New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-09
reau the defensive capacity OF the country greatly i'm
All this proved the evidence OF two witnesses,
who testified in their defense and establishes al
ready the most important accusations made by Mt sum
ner ia his much-abused preamble.

ready important accusations mace ny Nr SUN
ner In his much-abused preanDle'
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
SENATOR EDMUNDs's wINDMILL-A BOUNTY BILL
PASSED BY THE HOUsE-MR. DAWES ON THE
FINANCEs--HOw CONKLING MANAGED HIS
APPOINTMENTS.
lBY TELKGRAPB TO THB TRIBUNRl
WASHINGTON, Friday, March q, 1917
The Senate to-day resumed the consideration Of the
Civil Service amendment to the Legislative ApprOpra-
ton bill Mr. Howe read long and laborously face
tious speech in opposition TO the Presidents plan, and
this was followed by amusing little encounter be-
tween Messrs Edmunds and Conkng. In the midst OF
ling interrupted and said that he was fighting
yepT the gentleman from New York" Mr. Edmunds.
by his sbrewdness finally succeeded ID Sfvng MI, mr;
he'll never get of of II during the short remainder Of his
Senatorial career. Mr. Irumbnl mas the noor LOT q
speech on the same subject on Monday.
The Military Committees bill TO pay 800 bounty TO the
volunteers mustered into service prior TO Aug g. 1861,
passed the House to-day. AL soldiers mustered In pre-
yious 10 that date who served two years or were dis
charged for wounds already received the bounty
The bii therefore, applies only TO those who
were mustered out for disability, not occasioned by
wounds before they served two years The Judiciary
Committee had the morning hour and passed
a number of private bills. The House then
went into Committee Of the Whole. and took up the
M %TgTs of MADE In
favor Of increasing the pay of leter-carriers Mr..
hour in making his annual speech in favor
OF economy in Government expenditures. He endeav-
ored TO make believe that danger of
deficit the end OF the next fiscal year. his purpose
being TO utter warning against hasty legislation, re,
taxes, while adding to its expenses by appro:,
largely tSo OF as senGSeS the
astonishing and somewhat alarming conclusion that the
Treasury would be short of funds by OoooC to meet
the House this session should become laws He arrived
at this result by showing In the first place that the House
had already added seooocO to the secretarys es
Inmates If expenditures and then making exhibit Of
the amount that would be taken from the revenue by
expiration Of income tax and various other internal
and the refndng Of the corporation tax.
this he added $4,000 OF revenue from miscellaneous
we Gs d N" sa 1S1 that Se
cess of receipts over expenditures would be but
s@$ tRS aT %d$ss &c s
moral OF ell this that the House should stop making
unnecessary sGproPTatons and Song red% due s.h
Committee. Mr.. Kelley took exceptions TO Mr.. Dawess
figures, saying that his estimate OF receipt,
year while it was Well known that in the present
the receipts from the same sources had Immensely IN
terests Of the country would cause st
ne II year Mr. Burcbard said that the large receipts
year They resulted from the magnitude of cotton
and grain crops, exported TO pay or the articles Rur
short crops would small tariff receipts. Mr. Ell
bridge defended his vote 10 abolish the tea and coffee
tariff, and at the time asked Mr.. Dawes II he
did not believe that il the duty pigron reduced
a standard the increased revenue from that
would compensate for The loss oceasloned ny Pac
ing tea and coffee the free list. Mr. Dawes said that
the nav of lettercarrers was down. without
further action on the bIi the House ADJOURNED until
Monday
Considerable comment has been made during the past
few DAYS on the fact Conkg has not called up the
resolution which pressed earnestly several days
last week. request the President to SEND 10 the Senate
list OF the recommendations to office made by each OF
the Senators from New-York Illinois, Missouri and Ne
braska ITuIDUuI uanod attention 10 the fact to
day. by offering amendment asking the President also
to inform the Senate what appointments are credited TO
each Of the Senators named, whether recommends
tons made by third persons are understood 10 pe tne
whether appointments or removals have been made ut
the request OF Roswell ID har H. Ldnn or h a. n b.
partmens that C0nDg has never, during the present
but has invariably conducted this business through will
ing agents who have been known a. such AT the Depart
mens been treated with the consideration
that Conkngs position in the Senate and his relations
with the Administration have entitled them TO. This
discovery explains MI Conkngs haste 10 get his reso
luton through the Senate and beyond the power OF
amendment. Having a. many friends III ONCE probably
as any Senator he would have secured report appa
rently showing that he had not made single RECON-
mendation. In the same connection some other interest
ing facts have came out IL WIN De remembered tnat
Mr. Morton speech, said that he had list OF
present administration. Forty of these socaed RECON-
mendations were found In one department ana an tx,
applications for office to Mr.. Trnmbu by strangers
and upon which he only wrote, respectfully referred
to the Secretary" On few he wrote that he was
quaned with the writers OF some Oh me letters OF RECON-
endatiO but said nothing of the applicant and ON one
~ the forty he wrote recommendation O the candi-
date
MI Buffers bin TO ratfy the fishery clause OF the
Treaty Of Washington is special order Tor the third
week iu the present month, but 1t WILL no doubt be
POSTPONED TO wait final action OF England upon the
Geneva Conference question. Mr. Butler has made a
careful canvass Of both the Republican and Democratic
defeat the bill If IT should come up FOR action TINS SEES
sion Secretary Fish told Mr.. Butler recently, that as
friend of the Administration he ought not to be so
actively hostile 10 the Treaty Mr.. Butler replied that
ne had been keeping very quiet for the reason that be
was friendly TO the Administration and that he chose
TO make an issue the Fishery question against MT
sachusetts and New Hampshire with him. He did not
intend 10 say much, but he meant 10 defeat Bankss bill
II IL should be brought up.
George H. Proctor OF Cincinnati, b. Abbott Of New
York. and Charles Keane Of Philadelphia, soap manu-
facturers we're before the Ways and Means Committee
today and argued in favor of the repeal Of the duty
sdash They said that the materials for the manufac
ture Of this article are peculiar England. and that all
attempts to make 1t In this country nave tailed Inc
Drce cent which, with the duty OF one
half per cent pound the article, has obliged Amer
cannot now compete with the English makers in the
port article 70 the West Indies, Mexico and south
America
GENERAL PRESS DsPATCH1
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State Departments by the authorities Of japan
inform EIcelency that certain quantity
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country although the general .Iporston OF the sane pro-