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COLIoIs


WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 8.-Tnc etatisticens
Of the Department OF Agriculture have COM
pleted the compilation Of tho Official returns for
tho past month, and fluid correct tho general
assumption Of lower yield of lint in proportion
por. largc- proportion than in 1s7i. The At
ia:ttic States, which haTo previously madc low
estimates OF aggregate p7o1uclioa all return q
smaller yield OF In: to seed in comparison with
the previous crop, mad ncne OF them over So
pounds to each 100 pounds Of seod. The
average decrease in alI tho States is 4
per cent. THIS REDUCTION is attributed II moat
cases to excessive m 3lsturo and resultant irnper-
feet Development OF tho b,l1, aad 10 eome to the
effects Of early drought in preventing full matu-
ritz. Cot:on grown in fields heavily dressed
With commercial fertilizers il found to have
greater p:o:o.tionatc development Of seed than
Of lint. Tho average quality Of fibre is -oale-
rhat Ioxer than last year. Arkansas and Texas
furnish tho only exceptions to this statement,
though the avoraeo depreciation is slight in
Mississippi and Atlantic States. Tho proportion
Of tnc crop gathered Oh tla lss OF December
WAS 90 PER cent reported as fol'oSs: NtrtA
Carolina, 50; South Carolina, 95: Florida, 9S;
Louisiana, 50; Texas. OF; Arkansas, 10; Ten
uesce, iS-
In IN analysis OF the noath1y cotton reports
Of kee season the average condition from Juno
to October If MAIDS e315] per cent against e3 IN
same period OF 1911. This wo Id iudi-
cate crop OF about 1000 bales.
Slth an equally favorable autumn and
au equal rropor,toa of hut. Tns
loss Of per cent IN tho yield OF Int makes q
reduction l75, QUO bales. and tie difference in
maturing and gathering stnco October points to
further reiac:loo OF to 4 rer cent, WITH
margin Of 100, ,010 bales for contingencies aitor
tbs lirat week il December. The seasons re-
ports, taken together. indicate csopo not leEs
than i, 05O G0U bales, nor moro than 4,150,oG0.
, 1876-01-09

LU:Jk3Dp'autnS LONG N 1Rkx
BERLIN, Dec. a2.-The disaster has caused +
genera! hunt ior explosive stores I'll Over the
country. Three ships with dynamite ca.@oes
lying off Hazbur2, in the frozen nire- Ebo,
had 70 turn out thei. dery carRoss without no
ment's loss of tine. No less than LOG cbasts-
enough TO heaye up TIM etEtn-Were carried to
hollow in the hills aome seveo miles
from r!le c's;- There they will remain buried
until tuning ep-lns allows the ships % coa-
t!nua their VOYAGE. The 1onahitan's Of tho TOR
trtEs of Aind3n, too, haro sent in h petition
que.tIng tlat 20J cwt- Of the dangerous stu3
de. osited in .ha carshworks in tho lmned a.s
vicinity Of their ciry ie removed fo..hw h
1hei- petition will no aoab:, be a:tended tn. and
fresh regulations issued to control the manu1Ac.
turc storioS and scio Of explosives It is,
however, obvious thar, unless lha mcrs
civilized AMI ind1st1lal countries -~ito
n these precauson measures tba
citizens ct aI ulll ba ezpcsol to tho
Hr:l Of suffering for the omission o: on,. Nhera
{ few pounds suffice t,wor,s such terrible havoc.
thus is consideration which shonli no. no lost
sight Ct. 6u1ev. after the harm Lgue by ..m>'i-
cac 81 cerno in Germany. il ought nc. t, to LOO
sauSuine to h,re that MIRO 2'y:er1ne conrea-
tion will be shortly concluded hesSea1 tao two
States.
RIsslARcK AND CAnLF1E.
pAR1s. Dec. 1l.-prnca Bismarck, German
paper states, cent his congrasuatiods to Mr.
Carlglo Oh hts bilrhd.y. and received tn ans~e.
express:n. unqualified sympathy with ths
Prllcass 6t2te5na1shlp.
, 1876-01-09
THE DI5TtlLERS.

