The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-05

from committees are either confined to action in tho
morning hour or 60 10 tho Committee OF the Whole,
and II Is not easy TO rule he only excep
lions TO which are the Committees Appropriations
and Ways and Means could very well eyaded
In the case Of the Anti-Rcsumplon bill
IyyEcT or SENATOR MoRroS's DEATH ON THE
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE.
The death Of Senator Morton will necessitate re-
arrangement OF the standing Of the Sem
ate. though such action viii probably not DO taken
until the beginning Of the regular session. in Decen-
Der. That Senator chairman OF tho Committee
Privileges and Elections which heads tho list OF
committees, and Is regarded o. the most Inn
porant Of the Senate. He also a member Of the
committees Foreign Relations and Railroads, hold
Ing the second place on the Committee Foreign
Relations. Mr. MITCHELL OF Oregon. is tho act
ing chairman OF tho Committee Privileges
and Elections and 10 also chairman of the Committee
Railroads. should he accept the chairmanshlp Of
the former committee, TO which he is entitled, no
VIII from the hcad of the Railroad Committee.
In the Encouragement Of the committees Mr. Teller,
OF Colorado. VIII probably be given a Guardianship
OF some committee, as he is the only Senator who
held a prior the Attn OF March last who Is not
at the head OF a committed HIS colleague, Mr.
Chafce. was made chairman OF the select committee
10 examine tho several branches Of the civil service
when the list was rearrangod last March during tho
extra session OF the Senate held at that time.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SPECIAL
AGENTS OF TIE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
David b. Parker. superintendent OF SPECIAL Agents
OF tho Post oco Department has just submitted his
annual report to the Postmaster General, from which
1t appears that during the year 543 persons
rested tor offences against the postal laws, beng l0t
than the preceding year, though during the
last year tho number OF special agents had been re.
/ no Oh mad eams nj eva
variety OF offence known to the postal laws and III
of tue number transferred TO the State
be tried for burglaries OF post Offices highway rob-
berries OF mails while in transit murder of mail driy
ers &c. During the year the special agents devoted
much time 10 miscellaneous business for tho fercnt
bureaus of tho department-notaby tho examination
| OF postmastcrs bondsmen, aud in about tour thou
| sand cases involving tho money order Offices
personal investigation made. In consequence OF
| financial rcvulsions nil tho country, il
found necessary to demand new bonds Prosecutions
have followed in where fraudulent bonds
had been imposed on the department Many cases or
alleged improper sales OF postage stamps were nves-
tgated and postmasters removed for that Tho
whole number OF complaints of lost registered letters
during tho year $50, with reported aggregate
value OF s544l0. OF which ia letters recovered.
aud 2ls, valued at S10.51o accounted for by tho
covery OF their contents from persons had stolen
them or through whose careessness they lost
The percentage of actual losses compared with tho
total number OF letters registered during the year,
viz, s. 3S l27-is about onehflieth of per cent
In every 1000 registered letters sent through
| the mail Many Of tho losses occurred from unavoid-
able causes such railroad aud steamboat accidenN,
fires, sc.
THE TRADE OF TIE BAHAMAS WITH THE
UNITED srArEs-nEPo9T OF THE AMERICAN
CONSUL AT NASSAU, N. p.
The United States Consul Nassau N. p, has trans.
mit,ed an interesting report to the Department Of
State on the trade Of the Bahamas with the United
| States anc how to enlarge tho same. The Bahamas
have suffered great commercial depression since tho
close Southern rebellion, at which time largo
amount of capital Withdrawn from the islands by
those VINO had prospercd by blockade running, and
who then withdrew 70 England and the United States
Following this depletion heavy in shipments
OF pineappies the United States the almost
tincton OF the salt industry by our high ,arn, tho
exhaustion Of tho sponge grounds, and the closing
OF the Cuban COASTS to the Bahama fishermen since
the commencement Of the rebellion in that island.
New Industries have, however. sprung up Last year.
for the lrst tho abolition OF slavery, sugar
and molasses wore manufactured (by American
chinery) several pineapple preserving factories have
been established, tho machinery, cans, cases. sugar,
10, being imported irpm the United States, and tho
OF vegetables for United States market The salt
islands, which formerly prosperous and whose
commercial intercourse closely connected with
tho United States have, with few exceptions, fallen
into complete decay since tho imposition Of the I'M
port duty that article In the United States Ths
leaves the pineapple industry the main stay OF tns
Bahamas
SO intimate are tho commercial relations or the
Bahamas and tho United STATES that tho Consul say
II our high duties on the imports OF salt and pinc-
apples were abolished an immense impetus would ba
given 10 the trade industries OF those islands
which would result In an increased trade With thu
United States. The salt producing islands would
again assume their former prosperity, and
where decay roigns trade ana commcrcc
would spring up Until this abolition Is effected II
will be Impossible to enlarge tho trade OF the United
States in the Bahamas TO any great extent. Even at
present, against what may be called prohibrory
tarin on tho products of tho Bahamas, American
manufactures surely steadily taking the plaza
, OF British ufactures, and tho Islands rely upon
the United States almost altogether for the following
art,ces.-Au breadstuns, SAT- PROVISIONS tobacco,
sugar rope paints, oils liquors, cured FISH, boots and
Shoes ana atterly American cottons are being irn-
ported.
The development Of the salt and pineapple industry
OF the Bahamas means tho DEVELOPMENT OF trade in
American goods dollar dollar, and this develop
; men, can only be attained BY tho abolition OF our
; birh import duty on these two articles.
: ARCTIC ExrLoRATIoN-THE DrLL or ME-. HUN
TEN, or INDIANA.-cApTAfN EowGArL's Tx
Petition.
0 The bill Of Congressman Morton G. Hunter OF In
diana, authorizing the equipment and sending OF an
exporationary party to search for the North Pole,
has been placed In tho hands OF Representative Wills
by chairman Whitthorne, OF tho House Naval Com.
mittce. to which tho bill referred. Mr. Wiills
favoraby reported Mr.. hunters bill OF last session
from the committee, and hs will doubtless take
similar course with reference 10 this one.
There has been misapprchcnsion as to tbs
scope OF tho present bill. IL ioilows-
A BuL to authorize and equip an expedition TO tho
Arctic seas
, 30 II enacted by the Senate and House OF Repro
a ~ uDicl y N IAN.