Show FEDERAL FLASHES A compiled fram tho congress ross the Oa babinet binet and the courts courtz elev br WU U to tho ll herald erald 11 J IN D C fob feb I in the house pa asked that nn oil agreed agreement ent should bo entered into whereby tho the couo should sit until six over everyday day hit that tho the tariff bill is 13 under consideration M marris ans tho the request reque stasa as a pro proper P one ne and a taut tacit argument arn was entered ent r ed into as suggested tod by kelly he tile houe then wen tinto committee on the whole holo and resumed consides tion on the bill i the tile cre of cr senator elect from virginia vere were filed the Pre president sidon t approved of tho joint biking making an appropriation t to henry A bowen was indicted this thia aiming cwi for corruptly endeavoring to influence juror khoii upon evi deme dence given by dickson in ili tho honec Clarl carlisle islo moed moved to strikeout Strike out tile item imposing a duty of iron kofl f I cent per pound on oil sulphates of iron or copper agreed to tho the on war claims directed tho the chairman to report back tile bill providing brov iding for tho tile pa payment ment of claims amounting in the to 99 OLO the secretary of the navy has recommended to congress the calcat sale it public auction an an accordance with avith tiia beconi ions of the addiso advisory D bloard d ofilio of tho remia benicia rem ia the old monad kocl 11 saw saco and at the blare island navy yard in lie the senate at iho the cloe close of the morning the tho tariff bill was tak ak tsip op morrill 10 R in reply to beck sai said I I hom ap eclea the aaion of today to day to last latel n the even evening n ing question v vas is on frycs amendment proposing sint an ud adva valoree valorem lorem duty of 40 percent oh all dugans alie Thello dw military nry committee reported ported a bill authorizing tile dent whenever a military reservation rs and not needed by the war D department to haio have the same eirv surveyed e j platted appraised and transferred t ril X s are d to the secretary odthe of the interior for sale stile as oilier other public lands the president ident designated lion ilon L P S pai lm aon judco william A kichii d aon son prof erpf P D alien allen prof J E iiii pard bard prof win P make prof I P Ps ricketts dr IV L delaver Vela Ve laver vcr thos donaldson prof r B T frestor Fri tor stor dr B D jas G kelly P salo salon aai awi tw commissioners to test and examine tafe tt weight and fineness of the coin at tho the several mints received i during i in ili tile senate sherman erman introduced an amend amendment ment of the lift law ficini tha the boundaries of the collection district of kell kentucky tucky also a resolution winch which N was r a s a agreed ed to directing dire itin the commit t tee ee on and Labor to inquire into the expediency of providing by law against the employment of con met vict libor labor by the united states cither either on public works or by b contractors contract ora under the united stater tho agitation of the question of iho the stop ge to coin oin c standard stin silver dollars has rl s doubtless ended for this congress the action of the house committee comal tt e on coinage settled it no bill to that effect can be beye ported from that committee tho tile bill TV inch which pr proposed to restrict the tho coinage to wed annually is under consideration byre by a vote of to art amendment prop pro proposing ang to suspend further farther coinage of silver dollars was defeated aljo house military committee again failed to secure a quorum to take action upon tile bill to place gen grant on tho the retired list an attempt bad been made to ta secure a special a ial incel meeting ng b it tit a quorum alnas always faile toa to appear car several member members including some me republicans think elou enough 11 lias lag boon done lie for grant and declined cecline to attend tho meetings anson of is said to think that ben arant rant his has been euille aenny lio honored norM lu in the senate the tile president pre re dented ir joint lit ot of the 11 illinois relative to the tile y lows stone tono national park tark blair and mahone pre i petitions for national nat at aid to common commyn schools in aly presented petitions of the tile citizens of against a division of ill territory abid asking for ita its ad indmon inia eion uth with its predent boun danei res vett presen presented fed a memorial favoring tile extension of the limits of thy the yellowstone yellow stone park 31 orrill offered a it I ic solution suspending so much of the act of fob feb 1878 ins authorizes and directs the secretary of tho the treasury to purchase silver bullion at market price not less than two nor more than n orth per month and canso cause the earne same to bo be coined into dollars as fast as purchased |