New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-06
GENERAL WASHlNGTONNEWS
TOPICS OF NATIONAL INTEREST.


FAVORABLE COMMENT ON THE TARIFF LAw-cRIr
ICIsM UPON THE LATE sPEARER-sENAIoN VA
WICK AND THE DEPARTMENT OF Josii0r-
MISCELLANEOUS
The new Tariff act is not viewed with sucI
hostility by Democratic Congressman as was
the bill before it became law. lRiBoNh
correspondent furnishes the comments oi een
eral of them and states that there Is less 'sih
of making a new tariff law at the next session
of Congress. The action of Mr. heiier III
removing Mr.. Tyson, stenographer "hose
pla,e was wanted for the Speakers nephew
excites much unfavOrable criticism. Ihere
appears to be an issue of veracity between
Mr.. Keifer and Mr. Burrows. Senator van
Wyck makes light of the charge that bis
structures upon the extravagant management
of the Department of Justice are evidence OF
sympathy with the defendants in the star
Route trial. Mr.. Gilfllan, Treasurer OF the
United States, resigned that office yesterday.
AFTER THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS-
OPINIONS RESPECTING ITS WORCESTERSHIRE
TIvEs ON THE TARIFF ACT. :.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, March 5.--The legislative halls,
Offices and committee rooms of the National Capitoi
always present dreary and melancholy appearance CO
ON the day after the final adjournment OF Con-
gress This was peculiarly marked to-day. how
ever. When the Speakers gavel fell at noon
Yesterday. denoting the expiration of the XLVIIth
Congress it sounded the political death-knell OF an
unusually large number of statesmen. few OF
them revisited the scene of their former greatness
to-day picking up the odds and ends of their ohcial
perauiIes and giving directions about the sending
off of the remainder of their snare OF
free garden seeds and public documents
In the offices of the Sergeant-at-Arms and Sta
tionery clerk there great activity. as the ac-
counts with the late Representatives were being ad-
justed aui closed-a majority of them not TO DO
opened for the next two years. If ever. In all the
other offices and in some of the commlttee-rooms.
n show of work was made, but everybody still
wore an air of fatigue.
ATALK WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE
Clerk Mcpherson was at his desk, usual and
remarked that in his long experience the end of
Congress never found the current official work In
such complete and satisfactory shape as now. Re
merpbering that Mr. Mcpherson served as a
Representative from 1859 to 1868, and that he has
been Clerk of the House during seven Congresses
since that period, tribune correspondent asked:
"How does the work of the XLVllth Congress
compare with that of it's predecessors within your
experience and observation
81 think it is fully equal to any of
them." was the reply. "In the number
and importance of general pnblic measures en-
acted it exceeded any Congress for long period.
The great measures which came before Congress In
the years after the war were few IN number, COM
parative.y and were mostly of political nature"
Mr. Carson, the clerk of the Ways and Means
Committee, whose intelligent and industrious labors
in the preparation and classification of material did
much to Tighten the work of the commi tee and of
REPRESENTATIVES gen sraily; IN respectto tariff egis-
lation. was found engaged in arranging and bling
away for future reference the multitude of petit
tons memorials, arguments, letters and other docu-
mems praying for reduction of the duty on this or
that article, or protesting against any reduction:
One petition asking for reduction or abolition of
the duty sugar, was signed by $4,000 persons III
New-England.
WHAT CoNGREssMES THINK OF THE TARIFF ACT.
Among the Representatives at the Capitol
to-day were General Bragg General Rosecrans, Mr.
Robertson and General Robinson, of Ohio. All the
talk among them and other COngre ssmen about the
session and it's results turned upon the new TarlH
law and its probable effect upon the interests which
they severally represent and upon business gen.
orally. The tone of comment was extremely favor
able. even among Democrats. General bragg' VINO
trains with the freetraders. SAID he Thought that
the effect Of the law would be such rs to make
great hnbbub in some parts of the country. lie did
not anticipate, ho Heyer. tnat the QUERY Oh IHe
on raw wool would produce any panic among
them or depressing effect on wool productions.
canse he feared such result, was not IN the same
cheerful aud hopeful frame OF mind, but he re-
marked that, after long tax with repfesentha-
tIves of the wOollen manufacturers last night, he
had come to the conclusion that they would not be
likely to take auy steps which would result IN
breaking down the interests Of wool-producers In
the United States.
MIR. Robertson, who is revenue tariff man after
the school of Mr. Morrison, SAID: " think that
the country will be well satisfied with the new law,
and do not believe that the Democrats will lind 1T
either profitable or expedient to renew the tariff
agitation in the next Congress, as some OF them
have threatened to do AS for sugar interests IN
Louisiana, the new law is vast improve
ment in several respects, and believe wi afford
sugar-producers adequate protection anu a. the
same time, 10 large extent, break up the adul-
teraton of sugars winch is so largely practised by
our refners." .
ne said the law carefully guards the interests
of the P4cihc States in which he naturally eels the
deepest personal interest. lie, however wants q
tariff law enacted which shall, with due regard
to the interests Of the consumer and also to the
growth of population aud the business OF the coun-
try permit gradual reduction OF the tarln Dy
6xed percentage each year, keeping always IN view
the probable demands Of the Treasury
There Is not so much taIk appaIently ~, as t InsIe
ting the new tariff at the next session of Congress-
II is significant that since the law was approved;
Carlisle stock in the next Speakershipi Is not quoted
SO high as IL was, while Randall stock appears TO
be advancing.
KEIFER's CARE FOR HIS RELATIVES.
uNFAyoRABLE COMMENT UPON THE REMOVAL OF
MR.. TYSON HIS PROFANE REMARKS TO COR
RESPONDENT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
WAsHINGToN, March 5.-The removal of one OF
the official stenographers of the House, Mr.. Tyson,
yesterday, by Speaker Keifer, in order to make
better place for his nephew, excited much uniavor-
able comment to-day, and several Representatives,
and Others with statistical turn of mind began
TO figure up the amounts paid to Mr. Kefer and his
relatives in the last two years. 1t appears that On
June /, SS2, he appointed his son private secre-
tary TO the Speaker an office worth 81 500 a year.
When he was elected Speaker General Keifer ap-
nointed one of his nephews, Mr.. Gaines,