The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-02-01
WASHINGTON N EWS

The subcommittee preparing tno PcueAon
appropriation bill will reduce the amount
eSO, 900, 900.
Crude opium was taken OF the free list
and duty of Il per pound imposed upon
1t by the house.
Secretary Carlisle has issued circular
telling how and where tho new bond issue
can be purchased. .,i
It Is believed the amended tarlh bill Will
receive tho votes of oil but twenty'nve
democratic members.
Mr.. Harter, Of Ohio, will help Louisiana
members in the effort for restoration OF
the bounty on sugar.
Indications point to the rejection OF MI.
Peckham, nominated for associate justice
Of the supreme court. &..
An effort to reduce the duty on diamonds
failed in the, house, as did an attempt to
put tin plate on the Tree list.
Don Nj. Dickinson, who is in New York,
Is said to be at work to secure confirmation
Of Peckham as associate justice. : y.
Representative Sibley, of Pennsylvania,
has forwarded his resignation to the gov
ernor as almember of congress. sr
Trouble over the payment of the Boring
last administration, is up again.
Mr.. Cullom, of Illinois, severely criti-
cised the administration in speaking to
the Frye Hawaiian resolution in the SEN
ate. @ T.. ~ = @A
Candidate Beard Tuesday met Congress-
man Cannon's charges before the senate
committee in the Danville, ILL.,, postoface
fight r#- -s
A painting concentrating Lincoln's
death was presented by the Argentine
minister to the District Memorial Associa-
ton. %. r.; =
Secretary Of the Treasury Carlisle ad-
dressed the house Judiciary committee up
on his proposed issue Of government
bonds. ",
Chairman Wilson, Of the ways and
bers are sick. MIR. Henderson, of Iowa,
may die
Only one amendment of Importance to
the tariff bill was adopted by the house
Thursday-that repeating the reciprocity
clause of the Mckinley law. j.. !.
The republican senators do not approve
Of Mr.. Quay's interview telegraphed from
Pittsburg, in which he criticises Secretary
Carlisle for his bond circular and discred-
its the bonds that are to be issued under it.
Mr.. Thacher says that if the board Of
control will let him alone and will not in
sist upon having their per diems paid out
of his appropriation he will be able to
save 100000 or more, which, under the
terms of the law, goes to the Worlds Co.
lumb ian Exposition. 1-.s..
The treasury department has furnished
Mr.. McMillin Of the ways aud means COM
mittee statement showing that it costs
$50 per cent to collect tho customs reve-
nues, 2.s per cent to collect the internal
revenue taxes, and that according to the
best estimates it will cost 1.6 per cent to
collect an income tax. -.
In the senate Mr.. Dolph (rep., Ore)
rave notice of an amendment to the pend.
ing Hawaiian resolution. The amendment
is to add these words: ''And, with view
uf restoring amicable relations between
the United States and Hawaii, the present
minister Of the United States to HAWAII
should be Immediately recalled.
The commissioner of pensions has given
notice of his intention to appeal the deci-
sion of Judge Bradley in the Long case to
the new Court of Appeals. This action
will be taken within twenty days as is re-
quired by the rules Of the court, and it is
the intent ton Of Commissioner Lochren to
ask that the case be made special.
It is said that Mr.. Hol man will call q
caucus to consider the propriety Of tack
| ing tho income proposition to the tariff
bill, but whatever action the caucus may
take will not have the slightest effect up
on the individual members of the house.
Every body understands that the DEGREES
of the caucus are no longer binding.