New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-30
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
SENATOR PETTIGREw A BELIEVER IN
REORGANIZATION
ARRIVAL OF THE NEW HAWAIIAN MiNIsTER-THE
JOINT TRAFFIC AGREEMENT ENGLAND'5 EN-
BARGO on AMERICAN sHEEP-LIBRA-
RIAN sPoFFoRD's ACCOUNTS.

RIAN sPOFFORDS ACCOUNTS
Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Pettigrew. OF North
| Dakota. who reached Washington yesterday be-
leves the Republicans VIII reorganize the Senate
| In all Its branches II do not see" he said. how
the Republican party can at least escape the re-
sponsblity for making the attempt to do this. IL
can hardly 20 to the country on the plea of being
unable TO control legislation without having made
effort to do II 1t falls then the country will
know that 1t powerless. II 1t makes the effort
II VIII not fall that know to be an absolute ana
ncontrovertible fact. There at least two of the
so-called Populists who will for any ticket the
Republican caucus may name. They VII, do 1t with
out bargain and without putting the Republican
parry under obligations to them In any particular
me Democrats cannot organize without getting all
Popullsts cannot get anything like sufficient num-
Der OF the Democratic votes TO carry ticket or
ostions may come before the Senate. and if they
40 they will be voted down Then when the Repub-
votes to cleo, them We are compelled to make this
that oe S Rars Sea h he
OF the term of Senator Harris and when that door
1t is sure come before US. and the Republicans
VIII dispose Of it by the election of their own Off
Francis NJ Hatch. the new Hawaiian Minister,
companed by his wife and two young children,
reached Washington at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
having journeyed from San Francisco by way OF
New-Oreans and Atlanta Minister Hatch will
not call on Secretary Olney until tomorrow. to-day
being Cabinet day. and it rests with the Secretary
OF State 10 make the appointment with the Pres-
dent 10 receive Mr.. Castles ietter Of recall and Mr.
Hatch's credentials Under existing circumstances
with the President engaged on his message. 1t Is
be delayed until the middle Of next week and until
that time he prefers to make no statement about his
TO Hawaii. but intends to remain in this country
% 6s Asps ara Sh5
has been overwhelmed with clients since he returned
TO Honolulu and resumed the practice Of law.
No official statement regarding the scope and
effect OF the agreement recently made by
the presidents OF the railroad lines operating
In the territory between NewYork and Chi
cago has yet reached the Interstate Com
merce Commission And the officials of the
various roads have until the end of the year in
which to perfect the agreement by attaching their
signatures. nothing is expected here before the
1st of January. 1t is said, however that efforts
particulars, modifying so that it will be less sub
II is 80 said is Widely Inherent from what it was as
first published. Had 1t gone into effect as first
bT hem many rnw 5 OF of hc p eoys
there were Loo IN one class. that of fast freight
lined would have abolished all these places. As
it Is now only small proportion OF these solicitors
Will be dismissed.
The bsttt--ship Texas which is having dock trial
OF her end Ines at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. will
take n ruF in blue water next week to shake
down" her machinery preliminary to the regular
machinery trial at No further repairs to the
injured hull Of the Texas will be made before this
test
Contracts for the construction Of the two gunboats
awarded to the Union Iron Works. Of San Fran
cisco. signed at the Navy Department to-day,
W VI. Scott representing the company.
Officials Of the Department Of Agriculture learned
this morning on reading the United Press cable dis
patches that the British Government had finally
issued an order TO take effect January l. forbid
ding the importation Of sheep from the United
| States and Canada unless the animals are saugh-
| tered at their port of landing This action was
| foreshadowed some months ago in report from
! the special agent of the Department in England,
and since then Dr. Salmon. Chief of the Bureau of
Animal Industry. has been energeticay but unsuc-
cessfuy endeavoring to devise some means OF treat
ing the sheep exported TO Great Britain so that a
substantial guarantee could be given that they We're
not afflicted with scab But while Ii is fact that
| certain American sheep imported into England have
been infected with scab, and this is given as the
reason for the issue OF the order quoted, dis
tinct impression prevails that this is not the chief
motive on which the British Board OF Agriculture
said DR.. Salmon this morning, lis that American
sheep Which have been aeT nrc on
British mutton that the native sheep had no
| farmer naturally would complain. Another thing is
the tremendous growth OF the business In the year
| numbered about $1,000 last year they Increased TO
10000 Possibly II were to agree to restrict our
| the British Government would take their chances
on the scab. The order continued Dr. salmon
| which must he slaughtered at the port OF entry.
eyHr sHee ss and Strictly mantaned despite most
earnest protests and Appeals The trade IN peer
| cause of 1t; the shippers have not made much
money, probably. as they would have done mad the
restriction not been imposed II Is police regula-
ton which every country may enforce to protect the
health of its inhabitants and the condition OF its
| live stock. and ] suppose We Will have to accustom
ourselves to H."
The result of the investigation made into the ac-
counts Of Librarian Sponord has been incorporated
! in a report which has been placed in the hands Of
the President Mr.. Spofford paid into the Treasury
| several months ago 1909. which was the amount
| he found due to the Treasury from copyright fees
and other sources. He confer oed that this amount
squared his accounts 1t l. not known what con-
clusion the Treasury report has reached
The Treasury received advices that $4,000 in gold
WAS Withdrawn at the sub-Treasury at New-York
to-day for export. This reduces the gold TO
tS.3S0s
Secretary Carlisle to-day detached Captain Michael
| A. lieay from the command of the revenue cutter
| Bear ANA placed him waiting orders Captain
| Heay is said 10 be I'm poor health and unless his
| condition improves 1t is not probable that he viii
again be assigned to active duty. The Bear is now
at san Francisco. cond-Lleutenant Chester NJ.
| White. of the Bear. who recently forwarded his
| resignation the Treasury by telegraph. arrived
| here on Wednesday and after an interview with
Assistant Secretary Hamlin. withdrew his resigna-
| ton. Lieutenant White was then detached from the
Bear and has been ordered to report to the Boston
station for duty. Lieutenant White has not with
drawn his charges against Captain Healy. and Cap
tain Heay's answer TO the charges has not yet been
received mere.
Secretary Carlisle to-day directed that the build
ins Hubert and Hudson sts. New-York. be rented
s. O0b a year TO AFFORD adlona, facilities for the
appraisers stores In Newly ork 'ty
Professor &. -. Waicott director Of the United
States Geological Survey. in report of the work
OF his in the field Informs the Secretary Of the
Interior that material has been gathered for a
! bulletin on the slate bet OF Ncw-York and Yer
mont. Observati tons have been made OF tho geology
| OF the Niagara Falls region. An investigation has
been made Of the mineral resources in the tncom
paghrc Indian Reservation IN Utah. This rescrya-
ton il to he opened COR settlement GisOnite