Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-29
SOME AFFAIRS OF STATE.

An Early Adjournment OF Congress Again
Talked OE-Probable Action OF the Pros
ent House on tho Tin Duty-Amenities
OF the United States Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, March 2S-The Springer
free wool bill will be brought to vote April
20 or IS unless there should be q hitch In the
present programme of the Democratic ma
jority Of the Ways and Means Committee,
which has charge of the measure. Chairman
Springer, Of the committee, is on the pro-
gramme to close the debate in an hours
speech. MI. Springer expects to be suffici-
emily improved in health by that time to ful-
I'LL the task. Although still nervous and
weak, he is improving steadily, and on FRI
day will leave the city for Fortress Monroe,
where recuperation is expected to be more
rapid. The binding twine and cotton Dag
ging bills will then be pushed to vote as
soon as possible to be followed, perhaps, Dy
other specific bills attacking separate items
of the Mckinley law With these measures
disposed of in tie House, and the appropria-
tion bills in excellent shape so far as the
House is concerned, the Democratic ma
jority of the Ways and Means Committee be-
lfeve that an early adjournment of Congress
is impossible, and accordingly discussed the
adjournment question to some e4sent' 70
day. No conclusion was reached, but the
sentiment was favorable to June lst, as
the date of final adjournment This Is an
unusually early date for adjournment, and
na s ts maag % pe Delayed for
weeks after the date named; but still the
sentiment expressed by the majority mem
bers of the Ways and Means CommiGtee IS
significant as showing what they think Is
possible.
The Ways and Means Committee to-day
decided to report favorably to the House
the Bunting BILL reducing the duty on tin
plate from 2-l0 to l cent per pound. Mr..
Shively will make the report. The bill also
provides for the payment of a rebate equal
to the difference between the present and
the proposed duty on unbroken packages OF
plate held by importers and consumers
October next, when the act would go into
duty free e after c October i, iss4. The Dill also
makes terne plates dutiable. at l cent per
pound, and repeals the clause OF the NC
Kinley act making block. bar and pig TIN
duttable at cents per pound after October
], 1888. This would retain 1t on the free list.
Mr.. CHARLES H. .ALDRICH, of Illinois,
the new Solicitor General, was to-day pre-
sented to the United States Supreme Court
by Attorney General Miller. Chief Justice
Fuller expressed the pleasure of the court
at meeting the new Solicitor General, and
directed that his commission be entered On
the minutes of the court. Another woman
was added to the list OF female practitioners
before the court, Mrs. Mary Brndell, editor
and proprietor of the Chicago Legal Ne,os,
being admitted to practice, on motion OF
Attorney General Miller.
THE Presidents Endorsement in the case
Of Major Lewis c. Overman, corps of en-
gineers, convicted OF conduct to the preju-
dice Of military discipline and sentenced to
be reprimanded, is as follows: "The findings
and sentence in this case are, in my opinion,
more favorable to the accused than they
should have been, but, under the circum.
stonces, they are approved. Such methods
of dealing with public moneys and accounts
Major Overman are highly reprehensible
and tend to the discredit of the honorable
CORPS to which he belongs. The Secretary
of War will make the necessary orders to
carry out the sentence"
TOMORROW morning the subcommittee
OF the Committee on Appropriations ap-
pointed to inquire into the expenditures of
the Worlds Fair will leave Washington for
Chicago. The subcommittee consists OF
Messrs. Dockery, of Missouri: Breckenridge,
Of Arkansas; Compton, of Maryland; Hen
derson, of Iowa; and Cogswell, Of Massachu-
setts.
THE House Committee on Agriculture to-
day took up for the first time in some weeks
tHC duGi-OptlOH Uill duu diLcT HdNluS COI-
sidered a few sections of the bill decided to
continue consideration of it on Wednesday.
It will be special order for discussion from
day to day until completed, which, it is ex-
pected, will be accomplished some time next
week.
COMBINATIONS by the Senate, to-day,
were as follows: Stanton ]. Peele, of In
diana, Judge of the Court of Claims. United
States District Judges-John r. Rector,
Northern District Of Texas: E. P. Ingham,
United States Attorney, Eastern District of
George M. Bowen, Register
Lana Office, Leadville, Col.
SENATOR GoRMAN to-day reintroduced
his bill of last Congress, prohibiting Cana
dian railroads from doing business in the
United States unless they comply with the
Interstate Commerce act. Senator McMil-
lin. to-day introduced bill appropriatinS
$4,000 toward the legitimate expenses OF
the G.A.R.at their twenty sixth
annual encampment in Washington City
next fall.
NOT BLAINEs HAND