The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-05-08
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41o pul passed ON tho SOt0 70 remove certain
burdens OF the American merchant marine and
encourage an American foreign carrying trade,
aftor the amendment had been adopted-111 to
GO allowing American citizens TO import steel
or iron ships Of at least 600 tons burthen free
Of duty. g
The amount appropriated is e977, TO which
is $780,, 275 less than the estimate and 1Sl8, 966
less than the appropriation for the present year
Tho measure reduces the contingent expenses
of legations SIS, $40, and of consulates $4,000.
The allowance for clerks at cONsulates is ro-
duced g, 600, and the annual salaries to Austria
The Office Of agent and consul general 1t cairo
Is made consulate, at an annual salary of 81
co., The Office Of minister to Roumania. Ser
via and Greece is abolished; and consuls arc
provided for Greece and R0unianiA A similar
change is made in the Office Of minister to b.
livia- The consul generalship at Madrid and
consul gcneralship at Honolulu are abolished,
as are number of unimportant consuls atother
places. The salary of the minister to Columbia
is increased from q, 500 to $4,000. and Of The
con aH1 general ct Hong Kong from 5000 70
A biz to establish an interstate commerce
the same subject, was reported in the senate
On Monday, and the Bills it superseded were
indefinitely postponed. The bilf to Consolidate
the bureau Of military justice and the corps of
Judge advocates of the army passed The
Amendments were adopted striking out al
reference to the slaughter Of cattle, and re-
d ddH the amount appropriated from $780,
Bills were introduced in the house devotine
the tax on circulating notes of national banks
to the payment of the public debt, and nrohib-
iting the importation Of foreign manufactured
articles purporting to be Of American manufac.
ture. Mr.. Hewitt of New York repeated his
charge, made last Friday, that the secretary OF
the navy had failed to cover into the treasury
the net proceeds of sales of condemned vessels.
but he disclaimed any intention of impugnine
the secretary's motives, and commended his
administration as q whole.
The subcommittee of the house committee
on public lands decided favorably to report to
the full committee the bill granting bounty
vides:
Every person who served in the late war not
less than fourteen days, and honorably dis
charged, shall be entitled to eighty acres of
public lands; those who served not less than
one year to 190 acres, and those who served not
less than two years to 100 acres. In the event
Of the death Of such person during service or
after honorable discharge, patent shall issue to
his surviving wife, child or children, if there
be any, and If none, to his father, and il no
father. to his mother.
The senate passed the pleuro- pneumonia biz,
the only votes against it being the following
Hampton; Jones, Fla~, Maxey, Morgan, Ran
Mr.. Morrill,, from the committee on finance,
reported favorably joint resolution appropri-
atng $23,OoO to defray the expenses of the
ceremonies connected with the approaching
completion and dedication Of the Washington
monument A committee of arrangements for
the occasion is provided for, to consist of five
senator's and eight representatives, three men,
bers of the Washington Monument association,
and $h1Y y,,{& Ck1$o -
work. The Grafton will be delivered by Hon.
Robers q. Winthrop, who delivered the Grafton
in 1913
The joint resolution passed the house re-
questing hepresident to bring before the Ven
ezuelan government the claim of j. Z. Whee-
lock, citizen of the United States, for out
RACES inflicted upon him Ivy an officer of that
government
The features of Tuesdays debate in the
house on tthe tariff bill, were the speeches of
Mr.: Hiscock Of New York and Mr. Hurd Of
Hiscock delivered an able speech against the
bill. New ideas on this well-wor theme are
scarcely to be expected. The points of his
speech have been covered by previous speak
ers, but presented his arguments in a clear
and forcible manner His remarks, which occu-
pied an hour and half, lost much of their
effectiveness by being read from manuscript
Hurds speech on the Morrison bill had been
looked forward to with keen interest, not less
by lts enemies than by its friends. Nor did
he disappoint them. Applause was most
hearty, evon from the Republicans; not in
the approval of the sentiments OF the speaker,
but as a tribute to his eloquence The
crowded galleries joined in these Outbursts. no
attempts being made to check them. Several
times the speaker was compelled to pause for
several minutes Even Judge Kelley, the vet
Gran defender of the protection faith, clapped
his hands in admiration IF tho orator
The senate passed the following bills: m
authorize the Oregon Pacific Railroad company
% construct one or more bridges across tho
willamette river between Salem and the head
of navigation of the river in Oregon; to release
the estate of Frank Soule, deceased, late collect
or OF internal revenue First district of Califor-
MIA, and his suretie. from liability for the de-
accept and ratify the agreement with the con
federated tribes of Flathead, kootenay and
Pend d'Orcilles Indians for a portion of their
reservation in Montana required for use of the
Northern Pacific road. The lands surrendered
comprise ], 43O acres, for which the Indians re.
celve $l6,Uo, beside S7,625 compensation fot
damages to improvements.
In the senate, the bill to release from the ol>
legation of secrecy the members of the Fitz
John Porter court-martial was indefinitely
postponed. The bill to aid in the construction
of ship canal between Lakes Union and
Washington and Puget sound, WASH, was re-
ported favorably. The shipping bill was de-
bated
In the house, on the Isl, a motion of Mr. Nor
rison that general debate on the tariff bill be
closed at p. m. next Tuesday was agreed to.
and the house proceeded, in committee of the
whole to discuss the bill. Among the speakers
was Mr.. Eaton, democratic member from
Connecticut who tiercely denounced the meas
urc The bill was further debated at the eysa-
inT session.