National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-13
BUSINESS HOURS At TIE WHITE
lInITlE

During the coming winter In order 10
facilitate business coming before him as much
rs possible, the President will devote from
ten TO twelve o'clock each day, except Sun
day. 20 Ne reception Of Senators and Repre-
scntativcs, and from twelve o'clock until two
each afternoon, except Tuesdays and Fridays,
when, Cahln0tmoetngs being held, he viii re-
ceivc by card. The business hours Of his
oillee will be from ten O'Clock n. m. TO three
o'clock p. m.
THE DISPATCH of Attorney General VII
uams to Acting Governor Pinchback, Of Louis
lana, will have the effect Of settling the mud.
die in that State, and Of utterly squelchlng
that unmitlgated rascal, Warmoth. The
masses Of the people, outside the mere poll.
ticians and partisan editors and leaders, will
ttnud BY the Administration In ltI action in
This unparalleled condition Of affairs.
TnE Philadelphia Press suggests that Penn
srlvania should erect a monument of iron to
Nr. Greeley. The idea Is q good one, and we
hope It may be carried out We have In
minds eyo several other great editors and
leaders who might be appropriately honored
10y the erection Of monuments Of that or
other matcrial-for instance, a monument Of
marble to one Of lead to another, and of
brass to a third.
the STATEMENT made In the SeuAte yes
tcrdhy TINT the passage Of the bill reducing
the number Of Internal revenue officers will
result In saving the Government two millions
per Nnnum will be the best argument with
the country why 1t should DO passed. Sena-
Tor Trumbulls pctulant objection, that the
officers OF the Government have not been rs-
duccl In anything like the same ratio as the
taxation, lie simply absurd as a point against
the Administration, which he undoubtedly
intended It to be.
Con. SAN. BARD was the recipient Of a rare
compliment from the Senate yesterday, that
body having suspended Its rules and con-
lrmcd him as postmaster OF Chattanooga
without reference to a committee. Col.
Bard's appointment to this frst-class place is
fitting recognition Of his superb service in
the late campaign. lie Is an active, earnest
politician, an excellent and effective speaker
and writer, and the near future has undoubt
clly high honors in its gift for him.
D. W. b., N THIS WEEKS Independent,
commcnds the action Of the Republicans In
the Senate In removing the Liberal Repub-
licnns from the head of Its committees, and
also approves the action OF the Representa-
iiycs In not having followed the example Of
their Senatorial brethren. Mr.. Banks simply
got ninety days grace" and IL "going out
Of public lie forever" d. W. B. says that
the partisan and jealous Republicans"
complain Of this. When did the Independent
correspondent cease to be a jealous" and
partisan Republican?
FROM TuE REPORT OF the Bureau Of Stalls
tics for the month Of June we learn that the
foreign trade Of the United States for the fiscal
year ending June, 1872, Is represented by o
total importation Of 500, 337, $40, Of which
eG26 513, O4 was in merchandise and SlS-
1l8, $50 in specie and bullion. The exports
were Domestic s5Ol l64, 97l, and foreign
20 100. 40 or The domestic exports sT2
SIS, 30 was In specie, and Of the foreign ex-
ports S7ST9, 2sl was in specie and bullion.
Last year the exports and imports were almost
equal. This time VIC have nearly one hundred
millions against lis.
PRESIDENTIAL PROPOSITIONS.
eN 'N''NANAANgf "a 'lAN rAAAll VI hhhlhNlf -
Ist now the subject Of good deal Of discus
lon In the newspaper press. It has arisen on
Two or three different grounds, among which
may he numbered the bills offered few days
ago In the Senate and in the House on the one
term principle. and the bill increasing the
allary Of the President, and the bill providing
for the abolition Of the electoral college and
The election by direct vote of the people
In addition to these II speculative discussion
has arisen on the recent action Of the Demo-
cratic eltctors in casting their votes for other
persons than Mr.. Greeley.
There Is, Of course, an Infinite diversity Of
opinion on nearly all Of these points, aud 1t
is safe to say that on at least two Of them-the
"ue-term principle and the abolition Of tue
electoral college public opinion has not yet
taken definite shape. Tho New York LIis-
p'nden' l' opposed 10 the one-tcrm principle,
and believes that the settlement made OF 1t In