New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-22
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST SECRETARY
CARLISLE FOR REINSTATEMENT.
SENATOR VOORHEES, AT THE CAPITOL AGAIN
FREE SILVER BII-I~PRoTEcTioN

SENATOR VOORHEES, AT THE CAPITOL AGAIN
FREE SILVER BILII-PRoTEcTIoN
FOR STEEL BOTTOMS.
Washington Aug H.-Argument on the app.!ca-
ton Of LAttleton T. Dryden. OF Baltimore. to the
sunreme Court Of the District OF Columbia. for a
writ Of mandamus directed against Secretary Car
Isle to compel him TO restore the petitioner 10 'he
position he lately held United States shipping
Commissioner at the port Of Baltimore. was begun
before Judge Cole to-day Mr.. Dryden was repre-
sented by Thomas II. Hodgson and Edward >
Hines of Baltimore. Assistant Attorney General
whitney appearing for the Secretary OF the Treas
Mr. Hines after reading the petition in the case
iterated the statement contained therein that 'he
petitioner could not legally be removed from n"
office without cause and. he said according TO the
statute creating the Offices Of United states snip
ming Commissioners Mr.. Dryden had clearly per
formed his duties satisfactorily. In support OF TINS
statement ne read letter from the COMMISSIONER
OF Navigation Treasury Department. and several
from Catholic acquaintances and shipping men III
Maryland each lndorsing Mr.. Dryden
Mr. Whitney held that the Court had no Jurlsolc-
tion 10 review a decision OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury, and quoted the recent opinion OF Judge
Bradley of the District Supreme Court denying tle
petition Of Eugene +. Gadds. fourthciass c!eFh
In the Treasury Department, for a mandamus 10
compel the Secretary OF the Treasury TO reihsta'e
moved There Is no statute In the District or
Columbia" said Mr.. Whitney, granting the right
Of mandamus against an executive oincer Vi inc
Government in such case
The Court took the matter under advlsement.
Vice. President Adlai e. Stevenson, Senator David
b. Hi and Chief Clerk John $. McEwan OF the
Senate left Washington over the Southern halfway
at II :0l this morning for Charlotesvie va "here
they will be the guests OF Jefferson NJ Levy at
Monticello the former home Of Thomas JenerSon
returning to Washington tomorrow morning.
Senator voorhees, for the first time since his III
ness, came to the Capitol this morning. and spent
a couple OF hours in his committee-roon.
Mr. Johnson Rep, n. d. introduced in the House
to-day a bill for the unlimited coinage OF silver
There is no truth In the statement that the
United States will permit any OF the new steel
cruisers to be eectro-p plated with copper in order
to render the vessels bottoms less liable 10 FOUL
ing The patented process spoken OF was thor-
oughly examined by naval constructors some time
ago and condemned in an Official report TO the
Secretary OF the Navy. The report declares thht
instead OF improving the condition OF vessei so
treated the treatment would be positively destruc-
tive as the moment the thin skin OF copper was
broken. as 1t certainly would be by contact with
any obstruction galvanic action between the cop
per and steel plating would ensue and the steer
would be rapidly destroyed by the action OF salt
water Constructor Hichborn is supported by the
naval experts Of all maritime countries In declar-
ing that the only practical method of saving steel
ships from corrosIon and keeping them clean is
by sheathing with wood and fastening COPPER 10
action between the two metals be brought
about.
Internal Revenue receipts Which have been enor
from S0nS SGt * more thar while
they were 1854 iss; This falling off is accounted
for by sa faSt
Peoria and Pekin. will not reach the Treasury De
DAYS receipts represent amounts paid at far,away
places on Saturday. or at smaller distiileries IN
tcally at standstill. because importers are wait
INK until the new law goes into effect that they
receipts from customs amounted to SSi.659 only.
General Miles has informed the War Department
by telegraph that another casson explosion. simi-
lar to that which recently caused so much de-
and Pr0s ssS only cs sss damage ss
occurred during an artillery drlii az Fort sner ha
s.. A mSS s' 0s s
bears that but one shrapnel shell and eleven car
ridges in the cas;on me lot ta essea hs
explosion and that the atenssa
the use OF this class OF explosives.
The Secretary Of State to-day received a telegram
from Consul General Dohney announcing that he
had secured the release OF the Rev. II. r. Mosey
from prison at sAlti,io and accompanied him over
se days 'nG that Mr. Mosey who is
Baptist missionary, had been thrown Into jail upon
entitled Three Centuries Of Romansin in Mexico"
Consul General Jonas reports to the State Depart
ment from st. Petersburg that the great Siberian
Railway will offer very Important outlet for the
Delicious Drink.
Horsford's Acid Phosphate
For right good and lasting cool drink Horsfords