Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-02
Washington Notes of Interest.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Senate FL
nance Committee to-day directed fayor-
able report TO be made on the House bill for me
better control Of and 70 promote the SAFETY oi
national banks.
The House Committee on Foreign and Inter
state Commerce to-day ordered a favorable re-
port 10 be made on the bill to increase the pay
Of the mon OF the lfe-ssying service.
Tho State Department today received list
of verified claims OF sailors Of the Baltimore
against the Chilean Government for Injuries al
legged 10 have been received during the riots In
Valparaiso, amounting 10 S2,01o.OOO.
The Navy Department has been asked 70 SEM
n vessel 20 the relief Of the members OF the crew
OF the brig Tahiti. who are supposed 10 have
been stranded on the island Of SocOrra, of the
coast OF Mexico. The vessel was wrecked In tina;
vicinity in September last, and II is supposed
that some OF the crew may bayo managed 10
reach the shore. The island IA unlnhabited, save
by goats and turtles.
In the Senate to-day the several bills intro
duced by Messrs. George, Harris, and Vance "a
repeal the internal revenue tax on the circuia-
ton OF State bank notes land with like titles
were reported back adversely from the Com
mttee on Finance and placed on the calendar
An amendment 10 the post-onice appropriation
bill epprOpriating 100000 for the distributor
OF mails IN The rural districts was reported from
the POst-Oifice Committee and referred 20 the
Committee on Appropriations. The Senate
then resumed consideration VI the ldado con
tested-electiOn case, which was not disposed o
before adjournment.
In tho House. after several attempts TO amenc
the Indian-approriation bill had failed, the com
mittee required TO the Mansur amendmen
striking out the annual allowance OF captain
Pratt, OF the Carlisle School Mr.. Wilson,
Washington, sent to the Clerks desk and ha,
read telegram from Captain Pratt saying tina
he had been incorrectly reported. What lie hal
said was that the Catholics got more than double
as much Of the Indian School appropriations "a al
other denominations com biDod that they main
tanned powerful lobby in Washington, and ina
nipuiated politics 10 accomplish their purposes
These" continued Captain Pratt, =" were gen
eral statements, having no bearing Whatever OF
individual members OF Congress. mucn less ol
Mr. Mansur in whose general views concur.
This telegram was not more satisfactor
to mr. Mansur, Mr. stockdale OF Missis.ip
pi, and MIR. Pendleton, OF West Virginia
than had been the alleged interview witt
Captain Pratt, which brought him into ques
ton. The motion 10 strike out Captain Pratt
annual allowance Of $1,000 was agreed io-S'
10 37--aud the committee ross and reported tn
bill 10 the House. The measure was thol
passed. MIR. McMillin, from the Committee OF
Ways and Means, reported the free-Wo0l bill
which was referred 10 the Committee Of tn
Whole, together with the views of tn
minority, presented by Dir. burrows, o
Nicnican Mr. McNnlin stated that
had been the intention Of the com
mttee TO call this bill up Tor consideration du
ring the latter part OF the week, bat that OWN.
10 the illness of Chairman Springer he would no
call 1t up until Tuesday next. Mr.. Bryan, o
Nebraska, ami Mr.. Turner OF Georgia, respec
lively, from the same committee, reported bill
for the free entry Of binding-twine and cotton
baRginQ and ties which were referred 90 tn
COMMITTEES OF the Whole. Tho House then ad
journed.
Chairman Springer's physicians decide that h,
has severe attack Of septic erysipelas. Hi
condition, however, is favorable.
The convention OF lumbei-men, called 20 NEE
in Washington TO protest against The passage o
bills pending before the House Ways and Mean
Committee placing lumber on the free list
assembled ia this city to-day. II. NJ. Loud, o
Au Sable, Mich, WAS elected chairman, and A. A
Brown, OF Cincnnatu, secretary Of the conyen
ton. A committee OF 1--WE was appointed TO wal
upon the Ways and Means Committee and asl
that n committee representing the convention
be heard in opposition to the bills in question
Delegates are in attendance from all parts Of tn,
country.