, 1877-05-01

deficiency bill nppropriating s350, 600 for
conSrsss @ a2ns was passed at the last session, all
fiscal year. Besides this, the Forty -fonrth Com
eress ordered printed 600, 600 copies Of the Aer-
Of that Of 1875, aud 900. COO Of TINT Of 1s76. nay
ing done this it restored the frankias privilege in
order :hat those l. 200. 900 books and many thou
sand others published by. ts direction might be
sent free through the laail. The postage On The
Agricultural Reports alone at the rate fixed by Con-
grcss two years ago would be $40, ooo.
TIE srEAKEKsIIIr.
Gen. Banks can hardly be cousdercdn compr0n1.
isc candidate for the Speakesshlp. lie has intl-
mated to his friends that 1t is BY no means certain
that he can support Hayes Southern policy. Yet
Banks was one of the m0st pronounced Of the Lib
erals, and the bitterest opponent OF the military
policy under the Grant administration. Ben But
Ter, too. saya he has not made up his mind about
the Administration but he has been very busy here
trying to get appointments to office.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
It Ia now expected that the proclamation for an
day after the next Cabinet meeting. II is limited
In some quarters that the day Of meeting may be
changed from June to June Is
The removal Of Naval Constructor Hauscomb Is
made greater hardship from the fnct, il he had
remained in oitce until the 4th OF June, he wonid
have been retired Oh account Of age us Chief Of the
Bureau, with the rauk and pay Of Commodore, but
now he is removed, which drops his rank to that Of
Captain, and reduces biz pay very materially.
THE ARMY.
troduccd in the House at the extrn session, re-.
ductng the army to 10. 600 men.
EXAGGERATED.
The Commissioner of the General Land Office is
Of opinion that the San Fsaacisco dispatch stating
that great swinles huve been pcrpettated in Cali
forna under the net OF the Inst Congress relative to
strictly provides that the Land pre- empted uuer it
shall he desert landH, und before tho entries can
finally be made At tue Land ot,ce the e-emptors
will be required to prove utllrmativey that not an
Is susceptible Of cultivation except by rrig-
tton. II any swiudles have been attempted, there
fore. the Land Office has power to defeat them.
matter Of certain coal land titles at which the pco
pie Of Des Moines, H.. have complained, is not
re=niation .! inc commls5tonsr, but decision
sioner OF the Land. Office, is not responsible for
the law.
EXAMINING BOARD.
TO the N<ste4n Associated Press.
has Appointed H. Il bates n cata md T.
C. Tiffany Board to examine candidates for pro-
motion from the corps OF First-Aesistnnt Examin-
en- to the grade ofpFincipa Examiners Of Patents,
to I'LL vacancies.
Two hundrod and fifty employees, mostly fe.
malef In the Bureau Of Engraving md Printing
closed for three days. when Mr.. Mcpheraon will
OYSTER WAR ENDED.
The United Statea Supreme Court to-day gave
decision ending the protracted '.0yster Var" be-
tween Maryland and Virginia. The Court holds
that Virginia prohibit citizens OF other States
from planting oysters In beds OF. the tide waters
within her jurisdiction, while permitting her own
people 10 do SO.
rosT-oFF1cE TnErrs.
During March there were ffty-{our arrests and
ten convictions for violations Ut the Postal laws
Five Postmnaters wcrc among the parties who EN-
bcxzled.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
New .ToRK, April 30.-The Tunes gays Of the
effort to:get David Dudley Field into the present
CongreRs: ''As the understanding IL now, Nichol-
as Mueller IL to GO to Washington for the extra
session and 10 return weary and atsgustcd with his
arduous dulles. He will then resign In time for
Field to stand in November, provided Mr.. John
Kelly can be- brought to give his consent
TIE HON. ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS
argued case In the Supreme Court to-day, the
Inst time for number OF years.