, 1870-04-09
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON.
Yesterdays Progress on the
Tariff Bill.
eThe Senate Income Tag Bill
Likely to Fail in the
House.
4 Decided Reduction Agreed Upon
by The Ways and Means
Committee.
Charges Of Corruption Against
officers Of the Court Of
Claims.

officers Of the Court Of !
Claims. :
spcci.l Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
RKrOE1KD BRIBERY cAsEA ....
KAsH1EoTos, April s--The charge has been Tor I
scme time In circulation here In quiet way that
11ou clalmn1ts fFoln n.e South Bere getting thelt
sats through the Court oI Claims ty the use OF
money tn some way, anu parties from Savannah
say the charge Is openly and rerslstently inside
down tae1c that money has been paid to some Of
tic Judges or solIctorA The court has deemed 1t
xts tn loot INTO this rnattcr and tntIay took the
tcnos3tton Of Mills, OF Savunnhh, FOR use ~ tHe
government lie WAS on the stand for some nine'
-<--.-- - -A---t-SsAN ~-~s-
ssid he WIS Interested In some Of the largest
caltns but hadp paid no money except as ices 10 MS
lawyers an.l had no rrnson 10 suppose that any
Other ,ersons had use,1 money illrgttnaiclJ It is
not known whether the curt will inquire further
Into the matter.
TIE FCsp1s6 BILL
The Committee Of Ways and Means VIII not
.e,s,rt this Funding bill until the TaF1a bill
is ,n.rosed ot TneJ will listen to no more ar
,7,,nrnta having already devoted much time to
th.. hearing of parties Interested Hon. Wm. T.
1.srts In 1,ehslf Of q committee Of the AasSa-
chuseits hanks, yesterday presented 70 the eo"-
nIttce statement suggesting freclneo moanca-
ttons Of the l,, and to-day appeared belorc Tue
Committee on Hanks AMI 1u'7ehlt anu .'a1o -.
argument asainsf the bank cuussA I!' o"sa
c,nins that the rlan OF the measure Ia to rc-
oulfe the hanks to deposit per cent
bonds alone rs secu11ss iot efe"Aattoa.
anil asks that the rhrasco]oRy be mAde
40 cIcar that the hanks may TIC aole 10 SCOUT .as
three classes Of lon's provided 1or IN tne plii. 4he
Committee on Banks and Currency VII, 50 1ar q
the bond c!Auscs are concerned, be A&el5 u snAte
with The Committee OF Wars and Aeana71He tnan'
acemcut md direction Of the hill when 1t comes
before the HOUSE. and the opinions OF many OF the
members composing 1t Rrc believed TO be asefsc 70
It's t.ank.ng provisions The Ways and Means Com
1nIttec ha,I It up to-day foE their nzst discussion.
There Mas good deal Of general Talk, btt not
much from which an idea could bc gained OF Inc
way In which membeta will go when they come to
vote on It's proy1sionA
TUE INCOME TAX. ..---
Tne Income bill passed bJ the Senate 5es1eteiay
means TINT the rcr cent rate shall be collected
On all income this spring and next trrthe. Inc
House will not agrce to this cEcu II the WAYS ana
Means Committee does, as thu great minority o1
members hold 10 the idea OF retucuon OF ta4'
atton at az carly date as possible. The commit
tee, In considering the Tax bill, have gone SO fa'
hat IT can tie said they will agree on per cenl
ipcomc with t. eoo deduction Whether 'hey WI WI
agree INA. .As . a'H ,s0 ~ n-,.,E ,,c1,cvca Tia
year Is n"1 kno"n' 'al ~ - .s., n.: ~. 49, !,
"a
snI,e of the yieu which tho SECRETARY Of the Treas
et .,s =. f.,nr ~ confirming tbc Fl uer cen
~ W. "''' -
DIED.
James Il. MsIlrasne, clerk In the Treasury D.
pafHeht' @n1 ooA " .'le""s , sto
died here this morning oI pncunou1a' "i'ei
ea'i .-1,r wy ruTrnurss nrRr.r INVESTIGATIONS,
rho Committee IN E,uca.,on and Ia,,or ca1lf
INV, ihs Gpn' mnmas., oaa W. sSo.x, ,e,orc .tcrn IN
Ill
foT the investigation osaer4, Into the Affairs Of i
rna.,rncns Bureau. General Howard 50
he did not desire eouusei'
woo'e "" Committee nen, NJ sIr Wood s,,d he was rsa
~ ~ ~ toL,,r npt the COMMITTEES. wished to ba
some discussion among themselves upon sevc
OF the points involved md !. WIS naa5 Asa1. asss s
0"1@ "'""f@"A'. ,-,,.x.-
u,,, ~ .,x,s tsn,4H .,4c,nnt @ WA m.nc In tnc 8
a,r to.iny to pass a resolution for a joint cOmt
~ m 1n',t.n Ana.rs. Senator Davis. who
sen memsr o1 snc senn rro,est
!. sna char,,rti th.f the rreolutton mraut moth
~ ees,s 80 ..aa.,nr. coward tne Indiana
bnt 1laaa nho t.eacnc', e"a.a ".,a ~, ,na.,,
Vote g1s w.. IT, reached. he I
WITNESSES N TIE M'FAE11Sp CASE
The Mcfarland trtal, in New York, viii bring
evidence f1om Fome nereoas who WI IN not !, ap1
In court Vice lFeslaeht eol1aA u oAc u u
pcfFOnA a comns$lGn "As esHl uset Atle ~
A month ncp to get bis Testimony, and Potter,
~ tbe Now York REPRESENTATIVES, was depnt
. -. 80, n.tt ~. tata ria apzv-ers
~ pu' ul5a "Hoe4 oA's 49," go 49, .s.. 80
large number OF aue8aohs "Ft1ea WI An.s
wn4,ltd by the District Attorney and Mcfafl:
COUNCIL It In understood that this course
nnr.net, Nth reference to quite a number Of
y1duAA WON 1t "as Hos ptase4e3o1e " NV"
to Put On the Ftaua ........
rPrDHr TO REMOVE JCpGE rCRCELI-
rhc ecn.,c Committee IN The District Of c.
'"e @s ~. s.I -. to,h eJdo. i,
bta- 1o-oh5f gave ne@t1"S " wv o1 q
matter Of passing Ia" 10 get fad OF Jun8c
.re1l nf the Osnhaust Court. lie will he rel
1900 AZ thc rnsr rrho was ducket hy ctttn
- us1s1 ~ N 80, ~ ~ - $3.50, eorn@o- 11t Mir
b!adchsou1F last Aa'''l1'''' 1eHato' ..NA.. ~.
ecntcd petition OF over tnsec Mousaua I'll
atxipG for a change Purcell handed In re
In hIs Owu fayOr signed by four hundred aud
rctsot's, "n'. eosns ".|'' .n.., ~. ,sassa- !,
large incEeasc VI sa!ats. ''eitia Siu'*., II
tcntinG the casc cf the citizens. informed she
mltt.-e tnat rurrct1.s character wns such rs T.
"o1,,I,,a, rcn,, N ,.o,t, IN tl,,. district I'm
~ r~e ..,, -. .,.,,.,.a,s 80 cnn,ne,
lAet @hat "tao"e III" aa"s"tc'e o.. >'"i~4
so 10 the court yhcFe shes arc na"''ua's 1ns
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
r,euyxcroS anrii SwThe Committee Of
,r; f1anms * ANY, hal tir Fun.jtuC I'LL