New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-10
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL
PosTMAsTER-GENERAL JEWELL DECIDES NOT tt
TOLERATE CLAIM AGENTS.

TOLERATE CLAIM AGENTS.
WAsHINGToN Friday, Oct. o. 1874.
Jewell yesterday. noticing that
a certain payment was about TO DO made to the Erie
Railroad Company through a claim agent in this city
telegraphed to the President Of that company fol
lows:
Idesre TO discontinue the system Of claim agencies
relating to business IN or with the PostOmce Depart
ment Such agencies to greater or less extent reflect
upon the good faith ana prompness OF the Government
desire that business with the Department should be
conducted aud claims due paid to- the persons or
parties directly interested. und not with or TO claim
sSedns srd Please state raSky what CON-
mission you pay your agent. .,
the Company had no claim agency employed on com
mission, but that, for its convenience, and for the
stipulated per annum, for such services might be
rendered. If. however such an employment would
ter General might wish to adopt the railroad company
desiring conform Ito his VIEWS would withdraw It,
In response the Postmaster General to-day sent the
following telegram, and II may be considered an author
itatve expression OF his views when VIII be 1mmedi-
ately embodied in the Department orders:
1t is my that agent shall stand between this
Department and parties with whom has business
IL any neglect in trinsactng our business or making
payments Is perceived oy your Company, beg you will
promptly inform me of IT, and will try to see that
your interest is protected, but cannot permit
claim agents 10 come around the Department. BY this
do not mean the proper orcers Of the Company who
wish here transact their business or TO acce
crate their claims, but cannot aud Will not tolerate
claim agents.
THE QUESTION OF THE COMPLETION OF THE
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
There seems to strong probability that the ques
ton OF the completion of the Union Pacific Railroad
will be settled very few days. During the term Of
Office OF Secretary Cox report was made
by Commission in regard to that road,
In which certain things were recommended
to be done to render the road complete first class
s rpes. wnC com%isson recently appOiHted By
President has just completed an examination
Of the road, for the purpose OF asceItainng
whether beer completed The report looked for
with very great interest, It's recommendations II
favorable will permanently establish the status OF the
road and give to the company It's entire land grant,
amounting IL acres, not an acre OF which
has yet been patented to the road.
In accordance with arrangements made by the Chief
of the United States Bureau Of Statistics with the Com
missioner Of Customs Of the Dominion Of Canada, Dr.
Young has inst received from Ottawa q detailed state
meht of the imports from the United States into the
Provinces of quebec and Ontario during the fiscal
year ending June 1874 The value Of the merchandise
imported INTO Ontario amounted to, ssosss,4; into
Quebec t2 sSoS9s total ts.2ss77s, while the returns
made BY u s. Bureau OF Statistics show the value OF
the exports to those provinces in the same period
aggregate but ts2ssS627 an omission OF e1olAo THIS
omission arises from the fact that large
part Of our exports TO those provinces >crosses
the border at Suspension Bridge, N. Y. st-Albans,
and Island Pond VT "n cars" and 1t 10 impossible TO
obtain accurate accounts Of merchandise carried,
the case of vessels until the manes of the osrgoes
detail are furnished. Tho addition Of the amount Of
such omission in the exports to Canada increases the
balance by that The corrected state
Inc of of our foreign trade for the last fiscal year will
then be rs follOws: