The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Ohice.Seekers ThrOng the White
House in Their E~agerness
for Place.
The Columbus Caravels. Pinta and
Nina, ON Their Way
to Cuba.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-The senate
discussed for nearly an hour today the
resolution offered last week by Mr.. Man
derson intended to limit the action of
the senate IN the present extraordinary
session to executive matters. or to mat
tiers not requiring the cooperation OF the
house. German favored that policy, but
preferred to have it take the form of
unanimous consent rather than of a res
~olution. An objection to unanimous
consent came from the democratic side
of the chamber and the most strenuous
opposition to the resolution came also
from that side. The question finally
vent over without any discussion and
the senate adjourned till Wednesday.
The Onice-Serkcrs
Seekers after Office are as busy as ever
and were at the white house in full force
today. 1t was rumored that eX-Con-
gresham Wheeler of Michigan has been
selected for commissioner of pensions.
1t is said that Gen. Bragg of Wisconsin,
will be offered the Portuguese mission,
now held by ex-senator Pierce of North
Dakota.
\ silver lining to til" Cloud.
Mr.. Teller has prepared a resolution
which he will offer in the senate at the
next meeting expressing the sense of the
senate in favor of reconvening the inter
national monetary convention at Brus-
sells next summer. Senator Teller says
that he is satisfied that there has been
a change Of sentiment in Europe re-
specting the monetary question since the
conference adjourned. 1t is plain 10
him that delegates from European coun-
tries began the conference under an er-
roneous impression as to the policy Of
the United States. Lately it has been
made clear that the purpose of this coun-
try was not primarily to reap the benefit
Of the enhanced price for silver.
Too uch Gold Sow.
WASHINGTON, March IL. The
treasury department continues to re-
ceive offers Of gold from the west in en-
change for small notes for which there
is a pressing and increased demand.
Several Of the offers of gold after they
had been made. had to be temporarily
declined. ae it was found that the gold
was light in weight, and until those who
offered it made up the deficiency the
government could not accept i. ,
Columbus Ships Coming.
4 cablegram was received at the
navy department today announcing the
arrival of the Newark and Bennington
with Columbus caravels. Pinta and
Nina at st. Thomas The Newark and
Bennington will remain there long
enough to take on coal, and will then
proceed to Havana where they will
turn the carayels over to the Cuban
authorities and return to Hampton
roads to take part in the naval review.
Pinta and Nina will remain at Havana
until the arrival of the Santa Maria
Columbus flag ship which is on her
way there under convoy Of a Spanish
warship. On arrival Of the Santa
Maria the whole fleet will proceed to
Norfolk under convoy of a Spanish man
OF war.
The president and members Of the
cabinet will attend the naval review at
New York if the state of public business
will permit. If the president cannot 90
he will send Secretary Herbert as his
representative. The dispatch boat Dol
phiu is now being put in condition for
the accommodation of the president and
party on that occasion. She is now at
Norfolk navy yard.
The democratic caucus committee
spent the afternoon in a final arrange
ment of the committee list, and to avoid
interruption to their work the members
had luncheon served 10 the committee
room. The list will not be made public
until it is approved by the caucus and
turned over to the republican minority
in order that the remaining places on
the committees may be filled. Members
are pledged not to divulge the results of
their work until the report is submitted,
and they say that in the meantime all
statements touching the composition Of
the committees must be speculative and.
as is apparent from lists published today.
very largely inaccurate.