Mower County transcript., 1890-12-17
Epitome of the Week.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Second SeS<lON.

INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
CONGRESSIONAL
Second SeS<lOn.
BILLS were introduced in the Senate on the
9th TO reduce the amount of United States bonds
to be required OF National hunks ana 10 replace
their su. rendered notes, And to p, ovide for the
free coinage Of 81 yer. and for the amendment
Of the tariff bill the subject OF cables cordaye
and twine. The elections bill was further dis
Onssed The bill TO establish public farm in
e0ch county within tho limits OF the Republic
Was Indefinitely POSTPONED. -. In the House the
resolution to remove the rema1ns OF General
Grant to Arlington Cemetery was defeated by u
vote of 1853 to as. The Congressional apportion-
mont bill was introduced. 1t provides th0t
after tho third day of March. 1893, tho House
shall BE- composed of $50 members.
In the Senate bills were introduced on the
10th to provide for coinage ut the branch mint
at Denver COL; to amend the silver 0ot OF last
aeSsion, and to define she line OF tho army and
to Increase its efficiency, the number OF en-
listed men not to exceed 5000. The House
bill to authorize the payment OF draw back or
rebate on tobacco was passed.. -. In tho House
spill was introduced to restore the law in re-.
lation to importations OF tin plate us it was Co
fore the Mckinley bill was passed. A bill for
khe relief of the mission Indians in california
vas passed. j. w. Hathaway. Of Montana, was
0eoted postmaster of the House,
A BILL was reported favorably in the Senate
op tho tlth appropriating $3.50 UOo for the educa
uon OF children in Alaska. A resolution was
presented to inquire into tho practicability and
the adviSability Of estaOlishil S postal savings
banks. The elections bill was again discussed
...> In the House bills were passed to prevent
the manufacture OF counterfeit dies and molds:
providing penalty for any re"SOn who shall
violate the election laws of States, and the
Notifications bill Bills were introduced to pay
to the widow OF Chief-Justice Waite the bal
ence OF the salary for the year in wh,oi Q died.
and to reudjust the salaries OF poStmasters.
RESOLUTION to ascertain whether the
right to vote at anv election was denied to any
legal voter in the country was discussed In the
Qnlted States Senate on the 18TH, rs was also
the election bill The House bills for public
buildings at Davenport. H.. and Bloomington,
H., were reported favorably -. In the House
vhe reappOrtiOrm ,nt bill. based on q represen-
tatiOn OF 356 members OF the House. was
favorably reported. Bills wee introduced
to revive the grade OF Lieutenant General
of the army; to establish limited post
9nd telegraph service. and providing that up
plications for citizenship shall be advertised so
that persons wishing to oppose the granting ot
naturalization papers may be notified when to
appear. and that applicants for naturaliza
ton shall pass . satisfactory examination on
VIC uIStOEy VI Tue OuIteO ol0tcS, tue Fttlcr1l
constitution and the constitution Uf the State
whore the applicant resides
DOMESTIC.
A CYCLONE in Walton County, Ca.
blew down several houses and killed
four persons
IN saloon brawl at Armago, N. NJ.
Thomas franklin attacked two Indians
with billiard cue, killing one and
fatally wounding the other.
A WORKMAN named Deegan fell from
the dome of the State House at Topc-
.ka, Kan, and was instantly killed. llo
was the ninth workman to meet death
while employed on that building.
THR firm of Nightingale Bros. &
Knight, silk manufacturers at Paterson.
n. j., failed for $4,000
AT the annual meeting in Philadel-
phia of the American Sabbath Union
the secretary reported that there had
never been such an awakening through
omt the country to tho necessity of Oh.
serving the Sabbath day AZ at present.
Colonel Elliott +. Shepard. OF New
York, was reelected president of tho
union.
In Boston Whitten. Burdett & Young,
Wholesale clothiers, failed for S7OO, 900.
and q. w. Ingalls, & Co.. shoe dealers.
failed for 100000. They operated
thirty stores in the State.
A SYNDICATE was reported to be ne
gotiating for the purchase OF all the
type foundries in the United States.
KENDnIcK, l'ETrus e. Co., tobacco
dealers at Clarksvillc. Tenn, failed for
$500, 900.
HATHAWAY WALL. of Henrietta Mills,
n. c., shot and killed his wife and
brother-in-law and then com mmitted sui
olde
THB Oklahoma Legislature passed
oyer the veto of Governor Steele the
bill locating the capital of Oklahoma
at Kingfisher.
AT Cham bersburg. Pa, Polk Wilson
was sent to Jail for eighty days under
tie ''blue laws" act Of 1874 for swear
ing eighty profane oaths.
. THREE tramps set fire to barn by
smoking near Brimield, ILL.,, and were
burned to death.
OWING to the discharge of workman
5000 men and girls in Clark's thread
mills at Newark, N. j., went on a
strike, and an order was issued to shut
down the works indefinitely.
OWING to the loss Of property Mrs.
Rose Mason, a widow, aged 80 years,
committed suicide at Washington. O.
K1r1LE G. Co.'s linseed oil works at
San Francisco were burned, causing a
loss of S2Oa
TIE National Board of Trade in ses-
s1on at New Orleans passed resolutions
In favor of reciprocal trade regulations;
Of revision of the National banking
laws; of postal telegraph ana penny
postage on local delivery letters. and in
favor of q unifica ton of the monetary
systems of the leading commercial ma
tons.
SRNAToR SAN PAUL, OF tho Chickasaw
Legislature, and bis son. Joe Paul,
fought a duel at Paine's Valley, Ind.
T., and Joe was killed and the father
was fatally wounded.
The Texas Land Company OF Col
orado has offered Chief Mayes $50, 0O0,.
600 for the Cherokee strip.
THREE persons-Mr. and Mrs. E. 7.
Todd. of Sioux City, Ia, and their