The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-13

WASHINGTON Jan. t2.-Chief Ouray and the
Uts delegation arrived here yesterday. Ouray
was mt tho Interior Department to-day and
hold q long conference with Secretary Schur5
The Indians, as n body. will probably mot be
exsmined for n day or two. The * animation
will be continuation or the woI k OF the com
mission.
Ebbls's PosTorFiCE ROUTE B1Lr.
The bin introduced by Representative Ellis
of Louisiana, In the House to-day. and re-
farred to the COMMITTEES on Commerce. directs
tho Postmaster General To contract fer u
weekly mail service between the following,
among other points: Between Baltimore.
touching at Norfolk, Bremen aud Hamburg
via Southampton; between Charleston. $. g.,
and Havre. via southampton: betwsen New
Orleans and Liverpool (semi- monthly SER
vlet): between New York aud South America,
as far as the mouth Of the river
Platte. In Buenos Ayras. between
New Orleans and certain ports, to he liked
upon by the Postmaster General, In Central
America and the Argentine Republic; be-
tween Galveston, Texas. aud the port uf VaTn
Cruz and Intermediates ports aud postal sta
tions, to he fixed and determined BY tho Post
master General II provides that contracts
shall he made In the usual manner by sealed
bids aud awarded TO the lowest bidder and that
the vessels employed In the mail service TIM
der the provisions OF this net shall he iron
screw steamships, built and owned by Amerl-
cans. In American shipyards, OF American
materials.
THE HONG KONG CONSULATE.
The President transmitted to the House the
official corr. spuDdenCe or the State Depart
ment In relation to the consulate at Hong
Kong. The most important documents therein
contained are the reports of Con. Stahl OF
tha results OF his investig cations into the
affairs of the consulate
they show that during theperiod from jan
uary /, 1879. to January 3l. 1879, the Consul at
Hong Kong collected Sti,l3o In excess of tho
amount accounted for to tho government, aud
that, by means Of overcharges on invoices, he
received Ss3G6 more from foes than he gave
the government credit for. The reports call
attention to the various other irregularities.
which consist for the most part OF failures to
give the United States credit for moneys re-
coived from various sources.
WARMERS COIN CERTIFICATE PILL.
The bill introduced In the House by Mr..
Warner of Onto to-day, to prevent paper in
6lltiun, provides, In view OF the present and
constantly increasing volume OF paper cur
rency: l. That after the passage o said hill
the issue Of additional hank notes shall cease
2. That Tor any necessary increase OF cur
reney the mints of the United States shall be-
open to the public for the free coinage of gold
and silver into standard coins on the same
terms.
8 That the government Issue of gold aud
silver coin and bullion certificates be receiva-
BILE for all dues to the Untted States, and the
coin aud bullion for which such certificates
are outstanding shall be retained In the treas
ury for the redemption OF the same; provided,
that the coin certificates returned to the
treasury In payment of the dues to the gov
ernment shall be reissued, and bullion certifi-
Gates go returned shall be cancelled, and the
bullion for which they were issued shall be
converted into coin.
TIE STAR ROUTE POSTAL SERVICE.
The House special committee toinvestigate
the Star route postal service to-day heard
Gen. Brady, Second Assistant Postmaster