New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-16

..v toward granting general amnesty, which ia gam
Inc Ground ~ rapdly that one can doubt that WI"
preyan next session. The willingness among icuoor'
bo oppose land grants pass the Southern Pacific fa
an, and TINS give the South commercial as well as
Doitical reconstruction, is Of the notceane ca
lions of the sentiment in favor Of fun Information
with the states lately in rebellion
ARMY REDUCTION
nv the provisions Of the Army bill the Army Is 10
10 reduced from 5000 TO $4,000 men, and over 400 super
merary officers are to no longer figure on the payros
MANY reforms In army organization have been made and
tb aggregate saving the Treasury that will be effected
Sy the bill may be estimated at four millions
NAVY LEGISLATION.
Anev nav schedule has been adopted for the Navy
and the abuse Of the Si per cent allowance has been
topped but beyond this there is nothing creditabe TO
note I'm ths direction. Nothing has been done toward
reducing the great number of idle, useless officers that
have no duty but to loaf about Washington aud other
cities
PREVENTION OF ELECTION FRAUDS.
The thorough investigation and exposure by the Sub
Committee OF Elections OF the frauds in Naturalization
registry and voting in NewYork city, and Of the vio
lenoe intimidation practced in the South has led TO
the adoption of legislation TO these evils. This leg
saton consists in the bill TO prevent frauds in natra
cation and two sections Of what is known the Force
bill which taken together will be eectual in preventing
10 great extent the growing abuses connected with
CODTFIcATIoS OF THE PATENT LAWS.
Valuable WORK IN the interest inventors OF tne
country has been accomplished in the thorough revision
and cOdcaon Of the Patent Laws brought about by
abOr OF the Committee the Revision Of the Laws by
which tho great body of patent legislation has been con-
densed and reduced to systematic FORM
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
The halfdozen law bureaus, heretofore connected with
the different Departments have been welded together
into Department of Justice, at the head of which is
the Attorney General by which greater efficiency and
economy in the management Of the law business of the
Government will be secured
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Northern Pacific Railroad bill must be counted
among the great national measures Of the session BY
passage the speedy building of the road is insured
md within few years vast region Of fertile country
unsurpassed for grain growing and stock raising viii be
opened for speedy settlements region larger in extent
than Great Britain and France combined-which will
eventually support millions of people.
MEASURES WHICH HAVE FAILED.
large number OF important have failed for
OF time and 90 to the next session. including
few that should have been passed and many mischev-
ous doubtful schemes that passed the Senate but
were reached I'm the House. To the latter class be-
long Il land grant bills which the adjournment left on
the Speakers table. Al schemes for Initiating the cur
rency failed The recognition Of Cuba killed in the
House, and the San Domingo annexation scheme in the
The proposed legislation for the revival OF Amer
team commerce fell through by of the
Of the scheme, which not up TO the breadth OF
The Inc census blll, Nncn tne
much Labor failed account OF personal quarres in the
Senate but many of the leading ideas developed by the
debates passed into the administration Of the old
law greatly TO the advantage of the being taken
under IT, The Postal Telegraph bill over after
partial consideration The Civil Service bill wisted
down the wind by the lovers Of patronage and will have
no chance until the Congressional mind feels more
strongly the force of public opinion. All bills to aid
American steamship lines came TO nothing. The South
Pacific Railroad bill failed in the House, but
Tor want of friends enough to pass tiff the question
could have been put Uhampered by other issues. The
bill got in bad company the Speakers table, with
nearly OF local Immigrant bills, which the House
determined not to allow to up The friends Of
these schemes although opposed TO the Southern Pa
cifc were not willing it should be taken from its place
on table, knowing that if it should be the only hope
for their bills would vanish With but few exceptions,
al OF host OF land jobs bogus claims and mschieY-
GUS schemes plunderng the Treasury, which have
numbered the dOckets of Committees, and slipped IN
large numbers through the Senate have come TO grle
and Congress deserves therefore, good deal OF credit
for what it has refused to do well as for what II has
done.