New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-12
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
THE REMOVAL OF MIR. LEE OF THE
NETWORK POSTOFFlCE.
ROUTE RECOMMENDED FOR THE PROPOSED
CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE cANAl-GoLp
wIrHDRAwA1s-BLAND READY TO BE-

CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE cANAI~-GoLp
Observation-Disclosures READY TO BE-
GIN THE WORK OF DESTRUCTION
Washington. Dec ll-Messrs. Richard and DAILY
two attorneys OF New-York City, iTlendS ol MI
Lee the superintendent of the registry dNlslo" oil
New-York Postoiice. who was removed ie"
d,vs ago as result Of an investigation by the
pos,ofice Department. called on acting Postmaster
General Jones to-day. in Mr.. Lees behalf. lheH
stated tina; he ought to be reappointeo' as ne n"u
been an employe of the office for years ana was d
man of high character Mr.. ZONES HeSvoI FOR inefi
Cheney as an executive officer, and ne coui hot saS
any 'nnS 70 Cons;jer IT, The successor 70 Mr. Maze
II is said will be appointed IN rev uas roo,,
sta,ed at the Postoi'ice Department that no rIesu
ia~itjcs we're found in the Management, Of the New
York Postofice
The War Departmel 1t Board consisting OF bilga-
dier-General Casey and Colonel CTaishi| oI '"o
Army Engineers Corps; Captain Dewey, VI 'e
Navy: Nendez Cohen OF Maryland and h. Porter
Alexander of South Carolina. wnich mas oeeh 'o'
s,dornp tho most feasible for the Chesapeake
and Delaware Ship Canal, has reported IN faNo' oi
the Back Creek route which is substan"a''s ''e
line OF the existing canal connecting CheSape'N'
o,d delaware bavs The report, which was sen.
q. co,c~ese NV Secretary Lamont to-day. presents
n s,rong argument for the construction Oh nm
poss ssns snmfh and north through NewYork Harbor
rho board does not base its sclectoh Oh ',,,l
bur the more northerly route is chosen larsey on
account OF its adaptation Tor NatiolS' ".aIs ~
w IRON, bav to bay The itself mast be ne
tended and its defence involves the ioi , he
Of ire entrances. The other routes could no. "
easIy defended The present project Tor me de-
fence of Philadelphia, prepared by the ~ iyo,iv
ssnder EXECUTION viii serve for the eastern nm nm
trance of the existing canal ne from the Dor,
Of Baltimore point at sea twevG as G tb csna
0roDer being 1858 miles long 1t is estimates tna'
Il will cost S7,6oyo0O 10 secure dep'h '"'o"s"''
OF twentyseven feet.
Gold continues to be Withdrawn from '"e a,
urv In exchange for legal-tender notes over 500
900 having been taken yesterday ana To-Day GU.
November 80 withdra wais by days naHe s ~.
december l. s46Os2: December D. $3.50 s g Il is
4 $50; Decemoer b S 40 H,ceGeber 3 s7sl73
December TO- sSi7922 The gold reserve az s, s1e
close OF business ,oaa yyb,ch includes the gold re
serve. stood at slS5,iSSVp.
Mr. BLAND Dem Mo-. chairman OF the HOUSE
Coinage Committee has called meeting OF 'na'
committee for Wednesday. at which ume ne pf ~
poses bringing IsI , up 6 ms ls 9;7' iO' ''''
. p Hit ex-chalrman of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee and now the ranking meh'Oer
90 tho minority on that committee, expresses
,rnosa Of following up his resolution OF ycs'er-
dav calling for the correspondence IN fesa'u -
secretary Gresham's offer Of $i25OCo as compe'iSa
;nouirv Mir Hi,t asserts that the Br!NSh c'aIin
To- damages before the Tribunal o. ArDl.rh'. .
was only $3.50 that Of this sum SSoico wa h 1or
pS and thar Ten of the eighteen ships seized or
warned away owned by Americans ana "! W.,
The British flag for purposes OF regstraiiion, ~ -,
Hit desires to hereore in me tb absence n Te OF
trustworthy data on The sno2cc' Sy '1 h. appro
priated.
The Adjutant-Ceneral has transmitted 10 On
eress in response to a resolution statement
showing the percentage OF aliens IN the Arin err
sn &c Follows. Commissioned Ofhccrs ~v'S per
Cent. non-commissloned officers. 2l9o; priVa'es
25.35
The Pension Bureau for some time past mas
been busy engaged in sending out circulars 10
nension claimants. informing them that under an
-. - (,onor.ss nassed AT the last session fourth
Class postnasters are authorized to execute pen,
60 ,ouchers which will be accepted by pension
siur nv this arrangement pensioners VII
be saved considerable time and trouble IN getting
their money.