New-York tribune., 1872-01-18
WASHINGTON.

iBY TELEGRAPH To THR TRIBUNE ,-o
WASHINGTON wednesday, Jan. l7' l''4'
,,, bour I'm the Senate, was almost "''
f,.r.,t Mr. Cameron could not induce oeI"'v "a tho
o. .,,a, ON admitting six japanese students " s.,,
N~0 ~, Academy and the bill went ONoi '1 I
W. ,id several others. The House LaDor ., 1
t, Mn was reported by the Committee, ,onts ~" Among
"a Labor with some important an ction of the hill
auu - nc striking ont the second secuOn n third
themhT them - living the Clerk Sl.4O0 year nses a The
eTpropiatng S6Oo Tor @ S1S which The Committee
hienus !" 80 % Cive the Commission. IN aG.'',n rcb fr
terSs pay for contingent eNpeinSroS The amendments
Scb senator Wilson will oher W. TTeommssion inquire
fsvor He will propose 70 ip nn population" instead
nv e., toboring "ClaSseSi : h''i iN"' re,luce
o. uc u,sSiopers mey,," from three to hve tTe iifc
" ConnsStVn t a. oO 70 SOOO year; extend tT iio
stiio CTn,,ssOn from one 10 tWo yt,,, Guy Mi Mr.
o. We tts xnenscs in general appropIl3uon nnnrsc
.ne limited states Marshal AT CncasS lot drc hut
sion e and destroyed during inc .S records OF
P,Ss, - - vote on the bill 10 restore me iss,od ,
,s Un,le states Court in chicago lS tn o csnecally
III onnorfunity 10 the lawyers oI the o Cnri bench
banker for seat on the supreme ,d Of some
dp,, their legal lore, and 80 u was Co. tbS rrp1l-
nEth nni finally went over under stY cav I'M with
Scuet,r summers amendment M or han ia
cnpeu fc.timonv 10 show the necessity 3 a. w W.
Tb, aw and the desire q" lr CHVV" bor in very clo-
n,l ~ crb po'nt,d out some defects ia inc uii ~
I,g.,itd amendments Mhlth comm, nv i0 defined his
- Fvery one as eminently wise. hc & 4.> occasion to
,icn' nm the amnesty question, taking Y'va," 0msid
r,,fJ,rrt the President On what u'e ~ war and
I b, uniform success both IN naii'ls a. " to NOR
% %rr' " s.',r Carpen.er who takes the moor uo'p po
,v. after the morning hour aSlhSt ~. ana anusing
form b, expected 10 make q 'h"i"0'0i
nm, pensions Commission had the morning hour III '"o
,Io,so f day They first passed without opPoSi,'on
tI proy iing that all pensions heretofore Er"Iou ""
In f,, ibe date Of the discharge death Of the sol
r.- II has been the iHyariabie custom IN previous
,ongr,.cS 10 date pensions granted by specal ies'S"
,i,, from La massage OF the acts granting them All
.Le persne So have thus received pensions WILL uni'r
9b b ass,a o-ay be entitled to claim arrears Beside
rho objection the OF the heavy expense TO the
~ u.tt,; ly furnish an added incentive 10 dishonest
persons IN Jorge and make fraudulent calhs' E-n "i
~, ,eoF- .rrS Of pension viii be tempting prize Tor
.c,lh claim agents. Another OlJecuOnable pm auehu~
tLc law nhich prohibits the continuance u PtuSiV
>oa widow who remag..fS, ~, tny arSed Spear
an" "n9 E Ci,nittec To admit free Of dnty machinery
-sr cipSs factory in Indiana and snlplgr mine ln
0uisiaIi The members OF the Committee had lne ue-
IN f themselves on this bill and appeared deter
mined to continue m the House the differences tney had
had about il in the room MesNr, NlaN hilu
FmEc4nburc Dawes, Kelley, and Kerr made speeches
tendency Of an recent discussions IN uie House ara
wondered of 10 the general Tariff question, ana the
iuos b tycu The Project onists ana the Free Traders
we're much more talked about than the g!lSs-mang and
sulphur mining machines. Mr. Fmktlnbnfg sdld lht
il was one of many for protection against
Protection aud that when some powerful industry Is
relief H., such exceptional legislation. He wanted the
source Of the evil removed. If free IRON, copper ad
oovdagc hentcaltO To slpbuldeIsWh were thtJ ot
beneficial farmers and everybody using such articles
" free building materials are good tnnx for Chicago
why uot Jr every city and village III the WeS EHgtY
srgunCn special relief from the burdens OF the Tar
N was argument for general reduction Mr. Dawes,
reply d ne was Tor protection ~ American nuustry
IN vha, way could best be done. Ia some cases
Free T7a the best protection. while in others il
would work death ana desOidon Al one point We must
projection against Free Trade at another protection
asans PrortC iOn the object being always TO bring up
rhe country to the condlon oil mdeptndehce Oh oIhtr
nations rhe H0use listened attcntiSely to MI Dawes
Of thc ways and Means Committee upon the tarln
question: but after he had spoken fCr Ten mhutt5s,
nobody appeared TO he wiser than before The li
finally passed ana also an lmlIoLalnI p aI
Nv Mr. Beck prov ding for the issue OF dupcae chechs
The House Then, having nothing else 10 do, went
INTO Committee Of the Whole 70 give Mr..
