The New York herald., 1876-01-27
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25, 1870
THE CENTENNIAL APPROPRIATION NOT YET
OUT OF THE wooDs-MURDERoUs INTENT OF
WESTERN DEMOCRATS.
There is reaction in the feeling about the passage OF
the Centennial Appropriation bill All parties are dis
satisfied. The Philadelphians are disgusted with
Springer's amendment, which is equivalent a gov
first mortgage the enterprise and the West
democrats consumed with anger that the bill
escaped their murderous intentions The question Of
accepting the appropriation with its attached cond
ons Is under discussion by the Board Of Stock
holders al Philadelphia, and effort will be made TO
have the Senate strike out sprngers amendment II
ing shall not endanger the bill its return to the
House for concurrence The Western democrats are
only too anxious get It into their hands again. and
probably they will have chance anyway II tran
spired to-day that the BILL passed. has a clerical
the reference it makes the date OF the law
Of March 8, 1871 creating tie Centennial Board Of FL
nance, which, printed reads March 8 1875 An
effort made this morning by Mr. Hopkins to get
the unanimous consent OF tho House correct this
mistake but objection was raised and the suggestion
made that the oversight could amended In the SEN
ate This will bring the bill back TO the House and
submit II 70 tho tender merces Of the Western
more when t remains TO be whether IL will
not then get its happy despatch
THE POSTAGE ON THIRD CLASS MAIL MATTER.
The "rider" on the Appropriation bill, which
smuggod through the last Congress- and by which the
postage rate newspapers and like third class mail
matter raised 10 cent per ounce repealed
by the House after brief debate in Committee of the
Whole Tho republicans had already endured so much
odum on account Of this that the repeating
bill carried by viva voce vote without division
THE WEST POINT APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then vent into Committee OF the Whole
on the West Point Appropriation BILL debate on which
occupied tho rest Of the day. General Hurbub Of ILL.,
nois made q speech, In which no rdiculed tho
economical prctensions OF tho as exempaed
In the reduced allowances for the Military Academy
THE RIGHTs OF SETTLERS ON GOVERNMENT
LANDS.
Tho debate Mr. Ingalls, bill TO confirm pre-cmp-
ton and homestead entries on public lands within the
limits Of railroad grants continued in the Senate
to-day and IL will be the special order for tomorrow
MessrR ingalls, Sargent sherman and Morton are do
tcrmined bring the question to a voto this session.
and the Senate decide for or against the rights
OF settlers on government lands
MR. MoRToEs BLOODY SHIRT SPEECH.
Mr.. Morton's health did allow him 20 resume his
speech the Mississippi eIecuon frauds to-day be
expects TO continue to morrow the day following
AID ASKED FOR THE PAwNEK INDIANS.
The Committee on Indian Affairs are considering the
request for $500 900 behalf or the Pawneo indiana
There Is no probability that It will be complied with
INDICTMENTS IN THE PARKMAN-BRooKs COTTON
FRAUD CASE
The Grand Jury formally entered their prcscDtment
to-day Of exAsssant Secretary Of the Treasury Saw.
yer sx-Commssioner OF Customs HaiEes Customs
Clerk W. H. Barstow and Mr.. Brooks for completely IN
the ParKman Brooks Co. cotton fraud case
RIVALRY IN THE CIRCULATION OF CAMPAIGN
DOCUMENTS
The republicans, IN circulating Tho speech Of Ben
Hun as a campaign document are likely TO be over
wheImed by their opponents The democratic hav,
already sent on. ZOO copies OF Sunset coxa speech
the largest issue on record Of such document anc
exceeding by $1,000 copies the circulation given one
! Stephen A. Douglaa' famous addresses