The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-10

vessel and outnt said Court SHALL on motion OF the
counsel for claimant claimants. render an addtionai
Judgment Ia his, her or their favor Tor sum equs "
twenty per cent of the value OF such vessel and
outfit.
SIC a--That upon all judgments heretofore rendered
by said Court the Secretary OF the Treasury 10 hereby
directed 10 pay interest at the rate OF SIX instead OF
foEr cent annum, and all judgments here
after rendered said Court shall report the amount OF
interest at the rate OF six per cent annum provided
that In cases where interest has already boon PAID NJ
the rate or four per cent per annum two per cent per
tary OF the Treasury.
THE TAKIFY BILL-CHANGE5 MADE BIZ THE
COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS
The Committee or Ways and Means have added 10 tho
free list OF the Morrison Tariff bill the following named
articles wv ndow glass, painted stained, imported
by and for the OF educational literary benevolent
and religious associations and not for sac books In
other languages than English, Greek Latin; baisam,
copper ore OIL and the following named articles
have been stricken from the free list:Drugs, medi-
cncs and other crude chemicals not otherwise pro-
vded for; paving tiH, COAL including slack and btu.
minous. The following changes have been made: -
Collodon Of ethers OF all kinds fifty cents pound
the present rate Is 81 pound; opium prepared for
smoking ard all other preparations OF opium not
otherwise provided for, 50 pound-t is, under the
present law, 50 pound lIcoricc, IN paste or rolls
Ave cents pound
Inc committee nave added the foll0wing:-Cnam-
payne and all other sparkling wines in bottles, each
containing not moro than quart and more than one
pint, 80 dozen bottes containing not mo.e than ono
pint each and moro than onchalf pint 81 so a dozen
bottles; containing onehalf pint each less, 81 25
dozen bottles--this is increase Of onethrd over
the present rates; emery grains cent pound
emery ore. So ton; emery, manufactured, ground or
pulverzed. one-haf cent pound this is reduction
OF one-half or the present rates.
The committee have not yet acted upon tea and cof
fee but have nearly reached the end Of the BILL which
will be completed early this week.
THE MILITIA FORCE or THE UNITED STATES.
Tho abstract OF the militia force OF tho United
States, organized and unorganizcd according tho
latest returns received at the office OF the Adjutant
General Of the United States Army is imperfect show
ing that returns have been received from Delaware
West Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia. Florida, Ala
bama, Tennessee, Indiana Nevada and Oregon There.
fore these States omitted from the grand aggregate
militia force Of 90 $685. including officers and prvates
Or which New York has 49, 49, Pennsylvania 10. $3.50;
Maryland. 1859; Massachusetts,, 5000; New Jersey.
3,s3S; Ohio, 4630; Illinois, 3,27l; Arkansas, H. 100
The force OF Virginia Is set down at only 49s Tho
number Of men available for military duty unorganized
is stated at nearly 10000 not counting tho States
mentioned above as making no returns
THE RECUsANT WITNESS KILBoURN-APPLIcA-
TON FOR WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS.
Hallet Kilbourn, tho recusant witness tho Renl
Estate Pool investigation, will tomorrow, through his
counsel, Jeremiah ). Black, Mathew A. Carpenter, W.
d. Davidge N. l. Jcfrcs and Daniel w. voorhees,,
make application to the Supreme Court OF the District
Of Columbia for writ Of habeas corpus He has been
In Jail since tho 18th day Of March.