The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-02
FOURTH EDITION
A.
Army RefOrms-EcOnOmy In Ex-
penditures-POstal Telegraph
Schemes The Georgia
Members not to be
Admitted - Con-
test for the
Speakership.
Special Despatch 10 The Bce'sf'a0 Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, Feb. z.
Tho House CIerRship.

A statement that there will be no opposition
to the reelection of Mcpherson for Clerk OF
the House and Ordway for Sergeant-atarms Is
not true. Both positions will be warmly con.
tested by other candidates. General Bckley,
member of the present House from OHIO, is
looming up quite formidably for Clerk of the
House, and Western men are generally for him.
General Washburne, of Indiana, is at work Tor
the Setgesut-at-Arms.
MePheHSOn's Chances for Recollection.
When the Legislative Appropriation bill
comes up again, those who oppose Nc oherson
for Clerk TO the next House propose to attack
him for his extravaganza IN the management of
the Clerks office. Broomall, of Pennsylvania,
VAL defend him. spicy debate may be ex.
pected. 1t is alleged that Mcpherson has in.
creased the expenses OF the House more than
treble while it was under Foruey.
The 5OUse spenISership.
The friends of Dawes and Blaine are busy
urging the claims of their favortes for the
Speakership. Dawes is believed 10 be ahead
thus far, and the general opinion 10 that he will
be elected
Ex-MCmhers Lobbying.
SO much lobbying is done By the ex-members
OF Congress on the floor of the House that there
is some talk of rescndlng the rule giving them
of these lobby OK members are from New York
and New England.
New Department.
TIE question Of consoles ating several of the
bureaus now under the jurisdiction of the
ILterior Department, the business of which has
largely increased IN the last few years
into separate department, with
| a Cabinet minister at his he td, has been under
! consideration by several Senate committees for
! sonnet past. 1t is proposed, and the bill is
now accordingly being prepared at the instance
| OF one of the leading Senate committees, to
consolidate the Indian Bureau, Educational
Department, and Land Ofice into one depart.
| ment and to create q new Cabinet office. II is
| believed that these bufeaus, properly organized
into one department, can be managed at much
less expense tnaD is expended on either Indian
| Bureau or Land Office. 1t seems likely tha.
| Congress will be able TO compass more military
reforms in tbs way Of cconomiziug than wa,
supposed to be possible week ago.
Array Reform.
| General officers now baing examined before
| the House Military Affairs Committee, IRE un-
| deis!Ood to advise merging several rXisung
| army bureaus into one or Two, thus decreasing
| the aggregate number OF officers and men and
employees connected WITH inem, and requiring
! from each more actual duty or labor than they
now pelfoIm. General j. &. owen is here, aud
had a long interview with General Grant this
morning.
Reductions in the Army.
The Secretary OF War aud General Thomas
were before the Military Committee to-day, aui
explained at length the condition OF the
army, and pointed out reductions wh Gu could
be ade without impairing the service.
The Georgia Members.
! The Reconstruction Committee, at their ses.
sion this morning, had Paine's resolution relative
to the status OF the GEORGIA memb bers ia the
House before them. no actlon was taken, but
the indications are that the members elect from
Georgia to the Forty.frst Congress will not be
admitted to their seats until some change Is
made in the State Legislature.
| The Posta Telegraph.
The House Postal Committee finished hearing
the argument to-day relative to Washburn's
Postal Telegraph bill. Postmaster Burt, of
Boston, stated that, so far as his locality was
concerned, he thought delivery of telegraph
messages by the Post Office Department would
work we'll without Inconvenience. The Presi-
dent of the Franklin line made some state
meDts concerning the working both ways on
the same wire.