New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-29
VASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
IMPROVEMENTS IN LIGHTING AND VEN
TILATION AT THE CAPITOL

IMPROVEMENTS IN LIGHTING AND VEN
TILATIoN AT THE CAPITOL
THE BE1IRING SEA DAMAGES UP AGAIN-A LUNA
TIC WHO WANTS ONLY sa17.oco.c Oo-CAN MR.
CARLISLE VOTE IN KENTUCKY7-THE
COURT OF CLAIMS REAssEMBLEs.
Washington Oct. 2s.-Eectricty will supplant the
old system OF gas lighting in vogue at the Capitol
Extensive Improvements are being made and here
after the House and Senate will receive their iilu-
mnation from finely equipped electric plant which
has Just been installed. AS consequence OF the
Introduction of electric lights the old gas pipes in
the dome will probably be removed These pipes
have been renewed since first put In place,
danger OF an explosion The experts on ventilation
have also been at work. and II is hoped that me
breathe this season. The air conduits have all
whitewashed The walls OF the House and Senate
have been tinted afresh and new eolors nave
many OF the, committee rooms The Capitol IN IN
, ,se a. aen n%s' 81 the LIVE Congress
The British Ambassador accompanied by Mr..
Bax-Ironsides. OF the British Embassy. introduced
Sir Mackenzie Bowel. the Canadian Premier. and
Sir Charles Upper. the Canadian Minister Of JUS
tce to Secretary Olney at the State Department
this afternoon The convention which Secretary
Oney and Sir Julian Pauncefote Will frame look
ing 10 the payment OF damages to Canadian yes
seized IN Behring Sea- provided in the Paris
award. will provide. It is believed, for mixed
commission to the amount due The ques-
tons OF fact submitted TO the arbitrators
and the finding against the United States
This left the amount OF damages TO be paid sub
ject TO further negotiation" which is now being
had. When this subject was under consideration
a year ago between the late Secretary Gresham
and Sir Julian Pauncefote II was decided that the
better method OF settlement would be through
commission. But differences arose as to the
sion and as a short cut settlement II was
suggested that the United States should pay lump
tails. It was doubted at that time that Con-
gress would make the appropriation Congress
was left IN the air The objections made by the
last House of r. TO h Il
will be still more strongly urged in the next House
be- For s; sass the nns OF nch court
be set aside by the House II the Senate should rati
s treaty s which 2Gks to hs pSTd o
commission II will consist Of two members. one on
seH RaF' Her SaTH f
will be held at Victoria, b C. "hers an the evi .
been collected Should the Commissioners fall to
agree upon the amour: OF the damages the; VIII
choose third member.
T B. Mangan a middle-aged man. who says ne
in the hands Of the police this morning to inquire
into his sanity He called 10 o'clock upon United
States Treasurer Morgan and demanded a draft
FOR $4,000 900 in payment of claim he had against
the United States Government for 1900 tons Of
gold lost by the sinking Of the steamer Victoria
Some years ago. He said he had communicated
with President Cleveland. and the latter SAID his
claim should be paid When asked II he had seen
the president he answered no, but said he had
talked with him by means Of fairy sounds i kno"n
| Treasury Waterman and whispered to him that the
was sTaI and hsn in loud t2nss to e
Treasury and 70 see 10 II ths' handed an Mr
over 10 the police
Controller Eckeis has gone to Chicago for NY
. aay V''''' anu eN'@'''' ~ 'e''' ''''
Secretary Carlisle may be debsrred from voting
in Kentucky this year by technical He has
not had a fixed residence there for several years.
and the house he last occupied when in Covngton
| Is now occupied by another family His private
residence which he owns, is rented and since he
voted from that house he has registered from sew
eral hotels, and the last time from A house now
occupied by some one else. II he should be asked
Coyington it is said he could no, give any definite
answer The last registration day IS Wednesday,
/ to his technical right 10 register and vote.
The United States Court of Claims reassembled
this morning after the summer recess, Chief JUS
! Richardson
ing present 1t announced that 1870 cases on the
genera. calendar and forty cases OF the law ca en-
d. were ready for trial After calling both cirn-
dars the Court. without transactLg any furiner
Insiness adjourned for the day. the Court Will
meet daily al II O'Clock during It's present ses%On
A motion 10 dismiss the appea OF the United
States from the judgment OF the Court OF Appeals
., the First Circuit in the eriner telephone patent
case was submitted In the Supreme Court OF the
limited states to-day by the Bell Telephone Com
many assignee OF the patents lnVCiVel. Inc ground
mon which the motion Is based IS that the pro-
ceedng being arising under the patent laws OF
The United states the judgment OF the court OF
Appeas sustaining the patent i iiai
Robert NJ Brunette and W. K. Moore secretary
.. the Boston Merchants Association. to-day IN
vited Secretary Herbert 10 attend meeting 10 De
held in Boston next month relative TO iinproVimH
{ BOSTON harDOr. The secretary was unaDle 20 bift
them any definite reply. but ne VIII at'ehu j.
possible
chief Justice Fuller announced TO the bar OF the
supreme Court of the United States to-day thai
upon adjournment on Friday OF this week the our
You'd take a recess until Monday. November H.
General Cra.ghrl. chief Of engineers OF the Army
will leave Washington for St Louis on fF'uay
WHARF ne will joln the Mississippi River Comm.s
sion and with IL make inspection OF the river
from St Louis TO mouth. inns season OF the
year vas chosen as the water is extremely low ahc
the condition of the works ana the ,ocaroh OF
bars can be more thoroughly examiner. Inc .h
specton Is important as further improvements w
pend greatly upon IT,