, 1870-05-05
WASHINGTON


.tSsvevuiations Concerning the
:. Funding Bill.
Epecial Despatch to TAs Chicago Tribune
THH TARIFF BILL
WAsHn61ns, Aay 4.-rhe fasth debats 1o-aay
WEE somewhat exciting Ii the latter pa11 OF thc
afternoon. Mr Morrill,, Of Pennsylvania, Is one
Of tho owners OF tho Bessemc1 steel right In this
country. and the fact thRt he voted on every
Question affecting this interest, md nlwaEs for the
highest rates Of dHtE, stirred up q good deal Of
feeling In The House. Several attempts were made
to gel the rule enforced against him, but all we're
unsuccessful There WAS some effort to change
the ratc yesterday fixed on Bessemcr stce1 rail-
way bars but this. too, was unsuccessful, and
It remains 1t $eS per ton, which ia
$3.50 below the ngurc recommended br
the Ways and Means Committee, and
q above the present rate
Only three paragraphs Of the bin were fntshed to-
Gay, and IN each the committee was beaten, as
usua1, ,hy majorities ranging from two up to eleven
The rate On steel car wheels waa reduced from
* cents 10 cents, aud On railway frogs, nsh-
ha1s c1pHbars, &c, from 81 cents to tx cents pet.
1ound. while there was an cntirr
change az to classification steel wire
and come reduction On the committees
RATES There Is but one more paragraph on stee:,
Fax. Springs, and nickel Hiu probably be reached
Tomorrow.
TIE FREEpHAH5 BUREAU INVESTIGATION
~8a resumed to-day. Hi. EandenhurX, Of New
York, Of the American Building Block Committee.
who sold the patent right for this district testified
that good material could be produced under the
patent, hut, through carcicssncss, tha. made here
was almost entirely worthless. DR.. Byron SUM-
de133nd, Second President Of the University, sent
in the suppressed papers On ihe Investigation into
the safety Of the main building, made By orlez Of
the Board Of T1ustees- Among them ts ono letter
10 the commtttee appointed, W1ittcn attcr the tn-
Festigation Has conc12detl giving his rcasans for
fefnEtnK to sign card for publication, declaring
the opinion Of the committee to be that the build
tngsWete ssfe. The reasons be assigned we're that
The material had been found too weak to permit
u tho usua1 tests By which engineers ascestatncd
the strength Of materials; that the building was
ctacked In several places from top to bottom; that
portions Of the wall were scaling on: that the
architect himself did not dare to 20 On with the
tower part TIL extra Strengthening columns had
been put In tp take the weight uE the walls. The
Testimony has shown that In spite Of this and other
papers supporting 1t, portion Of the Trustees put
hshed the report thRt all had been found safe.
The original reports from the 1rst records Of the
university, showing tho manner Of tho purchases
Of land, md irregular sale oflots, were put in By
the prosecution. The 1fst was report to General
t. - $50 1.u5os."t ~ oeae!a "a ue
~ aaes :" oone, ise'- ~ Tue ooatos @heh nc
80 ...aeu@N .aA"en aken. 70 sen iot: he sa5s
-a.tas, ruA " 'nc onleaa alter CONSUL
49, 49,. 80 .nsst uo 1entt'A no"s'ia,"ltn-
W. e1 1ecoa4tneAuanun oi me Itustees aud
s. a.e oples'uun os sone o1 1nems tnat tae
ste OF the matn building wss selected and the ex-
casaaon begun without consulting the Trustees,
Finally the latter accepted the Lind and at the re-
4oeS. VI "intlscses, gave the Executive Commit
e. Fo"e1 ~ W. poisaen Of Inc land in tho city
.ots, !no1 "n1H'cses then, without consulting
~ -..s.N. eotnalssse. Dus On IN order s1snea
" oene1@ ao"afu anu F1oI Nascom, two Of the
1ou1 nenpefs OF TINT comuittec, sold
oae a1ndreh aud eighty 1ots valued at
Siz''p'e, ana gave bonds Tor the deeds The next
paper submitted WIS report Of the committee
AFponted b5 the board as Epou az tley learned Of
<nese sates. 10 investigate the matter. The CON-
10Hee reported that these sales Werc wholly M
authorized and illegal, and that the action Of the
trustees would be necessary to remedy the matter.
Inc prosecution has called Tor persons to whom |
these $50 lots we're sold, for the purpose Of show
Ing that Under this secret disposition tho buIelu
Objects got The best lots
SENATOR 1HAfER's RAILROAD ELL,
granting lands 1or railsoad from Omaha, ria the
mouth Of The Niobsara River, to point near Fort |
Bc1thold, in Dakota, On a line with the Northern !
taclhc, which passed the Senate yesterday, gives
twenty sectens Of land per mile for abont 600
miles, OF an aggregate Of about ,o5o, 900 artes-
WASHINGTON cuT INDEBTEDNESS.
