The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-05-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Daily Summary Of Proceedings In
Senate and House.
Senators Discuss the Cuban Quesu Dn
americans Need Atd-The House
Also Called to Act-Other
Capital 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 ~. - The Cuban
question occupied the entire attention
OF the senate yesterday. Senators Nor
rill (Vt.) and Gallery (La.) spoke in
opposition to the resolutions; Senator's
Lodge (Mass.) and Foraker CO., advo-
Gated the deferring of the question I'M
| til further information could be Sc
cured from the state department, aud
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 SEN
ate yesterday for "a day TO permit the
committee on foreign relations to pre-
sent a statement. Senator Gallinger
! IN. H. presented an amendment which
| be 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
| S174,0O0 to Charles =. 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 a resolution in the
senate yesterday for an appropriation
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
IRE would begin on the Gath inst. Adj
| journed to Monday.
The House.
Washington, May lin the house
yesterday Mr.. Fowler On. j. intro
duced bill for the creation of n 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 term of Office each OF 81
years. The senate amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill were dis
cussed.
Washington, May ~. - The senate
amendment to the sundry civil bill re-
voking the proclamation Of eX-Presi-
dent Cleveland setting aside 10000, 900
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.
Higgins His Work.
Washington, May Judge Day, of
Ohio, has qualified and assumed his Of
fee as assistant secretary of state.
One Plan Abandoned.
| Washington, May 1.-the movement
to secure the adoption of a universal
postal stamp by the postal congress has
collapsed. There were too many diff
culties (the chief being that of cur
rency fiuctuations) in the way of adopt
ing such a stamp, and the general COM
mittee, after considering the subject
briefly, abandoned it as impracticabe
and will make an adverse report to the
congress.
Place for Judge Morrow.
Washington, May l5.-ENcellent au-
I thority states that Judge Morrow, now
on the United States district bench in
| California has been decided upon to
succeed Acknowledgement McKenna as
| Judge of the Ninth circuit court of
appeals. 1t is understood that Judge
Waymire will succeed Judge Morrow.
Was Major General for Day.
Washington, May 15.-Maj. Gen.
James b. Forsythe, commanding the
department OF California, was placed
on the retired list Friday on his own APP
plication. He was confirmed in his pres
ent rank only the day before. The
nomination of his successor as maj
general will go to the senate Monday,
and il is the common understanding
that Brig. Gen. Bliss, commanding the
department of Texas, will receive the
nomination.
Exports md Imports.
Washington. May 15.-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 $751; 100000. The imports were
500 .OOO. 900 less than for the same period
last year. During the last ten months
the excess of gold imports over exports
was $5S.4S2, 100 and the exports Of sill
YER exceeded the imports by $42 ,313,692.
Immigration.
Washington, May 1.-THE number of
immigrant arrivals in this country dur
ing the nine months ended March 81 was
142 ,941, against 209,63O for the same
period in 1896, a decrease of 66,6S9.
Trip to Philadelphia.
Washington, May 15.-Pres;dent Nc
Kinley, Vice President Hobart and the
members of the cabinet, with the excep-
ton of Secretaries Sherman and Long,
left yesterday for Philadelphia to at
tend the exercises in connection with
the dedication of the Washington mon
, In, EoiV