The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-19
WASHINGTON.
Important Measures Disposed of
by Congress.
A DEATH BLOW To THE LOBBYISTS
How Economy and Liberality Have
Been Manifested.
GENERAL BUTLER ON THO PRESIDENTS TITLE.
Some Facts About the Expenses Of the
Louisiana Commission.
TIE POLITICAL ASSESSMENT QUESTION.
Condition Of The Appropriation Bills and
Prospects Of Adjournment
GENERAL BUTLER ON TING PRESIDENTS TITLE.
Some Facts About the Expenses Of the
Louisiana Commiss
TIE POLITICAL ASSESSMENT QUESTION.
Condition Of The Appropriation Bills and
Prospects Of Adjournment
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON. June Is, 1873.
AMONG THE LAST HOURS OF coNGREss-DIs-
POSITION OF IMPORTANT MEASURES.
The Brazilian subsidy job has completely broken
down.
Tho Senate bill 10 ALLOW greonbacks TO be received
for four per cents, and 10 make them receivable
duties in October failed. less than two-thirds voting
10 take II up In tho House. The hard money mcnaand
tho nfationsts both voted against taking II up, and
Is It required two-thirds It was lost.
The Howgate'Arctic bill Is lost.
Tho classification OF mail matter fails with tho
Post Route bill, which sunk by tho Brazilian
Subsidy bill.
Mr.. Potter's bill to refer all private claims to the
Court Of Claims has passed in the House.
The fishery award has been tackled to tho Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill In the Senate as an amend.
mont II viii DO passed In some shape.
The wallobout Navy Yard Exchange bill failed.
Mr. Peters bill referring all private claims TO the
Court Of Claims Of the most important and
necessary OF she session, passed the House
by sweeping majority, 161 to ~ Tho democrats
voted tor II almost soidly and good many repubi-
Also II 10 hoped that the Senate viii pass II at
once 1t Will relieve Congress OF great multi ude
special and private business which it las to
claims and viii almost destroy the lobby
Tho House adjourned early In the eve,ing after
having voted TO disagree to the Sundry Civil bill as
It passed tho Senate and demanding q conferences.
the coufereos OF tho two will spend greater
part OF tho night over tho BILL and there is .
hope that they will be abc to report to the
houses early tomorrow. Tho bill is very long,
Il gave. It camc from tho House Ap-
preparations Committee, 5000. 600 moro than
the hill contained which became law two years ago.
the House added TO this II various ways, aud the
Senate Increased il by over $4COoO0o, exclusive OF
sho fishery award, which has been tackled on as an
amendment. The republicans in tho Senate have all
sopg shown strong disposition towards liberal ap-
preparations for various objects. Tho House, the
contrary, ID In really economical humor. and
bias so FAR. under Speaker Randalps lead, defeated
almost all the jobs which havc appeared.
Mr.. Randall deserves great credit for his
watchfulness and his nlexiblo opposition to subsidy
schemes and jobs of every kind. Tho lobby are
furious with him and complain that he does
recogniz, thcir friends, and that no docs not give
them any chance on conference committees. Auo
this is very true.
This evening the House defeated the Northern
Pacific extension, and whom that venerable stager,
the Choctaw bill, camo up, It was not only beaten,
but the House refused to set any time In tho next
session for It's consideration.
The navy claims wero passed. which was probably
> blundcr. II was dono undor a misapprchension OF
tho question. good many little jobs persisted,
but good many have creps into the Sundry Civil
bill, and tho attempt TO eliminate them will be bcsot
with difficulties.
IL IL thought possible tonight that the nal ad-
journmont will come, according agreement
row afternoon. Nothing remains but tho Suadry
Civil bill and everybody Is anxious TO get away.
TIE EXPENSES OF THE LOUISIANA COMMITS
sIoN-coRREorIoN OF MISREPRESENTATION
MADE.
Tho members Of the Louisiana Commission feel sore
over he manner In which their accounts were pre-
sented In the Senate yesterday. Mr. Wayne Mcvcaeb,
for Instance. Is represented as having received $50 50
for going from Harrisburg to Washington and
back, whereas this sum, as his vouchers
show, was paid him Tor various expenses not
only before tho commission reached Now Orleans.
but while he thcre and during the absence OF Mr.
Powers. tho disbursing clerk. IL wac also wrongly
asserted that Judge Harlans sons expenses paid
out OF tho fund, tho truth being that Judge Harlan
paid hts sons travelling expenses to and IRON New
Orleans, but whilc IN that city tho employed
In a clerical capacity by the commission, ana whio
engaged mis- hotcl bills were paid
Tho Commissioners all paid out Of their pockets
the travelling expenses and hotel bills OF relatives or
friends who accompanied them, and thcy gavo their
swn time aud labors free OF charge. Tho whole OK.
pcnsc OF tho commission put $4,000, and they
settled the Louisiana question and gave peace to tho
6taio and tho country.
Previous committees OF tho House and Senate cost
. great many Thousand dollars ca, h ana left matters
unsettled.
Mr.. Mcvesgh whom he lrst asked to 90 upon
tho commission, strongly urged that tho members
should pay thcr own expenses but u was objected
they 70 give tnoir time, they must
necessarily greater expenses than pleasure
travellers and tue object entirely public, 1t
right burden them with tho pay OF tho
expenses and this seems a just view.
POLITICAL ASSES sMENrs- CLERKS TO ne Pro-
TECrED IN REFUSAL TO PAT.
The President has given notice to all tho members
or tho Cabinet that he will not have my thor sub
ordiuatcs anywhere, either hero or IN tho custom
houses and post Offices elsewhere coerced into tho
payment Of political II any one wants to
pay no may freely do SO, but II any chooses
20 refuse tbe President will support him In
that refusal Hc road 10 Cabinet the letter nd.
dressed by Secretary Scnurz clerk the Interior
Department and told shcm that this expressed his
views and has his consent II there 10 any attempt In
tho custom houses to levy political assessments,
clerks have only complain TO tho President and he
will that they protected In their refusal to pay.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.