New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-28
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
VICE-PRESIDENT STEVENSON WRITES TO
THE FAMILY OF KOSSUTH.
AN AMENDED NORTH RIVER BRIDGE BIII-A
PECULIAR CHINESE CAsE-sENATOR NOR
GAN AND THE NICARAGUA CANAL
JUDGE KNAPP IN FAVOR OF
POOLING"

GAN AND THE NICARAGUA CANAL
JUDGE KNAPP IN FAVOR OF
POOLING"
! Washington. March 27.-In accordance with reso-
luton passed by the Senate. Vice-Presden Steven
to-day forwarded by mail the following to the
family Of the late Hungarian patriot Kossuth. at
Turin. Italy:
| ITO the Family OF Louis Kossuth:
| II have the honor to send you copy OF resolu
| ton adopted by the Senate of the United States
March 90 1894.
I'm obedience TO the desire Of the Senate. hereby
tender you its respectful coincidence for the great
loss YOU In common with the whole world. have
sustained in the death OF this iustrous patriot
lover of liberty The people OF the United States
still remember his visit in 1851. The profound af
lection and respect with which he inspired them
still abide. In their hearts. Though citizen Of
foreign and distant land he spoke our language as
II it his native tongue. His consummate eio-
quence made great and permanent addition 10 the
treasures of our literature We are glad to bear
witness that to the Of constitutional liberty
his cause and our cause.-The remained faithful unto
the end.
II have the honor remain. with great respect
your obedient servant. A. f. STEVENSON,
"VicePresident Of the United States
Representative Dunphy Dem. n. y introduced
! in the House to-day bill designed rs substitute
for the New-York and Hudson River Bridge bill
| now on the House calendar The new bill carries
ton The original bill provides that commission
shall be appointed by the President TO consider the
length OF span and that their decision shall be nnai
The bill of to-day makes the commission merely an
advisory board and puts their recommendations be-
fore the Secretary of War, whose action alone shall
be final
| Attorney-Gener Olney has directed the UnHr,.
States District Attorney for Oregon to take an ai-
! peal from the decision Of Judge Bellinger Of the
District Court. In the Of Lum Lin Wing. Judge
Beinger in his decision. the full text of which has
| tust reached the Department of Justice decided 10
| admit the woman to land In this country. as she
| did not come within the excluded classes as pro-
vidod by the Chinese Exclusion act. The case is
n peculiar one and is the first OF its kind 10 be pre-
scented for a decision to the courts. The facts In
| the case appear to be that Lum Lin Wing was be-
| trothed to Chinese merchant in China when only
two years old. The merchant subsequently eH'-
grated 10 the United States and settled In oregon
Last fall when the girl eighteen years oid'
marriage according to what is characteriZen ar
the Chinese custom. took place between the 'hleSe
merchant and Lum Lin Wing. the former peIhs
| In the United States and the latter in emma Inc
girl then came to this country money furnished
by her husband and armed with certiicate prop
erly authenticated stating that she was the wife or
| the Chinese merchant Judge Bellinger held that
she entitled TO land
! Assistant Secretary Reynolds to-day rendered
decision In the OF Harrison +. Loeb. or Com
/ II,
have the effect OF admitting to the pension rolls
the names of a large number Of insane. idiotic or
permanently helpless minor children OF deceasei
soldiers whose pensions had ceased on their attain
ing the age OF sixteen years prior to the passage
! OF the act Of June q. 1890.
The Nicarae1ian Canal came the front for an
extended discussion In the subcommittee OF the
| Senate Committee Foreign Relations. Chair
! man Morgan having called 4 meeting OF Inc SUI
! committee for the purpose OF considering the ois
int roduced by himself and Senator Frye The MEM
bers OF the committee present were Senators Nor
! gan. Gray. Turpie Frye and Dolph the TWO oiis
| the committee had before them have many points
Of similarity differing only IN detail Each pro-
vdes for an issue Of 100000 OF bonds and pro-
,ects the interests OF the United States IN these
Guaranteed securities. Senator Morgan IL laDoring
zcaously In behalf OF this canal project and eX
poets to see the canal built under the authority OF
) the United States Government. win the sympathy
, OF the present Administration enlisted
Judge Knapp. Of the interstate Commerce Com m
| mission appeared before the Senate Committee on
| that committee for two hours ana nall; IN gen
for pooling but thought II ought to be amended IN
some respects. lie favored particularly an amcnd,
| ,nnnf giving the commission authority 10 liN idt'4
IN o tne on mrs. ho Railroad and Bond Of KcAmoni
and nDIe Dnnvile, Mere present and asked the Com
missioner number Of questions IN the course , 81
iransp6rting the products of the West TO the mar
kets OF the East was not more than ~ ems i ,h
ptiorneys. the Commissioner said he had not con
dered the c1J bes oi thngs consdercd the railroad
charges were probaby MOI excessive Announcer meet
ing viii be he'd Tuesday next
United States Treasurer Morgan has begun the
preparation Of interest check, sS ~
warterly interest on Government bonds. All
checks in OF Of sese checs through
the banks Treasury officials expect win the npIii
IN be Rosion banks that subscribed to the recent
issue OF bonds have been gradually recoupIhe Inei
avmens on account Of vessels in the course
Of construction on the me Sod holdings in the Treas
ury as ali payments the Pacific Coast are made
III eo, % e. zoo 600 since the bond issue not taking
into account the gold received from customs IN
balance COB also n nsu Of sGs sG snce
March l.
The House Judiciary Committee today authorized ,
Mr. Roatner of Louisiana. to insist that the Judici-
airy Commi,ee the d,Tectors present past OF
the Union Pacrc Railroad to meet th n %9Ra
tons to the ea GeSer by Mr Rey
charma nreS Of resouon in the House directing the
Mife Of the subject to his committee.
,r.. coo-st.rv Of the Interior to-day made.
| renmisition on the Secretary OF the treasury ior
900 to FOR bs the ea GH" out at following agencies
$1,000 pitts & s s4 Concord G''XaI H. $780,
7CooW Des 81 go 60; buffalo 3l,5ooooo; Boston.
s $685. @n''S'' -
Secretary Carlisle to-day appoihnte1d, o., wilson wilson
Frazier keepe' OF the Coney isahd hldesaVIns
S,ned Mr.. Frazier promoted from the crew
! mt. rYouse Committee on Judiciary to-day tabled
ha resolution OF Mr.. Morse or T h pro
tne an amendment to the preampie OF the CON
| posing al CO as TO acknowledge the supreme au-
fborty and just government or Almighty "od IN
| the affairs Of men ana hat'o"''
IN HoyOR or CALVERTS LANDING
| ,,.o March q (SpeciaD.-The Maryland So
80 Colonial Danes this afternoon celebrated
| ciey OF |o"ary Of the landing Of Leon