New-York tribune., 1903-03-06
Nkm71ork DAILY Gribmare
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1903.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

coNCREsS-The Senate met in special sSs-
sion and received a message from tne -3 FLe3io -
CZlban Reciprocity treaties; the new mempers
were sworn in; Messrs. Tfllman, HAZE, AIlsoh
and Teller made sharp replies to t
CsRHcn's charge Of Legislative hlsckfnsn I
executive session all the pending tresueS We
referred to the Foreign ReiAtione SoiHti''''e7'
adjournment was taken until MONDAY
FOREIGN.-Mr BrodFick made q Statement
in the House regarding the punishment OF Coio-
HeI Kinloch in connection with the 6IeLc.ss 6.tIa-
Guards scandal - Great Britains intenuon oa
20 establish a naval base in the North eea We We
sunounced - The British army estiWatfseas tsa
for tie year 1903-'04 amount to t54.oOOuQo
E7E@ Mr.. squiers viii SO oa Monday 70 tne os
EEIS Of Pines 70 investigate the quesunh %
Eeyereisaty. - The transport Thomas, WIN
troops returning from service, sails from Md-
Mia to-day - March IL has been set Tor the
launch of shamrock III; Sir Thomas Upton is
confident Of success. - a large nuHOeT % ~
Turkish reserves received orders to join thelt
,erfments - Nine. Humbert asserted fnat
she would call several French political leaders SAGE,
20 testify in her defence. - Spain has slgqi-
FED her intention to make an exhibit at the
st. Louis Fair.
DOMESTIC-President Roosevelt again sent
20 the Senate the nomination of DR.. William D.
Crun. a negro. to be collector Of customs at
Charleston, s. c. - The five new battleshlps
authorized by Congress are to be named the
Vermont, the Kansas, the Minnesota, the Mis-
sissippi and the Idaho. - The question
whether the Delaware Legislatures session was
rot ended by adjournment for more than one
Gay was raised, and special session may be
necessary. InH amendments 10 Tue GppI-
puIsory education law proposed by the Sehoe4
Superintendents reduce the minimum age teF
school attendance 20 seven years and raise the
sge for going to work to fourteen years. -
AssenbIyr1an Morgan introduced a bill at Al
haHy authorizing the Commissioner OF Water
Supply, Gas and electricity Of New-ferA City
to piace water meters in buildings where tests
show that the charge wfil be more than 6O per
cent Of the frontage charge. - senator
Stevens introduced at Albany q bill asoitshtng
the efices of State Superintendent OF Public IN
stFuction and his deputies. and vesting the
powers and duties Of these ofdces in the state
Board Of Regents; the Governor Is strongly In
favor Of control of the school system OF the
State by the Regents.
CITY-Stocks were weak and active. #=
Plans were ordered made for Controller Grouts
new East Side subway. - The bulls were IN
the lead at the close Of exciting day on the
Cotton Exchange. - Mayor Low at a hear
ing told East Side delegations that he was
against the proposed tenement house law
amendments, and that the city was hghting
them; Robert W. De Forest addressed the
Brooklyn Republican Club on the amendments.
The stock market was weak; uneasineSs
was caused by q runnor that a large dFYgooos
firm was embarrassed. - A gift Of about 81
10000 from an unnamed giVeF to enable Bar
nsrd College 70 buy grounds was announced.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fer to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, Sl
degrees; lowest. 20.