Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BI iS 1201 Penusyivanis Avenue. corner Lith St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't, Now York Office, 88 Potter Building, —_—— aS ig is — to a= the a, week. or 440. per month. Copies at the connter cents each. By mail—snywhers in the United | Canada—postage prepaid—30 cents per 8 : Meee eee a eh oben 01-00 per year: (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C. Qe second-class mail matter.) a Ga All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of atvertising made known on application. ee __ cents | | H | Che £vening Star. | Von 84, No. 20,789. THE BOND ISSUE. Mr, Carlisle Issues a Blank and a| Circular. MORE THAN THE AMOUNT SUBSCRIBED. Why Small Investors Will Not Likely Get Them. MORE BONDS LOOKED FOR. ————— Secretary Carlisle today issued a circular @ccompanying a blank form for use in making proposals for the new 5 per cent foan. The blank form is as follow: I hereby subscribe, under the terms of your circular of January 17, 1804, for U. 3. five per cent ten-year bonds described in said circular of the face value of . - dollars, and I agree to pay therefor at th Fate of + ber $100. I further agree, upon due notice of the acceptance of this subscription, to deposit ¢he amount thereof $m gold coin or gold certificates with the WU. S. Assistant Treasurer at. I desire (registered or coupon) bonds, in denominations as follow: To the Secretary of the Treasury. Text of the Circular. ‘The following ts the text of the circular: TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23, 1894. In subscribing for the new 5 per cent bonds under the circular of January .17, 1894, the annexed form should be followed. ‘The blank may be detached, filled up, and addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury. The subscriber should state plainly the mount of bonds desired, the price which he proposes to pay, and the place where the bonds should be delivered, which may be the subscriber’s home or any other more convenient place. He should at the same time state whether he desires to deposit | the amount of his subscription at the ‘Treasury Department in the city of Wash- ington, or at one of the following subtreas- viz: New York, Boston, Philgdel- Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicaro, St. juis, New Orleans or San Francisco. The bonds will be issued in the following denominations, viz: Coupon bonds, $50, be and $1,000; registered bonds, $50, $100, 000 and $10,000, Subscribers should, if practicable, state their proposals the denominations of the ids desired and whether they should be coupon cr registered, but if at the time of offering the subscription the kind and de- nomination of the bonds desired cannot be stated the subscriber may defer giving that information until he is notified that his proposal ts accepted. Gold certificates will be received the same fs gold coin in payment of subscriptions, but no payment should be made by any — until he has been notified by the retary that his subscription has been accepted. , The subjoined table, showing the prices it which the new 5 per cent bonds should sold in order to realize to the investor certain rates of interest from 3 per cent down to 2 per cent, with one day’s in- terest on ig published for the in- formation of desiring to subscribe for said bonds. Additional copie# of the annexed form of | ego may ae upon ap} to e Secretary ‘Treasury. J. G. CARLISLE, of the Treasury. foreign demand for the $50,000,000 five per cent bonds, and, as has been already point- ed out by The Star, the small investors who might be eager to take a three per gent bond at par will probably hesitate ebout taking a five per cent bond on a three per cent basis because of the premium. It ts probably because of these consider- tions that the demand for the new loan is narrowed down to large investors, such as insurance companies and trustees, who minimize their responsibilities by investing im government securities. National Banks Won’t Take Them. That the entire $50,000,000 of bonds will be taken at or above the minimum rate of 3117.223 is assured, but how much more will be subscribed for and by whom and at what Fate is still a matter of conjecture. It is asserted that the national banks will not Subscribe for the bonds for use as security for circulation. The reason for this belief is obvious. As the law now stands only 3900 in notes can be issued against each $1,000 bond deposited, leaving, in the case of these jew bonds, $272.23 as a margin. Possibly some banks may take them for the sake of getting interest on their present unemployed Stock of money, but against this must be set off the risk of loss when the bonds have to be sold. Savings banks just now have not much idle money to invest and are get- ting for what they have 41-2 per cent on loans on bond and mortgage. The same may be said of insurance and panties. How to Get Coin on Them, The manner in which the treasury will secure coin for the bonds will be interest- ing. The only large holding of gold in this country, outside of the treasury, is in the banks of New York city, and it is said that, as long as there is a possibility that Con- gress may authorize the coining of the seigniorage of the silver purchased under the law of July, 1800, the banks are not likely to part with it readily. If their cus- tomers require gold to pay for bonds, the natural course for them to pursue will be to turn legai tender and treasury notes into the subtreasury to obtain the gold required. ‘The gold would immediately be returned to the treasury in payment for the bonds, and the net result would be an increase in the currency balance of the treasury, large increase in its gold. Probability of a Further Issue. Financiers are speculating on the posst-| bility of a further issue of bonds in the near | future, and the prediction {s made that the Treasury Department will be required to! make another loan of $50,000,000 before the ist of July next. Persons who have this belief argue that the Secretary of the Treas- | ury needs immediately $30,000,000 to bring his gold reserve up to $100,000,000, and at t $5,000,000 more for sugar bounties, be- sides which the average monthly deficiency in the ordinary revenues to meet current expenses is estimated at $7,000,000, so that the proceeds of the present bond issue will | be exhausted in a few months, unless there an unlooked-for increase of revenue. of the se- eret service division of the treasury will! goon be made, the resignation of Mr. A. L. Drummond, the incumbent, having « ¢ been called for. Mr. G. W. Hoberteon, chick of a division of the office of the controller | of the currency, has also been requested to i WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. COMMERCIAL BODIES. i Their Representatives Meet in Annual Sea- i sion Today in This City. The National Board of Trade and Its | Vemerable Presidemt—List of Ac- credited Delegates. | The solid citizens, a8 a rule, are found in | the membership of the commercial bodies which exist in the various cities of the country. It was evident to any one who looked into the banquet hall of the Shore- ham this morning that these same com- mercial bodies were in the habit of sending substantial men to represent them at such gatherings as the annual meeting of the national board of trade. The annual ses- sions of this body, which has now been in existence since 1868, furnish an opportunity for the meeting of the representative busi- ness men of the country and for the ex- change of views on topics of vital impor- tamee to the entire country. The national of trade is a delegated body, and it met for its annual session tcday at 'elock the roll called bythe secretary, | Mr. Hamilton Andrews Hill of | showed that there were accredited dele- | gates frém some twenty-five boards of | trade, chambers of commerce and other | chartered bodies in this country which are | organized for general commercial purposes. | The Venerable President. Mr. Frederic Fraley of Philadelphia, who was elected president of the board at its first meeting twenty-six years ago, and has served the beard in that capacity ever since, occupied his usual place. When he was elected president of the board in 1868, | he was then not a young man, although | he had not quite attained the limit of three- score and ten. That was twenty-six years ago. Today Mr. Fraley is about ninety-one years old, a venerable looking man, who he walks, as he finds it necessary to have assistance. When, however, he ts seated in the chair of the presiding officer, or even when he is standing on his feet addressing the board, he does not betray his great age. He was re-elected, of course, this morning, as he will always be as long as he | continues to live. In fact the members | think of no one else in connection with the | place and there is only one name mention- ed when the call for nominations for pres- ident is made. In accordance with his cus- com, Mr. election came, left the chair and went out of the hall. A committee was appointed to notify him of his election, and they escort- ed him to the chair, their progress being marked by a continued round of applause. When Mr. Fraley once more took the chair the members showed their affection for him and appreciation of the event by giving | him quite an ovation. My. Fraley’s Speech. Mr. Fraley remained standing, and when the applause had died down he made a speech in acknowledgment of the renewed honor which the board had paid to him in his re-election. He then continued speaking» at least ten minutes and all that time with a voice so well sustained that he was heard | throughout the hall. His line of thought was clear and connected and altogether the address was appropriate and finely express- ed. He referred to the early years of the board and the remarkable record it had es- tablished by the publication of its proceed- ings. During that period a number of im- portant questions had come up which the board had considered. Other questions were now before the board, although not all of the old ones had been disposed of. He thought that in the future as in the past the board wouki continue its digni- fied and theugitful treatment of the mat- ters which appeared before it. He referred to his advancing years and the probability of which he was constantly reminded that he would soon be called upon to leave the duties and the cares of this world. Upon the conclusion of his address the election of officers was concluded. Mr. Hill con- tinues to serve as secretary and treasurer. A list of vice presidents selected from the organizations constituting the board was announced The following organizations were «dmit- ted to membrship: Nw England Leather and Shoe Association, Boston chambr of commerce, board of trade, Easton, Pa. Report of Counci The report of the conucil was read by the scrtary, Mr. Hamilton A. Hill, and it prsented in a brief way the salient pionts in the twenty-six years of the board’s ex- istence and pointed out the value of the services performed the board in making suggestions relative to legislation. The report spoke of the exceptionable conditions under which the present meeting was held of Congress. He referred to the methods employed in Switzerland for ascertaining the will of the people , and said that it would be an excellent thing if the right, which the bodies composing the board of trade had in making suggestions was back- ed up by instructions which would result im them being carried into effect. acter of George M. How of Chicago and 8. | 8S. Guthrie of Buffalo,whose deaths occurred | during the year. Committees were appointed to draft ap- propriate minutes relative to these mem- bers. A Civil Service Matter. It was suggested that as the Merchants’ | Association of Boston had been interested | in the matter of appointments and removals iu the consular service and had made a re- port on that subject, copies of which were available for distribution, that Mr. Theo- dore Roosevelt of the civil service board be invited tomorrow afternoon to give his trust com-| Views. This action was taken. One of the | members suggested that