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i ELMOuP, m"'"eo"
! Washington Notes.
WARRINGTON, Feb. g. Democratic
ss"aiors generally concede the admis-
yOu Il pinchback by q small majority,
ss,omsIded All his friends are present
rhen the vote Is taken.
Tha order for Mr.. Hale to take charge
sihe M Office OF Special Treasury Agent
y Nav York has been suspended, and
Tmnk +, Howe will resume his duties
ihere tomorrow.
The House this afternoon passed q bill
M the total repeal Of the bankrupt law,
and ali amendments thereto, by u vote
Il7s TO 81. II Is to take effect April /.
itproyides, however, that oil suits and
Gthe United States, wherein an adiu-
dstlon In bankruptcy has been made,
Asll In no wise be affected by the act.
Mr. Rogers, Deputy Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue; Mr.. 0ilflllan, Cashier
q Inc Treasury; Mr.. March, Private
| Secretary to Mr.. Burnham, Assistant
secretary Of the Treasury. and other
rnlemcn connected with the Treasury
department., have gone to st. Louis as
witnesses for the Government In the
hbcock case.
Commissioner Pratt, of the Internal
\ Ryenue Bureau, was before the House
Appropriation Committee this morning
rhh reference TO the necessities OF his
bureau for tho coming fiscal year. He
j bd the committee that hc could nd
Minister its affairs without dctriment to
The public service with u decreased
clerical force. He thought also that the
machinery for the collection Of the in
trnal laws could be simplified and thus
have Q great amount or money saved to
The Government.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Sendte. Mr.. |
Sherman, from the Committee on Fl
lance, asked that the Committee be |
dNharged from tho further considcra-
ton Of the bill to provide for the pur-
dwe Of the Freedmen's Bank build
ng at Jacksonville, Fla, and that IL be
nkrrcd to the Committee on Public
hldlngs and Grounds. So ordered.
Mr. Cameron presented petitions of
dtlsens of Pennsylvania in favor OF the
lelss Pacific Railroad. Referred to
Committee on Railroads.
Mr. Wright cailed up the bill to pay
he First National Bank of st. Alblns,
", s4,028, $50. with interest from Oct. 10,
l@, for United States registered 1910
notes, belonging to the United States,
nd stolen thercfrom by rebel raiders
hum Canada on Oct. 10, 1864.
The Committee on Claims reported an
lmendment striking out the provision
10y The payment OF the interest.
M Sherman expressed disposition
y look into the matter, rs he doubted
NE liability Of the United States.
y. ihe bill was accordingly laid over un-
U tomorrow.
NJ, Clayton called up the bill repeal
nng the restrictions on the sale Of pub
Y lands In the States OF Arkansas, Mis-
'lsssppi, Alabama, Louisiana and Flor
. Ar. Clayton offered as q substitute for
'ae amendments OF Mr.. Edmunds, that
'ae public lands affected by this act
l0all be offered at public sale as soon
Y spracticable, from time to time, and
wording to the provisions OF existing
avs, and shall not be subject to pri- !
a,e entry until 80 offered.
r-'e 's"Sahiuuy lIOIu tuc SOiilIlIJtCc Ou
.malce, reported adversely on the bill
IsVauced y by Mr.. Robinson providing
" " Myments OF United States bonds to
y Y aepositors In the Freedmen's Bank
ssMlnourse y, them for their losses. On
Y %von o! Mr. Sherman the bill was laid
y rar Alcorn opposed the amendment Of s
- l. Ola\yton to the bill In reference to
" public lands In Alabama, Arkansas,
'%Slslana, ~ Mississippi and Florida.
.;M,t.. Oglesby said this bill had been
SSliy SShiy considered In the Committee on !
y 'Soi'c Lands, and had been sanctioned
%s s, majority Of the Committee. He l
ptosed Y, the bill in committee and would
Sshe ,w'We Tor y now, but thought It just I
!. \ .uvsc au. who advocated IL to let 1t take
usouIse' suse he had opposed the bill be- I
barla S ne thought every opportunity
sS sSSIiu ~ oe Afforded the poor white man
~ % %ue colored man to get a home. He
y surprised to hear the Sena-
h uom Mississippi say that I
Dr,np wopie were no longer a land q
s'Is S,sas, people. This question OF the t
,nSutural ,nSs lands and OF the timber
s sas, u the United States was becoming Y
NY momentous and important one. Il
NJ. M boutwell, submitted an amend Q
ads .sds mat before any of the timber t
N u tanected by this act are offered for G
'mia.y y iI,sy shall be appraised under such n
ssssaN sscsss.ons as may be prescribed by the
nil hjiSI'aly Of the Interior, and no sale
INN INN ee made at less than the mini 2
Iuviaa I nSed by such appraisement; !,
\ ~ that no sale shall be made at /,
= y. .uan 81 Is per acre. The bill then /,
4 sbU,er bonse at the expiration OF the morn s
~ r. aEdmunds, who was entitled =
M a1u w.r noor on the Pinchback case, 3,
NJ. NJ. Morton said he desired to give 4
NJ 70 the Senate that when the case 6
sbc,il1 H. il1nchback was again taken up N
ssior sHvula ~ ask the Senate to remain in n
Tboo1 NV r9 until 1t was finally disposed OF. !,
Ir o1alr nr announced the appointment n
can.,C NJ. Cooper, Of Tennessee, to fill the 8
NJ on the Finance Committee. .
" tason then took the door and u