New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-23
WASHINGTON.
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VERY sTRIKING-DEMOCRATic DESIGNS On Ia
pESplrUREs-GENERALG GOVERNMENTAL NEWS
Mr.. Blaine's tlmber-policy amendment to the
Deficiency Bill was passed by the Senate, yes
terdav. bv a vote of AZ to a, and the fund
for timber prosecutions was cut down 10
$4,000. Senator Eaton proposes that tue
facts MS to the arrest of Mr.. Noyes De
investigated. The Legislative Bill, as
prepared by subcommittee, aims at
reduction of 100000, chiefly on
clerical salaries. new scale for the pay of
army officers has been arranged by con-
ference of House Democrats. Captain How
gate is pressing for speedy action by Congress
ms to the Polar Expedition. The Halifax
Award is under investigation by Mr.. Evarts
and by several Congressman.
THE SENATE'S COMMENT ON SCRURZ.
THE BLAINE AMENDMENT CARRIED BY AZ TO d
ANOTHER PASSED CUTTING DOWN Mr.. SEIZURES
APPROPRIATION.
lBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNEl
WASHINGTON March 2.-The contest oyer the tim
per section of the Deficiency Bill, predicted
last night was practically closed yesterday The
supporters of Secretary Schurzs policy were SO
hopelessly beaten that in the vote to-day most OF
them turned and voted for the provisions against
which they have been contendng so hotly Ior
the past four days. The yeas and nays on the
Blaine amendment to-day showed AZ Tor 10
against which would seem to be vote OF censure
30 strong against Mr.. Schurz that 1t would attract
attention at the White House.
The discussion on the subject was begun to-day
nv Mr.. Beck. who offered an amendment to the
Blaine amendment which the latter accepted with
ont objection. 1t may be remembered that the De-
fcieney Bill to furnish bonds for certain purposes
until the regular appropriations become aVallaoie
ncxt Julv contains an item of $4,000 for future
repairs. etc. and for the actual expenses OF clerks
detailed to investigate fraudulent entries, Tres
passes on the public land and cases of official mig
conduct. Mr.. Blaine's amendment. on which the
long debate arose. provided that none of the money
appropriated should be used to collect any charge
for wood or timber cut on the public lands III the
Territories for the use of actual settlers, except
where the lands had been surveyed and offered for
sale by the Government Mr.. Becks proposition
amended Mr. Baines provisO by inserting clause
TO the effect that the wood and timber so cut should
not be removed from the Territory in which 1t grew
but if removed, it should be liable to seizure
wherever found.
Mr. Morgan followed Mr. Beck and explained the
seizure of timber by the Government in the States
his own State particularly. He said that ship spars
in the Government forests are worth, standing from
50 to IS each when made into spars and delivered
in Mobile BAY they are worth 500 each.
A long causeess and profitIess controversy arose
between several of the Senator'S as TO the personal
manners and the contests that had passed, which
was very tiresome. Mr.. Blaine finally called atten-
ton lust before the voting began, to the letter OF
VIM Nowlan, which was read by Mr.. Matthews,
yesterday, as being from an eminent citlzeh ana
banker of Montana who had been long IN the Ierrl-
tory The deception practiced by the Secretary OF
the Interior on the Senate in connection with this
Mr. V
planned that this Nowlan the timber agent OF
the department in Montana.
OF course Mr.. Matthews was ignorant OF Nowians
true character and took occasion to-day to say that
If lie had known the fact yesterday he should have
given it to the Senate. The letter OF Nowlan, how
ever. was addressed to Mr.. Schurz, and must have
been given by that gentleman TO Mr.. Matthews, but
he failed to at the same time that N9wian was
his agent, aud the person against whose deeds, exc,
cnted under the orders of the Secretary, the whoe
Territory of Montana was protesting
A great many amendments were proposed ana
voted on which occupied much time and the Sem
ate did not adjourn until o'clock. Many of the
Senators wanted "iust one word" and 1t began TO
look as if the bill would have to 90 over till Mon
dav: and in fact many motions were made to adj
;ourn but Mr. Window insisted on finishing the bill
Mr. Christancy was of the last TO speak between
the roll-cal Hell had evidently been to the Interior
Department, and he anxious to have the last
word Everybody was tired and few paid any at
tention to him. but most of the Senators gathered
IN knots about the chamber discussing. no doubt the
chances of getting home to their waiting dinners.
He made only one point, and that was by reading
dispatch from the United States Attorney for
Montana, saying that there had been no sur
ferinp i'm the Territory, and that wood is no higher
now than it was before the collar stumpage tax
was,evied.
Mr.. Blaine quickly responded that it was the
mercy of an all-wise Providence, and not the Wis
dom of the Secretary of the Interior that prevented
suffering for the Winter had beeu an exceptionally
mild one. -
The four votes against the Blaine section were
those of Senators Bayard, Cameron wis.,, Herman
and Wadeigh. O.
Before the bill was finally disposed of, the Secre-
tarv of the Interior received still further punish
ment by an amendment offered by Mr.. Window, who
had charge of the bill. The amendment was
promptly passed. and Nil Schurz is left with only
So 600 10 prosecute his detective business, the re-
naming 81 600 of the item being devoted to other
purposes ,...
The bill now goes back to the House and ii is pos
sible that the country may hear still more about
this conspicuous controversy
THE HALIFAX BUSINESS,