, 1873-03-04
WASHINGTON.
How tho Appropriation Bills Arc
Manipulated and Passed.
Majority and Minority Re-
ports on, the Pomeroy
Bribery Case.
The Radical Attempt at Whitewashlng
the Kansas Senator.
Elaborate Preparations for tho III
augural Ceremonies To-Day.
Proceedings in Congress Yesterday.
THE APPROPRIATION bills.
Special Diapaich to Tho Chfca1o Tribune.

Special Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, March 8.-One Of tho worat
abuses known to Congroes is tho habit Of diyid-
ing up tho appropriations for specific objects
among different appropriation bills. For in
stance, tho Indian Appropriation bill Is prepared
oarly In tho Benson, and ought to contain all tho
appropriations for that branch Of tho service to
bo madc during tho year; but, If tho amount OF
! money appropriated In that bill exceods bya con-
siderable sum tho amount appropriated in tho
similar bill Of tho year boforo, attention Ia at-
tracted to tho fact, and tho Justice Of the in
crease Ia likely to DO inquired into. Tho prac;
tice, therefore, IN, II tlero are aovoral now up
preparations Of considerable magnitude that II Is
desired to pnss, to divide them up into
exciting, suspicion. Tho auudry Civil and Do
1oieney bills Of this aossion contain striking
illustrations Of this abuse. Tho Indian bill was
larger than usual this year, and yet, whom tho
Es wss put tRe
tion Of tho Senato Indian Committee, to pay
arrears Of interest duo the Chickasaw Indians,
under tho treaties Of 1882. This waa agreed to by
Doaolonoy bill oamo before tho sonate il vas
appropriations. Ii Tie first place. there
TSa ", %, one , of ;, el,o5o,eoo, to payg y.oo a
Indian expenses In California;, Utah, Nevada,
Dakota, mud Montana, &c, o,ooo for the Menolno-
noe tribe, 97,4eot for tho ohippewas, $4,000,
md for tho stooA6ridgea, sl74,648, which vas
this. bill camo into the Senate, tho Indian Com
nond to strife out any Of tic large appropria-
tions already p1t in BY tho Hoaso bt added
they induced tho Appropriation Committed
to put in another appropriation Of tho samo
amount for the Ohickasaw intercst claim, besides
s25l .o7 to reimburse the Crock orphan fund,
and s519,s ,s43 to pay the Montana Indian war
ing to 3d. 5G8, dis, Tint ought to have boon nut
into tho original Indian or Army bill, and after
all Harlan came IN with m amendment to t]le
priations arc made this session for this District
illustrates still further this vicious mode
Of legislation. IN January, Deficiency
Rs bssfet e mas p9sf?ss vi2 rs
street improvements in Washington. Two
millions two hundred thousand moro was put on
tho sundry Civil Appropriations bill, beside gifts
for tho District Board OF Health, and finally ito
last Deficiency bill gives tho Board Of Health
esq., 800. 6ovoaty-hvo thousand dollars aro also
appropriated for tho erection of building for
district offcos, an expenditure which the Market
Company was bound to make. aud come further
presents for charitable Institutions. Aside en-
ti1e1y from the Justice of those appropriations,
Syorybody, Mho knoTa ANYTHING about Congress,
hllCHb tuAt lucy E0ulu pass nGituGC 440NHG HaEo
they al put together in ono bill.
Tho majority report on the Pomeroy caao dis
appointed everybody, except the thick X, thin
Rartisana, Of tho ex.ka1saa Senator Tho minor
ever, roloyod tho Committee from tho imputa-
tion that its purpose was simply to wlitewash
him. There boing no resolution on which tho
s1nao san aS IT fmnR T ns
evidence makes for him. It is stated that ho
will now uso his influence to have Caldwell OK
PEELED, 30 that he may be candidate himself for
tho vacancy.
ABs1sTASr TREAsunERs.
Tho sonnto, to-day, agreed to IN amendment
to the sundry Civil bill, which provides for the
appointment Of two Assistant Ireas.1rera of tho
unitod statee, to DO located at Cincinnati and
Chicago, said officials to hayo their headquarters
III tho custom-houaes Of tho respective citios,
belonging to tho United statos. b. fho salaries of
thcse olllcials is ulaced at $4,000 per annunl.
An immediate appropriation Of $4,000 ii mado
to FIX up temporary quarters for their accon,mo-
dation.
CLAYTON
When tho Powell Clayton case comoB mp for
consideration which will probably DO in tho OK
ecutiye sessions of the Senate after tho ath Of
March next Senator Norwood, in behalf tho
minority OF tho Investigating Committee, will
offer substitute to the majority report, to tho
effect that Clayton's sent 10 declared vacant.
port. in Which he viii endeayor % to estabisI, that
tho canvass which reaultod in Claytoll's election
il Unparalleled in tho hfstorv ~ tho i (;arnat-
ford to cira 21efmoa to- n m nomhar olocted ynf'ar
such nainfnl oire,1mstanceas ANS1
N'N~'N To-DAY'g PAGEANT.
II big crowds. fariug buntinr, brasa- bands.
sauairons Of cavalry, brigalcg of infantry. bat
torles OF artillery. and cadets in eray and oaota
In blue, with a thousand auspfclouH ciroum-
STANCES, which promise abu.idantly, cau make
the second Inauguration OF Con. Grant and tho
ton Ball B,tcoesBfu] then It viii be an event to
bo remembered In Washington forever; Tho
crowds already hero are very large and evening
tainB will bring more. The hotels arc already so
full that accommodations arc refused to applt-
oants. THO boarling.houBes are also fast
pulling tho cards or rooms to let. 30
common during all Seasons Of the year. Ono