New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-21
WASHINGTON NEWS xor,s
SAFETY FOR PASSENGERS w1rNr...
YACHT RACES.
Mr.. GRosvENoR STARTS AN INQUIRY
DEATH FROM MONDAYS FIRE-So,,,
PACIFIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
PENSION RII.I.

PENSION BILL VETOED.
Washington. May 20.-The act annrov..
President to-day. Ito provide for the sa,.,. 4
sengers on excursion steamers" had ,ts ~. pa
the complaint made by Lord Dunraveu a, ,,1h
ing Of the Observation-Disclosures regatta cou,.' a0vt
after there will be no opportunity for =. Hefs
steamers and other vessels to interfere v.s e~Soa
sports. The text Of the act is as follows. sauate
order to provide for the safety Of passens.. 'a0
cursion steamers, yachts. oarsmen and ~ e.
whether as observers or participants taf,,.a- cat
regattas, amateur or professional thai ~ part q
after be held on navigable waters, the smsg here
the Treasury be and he is hereby ausl1etar az
empowered in his discretion to detail ,sol1ed AL
tiers to enforce such rules and reguIsteeaue er.
be adopted 70 insure the safety OF pssss nay
said excursion steamers yachts, oarsms yen On
craft. whether as observers or participant Z, II
part In such regattas' uS
Representative Grosvenor Rep. ohio,, eA,.-
of the Committee on Expenditures in the No.
Department, has offered In the House ,..s,.sT
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury =, !
formation as to the number Of Bureau -
chiefs OF division. clerks and employees a, 10y
grade who were employed in the Treasury ~
ment on March T. 1893. and who have sncs h..S Su'
moved or have died or have resigned ana ,Ss M
Der Of employees appointed during said per;oS nuS
out civil service exam PasI VINO are now eo,s
service regulations to the employees Of the DsnssM
ment. -"
George W. Kettler. Of Engine Compsnv y.
died at Providence Hospital at 2sN oclo.r ~
morning making the fifth victim Of the Ora i, ~
commission-house block near Centre Mark., -
sulting from the storm night before last Tha r,t ~
injured fremen said TO be in fair way \, c'.9
covery.
The House judiciary Committee to-day con,,,,.
its hearings on the Hartman joint resou,n, y
facilitate the reorganization OF the Northern n
cifc Railway Company. The speakers wei. On
gressmen Hyde OF Washington, and Tavu,v -
Minnesota. Mr.. Hyde said that the general iutsrs
OF the people he represented demanded reorznp
ton. although he and his personal friends mia,
suffer losses on unsecured claims Nowithstat.,
this circumstance me eecrgsnza.on wouia
his duty to advocate the adoption OF the resoluro
Mr. Tawney directed his remarks principally
that provision of the resolution which provides d,
the land east of the Missouri River shall be soIr
a price not to exceed g 80 an acre. He asked
committee to make such slight verbal auendnz,
as may be necessary to effect this purpose n,
this point the discussion OF the resolution beos
general, ard the committee adjourned within
reaching ans conclusion.
President Cleveland to-day vetoed bill usrs
ing a pension to Lydia A. Taft. widow o. PIRATE
In a Connecticut regiment.
The President has recognized Sir Dominic Ems
Colnaghl as consul of Great Britain at Boston ss
the states OF Massachusetts,. Vermont Nev.Hane
shire and Maine Frederick o. Houghton Is nce
consul Of Mexico at Boston. p. L. Hudson a. con.
sui OF the Argentine Republic at Chicago CARO-
FYlInpo Sierra as consul OF Italy at New-0rleanS
and A. J. Ballet as consul OF Salvador al Seattle
Wash
To-day's session OF the eighth annual convention
OF State Railroad Commissioners with the Inter
state Commerce Commission was devoted to dis
cuss.ng the reports which had been presented yes
terday from various committees That on Gov
eminent ownership was emphatcaly tabled. Al
dittonal reports were received on safety appliances
and pooling OF ,reights and division Of earnings
Committees were appointed TO report at the next
convention on railway statistics Uniform ciasSn'
cation railway legislation. powers. duties and a.
tual work accomplished by the several State ha,l'
road commissioners during the year. and saiey
appliances II was decided TO hold the next meet
ing in St Louis In May. 1881
The Regular Army and Navy Union, IN annual
convention this morning. elected Henry shnder.
OF Kansas City, Mo-, National Commander. ana
Charles Howard OF Erie. Penn, Senior Nic eSom.
mander The delegates attended the Presioen,
reception at the White House, and a.e,wua
called on Secretary Herbert and Genefai Mie~