New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-13

There appears TO be o growing disposition to in
sert in the bill clause repeating the tax upon capi
tai aud deposits of ell BANKS strong pressure has
been brought TO bear upon Southern members IL
favor of such action by State and private banks
and IT was intmated to-day by Mr.. Carlisle and
Others that they might favor such proposition
Whether a reduction of the tax upon the clrcnla'
ton OF National banks be secured is more douoI-
full. Mr.. Chittcndens proposition to reduce tne .as
ODe-half of per cent nas found some friends
possible Hst Rs the &ouse Would to it, not
original proposition, but Us o Senate amendment.
Mr. Clittendens plan also includes the restriction
OF the coinage Of standard SILVER dollars 10
$1O0,0U0.O00. 1t will be practicable under Tue ats
rules OF the House to secure separate vote Oh each
of the three propositions outlined above.
THE FRIGHTENED DEMOCRATS.
FRANTIC EFFORTS To AVOID PUBLIC SfxPosURE
OF THE VIOLATIONS OF THE FRANKING PRIV
ILEGE.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO HE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON Jan. 1.-The Democratic party IN
the House Of Representatives. under the sagacious
leadership of Speaker Randall has a. last braced IT.
self up to meet the great questions invoVed
in the violations of the ranking law Nv
Democratic Senators and Representatives
during the late political campaign. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Randall having at last real
lied the absurdty of keeping in his possession an
unopened report of the head OF an executive depart
ment which had been sent to the House iii reply to
q resolution of that body privately requested Mr.
Blackburn to offer resolution asking the appoint
ment OF special committee to investigate the re-
port and all the facts relating tot This was done.
and the report. greatly to the relief of the Demo
crafts. was referred to the Special Committee with
out being read to the House.
1t is barely possible that the Democrats most
deeply interested hope that this action will ef-
fectually prevent the facts from becoming pubic.
In this they should be undeceived. Some OF them
complain that the report is an ex parte document,
and Others like Mr. s. S. Cox, declare that the sigma
lures purpOrting to be theirs are forgeres. This
last assertion is probably true. Some Of the pro-
ceedngs OF the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee were certainly queer. Some OF the young
gentlemen who were employed by the Democratic
Congressional Committee are very laxative about
the practices of those in authority over them and
their observations understood to form the sub
stance of some of the affidavits which accompany
the report of POstmast er-General Maynard.
1t is said that the report embodies also the CORE
spondence between Postmaster Anger and General
Duncan S. Walker, the secretary of the committee.
General Walker when his attention was called TO
the character of the printed matter which being
sent out under the franks of Congressman said that
it was almost impossible to prevent accidents" of
that kind where so many packages were
handled in day. His clerks say, on the
other hand, and swear to the statement
that by direction of those in authority they were
for long time engaged In putting up packages of
campaign printed matter, in which the two outside
pamphlets were parts of The Congressional
Record, while between these were placed fifty or
more assorted campaign screeds which were not
frankabe. A pOstal-card was addressed to every
person to whom such packages we're sent, request
hoff ha NJ ha pkan ha
knowledged. 1t is reported that the
postal authorities, when investigating the
matter in order to make reply TO the House
resolution, discovered some of these postal-cards
with the accompanying packages among the un-
claimed matter. A gentleman who has seen one of
was q pamphlet entitled deputy Marshals at
Elections. Congressional Record. May and June.
$780, Upon the other side was the Speech Of
Ion. David Davis, of Illinois, for the freedom OF
elections and against sectional strife" These were
the only frankabe papers in the package. The fol-
lowing among the titles of the documents which
were sandwiched between the two outside papers
Bright Record Of the Pat Black Record Of ,ae Poll |
Judge men by their votes; Garfield always votes to
g. 'loli ard the Credit MOBILIZE.
Furd-y Garfield. From The Progress OF August IA,
VIiai AMI wicked
Democratic economy versus Republican pr0fgacy.
speech of the Hon. b. M Boyer at Norristown, Penn
Tn Republicans III the Judges chair.
IS
qrcssomui R1grd. and the attempt to Track them
was clear violation of the law These clerks say
they told 10 select SHORT names like ). \. Cox,
p. Dunn. W. Call r Cook, to be used IN ranking,
because they could be written so much more
rapidly The clerks paid three different
prices for work, namely: forty-thrce sIxty-ve and
eighty cents o day. according to capacity One
clerk nj higher grade-"a Virginia gentleman,
sab was promised eighty dollars a month. He
worked month aud got forty dollars, which ex-
haustcd the treasury. 1t WAS oil hdPreceived.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
DEFEAT OF Mr.. HIsCoCK's AMENDMENT TO RETURN
TIE BOARD OF C0MMIssIoNERs-TnE BILL
RSs>rD IN THE HOUSE,
TELEGRAPH THE rRIBUyE.i
WASHINGTON. JAM l2.-The Republicans in the
House OF Representatives, under the leadership of
Mr. Hscock. made gallant fight yesterday against
The recommendation of the Committee to repeal
The laws which provide for Board of Indian Com
missioners aud define its duties. In this struggle
Mr.. Douut. of the Appropriations Committee. and
,evera ether Democrats joined with the Republicans.
The discussion a very earnest one in favor of
The retention of the Board. and it ought to have
prevailed but the other side. although it advanced
DO arguments worth mentioning, had majority of
he votes. Mr.. Hiscock made a strong speech in
avor of the Board, as did also General Hawley, Mr..
3lount. Mr.. Haskell and Mr.. Chittenden.
Mr. Haskell declared from personal knowledge |
hat If the Board had cost million dollars instead
4 100000 in the last ten years it would have |
'esn money we'll expended. Mr.. Chittenden re-
ated incident of bis business experience as an |
rGumcnt III favor of the continuance of the Board.
10 said that in the last year of President
Administration he determined to break
ID an Indian Ring" which controlled the purchase
4 q certain line of Indian goods IL it should
ost him $4,000 % do 90. He sent
s junior partner to Washington with
to offer the lowest possible bids
having done this he paid Congressman 81. 900 to
ct his attorney before the Interior Department,
4 which the Hon. Jacob Thompson was at that