The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-04
WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
GENERAL

WAsniISGros. JunS 3, 1878.
THE GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL IN THE
HousE-soME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT
Among Tho lsrgsst stems IN the Goncral Deficiency
Appropriation BILL reported 10 the House to-day, arc
the following
70 meet deficiency In the appropriation for pay Of
officers and men IN tho navy Tor the nsca year ending
For ds1cisncics ia tho civil estabshme nts OF tho
several navy yards Tor me lscai year o. 1875
printon Tor compensation OF postmasters the fiscal
yesr OF 1875 $4oo, 900; end 70 mesta dsiciency ihu
may In the III tho Post once Depart.
mcnt for tho same year, $5500O0.
For repayment TO importers the excess OF deposits
for unascertancd duties or othcr moneys PAD under
protest. including Interest and costs IN judgment
cascs, $3.50, 900
To refund taxes enron eously or illegally assessed or
collected under tbe internal revenue laws $4,000
For defraying the expenses of she Supreme Court
Circuit ana District courts OF tho United States,
including the District OF Coum pia for Jurors
ami Witnesses ana expenses OF suits In which the
United states are concerned; Of prosecutions Tor Of
fences committed against tho United States the
Keeping OF prisoners and for dcfraying tho cx-
penscs which may be Incurred The enforcement OF
Tho act relative tho right OF citizens vote being
. deficiency for the fiscal year OF 1877, $4,000
The bill also contains items axgregating ab)us
Navy Department into BY secretary
Robeson The COMMITTEES inserted in tho bill ooly
ry tho Committee on Expenditures In the Navy D,.
partmcnt unanimously Ind left for possible cIon By
the payment OF which Represcn ta,ivo Whltshornc,
member Of that comnittoo declined to unite with
his colleagues In rcccmmcn ding.
THE ExPENsss or INvEsTIoATroN--A SIG
HIrIcANr AMENDMENT FROM SENATOR ID
MuNDs.
Mr. Edmunds, Ia behalf OF tho scnnte Judiciary
Committee, to-day submitted an Interesting amend
DO offered at the proper time with tho recon-
mcndaton Of that committee additional section
10 tho House bill which appropratcs 500 600 for tho
expenses Of tho Potter Investigating Committed The
section proposes TO appropriate $50, 900, to DO
placed the credit OF the contingent fund the senate
ito DO applied toward dsfrayng tho expenses OF such
invest igatons and inquiries have already been or
may hereafter DO directed BIZ the Senate during the
period Of tho Forty NTH Congress" The proposed
amendment referred undor tho rules TO tho CON-
misce Appropriations, before whom the House bill
ID now pending.
THE METRIC System OF WEIGHTS AND MEAS
uREs.
The House Committee Coinage, Weights ana
Measures to-day unanimously agreed to report 70 the
House, with favorable ndation, Representa-
tive stevens bill 10 enable tho importers 70 use tho
metric weights and moasurea The committee also
hoard an argument by Professor Hgard OF the Coast
survey In advocacy Of m appropriation necessary rs
tho United States quota the erection OF buildings
Instruments &c.. at tho International Convention Of
Weights and Measures. The committee agreed 10 re-
port bill appropriasins for that purpose $4,000
THE WASHINGTON rEEA1y--nEsoLurIo or
mn. BLAINE IN THE SENATE
In the senate to-day Mr.. Blaine submitted the fol-
lowing resolution, which agreed to-
Resolved. That the Prssldcns Of the United states
be respectfully requested TO communicate the Sen
ate, 10 not In hts Judgment Incompatible with tho
public interest," all correspondence between gov
ernment and the government Of Her Britannia
Majesty In regard TO inviting other maritime Powers
neutral governments sci forth In the sixth article
OF the Treaty OF Washington.
THE 'ssnoRrAoE" IN THE ACCOUNTS OF THE
NEW York CUSTOM Housx-cQLLEcron Ar
THURS MEMoRIAL ASKING RELIEY.
Tho memorial OF Collector Arthur. presented by
Senator Conkns to-day, sets forth that tho shortage
OF S. 600 which no asks reicf discovered BY
Csshfor Robinson vt tho close Of business on
January II, 1870, being a deficit In tho amount
Of &3Gl, 600, which, by the accounts OF the
onlccr, he appeared to have received that
day; that tho most careful and prolonged
investigation at oncc Instituted to ascertain 10
what manner such loss had occurred, but that no
trace OF II was .ound, anu that, although some
OF those who Investigated ard vero familiar with the
matter we're Of tho opinion that tho amount had
nevcr been received. Mr. Robinson was of opinion
that II stolen In somc unknown manner by some
ono not employed In the onlos.
collsssos Arthur says No v cenndsas that there vae