New-York tribune., 1872-02-29

n,om aeajnst Giving Congress Jurisdiction the
subject that public opinion ~ rue AZ p thsv
DO other local officers. The right OF the people 70 pe
heard with regard 20 the appGnteh. pD, oI IN tSs Inn
portanoe given TO petitions C0mpaIaus.eyS ar % ali
Onmens are nov made qncss e aSs L often happens
that election held and the canal1ae NV be Con-
highest number OF votes Is and is appointed
There s believed TO be no serious obstacle In the way % III
the election of posmasters and inc endS ~ the rht
direction because the the appointing power Is i
tied the less IL can be abused.
scheme for setting apart strip OF country, five miles
In breadth running the Indian Territory from
North 10 South for use as O road for military postal and
commercial pur poses, is urged upon the House Commit
tee on Indian Affairs The committee II not disposed 10
favor the project and look upon it as covert pan % Sa
getting the land aud right or way LOT raoIu d IA
route OF the proposed road Is through the eoAee auu
Creek countries. west OF the ninesxth parallel
The Committee on Pacific Railroads have the morning
hour the House, tomorrow, and will report their Dill
10 give the use OF onehaf Of Goat Island IN the har0or
of Gan Francisco TO the Central Pacific Railroad for
wharves and depots The bill occasOned sharp nght
IN the last Con gress and was defeated by single vote
IL has been somewhat modified since then, ana Mr.
Wheeler Chairman OF the Committee, thinks that tne
new bill b not open 70 the objections urged against
the old one and that It will be passed No title to the
and - glyen 70 the railroad oo.npany' anu 10 @ tba
Government may reoccupy the whole Island The Priv
Se proposed to be granted 70 5ne rstsa ga rs w
be great that this consideration ought to be gwen
much weight.
The investigation In which the House Committee on
the District of Columbia has been engaged for some me
touching charges against the Board Of Public Works OF
the District brought out to-day the testimony OF several
newspaper men Of Washington in regard to charges
made for advertising during the past year The editor
of The Chronicle produced bills for advertising amount
ing 20 about co., and for Job work to about $4,000
He testified that he received for advertising the
Legislative Department: amounted to s7623 he did not
think these sums were exravagant for advertsng in
a6lean produced bills against the District Government
amounting to 81 0 OF which between $4,000 and w OOo
the laws Of the District, 1904. Its terms were 81
per square of four lines, agate: The editor oot OF
circulation in the city, produced bills for advertising
done for the District Government amounting to ssSss
The advertising rates Of The Star are N per square Tor
four lines agate: The editor of The Sunday Herald has
are but few of the advertising bills which have been
Incurred by the District Government since its establish
crticise the Of that Government sustain
the charges Of extravaganza which have Deen made
against 1t.
The House, few days ago. passed a resolution direct
ing the Committee Public Buildings and Grounds to
make inquiries of the proper officers in Philadelphia as
TO the cost General Government OF Independence
square aud the State House thereon. as 1t stands TO
meDt cOmmemorating the Declaration Of Independence
The Committee at it, meeting to-day, directed its Chair
Mayor OF Philadelphia ascertain what tie building
and grounds will cost and the conditions upon which the
sale viii be made.
w.B. Cushing, and his associates VINO restored the
Rebel ram Albermarle have asked Congress TO allow
them to have their reopened before the Court Of
Claims and the Senate Naval Committee voted to-day to
report resolution granting their request 1t may be
remembered that the Albemarle was valued when the
prize money distributed, at only about $4,000 while
Gushing and his friends assert that at was after II was
raised worth several hundred thousand The Committee
also voted amendment to the Naval Appropriation
BILL equaziDg the pay OF Naval Constructors aud ClVl!
Engineers in the nayyyards, by making the latter equal
Most OF the Senate Committoes are doing little work,
not ts sess saSe nT 70 do @ %
less for the Committees to report measures to IT,
| the New Hampshire campaign next week.
fGBNBRAJ PRESS DIsPATCHJ
The Controller of the Currency has called upon the
national banks TO report their conditions at the close Of
business on the 27th inst
The President to-day sent to the senate the nomination
OF Robert g. Wallace to be United States Marshal for
South Carolina and Thomas d. Meads to be Postmaster
The Chicago Relief Committee had to-day fual hear
ing before the Senate Committee Finance, IN favor OF
the bill 10 remit the duties on building materials for IL
mouths They insist they should not be required to pay
duties on new Materials as they paid duty on those
Michigan presented TO the Committee behalf Of some
manufacturers OF Chicago protest against the passage
Il ae ssd he was Sahoaed to offer the sale Of
nom that State at the average cost OF last year, and 10
| days IN when 10 accept tne prOposluOD
Messrs. NaylOr Co. OF New-York City appeared be-
fore Secretary OF the Treasury to-day in reference
10 the suit for 100000 brought against them for alleged
violation Of laws being of the matters which
subject OF examination oy the Senate dnyestieat-
ing Committee In New-Yors City lately They clam
that the testimony taken before sand Committee fully
exonerated them from the charge OF crininaty. and
appealed 70 Secretary Boutwell, to have the suit dis
missed
Mr. schurz presented numerous memorials from va
rous parts OF the United States, with l0o signatures,
transmitted the CITY Of Boston, protesting against
any amendment 10 the Constitution incorporating there.
in the recognition Of God Jesus Christ as an attempt
overthrow the great principle OF religious liberty on
| which this Government was originally founded.
Senator has resumed his seat in the Gen.
ate after several weeks absence, owing to sickness.
The New-York CuStom-hOuse Investigating Committee.
of which he is Chairman will not meet until Monday
next by which time II is thought Benator Stewart will
return from Nevada and Senator Howe, conval-
escent will 10 able to attend the meeting Of the Com
mittee.