New-York tribune., 1872-04-27
for week past was precptaed upon the House to-day.

hour ensued amid general confusion Most OF the Chair
men OF the leading Committees including Messrs Dawes,
Garfield Farnsworth Coburn and Shanks, opposed the
resolution and said that the public business would not
admit OF the fixing Of early date. Mr. Dckey SAID
that the Congressman went home, the more the
people would bless them Mr.. Kelley declared
that IL Congress adjourned without reducing taxato'
it would DO the deathknel Of the Republican party
Mr. Dawes tried to Impress upon the House the i'm
portance OF taking time enough to pass he Iarh D D
and Mr. Garfield said that there was work enough sun
remaining the Appropriation bills 10 take the greater
part OF month; while Mr. CobuIn reminded the House
Tariff and Appropriation bills, and that there was
great deal OF other important legislation undsposed or
II would have carried II Mr. Dckey had pressed II
to vote, without allowing its opponents to assam IT. lie
will try again on Monday next and s conhdent oi sue
ceeding.
The Conference Committee on the Legislative App o.
priaton bill made its second report this morning, and
the report agreed by both Houses The Yeas and
Nays called in the Senate, but only i2 led by Mr.
Carpenter voted against It, Mr. Carpenters opposition
not because new legislation was now left in the bill,
but because still contained appropriation TO carry
out the Civil Service reform rules, and because 1t dld
not provide for increasing tho salaries OF inc ohed
states District Judges. His reasons for voting no
probably identical with those of the other senators
who voted in the same way. The Deficiency Appropra-
ton BILL being the unfinished business in the senatewa
taken up again to-day, having been reported from the
Committee of the Whole to the Senate. Con-
siderable debate took place on a section OF
the tho M he other 70 naons
workshops the amount by winch their pay was reduced
by order or the Secretary OF War, when the EghHour
amended in the House and by those opposed
the Eight Hour law as to entirely defeat its purpose
but alter several votes, the Senate got 1t into such
shape that IL the Conference Committee lets IT alone
the aborers whose pay was reduced VIII get the relief
they ask The Morrill, amendment, which was as agreed TO
in Committee the Whole yesterday, was defeated TO-
day. by vote of % to 2e Mr. Frensnuy SEN VINO voted
ia the negative moved before 70 t
and the question Will again be before the senate To-
morrow The only other amendment on whien deoate ,a
offered by Mr.. stevenson OF KENTUCKY,
appropriatlng s52j,OOO to reimburse his state ior
moneys spent IN arming, eqnpplng ana supporting
State militia whose services were required by the nntea
states during and immediately after the war IL may
be remembered that The claim OF kentucky Tor TINS sun
was fayorably passed upon by the war anu
by the accounting officers OF the treasury Department,
st june ana tn%t warrant Tor te U e re
fused 10 sign and the state went TO the Court
to slgn the warrants. Inc case was arsueH eo
past Winter, and the Court decided That Le secretary
had right TO withhold his signature from any warrant
whenever he had reasons which seemed TO nm suicent;
Alter Mr.. Stevenson had explained his anendment anu
cNered substitute directing tho appointment
OF commission to examine the cnns OF
for services rendered before the st OF May 1865, at
which time the held TO have closed Mr.. Steven
objected, the ground that many OF these troops
we're IN the service United States after that time,
and letter from Gen. Palmer OF Illinois, saying
Ley were absolutely necessary preserve order and TO
project the United States from bands or guerrllas sc
table
The Senate Pacific Railroad Committee has decided to
prepare bill requiring the Union Pacific Railroad 10
carry Kansas Pacific freight from Cheyenne TO Ogden,
the prOportiOnate rates which charges for It's
through freight from Omaha to ogden, Or in rail-
road language, pro rate" from Cheyenne 10 Ogden
with the Kansas Pacific Road. The bill WILL however,
allow the Union Pacific to make the ordinary allowance
heavy grades &c that s to add to the true length or
road in computing rates OF freight one mile Tor
every 20 feet OF change or elevation as SHOWN oy ne pro
the road. Tns has been very Dtter controversy
between these two roads, and the Committee nnd IL very
10 ife M I Sn.cp, Pscnc Mg Rosd and nreyent
Unjust Discrimination against st. LOUIS anu other cltles
near IFS terminus, wiz as3 give 10 & rue onio pa
leOpe claim tha ther road, py the act o1 lncOrpoa
lion, was made branch OF the Union Paelhe, put
that the latter road charges local rates OF lregh iOr
goods dcy to them at Cheyenne, or Drougnt from
California to cheyenne ior any point & on inc haisitS %
Tue blll fair 10 is held by the counsel OF the
Kansas Pacific, while should allow the usual compens.
