, 1870-12-18
WASHINGTON.
Two Postal Telegraph Bills to be
Reported to the House. !. / ::
Representative Butler, Of Ten.
nessee, Held 10 Bail.
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The Pacific Railroad Bonds--Opinion
Of Attorney General Akerman. {,
SpectM Despatch TO The Chicaso Tribune.

= FosrAL THLHakArH PROJECTS,
WASHINGTON, Dec. l7,-There are noT pending
two bf.s estaolahfng po1tal telegraph eysteu.
One Of these WRs introduced In tue uoRae by MI,
Waahbufn. OF WitconEn, and referred to = select
Committee On Postal Te1eRr1phs, Of which hs IL
Chairman. It provides Tor the appointment Of a
commission To xppralse the value Of all the tele-
graph lines In the country, which shAu be hougn,
At their appraisal br the government, and there
after be operated By government onctals, In con.
nection with tho Post Once Department Tho
other bill Ia based on the scheme OF Nj. Hubbard
:of Boston, embodied In the bill passed
by the Senate, and also referred bv tna
House TO select committee on the subject Il
p1oSttes for the Iaukmls&ion Of telegraph letter.
" contract with company when shall make tel.
eRfspnfe connection NTH the Post Odlces Of the
country, and DO ita work under bopd to the rny
eFument In the sun Of 800 900, and be subject to
government supervision IN tie manner OF conduct.
ipE business. This committee has considered
both bills carefully, hearing arguments IN the in
sesest OF all parties concerned, and IS ready to
submit ia conclusions to the House. The CON-
m!ftee has not, however, been able 70 agree in fa
Sof OF either sJstem, but agreed yesterday that
Ar. Waahhuzn should report his own blI, While
NJ. Palmer, Of lows. Will report the Senate
that Ia, the Hnbbard,} bill in modified
tofm* nj. Dawes will support Mr, PaImefs
feporf, while MessEs. Lawrence, Woodward. and
Heck arc committed to Neither side. holding
11mEelTea Tree to take whatever action mar
seen best when the matter comes beto.e the
house. Mr. Ferris, who takes the plnce OF Nr.
Davis, Of New York, On the committee, WAS not
7rea ent when the matter was finally acted upoa.
tA17oRsEr CENTRAL Akk1xAy
left here, Last evening. for Georgia, to take
N the political campaign now IN progress there,
and to look sfter the United States seustorshin
fron that State, for which position he IA 6nt In he
q candidate. The fact OF his denartn,a var.
11se to rumor, which waa current no-.sr =. so sso
see' VA ae aAo 1eA9ned the Attorney General
snsPs 1nt Iomof Il little premature, as he does
ter the holidays, e~'>'''''e7 a.
RnprRrrr D pr-,
IN. ..r~x,sa ~ ~. - H. suIL1R
- - e..oa.cot n-usJ, Oh warrant tsaued hpm
tae CRIMINAL Court, IN which he tE charged with
forgery In Two cazea Before being nrought into
court, Butler was introduced to JE..ze rsrs.r ~ ~
vhon, M a~htht.as ~ ~N-k' @a'sass 70
el.tned that that document 1s1s him aataortty ay
for the transactions In ext,un. The cnnYt NO,
hqs hay, A. a. noo arI u,-.. ~ -As soe.& aAcN
e,.%..-.r. - Iva 'oeS -Aa3A aQa " 3.
e'"Ae" "sa' ~ security
The annual report Of Washington Ctv ,mnrova.
ments for Ism hss tns, hs.. srh,,ss, 49, aup.ose
EXHIBIT made ts 7efy e1st,t,tnr t. ,s a c3t.sns nc
netc Iae total NUMBER Of buildings erected was
s93, coating s. .1u, ,l2a The material used nc
most, most snsk and n, stone. but lte rood being
a fr~..+.,,sn,. 1 noeso4e ssnctutes arc
aaaS ateea saenss oaaf. costing ta5o. 900: three
aud 80, coo escn: chaTt,.h,e in.t1r,,on co.tn.
s,,tss Coating t,t" o01 avg 'ae o'e o1 sae United
ITO the Associated Prea.l
,,. MIkRksf oN fAcific RAILROAD BoSns.
n.s w1smtsa1os 7sntsqa Des 1The Astozncy General
concerning nc liability OF the Pactdc Railroads to
paJ tneaf irtetest on government bonds semI-au-
M1asa 20 sast ns .oss NUT
The eject Of this dectalon vii! be to deisy any /
farther cash payments to the tpAls for transpof-
.1s e
eurs = L rs government usnapoItaaon over m
neans @ Of IL nanspSr.aaor M as9. " A''a"ea sae o'nef
v4SCkH,cBsxn
The senAtor.elect frcm North Carolina. Gov
chance taers IL M r n o:,ns III s,,e e M e sea.
chance wnsiever, and that Il viii be useless for
-- 0 sIx nox,xao.
The President haa indicated That, in caae Con,
6opneo, be viii send, u one Of sas cosnsssa uas @
ers, Fred. Douglasa NN~'''A'71'1'
AKAr MAr1sRs,
mfaee On A1it4ty Affs,ra Ieste,day. Thr hi ~ |
Senator Wilson. which passed tne Senate. for ~
tending the time Of mustering out sppeinume.aT
Gument against the bill Wa9 one nf ecnnofnv Snr
il It passed, the appropriations TOT the war' De-
100 600 te7ond the estimates, to give IL monihs |
more psJ 10 these o11cers, while tie argument IN
f. favor of tas by Tas solely thas Of extending tbe
Of kiDdt tess to ot1cefb who, without such leVsIs-
tton, must abruptly leave the service IN fort |
nssni Iea; A., Ine M number Of oeets 70 oe thns mus
about onehalf ought to 70 out {o1 ine11ciencT and