The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-10
T0-DAY'S WASHINGTON NEWS.
Philadelphia Post Office Matters.
Customs Receipts for Last Week.
RochcfoI't Seriously Ill.
Etc, Etc, ETC., Etc, Etc.
from WASHINGTON.
The Georgia Bill.

Special Deepdtch 70 The Evening 7eLc9ropA-
WAsHINGToN, March 10.-The Republican
Senators met in caucus this morning 10 decide
upon the course to be pursued relative to the
Georgia bill. The discussion, which lasted an
hour, resulted in proposal by Senator Drake
to strike out Mr.. Bingham's amendment TO the
original House bill. It was contented that the
adoption of the amendment would surely re-
suit in throwing the State into the hands of the
Democrats, and the same state of affairs would
exist in Georgia as in Tennessee. Senators Will
son, Trumbun, andH Sherman argued in favor of
Mr.. Bingham's amendment.
An effort was made to vote on Mr.. brakes
motion to strike out, but so many Senators in
sisted upon talking that the hour of 10 arrived,
and the caucus adjourned without taking a vote.
Another caucus will be held tomorrow. The
indications are that Binghams amendment will
be defeated in the Senate; at least this is the
opinion of those who participated in the caucus.
Punishment of Election Frauds.
The Committee ON Elections considered and
agreed to report favorably General Paine's bill
to prevent and punish election frauds. 1t pro-
vides that any person voting or causing others
to vote illegally, or attempting to prevent per-
sons from voting, or combining in any way to
commit frauds upon the ballot-box, shall be pun
ished with fine and imprisonment.
The Cuban Question.
There was a warm discussion in the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Cuban
question. General Banks demanded that
vote should be taken on his resolution. As
member of the committee he had reason to
believe that there was important information
at the State Department relative to Cuba, which
should be before the committee prior to taking
vote. Some members complained that
the doings of the committee were made
known outside, and that in consequence
newspapers were discussing the action of the
committee and condemning 1t in advance. An
adjournment was had without voting ON the
resolution. Members of the House are begin
ming to complain at the delay of the Committee
| on Foreign Affairs, and it is limited that they
have come under the influence of the Secretary
of State as the Senate committee is.
Postmaster Bingham.
Special Despatch to The EveniEg Telegraph.
The Postmaster eneral denies the statement
| that he has ordered q reduction in the force OF
the employees in the Philadelphia Post Office.
| He says he has never contemplated any reduc-
| tion whatever. Mr.. Bingham has requested
and been granted permission to abolish stations
| A, at Eighteenth and Chestnut streets; G., al
Broad and Coates streets; ID, at Second and Mas.
ter streets: and X, at Fifth street and Washing
ton avenue. The Superintendent and boy now
employed at each of these stations are to be dis
charged, as Mr.. Bingham says their services are
no longer required.
The carriers at those stations will hereafter
operate from the main Office. The Postmaster
General upon being informed that delegations
had started from Philadelphia to see him il
reference to the reported reduction replied
that no person had called on him yet in refe
renee thereto. Mr.. Bingham said, while her,
recently, that the Postmaster General had giver
him permission to increase his force if he de
sired to-
The whole excitement growing out of the re
ports is believed here to have been dodge per
petrated in the interests of the Postmaster.
Customs Receipts.
The following are the customs receipts for tn
| 1uaal andipr March X.