New-York tribune., 1897-01-15
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS.
AN ENORMOUS GOLD BELT EXISTING IN
ALASKA.

AMENDMENTS TO THE LOUD POSTAL BILL PRO-
| POSED IN THE sENATE-A VETO FROM THE
| PREsIDENT-THE NEW CHINESE MIN
IsTER-PcsTAGE STAMPS OF THE
CUBAN REPuBLIc-BILLs
APPROVED
Washington. Jan. 1L-An interesting report made
| by Director Wacott Of the Geological Survey,
showing the presence of enormous gold belt in
Alaska. has been forwarded to the House OF Repre-
seniatives by the Secretary OF the Interior. The
report tells the story OF expedition sent out by
the Geological Survey to determine the gold and coal
deposits along the line of the Alaskan coast Sec
ond expedition followed In May 1896. going to the
gold fields of the Yukon River to investigate the
report that there were large placer deposits along
the stream beds. The party traversed the valley OF
| the Yukon from the British boundary on the east
TO the mouth OF the river the west All the we'll
known placer deposits examined. and the origin
OF the gold In them traced to the quartz veins
along the headwaters Of the various streams enter
ing'the Yukon. Sufficient data secured to
establish the presence OF a gold belt 300 miles in
the mouth OF Forty Mile Creek and extends west
ward across the Yukon valley at the Rampar,s, It's
geoogIst in charge of expedition that it is en-
Tey Ss Year to in IL ago &
covered along the river of considerable extent
rocks aSs h1d t coal The d.
noissarce map should be made of the gold and coal
OF the resources Of the interior Of Alaska and for
| tnis purpose nc asks an immediate appropriation
The Senate Committee on Postofices and Post
! roads will give hearing Saturday to those In
| terested in what Is known the Loud BILL which
| defines more clearly the conditions under which
publications shall be admitted to the mails
| ond-cass matter. The principal change from ex-
isting law under this bill is the transfer from the
second class at one cent per pound to the third
class dt one cen. for four ounces OF printed books
issued as serials, sample copies OF newspapers, and
as 9odss IN
Loud bill. one OF which fixes the Sunday
newspapers at three cents.a pound Another allows
wnen they do not exceed in ten Of the number Of
any Issue sent TO actual subscribers.
The President to-day returned to the House with
out his approval bill ito constitute division
of the Eastern Judicial District OF Texas. and to
provide for the holding OF terms OF court at Beau
mont, Tex, and for the appointment Of clerk for
said court The Presidents objections to the
measure are that persons having business in the
four courts OF the Eastern judicial District OF
Texas are not seriously Inconvenience under pres
ent arrangements; that the Federal Judge and Dis
trict-Attorney In that district express themselves
in opposition 10 the bill unnecessary and an in
terrupton to the transaction OF the large volume Of
have come from the counties composing the pro-
posed new district In the last five years and that
bill would so interfere with the terms already APP
pointed in the existing divisions that the proper ad-
mnistraton OF the civil well as the criminal law
would be impractcabe.
Secretary Carlisle has directed that the portraits
Of Eli Whitney. inventor OF the cotton-gin. and
Cyrus H. Mccormick. inventor of the reaper. shall
not be put on the tendollar silver certificate,
Tat- t,a
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing. The number OF
protests filed against the proposed plate was sur
prsing to Treasury officials who had no idea or the
hornets nest OF rival inventors they were stir-
ring up.
The Chinese Minister. Yang Yu. called at the
State Department to-day 10 announce that WI
Ting Fang had been appointed to succeed him. and
that he had been promoted to Russia. He expect
ed his successor late in March, at which time he
would depart fo- St Petersburg. Minister DENLY.
at Pekng, has also reported to the Department the
appointment Of WI Ting Fang. who. he says.
speaks English perfectly having been admitted to
before the English courts in Hong Kong. Recently
he has been legal adviser to LII Hung Chang. Lon
Feng Iu. who accompanied the Vceroy to this
country as Interpreter has been appointed Minister
to England. Italy and Belgium.
Mr.. Savers (Dem. Tex.). formerly chairman of
tho Committee Appropriations, introduced In
the House to-day bill providing for the estab
llshment of G permanent Census Service under the
charge Of the Director of the Census. who shal!
have a salary OF 5000 a year The necessary
clerical force is provided for. Mr.. Cullom Rep.,
I'D to-day introduced in the Senate a bill remov
ing the bar of limitations and allowing various
iron and steel manufacturers and importers, in
bring Suit before the Court Claims for recovery
of excess of duties paid on steel blooms importsd
payment of the Judgments rendered thereon By
The Court Of Claims bin auborzing officers S
Regular Army to bear the title and on occasions
of ceremony to wear the uniform OF their highest
rank was reported 10 the Senate to-day from the
Military Affairs Committee
The bill making appropriations for the support
of the Army for the year ending June 80 1898. was
reported TO the Senate to-day from the Appropria-
tions Committee practically II passed by
the House, the amount carried being increased by
$3.50 to s23l2s,SA
The final ascertanments OF the electoral votes
Of the States Of California and Kansas were trans
mitted to the Senate to-day by the Secretary OF
State.
Mr. Matsu the Japanese Minister: the Director
General OF Posts and Telegraphs OF Japan and the
Japanese Consul-Ceneral at New-York called on
Postmaster-General Wilson to-day to pay their re-
spects The Japanese Director-General Is return
ing from Budapest. where ne has been attending a
postal and telegraph conference. Postmast ster-Gen,
rral Wilson explained the workings of the postal
system to his distinguished callers and showed
them through the museum connected with the
Department.
Controller Eckels left here this morning for Chi
caso for the purpose of signing the first dividend
checks OF the Illinois National Bank which re-
Gently failed His going to Chicago will save val
ua BE time and enable the creditors 10 receive thr
money week earlier than they could II the cneck5
had 10 be forwarded here and then returned
p.nresontative HILL OF Connecticut who is
roerbe- of the House Committee on Banking and
Currency expresses great satisfaction at the pass
age by the House Of the Brosius bill permitting the
establishment Of National banks with capital or
$50 900 in places containing population OF 4Vo or
less Mr. Hill has been gathering statistics which
sbour that the present National bank capital av-
erages $4,000 while that Of State banks Is SssWo
and that of private banks is $1,000 There are 2Slo
towns with a population OF less than 1900 each
which contain G6 per cent OF the American people