, 1870-05-03
aFhat Has Been Done Thus Far
on the Tariff Bill.
The Ways and Means Com
mit.ee Hammering Away
Slowly On the Fund
ing Bill
Proceedings in the Union Pacific
Injunction Suit Annulled
by Congress. .
The House Votes a Pension to the
Widow Of Abraham Lincoln.
May Statement OF the Public
Debt.
- =
Decrease During the Month Of April,
: $11,6s7,793.
MaT Statement of the Public
Debt.
Decrease During the Month Of April,
= $11,697,793.

Decrease During the Month Of April,
$11,6s7,793.
-, Special DespAsch to The Chieaso Tribune.
TEE TARIFF nuI-
WAsHIEGTpE, May 2-The Tariff bill made con-
siderable progress to-day, and, IS the sessions Of
Tomorrow. Wednesday, and Thursday, are to he
gin at ii oc ocE instead Of at noon, It ts possible
though not probable, that the measure may be
j. half finished In Committee Of the Whole by the
time the recess commences, Thursday evening.
The iron section is about done WITH and the rates.
rs now n1ed, are materially lower than In the ex-
listing law. Pig Iron Is reduced from - II IS per
ton, and railroad iron from 20 cents to GO cents per
hundred The highest class Of bar iron has been
reduced from $500 to a40 per ton, md the 9th
er class from s9s.40 to $500 per ton. Small re-
4anetions have been carried some other forms Of
iron; but, In the main, they stand about as with
the present law The statement has been made
in thIe, as we'll rs In other, correspondence from
Washington, that the Ways and Means Committee
reported in favor Of raising the dulles on railroad
iron to $1-0o per lba The language Of the
bill, in the opinion Of many mem-
hers Of the House, certainly warranted
this conclusion; but some members Of the
committee say this not their intention, and, to-
day, Mr. Schenck brought In an amendment Of the
regard. Tic great contest on steel will begin to-
morrow. There are seren paragraphs nndcE this
head, each one Of which will he warmly debated
for lower rates than the committee have reported,
II a reduction corresponding to that on Iron is
carried, some Of the Peunsy1ranians saJ they are
ready to give up the Bit. 1t must further be said
that, on the other hand, these reductions are
making friends Tor It among those who st dtst
opposed 1t strongly
I2roRTAST DECISION.
Ono Of the decisions rendered BY the Supreme
Court on SATURDAY, Just before adjournment, IL OF
q good deaf more importance thnn on its face it
appears to be- The act Of March Il, 1858, requires
among other things, that Southern clainantss
for property or rather the proceeds held IN trust
by the Treasury Department, Of property captured
by, or surrendered to,ouf army, must prove adrn-
RtiEely that they we're loyal throughout the wal,
and did not, either directly OF indirectly, volun-
tatlr MD the rebellion under the rulings and Gus
toms Of the Court Of Claims. It has, OF COURSE
been almost impossible to furnish necessary
proof to meet this requirement. The Supreme
Court, In deciding this Paddleford case, swept
away these restrictive and oppressive rulings and
lald down the principle that the fact Of having
taken the oath Of allegiance under the Presidents
proclamation Of December 8, 1852, as soon as the
occupation or presence Of our forces made 1t pos
', ble TO take this OATH must be accepted IS proof
OF loyalty, and operates as complete restoration
Of III rights Of property. This decision practical
>1y decides many cases that have been TIED in the
Court OF Claims
THE WnBERFoKcE UNIVERSITY.
Senator D1ake's report from the Committee on
Education and Labor, In regard to helping the
FH5+rfoscc University, In OHIO, Is as follows:
After careful examination OF all the facts In
the case, this committee are of opla!on that 1t
in he Enied ststes to to sepTopa.e u as po9on of e
fund heretofore accumulated for tho education Of
the freedmen, to the support Of snch an institution
4It7R$
n sn.sl1 sums through numerous schools IN the
South In developing Wiloerforce University, the
fidelity. 1t has evidently, the confidence 81 col
ord citizens not only IN the Northern States
q condition. via S medsra.e help 70 become estas
lished on q permanent basis and to exert henen-
cent influence By the education Of colored teach
Of the South. Upon inquiry, the committee ind
that the fund for the education OF the freedmen,
Freedmen and abandoned Lands, Is aSoa= one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and they Of
GEpilton oai saa1 Il rqala BE- bse. to
sand dollars Of this fund for the benefit OF tho VIII
bsM n. 75utsn aHa fof e ibas
DEPARTMENT or LAW
The Se1ate Retreuchment Committee has unan- |
tuousy reported the hill Of Judge lawrence Great
Ing \ Department Of Law, aud it has been placed |
On the calendar for adoption. The prospects are /
thai It will pass as soon IS reached. |
TIE FUNDING BILL
WAS considered to-day by the Ways and Means |
Committee, and the probabilities are that It Will |
be reported on Thursday. before the Houses re- |
cesa What shape It viii take, no man can ret |
tell The committee this morning talked about |
the bank sections, but took no vote any ptopo-
sitton. They will not ngEee with the
Senate, but instructions given ont from |
the coMmittee-r0om indicate 3 much mf1der |
form Of comrulstun toward the !
bank interests. The idea Of fousseand half pc |
1tnS7s1
bodied In Garncds bill, nnds good oea1 Of favos,
but is not Jet certain that 1t will be adop;e. BY
Che con1iftee.
