, 1876-01-09

TIE MILWAUKEE posTMAsTEPsuIP.
The contest tet"con la;ne aud Shaw for the
Miluauaee Post:aas:elship still continues. fayna
holds tbs position Of being the most fay.rzd
candidate, provided he can clean his record OF
Two char-es First. that he is q Carpenter mao :;
second. that he is in the Whicxy Ring. Theie
haa been conference this week Of the different
members of the delees:ion, but no result was
coached. Some favored Shaw, but N '1e sa--
rorted Payne. The friends Of tho latter claim
that he has disproved the charge that hc " n
saecai friend and ptotege O! Carpenter, but It is
no: yet so clear that Payne hus freed himself OF
c~uplicltg in the Nhlsky-Rlng frauds.
EASDALL's PET 6CuEME.
Mr. Randall, in his Investigations for tho pur-
pose OF reducing tho appropriations, gives most
thought to tho army aud navy. He is parlcu.
la,Iy uell informed spout the way b1sEess is
conducted in the usvv-yards, aud il enthusiastic
over tho opportunity for rotreocbmcnt which
this branch OF tho Government efTorts. He FRO.
poses to 1avo all tic rogk tina: IL done nt the
navy-JaEds next year concentrated 1t two or
three y2tds-
[Te 0e Assocf0ted Pyess.J
REVENUE APPOINTMENT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 8.-Gon.: James
Packard, er-Reprcsenta in Congt e.s from
Indiana, las becu appointed an Internal Revenue
Agent.
NEW NAVAL STATION.
The concentration Of naval yeseels at Port
nayaI is in purauance Of the general Plan ct the
headquarters Of tho North Atlantic STATIONS,
which presents mrny advantages over any other
port on the Atlautic cast. The climate is
ye1y healthful, and tho hsrbor offers every
facility 70. exercise Of naval tactics.
ss on tso bssa
mcst need to be Looked litter, within forty
eight hou,e It Is tho policy Of the Secretary Of
tlu Navy to bave the home squadron larger than
any abroad. He believes IN being prepared 10.
any emergency which may arise.
THE NAvy-y!nEs.
Representative Whi.shorne tenn }. Chairman
Of tho House Naval Committee, favors the abuii-
ton Of a!l the na;y-yer1s in Now England. aud
wants bis COMMITTEES to authorize him to report
Rsc;l bilis. The New England members nra
aud Will make q determined oopositlon.
TEE AMNESTY BURMESE.
Tho general curront Of tnlE u tha: Blaine hiss
got the pest OF Randall on his amnesty measure,
aid that the latter Will be forced. for political
reasous to accspt Blliue'a amend neut to ex-
Glade JEFF Davis. Senator Gordon is opposed
to granting I'll amnesty. except whore the pAr-
tics come forward and ark for it. He sa7s it
Is not right that naen l'se hsmse I, who ask for
pardon. ehoId be he'd u } n5 ta"cat for South
ein Rebels like Toombs, rho refuses to nsI for
Enrlon, and who will 80 upon the slump and de-
clare that they still nee1tain sentiments OF hoa
t:iity to the Union and wore pasduued without
aakin: for it.
CONTEST FOE LUNCH COUNTER.
There were fourteen candidates tor the priv
lese OF keeping tha House restaurant, and the
Committee On Public Buildings aud Grounds had
forty-five ballots TODAY befole making seoc-
ton. F. Freund, Of this city, was clo5cn.
4 sERESADE-
Representatives Fort. OF Illinois. and Casoo,
Of 1ndlan,, vera He,enated to-olght by 1he'r
Republican friends. Including Union all
dlo1s. q. Wll.ard's Hotel, the former
having offered tbs resolution in ths
Houss Of Representatives instructing elective
officers TO give subordinate places to vel: quail
fed Union aoliiers in preference to soliisr3 OF
tue Ia.o Confederate army. Tho latter Offered q
resolution declaring thai, ali other things being
eqHal. the soldier should have preference over
tue civilian III the ec1oinments OF pubic Office,
etc. Each made an address in support Of the
prlncicles announced in their resolutions, aul
we're fEequeotly applauded.