New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-15

gestion this morning that may he OF mutua' p'o"'
to the Government and to Mrs. Hall. III Is 'ha' VI,
records and papers of her late husband DO '''n,N
over to Commission of scientho gen.
men to assemble at the Smithsonian ihs.'u
ton, and that they be carefully eAa'h'nou
with view to ascertaning if they are OF any r"u0
to the cause of science history and that tue ad
mttee shall report and decide the sum 10 DC pa,'
for them if found worth purchasing IL Is "i facts
stood that IN some of the papers there are LIN
bearing on the horrible death o. ST 1DOo nm
established by Capt. Hall, so CHASTITY anu ID H.
full that he could not bring himself to DISCLOSE '''
details during the lifetime of Lady FRANKLIN
THE ENGRAVING AND PRINTING NVEsIi1A'
TON.
The Presidents Of the American and Natlona'
Bank Note Companies made statements before inc
Committee on Banking and Currency to-day relative
to conversations with Secretary Richardson IN jan
uary and February last on the subject of the con.
tract with the Columbian Bank Note Company OF
Washington. They said the Secretary was uhcer-
tain as to whether the contracts had been gwen or
if given what part OF the fractional currency DIS
it intended, but promised to inquire and ascertain
the facts. Mr. Hubbard, behalf OF the bank hooo
companies, then requested that Mr.. Mc0ai'oo
be requested to attend before the Comrh''ee'
and be examined as TO the charges ihauo
against him with regard to the secret processes USED
by him in the preparation OF paper ana gg, "rSan
in rela ion to his accounts with the Printing bureau
as he had not yet answered written lnterrogalolos'
The Committee in secret session determined W ho-
tify Mr.. McCartee to appear Saturday next.
PASSAGE OF THE DEFICIENCY BILL BY THE
HOUSE
II the House continues to push things in the man
ner now practiced an early adjournment after all is
possible The Deficiency bill, one OF the most
troublesome of the appropriation bills was brieny
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progress made. 1t was resumed to-day and rushed
through the House like whirlwind. Very lew
amendments were made and they were OF an I'M
important character. One item in the Dill was u
pay John W. Wright, an old Indian agent, VINO mas
become rich from the advantages he has had S9oVo
for rent of buildings occupied by the Government.
Mr. Shanks Of Indiana, Wrghts State, denounced
Wright in the seyerest language. lie SAID nc was q
public plunderer-a plunderer by inshnct-besides
being a forger, and bestowed upon him other deslg.
nations not less complimentary He said he dld not
expect to defeat the item, but he wanted the pupc
to know what sort of man rented buildings W 'ho
Government The item passed.
PATCHING THE FREEDMEN's BANK.
After sharp discussion in the House to-day, the
bill to patch up the Freedmen's Savings Bank was
passed. Mr. Bromberg showed that instead OF the
$3.50 600 of bad debts, the branches OF the bank
would increase the sum to 100000. He character
lied the securities in some cases, "as not worth
continental cent? Mr.. Durham of the Banking and
Currency Committee acknowledged. he having
charge Of the BILL that the affairs OF the bank had
not been conducted properly but he referred to the
unlawful almost criminal conduct Of the officers OF
the bank, ms irregularities" Mr.. Bromberg
showed the character of the securities pointing out
the improbability of realizing upon them. fred-
eIick Douglass's letter, which was read. said lie
hoped to be able to pay dollar for dollar-a nope
that nobody else having any knowledge OF the
books share.
EXPLORATION OF DISTILLED SPIRITS.
Mr. +. o. Boyd of New-York appeared to-day be-
fore the Conference Committee the bill to faclll
tate the expectation of distilled spritS Commits
sioner Douglass also appeared in opposition to the
House bill providing for the release of distillers
bonds upon proof Of shipment for any
port outside Of jurisdiction OF the
United States Both houses agreed TO this The
questions at issue were regarding an allowance on
spirits of two per cent for leakage III transit ana
release from taxation when destroyed between the
West and the seaboard. The Conference Committee
refused to make leakage and destruction allowances,
but agreed to reduce the export stamp from 70, as
under the present law, to IL cents per barrel