, 1870-04-16
An Unsuccessful African Col
onization Scheme---Vouch-
ers Wanted.
Position Taken by the Ways and
Means Committee on The In-
come Tax Question.
The Senate Agrees to Vote On the
Georgia Bill On Tuesday.

liz uII% u EaAsA 10 tsAt4 -
provided that no pazt Of the money shan he ex-
pended until the contract contracts ahall be en-
tered into BY the proper authorities with the most
responsible bidder or bidders for the completion Of
the entire building, II su1a, intending al1 the
monies already expended In lta construction, not
exceeding 500, 900, and the expenditure Of any aun
OF money in violation Of this pEov1so shall be
deemed unlawful
TIE NEW YORK AID BOSTON rosr OFFICES.
The night In the House to-day WAS chiefly about /
the Baston past ONCE, hut generally there WAS /
something kaid about the cost OF the New Tosk /
Office. Rutler was forward In opposition to the re-
port OF BIT. Dawes for the ft8son that 1t breaks |
m the contract of his friend French for furnishing
the granite. Mr. Dawes carried hts point, how
cser, b5 thlrty-two majority. The Boston building
Is to cost hut st. a0, ,ua, and the New York build
Ing s, 100000. Heretofore work has been done |
By the day, under government HupersIheu, and |
the men who furnished the 6tone got
Is per cent on the weekly hills for
dressing and hammerinG the blocks MI. Farms
worth's report says contractors profits In the New
York case would be 3laa, as, and In the Boston
case 710 mating as hc adds, total Of s92s 6ts
paid "a commissions by government tn the pur-
chac Of material, the insusing Of its freight and
on tho las,or Of the men whose wagea arc paid out
OF its OVID treasury, and to contractors vino 40 not
invest dollar In the employment OF aaM men,
whose wages ate paid directly to them by an agent
uf the government Whether the con1actors' az
gregate profits under the new arrangement will be
lcss than these figures remains to be sten>
FRGEDxEss BCREAu EsvEs11dA11ox.
The Investigation o! the FTcedmen's Bureau was
continued to-day by the examination Of the co.,
tractors On the buildings. Harvey, who did tho
mason work, testified to the failing Of part Of the
back Of General Howards house, one Of the nrst
erected; also to mang items for extra repairs,
npon which he eDtcred suis for $4,000 Among
tho Items were about 81 900 for patching up the
outside Of the build!ngs, tower, and chimney, and
x4,7oo for putting up the end OF the dorznltoEJ
which fell Mt. Ramsey testified In detail to much
Interior strengthening Of the iron and wood coumns
to relieve the weight On the walls, and that none
would have been necessary, II the common brick
had been used. he said that be had been IT,
queatcd by General Hownzl to puychase such
hardware aa he might need Of John r Eleyans,
Of this city, aa 1t would he OF peculiar advantage
to him ff0wAfd) In his transactions with Elcyans-
The secrct Of It Was that Eievaus' notes, With
Howards enforcement, had gone to protest. The
method Of WORKING WAS this: Ramsey would buy
bill Of materials Of Eleyans and pas Bullock,
the disbussng officer OF the Bureau, for the
Same. Elcrxns would then receipt the
bill On the crpss-eI1minkt14n OF Ramsey,
the report Of Gencrnl Na1siic on the fall OF the
hospital, heretofore suppressed. came out 1t
Censures ali concerned in the commission for e.
1ccttug untE1ed material; the block company for
not furnishing the quality hey prpfcsscd to be Anle
TO do, the architect fur not being particular, and
the coutrsctoEB for not throwing ont worth1es8
brick, and protesting against the further Of It.
