Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-29
LIVE WASHINGTON WAITS.


WASHINGTON, ID. G., Jan. 2S The Ma
tional Board OF Trade to-day devoted some
time to the discussion of the question of a
uniform bill or lading A resolution was
finally adopted requesting Congress to
| amend the Interstate commerce law by
stablishing q uniform bill of lading for
| interstate commerce, involving the liability
| of carriers as established by common and
| statutory law. The next matter taken up
was a resolution approved by the Board of
Trade OF Chicago, which. while recognizing
! the Justice of the charge imposed by the
| railroad companies for the use of their cars
| when not promp ,ly unloaded. says that it is
also due to the customers that when their
goods are not promptly delivered that
| the railroad should be responsible
10 their consignee for delay. 1t
was provided tnat Congress examine
this question with the view of making such
amendments to the Interstate commerce
act as will properly. protect the rights of the
| business community. After debate the
! resoutioa was offered by McIaren, OF
! Milwaukee, which recites that while the
| evils resulting from excessive trading in
agricultural and other products of the coun-
| try is recognized, and any measures calcu-
la'ed to restrict such trading within legiti-
mate limits is favored, which would not
| seriously interfere with the necessary IA
! cilities for handling the immense crops OF
| the country. vet any legislation is depre-
Gated which lays tax that interferes In any
way with the freedom OF commercial trans
actions in such products whether for i'm
mediate or future delivery. The resolution
further states the adoption of what is known
as the Butterworth bill would cause irrep-
arabic injury to the business and agricuit-
ural interests of the country. Placed on the
calendar.
Secretary Noble has ordered five agents
now in the field to proceed at once to the
allotment of lands to the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Indians in the Western part of
the Indian Territory. 1t is the Secretary's
purpose to have everything in readiness if
possible for the opening of the 3,000, 900 acres
OF surplus land on OF about April next.
There is urgent need, the Secretary believes,
may be opened to settlement at as early a
date as April !, so that the settlers may be
able to put in spring crop.
There is much indignation at the, Treas
ury Department. over the arrest of two of
the officers at Montreal on a charge of con-
sDiracy Pre- erred by a tailor OF that city.
Strong intima:ions are said to have been
given that unless the Canadian authorities
can protect the United States Customs Off
Gals, who are stationed there for the con-
venience of the Canadian railways from
prosecutions of this sort. these officials will
be Withdrawn and the examination of
baggage and other services rendered by
them will be performed at the frontier re-
quiring delays of trains for that purpose.
Bills will be reported favorably to the
House, appropriating $4,000 for a monument
at Put-in-Bay. O., commemorative of Com
modore Oliver Hazard Perry and the battle
OF Lake Erie, and $4,000 for a monument to
william Henry Harrison, the grandfather of
President Harrison, at South Bend, o.
General Raum appeared before a sub
committee OF the House Appropriation Com
mittee to-day and asked for an appropria-
tion for pensions for the next fiscal year of
$l4, ,956, 600.
Senor LoiZano, the Minister of Public
Works of the Republic of Costa Rica, assures
the Special Commissioner of the Worlds
Fair now in that country that the Govern
ment of Costa Rica will spend $3.50 900 on it's
exhibit at the Chicago Exposition.
The Democratic members of the Ways and
Means Committee to-day conferred again
at some length on the method of procedure
to be pursued in the presentation of the
tariff reform bills to the House. The only
result arrived at was that the committee
should proceed cautiously in the presenta-
tion of bills and that all possible evidence
as to the effect of existing legislation and
the probable effect Of proposed legislation
should be obtained and duly considered be-
jority should be determined as to the var
ious bills to be reported. No vote was taken
and no attempt was made to reach an agree
ment with reference to attacking the
clauses of the Mckinley act in detail or in
one general measure.
Processes have been issued by the Ser
geant at Arms of the Senate summoning
Judge Claypool, Leon Bailey, Noble C. |
Butler William Nichols James H. Rice |
Ritter r. n nd to
appear before the Senate Committee on |
Judiciary on Friday to testify in the inves- |
tigation Of the charges against Judge |
Woods.
The venerable Senator Dawes received a |
severe shock yesterday. During one of the |
frequent periods of unbearable dullness in |
the Senate chamber he wandered over to |
the House of Representatives. just within
the door he encountered a group of Con-
gressmen, the most prominent one being
old General Forney, of Alabama. AS the /
Senator approached Mr.. Forney drew him
aside, and taking one of the young men of
the group by the arm, said:
Senator, want to Introduce you to an
able and rising young man from your State,
one who will be heard from in the future
Mr.. Sherman Hoar."
'oh, yes" rcplie' Mr. Dawes, taking the
young friend of Colonel Mills patronizingly
and have met him often. 1 am glad to saw
that my opinion of him agrees with yours"
Then the Senator turned to go, but the
gruff old Alabamian took him by the should
ers and blurted out:
eyes, Mr.. Dawes, you had better keep your
eyes on this young man. for the first thing
you know he'll he socking himself into that
seat Of yours over IN the Senate.''
Mr.. Dawes did not join in the laughter but
with a scowling face went back to the SEN
ate chamber, vigorously chewing the cud
Of reflection.
At the Corcoran Art Gallery yesterday
afternoon, there was exhibited full length
portrait of Dolly Madison, painted by f F.
no also painted the portraits OF
Martha Washington and Thomas jefferson
in the East Room of the White House. The
portrait is copy of stuarts painting, and
was begun by Mr.. Andrews several wears
ago. when Mr.. W. W. Corcoran expressed a
desire to have copy made. The costume
painted was one worn at q reception given
by Mrs Madison, and now owned by the |
daughter of the wearer. 1t was a yellow
satin overcoat with white satin petticoat
in flowers and trimmed in the |
costiest Valenciennes lace. The picture is
intended to be a companion piece for Martha
and may be the second in a |
series that shall include the first ladies of
the land, from the beginning of the Govern
ment until the present.