New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-27
WASHINGTON NOTES.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. %. 1873.
The Senate Finance Committee has about finished its
important work OF the session. the most OF that remain
ing being OF "a private nature. Several important bills
and resolutions reported from this Committee and now
on the calendar yet TO be acted upon and some OF
them likely to give rise TO sharp debate one OF the
most important bills il that Senator FentOn providing
for decentralization OF Customhouses OF the country
This bill wasa special order holding the highest place
for the greater part of last session. and its author made
a carefully prepared speech in its favor but 1t has now
lost position and is not keyio be acted upon in this
Congress- Among other important business reported by
the Finance Committee ia the resolution relating TO the
value pound sterng that declaringhat the Sec
rotary OF Treasury has right to reissue any part
OF the forty-four millions OF retired currency, and the
bill to provide for early return to specie payments all
OF ikelyito lead to considerable discussion
The Committee on Claims and Judiciary occupied the
whole of Saturdays OF the House with reports
on private bills. large number were passed without
much debate. Mr.. Bingham failed to convince the
House that IL would be good thing to buy 10000 copies
OF Paschaps annotated edition OF the Constitution; at
Al 25 per copy for the OF members. He offered
resolution for that purpose but 1t speedily laid
the table by almost unanimous vote Members VIII,
therefore, have to go on buying their own annotated
Presentations as before and author OF the particular
work favored by Mr. Bingham VIII not get the prohtaDe
job OF supplying them with Az copies apiece
The House passed BILL yesterday removing political
disabilities imposed by the Fourteenth Amendment on
John A. Reagan OF Texas late Postmaster-General OF
the Southern Coniederacy In his petition, he sets
forth that since the close OF the war ne mas periofeu
all the duties Incumbent upon nun as caIen o. 'an
United States, and has dlscOuhichahoeu any anu al
dislOyaity thereto.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
Messrs Mcmillan and Ray contestants for the Kellogg
vacancy seat in the United States Senate VIII act In
their own behalf and for their respective parties the
former belonging the MoEnery and tho latter TO the
Kellogg party They will be assisted ny outside coun,
sell but during the of the senate committee on
Privileges and Elections these TWO ony VIII DC sio"eu
10 make suggestions and examine Witnesses Messrs'
Lynch and Longstreet representing the Kellogg Retrn-
ing Board, and Messrs Foreman MtcneLi, anu SOUTH
maid the McEnery Returning Board, arrived mere 70
dav from New-Orleans The former claim TO have the
law on their side the latter have brought WIN them
three large trunks full Of documents suppossu 70 Do te
returns OF the recent election called Tor Dy the commit
tee.
Ii IA understood that during recent interview De
tween the Postmaster General ana Representative
Farnsworth Chairman OF the Committee on PostOhces
and Post Roads the former ntimated that he would re
woke his order requiring double postage I'D eases Wners
partial postage op has been paid PROVIDED ne SHOULD
consnIr On fhc snhiect H. however, the Postmaster
iene should not DO so. the Comihttee wiz
the object By the passage oil 'he o''' "o'o'O'o'
upon. "a. -
Mr. Sargent offered resolution in the House, yester
day which WAS adopted calling on the President for IN
formation concerning the occupation by British SUBJECTS
Of land in San Juan Island or olntI a -, M Kin ~
Prlssa and whether any legislation on the SUBJECT u
necessary.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has informed inqrers
that the terms with the Syndicate are the same a. mere
tofore with the addition that the nnanclnl parties
agreed Ia insure the Department against loss III eA
change The arrangement will go Into ehoo' OH 'no -on
February. ,
The question OF the return OF the per cent YAK 10 oca
express companes argued by Judge Perpont 'aat FIJI.
day before the secretary OF Treasury and the Com
missioner OF Inter al Revenue, has been dceuSu u 'a'V
OF the ellmants'