New-York tribune., 1905-02-03
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1905,
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Congress-senate: The Agricultural Appro-
priaUon bill was under consideration, the cnleI
feature Of the debate being sharp attack Dy
Senator Lodge on the free SEED distribution.
House: The POstoIHCe Appropriation Dill was
considered, the provision for special mail facl!l-
ties on trunk lines being retained after q hFelE
fight.
FOREIGN-The committee of Russian Min
listers appointed to devise the best means for
giving effect 10 the Emperors reform ukase
made recommendations in regard to increasing
the powers OF the Senate over the Ministers.
one Of which provides for the institution IN
the Senate OF the post of First President Win
the right of personal relations with the EN-
peror. - An outbreak occurred at CracoW
by Polish sympathizers which the police only
suppressed after wOunding fifteen persons and
making many arrests. - w NaIsa" reIiial4Ieu
quiet IN the hands Of the military, and the au-
thorities declared the strike was over and tnaL
the smaller factories would reopen To-Day anu
the larger ones on Monday the Polish language
is demanded in the schools. - Maxim Gorky,
1ae Russian author. arrested after the disturb
snces at St. Petersburg on January %, was
released by the authorities in that city, where
he was q prisoner.
DOMEsTIC-Attorney General Moody, in an
opiuion rendered to Secretary Shaw, holds that
a drawback Of 90 per cent Of the duty may le-
caIIv be allowed on exported -four made in part
from fr71rort2d wheat: the Treasury Department
viii pat the plan into effect at once. == Judge
Cha1es H Darling rendered his resignation as
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury TO the Pres
ident and when his term Of Office expires, next
December, VIII be appointed Customs Colector
ct Burlington. Vt - About seventy-fve fed
eraI judges have been summoned in the Swayne
impeachment trial TO testify regarding their ex-
renses. The State Senate of Missouri,
though Democratic, passed a resolution calling
on the States Congressman TO vote Tor railroad
rate legislation. The State Assembly,
among others, passed bills increasing the limit
of emergency bonds from $1.000.OO0 to $1,000
600 in New-York City, for an increase in the
police force and for educational work. and pro-
Viding for the erection Of reforma tory for boys
on Hart's Island at cost Of S5O0.OOO.
CITY-StocHs strong and active. - The
remarkable fact brought out that since
1883 the city has been lighting the bridge with
fts own plant at less than half what the cost
would be If the trust paid for the same
work = The case of Coroner Jackson, ac-
cused OF attempted bribery, was given to the
jury. -= A fire damaged the Marble Cole
giate Church, at 5th-ave. and 29tl-st. - A
strike on the elevated roads and in the subway
was averted by the conceding by the INTERIOR
ough Of practically all the demands Of the en-
ployes. - The Charity Ball was held at the
WaldoTf-Asto - Detective sergeants de-
cared that police desk sergeants had poisoned
the mind Of the Police Commissioner against
them. - The Steuben County Society held
its annual dinner at Delrnonico's.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair and continued cold. The temperature
yesterday: Highest, % degrees: lowest 8.