Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
WASHINGTON.
New Years Day at the Executive
Mansion.
Senator Sherman and His Finan-
cial Abortion.
Reforms in the POstOffice De-
partment.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-The usual re-
ception took place at the Executive Man
sion to-day. Foreign ministers, Cabinet
officers, Judges Of the Supreme Court, army
and navy officers, and many Others paid
their respects to the President. A large
DELEGATION Of Mexican war veterans under
the marshalship of eX-Gov. Herbert, of
Louisiana, were received by the President.
He is decidedly in favor Of having pensions
granted them.
Special % the Cincinnati Commercial.
The Bureau of Foreign Mails of the
Postofice Department has adopted the plan
of Capt. McGrath, Of Chicago, for the col
lection Of unpaid postage upon foreign mail
matter. The plan has already been put in
operation in New York, New jersey, Min
nesota, and one or two other Northwestern
States. The execution Of the plan in the
Northwest is under the direct supervision
Of Capt McGTath, of the Chicago Office.
The returns from Chicago for the first three
weeks Of the operation of this new plan in
Minnesota show that more postage on for
eign mail matter has been collected within
that period than was formerly collected in
AN entire quar- or. The indications are
that the McGTath plan will be entirely sue
cessful. Il is estimated that it will result
in a saving to the POstOffice Department Of
100000 annually, which has hitherto
been lost.
In the proposed reorganization Of the
POstOfice Department by the Postmaster
General. the advices received here indicate
that no considerable changes will be made
in the Chicago Postoffice. The recent reduc-
tiOnOf force which has been made there
will doubtless preclude the necessity Of any
further changes. As the result Of the Ex-
aiming commission, the Postmaster Cen
eral expects to be able to effect a saving of
at least S4OOO.O0O annually IN the four Oe-
partments of the postal service. 1t is be-
lieved that a reduction Of Sl,OOO,COO IN
Office expenses can be made; that Sl,OlO,-
900 eau be saved by the collection OF hither-
erto uncollected postage underline McGTath
system, and thai certainly =, 100000 can be
saved in the cost Of transportation.
senator sherman and the Finance
Bill.
Senator Sherman's friends represent that
he feels much annoyed at the criticisms Of
the press upon his action with respect to
the new Finance bill, and especially at the
charges that he has modified his aggressive
position concerning specie payments. The
truth is that the Senate bill does not absO-
lutely represent the views Of Senator Sher-
man or of any other individual Senator,
but that it is a compromise, and the result
of a careful comparison Of views for three
weeks. Senator Sherman, in presenting the
bill to the Senate, simply acted as the organ
of the party which recommended It. In that
caucus. a question as to the cancellation OF
the retired greenbacks was raised, and the
point was especially made that Sherman
Should not make any specific answer to
questions concerning that feature of the
bill. Senator Sherman was, in fact, direct
ed by the caucus TO evade a direct answer
to the question whether the bill provided
for the cancellation of the retired notes.
An examination Of his speech will show
that Sherman, with great ingenuity,
evaded an answer TO that question.
Troops for New Orleans
Army officers to night state that another
infantry regiments stationed at Fortress
Monroe, was, late this afternoon, ordered
to New Orleans.