, 1872-12-13

[3, 1872.
Means Committee again to-day, urging the
adoption Of his request that the Funding act be
80 amended as to allow ~ per cent commission
for the negotiation Of the balance OF tho per
cent loan.
On Monday next the Committee hear state
ments from Jay Cooke and tho Secretary, re-
lating to the syndicate transaction, and on We'd
nesday, parties faEorins the repeal of the cotton
tax will have hearing. -
THE BOUNTY LAND BILL. !
The House again to-day devoted much Of its !
time to the confederation OF the Soldiers Home
stead bill. It has been evident from the start |
that the HOUSE vas, in reality, hostile to the
ths 5s fEs fSs 5esy 50 sssmsd
to do what VAS evidently proper.
made to recommit the bill to the Military Com
mittee which vas lost. Holman's substitute
sE sR esR seRo IN se s so Tas eV e %a
o5a'y Of saea dsihass0 soldier to or the zsoE do%
or the minor children, if the widow be dead, to
enter one-quarter section Of the public land nd,
issue containing the name, &C., Of tie soldier,
and then the land In his possession,
and may be disposed of the
zane aa aa property The Other bin requires ss
adopted by ayes los, nays 62. Like all other
bills Of this character, which the House has for
years been in the habit Of passing, this last one
OF Holman's will be strangled In the
Senate. The fact Of the matter is, the men,
bers Of the House are constantly reaching for
L Bill similar to this has passed
the House ct most every. session
since the war, yet not one has passed the senate:
the Senate and the House, that the latter may
pass with entire safety as many bills as it
pleases OF q magnanimous nature, where the
soldiers are interested, without incurring upon,
seems probable that this cheap species Of cleo
toneeTing will continue in the House until it
becomes apparent that hesoldie1s' votes are not
to bo gained by such trickery.
PENSIONS.
General Garfield reported the Pensions Appro-
priations bill, and made clear statement OF the
subject OF pensions, and our pension systen.
He believes that the pensions, both in number
and amount, Will reach q maximum next year,
and that they will then begin slowly to decline
EXCHANGING BONDS.
Quite debate arose on the proposition Of
Boutwell, to 1egalize the exchange at the Treasu-
| ~ OF registered for coupon bonds. The Secre-
| tary was before the Ways and Means Committee,
to-day, to urge the bill, and after the Committee
agreed to it, it went to the House and waa
passed.
! ST. LOUIS POST OFFICE.
| Representatives Wells and Finkelnburg we're
| before the House Appropriations Committee,
to-day, to urge additional appropriations for the
g. Louis PUBLIC buidangs made tha ps
ury recommends that the limitation bt
placed at s4,000,00O, instead OF 52,225,00o
and the Qommittee Of Public Buildings ane m
| Grounds has also passed a resolution to tile
same effect, and has placed it before the Appro
priation Committee. The sentiment Of tht
latter is favorable, and the allowance will pro
baby pass the House.
TIE CURRENCY CORNER.
The Sub Committee to make inquiry as t.
whether the Tenth National Bank OF New Yorl
jure the finances of The country, by participating
in q combination to stop the circulation o
greenbacks, will not 60 to New York as it Wa
supposed they would, but wil at ono
probable the report will show that, while Their
is no positive proof before the Committee thu
the PROVISIONS Of the National Banking Inv ha'
been violated, there are nevertheless clrcnm
stances leading the COMMITTEES to believe tina
the law had been violated deliberately. NO al
ton will be recommended.
Tho conm11EEff55Sg1 11EEff5Sg1eH e TfHRgE4TsnSzss fHg H1
which WAS directed by Mr.. Roosevelts resolntio
to investigate and report as to the debt Of II
District, have received report from city OF
cial laying tho indebtedness OF the Distrit
at SO, ,955, ,46136. The report and details II
not be submitted to the House until the D.
fcency Appropriation bill comes in with th
item of million and quarter Of dollars insert
ed for the benefit Of the Board Of Works, Wh
, a1leSe that that amount has been expended Q
improvements bordering on Government prof
erty.
THE CREDIT a1oB111ER
| fooy A. md nf
might have been expected Of such Comnlttt
-decided to- sit with closed doors, at
) impose secrecy Oh the members. Speak
, Blaine, at his own request, vi
r length, in which he substantially repeated tt
3 statements he made when the scand
was first raised. McComb Was pre-
ent, but was not examined. T
1 viii be sworn tomorrow. Ex-Congressms
t John D. Alley is here, and going about ho
2 nobbing with Oakes Ames and other suspect
= characters. One Of the members Of the Cor
I mittee re- -. I'D at the close Of tho meeting th
t Blaine #; ,cent, whatever others might b
u | the associated Prcss1
, WAs1r 4 1ec. 12-Tho Senate in Exec
. tive ser au>y, confirmed the follow
), Jamel south Carolina, Envoy Ext
y ordinary Minister Plenipotentia5y to II
sia: Julius White, Illinois, Minister Resident
as visor Of Internal Revenue. uice Silas B. Dutch
. resigned; Alexander P. Tuition, Supervisor
10 Internal Revenue, appointed during the @ reg
r Justice of the Supreme Court Of NJ
= tana Territory; Nelson Trus51er' gni Jn
ly States Attorney, Indiana; J.. G.. Kedhe
Al Receiver Of Public Moneys, Winchester, Kans
" William s. Jenkins, Register, Winchester, 81
D. sas; James Z. Bondfiet, Surveyor General
N New Mexico; Henry s. strure, Secretary
ce Waahinrtpn Territory.
N Postmasters- -saml Bard, Chattanooga: Ten
J. Milton Best, Paducah, ~; Casper E: = 6
70 sion, Kansas Louis ". England, Canton, II
IN Peter Blanfour, Weston, Mo-; John T. You
to Moberly, Mo. J. Hood, n1srsha11 Mo: ! jar =
cd n. Campbell, Lee Summit, Mo. !; Enoch Is. T.
W ningham, Glasgow, No.. James r. Woodfont
it Moaier, No; Ell g. Law, La Cygne, kans
;le Samuel j. Martin, Council Grove, Kansas.
Ls- TIE LOUISIANA CASE.
ar Tho Supreme Court was filed to-day y
be prominent lawyers aud others interested in
ell determination of the question raised IN tho
/ Uor In hanr fhn 6facuaH