, 1870-04-05
Leading Points of the House
and Senate Army Bills.
G,ommfttce Changes In the Iron
Clauses Of the New Tariff
Bill,
A Woman Suffrage Amendment
offered in the House.
I'cremptory Demand on Vcne-
xuclu for tho Payment Of
Certain Clnfmx.

Bpecaa1 De&pas1h to Tho Chicago T1ibune-
TIE AMY BnlA
TAaaNGrps, April 4-1'he Army till was coz
xtdered, to-day, IN the Senate Committee There
wa great deal Of wild taS in au1ne Of the news
pspers about this measure. 1t Is not true thai the
committee ehows disposition to stihe It, for It
will be reported long before the Ssnate L. ready for
action Nor Is II true that Wilson'S bill Is the Work
Of the War Department No one In that ot1lcc saw
II before introduced, OF was consulted In ta
preparation The House Committee leaves the |
army the same size as 1t Is now, hut |
N.ilsoua cuts It down 1000 men, nItng 1t at
5000 after next September. The nousc
Bill reduces the pay Of III o11cess from B1tesdtef
General u and increases the Ray Of nj t,nt Chap
latus below, end Wilson'S hill does the same thing.
HouHe till provides for monthly payment, while
Wilson'S committee hold to the provision OF the
existing law. Each h11 looks tn large reduction
IN the number Of olDcerA, though they aldcf as
to how the reduction shall be 1naIe.
CLAIMS AGAINST vESEzCEA-
Judrc O1th Of the House Committee on Foreign
AGai,a, submitted IN committee, to-day, pTeau-
lie and resolution concerning the settlement Of
our claIms With Venezuela Some OF
these have been pending for forty
yea1s, and as finally settled bJ the com-
mission Of one American and TWO Vcnezuclaus
amounted tn 81, ,s00, ,0on. Our government has been
tr51uR for several years to get Fenexuela TO COM
rty with An agreement IN pay IN Vie" VI IlH
continued neglect, the Housc Committee aRsceo 70
The resolution sul,ntte ~ Oth. and Will report 1t
as soon Is called IN the House It Is as follows:
Resoered, That the adjudication Of ctai1ns parsu-
4nt 70 toe tcsms o. toe eoa' i.r "u snI VaTd
ls sIHooHM1s1n nnS ~ .as o 9 ~ ~ nnTnos. ~ en-
TTrrinr .nd rnflrcting The sun Of money 50
nwardeh, the President Ii hereby aathut.zed L. ana
directed TO make demand upon INC fePun..e ., .,
FeaezueA 1of inmeaate EAS mgnS nn.as =. ~ thst
s7n,1oy snrh nortton Of he naval ind military
fr1res ~ may he necessasJ, In his Judgment, to
tccrFe the faithful performance OF the !e9ms oi
4sld convention"
This Is the nrzt action Of the Find taken To-
co*ohrssloSAh Ekca1osa ~ Haes MA,
Lection an se Tss vas 'es on.y
~ to,rnsr f.on1,.ss Il nroy,ora that. after neg
ISL. III Congressional elections saa be held On IL.
ateond Tuesday uet 1ac n1a1 anaoaI
November. The opposition to 1t to-day cam
enlent .lom sae "a.us .tas sa4 n,se -.h. ,oaa -
diaha aeie9aoon4, ana tues, auus. sav 10
Hale, Of Maine, and schoaeld' OF teuns1Naa,. !.
resorted to all eor3s OF nlbustcying to aecuYe Il
,saf,at Mrssra pnInc and Dawes engineered
adrosty, however, and 1t went through cnally By
t<othts1ls vote Whether It csn pass the osaA'
is seomewhst questionable.
THE y.16pfSa s1t1
o,sa..t ~. ,,arn,,c ~ nm IVA,
was hf1eny cnhaaerea 1nls lnotnauR ~ Iac .Al
end Means Conmtttee Secretary bout~eu We
nr1sept n.ad the figures and arguments last wee
rrsscnt,s, 1r thc Sa,Inn.] nank men were dI
F ~, ~ ,...,...,.a. 49,. - n,a+tV .rrono III
eu1$eo- Luz An"'s"ona 4 Hey .sss :,
these made an tmrseAslon. aHa taas u
bill viii be somewhat Amerded
meet their Views, One OF the changes 10 be ma
.a+h.t ~, rn,nc,,on IN ,he 1,I m r,rcnf,.,o
AAe =. Ae'uN.'.t ~ @ ~. -, - .,.,N,-- ~ -,
and the 60 per cent clause WILL rsopao!s eone w
The bill il not llfct5 to he reported this week
STR
n.o..n - ~. 49,. a,,.,. ava
has come 70 tne atont asaan ~ mt oenaee' aaa'
the mcmbess Of thAt body hAFe got ftssedb
bite On something clse, their old speeches are nc
.,ood for another delivery. snd no one can Il
80, 10 ar -1u ond Thn ,rh,lr 1t.rnasynn
"aen ~. s1A ~ .As 80 s,a,-,s .h.,1 10
Whetoef hoAoch ana oloet onc'ais auall oe
lowed to keep thelf places Tor TWO 5cafa mo'e, n