The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-13
w WASHINGTON.
The slCuse Afraid OF Civil
Service Reform.
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ColfiX and His Indiana
Esacl6c1-ss.
DAWES IN HIGH DUDGEON.
The Ways and Means Obstacles to a
Tariff Reduction.
DAWES IN HIGH DUDGEON.
The CAPTAIN GENERAL AND Or. HOUARD,

Grounds.
To-day the House refused to give 5000 to carry
out the Presidents wishes regard TO the civil
vice reform, giving only $4,000 In It's stead. The
failure OF the House to grant this appropriation win
not, however, prevent the President from carrying
out the Instructions given to him by Congress IN
this regard, and the rules win be put into force
the LIST of May. The regulations have been modified
and many or the Objectionable features recon
sidered. Fifty thousand dollars was given to pub
llsa the laws OF the United States which is looked
upon as nothing more than government pap There
are certain country newspapers whose life has to
be kept up by this aid or these lumInaries would
fail.
After years OF agitation upon the subject OF
demning and apprOprlatlng two squares around
the Capitol for the enlargement and identifying OF
Its grounds. the House to-day voted to buy them,
but limited the sum to be paid for 1t at 100000.
Mr. Brooks succeeded IN getting his resolution In
regard to Mexican outrages offered to-day and re-
ierred to the Foreign Affairs Committee. Consider
aoe business was taken from the Speakers table
and large number OF bills and resolutions offered
for reference.
Dawes and tho Difficulty with the Committee
OF Ways and Means.
The difficulty which occurred yesterday morning
In the Ways ana Means Committee when Mr.
Dawes refused to present the Tariff bill to the
House, as decided upon by the committee seems
to be yet unsettled although the committee are at
work completing the bill. Tho action OF Mr.. Dawes
has been much commented upon to-day, and Is
regarded as wholly without warrant. The
declaration OF Mr.. Dawes that he would
not report the bill was wholly unexpected by
the committee as up to that time lie had never made
violent opposition to the efforts OF the majority or
the committee for q reduction OF the ariff; but on
yesterday MIR. Dawes, seeing reduction inevitable
made move which, II II could have been carried,
would have settled the Tariff question against a
reduction. His little game was TO get the Internal
Revenue bill reported separately and acted
upon independently OF the Tariff bill. The
revenue reformers knowing well that should that
course be taken there would no chance for a re-
duction OF the tariff this session, Mr. Burchard
moved to amend Mr. Dawes motion so as to re-
qure both bills to be presented at once, that one
might help the other. This motion was agreed TO-
Messrs. Burchard, Finkeenburg, Kerr, Beck and
Brooks voting IN the Affirmative. Whereupon Mr..
Dawes grew excited and declared that he would
not report the bill The same spirit OF cancellation
that hau actlated tins majority during
the preparation OF the bill was again evnced, and
efforts made to paclfy Mr.. Dawes Every PROPOSE
ton made to HIM rejected and up to the pres
ent time he declares he will not report the bill
although strenuous efforts have been made by his
The other side OF the question Is equally firm
They declare that they have given away mucn for
harmony, and that the present bill falls far
short OF their desires and the demands OF their
friends and constituency. and that more conces-
slons VIII be made. 1t Is most likely that this con-
dtion OF things will continue until Monday, when
Mr. Burcnard Will report the bill as prepared by the
committee, which Is very moderate In tone when
Mr.. Dawes and his friends will either report sepa-
nan has
report. The conduct OF Mr. Dawes in thk,
business Is extremely unsatisfactory, ana the
colored accounts OF his action to prevent
reduction OF the tariff fail to tell the whole story
the contest Is as much between Blaine and Dawes
as between the proectionists and the revenue re-
formers. The Speaker deliberately made q Revenue
Reform Committee or Ways and Means, and has
had long conferen ces with Burchard and Finken-
burg, the revenue reform republicans on The
committee. His purpose evidently was TO
destroy Dawes, by making his leadership
OF the House failure, ana Dawes, In
his anger. retorted by destroying a tariff biz
which reduced the duty on woollens and In other
respects lightened the public burdens.
In this he Is supported by all the protec.
tionists, and secretary Boutwell,, 1t is understood
expresses the hope that the blll as framed by the
Committee on Ways and Means will not pass
consoling himself with the thought that II Congress
should adjourn without modifying either the Tariff
or Revenue bill he Will have an opportunity to
continue his pet theories for the reduction of the
public debt. In any event Mr.. Dawes appears
willing defeat the Tariff bill by the trick OF want
OF time after the passage OF the Revenue b or to
destroy both by his violent the committee.
The Bowen-De Large Election Case.
The House Committee on Elections having over.
ruled me motion OF De Large's counsel to dismiss
Bowen's contest OF the seat from the Second dis
trict OF South Carolina, the ground that Bowens
occupancy OF seat In the Legislature OF that State
disqualified MN from the contest the committee
Will resume the consideration OF the case early
next week when 1t is thought another motion VIII
be made by De Large's counsel to effect the same
object.
7he sundry Civil Service Expense Approprio.
items.
The House Appropriation Committee to-day COM
pleted the portion OF the Sundry Civil Expense bin
relating to public buildings. The estimates or the
Treasury Department were substantially agreed TO-
amounting IN all to about 1000 900. The princi
pal items are $1,000,000 for the continuation OF
work on the new State Department building and
S47o0OO for the continuation OF WORK on tile Custom
House at New orleans. The other items are
100000 for a Custom House I'm Charleston s. G..
100000 for Post ONCE at Columbia, ;. g.; $780, 900
for government building at Omaha, NeD; s52 600
LOT U Custoul mousse al Portland, oregon, and
100000 for Court House and Post ONCE at Batl.
more, the appropriation In each case being Tor the
continual ion OF WORK already In progress.
Paymastcr General OF the Army.
The Committee on Military Affairs OF the House
at its this morning had under consider ation
the proposition TO authorize the President to APP
point Paymastcr General In place OF General
Brlce, retired, but no final action reached.
-eamen in the Wcrc!anr Navy.
The Senate Commerce Committee had under con-
sideration this morning bill TO authorize he APP
pointment OF shipping commissioners by the several
circuit Courts OF the United States To supernend
the shipping and discharge OF scanen engaged III
merchant service. 1hey will report avoraby upon
the bill.
The Texan Frontier.
The war Department has not received any de-
spatches from General Augur since the order was
,ssued to concentrate all the available cavalry force
olouo tne Rio Grande. Colonel McCooS, IN COM