New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS.


FORECLOSURE OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
LIEN PROPOSED.
RECIPROCITY INVESTIGATION RECOMMENDED
SAFETY OF PASSENGERS AT sEA-sTATIs-
TICS OF FARM ANIMALs-woRK OF THE
LIFE-sAvERs-A PARTIAL VICTORY
FOR SENATOR GoRMAN.
Washington. Feb. l0.-In the Senate this morn
Ing Mr. Pettigrew introduced a Joint resolution
directing the Secretary OF the Treasury to forecloss
the Government lien on the Union PACING and the
Kansas Pacific Railroad companies. pay the prior
len on said roads and take possession for the
United States. He Is also directed TO pay me
floating debt Of the roads take up se p1a aSs n sma
session OF all branch lines constructed out OF the
p pOson Of ns SECRETARY IS to sell
not less than par. in coin. coupon or registered
in the resolution, at not TO exceed per cent, re-
deemable at pleasure after nve years ana payso's
In ten years
The House Committee Accounts has decided
to recommend the passage Of the resolution pre-
scented by Mr.. Tawney (Rep., MIMI. authorizing
the Committee on Ways and Means TO investigate
the reciprocity question The Inquiry will be con-
Quoted by a subcommittee, headed by Mr.. Tawney
which may employ expert. The scope OF the In
that is desirable extend the export surplus Of
agricultural and manufactured products OF the
United States to foreign countries and that In GER
tain countries the Importation Of these products IL
restricted by discriminating duties therefore the
port in what countries such restrictions In
force the alleged therefor their effect upon
ing from tn. eSmmsTeal asreements VIII so foreign
the Blaine reciprocity treaties).
The receipts Of the thirty largest postorices Of
MT cd for Of
amounted 10 s2942.3i0 a net increase over the first
month Of 1895 OF $4,000. All the Offices show an
increase except San Francisco and Milwaukee.
lively New-York City heads the list followed by
Chicago philadelphia, Boston. St. Louis. Cincinnati
and Brooklyn
1t is said a: The Treasury Department that cramp
& Sons. OF Philadelphia at their bid OF slssOo for
building cutter No. S. will probably receive
the contract
The Treasury Department has sent the House OF
Representatives a response to resolution asking
whether the present provisions for the safety OF the
public in ocean travel are adequate and strictly
carried out The supervising inspector OF steam
vessels, Mr.. Dumon replies that the law is en-
trey adequate and far as mis- records show
has been properly carried The OF
American ocean steamers fail TO show a single case
of loss OF life through lack Of the equipments
quired b. law. except in cases where such equip
ments have been lost or rendered useless the time
Of the disaster In view Of the fact. as shown by
experience that in case OF danger to the ship ars-
Would swsp! o1srboard org before the ship itseli
could suffer. Mr.. Dumont does not recommend leg
30 many persons. passengers and crew shall
equal the carrying capacity Of the hfeboats and
Dumont submits, for the Information OF tmid per-
sons. statement from oricial records showing
thot. as a rule life is safer to-day on an ocean
steamer than when travellins, by railroad or any
other method Of locomoton-safer, even, than pedes-
trian travel in larger cities
number OF horses l5.l24O57. mules. 2.27ss4S: miich
cows. ls.l375s6; and other cattle 32O35. 400:
sheep, $685. 1913. and swine ~ si2759 The average
farm prices head estimated as. for horses.
S3 o.; mules, SIS %; mich cows. s22 IS; and
other cattle. SIS &c. sheep. 81 90 swine, 81 g. The
aggregate values For horses. tEo.li.lS: mules,
3,2Ciij7; mich COWS, s63sj5j4j; snd other
cattle 500. OBS 49, sheep. $Shi5s,73J swine ssSs,9
,i5; grand total. sl72'.s'6oS4. IN number. horses
naXe deSreassg - per cent, mules; 2S per cent
Per cen; sneeP "a PER ce,; sSins, per esns
OF the Rocky Mountain States show an increase IA
Mich cows more numerous in the northeastern
or c.ty-supply States; also In Minnesota, the "a
crease In other attic and sheep Is generally Dis
tributed except IN ne mountain regi9n swine
sates In reported pres per head horses muss
and swine lower than in January. 1885. While
milch cows other catte and sheep are higher In
cent. mules. per cent; sheep. % per cent swine
10 PEI cent during 1885. while mich COWS have in
The grand total Of all live stock has fallen. on
s5s2 or per cent from Jan ,Ss ls;5 Per:
1angaS 1888 se per esn E S pnsd yp a.
$500 pounds
During the last week twelve vessels have been
wrecked the Atlantic Coast, ana the crews Of
such vessels. TO the number OF rs. have been
rescued by the Government LIE Saving Service
Where 1t impossible 10 render assistance or
reach the vesses. ten sailors are reported drowned
Disasters to shipping have been reported TO the
Life Saving Service here during sunday and to-
day as 10! ows The schooner Lawrence. OF Ph.a-
del paa. off Pea Island. Va. this morning; crew
Smther Island. Va; crew saved: vessel probably
shoas. Smith Island; crew saved; vessel probably
total loss The schooner Alianza Of Turks lsand
saved on wreckage and three drowned. The
schooner Glendon, of St, John. y B., OF Bye
81 1e'S H S C xsWSurypor MasS crew be-
lieved TO be Loot.
Representative Elliott. OF Virginia. who was 70
ported to be- al the point Of death at his nome IN
Richmond on Saturday. is now said to be i'm
moving Late dispatches received by his friends
In the House convey the intelligence that MS com
ditIon has materially changed for the better during
the last forty-eight hours
Colonel Isaac HILL OF Ohio. for many years the
assistant sergeant-at-arms Of the House mas oeen
dangerously III for the last ten days with COM
pi.cat.on OF heart and kidney troubles his CON-
dition to-day Is reported TO be critical
The fight agaIns, William l.. Marbury, nominated
10 be United State Attorney for the District OF
MARYLAND was settled this morn n.y. so far as the
Committee en- the Judiciary is concerned oy the
ordering Of a report 10 the Senate w''hou' rNo'n-
mendaton Marbury nominated during me
last Congress TO succeed John T Easor. whose term
exp,red May O. 1894 The nomination was par
t,cularly offensive 10 Senator German and he made
a personal effort keep the Senate from conhrna-
ing the nominee He successful, In measure
., ,.as, and the nomination remained in the hands
of The committee Congress adjourning without
action Mr. Marbury, soon as congress az
sournsd receiyed a recess appointment. and his
lame was among the first TO the Senate on the
RECOMMENDING OF Congress HIS new appvVn,Sn'evans