, 1876-07-02
Treasurer New Will Remain until His
Successor Is Qualified.
Prospect of an Adjournment Of Congress
by the 18th Inst. -.
The December State Of the
National Debt.
Decrease During June Nearly Four
Millions.


Spec7El D7&rQtch to 1se If1nune
| WAsu1soroS, D. C., July 1.-The Conference
Committee of the two Houses to-day at last
came to IN agreement upon the Post-Of1ic> Eli
| This was the result Of mutual concessions, att
| has raised the hope that like comprt::;ss Ssr
| be effected upon the more Difficult: 49, =:
Legislative, Executive, and judicial =, is
understood that the basis of agreement q; ~!
Conference Committee Is 10 per cent reduct:4:,
| OF the aggregate compensation paid to all rail
! roads for the transportation OF the mails. This
| is quite different from the House bill as it
passed, but is practically the proposition OF ad
justment proposed by the first House confer
ence. Printed matter is fixed at half-a-cent an
ounce. As to Postmasters' salaries, the original
Marshall bill is taken with some modification.
The maximum Of box rents allowed is to be
S15o0 instead of $3.50. There is little doubt
that both Houses will accept the report Of the
Conference Committee.
BILLS PASSED.
The House took final action upon bill of
great Importance to Mississippi River naviga-
tlon. It passed the Senate bill exempting yes
sells navigating the Mississippi and tributaries
above New Orleans from entries and clearances
at its several points.
The House passed the bill for the immediate
purchase Of the supplies needed to keep the In
dams from starving to the amount Of s150, 600,
IN order to prevent suffering in case there Is no
final agreement upon the general indian bill.
In debate upon appointing new conference
upon
TIE LEGISLATIVE BILL,
there WIS very sharp passage between Repub-
lican and Democratic leaders as to the course Of
Democrats in managing the bill. The Demo
Gratis wcze completely driven to the wall,
and the citations from eminent author
tSe; ities a+,r in their Own party showed that
hcnsible. # the Democrats have no better
excuse to offer for their conduct than was pre-
sented In their arguments to-day, they will not
be able to stand before the people in Presi-
dental canvass on the difference in appropria-
ton bills. It was conclusiyely shown that the
extravagant statements OF Delnacrats as to the
amount OF their pretended reductions we're
false. Gen. Garfield stated that he
believed, from q four years. study Of
ave ihs Sssa SssteRa fsacea tnt 81 SGSs
this year, but no more. The appropriations
reached the highest point just after the War,
and they had been
GRADUALLY REDUCED TEAR BIZ YEAR,
aud would continue to be reduced until the real
peace level was reached, and then, as was the
case in every healthy country, the appropria-
tions would steadily grow as the country ex-
panded, end as it's necessities increased.
Less lest saa sas 5eR wera three gsfe
and he was satisfied that # a reduction Of
S39, ,000, 900 o1 even 530, ,000, 600 was made this
year it would be putting the knife into the very
life Of the Government and
CRrPL1SG ITS MACHINERY.
He for one would help to reduce SIS, ,000, coo Or
S19,0oo,00o, but no more, and he would never
consent to engraftipg new legislation
on appropriation bills. He for one
hoped that the Senate would insist
t1,n44h 3oe
cripple the Government, and would resist to the
utmost the proposition to put new and e1-
trancous legislation upon the appropriation bills.
This seems to be the position which the Senate
namely, that they will meet; the House
half way upon all legitimate reductions, but !
that they will not coasent to- any important |
changes of law upon the Appropriation bills. |
The Democrats make the specious plea that |
no changes Of Law have been made except to re-
duce expense, but the economies incident to |
these reductions so far are hypothetical. The |
Republicans and executive officers OF the Gov |
ernmcnt who know best rs to the practical |
workings insist TINT the changes would largely |
increase the expenditures.
THE SENATE
discussed the Sundry Civil bin all day, Mr..
Logan offered an amendment to the bill appro-
priating s.. 600 for signal light on the Crib in
posite Chicago. Agreed to: There were
bill. The Grangers were not for
gotten In En- amendment authorizing
the printing Of q, 900 additional copies Of the
Agricultural Reports In the general discussion
Of the salary question, Gen. Logan said he had
never, in the House OF here, constantly talked
about salaries being too high. He did not be-
lieve that salaries we're too high. He COZ
sidered the attempt to make popularity by
cutting down salaries Of poor clerks 10 per cent
vas the meanest and smallest specimen Of
lemagogism. The effect OF low salaries was
10 secure the services OF inefficient men, and the
Effect Of reducing the pay Of Congressman
would be to throw the control into the hands
of the rich men, who would lcgslate for them
selves.
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