, 1870-05-14
WASHlNGT ON.
Yesterdays Progress in the
House on the Tariff Bill.
Prospects of the he~ Bank
ing Bill.
Bill introduced to Regulate
the Ratification of Cons.i-
tutional Amendments.
District prohibitory Liquor Bill.


district prohihitnrv I,inunr Ril1
spc<ia1 Despatch to The Chicago 1tibune.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
WAsHIfc1oS, D. C., May 13-The House ID
dietary Committee has ucrce.l On En- j1nnnrtan
bill regulating the mode OF Determining thu ratI
hca1ion Of an amendment 10 The Federal f!onsti
tutfnn II ia fased IN one tnt,n1nca., hr ~
Rtnchaun. The drst scct,on rnaees # the f.,r4v n
STATE Executives tn forsar, ee.tjneates of rnt1dca
INN tn the State ncnartn,ent yrner. thar ahou ~
On t1e. The second section declares thst aftrr ;
certificate ~ ,fttr.t,on hee haan ,ran - sh,u M
un1ayrnl ror anv s.a+a orce- n ca1,fr nv r.rca1
nnIess cnnprres al have nrorosri to renca1 And
n Enrh crrt1acn.e NJ rrnea1 ,s rrrized thc xtnte
nenart,nent shan 1natc no rccnn1 Of the
Same INT # shau he yn,t and of No effect
rne mini aec.ton dertares that aster three-
fourths Of the states have ratified aay amend
Ynent 1,ersons attemut,ne, tn rrnea1 IL either ,,y
color ~ s+a+e 1a1r ~ ortnance s,.1] he tltcr,ed
ruj1ty oY a 1uis1emeanor. and. on conviction. be
s1hIe..t tn rnr ani tronrsonment.
DISTRICT rxoa1BrrDsr B1rs.
rnn senate ntstrtrr f,nn,ntttcc tr-dar reno,4ad
urphih1torv 1iuuor act for the District nj colnrn
hta It IN in eleren rerx stringent aact,one and
forb!ts the sale or s1ft nj Iutnytcat5nr 1tonnr in
aur form exceut by druggists and then on,v for
medicinal. chemical and mechanIca, mr..
posca A violation Is to he Dnnlshe.1 by
f,ne and tn,,1sonmen. u.nI+ra, s.~.-..t
arc to be treatet, .s vacrants cr treoro
Parsons. Eecpers of tinn,in1 honsee ara IN he
seyera1y .nuntshea III, t1ne or tron1aorwe1+ rna
Wife or children ar anr nerson Inate tntnx,rated
shall hare cansc Y acf1on for da,nsccs sea!nst the
nc,sfn 1vho furnishes tho tjo,,or The nucs and
End personal estate Of persons convicted
THE xEAgs1GE BILL
carnc from the uouse Eara1 Committee to-dar
Int a1.tfcu thereon ,ras defeated by the onnnsi-
,iontof tyo o. three members Of the uonse. when
I'M nfmous r,neent waR nenuirrd ami s1r Halo
who had tt tn charge, Withdrew IT 30 that II
might le perfected and kent in contrn, II
recognizes the claim Of the Officers
and men of the Kearsarre i'm mn tho estinnat
ri Ta'uc Of thc Alahas and dedncts sen o1o mat
they receive under the general pEize bouuty Law.
This b,11 has once or tw-1ce a,rrat1r nassaa the
g1ouer or Su,,+. sn;t ,.r ,,,.,,,.h,, =. .-,i, -.
ricd IN 4he 1oxer branch
.urp,c,. r,>,,t-,rr
Js,nrs r. ,1rDnn.M onr yJra To,e,, at Ham
t,nrr 1rnrrp he ia a rrenrbcrt ,v,th or av+a..,,,
busness of nanv vears standtp,, rrrotc he,e n ~
Ioatfon +o rho xavp ~ ,rrh - bts ao,,.-@,tta.
n ,ha rbtnn,no intcrns, H. s,- no sa1..s y
do7en neasran.r articles r.d, ,,,,,,t. .se .aos,~a
Df0DnEHH To COuCfEHg- cSnfNf3T yrhrh
r. t1.vn fonn5 fuvr T,th +,,a prosJas1. ~. oS,a
.hee rho onv tb,r1 rho C.+-r.nz Toe~, T., ~ o.a.1
nj our 1or- nr,oh,hi,,ro tha ,r--h,.o ~ +,,to
built vessels
srx,ro, e.r., e,,-,,,-,, ,-
Senator s,r,sin-S ras '1o,,o a -a.a,,a .. ts,, a..
seta.o' SAolsi'ut5 uts uonea u notan!e 1alnE AL
he trYrosnced h,a rs+ ~, her a1ss e,ss "a
al lco,n,nIttec ami fornrah1y rano,ts,, ~ 1rant
a1orn1 mis- mor,tnr sn,on,r ,Is assaa,,tas 49,
ont Of f-ooI viii ther hear him nersona,1r eva-
body allowed it to come up, and it WIS passed It
<''~ Tnn.rrn r1s x,rtmorars ps. - DsA"aie oa''
In reply to letter, asking for the establishment
more, the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has
written stating sustaY tia,x thar tha ,onor+n,ont
.tu 49, ~ tt,,s 49,, s+a..;,as n's s
~ Ao's q. tn.a une, ssta"nsA aaa4uona1 "a1e-
houses, OF taaSe Important changes IN those uow
established, a the subject OF bonded warehouses
before the wavs nna Means Committee. anf, II "a
considered a,,rfsah,e m a11,,s theJr ar.,on
TIE NEW BANKING Bull
There was no agreement AZ the specfaf meeting
on Banking and Currency yesterday to report the
ncw 1,ons l,,nl3nr, hf,t sinre ~ vac s1h,rI,+o,7
~ 49, s 1ro~ea ss,.a-a, traas. s,o .1-..nn ~
% tae dsase, esfeaa1 "eeAs asv, q Haldoef ot
elaborate criticisms hare reached the committee,
which were taken up for general discussion. The ]
effect Of (. number Of amendments Nas dIscussel1 |
t,- ~. .,,t.-. r,,a, ,-,n ,ato.. l.. o,.. -. |
Of them. No quorum ms rrcsent at the meeting
to-day. I. Is believed that the committee viii |
stand by the chief features Of the bill as o.tstuay
01oA'1'1@e" ~ tue !'ouse - o1ue4u"
cHAhiIf LECTURE
81 s a1 a.
ntht for the neneft of rhe fani1r ~ the 1s1a ~
nsn. LUZ u, .ts ., ,.. ~ 4,e .ao1 ss y, .aa ls NJ
The Capitol. AeFeat many tickets werr sold, and
tamfn F7anslin- The lecture gave much general !