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Show ' " ' - TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. The morning hour in the House yesterday yes-terday was consumed in the consideration considera-tion of the bill to annex the northern part of Idaho Territory to the Territory of Washington, ' but no final action 'was taken. . - William Ludarge, the famous baritone recently engaged by the American Opera Company, arrived in New York from England yesterday. He is about 38 years old, and has the reputation of being the foremost baritone who has sung opera in English. He is said to be specially strong in Wagner's operas. In the House yesterday Hoar called up the bill appropriating $250,000 for the erection of a monument in Washington City to the memory of General Grant. The bill passed, Hoar saying that the Committee on Military would consider the subject of an appropriate monument to the memory of Lincoln. A mammoth silver meeting was held in London Monday night at which prominent prom-inent representatives of trade and com-i com-i merce were in attendance in large numbers. num-bers. The character and tone of the speeches and the enthusiasm of the listeners listen-ers indicated the increased and overwhelming over-whelming feeling. in favor of bi-metahsm in England. TnE Cabinet meeting yesterday was mainly devoted to the consideration of the general question of the promotions in the army and navy, particularly as to the wisdom of giving preference in such mat- j-tersto j-tersto officers soon to be retired, and who in fact are unfit at the time of promotion for active service." The general sentiment senti-ment was adverse to such promotion except ex-cept in specially meritorious cases. |