, 1875-02-09

'FF''t' ''dl'lEcH 70 I ne LhsGH71 fFtuHH'.
WAsittsa1oS. u. C., Fob 8.-Tho bill for In
creasins the nutntor o. Army pavmasters pro-
s'des that hereafter tleEo shall bo thres grades
of rAnl; in the acsyice, via; First Lieutenant.
Captain. and Major instead Il only tho rank Of
Major On at rredent. Thn Military Co,nmit.oo Of
tho House nako thlA provision because they
wiah to SECURE the services Of young md arnb'-
thus mon. who will 10 active anil efficient, They
eny that great many Of tho rayn,asters now In
aerrco are too old fot tho irat.c.as4 performance
OF duty. Tho bill will be ropo,ted Tor action by
tho House ut tue iifRt npEuttrnilv
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
Tho citizena OF tic District have been very
much divided as to tho form OF government
they would liko to have. Ar tina pnssen, low
over. slid tho cnd OF ths eerHion approaches
they begin to realize that they are In danger OF
be hg left without anr government a. ali. Tile
result n that quite prsasure ia being brought
the patsaae Of tho G!f prepared by thu joint ae-
lcct Cunnnttce appontel bY tho lust session,
known as the Morril! bill, with an amendment
lro'illng Tor the election Of Delegate 10
Eungreta. Petitions hare been uu1nerorlAly
senet Of lato, uasing for this action in shc fear
that unlets 1t is lad Congress will jorrn cay-
in1 tlIc:n in tho larcli. H. Aew rotitlou Of tic
tc:or Above described was published to-day. It
y risne ly tic Drtric! Jn liciary, aud Richard
Harrington. ex-Goys. Shepherd aud Cooke,
ex-Ttearurer .Narrrler, and ex-Membets Of tho
Eoarl of Public Work. Mulictt anl WllJarl also
s:gn i. alter uatiuy the following statement:
while we rrGfcF tho Sargent hill hic1 pro-
ye- fnr u number Of utliees to be filled by pupu-
Jar election aud fn'ler suffrage, no think tho
ahovo Expresses tue wishes of all the people Ut
tic Dstrlct."
Air. Fort, of Illinois. introduced bill in the
1loHro to-dav, providing fur the annual aasers~
tn2ft and tnxMtlon of personal property in tue
D'htlict. Heretofore rnrhnnll property iaA not
been taxed. II thu ti eAoulh a. It ouoht. be-
come law. It wi. adj =. least IS ser cant to tho
ssfessab.e property Of tho Dlstritt.
Eo>un..JsioHAL ELECTIONS.
estr Dawes today tnnTeI to suspend tho rules
30 as u make It in Older that teudiug tho corr
siler:tton Of au appropriation bill. an amend-
tuent may hc Offered u repea! Sec. 20 of the
HcyIAed s:asuteh. ,Nr. Dawcs exElainol thai
Under that section all The States wou,d nt.er tic
yeas 1916. be required to hold their olert ms IN
tho same day. This would pecesst..o tho
change Of great number Of Slate Coustitu-
tlons. He p1oppsed to leave tlio tnattor as at
''n~"nt. The rules were suspended, and the
order made.
The number OF bills introduced iu tho House
70 Gav d;' nt,t Indicate tho approach OF tue end
of the EetEton. Tue demands upon members
from Their constituency do not seem to bo coll-
dls1uned upon tho possibilities Of tic SUCCESS Of
iDeasufos. sietnoers bayo, loweyor, become
cnnEcious OF tho arr,oacl of tho end Of tho sas-
eiotl. a1l II il possible that after tomorrow
The HoIre will meet fbr business at II o'clock
The mott important E4,l l,useed wa. enc giving
b71ntieB to the widoMa and l,cirs Of decensed
soldlere who enlisted durint; t:le War for less
than ono year.
THE ARLINGTON PROPERTY.