An AFRICAN COLONIZATION rKoJEEf-uow IT FAI1En
abort time since the Secretary Of the Treasury
eent in communication to the House, tn answer
to resolution asking how the appropriation Of
tt00 ,000, made when slavery WA abolished In the
District Of Columbia, 10 enable alt those emAuc1-
patel who desired to emigrate 10 Liberia or other
poin1s, had been expended The letter gayc de-
tai1ed statcmcnt md closed with uptc SAYING that
OF the amount expended all has been accounted
for by The scrcral dlstu.sing otceTs, with the cx-
oepftdn df ss3,oo6 advaucctt to s. D. Fou1efoy,
which amount still remains to his dehlt unac-
counted for. It now appears that when this letter
came out Fomeroy lacked vonchcsa for over IS o0o
and the matter had been running along alncc the
fall Of 1s6a To square up the case he fled his
own Af1dayit setting forth that he had expended
the funds as directed bJ Nj. lincoln This paper
L. how under consideration In the Treasury De
rastmcnt Founeroy said sfter be had contracted
for the ships aud supplies to takc the colotcd
people to Liberia. Seward came dorm on
the entire rsan with heav5 hand, aud Obliged
him to stop operations Pomcroy then claimed
that MT. Lincoln told him to pay on the damages
to contractors m tho best terms possible, and get
out Of the adventure. The result wa4 that not
single cmfgrant got out Of the country, although
EhEl3 At4al OI AlG *t6uN ROL OUT GI Tue lEE8S1ff,
NAVAL RASk.
The House Naval Committee, to day. finished
their hill for the reorganization of the tine and
stan OF the nayy. They entirely rearrangc, and
somewhat rrduce, all staH coTrs, and DIX tho rank
Of each grade Of ofnrcr4 The principal feature ot
the bill Is that It gives the stan rosttlve
rank, Just a. II has IN the army,
and thereby oscrrulcs Admiral Porter,
IN au his plans and nouopK Line olnceta atc to
h&F@ 4 In &n,1 mil Ste ntrora
ase not to exercise authority In the line By virtue
OF rank. nor tn any ssan corps, except the ono To
which they belong. Line and stat officers arc to
take precedence according to rank In procession
on shore, at courts ma1tlal on Doar.la Of Survey,
and all other courts and boar.lA
THE FEN ATE cKSsrs BILL.
The little Census ttl! put through the Senate 10.
day is not worth consideration, because tho under
Standing WIS reached that tho House should dts.
agree to It and insist on its own BILL for the purpose
Of throwing the whole subject into conference
committee. Senator Cunk1inR showed bis btttc1.
ne6s toward General Walker By declining to speak
OF him a. the Superintendent Of Census, aud cali,
Ing him clerk in charge Of the Censns Bureau
TIE FCEptSG BILL
has becn carefully considered b. the House BANK.
ing Committee, and, when It comes up for action
the members Of that committee will participate
with the Ways and Means Committee Ii shap!ng The
rfews Of the House. The Ways ana Means Com
mttce have not jet been able to give 1t thorough
consideration, for the reason that they arc 30 busy
with the Tnr.n t,fll
TIE GEORGIA ELL
Is to occupy two wholc days next week, satl 4,
agreement has been reached To vote II o'cloc,
.ahs,n 1s,na ssn..s n,,1 saar t,,, ~. -Ise+ ~.
nen2te- u Tue osAAte naa oeen iul1 'as1 utRhet =
the time when the vote ~aa taken on Mr. VII
lfA1ns' amendment, there would have been four o.
i've majority aEainBt it.
nrtn1 n1rcnRu.uv.
80. -. ~ 80. . - ,-.,,
EA 1usAcs disSusseu ~ tae CAUCUS VI hspuoiiea'
Ser Atort4 this morning. Most Of the Senators H
et,c.l OF the matter The subject was recommftte.
N mn Inzes,trnt ting CommIttsx.. xnd the chanct.
Ae nIat uot taoe. tnols ' W.! " Hal @ q. i"
TO IHE ASSOCIATED fhEsA
7nk pC1r ON CANADIAN WHEAT.
WKntNG1DS. AprtI 1a-The imposition Of tn
Ds8ego Board OF TRADE for q REDUCTION Of H.
tiuty On C1nadtsn xheat nT ten crnts ma a,ro
ca:ed before The Ways and Means Committee TO
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