, 1870-02-02
WASH hlNGTON.
The New Tariff Bill Reported
in the House,
Leading Points Of the Meas
ure-Explanations by
Mr.. Schenck.
Provisions Of The New Fandlpg
ELL,
Public Debt Statement for Feb
ruary.

Public Debt Statement for Feb
ruary.
Dccrcase During the Past Month
So, 3,654.ao.
Special Despatch to Tia Chicago Tribune.
WAsu1sGToH, Feh. I.
THE sEnA1E PCSpTH0 b1tI-
The Finance Committee Of the Senate has !
aRrecd to t's fusoipg blll, and, II the neasure
under contlterston to-day II got out Of the Way,
II wfil be reported to-nofros, The bill provides
fof torce ta ss OF boutx. one clkss 1t foEJ yeaEs
al per cent: one clkks II tnlrty Eear8, It *
pr cent; and ole at tsenty JeRss, 1t per cent,
each ciaAs Amounting to four hondred rnlllIons,
and redt enable alter ten Jears, and the principal
Aut 1utsreat on the Whp!e A1ou1t to be payable IN
colu. Ta.s II not In sce3toance win
Se1etn11 Boatwe!l4 original recommends
tton, but hf c9 q lonX dl.ca es1oD, he and
TIT couna1t:ee hare agreed up ~ sh,1 neaaure,
which, in tta cata features, VIII DO aupaoft-d BY
all tho mcn cerf OF tho committee, With, pernsps,
onc exception. Anu:nef Psovls Oh OF the bill Il
tnas the 111oa4I Ia. / i2E ah4.t be 10 amended
as to saspt the h.ei. OF Calculation to the new
bords- Thefe u TO Compulsory feature tn the bill
Is to IN excht1sr, saca rs there WAS IN the
Ntasnres n pered iAs: winter. hut bsntg not
willing 10 90 ou Nlsh badness uuocr tae8e pro-
SlAiota an SLOWED 70 wltncfzw and 4urItLder
thelr chculstior. The hill s carefully drawn and
guasted, AID Is looket upon By the committee
u better than alathnR OF the Kind heretofore
pitbented
TIE TAN1FF BIt1-
The Tariff bill .as reported today, a1d made
the tpsc!Al order IN the House icr t1is day tHo
weeks hetce. The tnIsrest 10 tue questions IN.
Tolsed. VIZ sho Q hJ lhe uIAnuef In which men-
bets crowded up 10 hear xnAt Scserck had TO
sAJ, AId the desfe nan:fstted OF III hands 10 get
\ few words llto the brief preliminary debate.
The remASks made Ie1der 1t clear that tbs ooua-
nIttee aaA no had very harmonious tlme IN iiA
deliberations on .he bill, and csn by DO means
stand As n uni. II tappostitE II when
It Gomez up for d,scu7'lou. Ar. Dlctey. ~
sp 'kesran OF tn. h,sa tasln men, refused to
1T the minority OF the eonmt.es pEbt tts rtexk
Mr. Allison chssac,~r .zed t1e bill n I measure In
the interest oi psusrctlon: aLd 1t IL quite evident
tazt It viii bo sEaIp criticised ny tne free trade
men AID those wlo ekrte with tue views OF S2e-
Cal Commissioner WtItR.
TEE ANIMATION IhEATI.
!rne Senate Fu'elgn Relations Conulttee had =
1ession this nortinR, doob.e tbs usust length. for
confederation OF the 81 Theuss aun San Domingo
t1eAsits- Tee f11rtds Of :he last nasd waited the
otbeE ote iispostd ct b*tosr tha: WAS t4keaup,
hut It WAS 1lallt CO. I'D 10 co1sider
both together. Taert was an animated
debate, IN Which nI tie membIrs mora or
le4s paxucipRte1. II the genesal pulley Of max
Ing on'nde:ter'1retat zcqulstt1ous au1 ~ 10 the
YelAuprs Of tue W.st Ion4aa IAlauds 70 Cur couu-
TT. Sou1stn:ng wns MISC sa!J shout TIC Monroe
doctrine, nlaL1ies, des luJ. DAtteu Saip Canal,
Cuban injured, Ton s=wAfd's lard bnslnesA, sad
vnrsuuB ether iptereAtItR qeessfola. No formal
vote vt4 tasen, o1t rue drift Of the oeoate. As
utds1ktocd tutsldc, sctae1 10 be ra:het ax7to4t
all the treaties, Though II not yet possible to
tell what ls al ac:iuE vii be had
DESTRUCTION or rknFEAfY ~ i WAX MEASURE.
There il sely general zat,sfscuon among South
err meInhtts VI Co gree. VILE the decision made
by The SupTrmc Court yesterday, IN the case OF
the U, Ion o1lcrr ~ho destroy cd certain property
IN Missouri II u var mea:use- 1t l. Of far more
than local 1nteree1, f1r th-le kte hundreds OF
suits Ii alnost every ono Of the southern :;tItez
that must kc settled On t c principles lait down
by the Court IN this Crit. The application
OF these principles vii! sustatn every oncer
who Fizcd hofsea, stack, grain, lum-
ber, buildings, CT Other property, in
putsuance Of military orders or general military
policy, aIA PARTIES il the e1utn Eho d1ve brought
sulis Of tLu eort aeainAt such oilceEs, naT u
well withdraw them, Hud reconcile their souls and
their pockets 10 tue situation.
TiAG1tn.