THE STEAMER AsFIEWAII-
The owners Of the steamer lloyd Asplnwan 1
tc1eg7Rphed to Hayana on Saturday directing her |
CaFtain to receive the vessel and Secretary Fish,
to-day, te1eGIaphed Consul General Blddle to
deliver her to the Captain 50 that hhe Is finally
out of the hands Of the Spanish authorities, and |
in possession Of her pTupr5etorA The volunteers
at Haynua having shown I disposttl0a to make |
trouble about her surrender, the Secretary Of the
Navy ordered Admiral Poor, this afternoon, to |
take her under the protection Of she guns Of the /
Saugus while she Is preparing again for sea
PENSION FOR Mrs. LINCOLN.
The House has ut last done what the good name
OF the country demanded should have been done
long ago, VIZ, passed bfli putting the name OF
Mrs Lincoln on tho roll for pension OF three
1huusand dollars annually. LII. Judd drew up the
measure, and got III. DlckeF to introduce Ii, be-
cause Pennsylvania, and not Illinois, had command
OF the s,ooE. There has been considerable talk |
about this matter In the Senate and the bill will
lie opposed there, though 1t does not seem rs iflt
could be defeated
WORE N TIE SENATE
The Senate went on with the calendar again to. |
day, and continued its good though late habit Of
working rather than talking. It Will be proceeded
with Tomorrow, and in The COURSE Of the afte1noon
the army bill Wlll be reached. Senator Wilson viii
AK to hare it considered at once without any use-
less speeches, as the health OF his wife will prob
ably obl1ee MIN to go north next week.
TIE coLon QUESTION AMONG THE DoCToEs
The Committee on Credentials OF the American ,
Medical Association met this evening, and deter
mined to throw out all delegates from societies
granting memberships and right Of consultation to
colored ph5acdans- The delegates from this dis
1rict subsequently, met with some Ct those from !
Massac1hset1e, New Hampshire, Connecticut, ILL.,
nois, Michigan, and one Or two other St8tes and |
resolved to support the minority report OF the t
Committee On Credentials, which recognizes the
rights Of all regularly educated physclans WITH
regard to color. There is promise, therefore, of
q big fight In the association when 1t meets to-
mO1TpW. |
PERSONAL
Major Powell, OF Colorado Canyon fame, Ice q
tufcd bt fore the Illinois Kepnhucau Association | {
this evening. Senator Trrmbull presided and tu- /
upduced him to the audience, among whom we're +
Vice President C01fa1 and wife. The lecture was
Illustrated with maps mud charts, and the large
audience present found 1t very Interesting.
ITO the Associated PreaA1 n
f1BLIC DEBT STATEMENT
WAsR1sGIuf, May THE following Il tfc dpht | =,
statement for May: =
OUTSTANDING. foo 57DTQqEs
Total inte1es S36S.11as9 r.
[ctx fuclndnE interest due and unpaid. >
Amount In Treasury: ~
liz aassl2s1
695ttains
sinking fund md honda E&a16s68
1hc4 bonds :7.55,6ap
Tptnl in EEt5lI7 H.
1esh Less amount in TTeasuty--.-..;, !9 eslsl5s
Debt less amount In Treasury April sk13 3A9lE7f
1ccteasc during the month. 1t6gI1p =
1ectr1sc aiHct March l. N46ll1ss
TIE MEDICAL C0STESI1oE.
The National Convention Of Medical Colleges
appointed committee to take the Necessary ac- O.
ion for the formation OF q permanent association .
or improvement IN medical education The COM d
nittee are Professors T. n Davis, Of Illinois;
samuel Logan. New Orleans: A. Hammer, St | IL
oaiss T. Parsons, Louisville; s. D. Gross, Phia- ii
.nck, Boston. 4 Post, New YORK The co1yen- "
ion anleafhed x'nk de. The animal ses- / n,
ion OF the American Medical Association ~
commences to-moFrnw. The delegates numbeE t.
over 500, and compose the most eminent mesIjcal T.
men Of the United States. LII the eYenlny the III
assembly Tall pay their respects to the President
The COMMITTEE on Credentials Of the American /
Medical Association f1a Tb{.a1 +At,. | ".