, 1870-03-24
WASHINGTON.
The Anti-Polygamy Bill Passed
in the House.
Passage Of the Indian Civil
xation Bill in the
Senate.
Tho Claims Of Scnator-ElcCt AmeS
Further discussed.
Message from the President on
tile Decline Of American
Commerce.

Commerce.
SPECIAL Dc*rzseh 10 The Chteasn 1siLrne.
THE cApETsHtr ECstSEN
WASHINGTON, March a3.-The rcEert o! the Mtft-
taI3 Committee Ia exciting Considerable untavora-
hle comment outside Of Congress- the urst Of
which IL that Khllc the attention OF District At
fo!nc3s Ia cal1cd to the fact THAI certain parties
have attempted 10 bTtbe uenl,erA VI the IIu0se. A.
tention ia mt called tn thAsc WIN Accepted the
b.ltes- The art at Ja.y. 1865, provides that any
ucsuber Of Congress- who shall te convicted Of re-
celving rrw ass for }rucnrtug any oII1cc shall be
fined not exceeding f10,0o0 and imprisoned not
morc than two years, and lie thcnce!onh dis
qualified frun holding anr Office Of honor
OF trust untler the United States
The eccond gruund of criticism is that the COM
mlttce has recommended a violation Of the Law In
the rnAttfr since the aet Of Janaarr 1851; provides
AZ follows:
~The person examined ami testifylng before
either House Of CongreEi, or cithe7 committee Of
any court "s Justice, In suhject to say penalty
OF forfeiture for any fact act touching which he
shall lie required u testify te1ote either tiouse nf
which he shall have tesstdcts. whether before
Or after the date III thia act, md
d.. s,psss ;s4t ss, :
tciarc anr cnmmtt.r. Of either ffor1se, shh1f tic
cnrntNant testimony IN any criminal proceeding
against such witness In any court Of 1asttcc.@
TIE ROcE ISLAND BRIDGE
The Rock lalnnd Bridge Till passed by Congrea4,
and to-day oshe Pscs&deat declares taat In the
construction Of the lsrttlcr hcrcuItore authorized
ss Congress, arsnss the Mississippi River, between
KSck Island and the city Of Davenport, the Secrc-
s2ry OF War shal! have power tn construct the 6ane
fit sinele track rAiiruad nnfs, ami to place
wagon ROAD telux the railroad trn:k, III recon,-
menfe1 ~ the Chief vi Enginee1R, provided that
in no case kha the expenditure on the part Of the
United States exceed 81 .t0S,UuA
TIE sv1Ru 7CsNEi coN1Er,
decided In tho House to-day, has been carried on
quite vigorously here Tor ma,y weeks. The Law Of
July, 1886 give sutn' certain rights, under which
he gut rnsalty Of g per tnu al the silver ore
taken trc1n the Comst,,ck lode, Virginia City, Ne
vaila- lie has recently gut into quarrel with the
Bank Of Calitnr1a, and no1lc time ago q bill WIS
brought ls IL ref'ea the clause giving him this roy
aty. The committee rrpnst.l against tho bill, Int
Mr. Sargent rrs:x.utcd a minority report In Its
favor. The question was 'lsIr'<cd uf to-day, the
b lHinc drf.a,e. hy ie6 To Il. The t1ont AMI gal
le1tea wer. filed will 5rrsons more or less inter
tttcd In the matter, and therr WAS Sonic rejoicing
among Sutrns frcuds at Ets victory.
THE SEC1RAtr7y n1tl-
The report sent nut last night to Rome ncwspa-
wru that the Neutrality lii! uf the House Foreign
aus..s ".s','u'e. .o'As .''Arst ,rs ana.''ulons
sul9"l7 "'s -" tt.A"n s"t'.e. Ime VA 4"e
tvu .',,l,. - ~ ~ tns o'' "u'e4 Lss
"s.'t" Lax s.e's Wv ~ 'Alh" ne'e' ~ e"'e
a1lete. 4A'a "aS 1o"' o' Nas-pl'n, "I'a3'l'
=. ni'naei' l'i Ase's' nasempanhs' "4tA4nso"'
Sneioon' "oohr Ell" SWAIN. Tue qars'ion on IT.
porting thu Till wss carried by TO b tho nays be-
ing Onh, Willard, anil Arntlrr, who Will }o!n in =
IuinuYity rcfAIft, Judd waS out uf town, hut Will
fan III ahe minority Frifon when the matter comes
UP 1of acAlon.
1cpaE hhAoLET INSTALLED
A"aocaate Juattce bradley, who was CONFIRMED on
Mon'lat, Presented himself ut the Supreme Court
ths MORNING. WAS sworn " tns Clerk and al once
tnok his scat on the'#nc1' lie VIII he assigned to
the Sixth OF Southern circutt His arrival here
~aa hns1ened by teleGTa1na, ani It Ia understood
that eume imrtaut casrs arr tn alc arrt,t1t lsrfnrr
fhc pp.1 of rho p,et
tu.vcra ~ ~ .t..,."r m 1,1v erc,rr,v% or r,r sr..-
ehARsfs A"AlSs1 me FhcRE1ARf OF TIE sESATE.
The Scuate Republican CAUCUS to-:lay Was tt
consider the cssc Of MI. Secretary Gorman. who II
charged With conpliclty in getting 10 anil circu.
r.<H -. ~ H..s''S " Aau s''~.
'as!Ae s."'' '1oA7 tnatReA nEa'ust s'thato1 eoe- a
COMMITTEES: OF three WIS appointed to look into the
nrement or hia or1ca
-" ~..,. .s .,S.
nE ANi'.iM,"A1f h'L'-
The And-Mosmoa I'LL has gnne through the
House br large majority asout ~ 1t rns ort0fo
nt,y ,ntro,ncri hx ~ C,i'o1 Me- s..tt,ns ~,
II, - 49,, .ares,,t.o ~. -. ,.<,...,'s ~.
one authorizing the enlistment Of troops to enforce
The LAVE, and that aprropttaslng $loo 600 tor the
relief Of persons anrct., BY the bla- The reasure.
MI "" HAnnFt eenla'hS '"Fnts-nine aecaons, OF
ks1lhse0s ehasac1ef, ana u u accordance With
the policy advocated by vi. cullom-
WAR CLAIMS,
Most IF .bc State ~, ryotn,. bore ,anr shall,
or rst,s .ut1tt,J .nd ,.I1 ,sr ,h "a.ar At', ""1
the 1n1t .,7 n.et,ea @ hs,sn.a. " ~ s ,,,n zae
Idly "a possible. 4 new feature OF the matter ID
VOWED il coming to head, II some Of the K~ster1
S.a1e# <'e putting "a etsiase ia! ihtcfrsf money
These cannot nc allowed or paid Without 1e9tsta
uun b5 Congress, and I'LL ou tho subject Il lkcl,
ennuch tn an,,esr l..g,re ths. rra ~ tha uaaoJor
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MastsSa,S, MT Marea 2s.1hs following Il the
1csian to M he ,erne II TT 10 SoaS a5 II
c - ~ sAssuHss message 81 pseenao-r :, 1859, Il
80 Sn s ue o. aA1n& .1ena to reFlT.
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snep a niiatn'ses N : n aaiance ot trade aEalns
moDry p1la 10 american vessels and gtses as
a IN nron Inc sea. OF inesttnable value Il
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