Show 11 washington N EATS proceedings in the senate I 1 house I 1 LAND BILL 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 colinan on the of 1 I 1 I 1 A DESIRES X variety of estial not aroz the and political headquarters I 1 by am 4 press to anz dousto jan SO george ini traducer traduced trad a joint directing the commissioner to make in as to the least of producing pro ducin articles emption in tile knitel stated aal countries ro forred among the petitions and demor bals presented and referred were the following odthe national bearl of trade in favor of ands relational between the united and canad X of ilia board of of wichita kansas in favor of tile of the territory of oklahoma of tile cigar makers union no 44 st louis against any interference edth the internal revenue tax on cigars of the chicago board of trade for a naval reserve in revard to the reduction of past age izoar to have put on is ord his bellef that it was the duty P tille and for the in terea of the people to have the postage reduced to one cent beck said he could not understand how ilia government could afford to carr bonnets and harness and mor ch adise all over the country for a cent an ounce and not be able to car I 1 the intelligence of the people at ta same rate expressed tile dissent from the proposition that the postage ought to be considered sit all with reference to the question whether the Ece department wassell support ing or not the people desired the best and cheapest che apost postal services saulsbury of the committee red to a reduction of the in etter postage becaas a it won id involve a very considerable amount which would have to be a by congress to sustain t a ment ile did no bel eve at tb a senate ought to be devising ways and means to get rid improperly of the surplus in the fressura fres sury beck said the res resolution was not a scheme to deplete the treasury it s the report placed on that cosed the report was placed on the cale adar I 1 acye offered a resolution which ag ad on the secrets T of the treasury Tra sury for information touching th transportation of goob across the bount iary line bet the united states and canada in bond or other vise as to what methods are taken to protect the revenue derived from bonded goods caming the frontier both ways and as to enforcing the second clause of the sixth section of the I 1 n tor state coni merce law fra a also offered I 1 fi strutting ting the committee on borei agn relations to have prepared a ment embracing ilia following pain is tile vartoui political organizations Izat ions of the dominion of canada and sever al provinces including ne treaties with the united states in regard to the Domin lour and its several p aneas the commercial states eik tb labed s amount and value of the commerce and trade between the united states and canada amount and value of transit rate on goods not subject to duty area and population of tile dominion of canada and its provinces ro vinces amount of their funded and floating debts their revenues their railroads fundel in leage cost allare capital b and floating debts and r n t a I 1 v an to them by great tri t in 0 r vi their canals g a izo of locks cost of canals number of vessels navigating them and tile average number of days that they are navigable dates for a series of ears odthe opening and closing althe of st lawrence and as to subsidies paid to steamship and rall road companies forbas exceedingly important and valuable the nece a alty for etwas apparent in vie w of I 1 he fact that friou a commercial que a eions were liable to ierise at any time retiree n the united states and calls da the resolution was laid over the house bill making tion to carry into effect the law lishing experimental stations at agricultural colleges was reported from the committee on appropriations and P sed with an amendment ampro pria ting money from the treas tiry dide erectly instead of devoting the groces odthe sale of public lauds to the pur page the senate took up the blair tiers bill and spoke for the third time in opposition evarts announced his intention to Sp e ak upon the bill bm orrow Amunds offered s resolution which Ws adopted calling on the commis stoner of agriculture for reports made by prof swenson on the subject of sugar making dolph introduced bills which were referred to establish the san dance land district in wyoming and an theorizing thor izing the Is of school and university lands in Wyo ad jo lad jail 20 under call bof states the bills and reso batione reintroduced we and referred by of alabama to prevent aliens from pro empting or ente tida homesteads and to provide for leasing i cw ina lanas for period not elc so d ten 1 years 1 sy townsend of illinois to pa I 1 ace ehalt on the free iest by bakert of illinois directing the committee on post office and post roads to inquire into the expediency I 1 of reducing the postage on weds bulbs and of reducing to three cents the fee for money orders for five dollars LI or less by cutcheon Cut choon michigan a resolution declaring it ta W the sense of the that in any erred revision of tariff the principle V protection to american industry and of wages of american workmen at the I 1 american standard ought to be die 1 recognized and firmly adhered I 1 to that the duties ought not to be lm d for revenue but the pro 1 a of those artic f es which the I 1 united states has raw MA k aerial and labor to produce ought to be protected sufficient cien fly to acab 19 the american producers to maintain farea coin petition in the american market and that articles ori the free list be selected from among such ties of we as am not produced in side i quite quantities in tb a count W by T J campbe now ark fix D ing the salaries of the supreme court judges and of cabinet at i I 1 U yi vi lito f ohio for the isa ue ot fractional silver I 1 by martin of tom last 9 the on ways sad icelia to W pas bh MU api iko L ta I 1 I 1 1 0 F I 1 I 1 revenue las aad demising remising rem ising the tariff to as to abolish specific dull tile hin h in la the H ouse th e ri anter in rise to a resol an L 11 I 1 g on h tr or nf or mation as t ill nili fiade by bisti T he P printer makes a statement in regard to chepo discharged