New-York tribune., 1872-03-14

company TO buy vessels In FOREIGN countries
Was ruled out order being new LEGISLATION; n9o r ar
Farnsworh hy making merely technical chauge III tho
wording got substantially tho same omenimeht u'
cared in order The House adjourned w1,cUS ny another
day The friends Of the increased subsidy aic eo""o
of success. . .,o
The House Committee appointed 10 investigme Wv
charges made against Secretary Robeson Will hou 10
frat meetinr Tomorrow when organization VIII ''
effected a clerk selected, and matters OF de'ah
The Committee will probably vote on tho P"c -
whether It's session will he public or private '"'
being in favor of private seSslons' ,,,o ,,,s
Two volunteer witnesses were eNaip'"c" ~ " a..
tom bouse Investigating Committee, to-day Inc n'S'
WAS a Mr. Eaton, who for 10 years MI i"'p 80 "
the Nev.York Custom house. Beng su'mo"ou ~
MIR p,terson's Committee, year ago no tesunc" WY
directly that he had been in the haot Oh receNnb ga
tdi,c from steamship companies and the coiSiSheeSo o
,nrorted goods for extra services rendered. au aS HIS
,timonv was reported It appeared that he was In the
bo,t Of receiving them at that time. After giving TINS
testimony he was allowed TO retain rs place IN tue
custom. house until Dec. 27 or 2S ISL Ate tr M
Committee had been appointed and ordered 10 neg NJ
investigations. Collector Arthur rcnl"Nti Ialo, ".a Nv
gave him to understand tnN ie oSt ms o % uontis he
fore 10 Mr. Pattersou'S Committee In his eNaenre ~,
dov Eaton said that he wished Ia be reapioltu; a'
o he had had no previous opportunity of correcting 'r
tain errors in tho report OF ms previous I ,d
came to Washington at his own expense ana fc9,S'Mn M
the Committee TO examine him IN or"cT Tn 'n"n ] ne
mi.ht vindcae his own character. vi cro,,,
examination. Mr.: Eaton admitted eVftt'1,ns t h o W.
| which he testified n year ago eAccp' uf' Nv nov
former testimony GCCiIt,t to abu'S
re and not 70 prcstnt ones Eiton admitted that
n M sIe"nshp rompanrs ne was also in hc habit Of TAX
ing an oath, monthly, OF rccCNlhG MS H'lhN u', ~
had received no such presents, thus pejun- M %
least twelve times year, hls imony to-day as wen
~ tnat of . ago, must be taken NJ II 'oH9i'I. ~.
Eiton cxprcts to lac rcappontcd by Collector Aihur IN
payment for his evidence given today INC ON! oeuTr
Grants staff lie was brought to the 'oi"mii''e r,u
! Nv Gen Porter. FOR tie purpose ~ cofl0p
relation To- Gen. Hilycr'S connection with Geli Er!i
San during tbo war II may bo remembered that the
tcSijmGny Of cen Hnycr and that Of Gen. Porter was
C%nninat0n anrcarcd to lie volunteer witness. aui
that his only Object ia appearing 10 correct Il mis-
takc of Hycr's; but ON beng oI"'-cNan,ncH ny Ni
Gems Porter and Balcock that he concluded to apltar
and that Tue data on which he based lis testimony -
Iafin was then called 10 stand, but the Committee
| adjourned before lis examination began
! George W. Carter editor Of The Ner- Orleans NdiioW
R,iot;cda and tle late CustomhOusc Speaker OF the
Assembly Of Louisiana. arrived here last night he
came TO receive Instructions concerning the manner II
conducting the Grant campaign in that State The o'
members of the lCustom-house Caba Casey and Pack
ard are expected from New York tonight and it IS up
of action Will he make ou fer tha STATE 'Ir
deed that lie will receive third of the Democratic vote
George @. Canon. of the II apostles of Brigham
Young Frank Fuller cx-secretary OF the Territory Of
living at Salt Lake city. arrived bera today, after a
seven days trip rom,salt Lake They the delegates
from the constitutional Convention lately In session In
that ctv and were appointed TO submit the new Const-
uton with the memorial 10 Congress The Constitution
and memorial have been prepared, hut not yet
voted on hut favorable vote IS Anticipated on Mon
day next The Committee de- ed 10 he here as early rs
possible and will lie informed by telegraph Wheh thc
| CONSTITUTION Is adopted. The Constitution recognizes
three distinct IgHclplcsBrst, minority representation
second woman impartial suffrage; anh thlId lNersai
Iansr in The ordnance ies that Whatever terms
Congress may propose the base OF their admission into
the people Of Utah for vote II is proposed 70 refer the
! papers to the Committee on Territories before whom
these gentlemen Will appear when the subject comes up
! for action.
