| Show BY TELEGRAPH PIN mut usa AMERICAN AMR calno WASHING ION 21 A call for four million 3 8 per cent bonds will be issued this afternoon the president has sent to congress f fifteen veto messages thirteen of the vetoed measures are private pension bills the others provide for public buildings at sioux city iowa and evansville ohio the messages have not yet been laid before the house of congress LAND LAWS the senate C ommittee committee on public lands this morning discussed and amended senator mitchells proposed amendment to the bill to amend the preemption pre re emption and timber culture laws lawn it it now provides that nothing herein shall ahall be construed as depriving the holders of military bounty land warrants or other land warrants or other scrip at any time heretofore issued under or in pursuance of the provisions of any law of the united states of their right to locate such warrants or scrip on the public lands of the united states in the same manner as if this act had bad not been passed in this this form the committee will accept this amendment the senate committee on rules this morning ordered a favorable report on the edmunds motion to so amend the rules as to allow debate upon a motion to reconsider the previous vote the report will be called u up for action immediately med lately so as to a allow tow debate upon hawleys harleys Haw leys motion to reconsider the vote by which the railroad attorneys bill was passed the house committee on invalid pensions today to day agreed to amalgamate the substitute lor for the blair bill pensioning eit disabled soldiers with a bail ball to increase tile the rate of pensions ot of soldiers sold i e rs who havel have lost a leg or arm and to attach to the combined bills a clause imposing an income tax to meet the expenditure pend iture of the proposed clause it Is patterned after the income tax bill introduced into the forty seventh congress by general ewing the statistics S collected at the time the bill was introduced indicate that a revenue of per annum could be raised in this way curtin got together his bis special labor investigating committee and reviewed a portion ton of goulds testimony vr hodies hoxies 0 x e a physical condition is such that he cannot appear before the committee and iti it is very svery doubtful if the report will be forthcoming from the committee during this session of congress the Pros president ident started signed about private pension bills today to 6 day THE UNION PACIFIC DEBT henley of california today to day introduced the following resolution in the house WHEREAS it appears from the published reports of the union pacific railroad company that said corporation without the consent of congress did issue issue in 1873 about five million collateral trust bonds and did pay dividends in IM 1853 and 1884 notwithstanding the existence of a gross floating debt of and in IM 1883 and 1885 5 did guarantee the interest on of the oregon short line bonds in defiance of the provisions provi sious of the law of 1873 section 4 of volume 17 statutes at large therefore be it resolved He solved by the house of representatives senta tives that the attorney general be and he is hereby directed to prosecute all officers of said corporation civilly and criminally against whom there is sufficient evidence to warrant a judgment or conviction some sometime time ago the secretary of the Interior made a statement to the secretary of the treasury in regard to the indebtedness of the central and un union i on pacific railroad companies to the united states under the provisions of the thurman act on account of moneys which had been diverted from the earnings earning of those companies to the pacific mail steamship companies in the form of a subsidy paid to that company the Secret secretary arX of the interior expressed the opinion that the railroad companies were indebted to the united states in an amount equal to per cent of the earnings thus diverted the amount thus due from the central pacific railroad company is stated at and from the union pacific railroad company at the second comptroller of the treasury to whom the matter was referred has reported to acting secretary fairchild that the central pacific company so far as examined shows that there is due it for the years 1884 and 1886 1885 for services over the unsubsidized portions seri of 0 the road under the recent decision of the supreme court several hundred thou thousand gand dollars he calls attention to the act of march ad 1875 which he says seems to require the secretary of the treasury when called upon to pay the claims due subsidized railroad companies to withhold an amount equal to the amount of the indebtedness of the companies to the united states mud and also the probable cost of establishing that indebtedness in a suit at law and in case the companies do not assent to the setoff set off to cause a suit to be brought and to withhold payment until the suit cuitis is decided the comptroller recommends that this a course be pursued senator voorhees today to day introduced a bill to submit for adjudication to court of claims the Ne mcgarrahan Garrahan claim to 0 bancho grande in califor rt senator vest from the committee on commerce today to day re reported krecl favorably senator plumbs bill ill rao to authorize the