People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1895 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Chicago members believe the hous« will act favorably on the bill for a new postoffice. Senator Lodge is planning to become secretary of state if the republicans are successful in electing the next PreaidenL Treasury department regulations for the government of sealing vessels have been signed by the President In a statement to the public President Cleveland says the sending of a warship to Hawaii does not indicate a change in the policy of the administration. Majority report finds Judge Ricks guilty of fraud, but agrees to reopen the case for further hearing. Senators from the Pacific coast have manifested hostility toward the new Japanese treaty and it may be amended. Senate has passed the army appropriation bill, carrying $23,000,000, and the bill advancing Gen. Schofield. Statements prepared by treasury offieials show that the new tariff law is causing a material increase in the receipts. William Randall Cremer, member of the British house of commons, presented an arbitration petition to President Cleveland. Attorney General Olney has devised a labor arbitration bill, which has been introduced by Chairman McGann. The house ways and means committee decided to favorably report the bill to repeal the differential duty on sugar. The senate passed the defic : ency appropriation bill after adopting an amendment limiting the interrogatories of officers seeking to collect the income tax. Mr. Hill's proposition to refer the legality of the income tax to the courts was defeated in the senate. Arguments on the application for writs of error and of habeas corpus in the Debs case were heard by the Supreme court. The printing bill, which has been passed by both houses and signed by the President, is found to revive the franking privilege. Duritig the debate on the Indian appropriation bill in the house Wednesday Messrs. Walker, Warner and Reed engaged in a discussion of the currency question. Arguments in the case to test the constitutionality of the income tax were concluded in the District Equity court. Debate on the income tax item in the deficiency appropriation bill was continued in the senate. By a vote of 7 to 6 the house judiciary committee decided to report a resolution for the impeachment of Judge Ricks.