The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-16
WASHING TON.
The Proposed Means Of Cheap
transportation.
POLITICAL PATRONAGE
Schemes for Improving the Navigation
Of the Mississippi.

WASHINGTON. May 10, 1874.
The President Declares Against tho New
Finance Bill-An Attempt to Over
ride the Veto by strategy-The Leaders
OF the House Asked to Save the Meas
ure.
The President to-day unequivocally condemned
the Currency bill passed by the Senate. He con-
sidered the bill, as originally reported by the
Finance Committee, q measure OF compromise,
and though not such o measure as he would wish
had been passed to provide for specie payment,
yet he would have been willing to accept 1t as q
compromise with the South and the West. The
amount Of issue he looks upon as step in the
wrong direction and an attempt on the part OF
the imitation Senators to claim by o new demand
what he clearly refused TO recognize in his last
veto message. He now urges leading men IN the
House TO have the bill 80 amended as to make it
consistent for hum to sign 1t in the event or the
Senate concurring In the amendments. The Presi-
dent also desires that Congress snail do something
If only to give effect to the Redistribution act
Either this or the original Senate bill viii receive
his approval, otherwise hts veto can be relied
upon.
Two Notes OF Discord To BE Sounded In
the Senate Next Weck-Civil Rights
and Arkansas.
In the Senate the two most important events
which TRANSFERRED to-day were the notices given
that Senator Frelinghuysen would take up the
Civil Rights bill on Monday next and s'hold on to
1t until finished" and that Of Senator Clayton that
he would call up his resolutions offered some days
since on Arkansas affairs. Squally times may be
expected when both these subjects come
up, especially as to the FIRST inasmuch
as the Southern Senators are very rrita-
BILE about the bill and cannot tolerate 1t
for moment. Besides, many republicans are
unsettled about the advisability OF urging it at
this time. In private conversation with his friends
1t Is said that the President stated that he ibid
not think any great good could come from the
forcing OF the measure in the South" 1t would
destroy the SCHOOLS in Tennessee at once,
as the whites who had charge OF the school
system, which was voluntarily supported
by them now at their own expense would resclnd
the local legislation and cease the levyng OF poll
taxes, which now give healthy support and sue
cessiul management to 1t.
On Arkansas matters, as the action of the Presi-
dent is directly at variance with what Senators
Dorsey and Clayton believed they had reason. to
expect, and as they have heavy lit Of disgust on,
they viii Illuminate heavily Tor satisfaction.
Senator WINDOWS Proposition to Create
New Executive Department-ssThc
Bureau Of Commerce, and Its Func.
tiOns.
The project OF Senator Window, as announced II
his bill introduced in the Senate, providing for tn
establishment OF "Bureau OF Internal Com
merce," under the supervision OF the Secretary O
the Treasury, has for its object some OF the mos
important functions, looking alike to reliable sta
tistics ana to the provision OF sucn legislative ant
other relief as may be requisite and practi
cal for the business interests OF the country. Thu
committee were not willing to 20 quit,
| as far as he was at this time, which
would contemplate separate and distinct depart
ment, known as the "Bureau of Commerce. tc
take charge Of the national Industries, compre.
hending those OF manufacturing mining agricul.
| ture and commerce, under one head, which, by
reason OF the responsibility Of the position thus
made and its reasonable emol ument, would re-
qHire person OF first class ability, who could be
held accountable for its thorough and effective
management, which he contends cannot be per-
formed by the Secretary. Senator Window has
not yet abandoned the hope OF securing the pas
sage OF such measure az an early day, and thinks
that SO extensive q country and so well organized
government as ours should be able to vie in this
particular with Great Britain and other European
nations. He viii apply himself assiduously to the
task OF erecting thus.
Cheap Transportation-A Congressional
| Scheme, which will Call for One Hum
dred Millions of Monoy-The Four Great
Routes Of Transportation Proposed.
Cheap transportation between the East and the
West. though provided for in q small way by the
bill on the subject passed by the House and by
another bill introduced IN the Senate by Mr.. Sher.
man, providing for uniform freights and fares on