New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-04

. s.v discussed the bill presented by Judge lA"ioN'V
80 has bcen before them for some weeks past !"
a.,aos for securing the debts due the Uhl'eu 0'oS
- she various Pacific railroad corporations prlnc'
-, ,D,erest by lien upon the remaining iahus vi so
vcn TO them These lands are to be sold unoer
h General regulations Of the Treasury Department a-N
a. nrcceeds Of the sales arc TO be appheu W ."' F
- % interest falling due and the formation OF sim
60 end 70 meet the principal. There is great oNels',
~ opinion in the Committee as TO the OIL "nu
,roposes hui the idea is growing IN favor Inv 80,
1peson is involved and IL is not expected 'n"' g..
ion will he reached, OF report maoe 10 ,,,o have
DAYS 10 come. In the meanwhile tne -,tros
agreed not to make public anything 'na e. soo,o
q The Conference Committee on inc iien. -. % ,ho
=. ,oa,c hin oeolshng the Income TAX Ao' ~ "0
,0,se 90 Mr. Hooper this evening The HOUSE
-, a., ooa,o ,onferees that they represented tne
-ano,s ooiuiou Of the House. ana IL i rePOrN 'i'a
<h, -of.e 10 accept any compromise NO ieSui' was
accomplished. ..s c-roDcv bava nearly
A"' nm providng for o new issue OF National
- The denomination OF $40 and upward. The
80, oo-f,11v guarded. so that no contraction can
- ,,,r the process OF substitution OF the new n0tes
St,oId Thirty days notice Is TO be given TO each
hen tine Treasury is prepared to Issue 10 IL the
DAM and NJ the expiration Of that time the Treas
- nj Assistant Treasures Of the United states, and
- xational Banks are to assert and forward for re
-, 10 the Controller Of the Treasury all the notes
=, sho hank named Of the above denomination which
% have in their possession, and also mutilated notes
@ower denominations The Controller is TO destroy the
d notes keeping record OF the numbers OF the notes
and the denomination Of each and the Secretary of the
Treasury Is 10 issue notes Of the numbers and
depoir tons and forward them in lieu Of the old
To prevent Contraction the banks authorized to de-
dno from the amount OF legal tender they are
yeoured 10 keep in their vaults the amount Of the notes
sonf fOr redemption, until notes are received
DrOVisiOn j. added 20 the bill requiring the banks 10
stamp th ink m large letters the word counterfeit
upon every counterfeit note offered NJ their counter
Mr. Epson spoke and voted the other day ID favor o.
the repeal " the Test OATH and not against IT, as was
enormously reported.
considerable interest was manifested at the Patent
Once to-day I'm the hearing OF argument delivered by
Mr.. Fisher late Commissioner OF Patents on the cues
ton Of abandonment, As regulated Dy inc new Idloht
law Of july 1870 this being the FIRST case brought before
dhe Office under the law. lie argued IN behalf OF The
claims Of Gray & HOyey against the Rubber ZIP Pencil
COMPANY. claiming that the new law, as applied 10
Abandonment, placed rejected cases, which had been
renewed under T. in the position thev held az the
drst application. Gen. Duncan, the present Acting Com
missioner. took the papers, but reserved his DECISION
Mr. AGerton Of NewYor the President OF the Goodyear
Rubber Company: Mr. HOYey OF NeWlOrk the PRESIDENT
OF the Goodyear Pencil Company.
IL appears by official data that the numbe OF foreign
passengers who have arrived in this country during the
year ending with December last 2S4S5, their dest
nation being as follows New-YOrk 224 Gs Massachu-
setts 2f2l7 California, l2,7fs; oregon, 1906 MARYLAND
9279 Texas 55l; Florida, 47O Pennsylvania $50; Con
Territory 1S6. These passengers included 54S from
Great Britain, sS,59s nom Ger many, l33 from Sweden
and Norway. 56S from CHINA, p from AIDca, "a from
JaDan from Asa, and from India
The Japanese Embassy visited Tie Senate to-day and
occupied seats in the diplomatic gallery. and were also
introduced 70 number OF senators during the day.