Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-22
WASHINGTON NEWS

| Will avert the necessity of making an
| other issue Of bonds.
| Administrative features OF the McKin-
| ley bill may be retained in order to expe-
| dite tariff legislation.
Warning has been sent to all postmas-
| tiers not To interfere too much with the
| politics In their ocalities.
1t Is believed the house will refuse to
accept the senate tariff bill when the
amended measure comes back.
Representatives Of various commercial
bodies In convention have approved the
Patterson bill, permitting pooling.
Bankhead's committee has finally sub
mitted it, report on the Chicago federal
building favoring the present site.
Every member Of the senate will be
called before the bribery committee TO
testify regarding sugar speculation.
Representative Johnson, Of Indiana,
made bitter personal attack on MIR.
Holman during debate in the house.
Attorney General Olney has denied the
request Of Judge Allen that he send
troops 10 Illinois 10 suppress strikers.
In the house bill setting aside 300, 900
from estates of colored soldiers to provide
a home for intirm negroes was passed.
Canada has apologized for drunken SOL
diers tearing down the stars and stripes
at ST. Thomas, and will punish them.
Washington paper claims to have
discovered a pot TO destroy the capitol
Matched by IL. ]. Jaxon and other Chi
cagoans.
1t is possible that some proposition
looking toward change in the rules of
the senate may be prepared after the
tariff bill is passed.
Congressman T. NJ. Bayne killed
himself in his Washington home. He
was suffering from consumption and re-
covery was impossible.
The clause of the Indian appropriation
bill providing for removal Of the ware
house to Chicago was ruled out in the
house as new legislation.
Representative Jerry Simpson is stead
lily improving at Berkeley Springs, w.
Va, and il is thought he may be able to
return to Washington soon.
Upon the motion Of Senator Villas the
senate passed bill authorizing the pres
ident to appoint additional circuit judges
In the eth, sth and 9th districts.
In the absence of proof of the natural
ization OF Stanislaus Krzwiniski, sent to
Siberia while visiting in Russia, the gov
eminent is poweress to interfere.
The interior department is informed
that four Winnebago Indians. probably
left by travelling show, are stranded in
London. They will be sent home at
once.
Senator sherman reached a term of
service Saturday to equal that Of Sen
ator Benton, who served twenty nine
years, two months and twenty seven
days.
The senate bill granting right of way
to the Eastern Nebraska and Gulf rail-
way company through Omaha and Win
nebago Indian reservation in the state of
Nebraska was passed by the house.
Senator Blackburn, from the commit
tee on appropriations, reported the post
Office appropriation bill. 1t carries ss7,-
236, 500, which is $4,000 less than the house
bill, 80, 1872. $50 less than the estimates,
and e., sos, SOL less than the estimated
postal revenues
The house committee on pensions de-
cided To reporta measure based on the
bill introduced by Representative Bryan
Of Nebraska TO restore TO the rolls wild
ows of soldiers who had been dropped be-
cause of remarrage and whose second
husbands have died.
1t is announced at the post office de-
partment that the amount of federal
post office patronage in New York state
held by republicans aggregates over
100000 in salaries. The places are post
offices in which the terms of republican
postmasters have not yet expired.
The board of visitors to the United
States naval academy in Annapolis, Md,
will recommend the course OF instruc-
tions shall be for six years instead of
four, and two years cruise at sea, as al
present The age limit of entrance TO
the academy is fixed al from Is to II.
News has reached Port Townsend,
Wash, of the capture of the Canadian
sealing schooner Volunteer by the cruiser
Mohican after an exciting chase The
Volunteer surrendered only after the
guns of the warship had been trained on
II and cannonading seemed inevitable.
There is room in the army for two
thirds of the class that has just gradu-
ated from West Point military academy,
and the rest Of them will have TO be as
signed as additional second lieutenants
wherever men are needed until some Of
the older officers in the upper grades are
retired or die
Col. Breckenridge says that the story
about his withdrawal is malicious lie.
II have entered the campaign for the re-
nomination and propose to continue TO
the end. Nothing but death" said the
colonel with a dramatic gesture, will
take me out of the race, and would like
TO make an end Of these stories
Mr.. Durborow's bill authorizing rail-
roads to sell Joint interchangeable s.
0O0-mile tickets" was passed by the
house. 1t was introduced last Septem-
Der at the request of the commercial
travellers of the country. and Mr.. Dur
borrow, from the house committee on in
terstate commerce, reported 1t favorably
in February.
The United States consul at Belfast,
Ireland. reports the fact that the largest
tobacco factory in the world is now in
process of erection there. the building
costing s250,OOO. The consul sees fine OPP
portunities for large extension of the
trade in American cigars and cigaretts II
our manufacturers send astute represen-