The New York herald., 1874-05-23
All Night Debate on the Civil
Rights Bill
"A REMORSEL.Ess MAJORITY.
Speeches to a Sleepy Senate in the
Wee Sma' Hours.
TIE BODY STILL I'M SESSION.
Prospects for q Financial Compromise and
Tariff Revision.

WASHINGTON, May 20, 1874
The Now Tariff Bill-PrOposed Changes.
Tho Amendatory Tariff bill. now before the
Committee Of Ways and Means, will probably be
completed tomorrow. 1t relates to about twenty
~ ticles. Some amendment has been made to the
silk section OF the present law. All goods OF which
silk 10 the component material OF chief value IRE
spectve OF classification under previous laws, or
OF their commercial designation, have been classed
by the committee as silk. The committee change
the duty all still wine In cases from So to 81 50
and nx the duty on manufactured steel at two
cents pound, without regard to classification,
which is slight reduction. Tannin and sugar
beet seeds to be free OF duty Hops to pay ten in
stead OF I'VE cents. IL is thought that the changes
proposed will not make any appreclable difference
In the present receipts, and some OF the proposed
changes are to simplify parts OF the present law.
The Refusal OF Sanborn's Lawyer to
Tell All He Knew.
The subcommittee. Messrs. Niblack, Kasson and
Dawes, to whom was referred the subject OF the
refusal Of Prescott Sanborn's lawyer, to tell
what he did with large sums OF money entrusted
TO him by Sanborn, to-day reported to the Ways
ana Means Committee that they deem 1t unneces-
sary to pursue the investigation further, especially
since Prescott testifes that he gave no portion OF
the money referred to to any ofncer of the gov
to this report. Prescott was, therefore, dis
charged this afternoon, with permission to reply
IN writing to the testimony Of Dickinson AFFECT
ing his personal character, which reply win be
Incorporated with the official evidence In the San
born case.
The Late Brigadier General Dyer-War
Department Giro ular-Honors to His
Memory.
The War Department has issued general order
announcing the death Of General Dyer, in which.
after alluding TO the various promotions IN the
course OF his army career. the Secretary says
The important scientific branch OF the military
service over which he presided bears the impress
OF his genius and unnagglng energy. Not even
physical suffering, which was prolonged by a won
0erul vitality through an unusually long period,
could weaken his lively interest in the profession
TO which he devoted SO many years OF marked
these strong traits his many warm personal friends
NlL remember his generous and genial temper, ms
manly dignity, and, above all, his suncompromising
Tne funeral ceremonies win take place in this
CITY. In the Church OF che Epiphany, at TWO O'Clock
p. NJ. on the 23d inst.
AS appropriate honors to the memory OF the
deceased minute guns viii be fred at Spring field
NJ, and the national nag viii be displayed at hall
stan from the same hour I'LL sundOwn on the next
day. After the receipt OF this order at those posts
the usual badge OF mourning will be worn Tor
thirty days BY the officers OF the Ordnance Depart
Cable Communication with Foreign
Countries.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day
agreed to report bill relating to telegraphic
communication between the United States and
foreign countries. 1t is general in It's character
and authorizes the Secretary Of State to grant per-
mission to lay cables to any citizen association
on the conditions stated in the bill.
Sad Condition Of Representative
MeIlish.
Representative Phelps, OF New Jersey, accom-.
panied by Speaker Blaine, went over to the Gov
eminent Insane Asylum this morning TO visit Rep
resentative Me!lish. They found him in bed under
charge OF a keeper. He was unable to recognize
them and was IN so low condition as to be liable
to die at almost any hour
The Signal Office Report ON the Great
Rivers.
The Signal once reports that during the past
twenty-four hours the Mississippi has remained
stationary at 81. Paul and fallen from La Crosse to
New orleans, the greatest changes being at Men,
phis, twenty-seven inches and Helena, twenty
three inches The fall at New Orleans has been
seven inches, and the river is now below
danger level at all stations. The Missouri has
fallen five inches at iankton, risen twenty-seven
ar Omaha and eleven at Plattsmouth; fallen
slightly at St. Joseph and risen at Kansas City and
fallen thence to its mouth. The Ohio has risen one
inch at Pittsburg, remained stationary at
Marietta and fallen from Cincinnati to
Cairo. The Red River has remained sta
tonary at Shreveport and the Cumber-
land fallen at Nashville. The Allegheny has risen
slightly and the Monongahela fallen at all stations
except Brownsville, where a rise or three inches Is
reported. The rainfall in the water shed OF the
Mississippi has been 13lOoths OF an inch at ST. Paul
and 80-l00ths at Memphis, in the Ohio 5-1OOths at
Pittsburg; none in the other rivers named.
Tho Board OF Visitors to the Naval
Academy.
Chief Engineer William II. Shock has been ap-
pointed member OF the Board OF Visitors to the
Naval Academy.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.