Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-07-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Work o! Our Lawmakers in the
Fifty-Fifth Congress.
Daily Summary of Proceeding. 4,
the Senate and House - Other
News from the M.
TONS Capital.


News from the M.
TONS Capital.
Washington, July 10. II the senate
yesterday the death of Senator Harris.
| or tennessee, was announced, and as a
mark OF respect an adjournment was
taken.
| Washington, July 12.-No work was
done in the senate on Saturday, the
senators adjourning to attend the fu-
neral OF the late Senator Harris, of Ten
| nessee.
Washington, July 13.-The deficiency
appropriation bill occupied the time of
the senate yesterday, but was not COM
pleted.
Washington, July 14.-The general
deficiency appropriation bill was passed
IN the senate yesterday after an amend
ment had been adopted limiting the
price to be paid for armor plate to $500
per ton and providing for the establish
ment of government plant for the
manufacture of armor plate in the
! event of failure to obtain bids within
the limit fixed.
Washington, July ia resolution
was reported in the senate yesterday
for the ratification of the Hawaiian an
| neXatfon treaty and another asking
the president to interfere in the case
of the schooner Competitor prisoners
| who are imprisoned in Cuba. A reso-
luton to prevent the disposal of the
government lien on the Union Pacific
railway under the terms of an alleged
agreement caused long discussion.
Washington, July 16. - Pacific rail.
way affairs occupied the attention of
the senate yesterday. A joint resolu-
ton was passed accepting the invita-.
ton of France to participate in the
Paris exposition of 1900.
The House.
Washington, July 10. - In the house
yesterday no business was transacted.
Washington, July 12.-The house
was not in session on Saturday.
Washington, July 13.-On account of
the death of Senator Harris, as soon as
the journal had been read yesterday
the house, on motion of Mr.. Moon (dem.,
Tenn.), as a mark of respect to the
memory of the deceased senator. ad-
journed.
Washington, July 14-1n the house
yesterday bill was introduced maxi
ing the salary of the postmaster at Chi
cago $4,000 year after July I. 1898.
Washington, July 15.-The house
yesterday nonconcurred in the senate
amendment to the general deficiency
bill, and conferees were appointed.
Mr.. Simpson (Kan.) introduced reso-
luton directing the speaker to appoint
committee of five to investigate the
sugar trust.
Washington, July 16.-In the house
yesterday Mr.. Lorimer Qll.) intro
duced bill to appropriate 100000 for
monument to Lincoln in the city of
Washington.
A Grip on Hawaii.
Washington, July 13.-The admins
tration has taken steps to keep it's grip
on Hawaii. Any aggressive interfer-
ence on the part of Japan will result in
the landing of marines and the hosting
of the American flag, with or without
the ratification of the pending annexa-
ton treaty.
Coinage of Silver Dollars.
Washington, July IA statement
prepared at the mint bureau shows
the number of silver dollars coined at
the United States minis during the last
fiscal year was Fl ,203,7 on which the
seigniorage or profits to the government
amounted to $6,336, 104. The profits
have been turned into the treasury from
time to time as the coinage progressed.
Export Records Broken.
Washington, July 16.-The monthly
statement of the exports and imports
of the United States, issued by the bu-
reau of statistics, makes the remark
able showing that never before in the
history of the country have the exports
of merchandise, which include practi-
cally all the exports except gold and
silver, reached so high figure as during
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1897, nor
has the excess of exports over imports
ever been so large. The only time these
figures were approached was in 1892,
when the United States was making
heavy shipments of grain to feed Eu-
rope after series of deficient harvests.
sons, is as follows:
Exports Of domestic merchandise. 81. 032.-
99s,S8O: increase over 1896. about $4,000, 000;
total exports of domestic and foreign mer-
chandise, $1.051 ,9s7.91. as compared with
$685., 606,93S for 1896. The total imports of
merchandise during the fiscal year Just
closed amounted to 64,s73.905. Of which
1881 ,932. COS was free Of duty. The total i'm
ports were about $15.3 900 less than last
year, and the excess of exports over i'm
ports for the year was $2S7 ,613. 1856. This is
an excess of about $1S5000.000 over last
year and an excess Of about $23. 600. 900 over
any previous year.
Spiders Bite Is Fatal.
Evansville, Ind, July 16.-Richard
Bronson died here at hospital after
much suffering. Bronson was bitten in
the chin about week ago by spider,
and a few days later his face swelled
out of all shape, and it was necessary
for him to call in physician. 1t is
thought that the spider that stung him
was a species of the tarantula.