New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-05

TRANSACTIONS OF COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The House Com
mtee on Appropriations discussed several minor items
OF deficiencies this morning and agreed upon the Item
OF ST. 600 for the Coast Survey Representative NC
Mahon then made elaborate oral report on tue suo'
ject Of Government printing the methods OF using the
APPROXIMATION in the departments the needs OF
the Off e. the manner OF purchasing supplies, etc Con
sideraton OF subject postponed until 10 O'CLOCK
tomorrow when the committee expect TO complete 1e
Special Deficiency hill upon which they have Dee en-
gagged for several days past, The committee EYVeu ~
priatiOn bills in their order ne follOwsi DsIolshlo'
pay Of marshts, diplomatic and consular, ana
The Senate Committee Post OniceS and fOst hOe,s
agreed to-day recommend the passage OF MT May
bill to classify and fix the salaries OF Railway Post onoo
clerks route agents. local agents aud mall route
sengers Tho BIN provides that and after the lsV ol
July. $780, three different classes Of empoyes sna 90
desgnaed as Railway Postal Clerks and DO divided INTO
five classes whose salaries shall not exceed tue ooM
per annum First class $500 ss99n oo aaSd
ftn class, S14O0 II also provides mat the Pos
cSes NAV fix different salaries Tor clerks OF the same
class according 10 the amount OF work done and tho re-
T6e House Committee Oh the Pacific Roilroad took up
Mr. Els's D amend the act incorp0Iaths me leAas
Pacidc Ratlroad Company today TO oe5tOw upon
the New Orleans Pacific RaIroud Company inc rights
ana franchises originally granted to the NeW-OieSns'
Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad Company tur-
ther consideration was postponed for two weeks, 10
afford opportunity to j. j. flaunaBah, pesntEII' VI
the latter road TO be heard In opposition 10 the Dill
The House Committee on Mines and Aiming. TO wnch
was referred thar portion OF the new bill relating 10
mineral lands began the consideration o. tue shyect
tbs morning The Hon. Clarence KING appeared DeioI"
the Committee and reviewed Ia detail the various pIU
Visions 81 the bill affecting mineral lahds' anu useN
A further hearing was given by tho WAYS and Means
Committee the House to-day on the memorial asAana
a reduction or duty chrome iron ore ana O'cnIo,a
OF potash Mr. Riker, OF Ne" YORK made an y M t
I'm favor Of the reduction from "hcn II
firm OF ~ sou Coz Of Baltimore are the soe In"Hu4'0
se.,s Haey and Hale Of Orleans. continued
thpir arguments before the House ComnVee on tOS1
ON aud Post Roads to-day VI iayor .. '1S rias and
nshiug line Of steamers petween NoM Va &c a.,
Central and South American ports. IIr cOunlttoo III
structed the chairman to report 70 the HousJ
80 Athertous resolution ealing on The POstmdsier
Generl for Information "a how many employees OF
ron hnt amounts have been deducted from their pay,
and what dis position has been made OF the money
subcommittee OF the House Commit'ee on ~ hsi"aSs
and Canals 10 which had been referred D Tor tne con-
stucuou OF a snip canal between the Ohesapeake anu
yocates OF competing routes. There nre pracucny
only rOucs-one known as the o"ssiiI With
Canal and the other known as the Choptauk Inc Sas-
safras route Is 1894 miles long 01 o %aon los II,
ould be- canal proper TO cost eSOOOOOO ana save -
hours Tor steamers and l95$ miles IN distance In
1 e. ioi miles loI'v Of which 379, would DE canal
rrorer would 10000 600, ana save 1854 hours 10
H,e and rs mses in distance The hearing to-day
oncnc, by james L. Randolph, omcfen of tie lala
more aud Ohio Railroad VINO stated the points h ltF"I
- me CboDtsnk route He was followed the same
side hy VIM. II. smith. CIyEnGueer, Of Elston. Md
o dvocated southern route as being less liable 20
oDs;Tnctous by zee. The objections the sas-erra.
,,,te ore couhatfei by Mr. Tyler Mt. George Ken
nedv VINO Is familiar with navigation ID that region,
aud by Mr. Randolph. ciyileueineer.
Mo House Committee Foreign Affairs by vote Of
7 To A. bas agreed % report fayor1hly 70 inc
Uousr Rcp.e-outatiye Rios blu author zng the Score
ftry ~ me Treasury 10 maSea hnal Adjustment OF the
claims ~ the NOrtn German Lloyd steamship company
az PRONE H. and the HlWlurg-AfneuCau Packet Com
MANI, of HAMBURG arising from the Illegal cNacuo1 OF
inr1ee dutts Six per cent nteres, j. 10 ue pn1 on
r1oucvs Winch have been o1aCed from tuem in confG
ytutou ~ treaty provisions ana hefeloilIc IeiuhAeu
f,rd.- tle Acr Of Con grcse % June 10. 1873.
mo Ususe Committee on cctions listened the other
a ,v 10 long argument OY Mr. Manning. or Missls-
-i ms views o. writing. and II IS under STOOD mar le
i. Am uus that ibis document shat be adopted by hls
an the ease IT'S reported THAI SIR Manning la1 great
.fre-. rpou the numbering or ballot, in Mimi ar1ts
ana insisted chat DE plan was ADOPTED Inr inc puIpnse
~ " tuafnfdaffny" wOrILgnen. The flct that n ilc
were NOT numbered a. a appears TO make no dHtithce
20 Dir. Manning II goes without shyng that the
Mississippi Congressman Is opposed 70 1"e huhualon
a. voters numbering helr uAnta. Alut u uot III nc
corI4uce with the regular Mississippi plan of lutuld
ZION bv winch Democratic congressman 10 that state
ARD ana 10 lqVc pro1tcd. 10 ia whispered that TIE Dem
rd the me- 81 returns which they preparedhud presented
r. few DAYS ago, aud according to Wngh Pr. D9auely
vas Indicated ~ De- elected by majority u 100 yoics
INA, rev-ol returns believed % elect Douncuy ~
moro fl,n 900 majority. From this l would appear
That he Democrats are in fair way TO master lle
matncnatlca difficulties which have been such puzzle
70 r 'po' House Appropriations subcommittee held
meeting thls nfcrl for the purpose OF examining
SIR Monroe salisbury TehuEe 10 rsIt.lu =
rr11e by him before senate COMM zee 10 the ehect
, ma recent pisengc n the star Service Deficiency
I'm oy NE House had been accomplished by undue IN
Hucuccs aud without giving The hrm OF contractors OF
ieing ou,.tipued by Representatives blackburn.
Iunt aud others Mr. salisbury etatcd that he had no
INV mrropcr inucnces having operated 10 secure the
passagO y the Dill.