The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-05-08
The News Of the Week.
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BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
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 bill for the I'D.
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 tho importation
Of adulterated articles OF drugs. food and
drink, was reported favorably. Mr..
Hall, Of Minnesota, introduced . bill
providing for an income tax.
TUESDAY. April %. In the Senate
the land forfeiture bill was passed
and the bill granting pension OF
s2. 500 year to the widow Of General
George t. Mcclellan was referred. In
the House the post-office appropriation
bill 1871 $50. 9S3D was reported. A mes
sage was received from President Har-
rison vetoing the bill to provide fo- The
erection Of public building at Dallas,
Tex
WEDNESDAY. April :O.-In 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 az woolen
cloths was passed, as was also the Nor.
rill service pension bill which places on
the pension roll any officer or enlisted
man OF 90 years OF age or over, or who
shall hereafter reach that age. who
served min .ty days or more in the army,
at the rate of s. per month. and also
provides for pension Of SS to the
widow Of any soldier when she shall
arrive at the age Of 60 years.
THuRsDsy. May 1.-Mr. Vest, from
the select committee on meat products.
made report to the Senate which
proros d measures to repeal existing
quarantine laws and prohibit monopoly
and unjust discrimination by railways.
In the House Mr. Biggs (Cal) intro
duced a bill to repeal the civil-service
act The Senate antitrust bill was
passed. A resolution was adopted for
the immediate consideration Of bills
relating TO trusts. copyrights and bank.
ruptcy. A resolution was presented by
Mr.. Reilly (Pa.) declaring that eigh,
hours should be made a legal days
work throughout the country.
FPoM WASHINGTON.
The Supreme Court of the United
States on the 2sth 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 information.
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 tho
| United States in 1850 was SS2, 500. OOO
against s33. COO. 600 in 1888: silver prod
uct, s64,6iG, 464, against $43. O2O, 600 the
stock Of the United States on January
! 1. 1890. was estimated at 81, 127. .6G3. 63l
IT was stated on the 2Sth that all the
| starch works In the country, with two
| exceptions, had united in q trust, with
a capital of 81, ,oOO.OG0
In the United States the visible sup
ply OF wheat and corn on the 2Sth was
respectively, 23,9ss, 1863 and l4,ss6, ,03t
bushels.
THE public debt statement issued OF
the 1st showed the total debt to bt
81, SOS. s42. 900; cash in tho Treasury
S35, $50. 623: debt less cash in Treasury
S1.Ol5. $50. I'll. Decrease during April
| k7.636, ,9Ol. Decrease since June 80
1889. SOL, ,l25. .S5l.
LARGE demonstrations were made
throughout the country on the 1st BY
working-mcn in favor of an eight-houl
day. and in several large cities strikes
were inaugurated by carpenters
DURING April the receipts Of tn,
| United States from customs, interna
revenue and other resources amounted
| to over &34, ,000. .OO0. an increase Of abou
! $4,000. 600 over those of the correspond
ing month OF last year.
THE Treasury issued statement OF
| the 1st showing that the assets amour
to S7l2.OO0. 600, against liabilities 0
/ $3.50, ,O1O, ,OO0, leaving . balance in favo
| of the Treasury OF &s2, O0O. 900.
ON the lst ex-Presilent Cleveland wa
admitted to practice before the Unitet
States Supreme Court.
THE FAST.
| THE Legislature of Ohio on the 9Stl
| adjourned till next January.
On the 2Sth about twenty wcll-knowl
pedestrians began six-days' walk q
New Haven. Conn.
| On the 10Th ult Judge Wallace, Of tn
United States Court granted writ Q
habeas corpus, returnable June II. Il
the case Of Kcmmler. tho murdcrc
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