New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-26
Engrr WASHINGTON.

special Disrsteh 20 Tho n. y. Tribune.
| WASHINGTON Thursday, Feb rs. 1905.
THE CONFERENCE on THg INTERNAL RsYESCR
| BILL.
The Committee of Conference on the Internal
Revenue bill had meeting today, and failed TO agree.
The managers for each House refused 10 yield to the de-
uands Of the other Another meeting viii be held to-
morrow.
DECISION CoyCSRYISG THE MANUFACTURE OF
SuMAC.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has
decided that the grinding and boiling Of sum,c for tan
ming and coloring purposes is manufacture, and there
fore subject 10 the TAI OF Three per cent.
SENATOR nALE's COUNSEL CASE.
A spurious document, purporting TO be n
Senate document concerning Mr. Bale's connection
counsel with tho OF james 81. Hunt is in crcula
ton here containing among other things, letter FROM
lr Hunt 10 Mr. Hale describing the result Of his trial
al Norfolk lasting u days es having "failed 10 stain
his reputation in the slightest degree" The general
orders with the record of the charges and trial show
found guilty Of fraudulent aud dishonest
conduct and practices the prejudice Of good order
and military discipline and sentenced to pny fine
Of ~ coo snd be imprisoned at hard labor unN II Was
paid The Judgment Of The Court adds
The Commission Is thus le1ien in consideration OF The
Imprisonment and the pecuniay losses already suffered
hy The said Hunt nv ~ his arrest the forego
| inc charges. ne CoUmieson further respectfully
states its convictions based Tho testim0ny on this
record that the mode sometimes pursued ~ snhorGih
ATE officers OF charteTinF vessels hy the Intervention %
middle men and adyeniurers Of real or supposed IN.
taueuee IS rainous TO The interests Of tho Goro!1meb
and disastrous 10 Tho morals of the country.
SENATOR M'DOUGALL REQUESTED 80 RESIGN.
The California Senate has passed and forward
ed 20 Ibis city resolutions consuming Js. A. McDoueai
aud requesting him 10 r,sigo his seat for filling -
represent the loyalty Of his State and for physical dis
ability 10 dischaTrethe duties Of his Office
THE PROPOSED TEN.yORrIES.
4 former act Of Congress authorized the issue
of90O O 900 Of l0Gs the resolution Today TO change
200 600 coo Of these into Bios wifuly misundcs
stood by parties who teegraphed orders no'hwaIds 10
instantly sell ont vast quantities Of 52os which they
never owned The effort 10 depr- Government secuii.
lies was bold and persistent
ARREST or 4 SPY.
! Astonishment was occasioned Tonight by the
arrest on Pennsylvania avenue of one Of sioseby's
cavalry, named W. w Bush, in the uniform Of Union
colonel and carrying the pass Of Colonel Of Maryland
cavalry The detectives chasing another OF Nose
by's men said to be in the city in similar disguise.
MN. JiLLMpht ftSlllVh.
Millsrd Fillmores speech ct the opening Of
the Buffalo Sanitary Fair is regarded here as o move
toward Democratic nomination foT which his friends
Lero have been urging hin.
TIRE FRAUDS ~ THE EEw-YoEK CUsrOM-HorsR.
Tie Committee on Expenditures having il
charge tho inquiry into lie frauds in tho Sew.fo
Cusio@n.Bouse, and particularly the nismanageuent of
the Naval Office, have detailed Messrs. Hulbufd Iol-
los and 10 Blond 10 90 Now Yorl its evening ana
push ,heir Investigations ihoIe.
TIE QUICK uLyER-BIsK CASE.
In the great QuicEsilYer-Mi case to-day, III
the Supreme Court Mr.. Ills of California maintained
that the question OF survey should be referred 10 the
Surveyor Gene a. Of California He quoted The decision
OF the Sapr,me Con made several years ago in ihissame
case in which the Court refused 10 do what The Quick
silver Mining Company now ask them to DO and also
similar question decided in another 81 this present
term. lie introduced the record evidence Of two Sur
yeyor-G ehsrals OF California Stating that LETT 10 them
selves the should 20 locate the tract as TO place the
mine upon Government land. Second, this tract is
~ be located sde OF certain boundaries containing
greater quantity 10 be selected ID the election OF the
grantec. the party must be considered 10 hags elected
~ take that portion Which be first occupied and has
si.ce sold.
Il support Of cis he introduced the Executive regu.
lathe requiring She surveys TO bo made as he csimsd
and 4 fact thai Laros, through whom the Quicksilver
Co1HSzy derive their tile built lis house and oecu
pied Tho valley land and has cold OF certain portions OF
II. He then introduced diagrams showing that II the
Quicksilver Company took that portion which their
grantor took, they could not possibly embrace the
mines that tie boundaries inside OF which The tract
was to be located continued league and treeauar
tcrs-of this one league was sterile mountains. and
threefourths very fertile valley land and that as Iaros
took from Mexico farming grant, and entered into
possession and sold the farming AID valley land, /. was
new stsprd tey biz rarte~ x throw sway ip this