New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
MAIL LETTINGS AND PUBLIC ADVERTISING.
MAsniNGTON. Thnrsday, March % 1879.


WAsnlSGToS. Thursday, March %. 1873.
The House bill to regulate advertisements
OF mail lettings, as amended by the Senate Committee on
Post Offices to-day, provides that before making any
contract for nlaud mail trauspOtiOn other than by rail-
roads and steamboats,. except for temporary seryice)
the Postmaster General shall cause 10 be published
in not more than ten newspapers In state or Terri
tory I'm which the service is to be performed. notice In
display type. not exceeding six inches OF space.
that proposals viii he received and detailed
information furnished by the department within scci-
fed dates, and other advertisement shall be required
Tie House prohibition Of sublettBg Is modified 10y the
Senate Committee 80 as 10 provide that no con racs Tor
mail service shall DC subet without The consent IN writ
ing Of the General and IN case any con-
tractor sub-lcS his contract without this consent his
contract shall be considered terminated and the route
shall be again advertised. Copies Of the contracts for
sub-etting must also be filed In the oilce
Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General. and
notice gwen TO the Sixth Auditor Of the
Treasury who shall fhenccforth make direct payments
Of the amounts specicd TO the eub-conractOr,. The
sectnns tatrn rom the hin intrduced into The House
Of Representatives by Representative Frye, oi Maine,
providing that hereafter all ADVERT emcnts notices pro
required by law for the Executive and Judicial depart
ments OF the Government, may be pad Tor at price
not To exceed the coniercia rates chaigcu to prnhc
individuals but the heads OF department. or their
authorized agents may secure lower term, ut speciai
ACTS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President, on the recommendation OF
Commissioner Rauin has approved the JOINT resolution
proyding that the tax all distilled spirits hereafter
entered for deposit In d!stlegy warehouses shall
be due and payable before and at the time the same are
withdrawn thcrcfom and within three years from the
date OF the entry for deposit therein. The President
has also approved the act authorize the granting OF an
American register foreign built ship, for the purpose
cf the Woodruff scientific expedition around the word,
and The bl making appropriations for fOrtncaiions ana
other worke OF defence for the fiscal year ending with
June, 1879
LARGE CLAIM BY PULAskI's HEIR.
Among the claims now pending before Con-
gress is one for the payment OF 100000 10 Josephine
sufferynski Jarosk sole heiraaw legal representa-
tive and descendent Of General Count Casimr Pulaski,
for services brigadiergenera in the Army OF the
JJpited States during the Revolutionary War. The bill
for thls purpose il accompanied by memorial recount
nQ The eminent services of the Count Pulaski and set
ne gatuity aud In satisfaction OF all claims pay, emo
uments pensions, etc, whatsoever.
FIXING UP THE TOBACCO TAX.
The Committee Oh Ways and Means had
under consideration to-day the internal revenue tax
BILL The committee agreed 10 the clause fixing the tax
on tobacco at per pound. This action Is, how
ever preliminary and IL liable to be changed The com
iee agreed TO reduce the tax on cigars from 20
70 SIS per thousand. The rate on cigarettes weighing
less than 3l2 pounds fixed at 81 3D. ana upon those
weighing over 3l2 pounds NJ 20 per box.