maiden speech He spoke to a fSso1ob, 0leI95 of
by HIM Ps Witch be dencnaeed and rdiculed
r1,troi 1per inc Offices It was he declared conriv-
ance 10 break up the Republican party iiap So ny the
,Vccssf party 20 be enjoyed 10y tnem US Ine sPoH3 ..
ctOry. Mr. Snapp frequently excited the nlrn OF lhe
three deep stood few feet in front OF them ana 10 ose
gentlemen be occasionally addressed himself WIN Ees-
frts and expressions familiar To frequeners OF negro
minstrel shows but seldom seen or heard IN deDeratlEe
ssays fishing for them you can't come it. he said.
Gaming over his desk toward his Democratic
ro,e ana vriggling his fingers derisively, amid
shouts Of laughter from the moor ana galltIlcs'
alter Mr. snaps speech Judge Poland made a per
-Dual explanation which followed by few minutes
iebae on the proprey OF sending resolutions o inquiry
~ for report instead OF passing them as soon
- offered Garfield favored such course to save
te epGnse or GoPyqg aF F5gge oposed it, Fearing
would Se inquiry into the actions O1 heads OF depart
Inents sud their subOrdlnates.
The Education and Labor Committee agreed today
f report the bin Of the Chairman Mr. Perez, TO establish
Al educational fund.- and apply the proceeds Of the
puc lands 10 the education the people the provisions
ri which hsNe already been publ The Committee
have an opportunity put the bin on its passage. They
10 not pect IL will encounter much opposition.
The House Committee Indian Affairs considered to-
a,v number Of petitions for compensation for depre
t,ons committed by hostile tribes during the Indian
war OF 1864 has been the practice Of the Government
ever since 1867 TO mako good to settlers the l9s5es they
sustain from the depredations Of Indians belonging to
frbes ostensiby peace with the United States the
Sp9y Sfq Of he e Ba there Is no such provision
when tho damage is done by tribe on me warpaih
AftAr peace restored the savages get their annuites
full and the trOntlerslnan, whose cabln mas Deeh
burned OF stock stolen has no remedy de advahlsgo @
anomaly grows out OF the contradictory JumDe
u laws and treaties governing ihe oeaIingS Vi l1e
seSos4ed ,SSSl'' as foreign nations by treaty, but
the law treats them as halfway citizens; hzei;
glass Of whisky, and legisating for them
various ways. II is the treaty absurdty which pre-
hostile tribes. AS they looked upon foreign enc
nes, the Government viii not be responsive IoI lne
damages they The Committee will probably report
for the payment of such claims as those
referred TO- IN the manner in which similar claims
on account OF depredaOns BY friendly Indians are now
paid.
Representatives Strong and starkweather made arg0
,nent before the House Committee Public Buildings
and Grounds in favor of the bill to erect public build
tng Hartford, Connecticut; also, Representative Duke
IN favor OF building for Lynchburg, Va; and Repre-
sentative Perry in favor Of at Albany N Y At the
next meeting Representative Stevenson will urge build
ing Cincinnati Ohio. Dr. HOratiO Stone also be-
the Committee with reference to the proposed
of Admiral Faragut 10 be placed u the square bearing
his name in this city.
Tnc senate Military Committee at its meeting today