New-York tribune., 1874-05-09


Georgia intend. SO far possible, to keep the cor
ored people of the State in Ignorance by hegico"ns
to establish schools for their education, and preVent
them from organizing military companies, SO th"'
they will be weak while cunningly devised pia"'
are matured to control absolutely their iaooi'
Among other things of which they complain 's
the organization of secret society OF Plausois
known as Patrons of Husbandry" when thcy ioaf
intends to control the labor on the plantae'oTTSSe TSev
the members, to the injury of the colored men lmuy
therefore ask Congress to provide Tor organlh,s 80
armng. and disciplining the militia OF ueorea he
that military companies composed or 1flenus Vi ~ "
Union may enjoy the same privileges that ITS latS
opponents enjoy and that In the Organization aiiu
equipment of military companies no dlscriila'.out
shall be made between said companies on account VI
race, color, or former condition Oh serVltuue'
THE FREEDMEN's SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY
The bill reported from the House Committee on
Banks and Currency to-day to amend tho charter OF
the Freedmcn's Savings and Trust Company, re-
strcts loans hereafter made by the trustees ana ON
GERS to one-half the deposits and provides that the
securities for such loans shall be upon apprasemeht
at least double the value of the loans The other
half of the deposits shall be invested In Unlted
States bonds, or kept on deposit in some Ma
tional bank in such sums may be neceS-
sary to meet current payments Loans now out
standing are to be speedily collected and the
amounts recovered disposed of in accordance WIN
the provisions of the amended charter The trustees
beg, aud with the advice Of the Controller OF the
Currency authorized to close at any time any
of the agencies or branches, paying to the depos-
itors pro rata amount of the prlncipai
interest that may be due them, and also rata
bic proportion of any surplus, and when SO or
dered by Congress the general business and
affairs of the Company shall be closed in the same
manner. The amount of single loan ls not TO cX
ceed $1,000 IN any one case. There Is stringent
provision against embezZement the interest s nm
tied to five per cent, and provision is made Tor
winding up the entire busiuess Of the bank and its
branches wheneverit is deemed advisable by the
trustees.
THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.
The Centennial Commissioners have produced
book if they have accomplished nothing else. Their
report, just issued from the Congressional Printing
Office, is respectable volume to size. and con-
tans beside account of their proceedings, an IN
teresting and valuable report upon the Vienna Tx
hibiton prepared by Prof. w. 7. Blake, who spent
last Summer and Fall in Vienna, gathering all
possible information that could be OF service in the
organization and carrying on Of the Centennial. In
his report is added one by Mr. Petit civil engineer,
the buildings erected for the great Vienna show
With these reports before them, and especially with
that of Prof Blake, which covers the whole ground
with remarkable thorOughness, the Commissioners,
If they succeed In holding Centennial at all VIII
have no excuse for repeating any of the mistakes
made by the Austrians, or for omitting any OF the
attractive features of the Vienna Fair that can be
successfully reproduced in Philadelphia.
THE PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRA-
TON
DR.. J. B. Miles, Secretary Of the International
Code Society," organized last year at Brussels is here
in accordance with the directions of the meeting re-
Gently held at Cooper Institute to urge the adoption
by Congress Of resolutions fayoring q system of In
ternatonal arbitration. He had an interview with
President Grant on Thursday, at which the Pres-
dent expressed very warm interest IN
tho movement, md said; "The nations nre
fast becoming civilized as to feel that there
is better way to settle their difficulties than by
fighting" DIR. Miles also had interviews with other
distinguished men, and informed by Senator
Washburn that the resolutions providing for an
expression Of opinion by Congress III favor OF inter
national arbitration will soon be called up by him
tMr Washburn and their reference to the Commit
Zee on Foreign Relations requested
INTEREST on PACIFIC RAILROAD BONDS
The House Committee on Pacific Railroads to-day
unanimously agreed to report and recommend the
passage of bill directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to demand from each of the Pacific Rail
road Companies the immediate payment of the five
per cent per annum of their respective net receipts,
required by law to be paid over to the Government
and applied TO the liquidation of the interest on
their bonds. The bill Will also contain provision
directing the Attorney General to commence pro-
ceedngs to enforce the payment of this vePor cent
in case the demand of the Secretary of the Treasury
be not complied with The legislation OF the last
Congress merely authorized the AttOrney-General TO
commence such proceedings. This bill proposes to
enact positive requirement to effect the same OBJ
ject
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS on THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL
At meeting of the Republican Senatorial caucus
to-day there was a long discussion of the pending
Civil Rights BILL with the view of making 1t accept
able to all the members Of the majority by agreeing
upon some modification of its provisions No definite
conclusion was reached but it is believed that action
will be taken at another caucus to provide Tor such
changes in the bill will clearly admit OF separate
schools being provided for white and cOlored chill
dren aud also for separate accommodations ny inn-
keepers proprietOrs of theatcrs, &c, on CONDITION
that equal advantages are secured to all Glasses
The House Committee on Civil Service Reform nave
obtained complete list of the officers and employees IN
the House OF Representatives and the number is amaI
ing IL is the intention Of the Committee TO give the
st careful consideration, for the purpose OF cutuns
down il expedent and OF revising the salaries III Is
moi Improbable that bill TO reorganize the system vi
some of the departments at the capital VIII De th9
OF the undertaking.
tEOr ,ouar Report Of Prongs Second Pace
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TIE TRIAL OF PROF SUING.