New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
MR. WILSON TO DEVOTE HIMSELF TO LAW
AND LITERATURE.
BLAND KEEPING Up TIE FIGHT FOR FREE COIN
AGE-SOME PROPOSED LEGISLATION
COMPUTATIONS THE TREAS


TRY GOLD BALANCE.
Washington. Dee. 22.-Congressman William L.
Wilson. of West Virginia will probably devote some
months after his retirement from public life to III
erary work /, IS his purpose to write political
history Of Congress covering the twelve years he
has been a member 0f the House. Mr.. Wilson has
as yet given no thought to the details OF the work,
bu, after March he Will begin the collection of tie
work will be Il; Mr.. Wilson's home N charleston.
where h. viii return upon the adJonrnnsAt 0d '?h
eress. II is understood that ne VII IVSu ~ ,,i
practice of law AT Charleston ana max. MS iterary
friends saw that no tender ~ ofiice under the GOV
eminent has been male 10 hn, ana mat ne mas no
ambition IN that direction.
Il is the purpose OF Representative Bland. OF Nj
souri, when the pending Currency Bill H. taken mp
for debate under the hye-mnute rule in the House
after the hoilays 10 move t. strike ont all after
the eracting clause and substitute IN" Free-Co!n-
age bill introduced by him yesterday. This WEI De-
Mr. Bland saws. the mos, expeditions manner "i
getting a free-slver hili before the House. The
members % the Coinage Committee Al" scattered
renortad from, me cornlt,ee for several weeks IT,
in fact y were possible = favorable report
at all. MI Band has made no canvass OF the ouSr
- determine" what success M h.i VIII nav "u' ~
Is certain that l. viii command large vote 10 mat
ter what the result may be-. lie intends 10 "Np.llh
on that occasion tho difference between b'-neta!-
lie and paper system 81 money. lie VIII enieaEOT
10 show that the Democratic party has a."a{s Ia
vored specie instead OF paper SYSTEM ana 'hst
this was notably the when Benton. jackson ana
others held the party leadership.
In the Senate today Mr. Sherman REP Oh0
offered an amendment TO the Railroad Pooling bill
which requires s,ccpng-car companies TO provide a
safe the protection and care % all valuabes car
RED by passengers. w.thou, charge To them The
bill also limits the charges Of slc"png-cdrs 10 Nol
more than half cent mile for the use Oh a lower
ana on third Of a cen; mile for the use o. an up
per berth. nor more than half cent mile 'or th'
able punishnents for offences committed in violation
Of the act are provided.
The Senate has confirmed tho following nomlna-
tons: Charles II. Mansur. Of Missouri. Assistant
Controller of the Treasury: Henry W. Swift. atcd
States Marshal District OF Massachu.eiis, Indian dian
Hall Agency. Idaho: Marshall Petei Of Indiana.
klamath Agency Oregon.
Acting Secretary Hamln and Superintendent
Stump heard arguments to-day on the question
whether diamond-cutting in the United states was
a new industry W Il. Cochran and lilo Ruebru-
man represented the Government. and Hayes
Greenbaum and a. +. Fitch the diamond importers
Mr. Cochran contended that the industry was esta3-
ters in the United states. turning out annually
10000 in work. pom the decision OF TINS t as.
Dutch damond-cutters. AT the conclusion OF the
hearing both Mr. Fitch and Mr.. Greenbaum hay-
Ing spoken in favor Of admitting diamond cutters
under contract Acting Secretary iamlin an
earrings that he and superintendent stump wonii
hold session in EswI9ork next week at , wnlnn
further testimony would be adduced ana further
hearings accorded TO Interested people
Argument was heard in the Distrlc; Criminal
Court before Judge Cole to-day on the demurrcrs
filed by Messrs. Havemeyer and Sear.es, OF the
American Sugar Refining Company. and A. J.. Sey-
rnour of New-YOrk. to the indictments against ihem
for refusing answer questions before N" Senate
Senator Edmunds OF Vermont, ana Jonh -. Ia!-
sons represented the Defendants. while 'isui
Attorney Brney appeared for the Government. The
court viii take the matter under advisement
The Treasury Department has completed all
ranrements for the purchase Of the Philadelphia
Mini site property in Spring Gardcn-st. the Ator-
nev-C;eneral having found the title 10 he perfect.
and a check for $4,000 the amount Of the purchas"
money. was to-day forwarded to James MOORE '"e
owner.
The Treasury stated balance to-day at the close
OF business stood at sl5iCssCv. Of which ss's-loo
was in gold.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Cockrell Dem. MOI
introduced a bin proviiing for new boundary be-
tween the Indian Territory ana Oklahoma. me
hill cut. off from Oklahoma all OF the Usage coun-
try and adds % Oklahoma all OF the 'hickasa"
country west Of the Seminole line. oklahoma thete-
an additional Supreme Court Justice 10 De dI.'int-
ed from the Chckasaw coun,ry aided ,; aiu 1 fair
members OF the Council and eight members 81 me
Uomse The territory thus added u diyhled INTO
counties and their cOunty-s ue''h""'''
Mr.. DE Forrest, Of Connecticut chairman OF the
House Committee on CIvi Service Reform miro
1,c.a hill to-day 10 exclude political influence In
the appointment OF pOstnasters. 1t PROVIDES ''At
uoet,nasers OF the first. second and third classes
.h,u he APPOINTED by the President, ana those OF
The fourth class the POstmas trf-ieieIa- ios'-
masters OF all classes in Once or me- i.el
i a,ronted shall be appointed hold Office during
good Leha yior Neither the President nor thc os,
ma ser General shall appoint IrioN e. c,'r rr'
ommend any person for appointment, Irn'"'"' VI
s,Isn.nslon from Office for pOlltIiai IcdS'"9