New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-22
IN AND OFT OF CONGRESS.
TWO MORE rlNANCIAL BILLS INTRODUCED
M RICHARDSON EIrrTrD SPEAKER rrO TEN
DEBS ADMITTED To EAII~s'D>R W.T.
Nrssrs PLEAD NOT GITLTY-IrDG;

DEDs ADMITTED To EAII,srOR VIZ
Nrssrs PLEAD NOT GtTLTy-IrnGr
RcXs READY To ANSWER
Washington Jan. Mir. Warner. o. New
York. introduced two financial bills in hc House
to-day. one gives power "a the Secretary Of the
Treasury to borrow In anticipation of revenues.
upon bonds Of the United states. in denominatio
of $50 and muItpes thereof payable In coin, at
he option OF the United states. at or after three
years from their date and due ten years after
their date. bearing interest at the rate OF " per
cent per aunum. aud to he sold AT not less than
par such an amount he shall consider neces-
sary. not to exceed S25o,Ooc0. The second measure
provides for the cancellation of all legal-tender
notes presented and prohibits their reissue.
Representative James d. Richardson. OF Ten
ncssoe was elected Speaker pFo tenn of the
House to-day in the absence of Speaker Crisp.
who has gone Asheville. y. G.. for rest When
the House assembled noon Clerk Kerr called
II to order and announced that the FIRST business
nss Dem Miss) offered resolution providing
unanimously adopted. Resolutions informing the
President and the Senate OF this action were
also adopted
Eugene V. Debs and his associates. row in jail
at Woodstock. H.. under judgment of the Cir
cult Court of the United States for the Northern
District OF Illinois for contempt of court. will be
admitted to bail In the OF 5000 each, condi-
toned abiding the further order Of the supreme
Court. pending the decision OF the court upon me
application for Their release on writ OF haDeas
corpus. The order OF the court was announced
by Chief Justice Fuller who said II had been
approved by a majority Of the court, without
the Circuit Court to snow why the writ OF
habeas corpus should not issue will be argued
on fba th rial of bebs and his associates on
criminal charge is fixed for to- morrow in Chicago
An unfortunate accident happened Saturday
night last to the large portrait Of chief Justice
Marshall. Of Virginia. which has hung for some
years in the western gallery corridor Of the House
of Representatives. one of the scrubbers brought
the handle Of his mop against the picture with sucn
force to tear hole about eight inches long IN
painted in isso by r. y Brooks. Of this city for
the Supreme Court 1t was removed Few ySars
by smaller picture more in keeping with the
limited Accommodations OF the courtroom the
picture was taken down to-day and repaired
In Criminal Court Ne. ? this morning the re-
calcitrant Sugar Committee witnesses whose de-
murrers were overrued by Judge Cole were called
upon to plead. None Of the Defendants were pres
ent excep, Messrs shriver and Chapman. the lai-
ter in custody of a Deprty-Uni,ed states MarshaL
Ihr @ases " Of Maearpney and Seymour and Ma
thaniel Wilson entered similar plea tor Mes ,,,;
plead on Friday. District Attorney Brney, ex.
be ased un,il the supreme Court had disposed of
the habeas corpus proceedings in the test cas- OF
men on Friday. in order that he might present
by petition to the supreme Court the fact S ina, 0 ne
was unlawfully deprived OF ms merry Judge 'oe
fixed the bail in each case at 300
Judge A. j. Kicks OF Cleveland Ohio, arrived
in Washington yesterday. Virgil =. Kline OF Cleve-
land who has been representing Judge Rickss In
terest here says that the Judge VIII appear before
the House judiciary Committee tomorrow II 'he
committee desires. Mr. Bailey. OF Texas. who has
been urging the impeachment Of Judge KICKS. says
that the Judge will be examined by them on Tues
day and that he will endeavor TO have the ex-
animation held with open doors
The United States Court Of Claims to-day handed
down a memorandum reducing the Judgment In the
Donald Mckay case for building the ironclad vessel
Nauset during the war, from slZ3.vyo To tUl.'o
Unless this Judgment Is accepted by the plainun
will be reopened by the Court the original
Judgment aside and the tried over again.
The Senate judiciary Committee this morning
agreed to report In favor Of the confirmation OF
c. D. Clark nominated 10 be judge for the Eastern
and Middle districts OF Tennessee.
Commissioner Miller has compiled the collections
OF internal revenue for the first half OF the present
fiscal year. The returns show the aggregate col
,ections from all to have been 81. 56S.
an increase the corresponding period OF tho
previous year OF ss9l9.s7 The principal Items
were: Spirits, $is.s36.S36 increase % T376.37s.
tobacco, 5i57.G4g. increase OF Nlg3.G68: fer
nented liquors, tl6.G03T, decrease OF Nl7.lej;
oleomargarine, El0.Ss. decrease OF .54s. and
miscellaneous S342.232 Increase OF 1868 $50 The
receipts for December were S.%2sJo less than for