The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-08
FOURTH EDITION
THE LEAGUE ISLAND NAVY YARD.
Proposed Sale Of the BROOKLYN Yard
Evening Gable News.
New Brunswick AdviCes.
The Canadian Fisheries Question.
England to Make Concessions.
Etc.. Etc.. Etc.s Etc., Etes
FROM WASHINGTON.
Brooklyn Navy Yard sale-Prospects OF
IPaRue lain nd.

Brooklyn Navy Yard sale-Prospects of
Special Despatch to the EUentng Telegraph
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-A bill reported by Mr..
Scofeld, from the Committee on Naval Affairs,
to-day for the sale of the Brooklyn and Kittery
Navy Yards. provides the money from the pro-
ceeds of the sales shall be used to build up other
navy yards.
Mr.. Dawes, Of the Appropriations Committee,
proposes to devote the money to the construc-
tion of q navy yard at League Island. But this
is such slow and uncertain way of getting the
money that the Philadelphia members propose
TO Insist upon having an appropriation for
League Island in the Miscellaneous Appropria-
tion bill.
River and Harbor Bill.
Special Despatch to The EUenin9 Telegraph
The sub b-commttee of the House Committee
on Commerce to-day perfected the river and
har6or appropriation bill, and it will be reported
to the full committee tomorrow. The bill ap-
propriates about 81, 600 600.
The Canadian FIsberies.
Special Despatch TO The Eventng Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The President is pre-
pairing message, which will probably be COM
municated to Congress tomorrow, on the fishe-
ries question. 1t is understood that the Presi-
dent has some important information relating
to this subject, and which will explain the delay
of General SchurZ.
1t appears that Great Britain is willing to
make nearly all the concessions required by our
Government ia the settlement of this important
qeestioD.
secretary boutwell, was De1Ore tne house APP
preparation Committee for the purpose of dis
posing of the question of makiEg appropriations
| for the construction of the
New Public Buildings.
The Secretary states that the pressure is very
great for additional buildings, and that he is of
| the opinion that some of them ought to be con-
| structed. The committee requested him to
| make such recommendations by letter and that
| they would take action on the matter to-
| morrow.
Explorations la the Northwest.
They agreed to appropriate twenty thousand
dollars to allow Captain Powell to continue his
explorations, and forty thousand dollars to Pro-
fessor Hayden to continue his explorations in
the Northwest
The Brooklyn Navy Yard.
1t seems to be settled, judging from the de-
bate in the House to-day on the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, that Congress will pass bill for its sale
and Charlestown Navy Yards was adopted 1t
is the purpose of the Government to
Reduce the Number of Navy Yards
four or fve aud to make those more efficient.
The Senate again postponed the
AIR Line Railroad
to New York to-day. The opponents OF that
| measure seem to be confident of defeating its
passage at the present session.
New York Central Railroad Script.
peSpatch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The hearing in the
case of the New York Central Railroad script
dividend tax has been postponed until the 10Th
instant, in consequence of the absence of
Solicitor Smith, who has been summoned to
Ohio on account of the death of his father.
Reported Loss of the steamer Tennessee.
A startling rumor was in circulation here to-
day that the United States steamer Tennessee
had been lost, but inquiries at the Navy Depart
ment dissipated the fears that originated from
the report.
Collector nIurphv,
of New York, had long interview with the
President to-day.