The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-06-03
OUR ia. WIN ERS..
The Work Being Done "a Both
Branches OF Congress. @5


rich opened the tariff debate in the
senate yesterday, making an exhaus-
tive exposition of the bill. Senator
Cullom introduced BY request q bill
which provides for a complete revision
Of the interstate commerce law. The
nomination Of Edwin 81. Conger, Of
Iowa, to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipo tentiary Of the United
States to Brazil, and Of Brig. Gen. John
r. Brooke to be major general were re-
ceived, from the president. @f-=
+ Washington, May 27.-Good progress
was made in the senate yesterday in
the consideration of the tariff bill BY
schedules, and on test vote over q
motion to reduce the duty on certain
article the friends of the measure were
sustained by vote of "a to 20. Several
paragraphs of the bill were considered
during the day, the committee being
sustained in each instance. y~.-
Washington, May 2S.-The final con-
ference report on the sundry civil bill
was agreed to in the senate yesterday.
This involves the suspension until
March next of the forest reserve proc
lamation. Ten pages of the tariff bill
were disposed Of. Several votes were
taken, the finance committee being
sustained in each case. =,
Washington, May 20. Considerable
progress was made on the tariff bill in
the senate yesterday, IS pages being
covered. Several votes were taken dur
ing the day, but the finance committee
had a liberal majority in every instance.
Senator Tillman Is. CO. presented a res
olution for the appointment of spe-
cial committee of five senator's to in
vestigate charges of speculation by sem
ators while the tariff bill was before
the finance committee. It was re-
ferred to the committee on contingent
expenses. -
-, The House. -@'
Washington, May e5.-In the house
yesterday Mr.. McMillin (Tenn.) intro
duced resolution providing for the
consideration of a senate resolution
recognizing the belligerency of the Gu
ban insurgents "from day to day until
disposed Of" The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on rules.
Washington, May 2s.-Bills were in
troduced in the house yesterday to
exclude from the mails all matter en-
anating from commercial agencies
which publish business ratings and car
ry on collections, and to tax business
corporations such as oil companies,
iron and steel railways and street rail
ways, banks, stock exchanges and
glass, wool, silk, paper, leather and
sugar manufacturing. Adjourned to
Monday. '..- -'... ...
Has Abundant Supplies.
Washington, May 27.-Consul General
Lee cabled the state department
Wednesday from Havana that the
amount of supplies he has now on hand
there for the relief of American citizens
in distress is abundant and will last for
some time. Presumably this statement
applies generally to all the consulates.
The department. will now pause before
moving further in the direction of dis.
tribution of relief. -. ,--s ," 800 '..''
To Be Special Ambassadors. l..
Washington, May 2s.-Hon. Whitelaw
Reid lunched with the president on
Thursday. Mr.. Reds visit was for the
purpose of talking over with Mr.. Me-
Kinley the prefer made to him of ac-
cepting the honor of special ambas-
sador of the United States at the
queens jubilee. Before leaving for
New York he accepted the mission and
will represent the United States on that
OCCASION. . >. ~
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Washington, May 29.-The Turkish
government has made formal objection
to receiving DR.. Frank B.. Angel, of
Michigan, as minister from the United
States. The ground of the objection is
that the porte does not want as the dip
lomatic representative of this country
man who is in close touch and SYM
pathy with the Christian missionary
element. AS an intimation of this char
acter is final DR.. Angel cannot 90 to
Constantinople in his diplomatic 6 ca
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