New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-02

chants have been implicated. This Is more than any
Administration Senator has publicly admitted before
nary speech of Wednesday, defending the management
OF the New-York Custom-house IN General anu anu
tne fact brought out is that the Commit
tee will not report for several weeks ny eaI %
Mr. Buckingham's manner the impression Was t tii
that il would be good weeks perhaps not uR
after the Philadelphia Convention ySodo oo' 1his
iSea S sustained nv the anxiety OF the Administra-
ton senators to get all the business done q, 9rn as
some mncharitabie people have said today that ths
is probably the New Departure" of the Aal1, rn1r
traon, order Investigations, but have 10 Iepol'' '
them in time to debate them this session. -. 49,,
The friends of the St. CrOix Land Grant Dill
their strength to-day and did not make an stVcnp' "
get reconsideration, but, with surprising SUBMISSIVE
ness, permitted Mr. Holman TO add further lhs'rucon'
10 the Public Lands Committee in addition to those
ordered Yesterday limiting the grant 80 as TO deprive
of the greater part If not Of all its value Perfect goou
feeling prevailed between members who yesterday Dram
dished their oratorcal tomahawks over each others
heads the most savage manner ana a I nm
half hour consumed in making the House un
derstand and assent TO arrangement agIeeu
TO by the opposing leaders, by which the COmitdeo
to have leave to report BACK the Dill, r Non
cOrdng to Instructions on any day next week ael 20
day. there renewal OF yesterdays .ta ~
temper. Some amusement was occasioneu T ~ deeSa
between two Pennsylvania lnemDeIs lhe ut ga
ton from that State usually stand ogether lhs ne
hut to-day when Mr.. Kilinger wanted 70 INSTRUCT te
COMMITTEES to provide that the railroad should use oy
American iron Mr.. ScOfeld deprecated with c0nsluei
sS when he said was cscuated to bring the
tariff into ridicue. Mr.. Stevenson Vehemenuy
protested against putting TDO9n ot x,,i HUeor
around the neck OF pig iron. Mr.. klilihger
finally withdrew his demand, and two OF tnfee
obstinate directors to the proposed compromise having
been in cOaXed and pacaed by groups or earnest
arrangement last declared agreed to- The friends
OF the bill hope to gain strength enough before comes
back the House next week. TO vote on the 0DJecuOn
able amendments, and pass II IN It's original iOr as ~
private bills, Mr. Garfield got the House into Comnlee
the Deficiency Appropriation bill The most interest,",
ing feature OF the debate was the tesmony Ene , y
several members the value Of the weather prOgnosc
by the Signal Corps. The bill was not Competed
when the House adjourned.
Gen. Wetzel, engineer OF the Louisville and Portland
Canal has arrived here 10 urge the Appropriation Oh
100000 complete that national work The Dill Tor tne
appropriation has not yet been considered by either
House. Considerable dissatisfaction is expressed by
members OF the Committees which will have charge OF
inc matter at the In which this Work mas Deen
prosecuted They state that Tor the lsst t%9 9r
sessions sums of money have been appropriated which
it understood, would complete the "ork, anu tli'
Committees will be slow to make further appropriations
until they satisfied Of the total amount winch VIII De
required TO fully complete the work.
telegram was received by the AttOneyGeneral, to-
day. from Huntsville, Ala. stating that three perpe
traitors OF the KuKux Outrages in that State had been
convicted in IT, ;. Judge Buseeds Court THESE are the
first trials which have been conducted III that state
Senator Wilson OF Massachusetts, returned from New
Hampshire to-day and was warmly greeted by his col
| lea CUES in the Senate
The Senate in Executive session, confirmed number
take I'D the calander made. The first business on
! tLe executive calendar the Arkansas nominations
the consideration of which will involve Caytons Oicla
action while Governor OF the state