New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-12

are four bills now before the committee browning t"1
the repeal OF the duty, aud those IN Ianor OF th
measure will be heard at suDsequ7nI "ee""e - WV
Colonel Samuel O. Reid representing the Msslssippl
Valley and Brazil 81 amshlD COMPANY o. ~ d Pot
dressed House Committee on Post Oihees nlu
Roads to-day. advocating the new feature D, s
with the mail service 2osts Itch 'G he sr9ied
would Yield large revenue 10 the G0vernueh, re ~
urged the merits Of Representative Robertson DIl W
blish line OF mail steamers OeI~eea 5f liz Of
and Central and Son American ports Mt haWley, %
New Orleans, also spoke IN dYOr OF VIC o NJ a. pIap
made before inc c09nltteeny Mll" Ii, w. RnT
and Colonel 5. r. Hamill In behalf OF the Chcaeo,
ogiGn and Quincy ana tpo b dr exra COM
pensation for carrying the. mails on sui oe,
under an arrangement , idh r wa the
era has authority under The law to grant tue eA''"
The senate COMMITTEES on Epidemic Diseases agreed
to-day 10 report the House. with reeOmmenuhtVGus
authorizing the esident To CAL an ~ ~
tary Conferencet to meet at Wa>hingto3 ~ oena,e
hill with amendments to Increase the efficiency O ne
10 900 copies Of the report OF the hatonal boaIu o
H-atb aud 10000 copies of the report OF the ieio"
The senate Committee on Patents began to-day hear
brought TO recover dlmages for the infringement Of
patents. j. j. 5torrOw OF Boston In behalf OF arH9
number Of patentees In five or SIX Eastern
that the hi should be amended I'm various parucumrs'
The senate Committee Post Offices and Post Roads
heard eX-Senators Fowler. or Tennessee ana FOOe vi
North Carolina TO-DAY, IN advocacy OF d0uoe-s.ale1
envelopes double postal cards and letter sneeV on'e
The subcommittee Of the House Railways and
Canals held another meeting today on the suhlect OF
Delaware Bays. Major Craighl. OF toe Corps OF En-
gneers who had charge OF The Government survey Tor
that purpose Mr.. Hutton, VINO actually maze lhe sur
vey. aud Lieutenant McRitch'e who has had a long
familiarity with the navigation OF tuose waters, ave
their views "a to the two rival routes The ChOptank
route was principally favored
meeting to-day and agreed 10 report to the House D
to settle the claims OF tbe owners and crew OF tue PHI
v0eer General Armstrong. 80, ~.
The Senate COmmitee on the Removal OF the POncas,
examined Joseph Esau, the Government interpreter at
the Ponca Agency, today. , -
peared before the House Committee on Agriculture and
Mannfacturea Wqdu esav In opposition 10 any egsla-
ton injuriOusiy affecting their product. lhey
claim that oleOmargarino Is identical with bnttcr
mat both the real butter and oeomargarne butter
are simply animal lat, aud the difference IN the process
OF manuactu makes no difference IN the substance
Thev stated that the factory IN New-YOrk Is max
Ing 10000 pounds Of OleOmargarine butter per day,
Baltimore, louisville, Chicago aud other cities.
That the EXPORTS Of OeOmargnUDe oils from
the port OF NewYOr alone amounts TO 0OOO erce7 per
legisation on the ground that their product IA a
genuine food product, pure and wholesome IN lseu'
and n NJ substitute Tor butter. ,
the House Committee on Commerce gave a hearing
Yesterday on the bill proposing 10 DO away win COM
pusory piloage. The pilots were heard IN tneir own
behalf I'm opposltiOn to the bill Delegates were presen
ffom Boston. Nrw-York, Baltimore, savannah ana
critics and rho arguments mace were tn tns
II passed would virtually destroy their business. lie
The special committee OF the House Appropral0ns
.'InInlttee resumed the examination of Monroe sails
in-y Yesterday relative to the star Route Service He
sTd express package business prof table than
me CARRYING the mail and that n the ID partmen
should wlthdraw thr AiIh o4t len-l 81, ~ 1880
trips aud expedition. he would continue the last service
for the sake OF the passenger and express tmi1o.
Tho norunctufer- of quiuIne have presented 10 tho
Committee on WAYS and Means memorial IN regard 10
siou al Congress and Whlcl thoy desire 20 have re
stored I'm pare delegation waited ulQn
views OF the manufacturers, claiming that The
heavy taxes on me 'Npel..no ~, n, il'ot o5