The New York herald., 1872-12-06

OF their respective merits.
The Naval Bill IN the Senate.
II ls expected when the House bill providing for
the construction Of six war vessels comes up for
consideration In the Senate 1t win be amended SO
as 10 include the original number ten one-half OF
which are TO be constructed In private yards. The
chairman OF the Naval Committee in the Senate
Mr.. Cragin, favors the larger number. He repre-
sents constituency 10 be benefited by the passage
OF the amendment.
Another Syndicate Threatened.
Boutwell, has notified the senate and House
Committees that unless they iegislate TO the con.
trary he shall make arrangements Tor negotiating
the remainder OF the funded loan in Europe by the
aid OF a syndicate or otherwise.
Probable Passage OF the Internal Rev
OGicers Reduction Bill.
Mr. Dawes, Chairman OF the Commtte on ways
and Means, expects to report the biz offered
by Mr.. Scofcld, OF Pennsylvania, washing
out the Offices OF assessor and assistant as
SCISSOR and providing for the collection OF
internal revenue with stamps by collectors
and deputy collectors tetmorrow. Joint reso-
luton viii also be orered suspending the operation
OF the bin passed at last session requiring the col
lection districts 10 he reduced TO eighty, and the
bill will pass, unless opposition more f0rmnable
than any yet developed presents itself
Side Blow at . Liberal Republican
Chairman.
Mr.. Blair, tho liberal republican Chairman OF the
claims Committee OF the House, is to be struck al
through his committee clerk and private secretary,
Mr.. Smith, late editor OF q Michigan paper and
correspondent for several liberal republican organs
during the late campaign, IL is charged against the
clerk that not only is he dsloya to the administra
tion, but that he stands recorded as dismissed
from cierkshp in the Treasury Departmentaor
was in the Currency Bureau and was OF the party
that broke down Comptroller Hulburd during the
last session. The bottom motive OF the present effort
is said 10 be TO get Mr.. Blair of the Claims Com
mttec where he is believed to stand in the way OF
certain classes OF claims that have been pressed
for several years without success. The committee
IL charged with the supervision OF the cases re-
ported by thc Southern Claims Commission for
payment, and report OF that Commission IL
about TO go in, covering awards TO the extent Of
about eight hundred Thousand dollars distributed
among thousand claimants, mostly small farmers
In the South. These claimants fear that
the removal OF Mr.. Blair rom TIE committee
during the short session viii endanger their
appropriation, as Mr.. Blair is the only member
thoroughly familiar with the claims now going on,
and able 70 explain and support them before the
House. 1t is known that Mr. Blair was ready to
go on Monday, but, alter the action of the House
that day on the offered resignation OF General
Banks, he determined to resist the outside pressure
to put him ont of his chairmanshp.
Land for French Exiles.
Congress- having in years past donated lands 10
political exiles, an effort Will be made TO secure
grant for the patriotic exiles from Alsace and Lor-
raine, recently arrived here.
Congregational Aid for boston.
The House to-day, after prayers by Boston min
ister, took up Mr.. Dawes bill to allow Boston a
drawback on nearly all the articles which viii help
to rebuild the burned district. After some
discussion from the lumber congressman from
Maine and Michigan tCOnger and Lynch), and neat
little lecture from Judge Niback, OF Indiana on
the suggestive ideas OF reduced tariffs generally
for an impoverished people, and neat repartee
and rejonder between Dawes and Nblack the bill
passed, and Boston is TO rise by Congressional aid
as phoenix
Douglass InternaI Revenue Bill.
The Ways and Means Committee this morning
heard Commissioner Douglass in explanation and
support of his proposed Internal Revenue bill, the
provisions OF which have heretofore been published
The credit Mobilier Investigation Committee has
n0tyet met, owing TO the absence Of General
Banks, one of its members, who has not yet re-
turned from New York.
The House Committee on Appropriations this
morning heard Governor Cooke and A. X. Shepherd
Vice President of the Board OF Public Works in ad
yOcacy of the reimbursement OF the District OF Co
lumba for street improy cments made by the Board
in front OF government property.
The French spOliation Bin.
Cameron is endeavoring 10 have the French SpO
liatjon bin considered IN the Senate next week.
and he hopes that il can be enacted. 1t simply
appoints commission to examine and report on
the validity OF the claims.
PoMeroy's Temperance Tactics.
POmeroy gave himself lift with his temperance
constituents in Kansas to-day by introducing bill
prohibiting the manufacture, sale and importation
OF liquor in the Territories ana in this District. lie
regards his reelection as certain.
The Pacific Mail Company Asking for
Exclusive Privilege.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company has applied
to the Treasury Department for permission to run
a large English steamer between New York and
AspInwall upon the same conditions as an Amer
can built vessel could be run. The company repre-
sentel that there is large accumulation OF freight
at Aspinwall, part OF IL from the South Pacific
coast and Central America and the rest from San
Francisco, and that no suitable American vessels
can be chartered 10 convey the freight to New
York. The Treasury Department has refused the
application on the ground that under the law The
traffic between Aspnwall and New York is re-
garded as part OF the coasting trade from which
foreignbuilt vessels are excluded.
Our New Minister 20 Russin.
The nomination of jovial ex-Speaker Orr, OF
South Carolina, as Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Penipotentiary to Russia gives great satsfac-
tion except 10 few disappointed Office
seeking carpet-baggers. The first diplomatic
representative sent TO Russia by the United States
was Rufus King, who was commissioned to the
n Qni
Adams, Bayard, OF Delaware Middleton, OF South
Carolina; Randolph, OF Virginia; Buchanan, OF
Pennsylvania; Seymour, of Connecticut; Apple
ton, Of Maine, and score of less distinguished
men have represented the United States at st.
Petersburg The salary is $i7,5oo per annum in
gold.