, 1876-03-15
NOTES AND NEWS,
coxftiPrTKR TANHLFA.

spee,as Nspateh ID The Chicago Tribune.
WARRINGTON, D. c., March 14.-Tlere ia a
good deal OF confusion among the House Com
mittoe, Va to tho divided responsibility 10 tho
uattor Of investigations. Thus tho Military
Committee. and tho Committee On Expenditures
Of tho War Department. arc IN constant
trouble as to tho matters pertaining
to each. Tho Military Committee and tho
Indian Committoo aro also In trouble ~ to which
Is entitlsd to tho subject OF tho transfer Of tho
Indian Bureau to fho"W War Department. Tho
Naval Committee aud tho Committee on Ex-
penditures In tho Navy Department arc also un.
certain Of their positions, and tho samo Ia tho
caso will, tho two poat-Office committees. THO
fault IL largely due to Mr. Morrison. Chairman
Of tho Ways and Means, whose resolution early
hb0ve, and soTno othots to conduct lnvost!ga-
ttona into tho several branches thoy reprosent-
cd. The difficulty Ia that Two committees Ars
upon the sanno subtect.
THE CHICAGO ousTDN.uOuBE.
The House Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds has nearly abandoned tts tuyeati-
CATION luto tue Chicago Custom-Nouse mattor
and tho Mueller atone-quarries. The tnombors
Of the CommIttoo e1prosa tho almost unanimous
opinion that tho sale Of tho farm In Cincinnati
by the fathor Of Z. y. Mullett, late Supervising
Architect, to Muotlcr, thu stono-contractOr was
III honest traosactlon. Tho Testimony OF the
Cincinnati Congressman and Of the tcal~ostato
dealets Of that city IL rhat the Muoi1or farm WIS
sold for about It's roal yaluo.
BELL1N0 GADEIH1t1rs.
Ellis Chhzltor, proprietor Of ono Of ths loading
private schools Of Now York, was exRmIued BY
the House Committee on tho judiciary 10 .3ay in
regard 70 tho salo Of cadotsiip bJ HepFsasnta-
tive Char!eh Hays, Of Alabatna, II may b. 1o-
membered that tho check with which payment
waa mado for tlis caaetshlp waa indorsed By
Chlrltor. He testified that. atter receiving tho
Ak,n I'm maid IN 1S%xn A+.
named Idly. Lilly told him that b.
could secure tho appointment of ca-
det at any time md that hs bad
proves, vh.t h.a long been auspocsed, that u
agency exists III this city for tho sale Of cadet
slips. hlcmbe1s Of OongEcsa Who deaire to
dspoae OF their appointments for money, 1t ta
believed, place Tue matter IN tho hands OF auch
a.raed 1s upoa IN % sdssnoe. Noilhss tho sppointso
nor his friends have any dealing directly with
tho member OF Congress-, or. indeed, meet him
1t sll.
TAANsFolrANloh IN DoND.
| WASHINGTON, D. O., March 14.-Iho bill To-
ported from the Senate Finance Committee to.
day, to regulate tho transportation OF bonded
merchandise withdrawn from Warehouse, pro-
| utos shall ba 10 auepded As 70 embrace all met
| clapdise Withdrawn from BONDED warehouse 1t
ono port for transportation payment ofdu.
tics to smother port by land or water, including all
merchandise uientioued tn the Revised Htasusea
from Sec. 2,slG to ASST inclusive. All such msr.
chAndise shall bs delivered to aud transported
| by common carriers to be dasiRnkted for tllH
purpose By the Hec1otary Of tile Treasury, and
to or By nono othors and such oa1sisra sliall ba
responsible to tho United Btatas ~ common CAT
slers for the safe delivery Of such merchandise
to the COLLECTOR Or other chief officer OF cuatomz
1t the port Of lta destination, and before sn1
such carriers shall DO permitted tl
transport any such merchandise they
shsll become bound TO tho limited stasos IL
honda IN such form and amount. and With such
condition not inoonaistant with Law and auoh no
cu1ity IL tho Secretary OF Tho Treasury ehall II