New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-08
WASHINGTON.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
GASES IN WHICH THE STEAMBOAT LAW AAS
NOT BEEN ENFORCED.
WASHINGTON. Friday, Aug. T. 1877

CASES IN WHICH THE STEAMBOAT LAW HAS
NOT BEEN ENFORCED.
WASHINGTON Friday, Aug. 7, 1874
II Will be reooIeoted that. after the ouiniue
Of the wawasset the Potomac RIVER iaS T" -.H.
nv which many lives lost board OF local steam
noat,nsreotors met here and recommended that leSI
.cf,on he taken against several OF the oeers "a ''
boat but no such proceedings were ihsu'u'eu' anu NV
,he two local Inspectors OF the BaUinore
,y,h -aferenoe TO the collision recently pet"een INC
r-ritea states steamer Gettysburg ana the Lazy Vi
en- Iake on the Potomac River, that the piio'
=, oharre OF the Lady of the Lake compheu
with all the rules and regulations for the govern
rept of pilots; but they found IL impracuca0ie ater
several efforts on their part to procure any evidence
from the officers OF the Gettysburg who were on aay
~ the time of the collision the officers falng 10 appear
before them the ground of orders from the oeolet
Of the Navy to sail on the day me summons wa ser a.
snd on tine return OF the Gettysburg the oncers ue
red TO appear without orders from the secretary oi
the Navy, and. not deemlng II 10 oe thelr 70
Navy as u their powers IN the premises anu not
Ing to be brought In contact wiz. se T 'nVasIgation
Thus IN neither was the steamboat Law enforced
TIE MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE SAFE BUR
GLARY.
The mystery regarding the disappearance OF impor
tant testimony before the District Special COM
itiee as TO the safe burglary is not yet explained
fer the telegraph receipt book had been examined by
erners who had sworn Whtiey's signature 1t was
left with the Committee. who regarded 1t as very I'M
uortant There doubt that the book was stolen oy
those interested in conueang what II contained MT
Colby the Clerk Of the senate District Committee mas
been pouird Of concerning the used before the
Investigating Committee and be replies that ne Knows
nothing Of their whereabouts that after the CoItoe
adjourned no sent to Hayes the prisoner in jail the lei
tiers received BY him that he sent TO Baltimore letters
belonging 70 Downs, and other documents to persons
in various parts OF the country. Upon opening the
nackages vet remaining at the Committee rooms. he
how when OF nv whom they were ahstracleu ne uoes
moi gnow Mr. Bartlett, who was secretary ana snort
Rod renorfer 10 the Committee, aud VINO now az us
home I'm Iichfeld Me-, has been addressed on cue SUI
iect and an early reply expected IL IL understood
IoWever that NJ Bartlett called ON by other per
sous interested ia information cohceIn,uE 49,
but ne replied that he knew nothing "haIeNef VI 'He'i
whereabouts.
THE REVISED STATUTES NOT YET READY FOR
PUBLICATION.
Applications are cousI andy being received py Tue
Departneuts from DistrlctAt'oTneys Marshas JUICES
aud other off u the Government as Wen as Iron
lvvers and business men, asking 20 be furnished with
tie Revised Statutes Of the United states winch accof
ding TO law went into effect on the 3lst Of December
last These Statutes are OF course, simple re
visions and COMBINATIONS Of laws already
existence and as the work OF congress
on them was not completed until the close Of th
session in June last sufficient time has not elapsed Z
enable them TO he printed They were put III type II
the Government printing Office, Out no authority wa
gwen for their printing, and only rev proc, COpig
IL will be necessary prepare index, with notes ah'
references TINS addition To the reseIuhe o
the type printing and the binding, Will require sew
eral months. Even the Department officials thoihseEe
are not get supplied with the new coolncanon, an
therefore n Is useless to address them the subject
LAND DECISIONS.
Attorney General Williams decides first that the OF
Grafton Of the conditions subsequent IN Congressional
rauts Of public lands does not depend upon the rule
OF the common Law applicable 10 such conditions Du
upon the intention Of Congress. gathered from th'
e. ensove I'm the graft itself; second that the
grant OF lands made by Congress 70 the state OF WIS
consn by the act June 1856 TO aid IN the consruc
ton OF certain railroads which II was provided Una
u said roads are not completed within 10 years. no 1ur
Their sales shall be- made. and the land unsod sna TO
cert 70 the United States" is determined as TO the iand
,sold NJ the time by the failure 70 complete the road
As specified act, and that no COugfeSslonaI aco
or Judicial proceedings are necessary Dl' tua1 SUI.
uDs0Id lands Will reunited 10 the pubhc domain ON
the publication OF order by the secretary OF INC IL
terror restoring them 70 settlement ana MaiAe"