New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-17
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
THIS GOVERNMENT AND THE NONE
TARY CONFERENCE.

o-,shirg,or March 1.-THE talk about silver In
England and Germany does not escape the vigilance
Of this Administrators It Is considered as soOn
sign and II Is believed in the end will be productive
OF important results The position OF this Govern
mont in regard 10 the reassembling OF the Monetary
! Conference has been clearly defined by Secretary
Gresham In his official communication to the BEL
gian Government. In effect he said that WINE
the United States would not take the initiative IN
reasscnbling that conference 1t stood ready TO
ioin in its deliberations upon invitations OF EURO
pean Powers While there Is much diversity OF
oninon among Government officials as 10 what
legislation II any, should be passed by the United
States favorable to silver as a unit OF money
value. there IL unity OF sentiment fa"oraoie
to disposng Of the silver question, II possible by an
international agreement.
II Is understood the present bone of contention
in the Behring Sea matter Is whether the modus
vivendi IL TO be extended another year The British
Government takes the position that until by esis-
lative enactment the decision OF the Paris tribunal
Is carried into effect the modus vvendi remains In
force The United States on the contrary. con-
| tends that when the Paris tribunal reached It's de-
cision the modus vlvend, after the enc OF the
season exp,red and tina. henceforth whatever
WAS done by the two nations in protecting seal life
in Behring Sea would come under the decision OF
the Paris tribunal II Is at this point that the
hitch has occurred. Those familiar with the Sub
ject contend that. II the British position IN COT
rect by delaying the carrying out OF the decision
| Of the Paris tribunal the modus vivendi could ne
extended almos, indefinitely and give to the Ca
madam poachers the very advantages which 1t was
the purpose of the Paris tribunal to take away
from them This class Of naval pirates, 1t IL al
/ legged killed over 10000 seals last season. while the
United states limited its legitimate catch to 'vp
seals II fact not without Significance that TIE
British Parliament seems 10 be making no effort
81 carry into effect It's part Of the legislation pro-
- Pal r4atN
mcnt II this question. all instructions 10 American
naval vessels in the Arctic seas have been withheld
and the decision Of ;he Treasury Department as 10
how many seals can be killed this year by iis
authorized ac ,n,s under contract remains unan-
nounced AMI possibly undetermined
Representative I~dor Straus. Of New-Yor"
hooded 4 delegation Of business men. who h1d a
long conference with the Secretary Of the Interior
ycs'er lty afternoon and also submitted petition
urging the Secretary aside the order recently
made rs him aboshnG the Indian warehouse 10
Ncv- York several firms We're represented. Austin.
| Nichols y CO.. rrocers. the II. Il. C.ahn 60. dry
/ cools: S'ernhlrlt n Heidelberg clothing. 'rnh' I'M
! - Bauer. clothing. the Manhattan supply company.
dealers 30 general merchandise. and Hood Fouikr"i
! a. CO. drycooIs Philadelphia. SIR. Strtus IN al" a
! strong argument Ak nsi the abolition Of ~" Sow
! York Warehouse claiming that Chicago was a are"
buyer from New-York - all commodities except
wheat AMI corn lie also insisted that the firms rep
resented had contracts with various railway com
parios sanctioned 10y the Interstate Cpmm"rc" law,
by which they could transport Government freight
70 Chicago at rates low the prices that cou.i
be secured by the Government FOR the goods az chi
4 cago
II - said that Repre- sentative Barnes Compton. Of
F Maryland. practically c-lrl MS Congressional ca
reer when ne conducted the District of Columbia
Approximation bi 20 its passage lasi week It IS "N-
tpcct..I that the President VII nominated mum
Der OF Federal officers FOR Mary and and Mr. Comp
toas name WI &C. IN The is, IS Naval oiAcrr y, ,.e
poor foI time and 1t W. ony IN r"-p'ns T. the
h Gnan.lrou- viah @. he pen'crais ~ hi- dsiric'
camraie, 1r' p,siticr o., %ava' Orlcor Wi N ,ri
nim an opportunity 20 r's' and r"crI"iAie
l. is no, often tha' fa;her anl s,n Iun for his
Srlson Of '' TessS WANT. TO- c.nc to- me ,en,
- succeed Mi C'&e ana his son. Char.es \ culoer-
of the STATE. /; is said that ne latter fnct may
compicate Representative cplberson.s candida,
but Il Is by means certain that II VIII he bar ga
| HIS success.
Tho House Comm,ie~ on Military Arai1. hni.ns
the Military Apifoprm ,,'M p 2 ,',Ia carr l
nsral year. as agoins, :.t,uA6's FOR last year
nr M th, hovr cone b.f"rt
th~m. AMI which II made. ~.il chang" re- hi in'-
lest year. TIE 'ub-.ommiii"e which prJnr~i in'
li. clnala.ei 90 o-e Tim" IN" proposition to r."
;hia might be t'ne. i wa ~; a4vie,bi" 10 mai,
t."s' feiic,! 'rs ~ ta;. iit'. an! s ,','' 10.
~ ..iy.y tn,t re- ,rts +, the con
6. a.ra,.s t,~ Quartern,e 'or-Gen"rars me In
s,,,rt r-f,rnora.s %, tb. Orlgincc corp Ip,n ~,
retirement o. ErS.c General Gr'r} ~" pr"'"ni
nod of the S.enal C,r.s ~ ne Amy. ne rank of
- = officer VII =. reduced - th"t - c1."n~'
This recomm~nIa'ion w,s made H. General Gr.c'
I himself the au0lm mt being hat tn" service -
a present constitute. g. iGY-h"aVN. ana NAV M
ar re2c in rAnk t9%ecn n +, and GrS' H.
the committee hay, b'"n con3.iering thr rrduc,lo'
~ number 4 Officers N ne surg, ,a"r.i