New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-13
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
NEW HOUSE BILLS RELATING TO PENSIONS.
DANGER OF CHEAP sILvER-TlIE
LAW.

Of the hosts of clerks the members OF the House.
which are a new feature OF Congressional life TINS
session. They have made all sorts OF demands upon
the Sneaker and doorkeeper for accommodations
and facilities for doing their work ana these ON
Gals have been put to their wits end to arrange
o,,ors sa.isfactorily 1t cannot be said, either
thu, tho ARRANGEMENTS satisfactory TO the
clerks for almost everything they asked mas peeh
denied them They wanted first, the privilege OF
the floor the as the committee clerks anu
then they asked that one OF the large pubic sal-
ler,es no Get aside for their accommodation when
NOT on the floor But both these requests were re-
fused necessarily. The addition Of 325 persons to
the list OF those having the privilege OF the hoor
would have fairly driven the members out OF their
seats.
Resides the bills relating to pensions heretofore
mentioned the following House bills nave oe'h
referred TO the Committee on lnvahd fehSo"N 'o
consideration. The first meeting OF the commute
during this Congress will be held this week
BY Mr. Bailey-To strike from the rolls the NAMES
~ all PENSIONERS in receipt OF income OF $"oV
wear or possessed Of property valued at %Vv'
nv Mr. Covert-Fixing the pension for loss OF en-
tire leg or arm at 500 month; for loss oil leg OF
arm above knee or elbow joint at So month ior
loss Of hand or foot at $50 month"; 'o'a u'''''''
having been produced thereby.
nv AFR Snodgrass- Providing that the pension Oh
all pensioners who are inmates of soldiers MONIES
sbau cease so long as they shall remain inmates Vi
such homes. ,oo
pv Mfr Caruth-That pensioner In the service
of the United States shall be entitien 10 ara" =,
nens,on for any period Of time during when ne IL
or shall be entitled TO the full pay or salary when
an ablebodied person discharging like duties 10 'ne
Government is allowed by law
nv Mr. Understanding a service pension To
pcrsons serving in the Army Navy or Marine 'on'
OF the United states during the war Vi '''
hclion at the rate of ! cent a month for ea'h ""S
"A month
rate Of pensions.
A coored man to a white mans country an"
hi,e man 70 n colored mans country. H. D.
TavIor nominated for Minister to BOLIVIA anu nan
NJ Smvthe Minister to Hayti. MI Iayof was n
nerIv of South Carolina. and went 10 hans"9 NY
Kan. twelve years ago lie succeenS , ,,,1o
Grant formerly managing editor OF me Hea'u'
W.. H., or,oercer" who was sent TO Bolivia
hou, a year ago Mr. Smythe is editor OF news
nspcr In Tazewell County. Virginia. MI iaHio'
was a Republican mp TO within snort UNI y. W.
Clcveland's first election. II" was appoint" ~
ter 10 Liberia by Mr. Cleveland and remained aD'u'
= year. Upon his return he denounced the iioe''"
colonization schemes.
F. n. Plumacher. United States Consul at Mara
u, av,,entIv thinks the low price of silver
bullion abroad will allow counterfeiters 10 COIN sP"
rous silver money Of full weight and hood the '''e
states with it. To prevent this end ne mas sem
an interesting report 10 'he "'"'' ''i
the experience Of Venezuela ,
at this moment he says "heH u" ~
ovos,ion is attracting universal attention. IL hHS
interest the Department 10 know that ior Soi"e
time pas, large quantities OF Venezuelan SILVER eoiS
| have been imported into this country which h'''
now been discovered TO be of surreptltous co'n's'
/ no, authorized by the Government
..S,nce 1896 the importation OF foreign silver OF
oil na,ionalites has prohibited. bat all GLASSES
OF gold coins md Venezuelan silver have uh'' now
been allowed free entry, ana are constantly "o's
introduced through the custom houseS' ~ ayr,
,hot nar,es abroad, taking advantage OF III" 10"
- -, ouver bullion have coined hundreds OF
..h,s.nds of dollars In Venezuelan silver, these
cons being exact fac-smiles o! those autho''N'u ~
| tho Government and containing an equal or az !"
:. ,d ayen , greater amount Of pure silver. when
20 ,r,,e would give the surrcptitious CONS sre"'''
| ,.r,nsic value than the legitimate ones
Tho Government has acted promptly In the mat
, and has Issued a decree prohibiting the I'M
| narration from abroad except by the roNe'"n,e'''
| 90 Venezuelan silver coins. and DECLARING ''e"'
contraband should efforts be maze - III. 49,
80, This will nut a stop 10 the business urout"
,ha cua,om houses, but large amounts VIII "o "o"''
| continue IN he successfully smuggleh'
! "I, &c a striking commentary upon the stua''oh
49,, .mch a ejaculation is possible, producing, 1t Is
n,, nearlv 40 p.r cent profit. although 1t Is freely
! admitted that the surreptitious CONS are III d" '
snects equal to those authorized ny Ia"
J In reply to Senate resolution OF Sep'emDer
directing the Secretary OF the treasure " 80
| ,ha, bodv 10 what extent the appropriations mere
- - tor the enforcement OF the Chinese
,,,s,o, ac4s nave been expended. ana what pof-
,iors are now available. and whether IN MS op'n'o
II is necessary that further APPROPRIATION o' =,
-, Compress I'm order TO carry out the law" an" j"
on how much the Secretary to-day sent ms gep'S
| inclosing statement sh9wne, ssa II was shown
nropria ed and expended since ioos. ~ for rho
that 1ne ar nmounted % 35O2 49, which includes
the unexpended balance OF me ppt d ,hst sss 200
Iii he re1iired to pay the salaries ana hecsssa, ,
expenses Of the officers resu'ary rempIner Of the
current year. leaving an estimate od fnnd ao he
able for the d ,hs n ID :? States Of s APP
UNA ~, Tho census reports of 1880 that the Chlnese
SPsa@9G3 Of of. the su mSttd S,aeS ac
States and Territories. The NUMBER WHO
under the f act Of to May aya Of priv
iecrs Of the act Assuming that about Yen pr 60
OF the spa Woq Their Would still remain about @
liable deportation und,r the 'a from Sam Fran
cisco to Hong Kong Is 50; per eaB'n inland 0ihf trans
nciden, TO arrest sa h nao says not
than So per CAPITA H. therefore all OF nos no China
ar cost involved would aggregate in round NUMBER
about 100000 This the Secretary say ~ n m, N,
Op mn%nt rs wE%s to carry 1'O out the act
He unable 10 furnish an aecura,e 1he re-
ns,naer Of the current fiscal year the matter beinl
largely dependent upon the acton OF va oo abi
disn"se of Ten thousand cases during sucf
| nner,od tho amount required would not be less thar
| zoo 600 The Secretary expresses no OPINIONS aht
| makes no recommendations
Senior Zeballos In presenting his credentials u
the President to-day as the new Argentine Minister
oLe "a follows In regard 10 the other capacity II
ITCH he appea red II fur hermore bear another let
Cor NJ credence which. with lively satisfaction
deliver to you In the name of the President OF III
Argentine Republic. This letter charges me VIII
Of ting
tI'v country In the international boundary dispute
mitch for a century and hall has been maintained
~ succession. between Spain ana Portugal and De
u, reen the republics of Argentina and Brazil. "a
the heirs Of their mother countries IN the aom,o
3R.nblics furnish high pie OF good sense AM
reciprocal friendship In SUPPLYING .r 10 S0ur AMI