The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-03-15
Summary Of the Daily News
- wECurTyE SESSION


THE Senate was in executive session
short time on the 9TH, and there beng no oDlec-
ton to any nomination made oy Presloehs
Harrison. unanimously confirmed his Caplnet
appointments. 81
THE Senate simply met on the 9th ana
Immediately adjourned. latter ad1ourhInehe
acaucus was held to re arrange the commlltees'l
WHEN the Senate met on the 7th nete
was read from Vice President Morton lnat H0
would be absent during the day. Mr. sherman
moved that Senator ingalls, be elected Fresl-
dent pro tenn, and Senator Harris meVeo 20
amend by substituting the name OF Senator
Voorhees, which motion was lost by party
vote Of q to 20. Mr. ingalls, was theh chosoh
and sworn in The Senate then adjourned until
Monday. III:
REPRESENTATIVE TowNsHEND, or III
nois vas reported lying critically Ill Win
-,n..nmonia at the Riggs House, Washlng-
ton, on the Stn.
TIE State Department is advised tnaC
salt will be admitted into the ports u
Venezuela duty free.
THE secretary OF the Senate mas lnaue
nublic q list Of nominations maze anu noO
confirmed during the second session u VIZ
Tiftioth CONGRESS. 1t includes 25O names,
about 200 Of which are postmasters' anu
ills said to be the largest list OF uhcon-
bv the Senate.
II il said ex-senator Riddleberger IS nol
nleased because the Senate on motion OF
Senator Daniel, expunged from the Con
Oyressional Record all reference 10 tht
scene which took place the night previous
to adjournment, when, by order OF Fresl
dent Ingalls,, Mr.. RiddlebergeT was &
PEELED from the chamber
THE display Of fireworks at ashlh9'"l
in honor Of President Harrison's lnaugu
ration, which had been postponed wa
made on the night Of the 9th and was pro
nounced a grand success. ;,
AN important conference OF otate ran
wav Commissioners with the lnter-oCaC
commissioners was held in Washlngto
recently. ;,
Ex-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND and famll
left Washington on the 9TH Tor Ihelr IL
ture home in New York.
.Rr S. Chiffon, a clerk IN the stat
Denartment, has been appointed privat
secretary to Vice. President Morton.
HON. WILLIAM WARNER, of Missouri, be
neen offered one Of the three commissions
ships for treating with the Cherokees +
their rights in the Cherokee outlet
SUITS against the Standard Oil Con
pany, based upon charges OF depreciation
on certain lands in Louisiana to obta
turpentine and which have been pendlr
in the Interior Department for some tim
have been settled by the company paylf
500 900 damages.
THE first official act Of Secretary OF Il
Navy Tracy was to postpone from Mar
ID to April the time for receiving pr
posals for the construction Of coast deten
vessels.
NEARLY $4,000, 900 was appropriated
the Fiftieth Congress for the CONSTRUCT
and Improvement Of public buildings.
The decrease in the circulation in Fe
ruary was S4 313. 1876, while the money q
bullion in the treasury increased ~ %
1853.
QUITE hot debate was had in the Ca
adian House of Commons the other mis-
on the subject Of reciprocity with
United States. Sir Charles Tuppor
posed the project
The Interstate Commerce Commlssl
has issued an important circular conta
ing the full text of the law as amend
by the past Congress and pointing out
explaining important changes