The Portland daily press., 1879-01-24
WASHINGTON.
The Post Office Bill,

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23,-The Senate committee on
ss-e -ne .oanp n-,....-a vrv.
as amendments to the post office appropriation bill
| all rostal legislation which was added to the House
post route bill by the Senate.
| The New \ org Appointments.
The Committee on Commerce held protracted
| session to-day, but reached no conclusion on the
New York appointments and adjourned till to-mor.
| row.
The Government Printing Once.
Representative Finley submitted to the House
committee public expenditures, his report in rel
erence to the government printing office. 1t charges
extravaganza and recommends the Office be abolished
and the printing with the exception of the Congress
sional Cecord and bills, be offered to the lowest
bidder.
The Potter Com IN itfee.
In the Potter Committee to-day, Butler said his
personal explanation of yesterday, was intended
to show the impossibiity of the Tribune obtaining
the cipher dispatches from him. Mr.. Hiscock said
he had good reason to believe that the dispatches
were copied before they came into eneral Buffers
hands.
resolution was offered by Mr.. Butler and agreed
to- directing the clerk to make an inventory of the
cipher kilograms submitted by Mr.. Butler, and au-
thorzing the originals to be submitted to an expert
for transcription to the best Of his ability
Mr.. Reed offered a resolution which was adopted.
that Mr.. Tilden be notified of the sitting and pur-
pose of the commltee and allowed to be represented
by counsel in defence.
Mr. Hiscock offered a resolution which was agreed
to, that st. Martin be called and examined touching
his affidavit that his previous testimony is false.
The chairman then called st. Martin, who was ex-
amined some length in relation to his affidavit al
ready published
Education of the Blind.
Senator Burnside from the committee on educa-
ton, reports avoraby on the House bill to promote
the education of the blind.
Inter State Commerce.
The Senate subcommittee to night heard argu-
ments House bill regulating Interstate commerce
and prohibiting unjust discrimination by common
carriers,
Army Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, Jau. 23.-Total amount recon-
mended for appropri ations by the army bill is $685.
747,3O0 Total estimates were $29 5OO appropri-
ations for the year 1879 was $25, ,1S7.
The Post Office Appropriation Bill.
Theprincipal items OF the post Office appropriation
bill, reported to the House from the committee on
appropriations, are as follows:
For compensations of postmasters, $7,550,0C0.
For clerks in post Offices, So 100000.
For payment Of letter carriers, $l90O, 900.
MAIL transportation Oh steamer routes. pa, U,o53
Transportation by railways, $s,715,310.
Transportation by steamers, $750,OOO.
Transportation by postal cars, $1,25o,O0O.
Compensation of railway postal clerks, So, BEG, 900.
Compensation Of route agents, 81, ,075,0Oo.
Transportation of foreign mails, $4,000
Itisprovded that ii the revenueof the Department.
not sufficient to meet the appropriations made by this
act then the Of ,3l9 or SO much thereof
may be necessary is appropriated to supply defcen
ces in the Ievenus of the department for the year
ending June Both, 1880 The sum recommended by
the bill is S34,96O,343 The total estimates npon
which the bill is based were $3657 9OO appropria-
tions for the year ending June 3Oh, 1875 $685.
256,378,
The Census Bill.
The census bill reported in the Senate to-day by
Mr.. Morrill, in behalf of the committee of census, is
substantially the same bill introduced In the House
by Mr.. Cox of N Y with the exception that it pro
vdes for the appointment of supervisors by the Sec
retary of the Int ror and appropraes $3.50 900 for
preliminary expenses, instead Of $3,OOOo0O for the
expenses of the entire census. 1t also contains
clause giving the superintendent of census authority
to employ special agents to enumerate the Indians
not taxed with such information as to their condi.
ton as is obtanabe. The clause providing for oh.
tanning statistics of corporations is substantially
retained
The Kid Glove Gases.
The Secretary of the Treasury has addressed a
communication to the Senate Commerce committee
and House Ways and Means committee, requesting
that the petition of A. T. Stewa rt & Co that nvest
gait n be made into the kid glove cases be granted
and that Investigation be made as soon as piactca-
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