The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-27

were turned into cloak rooms and the arrange
ments for the comfort of guests were admir-
p pS,Si as sp pos sH,S,"s and there sers W%s bat t iist Hs delay delay
outside. The President, and Mrs. Cleye.
land Gsnioo had orD to assist ca. the WILSON, wiSes nrS Of tsS
guests 10 the President, and Lieut.. iDuvaii in
tprn INTRODUCED them to Mrs. Cleveland and
sff the iine! hpMS9 r. Bs ySrS Sii iam ,hs s Esro' moi sAG 4
bis n nfseps Yesterday RS'h n p 4 lad fIdae ,he ieI house Sc
lie closed for the present; Congress-, was fully
daughters, and many with cousins and annts.
The sunrcpe Court was put in round plumbers,
ance at IN official reception. He looked rs
though he would have felt more at home with
w yns Has' nsd S sEe"eGil ev Whs fs's shhsrminss G mnn.
per made the reception delightiul to guests.
M A%Rne the Guests. sttsa Siss ps s'Ean sna MISE TsT %ii a5s.
uniform. but the officers were II full.dress
Stanford's wife to receive to-day.
4 bill introduced by Senator spooner to-day
to regulate commerce carried on by telegraph
defines the term telegraph company" as used
in the bill to mean persons or corporations en-
gagged In Interstate telegraphy for hire or In
telegraphy between a foreign country and the
United States. 1t declares that all charges for
telegraph service shall DO reasonable and Just.
and that It shall be unlawful for any telegraph
company to give any unreasonable preference
or advantags to any person company.
Gerpor" or to 'U sabisc;t ar any e person 9. .pl Sssa.
or business to any unreasonable DISCRIMINATION
Every telegraph company shall AFFORD reason
charges between connecting lines. The bill
to enter into. any contract. agreement or COM
binntion with any other telegraph companies
70 divide between them the agsregats or net
makes it unlawful for any telegraph company.
GGirec, !, s,rb indirectly eel yb by any day,e special eli c6 rate tee ro Or
receive from any persons or corporations any
greater or less compensation for any service
os%sr persons Or sorperations for aeins
q like and contemporaneous service. Tele-
e shelRs rs sS@p and 10 arg file rs %lsh tie I In P3sS',fe
Commerce Commission. a. schedule thereof.
and to notify tho Commission ten days before
allies for disobedienco. The companies may
be compelled by mandamus. to comply with
i inaSs r he provisions tf' tie bill ii shali be- liable
to the persons injured thereby for damages,
t Mn'en m m Isl ret or the e So,nets y In su suits Rs'f for
damages the telegraph company is required to
produce its books and its officers are REQUIRED
no matter whether Of a eliminating. nature or
not. but their testimony shall not be used
HGutnSU IDtn IL any cEIUlIHdl CuSt. IL Jill
gives the Interstate Commerce Commission
jurisdiction over Interstate. telegraph bust
thoriz as1 tbee e9 Commission 10 INQUIRE nHiir into the
business of telegraph, companies, and to inves-
tigate complaints under substantially the same
provisions that complaints alleging infractions
of the Interstate Commerce law are now eX-
amined into by the Commission.
The bill authorizing the issuance Of certiH-
Gates Of discharge in the persons true name to
those who served in the late war under as
sumed names was to-day reported fayorably to
the Senate by Mr.. Davis from the Committee
claros that the certificates should not he issued
when the aliases were assumed In order to
conceal crime or avoid its consequences.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs has
decided to report favorably Mr.. Belmont's bill
providing for the participation OF the United
States in the Paris Exposition, to be held next
vide that there shall be a Commissioner-Gen-
erai mt a salary OF $4,000. an Assistant Com
sioners ut 100, and but one Honorary Com
missioner from each State and Territory.
The Secretary OF tho Navy to-day settled a
troublesome question in regard to gunboat No.
2 (the Petrel). now being constructed at Balti-
more by tho Columbia Iron Works. The con-
tract price for this vessel was $247. 600. and the
time for the. completion expired on Dec. % last.
The work of construction has been very much
utlhS GU II IN NcEsSll TX alc Aol tiuh
tenth completed. The contractors are subject
70 u penalty OF s25 per day for six months after
piIetion Of the vessel. After six. months, the
PENALTY is gradually. Increased for each days
delay yo until: at the end Of two years; It. amounts
~forfeits, u question arose as to the propriety Of
making the 10 Dol, cent. payment usually al
pleted. The Secretary ascertafned that there
was no risk involved In making the first pay.
ment. and to-day directed that 1t he made. 1t
Is pynppted that the contractors Will ASK 10 have
| the contract timo continued in order to be re-
lieved OF the accruing penalties.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: L. G. Reed Of New York, Consul
Mt Barbados; H. +. Downing OF New York.
Consul at St. Paul de Loando; 10. Bridges Of
gan. to be Collector Of Customs at Dunkirk; j.
see: II; Parks 81 Virginia. suHIsssryising Inspeef-
F. Bingham Of Ohio. to be Chief Justice OF the
Supreme Court Of the District Of Columbia: NJ.
Justice 81 tho supreme Court Of the District Of
Colqmbia; n: ": Mfc CEnnsl Of Tennessee; to
District Attorney. Massachusetts S. de Wolfe.
Associate Justice. Montana: II. W. -Hotcbkiss
Of New YORK. Consul at Qttawa: !; l.. Doty OF
g. o. Prince. Consul at Moscow: G. S. Peters of
Ohio. District Attorney for Utah.
Senator Mcpherson introduced a bill to-day
ITO authorize the reduction of United States
bonds and of the circulation of national
banks" 1t provides that national banks hav-
ing a capital of $4,000 or less shall not be re-
Quired TO keep on deposit United States bonds
in excess of one-tenth, Of their capital stock as
security for their circulating notes. and banks
| having u capital of $3.50, 900 or more. bonds in
excess OF So, DOC. Banks having on deposit
bonds in excess OF the amounts required arc
authorized to reduce their circulation by the
deposit of lawful money as. provided by law
provided that the amount OF such circulating
notes shall not exceed In any case 100 per
cent. Of the par value Of the bonds deposited
as y rovided for by the bill.
Senator Ingalls, will next week make Repub-
lican campaign speech No. 5 in the Senate.
This coming speech from the eloquent Kansas
Senator will be an event. and is looked for
ward to with great expectations by the Repub-
lican Senators. Mr.. ingalls, has his speech all
prepared. and 1t is said that it will DO as viPor-
GUS and sensational as WAS his famous one Of
two years ago, when. he gave his remarkable
description of tho Mugwumps as u political
a. nhA SAVu . ctl N m unt thn Nnlx nrG a