, 1870-01-28
WASHING GTON.
Bill Passed in the House to
Abolish the Franking
Privilege.
Provisions Of the New Army Bill.
Virginia congressman Appear and
Take Their Seats.

tlTElulA IuuS ltooI1oo NPFossA ssA@
Take Thsir Seats.
Il Talk with tho President Con.
corning Improvements MT
tho Capital.
Ccrbin Before the Banking and Cur
rcncy Committee.
srecaal Dtsbatca 70 The Chicago THbanc.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. q.
DAWES TB. pCTlEA
The Rrest event Of today IN Congressional elf~
c4ca wss ihe reply OF Mf. pswrs 10 his sccHacTs,
ard bls yintcayion Of the speech be made iast
week ou the fnahcitl outlook The gier1es Of
the uouse we're full all toe early part Of the dAy.
but urge Proportion Of the a7dcace ~caFicd OF
the preliminary proceedings and left helore
O'Clock, soon aftes which hour Nj. Dswes got the |
noor for the iso hours speech IN which he 20 TIL
umphansly sustained hln!tlf AID The committee
OF which he ID chsfmtn Tue rafs
Of h1a former speech In which he |
cha1lcnRed attention 10 the annual estimates |
Has quite Er:ef, and a. he Has then speAstDg |
rndpr The rules, he EaE tot Allo<ed to r1p'ata |
his own position OF position Of the committee On
this matter. To osy be had conua-d OF the |
noor snu full latitude Of e1prees:oo, aud on thts
occatton nude It clear 10 bouv that neither
he pof the commit ee IL at war with the Admins.
tratoo, bnt snat afl are ubtted 10 purpose 10 al1
tie Ftesdent aoi R;a Cabinet Ia cutting down
expentcs ar.l catr3iig on the government With
The most tiR'l economy. lie rho xed coucluslve1y
th1t he Epclc Lot Hs1elJ for hlnsef, but for
all his associates on tha committee; that the
former tprech WAS not recklesa nsra!8umeut OF
the departments; that the committee sae1t tho
whole ot holiday recess In s.slsnR With members
Of the Cabinet aud she rfeadeot h:nse!!, as to q
rucciloa II estimates; that esery head of depart
n-ept tut oLe lad tc.n Hnxlru'!y coLsulIed by
toMe Il enter OF tue com nittee; that be did not
VISIT tie Secretary OF War. whose lcst-1 10 1s1tlcs
WAS produced with euch no1r~h yesterday, be-
carte Ut. Btlk1ap had ot15 juss cine into the
eface. atd The President h!n.hen ta't he vas sat-
=tted that the estimates qf that d. apartment could
Tot be reduced. He coInaed hl1se1t strictly to
the lseuc he made IN The 0ther speech. He said
he lad OF oraEn 0lt con pAf1ton between the
expenses Of 3ohrE0u's adH!niatrast03 and Grants
admin s.zatior. and point .'lank re'usct to plead
to the Few issues SO adrut;lg tet up bY Butler,
Foley, atd o:h.rA He Easc GfAut aud bis
C1bl1e. cieoit for reducing the public debt, ex-
rellig ts.cals from, the pun]lc service, faithful
ness in cnliectrg the revenues. atd entire ho1-
es.y Il effort In administering the Government.
lie proved The eece .sltJ u the potitio0 taken By
the couutktee by sho sit1 tna: the comparison
Il appropriations msde last wlnier for
the ls5t JeaF Of cur administration With
estimates 6ubc titeI fer the sscpnd yeaf ttere0f
indicated an up~ard tendency Of expenditure, in-
stend Of the Downward tendency TO which the
Rel nhlican party Is pledged, aud yladlcated the
propIlety Of his 0fst speech By ahoNluR hoE the
committee had lanotrd with the President and hta
Cabinet: aud bow Cougrc,e itse;f Is responsible,
through The Laws 1t p7.ses, fur every dollar OF
proper expenditure u2oe ty any Adu1tnssstattoos
Atd that II wAs necesaazJ to arrest the attention
Ct Cot g.ess and the cooEtry, because the COM
Mittee va1 every Were re. IN Its eGorta At ccon-
OFF u The ASSERTION that Tue Executive
coud oE5 cuIt5 out the viii OF C3nErcss
1tCpy, ~ith:.us the ieas. exs97eras.on, be ea:d
that TO II an in CocRrtsi eFsT more completely
yiLI:ca:1d hi: e3utEe and re csussc Of bis ccn-
Eiticc IN the discaarEs OF great trust lie re-
Viewed hi. former Eneeca, aad p1osc1. By refer-
ctco 10 ppge and line Of taft 9t1lrial eooS OF eit-
nateg, that Gyegy Il atrial figure VAS correctly
Etyep. std called the uoose RLl country to Lake
notice tia. lot ore at the departments kneH
anything about the er1orz NIL halancss nov pre-
eeLted when t1e committee was consulting them
shout tie apaEopetalou bills. a9t very aptlJ satd
that stme os the bureaus tnu4s now hare
credit, It II because ,hc esr1ss ana t2lancea
have been hunted u2 sloee he made his hEhi
srecch. lie reported thu result Of his Interview
At the While House, md sho sed thst the PreE!
