The New York herald., 1874-12-10
Reference Of the Presidents RecOmmen-
dations by the House.
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEBT.
Details Of the New Scheme Of
o Government. tYe ia
4 Last Struggle for Harmony in the
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Tho Senatorial Caucus ON the
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m WASHINGTON. Dec. Q. 1874
The sceeders From the Republican
Party Not Too Eager to Depart-A
Strong Effort to Secure Harmony-rhe
District Debt snd the President's ve-
racity. M
In the House the debate on the Kelley bill went
over, because Mr.. Dawes. who has the moor, was
TOO hoarse 70 speak, and because 1t was not de-
sirsble TO come to Q vote to-day. The bill VIII
PROBABLY be defeated. IL has. 1T any rate, no
chance in the Senate. Mr.. Kelley has got down
from his high horse, and does not intend for the
present to leave the party, even II he Is badly
beaten. General Butler 10 now the only one who
appears ready to step ashore, and there Is dis
position in some quarters TO put out plank for
him whenever he wishes. But even ne may think
better Of It. There seems to be less desire to keep
men in the ranks BY force than was expected.
There are in fact signs that the republican panic
may subside and that q strong EFFORT Will be made
to bring the party into harmony with itself aud
with the administration. In the House to-day Mr..
Hale OF Maine, raised an excited discussion over
> charge or Mr.. Randall OF Pennsylvania that the
President had understated the District debt Mr..
Hale defended the President with great vigor.
a Kind OF Economy for Ones Neigh
bor-Our Patriot Statesmen set an Ex-
ample.
Economy is not yet the order o. the day. Every
body In TACT woula like everybody else to be eco
nomtcaL The President recommends economy to
Congress, but thinks 1t would be wise to subsldse
steamships. Senat or West would like to combine
economy with government telegraph from
Washington to Boston, to be worked by the Post
Oflce clerks, and to give everybody
Geographic messages at cost senator
Scott declined to commit himself In favor
or guarantee OF interest on the bonds OF the
Texas Pacific and Atlantic and Pacific railroads.
but introduced bill to that effect. nevertheless
to-day. Mr Page thinks sacramento ought TO
have post once, at cost, to begin with, OF
100000. the lumbermen--the men who own saw.
mills and timber lands-protest against the Cana
dian Reciprocity Treatyo which would give us cheap
lumber. Gt aSdW ,HrhlasA Ht 4H3S a.
II Republican Inquest Desirable.
TWO members OF Congress to-day, discussing the
ndvisability OF . republican caucus, one remarked
chat ne had not heard of one being called and did
not see what object there would be In holding .
caucus, except in the capacity OF coroner's jury
The s.Gag Laws To Die Hard.
TIE Gag law will not be repealed without vigor-
pus opposition, both in the House and Senate.
District Of Columbia-The Special Conn
mittee.s New scheme of ReHbrm.
The report OF the special Committee on the Dis
Srict OF Columbia, submitted by Senator Morrill,,
Of Maine, in support OF the bill embodying new
scheme Of government. gives the following scheme
Of government
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Tho Republican Senatorial Caucus-The
Southern state Governments.
me republican Senators spent about IN hour
and nalf in caucus this afternoon on the subject
OF Arkansas afrairs but adjourned without coming
10 any conclusion. Only few Senators expressed
themselves In favor OF intervention, and even
these were not agreed a. to the exact form
OF movement. Others we're disposed to post
pone action, as the present condition OF the
STATE did not seem to justify Congressional mea-