, 1874-04-14
NOTES AND NEWS.
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Dill Lu4t 1niRut uo pa5a1H.
NOTES AND NEWS.
Special Dtspatch to Iht Ca,cago Tribune.
THE GENEVA AWARD.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April 13>--Tho Houae Ju-
dciary Committee agreod to-day on bill pre-
scribing tho mannor in which tho award shall bo |
distributed. 1t IL eirnilar to the one agreed |
upon last seasion, and provides that tho value |
OF urinnurod vessels shall be pn1d together with
the losses ct officers and aoamen and that !
tho war-promi,l1nB shall be refunded. 1t also
provides TINT the caBes shall be adludicated BY
United States court, nnd by one only which |
shall DO selected by tho President, instead Of
having thorn taken before Commissioner, as
was contemplated at ono time.
ATTEMPT TO REVIVE THE rRANK1Na FRAUD.
The Agricultural Committee ondoayored to 8e-
euro tho passage, BY tho House to-day, Of their
bill providing for tho FREQ transmission through
tho mails Of Seeds cuttings, md plants sone
out by the Commissioner Of Agriculture. but 1t
failed to secure tho requisite two-thirds vote.
ANOTHER ELL DEFEATED.
Tho same fato mot an effort by THO Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds to pass their
bill authorizing tho Secretary Of the Treasury
to stop work on such public buildings as ho
might deem proper, whereby unozpenaed ,ap-
propriations would rovert to the Treasury.
REGULATING TIE GOVERNMENT PRINTING.
Tho Printing Committee OF the Senate. who
havo been considering TIE memorials OF certain
employing printors OF this city as to abuses and
oyorclarges in tho Goyornmont print1ng-offlcos,
dono by TIC Government Printer without
tho cost of printing in the Government
sss ns I 1uoo s,0fetep ana tho 'T5p
Of OF Tho law Of ooneross prescribing olg9E hours
for days work. They submitted o bill fixing
tho price Of labor Mt tho average prices pnid IN
Now York. phlladolphas ana Baltmor0 sdTis u.s.
work whom be may. dcem It expodlent, and pro, :
hibiting tho printing Of Supreme Court and !;
Court Of ClatinH records at tho Government
o}nlce, t}2 unless tho United States is q party;
POSTAL CONTRACTS.
Mr.. Packer, Of the House Post-On!eo Com
mittoo has Ind The suffering condition Of tho
country very muSn o. ana mnuo as
cessful. Tho bill for tho free tranamiasion Of
newspapers in tho couatios whore printed passed
BY us ayos to Il noes, There was no discus-
without delay from any cauao. In view Of tic
| circumstance that this samo proposition las
| boon lefoatod two or thruo times before during
tho present session, tho vote today seems to
e that tic peopio bavo lost interest il the whole
| franing privilege question. It vii! not DO sur
| prising il tho privilege is restored nofote tho
0N0''' IYo tho Assocfated P7css1
MILITARY DETAIL.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April 13-By direction Of
| tho President, Second. Lieutenant J. summer
lsogors, First Infantry, il detailed Professor Of
Military scouco aud Tactics ut tho Detroit,
| Mich, High School. -
| THE GENEVA AWARD.
| Tho House Committee on tho Judiciary to-day
substantially agreod upon bill to provide 70 TOR
tic distribution Of tho Genoya award. The dis
| tributon is proposed to ho mado by tho Unitoti
Statos Court to be designated by tho President
Of tho United 8tatos. Tho remainder Of the bill
docs not materially differ from that OF Con. nut-
lcrs. which pasaod tho House Of Representatives
iu February, 1878, but was not acted on by the
Bennte.
| INLAND TRANSPORTATION.
New YcnK, April IA dispatoh from WaBh.
Transportation Routes to tue seaboard will moet
Oh Tuesday night, and Senator Window, the
Chairman, expects to submit report this week.
Tho Senator will tallc this position: Ohoap
transportation ig to bo obtained only through
competition, and competitlon, to bc effective
must operate through cheaper channela Of com
merco than nro now provided, and must u
governed BY power With Which combnatlo1
over the idea Of obtaining cheap transpor-
tatlon by tho regulation Of freights, and It mas
bc act down cOuolusivoly that. as between thu
two alternatives Of freight-roads and wafer.
lines, tho Committee will favor water-lines. I
ia eatimated by The, cnginoors who conducted
81, ,000, 600 would connect the mississippi Rive
will tho lakes, and the required improvement Lo O
spending with tho contemplated grand connoc
ton, would require about $10, 900, ,o00 whit
about 1a,o00,00o would CONNECT Lake Cham
plain with tho deep water on tho Hudson. ieav
ing ship-canal capable Of passing yeasols 0
1000 tons."
TIE nuELL libel cA8E.
To-day in tue Circuit Court . petition for
writ Of cortiorari to tue Polico Court In the cas-
of A. G. Buell., charged With . criminal libel Q
Senator Chandler, was read by tho counsel forth
! potitioner, md tho Court, Judge Coulter
, ordered that tho writ tssuo W.. u
, writ, and tho Court certified tho motion to til
general torn to bo heard In tho tirat instance.
will 1koly be ono OF the first oaaoB heard BY th
, general term, which will meet Monday next.