, 1876-07-01
WASHINGTON TELEGRAMs.



WASHINGTON. June si-Bl.ine is better to-day,
but bis physicans iIIsst ON him keeping perfectly
quiet be may be able 10 leave possible.
Next week he viii probably 60 direct 10 bis home IN
Blame will 20 to Augusta, Maine, and will not reap
pear during ths present session. His mental condi-
ton, while by no ihreatenioipg is not good
his Irlvr,is boyd il would be. Physically, he has
little ST. ensth and has lost hs appetite and The vir
whlch has characterized hun ,Or twenty y ars- De
viii 60 into xtoluLe quiet seeing 10 political friends,
visitors or newspapers
TBs EIAISE-E.saEz CORRESPONDENCE.
Chairman Hunton St-day tslesTs ph-d q series OF
questoas Pi> pont ern;ns the BlainrF Frsher
letters. It bsseam. known 10 Lord = days since,
that after Blaine seized the Fisher letters ~ went y
firrrepont To ask his opinion rs 80 wbctler the
House could .xp-l him fcr the .ct aui AZ the same
time be submitted the I.eis 10 Pi.rrepout Pierre-
poat dec lDed 10 S'rIl.e 10 the o,anon sigprd by
pi.eA anu '1lrpentur. Pierrrpont Was subpeased,
~ sS- Jack word that lac had engaged Passage for
-.,giand before the snbp9na WIS served that bus-
neos Was urgeltly demanding his attention there
that he did he would lose his passage money, aud
p oba5ly be detained some weeks. 80 the committee
sent n series of questions for him TO answer. bnott
says REEDS statement is hot The whole truth, and
the committee cannot frd Reed, Caldwelrs cleIk
VITO has beeu under subpoe ior so.no days.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATIONS BILL
The army appropriation BILL as reported from the
Senate committee appropriations to-day chan ed
in the flilJN ing important particulz s: Ths CON-
mittea entirely ke out eight sectSos, by which the
House propnsei TO reduce aud reo'gsnIze the army
and 10 establish lower salaries for Cticers. Amend
mcnts are accordingly ported increasing the house
IL ms of approprist ons to the aggregate extent OF
D. 600 zoo, to provide for continuing Che
present force OF IS OO6 AMI Is ers with salaries
prescribed by tile existing law, and also to more
nearly conform 20 the estimates Of Secretary Taft in
oter respects. The pr,neip items of increase are
S5lS It's the Ply OF tn army s9 0J0 for subSlst
encr, $50 900 for qua term istars De, ,artment s400
O01 Tor transportation and $500 100 for the hire OF
quarters, etc. The committee T Commended the re-
tention OF the House provision Concerning officers
mileage, tNiDs 1t at cents Per mie IN lieu OF all
other travelling allowances.
OTHER APPROPRIATION BILLS
The conference on the Legislative and judicial ap-
piopriatKn bill has just reported without coming
any agreement TIE differences great that the
present cmm itfee viii be unable To adjust them,
and conference comnittee will probably be ap-
pointei when the House meets ON M"nisy. This is
the ourth conference hli on this b IL by the existing
committee IL kelly tisi.t n conference the
postotice bill wi be held till Monday.
PACIFIC INDIAN APPaoPaI T1oNs
The Senate, by small majority refused 70 sustain
the recommendation OF Its committee, beretoore ieIe
gr ped increase the HOUSE appropriation for the
general an Incl lent peEses OF Indian service in
the Pacific co ist tates Territories. The Cali
fornia NeyIdi and Oregon a encies, and Colorado
river Agency, in Arizona, will therefore b. 10 he
inadeQuatey suppiiel by less than bird at Tie
amount apprp itts-i last year, unl.ss the House of
Representatives committee can lie induced TO waive
all parliamentary rules AN consent 70 insert sufi
ci mt provision for them. There is scarcely hope
Of this, but Sargent and others wul make the eott.
AMEsDMESr OF TIE ENFORCEMENT Att
The Tribune Washington special says: The bill
10 am nd the enforcement passel the senate by
strict party vote. Booth votei with the Republicans
The ebate was conducted almost entueiy by the
Democrats, Who res lutely opposed every provision
and prncpe Of the bill The purpo4e of the iness-
ure Is TO ure defects IN the original enforcement
pointed ont by the decision f the supreme court in
the Grant parish and K. nrucky and 10 frame
law whlth while no; liable to tn. charge of unson-
sttution.lity, s.ial psh the purpose of the
oiisinl enforcement act 1t Tem,ins be seen, how
ever, why this bil' should lave been passed at the
present time, when only SIX days remain IN which 10
plss the app Cp-iation bills whose importance
lie maga.f-f. The want of wis 'om IL more clearly
seen wheu il - remembered the bill caruot possibly
pass the House and SnnOt receive Democratic vote.
sUUIHEnN MILITARY DIVISION
The Worlds Washington core -pondent thinks the
recent order disseminating the Military Diyisiun OF
the South il simply plot 20 tie electoral vote
of Alabama. Arkansas, LOUISIANA, ana Mississippi
for the Republicans.
JEWELL TO FOLLOW BHIsrow-
The same correspondent thinks Jewell will soon re-
tire from the Calumet. lie great fri-ni of BriS
tow Nome think he simply follows his chief: others
that the post flee appropriations do not suit Lin-
APPROPRIATION BILL- PASSED TRE House
BY workin., hard and sitting mp until after 2oelock
tie delnO'I It's the House have pdss the last OF
the apprnp iitOn bills 10 hope that the appropria-
ton bills will get 10 the President by Julv LIST.