The National Legislature

Washington City, Jan. 23. - In the senate yesterday Aldrich moved consideration oí' his resolutiou to amend the rules. A point of order was made by Harris that the questiou Ijefore the senate was the approval of Tuesday's journal. After an extended dehate the point of order was overruled, and the cloture resolución was brought before the seuate. Discussion on this resolotion coutinued until 6 o'clock, wlien the senate adjourned. In the house the journal of last Tuesday was finally approved. The District of Columbia appiopriation bill was then passed without further difficulty, and the house in committee of the whole eonsidered the naval appropriation bill, but without actiou on it adjourned. The feature of the proceediugs were that they were orderly. Washington City, Jan. 34.- In thehouse, on deniand of Breckinrldge of Arkansas, the journal was read in full, and after some debate was approved. There were 8ome sharp passages bet ween the speaker and Cooper of Indiana, growing out of a point of order by McKinley on a resolutiou offered by Cooper directing the committee investigating the pension bureau to report the resolution to the house. The resol ution was finally reported, and referred to the committee ou rules. The house then went iuto committee of the whole on the naval appropriation bill, bnt without actiou ou it adjourned. The senate passed the entire day discussing the cloture rule. Cockrell and Gray addressi'il the senate in oppositiou to it, and without action a recess was taken to 11 o'clock to-day. Washington City, Jan. 26.- Yesterday after a brief executive session, spent the remainder of the day discussing the cloture resolution. Senators Stewart and Morgan spoke iu opposition to the proposed change in the rules, and Senator Saunders in favor thereof. Morgan had not finished his speech at 5:15 p. m. when a recess was taken until noon Monday. During the af ternoou Aldrich asked unanimous consent to limit debate on the resolution, and named Mouday as the day for taking a vote ou it, but objections to each request carne promptly from the Democratie side of the chamber. The house spent two hours' time in the reading and approval of the journal. Breckinridge of Arkausas, having demanded the reading of the journal iu unabridged form, and a yea and nay vote having to be taken to secure its approval. Washington City, Jan. 27.- The senate met yesterday at noon. Morgan continued his speech against the cloture rule and elections bilí, lie yielded to Wolcott, who offered a motion to take up the house apportionment bill, thus displacing the cloture resolution. The vote stood 35 to 34 - Cameron, Jones of Nevada, Teller, Stewart, Washburn. and Wolcott, all Republicana, voting to take up the bill. Ingalls was announced as paired on the same side. The result was greeted with wild cheers, and it is probably the last of both the cloture rule and the electious bill. In the senate the reading of the journal in full was demauded by the Democrats. McKiuley demanded the previous question on the approval of the journal, which was accorded, and the journal was approved. The naval appropriation bill was taken up and passed, the ayes and noes on its passage being interrupted by the cheers of the Democrats when news of the senate's actiou on the cloture rule reached the chamber. Washington Citt, Jan. 28.- The senate yesterday approved the journal of Thursday last, including the whole time up to Monday evening. The credentials of Stanford of California and Irby of South Carolina, were filed. Hoar objected to the wording of the latter's credentials. the governor haviug undertaken to "cominissiou" the senators, instead of simply certifying to their election. The apportionment bill was taken up, and Davis and Berry spoke in favor of an amendment increasing the represen tation to 360. Hiscock and Hale opposed. and the senate adjourned. In the house Springer offered as privileged a resolution declaring unlawful the retusal of the speaker Monday to order a recapitulación of votes on the approval of the journal Mouday, when it was demanded. McKinley made the point that the speaker was justified under the rules, as the deniand was clearly dilatory. The point was sustained, and an appeal was laid on the table The military academy bill was then taken up and the Democrats killed time by talkiug on any subject except the bill until adjournment.