New-York tribune., 1873-01-29
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WASHINGTON Tuesday. Jan. %. 1873.
Tho only interesting feature in the proceedings Of the
House to-day the speech Of Delegate Cagett OF
Montana the Mormon question. The Colorado bill
under consideration. and Mr.. Hooper's amendment
TO admit Utah also gave Mr.. Cagett opportunity 10
tell how the Mormon hierarchy Oyerrides all law and
Justice that Territory He spoke from personal obser-
yaton during residence there before he went to Mon
tana and quoted length from volume Of the statutes
passed by the Territorial Legislature TO show tho tre-
mendOus power given TO the church authorities 10
persecute all PERSONS obnoxious TO them, even to
coniscatng their real estate and running their
business by ODhcing all church memters 10 shui
them and have as business dealings with them. Mr.
Cagetts speech was delivered with much earnestness
and force, and attracted the attention OF The entire
House. No replied to him bOhaf OF the mOrm0ns.
The bill again went without vote TO give place to
death Of the Hon. Julius L. Strong The friends OF the
bill have abandoned all hope Oi ia passage. There Is
little doubt that 1t will be tabled tomorrow by large
majority
The House Banking and Currency Committee will
have a conference, tomorrow, with the Finance Com
mitee OF the Senate, discuss the financial measures
pending in both houses and to agree, II possible, upon
concert OF action regarding them The Committee this
morning, agreed endeayOr 10 pass two Senate bills
now upon the Speakers table. One requires national
banks to have their capital stock paid up in full, and the
other modes the clause in the Banking law which pro
hbts the loan OF than Onetenth OF the capital O
bank 10 any one person. D( r ,no
will therefore, allow the loan OF ODetenth 0i DAnRs
capital aud surplus 10 q single DOrrOWef
Representative Wheeler has introduced bill author
iziug the construction OF iron building for Barge
Oce in NewYork city. at not exceeding $500
lGRSgRAL PRESS DISPATCHl
The members of the Advisory Civil Service Board were
in conference with the President and Cabinet today nc
the regular Cabinet sitting, and long consultation was
had upon tho benefits aud results OF the civil service
thus far All the members Of the Advisory Board were
present except Mr.. Med. The conversation upon the
ciy service system very general and was merely
with a view Of acquainng the higher officers OF the
Government with practical workings in the time II
has existed.
The Attorney General has directed the United States
stctAttorney at Mobile. to discontinue the suits
brought against the importers Of foreign goods who
during the war paid Customs duties 10 Confederate
oncis said suits being instituted TO recover to the
United States the amounts thus paid AZ import taxes
The Attorney General takes ground that, IA tho Con-
fedeTae Government was 90 iaCo goVefhneht at has
time and that as people where said taxes were paid
were not able 10 resist IT, and the United state, o0es
not being there 10 receive tho duties, the sis which
have been entered ought not to be prosecuted
Mr. Campbell United States Commissioner for running
the boundary line between the United States and British
possesslons Is now in Washington. The Commission.
during the past season. started from Pembna on the
pei River To the Lake tho Woods and after survey
ing about miles, were obliged 10 suspend 1urtner
operations account Of the approach OF winter Inc
boundary line is about 800 miles. The country over
which the Commission passed Is represented as level
and the soil adapted TO agriculture.
Information has received here TO the effect that
the members OF the new Cooke Morton Syndicate havo
had meetings in NewYork and London and decided TO
make one ISSUE simultaneously In Europe and America,
OF the whole s3OO,O0oOOO, a5 soon as the preliminary
ropean custom. The books will ODly roman open for
subscription for a very few days.