New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-29

.od or loft pncared fol- week after week, along
o1rooot the entire line One witness, an extensive
nerodical dealer in California testified that his bus
mess formerly very lucrative had been almost en-
trely destroyed by the irregularty and uncertainty
of the mails.
The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
was under consideration to-day by the Senate Com
mttee on Appropriations. No decision was reached
respecting the House amendment consolidating the
South American Missions, Mr.. Seward is urging the
Committee to strike out the Butler amendment and
to allow the Missions to remain as heretofore. The
matter viii be decided tomorrow. .. ......-.+
1t is rumored here tonight that ex-Mayor Wallach,
Mr.. MCGUIRE. and some of the wealthy citizens of
Washington have subscribed literally for the pur-
pose of accomplishing the project for an Inauguration
Ball Tickets are TO be SOS each and colored per-
sons will be admitted. Rumor is also responsible for
the statement that Secretary McCulloch has prom
sed the projectors the use of of the wings of the
Treasury Department in the event of the movement
succeeding
The Joint Committee on Printing to-day, made the
following awards for furnishing paper for Congress
sional printing during the ensuing year First class
w. H. Hoffman of Baltimore, aud h. Shober of Lam
caster, Penn. second class, w. j. Bryan of NewYOrk,
the bid of James Weed having been rejected on ac-
KngsSnd Of Tew.Ycrk fifth class II NJ Clarke 4
Co. of Boston; sixth class w. ii. Hoffman OF Baitl-
more.
The Senate went into Executive Session this after
noon. The calendar was called hnt the nOmina-
lions were severaily passed over. There were none
the list that the Senate believed required lrnne-
date action, Messrs. smytbe and Cummings in
cluded .. r..tE ..
SB Chittenden, formerly Register of the Treas
ury now n broker in New York, appeared this morn.
ing before the Committee on Ways and Means, and
submitted an argument in favor of the removal of
the existing prohibition on the further issue of gold
bearing bonds 1t Is understood that the Committee
favOrs the removal of such prohibition.
Representative Blaine, from the Committee on Ap
preparations IN the House this morning reported
bill making appropriations for the support OF the
Army for the year ending June 40, 1917 which was
referred 10 the Committee of the Whole the state
of the Union, and made the special order for Monday
next after the morning hour. The bill appropriates
100000 for recruiting and transportation of troops,
instead OF 100000 as was done last year, and re.
duces the appropriation for communication of officers
subsistence $i33,000; for payments to discharged
soldiers for clothing not drawn, it approprates $780,
000 instead of $2O00 as last year. and makes an adj
ditiCnal appropriation of S5O0000 for subsistence in
kind for regular troops and employees: for transport
tatiOn purchase and hire of horses, mules, &C. If ap
propTiates $S500Q00 instead of 100000 as last
year. One million dollars is appropriated
for the repair and improvement of the armory at
Rock Island, Illinois, one-balf Of which amount Is
to be devoted TO the construction of bridge con,
Meeting Rock Island with the cities Of Rock Island
and Davenport: making the total sum appropriated
by the bill $48 l955O0. instead of $S}OS2U3 beng
the amount appropriated last year-an increase IN
the appropriation this year of $10,113,407.
Several Ipdian chiefs, representing the. Kowas,
Sac and Fox tribes, have arrived IN THIS city. The
chiefs attired in the true aboriginal style, with
paint and tOmahawks and are here to treat with the
Government in regard to the sale of certain lands
now owned by the abOye-named tribes, and winch
| the Government is DESTROYS of purchasing;
The customs receipts from Jan. is TO sd inclusive,
are as follows: Boston, $369S57 New-York $26l,-
| 87S; Philadelphia, $lS1l77 Baltimore, $S2S,83l
Newt Orleans, from Dec, 2s, to 3lst $4, 500; san
Francisco Dec. Is to Slst $s5,O25. Total $S,4J0,l3