New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-10
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS.
SPEAKER REED AND HIS TASK OF CON-
WITHDRAWING.

BETTER MAI. SERVICE BETWEEN NETWORK
AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FOR BouN-
DAIRY SURVEYS AsKED-BIDs FOR THE
BATTLE-sHIPs CoNsIDERED-ARE BOND
INVESTMENT COMPANIES LOTTERIES?
Washington Dec (SpecaD.-DespIte the actual
embarrassments which surround his task or COM
tteemaking and other embarrassments which APP
pear to known only by the omniscient Democratic
newspapers and not at all by him. Speaker heeu
bears up we'll That may be due in part to the fact
that his friends. among whom must be counted Tor
the present at least. the entire membership OF the
House of Representatives, irrespective OF parties
and factions and all their friends in Washington, do
not suffer him feel lonely, unless. indeed, 1t be
true the severest loneliness is TO be alone In big
crowd. But whatever may be the cause. 1t Is
fact that Gear Reed" is as good-natured and APP
proachable he ever was, and seems TO enjoy HE
well he did. He does not seek to avoid
anybody: on the contrary, he welcomes everybody
including the thoughtful and unseliish friends be-
fore mentioned. who are determined that he shall
not spend a lonely hour II they can prevent H. Ot
course gossip about chairmanships and assignments
leading and desirable committees fills the atmos-
phere and every quldnunc one meets not only can
tell but is eager to tell exactly where Payne ana
Henderson and Dhgey and Cannon and DalzeN
and all the rest are be placed and why The only
drawback is that no two Of them agree with each
other a fact that becomes the more perplexng in
DrOportion as the number or Quldnuncs increases
The only matter in regard to which all agree is that
the Speaker hopes and expects to announce the ap-
pontrnents this week, and that Is true Probably
the Craftsmanship OF the Committee on Ways and
Means has provoked and continues 10 provoke as
much discussion any other. The quidnuncs have
assigned least four men to this coveted and de-
s.rabe place One OF the four. OF course, IL Mr.
Payne. of NewYork. one of the reasons urged by
some Of his friends his behalf aside from the fact
that he now stands at the head of the list of Re-
pubcans who members of the committee in
the last Congress. having been member Of the
same committee in the List and Lid Congresses, is
that the Empire State, which is one OF the greatest
manufacturing and agricultural States In the Union,
has been represented In the charmanshp only once
in at least thirty years. That Representative was
Fernando Wood. whom everybody who observed ar
fairs in Washington at that time remembers as
"Parsee" Moores chairman. 1t is also urged by
speaker Reed to legislative Experience, and it hap
pens that Mr. Payne has served In Congress ten years
n4 Mr. Wadsworth Stands next With eight
years 10 his credit; Sherman and Ray next WITH VIII
four years each. 1t is rather interesting fact that
four Republicans from any other State-fifty-four
M e aou Wi Bnsy and IL na
follow. with twelve years each The average is
for any years higher than that hat Of i Iowa
FIVE years higher mat mat OF tinoIs anu I'VE ailu
Vermont.
Second Assistant POstmaster-General Nelson has
made arrangements for a better mall service be-
tween New-York City and Boston. which will be of
the mails to New-York. More convenient hours for
trains have been arranged over the New-York New
Haven and Hartford Railroad
The Speaker laid before the House to-day letter
from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury. trans
hitting a communication from the Secretary of
State submitting estimate of an appropriation
of $4,000 for the survey the boundary line between
letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury
submitting an estimate OF $4,000 $4,000. accord
State as necessary to complete the water boundary
survey between the United States and Mexico
The various bids submitted to the Navy Depart
ment by the Cramp Shpbuildng Company. OF Phil
adephia. the Union Iron Works. OF San Francisco.
and the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock
Company for the construction of the two new
battle-ships authorized by the last Congress were
considered to-day at q session Of the Naval Board
on Construction board of bureau chiefs with a
view TO making recommendations TO Secretary Her
bert to assist him in awarding the contract or con
tracts The plans furnished in conjunction with the
bids are numerous and complicated, and the Board
realizes its responsibility in the matter In order TO
obtain all possible information to guide II TO de-
cisiom it was resolved to obtain additional data.
which will be considered tomorrow; on Wednes-
day Secretary Herbert VIII give nearing 10 tne
three bidders ascertain their reasons for claiming
the right to the contract
As the result of friction In tho Bureau OF Statistics
between Mr. Ford, its chief and c. H. Evans statis-
teal expert the resignation OF the latter has been
rendered and accepted
Mr. Sperry rep Comm introduced in the House
to-day resolution declaring that the time has come
when immigration this country should he In
CURED into to ascertain its GharaG act d and rr fSn
further to restrict immigration
Mr. woodman (3ep.. I'D offered in the House
NJ
State TO send to Congress at once all the corre-
spondence In the case of ex-Consul John l.. Wal
Ter the correspondence 10 include all communica-
lions between the Department and Consul Wetter
The Treasury Department has adopted the de-
c!sion OF the Board OF General Appraisers, holding
that the fee OF 30 cents for certificate Of ex-
portation OF domestic merchandise and the fee OF
20 cents for export certificate OF domestic mer-
chandse charged by collectors OF customs at the
several ports arc illegal and must no longer be
charged The amount received annually from these
two fees has run up into thousands OF dollars.
Postmaster-Gene Wilson to-day referred to
Attorney General Harmon for decision the much
discussed question whether bond-investment com
panles are lotteries. They have previously been
declared such In former rulings OF the Department
of Justice. but some OF them appealed. and eX-
Congressman Butterworth OF ONO rept , ih
Postmaster-Cieneral in support OF the contention
that their business was a legitimate one and not
lottery. There are many OF them, ana the question
is OF considerable importance.
A meeting OF the Regular Army and Navy Union
OF the United States Army. composed OF enlisted
and ex-enlised men. was TO have been held In
Washington to-day. to consider charges TO be pre-
ferred against the AdJutant-General OF the order
Richard j. Tanning. Of Columbus. Ohio. but the
meeting has been abandoned and J. b. Morton
tn. National Commander has issued an order re
ferring the matter 10 the regular meeting here in
May next In this order the National Commander
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