New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-03

consideration Of tho BILL An effort made 10 prevent
foa and Nay vote on the motion but this failing 1~
wouldbe frankers faced record. The negative vote
was only g. 1t Is Characteristic of tho satcsmanship
OF the period that the bill which the House 10 in such
hurry 70 pass while reviving the worst and most bur
densome features Of the old ranking abuse Is ingenf
onsly given the form Of disseminate fnfor
msioh oy providing the people with the documents
printed by order OF Congress
TIE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION OF TIE STATE DE-
PARrMKNT.
/ A bill which has ths full appr0val OF Secretary Fish
for the reorganization OF the State Department viii soon
be introduced IN the House. 1t provides for one Secre
ary and three assistant secretaries instead OF the TWO
now employed. 1t aboshcs the office Of Examiner OF
Claims and establishes the oce OF Solicitor OF the Do
partment OF State. Tho business Of the Department
IL proposed to divide among SIX bureaus, namely: j.
Index and Archives Accounts; Rolls and Library;
Statistics g. Diplomatic; Consular. The bill pro-
poses TO create the Office Of Principal Translator, ana
provides for the employment Of photographer. The
clerical force of the Department TO he increased from
IS to A. Tic present expenses OF the Department are
SS4HO. Should this bill pass the expenses womb Dc
tO2 Co., and proposed to provide for this increase by
restoring the tax passports, placing at five dol
lars.
ANOTHER TREASURY LEAK STOPPED.
There no end to the petty the Treasury that
the disposition OF the House II bringing tn
light To-day the Appropriations Committee decided 10
cut of the allowance for horses and carriages for the
Clerk, Sergcant-atArms, and DOorkeeper The naval
appropriation for horses and vehicles for the use OF the
House has been 10000 OF which about half went to pay
for carry the mail to and from the lodgings OF
members The other half maintained vehicles under
the control Of the three officers above mentioned when
supposed to be In way needed for the public
business although what nses they we're put to was
for them except for the convenience and pleasure OF
the officers Themselves and the Committee think they
Can just well he dis pensed with.
REVENUE TARIFF IN TIE HOUSE.
The revenue tariff were never weaker In the
House than at present. They had muster OF their
forces to-day and rallied only 50 men. No question had
during session to divide the House upon the
tariff and much strength the opponents OF protection
possessed matter Of conjecture, until Mr. Niolack
threw In @ resolution nstructng the Ways and Means
Committee revise the tariff in the interests OF revenue
and to emancpate from all unnecessary re-
srictons On q vote by teers the resolution was re-
jccted by vote OF 50 TO ~ Under the new rule inc
Yeas aud Nays could nor DO naa, DeoamS ~ h , Iu
The exposed the weakness Of the revenue tarlh
movement that there Will probably be nothing more
heard Of IL this session.
TIE PROPOSED AIMING OF TIE MILITIA
It looks as II the effort to induce Congress TO pass
bill providing for armnS and equipping the who'e
body Of tho militia Of the United States might
be job OF the manufacturers who would be prin-
cpaly benefited by II. Resolutions of the NewJerscy
Legislature recommending the passage OF this bill were
read in the house to-day. The only argument In behalf
of the measure contained in tho resolutions was that
great burden upon the States to bc Obliged TO buy
arms for their militia. It would DO no burden 10 any
body II the United States paid tho bill Under the pres
ent cement the States that want to encourage
holiday soldering do at tneir own cost, ana tue
that do not not taxed to pay the expense
This seems 10 about fair plan can be devised
AN ExTRAvAGANT PRACTICE.
Mr. Cobb OF called the attention OF the House
to-day to a practice existing In the War Department
that the Of economical He said that while
the Kansas Pacific Railroad owed the Government over
81 and the only way any part OF the DEBT could be
collected by making the road transport troops and
supplies, large sums Of money were paid to the Achi
son. Topeka and Santa F6 Railroad for the transporta
ton OF men aud supplies destined for points In New
Mexico which could Just as well ~ the Kansas
practically the Government nothing
Cobb's motion the rules were suspended so as 10
make an amendment to correct this abuse IN order
when the Army bill comes up.
THE NEw-oRLEANs Tow-BOAT MONOPOLY.
A resolution offered by Mr. Stone OF Missouri direct
ing the Commerce Committee to investigate the COW
boat monopoly tho mouth OF tho Mississippi. and to
inquire into the allegations that the company have
obsruced the work OF improving the channel over the
bar was opposed by Mesfrs ONeill and Negley with
persistence that the belief that OF their con-
sttuents are stockholders in the profitable monopoly
They found themselves entirely alone in this opposition
Afr IA members had through the telcrs in the
affirmative, Mr. Negley insisted that the other side
should be counted, and marched through solitary and
alone, amid roars Of laughter.