New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-05
CURRENT TOPICS AT TIE CAPITAL.
THE STEAMBOAT BILL PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS AND
THE TARIFF-THE ANGLO-AIERICAN COM
MISSION.
lyY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUYE.r


Tn the House to-day. Mr. Cox introduced resolution
euoezug the late Prof Morse, which Fernando Wood
made remarks giving history OF the hrst tele-
graph line which Prof Morse constructed from this
CITY TO Baltimore with aid received from Congress,
while Mr. Weed was member OF the House. The reso-
linton was adopted unanimously The steamboat bill
was completed and passed, and the Homestead BILL with
a number of amendments, discussed for q short
time and went until next Tuesday. The shipping
Commissioners bill up at 1870 as the special order
This bill is intended TO protect sailors III te mcTcudIt
service from frauds abuses at sea and on shore III
is pretty close transcript of the British Shipping act,
Department, the New-YoTk Chamber of Commerce, ana
various seamens benevolent societies. III passed We
House. The bill provides for the appointment
of shipping Commissioners IN an pofts o. eht i
sailors vessels sailing to foreign ports anu 10 ,
orna, must be shipped ana dlseharsed before tGse
Commissioners There arc very fail provisions speciyhS
the manners and forms Of agreements prOVdng ldci-
ties Tor complaint OF seamen' TegIatng pr &
sick for the settlement Of accounts, de- Inc bl was
OF oces IL creates which he feared would be filed by
partisan politicians and because OF the ices 10 De piu
Tor the shipment and discharge of Sailors which he said
would he q great burden upon commerce. He had a
protest against the bill read, which was sshyd ny
number OF shipping merchants in New-fOrR clty' mr.
Conger replied III support of the bill, and, alter some
further discussion under the hve mIbucie tne mouse
adjourned without taking any action. ID
The Committee of Ways ana Means tame to two i'm
orant decisions this morning in the direction of sim
pliying the Internal Revenue system They reconsid
cred her former decision the tobacco tax and agreed
to make IL uniform at 20 cents on all grades OF Doh
smoking and chewing tobacco. They also decided 10
make ms voas faxes ' now The present
tax per gallon 90 cents but III ADDITION 10 TINS thee
when the hquor is not sold at the dstilery capacity
tax of s. per diem for every 20 bushels oI grain dseiy
fees and storekeepers salaries. 1t is estimated That by
the is cents be added to the gallon tue tax viii poueo
the Treasury as all tue various tahes
which are to repealed The consolidated tax VIII save
Of tt OH aaa De S e
of the tobacco tax WILL IL IL esuateu oecieaeo '0
revenue from that source by about S,V0Ooo.
One of the numerous investigations which the House
has been prosecuting through its Committees was brought
to a close to-day. Mr.. Farnsworth made report from
the Committee PosOfices, generating Postmaster
General Creswe from the charges OF accepting audu'
lent bids for contracts for carrying the mall large
amount testimony accompanied the report Inc tnee
Democrats OF Committee did not sign the report ana
leave was given them TO present their vcw5a some future
iority They do not that they will wish to submit
minority report bat desire TO be free 10 DO so IL tcy
should deem proper after reading che testimony more
carefully
The House Foreign Affairs Committee agreed, to-day,
to allow Mr., Leonard Myers to make favorable report
upon the French spoation Claims, but reserving the
privilege of opposing it to any member who might
choose to do Mr.. Myers will report bill providing
for Commissioners to audit the claims and approprating
5000 900 pay them There is not the slightest probability
that bill will pass. These claims date back 10 inc
last am h IN %ee IN eer the senate or
House, in favor of paying them; but 1t Is said that
neither House passed bill Tor the purpose: lie
| claims are chiefly owned in Boston and Philadelphia
The Currency Bureau Investigation will be continued
by Committee, consisting Of Warrington G. Smith,
Merriam and Randall. 1t is the intention OF the Sub
Committee to take further evidence against Controller
Iulburd to prove that the action OF the Committee In
recommending his d smissl Was entirely Justified W his
conduct John Jay Knox, the Cnei Clerk U! the Car.
rency Bureau and Acting Controller IL spoken oil
| as the possible snccessor VI Hubbard
| 1t is understood that bill will DO reported by the
House Committee Territories establishing form OF
Government for Indian Territory. similar to That exist
ing in other Territories OF the United States but eaVsi
the titles Of the Indian Tribes to the reser
yations which they hold under treaty adaptations
There are two strong arguments urged IN support o
such bill The fret Is that II Is heeaed Tor the oec
on of the white people Ia adjoining states and Ierl0
| RIGS. Horse thieves muiderers ana oinei tf'h'''s
from the country uDD1 l1iah lcIiiO'y NJ"
make n Larlur OF refuge OF the IndiIn r-"fsdtion-
where they cannot be arrested by lf o'hnni Wpea,
of law there being government oi 'A'c"'' We "e'"
nnnn whom "A redllisiton Gan De- In3do 1i De'f "tI'1f