The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-04-13

Senator Patrick Walsh, of Georgia, was
sworn in.
Columbia was passed.
The Gillian claims commission held its
asst session Monday, in Washington.
The tariff speech of Senator Hill in the Sci
ate is considered powerful one from his point
of view.
Government Off GERS will nvestigat, the
bar discovered off the mout of the Mssissp-
pi river
Mr.. Wolcott made speech in support of his
Iesolut on to coin Mexican dollars for the
China trade.
A delegation from Baltimore went to Wash
ngton in the interest of Co.. Edward Lloyd
for col ector of the port of Baltimore.
1t seems no~ that Senator Harris, of Tel
nessee, is to be practically in charge Of the
tiff bill during its progress through tie Sen
ate.
United St ties Counsel Meeker, at Bradford
England, reports to the State Department that
wool from tie United Stat IS is selling freely i'll
England.
For the only time in a number of the naval
appropriation bill, which is now ready to be
reported to the House of Representatives: cot
tains no provisions for warships.
Count de Ragouza Soustchevsky, of st.
Petersburg, lats commissioner of Russia to the
Worlds Fair, is in Washn gton making a
study of the patent syst I'M of this government.
In the Senate Mr.. Hill delivered a speech
on the tariff question, in which he denounced
the income-.ax feature of the Wilson bill, and
criticised the administration Hawaiian policy.
When the appropriation bills are disposed
OF in the House of Represent ltives members
who favor the proposition will make a fight
for The passage of the bill to repeal the tax on
State banks.
From lot ers received, practically all of the
railroads along road-niterial producing Sec
tons Of the country will &C. operate with t he
Unit ID Stat IS Agricultural Department i'll the
movement for better roads.
The President has sent to the Senate the
nominations Of Elw ard II. Strobei, of New
York, to be minister to f :uador, and VIM. r.
Rockhill, OF Maryland, to be Third Assistant
Secretary Of State vice Strobel.
John Mates, of y ebraska, who is represen.
tingt the Agricultural Department in Europe,
reports to Secretary Morton that experiments
maze in Germany and Denmark, in utilizing
corn for brewing purposes. have been satisflc-
tory.
il is rllmored among members of the House
of Representatives that President Cleveland
will before long send mes age to Congress
recommending tina the Secretary Of the Treas
urv be given authority to issue three per cent,
bonds.
Representative Rayner, of Mary land, and
other democratic members Of Congress who
are opposed to the bill to repeal the tax on
st lte banks refused to attend the democratic
caucus Tuesday night and will not consider
themselves ound by the action Of the meet
ing.
The late Chief Justice Waite once delivered
an opinion that the duty of Congress was to
see to it that the Transmission of news was not
INSTRUCTED or unnecessarily encountered by
State legislation, a decision directly opposed
to views held by Governor T man, Of South
Carol ma.
In the House Of Representatives two bills,
one to extend the time allowed tie Metroroii-
tan Street Railway of Washington, d. c., to
change its motive power, and the other to a
low bookmakers TO Opel ate at the spring and
fall meetings of the Washington, d. c., Jock
ey Club, met with such opposition they were
Withdrawn.