Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-21
MATTERS OF STATE.
A Batch of Important Items Gathered
at the Nations Capital.
THE BERING SEA POLICE PATROL.
Two New EXtradition Treaties Now Pend
ing in the Senate.
THE CARS THANKS FOR READY RELIEF

WASHINGTON, April 20-General j. W.
Foster, Of the State Department, Acting
Secretary Spaulding, of the Treasury De.
partment, and Acting Secretary Solely, oi
the Navy Department, had q conference to.
day in regard to the enforcement of the
Bering Sea modus vivendi. The general
character of the instructions to the CON-
manders of the naval and revenue vessels
assigned to duty in Bering Sea was agreed
upon, and the instructions will be prepared
and forwarded at once. The vessels Sc
lected for this purpose are the Yorktown,
Mohican, Adams, Ranger, Rush, Corwin
and Albatross. The last two named are
now cruising along the Alaskan coast The
others are ordered to touch at Port Town.
send on their way North, and will receive
their instructions at that port Those sail
ing first will communicate with the Corwin
and Albatross, or possibly this duty may be
given to the Bear, now under orders to
carry supplies to the refuge station at Point
Barrow.
The President will issue a proclamation
in few days promulgating the modus
vivendi, and warning all citizens of the
United States against its violation. 1t has
been settled that the notifications of the
treaty of arbitratio shall be exchanged at
Washington, and the Secretary of State and
the British Minister are now making arrange
ments for that tormality.
The Treasury Department is informed
that $40 Cinnamon were landed at Victoria,
B. c., to-day, the majority of whom are pre-
sumably bound for the United States. Orders
were accordingly issued to immigrant in
spectors and customs officials along the
Canadian border to look out for these people
and to prevent ther entering this country in
violation of law. These officers were also
instructed that the naturalization of China
men in Canada and other British territory
does not EXEMPT them from the operation of
our exclusion laws. This is said to be the
largest single shipment of Chinese immi-
grants to this continent.
THE collections of internal revenue dur
ing the first nine months of the fiscal year
ending June 80 1892, were Sis 3oa, ,6o0 an in
crease of A777.6S6, compared with the re-
ceipts during the corresponding period Of
the previous fiscal year.
THERE are now two extradition treaties
the Russian and the French treaties-pend-
ing before the Senate. As the Russian
treaty was the first reported, it holds first
place on the calendar of executive business
and in the ordinary course or business must
be disposed of in some way before the
tlSdty San pO 4Ol lunl1y COHslUeT6O.
This places the latter in an unfortunate
position, for although it is. generally un-
Objectionable, there are many Senators who |
are strongly opposed to the Russian treaty,
and, by their opposition to its ratification,
may prevent action upon the French treaty.
The two conventions were discussed for an |
hour in executive session this afternoon, |
but without result. The opposition to the |
Russian treaty is based upon the capital |
crimes section. under cover of which, it is |
asserted, persons might be extradited for |
political reasons.
Mr.. CULLoI, from the Interstate Com |
merce Commission, to-day reported to the |
Senate bill directing the Interstate Com
merce Commission to report annually in for |
nation hi relation to the progress made in |
the adoption by common carriers in inter-
State commerce of a uniform system of au- |
tomato coupling. Calendar.
THE House Labor Committee TODAY |
agreed upon bill relating to the limitation |
of the hours OF daily service of laborers and |
mechanics employed upon public works. 1t |
limits and restricts to eight hours in any
one calendar day, the service and employ
ment of all laborers and mechanics en-
ployed by the Government of the United
States, by the District of Columbia, or by any
contractor or sub-contractor upon any pub
lie works of the United States or of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Violations of the law are |
to be punished by fine or imprisonment |
The vote on the bill was not unanimous.
several members dissenting. The existing
that eight hours shall constitute a days |
work, and contains no penalty provisions.
Hence the law became practically inopera-
agreed upon to-day will, the committee be-
lieves, help to bring about the result de-
sired.
IN the House o-day, on motion of Mr..
up,, Of Hi /
thorizing any National bank of Chicago |
which is designated by the Worlds Column
blan Commission, to conduct branch bank |
on the exposition grounds.
1t appears that the anti-silver men will
make an effort to recover the ground |
which the silver men assert they lost yester- |
day, through the vote in the Senate upon the |
Kyle amendment to the Arizona funding |
BILL for when the bill was laid before the
House to-day, Delegate Smith moved to nom
concur in the Senate amendments 1.-THE prin- |
cipal one being the '1awful money! amend
ment,) and ask q conference, and his motion
was carried.
The pension payments so far this month
amount to $40, 500 600, and the refund of direct
tax to over 81, ,000, 900, and the consequence is |
that the Treasury balance has 1allen to So
100000
THE Secretary Of State is in receipt of
dispatch from Charles Emory Smith,
United States minister at St. Petersburg of
the lst, inst, recounting q conversation
between his Majesty, the Emperor, and nim-
self, in regard to the dispatch OF vessels by
the people of his country, laden with pro- |
visions for the Russian sufferers. Among |
other things His Majesty said was this: 81
am very much touched by the interest and
kindness which the people of the United |
states are showing in sending ships of
Hour to my suffering peoples those offerings |
are great and generous: they indicate a
sympathy and friendship for which we are |
deeply grateful, and desire that YOU will |
convey to the American people my sincere |
thanks for this manifestation of their |
friendly and humane sentiments" In this |
relation it may be also added that his Ma |
4. w. Sargent. commander of the steamer |
Indiana, an enameled goblet, in recogni- |
t1on of the part he took in taking to Russia |
the -four SO generously donated by the citi-
gems of Philadelphia for the relief of the |
people of Russia.
GENERAL STANLEY, commanding the |
Department of the United States, has re-
ported to General Schofield that the grand
jury OF Duval county, Tex, has ignored the |
charge made againt the United States troops |
and the State troops in come ction with the |
CARA campaign. The grand jury reported
that it had investigated the charges and |
found absolutely nothing in them. General
Stanley has also forwarded copy of a letter
written to him by Captain j. S. McNeel, of
Company Z, Frontier Battalion, Texas State |
troops, saying that he had personally invest .