The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-13

| rough draft OF the bill to the Public Printer
When the proofs are returned the committee
| will meet again, probably on Saturday next
| and continue the work OF arranging details
| Some OF the changes already made 10 the
original Rowell bill are: provision that In
case OF conflict between the returns given by
state election officers and by those OF the
United States supervisors the latter are TO con-
stitute prima facie evidence OF the right OF the
| member TO his seat. and a provision that the
! United States court within an election district
shall appoint Board OF three persons. repre-
| sentlnE both political parties, to canvass the
returns of the SUPERVISORS. -,,...
problem in9 S Is 4, eliylng tns 9oPoysion
for insertion In the bin to carry ont its desire
to prevent the Wholesale and wrongful olsen olsen
Virs sHIin and Sorth Carolina fraudulent prac
iis see Of T. voters II appears that much difficulty
is being experienced In making the su tn'it
yc sysiS% Of It's sbg solve
| tion. 1t is expected that the bill VIII be com.
pleted In time to permit OF It's SUBMISSION "
another caucus next Monday.
In some remarks on the conference report on
III III IN ft the House today. Mr. Henderson Of
made tho ST ts pTessn Gouse Tor
'n Re gShS' T Fe maj b ,eS4274sl urgent
S4tc s9h S5s aS
ssss S sold RsE aR Romss si Sr
900 pay and bounty claims. s6SO,00O. expenses
Pension ONCE, S2,4S9l SO; records and az pen,
Tor total helplesaness. $4,000: general pension
Eel Rsss ss4S SsFa"8 Total sis44is7si
The ladies of the Presidents household will
leave Washington next TUESDAY to take iosmal
and will remain there during the remainder OF
the summer The President will probably loi;
OT them the %esy sss be
adjournment OF Congress. whom he will take up
his permanent residence at Cape May
Mr. Porter, the Superintendent OF the Census
has been informed by Mr.. Ashley. the census
supervisor OF the Fifth district of Pennsylvania,
that his enumerators have notified him that
Hungarians and Poles and many Italians IN
have refused TO give any census information,
even to interpreters. Many, OF these men. ne
numbers, each man wearing his number on his
person and answering tolt Inc supervisor
says that II 80 Instructed ne VII dIrGct d ms
by numbers. in this way securing nativity. age;
and occupation which in his opinion, would
be better than no information at al.
In his reply Superintendent Porter informs
the supervisor that it is impossible that the
a state OF affairs as reported when large mum:
bers OF laborers are treated more Ike beasts OF
burden than Porsp dTe 6@ Gny
lions to employ su fflcient number OF enumer-
ators and interpreters to thoroughly canvass
these people and 81 lett from them the lniorma-
ton called for by the schedules.
Bids were to have been opened at the Navy
Department at noon to-day for the construc-
ton OF three steel steam tugs for the United
States navy. but mono were received. In lieu
OF bid, however the Red Star Towing COM
pany OF Baltimore made proposition to- sell
S32 900 but as this was Informal It could not
be considered. Tho limit OF cost for these tugs
is $35, 900 each, and the steel requirements are
considered very, severe. A ship builder who
was present at the time set for the, opening of
the bids said hf no for BE the i9pnd TO
appropriated. as the steel has to pass Govern
ment tests. He said his firm might be able to
build such tugs for $4,000 each. provided they
could use steel at the ordinary commercial
tests. Nothing hos been decided In regard to
these tugs, and it is not altogether improbable
ton at the New York Navy Yard.
to report favorably bill providing that here
after no person employed as laborer for the
shall receive less ffan 81 per Day ,
males or boys under Is.
Members Of the Finance Committee have
made q careful canvass OF the Senate, snd.they
admit that when vote is taken on the Silver
bill on Saturday the friends OF free coinage will
probably be able to carry the Senate. II they
should put a free silver clause, into the bill and
send 1t to the House 1t is posi- BILE that motion
to concur might carry. and the scheme to get
the bill into the conference committee would
thus be frustrated. There Is no doubt that the
OF the Finance Committee are ma
to get the bill into a conference.
where 1t Is hoped some way can be found to
outgeneral the free coinage men. Speaker
Reed Is heartily at work with the friends Of the
to save the bullion redemption
feature Of the House bill, and 1t Is well known |
that should 1t be minated the bill would have |
a poor chance OF receiving the Presidents sig |
nature.
Mrs. Senator Walcott. the bride Of the Sem
atorial circle. held her second at home this
afternoon, in her pretty house on Connecticut
avenue. Few OF WashinRton's fashionable res
idents have yet left the city. owing partly to the
presence OF Congress. and large numbers OF
them took occasion to-day to make their we'd
ding calls. Mrs. Wacott's parlors were deco
rated with flowers and growing plants, and
guests were received with cooling drinks. her
ries. and ices In the refreshment rooms. Tho |
hostess was assisted by her old school friend. |
Mrs. TAYLOR OF Buffalo. who Is her guest. and
they cordially and gracefully RECEIVED large
number Of callers, including the French Minis
ter. DR.. and Mrs. Hammond. Mrs. Hit. ex-Jus-
tce Strong and daughters. Mrs DR.. Sewers.
and others. Mr. Walcott dropped In for few
after the adjournment OF the Senate