Show NEWS FROM WASHINGTON Items Item Concerning Men lIen and Matters Matter at t the c National Capital FEBRUARY 15 maT SENATE Mr Manderson from the committee committe on military affairs reported report report- report ed cd back adversely four bills for the increase of the infantry and artillery branches of the army nry and reported in lieu le of them a n bill bl to organize the artillery artlery in Infantry branches branche of the die army and ad increase their efficiency which was placed on the tho calendar The Te urgency deficiency bill bf and the Mississippi improvement improve improve- improve meI meat ment bIl bI w were re do th the hl calendar A Is resolution was passed to f to Investigate the workIngs workings work work- ings mugs of ot the Immigrant laws with wit especial reference to t the te recent landing of ot fever In in- Russians On motion moton of Mr Gibson Gbson of ot Louisiana Lousiana Senate bill bl appropriating 30 boo b for a dry dock on the te government reservation reservation reserva reserva- tion ton near Algiers Louisiana LouIsiana and limiting the te entire entre cost to M was wa as taken taken from the calendar and passed The Te Senate then resumed resumed re re- re- re consideration of ot the bill bl providing for forthe forthe forthe the public printing and binding and the distribution dis ds of ot public documents document HOUSE The Te The committee comte on agriculture ulue was ordered to t investigate the effect of ot the tariff tarU laws on the farmers A bill bl was passed parsed to tomake tomake tomake make promotions in the army aimy in order of ot seniority FEBRUARY 16 SE Bills Dmd Ai-Dmd Bills were passed appropriating 60 for a a military storehouse at Omaha Omaha Nebraska and 00 for a public building at Salt Sal Lake The Senate then ten settled settled set set- set ted down to a consideration of ot the Dubois Clagett contested election electon case cae HOUSE A A A resolution was wa presented calling for tor an account of expenditures by the treasury tress treas trea ury for the reception and care of immigrants and other operations under the Immigration laws The report of the special I commissioners who visited Europe Is also called caled for A bill v was WI as passed to t extend the privilege of ot transportation without appraisement appraisement appraise appraise- ment meet to t the tho port por of Sandusky Sanduk An effort was WI made mado to t take up the resolution to t provide for carrying grain gan to t Russia but It I failed FEBRUARY 17 SE The The The bill bl refundIng refund refund- refundIng Ing to t the King of ot Samoa which amount he had ha paid in duties on wreckage brought to t the United States to sell sel was wa passed The Dubois Dubols election electon was then taken up HOUSE Mr Enloe of ot Tennessee reported and the te House passed a resolution calling on the postmaster general genera for Information rela- rela rela Live c to contracts made under the subsidy mall subsidy mal law The Indian appropriation bill was WI con con- cn- cn FEBRUARY 18 SE Senator Senator Proctor Introduced a I joint resolution for a constitutional tonal amendment providing that the te President President Prel- Prel dent of the United States shall hold holl his hi office for six si years and be ineligible for re At 2 p. p m. m m the te Senate Senat suspended business to pay tribute to t the memory of the te late Senator Plumb The Te following senators delivered brief eulogies Cockrell Cokel Merrill oum Daniel Dolph Chandler Turpie Hale Hae Mc- Mc Ic Peron Allison AIlon Walthall Wathal and l Perkins erkins HOUSE Consideration Consideration of the Indi Indian appropriation ap appropriation ap- ap ap bill woss wass was renewed FEBRUARY 19 SE The SENATE Te The bill bl extendIng extending extend extend- ing for ten tn years the Chinese Chinee immigration act was wa passed pae The Te Senate took tk up bills bil on the calendar and passed pasel thirty three thirty three relief bills and one public building bill bf Tacoma Washington Washington Wash Wash- Wab- Wab ington HOUSE Dy By By request of Mr Bland Dand an order was seas IVI made macic mae for the printing of ot copies of the free coinage bill bl and the majority and and minority reports thereon Several private ate bills were passed parsed |