, 1870-04-29

1854, II. n Eya1ts, employed by Ttecs:!y De
rartn:cnt, 1T, 30: 1867. ". Il, Era1ts employed
tJ Attttney General $3.50 Total s47,54asa
= NtH STEAMBOAT Law
passed the Senate t-day. It is substantially the
samc aEagr1ed upon by the convention OF liver
men at Cincinnati two years ago, with an amend
nent made BY the Supervisors who met IN this
.c:t5 soEe months ngo. 1t requires Captains and
mites to have license, makes stringent provisions
regarding the quality Of iron to be used In boilers
and reduces the amount OF steam allowed from
one-s!zth to one-nt1h- 1t prohibits the Transport
tation Of all oils which explode Mt lower tenpcr-
1uIr thnn one hundred and ten deEt7-es. The bill
VIII 70 10 the House to o-suorro@. ri
TIK r0sTAI. 7EIE;RA7n sCHEMK.
The Special House Committee heard further
argument on the bin to take government charge
OF the tclcgraPhs. Tomorrow MI. O.tun will ap-
pear 1o1 the Western Unlon Company. There
SEEMS little prospect Of any report from the COM
p,t.ce on the subject ut this session, though b1r
Washbutne Is very anxious to get the subject out
Of the committee =.
TIL rKgEpnES9 BUREAU INVESTIGATION. |
r n. Hail. resl estate agent, who had charge Of
the sale Of Howard University lots, testified to-
daesbctnrr the Committee On Education aad L. |
bor thzt three lots were reserved for Bureau Of.
tcetH at the time the matter Has placed III his
hands, oue for General howard, one for General |
B7llecS, Disturbing O1lcer, and one for Alrord, |
Superintendent Of Schools The f1st w:s
n:,d tor as testified Yesterday the
laEt tH1 at q minimum pr1cB
nxed By the T1usseez Prof Ogden, OF Fisk Unl-
ve1siry, Tennessee, testified that he had received
bureau aid from General Howard to the extent Of
5po,-s1, 900 Of It being In bonds Of the Young
Aens Christian Association Of this city. He also
testified thct since the present Investigation began
General Howard telegraphed to IA that II he
would return this bond It world be cashea. On
further questioning witness produced the tele-
gram. The examination Of ]. n Brown, Disbur5-
Ing Officer Of the buIean for thla district begau
Be testified that the lumber for several hundred
4enenents on the Barry farm and three or four fqws
f barracks in the city, WIS contracted for By Cen
eral Charles Howard, ard purchased Of his father
in-law, Foster, OF Bangor, Maine. It was brought
mere at me government expense. The same Wit
ness testified to having been directed to pay sas-
ao0, principally from funds voted By Congress to
relieve the dcssit1te in this district and from the
>. refugee tune, for grazing properly IN which the
deeds shoT private parties to hare been interest,"
ed. witness Ta5 directed to prepare q detailed
statement Of all the expenditures On account Of
&ne University, hospital, and Barry thrm.
TIE IAK1fF H1l1-
There IS only the sanc old story to tell about the
.lnr1H h1Is rsfz: The W1rB md Means Committee
and 1Tun 1nteSc6tsH elc tst1 beate1l- Tue tefc1t
of to-day was the most serious one they hate Ell
-cauntered- The present duty on railroad Iron Is
&c cents per hundred pounds. The committee, IN
their bill, proposed to make 1t 81, but yesterday,
under the Decentralization OF previous defeats, COT
clnded to abardon this clause Of the measure and
let the rates stand As In the present Law. The
House #ou1d not accept this concession, but In an
J unusually full rote reduced the 1ate to
80 cents By seven majority. Many
members are stud5iu, the little bills introduced
by Paine and Judd, and some Of the Senators are
also, In view Of what their body must DO before
the end OF the session, looking Into the tastN
question. Nj Armstrong, Of ,PenasyIrana, made
q brief Speech during the debate, in which he ex-
pressed tho strong conviction that the rate OF duty
On pig Iron will he restored to seven dollars; but
the manner In which all the rates have been re-
duced does not seem to warrant his confidence.
