New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-11
WASHINGTON.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
CONTEMPLATED sHACKIING on THE PRESS

| CONTEMPLATED sHACKIISG or THR PRESS
WARRINGTON. Thursday. July 10. 1873.
Several lawyers engaged here directly and indi.
recy upon the shepherdDana libel suit and briefs for
the argument OF the before Judge Batobtord or
not"s for Briefs have been prepared The eas a. IL IL
deyelop-ug has far greater Importance than ts Incl
dental DON lection with Mr Dana II Is claimed that a.
the Police Cont OF this District by ao, Of Con
ress within territory where Congress has exclusive
Jurisdiction Of all lenses against the United states
Committee on the District OF Columbia ami
not punishable by imprisonment in the PenteHtiary.
that all editors OF all newspapers whose journals are
into this district answerabe 70 this court upon
complaint Of any person made before Il Dat such news
papers contain matter held be beous, and may be
brought before part OF the United states ana
tried under the law Of libel prevailing here. Wboh
makes libel criminal oGense. II the claims Of the
prosecutors in this allowed then any proprietor
OF newspaper who exposes corrupt prae-
tices OF officials and hero may be
put 20 all the Inconvenience " arrest, appearance
here trial whether the matter really sbeOus OF not
Il openly asserted by friends OF the Board Of
Public Works here that CHS method Of proceeding not
by any means intended FOR Dana alone, but Is designed
make very unpleasant for any VINO dare 10
denOunco the Board According TO the clam set up Ia
this case II paper containing matter that any one
chooses to treat as hbelouss mailed 20 one IN this
District circulated here wth the knowledge Of the
proprietor tbs oense - libel has been committed IN
THE SEw-YOEx CENTRAL RAILROAD cOsPANY's
LAW SUT
senstor Conkug does rot visit Washington this |
week on any political business, the attorney Of
the New-York Cent-al Railroad Company. which con- /
tnues spare expense in It's efforts 20 escape the
payment OF the scrip dividend tax over which It has
been controversy with the Internal Revenue Bureau
for more than two years The Is in the courts
aud Mr. Conklng who arrived here Yesterday morning.
is co ecting material against the Government IN
the pending suit. The 3enatOr Is accompanied by the
clerk OF committee who has spent the past two days
in examining and making abstracts Of papers m the
Office OF the Commissioner. Though one doubts the
ght Of the Senator TO these papers, the crcum
stance illustrates the disadvantage under which the
Government labors In suits With private individual
Nearly all papers in its possession are ~ much the
property Of its opponents OF ITSELF The employment
OF Senator Conkng adds another 20 the list OF nhuen-
al congressman who have taken hand in THIS contest
NEW GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
The Secretary Of the Interior the Postmaster General
and the Secretary OF the Treasury had conference to
day and approved the plans FOR buildings for Custom
house and Post-Office as St. Louis, Courthouse and
ost-Ofce at Hartford Courthouse and PostOnce 1t
Raleigh and the az Rockand Me Mr. Nullett
Supervising Architect Of the Treasury Department VIII
leave Washington Saturday for Chicago on business
connected with the Government building IN that city.
From there be will go to Lincoln. H. 70 locate the
house and PostOice and thence 70 San Francisco
70 superlntend the preminaes 70 the erection OF ap
prasers' stores. These stores will have frontage Of
2s5 feet on aud 100 Washington and Jack
sonsts The building will be three stories high. with
well lighted basement The first floor and basement are
TO be occupied entirely by appraisers stores The sec
ond aud third stories intended for tho use Of the
courts and the various Government offices not az pres
ent provided in the CustOmhouse building, There
will two large court The material Oh the J.
building will be pressed brick with granite dressing anu
the estimated cost Is s4Oe0OO
THE LAW TO ENCOURAGE TREE PLANTING,
The Commissioner Of the General Land Office has issued
circular 70 Registers and Receivers saying he had re-
eel we'd numerous letters requesting modification Of the
instructions under the act Of Congress TO encourage The
growth Of timber on the Western prairies It was
claimed by hs correspondents that parties making en-
tries are entitled three years 10 complete the planting
OF the prescribed area with aud that they should not
be limited year the regulations. The Commis
siouer says he think Congress intended any
such dow the law, ana therefore ne snail
adhere TO ths regulations he issued, ana limit par
ties 10 one year which 20 complete their planting
and 10 one entry unth Congress Dy Iur-
authorizes or requires inonhnoatl"n ot