, 1880-02-26
An Important Conference
Over the Immediate
Transportation Bill.
The Treasury Department Salts
fed with Nearly ALI Of
Its Provisions.
The Substitution Of Invoices for
ManifeBts to Be Insisted
Upon.
Friends Of the Measure Will
ing to Concede This for
the Present.
The Democracy at Last Show
Their Hands on the Dis
abilities Act,
F'avoring a Removal of All Re
strictions Imposed upon
Ex-Eebels,
So that Those Who Fought the
Union May Re-enter the
81: Army.
Assistant Postmaster Brady Getting
Himself in an Unpleasant
Predicament,
Owing to His Use Of Funds for the Star
Route Postal Service.
Favoring q Removal Of All Re
strictions Imposed upon
Ex-Rebels,
So that Those Who Fought the
Union May Re-enter the
: Army.
Assistant Postmaster Brady Getting
Himself in an Unpleasant
Predicament,
Owing to His Use of Funds for the Star
Route Postal Service.
TIE r. T.. BILL.

| Aouk6 Ua1kAA@ s4o0e
TIE T. T.. BILL.
Yesterdays CONFERENCE.
| Special Dtspateh to 1he Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 25.-Representar
| tive Aldrich and Mr.. John Wilson IS the
representatives OF the Chicago importers,
and Mr. Wyman as the representative Of the
| St. Louis importers, had q hearing this morn
ing before A. K Tingle, Supervising Special
Agent Of the Customs Service, in the matter
of the Aldrich amendment to the Immediate
TRANSPORTATION act. Mr.. Tingle is charged
by the Secretary OF the Treasury with the
preparation Of the opinion Of the Department
upon that subject, as requested by the Ways
and Means Committee. The hearing occu-
| pied nearly two hours. The result
of 1t was that Mr. Tingle ex-
pressed desire to cooperate with
the Western importers, except In one par
ticular. He could not agree that II revenue
could be properly protected, if t16 PROPOSE
ton of the Western importers that invoices
be not filed at the port Of entry be accepted.
The Aldrich bill in substance proposed four
changes in the existing mmediatetranspor-
tation act:
Ftrst-The abolition Of the entry, which
causes great delay In transportation Of goods
to the West, and also entails large expense.
Secord-The repeal Of the provision re-
quiring the filing Of invoices at the first port
Of entry.
1Hird-The repeal Of the prohibitory
clause relative to the importation in bond, to
interior cities, Of wines, liquors, and other
articles. g.:
.Fou7th-The repca1 of penalties attaching
tn these yarious nroyisjons.
srr T1so1E.
who has been giving considerable time tn
the investigation of tffs snhiect, and who Mt
the request of the Secretary of the Treasnrv
y;sitad Nav vort to etrdr tho nractfool
wor;nos a 10y of +he o sxstem n ' statsd toda~ that
ha would he w;1,ing to recommend thrae of
+hssa naintsL VI as n the antrv 20 a ~ +ha
nrohihitoTv clauses oe tn tho nana1tv. hnt
ths+ -, ,,;s ;,,de,na'+ 80 nan,rtn,ant ao,,1d
~ nronor1v. recon,mand +ho+ +la nro,,;e;o,,
as to the filnq of The invoices he he ranaa,ed
Wilson and Wvn,an 1raro ot firet d;enaeaa -
etran,,a,,e1,, .5hara -, 49, aoI,+ ~ ~ -. ~
ro;rae and claimed That +ho1 % had 49,. ~ - -;
etrnoted az n do hv +ha rnaa+;rosa -
;n,1ortor, ,vb;oh o,no;,+a1 +1asa ~ ~
cnnsn1t,tion VII ~ A1d.,oi. =
u,,s doo;f1ad ha,.,o,.a- that - ,,o1,1s - ~
hattor fnr +ha ;ntaros+. - +ha 49,. ss1 ~.
,os+o-, -. .ao,,,.e 49,. 49,, " 10y 80 :" 1u
ro;nta intendad ~ ha onvore1 h,- ~ A,s.1 1I.
h;,1 r,+hor +hon ~ 5r,,.r;1 ~ - aees--:H
tro orrnc;t;o1, - IN 1rroa.,,. 49, DoN ~ ..o-5
&C r. H. fo,,rI ,,o;nt .,o.ra1,.. p". ~ smens
~ ;n,-o;oos A'' eAAo '"''tSeA
- 1o~ss, ..ss. ,-
1o+or =; ~, 49, aoa;;:a - - eonnl :. lh'
a.'aad,aa+ ~ as.eu 49,, e'sr aE ~ "oulo oe ~
s,Sass..t ~ 1a.1 oetos, s1o t.aou.s, lot tno
~ ;na;ea+oS <ss tI' - ~ ~ NJ pon,t " lnsoIce
,.,;,.a +hat <o;n+ r. s15s., '.%S 10y "oula
nrohah,a t,at 4ha ~ 'at.as ssa' tie!etote, .ely
ehnr eopau snan .:,, tao aetee1 WHICH secretary
nrenns romm;t+aa "mi nana.eoa;a 20 e ~ Mhys ana
ir;c1 i;1 VIII hs,rt1r +p bs 1ne
WI nf tha appaoGe ROY the general
he can recommend its passage with the sim
ola arcant;o,, ~ +ha ,"ss;as' ps ~ "tsn NC s.u
Which tn" Com;ttea 1sU az tha
porters themsevns a;ra tnS rhnre
undoubtedly will bo opposition among West
crn imnortare that = i,aa haan oo-e;da-od
necessary to waive % tI;s i no;nt % hnt su tha hest
friends of tho hi,1 md Ak those rho nno e est Dest
about tho methods of Legislation, advised
this, being convinced that It is better to cave
the tbrcc r. y, nd tn+ ~ sSse
.,,. ...t " ~ 1n aavng
., t,n,, o.a,a. ,'oras.. 49, 4s ssaa.e 49, W. W
nj tav;siat,on do.;rad 80 - ;,.,o;aos .t.e4
;s:, ~ ieE,sas'on ~, aes'lea as 70 invoices than to
1mperll the whole proposed change now at a
time when Congress seem to be we'll dis
posed towards the general measure
r~nrrn o.. .c",r. ,.~ss. r.sr1.ssHs
OF the entire scheme, which covers the four
points, have strength enough to carry the !
proposition as to Invoices. thew ran d. thot
quite as ven bv the wav ~ amendrnant ,F.a~ +as
tha b;II cho11 ~ 1oft @t tha ~ lenI aiter
uo w s.l'li nase 4e1I Inc committee and be |
nrongnt IN the House as they can in the Com |
mittee. Earnest as many members Of tha !