New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-11
~ AND OUT or CONGRESS-.
SECRETARY OLNEY RETURNS FROM HIS
VISIT TO BOSTON.

. p-,p,pr OK THE CORN AND WHEAT CROPS OF
1870 RrvEnsE BowLER's LATEST RUi~
ryG-MR. HITS METHOD OF SETTLING
Cr.Ars,s MADE DY FoREIGNHHs--
10 INCORPORATE THE Ma
TioNAL UNIVERSITY.
Washington Marca lo-secreiary Olney returned
10 Washington this morning from Boston. where ne
spent Sunday and part OF YESTERDAY CONSIDERABLE
mystery surrounded the Secreiary's little tr.p. ana
I, gave Use to rumors tina, Mr.. olney left Wash
,nuon OF accoun, OF a disagreement with PRESIDENT
cleveland over the atters reputation OF the
alleged statement .: the .>dmn s.raiions yie KS
Secretary OF State. M. O.ney's visit 10 oosI u
was oi personal nature. Inc o'ate ,epil mn ,,
Tnis Vas assumed 70 b, his house in ssacausetts
ave IN this city while he was in fact n the state
o; Massachusetts.
The pepsrtment Of Agriculturc's rcpor; on dis
trlbution and quality Of the and wheat crops
for 1895 has been issued Returns from the town
ship county and State correspondents OF the De-
partrncnt indicate the amount OF corn yet held
b. farmers iaS per cent Of the total crop or i"-'
ON(01 bushels. The proportion and total tarm re-
serves are both unrrsc@d, nted. y year aso the
stock so held was only i6.c}o0o bushels. Inc
anorn. 20 be sold outside the country IL estimated
at ei9 par cent last years percentage having been
49, The ner5haaiable proportion IL s'.' pr CENT
cnan;ahi~ corn SO cents md Of unmerchaniaoe
i5 cents The wheat rtseryss N ,r nr 9o no Cr
bushels. OF TINS amount - per cent Is r.p S.i
Of wheat 9od beyond county lines $50 per- cent The
haceo cr'2 81 @ - g, 2gnq s siy panas an averase
i si'3 on ~ ponrds per acre on $3.50 acres The
value OF the crop was ss5.1io2 The report on ne
movement, with consumption and farm stocks on
FEBRUARY i. viii be made public on March IT,
SEINE weeks ago Controller Bowler made ruling
which prohibited officers OF the Navy from making
nl.otmeris Of their pay. thug setting aside custom
c,cxlstent with tho Navy i:self, the legality Of
which was never questioned by any of1cial OF the
Government. It through suci. allotmen's that
naval officers provided FOR the retention OF the por-
ton Or their pay which YVES necessary Tor me sup
port OF their families while on cruises. The ruling
threa.cred 70 work rercus inconvenience in many
cases and the Naval committees OF the TWO houses
M once took the question under consideration ibis
morning the senate committee authorized Mr. TIL
man to report bll which will authorize The al,o',
msn OF pay In accordance with the lonS-estapiished
custom OF the Navy.
The House judiciary Committee reconsdcred.
without action n bill introduced by Mr.. HIT OF IL
lnois. chairman OF the Foreign Affairs Committee.
which permits any citizen or subject OF foreign
Power claiming Of the United States. under treaty
or upon the principles OF International law IN
dcmnty for injury TO person or property TO brirg
suit on such claim in any United States Circuit
Court. The bill has the approval OF Secretary
/ Olney who regards II simpler In character and
more limited In scope than any previous bill on the
same subject which has come under his observa
! tior Mr. Witt. In a letter to Representative Ray
a member OF the judiciary Committee. says that
the measure Ia intended to remedy a serious defect
IN the present system. Such claims pre-
sentcd to the State Department. method which.
In Mr. Ht,s opinion. IL satisfactory. The Am
bassador Minister he writes, presents tho
case In a light and at high and vague figures
II receives the reinforcement. which private
claim does not have. o. The pressure Of National
representative and tie considera ton mus; be kept
IN view all the time By our Department. that such
dimensions,
seriously affect the relations OF the two countries
by infamns public opinion with distorted newspaper
statements. complaints OF unjust de,ay, ctc.. -
Mr. Hit shows in his letter that the Inquiries ma ie
by the State Department. as to the methods
provided by other Governments for the adjudca-
ton OF such claims. disclosed the fact that the
leading Governments OF the world have provided
! direct and simple methods for their inves;iga-
ton and determination The opinion OF some Of the
members 81 the Judiciary Committee Is. the privi-
and that II is inadv'sable 10 report favorably on
the measure until /: Is materially amended.
The bin Incorporating the National University OF
the United States favoraby reported TO the
Ssna;e to-day II grants a charter to the univer-
sty: provides for is government grants to II the
ground in this city designated by President Wash
inGton a site for a National university. and APP
propria'es $1,000 for the fiscal year ending June So
1897, and $4,000 the year following.
A delegation OF Sac and Fox Indians from Kan
sas. VINO have been In Washington for some time
called President Cleveland this morning and
received In the Presidents Office. They were
attred in legglngs. blankets. feathers and paint.
gcodoy to the Great Father. before the departure
OF the delegation for home this afternoon.
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