The Portland daily press., 1897-04-30
DOINGs AT WASHINGTON.
Senator Quay Proposes Amendmen is
to Tariff Bill.

to Tariff Bill.
General Miles Will Go To Greece-AmerI-
can Federation of Labor Sends Memo.
| rial to Senate.
Washington. April Ex-senator Quay
Of Pennsylvania today introduced In the
Senate list Of amendments to the tariff
bill which he proposed to offer when
rho bill is before the Senate. The amend
| ments propose to place on the free list
crude asphaltum, and bitunen, mack
| erel, salmon and halIbut, regalia, gems,
| statutes, statuary and specimens of
casts Of sculpture imported for the use
of educational or religious sooietios or
bodies, or institutions OF learning. Many
minor changes in the schedules are
also proposed.
Secretary Alger said today that 1t was
settled that General Miles would visit
the seat Of war in Greece regardless of
the recent signal victories of the Turk
ish forces, indicating a possible speedy
termination of the war. Gen. Miles's
present programme is to sail on the st.
Paul, leaving New York on the fourth
proximo, and cross the continent to
Greece by the quickest railroad route.
II will be gone two or three months as
he proposes to inspect thesmilitary es-
tablishments of the principal European
powers.
Postmaster General Gary has appointed
the following named delegates to repre-
sent the United States at the interns-
tionAl postal congress to be held in this
city next month: Gen. Geo. S. Batch
elor, New York; Hop. Edward Rosewat-
er, Omaha, Neb Gen. James N. Tyner,
Washington, ID. c.; Capt. NJ. M. Brooks,
Virginia, and Gen. A. d. Hazen. Penn
sy lvania.
Senator Allen of Nebraska today intro
duced proposed amendment to the tariff
bill for the arrogation of the Hawaiian
reciprocity treaty OF July !, 1898.
The American Federation of Labor to-
day sent to the Senate memorial ad-
drezGbd to 1.-THE President Cabinet and
Congress OF the United States of Ameri-
on, {" which embodies the request for leg
islation recently made by delegation
of the order which called OH Speaker
Reed. The specific requests made are
~ to secure Its enforcement on all pub
lic p work for the United States. whether
done by contract or otherwise remodel
ing of immigration laws to seonre pro-
lection to American citizens; reform In
the national banking system and the cur
rency; liberal appropriation for public
works.
The announcement fror1 Madrid that
the Queen Regent has signed decree
supply ing the reform laws to Cuba is con-
sidered By officinls here as realization
of the plans under negotiation for many
months to give Cuba an autonomous
form of government or home rule.
Commodore Drewsy of the naval trial
board has reported briefly to the Secre-
sea trial of the Brooklyn was success
full in every respect. The destination of
the Brooklyn in England was this after
noon settled upon rs Spit Head, where
the foreign ships which will participate
In thejubiles programme will assemble. y
Secretary Long has ordered Il court of
inquiry to proceed to Bremerton, WASH,
to report upon the facts connected with
the grounding of the Oregon recently.
James B. Bancroft of Hopedale, Mass,
has been appointed cadet at tho Mill
tary Academy.
Some months ago the report Of Presi-
dent D. S. Jordan, the head of the Ame-
rioan scientific commission to the Sea
Islands last year, was submitted to our
government That of Prof. Thomson of
the British commission addressed to
LordSSalisbury has just appeared.
He doeS not seem to have discovered
any material decrease in the herd in 1896
and 1895. bnt recognizes and admits
marked decrease SIS compared with 1872.
He speaks in high terms of the meth
ods of driving and killing the male seals
Inv ha 1aeSoas and at6tQq that ho bao
mo recommendation to suggest for their
improvement.
Bids were opened at TIE War Depart
ment today for the supply of mum Der
of heavy shot. The call was for 81
twelve-inch armor piercing shot; 1875
eight-inch arlnor piercing shells: COS
ten-inoh armor piercing shells: 100
twelve-inch D. P. Mortar shells of so
pounds and 80 twelve-jnch D. p. mortar
shells of 1000 pounds. The bids were
as follows, with such variation in time
of delivery: Midyalle Steel COMPANY,
12-inoh shots, s495 each; S-inch shells,
s7a each; 10-inoh shells. s145.75 each;
12-inch shells, sa5S. 30 each; 12-ineh NOR
tar shells, S1ss. 40 each; 12-inch mortar
(1000 pounds), S228 each.
Carpenter Steel company. 12-inoh shot.
1870 to $3.50 each, dependent on time;
S-inch shells, $50. 03 each; 10-iuch shells,
Sl4S. so each; 12-inon shells, 1894. AZ each;
12-inoh mortar shells, S27. 35 each; heavy
nlortars. 1856. so each.
Sterling steel company, 12-inch shot,
$500 each; S-inch sfell, $63 CO each;
10-inch shells, s131.75 each: 12-inch
shells $a4s, 43 each; 12-inch mortar shells.
S2lS. 36 each: 12-inch mortar. heavy,
1856. II each.
Gang of Young Burglars.
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