New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-05
railroad or the right IL the Railroad Company
now Ask az the hands OF Congress.
DIPLOMATIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IATfNf
DEcI-ION-THE TOBACCO TAX.
fIEVgpat pKf - DISPArtU1

DECI-ION-THE TOBACCO TAX.
.GFNFRtJ PKESs DISPArtHl
Tho following nominations we're cent to the senate 10
dBv:
James W n'on Of 'ipsss be Ma''ter Resilient pod c1'
Gsorg, y Eauer .gs, TO b. cqa.rl At A.1- fs,pt
r. Neir, OF fsu6s,,sg 10 Cou.aI Mon,gri-o
6a, % HSs o. s ' a. &c c s ,pa,
James W. Mason who was TODAY nominated a. Minis
ter Resident and Consul General al Liberia, \ muiio,
and native and resident ~ ChicOt County Ark whore
he IS now largely engaged IN planting After graduating
IN ODeTn College. ONO, he taken by hi father 10
fars whore he again graduated at French national
sciiool. Enlisung Ia the French army, De served
throughout the Crineau war. aud brevrttcd Lieu
tenant Colonel for dst cguished services. About
ago he was nominated a. judge OF the Court at Cape
Town but owing to nnfayorabc legislation lu regard 20
the continuance 81 the courts ~ Africa he declined the
appointment His present nomination as Minister 10
Liberia was made ON the recommendation and at tho
instance of Senator Mcdonald
Isaac T. Dawey has been appointed Special Post ONCE
Department Agent for Colorado. New-Mexico. aud Ari
IONA, vice Y. Il. DuiIield, removed.
The President was determined 10 sustain Cen Adrian
Bunalo District Of New-York and thcrefore has With
drawn from before The senate the name Of Geo Kbbe.
who had been nominated as Gen. Roots
Inc Commissioner Of Patents to-day decided extend
O%Im Dorsey reaper patent TINS - the most import
va, .eslTt patent since McCoInichS Tie case vas
argued Tor Dorsey by George Harding OF Philadelphia,
anu opposed ny the manufacturers, through their conn
sci, II. q '" Baldwin aud Judge Wright.
me or the National Tobacco Assoc alton
heard by the Committee OF Ways and Means to-day
ny continued three hours They presented
he resolutions adopted In NewYorS, February last pro
corning tobacco and advocated uniform tax OF 6 cents
per pound or chewing and smoking tobacco ami snuG
but the committee are not disposed make 80 great re-
dncton aud minated willingness to place the aA At
q cents
In compliance with resolution directing him Ia report
what progress has been made In the preparation Tor the
publication OF the official documents relating TO HE
Rebellion, or the operations of the army, provided for
IN the act OF July D. 1906 the Secretary War toay in
formed the Senate that Peter H. Watson the p.rso an
pointed TO perform said duties did not do and
no compensation. The Secretary states that fhe only
additional legislation now required the subject Co
receive the joint resolution OF July 81 lsjG amend d.
to provide for the publication Of such documents
only found 10 be OF historical importance aad
value, by which means the proposed work woVld uo
greatly reduced in size aud cost, without decreasing
| usefulness
The House to-day passed bill giving 10 a colorcd man
residing in the District OF Columbia who lost both feet AZ
the second battle Of Bull Run, a pension, commencing
from 1852. IL appears this man. being teamstcr
employe OF the QuaTtermaster, his the
musterrols. His for this ana other reasons
ceiyed an unfayOrabc report IN the present the
ccdlng Congress In opposition 10 the clam 10 urged
that It's passage would set precedent requiring
pendture OF two three million dollars every year
meet similar exceptional cases, for which provision would
have TO be made in addition 10 the expenditure ~ t
100000 or $350OG0O0 per annum for pensions. II
stated in the debate that thousands OF petitions
not provided for by law had already been presented
10 Congress relating 10 Injuries for life sustained by
who. though not mustered INTO the service, were
employed in connection with the military movements
and jeOpardzed their lives much as those VINO
enrolled.