, 1880-03-26
WASHINGTON.
The Game OF Cross Purposes
in the House Finally
Concluded,
Towns1lenl's Bill I'eing Referred
to tho Ways and Means
Committee,
And Legislation on Important Tariff
Questions Thus Practically
Estopped.
Lake Calumet Declared to Be
o Navigable Body Of
Water,
Thorough Investigation Having Led the
Land.commissjoner to Form
This Opinion.
Tho Ship Constellation Ort1crctl
to Garry Relief Supplies to
Ireland.
Congress Arranging Specia! Serv-
ice Over WHICH to Spend
the Summer Recess.
Sitting g-Bull's Bucks Can Only Be Re.
oeived as Prisoners Of
War,
Tho Ship Constellation Ort1eretl
to Garry 4telief Supplies to
ireland.
Congress Arranging Specia! Serv-
ice Over WHICH to Spend
the Summer Recess.
Sitting Bulls Bucks Can Only Be Re.
oeived as Prisoners Of
War.
TIE TARIFF WRANGLE.

WAsn1E0ToS, D. G., March 25.-Tho very OK
traordInnry spectacle presented by tho House
Of Representatives for two days and ono night
terminated this afternoon In tho triumph OF tho
Ways and Means Committee. It remains to bo
seen wfothor thut triumph IS to be interpreted
ns an Indication Of tho purpose Of tho Committee
not to enter Upon any revenue measures Mt this
session. Tho royonuc-rcfornors, who on tho
flnat vota disclosed n strcnth Of elghty-ntne,
insist that tho voto Of reference to tho Waysand
Means Committee means thAt tho 14e who
voted ior the reference aro opposed to
my changes In tho tnri1. The hfgh-tartG men,
however, would DO glnd to think TINT that tho
ory was trto, md TINT thoy could b1 insured by
majority Of ftty-thrno votes TINT 1t Is certn!n
thnt tho Ways and Mems Committee will DO tho
graveyard which MIR. Townshend to.dAy sntl
that 1t was, md TINT It will report no tarIH
measures Tho protccuonlsts do not hold that
Wow, bit nro Of opinion TINT, intlc-
pendent OF tho nero question OF tarf1f-
reform, there W1rD many members who
make up tho ypto Of 142 who voted for
tho reference to tho Ways ind Means Committee
because they thought that such vote was In
accordance with orderly procedure and with
what thoyaro pleased to call, aud what tho rules
Of tho House dosignnto as. tho safety and In
tcgrity Of tho proceedings Of tho House. Upon
tho tariff question per Sc, however, thoy Bay
very considerable number Of this majority
woUIp VOTE FOR CHANGES.
Tint certainly 4 t.ue 90 as to the question Of tho
those who voted for tho reference of
Means Committee arc known to favor either tho
reduction of tho paper tariff or tho pluclHg of
wood pulp upon tho FREQ list. Tho contest
which resulted In tho final Adlustmcut of tho
question by tho rcforence to the Ways and
Mems Committee WINS OF a technical parlln-
mcntars chnrocter, and Is fully outlined IN tho
th,tr fsr to ,Iars nm niat ~, IN
tavn s ,a ~. ~ .o m' n. 2 ' ,a. a,,.aen
to Indicate both tho sincerity and tho earncst~
ness Of tho!r purpose. and to develop tholr
strength "'o loaI
to to my longer wnsto tho time ot tho House. Tho
-, ~ ~. @ III, ~ os ~ ssum .s
o. no circumstances UNI VII oe .s more "rsoSat tna
evor, ana WILL provo that that committee Is IN
1act tho graveyard which thoy hnvc charged
that 1t is It can report bills, or not, AZ it
p!oascs, and tho majority Of tho House cannot
jntarfero with FIN COMMITTEES. ns undor the uew
fles tSr anqs tho % r'ss tor tat NUT
n cnnmittnn In rnnort nny nll. 1snmaaih
thts eonttest hei sSs'e e be .aSsely evers
ece3inEs. thnro was n vItoi nrlncinto which
VIA u protest on tho part Of tho friends of
md Msnns rnm,nittnn il, NJ nttalmntinH IL Ia hnlI
b%ek l'iiis tho nnssaMo ri ~ whIc II inInantIc by
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th6 ,,,,rw nt,tcat ~ ~" f2so bo ,ta otcct
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rcnuaf 1T lin tnr nj Da1nr nr TIN nlaeinr III
Wihkl plIIp uInn tho FREQ llst-nalliely Tint tho
tArIn system liz II KeUlt wholG, AI1d TINT tho g-
tiru syse Will bo endangered by my attempts
to ohnuHe tho rotNttrg position Ut my rurttcunr
position. Then followed vcry
,,'H W., "'" E,.'It EoN ~, ~, ms.s,..,
cefihnan Mnol. nnttiF!nan t, ~ tag C1,hit."v, ,
!htlAiso tnaa sHo " ta9 iEeV tauu 1einNsAt17 7
worg III ca9ash!fnoy 10 hGlp 1nwnsheiia aila
1.!AeKnurh ~ tnyr ASSAULTS III the 'anuse u1""'t
the ways aud hoa'!s Cnmin!ttne. T. Was ~
gtlufso u ~ t1peGteo Ihat HuGu ~ nlttek WoAA
~ fGsnntetl. ltr!!sio loniei tno insiiluliahs "
tho CnalFtnan. aMa ~ intltni!tn! tnat i woula nns