, 1879-01-24

Office That It has been Impossible 10
reach II. From other sources 1t ia
learned that Secretary 9churz has assured
Congrcssmcn that hc viii himself 20 over the
cntEro Valentino scrip case, and will not, a. Is
frequently the case, simply adopt tho opinion
Of the Law officer OF tile Department. II ap-
pears TINT the scrip claimants who hare brought
suit In Chicago againat tho Government or tic
railroad company have sent petition to 6ecrc-
tary Scl1urx, asking the latter TO withhold his
dcciston pending the suit In Chicago.
Corporation Counsel Bondeld returns to CHI
cago tomorrow. lie Is very confident that the
city will win the suit relative 10 claimed dam
ages fnr tho construction Of thu Laesllo street
tunnel.
Will CONCUR.
The Senate will probably pass the Deficiency
Appropriation Ltll tomorrow, when there will
lie funds for tic Blod9ett Committee. It 10
then probable that the Committee will start for
Chicago Saturday or Sunday night.
NOMINATION.
TO III Jrtstxrrs AsIos4dstd Frsss.
WAsutNoroN. D. C., Jan. 2a-Thc President
nominated Jas. II. 8loss United 8sates Maj
shall for Alabama.
TIE FOUR PER CENTS.
Subscriptions 10 tie Goyernmcnt per cent
loan, since Jesterday's report, aggregate
$0.os9IC0
TIE GOVERNMENT PRINTING.
Representative Finley has submitted to the
Committee on Public E1pcn dtluses his report
with reference to an Investigation Of the
Government Printing -Otflcc, After charging
general extravaganza, The report recommends
t1Ic abollhhlncnt OF the prntihE-0if!cc. mud TINT
the prihtnG bo let to i1n. Iowcst bidder. Tie
report, propose: .t4t onlT. til" ,Eougressiona:
Eeeurd u,r bulls offered 10 either house bo
printed Ia Washington.
CONFIRMED,
The Senator confirmed William G. Thompson,
/ Of Iowa. Chief Justice OF tile Supreme Court
of Idaho.
/ lnaiana--Thoma. n. Rol,crt.on, i,razij: Jotn
G. EiIsF. Muncie; Samuel 3. Webster, Moutl-
lllinots-Gallus Rutz. Jr., Highland; N. II.
Andrew Wilson, sparta; Gilbert Rossiter, Lake
Fosc3t; Samuel YucKnelI, National Stock
Yards. ]: Il. Anderson, Mavclock;. Samuel
Lynn, Earlell1o: sencea y. Chapn Whitehall;
| Iowa-WitliHm II. Crsddiek, knuxrillc; i. a.
Muorc, Bloomfield; j. II. Emery, I.cmars.
Nebraska-C.P +. X. Williamson, Grand Island.
WANTS AN INVESTIGATION.
The Secretary Of the Trcasury has addrcsscd
a communication to the Committee on Com
and Means Of the House requesting tint the pc-
| tition to Congreas from New York that an In
vestigattuu be tunde int, the ktl.gtovc tradc be
granted, Mihl tiat the Investigation hc tn1Ie -
roon ns nrac,icnbIc.
| '0~" no,r.ovs,cv .nnn,u,,,.~,ox
| ,.-.st. .'.tI"' .
WAsntAoroN, D: C., Jun. M.--Thc principal
items of tho Post3otlcc Appropriation bill re-
tsoseen ~ sme ,a ..o" t, tnI ~ ~
cnnnnens"tton ~ po.,mn.trrs ~ In m. for
clrrks In tn,. pust. I1flises. III Id: for nay
mint 1T ietter,tYrrirrs. b1.NI).Is for mntt
trnnsnnrtation on star routcs. II 8oO Gf3: ft,r
transportation by railroads., ss7i5.3it1;
| fnr frnusnnrt1 tt1n hy strnfuhoat rn,,tea
x7hn fffl. fnr transnortatjo., Nv rsmt.I.
| s.. nt oar nnn. Trr .x',,,sns,+far n
srS e' .,.s't. ~ 2sn ~. ~. ~
lannV pos'a, a. ~ MM .f'.. ~, hua
11utH forst;, y, ~ tW IN 'oT IL nrn,1ad ti,nt
! ,t,,"inrt - ,,nat no o,tsran-isttnn. ,,n1,a hy
se1 1f h. s or 30
" an arnn1 mns .,ca,ssnsa nv -" svcnne ~ H..
Pna,.!,cc i,"n.s,nent fr rs. yesr snaing m i
& ~ ,So c9n. nI .'.sns sos .as MI enos ~.
~ -, III ~; a,s h ,n,s nss,n,ssc. ~ ,,,n, ,r
WIFI, iii H.. Iii !. h. sol wot at III r..
sntnnrie, IN i'm. fr ., "Sso vro, eon. Tnne H.
1s4 isna. y, ~ ~, ss"f Suna wv
4o''' "s''
faoiEsEo AMENDMENTS.
po.t.Roatis today authorized Chairman Ferry
to otter Us amendments to the Post 0tllre A.l-
preparation bill oil postal Legislation which WIS
added TO tllr House Podt-l!outc bill by tie Ben
| Ate sast 6essloflI e&FCpt t!lt nEazlataH tuDsluJ
clausrs. Tl1eec legislative provisions relate TO
the classification Of Inail mattor, tile conpcnsa-
tlon Of railroads, the trunksng privilege, and
| several olller subjects of lcss Importance.
Tic Fost-lioutc bill shove referred to ts still
penuug on tisaxrcetncnts between tho two
| Houses.
noorn's nTLi. 1spoRsED.
E.xFn.ac,.co. Cni. .,Tan. Xh-Tbc Merchants,
Protective Assucjatioo Board Of TraIe. at lis
mretinr yrstrr,Iay. jntlorscd Hrnatur 1,m,tb's
gnhsidiary Silver lin. ml,i resolved TO etrcuiatc
f"r sITn.;nresa netjtinm 10 ts,r,.ss In faynr ri
iHs iii.
AN OUTRAGEOUS ABUSE,
WAs11iNuroN, ii, T., Jun. 2-Thc iiot,.o Of
Rr1,rcse,ltati is terrible ~ a ccanon,ic engine
whenever a paIarY osipr than Congressman's a
Is to tc r.t uw,l, or MI rncrtiyu forcc Of clerks
!cnco Ii inyolgesl 1t acts up0n the theory OF
sUanl, tt,p cxpenaul" f'rLntIng bills aro
| ,nIuutt +t,n In, vtnst ftrtpa In tf,. evncnec M.