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Show TUB CIjOSINU IIUUUS. I.'tlr.iorilliiarj Catinuria Ahoiil I lie 1'ro- crtdhviof Incgrrnt lin-.li In Ihe liliblri. NO CXTRA on OPICIAL (CSOION NcecasARY. Tlin llAitatlaii I'alila l'roposlllon He Jrrted. Illlli M;ned hy tlio rn'sMrnl.-Ollicr llrmi. hy Tslr(rs.h lo Ilia Mwi I A iit.ittiiKaiii.KcinaiMi. The l.l ,in f 'aacrrs Hal. I lo l.a eteldnl Inlerral. WAAiiimnvi, Martli .1 . Thla Con-gn-sls having a rimarkabte closing, rheru la an air of extraordinary lalm-lii-ss about the roceedlnga which cou-sumo cou-sumo the closing twenty-four hours of Cungrew, mid Ihey are almost devoid ot l-jlornt. There Is iwrlia mora than the usual mill In tliu lobolva by thurewhunm eager lu press through iiiiosunn. Tho "lobby" It very active and la tu n measure aucceneml, though nil that was ixpected lu the way of "gettln.T little mewuna Ihrougli" will not lie accomplished. The work doi.u totliy waarhlttly In cort'reme committees, thetnolluusea merely nctlng on the report. Thu frlenuaof tho copyright bill aruwork-lug aruwork-lug hard tu hate thu rtliermau amendment amend-ment ulveu up by tlio Heunte, ni they hit, II the rt suite, doca not recede, the bill w III toll. Thu rnult of tho alruggto to pit misctllannus Items on thu appnuila-tlon appnuila-tlon bills is still In d Wit. Tin more It Isnultoolblvnt tliU limn to tell Just what the aggn'trate of Ihe appropriation appropria-tion for thu session will la-, riion mlicvlltneoua Itema count up i norm-ously norm-ously during the rush of the closing hours of the suasion. At the close or tliulA-twa-lou n "vnry literal" esllni-ato esllni-ato waa mido by thu ommlttcre, llxlh,; the sum of those Ibime at J-i.UH.'i'W, but It turned nut. ifnt the nggn-gnle waaSIO.uoo.issi. It Is rare to nay that tlin aggregate of all appropriations will ixrevd ")Jo,UuO,IWl,aud pusslbly w III be considerably more. Alielrnlligisirsa)athu lVialJcnt aald to cnlh is j esbtnlay that tliu report that hu Intended ti aend a sia-clil measige urging tlm jsiisage of a Fed-iral Fed-iral l.lectloun bill was not true. It wculdU-, be KilJ, both auinrlluous and uvliss. The President aald to theso gentle, men Hint he had nu Idea that AN i:tiia. ftiauiox of UongrcM would la nccussary. Aa tolhotilkei.ofilarlal siwlou of thu Henate, tho President sold he had no Intention uf calling one. There waa, herald, nothing lu thu present out. loo!ccf publln buslurui wl.jcli nqulred It, Iho President then told hla fillers that he wai going on a shooting trip at-out a week after the uiljauinment nf Congress, to Ira gone a fuw clays. MIIXIU.'M 'Of. I'KNUO.IA, Tho Treasury Dcrtmeiit today 11.1 out t-'J uOM.Iksj tor In-nalons, complellllg Iho t.0,UdvM reiiultvit mi that account ac-count for thu quaiter ending tomor row. Thu treasury Biirpluahxa accordingly accord-ingly lawn reduced to JI3,U0il,lKW, AiiciitTrtrr winiiuiu vindioateii. Henntor Hpooner, front thocommlttco oil publlo lailldlngs, today sunnillte-l to therieiiate the result otllieciniiuilltee'a liiveatlgatlouofnllegntlnui tnaileby a citizen of riprlugllrld, Mo., coucrnlug the selection of a situ for n ubllu building, mid making certain lesinua-tlonaagtlnst lesinua-tlonaagtlnst Hii.rvuln Architect of thoTfoasiiry Wludrlni lu counectlou with tho matter. Tlio rrwrl Hatia that thu commlttrr, alter hearing a large amouut of testimony, areiiuaul-niously areiiuaul-niously uf Ihe. opinion thatlhtru li iiothlng whatuver lu the evltcnoo whlih ImiN-AiJiisi in uny way thecl-Iclly thecl-Iclly or