The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-03-15
WASHINGTON NEWS

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The diplomatic and consular service Of
the United States costs the country only
e5OO, 1000 year. Z. " ,45
Senator Mitchell will try to have the
Judiciary committee take action on the
bankruptcy bill. XXI. q sys !.
It is announced that German and fellow
objectors to the tariff bill have secured
what they wanted. 5
Senators fear Great Britain is trying to
get footing on the Nicaragua coast In
violation of treaty. g g 4
Failing to comply with its contract, the
Pacific Mail Steamship company will lose
Its customary subsidy. 3
Business by the full bench Of the SUI
preme court will be delayed month by
Justice Jackson's absence. 4
Test of the boats for the Wellman arc
tic expedition has resulted in favorable
report by the naval officers. q,
The ordnance bureau is determined the
sailors shall be provided with small arms,
equal to those of the soldiers. I,
A tax of 40 per cent ad valoren on
sugar is said to have been agreed on by
the senate finance committee.
A crank, who said he had been directed
by God to turn the white house over to
the Jews. was put under arrest.
Farmer Hatch says the objections
that were urged against his antioption
bill last year have been removed.
Col. Dye and State Senator Youmans,
of Iowa, are spoken of for the place OF
Ia %nt NJ iccin
Freethinkers sent in a protest against
the house resolution providing for recog-
milton of God in the constitution.
A vote on BANDS bill for the coinage
Of the silver seigniorage will be taken in
the senate Thursday at 2 O'Clock.
Gen. Howard reported to the war de-
partment that Atlantic port cities are
without modern means of defense.
The resignation of Senator White Of
Louisiana, to take effect March II, was
announced in the senate Thursday.
A total of s1,5l3, 1888 is carried by the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill which was introduced in the house.
Representative Keifer pleaded with the
river and harbor committee for the sur
vey Of Lake Superior Mississippi canal.
w. P. Miller of North Dakota has been
appointed a special assistant United
States attorney for the district OF North
Dakota. 100"
The new cruiser Montgomery came in
to the possession of the government
Tuesday. . She will be sent to Norfolk in
few days to be fitted out.
The house has adopted a resolution
providing for an investigation of Judge
Jenkins order preventing the Northern
Pacific railroad employees from striking.
The Supreme court has advanced the
Indiana tax which involve the constitu-
tionality of the law of 1891 for hearing
March 20. Railroads are the appellants
against the state treasurer. vi. a.
A proposition for a constitutional
amendment to enable the president to
veto items in appropriation bills is con-
tanned in joint resolution introduced in
the house by Representative De Almond
of Missouri.
There seems to besno reasonable doubt
that one OF the results of theifnvestfga-
ton by the Dockery commission into the
methods of doing business in the several
executive departments of the government
will be the abolition of the offices of the
commissioner and deputy commissioner
of customs. css: v. !: @&,
The clerks Of the treasury department
have received notice that they must not
criticise the administration, under PEN
alty Of removal. They are also forbidden
to furnish information to newspaper cor
respondents concerning events that occur
in the department and official business
generally. " i. c.... ..a
The land office decided nearly $4,000
Michigan acres were wrongfully given
the Portage Canal company. Holdings
of the Michigan Land and Iron company
and other corporations are also being in
yestigated. The titles of most of the iron
mines developed in recent years are af-
fected by the prospective contest.
President Cleveland has returned from
his fishing trip looking as we'll and strong
as at any time since he first came to
Washington, nine years ago. His step
was noticeably more elastic than when
he went away. To some friends the pres
ident said he had never in his life had
more enjoyable hunting trip. Every mo-
ment of it had been delight to him.
e GOLD IN THE TREASURY.
The amount of gold paid out by the
treasury during February in the redemp-