, 1870-04-15
The Ways and Means Committee
Discussing the Income. !:
Tax Question.
Evening Session Of the House
on the Tariff Bill.
Unsuccessful Effort in the Senate
TO Shake of the Ge0rgia
BarnaCle.
sCcmparative Statistics Of the Com
meroe Of the United States.
61edxl Dopztch 10 The Chicago T1ibune-

TEE rKEDAExS BrREAC INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, April 14-The FTeedment bn-
rcau Investigation began to-day. The commit
tee announced TO the counsel that no copies o1
evidence will be allowed, and that no nodlhcauon
Of the rules would he made, 30 that the evidence
will be more restricted than in any former Con-
eresslonst inquiry, and eyen redirect e1amlna-
ton, ns przctiSed tn courts, Is not to be auoFed
Upusual obligations Of secrecy were imposed, 30
that nothing can be learned except fFpm Witnesses
1noEe examined to-day were A. S. Cox, executor
OF the estate from which the lands Of the Howard
University were rurchaaed, the Recorder Of Deeds
for this district, and J.W, Ramsey and ". n. Ht1-
ycy contractors for the buildtn2a Mr. Coz tesuned
to the purchase o! about 100 scEcs Of land hy Ge-
efnI How ard as Commissioner Of the Freedmens |
Bursau It one thousand lohrx per acre, and that
the last pay ment Was a draft from General Bul-
lock, Disbursng Odlccr Of the Bureau, On the
Treasury for f11s.ooa The Register Of Deeds sub
mitted the deeds for the whole purchase md also
the deeds for three lots Of the same land to Con-
eral Howard, and a trust died foc the saic OF a
house and lot Of his In the city to D. l. Kason. Of
the Freet1nens Bureau Bank. Ramsey Aud Harvey
10th testified that their contracts were mAde d.
rtctlJ with the Commissioner, and their Pay came
from Bullock IN drafts on the 1rt3surJ. h*msef
testified that he waa present With Howard aud
Bullock. at the bureau headquarters, when ~ coo
in bonds Of the First congregational Church wcEe
taken: that Bullock drew check fur 3s4,ooo and
1,.,...ra s.nt II ~ ,hc F7crsmcns H.nt. Win d.
rections to deposit &ls 900 to his account a. special
TREASURER Of the church fund, and the remaining
9st09 to his private bccouut- Ramsey then turned
over cn!y $4,000 IN church bonds, And u0WAtu
8@te n''@& w W. ao"ss ~ .s.,.s ~,
IAtou 20 et.st ~. ~ ~ ~.
lt.t e'ass ,-.. .,s 81,
H "oIanesss - .x.ss...41sna @ rn..,a nscas,sTv
u ~ 1. -. eaa,-ar+c,. end
~ iaa ~ "a" l.n.,a, ~ T,,,,st ~ fha
A.ena11D7 ~. N.atA " Luo .arsAs ' - - e..r.-,
i*east tssst . 80 -. - -. s.,..,-,s 49,. III ~.
a.s..,o.. ~ a.r ,o,,,n.r lin thc arrni-
seas 80, tan .n,nr,npss fnr "a morror Mr
.t.ess .-saa ~ ..ta-ont ~ b.Fa fha n,ncccd,nua
..a,u...s- s-,,ho.,t ~. ,h,,,nt,,, n. srrvczr INT
49,. ..s.,.a.. - s.ntss
~1- pCTKH1 1xoC7sr17ox.
Judce bingham. ns Chairman Of the JudIclalJ
f,ommittAe has taten decided ground against
ruter in ii, method Of conducting the tuYestlga-
f,nn, he has II nrocrgss Butler
w,n,,.t tho mi, commi,tee IN oblI9e
~,.raes m onzvaT rera,n nnestons
,-o,,+rn --,vs,a ,7aira n, nnph.m tont tne
a.,,,a+ ~. d, ,h.s carn,-- ~ r,,,van ras NJ
- -, 1ts ,,ors1 ,l,,cti, IN confirm the
- =. ~ ,ts..r.,n.+n ~, r5sws n,,on .r nnhlIc
a,,asttons sn h. ,i1 mt .nnrn,ch octcer. t,Y the
1nre1 = ent and tnas no cammttee of Congress
nssen1 nvht tn ,nnntre tn,o ench nr,ystc nattera
TInon III. riev nut1er va. oy.rrued.
1uE ARxr 1I1I
Thn Renate M1lltarr commltttAe exnrct TO 0p1st
roo.I,.-,,ion NJ 1ne .r,nv I'M nrxt Monay, It ron
tslns twenty seven seetonA II Is ohucfstnod tn2
several prominent features OF The House bill haTt
been hss e1assa The pa, table ss died by 'h'
Inter- hoTescr. e nave a1 neen rssaines y, .
CONSUL At FAheoceEhs 1tAsh
cd Consul al Eaucouvet'a Island. Ar. Eekstelt
win be rcmrnperrsl as The gentleman who wro,
80 suonS 'et'es 70 nis aAsocsa1es o. tne 9c~asl
Chdfch In defence oI aeosfM itanIe ofde
No. H. 7ox. sn,e nv nv oz.o.,.nz
The uou.e Committee on Ind,an AnaIra to-tss
.asre,, tn rrport hlIl ,..trnsno the crnc,al IA,
concerning to~h allies over the Usage laads
RAILROAD 1oHr1s7s.
.ccn,1.1 nr.nch MIN NJ III. p.rfnc Fs,,ros, ~ hcrs
sa1 ntn ~ .. .as .Aslae nnoau ~ ncis
Of md sI san, of lands ~ III irom T tte a' p1ess1
u,ion pactfc. The comuanr has nhsndone
'tne 1aeA y! Ask4ns ZOE ponu SUBSIDY. aae CON
mlttees o. both Houses seem inclined to at.e som
t,fIcr =. e1.l,r ~. ..,+-., ,to- nf S,,,,. 49,.
l"a..' - s4',aS I've eenaa a ae5 VI ssa'e7 n'of
'diFcct route thaa nc present rsa Omaha
The House Committee on Commerce have dec
ys1l. Canal hut IN retain II In ths r.rn,sr r,rrr
,.,,, 49, ~ - a.st ~, ~
Aasoof I'LL Inc committee wants the stfrngt
which this measure has to help the rest Of th
.hill- .--...
Tuy GEORGIA QUESTION
Tbc ma,, fea,nrr y, .hc scn,,c ~. N, .oc
of Governor Morton On eorra WIN ~ ocpni., .au 5t II
floor for two houES nnd v as listened to with gre.
attention. lie opposed B!nKhAma amendment.
TIE NEW YORK AND ros7os rosr OFFICES.
~ @>.'u t@Ae.a y .he eVneieuee SomtA'1bt