The National tribune., 1893-03-02

the committees. The statement of the CORE
spoudent also included general charges of per-
fidy by Mr. Bynum against Mr.. Mills. Mr..
Bynum is now hunting for the man who made
the original assertion on which the charges are
based.
Representative Belknap, of Michigan, ap
peared in the House last week in a somewhat
dilapdated condition. His hands hada liberal
covering of court plaster to hide the ugly
gashes received at the recent railway disaster
in Philadelphia. He became the hero OF the
hour when it was known that he performed
valuable service extricating the wounded from
the wreck. He saved the life OF young lady
who was pinned under car with the arteries
in her wrist severed. He crawed under the ca T
and placed rubber bands around her arms, and
the physicians say that this was the only thing
which saved her life. The Representative was
also very busy in helping others, aud took it
upon himself to direct the removal of the
wounded and fastening their release from be-
meath the cars.
Although it is believed that Mr.. Cleveland
will lease Admiral Porter's mansion for his
private residence, nothing definite has been
determined Gen. Beverly Robinson. as agent
for the place, has made an offer of it to the
incoming President, aud has been requested
by Mr.. Cleveland to send him diagram of the
various floors and general description of the
interior arrangements. At this point the
matter rests. The house is replete with his
torical incident. and has always been occupied
by some person of distinction. Many years
ago it was leased by the late ex-Secretary Fish.
at the time he represented New York in the
Senate Chamber. 1t was then successfully the
home of the two British Ministers. Lord Lyons
and Lord Napier. During Lord Napier's occu-
pancy the Prince Of Wales visited this country.
When he came to Washington he was enter
tanned by the Minister in this house Later
the house was occupied second time Ivy Mr..
Fish, who leased it for season during the
period when he was Governor of New York.
IS.
The change in the registry of the New York
and the Paris marks an era in American ship
ping. They are the first very modern trans
atlantic passenger ships to sail under the flag
of the United States The old Inman Lane
goes out OF existence, and the International
Navigation Company will take its place. There
will soon be five great ocean steamers flying
the Old Glory, the two above mentioned and
the steamers of the old American Line. These,
rs we'll rs the Red Star Line steamers. are all
owned by the International Navigation Com
pany. of Philadelphia, and, with the i've new
ones to be built by the Cramps, will sail under
the American flag, making 10 fine American
steamships owned and hailipg from Philadel-
phia. They will all hereafter be known as the
American Line. The International Navigation
Company was organized in 1871, and ran q
steamer service between Philadelphia and Ant
werp, and then between New York and Ant
werp. In 1886 the company purchased the old
Inman line and made contracts for the two
steamships New York and Paris. 1t was the
desire of the company to sail under the Amer
lean flag, and the postal subsidy act of last
year gave them an opportunity to do SO at
profit. This act admits to American registry
foreign. built ocean steamships of over 5000
tons, having a speed of 90 knots, aud over 80
per cent. of which was owned in America, pro-
vided an equivalent amount of tonnage be con-
structed in this country.
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1t is feared by the friends Of the Hawaiian
ton bills in the Senate is concerted plan to
consume all the remaining time and prevent
action on the treaty. Mr. Allison is opposed to
the treaty, and is able to use his great power as
Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations,
if he chooses, TO head off the treaty. Tho
fate of several important measures is bound
up in the confusion of these last few days, and
they may fail if the appropriation bills de-
mand much more time. Last week Secretary
of State Foster sent to the Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs the statement of
Paul Neumann. accompanied by report of the
interview with the Secretary. 1t seems that
the object Of Mr.. Neumann's visit to Washing
ton is to secure the restoration of Queen Liliu-
kalani to the throne under an American
protectorate. He does not advise her restora-
ton under any other circumstances. If tho
Congress OF the United States shall not deem
q protectorate feasible, he would then favor
with q liberal allowance for the
Queen and Princess Kiaulani, but he strongly
objects to the continuance of the present
provisional government in power. II the
present Congress expire without action, it
will be In the power of Mr.. Cleveland to de-
feat the whole project Of annexation. by recall
ing the treaty from the Senate. The annexa-
tionists, however. claim that they have positive
information that Mr.. Cleveland is in favor of
the United States anne1ing the Islands out
right. as is proposed by the treaty now before
the Senate.
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Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, made few
very just remarks in the Senate after the vote
had been taken to reduce the expenses of the
Geological Survey about tho manner in which
pairs" are announced. at is the habit, and
q very good habit, for general pairs to be made
almost always between Senators on the two
sides of the Chamber. the foundation of the
practice being that it shall apply to large and
political questions. In that way it is great
con venience, aud Senator'S record is preserved
by his pair being announced. But where these
pairs are considered as applying to every minor
matter, every small vote on small things which
do not touch politics in any way whatever,
where 1t ia not known how Senator upon
either side would vote, pairs are constantly be-
ing announced. This practice binders business,
prevents Us from getting quorum, and some
times keeps US suspended for the chance of get
ting two or three votes when there are 60 SEN