Mr. Sherman and Representative Storer of Ohio be invited to attend the meeting. This prompted another member. who proposed that Representa- | tives in Congress from his district be ex- tended a similar invitation. Then some other member with a veiled sarcasm which was appreciatel moved that all the mem- m.. This resulted In having the entire ition laid on the table, so that invita- | tions were exterded to no one. It was sug- | gested, however, that the persons famillar With subjects which came before the board ‘might be invited to attend the sessions when particular subjects were up cussion. The board adjourned until | day. Sessions will be held each morning beginning at 10 o'clock. | 2 — | THE LATE CON SUL MEADE. t to Have His Body Brought to New York for Interment. Arrangements are being made at the State Department to have the remains of United States Consul Meade brought from San Domingo to New York, if possible, for in- terment at his late home, New London, Conn. There may be some difficulty in ac- complishing this purpose, for the reason that San Domingo, like many other tropical countries, has a law requiring burial within a day or two of death, and prohibits the removal of the remains for a period of years. These precautions are regarded 2s a sanitary necessity. Whether they will be applied in the case of Consul Meade is yet to be determined. Vice Consul Reed at San Domingo has been instructed to secure per- | mission to remove the remains, and to in- form the State Department of the result. 2+ | Teday’s Cabinet Meeting. The principal topic of discussion at to- day’s cabinet meeting was the tariff bill and the financial situation. bers were in attendance. Secretaries I mont and Smith remained with the Presi- dent some time after the departure of the others. All the mem- Boston, } shows the evidence of his great age when | Fraley, when the time for the | owing to the financial depression. It is Proposed, he said, that action will be! taken by the board on subjects which ought to receive the immediate attention , A tribute was paid to the life and char- | bers of Congress be invited to attend the | [THE WATER SUPPLY, | Reports on the Bill Providing for Its Increase. WATER RIGHTS AT THE GREAT FALLS, The Proposal to Make the District Pay One-Half CONTRARY TO -PRECEDENT. ! During the latter part of December Sen- ator Proctor introduced a bill in the Sen- ate, by request, entitled “An act to increase ton, and for other purposes.” substance of the bill is to eneble the At- torney General and the Secretary of War | | to obtain a title for the United States by right of eminent domain or otherwise to | such lands and water rights at and above the Great Falis on the Potomac river as | they may deem necessary for the present | and future supply of water for the District |of Columbia. The bill 2lso provides for | condemnation proceedings and the appoint- ment of three commissioners by the Secre- | tary of War and the Attorney general to | of one-half the cost of the work on the District. The bill, after being referred to the com- | mittee on the District of Columbia, was |later sent to the Commissioners for their investigation and report. Capt. Derby's Report. As is usual in such cases, the papers | were first referred to Capt. Derby, the en- |gineer in charge of the water department. In his indorsement on the bill he says: “The question of what right the District }of Columbia has in the water rights of Great Falls on the Potomac is one on which | the water department of the District is not |informed, the supply of water having here- [of engineers, U.S. A. Doubtless a copy of | this bili has been sent to the Secretary of | War for examination and report. There | can be no doubt that the United States and | the District of Columbia should own [rights to at least. twice water that Is now daily taken from the Po- | tomac, say 3,000,000 gallons per day, and If we do not now own these rights it would be more economical to secure them now than later. As to whether it would be advan- ,tageous to the District and the United States to owa more of these water rights the amount of |than the amount above® mentioned would | depend on hew much water there is avail- able and how much it would cost to get | control of it. The bill provides (section 3) |means of throwing light on these points, ;and this result at least is most desirable. ‘The period of ninety days svecified in sec- tion 1 is too short and should be increased to one year. As under section 8 the Dis- trict is required to bear half the expense of carrying ont the act. the board provided for in section 1 should, in m increased by the addition of the Commis- stoners of the District of Columbia. All parties concerned should certainly have a voice in determining the important question as to whether the proposed purchase is worth the cost of it. There are many legal questions involved in this bill and a refer- ence to the attorney for the District would | appear to be desirable.” Attorney Thomas’ Opinion, The opinion of the attorney was next called for, and this afternoon Mr. 8S. T. ‘Thomas submitted an opinion on the sub- ; ject. He reviews the legislation regard- ing the Washington acqueduct: Since the time when, | appropriated money to “lay pipes to supply the President's house and the executive departments of the government with water,” many plans for a water supply had been proposed to Congress, but nothing of any consequence was accomplished until 1852 (0 Stat., 92). In that year the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill contained an item of $5,000, “to enable the President of the United States to cause the necessary surveys, projects and estimates to be made for determining the best means of affording the cities of Washington and Georgetown an unfailing supply of good and wholesome water, report thereof to be made to Con- gress at its next session.” This appropriation was the beginning of what has since become cne of the greatest aqueducts of modern times. After reciting other legislative acts and acts of corporation councils, Mr. Thomas