, 1869-12-11
WASHINGTON.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the
House Of Representatives. :
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Progress Made on the Census
Bill. -.
List Of. Finance Ellis Thus Far
Introduced,


The Establishment Of a Free
Banking System Predicted.
4 Favorable Report to be Nude
on the Tenure-oEOMce
Repeal Bill.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10
FINANCE su1s-
The tr1t wsek Of Congress ends with little tndg.
cation OF tho financial EteHa Of 1ts rnemhera.
Senator SauDcr has introduced Z blu for ffea
banking, with \ clau1e nutiirg the increase Of
currency to dfty millions per year. Representa-
tive Mo1rell+ Of pennsJtEan1a, has introduced one
for free banking, and q rewiloan 1t w per cent:
and Representative 1ngerto,l, Of Illinois, hA
brought In bills ter tree bank1us, to prevent the
sale Of government gold, and 10 authorize the IT,
sue OF forty -four millions mcre-legnl tenders.
None OF thesc bills have been consld-
cred In committee, and II Is doubt
Iul II s1J Of them Will be TIL
sitter the holidays. The iaes Of free banking
system has LAZY supporters IN 10th houses, and
the present Indications are tEzt such system
Will lie established during tue Eess,on. Further
fpd'cat,ons are that Secretary Boutwels recon-
uepdatio1 for contraction, IT tho rate OF two
millions reE month, viii not md many aupporters-
The deiuand from tho South tor Eore money ap-
peass 10 be very strong.
CrBIoX npEsE RKFonHa
The RctTecchnent Eptnutt;te has brought
about another 1ttorm 10 the management Of the
Custom Houses, psrtcolAr1J that OF San FrAn-
cteca The comElttee, II their Investigation Last
tinted lJ RiA111g si11le case: Cndef the law, IL
IL now stands, selzures under I'VE ,u1and dollars
are drtced 1h3ur The deduction Of dnuea while
1toM seizures worth a5ove that oRnre the teduc-
ton Of tax xks 1Eade before tic division took
place They found Case where opium to the
yaluD Of about &c., 100 WAS scIzcd un one vessel
AID the Inspectors, irr'csl regarding It as one
eeizuErt reported I seizure from each berth or
tssteroon, and Therefore got good deal ao1e
money than Womb hare come to them Il It had
3,een treated ~ oce fe'zare. The committee made
representations ol tho s1cts to Secretary Boutwell,
snd he has issued regulations Of character to
break up this abuse, and bring tbs proper revenue
into the Treasury.
TIE TENSION Law.
Twenty eight Pension Agents have been here for
t4o days consulting In regard to such m amend
Hcnt TO the Pension law N anaIi forbid attorneys
from acting between the Pension Ageuts and the
pcrboi,er. OF the IS roo paid b. the govern
utLt to this class o! il cii1zens, 1t Ia estimated
that tull three millions Is retained hy attorneIs
ieta. Conttdts:Eg tic sna!l amount Of each PAT.
EeEt ard the CuaGttion 0l moit pe7son8 receiving
this bounty, II IL ht,d hardsh,p tha. ought to be
Tc1Lnycd. A bill containing the Ahove proTltoa
Viii l,e introduced By the peu.:on Committee,
HEAVY CLAIM .GA1ssT AExtCo.
The Tehrantcpcc ship C1aal Aai Mexican i
Pacific Railroad Company. through IT. attorney,
has p1estntr I'd cialn OF ss9a so' s!o aRalnEt Mex
here. The items Rfc $1sS, ,lsi,GGs FOR Whist atc
knox rs the Woodhouse boaos, $Gs0, o00 Tor sup.
Piles furnished Iuarez, saG,oeV tor lands con-
11Hctcd to them, 81 ta 00o fGr minea, AMI other
amounts for railroad and telegraph franchises
TrK 1EACKE oF-trFicE ELL
The HouEe Jud,c!AiJ Com1Httee had meeting
this morning, II which liutes was authorized 10
make = favorable rtpor, Oh his till, repeating the
Tenu1e-uf.otllce Act. Ths Ill will appear the
frst time when the eouuittee Is called. There
II no doubt Of !ts passage By tic House, though
some diaea:1s1ed hepnbi.cAns.at .ate likely enough II
give It tacir opposition. What !ta fata viii be
when It teaches the senate i've OF A1x week.
herce, 20 Gle can Jet tell.
snoET LrcrrEE.
Epeake. Blaine gave the House notice to-da,
that he woaId not hereafter tolerate such abuse,
OF the rules and prpprtctfes Of The body, on Mon
na5v, hAxeTt pract1hed Ut the LAST session, ant
thai, Tkle tho ru.eS 1&mnlu a. They are
he viii endxasor to enforce them II
their letter snd er,rlt, believing that buslne.s VII
be expedited By srch enforcement The reform
he tlu4 lndicaled;l ons much needed
ALlsKA.
The HnuBe Committee Oh Territories have heey
considering the bill establishing u Tezrsorta
Government In Alaskn, and though they hHTe no
concluded thclF action, the Indications arc De
cittdEy that they will report AGAINST It, and ALLOW
The country to remain u While longer under mil!
hni hITt .1.PlHr@ n RhhHln
w1I be hrurght tn, however, afscs the houdaJA
GkoRGIA.
The Senate Judiciary Committee are sr51ng Il
:letee on hill In relation to Georgia
md will probably be able to re
port IN time for reporting It rext Mondas
TLc1c Is Eo11e orlosltten MtEr Presidents recon-
1nerdaliou, int 1hc prospects sFe that ,hc!1 hi
wilt ret the S.A'e hack where II was when th
int new Legislature met.
TIE EIGuT-lorR MONUMENT.
The men who TsEsTi Al eight. hour law a.
rsnAcra for all fTontes are n3t sattsteit with th
Src now on The statute hook, AnI have cent
comrlt!ec here to urge charge on Copercs.
What amendments they want adopted hare no
yet been made AroHr, hu. thcJ arc likely to Of
reat IN shoEt time.
TnE pANtES CANAL.
There are reports that the Dar:en Ship Cana
Treaty. which was rejected las: winter By the Scr
ute of the United States OF Colombia, viii shoEtl
lie rec%nstdcretl. and interested parties profess
Lcleye 1hat It Will now he ratified.
err7 AaAIHsT SECRETARY RoCTWEll-
One Of tho clerks lately slumt:sed from tt
Tyca.ury Department has ernuCht suit a9atns
Secretary Boutwell, Ter $50. withheld from his 81
nIJ On account Of absence, and wtu take the cas-
10 the Court Of CIaims.
EEcxF71oK.
Secretary Fish -gRse hlA fiEst rcceptiou til
r.cntr1 and hi. onroeb IN. c%. eAax,n #
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" r DobFuR OF N2skF1lIe, KY,. has been Il
,,,,n.rd Suyxeyor nj 1,ta.t1leriea fnr the S.ate
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hePtuck5 A. A1s1' euties o1acAa has oce
appointed local agent 0! the Pott O11cs Dtp2T
7rct 1t IIntnbofdt. Tenn.
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The ruhllc2uoh OF 1ne record el 1eAma1,
Fep:ucky, has made bis continuation cxcsed!uRj
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so,. In knox the nsrArnt xherr.hon,, ~ y :,
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