New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-26

yenality would nevertheless be symptomatic OF IL
Notwithstanding the and its attendant evils we are
to-day said Mr. storrs. the most prosperous NATION
upon the face OF the globe Yet this state OF things mas
not been brought about by legislation, but by the free
action OF the great social. commercial and business
forces Of the country competing with and interacng
upon other. He doubted the wisdom OF attempting
TO regulate by legislation sensitive and delicate
machine
The committee decided to postpone the further con-
sderation of the subject until March IL
The hearing before the House Committee on COINAGE
Weights and Measures the proposition to Increase the
mint facilities Of the country resumed this morning.
Representative Hutchs presented sOmo figures relative
10 the cost of transportation of bullion from 10
Philadelphia and replied to come of the objections WHICH
had been raised by Professor TOrrey against removing
the Mint from Philadelphia TO Newiork referring 10 tnc
reports of the New York Chamber OF Commerce. MT.
Hutchins stated that the amount of bullion transported
from Nc York 70 Philadelphia from October TO- 1884.
to December 81 1872 aggregated Sl9ii76 500 OF gold
and S2t5769l9 OF silver, at cost of 81 10 per SlOoo
OF gold and ~ so per 81 900 OF silver lie was OF the
cninon that II the Philadelphia Mint should he retained
the Assay Office should be removed from New AorK 10
Mt Bnrchard Director of the Mint, suggested that
new mint could he established at NewYork without the
necessity of dispensing with The Philadelphia Mint that
minor silver coins. stated further that he had taken
So, - TO stop the favoritsm which has been shown TO
New-YOrk the shipment of bullion TO that city from
the West and tha In future he should secure its ship
mcut direct TO Philadelphia.
The House COmmttc" on Indian Affairs agreed 70 re-
port the House the recommen aon of the Secretary
of In Interior for the acceptance and ratification or an
agree with the Crow Indians for the sale of por-
ton OF their reservation in Montana for the use OF tue
Northern Pacific Railroad Company. The committee
also agreed to recommend favorable report on MI.
Uasks bill pay t3e Delaware Indians $l4, 40 Tor
money expended by them in the purchase OF land which
the United States agreed furnish them free of cost in
the Treaty OF July A. 1SG6 and also on MI Georges p
authorize the payment OF S26,4O2 10 the Delaware
Indians for stock stolen from them by the whites.
James b. EadS continued his argument before
the House Committee Levees and improvements OF
the Mississippi River this morning. He made general
defence Of the iey system for the improvement OF the
navigation of that river and denounced the mlsrepre
sensations which he said had been made by persons VINO
have always been hostile to that plan He claimed tnat
instead OF nine feet. which was the average depth
of water In the passes when he began his work there Is
now depth thirty feet in the centre or the channel
through the South Passand minimum depth OF twenty
six He explained how In his view, the making OI
an outlet Lake Borgne has been proposed, would
be detrimental to navigation and argued that the best
course To adopted i'll addition to the jetes would be
TO up all the that now exist In the evees
which he estimated would aggregate hundred miles
In length aud could be closed for about S2OOOOOO.
The subcommittee of the How Committee on tne
Judiciary having under cons ieratiOn the subject OF
bankruptcy gave a hearing this morning TO A. H. flls
bury counsel for the Board OF Trade ana other trade
associations Of Boston, who urged the importance OF
National bankrupt law which shall ne uniform In It's
operations, such the public VIII and allow TO
remain force The three laws which have heretofore
been made have been unsatisfactory because eicn was
made in the wake OF panic aud under pressure Tor
law that shoud enable d. bors TO be relieved from Their
debts NJ l.bufy believed the Lowell bill TO be the
generally satisfactory to the mercantile interests OF the
county.