New-York tribune., 1873-02-03
WASHINGTON NOTES.
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wAsnISGros, Feb p 1879.
There has BEEN during past few days. considerable
talk about session Of Congress after the h OF
March Gen. Butler has been credited with desire TO
have the House organized this Spring, and 1t was re-
ported yesterday that he hoped this were DONE u de-
feat Mr. Blanes reelection to the speakershp Some OF
the Southern members who dissatisfied with thelr
positions On Committees are urglhg Inc nhe ~
Maynard upon their eilo%memDers az hi relec
friends deny that Gen. Butler IS opposed 10 me reeie @
tion and that majority OF Southern members even
iSs say that es than eight per cent Of the
House desire change III the speakershlp'
The Attorney General is preparing his brief TO file In
the Supreme the appeal OF the Government from
the award of the Court Of Claims to the heirs Of Egee
for cotton captured the Mississippi River during the
late war The amount Of this claim is s65ooOo. The cot
ton was I'm the possession Elgee Confederate officer
and il is question at issue whether he held IT for the
dnsb m the Value Of the property in the u
Court Missouri aud averdict against the plann was
rendered. The case was then appealed 10 the
Court which affirmed the action OF the lower Court Dut
said that the suit ought to have been originally Drough
a Judgment was rendered against the United States.
The Attorney has appealed from this decision
The House killed, yesterday, by striking out the en-
acting clause on OF Mr. Blair of Michigan one OF
the bills for che relief OF certain contractors for the con-
struction of vessels Of and steam machnery ana %
then in Committee Of the Whole agreed to report the
Montana claim as amended by the Mlntary Coia ab
tee II directs the proper accounting OSers oI tne
Treasury TO examine the claims ana pass suc as S
10 be equitable not exceeding IN tue aggsk'o i
amount reported by Inspector General Hardee. TINS
hill was not advanced thus far without can Oh Ine
House, no quorum being present.
The Board Of Supervising Inspectors OF Steainroats
ia expected TO close it's sessions here this week Inc an
nual reports Of the district inspectors show that the
steamboat business OF NewYork exceeds that OF any
other city in the United States. Pittsburgh comes next
and ST. Louis stands tnlrd
Senator Pomeroy is on his way to Washington, ana
has been heard from at Chicago This fact, OF course
sets at rest all reports that he is ravng maniac and
that he is so Ill that his life has been despared Of which
have been current here during the past ten days
The House Committee Commerce on Tuesday next
will finally dispose of the various canal schemes now
pending before It, 1t is anticipated that the Reports
will all be adverse.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHI
TeeeraphIc adyices received here from Europe indl
cate mat the offerings for the five per cent funded
loan of the United States will be in excess OF the amount
advertised for SALE part OF the loan however having
been for sale in country the Treasury De-
nartent ia in recept of numerous applications and let
iers of inquiry from the national banks showing gen
erai disposition to exchange their present securities IN
the Treasury for the hves This action Is pre-
ciptaed by the fact that the loan is open for snoscrp
ton but short time and by the further TACT that te
other yes authorized bear only aud q per cent lu
terest
The block OF scuptured marble donated by the city OF
Philadelphia to the Washington National Monument VIII
he forwarded to this city week free OF charge Un
ARRANGEMENTS are completed to place 1t in proper posi-
ton in the monument the stone will remain IN the api
sar,um This block has been under the OF the cor
porate authorities OF Philadelphia for years, and
has been placed the where Washington receVed
his charge as COmmander-inChief OF the American
Army Changes necessary in restoring independence
Hall to It's original shape require the removal OF the