The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-27
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH, of New
Mexico, introduced in the house a join
resolution appropriating 5000, 900 for the
building of the public building at Sants
Fe, n. NJ, destroyed by fire recently.
SECRETARY FOSTER has informed Mr.
Walker, of the worlds fair directory
that he will do what he can to secure
favorable legislation on the proposition
for the coinage of 10000, 900 so cent
pieces for use as souvenirs of the worlds
fair.
THE total collections of internal
revenue during the first ten months OF
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1892,
were S125, 54S, 061, an increase of S., G09,-
Sal compared with the collections dur
ing the corresponding period of the
previous fiscal year.
THE bill to provide for the examina-
ton and classification of mineral lands
in Montana and Idaho has been report
ed to the house from the committee on
public lands. The object of the bill is
to prevent the acquisition of lands said
to be rich in minerals by the Northern
Pacific railroad company under its land
grant.
The house committee on Judiciary has
ordered favorable report on the reso-
luton of Mr.. Mutchler, of Pennsylvania,
calling on the Encouragement for any
information he may have which will
authorize proceedings against the Read
ing company. The house subsequently
adopted the resolution.
THE state department has been mott
fed of the death of John a. Anderson,
consul-general to Cairo, which occurred
at Liverpool. England
THE senate committee on commerce
have decided to cut down the
house river and harbor bill. The
projects which. among others, were
sealed down were as follows: Sa-
vannah, Ga, 1925, 900 to S31S. $50: Mo
bile, Ala, from S25O,OOO to s217,-
600: Humboldt, Cal. from 100000 to
$4,000; upper Mississippi, from 81, 5OO,-
600 to s1.125, 900: lower Mississippi, from
$3.50, 900 to s2,2OS, $50; twenty foot
channel, great lakes, from $780,
600 to 1915, 900; cascades Columbia river,
from S435, 600 to 1926. $50: Great Ka-
nawha, w. Va, from 100000 to $685.
600; lower Missouri, from s75O,OOO to
S562.5OO: Dalles of Columbia, from $780,
600 to SlS7, 800.
IT is learned at the department of
state that the American personnel of
the Behring sea arbitration has been
fully decided on. As heretofore an
nounced. the arbitrator on the part of
the United States are Justice Harlan
and Senator John I. Morgan. Ex-Minis-
ter John W. Foster is the agent of the
United States. The counsel of the
United States consist of ex-Minister
Phelps, James C. Carter, of New York,
and Judge Henry Blodgett, of Chicago.
By the terms of the treaty the case of
each government is to be submitted by
September :, the counter case by De-
cember { and the printed argument by
counsel by January Z, at which last date
the board of arbitration will hold its
meeting in Paris.
THE president issued a proclamation
announcing the reciprocity agreement
with Guatemala.
THE president sent to the senate the
nomination of Nathan A. Morford, of
Arizona, to be secretary of Arizona.
CHAIRMAN DoCKERY, of the worlds
fair investigation committee of the COM
mittee on appropriations, has submitted
to the full committee the report agreed
upon by himself and his associates The
report recommends that the department
of foreign affairs be abolished and its
duties discharged Under the auspices of
the director general