, 1874-12-24
WASHINGTON.
This Is by No Means a
Roman Holiday
Which Our Congress Has
Treated Itself to.
It Is q Thoroughly Repub-
lioan Institution.
One, too, That tho Country
Can Well Afford.
It GiVcs Opportunity for q Discussion
Of the Senate Finance Dill.
That Measure to Be Consjd-
cred in the House
on Jan. 7.
The Pacific Mail Investigation Will
Be Continued in New
York.
The Tax on Tea and Coffee to
Be Restored, That on
Whisky to Remain.
Poland and Ward Likely to Support
Brooks,
The Tax on Tea and Coffee to
Be Restored, That on
Whisky to Remain.
Poland and Ward Likely to Support
Brooks,
The Rock Island Bridge, Etc.
THE SENATE FINANCE BILL.
flL1nuaTENINn IN TIE HOUSE.

ltlC lt-ISA* l. FHsffNAE ItI1s
FIL1nuaTFRINn IN TIE HOUSE.
Special pisnateh to Tia Chtcaoo Tribune.
WAsu1soToN, D. G., Dec o3-Ihe session Of
tho Houho to-day indicated TINT tho now Finance
bill will not be 30 easily paused in tho latter
body us it WAS in tho Senate. Senator Sherman
aud other loading Senators appeared on tho floor
OF the House cavly in tho morning and bold an
extoudcd conforonco with prominent Represent
atiyos. The result Of this conference was. that
it Was decided tbat Horace Maynard, as Chair.
man Of tho Committee on Banking and Currency,
should movo the immediate passage of the Ser-
ate BILL Tho fact that the Ciyil-Iightn bill prac
tcaliy controls tho spenkcr'a table scems to
HAvE BEEN oyEMrooKEp
ut this conference. Horace Maynard. who fs
notably unskillol III parliamentary tactics, very
nearly brought tho House, By Lis motion, to .
final disnosition Of the Ciyil-RighsH bill, nnd
or Blaine, soe!ng tho position into which tho
Hotlso, by q Blip, VAS unwitting1y lkoly to DO
brought, suggested that such motion would
loso the Ciyil-niehts bill It's advantageous posi-
send il to committee whore it would
probably never again 800 daylight. The
Democrats, who Ind been quick 10 sco
the results Of Maynard'B motion. wero somo-
what diBcomdtted when ttlcY obHervod that tho
Houso was corta1u to hccd tho warming, and
Beols. Of Kontuoky, gave expression to this Hon-
timent by sayipg that tho Democrats IN no event
intended to permit that bill to pass before March
!. Tho unfortunate motion Of Mr. MAYNARD
having been Withdrawn. 81 sncccsalon OF till-
t1n 1,ost nnrt from tho Domocratic a;,1n Int
wcro onco,,racctl on tin Re1uh],cn, yido by ron
sontotyca of tho oytrcmcs Of both schools Of
finance. It soon became apparent that tho bill
on1 after two hours Of wranci;nr it was finally
,ro;rnusjv nCr"nt] In sot tin III, for ronsiinr,
ntinn :1nn' : 1s75 '''~
The ahaenro Of 40 1arro a number of nopub-
1;r,nu fror, lin iIousa omr. fhc 11cmocrnta an
csneniai advnnfnco in their i1ihustorinc more
.nnrta =. II norrT+tod +i,cn, ~ mnkn ron.,tod
In",oTds for rniicn,I ~ i;.covcr thc nrrsonrn
urhanus !oe r9!tcn! " ul.cossL .me T., pe9oens1
Of Quorum. II tho aoso ons mempes6 nad e., naid
moro attention to Legislation AMI less TO Cfrst.
mus pleasures, it IL just possible that tho Vcxod
finance question might hpyo beou dBpoaed Of In
tho Uo,,ao to-,luy.
WV AAoooo 'o,; r,', nn,vr or r.,r
.s .a..4; .tst . " .,. .,,.. H.. ,.,,.4
among tho uep1osentatlFes shows that tho most ,t
6oflots oppos!t1oh 10 nc sehhte r!Iahco Dill VIII
to mado by tue most advanced hnta money-mon.
II Kim immcdiato rcs,'mnton ii of co;n- -nncmont nt
s,,,, nnat aN~o noijcn t'at In co1d XII vntn for
any cGss: ease "otce tna; lu Suasa 'io1 'uso iIo
tho bill to,dhy and plainly lhtlmatoa that no
would not on my d9y: some e Of Tue vp. vopPoete
carlnn rsut eo M to and bat e
J., tE.s"akaSa H.. AS .'oas ;,
IL that' Ill WOW o1 iia faSosEceti'e tteereaso III
no o. ,no Untca '1es no9s t cor
oy tho aae AZ of % tlo sall nros on circulation,
lahy wno WI Ioio HUI InS Dt Uu3out III, ~ ',1o
lieeHo5 , p!us. % ~. s',... .,s'.,;a ~. ~ ~
practcatay a amoPofat'o n'oe7 pro''H'on IN maui
THE DEMOCRATS AnE MUCH DISTURBED
at tl,cir sonato record on tho bill, as they now