New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-01
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
A DECISION AGAINST JUDGE LONG IN
HIS PENSION SUIT.
TO PUSH THE ELL FOR FREE silIrs-A PRoPo'
sITIoN TO INVESTIGATE THE foSIA'E
STAMP AwARD-JUDGE JENN1NsS IN
JUNCTION AGAINST STRIKERS.

sITIoN TO INVESTIGATE TIE POSTAGE
STAMP AwARD-JUDGE JENKINss IN
JUNCTION AGAINST STRIKERS.
Washington. Feb 2S-JNdge Cox. in the Equity
Court this morning. declined 70 .ssue maniam"S
10 prevent the Pension Commissioner from reducing
the pension OF Judge Ctar.es D. Long OF Mi,lisah'
from s72 to $50 a month. Judge Cox decided every
point against Judge Longs position The CONCLUSION
reached was that there could be ID conceivable
reason why the ruling Of any officer Of one AiIn'AS-
tration should not be reviewed hy officer OF sub
seauent Administration. particularly when tae pay
Inent money by the Government was involved
Ey decision of the United States Supreme Court
pension IS a bounty which IS the duty OF the Gov
eminent to is not abused. 1t is not yeS'ed
right for the duty OF the Government: must be e%-
erclsed AMI the review Of pension cases IS hsceS-
sary In the case Of Harrison against the / h''ei
States in the Court Of Gains. it was he.d lh'' Il
pension is a gratuity and as its granting involves
discretion 1t must be subject to review Inc act
Of December e. 1898 Nocrhees Vested Ris9i acO'
recognizes the power to set aside or annu previous
rulings thirty days notice. Judge Long al
torneys declare chat the fight has only just begun
am that they will at once take other steps to re-
strain Judge Lochren from reducing pensions pend
ing their review.
The Free ship bill. granting an American registry
20 foreign built vessels. VIII be one OF the measures
that will be brought TO the attention OF the House
shortly after the pending Se!gniorage Dill Is ms
posed Of The bill introduced by Represent awe
Ffthian, Of IginOis and referred TO the Committee
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. of when NJ -
chairman and reported back favorlb!y NJ. F.tHAn
will open the debate for the bill IL was rs pHip-Se
TO offer the bill amendment to the rirasrain
.of the Wilson Tariff bill admitting the inat-r4t :
for shipbuildng free OF duty. l; was believed now
lever that the amendment mgat justify some Of the
Atlantic coast members in voting against the iarl
bill and the suggestion. therefore. was not adopted
THE present bill differs from the one reporter =!
him in the last Congress IN leaving the coaS'ihs
rra1e still in the hands of Amer!can-Du"t VeS7'9'
and limiting foreign-bui.t ships 70 ocean tTa1e'
Representative Bingham Of Pennsylvania. pro
poses investigate the award o: the postage-s'anp
Icontract TO the Bureau of Engraving and PRINTING.
-It seems 10 me-" he says that there is enough in
this matter to warrant an investigation. FTop'Si's
invited lite in an e. tb bfE wrrs opene
Mr.. Charles F. Steele u Phi!adelala pa sDI,1y1
was the next lowest bid. and $4,000 below the
amount paid 10 the bank note company on me co''I
tract about to expire After these p. Is Wtre Gie"I
the BnT r of E s a1 15o brRns 3r tbs
seemed 10 be rather Irregular ana MI Hlesie
claimed the right as the lowest bidder - revise MS
less on t every million Stamps than the figures Of the
Bureau. Notwithstanding this, the POSTMASTER
created for entirely different purpose than this,
and certainly II WAS never eAPeetei thtl !, w2urs
for work outside OF The making OF money. The
a SrGH ta IS hS" p T IN e orST to do Pate
work and 1t difficult how il is going u carry
out this contract, which VIII take from onc
hundred and ntty to TWO hundred additional hands
In connection with the resolution introduced BY
Representative Sor;srS, OF Wisconsin, IN tie House
the investigation ordered in the case of Judge
Jenkins for issuing an injunction which Is ca1med
Somers says: IS" reside IN Judge JeEkinss city. and
! know him very well There is no judge more
able than he / have had nothing to say - him
about this matter, but ii seemed - me that in
stead of singing MIN out a the individual subject
FOR
have issued similar niunctions ought 70 be in
cludei in the Inquiry. That Is ali there is - the
matter"
The official statement Of Treasury receipts ana
expenses TO be issued tomorrow viii show in round
hsc SeS ye s the expenses Of The Gogernmen have
exceeded The receipts by siscoOoo, the aggregate
or at the rate OF si2cOoo deficit Tor the gear.
The new bonn Issued by Secretary Carlisle will
figure in the March debt statemen' and swell The
10000 Of the S5SOOoOCO, the proceeds Of The bond
sale have been paid into the Treasury. Nineteen
million one hundred and six thousand dollars was
paid in legal ;cnde-s leaving the net gain Of gold
Only y"s about s5cooSO Of the bonds however have
so far been called Tor though the Treasury Depart
domination wanted by the subscribers Is indicated
by forwarding to the department the certificates Of
deposit.
Dispatches to the Navy department report that
the Lancaster has sailed from Sinsapore for 60
,ombo on her way to NeT Se Tne Co add has
Shanghai on Nond9y The Ranser left d Ia a., L 1
cago LETT Naples for Smyrna On Monday
The Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation bill
Will be laid before the House Foreign Affairs Com
nittee tomorrow. 1t appropriate, in round num-
bers, $4,000 or about $4,000 less than last year
SILVER MEN SHOULD Pc HAPPY NOW
Washington Feb. 2S-Secre,ary Carlisle has re-
ceived an offer OF g. cents an ounce for $4,000
ounces Of the silver bullion in the Treasury.
: The offer comes from the British and American
Financial and Industrial Investment Syndicate Of