, 1870-05-18
The Reconstruction Committee
Agree upon the Geor-
g1a Bill.
The Naval Appropriation Dill un-
der Consideration in
the House.
;statistics Showing the Compare
tive Expense Of the English
and American Navies.
The Impeachment OF Two
United States Judges
Demanded.


WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 1.-THE House Com
1nIt;ee On Reconstruction to-day agreed to report
the original House bin for the restoration Of Eeor-
Eia as a substitute for the measure passed by the
Senate, with thc addition Of clause repeating the
acts furbidding the organization Of militia This
will probably lead to consideration Of the Sub
ject BY committee OF conference, without much
further deb4te. The report 1S1u be made to the
House at the first opportunity,
TIE GEoEGA INVESTIGATION.
Governor Bullock was before the Senate judi
clary Committee, tp-dny, with all his books and
accounts, showing payments to tho Chronicle on
account Of the Georgia question The whole
amount was about 1000 Colonel Fo1ney claims
that III the money paid Tas for legitimate newspa-
rcT work. such as advertising. printing Speeches,
pamphlets, DC. Settlement WIS made By Governor
Bullock on the part Of the State- Colonel ForncT
has The following, this morning, as editorial, COR
cernsng the matter:
ANhen the Senate committee have made up
tas SR t5ls Last atsmpf TO- 70 ass9y Goy
C91unicte Will take occasion to comment upon the
manner In which he and his business assistant
t1aozlIuarJ questions OF this extraordinary inqu-
sition. As many versions OF their esidence hare
been regularly communicated to the distant press,
Inost Of them unjust, and many OF them untrue,
the publisher Of tho Chronicle Will exercise his
right to defend himself and that paper az soon as
the subject becomes matter Of honorable public
discussion"
THE BANKING AND CuRREScT BILL
MI Ga1ne1ds committee had the new Banking
.und Currency bill under discussion Today a
number Of amendments were rejected, and the
bill now remains substantially as nrst reported TO
the House. Members OF the committee think 1t
Win differ yery little from Its present ahape when
finally presented The Eame committee agreed to
the bin for redeeming tho present nickel currency
in 1.gal tenders when presented In suIns Of rs
IN fpWqr-s: 1so TO bill designed to prevent NJ
t,n1al Baaks rum eyallng the ta1 on circulation.
The bill provides that the bank itself must collect
and surrender 1s circulation, within sixty days Of
such notice, to the Treasury, under severe penal
tics for noncompliance
1NFEACHMEST RESOLUTIONS
The presentation OF two petitions by Ar+ Juh1n.
to-dny, looking toward the Impeachment Of Jus
t1ce Field, Of the Supreme Court, md Judge Ho1-
1nan Of the United States District Court OF Cali
fornia was matter Of general surprise. The re-
quest Is made to hxre the Judiciary Committee
cxa1nlne certain charges to be preferred By reti-
ttonetA- These relate to decisions made IN
certain gold End land cases IN California In each
OF which It Is alleged TINT large su1ns Of money
were used to secure decisions. The matter is not
vcty well understood here, but seems to spring
from complications Of long standing on the Pacific
C:a4t
TIE INTERNAL TAX ELL
The feeling In the House Is strong In favor OF q
has reported, and II it becomes certain that no
1ed1ctton Of the tartn will be made, number OF
: prominent members are In favor Of fixing the az
sTegzte reduction Of internal taxes at nfty to
seventy millions
FCTCRE AMENDMENTS.
Nj. Bingham has presented his amended bill
providing for the manner Of declaring amend
ments to the constitution, to the Judiciary Com
1ntttee, and expects 1t to be agreed to and report
cd 1t an early day 1t tproE1des that, as soon a
any State has ratlned the amendments proposed
bF Congress, such action shall at once be certified
By tue State onclals to The Secretary OF State,
and thereafter the latter shall accept no notice o1
resembling the ratification. And Is further made
mlsdemeanor, punishable with imprisonment, to
Lake part In movement to effect repeal OF such
1ati1cadon unless the question Of repeal he regn-
1arjy submitted to all the States
ITO the A44nciated PTeak,1
THE GEORGIA BILL
WXsaDHzoE, May 1s--The Reconstruction
1:n1ttes has aEesd a. to Teport hilI readmisttn9 @ e
applied to Virgins, Mississippi, and Texas, With
tie addition s6as the four States named are allow
ed g oEcaazs am. and call into service their
TIE FUNDING BILL
The COMMITTEES Of: Wars and Means has post
NOMINATIONS c0EF1RXEn.
TIC Senate confirmed the nomination OF Napo-
leon h Stone, Postmaster at San Francisco, and
Alouxo Alden, Postmaster at Troy, y. Y.
TIE EAEII CANAL.
The statement which reaches here that the Cana
dian authorities have dispatched supply expedI-
tfan 1or the Winnipeg region, and that It IS OF a
Ieace1M character. attracts renewed attention and
4cpmment These supplies must pass through the
Sank Cxna1, and they can only do 80 when the
government authorities here gre assured that the
intention Of the British Government is one Of peace
The report that a peaceful settlement has been
reached between sho ansaaze.ss md u. EF1nritt's
1nalcontents Is credited here, and It. IS prooz-
BIZ that, in view Of this, = request W1ll be made
b. the English Minister for the passage Of sup
pu vessels through the canal, It Is e.
ported here that apectal Cabinet meeting
to be held today 1or ne purpose ot considering
reasonable 70 predict that the settlement, II Al
1u2dy concluded, and rhe English Government
yes Satisfactory assurances OF its beilIgereu1
purposes, permission T1l1 be accorded to the sup
I,y 70 pass through the Canal
EETEsCE KATTEES
The Senate Finance Committee to-day talked
<verYeyenue matters but did not decide what &C.
don fhev would take concerning the bll reported
br the Mays and Means Committee
OCEAN TEIEGR4Faa
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee to-day
again considered the Field China Cable bill They
are not disposed to grant him the subsidy asked
for, which il $40 900 per annum for twenty 5eats.
BafneT. Of New YorE was before them. askjn2
permission TO land the Belgian cable on the coast
OF NewJeYsey. The matter ts Sill under constd.
erat1nn-
BESSENER STEEL
The parties interested in the duty on Besseme,
f1eea have gone home, and have abandoned al]
hope Of getting any legislation this session.