, 1870-04-08
MASHlN610N.
AoT Progress in the House on
the Tariff Bill.
Proposed Modification If the
Act Relative to Tonnage
Duties.

Provisions Of tho Rev Postal
Treaty With North Germany.
DR.. Hayes Appears as Halls Com
petitor for Arctic Honors.
SPECIAL Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS
WASHINGTON, April s.-The question Of sending
another expedition into the Arctic regions has
taken 4 new aat unexpected turn Captain Hall
has been here two months explatniug bis views
and pians lie asks nothing for himself, INT wants
TIC government to furnish a vessef and pay the
men who will 50 with him, and has made ar
Engagements with the Coast Survey aud Smith
sontan Institute to take two or three scientific
gentlemen His seven seara' experience in tho
Arctic regions, md the success which has attend
ca his labora, put him In tho front rank Of
explorers, and point him out a. the
man to tske charge Of an expedition, II
Gne Il sent The Senate Foreign Relations CON-
tnistee fully considered the matter, AMI agreed
unanimously TO the passage Of the bill introduced
by HI. Sherman The House Appropriation Com
tn1ttec had also considered 1t informally and IA
So1ab'5. At this moment, Dr. Hases drops down
herr and proposes to avati himself OF what Cap
tain Hall has done. He asked hearing before
the Senate committees today, and Of course, got
it Ho made Frcech, In which he set mp that be
YRS the original Jacol,s Of Arctic explorations,
and that he, and not Captain Hall, ought to be
put IN command OF the proposed expedition.
lie has hAd three ytars' experience In
that kind Of work ue hns besgti tho ApprpPrta-
ton Committee to hear him, and Monday next Ia
get u the tine How tnlu2s VIII come cut no one
can guess, hut thcre ia good deal OF comment on
tic manner IN which Dr.. Hayes has thrust himself
Tito the matter.
The point Of order raised by Mr.. C11lom, Of ml-
uuit to-day in rrg1rl to the duration Of the morning
hour, will, II sustained, hare m Important effect
upon the business OF the House. NE Cuom In
sisted that It was only through custom that the
morning hour had come 10 Ike Regarded as only
sixty minutes, and called attention to the language
OF the rule and the parliamentary rulings and ptae
tee twelve and nftccn 1cars ago as proving TINT
the intention Of the rle anu forme. action under 1t
Vas to continue the morning hour at each daily
session until interrupted GJ vote OF tho majority
to take up business on the Speakers tabc or to go
Into Committee OF the Whole The Speaker, while
disposed to decide In favor Of Cu1loms position,
Was dcstrous Of having the yiews Of tho HonBe on
20 Important departure from a custom Of long
acton until Tuesday ne1t, and then the Speaker
NM probably uphold CuIlom md let the House ex-
preaa tts beuse upon the subject ly an appeal
The eject OF the new ruling would be to enable
the House TO 50 throughout the ia5 II It choose
Arsi finish any Important matter reported By CON-
znttteea, and necesaa1J to continue through q
second day also, thus exhausiing the whole TING
allowed under the rr1es to each committee, and
enabling Il to work through great deal Of its busi
ness without the Interference Of other subject8.
The genera, opinion Il that the work Of the House
Hill b. greatly facilitated bJ such Interpretation OF
The rules
uA1x ALLOWED.
Among the bills fayornby reported to-day Ia
the Senate Has one giving ss4,1cs to Cowan i
Diekerson, Of Knoxville, for eo5 bales OF cotton
seized by General Burnade In November, 1854
and used in making defences about Enoxvtlle
against Lougstzeet.
CLEVELAND WATER ToRKs
Cleveland can hare ita water works, "a the Sen.
ate Committee On Commerce to-day agreed to ,ht
House I'LL! allowing CRIB to bc built In Like Enc
md 1t will go through as soon as II comes up
ExEArr1oS FRox TOSsA1E Du11EsL
The Ways and Aeans Committee to-day agtecs
To bring Ia measure for the relief Of the shippn1
antcrestA 1t rerea1s Ill tonnage duties on Anlcri
can reasels engaged III the coastng trade
BtN DOMINGO.
But1efH Joint resolution for the annexation o
:au Domingo IVES against the wishes Of the pfrsi
dent Butler went up to the While House tw'
weeks ago aud offered to Introduce it, but tn
President urged him not to do SO.
AAESuE HONORABLE.
Quite stir was created In the House, to-day
by Butler, In the couFne OF the 1ve minutes de
bate In the Committee Of the Whole, suddenl
turning to Sthenck, nnd s.Eing that he desired. t
1ctract the charges he had made Against tn
Chairman Of the Ways and Means Committee, a
the beginning OF this Congress-. He had promise
to Investigate SchencE, and hAd done 80, an
found him Innocent, and he desired to make = II
traction before the House. At. sehenc1 sceme
puzzled at this onet Of = certificate Of chasacie
frum Rueh source, gwen after long and rauer
private investigation Of hls affair." but at the clos
OF Buffers endorsement, said he accepted th
apology In the spir!t In which It was given.
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRES5
EXEMPTION FRnx TONNAGE nCT1Es
NAEHIsGrpE, April THE Counties OF Way!
sud Means to-day agreed to recommend the fol
the act Imposing tonnage dusJ On ships. vessel
or steamers shall not hereafter he construed =
s 70 an; ah sestI = 16 Or s ss,sngns e
ualiug frnm one point or port within the Unite
:Sates to another point Or port within the Unite
THE RICHMOND ArS1c1rAL 1xHnoal1o.
Hoh- James Wilson and Judge John Meredith
~ behalf Of Ellison, and e1-GovernorH Wise an
vii a.zue the Richmond MUNICIPAL case hetos
turna cn tic iur1s.l;c ctIon al Jndnr UndcrTood
Inc nrrutnra and aiftscfs relatiyciy other narts
Tiro3nia a'"' 'A0 AAe"'' ~7 "-A-- -"
TxrRx.ss op FAT tsrEp roR NAL sERy1cK
fsrnstnr Fcnton and Nppresentstdye Van we
ravn heef, before thc Postmaster General 10 ol
tstn m incrrase of nav loT n,al services 6y Ii
ETtr RnHTnrd Cnn,nsnF gnon thrir own ann,,cn
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n-u-o. p-,,osto, Esna1a, St,,neF Durbap1
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Be$efc F1ng " Washington, ms MORNING,
Treai0eni FGnet! tht vtnf Eesonhoh n4nccGt
the Secretary OF the Nas3 10 nFesuEa1c the one1'
disaster.
1Cs7AL TREATY WITH NORTH EERHASf.
Inc new postN ueatf H!te me nora teflni
Union. which ta1ea cnect July ], fedtccs the 81
gle rates On prepaid letters ria England. 10
ttnts- hnd fta hFemen OF HAMBURG 70 cen!
unflepald lettcts ray tsouD!e tateA Ne"spaP
{ntes a1o 1ncaaneetl+ buL Mnsl be PREPAID
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@ SPEAKER fAatnc, Is appointed special Agent
int 1ltASuIT Department