Show BY bk r jg lh G RA P H rw WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH TELEO raph nAPH lim une NE I 1 the opening session of the senate was prece preceded dei del by a lively half hour of hand band handshaking shaking and gossip betwee between il senators and their friends friends se several C rai ral decks of senators were decor led rith with noral aral tributes sent by admirers the h yao xao favored in this respect heraz being german gor ln who was the of tivo tiro enormous rinous roosters and an alx armchair arm chain chair the latter bearing the words reserved dhe ahe for A P g G 1887 11 promptly at noon the president of the senate called the body to I 1 0 r tie ike r and prayer grayer was offered on motion 9 ft jogan the secretary was instructed 10 0 inform the house hoube that the senate schate was ready to proceed to business bustness busi busl nes sherman sherma li and GAr garland gariand landwere were appointed a committee tok tot inform the president that the senate was as ready to receive any communication be might be pleased to muke make the secretary read the credentials of wm win P sheffield eld eid appointed to till fill the vacancy caused by the death of senator anthony the senate then took a recess for half an hour houf at the expiration of recess the following bills were introduced and re berred by cullom to enable officers of the army promoted for gallant and distinguished sel sei services vices in the war of the rebellion to be retired with the rank and full pay of the erade crade to which they promoted also aiso to so ab facilitate promotion throughout the army by retiring from ac active tive service upon their own ippi application 16 atlon officers of the army almy who served in the war of the tike rebellion also to authorize the lighting of navi navigable gabie rivers of tle tie united stites states with electricity by dolph to prevent the tion of navigable waters of the united states ana and to protect public works against trespass or of injury ingalls offered a resolution resolution which was agreed to instructing the camm commissioner Is of public lands to 0 o report such legislation a as I 1 is necessary to authorize huth kuth orize the secretary of the interior to summarily remove all ail fences illegally constructed ted on the tho public domain anether of half an hour was taken and at the presidents entis entys message was received and its reading at once proc proceeded deded with when the reading of the message was concluded aldrich in a few feeling remarks made formal announcement oi of the death of senator anthony and the senate adjourned though the galleries of the house were well fil III filled ed this morning with spectators all anxious to view the proceedings attendant on the first day of the session there was an absence of that crush of visitors which usually characterizes such occasions numerous floral designs ornamented the desks of favorite members and among thema handsome ship of state of which cox coir of new was thu the recipient an immense bed of eli cli chrysanthemums an covered the desk occupied occupied bi by barbour of virginia and a tasteful basket of variegated vari gated flowers adorned the speakers table members indulged in the usual greetings exchanging congratulations congratulation son on reelection election re or condolence on defeat the tile republicans made good natured replies to equally good natured remarks chaffing the democrats anthe on the result of the presidential contest and there was no bitterness on either side promptly at noon the speakers gavel called the house to order atter alter prayer the speaker directed the clerk to call the AT roll the roll call disclosed the presence of members and the clerk was directed to inform the senate that the house was ready to proceed to bustness business the speaker appointed randall bandall and cox of new york a committee to wait u upon on the tho president in conjunction with ath a similar committee commit tee teo f from rom the senate to inform him that congress as re to receive any auy tion q might ight be pleased lease to make 01 a presented t the e credentials of bf slid sile eVely member elect from the thirteenth teen indiana district to succeed calkins resigned and that gentleman took the oath of office the house then took a recess for foe to 15 minutes at pm the presidents message was received and immediately read the message was referred to committee of the whole on anthe the state of the union and with accompanying documents was ordered printed hutchins Hutch lils iris from the committee on appropriations reported a bill making temporary provision for the naval service referred to committee of the whole formal announcement was made of the death of representatives duncan and evans and tae house adjourned washington 3 1 representative morrison chairman of the ways and means committee was asked tonight to night by an associated iress press reporter it if he bo thought there was tiny probability of the enactment of any tariff legislation at I 1 the present session ile he replied talat he had not yet had an opportunity 0 ascertain how bow members leit felt upon he subject it might he that there had bad been some modification of opinion by representatives since last session it was certain that it if there had llad not been