, 1870-12-19
WASH!h GT0H.

POSTAL 1kLKuxAPH PROJECTS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-There are now pending
two bills establishing postal telegraph system
One OF these Was introduced In the Eouse By Sir
WashbuIn, Of WteconEn. and referred to seiec,
Committee On Postal TeleRraphs, OF which be t:
Chairman. Itprpvthes for the appointment OF q
commission 10 appraise the value OF ali the tele.
graph lines ID the country, which shall be boughl
at tLeir appraisal hY the government, aud there
after be operated hy government officials, III coz.
necticn with the Post Ofttee Department. The
othSr bill Is ha5ed On the scheme OF Mr. Hubbard,
or Bostop, embodied In the ILL passed
By The Senate. AID also referred by the
House TO select committee on the snetecI II
pIoy!fes Tor The tra2smtsston Of telegraph testers
h5 contract with compsoy when shall make tel,
eersphic connection with the Post Offices OF tae
country, and do It's work under bond to the xov-
eminent In the sun Of {1oo 00n, and be subject to
government supervision In tie manner OF conduct
inE business. This COMMITTEES has considered
beta hills carefully, hearing arguments IN the In.
sefest OF all parties concerned, and Is ready to
submit It's conclusions 10 the House. The cou,-
mltfsc has rOf, however, been able tn agree In ia
Fcr OF titheE system. bur a9raed yestertay that
Mf- Washbutn should report his OWN bill, while
III. Palmer, Of Iowa, Will report the Senate
tthat is. the Hubbard,1 bill In m Mlled
form. Mr.. Dawes viii support Mt. Palme.s
report, while MessFs- Lawrence, Woodward, and
Beck are committed to neither side, holding
themselves free to take whatever action may
seem best when the matter comes befoie the
Home. Ar. Ferris, who takes the place Of Nj.
Davis, OF New York, on the committee, IVES not
pre- ent when the matter w1s nna1ly acted upa3.
fATEoRSKr 17- ERAL AKERxAS
lett mere, last evening. t.r Georgia. TO take part
In the political campai- now in progress there,
and TO lock after the United States senatorsht5
1som thai State far which position be Is taid to be
. candidate. The fsct Of his departure rave
flse to tumof, which wss current to-dar. to the
eject that he nad resigned tue Attorney General
ship This TuroE Is a'l!,tte premature, a. he dues
not intend 10 resign until Congress assemblies A.
ter the holidoys.
RopKR1cE r. HITLER
vas arrested, to-day, on a warrant tss,ed from
the Criminal Court, in which he 10 charged with
forgtry IN Two cases BEFORE being brought TITO
court, Butler IVES Introduced 10 Judge Carter, to
whom be exhibited 4 power-of.attoyuey. and
claimed that that document gave him author.,y
fer the transactions In question. The Cou,t axed
his bail At $780, and Horace Maynard apl ". Il.
Stokes went his security.
IMPROVEMENTS At THE cAr1TAL,
Tue annual report OF Washington City improve
ments Tor 1870 has just bten published. and the
exhibit made 1s very gratifying 70 The citizens
hefe. The total pumber Of buildings erected was
sa3, costing $s,20s,1s5- The material used vas
mostly brick aud stone. but little wool being
used. Among The more Luticeable structurcs arr
afEeetmens savings BANK, costing sa5o, 900; three
churches, costing, respectively, $4,000, k7o,ooo
And 80 GOO each; charitable institution. cosunz
$4,000. and building for the use Of the United
Statta, costing sls0, 900.
CTo The Associated Presa1
INTEREST ON FACt tF1C RAILROAD BoSbs
WAsHis6ros. Dec. 1.-THE AuurneT General
aas rsnSeIed a. y opiLto1 TO Secretary Boat
my the1t ntefest on gov. tumeut bonds semi-aS.
nuaIy, IN witch he maintains tat 1he roads n1nEt
psy tnS interest as fast aa The government pays IT,
Iae euect o. thle decision will be to delty any
iurttet cash payments to the roads for tfanspof-
taticn unrl the oalauce At the interest ovefue il
cal s ;n MeasaTss WI he as once adopted 70
raahs which ts now sent W steamer and other
means Of transportation. ~'''~N
The Senator elect n N SIr1h Carolina. Gnr.
cnance there IS fr his b.ing admitted to lie sen.
ssnca A.; as has sese'se, .ep, TIA, there IS
him to present himself:
m. .pz..,.. s*s poN1SGo;
EEcss agrees to scrton'3 resolution about san
Domingo, he VIII send, as enc Of the Commission
c1s, FEed. Douglass.
secretary Reiknar was beflre the House COM
1nittee on Military Affairs Jesie1day. The Bill OF
tending the time Of mnssertnS out suoetuumeraT
Officers from Janns:y to July !, was under con-
staeIation. The Secretary said tue principal a.
II It passed, the Appropriations Tor the War Dt-
garment would have to be Increased Abont
soo.ooo ee!ond The estimates. to give six months
favor Of the BIZ vas soley that Of axtendlne the
time si1 months longer, which would be d act
81 oi ktodIess 70 omceIs whc, without such leoisla-
night The number Of of1cers to be thus mus
M seaeo oas ne Gsumaled at from 1870 1s0, Of whom
AMEN ont onsna & 2psnt TO 60 out fot iaeeency and
were supeEnunerary when the Army bIll passed
at the last session, haze been asstGred to dl ri.
signed, the pumher thus disposed OF being rnatr
than 9& Tne committee we're not agreed On lie
anettion o. e1tentiiue thc time The bill was laid
over I'LL Monday for further action.
.. THE srAxr ACT.
me o!uefS received It the Internal Revenue
buIsau Indicate belief th1ouehout The West that
tae stamp act Will be abolished at 1h.a session Of
Coog1ess. as least 60 far ID documents are coz
cefned. The Impression seems 70 prevail that
eesaose 9ss. ~ Go9Gfsss M made seme changes in the
Will lie PROVIDED tct ut the present sss.t0u.
fikAsraK TRIP 70 e4N poNISGn
oren sn Il e. nansa T. ae snss
for the appointment OF a Commissioner to
ytsst San Dom!rRo. and report to Congress upon
prrsldent Who thinks I'll 1t the rfoposltion IN IA
present etatc ought to receive the Unanimous vote
o. KepuhiSanstn n Congress, whsseyer may be their
island.
ESrBBEp.
Thefe IS much RnSG1p here With regard to the
eeye1e Stub administered 10 the uaytten Minister
bJ Secretary Fssh. The former wrote the latter q
stfer M protesting sgAinst The rresidcat referring
SAT Domingo. as It inffinges On proper recog-
1tlo1 Of HaJrL Fish returned returned the letter
with HesssEe that It WAS hgalS Itnpe:tucht as
to officially criticize or interfere with the messsae
Or rue CHIEF Aagst1ate Of the Eatted states 10 his