The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON,

The bill prohibiting prize tighting in
federal territory has become a law.
Senator Frye Of Maine was unani-
mously elected presi dent pro tenn of the
senate.
The White Earth and Red Lake In
dian reservations are to be opened for
settlement May 1.
A successful test has been made of a
new armor for battleship turrets by the
navy department.
The ways and mea committee may
report a bill for another international
monetary conference.
The house-SO to lyO-in committee
of the whole, rejected the senate free
coinage amendment to the bond bill.
The senate passed without division
the bill directing Secretary Morton to
continue the purchase and distribution
of seeds.
Revenue cutter officers are angry at
Assistant Secretary Hamlin for inter.
fering in the courtmartial trials at San
Francisco.
The house foreign committee pro-
posed to follow the senate lead and re-
port resolutions recognizing Cuban
belligerency.
The Catron anti -prize-fight bill was
passed by the senate after three min
utes' debate. 1t has been signed by
the president.
Senator Dubois resolution to change
the senate rules concerning distribution
of appropriation bills was defeated by a
vote of 40 to ~.
General Dillon has organized the
Oriental Order of Zouaves at Washing
ton, whose mission is to inculcate love
of the Monroe doctrine.
Secretary Carlisle has informed con
gress that the United States have re-
ceived over $50, 600, 600 revenue from the
seal fisheries since 1870.
Bidders who got left are making a
vicious kick because bond bids were
opened before the scheduled time and
before all the bids were in.
Three St. Joseph letter carriers were
suspended and are likely to be removed
within 10 days. Others were ''laid off"
for 20 days for lesser offenses.
Congressman Hall Of Missouri made
a sensational speech in the house in
support Of ''sound money" alleging
conversion from silver heresies.
The senate foreign relations commit
tee has reported a substitute for the
Morgan Cuban resolution. 1t recog.
nizes the Cubans as belligerents.
The senate Indian committee has au-
thorized a favorable report on Senator
Pettigrew's bill for the taxation of
lands allotted to Indians in severalty.
Governor Morton's Washington res
idence has been withdrawn from the
market-an omen, it is said, that he
considers himself in the presidential
race.
Secretary Lamont has sent to con.
gress IA statement of needed coast de-.
lenses, saying that $40, QUO, 900 could be
p%roftably used in this connection be-
tween this and June 80, 1897.
Opening of bids for bonds revealed
an aggregate subscription Of 1868, $685.
900 of bonds, a result far in excess of
the most enthusiastic anticipations.
The price of bonds awarded will be
above III. 1868.
The Republican senators in caucus
nominated A. J. Shaw Of Washington
for secretary Of the senate and H. l..
Grant of North Carolina for sergeant
at arms, and Endorsed DR.. Mlburn, who
is d democrat. for chaplain.
A motion to take up the tariff bill in
the senate was defeated, four Republi.
cans voting with the Democrats and
topullsts in the negative. There is talk
81 an anti.tarif and pro-silver comb
ha..on to defeat tariff legislation.
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