some p hange hanae ofiel hi democratic no no afta tax reduction had except by aid of republicans he added 1 I do not propose to attempt any experiments but if upon inquiry I 1 ond there thedo Js is any reason 0 t think a 4 bill proposing a moderate reduction could pass this session I 1 shall certa certainly luly bring in such a bill 91 in answer to further questioning 31 orrison morrison sald said that it wa I 1 not unlikely that the discussion d of legislation necessary to carry the mexican treaty into effect would open ut ui tile the general tariff que question stion the new treat treaty y with spain in relation to the of the thu united states with cuba and porto rico inco would be discussed in executive session by the senate and would wohld not be likely to lead joany to any open discussion of the tariff question As to other iother work of the session morrison said sald he understood it was Iro proposed posed to push through the bills ut at once there might also be some laud grant legislation tio h and this would take up most of the time of the session the following estimates have been submitted to the house committee on appropriations lons ions for the fiscal year ending june june aoth th bbb arb pensions 60 au 1 military 1 academy fortifications I 1 ficat I 1 c 1 ions lons 0 n coll coil consular sular and diplomatic expenses navy department 56 50 Indian bureau army legislative executive executive and an ju dacial expenses 4 a grecul tural department og 69 69 llo lio sundry civil expenses 3 district of columbia 1 improvements of rivers and harbors total the estimates for the present fiscal year were and the appropriations increase of estimates for the next fiscal year over those of the present year and over the appropriations of the present year senator daives dawes today introduced and referred to the committee on indian affairs a bill conferring citizenship on indians the bill provides that a native indian born in the united states and who has had voluntarily taken up UD his residence in this thia country apart from any tribe of indians and aud has adopted the habits of civilized life shall be considered a citizen of the united states and entitled to the privileges of such citizenship A bill introduced by senator cullom to prohibit distinctions in the army provides that hereafter all xe regiments indents of the army or branches of the military ervice service of the united states shall be open 1 alike to all american citizens and ind authorizes the president to appoint a commission and assign officers throughout the tile army and to cause the enlistment of soldiers in the army without regard to race or color the ito lio house use nse committee tans has reported a bill providing for fon an appropriation similar to that made for the last six months of the past fiscal year for the support of the navy the amount appropriated is after the adjournment of the senate the republican senators mgt met in caucus and a committee was appointed to te rearrange the membership of committees more especially to till fill the vacancies caused by the death of senator anthony the secretary of the interior has heen been informed that the local land officers ut at cheyenne have refused to receive the deposition of applicants ap pil cants for the purchase of desert lands in submitting final proof when taken before other than the register and receiver of the district in which the lands are situated the commissioner general of the land office has been requested to issue an order that final deposition of an applicant can be taken before tile the re reister register ister lster and receiver receive i of the land district in which the land is situated or before the clerk of any an court of record or oi a U S commissioner secretary teller has made an important modification of the ruling of secretary schurz in desert land cases secretary schurz held that desert land entries were not assignable and so c far fkr secretary teller concurs but that portion of secretary ruling which says there is no discretion which authorizes me to regard such claims hs as assignable because the as sigment was made under a misapprehension does not meet with secretary tellers approval and he says 1 I do not understand that that a party is under a misapprehension of the law so as to lose any when he acts under official interpretation A misapprehension in such a case is upon the part of the interpreting authority and not nhim who in the slon sion of his claim conforms to such interpretation terp speaker carlisle said to 6 an associated press reporter tonight to night that it was not probable there would be any genera general tariff legislation this session there is not age tune he said and the fact tb thu t as a new administration is about come in democrats and republic is as are alike dis inclined to attempt anything like a general revision of tue tariff now washington WASU INGTON I 1 postmaster gene G en eral hatton has made his report for the fiscal year the the revenues were 43 iOS tos expenses Go leavina leaving a deficit of 3 to which are added outstanding debts and credits of the pacific railroads raising the excess of disbursements over revenues to the revenues were less than for the preceding year owing to the reduction of postage from three to two cents the estimates for the fiscal year