From Washington

PÉNATE. Washington, May 17.- In the Sonate yesterday bilis were passed flxing pensions for the loss of one eye (or the sight thereof ) at $16 a month and proportionately tor the loss of both eyes; allowing aid to State homes for disabled soldiers at the rate of Í100 a year for each inmate; and bilis for wagon bridges across the Mississippi river at Clinton and Muscatine, la. Washington, May 18.- The Pension Appropriate bilí was passed in the Senate yesterday, also numerous other bilis oí local importance. Adjourned to the 21st. Washington, May 82.- In the Senate yesterday a bilí was passed to establish a port of delivery at Grand Rapids, Mich. A bilí was introduced by Senator Blair (N. H.) to stop all Government work on day, including postal tradsportation, and all work by persons and corporations, and also provides that no person shall engage in any play, game, amusement or recreation to the disturbance oí others on Sunday. The Military Committee reported favorably a bilí to increase the anual appropriation for the militia from L100,000 to $600,000. Washington, May 23.- The Senate yesterday passed the bilí to establish a Department of Labor. The Finance Committee made an adverse report on the Fraotional Currency bilí, and would report a bilí reiucing the fee on postal notes for less than one dollar to one cent. By a vote of 28 to 27 it was decided not to consider the fisheries treaty in open session. Bills were passed granting a right of way to the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western railroad through the Lac de Flambeau Indian reservation in Wisconsiu, and authorizing the purchase of additional ground for the public building in Council Bluffs, Ia., at a cost not cxceeding $10,000. Washington-, May 17.- In the House yesterday debate on the Tariff bill was con tüiued, several members spcaking for and against the measure. The bill appropriating (000,000 for a branch home for volunteer disabled soldicrs in Grant County, Ind., was Wabhinoto, May 18.- The Tariff bill was further discussed, Mr. Mason (111.) making the principal argument against the measure, and Mr. Cox (N. Y.) in its favor. Washington, May 19.- In the House yesterdav Mr. Randall (Pa.) spoke at length aftainst the Mills Tarift bill. The plau he ttdvocated for redueing taxation and the accumulated surplus was by the abolition of internal revenue taxes, with the exception of a fifty-cent tax on whisky. He claimed that protection to home industries was a fundamental Democratie principie, and said the Mills bill would bring about incalculable injury to the industries of America. He cited history to show that since the close of the war, and even since the so-called panic of 1873, there had been greater progress in the common welfare among the people of the United States than ever before, which faet seemed to settle the question as to whether we should adhere to the benevolent poliey of protecting home manufactures. Monopolies. Mr. Randallsaid, ex isted without the tariff. The Standard Oil Trust and other trusts were not protected by it. He was for protection oí labor in all States. The Mills bilí placed on the free list as socalled raw materials various articles which it would be imponible to manufacture in this country, except by reducing American labor to a vvorse condition that that of the laborera oí Europe. Mr. Randall asserted that instead of reducing customs revenue $51,000,000, the effect would be to largely increase the revenue, while it would destroy an incalculable amount of material wea'lth. Mr. McKinley (O.) also spoke against the bill, and Mr. Breckinridge (Ky.) spoke in its support. Washington, May 21.- The debate on the tariff closed in the House on Saturday. Mr. Reed (Me.) spoke against the bill, sayinghe did not propose to defend protection. It I vast growth within the lastquarter of a I century, defended it better even than eloquent orations. Russia, the grainery of Europe, had abandoned free trade, and Austria, öermany, Italy, Mexico and the Dominion of Canada, that ehild ot Bntam I herself, had all joined the army of I tion. Speaker Carlisle spoke in favor of I the bill, saying the time had come for a I revisión in the interest of justice, fairness I and relief from excessive and needless I taxation, and said this was the pui-pose and the scope of the bill, and predicted great prosperity for the country if the bill became a law. Washington, May 22. -In the House yesterday the bill creating a Department of Agriculture was passed. It was voted to non-concur in the Senate amendments to the Pension Appropriation bill. Bills were introduced to place on the free list ai-ticles of merchandise the production of which may be controlled by trusts and combina I tions, and providing for a public building I at Clinton, Ia. The Diplomatic and Consular and the District of Columbia 1 priation bilis were passed. Washington, May 23.- The session of the House yesterday was oecupied in discussing the Convict-Labor bill. OTHEB NOTES. Washington, May 17.- Senator Morill has appointed the following sub committee I of the Senate on Finance to consider tariff and revenue subjects; Allison, Aldrich, Hiscock, Beek and Harris. Washington, May 22.- W. L. Baneroft, I of Port Hurón. Mich., has been appointed General Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service, vice T. E. Nash, resigned. Mr. Bancroft has accepted the appointment I and will enter upon the duties of lus office June 1. Washington, May 2Sl - A member of tho Senate Judiciary Committee is authority for the statement that the nomination of Mr. Fuller to be Uhief Justice will be con ünncii at au early day