Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-03-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
CANADA'S PARLIAMENT TO BE A
GUEST OF UNCLE SAM.
An Agreement Reached on the Direct
Tax Bill-A System of Farmers In
stitutes to Be Established
Army Appropriations.

The Secretary OF State says that
treaty of amity and commerce will soon
be made with Japan.
The two Dakotas will be added to JUS
tice Miller's circuit, and Washington and
Montana to Justice Fields.
General Harrison and family are busiiy
engaged in packing up preparatory to
their removal to Washington.
The West Virginia legislature after a
long and hotly contested fight, has elect
ed Senator Kenna to the Senate.
A committee from the Canned Goods
association will visit Washington with the
view of having the duty on tin removed.
The hearing of the case of Chae Chang
Ping before the U. S. Supreme Court,
which was set for March II, has been
postponed for two weeks.
The court OF claims has given a judg-
ment for 81 ,002 ,517 in favor of the Cen
tral Pacific Railway company, in its suit
against the United States for withheld
dividends.
Senator Stockbridge has presented two
mammoth petitions in favor OF Sunday
rest law. 1t required the combined
strength of two pages to carry them to
the clerk desk.
The Nevada legislature has memorial
lied Chngress for a suspension OF the
suits against mining corporations and in
dividual miners for cutting timber from
government land.
Senators Dolph and Mitchell have pre-
scented in the Senate another petition OF
the citizents of Whitman county, w. T.,
demonstrating against the proposed di-
vision of the county.
Representative Laffoon has reported a
bill providing for the creation in the war
department of bureau of harbOrs and
waterways, to undertake all river and
harbOr improvements.
The House committee on pensions has
agreed to report favorably the bill intro
duced by Representative Hermann to
grant Col. VIM. S. Martin, of Oregon, a
pension OF $25 month.
The Senate committee on public lands
has decided to report the bill providing
that the lands now subject to private
entry SHALL in future, be disposed OF only
under the provisions of the homestead
law.
Senator Cullom has introduced an
amendment to the army appropriation
bill providing the number of paymasters
in the army, with the rank OF major, shall
be forty, and that the army shall be paid
monthly.
The amendment appropriating $40, 900
each for statues of Gen. Sheridan and
Gen. Logan, in Washington, was agreed
to in the Senate, and Senator Daniel
gave notice that he would offer a similar
amendment for statue of Gen. Hancock.
| The German government is willing to
| accept the proposal of the United States
in the settlement of the Samoan ques-
| ton; namely, the establishment of joint
| German, American and English control
over the Samoan government through the
consuls of the three countries.
| The conferees on the direct tax bill
| in Congress have agreed upon Senator
! Harris proposition, that whenever the
United States has bought lands and re-
sold them at a profit, the amount of the
profit so received is to be given to the
owner or the legal heirs of the lands.
A bill has been introduced in Congress
bv Senator Spooner providing that a sys-
| tenn of farmers institutes shall be main
tanned as part of the agricultural depart
ment. the annual cost of which shall not
exceed $780, 900, exclusive of permanent
salaries and printing reports of the instl-
tute meetings.
The committee on merchant marine
has been instructed to report tavorably
an amendment reducing from twenty to
ten wears the term of lease of seal fish
cries, and authorizing any person to
bring suit against the lessees to recover
800 for every seal taken in excess Of
that fixed by law.
The cruiser Charleston, it is learned al
the NAVY department, will not be ready
| for trial before April. Her builders have
hoped to have her trial take place before
the expiration of Secretary Whitney's
term of office No more vessels can be
tried before the next Secretary OF the
Navy goes into office.
Representative Grain has offered sub
stitute for the Cowles bill, with the free
list of the Senate bill. He estimates that
it would thus reduce the revenue
$50 ,OO0, 900 on tobacco, and $4,000, 900 on
| the free list. The Senate could not &C
back on its own free list, and could not,
therefore, afford to oppose the repeal Of
the tobacco tax.
The House committee on agriculture
has decided to report adversely the bills
introduced last session to punish deal
ings in futures in agricultural products
and to prohibit fictitious and gambling
transactions in the prices OF articles pro-
duced by American farm industry, Oh
the ground that Congress has no jurls
diction over the matter.
In special report Commissions
Wright, of the department of labor, rela
tive of marriage and divorce in the United
States, SAYS: Number of divorces be
tween 1868 and 1886, 33S, ,716; Maine
Connecticut and Vermont are the only
States that show a decrease in the last
five years. Dakota shows the largest In
crease. Desertion is the cause of the great
est number of divorces.
Representative Butterworth has intro
duced for reference joint resolution au
thorizing the President to invite tht
members of the Canadian parliament anc
the premiers and cabinets of the province:
to visit the United States on May l, anC
be the guests and partake of the hospl
tality Of the people OF the United States
also authorizing the appropriation o
$150,000 to carry out the provisions o
the resolution.