The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Paymcntsto tho Stntes.

Special Despatch to The EUening Telegraph
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Senator Morton will
introduce bill to refund States the interest and
discount on money borrowed to equip, pay,
supply, and transport troops for the service of
the United States in the recent war. 1t was be-
fore the Senate in the first session of the present
Congress, but failed for want of time. 1t in
wolves about twenty millions of dollars, most of
which is due Western States. The Ways and
Means Committee at their meeting to-day dis
cussed it. On Wednesday the committee will
take up the bill and proceed to make modifca-
tions.
Railway Subsidy. 1
The Committee on Railways and Canals agreed
to report favorably on the st. James and Little
Rock and Missouri Railroad bill. They amended
it so as to give the company five miles of public
lands on each side their road instead of ten as
asked for.
Sales of Cadetships.
The Military Committee is preparing TO go
into an investigation of the sale of military and
naval cadetships,as required by Slocum's resolu-
ton. A large number of witnesses have already
volunteered to appear and testify. The pro-
ceedings are to be kept secret IL is said that
several members will be involved and probably
expelled.
Nominations for the supreme Conrt.
The President has nominated for Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court William Strong,
of Pennsylvania, and Joseph p. Bradley, of New
Jersey.
Bureau of Steam Engineering.
The appropriation of S500,000 for the Bureau
of Steam Engineering of the Navy Department,
as it passed the House, restricted as 1t is with
provision that it shall only be expended for
labor, will be of little avail so far as reemploy
ing the force discharged by reason OF previous
appropriations having been expended, as even
for labor it will not last longer than three
months, and the labor cannot be done without
material, and no appropriation is made for
material. 1f8
The necessities of the naval service reouire an
appropriation for the Bureau of Steam Engineer
ing for the remainder of the fiscal year offifteen
hundred thousand dollars for the settlement of
contracts for labor and material, without which
the repairs cannot to % machinery already
that are urgently needed for the service, to re-
place other vessels, cannot be made ready to be
put in commission. True economy requires that
the machinery of naval vessels should always be
taken care of and kept in perfect repair ready
for service. The Senate will undoubtedly In
crease The appropriation TO the amount asked
for by Secretary Robson.
Test Vote Free Trade. Ai
A resolution offered by Mr.. Marshall, free
trader, from Illinois, declaring that the tariff
should be for revenue only and not for protec-
ton, was laid on the table, Yeas 80; nays n
Executive Nominations.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
The following nominations were sent to the
Senate to-day;-Joseph p. Bradley, of New
Jersey to be Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States; William Strong, of
Pennsylvania, to be Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States; John w.
Longyear, to be District Judge for the Eastern
District of Michigan; Ebenezer Wright, to be
Postmaster at Princeton, New Jersey, and
Harvey Rice, to be Postmaster at Phelps New
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