The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-07-29

THURSDAY. JufY 22.-The credentials of the
new Senator from Tennessee, Thomas b.
Tutley. who succeeds the late Senator Har.
ris. were presented to the Senate to-day by
his associate. Mr.. Bate. Mr.. Turley was
then escorted to the Vice Presidents desk,
where the oath of office was duly admins.
tered.-In the Senate to-day Mr.. Tillman
offered resolution discharging the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses from further
consideration of his resolution for an lnvesti-
cation of alleged senatorial sugar speculation.
Before anything could be said Mr.. Jones' OF
Nevada presented report from the com.
mittcc on the same resolution. Mr.. Iil,man
asked that the report be read. lie said he
did not want it side. tracked by any parlia.
mentary device, and he wished TO secure a
direct vote on the resolution. Mr.. Gallinger
objected the presiding officer holding that a
single OF Election was sufficient to prevent the
reading. Then Mr.. Tillman moved that the
report be read. On viva voce vote the
motion was lost and the resolution went to
the calendar.
FRIDAY, July 23.-Secretary Long to-day re-
ceiyed replies from the great companies to
his invitation to submit bids for supplying
armor for the battie.ships Illinois, Wisconsin
and Alabama in accordance with the llmlta-
ton placed by Congress upon the price TO be
paii for the arnor Both of the companies
declined firmly to bid within the 5000 limit.
on the ground that it is not possible for them
10 produce arrnor of the quality they have
been supplying to the Government at that
figure One company makes an offer. which
il is understood the other concern is also
willing to repeat, to supply the diagonal
armor for the three battle-shirs at price TO
be fixed by the Navy Department at Its
pleasure. This offer is made in order that
the work on the ships shall not be entirely
stopped by the failure to procure armor. III
is expected that the Secretary will appoint a
board TO draw plans and submit estimates
for the construction of Government afmor
plant for submission to Congress IN Decem-
Der.
SATURDAY, July 24-Assstant Secretary
Vanderlip authorized the Director OF the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing to print
and deliver to the office of the Secretary,
United States notes, Treasury notes, aud
silver certificates to the amount of Slo4,-
100000. A large proportion OF these notes
will be in small denominations, ones, twos,
fves, aud tens. and the supply is expected TO
be sufficient for the needs of the treasury
for period of about three months meeting
the usual demand for small bills required Ill
the movement of crops. The department.
anticipates, in view of the abundant crops
and the foreign demand, an unusually large
and early call for small bills.
SUNDAY, July ga second protest of Japan
against The annexation OF iaWall was ii'.uo
public to-day. The extinction of any tre:ity
rights that Japan may have in Hawaii is
vigorously opposed, and the assertion is made
that Japan will never acquiesce III annexa-
ton.
MONDAY, July 26.-The Secretary of the
Treasury to day decided that the new Tariff
act went into effect ut the beginning of the
day on which it received the approval of the
President; therefore, that it became oper-
alive after midnight of July %: that it
covers and includes all customs business of
July "a.