Capital News

SKNATE. Washington, July 12.- In the Sonate yesterday the Fortificattons and Sea-coast Defense bill was considered, and a bilí was introdueed to appropriate Í100.000 for the ereotion of a public building at Burlington, Ia. Several petitions were presented from labor orgauizations praying for the passage of a bill to regúlate and restrict immigration. The bill to prohibit the coming of Chinese laborers into the United States was favorably reported. Washington, July 13- A motion madeby Senator Hawley in the Senate yesterday to have extra copies printed of the report made by the Committee on Pensions on the President's pension vetoes led to an animated discussion. Senator George spoke in favor of ratifying the iisheries treaty. The bill to pay all the Government workmen for the excess of work over eight hours day since June 25, 1868, was discussed. Washington, July 14.- Bills were passed in the Senate yesterday to build a bridge across the Mississippi river at Wabasha, Minn., and to establish a branch home for soldiers and sailors in indiana, to cost $200,000. The tisheries treaty was further discussed. Adjourned to the 16th. Washington, July 17.- In the Senate yes terday the iisheries treaty was further discussed. and the House joint resolution selecting Colonel Harris, of Ohio; General Martin, of Kansas, and General Hartranft, of Pennsylvania, managers of the National Soldiers' Home, to fill vaoaneies, was passed. Two pension vetoes were received from the President. The Senate bill for the adjustment of accounts of laborers, workmen and mechanics arising under the Eight-hour law was taken up and advocated by Mr. Blair, but no action was taken. □Washington, July 18.- An e'ght-hour law applying to laborers, workmen or mechanics in the employ of the Government was passed in the Senate yesterday; also a b 11 placing John C. Fremont on vhe army retired list as a Major-General. The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill ($27,300,000) was reported, and four pension ye'.oes were received from the President. THE HOUSE. Wamiiscïox. July 12. - In the House yesterday a conference on the Land-grant Forieiture bill was orden1 1. The Senato amendment to the Agricultura] Appropriation bill appropriating (100,000 for sorghumsugar experimente was agreed to. The Tnriff bill was agaln cojisidered, the wool schedule being renched before adjournment. At the evenlng sesion a bill to provide for taking the eleventh census was passed. Washington, July 13.- In the House .Yesterday a resolutioíi for the appointment of a special eommittee to investígate alleged invasions of the Contrr.ct Labor law was discussed. Discussion of the wcol schedule of the Tariff biil occupied the remainder of the session. Washington, July 14. - In the House yesterday the conference report on the l'ostofflee Appropriation bill was submitted, and all the amendments were agreed to except the one known as the "subsidy." A long debate followed, but no action was taken. At the evening session twentyfour private pension bilis were passed. Washinoton, July 17.- The Tariff bill was further considered in the House yesterday, and by a vote of 120 to 102 the proposition to strike wool off the f ree list was rejeoted. This oompleted considera tion of the essentially tariff features of the bill. Speaker Carlisle appointed a cemmittee of flve to investigate the causes and evils of excessive immigration, toreport at the next session of Congress. Washington, July IS. - In the House yesterday the Tariff bill was again considered, and an amendment to repeal all interaal taxes, one to abolish the tax on oleomargarine. and one to abolish the tax ort cigars, cheroots and cigarettes were defeated. OTHER NOTES. Washington, July 18. - The resignatlon ef George V. N. Lathrop, Minister to Russia, has been reeeived at ihe State Department. Ill-health is given ;is the cause. Washington, July 17. - The Commissioner of the General Land Office has reeeived a telegram from the special timber agent on duty at Eureka, Nev., to tho effect that he had mailed reports of depredations on the public timber by two eorporations amountine to 10,000,000. Efforts to prevent appropriations to carry on these investigations, he said, should be hecked. Washington, July 18. - The fourth report of the Civil-ServiceCommission shows that between January l(i, 1SS6, and June 30, 18S7, 4(i6 examinations were held in various parts of the country for the whole classified service, at which 13,ilö5 men and 1,SS7 women were examined and 9,120 men and 1,526 women successfully passed. Oi the successful applicants 4,802 men and 130 women received appointments.