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Show VASUlGIOJ(. Cheap Transportation Final Adjournment Tlie I'ouutt duels Contemplated Appointments Ap-pointments EuatU aud Butler But-ler Si aval Appropriation Squabble Ulali Oivorcea Sliver aud Greenbacks, and so forth. Washington, 13. Banks' bill to extend, facilitate and cheapen land, and water transportation proposes tbat all moneys due or becoming due from the several Pacific railroad companies shall be set apart as a special fund, to be used exclusively to aid in tbe improvement im-provement and construction of necss- tarv railnrnvn nArmia find levari, to enlarge aud cheapen the transportation transporta-tion of freights and passengers in the states and territories. The ways and means committee authorize their chairman tu report a coucurrent resolution, providing for the final adjournment of congress on j the 22d, at 6 o'clock. The treasury department decides that the agreements made with the parties who turned state's evidence in the Chicago whisky cases, Bhall be strictly adbered to. The Ponca chiefs were each pre 3ented with a medal by Secretary 3chuiz, who bid them farewell for the great father, and admonished them to Be led at an early day their new homes, and promised material assistance. assist-ance. Tbe cabinet, to day, gave attention to the appointments to be made tbe present week, notably, the post-mastership post-mastership at St. Louis and a collec tor of customs for New Orleans. The democratic senators had a caucus cau-cus to-day, with tne view of advising the democratic members of tbe committee com-mittee on privileges and elections at to the best mode of procedure, and against delay, especially in the case ofEustisof Louisiana, who had no contestant, and in tbe case of Buder against Curbett, South Carolina, cou cerning which ail the facts ure now tion, the caucus adjourned till Thursday. Thurs-day. The bill introduced into the senatt to day by Sargent, authonziug a general gen-eral account of advances tor the naval appropriation, authorizes the secretary of the navy to iasue bis re quisition for advances for disbursing officers and agents of tbe navy undrr a geneial account of advances, not to exceed tbe total appropriation tor tbe navy, tbe amount so advanced to be exclusively used to pay current obligations upon proper vouchers,' and tbat tbe pay ol tbe navy ebali bereatter be used only for its legitimate purpose, as provided by law. The bill further provides tbat the amouuu advanced shall be charged to proper appropriations and returned to the general account of advances by pay and counter warrants, tbe charge, however, to the particular appropriations appropria-tions shall be limited to tbe amount appropriated to each. Cbicago, 13. Toe ways and means committee, today, agreed to report a resolution lor find adjournment on the 22J, but to first ask the appn-pri- that lime. However, there is no pros pect of adjournment before the regular session. Senator Sargent ia making war on Commander Howells, who has been appointed by promotion to be an admiral in the navy. Howells was chief of the bureau of yards and docks under Secretary Robeson, and did moch to fight tbe rings tbat were fastened on the navy department, hence the hostility. Tribune's Washington: Blount, in his flpeecb on the naval deficiency bill, to-day, showed so little statesmanship states-manship that be did not once reier tot i the pressing necessities of the navy, but solely attacked the Robeson administration, which was warmly j defended. Theentire misapprehension ! upon tbe subject arises from tbe fact' that aince the war the navy department depart-ment has proceeded upon the tneorj ! that the pay of tbe Davy was a cou-j tiuual or permanent appropriation.' Rubft-oa'B friends will maintain that his nianai?menl oi the pay a:count ol the navy was strictly legal, but it was the interpretation of the law which the preseut secretary of the uavy had abandoned. The republicans repub-licans who insist that the pay app:- prisons have never been improperly diverted will soon bae a valuable ally in one of the most active democratic demo-cratic membtrs ol the naval committee. commit-tee. He has given ihe subject much attention during tho emu cut, and ays that be ha examine! ll the pay ; appropriations since IS'jo and is cou-,fide:itlhal cou-,fide:itlhal every d i!ir appropriated lor pay h:a been honestly expeuded for Ititfi purple. He has prepared a table from the oflicia! records, corroborating cor-roborating this. Washington correspondents regard Chittenden's speecn against the re sumption act as a masterpiece of vigor and logic. He made a drive at Peudleton, by reading from bis speech iu the hcuse in 1S62, when Pendleton denounced the greenback as unconstitutional and dangerous, but now, when the country ia not iu danger for want of greenbacks be is their champion. Tribune's Washington: Tbe Texas Pacific people say tney will introduce their bill at the extra session. They thiuk they have perfected the bill, which will commend itself to