Morris tribune., 1895-02-20
The News Condensed,
important Intelligence From All Parts.
CONGRESSIONAL. "a

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Proceedings of the Second Session.
ON the 18th bill was reported to the senate
from the finance committee providing for the
unrestricted coinage Of silver. resolution
was offered extending the time for collecting
the income tax and another to inquire into the
legality of the recent bond issues In discuss
ing the last message Of the president on the
currency question Mr. Stewart declared the
administration had refused to carry out the
laws A joint resolution to enlarge the Rec
Cliff Indian reservation In Wisconsin was
passed, as were also twenty-eight private PEN
sion bills 80. In the house bills were passed re-
turning war flags to certain Michigan regi-
ments; donating condemned cannon to Des
Moines, Ia; incorporating the National Asso-
citation of Florists The legislative appropri-
alton bill was passed after striking out the
provision for annual clerks to congress.
IN the senate financial bill on the lines OF
the presidents last message was presented by
Senator Villas on the 18th, and another provid-
ing for bonds at Sper cent, payable in gold
coin, and for the issue of gold certificates was
offered by Senator Sherman The house reso-
luton was passed extending the time for max
ing returns on the income tax from the first
Monday in March to April Is next. In the
house Mr.. Hudson (Kan) offered o bill looking
to an increase in the revenues Of the govern
ment Consideration of business concerning
the District of Columbia occupied the remain
der Of the season
THE senate on the 18th voted to make no
changes in the present railway mail system.
The subject has been the chief point Of con-
tention of the post office appropriation bill. In
response TO request Secretary Carlisle fur
nished figures on the treasury gold reserve
and expenditures .... In the house the request
of the president for authority to Issue gold
bonds was refused by vote OF 166 to 120.
nNg@ hill, f,
the senate to repeal the one-tenth diferential
on sugar from bounty paying countries, to es-
tablish free American ports where foreign raw
material may be manufactured, and for the
creation OF an Industrial commission of twen-
ty-one, which is intended to arbftrate labor
difficulties. The post office appropriation bill
was passed. In the house the naval appro-
priation bill (s3l.s07.073) was discussed The
bill for deep waterway to connect the ocean
and great lakes was favorably reported
IN the senate on the 10th Senator HIS reso-
luton defining the financial policy of the gov
eminent caused an exciting debate. and Sem
ator Wolcott (Col). Lodge tMass.) and Teller
tCoL). made most scathing denunclation and
arraignment of the administration for it's re-
cent bond contract with the Rothschilds and
other foreign bankers. Mr.. Wolcott made
direct and personal criticism OF the president.
LIN the house the general debate on the
naval appropriation bill ended. The senate
OIL WAS pdSSeu granting Two condemned cam
non to the Iowa Historical society at Des
Moines Twelve pension bills were also passed
DOMESTIC.
LINcoLN's birthday was generally
celebrated throughout the country.
FRANK STORY and wife were fatally
injured by the collision of an electric
car with their wagon at Louisville, KY.
THE trolley strike in Brooklyn, N. Y. ?
was declared off, the companies hav-
ing agreed to gradually take back the
men. &a@ -
BoNDsMEN of the late State Treas
urer Ramsey, of Illinois, filed, claim
against his estate for $363,539, the
amount of a shortage which they made
good.
JUDGE GRossCUP discharged the Jury
and continued the Debs case in Chicago
to the first Monday in May. The sick
ness of juror was the cause.
TIE Lincoln avenue barns of the
North Chicago Railway company con-
tanning Ito cars, were burned, the loss
being $4,000. 60
ROWLAND AFTER, a wealthy farmer of
Woodlyn, O., was found frozen to
death on the road near his home.
A COMPANY was organized to build
and operate a line of canal boats be-
tween Cleveland and New York.
BILL Cook, the outlaw, was sentenced
in the United States court at Fort1
Smith. Ark, to forty-fve years in the
penitentiary at Auburn, N. Y.
RECEIVER was appointed for the
Linden Steel company of Pittsburgh,
Pa, whose liabilities were $4s5, 1000 and
estimated assets $685.. 0OO.- sS.s
THIRTY men were drowned by the
collision of unknown schooners on the
New Jersey coast.
RANDALL ADAMS, was sentenced. at !
Louisville, KY, to the penitentiary for
life for killing Marshal Russell Wise
man March IS, 1889.
The two sons of John Caulfeld were
frozen to death near Johnstown, Pa.
THREE fremen were killed outright !
and fifteen injured by an explosion of |
gunpowder in w. Henry Hutchinson's |
hardware store at Lynn, Mass, and /
property valued at s1oo, 900 was de- |
stroyed. ~ ss&
JUDGE MULE, OF O1eVeldnd, declared
unconstitutional the law requiring a |
license for the sale of goods made by
convicts in other states.
FIFTY destitute farmers broke into a |
car loaded with relief supplies at Kear-a
ney, Neb., but were forced to relin-
quish their plumber. 81 E II
JAMES and Samuel Arbogast, broth I
ers, who lived in Pendleton county,
WA, were frozen to death.
FLAMES in the Denig4 & FersoD block |
at Columbus, o., caused loss of $780,
600.
ALFRED KELLEY, a retired real estate I
dealer at Columbus, O., failed for $780,
600.
The recent storm cost Gloucester
Mass nineteen lives and two vessels,
besides thousands Of dollars damage to
vessels which were saved. 83 I
STRIKERS destroyed the office of the
Buckeye glass factory at Wheeling, w.
Va, with dynamite, endangering many
lives. ~ a
MEASURE providing for the construc4
ton of new federal building at Chi
cago was signed by President Cleve-
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