Congressional Summary

I 'i bhtahy 23, Senate.- The bill providing penalties for willful and wrongful injuries to submarino cables was passed; Uso the bilí a Uioriing and requestíng the President to invite foreign governmenta to send delegates to a marine conference in Washington Üctober 1 next, and to appoint tive delegates of the L'nited iStates.to the conference. The object of this conference is to reyise and amend the rule of the road at sea and the "international code of llag and night signáis," to adopt a uniform system of marine signáis mikI to formúlate and submit for ratiflcation for the governments of all maratime nations proper regulation to prevent eolimiiiis and other avoidable disasters. The senate also passed a bilí extending the laws of the United States over the publio land strip and aniending the alien act so ■ tu permit foreign governments to acquire real estáte in the District of Columi ia. The bill to incorpórate the Washington Cable Electric railway was taken up and passed and the senate ad.journed. Holsk - In the absence of Speaker Carilsle, Mr. S. B. Cox of New Vork, was elected speaker pro tem, amid applause. Mr. McAdoo of New Jersey, offered a preamble and resolution calling for information from the President respecting British claims to Vene.uelan territory. Referred to the committee on foreign affairs. The house went into committee of tho whole on the special order, which was the consiüeration of public building bilis. A nu niber of bilis were agreed to, among thera t he Kalamazoo bill and the committee rose. The house passed the bilis agreed to. Mr. Liland of Missouri, opposed these measiires at every point, and had enough followers to order the yeas and nays, but as the speaker pro tem. always suoreeded in counting a quorum upon a división tho house proceeded with the business without any great delay. The house at 5 o'clock adjourned. Kehhiwhy 24, Sevate. - The Nicaraugua 'anal bill was taken up an 1 discuxsed for an hour, alter which the bill granting pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors whoarèinrapacitated for the performance of manual labor, and providing for pensions for dependent relativos of deceased soldiers and sailors was taken up. Mr. Manderson addresRed the senate in advoracy of the bill. He criticised the president's veto of the former dependen c pension bill and hoped that the one under consideration would be passed and approved. It was impossible, he siiid, to calcúlate the rost of the pending bill, but it was no matter what it cost provided the measure was just and right. Mr. Turpie made an eloquent appeal in favor of the bill as a .measure calculated to put the indigent exsoldiers in a position to enjoy the calm which has followed the storm and the peace which has succeeded the war. Without coming to a vote on the bill the senate roceeded to executive business and sooa udjourned till Monday. House. - A communication was laid bfore the house from the secretary of the treasury transmittingan estímate of t'MOW) for work on the military post at Highwood, near Chicago. The senate bill was passed to oarry into effect the international conference for the protection of submarino cables. A number of reports on private bilis were presented and the house then went into committee of the whole on the private calendar. Mr. Stone of Ken turk v called up a bill for the allo wance of certain claims for stores and supplies taken and used by the United States army, and reported by the court of claims under the provisions of the Bowman act. The bill includes the claims of thirty-four persons and involves about $100,000. Aiter having passed upon thirteen of the thirtyfour claims contained in the hill the oom'm ittee rose. Mr. Springer of Illinois reported ndversely from the committee on 'territorios the bil'.s for the admission of North and South Uakota as separate states, and Mr. Baker of New York presented a minonty report on the same measure. The house then at5:10 adjourned until to-morrow. I i iiitCAKY 25, Hoi sk. - A bill was passed frranting a pension of Í5:) a month (with arrears from 178) to Mary B. Kirby, widow of Ma.j. H. M. Kirby, who died in IS42 Irom disease contracted in the Florida war. Mr. Tarsney of Michigan reported the bill to establish a lifesaving station at Kewaunee, Wis. Committee of the whole. The remainder of the session was occupied in the discussion of the public building bill. pEBBUART 2 BeSatk. - The entire session was devoted tq the consideration of the dependent pension bill. Considerable partisan feeling is engondered by the disrussion. Numerous amendments hare been made, the effect of which itisfeared, will be to invite another veto. Hoi'se. - Mr. Burrows of Michigan presented a memorial of 700 miners of Michigan protesting against the reduction of the anty upon iron ore. Mr. Mills of Texas objected to the memorial bing printed in the record, and it was referred to tho committee on ways and means. In the morning hour the bill for the organization of the Territory of Oklahoma was discussed without action. The house then, in committee of the whole on public building measures, agreed to a bill appropriating $400,000 for a public building site at Omaba and $25,000 for a building at Bar Harbor, Me. The next bill called up was that appropriating ÏSOO.OOO for the purehae of a site and the erection of an appraiser's building in New York city. After some discussion the bill was agreed to. Several other bilis were also dis.cussed and agreed to, among them the bill for the erection of a public building at Bay City, Mich., at an estimated cost of 150,000. The committee having risen the house ratifled its action and soon after adjourned. Pebri'ahy 27, Benatk. - Mr. Gorman introduced a bill to establish a court of patent appeals. The Nicaraugua canal bill was passed. The bill granting pensions to ex-soidiers and sailors who are lncapacitated for the performance of manual labor and providing for pensions to dependent relatives of deceased soldiers and sailors was discussed, several amendments adopted, and finally laid aside for executiye business. House.- The committee on invalid pensions reported adversely a resolution reriting "the 100 day circular" issuedby the commissioner of pensions, and directing the commissioner to inquire whether sucU a circular was issued, and if so whether any pension claims had been rejected by noh-compliance with the requosts contained therein. The resolution was tabled. Several bilis and resolutions were introduceii. A resolution paying tribute to the memory of the late w. W. Corcorau waa adoDted and the house adjourned.