New-York tribune., 1872-04-12


WASHINGTON April 1.-THE Ways and Means
Committee has at last split in two upon the Tariff
question as was long ago predicted would be the
case. Speaker Blaine's action in making up the
Committee with majority holding views hostile to
those of the Chairman has had it's ine-
yitable effect. The Committee is hOpelessly
divided into two factions. and Dawes is
virtually deposed, and the actual chairmanship
given to Burchard The division took place at
hong and stormy session, held last evening, when
number of questions which were testissues between
Protection and Revenue Reform and which had been
deferred until the last moment, came to be voted
ppon prepal atory to completing the Tariff bill, for
rcrorting to the House. On every of these votes
the Committee stood to T. the Protectionists being
Dawes Kelley, Maynard, and Roberts, and tho
Keformers, Burchard, Finkelnburg Kerr, Brooks,
lud Beck. Finally, Mr.. Dawes declared that the bill
tad got into such shape that he would not report
l. TO the House. He said that he could not put HIM
>lf in the attitude of indorsing 1t, without beng
unfa.thfu to the interests of his district and State
and to the cherished convictions of his whole life.
This announcement created great excitement IN
tie Committee. The majority appeared to think
fIey had been unfairly treated by Mr.. Dawes. They
orclarcd that they had sacrificed great deal for the
sake Of harmony and that their course had been one
OF Cancellation throughout. The BILL as agreed to-
vas far from what they wanted, and in many
r,.-pects would scarcely satisfy their constituents
Thy had repeatedly given way to enable
thc Committee to act harmoniousy and they thought
dawes was in honor bound to stand by the Commit
tee and take charge of the bill they had perfected
NJ Dawes adhered n1exiby to his determination
rot to report it. and to oppose it in the House.
The majority then voted to make but one
bill of the tariff and tax notifications. in
s:ead of reporting the latter In separate bill and
bringing il up first for action the Protectonists
.sired. II was decided that the Tariff changes
,houd be put first in the bill, to be disposed of
fore the tax reductions could be reached The bill
was given in charge of Mr. Burchard to report on
1nday ann it is understood that he will have the
= anagement of 1t until the Tariff portion is dis
posed Of when it will be handed over TO Mr.. Fink
elnburg.
The action Of the Committee, it will be seen is OF
G., 1t importance 1t indicates that there will be
long and fierce fight the question of Protection,
an that both the rival parties in the House will be
Jed by members of the committee, whose long inves-
LEGATIONS in the Committeeman have apparently
only intensified their previous convictions. 1t is
pretty SAFE however, to predict that no result will
follow the long debate that appears imminent and
t44t with divided Ways and Means Committee,
no important notifications Of the Tariff can be
Effected,
TIE PRESIDENTS PET PROJECT sNEERED AT AND
DENOUNCED BY HIS FRIENDS IN THE HOUSE
-HOw THE PEOPLE ARE TO BE HUMBCGGED.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNBl
WASHINGTON, Thursday, April II, 1872.
The Civil Service debate wasresumed in the House
OF REPRESENTATIVES to-day, on the amendment OF the
Senate in the Legislative and Diplomatic Appropria-
ton bill to appropriate $50G00 TO carry out the civil
s,rvice regulations. If anything was wanting to
snow that there is no sincere wish among the Nd
uni,tration Republicans 10 effect any reform In the
system of making appointments to office, to-days
discussion supplied the proof Civil Service reform
was rdiculed, misrepresented, sneered at and de-
pounced and in the same breath Gen. Grant
vas Landed to the skies, and his Admins
traIion declared to be every way admirable. The
only Republicans who had anything TO say In de-
fese, of the Presidents attempt at reform were
a few Independent members, who are suspected of
preferring some other man as the candidate of the
Republican party. The debate was opened by Mr..
Lamport who said that the Civil Service rules
would ill all the offices in Washington with residents
Of the District of Columbia and Maryland. Mr..
Sargent sounded the party trumpet and rallied the
Administration forces for the grand charge that fol-
lowed on the poor Civil Service Commission, and the
reform they have tried to make He said the appro-
pration of $4,000 had been put IN
the bill under the belief that something must
be done for fear of that Cincinnati Convention"
but he cared nothing for that Convention, and took
no counsel from those who were g traitors to the
party" The outcry about the corruption Of Grants
Administration had been cOncocted by blackmailers
and Congress had been weak enough to give vitality
TO their schemes by ordering the numerous investi-
cations that were in progress. He eulOgized tho
President and said his Administration had been an IL
Iustrous one Mr. Shanks declared that the two great
humbugs of the day the abolition of the Frank
ing Privilege and Civil Service Reform. He would
not vote a dollar to aid the latter. Grant had been
deceived into recommending it by fictitious pub
lie sentiment, gotten up to embarrass the party III
power. Mr.. Kellogg said the Civil Service was purer
than at any time for 20 years. Mr.. Dunnell de-
nounced the proposed reform a grand delusion.
He said the Administration was mprcgnable; it
could MT be voted down. for it had gone through the
fire in New-Hampshir5 and Connecticut. He liked
the ring Of Sargent's party voice.
The only Republicans who spoke in favor OF the
Commission were Messrs. Perry and Stevenson OF
Ohio The latter said the present system of appoint
ments was corrupt and indefensible. Mr.. Butler
closed the debate He said that Civil Service Re-
form was shrewd politicians trick, arranged by an
Illinois Senator and the lately turned-out Secretary
of the Interior. The object to put the Presi-
dent in such position that he could be attacked If
he did not establish the system, and would fail if he
did He and his friends had fallen into the trap,
and the scheme had resulted in the Cincinnati Con-
ventiop as was intended. 1t had begun in Cincin-
matt, and would end there. Mr.. Sargent moved to
reduce the appropriation to ten thousand dol
Lars, which agreed to by vote OF W
to SO. Mr. Butler then moved to strike out the