New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-07
IN AND OUT or CON"hH"''
prsorJrrIoNs cENsUR1NG MR. BAfAHp ~
RE CALLED UP IN THE HOUSE


THE NEWARK RECALLED FRO" i"'
,,xr,c srArroN--ALcOHoL IN THE A"''
,,. rsr,v,rrs FOR FoRTIrIcATIoNs-
WHY THE PosToFFlcE pE'""'
MrSr RUNS BEHINpHANp-
GUNS FOR TIE NEW
rATTI.E- SHIPS
, March s-Thc resolutions censur'hs
sr pavard for his Boston ana f'u'hou,e "
~,as a,u not. II Is said. be allowed 10 SUM-,
,Iaoeni,e,v on the House calendar 'p. ,hev
=. understood to have given ass"' 90 a,,or Mills
shau be called up after seves, ,s arsd 10 provoke a
have been not necessarily Acrimonious NJ Nc
The democrats. under tne ,.gnrousiy oppose their
Creary OF ,r II is said that they WIZ ,rc'''' -"
auo S.pi smonort OF the Republican ma'o''
,o-o ,ssucd from the Navy Department -,
40, directIng the cruiser Newark .o c., .mer,ca
I-ni,ed States from the east coaS' " 49, Newar,
M, osop for the detachment Is that '"e 49,.
The reaso" ~ - proceed to Cape Town. Africa
nh' ''. sor docking and cleaning. h'oess"''
Nv, xnors,ve procedure. The Lancaster -.
oar,Iv arrived at Montevidco VIII ,e'n"' .h,n
cou,b Atlantic station. she Is an o'' - &c IN.
and does not foul like modern Ne ,Iam,,on
~,, Tho Newark will proceed 10 e.,
Ne"a'N' osr,, ~ the detachment OF the Ne"
"o" - ~ transfers OF officers on inc So 90
aa,Hsntio station have been ordsre he comma nd
follows; eap'Ih 70 the command OF the AM tn
ohi ,nr duty with captain WiHaIn ID from the
signs W ~ hu nnnss,@r: Lieutenant -, D. stnar,'
Ensign r. D. Biset and Asss vn,,r' Ensign A. A.
Allen from the Scwark to the Casino idsn,ena
x Niles. Ensign I. h seymour AM me castlne: Lieu
r w Gait ron ya a from the Cas,ine to ihe Ian
tensm' lieutenant NJ knight from 'no os,Irk from
10 the Castinc. ana iH.u.,' w
,be Lancaster 10 the Newark
IT., s,,.commi,,ce of the Ways and Means ON
tt. having charge OF the measures r''"'''n
n"''ee ,a,o, today reported to the fun COMMITTEE
...h,,, the bill OF G. ". Stone. % fen's' s.
onealinr section No. 81 OF the ,hr'" Nv -,
rh,s section provides as follows Any '''' 80 T.,
c,d,ng f., necessary to use alooho' j" ' 80
any medicinal or other IKE 10 ,nrcscribed by the
sne sam, ~ the Treasury ana on .b.,en
colieclol vi ., rries on business that ne na,s -
ned with such reguiaiions ana ma" dslivnrng up the
Stamps sU, which show thai tax rom the Tres.
thereon shI ir,,cI states a rebate or repay hen'
uIE y, 80 Maid This Sil leave the '"N -,
naid on alcohol the same a. pe'o'e Wv
The Wilson BILL
r,o coas, defence vessel Monterey VIM" ~,
o,,,ous experience on her voyage from "a"
H., 80 San Francisco this geek. VIII pfo'''' -
puget sound Wash as soon az ON drv-dock
been marss dock il nearly completed nnd report
TO the Navy Department Indicate '''''
success.
coo.o,.rv Lamont was summoned TO appear be-
,oro tho House Subj Committee on fo'""''''o'''
.,', ,nornlng but was unable to do So In h'S
80, hn.ver Colonel Bliss. OF the secretary :
nmce appeared. The questions addressen 10 'oo
mel Bliss by the committee were III Wv INV "
securing more symmetry In the appropr'a"onS anu
,o,.rallv as to the several parts OF the p'' lie
,,u amount OF the Departments estimates "hlch
$50 a. aos 900 Colonel Bliss explained why the
construction OF gun carriages and Improvements
did not keep pace with the manufacture Oh gum
lie showed that improvements were oeihs Hte"'y
made In disappearing gun carriages ana '''a' !"
was only within the last year that sats'ac'o'Y
d,sannearing carriage for the eight and ten inch
,,ns had been secured. The disappearing carriag"
5or the tw.lve-nch guns could only cover l'o de-
loi nd was moi satisfactory. therefore. for all
sround fring II was a question in his mind whether
II would be better 10 take these carn'a U. s,
heavy gun Mt. which costs sl" U,e t he n ,e
chase OF tweve-inch carriages TOT an1,mtr tr"''
when a satisfactory carriage wouu DE oo'a'"Ao'e'
The Postoficc Department has prepared state
,,ert NJ the aggregate number Of official postage
s,.mns furnished to the Executive Departments
during the whole period OF their issue from May
% 1873 to June 10. 1854 This statement Is inter-
esting, as 1t discloses the fact that the Postonice
Department
penditres because II carries the expenses OF other
Departments. The denominations of stamps used
the Postofiice Department. the Treasury Depart
ment IL the most extravagant In us mailing mai
toned The War Department follows with nearly
100000. The Department OF the Interior comes
next, with over SOO,UW
The Bethlehem Iron Works. OF Bethlehem. Penn
to-day made a contract with the Navy Department
10 supply eight sets OF forgings for the thirteen
inch guns for the new battle-ships Kentucky and
Kearsarge A contract for supplying the forgnss
for the eight-inch guns for these vessels VIII be
signed with the Mldvale Steel Company. another
Pennsylvania concern.
After n suspension OF such functions for nearly
two years President Cleveland has decided TO re-
sumo his regular tri-weekly public receptions. be
ginning Monday. The receptions Will be held In
the East Room. and will be informally social In
character
The Treasury gold nj the close OF busI
ness to-day stood at $l23,9i6.2O The Withdrawals
amounted to 100000.
TO CHECK MISUSE OF THE MAILS.
THE LOUD BILL TO BE FAvoRABIY REPORTED
TO THE HOUSE
Washington. March (speclaD.-The Committee
on Postofces OF the House OF Representatives has
agreed to report with n favorable recommended on
Chairman LIQUIDS bill providing for the transporta-
ton by freight express OF a great variety and
amount Official matter OF the Government that
Is now sent through the mails at cost Of about 3
cents a pound Representatives OF some OF the
transportation companies have expressed desire
to be heard In opposition to the BIZ, and several
dates have been appointed for that purpose. but
Chairman Loud said to a Tribune correspondent to-
day that In order TO obtain hearing the repre-
sentatives OF the railroad companies must appear
on or before Monday. The Senate has already
passed bill designed to remove. In part the extra
and onerous burden now placed on the Postofice
Department under color OF lava burden against
which the postal authorities have been vigorously
but vainly protesting for the last six or seven
years put IN the opinion o. the House committee
the Senate bill does not go far enough. The Post
master-General and his subordInates heartily In
favor OF the proposed legislation. which, II enacted.