The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-12
WASHINGTON.
The Mail Contractors Score
a Victory.
Springer Will Rise to Explain
Tomorrow.
posrorrrcE APPROPRIATION BILL.

POsT0FFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Special to the Star.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May Ex-senator
Wallace reported to-day from the Appro-
priation Committee. on the pos Office ap
preparation bill. The bill was amended in
committee by adding 100000 to the
AMOUNT, and striking ont the provision re-
quiring ex pedited contracts on car routes
to be re!et
The contractors control the Senate Com
mittee and clam to own the Senate, but If
the bill should pass the latter body as
amended in their interest, Speaker Randall
will appoint Conference Committee that
will hold them level. After the morning
hour in the Senate. Senator Hill resumed
the floor against kellogg. @ .4f
aIAM CAN'T COME.
National Associated Press to the Star.
WASHINGTON, D. g., May 12-At the
Cabinet meeting Yesterday Secretary
Schurz stated that he had received dis
pa CHI sta ing that, owing to the sickness of
the Regent OF the Kingdom, The King of
Siam had decided to postpone his visit to
Europe and this country.
THE POLAND APPROPRIATION.
Howgate's Arctic expedition was dis
cussed, and 1t was decided that an appro-
riati should be asked for to carry out
the legislation of the Howsate Bib, as the
Navy Department has no appropriation
that can be used Tor that purpose.
BIG BUsINEss-oN PAPER.
There were nearly 1000 bills and joint
resolutions introduced during the present
Congress. 11,628 petitions have been pre-
sented in the House through the Petition
Box and referred to the appropriate com
mtttees. To this number and those pre-
senttd in open House the total will reach
nearly $4,000.
This is larger number than has ever
been presented to any previous Congress.
The total number presented in the Forty
fifth Congress reached 10,469, the next
highest numbtr r. and on May 18th. 1875 at
he sec nd session of that Congress, only
S,003 had been presented.
The following is classification of these
petitions: Claims 9o4, Military Affairs
1,646 Tariff and Taxation 3,515, Naval
Affairs SO, Pensions / 287. Commerce 1855,
Patents 6s4, Post-office 2O1, Public Lands
239, Judiciary 321, Currency 1,l37, Miscel
laneous ia
NICARAGUA SHIP CANAL.
Information received here by letter
states that the Representative of the Amer
ican Inter-oceauic Canal Company and the
Government of Nicaragua have agreed
upon concession 10 the former for The
construction Of ship canal across the Ter
ritory of Nicaragua, which is eminently
satisfactory TO both parties. The Presi-
dent of Nicaragua had called Congress to
.convene in extraordinary session on the
10th of May to ratify the concession.
TIE full text of the agreement Is ex-
pected to arrive in this country by the
next steamer from Aspinwall. As soon as
the concession is ratified by the Congress of
Nicaragua, steps will be taken to have the
company duly incorporated in this coun-
try, and the work Of constructing the ca
nal will commence shortly afterward.
ANOTHER SHIP CANAL.
Mr.. Wise, from the Committee eon Rail-
ways and Canals. to-day reported favorably
on the bill providing for survey for ship
canal connecting Lake Erie with the navi-
gable waters Of the Wabash River.
SPRINGER EXPLAINS TOMORROW.
MT. Springer to-uay gave notice thdt w.
morrow lie will avail himself of the oppor-
tunity offered by the House for him to ex-
plain his connection with the Venezuela
claims
TO BUY MORE BONDS.
The Secretary of the Treasury has direct
el the Assistant Treasurer at New York to
buy 5000, 900 bonds on account Of the
Sinking Fund.
The receipts from internal revenue and
Custom-honses to-day were over 81, 900, 600.
Edward Moss, arrested several days