, 1872-12-10

mite has been called On Wednesday, next for the
purpose Of hearing the views Of tho
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue and others
Interested in the new bill for the reduction Of
the internal revenue force, which passed the
House with such unaniuity last Friday. Fire
OF tho seven members OF the Committee are al;
ready committed to the support Of the bill, and
it ia probable that the Committee will make
unanimous report in favor Of it's passage at an
early day.
a letter has been received here by Blacque
Bey, the Turkish Minister Of Finance of the
Turkish Government, asking series Of queB-
tons in regard to the Pacific Railroads, their
condition and management, and their sYailabili-
II to Moham1nedan commercial interests. The
letter has been trannlated referred to the
has preparta his. answer. One of the
questions may be stated az follows:
What are the facilities of the Pacific Railroads
for the transportation Of rnw products In
what manner are the Central Union L Northern
Pacific Railroads constructed? How is 1t that
present reduced rates and have large
gains2 Would it be advisable for the
Turkish Government to send it's raw produce to
the United States, and to china via the Pacific
Turkish Government to Introduce our trans
Continental railway system into Turkey. Blaque
Beys reply is confined namely to the second
question, concerning the construction Of the
roads: G In accordance 2 With suggestions from the
in view Of the fact that the territory Of the two
Turkeys for railroad purposes iB very sini1ar to
that Of the Central and Western portions Of
the United States, urges in strong terms the
sdvisability Of the 1lohommadans adopting our
system. He gives it as his opinion TINT the
Turkish commercial interest would gain nothing
BY sending the raw products of that country to
the United states and China, as We receive
the same produce uia the Pacific
arabio and s s,csR SRcR arc % %naonsiaepab1e a9d a @
tere, and are now shipped to Liverpool, in Eng
land, and various ports on the coast Of France.
AS to how the Pacific Railroads manage to
carry freights at their present reduced rates. he
tes stsa aqan{ Sy hs D6e5aa st's ef
the Interior. He also furnishes the necessary
figures in regard to the method Of construction
Of the Northern Central and Union Pacific
Roads.
Blaque Bey is warm friend Of American in
stitutions In 1855, while On visit to Turkey,
he built the first line of telegraph in that coun-
try, according to the American system, at an e1-
pense to himself OF 900.
STEAMBOAT REGULATIONS.
The bill to limit steam pressure on tow boats
and other steam vessels employed in carrying
freights on the Mississippi River, which was
hung up in the Conference Committee at the
close of last session, came in the Senate to-day
and passed without objection. Senators Conk1ing
however, moved reconsideration, on the
ground that the bill was only originally intended
to apply to the Mississippi River, whereas, aa
amended in the Conference, it is now applied to
steamers throughout the United States. in q
manner differing from what Was originally con-
temp1ated. The reconsideration was ordered, and
the bill now lies on the table, whence it can
be taken at any time. AS it originally stands,
the bill provided for an increase Of pressure
in diameter, with plates one fourth Of an inch in
thickness. The House amendment, which ex-
tends its operations to the entire country, and
which WAS offered by Mr. Conger, Of Michigan,
provide that for one year after the passage Of
the act, there ahal be suspension OF any pres
emit legal provisions requiring the use on steam
boats of "lock-up" safety valves, recording
steam gauges, pipes to carry steam into the holds
of Fessels, low water indicators, and testing
pumps.
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NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The President, to-day,
sent the Senate the following nominations
Postmasters-J: F. scofeld, Painsviue, Ohio;
wood, Omro, Wisconsin; George F. Whittel,
Grand Rapids, Wis; r. g. AgneH; Osceola, Iowa;
Samuel Z, Lucas, Ames, lows; r. J. NJ Worser,
Tama City, Iowa; William II. PEiest1y, M,etIop-
oils City, H.; Paugratz Bolle, GreenVille, III. !;
Thomas Blanchard, Flora, Ill.,; Jesse II. Ham
mer, Eureka, New; Z. II. Jamison, Reno, New;
T. ". England, Canton, Mo-; 3. g. Morton, Ben
ton Harbor, Michigan; E. ?: Royce, Escanaba,
A11cniban; .. r bEauey, A1alana. h1cA1BaH
G. Albright. Mason, Michigan Q. F. Robertson,
White Sulphur Springs, West Vargina-
HEADsToEEs.
The Secretary Of War to-day transmitted to
the Senate communication stating the certain
difficulty which prevented his execution OF the
vet OF 1879 relative to headstones in National
Cemeteries, and asking for additional legislation
to enable the Department to supply said head
stones in accordance with the law.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate, in executive session, to-day, con-
6rmcd the following nominations VIM. 81.
Dewey, Wisconsin, Surveyor General Of Dakota.
Indian Agents William Burgess, for Pawnees;
John n. Pickering, for sacs and Foxes, in the
Indian Territory; ". s. Beck, for the Indians at
Fort Hal1.
KANSAS 1ANDs.
The Attorney General sent a communication
70 the House this afternoon that bill be passed
giving the United States Court in the Eighth
Judicial Circuit authority to entertain g suit |
against the Baptist College at Ottawa, Kan., in |
which the United States shall be- the |
plaintiff. The Ottawa Indians claim that they |
nave been wrongfully deprived Of their lands BY |
he Baptists. This suit will try their titles. -:
TIE CREDIT nIoBn1ER.
NEW York. Dec. 9.-The HeralTs Wash- |
ngton special states that the Credit Mo- |
'i1ier investigation viii show that |
several Congressmen accepted enormous divi-
lends from that concern, which they devoted to
charitable or political purposes They will I
!how that they we're not identified with the |
Of the concern or with legislation |
or it.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
CREDENTIALS.
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