New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-07
CHANGES lN THE POSTAL MONEY sYsTEM.

CHANGES IN THE POSTAL MONEY SYSTEM.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, March Gone of the most impor-
tant passed the last night Of the
was the bill 40 modify the postal money order
system, and for other purposes" 1t provides that
for the transmission of sums under So through the
mails the Postmaster-Gen may authorize post
masters at money-order offices to issue money
orders without corresponding advces. on an en-
graved form to be prescribed and furnished by him.
and to be known as postal notes." for which fee
of cents is to be charged These notes are made
payable to bearer when duly recepted at any
money order Office which the RENTER may select,
or at the Office OF issue. The note becomes
invalid upon the expiration of three months from
the last day OF the month in which it was issued;
and he holder 10 obtain the amount OF an Invalid
of the money order system at Washington together
with an applfca ton III such manner and form as
the POstmaster-G" Deral may prescribe for duDu-
cafe. payable to such holder and an additional fee
of cents il charged for tue of the duplicate.
Money orders are authorized 20 be issued for sums
OF less than 800 at rates graded from cents for
$40 order up to 40 cents for one OF SlOO.
MR. KEIFER AND THE CORRESPONDENTS.
GENERAL BoYNToN REITERATEs THE CHARGES
AGAINST THE EX-sPRAKER.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-General BOynton,
chairman Of the Committee of Correspondents having
Congress subject the control Of the presiding ocer,
will tomorrow publish a statement reviewing the
reply made by exSpeaker Kefer to the
resolutions correspondents censurng bis conduct
toward the press last night of the session. General
Boynton quotes Mr. Kefers to the charge that
he employed violent insulting and blaphemous language
to O protesting journalist, follows: The COARSE
vulgar and profane language which lie attributed to me
has OF course, foundation In fact no such language
was ever used by me. and during the time the gallery
was occupied by the ladies member OF the press saw
me on the subject thought or using sucn lau-
guage and never did It toward the press.
This" General Boynton writes, "is absolutely fase'
The coarse and pro aue language used aud more
profusely too, than rected In the cor
respondents' resolution although 1t VAS AFTER
the crowd had lett gallery and while correspondents
attempting To have II closed 10 ou'siueis' u ne
the forenoon" .,.A -.
Mr. Keller said: These worse than foolish ree0-
lutons have grown out or high stale Oh eAee
ment originating in the fact that these distinguished
regarded themselves so mucn superior
OF members OF Congrrss tbat they copsu-
erred their dignity n very severely taxed Dy the
unanimous action of the Honse OF kcpresenmIh
tives." To this General BOynton replies; nhe
CORRESPONDENTS were working for the country. Inc
newspaper presses OF all the States were waiting fOr
their work hard night OF work IN the interest OF me
whole reading public before them, aud the speaker,
whose special Guty was 20 protect them IN tne
anoe OF this work. only failed TO discharge ns 1ut'
hut apparently spirit OF petty spite lnterIereu ac
tivelY with all the power or MS ONCE, 10 MAKE II m
possible to perform iJ except under the greatest
disadvantages II Il easily seen that the Spea c
duet was unworthy his position as 10 the defence ny
which he now seeks TO misrepreseRt and conceal H.