, 1876-03-01
COmmlTTEE.WORK,
NAVAL ESTIMATES.

s.tiat Dispaleh to The Chicago Tribune.
WARRINGTON. D. G.. Fob. 20.-0ecsetary noho-
SOD hstl . long conference to-lsy with Mr.. Ran
dali and other members Of tho House Appropria-
tsot Committed, and went over tho ent!ro Ex-
ecusive bill 10 for ~ It rolatca 10 tho NavY Do
pastment. Uo assured tho Committee that le
was not personally Interested In tho bill, and
that his estimates wore for what he thought was
necessary for tho best interests Of the Govern
mont, and II Was for Cougresa to roriso his
work. If Congress givos only hall what ho aaks
he shall get n!ong with It, and kccp expenses
within it. lie is determined to llnyo no more
deficiencies. II TO wefo to exprcsn his prisato
majority Of tho officers Of tho navy are Demo-
cratIc Ia politics, bnt TINT thoy arc, neyortho-
loss. good Administration men.
IL ~0ySg rs. FAHwELL.
Tho aEcn~3~ tho ooutehtod-ccction case
before tho House Committee on Elections. Ono
hour and o bali Is allowed each gldo Owing to
tho soyoto protractoa Illness Of Mr.. alerrtott,
Farwntl'a COUNSEL tho brief on that sfdo has not
been fnlly completed but will como from tho
prtntor tomorrow morning. THO following iB q
sy,.opsls of tho argument on both sides: Far
well olairnA that, admitting tho fraudulent yoses
clamed BY La 1Iosus to haro boen
proved, to DO deducted, the result will still
sh2s t sxs esm, sss tss fsstsa Cd bs y p.,
Of Lo Moyno shoeo were 10 fraaduient rotes 1;
tint In addition there wero Is defective afEldavita
in ono precinct Of the Eighteenth Ward, Of
nhfch l5 were for Fnrwolt and 40 for Le Moync.
should be- excluded La A1oyno clnims, on tho
other hand, that thero weEo 385 fraudulent votes
for Farwoll. Tho only question Of inv in tho
case ~ wisorher tho aflidavita are sufficient.
Farwell claiu1s TINT thOy aro Insufficient. La
Moyuc holds tho contrary.
TIE uEFUNprNo I'LL.
Tho bill prepared BY tho Secretary Of tho
Treasury, aud introduced In tho House by Mr..
Wood authorizing the refuntiug Of $500, 900 600
Of G per cent bonds In bonds bearing ~ per
cent interest, and running thirty years. was tho
mitleo Of Ways and llcann this mornlng.
Tho Committee doer hot seem to DO as
unanimously IN fayor Of this measure ~
had been expected. Some members Of tho Com
nA.toe seem TO profor that tho ttulc which honda
years, whilo othcra cxproBa .the opinion that 4
40yenr per cent bond may bo negotiated, and
that tbs ontsso outstanding debt OF tho Govern
1si0ut might bc converted Into 1t as 1t bccomes
paYab!o. The discussion to-day WAS enlltoiy
informal. and Ia likely to bo removed at the next
meeting Of thc Committee. I
A HAyr rAnE'a-NEsr.
Tho House Naval Committee claims to have At
lhat fotna Important ovideuce agRipst tho Navy
Depsrtsnens. Gri&ths. lato editor Of tho Nau-
lae tho uer sloops Of wsr. Tic }aw authoriz-
iug those ships provided that no claim
should DO paid for Rreatcr amount
thhn s1o0 unlcSs It should he first approved BY :
Board. drillish sworo that ho had received
q. 600 on claim that bad not bscn audited BY d
Board. Thora la, howeyor, o dispute ~ to the
construction ol the lar.
NEW MEXICO.
The House Committee on Territories to-day
voted to admit Now h0xlco "a State.