The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-06-06
THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.

THE WEEK TN WASHINGTON
SUNDAY. MAY 26.-Althoueh the 18th census
was practically completed several months
ago. there is force OF employees still at WORK
on the final results it was stated to-day
that there vet remain two volumes not yet
sent 10 the Public Printer but these viii he
disposed of in short time. They are The
bulletin on Vital Statistics and the latter
part of the second volume on Population. a
number of volumes in typo at the Gov
eminent Printing Office The remaining
work is the revision of the FINAL results and
the proofreading.
MONDAY, MAY 27.-Prof Langley made hi:
trial trip of the new dying machine he has
been at work on. Pfof Langley and Alex.
ander Melville Bell witnessed il tosether, and
when ii sailed through the air for 1,o0O ieet
these gentlemen. well past middle age, danced
with Joy and Rugged each other IN thelr
exhuberance like pair OF school girls. Ablle
Hiram Maxim has spent much more money
than Prof. Langley, and has been very suc-
cessful in producing flying machine. Prof.
I.angley's work, il is believed has proceeded
along more permanent lines Aluminium
steel forms the greater part OF ITS frame. It's
boilers and engines weighs less than IA POUNDS
TO the horsepower and the whole structure
weighs less than the original safety bicycle
The horizontal plane section of the body has
transverse sections are circles. The machine
is about ell ht feet long, and the wings OF 1ne
oil-glazed silk are at their widest portion not
over - inches across, with spread oil per-
haps four feet each.
TUESDAY. May 2S-The Supreme Court of
the United States made a most important
ruling upon the administration OF the Chi
nese exclusion laws to-day by affirming the
refusal of the United States District Court
fl.a Narfhern District of California to
grant an application for writ of habeas
corpus, made by Lem Moon Slug, who was
barred from entry by the Collector OF the
Port of San Francisco. The Chinsman was
engaged in drug firm in San Francisco, and
during his absence in China the act contain
ing the appropriation for officers TO enforce
tho Chinese exclusion act was passed. Sing
returned in November OF the same year and
the collector refused to admit him, although
he furnished the testimony Of two credible
witnesses showing that he had been engaged
in business merchant for two years be-
fore leaving The country. The contention
was made by the Chinaman's attorney that
while immigration officers had jurisdiction
generally to exclude an alien who was not
entitled to entry under some statute or treaty,
the exclusion of alien entitled Tor claim
ing 10 be entitled to enter by law, if it re-
suited in restraining the alien of his liberty,
presented judicial question. But Justice
Harlan said that view, if sustained, would
bring into court every case Of the sort and
defeat the manifest purpose of Congress in
committing to subordinate immigration Off
GERS and to tho Secretary Of the Treasury ex-
elusive authority TO determine whether aliens
seeking admission belong to the class
titled by law OF treaty TO enter.
"WEDNESDAY, May 29.-The Protestant Epis-
copsl Convention OF the Diocese of Maryland
was opened at Epiphany Church this morn
ing with impressive religious services The
most important question before the assem-
blagc was the proposed division Of the Diocese
of Maryland. At the night session the divis-
ion was agreed to with but five dissenting
IL votes. The question of the bishopric win be-
come an important one in the old Maryland
Diocese TO be made vacant by the change A
memorial 10 the General Convention of the
Church was prepared requesting confirmation
OF the action of the Mary land Diocese agree
ing to the division. The consent of the
Diocese of Maryland having been officially
obtained. it will be necessary to 20 before the
General Convention that meets next October
and present memorial Tor the separation
and erection Of the new diocese. The consent
of the General Convention viii be unques-
1joBably obtained, and after that special
Convention Of the Diocese Of Maryland will
be called to make the final separation.
EEURsDAY, May 30.--The graves of the soldier
Etrewn with flowers by their surviving COM
Tades to-day. Tie President and all the
members Of his Cabinet were their way
10 Chicago conveying the dead Secretary OF
State TO his last resting-plaee. The Depart
ments we're closed. and the Grand Army OF
tbe Republic had charge Of the Memorial Day
ceremonies and services. There was grand
parade 10 Arlington, whore tire principal
services were held. Two-thiFds Of the exer-
cises consisted Of music by the Marine Band
and chOruses by young ladies' Gen. Felix
&Enus, Of Baltimore. was the orator. Al Sol
diers' Home. Rev. Dr.. Garrigan, Vice Rector
OF the Catholic University, made the Grafton.
Both Confederate and Union graves were
decorated 1T St. Eiizabeta's, although the
former were not touched by the GAR. but
by the officers Of the asylum. Steamers and
the electric cars carried cxcursionssis to
Mount Vernon, where the tomb Of Washing
ton was decorated The visitors at Marshall
Ball dedicated the grave OF Gen. SnallTood,
one Of Mafyiand's Revolutionary heroes who
is buried in that section Of Charles County,
Nd.
TEIDkY. May 3I.-For the first time since
Dee. - last the gold reserve has climbed
above tho $99CO0,G00 mark. At tie date
named II dropped from sl01303, SO TO $780,
10, AZ, ard continued 10 drop To Feb. y
when it stood at Sal 340, ISL. Then ii was
that the first payment was made by tic bond
syndicate. the contract for that issue having
been made on the 9Th Of tho month The
reserve Grst reached Tho $4,000 600
mark on March q, and remained az about
that figure until April 90. when IL touched
sSl, l7G,25l. Since that time il has been
steadily increasing until May 2s, when IL
stood at sos .2G3.533 To-day the reserve
amounted to So. es6 572, a gain Of S7s5. 339.
AATCRDAY, JUNE Representative Hermann,
OF Oregon. raised a very in or;ant question
before the Interior Department IN relation to
Indian schools on reservations where aIlot-
ments in scyerAlty have occurred. lie pre-.
scented She right Of the State to extend it's
common schoo system over the Indians, aud
with II the right to establish school districts
ID the reserve. and for the Indians the right
10 choose teachers according 10 the school
law, and TO DO under the law for taxation
purposes, except as 20 lands held by alloi-
ment only. The Indian Bureau is Inclined
10 take this view. ard, further. to hold that
Ii may aid such schools from the funds out OF
which it already contributes to some district
schools FOR each Indian taught in them. Mr.
Hermann formally presented tile matter to
the Secretary, aud it will likely soon be sub
nitted 10 the Attorney General.
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cEkT OF THE CORRIDORS.
Senator Dubois. OF Idaho. is back from q
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