New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-18
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
THE ECONOMIC POSTAL SYSTEM FAVORA-
BLY, CONSIDERED.

THE ECONOMIC POSTAL SYSTEM FAVORA-
BLY, CONSIDERED.
LIEUTENANT PEARY CONTEMPLATING An
OTHER ExPEDITIoN-THE CONGRESS
OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION.
Washington. April 1.-THE House Committee on
Posof1ices and Postroads to-day ordered favorable
report on the bill OF Mr.. Loud Of California 10 ex-
tend the use OF the mail service by providing Tor
what Is termed the economic postage system the
object of which is to enable the Economic Postage
Association TO furnish to the tradespeope OF the
United States a convenient and cheap method OF
soliciting trade by mail. and to the public con-
venient and inexpensive method OF placing orders'
To accomplish these purposes the ASSOCIATION ASKS
the use Of the United States mails under such pro-
visions as will give absolute security as to payment
of postage the Government. and under such ru.es
and regulations may be prescribed by the POST
master-Genera 1t is the intention to furnish me
coupon cards and envelopes OF this association 10
business for trade purposes and IS desired 10
allow the postage upon all such cards and envelopes
to be paid through the association at the once oi
delivery The effect OF this legislation VIII De 10
place the expense of an order BY mall on me re re-
sons for extending this privilege are advanced;
l. 1t would facilitate the use OF the ma'iS io'
2 II would enable tradespeople to do oyer 50 per
cent more business with the same ew system Of
soliciting orders from their customer y, tho b,c
in mailing orders. instead of being required to de-
liver them at the particular place OF business
ment by the Increased advantages granted ,.,..a
1t Is said that all the business men Oh te cen ~, go
net postal revenue as a result of the adoption OF
this new system.
The Court of Appeals this morning granted the
writ of error asked for yesterday in the case OF
Elverton r. Chapman, the recalcitrant sugar wiz
ness and admitted the defendant to pan III '''"''
until the Supreme Court takes action IN ths mater
Chief Justice Alvey rendered the opinion. The de-
cison made by the court was based upon recent
statement of the Supreme Court reported IN LOO
United States. 2i1: I'VE have heretofore decided
that this court has no appellate jurisdic9n over
~ e Coumbia in criminal cases or In habeas corpus;
but whether not the Judgment or me Suprts",es
S0nr5 Si m ne be- reviewed ultimately this court
In such where the validity on stn.u Sea- -, s
an authority exercised under the United Sia,es
in drawn in question, We have as yet not been oohseo
to determine
counterfeit Decent silver piece was discovered
at the Treasury to-day 1t IL slightly heavier than
the genuine. and the die upon which II was struck
Is not clean-cut as In the original.
The Navy Department Is making a great mystery
over It's action In detaching Civil Engineer X II.
Peary from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and placing
him on waiting orders. II was said yesterday that
the order had been issued at Lieutenant Pearys
request and that he gave no reason IN ms
Peary contemp.ates another exploring eApeui,ion,
and had so informed the Department hut Tor some
reason IL was desired keep this information secret
Dispatches TO the Navy Department report the ar
rival OF the flagship San Francisco ana the cruiser
Minneapolis at Naples to-day Admiral Seifridsc VIII
transfer his flag to the Minneapolis there and pro-
adj wher no o
Of his officers TO Moscow and ST. Petersburg TO at
tend the ceremonies connected with the cor0nh,ion
OF the Car. The San Francisco WIZ DE uocneu NJ
Nanles and according to Navy Department officials.
will return the duty OF caring TOT American" III
terests In Turkish waters
Civil Engineer ". T. Endcott. who was one OF tho
Board OF Engineer officers which investigated the
Nicaragua Canal route last summer. appeared be-
fore the House Commerce Committee TINS morning
He detailed the work performed at Nicaragua. lie
regarded the companys plans as impracticablc In
some ways and spoke particularly OF the difficulty OF
maintaining the summit level of the canal without
raising the dams four fee, higher than was coheh-
plated-a change which would involve great expense
While he regarded the company's plans as i'm
practicable. he did not doubt that canal could be
built Speaking OF the canal from military.
rather than a commercial point OF View. he sn-
Great Britain the United States would have 10 aban.
the United States possessed the naval strength OF
Great Britain. Il could easily be ma l Inc
Ing The interest on the money invested with that
amount the Government could construct cana
thomeht the United States ought 10 canal con-
Meeting the waters OF the Atlantic and Paclnc This
any route more favorable than the one under con.
sideratlon. He would not ADVISE Congress 20 pund
make more exhaustive surveys and calculations
In consequence Of the success OF the street railway
mail service In NewYork, Boston. Philadelphia, BAL
A.
sistant Postmaster-Genera Nelson proposes 10 m
troiuce IL in other cities after July 30 far as the
limited appropriation al his disposal VIII allow
The first National Congress OF Religious Education
under the American society devoted to that cause
Will be held In this city beginning on Monday even
ing next and continuing until Thursday afternoon
Associated with the officers OF the society In the
call for the congress Is committee representing
seven OF the leading denominations Including. be-
sides prominent pastors. Justice Brewer OF the SUI
prene Court; Hilary A. Herbert. Secretary OF the
Navy and J. l.. NJ. Curry. ex- Minister TO Spain.
There will be ten sessions Of the congress. at which
General John Eaton. cx-unted States COMMISSIONS
OF Education. and Dr. J. NJ Gregory. ex-prcsident
OF the Illinois State Industrial University. win pre-
side The s Of sPeaker. includes Inc n maeS t OF
These senator Thursion. Of Nebraska; Edwin
Willitts and c. w. Dabncy. respectively ex-Asslsant
l.. Beiler, vice-chancellor Of the American Uni
versity: C. 5. Albert Editor OF The Lutheran
Teacher, Ghlladeipnd. IT, ltHth'Nfe me
Bible Study Union Lessons" Boston; T. w. Gilman
secretary American bible Society. New-Yorkt Mrs
Mary H. Hunt iife director of the National Educa-
tionai Association. and others. The theme FOR the
first meeting Religious Education and National
Prosperity" Will be discussed ~ Senator Thurston.
the Rev. J: +. Grammar, Of Baltimore and the Rev
". II. Milburn. the blind chaplain OF the Senate.
The Senate Pacific Railroad Committee to-day re-
ported n bill providing for the settlement OF the
debts OF the bondaiied Pacific railroads. II Is prac
tcaly the same BIZ reported to the House by the
prepared by subcommittee OF the Two committees
having Jurisdiction In the matter.
There a great many
10 wrong ways Of treating dis