The City Collector OF Washington made speech |
last night In which he said that not one dollar Of
kne eftss income since Mayor Bowen came into
ONCE haa been used IN paying the Previous H.
Neauoncss, thaI Inc aecount ol tne corporation Is |
oseiu.aNn - ssa,eu, ~ taAt N auoiuon 10 tnis mere
49,. aus. soStoeo y. "t'p0.u .teeAss - atn uia. ue
wy q tae p,eee4s te,e uas - tsl s",Voo VI aoas
~ n.oeo+esnea I ~ aoa,tsoa ~ aie 40aaea dega'
%A1+ A44V W0AA la (ACIA+VA T1A1Vot up Md4k q ILL.,
Wv " ."uA.s. ~ nA uol NV. uan ~'s,''V WIZ W
=! .ae r. sae, sau aaa@ tae.e u no sou1ee
on "niso Ane eoanes ~ pay LIE aeiaoeoseooesseaa
oe 1s-,tsu. -, eea. ..---...-
.na a1.a,t.e7 .1.s,ea1 s..as'N.sa. haIs.a
,,oe+tor ~ tesa -ar ,a.,,s'ess toe
81 de,e<s,as ~ thot So 49, 80 aoa
1n.rtrr 4,aecn.ed hv nv ctr7,a- 80 -a.,a.s.s
1e sett,e,1 NJ ho1nc The eoo- n,,ne+sa .t,,, :"
1na,ns IN the hant,s of Tho ro,nnttsa -, E-hi.s
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sr,.on ,t+t eo,.1, 80 -.s-.., ~ Is ..s AZ - ''.s
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A1N0
The FAofosfo o@EflHl4EAS eaolIs-
In effort seems TO DC making IN some quarters
10 create sensation about the Republican Caucus
5Eh{ RTbOt1N
as+tr~ te ,nrbtro o7t ~ the nrno5 ,ourao ~ nv
- qse ss s aso ,s,aa,
business Ill be to choose the regular Congresson-
ri fannase6 Committee TO take charceFof things In
.- f.i,,, s,,r,-, tzro-rt,,o +hn+ eorn ~,
uEA I'LL ean'Ass- ~ 10 tossio'e tn''s eoine seA
*fa4 tesoluuou VIII be passed, hut Is nQE ptoposeu
TO do nything extraordinary.
-EES1SEss ~ ruF ssr.rr
Tho sor,+o t,n,1,1- e.,tsha, esa .,,
.N~ ee4s ~ ..s AnAsn1o tne ea4e1uar Ius
evening aitef Working at It under Mr. Anthony:s /
rule for nine consecutive days About 40 bills
hare been passe,] and same f1ftr ar ertr ,ndan. |
,,tt.,r ,,ou+n,nad - tz ,,1ho,1 49,. 80. .e,
s.,..ss",e,, -, IN, NasS tue seoe1A
Appio4taaaon JILL VIII oe 1aAcn up to-WofToW-
TIE FUNDING BILL.
vf1l MT he rrnor1ed I'LL snme time neyt rreas +
.Tho warv ons t,oone f.o,,nt+.o, 4,a.,,. - ,,ot
Aue " "o1s *o -nea4!s to1AnnAe<ee Aueeab W set IL
In Io-moI1o"a but mare been go busy T1tA the
Tariff bul fer the last three inya that they could
mt get It reatv The t,cncrr1 trnnress,on m -, |
ot,as - +h,t +,,.- ~, ,,,,-,,,, - ~ - t- - |
ees . %A1: lucy NIL p'"''o1 Aof oas oae GLASS ot
oonos' .-
ECAs'f On GENERAL afaEasoS-
One Of the features Of ta-day.s session was the !
tender and e1ooucut tr1bute OF Senator Warner tn |
tha nnsmorr ~ f.anarnf .y.pne,s,, |
~ ...'s.wr -. ,N-S.a asus.4t ~ a1.IN.- Hs.ao1- l
.poSAaloH ~ 1ilE "1LHEkfuaCE tsiFENSlFF. !
f1eaident Grant, to-day, gave $500 to the VIII !
terforce University, On the presentation Of the I
rose 1,v Mr.. Conslns thc auent 1rhn IN nov hero |
r., ~ 4 x...1;st<s3 b., ~
e@osac scs.4.ee1ss., assos.asn fsesa1