The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-19
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY JANUARY 49, ls7TRlPLE SHEET

take away the right OF sovereign State and
create for II provisional government. The pres
ence in the next caucus OF the House OF In nu-
entail republicans mo have recently participated
In Investigations in the Southern States will IL 70
thought, give the proceeding unusual interest
THE PRESIDENT TO SEND ANOTHER AND FULLER
FINANCIAL MESSAGE TO BOTH HOUSES OF
CONGRESS-
1t Is stated tonight that the President, realizing
the blunder he made in sending message on the
financial wants OF the country to the Senate when
II should have properly been addressed TO both
houses. as the representative branch alone can
originate revenue laws, has determined to remedy
the mistake by sending IN a day or two another
ana iuller me ssage, which will embody suggestions
OF the secretary Of the Treasury as 10 what Is
qured to place his department on good financial
basis. 1t Is estimated that had the clause
permitting unmanuiactured tobacco to be sold
without license been agreed to by the confer
ence committee having charge OF the "Little Tariff
BILL" the revenue from tobacco would have fallen
on the first year not less than $4,000, 900.
REsUscrrATIoN OF THE LITTLE TARIBP BILL
CHANGES IN THE DUTIES ON CLOTHS.
At meeting OF the Conference Committee on
the so-calied Little Tariff bill," to-day,
:he democratic members, Senator Cooper.
OF Tennessee, and Congressman Beck de-
clined to agree to the Senate Amendment.
the most important OF which were striking out the
sections permitting leaf tobacco to be sold
sumers in an unman ulactured state TO the amount
OF 500 annually, without license, and the tax ON
all sales OF stocks bonds, gold and silver, bullion.
coin and other securities. Senators Sherman and
FrelinghuySen on tae part OF the Senate and
Messrs. Maynard and Starkweather, on behalf OF
the House signed the conference report, and M
less the democratic and republican members from
the South the House unite in voting il down the
BILL amended by the Senate at the last session,
will become law. The first section also con-
tanned an Objectionable clause in the words.
(Which shall not apply to goods wares or mer-
cnand'se, which have, as a component material
thereof twenty-five per centum or over In value
OF COTTON max, wool or worsted," which restores
the duty to sixty per cent ad valorem on all
cotton velvets, though three-fourt&s OF the
fabric may be cotton. still wines imported In
casks will pay forty cents per gallon and IN bottles
81 60 per case or dozen quarts or twenty-four
pints All the other features OF the bill have been
iully reported.
THE APPROPRIATIONS. 1855"
The Naval Appropriation bin has been signed BY
the President and Is the first 10 become law.
The House Committee on Appropriations has
already perfected and offered seven bills and four
more are ready. Mr.. Wheeler, who mas In years
past had charge OF the Army bill, has gone to New
Orleans and It Is understood that no ATTEMPT
Will lie made to bring this btu before the House
until his return, which Will not be until early In
February.
DECISION OF IMPORTANT CASES By THE
COURT OF CLAIAs-THE SUIT OF MARSHALL
o. ROBERTS AND THE JOHN DAVIS CASE
DIsM1ssED-THE wAR VESSEL METEOR.
In the Court OF Claims to-day the case OF Mar.
shall U. Roberts. a claim on q mail contract, In
volving over 000, 900 was dismissed The case Of
the Meteor, q celebrated vessel, built to run
down aud capture the Alabama and after the war
bought, fitted out for sale to the Gillian govern.
ment and seized by our government on the COM
plant OF SPAN, was decided by verdict for
the claimants r. b. Il J. NJ. Forbes, for $S0, $50.
Another case, decided in the same Court to-day.
has a singular history. 1t is known as the John
Davis case, and grew out OF events IN the Revo.
lutionary War, the amount claimed being s5S, 900.
1t was long before Congress, was passed twice at
different times by both houses, ana was finally
sent TO the Court OF Claims, which to-day found
In Its verdict that the claim mad already been
paid many years ago. No fraud Is imputed to
the prosecutors before the Court. as the evidence
showed that they believed the claim unsettled.
RESULT OF THE SURVEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA-rHE ENGINEERS FAVOR THE JETTY
SYSTEM OF IMPROVEMENT.
The Secretary or War intends to send to Con-
gress tomorrow the report OF the engineers ap-
pointed TO examine the jettv system and report
upon It's feasibility in keeping open the mouth Of
the Mississippi 1t is understood that oil the
members but one indorse the jetty sys.
tenn as carried out at the mouth OF
the River Mas, in Holland, and estimate
ip,pr Doc NJ ipp
would require appropriation OF S., 600 600, and
for the Southwest Pass $3.50 900. But one men,
Der OF the Board favored 1t is said the canal PLAN
A bill for carrying out the etty plan was reported
BY the Senate Committee on Cheap transportation
an d In now on the Senate calendar.