A121srSE reporter last evening met prom
neas clstiIlcr on the Etreet and elected from
ua Something Of the feeling and inteation Of
Iaal:e.s. which is probatly relizble, the gentle
usa IA question beng IN 4 position to know
'oe:eof ho spoke
ae confess d thar the distiliers we're ex-
eeolngy uneasy, especially lh,se under bond.
- saon no Was one He thought tue wozst had
ao' COME, frcn ths fact th4t the dlstilers wero
paoaess' and m,ny Of them unablo to procure
A'ofne's TO defend them. Their policy, how
''er "as ioremain Inactive until it MAS learned
70 70 what e1te Mt tue prosecution would Eo- Such
= aete guilty knew it. o. cJurse, he said, aud
H9h defense woul1 be simple.
,.a1 n the case Of Mr. Hesfng, he said, al that
:. ua Go brought ngulnst him would be q charge
= = conspiracy 10 defraud which fonnd its bssis
y, ~ ne TACT that he at cns time went en- tho bond
:. oestAin a:ties with the understanding thst
@ se M to share IN tho profits OF shei1 establish
ses'' Which hed did. 6o did no. think that tho
, 1876-01-09
india.

rrG-sr1cE1Sa ACCIDENT.
LUCKNOW, Jan. 3.-Whiie tbs F1inc% OF Wales
and bis party Uefs plg-sticking to-day. Lord
Catungton hal his collar bone bro:eo-
D'sp7tcaes II Lnn1un T.r,=s-
S.raoE, Dec. 21-The Pr.nca Of Wales. he-
fore leaving Had: a. expressed his WARM thanss
to the Duke Q; ,ckinghan, aud id his visit to
iatras hal afforded Kim much pleasure.
O1rlue service vas ceisnEst6d Oh tho quarter
deck OIL Sunday.
Tho relief y. ring cylinder OF the Sersris broks
honr aod quarter in 3 deal calm.
on Iusrdav, the Sand Heads i:ht.hip wss
sighted Two pilot officers boarded thu Ssfa2is,
aad informed ths Prince that The vessel could
not pass tbs lar until to-m,r.ow.
Tae Rale1Sh left for Bombay, tie c1er cbeer.
ing the Scraps; the Osbolne proceeding to Dis
nlond Harbor.
The Prince snd h.s suite ars ali u.1l.
The preparations for the recco:ion on Te5nes
dag are gong on admirably. Calcutta i. crowee:
wl'h Caisfs aud -reople, aod shero il inmonse
excitement
DIAMOND Harmon. Dec. o2-Tb. Se.a2ls su:
Osborne weighed anchor It o'c!nc1 this MOTE.
in: and proceeded up ti,s Hooghly. They an.
c::ored again at II. The t.ds was tho lover
weighed anchor st O'Clock iu tho afternoon,
and reached Diau1pu lIaroor At $50. Tee: aai
only lncccs undo. the bottom in passing tne
bank.
1t the tido answers tomorrow, tl1e Se7apiy
and Osborne will proceed.
At daybreak the thermometer stood 1t 70.
Cafeteria, Dec 23.--Sfr Salar Jung and The
NahafA jah OF Jo.lhrore bave zsriy-1. TIA
Maharsj 4ha of Ireyanc,re aad Johoro a-e e1.
pected to-.av. The Lieutenant. .Gov3.u,r has
gone do I'll :ho river to asat the Primo, as Dis
caond Harbor.
, 1876-01-09

authorities vcuid be able to demonstrate tba:
he knew tbs: be was sharing in lraudulen:
transaction, hence he Hoald NOT satfer.
In speaking Of lhe Testimony "a
ia. elected before tic Grapd jury.
he ssid he had reason to believe that il ha So
far been very damaging on,y to tvo 1arsies.
Rehn1 end kcs'cv l. he, Tn, and that the D -in-
cioal sitless had been Mr. Go'sen. lIo was
fa;saea sal !aa that e.. Golsen haa testified thas he
ara:n for .Kecley & Kerw1n, with sp:lits
uron which 70 tax was paid o1ceDt
upon tho original filing, which he
Thought very probably story frc1l the
Tact that the two trsas' places OF business wero
in the sane neighborhood, which facilitated tho
carrying on Of eucA business without discov-
cry. Arsnst RehEa he said the Testimony had
been that ho had acted the part OF au agent b.
t1een certain parties in Washington aud :io
eittiiers and rectifiers here. in addition to what
has already been published. For instance,
when complaint WAS lodged st Headquarters
nsains.a Chicago firm word MAS tcleeraphed to
Echu, Enl hs saw tbs parties and posted thsn.
In fact ho acted IS a telegraph agent and thus
enabled tta diltiliers to hare their houses ia
readiness for tho official visltauons Thenoyer
made,
, 1876-01-09


