, 1872-11-27
The Signal Corps to be Reorganized
for Greater Efficiency.

The French spoliation Claims.
Special Dtspateh to The Chicago Tribune.
coLoRED INTERVIEWS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-~A delegation Of co
ofea mel from PennsylYanis, composed Of sorn
OF the most prominent Representatives, OF tbi
race IN the State, called to-day Upon the Pres
cent Tor the purpose Of urging upon him the in
poftance OF recommending, in his annual mes
sage, the adoption Of q law similar to eenato
Summers Civil Rights bill, which Jared go bsdl
last winter at the hands Of the Senate. tn
delegation represented the Executive Roard =
the Equal Rights League of the State Of Penn
sylvania They went up to tho Whit
House at about 2 o'clock, and we're cordial
received BY the President. Wm. D. Forbes. tn
colored Elector-at-Large for PENNSYLVANIA. ad
dressed the President in behalf of the deiao.
tlon, IN an exceedingly fowery effort. arrainnint
! CLASS !eglelatlon and prejudice. and ayoWine tn!
doctrine that through the African votes Gen
era1 Grant was the only constitutions a;
President America has ever had. This oantia
man appealed to the Prezident for his nowerfn
interpretation in behalf Of people. Bhnsa univ
crime WAS their color, and whose only dernanda
vas Justice. Tbs President after Listening D.
uently to this effort, responded as follows:
IN your desire to obtain all the riohts NJ c,t17a,
fully eympathize that you should 6aye what otba
citizens have know, and wish that eTery Toter ~
NE United States should stand in all respects alike
ance should ente you to all that It does ot1er ne;,
With 1t to be 80. think, gentlemen that your
earnest recommendation, however, belongs more prop
erly to the next Administration.
Hafnra wifhdraui1r thu p..n:lt :,
delegation to understand that he would recon-
mend the subject in his forthcoming annual
message.
POSTAL MATTERS.
The report Of the Sixth Auditor Of the Tteasu-
~ will show that the cost Of the Goyarnr1ent
mail messengers for the past fiscal year is s463.-
09o. Under the head Of Mail Messengers an1
special Mail Carriers in addition WIS 451 .196-
Ihe special agents Of the Post Office DEPART
ment cost $169, the letter carriers, $1,s85,-
s9o; 20 1 railway M posta! clerks and route agents,
ed to 1888, ST.. The number of mail 1ueasen-
gers In service June 80 was 9,018-.
Ihe money order business OF the Department
has Increased nen11y $40 900 900 during the wear.
Ihe aggregate amount Of money orders Issued
The receipts Of the Post Ofdce Department
TOR the year we're s21, ,915 1925; the aggregate, in
amoua5 70 s25 rs fhe total ldk e1pandktu1es 1es
HeIe aro Mo1ca e. sno"s profit to the
The total receipts from newspapers and
pamphlet postage we're 1886, $40, and from lat
ters and money, 3345, 1858. The amount Of
stamps and stamped envelopes sold was s19.-
gvse The BE- amount :, paid for mail Transports
masters amountedto $5,121, ,665. Amount naid
tor advertising, $53, ,112 paid tor mail baeg and
eatche1s, s19l,174. @ 90 a''o
The expenditures Of the Department, under
ne head OF mail depredations and Special
aagentts, agg aat h., reach the surprising figure of
CABINET 1rEE1IEa
FOR the trat time in several months a meat
ing Of the full Cabinet was held to-day which
lasted about two hours. The Presidents Meg-
esge "as not read, nor WAS any allusion made
to it. The time WAS taken up In the discussion |
Of the routine business OF tie several Denart-
ments.
adjourned it's special session sine die to-dav
lhe Last M case argued Was No. 278 On the calen-
tenn Of the Court viii begin on Mondsy ne5t.
THE SOLICITOR GENERAL.
Mr. Phillips, the new Solicitor General. will
aot take charge Of the Office till the 10th OF De
'ember. He is in North Carolina adius ting his
private business.
:. no MORE NATIONAL BANKs.
No applications will hereafter be entertained at
he Office Of the Comptroller OF the Currency for
be organization Of new National Banka. All
i the currency authorized by Congress- has
'een absorbed By Eastern National Banks. and
y those already authorized.
THE FRENCH sPoL1A1loN c1Arsg
mount to about $11 ,000, 900. It will be remem.
cred these claims arose out Of the seizure or
Of 1900 American vessels, yalned
nth Their oe1goea, at about s1e, ,000, 1000. These
epTedatlons @ we're in retaliation for the refusal
the United States to be bound by treaty stipu-
.tions during the Revolutionary war. The
United States at several times has undertaken
he payment Of these claims. Forty-oue favor
bic committee reports have been made by Con-
1es7 at one time or another in behalf Of them.
he argument against tie allowance Of the
alm8 ls that they are no longer held by The
r1g1na4 claimants or their posterity. but that I
icy haVe passed into the hards Of specu1atore |
WI require some sharp figuring before the j,
ward can be made.
THE ST. LOUIE Posi- OFFICE.
With regard to the bids tor the material for
10 construction Of the St. Louis Post ONCE.
10 lowest bid is that Of the Geneyieye Sand, !
one Company, but the Schneider L. Brown
nd Hu1rican Granite Compancs' bids apnroxi-
ase 20 c. .Glo6ely t5at, so far as economy is con-
rned, the award will have to await the uiti- =
ate decision Of Architect HIulIet. after 4 cera-
L examination.
CIVIL SERVICE WAR.
enough senators and Representatives have
}" arrived here to indicate that the war begun
*ta - 20 tte9 Ae1orn last winter by Car =
ssion With more vigor than the 't irst onset t e
om!sed; This is the only isB,19 which las Il
9e 1ar developed itself in this direction about Z
nch there 1s any public interest, The arru- u
% snf ID oy the anti-civii Service Reformers is
=. ra, ats en1otcement viii create diversion in =
1T the only way to hold pa.ty toeether is G.
reward the efforts Of those VIC have
a1nnnted to its SUCCESS, by political prefer
~ ~ tnas TO SIMPLY promote existing fncum-
ats NJ. m from one position to another Is to take
as as tsoM Party managers one-half their incen~
even 60 80 far as to threaten the reneal " I Of t
~ law under which the present Civil Service Ii
es we're made operative, it there can DO no to
el soiur1on OF the question. The President. 0
nay ;1, be stated, continues to intimate that Z
rafa,1 WI lnaugnrate q strict enforcement il
also in the Army End Nn~ s' III