New-York tribune., 1873-03-03
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
DEFEAT OF THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE JOB
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WASHINGTON, March ,, 1873
The agricultural college Job was in the House
on Saturday on motion send the bill 10 Conference
Committee by Yeas 50, Nays 49, The opposition OF the
press this and OF colleges not interested n
the subsidy evidently had an effect upon the House
The lobby OF professors from the favored colleges
that were 10 get grant wil doubt make another
effort to save the bill but IL requires twohird vote
to get it up there much chance for IT, Its defeat
will save over siOOOO,OOO 20 the Treasury.
POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE GENEVA AWARD
BILL.
The Conference Committee on the bill for distributing
the money awarded the United States by the Geneva
Board of Arbitration has disagreed and there II danger
that the bill may fail for OF agreement between the
two Houses The Senate bil OF which Mr. Edmunds had
charge is in many respects entirely different In principle
from that Of the House bill which embodied Mr But
lers ideas The House bill voted substitute Tor
the Senate bill and there H. time for the discussion
which would be in b0tn Houses 10 brng theu
together
PROBABILITIES OF AN EXTRA SESSION.
The principal subject discussion Congress circles
Is that relating adjournment and the extra session
The leaders the House affirm there is no sort OF DOUBT
that the business requiring be disposed Of
before the hour Of Tuesday, yet Mr. Butler and
Mr. Sargent believe extra session is neytaOe, ana
that 1t is useless fight against IT, The members OF the
Appropriation Committee, who ought 10 be tue Dest
judges ince the appropriation bills will be the ones 10
extra session will not be necessary TO finish the 0usi
ness. The Speaker and clerk are Of the opin-
ion. 1t Is possible, however, that the Senate
may the business 10 such extent as to rem
der session Indispensable aud certainly us move
ments are OF deliberate character In any event
it does not hkely tnat any action looking 70 the
conyenng Of the next Congress WIZ be taken, snOa ,s
any OF the appropriation bs IAN IL ls known Ind t
President VIII his proclamation for called set-
sIon the 10th day OF June, thus giving odys
which pass the bills before the close OF ne @
fiscal year when all previous appropriations VIII nave
exhausted. The Judiciary Committee although II
has two very important questions before then cannot
obtain a quorum OF members for meeting i Is apa-
rent that nothing will be done on the louisiana matter.
and the President will be given the opportunity as iar
az this Committee IL concerned, OF carrying out the
policy set forth in his message on that subject
THE CASE OF SENATOR CLAYTON.
Senator Norwood tGa) has submitted his views dis
senng from majority OF the Committee appointed
TO investigate certain charges made against Senator
Clayton. His conclusions the specifications which
he resolves three distinct charges, first that while
the evidence satisfies him that combination did exist
between Clayton and Edwards by which for the
support Of Democrats, Mr. Clayton agreed TO issue
the certificate 10 Edwards member of the
House Of Representatives, aud did accordingly
issue it, yet that not having obtained ms
of january at which received these Democratic votes
the Is not cOgnizabe by the senate Second that
the charge made procuring his by the corrupt
OF money IN the transaction with White sustained
the evidence and, third that he obtained five other
votes winch make his majority ana necessary 10
mis- election bv giving 10 electors "A consideration
for their votes lucrative Offices and that this
rupt for the purpose he had paid them money
in kind.
NO CABINET CHANGES PROBABLE.
AL members Of the Cabinet will tender their
iglations TO the President 4th nst accordance
with custom which has existed for many There
Is the best authority for stating that neither Secretary
Fish nor any other member OF the Cabinet Will retire
from the Government unless Mr.. Boutwell, should be
elected to the Senate from Massachusetts in which
he will be succeeded by Judge Richardson the present
Assistant Secretary None OF the reslgnations will
dad Whether he Viii renominate the present heads of
departments whether he will allow them 20 continue
in office, Mr. Lincoln did. after the term for which
they were appointed has expired
MACARoNI AND vERSuCELL.
Mr.. Dawes slipped a bill through the House. last
Friday. relating TO the Revenue laws which, among
several unimportant and uuobjectiOnabe provisions.
contained a section imposing duty OF IS per cent ad
valorem Racaroni and vermice. On SATURDAY..
Mr. Cox moved reconsider aud charged that the bill
had been read, and that the macaroni provision
was lob Mr. Dawes resisted the reconsideration, and
Mr.. Cox beaten In the Tariff bll OF LAST session
macaron and vermiceili were put the free list,
the suppOsOn that there made in the United
II appears that this mistake. There is at
least maccaroni maker IN the country He was IN,
dgnant and came on to Washington this session and
lOObed with the Ways and Means Committee until theY
agreed To restore the old duty. The macaron man Is
now happy. raise prices 80 per cent, and the
viii have 10 II or do without the article
RANKS IN THE NAVY.
The important question which has long agitated
navy officers in regard TO the relative rank Of officers
appointed from the volunteer and the regular navy Will
he settled tomorrow by the decision Of the Attorney
General In 1856 law passed reorgauzing the navy
and placing il upon peace footing. II necessary
retain service large number OF the officers OF the
volunteers and the law provided that a board should
convene purpose OF examining all who presented
themselves for commissions In the regulars and to de-
who should be appointed subject TO the decision
Of the President and who rejected In the promotion
OF regular officers subsequently, their commissions were
anteated To the time OF the passage or the law Some
time inervened before the volunteers were comnls-
the and their commissions bore the date
OF their delivery To TINS the volunteers opeeed claim
that their commissions should also be dated
and the question since been or constant
irritation between the two classes. severa months
the question Was reefreh oy se SECRETARY W tne nhag,
tO the Attorney yenera for his decision The regulars
represented by William VI. Eyaris and the yOlun-
teers by eIsecetary Cox The decision will be IN favor
OF the regulars although the opinion expressed Dy INC
Atorney that IL Irregular 10 antedate the
commissions OF the regulars. but that II made no dnir
euce In the result
BURNT MONEY FROM THR BOSTON FIRE.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCMl
The number of Of burnt money received from
Boston after the great fire In that city So The nom
inal amount OF money contained these sup
posed by the persons remitting them to be tSssl2o
The money that was identified, aud for which returns
made follows;
Legatender notes and fractional currency A532 O5
National bank notes. sl2 W
United States bonds principally S2o-)---. 1000 o.
Coupons of United states bonds........... Los 90
Certdcafe OF bank stock .............. 100 90
ccanterieit" erif IS
Total .................... $500 -
Total amount of shorts" ........si.679 rs
Total amount Of lovers ".......-.. 1850 4
NtL .-.--.--.-...s.--s...s.... %" 4"
............................ ssssi2 90
In addition, a large amount Of checks, promissory