, 1870-01-27
The League Island Navy Yard
Bill Disposed Of for
the Present. q.
Batler's Speech In Reply to Chair
man Dawes.
Large Reduction to be Made in
the Number Of General
Army Officers.
The Virginia Bill Signed by tho
President.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.

hdmlnastratop, had the noor in The GpuBe to-day
for about IN hour and three quar!cr1, and del1E-
cred h1a nuch.ta1sed.ot speech in reply to Nr.
Dawes. He read froD printed slips and naauu.
ecrtpt except about ten minutes NJ the close. aud
the epeecn was not al effective AZ It would have
been II delivered without notes The House gave |
II very attendse hearing, however. as the suh- |
ecs involved IL one OF interest 10 all memberS.
Butler reviewed the estimates Of each depart |
ment IL detau, and the drift OF bis |
defence Seemed to be that DANes !
dtdnr Rfye credit for various e1ro,z AID balances.
The fart about the matter Ia that there has been
considerable rcvtsion Of the figures originally fur.
plsned. Certain e1rors have been worked ont, |
sLd tho departments discover that theJ do not
need 20 nuch money as the book calls for. Gen-
frkl Dpt,es couldn't close without doing what
every cne else has done N speaking OF thla sab
1ect-qneUuon1ng D4wea' motives, and tr1inE 10
Tafse 3 personal Asue. NJ. Dawes may have
made some u'Atalea in hla figures, though
Il Will be well to wait and eee
whist he has to say for himself to-morrow;
Int there Is 10 man in public life here less gov
erIed bI selfah or pesaonal considerations In the
Totts he gives or the speeches he maker, and 1t
uay safely be assumed that he Will not allow any
enc te draw hin into personalities In thls discus
e1on. What be had to saI on tnat head he satd
IN his ten IninntEs' response this afternoon. and
that waz that hts rcconrd Of fourteen 5essa' ser
and he has no Intention Of aaktng
the Houfc 10 listen 10 snJ viu-
d,cation Of It. Ills manner d1f1n2
the brief reply WAS TerT impressive, and held
everybody to the closest attention. The natter
comes up again tomorrow, when he has the door
1r1 such dr1eucs OK explanation Of the main ques
; tton ~ he chooses 70 present
JUDGE HusrEkps
Tbs House Judtctn1y Committee to day received
letter from Judge Ru9leed, thanking them fer
an opportunity TO reply TO the charges and arga-
nents nsde against hin. In regard to personal
ab1Se IN argun eutf, he EaYs It II beneath hls
: omclal pos.uoa 10 notice It. Al 70
Whit ID c1slmed - fact In the
argument be has no desire to be heard, II the
committee w1u be sure to dlscoser whether he has
been dealing cotrnptly or not, and II tho things
charged are tue he ought to be impeached. lie
Is perfectly villlrK to leave the whole tnyestaga
don 10 the committee, without any attempt at de
fepee On hta part. Thus flt no charges Of bribery
or corruption against the Judge have besu sus-
tained, and HaUe the matter has not been Tor
tuelis decided the ctanceA ate strong that the re-
port Will be In his faTes-
RAILROAD TRKAT1Es WITH 1ipIAtA
Skcre,a1y Cox has recommended 10 the PEest
dsrt The withdrawal Of the Osage treaty. agalnA
which the House, at the last Congress, mate secl
strong protest. There Is strong p1essur'
being e1erted to have the treaty retained at th
Senate fur It's ac:tou. TIE Chances seem good 70
Withdrawing II. This will 1eaye, Of rallroa
treat.e,, only two btfore the Senate, stz-: on
YIN lne snaon ~ tae.le - t.o1o, ~ pas.-ra.,o,
Aot Atu"s -eoWo 3e'ss " ~ 49, s ..sl,'e.
49, sst..i peI se', aua '.s ~ w ~ A"s - ~
60 Aosu ~ ,.-e
pteaet1g both The nrnt rusd now advertise
2,s4o, 900 eres, granted BY the government, &c
sale, AID has, besldes, E1lllon dollAsB Of count
oohoS glaa1eu lneA. aones -, 1E.s'. " - -
alan AnaHs nAse agseea " W. No'!uos & ~ ~
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1ns ARMY Hill.
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.or.,d~,sd ,te .rn1r I'M ann aorr.a a. folti
,Tnst 1nc Ind,an Bureau o1,aht tn b. frau,fnrrt
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~ ctrs evidences IN the cort cnnsn,T.cx ~,
is,sef VA received IRON hun, list nisht d
IN New York saylng he u
unwel, hut he will come On as 500
ne as,e. TIE s.s committee concluded a Il VA
Ns ~ 11 Waxs ra,s ~ ~, 49, ,,,s., ~,
mau 70 New 2ofE 1ot MN nas n'9nt TIT
derce ii The tase to-day did not amount 4
thing kpecial,
TIE fnaxx1so rR.y1Lrax,
rh.1ro,,o S,ontrnIttA ~ an 1,oxt f)n,o~t Mt a
Ing sals morning, unanimously agreed 70 rel
bill proYt1in3 that, tfret the 1rHt OF next Jo
matter Of sny kind whstever shah pa.s III
tne nnn ttee- 1ms "essots. l"
Nen. not oot3 astita AZ toe lIa
pHFIeHe1 out at Inc Hte uAAtPot
OF country uewspspel4 and exet
doenments. Tho morrn,pnt ror thn abo1t,
tnc fr,rt.no nr1e ,1era ,s rorss,n,r oe,ntr1 .,
D ~. - 'u.ss "a ~. - .-a' 49, ee.N"e .
1h1 l1AoCE 1sAAhp I'LL
haa received is death hlor for this Gcss.o
was debated N hour sod A half more this
1np. and then. On n.wr,, rno.n, ~. t.h,.l
ns,+,,r -. .n-..,nsa g-ou' -. sao.e>
PoIAton Nns nossApeo ~: Yeas, ~; nass.
usa1osh5 oa Ane Neno1atH hnowed Their
II the WI OF economy By voting TOT the bill.
TIE Yarxru x1s,srv
u uer.n4nv p+,,v.n ner. w 80.
--,,-,.s - ,.sa.e. ~. u$us, oaec
tAHe' 0e ess'otHa " .eAeWe Ms onttts ~
ter for France, his relations TO oar gover
-. =. rinr ~ ~ RI IN v4tt trr1nc h1x 1hrr, =,