New-York tribune., 1873-01-21
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
PASSAGE OF IMPORTANT BILLS BY THE HOUSE.
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WASHINGTON. Monday, Jan. 20, 1873
orisk contest occurred in the House, to-day, upon
rsonton TO nav the expenses in contested election
cases incurred by members Of the present Congress-
whether contestants cOntetees, who establish the
right 20 SEATS the final vote. Mr. Hawley OF COnnect
cut did courageous and creditaoe thing Just as the
vote was abont 10 be declared he said that he had been
Informed that number OF members who would receive
money under the resolution had voted for It, In violation
of the rules. He read list OF these, saying
that he had no time 10 verify II by exam
ining the roll Two of the members on MS
list disclaimed having voted for the resolution
and third protested that he not interested In IT,
Mr. Uawlev eooy crossed their off, and read the
remaining two names The members mentioned rose
and changed their votes, and two Others IN Ike prehc
ment but whom Mr. Hawley had not included in MS
list the clerk and privately changed tper Vots
also. The resolution passed. and VIII take ABOUT SlooVV
from the contingent fund Of the House. Dill was
nassed 10 nav censusakers in the South for work upon
the Census Of 1860 They got only half OF the amounts
due them by reason OF the outbreak OF the ReDelhon'
This bill will take out $7OOOO from the 'Ireas-
nry The next bill through under sus-
pepsion OF the rules authorizes the employment
of lettercarriers in cities Of 10000 population, and
will cost 100000 year at least. An unsuccessful
attempt was made by Randal TO get the Goat Island
hi back from the Senate He introduced long Ies9lu
forth that the bill had been passed under mlsappIe-
henon Of the facts The yoe was ~ TO o ba nSs yb
senste b sppToprating 500 900 for Vienna Exposi
non was aiso orring tSe dav was the entire
repeal OF the Bankruptcy law, so iar as the
Hitbont a word Of debate and without any
previous notice that the question was coming up NJ
Bingham offered an amendment TO the law, ana Mr.
Hazeton moved as substitute shoIt D rf re-
peang the law and al % re 100 20 IT, IT, m n % Ba1k
upcy has been steadily growing unpopular LOT the
p1 oese seTes imagined az before to-day that repeating
eould be carried through the House by wothirds vote
,hat tSe senate viii consent to the repeal BY
coincidence, majority OF the senate JudlcaIy ~
HazeIton's Mr Edmunds announced that minority Of
the Committee dissentcd from the report.
sANTo DOMINGO AND ANNEXATION.
The President says that the first information he re-
oeved the action Of capitalists in the santo Domingo
matter was obtained from Gen. Babcock, who recently
received a telegram from interested parties ndurng
the President the Government would have any opec
the purchase Of samaDa Bay from uebaez Gov
ernmeDt by American company. Gen. BabcocK
inquired Of the President and the latter said that OF
course he had no objections TO make What Gen. Bah
cock telegraphed in reply is not known. IL Is
the opinion Of leading Republican Senator'S
friendly 10 the San Domingo annexation scheme, that
American citizens by our official proectorate over the
island Of santo Domingo and nnaly IN its annexstcn M
feress Of the Island aud IT will not be long before they
mants Or from t6e Hsytan santO Domingo Govern
mont The United States Government must thus pro
As but step believed TO be within the reach Of those at
he bead Of the purchasing scheme.
GOVERNMENT AID FOR BOSTON.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHI
.,. ,oatoy,tv of the Senate Committee on the Judi
diary m reporting adversely on the House Dill for the
ree, OF sufferers by the Boston fire. submit long argu
usnt % show that view Of the express constitutional
poysops securing all the States equal privileges and
advantages in commerce and manufactures CONGRESS
Las mo nover TO pass the bill Ia reply 10 the argument
,ns n,sceaents support this b II is answered that the
Copstutiop s an abiding command and that nineteen
violation. Of !, will not justify twentieth and that
,orsooey such bills Of this character az nave peen
sss.ed were not seriously opposed or iuny
considered with regard 70 10 iS
port duties in conformity with the foregone
toD Constitution, the iaea 81 The
rule 70 the particular thing upon whlch .nS ua ~
post laid in the given case nanea se or destination
may happen 70 Dc one which indirectly or ascas
works q benefit 70 particular towp or = ~, ,s
tate fhs mnoraty say tbe report OF the majority uea~