New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-01


sENATE-THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION
I'LL WITH THE MORRILL, AMENDMENT ALSO
PAsSED-THE CONFERENCE ON THE LEGlSs
Ia I'VE APPROPRIATION BILL-DEFEAr OF
ThE FOREST BIZ L.
icy TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, April 80. 1872.
Final action was secured in the Senate to-day, the
morrill, amendment to the Deficiency Appropriation
bill limiting the jurisdiction OF the Court Of Claims. This
amendment forbds the payment OF any claims for
abandoned captured property which may be favoraby
passed upon by the Court of Claims when the owner was
guilty of giving aid comfort TO the Rebellion. The
Supreme Court may be remembered decided recently
that an Executive pardon gave claimant status in the
Supreme Court, though he might have been dis
loval during the Rebellion The first motion after the
morning hour lay upon the table Mr. Freling-
huysens proposition to reconsider the vote by which
the Morrill, amendment last week rejected The
motion was lost by vote OF 70 to e. Inc question then
The VcePresdent voted in the Affirmative, and so the
matter was recOnsidered. On the motion to adopt the
amendment the vote closer than before it
Was only after Mr. Cole who had uniformly refused to
vote ON this amendment was pressed into the service by
vote by inquring Of the Vce-President whether the
name OF the gentleman from Nevada Nye) was re-
Vice-Presdent again voted in favor Of the
amendment and so it was carried after some other u-
important amendments The Deficiency Dill was passed,
and t will now 20 the House for its concurrence IN
the amendments made by the said senate; NOBODY e1
poets that the House will agree TO tine MOrrl amend,
ments, and the only hope which COnklng can nave OF
il is through Conference COMMITTED In
accordance with the caucus programme tne Tree yea
coffee bill taken up and an amendment moved
by the Committee Finance making 1t take effect on
the lst Of July next providing that Tea ana conee IN
bonded warehouses on that GATE nnght DC WIFI
houses on which the duty had already been paid
should be subject TO rebate An attempt was made 10
injurious trade to have the bill 20 into effect at eHShs
the ground that if future day was liked trade IN
these communities would be at standstl until that
time. The amendment was, however, adopted by an
overwhelming majority Mr.. Morrill, then desired TO
Senate several weeks This defeated by vote
Of II to 81 Mr. Trnmeuli then renewed his amendment
wac also defeated by vote OF IA to 49, aud the bill was
nnally passed
An attempt will be made in the House, tomorrow TO
concur the Senate amendment TO the Tea and Coffee
bill fixing the time for the law TO go into operation but
A. single objection viii prevent taking II up, 1t will
probably over until Monday. when can be taken up
This action vii probably kin the House Tariff bill, and
IL possible only TO reduce internal taxes and add
some articles to the free list.
Tie Conference Committee the Legislative, Execu-
tive and Judicial Appropriation b. who have already
made two reports. and 20 whom the bill again re-
committed held meeting this morning but una
bic agree The bone Of contention between them Is
Lhe amendment authorizing the secretary OF the Treas
ny appoint commissioners or agents TOT the purpose
OF gathering up certain property me OBJECT OF ths
amendment is 10 establish bureau OF spies or DacK-
I,aiers, who may wander over the Wnole country,
and whenever they =, discover THAT any one
agreement 10 report II TO the secretary OF or
cndItlon of receiving o certain percentage OF IT..
ING Secretary OF tho Treasury does not desire the ser
yfss OF any such commission, as eyivIence mas shown
tbat when person has defrauea the Government he
Vlpay the inforDer scr per cent TO suspend pro
eeeues aud keep the than the Government has
AGED 10 pay MIN obtaining IT, The only effect would
L 10 establish bureau similar u that over which Col
Howe presides in York, with the whole country as
tcd of operations, and every citizen, from whom thsy
relieved they could extort money, In their power Inc
Sene insists on sending forth this band OF spies ana
ormer Tie House objects, and 30 there Is dead
lock Ia the Conference Committee
The bill for the preservation OF forests on the puoc
lands which the Committee on Agriculture reported
about a fortnight ago. came up again in the morning
bour ia the House to-day and killed by vote OF 81
4. a the representatives VI the section which The Dill