The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-16

ments. In case the change Ia made q Major
General will be placed In command OF each o
tho two important departments. the Atlantic
will be commanded by BriRadier- Gen erals. al
OF whom will report direct to Malor.Gen
SChofleld, commanding the army, whose head.
Guarters will be at " Washington. The effect Of
the change would be merely nominal In New
York city and San Francisco: where both the
but would deprive Chicago OF its military es-
Enlistment altogether, unless 1t were made
the headquarters of department commnnuer
II ia not likely, however, that there will be any
change before Sept. !.
One Of the legislative measures respecting
which there is considerable inquiry is the bill
TO relieve the United States Supreme Court. On
| April Is the House pissed bill ito define
md regulate the lnrlsdiGtion Of the courts OF
ment Of two additional Judges Tor eacI OF the
several ciIcui s. eNccpt tho second, and Tor the
Second circuit nm additional Judge. and re-;
the duty Of acting as Circuit justices. This bill
was referred in the Senate the next day e. the
| ommittee on the Judiciary anu there placed
in charge of a subcommittee headed by sena-
tor EvArts. senator Evarts was asked To-Day
hS 6 s TSU9 BE bs To
hope TO get 1t out OF the committee before
:" Viii the bill reported he tho House bIll?"
1T will be a bill providing for, the establish
ment OF an intermediate court"
The President sent to the Senate to. day these
| nominations:
Treasnry-Charlos T. Stanton OF Connecticut to be
Collector of :Custons for the district Of StonuEton
S;ate-Ichnson Nickens q North Dakota to be Con-
sui NJ tho United States at BRrranIuila.
| Tho nomination Of James ]. Peterson OF West
! Virginia Ito he Consul Of the United States at
| Merida, Mexico. was withdrawn.
Senator Cullom has como forward with an
other resolution intended to extract from the
| Treasury Department some Information on
the subject OF the laws and regulations which,
! 1t Is charged discriminate against American
Mr. tnliom, as Chairman Of the Committee on
Interstate Commerce. Is generally looked
Ss q pro IN ~ rso
tons hut for some reason they do not appear to
produce results. The resolution which no in
troduced to-day ia designed to draw from tho
Treasury Department. .ull Information as TO
the laws and regulations under, which the but-
the United States through Canadian territory
TO the seaboard Is Carried on. This Is tho
resolution:
hereby directed to ntoEn the senate under what
TTssed Ana gods Of domssS oPSn are Or e %mn
led 70" be forwarded between Atlantic Snd rseMie
Eaiway, SAID merchandise on arrival at Vancouver
car. a. . casa nnV II. and or 20 no IN h
on!non such Recommendation And tr"ns:hrmsas on for
nue. and The laws governing tho coastinE trade of tho
A,.a ga, said Sc Secretly he and he f. hereby in
than tho PROTECTS OF contiguous countries is permitted
toeer the mi cd States under consular seal and pro-
port Of frst arrival
Also said secretary be and is hereby instructed
manesnS cars .: vsh,ees in CHnaiian territory for
ns @ T Of III, 1s As Of
United and can 10 done With saei% TO the the
Hnd N MIN p to rs s to
q 10 Ihter:s;as GommtIcs law upon ali rSn:poFt.:
territory or wholly within the United states
On Nav 90 Mr.. Cullom introduced another ros-
oIution somewhat similar in character and av-
In tho Sennteas his resolution Of to-day did and
has not yet been acted upon. When the first
said TINT in bis opinion it was The barinnine e
Of II grand raid upon tho Canadian railroads.
The raid Inns not amounted to much up to
Of IL. It was understood at the time tie first
resolution was offered that It was not pressed
await the reply Of the Secretary of the Treas
ury to an application made to him by repre-
know what right the department has to sta.
territory to attend to the sealing Of cars
and are not nnloadcd at American elevators |
a. the Canadian border. as 1t is contended they !
Secretary by ex-senator Conger OF Michigan. |
attorney for the elevator com panies; The Sem |
h was @ Of
operates TO enNanRer American revenue; |
to throw unnecessary temptation around !
American officers to build up gigantic sys-
TENS of foreign railroAd corporations in COM
pettiOn with American railroads without any
returning benefits to American citizens; to
enable these foreign railroads TO escape the |
operations and restrictions OF American law
to which our own railroads are subjected and
to destroy or impair the value of u vast amount
OF the property OF American citi2ons.
Tho immediatc cause OF the presentation OF
this application was the fact that Congress
was being asked to create ports of delivery at
various points adjacent to the Canadian
Pacific Railroad TO ilcilItate the business OF
shipping merchandise in sealed cars from
territory. The first resolution !
Of senator Cullom, asking for informn-
ton as 10 why such Legislation is on
dorsed. was purposely allowed to remain
unacted upon. as II WAS thought the Secretary
would make an early reply to tho application
ri the Representatives OF the elevators inter-
aSted. He has not done So and so Mr.. Cullom
has come forward with another resolution,
which covers the whole subject. On several
occasions In past years the Treasury
Department has answered similar res
buttons and explained fully the opera
lions Of tho department in regard to
the shipment OF bonded freight. The opera
ions OF the DEPARTMENT. however. are carried
On largely under regulations which are changed
rom time TO time b, different officials and II
Nlr. Culloms resolution Is adopted. Secretary
Window no doubt will be able to throw much
light on the question of how 1t happens that
anRdian railroads get such extraordinary
privileges for doing business on American ter
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