The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-03-29
RESUME OF THE NEWS.
Washington News Items.

The senate passed bills to allow the city
Of Grand Forks to build two FREQ bridges
across the Red River OF the North and to
authorize the construction OF a high wagon
bridge across the Missouri river at Sioux
City. -,
The collections OF internal revenue for
the first eight months OF the fscalsyear
ending June 80, 1888. aggregate $50, $780,
ACT, being an increase Of Sc, 511, 500 over
the corresponding period OF the last fiscal
year.
A favorable report has been authorized
by the House committee on the judiciary
on the bill to punish. by a maximum fine
OF $1,000 and imprisonment for three
counterfeit money.
The house committee on railways and
canals has finished the consideration Of the
Hennepin canal project and verbally
agreed to adopt the report prepared by Mr..
Plumb. The report simply repeats the
familiar arguments ON behalf OF the meas
ure.
The department OF state is informed by
Gen. Bragg, minister OF Mexico, that Oliv-
er Woods, a citizen OF the United States,
who was arrested by the Mexicans in Jam
uary last on the charge OF completely with
the bandit Eraclio Brenal, has been re-
leased.
A house committee is going to ~investi.
gate the charge that a newspaper article
found it's way into the official records OF
the wal, and they have decided to subpoena
Col. Lazelle, in charge OF the records publ.
cation. Gen. Grosvenor, the mover OF the
resolution, and Gen. Rosecrans to appear
before it and give it their testimony.
In the senate committee on interstate
commerce, when a proposition WAS made
to strike the words under substantially
similar circumstances n conditions as
we'll as the suspension proviso from the tong
and short haul section, OF which they for n
a very important part, the committee dc.
termined the matter adversely, thus leay.
ing the law in this regard unchanged.
Speaker Carlisle says: II am free to ad.
nit that l am not 80 confident as l would
wish that the Mills bill for the revenue re-
duction will pass in it's original shape. l
nm sure that some tariff reduction meas.
ure will go or the statute books after this
session OF congress adjourns. The charac.
ter OF the measure that will pass l cannot
foreshadow except that it will be some.
where in the line OF tho committee bill"
1t is automatically stated to be the set.
tied policy OF those who have the affairs OF
the house in charge to devote April to the
consideration OF the tariff. With the AS.
%signments already made and those which
must be made, May would be consumed.
In June the national presidential conven.
tions meet, when, according to custom,
partisan matters will not be brought up
for consideration in the house. The con.
sequence is that during a considerable por-
ton OF June no business is likely to he
transacted in the house, except that which
is OF routine character. Adjournment is
not possible before August.
Mr.. Cullom. from the committee on ter.
%ritories, submitted the views Of the minor.
ity OF the committee on the bill to adj
NIT Washington territory. The adverse
report is entirely devoted to the proposed
dismemberment OF Idaho, against which it
protests. It says that the division is op-
posed to the wishes and judgment OF the
delegation from Idaho. also OF the chief
justice, governor, United States marshal,
United States attorney and other officials.
or t%hirty.one newspapers in the territory
twenty.seven are opposed to n four in
favor OF division. There are about 1900
petitioners for ACKNOWLEDGMENT and 5000
petitioners against it.
During a heavy thunder storm at Wash
ington lightning struck the senate wing o.
the capitol, but apparently did no other
damage thar to brighten the occupants
and destroy telegraphic and telephone
communication between the building and
the outside world. The flash was vivid
in the chamber itself and started every
one. The charge struck the plume OF the
goddess on the dome, spread over the men,
tai ROOT in all directions, and sought the
ground by the thousand chandeliers,
steam pipes and electric wires in the struc-
ture. Similar phenomena were noticeable
in the house wing OF the capitol. Balls Of
blue fire played about the corridors, and
each occupant OF the house or commit.
tee rooms seemed to think he was the
special object OF attack. The crash led
some members of tho house to the belief
that the roof was tumbling in. Electric
lights were extinguished.