The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-10
EpitOme of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION
EEIY-ElRs1 CONGRESS


FlFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
MONDAY, June 3O.-The bill to ad-
the Senate, and the agricultural
appropriation bill was passed. In the
House w. II. Dickerson was sworn in
as the successor of Mr.. Carlisle from
the Sixth Kentucky district. A bill was
introduced providing for the appoint
ment by the President of commission,
consisting OF five persons, to make an
impartial and thorough investigation Of
social vice in all its phases, in relation
to labor and wages. marriage and de
vorce and the general welfare OF the
people. The Federal elections bill was
further discussed.
TUESDAY. July 1.-The Senate
passed the bill for the adj ,s;on OF
Idaho to the Union. A report was
made that the President had approved
the naval, pension and post-office APP
preparation bills. In the House the
Blair educational bill was favorablv re-
ported, as was also bill providing that
all women employed as army nurses
during the war for period of six
months or more and who were honora-
blv discharged and who are unable to
earn their own support shall receive a
pension Of S12 per month. The Federal
elections bill was taken up and was the
suniect OF protractcd debate.
WEDNESDAY. July 2.-In the Senate
the Legislative appropriation bill was
passed and the bills to place the Ameri-
can merchant marine engaged in the
foreign trade upon an equality with that
OF other nations. and to provide for
ocean mail service between the United
States and foreign ports and to promote
commerce were discussed. A resolution
was agreed to calling for information as
to the number Of pensioners borne on
the list at each pension agency on June
1. 1890. In the House the Federal elec.
tions bill was discussed and finally
passed bya vote of l55 to 149.
THURSDAY. July 3. A bill was re.
ported in the Senate to discontinue the
coinage Of the $3 and 81 gold pieces
and the 3-cent nickel piece and to pro-
vide for new designs for authorized de.
vices of United States coins 4 resolu
tion was adopted asking for statemen,
OF the amount already appropriated and
proposed to be appropriated in the sew
eral appropriation bills o: the session
A bill was introduced prohibiting any
bigamist or polygamist making entrie.
Of public lands. Adjourned to the 7th
In the House Mr.. Lodge asked for /
reprint Of the Federal election bill. with
marginal notes. The request was de-
MED. Adjourned to the 7th.
FpOM WASHINGTON.
| In the United States the total mum
! ber of mercantile failures reported
during the six months ended on thu
30th nlt. was ), 466, against 5,9ls during
the same time in 1889.
TIE public-debt statement issued OF
the 1st showed the total debt to be 81.
595, $50, $50; cash in the treasury, $50.
400, 74S; debt less cash in treasury, S9sS,
/ 175, 172. Decrease during June, $50,
6S3. .725. Decrease since June 80, 1883
Sss. All. 44s.
DURING the fiscal year ended on tn
30th ult. the Pension Office issued Isl,
G5S pension certificates. The numbe
issued during the preceding year wa
l45. 292.
GOVERNMENT receipts from all source
during June last amounted to $37,
SAC, S92, against $50. Isl, 9O7 in June
year ago; and for the fiscal year tn
revenue aggregated s40a, Os3,979, whic
isgreater than in any year since 1ssl-ss
when it reached S403. SIS. $50. Durin
the preceding fiscal year the revenu
from all sources was S3s7, ,05O.05s.
IMPORTS OF gold to the United State
during the fiscal year closed on the 30t
ult. was ST.. .s7S, 132, and the export
81. .O9s. $40, or net loss Of gold by e,
port during the year Of s.. 30. 1ss. Dul
ing the preceding fiscal year the impor,
of gold were SlO.3s2.l45. while the el
ports reached 500. .033, 236, net loss I
S49, ,661. 1Ol.
In the first six months of the presen
year there were ISL labor strikes invol,
ing ia. 263 strikers, against 34s strike
involving 93.a5s strikers during tn
same time last year.
ON the 4th the 114th anniversary I
the Nations independence was Gel,
brated throughout the country.
THE railway track built up to July
in the United States was 1000 mile
as compared with l ,4S0 miles in the FIR.
halt of 1885,
TIE President signed the act for th
admission of Idaho as State Of tn
Union at 10 o'clock on the morning
the Sd.