continues: “It will thus be seen that the plant which supplies this city with water Is the property of the United States. The legislation pro- the present bill is a departure from of the United States in regard to the Washington aqueduct,maintained with- out interruption for more than forty years. With the exception of the worthless ‘Ly- decker tunnel constructed under the act of July 15, 1882, this District has never been called upon to pay any part of the expense of constructing the Washington aqueduct. It can never use the w source of revenue, and its expen } except in regard to the worthiess tunnel cost of laying mains for the distribution of the water after it is brought to the city. However, if the District ts to be again charged with half the expense of enlarging the Washington aqueduct at Great Falls, it seems to me that it would be eminently | proper to amend the eighth section of the | Dill so as*to enable its Commissioners to | participate in deciding the question wheth- {er what is desired by the bill is necessa | At least two of the Commissioners should | be added to the board provided for in sec- | tion one. Of course with the growing of the city there is a demand for increased water nd the land and water rights o be acquired by the present bill ry to increase j that supply, if it is not now nece 4 and the sooner, in point of economy it is | acquired, the better, But it does seem to | me in so important a matter as this, which | involves a departure from a policy which has prevailed for neariy half a century, | and a charge against the District of Colum- bia of one-half of the expense of enlarging the aqueduct at Great Falls, it is manifest- {ly proper that the Commissioners should | be consulted. And then, too, as pointed out by Capt. Derby, the time, ninety days, within which the Attorney Genera! and the | Secretary of War shall specify the metes and bounds of the land required, is too | Short. It should be at least six months or one year.” | —_——— | THE WORLD'S FAIR MEDAL. The Trouble Not Ended Yet by Any Means, The trouble over the world’s fair medal is not ended yet by any means. ° Secretary Carlisle has decided that the mule figure of “America” on the obverse of the medal shall be draped, notwithstanding the asser- tions of Mr. St. Gaudens, the artist who de- | signed the medal, that the figure is perfect- ly modest and proper as It {s. The published threat of Mr. St. Gaudens to Institute legal | proceedings against Page & Brother, belting manufacturers of Concord, N. H., for hav- ing circulated an alleged indecent caricature of the medal, has resulted in the filing at the Treasury Department of a formal pro- test by that firm of any change or altera- | tion in the medal pending the hearing of zhe | proposed suit, They claim that the repre- | sentation of the medal circulated by them is a good copy of the original and they «sk | the preservation of the latter unchanged j until that fact can be established beyond question. Work on the medal hzs been sus- pended, but as yet no arrangements have been perfected for the draping of the figure | with a loin cloth, as proposed, Further pro- j ceedings will depend on the result of the legal contest between the artist and she New England manufacturers. } | | the water supply of the city of Washing- | The real | conduct these proceedings, and the levying | | tofore been entirely furnished by the United | States under the management of the chief | the ; udgment, be | ™ | shall cause the amount so appraised to be | in 1819, Congress | above referred to have been limited to the | THE PRINTING OFFICE SITE. A Bill Introduced inthe House Today by Mr. Bankhead. es Which mittee on Pua Grounds in Its Selection. Following closely upon the action of the Senate committee yesterday in the selec- tion of a proposed site for the new print- ing office comes the House committee on public buildings and grounds today with another and a different proposition. The committee met this morning and by a unani- mous vote authorized Chairman Bankhead to report a bill providing for the purchase of square 683, between North Capitol, D, Delaware avenue and C street, at a cost not to exceed $300,000, upon which is to | be erected a building to cost $1,500,000, The bill in substance is as follows: | That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to acquire for the purpose and in the manner hereinafter provided the real | estate not now owned by the government in square number 683, bounded on the | north by D street, on the east by Delaware avenue, on the south by C street and on the west by North Capitol street, and the sum of $300,000 is hereby appropriated for the purpose of paying for the real estate, | and the Secretary is instructed to cause to | be erected upon said square a substantial and commodious fire-proof building, with fire-proof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators and approaches, tor use as the government printing office, the cost of the building not to exceed $1,500,000. Section 2 provides that the Secretary shal | purchase the real estate so to be acquired or any part thereof as soon as practicable at such prices as may be fixed by agree- ment between him and the respective own- ers; provided that the Secretary shal! not | pay in the aggregate for the real estate more than $300,000, and it is provided further that no money shall be expended for the purchase of said real estate or for the erection of the building until the writ- | ten opinion of the Attorney General of the | United States shall be had in favor of the validity of the title to the real estate. For Condemnation Proceedings. Section 3 provides that if the Secretary shall be unable to purchase the whole of the real estate or any part thereof he shall cause application to be made to the Su- preme Court of the District of Columbia at a general or special term by petition, |and upon such application the court shall, | without delay, ascertain and assess the damages occasioned by the taking of the real estate; said proceedings to be conduct- ed in the same manner