New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-10

Boston, Jan. 0.-Ihe United States steamer
Worcester was hauled from tie Navy Yard into TIN
stream to-day, and will shortly be ready TO ION tue
North Atlantic feet.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRES5-wHAT THE COM
MITTEEs ARE DOIEG-PRoPoSED INCRbASs
or TIE NAVY.
lsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBDNBl
WAsmNGTON, Tuesday. Jan. 9. is7l
The proceedings Of the senate today amos,
without interest Scott from the KuklUx Com
mttce made report, accompanied by the testimony I"
two witnesses called before that Committee manng
grave charges against Senator Clayton IN connecuoa
with his action in the BOllcs Edwards election case IN
Arkansas The report was made simply to give CIAyoA
an opportuuity to make long speech IN
roolv Ia the charges, and To ask thA
committee be appointed to make an
Investigation. It IL stated that II the Committee vheA
appointed does its faithfully, startling DE-
velopments in Arkansas politics will be the result Tie
| Amnesty bill was postponed until Monday next M
Conkling gave notice that Thursday ho wi. make
! speech Senator Summers ODc-Tcrm u .uiiOn.
Much interest manifested when tho senator from
NcwYOrk made this Announcements rs he WIN PToab'c
indicate tho ground winch the Administration VIII take
Til. important question. Senator sprgle. vino was IN his
seat to-day for the r5t this season. call up 1s
resolution to accept the beautiful statue OF ipe' VII
Hams which has been paced in the old hA! o' bpre-
sentatiyes by the State Of Rhode Island ana reid s
speech appropriate to the occasion. He was OoWedSI
Senator Anthony In OF the most elOq lent ehOrs
made in the Senate for many day. IL coiamnIod he
undivided attention Of every senator, well Is OF the
| entire galleries
There was dull session Of The House today the whole
time being occupied ID The consideration o. ne codlcS
ton of the Mint and Coinage laws. Imported by J~ls
Kelley from the COnegc Committee. M Potter OF hes
| York condemned the making Of base ret cons no
said that the three and five nickel pieces wer nos
nero of tho he ,la
10 take them for He intimacd that company in Peps
sylyanla has the monopoly Of furnishing H. nosr
used IN coming these pieces, and that the pr6 on u
COO per cent Gen. Garfield submitted st|e"ehs
exhibiting the Of making the three nua hve eeh1
coins, which showed that the Government Ia eAHed
in the last five years profit Of S4C75CO) ron S Nd
of currency. The debate was mainly upon upl''rssa
amendments offered and upon changes ~ ,,ss.d A..
had made in the laws cOdined. wbi'" -,
salaries Of certain Mint officers. 80
tbo min the Uousc adjourned at o cloch'
-" 49, ,a, 80 committee fhayc been consder
,'ao,,.,o,, Of letting the public know what N@
20 ,i T,, day 20 day. - FAX a. their pi0'e0Ahb'
- g., hearing individuals and DELEGATIONS r'PIe
tng tbe various business interests nh'cte1 ornIls
,ier and the Internal Revenue @Ne'. -, -,
mat they will come 10 the cIu,,o,s ar.
mon secrecy ssonly as reeir"' Tnsr, ar I'M
~ = IA, the Committee i"''o 1'' '
,.,,,+ reasons it is mg'u' 49,,
- ssesstng great power ~ -,
the interest - doors, aud bind themselves T. pro
not sit WIN - Int everything they do. The people
serve s'','N' n il claimed what subjects the 'OD~
ought 70 ,,orjug. in order that interests an ere" ~
tee arc nrortunty OF furnishing inform'''"' a.
have on Under the rule of secrecy It may n'P,
Deins doubt often has happened TIA. '"'
ana IN. reported important chahS'' =
w. tariff after hearing only the S.' " ,ho
question represented by persons wanting
IL ida having, perhaps the best case not -.
boord because knowing nothing OF "h'' 'o No :, A.
rc doing it could not present Us e ,i,tes
,,,,.s will remedy this old abuse Oh sool'' - 80
,roceedings which is legacy from tn' ~ ~, a.. no
iiamentary bodies themselves S"' Wv"
will do a very sensible thlnS, -., ,eo,s %'"'
,r,, Irouse, Committee on Commerce ssntng subsi'
~" -, - rho general sIbjeot OF great nun
.,,,,,sbip lines They M various embryo
r. ~ hills before them for the Dent mako It proht-
oo,n,pies. who want the Gov another L. run steamers
mia f,r Them in one way vOreans ana vera ''uN p''
IN, irst on the list IL te conclusions to-day e''N'
Tho Committee rcSeNe,,cet or 70 any si''' NJ
lating to the genera committee agf'eu 10! "
The House todnce the war D'p ,,, commits.
,,,ber effort 70 H. M dld duty under proper '0",
,.r officers VINO ~ IN DAVIS without being mus
,o.unte'i ,ois exceeding 90 ''; assod two Laws 70
SONS for iyorcss has already pass'~ -, n.t
,,red In. Co"1,,.ct hut the Adjutantnen'r", mn,
accomplish IL -, moth OF them when r'no. Tho
constructor .r men they were passed 10 QUO ,noFs
vauceS' ,o decided to try the Nlr'uo ",,,ayed f0
committee 6 n1 muster Of some officers v's sca
statue, III ar a-year, by reason VI aid Tor sua
six n'o ~ Inty and they have never 0''-
periods . >,o,, York has drawn W ,,,.
sir. To~ns'hu Vi ,ro immediate cohS"" -
,,,r,.ase the Navy by tno ILL., n "a cstinated.R
=, -, ,,,n-clad broadstde rnlJ by the hill cam,
20 aiEe ,hc class contcmplated nan 81 100000 eSes
built III this country a. .,,ttoe are at Work W ne
The House ElecuonS -. from PennsyNg. spS
case OF Cessna as"ii''' ,,u,inous on botg co..
testimony Is cMRiGti3ps OF about to nes ss~lak.
concerns thu Pu1'i,i LING ON various stVud NJ.
charged with III. 80 md nOn-pay NV 'partes
pauperage, III IND "a charged by p"' II,
| fraud Of tlS -. only Is. .NiehpN.
MyerSS man, " :, ,,o.tion and LAW m of ~
The ComIil'''o 0 aroe Ia report '"0 o,,erpulc
! tomorrow ~" p :, NUss,.sippi. 70 s' ,ne proSeV
| Chairman. NJ WV " ,,,',tou by de'o''ne
aid to Comnpn 'N"VV