Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-29
RESUME OF the NEWS.
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The senate passed bills TO allow the city
OF Grand Forks to build two free bridges
across the Red River OF the North and to
authorize the construction OF high wagon
bridge across the Missouri river at Sioux
City.
The collections OF Internal revenue for
the first eight months OF The fiscal year
ending June 30 1883. aggregate $50. 760,-
| ss67, being an increase of Sc, Sill 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 t. punish, by maximum fine
OF $1,000 and imprisonment for three
years, persons who pretend TO deal in
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 DIV
er Woods, citizen OF the United States,
who was arrested by the Mexicans IN JAN
uary last on the charge OF completely with
the bandit Eraclio Brennl has been re.
leased.
house committee is going to .investi
gate the charge that newspaper article
found its way into the official records OF
tho wal, and they have decided to subpoena
Col. Lazellc, in charge OF the records publ.
cation, Gen. Grosyenor the mover OF the
] resolution, and Gen. Rosccrans to appear
\ before it and give il their testimony.
| In the senate committee on Interstate
commerce, when proposition was made
\ to strike the words "under substantially
similar circumstances and conditions" as
well as thesuspeHsien proviso IRON the long
and short haul section. OF which they form
a very important part, the committee de-
termined the matter adversely, thus leaY-
ing the law in this regard unchanged.
The Duluth bridge bills will meet some
opposition in congress- Haugen and steph-
enson OF Wisconsin win oppose them. IL
is expected, however. that these bills will
be placed among the first on the commerce
committees list for action. 1t looks very
/ much as IL these bills were to become the
subject OF a fight between Minnesota and
| Wisconsin in both house and senate.
Speaker Carlisle says. II am free to ad.
nit that am not go confident as | would
wish that the Mills Mill for the revenue re.
duction will pass in its original shape. |
am sure that some tariff reduction meas
ure win go on the statute books after this
session OF congress adjourns. The charac.
ter OF the measure that viii pass / cannot
foreshadow except that it will he some
where in the line OF the 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-
tons meet when. according to custom,
partisan matters will not be brought up
Tor consideration in the house. The con.
sequence is that during considerable por-
ton OF June no business is likely to he
transacted in the house, except that which
is oil 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 ad.
nit Washington territory. The adverse
report is entirely devoted to the proposed
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF Idaho, against which 1t
protests. 1t says that the division is OPP
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.
of thirty-one newspapers in the territory
twenty.seven are opposed to and four in
favor OF division. There are about 800
petitioners for ACKNOWLEDGMENT and 5000
petitioners against it.
During heavy thunder storm at Wash.
ington lightning struck the senate wing o
the capitol, but apparently did no other
damage than to brighten the occupants
and destroy telegraphic and felephonic
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 mem
tai roof 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 tine 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