New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-19

Agents for the United States and Canada
laws; reducing the time of enlistments In the army
from five to three years: to promote the efficiency
OF a State the use OF war vessel for manoeuvres:
to exempt the articles OF foreign exhibitors al sne
OF duties joint resolutions comforting diplomas upon
sisted in the perfecton and production Of exhibits
awarded medals or diplomas at the World $ fair;
the Antwerp International Exposition: taxing green
backs and authorizing the conformation OF iand az
Gettysburg for marking the lines Of battle and
the position OF troops and for opening avenues
Among the other bills passed. some of a general
but large majority OF local character are the foi-
lowing:
To extend the time TO settlers for purchasing
forfeited railroad lands; to provide two additional
Associate Justices for the oklahoma a. Smpteine
General to approve postmasters' bonds: disquailiy-
ing registers and receivers Of land offices from heaT
ing cases in which th,ir relatives are concerneu
granting to the Arkansas Pass Harbor Eompahy
light and fog signal station at or near Butler Flats
Mass: providing for t.c rescue OF the arinaInen.
transferring the Morris Island life-saving station
Charleston S. G., 10 Sullivans Island, increas
Eastern District OF Michigan into two Judicial dis
tricts: to protect the birds and animals In Yellow.
amending for the prevention OF collisions at
sea- providing for further sales OF the Teanaet
walton In Nebraska and kansas; making me de
Of the Paris the enfH of te
bv allowing their officers to swear their manifest
and S hen Gs Of n Rnss Of Pythn to
provide that term OF the United states nirS S,
to define and establish the units Of electrical meas
ure; TO fix a Of the Federal Circuit and DIS
ing an additional Circuit Judge in the Eighth Judicial
District authorize the secretary OF state 10 aG
TO fove and LIE relating to pay and retirement
in the navy rfnHs sat%y Fun1 Extend
ing the open season for the lfe-savng stations so
that they shall be manned Tor Of ten the means od
House and adjoining ground in Louisville Ky;
lion Of Intentions to enter desert lands establishing
fog signal at Kewaunee. Wis: authorizing the con-
v Wa4G Of Boston so Light Mas the establish
OF range lights In bo9n 70 be Terr
tories over a right OF way granted by the Govern
men to establish stations ana the military re-
ton at Oklahoma CITY Okla. TO that city for schooi
purposes.
ABOUT 5000 BILLS INTRODUCED
During the session about $500 bills introduced
in the House and referred to the various committees.
These measures covered conceivable subject of
le,sla,ion The committees acted about 1900 OF
,hou 500 OF them were passed by the House and
s.n, ~ the senate but owing to the extended de-
bate on the Tarln bill in the latter body they ana
not receive it, consideration They included o'Iuse.
yht and fog signal. claim and other bills. the most
mpor,an, being for The admission 10 atat Yer p VI
Arizona and New Mexico. the AniiOption Dill Datk-
r:ptcy bill those for the better control ana SAFETY
Of national banks FOR the election Of senators by
ns a nnd rSns vi erect. in the Atlantic
While the committees OF the senate dd no, ,1t ae-
poried principally because Of the fewer number OF
bills introduced In that body they manage d ~ p hane
before the senate more business man IL coui nope
10 accomplish In the entire Congress me 'eha.s
OF which win be taken W at the second session t9r
consideration. Among these are biii 10 ptovi,ne
reported from the Finance Committee: concurrent
resolution providing for Joint committee OF me Two
providing for II committee 10 inquire u any senator
Is has been s'ockholdsr OF or Directly or IN,
DIR Getty Interested In any National bank resolution
relative to the Independence OF the coordinate De
partmcnts OF the Government. resolution deGarnf
that the Secretary Of the Treasury has no iawiui
authority for issuing or selling bonds. .A.- -,
Tho Coxey movement gave birth 10 number .ot
measures. none OF which succeeded IN passing the
Senate.
THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
The policy OF the Administration with reference to
the admission OF Hawaii. and more particularly
Secretary Greshams allegation that Queen Liiiuo-
kalanrs overthrow accomplished through the
presence OF United States marines in Honolulu
formed a subject OF a long inquiry by the Commit
tee on Foreign relations. Dozens OF witnesses
were examined. and the committee finally made n
Export which was construed to mean yniicaton
Of both Commissioner Blount and Minister stevens
mcnt. The report not considered IN the Senate
resolution practically indorsing all parties CON
ternrd and reailrming the Monroe doctrine win
The House will adjourn. leaving about $50 bills on
its calendar half OF which are OF seneTaa cn ni
and the remainder private claims ana pension
bills. c,., ,o,.,
Jared we'll The House leaves about thirty-l
private and thirty public senate bills on Its ealen
During the present session Of Congress there we're
the Senate by the President 2S' messages
these messages contained more than are usual
notably IN he cas-, Of military ana nr h"y" wdd be-
1900 or these all have been acte, upon Dut ;,oo s
y and ha essrys clerk clerk IS required to certify
to the President such nominations as nave ia''eu
Oh The 1s' most csebrated cases that have 7esultcd IN
rejection were those OF Messrs. lIornblower and
recsh11 ns,s cS'o OF Of the Supreme COURT
During This ,hre sFi Sy ess ana m two BY
senator coauitt died March 20 and was 5, sue ne
seeded by W' aa %SG s .en Ap Sy In"
Mr Vance OF North Carolina died on SATURDAY any,
pointed Ishr by Governor Carr April 49, and took his
Anrii 20 His place was filled by John Patton. jr''
who was appointed May 81 sor,,or w.,,,ou Of
Mississippi nGSs Of his fsg paee wa S
his term win expire March lar l SssD MIR W Marah
is w ns heo OF nsa%'sE as
mS%ia OF Rspresentavs Newton Blanc h
ard who took his seat March y last since then he
Deaths and designations have been numerous III
tho House during this Congress. numbering e's"'ee"
combined. .A.o ., Nossrs Nutchler
cpannl Enochs (Oho). Chapman tlich), oNeln
pemmj IJiiy PENN. Houk (Ohio) Brattan tOhio)
and Lis.e tky;l 49,. =, uossre Fitch and
rni"ws n W O'Ferrall (Va.). Brawley Is ~
blanchard nsJ Caldwell ohio' Gom Wrsc orId
iArkD Messrs Lodge Mitchell and Blancharu o re-
signed to become Senators; O.FerraI to become n,
,ncnnati Breckinridge to go to Russia as United
States Minister Fitch 70 become oontr2sf oi se
,orney Of New-York County. Compton to accept the
nnsi,io, OF Naval Officer OF the port or Baini9re
pod wiley TO become United states 1udse;
an,nnrssentatiye Oates Of Alabama. was elected
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