New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-11

ABLY, THE HOUSE RESOLVES TO ADJOURN on
JUNE 80.
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WAsuISGrON June 10-The Democrats In the
House to-day took another step In the scheme of
political trckery by which they hope to deceive the
voters Chairman Morrison rushed through the Way
and Means Committee concurrent resolution pro-
vidng for final adjournment of Congress on juno 3Os
and promptly adopted by the House This reso-
luton emanated from committee which has not oeen
able to bring forward single piece Of general legisA-
ton which could command the approval of House
Democratic by seyentyfye majority The only general
bill it did try to pass measure so mischevous IN
It's purposes that the House beheadcd It, For weeks
the committee has had under consideration hr.
Hewtts double -barreIled Tariff bill, which proposes 70
remedy the administrative defects In the present law
and also by semihoriz ontal scheme Of reduction 70
cut down tariff rates The first part of this bill s COM
mendable in purpose and in general terms 1t has tho
approval Of the officers whose duty 10 execute tho
tariff laws But it is precisely this part Of the measure
which fails excite the interest arouse TO Intelligent
action the Democratic members Of the Ways and Means
Committee The bill the order of business Tor To-
DAVIS session of the committee but it not touched
and the committee instead passed the adjournmens
resolution.
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
Another matter calling for prompt action Ia bill 10
give effect to the provisions of the Mexican Treaty 10
ia now nearly three months since the Senate ratified it.
Nothing was done regarding it until last week. when
subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee waA
at last appointed to draft suitable measure Ihe SUD
committee has not made its report yet Before u gets
to the full committee, from there to the House. thence
to the Senate and until has received he signature OF
the President, many weeks must eiapse' ms Deuio
Gratis parade themselves the friends OF measures 10
revive and extend American commerce, but In respecc
to this one they have exhibited the same neglect and
incapacty that have marked their course generally
10 from the WaVs and Means Committee 10 tno
other leading committee OF the House, that on Appro
pratons the work of the latter is found to be IN moss
unsatisfactory condition For months after the session
began the committee did next to nothing and then az
date later than before several OF the large appro
| pration bills were brought in hurried through the
| House and dumped almost simultaneously upon the
table of the Senate Committee on Appropriations
which had been sitting nearly six months with little or
nothing to do. Several of these bills had passed the
House In such shape that the Senate could not agres
to them without radical and important amendment
Tis was notably the case with the NAY al bill, in which
the House had provided for the completion OF war
vessels but had subbornly refused to grant money Tor
their armament when completed: As passed oy tns
House the Post Office bill would cripple that Important
branch of the public service. Both bills were promptly
passed by the Senate, with amedments to which tho
House refused to agree, and they were sent 70 CONFER
I ence committees
A MONTH OF IDLENEss
Nearly month has passed since the conferees on tho
Naval bill were appointed In regard TO that bill tho
| Disbursements between the House and Senate arc
radical and their settlement will involve much time
but the conterees have not yet held single meeting
For this delay the Democratic cOnfeTees OF the House
are solely responsible. Waldo Hutchlns, who Is tho
leading conferee the part tho House, has been
absent from Washington during the lest TWO weeks OK
| more and In his absence nothing could be done.
The House is engaged In the consideration OF the
River and Harbor bill, measure which aPpropristes
nearly s13 900 900, and which took the House COM
mittee moro than four months to prepare 1t Will De
sent the Senate probably tomorrow and referred 70
a committee which will need time to consider II.
THREE APPROPRIATION BILLS UNCoNsIDERED.
\ &C, ,ba bills remain TO be
considered by the House. and two Of them, the Fortf-
cations bill and the Sundry Civil bu still in tho
hands of subcommittee The General Deficiency bill
has been reported by the committee The Sundry Ciyi
bill contains important general legislation which VIII
be likely to provoke much discussion in both branches
of Congress Briefly summarized, the condition OF tho
general appropriation bills oT wniSI fa%s aHe b.
Fortihcaons and the Sundry Civil have not been re-
ported from the House Committee on Appropriations.
Cpon these Mr. Randall promises speedy action as iar
as his committee is concerned Whether he will be able
fulfil his promise in this regard seems rather dourr
h ha & SnSdrr C b cannot be reported to the
| House before next week Another 6lil' the Generai
Deficiency, awaits the action OF the House Two, the
Legislative and the Army, are now IN the hands OF tno
Senate Committee on Appropriations. Two, the PEN
sions and District of Columbia, have been passed oy
both houses but have not yet gone to 3 Inc conn
reported by the Senate Committee on ApProprlauons'
with an increase of about SsOOOOO, and most PROB
ably will be passed in that shape by the Senate Ihreo
| bills the Naval, the Indian and the Post Once, are In
the hands Of conference committees
DIsAGREEING on THE PoST-OFFiCE BILL.
The conference on the Post Office bill this morning
resulted in disagreement upon the proposition regu-
lang the compensation of railroads and those relating
10 letter carriers and postal clerks the conferees adj
herring to the position taken by their respective
houses The remaining differences were adjusted, the
| House c0nferees accedng to the Senate amendments
| in all the more important features. ~
| Only two bills the Agricultural and the Military
| Academy, have far become law. The general iui-
preston prevails that will be impossible for Congress
10 adjourn much before the latter part OF July Aside
from the appropriation bills there other important
measures on which il seems only desirable but alb
souely necessary that some action should De taken:
Foremost among these In importance is the Electorai
| Count BILL introduced by Mr.. Edmunds In the early
part of the session and passed by the Senate. Tho
necessity of having the matter settled before the
opening of heated campai aud before the JudSment
Of Congress is clouded by partisan rancor Is obvious
| RIDICULOUS DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENT.
There is of course probability thai the Senate will
aecede TO the preposterous amendment proposed in the
House by Mr. Eaton Its provisions, which gives each
member individually one vote in controvorted
point arises would turn the control of the count
TO the and convert the joint convention into
O ward meeting, where a bare majority would rule In
other words, o Republican Senator representing an
overwhelmingly Republican State would have as much
| voice and no more than Democratic Congressman
elected perhaps by majority Of ten votes
THE STAR ROUTE SCANDALS.
| A MICHIGAN ATTORNEY MAKES CHARGES AGAINST
W. A. COOK.
| WASHINGTON, June 10.-Charles ID. Colman,
an attorney OF Plymouth MIch in testimony given be-
fore the committee investigating the Star Route trials,
counsel in prosecution. accepted several hundred
OF DR.. (olgroye Star