New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-20
GEN. HARRISON'S LAST OFFICIAL ACT.

IT WAS TO SIGN A PENSION BILL FOR THE
RELIEF OF MRS. MCAwLEY.
Washington. April 19-Numerous stories nave oeen
written relative the last official act OF fTesloch'
Harrison but the exact facts have not hther'o pceh
made known. There were but two bills passed by
hoh houses of the last Congress that failed to become
,,,rs nv reason OF the lack OF time 10 enroll them
1hese were bills to place Major-General George :
Green on the retired list, and 10 authorize Commahuer
Dennis W. Mullan L. S. N. to accept medai
presented 10 him by the Gillian Government. Inc
last hill signed by the President was that granting
PENSION OF $50 month TO Eliza Alden McCawicy'
widow of Charles Grymes McCawley ia'e |om
mandant of the United states Marine Corps.
The House of Representatives was already In the
Senate chamber when the bill win us coipahio"
came over and placed before the Secretary OF inc
Senate Believing that II was simply impossiDe 10
onro them at that hour the Secretary HANDED theh
a the enrolling clerk remarng that they would have
"a h. laid aside as lost. The clerk b. 5. Pia't'
glanced at them and that one granted pension 70
woman and that time short llurrying 10 MS oon
he sent a telling the President IL nc "oiu
wait FIVE minutes he would have pension Dill ior
him to sign. The President replied that ne "ouio
wait and Mr. Patt dictated the text OF the Dill 10
rand penman 1t was not beautifully written, but
,u was got ont In shape sufficiently GOOD 10 pass
muster and Mr.. Patt rushed into me senate Ic
,Pres,dent Morton and secretary McCook. BY I'M.
time the chamber was so crowded St heo Cou ~ me
Gu' Mr Patt asked that it be taken the Prcsi
dents room Mr. Pa rsne ,be ' lin and
iiay down his PEN 1t was the last omcia ac' Vi '"o
retiring Executive.
TIE DECISION AGAINST STEVENSON APPROVED
e. Washington April 19.-The President has diSap
moved the findings Of the Examining Board In inc
case OF Pay Inspector John II. Stevenson CH'eo
States Navy. The board reported In favor OF Mr
seyensons promotion bat the report was referred 10
President Harrison with tho Recommendation Vi Sc
reory Tracy that 1t be not approved, on the GROUND
o., .he oNscer was morally unfit for promotion. The
smDortance OF the arises from the fact that Mr.
Stevenson is at head Of his grade ana that prono
lions all along the line were blocked BY auic 10 o
In the matter. The case reached fresucn' NM
ip the last DAYS OF his Administration ana ne olo ho'
have time to consider it and Its disposition was lett 10
President Cleveland. He acted upon II Sea'eru' anu
ahe rarsrs were returned 70 the War department, D,i
ing his approval of Secretary Irncy n,snnns
Sri,s; nc officers promotion. The ac1on coh.i, ~
to block the promotion Of other o!hcerS III '"' pay
corps.
THERE rs NO GALAPAGOS TREATY. AFTER ALL.
Washington, April ia Washington dispatch -
1.-THE Philadelphia Ledger" says that there S ui''o
tnr,,n,v ,,t,e reason to doubt that the supposed
treaty. hctween the Government Of ECUADOR ana ''e
United States by which this Government was 10
acquire one OF the Galapagos ISLANDS, between i"
lnd Peru a coaling sta'loh' mas 10 cH.H''" ,
and that the only instrument receiver from i'u
Is AZ. unimportant convention relating 10 cia,"o
between citizens Of the two countries High o.n.,as
Ut the State Department confirm the statement ma.
40 treaty for the acquisition OF territory lot coans
station has been Negotiated with ECUADOR anu "uu
that Mr. Mahaney's correspondence WIN 'no '
Dapsrtment, though vOluminous, Goes no. gym
Mon that he was engaged in attempt TO nego'a'e
such treaty.
TWO MORE CARA MEN SURRENDER.
Washington, April l9.-General schofeld has re-
ce:ved a telegram from the commanding omccr a.
Fort Ringgod, Tex. announcing the SURRENDER "'
that post Of two more Cara revolutlonists.
FOR THE NEW SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOAT.