Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-10-07
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


troller of the treasury, has been re-
quested to hand in his resignation.
UNITED STATES MINISTER THOMPSON
ut Rio .Ianeiro has been instructed to
protect the rights of all American citi-
zens and to do all in his power tn pre-
vent further bloodshed and destruction
of property.
SENATOR HILL has introduced bill
intended to recognize telegraph opera
tors who served during the rebellion rs
military men entitled to honorable dis
charge if their services justify it.
RonERr L. PRESTON. if confirmed as
director of the mint. cannot be re-
moved for five years without the con-
sont of the senate. n distinction shared
by only one Office. that of comptroller
of the currency. Mr.. Preston has been
connected with the treasury since 1886
CONGRESSMAN OATES appeared before
the banking and currency committee
in support of several measures OF which
he is the author: among Others COM
promise on the repeal of the 10 per
cent. tax on state banks.
TIE house elections committee has
decided to admit the Bourbon county,
KIN, evidence of Congressman Fun
ston in his contest case.
REPRESENTATIVE SPRINGER has oh
tanned leave to print in the Record n
defense of the charges made against
the interior department in connection
with the opening of the strip.
SENATOR DUBOIS has introduced a
bill to reimburse the Chickasaw nation
in the sum of SlS4.000, which is alleged
to be the accrued interest on part of a
trust fund enormously dropped from
the record fifty-three years ago.
The house has passed the bill which
says that receivers of land offices shall
not pass upon cases in which they are
in any way interested.
The postal revenues are falling off
so rapidly that there will be large de-
felt at the end of the fiscal year.
THERE is no immediate prospect OF
one-cent letter postage, as the post
office department shows a deficit of
something like $4,000, 900, and in his
Forthcoming report the postmaster
general will advise against any further
reduction.
The senate committee on public
lands has instructed Senator Dubois to
report an omnibus bill for number of
bills introduced from the mineral land
states to aid in the establishment of Il
school of mines.
IT is stated that Il majority of the
house banking and currency commit
tee will oppose the repeal of the 10 per
cent. tax on state bank issues
DELEGATE FLYNN has introduced in
the house resolution to permit all
persons who have lived in the strip
twenty days to vote at the city cleo
tions
SENATOR FAULKNER. who has been
the lead in the efforts for compro-
mise on the silver question, is still
confident that settlement will be
reached.
SOME silver men talp the position.
that il the Sherman act isNrepealed it
will leave in force the provisions of the
Bland-Allison act regarding the coin
age of silver.
MGR. SAToLII has officially stated
that Archbishop Kenrick, of st. Louis,
has not been deposed.
The senate has confirmed Sheridan
p. Read. of New York. consul ut Tien
Tsin, China, and Benjamin p. Moore.
of Newport, collector of customs, dis
trict of Alaska.
OWING to n new rule adopted by Mr.
Cleveland. it is now difficult matter
to gain access to the chief executives
office.
EFFORTS are being made to have the
commercial relations between this
country and Mexico improved by q re-
vision of the tariff.
A BANKRUPTCY bill making about
seventy changes in the old Torrey bill
has been reported favorably By the ju-
dietary committee.
The total amount of public lands dis
posed of during the fiscal year just
ended was nearly 10000 900 acres, of
which almost 100000 were sold for
cash.