as is provided with |reference to the taking of land for high- ways in the District of Columbia. | Section 4 provides that the fee simple of all premises so appropriated for public e, of which an appraisement shall have | been made under the order and direction be said court, shall, upon payment to the owner or owners, or to such persons as j shall be authorized to receive the same, be | | | vested in the United States; or, in case the said owner or owners refuse or neglect for fifteen days after such appraisement by said court to demand or receive the sum appraised, the Secretary of the Treasury | deposited in said court to the credit of such ‘owner or owners, and thereupon the fee |simple title to said real estate shall be | vested in the government of the United States. Section 5 provides that the court may di- rect the time and manner in which posses- sion of the property so condemned shall be taken or delivered, and may, If necessary, enforce any order or issue any process for giving such possession. jlegal proceedings shall be paid by the | United States, unless the court shall other- ; wise adjudge; that no delay in said legal | proceedings or In taking possession of the real estate condemned shall be caused by | any doubt as to the ownership of the prop- jerty or any part thereof or as to the in- terests of the respective owners; in such case the court shall require a deposit of |the money adjudged as compensation for the whole property or the part in dispute, and so soon as this shall be done posses- sion of the property may be taken by the United States. This appropriation and all appropriations hereafter made for the pur- pose hereinbefore named shall be expended under the direction and supervision of the chief of engineers of the army, who shall have the control and management of all of said work and the employment of all. per- sons connected therewith; he shall make all contracts for the construction of said building or any part thereof, and shall an- nually report to Congress at the commence- ment of each session a detailed statement of all his proceedings under the provisions of this act. What Chairman Bankhead Says. Speaking of the matter to a Star reporter, Chairman Bankhead said: “Among the reasons ‘which induced the | committee to select this site are the follow- ing: First, its accessibility to all depart- | ments by its location upon the two princt- the cable line, furnishing easy access to department doing business with the printing office. Next, its location near the Baltimore and Ohio railroad depot, permit- | ting the laying of a switch from the main | line right into the | This will be of advantage in erecting the jing by permitting the delivery of the vy materials direct upon the spot and | saving the expense of hauling. After the | building is erected it will $50,000. 2 | year in the transportation of crude material and finished product to and from the buill- ing. Another point in favor of the location is its close proximity to the Capitol, ena- bling communication by pneumatic tube or a tunnel. “The main opposition of this committee to the plan proposed by the Senate, and it will continue to be urged in oppos the building of a printing office on the pre: ent site will necessitate the work being done by patchwork. They will put the building up in sections, little by little, the c quence being that the work will extend a long period of time and will finally be a Job that the government should be ashamed o “In the meantime no relief will be afforded the present overcrowded and dangerous con- dition of the quarters; the employes will be crowded worse than ever. The only way to relieve the condition of that structure is to rent an annex somewhere and move into it while another building is being put up. We believe that It would be the poorest economy in the world to erect a building in this way. Why, we have the largest printing office in the world and it should be perfect. The idea of this committee is to have a building of steel, iron and glass, furnishing the best facilities for light and ventilation. If Gen. Casey is given the money I believe he can go ahead and put that building up within a year. “If it Is argued that the government can- not now afford to put up such a building, all right; then rent another place and wait until we can afford it, but don’t go to work and erect a structure that will be a re- proach for all time to come. If we can’t build a good one, don’t let’s bulld any at “The site provided in our bill will furnish more ground space than is now occupied by the State, War and Navy buildings, and it has 50,000 feet of parking around it, which can be excavated and all the heavy machin- ery put there. I thing that sound business arguments will lead to the judgment that we should proceed in the manner prescribed by our bill.” ++ —___ The Defent of Lujan’s Ba: Minister Romero, the Mexican minister, has received a telegram from the City of Mexico, saying that Col. Susano Ortiz of the federal army reports from Arroyo del Man- zavo, Chihuahua, as follows: “At 4 o'clock a. m. I overtook Lujan’s band, and after some fighting defated it. All their horses, | saddles and ammunition are in my posses- sion. They had twenty-six killed, among them Lujan, the leader. Dehoa escaped, with three men, at the beginning of the en- gagement. The federal troops and the armed citizens accompanying us are pur- suing the flying enemy.” The cost of said | | | pal street car lines, the Metropolitan and HE WENT WITH HILL. ——(+ Gossip Started by Mr. Stevenson's Visit to Albany. SOME REGARD If AS SIGNIFICANT. The Vice President's Relations to the President. LOOKING FORWARD TO ’96. a The recent visit of Vice President Steven- son to Albany in company with Senator Hill is affording some of the politicians here a new topic. Mr. Stevenson was invited to Albany by the New York Bar Association, and went to attend a meeting of the asso- ciation. The New York Senators beeame his escort by reason of their appreciation of the honor of his visit to the state, and Mr. Hill, in particular, being