The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-04-11
The WEEKS NEWS.
Congressional Proceedings for the Week
Miscellaneous News Items.

the purchase of quarters for the signal Office at
Washington. The house bill to authorize the
construction OF bridge across the Mississippi
river at Memphis was considered and passed,
with amendments. In the house the Mills tariff
bill was reported and referred. Notice was
given that il would be called up Tuesday, April
IL. Under the call of states bills were intro
duced. motion 10 suspend the rules and
pass Grains joint resolution, proposing a con-
stitutOnal amendment changing the time Tor
the annual meeting of congress was defeated
nays 50, yeas l54-nOt the necessary twO-thirds.
Tuesday, April SIN the senate Mr.. Riddle
beTgers resolution TO consider the fisheries
treaty in open session was taken up and an ex-
ecutive session was ordered 10 cut him off
After the doors were opened, Palmer's motion
10 reeOmmit the bOnd-purehase bill was lost
yeas 20, nays 81. In the house 1000 additional
copies of the tariff bill and reports were ordered
printed. The directtax bill was called mp.
Mr.. Foran opposed its consideration with the
pension appropriation bill, which was de.
feated-yeas 90 nays IA. The drect-tax bill
was then considered until adjournment.
Wednesday, April Ain the senate bill was
reported Withdrawing public lands in Missis-
sippi from sale. A resolution was agreed TO
asking information OF the secretary of the
treasury in regard TO lead ore smuggling from
Mexico TO Canada. bill was passed granting
right OF way 10 the Billings, Clark's Fork
Cook City railroad through the Crow Indian
reservation. The bill TO reimburse the Freed
over on n demand for the regular order, which
was the bond purchase bill. In the house, after
the reading OF the journal, the direct tax bill
being the regular order, it was proposed 10 NIX
a time for taking a vote. but the opposition OBJ
jected. i. B. Taylor co. moved to limit debate
10 an hour, whereupOn flibustering was re-
sorted to until adjournment late at night.
Thursday April BIN the senate Senator
Wilson of Iowa spoke at length against the
presidents message. In the house the entire
in,
passage of the direct tax bill. No agreement
was reached.
Friday, April Sin the senate message
from the president was received with the draft
OF bill for the revocation OF the withdrawal of
certain lands for railroads. The house joint
resolution appropriating $4,000 for the inter
national exhibition at Barcelona, Spain, was
passed. The bill to authorize the sale OF min
eral lands to aliens was considered and post
pOned until Monday. A preamble and resOlu-
ton were offered by Riddleberger calling for
copies of the correspondence on the subject of
territory reported as recently acquired by Great
Britain from Venezuela. II was referred. One
hundred and twenty-seven private pension bills
were considered and passed, sixty-tive being
house bills. The bill for. a bureau of animal
industry was considered and then postponed
until Thursday. House bills were passed for
public buildings at Greenville S. c., and Tex
arkana, Ark. In the house fillibustering con-
tinued.
Saturday. April THE senate was not In
session, and there was nothing Of importance
done in the house.
MIsCELLAN EoUs NEWS ITEMS.
Thirty-three horses were burned in Chicago
stable recently.
Reports of rich gold discoveries in Lower Cali
fornia have not been confirmed.
Jacob Sharp, the wealthy boodler, died at his
home in New York Thursday night.
The democratic state convention of New York
will bo hold in or
The election returns for trustees in Indiana
show democratic gains all along the line.
Charles Nixon, twelve-year-old boy, was
struck by lightning near Vincennes Friday and
killed. i
Gen Alfred Pleasonton has been placed on
the retired list of the army, with the rank of
colonel
James Ryan Of Shelby county, Indiana was
run over and killed by a Big -Four train at lndi-
annapolis.
Six children of Jacob Kraus, living near
Wharton, o., ote wild parsnips, and are fatally
| poisoned.
Mat Henshaw, farm hand, fell from wagon,
near Richmond, Ind, last Monday and broke
his neck.
The first centennial celebration Of the settle.
ment of the Ohio was commenced at Marietta
Thursday.
Capt. Paul Boyton has started on thousand
mile swim from Wheeling, W. Va, down the
Ohio river.
George Hughes was run over by n train and
killed at Greenwood, KY, Saturday, when in q
drunken sleep.
The money in the sub-trensury in New York
aggregates $l5S,575,64J.s5. IL was counted in
lust one month
Thomas MALTA, or De Witt, as he was known,
was burned TO death last week in his saloon at
Coal City, Ill.
The president has nominated Brig. Gen.
| George Crook 60 be major general, vice Alfred
! II. Terry, retired.
Mrs Jacob Weinhardt OF Canal Dover, o.,
cut her throat with butcherknife Thursday
and bled to death.
| Chaunccy Twaddle, vandalia bridge watch.
man Mt Tcrre Ilauto, was struck by passenger
train Friday and killed.
Owen johnson, young Inshmnn, drowned
| himself nj Louisville last week while on the
! verge Of dclirium tremens
Frank pitman, for the murder Of his daughter
| ia New York, was found guilty OF murder In
the second degree last Thursday
Aiphonso Dcsmarc wntchmun NJ the New
| Orleans u. =. branch mint, has disappeared,
aud with him. u 10 alleged tlisVO'
Mrs George Johnson was arrested ~ Stafford
| Springs, c.. charged with having murdered
her husband whl' lac was asleep
John ". Miller u merchant Of New liar.
mony, had his head literally torn OF by the nc.
cidonial discharge Of u gun Friday
A posse from tho Vicinity Of Ashland Kns,i
oyoriook lilly Uiil q notorious desperate, last
| week and riddled him with bullets.
An extensive diamond robbery was dscoy'
cred at Detroit, Mich, last week, The loss Ia
estimated ~ between $1,000 aud $1,000.
Harper Meadows waa convicted ol The MUIR
! der 0f Joseph leayurs az Fairfield luu Friday,
and given day years Ia the penlicnllaiy,
Prophet Frazer was hanged Friday ~ Walter.
! b0To n g., Tor the murder VI hlH wife, lie
burned her body after committing the deed.
la n game " Cowboy" AZ lufgotstown, Pa,
! ltllo James HURON VIA lhes6ed by a playmate
Saturday, receiving Injuries from which he
! died.
Gus Williams tho murderer Of Hardin Vena,
! bic, vas sentenced ~ the penlleniiafy for lie,
| The murder WAS committed NJ indianapolis In
| March
Zeph Davis, tho negro who murdered aud
outraged little Maggie Goughan lWhltrl IN
Chicago, has been sentenced 20 be hanged
| MAY ~,
BENJAMIN II, Brewster attorney general Of
tho United States during President Arihuf's
term, died 40 his home In Philadelphia last
Wednesday
The Canadian parliament, by vote Of IA 10
| 81, defeated the resolution tayorlng upre'
suicied reciprocity between the United States
aud Canada.
Hans staekreld and his wife, OF New York
each took dose OF poison Saturday md died.
They left hye'm0nthsold babe. Extreme
poverty was the cause
Henry Foreman was sentenced 10 tie penl,
| Tertiary for two years Tor murdofous ASSAULT
| with an ake on Marshall EuSinqef nnd bis