kansas city memphis railroad and freight company to construct a bridge over the mississippi river from hope field arkansas to memphis tennessee the committee has amended the bill so as to provide that if the construction st of the bridge is not commenced within one ona year the act shall be void the following confirmations were made today to day receiver of bf public moneys abram hall milo miles city montana J 0 St Strang ham surveyor general of idaho G W monroe register of the land office bozeman montana J V summers indian agent at Qua paws indian territory the senate Seriate has ratified matille an extradition treaty with japan and one for the resurvey of the boundary line between the united states and mexico THE BOND CALL the following is a description of the bonds called today to day three percent per cent bonds issued under the act of congress ress approved july J uly 12 1882 and numbered as follows toa 50 original number to both inclusive original nal number 1813 to 1883 both ot inclusive elusive in and original number to original number both inclusive inal to original number both inclusive and original number to both inclusive 1000 original number to both beth inclusive clu sive and original number cumbe r 2330 to original number both inclusive original number to ori original 9 number both inclusive and original number total the call matures august THE presidents VETO in vetoing a pension bill today to day the president says 1 I 1 am so thoroughly thorough lv tired of disapproving of gifts of public money to individuals who in my view have no right or claim to the same notwithstanding standing apparent congressional sanction that I 1 interpose with a feeling of relief in a case where I 1 find it unnecessary to determine the merits merit of the application ins in speaking p of the promiscuous and ill advised grants rants of pensions which have lately teen been presented to me for approval I 1 have spoken of their apparent congressional sanction in recognition of the fhe fact that a large proportion of these bills have never been submitted to a majority of either branch of congress but are the result of nominal sessions ions held for the express purpose of their consideration and attended by a small minority of the members of the respective houses bouses of the legislative brance of the government thus in considering these bills I 1 have not felt that I 1 was aided by the deliberate judgment of congress and when I 1 nave have deemed it my duty to disapprove many of the bills presented I 1 have hardly eardly regarded my action as a dissent from the conclusions of the peoples representatives I 1 have not been insensible to the suggestion which should influence every citizen either in private station or official place to exhibit not only a just but a generous appreciation of the services of our count rys defenders in reviewing the pension legislation presented to me in nany any b bills I 1 ils appear appear to be approved upon the theory that every doubt should be resolved in favor of the proposed beneficiary efi ciary I 1 have not however been able to entirely divest myself of the idea that the public money appropriated for pensions is a soldiers soldier s f fund u nd which should be devoted to the indemnification of those who in defense of the he union and in the nations service have lave worthily deserved and who in the he day of their dependence resulting from rom such suffering are entitled to the benefit of the actions of their government this reflection tends to surround the bestowal of pensions with a kind of sacredness sacred ness which invites the adoption of such principles and regulations as will exclude perversion as well as insure a liberal and generous application of grated grateful ul and benevolent designs the heedless disregard of principle chich underlies the granting of pensions is unfair to the wounded and crippled soldier who is honored in the just recognition of his government such a man should never find himself side by side on the pension roll roli with those who have been tempted to attribute their natural ills to which humanity mani tyis is heir to service in the army every relaxation of principle in the granting of pensions invites applications without merit and encourages those who for gain urge honest men to become dishonest thus is the demoralizing moral izing lesson taught the people against the public treasury that in most q questionable u estion able expedients are a allowable I 1 low democratic CAUCUS about of the democratic representatives senta tives who voted for the consideration of the morrison tariff bill assembled in the hall of the house tonight representative bragg of wisconsin was chosen chairman and representative mcrea of arkansas secretary of the conference speaker carlisle opened the proceedings with a stirring speech urging the members to stand firm in their purpose of tariff reform ano pointing out the necessity of united and harmonious action A resolution was offered instructing ting mr morrison to renew hit his motion to consider the tariff bill tomorrow considerable opposition was manifested however and as mr morrison himself expressed a desire to be left tree free to act la 14 the matter as seemed best beat da to h him m the resolution was finally with withdrawn mr morrison then