New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-18

some use if it leads TO q careful supervision
of all the eleyeted roads, where weli-di-
rected maliee might, at some time, produce
1 frightful results. -
/ The evasiye nianner Ia which the Duke OF
Richmond referred to the Anglo-Russian
agreement viii cnly. serve to confirm the i'm
preston that the London journal which nrss
published synopsis of Che document was GER
| tain Of its genuineness. AS the paper
in question is controlled by the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, the suspicion must arise
| that the Government has been shrewdy tess-
| ing public opinion. The British people WIN
whom fair dealing is traditional, are likely 10
disapprove Of such occult devices a.ssaa..a g
The Democratic majority of the House Naval
/ Committee closes its work for the year with
the presentation to the House of great mass
of testimony respecting Secretary Robeson's
administration of the Navy Department, and
recommendation that it be transmitted 10 the
President and Attorney General, with view
| to prosecutions, both by the naval and criminal
tribunals. The persons singled out for trial
are Secretary Robson, and Messrs. WOOD,
Hanscom and Watmough, chiefs OF important
bureaus while Mr.. Robson was IN Office. Much
of the committees Indictment of these officials
is old matter, going to show what hardly any
body will take the trouble to deny-that, In Mr.
Robeson's time, there was much extravaganza
in the department, and some very loose ways
of doing business. This new movement, how
eyer, has a decidedly partisan appearance, and
looks as If it might have been got up for
campaign use in the rural districts.
A good illustration of the fatal facility Of
the demagOgues in injuring the very class
which they are really anxious to serve, was
given IN the action of the House of Representa-
tiYes on the Revenue bill. This contained pro-
vision, recommended by the Controller of the
Currency, that the Government should not col
lect taxes from insOlVent banks, where such
collection would decrease the amount to oe
paid to the depositors, aud that where such
taxes had been imposed they should be no
mitted. The agitatOrs of the school OF Buck
ner and Ewing, men who will expend as much
iRvective on a National bank as If it were an
internal machine, and, ID their shrill harangues,
endOW the whole system with all the mean
and cruel qualities of the worst flesh and
blood, conceived the idea that the banks 81
pronounced with the teeth clenched-were to
get the benefit Of this humane suggestion. In
their wisdom they struck it out of the bill,
and now discover that they have dealt blow
at host of people whom they had marked
for their OWN. 1t seems to be warning to
prairie statesmen not to give way to delirilm
at the first mention Of a bank.
Both houses of Congress seem to have
made good progress toward adjournment,
which win certainly take place to-day. Per
haps the most striking incident of yesterdays
session was the refusal of the Senate, acting
under the lead of Senator Conkling, to
make the appropriation asked for by the
President and Secretary Sherman, to defray the
expenses of the Louisiana Commission. Not
single Republican Senator spoke in favor OF
making the appropriation, and few voted for
IT. The notable speeches against it were made
by Mr. Conkling and Mr.. Blaine, the former
referring to the Commission with rather
pungent sarcasm as "tOurists.r and the
latter denying the right Of the President to
send five men TO New-orleans TO toll of
enough men from the lawful Legislature to
recognize Nichols as Governor" The Sen
ate's action is the FIRST official censure that
has been passed upon the appointment OF
the Commission, and doubtless means that,
however warmly the party may have rallied
| to the Presidents side when his title seemed
| In danger Of revolutionary attack, a large pro-
portion Of Republicans still refuse to be
| reconcfIed to the methods by which the Lon
iziana settlement was reached .
The Senate did an excellent piece of
/ work in taking up and passing the
Life Saving Service bill just in the shape
| In which it came from the House, Its
approval by the President is assured, and
\ the reorganization Of the service which
| It authorizes can begin at once, saving
time, and, no doubt life as we'll. r-r .5-.-,
| The cause Of labor, so-called, had brief
hearing. Dir. Voorhees, made an attempt 10 re-
consider the vote by which the consideration
/ of the Eight-hOur Law resolution was post
poned until December, but was defeated.
! Senator Cameron put in the entering wedge
! for a Bureau Of Labor Statistics by introduce
/ ing resolution, which was adopted, provid-
| ing for an investigation of the labor question
and, also, of the expedieney of establishing
such Bureau.
] In the House there was failure, much to
/ be regretted, but to be easily remedied,
TO pass the resolution providing for the pay
1 ment Of the Fisheries Award, If after proper
representations to Great Britain payment
still seems necessary. General Butler and
Mr.. s. S. Cox joined hands ON this
| occasion, and, in the riot which these choice
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