New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-03

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Secretary has the right to redeem IN either metal:
The bill provides that all obligations here,oIore OF
hereafter incurred by the Government of the United
States whether such obligations bear interest or n0t
which according their terms, call TOT payment III
coin shall be payable in gold or silver coin OF pres
weight and hneness at ne GscTe,on 81 h on SIde
retary OF the Treasury. and the right OIL IN" noaT
of any such obligation to demand payment III Il pil
tIcuar kind Of coin. whether gold or sivea - ~ p
expressly denied: and that the secretary OF tne
Treasury is directed to maintain gold S ana aSgf
ea on m orr s En ratio as may BE- provided
law. ~ receiving the same. without 1'scrtIidon
against either metal. IN payment Oh All P"o'0 N"0''
customs and taxes"
The Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce
continued it, hearing to-day on the pooling amend
ment proposed by Senator German George X.
Blanchard. Of the Central Traffic Association de-
carel that the Interstate Commerce law mad been
of sweeping beneh: to the railroads and people OF
all localities. but in its prohibition of those )oiht
contracts called pools it wholly wrong. IL was
generally believed, he said. that poo was com
b'naton to force up rates. On the contrary the
traffic associations by the pooling method had VOL
unfairly made great reductions in rates; ana IN
case the pooling amendment under discussion were
adopted there would undoubtedly be a further cheap
enng. He opposed TO the proposition to MAKE
without the right Of appeal to the courts as pro-
vided by the German clause. ., .
In conclusion. Mr. blanchard called attention to
the similarity in the telegraph ana iaiway systems,
which had everywhere been constructed alongside
each other as common carriers me railways nad
everywhere been restricted to consolidation or con-
tnuous lines, while the telegraph companies were
permitted to combine. whether paraiiti OF nVt.
When Mr. Could had succeeded in bringing all the
telegraph companies together the most disastrous
predictions had been made. il was then contenged
that the consolidation meant higher prices ana tne
resulting vast corporation would be a menace , 10
the Government Itself by monopoly contIo oiS
and having access 70 al private ~
creased The service had constantly mpr2vsa al
messages had been inviolfble, and In no other way
S9a the splendid haS ' cc no hale
been so beneficial. The German proposition en-
abcd th railways similarly to improve the service
for the benefit Of the public
Assistant Secretary Reynolds to-day decided
case which will render reasonable meritori9 9tn
class OF claimants under the act or June - l@V;
the department. 'rhe case is that Of Mary f., FL
widow OF Samuel II. Walker whose husband had
5iscbarsed Walker again entered the service and
commissioned. and while serving ms n,cohe 40
duty IIls claim was rejected by the Pension 8n-
relu in conformity with The departmental decision
thai. soldier not having been honorably discharged
from his second term OF service. MS WldoW WIS
not entitled to a pension Notwithstanding the fact
been hororaby discharged from a previous enIs'-
Assistant Secretary Reynolds decides: Even
though the words 'honorably discharged DO inter-
preted IN their broadest sense. ana heId - mean
an honorable discharge from each ana every teih
Of service. yet death in the second term 2i
discharge unless occurring under circumstances
/ which would have warranted Il diSlOHoi tolc oi''.
Mr. Ryan dem. y. - offered in the House to-
Jlv bill extending the limits Of the port oi New
York 50 as 10 include the city Of Ionkers
The House Committee on Banking ana currency
considered Representa- tive Walkers Bill this In2rn
lny II has been decided - take up me thr"e bi'S
before the committee. introduced respectively bN
N--srs Walker ttep.. Mass J. Warner dem, y. -
| and Springer Dem. Iill. and . discuss mem
thorou,hIv 50 that their provisions may be fury
nniersfood after when Gie committee VIII begin
th- preparation Of a general banking ana currency
bill
The House Committee Judiciary TO-DAY ordered
q favorable report on the bill OF Mr. Turners DEM
ca .fnending the act OF August. 1883. so as 70
/ provide that every receiver or manager OF ~
i,r,psr,v appointed by any court Of the nlteI
safes may be sued I'm respect of any act or trans
, ec.on of his in carrying on the business cor
: nrc'el with the property without 'he previous
leave Of the court
First Lieutenant Joseph +. Gustn. 9Th Infantry.
was rlacal on thu. retired list OF the Army toiaV
eligible FOR promotion on account 81 me re'ir"l.u
/ Yesterday Of Colonel Montgomery Bryant. put me
medical examination developed that ne was phEH'-
c1lly DISQUALIFIED for remaining IN acuN" scr
, Ills retirement fortunate for Lieutenant W. /.
/ Goodwin Of the l4th Infantry VINO peco"ies d
/ captain
! The Lighthouse Board received ms te'e6rahi IT,
'' ''Tompklnsvll.e y y. March :
"Rcported destruction Of Gardiner lslau lsnl 80
tfon t. false Cactus visited the Island yeS'srnay
| and found station standing Keeper ara cn,III'i
I'll Funding however. Is dangerous | would ad-