New-York tribune., 1896-01-31
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE SENDS
PEACE MESSAGE TO ENGLAND.

WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES-DEFENCE or
LONG ISLAND soUND-URGENT DE-
FICTENCY BILL. IN THE SENATE
TIE REPUBLICAN SENATE
CAUCUS POSTPONED - TO
REPEAL RECIPROCITY
IN TONNAGE DUES.
Washington Jan @-The National Board OF
Trade at Its closing session to-day, by a unanimous
vote directed the president Of the Board to send
peace message TO the Associated Chambers OF Coh-
merce at London, England. The message recpro-
Gates the friendly sentiments of English commerc'a
bodies and expresses the wish that commerce ana
religion may unite honoraby to avert collision De-
tween the English speaking nations report iron"
the Committee Transportation was adopted Dep
recat!ng Government ownership OF railroads. pu' az"
vocating a strict supervision over their operation
and management. The report also reconmends tl,e t
passage Of the BIZ now pending in TIE honso hod lS'
funding the Indebtedness OF the Pacific rallroaus % as
II was also recommended that oongress snou, or
a law making any employe ineligible as receiver ~
assignee Of any corporation The Board tnsi , M', on
President Cleveland by appointment. Mr. SianHarI
Of ST. louis made an al adaTess 10 tne ba noard In
response the President expressed his gIatlication
at meeting the members OF the Board and was gao
to acknowledge the great usefulness OF those voinn
tary organizations whose purpose was 70 h NO
people would appreciate their efforts. NlIlhn Fl Fl
fucker of Philadelphia. elected secretary ana
Hill and the Board adjourned TO meet mere asa'"
next year
The President sent to Congress to-day. in accord
ance with law. the annual reports OF consular OIL
GERS on tho commerce and industries OF the'r re-
spective districts included In n volume entitled inc
commercial Relations OF the I'nitel States with
Foreign Countries During the Years 1894 and 1873
With the volume was a letter from Secretary ohey
to the President. in wh!ch Mr. Olncy calls atteh'o"
to an excellent Introductory review OF 'he CON"
merce o. the world prefacinG the reports the hiS'
made since 1880 and accomplished this year by tho
Bureau Of Statistics Of the state Department. u"-
der the disadvantage OF insufficient clerical force
THE recent Increase In the percentage oi ekpor'SV V
manufactured articles as comIared WIZ ne 70 in
dcate that the United States stands on the thr.sn
old or great deVclopnent % ms np ,1'r' arrived
OF International trade, ani thc conIiu'.o eriai
at from the general view 81 The woIll u, b
what is most needed 70 hasten this leVr'o
energetic action on the part OF our man
requirements Of the nations whom they wish To- Sc
cure customers. The basis ior such siuiy, III ~
rercris wh.ch have the honor TO lay hefore YOU
The Secretary requests That spec!al o''''o' VI '
PREDATORY summary he Issued
Representative r c. Mccormick. ot the Ist New
York District has been giving special attention ~
the question Of fortiacaions az tho east 'nd OF
Long Island Together with tho Senators from
Connecticut who are much Interested IN the pro
,ec.ion Of Ncw-London and other harhors IN mat
State he has had Interviews with the chief 81 IN
gineors and Others TO ;hcr plans OF protecting hy
proper batteries the various islands at the east eni
OF the Sound. The result % these cons 1fai'n- '
that he l. convinced that n ConsIoss makes an ale
ouate appropriation the work U: placing the hat-
teres VIII be begun without delay. ANA u u d,
carried og To- extent ot the f'romm' ndti'on OF
~. engineers the Connecticut coast The eastern
end Of Long Island and MI The approaches 10 ih"
,,,, ,giI ~ defnc vhirh vii be- sufficient o. prevent
the approach - any hostile hect. however powerful
The Urgent Deficiency bul. reported 20 Tho senate
this morning. carries an Increase over the House
BIZ aggrega,ing NJ9.o;'. the chief noms being as
follows: Printing for geological "lfvcys. N"''
Mexican boundary Commission $1,000. temporary
counters IN Treasury Department. {..5.O. Worlds
Columbian Exposition. Is.s6. battle lines and sites
at Aniiciarn 1'ooo horses for cavalry and artillery.
y,rl a, Hrootiyn y Y. $500. Naval War College
and Torpedo ScnOOl. i-.'"1. work az 'apfol. Nn~".
