The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-21
LIVE U8SHING7ON 7OPICS
Matters or Interest In md Out or the Hail
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WAsHINaroN. July 2O.-A meeting ~ the Ju-
dietary Committee ot the Senate will be held
on Friday to consider the nomination OF
George Sllras. Jr., to be Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court. There are at present hut
two Eepu' lican members Of the committee in
the city -Messrs Mitchell and Platt-and IL the
ras" should assume a partisan Ihase an ad-
verse repo from the committee L. probable
ns mono Of tho absent mem bers Of the COM
mittee Is expected to return to Washington
before the adjournment Of Congress. An
effort will he made by Senator Cameron to
defeat the confirmation Of Mr.. Shiras's nomina-
ton. He Is reported to he very much dis
turbed by it and 10 feel that the nomination
was intended to atfront him. Senators to
whom Senator Cameron has talked say his OPP
position to Mr.. Shiras is based upon the nom
ine"'s want Of party loyalty. This he said has
he 'Sh'ras, was but an Indifferent Ecpub-
lean: ami since the war his pnrticipa-
upon IT," SENATORS course. senator Cameron's
choice for the appointment was Judge Brown
il o Srn"s r s aGs not tS sn
frmatiun. He has spoken to Senators In terms
S %rrc IL the nominte mna has
report iuvnrabiy. Whit support senator
CoamstGn will receive il HE 9po,itIsn to con,
Senators say tnnt they do not fear any un-
toward result. Senator Mitchell. tho senior
1tepnhiicnp mrmner. now IN the city. OF the
We began our practice at the bar together.
ana Know hin 10 lie admirably equipped Tor
the post on to which he has been appointed"
Representative Curtis OF New York. who
claims the distinction Of being the senior
officer Of all the Union Generals now in Con-
gross. has, after long fight. secured favora-
survivors
measure has been replng In Congress- f9r
cnuss certain Iepabiissns insisted that
view II the TACT that Gen. Gurtii;
and s wh All
men: his activity in the matter has excited tho
greatest ndn, asion 4nd [riendiinets amnng
certained that no was succ, s,ful in securing n
favorable report on the bin; he received many
on the Democratic side. Gen; Curtis is an in.
sS9iIisrs; whhsthsr they n come ii ths
cnt session he has Interested 80 hi inset!
In 600 rEn nfic1 sta all
10 almost every State in The Union write 10
him to interest himself in their behalf. and he
s 70 Gs dear t1
lie is also an earnest and consis tent opponent
OF the system of capital punishment. having
suhject., He has one OF the most extensive
criminal law libraries IN the United States.
enied arSe ss Of oney in t6e
works OF all leading writer's in Europe and
America on the subject OF capital punishment
and from these he has drawn an elaborate
treatise which he Incorporated IN n recent
- eerh which he ohta ined permission to print
In the COnGrc ssOnGt Hecor0.
Representative Durhor'ow. Chairman OF the
House Committee on the Columbian EXPOSE
ton. called II meeting Of the committee this
morning to hear an argument hyJ. W. Hayes
ana &r. OF the hnss an
relative to the following telegram sent by the
former to the Chairman:
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July 10.
ne Genera Fx.cu,v. Board OF the I'm sn,. of Labor
will be pleased /" meet yrnr committee Tomorrow
tWednesinM at any hour Na' n, my name We do no.
foreign labor. the VIC alton OF the vhom-
Of tie the sH ,ns
o. a! m,rhancs both ~ and ou'ssde of tie Grid .
ito ts ' isnss to arrest w'rsine": IN. refusal
."% % Of "s'". ins b. he
should be OF sufficient iIn o,tsnrc 20 ant Tbs
Fair; paoshins, he !u.l gity@n"ss ana assins ali
40 TO tn. GATE II s
a. annt"pr,ation ASKED from ons,sss 4 !, IS 10 s9
face viii you tAS"' me with reply by w'T m,xx.
General sccr-:ary.Tressurer Knights Of Labor
The labor representatives did not appear at
the npToi ned Inur. and the committee was
and. said that they lad been deiay.a on the
road by wreck. Another opportunity to Ue
heard Will probably he given them.
Representative HIT has introduced reso-
luton requesting the President to inform tho
House what regulations are now in force con-
corning the Transportation Of imported mer-
cnandise, in fond or Inly PAID. and products
one p"rt in tl,o Trited states. over CHnadinn
terri. DRY. to another Pot ther"in. under tho
r"y%I1s Of srfcn ] t NsyisSa San.s
snry or advisable. and especially whether n
careful! inspection Of such merchGndise should
moi be had ut tn" frontiers o. the United States
upon the departure and arrival Of such mer-
chand!sc. and whether the interests of the
Emitted atsS d" not 5s2ars thG G&eh
territory. be in the custody and under the sur
veillancc Of an inspector Of the Customs De-
mart ment the cost OF such surveillance to he
paid bg the foreign carrier transporting the
merchandise.
Tho Conference Commit co or the Def ciency
Appropriation bill held meeting to-day n d
discussed the various amendments to that
measure. Al the disputed toms were agreed
TO except the following: Giving back salary to
ment OF Justice, the French spoliation claims,
the Indian Depreciation claims. and the claims
Fl Th re em Tor Day to the hers q"
members Of the House Of Representatves was
freely discussed. and II was agreed that the
committee take no action upon the amond
men, Int report Il to the House. This amend
mcnt provides for paying the balance Of tho
salary Of q deceased mr"mber to his heirs until
that il WAS the province Of the House TO name
the time for which pay should be granted the
heirs Of Il -cea.ed member after his DEATH
Whatever time the House decides upon will be
concurred IN by the Senate.
Secretary Foster OF the Treasury DEPARTING emit
has written letter to President Gompers Of
the Federation of Labor saying that he will
appoint two mon. If suggested by Mr.. Com
uers. to better prevent the importation OF for
eign labor designed to take tho places OF the
strikers at the Carnegie steel works. Sccre-
tary Foster ntimates that, il th"re are any in
rppct"rS in this special limo better than the
department now has emnloyeh. he wants
that the law prohibiting the importation Of
foreign contract labor Is strictly enforced.
The Senate Committee on Interstate Com
mercc to-day agreed upon n bill to compel MI
railroad companies to- equip their cars, with
automatic conIlers and brakes inc styles 81
roads to choose, hut In case rs per cent, OF
A. thn Inf ofn( n vna