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wAsHiSGroS, Friday, Jaa. IA, 1885,
The Postmaster General in reply to the resolution Of
tho Senate nquring whether the Dspsrtm mt can Be-
sie says that in has the existing
service been raised TO higher grade or more fro
quent mails been granted than the increased growth
scd busness Of the cities and settlements through
which they pass seemed fairly entitled to. Is evi-
dent BY determination Of the service the self sus.
aiming of the Department can unquestionsbly be &C.
cured but it 10 worthy Of much consideration whether
that would not leave the mere skeleton of postal
service, commensurate with neither the business nor
the socisl wants of the country. The Potn
General states that under the postage lag
Of lSi5 the revenues and expenditures were
about equal Since the passage OF the Law
Of 1851 fixing the present rates. the excess 10 expendi-
lures has been regularly and largely increasing inese
facts obviously suggest If Congress is determiIei to
axe the Depar uent selfsustsning that the surest
means of doing so would be to return TO the law Of
ls45 or five cents postage for distances under and 10
cents for distances over 700 miles, hence no taVors
the passage of bill introduced into the Sensts al
former session. This, together with his suggestive
amendment IN regard 20 the mode Of inviting propo-
sas for carrying the mails and substituting postage
stamps for the Thanking privilege would render the DO
partmept sesustaning in all that relates 10 It's rega'
lar and proper operations Two sets OF service were
csed into existence by reasons Of State-one tue fa-
chc the other the Great Overland Route TO Cthfor.
MIA. The former, after deductng the hostages Wan
Lake lne shsl be added, 500 coo, for which there
viii not probably be sufficient postage revenue to pay
The House COMMITTEES on Territories to-day ordered
that the bill for the gam cation Of Arizona be- reported
with the boundaries asked for by the people OF the
Territory, through their delegate, Lieut.. Mowry,
namely all the territory south OF the parallel OF la-
ude moth 80 iV from Texas to the Colorado OF the
West. The bill is exceedingly simple in its Proyisions.
ana is probably the shortest Territorial bdl ever
framed. The new Territory will contain about l00 wv
square miles and leaving in NswMex about l3O OOU
population, Arizona will be represented by abosk
10000.
: The House Committee on Foreign Affairs TO-DAY
agreed TO report bill similar TO that OF Senator
Siidelps IL proposes TO place 10 the hands Of tho
President $50 600 GOO to negotiate for tho purchase OF
Cubs The vote in favor of the measure was Messrs.
Hopkins, Clay, Barksdale ,7Sickles, Groesbeck and
Branch and against II, Messrs. Burlngame. Rt,he
and Boyce. There viii DO minority as wen ~ q
majority report. ,
At least twelve or fourteen Republicans 10 the
House will vote for the Senate bill tor the admission
of Oregon into the Union and oppose all efforts 70
trammel its passage. rhe present difficulty Is to OBJ
tain an oppor unity to report 1t fom tho COMMITTEES
On Territories.
Three mails from New. Orleans and several inferno
date point. were received tnis evening" but they bring
no news of special Importance.
The new Senate Hall was lighted up for the first tmc
toll gbt and the effect was very fine.
The United States Agricultural Society have reeect
ed Gen. Tighman President, and one Nice-Pfesident
from every State and Territory. Is. ID. Ere lch was
reelected Treasurer and b. Perey Poore, Secretary
The Executive Committee for 1859 ia n. Wager Of
New-York; j. McCiowen Of Pennsylvania j. Ware OF
Virginia; H. Smyth of New-IIampshre; j. Merrymsn
Of Maryland III. Cspron Of Illinois, and j. M. Can
non Of Iowa.