,,rd s,a,c. cris So. j'isn.ra- q Tinted
states courts i--sf, judgments - court ~ lalm-
:, nate salarles ana CNpcuse- t.a.ta The oay item
~ REDUCTION .s the decrease % So IN nilitionai
compensation 90 clerks IN tho Department of Jp-''"
Mat W. Ransom. Minister 60 Mexico a.. sum ~
AUGUST - which wa Withheld owing - the lrr'ru-
larty OF his appointment The senate ais ,. ..'t
temporary expert money counters for wni-h 20
asked 20 enable him TO eaten up with th' current
business
Tho Korli! m senate caucus owing 20 tn. Illness
morrow u, sSss'% af,. N at at io'clocE.
tn. democratic Representatives held caucus
Immediately after the adjournment Of tho House
to-day The session lasted only fifteen minutes
4 resolution WAS adopted authorizing tn" Demo
cratic delegations IN Congrcsa from each STATE 10
name fAcI m.mhoF OF tic 'o'E ON.
committee. Members Of m" committee iton stat
having 10 Democratic representa- al on III '"''t' W
VIII be chosen by the committee when 1t organizes
The Speaker laid before tho House to-day com
,ounicai!on from the Secretary Of the Navy sub
hitting an estimate Of appropriation Of 500" Tor
the construction OF two composite sailing Vcss''
for the use Of the Naval Academy. Accompanying
the estimates IS n letter from Captain COOPER
superintondcnt Of the Naval academy reeommenh-
Ing the allowance Of the appropriation captain
Co,r,cr speaks Of th" necessity which exists Tor
more thorough training Of naval cadets II pInctch
Scamanship and says that the vessel now at me Is
pOsnl Of the cadets iS AT Ia" best pIt I'm.
porary makcshin. and simply answers lh' PufPos
of transferring the cadets IN" . "a atiho'P"'''
after the academic year IS c"inplet'd.
The House Committee on Merchant Marine and
ri.bcrics to-day ordered favorable report on the
hrl Of Mr. Payne Of Ncw-York repeating the
reciprocity clause Of the present law relating to
tonnage dues The measure also amends the law OF
1874 so "A to read follows That In lieu OF the
tax on tonnage OF % cents "A ton per annum m
posed prior July /. 1884 duty OF cents per 'oh'
not to exceed In the aggregate 10 cents per ,pn
m any one year. Is hereby imposed at each chtiy
ON All vessels which shall be entered III any p"I.
- ,hc I'utt.d States from any foreign port or
,i,cc I'm North America Central America. the West
i' ,'a"d ar Tho coast OF South America bordering
80, tb. caribbean Sea. or the Hawaiian Islands or
Newfoundland. y duty OF 6 cents per ton. not 10
'coid sn cents per ton per annum. is hereby I'M
uoscd at each entry upon ali vessels whlch s,aiI
fc entered I'm the United States from any oth,r
foreign port not. however, TO include vessels III
dist rcss or not engaged In trade
The House Committee on Immigration and Natur-
alizatlon to-day heard Representative W. A. stone
~ PENNSYLVANIA in support of his hll providing Tor
. consular inspection Of immigrants, and Repre-
sentative Johnson, Of California, In faNor OF ms
I'm nrohibting the immigration OF allen laborels
,rLe committee after hearing. took the measures
under considerable The committee decided 10 Nls't
L'IIIs island New-York HarhOr tho latter part OF
ncxt week for the purpose OF looking INTO ihc Pfl'
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