Ez-Co:lcctos Stephens, OF Bc1levil1o, is nare1
br them as ha7ing 50: u sharo O! tho Lebanon
riciiuge. and his priacinal Derusy, Hrha, hus
1Iahn don't tell anything to our Grand jury. His
memory is shccaingy bad ss to any but the
sma!lfry fclloWs. Besides. he ia mai be-
cause Jaraeo Fishbaca, Of Jacksonville, tho Col
lector OF ttao consolidated Tenth nistrlct, which
includes Lebanon. DOESN'T appoint him and his
old card as Doprtr Collectors. Hercc ho ;su't
seislg to accommodate the Gayernment BY onen-
ing h;s mouth vide. lie don't tell tho Grand
Ju.F here Is much even as his former reports
enoTed. For the present the small follows aud
the producers
WILL GET "NArL COLUMBIA"
until some nituegs is fouad Nlo knows sad can
tell everything. There are straws indicating
that the wind blows III another direction, BAY NOS
far from Springfield and tia. an able-bodied
s:orE thas would sweep polit clans and proni-
nens men Of both Parties from their emiueuce
could be raised right hore. But tao Ring can
stand too 'i;tlo storm tha: now blows. 1t is vet
strong. m ! cnn laugh at the vicarious sacrifice
OF tho llttlo felloY5.
, 1876-01-09
FRANCE.
dOVZaSNEST REVENUES.

tOFLASNEST NEfESCE8-
PARIS Dec. 2l.-Accor,ling to oEi:isl returns
published To-Day, the customs revenue duline
the frat four months Of the presan. yeaz
amounted to 242. .00o 600 francs. against 200 co.,
000 fs1ncs during tne same period OF 1871. Tha
Indirect ta@es Welded ,000 0J 000 francs sgaipst
835, G00, 0W francs Ia 18Th The total revenue It
the State amounted to l.167, ,0Un. 600 france,
ngainst 1896 QUO francs IN the first fou-
months OF laa. year, thus showing Ill increase OF
1871. .001, 0n0 francs.
THE BISHOP OF ORLEANS on TIE FRENCH <ExATE-
The Bishop OF Orleans, Asr. Dupaulo:p, hsA
addressed the fo1loxia2 Letter t, n fnend WHO
congratulated him on ente.ias the Senate Of
Frauce:
Boz REros, near T1norrAx, Dec. 1a-sr1 DEAN
En1g::D Should you congratulate no on ao election
which las heen accomplished under sueh painful car
cnnstancese So FIR a. an person 1y concerned.
what can asy unless tat at she end Of my .;s ...,
thrown, HE Daniel into the Bshylonian turnsce. 4.
Ill eScuts pray for to God that since He has Per-
ma1ed my eecton to the Senate to have be n 71none
the LAST, BE naY grant strength 70 conb.t to tho
the liberty OF tho Church and for the welfare
eaesJ. Yours, ETC., Felix. b:nhor Of Osesns-
The UnireTs, which is not sorry to catch Moo-
ee1gnenr Dopanloup tripping, renarks that DAB
lei, 20 whom on his election to the Senate he
compared himself. vaa not caa., as the Blshop
said, into tho furnace OF Babylon. It ironically
suggests that it Was the transcrber Of his latter
WHO confused the fe1v farnz:e ~i:a the dan o!
lions. but ". Dupanlouots felloH-Ssaators ntgit
not have felt t!at:o.ed had he compared them to
deu Of lions, for, though the lion ID the kim,
OF keaets, the word :" den" has an uupla1sn.,
sound.
, 1876-01-09
IT tLY-
TESCTICE.

