Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-02-12

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act Of September %. 1890, was passed.
Mr. BANDS free coinage amendment
to the sundry civil bill vas ruled out,
and Mr.. Bland appealed from the de-
cision of the chair. The decision was
sustained By a vote Of 1874 to 1877.
The proposed amendment limiting
Worlds Fair salaries was debated at
length.
MONDAY. February 9.
Shad and herring are being taken
by pound-net fishermen in the Caro-.
lima sounds.
A number of Congressman have
offered 10 help Mr.. German in his
canvass for reelection" to the Sen
ate.
Il 10 stated that President Hsr.
rison has telegraphed Consul General
John G. New, at London Offering him
the place ofSecrstary Of the Treasury.
President Hugh Mitchell, of the
Maryland Farmers Alliance, says the
organization 10 at present interested
mainly in the free coinage of silver
bill.
The trucking farmers in the Nor
folk section have begun spring plant
ing. Double the usual amount of
potatoes will be planted this year
owing to the success of last years crop.
A statement that the land on
which the United States Capital 10
situated is claimed under a Maryland
warrant is shown to have grown out
of the familiar Garrett county land
claims.
A dispatch from the City Of Mexico
says Guatemala 10 preparing for war
and is bringing her army up to the
standard required by law. Gen.
Cayetano Sanchez was arrested several
days ago for insubordination and
placed in confinement. On Saturday
he attempted to escape and was shot by
soldiers, dying yesterday. II 10 re-
ported that q secret alliance has been
signed between Guatemala and Hon.
duras against Salvador.
In the United States Senate Satur-
day, the order for night sessions every
day except Saturdays until the close
of the session, was adopted. The
House bill for the adjustment of ac-
counts Of government employees I'M.
der the eight-hour law was, after
protracted debate, recommitted by q
vote of 81 to "a In the House the
amendment restricting salaries and
expenses of the Worlds Fair com.
mission was ruled out. but q substi.
tute offered by Mr.. Wilson, of West
Virginia, fixing the salaries, was sf.
terward adopted. The death of Con.
gresham Phelan, Of Tennessee. was
announced.
THURSDAY, February 10.
Ernest Forbs, colored, will be hung
at Annapolis, Nd. April 8.
Congressman-elect She'll, of South
Carolina, denies that the Farmers
Alliance members will form a third
party in the next House.
George M. Smith, a merchant Of
CsntreYille, and many years ago an
active politician in Baltimore, is dead
in his seventy-eight year.
Daniel F. Shure, for forty.6ve years
superintendent of the SusQuhanna
and Tidewater Canal, died in Har-
ford county, aged seventy-two.
The Indian conferences at Wash
ington, it is said, are being skilfully
worked in the interest of the Interior
Department.
The Dingley proposition in the
House to make "rider" of the force
bill is supposed to be an attempt to
coercs the silver Senators into sup
porting that measure.
Governor Mckinney favors a lib.
sral appropriation for the Virginia
exhibit at the Chicago Worlds Fair
unless there ia a revival of the force
bill in Congress, in which case not a
dollar will be recommended for that
purpose.
The conference with the Sioux In.
dian delegation was resumed yestsr.
day by the commissioner of Indian
affairs. The Indian speakers asked
that civilians be made agents, better
rations and schools and protection
from white squatters. Big Name, a
Brule Indian. caused a laugh by
humorously attributing the small sizs
Of the beeves furnished the Indians to
the defective eyesight of the agent.
1t ia understood the government ia
about to take action against the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company under
the recent decision of the Supreme
Court Of the United States to enforce
full payments under the Thurman
act requiring the Union and Central
Pacific Company to pay 25 per cent.
of their net earnings to the govern
ment. The Supreme Court decided
that the companies were not entitled
to deduct from the earnings amounts
expended for improvements, az had
been before done, and the net earn.
ings Of the two companies will there.
BY be increased about 100000.