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WASHINGTON, d. G., Dec. 15
APPOINTMENTS.
W. s. Tiffany was to-day appointed letter
carrier at Hartford, at a salary OF 5000 per an
mum, vice D. g. Knox, resigned. W. II. Fletch-
or was to-day appointed postmaster at Lyndon
vile, Vermont, vice H. K Dewey resigned.
MIR. DAWES RESOLUTION.
The senate finance committee, to whom has
been referred Mr.. Dawes eight hour resolution,
have had the same under consideration, and
have called upon the secretary of the treasury
to furnish information desired by senators as to
the amount of money involved therein. As it
will take two or three.days to get all the statis-
tics, it is not probable that the bill will be re-
ported back before the holidays.
WHICH SHOULD HAVE THE oFFIcE2
A nice question is mootcd in connection with
ex-senator Warmers appointment as collector
of customs at Mobile. The nomination sent to
the senate was: "Richard Warner 10 be collector
Of customs at Mobile, vice VIM. Miller, re-
signed 1t turns out now that Miller never re-
signed, but gave up the office, supposng he was
suspended under the tenure of Office act; and,
if this is the case it is claimed that Warmers
occupation Of the office is illegal
THE RAILROAD TAX QUESTION
Lyman Elmore aud Charles E. Pike, ex-so-
liritor Of internal revenue, made an argument
to-day before the senate finance committee, in
reference TO the liability of banks, railroad and
insurance companies, for internal revenue tax
imposed Oh dividends declared or interest paid
during the last five months of 1870. This ques-
tion has heretofore created contraricty of opin-
ion between the revenue bureau and the treasury
department rhe opinion is that these corpora
tions ought not to be held liable.
TUE RESULTS OF ANOTHER CAUCUS.
The republican senators held another caucus
to-day, to effect some plan Of agreement as to
the appointment of retrenchment committee
Dissatisfaction was expressed by administra-
ton senators that, after having lost his resolu-
ton in the senate by a fair vote, Mr.. Trumbull
should only prolong the struggle by changing
the form without altering the nature of his
proposition,
However, to make more concession, it was
finally agreed to adopt so much of the resolu
ton as generally relates TO securing greater
economy in the public service. That portion
giving the committee power to send for persons
and papers was stricken out, and, in this re-
spect, the committee will stand upon the same
footing as the standing committee The follow
Ing senators were selected as the committee:
Mr.. Buckingham, chairman, and Mcssrs. Howe,
Pratt, Harlan, Stewart, Pool and Bayard.
FOR CHICAGO.
Representative FarwelPs bill, appropriating
four million dollars for rebuilding the burnt
government buildings in Chicago, passed the
house to-day, by an overwhelming majority
What little opposition there was to it came from
the democratic side, under the lead Of Messrs
Randall and Holman. These two gentlemen
got so mixed in their references and their
geography that it was some time before it could
be discovered whether they were discussing the
Boston or the Chicago post office.
Mr.. Dawes kindly set them right in this re-
Spect, by assuring them that, when they talked
of misapplication of cXtravagant appropra-
tions, they must be thinking of the New York
court house, which had been constructed under
Tammany auspices. Several New England
members made kind and sympathetic remarks
in regard to Chicago, which were well received
by the western members. Not a single republi-
can voted against the bill and but flew demo-
Gratis, the only test vote which was counted re-
suSting in t42 to 40. KELoN.