New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-08
NEW RULES OF THE ROAD.
THE MARITIME CONFERENCE VOTING ufoN
SEVERAL PROPOSITIONS,
A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS POSTPONED UNTIL
THE COMMITTEE ON LIGHTS AGAIN MI
poRrs-socIAL ooURTEsIEs TO

x-uprp OF AMENDMENTS POSTPONED UNTIL
rur COMMITTEE ON LIGHTS AGAIN RE
poRrs-socIAL coURTEsIEs TO
THE DELEGATES.
w.s,,ngton. Nov. THE International Marine Cone
ference this morning resumed its consdera'on oi INC
Rules of the Road. .,,
- .c,a 10 relating to signals Of steamers showing
,ourse It was made an order for Monday next
Captain shackford of the United States then Cd
tapcd per1nssion to withdraw the amendment onerco
nv him TO Article Sights for Steamers-whlch occ&
stoned so much discussion on Tuesday. In place OF
IL he offered amendment reciting that steamers IN
,he North Atlantic trade be allowed to carry bright
xbe light on the aftermast b indicate the direction
IN which they are moving. Consideration Vi WV
amendment was postponed until Monday.
Delegate Bisboe then offered an amendment 10 AT
. ncle 5-Lights for Vessels Not Under Commanu-pi'
viding that vessel aground shall show at nignt "hoo
they can best be SEEM three red lights, one aoo' o
pther and by day shall fly the lnternauohai 49,
signal al TT This amendment also was pospon0"
until Monday. -.r,.n
An amendment to the same article by the Nor"oeI"A
delegates PROPOSES that vessel aground SHAH carr
above her anchor lights, two red hghts' ~ a.,
ION was postponed until Monday Dy ",iion q, ex
additional report Of the Committee on A1en 4.
pected For the same reason. all tue a1o"un t o,sr
Article Z, relating 10 Hsn'o iVi S"
without discussion ..n.s N
TN. conference next took up amendments I"
.,,o,a pJirbts for Vessels at Anchor. inc hr''
,vos thai offered by the delegates rom orca' Di'
dividing vessels into classes, one OF lou ioc' III
and over and one of less than lou icc' ~ .o"s
The former shall carry two whie eiopuar hs'' oiO
torwara and one at the stern and the latter one sum
-. ,,a,ed forward Captain Shachord. of the
UnIted states had proposed that the signal shouiu
ons,s, ~ a white and red light, instead OF wni'o
light alone the former below the latter az 'ne s.o,'
and vice versa forward. The amendment onoieu ny
the British delegates was adop'oo' ,,...
An amendment TO Article g. offered by the delegates
from the Netherlands. required "ni'e An.n 800
10 he of sufficient power to be seen two miles,
:, On. mile as required by the present rules IL WAS
lost by a vote of four to seventeen.
To Article 11-Lights for Vessels Beng oVcr'AAon
tho delegates from the Netherlands proposed an aou
,nent recurring all vessels exceeding INVENT! DAI
tster to carry an irregular occurring WHO re =,
,orosned 50 as to be visible only over an ~o "
twelve points, six points from right apart on 90
side of the ship, and for distance vi ouo ,,ant
A., uau moved as substitute the amehonien.
,auonosod nv himself providing that the whne hen.
nar he fixed Mr. Goodrich moved an an.nu, ~.
10 this amendment by providing 'hat ,ne wn'D
NAV be fixed or occultng. Mr.. Gooor1ono ell
ment lost. Mr.. hans s"O'
adopted by decisive vote ,s, ,or III,
resolution of Mr.. Goodrich, providing lor QUO
o,ntment Of a committee of seven on Collocauon Vi
the Rules was adopteu. .oa NV .bs British
An entirely new article was proposed Dy IN" Di ss.
delegates authorizing vessel al any "niv r..
ton to the light which she Is py 'n0 49, or use
o,,y~d to carry, 10 show hareup hsn' VI es,oh
ton,,nv signal to attract attention M ~ ex
said the use of the nare-up nshu Of The decorating
In case of emergency, the speaker aPP ~.