a member of the | Bar Association, took especial pleasure in making the journey with him. Naturally, too, Mr. Hill, keeping an establishment in Albany, invited Mr. Stevenson to be his guest while in town. This is the simple Statement of the case; and yet by some it is seized upon as an important pointer. They are able to see in it the existence cf | very cordial relations between the Vice | President and Mr. Hill, designed to grow and to strengthen, and to cut an important figure in affairs at no distant day. Perhaps this talk attracts a little more attention than otherwise it would by rea- son of the fact that this journey took place immediately after the rejection by the Senate of the Hornblower nomination. The Vice President, therefore, is made to appear as having taken the arm of Mr. Hill, as soon as the Senator had downed the ad- ministration in that contest, and walked off cordially and even approvingly with him to become his guest and address his friends. This comment is a little guarded as yet. It may be heard, however, both in ad- ministration circles and in circles friendly to Mr: Hill. The administration people plainly do not like the circumstance, but Mr. Hill’s friends are quite as plainly pleased with the interpretation of it which assigns to the Senator the credit of having |been the leading instrument of securing the Vice President as the principal attrac- tion at the Albany meeting. It helps, they think, to strengthen the impression in the ranks of the empire democracy that Mr. Hill is fast becoming a power in the coun- cils of the Senate. Mr. Stevenson d the President. Mr. Stevenson's attitude toward the Pres- | ident is friendly, but reserved. His friends say it is necessarily reserved. The Vice President under any administration must keep somewhat in the background. During the last administration Vice President Mor- ton was scarcely heard of at the White House. He attempted to secure no patron- | age, nor was his advice on that subject sought by Mr. Harrison. Mr. Stevenson is | pursuing a similar course. He rarely ever | Visits the White House and he never asks for oftice for his friends. He is not taken |into account in the distribution of the Il- | inois patronage. He asked last spring for a judgeship for his brother-in-law, but ob- | tained instead a small foreign mission for | him. Since then the Vice President has | asked nothing of the President. During the silver debate at the special session of Congress there was some com- plaint of the Vice President on the part of the President's friends, on the score that \his rulings indicated no sympathy with the | President's policy. Subsequently, however, this judgment vas revised, and the opinion very generally reached that the Vice Pres- ident, like the Senate itself, was the victim jof an extraordinary code of rules. Mr. Ste- |Venson has taken no ground on any of the |great and pressing questions, though the |impression is very distinct here that both on the question of Hawali and that relating to filling the offices promptly with demo- crats he is not In agreement with the Pres- ident, ‘but is in exact accord with Mr. Hill. What the Gossips Say. This: gossip connecting the names of Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Hill carries with it the prediction that they will enter into an agreement looking to influencing the action of the next democratic national convention, and to support the prediction the announce- ment is made of the organization of a Hill club at Chicago with a membership of one thousand. Other clubs, It is said, are to fol- low, both fast and west, and the work pushed on lines of appeal to old party feel- ing. Mr. Stevenson's friends say of him {that he is an old-fashioned democrat who believes in putting the party completely in possersion, and at once and Mr. friends say of him that he would stand | shoulder to, shoulder with Mr. Stevenson in carrying out such a policy. This Albany trip, fadeed, is bringing out for the edifica- tion and instruction of their friends the strong points of resemblance between the Vice President and the senior Senator from New York. = ee Dr. Harris to Be Retained. Dr. Harris, commissioner of education, 1 to be continued in his present position dur- ing this administration, provided, of course, that his present standard of efficiency is maintained. This decision was made by the President at the suggestion of Secretary Smith. Dr. Harris is a republican holdover, and the decision of the President will give grief to the dozens of democratic applicants for the office. The department will not give the names of those who have filed applica- tions and brought pressure to bear with this desirable position in view. It is known that several Georgians were anxious to be | made commissioner of education, and Secre- tary Smith's recommendation that Dr. Har- ris ‘be continued in office is thought to! have been influenced to some extent by the wish of the Secretary to avoid showing prefer- ence for any particular candidate, when there were several with equally meritorious claims. Patents Expire Today. Several patents on important inventions expire today. Among them are the follow- ing: Cotton press, J. T. Burr of Memphis, Tenn.; electric motor, D. Ward of Birming- ham, ¥.; electro-magnetic telegraph, R. K. Boyle of New York city; electric train signals, L. L. Ferris of New York city; ‘Wesson revolving firearms, Daniel B. Wes- son of Springfield, Ma: railroad signals, A. M. Bodley of Newport, Ky.; telegraph aiarm and signal apparatus, Thomas A. Edison of New Jersey; grain and seed sepa- rators, A. W. Kendrick of Brooklyn, N. Y. ———__ Transfers of Troops. The prospect of a very general change in the stations of regiments during the com- ing spring is not very encouraging to troops that have been at undesirable posts for the usual term of service. Gen. Scho- field favors making these transfers in cases where regiments have been at one place for four years and upward, but the present condition of the appropriation available for this purpose precludes the possibility of any extensive