The New York herald., 1871-12-19
YORK HERAID TUESDAY DECEMBER 49, ls7l-TRPLE SHEET

steamboat transportation Of cattle-ths same
bill that was passed by the House IN the
Forty-drst Congress, but was lost in the
Senate; one by Mr.. Stevenson, Of Ohio,
to do an impossible thing-prevent the
appointment of dishonest or incapable gov
ernment officials, and TO make the appoint
Ing and nominating powers responsible for
the misconduct Of such oficials; one by Mr..
Blair, Of Missouri, to legalize polygamist mar
riages 1--WE hope he means those already
contracted) and to dismiss all criminal pro-
ceedings against polygamists In Utah-a SEN
sible proposition; one by Mr.. McCrary, OF
Iowa, for the establishment Of National Uni-
versity; one by Mr.. Hazelton, of Wisconsin,
to repeal the Bankruptcy act one by Cali
fornia member, to prohibit contracts for SER
vile labor-directed against Chinese cheap
labor; and one by Mr.. Taffe, of Nebraska,
for the admission Of Utah as State. These
embrace all the propositions of 9 public
character introduced under the call of States.
After the call was completed an opportunity
was given for the Offering. under suspension
of the rules, of resolutions Of miscella-
neous character. Mr.. Cox got one adopted
instructing the Committee on the Library
to examine into the subject Of an interpational
copyright law for the protection of foreign and
home authors. Mr.. Haldeman, of Pennsylva-
MIA, was not so successful in getting the sane
tion of the House to a buncombe and impertl-
nent resolution condemning the severe course
of the French government towards the Paris
incendiarles and murderers. The proposition,
however. got the support Of all the democrats
who voted, except one-General Slocum, OF
Brooklyn-and Of quite number of promi-
nent republicans, including General Butler, of
Massachusetts,. It was somewhat remark
able, however, that Mr.. Hoar, of Massachu-
setts, who eulogized the Communists the other
day in the House, and VI who assumed the
paternity of the International Society's bill,
voted against Haldeman's resolution, as
did also his supporters on that occasion
Messrs. Dawes, Of Massachusetts,, Kelley
Of Pennsylvania, and Shanks, of Indi-
ana. Haldemaus resolution having been
thrown out from consideration, through its
failure to get vote Of two-thirds in Its favor,
the vote standing ninety-dve to eighty-six,
Mr.. Hoar made flank movement so as to put
himself right with labor reformers and the
Internationals, and offered resolution, which
was adopted By unanimous vote, declaring
the sympathy Of the House with all efforts to
establish self-government and republican IN
stitutions, and with the families and friends
of all who have lost their lives In the field or
on the scaffold or elsewhere in the cause Of
civil lberty-a very safe and non-committal
declaration, and one bounded by no limits Of
time or space in the past history Of the human
race.
These buncombe propositions being thus got
out Of the way the House proceeded to mani
fest its regard for the safety Of public life on
board Of steam vessels by passing q bill
allowing steamers on the mississippi and other
Western rivers 10 run up the steam pressure
in their boilers from one hundred and ten
pounds to the square inch..he present legal
Is that an invitation to a fresh and large crop
of steamboat explosions after the manner of the
Westfeldp The House does not seem to have
asked or cared for any explanation on the sub
ject, and we certainly are not cognizant of any
reason why Western steamboats, should be run at
higher pressure than those on the Hudson, the
Sound or In New York harbor, unless it may
be that travellers on the Mississippi and Ohio
are used to being blown up and do not wish
to be deprived of their accustomed excite
ment.
The last matter brought before the House
yesterday was proposition, offered by Mr..
Kellogg, of Connecticut, instructing the Com
mittee of Ways and Means to report early in
January bill to abolish the income tax; but
before the vote could be taken on suspending
the rules and adopting it motion to adjoura
was made and carried. And so there is an
end of the matter until after the Christmas
holidays at least.
The French Assembiy-Thc Threat Of the
Lcgilimists.
According to one of our latest cable
dispatches eighty of the extreme legitimists in
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