TEE INCOME TAX 1uI-
The Conference Committee On the Inco11e Tax
BIZ held short meeting, today, and talked
-oTcr the questions at issue without
reaching nnJ conclusion. Teles7aQ2s
were thereupon sent on 70 the eject that the cou-
ference would be failure This conclusion Is
not at al warranted by the 1acts. Senator sher-
man aud General Schenck are considering the
1uatter this evening. "a report will probably be
nlade to-znorr,w. From what can be learned, it
house h1n vii be retained, and the per cent rate
on Indiyidua1scease With the nrst Of next Janna-
IT, provision ae1nc, Of course made for the collec
ton next sruag of this years tax
uE DYER coCKI-XAK11A1-
The pattieSFho get up the Congressional 1nres-
ugailon into Generals Dyer's affairs have asked
the Senate Military COMMITTEES for chance TO
EhoE cause w3y the conclusions OF the Court Of
inquiry shou1f 60: be set aside. The matter has~I
been TefcETedto Senator Howard, and he Is writ
Ing report The outside understanding Is that |
he will preuysaa1ply cz1tcise The cou1se and Ind
ing Of Eucn aCou1t, end that parties Interested
against Dyer have by no means abandoned their |
caee-
4 CoNNESpABIE p1s1Rmr11ox
Some S1f Nas 1te {.an{tn1 fn.dnr
person wtp called at each Of thgcommttee roo1us |
and left acopy Of the Bible, book that clerks and
members seemed to regard With curiosity, rs the
only copes, heretofore, to be found In the build
Ing TcEein the Congressional library. 1t Is not /
known Fheiher the gift Of to-day came from the,
American Bible Society or from the Society for |
R1ortEasing the Gospel Among the Heathent
ITO tie Astociased Pre.sl
THE EEAAEE AsPEwAL sEzCKE
WAfn1SG1oS, April es-Some days ngo The De-
.sacHe md Minister Roberts Of an order Issued by
sue Ssnisa Gose5nmcnt for the surrender Of the
3sss sisar iS iASsp@aTa @ A1thongh sufficient time has
Is SUSPECTED that the Captain General Is restrained
g taepppos!aon q the volunteers. Our govern
MI dolbtess soon Dc accorded ~''~ Oe'
.e4a n ~ m1h son,;, N1IEs IT q: TIE Ho1pER
81 e s1s ol1. rsaaas l: az eu.ea
5sssh q he p9ss9f 9a~
r7,,. sn,T.- C..,s- -a"s-
TIM ,,.,,,t sa4 4hs nahtS - 91S9L 1 IkEA1f
been .eected by the caIoma sI1, GaneTesz 1sa' n2a
* The o,naexs -. Ftu0lng, pu1 ~ me latest adE-
- e oeleha4ou "As kh0H1 to be In the m1n- !
~"1''' .vn,... j.
.1ha f,onc,nittta oasgE ~ SF hAnRo4n
r.nnrt srt. ~. ii,9 ~ GInnetce agreed To-day to
a5% rYncanat ~ ~ Ra9 ~ laSorporase the Washington
cha-et saat - 4rthar ana assed to be dis
,ft - ~ * 1cttt conSi1sEauon. Il Will be
u LIZ on AaI1oads and Canals.
rhe Hnnes f|a,1,ottss, ~ Ix1RoGI1o
81 3ea, 18oda! me lepott 81 the sub-ceunittce
- ~ tue falaeuaF iaFesQe8t6o. That portion Of
me report which sanctions the cnaduct OF wash
t.l1ne, f9fmer Minister to Paraguay, and coz
oenns Admiral Davis and the naval authorities,
xcateg good deal OF discussion in the commit
e. Ihcs are about equally divided On the Bab-
1eet
r,na eun,o.1 InF af = aaSEsl1 osis:, aoEEAkSL
,,1,aS 1at u General amnesty, discussed 50
13nnsae nH 1t ~. ~ soon aAsume ehApe n both
io ~ au 1do d| the te@per thus far manifested
chsTncfer Nv xff Stcyt,E ta. ~ oin ol seTy noeN
Reconsuuc COMMITTEES has maIfe the snhIert
Q! Iepeated consultations, and the correspond
NJ teoW1Aoit1ee @ the Senate has already | i
asna1or Hobestson, Chairman Of the t
s5mcc a S1Mt Sr1MAtmttttee, VIII, to-mofrow intro | d
Ta.stns rta Ill. tna1 ol retBonR, except those {
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