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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1896
Page
6
Washington, Dec. 14. The Republican committee shows features of the new tariff bill. It eliminates the ad valorem Wilson rate, ends bonded warehouse duty evasion, and keeps a cotton schedule likely unchanged. Two schedules may govern reciprocity ambitions, with hearings to follow and aims to finish by March 15.
Washington December 14 private bill day saw seven war claims totaling 18407 approved by the committee of the whole. Only two passed on the floor as Mr Dalzell questioned a relief bill for Flora A Darling wife of a Confederate general, triggering a lay on the table and a postponement to next Friday. The night session approved 33 pension bills with no notable features.
Representative Bell of Texas, on the Pacific railroads committee, presents a minority report opposing the Powers bill. He argues it would raise Pacific road indebtedness by 16 million dollars beyond the first mortgage and prior government lien and would subordinate the government lien to that increased debt.
The House Military Affairs Committee completed the army appropriations bill for the 1898 fiscal year totaling 24,122,400 dollars. This is 150,000 dollars less than the prior year and 716,000 dollars below the estimates, reflecting a provision for average army strength rather than the full legal limit.
Washington Dec 14 Twenty two public building bills reported from the public buildings committee and placed on the calendar. The measures were held back at the last session to avoid augmenting yearly appropriations via their passage.
Washington dispatches note no official word on the purpose of ex Queen Liliuokalani's visit to the United States. Her arrival at this time is said to be met by Princess Kaivlani, presently in Italy, drawing substantial official comment.
Representative Boatner of Louisiana introduced a bill to raise the speaker of the house salary from 8000 to 10000 dollars and the pay for senators and representatives from 5000 to 7500 dollars.
A 16 foot high gable on the south end of the new Waseca courthouse collapsed due to unbraced structure and uneven mortar thaw. Workers were elsewhere in the building. a serious accident was narrowly averted.
The Interstate Commerce Commission released a preliminary 1896 income and expenditure report for U S railways ending June 30. Data cover 652 roads, 174 369 miles operated, 96 pct of total. Gross earnings 1 123 686 562. passenger 323 468 891. freight 772 072 374. Operating expenses 754 971 515. net income 368 675 047. Passenger earnings 1 877 per mile, up 113 from prior year. freight earnings up 349 per mile.
HarrispurG Pa December 12 Attorney General McCormick may sue the reorganized Reading railroad to test if it remains a bona fide corporation The Reading company claims a charter from 1871 under a special act The 1874 constitution voids private charters not fully organized by then and may bar joint ownership of mining and rail interests
Ex queen Liliuokalani arrived in San Francisco from Honolulu with two attendants. She declined to discuss her plans or length of stay. Reportedly she may visit Washington to seek U S action toward restoring the Hawaiian monarchy.
The executive committee of the National Democracy met in Indianapolis and decided to continue the organization. An evening banquet featured speeches by W. D. Bynum, Henry Watterson, and F. W. M. Cutcheon. Headquarters will be in New York with Bynum in charge.
In West Superior Wisconsin the Central Trust Company sues to foreclose a 1 600 000 mortgage on the West Superior Steel and Iron Company mills and foundry. The plant is tied to John D Rockefeller and associates mortgages. Sale slated in a year with partial operation in the interim under Rockefeller capital.
Indianapolis bi metallic league schedules a mass meeting in Indianapolis on Jackson Day to mobilize supporters of Bryan and the Chicago platform with national figures as speakers.
W. W. Tucker, a farm tenant, shot his landlord Matthew McMurray after accusing him of improper intimacy with Tucker’s wife. Both men fired. Tucker escaped unharmed. McMurray, a wealthy farmer, sustained a fatal wound.
James Cochran sues Rev. John Life of Hebron for 10000 damages alleging the pastor claimed in the pulpit that Cochran would face penitentiary disclosures if he sought reinstatement. Both men are noted local figures in New York Ohio.
New York dispatch reports District Attorney Fellows remains in a semi comatose condition though overall status is unchanged. He is described as gradually weakening and sinking as of December 8.
The document lists candidates for the next legislature across districts from one to Fortysix. Names include Louis N Crill in First District and J P Buck in Pennington District, with numerous others such as F D Wyman, W H Wilkinson, H R Horner, J J Whitlock, and G W Case among many entries.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the world's largest selling remedy with claims of merit and cure. It asserts the product purifies blood and offers easy to use Hood's pills to treat indigestion and headache.
The House approved the pension bill carrying $141,263,880, about $75,000 less than the current year. It also adopted three postal bills permitting private mailing cards with 1 cent stamps, indemnity of $10 for lost registered mail, and private carrier service in towns lacking free delivery. Representative Grow urged higher tariff duties during the debate.
The opening of a Cuban discussion dominated a 25 minute Senate session in Washington. Senator Callom announced a Cuba speech for Thursday. A House resolution on former Speaker Crisp’s death prompted adjournment as a mark of respect and bureau reports were read, including Pacific railroads.
The United States argues before the Supreme Court in Washington on the antitrust action against the Transmissouri Freight Association. The government seeks to halt the pooling agreement among 18 railroads formed in Kansas and challenged under the Sherman Act of 1890. The lower courts upheld dismissal, and the government appeals.
Mr Powers of Vermont, chair of the house committee on Pacific railroads, endorses Cleveland's Pacific railroad plan. He calls for immediate action and aims to bring the committee bill up at the earliest moment. He expects a few days for rules committee review and predicts passage.
The annual convention of the American Anti-Saloon League is in session in Washington. Meetings are held at the Calvary Baptist Sunday School house with prominent national figures attending. The gathering is expected to be one of the most interesting efforts for temperance.
A coroner's jury exonerates F. F. Benedict station agent at Fairfax after he shot and killed one of three men who attempted a hold up. The wounded man is at large and the dead man, about 19, has no identified name. Washington banquet honors Marcus A. Hanna with Republican committee guests.
Battimm More Dec 10. Cardinal Gibbons received from the pope an official letter confirming that Rev. Thomas J. Conaty of Worcester Massachusetts has been appointed rector of the Catholic University in Washington.
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