movements during the pres- ent fiscal year. The appropriation is smaller than usual, and will not stand a very heavy drain, except in an important emergency. In case any changes are made this spring they will most probably involve the trans- fer of the fourth infantry and the four- teenth infantry. ————_+e+—______ Col. Remey’s Retired Rank. ‘The question as to whether Col. W. B. Remey, late judge advocate general of the navy, is entitled to retired pay as a captain or as a colonel of the marine corps has been referred by the accounting officers of the treasury to the Court of Claims for settlement. CONTEMPLATED INJUNCTION! SENATE AND HOUSE. Not Believed It Will Have Any Stand-| ing in Oourt, A Treasury Official Shows What Seri- ous Effects Might Result if The decision of the Knights of Labor to attempt to get an injunction this week re- straining Secretary Carlisle from issuing the 5 per cent bonds is still a subject of comment in the Treasury Department .cir- cles, There is practically no change in the opinion heretofore noted that such proceed- ings will not have any standing in the court. Certainly this opinion. prevailed as to the simple question of assailing the au- thority of the Secretary to issue bonds un- der the act of 1875 to replenish the gold re- serve. As to whether the money thus ob- |tained could be used for other purposes than for the redemption of greenbacks was admitted to be an undecided question. As the Secretary has used the so-called gold reserve to the extent of $30,000,000, and as no one has sought by legal methods to question his action, it seems to treasury officials that this matter need give him no concern. It is held by some treasury of- ficials that there now exists ho gold re- serve, the fund that originally made it up having been more than exhausted by the redemption of U. 8. and Treasury notes. Serio Effects That Might Result. An officer of the department, in speaking to a reporter regarding the proposed action of the Knights, pointed out the serious effects upon the government business that would result if such proceedings should at- tain standing in the courts. The result, he said, would be that the government's hands would be frequently tied and its business operations would be seriously handicapped. Said he: “It is the general theory of de- partment administration that the heads of the executive departments are the execu- tors of the will of the President, and can not be enjoined or interfered with by man- damus in the exercise of their judgment and discretion in the performance of official duty.” In this connection he referred to the opinions of several attorneys general and to opinions of the Supreme Court. One of these was an opinion by Attorney General Bates, rendered October 9, 1863. In this it was held that the President ought not to entertain appeals from the heads of bu- reaus of the departments. For the theory which subjected the heads of the depart- ments to the official direction and control of the President also subordinated the/| heads of the bureaus to their respective ¢e- partment chiefs. In the case then under discussion the Attorney General held that the appeal should have been made to the Secretary of the Interior, and not to the President. Caleb Cushing’s Opinion. Another opinion referred to was by At- torney General Caleb Cushing in 1855. The latter held on the authority of judicial de- cisions of the arguments, constitutional and statutory, adduced in the trial of the case under consideration, that as a general rule, the direction of the President is to be presumed in all instructions and orders issuing from a competent department and that official instructions ‘issued by the heads of the several executive departments, civil or military, within their respective Jurisdictions, are valid and lawful without containing express reference to the direc- ‘tion of the President. When i: came to a mere question of min- isterial duty and not one of discretion, the sane authority admitted that steps might be taken to enjoin a cabinet officer. In this connection he cited an opinion by the Supreme Court in the case of Gaines against Thompson, in which the court held that the act of the Secretary of the Interior and commissioner of the land office in can- celing un entry for land was not a minis-| terial duty, but was a matter resting in| the judgment and discretion of these of-! ficers as representing an executive depart- ment, accordingly the court would not in- terfere by injunction or by us to control it. IR. HAINES’ LIsT. He Has Thirty-Five Democrats Pledg- ed to Recommit the Wilson Bill. Mr. Haines of New York, who has been canvassing for promises of democrats to | vote with him to recommit the Wilson bill to the ways and means committee, has thirty-five names in his little book. He expects that the results of the vote on coal and iron, when it is taken, wilt sive him the support of fifteen more. This would be enough to carry his motion if the Tepub- licans were to vote with him, but the pres- ent disposition of the republicans is to vote the other way, so as to have it passed in the most objectionable form. The republicans in the ways and means committee pressed to have the income tax bill made a part of the Wilson bill, and it is their intention to vote that way in the House. If they adhere to this purpose, the | two bills will be united. This will turn a | number of votes against the bill, but will | hardly be enough to defeat it. But the bill | will be in such a shape that it cannot stand | for a minute in its “natural form” before | the Senate committee. Some of the things |the Senate committee are almost sure to do are: To kill the income tax; to put a duty on sugar; put a duty on coal, and a duty on iron cre. These are but a few of the things likel to be done by the Senate. ” —_———+- 2+ _____ MR. HA! NGTON ASKED TO RESIGN The Ax Descends Upon an Old Treas- ury Employe. Something of a sensation was caused in the Treasury Department today by the action of Secretary Carlisle in calling for the resignation of Mr. D. W. Harrington of New