New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-10
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE BILL CON
SIDERED AGAIN.

SIDERED AGAIN.
NATIONAL. ASSOCIATION or woor.GKoWERS IN
srssroy-Tr{E ARMOR-PLATE CoNTRo-
vERsY 70 RE SETTLED SOON
CONDITION or THE SOL
pIERv HOMES.
Washington. Feb 9-The House 'othni''ee o''
Coinage Weights ana Measures to-day iur'i'i 'o"
salered the Senate bill providing Tor the aPpo"''
M delegates to an international mohetat! con'e'
ence 10 he held at some later Day "''. nm, ~
Conn , a member OF the Committee on Bahklhs anu
c,,,ro,.v addressed the committee in opposition 10
thu nm lie was opposed TO It under any cfcu'"
stances especially at this time He dehien 'hd' any
resnonsb,.,ty rested members OF TINS Nors'eS' w
the subject II the bill was pledge oil the -. io"r'
platform IT did need the indois % r. aid
Jones and others OF the silver parIy a. carry
not behooye a Democratic Administrator, 10 ' Tbjs
ont the pledge Of the Repuniican % members of
ALLEGATION was on the President an" r' Tnngress
Coneress chosen the last election ana liza IN
should wait until the PrNsident-sircI wa wa hegTn lie
oiice before "A crusade % ms kliu va ,ho hotter
held that diplomatic correspondence W., .'o arIItra
way TO settle the mater. c an was brought about
The committee adjourned unit Moht'E "'N' WV"
further hearings wil De gwen
rho American National Wool-Gr0wers Assocla''o"
mo, tbis morning AZ The Ebbitt House for the purpose
~ orroeng tIpon schedule OF tarih duties S"'''i'
tory 10 both wool-growers and Wool 'ni"''
II WAS resolved that II Is essential To the s"'''
tho wool industry east OF the M'ssou'' 80 =, r
srcb protective duties should be levied upon WOOL 49,
ni i,, 90 ,ba vool-growers a farm value OF "
~, a nound for unwashed merino WOOL anu -
cents 4 pound for washed merino WOO Inc asSo-
citation also appointed committee OF sfVem u ,ion
fer with like committee OF the M orrenresenatves
OF the Manufacturers CIup 0l ,.,,n'n, / awrence
members of the committee are j. NiIdih "a Wes,
clark
virginia W. G.. Markham New J. orhc ma !" Francis r.
Colorado s9Hh COT They viii confer with IKE
committee from the WOO manufacturers o'ln 70 he
messed upon the Ways and Means Comnttee oi M Nj
House for Incorporation IN ~ NE ,ha ssocation ad-
6ed tbn session al some length on the leEsiaIIII'
which it was desirable to secure rom i'm ~, The rity
members OF the association VIII remain az cbedlHs
until a settlement is reached on the "oo' '0'''''
Tho arnor-plate question. which has been trouDlhs
the Senate Committee on Naval Ahair' ior ","'
ucols will probably be disposed OF within 'e"
,, Tho Committee this morning agreed mat me
ma ,nun, nrce TO be paid for armor-plate should MOI
excecd 500 the sum named by the Secretary OF '''
Navy Mr.. Chandler in his report iou'a 'i'a' " ''o'
oueh, ~ be furnished with fair proh' 10 me man"
facturer at $500 a ton but the committee '"''N''iS
tina. this IS too low will report In favor OF scale
between those TWO figures. leaving the maximum AZ
found by the Rohrer Board, which was COMPOSED OF
naval experts in armor and its processes OF manu-,
fac,Ilre The Secretary will also be autnorlZel II
ons to secure plant for the manufacture Of armor
by The Government in the event mat ne cannot mar
Satisfactory contracts with the Carnegie or Brthi5
hem people For this purpose.N 10000 will be asked
the committee and the secTSay 6geyns an cons s
moore Folger have been sofened. but othcrwlst ne
report VII be submitted to the senate Ao'N' a.
ten by Mr.. Chandler.
Ambassador Uh al Berlin sends to the state De-
par.ment a copy OF the new regulations for tho sate
transit Of vessels through the Kaiser Wilhelm 'Nep
Canal They provide that all vessels including those
carrying high deck cargo. shall have no heavy list
that the cargo shall he properly slowed and secured
10 prevent shifting IN case OF going aground that tne
vessel mus not be cranky as IN ne case oil narTw
ca pstan and winches shall be Gear for immediate
helmsman to have free lookout forward. ana tnat
ballast tanks shall be filled Vessels with HEAVIER
qeorosy cared for the Superintendent Of the port
having the power to exclude them az night or TO
order tug 10 their assistance.
The report Of the Inspector-Gencral Of the Army
on the several branches of the National Home for
Disabled Volunteers shows them TO be generally in
good condition. The amount expended for main
tonancc during the year 1896 g. 200 2s7. making
the per capita Of the 745 inmates SIPS against
$l2s in 1898 and S'l in 1894 There were LII deaths
during the year. 2O6 Of which occurred outside OF
b mf nI' in the nome a. the close Of the
year 50 per cent Of the inmates Of the homes were
ing the year being nearly s2.5"Go0.
A delegation of Iumbermen from Michigan Wis
tied the Capitol to-day TO protest to members Of
the Ways and Means Committee against the
ported action OF the committee I'm increasing the
rate OF duty white pine lumber. A number of
Michigan lumhcrmen. II appears have purchased
extensive stumpagc privileges in Canada and they
fear that the Canadian Government VIII take Of
and retaliate by placing n crown on stumpage
privileges. Several members Of the committee were
talked with the subject
The Committee on immigration to-day recon-
mended TO the Senate bill authorizing the Score
tary OF the Treasury 20 make leases or renewals
thereof for term not exceeding ten years OF GER
tain lands Ellis Island New-Yor IIarbor not
exceeding 1890 square feet. adjacent 10 and CON
nect"d by bridgewav with the main building for
the erection OF q building be used as p land and
lions OF the immigration Inves,igat ting Committee
Of 1895.
The House Territories Committee today favor
ably reported the bill authorizing the funding Of
Indebtedness in the Territories II adapis generally
70 all the Territories the funding act OF Arizona
passed by Congress In 1890 and acts amendaforv
thereof That act. the committee reports has
worked TO IN" advantage OF the people and encctnd
u arg saving IN Interest BY the terms Of tho blI
interest * fixed at per cent oXcnnt Il, ccr,ni,,,
cdse'' whcn u is limited - per cent The f,,aI
amount OF indebtedness affected by the b,ll incid
ing tfot or Arizona. the greater part OF which hrs
hneady becn refunded under the act Of 1870 dos
not exceed S0tJgO ~
ARMY AND NiTY ORDERS