New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-06

ccntum o. such dobts and provided further tiht ins
Act shal not apply TO any debts OWING III al!
coaa-Thc evidence Of discharge shall be the eerti
cate under seal OF the court having JuTsicoN u ''
accounts.
It was referred to the Committee on the judiciary.
GOVERNMENT TIMBER LANDS IN FLORIDA.
The bill introduced in the Senate by Mr'
Jones' Of Florida authorize the Secretary OF tne navy
to transfer 10 the Secretary Of the Interior Tor entry All"
sale all lands In that State not needed Tor naval pun
poses is with view Of facilitating settlements ana m
proyemcnts thereon Under existing law, large quant
ties of public land have been reserved in Florida
for the purpose OF supplying the navy yards Win
timber Much OF this land is suitable for cuIuNa
ton and has little no timber upon IT, luo
bin authorizes the Secretary Of the Navy 10 cause
an examna ton 10 lie made OF such reserved iauHs
excep: that upon which the Pensacola Navy laru 70 W
caed and TO ascertain whether not such lahds are VI
will be- Of any value 20 the Goyerlm nj ior haNa! &
fary are no longer required shall he certified To th
Secretary OF the Interior. and be eui01ct 20 cur.
sale in the manner as other pubic anus tyo
that ali persons who have in good faith made linPIoNF
ments said reserved lands and who occupy to a. I
agreed upon between them and the secretary On ~ 55
terror, but such price IN no case To De less 'n"n %
POI "'i'' POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
The creation of postal savings banks is pro-
posed by Mr. Phillips, Of Kansas, who has brought IN
bill to the the subject. He proposes tha "'
each office where the posnastcr's salary is $1,000
savings shall be established ON application ana
dcposts shall he received at low an amount as %
cents the account not exceed 5000 1t provides that
when S2j deposited shall bear interest at per cent
when placed subject TO ninety days notice before
call. 1t authorizes the issue OF 800 bonus
in denominations OF SOB, $50, 500, and 800 WIN
coupons payable every three months which Oh dGnihIt
shall be payable on amounts deposited Wnen Ja'o non
prOydes for addOna bonds FOR pust-lecb "HeIe sum
banks are established and that the oonas ,5 ~ ~
creased from time 10 time IL leaves cue hsI'io ~
the provisions tho act with the Postmaster OtNl1.
Toe Secretary OF the Treasury viii issue me DohoS On
the notification OF the fosluia- te zen t i',
than %5OU00OOU so deposited that amount I'!ng
held under the control OF the sixth Auditor lor le
payment OF account demands
COLORED MEN ~ THE ARMY
The following is the bill introduced by re-
quest by General Banning today In regard TO the en-
iistment Of coored persons in the army;
BE enacted, etc. that hereafter the word coIored sa
not he used in designating soldier Of the Juttd
states Army that the cOored citizen suil De ehllleu 10
all the privileges and rights oi any cl1eR u
and no distinction siml hereafter he made
IN the assignment Of the solder on account oi coo vi
descent that an arms OF the service engineers tlry
cavalry, infantry signal corps, irrespective oI eo'o
sc ? hat the President is also authorized an the
ON and ION Cavalry and the -lth ana -Jih HlnI.
with enlisted men without iJi.igGe 10 1i t t,.
REGIMENTS above the minimum strength icIUici ~ law
assigning men from the general recruiting and general
,noiinrJ service ar th, are required by the regiments
without REGARD color, ana nothing lh INC aDoNc dtt
Shall be 80 construed that u.e 9tn and 10Th Ca'"y ing
9Th and 4j,h Infantry, are NOT q part OF the United
states Army
Mr.. MATTHEWss HOTEL BILL.
Ex-senator Chandler has written letter on
the subject of the stanley Matthews hotel bill lie saws
ls synuatlo, are a with ike correspondent who orig
inaIly published the story bu. De- declines TO have the
bill photographed. lie says senator Mathewss services
were accepted 0y the committee beeau,c OF the earnest
solicitations OF his friends. ana that 1t was expressly
stimuli itod that me gave Dbl, time and labor TatutoEsly
with This understanding. the National Committee 5t-
..f
AZ. bill. of surr OF lc cHuIe. were paid and iD"t some
of the LAWYERS paid an their own expenses. The Demo
cratic lawyers, EXCEPT ex-senator Carpenter, are reported
TO have made 10 caar-e whatever for anything.
COMPULSORY PiLOIAGE
The bill introduced to-day by Representa-
tive HuIcnb.r4h, OF Sew-Jcrsry, "to relieve certain
snip, and yess, from compulsory pilot fees" provides
that no owner, agent, trustee, or consisnee of any
ship or vessel duly enrolled ana licensed ana engaged in
the colstng trade or fishery, snail, by virtue Of the
laws OF ans State, be- compelled o. take, employ o. pay
pilot NOT voluntarily employed Oh entering or depart
u. from port OF hat'"i, titHtlih passing lhtDu-
or leaving any channel passage, or STRAIT within tue
water. of tic United Sal,s.' IL referred 10 tie
Gonna ittgc on Commerce.
SENATOR BLAISE's HEALTH.
4 letter received from Senator Blaine to-
dav reports that bis health much better than when He
cf, Washington although he has yer fully recovered
from his late ndispcsion. lie says that the reports
that lis sickness is traceablc ia ans degree the
attack from which be suffered Summer wholly
ufoudrd: months uis health Ia, been good Is 10
over was aud has lct strong he ever felt ma his
life His late sickness purely que 10 ma aria, ana 20
cxr.c.s 10 return to Washington IA fortnight