The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-22
PI1n OF the NEWS.
nevve from Washington.

It is said that congress will not pass the
Billings. Clark's Fork & Cooke City rail.
road bill. ..
Eek. Gov. Pounds testimony in the Wis
consin Indian reservation matter was very
bad for the interior department.:
The bill providing that the first session
III the Fifty-frst congress- shall begin ON
March 4, 1889, was reported adversely to
the house.
The Ho:,se committee on foreign relations
unanimously voted to report favorably
the Hit resolution Ito promote CONNER.
cial union with Canada"
The secretary OF the interior sent to the
President Tor trans mission to congress- the
report OF Mr.. J. b. McName, relative to
the land grant wagon roads in Oregon.
The presiding officer OF the senete an
nounced the select committee on civil SER
vice as Senator's Hale. Henderson, Chase,
Spooner, Blackburn, Daniel, and Blodgett.
Mr.. Springer, from the committee on ter.
ritories, reported the omnibus bill for the
admission into the Union of Dakota. n on-
tana, Washington and New MEXICO. 1t
was referred to q committee OF the whole.
A bill was reported for the erection OF d
public building ut Davenport.
The secretary of the interior, in the mat
Saginaw Railroad company to ], 200 acres
OF land IN Michigan, has denied tho mo.
ton filed by tho company for review OF
the decision OF the department, rendered
Feb. 2G. 1887. adverse to the company.
The postmaster general has issued ri,
order which, practically allows d Canadian
scotsman to send his Bectls anywhere in the
United States at the rate OF four cents a
pound: The American scotsman must
pay 16 cents per pound to send his seeds
either to Canada or to his next door neigh
Dor in the United States.
The secretary OF state has received from
Unite! States consul at Piedras Negras,
Mex, a full report OF the recent trouble at
Eagle Pass between civil officers and Next
can troops, inswhich one OF the latter was
killed. The secretary declines to make it
public, but admits that it confirms in the
main the accounts published in the news.
papers at the time.
The senate committee on commerce has
received from the chief OF engineers u let.
ter warmly endorsing the bill providing
for the rebuilding OF the lock on St. Mary
Falls canal, and for the proposed i'm.
provenent OF Hay Lake Channel. Prof.
Phelps is qnte sanguiue that congress will
provide this year 50, 10000 for these
proposed projects, as has been asked by
the delegation who have appeared
The decision OF the supreme court OF Min.
nesota removes the obstacle placed bv
interested land owners and spectators in
the way OF the state park at Minnehaha.
So far as the Minneapolis park commits
sion's jurisdiction extends, the establish.
ment OF the park is psobabl assured For
the companion park on the other side OF
the river we must probably wait until the
st. Paul commission is better endowed
with funds.
The senate committee on terri
tories have instructed Senator
platt TO report fnvorably an enab.
ling act for the admission OF North Dakota.
| 1t also instructed Senator Stewart to re-
port favorahly an enabling act for the ad.
| mission OF Washington Territory and
North Idaho as IL single state, providing
that no part OF Idaho shall be included
without the consent OF a majority OF the
electors OF the part in question.
Although The house committee on pub
lie lands directed the preparation OF gen
| eral bill forfeiting> railroad land grants,
| the whole subject was badly muddled by
the action Of the subcommittee, which, in
stead OF bringing in II general bill, reported
| bills Tor the complete forfeiture OF the
| Northern and Southern Pacific railroad
grants and a partial forfeiture of the grant
| to the Hastings & Dakota Railroad com.
pany so the whole bill went over.