, 1875-01-20

Tho additional taxation requested by tho p.csi-
t,ent's message. An examination Of tic condt-
ton OF tho Treasury show. that additional revenue
Ia absolutely necessary. The Committee will prob
ably begin evobing sessions within a day ortHo.
tho day sessions to 10 devoted to investigation.
and Tbs evening Sessions will bo held to consider
bleineBs connected with tho royonne.
7i1t. HCtlti FORT YAAEf}.
Tho House Enmnitteo Oh War ElalmH will con-
time the investigation Of the alteHat ausg Fort
claim. Tie Eecretary Of tho 1foaa1ley has sent
to tic 11ouse tile reports Of tito speciAi agents in
evHlnnue. This evidence, ard tho 1cttesH Of tho
tho t3ocretarIes of War aud Iroasnry,laro likely
to defeat tho confirmation ut ucn. Stliraa
u 10 t;onninsasy- s'isas ~as :she
ut tha War ClaimH Committee is inEtrucIed t.
prepare bill for the prevention of similar
fral}s. 5udso Lawrence IL Of tho oI3h'hn TINT
III view Of tho painful d'sciosases III th!s cage,
t,obgreatinnn SHOULD be prohibited from prose-
cutiuf: claims bpfuro tho Department.. /: in like
iY that ono Of the results Of this investigation
will be tho Recommendation by the cn1nnittos
o,i War Claifns for tue ezpussson O! Frederick
u. l.utIer al TenueA.ee, on account 1t 4ia cotn-
rlclty in thiH tranaaction
w1,1rELAw nr1ns CASE.
Whits!av 1scsd appeared III the Police Court
this morning: = COMPANY with "; ". Cor,
| Lis counsel, 4. G. K,ldell. ,1easrB. Corco,an
anl Kaufman, gave hai! fol lis appearance ;o-uor-
row 10 charso Of criminal llpoi, aud TIE party
! t4en left the &a'tE1.room. .....
| Tt1E 1Sbi.S APPROPRIATION FILL.
Tie House sreht considerab1o time to-day
| upon tho Indian Appropriation bill. Tic deh1te
! WIZ, t;scary and titesstae. There wkn hut one
fea.ure Of interest in it.. Tint vas the discuss-
! ion OF the MD Choctas claim. ThIh claim has
pecniAr and romantic history. Congrus. Ind
| been trying for thirty years to H'sd fae wAeihcr
it vas q fralll ur not, aud ila. not yet eciued.
Newspaper gossip to-niEht III suat Henry n.
! Smith, formerly of the tthcaao rrcs3, niH hooa
takc charge Of Tho BROOKLYN Union. Eowon's old
| paper.
APPROPRIATIONS. .....
Tho IIonbn Cnn.uaittoe M Appropriations 10
lay aGreed 10 include tho fo!lo~ih: isens in the
! As,,dsy civil appropriations bill: For rofunding
| 10 States Their e1Eei,3eH in raising volunteers,
a217, ,000; for tho CONSTRUCTION aud maintGnlaco
Of military to'eErnpl, lines esecias!y IN Iesas.
Few Moxico, a1si Arizona, s'55.009 ftr the 1ni,-
licatiou Of tie ollicial records Of tho Var Of tic
Erocllion, s50,000; for tho collection OF bounty,
prixp-motley and other claims Of coi3sed so!!!e'a
(hoiug continuation Of tho work
of tho late Eseclmena Rureau>
315,ooo for tue rrccdmen's Hospital. sl5.ain'
rho Commttoo also, after cpnait1orable d1sen5
tiu1l voted to moyo I'll amendment To Tue rend'
rg Indian Appropriation hill, to i1ssst the ite1
Of a2y7o ON for interest due on ths ChickasaH
Sa.iuual Tr@la-- lind.
APPOINTMENT,
Edward II. Latham laA heeN appointed Inter
nsl Rnrenuo s:ozekeepss loy ths southern Dis
trict Ut Ohio.
| NOMINATIONS.
! The following nominations vcre fou. TO th
Senate: Jasnes s. Dosstovd, UnitaI States At
tornoy for tllo Western D.strlc. of Missouri
| Jcn H. Knight. Of Wi'conain. Ncsstor Of Il.
Land -OGice, Bayfield, Win; Thoman L. Free. 0
|. low, Agent for ths 1nd'ans OF the Sac and 10
Agency lowA.
poatu1aatera--J. Boyle, bloomfield, Ia. II, ]
witIo.:, Michigan City, I1d. L. Whallcy, lra
lilo du Cl.tcn, Wis.
INTERNATIONAL rosTAI AnRAS6EAEMT.
1t the Cabinet session to-day the postal 81
raugemeusA with Canada wero completed aud
COPY will Lo forwarded to Cauala iulnodiatc]
, | foI tho proper siyna.ns1s.
:iuaftsAT1oNs CONFIRMED.
Tho Senate confirmed the following nominf
, sionn: Robert U. Krke, Collector of Intern
. l.eynnno, Yhi,teent District of Ohio: John
l.eghoss,, Of luwa, RoSiatcr Of The Land Ufllc'
at Dol Norte, Colorado.
postmasters- Clendennng, Morrison
III. II. Toulla, Lannrh, III. 4. Tanning, Wa
| rem, ILL.,; L. Groves. Mexico, No. c. j. nas
| lings. Wheeling,' ". Va.
Ths rseaar rteor,i Of Congressional proceedings w
' | teJauud On Tie IAird 1uge.l