dent WAS as solicitLu, NJ acJhody 10 have the es.
timxtca cut down, q: to aid Congress In it, vori
Ct lcorony, and n1s1etec the wh0!e brood Of hlt
accuECf1 RtG m1lgneIH By ktAtlu3 that up to q
week ago not one Of the me nhcr4 Of the Cabinet
objected to the showing made IN the book Of es
una.es. or cren pretended that theJ could maxi
better exhibit OF the!E departments ths1
IL therein made. The whole speect
waa Of such character that ut
MUS. be foo1 who hereafter charTes Dawes will
havirg testEtsd his party, inside war on the ad
lntrnirnflon falt!tled tho REGARD before the COIN
TIT. OF proved fatth!ess or Incompetent Ia hl
poa1lcn ut the head Of the Committee OF Appr0
pstat1ont. Dealing 80 much al b. did vllh figures
6umc part Of his tpeech Vas. Of cout1e. tedious
but = large proportion Ct tic members Of th
House ia. cluac about bin to The end. Butter
.,outec to-day Was ID marked contrast with tha
Of DANCE scksciday. Then Butler had hi
only Yiiirg at tho c.ose Of II
honor 10 ak that Butler nish. have wha.evc
tine be ceE,red 1o-nay. Butler began bis Intel
rupttntk before DAwts had been On the doc
txertt 1nlhu,cs, 2-n KEEP: them up With more
less frequency 70 the last, sofn-ttEes fisln9 10
feet 2Id sometimes speaking iron bis scat 10
sp!telnl or threatening m.nner. he Will,
A1"~"
less he will be sharp Al utul IN his peraonaHtte
nut te rannot damage the tecord OF naT
on till dueRticp, and DaFca' report
HcAi the T7es,dEnt eai1 Inust mike
tGleFahy apparent 10 Gret7oody ii
tho erection does not uevd Dllier a defence,
THE cASAr1As 1HD!AN Policy,
There uas 1aid before tie 11nlsc, this eyertu
alonE aal rcatasle report on the hiatcEF, .
IauKensnt, AZ d p1esen: coudi.'oa Of the lni!R
rr1ra z+aA nv
HIKE, our Copsal at II su!ito1, ca1a,ln. and ma
IN pursuance Of Instructions from the state u
1artMent- II Is written IL humane spirit, Al
claims 10 show the results of au hocest policy
dealing with the indians. !. te:a!ls the progFc
Of civilization among TIE tribes, Epcaka Of t
methods by u hcn peace il psestrved. upholds t
policy Of integrity IN all Indian tra'
ac.lops, advocates lndlaa reservation
ard tie ccniln!ug OF tribes
farm loif. II discusses the tyafen of Ward4
cuard!asstip. anu hnlds tha; 1t Is wtse and so1'
and reccmne ads that lndtsn scenta be atlaR
to bod ONCE during good behavior. 1t Is In
direct 1ire Of cur best 1ndtan policy and st.
precedeDts tusutyng The presldenttA 1fcws
:s.orc.1tou Ms. Blake il ii fasor ot the Eu
dlAnsltp system. but thinks We SHOULD 5000
create The civil aud political powers Of the N
highly civilized Indians. Tue report il TO
printed.
The House has done lt1 PIT. toward sboltsn
the trankirg privilege The Pcs: Of1lce Commit
brought IN Its bill providing THAI, after the Is
next July, Eo mBttet shall be cent through
nnAu tee. General FsrIsworth proposed 10 n
It the order for bome day Ee1t week, aod I'll
chance fer discussion, but ~ aoon as 1t WAS |
Aented Mt Culiom at once called out to has
rut on IL pasbtge Immediately, and was
taited bJ thirty OF forty other Eeutleue.
decidedly that Ar. FAJuGHoEth couscnte1
70 On with the bill. There WAS An cxceedt
1oisy debate Of orr IN hour, In r.
= gccd many shntp fhtrEs were
md : number OF amendments offered
exempt country ne*lpsrcrs from tic opeEa
Of the bill. Al these pIo2ondoos were ftjet
and the bill put through with vn1rl ]ast I
Gaze frcm The committee, with only fonr
votes ID the negative. II Is not hardly pos
that tho Senate Will nc: upoa 1t IA such uaz
but soneibiug Of the kiad IL likely to pass dt
the a<.aslor. .....- -
cokBS ON THE s1ASn.
The toid Conspiracy Committee h1a nuall!
hold It Co.btn, who cA1c over from Men
last night IN charge Of An oGtcer. He Is
Of Is OF GO 3caFs Of sgs, with q naSrow
and FERROUS manner, and had AZ air te
Of being good deal der1or4llzei. lie
before the committee shout ~ hour, aud /.
further exantned touorrcx. He Ii 10th to
ANYTHING: answers With great c.uuou aud d
Grafton, and gives no Information beyond
o11efex. possible answef to.quesrtons asked.
already apparent that Corbn WAS the gns,
nan In the conspiracy, and that he b nj Fis,
Gould 1t their OWN game BY pre-
Ing to fpeak fos the President,