New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-01
TRANSACTIONS OF COMMITTEES.

WAsUINGTON March 31.-Thr House Com
ntcc on PENSIONS examined Mr.. Fitzgerald to-day He
is an attorney extensively engaged IN prosecuting PEN
sion caIs ana h. charged serious mlsnanaremeni in
the Pension B1rcln, and vexltioS aud unnecessary lie
iays In the settlement Oi losses.
The House Committee on Agriculture discussed nj
some length to-day the hi auti OrizInS the Commits
s;oner OF Agriculture institute certain experiments
with the teapant, with vie OF encouraging is cul-
,ure in this country Action postponed MI the next
meeting
The Hnusc Committee on Printing adopicd rcs0li-
ton today providing for the printing of 10000 copies
of the report Committee an coinage. WEIGHTS ana
Measures the las Congress npon tic Metric sya-
'e Tnc subcommittee Of the House cn Pacific Railroads.
to inquire INTO the alleged cunlract between The Iacc
i:aroad and the Pacific Mail st"nmshr n%Inpsnv' has
is now engaged 10 ex'mln'nS o, us PROV,
si"ns f., en st spd@rn Is ,he "ompa"c TIE icr ar
raneruclt between them had expired 10y Limitation,
H,r Signature, wnen the resolution introduced Ia The
!Iri-c providing for an inve-ition oi thr IN J'c wtH
n view eraining whether or not such an hr'hS"
meat contrary TO pubc POLICY hiu interests. lnc
S@rissct T ,;po "" t in "tcr-t ',k thu
ground that differed M uo material irri'ct ir" thr
road companies relative The poons earriiues
The subcommittee has mol 81 prrp'r"h Hnti: nt ~
suen % n.coGcnts 81 the common law , l,os
universally changed cofdinon- ny Wlic cou"G gsi'!
raM-lroNs are ha'td l1''ifY rhdirh d,pdriHIc nom
o H. n"nse COMMITTEE he judiciary cal ro'iy
rel ort on the Acl.r ease 20 The llon-" ma w""k
cr1lds agree yrsl rlay 10 rcDor! ayol!y The bill
| pr"yItn: for public built a. Hannibal, NO, a
Tic House Colniuit,tc Ircuas hrld meeting YES
tcrl,y and again Iosto;rl Il dnal vot, Oh the Don
ncii, Nafabin - Is stated iat tAr c"muittca
! will positively taRo action OF IhrIadiY
Yesterday the Scnlic CninIitr' investigating the
removal = me fDnra 'i'id'r, c1'nlho ;"I"l,,n
DRAPER nf NiOlrara CRY, DAKUta, the lawyer whom The
Ponrs engaged 10 90 TO Wa hlnsion to cn1e"voF to pre-
The EXodus Committee continues 10 e1Ininc Wit
ncsSS c I rrs,d~, Of Natciinches rnsH L.
| and an cxuicnber OF HE Packard Legislature In ai-
odu'. Mr. Laws began hy stating ,hpl tie colured r
PIE LOUISIANA have had. since 1874 "a very uphill
rad 10 travel" 40 they very Jealous O the
political and cvii nshts irctn5 c1nSrTea nnon tn.
and Whenever any "i my tai c Tr Jr
mlical rghishe sadhad been denied Item and this was
ihr pr,inr casc the Another
was unfair treatment by the owners OF land and
chants. Every possible advantage had been taken II
Tor relief and the only sOnce offered IL eini-aic.
seeing many colored prople leaving twas thought
hest y influential OOlOred to SysicmatlZr he move
ment. convention was called Tor tal purIosr and
in III Ap l ro tC c % hn sos om
aud there y no way TO REVERSE II lawfully Referring to
people were completely demorized by T. Tho witness
said many Of the coorcd people VIII 90 to Texns
settlers ana coored people have faith IN the lib
erty-lovine Germans than 10 the ~he,peope Of Louis
lana In Texas no thought the Germans would allow
them to vote as they please even II they do not vote as
the Germans might dee desire Tie election OF Demo
CONSERVATION amoug the coored people Of the South
and they would end To ~ they went 10 Kansas
pelnei anywhere, where they felt sure they would be
treated better than In the South.
The democratic members Of the Exodus Committee
seem To have all Interest their work Not OF
them made his appearance to-day 1T the committed
| room. although the Republican members with theiT
witnesses there AMI waited al hour and half toI
them,
| Tine Senate judiciary Committee has resolved ~ re-
mort adversely the bill 10 incrCnEe the pay 0f Might
Inapcctors Of Customs at New-York CITY and Other
| prts to SO per night. The majority OF the committee
arc OF Onion that tho discretion ~ power OF the Sic
rotary OF Treasury tx the pay VI Inspectors nj al
amount exceeding $3.50 per diem, Is sufficient e
meet equities OF the presented In behalf or The
Night The bill reported 10 the Senate
| this Afternoon und indefinitely postponed
| The Senate Military Affairs Committee has adopted
an adverse report submitted by Senator Logan h
| blli to correct the date Of commissions OF certain
officers Of the Qnartermasters Departtnrnt" This bil
has been profile subject Of controversy In army cir
| ccs and before the Committee Military Affairs Tor
!, | number OF years Senators Money aul Burnside,
minority the Committee, Will present dissenting
, | port IN favor OF the blil
, Tho House Committee on Foreign Affairs tool
up Representative Morton's rep, y. " bill TO aid II
increasing commercial relations with Argentine kc
public" Yesterday. and referred 1t TO sub rommtte
Consisting Representatives Morton. Bickne and Hill