New-York tribune., 1876-08-09


[BY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSE
WAsHlNGToN, Aug. S-The same uncertainty cx-
iss tonight that has existed for several months re-
garding the Legislative BILL and the failure of the
Conference Committee to agree is chargeabic to the
same cause namely, the Obstinacy of Mr. Randall
who is now accused openly on all sides with narrow
and factious IDEAS which not shared by his po-
ltical associates. II was said by prominent Dem
ocratic Senator to-day that if Mr.. Randall had not
acted in q contemplate and trning mapncr. Con
eresg would have been away long ago. In addition
10 this Senator Bayard is very outspoken IN de-
nouncng Mr.. Randars course, which he describes
in terms very tcrse and emphatic The committee is
substantially agecd on the reductions of pay and
force in the Executive departments, and has agreed
70 let each house regulate the number and compen-
,ation of its officers and employees, and the reduc
tons in the Judiciary part of the bill are no longer
matter for division.
Only two points stand on which there is any con-
test-thc reduction of the salary of the President to
$4,000 a year. and the reduction OF the pay OF
members and Senators from 50, 900 year t0T4, 800
So far as the Presidents salary is concerned, re-
dncton could not become operative until March l.
1877 and therefore there is no haste necessary Ill
that direction and the reduction can bc made next
Winter ~ We'll as now. Besides, the President has
already vetoed a reduction BILL and would no
force members to vote for obnoxious proposition
which does not belong in the bill at the demand of
one man. in order to obtain their own pay and to
appropriate money to keep the Government in oper-
alton Mr.. Bayard viii not consent to leave that
clause in the BILL and ne is sustained by his Demo-
cratic colleagues in the Senate
Mr. Randali's determination to cut down tho pay
Of Senators and Representatives does not meet with
much support from any quarter, although there are
two sides 10 the question. 1t is said the proposition
is rather i'll advised coming from Mr. Randall
who. two or three years ago; was leader III the
successful conspiracy to raise the pay of Congress
men 10 81 500, he asserting at that time that Ii was
imuossihle for q member to live decently and hon
estly on less, and he took $4,000 in lump ana
never returned it. In addition, at the following
session he voted against repeating the law and
boastcd of retaining the money. He now says that
tits unbecOming for Congress TO cut down the pay OF
department clerks and leave their own salaries at
the present rate In This he is right, and possibly
be could get a majority Of either House TO sustain
him.
A number of Senators and members left for home
today, among them Senators Morton and Cameron
and they viii not return If they can avoid it, The
number present is thus being gradually reduced,
and quorum may be lacking before many days.
There was proposition to-day that the committees
the two Houses. and this may be agreed to and re-
suit in an agreement. If this is done and the bill is
agreed to, Adjournment is possible this week.
AN AGREEMENT FINALLY REACHTD-PAssAGE OF
THE LEGiSLAIIyE BILL or THURSDAY ASSURED
DISPUTED POINTS TO BE REFERRED TO THE
TWO HOUSES.
GENERAL PREss DIsPATCHl
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-Tle committee of
conference on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bill reached an agreement late
this evening" which doubtless insures the final
passage of the bill by both Houses next Thurs
dsy The majority of the House oorfelees
refused to yeld the two points above mentioned. All
three OF the Senate eOnerees wanted the House members
Of the conference to recede and sign report Of com
rlc;c agreement without bringing the House and Senate
respectively TO these two points Of difference
REPRESENTATIVES. Randall and Morrison absolutely
refused to do so, ard finally this evening
the Senate confcrces agreed TO submit them
fy action OF the Senate and the House to-
morrow aud then to be bound by whatever their re
spective branches Congress conclude. There is no
doubt the Senate will insist that its conIeres shall
stand firm but il is likely that the House will authorize
It's conferes 10 accede which they were not willing to do
Oh their own responsibility. In this respect, Mcssrs
Randall aud Morrison gain their point which is to secure
@ vote in each House these two subjects and make
Senate responsible for the failure OF the proposed
reductions.
The other principal matters Of controversy have been
settled as follows Tie OF clerks in the Executive
Department Washington is to be reduced by the dis
charge Of 7Gj employees ouethird OF them the 10th
Of September Ouethrd Oh oct 10, and the balance
Nov. 10, proximo The salaries Of ell those retained
rho now receive not than Si,s00 per annum viii
be left untouched The House proposed q redUc-
Zion of 10 per cent salaries OF all clerks
receiving 81 400. $1,000. S1.SOO each per annu1n,
viii be observed recedes from this proposition On
the other hand the Senate conferccs consent 20 redu
tcn OF per cent required by the House 70 bc
made in the salaries OF nearly all the civil officers who
now receive than 81 800 per annum. In view Of
tbe reduction Of the regular clerical force. the Senate
cOnferecs asked for the Insertion OF an item OF
100000 for temporary clerks in the EIecu
tive Department. and the committee finally agreed
that 100000 should De appropriated for this purpose
Tie amount involved in the proposition for reducing the
pay Of the Si,4OO, $1,000, and Sl@00 clerks was
Sl22C00 per annum. The total mount OF reductions
proposed by the House IN this b; compared with last
years appropriations, S5700OOO. The senate CON
ferecs recede the items OF disagreement amounting 10
S360O000 and the House yield an aggregate
OF S2lO0O00 50 600 Is therefore the amount Of re
0ueon provided for by the bill II viii be reported to-
The substantial agreement now attained closes the Sc
Veres struggle that has taken place over an apprO
palion BILL The present Committee Of Conference be-
Ing the fourth appointed this measure and the
struggle having lasted from day 10 day for than
Three weeks it is believed agreement concerning the
Indian Appropriation bill viii now be arrived at very
promptly. The House Will probably recede from it's
proposition foe transfer Of the Indian Bureau TO the
War Depagment and add the $97s, 1000 which was
united IN consequence Of the proposed change.
POLITICS IN THE HOUSE.
SPEECHES BY MEssRs. HALE AND COx-wEANGLE