, 1870-01-25
Tbs Senate Bill for the I'D:
= mission Of Virginia
Passed in The
House.
Sherman's Currency Bill Con-
sidered in the Senate.
Proposed Mode Of Distribution
In the Event Of the
Passage Of the
Bill.
Legislative and Executive Appro-
priation Bill Presented in
the House.
What is Being Done with tho
New Tariff Bill.

ehoHfnz In part how the fo1ty.nse millions q
new currency provided for 10 Shermaux bul to
oay under confederation IN the Senate viii hsy.
70 oe distributed: Virginia and West vlrg1nt,
tosetheF WILL Ret fl.Ssts57: Mlzsou1. e1,6o4, <31
Kentucky, 9a,5e4 ass; Tennessee, ea,asS1 11b;
Lou'a.aos, ssossss; Mississippi s1,ses,.
SSs: Geo5Rlas sAola, so3; North Carolina.
y3,s26.:49; South Carolina. s1,4as, ,sn5: Alasama
ea8; Tt1xF. H. sea, Ns: ATkansas 81 60 a9t
Florida. $t99.ssl. THIS makes an aggregate OF
3sa,3 $50, which IL the proportion CT National
BANKS belonging to tbs Aforesaid StAies under the
provision Of the f1!fueR !az, requiring the d4trt.
button of $50. COO COO on 4 ha.ts OF population.
The remaining SIS. Sle.4so authorized IN tnis new
Dill mast nt dstttoIteo . hasta Of the State re.
kouxceS- The Eou psroIct has not furnished
any statements 1aytrg onlcia!i5 where this xtI1
60 bat be ss5ts IL ctnvettSttob, that The whole.
U f1eaEef pa1s OF 'hir. nust Also te eiyen to
Southern Slater, NHcsnsln Aiore ct the Northern
0co western statfa gesttpg enaJ mount.
AUTHORIZATION RlL1
The Introduction to-day from the House Annrn-
ps1auon Committee Of the II nusl bill fol ,ne
legislative, tcd'cfat ard executive expeusea,
brought the fact that the whole committee Ii
With Dawes in objectttg to the department Ed.
mates, and ipslztlrg on the mott 1!gId econcuy
III our expenditures. The amount given
bJ this bill u q 672tls lets than the estimates
were, and the committee Intend pursuing po1icy
II
other h11lA Nearly two.nfths OF the present re-
dnct1on II IN expenses Tor Coppfess, showing that
the coumlttee IA lot Rct2ated b. any special hos
tilty TO the departments There ere Signs that
sone heads of bureaus arc paJing foul game
viii tho committee. Before making hts speech.
Mr- Dawes weEt to every department, and
tried IN raln to get Z reduction
IN the eAttma!es, representing tbs need Of ecopo-
my In strong terne, atd 1t Was not I'll he had
wholly failed IN Obtaining taslafaction that the
committee determined 10 oring the matter before
the House and the country. Public opinion u 20
decided IN supporting the position taken By Dawes
that every department II DOW oEe1hAulinR It's
estimates 70 greater CT ,esa extent, and from
nSutes given TO the city us~epapers, and, proba.
by, furnished to Butler for use In the speech
he u going 10 deliver on Wednesday,
1t Been that tho government
get along with at least thirty millions lem tan
wss IT nsa: Ahked. The cemmlt1ee 1cel that they
have not teen faisty uesred, and will probably
have soreshiug to ssy abo-t the matter before the
ED Of the week.
AsrccEssYCL SEARCH.
The uouke Naval Conm4tiee, on examining q
cl1tn before them, 1ourd az old letter Of Mr. Sew
ard mentioning a. 4 fact that Japan had p4Id uver
to the Safe Department a. indemnity tor dam.
ages to cur e;mmesce copst1eIab,s sun Of
money IN gold number Of Weela
ago. Scohtld, Of Pcnns5tsaula, who
had charge Of The matter, called on the Treasury
Department for inlorme'io2 as to tbs d!spasit1on
OF the fuEcR, ard received = reply that Tho Tsea.
Eu1y Department knew no n:nR Of 1t. He then
called on the State Department, and to-day the
House received q reply ackno FledgtHK that ser.
esai Jean ago Jaosn had ps:d nearly 5000. 600.
&nd China ueATiF FAX, 90; that thele eung had
been invested in 10 4o ard the lntereat regnlsr]y
collected and invested IN tue ssue kind Of noads.
a Email portion of 1t appears 70 be unaccounted
for. Nj. Sconeld has drawn bill
turning the whole sum tnsested Or
unfnvested over 10 tue Treasury
with Instructions to hare applied to the sinking
fund. Thia will kut the Stale Department, q
Secretary F1ah, In hts communication, aa1 Con.
disposition Of IT.
FAssAGK Of TIE VIRGINIA ELL.
The Virginia question Ia oat OF Congress- and
tho bill lot The readmlsson Of the state viii to-
morrow 20 to tAs PreaioeaE ior his signature,
which ho hM alreafy salt he will Al ouce give,
The House Rot at toe Sepa'e bill aoout O'Clock,
Tbs Democrats Insisted On yes and nay ro:c TO,
nong It up. and fne motion VAS Of
coui8e, carried, the yoie Hs8udinz-yeas,
1ss; uayF, ~. Oaly an hour was
allowed for debate, but the t,ne brought out
something Of interest. B'nahsu took the ground
1nat the Senate conotlous amount 10 uo;hicR, as
the siate must te admitted 10 eqaA.ity with the
o1hef states. II admitted at al. Hatlcs made a
characteristic fpeech- He Is eore oyer the fect
thai the House acied on The matter during hts
ahaeEce, and took occasion 70 lecture that body
for its tenenty IN 70 do,os, aud pitched into
Brigham and Fsrnsworh Ia causnc
manner for thels proceeding. Bingham mad
40 chance to reply, but Logan spoke
cut sharply In defence rf htmself, and
oihetz who voted for the Bingham bill Mr..
