New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-07

rr"ne witness the spectacle as possible allowed them
M, cad ~ tho Embassy seeing tho House Of Rep
rcsentatiVc they saw only a miscellaneous crowd OF
women ana children, thai bore no IesemOidhce ~
a legislative body.
CURRENT TOPICS AT TIE CAPITAL.
RECALL OF TIE SPANISH MINIsTER-ANOTHER
FORMIDABLE RAILROAD COMBINATION PRO-
PUSED-THE FRENCH ARMS INVESTIGATION
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
10y TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIDUSEl
WAsHNGToN Wednesday, March c, 1872.
.onor Roberts Inc Spanish minister hes ben recalled
The certainty OF the event las been for some time wills
ucred IN Administration circles, hut the Government
now has authentic notice Of IT, and has also an intima-
ton that the successor likely be sent out Is com
pctey tool OF the marpot oasa>t, and has used such
expressions toward the United states that the question
OF receiving him demands grave con,d ration We GER
tanly entering upon Period Of decidedly cool re-
| ations 10 Spain.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont canead 20 be read in the Senate,
TODAY dOcUmeut which via cause confusion in the
ranks Of the professional lobbyists q Washington. 1t
puiportod to be letter from Cen Giles A. Smith, late
second Assistant Postmaster General addressed 10 the
officer of the various railroads of the country stating
| that Thomas A scott Jay Gould. VIM. II. Vanderbilt,
and Others had entered into combination TO
increase Of per cent for carrying the mails without
reference TO the present contracts The letter invites
aI other railroad men To into the arrangement
and utIDaes that a3i per cent OF the first years in
creased compensation will he needed O the pas
sage The law - per cent to he paid at once. and
uer ccp when the law is signed A. the amount now
! annually paid 10 the railroads j. about S6o'o,OO0
| the additional 90 per would amount 10
. S3O0GOJJ per auGum. One million dollars was
! 10 be used to secure the passage of the
hil, and 100000 of it To he paid in advance: or
course. the whole scheme has been discovered no
such bin can I've passed MI Cameron sand That he did
not believe that Thomas A. scott mad entered into
such cons piracy, hui Mr. Wilson struck the chord
Committee in order that some oill might he introduced
| TO prevent eX-mcmbers OF Congress and Government
then using the knowledge which they have obtained
while in the employ Of the Government against the
jig the OF this cdss That has been discovered
within year IL which cX-Chcals OF the Post Oflce De
INC knowledge they obtained while III the employ OF the
Government, only !>I elIiuT M Da%e5 oNpuied III
which was put through Ivy one Earle, VINO resigned a
position il Inc IOst-Ofce Department TO take chaIse
The new Special Committee 20 investigate the sale of
arms o Fl-rc met this morning and organized by tho
! election OF III Hamlin as Chairman. Nj schurz has
beer requested 70 appear before the Committee and wiz
0c examined tomorrow morning. tits understood that
ln viii tel the Committee that he has indicated I'm his
speeches the 10 he pursued, and will give them
| tie names OF the witnesses who ought 10 be sum
Iuuucd. These Witnesses however. will he unwilling 10
discovered II has been suggested that 10 make the in
vcstgation successful the Committee ought 10 invite
Nj Schn,4 to "c pro 'ch0 wren Nltness,s are eAdineG,
! AID 10 ask them any qucstUns lie may desire
! The House Committee On Expenditure in the War
! Department has been stimulated into unexpected
activity IN The Arms Investigation by the criticisms III
TN TRIBUNE and other journals, upon the reluctant
| way in which they commenced the inquiry, and their
Xprescd anxiety TO bo rel eyed OF the responsibility
mailing H. Tie Comrnittet at its first meeting, adj
ourned days, but il was today called together
by ihc Chairman Mr.. Willans OF INDIANA. ana deter
irrd m i,ro-c q The with an possible dill
qcnce and vigor They Secretary Boutwell,
day upon the alleged discrepancy between the statement
Of the ,:eay OF War Of the amounts received for the
sales OF arms and that of the Treasurer to the amount
paid Mr.. Boutwell, testified that tho discrepancy was
| an apuarcnt from the that
payment had been made on the 2jh Of June too late 10
&c included in the TrcasureTs statement for the fiscal
year II tx understood That the Committee Will next eX-
anime Gen. Dyer, and that Remington, SQulrcS, aud
Richardson ere 70 he sent Tor The Committee will hold
sessions every day.
MI Bayard gave notice, ia the Senate tine morning,
that, Notwithstanding he hId obtained the information
in rcgaId to the prosecution % witnesses who have ca
ned before the Investigating Committee, ho should call
up that resolution the purpose of making speech
upon IT, and giving others chance 10 90 the sane Mr.
CJnIlng took this occasion 10 deny that on Saturday
last he had spoken Of Nj aYards motives but said that
il vas then his purpose cite the statute ana show that
tie Ire,c,t Lid Oaly douc what the Law directed him
TO do The following extract when contains The exact
language which Conkng ucd ON Saturday, is the best
answer TO what he said to-day
81 wis., however, TO say tlis The honorable Senator
introduced a resolution ealing for information already
before him. ANA then e forthwith supplemented his re-,
when nobody had challenged bis resolution, and wien
nobody would nave challenged IL, and III that speech he
sOught for unDiSt0kGbie TfdSohS, ana uW rte1 ton
clcGr cocerrd up, 10 gre oertin Tee and east ara
re,siOn 10 tie action of ne Dpartme ~ adcocc. Imag
ot ka0cag he d6iity Of Ud hOHO,aGc ScHdtDr Hdt he
dd mt Ht.T thcSc o. either OC Utm Ui oieie net
eari0 actiOn UpOn his rcSOiuOn ectH Ucated JOr in
JOTDatt0H he rediJ WgHtcd Out on Tie cJndY ne TSed
10 hart hc erect kih woud be produced Gy such
Ot the s0bJcct as he expressed"
From remarks made in the Senate ttoday during the
consideration OF the Legislative Appropriation b it is
evident that u 'etermned attack Is he made the
PRESIDENTS Civil Service system, when the matter OF
making appropriation for u gets into the Senate.
An animated debate on the Goat Island bin filed the
morning hour in tho House to-day. Sir. Wheeler who
bas the bill in charge, did not ask for vote, and said he
wished fully discussed by its opponents No vote
taken on the bill and the amendments offered.
The consideration OF the Deficiency bill was resumed
pay the eApenses OF the courts aud future expenses in
enforcing the Ku-Klux law, wac the pending question.
Tho Democrats dd rot appear to have recovered from
their excitement over tho defeat suffered yesterday
by Mr.. C'X Ia hit encounter with the courcd member
from S0utl Carolina, and anxious 10 ttlk poiics
wkile. Mr. Wood made 4 significant little spccch
III wLICb he declared That tie Democrats would not he
driven INTO the support OF dead Issues. but deter
mined 10 take up the important Questions of the dAv
and attempt To purify the Government, which he die,
ciaIci to hc rcckng with corruption all departments
from me Executive Mansion down To the hiIilbcst Of
H,idl. 10 always dcvoltes upon Nh. Dawes 10
repiy 20 this surt OI attack from the Democratic
side, and he did II very well ON tlis
occ;, ion decaiiur that Tie Republican party brought
stlrt liability a swift Wils ,uc,i OF s
nCmnCIs guilty Of nd!ieasdncc and corruption
81 office. L. wished this were Iuc OF the Democratic
Tar T. He mace keen I'M st 81 Swing that the luudest
cly bout the cnrrildour Of tlr Re ru lean parry was
ni.. by tic naA.frIs i"in NanhJi'n i.a1d, aUi init