New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-09
IN BOTH BRANCHES OF CONGRESS.
THE OMNIBUS BILL IN THE sENATE-APPRo.
PRIATIoE BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE.

E'artS gave notice that no would Monday call up
'ne resolution relating to Texas elecon outrages.
bill appropriatng s2o5 TO pay the expenses Of
messenger to Florida to obtain the certificate of the
Fresuentia election passed
Mr. Stewart offered a resolution for the appoint
ment OF select committee OF seven TO consider the
subject OF irrigation, and the best mode OF reclaim
ing the arid lands OF the United states.
RESOLUTIONS heretofore offered by Mr.. Chandler as
10 Naval officers claims and In relation to the 70
moval OF officers and employees under the control Of
The Commissioners Of the District OF Columbia were
agreed to.
The House bill to quiet title OF settlers on the Des
Moines River lands in Iowa was passed.
The Senate considered the Legislative Appropria-
iion bill The amendment to increase the clerical
force Of the Civil Service Commission was rejected
without DIVISION and this bill, together with the
Pension Appropriation bill, was passed.
The Union Pacific Funding bill was brought up,
the pending question being Mr.. Mitchells motion to
recommit the bill, with instructions to include within
Its provisions the Central Pacific Railroad Company
Mr.. Mitchell spoke In support OF the motion. De
argued that tho Thurman act had been an absolute
failure. He said that the probabilities Of the Gov
ernmen ever realizing under the Thurman act, any
considerable portion of the debt becoming more
and more desperate and the fact was patent that
such action should be taken by Congress as would
result in the reimbursement 10 the United states OF
every dollar of tho debt The bill went over without
action
Senator Plat then reported the disagreement OF
the conferees on the bill to admit as States the Ter
rtores of North and South Dakota, Montana, wash
lngtOn aud New-Mexco The Senate Instructed It's
conferees 10 Insist upon the position they had as
sumed. IL was learned that the principal differences
were those heretofore given In these dispatches The
Republicans would not agree TO include NeW-Mexieo
In the bill under any circumstances, nor "oud they
consent that another vote should be taken on the
question II dividing Dakota. The Democrats pro-
posed that the OF NewNloxlco DO LETT TO the de-
clsIOn Of tho two houses. They also proposed that
the question Of dividing Dakota be referred to tho
people OF the Territory as a whole then, If they vote
In the Affirmative, South Dakota shall come In under
the Sioux Falls constitution As 10 tho admission OF
North Dakota, Montana and Washington, the Demo
content that It shall be under the provisions
" the amendment to the Omnibus bill proposed by
Mr.. Perkins In the House, Republican, but that II
shall apply to all alike.
The Army Appropriation bill was considered by
the House The pending question was on the point
Of order raised by Mr. Randall, Of Pennsylvania,
against the clause appropHatng SoOo'OOO ior tho
purchase OF movable submarine torpedoes. Inc Chat
sustained the point Of order the ground that the
item for torpedoes belonged to the Fertilization DILL
and the clause was therefore stricken out Mr. spi-
nola of NewYork said that tho torpedo item had been
stricken out on technlcallty. Must the country DO
placed IN peril must the seabosd cities be jeoparuLed
simply to cater TO the tsohnleslies OF few gentle
menl II serious trouble should arise De-
tween tho United states and Germany
the great city Of Nev-York would be
unprotected and u once captured the ransom would
be so high that It would almost stagger tho whole
country The Gentleman from Pennsylvania tMr.
RaudalD, living A. the head OF small river, han Deen
asking The Government TO remove some snall lsa y.
Mr. Randall never asked the Government 70 10
Mf. spInoia replied that the gentleman had asaed
for Tho removal Of Islands from HIS harbor at the cost OF
several hundrnd thousand dollars Now. when he pfr;
spinolal asked in the name Of the eeat commercial
lnersts OF the country for the protection OF an VINO
lived on the seaboard the point Of order was raised
Mr. Townshend, Of Illinois, accused Dir. Randaiis
insdetlon orer the affairs Of tho Military Committee,
and this gave rso TO lively Tilt between INC senuo
Amendments were adopted appropnating $4,000
for tests % be made In converting existing ordnance
into torpedo howitzes, according 20 tne pan Oa a.
Wsisryllet Arsenal for prOoihrng, and the Dill was
passed The Agriculture Appropriation bill passed
Mp uAtT,s CAREER AS PATENT COMMISSIONER
washington, Feb CspecIall There are few heads
OF bureaus or Of divisions In the Departments nero
IN Washington whose silent departure aiter March
4 will cause ANY regret Commissioner HAM, Oh tho
Patent Office however forms a shining exception 10
the general rule Both his subordinaies on mo e1.
anining and clerical corps OF the Patent once ana
the pafen attorneys who practise before The Bureau
rerret that custom should compel Mr.. Hall TO give
way 10 a new Commissioner. Though without sPeolsi
training in the difficult branch OF patent law Mt.
Hall brought TO tho position, clear, JUDICIAL nnu
and capacity for untiring work that soon gave hin
a firm grasp ON the Office practice. lie has discharged
the executive functions Of the ONCE Win the Same
fairness as the judicial and the CIVIL Service law mas
been carried by him In the spirit ana l" tns eter
II "a not probable that Mr.. Hall would have re-
tanned tho Commsionship, even II The Democraho
party remained In power, for there VIII DC vacancy
on the bench OF the United states Court Tor inc Ds
trlct OF Iowa this spring ard was the hope ana eA
pectation Of his friends that Mr. Han VINO was To
rarted AZ the leader Of the Iowa bar before he came
to Washington as Congressman and then as CommS'
sioner. would DO appointed 10 TINS pace Coh"ii'
sloner Hall has stood out all the more Sharply @s a"
efficient Democratic Oficeholder on account oi tho
background OF worihlossnesS prisen'eu % 'he pono
cratic heads Of divisions who were IA ohice when Mt
Il.u came in two wears ago. and whose backing was
so strone that no has been unable 10 nd himself OF
tbem he has also had TO shoulder alone the detaii
work OF hearing and deciding all appeals rom mo
Inferior tribunals Of the Office inc Assistant Tom
missioner tho law clerk and the ConhiSsionlrs PIT
vate secretary expected 10 relieve nun Vi mum Va
the dr,dgery OF this work. but thanks TO the necessity
Of prov,ding for helpless party workers, tho Patent
oGce at pr,sent boasts o. Assistant commissioner
Whose nrevous legal experience consisted In Delng
the clerk OF Justices court III 20 u tbe law library
into the commissioners room to get any work GU,
~ him and a puyate secretary whose euaolnty o!
manner covered M scarcity OF legal lniormauOn ,has
became painfIlly apparent whenever he was called
up0n to figure as a lawyer rather 'ha" - P''''''~
EXPENSE OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS REVENUES
Washington, Feb. tspecalh-Aecordns 20 tno 10
port recently transmitted to the House oy inc sec
rotary Of tho Treasury the expenses Of ooHeelg lne
revenue from customs for the hsca year ona,"s 'uno
On 1900 viii amount 10 s7,1s7o74. of which sum
so An 1ss will he required to pay the salaries OF the
egs oe,cers CLERKS. etc, at the port Of Newfork
The officers and employees are classod As follows Col
lector's Office 1,4s7; Naval Office loo' ouveyors
Office 81; Appraisers office s4a; General APppn PRAISE,
Office To- Tho salaries arc Distributed - Iono"s
Collectors Office 81 727 ,926; Naval once sio,,.ao'
Surveyors Office, s56,42o; Appraiser oHi'0' ~1'''
Tho mkconaneons items which included In the