New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-28

ton Of Court House at springfield III. increased
from $1,000 To- t2JOJO.
Mr. RAun (Rep;, III. encouraged by the success Of
Mcssrs O'Nei Dodge aud Hopkins, renewed l.s pfopO
st0n Of $4,000 for a Post-Ofce aud CustOmH0usc ~
Cairo H. and supported II in speech. showing tne com
mercla greatness OF Caro- aud THIS time no secut1 te
Nj PRICE Rep Iowa making some remarks about The
trimmings and tinse of the Treasury Department moved
strike out the items for the North Wing 81 tho Treasury
"A motion which Mr.. Blaine denounced ~ the hight oi
Mr.. LAWRENCE rep. Ohio, took the same view rs
MT Price and sustained the amendment but II was I'
jected
Mr. LAWRENCE rep. Ohio, tried to get in an item OF
s21W Tor the arsenal al COlgmDu5, ono, bu A-s uo'4'
Mr.. sELYE rep. n ~ moved to strike out the i.en
OF 100000 for continuing the work the Capitol extern
sion He wanted tOnow where the Capitol was 70 DO eA
tended and Wh3 vas to pay for It, ,e motion and
Mr.. WAsHBURNE expressed his willingness TO have
the item expunged, and 1t was struck OUT 40 w" "'
ON motion by SIr POLAND Rep.. W. TO appropfIiate
5000 instead Of 81 900 for the 81 s1 In
lions OF the exploring expeditions AZ the onlt'vu.h m
sttution r sEYE said that he was Ipc'Du ~ @
his constituents for any such purpose, dHo Az w"
REJECTED Sn tne amount was 'g SoyHd 20 sre out the
item OF S2l 900 for the Metropolitan Ponce Tor me DIS
trict of Columbia aud said th wn 6 20 f 81
purely local. while there was nor bh0tneT CITY ~ tno
Union where faxes were low as IN the CITY VI WASH
iDgton. - ~ srrvp Dan n v s,,,osted
Mr. INGERsOLL C2ep, NJ Chairman OF the Commit
tee o the District protested that would be an outrage
TO strike the appropriation remarking that the GOV
rict OF Columbia for which u paid not one cent o aKes
While the question under consideration the
Speaker took the char and presented letter from the
Superintendent of Police In kew-Yorl. warning the
Washington Superintendent OF Police Of possible Guy
Fawkes plot at the national capital The Eew-YoTk OIL
has learned that five Of nitro gycerne contain
ing about l65 pounds Sufficient TO blow ny the 81
Nicholas Hotel in NewIOrk" recently delivered IN
New York forged order, and that the President OF
the r. g Blasting OIL Company has recently had several
applications from unknown persons for the purchase o
aud as the five cans that we're delivered
have disappeared from NewNOrk, the YORK Police
superintendent suggests that ~ IL IA intended Tor ms
chief II Is likely for in Washington than else
where" He therefore gives the Washington police In
formation to put them on their guard
The House went into Committee and II Was remarked
by several Republican members that few seats we're Oc
cupied the other side OF tho House as though thero
was really apprehension OF anotherGuy fawkes attempt
Mr. LawrcnCe's amendment Waa rejected, aud soon az
terward the Committee rose.
LAKE MICHIGAN AND MISSISSIPPI CANAL.
Mr. COBB Dem, Wis., presented resolutions OF mo
Wisconsin Legislature. reference % the project OF con
necting by naygable channels the waters or Tie n's
sppi and OF Lake Michigan Committee Oh Commerce
Adjourned.