, 1870-01-07
WASHINGTON.
SLOW Progress on the New
Tariff Bill,
Arguments Againet the Aboi-
tic11 Of the Franklng
Privilege.
'1yht Provisions Of The Grill Rights
Laws 10 be Extended to
ChtReSc.
-seec.l Despatch 10 The Chicago Tnhune-
Ell 1ax. Z

-Sp<c.I Dtkpa.th 10 The Chicago Trhune.
NAtH5kGTuE, Jan. &,
! srsr1c,nrs s7EAxzk
The SrapiEp MjbiEier has complained 10 on
=sxoytInueut that The STEAMER Anhs, which lef
NeW York aonle days ago, and put Into Cha11estof
Jretetday, has a1rna aid armed men on hoaFd In
tended for service IL Cubs against Span. and the
Secretary nf the Treasury. to-day, ordered The
Collector 1t Charleston to desaia her and ate at
cxkuication- Her o~ntts, who arrived here TIL
t,ouipg, deny tne slatea-ent Of the Spanish Mn
.stef.
rxGu111xo REvEsCE oFP1cERs-
There Is likely 10 be aon1e rather s'attting de-
veicpmeuts abou. certain ct JohpG o. . revenue Oh
GETS 10 New YORK c,tg. Faruat exannsttoaa oi
tie accounts show that one Of The Collectors wul
ptoaab,. proSe to tie oser fsaa. .o9a short
TIE CIVIL Rights LAWS.
The Judiciary Committee nl the Senate will
probably bf1hK IN q It'll tCxt week cxteedtuG the
provisions Of the ctvl ztsuts Laws anu Clauses OF
The CONSULTATION to I'LL cainEse On the pacinc
coa8t,
TEE EK# TABIfF ELL
TIE Wsy1 Aud Means Committee eeem to be
1cskIg Flow bead1sy this Reek. Only part oI
tne members ure here, nLd Therefore no important
QUESTIONS on The TaI,n till are settled Tae
probability IL thst I1e whole thing will
nave 10 be reviewed u!ter ress~n1bfirg. the
A+tA
c-LndcI.15 OF the CHANCES for getting the Bill
through tie Hodse, and lae snaps II IS ikeis to
have when It comes oat OF his foon- The talk
among -embers OF C1agrcfs ieach 70 the cou-
cil-i Il. thai there viii b: Rod deal Of pulling
apd hariHg bf LIE Representatives, ol dlueteat
fptert.ta.
TIE rATEsT OFFICE
Tic tustpc6s Ct tho Patent Otflce Is shown by
the ttcl that d1r1pg the ster just closed there
prr1fAf1nDa
1seue!, hes,de6 Ns 1ets>ueA 10 1859 there were
Lut 4s..s isAaes, and in 1879 but 81 90 receipts.
Lat 5eaE. the receipts vile SG93,155, which Is
aAa1ut SaU bs9 greater than in any previous year.
The ~otk Ii naN h1oughl up neaItf 10 date than
eEtF L<foEE. he tola AlasiottEs and Ta:en,
Cua m&,lee Of tht uouse sre der,s,ng plans to
1elde1 the anEcat Eeport snsai!er aud more van,
Ap;t thai !. npH II. lLG have TAR sho y for 1ac
&C f.
TER FEAfKiE1 PRISMEGE.
There E1M be t6me f1o ln Congress- before the
seee:on Il oses On The qlt.tton Of abolIsdng the
Thanking privilege. Sou-e EeHosra don I Ike the
%ag IL which the PaktMAstGF Genrfal u PasalnK
his cnfc. aud tncy arc Tetupg up facts and nE1scs
10 show that certain ptonA in his repor. are
i1corrtct, ThcJ clam that poatage were paid
On eyc1y pound Of paper suIng 4u:o The Govern
.meIt J'r,uttng ONCE, It would net make a tRen
t:e.h Of the auEc srf down ia The report.
ALLEGED pEPALrA71uH.
TIE reues hat prevailed quite generally here
today, tnat C1ty Collector Boswell Ia dela1lter
10 large AMonn.. 0Ae eatimate nakes the SUN
al 1eAst *lE9, ,1cD. He has been abzenk loE two
weeks, out an examination OF his books and bAuk
accoupt was made this afternoon, hy order OF the
MAJOR. Tne result was 1erosted to be s1tlatac.
toIy. and The runor seems to have hbd no good
fouhdatton There is 80 MICA bad blood, became
OF N5Arg]jpg IN city analfe. thAt s0We peEeo1a
ETH rro;eas 10 believe 1t, however.
TUE FEw ORLEANS CUSTOM HOUSE.
The quarrel between Collector Casey ind the
LuutktanA delegation aas given r!ae to 81 many
charger, den!as, R11davnF, Rtd counter charges,
inst It is wholly Impossible 10 see 11st how things
do 9tnnd IN NEW Orleans Custom House. Secte-
..sty Boutwell, u nhvlpg careful examination
made ct al the 11apt rs In the CHIC 1he dclega-
ttor Is al but ucnutEous advising cescjB 1e-
NuvaI, tut ttsr pFostec.s of succesa do not Beesu
t. te11Rtrhtet though 10 one pretends that he Ia
anything uore 'hnn n.s and water.
SATIoEAL LlBuR lkIoS.
The Executive Committee of the National Labol
Ta!7n Ia now IN Session here. Taey are good
deal exercised Ia mind about Senator Morrill,
move for repeal Of the Eight uous lag, and VII
l1obab]5 t.suc address on the subject They
are also going IN Tor Mak1ug the la@ more kttln'
gent than 1t 10 + Is If pa-siuie.
Ho1KH CASE.
Ore Of tho Western Senatara had talk to day
W.fh the President AbouL u1AfB caxe. Tue nOHli-
-=a'ton viii not be withdrawn ut present, nnt the
President is decidedly Anx,ous 10 have II confirm.
Cd, though.he 10 also nn1tcns TO AVOID anything
nks quarrel With the Serate.
TO THH ASSuEl ATED PRFsH.
APPLICATION FUR EXTRA PAY,
WAEJI1EGTuS, ja.. G.--1ha ctfka In the Office OF
tie IorRressluu@! Printer have nIhde application
to The Secretary OF tie Treasury log An addition
OF ~ per Cent to the.k talaEtes, tha in
c1eaEe OF compensation TO d.se back ye1n
Or n.uie- TIE Glain Il nlAde on The Es0und
int 4be 5aw giving on1cet@ OF The Setata 20 per
stt addls:ouAi embraces lhe cIeHeaf fosce OF the
Congressional rtiLter, ~ho Is ELECTED BY the Sen.
hte. secretary BOutheN has Setett ID the arplcA-
uuH 10 s1t First E0tnpt1o.le
CCsT0K5 HEcErFT5.
The receipts tson4 cu@,*.as Ter tbs Wetk ending
December u we're $l,ss1,l32.
NETEhuE XAtIEKa.
COMMISSIONER Ue1AEo hAs dect1ed that dealers
that dealers IN leaf tolacco cAaLut be ai,o sed to
purchase tte stIapa, wntte, A.d sNeepnEs Of
cFst manufacturers, 1n eIlk, +4.aoat pay 1ent Of
Lit full Tx thereuu.
Colonel Ielger, special agent OF the Internal
Rksecue Bureau. has 5etErcet3 tfum ao iotpec.
TOD OF The Nett Virginia nlrIl1es1es. and seportR
5hat tie ha. discovered f1fua: practices nunonE
tafnt Tue hru.5 Cuu4:uis slo1ere, uuaGj13s ana
IHtr, u LIE kesenpe bureau, LETT ttte this
.nurnlnE.