, 1876-08-10
WASHINGTON.
A Break in the Deadlock
on the Appropriation
Bills.
The House Instructs Its Con.
ferees on the Legislat-
i've Bill to Recede.
A Good Prospect for an
Early Agreement on
the Other Bills.
The Electionooring Clap-Trap
Called the Report 0f thu
|; Post-OiEice Com.
mittce.
Which Is Somewhat Too Flatly Con-
tradioted by the Republican
Minority.
Elmer Washburn's Testimony
Before the Whisky
Committee.
He Thinks the Whole of the First
Batch Gould Have Been
Convicted.
Continuance OF the Political De-
/ bates in Both Houses.
Elmer Washburn's Testimony
Before the Whisky
Committee.
He Thinks the Whole of the First
Batch Could Have Been
Convicted.
Continuance OF the Political De-
bates in Both Houses.
APPROPRIATIONS,
TIE pEAn-roCK nnoKHN.

WAsnrNrrhn H. ANF H-ThG Rrratr SItt
rcanact In TIN 1ersjntiye b,]. finally determined
not IN vtald IN son,c az ,hs imnortant domands of
tho uouso. Yt,e rrentc.t poInts of difference wero
thn reduction Of the salaries Of conQ,cssucn and
tlo proDoscd reduction Of tho sa,ary Of The Prcst
dent Of tbe United 6tatcs for thu 11cxt term, The
Senate however. conceded tic reduction of 10 mr.
cent In the sn,ar,cs OF clerks In tho cxccutiye d.
pa.tments who received moro than 81, 500, and
agreed to the discharge Of 7a5 clcrks. The com.
the Jtouse md Seunte. yhite fus..ttnr unon
Tho reduction Of 10 ncr rent In
tho ea,u,ics of clerks, hayo retained thc5r
own sa1arlrs nt Al. On1 TIN stronrest stana unon
t11e scnntu s,do was taken by Bayard. Dcmocrattc
mcmbor NJ III. fonrcrcncc com,nfttcn. who dc.
clored Tint If he woro President Of tho United
Gtntee In Womb mt have s1cneil TIM ycpsslat3ve
bin IN such = shane as tho Honso sent It to I'm
Senate. The trutb Is. ths pronosttfon 10 .sdnce
tl.c next term In this appropra.lon bill il part
Of .,
Both uousen, by overwhelming nnjorltics, in a
separao hill iaso already declared TINT tle SALARY
should be fixed ii s25, 900 af.or tho 4th Of d
March next. This Is the only reduction
that can naw hc made, Us the Constitution
aa5ins The term ct te p'e,cns , lneamnent: This
.a uu .to t'ee.aen. sesosu: tue Wy r'oi'c. Wy,
therefore, for congress to repeal Tho present Ian
no. proper legislation to attempt to foece the repeal
- "''0s"'Ns :. ~ u,''' S'FseA'
IN THR FACE OF VETO
IT, was noticeable TINT naynrd, in maintaining that
tho nrescnt ,alnry Of fonrrcsamon il mi ton iarre
tAe p'eoeAt s1a'1 ~ ~o"s eono 20 os ~ 'A1sI,
inado Almost tno lacht1ea1 speech "hlch ltnnaall
delivered In favosing tho tafary increase In the
8aIsry.rrab Congress-.
r. /. r.. cr,-n,, or,o, ~ ~. rv,,.,., p,pr,.,.
~ =. 1"o SuIteu' "!ao" nv " .as 4tcasn.f oie,ns'
thAtth reduction OF 4u1 Of Its forct Will prove it,
tic less than disastrous, md will seriously csipple
NJ, ",t"r nsnast.,sn,. - ,,s nsn.rt,nsnts a.a -
~ o.nei oelast".o.s >! Iae ooPa..ae'.s ~"
crippled the responsibility must rest With the DEM
ocrntic House, which has refused to appropriate
the necessary money,
p.v,,,,a,n
'Dn.h SoD.
The announcement Of the break OF tho deadlock
wes attended By less debate In the House than In
tne sonate. In tho House It waa surre,aer maf,s
aituo't in ;" ~ Ss'uu, nnfan 1 MMe espsEI Ausce
ae!e @ ~ ht, eT,usSM nnsii aa anu nes'@atns Hill
!'ss ~ H. Tm''4 1a m"@1'i @so"nscn .ae 9"stGn .
ges ges , ~ ~ % " hoos". ,s"s ~ t1iin
~ H. Snrt +tst III o,vn re 80 rn'J - nt
Sir az ard th,t H." ,,niIry h}r ~ -.
~ ~ mmis+oo m ~ ,a Ia hnn "
" ItiH Aonthhsbue ~ NHPtoF!A%oHsl hub uItH a4s