New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-28

of Nevada endeavOred to have duty OF five CENTS
or of three cents pound fixed on crude boIax
and boracic acid, but Dir. Dawes rdculed the lcea
of protecting that interest IN California and nevada
where there were mountains of borax and lakes "i
bOracic acid Mr. Kendall appeared very much dis-
gusted at his proposition being voted down, anu was
only partially Modified by the promise that he couid
have vote upon it in tho House MI
Kellogg of Connecticut failed in two attempts. one
to reduce the duty on tin from II to one cent per
pound. and the other to allow the return free OF
duty of scraps of metal exported to Canada. MI
COnger of Michigan expressed the belief that t,,o
scraps would be like the loaves and nsnes IN tio
miracle filling several baskets. The only CHANGES
made in the bill far disposed OF was 10 i3se'
the item of Al cents per pound on chromate ana
chrOmate of potaSsa, and provision TOT uraWpa
of duty on yellow metal used in ships punt lor t.o
foreign trade, including the trade between the AT
lantic and Pacific.
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION OF ARKANSAS
AFFAIRS.
The House to-day passed resolution OF the Judi
ciary Committee authorizing the appointment OF
committee of five members of the House to take into
consideration the condition of affairs in Arkansas
and to proceed to that State, if necessary for the
purpose The Brooks men are again taking hope,
affecting to believe that the investigation will have
the effect to displace Baxter, but whatever may De
the result the action of the House is regarded as the
severest censure of the President and his
Attorney General, owing principally TO inc
language OF the resolution. After the
President has recognized the legal ana
regular character of the Baxter Government, u Is
somewhat inspected to him and the Attorney-Ge1ni-
eral for the House to say that there is not repnp
can government in Arkansas. The vote was ~ 10
81 nearly all the Republicans voting for the Com,
mittee. Among those who opposed the appointment
of the Committee were Messrs Hawley of Connectl-
cut, lockwood Hoar, McCreery Willard, ana NC
Dougal. Mr.. Eldredge moved an amendment 10 IN
clude the State of South Carolina, but Mr.. Ioianu
who had charge of the resolution, and VIII be the
Chairman of the Committee, refused to admit IL.
PENSION CLERKS DISMISSED UNDER PECULIAR
CIRCUMSTANCES.
Five clerks in the Pension Bureau were dismissed
to-day under rather peculiar circumstances. Com
missioner Baker prepared recently series OF ques-
tons to be submitted to candidates for promotion,
under the Civil Service rules. AS great number oil
copies was needed. the document was autographed
in the patent office. A messenger in the shop
of the photo-lithographer noticed the char
acter of the paper, and suspecting its pecu-
liar value, offered to sell copies from an
impression he had surreptitiously obtained.
He did furnish copies to five candidates for promo
ton, and they made use of them. Two OF them were
successful and three were not. Some dlinculty
afterwards arose from failure of some OF the can
didates to pay up and an inkng Of the facts being
obtained by the Commissioner, he instituted an IN.
vestgation which resulted, to-day, in the dismissal
Of the clerks who were implicated.