New-York tribune., 1896-01-25
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS.
ARGUMENT IN THE STANFORD CASE TO
BEGIN ON MONDAY.

| ARGUMENT IN THE olhNr OiND
BEGIN ON MONDAY.
| suvrp COINAGE ORDERED AT PHILADELPHIA
AND NEW -oRLEANs-THE GRIDIRoN CLUBS
| ANNIvERsARY THE DUPONT CASE
pIscussED-GRowTH OF THE
NAVAL MILITIA
Washington. JAM A-Mrs. Leland Stanford mas
returned to Washington to remain untii afsu"e'
in the suit brought by the United states "e"'.,s
her late husbands estate shall have been maue III 'e
sunreme Court She in consultation d. lhe
Arlington this morning with one OF her cou"Se' WI
Wilson, of California. Mrs. STANFORD mas peo"
greatly benefited in health by her stay IN Ne"
England where she remained quietly for numner per
of weeks at Great harrington, Mass ,,,, come ~ IN
on Monday and that the arguments WI, ne frd will
the second day IN medstey anas With the nten
ton of remaining there permanently ~ Iii ~ he rem
that the decision of the Supreme Court Will DC ie"
dered in February.
Secretary Carlisle has directed Mint Director
Preston to prepare to coin standard silver uo'la's
at the Philadelphia and New-Orleans mints Inc
amoun, NJ coinage to be executed has not yet been
determined but 1t is probable that not more thah
100000 standard silver dollars Will be coined. Inc
seigniorage this will also be declared ana coineu' ~
and this will not make all told more than so'VVV"
to coin standard silver dollars: The reopende d ,b o
the New w-Oreans mint on small scaie th anu pbiIa Ia.
of coming says that by tuesday
night all the gold bullion at the Philadeipnla im nm
viii have been coined and ne does & no. nN
any gold bullion will be transferred from sup-treas-
ures or elsewhere to Philadelphia az pressn. s
AS the appropriation tor com coming H spe Phadephia
mint would have been furloughed without pay I'LL un
he had a sufficient present appropriation. had been
decided on. There was, he said, pressing neeu ios
! necessary money was provided by Congress. this
class of coinage would be resumed
Preparatons for the eleventh anniversary celebra-
ton of the Gridron Club tomorrow night Indicates
that It will be one Of the most successful Of Its kind
The guests who have accepted invitations inciude
the Vice President Of the United States the speaker
OF the House. the Attorney General. postmaster
General Secretary OF the Interior. Secretary OF
Agriculture. Justice Brown OF the Supreme Court,
the present and past charmen OF the Committee
Oh Appropriations of the House. Mr.. Cannon. or
Illinois, and Mr.. Sayers. of Texas Paymaster-Gen-
eral Stanton of the Army, and Rear-Admiral Ben
ham, of the Navy: tho United States Treasurer. the
of Navigation. These from official life are supple
Pennsylvania Railroad; W. H. Baldwin, vice-pres-
dent OF the Southern Railway: Chauncey NJ Depew'
OF New-York: Charles Emory Smith. Of Phiade-
phia: II. b. Kohlsaat, of Chicago, and representa-.
tives from the Glover and Fellowship clubs OF
possibilites and presidential managers will be
numerous around the Gridron tables In addition
Senator 50 hoTe pard bennett iI Of COM
missioner william B. Morrison Senator Arthur p
German. or Maryland. and Joseph H. Manley. or
Maine.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
discussed the Dupont this morning for hour
and a half but reached decision. No effort
made to take a vote. The committee adjourned TO
early in the week at the call Of the chairman.
which meeting 1t ia expected positive action will
/ h.s a1a fhn he
ctsson this morning indicated mat a report & iav9r or
ing The admission OF Mr. Dupont and the hiins Of me
States Senate wilfbe ordered
Senator Allison OF Iowa who has been al sent from
the city for time. attending to the question OF
his reelection. was in his seat in the chamber to.
day and received congratulations the success Of
/ his electoral campaign
The House Commerce Committee gave a hearing
this morning Captain Thomas Wallace. OF San
| Francisco. W s Van kennen. OF Kingston. y. Y.
and W. > Durkce. OF Boston. representing the Asier-
lean Association OF Masters and Pilots Of Steam
Vessels. on the Loud bl TO license second and third
officers of sea-gong passenger vessels. They con-
tended that such law would afford greater prQec-
petty officers who would also be Americans and that
II would relieve to extent the present response
billty OF the captains and first officers.
Secretary Carlisle. although still suffering from
severe cold. at the Treasury department to-day
for short time.
| Ihe Naval Militia movement Is growing steadily.
according 10 Information received al the Navy De-
partment The Department has been advised that
the Louisiana Naval Battalion has been organized
with sixteen commissioned officers twenty-one
commissioned officers and 15j seamen and that
despite It's dsbandment by order Of Governor Altgeld
the Chicago Battalion has attained unofficial
ganizatiOn or 900 men. The Department has also
been informed that the Governor OF North Carolina
has revoked the commission of Commander Francis
WinslOw L. ). y, retired. commanding officer of
thr North Carolina Naval Battalion Some dispute
over the manner Of rendering accounts was the basis
for the Governors action
Secretary Herbert to-day decided that he would
direct the preliminary acceptance OF the torpedo
boat Ericsson. subject To another dock trial. the
sum of 1000 to be deducted. however from the
contract price FOR failure 10 complete the vessel
within the required time The Ericsson is at
w-London. Conn. and the trial will take place
there 1t is not unlikely that owing to the unfortu-
nate accidents which caused the delay in