, 1870-05-04
=. WASHINGTON. -
Work in the Honse Yesterday
on The Tariff Bill.
The Remaining Paragraphs on
Iron Stricken Out.
The Cutting Down Process Con-
tinued on the Steel Items.
Outline Of Jenckes' Civil Service
Bill.
Coordination Between the
Friends of the Northern
and Southern Pacific
Railroads.

tee Ii 111aef worse tnan thnse On pig lion a1a
railroad Iron The committee fixed the rate Of
cents per pound on steel, circular fo1n or worked
to pattern, and the House reduced this to 81
cents, and came within two sptcR OF cutting it
down to 8 cents- The great struggle Of the day
was On Bessemcr steel railway bars The present
I'D ralarrus duty Is equivalent, at the existing
Price, to about fe2 per ton The com~
mittec reported for si+so speetdc, but tne
House, inter long debate, BY fifteen majority,
cut 1t down To $1,000, There Was something Of
snari At the caae1usiou and 1t Is possible the whole
4ssue mar come up agntn to-Enoz1ow.
TIE 11cuT AMONG 1uE pocT0Rs+
There Was something Of crowd present this
morning when the meeting Of tho American
Medical Association opened, betaase everybody
4ntcrcs:cd thought there might bc \ muss over the
question Of giving the negro doctor his tights.
The Committee on Credentials submitted ma
io11tx and minority reports, tho former excluding
delegates frum societies that admit colored ply
zicians to consultation There VAS mach excite
ment reading the reports, and, Nla general dis
cnssion had been allowed, things promised
to be very lively. Dt. Davies, Of Chlcaeeu,
adrpiuy staved 1t OF by moving to send the whole
subject to another committee. which may or may
not report to71oI1ow. The q0cssoo OF eo!af -
mixed IN with half dozen other 4na17els among
medical men Of this District and 1t Will be hard
matter to ret at q square vote On that distinct
Issue There ss small ro# IN the Massachusetts
delegation growing cut Of n. S:uvcr's differences
with the State Medical Society, but the association
vii undoubtedly send this matter home for
settlement
wnBERFoRcE UNIVERSITY AID bH1-
The bill granting f., 600 from the funds Of the
Freedmen's Bureau to the W1lberforce University
did not get through the 3cnxte to-dAy, though
pressed by Messzs. D1axe, Sherman, and Morrill,,
OF Vermont. It Was opposed BY AessrE- Patte1-
sop, Trumbul1, EdmundR, Howe, and FetTJ, Eho
declared against the 7olcI Of taking public money
to aid colleges, and when It was argued. on the
other eide, that this bill merely took the money
out Of the Frcedmens Bureau Aess1z Patterson,
FE7r, md T1umbuu spoke in condemnation Of
nsing these funds for building or support
ing colleges nnirezNties, Saving that they were
fntended for common schools among freedmen.
1t came ont in the dehatethst whereas the bureau
reported s. 100 900 hand the 1ss Of las: Septe1n-
be1. and about <4o 900 on hand the 1st of Februa-
y, 1t low has but about $125, 900 left
PERSONAL
E II. Stsatou, sou Of the late Secretary, has
been offered the position Of Assistant District At
o1ney under the Attorney General Of the District,
and declined it
THE PACIFIC RInRotD FRo1EcTs
A combination has been entered into between
the friends Of the various Southern Pacific Raij-
road lines and those Of the Northern Pacific for
the purpose Of getting both measures through the
House. The Southern men seem disposed to puite
upon the Fremont road
ANOTHER ENsiFE BUILDING,
It Is said tint the ga1rct noor uf the War Dc
pAr6aent Building, upon which IS stored over 16o
tons of books and papers, has sunk some inches
on account Of the immense weight 1t has to sus:
tan End TINT III inspection Of the buIdln. has re-
Suited in determination to remove the weight, as
tt#uuid be unsafe to permit 1t to remain On that
uool.
NpEsnsuF ELL
The bm spprop,iating s. 900 to reimburse Gen.
AF.H1 nf41 r$ T0- %e%
against him ou account Of his execution Of amy
orders, has passed both branches Of Congress, and
goes now to the President for his signature
TIE R1rEH AND uAKBoR BILL
The Committee Oh Cannerce In considering
the River 2nd Hsroor bill, has decided against
giving anything for Chicago hazbor, which will
probably be provided for In special act st the
litter period Of the session
INDIANS TO VISIT wAsHrG1uS.
Information Was received from the Northern In
dian country, to DAY, II The Interior Department. |
th2t Red Cloud, and several Of the hostile Chiefs
In Dakota, have sent In word that they desired To
come TO Washington and have conference upon
the causes Of difference, aud the Secretary has III
dlcated readiness TO receive them. This is con-
stde1ed very hopeful sign, and the rrss iudica-
don received for some tine that q Wide sp1ead /
Indian WEI nAy be aveyted.
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Medical Assixjafion t.onreneI -. ~ LUZ St t
most OF the size assoriatons 9rd = ,i.1 shg
OF the county. The convention WA called u M
der hy President NendcnfaiI ~ fs;nennsH Tha ~
report OF the Commitfee on rredant,aia -. -aa
excluding ceztaln 5elerates M s4afai1 ,ro,1d ~
dome in 1asr NIGHTS Gae1o+eS' s.4.@u noalo vi
OF AN onposlte natnre VS. nnao ta4uat1{ W lspok
Chairman OF The committee Tnfh er ps ~ rsta@t