The National tribune., 1894-03-08
THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.


Minor Matters of Interest in the Capital
City.
SUNDAY. FEB. Representative Caldwejl !,
Chairman of the Republican Congressional
Committee. has been notified OF his nomlna-
ton By the Republicans OF CINCINNATI .or
Mayor, and has accepted.-Ihe evahgeilSI
meetings conducted by Moody and Sankey
continue 10 draw enormous crowds, oVerho"
meetings being held each evening.
MONDAY. FEB. 26-Clinton Publish, the Chlef
of the Bureau of American Republics, APP
neared before the House Foreign A1alrs
Committee to urge a continuation OF Inc
appropriation for the support OF the bureau
He needs $4,000. He added that The other
countries which had been represented III tne
late Pan-American Congress had Eot coh'llu-
uted dollar during tire past fiscai year ior .'te
sunnort of the bureau. de believed that II
the anpropriation were made Tor the next
fiscal wear he could, at the expiration OF Cha'
time. mako the bureau sclf-supportng
rrrsDAy FEB. 27.-Mr. Taylor lind. ID
offered in the House to-day resolution di-
rectinp an inquiry into the conduct OF me
Medical Bureau of the Pension once:
nrcamble 20 the resolution Tecites that there
is reason to believe that certain oihclaIs ana
empIoves in the bureau have been maklhS
false reports Of evidence in pension cases. ne
House Committee on Invalid PENSIONS i w
rected to make the investigation, and III lhelr
renort are directed to give the names aud
politieal affiliations of these employees anu
under what administration they were APP
pointed.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2S.-Secretary Iarllse re-
ceived an offer of 50 cents per onnce lor
75OO00OO OUNCES of the silver BUTTON no"
in the Treasury. The offer comes from 'he
British and American Financial ana INDUS
trial Investment Syndicate OF New oFs' ne
syndicate, through J. i. Raplee, proposes 10
enter into contract with the United states
TO be approved by the President, to take
$4,000 600 or rs. GOO, 600 ounces of silver ut %
cents per ounce, and pay for it IN Ia~iui
money of the United States or In approved
bills of exchange on London. he ap-
preaching completion OF the census "oIk Is
causing great depletion of personnei OF the
bureau The number of employees has been
reduced TO 900. Three floors OF the former
main building at Third and g streets were
given up by the Office to-day. 1hIs leaves
only the small printing establishment OF
the hrreau remaining I'm that building. The
Wealth. Debt and Taxation Divisiou was also
abolished to-day. The Insurance and Trans
narration Divisions will be abolished March
IS. There will be no more general discharges
until then.
THURSDAY. MARCH IA group of Eskimo
men. women. and children, clad in the native
costume of fur, and vigorously tanning them
selves with palm-leaf fans, sat In the room
OF the House Committee on Agriculture this
morning. Models of Eskimo hsbIng boats,
ivory pipes, together with walrus tusks aud
other evidences OF Arctic life were scattered
about the committee room. Fer nearly two
hours Prof Sheldon jackson. who has spent
a number of years in Alaska; Col Minor
W. Bruce, the Superintendent OF the KEN
deer Station at Port Clarence, and Prof.. Otis
T Mason the we'll Observation-Disclosures OF tins
city talked most Interestingly about these
people and asked that they be gwen the
benefit Of laws for Instruction IN agriculture
and the mechanical arts.-Seuator CullOm
to-day introduced bill creating tariff COM
mission, and directing the construction OF
system of customs duties based upon the dill
ference in the cost of American and foreign
labor commission of nine members is
provided for to be appointed by the Prcsi-
deaf, by and with the consent of the Senate !;
NOT more than four shall be appointed from
the same political party. The commission Is
TO recommend annually TO Congress on the
first Monday in December such changes as
IL deems necessary.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2-The Treasury debt state
ment for February shows net decrease III
the debt, less cash in the treasury. of Sl2,-
3G6775 since Feb. ]. The interest bearing
debt increased $40 831, 80; the non-interest
bearing debt increased 81 ,3SI. $3.50. Bat the
cash in the Treasury increased so. $685. 65 0S
during the same time. Therefore, At the
end of the month. the Treasury had S5i5s0
65.05 more than il had at the end of January,
while the debt had increased but $40 2l2.-
$3.50
SATURDAY, MARCH IA meeting of the COM
mitice 10 make arrangements for the coming
Convention of the Association Of Military
Surgeons of the United States WAS held.
There were present Maj George Henderson.
Snrg.-Gen. Sternberg. Maj George II. Har-
Yies. Col. and Asst Surg.-Gen. Alden. Capts.
Merrill and Pyles, Lieuis. Foster, Watson,
Nicely Gallagher. and Weaver, and Asst
Surg. Gen. Stewart. of the Marine Hospital
Service. The coming Convention. which
will be held May !. 2 and 3. was talked over
and ii WAS stated there would be about 5Ot
delegates in attendance. representing tho
medical officers Of the United States Army
United States Navy, National Guard Of the
United States, aud the Hospital Marine
Service.