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RETRENCHMENT.-Amon the many excel
lent Snggeesion0 made by Mr.. Gilmer's COM
mittee on the public expenditures, is report.
on the subject Of mileage of members of Con-
gress. They state that the present annual
amount of this charge is not less than $I42.
8IO 40. The committee propose two modes
of reform in this matter. First, to compute.
the distances as they actually are, and not as
members choose to count them, which would
make an annual saving of Sal ,436. Second /,
to allow six instead of eight dollars for every
90 miles. By these changes there would be
an annual saving Of ST., 1888 3O-no incon.
siderable item for lean treasury.


The committee have also reported bill to
abolish the franking privilege, so far as Con-
gress is concerned.-N Y. Erpress.