New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-07
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS.
PROTESTING AGAINST THE HATCH ANTI
OPTION BILL
PEOPLE WHO WANT GOD RECOGNIZED IN THE
CONSTITUTION.

PEOPLE WHO WANT GOD RECOGNIZED IN THE
CONSTITUTION.
WASHINGTON March 6.-The hearings on the liG'cH
Anti-Opt!on bill were continued before 'he iio"a0
Committee on Agriculture to-day. j. " b.'ss prs
don, or the Sew-York Cotton Exchange con''iu1'iB
his opnoslt.on TO the measure and characteE!SS -
"a nrob,b,ory inqu!s!,orlal. obnoxious ana uhc0A-
stitutional. ,,...r,
Mr. Wendell Of the Eew-York Produce ExcnaASe'
protested against the passage OK the Dill !. OoN'
gress had the right TO pass such law Il was u.',
der the taxing power given by the Constitution -
+he bill was passed under this clause they shou'u
make II general and tax all contracts maze oy
merchants Whenever this subject came up II hau
a depressing effect upon business and mace prices
lower. ,,,
{ Marbles OF the New-York Produce Exchange
also spoke against the Dill =.
II p slaughter of the Merchants Exchange OF
ST. Louis protested against the P"s'"s0 Vi ~ 49,
or any similar measure.
J w Bass of the Milwaukee Chamoer OF Noi-
merce was against dealingsn options ou' l@'oieu
dealing in futures" he considered the ia"e'
beneficial to the farmer ,,,
chairman Hatch stated that he considered legt-
mate speculation the fe-blood Of trade but thoushl
.bn system of puts and calls or options
,oison and detrimental to business interests.
To MI. God in the Constitution is the purpose
-, to,n. resolution introduced by Representative
Morse Of Massachusetts some weeks ago. Inc
pronositIon is one that receives the cordiel IN
dorsement Of many of the religious ASSOCIATIONS %
the country and these, through their lay anu
clerical representatives were heard this Hio'i''"s
nv the House Committee the Judiciary to whom
the resolution was referred The committee-roon
was filed as I, was probably never filled before
Many OF those present had jouTneyed from tic''
homes in Ohio, Pennsylvania New-Jersey' ->e"
York and Massachusetts TO testify by thelr pres
ence their deep interest In the SUBJECT FroOdo.'
one-balf Of those present were women. 1t was only
the men, however, who spoke. These were clergy!
mon The proceedings characterized b. as nuch
tecorum and dignity as might be expected "i'ie
so large a number of religious people were gathereu
together Only one dscordant note was heaTu' anu
tba. was AT the very close OF the hearing AFTER
the committee had listened to imprisoned appears
from number Of gentlemen In support OF the Dill
1t was then that well-known Washington attor-
ney arose. and. addressing Chairman CuioeFso'
stated that there were persons who desired 10 DE
heard on the other side of the question ana askeu
when this permission would be granted 10 'he'h
The suggestion was a shock TO the religious repre-
.sentatives and for a moment a dead silence filed
the room. Then the chairman quietly responder
that the committee would consider the request
and with that the session closed.
Some time ago the American Institute Of Arch,
tscts. through its president. D. H. Bur1nsn; OF OF
Carlisle. suggesting that the ptovisons Of the Tars
ney law with regard 10 competition for designs ant
St RaSs RsSs buans sbS
be passed In IN
Secretary of the Treasury. in his dscreton to OBJ
ton Of public budngs in the United States and the
local supervision Of the construction thereof 1y com,
he may prescribe. and 10 make payment FOR the
out Of of hf h r the
buildings. The law provides tha, not less than FIVE
submit plans and specifications and that the general
h the Of 6d ns OF G he St
Secretary Carlisle to-day replied to Mr.. Burnhan
the experiment may be tried with some other build;
ing quite well as with the Buffalo building. end
working drawings for that building. it seems I'M
necessary and inexpedent 70 delay ts construction
especially as it is evident that additional legislation
Seed With ali proper for he interest," re
the Governmen 5 It has therefore been dstermne1
design prepared By the Supervising Architect which
Seeved % when he ' car no emd Which rs
approval OF the public. This decision must not be
ruary 90 1899. On. the contrary, l will favor any
avail itself Of competition for the eeyon end i I
Proyement of the architecture of our public build,
vess.ty was was yestSeFd%y Informed Of the
only $50 but coming as It did from Caiifornis
was valued as indicating the widespread interest
much encouraged over the prospects OF the enter
prise. over 100000 have been received within the
last few months. despite the hard times and a
resident OF Washington has pledged $4,000 on the
day the cornerstone Of the first building IS laid
That event viii this year. Bishop Hnrst
says
The House Committee Naval Affairs to-dny
ordered favoraby reported a bill granting the Red
Cross Association the of the Columbian cara
wells for year for exhibition purposes. The
propositions to give these vessels TO the Worlds
columbian Museum at Chicago and to send
Of them to Washington. to be kept for historical
purposes, were left open