Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-06-08
j. FROM WASHINGTON.
Daily Summary Of Proceedings In
...., Senate and House.
The Tariff Bill Occupies the Entire
Time in the Scnate-No Busi-
ness Done in the House,
J Other News.


: Washington, May %. Considerable
progress was made on the tariff bill in
the senate yesterday, IS pages being
Several votes were taken dur
ing the day, but the finance committee
had liberal majority in every instance.
Senator Tillman Is. CO. presented res
olution for the appointment of a spe-
cial committee of five senators to in
vestigate charges of speculat alton by SEN
ators while the tariff bill was before
the finance committee. It was re-
ferred to the committee on contingent
expenses.
Washington, May 31.-In the senate
On Saturday progress on the tariff bill
was checked, the plate paragraphs prov
ing source of controversy lasting
throughout the day. AS result little
more than page of tile bill was dis
posed of.
Washington. June IA short ses-
sion of the senate was held yesterday,
but no business was transacted.
Washington, June Ex-senator Petit
grew introduced a bill in the senate
yesterday to provide for the submission
to popular vote at the congressional
election of 1898 of the questions wheth-
er congress shall enact law proyid-
ing for the immediate free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver and gold at the
ratio of sixteen to one, and to amend
the constitution so as to provide for
the election of United States senators
and of the president and vice presi-
dent by direct vote of the people. The
tariff bill was further discussed.
Washington, June s. The senate
made greater progress yesterday on the
tariff bill than on any day since the
debate opened, completing more than
half OF the important metal schedule.
Washington, June 4. - The senate
again made good progress on the tariff
bill yesterday, covering about ten pages
of the metals schedule.
The House.
Washington, June 1.-The house yes
terday met and Immediately adjourned.
Washington, June I'm the house
yesterday the senate bills making
special appropriation for the govern
ment printing Office and for granting
the secretary of the navy authority to
contract with any two vessels to carry
contributed supplies to India were
passed.
Washington, June Am the house
yesterday the conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was adopted.
Mr.. Terry (Ark.) endeavored to bring
up Cuban affairs as privileged ques-
ton, but was defeated. Adjourned to
Monday.
The Cuban Question.
Washington, June 1.-From now I'M
til June 10, when he will start on his
trip to attend the Nashville exposition,
President McKinley's attention will be
devoted almost exclusively to the Cuban
question. Important developments
may be looked for within that period.
A new minister to Spain and probably
a new consul-general to Havana will be
appointed, the report of Special Com
missioner Calhoun considered, and a
formal note to Spain drafted and placed
in the hands of the new minister for de-
livery upon his arrival in Madrid.
Mint Coinage.
Washington, June 2.-Mr. Preston,
the director of the mint, says the pro-
duction of gold in 1896 was $50 200, 900,
an increase of over $G,25O,OOO as COM
pared with 1895. The production of
silver was 57,7O0,O0O fine ounces, an in
crease of 100000 over 1895.
Tom Reed Threatened.
Washington, June 2.-Thomas B.
Reed, speaker of the house, received
letter warning him that unless certain
specified legislation was promptly ex-
pedited he would be assassinated.
Will Accept Angel.
Washington, June 2.-Sultan Abdul
Hamid has changed his mind and James
B. Angel will go to Turkey as United
States minister. The information
reached here yesterday that the sultan
had withdrawn his objections.
The Public Debt.
Washington, June 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows that
the debt, less cash in the treasury at the
close of business on May 20. 1897, was
1896, 684 ,O52, a decrease for the month of
$3.50, Oso, which is principally account
ed for by IN increase of over S., 600. 900
in cash in the treasury. The debt. in
dependent of the cash. was increased
during the month by $463.215, account
ed for in redemption account.
Killed Hi. Children.
Baltimore, Md, June 3.-Edgar Har-
ris, letter carrier, 80 years of age, shot