New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-25
TIE WORK OF Committees.

WtsuuNGTON, March l.-RepTescntative DID
BILE of south Carolina and Mayor Courtenay OF Charles
ton C. were heard by the House Committee on Com
merce to-day in regard to The etty Improvement for the
UarLor Of Charleston. II asserted that steamships
with hundreds passengers board had on several
occasions been compelled to lie outside the bar for
fourteen hours Petitions from the New-YOrk, Balt
more and Cincinnati Chambers OF Commerce have been
sent to Congress. letter from General Gilmore was
read fayorng the immediate appropriation OF S75OOOO
TO continue the work, which, he said, would be IN the
interest Of economy.
The House Committee Post Offices and Post Roads
to-day further considered Chairman BinSham's money
order hill It was decided 10 recommend the reduction
Of fees OH money orders OF less than - from 10 to
cents md TO increase the maximum money order issue
from $50 to 500
The House Committee the Judiciary to-day directed
Mr. Cubertson to report to the House with favorable
recommendation the substitute offered by him foT the
pending bills providing for additional Representative
from the state of Nebraska. If passed this bill will seat
Mr. Major who now holds certificate OF election from
the Governor OF that state favorable report was d
rected 10 be made to the House on Representative VIII
sons BILL which provides that IN election shall be held
in each Congressional district of West Virginia on the
Tuesday in October next for Representatives IN
The Fory-elgnfh Congress. An adverse report was
ordered to be- made to the House upon Representative
Brewster's BILL pertaining 10 commercial travellers.
The bill declared the interference with commercial tray
eer. selling goods by sample in different states TO be
mlsdcU.canOf
prcinc court has pronounced the laws imposing tax
upou such travellers TO be unconstitutional.
The hearing before the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs upon the Eads Ship Railway scheme WAS re-
suncd this afternoon. Captain Merry, OF san Fran
made argument IN Whlcn ne vigorously at
tackled the feasibility aud pracuChDuy OF sup rail-
WA. A. G.. Cochran, counsel Tor captain Edds, thal-
engcd the production OF single authority winch Wod
deny the PracticaDity OF Captain Eadss proposition,
and quoted op fnion, in support OF II.
Colonel IngcrsO asked for the Panama Canal the pro-
tecorate OF tins Government. Colonel lnStfr"Il De
clgrcd that the work advancing finely and that the
canal would probably be finished before Congress de-
cides what 10 40 in the premises III Respectable
Chinese policy adopted y TINS Government said
ne there would b. traffic with China ar greater tGHn
now passes through the suez Canal As To the health Of
the aporers he asserted that trouble IL experienced
now that they know how to adapt themselves 70 the
climate.
Labor held Joint meeting to-day 10 hear arguments by
members OF The National Educational COnN entlOn IN al
yocac- of Ieir appeal fOI n CpngrcsslOnn grant OF I'M
mediate aid the southern states 10 supplement their
their rrsIrctNe borders Dr. Dickinson, secretary or
the Massachusetts Board vi Education presented the
subject aud introduced state superintendent q, FORK,
OF who recital at Il s educational needs
of thai state. He was followed by O. ). Thompson,
CITY SuperntndtAt OF Charleston, = G.; j. HI. sweet,
eXStato super ntrndcnt of Indiana, and W. \. Newell,
state superintendent Of ylahd Dr. \. II. Mayo, OF
Ko.ou wa. the next speaker. HIS conclusions were
that the people the south struggling hctOicnly
to sem the tide OF ignorance, out thai they utterly
unable IT, cope with H. Ihcy must have AID. Colonel
l.. Dew III, state superintendent on ono declared That
II 4, the vi ID on ohio mat such AID should Pee gwen.
senator Blair chairman Of the Senate committee,
addressed several questions Ia inc delegates ~ 10 the
amount OF eminent AID desired tho length OF the
method. OF distribution In reply II stated that
$4,000 900 year, for term uf ten years would Do
the smallest needed 10 oiectuHly supplement- tue
efforts OF the States.