, 1869-02-18
House Request for a Commit
tee Of Conference
Disagreed To-
The Judiciary Committees Rese'
lution Finally Adopted.
Prospects Of the Internal Rev.
enue Bill in the Senate.
Resolutions Passed in the
House Authorizing a Sur
vey Of Chicago Harb7r.

House Authorizing Sur
vey Of Chicago Harb,r.
spec.s,l,espa, 10 Tho Chicago "1ssune.
WAenI4rros. Feb. II.
rHxAxx.HA7oRx BANNING Bill.
The ccntest 0, CT TIE BaEk h'll III rae aouse to-
sF IA. principally over the sect1cu proy1ding Tor
a rcd1str7 button OF the currercy. The robnsn |
pe1 duacat rt9airfrC distribution oE the basts Of
ta,ablc property aud population in equal pr~p"r-
ton VA. drst adopted by eight m,jsslts, but vas
subs n.ly et,ieken oct and Mr. 11perso Is pro-
ncs,tor, providing for free banking snd 1nerea
of currency, WIS adopted. The whate tuhlect waa
then lad on the table, Al the members east Of
Ohio vofed steadily agaiIst all propositions 10
copaize while the Wcs, and son.h. with the c1-
ceptiou OF tho members from Michigan voted 10
ce,her 10 eecrsc redistribution.
r. TIE TOBACCO TAI.
The section OF the Tax h,1i. a. paseea by the |
House, regarding tobacco, prov de, tor FUR nlsh-
trC es1nps free 1cs tobacco which rss paid tax; |
also, for eEuf and eiyass in lawful paeEaEa- all
stamps OF one pound or upwurcs to be numbered, |
registered ard tigtco and to be tnsehated only |
from Collectors. It nlloWs the Substitution Of
the p1oFs:etor's name for thai of the mstufac-
tuner, c,EaER. The general opinton l. that the
bill cannot ha got through the Senate.
aTA71uktH1 1oBnris1s.
Ast.oue lnbhy Is At work "a induce the Senate
Committee on Printing not 10 tcpo1t tho bill
iasscd By the llouae providing ios the purchase
OF alt fsauotcfy for the depait.acnts by boaf'.
Tie lobby il acting IN the Interest OF the voa.
tracters for :hc departments.
srEiKERsntP OF THE noCeK.
EnraEtr Colia1 Will rtFiGn hts place In tho
I1oaee - soon as the 3cu1pal hss hcen read On
Wednesday, The Sd OF March, aun leave that body
10 elect new Spesker for the twenty fur hours.
BE doee this because he Il repaired to be 10 the
Senate Chamber on tue 4th ter ag nG'ren sninuses
,etoic tat expiration nf the p:tsent Congress. ID
order to lake the oath Of Office ar Sirc P:rs,den..
II IL be clevto thst the flo1se will give Mr r1me-
.oy, Of New rosk, The lt nor Of srrri1G one dag
as Speaker. lii. Term oI otl- C t1pres with this
.Cobgrcse, aud be Il populsr With hi. assuclates.
1nE cohconAH INVESTIGATION.
The seuste Commiltee On District Attire co,:-
tinued thur Investigation today iuto thr question
OF the bauke1 Corcofau'e toyay. They reps 4tcd
the tootth proceedings Of trying tn nnd oa: how
= newspaper coffe+puuocLt got h.s Information
aboul one nl the ponta In the 11y.etis sa,eon, hu.
