New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-28

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Legislature
There is at least movement Congress TO complete
the washington Monument. The House adopted reso
luton 10 day directing the Speaker TO appoint CON-
mittee of thirteen 10 report plan secure ITS compile
on before 1876 OF course idea il that Congress
shall furnish the money TO AVOID the national disgrace OF
permitting the centennial OF American independence
De eeicDrated while monument to the Father OF his
country stands diminished in the capital Of the nation
The bill reported, few days age from the Finance
Committee, ordering the Secretary OF Treasury
refund the dderental duties collected goods actually
on board Of French vessels for importation into this
country the day of the Presidents proclamation
directing the collection Of those duties passed by
the Senate this morning, without opposition The oh
Vious justice of this measure win probably the
prompt passage OF this bill by the House.
On motion OF Representative Wakeman, q resolution
was passed. TO day. directing the Library Committee to
purchase Carpenters painting OF The First Reading of
the Emancipation Proclamation" which exhibited
IN Washington not long after President Lncons death
The picture comprises lfesze portraits Of Lincoln and
all the members Of his Cabinet IL is still the property
OF the artist who lives at Homer Cortland County NJ
" and is understood that his price for is $4,000
The scheme of the Washington Board OF Public Works,
TO have established in this city National Board of SAM
ary Science, laid the shelf by the Senate, this
morning. The Committee on Education and Labor. in
reporting back the bill for indefinite postponement gave
no indication Of its temper toward the proposition but
simply ANNOUNCED that the of time would prevent
such consideration of the subject this session. as II de-
handed
great number Of New-York banks have signed pc
ton asking for the removal of the special bank
ers The petition mcoses statement of bank In Al
bany showing that its State and national tax amounts
to 951 per year its capital, which, the petit
TONERS hold is heavier tax than is imposed on any
other kind OF business except the manufacture OF whisky
and tobacco.
Senator Frank Blair his seat for the first time
to-day and received the congratulations OF Senators
his partial recovery Of health.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHI
The bill reported from the House Committee on Com
by Representative Lynch, and passed to-day, for
establishing nfe-sayng stations, embraces the whole
line from the eastern extremity of Maine TO the
capes Of Virginia and North Carolina, and authorizes
survey of the whole and lake coast OF the United
States with view TO the extension OF the system to all
the dangerous coasts Of the country.
The Senate in executive session. this afternoon con-
frmed the following nominations for Consuls Alfred "
Dockery OF North Carolina, at Oporto, vice James
c. Fletcher, recalled; William X. Peabody of Massa-
chusetts at Rio Grande, Brazil, vice L. {. sammis,
resigned; Franklin T. Ferguson OF Massachusetts, at
Santiago, Cape Dc Verde Islands, to fill vacancy.
The proposition made by Messrs. Phelps, Dodge Co.
OF NewYoTk the Secretary OF the Treasury to COM
promise their case which rejected has again been
brought the attention Of MI Boutwell, but IN more
favorable terms TO the Government aud VIII, II is
thought, be accepted