New-York tribune., 1872-02-15
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHI

The House Select Committee on the Reorganization Of
the Civil Service agreed to-day bill to reorganze the
the clerical force of the House They had under consider
alton without arriving at conclusion bill similar TO
that Of Senator Tmmbulls to preserve the freedom OF
Members Of Congress by disconnectnS them with the
procurement OF Offices.
The House Committee to-day heard the concluding
argument in the contested election case from Aahana
Norris against Handley.
Some time ago a memorial was received from the
IIId District OF Ohio asking Minister Schenck Is not
party to tine contest for Mr. Campbelps scat that tho
procured the pos'ponement Of tho consideration 0l this
case for few days in order in the mean time to present
Mr.. Nickerson. importer, of Boston, before the
Committee cf ways ana means to-day ahd .dN N0odtea
the removal OF the duty salt He took the ground
that salt could be bought at Liverpool TURK Island and
ana consequently tn duty O 10 cents per 100 pounds
announced - goo per cent on the original cost SAT- ne
haddouhled In price in tis country since the In
crease Of the duty. The Committee gave him the
privilege Of submitting a statomeA In writlng. Inc
Hon. J. F. briggs Of Saginaw submitted statement
showing that he purchased salt AT that place before the
discovery OF the salt basin there IN 1886 at 81 % per barrel
and sold it at s. 81; that be would now contract to seh
during next Summer at the same place nom 2o00o to
1900 barrels salt deliverable at sGgnaW for 81 80 per
barrel This lie could DO, owing TO obtaining hs faei
from the refuse OF the saw-ml!s cOmpaiahyey Hce,
Whero OOd Is bought az IS per cord market price, max
salt i Including barrels. labor, &C. 81 per barrel he
showed the reduction OF the duty and coneqnent
works buying their fuel which is the larger portion
II eppcars official documents that the number OF
steamers on the Atlutc coast inspected IN 1871 was l
the yaue OF property destroyed by fire, explosion col
cf steamers Inspected IN waters nOWDg INTO the GHi OF
Mexico 1O77; property destroyed, Sifc lives iost,
Ggj Number Of steamers inspected ON the lakes, 6l0:
Iropcrty destroyed, Si969OG lives lost, 25 Number OF
steamers inspcce4 the Pacific coast $780, lves lost,
2e6: no statement of the property destroyed
Tbe amount paid by tnc I4cInal Eyonue on q rs IN
former shares. Tor the year ending Win November lhst
Sol O0O
The Army rl reported to-day sppropriates s19Fls797
Of this amount $1,000 for pay O The army ana the
ncyncnt Of discharged soldiers $1,000 Tor seacOast
cannon and carriages &C. $4,000 for the manufacture
OF arms NJ the national aTlnUry
The House Committee on Naval Affairs having agreed
TO repOrt a bill for the construction Of ZEN rOn-cad
eteruships at cost ~ sJ)J0o Secretary ROhesOB anu
Gen But er appeared before the Committee on Appro-
prations to-day and urged the necessary appropriations
The neral has decided in the case OF the
steamer Hornet to allow Ler TO go to New-Iork upon
bond To be entered by sufficient sureties mat she
will proceed direct to NeWIOIk f.Cm Baltimore, and so
nowhere else. 49,, . A.,
The President scnt the following nominations 10 the
Senate to-day: PUstmastcrs-Wm. l. BiGy, at Newman,
Ca. Alfred kent at Gonzales Texas; q. W. FlrTOw at
Croesleck Texas; L Il. Dawson, at DOOntOn n j.; j.
Z. Lazcr, At HackcDsack, y. j. -
np evidence taken By the Committee OF the HOnse
the rucachmcnt OF Andrew Johnson which the senate
a the IfOUsc furnish for use III Executive
sssoti rer to evidence taken after the fiI. with
-, Lev ia discover whether senators had hcen I'M
,roncrIr vote against The imedc hment
H. Ia Yud rfood this evidence Is 10 10 used with refer
,ce m 90 tn IN" Tendng nomination OF Dir Lcgae 70 be
Governor of Washington IeiltoiS'
lFor regular Congress Proceedings ser Eghh PaS@I