New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-11
WILL SPARKS RESIGNi
WHAT LAMAR SAYS-SENATOR VAN WYCKN
"FENcEsU

WHAT LAMAR SAYS-SENATOR VAN WYCKN
"FENCEs."
tFnoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT TIE TRrpUm1
WASHINGTON, May 1O.-Rumors about the in.
tentions Of "Genera Sparks To resign oce Of Lana
Commissioner again current As Sparks absent IN
illinois at present to ascertain whether there
Is any foundation In them It may be accepted gsn-
era proposition however. aud safe thatthe "Gea-
era" knows good thing when he has should greats
ly doubt therefore, whether he would resign Of his 0wa
accord His having been asked to resign Is OF course
another question. II Is no secret that his relations VITA
Secretary Lamar have been somewhat strained OF late
1t secret furthermore that Lamar would ike to get
nd OF his commissioner whom no finds rather heavy
load to carry he could do so on Some decent pretext
"Has General Sparks resignedp was asked OF Mr.. La
mar yesterday. "No SIR" was the prompt reply. rs
he going to resgnr "Don't know" would his ress.
nation be accepted II offeredr That's another ques-
ton entirely" replied the Secretary no gazed visit.
fully Of the window, and heavins deep sigh turned
to the next visitor.
Mr. Mannng's condition IS improving rapidly. and,
cordng to Treasurer Jordan the Secretary already
beginning direction OF the affairs OF the Treas
ury This Is characteristic OF Mr. Jordan. who likes 70
dsclam any part In tho management OF tho finances
and to give Mr. Manning all the credit II credit there be-
Mr. Manning takes great deal OF interest In the ap
pointments especially those which to have Q
political bearngi but Mr.. Jordan for all practical pur-
poses, is Secretary Of the Treasury.
Senator Van WICK has been absent for nearly three
weeks In Nebraska, presumably to repair his fences,
which. understand are In somewhat dapidated con-
dition. His term expires next March The Legislature
which will choose his successor to be elected next fa
Mr. Van Wyck Is the Anti.Monopost representative Ia
the Senate His colleagues fond OF denOuncng hin
In private "crank" but simply because he has
habit OF riding roughsnod over their notion. OF sens
torial dignity and proprety. In his convictions he Is
believe, honest. though they frequently lead hm 70
commit the strangest extravagances lie certainly 70
Ole OF
the day session seldom passes without his putting
in a eoodly number Of resolutions OF inquiry or m-
vestigation. lie has peculiarly disagreesDe way of
pricking shams and bubbles. Ia doing this he TOO
often treads the toes OF his neignbors Hence the
number he has raised about him n the SEN
ate Around the Capitol a, ne IS Know known as vran
dication Of his mental cahbre. lie 10
in one in tho Of ssn. the ne sSaa m
Of tho senate would lose member who der
than any Other perhaps now u relieve tho
PROCEEDINGS OF their dulness and socmnity.
The widow OF Commander A. NJ Craven Is petition
ing Congress Increase OF pension Commander Gre
ven has been called the "sydney OF the American Navy
When the monitor Tecumseh went down. while leading
Farragts fleet at Mobile In 1864, sunk Dy the oyposon
OF a torpedo, Commander Craven won't down with her
At the time OF the explosion the pilot and ne lnstlnc-
lively made for the opening leading below Craven
drew back: after you, Pilot" he said There was no
aftcrv for him. Tue pilot saved but Craven went
to the bottom with MS ship III, widow IS IN poor CIR.
cumstances understand. The bill granting the Increase
f neu snn has passed the Senate but hangs fro ia tho
Uouse Committee Invalid Pcns Gus. surely II cannot
he the Intention committee 20 refuse the petition
~ rne widow OF the man who uttered those memorable
words OF Christian courtesy ali heroljm. After YOU
Pilot"
The members OF tho Commission on the scianua- b.
reaus must have felt somewhat relieved when Mr. Her
bert exculpated them from any partic patton 10 the
rhetoric or logic OF h remarkable report on the Ge)og
lca Survey good example OF the latter Is furnished
by his remarks tho market value of the Survey publ
cations After stating that under the law the Survey
required to se It's publications not exchanged ana turn
I'm the proceeds to tue Treasury, and that slo43l0
has been so deposited six years, nc remarks 80
that the annual demand In the markets OF the
world for the publications tho Geological survey TO
.unpor which tho Government made such oxtrava-
CANT appropriations. has been S257 IS In the lrss
Librarian OF the Survey that tho sales for the quarter
inst ended amount 1925 49, az the rate OF $500
year The law applies only to tue survey edtO1 l5oool'
monograps aud bulletins, there being 1900 Of the latter
or the annual reports printed 2oOOO ana I'll.
are distrlb gautOusly No attempt has been made
| IN fucrea.s sales Where books would otherwise DO
sold an exchange ked and as result tho
valued at $50 and 80 600 At
| - 600 A small proportion only OF these books htvo
een acquired by No proper estimate OF tho
demand the Survey reports in the markets OF thd
world can be made which does not take into account tho
value of the publications received in this exchange.
Mr. Herbort's rule applied to some other Govern
mani urnts curious results wOnd follow. For instance
Jbs Coaoress0na Record over $4,000 last year.
| yet the sales fIom 1t amounted to only ]l'Ooi ="