New-York tribune., 1872-04-25

gffbe Iouse of ntatives were added Neither
OF these had been considered by either House; After
hdf an hours debate the bill was rccnmmted 10 the
Committee, IN order that they may eliminate from II al
suih new legislation.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
TIE SENATE gULL-ESD OF TIE GOAT ISLAND
DISCUSSION II THE HOUsE-BEARING FALSE
WITNESS IN THE robson CAsE-GEN. BUT
LERs DIFFICULTIES.
lDY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNR.l
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April q, lS72
Postmaster Putnam Of Mobile. having secured post
Dnement Of action the nomination OF MOult0n 20 be
bis successor until after the Philadelphia Convention,
las gone back Alabama, this evening 10 resume the
OF bis office. This is considered as victory for
Iv Service reform since t Is defeat OF senator cpeu-
er's plan TO decapltate refractory onicc-holder
Much to the surprise Of ryb0dy, Mr. Morton, from
he Committee Privileges and Elections, reported,
his morning, that the credentials Of Mr Ransom, Sena-
.orelect from North Carolina having been duly exam
med and found correct, the Committee recommended
that he be admitted TO his seat. No objection
was made, and Mr.. Ransom came forward and
was sworn in Thus for the first time since 1851, Is
every fully represented n tile senate of the United
States Another report from the same Comlnttee which
general approval II was resolution u pay Abbott
the salary whlch as senator lie would receive from
March l. ISL 70 prl .. 1872, and one mileage each
way. making III all about $1,000 10 was remarked aO0ut
the Capitol that long Congress pays the salary and
mileage Of every man Who without any snow Of Justice
makes contest for seat in Congress long Will the
biennial crop Of contests be large.
half hours noisy and disordery debate the House
today over the printing OF the American Case FOR the
Geneva Conference resulted in ordering 22OO0 copies
printed instead Of lO5OO recommended by the eco
nomical Printing Committee Mr. Banks appeared 20 think
that the country was thrsting for The valuable nforma
ron contained in the document, and Mr.. Butler de-
clared that it gone case, and that there was no
use in printing II at all Afterw4rd, the Goat Island bill
came M. Is opponents, led by Mr.. Holman, hhDus-
tered until tcy iOreed Mr. Wheeler, Who had charge OF
Lee - ID
franchise bestowed upon the Central Pacific has been
Whitfield down there is tre et OF II. Instead Or
getting title 20 The Whole island as was NJ uIst pro-
posed, the railroad gets the Use only or one
half and must pay that such sum ~ commission
assess The Company tOmake no charge for wharfage
tor goods landed On the island; al shippers VIII thus 20
saved e. On every OF fre ght. which is the rate
charged by the san Francisco wharfowncrs. Careful
provisions made 70 prevent any injury 10 the hdTbor
and require the Central Road 10 permit other roads TO
.e their ieuOt ana bridge the sAnd But for these
important modltcatlJls the bill could lot have been
company 10 pay 1t least $4,000 year for the
use island ana the other recurring them % refund
20 the Government over soOO.ap "hch 10 ldS lau rs
interest their bonds, before taking possessl"n were
offered both these amendments were yOtea GOWN ana
the D was passed by vote of lOl 20 80 IAe 4ill L-5
taken great deal 0f the time OF the House iud every
body appear 10 DE clad tnat IL has Deen nlay disposed
Of Ia the snap" n "ulch it passed. ~ ~ no i.iity
open 20 many Of the objection. urged AGAINST II IN
It's earlier stages. After Goat island had been dls.
posed Of a sHarp contest ehsueu Ior pI.or-'f, oI
business. sir. Banks wanted 70 get up the H9u- %
door 10 into Committee OF me Whoie on he
Fertilization Appropriation bill Ir Coburn reminded
Use tina. the Homestead bill the special order.
