, 1876-03-28

"anEer that many guilty persoDs would eacape
with liEhtor pupIsh~'sut than WAS desirable.
Ito 'leto"led hls 10y Is both IA good law and
so'd nons". T(ss' osdonco before tho
ofsaa s sonsg 5 slo"s M.. thst t.; nssooSa I
ten.G. % II llas bod : sstidod to That Iabcock says
Of everything hs Id @ to detena H liz Iin,selt.
GU ron srnAw ntos.
Iost-Ofice Cuf .tteo, hAa deylnod . plan for
The prevention = straw bids, which, It secms
probable wou'5 moro effeotual thun any plau
le & IL oass s Of :hs pn M s ase
Office lnvest-, lion to several Of Tho ieatlius
professional Btraw-hiddcrn aud contractors, aid
tley haro agreed that tbs passage Of
such inv would prevent atraw-b1ilng. Tho
principle Of tho Law is to make ntraw- -L1ilng nn-
profitable. This fraudulent s5stem Is only psac-
ticed on account Of the extraordinary pfnlils at
tending Btraw-bids. Cannon proposes to for.
lid the Postmaster. Goneral making any contract
for temporary service At highor prica than tho
lowest bid. II tho lowest bidder p,ovos mol
to be bona tidc tho !os.masser-0 0encral Ii to re-
Rdvertieo tho route. but cnunot accoj,t any terms
higher than tho lowest 1id. aud In tho abscncp
Of o. . BID tho t1ane@ssion r., Of tto na.la
doubt induoo tho peoplo Of tho Territories
to offer to carry tho mails for reasonable COM
pansat,on. The profits Of strnw- b:ddcru have
connlstetl In tliYt4 rates for temporary eorrice.
to he irresponsible.
ritz DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
The bcuate to-day commenced tic considern-
ton Of tue Consular aud Diplomatic Approprln-
tiou bill, aud thoic Was iull and FREQ intat-
change Ut opiuion among leading Republican
Senasorn on tho reduction OF salaries
and a1penaea. It IL very evident that.
while sLs l:opubiean seuate uill second
the Democratic House in reasonable economy, 1t
will nos cunsent to hnyo tue public service Grip
! plnd by ulEarraHtablo reductions of slnries
| originally eBtai,sllsi by tho Democratic party
before the War. Tue H1st amendment, rcstor-
inE tho appropriations fot tho uiiHaioua to 1rcat
Britain. Franco, Germany. aud Itunsn, which
| had boen reduced by tue Houaa TO !l4,GUJ each
| from Oil, 900 each, waa adopted by yute OF IL
ycaa against IT nays, 3fr. UnyRrd and thtee
[ othhr Democrats voting aye.
THE AtsEA AsD uAnpoR nIL1.
The House Conrnittee Oh Commerce Inns do
] cldod to appropriate, III tlie River and HAtDot
bill, S3U, NV for Calumet I1nsbor, and G5 000 fol-
| dredging about tie ]Isbt-louto 10 Chicago nn1.
| Dor. Ihe Nest, in tho River and Iisrbor bill.
receives isa full share Of appropriation. although
she eHt.n,aleg have boon greatly cut down
| THE 1lorsE cosswtrTEE ux Ftsr-oFr1oEs
| to-day heard a statemont Of Gov. D. =. Thou1
son, OF Idaho. lie SAID tue roccut Testimony ol
MIR. Barlow wss calculated to injura him uuose
l,is transaction with Da.low should be explained
| lilo utntcd TINT his hid for Touto from Keltou
Montana to tho Da!lcs, Ora. waH Sl3i,5oo
but wos n,derbid by insn nnned Daacy
| Wuo ttCu1eA tAo C0Ht1Atks AIV8 SOHse
months Thomson's deposit was returned L
| him. Shortly after himself md DarIou discuss
ol tho probability Of Delacy's failure Thorn
son statcd Tint in that contingency lie shout
| claim route. I1o considered he Ind claim OF
tho Department. but tho Department hsd uout
on him. As result Of this conversation. Lar
low purchased 1AomBon's rovelsionsry tbtcrosi
in ttlib contract fur $4,000. Soon after Dclacy
failed, aud BARLOW took tho route at Thomson'e
bid,
| FOkTAL I'LL.
t Tho Postal t1li reported favotnbly from tho
/ Aenate Postal Committee todny il Mr.. uamlin'a d
measure, nnicndod to provide tllat tho ratio
| fur tAirti-cisaa uail-nat.sr shall be cont per
| onncu for any distance not exceeding LOCO
miles, and conts per uuuce for distances ovoz
| 1,0Du miles. The ameudpd bill also provldoe
that transient newspapers and magazines sl,al
pnv postage for any distance at tho Fnte Of
cent for EVERY 8 OUNCES, aud ono cent fo
| each OUNCES or f:actiona! part Of ouucea I'd
| dltlonal.
| (To the Assoc1dttd Prsssl
! ELy.1EnB COMMITTEE.
WARRINGTON, D. c.. March 27.-~The Commit
tea on Expenditures IN the War Dcpartmcn
held meeting to-day. Con. Custor Is, anon
other witnesses, summoned to sppear befor
that Committee.