The National tribune., 1894-07-05
- WEEK IN WASHINGTON.

wit.r Matters of Interest in the Capital
City.
SUxr,y, JUNE 24-Attorney-Genersl Olney
+. .xed for an additional appropriation OF
S,.,t } for United States Marshals. etc so
J.q ...,, Coxey army disturbances have cost the
:, rtment of Justice more than $52oo0.
'the disturbances which have given rise to
nm aaI expenditure, the Attorney-General
-. include Ii States and two Territories.
,.leIy: Montana, Washington, Minnesota,
10, Kansas. Wyoming, Nebraska, Cali
ia, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Colorado,
..gon, North Dakota, Utah, and the Indian
Fritory.
EsSDAY, JUNE 25.-The Secretary of the In
.erior forwarded to the Senate an important
statement concerning the suspension OF PEN
sioners made BY the Commissioner OF Pensions
between March T. 1893, and May 10, 1894. 1t
shows that the number of pensioners whose
pensions were suspended and resumed at the
same rate during that period was $500. The
number still suspended is 326 The number
whose pensions were reduced during the
period was 3,0l4, and the number dropped
267l.
TUESDAY, JUNE 26-The report of the sub
committee to devise a measure to restrict
competition by convict made goods with
products of free labor was adopted by the
House Committee on Commerce to-day with
important amendments. AS ainSUuSu LIE
bill will prohibit the shipment beyond the
limit of the State in which it is produced.
not only convict made goods, but coal, iron
ere marble, lumber, and all articles of conf
merce made ready for market by convict
labor
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27.-Representative VIII
son. Chairman of the Ways and Means Com
nittee, returned to-day from his two weeks
vacation in Virginia. He remained at home
i T1V4r rSc-
sianai work tomorrow. The trip has lm-
proved his health, and he expects to be able
20 take up the burden of tariff work when the
bill returns from the Senate.
THURSDAY, JUNB2S.-A project for an electric
railroad between Washington and New York
City has been brought before Congress in a
bin for the Incorporation of the National
Rapid Transit Railway Co. Ex-Representa-
tive HemphiIT, of South Carolina, and Wash
iugton capitalists are interested in the road.
They claim that the limit Of speed by steam
Ioeornotion has been reached, while By elec-
tricity a speed of 40 miles an hour is practi-
cable Only one-third of the land necessary
fer the right Of way for steam road will be
required. and they think the mails will soon
be carried by electricity.
friday, JUNE 29-The cash balance in the
Treasury was Sis, ,231, $50, of which Soc, 3o3,-
SIS was gold reserve. The Withdrawals from
Sne Sud al NEW oEk aSBEtS1Lou
$1,450,oO0, of which $25, 600 was for shipment
to Canada. This leaves the true amount eff
the reserve $64 4s2S.SI5. The expenditures
Of the Government during % days OF the
present month were s., 501. 600 in excess Of
receipts. which leaves the deficit for the year
So, ,063 l59. During tomorrow. the last day
of the fiscal year, il will probabiy be reduced
to between So SOC, 600 aud S73, o0e, ,ooe.
SATURDAY, JUNE 3o.-A statement of disburse-
ments for the fiscal year under the act apply
ing part Of the proceeds of the sale of pub
lie lands for the support of agricultural col
leges has been sent 10 Congress by the Secre-
tzry Of the Interior Montana has become
beneficiary during the year, and all the States
snd Territories. except Connecticut, Oklaho-
ma and Virginia, received SIS. 600 each. max
ing the total expenditures $912, ,00o.-A
statement emaHasing from the Secretary OF
Agriculture estimates the visible supply Of
wheat ia the United States July j at about
55000,C 90 bushels. In addition TO this there
will be approximately 100000 bushels of
available wheat stocks OIL the Pacific Coast
and an iHterminable quantity that goes by
the name Of invisible supply. An accom-
paHying table gives the Winter and Spring
wheat by States, and the estimated probable
product ON the basis Of the June condition as
compared with last years harvest. The total
acreage of Winter wheat is fixed at % 116. T72;
sereages of Spring wheat, 10 los. 592, and the
sstsl number of bushels raised, Ala, ,95S, ,9e7.