NAPLES, Dec. I7.-Eleven dzrs have noa
n.sssd srca ra,1ea w.s frtehtened on- oY il, Wit,
- 800 -, o.I- -, =. -,~,ho,,l. .nd -. 49,.
~ so'eeo ouosN " Q" Guy
TIM! cau 11stly ran u Is auch pneno denor
~ that Au appzehaasloo' however, nas nor
ca'nsa ooSn. ffo1. "a! nef! San 'aoce1 1ea
dasB since taa. sae earthquake period "a' on
the decline, and people are no" aooorned
" the'r prepafations 11r tns'ssmes- Fous
PROVINCES ware aaecsea ns tno enoe3s.-
Naples, Terra d LaToro' baezi1ca1a. ano Caplsan.
asa- u the last tSo It VI, more sevese:y 1s!s
than else 'neSa' the centre or aSltat'oa oel5e u
, 1876-01-09

az the sceeicEs OF the 1on9-expected Grand
jury has passed, aad though verJ little has been
accomplished TO tae eyos OF men, get largo
hole has been made in tho WHISKY Ring Ut Chi
caro-. It hiss q. NO time been the purpose Of
Supervisor Matthews to convict an; ono par
ticular dstiilcr CT Gnuger, or any other person,
but i. has been his wish and his design, Is he
expressed it, to rul the foundation out from
under the whole structure aud let it fall It once.
In this he has been eminently successful SO far.
and the indictments ct H:siug and Rehm, which
a.o almost s1re to ba han led ia Tuesda7 OF this
week, will g. far towards breathing down tho
structure Of fr-u1 which hes governed q
Fart OF tho Cl.y Of Chicago for
several yeass. Looking bs:;s. It e.: Is
has 10: &c. been concluded, is ono OF tho chief
ageac1es in overthrow.ug the Chicago c:rcio.
G.isen stated Fr.dsY night, after he had come
oct CT tho Grand Jury loom, thai he had given
a~ay four distii!erics, and 1t Tas veil
known that his testimony against ot'cr placcs is
not less conclusive ths1 that giTen On that day.
This being the case, it is fair to saoposo that q
number Of indictments besides those against
politicians will bo roturrol into coust .hi3 week.
Tue Grind jury have shown 3 adecrea OF case
and caution in theit movements which ii cm-
nently satisfactory to Themselves and to no one
eise. They have made it / business to sit from
two to three, and perhaps four hours day. and,
having been summoned on Tuesday, closed the
weak With 3 record OF about tEel7e hours Torsi,
which E1ay appear to them good average, but
which they would hardly tolerate III maA work
in. for themselves at tho liberal pny which tao7
arc rcce1vng in the present eetv!co. II Is Under
stood to be the desire OF tae Government Of
dcers not to push the work before tue
soon as the first convictions are mado. tho rush
to plaal guilty in the hope or receiving eonaa
allowance therefor wi1l be increased.
, 1876-01-09
Proposition to Reorganize the Judi
ciary Of The United States.
Reasons for Establishing the New Ma
val Station at Port Royal.
Senator Gordon Dcnounces the
New Confederate AM
ncsty-DodGc.
Talk Of Abolishing The New England
Navy Yards.
THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.

THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
LrDRAAIAn spAFFoRD's ANNUAL EEroR1.
Speci-I Di,Dak:h 10 Tte CHICAGO Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. e.-Mr. A. T. apnf-
ford, tho Librarian Of Congress, presented his
annual report as the meeting OF the Joint Com
m,tteo on the Library to-iar. It covess the CAL
enlar year 1875. Mr.. Spafrord says:
1havs agaia to report isrye increase in tbs nuer
ical extent Of the library. Ny last report eaLiae
aggregate Of .53 volumes on hs Is: Of December.
lS;4. Tho present enumeration shows total of
during tho LIST thirteen months 1889 Volumes Ont
Of this aggregate the law department. contains 3,5l
Volumes and tho m'ssellaneous library 2:s,.el 'ol
Tso ' eoSsfsnE s 'ea Il ISIS
steady inereas, Of eut11ea Ia e1c1 c1ses Of pu5uca
tions with remain s1nject, Of copyright. notxith-
ling that laes .nd prints are no longer subjects
Of copyright The acral number Of entries for copy
rights for tho thirteen months ending Jan. !.
137J 152 and the c:sh receipts paid into the TreaE-
u~y for the same were $l3 15io The important work
Of indeAi.g tho public doeumens ! h:s eoao forward
with y1;cr, though With very Ena force, during the
already indexe'l. The 1ublIc.ton Of the 1arse and
n1 to tbs a and tho
on on ts h' Esats s;pps gpas5 's o ap'2;f. IS;
to 1877, WIS authorized Iy III, las. Congress. The
prtntin; OF these documents w.s commenced "
months since under direction ct Mr. PtEs Marg' e5, OF
the Department OF tho Nary, Mt Parts- The cotc
will form stx octave volumes, OF nbout &C! pagea each
These documents tho drst volume Of which IL nearly
e-rly history OF a mos: important eo;tirn Of onr
country, oshlt!tng the history Of tho carly Fzench
colonial enterprises whi h, ephceral As they we = in
rrpublic with French n.nlts which have remained IL
deitbe to tell the story Of carly colonization.
The eatalcgus fe5oe Of tns n.ary "a neen eontin-
ton Of the general catalogue. whoa It is proposed
to issue during the ccming year. 1876 This ostaosue
, 1876-01-09