Captain shacod said the and Hf he knew that
ooeIation dd tend confuse II nor be Byitish
lights Nj c1o as sag ssn l' which S could not be
mis- for signal of distress ana ney n Sedes the
he alternating are Mp lE a Suggested that the
trence vote on the principle laid down IN the snpl 70
ment Of permitting Se sSast nature Of it to be deter
mined later The conference asreeo " ''o
without tG sVenne Of November 10 the American
deeeste 10 the conference wall give 70 also
Se nVd the members Of the Cabinet justices 81 ' Of
Surname Court and heads OF puIeaus oonDsSerat.on
which connected w1 On TS'GbS IA GOODRICH
Of the American delegation VIII eve We sonfemnce and
h ecretary Blaine and Secretary Tracy 10 rsroved
The headquarters of the eChfee oSs to Wormiey's
Hotel The Committee Life Saving Deyic devices
nounce that all patents or descriptions Vi eU'
must be handed IN by November L.
prpopr OF THE NATIONAL SOLDIERS HUME
wasb,nrton. Nov. THE annual report for the year
ended sepenber 30 1880, OF the Board OF Comn'isson
srs OF the Soldiers Home, near washington VI WIZ
hoard Major General Schofeld Is president W ua'o
General schofeld commanding the Army mas ooo on
made nuhlc The report shows that In the year QUO
80 ,ere admitted 10 the Home, 81 were dlschafgoo
and died leaving 200 on the ro at 'no on1
., Tho voar-an increase Of 118. Owing TO limited az
ournodations admission has beon denied TO men en-
titled 10 the benefits of the Home VINO couiu suppo
themselves outside. There are $40 men uhciuuou !"
The oOo) receiving allowance OF money 'ho' OK
ceedinc ss a month who live elsewhere. Iherc aio
500 pensioners on the rolls Of the Home. The COM
r,issioners say the law Of February 49, 1882 mains
nnronr;atons for the Home locked up In the Treasury
80 600 600 belonging to the Home. The interest ON
This with what is received from other sources "o"
have kept the institution selfsupportlne Without any
inroads being necessary upon the principal OF the per
cement fund Last years regular current expenses
were al 81 O1O The reduction of the permaheh, Iunu
was $40 AS The fund on september 81 e1 y
y, ~ cents per day per The average
cost of the daily ration was % cents
pr,cus OF VICE PRESIDENTS FOR THE SENATE.
washington. Nov. z (Special.-Busts OF Vice-fresr
dents Thomas Jefferson and Hanhloal hahih" a'o
he,nc naced by the architect of the Capitol IN nches
" r. nor.h wall NJ the senate gallery just back OF
"a above the Vice Presidents desk. and on either
AZ ~ the nrsss gallery. The bust of Mr. JEFFERSON
"a said TO be good although uniformed observers nave
mistaken IL for likeness Of Jefferson DAVIS ins'
NJ Mr. Hamln Is beautiful piece OF sculpture aru
likeness: yet 1t represents smoother more manu-
some and more robust person than inc veheIaoio
Maine statesman. If 1t is the intention 10 Ill all oi
che inches in the walls of the Senate galleries with
busts of Vice Presidents there will have 10 DC eA
erclsed some dscrimiu at which may prove nvdious
because there are not enough inches to go around
Including Vice Pres dent Norton twenty-five different
men have occupied the Office OF Vice PresdeIt Dae
there are all told only eighteen inches in when Dus'S
A good copy Of Inman's portrait Of Chief Justice
Marshall has Just been placed in the west corrlaor OF
the House wing Of the Capitol. opposite TO the stairway
which is ornamented by the celebrated aegor a paint
ing Westward the Course OF Empire Takes its way
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Washington. Nov. THE President this afternoon