, 1874-12-09
CLEANjNCS.

THE APPROXIMATION Hills.
Special Dieuateh to The Chicago 1rfbuns.
WAsu1SoTox. D. G., Dec. GA report which
has gained some o!rcaiatiou to the effect that
tho appropriation Committees would delay nc
tion on tho Appropriation bills It'll after tho hol-
mined to push consideration as rapidly AZ poHst-
hlo, and Mill not giyo away an hour ct the!r time
except in cascs Of great emergency.
1nn STEAMBOAT HILL
Tho friends Of the Steamboat bill are here In
full forco. and have atrong hopo that they Mill
be ablo to eooure tho adoption Of that measure
by tho Senate this wintor. 1t has already boen
adopted by the Houso.
Quo RIVER NAVIGATION.
Tho Ohio River Commission will meet in thta
city on tho 18th inst. 1t ia composed of dele
gates appointed from Ohio, 1noiana, Weat Viz
ginia. Pennsylvania, illinois, Kentucky, and
Tennessee, l'Y tho Governors OF those States,
sna their purpose s to agree upon aome plan
for tho Improvement OF tho navigation Of the
Ohio River which thoy mill recommend to Con-
gress for adoption.
TRANSPORTATION.
Tho Executive Commfttae Of tho National
Board OF Trade nleot here tomorrow for tho
purpose OF considering what notion can DO taken
to induce Congress- to legisato in favor Of tram
portation. Delegates from the different COM
lnercial citieB aud Boarda OF Trade hayo beon in
Yited.
rEorEcrloH1sT DODGE.
The preamble to tho bill introduced by hIr.
Leomard Myera to-day. providing for the rcsto-
ration ot tho duty Of 10 per cont on manutac-
TIRES Of cotton, wools. iron and steel, nlotas.
paper, 1nda-rnbber, glasu. leather, and other mr.
tictes, is ns follows:
WHEnr:As. The depression in bunlness throughout
tho country telnAnda more thur Huch }'r,-
tectlon to homo manufactures as vii! stimulate Indus
try, and give emplo,mcnt to labor; and
10 por cent duties will natsrftly aid such rcsult,
whflu adding largely to the revonues aud permitting
reduction Of ta1atson; be It ennctetf
TIA t's 4sasociatsd I,tss.l
CHARGED WITH BELL1H1 4 CADETsn1r.
WAsli1SaToS, D. O., Doc. 8.-Iho Hon. J. P.
Drady, member OF the Virginia House of Dele
Eaees, arrived here to-day with clargos that Rep-
rescntatire Stowoll, Of that State, sold cadet
6cntctl to the lluuso OF Representatives.
CUTTING DOWN E3r1;NsEs.
THO Secretary Of tho Treasury has taken tlla
inittntyoin giving apcssonal examination IN steps
taiso" for further reduction III the cxronsas of
collecting tho revenue from customs. and IL
makiat a thorough examination OF tia force
employed and actual duties discharged by all
persons III the cl!stoms serrico. 1t already ap-
pears that there will bo . naving unaor the cob
iemplatea reduction OF probably S50o,000 during
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.
The po.tioa Of the recent Post- QQsce regula-
tons for the propaynont OF postnye on HOWL
papers and poriodicla relative to county pnpers
has been modttedas follows: Newspapers. with
ont ragnza TO tho frequency Of iasno, one copy
to eucl, subscriber actually for the timo being
residing iii the county whsro tho naus aro
printed. arc untitled to pass free Of postnge
through tho mails. But tho rate Of post
ago on the aanao. oxcentllg woelsltes, whon
deposited iii Iettcr-cartler's office for tiovery
by tho ollico OF its carriers. shR! be uniform at
cent each. Weuklies, when sent through the
mas to or deposited in n lotter-carrer'a Office
in the county wLcro printed ,sha'l bo weighed IN
built, and be subject to q postage Of cents pur
pound, to bo prepaid at tho maiI!ng-otflca BY
special adhesive stampa.
INSANE.
Commander William d. Gushing, Of tho United
StatoH Nnvv, WAS last night removed TO tho Goy~
ornmout Hospital for tho Inanne.