New-York tribune., 1875-02-13
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
PRINTING GOVERNMENT SECURITIES


WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb ~, 1878.
The controversy as to the printing of the Govern
ment bonds, greenbacks National bank notes,
fractional currency, revenue and postage stamps
etc. has not yet been decided The House Com
mlttee on Banking and Currency have considered
the question for nearly three months, and have at
last learned that it is impossible for the members to
agree At the meeting to-day. two reports were sub
mtted one by Mr. Phelps and one by Mr. Maynard
The former provides for three plate Impressions on
bonds and notes in addition to the seal and number
two of these impressions to be done In different
establishments outside the department., and the last
IMPRESSION together with the number and SEAL to be
done by the department. Nothing is to be said In
this report as to revenue or postage stamps, thus
leaving them as they now. Mr.. Maynards re-
port requires that more impressions shall be
executed outside the department. leaving 1t within
the discretion of the Secretary to say how many
HIS report also favors the printing Of all the Gov
ernment stamps in the department The Committee
stands as follows: For the Phelps report MessIs
Phelps. Durham, Mitchell, Hawley and Merriam.
For the Maynard report Messrs. Maynard; rarTen well
neither report he prefers certain features OF both
The Committee being thus tie. 1t does not seem
likely to members that any action Whatever Will Dc
taken by the House.
ARMY AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS OF JUSTICE.
"A
ilating the Departments of Justice for the Army
and Navy. The former, known the Bureau Of
Military Justice consists of Judgo-Advocate-GeD-
eral and two assistants and is connected with tho
War Department. The latter has been part of the
Department of Justice and has been in charge OF an
officer known as the Naval Solicitor. The bill pro
noses to abolish this office, and establish separate
bureau to correspond with the Bureau Of Military
Justice and to be known as the Bureau of Naval
Justice IL is to be presided over by person learned
in the law and profound to be known as the Naval
Advocate General together with three as
sistant Judges all to be appointed by the Presidents
the former having a salary of $4,000, the latter
81 0O0 each The duties of this bureau are stated at
great length in the BILL ana comprise receiving re-
Viewing and revising all proceedings OF naval and
marine courts and rts-martial returns OF exan-
ming and retiring boards, punishments. &c 1be
number of assistant Judges proposed Is one more
than in the Bureau Of Military Justice. The reason
of this s not obvious, considering the greater
amount of labor devOlving upon the latter bureau
Oh account of the comparatively greater suehgtn Oh
the army than the navy.
JErrIEs IN THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
The House Committee on Commerce will continue
tomorrw morning the consideration of the bill for
the iIpprovement of the mouth Of the Mississippi
River nv means of etties, and will possibly agree
u,ou their report The friends Of the Eads bill are
worry confident that the report will sustain their
measure and that their bill will be reported with
out substantial change. Some OF the men VINO "ere
the most bitter opponents OF the plan oi improve
mept by jettes last year are now It's strongest ad-
vocates A year ago Gen. BeaureRard was one OF
Great number of the leading business men OF Now
nee Finh Pass.