The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-16
THIRD EDITION
WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of The EUenin0 Telegraph
NH'H l.- WAsHINGToN February 16.

opcctoA correspondence OF INS EDe1bHO LeteyFUP-
It'H WASHINGTON, February l6.
the Tax upon Milltners r.
Upon consultation among the appropriate
Congressional Committees. in conjunction with
the Commissioned of Internal Revenue, it has
been settled that reduction will be made in the
tax and duties upon milliners and milhners
manufactured goods To what extent this reduo-
tion will be made the committees have not yet
determined fully but it will certainly be liberal
decrease. I.. .. ..
Esn Post OAice Appropriations.
Amoug the items in the Post Office Appropria-
ton bill, reported yesterday, are $l5O,OOO for
steamship service to Brazil; for such service
between San Francisco, Japan, and China,
S25O, 900; for overland transportation bet Heen
Atchison and Folsom, and marine transportation
10 California. 5000, 900. The bill also authorizes
the Postmaster-G General 10 employ sailing vessels
for mail transportation to any foreign port,
compensation not exceeding the sea postage
acciuing on the mails so conveyed.
Our MInisIer 40 Mexico.
Hon. L. D. Campbell, recently appointed Min.
ister to Mexico arrived here yesterday from his
home in Ohio, and had an interview with the
President this evening. Mr.. Campbelps visit
has no relation to his official position. He visits
Washington upon private business and will re-
turn to Ohio in a few days, there to remain until
the Senate shall have acted upon his nomina-
ton as Minister to the Mexican Republic.
QuarteFmasters' Cheeks.
In view OF the reduction of interest on tempo
rary loans from six to five per cent, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury has directed that Quarter
masters checks of less denomination than $4,000,
and army and navy war; ants of less than
10000, shall be cashed on presentation. On all
warrants of greater sums than those above
named, fifty per cent. shall be paid in cash, and
certificates of Indebtedness shall be given for
the balance. 1t is hoped this plan will have the
effect of bringing certificates of Indebtedness to
par value.
Expensive Presses. ..
In the miscellaneous Appropriation bill which
was before the House yesterdao afternoon there
is an appropriation of $1,000 900 for expenses in
CARRYING into effect the several acts of Congress
authorizing loans and the issue of Treasury
notes. This appropriation includes, of course,
expenses for the Printing Department, which
has thus far struch off bonds, notes, etc. to the
amount of SO, 900, 100000
Excepting about 500, 100000 of this immense
amount-done by the hydrostatic system OF
pllubluS-lu6 WuOiS WOIh mas DCCu SASCubSu ny
machinery that has not cost more than $12, 900,
while the expenses upon the experimental sys-
TEN of hydrostatic printing, to which S. M.
Clark, Superintendent of the Printing Depart
ment seems to be irrevocably welded, has cost
the Government nearly halt million dollars.
The great bulk of this large sum has been ex
pended in the purchase of the hydrostatiC
presses, which snap to pieces like pipestems
and are carted away like SO many HcorpseE
by teams of oxen. This project was introduced
during the term of Mr.. Chase as Secretary of the
Treasury; and at the suggestion Of the Superin
tendent of the Printing Bureau, seventy-two hy
drostatic presses were purchased at once at 8
cost of $4,000 each. They failed, but we're in
creased from time to time until the whole numbe
| purchased has reached between two and three
| hundred We believe none have been pur
| chased under Mr.. McCulloch's administration
and he has not directed, nor does be propose t
authorize, any expense in further tests. TIL
| Committee ON Appropriations have, however
endeavored to put stop to any further expert
ments of this seemingly played d-out system, by in
Producing a proviso in the Appropriation Bill
that no further expenditures shall be made il
that way until such experiments shall have bee
definitely authorized by law, and distinct ap
| preparation made therefor.