Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Daily Summary Of Proceedings in
Senate and House.
Senators Discuss the Cuban Question
Americans Need Aid-The House
Also Called TO Act-other
Capital News.


siderable length in the senate yester.
day, bat no action was taken. A reso-
luton was agreed TO putting into eff.
feet the Encouragement of the commit
tees as agreed upon in the several eau
cuses. A bill was reported for taking
the welfth census.
Washington, May IL. - The Cuban
quest on occupied the entire attention
of the senate yesterday. Senator'S Nor
rill Nt.) and Gallery Ua.) spoke in
opposi zion 70 the resolution; Senator's
Lodge (Mass.) and Foraker (O) advo-
Gated the deierring Of the question IN
til further information could be Sc
cured from the state department, and
Senator's Mills (Tex) and Allen (Neb.)
urged the immediate passage of the
resolution. No action was taken.
Washington, May 13.-The Morgan
Cuban resolution went over in the SEN
ate yesterday for day to permit the
COMM Jtee on foreign relations to pre-
sent {. statement. Senator Gallinger
IN. ii. presented an amendment which
he proposes to offer to the tariff bill
against goods which are the product
of convict labor. Bills were passed as
follows: For the relief of certain citi-
zens of Montana claiming the benefits
of the homestead laws; granting to
Montana $4,000 acres of land in aid of
an asylum for the blind; appropriating
$174,00O to Charles p. Chouteau for ex-
ira work on the ironclad Elijah. The
immigration and the kaleidoscope bills
were reached, but went over on obiec-
ton.
Washington, May Ex-senator Gal
linger introduced a resolution in the
senate yesterday for an appropriation
Of $4,000 to relieve the Americans in
distress in Cuba. The sugar inyestiga-
tion and the tariff bin caused some api-
tation. The committee on finance an
nounced that action on the tariff meas
ire would begin on the gath inst. Adj
journed to Monday.
The House.
Washington, May lin the house
yesterday Mr.. Fowler IN. j. intro
duced a bill for the creation OF a tariff
commission to investigate federal tax
alton, to recommend changes and to
adjust inequalities of existing law. The
bill provides for a commission of seven
members at salary of $1,000 per an
mum, with a term Of Office each of 81
years. The senate amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill were dis
cussed.
Washington, May IL. - The senate
amendment TO the sundry civil Dill re-
vol1ing the proclamation Of ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland setting aside 20,000,000
acres of public lands as forests was not
concurred in by the house yesterday.
Washington, May 14.--In the house
yes terd the Indian appropriation bill
WIS disposed of. MIR. Castle (Cal.) in
trodueed joint resolution for the rec
oRuition of the beiligerent rights of the
Cubans. Adjourned TO Monday.
one plan Abamdoned
Washington, May 1.-THE movement
To secure the adoption Of universal
postal stamp by the postal congrese has
collapsed There we're too many 4iiIi-
culties cine chief being that q cur
Teney fHctuAUousl ia the way OF adopt
ing such Il stamp and tile general com
mittee, after considering the subject
briefly, abandoned it as impractieable
and viii make an adverse report TO the
Mas Nptor General for a Day.
Washington, May l5.-Mai. Zen.
James +. Forsythe, commanding the
department or California. was placed
ON the retired list Friday on his own app
piicatiou. lie was confirmed in his pres
cnt rank ouly the day before. The
nomination Of his successor as major
general wil go to the senate Monday,
and it is the common understanding
that Brig Gen. Bliss, commanding the
department OF Texas, viii receive the
nomination
Exports mud imports.
Washington. May f5.-For the ten
months OF the present fiscal year the
exports OF domestic merchandise ex-
ceeded those Of the same period Of 1896
by over Sl5l,000.0Q0. The imports were
S6G.ooo.0o0 less than for the same period
last year During the last ten months
the excess of gold imports over exports
was S5s.4s2, 100 and the exports of sill
Yer exceeded the imports by S42.313 ,692,
Immigration.
Washington, May 15.-The number of
Immigrant arrivals in this country dur
ing the nine months ended March 81 was
1924. against 9oo, $50 for the same
period IA 1896, decrease Of 66.6s9.
supply Exhausted.
Washington, May 1.-THE beet sugar
seed which the agricultural department
has been distributing is practically ex-
hausted. about 10000 pounds having
been sent out 10 farmers in about four
tifths 81 the states. The seed has been
distributed in packages Of from an
ounce 70 half pound purely for ex-
perimeutal purposes. The beets grown
from The seed Mil be analysed and the
saccharine matter determined "a ascer-
tain where beets can be prohtabIv
grown for the production OF sugar.
Population of Washington.
Washington, May ia police CEN
sus of Washington. which has 5ust heep
taken. shows that the population IL the
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