The House Committee Education and Lar,g agreed,
/ this morning, TO report with some ameHanents Mr..
Maynards bill for the better security of the funds OF the
Agricultural Colleges The bill requires lAo Secretary OF
the Interior ascertain and report to Congress the
amount OF Agricultural College scrip issued the .nsiitu
tions that have been established or Endowed With the
tacetGS OF scrip and the amount VI funds received by
each. Provision is made for the pun'hnen OF persons
gu,y of emGcZzlng or misapving the funds ond II y
also provided that in case any star iaIs 10 comll,
with the conditions under which the scrip wa, granted,
the Attorney shall lie lnu III equity against
such state il the L. :. Circuit Court
| The House Banking and Currency Committee Is hod
p two or three meetings a week. and Is prosecuting the
Currency invests cation rapidly as it wei
DO without doing injustice TO persons who have been
,mplicated by testimony already given and who ask q
reasonable time 10 produce evidence to refute the
charges which lave been made against them Is prob
able that Committee will he able to bring the inv"s-
tigati0n 10 close in about fortnight Tho Injunction
of secrecy with regard 10 the proceedings before the
| COMMITTEE Is st strictly adhered To.
| a resolution referred, some time ago, 10 the
House Committee Indian Affairs looking 10 the ap-
pontment by the President of commissioners TO investi
gate the hostile raids Of Indians and McNicaD robbers into
the territory OF United states the Rio Gande.
The Committee is now considering the subject, and is
engaged In obtaining Information from the State and
Int
drtion and will ask reference 10 the FOREIGN Affairs
Committee on the Lower Rio Grandc. 'hc dorrcdatious
are committed by MfXicaus; higher M. by bands or
Indians aud haltbrccd lea by Mexican outlaws ana SIN
higher MP, by Indians who formerly lived in J"Na-. bt
who have then haunts on the NtN'ah >dr oi We
river which they escape tor safety nom Ini~ at"r
their predatory excursions against The Texan sotI-
A. the Mexican Government maintains eripo country,
,iaItc, mild, wide, called the Free lone" between
nothing to prevent these foray6. "1he rec Ipnc,
stretched along the western bank OF the RIO Grandc is
said to be The haunt o. SmugS9 cnt throat, robbers
and small bands Of Indians, al! OF whom md a ,ife
laror on Mexican territory. aud pry upon the settlers
! upon the American side of tie river
Tie House Committee Claims has-decded TO report
,yorably Of the claims Of Kansas lor erTCuIimcs
I'm eqnpping troous etc. during the Rebellion amounting
t. 100000 II has also decided 20 report av0rhly the
cln- Oi Norman Wiard for more than >onr0 for gInS
furnished lie Government during the war, 81
which were sold ai the Brooklyn Nav N}Nti al a." end
the and the money paid in'o c lt,a urN hcior"
the claimant mad Vecci,cd dollar for making tn
GENERAL PRESS DISParCE.l
TIC President cnt rtaDed The Jpanc-, r. baseador
st dinner This evening. together with Other invited
er.. .is TouorrOw night the Embassy viii hold rcc.p-
cn t 'hc Ar'ii gOp, 10 which an th dlih=usE'i ON
| GERS Of the Government have been iuvi."d.
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