, 1872-11-25
Estimates of Appropriations for the
Next Fiscal Year.
Rev Regulations Concerning The
Civil Service,
Woods, the Murderer, Respited,


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ters printed during the late political c.ntas hot
to involve the House in an expenditure of time
or expense BY asking II: an Investigation OF
that matter. Tho people, it says, pronounced
Judgment upon that slander before election.
The Chronicle also hopes that the Liberal Re-
pub1icans will be let alone by the Administration
members during the coming session Of Congress,
and adds. 1--WE look for better terperin tho pro:
ceedings Of Congress and good substantial work.
the Liberals playing tue .'6te Of tho independent
press"
w151skEY 7RAsspoRTArlox BONDS.
Tile COMMISSIONER of Internal Revenue, in
his Forthcoming report, will recommend such
legislation by Congress as will release the dis
iiilcries transportation bend, for exported spir-
its, when the export bond is executed.
Personal.
4. J. Dre1ell and Geo. W. Childs aro at pres-
snt CHESTS Of the White House, at the special
Invitation Of the President.
PNEUMATIC:
* At its last session Congress- appropriated s15-
000 for the purpose Of laying . pneumatic tube
between the Capitol and the Government Print
ing o11ace. Work has now been commenced in
tls scheme, and it is claimed that if it prove q
success for this distance. il tho transmission Of
packages, there will be 10 limit to it's use for
distances of any length.
BOSTON pLCCK,
-Four weeks ago the Unitarian Association Of
church nf th{z tsaroc,sna+;n+, H. ILL., n;+,- To-,
inn tint the lata Are wo,l3 ;ntarfara r;+b +ha
large annronrintion tbo Inca1 Socrhtarv bara
wrote to Boston to ascertain if this money
la1nity, IN answnr 70 "a ;n,n7odateir raeSa;vo1 ~
the eiTect TINT tha tira wnd aEo - sI;ffarsr,ca
whatever with the intended donation, >@'@e'-~0
To the Associated Press.
REPORT 0F THE TEXAS BORDER COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON, Nov 24-The Commission to
investigate the outrages on tic Rio Grande bor
der have comn1etef} II, cir rnnort which ia varv
long They spent two hours with the President
On the subject YESTERDAY. when ho asked for
many explanations taking deep interegt in II.
Tho Commissioners confined their inyestiration
to the distance of 500 miles. from tie moth Of
the Rio Grande to Rio Grando CITY. estimatinr
that the Americans included within the limit
have by Mexican raids suffered to the extent Of
$4,000, 900, to sav nothing of the murders COM
mitted by Mexicans. They think that if thew
had continued their Investigation as far
as Ell Paso it would have been dis
covered that the total losees including
those caused by Indian raids. would have in
creased the sum total to $100,000,000. They
urge protection to the people on the border by
an increase Of cavalry, otherwise a predatory
war will result. The appropriation for the Com
mission is exhausted, but new one will be made
to continue the Commission in prosecution of
President will urge upon Congress prompt legis-
lation in the premises.
MAILS DELAYED.
4 telegram was received by Acting Postmaster
General Marshall, late last night, from Postmas-
ter General Britain. stating that the steamship
City Of Brooklyn, which left On tho 18th inst.
with the American and New Zealand mails had
nut pack into Queenstown disablcd. and that
those mails would bo sent bv the Cunard steam
ship to-day.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The estimates of appropriations for the next
fiscal wear arc nov completed. Those for The
Navy Department are smaller than last wear. as
are also those of the Indian Bureau. which arc
cut down fourth to q half million OF dollars:
but there is slight increase Of money in tho
Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Appropria-
ton bill rendered NECESSARY bv Tho increasa in
the number of members Of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes under the new Apportionment act.
and the enlargement of tho nt1mhcr nj codet m.
All things considered, tho accrecatc Of appro-
priations will be the same as horetofore. The
Committee on ADpropriations arc disposed to
eeep all Of them Within the estimates.
CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
The new edition Of the rules and regulations
for the improvement of the Civil Service. for
nnn1icatio9 in Nav Yor1r have mat hea;n H.
politiciaus who are opposed to tie civil geryioe
no1icv~ hive heen ~ refcrred to thn E1ecutira ~
saue ast s Apr in Whio m IF Preaent rsn
saws: While tie right Of all persons in official
positions to take part in politics is acknoVedred
and the elective franchise is recognized as 3
hich trust tn he DISCHARGED nv a1 entitled IN 1fa
exercige. whether in tie employment of the Gov
ernn,ent or in private life, honesty and .efici-
epcv not political activity will determine tenure
COTTON CLAWS.
The Court OF Claims is now engaged on the
remaining unad]udcatedc cotton clainls hled Tith-
- W. Seaas ~ - t " eae ace
retarv Of the Treasurv ali clains Tor cotton
seized after that date. the proceeds of the sale
of which has been paid into the Treasury 1900