New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-19
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES NEW REC
TOR TO BE INSTALLED TO-DAY

TOR TO BE INSTALLED TO-DAY.
PLAN FOR A PERMANENT cENst-s BrREM-To
REoRGANizE THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY
NOMINATIONS HELD Up ~ THE
JUDICIARY coMMiTTEE-MovE-
MENTs OF wARsHIPs
Washington Jan. 1s.-The installation OF the
Rev. DR.. r. J. Conaty. of Worcester. Mass as
rector OF the Catholic University. Will take place
tomorrow afternoon at the university The pro-
fessors and students will attend mass ut a. M,
which will be celebrated by DR.. Garrigan. vice
rector OF the university. Cardinal Gibbons VIII
receive the profession Of faith from DR.. Conaty.
The installation exercises will begin at p. m. and
will be OF simple and unpretentious character.
DR. Garrigan will deliver address. Professor
Shea will read the letters from the Pope, an an
Cardinal Gibbons announcing the selection OF III.
Conaty the new rector. and Cardinal ,rippolis
formally transfer the office to DR.. Conaty and the
latter will accept the trust in an address OF cor
siderable length reception VIII follow OWL w,.'1 Of
invitations have been issued to the instailaiion
Dr. Conaiy is about forty years old lie was oo,n
his life and Is an American citizen he wns eau
sn b at h College as H0x
course in theology at the seminary OF me subj, subj,
adyocaie Of temperancc and has delivered lectures
in all parts of the country on this subject.
The Senate Committee the Census to-day
made report on the informal hearings held by
1t on the bill to establish permanent census
Bureau and in connection with the taking OF the
XIIth Census which recommended by Com
missioner Wright. Colonel Wright was the prn-
cipal witness examined. He explained the pro-
visions Of his bill, presenting arguments and facts
in favor of establishing permanent census NJ
Census-$ll. 5ODC)G-was largely due 10 the want OF
preliminary organization. and some OF the status
recommended that a census be taken every Two
years Of the manufactures; that the dec"nnla
census be confined TO population and productions
and be taken on April Is. 1900 dnstcad Of June as
heretofore, and once every zen ysarS ,,a,inp ven
bv the last census were too large. ana nc rs,-
IN eG0 a 81 OO0oo0 lie considered the statistics OF
homes. farms and MORTGAGES the mos coinphsoe
s9d 1iS Sns Ul any Under the plans for
manent Census Bureau the result OF the dtcennia
SID of twoniy-ive as under the NIih census
while the whole work OF the Min ehsuI LA hm
Guiding the intermediate work. "ou'' oe ''''""'"
In fifteen volumes
The bill making appropriations for the legislative
executive and judicial expenses OF the "oVerhie".
for the year ending June 50, 1885. was reported
% the Senat. from the Committee on Appropriations
to-day. As passed by the House the bill carried a
total OF SCI 6s go aud to this the Senate Committee
added items aggresating |oossS tnoss Oh pr t ie
interest being Contingent exper SEES Senatr SLID
Assay Office az Deadwood 5 D sDo hcTT r5er
min a Carson
The Library OF Congress many changes are made In
the House prov sion The librarian is 10 be appointed
bv the President and confirmed by the senate. ana
Is 10 receive 5000 a year. lie is TO make the rules
and regulations for the government OF the Library
Committee on the Library A register OF copyrghts
is provided for. al yearly salary OF sSou .hs
bv the President and confirmed by Senate, to re-
ceive 5000 year. and the officer al present IN chaiee
of the building BERNARD Green * mentioned as suc
custodiaii
Tho final ascer;ainment OF the electoral vote or
Tennessee was transmitted to the Senate by Secre-
tary Olney Today lie also transmitted an additional
certificate from Governor Bradley OF Kentucky
saving thai j. :. K. Welding had been chosen by
ber~Mr wedding and II. s. Iiowes having received
equal number OF votes
The Military Academy Appropriation bill for the
coming fgcal year was reported TO the Senate to-
day by the Committee Appropriations A. passed
by the House the bill carried total or Ni,o'2 10
This the committee added one item Oh 800 lot ,e
FOUNDER quick-iirng gun
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary took no
action this morning any OF the nominations now
pending before it. The case Of Charles b. Howry OF
Mississippi nominated be Associate Justice o, the
Court of Gains was laid over and that OF William
y. McHugh. TO he District J1dse ior 'n 1 D'S.ot o.
tion is being antagonized both by Repuo;cans ana
Silver Democsa,s and the chances appear 10 'c soSa
present Administration.
Aciion on the Watson * contested election case
from the Xth Georgia District has been postponed
by House Elections Committee No. until Tuesday
January e. The purpose OF the delay is 10 enable
the members Of the committee 10 famiarze them.
selves with the testimony in the hope that a the next
meeting agreement can be reached.
The flagship Philadelphia cf; Callao to-day for
Acapulco Mexico. where Admiral Beardsiee Will
meet the batte-shp oregon next week. The Phila-
delphia will remain with the oregon untiI carry III
March when the latter vessel Will return TO san
Francisco. and the Admiral will 20 In me Phia-
delphia to San Jose Guatemala 10 attend the open
ing of the Guatcmaian exposition. The bcnnins on
and ne Marion wntcn d ndwe IN r lor avadnr
rived at La I.ibcrtad yesterday. having completed
their work the Detroit ns he "na sia 'he
Squadron will rendezvous at Nagasaki. ana the
Vice have expired from the different vessels and
hiring them 10 San Francisco. The Petrol Will re-
liege the Detroit on the Asauc station.
In response 10 n resolution asking why .ts annual
report for 1875 bad not been made required by
law. the civil Service Commission to-day replied
TO the that It was deemed better to defer the
report until the revision Of the radical changes IN
the rules could he completed and incorporated
therein. The report 1t is added. will be ready in a
few days
The effort to attach any special significance to
Baron Fava's return to Italy this time fails on
the authoritative statement that the Ambassador
has gone home solely for the purpose of taking the
body OF his son who died in this city several months
ago Baron Fava Will return 10 this country In a
few weeks.
Consul General De Kay. al Berlin IN 'orms the
State Departmen; that the German Miers' Union
has offered a prize for 1 method OF destroying the
meal moth IN mills and -four He thinks some
American should win tn prize and Offers To re-
ceive and transmit methods offered in the competi-
ton. which should reach him not later than April
The Senate Committee on the judiciary to-day re-
ported iavorahy the bill introduced by Senator Hill
which regulates the term Of office OF pOstlnasfars
fixing il four years from the date OF commission
The President sent to the Senate the following
nomina ions to-day: Thomas u. Byrum OF North
Carolina. to be Collector Of Customs for the District
of Albcmarlc. " &. Colonel Thomas C. Sullivan
assistant commits general OF subsistence TO be