New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-22
WASHINGTON.

lbf IbLF1kAPH TO TIE TMBUNYt
WASHINGTON, Tuesiay Fob. d -,
n the Senate. to-day. 1r Howard called 40 hs r,so
ton looking o. the acquisition ~ The British Nos,
Western Posse ss0Ds, and, objection sas made m a.
passage it was referred 20 the Committee on Forei,.
Relations. One good thing done, IN rejecting pa
bin 20 authorize the appointment " on additional PeaeI
Judge for Arkansas, and. the bill By common con
cent regarded q test, it may be assumed that cec
sive blow has been given 10 dozen more smi b,
The contract with The Gio6e for printing the ,etat %,
Congress- expires with this session, and the proprety o,
making new contract referred H. tie Con.mitte,,
Printing To-day, when the Legislative appropriate,
bill came up Mr.. Casserly not satisfied sHh the han,
given him yesterday, resumed his attack On Tia
report Of tho Commissioners OF E'n'ation, and
occupied two hours more with stupid At
tempts TO DO witty at the expense Of the Comnl,
slonor. He succeeded in driving from the Cbambersu
bat eight ten Senators, and STOPPED several tm.o
roirnand them because they would not listen tOha,
The Finance Committee renewed the an, nfmcrt tor
the salaries OF certain OF The higher cncosh ha
Executive Departments TO 1900 per sunnIo, and VA
carried. The bin was then passed, aud tho senate.
honor OF the great feat Of passing THIS BIN, acr II dyf
consideration, adjourned TO take part IN the carnival
Mr. Dawes succeeded in getting his Appropriation BIS
made the first business in order IN The IIon,e after tOGay
and they viii now probably be pressed not only by ho.
who have charge OF them but By oilers who have meas
OF their bring before the House After allow.
ing the pages 70 to the Carnival tho House oof Up
the South Pacific Railway bn, an amsadment, ~ De
nature OF q substitute to the b having been ~
ported by Mr. Wheeler few, whose oppos lion 70 ih,
road consists only in opposition % land grants ard
subsidies OF any kind, called the Yeas and Nays
on the question OF present consideration, but wtrs
defeated bya vote Of n3 TO co. Mr.. Wheeler then eI
planned tho difference between his amendment and tbs
Senate bill 10 be that, while the latter provides for
trunk road and six branches, making fclgy twice
much road build and granting 2GC0)O Of land
biz bu cuts of all the branches and the CoD1ny
only i3COOOOO acres. Tho Senate bill also makes N,
gauge five feet while this amendment leaves that que.
ton TO the constructors OF the road. No opposition va
made 70 cutting off the branches, but come Of
the Southern members att mpted 10 protest against tho
second claim in tho bin, they clarcd that Il va
made IN the interest Of Northern roads ro manageo
which desired have the road built on Their gauge
tlat they Z absorb the traffic which gssses the
road TO the great injury OF southern ports NJ Wheeler
however refused TO allow any debeie, aid having
Donpced that mis- bill provided for branches granted
10 subsides loan, or United States cTcds any way
and did not permit the men 10 whom 5ao charter 10
granted 70 sell 1t for their personal gain. tho Bill
passed BY vote Of 1873 TO &c. The iuu et OF the h
as passed. Is printed the second pagc Pie only Other
business done in the House today vote 70 paJ
Cen shields Of Missouri $500 to cover bis expenses
contestng the election of Mr. Van Horn.
The follow ing Tie important measure snow pending
in Congress, which win probably be o5tsiOr want Of
time to consider them before the close Of the session;
The bin TO abolish the Income tax
Mr.. McrcUrs Appointment bill
Tho Civil Service Reform measures proposed by scns
tors Irumuul ana ocaurz and Representatives Jenckcs
The senate Isl Increasing al pensions.
MIR. Hears Education Oi ana the VARIOUS p'oposuonS
Nh Iugcrsous project for on airline railroad between
Wa-hiu gtOD and NeWY0rk.
