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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1897
Page
4
President McKinley calls Congress to an extra session to fix revenue shortfalls, argues deficits since 1892, and urges immediate passage of a tariff law to restore government finances, fund pensions, and reduce debt while boosting industry and wages nationwide.
A brief note asserts the need to faithfully administer the government’s revenue, avoid contracting further debts, and prevent continued disturbance of finances, attributed to a signature line that reads WILtraM McEKINLet.
Washington March 16. The president sent to the senate nominations for John Hay as ambassador to Great Britain and Horace Porter as ambassador to France. Henry White would serve as secretary of the embassy to Great Britain.
Washington March 16 The senate debated John A Hendersons claim to a seat from Florida on Governor Blaxhalls appointment. Senator Pasco urged sworn eligibility while Chandler Lodge and Allen urged referring the matter to the committee on elections for investigation. The credentials of Henderson were sent to the committee on privileges and elections.
The Bureau of Statistics reports February totals of merchandise exports 79,733,248 dollars and imports 55,193,868 dollars. Gold exports reach 336,697 dollars and imports 544,700 dollars. Silver exports total 4,660,362 dollars and imports 763,943 dollars, with nearly 33,000,000 dollars of imports duty free.
Washexros March 16 Secretary of State Sherman met the senate committee on foreign relations by appointment and was closeted with the members for some time. The principal subject was the Nicaragua canal and an attempt to negotiate another treaty like the Frelinghuysen agreement withdrawn at the start of Cleveland's first administration.
In Austin the house postponed action on the land bill until Friday. It designates 50 000 acres from railroad lands for a colored youth branch university and 50 000 for the governor mansion, 100 000 for Corsicana orphans home, with the remainder for common schools. The senate lacked a quorum and bills became laws without the governor's signature on two measures.
A bill proposes changes to the Galveston city charter specifying the time and manner for returning returns to the secretary of state or elections for presidential electors.
In Fordla and Curiaco on March 16 the Methodist ministers met and voted to appoint a committee to plan public meetings and secure speakers to raise funds for famine relief in India.
The article surveys how Anglican leaders and secular media react to the papal bull Apostolica Curae. It notes initial dismissal by Anglicans but growing polemics, with commentators predicting ongoing conflict or decline of Anglicanism if hostility toward Rome continues.
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