, 1870-03-04
WASHINGTON.
Further Debate on the Funding
Bill in the Senate.
The Tariff Bill Called up in
the House.
speech Of Brooks. OF New Fork.
against The Measure.

Bill for Leasing the Alaska
Fisheries.
Special Despatch to Tne Chlcaxo Tribune
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March $.
coNx71fITt EXAMINATION FOR cADkrsu1fs,
Tfo ptolect OF making competitive examination
ahe bat!s Of admission TO the schools 1t Wcst
Fotnt and Auuxpol1l, WI presented be1ote the
Aoute Military Committee to-day By Professor B.
q. No1h1ap. Of Now Haven. Ne brought out
some intcEeat!rg facts about the clans THAT eu-
teted West Point IN 1863 and graduated In 1857.
IL Numbered nlnety.nl1e, Of whom frtJ.snree
#efe appointed in the ufuat way, and forty.s!x
Wefc taken frem sne rztks Of the army after an
cdaHirafion By or under the direction OF Grant,
Sherman, Neade, nneecrans, Burnhidn and othets.
At tic ind Of the nrst half year ntteen
OF the tffJ.three failed, and were dropped
out Al the trd Of the JeIr thirteen more went
out, willis ol the fo1tJ-alx brought In sitter CON-
peutiFe examination, 1ot q alng.e one failed
durirE the whole rear MI. Nofthlup called At
senuon TO tho results gained in Franco and Eur.
Aod By ru1tnlnz the competition system, and A.
eued that i'll adoption here would not onIy in.
sdsantsee to education generally IN the coqpt.y,
lie doetn1 favor auy such stringent regulations
81 IN foreign countr!es, but would hare
esch member Of CopEresz make lis selection Of 4
cadet, after examination, OF. thnse In
his oiat11tt Eho apply for appotntmensA
5semoeis o. tne eommltee seemed douotfal about
The FolicJ OF rs1iDg tee lax, b.. thought 1t might
lie possible TO put through 4 concurrent resolu-
ton, recommending ~ The seuEe OF Con4ress that
such cxamtnxlol be had. Thls would be 4 ssep
IN The r1gat direction, aud there IL hope that the
COMMITTEES Will xoyus the passage Of 9pch a aseso.
Iution.
TIE ALAEKA ZEAL F1sHKR1Ks,
Tae House Committee On Commerce today
agreed On bill relative to the A:asSa fur sesI
dahertet. It provides that 100000 seals mar be
Killed yearly for the rext txeosy year, unless the
secfeta1J Of IfeaAurJ restricts the nnmoes. The
aon1A sent4l for the privilege OF taking these
ee2l9 u not to be len than $50 D00
70 10 secured by acepoi!t OF government bonds,
aoo each AKIN must pay revenue tax or ~. Tbs
secretary tt to lease the bnBI1es4 Immediately to
proper and fesrotslo!e pa.t!es to the best adyn4-
1eSeof tae United states, AID With due regard TO
the interests sof tcc Rosernmenf, the na,1op, OF
The hhaoitants, and protection Of the nshesies
The leaAo u 10 run twenty seAr3 fron the nrst OF
AsJ ne1t. and the lesaesa ire to give boud Of
half Million dollAfs- The n:l u long one, and
ttcte are only TIA eaAentlRl polotA 1t does not
widely 1i1er from tue oEe pAA4ed By the Senate
=. nearly year sgo. The Idea sl Secretary Bout
well IL, that the government tt:eI hsd better 40
into the nut11ess, but 10 ihta he Was decialyely
oEenuled By tho committee.
EKrLY 10 CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY.
The Secretary OF the Navy ta-daJ, sent q reply
to Fernando WocdH resolution asktng rhy Ger.
