New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-14

panies. After maintaining their mutual COM
pact for long time, these companies have
fallen out among themselves. The latest re-
duction puts steerage tickets az low as $23 on
some of the European lines and at $@o on
Others 1t was urged that the reduction Oh
the State head-tax Injured only to the dement,
of the steamship companies, and that no cor
responding diminuton was made In their
rates Of fare For the present, at least, this
reproach cannot be held good, and the ln''h'-
grafton hither will be likely to take adVah-
tage of the low prices.
NEWSPAPERS so fairly represent the current
of public opinion that canvass just made IN
the Northwest must DO taken as a just in
dication of the sentiment of that part OF the
country upon national finance. Or 933 news
papers in nine States of the North West,
5l4 have responded i'll favor OF the Presl-
dents veto of the imitation bill; 4eo
are opposed to the Presidents views, and the
remainder are non -commttal. There does not
seem to be any need of replying to the loose
and oft-repeated assertion of one or two infia-
tionists in Congress that the West wants
more currency, and "wll have it." But If
there were, this little straw ought to be suf1i-
cient to show which way the wind blows.
1t is reported from Washington that the
Post Office Department and the Postal COM
mlttees are endeavOring to secure modlhca-
ton of the postage on newspapers when is
little short of direct blow at the press The
purpose is said to be to increase the rate OF
postage to two cents per pound, and compel
prepayment of all postage in gross by the
publishers There would be less objection to
the prepayment if it were not accompanied by
an increase of rates which seems entirely
needless and disproportionate. There can be
little doubt that at half the proposed rate
prepayment by newspaper publishers would
secure double the amount of postage on news
papers which the Department now collects.
Senator Window wants Congress to amend
the River and Harbor Improvement bill by
attaching to it the appropriations needed to
complete estimates and surveys for each OF
these three great works: Deepening the chan
mel of the Mississippi River a continuous
water line from NewYork to the Mississippi,
the Ohio and Kanawha Canal and canal
and railroad route from the Mississippi through
the Southern States to the Atlantic. These
are all formidable undertakings. and Mr..
Window proposes that appropriations for the
preliminary work shall be made now by at
taching amendments to the River and Harbor
Appropriation bill. The Senator is very much
in earnest with his projects for cheap trans
portation, and is determined that Congress
shall at least consider these great schemes.
The Duke de Broglie in order to hasten tho
consideration of the new Electoral bill by the
French Assembly intends to resort to pro-
ceeding which may cost him his position. A
telegram from Paris Informs us that, upon his
motion, the Assembly will decide on Friday
or Saturday whether or not to take up the
bill. The Duke de Broglie, ever since the
formation of the present Ministry, has per-
formed a sort of dirty work for the Legiu-
mists and the Bonapartists, which rendered
him servceable to them. The Legitimists
seemed to have reached the conclusion that
the time has come when he should be 10
longer tolerated in Office; for, we are in
formed, they will support a motion for post
poning consideration of the Electoral bill.
If they can unite with the Left in support of
a resolution for pOstDonement, it is not i'm
probable that there will be a Cabinet crisis, and
the ignominious withdrawal of the Duke de