, 1876-04-25

F.-'eas AAo u&tubnlA1A tuA& Oh tu8 long &f&k4
routcs tbs Govesnmont had to DAY twelve tlu,e4
tho vslue Of the stamps for The transportation
and that private parttes cou1d not compete M
such ruinons sacrifice. He said that Tho Post
otice authorities hare directed etage contractor,
under an old statute to postpone carrying shess
Packages stfi such ttmo NJ II In Convenient,
NAVAL INVESTIGATION.
1he NaSat Committee rotnrned from Philar
dosphia to-day. During Its absence It f,as AZ
amined ia Witnesses. The COMMITTEES found
great la1noso Of Standardization on tho part Of
tho naval officers there, and Of tho bureau Of
dcers In Washington having charge OF tho Phil
.de!phsa Tatds. That Nat Mckay md other COP
benefit the Committee found 10 bo due rathes
to tho honeety Of tho contractors than to tha
efficiency Of naval administration. The action OF
S sa'a' Officer Harth who bag recently
coudomnod. Tho Committee discovers that
tue firm Of E. q. Cattelf, IN addition to the
sl40.ooo paid them BY hathows,. Of New York,
clothing contractor, for their influence, !ecelv-
yaEda. It alao appeared that any influence that
tho Cattells may hsvo exercised Vas a1er-
cieed with bureau ofIioeEB.. and not with tho
Secretary Of tho Navy. sad that no influence
Of any SOFT is proved to hAys been used upon
tbs becsetRrY.
bir1. Van Duron Of Chicago IL expected
here to testify before the 1nsans Asylum Com
| TouIreliotse arrived hero today to testify be-
1ore tLs csultield Committee ns 70 tho MAz<
| t7d tie A..oelat4d T4e.s]
TIE ALABAMA CLAIMS BONDS.
NAsHfNdToS. d. c., April 24.-The BecretArR
| Of the Treasury has directed tbs Assistant
IfeasuEer at New York to soll Oh ThursdAJ nexs
ths gold 10 bo paid into tho Treasury on ao-
| count Of bonds sold to pay tho awards Of tudg-
mcnta of tic Commissioners Of tho Alabama
cla1ms. Deliveries. Of gold will be mAde %
tIo 0"p piopcss + On ed ths d'y yby 9 bss 5sssns
aa he or they may wish. II not On that day,
e., 0o0. 600 on that day g., 600 200 ou each suo-
THE PEI Cent?.
j, Bids were opened at the Treasury to-day for
! tue 9alo Of s Per cont coupon or reglolored
| bonds Of tho funded 1oad Of 1851, authorized bY
sns hsers sets Of Ja!y Il 1870, md Jsn 2o 1871.
!, 1876. in lots Of not less than $500, 900,
to total amount Of $5 8s3,ooo.
Tho total bids aggregated &G2' AZ o00. It pticoa
!: " seligman 4 Co.. L. N. Hoffman l. Co,
Philip speycr q Co. Norton Dlisa 4 Co., AuR-
ups Belmont Il Co. Cfor N. n. Rothsehild Is
son), tho First National Bank Of New York,
kuhn, Loeb L Co., Droxc1, Morgan d Co., e.;h
| offered to take tho whole amount or my part
| thereof. Belmont and Drc1el, Morgan d O..
vero tbs highest bidderB-
I GuPHENE COURT DEG1510l.4
The Guprome Court afilsms tho Judgment or
tho Court Of Claims il the Hot Springs eases.
| The decision IL that none Of tho claimants a1o
entitled to lauds aa against the Government,
| and that al! claims advanced no equally un-'
tenGble.
| Walker va. Suiyant. error to the Supreme
| Court Of Louls,snn. In this case which wss m
| action to GecoTo1 for refusing refreshments to
dofoudant In error On account OF color, The
Court readirms TINT Art. VII. of tho
Constitution. providing that In suits 1t
common law, where tho Yaluo in controversy
nhall not oxceod so. the right Of trial by Jury
BiIati be preserved relates only to tttAia Ii Fcd-
eral Courts, aud SAY that tho statea, 30 far ~
this Amendment IL concerned, are iaft to 1egu-
late trials In their own courte In their own way.
a trial by jury In suits at common law pending
in the Stats Courts iB not. therefore, privilege
or immunity Of national citizenship which 6tatea
are forbidden by tho Fourteenth Amendment to
| ab1idge.
AKEAMAN-DAvENFonT.
Ex-Attornev-GnneE AKcrman appeared be-
fore the Committee on Expenditures In the De.
partucnt OF Just!cs to-day, and testified thnt ha
| authorized the payment to John I. Davenport
| OF money to defrhy the expenses for tho sun
| precision Of frauds in the NeE York elections.
| tic wns asked II he consulted with tho Preni-
| dsut before paying tho money. Mr.. Akerman
deslred time TO consider what roply ho would
mako to tho question, and Was given till to-mor-
ROM,