New-York tribune., 1869-03-31

| thirty mhuOns' Inc DEBATE lasted until o'clock,
when the bill was passed The Indian Appropriation
bill was then taken up as to make it the unfinished
business for tomorrow and after short executive
session the Senate adjourned.
The major portion of the session of the House. to-
day, was spent in debate on the supplemental Tax
bill, including the matter of whisky and tobacco
only The feature of this bill was a section extend
ing the time of Withdrawing whisky from bond one
year from the Goth of next April This measure met
with little opposition in the last Congress- being ad-
vocated by the legitimate whisky dealers of the
country, especially of New York City and Philadel
phia, and would have passed the House but for the
want of time. 1t failed to get through the Senate
The bill was brought up again in the House, to-day,
on motion of Mr. Hooper to reconsider the vote
whereby the bill was recommitted to the Committee
on Ways and Means. The debate developed a
marked change of sentiment especially
among the members of the Ways and Means
Committee. Allison offered an amendment striking
out the section extending the time of withdrawing
whisky from bond. In this he was supported by
Schenck, Logan Butler, and Garfield Kelly spoke
strongly in opposition to the amendment, and said
that the provision il proposed to eradicate from the
bill was blow at the legitimate whisky dealers and
protection of home industry. The amendment pre-
vailed. however and the provision was struck out
from the bill
The House Committee on Banking and Currency
to-day had under consideration the bill for redis-
tributiOn of circulation among tho States. The sub
Committee who are charged with maturing the bill
not being ready to report on the subject it de-
cided not to prepare separate bill for the present,
but to wait until the Senate had acted upon the one
now before that body, and to incorporate their
amendments in that bill. This it was thought
would facilitate the chances of securing concurrent
legislation on this subject.
Mr.. Washburn, ex-Minister to Paraguay, appeared
before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to-day,
and made statement respecting the treatment which
he Bliss. and Masterman, received from Lopez and
his officials There was nothing that is new to the
public ohcited. The Committee will take no action
in the matter until Mr. Bliss has had hearing be-
fore them. The Committee are of the opinion that
some action should be taken in the matter
The House Naval Committee had under consider
ation to day, the recommendation of the Secretary
of the Navy to repeal the eghthour law so far as 1t
referred to the Navy. 1t referred to a sub-com-
mittee for examination for instructions TO report TO
the Committee what action ought to be taken on the
subject The Committee also considered the ques-
ton of allowing the Secretary Of the Navy to dispose
of all vessels not required in the service and to turn
over the money received to the Navy DEPARTING mt,
instead of the Treasury Department. The Com
mittee did not seem to look with favor on this prop
ostion and it is not likely anything will be done
with it at present
While the Committee on Elections holding q
meeting the other day, alteration took place be-
tween two of its members Messrs. Stevenson Of Ohio
| and Burr of Illinois The latter gentleman struck
| the former and in return was struck himself, but
the contestants were separated before any serious
damage was done
A CABINET MEETING YEsTERDAY-THE PACIFIC
| RAILROAD INVESTIGATION - RECoEsTRUC-
| TION IN TEXAS AND GEORGIA-TuE EAST
| RIVER BRIDGE.
[GRNBRAL PRESS DIsPATCHI
The President received several visitors this morn
ing among them Senators Upton, Corbett, and Rob
ertson At the Cabinet meeting held to-day, all the
members were present. Mr.. Halsev has decided to
accept the office of Register of the Treasury, which
/ has been rendered him.
The President to-day sent only one nomination to
the Senate namely, that of Charles S. Hamilton to
be Marshal for the District Of Wisconsin. Gen.
Hamilton was classmate Of President Grant at
West Point and served during the late war; princi-
pally in the Southwest, as Major General.
The testimony before the Senate Committee goes
to show that there has been overissue Of govern
ment bonds 10 the Central Pacific Railroad Com
} pany The bonds were issued in accordance with
the law and the facts, and after the opinion of At
torney General Evarts had been given to the effect
that the Secretary of the Treasury could no longer
withhold them, under section of the act of 1864
authorizing the issue of twO-thirds the amount OF
bonds upon the completion of the work in adj
vance of the laying of the rails. II is also shown
that the Union Pacific Road is far from being com
pleted to Ogden as alleged In the Echo and Weber
canyons of the Wassatch Mountains 30 miles east OF
Ogden there are several miles of temporary track
with grades exceeding 900 feet 10 the mile in use,
upon which the Union Pacific Company have re-
ceived the full quota of bonds although the road is
not built upon the approved line of survey, and two
tunnels are yet unfinished, of which will not be
completed till the SOth of April by which time the
Central Pacific Company will have reached Ogden
City with its completed track.
About 50 Texas gentlemen appeared before the Re-
construction Committee this morning Gov. Ham
ilton stated the for the party which asks to
vote upon the new Constitution, and discussed the
Equal Rights and Suffrage clauses. Some converse
ton arose between the Committee and the Speaker
as to the true meaning of the disfranchsement sec
ton which is copied from the new Constitution Of
South Carolina Gov. Hamilton contended that
those only can vote who can hold Office under the
| Fourteenth Amendment; that Interpretation
being questioned and the member from South Caro-
lima having remarked that no one is now disqua-
fed voter in South Carolina, Gov Hamilton sald
IF that be the Interpretation, so much the better
Gen. Butler said, "That is explicit enough" Gov.
Hamilton then spoke against all disquafcations as
a permanency The further hearing was then ad-
journed until Thursday.
The Committee on Reconstruction by astrict party
vote, to-day agreed to report Gen. Buffers Georgia
| bill
| Bv direction of the Secretary of War, commits
sion will assemble in the city Of New-York on the
3lst inst to examine and report upon the subject oil
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