New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-03
VOL. XXXnl. .No'1O,27O
WASHINGTON.
NEW REPUBLICAN LEADER IN lie
IL

NEW REPUBLICAN LEADER
HOUSE.
,s,,,,rs THE LEADERSHIP OF The
| ~" SIDE OF TIKI HoUsR-A hfsoLo
~. c,,,,Dc FoR A STATEMENT fKoM ir
IT, -x,-arxsR.I, KILLED. NEW FRANkiN"
n,,-rrR GENERALLY RECOGNIZED As 'iAN
LEADER. .,,,rvv,
....ro,, March 2-Gen. Butler assumed lhe
,..dership of the Republican SIDE Oh inc ho 20
w {, a manner so oficious and conspicuous s0 "
cay 80 room for doubt that his intention Is ~
. 90 ,ornit the old party leaders to retain e'0A
I.ods % their former authority and presume
n;oh tbov have thus far enjoyed this session ny
Nn,0n Sond IN the debate on every proposition tna'
80. nm and in some instances
,Doinoa bills which members ",sn'u
nee 70 see whether he "ou'u -
,hoi, Introduction OF not. LIS most oon'p ~
,ot of leadership however, was 10 iaiy he' -,
vhole BODY of Republicans 10 smother Io9o.u,V -
,oIlinc on the Acknowledgement for Statement -
che contingent expenses of the Department u va a
". ... Tho resolution was offered by Mr. speer ana
u'' pu.Ior onnosod II. professedly on the ground
,ha, The information called for was already III 'u0
ssososion Of Committee of the House, which was
.+ransnarent dodge, because everybody knew 'n"s
IL lust as salb anu SONAN. ." IA
,.o Committee as in those Of the Department. ~
90 oo,,alv plain that the real motive OF MS opposr
80 ,as In nreyent any further exposures like 'ne
,.ndanlet affair especially at this time when eIec
- 80 coon IN come off in New-Hampshlre ana
Connecticut. ,,aoroa
w. ptler,s attitude was not at all to be wondered
ST vas surprising that the Republicans Ell
r.asse should fall into line at his command anu
ro,o IN kill the resolution. Inc only eAoop
lions noticed as the members passed through
~. .oToro were Mcssrs Kasson, Wilson OF Iowa.
,ru;oms of Wisconsin, and Woodwork 1heSe
..n,,or,on arc apparently the only Republicans VINO
s,r;Iling that the House and the public should
-, how Attorney-G General Williams has spent the
80 81 his Department Every department OF the
coror,rent except that of Justice, Is required by
malke an annual report of the disbursement
~ 10 contingent fund. If anything was lacking 10
,on6rm the suspicion that there is something lrreg
Mar in the accounts of that Department, u was lur
nisbea by Mr. Buffers action to-day, and IL the AL
wants to show that this suspicion Is
nninst he should lose no time in sending his contn-
cent account TO the House without waiting lor ln-
ttruetiOns. .,
Mr. Butler headed OF Mr.. Tyners pre-annouhceu
movement to restore to weekly papers their old PRIV
ieQe of free circulation within the counhes Whele
they are issued, by introducing bill and having IL
read at length which contained q provision TO the
same effect and beside Others reGnacIng the frank
inc uriyilege for members with limitations making
uayailable only during the sessions of Congress
And for 30 DAYS before and after, and providing
penalty for it's use on anything but public docu-
ments and letters upon public business. This
hill was referred to the Post-Once
Committee. The prospect that it held ont OF par
tal restoration of ranking proved fatal TO MT.
Tvner,s hill which was summarily rejected The
,ame fate attended bill offered by Nj. Fort, direct
ing the Commissioner of Agriculture to mail the
Agricultural Report paying the postage. to all per-
sons whose names are furnished by Congressman.
The present attitude of the question is that Mr..
Shanks's mo.ion to reconsider the vote by which
the Packer bill was defeated is still pending, ana
will be called up next Thursday. when, II the mo-
non prevails Mr. Butler viii offer his bill as sub
stitute Mr. Packers bill applies only to public
documents; Mr.. Buffers includes oil letters on
which CongTessmen choose to indorse the words
"FOr public service"
Since the confirmation of Simmons the FREEDOM
mating influence of Mr.. Butler at the White House
and in the Senate and his undisputed leadership oi
the House is 50 generally understood and recognized
that his Office is beseged every evening by nu-
uerous crowd of persons of both sexes who are
anxious TO obtain his influence to get themselves OF
their friends appointments or to secure the passage
OF bills in which they interested. 1t requires the
services Of two clerks to help attend to this mass of
business.