New-York tribune., 1872-02-12
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
BILL--THE HOUSE IN DEBATE->PANI>H NON
RECIPROCITY.
RAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.t
WAsHINGTOS, Feb.

By TELEGRAPH TO THE TklBUNBt
WAsHINGToS, Feb II, 1871.
The friends of Amnesty the senate will make an at
TEMPT to pass one the bills from the House dur
ling the present session. early day and they have
good 10 hope for success Senator FentOn Will
probably allow the bill To reform the Customs service
to 60 Informally for that purpose. or course, Mr.
Sumner will again his Civil ghts bill as an amend
ment but he will for less support than 1t re-
ceived on Friday several Senators who are n favor
OF both measures aud we're induced to vote for the
Sumner amendment then order that they might ap-
near correctly on the record, will vote against
all amendments the next Amnesty bill before the
Southern Senator'S Senator Renton and Others As one
vote in the negative would nave d M II on ,
Friday 1t is plain to see that II VIII stand no ehanoe
when the attempt is made to unite these TWO meas
~ last week which has that
is impossible for Amnesty and CiY Rights 10 become
law In one bill
The Senate will probably take up, tomorrow, Mr
sayyer's motion. made at the request OF Senator
Chandler TO reconsider the by which the bill adj
mtng certain articles foreign ports into Chicago,
free OF duty was passed This bill was passed. VIII be
remembered, by good majority, MOUNTAINEERING the
opposition Of the Michigan and Wisconsin Senators;
bu since the vote was taken OF the Free Traders
have showed their hands in such way as 10 unite
against it almost all those who desire to foster home
industries That the price OF lumber should decrease
in Chicago during the next year, ~ uP'iH PerieoIH
natural. since the great nres IN tue woods vi i IN
necessary them TO fell and put into the streams a.
least twice many Of them as usual 10 save tnem Io
the worms As the most OF this lumber WIN oe Sent 70
the Chicago market the supply viii be increased III
greater ratio than demand and the price Will necos
sarily decline. But IL the duty is removed from foreign
lumber imported into Chicago the Free Traders WIZ At
tribute the fall in price to that and Wil deceive
many persons The majority OF those who Will oppose the
bill tomorrow are favor OF appropratng money rom
the Treasury equal the amount OF dnes on Duhuihs
material used IN the burnt districts Of Chicago
The House Debating Society held its usual Saturday
meeting yesterday. There was fair attendance IN tne
galleries and about 30 members upon the Moor only
one speech was made and that not political essay
for home dstrbnon saturday speeches usually are
but an able legal argument upon the validity OF the
claim OF the States OF Ohio Indiana ana Illinois 10 per
cent Of the amount received by the United states Tor
public lands sold within their borders The speaker was
Mr. Wilson OF Indiana In order to explain the origin OF
the cal lie gave an account OF the contribution Oh the
old national road from Cumberland TO Ohio and thus re
vived rather curious and haiiorgotten bt OF history.
The three States named IL appears, renqushed the
night tax public lands for five years after Their adis
son into the Union in consideration OF ihe payment ny
the Government OF per cent Of the proceeds OF The
sales VI sueh lands for The eonsTue'oh VI foads'