Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-14
EAST Err NJ.
Circulars in Mails.

e ASTERN NJ
Circulars In Mails.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13th.-The
House Committee agree to report
adversely on tine bill allowing cir
culars to be carried in the mails un.
der newspaper rates.
Resurrection or silver Coinage.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13th.-Rep-
resentative Kelly said this morn
ing that he favored the restriction
of silver coinage until some inter-
national agreement could be
reached.
Removal of sne Utes.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13th.-The
Times says: Senator HIPS joint
resolution, relative to the removal
of the Utes, as passed by the Sen
ate, assumes an aspect of severity.
Originally, it was proposed that
the consent of the Utes should be
obtained before they are removed,
and the Indian Territory was
named as the most eligible place
for their new reservation. The
Senate struck out both of these
clauses of the joint resolution. 1t
is not to be expected that terri
tory which embraces one.third of
the area of the State of Colorado is
to be given over much longer to
Indian possession. But it does
seem as if little friendliness
might be mixed with the severe
directness with which Congress
proposes to break solemn treaty.
The Utes who are to be dispossess-
ed of their lands never have been
troublesome to settlers, but their
reservation ia wanted for its miner
al deposits. When Indians disre-
gard a treaty, the country is in
arms; when it is convenient for us
to tear up a treaty with Indians,
mild criticism of this proceeding
Is fiercely denounced as "mawkish
sentimentality."
The star Matt COutrneis.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1Sth.-A Times
Washington special says: Mem
bers of the House Committee say
the deficiency of S2,000,000 de-
manded for the continuante of the
Star service by the Postmaster
General Will not be granted by that
Committee until an inquiry has
been made as to the manner in
which the appropriation of nearly
Sc, 900, 900 for this service was ex-
pended. When the appropriation
for the Postoffice Department for
the current fiscal year was under
consideration by the Committee on
Appropriations, the large sum ask
ed for the Star service excited some
surprise among members of that
Committee, aud encountered con-
siderable opposition. The Conn
mittee, however, upon the assur-
ance of the Postot1ice Department
that the sum named was actually
needed, aud that If allowed the
service could be conducted without
any deficiency, reluctantly yielded
and reported an appropriation OF
$5, 10000 for the Star service,
which was the full amount of the
estimate presented by the Depart
ment.
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, who had
charge of the bill in the House, re.
sisted this item with great peril.
nacity, but was defeated by au
overwhelming vote; the yeas be-
Ing 172, nays 53. AS this was a
large increase over the amount ap-
propriated for the preceding year,
and a much larger sum than was
ever before voted for this service,
1t was believed it would be amply
sufficient, and that the entire
amount has been exhausted before
the expiration of the first half year
has naturally excited surprise.
There is one point, however, in ia
vor of the Postofflce Department
which should in justice be stated.
The past Congress established
about 1000 new postal routes and
directed mail service thereon. The
Department has let about 1900 of
this number, and. this additional
work has of course added to the
cost of the years service. General
Brady says that had Congress not
directed this extension of postal
service, the amount voted tor the
Star service would have been suffi-
cient for the current year, and that
an additional appropriation has
been asked for simply because of
this extension. Gen. Brady further
says that increase of speed and pay
of routes already established was
made in pursuance Of law and in
obedience to the public necessities
\ = nd
points to Leadville and Deadwood
as fair illustrations of the necessity
which arises for improved mail
facilities. Leadville now has three
mails every day, whereas little
more than one year ago 1t enjoyed
only one mail week. While it
can be readily understood that the
unprecented growth of Leadville
Justified the increase made by the
Department, it is not SO plain why
such frontier and sparsely settled
routes as those described in the
Times yesterday should be increas-
ed TO the extent reported; nor can 1t
be understood, without explana-
ton, why the route from Fort
| Worth, Texas, to Fort Yuma, Ari-
zona, should be increased from
$134, 900 to $299.000. This route is
served by John A. Chidester, con-
tractor, and ex-senator Barnum,
his surety. 1t 10 these large in
creases, made without apparent
necessity, which the Committee on
Appropriations may want ex-
planned.
Ine "woEIa" 80 congress.
NEW YORK, Dec. l3 The World
to-day has a double-leaded article
as follows: OF course the Democrats
in Congress will elect to secure or