The Osceola times., 1888-12-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on the iiih. q resolution was
adopted. calling on the Secretary OF War for an
account OF the expenditures by General Han
cock IN entertaining the French officers on the
oc ,ssion OF the Yorktown celebration, and
whether any OF this money had sheen refunded
Z, him or to his estate. Mr.. Frye's resolution
for the investigation Of tho Samoan question
was reported and agreed to, and the Senate re-
sumed consideration OF tho Tarin bill, the
pcuding amendment being that TO reduce the
duty on beamA girtiers, etc. The rate was
nxed nj one cent per pound, rcducoon OF
i-iNh per cent. In the House, the Direct
Tax bill and the cotion-tax amendment oecu'
pied the entire day, without action being
reaohed-
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Tariff bill wns
taken up. tho pending question being the
amendment to admit hoop and band iron
cotton ties, etc., free OF duty instead OF taxing
It s-i0th per cent per pound additional.b after
the entire dny was spent in the discussion, the
Senate adjourned without action on the pro
posed amendment see. In the House, the River
and Harbor bill was reported and referred TO
the committee OF the whole House. The Sen
ate amendments to the Dep srtmont OF Agricul-
ture bill were non-concurred In, and confer.
ence was ordered. The House then went iato
committee OF the whole on the DirectTax bill,
which, after several amendments had been Of
fcrcd and rejected, the committee rose and re-
ported to the House Tho bill was then passed
yeas. ITS; nays, d.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the day was chief
ly devoted to consideration OF the Tafln bill.
The discussion was enhvc,ed by passage be
tween Mr.. Riddleberger and the presiding ON
cer in which the Virginia Senator was threat
cned with arrest for disorderly conduct After
lengthy discussion OF the Tarin bill. no aeu'n n
being reached, the Senate went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned until the
isth -.. In the House, in his opening prayer
the Chaplain said: Instruct the young men OF
the universities and colleges that the Lord hath
no delight IN The legs OF a man, but In sound
head, n wise heart o pure life and noble
character Several new bills were reported
and placed on the calendar. The Oklahoma
bill was then taken up. and occupied the re-
mainder OF the session
The Senate was not In session on the 18th.
.. In the House, Mr.. Hooker. OF Massachu'
sctts, introduced concurrent resolution pro
viding for u holiday recess from Friday, Decem'
bcr 81. until Monday, January q which was re-
fcrrcd TO the committee on ways and means.
The Nicaraguan Canal bill was then taken up,
hut after nm hour and a half spent In vain Of
fort TO secure quorum upon proposition TO
limit debate, the House toek q recess until
half past seven o'clock, when uriei session
Vas held without results.
Personal AND POLITICAL.
On Che 18th +. l.. Harper, late vice.
president OF the Fidelity National Bank OF
Cincinnati, who is confined In the Ohio
State prison at Columbus. gave unmis-
taxable evidence of insanity and was re =
moved to the insane department.
THERE was report in Berlin, on the
l4th, that General Van Hahnke, chief Of
the German Military Cabinet, had been
appointed Minister OF War.
In a lecture in Boston w. II. II. (Adiron-
dacks) Murray said that Canada is ripe
for annexation to the United States.
REPLYING to question by Mr.. John
Dillon, Mr.. Edward Stanhope, British
Secretary Of State for the War Depart
ment, said that the cost Of the army OF
occupation in Egypt for the current year
would be fll0,0OO. This expense would be
borne by Egypt.
EXTERIOR WILLIAM recently visited the
now Roichstas building in Berlin, and ex-
pressed satisfaction with the progress of
the work.
ON the 18th George Rowtledge, founder
Of the well-known London publishing
firm of George Rowtledge & Sons. died
in that city at the age Of seventy-six. lie
retired as an active member of the firm
last year.
THERE was rumor In London on the
18th that Osman Digna, who is believed TO
have both Henry NJ. Stanley and Emin
Boy as prisoners, is willing TO yield Stan
ley and Emin provided Egypt will aban-
don Suakim, otherwise the prisoners will
be killed.
On the lith, in the British House OF
Commons, Mr.. w. H. Smith, the govern
ment leader, in answer to a question, said
that, as far rs was known, Osman Digna's
letter announces the surrender of Emin
Bey and a white traveller. The govern
mcnt, he said, had no means of learning
the truth.
THE favor shown by the Car OF Russia
20 the divorced wife OF King Milan of
Servia is regarded as an indication of the
early downfall OF the latter.
ID. A. STEWART, o prominent business
man of Pittsburgh, Pa, died saddenly on
the l3ts.
An Indianapolis special to the New York
Press says that Governor Gray eff Indiana
refused to allow the reception room of the
Governor in the Capitol TO be used for the
reception of Mr.. and Mrs. Morton ON the
l4th.
OK the l4th the Senate committee on
military affairs ordered favorable re-
port ON bill to retire General w. s.
Rosecraas with the rank of Brigade r.
General.
On the 18th George D. Denther, Sr., died
mt Buffalo, N. Y, aged seventy eight
years. He came from st. Petersburg,
Russia, and became leading merchant
OF Buffalo. He was hero of the three
year cholera epidemic over n quarter of a
century ago, when the city was deserted
by nearly all tho well personsJ
VIcE-PREsrDESr-EL -ELEcr and Mrs. Nor :
ton concluded their visit TO General and
Mrs. Harrison and left for home on the
18th.
ON the 18th Cbief-Justice Charles K.
Boyle of Washington Territory died of
pneumonia at Seattle.
THE Prince OF Wales recently placed In
the coffin In the private chapel at Wind
sor the relics OF Charles L., which we're
removed on the occasion of The investiga-
ton N 1878.
OK the 18th Hon. Edwin Salter, the hrst
Free-Soil member Of the New Jersey Leg
islature for Ocean County, died at Forked
River, that State. During the war he was
the Washington correspondent for several
newspapers.
OK the 18th Mrs. Moses G.. Tildea, the
widowed sister-in-law OF the late Samuel
J. Tilden, died in Philadelphia, of heart
failure. She was seventy three years of
age.
The latest revised returns place the ar
gregate popular vote at ll,3i0,5ls. In the
twenty States classed as the North,
Harrison obtained i63,s more votes than
Cleveland, while Cleveland led by 51i,26s
In the sixteen ex-slave States. This
makes Cleveland's pluralitY lOIl lss az