York, chief of the accounts division, treasurer’s office. Mr. Harrington is one of the oldest officials in the department and has heretofore been regarded as indispens- able to the business of the office. He was appointed a $1,200 clerk in the cash room by Gen. Spinner in September, 1866, and gradually rose to his present position. He was chief clerk of the 7 1878, since which time, any, EL areleg ceed he has been at the head of the accounts division. No reason is assigned for his re- tirement, but it is uhderstood that a misun- derstanding with Chief Clerk Bradley has something to do with it. An effort has been made to induce Secretary Carlisle to reconsider his action. Mr. Harrington evi- dently has ae much hope of its success, | jowever, as te resignation during the ‘afternoon, ee = ——————+e-______ ADMIRAL IRWIN, The Text of His Order to the Force. The following is the text of the order of Rear Admiral Irwin to the men under his command at Honolulu, which was sent to Congress yesterday by the President, with the other Hawatian correspondence: PACIFIC STATION FLAGSHIP “PHILADELPHIA HONOLULU, H. L, Nov. 29, 1893. (General order No. 2.) } The commander-in-chief calls the atten-| tion of all under his command to the man- ifest impropriety of taking sides with either political party in Hawaii. The expression of political opinion or the wearing of) es is strictly forbidden. j JOHN IRWIN, Rear Admiral, U. 8. Navy. Commanding U. S. N: Naval Mr. Turpie Offers a Resolution on HOUSE TANGLE ON THE SUGAR QUESTION All Sugar Free and the Bounty Abolished. THE COAL SCHEDULES. —_—_>—___ ‘The attendance of Senators at the expedient, under existing conditions, to con- sider at this time any project of annexa- tion of the Hawaiian territory to the United States; that the provisional of the question. Mr. Teller. The resolution ough’ printed, and we ought to have an opportu- nity to examine it. It will undoubtedly It cannot pass The resolution went over till tomorrew and was ordered to be printed. Mr. Stewart om the Bond Issue. The resolution offered by Mr. Peffer (Kan.) on the 18th instant declaring that in the opinion of the Senate the Secretary of the Treasury has no lawful authority for issuing and selling bonds, as proposed in his recent notice, was laid before the Senate, and Mr. Stewart (Nev.) spoke in Support of it. Much of his speech was given up to a rehearsal of the machinations of the “inner ring of the gold combina- tion.” He denied the right of the to issue the posed bonds. vanuary 14, 1875, authorized, sale of bonds “to buy coin”—n for a mpoctie | purpose. That to redeem backs the Ist ef January, 1879. ‘Tene wee other authority to borrow money and crease the national debts; so tha’ tion of the Secretary was a usurpation. The Federal Elections Bill. At the close of Mr. Stewart's resolution was referred to the on finance. The Senate then sideration of the House federal election laws, and Mr. Wilson (lowa) in THE HOUSE. of After the transaction business in the House, Mr.Wise that the New York and New Ji bill, together with the veto message, ferred to the committee on inter-stategand foreign commerce, which was done. Mr. McDowell (Pa.) offered a resolution providing that Saturday, February 17, at @ o'clock, be set apart for eulogies in memory of the late William Lilly, Congressman-at large from Pen: tars pennsylvania, and the resolution A motion was then made that the House should go into committee of the whole, but before the question was decided the sought to unravel the tangle in which it was placed by adjourning yesterday with- ing the consideration of the | 7 5 z f ga i f i al i fT il ag | izt Hl g 3 i question would be settled by the before it went into committee of the for, if not, he (as presiding ‘@mmittee) would feel impelled @ special order of the Precedence over an ord tee, and therefore he sugar clause would have the coal and fron schedul of. After a quarter of spent in the discussion the that the sugar clause should of way. Trying to Get Its Bearing. ‘The House then, at 11:25, went into com- mittee of the whole, and Mr. took the chair. But the committee was be- set with shoals and quicksands as the House was, and more than an hour was spent in getting its bearings. Late yester- day afternoon an amendment had been of- fered by Mr. Robertson (La). It was as follows: i fl i li bbs : i i Hs i s § } 3 i BF : i ti be given : sert the following: a duty upon their pola: one-hundredths of a cent per pound tional, and all sugars above No. 16 Dutch standard in color shall pay an additional duty of five-twentieths of one cent per pound. Provided, that all sugars when ex- ported from, or the product of any country when and so long as such country pays or shall hereafter pay directly or indirectly a bounty on sugar, shall pay, in addition to the rates herein provided for, a duty equal to the bounty so paid by such country.” To this Mr. Warner (N. Y.) offered an amendment, which was adopted, as follows: “Strike out paragraph IM, including lines 11, 12 and on page 28, and strike out paragraph @41 the words ‘not above No. 16 Dutch standard in color,’ in lines 9 and 10 on page 86.” All Sugars on the Free List. The House then took a recess without acting on the Robertson amendment and the question this morning was as to the status of this amendment. It held on one side that the Warner amendment which was adopted was in the nature of a substi- tute therefore displaced the Robertson amendment, to that a vote on it could not be taken. On the other hand it was held that the Warner amendment was amend- ment in the nature of a substitute and that @ vote should then be taken on the Robert- son amendment as amended. A number of explanations which did not explain very clearly were offered, and after nearly one and three-quarter hours had been consum- ed it was decided by the committee that the Warner amendment was a substitute, and the substitute was then agreed to. The effect is to place all sugars—raw and refined—on the free list, while the bounty 1s abolished. ‘The Coal Schedule. At,fve minutes after 1 the coal schedule