Erie 0 wiser whun BIZ 1rFt tho room than when
he entered They a!to chilled thu late steward Of
tHe Hu.slsn Legation TO testify about the alleged
conversation bttwctn Mr. Co:eDt.n and Senator
DhYasd, 1t ore ol Baron lie Stoeckel's
d!nIe- parties. He tscined to testify,
not In acF hostile Spirit hut because be believes
himsef shielded by diplomatic privileges. Hlt
csc haa excl cd eors!dssahls ap.esest 10 legation
circee. where lhe right OF the corm's,ee " com-
pei him TO give evidence is gcnerally teEicd. The
committee viii hafs1S Stn;ure Compulsory
.reasutes With him. Senator Bayar1 waa also bc-
ftre the committee, and made etrong aud
piict utrtal Q! The servants s'ateEept. saying he
nercr had tLJ coLvt Ration Of the kind reported
Ni:h CuscCrsn OF anyone tlke. ~ otter per- soQ,
vlo VAS ee1d to ktow shout the eouser=a. ton,
tcIies ever having dned at the Rusrian Mtn1s-
krtF t.
ills story o' rewards oHcstd for a.sass!un-
to-, II probably tters humping. invented fur the
}Mrpese Of uatlicc CT black mall.
rAyAt APPROPRIATION B11L.
TIE principal point in dispute about the Naval
Appropriation bill sSas tbs: Relative t, TIE scduc
rion and reorganization Of the Marine Corps.
lis present nnsIimnrn il asout three tdousaud
bse hundred men. exclusive o! Officers. The cou,
fcEeute report adopted reduces tce corps to
shout eighteen hun3Eed men, ana also makes con.
sideskb:e reduction IN the nuu1brr Of officers. The
kasiLg TO the government bF tie cLuugc will be
neasly million doats yearly
1u8 aKw lS1xaHAL TAX n1L..
p-ssed by the House last night. IL the Longest
measure cves put through eiihct branch Of Con
sese, II viii make over cir hundred p3ces c
M.tu cstpt, aLd canno. be e1Esossxt heforu sat
usdsy. 1t Eii then take three cass tu pu, tt into
print. R1d By the time it can resca the Finance
Con n,ittee 10; mo.s than twelve working t.Ss u
thc eetsl6n WILL rtR1tn+ lufluK Which, OF cuursE
nos hing can be done With It.
THE ANSEsrT PROCLAMATION.
Thu 1epatt fun ihe senate judiciary Com
m11tee. to-day, on the Fres1celt'n late Aznest,
P1oclaE stlon. was drawn up By Mr. 1dmuude
II declared thAt Mr. johnson had no light unde
the lan OF constitution to ls:ur .rch psocIau1 :,
t:or. !: is merely tstla:atur} Ia .ctc7. aud II
passed will oul5 express tnt opinion Of Coux1cs!
OF the qaeetion rH.ecd.
PERSONAL.
Gtnersl john 4. Rswl.Ie, Chief of.StaG u Gen
GA! dfaLs a:1ised hete with h!a family to-ntgh
from DaLhurY, CoEn.. where thcs hare bee,
elerdsEg sozne weeks. GeLersl Ka~Aos IL In tn
grored hs aisb, AID will be tue gu. st OF Gcuera
Grant untti atr tho icanGuraticn- Everybody re
s+afds him a. OLE Of tue eonndcst advisers Of III
ae1t President.
1HE coSt1t1uiIoHAL AMENDMENT IN THE SENATE
The Serate Is making another Gay ana 1tsh
o! 1t on The conhtifationsl amendment. III
Ecuse, Gu Malda1. tjectc,t tic se1a,c =. ,ro.s
t.or. Tht* Obliged the Scntse 10 Eecete. as
aCunu.1ttee Of Eou:+ zenoe. re question cam
up Ut O'Clock, ara n.nc hunts have nov bce
epctt ID au excited and tome whai ilI-tcup ere
~tanee, 1n*. brfare dark. by sose & 50 to -. Il
Senate Eeececd from Its cTn proposition. and the
about eight O'Clock. by decided majority, =
fused to nsret viii the uouec 1ropostnon. Tnc1
WAS nothing TO do theB hnt hrgli back Mt sbe b
cuLt1s Aud take up The original Proposition +
fN1NA " Al olC*H&. AAsF Nay 4NAE+ d44 ]
effort 10 now being nscc 10 do eouc:blrg vii
that, The rso-rec,: sos re1*ib.e se,,ou srs d
s,drd.y untA.o1abIe.
nExIrEs or TRIAL.
