New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-04

the price OF Sewng-machlnes AT more thah uoupio
their first cost and taxed the people over S3OOoooV
would be impossible in future.
CURRENT TOPICS AT TIE CAPITAL.
EX-SENATOR WILLARD WARNER on FINANCIAL
AND POLITICAL PROSPECTS,.
WAsHISGroN. May 3, 1874
Ex-senator Willard Warner, now engaged In the
manufacture of iron at Tecumseh, Cherokee County,
Alabama, in a recent letter to the Hon. Mr.. Brom-
berg of the House latter declaring himself In favor
of fair duty iron and steel. says: The hnah-
cal prospectin all Northern Alabama is good though
much depends upon the price of iron; in tue cotton
regions it is gloomy. AS to resumption OF specie
payments think the ninth commandment is stu
in force Thou shalt not Iie' The nation has prom
ised PAYMENT of her notes in full which means
cold - and common honesty requires that the
promise shall be kept. Honesty Is the best
policy now and always When in the Senate
in 1869 helped renew that promise, and want IL
kept EcOnomy-strict and rigid-particularly IN
spending other peoples money Ia always an lnpera-
tive duty and will, / think enable us In short
time to make ends meet but If not, then shall not
erumbe Mt increased taxation. might add that
all experience teaches that any currency or medium
of exchange redeemable in gold and silver Is the
only true measure of value. That gold should DO
such measure would seem TO be the order OF ProVl-
dence. You ask viii not the Republican
party be killed by attempting to AVOID the
use of the remedy needed answer that heiped
"a form the Republican party and know that 1t was
formed TO do right; and would say to II what the
husband said TO his wife when he knocked het uoWn
with Bible, If you can't stand before the Irutn
Won must fallp Inotice that wrong-dolng or many
sorts has badly damaged the Republican party as l1
before destroyed the Democratic party; and see
no hope for its continued ascendency save IN q
course of ufatering honesty in legislation and adj
minstraton. That of which 'Bnterlsm you may
fast weakening tie allegiance of all honest men to
the Republican party, and they are fast touching
elbows in new formation determined on the Union,
Equal Rights. aud Honest Government. see In the
resut of the elections of the past SIX months not an
Endorsement of the Democratic party. but protest
against the fOles and corruptlOus OF republican
Administration aud Congress"
THE ALLEGED EXTRAVAGANT EXPENDITURES
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
The Committee on the Contingent Expenses OF the
DEPARTMENT Of Justice have carefully exmalned the
accounts sent in by the Attorney-General, ana VIII
shortly be ready to report to the House. lhey nave
found the accounts correct, and every dollar OF inc
money expended is accounted for, and the Com
mitee will report that the vouchers are satisfactory
While impugning 10 improper motives 10 the ON
GERS of the Department, it is probable that ING
Committee will report extravaganza in certain ways
noticeably so in carriages for the Departments IL
will condemn the purchase OF the expensive car
rage lately disposed of by the Department ana Will
charge extravaganza in the purchase OF knives ana
cold pens. The report of the Committee Will also
nrobabv show that Judge Williams has never signed
a renuisitiOn or Order or any document involving
the expenditure of dollar OF the COntingeht 1nu,
but that he placed the disbursement Oh IhG luu ~
the hands of one of the Assistant Atorney-Uenerals
undeT whose direction the money mas Deen eApenuou'
The expenditure has at no time exceeded the appIIo
nriatj0ns As Judge Williams is at the head oil inc
Department he is of course. i'll technical sense,
responsible for whatever has been done III ,no ~
parment, notwithstanding his Assslt ,h ms foYeSn
tarly appOinted and confirmed oilcer OF Tue poNei
ment aud his chief clerk under bonds as discussing
officer.
CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF THE "A9hiN"
TON MONUMENT.
Fairly in the session. Select Committee was
raised by the House to report upon the CONDITION. vi
the Washington monument, and Delegate Cnlpipan'
Of the District was put at thelhead OF It, Inns was
before the frost of economy came to nip the proms
ing buds of enthusiasm over the approaching Zen
tennial and il was hoped that moved by that en-
tbnsiosm. Congress would appropriate liberal
sum TO complete the monument. Inc 1omhilF
tee appear to have gone as II they July
expected an appropriation would result lIom
their labors According to the report they
presented Yesterday (which, by the way, Will make
n good-szed volume when printed S&O,OOO nave
been collected and all expended upon the monument
except $4,000, which is still in hand. How one
half this sum could honestly have been spent IN
erecting an ugly square tower ia feet high 1t would
be difficult 10 show. The Committee propose that
the shaft shall be carried up to hight OF only 10,
feet instead of $50 feet, was first INTENDED, ana
ee, nate the cost of completing the structure at
Ss55 ooj The monument is now the property OF
society which is, of course. willing to turn II over
to the Government "a secure It's compietion. a
survey has been made by an engineer S.neJi' Which n
shows that the foundation is strong ehNsn W Do'i
the sight of the finished SHAFT.
NO PROBABILITY OF REDUCTION OF HE
TARIFF ON STEEL.
The steel manufacturers have taken the troupie
70 send numerous petitions to Congress protesting
against any chang >. .ro .-,s :n !"s. -Aey
are content, they FAY, with the duty as IL no"
stands and they are especially opposed to the adop
ton of;specfc. rates. in place OF the present. az va
loren syster,. large number OF these peuuohs
were pres suted in the House on Saturday Dy Mr,
Negley The manufacturers might nave sa'eo
the .srlyes the trouble and expense OF circulating
oese petitions and forwarding them to Washing
ton and of sending q delegation here to argue the
ouestion before the Ways and Means Committee.
There is not the remotes prospect OF any reductioh
in the tariff On steel, or on any other artcie 'hs
| session.
| PROPOSED UNJUST DISCRIMINATION IN THE
REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
The Civil Service bill introduced recently ny SEN
1 ator Wright and referred to the Committee OF
which he ~ chairman, IL one OF the most unjust
measures that has yet been proposed Inc his'
section rrovdes for reducing the salaries OF all the
l..r AVIAN n