The New York herald., 1877-11-17
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

wAsnxaroS, Now 16, 1877.
THE ARMY BILL As AMENDED BY THE SENATE
ITS PROSPECT IN THE HOUSE.
The House Appropriation Committee, IN reporting
tho Army bill as amended BY !ne Senate, move non
concurrence in all the Senate amenamcns which will
bring tho subject direct vote. The members OF
tho Texas delegation With the exception Of one, Will
vote to concur aud these nve votes, with those OF
other democrats, will defeat the motion OF the Chair
man OF the Appropriation Committee and secure the
passage Of tho bill amended. The bill only passed.
the House bysa small majority oil tho democratic
members.
THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE
SILVER BILL.
The Senate Finance Committee to have held
meeting to-day but at the appointed hour but three
members were present. and after waiting time IL
was found that quorum was not likely to be present.
This Is understood indicate determination the
part OF the opponents OF the Silver bill TO Kill time
and keep the report Of the committee from the Senate
as long MS possible
CONTROVERSY OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEES RE-
GARDIEa THEIR JURISDICTION.
The controversy continues between the House Con-
mittces on Commerce and Railways and Canals as to
which shall Sc jurisdiction over the subject Of
appropriations for rivers and harbors. As the ques-
teal depend to extent at least upon the
procurement of those appropriations is good
deal OF teoing the contest conference has been
hold between tho chairmen Of the two commit
tees, Mcssrs keagen and Scheicher, but NO
agreement has been reached. The Commerce
Committee had the subject under consideration
to-day and decided TO resist TO the fullest
extent any encroachment upon their prerogatives.
The Mississippi Levees Committee Is also taking n
hand in tho scramble Tor the privilege OF distributing
the funds for this cass Of public improvements The
same question raised in the Forty fourth Con-
gross and decided by Speaker Kerr In favor OF the
Commerce Committee. similar decision Is expected
from speaker Randall 1t IS generally understood
that he selected the Commerce Com with regard
to the peculiar OF It's members with reference
TO public improvements, and he Is not expected TO
render any decision adverse to tLem In the present
Instance.
CONGRESSMAN sMALLs-THE RECORD OF HIS
INDICTMENT AND coNvIc ZION ASKED FOR By
THE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Knott, chairman oil the House judiciary Com
mittec tclegraphed to-day the Clerk Of the Court
at Columbia, s. c., TO send TO the committee without
delay a certified transcript OF the Indictment and
record OF the Court upon which Congressman Smalls
found guilty. Until this Is received the oom-
mittee will not be nble to Investigate the subject rs
required under the resolution referred 10 It by tho
House. Should the be sustained there Will be
vacancy in the district represented by Mr.. Smalis
THE SEIZURE OF LOGS, LUMBER AND NAVAL
STORES IN THE SOUTH
Senator Jones. OF Florida. to-day offered resolution
requesting the President to acquaint tho Senate with
the tenor instructions issued United States
shals and agents OF the Interior Department now in
the South engaged in msking seizures Of lumber logs
and naval senator Jones says that the action OF
government agents Is becoming SO embarrassing to
business that the Board Of Trade OF Mobile have by
resolutions already protested against It, Mills
stopped and umbormen thrown out OF employment.
also says that the efforts OF tho government have
not been directed 10 tho erretng out OF the original
thieves but that indscriminate seizures have been
made and vessels loading with lumber detained for
weeks. The subject was referred 10 tho Judiciary
Committee Tor examination.
THE NEW MEXICAN Observation-Disclosures
ARISING OUT OF HIS UNEXPECTED DELAY IN
ARRIVING.
The delay OF Senior Zamacona, the newly appointed
Diaz Minister to tho United States reaching WASH
tngton has occasioned some feeling OF apprehension
At the Mexican Legation here The Charge do Afaires
Schor Romero. elegraphod this afternoon to Havana
10 ascertain, II possible, tho OF the non-arr
val Of tho appo,ntec, who Is now several
days overdue at Washington The last intelligence
received at tho legation was Of his arrival in Havana
It Is likely, however, that no waited Havana tho
arrival there of his departing predecessor, Sofor
Mata for tho purpose OF comforting with him about
the duties OF tho mission to WASN'T ington and hence
the delay In his arriva, here.