New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-12
WASHINGTON.


mERCE-TROoPs FOR TENNESSEE.
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WASHINGTON. Friday, March H. 1870.
In the Senate, today Mr.. Revels presented strong
memorial from the coored members Of the Georgia Leg
isatuIe protesting against the Bingham amendment TO
the Georgia bill, pending in the Senate, and which
comes up Immediately after the Funding bill motion
TO indefinitely postpone the proposition to create Joint
Committee Indian Affairs was only lost by the
casting vote OF Vice-President Colfax. Ultimate
favorable action on 1t, however, Is not assured mr.
Fenton introduced a very important bill relating
10 Ocean Telegraph Cables providing, among
other things, that there shall be no consolidation
Of companies whose lines terminate on our shores TIC
Funding bill taken up punctuay after the morning
hour large number Of amendments was offered and
rejected. One OF Mr. ShermaD's adopted, to allow
the four and half cent bonds to run forty years An
animated discussion took place on that portion ofthe
third section allowing tho four per cent bonds to be dis
posed OF for United States notice Mr.. Morton
insisted that its tendency would DO to pro-
duee fearful contraction Of the currency which was
soutly denied by Mr. Sherman, and the proposition OF
the former strike il out rejected by largo vote
tenth section amended at the instance OF MI
Howe to allow banks to be organized with $4,000
capital The amount appropriated to pay the expense OF
negotiating the bonds reduced from 100000
to e6O0oO0O The bill finally passed after continu
session of nearly nine hours and substantially in the
shape reported by the Committee
In the House, to-day, after number OF bills OF pr.
character had been disposed Of in the morning hour
the Tariff bill taken up, for the purpose Of allowing
Mr.. Mccarthy, a member of the Ways and Means Com
mittee make speech in favor Of the b and in reply
the speech OF Mr. Brooks lie devoted some time TO
review Of the Of the country and its prospective
increase in population and material prosperity He paid
particular attention TO the question OF protection 10
salt, and quoted from statistics to sustain tho po
ston taken that the tariff on that article had
had no feet In through
the West since 1862 Mr. Beck replied brief speech
and then Mr. Dawes got up his Deficiency bill Cox led
of with speech intended for Democratic "buncombe"
He criticised Mr. Dawes charging that he Dawes) said
thing in Congress, and totally different thing while
the stump in New.Hampshire, showing gross incon.
| ssteney. Mr.. Dawes replied IN an admirable manner.
completely refuting the statements OF Mr.. Cox. Mr.
Marshall also attacked Mr. Dawes but Jared no better
than his Democratic colleague session will be held
tomorrow for debate only.
The House Banking ard Currency Committee, at their
meeting to-day, had long discussion the Senate bill
to redisrbute s5OOOOO OF National bank circulation 10
is understood that majority Of the Committee favor the
passed the Senate, but the probabilities are
that definite action will not be taken upon it until the
Funding bill has passed the Senate and reached the COM
mittee.
The letter Of THE TRIBUNE correspondent from Yoko
hama giving the full details OF the loss OF the Oneida, Is
the subject Of comment in all circles here Intense In
dgnaton exists at the nhuman and barbarOus action OF
the captain Of the Bombay, and ftho official investga
ton does not clear him Of the charges made against him,
Congress will call the President 70 demand OF the
British Government that they deal with him as they
would with any criminal guilty OF murdey.
The President is preparing message to be submit
ted Congress- concerning tho decay of American Com
mece and recommending that steps be taken at once TO
revive ship building and American commerce with the
world The President will recommend that the system
Of and the tunnage tax be amended to
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before Congress substantially in accord with the
Presidents views The President expects to finish his
message transmit it to Congress before the nth inst
a, which date bills regarding drawbacks and unnage
come up az special order.
The President and Secretary Of War had consultation
to day the Tennessee troubles and 1t decided to
send regiment OF troops be stationed IN various parts
Of the States to assist the United States arshals in
ryng ont the United States laws. These troops will be
cent at once and will be ordered there
The House Committee on Appropriations have finished
the Naval Appropriation bill. The amount estimated by
| the Navy Department s2I,OOOOOo. The Committee
have down the figures to about 100000.
The Senate Appropriation Committee TO-DAY nuohei
the Legislative and Executive Appropriation bill They
have down the appropriations, below tho hsnres 90
| IL passed the House, fl,136290.
Representative Beck Of Kentucky, some days ago, re-
| ported n resolution directing tho Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue 10 suspend the further use Of the
Internal Revenue coupon book. The House Appropria
ton Committee directed 10 examine into the matter
MS II was alleged there big job and wasteful eI
pepditure OF money connected with it. Mr.. Beck has
made tborough into the matter and day
| Commissioner Delano was before the Committee, and
explained why il that this book had been adopted
The Committee were perfectly satisfied that the matter
had been greatly exaggerated and that tho parties who
own the copyright Of the book have thus Far made but
very little money out Of it, Mr. Beck informed the Com
missioner he had finished his statement that the
parties would give up the copyright the resolution sus
| pendng the use Of the book should be withdrawn.
Yesterday a resolution was passed by the House
0uesng Secretary Boutwell, TO inform Congress by what
authority person named Cole sending TO citizens in
BROOKLYN and NcwYOrk orders 20 call at his private
Office and arrange with him about the Income tax and
II the same is authorized Commissioner Deano states
that Cole is AssistanAs for the Second New
York District appointed TO the income tax for the
first year that District and that he has been doing
as stated in the complaint he has been acting without
authority The Commissioner has instructed Supervisor
| butcher to inquire into the matter.
EI.Gov Mccormick Of Arizona the present delegate in
Congress- considering the proprety Of appointing
very intelligent Indian boy OF his Territory TO cadetshp
at West Point a companion for Charles Sumner Wilson,
| the negro boy appointed by Gen. Butler
Representative Prosser from the Nashville District Of
Tennessee, has instructed the heads Of the colofed
schools IN Nashville, TO call for competitive examna
ton among the colored scholars and will give his nom
nation West Pout Academy to the best scholar among
| them
| TIE PRESIDENT THREATENED BY LUNATIC-
| TIE YERGER TRANSFORMATIONS.
| GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.I
Torrance Cassidy yesterday threatened President Grant
with assassination. using abusive language, while the
latter was walking Pennsylvaniaave. with his SOD,
and to-day he was pronounced insane by the Police sur
lcon and sent TO the Government Insane Asylum. The
man had repeatedly been refused admittanee to the
In the Supreme Court, today MI Phillips stated that