Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-05-18
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Daily Summary Of Proceedings in
" Senate and House..

The Finance Committee Reports the
Tariff Bill-WorE in the House
at n Standstill-Other WASH
ington News.
Washington, May 1.-THE Morgan
Cuban resolution was discussed at con-
siderable length in the senate yester-
day, but 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 twelfth census.
Washington, May 10. - The Cuban
question occupied the entire attention
of the senate yesterday. Senators Nor
rill (Vt.) and Gallery Na.) spoke in
opposition to the resolution; Senators
Lodge (Mass.) and Foraker CO., advo-
Gated the 'deferring of the question IN
til further information could be Sc
cured from the state department, and
Senators 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 sem
ate yesterday for day to permit the
committee on foreign relations to pre-
sent a statement. Senator Gallinger
IN. H. 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
STA 900 to Charles p. Chouteau for ex-
ira work on the ironclad Elijah. The
immigration and the kaleidoscope bills
were reached, but went over on objec-
ton.
Washington, May Ex-senator GAL
linger introduced resolution in the
senate yesterday for an appropriate
of $4,000 to relieve the Americans in
distress in Cuba. The sugar investiga-
ton and the tariff bill caused some agi~
tation. The committee on finance an
nounced that action on the tariff meas
TIRE would begin on the Gath inst. ADJ
journed to Monday.
The House.
Washington, May lin the house
yesterday Mr.. Fowler IN. J.) intro
duced bill for the creation of tariff
| commission to investigate federal tax
| alton, to recommend changes and to
adjust inequalities of existing law. The
bill provides for 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 10. - The senate
amendment to the sundry civil bill re-
voking the proclamation of ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland setting aside 2O,0OO,00O
| acres of public lands as forests was not
| concurred in by the house yesterday.
Washington, May 14.-In the house
yesterday the Indian appropriation bill
was disposed of. Mr.. Castle (Cal.) in
troduced joint resolution for the rec
| IGNITION of the belligerent rights of the
! Cubans. Adjourned to Monday.
Secretary Sherman's Birthday.
Washington, May 11.-John Sherman
| celebrated Monday the seventy-fourth
anniversary of his birth. and at night
the magnificent residence of the score
tary of state en- K street was the scene
of festivity and rejoicing in honor of the
| event.
! Consent to Experiments.
Washington, May 11.-Both the states
of Iowa and Tennessee have given for
NAL authority to the secretary of agri-
culture to conduct hog cholera expert
ments in their territory this summer.
On the result of these experiments will
be based general scheme for prevent
ing the spread Of this disease.
I Begins His Work.
Washington, May 12.-Judge Day, of
Ohio, has qualified and assumed his Of
/ fee as assistant secretary of state.
Is Now Major General.
Washington, May 13.--After almost
army James w. Forsyth, brigadier gen
eral, has been promoted by President
Mckinley to the rank of major gen
| eral.
One Plan Abandoned.
Washington, May 1.-THE movement
to secure the adoption of universal
postal stamp by the postal congress has
| collapsed. There were too many diff
culties (the chief being that of cur
rency fuctuations) in the way of adopt
ing such stamp, and the general COM
mittee, after considering the subject
briefly, abandoned it as impracticable
and will make an adverse report to the
congress-.
| Result of Drunken Fight.
| Lewiston, ILL.,, May 11.-Bud Bowman
and Oscar Cox, two farmers living five
miles southeast of this city in Water.