New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-05

my 7RIFGRAPH TO THIS IRBUNS'l
'D' y,.su,vcroS Monday, March T. 1879.
~, =, ,ho House, to-day, IN contrast with |
,hoso ~ the previous Mondays OF INC SosSo"' VIZ ~
=, ~ Sneaker was absent, attending the rccep |
- 80 ,bo Iapancse Embassy. and MI Dawes occupieu |
-, - About the usual number OF blNs were luuo-
800 for reference few Of which were 81 any bpec'ai
-, After the morning hour expired, 1t was cN |
cct,d that the next thing would he scramble 10 get
a., aoor and push through variety OF propositions I'M
% suspension Of the rules. For this purpose at least
~ members rushed down te me space III
r'n' va reso,ntions with loud and repeated
houts OF Mr. speaker" 20 attract the attehuon OF nv
~ sou'Scrn with their hands fun Of
Disability bills. which they hoped TO put thIouEn III
cnt cf ali ,hese gentlemen, the House went immediately
into CommittSG OF I9' rcency MI Which was not fin
is.cd at the hour Of adjournment Ihe de9.tc VIZ
pricy Il appropratmg money to buy forage for 1ts ON"
GERS and upon the pf3posSH auriUm !" ", me iRyen.
tons patented each week so as to make IL c9npifTo
weekly Illustrated record OF the doinSs OF American III
VcutorS.
Representative Uibhard Of New-Hampshire wants TO
have s,ormcnal service in the navy to rival that OF
the army He has introduced bill to provide Tor the
firing Of cannon at several navyyards, 70 give warn
Inc Of the approach OF storms and also for conducting
ypcrim,ns under the charge OF the chief signal officer
OF tine navy, % determine the poSSIAly o' P'"ui"e
RAIN by the discharge OF artillery.
Representative Roosevelt introduced bhI TO-DAY 10
relieve the owuols Of vessels OF liability for smuggling
BY their employees, unless completely on ther part
shown also bill to repeal all laws which authorize the
ia,ious of the Customs OF Internal Revenue laws.
AmcInher Of the House Committee on Expenditures III
tie War Department expressed his disgust To-Day III
very strong terms. al the bluuder which he said Mr.
I,rth lad made when he introduced the resolution
lcctiuc the Investigation into the sale OF arms, 10y the
House Committee II intended that the House Ieso-
luton loud he fGonucal with the Harlan amendment
Nh Lynch introduced, by mistake the Original sum
Nor rcsouion. This requires an inquiry 10 be made as
10 the real parties in interest III the arms TRANSACTIONS
viii q tie Harlan amendment. does net, and obedience
tot will necessarily bring ont the very iacts Wch IL
believed r. uinctonr partners desire TO cover up
Tao contested election case OF Norris VS. Hdndey OF
Alabama is stll undecided in the House Committee ON
Elections. Nv HaHdley, who is a Democrat had ma
forty Of about 5000 MI Norris, who is a carpet
harec" from Maine, hopes get the seat by proving
c Iy M c cases Of mtmidati@n that he has thus
tcd II has been shown that every man voted aitrF
OF the bribery Of voters has been produced such as the
tr,", To- influence their votes Mr. Norris presents
weak case and appears to depend less GPon evidence TO
TO the GGI nnnb rTf o influential mt mem6es has
FRANCIS Poster, Postmaster at Kansas City, Mo-. has
hem detected in tho practice Of retaining portion OF
The salaries 1.-THE clerks in his employ and approprl
Auu tie moucy HIS use. He Will he removed as
soon Is Lis successor he decided upon MT Fosters
excuse f. that the Government did not allow INN Tor
rrt - tnr Post ONcc much he was Obliged to pay
and that used the money taken from the poor etihs 10
make loOd the deficit Foster had Inc rchuIatSi vi
btiue uu honest before he became an once
The vacancy created ny his removal VIII not be led IN
accordance with the Civil service regulations WhICh are
always suspended when appointment Is to be made
number Of poicians from Missouri are here ana the
place viii be filed in way 10 best satisfy theH
The ST. Croix Land Grant Till Will probably not he re-
ported back the House from the Public Lands Com
