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FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Negotiations for the Settlement Of the
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has made minority report 10 the House
protesting against the passage OF the bill
providing Tor n permanent census bu'
ronu. Baker Of Kansas and lawson ot
Georgia signed the report with Fithian.
The House Naval Committee decided
to make no provision In the naVal APP
preparation bill this year for new cruis.
ers or battleships. One new $40O, 900
gunboat la the only vessel provided for.
The total appropriation 10 ~ ,0O 900 less
than last year.
The bost informed people believe there
will be nm extra session not later than
the middle OF April. II is believed the
Democratic leaders think this, and for
that reason they are not attempting TO
crowd some matters Of Legislation they
feel are necessary.
The Civil Service mmission, II Is al
legged, summoned Collector OF Customs
I. G. Phelps Of San Francisco TO Wash
ngton for the purpose OF answering the
charges that he removed certain customs
employees because they had refused TO
contribute 10 the Republican campaign
fund. IL is also stated that the San
Francisco Examiner has been called on
TO furnish testimony In the case, having
published serious charges OF offensive
partisanship against Phelps. No date
has been ret for hearing 30 far as known.
Oates report on the Homestead trou BILE
Ia accompanied in it's presentation 10
the House by minority reports, express
sing the same general conclusions In
different way. Hope Is expressed that
the thought OF the age will devise some
means 10 secure an equitable division OF
the profits between employees and en-
ployer. In conclusion the opinion is
expressed that the evils disclosed by the
investigation are entirely beyond the
reach OF Federal power, and the rene
dies, II any can be devised, must origi-
nate with the State governments.
The naval appropriation bill as agreed
upon by the Committee OF Naval Affairs
carries an aggregate amount in round
numbers OF $40, ,607 900. The appropri-
alton for the current fiscal year Is $23,,
5i3, ,266, and the estimates for next year
2I,773,00S. There is no appropriation
in the bill for the proposed naval review
next May. The Senate, therefore, will
have to be looked TO for the appropria-
ton to carry out the promise implied in
our invitation TO foreign nations. One
new gunboat is authorized, and for the
payment OF vessels heretofore author
lied to be built So, 10000 is appropri.
ated, including $250,OO0 under the
hoad OF equipment" Among the ap.
for new public works is
$255, 900 for the continuation OF the Pu-
get Sound dry-dock work.
Secretary Foster OF the Treasury De-
partment has been notified that the
American flag will be formally raised
upon the Inman steamers City OF New
York and City OF Paris at New York on
Washington's birthday. The event will
be celebrated with great pomp. Many
people have been invited.
The President, who regards the act OF
the City Of New York and the City OF
Paris in taking American register and
sailing under the Stars and Stripes as the
crownng act of his administration, will
himself pull up the flags. He will be
accompanied to New York by all the
of his Cabinet, and on that oc-
casion will also be present the members
Of the Senate and House Naval Affairs
Committees, distinguished members of
Congress and the principal officers of the
Navy Department as their invited guests.
When the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations reported the Russian ex-
t addition treaty, it was with an amend
ment that attempts to murder the Czar
or any member of the royal family shall
be considered Don-political offenses, re-
gardless OF what the motive of the Grim
inal might be, and that being non-polit-
ical they should be extraditable. This |
clause was productive of great deal of |
debate. Turpie was the champion for |
the right of asylum, but the committee |
was finally sustained. Turpie was not |
with this action, and intro |
duced resolution recently intended as
an Offset to the terms Of the treaty. The |
resolution declares it Is the sense OF the |
Senate that jurisdiction in what is
known rs political offenses ought not to |
be extra territorial, and no treaty should |
be approved which proposes to take from
The courts OF the United States the right |
to determine whether or not an offense
g political under the law of nations.
Business men in public life fear that a
financial disturbance ia near at hand. 1t |
Is said that Secretary Foster has pre-
pared to avoid any difficulty in the Treas
lry by purchasing gold by issuing an
enormous amount of bonds. As high as
b200, ,000, 900 rumor places the amount.
This statement is made fatty, and goes
20 far as to say that the bonds have al
ready been placed and an agreement
reached for their immediate exchange
'or gold, the arrangement being made in
of the result of the silver |
vote in the House, which it is feared will
crisis. Whatever may be
lone by the present Secretary of the
Treasury, it is now conceded that Cleve-
and will early call an extra session OF
Congress to repeal the Sherman law and
by his own personal power and actual
and persuasion force the bill
through, beginning by having the House
under common-sense rules,
which will bring the House to vote.