New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-09
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Jun


Tn the months of March, April. MAY, and June. 1879
the amount OF free matter 70 be sent out over the
Baltimore and OHIO Railroad found 70 be 40 great
AZ 20 make it utterly mpractcaole TO place t on the
mail cars employed on that road. This resulted rom
the anxiety forward the free matter before the peod
xed by law for the expiration Of the ranking PRIV
iege namely June 80 1873 Owing 10 extra service III
carrying from Washington 10 CINCINNATI an amount %
documents equivalent to lGG1s pounds day lor -
days, and frOu Washington 10 Baltimore l6ss2 pounus
a dav FOR 10 DAYS the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has presented Oh! ior so,1'o . Inc AZ me
Committee Appropriations may See proper 10
initiate
When the bill providing for the admission of New
Mexico as a state passed the House about week ago.
TO the surprise Of everybody there no longer any
doubt as TO the action the OF Colorado New
Mexico had been thrown on the House first sort OF
feeler" or pioneer II thought that Territory was
less entitled 10 admission than Colorado and that "
;Aat failed there might stu he some chance ior the
latter: bat 1t almost certain that II New,Meheo
went through the other would. Ihe Two ueIega'es,
Fkns and Chare did their work thoroughly and their
9orces were kept well hand. The character Oh
work Will probably carry their bill through the senate
Hnn1se and The result shows they idle. The
Colorado bill passed under suspension OF the rules 1y
40 to Co. Mr.. Chafee Gays no effort VIII ne ihaue W
carry the oil in the senate al the present SESSION.
Senator Anthony's bill provide for the sale OF public
documents has been abandoned. The amendment
agreed TO on Friday, ordering the printing oil JoOO
CONES disguised many OF the truest friends OF The p'
and the evident disposition Of the Senate to-day 70
dont the Merrmon amendment, which proposes TO give
nc,nhers OF Congress the books and documents they
now receive and revive the ranking privege SO M
a. II relates 10 the transmission OF those documents
Inc mails left Senator Anthony course but
70 give up the contest and lei the bill be passed over
A delegation Of bookbinders and printers ron the
pntlDg office appeared before the House
Committee on Appropriations TO-DAY, protesting against
the act,ou OF the Committee fixing their pay az a
soe,.e sum II appears that the ommitee in cousld-
erng the item of expenditures for pubic printing 10 @
sundry civil bills. fxed the pay OF the printers anu
bndrrs an sum obtained from tne average prices pau
m New YORK. PHILADELPHIA and Baltimore. me lr!Ieis
and boOkbinders prefer that the prices shou4u SSH1'
10 be regulated by the local sridi aLIOhs'
II appears from the report Of the House Comm ee Oh
AUTHORIZATIONS that the total amount recommended ny
me u regular Appropriation bills is 7os2so oesces
4; COZ 900 IN the Naval Emergency bi IL y supposed
ina, the appropriations IN private ana o,htr u.i- W
addition 10 above. viii make total c, appIopia
lions for the session OF about sIs0 UovO Ills VII! not
include the Geneva Award dlstfiDutlOn'
The Conference Committee on the Finance bill held
,vo pgs to-day without coming 10 any CONCLUSION
They meet with the understanding tney VIII
then, If possible unite upon some measure, uu' ian,
no inns will a matter OF course, report 10 lbIh
respective Houses that they are unable " agree
The President has signed the act TO amend the act 70
promote the development OF the mining resources OF the
United States also the act obviating he necessity OF
issuing patents for certain private ana CALLS III Tue
state Of Missouri and for other purposes.
The special agents of the Treasury Depart
ment with all the books records &C, pertaining 10 the
ONCE OF the Supervising Special Agent we're to-daJ
transferred by direction Secretary OF ne Treas
10 the custody OF the Commissioner
OF Customs.
II now seems probable that the nomination
of Gen McCook for Governor Of Colorado Will be con-
frmed by the Senate After second extended exam.
lnston hy the Committee on Territories he has been
again reported 20 the Senate favorably.
The President and his family VIII not move 10 MS
Summer home AT Long Branch until July T. After the
adjournment OF Congress- he will make short trip to
West vr-nia, and vi. spend day or two on farm N
Sew-Jersey.
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