New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-10
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, April 0, 1870.
The Committee OF Ways and Means have added to
the free list OF the Morrison Tariff bill the following
named articles Window glass, painted stained I'M
ported By and for the of educational literary DeneV
oent and religious associations AMI not for sae books
ia other Ian glagcs than English. Gu Elk Latin; bal
saIn copper Gre and castor OIL The following named
articles have stricken from the free list Drugs
medicines and other crude chemicals not otherwise pro
yided for; paving tile and coal, incl1llg Slack ana
bitumnous. The following changes have been MADE
Collodion OF etheIs OF all kinds, % cents pound; me
present rate Is II pound; OPIUM prepared Tor sn0A
ing ard all other preparations OF opium not otherwise
provided FOR. 80 pound; II H. under the present Law, 80
, pound; c0Tict in paste or rolls, CENTS pound
Champagne and all other sparkling wines have been IN
creased Onethird the present rates Inc COMMITTEE
have YET acted upon tea and coffee put have nearly
reached the OF tbs bill, which will be completed
early this week
Tine abstract Of the militia force of the United States
organized aud unorganizci, according to the latest
returns recei, ID at Office Of the AdutantGenera Is
nperfect showing that returns have been received
from Delaware Vii ,iniI, North Carolina, Georgia.
Florida Aabama Tennessee, Indiana, Nevada. ana
Oregon therefore tEese states are omitted rom ! 'e
and priyates, OF hch NewY0rk has 1919, PeLnsy-
yanA oS9S Maryland G l3oy oi. Ark kansas
700 The force OF Virginia Is set down at only 49,
lied. Is stated at nearly 5000 900 counting tho
states mentioned above as making no returns
The Post-Ofice Department has SO far withheld from
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company lis usual quarterly
now due the Company for the quarter ending April Is
Sl25OOO. There is question about the proper per
Torrance OF the stipulated service, and Is whspcre
that the delay payment has been instisatcd III New
York and that one a lut the Department mas peer
unsusuoctngiy used Tor ,no purpose OF depressing Tue
CoInpilnys stock. Gov Jewell Is now absent AZ the
West his return t Will he brought 10 MS attention
The United States supreme Court has decided to adj
ourn on the second Monday in May, ana no arguments
VIII be heard after Friday April 2S The Court il still
running largely behind, beng unable 10 dispose OF Ill"
business already band This VIII be larger az the at
onrnincnt than before The McCrccry biil 10 re-
feye tho Court by Increasing the money limit involved
and by establishing Court of Appeals which passed tho
Hon several months ago. is SIN III the Judiciary Com
mitte the Senate where il likely - remain
Hal!ct Klbourn, the rccusant witness In the Real
Estate Pool investigation will tomorrow, through hlS
counsel, jeremiah y Black, Ma;thew 4. Carpenter, w.
D. DaVdge, y. T. Jcres, aud Daniel ". voorhees, MAKE
application the Supreme Court OF tho District o
Columbia for a writ Of habeas corpus lie has been N
Jail sin tho II til day OF March.
The Committee Elections to-day decided 10y strie;
party vote give the held by Mr. Farwe IRON
the lid Congressional District Of Illinois to Lenoyne
fln