The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-22
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
ELECTORAL Votes REOEIVED FROM
ALL THE S7ATEs BE MAIL.

ALL THE 7<rEs BIZ VAIL.
Messenger. Yet 60 Arrive from Sixteen
st.tes-MeKisiey May Select . News
paper Ma. as Bi. Private Secretary
q o for the Hsi-s or Job. Roach.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2I.-south Carolius's cleo
torai vote was formally delivered to Vice.
President Stevenson to-day by Thomas Stan
land Of Charleston. The votes Of the various
States are arriving at the Capitol every day. as
the law requires that they shalt all DO delivered
to the Vice. President at Washington by next
Monday. II It should happen that any Of the
votes are missing on that day. II becomes the
duty Of the Vice. President to send q special
messenger to the delinquent State and as
certain tho cause Of the delay and
procure q certified copy of tho returns.
The law provides that one COPY OF the vote
shall DO forwarded to Washington by mail.
and q duplicate copy delivered to the Vice.
President In person by q special messenger dos
isnated by tho State authorities. vico-Presi-
dent Stevenson ohs,ted very Interestingly upon
the subject to-day Just after he had deposited
the South Carolina vote In tho safe and turned
the combination. which Is known only to him
and his private secretary. He says mall copies
Of the votes have been received from all Of the
States. so that the oficial count could proceed
tomorrow II necessary. Upon referring to his
list the Vice President found that he IL
yet TO receive the messengers from the follow
Ing sixteen States: Alabama, Colorado. Georgia,
Idaho. Kentucky. Louisiana, Montana, Ne
T.nnss.es. Texas. Wsshinsson, Vest virsiDiS
aud Wisconsin. He ex poets all Of these States
70 DO heard from before Monday. because the
secretaries OF the various oommonwoalths have
Besides they understand that the bearer OF the
the ordinary expenses Of the trip TO wasbingtop,
Vioe-Prssident Stevenson says the count will
81 the { m a. .ss y,m. .h a5sS f ~ l to .. rive. on IL : ;G%:
The law does not require that the duplicate vote
shall DO received, one copy being .ufioient to
Ing the vote forwarded to Wa,bington by mall
and also BY messenger originated To the early
unknown and the postal facilities were not up TO
the standard " to-day. He said he was somewhat
away. should be ,srdy IL sending in it. returns.
The votes are received by the Vice-Prssident,
who tarn Tt ,ss psstsss oyer ,t to 81, private :, s sec.
rival and the name OF the bearer. after which
tbs package is deposited In the sAfo to await the
Official count on Feb. 10.
Tho COMMITTEES on Claims of tho House.
OF which Mr.. Brumm Of Pennsylvania 10
Chairman, has taken favorable action on
The bill to PAY the heirs Of the late Johs
IN Chester and the Morgan Iron Works in
New York. which were occupied by the Chi
fssGi s0; IL. a sna 6 6s,ss1s; sh Sd sn% Sa sas%; O sSs
Acknowledgement declared that tho contracts
which were made with Mr.. Roach for building
these three vessels and the Dolphin were ille-
gal. which caused tho failure OF John Roach.
The Government kept his premises In Chester
fifteen to eighteen months, 10 they could do no
other work. A partial settlement vas effected by
tlon of the vessels By the Government, the as
signees rescrving tho right TO proceed In Con-
gress for the loss they sustained.
Its known In Washington that the President
elect is considering tho Advisabillty of appoint
Ing as his private secretary, or Secretary TO tho
President. rs tho title Of the ONCE will probably
be after thu, present fiscal year., Robert J.
New York Pres, who was private secretary of
Charles Foster when he was Secretary OF tho
PhiladeiphIa Republican and very popular In
Washington. He Ia well known to tho Presi-
dsnt-sleot and possesses 2Isliheations that
the White House, both to the President aud TO
the public.
Replying to n Senate resolution as to tho
alleged violation OF the Eighthour law by
Isaac Walker d Sons, contractors. In making
repairs on tho Naval Hospital at Brooklyn.
law has been observed in the department 90 lar
as all omployees under its direction and control
are concerned.b but the department had never
contractors or sub-contractors In the matter of
their employees. II the act had made the do
partment responsible for violations OF the Eight
hour law. 1t would have been necessary to sta
ton inspectors at points whore building. wer.
were auarrisd, mills where lumber was sawed,
shipyards building Government ships. &C,
necessitating an army Of inspectors and appro-
p~riAtions for their pay.
Secretary Herbert. accompanied by Chief
Constructor Hichborn. Chief OF Ordnance
Sampson. and Judge Advocate General Lemly.
visited the Washington Navy Yard to-day to
inspect full sized models of turrets for the new
battle ships. The old question OF two-story tur-
rets has again arisen. although they had been
Ordnance desires 10 have them substituted for
the inclined e~lliptical system recently adopted.
and the change Is resisted by Constructor Hioh-
born. who was to-day sustained by Secretary
Herbert.
The Attorney-G General has recommended to
Congress an aPP1S.tiAsion Of ss;9as to pay ":
northern district Of New York, for services per-
formed under direction Of the Attorney-Gen-
eral.
Major Adams. Corps of Engineers. 10 adverse
TO the deepening of the hArbor OF Oyster Bay.
1t should DO done by private enterprise. and
Secretary Lamont concurs, and has so informed
Congress.
surgeon.G General Tryon was to-day promoted
to the highest rank Of the naval medical corps,
nlllng the vacancy caused by the retirement Of
Medical Director Henry NJ. Wells.
Tho Senate Committee on Commerce this
morning ordered q favorable report on tho bill
extending to Jan. !. 1900. the time within
which the bridge across the East River, be.
tween New York and Long Island, shall DO
completed. The time for the completion Of this
work. under the law authorizing the building
OF the bridge. expires with this year. II was
represented to the that more than
$500. 900 has been expended In the prosecution
Of the work.
Got All by Gairs whit NothinR by the Law.
Charles +. Gall has an action on trial before
Justice Barnard OF the Supreme Court to re-
cover sac. 900 for services as private secretary
aud assistant in the business OF his uncle, Joseph
Gall, the ~optician, for the four years preceding