The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-05-01
The News Of the Week,
BY TELEGRAPH AND.M NAIL.
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MoNDA1, April 81. -The Senate passed
the worlds fair bill, with an amend.
ment providing for . naval review q,
the harbor of New York, by vote OF
.43 tolls. Bills were. introduced to re-
peal ali laws for the retirement OF army
and navy officers from active service
with pay; to perpetuate the National
banking system. and providing for the
depositing of funds of the United
States In National banks instead Of
treasures. In the House . bill was
passed providing that soldiers who lost
their limbs during the late war shall be
entitled. to new artificial limbs every
three years. The: conference report on
the bill to provide & temporary govern
ment Tor tho territory Of Oklaho ma was
adopted. # g. = II
- TUESDAY. April 22.-In the Senate
Senator Mitchell (Ore. advocated an
anendmshf TO The Consultation pro
viding for the election of United States
Senators by the direct vote of the peo'
ple A bill was introduced to prevent
the adulteration and misbranding Of
drugs and for tho prevention Of poison
GUS or injurious authorizations. In the
House the, Senate amendments to the
worlds fair bill weresconcurred in by q
vote of % to 81. The legislative appro'
priation bill was discussed and the con
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill
was reported.
WEDNESDAY,, April %. Bills were
passed In the Senate to provide Terri
torial government for Oklahoma; te
create q customs district in Arizona,
and to give $14, $50 to South Dakota and
81, 076 to Washington for constitutional
convention expenses. A bill was intro
duced to give to the State of Washing
tonya section of public land for a sol.
diers' home. In the House the time
was occupied in discussing the legisla
tive appropriation bill. The Senate
bill providing for an inspection of meats
for expectation and prohibiting the i'm
portation of adulterated articles of food
or drink was reported favorably.
THURSDAY, April 24.-In the Senatf
| bills were reported favorably for the
compulsory education of Indian chill
dren; to prevent assertions from the
army. and the pension appropriation
bill Bills were introduced for the free
coinage of silver and to place Congress
sional elections under Federal contro
upon petition Of 100 voters. In the
House the bill to prohibit the transpor
tation OF intoxicating liquors into any
State or Territory contrary to the Law
Eof such State or Territory was favor
ably reported. The Legislative appro
Epriation BILL was further considered
|snd a long discussion. for and against
tho eivil-sorvice system took place: )
Friday, April 25.-A joint resolution
appropriating $3.50, 900 for the relief
of sufferers by the floods in Loufsi
ana was passed in. the Senate. A
bill was passed making Gladstone
Mich. = port of delivery, petitions were
presented for the FREQ coinage of silver,
and the bill authorizing the sale of Ger
tain lands. reserved for the use of the
Menominee Indians in Wisconsin was
favorab]y reported. In the House a
joint resolution appropriating $3.50, 0oo
for tho relief of tho flood sufferers in
Louisiana was passed. The. Senate
ANTITRUST bill was favorably reported.
a bill was introduced to establish naval
militia training-school ships at the
principal seacoast and lake ports of the
United States. At the evening session
thirty private pension bills were passed,