The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-29
Propositions for Tariff Commits
sion to Sit During Recess.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Movement to Decrease the Pay
OF Officers and Men. s
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, April %, 1878
STRENGTH or MR. wooD's rARIFT BiLL-A
DESIRE ron ADJOURNMENT WHICH NAY DE-
FEAT Ir-PnorosED TARIFF COMMISSION.
The opponents OF tho new tariff bill have cent out
from horo what they call ''oareful OF tho
HOUSE," which gives tho vote ut l35 for and 100
against the bill. Mr. Wood does not think this cor.
rect. His canvass gives majority for tho bill OF
abous twenty, no feels confident Of s passage BY
tho House unless tho pressure OF other business
should prevent HIM from getting Il up for discussion
This NOT improbable. but II the canvass published
By the opponents OF the bill IL believed In BY them
they will have opportunity this woek help Mr..
Wood 10 get before tho House, whcreupon they can
move strike out the enactng csuso which will At
once show whether tney are ~ strong AZ they say.
Congress anxious - adjourn At tho earliest pos
sibie day and this fact may defeat Mr.. Woods bill
number Of Senators and Representatives want 10 60
70 tho Paris Exhibition; many others wish 10 70
homo 10 attend their business AFFAIRS which have
necessarily boon neglected since last October; yet
think best for the country that Congress shall
adjourn possible and thero 10 au Increasing
disnclinaton these and othor accounts prolons
the session Undertaking any other than absolutely
necessary business. Mr.. Wood, however. Intends TO
gos square vote on tho Tariff BILL a. 70 see who are
10 friends and opponents
Whenever n shalt appear that the oil has no chance
TO become Law NJ. Chittenden will orer joint reso-
luton or bill appointing tarn commission to cit
during The end report 70 the next session on
tho whole subject Of the tariff and foreign commerce
1t 10 beloved that Senator Dawes will Introduce
similar bill In The Senate. II 10 proposed that tho
commission shall consist Of tho Secretary OF the
Treasury or some onncer OF the Treasury named By
him. two Representatives, two Senators and two ex.
ports.
brought at this session. has been proposed an
imported uuaotursd articles twenty per cent
duty.
TaK PENNSYLVANIA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
REVOLT A0AINsr THE CAMKRoEs.
The Pennsylvania republicans, whose Convention Is
10 tho 18TH Of Nay, discussing the best
wsy carry the State, and good many Of them think
that " the administration was quite sure
to stand By them they could easily got
along without the Camsrons NJ. Hoyt, the
Cameropan candidate for Governor looks tor The
nation, but the ancamoron people assert mat II no
were nominated he could not be elected, aud since
Senator Cameron did not carry his nomination for
Minister TO England and was himself tho other day
beaten for place on tho censross,opal committee
there increasing disposition 70 Try TO GOT along
In Psnnsylvsnia without the leadership 81 she Cam
sronA
Tho young rcpubi'oans ma tho administration mon
speak or ox-Spcaker Grow their strongest man,
and u 10 said here that " she Csmeroa people nnd
they can't uom,nato Hoyt tney TOO will accept Crow
bat the party In Psnnsyvanla u not happy.