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Show . FROM THE OAIMTAIi. i lietolnllou In tbo Senile Ilo- girding llrologlral and lopo graphical Murtcri. DCtUlTORV OISCUSBION ON THE Tanirr outdTioN A C'onilllnllonsl Anundment l'ropoitd loeehlog tbn l.trcllon of Senators. B7 TelstTtpn to lis Hltet II.ISIIIVIIIIIT TIITIH. Intr.lUallnu or (....loilral Kail To.o-crnplilral To.o-crnplilral amtejs. Wajiiinutov, Msy 24. Benator Tower todiy olfereil In the Henate a resolution Instructing the eommltleo enibllolaudstoinakea full Invest!-gsllon Invest!-gsllon I u tu tho relations of the geolegl. cal survey and topograrhlcal survey, the necessity ror the exls'ence ot two such systems in the samo areas, and u to their leraonnel and expenses. The resolution was referred to tbe com. tnllteo on contingent expenses. TAIIIIf lt)KSTIO.V, Ther wis a dstullory dlscusttou iin th general sutject of Hi tarllT question by the Hotiate lluanc corn, mltieuloda), butuoeiroit wu made lo secure action upou any of the Houso arlQ hills now before the com mlttee. There Is apparently no probability prob-ability of an early report by the committee com-mittee upon the meature. iNVAi.in i i.nmo.ns' cxDisurrrc IIPIOHT. Tbo Houso committee on Invalid pensions today agreed to report the bill living persons having; claims against the co. eminent arltleg by virtue of service lu tba army or navy, th right lu irson or by the attorney to examine and Jnsct anything lu any depart meet, bureau, division, court or oMce of the United Hlatei which contain any refereucu or allusion to or Uarlog on their case. UI.CT10.S 01 BE.VATOHS UV l-OIULAH orr Benator Mitchell, from' tho com. mitleoourrlvllcgei and elections, todiy to-diy reported to the Heinle a Joint rem lutlon proposlug a con.titutlonsl amendment ruvldlng ror the election or United Utatc Henators by popular vote. Tho members or tbe com mlttee are dlvi lej ou the iui Jecl, and iciarale report! will bo made. The Joint resolution was j laced on the calendar. The subject was discussed at some length by the committee thli morning, and the amendmeut traoi Ing to elect tbe l'resl lent and Vice-l'retldont Vice-l'retldont at the same time and lu the ame manner as representatives wu re. Jected. UrMOCRATS UY TIIK IIOUSUCAICL'SEO. Tho Democrat of tbe House raucused to-night, and ileolded to put the appro! tlation bills ahead of every thing else, aud 1 repare for thu sojournment sojourn-ment of Congress as early as practlca tie. Hatch, In the Inlertsl of the Antl-approj rlition bill, fought the mo-tlou mo-tlou to give tbe appropriation bills precedence, pre-cedence, but wu out-voted. Ilo hu not given up tbe tight, however, and It is likely will oppose the approi nation na-tion bllli on the lloorof the House. |