Show CONGRESS washington feb 8 at the session of the house today mr payne chairman of the committee on ways and means presented the report oil the puerto rico tariff bill mr richardson of tennessee the views 0 abo minority and mr mccall of massa cl nisette presented n dissenting opinion mr gave notice that ho would call the bill up on thursday feb 15 the house then proceeded to the call of committees several minor bills were passed and at p m tho house adjourned washington feb 8 A house bill was passed granting the levee board authority to make the existing lines in front ot the united states marine hospital in new orleans after the morning business mr alien of nebraska resumed his on the financial bill which he began yos mr alien declared that while the bimetallic commission sent abroad had acted in good balth he bad no doubt that its efforts were systematically discredited by the administration at home mr cockrell of missouri in ing in g the pending bill said the propose tion in the house bill to fix tho stand ard in gold was in plain violation of the constitution such unequalled unequal led unblushing repudiation ot legislative obligations had never before been witnessed in discussing the senates substitute mr cockrall said that the legal tender quality of tho standard siver dollar was taken way entirely as to treasury notes and greenbacks green backs washington feb S col thomas barry assistant adjutant general who has been adjutant general of the department of the pacific and the eighth army corp sat manila tor several months past left for home on the transport grant on his arrival in this city he will be assigned to duty in the office of the adjutant general of tho department part ment col merrall Merrl ll barber formerly adjutant general of the department of the east at new york will succeed col barry as adjutant general of the troops in the philippines |