, 1874-06-11
NOTES AND NEWS.
Specfat UlsjMtcA ta Iht Chicago Tribune.

TIE cr1nnrSCr HILL.
WASnINGToS, D. G., Juno 10.-It Ia thought
sllnl tho report Of tho Contoronco Committee OH
lie Currency bill will como up for consideration
III The Senate tomorrow. Il will not ha takcu
up in tho f1ouso until tho sonato Inns acted,
WILL HURRY ur BUSINESS.
beginning with tomorrow, it will be In order
to move suspension of tho ruios III tho House
to pass nln1ost Anylhing, tho rules permitting
THO during tho last ten days OF. tho BoHBlon
Under ordinary circumstances, tllis is period
ot great danger to the country, but Tie present
House is comparatively frcu from jobt,ory untl
iii not Likely TINT uny wholesale swinlling viii
be attempted.
ALLEuED POSTAL FRAUDS.
The House post-Onioe Committee, at its Bca-
bioll to.tlny. asaill manifested n repugnanco to
n,ako II Thorough investigation OF tho enarges
pronounced BY Mcssrs. Stono anil I.uttrall With
regard to frauds in The letting Of mail contracts
Mr.. Luttreil appeared before them with letters
1Iont Geiltlcnlon i'll vaiious rnrta OF California
nnd tho Vest. Offering to tossfy to tho alleged
frauds. Dir. Luttrelt youcl4el for tho standing
md responsibility of tho parties, but, when ho
luket thgt Tiny 1,o summoned, tho Committee
'cHi:atcd and qrlbb!ed. They uslsed hiu,
ShetEcr, to his personal knowledge, tlicso
'arlics could tchtiry., NJ they asnorscd,
ito. Luttrcll grew quite indignant, al,tl there,
NUS quite htt interesting BceEe i'll tho committee
;ooni Tor Il few moments. -.
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING.
The Sc''nte Printing Co1nmittoo began tho
!nknS Of ovislence as to tho coHt Of printing the
Congressional Record ut the Government Offices
to-day,
ITO The 1fasnciottd Prcssl
NOMINATIONS.
WAsH1HaToN, juno 1D.-Iho President hns
nominated !. 9. Bancroft Davis Envoy Extraor-
dinary nnl Miuistcr plonipotcntiary Of tho
United Stntcs to the Gorlnan Empire. Tho fol-
lowing nominations were also Aont to tho SEN
fec at sa,tn Fe, n. IT.; ". o. Allen, Postmaster
ut Obetlin, q.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS.
The Senate Cunmittoo Oh Claims to-dny con-
clnslcd the consideration Of tbs HouBo bill ap-
propriatine ao1nu $780, 900 to pay awards malo
by tbs Southern Claims Commission, in favor Of
about 1,000 UniouiBts throughout tue South.
The Committee agreed to report tho bill to tho
synato with sllndry amend dmonts, among
Ta'eh W t,,a ~ one nrG;po;sng to send baek
aoid cortaiu cotton to tho Confederate Govern
I1nant, and thcroby committed an act Of liyloyal-
y, Teh t noa ios"xlye any and Ill proof Or
Commissioners pabHcd Ills claim.
,ttrrtI:- -NITGiELL'g CASE.
Senator Altchell, Of Oregon, appeared before
the Semitic Committee OIL Privileges aud Elco-
tiona tu-tlay in AnBwur to oi.nrgea rotating to III
alleged scandal connected with lis carly le.
ltu invited mud challenged tho fullest nyentiga-
tion il1to MI tho chargea profoyred ngainst lin.
Tho Committee lhen privately colbidorod the
mutter, auI ILL II result OF full do!lhotation,
unanimously caino to tho conclusion TINT lhora
was not sufficient basH for my charge preferred
asninst Mitchell 10 justify any turthor lnveHtt-
gatlon and directed tloir Chairman to report to
the Sc,lato accordingly.
llAT1Ey'B CANAL HILL.
Representative llurlbut, from tho Committee
on Anilroatth md Gaials, has nlado n favorable
report OIL tlIs bill of Representative uawcy,
Of Illinois, to provide for tho construction
Of cannl co'i4octing tho waters Of Lake
Michigan and ~, tue Illinois, Mlah'sslppl, and
tho Secretary Of Var to lay out and construct a
cara! from point ut or nnar Hennopin, by tho
mort practicable md conyoniont route to tue
1lieasBippi River, with Il branch caunl or fodder
from tho ltock Kiyor, at tho City OF Dixon, con-
uccllng with the main limo Of tllc canal near the
Town Of Shotfo!d. The total lcngth OF the
canal il 102 miles, Mt MI oat!masca coHt Of little
over 81 200 900. Tlo bill appropriatos 81 out, 900
tomprl ita commencement.