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appropriation OIL was taken up. The first
important one reached was that doubling
the China mail service subsidy. A debate
ensucd, in which the amendment was ad.
vocated by Garfield and Sargent and op.
posed by Holman, Morgan and Randall
The latter alluded to the influences at work
for the appropriation, which were disgrace.
full in Congress, in the efforts made by peo.
pie outside and inside the hall. Messrs
Randall and Morgan asserted in great ex.
citement that there was hired lobby TO
carry it through. Mr.. Sargent questioned
Mr.. Randall at length as to what inAu-
cnces he referred to, and insisted that he
should be specific in his replies as to the
means used, and as to what members had
been influenced. Mr.. Randall refused to
individuaixe his remarks, but declared
that Sargent might apply them if he chose !;
and said, if u committee of investigation
was appointed, he would guarantee to make
god his assertions. Finally Mr. Banks
objected to the interruption of business,
and called on Mr.. Sargent to come to order.
After some private discussion, voting COM
Menced.
SALT LAKE, May 20.-Important sales
of mining property took place to-day at
Camp Floyd, one transaction of one hum
dred thousand dollars in cash and four
hundred thousand in four months in
monthly instalmcnts. The line to the
mining camps arc all over crowded with
passengers.
There was heavy storm yesterday. A
dwelling was struck and badly damaged
by lightning. There are extensive freshets
from melting SHOWS.
CHICAGO, May 21.-A New York spe-
cia has the following news:
The rroprietorship Of the World has
changed hands. The controlling interest
is purchased by prominent Republicans
The sale is not to be made public till after
the Democratic Convention meets. 1t is
to continue to oppose the nomination of
Greeley at Baltimore, as in that way it eau
render most efficient aid to Grant, and lit
tie If any change is to be made in its edi-
torial department.
John Forsyth has written letter dis
claiming the authorship of an article in
the Mobile Register endorsing Greeley.
He favors straight Democratic ticket and
mentions the names of Charles O'Connor
and General Hancock as suitable for Vice
Presidency.
WASHINGTON, Nay There was one
of the sharpcst Parliamentary struggles of
the session to-day in the House between
the protective tariff men on one side, and
the moderate tariff men on the other, with
the Democrats and revenue reform Rcpub-
licans combined against both. The result
was the triumph of. the moderate party,
which was lead by the Chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee. The contest
opened by bold movement of the pro-
tec'ionsts, headed by Judge Kelly, of
Pennsylvania. to strike out the cnacting
clause Of the Ways and Means bill, which
was carried % to IS, and Of course had
the effect to kill the measure. The vote
would have resulted otherwise had not the
Pennsylvania Democratic delegation, and
six or seven other Democratic members,
voted with the pig-iron Republicans, and
had not several revenue reform Democrats
been absent. Mr.. Kelly then offered
bill he had prepared as substitute, which
ingcnousy lei off with internal revenue
reductions, with the evident purpose of
securing such large reductions in internal
taxation, before the tariff features of the
measure were reached, as to absolutely
prevent any decrease in the enormous
duties on the iron, steel, copper and wooden
and cotton interests. Mr. Dawes then
made an effort to restore the committee 5
bill by proposing an amendment to reduce
the duties on the articles named 10 per
cent. is lieu of the less liberal rates fixed
by the committee originally. The revenue
reform Republicans, headed by Finkelu.
berg, of Missouri, then came to the rescue,
and proposed a reduction of twenty per
cent, but this was lost by 70 to no. the
Pennsylvania pig.iron Democrats voting
steadily against them and in favor of high
duties. Twenty-Five Republicans voted
for the decrease. Mr.. Dawes reduction of
10 per cent. was then carried by III to Is
The final vote of restoring the bill to the
Committee of the Whole, was brought
about in point of fact by instructions to
the Ways and Meaps Committee to report
j. back forthwith, so it will be proceeded
with tomorrow in detail. The result Of
the days contest, however, shows two
things: First, that the decentralization
over tariff reduction which exists in the
Ways and Means Committee extends to
the House; second, that the reveuue-re.
form Republicans and Democrats united
are not strong enough to outvote the pro.
tectionests, and their allies, the Pennsyl-
vania Democrats, aud the mouopolies they
sogeperally defend. A computation shows
that the recent abolition Of the tea and
coffee duty will save an average to every
family in the land of about so cents year
while reduction of the enormous rate on
cotton and wooden goods of about 20 per
cent; would save to every family from SIS
to S2O per annum. These facts best illus.
trate the present reduction of duties, as
compared with the free break fast-tablc
buncome law. which past last week.