Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-04-13
WASHINGTON NEWS


Officers Of the naval board have report
ed that the whaleback style OF ship is not
suited for war.
Hill and the republicans forced a test
Of strength in the senate and were de-
feated by one vote.
Congress may investigate the action OF
Gov. Tillman In seiZing railway property
and telegraph lines in South Carolins.
The senate bill 10 give effect TO the
award OF the Paris tribunal. prescribing
regulations for the protection of fur seals
in Boring sea. was passed
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor. has writ
ten letter TO Vice President Stevenson
protesting against the ratification of the
new Chinese treaty.
Mr.. Boatner's resolution calling upon
the attorney general for a statement OF
what the government is doing for the
protection OF it's interests in the Union
Pacific railway was adopted.
The appeal case of John Y McKane,
the GraveSend politician, from the order
of Judge Lacombe denying him writ OF
habeas corpus TO secure his release from
Sing Sing, was docketed in the Supreme
court of the United States Saturday.
The senate upon motion Of Senator
Gray adopted a resolution calling upon
the president for any information in his
possession as 10 the condition Of affairs
in Samoa, including spondsnce upon
this subject with Great Britain and Ger
many.
Our commercial agent at Bamberg,
Germany reports to the state department
that i'm German factories child labor has,
to very great extent, been done away
with. In 1892 only l1,212 children under
ii years of age were employed, as com
pared with Pass in 1890
At present the state department has no
intention Of issuing proclamation warn
ing persons against the taking OF seals in
the north Pacific or Boring sea. 1t is as
sumed that the passage Of the last act Of
congress and its signature is regarded as
sufficient notice 10 the poachers.
Mr.. Eckels, the comptroller of the cur
rency. regards the financial situation as
shown by the bank statements as quite
encouraging. The loans and discounts
have materially increased, and the gen
eral showing indicates rapidly increas-
ing confidence and return to normal
business activity.
BY vote of eight TO five the house
committee on banking and currency de-
cided to report in favor of subjecting
greenbacks to state and municipal taxa
tlon. The bill was introduced by Repre-
sentative Cooper of Indiana and is re-
garded as an important one, bearing on
the general currency question.
The navy department is making an eff
fort to recover the plate of the wrecked
Kearsarge, which is supposed to have
been carried TO New Providence or 70
Kingston, Jamaica, by wreokers. The
state department has cabled the United
STATES consul at Kingston TO endeavor TO
recover these things as historical relics
of the lannon's old ship.
Adverse action was taken by the house
committee on agriculture on all pending
bills appropriating money TO eXterminate
the Russian thistle and Representative
Baker was authorized to report them To
| the house. Adverse action was also
taken by the committee on Representa-
tive Cogswelfs bill appropriating 100000
to eXterminate the gypsy moth.
The commissions u ninety seven pres
idential postmasters will expire during
this month. The largest number of these
in any state is seven, and there are seven
each in New YORK, Illinois, Michigan and
Pennsylvania. One each will expire in
Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Indian
Territory, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missis-
sippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oregon,
Tennessee, Virginia and Wyoming.