The New York herald., 1870-04-29
The Last Vestiges Of the Rebel
lion Disappearing.
A General Amnesty Bill Introduced
In the Senate.
The British Government. Posted ON
Eenian Movements.
Proposal to Place New York Canals Under
Government Control.
WASHINGTON, AprI, 2s, 1870.

WASHINGTON, April 2s, 1870.
General Removal of Disa bilities-Senntor
Robrrtson's Amnesty Bill.
The following IN copy OF The Amnesty bill intro.
duccd IN the Senate to-day by Senator Robertson, OF
South CaroIlna:--'
Bel cna red BY the Senate AMI House of Repre-.
eentA ives OF tlie United Staes IN Con ress assem-
ed two tnrd, of both houses urripRl, Tat all
persons, except as hereinafter excepted, subject 10
any ulsa, lit impO ed b tne iour, eentn amendment
OF the Const tuon of the United States are he co,
relieve from sucn snbiiity; prov ded neverthe.
lees. nat the following classes OF persons are ev.
tepted nom the provisions Of this act that Is to
saw -
fsrst-All persons who, bcing members OF the
Sears ami aid d the rshelon.
Second-A.l PEI Dns who. hclrg officers Ct The army
or navy Of the United ates, lett said army or navy
Tnird-Al persons VINO We're members Of the State
convent ons Which adopted preiended ordinances Of
&c essl n.
Bill Placing New York Canals Uudcr Govern.
rient ConirDl-Inproved Water Communi.
cation Between States.
The House Committee at their meeting today
appointed Messrs. Bennett, Sheldon Sawyer and
C,neer suD-comnitfte Q TO improve and report upon
tie rtu' bls providing for an Improvement or
water communication between the several States.
Among the pills which VIII come under
their notice Is the one introduced by Mr..
Bennett, OF New York. to provide for the
better protection Of the Northern and Northeastern
frontier, ana to facilitate commerce AMI diminish
the expense OF the exchanges between the States
II relros cleny to the Fri and Oswego canls and
Iro'id,s that the Secretary OF the Treasury be
au no IL 10 issue to the Comptroller of the ate of
NV York on the crent OF the United States, bonds
to the amount OF sl5,ooo.OoO; provided that tie
gi laturc cf said State sial pledye that all thu
portion OF Its debt for the paying Of which
the rvsnucs OF its cana.s are con III ,utlonaljy
e3propiia ia'cd, SHAH be mme LACEY dscharyei
Aitcr th.s is done no tax or toll OF any
dc c'lpion saal ie .eiel or collected by the
sac u. on any pro-e.ty transported through
OF upon any OF the canals except Uniform charge
ol one half mill per THOUSAND pounds rcr mile ANY
excess OF approrridi or tonnage dues Is to
be applied to the enlargement of the
Ele ana Oswcgo canals The idea is 60
che9p transportation over tlless canals. and
MAKE them IN effect free. lt is also proposed to
maAe them ht ior navigation by boats OF not less
then 0)) tons. Tie lii io- tie imarovement OF
water communica lon between tie M!ssl 81 1li ri er
anl laie NJ caean by the Wisconsin aad Fox rivers
Will also receive The attention OF the committee.
rus measure has hcen alyoc tel by the Governors
o. nearl al tie Nor. lwest storm oLatcI
EeEian Movements Known 10 British OnieinIy.
Mg ny Of the cret rcalari OF the Fenian organi-
zatlon ave reached tie Br ,iSh Leaf on anu the
Dep r.mtnt OF state. Tiey are thus placed in o. a.
s. sson OF its pans snl purposes. Within the past
81 months two or three separate dat-s have been
fixed for movement rpon Canada, ana the
ls' OF May is NV 1xed for an invAslcn.
There is No doubt that large amount OF
war material Sing ng 10 The Tenlans is
d stribGted along the bord +. Our government
hes ad 1ptld all al awe means to restrain the DO 81
lie noyentDt and prevent breach OF oar neutrality
laws and OF this act the British government is fully
informed. Gentlemen IN high Official POSITIONS can
not, they say see any motive Or the ;nvasic o.
Canada, unless 1t lie to involve the Urrcl States
ard Great Britain IN hosties or further complicate
the questions now at Issue between the two coun
tries.
Congressional Disagreement on tho Income
Tax Biii.
The conference committee on the dlsagree ng
vots OF the two houses on the joint resolution
ritve TO The income tax held session of sey eral
hours to-day, but did NOT come to any agreemc it.
General Schenck, chairman OF the managers on
tile part of tho House, is ANXIOUS to have
tie whole natter laid aside for the present
or until the Ways and Means Committee Shall
be able TO bring gin the Inrerna Revenue bill. In
that oil be proposes TO insert section covering the
whole question Of this tax. IL appears, however,
That certain railroad corporations IN Philadelphia
have refused to pay the tax and have taken the mat
ter Into the 10 test the question the expIra
ton Of the law On this account II is probable the
conference committee will ax up something to meet
che case.
Muddicd Comm;tfce-Tl,e Wastburn-Lopez
Investigation.
Tie House Committee on Foreign Affairs ia in q
hopeless muddle over the Washburn Lopez Paraguay
Investigation The subcommittee which was ap-
pointed 10 examine witnesses and take testimony
cn the subjecE examined so many witnesses and
took 80 mucn testimony that they have several
volumes of public documents to show as the
sole result OF their labors. TIE report SUB
United to the genera! committee Ii almost
Us yoluminous as tho Evidence IL seems
TO have been prolific subject, or rather the SUBJ
COMMITTEES have made The most OF it. Two or three
sessions OF the committee have been occupied listen
ing 10 this marveon report anl the end Is not yet.
The committee, II seems are not agreed, anu there
wan probably be two reports Ono party Is in favor
OF censur.ng Admiral DAVIS, General Mem III on
and the nayl! authoriics aching under AL
miral Davis. Another thinks C. A. washbarn
was guilty of conduct unbccoming representative
OF the government abroad. third party is or
0p mon that the evidence taSen by the commit ee
establishes the fact THAT the las President Lopez
was monster OF tyranny. SGl another party wants
TO compromise the who.e matter by distributing the
blame all round.
Tho Wood-Howard Observation-Disclosures
Testimony Against General Howard-h hIis-
appropriations of Government Funds.
Inc evidence produced to-day before the Commit.
tee on Education AMI Labor in the Wood Howard
Freedm ms Bureau investigation Is said 70 be OF
character rathec damaging to Howard. 1t begins
60 look row as Il Howard took care df himself and
al mis- relatives and friends IN the management Of
tae Bureau A few moe witnesses ike those pilccd
on tile stand to-day Will save Mr.. Fer.
nando Wood from being deaf with by the
House according to Ben Bntler's threat
waen Wood introduced the chages against Howard
T. NJ. Hal, real estate agent here, who had some
thing to do with the purchase and sale OF the ground
whereon the Howard University now stands testi-
6ed TO-DAY tnat hrec lois for Dui ding purposes were
reserved from the general plot--one for General How.
ard, one Tor General Ballock, Discussing Agent OF
the Bureau, AMI one for Mr.. Alvord, superin.
tendent OF Schools. These lots were !. n n erwarda