The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-07

Favorable Action on the Ke.oIution ConpIL
msntinE Admiral Benhsr.

/
Favorable Action ON the Resolution Co-pIi-
| mentinE Admiral Berhsr.
WASHINGTON Feb. 1.-THE House Committee
| on Naval Affairs today ordered favorably re-
ported the resolution introduced in the House
/ by Mr.. Money Of Mississippi. endorsing the
action OF Admiral Benham in protecting
American merchant vessels In the Rio de
Janeiro harbor The resolution as adopted is
as follows:
E,.sr.l. That tt. House Of R,pres.u,.tiv., Of tn.
! Tinted sta:es o; America regards with pleasure and
satisfaction the prompt and energetic acton Rear
Admiral Benhsm on the 2Ith Inst. in the hArUor OF
RIO de Janeiro IA the performance Of his duty pro
teei Americans and the commerce o: the tinted states
| The faulty construction OF the gunboats
| Machias and Castine. and the necessity OF an
appropriation to remedy their structural de-
iects., were the reasons which brough. Secre-
sub-comm ittee Of the House Appropriations
committee this morning secretary Herbert
| in proper shape and asked that an appropria.
| tion OF that amount - made in the deficiency
| b!il which will be reported to tho House this
! week.
Secretary Carlisle is c0qsiderahy disturbed
| seicniora:e in the Treasury. Mr.. Carlisle has
heen examining the bill closely, lie discovers
that under IT'S operation not only would silver
certificates TO the amount Of 500 900. 600 he
immediately issued. out that It would put in
been lying in the Treasury vaults for some
years The, authority for circulating the ell
which provides that when the sherman legal
tender coin notes are redeemed with gold they
ia leu thereSf silver S doiisTs Snail nn 'T be-
made INN dia;sly aayailable ior ezpendi-
200 silver dollars we aA Coined dur.
Ing the fret year OF It's operation. Secretary Car
Isle came to the capitol this morning and con-
terred WITH several Democratic baFs of
the House Iegsriing the ms'ter II is under
tute 70: the Bland bill that will permit simply
me COINAGE o. the seiGGiorase and to use It as
snd w aisspt nTt SssEs9 ina. Ms
tion. The Secretarys substitute has not yet
been drawn. but it will probably be semitic the
one Of the Secretary friends. who will ofier It
as a substitute .or the Band Dill when the lat
ter comes before the House.
AT the earliest practicable day Chairman
ask Tor an order for the discussion and dis
posal OF tho OIL for the protection OF the pub
s ioFeI, Fe ,S gpp|ssd 70 the bull he
permits in vogue in the Interior Department.
% persons r. eorporatonSs to GI' timber with
out OF the legislation in connection with the
Irneal Of the Timbsr Culture act on the last
trying 10 harmonize the differences OF the two
saos could sst no as nhen pf Sr
their fences. buildings, &c. So pro-
Secretary OF the Interior might, upon salts
iSet2iEy 81, shoTinG issue 70 parties permits TO
purposes Under this provision Mr.. McRas
says the department has issued permits COW
from $40 TO $40 an acre for which the 800" Cow
eTnment does not receive 9 cent. One Of tho
says, Is 20 make such permits a source Of rev.
enue in the future, ( statement, prepared in
the General Land nfite shows the following
an Ia - n a in
=. NontSaA-G.orse Brown. Nsihsrt. i.52o acres
butt kEC' o.vs,oPRsEt Company Hamilton. !: ~
ana Crss.vslr B.Gidsr - acres 1'''' "-''''
Terry & S- S'.S'f tt oTio nj p. aSTs
l.2NI acres; Nan'ns.t aud Peterson. Talfber. $50
idsho.-K, Z HOa. ArauEs. l. 2so acres; ,. C. wnIis.
80 Pre-. RICE :E2 fs5::; John Trs.,
J. W BrOsn. Agu.iAr ESQ acres
Within the past three months ,twenty-eiEht
psrmits carrying ~ 700 acres have expired
ting and sale Of ripe timber on these reserva-
tons under careful Government supervision.
A bill to restore ]. 600 railway mall clerks
who were dismissed from the service in the
ssrna tSydgsby ss az PAGES or
morning Of the House judiciary Committee.
The bill provides that the REINSTATEMENT mar
reference TO the Civil Service C"mmission
whenever a vacancy may occur, The report
service under the regulations Of the civil
service on and after the 10TH day Of March.
sued an order po-tPnninG the time until the
first day OF May. The report SAYS that as
the rules Tor the ulatiOn OF the service by the
commission had been promulgated more than
two months before the extension thereof by
President Harrison. IL seems that the sxten-
slon was .aaie simply TO enable the depart
mental officials q remove those in the service
and to appoint others in their stead" The re-
tort also states that during the interim from
March 10 10 May more than 100 removals
- made and iuEN IN
theit places that these changes reduced the
efficiency Of the service and were made for
political purposes The bill was agreed 10 by
vote OF u TO ga strictly party vote,
The Senate has confirmed the nomination OF
Thomas Moonlight Of Kansas TO he Minister to
Bolivia
Senator Bate Of Tennessee amused the spec
tatOTs in ths Senate gallery to-daJ ~ EXHIBIT
ing varied ASSORTMENT 81 n atrrial upon his
iesk, preparatory 10 beginning his speech IN
lava
In addition TO his manuscript there was
ppon his desk numerous books % reference.
including Initsd states statutes. copies II the
Jag magazines, a large red ~ PIE. one half OF
lemon. a bottle 81 smelling salts and a large
black halrPln- other Senators occupied the
door until the hour Of adjournment. and the
Tennessee Senator was obliged To lock W his
as.otment OF ammunitiun, and the pubic
will not be Informed until tomorrow Of the
use 70 which ne intelded 10 put the haiTpiU-
A PSor Outlook isr CT~sI,Or-
BosToS. Feb. cit is believed that the cred
itorS Of Eisharjson & DsnDy hide and leather