| Show notes washington may 16 the treasury department today to day purchased ounces of silver aliver at oma 0 and fo justice and senator morgan have formally notified the president of their to bere ai as arbitrators anbe on behalf of the united states in the bering toa seii matter tie court of claims today to day dismissed the petition of elizabeth wark formerly postmaster at leporia Lm poria kansas this was a test cae case involving the right of postings to recover balance balances of salary 1 found due duct under the readjustment act comptroller of the currency currency Lacey will soon become president of the bank Ba ere national bank chicago it is is not net likely however that he will relinquish ing present position before the first of july as therease there ther eare are several important questions re quirina lis his personal attention baron fava the italian tui minister nistor called at the state department this afternoon there were no formalities whatever the baron merely merel informed the secretary arv odthe of the resumption of his diplomatic function aa its though nothing had occurred to interrupt them baron fava fave also resumes hie his place as dean of the diplomatic corps the house public lands committee today authorized a favorable report on rep recent athe bill forfeiting for to tho the united states all such lands granted to aid ald in the construction of a railroad ae as are opposite to and coter coterminous minous ruinous with that portion ofalla of any such railroad as was not completed within wit an the time specified in the tile granting act JA J the farms loans loan and sand mortgage division of oft lie the census ceneus bureau resumed his testimony today to day before the census office committee and arid detailed hie his former testimony as to the tile political 1 re which worked a detriment to the eress uree ho ile said paid it was common report when employees wanted more inore pay tile they went bobc to congressmen egv instead 7 of to t ot the I 1 I 1 chief chie foft of the e division d ivisson iv islon V tep geary of california will introduce a resolution in ili the tile house requesting quest the secretary of state if compatible coro with public interests to report to the tile house his reasons for the removal of I 1 Frederick A bancroft of illinois from the position of or librarian of the state department part ment and his nomination without his knowledge or consent to be united united states 11 consul to brunswick germany a poet not now vacant 4 A judgment of great interest in ite its construction I 1 st of what under the tile interstate commerce act constitutes unlawful discrimination was rendered tendered by he the united states supreme court today to day in lit the ease commo commonly known as thell altimore ohio theatrical theatric af rate case involving the rights of a railroad company to cell pell at reduced rates ticket tio to parties of ten or more person persons I 1 the court in ili an opinion by justic brown sustained the decision of judge jackson refusing to issue an all injunction to restrain the railroad company from continuing the gale sale of party rate tickets the general ground of lie the opinion is that it is not an sit unjust discrimination crimination dk for tho the railroad company comi 4 to bell sell ticket tickets at whole wholesale ale cheaper i fh than at retail the case originated in a I 1 complaint made by the tile ian pan handle against a the baltimore A ohio 11 I 1 |
