The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-03-12
WEEK in WASHINGTON.

the unwilling of the Marquette statue in the
Capitol, which has aroused sDtsgonlsm from
the A. p. A., the covering was removed from
the statue, and will not he replaced, Judge
J. W. Losey, of Wisconsin, and Sig. Trenta-
move the sculptor, went TO the Capitol and
took the wrappings from the statue. No
arrangements for formal unvailing had
been made, and Judge Losey, who represents
the State of Wisconsin, which is the donor,
concluded that the ceremony might be dis
pensed with. After the demonstration by
a crank who was arrested Saturday, 1T was
feared that public gathering about the statue
might be attended by some unpleasant in
cident.
MONDAY, MARCH 2-Oficials of the Secret
Service decided to-day to make an effort to
secure a change in the present statutes, so as
10 provide some punishment for persons who
pass mutiated coin. There is now no law
covering such cases, and frequently persons
have knowingly attempted TO pass mutilated
coin on unsuspecting people. Secrets Service
detectives report that crooks have introduced
an ingenious method of realizing from gold
currency. A short time ago the Department
was deeply concerned over the great number
Of light-weight coins in rcllation, and an in
vestigatiOn was instituted. 1t was discovered
that the miled or corrugated rim OF the coin
had been removed, decreasing its value about
five per cent. New milling was then put on
and the coin apparently made perfect The
law at present provides punishment Tor
those who engage in the work OF mutllatlon,
but il is deemed necessary TO prescribe as
we'll punishment for those who aid in the
circulation of such coins. The law will be
changed so as TO make punishable, equally
with mutilation. the knowing and frandu-
lent passing OF impaired currency.
TUESDAY. MARCH 3.-The members OF the
Republican Congressional Campaign Com
rnittee held meeting and selected the Off
GERS who Win have control of the organiza-
cation IN this Congress. Mr.. Babcock was
reelected Chairman, Mr.. Apsley, of Massa'
chusetts Vice Chairman, and Mr.. VIM. b.
Thompson. OF Michigan, Treasurer. The
Executive Committee chosen WAS Representa-
lives Hull Cannon, Sherman, Overstreet
Mercer and Senators pritchard, Pettigrew,
and Mitchell.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4-Mr. J. Louis Ulrich,
former Chief OF the jeb-room of the Govern
ment Printing Office. removed yesterday By
Public Printer Benedict, to-day filed with
the President charges against the manage
ment Of that Office, which include the alega-
tion that Mr.. Benedict purchased unneces-
sary presses aud machinery in order that be
might sell the old ones to favored friends.
The charges also say that a secret organiZa-
tion, known rs the "Wahnetas" a faction in
tho Typographical Union, controls the Gov
Printer, aud that this organization tried to
punish Mr.. Ulrich because be would not
do AS they wanted him TO. MIR. Benedict
denied The truth of the charges made
by Mr.. Ulricl, and said: Il did not want
10 remove him. SO ] decided on a trans
fer lie failed TO comprehend my kindness
aud resigned. Every press sold had been
condemned during Mr.. Palmer's administra-
tion. Mr.. Ulrich does not know, probably,
fltHf q lG nj
Office EXCEPT on the decision of commission
provided for by statute, and that then the
articles sold must be put up publicly to the
highest bidder. Furthermore no presses or
other machinery have been bought without
the advice and approval Of the joint Commit
tee on Printing in Congress. Now, have
spent roundly $50, 600 for better machinery,
presses type aud all that and covered back
last year Si24.000 into the Treasury that
under the law ! could have spent Tor improve
mcnis."
THURSDAY. MARCH 5.-Senator Gallinger,
Chairman or the Pensions Committee, intro
duccd in the Senate several bills beariag
upon the pension laws One OF these pro-
Sides that, upon the consideration Of the APP
pication FOR a pension, the fact that the APP
picant was accepted and mustered into SER
vice shall be accepted as satisfactory proof
that he was Of sound body and mind. or the
other bills oBe empowers fourth-class Post
masters 10 administer oaths TO pensioners
one that IN pension cases the oath of private
shall have equal weight with the oath Of an
officer; ono that the failure OF soldier TO re-
ceive All honorable discharge, providing there
Is no charge Of desertion against him, shall
ilet be bar TO the granting Of pension 10
his widow, OF those dependent upon, him in
case OF his death.
FRIDAY, MACH 6.-The Venezuelan Commits
sion to-day received thereport OF Justin Win
sor. Librarian Of Harvard College who was
Entrusted ~ilh the difficult task Of going
over the 800 maps of the Venezuela Guiana
boundary territory. These maps came from
a. available Sources, including the collection
OF the State Department, the Congressional
Library. aud unofficial maps which are re.
prod Of earlier maps. THE Enal con-
illusions OF Mr.. Winsor are regarded as an
important step in the development of the
case Members of the Commission went over
the report to-day, but nothing was made
public as TO its nature. The Comm ission
LAS invited George J.. Bnrr, Professor OF
Medieval History IN Cornell, to aid the
Commission historical specialist. Prof.
Burr has decided TO undertake the work.
After looking over The historical sources at
Cornell he viii Investigate in the National
archives The Commission is Studying the
treaty or Munster, aud PIof. Burr 10 asked
TO furnish data FOR its correct Interpretation.
sATURDAY, MARCH THE National Academy
81 Sciences. in response to request from the
Secretary Of The Interior named the following
Commission TO report upon a National for.
estry policy: Chairman, Prof Charles s. Sar.
gent. Director OF the Arnold Aboretum, Har.
ward; MIR. Alexander Agassz, Gen Henry L.
Abbott, AN engineer and bydrographer
familiar with the Western country Prof
WIN. II. Brewer, Of Yale University botanist
who has served on the geological surveys o.
California; Mr.. Arnold Hague, OF the United
States Geological Survey, aud Dir. Clifford
Pinchot, arboriculturist. Secretary Smith
had become convinced OF the necessity OF 8
radical change in the existing system OF dis
posing of aud preserving the forests, and par
ticularly requested official expression o
the Academy upon various poiuts