integrity of Wludiim. tiii: Hawaiian CAiti:, Theconfercia on the dlplomallo approi ap-proi rial lull bill Mtileil theonly remain mgs)lnt lu dlsputu by striking nut Ihe pnqioallloii lor a cable bota ion thu United r-.toh s and llau all. .SOMINATIOMJ I'OMIIlJICtl. ThiiHetiate thla morning rnuflnucd Ihu following uomlnalloiu: V. D. TU. lotsou, of Washington, consul lolCnu-ogwa; lolCnu-ogwa; H Ci Ide, of Veiinont, land couimlssloiur, Hauioa; T. II. Clewill, loaimaster ul Hilena, Montana. TheHcnato cuiiflrmeil Joaepti Pink-ham, Pink-ham, Unltol Htalra nianhal lur Uahu. A ItUJtuii 18 CUIUU..NT to tho i fleet that from Intormatlon tabled by thu Chinese minister lure, the Chluesogovi rninent entered oljeo lions to Heuator IIln.tr ai mlLlstir to that country. TliolClilniaijiuluiaUr U-lug In Peni, Mr. Vo, oue of theut-tacliM theut-tacliM of the lugatluii, today anld there waa ahiolu tly no truth lu Ihu nj-ott, ami aldetli (A latlegraui was, ui course, sent, but It waa a miru mi iiuuui'emeiit.nnd no word has been re cehed from the Chinese goveriiim nt-luiinswir nt-luiinswir to II. Auy action hostile lo thu appointment would ho taken presumably on Information sent from hue, and nothlngagtlnst Mr.lllalrt at U-un wnl, or la likely lu be bent. We havi.of course, inniioauliivuallgatloii, laitullwehavoruiiul out la favoruble hi the appjlntmeut mtlur than against. I havu bent lu Uda cuuutry loin; enough to know a 'fake,' oven if I do not use Ihu word injsilf, nnd I should rail Ihuwholusloiy ubout Mr.llhtlra 'fake.'" lllalno aald, no far M ho know, theru WMiotliligwhitever In the story, in I.I Jl At I'llUVMI. The 1'naldvnt haa algnil the Direct Tax bill; the art to pretetit.houkiuak Ing and w. hilling in thu District of t'oliimbla; the Joint riwlulloii author Uliiit Vlce-l'onsul-tieueral Hcldmoru to aceejit a modal confirreil iqioiihhii by the I.mror ot Japan; uni.ct amending amend-ing an ait for tho nlhf of loluntcera and regular soldiers of Ihu hitu war, approved March 2, ISS'i; an ait to h nsloii Ihe widow of Central Win. H.llollniau; ai,acttoetahllshclrrult courts of ajia.nla and to dellno and n jutatu In certain ram tliu Jurladlc tlon courts of Ihe Unlled Hlatca; thu resolution lu rigunl to tho trenty of teclproclly ulthlhiillaiallau Iilamli; " '' ijsisaisisssiaiiainisniisimn an act providing for the aife and humane hu-mane transportation of entile; an act fur Ihe en i tlon nt United Hlalis prisons and for the Imprisonment of United Hiatal prisoners. Au act amending tho lawn In regard lo ISmtOIUTIOf UK AI.IFNA! aii act granting 'iislom to Powell'a lattlnllou of mouiiled volunteers; a at t granting a jainnlori to the widow of llear-Admlinl IVirter; an act lu provide pro-vide for ocean malt xrvltv Utween the Unltol riUtesand fori Igu siiuand to promote cvnimtrce, ntul an act to regulatuthu granting of lease ot the Hot Hprlngs, AtLansas. Tho 1'iis.ldeiil to night approved tho following bills: Authotlimg the Cua Hay, lloscburgli A Lastein Itall-real Itall-real and Navigation Couinuy lu Coon county, Oregon, to coiislmct a bridge across Cual Itank slough; to provluo for thu luBiection ot Hie hoga and car-casaeanud car-casaeanud producla Iherecf, which ara suljecta of luteritate commerce; granting grant-ing lo the MlaMuIn A Noilhcrn Jtallroad Jtall-road C'oniiaiiiy n right of way through the Flathead Indian rtauvalloti In Montana; Joint resolution appropriate lngJI,iki,iMd for Improvement of the Misahtlppl tlvtr, and making Ihe name Immediately available, and the art tu provide for the