New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-04
WASHINGTON.

AIirrING BUL-REJECTloN v, ,Ir
lULSpIpATEs AT THE NAVAL ACApL"i'
oA'' Cry TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNE,
tD' WASHINGTON July 3, 1870.
.,,,na,ion Of Mr. Murphy as Cohec'or VI "'
~, % York has not yet been reierieu ~ -, -, -
- Al the next Executive session. w" y -
,or,ed 70 the Committee on Commerce. Vi 80 ct
C,1,, is a member. There Is no lntnauon aN -,
DoN 80 ore 20 he preferred against MT Murphy
ma a. all likely that any will be- Out o. coui
- 90 senator Conklrng, whatever may pe uo , 49,,
40 tho Committee, the nomination VIII I've W. 4. ho
,avorahlv II is pretty evident that thcio - ,
vorv hitter fight between senator Oo"Ne -.
O. ror.on over the nomination. Inc lorIhVi = 80
49,, mat Mr. Murphy will he confirmed wiflo 'no
- o,,,ov confident that he will he rejected oena
80, Co,rIiur saws that President Grant sei'e'cu MI -
rbv without consulting any momOers oI 'h' Wv =. -
Siocaton in either House, neither dld ne consui' '
man outside Of the state, but selected nm Oh is
sDonsuility IL appears that Mr.. Murphy Is p'oN''
nv a large number of the most lnnuehual me-
Z =, oDd bankers in New-York City, VINO rccoll-
mend him in the strongest terms as pelns PC '
onaliAed for the position. This faot "neh II 70 80,
and tho names of the persons are Ialo oeI"io '
will have great weight with many SENATOR ~" ,
,her votes The feeling among the New-1ork heio'rs'
which manifested itself strongly ON tIu!' H"'
,,iiod and many OF them, although Oplosou "
H. MUMMY think IT their duty 10 support MN as
me choice Of the President, ana are '"
opnion that more harm will he oone 'io I".,y ,uaa
their state by making war on the iresiuen' -
thar nv 71et acquiescencc in the nomination e'na'o
-. ,isr+s from, this iew. and thinks the sa!Vauoh
r tbe Marty demands Mr.. MUrrhy's rejection ana " '
5bo will font him al every step in the senate TIC
has teerraphed to prominent Republicans 'iiousHo"'
NevYork state to Join him in his effort ana get UP sum
n storm Of indignation viii compel the senate 10 "So
O. their demands ,,, =,
TIT, l. stiu q rrohahility that the Income Tax will he
abolished before the Tax and Tariff bill gets through inc
Senate Senator Conkng, who was Ill ana cohhheo u
his he'd on FriIay evening, when the Tax was r'n'"o
will tomorrow make motion to strike u Out nc "a
pects 10 be able to carry his notion -Four senators VIM
have all along persistenty spoken and voted against ca
tending the tax, on Friday voted the other way
senator sherman intends TO move q non-concuTrence
IN the House Funding BILL and ask for Committee OF
Conference He has doubt that judiclous measure
will he agreed upon and one that Will be accepu'oe 10
Mr. Boutwell, Both the Ways and Means Committee ana
The House are willing to yield something in order to Sc
cure a Funding hill. All admit the importance OF
measure that will insure the funding of the bonds at
lower rate Of interest.
The senate sat for nearly eight hours yesterday, con-
SHINING nearly the whole days session the Natural
ization BILL and notwithstanding that there was an
agreement made when the bill was up previously thata
vote should be taken vote was had several senators
refusing to keep faith. Bills from several Committees
were introduced and special orders made for their con
alteration. Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads reported with an amendment
bin to establish transatlantic postal telegraph ser
vice by American cable. motion to adjourn until
Tuesday was rejected by Yeas, p Nays, o. MI morrill,
of Maine, from the Committee OF Conference
IN the Indian Appropriation bill, reported That the
Committee unable to agree, and new conference
Committee was ordered. The report OF the committee
Of Conference the bill TO define the duties OF fehsoh
AGENTS was adopted. The House viii not be in session
torryr and consequently large number of its MEM
o are NJ home 10 celebrate the Fourth Yesterday the
Committee on Public Lands and Patents were Calico
and the House disposed of large amount OF oushesIe
ported from that Committee The report Of Conference
Cmmttee Oh the bill TO amend and revise the Patent ana
Corvricht laws was agreed TO- The remainder Of the
dav was devoted 10 a Louisiana contested election case
Ar Paine has twenty Of these yet 10 report to the
sc and he insists that they shall be disposed OF be-
fore adjournment Judging from the progress made on
the case Of yesterday to carry out Mr. Paines wishes
would occupy the time Of the House for the remainder Oh
the session.
The Board Of Visitors at the Naval Academy NJ An
napos have concluded examinations OF the cadets
for the 1871 Class to in September next ana
have reported against number or them. Tie largest
numbers Of the rejected class from the southern
states Tie ages Of the boys admissible to the Naval
Acaden is from Il to IT, three years younger than
those admissible to Point The boys who failed TO
mass from the districts in the Southern states range IN
age from "A g. and this fact, i'll connection with an
pler that these boys have not had fair chance for
schooling in the past ten years in the Southern states
has induced Secretary Robson TO order that they De al
lowed 10 continue their studies until next September,
when they viii have another chance for admission by
undergoing the second examination. The Secretary
hopes that i'm this way most OF them may be able to
pas He has to ill al the vacancies made by the failure
of candidates. and today emphaticaly expressed him
self as DESTROYS that the Southern States should have
their just share
The fun text Of the debt statement tecTaphed
from this city to London Paris, Hamburg, Berlin, and
Vienna on Friday, by Mr. Conant Chief Of the Finance
Division Of the Treasury Department The statement
was sent in English and German.
The Second Controller has decided that the Govern
ment in settling accounts with army and navy officers
has legal right deduct balances due to the Govern
ment from the pay and allowances of the officers and
men OF any grade or rank.
An old veteran presented claim to Secretary Boutwell,
yesterday a mOety from penalty Of 5000 collected
from "a sinuggcr in 1873 The claimant soldier
guard on the Canada line and captured the smuggler
with his goods. The records OF the Government were
subsequently burned and the Secretary having
no papers or dates, disalOwed the claim.
Tie Secretary of the Navy has ordered Rear-Admir.l
Poor 10 commence Of inquiry to inyestgat and
ascertain the facts regarding the recent collision be-
tween the L. s. steamers Terror ald severn at Key
West Such collisions have become frequent OF lat
that the Navy Department intends to adopt rigid
measures TO prevent them in the fut'rc.
The following are the change made in the NewYOrk
Post Offices during the week ending Juy !, 1870:
ESTABLISHED.
BriscOe Sullivan CC.-GcO.ge Strdcvant Postmaster.
TOsTMAsTIRs APPOINTED.
Brighton, Monroe Co-Ezra Roscbrough.
De Kaib 81. Lawrence Co.-IAOyd u. TOwnsky.
Redfeld OsWegO Col. NJ. Brewer.
ROXbury, Delaware Co-OTin 4. Mccker
SpcnccipOrt, Monroe CO-Sarah f. Lincoln.
West HOOsick, Rensselaer, CO... Carter
West Webster, Monroe CO.-ChaIcs GOetLman
THE SALES OF GOLD AND PURCHASES OF BONDS
FoR JCLY-SEGOTIATIoNs FOR \ NEW POSTAL
CONVENTION OPENED WITH FRANCE A