Senate And House In Brief

Washington, Feb. 25. - The seuate by a vote of s4 to 42 refnsed t take up the pooling bilí, and ils fneuds were told that it was no vuse taking it up as it would be talkiil to deatli. The ludían appropriation bilí was pássed aftor baving boen be(ore tliC señalo íive days, and a beginning was mude on the sundry civil bilí. Wolcott offered a resol ution providing for the cre.ation of an American coinmission of nine meínbers to take part in an international nioney conference if Germany, Great Britain or othor foroign oountries take the Initiattve. A resclution was introdnced to have the reinains of Frederick Douglass lie in state in the rotunda of the Capítol, but it fallecí to be acted upon, Gorman objecting. Kulogies veere pronounced on the late Bepresentative Shaw, of Wisconsin. Senator Ransom, noniinated a minister to Mexico, was promptly conflrmed. The feature of the day's proceedings in the house was the fight on the proposition to pay au extra month's salary to all the employés of the house and senate. It carried in committee of the whole, including clerks Co inembers. The roading of the dofloiency bill was coinpleted with the exception of a few amendments. Kulogies were prououuced on the late Senator Vanee.