New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-08
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
GOVERNMENT TESTS OF IRON AND STEEL.

WASHINGTON, MOnuty, June I, lSIo
The law providing for the tests of iron and
steel manufactured in this country will into practical
operation in about month Richie Co. of Philadelphia
are making the machines by which the tensile strength
Of the aud steel TO be found Each steamboat In
spection District will have one OF these machines
Every local Inspector Of Steamboats, viii secure his sam
pies from the manufactures Of the above articles and will
forward the to the General Inspector 10y whom the
test will be made. The manufacturers mark will be
noted by the local Inspector and the result OF the Gov
eminent test will show whether the manufacturer cor
rectly grades and stamps his work There will be no
general report made the subject OF the Government
;ests until tho annual meeting the Board Of Inspectors
OF Steamboats, January. While there is really no
law 10 interfere with the manufacturer III marking MS
the part of Steamboat Inspectors will result In establish
ing safeguards, so that the exact strength OF boiler iron
be asccrtained and the steam pressure that 1t Will
bear be more accurately determined
THF NUMBER OF BERTTIs LIMITED on ALL
VESSELS.
The act of Congress of March 3, 1855, con-
tancd in it's first section provision limiting the amount
Of deck space TO be occupied as seerage quarters IN
emgrant ships and second section contained pro-
vision restricting the erection OF berts TO not over two
TO a tier In the revision OF the United states statutes
the provisions OF the act We're extended to all vessels and
steamships During the last session OF Congress bill
was drawn up removing these restrictions ii being
claimed that the original act contemplated as afpli-
cable to only emgrant ships This bill failed to become
a law, more through inattenton on the part N its
friends than from any other cause The Pacific Mail
Steamship Company having in their new vessels greater
hight between decks than ordinary steamships have
been DESTROYS Of erecting three tiers OF berhs instead OF
two and the matter was Therefore slnnl'ted TO tne
intent Of the law rs 1t now stands In tue revision Iha
oce has decided that the law rcstst d tine er rel G
and steamships.
PROPOSED MEASURES FOR THE BETTER ST.
CURITY OF FUNDS IN THE TREASURY.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day made
visit OF inspection to the Cash Room Of the Treasury
Department and other rooms where money Is handled
with view OF making some alteration in the construc
ton Of the SKIS etc. for the better protection of Gov
ernment funds The Secretary gave notice to-day that
from and after this date visitors will not be admitted to
the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing the vaults of the
Treasury, to any room in the building In which money
is kept or handled The detectives have not yet OBJ
tanned clew to the robbery. There is some talk Of the
Treasury offering reward for the arrest Of the thief and
the recovery of the stolen funds hut Secretary Brstow
ha not yet decided to do In the reports OF the rob
berry mentioned that Mr. Wyman, the cashier was
the first searched by the detectives IL should he
mentioned that NJ Wyman voluntarily presented nun
his charge The clerks were also searched, that being
considered by the detectives the first thing necessary
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT PERPLEXED BY
CIGAR BOX.
4 loss, similar to the one which now troubles
Gen Spinner United States Treasurer occurred three or
in his department. With the money sent
TO the Treasury by the First National Bank OF Washing
ton AT the time referred TO, cigar box which Gen.
Spinner took charge Of being unusual thing for that
bank to present him with cigars. That evening about
81 800 wanting TO make the cash account balance
Careful search after two days traced the deficiency
10 the deposits OF the First National Bank and this fact
WAS reported 10 its officers On inquiry among the clerks
II discovered that the amount missing had been sent
to Treasury in fractional currency packed In cigar
boXthe box which Cen Spinner had III his own posses
sion.
THE POSTMASTER GENERALS POLICY AGAINST
sTRAW-BIDDING.
The Postmaster General fears that a large
number OF mail routes awarded under recent lettings
have fallen into the hands OF bidders, and antici
pating recurrence OF the annual failures after the first
day OF July next at which time the service will
begin he that In every case OF failure on
all portnt lie will give notice of it through press
dispatches and withhold q contract for temporary
vice until others beside the old contractors shall have
opportunity to offer 10 do lie Is DESTROYS Of breaking
up the vicious system OF strawbddng and the conse-
qeut peretuatOn of contracts IN the same parties from
lie anticipates failures especially In Texas,
LOUISIANA and Arkansas, where the man routes are long
and profitable.
THE POSTAL SERVICE COMPLICATIONS
President Hinckley of the Philadelphia, Will
mingon aud Baltimore Company has declined TO allow
the postal ears to run his road Oh the Limited TX
pros trains Of the road Up To Saturday
le AL neither ass,uted NOR declined and the cars