Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-08
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION

INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN tho Senate on tire 3Oth ult. the House bill
to carry into effect tho law establishing expert
mental stations ut the agricultural colleges
was passed. The bill to reduce letter postage
TO one cent was reported adversely. Abb was
introduced granting pensions to Union soldiers
who were confined in Confederate prisons. -.
In the House bills were introduced to place
salt on tho free list; to abolish the tax on
oleomargarne; for the issue OF fractional sill.
yer certificates; providing for q bounty on
wheat, corn md -four exported from the
United States; to prevent combinations for
the purpose of regulating the prices of produce,
stocks, bonds or labor; to prevent the creation
OF trusts; fixing the salaries Of Supreme
Court Justices and Cabinet officers at $4,000 q
year; to regulate the manufacture and sale Of
adulterated lard; instruoting the Committee
on Ways and Means to report a bill repealing
The Internal revenue laws and revising the tar
II so as to abolish specific duties;
tor the further coinage OF silver and
for the redemption Of National bank
notes: prohibiting aliens from be-
coming officers OF corporations or
accepting employment on steam or street rail-
roads, on any Government or State contract
work, or on any &vessel wholly engaged in nav
igating United States waters, and to prevent
aliens iron pre-empt;ng or entering home
steads. Mr.. Cutcheon (Mich.1 offered resolu-
ton declaring that In any proposed revision OF
the tariff the principle OF protection to Ameri
can industry and maintenance Of wages OF
American WorlSmen at the American standard
ought to be firmly adhered to.
THE Senate passed MIR. Hoar's joint resolu.
ton on the'S1st ult. for a constitutional amend
ment changing the time for the meeting OF
Congress and for the Inauguration of President.
1t provides that the terms OF Office OF Presi-
dent, Vlce-President, Senators and Represent
at1veS shall commence and expire on April 20,
instead of March 4, as at present. Mr.. Evarts
spoke in favor OF the Blair Educational bill....
In the House y bill was reported granting O
peasion 10 the widow of General Logan and In.
creasing the pension of the " dow OF General
Blair. A bill was Introduced to prohibit en-
listed men from being engaged in any employ
ment where they come in competition with Civ.
Hans
the list asking that reciprocity treaty be en-
tered into with Mexico in order to prevent
smuggling. Bills were reported from commit
tees for an tnsp .otion Of meats for expectation;
prohibiting the Importation of adulterated Or
tlcles of food or drink, and increasing the pen
sions of soldiers and sailors who have lost both
hands. A bill was introduced providing for the
each days service to all Union sold ers and
sailors OF the rebellion. In the House the
Urgency-Defc ency bill was reported, and 8
resolution was adopted that the Speaker ap-
point . committee to inquire into tho cause OF
the Reading strike.
THE Senate passed on the I'd the bill to in
crease the pension of the totally helpless to So
per month. Mr.. Plumb spoke in favor of his
resolution regarding inefficient mail service in
the South and West. MI. Kenna wv. Val
spoke in favor of the Presidents message and
in reply to Mr.. Sherman's (O) recent speech
and was answered bv the Senator. Adjourned
to the 9Th -. In the House u bill to prevent the
transmission through the mails as second-class
matter of cheap literature, and requiring it t.
be transmitted as third-class matter, was
passed. A bill was introduced for the organiza
tion OF the Territory Of Alaska.
THE Senate was not in session on the Sd -. :
In the House bill was reported which pre-
scribes the death penalty for wiilfully eastin!
away ship with intent to defraud the under
writer's. The Committee on War Claims ha
agreed to report favorably the bill to REIN
burse the several States for interest on none,
expended Dy them Oh account of raising troop
employed in aiding the United States in sup
pressing the late rebellion.
DOMESTIC.
An open switch wrecked q West-boun(
express train on the 3lst ult at Urbana
O., and two men were killed and others sus
tanned fatal injuries a.
HENRY ROBERTS. cashier in the Philadel
phia Office of Wnitall, Tatum & Co, glas
manufacturers, confessed on the 31st ult
that he was defaulter to the extent o
$4,000
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