From Washington

KEXATB. Washington, Feb. 7. The time was occup:eJ in ttie -'enate yesterday in di cussing the Leislat ve, Exei ut.ve and Judicial Apprnpriation bill, tlie pend ng question being the amendment to ncrease the cleric 1 t rca of the C vil Se vice Commixsi n, but, no action was taken. Washington, Feb. 8.- In the Senate yesterday the conference report on the bill to incorpórate the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua was agreed to. The bill now goes to the President for his ai proval. A btll was reported to remove the charge of desertion from soldiers of the late war and of the Mexican war who afterward served faithf ully till the exi iration of their time. A favorable report was made on the proposition to present Mrs Irene Rucker Sheridan : 50,000 in token of the country a appreciation of the services rendered by her husband General Philip H. Sheridan. A joint resolution proposing a eonstit-itionalamendïnent to prohibit the denial or abridgement of the right to vote by the United States oi by any State on account of eex was favorably reported. Washington, Feb. 9.- The Naval Appropriation bill and the Fortification Appropriation bill were reported with amendments to the Senate yesterday. The resolutione heretof ore offered for an inquiry as to the state of suffrage throughout the United States were ref erred to the Committee on Electtons. The House bill to quiet title oí eettlers on the Des Moines river lands in Iowa. and the Pension and Legislative Appropriation bilis were passed. Washington, Feb. 11. - In the Senate on Saturday a resolution was adopted to inquire into the Alaska salmón fisheries. The Fortification Appropriation bill was passed. The nomination of Hugh 8. Thompson, of South Carolina, to be United States Civil-Service Commissioner in the place oï Alfred P. Edeerton, removed, was received from the President. Washington. Feb. 12.- A bill was passed in the Senate yesterday appropriating Í2.K),. 000 to enable the President to protect the interests of the United States and to provide for the security of the persons and property of citizens of the United States at thf Isthmus of Panama. Washington, Feb. 13.- In the Senate yes. terday the Naval Approprlatíon lill wai further diicassed and finally passed. t resolution was presented from the Kansa Legislatare requesting Congress to adopi such measures as will secure to overy citi zen of the Soathern States lerfect protection in the exercise of all political rights. HOUSE. Washington, Feb 7.- In the House yes terday the b 11 to divile a portion of th Sioux re-ervat.ions in D.ikota into separate reservat oni and to secure the relinquishment of the Indian title to the rema ndei ■was discus-sed. The conference report oï the Nicaragua Canal b 11 was agreed to. Frank B. Pisey was swirn ia asa membei from the First Indiana district to succeed A. P. Hovey, recently elected Governor. Washington, Feb. 8. In the House yesterday a bill increasing the pension of th widow of Brigadier-General W. H. Emer} to 5 0 a month was passed. The Senate bil allowing persons who have abandoned oi rellnquished their honestead entries t make another was passed. Washington, Feb. 9.- In the House yesterday the Army and Agricultural Appropriation bilis were passed. A bill was re ported favorably to erect a light-house an fog signal at the outer breakwater of th Chicago harbor, at a cost of $3 ,00ü. Washington, Feb. 11. -In the House Sat urday the Senate bill was passed authoriz ing the construction of a bridge across th Mississppi river at La Crosse. The Post office Appropriation bill was discussed. Washington, Feb. 12.- In the House yesterday the Smalls-Elliott contested electioi case from South Carolina was discussed, bu; no action was taken. Washington, Feb. 13.- In the House ye terday a bill was introduced to include Can ada in the act authorbsing the President t arrange a conference of American nationi The General Deflciency bill ($14,",68,S81 was reported, and the debate on the Smalli Elliott election case was continued. OTHEK NOTES. : Washington, Feb. 9. - The Treasury es perts who have been engaged for some tim in making an estímate of the effect of tb Benate substitute for the Mills Tariiï bi upon the revenues of the Government ar nouuce that the Senate bill will reduce du ties uearly 50, 000,000 yearly. Washington, Feb. 12.- The Secretary c State has received a cablegram from the Coi eul-General at Shanghai, China, confirmin the report at Ching Kiang recently, j which the liritish Consulate was burne and the American Consulate looted. Reai Admiral C'handler at Hong Kong was teli graphed to for a vessel to be sent to Chin Kiansr. Washington, Feb. 12. - In a communie tion to the State Department Minister Denb states that the number of American citizen. now residing in the Chinese empire is 1,022 Of this number 506 are missionaries, 75 ar eeafarers, 28 are in the Chinese customi service, and 23 follow mercantile pursiüts The occupations of 345 are unclassified. Washington, Feb. 12.- The Senate hai conürmed the nomination of Colonel Johi C. Breckinridge to be Inspector-General o) the United States Army. Washington, Feb. 13.- The Navy Depart ment is informed that Rear-Admiral Chand Ier, eommandinsr the Asiatic Station, died a Hong Koug Sunday from an attack of apo plexy. Washington, Feb. 12.- The President haf nominated Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illinois now Assistaut Postmaster-Gcneral, to be Ar eociate Justice of the Suprema Court of thi District of Coluinbiii, and Norman J. Col man, of Missouri, feo be Scc-rotary of Agri culture. Washington, Feb. 12. - The President ha: signed the bill creating a new executive de partinent eonsisting of the Boxead of Agri culture. WaSHIHGTON, Feb. 1:!.- The Senate Com mittee on Epidemie Diseases has made i favorable report on the bill introduced bj Senator Harria to próvida íor the CRtablish inent of a National Hoard of Health.