The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-04-05
WASHINGTON NEWS

Silver men concedc they cannot COM
mand the necessary votes to override the
veto of the seigniorago bill.
Tariff trainers say the present bill will
prevent any further need for issuing
bonds b.; this administration.
1t is said Mexico is endeavoring to Sc
cure an international monetary confer
ence to settle the fate of silver.
Secretary Smith has decided that the
claim of Illinois to Kankakee swamp
lands could not be entertained.
Senator Stewards castle is offered for
sale, and the owners friends are wonder
ing if he has lost another fortune.
Solicitor General Maxwell charges Chi
cago with collision with railroads to di-
vert the lake front to private use.
Secretary Smith has ordered the dis
barment of Attorney NJ. Dellis, of Indian
apolis, for unprofesSional conduct.
London papers profess to be much mys-
titled by Cleveland's action in establish
inga naval station at Honolulu.
Chair Springer does not believe
any bill to repeal the 10 per cent bank
tax can pass through this congress.
Secretary Hoke Smith has decided to
give Chicago the Indian warehouse, as
contemplated by him some time ago.
Treasury expenditures have again run
up to s29, 10000 and receipts reach only
$22 3233,22SS4, a deficit of more than 81 ,10O,-
600.
The American Institute of Architects
will open their campaign in Washington
shortly with an attack on Carlisle's pol
icy.
Inquiry develops the fact that repub-
licans will endeavor to prevent consider
alton of the tariff bill at this session of
congress.
Senator Voorhees, has declined to allow
the factory girls of New England to APP
pear before the senate finance committee
on the tariff bill.
Representa- tive Cogswell of Massachu-
sets has introduced bill appropriating
100000 for the determination in that
state of the gypsy moth.
Three -fourths'o the pension examin-
ing boards have been changed in the last
year. The surgeons appointed since May
9 is 1850 out of total of 4,1O7.
Senator Dolph intends to make an ef-
fort if opportunity arises this week to
have the bill for the relief of certain set
tiers on the public lands considered.
Fire broke out in the waste-room of
the terrace of the senate Wednesday at
ternoon. It was quickly extinguished,
but the smoke caused considerable ex-
,citement in and about tho senate cham
Der.
Mrs. William L. Wilson, wife of Rep
resentative Wilson,chairman of the ways
and means committee, reached here from
Texas Thursday after long vigil at her
husbands sick bed in that state and in
Mexico.
Representative Storer of Ohio intro
duced bill to amend the interstate COM
merce law. 1t repeats all punishments
terstate commerce act and renders the
corporation itself punishable.
Attorney General Olney has rendered
an opinion that the internationa copy
right act of March 3, 1891, does not pro-
hibit the importation of uncopyrighted
Autographs although these Autographs
may be copies of copyrighted paintings.
In the senate MIR. Dolph introduced a
Joint resolution declaring that the treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain regarding the construction of a
ship canal at Nicaragua monty
known as the Clayton Bulwer treaty-is
no longer in force.
1t transpires that the senate committee
on foreign relations did take action upon
the Chinese treaty Wednesday, and la ter,
while the senate was in executive session,
reported it to the senate for ratification
A motion to make the treaty public was
objected to and was not pressed.
Secretary Herbert made a report to the
house upon the frauds at the Carnegie
Steel company's works. The secretary's
answer is long and very interesting, Civ
ing in detail the history of the progress
and discovery of one of the most gigantic
frauds known in our naval administra'
tion.
4 leading member of the senate com
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