The New York herald., 1871-12-08
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Reorganization Of the Senate
Standing Committees.
Summers PROPOSAL to Abolish the Office Of In.
ternal Revenue Commissioner.
,Recusant Ku Klux Witnesses in
the House.
A National System Of Educa-
tion Proposed.
Views Of Delegate Hooper, Of Utah, on
s-asa i taa Pelygamy.

Tne HOUSE C0mm1ttee on ElectlOnS met JO-Qay anu
complesed the hearing in the case Of Hon,
Wnnam Il. Clark. OF Texas. Messre Casey
And CollweM maze arguments for General Clark's
night to admission on mis- certificate and his contest-
ant Hon. D. G. Giddings, closed in support OF his
own claims The committee win meet Monday to
CONSIDER and decide the claims,
Ex-Representative Whitmore, Of tho Third, dis
trict In the same state, who ts contestng Mr..
Herndon's seat arrived to-day and WIN give mo-
tice OF once OF his intention TO contest.
The new committees OF the House are preparing
for vigorous campaign. The several chairmen
are busily engaged In securing private secretaries
!. ct the expense Of the contingent fund, by
appointing the clerks allowed them for committee
work. Some OF them expect to make considerable
capita but IL is generally believed that the new
special committee on the reorganization Of the civil
service win ind their occupation gone, by the fact
that they are not to have the chance to recognize
anything beyond the clerks and messengers at the
capital. The committee on the civil service does
not meet till next Wednesday.
Mr.. Shelauareer, Of the Committee on Commerce,
proposes to seriously consider the maritime inter-
ests, and will endeavor TO perfect measure aTord
ing relief and encouragement to American ship
building.
The Committee on Indian Affairs VIII endeavor to
ascertain how much truth there may be In the al
legged railroad land operations looking towards the
dispOaseesi0n Of Indians from reservations In Ne.
braska and Kansas, and the obtaining OF large
grants through local legislation In the Indian terri
tory ITSELF
Attempts win be made to get enabling acts re-
ported from the Committee on Territories for Colo.
RADIO, New Mexico and Utah.
Mr.. Hooper, the Mormon Delegate does
not believe that tho delegation, re.
ported as on Its way here to endeavor
TO obtain legislation regarding polygamy has any
such foolish design. Mr.. Hooper does not say 80
Strictly but he evidently believes In poiygamy
institution. He Is labOring most jealous.
~ for the policy Of admitting Utah
as State upon the condition that there
shall be provision making polygamy Illegal after
admission. Recognizing what has been done as an
accomplished TACT, and therefore legalizing the
results, Mr.. Hooper does not want any delegation
Saints around with contrary views
Senator Wilson's good nature is appealed TO In
order to induce him report bill admitting Utah
NJ o State.
The District OF Columbia VIII he busy in a small
vay. 10 sr
The Committee on Education and Labor meets on
Monday to consider Messrs. Hoar and Burcnard's
bills for Q national system OF education. They
win report o bill, and will also ask the
passage Of Mr.. Hears important PROPOSE
ton for the appointment Of commission
to investigate the condition and wages Of labor, Its
relations to capital and to fiscal and other egisla-
lion. The passage OF this bill Is being urged among
The politicians as one likely to be approved by the
labor reform elements.
The DEBATE inthe Senate to-day on Mr.. Scotts
resolution for bringing the c0ntemptuous witnesses,
Gst and Camp Of South Carolina, and Sanders, OF
North Carolina, to the bar Of that august body de-
keIoped very queer point for grave legislative
uho
rent authority OF both Houses OF Congress
was necessary for the arrest and pun
Ishment OF contumacious witnesses before q
Joint committee. The resolution contempIates such
concurrent authority, and Mr.. Morton thought 1t
right IN theory and necessary In practice. Mr. Car
benter, Mr.. C0nkling, Mr.. Edmunds and others
take issue with the Pennsylvania and tne Indiana
Senator on the subject. The whole point OF the
oppostion was well expressed by Mr.. Carpenter
that to punish these men It would be
necessary to get the consent OF the
press but that the consent Of the House was un-
necessary. The sarcasm was fine one, but it was
unfortunately drawn little too fine, and it will
come back With effect upon the lips which uttered
1t. singular spectacles there are in the Senate
often, and clear Nights Of cllques and factions
occur not less frequently, but in this case,
question involving the rlghls Of citizens
as well as Of the Senate, was turned aside Till
another nay for the sake OF lame wittcism on
stale night with newspaper correspondents. The
other work in the Senate was OF no merit
whatever. Mr.. Summers remarkable bill to
reduce taxation and abolish the oflice OF
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue is excepted.
That measure is wonderfully speclous
and,- perhaps wonderfully insin cere one, and
shows that the fight over the Offices has begun IN
earnest To-day the contest developed itself both in
mi nd af tho
movement in the one case being against the ap.
pointment OF Mr.. J. w. Douglass as Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue, and In the other against
The confirmation OF Mr. Willard Warner as
Collector of the Port or Mobile. It created much
surprise yesterday that Mr.. Douglass nomination
had not peen sent to the Senate and such were the
fears OF that gentlemen's friends that Senators
Cameron and Scott were despatched to the White
House early this morning TO confer with the Presi.
dent on the subject. When 1t came be.
fore the Senate it was met by reso.
iution ofered by Mr.. Sumner, to abolish
the once altogether. Mr.. sumner for once In his
life Is free lance IN q Senate In which his own
party Is in the ascendent, and he Is making bitter
and unrelenting war on Grant, He is ready to night
with any faction which Is lighting Grant, and while
he docs not c0ndescend TO do the buttonhole and
corridor conference business, now generally In.
dnlqed In by the ''sorehead" republicans, he has
more effective weapons, which he can WELD without
loss OF dignity. One Of these he exposed to-day,
and in exposing 1t revealed splendid system OF
political tactics, taking advantage Of such sincere
mature politicians as Mr. George William Curtis In
most mastery way. Grant not only
favored civn service reform In his Mes.
sage, but Is ready TO adopt whatever is
practicable In the recommendations OF Mr.. Curtis
commission. Mr. Sumner fears that II the President
mas 'ne nerve to carry ont the reforms which are
now contemplated, and OF which he Is kept well
INFORMED BY the amateurs. that Grant will not only
sweep the beard but carry or all the honor to be
gained In purifying the public ofrlces Doug.
lass IS small man TO be the centre OF
30 big nght but IN opposing him the opposition
10 'he administration obtain the opportunity OF
cTys'aizlhs INTO an actual party, and may become
through II real power. Tho presidents Mossaro