New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-08

Yesterday, ana aglteu 10 report Il JOINT IeSOlu
ton providing for the establishment of protecora
over the islands of the Caribbean Sea, is erroneous
No meeting of the Committee has been held for
eral DAYS and no such resolution has ever been con-
sdered
The Ways and Means Committee to-day in con
sdering the Tariff question, decided to let the bill
now in the Committee Of the Whole remain where 1t
is and when it comes up for consideration permit
such amendments to be offered as the House choose
to sanction thus maturing the bill in the Committee
of the Whole House instead Of the Committee OF
Ways and Means.
The House Committee on Postal Affairs at its
meeting to-day directed its Chairman, Gen. Farms
worth, to report a bill prohibiting the use OF fac-
smile stamps of the autographs of congressman ana
others in ranking public documents.
The House Postal Committee has not been called
since last June. When they are reached again the
bill for the erection of the NewYoIk City PostOice
viii be introduced and acted on.
The House Committee on Public Expenditures re-
sumed the Alaska purchase investigation to-day.
The correspondent Of Tie Nec- York San was the
only witness examined. He testified that he knew
nothing of the matter excepting what he had read
and heard. The man Martin, who pretends TO know
so much touching the alleged corrupt use OF money
in the lobby is summoned before the Committee to-
morrow.
An Executive session Of the Senate was held to-
day. The nomination of p. H. Morgan to be uhteo
States District-Attorney for the State OF LOUISIANA
was confirmed This is the beginning of o general
smashing of the corrupt rings in that State. Samuel
H. Forney holds the Office at present. The nomina-
ton of Collector Smythe for the Russian Mission
was debated, and a determined effort was made by
his friends to reach vote His opponents however,
carried an adjournment, but by only two majority.
nah f fh0
next Executive session.
The Keokuk ron-clad claim will be allowed In part
by Congress- Mr.. Whitney, the claimant, demanded
SOL 900, and the Committee cut the claim down TO
$4,000 1t will be remembered that the Keokuk was
a turte-backed iron-clad. and was sunk in one
of the many naval attacks on Fort Sumter.
The Committee had under consideration the question
Of adopting legislation directing the Postmaster
General TO sign the contract with the New-fork
Emigrant Steamship Company. Several leading
steamship builders from New-York and Boston were
before the Committee, who stated that, in their
Judgment the necessary vessels could be constructed
within year TO carry out the provisions of the
contract and all the capital required to be raised
under the provisions of the bill which had already
been passed.
The President sent q message to the House to-day
incoSng n copy of a letter from the Secretary OF
State to Minister Morris at COnstantnOple, dated
July % 1861 in which he instructed the latter 10
read 10 the Ottoman Minister for Foreign Affairs the
resolution of the Congress Of the United States de-
claTing sympathy with the suffering people oil Crete
Mr.. Morris replied in August that the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs being absent on special mission
TO the Emperor of Russia i'll the Crmea, he read the
resolution to his Iii ghness Aall PaSha, Grand NlZer,
and at his request left with him translated copy in
French. His Highness while apparently surprised AT
the character OF the resolution and the order OF
Congress for its communication to the Turkish Gov
eminent made no comments whatever on its subject
I mat III document
| Chamber Of Deputies in November last passed de-
cree of acknowledgment to the Senate and House OF
States for their generous socitude for the Greek
non Our Munster IN reply SAID the expression, 81
states for the struggling Christians of Crete are but
the utterances of those who would be faithless 10
the principles which made and preserve them as {.
nation did they refuse to extend tho right hand of
fellowship 10 others, wherever gathered on the
earths surface who contend for the nestimabe right
TO choose their own rulers The people OF the
United States will consider IT happy CIRCUMSTANCE
for all the people of Eastern Europe when the pol
lev if adopted toward them shall be in conformity
with that sentiment which English statesmen have
themselves admitted TO be political axiom namely,
that treaties can never unite populations which are
discovered by sympathes Until this principle is
| recognized, peace may be maintained by eXpedients
! but can never be secured
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomination of
Philip H. Morgan TO be Attorney for the District of
4 Louisiana.
! The warrants issued by the Treasury Department
| during December 10 meet the requirements of the
Government, amounte in round numbers to the fol
lowing sums, viz:
Miscellaneous and Foreign intercourse 900
Interest on the Public Debt 9050
War pl40OOO
Navy. lS57,OOO
Interior Pensions, and Indians ........... I3l3OO0
Total. 900
This does not include the warrants issued for the
principal of the public debt.
In the Supreme Court to-day, the following cases
were argued:
Girard ct AL heirs Of stephen Girard ag the City of
Philadelphia The argument Of this continued
by Mr. Meredith, and concluded by Mr. Ingersoll.
No 30-WaIren agt. Van Buskirk and No 81, Green
agt the same, chattel mortgage argument commenced