New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-13

duced by Mr. Ward, of Pennsylvania. in the House Of
Representatives. Monday:
Whereas. The mercantile marine Of this country was
nearly DESTROYED during the late rebellion; and
whereas The restoration Of commercial marine,
utlhs y. IL does, one OF the most ehcient means
of defense n time OF Of great national importance
anu eS-eu,lal 20 me maintenance Of our position Is
Whereas The International Postal Congress which
superior opportuntes Tor the collection OF useful n:or-
nation relating To this important interest without in
Therefore be- '"'O"a' expense TO the Government
Rcs9ired etc. That tho President Of the United States
be directed 90 instruct the delegates from the United
states Ia collect aud report to the President for trans
mission Congress All Information and Statistics bear
assisted N establishing and sustaining the commercial
marines OF their respective nations.
The resolution was referred % the Committee on For
elgn Affairs
FLOUR MGDDLNGs PATENT IN ARGJ MENT
In the Supreme Court, Tuesday Mr.. George
Harding, OF Philadelphia, called up motion 70 vacate
the decree Of tie supreme Court the Cochrane
against Decner, the celebrated suit under the flour
dlngs patent on the ground that prior the argument
IN the Supreme Court In 1876 the appeees had under
stan ling with the appellant by which The was yiru
ally settled and tbe argument presented In behalf Of the
defendants was In consequence meagre and insufficient
and hence the Court was led TO decide in favor Of the
validity ~ The patent. Ex-senator Carpenter argued m
reply IA behalf Of the patentecs The result Of this mo-
ton Is Of vast Importance 10 the -four and milling in
terests o. the country
LAND CLAIMS TO VALUABLE PROPERTY II
CHICAGO
The Commissioner OF the General Land Office
has assigned Thursday the 13th instant To hear ara1i-
ment Of counsel in relation the hight Of location OF
valentine scrip certain vacant lot in Chicago aud
vacant ground the lake front n that city This scrip
issued To- Thomas T. Valentine under authority OF
an act " Congress 20 indemnify HIM for lands IN Cali
folnia sold by the United States This scrip locata
ole upon amy uuOccupcd ground belonging the United
states There OF such scrip locations embrac
ing about lCC OF land OF very great value. They
include among other property the sites o. the Illinois
Central Railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio Depots in
tho Fort Dearborn Military Reservation, the greater part
OF vCg reservation disposed or Uy direction OF tue
,gtl appear before the Land Once CORNERSTONE
row. representing the interest, OF tc various claimant
% tlc band Chicago. located by this scrip The Hi
uss Central Railroad Company viii be represented by
viii br iepsc,tuiod by several proma nt lnd lawyers
aud t4o Ciy u CHICAGO wei also have representative
present TO- INSIST upon IT'S claims 10 te land n qucston2
SETTLEMENT WITH RAILWAYS.
The bill introduced in the Senate to-day
by Mr. Ransom To provide for tie settlement of ac-
counts with certain railway companies" is tho same bill
that Introduced IN the House November .. II pro-
vdcs for rrOyouny the sett'cm n, made hy the United
States Government with the soinl and " .riden the
New-Creaus Opeousas and Great western the Atlantic
and North Carolina; tie Ncw-Orieaus. Jackson and
Great NH-fpFut ann -7-i'fi t4'
Orange aad A.e>tlIr1, uui aut' "tL'f r.toad c'hpi
mis- purchased and made fIlI payment Tor engines
rolling st.rl r;C, saij in ai compares uJ tlt Jtcu
states Government boz I-Gj and 'GG, ana % adjust
tae same upoH jAc basis ana tiH Iidn oi sriti. t
adopted m ia" s-t .Waut made bV tie secretary ~ War
witn tae Western and Atlantic Railroad under Act OF
Congress o. March -, I0iI
Az INVESTIGATION OF THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Morrill, to-
day, ITO provide for a commission on the sub
iect OF the alcoholic liquor traffic. authorizes
the President u appoint with tine consent OF
the Senate, commission OK five persons, whose
duty it shall Dr. 10 investigate tine liquor traffic;
IFS relations Cd revenue and taxation. its general
economic, criminal, moral aul scientific a-pccts IN con-
ucctiuu vth paUpegsu c.uc. vice. ETC.: aud also
license and pgoIintory sslItJI Tor the prevention
OF mt,wpcgauce In tAe several States OF The Union.
PAYMENTS CONGEEo5 CANNOT STOP.
Representatives Of the Mexican Government
have been urging the House Committee on Foreign A.
fairs 90 report . bill joint resolution suspending the
payment OF the award made By the United States and
Iexl-au Claims Commission tn the case Of Benjamin
W,i OF The IN Abra Mining Company They urge this
the ground thai the claims fraudulent and the
award. based untrue cxpactc testimony. The amount
% the first Of these awards &2-JOJ) with interest
al 8 per cent r.r omun from SEPTEMBER lsGi,
until October l. 1870. Tho amount of tho
award IN the Ia Abra Mining Compauys
claim 3js,79i, with interest ~ % per cent from
with interest from March 30. 1862 - October p. 1870
Tho sub committee %; the House Committee Oh Foreign
Affairs to whom tins subject referred, ported to-
iav that thr Mixed Claims Commission. having been
created by the tlclty-naknr power ~ Cue United states
tuo payment 81 Us awards coali only BE- suspended b
secretary 81 state arc convinced that these awards
fraudulent, trcatF may be negotiated hti"r'h tAe
Uutcd States and Mexico pr'yiins th-t ty shaI! ho
st paid.