adjudication and claims arising from Indian depredations. depreda-tions. Tho confercii on the Post-onlco Appropriation Ap-propriation bill IlKACIIHI A.I Allltl tUtrNT on Iho few point at Issue between the two House. The Henate amendment Increasing the ap ruptlatlou for rort Igu Hlnll service H-Vsi.tsaj to meet thu le-qiilrtimiila le-qiilrtimiila of the Postal HuUIJy bill Just asjed waa acce; lcl by the House cunfen-e. The Henate ameiidmciit, luircusliighy JloM.lim the aoproprla-Hon aoproprla-Hon for iay of clerka liiiulllccs, was amended mi as to provide for an Increase In-crease of V0,IKS). VIII.IIM'N 1)1' IIAINI' . from the Committee on I'utllo llulld-Inga llulld-Inga mid tlrouuis, today repotted faiurably the bill for the election of an extension tu tho White Houe, In ne- I cordaneo with the plans rosised by Ii Mrr. 1 Unison, the whole elrtirtuie completed to cost not more than 'J.0,-Ml. I Tllll INDIAN AI'lltOI'ltltTION llll.U ThecoiirenMitTaoii the Indian Appropriation Ap-propriation bill reieclieil an agnmeut on that bill, the llouao accepllifg Iho Hrnato amendment nppropiUtlug Z.. H'jI.iKkl fur inynieiit to theChocuw amUTilekasaw Indiana for lands miti-ploil miti-ploil by thuChi.yeniieaaud Arapahoes lu the Indian Territory, and com-premising com-premising on I0U,(ki aa thu amount to lie paid the frleuilly Hloux for prowrly devtroellulhelaue Indian war. Tlllt At'IllUIHIATION lilltj). Agnemeuta are reached tiy couferemo coufer-emo cnuimtltcce In all but three of the annual nppnU'Hallon bllta yet remaining remain-ing leforu Ceingreaa, via., the leglsla. live dellcleucy mid agrlculturil. On thu first namel bill Ihe hitch It over making tho clerka to senators annual Instead of aesslon un!oyc. On Iho defltlency bill, the confercca wero In srwiloii for thu llrst time at lu o'clock tonight, and the I rogrena made at Mint hour on tho iiumeruua tiolnta of dll!er cute was not very gre at. On the agricultural agri-cultural hill Iheru aru two or three matteralii illsjajte, the principal one Mug tliu Irrigation project, lait It Is thought they eau be amicably arranged without u great deal of dllllciilly. Of thu other appropriation bills the army, military, aiudcmy, foitincatlona and naval hnve Uivmu laws. The rtjndryclvllnwaltalho President's at, pmval, and theeoiuiilAruiiddlplumitlo uud la'iialou bllh halo U-tu agrevd irisin liiuonrerouce, aud Ihe adoption or the conrcrcuce rejairla Is all that delays de-lays thu aelidlug of the I Ills to the President. The confines on the pen slou appropriation bill reached an agreement providing that hereafter no luilou attorney .hall lecelvoa fee or more than i lu any tlalnt tor Increase or a itslon, no comiainaatlou to lie al lowed forsecurlug lbc.tlal act of Cougnvs, grantlug a -unsloii or In-ireaauof In-ireaauof (analou In any case that haa lath prc-acuted to it pouilon olllrer or allowable under thu general pension Ian. These provl. Ions shall not at ly to any case now indlng where theie .is existing a lawful conduit, eotprera or l,ii lied. MIMINATIOIOJ. a'lenry C. Meyers, iistmnster, Mil sou.'u, Mont.; Jay I.juch, agent VnH'ma Agi ncy, Wash, tin: Aitur iimnuANizAiioN in.t.. The conferee on the army reorganization reorgan-ization bill reached an agreement re. ganled .n fair comprouilsei by Uith aides, lu general terms Ihe bill will provide- fot organization of Ihu attlllery lu certain et,lmeiits and for theado-tlon theado-tlon of Ihe plan of threw battalion organization. There will U no In ereaau lu thu numUr of olllrer or men. |
