New-York tribune., 1872-01-31
now believed that The name will nay ee reported favor
ably TO the Senate and that ooufrmston viii taae

believed that The name will nay he reported favor
place.
The investigation OF mail contracts, which has been be-
gun by the House Committee ON Post-Ofices ana rosy
Roads, does not promise 10 elicit facts In any way u
aging 70 the Post-0fhee Department. The Hon j. M"
Kibben, formerly member OF Congress from Calior'
who wrote the article in The Washington Patriot "hon
induced the House to order the inquiry appeared before
the Committee this morning His Testimony was ,ing
unmportant He knew nothing OF any PJ "nIv com
planned that that officer and the Attorney Ia GOV
in his opinion erred in the construction o' '"o Ia" e
erning the letting OF snch contlacth- ,,,.
The House Judiciary Committee has agreed 10 piI' w
amend the act by virtue Of which superaihus'eo 1"So'
of United States Courts are retired upon Pcso' " "
20 give the benefit of its provisions TO Ashu' "ae .
District Judge of Maine, who Is now " years oiu "'
who served a years the bench, ana also 10 duuee
peIo srra ve Of RosOn who forced by blindness 10
leave tile bench Both of these Judges resigned SNORT
time before the passage Of the RetlIrhcnt act, . -,
The House Committee on Commerce agreed today
10 report bill TO exempt from the Operations U ths
Steamboat law the two ice-boats owned Oy the Cy o
Philsdephia which used exclusively to Keep the
navigation OF the Delaware River open during the
Winter.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
omitted it's meeting today account OF the absence Of
Mr. Morton the chairman II is understood that the re-
port on the case Of ex-senator Abbott which has been
written by Senator Carpenter, and which Will, without
doubt, be agreed TO by majority OF the Committee,
takes the ground that the pecedents all favor OF
Gallatn, which has been cited against Cen Abbotts
claims at all similar 10 IT, In that, and 10 every
other case where a has been declared vacant,
count of the inelighity of the man receiving majority
OF the votes those voting with the majority did so sup
posing that their candidate could qualify and take his
seat Those who voted for Vance knew that his disab
ties had not been removed and deliberately threw he
votes Eaway. The report will also show that the law OF
North Carolina while it requires quorum of the LHgls
atuTe 10 be present when the vote IA taken does not re
qure quorum TO vote, and that therefore, the votes
cast for Vance were equivalent 10 so many bauk Noeb
The Senate Finance Committee listened to the North
and South Carolina and Georgia representatives of the
rice producing interest who repeated to-day the arsu
they made last week before the House Ways and
Means Committee against the reduction of the duty
ducing companies of the country that at Syracuse N "
and those of Ohio and Michigan will urge the Finance
Committee, tomorrow 10 oppose the abolition oil the
duty on salt or any considerable reduction OF H.
The question Of increasing the mail service between
the United States and Japan from monthly TO fortnghtly
mails and doubling the subsidy to the Pacific Mail
Steamship line which is $5OOOOO, Will he considered
tomorrow by the House Appropriation Committee. The
temper of the Committee seems 10 be i'll favor OF the
proposition. II is shown by facts in possession OF Mr.
Sargent OF California member OF the Committee, that
during the year Just past 100000 pounds OF tea were
brought 10 this country from Japan and China over TINS
route being onehird of the amount imported from an
sources during the year IT also shown that the eg
mate OF revenue derived from the tea trade
since the establishment OF this line has more than pad
the subsidy allowed by the Government
Secretary Boutwell, Will appear before the House Com
Committee tomorrow, TO hear the views OF the
members the subject Of rebatement OF duties on
ship building materials He will at subsequent time
present his 80 the Committee. The steamboat
bill, prepared by Committee OF the Louisville ConVei
ton and introduced by Gen Negey, has been altered In
nearly OF its sections but the Commerce
Committee has yet failed to agree to il.