The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-08
The News OF the Week,
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HFTY-FlRsT CONGRESS.


FlFTY-FlRsT CONGRESS.
MONDAY, April 2S.-The bill to in
corporate the Society of the Sons of
the American Revolution was discussed
in the Senate, and a bill for the ad.
mission of Arizona as State was intro
duced. In the House the leg islative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill was passed. The Senate bill pro-
viding for an inspection Of meats for ex-
portation, prohibiting the importation
Of adulterated articles of drugs, food and
drink, was reported favorably. Mr..
Hall, Of Minnesota, introduced . bill
providing for an income tax.
TUESDAY. Rgril %. In the Senate
the land forfeiture bill was passed
and the bill granting q pension of
So, 500 year to the widow Of General
George B. Mcclellan was referred In
the House the post-oface appropriation
bill 1911, $50. 9ss) was reported. A mes
sage was received from President %Har-
rison vetoing the bill to provide for the
erection of public building at Dallas,
Tex
WEDNESDAY, April so.-1n the Sem
ate Mr.. Dolph reported concurrent
resolution providing for negotiations
with the Governments of Mexico
and Great Britain with a view Of pre-
venting the entry of Cinnamon into
American territory from Mexico and
Canada. In the House the bill for the
classification of worsted cloths as woolen
010 hS 81 ~
rill service pension bill which places on
the pension roll any officer or enlisted
man Of 60 years of age or over, or who
shall hereafter reach that age, who
served ninety days or more in the army,
at the rate Of So per month, and also
provides for a pension of $S to the
widow of any soldier when she shall
arrive at the age of 60 years.
THURSDAY. May 1.-Mr. Vest, from
the select committee on meat prod ucts,
made a report to the Senate which
propos' ID measures to repeal existing
quarantine laws and prohibit monopoly
and unjust discrimination by railways
In the House Mr.. Biggs (Cal.) intro
duced bill to repeal the civil-service
act. The Senate antitrust bill was
passed. A resolution was adopced for
the immediate consideration Of bills
relating to trusts, copyrights and bank
ruptcy. A resolution was presented by
Mr.. Reilly (Pa) declaring that eight
hours should be made legal days
work throughout the country.
FROM WASHINGTON
TIE Supreme Court of the United
States on the 2Yth pronounced uncon-
stitutional State laws providing for the
seizure of liquor brought into the
State in its original packages. The
State may regulate or prohibit the sale
OF liquor, but can not prohibit its trans
portation from another State and deliv-
cry to the importer.
Ten Representatives of the seventeen
nations participating in the interna ton
al American conference at Washington
on the 2sth signed the agreement drawn
up by the conference for the settlement
by arbitration of differences and dis
putes between them.
THE Director of the Mint said on the
2Sth that the gold product Of the
United States in 1889 was S32, 500, 600,
against $33 600, 900 in 1858: silver prod
uct, S64, SAC, 464, against S43, O2O, 600 the
previous year. The total metallic
stock of the United States on January
l. 1890, was estimated at S1,l27, ,6e3, 831.
II was stated on the 2sth that all the
starch works in the country, with two
exceptions, had united in q trust, with
q capital of 81, ZOO, ,OOO.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of wheat and corn on the 2Sth was.
respectively, 23,9sa, 1913 and 1885, ,oso
bushels.
THE public debt statement issued on
the 1st showed the total debt to be
81, ,595, S42, 1896; cash in the Treasury,
$s5, $50, 623; debt less cash in Treasury
81. O15, $50, I'll. Decrease during April,
$7.636, ,901. Decrease since June 80,
1889, s61, 125, 1851.
LARGE demonstrations wore made
throughout the country on the 1st by
working-men in favor of an eight-hour
day. and in several large cities strikes
were inaugurated by carpenters.
DURING April the receipts OF the
United States from customs, internal
revenue and other resources amounted
to over S34, 600, OOU, an increase Of about
"a, 600, 600 over those of the correspond
ing month of last year.
THE Treasury issued statement on
the 1st showing that the assets amount
to s7l2,OOo. 600, against liabilities of
$3.50, O0O, 900, leaving a balance in favor
of the Treasury of $50, OOO, 900.
ON the lst ex-President Cleveland was
admitted to practice before the United
States Sunreme Conrt