New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-05
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
LARGE EXPORTS TO CANADA

WASHINGTON Nov. a, 1871
The Commissioner of Customs of Ottawa,
Canada has furnished Edward Young the Chlei OF
the Rurcau OF Statistics Washington, statement
allowing the imports from tho United States INTO te
Provoces of Quebec Ontario. and Manitoba, during he
Yea, ended Tuno 30 1877 From this statement ii APP
ncars that the Canadians imported rom tAe Ohneu
states commodities amounting in value To %lo"'i'o0
I'm vcess al the amount shown In the returns OF exports
made bv United states Collectors The values Of some
~ liz ,y,Urinaj arcIrs IN excess OF the amounts re-
turned rs United States officers 0f clstohM TT ~ V
lows Cotton Manufacture, S,s95S97 ms99iHctde7
Of IRON ~ G75sGs:. refined sugar, Sl,6ll4lI; Moo'
gC-OOOS: coal aG6J&JS; NOES anu .LLii,, 49, -
fnr s633l 5G: and preserved meals, S6O"dlZ' 80
rcccd our domestic exrorts 20 Ire a3oLf nance 81 ~
inccs In the fiscal year OF -, tCpI
specic were S42,o9S 1885, and our eNpoi OF -
r,rrc6audsc 10 tie same Provinces, were 9ZOl 80
The Chief OF the Bureau o. Si'isc mas iot o
past called attention ~ the ls'repshCt ,r c,1orrs
United states and Dominion accounts OF out AE5,
and 10 the defective Legislation ~hica Iehuls ~ %
for United States customs oAcoIs' ~ VIZ ~ l.iI
10 obtain complete Information ia regard to the u,',S
which the border ~ cars. C8nsgs; S, sg .'.'
failed enact any remedial legislation III w pIei'''
CHANGES IN TIE SENATE COMMITTEES.
The death OF Senator Morton will cause
REIMBURSEMENT Of the standing committees OFT eehae'
though snch action viii probably rot be
taken until the beginning Of tho regular session
I'm December. That senator was Chairman OF
tho Committee on Privileges and Elections which
heads tho list Of committees, ard is regarded as
ono % tic most important Of the Senate. lie also
member Of the Committees on Foreign Relations and
Railroads. holding the second place on me on
Foreign Relations. Mr.. Mitchell Il OREGON. is le ac'nS
CIairn1 of the Committee Privileges and Ec"to1s,
and is also Chairman Of TIE Commit &C. on kh.f'iH-.
ntce To which De f. entitled, Lc viii retire from the
head Of the latter j. tAe arfHE,niIu Ei o eoi'.
tecs Mr.. Teller OF JoioEad9, VIII pioua"y n- go.
craftsmanship Of some Lind, 20 he is ne only senator
who held seat prior 70 tc ~ OF stlcn "'S VIZ s !o'
Was made Chairman Of ,ho select Committee TO examine
lie several branches o. the Civil Service when the ,t
vas reaanced last March, during the extra session Of
tic Senate held at thar time.
COURT OF INQUIRY REFUSED.
Inspector General Marcy and General Rufus
ingalls, OF the iarternalter's Department. requested
the Secretary Of War sometime ago. convene Court
OF Inquiry for the purpose OF investigating the accusa
t,ors made against them by Colonel Dom Plat in
pcction with the notorious moth destroying contract o.
Cowles & Brcga. II may be remembered that colonel
Patt asserted over MS S% & bro . n nV CONT r
thai The officers named had been 5bed to report favor
~ W. os declined To call the Court o. Inquiry but his
reasons II ho has any for not DONG so ye nor peeh
,iyep 10 the public. Ii is reported IN Washington That
1coucl PiatI viii have something to say about tho
matter In a few days.
THE WHEAT CROP OF EUROPE.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has returns
which indicate that England will have 10 buy 100000
600 bushels OF wheat this owing to disappointment
in raising good crop at home. The English crop was
unusually short this year, owing to defective curing On
INC continent Of Europe there has been fair general
CROP The war viii limit the expectation from Russia
.,d and n Eastern Europe tue supply win il'
reafIy exceed the local demand Egypt ana India VIII
have larger surplus than usual and VIII proDtpy IN
rease their shipments EurOpe. The export OF wheat
f0n mo United states amounts 10 55OGoOOJ hush-
,s year but the Commissioner OF Agriculture ibiuhs
Iint mis- country may be able this year to supply Inc
entire British deficiency
GOING HOME TO TIE ELECTIONS.
4 great number of representatives from New
York Pennsylvania, Eew-Jcrsey and Massachusetts,
have been excused and nave gone home to vote Nearly
all of them arc paired in the Important financial cues
mons that are likely 10 come up during their absence
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