New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-09
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
PERFECT HARMONY IN THE CABINET.
WAsHISGT0s, Tuesday. Feb. g, 1s1

NAtHlS6TON ftO - 1870
Members of the Cabinet to whose attention
the subject been called appear 10 be very indignant
the reports In circulation regarding alleged disagree
mens and bad feeling among the members Those mem
beers have lately converted the subec-and they
those whose word not Ia be quesoneisay there
has never time when better feeling existed, that
their and feelings developed In their sessions are
perfect accord all subjects and that in tho whisky
business particularly there Is the most perfect harmony
There Ia no dsagreementhe word Of both is pledged TO
this statement-bctween Mr. Bristow and Mr. Perrepont
regarding the st. Louis trials and each with the
other and custom and precedent make the clear,
after the been placed before the United
States courts for trial the Attorney General and not the
Secretary Of Treasury exclusive charge OF them
A. to any Disagreement open quarrel between Gen.
BrstOw and the President there Is the authority OF
every member OF the Cabinet present ts late meeting
Including President Gen Bristow, and Judge Pierre
pont, that no misunderstanding has occurred and that
the plessanest social and Official feelings exist all
sides.
FRAUDS IN IMPORTING HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury COnant
has invited the ate ton Of the Chairman Of the Senate
Comuitee Finance to the laws now In force govern
Ing the importation OF household effects OF persons
irving in this country Tie valas % sacn effects i'm
ported by r3Fson family at time could not ex
coed the OF $500 This restriction as TO value the
Attorney General has decided abolished by the act
OF 1872, and reproduced the Revised statutes, which
provides for the free entry Of household effects in
by familics from foreign countries, n used abroad by
them not less than year. and not intended for any
other person persons and not for sale Under the
present practice such effects exempt from duty with
cat any Limitation 10 value, and In consequence the
imporiatons considerable II officially stated by
officers Of the Customs that the individual
members Of some Of our important hrns alter
nate with each other us agents IN Europe, and after
year or two OF absence return with largo quantity OF
furniture prepared abroad expressly for rooms here ana
only nonnay used there before eNportat0n The guam
tty OF persons effects such hon ehold furniture com
Ing to this country seems 10 me u he eAraordinary
by the Assistant secretary that the value
OF such imporiatons snail be limited by law to S3oO o:
some other reasonable sum. Mr.. Sherman has, with
view to protect the revenue reported Dil To the senae
THE GOVERNMENT ARCHITECTURE BILLS.
The bill which Representative Hewitt of
NewYork has introduced to establish Bureau Of Arch-
lecture was Is understood prepared by the American
Institute OF Architects Ii proposes to abolish the
Office OF supervising Architect OF the Treasury and as the
Architect OF the Capitol and provides Bureau OF Arch
lecture, with head appointed by the President and
nrmed by the Senate The designs, as provided Ia this
BILL to be approved by the Institute. Tho Secretary
the Treasury In accordance with che recommendation
the annual report OF Supervising Architect Potter.
favors . bill which he has prepared and Will
send to the House within a few days The bill
provides that drawings for buildings shall he made
by the Supervising Architect but that the drawings sub
mted by outsiders shall enter into general compet-
ton, which shall be decided In equitable manner the
Supervising Architect to have only supervisory con-
troll In the erection of the Government buildings. Mr.
Hewius bill has gone TO the Committee on Public Buid
and Grounds aud the other VIII PROBABLY Follow ~
1t Ia proper to say that Mr. Holman Chairman OF the
Committee has urged his associates to oppose any apo
priaon for public buildings during the present session.
The Committee has considered subject what but
10 decision has been reached
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY OPPOSED.
The Ways and Means Committee devoted
most OF tOdays long session to discussion OF the bill to
carry into effect the Hawaiian commercial treaty. sud
there the fullest interchange OF opinions among the
members that has yet occurred. The discussion was
very general and from ts temper 1t 10 probable that
majority Of the Committee IL opposed TO the bill In Its
present shape No vote TAKEN but there is danger
Of failure Of the measure. Before another week the
facts will be reported to the House. The Committee 10
unrendy 10 the measure, not on account OF any ma
tional Significance II may have, but the menbers
10th to surrender the revenues acknowledged III the
Committee ~ be about 100000 yearly, which the
United states derives from the Hawaiian slands,
and which would be of the bill to be ratified.
These duties principally from sugar, spices, hne
woods, &C.
NO FRAUDS IN THE NAVY PENSION FUND.
The subcommittee to investigate the man
agement OF the Navy Pension Fund, Of which Mr. Mills
OF IL Charm an has about completed its labors
Tho Committee found very little " report, except
statement of the accumulat of the fund during the
years Of the In which the income OF
10 has been expended. This fund now amounts to
the interest Of which, with the annual a-
preparation from the Treasury made BY Congress. 10
ussd In paying naval pensions. II has been suggested