The New York correspondent OF tho Toledo
Blade SAYS 1.-The Boss pa:ec toryets face.
lie had learned tnat men osseen1ed Ii conp:i-
meat to be- remembered personally, and he prac-
t;cad upon this information. Somo years ago,
at Albany. the writer had occasion to call upon
Ar. Tweed, having moa him frequently, and
haviag always found tim ready to give airy 10
formation that lay in h1s rower. An acquaint-
anco said he would 20. too, hivins only met
tLe Tammauy sachem ouce, and being de:
sirous OF renewing tho acquaintance, Tweed
met the writer cordially, md then. tu ming to g
companion. called lin by name and IN lulred
delight spread over tho gent'eman's face, and ho
recoectlon. il seems tina. at the time they had
1irst met the gentleman bad bis daughter With
hin, and sLo attracted Tweeas noslce' ana ne
eaiued finn friend by the power OF his memoir.
Ihe courtesy c.ss nothing, and in it's rank fruits
provcd to be VET valuable"
, 1876-01-09
j. Y. SCAMMCN.
He Deno1accs the Charges Against
HIM IL Utterly E.lsc.

NE Denoxtaccs the Charges Against
HIM ~ Utterly E':.isc.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. al. 7. Scammon.
OF Chicago. publishes the following ca4d here
this afternoon:
TAsu1sG1oS, Jan. g. 1B7s-The Indictment report
ri by tclegr. pin nasng been found against me in
Cui.ago sin II Gone last week to attend the 6u-
rre.ne Court coIfcsacdly hlackru.iing opera-
mons Jttcn H., b. Boston creditor Of Sir. Reed,
Who IL MY tn-iaw, tocompe Mr. Reeds friends 70
ray debt wni:h. through unforeseen cil.mtucs, he Is
false malicious 20 far Is any intentional wron. Is
charged agaus. me- aud caunos be maintained in any
houe<t form anywhere, much less in Ct ago whe1e
have resided for fury 5tars, uni we.l known
90 far from using the funds Of the Mechanics Nation
al B.ns for my purposes, became personally re-
sronsi e ia lS1 10 eaye the credIt Of that banx to
its correspondent: in Ne1 York, to e!j0co, do
not TOO ,Iiect the exact CURES,
J. YoCxo ScAMAos.
khEtt HnuSe
, 1876-01-09

