New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
M AGREEMENT ON APPROPRIATIONS,
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CIVIL LEGISLATIVE, AND ARMY BILLS
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W.suIxGroS. July 1.-THE Conference Commit
Zee made very little progress with the appropTia' o.
,n,ato-dav The Sundry Civil bill remains in the
same shape as last evening All points of disagree
,1ort have been settled, except that OF the demand
on +Io mart Of The House that the enforcement, acts
of 1871 and 1872 shall be repealed. The Democrats
ro onnorentlv discussing among themselves whe her
- ,rill he better policy to insist upon this section
of the bill as il passed the House, and have contest
With Renubicans OF the floor when the report cf the
Conference Committee is made, or 10 yield this point
and allow the bin to pass without It. The Republ-
cans seem ger for such contest They say II the
Democrats allow this bill TO fail because the Senate
rfse TO agree to legislation which is not considered
by it proper polite they willing to 90 before
the country on that issue. Some conclus!oA on TINS
point wiz pr0ba yiy be reached within day or two.
The Conference Committee on the Legislative
Executive. and Judicial bill has made very little
progress to-day one or two members OF 1t having
been engaged on other committees. The present us
position of the cOnferees the part Of the House
seems 20 be 70 allow the Senate to fix the number
and pay Of its own officers and employees, hut to
nsst on the reduction of the force and salaries OF
the officers and employees of the House. Some oppo-
sition is likely TO show itself to an arrangement OF
this kind on both sides of the House, as general
feeling prevails that il is somehow lowering TO the
dignity of the House 10 allow the Senate "a pay ITS
officers higher salaries than those performing s'milar
duties at the other end Of the Capitol. Tie IedUc-
tions in the Executive departments have not been
discussed by the new Conference Committee.
The Conference Committee which has charge Of
the Army bill held meeting to-day, and male some
satisfactory prc gross. II is understood that maJoI
ity of the c0afecee Oh the part Of The House are
willing 10 compromise something Ike the follow
ing terms: That the organization oi the army SHAH
not be disturbed, nor the pay reduced, but that
numerically the force may be cut down in accord
ance with the provisions Of the hill it passed the
House All other questions arising under the bill,
such as the reorganization of the army aid the re-
arrangement of salaries. would, If this compromise
il accepted be referred to commission consisting
of the Secretary of War; two officers Of the army of
high rank, and two members of Congress, whose
duty it should be 10 give the whole subject careful
consideration. and to report 10 Congress on The hrst
Monday of the next session. The Committee - to
hold another meeting tomorrow, and some mem
Der, of it are very hopeful that an agreement nay
then be reached.
MI Holman said to-day that the legislative con-
ference was very likely to come to an agreement
upon the basis of the proposition made two or three
weeks ago by Mr. Foster, which, in substance, was
this: Fifty dollars annually is to be taken from
the salaries of all second and third class clerks
and 800 annually from the salaries Of fourth class
clerks. If the compromise is to be made as 10 the
number of clerks TO be reduced, the House having
originally demanded reduction of l,2o0, but Will
consent 10 600 the salaries Of chiefs of divisions in
the Executive Department and of the number of
other officers would be restored to what they were
before the passage of the Kellogg bill reol {anizng
the Treasury Department in the last Congress.
Several other matters of minute detail comprehend
the proposed compromise.