New-York tribune., 1880-01-14
EW-YORK. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IA, 1880

its members on other committees. subsequently, Dy
common consent. the Chairman was authorized to ap
point subcommittee to consider the Dill Tor tue rehei
of General Ftz John Porter and report upon IL 10 inc
full committee at future meeting.
Alta full meeting Of the House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds to-day, report was agreeu 10
recommending an appropriation Of not over SloOOoo 10
begin the erection OF public building at Pittsburg,
Penn. which, when completed shall not cost above
$3.50 900; also recommending an appropriation OF
S150O00 for the erection OF public Duidng at Oie'e
land, Ohio There still pending before inc COM
mttee bills providing the aggregate, for the ereeuon
OF forty new public buildings in various parts OF the
countrv The committee intends to act with proper
liberality
Tho Uouse Committee on Public Lands has been en-
gagged for the past ten days hearing arguments upon
the matter OF Dcs Moines River lands, the tes 10
which have many years been disputed Ihrce diner
ent interests are represented before the commttee Inc
Dos Moines Valley Railroad Des Mones River Nayi-
CATION and Improvement Company ana the D"ha m nno I
settlers upon TIE land, whp are Sought 10 pc us
nossessed The hearing will ba continued tomorrow;
when Messrs t. g. ngeisoll and George W. Juiiah VIII
be heard on behalf OF the settlers. ,.,, J.. ,ou
The House Committee on Indian Affairs decided TO ul
te conduct the proposed Investigation oL te ~
thc recent outbreak of the Ute Indians before 'Ic l
designed Tne investigation will begin nj 1O:3o a. III
Thursday next. number OF witnesses nave ,'lreauy
miitee among them General Hatch and Mrs and Miss
Mc"kr 1t is proposed, also, TO eAanlhe .ie %
!
Inferior has concluded his examination ana negotiations
! with tacm - .....o ,td a
called meeting to-day and took up Mr. Pages bill ull
norizng tie conversion uf National gold banks, ana
aaTrcd e to- rpert t the b to the House Mr. Prices
excepting all git drafts depos In STATE ana NdtIona
bank was then cohsdeieL fuf'her eohsiuer"'io" wa"
| postpOacd until tomorrow.
| This afternoon the Senate nmttee on AppTopra-
tions agreed 10 recommend an Increase 0i SJOoOO on
the amount voted by the Hous' OF Representatives iot
the preservation and repair 81 torncatons ou oe',
!
J incr. ,sc o. l amount appropriated Dy thG House-
S275 O0O-for their armament The Dill VIII De Ie-
Inc Joint Committee on Printing to-day awarded the
raets for supnyng paper iTr o dne t % lowest
badcrs j. H. Megargee OF Pniladeipna, ontains ds IN"
Gbou 30 900 reams) at prices ranging from 10 to 81
| cents per pound, aud Tor 1000 reams OF the pooh
urintng paper Of" Class b." az 90 cents per pound
InuIleV Duntou q Co.. of New-Yorl. get the contract
Tor the remaining 10000 Teams OF tins class AT prices
IRON 0l to "a. They also awarded all the lots in
Class & ? at prices from so 20 90 and ali OF Class
d." from 50 TO 81. J b. Megargee, OF Phliadelphla,
nud r. L. T.cston. OF Boston divided the award tor
Oncc hlanks ut 90 and Meeargee Bros OF Phadepha
tasc the contract Tor all the map paper at lOo'
Inc awards for writing paper are about equally ~
vidcd between KinEsland Brothers, Of Franklin, ~ :,
and Bukey Duntou Co. &C prices ranEhg @ rom ~ 4
To Il.5 Tho cover paper Will be purchased rom f. l.,
Iurston, at 90 cents per pound the plite paper lron
Bulkcy. DuntOn Co. at Ia, ana lhc mhhll'a paper
! aud ti.sur pap2r from Woolworth GrahaD, Ol NeM-
YorE at cents per pound and II ~ ream respect
/ lively. 1no contracts for glazed bona paper s9 ~
D0Ocr, Nudge * Chapman, 81 fuaue pI'd' nn' - - f.
Anderson & CO.. of Philadelphia, at about CqhiI por-
uuns prices from IL 10 10 cents per sH.ct, - ~
r. Ktnasdnd the contract for 10000 shc"ts OF mn,
tauu parchment. the remainder VIII De iuri,heu
by D0bler Nudge & Chapman, the Writing Paper Cln-
| lsu,, ana j. +. Anderson Co.. all al ~ me
inrc a-t.haed divided the award tor banbnote paper
ABB Woo!woriH & Graham are awarded he contract
! ur Iots - aud 20. aggrcgniing 100000 sheets
Vciy The awaris fur the remainder Of the cardboard
ptlef.- about 10000 shecta-atc given TO DOhlei
/ md. A Clapmnu Of Baltimore, AMI j. f. Anderson
CO. oil Philadelphia, at prices ranging from ~ 10 I
ccuts. -, -.
H. m. will Lod meeting to morrow ana fix dhtG l1l
tpr fa al yocaies 4 the morrill, mn. Inc iieI VII
lam j. DO ~, of New York A. NJ Powell, and others, H'
,p,t fion from the National Temperance society, VII
ann Ar before the committee In hehalf ~ tue bliL
] Inc spcc!al committee to investigate the "Stal
Rr,!e service VIII meet again at 1o:3o a. M tohOl
r,y aud resume the examination OF General BfJdy.