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Day
27
Month
December
Year
1888
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SKNATS. Washington, Die. 20- In the Sonata yesterday the Houso bill ineorporating Ihe Amer.can Historioal Society was passed. The remaindor of the session was ocupied in discussing the ïariff bilí. A resolution was introduced "that the Government of the Uoitod States wfll look with disapproval -apon any connection of ny European povern ment with the eontrucüon or control of any ship canal cross tho Isthmus of Darien or across Qnntnil America." Washington, Dec. 21. -The Tariff bil was furthcr discussed in the Sonate yesterday. AU the pr vato pension bilis on tfae calendar (uinety in number) wero passed; also the bill opening abandoned military reservations in Nevada. A bill was introduced to pay to sold ers of tho late war who were pr moted while serving their terms of enlistmeut tho bounty they would have been entitlod to hud Whey not boen promoted. A rosolution was ffored for Uio appointment of a select Ommitteo of thirteen to inquiro into the state ot suffrage throughout the United States. Washington, Dec. 2A- A bill was introáuoed in the fcenato yesterday malting it a crime against the Dnited States, punishable with severo penalty, for any person to offer or receive a briba för a vote cast at any Presiden tial r Congressional election. The Public Printing Deflciency bill (!63,000) was passed. After debate on the Tariff bill an djoucument was taken to January 3. nousE. Washington, Dec. 21.- In the House yesterday tho time was occumod in conildering tho Kiver and Harbor bilL The MU to dispuse of the reservation of the Shippewa ludïans in Minnesuta was conBrred in. Washington, Dec. 23. - In tho House yesterday the time was occupied in commit toe of the whoie in discuss ng the Nicara pma Canal bilL Adjourned to Jauuary 3. OTHEH NOTES. Washington, Düc. 20.- Tho Secret Serv!o6 Department during the last year capt■red f3 117,523 in counterfeit money, tö jrfates, 40 dies, 40 molds and a large quanttt of othor counterfeit paraphernalia. During the year only two counterfeit Botes mado tho.r appoaranco, buth being wHvot uertificates. Washington, Dec. 30 - Tho House ComMittco on lndian Affairs sgrecd to report favorably Mr. Gifford's (D. T. ) bill to ■mend tho act to divide a portion of tho reservation of the Sioux Nation of Indiana ih Dakota into separate reservations and U secure the rolinquishment of the lndian title to tho remainder. Washington, Dec. 21.- Judge Edmunds Waddell, Jr., Repúblicas cand date for Qkragress in the Third district of Virginia, kas served notice of contest upon Repretentative George D. Wise on the ground f obstruction of voters. Washington, Dea 31.- The House ComMitteeon Fore gn Affairs through Mr. McQreary, its chairman, reported to the House tho Consular and Diplomatic Apjropriation bilL It appropriates $1,427.685, a decrease of $1,440 from the last bilL Washington, Dea 23.- "California will tónd but ono Damocrat to tho Fiftv-firït Oongress," said Senator Stanford yosterta.f. The Seuator has received a dispatch from San Francisco which statos that all of Clunie's hopes for a seat have been destroyed by a recount Phelps gained 90 rotes, and is, so the dispatch statos, eleottA bevond a doubt. Washisgtom, Deo. 24.- Th Treaiury Nlrplus 8 56, 166,000. The total amount of konds purchased to dato under the circular f April 17 is ïlOO 829,300. Wasiiinoton, Duc 36. - The eollect ion kt internal revenue during the ñrst Uve nonths of the flsoal year ended June 80, 1889, were $53,091,736, an inorease of $1,H)l,180 over the corresponding period of last year.

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