, 1870-07-15
Tic Old Indian Appropriation
Bill Abandoned and q
New One Brought
Forward,
The Remaining Appropriation Bills
Finally Disposed Of.
Ex-senator FrcIinGhuysen Mons
mated as MIR. 1Iottey's
Successor.


Admiral, Mt sea, ss,eD; Commodore, at sea, s5,-
100; captains, at sea, 500: Commanders at sea,
$500; Lieutenant Commander, sa 900; Lieutenant
$1,000; and 60 on through the whole list. There
are also provisions III the bill limiting and reducing
the number Of officers in certain Of the lower
gTades the other points Of difference between
the two branches related mostly to
minor matters, on the majority OF
which the House has carried the lay. The Senate
largely increased the appropriations for the bu-
reaus Of ordnance and construction, consldera-
bic proportion Of which werc lost In the confer
ence committee One clause Of tho bill as 1t goes
to the President provides for new TefEaCting
telescope at the naval Observatory here Of AmeEi-
can manufacture, at cost rot exceeding $ot, 900.
TIE NORTH ruLE EXPEDITION.
The President has decided to give the command
Of the North Pole Exploring Expedition provided
for in the recent act OF Congress TO Captain Hall,
and 50 announced this morning to that gentleman
and his friends. The necessary ors1era In the
premises will be made ST once. Il Is now
60 late that the expedition cannot get OF
this year. The fall and winter Will be occupied tn
getting the ship really, siectlng crew, and max
ing other necessary preparations. The Coast Sur
rey and Smithsonian institute will send cut two
or three scientific men with Captain Hail. and they
will Immediately begin their Studies 80 as to thor
oughly fit themselves for the duties they are to un-
~APb@AAAA
Of the time fer the last four or I've months, and
the President but carries out the plain intent Of
Congress In giving him command Of the expedt-
ton.
THE wu1sKEr LOBBY.
One Of the most persistent and impu-
dent lobbIes here this session OF
Congress WAS that having for Its
object an increase Of the whiskey tax.to one dol
lar per gallon. 1ts leaders are persons from Chl-
r7hn .
tax vas, Of course, job for the beneAt Of various
persons who hare stocks OF whlskey On hand.
The managers Of tho lobby b1ed members Of the
Liquor Dealers' Association quite freely, and were
living here In dne style, when they never had tho
least reason for supposng their proposition could
BE- carried through either branch of Congress.
no MORE RAILROAD JOBS
The determined hostility Of the House to everY-
thing In the nature Of land grant Or rail-
road job was illustrated, today, when
at the business on the Speakers table.
Whenever one Of these measures was reached
there we're score Of objections as 5000 as enough
/ OF the title had been read 70 show the nature os
| the measure. Not one Of them got through. snd
the House eren rent 30 tar aa to refuse them ref
erence 10 the proper committees. They all re-
/ maln On the table till next winter.
TIE GEORGIA BILL
The trials and troubles Of Congress with refer
| ence to the admission Of Georgia arc at On end,
and the state WILL pc again restored to her proper
practical telarions In the Union. The Conference
Committee, inter agreeing to disagree, were per-
shaded to hold anothrr meeting at which, quite to
their own surprise, theE effected an agreement.
The ILL Is that Introduced By Nj. Dawes, and
passed by the House fortnight ago, with another
prorlso added IN the conference. The effect Of
\ the measure IS whole, ls to Leave open
the question Of IN election next fall, the provisions
being that an election for members Of the Legtsla-
tuTc and State officers shall be held In PURSUANCE
Of the State Constitution, and nothing In this act
or any other act relating to Georgia shall be con-
s'rued to limit or extend the tarm Of otIce OF any
one. The bill IN this form went through the Sell
| ate without dtTial0n, after brief debate, and
| through tho House without objection and with
rush 1t exactly midnight.
| ELL 10 PREVENT TUE STEALING or GOVERNMENT
| FURNITURE.
General Cobnrn, Of indiana, secured the passago
OF bll tolsv, designed to restrict prirate trans
ac1lonI IN government furniture. It provides for
an accurate invoice OF all government property In
| the departments. Capitol, and White House, and
ohltges a1i of1cass in charge OF such mattera to
obtain receipts for it from their successors
Cp to tats time 10 snch Invoice has been kept.
| nor any records Of sales preserved The BILL viii
operate severely upon the furniture and carpet
business Of Washington.
4 LID 4A->AQ++a E6SeEtH b444N
| The Pension bill for Mrs. Lincoln Wis finally
carried IL the Senate. today, bJ eight mslortty.
