From Washington

SENATE. Washington, Jan. 26. - A bilí was introduced in the senate yesterday for the admission of Utah as a state. In executive session the nominations of Elijah V. Halford to be major and paymaster in the United States army and Louis McComas to be associate justice oí the District of Columbia supreme court were confirmed. Washington, Jan. 27. - In the senate yesterday the anti-option bilí was taken up and Mr. Mills (Tex.) denounced the bilí as being against the existence of state governments. Washington, Jan. 28. - The annonncement of the death of James U. Blaine was made in the senate yesterday by Mr. Hale, who has been for many years one of the closest personal and political friends of the dead statésman. Elis remarks were followed by a motion made by Mr. Cockrell (Mo. ) that the senate adjourn out of respect for the memory of the deceased, and that motion carried. Washington, Jan. 31.- The general debate on the anti-option bill was closed in the senate yesterday. Senator Chandler introduced a resolution callinj upon the president to enter into negotiation with the provisional government of the late kingdom of Hawaii for the admission of the island as a territory of the United States. HOUSE. Washington, Jan. 26. - Filibustering against the bankruptcy bill occupied the time in the house yesterday. The senate joint resolution direeting the secretary of war to investígate the subject of raft towing on the great lakes was passed. Washington, Jan. 27. - In the house yesterday the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill ($21,077,998) for the fiscal year 1894 was reported. The post office appropriaticn bill (SS3,869,357) was also reported. The sundry civil bill was discussed. Washington, Jan. 23. - The death of Mr. lilaine brought the business of the house to a sudden termination yesterday. A few committee reports were made, iucluding a bill to repeal the federal election laws, and then, after brief and affecting speeches by Mr. MilHken (who represents Mr. lüaine's old district) and Mr. Holman (who served many years with him in the house), out of respect tothe memory of the dead statesman the house adjourn ed. Washington, Jan. 31. - In the house yesterday the sundry civil appropriation bill w as further considered, but was not disposect of. The speaker announced the following committee to investígate the Panama canal scandal: Messrs. Fellows, Geary, Patterson, Powers and Storer.