, 1877-01-15

specidl Di.patoa to Tas Tribune.
WAsntHGros, u. e., Jul 14.-Thc mileage
allowed 10 tic Or son Electors under tho act
aprroprlasInG % renss IN every D.!ic Of the estl-
niatcd dist:lirr, will ssc about s1M, Crontn
cannul have Ills mileage pniI by tho senate
COMMITTEES ~ Il witness, bcrau=e hr was not
summoned Until he rcarllrd Washington.
THE rArEpaEa'a BASk.
The all,alsut NJ money askc't tn purchase tho
FrccdfNr''s Bank building fur the ,tsc Of tho
United States IL $ss1.51. Tll!s building Is built
oftl'c famous Seneca sandstone, Is substantial
structure, all tho nluIor part " it ia nuw, md
for ycars Itas lHcu, .xtrlpIetl by the Department.
OF Justicc. As tn: freedmen considered tho
Frcednfn's link nuttonal institution, alA NJ
there scarcely any otI4cr valuable asBctt tho
purchase Of this building by the t;overnuient
would do much to relieve the impoverished
depositore. And the Government really needs
Il. II pays nov more IN rental for the portion
occupied tl1an far interest nuou tho rs1ce ask
cd for the wlio1c OF tic building.
rgE FAYaAsTEn-aESERAL.
By cur!dls silp III thu law relative to tho
1'ay Department., thr 1'AYlnAscr-Gcucrnl only
hollis the rauk OF tutohel. anu Is entitled TO
the pay of that ottIcc; whilc three Bureau Of
tlscrB un1cr HIN rank anl receive pay as Brga-
dicr-licllcrats. i till has bccn introduced 10
ier.t;cneral thc ful! rnuk aEd pay of HHgadttr~
General.
MkTnic *rsrEM IN TIE Posr-oFr,cE.
n,aht er.t;cuerai sllal furnish to lie post.0fce
exchanging tnuI1n with fureisn countries, and to
other stt'lllecs, u early ~ practirablc, postal
halalres dciomlnatttl In weights Of the n,ctrto
s,strlu, fifteen grann!rs u which shall be tho
substitute fur I'LL i'obtnl purposes VI the hail.
out,ce asHE.snrots, AMI tu IN III prv,grcssIon.''
INTERESTING TO rHE-EMrTOns.
afr. Phillips, Vt knn*a4, hRs Introduced bill
81 very great interest 70 persons who arr suf-
fesing fruln thu drYnsiations of tle erEsshop-
ter.plaguc. Tile h.ll proposes to extend tho
tlInt q p.e-ctnpturs o,l tue public lands. aud
prvsiac;s t1at. "hensrsr ;1 i, nny prc-emptor on
satisfactory psouf ut thn 'oraf Land Office, un-
der rules nl,d regulations to he prescribed by tho
Secretary Ut the Interior, that tho crops upon
te lands occupied ny lltns ilayc een v'sstcd au.t
injured hy the grassloprsrs within one year Of
the pa*.age u ths act, the ttmc within which
strh pEc-cmptur ia required to make such proof
an'l payment Is hereby extended uuttl the 1st OF
TME EVANSTON ros7-orrIcE.
Tho COninlttce OH Claims have male the fol-
lnwng report fayoring The bill for tho relief OF
t. 4. Clifford. Postmaster at Egaustou. ILL.,:
AGre5d I'd va "a. s rosts'tsE n; 4 Ev4n;on IT,
Office wa. tncred By gang Of professional burg
lars from cn1snFo THE ensranee VA effected bJ
and se4 il Of its eunten.., Tho bu!ltllng was Tho
ens Il * Il ~ faad.
In ts4snns and stan,p fnnda- The report Of tho
special AHent u IL bsp.ttment vie e1smtnsI
had been arFsssrd up to tho tlme the report wsa
maize. Tho rottcrs also took two drats which had
a @ g ssT sts r.
supposed lhss they wtrs destroyed. This robbery
does MT suc,u to haso resulted from my fault af.
the PustInastes. The Committee ass Of the opfn-
lon ttist lie calu, Tor &Gli. Vi shuptd 10 aiowsd.
aud report i bill for that puEposc. and soconnead
''''' S'' coLon4po JUDICIAL p,s1a,c7t.
The new Colorado Senators aru very buty
getting their State PLACED upon full footing
with thu older CONFERENCE.-The. Senator
CAAffee wants the State divided into two Fed
eral judicial Districts, II the following manner:
The Counties Ut Coatilla. Coneios, Mo Glande,
saguacle. Lake, l!i'lsdale, s.n Juan, Curry,
9nd l's Plata together wisa al that Part q re
t4lFty.niuth sicgrea Of nosth latitude, shall COM
Icss Que district, to b. called tho Western Dis
itct oi Colorado; and court shalf be hc!a at
ss,nang m p part of saii State shalI conpose M sn. s
other district, TO be called tho Eastern District
Ut Colurado: and court sha1l BY held TOT tha
saup in tho City OF Denver, tn said State.
TllH M'0HEGQA WEsTERN RAILROAD.
MI. Uliycs, on behalf u this railroad, hM
u the line: rho bill provides:
company III 70 xsieh IT, state Il Iowa hss asde. q
may hereafter taske. the gssnt Of lands spplcahta
IL tho completion Of sata foat, provided BY tho
said act Of ton-tcss and tho laws Of lo.s, may.
the road ieadtnx from hioux city to tho MnussotA
Stats linu, At = potnt outside and vest OF tho
Coupty y oDEten. IN 40 state Of Iowa, but not
tIds; and tho Acnl of tho United Htato4 II here
bJ 2iyea 10 sad chau-r: Prurldtd. That nothing
he!cio contained iaI I:e construed to In any al7n
uef change the grsrt Ut luntIs made to either Of
said ro4ds b. 1an. vet Of May ~ ls4. otspy
under said grant: 4l"a lsolldtd }arfA&r. That
thla act shall not 10 70 construed a. to change Or
atfuc& The slshts Of any homestead o. pfa-emPtoa
settler, nor 10 extenl the timc for tho completion
VI said McueeKo1 Western Ha!lsoad, 1t betuy tha
sole and true intent and meaning OF this bill u Sy9
consent to lhs change 10 tho wsststn tssaiass ss