Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24
WASHINGTON NEWS

Both branches Of congress are ready to
adjourn a soon a. the president signs
the tariff bill.
In the senate a joint congratulatory
resolution from the United States to
Hawaii was adopted.
+ w. Nicholson. superintendent Of the
treasury stables. committed suicide while
in nj OF dependency.
Internal revenue receipts for Saturday
reached the unusual sum Of g, 2G3, s55 and
are expected 10 90 still higher.
Tariff bills relating 10 sugar and other
articles in dispute were referred TO a
committee and no action is probable.
Ways and means committee of the
house decided TO report a special bill
placing silver-lead ores on the free list.
Senator Mcpherson. who contemplated
resigning because OF i'll health. was pre-
vailed on by friends TO change his mind.
In the house Gen. Black offered reso-
luton intended TO secure congressional
sanction FOR the coinage Of the seignior-
age.
HIPS measure providing for the eXciu-
sion and deportation OF alien anarchists
was passed in the senate without divi-
sion.
appropriations made ~ the present
congress are so. 3O9 l69 less than those Of
its predecessor, according 10 Chairman
Sayers.
House Judiciary committee has decided
20 favorably report the bill for the eX-
cluson and deportation OF alien aAar-
chstS.
The labor bureau is perfecting its
plans for the inquiry ordered by congress
into the enect'of the use OF machinery on
abor.
The supplemental tariff bills. amended
by the finance committee. were reported
to the senate Monday and placed on the
calendar.
Secretary Gresham is anxious that be-
fore adjournment congress take action
looking 10 the settlement OF the Boring
sea claims.
Naval regulations have been changed
reversing the policy Of permitting right
Of asylum for political refugees on Amer
lean vessels.
Congressman Cannon has prepared
statement showing the present congress
to have been more eXtraVagant than It's
predecessor
The tariff bill, signed by the presiding
officers of both houses. was taken 10 the
president by Representative Pearson, of
Ohio, Wednesday.
Government officials have decided to
send enough war ships to COrea 10 pro-
tect American interests during the Jap
anese- Chinese war.
An attempt by the dsIrtcrats to fill the
vacancy on the finance committee led to
a wrangle in the senate in which consid
cradle temper was shown.
President Cleveland will not sign the
tariff bill. but will permit it to become a
law. and will issue statement 10 the
public setting forth his reasons for so
doing.
The republican congressional commit
tee has sent out over 100000 copies OF
President Cleveand'S letter 10 Chairman
Wilson on the tariff bill, and will send
out 800. 900 more before the campaign is
over.
The executive departments these days
are filled with congressman hunting for
crumbs OF patronage before they 90
home. A member of the cabinet said
that sixty eight senators and representa-
tives came TO his office on that errand
one morning.
Members OF the house committee on
commerce have not abandoned the prof.
ect OF holding an investigation Of the re-
cent railroad strikes. for which resolu-
ton is before the committee. An effort
will be made to have committee meet
Ing called next week TO report TO the
hnuSp "A resolution for an Investigation
during the recess.