New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-29
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION MAY
MOVE ITS HEADQUARTERS.
A DECISION EXPECTED BEFORE THE END OF
sUMMER-CONsIDERING RULES OF THE
ROAD AT SEA - ANNIVERSARY OF


ROAD AT SEA - ANNIVERSARY OF
SECRETARY GREsHAMs DEATH
Washington, May 2s.-At their meeting 'o-holio"
the members of the Venezuelan boundary Coi'N''-
sion will consider the advisabity OF TRANSFER ms
their headquarters from Washington 10 some qu'e,
MACE where uninterrupted attention may be devoted
TO the matter of formulating decision on inc scr,
ous question which the Commission has been de!e-
gated 10 solve This indicates the beginning OF inc
end OF the Commissions work. and II Is not un"he!
that the findings Of the Tribunal may be de'ei""eu
on before the end Of the summer. SEVERN p'ao.'
have been suggested for the future heaoaud'
Notably some resort in the Adrondacks Susses
lions OF seaside places and OF resorts IN the Are
,baov Mountains have also been made Whelhe'
or not the Commission will decide to take tlls s.P
will depend the developments as 70 an
Iendix TO the British Blue Book on the oounda,y
dispute has been prepared IN Of mportant
dccuments by the Venezuelan Government mas no no.
been completed. and the Commission VIII mo- V tbs
the consideration of the entire subject unti lcSo
are received report from the expert OF the Com-
mission at The Hague IL expected In rev oay. Sn,,
drsnite the lack OF this material. the CoInnssioH
to-morrow may definitely determine on Gnange o Ci
base The receipt Of the appendix 70 me ~ tbn en-
the Venezuelan TRANSACTIONS and the report OF te eH
rert will mark the beginning OF the emu; au n
probable that consideration looking 10 aeS Sn ex
the dispute will begin when these nave ooe" oN
aminea.
lima Conference met at the State Department this
afternoon TO pass on the proposal of the British
delegates for amendment 10 the rules OF the ro"o
at sea relating TO fog signals AS the briush P'op
ositions are practically the same as those whieh
were submitted at the session of the conference IN
this city during President Harrison's Admnislra-
tion by the American delegates and rejected by
the British delegates, they were agreed TO- ana me
delegates will hold another session Io-m9fIo% ~, 90
draft hill 10 carry them into effect The delegates
present to-day were Rear Admiral Franklin, Inlted
STATES Navy Na emenf Of the
ternational Navigation Company; captain SnaTK-
zero w. i 90 iae Of Se%.York and Lieutenant
Cottman United States Navy Eugene B. Cham IAN
was present by invitation.
To-day is the first anniversary Of the death OF
Secretary Walter Q. Gresham. and his grave In the
Arlington National Cemetery profusely deco
rated with flowers contributed by friends in Wash
ington and collected by a negro servant OF the
Gresham family.
Francis j. Ke!ckhoefer formerly dsbursing officer
of the State Department. who was arrested last
Sunday on three charges OF ENHANCEMENT. was ar
ragned In the police court to-day. He pleaded not
guilty. and without examination was bound over 10
await the action OF the Grand jury; bai, was
= upable 20 furnish.
v1fe net granting an increase OF pension to Mrs.
Helen Morrell Carroll. widow of Major-General
Samuel Sprigg Carroll. has become law without
the Presidents approval under the constitutional
limitation The present pension Is increased by the
act 10 $50 month.
,OJ @1t-
Assistant Secretary Hamln. Of the Treasury De-
partment made brief argument to-day before the
Ways and Means Committee In support OF the joint
RESOLUTION providing a scientific investigation OF
the present condition Of the fur seal herds In the
a. North Pacific Ocean and Behring Sea Mr. Hamn
. Showed that the British Government has already
!. appointed two experts 10 make similar investlga.
ton and he urged for this reason that the United
hould be equally prompt with its investiga-
lion We committee ordered favorable report
Oh the resolution before adjournment