Fifty-first Congress

Washington, July 30.- In the Senate yesterday a bilí was reported to establish a limited telegraph and postal service. Tho tariff bill was further discussed. Wasjuxoton, July 31.- An amendmont was offered in the Senate yesterday to the deñciency appropriation bill to appropriate $56,557 for the relocatión of the frontier line between the United States and Mexico. A favorable report was made on the bilí to incorpórate the Society of the Red Cross. The tariff was further discussed, and Senator Morrill (Vt. ) made a lengthy argument in favor of the measure. Washington, Aug. 1.- In the Senate yesterday four pages of the tariff bill were disposed of. The conference report on the District of Columbia appropriation bill was agreed to. Washington, Aug. 2.- Consideration of the taritl bill occupied the time of the Senate yesterday, and in the debate Senator Plumb (Kan.) made a sharp attack on the bill. Washinoton, Aug. 4. -Senator Plumb offered a resolution in the Senate on Saturday for the removal of General Grant's body to Arlington National Cemetery at Washington. The credentials of Edward D. White as Senator from the State of Louisiana for a full term beginning March 4, 1S91 (to succeed Senator Eustis), wero presented. The resolution offered by Senator Blair (N. II.) on Friday, instructing the committee on rules to report within four days a rule for the incorporationof the previous question or oi some method for limiting and closing debate in the parliamentary procedure of the Senate, was referred to the comraittee on rules. The tariff bill was further discussed, no action being taken. Washington, Aug 5. - In the Senate Monday the resolution onVrod by Senator Plumb (Kan.), as to the reinterment of the lemains of General Grant in the Arling-ton National Cemetery, was, at the sugg-estion of Senator Plumb, allowcd to remain on the table to be called up at somo other time. The tariff bill was further discussed, but no action was ta:en. H0TJ8B, Washington, July ;o.- A bilí was introduced in the House yesterday to créate a commission to be known as the Unitoil States Commlsaion of the World's Congress of Labor to consist of nine members to be appointed by the I'resident, whoso duty it shall be to discuss labor in all its phases. Tin; sundry civil appropriation bilí was further considered. Wasiun-'.tom, Jnly 31.- In the House yesterday the conference report on the District of CohimUa appropriation bill was agreed to. The Speaker announced the followinpr as a committee to investígate the charges atfainst Commissioner Rauin: Messrs. Morrill, Sawyer, Smyser, (oodnight and Martin. Washington, Ati?. i.- In the House yesterday tlie timo was devoted to discussinff the sundry civil appropriation bill. Washington'. Aur. 'J. The House devoted the enttre session yesterday to the dUoussion of the Senate ments to the sundry civil appropriation bill. At the evenlng sossion two private pension bilis were passed. Washington, Aug. 4. -in the Hou8e Saturday the conaideratlon ol the Senate amendment to tlie sundry civil appropriation bill was resumed. A vote showed 14(1 pairs on thia voto. There was great difflculty in disposing of the amend menta owinif to the slim attendance, bilt final Ij the ivmaininif araendment war ■ aon-conourred in, and, after a resohition was adoptnd rovoking loaves of absence, the bill was sent to conference. WA8HHGT0K, Aun-. 5. - After disposing of unitnportant business Monday the House kook up and discussed the general deficienoy appropriation bilL In the ilcl};iic Mr. Bogen (Ark.) made a speech bitterly denounclng the Speaker and his rulings. Mr. Henderson (Ia.)defendinfr Mr. Reed. Xo action was taken on the bill.