Show BRIEFS the president has h approved the act for or temporary government in oklahoma the ma manadeen na ro of the river and harbor bill h hac ave d decided ec deyto to attempt to paw the bill in the ilo on m monday u under ader suspension of rulea rules senator arve will report ta today to day from the committee on oll commerce the tha bi bill IT known a the shipping hap p ng league le agu eton tonnage bill also a bill to provide for or ocean niall mail service ba between the he united states and porn and d to promote commerce the commissioner of the general land office in a decision holds that money moneys paid b by P public alic land P entry men to the the tze I 1 local land Ind offices in their official capacity a as soon u p paid id are ars public all c money within the ii intent ol 01 tb th law au and d tuch uch payment PAY held to be payment payments to the ment following are the confirmations made y yesterday esterday daniel dustin aw litant s ire treas u gerof the united state states at chicago post masters california W D penn vallejo T T nune Nurie bant anna ann amma 11 hope b bonoma colordo Color arto E E brannan I 1 holyoke e onoma montana n tan a TC kepler anaconda oregon K R f P ila II ammond M mond ashland representative hitt irom from the committee on foreign affairs reported to the house ft IL substitute for or ibe the resolution to promote promo te commercial union with canada reco mending the adoption of a resolution declaring m readiness nea to take up the subject of commercial intercourse Inter coune whenever canada sea a desire to have unrestrained trade between the two tw 0 countries countr lo the senate c committee omm 1 lite on irrigation of 0 arid and lands land swill will make a re upon 0 the e titi ubi eject to the senate probably on monday 0 adai y the Ms majority arity will recommend the transfer of the control of the subject from the geological the ag agricultural I 1 department tor for tile reou re ou that professor rowell powell t bellow the establishment of the leytem should be preceded ed by a topographical lurrey survey m which aich will require liz ten yer years bior lor completion A large number of inquiries have been received by the republic republican members of the ays edmen committee respecting the date of the probable ot of the tariff bill it appears hat that the dalness C of th abe e country in to in a terr very unsettled condition t in n anthel anticipation pation of un looked for changes change lu th alie e tariff tb the guga suga trade in particular Is lade de pressed to these inquiries reply 1 la bring being made that the cannot possibly faeo a the bill finally before the first arn of LIT july which fact la in itself would necessitate a chanke chang e in the date fixed for the operation of I 1 the he b bill I 1 tor for july lit it and the probabilities are the change to b be made e will provide that the bill shall not take effect before the beginning of the next calendar year and possibly not until the first ofa of july ul kjear vt |