New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-05

A VICTORY IN COMMITTEE FOR THE OPPONENTS OF
THE PRESENT sYsTEM-GEN. BUTLER LEADS THE
oPPosIrioN-THE VOTE ON THE MOTION TO RE-
PUsE AN APPROPRIATION.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrfuNE1
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The Civil Service system
received very severe blow to-day in the house OF
it, friends. At meeting of the House ComMittee
OIL Civil Service Reform, short time ago, resou-
ton was adopted recommending the Appropriations
Committee 10 pass an allowance of $4,000 for con-
tinung the experiment now in operation. The vote
was to 5; but. from some cause or other the
resolution was not forwarded at that meeting. Gen.
Butler although a member of the Committee, was
not present. When he returned to the House after
his sickness he learned how matters stood, and
straightway procured an early meeting of the Com
mittee. This meeting was held this morning,
Gen. Butler first moved that the resolution
adopted at the last meeting, which recommends the
Appropriation Committee TO allow the sum OF
$1,000 for the use of the Civil SeRice Commission,
be rescnded This was lost by tie vote. Gen.
Butler. who is the most vicious and unyielding
opponent of all manner of Civil Service Ie1oIm'
then offered the following resolution:
R>solrsd That the Committee do not recommend any
further appropriation on an experiment III the
s,caed Civil Service Reform in the manner IN which II
has been carried out.
For the resolution the votes of the Committee
were as follows: Messrs. Butler, Sheats Lutueli,
and Whitehouse; against the resolution Messrs'
Kellogg, Willard of Vermont, and Willard OF Mich
igan. Mr.. Woodford refused TO vote on the ground
that he was in favor of the appropriation, and yet
did not like to approve of the manner in which the
proposed reform had been carried ont. Mr.. Kellogg
WAS forced to take the stand he did on account OF
the position he occupies at the head of the Commit
tee. He was in favor of allowing the propo-
stion for more money to 90 10 the APP
preparation Committee. and from there TO the
House. There is little doubt that the House VIII
refuse if the question reaches vote. to continue
the present system Of Civil Service Reform, The
Congressman are heartily disgusted at IT, and there
is DO hope of continuing it unless vote is reached
OIL some proposition which demagogue cannot op-
pose Gen Butler has shown more spirit and deter
nination in this matter than in any since the SIM
mons fight.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE CHANCES IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, Thursday, June T. 1874
The oath of Office as Secretary Of the Treasury
was to-day administered TO Gen. Bristow by Chief
Justice Cartier of the Supreme Court of this Dis
trct The ceremony took place in the PRESIDENT
room at the Executive Mansion. After the oath hac
been administered Secretary Bristow went TO the
Treasury Department, aud Immediately entered
upon his duties During the afternoon he was called
upon by the chiefs of the Bureau OF the treasury
who came in body to pay their respects to the new
Secretary. There were present when the oath wal
administered the President Gen. Babcock Associate
Justice Macarthur Of the District Supreme Court
aud Mr.. Luckey, private Secretary 10 ln'
President Shortly after Secretary BTistoW
assumed the duties of his new office, Assist
ant Secretary Sawyer packed up his traps
resigned and indignantly left the Department Al
day Yesterday and this morning he was protesting
that he had no intention of resignng. and that al
reports that he was gong OUT Oh .le s h
Ii has not vet been learned what appointment th'
President intends to give Mr.. Sawyer. HIS success
sor has not yet been Determined upon ne non
Joseph H. Robinson, Assistant Solicitor OF the treas
my Department for the past hye years, naive o.
Massachusetts, and lawy OF fine ablty IL Is salt
vii receive the appointment OF Sollcltor OF Inc
Treasury III place Of L. &. Banheld resigned.
sUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATIONS.
The sundry Civil Appropriation bill was finished
IN the Committee on Appropriations to-day, and just
before adjournment was presented TO the House an0
ordered to be printed. The amount Of it in total Is
over $27ooOo. which second figures is about the
same as last year The Revenue Marine Service get.
$lI5@oS3; lfe-saying stations on the coast
eloS.lo4; marine hospitals, $4,000; expenses Of
loans and Treasury notes, SIS 800; judiciary
$scS,NO; Treasury miscellaneous. 1881 .7So; Gov
eminent Hospital for the Insane S2O7 15l; Columbian
institution for the Deaf and Dumb, $1,000 Hospita
iof women and Lying-iD Asylum. $24,OOO; Othel
charities $1,000; Smithsonian Institution $4,000
Capitol extension. $4,000; Lighthouse establish
ment $2,779.s3z; Signal Office weather reports
eGS825 The a:rouut recommended by the Com
mittee for public buildings under the Superyisipc
Architect il left blank. The appropriation last yea
was SlO.lCS.N5S; the amount estimated by the De