New-York tribune., 1872-03-28

C0nNiInTtINH
tea since anuary l, shown by the Withdrawals from
bond is 70c0O pounds less than for the corresponding
period OF last year and OF coffee SOOOOoO pounds ess
The stock of ten Ia bond Nnw-York tho l5th or
March which duty not paid y 0O pounds
and on which duty mas been paid subject to drwndok
100000 pounds Amount 20 arrive before july l. l5ob
GO pounds, makng "A total OF AO,oN,OM pound WIZ
VIII oe affected oy the proposed repeal OF the du1y m @
stock OF coffee IN bond the 25th of March was o3o
pounds and the amount to arrive before July cOOO
podnds what the tea and coffee merchants az thaI
Congress will cease by delay to dcrnnge their business
ana take prompt action nv either repeating the duty OF
determining that i is 70 ronain unchanged
The House Committee Patents are considering the
application Of Chief Clerk Of the Census Bureau
for compensation Tor the of his talyine machine
The superintendent Of the Census has informed the Com
mtce that the OF this machine in his oihce hds
saved the Government az least $4,000 IN CLERK s, aa,
enabled him To complete the woIk liom lU. 1" r1 ~
months sooner than he could have dohe W'tho" IL l"o
saving will he st greater In the next census uocuse u
large part of the work upon the present coh,ns nu
completed before the machine had oeeh Drought "''
sixtv-nne firms engaged In the lumber business IN
Michigan have signed protest against the 'hlc"go
Relief bin and the protest has been printed and dis
trbuted to members of Congress. very large deega-
ton OF the lumbermen appeared before the ways ana
Means Committee to-day, and final arguments were
made for and against the bill The strongest plea III s
favor was that the people OF the lumber region were
themselves sufferers by The fires in the Northwest ast
Fall to az great extent in Pronortoh t." tIelr ,,
passage OF the bill, by causing ml!!
i'm The price of lumber. would entali
the 1nasuSiiy large auonpt OF lumber produced tb.
viii prevent any increase ~ flce ny y TSS" % VI
the demand for material 10 rebuild chicago rue ooi %
mittee-room crowded with the lumber dealers "o
seemed to think there was strength II numbers Anonr
so present, nearly all coming RON tne saShdw
district in Michigan. The Committee VIII undoupIcuv
report the Relief bin to the House iomoFrG% ana ana
recommend passage. Its friends are Conndcht tndt
they have majority in the House in It's favor
The House Election Committee IS still occupied with
the case GOOdmgs Wilson. from the iNtn D'tlct
OF Indiana The official returns cave Wilson majority
of four votes Tie ballots aitorward rcconntcd
uuoncally by friends Of the candidates, when Ii ap-
reared that Goodug had majority Of five. There are
no charges Of fraud cther SIDE dhd only lew Illegal
votes alleged to have heen east of when one cul-
date got ab0ut manv as The other The COMMITTEE
will probably report tmt MI wilson II eH'te" 10 I''1
the scat
Mr. shanks Chairman of tic House Indian Committee,
thinks it imporant any steps taken to ne 90
tiatc with the tribes in Indian Territory for the re-
hnoishmcnt Of portion Of their reservations that a
provision should be made hy law that tae land so re-
nqusled shall not be taken by railroad companies as "a
part Of their land grants. 1t neeuoosly provided
i'm the land grant bills OF three railroads running through
the Territory that n case the Indians title n any OF the
! lands traNerSed 10y the i0aLr sHohu eve, eNet
/ Doe eNunCushed, tie grants wer" 20 extend
to such lands Nj. shanks has prepared bill providing
That any section or Frs OF soctauS oi sara ac's, OF
au, acts laws which me 10 grant any lands "tin
the country the Indian Territory. to any ra
road company, or 10 any other corporation, person :"
power. To pledge The United states 10 me CNtngusb
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tory 10 permit any corporation, person, power
Than the UnCn Saes TO purchase land from any
Indian nation tribe within saId Indian Territory, be
! and the same hereby repealed
In the City Of Columbia :. C., where the Government
has great number or sOne-cUtcrs employed the Su-
peIintcndent employed by supervisncAcitectN Nnlett
not long ago prescribed that hours should constitute
day. labor Lately the time wes increased 10 10 hours,
thus violating an act Of Congress maune eight hours
itel days work. CnOn this, the stontcdtieis formed a
combination, stopped work and discharged. 4
delegation Of them in this city and committee
Of them were to-day introduced 10 the President y Mr.
IlOar of -saChuSets, VINO called the Presidents at
euOn to the facts here set forth cen Grant pro
missed 10 use his efforts TO obtain pay for the oNtra work
performed 10y these men. Mr. Hoar subsequently called
ihe attention Of Mr. Boutwell, TO the subject and he said
that II the facts upon investigation were fOnl 10 he as
represented he woud order The 70 be again en-
plONod IN d lawful manner.
Beside the 222 regular medical officers belonging 10 the
army as surgeons assistant surgeons medical purvey
ors etc. there at present 73 civilian surgeons en-
poyed by the SurgeOD-G eneral. Their monthly pay
ranges from $50 Sl] the usual salary being Sl25. The
surgeOn says that it cheaper to hire surgeon
by month squad Of 30 more tban Ia pay
the fees of local physicians.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy Wcllcs has been summoned
as a witness before the RUbcsOH Investigating Com
lQttpc.