justifying and ex 0 ing the of his office and emphatically denies the charge that tile work of tile office is largely in arrears A debate followed in which richardson of tennessee defended I 1 lie public minter cutcheon of Alic higan charged that old soldiers bad been dia a d from the printces prin tees binco in in to ter for no good reason and said at tile proper time he would give the names henderson of iowa claimed the discharges haa been made to make room for democrat a workers cutcheon offered a resolution far the of a special committee to investigate tile present tion of the printing coffiee springer of illinois offend a substitute resolution t it till the committed 6 on in ting in th addition of two ono from each mile of it le to invests gato the administration of the printing office during of ill 0 sent public printer and that of big predecessor adopted erechin in rge and bad d to the ways and means earn in attee the elowitt administrative tariff hill adjourned M the education bill remains as for three weeks t business of the senate F r to Senit tor has marian the floor for a speech on it it a like ly to give place temporarily tomorrow to morrow or on for tile house bill anak ing appropriations for abric agric u ex ri s e r t stations fifth educational riu i e b rought to veto before tile end of t be week irwill probably be one ceedee by tile under valuation or the pension bill senators kenn and platt are uno to contemplate tile delivery of on tariff and surplus dur tile week it lenc loncy bit 7 ft report d to an tl lion at I 1 I 1 of the week and its cona aid i ill con a ada or t wilkins national bank bita stand first in order of unfinished business but unless its author recovers froin his illness in time to give it attention it will give place to the resolution assigning an unlimited period of time for the of a large number of bills for the of public buildings this proposition will be vicor bously opposed by it small minority and if not disposed of by thursday will then be sent back again to the 41 ila the elections committed teo intends to call up the lowery vs white indiana election cafe on thursday which will probably consume the remainder of the week the appropriation bill which Is privileged matter in 11 y be called up for action during ill week and the committee on foreign affairs will make an effort to pluis ilia french exposition bill if opportunity offers TUX jan 20 A plea for the rejection of the proposed ext radi tion treaty between the russian and the united states governments hals been sent to senator llacay by ker gills a russian nihilist now located in andon makes a special request that the anat ter be laid before tile senate commit tee on foreign relations lity down as is text that it is tho rule with all civilized nations that no had c A n be condemned without being a rd in isis defence and that the acted a extradition treaty with the 0 aan government if by the american senate will be a condemnation to capital an of any number of russian patriotic people designated as gitil lists who seek refuge from the inky a th a czar jan 29 in to a request from tile senate coin cittee on agriculture and forestry commissioner colman has ritten a letter to senator palmer chairman c I 1 the committee setting forth ills views I 1 ith regard to the suppression of pneumonia ile reviews at some length the history and method of work of the bureau of animal in austry and says that congress should clearly understand that this method of work Is abs 0 cutely essential to wipe out the disease and that any law that falls short in one particular will the money exit unde burrse w 11 be thrown away T he commissioner expresses belief that the plan of adale operation cooperation co is preferable to one which relies solely u national authority au thorit and says batho he work of which is now being dohe the u of an ma indest Is ing smoothly h aamot il ugly and e V by means of state c raif 0 it lie thinks that this work a be continued upon the same lines where it Is now moving and that it will be unfortunate and ill advised if any now and untried plan shall be adopted THELAND LAW washington jail SO the subcommittee of the house committee on public landa which has been consider I 1 th a various propositions to change g a land laws has completed its ia ore au mg front ita dealbera one Is a bill in lieu of all others on he subject entitled a bill to secure a actual settled of public adapted to agriculture to protect tile breasts on the public and for ather es the are as fol owe we all the public lands are to be eta si ifield as agricultural mineral desert or reserved adib gl ig upon it in b d d he hig bidder I 1 ad t ise out 1 forty cr tra the timber to be re ad with six years from the date of sale mineral entries may be made on the aft erthe the timber but cannot impair the right of tho purchaser of tile timber timber and not to appraised at less than 10 per laere the president may set apart any lands as public reservation the desert land law is con effect with amendment iv quiring jo tile maps exhibiting the mode of contemplated tion and the source of water supply ali the laws sale ing the proem pro em of public lands and an act entitled 1 an act to amend an act to encourage ilia growth of timber on abe prairies and al lother laws in conflict a ith the provisions of the present bill are repealed but all claims initiated before its passage n ia be r elating to bouner land warrants col leze other and scrip remain in fares the bomea tead law is amended so as to allow the beads of families and citizens of legal ago lie have filed declarations a I 1 intention to become such to enter a quarter or less of the public lauds but no person who is tile proprietor R acres at atud or rho quit and abal done his residence on own land to reside on the public lands in the same state or territory shall acquire any right under the homestead laws jan SO in galls said today to day tola tive to his pub lishaa letter concerning president cleveland that he it but added he think the preal dent bad improved illa ol 01 the engineers corps 0 I 1 the army in a report to the senate recon end that autho the g ovorn ineat to A I 1 I 1 a 1 I 1 esz ii 4 i I 1 A |