New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-21
IN AND OUT or CONGRESS.
, NEW HOME FOR THE PRESIDENT PRO
POSED.

rAvorIyG \ DEPARTMENT or coMMERcE-MR
GROWS BANKING lIII,-rHE TREASURY
GOLD BALANcE-A CoNFIRMA-
TIoN RECALLED
WASHINGTON Dec 2O.-Thc creation OF Depart
ment Of commerce Is the purpose OF bill nitro
1ucod hv NJ McEttrck y assachusctts. al the
Las, session II WAS refe~rel u the House com
mitice on Commerce bit opportunity mas peeh
afforded a. yet considering IL. MI "'ft''ON -
arranging that number Of men Interested III '''
measure shall appear before the committee "'.''
the holidays ami explain AZ length the necessity io
such 4 department. He said this morning tha' we
late commissioner Of Navigation, Mr. Obrien' OF
Xcv-york had strongly recommended such ne
partmcnt which should include the eleven purrn PURIFY,
Of the Treasury department wnicn a'n a. ,x're,,
u,h commerce ard naviga ton. ana also thc pute.i"
oI nr r,iIc,v Commission Of the Interior Dc
nar,mcnt the photographic once OF inc '>@NS 49,,
partmcnt. and the Interstate commerce 'o"''''
sion.
uorrcscnt,,tyc Grow Of Pennsylvania. has intro
duccl a h,li 10 amend the National BANK NC" -
proy, les tha; all acts which require or au'ho'"'
,bo 1o,,.,f II United States bonds - secdr" crcu-
htins banknotcs ISSUED by National bank aSsoch-
fiona no' amended So that the new associations
,o, orpanlzed or that hereafter may be orga-
nlzcd MAY deposit With the United Hui''S
Tro,siry notes. including Treasury notes 's'u''
under the act Of July. 1890 ~ sechrliy Tor 'rc"-
laiing hankn,tcs The association making 'uo" ~
no.t may receive for every $l0l II the par VAIN" OF
tho Treasury notes Sll0 In circulating banknotc' oil
,n a,pc character. A. now provided in the National
n1mN -, ,bc -nitci safes Treasurer shall cancel
ali Treasury notes deposited a. security lo' SuS"
circulating banknot"-.
Tho vcarlv Increase " business transacted at
the Executive Mansion and thu inadequacy OF tnat
huilding for the dual purposes OF rcSiHeh'e anu
an executive department hav" suggested 10 s''
cral Senators and members Of the House inc au-
Visibility ~ purchasing separate reSiH'h'' ~.
the President and his family For tho purpose OF
r,vlaiug , suitable residence apart from the hisi-
,osa dcoart,ncnt there was introduced In hoth
Houses TO-DAY bin which o tmF p" ar
the head OF Fourteonth-st. c9mnallnhs - n n
view of the city and suburbs the iln"t OF 'ne "P
propraton IS nXed a, s"nv"
rx.rostmas,er.Gcneral Horatio king has written
a book. which Will be issued soon. entitled Turn
ING on tn. Light" It is a dspasslonaie survey
of President Bmchanans Administration from i~'
20 - clo.e and besides several letters from Mr..
buchanan. never yet published. II contains mass
81 facts touching the origin OF tae 1LS" W ar TIM ant
mar IN. stolen arms" the visit OF freslhent
Buchanan to Colonel Thomas H. Benton on M, ns
doathbcl narratives Of tn" battle OF BiadensSu' ~
The Graves and Cllley duel the bursting 81 the
"reacemaker" and many other "reminiscences
Tho Treasury stated balance to-day was sid.-
7lcl7s OF which s9oSe.Jn was In gold slight IN
cr-,s. from mintagc sources over yesterday 20
/ ,nft Withdrawals had been reported up 10 inc
close Of business today.
| Il diamond cutting a new Industry IN the h''''
s,,tc. and are diamond cutters. therefore. entitled
ia como into this country under contract are ques-
| ,ions which Acting secretary Hamln and SUI
I rcrint.ndcnt stump Viii hear arguments upon on
s,tiiriny The decision they may arriE" ht VIII
Involve probably 500 diamond cutters rom non
land who desire 70 come to ibls country 10 en-,
gIgc I'm this Industry. The case comes ~ on thr
adrnls sion TO this country under contract Or ADian
Hotel The special board OF inquiry AZ tIs lsidhh
admitted him. but appeal has irrn taken.
| Cochran Tor the board and \. T. Fitch. OF New-
| York viii be- among those 10 be heard on IN"
question.
The Senate went into executive session to-day
Immediately after It's meeting. and recalled the
| confirmation OF Charles u. Clark. nominated TO DE
District Judge for the Eastern and Middle districts
! commission to the recently confirmed judge ana
! leaves the sim open before H." senate. MI'
Harris said that he received an INVITA- tloh !"r,'I
day 10 cal. upon the Attorney General. ana that
| preferred against the firm of which Mr. clark was
| a member. by legal firm in New otk 'ly;
! Thes. charges were that the Tennessee HIm hau
! been guilty OF unprofessonal conduct III ac'epVhR
! a zee on both sides OF the same case
| The Treasury Department has completed the
| regulations 10 carry into effect the new Chinese
! Treaty which permits the return within one year
from leaving this country upon proper idenilnca,
ton Of Chinese labOrcrs Resident IN the hItei
! states. The new regulations VIII be promulgated
! In few days