Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-17

Maps and RecOuped MoneY-TestimOny
 i'm the Star Route Trials-Tho Utah
 Commission Completed-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, June 16--In the Star route cases the proceedings to day consisted of contest over the accuracy of the maps and routes offered by the government, and the offering of evidence of rscoupment moneys being paid for services not performed. J. NJ. Borden, of the Typographical bureau, testified that the maps had been copied from the official charts, end the routes had been designated by Inspector Woodward and diff ferent sub contractors consequently he was not prepared to assert that the routes had been correctly laid down. John T. Callahan, postal inspection clerk, produced the order for a recoupment of the compensation allowed for the service ordered on the Agate route, which service the contractor failed to per form. This failure was not officially known in the second assistant Postmaster Generals office until over year after Brady's state ment. H. 0. Withers, of Pueblo, Col, sub contractor, said the mail was carried on 8 seven hour schedule for 8 yearly compensa- tion of $1,OO0. He had failed sometimes to get through in seven hours and had been fined used two horses on the route. He did not think four horses and two men the number named in Peck's affidavit would have been required to carry the mail on the seven-hour schedule. The greater part of the afternoon was occupied in submitting documents From the ill feeling between opposing counsel which is frequently de- veloped it is estimated that the trial will con- tinue all summer, and the general opinion is that the jury will never agree on verdict.
 The Cabinet meeting today agreed upon the membership of the Utah commission. They are Alexander Ramsey of Minnesota, ex- Senator A. s. Paddock of Nebraska, G. F. Fogerty of Iowa. Ambrose B. Carleton of Indiana, and James R. Pettigrew of Ar kansas
 The Committee on Ways and Means have agreed upon bill which is of great import ance to the ship building interests of the United States. Under the present laws, American ship builders may import materi- als necessary to the construction Of ships on foreign account, and when such ships are ex- ported an amount equal to the duties paid on the imported materials can be obtained less ten per cent, but if single dollars worth of domestic material is used in connection with the imported drawback will be al lowed. The bill agrees to correct this un- just discrimination, and provides when i'm ported maC6rlalS hr6 uSeu III Lho of vessels on foreign account drawback shall be allowed on the imported materials used, when the vessel into which such ma terials enter are exported. The bill will be reported to the House this week.
 The heads of the Treasury bureau com plain to Secretary Folger that the passage of the legislative appropriation bill in it's pres ent shape will result in the discharge of about fifty clerks who cannot well be spared. They ask for relief and hope for it in the confer ence committed
 The President has appointed the following government directors for the Union Pacific railway Robert H. Baker of Wisconsin, George E. Spencer of Alabama, Watson Par ish of Nebraska, Isaac H. Bromley of Con- necticut.
 If the present hot weather continues, President Arthur will go to the Soldiers Home next week He will not leave Wash ington unntil Congress adjourns
 Senator Frye returned today. He speaks confidently of Republican success in Maine.
 Before the Windom committee day Har- ris, managing editor of the Critic, was re- quested to give the names of the writer of the interview alleging that certain journalists were in the pay of the whiskey ring He refused. w. H. Hobart, treasurer of the Western association, and Jacobs, treasurer of the Kentucky association, both deny the use of any money by distillers to influence legis- lation.
 One hundred and forty-one thousand and thirty-fve emigrants arrived in the United States during the month of May, making total for eleven months of 695, ,634 against 553, l57 during the same period last year.