, 1876-07-18
':'RICE FIVE CENTS.

] " ~. taken up again, and now propositions
!ntcrtatned which will require at least ono moro
day for adjustment, 7 # doesn't deiay the Bill
to the Army bill. The conference agrecd M npon
report on Saturday, and It was written out TO-
DAY. When 1t was ready for the signatures OF
the confercca 1t was asccrtaincd that soma Of
thGm M t,ad new amendments 70 submit, and the.
bill Will be delayed another day.
=, The conference on tho 1cgtslnt!vc bill spent
the entire time nt their meeting to-day in dis
@cuss't,g @ different propositions Tor agreement,
,bMs' Il, reality made no visitie progrcss on tho
bl!I. Propositions Wcre submitted looking In
thc entire adjustment Of somc portions Of tho
BILL which, II agreed To, will requtrc week or
Ten days to prepare tho bill for action. Alto
getfier the outlook Is not 30 favorable for
satisfactory termination to tho differences be-
tween the two lInuscs rs when the adjourn
iacnt took plnec Saturday.
NEW roKK rosT4orFIcE.
n Lie, Ihe ,Co'nmittsc On Pnbl!e Buildings and
psiatlon for the New York Post .ofllcc building.
TIC Committee soy that the prices Of supplies
were reasonable, and That there was no cxtrava-
gaaee y @ the ~ Mfnrniture. but nl tlat the cxpcndt
tire nf S1T, 600 In excess Of the appropriation
constituted ot1lcial misconiuct on the part Of
tbsre Is no excuse of pa]iIatton. " our Com
ttee ,' srs satied ,hs they say II eonelu;
the work have been guilty Of gross negligence
and earclcssucss IN The discharge Of theft o}lcdal
duties, II nut utterly recltlcss Of tho public i-
tercsts. The Committee 1nd, however, that
for the supplies thus furnished in excess of MP
prop.,!attons acscd in good faith, and should 10
Mr. Pratt, member of the Committee, Signs
the otllcials o, the ground Of the urgency Of
speedy completion Of the building.
THE FAsT-MAIL TRAINS.
POSTMASTER General Tyncr says that he was
not unpFcparctl for the notice d Scott and Van
dertilt terminating tic fast-tnalt service. Somo
Department to both of those gentlemen ia
know what steps they proposed to take
II ill.,. rcgafd n od1nu TO- thc fast-19al trains, III
sation. They were told that II they intended
to tukc of tho trains, tho Department desired
that 1t s'iouid bc done before the new appro-
pr!ation waa touchsd; otherwise great eabar-
trains Will be discontinued after next Saturday
q since the answer 10 tho rcaucst Of thu
Department. Mr. Tyncr hopes that the people,
anti especially the commercial men Of the West,
ocratlc House that the continuance OF tile fast
mall service Is necessity, an1 thereby scCurc 4
sufficient appropriation TO continue II.
Tilb 1BRAELiTEs.
Members Of tl.e Universal 1aracllte Alllanca
OF parls addressed letter to tho President, ex-
american people their good wishes for the pros.
pcrity Of the Union.
INTERNAL REVENUE DtLr-
Tho Committee OF Ways and Means llava
completed their anendatory Internal Revenue
bill, and inny report It tomorrow. There ara
no alterations In taxes, but the changes are
principally with reference to tho better ud-
mfuIstratIon Of the present law.
ARMY or TIE TEsNEssEE.
Gen. Sherman, President Of tho Society Of
the Army Of the Tennessee, llns appointed All
miral D. D. Porter, Gen. William Mckee Dunu,
Col a. Il. Marklan1, Capt s. L. Phelps, and
Col John n. Bacun Committee Of Arrange.
ncnts for the annual meeting to take plncc Id
this cdty on tho 10Th and It'll OF October next,
at which tfmo the statue Of Gen. Mcphcr6on will
10 unveiled.