the majority ma-jority ot the people. The South Carolina and Louisiana democratic members are indignant that tbe senate delays action on the contested election cases. EuBtia' ceunsel eaya the elections committee have written to Piuchback saying that he has no case before them. If this is true, there is no issue. Cor bio aud Builor will submit to tbe committee a statement of facts. The senate judiciary committee have unanimously agreed to report rirnrnh!v on Dawm' hill tranferrillC the jurisdiction in divorce cases from the probate courts of Utah to the United States court for that territory. The bill ia designed to put a stop to the wholesale injurious system of i granting divorces, nhich has been so notorious. Copies of the records of tbe probate cjurt of Salt Lake city have been exhibited to tbe committee, showing that this one court has, dur-inc dur-inc the past three years, granted over 5'K) divorcee, and that in Beveral instances the decrees were entered granting divorces on the same day mat the application was made. The mpreme courts of Indiana, Illinois, Xaw York and Massachusetts have already declared these probate court divorces to be illegal. The commissioner appointed by the secretary ot the treasury to inquire into the conduct of and business transacted by the bureau of statistics submitted a report this atteruoon. It is very voluminous and very severe oh Dr. Young, who 13 accused of serious irregularities, while his tables of commerce and navigation are grossly incorrect. The commission recommend a thorough reorganization reorganiza-tion of the bureau aud a radical change in the manner ot gathering and publishing pub-lishing statistics. rtepreaentaiives L,eonru rcpuuu-can), rcpuuu-can), Ellis, Elani and Robertson (democrats), called upon the president presi-dent to day and urged the nomination lofEdiugham Lawrence (republican), for collector of customs at New Orleans. Or-leans. Tue senate finance committee held a special meeting this evening, which many iieiuleoieu from New York and Philadelphia, representing banking and other fiuijcial iuterests, attended and presented their views against the house bill lor rem:inetization. Frederick Fred-erick Fraley of Philadelphia argued that it would be inexpedient now to adopt silver for a full legal tender for obligations due by government and the people. We have large dealings deal-ings with the outside world, and should we adopt a depressed standard our people would have to Buffer the results. If paper as curreucy were allowed circulate, it would be b.it a lew montba before it would be at par with gold. The passage of the bill would completely check the negotiation of loans to fund the 6 per cei.t. bonds. He advised tnecomrumcc to ukie at tue question as one which connects the United! States government with tbe outer I world, and not to act hastily upon so serious a mtter. The New York delegation, which included Air. Jas. M. Brown, A. A. Low, Samuel D. Babcock, and oher members of the chamber ol coaimerce, argued that, should the bill be passed, no one could predict tbe amount ol injury and lots it would occasion. The bill ad two prviinineutffeatures, one the remonetiration ol suver, the other tbe demonetization of gold. If the bill bcame law, gold would go from our country and silver come in. If tbe bill were pressed upon the people it would injure tbe credit of the government govern-ment and be injurious to all kinds f industry. The difficulties at present experienced by the laboring classes of tbe Uuited States was caused by capitalists cap-italists withholding tboir money. Townsend spoke in behalf of tbe savings banks, saying that if tbe interest in-terest on government bonds is to be paid in silver tho value will necessarily neces-sarily be depreciated and the poor people will be tbe losers. Eilis made an argument substantially substan-tially as foilowi: The amount of 6 per ient. bonds outstanding is $729,000,-000, $729,000,-000, the annual interest $43,740,000. The amount of 5-per-oent. bonds out-etaudiag out-etaudiag is $503,000,000, annual interest 3o, 400,000; total interest, $79,140,000 per annum. If tbe earae amount was funded at 4 per cent., tbe annual interest would be $57,480,000, or an annual saving of $21,660,000. If these bonds were paid ofi at tbe end of thirty years, the total aavirg, during dur-ing that time, would be $649,S00,0OO. If the same amount of bonds was paid ofi in silver at the present rate, instead in-stead of gold, and the relative value of gold and silver were continued as at present, say a difference of S per cent , the saving would be $114,960,000; or, if the annual interest was paid for thirty years to come in silver, instead of gold, the saving in tbat respect would be about $iy0,000,000, showing a total saving to the government, by the substitution of silver instead ol gold, of about $315,000,000, as against o50,000,000, which the government would save if the bonds were funded at 4 per cent, j - Representative Bland spoke in favor of the bill, and the committee adjourned. j i |