Tho Senate Jlldicias Committee hayo reported
adversely on tue petition Of g. ". Curtis Leo.
that C"uer4rA appropriate slltn for pAynou. to
tho heirs of Gen. Il. Z. l. % OH Account of tho
seizure by tho Government Of tho Arlington es-
tats. Thcr also refused tn agree to bill au.
thorzihg tine sail heirp to 60 to the Court Of
Claims for satisfaction.
tistoD ron THE NEW nuIE.
Mr.. Dunnell. OF Minnesota, maycu to suspend
the rifles aan pasB bill to carry lnto effect the
rrosiAions cf the act Of June 10, ls75, to extend
tho time for the completion Of the St. Potter IL
Ninot,a Rs:lroad, hut Tho House refused to
second tue demand tor tho previous question.
hr. McreT, Of Lon1siann. moved to suspend
tho rnlcs and rRss resolution making it iu Or
der to offer M amendment to tho River and
Iarbor bill making an appropriation to close
tho cgeraBses or breakers on the Meeieatppl
levees, to reclnim tho alluvnl basin Of tho Ills.
sssippi. aud to protect The lands againe. over
TOW and inundation. The motion va. rejected,
HARRINGTON TEs1oSR.
THE COLORADO fuvHHSoEsu1P.
Eomo weeks agu. Gay. McCook. OF Colorado,
exrtessed " bh to the President to retire fun
thn GoyefnnrBhip, aud He President offered lin
Postmaster General. tn take place at once. tbs
Govaruor thanked the rresidcnt most sin
cercly for his Kind offer, but regretted
that he could not, In Justice to his
pcreonal and busneas affajrs. accept tue
position, The President replied slat he sug-
gestod the transfer knowing that Gov. McCook
desired to bo relieved from tho Govetnorship,
the resignation Of which he now reluctantly re-
ceivcd. The domination to-lay Of Second AS
Rlstant Postmaster. General 1soult to the Gov
ernorship OF Colorado was confirmed without
fotmaliiy OF reference to the Committee on
Territories Representative Tyner, Of Indiana,
will be tho successor OF Mr. noult.
ltlchard Harrington has resigned his position
ns Assistant United States observation-disclosures.
giving 1t as the reason for taking this stop that
bis private practice is CONSTANTLY increasing, aud
demands al! Of li4 tuc. In his letter accepting
his resignation. DiHtrics-Atto.ney Foster pnys
him very high compliment AZ An able lawyer
and an honorable gentleman.
F7o Af Aaset,1ffi f1taf.1
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
WAsr,NnToN. u. c., Feb. a.-Tln Beunte IN
nations: J. l.. Rau1s. Of illinois, Governor Of
Colorado Territory vice E. u. McCoox, reaigned;
G. L. Godfrey. ReceIrer Of Public Moneys 1t Des
Aioiues, Ia.
THE SENATE ErosrAtrTgLEnaArH nltL.
Tic amendments recommended by the Senate
Committee OH p0st-Otfices mud Post-noads
to DorEoy's Telegraph hitl ara immaterlal, with
kila exception OF oEo, which proposes to strike
out the proviso that Charged Tor special preas
kilograms shall not exceed the rates charged to
the Associated Pfess during tho year 1875.
zen. H1cKLEH.
Senator HrencetB Bit respecting tho retire.
mens OF staJ. J.-tien. Daniel Z. sickes, authorizes
the President to continue his name on tho ro-
tired list Of tho army. ANYTHING in Soc, q Of tho
act OF March so. 1868, to tho contrary notxith-
standing.
THE LITTLE TAnryf ACT SIGNED.
The President to-day signed tho act to amend
tho existing CuatoulH and IutsrnRl Revenue
laws: and for other purposes, known IS tie Lit
tle Thrift bill.
(The regular record " Conrtshonai pyoes4dttgs wilt
b. found ots the Seventh Pupe1
THE EAIMA-MINE LITIGATION,