New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-23
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESH'
PAYMENT OF SUGAR BOUNTlEs fho-
POSED.
INCREASE or THE NAVY FAVORED IN HE
sENArE-RuLEs or THE RoAr At SEA
AN ELECTION CONTEST De


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WASHINGTON Feb c2-Senator Blackburn to-day
by direction Of the majority Of the Committee on
.n-orr,a,,ons offered an amendment to the Sun
dry Civn BIZ which provides for the payment OF inc
sugar bounty claimed to be due by the domes',c
sugar growers II provides that there snai pc pa'u
by the Secretary % the Treasury to those pioduc-
ers and manufacturers OF sugar IN the 'n''eu ''
from map'e sap beets. sorghum or sugar cane grown
4, ,be I-nited states who complied with the pro-
vIelors Of the bounty law contained In Schenule
T. OF the Tariff act OF 1870 bounty OF cents a
pound on all sugars testing not less IMAM !" ue
by the s , hna ana not less than
50 degrees manufacturer and pronncru Witch b"' nn
has to p Afos bee e pad and for pqr
pose the OF s2$S Ss Is n,ouSers
se Sr h %h S9 sa s XIII he SIs
fling application for license ana ,hs hye been on
it:ed to receive license bounty of eiHh-tenhs
OF a Il pound the sugars ac S, , aiu
not less than s. degrees during the period Of the
fiscal year ending June 80 49, 49, nndrg n inc
o. 1896 and for the purpose $4,000 Is aPpropr PR
ated The usual are taken he s az onv pon
proof satisfactory TO- the Commissioner tbe pr
merit OF the bounty. the amendment concludes with
provision that any person no appiy for
receive the same shall he Sny o, q, c t.Te
meanor. and upon conviction he ined no, tneesu',s
both.
The increase IN the Navy authorized by the
House bill meets with the hearty support OF the
Senate Committee Naval Anair"- special
meeting was held this morning FOR the purpose OF
considering the bill. and a unanimous recommends
lion was made TO the Committee on Aporopra-
lions fayorng the construction OF the three battle
shns and the twelve torpcdo-boats provided for IN
the House bill An amendment was also agreed
tc that in the matter Of the CONSTRUCTION 81 'nc
do, lp
left with the Secretary Of the Nav, tne raw noT
men: recHmmendeI which is looked upon hy the
Naval Committee as important. prohibits the re-
dae d ron ho sea PpSmgporary detailed to perform
other duties. This amendment was adopted by NE NE
Scna., last wear. but stricken OUT IN the
House This year ii WAS reported by me nouse
Commtee but vas sire& ra o ow' a P To- l.,
good chance for getting IT into the . Pli' ho,h
Naval Committees look upon TINS pracHVe a u'-
jus: 20 officers.
In the senate to-day SIR. Mills ,Dcm, Tex IN
PRODUCED an Amendment to the Sundry civil BILL
which IN three lines expresses his views on the
bond question more clearly than would a co,rmn OF
rSS ou,hSrze the secreary Of the Treasury to
sell the bond Of the United States for any pur-
pose are hereby repealed.
The House Committee Merchant Marine and
Fisheries to-day ordered favorable report on the
Senate bill 10 postpone the enforcement OF the act
Of August 1890 TO adopt regulations for preventing
collisions at sea The bin proposes to postpone
from March l. 1885,. 10 date subsequently, TO Dc
fixed by proclamation Of IN" President the date ior
enforcing the revised International regulations to
prevent collisions at sea. When the President
Hed MhTch inc OF vord tonnage a
proved that date Recently Great Rritain has Win
Drawn assent To the date To avoid confusion from
two sets of rules 90, The sea. u desirable that
the United States should postpone he day selected.
Tho bill is necessary to accomplish this. ana ioF
the reasons given rs passage Is urged
The House Committee on Elections today decided
The Goode-i.pcs contested election case from the
IVth Virginia District in favor ~ Mr.. Epes. the
sitting member The vote the case was TO y
as follows Yeas Messrs BroNn. Lock" God Law
son. Hayes Patterson benson ana Jones an penn en-,
Thomas Repnbcans Mr Wheeler o. illinois
NppnGap S %so r9is nay o." cTr h the Fhi 10
change his vote
The conferrocs on the Postomcc Appropriation
bill this afternoon agreed 10 all amendments made
By the Sorate except that which provides that
railway mail service clerks hereafter appointed
shall reside at some :oh, on Inc rd roIr
grcemeut The principal amendments agreed to ~
pronriation for posial-car service and another
making the Eastern terminus OF the FAST mail lne
to the South Boston Instead of Springfield
The paragraph In the Gcaeral Deficiency bll
row under consideration In the House relating 10
the XIth Census formally transfers the work o.
the Census Bureau 10 the Interior Depart
mcnt as n division Of the Department. the
bureau Itself being abolished. Provision Is made
for the employment % chief Of division. the
special agents and not to exceed ninety clerks
and other employees TO close w the ~ork OF The
XIth Census. In quarters to be rented by nc see
rotary the services OF the Commissioner OF Labor
carroll y. Wright. IN charge OF The WORK. to be
continued This. In the opinion or the members
OF the Committee Appropriations. which pre-
parsd the n nrac1zsf 9" tb % no, 'n n
an Independent bureau. however. as its projectors
had expected 10 make II. but ~ division OF the
Interior Department.
The Senate to-day confirmed the following MONT
nations: 'Erskine Il. Ross. OF California. to be
Circuit; Richard 7. O'Connor. United States Mar
shall fer the District Of Minnesota: Gideon u:
Bantz Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court OF
New Mexico.
The Union Veterans Legion Is urging mmc-
date action by Congress the Appoma,tox Ma
tionai Park proposition. Representative Tucker.
Of the Appomattox District Will Introduce n Joint
resolution at the first favorable opportunity pro
vdinc for the purchase OF the necessary grounds.
OF course such measure can only be passed ms
the matter intrustel to commission Of three
Ave veterans OF the Armies Of the Potomac and
Northern vrgna to 9s nppsbneH Of ~ che
mission their Nal9nsl rSmmandsr o9rP E,,
hugh Lee. OF Virginia.
The President has approved the joint resolution
extending from March to April II. 1885, the time
for making returns OF income for the year 1894.
under the income tax provision Of tn" Revenue
act Of 1894; the act granting cannon 10 the Hts
torical Museum Des Moines, Iowa. and the acts
10 pension Mary X. Williams. Julia Weeks. Samuel
+. Tenant. Mary L. Clark. Elizabeth Brewer.
William Armstrong and Louisa NJ. Sppell
PRINTING OF THE BONDS BEGUN.
Washington. Feb 1.-THE Bureau Of Engraving
ard Printing yesterday finished the plates for tho
new bonds and at once began the printing OF them.
4 force worked all last night and to-day. although
a public holiday force at work. Only
about fifteen people be employed this work
AT one time The force VIII work night and day
anti the task Is completed.
~ MEMORY or THE TROY MARTYE.