Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-16
LIVE WASHINGTON WAITS.
The Canadian Commission Acjourns With
Nothing satisfactory Attained-Election
OF Senators by the PeopIe-The Treas
ury Balance still Turtber Cut Down.


of Senators by the PeopIe-The Treas
ury Balance Still Further Cut Down.
WASHINGTON, Feb 15.-Sir John
Thompson, Hon. George E. Foster and Hon.
Mackenzie Howell, the Canadian Commits
sioners. closed their negotiations with Sec
retary Blaine and General John W. Foster,
representing the United States, for recipro-
cal trade between the two countries, this
afternoon; and left here this evening for the
Dominion capital. The State Department
officials refused to make known the result
of the conference, butt it is believed that the
visitors were unsuccessful in their mission,
principally because of their alleged failure
to satisfy the represent tatives of this Gov
ernment that they were to conclude COM
mercial treaty entirely independent OF the
direction of Great Britain. The propo-
sttion of the Canadians, it is under
stood, was that treaty bo concluded
on the following basis: First n renewal
OF the reciprocity treaty of lo54, with the
notifications required by the altered cir
cumstances OF both countries; second, re
consideration of the treaty OF ' 1sSs'
cries, with the aim of securing
the free admission into the United States
markets of Canadian fishery products, in
States fishermen to buy bait and supplies,
and to trans-ship their cargoes in Canada,
all such privileges to be mutual: third, the
protection of mackerel and other hsherles
on the Atlantic Ocean and in the inland
waters also: fourth, the relaxation OF the
seaboard coasting laws of the two countries
and fixing the coasting laws on inland waters
dividing Canada from the United states;
sixth, mutual salvage and saving OF wrecked
vessels: seventh, arrangements 1or settl1nS
the boundaries between Canada and Alaska
1t is probable that the minutes of the con-
ference will be made public by the Canaulan
commissioners when they reach Canada.
THE Senate Committee on Territories
listened again this morning to arguments by
adherents of the bill to provide a local form
OF government for Utah and allow the peo-
pie to elect their own officials Mr.. Richards,
OF Ogden, who addressed the committee
Saturday, spoke again this morning in favor
of the bill, prefacing his remarks with an
expression of regret for statements he had
made last Saturday, which he said were
made through inadvertence and without
any intention of casting reflection upon
had criticized their conduct as
members of the Utah Commission in
appointing election officers OF the terrirory)
MI. Richards said he esteemed both OF them
as honorable men who had conscientiously
performed their official duties, and he re-
gretted that their names had been used, ana
that an injustice had been done them. Mr..
Richards quoted, during his remarks. from
the utterances of the President of the
Mormon church to show that polygamy was
permanently abandoned in good faith, and
that the Mormons disclaim any right to dc
tate in political matters.
A DELEGATION of frepresentativeNewYor
business men arrived in Washington this
morning, to bring to the attention of the Con-
gress the needs of the great cities of the United
States, and of New York in particular, for
better and more speedy methods of trans
and fro between central postoff1ces and
remote sub-stations. The relative value OF
the pneumatic and electric systems i'll
facilitating city mail distribution formed
the subject of discussion, and finally the del
egat1on agreed to prepare a detailed scheme
of a plan of transmission, with estimate of
cost and the committee adjourned.
SENATOR WHITE, of Louisiana, to-day
introduced a bill for the improvement of the
southwest pass of the Mississippi river by
securing navigable depth of q feet of
water through the pass within 40 months
after the passage of the bill. The work is to
be done under certain conditions, by Chi
cago contractor. If the conditions pre-
scribed by the Government are complied
with the contractor is to be paid 100000 for
completing the work, and is to be paid at
the rate OF Sl5O, 900 for each and every year
that the depth of 80 feet of water is MAIN
tained for 20 years.
IHE silver men have secured upward of
12O Democratic signatures to their petition
asking that the Rules Committee bring in q
special order for the silver bills. There are
sss Democrats in the House, so that the
silver mon have secured majority. They
say that they have received the assurances
of the members of the Rules Committee that
they would do what was shown to be the
will ofa majority Of the Democrats in the
mittee will meet for some days, as the
Speaker is sick and Mr.. Catchings is absent
from the city. 1t is probab Bile a special order
on the tariff will be brought in HI practically
the same time as the order relative to silver.
THE Bering Sea joint commission con-
tinued it's sessions at the State Department.
to-day, and made considerable progress in
its work. There were no new developments
to-day in regard to the arbitration treaty or
the moduS viVendi.
On account of the continued indisposition
of Chairman Hoar, of the Senate Committee
on Judiciary, who is still confined to his
room with an affection OF the eyes, the mat
ter Of Judge Woods confirmation was not |
considered at the meeting of the committee |
this morning. 1t is not expected that SenR- |
tor Hoar will be able to be out for some days |
yet and in the meantime action on Judge |
Woods nomination and the other judicial |
will be deferred until he can be |
present. |
THE Geary anti Chinese bill to absolutely |
prohibit the coming of Chinese into the |
United States was to-day ordered favorably |
to the House by a majority of the |
Foreign Affairs Committee. Mr.. Geary will |
make the majority report, and will be op- |
posed by minority led by Mr.. Hooker, Of |
Messrs. Hitt OF Illinois, and |
of Massachusetts,, will also sign |
the minority report.
CONTINUED heavy expenditures have re-
duced the Treasury cash balance to $27, ,27,-
500, of which $l4,693 45O is in subsidiary coin |
and $40S 1873 is in minor coin. The amount /
on deposit in National banks is $l2, ,94S, ,760. /
THE House Committee on the Election
Of President and Vice President and Repre- |
sentatives in Congress to-day agreed to re-
port bill leaving the election of Senators to |
the people and comforting exclusive power
in the State Legislatures to fix the time,
place and manner of holding such elections. |
KNOWN BY EVERYBODY.
THE widow of Senator Hearst carries