Year: 1873

WASHINGTON. Wednesday, Feb. ., 1873
The Conference Committee on the hew sloop,of-war
bill have agreed to compromise eight vessels of a
total tunnage to exceed sOoa The entire cost Is


limited TO f32OOOOO. and contracts or expenditures
are 10 be made until plans specifications and estimates
have been completed, bringing the cost within the pre-
scr5ed limit Four Of the vessels are to be bult In
private yards The provision specifying the total tun-
Of the eight soops instead of fixing the tunnage OF
EACH viii enable the Secretary OF the Navy To exercise
his discretion as 10 the Size Oh e Eesaels 10 sQIue eA
report agreed by the Senate this afternoon With
/ "a word OF debate.


resolution inviting the International Statistical Con
gress 10 hold its next meeting In the United states,
! In 1876.


Gen. Butler was again before the House Committee
on Public Buildings to-day with reference to his
scheme for enlarging the hall of the House, so
that the large increase Of membership in the XLllid
! Congress may be accommodated. His plan Is TO
| remove tho partition on the SOUTH between the
seats Of the Speaker and members so that the former
shall face south instead OF the north aud the latter
admit Butler said, the light OF tue sun ana inc
air Of heaven but u will furnish tho additional room re-
! qulred. There doubt the proposition Will De
adopted by the Committee although some time was de
voted, To-Day to tho proprley OF removing Ih9 ueshs
ana sitting on benches, as Is now dOne IN the hhshSh
| Parliament and IN some Of the State Legislatures
| The Senate Judiciary Committee reported adversely,
to-day on the famous two per cent claim OF ONO, lndi
ana and Illinois This claim IA based on the failure OF
| Government
Mississippi River out OF the proceeds OF the puoc anes
| In which sOd, Two per cent Oh tue
amount received having been set apart for that purpose
Mr. Thurman made minority report, anu s"e nnnh 70
tho bill believe that they have strength enough 10
carry through tho Senate III the race OF the ADVERSE
| report.


Postmaster-G General Creswe has sent to the House
statement showing the amount paid the Union Pacific
Railroad Company transportation OF the mails since
June 80 1866, to have been sl6SlssIs me estimated
cost for carrying same mails by stage supposlng
there had been increase In quantity over the amount
sent overland before 1868, is sl,799,7ls 49,


The Conference Committee on the Coinage bill have
not vet been able to agree The point at issue clause
fixing a limit for the Of gold coin by natural
wear in circulation 80 that when coins fall below such


limit they shall be received at the mint TINS provision
the House members OF the Conference are anxious 10
retain


Senator schurz was ntrusted by the Secretary OF
State to-day with the state Department amendments
to the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation olil'
Truly. the OF good feeling so much talked OIL con-
unues


GENERAL PRESS DIsPATcH


The Senate Naval Committee, at their meeting today,
agreed 10 report fayorably certain bills relative to the
pay OF Naval officers who dropped from the rolls
by BOARD of Officers under the OF Feb 49, 1885, but
who were afterward reinstated and promoted Dy the
President to take effect from tns ,S Say s q, sa1 the
ence between the pay they received when retired ana
the pay Of the rank 10 which they were subsequently
promoted by the President.


The has issued advertisements for
bids for the new penny postal cards II the intention
Of the Department To the cards ready for issue by
May II will be impossible to make the necessary ar
rangements sooner. The Postmaster-G General mas
already received orders the cards In such mum
bers as 20 lead him TO believe that l0oooo OF tthem
will be used the first year.


Tho Attorney General to-day instructed the united
states Attorney at Savannah not to prosecute
suits entered against importers for the recovery OF


money paid 10 the Confederate Government as customs
duties during the war the action OF the Department OF
Justice being based upon the same ground as ken ih
regard To the suits recently stopped ut Mobile.


Senator Pomeroy returned TO the city st evening" put
vas not In his sea, In the Senate to-day.