FsrntNo1to had charge OF tho bill, and, Of course,
HF1t ftA RtrA H1FA la
dftsetng.doWn a8 no rrar IL the HOUSE has had
IN mhny day. Bu 1tr hal questioned hts sound
ne&s ~ Republican, WHICH. IN yie Of the fact
thst Fa'Da~ofth was an Abolt.io1is, long before
the Republican party had An extstence, was Ger.
tatnly 4 rssh thing 10 DO. FansHorth repaed
Hita spirit and v'for, ~ telling ~ It was
unexpected, and put the Home into rpa1a
OF laughter that The Speakers rnallet in vain tried
10 CHECK F1rnsworths course to-day and On
othef oeca1ions DUNG this FiF2!Iia dAcussion
has put him forward to = position IN the House
tss nc neTer had before, and tna tilt with Butter
1ois aitsfaoon ahoWa that b. may sometimes be 4
rather tourd customer to nardle. The debate BE-
lnR oses. the Senate anerdmenta we're concurret
IN, not because the majority liked them, but h.
cause Ill Republicans thought it time lc
have done with wranaltrg about the mat
tel. The bl1I wRh none pu,
Democrats in the negative, WA paused By yea.
les; nAIs, q. and se, II quarter before s, thl1
'a4th day Of January, 1867, Congress gave 1rs N.
aeut 10 the restoration Of Virginia to the National
Councils, from which abs Withdrew peas,y tan
Jearn a2o.
OEp1G1.
Ine President, General Sherman, the Secreta1y
o. ~. ena several members Of Congress have
Gad foma conE1ltauont within d oar OF tvo
On Geofg1a AFFAIR.". The Presidect spoke II
Sei1 high terms Of General Terry, and zaId
ne ~aa good lAsJer, n well n q discreet msn.
endh VA thought best to give him lul1 discretion
N managing thing1 down there. Tho Preadent
Expressed regret tnat such great powc1s b ID been
put ~ Congress- In tho hands Of any military on.
oat sa1d ne should not Interfere with the
'Hene3A unless he seemed to b. LARGELY trans
E1es&nz hfs authort.y. The l4test inforr1a,1o
1tom georgia II contained Ia telegram nom q
cafeinl abd huat.o1fhy gentleman to ono of thu
New krslard Senators, which says:
md ssswP e. IL ,,ss2: k h.
e a.: 1.s.s ssaf HIq.nt r.. =
se1 4ae 4Ts aot 81. eHs u RepasEsss hs
sErce 9Th Bryant and there u DOT isbornF u.n Ia
E "s sses'e e 6 81 !,
saed "a ~ rs nIa F. ~ e
:s.t Il q .lt: iusott:nee that 7e7y 10 sut:Aned
1HK EKw TARIFF ELL.
The VAR and Aeans Committee, It nov seems,
aad 10 expectation last Friday Of beng able to
ol'tS In the t21l1 hll to-day, ~ the chairman
eaen announced. I'D the chances ara that tney
Innos get It ID tot seversl days yet. They Atc
kts.1s II I nnal feytsiou snd t1tng tho fstes bJ 4
.al .o1e o. The memberA The rate On steel was
oAoa tasee weef8 szo 1t three
ceou per pound, and today 1t WA
la1seo 20 ~ cent?. at which ngure It 1tl probably
9emAa ull sae the House xels cnance ii The
OIL lao committee hare agreed to leaya the
kA'u At1o PEI cent - now on hides, aud 1rl mot
touca ING ourea on sAit The have slse dn.1ty
rated pig 0on II 800 and bc1ap lion 1t xsoo ner
ton. f
TW AMY But.
The Booze Military COMMITTEES have apr-Ao =,
enc clause Of the bill reducing the army. Vn,rn
provides for board Of ire on1ce.p 70 exsrn,n. ~
Officers IN the army below the grade OF Brtradjrr
GenarA and report the names Of guca u rnrv
think can be muItered cut with the least dct1i,
meut to the service in the contemplated reduction
The committee viii further consider the hni net1
Wednesday, ard intend to report It 10 tho Houss
1t IN eA1iy day.
IMPORTANT DENIAL
4 report h2a been circulated At Topeka, KAu.
for effect upon tho Lez!alstufe, that Butler, Law
rcnoe. and Julian hare recalled = written opinion
theJ g1Tc last winter regarding the validity O.
certain extensive sales Of land pnder 1ndi1r
Treaties. There IL no foundation for this 4totJ, q.
aa these gentlemen adhere to the T2eNa tae1
na'e he7eto1oro expressed.
coxTAAcT su1T.
Ine Supreme Court had = case this morning l,
~ soane 7e1sons thought II must gvs IN optu
W VI 1oe Legal-Teodef act 1t WA case Abou
Aosa property In this city, where tho contract WI
.-~eo 1a 3esss aEo Tor certain payments o
asJ. oa1 was oce IN equity, The Court found
~ *es sfound The iee1l.tender queatiop, aud
eass 3ves ottf Tor decision On its D+r1t1 thonph