New-York tribune., 1872-04-13
WASHINGTON.


ATTEMPT TO HEAL BREACH IN THE WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTER-JUDGE MKEAN AND
THE MORMONs-MoRE LIGHT ON THE NAVAL
INVESTIGATION.
By TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUyBl
WASHINGTON, Friday, April H. 1917.
Efforts have been made to-day to heal the breach in
the Ways and Means Committee, and It Is understood
this evening that harmony has been far restored that
Mr. Dawes will report the Tariff and Tax Reduction BILL
but with protest against some Of It's features, and
notification the House OF his intention TO oppose them
This far Mr. Dawes consistently with his
ideas upon the Tariff He cannot be expected 10 change
Principles because he finds majority Of his Committee
are Free-Iraders In connection with his proiee-
MAYNARD Kelley. ana Roberts, Mr. Dawes has
viii offer to those portions Of the bin which are
most Objectionable to him; probably the paragraph
articles upon which Free Traders chiefly direct their
assaults 1t ia stated that the first break in the
Committee occurred the test question Of reporting
the reductions in separate bill, and before the
Tariff bill motion to do this ,o6 was lost & ana the Con-
factions, the Ffee-Iraders having majority OF one The
that any ny sard e eng eas es,w9S sa a
founded Probably most OF them foreaw from the hrs
would be inevitable soon test votes were reached
on a Tariff bill.
Beside the struggle IN the House. to-day, about civil
Service Reform, there contest over the extension
Of the Capitol grounds, which resulted in eoncurring
with the Senate amendment to purchase the two add
tional squares, with prOviso limiting the cost 10
spapers ended in restoring bill the appropr-
tion to continue the publication
Senator Carpenter spoke for nearly three hours to-
day I'm favor OF admitting ex-senator Abbott to a seat
I'm the Senate as representative Of North Carolina. He
was followed by Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont, in strong
g,OI man and sGs5i Pool win SPEAK tomorrow and vote &
probably be taken by which the senate VIII ise o seat
Abbott.
DMr. Brooks. Of New York. who has been trying for
utfnn call in on fhe
dent for information the condition Of affairs the
Mexican border succeeded to-day to the great relief Of
number Of members TO whom he has made himself dis
agreeable by objecting everything but the regular
der because some the Republican SIDE had oh
ected his resolution, when he first tried to offer It,
ChiefJustice Mexican OF Utah explained to the House
Judiciary Committee to-day the nature OF the Judicial
troubles in that Territory, and the remedy which he
thinks should be applied. He urged appropriation
for the payment Of the OF his Court in the
poygamy trials and wanted legislation to regulate the
drawing Of Jurors. He in favor OF Mr. Voorhees,
bill with some slight amendments Ho made good I'M
preston upon the Committee He said that lie did not
believe would be wise to put any great number OF the
thought that few leading men should be punished TO
show the people that the law is power and must be
renounced all their wives except their first, aud
had made % Dr w the
bill. Tho Mormons earnestly protest against IT, ana
Judge the power to appoint commissioners In every
county hear complaints and act as committing mags-
enties and would have it in their power to harass
persecute the Mormons, levy blackm upon them, and
RssOn and any Sdsnce Of
| married more than one wife.
The KuKlux case again came up in the Supreme
Court to-day and the questions involved argued by
Mr. sanbery on behalf Of the Ku-Klux and by Attor-
neyGeneral Williams and Gen. Bristow, the part
| Of the Government. II Will be remembered that the
Court few weeks ago dismissed the for want
of jurisdiction in the matter as the failure of the
| Ind %
writ certi0rar which requires the Court to send M
the records ior consideration by the Supreme Court.
The whole case suIstanally turns upon the eoDstitu
| tionaiity Of the Enforcement act. The Ku Klux
claim act sniorc,ns sss the XVIII A%endne"t by le
ation. punlshing persons for eonspirng 70 prevent
will be resumed on Monday when Reverdy Johnson will
speak in behalf Of the KuKlux MT stanoery spoke an
the same tune There is little doubt felt that the Court
will decide In favor OF tne consntonay OF tne acts IA
question. when the Trials Will pfoceea WIN rene"e"
yigor
The existence in the Navy Department of an I'M
portant document bearing the last payment made BY
Robson to the Seeors has just been made pub
Hc It is letter. dated at NewYork. Jan. 8, Isl ad
dressed to Secretary Robeson and signed BY Is Of the
leading bankers and business men OF that city asking
am sanors 70 snS assnS % IL on the ground ,ha,
Was by the extraordinary exertion Of the that
Of e s to s g S
them having captured the Rebel ram Atlanta An ex
s6e ssSs,e a the t%s the law
passed authorizing tho payment 70 the secors Of
Ni5OOO sustsins the Interpretation Of the law
given to Il by the Secretary. Howe, AT the time moved
an amendment making this sum payment In full for all
claims on Of those vessels. but IL wac opposed
on ground that would not be night, as tins bin
only for single class Of claims, and the amendments
was voted down.
The Clayton Investigating Committee sun drags It's
| slow length along, with prospect Of report
during the present session Of Consress The sraye
accusations against the senator will probably be forgot
] ten before another session.
The Grand Army Journal Of this city win pass from
the hands D. r. Collins, the defaultng pension agent
OF this city, after the next ISSUE into the hands Of
joint stock company of which Gems A. h. Burnside AMI
| Chpman are said TO he members