, 1870-03-19
WASHlkGT ON.
Debate in the Senate on the
Georgia Bill.
The Tariff Bill Considered in
the House.
Bill Introduced for the CanceIla-
tf0n and Destruction Of
Fractional Currency.

AA<AANAR4 00A NAS$S
The Presidents Views on the
Funding Bill and Taxation.
General Amcs Declared 1ncligi-
bic TO a Seat In the
Senate.
Special Despatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
THE SUPPRESSED INDIAN pocuxEx7E
WAsniS01oS, March 16-Secretary Coz has ad-
dressed the following letter to Senator Ross, On
the explanation the 1atter male In the Senate re-
gardtng the suppression Of three-fourths Of the
documents In the case lately transmitted from hia
deEar1nIrnt assas tody, and by 1t ordered to be
printed:
DErAR14EH7 OF T51E IATKK1oR,l
SIN: I have The honor 10 acknowledge the re-
ceirt Of yonr letter Of the 18th Inst, under the
cover of ont from Hon. James Harlan, Chairman
Of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, trans
ndtttng the same: As remarked In my letter tn
Senator Harlan should hot have felt At liberty to
cay a1tsntlon taGt tnat tae Ratsd
10 ie thG whole, and ]. should not hare done more
mitiee on Indian Anai1s, had not thought that
Justice to the committee Of which you are q mem-
ber, and to yourself Required me to bring the COZ
shall not he thought to lie Hong beyond proper
1lmlt In calling your attention to q mistake OF
ss9 rpoa te Il 81 Ba as u Se ep r us IS sa
iase,l I'D unia,sasts'e mass la1se nu11ocf NUM- q
the original documents on die in the department
WIS Intended to be Chronological, and upon more
saTStnl son vii st. sh!nk that
trcm the ONCE records was quoted Or made part OF
some argument Or PAPER submitted aiterward by
pears that Inc letter Of i I. Taylor, United States
indian Agent, under date Of September 10, 1858,
anpeste an TT ests efa taefe rs
re ,nsa sop Of 5s oxns sns 1n .rkea s 10 g.
second, a cory was attached to the statement ct
indians, ' marked III II" and, third, copy Of q
sae saSe 7 s nasas Il e 64 Se
cfIlclal copy furnished hy the department., marked
*t60 D. WIS full copy Ut the original, as was also
which was attached to his statement By Ar.
- ~ socy a9c fSE nc 3 a1a ~
T. Il anu
an siF scy respectfully 509E ~ oesdieat ser
IL Hon. E. G. Ross.
DODGERS IN TENNESSEE BuILHRs CASE.
The following members at The Senatc Of the
United States, after dodgtng and voting against
expulsion In ButleE.s case yesterday, refused or
failed 10 vote even 70, resolution Of ceusure:
A51sl'; nasaa stsia:fs MstsiEa4sS MGSss Rim,S soh'0'
Bur. AIeGraTS. Van Wyck,
THE 11CE METERS.
Last summer controversy arose among d[stil-
lera at the West whether the firm Of Bcferstat1 l.
Corpin had any authority to attach Tice metera.
General II. C. Hobart reported to tho Commission
eE Of Internal Revenue that theJ were not EN-.
p{oyed by Tice hut privately by the distillers, and
that their compensation Was u matter Of agree
nent between the d{stlIers AMI Themselves. ii
bearing On this question, and that OF extortionate
charges madc In connection with supplying aue
afnxtng these meters, the original Of the follow
ing lertcr will be submitted to the Committee o.
Congress by Robert Chr1sty, counsel for the West
en- d!sttlctes In this matter:
CINCINNATI, March II, 1859.
Mk&srA licterxtaS d Epppfn:
GkS1LENKs: foa afe hereby appointed agent
tn supervise the attachment OF spirit metres TO dis
tilieries tn the states Of Ohio, Indians, and Ken
lattons issued By the Commissioner OF lnterna
Iscvtuue. Iou viii report your action to nc II
rensstson for such Il ser7ices Vii Be- % Pad y The dis
.ere, as provided By the laT, act Of ]u{ g. lsss
Yours truly, 1sAAc r TIcE-
GENERAL BCRBR1DGE kIoSERITEp.
District Attorney Eoke has written 4 letter Il
the Attorney General, Eaying that the chief vii
neaaea in 0enaIA Huthsidge'A ease hare proved t
be entirely unreliable. The General stands her
at the department As wholly exonerated from q
these charReA. An order OF the Attorney Geners
to diamiss all indictments has, On advice OF III
Secretary Of the Treasury, been Forwarded to S.
LoulA
7Hx TkxAs H111r--A LAcuHABLE BLrEpKK
There has been good deal Of Joking to-day q
the expense Of Senator Sumner aud General Bu,
raa.. ~e. =. 49, 49,. s...a-s "a NV ~N"]7' |1N'>
a1orided I n.rtser: % That this act shat, not affect,
any manner the conditions and guarantees upo
which The Slate OF Texas WIS annexed and NJ
United a. state.1
TO-DAY thts came nm in the Senste. Mr.. fun
mr. - enr1ona ~ hera tha I'M nasscd thot r
net "as ~ auA4ous ~ na's ae W. toaseu atA@ -
suggested action without formal reference TO u
committee The following is an extract from It
totnt resolution for anucx1ug Texaa approve
March i, ISIS,
Ano suca s!AMs as mn3 " te ~. asn 1et ~ -,
portion o. said teEt1LoEy tslnE eontm o. " deg5et
,s - 'i, hi1 ~ trI,tt 20 -, -
Mls9o0n compromise Iluef BAIL oe aumi1Isd u
1ae UNION VIA ~ Nltnout sAVel3t as W reop
OF eacn sta1e, ASKING aamlsslon' may aesue@
TuE WAYS AND AKAHs coxA117Ts INTERVIEW T1
rh. nsnn,,.., ,na1ho-. - t,o vers or
e nepaon.a" nts Is - ~ ~" - -
Means Committee called on the President to-dA
Secretary Boutwell, being OF the party. The SUI
4ccts Of the Funding bill and reduction Of taxatlc
s,rano,r F.-ared ~, r,sssr-'s e NJ ,oota ~ :,
Funding bill aS calculated to make a reduction
fsr,tton eae,cr Tho hi, xiii n+7ohahv 1e renortf
hr .he coTnrnt+tee a. An esr,r t.r w1,h aor
amendments, and the notifications Of the Ii
bill now nearly ready to be reported viii sho
sonae teouetol1
1Hk PrSptSo ELL.
me nanssuS ana ca11ehcy cosum.eee, II