New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-04
WASHINGTON.
CURRENT TOPICS AT TIE CAPITAL.

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CbhaLNI TOPICS Az Ibh ChfIIAb'
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| -RLsiGNATION OF CONTROLLER HJLDJRD.
| ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRi2UHRI
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sona.o, ,,,,.o, hos $500 ,.o',.a % sao-o
t,on 10 nav honntv 70 sodic ~ ,ho late gar WHO
were mustered into the servicc under fbe rroolatio
OF May O. 1851 and prior TO July % Of the s,ne wear
The Supreme Court has decided that these men
hted 10 bounty though tney may NOT haze served Two
years To-day the Senate Military Committee voted
a1ain In favor OF bill ordering tic payment % this
money The bill viii affect the ncmbois OF g. regiments.
The Steamboat bill took ND nearly the whole time of
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Iie honSo To-Day. me oeDa.o was pincla'y upon 'he
secohu scctiOD which aue INC act OI lo'O one rcgu-
latng tho liability OF vessels engaged In
for lose and inrv n ,fo and anncabI, IN
o,s ,,ti ,; ,,,n , ., ,ho o.r rrs
GELS navigating the interior rivers OF the country ms
was finally adopted with an amendment offered oy Dr.
Perry, emitting the provision respecting injury 70 per
sons ana also the PROVISIONS winch mit tnc fc5p9hs
S VI - -, ~, ui 1 ioa 70 ~ VI u "a , ''on
Which such articles may he shipped Tie bill has now
been completed and VIII probably be passed tomorrow.
conSderaton eScopt by few members whose constitu
ents are largely Interested in aud navigation
resolution was yassed I'm the House to-day giving
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the committee on claims inc flght 10 sohd
for persons and papers in the Investigation
of cIaimg before them, 1t was rumored
about the Capitol this afternoon that charges had
been made against Treasurer Spinner and that this
power was asked for to give the Committee lght 10
, tth b u a ig LIZ @ 80 u Ia afnct
Revenue Douglass, while he was Collector Pcnnsylva-
MIA, have been made Commissioner Douglass has asked
Congress to refund some money paid by him to make p
defalcaton committed by subordinate, and the
charges made in connection with that cefaca-
ton.
Tho importort hin ~ t,o prbc Iands Committed %
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secure the Pubic lands TO actual Settlers was reported
to the House, to-day I'm the morning hour but not
acted on owing to the desire of Mr. stoughton to offer
an amendment giving the soldiers come privileges add
tiona TO those granted them in the recent biz which
ro II provid"d that e p rh Men , UEer Of e Inod
states shall for actual settlers but does not
prohibit the granting OF limited quantities for ednca-
empon laws are entirely repealed by the hi and il il
provided that persons making bona fde settlement
the public lands unocr the homestead Laws shall acquire
vested rlgn OF properly IN ther GAINS winch can only
pc forfeited by lcLr laure 10 comply WIN, tue condl-
VERSIONS who ye aid and comfort 10 the R@beon rom
lie privileges OF settlement
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|oh'io'Ni hul"ulu Sei'' III ni' leS'h"" ~ NV "''
retafy Vi INC ireasuTy 'oNy, anu 1t was promptly dc-
copied IS well understood that tAc Cohtroher was
given to understand that II he dlh not resign lie
would re removed me evidence aganst num- taken ny
OF such nature as TO render his longer continuance ut
the mead OF the currency bureau hlahesty improper.
NolhlhG mas pech sald yet rs 10 his succcsSoi'
The House Committee on Appropriations agreed to-
day TO aprrorriate the amount recommended by Prof
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Henry ana othcr scientific men TOT making asUohoucN
observations for the transit OF Venus the suns
disc which will occur in 1874. 1t also agreed tine
recommendation Of Prof Higard of tho Coast Survey
to appropriate 900 to enable celta asrohomie;I o.
& ~ 10 tbao, nt More eorrnrF rr.rItt are
obtained from observations made at such points than
from those made Al low attitudes. some place on the
Union Pacific RO20 viii probably Oe feccte ana IL nc
experiments pyc the correctness or the theory, II j.
probable mat an observatory VIII he erected al s"ie
Iulute uuies on thc hIsh 'ao'o i"n' III '0 e' u 0