tiUn Tor the heavier grades west OF Chet enne should
forbid any further extra charges for Increased cost
cuded In the allowance of a mile tor every 20
feet OF grade, ana because, furtner extra
charges were allowed the Unon Pacific could, On FIiI-
pretexS, put up the rates as Lgh as tLe local rau
Euw are. On the other hand the Union Iacinc Com
pany ocsts that IL tncy are obliged to pro rate win
ine hauss Pacific Oh through freight on tue 1asls OF
through rates. hey ought not to be required To dsGr
freight OF the Kansas Pacihc, for which 1T gets local
rates, the basis Of through rates. On account OF
n
get the bill into satisfactory shape for passage THIS ses
Mr.. Merriam OF New-York will introduce on Monday,
bill direct the Secretary of the Treasury to call in
all the outstanding three per cent certificates and issue
legaltender notes in their stead. The volume of the
three per cents outstanding is about $4,C000Oo Mr.
Merrams bill would be measure OF expansion to that
extent and this Is what he intends 1t 10 be- He holds
there Is now scarcity Of currency IN the country
aud that, unless tho Government furnishes relief
great strngency Will be felt by next Fall, one OF the
chief causes being the Chicago hre
Fernando Wood addressed the House Committee on
Banking and Currency, to-day, in support Of his bill
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury to make loans
of coin and greenbacks, 20 the amount OF s6oOO on
pledge of United States bonds, the object OF the bill
being the possibility OF speculators creating
artificial strngency In the money market Dy temporal
rly retiring large volumes OF currency IL objected,
by members Of the Committee, that the bill would effect
and currency authorized TO be loaned, because IL would
add just that much the available body OF the crcu-
atig medium. 1t further objected that the meas
uIe would not accomplish the object designed, and that
the entire amount to he loaned would be taken up In
10 days. II there should Oe any scarcity oI currency III
the market.
Mr.. Corbett has taken every opportunity which has
offered itself for several days to ask the Senate to take
up pass bill declaring persons born In hat part OF
Ore gOn lying between the Columbia River aud the 10th
parallel Of latitude, previous to the final establishment
of the line between the United states and British Coum
ba American citizens IL seems that the United
States Court for that District has dccreed that
in this territory the jurisdiction OF which
was SO long III dispute, not American citizens. Mr..
Corbets bill has met with strong opposition In the
Senate such lawyers Mr. Thurman and Mr. Cas-
sery who unwilling by any such decaratory act TO
admit that the United states had doubt that 1t
owned this strip of country and these gentlemen have
therefore, uniformly objected TO the cOnside ration OF the
bill. Mr. Corbett attempted to call II up during the
morning hour to-day but Mr. Cassery inteposed his Veto
About o'clock this evening Mr. Cassery and Mr Thur
man both being absent, Mr.. Corbett moved II as an
amendment to the Deficiency bill, then pending and
succeeded in getting it adopted.
The Goat Island bill is likely to meet with strong oppO-
sition In tho Senate Coles action to-day in object
ing TO second reading can be taken as an indication
The amount Of business already the Senate calendar
IA so preaf that there will probably be little chance for