New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-01
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Thursday, April go 1874.
The Senate Finance Committee, at special meeting
this morning had the House Currency bill under con-
alteration The Committee agreed that it ought to be
amended by emitting the section which proposes to re-
neal the present law graduating the proportion or crcu
aton to bonds deposited security, according To the
amount Of capital OF the various National banks An
interchange views disclosed certainty that the Com
mittee will recommend that all reserves for Circulation
should be abolished The other important questions l
yoyed in this bill aud IN the general financial SUBJECT,
are vet to be acted on by the Finance COMMITTEE
Judge Hoar made a second speech in support OF the
Citizenship bill to-day answering the objections made 10
the measure by Mr. Hale, yesterday The interest OF
,he House in the measure tagged, that it Is diff
cult TO get an attentive hearing anything that Is said
either for against it, II 1t should be defeated as now
seems probable 10 will be because members will not take
mains 10 look into It's merits and think 10 the safer way
10 vote No" because affirmative vote might possibly
%ant the privilege Of returning to Fatherland to 1--we
while retaining all the rights OF American citizens.
The Senate Committee Patents to-day decided to
report adversely Mr. Summers bill to provide greater
security for the rights OF inventors Of designs for metal
costings This bill was some months ago reported by
the Committee favoraO!y but satractory representa-
tions having been made that IT'S enactment woud prove
Injurious to various important interests and that such
inventors have already sufficient protection under the
general patent laws. the bill was recommltted ana the
Committee Will nov reverse ther FORMER actou resaru
ing it,
bill that was passed In the House on Monday under
suspension OF the rules TO amend the act OF Juno y
1872 in reference to duties OF Shipping Commission
Inv q
in the aud lake trade from the payment Oh -
head on the shlpment OF Is severely critic
nv the representatives or NeHIork shipoWneTr, auu
is that the senatei Committee on Commerce
will suspend ACTON upon IL uhei Wv N
chants can be heard
There WAS large attendance OF persons interested In
the Steel and iron trade upon the sessions OF the House
committee ON WAYS and Means to-day VIM. H. Weed
of New-York, Wallace Barnes OF Connecticut, j. n.
Uubbard o. Maine, Richard L. Buck ana Jonn Is. Tan
of Massachusetts, addressed the Committee IN behalf OF
the proposed modification of the tariff laws SO rs TO
make the duty on steel SPECIFIC
The House Committee on Elections have agreed to
report In the contest OF Maxwell agt Cannon, that Can
non is entitled 10 his in the House OF Representa-
ves having been elected In accordance with tnerorms
question as whether his legal right thas established
can nvadated aud set aside by reason OF his being
polygamst.
reported here that the arrangements for starting
Geu Buffers new organ in Boston have gone forward
so that the managing editor and principal editorial
writer have already been selected Inc paper IL sald
be two-cent morning sheet and, besides adYo-
eating Buersn general II will give special atten-
tou TO cuuvatlng the labor movement.
The Lighthouse Board has information that the Nova
Scotia schooner Eta barnett maser), from Pernain
buco with coffee, bound for Baltimore, into
sunday and sunk five miles from Point Lookout Thus
far only person known 10 nave been saved named
Evans who arrived here yesterday.
The Secretary OF War has sent to Congress commu-
OF permanent barracks at Acatrz In place OF those
recently destroyed by fire, aud asks an Appropriation OF
100000 for that purpose
Commander A. l.. X. Benhsm Ia detached from the
command the Saugus ami placed waiting orders
Lieut. T. b. Mason from the Pensacola. and ordered 70
return home.
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