New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-16
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ship BILL which passed the Senate in amended form yes
to-day affect to believe that the IL stands
will pass the House. and that though IL cuts very close,
they will be able under TO put the required vessels on
the proposed route The general impression Ia that
will 20 10 the Speakers table, and never be reached
The Australian and California line Is the next measure
FOR consideration In the Senate Tho bill directs that the
,...,o.,o, General make contracts with william H.
~ and Holiday to carry the mails The latter now car
,s tle Sandwich Island mail, and Webb has contract
with tbe Colonial authorities to begin early III May next
THO amendment introduced by Senator Edmunds' ana
attached to the Gulf bill, requiring the Dep"it
nent 10 advertise 30 days for proposals Woui"
II a. claimed, by the persons interes'cu III ''o ''
frrod m preyent the success OF the line because oeay
a. i,cention beyond the time provided by the Aus
ri,n contracts II IS thought that the Senate VIII aso
noss hill providing that a responsible company es'''
fishing an American Transatlantic steamship Line' az
q,rln the conditions that may be required shal re-
civ tho nosace collected on all letters carried by lher
slips Tho Department now pays nearly OK q"',
100000 per annum foreign companies, ana IL y c.'e
that the setting aside Of all the postal earnings lor 'e
nurnose of the payrnent Of an American line would ada
nearly as much more 70 the fund, thus giving quite S
much as is now claimed, 0y the advocates OF pehunS
bills to be sufficient the purpose OF aiding inc estaO
lishment Of such lines
The Senate tonight agreed to conference report on
tbo District Of Columbia Territorial Government. sena-
pOmCrOY asserts tUat the WOIhllE VI tAS Ni''
that women viii have the right of suffrage in townships
Of the District. whIe in cities suffrage is restricted to
males over q years Of age.
The House Committee on Commerce has pre-
pared tho annual River and HarDor Appro-
uriaton bill, TO DO reported to, the Comhle-
tee on Appropriations, by whom 1t VIII be fevlseu
and reported to the House. As prepared 1t appropaes
fo4 go Provisions are made for the improvement OF
81 harbors A OF which on the great lakes two On inc
Gulf md the remainder the Atlantic Coast Ihrty
three rivers are also 10 be improved and provisions arc
made for the survey Of long list Of other harbors ana
rivers with view OF bringing them into future Appro
priat.on bills The Appropriations Committee VIII prop
ably reduce many of the items and omit others Deioe
reporting to theIl0use.
The House bill to enable soldiers to acquire nome
steads on the public lands has been amended In the SEN
ate Public Lands Committee. The provisions authorizing
the assignment Of the privileges granted by me b ana
permitting the appointment of agents by disabled sol
diers to mako settlements for them, are stricken out
The BILL as amended, gives tho soldier WHO wishes ~
secure homestead the privilege OF dednctng MS tme
Of service in the army from the five years settlement
which the Homestead law requires before title Is gwen
He may also locate bis homestead and delay making
actual settlement for twelve months. The bill VIII
probably pass as amended by the Senate Committee
The Committee regard the provisions they have stricken
ont OF the House bill se and of no real DeneD 10
the soldiers since they would necesstae the Issuing OF
Zoo andWarrauts, WHICH HOluuHeftI pe Noi'"
70 the soldiers tie Of procuring them because no
land could be obtained with them except by actual set
Element and az least two years residence.
Secretary Boutwell, was before the Appropriations
Committee this morning, regard to the Treasury de-
nciencies The subcommittee having the Post-Offee
matters IN charge gave a hearing to Dempsey q
O'Toole on their envelope contract claim.
The Judiciary Committee disposed Of considerable
business to-day The enforcement bill, passed by the
House today is the first report they have considered
since December 1902 Mr.. Isaac Morris before the
Committee this morning, and made an argument ON a
claim OF tho State OF Illinois for 100000, being
the amount she claims due her under the
law setting aside five per cent OF all
public land sales up certain date for the purpose OF
aiding the construction Of the national highway There
has been an effort for several years past TO procure the
passage of joint resolution constituting the law OF 1857
80 to the claim Gen. Logan has joint resou-
ton pending IA the Committee, for which Mr.. Morris
offers substitute. The Committee directed Mr.. Cook to
report the Joint resoluton-the substitute-with the
arguments made by Messrs. Gushing, Curtis, Morris, and
others and ask that the same be printed and recon-
ritted. Mr.. LOushrdge authorized TO re-
port favorably a bill originally offered by
Gen. CoLur providing for the fees and remuneration or
the Supervisors Deputy Marshals Inspectors OF Eec-
on &C. provided for by the act OF last Session author
izng the appointment OF such officers in cities OF 10000
inhabitants ana upwards Mr. Kerr was directed to re-
port fayorahy a bill creating new United States Dis
trct Court for Eastern Kentucky bill regulating tho
fees Of Attorneys Solicitors, and Proctors in United
States Courts was considered and adopted Mr. L0ugh
ridge being directed TO report IL to the House. Inc
wellnown Choctaw bond claim for s60O0OO was before
the Committee and also petition and claim from Peter
Pitchyn, Choctaw both Of which we're referred to Mr.
Kerr for report Mr.. Booker of Virginia appeared be-
fore the Committee in support Of petition from citizens
OF Pttsylyania County Va, asking for an investigation
into the conduct Of Gen. Candy, recently District Com
ander in Virginia against whom they alege divers high
crimes and outrages The petition was referred to MI
Loughridce FOR examination.
The Ways and Means Committee, at their session to-day
heard the report Of the Committee to whom
forred the Peasanton bill, allowing drawback Of tho
internal taxes on all spirits bonded for expectation at
the time OF their shipment. The Committee reached no
conclusion but decided TO vote on the measure to-
Secretary Boutwell, has recently sent 10 the House
port OF the Special Treasury Agent stationed at st. Paul
Island Alaska in charge Of the seal fishery, which
tains some interesting facts in regard to the Aleutian
peopo and the provisions made for them by the Govern
ment The agent Mr. Bryant gives the estimates Of the
chiefs that the average amount Of food required to sus
tain family OF six persons for month"; at 40 pounds
Of bread and -four pounds Of sugar. three pounds Of
tea and seal flesh from 60 animals Of medium size.
These provisions, which are furnished by the Gov
Government, 1t is proposed shall be paid
for with the skins OF the seals killed for food and there
will then be left enough, when sold, to supply the ma
tives with clothing. school established on the island
Of St. George, by Treasury Agent Buynitzky was very
successful After three months instruction. twelve boys
and six girls Aleutan) able to read distinctly in
English any page OF Wilson's Primer TO count up to
1000 the days Of the week. the months. and
the year. various articles of Dress household i'm
PIGMENTS, &C. The general testimony is that, though the
natives OF St. Paul and ST. George have greatly i'm
proved In material welfare since the transfer Of the
territory to the United States there is still for far
greater improvement.
The President has approved and signed the act grant
ing pensions certain soldiers and sailors OF the War Of
1872, and to the widows Of deceased soldiers.