New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-25
N AND OUT OF CONGRESS-
MR.. ALLIsON's PLAN FOR MEETING THE
TREASURY DEFICIT.

DRIII~THE SURVEY or PEARL HAhboR-
CLOSE OF THE SILVER BRICK CASE
washington. jan. 24-Senators generally are IN
clined to hope that the Republican caucuS W "
held Tomorrow will tend to solution OF 'he nnan
cal question The Views OF Senator Aihsoh Vi io""'
have thus far met with pronounced ooJecto"
rbeee vievs will have earnest attention al the eau
ono ,rbev include the issue of an Understanding
Treasury note to run for "A period OF TWO W III
wears with the express purpose oi "'ee''"s '''
deficit caused by the falling OF IN the revenues
This Mr.. Allison, thinks. woaid increase 'ne ="
laton sufficiently to pay current ophsauohs oi ''i1
Treasury The silver are not prepared 10 sly
what they will do in the matter Nheh asheu
about the situation. they point out aho'hei, anu ~
them better way. to meet currsnt eNpeiase' ~ 'h
they saw should be done by me cuinasv Oh III, rt
snieniorage now in the vaults OF the treasury
silver men VIII urge the Goih% t reasry notes they
xill inssf that they shall be nonhter.st pts,ins
Severai of The more prominent or the SILVER f.epun
ians said this afternoon that the matter OF caring
for the deficit In the Treasury rn 90
renorted so long as the measure reported ieIa,su
to that question exclusively ana an" cessation The
n.u 1l c., caucus viii probably ndorse the Idea Of
Mr. Allison something similar
Tho House Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day
heard William X. Cremer. member OF 'he Eng
Ush Parliament, in support OF "e"ioi''' "7
presented TO the committee. proposing 10 sunni ~
arm
and Great Britain. No action was 'ahe" y" '''e
matter.
Tho den,r,ure OF the Alert and Ranger from the
Mare Island Navy Yard yesterday was IN pu'su
Of instructions issued By Admiral Beirdsiee before
he sailed for Honolulu on the flagship fhiadeiph'a
ard their cruise which is TO end al Dan D'eso'
cal. Is solely for the purpose Of ordinary routine
drills Ii was the intention OF the cohtnamae, .,
the fleet. until he was hurrisd Scnp ,mpos,ible
until his return. the Alert and hanger WI. III ,,e
time cruise near san Deg. tnniot n land
drills The crews Of The vessels Will practise IN
dependeny the school Of "a sh h,c6 s Two nave vessels are
treated as tactical unit. going throagh arg s
~ pahring Sea all last summer, and have had no
opportunities for this discipline heretofore
1, response 70 a Senate resolution the Secretary
of the Navy to-day sent TO that BODY tne reports
of the preliminary survey Of Pear! harbor ma
wa!lan Islands. begun IN Aprii last by hear !.
mira! Irwin anI c0mpist In july by R'ar-"i 'na
Walker The reports contain much ~ techn'cai
nature Concerning the importance OF station al
Hawaii Admiral Irwin n a report nAl,u NAY ~
uorinIrn, that the requirement Of a naval station
In the Hawaiian Islands is an aD'o.h;e nece;'.'y' 10
n would give Government the coihihanI ol s'e
Pacific Ii would not profit much TO have sin,ps "a
the positions commanding he bar snoui pc IT.,
y fortified, and re:feci 10 do sys en- e'ihple'ea
The las, ac, in A silver ccrage drama entitled
"1.no silver Brick case" which began In the cos
ing days Of President Harrson's administration was
performed In the supreme Court 81 the lh'eo
states to-day George q. Merrck and otaeIs a ,.,
c,afsd with him carried silver BRICK u ne Niln'
and Ie,nAnl.I that II br coined into STANDARD si-
yer dollars. The demand was rclusei a'It w "p
p.canis began sIl. In The courts oi me =.
Columbia for of rlandamus TO compeI mar :,
XIX TIE Coyrt refused 10 ssue the wit ana mo
case was Appealed 10 the supreme Court An ap-
inc was denied by the court In the mean time see
retary Foster retired from 0fhcc ah' ,ne sH "a
ny rS SDS so The case entlr~y. wilson OF
for Merrick. came into court To-Day anu us"''sse"
the appeal
superntenien, stump. Of the Bureau OF immisrs-
ton says that from Official figures received by him
from the port Of N-~-York. covering the period
from January : 10 January II inclusive, ~, per
arrived from EnroRS IN 'hs ',rrsSe S. ri 20
persons LEFT the port IN the sieefasc 10
balance OF ,T"as IN mr. un,sd States ana has
been for four months or more
I, Ia said at the Treasury Department. nov thss
tho accounts o, the outgoing superintendent ~ hs
Philadelphia Mint. Mr. Bosbyshell have been eH'
amned and a balance struck that demand iSt
amour: found due 70 Ihe 'i ny ,h S.,sica,on a.,
amount NSc1 Il on nccolmt 81 h ~. hor,arc ~ SIS
found in the silver vault II Is presumed MAJ NJ
n. =. o ana h mater ia in he hands ~ ned
states Dlstrici-Aitorncy lngham. " PhlaielphA-
for adjustment and settlement
There Is another contest between IN, fos'offce
pepartncnt and the Clvl Service Commission over
the making Of appointments 1T posto'oeS where
there is only one name the eligible list ~ sew
cral places such cases have happened ana We We"
partment ma. appointed outsider Temporarily; but
law The Department holds otherwise
The President to-day ,en, to the Senate the fol-
,oning nominations Il consuls. Henry ". Gilbert.
| OF Ncw-York. at Liege Belgium; Frederick Munich
meyer OF West Nlrg MIA at San salvador. S,Fai"f
Samuel Samuel RYAN Of wisconsin a. ST Johns. y =
The Senaic confirmed the nomination ~ lame.
| y Thman. OF Tennessee. az Minister 10 Ecuador
The spooch Of Joseph G. sbley. the Democratic
| Representative from the XXNlih fennsylv"nin DIS
trct delivered in the House on Janusiy ana
| 'githhed for revision' appears In The Record
issued today The alteratve passage which x.
| cited much comment AT the time of us ielNry
9.hairman II have read the Constitution 81 the
United states correctly It defines the position and
| duties 81 the chief Executive and tho powers and
| duties OF the membership OF this House; and tel
YOU y ever rehuke was needed TO one VINO mas
needsa to,aay to hat man who has used his innu-
ence. Or attempted 10 use H. TO create hlmrel me
sole governing power Of this Nation. applause on
the Democratic sde) II has come to time when
be the government q this people requires soms
| brass (Rencwed applause The members 81 this
House have duties to perform. rights to b" re
spectad and are answerable 10 their own con
sciences to their own people. and not TO the Presl-
dent. and In the discharge Of those duties are not
Executive powers outside his constitutional preros-
| atives"
| Representative Tracey. OF the Albany district,
was well pleased with the action OF the House to-
day In agreeing without discussion to the Item In
the Sundry civil Appropriation bill appropriatng
s5OoCO for continuing the Improvement OF the Hud-
son River A contract for the work IN run mas
been let for S. 10000. and the largest annual APP
| proprlaon heretofore secured for carrying on the
| work has been $500 600
SKATERS NARSHALLED ~ FORcF.
| The cod wind that blew down from the northwest
| yesterday and made many pedestrians ana travel
| lers sad cold and Of temper was blast OF JOY
! ,o the skater Boys and girls were out in great