New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-11
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-
THE ADMINISTRATIONS AND THE GEAl>
LAW.
nrrREycmMrxr AND ECONOMY Is THE nouSI

RETRENCuMENT AND ECONOMY ~ THE hoUNH
, T,BLE OF SILVER FLUCTUATIONS.
Washington Sept. IO-The question whether OF
no, the Administration has called a hait III ''''
matter OF enforcing the Geary law and Is DESTROYS
a, the massage of the Everett bill. introduced IN III"
1Iouso vest.rday TO extend the tim" FOR fegisua-
,ion until September next year AZ inc Sai''e
time modifying the strlnsency OF the con',""S III"
posed by the Geary bill. IL "Nc'ilng huch h''"
tIon Attorneys for the Chinese Legation IN WASH
irrton having heard reports that additional III
s,ruc,ions for the enforcement OF Inc IA" W.T.
,a,,e nrenarcd al the Treasury Department mao"
injuries there regl$ding them. subsequently on
OF The attorneys said that they had been "''''i"
that no orders the subject had Deeh CIV" "'"''
than those promulgated ai the tim" IN" HN''"a"'
oct vas declared 10 be- constitutional by the Sn-
preme Court The attorney further stated 'hh' ne
expected no change In The situation hefor" 'h' '"f
NJ IN. sailing OF the nrst steamer for emma from
San Francisco upon which the Chimes" ordered I"
be deported could leave the country, when Is III"
18th next Tuesday. 1t Is believed that an ehort
will la made 10 a stay OF the execution OF
the Judgment Of Judge Ross court
Tn. regular biennial effort I'm behalf OF economy
and rctrenchment will BE- made In N" HouS" o.
Representatives next week. when inc report o' ''
Committee on Accounts Is called np Tor a''"h
The minority Of the committee, through 'harh'n
Kusk has reported In favor OF allowing c''h@
IN committees Wnicn Wef' 'nuN I"f'''' ~
the LID Congress; but the minority, consisting
NJ Nessrs PAINTER and Mutchier. dissent from 50
much Of the report recommends the appoint
ment OF clerks for the Committees on ENpehui-
lures I'm the Interior. Navy. Postoflce. treasury
War and Agricultural Departments. Departments
OF Justice and state ana upon Public lnildlnss
The minority also recommend that the Committees
! IN Alcoholic LIQUOR Traffic Education lmmigra-
tion and Naturalization. Lcvees and improvements
OF the Mississippi River. Mileage Mintia' Railways
and Canals Rules. and Ventilation ana ACOUSTICS
he not provided with clerks. In support OF their
recommen dation the minority VIII present STATE
rent from the records Of these committees In the
last nine Congresses. showing that there is no
necessity whatever for the appointment OF clerks
for any OF them. The Committees on Expenditures
| in the various departments and on Public IuiId-
| nes have made only seventy -four reports IN an
in eighteen years. and nfty-two OF them were from
| the Committees on the Treasury and Interior De
partmcnts and Department OF Justice Most OF
! them the minority say. have held few If any meet
| ings and have no dockets OF business pending be
| fore them. II the views OF the minority are
adopted they say "A saving OF $40 n month Will
be effected. and the Transaction OF public business
will not be interfered with in the least
! Few CONGRESSIONAL debates I'm recent years have
been 40 rich In statistical data the present
silver debate and the many comparative financial
tables used contain valuable Information on the
subject. These tables largely have been prepared
by Acting Director Of the Mint Il. l.. Preston. and
Judging from the demand for them. are receiving
world v, de attention. The demand Is 80 great
that all requests for copies cannot Do supplied.
A table Just completed. more important perhaps
than any that has preceded it. shows the averaee
price Of silver In London since 1875 the year when
the mint bureau created. and the equivalent
in United States gold coin of an ounce fine nj
average price: gain or loss per cent bullion value
tod gtafe oil yer "a q loss ppr
cent Of the silver In n United States silver dollar,
and the ratio Of gold to silver.