New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-28
~ AND OUT OF CONGRESS.

,popOsITION TO ESTABLISH AN IN
rrRNATIONAL BANK FAVOR
ABLY CONSIDERED.
PETIT; IN JOHN L. WALTERS BEHALF PRE-
'.rrn IN THE sEEATE-sUCcEss OF THE
sDrr,A1, POSTAL sERvICE-ANoTHER
HEARING ON UNION PACIFIC
REORGANIZATION.
.,r.on Jar 27.-Appearances indicate that
"sS .o,oston TO establish an international bank
me ~ lines suggested by the House Committee on
n.,tjng and currency VIII be favorably reported.
o A Walker Of Massachusetts,. to-day said
sha".-r and possibly three members OF the
'D-. ,,tgbt oppose the BILL but that with these
Ellie, the rsma nder OF the committee would
tfcepft unanimously. Controller Eckels. of the
favor IL Ee3artment was before the committee
II:iav and favored granting charter for the bank
WIN So the BIZ was referred TO a subcommittee.
nsai' ueu confer with the Controller and the At
tine csons,itut.onal objections the measure and
ne I; in harmony with the general policy OF the
government
,, Iohn L. Waller, wife Of the ex-Consul 10
r.na,ave. Madagascar. now In French prison.
.s-ough Senator Baker. to-day petitoned Congress
>, ,ske action in the case OF her husband She says
". e q native Of Urbana. Ohio. that her husband
v.,.as CITY he was appointed Consul for the
rated States at Tamatave in 1884, position he
o,,upled Til 1894; that ne remained in Madagascar
bereafier temporarily for business purposes that
A. March ) 1895. her husband. American citizen,
&c soizeG by six men belonging 10 a French
ssil;!on then invading that country. was taken
hon his residence and imprisoned; that TWO weeks
n ..sr n Vas tried by a drumhead court-martial;
Sst ne had 10 proper counsel to ala and advise
lin in defending mis- rights; that IN brief session
~ three and 4 half hours this tribunal sentenced
,-ofn
srieniy been prepared before the trial took place.
spd tha, he was theD In chains TO France.
Mrs Waller says that her husband was not in.
;iayernnen Mt that he is absolutely innocent of any
Sronsdcing for which he should be deprived Of his
liberty: ;ha; the French expedition had no rightful
authority either seize or try him; that the act
b. which France has held Waller for ten months
a prisoner il crime agains, justice Mrs. Wafer
saws that she believes that If her husband had been
beci Of Gre3i Rran he wSTa hay Y, lGns
a::s max immaculate "''''" ~ '''' ~
Senate draft Of a join, resolution providing for
The temporary appointment OF expert money coun-
,srs who through former experience, are capable OF
detecting eounterfeits and have become expert IN
handling public money in this department In order
,sncy 70 The Department for redemption. whicn
now $4,000 in arrears The secretary ar OF the
TITO Law as early as practicable
Reports received al the Postoffce Department
from division superintendent indicate the marked
success Of special postal service recently estab
ssasd Cor the benen; of small cities and towns lying
within a shor: distance OF metropolitan centres.
During the latter part Of last year Postmaster-Gen
eral Wilson became convinced that better and more
frequent service should be established between
these commercial places and towns distant fif;y or
ssventy-ive miles from them. The matter was
taken up by Second Assistant Postmaster-General
Nelson. who authorized local service of this char
acter on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western
Ra!way out of New-York and on the Pcnnsy lvana
out OF Philadelphia. He also authorized ms ser
Vice IN the New England Postal Division. bu; 1t has
not yet gone into effect; owing TO the de.ay IN
eoTpanies interested The superintendent OF the
Third Division. which includes Washington Mary
A great success The same service between Lula
Ca and Atlanta has expedited the TRANSMISSION
States To Cincinnati. Marion. Dayton. Louisville
s; Louis and 10 points in Kansas great nenent mas
resulted Michigan towns have received tnese I'M
proved facilities from Chicago Captain White gen
eral Superintendent, OF the Railway Mall service,
said today that as time passes THIS local service
would increase IN usefulness 10 the PUBLIC ana ma
,sriav advance the Interests OF the Postoflce De-
partment As opportunity offers the service Will be
EXTENDED Throughout the country.
The vicksburg Military Park Association. which
was orcanized at Vcksburg. Miss on october -
last and INCORPORATED under the laws OF Mississippi
ac,ness and the park has been found to contain
abou. go acres. which can De purcnasel lo1 nov
more taan 5000 The asscciaton asks tAe Gov
take up the work ana carry y 10 ON io
pe;.or and vii. appear BEFORE me ffouss Iohittee
On Military AHairs for that purpose tomorrow.
The assoc alton IS composed OF veterans OF ooth
armies
It's the intention Of the Republicans OF the SEN
ate on Wednesday 10 place Senator Frye, OF Name
IN nomination for president pro ;eInpore, and pro-
II is PODu
lists in line with their policy when the committees
were reorganized Will decline to vote. and the Re
pubicans Will therefore n;.Vs .. pcuaa.'S caIie
On al! their members 10 be present ana WI! MI
70 subs;ue senator Harris OF i iSa R
pu0l.cans Will be successful.
Within the last or three days the secretary
Of the Interior Iloie Smith and ex-SpeaKer crisp
have urged Senator Gordon. OF Georgia, TO WITH
draw his declination and be a candidate foT re-
election 10 the senate and both men assured the
Senator THAI II he would do so they would not perii'
Senator Gordon while approaching the iriensdship
thar caused the prefer. remains nri III me
m,nator not "a again be a candidate Tor the SENATE
The House Committee on Pacific Railroads To-Day
heard W s Pierce counsel for the reorganization
con,n!ttee Of the Union Pacific road and A; W.
In Correction with the plan OF the committee Ior
the reorganization Of The mon aciilc' rcsan, ed
alter which The committee adjourned until tonoT
row. when Others will bo heard
Secretary Carlisle sent TO the House to-u"!' " ~
sponse to a resolution the report of professor Fl
Eott OF the Smithsonian institution on te c"''u'
ton Of the FUR seal fisheries oil Aiasha'
The United States Court OF CLAIMS 'o-'' Ola
dered n Judgment for 81. $50. in favor OF Da'iu
Myerlo OF California for work done on i,,dp
built on the Pacific Mycrle Is dead anu .,ie
ments wifi he collected by his heirS an" "0
Chief Fncineer Herman IIerwie. l. S n, captain
Paul Mercer. United states Marine Corps anu a.
" Nash l. 8 Y hive been placed on thc ~ -