The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-13


serving OF consideration and announcement, and It Is
sufficient in many change the adventure from
one furnishing moderate return the capital in
vested 10 In which there Is positive
loss From the statements presented in the report re-
gardins the unnecessary charges upon the coasting
trade for piloagc when pilots taken and mono
required tho Commissioner says IL is evident the time
has arrived Tor the government to again nterpose It's
authority and remove the restrictions and burdens
which have been imposed upon commercial inter-
course between tho several States It's certainly time
for Congress TO interfere when thousands OF dollars
annually collected at He'll Cato from vessels merely
passing through Long Island Sound from ports south
Of New York to ports NORTH Versa, for which no
service whatever Is rendered.
POSTAGE ON THIRD CLASS NAIL MATTER.
The bill fixing the OF postage third class mail
matter passed the Senate to-day in tho following
form
Be II enacted, &c. That mail matter or the third
class shall embrace all pamphlets occasional pubica
TONS regular publications devoted primarily 10 adver
tsins PURPOSES or Tor FREQ circulation or Tor circua-
ton az nominal subscription rates. prices current caa
ogues ANNALS hnndbills posters unseaed circulars
prospectuses. books bound unbound, book manu-
scripts proof sheets maps prints, engravings blanks,
flexible patterns, samples OF merchandise, sample
cards, Photographic paper, letter envelopes,
postal envelopes and Wrappers cards, PLAN
and ornamental paper, Photographic representations
seeds cuttings bulbs roots scons and ali other mat.
ter which may be declared maable by law third
class matter and all other articles above the weight
prescribed by law which not from their form
nature liable to Destroy deiace otherwise nure tho
contents OF tho mail bags or the person OF any one en-
gagged 10 the postal service All liquids, posons glass;
explosive materials and obscene books papers shall
be excluded from the mas
SEcriox THAT packages Of matter ofthe third class
shall not exceed four pounds in weight, and shall DO
subject 10 examination and the ratio OF posuge herein
alter provided The postage mail matter OF the
third class shall DO ut the following rat9For all dis
ma
thereof Every package OF the third class OF mail mat
ter shall bear the post mark OF the Office at which the
same shall be ma led for transportation.
SEC a--That hostages on third class matter shall
be prepaid by stamps. II, however, the postage
third class matter mailed at oihco shall be less than
the full amount above prescribed in cases where the
sender is known, such sender shall be notified OF the
fact and the amount OF postage due shall be collected
from such sender before the shall be transmitted
by NAL In the sender Is not known and IL has
been the evident intention OF the party deposit
ing the package to place less than the full postage
thereon such package shall be forwarded aid double
the amount OF the deficient postage shall be collected
from the party to whom is addressed or delivered at
SEC 4-Thut the sender OF any article Of the third
class OF mail matter may write his her name the
outside thereof, with the word "rom' above pre-
ceding tho same may write briefly or print any
package the number and names OF tho articles en-
closed.
Publishers OF newspapers and periodicals may print
on the wrappers OF newspapers magazines sent
from the Office OF publication to regular Subscribers
the time TO which such subscription therefor has been
paid.
SEc 5-That transient newspapers and magazines
shall be admitted to and transmitted in the mails at
the rate oil cent for every three ounces frac
tional part thereof and Tor each two addi-
tional Dances or fractional part thereof
SEC 6-1hat this act shall take effect and after
the LIST day Of July, 1876.
THE SILVER BILL. Is PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES
or CONGRESS-.
Tho Silver bill having been passed by both Houses Of
Congress awaits the Presidents signature It Is
as folows:-
Be it enacted &C. That there be and hereby is appro-
priated out oil any money in the Treasury not other
appropriated the sum Of $l63 600 to provide for
engraving and printing and other expenses OF making
and issuing United States notes. and the further
OF S4S, 0D TO provide for engraving and printing
national bank notes. BIO dsDurscd under the Score
iary Of the Treasury.
SECTION THAT tho Secretary OF the Treasury is
hereby directed to issue silver coins OF the United
States OF tho denominations OF ten, twenty twenty
and my cents OF standard value IN redemption OF
equal amou0t OF fractional currency whether the
be now in the Treasury awaiting redemption, when
ever II may be presented for redemption, and tho
secretary Of the Treasury may under regulations OF
the Treasury Department. provide Tor such redemption
aud issue substitution Al the regular Sub Treasures
public repositories OF the United States until the
amount OF fractional currency outstanding shall
be redeemed, and the fractional currency redeemed
under this net shall be held to he part Of the sinking
fund provided Tor by the existing law the interest to
be computed thereon the OF bonds redeemed
under the acts relating TO the sinking fund
GENERAL BABCoCK ON THE cRAcKsMAN's
sroRy-PosrrIvE DENIAL OF ITS STATE
MENTs.
General Babcock referring to the story OF White or
Miles published this morning, In which he seeks to
connect him with the Washington saie burglary, su-
thorizes the statement that he is not he ever
tho man; never had such conversation with him
aud Mr.. Harrington or anybody else about the burg
larry, as White alleges; never met him on the cars
between Washington and New York, and therefore
could not have converscd with him on that subject
General Babcock knew nothing about the mans trial
except what he in tho newspapers In brief
General Babcock characterizcs the convicts story
unquaiinedly false from beginning to end.
SECRETARY robson ON THE FOREIGN NAVAL
AccoUNrs-A rARDY RECOGNITION OF TIKI
LAW.
The Committee Expenditures in the Navy De-
partmcnt to-day examined Secretary Robson con
corning the financial transactions Of tho department
abroad through IT'S agents. Sclgman Brothers.
Representative Beebe, the chairman OF tho commit
tee directed the Secretarys attention 70 section $50
OF the Revised Statutes, chapter T. under tho head
General Provis ons Relating to tho Navy" which
reads as foIows-
No person shall DO employed or continued abroad tc
and pay money for the OF the naval service
on foreign stations whether under contract or other
WISE who has not been shall not be appointed by
aud with the advice and consent OF the Senate.
Although this provision was originally passed By
Congress June. 1874, instance is known where
special fiscal agent abroad for this department. an,
other has been appointed BY the President concurrent
with the Senate, required by law. Secretary Robe
son informed thc committee that seigman Brothers
had been nominated 10 tho Senate by the Presiden
within week past special fiscal agents at London
This true but the Senate has not yet acted upon it.
ALABAMA cLAIMs-PAYMEST OF THE AWARDS
OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
Tho awards OF the Court OF Commissioners OF Ala
bama Claims are now IN process CT settlement IN tho
Treasury Department Interest will DO computed
thereon TO May l. and tho drafts made payable TO Tho
order OF the claimants is expected will BIO ready fol
transmission 10 tho attorneys Of record that day
The award may also be collected by persons authorized
by transfers. assignments powers OF attorney duly
executed by tho claimants after the issuing OF war
rants for their payment which Transfers, assignment
and powers OF attorney must recte tho warrant OF pay