3hoxutn: Pictures to the Con1nuches.
To-day / have been busy showing the AL
phabetical Object Teacher" kaleidoscope, and
stcreoscopic views. I have been much sur
pr lsed, as we'll amused, at the effect produced
by tie exhibition Of the latter. As body tho
Indians OF tbs country who have never been
ast, aud, as consequence. have seen but fov
nh ite people, are disposed to d'sbel.eyo ths &C.
counts they receive respecting stelr numbers,
the magnitude OF their towns and cities, IN ! ths
extent OF the country they OCCUPY. Tncf be-
leye that tEeir own Feopia who have been East
have bcal duCed By some kind of aorcert. Or. as
they woald sag. medicine" They also think
it is impossible to make an imag. nary
picture. Henco picture I8 to them ''procf
positive" Of tho c4is:encs Of an original. Con-
saqueutly my exhibiting toNna, buildings, rural
eceues, and soldiers, has had + mos. uynctn5
effect. 1h!s was much heightened br haylug
some noun ain scenes from Colorado, familiar
to them. and which they Recognized at once.
This mas il fact, the strongest sddu.ible ova-
dencc tha: tho ACCOUNTS they hnd received we're
SO far from being exaggera:ious tntt the ha
had not been told them. One middle'ased mau
~ho has always treated these reports wi.h the
With them. He could net sufficiently express
his SURPRISE, but bea. upon h.s mouth in utter
sstonjshmen.. Sun Bo:, who hal often told
h1n what he FAN in the East, would 6ay to him
iu ElonA, "What you think now? lou think
eli lie cow? iou think al1 Chiefs who have
been TO Washington fools noa:" Again and
again would ho loos them over, with his hand
upon bis mouth. dumb with am .zement- After
lo had looked tnen, over severn! times, being
vnr-chef he called ia his WARRIORS and a1hibit ed
tbe pictures to them, talking to them ali the
tlmo. I could understand but pari, Jet would
gather expressions as these: Look! seq what
mighty, powerful people they nre!" meaning
white pscplc. 1--WE arc fools! We don's know
anything! We just l'te wolves running wild on
and uarr4ots cannot bus 10 verv salutarv. and
must conduco much toward dctcr7ing them from
going On the waz-path agaiost such q "michtv.
powe1fui people" could but Wish that = good
stezeoscopc, with suitable pictures, coul1 BE- e1-
hibited in every 1ndlan-camp in the land, and
properly explained 10 tho people, Quaker
-.-3ng The INdl0ns.
, 1876-01-09
PROMINENT TOPICS,
J1InICYtf, REORGANIZATION

s7ecta. D.spat:a n Th2 c...c1oo irioaas.
WASHINGTON, o. G., Jan. 6.-An important
til has been introduced in tho House Of Repre-
aeatatives By Mr. IcCrary, OF Iowa, to reorzaa~
ize the Judiciary Of the Uni'el States. Tle
rurpose Of the measure is 10 facilitate tho sd-
ministration Of Justice in tho Fedslal Cour's
This ia reform iuperatveiy dom.rdcd. The
business OF tho Supreme Co ;rt is fully two years
In arrears, and is constantly Increasing. Tnero
are over 500 upon tho docket now awaiting con-
rideratioa. M:. McCra.y proposes plan bv
nhich both the Circuit aud Supreme Courts cln
bo relieved without creating new Offices, and
rot the right OF appeal 10 preserved
TIE INVESTIGATIONS.
Tho oldest Congressmc1 predict tlat tbs n
vesti3ctions which have been begun ln tbs
House will result in no advantage to the Deulo-
cratic party. They recall tbs fact that IN 1873,
under John Quincy Adams. similar Wholesale IN
vesti9atioas we're made which resulted only IN
tho discontinue OF the Investigators.
DEPARTMENT EMrL0TE5.
The Doorkeepcr OF the Houee has been going
around among hts em1loyes aud 1nluirlog nor
many Ut then actually did serve in tue Heoei
army, NTH view, it is understood. ct publish
ing statement On tho subject to meet
the criticisms that have been maoe
upon him for Ills appointment. The Union sol
diers who held places under the last Dooraeepee'
and were discharged. haTe been provided ~ith
pCGtlioUB 1T luB DEplI9IsOtS. 1oAAo u %A1o 49,
charged men have been hunting up the records
OF employees ia the Departments here and have
discovered that there are Few man still mere
who were appointed BY JEFF DAVIS when ne was
Secretary of War, among tho number the perso"
having charge OF tho Botanical Gardens: The
removal OF these men is now demanded b7 the
Republicans Nho hays bcol discharged from en-
ploymons around tho House OF Representatives.
THE LATE NAVAL ACTIVITY.
The Democratic tnembers hare thus far snoSn
singular disincltna ion to inau1le into te re-.
cent enormous naval Faratloas. which are still
gong on at somevhat less RAPID rats. Some
private iugniries have been made. however. OF
Socrerarv Robcson. who replied that when eoo
preparations we're begun lie anticipated war
Perhaps somo Of this delay 10 casech.sns tue
administration ls due to the fact shat pEes,acnt %
Graut sent for William Whi:thorne, the ChaH-
man OF The House Committee on Appropriations,
soon altar lie wss appointed, and told him that
the explanation Of sne naval actlvity "ould DO
forthcoming 1t the roper time. Il IL understood
tint tbs House Committee on Foreign AEalfs
has notified Secretary Fish that it des!ro9 to DO
Informed concerning the state OF our relations
Hftb Euiir.