, 1876-01-21
CQWMETTEE.WQRk,
loWAN'B CLAIM,

spteta, Dt.ratea to 1,hs Chltaao Tribune.
WAsu1sa1oa, D. G.. Jan. 20.-Admirst Rowan
appeared boforo tho House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee this morning. to enaoayor To secure tho
aid OF that Committee in his efforts to obtain
from tho italian Government compensation for
servlcos rendered. By Rowan to Ghrlbaltli nud
Victor Emanuel when tho present Government
vaa established. Koran, 1t appears, WAS OF
great service At tho time, as l,o obtained Several
ships, put them un1er tho United StRteB lag,
escaped from tie enomy's ha,ids, and landod
troops and armR for tho insurgents. He deaiseH
coluIulsasou On the 9aluo Of tho shlpH. Tho
Committee does not SEQ how It can act NJ Claim
ant for Rowan.
WORK BEK1NDuAxD.
Tho HouHo Conlullttoes were again called
through Ass morning In half an hour. and no
business OF any Importance was reported ready.
Ihs negligence Oh tho part OF tho ConmlttecB
u unprecedented. Iu the two last Cougresaca 1t
Las appeared but onca that tho Committees
could 10 called through in an hour, but the Com.
mittees for two weeks haye now been called
through eyory ornlng except Monday, aud the
practical net result OF legislation IL tic massage
Of tho Pension Appropriation bill. Yot more
thsn 500 hula ilaTo been referrcd to tsle Conf
mtttees. Tho Lemocrats sAom to fear to COIN
init themselves to Any policy, and hcaltate to
adorse 1neasurss before tho country.
kEc,uo H0MEsIEAp A1LL-
EX.CongteHBInan JuliGu IN 1bGU had law
passed amending the Homestead law providing
Aomestesds Ut W acres for negroes aud poot
people IN tho South Who wcre III tho War. These
hoalesteada wsEo to b0 taken from tho Goyorn-
mont lauda In Alabama. Louisiana, Flosda, and
ArkAnaas. Thu, law wAs believed At tho tl1aa to
bc very humane oao. but 1t has been PRACTICAL
u inopeEAtiye. 6oathornors for soYera! Con-
GreBses hare bt,on urging itd repeal. A bill for
tAnt purpose Iaesea she Houso o iast @ yess. ont
taa on Public Landa now hAys the subject undot
constntAtiortt all it Is saul aro favorable to tho
EopsAl. .......
KTa ta4 Ass$etate4 F4sss,l
1u1 STArkls oF LOUISIANA.
WASn1N1TaIN, u. o., Jan. 10.-ThG roa! obatEuo-
tton to Ptnchibauk'a admission TO tho bopato ut
present IL the que uessiou whether there IL do
tEon liz settled by tho Committee on Privileges
and Elections. rinchback will not succoad in Oh.
tanning vote Of tho Bouato. Should Gov. Kol.
tosg aupoint Il NON tnan, the lAttor would stand
u no betrer position thRn pinchbnok.
DIS TnlcT YIHAAcEs.
slr. Ruckner -day. BY direction Of tho House
COMMITTEES Oh the District Of Columbia pre-
sented tho yle sva OF tint Committee to the CoM-
tie s.e5 DlAtsi Ct of Columbia bonds should be
paid from the l:oveauoa Ut the District, ant not
hy a now Congressional appropriation. After sn
Interchange Of vle'ss. tho subject waa referred
lalieh.).
CUTTING DOWN.
ihs House Co nlulittae on Appropriations has
1hs astmates o! Int yoar wsre Sl,352B55 and
Ae Aaiount apnr rpsaatod 81, ,a5t ,2285. The ptea-
snt bill Appropri"tcs a9l1. .l47. Tho salaries OF
NO 3ilnisseEn to @ xzat britain, France, Germany.
saah. The Mintsten4 to Spain, Austria, brazil,
Ao1ico. japan. ind China from $1!.0UII 10
loeoo. ao TLe Min7star 70 Italy from sl3, 900 to
so;Wo. Ihe aisnlaAs4s at Portugal, Switzerland,
way. Turkey, Yen szaela, sud tho Hawaau
sslauda from 7,60u 10 ea,b00. Chill and uoiIyts
~ combined In one mission; salary,
united in one mission 1t tho sans salary
asao the Argentine Republto, Paraguay, aud
usn2uay. salary, %, 500 also duatemala, Costa
?Aca, honduras, 6alvador. and Nicaragua, as
os oshar officers arc also reduced The bill coa-
4otns tie ueuA appropriation Of "a, COO to epsbla
F"'et"F aahsn"E to e'uIIHv nstyxkS sknknuau.