The House bin for centennial celebration in Phis
dpDuia II
The Abolition Of the ranking privilege.
The bills 70 admit Colorado h6V-I Xico and Utah. az
ettrs and 10 Csta blSh Territorial Government IN INC
The House Bin with Senate amcndmcnts to ft the
tine for eectng Representatives, Ia Consto' I'd - 10
All measure for therestOration q American commerce
Gen. GaIDcd's bill for LoW Aeue Of ha.ODI bank
All propositions for tie modification Of the Tariff laws
Ihese viii be revived at the beginning Of The
next session, and will afford plenty " business for tlo
new Congress to commence upon.
Tho House Naval Committee is entitled 10 tho neIt
morning hour TO complete the consideration o. tie
Brooklyn Navy Yard bin, but there Is little prObabl!
that there viii he another morning hour this seSion
Motions TO suspend the rules be made at any
time and the votes upon these motions, the discussion
of the Appropriation bills not yet passed and the DIS
posal OF several privileged reports will fully occupy tho
timo OF the House until the close OF tho on, cutting
OF themorning hour and other slGr order business,
Considerable amusement has been created 1t tbo Inter
ma Revenue Bureau, owing 10 IN Kentucky over Tho
appointment OF a coored man StOreke per 10 Lead
Ing distery. Tho owner Of the siil ~ a. Others
OF tho "CaucGsan race" IN the neigh Thood, ara
greatly excited. The d,,tIler has yut.l ere asau.
the ugros removal and 1T last has induced On eS con.
FRESHMAN to come here ana urg that Ills idOne. To
Gl,tlcr's letters, both In grammar and 4 l0gaphJ.
show very mfayorably by the side OF lid received
from the StOrekeoper, who also forwards report "
spapgh he dClivl Fat Tie liOIcd
Is evidently the possessor OF ability and edu-
cation than his prosecutors.
The Ways and Means Committee cODslderedlhis morn
Ing Mr.. Aspers bill TO II the tariff upon al imported
woods OF three cents per found Mr. Hunt Odthe firm OF
Hunt, Tlnghast & Co.. Mr Spllding, OF i.he firm OF
spaldng, Hunt & Co., New-York and Mr.. l. sYaTd liar
rs Of Rhode Island appeared on behalf Of so'e Eastern
wooden manufactures, urso the passage Of Tic bill
They argued that the movement Tor reduction IN tho
tariff upon the finer grades of wool nc. "FIee
Trade move meu but Tor the better protection OK
the manufacturers and The interest Of the wool ov
ers They stated that the business Of manufacturing
has greatly declined because the mills we're
making bat line of gOods-coorzc colAS
made from domestic woods, With which the mar
ket Is oyerstockCd. They cannot make the finer
cloths because tho duty fine clothing woods abCu'
100 per cent while the duty the goods made r1n
these woods is only 20 e. 30 per cent making u l0
possible for them 80 compete with foreign nahuac'
ers The carpet makers Are the only class o. oorn man
ufacturcIs who are benefited oy The present iih They
get their raw material by Jay ng duty Of about " pef
cent while hey are projected by tariff Of BON 20 TO IN
per cent ON imported carpet. The delegation aiio'O
that II the duty on tine woods were reduced thc manu-
facturers would IA able, ~ mixing foreign WOODS VIZ
domestic woods. TO increase the cousomGon OF 'no
Inter, manufacture greater Naieg
fabrics. and compel, with Great Brian
in the markets o; the world. they having ALREADY
tho machinery and skilled wOgbmcn TO supply Afko
EXPORT demand. Mir. Hooper, the Chairman OF VIC
Committee asked Mr. Harris II he did not ~ 1857 sign
a circular On favor Of the present trh MI hiii.
replied that his signed TO the circular sil"u
his knowledge OF consent, and That he, tc, hef WIN
j. n. Slater and Mt H. g. Hazard. Who are ."' ~.
experienced II not tho hrgust Manufacturers ID ~