Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-20
THE NATIONAL CAPITOL
Respect to the Memory of Hon. Sunse
Cox. of New York


WAsnlNGToN. d. c.. April l9-'Thc fol-
lowing application for authority to or
ganize a national bank has been filed with
the comptroller of the currency: Com
merciai National Bank of seattle Seattle.
Washington. by II. W. Wheeler. Seattle.
and associates The senate hayiHgamcHd-
ed house bill for right of way of Palou-o
and spokane Falls railway through \oZ
Percc reservation has appointed as con-
ference committc; Dawes. Strawhridgc
and Jo"eS of Arkansas. The house laid
the bill over for the present.
Assistant Secretary Bdtchcldor today
instructed Collector Erhardt Of New
York in response toa request from COVER
nor Mckinney of Virginia TO admity duty
free the several boxes containing the
statue Of General Robert T.. Lee. lnSuuc-
tions also provide that the statue may be-
reshippcd to Richmond. Virginia. in bond
as the boxes are So packed a. to be- easily
inspected. They are not To be opened at
New York.
John G.. Morrill,. representing the Min
eral Land Association of Montana, ap-
pearcd before the house committee on
mines and mining today and addressed
the committee in favor of the bill intro
duced in the house by Carter of Montana.
to provide for the claSsitcatiO of Ger
tain mineral lands in Montana and
Idaho. within fifty miles on each side of
the track of the main line of the Northern
Pacific railway company. The railway
company. Notwithstanding these lands
are exempt from the terms Of their grant.
claim that all lands which are found To
be- mineral since the last act was passed
granting the land. belong 10 them. Mr..
Morrill, presented the views of the miners
of Montana
Secretary Tracy has been advised that
the RiSdon iron works of san Francisco
will Oiler bids for cruisers . aud & for the
navy To be opened June 10th.
In In house this morning Brewer. of
Michigan. presented petition for relief
by asking S9J.OOO for Mrs. Mary Peterson.
of Los Angeles whose husband while
mail carrier in Arizona was murdered and
robbed by hostile ApacheS in lssj.
In his prayer the chaplain made feeling
gathered 10 pay the last tribute
of respect and affection of the
motion to the memory OF man long
familiar 10 this hall and those iIequenting
/ IL, Hon. ;. :. Cox. deceased. At one
O'Clock public business was suspended aud
the house proceeded to pay tribute 10 ihr
memory of :. :. Cox. of New York. The
entire afternoon was devoted to culog
addresses.
Ia the senate today Henderson present
I ed numerous petitions taVuring the free
coming of silver. lie also introduced a
/ bill to authorize congress to accept and
place in ,iatuary hall "A monument oi
/ Genera :. Grant ~ be- presented 10y
/ the G.. \. Il.
/ The Pau-Americau congress held 1t.
last session this forenoon. Mr.. Blaine
/ presided The minutes We're read. APP
proved and signed 10y the delegates. Briei
remarks were made by several of the del
egatcs aud the following resolution wa
Offered by Mr. Alfonso. of Chilli. and Wa,
. s.lYt.f.ls ssIrl..lNpI -fIhui
in honor of the memory of the immurta
discuNercr of America aud In gratitude
/ for the services rendered hy him to ciVi
liZatiun aud humanity. this conference
associates itself with a manifestation t'
De- made In his honor upon four hundrrtl
anniversary Of the discovery %
America. Secretary Blaine then AN
nounccd that hewas in receipt Of II com
municatiun. which stated that arrange
mentS for an excursion to the South hat
been made. and that the train would star
at II o'clock tonight
The house spent the greater part of th'
dsy listening tp culogics upon late NuuSc
Cox. which was special order for today
The speaker laid before the house ~rNrra
public building bills. and Mr.. Cannon, -
Illinois. suggested the necessity Of >um'
driiuitp plan ia regard to public building
bills The house had uniformity stricken
out appropriations and the senate hat
uniformly voted them down. Lynn
Massachusetts. and Ashland. Niscuu
sin. public building bills we're sent tu tn
conference committee. The senate com
mittcc To- house hill To- divide the iudicia
district of North Dakota we're cuncurrc'
in. Mr. Henderson. Of Iowa. rcporte,
: from committee on appropriations a bill
PROV idug vaults aud safeguards for fund
in the treasury and appruprlatlns
S333.OOO therefor.
Pan-Amcrican delegates left prompt
for South at II o'clock.
: The Pam American excursion through
the South. started tonight at II O'Clock
{. The train was composed Of q baggag
! ear. dining car. library and smoking ca
| and pullman sleeping ears "lliOn an
: Phocian." The train was fitted up mag
niiiccntly. the apartments were super
f, and every comfort was provided for ia
! distinguished guests. The train was j
charge of tourist agent Draper OF ia
PENNSYLVANIA Railway Company. Abou
100 delegates left on the train tonight an
others will join The party al Richmond
Virginia