The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-29
RESUME OF THE NEWS.
Waeh,ngton Move ltems.

The senate passed bills to allow the city
OF Grand Forks to build two Tree bridges
across the Red River OF the North and to
Authorize tho construction OF q high wagon
bridge across the Missouri river at Sioux
City.
The collections oi internal revenue for
the first eight months OF the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1888, aggregate $50, 76O,.
467. 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
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 MIR.
Plumb. The report simply repeats the
familiar arguments gu behalf OF tho meas.
ure,
The department OF state is informed by
Gen. Bragg, minister Of Mexico, that DIV.
er Woods. a citizen OF the United States.
who was arrested by the Mexicans in jan
uary last ON the charge OF completely with
the bandit Eraclio Brenal;- has been re.
leased.
house committee is going to investi.
gate the charge that newspaper article
found it's way into tho official records OF
tho war. 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 AMI give it their testimony.
In the senate committee on interstate
commerce, when u proposition was made
to strike the words under substantially
similar circumstances and conditions,' Us
we'll as the suspension proviso from the long
and short haul section, oil which they form
a very important part, the committee de-
termined the matter adversely, thus leav-
ing the law in this regard unchanged.
The Duluth bridge bills will meet some
opposition in congress. Haugen and Stepll-
enroh OF Wisconsin will oppose them. 1t
Is expected, however, that these bills will
DO placed among the first on the commerce
committees list Tor action. 1t looks very
much as il these bills were to become the
subject OF IL fight between Minnesota and
Wisconsin in both house and senate.
Speaker Carlisle says: II am Tree to adj
init that lam not 40 confident as I would
wish that the Mills bin for the revenue re.
luction will pass in its original shape.
am sure that some tariff reduction meas.
ure will 60 on the statute books after this
session OF congress adjourns. The charac.
ter OF the measure that will pass cannot
foreshadow except that it will De some.
where in the line OF tho committee bill"
1t Is authentically stated to he 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
sisnments 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
for 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.. Cullon, 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
acknowledgements OF Idaho. against which it
protests. 1t 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.
~ thirty-one newspapers in the territory
twenty. seven are opposed to and 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
the capitol, but apparently did no other
damage than to brighten the occupants
and destroy telegraphic and 'elephoric
communication between the building and
the outside world. The fash was vivid
in the chamber itself and started every
one. The charge struck tho plume of the
goddess on the dome, spread over the men,
tai roof in all directions, and sought the
ground by the thousand chandeliers,
steam pipes and electric wires in the struo.
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 the house to the belief
that the roof was tumbling in. Electric
lights were extinguished.