The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-18
The News Of the Week.
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FlFTv-FlRsT CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, Sept - In the Senate.
the tariff bill was ordered engrossed
and two important amendments were
adopted-one providing for partial reci-
procity, and the other providing for q
tariff commission, with headquarters in
Washington, to collect data as to the
effect Of tariff laws on commercial and
industrial conditions. In the House
the Virginia election case of Langston
vs.. Venable was called, but 1t could not
be acted on for want Of q quorum. Bills
were introduced to create woman's in
ternational labor congress to be- held at
Chicago in 1898; to increase the PEN
sions of persons who have lost an arm
or leg in the service at $50 per month;
for the distribution of the earnings of
the Virginius indemnity fund among
those entitled to participate in it.
WEDNESDAY. Sept 10.-In tho Sen.
ate, after disposing of routine bust
ness, the tariff bill was taken up for
discussion and passed by . strict party
vote-4O to 20. In the House the entire
day was spent in dlibustering against
tho consideration Of the Langston-
Venable election contest Representa-
tive Dunnell, of Minnesota, introduced
a reapportionment bill. 1t provides for
House of $50 memb ers on basis of one
representative for $50, 900 popu alton.
THURSDAY. Sept lin the Senate
bill was reported for the sale of GER
kniu 1onAo f0p cnh0n0 in IN
town of Pelican. Wis. The resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Interior
for information as to lands of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company and of
other companies whose roads were not
lcornnlatad 1uiAhi~~As.>-r-~.s--d- ~~hy,
| the granting act was taken up, dis
cussed and agreed to- The conference
report on the railroad land forfeiture
bill was then taken up and discussed,
but no action was taken. In the House
no business was transacted, no quorum
being present.
FRIDAY, Sept. IL. - In the Senate
petition from citizens of Missouri was
presented asking for the passage of
the Federal election bill, and many Pc
titions we're presented against the pas
sage OF the compound-lard bill. The
calendar was then taken up and num-
Der of bills of no great Importance were
passed. The land forfeiture bill was
further discussed. In the House the
tariff bill with amendments, was re-
ceived and referred to the committee on
ways and means. Abill was introduced
to regulate the division of the States of
the Union into Congressional districts
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE Census Office on the nth an
nounced the population of Maine as
$780, 26l, an increase in ten years of
Ills
L. NJ. SCHILLER, of Tennessee, was
nominated by the President on the 18th
to be Consul of the United States at
Amsterdam.
DURING the seven days ended on the
18th the business failures in the United
States numbered 1913, as against 203 the
preceding week and 1866 the correspond
ing week last year.
THE EAST
NOMINATIONS for Congress on the 9th
were: Pennsylvania, Sixth district,
John B. Robinson (Rep.); Twenty third,
w. A. Stone (Rep.). Delaware, Henry
p: Cannon (Rep). New Hampshire,
Third district, Frank X. Chase (Pro,):
Second, Charles H. Thorndyke pro s.
j. NJ. FLETCHER was nominated for
Governor of New Hampshire by the
Prohibition convention at Concord on
the 9th.
TIE c. L. c. elevator at Ogdensburg,
N. Y. was burned on the 9th, causing
loss of $500. oOo
FURTHER advices from the recent
Maine election ON the 9th gave Bur-
leigh (Rep) for Governor 1854 votes;
Thompson (Dem.), 1868: Clark (Pro.(,
2,092; Republican plurality, 1926. The
same towns in 1888 gave Is. 915 plurality.
SERIOUS damage was done by floods
in New York State on the 10th. The
village of Canastota was under water,
and at Ithaca stock was drowned in the
fair grounds and railroads were incom-
NODDED by high water and washouts.
PRoH1B1rIoN1sTs in State convention
at Worcester, Mass. ON the 10th nomi-
mated DR.. Blackmer for Governor.
I AN Italian faster, Giordina Succi, ar
rived in New York on the 10th for the
purpose of attempting to Guido Dr. Tan
ner's record and his own by fasting
forty-five days.
A COMMITTEE of tie ex-emploves of
the Now York Central railroad called
on Mr.. Depew, president of the COM
pany, on the 18th, in the hope of set
thing the strike. He declined to dis
cuss the strike with them, saying that
it was practically over.
Two ENGINEERS, a fireman and
brakeman were killed and three others
| wounded on the 18th by a collision of
freight trains near Albany, n. Y.
THE great council of the Improved
| Order of Red Men closed its annual
session at Boston on the 18th. Il. J.
', Donnelly, of Philadelphia, was chosen
Great lncohonee.
In Pittsburgh, Pa, the executive
| committee of the National Reform AS
ISOLATION resolved on the 18th to issue
| call for meeting in every county in
the Union to protest against opening
the worlds fair on Sunday.
WEST AND SOUTH.
DEMOCRATS in State convent ton at St.
Paul, Mimi. on the 9th nominated the
following ticket: Governor, Thomas
Wilson; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, E. G.
, PAIL; Secretary of State, A. r. Lind.
| holm; Auditor, Adolph Bierman; Treas
! urer, Charles NJ. Foote; Attorney-Gen-
eral, David T. Calhoun; Clerk Supreme
! Court, T. r. OHare.
The fortieth anniversary of the adj
mission of California to the Union was
| celebrated by a great parade at San
Francisco on the 9th.
DEMOCRATS and i-Prohibitionists
| OF Kansas united on the 9th in NOM
mating ex-Govornor Rohi oson for Gov.