Show CONGRESS SECOND SESSION HOUSE toy jay W U h to the it ro rebo feb from the committee on coinage weights and measures reported ft a re resolution solution declaring arins it inexpedient to discon tinne tho the coinage of silver under tho the existing law and ant recommending the committee on appropriations appropriations to report A provision for or additional vault room at some point in the mississippi valley referred kasson offered a resolution that during tho the remainder of the session it be in order any day after the morning hour to more move to suspend the th rules to consider in tho the bouso any regular appropriation or revenue bill which sha shall I t then en be reported by the committee and may then be in committee of whole or which may then bo be on the Speak speakers ees table such motion to be decided by a majority tat vote recess Ite cess chairman of the ike committe of war daims claims reported back th bill for the payment of certain claims by the accounting officers of the treasury department objection was made I to the present considers consi consideration dern ilon and it made special order for wednesday evening A conference report en on the military academy bill was submitted and agreed t to deering reported adversely the bill authorizing the hiss miss albuquerque inter ocean K R it co ra to construct a road through the chocian and chick maw w nations tabled the house wont went into commission on the tariff bill SENATE A remonstrance was presented against placing lumber on an the free list it states that are invested and one million men employed in tho the lumber business the bill to relieve ships and other vessels from compulsory pilot fees was reported favorably edmunds reported favorably lavo a joint resolution eso lution providing for the Llie ries articles of the washington treaty ferry moved to take up the post route bill lost ayes Y 27 nays flays 33 the tariff bill was taken up bay ards arda amendment was adopted so as to make the mineral water paragraph of the free list read mineral waters not artificial together willi with bottles or jus jugs in which the same are imported morrill of tho committee on finance reported an amendment reducing the ad valorem valoree duty on all carpets numerated enumerated in the wool schedule except hemp or jute carpeting carpets and carpeting of wool flar flix or cotton or parts of either or other n material ia not otherwise herein specified from ai 35 to 30 per cent the amendment was agreed to on motion of vanco vance tho the duty on car carpets peti and carpeting omitted from the committee amendment I except hemp and jute carpeting was reduced d from 47 te to 40 per cent ad va w lorem |