The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-11
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nations OF the world, "Jnd N
accofdsnce with the recent decision
Of the United States Circuit Court
OF New York in the ease Of Hechi
against Magone which, by the advice OF the
Attorney'General, was acquiesced IN by ths
Treasury Department, instructions have
been recently issued 20 the officers OF the
, customs to estimate the ralue Of all curren-
cies in which invoices OF Imported merchan.
disc may be made out at the values fixed by
such proclamation, and to treat all invoices
which are alleged TO be made out in depre.
ciated paper currency as if made out
in the standard coin Of the countries whence
the merchandise was imported il being
held that under the existing laws the duties
accrue on imported merchandise at the coin
value in the country 81 expectation" This
| change will go into effect April let. All
| importations prior 10 that date are TO be re-
ceiyed under the present regulations.
BLAINE DEMANDS A REPARATION.
Se 'retary Blaine has opened up core
spOndence with the Spanish Government.
through the Minister resident here, in r.
gard 10 the alleged indignities offered
American missionaries on the island Of
Ponapi, Caroline group. by Spanish soldiers
The basis upon which correspondence is
now going on is a demand by the American
Board Of Foreign Missions of the Methodist
Church for reparation for lndignities heaped
upon their missionaries and for property
deftroyed.
COMMANDER RETrER DEFENDS BIsfsELP.
Commander George c. Reiter, OF the Uni
ted States ship Ranger-sSh0 was censured |
by Secretary Tracy for The action lie took IN |
the Barrundia affair has written a letter to |
Secretary Tracy, in which he SAYS that the |
Secretary's letter is unjust. undeseryed and /
81 have" he says, "to re- !
spectfully demand what 10 clearly my |
right, namely, trial before naval court
APPROPRIATION FOR sioux INDIANS.
Secretary Noble sent to the House Com.
mittee on Indian Affairs to-day letter
from the Commissioner ON Indian Affairs.
recommending an appropriation Of $4,000
for the Use aud benefit OF the SissetOn and
Wahpet0n bands Of Sioux Indians. Of Devils
Lake reservation, y. d., for $4,000 acres Of
land, % which they are justly entitled, but
which was omitted in the reduction Of their
by an erroneous survey.
NEW CuAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY,.
A charter wac taken out here to-day 10
form a Chautauqua assembly ak miles
west Of here on the Potomac river, ard
granite buildings 10 cost 81 100000 will be
rected, work on which began to-day. DR..
Harris, United States Commissioner Of Ed. d
IcatiOn; Major Powell, Of the geological ,
urvey; Bishop Hurst, =. W. Aalford, and .
}eriah wilkins arc among the directors OF
he Chautauqua.
SENATE.
A protest Of twenty-five members Of the a
IDAHO Legislature against allowing Nr.
dubois 10 take his seat as a Senator from
hat state was laid before the Senate to-day.
Mr.. Morgan resumed his argument on the b
financial bill. He referred with "A high b
ncOmium 10 a speech made by the late I
enator Beck in support ef a bill intro 81
uced by him on March l3, 1888, the nj
acond section Of which provided that in 81
II future issues of Treasury certificates
coin certihcatesr should be substituted "
'r "gOld certificates" and for "sil- o,
er certificates" He (Mr. AlOrgan) Ia
)nsidered that proposition "A perfect sol "
ant OF the difficulty Of keeping gold and ih
lyer coin in perfect balance in the United
ates, and had always desired very much
see the day when it would be adopted by
0ngress, and he expected 10 offer Ike ~
ncndment to the pending bill. ",
At the suggestion OF hr. Cullum the ~
'coch OF Mr.. Beck was ordered entered in :"
II as part Of Mr.. MOrgan's remarks. lc
hirh were soon thereafter concluded. ~
The bill was then laid aside. d
The senate, at 4:3O adjourned till Mon ~
N carries S2l6i0. 900. or $1,000 more INA" III
20 20 anpropriation for the current wear. ihe gr
crease Is attributed TO the lnci case % III .lI III
~ 80 ~ and the Increase made in the trans
ortation OF the Army. IN, ,,,os
MIR. Ianham, Of Texas, SAID the OH' VIZ
n uupartisan and economical one. ne u u
ien proceeded to give thanks that tns sec, a a
"ns lV which had recently been involved IN a Il
Ioody war were now reunited. he 'poke u u
, highly eulogistic terms OF tie Dl,Nert Z
nd sense Of duty Of the Union soldiers, anu ,ha -
80 49, eestioe of obstacle 10 fraternalism v
F,rtber remarks on the bill were made; G
M without action, and the bill was lald !
S 'sido and the House listened TO eulogles oi
ho lion, Nr. Walker, Of Missouri, by /
,"mber of members, aud al O'Clock ao-
ourned.