New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
CIR SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
ONo SIS.
Prevention Of the Cholera.
IREPRESE NATION N.
Speech of Senator Salisbury.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY BILL.
Passage cfMr. Schenek'S Amendment!
HgECHFR CITY.
Speeches by Messrs. Morrill, of Vermont,
Pike of Maine, Grinnell of
Chic, and Others.
VIRGINIA BOUNDARIES
MISCELLANEOUS.
WARRINGTON, Tuesday, March c, 1896.
EVIDENCE REQUIRED.

The Second Controller of the Treasury has
instructed the Second Auditor to require OF all claim
ants for arrears Of pay bounty for deceased soer
of foreign birth and who represent themselves as ony
brothers sisters or widows Of the deceased duly au
thenticaed evidence from the genealogical tables Of
their native place, before their claims be allowed.
SUIT AGAINST GEN. MUssEY.
The District-Attorney for this District has
been ordered by the Treasury Department to commence
an action against Brig Gen. r. ID. Mussey, late Pri'
vate Secretary TO President johnson, TO recover tho
sum OF s2s COO. which, IL ia alleged. was distracted
from tie sun advanced him for recruiting and for
which il is claimed, lie Las failed TO account.
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD BONDS.
In pursuance of the report of the Commis-
siouers and ChiefEngneer Of the Central Pacific Kan
road Of California, TIE Solicitor Of the Treasury has
submitted the opinion that the Company is entitled to
bonds to the amount OF sGi0ocC the SUN allowed per
mile being $4,000.
SUBSTANTIAL SYMPATHY.
Another contribution from the birmingham
(Fngleud) Association. n Benevolent Society formed
for the purpose OF supplying. far as possible the
wants of the destitute freedmen Of the United States
WAS TODAY received by Gen Howard. The invoice re-
erred 10 consisted Of clothing and amounted in value
10 sLGO Tie money value Of articles heretofore
contributed by he lmc Association is over $1,000 oil
of which has been donated since the termination Of the
Rebellion
MARYLAND DRyILTRY.
Well authenticated reports have recently
reached Gen. c. II. Howard, Assistant Commissioner
of the Freedmes Bureau for the District OF Columbia
MARYLAND and several Of the eastern counties oil VIZ
cinio TO tho effect that certain unpnucipled and OF
course, unauthorized persons are engaged IN trans
fering freedmen from Baltimore ond vicinity to An
napolis. where they are, by some process unknown
disposed Of TO their employers at $40 per head These
scoundres doubtless operate the minds OF the freed
men by holding out false inducements and stringent
efforts are being made by the Bureau to ferret out and
bring them to justice.
WEST INDIA TELEGRAPH.
Senator Morrill, OF Maine reported from the
Committee on Commerce to-day the bill incorporating
the international Ocean Telegraph Company. 1t
gives to the company the sole and exclusive right oil
LAYING. working and maintaining telegraph lines ard
wires from the coast Of Florida to the West Indies
MISSOURI REIYBURsED.
Mr.. Brown Of Missouri called up the bill ior
the reimbursement OF the State Of Missouri for expenses
incurred in equpping and paying the militia OF that
State and the same was passed.
OTHER SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The bill 10 extend the time for the with
drawal OF goods from public stores and bonoed ware
houses was discussed a, some length by MT Spraguc
but no conclusion was arrived at owing to the expra
ton of tue morning hour before tho close OF the Scna
tors remarks On motion Of Mr. Riddle OF Delaware
resolution was adopted requesting president Johh'
sop TO detail three engineers Of the army to examine
and report upon the condition Of the Washington City
Canal and recommend such improvements as may be
70 be ade for the better preservation oil the
health Of the city,
REPRESENTATIONS.
The Joint resolution to amend the Constitu-
ton respecting representation was then taken up and
Mr.. Salisbury Of Delaware addressed the eena'e In
opposition thereto.
VIRGINIA BOUNDARY LINE.
The House bill giving the consent OF Congress
to the annexation Of the Counties OF Berkeley and
Jefferson 10 the State OF West Vrgna. was brought
up by Mr. Clark Of New. Hampshire and after consider
able discussion participated in by Messrs Clark, Sauls
bury Riddle and Wiley. the bin was passed by vote
of 81 TO g. Senators Davis and Guthrie OF KY Riddle
and Salisbury of Del. and McDougall OF Cal, con
sttutng the minority.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
At p. IN. the Senate went into Executive
Session.
RATIOYs IN TENNESSEE.
Gen. Hatch who has commanded in Iennes
see for the last four years. states in his evidence before
the Instruction Committee that the poor whites o.
Tennessee required many rations than the ne
eroes 1--WE did not issue onetcnth the rations TO the
negroes that we did 10 the poor whites"
EVIDENCE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON RE-
CONSTRUCTION.
The evidence given before the Reconstruction
Committee and reported to the House this morning py
Gov. Boutwell,, embraces the States OF georgia