New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-02
Dr..Lyon's
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY
Used by people Of refinement
for over a quarter of century.
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS'
EQUIPMENTS REACHED ON VARIOUS
ITEMS OF APPROPRIATION BILLS.

ITEMS OF APIROfhiENi 'D-'
rExAs's DECLARATION OF lNpfiH'"'
TIE NICARAGUA CANAr.-A NEW CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMINER - COSTA
RrcNs NEW MINISTER.
u,..,,,u,or r,nc THE conferrees on the POST
omca Augmentation bill which went 10 'nei' ~
than a month ago to-day completed the' ~
mort on the measure. Only one item' 'n"' .,',n,
ing the Postmaster-Gcneral to consohua'e ,
or suburban Offices with the central o',0e' '..
now IN disagreement. The Senate cohierree 200
70 recede from amendments adding apou. s'0' W.
and ,ho uouse conferrees recede from their uis
agreement to amendments carrying ABOUT e0O''
So the total Of the bill is Increased py ' SoIIows
The pncipal items a. ,o 900: free delivery
service s2 $500 OF which $4,000 snail De aseu The
exnorImental services In rural ~, - ,,Iroad
searegation Of items by the House STANDS I,Jn
frsnsportatlon s9S Wo6o; additional compens s
TO H. 0Gea anI ATstraa 5000 mail depredations
$4,000. The segregation OF the te'r hoen omitted
ieavIng tho Department free to carry on i's '"HPo0
ton OF the work of carriers as hereto'o'e'
A fulI and final conference on the Fortihcauons
hin was agreed 70 In the Senate to-day and VIII
probably he disposed OF In the House to-n'o''o"'
The $4,000 appropriated by the Hen~'e III -.
and mortar batteries remains. but hat OF '"e WI"
- nloced under the contract system. The House
yicls o the Senate amendments iHN''"'''h "
nronriatlon for fertilization sites from S1o"o 10
toneo. limiting the cost OF ol-tempered ana an
nealed steel FOR high power guns at not exceeding
.. cents a pound reducing the appropriation tor
uroicrtiles from $3.50 to $4,000. and giving 'ne
pr11rorre storekocper on duty at Washington az
Iisbursng officer and assistant 70 the Nhlei Oh III
Trnm IT'S nmendmcni striking the provisions for
forgngs FOR ono type OF siNt~en.ih'm tor ovs. oil
! rompromse items agreed upon are as ioH""s. WI
tcmner,d and anneacd steel for coast detencc guns
$4,000. carriages for seacodst guns s,yv,:, oe 60
I
carriages Tor same $4,000 total for armament , U1
/ fortihcat.ons - 075co for eight. ten ana t"''e
/ inch guns under contract s6""0
The subcommittee Of the House judiciary com
rnitfee who have been considering the JOINT reSo-
luton permitting tho reorganization Of tho Northern
/ Pacific Railway Company have adopted an amehu-
/ ment which sthey believe will estop the company
| from securing a monopoly q the valuable mineral
and timber lands along the line OF the route. ana IL
will be- submitted 10 the full committee tomorrow
/ This amendment provides that al lands herein t'-
! ferrod to- must be sold from time to time when a
reasonable price IS offered II. nve years hence II
/ shall asccrtainrl ;hat any Of srch lands rN'rp'
such As may righiull be re-"rV"i ~ we hc"p oi
| gained corporation shall b" held by II or ny any
| other corporation for rs be'eii. or py any
! cers shall be a member. or by any -tockhodeT or
officer Of the new corporation such lands shaL III, III
fn~liai"ly revert 70 The United states No ioriclt
mre however shall take place provided the stock
| IN the new company on account ~ the ownership
ny ami cancelled as soon a. knowicdg' Of such
1wncrship reaches the president or board Of direc
tors OF the new organization.
TIE House River arl Harhor Committee to-day
formally agreed 70 recommend TO the House, the
passage n the River aad Harbor bin over me Pres-
dent. veto chairman Hooker was INSTRUCTED TO to
-, 'on. Il ,hc committee for taking this step
The curious fact has beer brought to light that
tho state p.parim' Is In possession ~ the
a. irf,rsuleur.
by the Congress or Texas when that state was
mart o. M.,ir1 Soth W Shepard. Associate Jus
ilcc O, The court %, Appeals Ok the District OF CO.
lumbla recently wrot" - the State Department on
tho subject. SAYING ~" original paper was held by
the Federal Government aul desiring TO know
whether % ~ not properly belong 20 the state.
To-day the state Department archives We're
searched AMI the document VAS iound. bound IN a
No recosniuon q Texan indepcndtnre by an the
signed by Samuel Ho Istor and his coll"agues IN
Enforcement on the paper 10y secretary Forsyt Ia
c GgSa@'n w s c' whaf nS % ns State
department ANXIOUS TO- asc'San 1e,fe''ry %i
seemed 10 be no evidence that the declaration
properly belonged . the ncd states Govern,
possesson
CLIFTON H. nrecklnrilsc. tho United states Minis
ter AZ st Petersburg. cahel the state Department
,l-day confirming dispatches from the United
Press special correspondent IN Moscow that no
Americans were injured In the terrible catastrophe
on the f4lynsky Plain. This communica ton
from Minister irr 'knri igc appears to De the nrst
noiln alton b" has given the state Department OF
the great loss OF He on Ia. occasion. and has APP
parrnty been called out by inquiries from those
! In this country who have friends In Moscow
Tho report OF the House Commerce Committee on
the Nicaragua Canal bin was submitted to-day. o.
/ course, without the rcmotest idea that any such BILL
however amended can receive the slightest attention
from Congress this late period OF its session The
subjects discussed comprehensive. including the
action Of seismic forces In Nicaragua: the railroad
/ auxiliary question the precedent OF the Suez Cana
I'm the Issue OF bonds. and the lessons learned from
the Chicago drainage canal To appliances for
dredging The report takes exception 10 the conclu
sions OF the Ludlow Board Of Engineers "a To the
unit prices OF dredging and excavation and crlti-
cises the Boards estimates for earth entertainments
Instead OF yl33 G0 600 which IL the Ludlow Board
cstina OF the cost OF the canal the committee ng
urcs "A possible tota cost OF 100000. and expresses
confidence that 800 oO.000 would be an ample allow
ance for OF construction. even admitting the
necessity Of adopting all the COMMISSIONS sugges
lions and notifications. The committee believe tina
the Government should assist the company 10 com
plee the work. II It cost S1OO00C coo The