, 1876-08-07
WASHINGTON.

nIuf2ett-1 11isstsstprl- csal 51cssAgo-Ssna.'
tor Edn1unds-Tha Rtrer and IIarbor Dul
-spccusatInn* Al t" Adjournment.
Special Dspa.cA to 7a4 5ftbxne
WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. 0-MnIlctt has
now thirty-onc Republican md two Democratic
Senators on bis petition for reinstatement aa
Supervising Architect Of the Treasury. Tho
President is known TO be very friendly to
M,llett, but II Is understood that he llas said
he would not in.crfete with Secretary Morrill,
III filling that important Office. Tho oiaccis
not one Of the class known rs Presidential np-
poinsments, but Is merely ono of tho creations
of tho Treasury, a'nl is 9nly rcco gnlzc.l BY law
IN some q tho appropriation, hills. Tho ap
Senator'S Scr o7 Mu1lctt is nc not "' sispiieant Thss IL
friends of the persistent applicant, howevcr,say
that Secretary Morrill, eannot Afford TO disregard
thu written request Of tlirty-threc Of hs lats as
sueiaics, all except two being from his own par
ty. Most Of the Presidents personal friends
md nssociatcs, INCLUDING ex-!ior. Shepherd. ara
very active in Mullctt's bchalf,
Tue majority rspo5t Oh the Mississippi investi,
Eatioi, has been finished and put In print, anG
will be presented in the Senate by Boutwell, to-
morrow. It 's = long doculncnta sud IS to DO
circulation that the Republican members Of tho
Committee hare not submitted the report to
bad feeling hetwcsn Dayard aud boutwell, in
consequence 0l LIE lattefB acLloH. lAc report
Of the minority, Will probably not be very COM
plncntary to The majority for their alleged par.
tisan co,rsc. Tic Testimony taken by tile Com
u,ttcc Is nut set printed and Will not bG really
for several weeks. It will uaakc about 1000
1t Il slated that the President contcmplatcs
sending to Co,gress tomorrow n special mes
sage uin'n the subject Of the ltse! md Iiarbor
blu, notwithstanding Congcr's declaration In
the House that the President f. Of opinion t!at
the passagc Of the River aud lari,or illl at this
less folly.
Senator Edmunls Will conclude Ills speech to-
morrow, ali 1t is not imroIsshlc TINT there may
he 1ay or two vi political debate before It IL
decided whether cxtrn copies Of tho documents
covering TIC Hamburg massacre bo printed ut
rost lcss thun 80. 4 good many Senators. aru
bate, even ii there should he as agreement up
| pu tho Appropriation bills tomorrow.
The Committee Of Conference on the bill maxi
Ing appropriations for rivers and hurbots cane
have adopted substantially the Allison bill,
| which reduces the total amount OF appronrla-
tIons to o,0oo. The Committee 81 Con-
ference on thu Legislative, Ju,lica, and Exccu-
tisc Appropriation LII met this afternoon ut
o'clock. md the indications arc that they will
report bill Tomorrow, In which The lifur-
cnres between the two lfnuscs will he conpro-
| missed. This bi1l WILL ncressttatc considerable
number Of discharges from the clerical forces
IL tIs WeHtrn As.oetaf<d Pres.
WAsnisG1oN, D. c., Aug. Cit y the gcn1- g1
week, It will not be until tAc latter pnrt. Tho
Conference Committee un the Legislative, Ex-
cc'ltirc, and judicial Appropriations bill y VII j
soon come to I'M agreement. The House will, 1t
ultimately from its proposit!on to transfer. tho
Indian Bureau from the interior to thc War
Department, 10 tllat the only hill abont which
elcrc Is continued trouble Is the Consular aha
1SntsfF4 hrot, n1.nft