Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-02-18
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.

FlFTY-SECoND CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, Feb. Bills were re-
ported adversely in the senate to in
crease,the circulating medium by issu-
ing treasury notes based on gold and
silver coin and bullion; for the retire
ment of national bank notes; the free
coinage of silver; promotion of the in
ternational free coinage of silver; for
loan of money to the farmers of 1ndi-
ana. In the house bills were introduced
to promote the safety of national
banks; authorizing the detail of army
officers for special duty in connection
with the worlds fair; providing that
persons employed to guard Or defend
property of any kind shall be residents
of the state where the property is To-
Gated. The bill placing the secretary
of agriculture in the line of presiden-
tial succession after the secretary of
the interior was passed.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. 1O.-The time in
the senate was occupied in discussing
the bill providing for the public print
ing and binding and the distribution of
public documents. Mr.. German, of
Maryland, presented the credentials of
his colleague, MIR. Gibson. and the oath
of Office was administered In the
house resolution for the appointment
of a committee of five to investigate
the methods of business in the bureau
of pensions was adopted. MIR. BANDS
bill for the free coinage OF gold and
silver and for the issue of coin notes
was favorably reported. A resolution
was introduced providing for the final
adjournment of the first session of con-
gress on Tuesday, Nav 81.
THURSDAY, Feb 1l.-Bills were in
troduced in the senate appropriating
S16,OoO,00o to improve navigation on
the Mississippi, and for statues to Gen.
John Stark and Gen. Zachery Taylor.
The bill to amend the law as to the
coasting trade on the great lakes was
passed. Adjourned to the 18th. In
the house bill was introduced to re-
peal the sugar bounty law. The mill
tary academy appropriation bill was
taken up and consumed the remainder
of the day.
FRIDAY, Feb. 12.-The senate was
not in session. In the house the
military academy appropriation bill
1896, 6G5l was passed and in committee
of the whole several bills for claims
against the government We're consid-
cred, but no action was taken.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Mr.. BLAINE emphatically denies the
the cabinet.
IN the United States the annual esti-
mate of farm animals consolidated
from local returns of January to the
department of agriculture show the
number Of horses to be Is, 900;
mules, ASIA, 600; COWS, 16 416, 900; other
cattle, s7,65l,o0o; sheep, 44,93s, 900;
swine, SO, 39s, 900.
The Russian charge d'affaires has
been formally notified that over $780,
900 pounds of flour had been contributed
by the millers of the United States and
the people of Nebraska and Minnesota
for the relief of famine sufferers in
Russia
The blue book for 1891 shows that
there are employed in the postal serv-
ice of the United States in all ca
pacities 1874, 4j1 persons, and in all
other departments of the government
e., s63 persons, making total of 247. 1914
THE business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the 18th nun bered 276, against 3l9 the
preceding week and 297 for the CORE.
spending week last year
The members of the Grand Army OF
the Republic are contributing for a
statue to Gen. w. 7. Sherman to be
erected in Washington.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
81. 349, 33l, Ire, against 81, 319, s74, 432 the
previous week. The increase as COM
pared with the corresponding week of
1891 was 26.7.