The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
FlFry-FlRsT CONGRESS

Second session. s.
MONDAY, Dec IL. The Fifty-f1rst
Congress reassembled at noon, and
after short sessions both Senate
and House took recess in order
to enable the joint committee to
notify the President of their
readiness to receive his message. On
reassembling the message was read.
In tho Senate Messrs. Carey and War
rem, of the now State of Wyoming,
took the oath of Office as Senators. In
the House bills were introduced for the
free coinage Of silver and providing
that no person now on the pension rolls.
or who may be- placed on them. shall
receive less than Sc month. The PEN
sion bill ($135, 099 1852 was reported.
TUESDAY, Dec. 2.-ln the Senate a
petition was received from an old lady
in Vermont. los years OF age, asking for
pension. A bill was introduced pro-
viding that the present tariff act should
not be construed to repeal or impair the
stipulations contained in the reciproc-
ity treaty with Hawaii. The remainder
OF tho session was occupied in discuss
ing the election bill In tho House
bills were introduced to provide for a
representation Of 356 mem bers in the
House instead of 323 as at present; to
place raw wool, coal and iron ore on the
free list, and for the free coinage of sill
YER. A bill was passed to pay the
Miami Indians $91, 73o, improperly with
held from them.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. ga bill was in
troduced in the Senate to reduce letter
postage to one cent. The election bill
was further discussed. In the House
the copyright bill was passed by vote
Of 1879 to Is. A bill was introduced to
exclude immigrants who are hostile to
the principles of the constitu ton or who
are insane or dependent for support 1t
also provides that no person shall en-
courage immigration by advertisements
or promises Of employment
THURSDAY, Dec. 4.-The election bill
was further discussed in the Senate
Bills were introduced for a per-
manent tariff commi ssion and for tho
free unlimited use of silver money. A
resolution was adopted to issue arms to
the States Of North and South Dakota,
Nebraska and Wyoming. In the House
a bill was introduced authorizing the
issue of a new series of legal-tender
notes to meet any DEFICIENCIES in the
revenues of the Government. The bill
providing for the punishment of every
guardian or other person for the en-
bezzlement of the pension Of his ward
was passed.
FRIDAY, Dec. Sin the Senate the
time was occupied in discussing
the election bill. In tho House the
pension appropriation bill ($l35, 600, OOo)
was discussed and finally passed. The
Senate bill authorizing the Secretary
of War to issue 1000 stands of arms to
each of the States of North and South
Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and Ne
braska was also passed. A bill was in
troduced providing for the disarma-
ment of the Indians and making it a
punishable offense for any person to
sell arms or ammunition to them.
FROM WASHINGTON.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain in store on the 1st was:
Wheat, 1851, s26 bushels; corn, LA,
494 bushels; oats, $3.50 3O3 bushels.
In the United States the question
voted upon by all Methodist churches
of admitting women as delegates to the
general conference of that church was
decided in favor OF the women.
The death of j. H. Baxter, Surgeon.
General of the United States army,
occurred at Washington, aged So years.
ON the 4th General Brooke reported to
the War Department that d majority of
the hostile Indians in South Dakota
were willing to return to Pine Ridge
agency.
THE President has appointed Romu-
aldo Pacheco, OF California, to be Min.
lister of the United States to the Central
American States in place Of Minister
Miner, recalled.
In the United States tho business
failures during the seven days ended on
the 5th mum bered 3la, against 249 the
preceding week and 316 the correspond.
ing week last year.