New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-23
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WEDNESDAY, MAY %. 1906.
THE VIEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-Senate: A resolution for an in
Quiry into the effect OF the Supreme Courts de-
cisIon I'm the Burton case was passed; Mr.. Nc
Cumber replied 20 The Tribune's exposure Of the
Joker" in his Rate bill amendment. and the I'M
migration bill was considered. - House: The
Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation bill was
made the preteXt for speeches on a variety Of
subjects.
FOREIGN-Detailed discussion OF the Educa-
ton bill is going on in the House Of Commons;
the debates have been acrimonious, and long
struggle over the measure is predicted. ==
limited form Of amnesty, 1t is reported from
St Petersburg will be granted on MAY 81
The Russian lower house is expected to resume
its sessions on May %: hard fight over the
agFarian question seems assured. == Advices
from Simbirsk say that In encounter between
Cossacks and peasants four peasants were killed
and two hundred wounded == Turkish troops
put to flight band of Greeks who attempted
to burn a Bulgarian village near MOnastir sew
enteen Greeks were killed -= It was reported
from Budapest that Emperor Francis Joseph had
refused 70 accept the designations Of the Austrian
and Hungarian premiers: the Hungarian parlia-
ment formally opened. - Heavy rain
has forced the staff of the observatory on Mount
Vesuvius 20 leave their post.
CITY.-Stocks were dull and heavy. = The
Board OF Aldermen approved the report Of the
committee on reaprortionment OF the assembly
districts OF the city. =-- The threatened pas
genger rate war among the trunk line railroads
was averted by return to the former New
York-Chicago rate scale. = Ex-Police Cap
lain James K. Price sued Magistrate Pool for
$4,000 damages for alleged SANDER contained in
remarks by the magistrate in proceedings
against alleged disOrderly women --= The
New York Central officials indicted on rebating
charges. withdrew the plea Of not guilty and
substituted demuTrers. == W. b. Cutting OBJ
tanned judgment for 5,404 81 against the
New York and South Brooklyn Ferry Company.
= Initial steps were taken toward the for
nation Of a gas consumers league to fight the
trusts efforts to maintain the 81 date. -
Witnesses in the Patrick application for a new
trial testified. contrary to the contention Of the
defence. that embalming fluid would not enter
the cavities of the lungs.
DOMESTIc.-A conference held in Wash
ington between State and Navy Department
officials the reports of impending insur-
rection in Santo Domingo. == Governor Hig-
gins signed the Page Recording Tax measure
at Albany. BY the signing OF five bills
Governor Higgins abolished the direct state tax
Tor the first time in sixty-five years. == Nor
man E. Mack OF Buffalo. said Derby Conn,
that Bryan and Roosevelt would be rivals for the
Presidency in 1908 == Robert Payne formerly
well known in Brooklyn died at Troy three
weeks after his second marriage == The
board Of control of the Louisiana Leper Home
announced that three patients had been dis
charged cured. - Nearly a score of students
at Phillips Andover Academy. Andover Mass
are TO be expelled because they took part in an
assault innlIeeper
THE observation-disclosures for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday; Highest 65
degrees; lowest, "a