The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-05-03
RESUME OF the NEWS.
Washington News Items.

The collections from internal revenue
during the first nine months OF the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1883, aggregated
$50, S33, 95S, an increase OF So, So, 1913
over the corresponding period oil the last
fiscal year.
A cable message received at the depart
ment Of state from Minister Mcl.ane at
Paris announces the release OF Fruchler
and Arbios, two naturalized American cit
liens, who were held by the French govern
merit for military service.
A large party OF Senators, members,
army and navy officers and nearly all the
prominent newspaper men have accepted
an invitation from Secretary Whitney to
witness the launching of the yorktown"
at Cramps shipyard in Philadelphia.
Senator Dawes has placed the Nelson
bill for the civilization OF the Chippewas
in Minnesota largely i'll Senator Sabins
hands, and is taking council with him in
the changes that he contemplateS on 1t
Senator Dawes favored a different sort OF
n BILL but by Sabius advice he has been
induced 10 favor the present one.
A visit to the White house shows that
the Sioux bill and Montana bill which
were both sent to the interior department
on the Goth, have not yet been returned.
John IL. Ming, who has been looking after
the Sioux bill ever since it lett the capitol,
and feels very cheerful over it's prospects.
1t has been practically decided at the
was department to assign Mai. Gen. Crook
to the command of the division OF the
Missouri, with headquarters at Chicago.
1t Is said that Mai. Gen. Howard, COM
mandiug the Pacific, desired TO be trans
ferred 10 the Missouri. but that it was
found that the interests OF the service
coud be subserved better by retaining him
at san Francisco.
The postmaster general has completed
arrangements with the postmaster OF Can
ada establishing uniform rate OF post
age oil one cent per ounce on all marcha an
dice including grain, seed, cuttings, bulbs
scions and all gratis, one cent per two
ounces of printed matter in the mails eN-
changed between the two countries, and
not known as third class matter in the do
mestic mails OF this country: to go into Ell.
feet May l.
The oil trust Investigation was resumed
at Washington. Witnesses testified that
the Pennsylvania Railroad company had
allowed uureasouably low rates to the
Standard Oil company. State Senator
Lewis Emery OF Bradford, Pa, stated
that the amount of rebates given the
Standard amounted in the aggregate TO
over SlOQ, 900, GOO, and had the railroads
treated all shippers alike they would now
be in receipt OF an annual income OF from
So, 900, 600 to $50, 600, 900 greater than
they received at present.
The representatives OF the two parties
at Washington have buried the hatchet SO
far as the question OF limiting the debate
upon the tariff bill is concerned. The
Democrats OF the ways and means com.
mittee in effect accepted the proposition
which the Republican members first made
that the general debate shall continue for
twenty days from the time it opened.
The agreement is that it shall continue
seventeen days. without any limitation
as to the numb Der OF hours which shall be
devoted to each days debate. and that
three evenings OF each week shall be set
apart for additional debate upon the sub
ject. The original Democratic suggestion
was that the evenings should be fixed for
the consideration OF general business.