The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-23
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Things OF Interest Happening In ana out OF
the Halls OF Congress-.

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a hearing to-day on the bill introduced by Mr..
Covert OF New York to authorize the New York
and New Jersey bridge companies to construct
| and maintain n bridge across tho Hudson
| River between New York city and tho New
Jersey shore W. W. MacFarand and James
A. Deering appeared on behalf OF the West
End Park Association in opposition to the bill /:
g. W. Greene and Phil b. Thompson. Jr.. ap-
peared In support Of the measure. and Willis
Holly. Mayor Grants private secretary. pre-
scented letter from the Mayor opposing the
bill.
After the reading Of Mayors Grants letter.
Mr.. Deering said that he appeared at the To-
quest Of the Riverside Park Association. The
BILL he said. proposed to locate the bridge i'm
mediatey in front OF the park. which would
greatly damage property in that vicinity. He
| also objected to the railroad approaches and
spoke OF the great damage thcv would do to
property in that part of tho city. II Congress-
| authorized the bridge. he asked that it be in
n part OF the city which would not SO
| seriously effect such large property interests
and he asked that 1t he north OF 140th street.
Mr.. Thompson said that would violate tho
| charter granted by the State Of New Jersey.
which controlled the bridge to be located DIP II
street would make this impossible.
M: Lindenthall. engineer Of the North River yer
the Ra 70 se snen
Justify its Building He said that Il the s, bill
bill. He said the devil in the measure was in
ssSn was 9E 5a c ss
the Of the
sp hsa %ST a Es6sf% not
anl the oer tracks
that already ran along the parS .,, ne contra N
YorS wanted tie srdse or n asked S for It and
signed BY 1000 persePs., These sjsnaturss.
In executive session after the hearing, the
ali those opposed opposed i the New York and New
Jersey bridge Company. the REPORT hereto,
said bridge to the House from this committee.
be reanlrmed and stand as tho action OF the
committee and that Mr.. Geary is hereby
bill. either individually or as the organ of the
committee.
Gen. Bussey. Assistant Secretary OF the In
terror. appeared before the House Special
Pension Office Investigating Committee to-
day to answer the charges made against him
Gen. en- Bussey said sal that he had been IN bust
ness in New Orleans and had failed. after
syng % business Sd to
Of parties who owed him 100000. He owed
tied with his creditors at % cents on the dol.
lar, and in less than, twelve months he paid
debts sV t" banks. cotton toni exchanges &e. He
challenged Gen. DuGan to find any one in tho
s so1 to wh ion ne owed nay 5nS II
to 81 for. every caso, found. To show the high
esteem IN which he vas held by the citizens
mittce testimonials and endorsements by
prominent public officers and merchants IN
them Democrats. at the time he was leaving
Ss 81 NsM 2 ns Office OF GSSG9E eS
Bussey asked that the evidence given by Gen.
DuGan be stricken i from the record and re-.
statement the same showing that they had
his knowledge did he. wear a boptonniere, in
his Prime Albert coat It, and parade a about the
the ladies" as stated by the witness Ford. He. |
however. acknowledged having worn Prince |
ASs esm H IF. S hs DE caSb
Representative Little moved to, strike from
Character. rs the latter had proved them e be
ton. every member being unanimous In tho |
denunciation Of the charges made by Gen. |
Dugan.
The President to-day sent to the Senate the
nomination Of George F. Lincoln OF Hartford
to be Consul at Antwerp. Mr. Lincoln was
formerly Consul a, AK !a-Chappelle. thor
oughy understands French and German. is a
office Of Evarts. southmayd Choate, and holds
ant as n commercial centre also as being one
Of the narts in EurSne which american tray
Consul with the travellers are more exacting
consul. John, H. stewart who died short
cans earned an honorable. reputation. The
the appointment was made by the President |
upon the personal RECOMMENDATION OF Gen. |
Hawley and Senator Plat.
Tho passage by the Senate to-day OF an |
amendment to private pension bill contain
ing the sweeping proviso that the pensions OF
all intlrm and disabled soldiers Of the Mexican |
should ne ~ t esns ID
legislation. MIR. Villas. who offered the amend
ment. did so for the obvious purpose Of SO |
considered discrimination In behalf OF the |
Mexican veterans over the soldiers of the late |
good faith It'll and nd PASSED. in slim s Senate bya
resounding chorus OF ayes, and the CHANGES
are about Even Tno that t. viii get through the
A communication was laid before the Senate |
to day by President Pro Ten. Henderson. from |
tho Secretary of the Interior. and referred to
the Committee on Indian Affairs. recommend
ing tho granting Of medals and pensions to
Indian police who suppressed the recent Sioux
ghost dance" uprising. The communication
closed with this curious sentence:
The killing OF sitting Bull neither demanded nor
directed by the department or under its direction
ions W NOBLE secretary.
At the meeting to-day ofthe National Silver
Committee it was decided to call National
Timetable Convention to meet in this city ~
Thursday. May ~. 1892 The formn call.
which will be accompanied by bric! address.
will be issued tomorrow evening
Tho President sent to the Senate to-day the
nominations:
Consuls-Dwght Moore. now Vice Consul AZ Ad'n.
Arabia ut Alden Arabia; George Lincoln OF tohnrc'
ticut Mt Antwerp: Joseph A. Jones OF Mhssachusrtls
now Consul at Aden Arabia, at Znh<Ihhr
Mrs. woO,sey's Residence In Delaware.
WILMINGTON. April o., Mrs, Frances Smyths
Woosey Of New York city. who Is suing her
husband in that city for divorce, came to Will