New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-04
WASHINGTON.


In the Senate to-day the credentials Messrs Davis
OF West Virginia and Stevenson OF Kentucky were pre-
sontod The Judiciary Committee discharged from
further consideration Of the question OF the authority OF
Congress to regulate railroad fares. The examination
into this point had been intrusted TO Mr.. Carpenter
who had been detained from his seat several days by
Illness, and consequently had made no report TO
the Committee on the subject. The Special Committee
Senator sIagues alleged completely with the Texas
blockade runners during the late Rebellion reported that
they unable to discover anything tending TO Sis
tain the charge Tic House Telegraph Gable Code bill
passed after incorporating an amendment hIilnS
the charges for "A tcn-word message To y IN gOid
The bill divide the state Of Ohio into three judicial
districts called up by Mr. Sherman. 1t was loaded
down with amendments creating additional judicial as
cts in other states and then very properly Laid on the
table During the debate attention was called
TO the not very creditable fact that GER
tain retiring members Of 'the House, with an eye TO
these prospective Judgeshps have been almost CON
santy the floor of the Senate, mpOrtunnB Senators
TO vote for these BILLS The Conference report on the
Texas Pacific Railroad objected to by the Arkansas
Senators because they could not ger ali they
wanted, and three hours Of valuable time was
consumed in an unayaing effort TO secure
new Committee. When the report WIS adopted IL was
promptly agreed to by the House. Another long discus
sion took place the Conference report on the Post
Onco Appropriation bill, objection being made TO the
provision inserted BY the Conference Committee, reia
tive to the Cincinnati and Newport Bridge; and
on agreeing to the report Of the Committee there were
SO votes in tho affirmative and 20 in the negative
Another long discussion theconerenco report ON the
Army Augmentation bill ensued on account OF
the provision inserted by the confreres, pro-
yding for Board Of Commissioners 10
examine the war claims Of Southern Unionists,
but the report finally coneurred H. Inc conference
reports on the Naval the Deficiency and the Ver ana
Harbor Appropriation bills were also cOncufred ~ IAe
Omnibus Appropriation bill then proceeded with'
and Mr. Cole made frutess appeal to Senators not To
load down the bill with amendments, or II "oud Ger
talny fail His remOnstrances were unheeueu' auu
amendment after amendment was added TO the DILL
The House reasscmblod at O'Clock, after recess OF
four hours and as usual at closing evening seSsion
the galleries were crowded. The floor was IN great con-
fusion most OF tie time owing to the influx OF new mem
bers &c Mr. Buck OF Alabama was 50 fortunate as 10
get the rules suspended and TO the passage OF
bill renewing certain railroad grants in Alabama, cover
ing several million acres OF lands. The HS"t
Of way across the Oneida WIS., reservation
waa granted to the Green Bay and Lake Pcpln
Railroad. Mr.. Bcaman reported from the conference
Committee ON Po,tOlce Appropriations. The question
at ISSUE was the Cincinnati and Newport BildSe "hu te
report proposed that the Bridge Company be required
To elevate the bridge 30 feet and to have the right to sue
the United states to the question Oh uahdses' ""i
either party have the right OF appeal To the supreme
Court The Conference report was adopted Mr. Cook'
from Conference Committee reported I'm favor OF the
House receeding from its amendment to the senate
bill for the rcllof of owners Of lands sold for
direct taxes in the disoyal States, and
This was agreed TO. The report was adopted.
Dickey, from the Army Appropriation Committee
reported Messrs. Logan and Beck favored the Confer
once amendment ps 10 the Southern claims. Mr. BecA
said the examination by a Commission was more hoi-
est and equitable mode than that by the Department
Ia
he didn't ike it, but it was better than
the original proposition point Of order was
raised that Conference Committee had 10 night TO IN
scrt new provisions in report Tie Speaker decideu
that the matter in the nature OF substitute, ana
germane TO the question. The report was finally
adopted. At the Conference Committee on the Legs
latiye Executive, and judicial Appropriations BILL made
a report Mr. Sargent in explanation, said that in The
matter Of Judicial salaries, compromise had been made
and an incrca 900 in the salaries of Circuit Judges
agreed to- To Offset this amendment had been made
repeating all provisions Tor travelling expenses. As
10 the building of state Department, the Senate had
agreed fix the amount TO be appropriated this year AT
100000. which pay for wing OF the building
TO he erected on the plan Of the Treasury Department
The House had stipulated that the building should be
granite while the Senate desired that no provision Of
this kind should be put in. II finally agreed that
the material the building shall be determined by the
Committees OF the House and Senate on Public Lands and
Buildings The Senate gave up ito proposition to extend
the Capitol grounds and to sell part OF Judiciary
square for public park. 1t also receded
from its proposition to raise the salaries OF heads
Of bureaus. This report rise TO noisy and excited
debate Gen. Logan by dnt OF his strong ungs, seized
the floor and despite the protests OF Mr. Sargent he's it
for Is minutes. lie said that taxing out the provision
that the building should be of granite was 'Joh and
if members looked around the Treasury and other De-
partments they would see red stone tagging. II it
was known who owned that red stone, the inference
would he that the intention To make the building or
the same. John Fox asked Gen. Logan who owned the
stone but Gen LOGAN dsclaimcd any knowledge on the
subject. Gen. Morgan, q member Of the Committee
opposed the report, on tho ground that there was
no limit to the cost OF the budding. Mr.. Dawes de-
sired that the bullding should Toe Of granite, and
thought that the very Judges who least deserved 10
have their salaries raised were the favored ones He
thought it would be better however to agree TO the
port than allow the bill to fail Mr. Cox got the floor for
two minutes and began general attack on the honesty
Of the OF the House, but soon slenced by
point OF order made by Gen. Garfield that be had no
right to charge the House with corruption on the ques-
ton OF concurrng in tie report The vote 1O7 to &C.
The House, at 1885, agreed to the Conference report
the River and UarbOr Appropriations bill. Tho Def
cheney bill also agreed 20, rs was also the report of
the Conference Committee on the Naval Rank bill,
which gives 20 the staff relative rank All the Appro-
pration bills have now been disposed of except the
Omnibus bl which IS expected from the Committee OF
Conference at II o'clock.
The provision agreed 20 to-day, by the Conference
Committee tho Army Appropriation bill, respecting
the claims Of Southern loyalists Tor commissary and
auarermastcrs taken for the Of the Army is
identical with the hill OF the House Committee Claims,
which passed the House yesterday except that the Com
missioners 10 examine the claims not TO travel from
State 10 state but remain in Washington. No pay
ment of the claims allowed by the Commissioners is To
be made until authorized by Congress and all claims not
presented within two years to be forever barred.
The Postmaster General has received dispatch from
A. H. MARYLAND, special agent OF the POstOce Depart
ment for Kentucky announcing the continuance Of dis