Show important general news washington GION jan alth senator wilsons Wil sons drafting bill reduces salaries and emoluments of collectors and naval officers to six thousand collais per annum and to prevent evasion a law of fines and imprisonments will bo be attached Con congress Congi giess learned that the sc sc officials in some cases were receiving 0 from twenty to fifty thousand per annum senator Sumner will soon introduce a bill to remove restrictions in matters of forfeiture of lebel estate for life only leaving forfeiture to bo be made as provided by the constitution this bill will confer with judge decision that government had a right to sell said estates quartermaster gen con meigs has resumed the duties of his office cc all lj public buildings are draped in in of lion caleb B mom mug in memory smith the committee on oil ways and means will vill probably recommend the reduction of naval estimates of thirty five or forty million dollars it i is 3 thought the com coin on oil military an affairs irs will not recommend the confining con fening feiring of gen on oil gen grant |