New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-20
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-
THE NEW JAPANESE TREATY FAvORABLY
REPORTED TO THE SENATE.
M ACTION by THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
RULES - INCREASED TONNAGE PASSING
THROUGH THE sAULT STE MARIE
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE IN

THROUGH THE sAULT STE. MARIE
CANArl-PETITrONs FOR THE IN
vEsTIGATIoN OF LYNcHINGs
Washington Dec I9--In executive session this af-
ternoon the japanese treaty favorably reported
nv Mr. Morgan. He said that he would not call u
ND for action until there was full Senate. which
probably means that there VIII De no vote on ~, IL
until after the holiday reoess here ~ NC
no opposition 10 the ratification or the treaty
The failure OF the Senate Committee on Rules
TO take anv action at its meeting this morning
ON the many propositions before 1t looking to
change I'm the rules now governing the Senate IA
accepted by Senators az a positive indication that
nothing will be done In this matter during the pres
emf Congress All the members were present
Messrs Blackburn Harris. German. Manderson
and Aldrich. The whole subject was can'assed IN
"A pleasant and Informal way, M"ssrs ifhrris am
Blackburn stating that they wanted To- bring ABOUT
"A change but admitting the imposslbity OF tn NJ,
40 doing Both these Senators favor closure. me
Republicans however. are opposen To any aN,'oil az
this time. and In their view OF the inexprt,en,S o.
reporting any Of the amendments referred to thrn
they reinforced by Nj German winch ha ,ts
a maioritv of the committee. II " propdD'e ' m
the committee will agree TO the suggestion 81 Ut.
Aldrch and meet after IN" anJOnrn"'en' nav =" me he
Congress and prepare such changcS as may "
deemed advisable and report To the opening s'S-
sion Of the LlNth Congress.
Secretary Lamont sent to the House Of Rspresen-
tativcs to-day report in reference 10 the com
marcc passing through the 81. Mary's Canal. Mich
IN" canadian. thll AZ, iH' 'd"N "a
Marie canal. during the season Of 1874. which
showed considerable increase IN ttahlc'
PRINCIPALLY ir iron and lumber. The total toi-
mage for the wear WIS valued At over h'"'"''''
Mr. Blair Of -EIamp- hire presented to the
House to-day several hundred petitions from vari-
os sections OF the country praying for the passage
Of his resolution the nvcstgation Of acts of Vo-
lcnce and hnchings alleged to have occurred on
account ~ crime. Mrs. Victoria. Matthews. pre.i;
dent OF IN. Womans Loyal MON Of New-iork AMI
.rD XXI , lei
names ton IN" pciion-l represent Ne" HrA ~, ny,
california bears the signature Of the Governor u
the state and almost all Of ne STATE ana Vai'1ns
c,v official. Among the petitions il on rom me
Rev Dr Parhhurst and 35oo citizens Of Ne"-i DIX
Asaistan, Secretary Hamn has returned from
Boston and resumed his duties ~ Acting se're-
tary ~ the Treasury
The Treasury Department Is Informed that 500
III, I'm gold was Withdrawn from the Sub-Treasury
a. New-York to-day. leaving the gold reserve AT
s,~slcco
r. EIlcrv Anderson one OF the Government Di-
roctors Of the Union Pacific RAILWAY appeared pr-
fore the House Committee Pacinc Railways TINS
afternoon and urged that the legislation formu-
lated b. the committee at the last session 10, o.
brought before the House at an cary DAY VIZ,
Anderson IA Understood 10 have intimated th.' u
%" Reilly hill were aincnhrl III sEf.ai ga 90.
lars H. would be- doubtless acceptable TO the GOV
crain~nt Chairman Reilly was thereupon IN
structel again 20 ask Speaker GRIP 70 give the
committee day for tn consih ration OF IN" meas
urr
cnof Arthur. Of the Brotherhood OF ha'lroai
Ensln..Is. AMI r. +. Clark. chief OF IN" railroad
Conductors Association. appeared before the
House Committee on Labor today In connection
with the bills looking the eacefu settlement
o. labor troubles The bill prepared by Commis-
s.on.rs Wright and Herman on the subject was
read To- them. but they would not commit them-
anime iis provisions. They were both very thVor-
able To- the provision i'r National Arbitration "i
iucnesiltcn.ss ~ local boards fOr this purpose.
These boards were generally preJudiced and OF
also favored IN" proposition for the INCORPORATION
%, Inns rcr not held Responsible for the debts
yiocnc. ol individual and the individual not
held resporslble Tor the debts and violence OF the
association
The Supreme cour, today heard argument in
Gaze presenting unusual features. State suing. In
re sovereign capacity. 20 recover possession 81
valuable property now held by corporation. The
parties TO the suit the state Of California and
the southern Pacific Railroad Company also 'itl-
gen OF the State Of Kentucky. and the property in
VOWED IL the waterfront OF the city OF Oakland.
cal opposite san Francisco and the terminus OF
the Southern Pacific Railroad IN that state me
aud IN that respect also diners from the rdlnary
run OF cases before the court-they come up on ap-
pe or Tb Sy c %ni al was ed at the last term
& court and the Sc Was a. sTsl h was
done At San Francisco during the summer. The
questions presented In the case ar" similar, III II
general way. those contained In the record 81 the
o.hicaro waterfront case. but the amount OF prop
ertv I'm question IL much greater. The city or OAK
land sought to intervene AZ n party 10 the SUIT,
hut this the Supreme Court refused TO permit. but
granted the city the right 10 be heard by brief ana
By counsel
Bids were opened at the Interior Department yes
terday for furnishing all materials and plans ana
constructing a telephone exchange system Ever
since the expiration Of the patent on the magnetic
receiver the officials had been seeking 10 lessen the
cost of telephone service To the Department In us
nine and offices II uses perhaps more tele-
phones than all the other Government Departments
combined and II was therefore, thought proper To
ake Initial action looking to the construction OF an
isolated telephone system In the hope that II would
phones similar to the present departmental system
or telcgraphs and "A corresponding saving or cost
with a increase Of efficiency.
FIX Director-General George r. Davis. OF the
Worlds Fair one OF "A subcommittee appointed by
the National Live Stock Exchanges at recent
meeting at St Louis. has had interviews with the
Secretary OF State and the Secretary OF Agriculture
and with the leaders In both houses Of Congress
with a view OF seeing II something could not be
done To relieve the German embargo on American
meat products All those whom Colonel Davis con
suited frankly confessed their apprehension that
any bill introduced for that purpose would be 40
| loaded down with amendments to make It's pas
sage extremely difficult. but assurances were gwen
that some efforts would be made to bring about the
| desired legislation after the holidays.
TURPIE WINDS UP HIS SPEECH.
| END OF TnREE-DAY TRADE AGAINST THE