New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-27
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.
CIPHER DISPATCHES IN KELLoGG-sPOFFORD CASE
TEE METRIC SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MIA


TEE METRIC SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEAS
URts-OTHER SUBJECTS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The Senate Com
mittee on Privileges Elections has secured num-
Der cipher kilograms with which IL expects TO throw
further light upon the KcOCGSpofford matter One Of
them, and probably the most damaging Is telegram
from Senator Kellogg the collector at New-Orleans
telling hat official that he expected To do what he
could to defeat The Democratic claimant SpoJrd. Sen
ator kellogg has offered translate all Of them that he
sent whenever the committee desire HIN TO do 30.
Professor j. q. Hllgard. OF the Coast Survey came
before the House Committee Coinage, Weights and
Measures to-day, urge the OF bill establish
ing a uniform system OF weights and measures in the
several states committee invited him appear
their next meeting and give his views at 9Th the
subject. The House Judiciary Committee gave hearing
TINS evening claimants interested in the pending &C.
neva Award bl. The committee Will meet again Tuesday
evening when further argument will be heard IN behalf
OF War Premium claimants ana OF those who suffered
from the depredatons OF pated well
of claimants TO per cent additional interest on judy
mens recovered in The Court Of Commission
ers OF Alabama c aims.
The House Banking and Currency Committee to-day
reopened the investigation Of the reccivership OF the
Ocean National Bank, of New-York CITY. Charles L.
Frost, OF New York. who styled himself railroad
wrecker," was one OF the witnesses. His evidence
tended to chow that Davis was Interested with one
Mason certain bond transactions growing OUT OF the
recelvernp TO gam for Davis an ultimate FRONT
Other Witnesses testified IN favor OF DAVIS. The Com
mi Tee adjourned until tomorrow
The SPECIAL committee will resume The star Route IN
vesiigatlOn Wednesday morning.
The Ways ana Means Commit Of the House will be-
gin the hearing of the sugar question 10 morrow.
The House Committee Expenditures in the State
d. partment met tina morning to consider the matter Of
The HOng Kong Consulate. IL was decided, before pro-
cerdng With Investigation, to confer wn the State
d parIment, AMI obtain the fullest information on the
subject possible.
The House Committee on Ways and Means resumed
consideration OF Representative Woods refund
ing bill this morning. Without re ching any
conclusion, the committee postponed further
discussion until Monday, when II II
expected that a will he taken upon the two material
is,ues--the rate and the time.
The Select Committee of the House on :he alcoholic
LIQUOR traffic held a meeting this morning. For the first
tD;e since the organ zliOn of The cOmittee quorum
was present Aaron NJ. Powc associate editor OF The
National Temperance AdpOcatc delivered long address,
u ging appointment Of a Commission 10 consider the
LIQUOR traffic all It's bearings Hiram Price, OF Iowa,
favored proposed Commission: Rcpre sen atives
Brewer, NOrCrOss, UTdogIhf, Nlchos and bmontOn
were appointed subcommittee 20 consider the feast
bility OF creating such Commission.