Year: 1870

Senator present The Mississippi bill will probably be
ported tomorrow. Mr.. Thurman made fight against
one OF the brood OF railroad bills granting pub


lie lands He declared his intention OF making this test
question to whether Congress intends to give away
any Of the public domain all Of which will be need
ed for the immense population shall have before the
end Of this century, when these people, to whom 1t is
now TO be given away, would exact enormous price
for it, At o'clock the Currency bill was taken up and
steadily voted until its final passage by 80 to 23
large number Of individual amendments offered all
OF which were rejected. The only important changes
made put the amount OF additional circulation
back at forty-hyo millions, and to increase the |
amount TO he withdrawn from the Eastern States
to twenty millions. This was the result Of q
compromise between hr. Sherman the part OF the
Finance Committee, and Mr.. Norton representing the
demands Of the South and the West. Mr. Howe brought
up his bill repeating certain sections OF the Neutrality
act Of sls which he declared not only uncOnstitu
tOnal, but partisan and unjust; that IL enacted to
enable Spain to retain possession OF her South American
colonies; that paid for 1t by the cession of FOri
da, and that ii regular bargain between the United
States and the King Of Spain lie concluded by advo
eating the concession OF belgeren rights the Cubans
without regard to any fear OF compromising the Alabama
claims Mr. Carpenter, who has heretofore made long
speech advocating the recognition Of the Cuban belger
ents desires to speak the point to morrow. in
connection with the bill OF his colleague Mr. Howe.
Senators also desire to speak but the fact that the
Census bill is be taken up may interfere with their
| purposes.


In the House. today, during the morning hour, the
Committee Foreign Affairs got possession OF the floor,
and Mr. Swami reported resolution from the Commit


tee, asking the President to communicate to the House
information concerning tho Imprisonment Of American
citizens abroad. when Mr. Cox let off Fenian bun
combe for his Irish Democratic constituents. The Leg
islatIve, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill,
which the special order. laid over and the bill
apprOprang $4,000 to aid the poor Of the District OF
Columbia taken up, and debated until the time Of
adjournment. The Democrats attacked the appropria
ton on the ground that the people suffering from
In the District coored They did not object to ap
propriang money for the poor, provided they were
white Knott OF Kentucky made speech, attacking the
colored people only Kentucky Democrat can. Cox
and socum OF New-York followed ndorsiug Knott and
tried to make capital by asking for appropria
ton for the relief OF the workmen recently discharged


from the navyyards all over the country. The bill met
with considerable opposition from the Republican side
Also but will probably be passed tomorrow.
| The Senate Judiciary Committee discussed the ques
OF the admission Of Mississippi but owing to the
absence of some important official papers and docu
ments relating to the matter definite conclusion was
reached 1t is understood that the Committee will not
impose the conditions which engrafted in the Vr
gna BILL but to be consistent those Senators who voted
tho conditions imposed Virginia, will Insist upon
their being included in the Mississippi bill Should the
two Senators from Virginia. who have since been admit





they will be carried. they wereony adopted by one
majority.


meeting OF the Honse Reconstruction Committee has
been called Friday consider the bill FOR the adms
sion OF Mississippi. The Mississippi delegation here
anxious to secure immediate notion on this subject
having complied with all the requirements Of the
Reconstruction act


The request Of Secretary Boutwell, made to the House


OF Representatives recently that authority be given to
transfer to the Treasury Department from the War De-
partment all the buildings and Improvements on Davlds
Island York Harb0r for the purpose OF establishing
O Marine Hospital will probably be considered at the
next meeting OF the House Military Committee. The
sanction Of Congress requested and also appropra
ton OF to purchase building. and $4,000 TO put
the hospital in proper condition for service Mr. Bout
well says the locality OF DavIds Island is very superior
one for the purposes named and the Department will be
afforded excellent opportunity OF establishing hos.
ptal at this great commercial point for moderate ex-
pendure.


Mr. Calender the Bank Examiner for New.York City,
was examined to-day by the Banking and Currency Com
mttee concerning the affairs OF the Tenth National
Bank and its operations during the gold panic III Sep
tember last The Committee also examined Mr. Bartlett
the Private Secretary Of Secretary Boutwell, who wrote
the dispatch ordering the salcosS 100000 Of gold the
messenger who carried the dispatch to the telegraph
Office and the operator who sent it, all OF whom were
positive that nobody the dispatch here. The op-
orator says it sent direct to Gen. Butterheld ana
could not have been taken of the wire at any point


In anticipation Of the speedy passage by the Senate OF
the bill to abolish the Franking Privilege, Congressman


making haste in sending out to their constituents all
the old documents and pamphlets hand. There are


100000 public documents and pamphlets In the vaults Of
the Capitol waiting to receive frank in order to be
mailed between the present time and July next, and
more are printing every day. which will be added to the
list.


Secretary Robeson and Admiral Porter did not attend
the meeting OF the House Appropriation Committee to-
day, as was expected. The Committee desire 10 have
both these officials give testimony naval matters be-
fore the Committee at the time. In regard to the
proposition OF the Secretary Of the Navy, TO allow
transfer OF $OOoOOO from the Bureaus that have
cess OF appropriations to the OF Construction and
Engineering was agreed to, and tho Chairman was or
dered TO report 1t to the House. This will enable the Sec
retary as passes to cause the aborers who
have been suspended from the various navyyards to be
again put TO work.


private letter from Government officer In Europe
10 "A senator here says:


have been reading ID. A. wells's report His bust
ness merely to furnish gures aud the people should
be left draw their conclusions from them without
work in day than formerly. lie argues that 1t Is be-
cause they pald ON account of tarn &c Now


the real reason IL that inferior class OF foreigners Is


taking the place OF better class OF native brains the
| latter being drained from common labor by @ ,ho
hsns msnse es .ns snd ACTIVITIES in the
pursuits aud developments OF the country rms cnange
viii continue until labor viii be done In the United
states by ms low class done In Europe. with
some allowance for the IN the average nan
Affords TO the brains and ambition Of the emisrant or
course fools do less per day than the lnborcr oi New
ngnes ont Of Weiss reoort nndI doubt they will hold
water and becomes worse than worthless because ~
may sow discomfort that will cause millions VI damage
To the country


BY concerted action. nearly all the military officers in


the .eryiee Congress to their rate Of