, 1877-02-08
The House Resolves to Pay Gov.
eminent Printers Less
Wages.
But the Hennto Holds that the Present
Pay IL Not Exorbitant.
President OrAht Arprehcnslvc Of n Fall
ure OF the Nicaraguan Canal
Scheme.
Further Concerning tho Interview Between
Con. Grant and Charles 0'Oonor,
THE HOUSE.
GOVERNMENT i't.ISTEIls.

WAsntNUTos, l.. e., Feb. 7.-'rllcro was COLI
siderable debatc h, tho 1Iouso over tho a.ncn,l-
'ncnt If the Deficiency bill providing that after
tho close OF the present session tho Public
Primer s!1a1l not pay moro for composition than
the average price paid III Ncw York, 1'htlalci.
phta, md Baltimore. Thia amendment was pre-
scnted by Ms. Vancc, Charnnn Of the Printing
Committee, WIN had private grlldgo to scryo
in seeking to ret even will, tho en-
ploycs Of the Government Printing Ol!icc,
who contributed d considerable suln
to thu campaign fund last fall to
sectro Ills defeat. Tho amendment was adapted
In the House, but rejected in tic Senate. The
Public Printer is said 10 approve Of TIC pro-
Ttson OF the amendment. Under the expiring
law lie i1as been required to pay tho highest
price which 'sas paid by any private persons IN
establishments here. The argument mat1c by
tho friends of tho printers Is that these ott.cr
cities could not establish n standard for Coy
cr1lsncnt work, as II Gusts marc to live hero nn1
"a the labor Ia very cxartiny.
nAnCt.aY's DIGEST.
The House deprived tho ex-vctcran journal
clerk, Barclay, OF Ills copyright ot Barclays d.
gcst by adopting a't amendment which provides
that hereafter tito preparation Of the Digest
shalt bc dcyolycl on tho journal clerk Ut tic
AAUHStf hta4 - W EECN}tE Fl3UlV AuusteuHul l0F
tic work. In tho courso OF tho debate, It was
stated that barclay had already received s50 600
on account of his copyright, Barclay may bo
inclined to contest tho power OF Con.
gscss to deprtyu him Of his copyright. The
work has been ,,mler his Charge for thtrty
years. Tho Democratic House FIRST ,lcprIyc,l
tho veteran parlianlcntarfan vi bis plncc, anil
now they seek to take his copyright.
coMMIrrEE ExrrasEs.
A. tho time tho soutllcrn. Investigating Com.
nlfttees wcrc ordered the Republicans 1nsistcl
that the cxpenso would be very much moru
tl,a TUG U5,000 appropriated. Iii the Dc!lclcn-
" bill there was paragraph t0 refund - tho
sSrgca''t.ntrArms, Tllnmpsml, s27,945. 1t is
yestlgating Committees Il, a;idition 10 o. tl,e t
amount aarcaly appropriated. Foster. Of Ohio,
denounced tllu infringement Ut tho Democratic
co1ntnl!tccs ns cxtrHyaEant In tho exlremc. lie
aal thls deficiency was hut s1'ali Item con'-
pared With tic large amounts yet to bc pre-
Gcnteu There hatl been, lie charged,
wtiLrui. DOWNRIGHT KxrRAvAuAScn
It, the expenditure Of the money. Warrants
llal been hawkct about tho streets OF Wishing
satl l,e eaw nearly all tho regular Delegates
To tho Ohio Democratic stata Convention
getting fees as officers. rboy wcro respectable
serscants-at.Arms. Being interrupted to know
named tho following who wcro regular
delegates to tho Democratic Convention, stat-
Ing tint they were all good ,Ien, mud that tho
Democrats should be Thankful TINT the Ser.
Ecant-at-Arms had rcen.nlzetlthcir merits: ficn.
stceutnan, Mr. Donavli, Mr.. Ill., Air. Alealltrr,
md others. Mr. Foster predicted tint s5U, ,K0
n'orn would DO necessary to pay tho gxpei!ses Of
these Investigating CG1,u,!ttcca. Tho House
agreed to reimburse Thompson for thu money
ADVANCED.
TIE nANKERs.
A 1nrEc deputati0n WIS heard to-tlaY bcfarp
tho Committee Of Maya md Means oli the r.
peal OF the tAxcs OIL bunk cupftnl md deposits.
Ftfty gent1eHe were present, representing tho
National Danks, Chambers Ut Commerce, and
OIL which tho Committee des!re1 tho dcputai!on
to nddrcss them. fhcse qucsttnns we're, tirst,
that our prescott bautt tnxcs nru War taxes, and.
u the cxigcncy is puseel for which ttloy were
imposed, nnd III reurly all of tho War taxes
lave bcun removed from, uthcr Interests, It IL
fur u,d equitable t,at tlscsu burdens shoultlalso
bu taken from tho commercial tHterGdta; sec-
0ndly, the bunk taxcs Inlseloynus and ut t!I!s
critical period III olr national lual,ecs they will,
II contnucd bc productive of l,l,,el1 inoru scrl-
ots eyll III tho future than III tho vast thirdly,
tho Treasury Tan spare the amount Ut rcyeulG
which Will bu Etycn up by the repeal of tllrse
tnSts oil, thH hlnkinE lusincss; fourthly, tho
sauci, ,uore than tic Treasury will lose.
TAxfH0 CIRCULATION.
10 the HEsftfH Assocfdt<a fSfss.
and Mems Committee to4lay heard nsEunrnts
urging the repeal uf NIL Fedora! taxution ou tho
CIRCULATION, deposits, antl the capital of banks.
]. u, lInyra, President Ut tho Merchants aud
Manufacturers National UaMk, Detroit, was
anloug thu speakers,