Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-23
LIVE NATIONAL NEWS.

Intellectual Attempt to Shut or the Sup
ply of Worlds Fair Dollars-COngress
Adjourns for the Holidays-A Long
List of Presidential Appointments-A
Peculiar Crank Bill in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-Thomas K
Cree, of New York City, in a letter to Treas
urer Foster, under the date of December 19,
enters vigorous protest, as citizen Of the
United States, against the delivery of the
souvenir half dollars to the Worlds Fair
officials. The point he raises Is this: The
half dollars, under the act OF Congress,
were only to be turned over to the EXPOSE
tion officials upon the condition of Sunday
closing. The Fair is now, in the eyes of the
law, formally opened, having been so de-
clared in October last; consequently, 1t is
now running full blast Sundays, clearly
against the provisions of the act, which in
validates all claim to the coin. The Acting
Solicitor of the Treasury to-day decided
that Mr.. Cree's point is not we'll taken; that
the Exposition has not been formally
opened, and the statute has not been vio-
lated by the delivery OF the souvenir coins.
In accordance with this opinion, secretary
Foster said that he should continue the pay
ment of the souvenir coins as last as the
Fair officials became entitled to them.
ONE of those peculiar ''crank" bills that
OCCdSlOHdlly nnu CuolF way NOiiSAOoS
was introduced to-day by request by Mr..
Mitchell in the Senate. Its elaborate title
provides for the prohibition of electro-mag-
netizing, mesmerizing and hypnotizing
human beings, etc, and prescribing punish-
'ment. Numerous petitions ana documents
accompany the bill and others equally vol
luminous are referred to. The bill, IN Drlef,
provides that any person who anywhere
within the Jurisdiction of the United States
shall apply q current of electricity upon
person for the purpose of affecting another.
or which does so affect shall be guilty of
crime punishable by death, and that any
person having knowledge OF such current
having been applied who fails TO notlty the
proper authorities shall be deemed to be an
accessory and shall be punished by nne OF
not less than 5000 nor more than Seo,CoO. or
by imprisonment ranging from two years TO
the period of ones natural life.
The McGarrahan bill had the attention
of the Senate for half tho time that to-day's
session lasted and Mr.. Hunton, Democrat,of
Virginia, closed his three-day speech in its
favor. Mr.. PETER was the principle speaker
in favor of the anti-option bill. In his re-
marks he denounced gambling of all kinds
Debate on the bill was not diminished when
the Senate adjourned until January 1. In
the House there was no quorum and that
body also adjourned till the same day.
THE President sent to the Senate to-day
the following nominations: Frederick J.
Grant, of Washington. to be Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
the United States to Bolivia; Archibald G.
Coolidge, of Massachusetts,. Secretary OF the
Legation of the United States at Vienna;
George Creighton Webb, OF New York, Sec
retary of the Legation of the United States
Mt ST. Petersburg; Joseph R. Herod, Of In
NJ fha a0Qf
the United States to Japan. A number or
appointments to postmasterships were alec
sent in, among them the follwoing: Allan
p. Dickey, at Waynesburg, Pa; Henry c.
Snowden, Jr., at Media, Pa. The latter was
confirmed, Us was MIR. Grant, also.
SECRETARY FOSTER, of the State De-
pertinent, has been informed of the appoint
ment of General Caesar Canevaro as Peru
Wan Minister at Washington, which mis-
sion has been vacated for some time. Gen.
eral Canevaro is one of the most prominent
citizens of Peru, and has been candidate
for President of that Republic. He WAS one
of the leading military spirits in the last
war between Chile and Peru, and made
gallant record.
INQUIRIES of members of the Italian
Legation elicit the reply that there is no
truth in the statement published in one of
the Italian newspapers of New York that
Baron Faya, the Italian Minister of the
United States had been transferred to
Lisbon.
SECRETARY CHARLES FOSTER said this
that the financial furry seemed to
have passed. Out OF the $ll,0 100000 gold ex-
ported, the Treasury has sustained a net loss
of So 600. 900 which would be, he thought, re-
placed before the first OF next year.
THE Joint Committee on immigration of
the Senate and House, not satisfied with col
lecting huge volumes of matter relating to
and preventing the predicted
of cholera next year, has de-
cided to send joint subcommittee to Cuba
during the holiday recess to gather addi-
tional information. The subcommittee is
charged with investigating the character OF
from the West Indies and the
danger of contagion from those islands to
this country through Key West. The alle-
gation that Senator Chandler's bill will not
prevent immigration from South America
will also be made the basis for inquiry. The
members of the joint subcommittee will
leave Washington Saturday night.