, 1870-01-19
Special Despatch 70 The Chicago Tr:huae.
WAsHrAoroa. Jan. IL.

bJ the Post Ones Department and franked
b1th WAYS. Posi11Astexs Write htte 10 mem-
b-1s OF CcIg1eas, ss3ing t:eJ arc tn-
structed By tho department to get ugrerst
4nd ono endorses the package Le aend& 70 4
Now Totk member, " For~atded By order Of the
Third AsGllsant Possnsaset General" Congreas.
Fen are getting somewhat excited On this matter,
ard to-day they werochnekltng orfr tue fact that
It cost 1he department II SO 10 get these hl2nkR.
Some sharp tnicgs MIL probably te fa1d sgai1as
II. CTesWeu wien the bill cones up; bot bis
project is gaining strength rapidly.
TIE TARIFF.
Tariff interests are beginning to canYasa the
Houte to aee how they Will stand when tho bill
counes cut OF the Ways and Means Committee.
There ts no 1opger room fer the least doaht that
Conmlsaioner Wells Il good deal stronger
than ever before. 4 great number oE Westetn
members announce their purpose to eustatn his
vteW1 On several important question:. Kelley and
Maynard staEd up vigorously In the committee
for iron and coal, while McCalthy sticks By Eslt
and B'aE nRhtA fos lumber: but, unless the signs
are as fault, the committee Ia toletably sure OF
being oTerthspWu On nll these xrtlcIeh
1HH FuAn1HG BILL.
The Finance Committees had q conference, th1G
Dno1nlnR, with the 9tcretaty OF the TftAsury,
chiefly in relation to the Funding bill. lie u;4de
eone atatements, generally In tbs lue Q! h.a tec-
tlsllJ with members about certain features Of the
T1rasury policy. The committee took 10
acton. Tho greater part Of their Eession
being given to the confederation Of the nonnlua-
lion for Collector at san Fta.clsco. about which
there u eoMethlng Of TOW among Ca1lfosuikus.
pEsxh1KRs' uouSr1Es-
The Attorney General has given an opinion
upon the question Of the proportion Of deserters'
bounty, which Is forfeited 10 military asJluua He
hoIt1 that tnstRluents Of bounty due and payAhle
to soldier 1t tho time he deserts, 8Ee forfeited,
and become payable to the asTium- 1usta,ments
are 1ot forfeited; II the deserter never returns,
they never become payable TO anybody: Il he rc-
turns, or Is returned Into the AeEvce without trial
they eithox become payable to him, or no. payahls
1t all; and, IN either ease, are tot forfeited.
TIE TosK1u7E VALLEY CLAM.
Congressman Jul!an, Chairman OF the House
Committee on Public Lands, viii report In favor
OF RtEtns L11uou and uutehlns, the claimants IN
the Yosemite Valley, The laods-1tn acres each
On which they are now living. He holds that
they eEr entitled thereto under the Homestead
lava. The general feeling among Congressman u
that both these gontloneo arc entitled to some
tel1t but 1t Il not certain they will get the lands
s1oxks AND Bnomklow.
III. BtoktS, Of Tennessee, will to-moHow ttp!y
1t length to tho charges made aza1nat him In the
Senate bJ MI. Mownlow4 Tne speech Of Stokes
Ia prepared, and Il sa!d to b. temperate but
pointed review Of last summers political cam
palgn In Tennessee, aud Tho part taken In 1t By
B1pxnloE and htnself.
MK1sTKK TO PORTUGAL.
The Indiana delegation hare united IN aiding
the Presldent TO appoint VIII Cumhack Minis
thtf to Portugal utes Shellabargess real2ned On
account o1 I'll health.
AMY 1AAHsFkKs'
1ne aeeeuons lor ouee1s 70 temaln la tae ou'
1eaua q tne m9 uepatI"eat WI p1ooaply DC
eoml1etea W4tnA w oa5s. In tne aolutaet oea.
e1Nb department, Il toouRns 1ene1A Aopers
hIlaus wal % letalneo' 70 sae eQoaf:esmas'ef'a e
omee denefan 1a8auk. Ek'n' ana uana VII
pFooani5 g. !mAete1 nocoease1' no* In Ne"
tot th's District. '''''
TIE ecuoc1 QUESTION.
a Senate COMMITTEES ia s,ni engaged taking tss.
t,nony res.rdtpg ,pe eo!o!ea school question In
tn4 CITY. Inoa 1N Inc EVIDENCE anoha tne col
tsst 70 be oyer the question wao snall control saa
daburfe The school fund, rather than over that Of
color.
aKoRG1l.
Seye1a. pirate kilograms have been received
here today from Georgia. one Of them e.um 4
member Of the Legislature, = Republican. former.
II from the NORTH, yas in substance ss follow:
"BYyart md CALDWELL have openly united With the
psm9ssats I'D " Eo!hitg 70 d!'f!taaze our psfsy
Il r. fnorted here thtt noney Ia beeu rent doTu
from lie North to defeat the Fitecntd Amendment.
G1r ,nly anisa: aaa Ia Ae s3 sna Ia,
win stand 81 TcrJ's action. II ther do Republican
I'm u 1tio IN Ee2fna7 Tho pemoe5t1 nave BEEN
tnr btns 81 thnis fiends III t6er csunot pe
convicted before the eousts and ju.1es The chsExos
Mftttdnrta" s As4'' 4s ~ e''e' Wy A''-1' wa
In exnlanst.on Of this despatch II may be eaId
that Bs1ant and Caldwell were electe1 u Repub-
ucaus, M5Apt teleRr1pha that be IL Still Of that