The National tribune., 1882-06-10

eight per cent. higher than last year, Will
doubtless fall, so that the differences between
capital and labor would adjust themselves on
the basis of mutual interest. 1t is to the
farmers, as usual, that we look for help in the
midst of our difficulties.
THE bill reported to the House from the
Committee on Appropriations provides for an
appropriation of nearly $90o0,000. Following
are the principal items: To defray the ex-
penses of the centennial anniversary of the
surrender Of Lord CORVALLIS at Yorktown,
32,32S; to pay judgments of the United States
Court of Claims, $3i0, 800; to pay salaries of
internal revenue officers, $t76, 600; for army
transportation, 100000; for the payment of
army transportation lawfully due such land
grant railroads as have not received aid in
Government bonds, to be adjusted by proper
accounting officers in accordance with the
decisions of the Supreme Court in cases de-
cided under such migrant acts, $125,O0 but
in no case shall more than 80 per cent. Of the
full amount of the service be paid until final
decision shall be had in respect of each case in
dispute. 1t is provided that such payment
shall be accepted as in full of all demands,
being for transportation during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1881. For railroad mail
transportation, $1,1O0,OO0; for compensation of
postmasters, $1,00O,OO0; for interest duo the
Usage Indians, S159,000; for arrears Of pay to
two and three-year volunteers, 5000; for the
Navy Department 1895, 900, including $15000O
for the bureau of construction and repair and
S212, 900 for the bureau of steam engineering +;
10 +bn InI nd no Ned
bySeminole Indians, $175, 900; pay the indebt-
edness incurred for Indian service during the
year 1881 and prior years, 100000; to COM
plete the work Of the tenth census, $4,000;
for foreign mail transportation, $73,500; for
fees of officers of United States courts, $l17,-
900. Among the claims allowed by the ac-
counting officers of the Treasury Department
are the following: For collecting revenue from
customs prior to July, 1879, $4,000; for pay of
Navy prior to July, 1879, $4,000. The bill au-
thorizcs the Secretary of the Treasury to credit
ex-Unitcd States Treasurer Spinner with the
sum of $47,097, the amount of the deficiency
of June 2, 1875, carried to his debit on the
books Of the Register of the Treasury.
GENERAL Rosecrans will be candidate for
denomination to Congress, and he has written
a letter to his constituents, in which he makes
a generous claim for the services he has rem
dered them during the present session. He
says unreservcdly that he thinks he has rs
much influence and as good a standing in the
House as any of his predecessors had, and
asserts that it is due more to him that the
bill restricting Chinese immigration was
passed than to all the other representatives
and senators from California combined. Gen
eral Rosccrans is chairman of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee.
THE latest returns from the election in Ore
gon indicate that the Republicans have carried
the State.
REPRESENTATIVE w. Z. Robinson, of New
York, had an extended interview with the
Postmaster-Generaly yesterday, in advocacy Of
the adoption of Sunday delivery in letter
carrier cities. He urged that, as the mail was
brought into the several offices on Sunday,
and as the clerks were present to receive them,
it would be much more convenient and no
more expensive for the mails to be immedi-
up for thirty or forty hours while it would
add but little work to the carrier. The Post
master General stated that the matter would
I receive immediate attention, as would also
the further proposition advocated by Mr..
Robinson reducing letter postage to one cent.