, 1876-01-17
eh.il present ttsolt, report shls amendment to-

DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS.
The Committee on Appropriations wilt proba-
bly sepor. The Diplomatic and Consular bill to
.he Honae Wednesday ne1t. The reduction
made in this bill, utsn compared WITH tho ests-
mates, will ba In the neighborhood Of e300.000.
Tho salas:cs ~ tho four 1rat-class European
rnissions will to reduced from sl7, 800 to el4.50o
each, and corresponding reductions Uilt bo made
in The salaries OF tho Ministers to sovdinl other
countries. Tbs 'm,sttonr to tho States Of South
AmarIcn. Colombia, Ecuador, Ieru. Bolivia, aud
Chill, will bo consolidated Into two, md fha
Minister to the Argentine Republic wil alao DO
accredisad TO Ursguay and Paraguay to which
xe now sond one Representative jointly.
THE HnEAT ArrnorRlA1ioys.
Tbs Committee on ApproGriAtiona Ia rapidly
ce!lect!ng msleriRt for tho moro important np-
propri,ssons. 4ud hopes to report some Of tsm
htlls to ho auishol sill probably 10 Tie 1.cRtsta-
tiye bill. bv which about si9, 300, " wah appro-
priated lart yetr. Following c'ono upon this, II.
inJeoa It doca not ptccede 1t, Will bo tIe FoEtl-
ho reported ~ faat ~ lilo House can act upon
shn7f. The House Committee on ApprorrA-
tlous. hhould the l29th fule bo amended to-
morrow. will after the mor,nag hour m1vd to go
into commitsee Of tue Whoa on tho Military
Aesdcmv Appropriation BILL Wnun thEs shall
bo dispusoi hf, as II probably Will 10 to.norto ON,
NO other bll1a wul rcmsln upon the ca1enaar ex-
| ceps ...........-.
TIE CENTENNIAL. n13+tA
which can then Le reached Oh Tuo+day. Tho
fr1enda Ut tho lsttcr tnoasnro haso naa1o vorv
! careful CANVASS OF tho House. mud user: that
they ara sure OF 155 votes 10 iss ia.
vor. II tboy have mada missnkc. ia
bo parsed before lho hour Of adtouthmen.
Tuesday. It h not believed that tho Amnesty
bll! vii! any longer Htand in tha *Ay OF tl.s
measure. The democrats, who were most in.
terested In y say that shc 1lepntl'eans having
q trick, they 200 no re,son why tho snblcct
eh au 10 ,eviyed at pfosent. Tho responsibility
I tot ta failure Iios wholly with Tue admin,s1ra..
ton party. The Democratic explain slst, had
| bors rho bill uoud hnso rasseI Friday. Lyocll,
tho calofed membor from M,atlssinpt; sto.clf:
| Of Virginia: aud White OF Kentucky, voted
| acauat tho hill on An understanding, II not
with promise on Dla,ne's past that hs "onl1
br.ns tic b'll up again By = motion to recon
siles. lie did this. bat withdraw It fcE
m,nutea later. thas tRtlng tho bill from the
Hoa6e altogether.
Az E1rESB1yE pLrsnEH.
4 portion OF tho Committee on tho Expendt-
I sures of tho Treasury Department, inctu1iGg
| Ell, i.a Chairman. visited til. Department yester.
day and mEdo short call on Alr. Mcttar1se.
chief Of tho Isipting Dureau. Tho books and
the manner Of leopinx nccounta vera particular
carefully aud accurately kept. Que thing. bos.
ever, nstonished tLe Cummii.eo, and tia: val
the statement tlas theso would bo doticenc,
~ that uAsoau Of over s25u,oo3. When nske:
for au explanation, Tits Committee were tolt
thqt tho last Congress compelled tho anal
carmino seal w!llc!. is printed on. evor.
note. pond, or piece OF fsac:ionaf cat
loacy III circulation to ho stunpod b.
hand ,natead ot b. D mach:ue owned b tbi
Government. whcl, did tue work bettsr than !,
IL done by hsnd, anil thas only I'll, QUO or E2j,
coo was appropriated for that purpose, whesEa
1t cost ncarlv quarter Of I million Of toIiala
Treasurer New SIM shat eSory II, s5, OF otile
uoto ,-saod bY the Go;osnmsut cos:s tho DO
pastInent 10 cents, aud that eycty 81 in ira ,ttou
III currency costs q ceuts. At tue Bafne rate. tn
bills new !u circulation ond coet thor faco.val
us 10 mako them roads for reissue, II all tht
work were required to 10 DOM by hand. TIL
Co1nm,t:eo vii, continue tls.r inquiries in tht
Printing Bureau.
THE gocTuEny "ctAI,s."
Tho uonso Committee oil War Ci1mA has
taken tho fist atep towards admitting tho South
eru clalm-.rabbegs 10 tLe Treasury. 1t haa sp
pointed . daY TO consider whether the: Bhnll re-
tort como genera! provision for tue a3jn,iicatsoi
oI Claims for ron: Of buildings dusln. tic War
where lloEe wns cuuiinuuus occupancy Of ST.
.nontla or moro.