New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
IN AND OHT OF CONGRESS-
PERMANENT REPUBLICAN HEADQUAh'
TIERS TO BE ESTABLISHED.
,,,,, ,puy APPROPRIATION BILL. CONSIDERED
FOR 4 PERMANENT CENSUS SERNi'H-"
PORT on SOLDIERS HoMEs-TIlE PA

rop PERMANENT CENSUS sERvICE-RE-
poer OK SOLDIERS HoMEs-TIiE PA
cIrIc RAILROAD DEBTs.
WASHINGTON Dec. s.-The Republican r"''o"A'
COMMITTEE has decided to establish permanent
beadouarters in Washington. This morning 'ie'''
Hanna and Osborne the chairman ana sec'.'''y ~
the National Committee accompanied py Ni''
payne the National Committeeman from W"
consin: Myron NJ. Parker. the district "' "
the committee and General Horace Porter o. ~"
York began inspection of scNe'" "' ,
offered 10 them for this purpose. The proP"S'''o''
made by Mr. Parker to secure the buiidins o"'.'
Ia, him in Est near the Treasury Departing i''' o.e
of tho most central spots in the city, Is iK'S ~ w
accented as 1t will he placed at the conihh'''' ~
nosal on It's own terms The da'e Vi oP'"''e
headauartcrs Is matter OF future co''9' ,,
but il will probably not be long "'i"H'"
establishment Of permanent headquarters D! '.e
x,,orol Committee will doubtless lead 10 th' aDon-
ton of the headquarters OF the h'PuIhk 'P,nhcork viii
gressional Committee. Chairman n t'r ,nvs m
call "A meeting OF the committee III " "" ""'' -
determine the matter dehnlteD
The House Military Committee to-day coii9'ue,'"
the first draft OF the Army Appropriation bh. ms
draft is drawn on the lines of the estimates ""c"
.rc an Increase of S6pcO over the bill ior the
,reeent fiscal wear Tomorrow the QuarterinaS'cf-
General Paymastcr-'ieneral and 'hi't OF ''"'"h'o
Will be called before the committee 10 eNP''" .'e
necessity for the increases when are re'o''"'e'--
, ,be,r hure,us Some consideration was given 10
-. Military Academy bill and 1t Is expected that
both OF these measures will be reported 10 'ne
House ana passed before the hoildaSS
,.rrou II Wright commissioner Of Labor sent
,o Congress to-day his report on "A plan FOR per
manent census service in accordance Win t"' J''"'
resolution OF March 10. 1896 Mr. wright ~ sa'is-
fled that the principles on whch Pel'"'',e.'
cens,is office should be based are all TO be iouhu "
the r..ports already made to Congress- lie thihKs
tha, IN. decennlal OF the population should IN
clud such sociological data Congress may autnor-
,zs IN order to secure comparison with the past ana
valuable information for the future. put the "u"''
Of the people ought to be known at more trequen'
ppcnsIye matter especially If proper arrangements
ar made with states taking cenruses OF a'c ,u",,s
The expense OF conducting a pcfmah,,,,' , ,Vr,gu,
bureau and taking "A deconnial census M "Hs"'
estimates at an average Of sNN"" year.
.r, o,or, ~ General W. B. Franklin. the presi-
dent OF the Board OF Managers OF National sol
di.rs. Homes was laid by the Speaker before the
House to-day. II shows that me twenty-five o'"'e
homes are gradually becoming "A source OF PRIDE 10
their States and that they are economica"S an" hu
namely conducted. There has been gradual de-
crease In the cost OF maintaining state homes ana
in all the branches OF the National homes. The In
crease in the number OF admissions TO the homes
continues and 1t Is only mnimized by prudent
management The average number OF inmates OF
State homes this year was lIS5. ne average mum
her kept one year National and State homes was
q 90 and the whole number careh Tor IN" Pfes.,st
year in the National ana stat homes was TrS' a
The report shows that II II IL ne INTENTION OF ,oh-
grcss to furnish home to all disabled y9lnntrer -
soldiers and sailors not otherwise provided Tor,
some additional provisions should be made
Tho long-cxi-ting controversy between IN" New
York Indians and the United States growing out Of
the provisions OF the Buffalo Crock treaty OF 1898.
was the subject OF argument bcfor. the Supreme
NOD Sfute m
appcal from the Judgment OF the Court of Claims in
favor Of the United States In the suit brought by the
Indians before that tribunal under authority OF Con-
gre's gen III ~, - Washnrton appeNr~d
for the Indians. and .. &. Brney for the United
states The Indians demand judgment for about
NVors
Il is the purpose Of Mr. Powers Gcp. VI. chair.
man OF the House Committee on Pacific Railways.
10 arrange with Speaker Reed for an early con
sid.raton OF the bill reported AZ the last session to
adjust the Indebtedness OF the Pacific roads 20 the
Government This indebtedness falls due within n
few weeks and settlement OF the matter WAS
deemed Of sufficient Importance BY President Clcve
land 20 Justify reference to II In his annual
sage which Laid before Congress yesterday.
Mr Powers said to-day that he did not doubt the
Committee Rules would report an order setting
aside "A few days for consideration OF the measure.
n. IL equally well satisfied that the urgency Of the
case Is such that the House Will pass the bill as It Is
neither a party mcasur. nor one on which. In his
Judgment there should bc any marked difference OF
opinion In the House.
The case OF the United States against the Trans
Missouri Freight Association came mp In the Su-
prcme Court Of the United States this afternoon
and argument WAS begun by Attorney General Har-
mon In behalf OF the Government, He was fol-
lowed 10y John +. Dillon. of NewYork for the
Union Pacinr Railway Company and allied cor
porations Dillon Will be followed by r. j Phelps
and James e. Carter The Gaze Involves the
anti-poollng clause OF the Interstate law and tho
Antitrust law ~ applicable to railroad combsna-
t!ons. II was originally begun in the Kansas Fed
cral courts. and both there and in the Court OF Ap
peBls for the With Circuit the Government was
worstcd Since these decisions were rendered the
freight association has voluntarily disbandcd