The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-04
A Hundred Ways Of Tapping
the Treasury.
APPROPRIATIONS AID LIBITUM.
Patterson and POmerOy Wall
ing i'm the Senate.
G. M. Heroes in Chorus---"Where
Are We Now 2"


Through Jobs to Time-Hard Work and
Loud Shrieking.
The hast day Of the session OF the Forty-second
Congress has net been remarkably eventlul IN
point OF interesting Incidents as the last day
rarely Is, but the attendance in the galleries was
nearly as large as during the Credit Mebiller
debate. This was due to the large number
OF strangers in the Capitol. They swarmed every
where up stairs and down stairs before the CHASTITY
paintings on the walls or gazing at tho statuary.
1t was rare trial to the observer Of human
to survey the thrOng OF sight-seers that comprised
men aud women of all types and classes. At times
loc0motion In the Railways was difficult owing to
the crowd. The House was in q noisy, uproarisus
mood to-day, and wrestled with furious industry
over the thousand and one little Jobs that had been
saved up for the confusion OF this hour.
Nearly every member had his hands filed
with bills, and they all bawled and shrieked
In chorus when any one disposed OF, each
trying to get In his little scheme before the other
"Each man for himself to-day and the devil take
the people" seemed to be the motto of many men,
beers. Nearly all OF them in their leisure moments
burrOwed in their desks like badgers throwing out
refuse papers and tearing up cid letters
until the floor OF the House looked as II
1t had suffered q severe snow storm. The
confusion and uprOar were never surpassed;
members seemed like school boys about to be
released for holiday and kicked up their politi-
cal heels all day long In spite OF the vigorous raps
the gavei. Speaker Blaine needed all his immense
energy and tact to keep UP even the semblance of
order. The strangers from the rural districts
stared from the galleries In dszed sort OF way at
the confusing mass OF shouting, gesticulating
men, ana wondered whether this sort
of thing was legislation. Job after job, in the
shape OF little hacks at the Treasury was rushed
through during the day. The first important
measure passed the Sdndry Civil Appropria-
tion BILL reported nom committee on conference.
This was adopted after proper amount OF objec-
tons from the objective members, who instinctively
vete against appropriations other than for their
own districts The real event in the afternoon was
the consideration of the salary question, as re-
ported back from committee on conference, which
had not agreed to the House amendments raising
the salaries of Senators and Representatives to
$4,000. but had proposed an increase to s., 500,
to date from January I, 1871 The other
items OF the bill relating to the President,
Vice President Speaker Of the House, Cabinet
officials and others remained as originally inserted.
On this salary question there o deal OF
coy dallying, as If the members were afraid
oft. but yet hoped that. it would 20 through
without their individual aid. or the speeches
made in its favor during the hour devoted to
Ats consideration those OF Butler and Banks were
most noticeable. Banks, in an indignant outburst,
OF ten minutes said that probably third Of the
House were in favor OF salary and that If their
wishes we've realized the Legislature OF the coun-
try would be in the hands of bankers railroad
lobbyists. thieves and csrruptionists. Upon the
voting for the consideration OF the Conference
Committee report and the main question there
was an attempt to avoid the yeas and nays but this
Jailed. The vote upon the main question was
nearly even, and at one time many a members
face was blanched with fear as he thought for a
moment that the $4,000 extra pay was slipping out
Nof his reach. The final moment showed 1O5 .'ayes,
to ninety-fve noes" Several members were
lodging about conspicuously, among when was
Potter. of New York, who was in favor
OF adopting the method OF the British
Parliament, You Know. After the announcement
Of the vote, several members so Tar forgot them
selves az to applaud before the roll call. Donnan
OF Iowa, got up ana asked that the rule applying
70 members voting upon a proposition in which
they are interested be read, but he was hooted
down.
Dawes made his report on the Pacific Mail sub
Sdy fraud He, Of course, whitewashed the carpet.
bsRser from Louisiana, by saying the testimony
mad not implicated any OF the present members
OF the House, though he thought 1t serious |
enough to be referred to the consideration |
OF the next Congress. Speaker Blaine has done |
business. He shut down to-day such men as Farms.
worth and Holman, who clsg business by all sorts
OF tricks, saying 1t was toe late In the day for fill
clustering The Conference Committee to which the |
mode OF the distribution OF the Geneva award was |
referred reported to-day that its members had |
not been able to arrive at q decision in the mat.
ter, and recommended that the money be put into |
the United states Treasury, subject to the future
legislation OF Congress. This was agreed to.
President Grant ut the Capitol.
The President and Cabinet were at the Capitol |
till late hour tonight engaged in the cxanina
ton Of bills preliminary to the Presidents ap-
proval.
Re port OF the Commit I'm the Pomeroy
Case-"Pom" Whftew ashcd-Rsugh on
YOrk-Senatprs Thurman and vfekers |
Condemn PomerOy.
Senator Frelinghuysen, Chairman Of the Com |
mttee OF Investigation In the Pomeroy case, made |
his report this afternoon. The report-signed by |
the majority OF the committee-states that none OF
Hhe charges preferred against Pomcroy by Simpson
nave been sustained. 1t then reviews the specific
cnarse oil bribery made by York, and acquits Pome-
roy, thus throwing aserious imputation upon York.
pomeroy's version OF the giving of the $1,000 TO
FORK and the purpose for which he gave the money
Is accepted by the committee, but in a rather
negative sort OF way. The reasons that induced
the committee TO come to this conclusion are fully
stated, the committee prefacing their Judgment by
saying that their duty not to decide which of
the two statements was true, but rather whether
the charge was proven. The credibility OF York's
testimony Is impugncd. The committee Thought IL
singular that the exposure shonld be delayed by
YORK until the time OF an excited convention ana
no proof had been given that Ycrk's charges
against the members OF the Kansas Legislature
Ia that they had heen briped hy Pomeroy-were