New-York tribune., 1879-01-29
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.

| SECRETARY SHERMAN NOT TO LET THE NEw-YORK
| NOMINATIONS REsT-INTEREsTING INCIDENTS IN
| CONGRESs-MfNOR NEWS.
| The Secretary of the Treasury is writing
| letter in answer to that of General Arthur
He will publish testimony taken by the Jay
Commission. The Senate defeated a war claim
decisively yesterday, and then took up the
political resolutions of Mr.. Edmunds, so that
they might be discussed to-day. The House
passed the anti-Chinese bill by very large
majority. The Republicans declare the bill
imperfect, and hope to see it amended in the
Senate. 1t is proposed to appoint George +.
Robinson paymaster in tlx Army.
Mr.. SHERMAN PREPARING A REPLY.
THE SECRETARY SHOWS FIGHT OVER TIE NEW
YORK CUSTOM HOUSE, AND SAYS THAT NOW HE
SHALL PUBLISH ALL THE FACTS.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUYE1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Secrctary sherman has
not yet received from the Senate an official copy of
General Arthur's reply to his letter. but
i'll tie meantime, having read the document in full
III TIE TRIBUNE, he is preparing tho material for
his reiondcr. This Will be ready in about two days,
and Will be given to the President and by him will
/ lie transmitted to :hc Senate.
The Secretary says that he has on the files of the
department the official documents not only TO sus-
tain every assertion which he made in his original,
hlt successfully to meet all the points made by Gen
cral Aihur. He viii relate the circumstances under
which he offered to General Arthur in case he should
/ resign, an important foreign consulate. lie will
give to the Senate the testimony taken before the
Jay Commission, which General Arthur says has not
yet been published, and will deal separately with
every point advanced by the late Collector
Wien asked WHY he did not more than year ago
explain 70 lie Senate and to the country the rea-
sons for General Athui's removal. and thus place
the Administration in the same attitude
which it is now forced to take, the
Secretary said that it was because he
desired TO avoid publishing facts which would
bring scandal upon former Republican
Administration. Having discovered the IT.
rcguartics, frauds and cXtrayagances in the
Ncw-York Custom House, and having de
termined that they should be reformed
he believed that no good purpose would he served
by publishing the facts discovered to the
world. The Secretary says that the course
pursued by Gcrelal Arthur and by n major
ity of the Committee on Commerce relieves him
from all responsibility for this publication. ii is
a controversy which he did not seek and which lie
avoided as long as it was possible but now the mat
ter has far that he is forced to lay before the
Senate and country the whole case exactly as if
stands IN the estimation OF the AdmnStr ton. and
he shall do it.
Secretary sherman is very positive that no action
will be taken by the Senate on the New-lork APP
pointments until after his proposed letter has been
received and has had consideration.
ALARGE VOTE AGAINST THE CHINESE.
THE HOUSE PASSES THE BILL TO RESTRICT IMMG-
GRAuoN-THE DEMOCRATS GREEDY OF GET
TING ALL THE CREDIT.
LEY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
WAsHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The bill to regulate the
immigration of Chinese passed the House this after
noon by more than twO-thirds majority.
The management of this bill i'll some respects
remarkable Last night the Democrats held a cau
Gus at which it was determined that no Republican
should be allowed to speak OH the measure except
against it. and that no amendment should be
offered They also determined that Mr.. Martin l.
Townsend who was the only Republican who had
expressed desire to speak against the bill, should
have the entire half hour that would be at the DIS
position of the Republican side.
When the bill came up to-day the Democrats re-
fused to allow technical amendments III ac-
cordance with the requests of Republicans. After
the previous question had been seconded, Mr..
Townsend was given his half hour Or this half
hour Mr.. Page, of California, was allowed ten min
utcs to speak in favor of the BILL and he was the
only Republican permitted 10 speak on that side of
the question Tie effect of this partisan action was
account of this management, believing that the
Republican Senate would so amend the bill that
they can vote for ii on he final passage.
The bill was considered by Sir. Conger and others
as being imperfect III many respects. 1t is feared
that it may be construed rs 10 prohibit the entry
into our harbOrs Of Chinese vessel of war or com
mcrcp such vessels carrying more than fifteen per-
sons the maximum allowed by the bill, and that it
would even prevent the entry of a Chinese embassy
that had more than fifteen attaches IN the snite.
1t WAS feared. moreover that 1t Would interfere
with many humanitarian plans, Srch rs he SAVING
Gf a wrecked vessel. General Garfield objected to
the bill as he desired to have the questions II m
wolves settled by treaty, and Ia have the nll
amended 80 as to declare thTunGh the proper dlplo-
matte channels thai after JulE next the Bur-
lugamc Treaty shall hc declared ab:n4ated.
OF the ScVenty VI so votes against the bll, hiteen
were east by Democrats When the measure re
turns from the Senate amended the RcpublIcan
Kcprcsentatiycs predict thai it will receive nine
tcnths of the Republican vote The Democrats by
thus making the Chinese hlll party measure, hope
10 be able to carry the Pacific coast elections next
spring against the Republicans.
YESTERDAY ~ TIE SENATE.