ending joneso june juno 30 1886 are receipts ordinary postal revenues 1024 2024 24 money order business 00 total disbursements all expenses including pacific railroad rall rali road credits 56 01 OW deficiency to be b e s supplied up plied piled the receipts for the year are estimated with avith uncertainty the report says because there Is s 48 4 s yet no basis by which the revenues on a two cent basis can be reckoned the reduction in the rate of posta fosta postage e from three cents having come at a time when it unequally affected quarters but a regular increase of 9 per cent is expected and ancl that would place the receipts at the figure figuro given above the reduction of postage affected the sales of postal cards so that the number issued last yer xer was less than the preceding year collections on second class matter were 1 an increase of over the preceding year of this source of revenue 24 90 per cent was collected in new york per cent at chicago per er cent nt at boston with philadelphia ste st louis Citi cincinnat cincinnati cin and san francisco following in order there were registered articles handled and pieces af undelivered mail were received at the dead letter office considering the investigations made by special agents during the year the teays says the result of these investigations bigat lons ions was gratifying to fo the department dishonest and ne negligent the igent officials were dincov discovered the former were removed and the latter reprimanded and more fully instructed in their duties in a large number of cases where postmasters were discovered to be short in their accounts it was owing to negligence or lack of ability to manage the affairs of their office too many postmasters feel warranted in regarding their positions as sinecures sine cures and feel free to give their attention to other business content to draw their salaries as officials leaving the work of managing their offices to others this should not be allowed postmasters at first and second class offices should be required to give their entire time to their official duties and should not sot be ba permitted to engage in any other business that requires any portion of the time for which they are paid paio by the government nent this result should be brought about even if it requires a statutory enactment to effect it the postmaster general urges the development of the free tem holding that it encourages method in the delivery of mail and stimulates correspondence ile he recommends that in densely populated districts hamlets be united in their postal accommodations so BO as to briz brig bring them within the scope of the law which allows a free system to every postoffice post office having more than patrons mr hatton in citing the fact that the free delivery system earned last year over its expenditures tures says ke he is convinced that the time has come for a reduction of postage on bocal ocal letters the department views with a jeal ous eye the growth of the messenger services service system stenn stern and the postmaster Post rost mast er general ai describes scribes the duty of the postal service in the matter of quick local delivery as follows the necessity ces sity and demand in cities for the prompt transmission and de vivery of letters passing between business men and others has resulted in the establishment in many places of what may be termed letter express companies which by the employment of messenger boys are enabled to greatly facilitate intercourse of this character among merchants professional persons and others engaged in active life ilfe I 1 lam iam am of the opinion that the public have a right to expect that this department should make the same effort to serve them promptly and faithfully in the transmission and delivery of letters et as is done by private parties I 1 know of no way in which this cau can be better accomplished than by a special postage stamp for letters mailed and intended for special and prompt delivery at free delivery offices this stamp should be ot of the denomination of ten cents and when affixed to a letter in addition to proper postage charge should insure for it as speedy a deli dell delivery verv very a possible after its reception at any letter carrier office the outside distribution could be effected by employing messenger boys at a small salary and hild in such i numbers as circumstances ces should warrant I 1 am satisfied that such an ef fort sort to accommodate the public would still further commend the free delivery service to its patrons in the large cities where it Is in operation the report expresses confidence in the efficiency of the star route service but urges the amendment of the laws relating to contracts in that branch so as to glye awards to persons who live along the line of the route and thus stop the speculation business in conclusion the report gives data of the routine working of the department and urges the development of the foreign mall mail system generally especially ally with mexico it also approves the suggestion made by the superintendent that postal notes be amended to be payable to order if desired and describes the work on various buildings and the facilities of the department MASSILLON 0 2 after a stoppage of several weeks russell kussell co employing men nien in man agricultural |