Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
An Interesting Summary of the
Important Occurrences Of
the Week.
A Budget Of News Cleaned From The
Latest Dispatches From Far
and Near.
ApylcEs BY TELEGRAM.
CONGRESS.

In the senate the ed among the bills report
ed from the committees and placed on the ca
endar were the following: House bill to author
ice the city of Chicago to erect n crib in Lake
Michigan for water-works purposes. Senate
bill adversely to permit miners to prospect
and lease mineral portions of any Indian
ervation. A bill was introduced to appropriate
Sl25,0O0 for u public building at Cedar Ralids,
la. also bill to increase to Sl5O.O0O the limit
OF cost for the public building ut Winona, MINI.
the urgency deficiency bill which WIS agreed to-
The senate proceeded to the consideration of
the calendar and the following bills were passed !:
To provide for a commission on the subject OF
the alcoholic liquor traffic. The bill has been
lr:nted. House bill authorizing the president
to arrange a conference between the Omitted
South America, Hayti. San Domingo and the
empire of Brazil. The senate added some
amendments and on these conference was
ordered. Authorizing the construction OF
high wagon bridge across the Missouri at Or
near Sioux City, H., and n number of other bills.
bill was passed reducing the postage on seeds.
four ounces. In the house the following bills
we're passed: Regulating the times for holding
terms Of United States courts III northern Iowa.
Extending the protection of the United States
laws over United States officials executing pro-
cesses in Indian Territory Authorizing the
secretary Of the treasury to remit all duties col
breeding purposes, whether for the Importers
own use or for sale. Amending section 9ss re-
vised statutes to read: THAT where by the
laws of a state defendants in the courts
thereof are entitled to stay OF
execution defendants IN courts of the United
States held therein shall be entitled to a like
stay on the same conditions, including the CIV
ing and enforcement of bond or other security
tort4le performance of the Judgment thus stay
ed. providing that the judgments and DEGREES
of the United States courts rendered within
any state shall he liens on property in the same
manner ind to the same extent MS judgments
and dec,ees of the courts of that state The
was agreed to. AS passed the bill appropriates
S6.s76,0o0.
1t is now thought that Tate's. the de-
faulting treasurer Of Kentucky. total short
age will not be far from S250,OOO. The
books Of the treasurer's Office show an cx-
treme looseness and neglect. and it will be
weeks before order can be restored. The
special committee appointed to arrange
articles OF impeachment to be lodged
against Tate has been in session recently
finishing up the business preparatory to
submitting its report to the legislature. A
democratic caucus was held at Frankfort.
committee was appointed to present a
resolution before the house requiring an en-
animation Of all state officers by expert ac-
countants.
Col. Thos McKissock. railroad official
and president Of the Council Bluffs and ST.
Louis railroad, died the other day in st.
Louis.
-Steinway hall, New York. was crowded
the evening Of the 21st by Germans and
German Amcricans. who gathered to take
part in memorial services for Emperor
William. All parts of the hall were draped
in black and trimmed with flowers and
laurels. The principal speaker was the
Hon. Carl Sehurz. who carefully reviewed
the deeds OF tho late emperor and eulogizcd
his acts since becoming ruler. A cable
gram was sent Emperor Frederick.
The present rate of expense of collect
ing the revenue from customs cannot be
maintained up to the close of the present
fiscal year under the available balance Of
the general appropriation without creating
deficiency of S4OO,OOO. Secretary Fair
child has therefore determined upon q re-
duction Of expenses to that amount during
the remainder Of the fiscal year, being
S100,OO0a month. This will be done by a
temporary reduction Of salaries in all the
collection districts.
August Clair has been appointed post
master Of Delta. Otoe county, Mob, vice
Edward j. C0ODer removed