Evening star., 1877-11-21

COMMISSIONER BRYAN An extra meet
irg OF the Senate committee on the District
OF Columbia will probably be held some day
this week for final consideration Of COmmis-
sioner Bryans appointment. The sub com
mitiee having the matter In charge, of which
Senator Ingalls, is chairman, has not YET
made its report to the committee. but it is
understood that the report will be favorable.
A ACUBAN EXPEDITION IN PREPARATIONS
A special from this city to the New York
erdld says:-It is known I'm the State and
Treasury departments that the Cubans,
under the direction of one of their general
officers in New York, have been for some
time fitting out military expedition against
Cuba. They have built, IL is said one good
steamer and purchased two others. They are
destiI ed to start respectively from the ports
OF New Orleans, Bristol and Philadelphia.
The government has been IN the watch, and
orders by the Treasury department 10 watch
these steamers. 1t is surmised among the
frit nds OF Cuba here that there is a traitor Ia
their own camp who has given the State de-
partment full information of the proposed
plan OF operations, with the names OF the
Irir cipal actors. 1t is probable that some
important arrests will be made era long war
ranted by the developments which have been
made.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Posi-
MASTER GENERAL, now being printed, be-
sides making complete statistical exhibit
ofthe receipts and expenditures OF the de-
partment and of the cost of its various
branches, contains several important re-
cOmmeIdatiOns. IL Is recommended that tae
compensation OF fourth class pOstmasters be
bs sed on the number Of stamps cancelled
and not on the number sold. This change
affects the large majority OF pOstmasters, and
is designed to regulate more justly their rel
ative salaries, making the compensation
depend on the importance OF the office.
Presidential officers be required to settle
their accounts and make their reports
monthly instead of quarterly. Another inti-
by which 1t shall be made obligatory upon
railroads to carry the mails, thus insuring
their transmission. Among the numerous
TO secure by y lien, compensation.to sub con-
tractors for carryiD the mails, and also one
which suggests new legislation by which
more adequate compensation for ad vertlsing
shall be made TO newspapers.
THE CASE OF SENATOR RPArrKRsoN.-ro-
day, before Judge Humphreys, the case OF
Senator Patterson, OF South Carolina, arres-
ted on reQuisition of the governor of South
Carolina, based on an Indictment charging
him With bribery, was called; Attorney Gen.
saSi Oonher me and Jamss 10y LoTndes % repre-
Pelham the Senator. It will be recollected
that when Senator Patterson was arrested
writ of habeas corpus was sued out, and the
case now cones mp on this preceding. Mr..
Cook suggested p0stponement as Mr.. Shell.
labarger, who is oi the Senator'S counsel, was
absent, and he [Mr: COok) was engaged in
the BYiant and Craig case. Judge Hunph.
rey suggested that the state having been put
to the trouble Of sending its representative
any unnecessary delay. Attorney General
Conner expressed q wish to get through with
the argument this week. Mr.. Cook remarked
that he should require about i've hours.
Judge Humphreys remarked that he would
hear the arguments at any time the counsel
would egree upon, and that he would allow
that Mr.. LowDdes would open; the counse,
on the other side could take four hours, and
be would require but one hour. Subsequent
Iy Mr.. ShellabarHer came In, and it Oeing
understood that there would be no Limitation
Mr.. Lowndes commenced his argument for
the state.
THE CIGAR-MAKER's STRIKE has ex-
tended 70 spr.nsneid. MAJ; tsny men and
iDG company struck Monday.