, 1873-12-22
WASHINGTON.


THE ulI1EF-jUHTiuEaII1r.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 20.-A prominent AdnlfntB-
trntion 8onntor stated to frlond Ill converantion
to-day that ho intonls 10 vote for tho conI1rna-
ton Of Mr.. 1YiiamB to tho Chicf-JuBtcosl,ip,
beoaiae Of hIs Qhe Benntor'a) friendship tor
Con. Grant. but l,o ls satisfied that tho nominn-
tion wifi bo lojectod by tho sepato II a voto Is
talson. Ho adaed TINT ho llopcs, md Inns rcason
to expect, that tie President will withdraw tho
nomination Of Williams Immediately upon tho
rceonvening Of the Scnato aftor the holiday re-
CCHB.
TIE JupnE DunEL1 uAsE.l
MohBis. Wilson, Of 1ildia,n, and Eldridge, Of
WISCONSIN, of The Ifouso Judiciary Committee,
l.aylng bcon directed to 10 10 Now Orcana dur
ing tho holiday rcceBa to tnho testimony upon
wllicI. tho Committed may proaont articles Of
Impeachment ngalnst Jitlgo Duroll, vii! lcnyo
hore to.,nnrrow night n".
uniHt HOME.
I'he rhl1rnad tralns from this city lust might
aud to-aay wera crowded with members Of tho
1obhy, or " third houno," aud other visitors who
inton'l to spend tho llo]idnyH at tojr llo1nes II
is temarhod, however, that Il larger number Of
CongfcsHtnan nud residents OF other citica pro-
pom remaining In Washington during the ap-
proacing holhaya thun OIL former similar occa-
aora. This In accounted for by tho fact that tho
l.otea anil boarding placeB nro better, and many
moro OlltnldDrH now ro,1t residences hero and
Hcttlo tinwn in llcm will tl,or fa1nilsea to spoud
lilo winter than hcrotoforo.
OCEAN NAIIA.
4 slccinlon III rcKard to tho carriage ot tho
ocnnu malls buLwcon Now York ntld EIrope will
pfobAl'y he arrivod ut by tho postnnutor Gen.
otaf IN TncHlny noxt:, in order to socuro the
tl.cAo mails. Mr. Croswcll in inclined low ards
no permanent or lengthy contraetH, but to 70
arrago tho gorvico M 10 onahle him to roviso,
and If neccHsary cllnngo tho schedule OF yesHolH
ovory three months for Tho purpose Of giving tho
tranhA tlantc ma,ln TO tho bent ind fnscat stcan
ers leaving Nav York on oaah Of tho days on
which mails orc sent. There is grcat competition
Among tho yalioua lines Of atcanlefs that run to
and from New York md Europe for these OCEAN
mails, not 20 much OH nccount Of tho compcnsa-
ton involved as to obtain tho prestige OF carry
lug thaln.
TIE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION.
>. Sovofnl nembors Of Congress from tho scc-
TOM OF tho country Immediately Interested aro
oproscd to tho proposition continued in tho cir
cular which Inns bcon handed around for sigma
t,ltcs by which uuion of tho members from
the West, Northwest and South Ia intended to
bo ejfcctcd, the object boing to secure combined
transportation to tho senhoatd. 4 meeting Of
tho members favorable to tho govoral projects
Of tho nhoye cllaractor is to To hold iu the lla
OF tho House of Representatives on the Tuesday
following'the reasaaubling Of Congress-.
INVESTIGATION WANTED.
It IL suggested thnt, under tho resolution of
tho HouHe, tho Committoo On tho District OF
Columbia would do vol to Secure tho services
Of Warren, tho export WHO ferrctod ont tho
Tammauy frauds in New York, to examine tho
accounts Of the District Of Columbia, the Board
Of Public Works, md the former municipal gov-
ornn,onts OF tho cities Of Washington and
Georgetown. ard of this District 40 far aa re-
gartlB the expenditures for improvement,
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
Protests are coming in from different parts Of
the country, signed by business mon quite gen.
orally. against tho repeal Of tho bankrupt law.
They urt,o, Tint while modification is neces-
eary undcr tile circumstances, 4 sweeping repeal
Of tho ontirc law would be productive Of great
injury to tho business intoreet Of tho country.
tTo the i ssocfated rress.1
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON. D. G., Dec. 20.--Reccipts o. In
ternul revenue for the month. a6,a0U. .076, and
for the fiscal yenr, Si5.l19,567. Outstanding
1cgal-tendors, S375, ,903, 218.
FOREIGN MAILS.
The postmastor-tioncrat Announces that ho
will arrange system by Which European mailB
shall be dispatched from New York four times a
weok, on steamers sailing OIL my given Tuesday,
Wednesday,, Thursday, Or Saturday, which, 20.
cording to past record, have best fulfilled their
conditions Of speed, security, md certainty.