moved that the tariff reform democrats select one member from each state to constitute a committee which shall consider the advisability of issuing an address to the country explaining the position of that element trie the committee to report to another conference to be held later in the present month this motion gave rise to considerable discuss discussion on mostly of a friendly nature the re resolution so was adopted then the discussion turned upon the present state of the business of the house and the several chairmen took advantage of the occasion to impress upon the meeting the necessity of action upon some ot their hills it was finally decided to calla call a full democratic caucus for next wednesday night to agree upon future procedure it can be stated on the best authority that the democratic leaders regard last thursdays vote on the morrison Morr Lion bill as finally defeating tiny any tariff legislation during the remainder of this session and that thai any attempt that may in y be made to again call up the bill will be be only for the purpose ot more strongly emphasizing thearin the principles of the tariff reformers philadelphia pa 21 rev kev waldo the well known preacher and pastor of the northwestern northwest e rn independent presbyterian church ot of this city was arrested today to danfor day lor an alleged attempt to commit a criminal assault upon the wife of charles W coulston Coul COU ISLOn sion both of whom are members of the congregation over which has charge at the hearing the testimony for the prosecution went to show that thai the pastor called callea at the coulston dwelling dwellie this morning after being ushered into the parlor he seized the lady and roughly attempted an atrocious assault upon her that after the alarm was given the husband mr coulston and dr butcher the family phy physician asician on one side and rev kev mes baxos on the other engaged in a fierce hand to hand struggle straggle during which one of the pastors thumbs was bitten so hard as to be nearly severed the minister declared the whole business a trap to ensnare him BOSTON 21 secretary bayard in reply to the resolutions of the state legislature relative to the fishing fish ing question says the resolution shall be duly placed on the files ot this department part ment the subject to which they relate has been for some time solicitously considered by the executive de part apartment ment and I 1 believe I 1 am justified in saying that the interests and rights of the american citizens engaged in fishing have been diligently cared for and no BU opportunity has been omitted to secure their ample vindication under the existing laws and the treaty stipulations CHICAGO I 1 21 A profound sensation was produced in the criminal court shortly before 3 this af afternoon terno n by the appearance of parsons the f fugitive Auar anarchist enist for whom the police had been searching since the night of the haymarket gassere mass mas cre sere lie he drove up to the criminal court building and alighting ran up the steps quickly to the criminal court to the astonishment ment of the court and the police offic bals it appears that black for the anarchists saw mrs birs parsons saturday and urged that it she knew of her husbands whereabouts to urge him to return for trial lie he was bo thoroughly disguised in appearance when he made his dramatic appearance in court that very few acquainted with him could have known him it is known now that he has been bidden within a hundred miles of chicago since the night of the haymarket massacre As soon as he had put in an appearance black asked that his trial should take place with the other six in court BOSTON 21 the new england institute fair building on huntington avenue recently purchased by the metropolitan i itan ho horse arse 1 railway company and valued at was entirely destroyed by tire fire and four workmen were killed their names cannot be learned at present the building is supposed to be f fully ally insured A later dispatch says A terrific fire accompanied by loss of life this afternoon destroyed the new england institute fair building on huntington avenue the building was built by the new england manufacturing and mechanics chanice cs institute for exhibition purposes at a cost of nearly last winter it was purchased bv the metro politan street Railroad Eail road company for and has since been used lasa as a place for storing and repairing cars so quickly did the names flames spread that belore the first engine had arrived the immense roof had fallen and the building was a roaring mass of flames the flames refused t to surrender until t they e had conquered everything every thi na combustible within the building and th the e work r 0 of f rescue was attended with ith gre great t danger an athe charred remains of two men were brought out and are thought though tto to be those of wm taylor and a man named frost both carpenters it is believed that other bodies are buried in the debris as several workmen are missing all is coref confusion and no correct statement of the loss of life can yet be made the flames are still burning in the linteri or of the building of which nothing is left standing except the lower portion of the wall there were many men inside vhf when n the fire broke out and all rushed lor the rear |
