Doings In Senate And House

Washington City, Jan. 6. - A nnmber of etitions in favor of Prohibition in the Disrict were received in the senate Tbursday irough Platt. A bilí providing for tha Yasuington City world's fair on the centenial of the constitution was referred. Dolph nd Mitchell made strong arguments ia 'avor of a naval station on tho Pacific coast. 'he edueational bilí was read and Reagan Doke in opposition to it, deelaring that it was part of a policy of centralizaron. Plumb ffered an amendment providing that the istributiou of the appropriatioii shall be in roportion to population. The senate then djourned until Monday. Very little was done in the house other ban the announcement of cotiitníttees. A Jill was iutrodueed providing that national janks may loan money on real estáte in no jreater sums than half the assessed value oL be same. Bills were also introduced to reuce postage on fourth-clas matter, and for xjpular selections of postmasters. Cox was nnounced as a member of the Smithsonian :nstitute regency, and the house, to give he committoes time to organiza, adjourned until Monday. Washington City, Jan. 10.- Two bank bilis were introduced by Sherman in the senate Monday - one authorizing the treasury to buy bonds with the funds held by the government for nalional bank note redemption, and the other providing that national bauks can issue curreuey to the par value of their deposited bonds. A bilí was ïntrcduced to prohibit the importatian of adulterated producís. Brown of Georgia then spoke at length in favor of free whisky and tobáceo, and Vest delivered a speech against the educational bill, declaring it against the principies of the Democracy, as it was in violation of the constitution. A bill appropriating $1,000,000 for a public building at Milwaukee was passed, the senate held an executive session, and then adjourned. In the house Baker of Illinois resigned his positiou on the claims committee, which was aceepted. A bill to provide each member with a clerk at $1UO per month was sent to the committee on accounts. Bills were introduced: Authorizing the purchase andregistry as American vessels of foreign built ships; Lor free coinage of sil ver; for a special committee to investígate labor strikes (Lawler); for a constitutional amendmeut prohibiting polygamy (Springer) ; requiring the afctorney general to report if he had taken any measures to compel the Pacific railways to comply with the laws passed for their regulation, and i( not why (Anderson of Iowa) ; to buy bons with the surplus; to repeal the civil service law (Taulbee of Kentucky) ; to créate a board oE public buildings, to revise the pension laws, and to créate a board of civil appointmeuts (Cutcheon); to repeal the sugar duty and providing for a sugar bounty of $2,000,000 per year for two years, and for a public building at Jaekson, Mioh. (O'Donnell); to take the tax off salt Without concluding the cali of states the house adjourned. Washington City, Jan. 11.- Petitiona were presented in the senate Tuesday in favor of Prohibition in the District, a nent exposition at the capital, and agalnst the admission of Utah as a state. Comptroller Trenholm's proposed codification of national bank laws was introduced, and a proposiiion to appoint a Belect committee on postal telegraphj?1 indefinite]y postponed. A general discussion then took place on the proposition to refund the direct tax to the States, but the bill went over without action. Chandler introduced a resolution instructing the judiciary committee to investígate the alleged suppreasion of the negro vote at Jackson, Miss. A lson of Maryland made an extended speech against the educational bill. Some unimportant business was then transacteii, af ter which the senate went into executive sesaion, and when thedoorsreopjned adjourned. The house put in the session receiving bilis mostly. Among those introduced were the following: Instiictin the secretary of the treasury to use all the funds in the treasury in excess of 110,000,000 over the current expenses of the fiscal year in the purchase of bonds in open market; providing for the reduction of the interest on the 4 per cent bonds to 2 per cent, by paying the holders the differenca now, which would save $50,000,000 in interest; directing th.e purchase of not lesa than $4,000,000 of silver bullion per monta and its coinageinto Standard dollars; to increase the pension of those who have lost sight, hearing or iimbs; to prohibit the use of stoves or oil lamps on tralns; to investígate "trusts;" to license railway couductors. Caine of Utah prescnted the constltution recently adopted by the Mormons, and a bill for admission as a state. A number of other billa were introducarl, and at 1 :30 the house adjourned.