In the regular call Of s:ates by the Speaker Of
the House, yesterday. ytrELM Was called for tna
dIst tlme since sre 1tcedet.
rArN1ls0 kETHEkCnxxST.
Senator Ao&hot.y lntsoouced \ bill, to-day, fof-
ttddlrg the publication. in future, Of any extra
copies OF Cpngresrlu1A documents, except 800
Of each Sec1esary's report. for the use OF
his department, sLa Lot fes ReAasal distribution
This will allow tins printing Of ou!J the usual
unub beE, rsmelJ, i,ton OF c1cn tocumeat Extra
coples Can be puicaased I. coat The bill also
1orolds payment for general publications Ii news-
papers Of Is II and tfestlea, except zach n the
s.csrtar. Of State ua5 sesect Is important It's
estimated that the bill. II passed. WILL ss1e
1ls0,cto annpaiy.
HoS. Bkx. tagIxs1ox.
Hon. Ben, ERRieator, Of On1c, arrived from the
South, to.oAy. And viii remain 10 look after hls
conteRted election caro-.
OMAHA.
Tho IIoase Committee on Commerce to-day
agzeed to report formally upon the Senate bill
making oasxna pors Of enuJ.
CHICAGO.
The committee had vain dtscussion upon tne
bill for 1he olEect ia; spIrtAtaon Of imported
goods TO Chicago, St Louis, atd Cincinnati 4
good deal Of opposltton TO the neAute Wa dc
geioped. The chance4 tor it, pasaage are nc
TO TIE AssoU1ArED PRESS
BILLS ArrxpvKp,
WAsu1xuroS, F-n 1.-Tne President has ttguet
the bill 70 protect ntf1oets Ia government employ
providing sgAirst the r''c tari1ns Of contributions
Tor the purpose 0! uRkny cifts or pfesenfa to Of
ncaals; alf7sae act a !eI Dug The act adm1uni
SrstLla INTO the Union. providing that where!t
tho WoId oath II used Il shA be conasrued 10 lQdI
cafe N nlEDAiUQ
ruR1lc DEBT STATEMENT.
Tho tollowlpg IL the pobllc debt statement To-
Five per ee4s eo1n nbouds.......-.......e1 1.L1n Kas
StI pct ccit o.. L81s1s,Hoo
Interest on ssel:.sgks
Thrre rer eent certificates,
DO NAVY Pension Fund lnoooas
rs.al..---.............-..... Iaksaoao
1ntezn4t oH sl79soi
1sf:s: 4 :ssss
Demand .nd letal tcudrF notes. tSslo,.s
te1tiass;ss q sold aeao.t,ea::.: sS5is
Tcta1....-.... ettNsas e6t
ros.l a6lzsf:. ~.
Tp{L pterest- StNAtoA
Total principal and interest. 364. lFs sll
Amount tn Trca.ury: -.
49,: ''ss :sS;;s s.
iptert.s bonds and secspsd interest
osRer Gaissa sisf;s :s;f POUND ia;eiet ~
bnpds p1schAard and aer1ued intestst
aasfeous-.+ 'A'Sa@A
pess T.. ;nsasi II Trt;;ai, : ::.. IL siss
Deot Iesa the l.t ntt :fi414GsSs
pcctuaso u the deot drr.nk tae pa1t
Dtese.sr ii ihe dtSs 1nsr 1:;es j, 1ai s.Mssst
Tbs statement OF bonds tSsued 10 the pxcli
RAufoad Tor tntele*t ps1Able ID lA%Iul mono
,novs - fo!lo -: Aon1, -
e8t paid BY The Utlted ates, ts Ssl ,G65: intetc
repaid nJ uapspett&s, Of na,ls, Ac-. s1.s1a, ,si
B1!ance Of interest prid oJ The United STATE
1&,a5stsk ..-..
The President pomsnAted 10 the stuate J.
Boar, Consul as Sclo -.. ...-
RKI1Kxxkkr OF LtHr1Ck oRZXR.
In the Suprene Conf nj the United St1te4
dfy, t1tft TFre IN poHtbH orfenoulnA. ipc1out
fetnaxtH BY Chief justice ChA~o On the Ffttfscy
Abeoc;Ase Justice Hr1er from the bench.
IHH bEkoCRACr ANp IHK XIV TARIff ELL
Rerre+eLtatrc Btookk a - pft3artd stasetut
Introducing a:s II VT atd lnoso o: tue minority
Tho Coa Mitue OF Wav4 and Means relative 70 4
tAnH Instead OF solItc:lnE restooe on A53
Gay. It II css,d Cd har ti5o,ooo COO can be bet.
f4iseo on tkettS-hsr atntuLeA sttlces on
1nnaHh9 the aggregate 20 osQiAuou Of the cou
=! II A9.10ep, A1d rue avefbGe amount OF 4
1Gles cansomed " then per aouuu at prese,
R2id tefeauo 1rom tue txtid Il SIS ,ooaeoA
NECT1oN GAZE
The Committee on Elections to-day decded
Rtre to nj. Stnfyctk INC seat nov hnId
Greeoe, of kcw fork
The executive osoet utuea oy the internal IT
cupe prncaT on the - Of Decemocg ia rr1.fi
to the uEe OF nlauk form No IL ID suspended I
III further ordsfs and The Old form 1tll be t1xn,
okAHA 4 FORT OF pE1IvKRY.
The Houss Coransrce Committee to-d4y
c3ded % make Omaha port q denFesJ.
THE CHINA MISSION.
The Honfo Foreign Affairs Committee To-
t1dcaded to report sE1nst IatsloE the uisnor