, 1873-10-24
a Controversy Between Secre-
taries Richardson and
Fish,
The Forty-third Consrcss---Spccllla-
tiouS as TO tho Committees.
Position Of the Treasury Department
on tile Canal Bond
Question.
Interesting Statistics Concerning the
Letter-Carrier System.

Speeiat Dsrasch to The Chicago Tribune.
RICHARDSON FISH.
WARRINGTON Oct 23--Tho muttcr OF contention be-
tween the Secretary Of stae and tho Secretary Of tho
Treasury which waB represented at timo to have
caused little unplcosantness between those memDers
Of tho Cabinet short timo ngo, wns referred to tho
AttorneyGeueral for ADVICE or ornfon or botl. Inc
Inter returned written anRwer conveying Ills coll
etruciop Of tho laws governing In tho cases submit
ted and theroupon Secretary Richardson acquiesced,
and directed tho issuance OF circular |
to all Treasury ooias having official businesa corre-
spondence with United staeA abroad insrict-
1ng them to forward nil correspondence, etc., to tho
Secretary Of Tie Treasury, In order that as Mr.. Fish
conteudetl, tho shall pnsa through and DO OK
anincd and sent abroad by tho State Department.
This adds considerable to tho already unnecessary
rreat retape business Of tho two departments, to saJ
nothing Of the delay In corresponding,
though 1t is deemed Of great Importance in
properly keeping accounts between tic Consuls and
tue Treasury and State Departments.
An 10 who will H. Speaker Of tho next norao Of
eipal Committees, What viii b. tno compilation Of
tho com,uittece, will those re-c!scted membera wh9
sas sssesa s ass xh dasn as s
grab section Of tile Appropriation bill bo rGpealeu
aS sSanea xI BY spssu men aud Of
prcss e. there who entertain decided opinions,
who nvo eeo henrd m 9 ~ cdreoa e ba eso n
combination yet Of eombnntios aa; are nks,y TO
VII as f:S I M lna
snaaSsS naashr, there gsess aon5s i il Minds
pE denied the truth OF the published statement TINT
be il trying 70 got Republican numbers Of the next
naees aees o au D the canE Committees 10 any ncbes
pca,cd in tho Credit Mobilier transactions. Mover
tas sbont IT, th sch opeson viii
made In caucus, and strong effort mado to carry II:
s sft" i
such decision h, th caucus could be adopted 90 as to
relieve whoever is elected Speaker Of the trouble no
for hinsef a, possibly ayo to discriminate against
tho class Of me1nbors alluded to:
| counr-atAnTtAL HENTEkog.
WAs,tMaToN, Oct. 23Tho sentence or me court
inited a ates Navy, who was Tried 1T ANNAPOLIS for
shooting md wong two mnnss ri Ss qssfnhS s1aT
IL that he 10 sspcdei from rank and duty for three
years. Tho President Las modihed tho hen'ence 10
w" Jaaes H. waher has been appointed internal neve;
nuc storeteeper for the Fh Kentucky D7,rc and
T1tr LEgTER.oAln1ER sY8TEM.
statement e operations Of tae letter-carris5 q
ss 195 tic an aows at
asgresato @ number of pieces bundled by carriers
snS % fs;s Ct a m
% cost Of delivery Of slo Mills ees tho lowest
being in aG . e m Il. T1s Vii
e na by ocal hostages with which It is credited. Al
with tho preceding s ss1l ,aG ysa thsrs as. ws5 M
tla, ther,o were letters COLLECTED thnn dur
Pss pr eea 9 nss sss
aS yces tS
!, ces having population ot 2o, 900 Or upwards
i THE cAsl1-NoAT TONNAGE TAI QUESTION. .
Far sutue years past II Rs been the practice Of tn
Treasury Department to collect, under tue nct o1 co
ereas ongn ana AcShs9 ats lux rvr % bay or tule