The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-05
TELEGRAPHIC.
by the Southern aud Atlantic Telegraph
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JOHN II. LAFITTE. President.
4. LELouP. Manager.
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, Feb 4.-The bill report
cd from the Military Committee reduc.
| ing the pay Of the army. makes u total
saving of $780, 900. The pay even Of the
chaplains has been reduced from $1,000
to $1,000 per ahnum.
Senator Sharon. of Nevada, has writ
ten here that he will bc in Washington
IN short time to take hin seat. Mr..
Sharon would resign, but for the fact
that tho Governor Of Nevada il n Demo-
crat. and would Of course appoint a
Senator of that party.
Secretary Belknap has given the
House Special Committee on the Texas
Border Troubles nm assurance that he
will send additional troops to Texas to
protect tho citizens who live on the Rio
urande.
Tho Naval Committee of tho
House. Mcssrs. Whittborne and Dal-
ford. left here last night for the Norfolk
Navy KRrei, to examine witnesscs n re-
gard TO the charges mado by Congress
man Goode against ex-CongrossmRtl
Platt and to ascertain to what extent
the yard has been used for political pur-
poses. II II all. Itappears that the Con
Hressional printer, Hon. Mr.. Clapp, Is
among those 10 be investigated.
Tho House Committee on Printing has
sent letters to each Of tho departments,
asking information as to the entire cost
OF printing and binding for each done NJ
the Congressional Printing Office.
The House Judiciary Committee has
| under consideration that portion of the
| Pacific mail testimony duplicating Jno
q. Schumacher and VIM. $. King. both
members Of the present Congress, with
having received money to influence the
passage Of the Pacific mail subsidy
Tho committee will make report at nj
early day. Many OF the members think
that there IL no power to go back to past
transactions and expel u member on q
record made UP when not u member. ol
Hon. John New, Treasurer Of the
United States. was heard by the House
COMMITTEES on APPropriant,i,ons. gI ,n,,n a. th,' sal
vice OF his Office might not be interfered
with by O small reduction OF the Clerical
force. he did not think IL wise economy
to reduce the salaries OF the employees
ten per cent Rs contemplated.
Hon. John Allison, Register OF tho
Treasury. was heard In behalf of the
employees OF the Register Office. HI
opposed either n reduction OF force o1
salaries.
The Senate Committee on Postof1lces
and Poast Roads yesterday heard argu
4 menus III DtIlull VI SeNClul NCW lOI
manufacturers Of envelopes, against the
present system OF furnishing envelopes
and postal cards to the public by The
Uovernment. They contend that. b,
reason Of the free transporting O
stamped envelopes IN the malls to $1,000
Postoflices throughout the country, the
contractors who supply them to the de
partmcnt enjoy undue advantages
against which other manufacturers fine
Il impossible To compete.
The National Republican Congress
sional Committee met last night nnd
organized for the campaign. On motion
Of Senator Logan, Senator Cameron was
unanimously elected chairman. Sen
ator West. In Senator Camcron's be
half, accepted the position for the latter
in few remarks. Judge Edmunds was
unanimously reelected Secretary. The
committees then proceeded to ballot fol
nm executive committee with the follow
ing result: Senators Cameron, Cragin
West. Logan and Dorsey, Represents
tives Platt, Rusk, Linnickson and Hub
bell. The meeting then adjourned will
the understanding that the executive
COMMITTEES will meet on Monday night
or at tho call Of the Chairman, Senator
Cameron.