New-York tribune., 1875-03-08
Voh.XXXW NO. l0,5S7
WASHINGTON.


a THREE WEEKS SESSION PROBABLE
ALI. THE REPUBLICAN FORCE NEEDED IN CoNNEcTi-
crrr-NoTUING BUT THE PINCHBACK AND
IouIsIANA QUESTIONS TO PREVENT EARLY AD-
JoUINMENT-BAsIs OF OPPOSITION TO hE0o0-
NIzING THE KELLOGG GOVERNMENT.
tpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUSE.]
w.su,NGroN March THE Republicans have
determined to concentrate all their forces 1or the
nurpose of carrying the State of Connecticut at the
NEXT election and will begin the campaign at once.
Sneaker Blame and other prominent Republicans
are expected to take the stump in that State at an
early day An especial effort will be made to re-
elect Gen. Hawley.
IL the Pinchback and the Louisiana questions
were out of the way, the extra session would DC
very short Leading Administration Senators say
that the amendments to treaties, which the Presi-
dent intends to submit to the Senate, Will not De-
so far as they know, of such character as
to occupy much time in discussion. Inc
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty will be the most i'm
portant, but even that is not likely TO De deDa1eu
many days The chief opposition TO II comes from
the sucar reiners Two or three days will probably
be sufficient time TO dispose of all the oihclal ap-
pointMents which the President is likely to submit
The result of yesterdays Republican caucus will
probably be that the question OF MI. PlnchDack Z
admission will be settled but that the question OF
recognizing M Kellogg as Governor OF LOUISIANA
will be postponed, on the ground that 1t is TOO much
in the nature of legislative business. The Senate
may therefore be expected to remain in Washington
three OF four weeks at least.
DEMOCRATS ON TTE SENATE COMMITTEES.
BASIS OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLICAN
AND DEMOCRATIC CAUCUsEs RESPECTING DEMO-
CRATIC REPRESENTATION on THE STANDING
COMMITTEES THE CHANGES WiAT WILL BE
EFFECTED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNR.l
WASHINGTON March 7.-At the Republican caucus
yesterday, it was perfectly understood that no
Senator was to be bound by any of It's votes IN ms
action on the floor. A Committee consisting OF
MessIs. Logan, Howe, Frelinghuysen, Morrill, (Mel,
Spencer Wright, and Sargent was appointed 10
recommend the organization of the committees and
to report to the its next meeting tomorrow
afternoon. At the Democratic caucus Mr. Steven
son presided and il was agreed that since the Dem
ocrats were stronger in the present Congress than
III the last it simply fair that they should have
increased representation on the important commit
tees A Committee, of which Mr.. Stevenson was
Chairman, AID Messrs. Whyte and Salisbury were
members, was appointed to confer with the repre-:
sentative of the Republicans on this subject 1t
was decided by the Republicans that the Democrats
should be allowed to name three members OF those
committees which consist of ninc Senators,
seven Senator's This will give the Democrats
additional representation the Commt>See
on Privileges and Elections; Democrat IN the
place of Mr.. Schurz. on the Committee on FOt>
eign Relations; Democrat in the place OF Mr.. Fen
ton on the Committee on Finance, and additional
representation on the Committees on Appropriations,
Public Lands Distlict of Columbia Mines and
Mining, and Education and Labor. The relative
strength of the parties will not be changed on the
Committees on Commerce, Manufactures, Agrlcul-
ture Military Affairs Naval Affairs, Judiciary,
Post-Onices and Post-ROads, Private Land
Claims. Indian Affairs, Pensions. Revolution
ary Claims. Claims, Patents. Public Build
inps and Grounds, Territories, Revision
of the Laws. and Civil Service and Retrenchment
The Democrats think they ought to have three men,
hers of the seven on the Commit tee the Judiciary
four of the nine on the Committee on Appropriations
and four of the eleven on the Committee on hall-
roads The committees of the two caucuses Will
meet again tomorrow morning and report TO the
adjourned caucuses after the adjournment OF the
Senate in the afternoon.
In most cases where the Chairman of a committee
in the last Congress is not member of this Con-
gress. the second member on the committee will be
promoted to the chairmanship The committees
which lose their chairmen are as follows
Commerce Mr.. Chandler, Chairman; Post oflces and
Post Roads, Mr. Ramsey, Chairman Public Lands, MT
spr3gGS c94qD M hdiT Pratt chsrmau Re1oaon
ary Claims, Mr.. Trownow, Chairman; Claims. Mr..
Scott. Chairman; District OF Columbia, mr., LEWIS, LEWIS
roads. Mr.. Stewart Chairman; Eiucation aud Labor
Mr Flanagan, Chairman; ana Contingent Expenses OF
the Senate, Mr.. Carpenter Chairman
Mr. Boutwell, Will be the Chairman of the Com
nittee on Civil Service and Retrenchment Messrs.
McMillen Christiancy, Paddock, and Cameron of
Wisconsin attended the caucus the invitation being
broader and more liberal than it has been since
1872 and it being understood that no one who par
ticipated was to be bound by its action. Senator
johnson of Tennessee did not attend the Democratic
caucus not being believsrin caucus rule Of any
kind
RETRENCHMENT IN THE CUSTOMS SERVICE.
A REDUCTION OF EXPENSES AMOUNTING TO S7OO,OOO
PER ANNUM-THE CUsTOM-HoUsEs AFFECTED
THEREBY - FURTHER REDUCTIONS CoNTEM-
PLATED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON March THE Ietrenchment in the
cnstou- houses under orders from the Secretary of
the Treasury has been carried out in spite OF the
greatest opposition on the part of politicians and
ofice-boders The result of this work 50 far as it
has gone is an annual reduction of about 10 per cent
a wear in the cost of collecting the revenue. The
annual reduction at the several ports is as fol-
lows: S224OOO at New-York 100000 at Bos-
ton $4,000 at New Orleans, S5S.000 at Phil
adelphia, S3e,OOO at Baltimore, 900 at Mo-
bile. and 5000 at Norfolk. At six other
ports on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, including
Charleston and Savannah, there has been a reduc-
tion of $G0OOO making total reduction of $4,000
Mt the custom houses so far reached. The greatest
yednctiou was in the Office at Mobile the whole ex