, 1870-01-18
Sherman's Currency Bill Before
the Senate Finance
Committee.
Debate on the Virginia Cues
ton in the Senate,
Substitution OF The Keuse Bill for
that Under Consideration.
Free Trade Sentiment Deyeloping
Among congressman,

Special Despsseh TO The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON. D. C., JAn. IT.
RuKRXANE FUNDING 4i11
The 6euasa FlnaIce comu1ttee, 1t ttx rnser1re
tr1s morning, further dscuEsed the btu reported
ey NJ. Sherman last veek. The principal 1eafure
OF the d1xc1Aa1en xaa whether direct nct1nn nh,1
% n1d, ard thus throw the additional fos1y 4 n
millions Of National Bank notes for which It nro.
Wees Into particular locality. The ommittee ia.
Eot RtVeR 1t 10 The Sonth. And nally directed the
Chairman to call on the Conpuouer Of the Cur.
1aocJ ioF . statement showing how II would be
olu1ooteo under the existing laws. ana the Ian
GuaRe O. tae proposed bill, II It be ahoNn that II
viii mostly 60 South, VII, b allowed to stand
~ Il H. but otherwise the COIL
nHce win lndicaTe fts purpose more
explicitly, aud may eTeu specify how u anau be
apporl1oIed soHc Hiapr featu.es or the bill
were also discussed, bnt the conclusions reached
are Of 20 sp+csl Interest 70 tie public
TIE VIRGINIA QUESTION
VIE ve.J sharply debated Ia The Senate an DAY.
without concloA1op. The speeches were all In the
old track, atd aete 1epeuuo1A Of what has been
taid oTcE and oFtt again. Since the dtScuttou
begsn. the g.lltrIeA hare been crowded from n.st
to last, and hundreds Of petEon9 arc upahle to yet
sdnHs:on. Mr. Snu41er and his followers a1e
1ghttns aRalLtr Immediate admIsslon In
erc5y possible way. and prevented yote TODAY.
on question Of order. Although the agreement
'ss Eade on Friday to dispose Of the Eno1e sub-
1ect this aitc1l oun, the bill OF last week WEE by
one Eajo11ty. lsld as1ds for tie uouke BILL aad the
a5sl Gocston 1s OF hntuttt II hr adding sec
uonfte9nItrg the oath lro1 al cf1lce.holde1s. The
vote Etl probably be closA, AID the chances are
list The bill Fill again be brought before the
E0use.
THE BUREAU OF EDUCATION
ain great danger Of betcg ove1thfo m, and can
hardly be Fased except By vigilance on the part
o! t3e Trends OF education throughout the coun-
Try. The feeling Is pretty Hsdely prevalent
among Henlbers OF Congress that the
Commissioner Barnard. has not been a
euecess, but has proved unequal to the task Of
organizing the bureau and 14aEtng Il meet the re-
qutFenenta cf the time. The Committee On Ap-
propr.staons has not OILY refused to make proy1.
Aion for earring on hla WORT, but ws decided
disposition to repeal the law creating the buresu.
and number OF euonG members indicate a pur.
pose TO support the action Of the commtttee,
Some other members VIII trJ hard to saye the bu.
sean, and have rne President give It new sead,
Wh1ie oihera favor the creation Of new b1 can
OF department, embracing education, freedmen,
a1c Statistics.
TEE GOLD rAx.c INVESTIGATION.
The aoule Banking COMMITTEE, ar 1ta ses-
t1on to1da7. had but ooe w1tneas on
Land, and flom him did not
get anything Of great importance. F1ak and
'Gculd, the CHIEF gold cortpuatora, decline to pns
IN an appearances for examination, and the COM
1nittee wa probably have to send the sergeant-at-
Afns after Them Rs q r.5fuader. The COMMITTEES
riA rot inquire ho1 far the uh-TreasurY and
Uut:efnefd are implicated in the conspiracy TIL
shcs Get through 81 nklrg out tae atreet and Gold
Acon corfplf1to1s- They are gett1ng good deal
OF insight 1nto the way things were managed
during that week Of excitement but nfe ues vet In
= p1sittou to ZEE 3ust what weight to accord ce1-
LAIN curious facts taht have been ascertained,
MINING ELL.
The House Committee On Mines and Mining
Ttl1, when called, report q btu Of considerable
1ctf1est to ONO clsss Of miners On our public
lands The law o{ two Year, RR0 provided way
in which workers Of ledge Or quartz mines might
get title, and It ts low intended to provide
Nay IN which placer Iu1rers msJ also get title to
sep-acIe lots at the rate Of $3.50 per acre.
kEBRAsIA AID TIE FIFTEENTH AAE1Dxkxr.
The Governor OF Nebraska Il in Washington,
srd saJs he Will soue tine rext month cxl a
special session Of the Legislature Of hta Stats 1or
scuon on the Fifteenth Amendment Al the |
Democrats have tur oue member IN the Senste |
and four in the House 1t "a rot dln1cult to SEQ |
HhAt the nctlon Of both bodies Will be.
INTERNAL 11FKovKNE47x
The HouEe CoDnltHe en- Roada and Canala |
held tEth hrht meeting today, Aud talked oyet
vAffors questions II Z general way. The NlAQafs
Ship Canal bill ~as tiscussed, and the question
~As AAA1E0 HAttut1 AuE&f68& Lac J4f1tQltf1Q4 IN /
che wAT 1t proposes. No vote WEI had, but tho |
conu1uee viii probably concl1oe 10 report It IT,
Fofably.
FRNK TRADE EKN1INKf1,
t11f with u,enbtrs Of Congress shown q |
stronger free trade sentiment than heretofore, |
sid Commlasioner Wells viii hive many uore |
supporters than be had Last H1nter. The House ID
sure 10 oTerrule tie committee Oh soma yety mh-
.teTtAl fo!nts Of It's Tariff bill.
GEoHd1l-
Ps4vzte tefeErars from Genrgts say that about |
. dozen neEoefs Of rhe Legislature will be found
disqualified, aid probably expelled but It IL M
Known On = hat authority this statement il made.
GxkMAN coLoh1zAT1oN N COLORADO |
The President has promised xuch aid ~ he can |
give to rhe German Colonization Company gong,
andcr charge Of Carl Wolsseu from Chicago TO
EollaI, 10 Colorado Territory, and has specially
promised them help in the way Of transportation |
from the Terminus Of the Kauees Pacific Railroad |
to theif reg home, md use Of tents, arms, aad |
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