New-York tribune., 1873-01-09
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE. CAPITAL.
THE TRIBUNE AND THE CREDIT MoBILIER TIES
TIMONY.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUNEI

WASHINGTON. Wednesday, Jsn.is 1873.
Speaker Blaine aud anumber OF his friends complained
to-day that statement to the Investigating Commit
tee did not appear in THE TsBUSE Of yesterday with
the rest of Credit Mobilier evidence 1t was not
sent from THE TRIBUNE Washington ofhce because It's
correspondents could not procure IT, They obtained
copy Of the testimony with the exception of Mr.
Blaines statement and inquiring why this not
included they learned that the Speaker had taken his
statement from the reporter for correction
he made it,, and had never returned 1t. On Monday
night Mr.. Blaine gave the statement to the Associated
Press representative here. THE TRIBUNE did not use
n of the Assocated Press abstracts OF the ony
had all that concerned members OF Congress teegahed
in full and the Speakers statement would undoubtedly
have anneared Verbatim III lts spOndents had not
unable to obtain II through his failure 10 return
TO the Committee Its omission not, however,
matter of very great Importance. The Speaker
trey eXonOraed by Mr. Ames's testimony from all con
nection with the Credit Mobher transaction and his
efexculpatOn was, therefore, in sort, work Of
supereroeatiOn The demand for yesterdays TRIBUNE
was so great Washington that many times the mum
Der received last night might have been sold.
INCREASING THE PRESIDENTS SALARY. p
The Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill was
taken up in Committee Of the Whole, and so large
portion OF 1t disposed Of to make It's completion prob
able tomorrow, The question Of increasing the Pres
dents salary was sprung upon the House by an amend
men offered by Mr. Sargent who proposed 10 add TO the
line making the regular appropriation of $4,000 these
words Provided that after the 4th Of March, ls73
the Presidents salary shall be $4,000" The everwatch
full Holman was promptly on his feet with an objection
that this being legislation not IN order on
an Appropriation bill under the rules Mr. Dawes,
who was in the Chair, overrHed this point
of order, whereupOn Mr. Holman appealed ana the
House gave only ~ votes 10 sustain the Chalrman's
ruling. Mr.. Sargent unwilling to give il up so, changed
the form Of the amendment and moved 10 strike out 70
and insert so in the text the bill Mr. Holman raised
the same point OF order land MI Dawes again overrued
IT, An appeal was then taken to the House as before
and there 60 votes for sustaining the ruling and e
opposed SO the amendment failed in its new form An
effort will be made TO put 1t on IN the senate Snbse-
Quenty the precedents were examined and the House
concluded that Mr. Dawes was night and sustained him
on a similar ruling on an amendment TO increase the
The ony thing in the bin which gave rise 10 much de-
bate besdeiths question Of the Presidents salary was
proposition TO slightly increase the appfoprlaoh ior
the Bureau OF Education. There are number OF mem
bers who think that this Bureau is useless apPendage
TO the Government and who never fail TO make an at
tack upon it every year when the Appropriation Dill Is
under consideration. On this occasion Mr. Farnsworth
creation OF little bureaus, which he said
began business IN room win in the 5nd s2Fy
and single clerk, and kept growing until they got pg
building to themselves at cost OF millions Inc EaG- @
field and Others the former showing that was spread
ing aknowledge OF the sen t o1 ny
to establish the remarkable system OF schools
recently put in operation in that empire The House
adjourned without voting on the question:
THE THEODORE ADAMS SUIT sErrLED
The Senate spent the entire day. after the morning
hour In discussing the report OF Conference Committee
on the bill 10 pay old Claim OF Theodore Adams for
building mortar boats and tugboats for Gen. Fremont
The report had been lying on the table ever since the
beginning Of the session, and Senator Scott had made
many unsuccessful attempts TO get IL up There were
two questions involved first, as 10 the wants OF the
claim and second 10 the amount due, II anything
Ames built 3s boats and under contract
with Cen Fremont IN the Summer OF 1861 There was
great deal OF trouble with FreInonps contracts, and
Adams with many others, referred TO Board OF
Commissions for settlement, who allowed him tll278
less than the contract price. He took the money
they awarded him. went 10 the Court OF Claims for
the remainder which this Court adudged to be his due
But an appeal wac the supreme Court by the
United States, and ths tribunal directed the Court OF
Claims dismiss the case, on the ground hat the Pc
ttioner had submitted his claim 20 the Commissioners
and was bound 10 abide by their decision Adams then
applied TO Congress for relei, and showed that he dld
moi voluntarily the Commissioners with the claim
bat was forced by the orders OF the Secretary OF
War. The House Claims Committee decided That ne Was
entitled whole amount found due by the Court OF
Claims. Theeenae Committee allowed him but s5sIo5
as due upon q,aatum merritt The Conference report
tedious debate.
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR THE CIRCUIT COURT IN
l. SOUTHERN NEWYORK
The following is the full text of Senator Ccnklng's
bil introduced IN the Senate yesterday acted favoraby
upon by the Judiciary Committee today aud promptly
passed by the Senate. Its title IL.
An act provide for additional terms for fte Circuit
Court for ns SOsles1s District of Ee0 York be IL en-
acted &c. that additional terms OF the Circuit Court OF
the United States for the bOutheTn District OF Eevlork
fha hereafter he held In each year commencing FOL
lows: On tho second Wednesday OF January, 0p the
second Wednesday Of March oD the second "Wednesday