, 1870-05-07
WaShlNGT0 ON.
Revenue Of IS69-70 as Com-
pared with that OF the
Prerious Year.
Protracted Debate in the SEN
ate on the Adjourn
ment Resolution.
Washington City Finances.
Testimony in the Howard 1nTesti-
CATION.

Epec1Al Dpepateh to The Chicago Tribune
TUE A1loCRSAE>T RESOLUTION IN TIE SENATE
wAsHIxGIoS, NaT 6-The Senate spent long
xmc to day In kind Of dignined 1libustering oser
the House resolution providing for adjournment
july After passing over ali other orders to reach
It, near1y as much time was consumed In setting
ii aside again. One Of the prominent features Of
the debate was private controversy between
senator Harlan and the Vice President on = point
OF order. The Senator, however, held his own
against NI- ColfaL and one or two other Senators.
The contest HAs very velr one, but the main fe-
suit VIE the consumption Of good deal OF u1c.
TIE LKG1s1-A7IyE APPROPRIATIONS.
: At later hour In the afternoon Hors began 10
earnest on the Legislative Appropriation hiu, anu
progressed rapidly mp to Adjournment
PACIFIC RAILROAD PROJECTS
The Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroads
ese tutng 10 induce the various supporters Of
southern routes ocfoss the continent to unite On d
single lirc. To this end number OF those plpnl-
nsutsy interested In the 2ed. 18Th, and a6th para
rs;s hare been urged By this committee to 70 hat-
1.tze their giewE as to tx e. e general plan OF ac
uop-
WASHINGTON CIT FINANCES
The condition Of the finances Of the National
CAPITAL is thus set forth br the SaT this evening:
IF anything wg1e wanting to show the hopeless
condition Of our corporation finances Ills furnished
1x The iast tha: ss,nane @ lo. n sluaTe 4sa M
count Of Its holding never-1aillnE spl19H
OF wa1er, Is now advertised By Aa.shan Shafp 70
SrnTeme Coar1 OF the District against the Mayor,
Raard Of Aldermen and Board Of Common
Gained by one Of The numerous creditors Of the
corporation. This properly Is On c street, In the
rear Of the National Notel. and 81 gIGat e. a Eaine
failing supply Of pu1c water; get the Corporatton
Treasury Is 50 depleted thlongh pSooigaie and
wasteful expenditures, that Mayor bowen Is not
,r-otE o117nn n from fHe ham,
mcr."
CONGRESSIONAL RECESS
MANY members left for home last night and this
morning. 4 special train Till take large party
On an excursion into Virginia tomorrow. The
understanding Is that no business Will be done TIL
Tuesday. The hall Will be In good order Monday.
The Senate has adjourned until Monday, when
Senator Morrill,, Of Maine, will make his speech
on the tar,d. Senator Morton Is preparing to
speak against the Usage Land bill, in support Of
Senator Morrill,, Of Vermont
TIE GEORGIA BRIBERY ErES11EA1IoS.
The Senate Judiciary Committee had the pnb-
Usher Of the Chronicle before them for several
hours Last night, and for more than an hour to-
taay, On the Georgia investigation. He appeared
with legal adviser, and last night declined to
auswer questions. To-day he replied to the In
uE,ttes Of the committee. The Inter wcrc trTing
to fird ont whether some {, 100 Was paid for ed
toria1s and similar aid in helping one side Of the
Georgia business
THE uowARD INVESTIGATION.
The committee on the Howard investigation sat
i've hours TO-DAY. The flrst witness testified that
a member Of the Block Company had offered to
sell him General Howard'a Btock, and cited the
yaluc Of contracts already made as an induce
neu1 General Charles Howard, late Commissioner
Of this District testified that he was also SupeIi1-
tendent OF the Barry farm, and received second
salary for the same, on the order of General 0. Q.
Howard and Senator PomeEoy, the Trustees That
the lumber for all the buildings On the 1aIm and
harrucks In the c.ty was purchased Of his father
1u-law, In MaInc hut the fund was kept in the
EtcedmenR Rank, . prirate corporation: that
nuu4e uf u.e lands On Snis larm were sold to
whites: that he had get aside large sand contract
at os cents q load, and made another at about T.
load from the sand pit Of the Brick Company :
that In the nn21 settlement the Baty Farm was
$4,000 short He Eas unable to tell what became
OF the proceeds Of the sales or Of the rent The
committee objected to most Of this testimony, and
motion YVES entered to strike out on the ground
that It did not appear that General 0. o. Howard
was directly party to the irregularities and
aluse4-
To the Associated F1csa1
NOMINATIONS
wAsa1so1oS, Mar 6.-The following nomina-
as soas wstn ngeT sea1 z for Hofton Reser
Of the Land once At Springfield, Dakota; Enos
Stulznan, Register Of the Land ONCE at Pembtna.
MONEYS at Springfield, Dakota: George F. Potter,
Receiver Of Public Moreys at Petrbinn, Dakota-
lEcpAE AND SPECIAL AXES.
Returns from the annual list Of incomes and
special tazes from thizty-siz dtst!etz, generally
small ones show, as compared with 1862, IN In
crease Of +0o1.
KEsECE REDUCTION E1L1-
Senator Sherman ssated to-day that he would
not call up the bill foE . reduction Of the rerenne
Init;ee, who hare been considering for several
wecks an elaborate 1tli, regard the ae:lon OF the
Senate as an unWarfautablc Interference They
aTr for naStng 4 large reduction
KETENEE RECEIPTS
Receipts q revenue for Tie nine months 81 = re
current 4 cal year. f:e1 .96G, AGAINST saVl
198 the same uzne the previous year.
THE noC10Ea. ,..
mitsee On Etnics reported faroraby on the csc.
dcntials Of delegates from the Women:s Medical
The Tsnort W Vas indeanitcis postponed. but nettce
w1s given Of an amendment OF the constitution,
not excluding women from the association. A
lewal Of prescriptions by apothec1ries. without
due authority from physlcians, was referred to Q q
HeTase Tas Of nassacaasests S'n tie Se' dseoyeEe; m
OF uAasthests was adopted. Dr.. John oSu1iiEan,
Of Boston. offered a resolution that NO
e9e1ase persons ifon ciains soG admssoa sao
to the association who are duly accredited there
e. a 1ns NJ was 5es cf 1 mn stern o.
Ethics, explained the reasons for the exclusion Of
the District Of Columbia delegates viz: That theY
which society recieves medical men who arc not
hcenttates, and openly Eiolates the rules Of the
s9a ne q afe1 Of ,he
.and Is dishonosablr ende1yoring to procure the
destruction thereof BY inducing Congress T. abro-
gate the charter Dr.. Stuner. Of Boston, offered a
resolution declaring the report Of the committee
adopted, which wRs car1ied-1l2 to s1-and The
convention adjourned nine die.
ELLIS AFTEQyED.
The President has signed the act to amend the
net proving for taking The seventh and subsequent