The nsu D. .mp-cS, W;o 1sesutcd clerk In It
I>aicIt Ot1lce tho otner Gay for e1poelnc T. aud.
IL. stationery contisct, Is 1ow trI4l before II
<rtn.tral Court here Judge Fisher Presiding, f
atssuit anc batttrF.
ILiNlt~ or Mr.. wAeuBrnHE.
K. i. Nashh@tLc II worse to-day, an1 Ills tar
~ begin tu bo noncwhst als,mea.
CuRRtcrioH.;
Just!te to RcirtsetiR:tve Farnswoeth scouj.
tte etatcment ttki he sUled n.asn.. the Gomez
mn: resolution regarding the counting u: the VI
.ofGcose,a~ he did 10. vote With Ge1eEat HI
le1 TO e1c.utc the vote olthat Ststc, and be
tempted on the door 10 susia1u the sullogs Of,
l1.s!dlIg officer. atdtoppotet Dntles.
CHICAGO HAhHoN eUEFkT.
Mr Judd today r. ft1nttoduc-d bis feeofntioe
,eciing the Secretary Of War 10 za2ke survey: I
cnlara1u2 the harbur at Ch:e,go, and 1t #
.tasetd.
"a. JuH1sor, rE~sEaeEE."
a moutpu7 suggestive object stood tn fro
Ct trunk store In this city to-3ny, In the RIA
nj newly covered r.k Of medium, elzc, fresh
suasktd "a. Johnrcn, TtnEet.c=."
H1srokIcAL aErkhEScE.
4 reference to the annals Of Congress sho
ttatat the tine Of Counting the electoral ve
t4ke very much The same part IN the proetea.n
ct the joint Convention as Mr. Coll
toes 1a:t week. The President OF I
SeLate WEE proceeding to annonr
the ss&e OF Mi.soar, when John Randoi
'spranE to his feet, refused to obey the cali
order. ana wss directed BY the Speaker +, ia
his teN. ITO other nenne.. a.,c5npted a st1
lar coulse OF d'sor6esls peoeesasogs. and =,
aI.o rut back into their e<ats bY the Yneaxer
TO THE Ass,cITAED PRESS.
C9NTBAL FAC INC uAu.o,n
WAsHrko1ok. Feb. lS.-1Le r.e-,de1, vc..
day Aceep.ed ths report ?! ,;,a ~ Goss,ancri "a
al tic Certral Pacific ha!!foad, extending to
stub mile post east from Sacramento. and dir
ID thst raseruneut honde be l+sued thereon.
TnK ChloN rAcIFtc.
Bond4 to Tho amount OF 3t.sS).uVJ nave
1ssued "a the Cnio1 paci1c Railroad Oh ac=a
a The completion Of TWO additional scctipnt
Tnsnettpx one thou.an1 miles west 1Fon ON
.Ks$AI1ow HEroRT THAR GENERAL GRANT mas
OCT COLONEL HADkAE.
New TonE. Feb. 11-lhe Her1fd's Wa.htn
despatch Gays: :" There il report here that
.cnnadculal relations he:esofore cx,.stus bets
General Grant and his co1daecHsl eec1etart.
I11i BAdeau. have bsea broken OF. snd ,o
B4deau was fn. tucicd 10 tenove biz te4k fsou
room occupied by G1art to smother Arartu
The caast Of the rupture j. not knorp.'
Virginia HEcoSsrECcr1oH.
The ben1.e Jud dcihry COMMITTEE dcctic
day 10 report bill II itch passed the House =
time ago. piosidln2 fot an election In vir9
with On tMrLdnrnf enhmttung to feys
vote the 1ae!. !.sncnietng Glance Of The c,ns
ton.
CONGRESSIONAL.