New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-25
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS.
THE APPEAL OF E. R. CHAPMAN ARGUED.
ANOTHER PACIFIC RAILROAD HEARiNG-offl0iA'
TRIALS OF TIE NEW BATTLE sHIPs-MANA-

.xorurp p,crr,c RAILROAD HEARING-OFF1C1AL
TRIALS OF THE NEW BATTLE sHIPs-MANA-
GERS OF THE SOLDIERS HOMES.
Washington. March 2i.-The Court OF Appears To-
A., $500 hearing argument in the of Elverton
D Cbannan the recacitrant witness before '"e
Senate committee investigating the sugar 10 s,oo
He was convicted in the Criminal Court INV"
and sentenced to jail for month The appear -
60, ,h,s Judgment. Ex-senator Edmunds opened
the argument for the appellant. He was ioiIow tb
NV imdse I)ittenhocrcr and Judge wilson OF r tr
same side ne decision Of the United States
Supreme Court yesterday In tne ,tnesses TO tes-
ify Is said TO have an important bearing on t he
wnesse ah Sey 10 reed in their appeal
The hearing will be continued to-hoirO"'
Representative Barham. Of California appeared
before the House Committee on racine na"0ao 80
day in opposition to the various iuhalns anu 49,
closure plans. He presented the resolutions y. ~
LEGISLATURE Of California, adopted on feprua s tho
opposing any extension of the Paym.eu ~. " hiu Of
and RELY TTne sass hat hat G the 'ns soe Of
California almost UNANIMOUSLY oppoS . and OK
sort of refundng b for me ra n, CONSIDER such
proposition
At the close of business to-day the gold reserve
amounted to $127.57SO2 50. the INVERTEBRATES 'o-N"'
having been sls6,oV in com ana s-''-VV III D"''
The Senate Committee on Finance this morning
rrp1
nassed by the House to q subcommittee cohsistiie
- Nessrs Allison Aldrich and Harris. the orlgihai
Subcommittee on the act when 1t was auop'eu ~
1883.
Alaska occupied the attention Of the House COM
mittee on Public Lands to-day Inc cohiih.toe VII
sjdered and reported favorably bill repeating 'ne
law which makes the United States ComnhsSioher
and Clerk of the United States Court al o'tAd 60
oficio register and receiver resPecuVesyy, ~, % lbs
lands for the Alaska district The enect o o. "a,
viii he 70 hermit the President TO appoint regular
oNic,ais for these offices, whose services are ue
manded by reason Of the RAPID sso another
mining interests ibs IN office dhe Of surveyor general in
Alaska.
Friday has been set apart for hearings on the
Nicaragua Canal bill before the House Comii.''ee
on Commerce Ex-senator Warner Miller of New
dotk pses Sinear Commission who visited Nicaragua
last summer. are expected to appear
Thu Navy Department s making arrangements
for the official trials of the new battle-shps Mas
chusetts and Oregon. and the WORK oi plans
armor and armament in them Is beins S eSR Wassa
II is believed at the Department that tne Has ed
chusett will be ready for ria on H, is at
oregon month later T4e anS ,he oregon
at the Union Iron Works. San Francesca
The nine Republican members Of the House Mill
tary Committee held caucus THIS morhihs ~
select successors 10 the four members OF the boau
of Managers Of the National Soldiers homes "ho'e
terms expire this year These are: Messrs. A'i"
lin of Connecticut: Feesenden. Of Maine Steele OF
Indiana and Black. of Illinois. The sentiment &C.
veoped at the was unfavoraols 10 sion
ErankIn's reappointment but no conclusive act'ois
vaa taken wiz reference to his case or those OF
lis three associates There was congressnan
BLACK of Illinois For this place there are Two
candidates both strongly backed one is and
eressman Thomas j. Henderson, or linlols, a'i1
ehe other Is Congressman d. B. Henderson OF
Iowa the present Chairman Of the House S uo Waips
Committee For Mr. Fessenden's place me 1 Malhe
Seagation presented the name of George L. Beale
Of that State to which there was no
10 the reappolntment of Mr.. Steele, VINO is one OF
the members OF the House from Indiana; Aho t
caucus will be held tomorrow morning al wnlch
definite conclusion. 1t is thought, Will be reacheo'