, 1876-01-26
COMWlTTEE.WDRK,
NAVAL INYEgTI1ATION,

yards throughout the country, and 1t ID espocial-
ly desirable they ahould learn why tho o1peuBos
nro 80 largely augmented just bcforo Important
elections. About two yeara ago Joint Com
mlttco Of tho two Housos yisltod tho nasy-yarda
| along tho coast from Kittory to Pensacola, aud
reported In favor OF Abolshiug several yards, IN
| cluding the ono In Virginia aud ono Of two In
| Now England. Nothing. however, vas ever done.
and now tlo House coclca to look into tho aub-
icct-
TIE 1.ntET QUESTION.
The b1sineHs bofore tho Waya and Means
Committee hab made no progress NJ yet Which
Republican members Gun discaver. Bomo Of
them buTe tho impratBion thAt tho bill modify
nE mud reducing tho tariff B III cultsHo OF quiet
preparation among tho Democrats of tho Conn
1nitreo. The regular work, however, has scarcely
risen aloye lbo leycl Of small ro',of bills. aud 80
far IA the Republican members eau SEQ Tho Com.
,ntteo is worLipg bipdy, aud in q hakehaza1d
manner.
E1vEn 1MrnovENEsFs.
Maj. William i. iferr1ll Cetpa Of Engineers
| United States Army, advocated bofore the lfouso
Comullt.so on Commerce to-day the application
OF automatic movable dams to tho Ohio IliveK
for tho Improvement Of It's navigation, NAL
Morrill, has mado this subject m especial study.
Engiuooss long aud carcsully-propasod rapor
describing tho different aystema OF movable
dams which have bocn introduced In foreign
| conntrics giving tho cost OF each, aud showing
AOH k44G6S ByhkGu1t nAy E0 HPrllkl ID OuE CWlf
rivers. His argument thio morning was basod
OIL facts Sot forth for that purpose.
! TIE PAcIpIo MALL CORRUPTION.
! The reEtrcnce OF tho Pacific alail caso to tho
the Democrats 70 shit responsibility, aid "a
avoid taLin. additional testimony. Tho Ways
! aud Means Connittoo originally started tho in
| resttgation. and wns not Able 10 obtain all the
witnesses no now obtainable, mud the Ways aud
1Ieans Committee has no oxcube for shifting tho
responsibility or avoiding investigation. The
Ways and Means Committee ls not ovorworksd,
Il osas. as 9 the lat u,t tEG sho
very full. The rretonsa that no further
| faoia hrc 70 bo discovered. and that tho only
| luoston Is the legal ono Of determining whothar
tho proaent Congress hha Jurisdiction Of tha act
of Bill Hing aud Bclumakar il shallow ono.
| No committpo can determine tho jurisdctional
| question for tho uou4o. Tbs Ways and Means
| Committoe have oyadcd tho responsibility by
Ecnding casa with half the evidence to the law
| ycia fur m opinion.
on1MtNAI EVIDENCE.
| Tho House Judiciary Committee this morning
agreed to renost bill to allow the evidence Of
criminals to DO takon ID criminal c4sos. Theob-
joct OF such legislation is aaid to DO to giyo op
poEtun.y for Joyce and McDouali to Rivo owl
dcnrb in tue succeeding Mhlsky-kiug trials In
I'll. Louis.
-Four commercial tEcas!cB nSo talked Of In Con-
gross, aud two aso now unlor consideration.
TAey arc with Canada, tho Hawaiian IalAnuH.
Cuba, and Mexico. Tl.roo Commissioners aro
! hero pressing tho Canadian treaty, mud thoy
| hare q very earnest nlrocato IN Wnrl. OF
| Nav York, OF the House CoMmosce Com
! 1nlttca. Tho Committee Las given tho subject
consideration enough to direct sub -Committqo
| to ptopass report. Tho Ways anu Meaua CAM
| Inittec haa boumonnea anew tho consideration
Ut tho Hawaiian reciprocity treaty. Tho great
o6t obstacles to the treaty aIo presented by Tho
| suKar iutbseat. This contest Il hotWeen the ;a1,
fFanchco and Now Orleans suSar markets. Tho
prop"se. treates with Cuba aud Mexico arc AZ
yot subjects only Ut snecuativo discussion.
EDUCATION AND LABOR.
Tho Committee on Education and Labor tbtH
forenoon eonElerou tho Ill. for roilnbutslpg tue
College VI William aud blsry. III Virginia, for liz
| buildings during tho War, President Ewell. of
! tho College, Mado all interesting statement OF
It's bsstory, md 1t IL probable thus tho Commit.
tee will report fAyoraby. Thu appropriation Ia
not asked as legal war claiu, but Ia haued on
tho policy OF Substituting ths historical iu4tiku-
tim. The same Committee in tho last Congress-
rofrsod TO report thiH bill fayorabiy, because the
College now refuses 10 recognizo tha Civil
Rights blu or to Uxtol equal Hdyautagea 10 COL
| uted stuIeuta.
troths Lss9stafed PytM.1
| ftTTISu nUwH.
I WARRINGTON. ~. o., Jan. 2h.-The House
| Committee nn Appropriations took up 10. day nu.t
formally considered tho Legislative. Judicial,
md Executive Appropriation blll. YAoy struck
out tha appropriation tor soyon clork8 OF TIM
House, reduced tue sa!arloa Of noubera OF Con-
gresa from eb 900 10 81, 500 per a1nuH,, snd pro.
posed to make q general reduction OF lU per
cent On tho salaries Of all ciyil Government cLn-
ploycs.