Making New Laws

Washington, July 2.- The Sonate yestorday passed the bilí for the admission of Idaho to the Union. A report was made that the President had approved the naval, pension and postoffice appropriation bilis. Washington, July 3. - In the Senate yesterday the legislativo appropriation bill was passed and the bilis to place the American merchant marine engraged in the foreign trade upon an equality with that of other nations, and to provide for ocean mail service betweon the United States and foreign ports and to promote commerce were disciissed. A resolution was agreed to calling for information as to the number of pensioners borne on the list at each pension agency on June 1, 1890. Washington, July 5. - A bill was reported in the Senate on Thursday to discontinue the coinage of the $3 and 81 gold pieces and the 3-cent nickel piece and to provide for new designs for authorized devices of United States coins. A resolution was dopted asking for a statement of the amount already appropriated and proposed to be appropriated in the several appropriation bilis of the session. A bilí was introduced prohibiting any bigamist or polygamist making entries of public lands. Adjourned to the 7th. Washington, July 8. - In the Senate vesterdav an attempt to get the tariff bilí up for consideration was defeated by a vote oí 23 to 20. The conference report on the silver bilí was prosented, and the election bill was received from the House. HOUSE. WasiiinctoV, .luly '2. - In the House yesterday the Ulair educational bill was favorably reported, as was also a bill providing that all women employed as army nurses during the war for a period of six months or more and who were honorably discharged and who are unable to earn their own support 8hall receive a pension of 812 per month. The Federal elections bill was taken up and was the subject of protracted debate. Washington, July 3.- In the House yesterday the Federal elections bill was discussed and ftnally passed by a vote of 155 to 149. As the cali was in progresa the greatest interest was manifested on both sides of the House. As Mr. Coleman (La.) cast his vote with the Demócrata he was greeted with applause from that side of the House, and the applause was reinforced with cheers when Mr. Lehlbach (N. J.) also cast his vote against the moasure. The Republicans retaliated in kind, and as the Southern Republicans, Messrs. Houk, Taylor (Tenn.), Waddill, Mudd (Md.) and Wilson (Ky. ), rccordcd their votes in the afirmativo cheer af ter cheer was given. Washington, July 5. - In the House on Thursday Mr. Lodpe asked for a reprint of the Federal election bill, with marginal notes. The request was denied. Adjourned to the 7th. WaSHINOTOM, July 8. - In the House yesterday a bil i was introduced appropriating 82,000,000 to establish industrial training schools. The bill for the establishment of Indian industrial schools in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North and South Dakota was favorably reported.