ui:tce before Wednesday Thursday The bill which
passed the senate and before the Committee is
identical with the House bill which the Committee con-
sdcrcd some three weeks and agreed 10y majority
Of one 10 report adversely. claimed by friends Of
the bill that since member of the Committee
has changed mind. The Committee is obliged by
its Instructions to report back the bill at all Leave
granted Ion them TO report any time next week after
Ilcsday , IIcy "crc ot Uu b NJ 10 no. no. Mi @
sue upon them rs 50 great however, mat lhCy VIII no
doubt bring the lii back to the House aud let il take s
b",Iic to it, cen Kotcham Of NewYork, the
Chairman g the Committee. is, strongly opposed
lie regard, this measure as having less merit
n I in ne Tcrrofies and thinks that possesses no
peculiar that should induce the House TO dis
Road made in 1866 and gave the company six sec
years later when me grant was increased To ten sec
hons The time specified for lis completion expired
10 rc United States. Since then, however, the company
has constructed % additional mites Of road and 1t is
the road, it Will he finished without the aid of land
giant IL is doubtful, however, If the road would DO
built for many years much beyond its present terminus
unless to enable the company 70 get possession
Of the valuable pine lands along It's proposed line. The
81 Paul and Lake Superior Road runs almost parallel
with H. and ~ short distance TO the westward that in
places the Land grants OF the two roads meet This
road profitable line and has new or paid interest
OIL lts bonds
There can never he q thorough reform Of printing
abuses as long as Government officers continue be the
Iudges Of what ought be printed at Government
pensc relating their dOngs and the affairs of the
bureaus aud departments they control The elaborate
report Of TIE geological explorations OF the FOrteth
Parallel profusey illustrated with colored Autographs
and steel engravngs, and printed the finest paper,
which was so sharply criticised in recent debate in
the House, ic a case in point The Annual Re
mort Of the Board OF Regents Of the Smithsonian
institution lust issued from the Government printing
Office, j. another when has nor YET attracted thG atte
ton of economically disposed COngressInen 1t Is vol
Of 49, pages Of which only 50 have any connection
With the title. The remainder OF the volume IS padded
with varietyof scieutlnc ana nOsclentc essays
ard papcrs, new sd old, some original and some
pr nted from English periodicals OF translated from the
French. Among them is an old lecture ON switzerland,
DR. pared in ls3s, ly the late Prof. Bachc, which
vii no doubt the preparatory note says, be read
win pleasure 10y all have been favored with visit
10 ts deligbtful rca0a which IL descrDes' but which
should have been published, II at ALL in some popular
n,,.Iiuc or similar but less valuable character is a
tran latiOu OF a FreHcE essay The Diamond and
uhef Precious StOnee light and entertaining article,
asOned With aneGdstes but Of no more scientific
value thirds Of tie magazine literature Of the
day. u would perhaps be nncharltabe TO suppose that
II + place the reyGs 70 crafty the translator,
of tie autbO.. There also appears trans
: 'atlous Of Argos "HEory Of Ny Youth"
. @liycfe6 in Manchester is6q by Cardinal Wisenan a
Al delivered IN Munich by Lebig, two lectures
gn III Dublin Ivy men of only local celebrity, aud
5a on the Life sod LabOp AT Henri Gustavus Mag
hins - Lated from Geneva publication. The vol
ann, pY0 ably the mast Interesting public document OF
the ear h there ~ 10 more 2toPIley III printing at
soy rnment expense large Y(Izne made up OF such
mate 1a It's than there would 0e In issuing as public
du tie essays Of oakley or DarWlu The letters
~ Hci ri TaBe OF selection N Sreaeabe articles from
he Ia E taZBes. ono W. OF the regents OF the
Smiths )nian ago among the esnDeTs of the House
YalNH H. cd he