It giyes Ter 5000 per year. It had previously
| passed th4 House. and WIS this evening signed by
tie President We shall, therefore, hear no more
Of the scandal connected with that matter.
| THE NEW FRENCH MINISTER
vostparado1, the new French Minister, ar
lived here this morning, with his son and daugh-
ter. he his taken house, and will be officially
i 81 hH fhnB B+no1 Aanf m ca nf11xN
NEW G0ytRSAExT BUILDING FOR ST. LOUIS.
The clause n the Omnibus Appropriation hlll for
The benefit Of St Louis gives $500, ,o00 for the cree
ton Of pubIs building for the use Of the custom
hCuHe and other civil officers Of the government,
provided thtt the nuthordtles Of the city Of St.
Louis shall dtnatc to the United States by pro-
| per tnsuunen Of conveyance, to be accepted by
the Secretary u the Treasury, q lot Of ground In
saiI city Of surab1e dimensions and centrally 10
Gated; and pr.yided, further, that the State Of
Missouri shall eide to the United States jurisdic-
ton over the lot donated, and release and rcln-
qntsh to the U1Itcd States the right to tax,
or 10 any way to sssess said lot or the property Of
The United States that may be thereon during the
| time that the Cnitl States shall be or remain
| there; and provided further that plans and est-
1a.es Tor tho whoh building anall be submitted to
Congress at the nett session by the Secretary Of
| the Treasury. It was carried through the Senate
[ n5 Neutlht Ct0A4A 4 all bhftN LII LIE IN41EAtuEt
committee The present building he said was cn-
tirely Inadequate, ant the ground occupied ecu be
sold for at least half his appropriation
THE oHSIBUs APPROPRIATION BILL
The Little Rock CuSon House and Post O11ce
Building appropriation Is lost III conference on the
Omnibus bill. but that :or similar building at St
Louis Is saved. Thnt Of three hundred thousand
dollars for Dew otlces In connection with the War
Department Is rejected No change Ia made In
Boston Post Offices, as died III the act last April,
but the Secretary Of the Treasury Is given permls-
sion to 80 on under the ole contracts II ito finds
[ that advantageous. The $4,000 for 1Filberforcc
University passed in the bn
TIE LATE SENA:on NORTON.
The committee In charge OF the remains OF SEN
ator Norton, Of Minnesota, will leaFe here
| Senate Chamber hGs been cleared Of
all Its books anu papers, and this evening there
stands on II an elegant vase, containing beautl-
fuI b1nqnet OF white flowers set In green Leaves,
which attracts the attention II al persons IN the
galleries,
TIE ELAcK BOB lands.
As the best settlement attailahle ut present Of
/ the Black Bob lands In Kansas Senator Ross had
a provision inserted tn the Miscellaneous Appro-
prlauon b1u directing the Secretary Of the Interior
to withhold the further issuance Of patents for
these lands, and to withhold hi, approval to any
t1uusfe- Of said lands, and permit settlers now re-
siding thereon to remain till tho further acton Of
/ Congress It also provides that tlis legislation
shall not disturb any vestet rights
/ THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION ELL
The big indian Appropriatiation bill finally fall
ed In the Conference Committee An agreenen,
was reached On everything but the single question
| OF giving on1ctal recognition TO treaties made BY
the Peace Commission two and three 1cars ago.
The House conference could not y}e:d on this
point, though they offered to give the President
| control Of all money mentioned In the claims re.
lattng to these Heates- The Senate Was deter,
| mined, however, that the House should Sanction
/ these documents, aud, when tho committee came
in With the report OF their disagreement, eacE
| branch stouily rea1tlfmed It's old position
so that there Is no chance for an agree
ment On ths disputed question so long q!
| the present Congress remains. There Ras moth
ing to do but to 60 home and leave the 1ndta1
service unproyilel for, OF follow the precedent
last year, and give the President moderate sui
OF money To nse on his OWL responsibility to Con
| gress. in preserving the peace and maintaining
friendly relations With the VARIOUS Indian tribes
Nj. Dawes and his committee chose the Inst alter
natfre, aud broughtln short bill, putti1g Nv,
millions Of dollars at his control. There WIS I
ahap and noisy struggle In the House over II, bu
MI. Dawes finally carried It through by TWO vote
! more than the requisite tWo-thIrds majority. !
went over to the senate At once, where It wss Ye
| fer1ed to the Appropriation Committee, which
up to this hour, IL O'Clock tn the evening, has no
concluded what 1t will do tn the matter.
NOISY PRocKKD1EGs.
TIE proceedings In Congress to-day were suc