and Mr. Dawes demanded tnat the IaElH DlI shOuI Dc
taken up and proceeded Wlth 70 the exclusion OF an
otAer business. Mr.. Randall cnncised MT. Dawes lor
wanting 70 20 INTO commercliI leslsatl0n Whch an
American citizen was rotinS IN prison Mt townsend VI
NcS York. rcped mat orty nllloIs on
Interested IN this commercial egslauou anu JHtI
or them were ia prison TOO. 4he contest u4aiy
TIrrovsd down between the HOuard resolution and the
Tariff bll Ar. Dawes made persistent eHoIt 90 nave
the taken up, DuJ was beaten so ouy mat ne
cnuld not rally supporters enough 20 call
t6e Yeas and Navs. The Houard matter was
then proceeded with. Mr. Banks making a speech III
m American cluzen. Mr.. Amber, member OF the For,
eicu Aflirs Committee, took opposite grounds, ana
tmcrcan ctizenship Both gentlemen agreed as 20 the
facts OF H0uards history but drew directly opposite con-
elusions the question Of his nationality Inc weight
Of authority appeared to De on Mr. AHner sde ne
cited the position OF the American Government IN the
Kostza case and also decision OF the supreme Court 70
the efiect thal a citizen OF country who goes 10
another and engages in business, with intention Of
fii 80 oS,,rsteJ The question will DE further de-
bated tomorrow before "a vote Is taken.
Mr. Butler the clerk OF the Robson Investigation
Committee Is threatened with prosecution for perjury.
Il IL reported that g. p Brown Of this city, naval con-
tractor whom Butler said divided his profits with ex-
senator Cste in his presence, will cause proceedings 10
be uetuted against HIN. IL shown by official rec
rs thar al the time Butler pretended 10 have witnessed
The DIVISION Cattell was not in Washington. Again, he
swore that on board the New lFOnsdes ana saw
the Governor the steamer on which the Secretary OF the
Navy naid claim go down; that she was rather Oid
hulk &c. II ont that the steamer Governor vas
lost November l. 1861. while the New lronsldes hfst
went into commission III August lS02.
The Republicans Of the Senate held a caucus, this
evening for the purpose OF arranging the order Of bus
ness looking TO an early adjournment OF the Liberal
Repubicsns, Messrs. Fenton and Trumbull were
present: Sumner Schurz Upton, and Alcorn were not.
he general sentiment OF the Administration Senators
was that the senate must adjourn before the Phlt-
delphia Convention, ana that, with proper
this could easily done. Mr.. Sherman thought that II
was far more important that tho Tarif and taxation
question should be settled than that Congress should M
ionrn ON any particular day and Mr. Wilson said that he
should not consider an Adjournment on the ' Oh Nay
of more importance than the transaction OF the pubic
business Messrs scott, Hamin, Morrill, OF Vermont,
SAWYER, and Logan appointed Committee tO ar
range order of business and report II 10 Iuture
meeting OF the caucus.
Gen Butler was before the House Military Committee
to-day in reference the management Of the National
Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Of which he Is
both President and Treasurer. He replied 20 state
ments which he said understood Mr Farnsworth had
made the Committee yesterday pTe1uulclal 10 tnc
Institution and himself and produced statements show
ing that the cost OF supporting the inmates AZ our asy
luns than 50 cents day per man, ana II inter
the cost OF buildings and grounds was aaaeu'
only about cents. He said that the Board OF Man
ayers had administered fund of over H0oNoIor tho
they had received no pay for Their services
The affairs OF the institution come at this SINE upon
a resolution To Ill three vacancies upon tns
Board of Managers, caused Dy tne eApnauon Va
the six years term Of Gen. Butler and two other man
ayers. Mr.. Farnsworth argued yesterday tnal nuuer
ought not 10 be elected and that the law ousht 10 De
restored which prohibited the eiscuon Va aaS nv 80, y.
Congress as managers, and which was rpeaied Nter
ut came 20 Congress 10 enable him 70 retain MS posi'
ton az President Of the Board Mr. farnsworth ALSO
reviewed the charges he made aens. buLer wnen .he
gress The investigation that time resned In Buffers
yindicaiion but did satisfy Farnsworth-
The Robeson Investigating Committee VIII make two
,epo,,s .ome TINA aext week. The majority report.