The Washington times., 1894-03-20
LIVE CAPITAL ITEMS.

The resolution of Representative Baker, Of
New Hampshire, calling on the Census
Bureau for reports by Congressional districts
of wealth, debt, taxation, etc., was adversely
reported to the House to-day by the Commit
tee on Appropriations. Hon. Carroll Wright,
in charge of the census appeared before the
committee and stated that the information
was available by counties, but that it would
take months work in this branch of the
bureau to get up the table by Congressional
districts.
Senator Peffer's "Coxey's Army" bills were
introduced at the request of the CoXey Good
Roads Association yesterday. One Of these
bills provides that whenever any state terri
tory, county or town deems it necessary to
make public improvements it shall deposit
misunderstanding bonds. to run for twenty
five years. with the Secretary of the Treasury,
who shall thereupon issue Treasury notes, to
be reduced at the rate of per cent. per
annum. The other directs the Secretary Of
the Treasury to have $500, ,0G0. 900 of Treasury
notes printed Immediately, which shall be
legal tender for all debts and placed in fund
to be known as the general county road fund
system of the United States.
The investigation of overtime claims Of
letter carriers in New York will be resumed
to-day. W. ". Hill, recently appointed COM
missioner to examine the claims, left yester-
day for New York to continue this work, on
which he was engaged for several weeks.
The examination of the claims OF Brooklyn
carriers. numbering about 100, will be COM
menced Wednesday. In New York 400 claims
remain to be examined. Upon completing
the New York investigation Commissioner
Hill will make official visits to leading north
western cities. Chicago, Milwaukee, Spring.
field, ILL.,, and Racine. Wis, are among the
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examined.
Senator Smith, of New Jersey, introduced
bill yesterday for an amendment of the inter-
state commerce law. 1t provides that COM
mon carrier violating the act may be prose-
cuted for misdemeanor. and upon conviction
shall be subject to fine of $1,000. The bill
also specifies that the service of writ or
process upon any of the agents of such cor
poration in such proceeding shall be con-
strued as service upon the corporation when
the agent resides within the jurisdiction of
the court in which the proceeding takes
place.
Mr.. Gallinger, from the Committee on the
District of Columbia. called up yesterday the
bill for the promotion of anatomical science
and to prevent the desecration of graves in
the District of Columbia. The bill is for the
purpose of preventing the work of resCr-
rectlonlStS In washington and TO provide
bodies for dissection in medical colleges.
Several amendments were made, and the bill
was passed.
The President yesterday transmitted to
Congress the answer of Secretary Gresham
to the resolution offered in the Senate by
Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, calling for infor-
nation relative to the recent British occupa
ton of Bluefelds. The letter of Secretary
Gresham states that an explicit declaration
has been received from the British govern
ment that nothing in the way of protector
ate over the Mosquito Indians is desired or
intended by the British government. A report
concerning Hawaii was also transmitted to
the Senate,