New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
WASHINGTON NOTES.

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Tie Senate PostOfice Committee cons Ie'ei t"-fl"y
te question OF repeating the aot of st Congress pat]d
ia the interest Of the express companies Increasing
hostage third-cass matter such AZ books I"ne"ii
newspapers, IL, Tclaudi-e etc Rom" o. ne s'hHi"Ih
cu,ud tLat the increase was proper. and ;hat While
might he OF Advantage 10 tie t1lrts o"hI@In's' VINO
coud carry goods AID parcels cLcaP'r iLan tie Post
Office Delartr ont, BeycItlecs gOodtl.nG for
the postal service. Formerly the mails TDe unhctcd
with ali sorts Of merchandise, boots ana .hoc' Srccer
a. ugs aud medicines, hud even Small mae I'M IOI u"
mcsu use Ia ihls conn co" u - Plup'i 80 l,, ~ =, Wv, Wv
fact tDat during the eNstcn,e e." tn" rtnhmg "iNiiG"
there reut through the malls an appIr-."imR ma
Ination and found hs Wi to tAo Dead Iet,er OGcc.
I"s nS Tg TcilIsS sH,vn n"f rns o. j. H. P@ Of yirsn
e1-ncinper m C"ast,, m,S WI ,ro,ser Iir
machine Kept III the museum Ol 'nt dtPtf'mthi
Tor several years as one OF tie curo' - oi TO postal
service The nate Committee hive addr.'s'd 'ticf
10 the Postmaster Gcncfa', asking ioT hsnrs 'st%'e
eweli is himself strongly IN favor O repeating last years
provisions
The House Committee Printing have addressed to
the head OF every del Brtncnt letter asking h1"ria
ton regarding the pub c printing, cost for each dc,ar
mut quality etc, with the view Of furnishing tie
groundwork for an investigation into The management Of
tue Goyerumen; Printing O;e 1t Is alleged That the
cost of printing for the several departments Is tird
more L.dn the same Mors colld hc uu'o l"I III ~.
,rjynte establishments The effort seems 10 br tie same
Old one the object being To cho't removal ol MI CIai
tho Go'ernmeh printer Io' sg',r"i S""Ir & euo i =,
printing of tie GtoLe was taken away FROM private
inu 40 had pIONu 10 bc w"rtb iidfcds of t"uhSHds
~ dotlat, th. Government Printing one, bd- been
be-et b charges which baNc not thuh lar bcch blFtur
Senator Couklng's disposition docs not mellow with
the lapse time His quorrcs may be mentioned hy the
score and to-day another added to the lis. of tails emit
n.ut Senator The name Of mr. Br.sOw may be placed
beside those Of Nj. Sumner, Mr. schurz, hichd1ah
Chandler Mr. Blaine, hr. fcsseudeii, Mr lliihnuii Nf
washbdIne. aud ctn'ls "Ao nave lm.nirCu , ns 1,s US
IlcasuTe Ii Is understood tnat the senator lsl'Tu W.
Department to-day IN behalf OF an officer or rnpoSc or
l.l /. I'D
charged, and at the interview between MN ana secrf
tary iitiUow Of 50 furious character lhat ih.
oriner remarked b. LETT the Office oi the la'cf mat
lie would never enter again Inc once nuns Vi ''e
Department have been changed ia consequence.
| Tile Senate Committee Patents to-day heard WIN A.
Jenner, WHO appeared IN behalf OF the Union Paper
Collar Manufacturing Company OF NcwYork TO oppose
the application oi The AeIs OF Walter Hunt for COnsres
sional extension he paper collar patent NJ: Jenner
argued that the success Of The paper collar trade ID
owing 20 aud Improvement other than those
covered by hr. hun e patent and that moreover the
said Company owns The Hunt patent. II any extensions
we're sraned i Should be l9I the benefit Of Die COMPANY
question OF ownership 10 IN litigation. which Mr.. Jenuer
lad ALREADY 100000 Mr. Geo W Hunt
was pI e.ent the repre- tae heirs Tic Com
Dttee will hear further arguments next Thursday.
The following the items In full OF Forti6cations
bill agreed upon by the Appropriations Committee: the
estimate submitted TO TIE Committee amounted to S3
O0OOOO Az may be sern the amount allowed is less
than half Q million. The cutting down process III ts
case saves TO tho Government So 100000. The
appropriated last year SSl 5000 The spprJpria-
tons made For protection preservation, and
100000; for tho armament fortcatous, viz for
ual conversion and riding Of heavy ordnance 100000;
for prcjectca for the S23.OOO for carriages for
heavy guns. tl6.OOO for proving ground proydn and
proving cannon carriages, proectes. fuses gnpowder
and otner ordnancs materials anu Stores @Zoooo iOr
! torpedoea. $4,000; total $4,000.
The senate Committee Naval Affairs has reported
| adversely the memorial Of Capt Egbert Thompson,
who sought b restored - The active list Of ths Navy