The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-23
GENE RAJ WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1878.

WASHINGTON, March %, 1878.
THE NEW TARIFF FILL COMPLETED
The Committee on Ways and Means has changed
the several classes Of wool Tariff BILL ana
Fixed the rate on all woos from whatever country
imported, at thirty-hve pcr centum ad vaorem. II
has also Increased the clothing Of ali descrp
lions and of whatever material made from forty
forty 1.-Two per centum ad valorem. The bill is now
completed and will probably be reported to the House
carly next week.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD PRO RATA CON-
TRovERsY-REPoRT OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE
OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.
Representative Chalmers, In behalf of the sub-com-
mttee charged the consideration "pro
controversy" made report the full Committec
Pacific Railroads to-day. The sub. committee recon-
mend the passage Of bill providing for the appoint
ment of Pacific Railroad commissioner to establish
rules and regulations, subject TO the approval
the Secretary Of the INTERIOR govern the opera
ton and use OF the several Pacific railroads and
branches the observance thereof, SO
to afford and the pubic and the government
all the advantages OF commun icaton, travel and
transportation, as stipulated and defined in the
acts OF Congress relating to The operation and
use OF said roads as one connected, continuous lnc
and the mutual rights and duties Of said companies
until the DO found TO DO Inconsistent with the
requirements OF said acts OF Congress by final decree
OF the courts OF the United States.
The commissioner Is to DO appointed by the Pres-
dent and confirmed by the Senate, and is to give u
bond Of $500 oOO payable to tho United States
use Of any and all parties who may be agsrlevod and
conditioned upon the faithful performance OF his
duties
The SOUTH CAROLINA sENAToRsHIP-REPoRT
OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS.
The Senate Committee on Privileges ana Elections
to-day received report from Mr. Wadleigh, who,
sub.committee OF one, was directed TO con-
slider and report whether the claim Of ID. 7. Corbn
Tor seat in the Senate properly DO
considered by the committee whether tho vote OF
the Senate admitting NJ. G. Butler to has pro-
cludea further action by tho committee Mr. Wood.
leigh to-day reported that The still before the
committee for action upon It's merits The majority
Of the committee adopted the report, and Will proceed
to the consideration OF the case ut the meeting
THE ARKANSAS MAIL CONTACTS INvEsTIoA-
TIoN BEFORE THE HOUSE POST OFFICE CON-
MIrTEE.
In the Investigation which the House Post ONCE
Committee Is making into the system OF mail
tracts the testimony taken to-day OF w. ". Will
shire, practising lawyer oil Little Rock aud repre-
sentative III the last Congress from the State Of
Arkansas. The substance OF 1t was that last January
tho Postmaster OF Little Rock, Mr. Hadley had asked
him sign surety batch OF bids Tor carrying he
mails Arkansas and the Indian Territory.
Mr.. Hadlcy informed him that these bids had been
sent to him from Washington by Senator
Dorsey with request that they should DO
perfected and forwarded to Washington. After
delay OF ten days two weeks Mr. Wiltshire wont TO
Mr.. Hadey's olicc and signed MS name surety to
batch OF hity more bids. These bids in blank
with except OF the number iermn nal points
OF the routes and the amount OF the penalty. the
names oil the bidders or the amount Of the bids
were not IN any Of them. There was other
name TO them as surety when he signed them, but
he understood that they wero aiterward signed by
the other surety, @. W. McDiarmio, OF Little Rock.
lie since called ut the Post Office Department to
ascertain the of the bidders and 10 notify the
depart ment oil the iniormanty, " II were SUCH He
had only been aDe TO 1nd one oil the bids signed by
him. and that bid was In the name OF John NJ. Peck,
and purporled to have been signed by Peck aud
attested before a notary public III Washington. Mr..
Wiltshire could not testify AS 10 whether Peck's sigma
ture was genuine or not He know That Peck had
been, since last summer, resident OF New Mexico,
he had not heard Of his being IN this section OF
country since he had gone TO New Mexico.
MI Wiltshire examined closely as 10 the value
Of his real estate, which he placed at $40 900 over all
mbranccs, and to which no had sworn before q
notary public Little Rock. He was also questioned
10 onversations with Senator Dorsey In refer
ence to the subject, but he testified to nothing
important In that connection. The bonds appear TO
have been executed before two Witnesses In Lltlle
Rock. Wheeler and Kcrratt. but Mr.. Wiltshire says