1A1n spanAh tflga:es are allowed TO enter our
doeks fer repairs The lt,tes Wal o,1ei aud direct.
j to tho point, showing that no such vessels had
AdEHY%H Nfha
that two Lad applied fot permission to simply de-
poGs part OF their armaIeut and equipment IN
the ufEJ yard pfepafatoTy to gong into
p1iFata doclS, which application was not fa-
Tetah'J ArHwe1ed, for the reason thAs It was
not properly presented The Secretary saya fur
ther, however, that 1t has Alwaya been our custom
70 gtre the Csc Of unoccupled docks to yessela
needing rtrA'1 when thsy belong TO nst1ous with
which We arc at peact, for the 1eason tnat similar
courteatea Are extended to u by otne. usttons
He sdcs elso. that cur docks At BrooklJu are ali
IN ute4 ind Therefore cannot be g!Een up to yea-
ae1s Of epaln or any other countsy
1uE TARIFF BILL
The Eote tn the Ho3se TO day on taxing I'D the
Tsttn otli. w2s Ct no Special sEni1canee. Genersl
Butler wanted 10 hrtrR The GeorRia bill forward,
ont Wsa decided. By Il 10 81, to spend the after.
noon On the tA1tt1 qreslon. The Affirmative yota
va mote thau half Democratic. the oojec. being
70 Rase hsooks chance to deliver htg lonR and
carefully prepared argument aganst the measure.
Genefal Se1encf sa!d he would allow full oppor-
taIlI1 fer general debate.
ELECTION cAsE.
The Committee on Election, hss decided spa1pst
the CLAIMS OF 6egar to rest In the House al Rep
fese1tauEes 1t large from Virginia. There never
Tas any reason fot thinAipx hs could get ts seat
~ the Hou1e Tuled In the ne8xuse IN similar Cases
to. 1erneasee aud North Carolina.
THE CASE OF MUNGER. |
O1e Of Tie parties to the pocketug Of $500
from Intends Of Z cadet appointed by Munger,
was befoFe the Military Conmlstee to-day, Ho
testined tba. be WA urged BY othera to take hold
and trT to get NapRen to decide In favor Of the
boy, and thBt, after bil ntnc1s for tbs place hGd
ocsn sAosu, and the reconn endaston OF mum.
ber Of prominent Democrats oa.alned. tue uomi-
nst.on xas made. Upon this, the aum named
was PAID to Wilson. the .wltueas, and he re-
sA'ned- tass. giving IS to 4 District Attorney
umed BFotherton- The testimony Vas positive
to the effect thns Aun9tn Knew no!hlng Of this
part of The TRANSACTION.
1HE orHKh cAsE1.
The committee has ascertained that Edwards,
OF Geo1gts sold bis naval ctdetahIp for 1900. Mr.
Corode. bearing that e1.As1shs1 Mu.ard, who
disided 81. Coz with man named Fitzgerald, was
vcsJ slck. appeared before The committee and H.
5!ated Inst one or two members should be tent
over 70 Philadelphia TO take his own statements
to AuwaTd, which will be to the elect that the
~vho!e thing wAs without the least knowledge on
Corodes part Gene.ai Eeglcy and MI. Wltcher
were directed to 20 oEef and attend to this
Nhfik1.
TK1CE or 0Ad.
Thn Warrington Gas Company hiss received an.
=auels to c!lcular sent to III paiIs Of the countty
which show that the averbgb price OF gas charged
By ST conpanIfs,' on The 1at of January, this
yeAs, ia xL.2 Tnn pr,ca here IL taea
TIE FORT oF.Ek1RF Bi11-
Delegates from Western Boards OF Trade we1c
before the House Committee on Commerce 70 day
and had hearing On the PORT Of EatIy bill. The
InAyter WaB postponed I'LL next week
THK TOBACCO MEN.
a considerable delegation ct tobacco men from
New tnIf, Phil1delphta, Rtch-. ond and Clnc.n-
nat ara hese Interviewing Commissioner Delano
4rd the Ways and MeRnA Committee 10 have
cnAoaes made In the Internal Revenue la1. The5
1rd tue cournlttee tavurably Inclined toward
eome Of their 1uRgestloua.
TO TIKI ASSOCIATED PRESS.
zUKkpfIuR1s or 1HK THsAsEnr pkFARTAEN1
FOR FkBRCAKi.
WARRINGTON, Match 3-The expenditures oI
the TteA4uIy Department for February were:
EtTn ard miscellaneous e.,......-.....-.--..t A44N
49,
Total. Sl61E.&H
The xbove does rot inclnic expenditures on &C
count Of TIE PRINCIPAL and interest Ct the pnbllt
debt.