The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-05

hons Of dollars 10 BIO made up For thS sum ceruncaeH
Of indebtedness have been issued by tho Postmaster
General To contractors and others who have performed
postal service and these certificates have been in the
ket and have sold high eighty Congress will BIO call
Cd upon to redeem the and probably to allow interest
on them; and it said that strong lobby power Is being
formed in Washington 70 press the question Of interest
This subject will be Of the earliest matters TO engage
lhe attention Of Congress.
THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE.
me abolition Of the much abused frankng privilege
collateral, and by unimportant branch Of the
same subject The Postmaster General has been collect
ing statistics for months past in regard 70 the Of
which the Department deprived by the use Of the frank
ing privilege and win communicate the results to
Congress. will probably appear that the Department
deprived Of at least eourth Of it's legitimate revenues
By the enormous abuse Of this prncple while 1t - equal
manifest that threefourths Of the public printing and
Of the speaking for Buncombe" would be cut Of il Sc
nstors and members were only honest enough to pay
heir own postage The abolition of the privilege would
save the Treasuary at least Eve millions year.
n addition TO the economy effected by this reform Con-
gess ought also to abolish all free exchanges of newspa
psrs The plea Of necessity formerly offered in defence
q this privilege longer holds good. the telegraph
low supplies all the important matter which TO be
cleaned from these exchanges The newspaper business
b like every other and ought 10 be made to pay its
hostages.
OCEAN NAIL sTEAMsHIPs.
Congress viii be required 10 place mail steam
ship service much better footing than il now occu
PIES and the earlier il turns its attention to that subject
the better for the honor and interests OF the United States
NEW STATES AND TERRITORIES.
Both Kansas and Nebraska will probably apply for ad-
mission into the Union a. States The people Of the for
stituron formed for them at Wyandot last
summer and although the direction contained
h what is known the English Compromise bill, in re-
gard having Of the Territory taken not
yet been followed application for admission as State
will certainly be made At the approaching session.
ExSecretary Stanton and several other prominent poll
tcians Of Kansas have arrived in Washington II is un
Aerstood that H their intention to press upon Congress
the early consideration Of the wyandot constitution with
view to being at admitted into the Union as State
They claim to have population Of 100000 persons and
% not anticipate any difficulty in being admitted This
win add vote to the republicans in the House and two
n the Senate-not sufficient have any political effect in
changing the complexion Of parties in either house. The
country s heartily sick of Kansas with its "border ruff
fanism and popular sovereignty" humbug, and will be
glad to let it sink into its proper nsgnHcance
The people Of Nebraska also represented by poll
tcans as being very anxious to have that Territory ad
ntted as State. The Democratic Territorial Convention
some months ago adopted the following resolution
Resolved, That by virtue Of the provisions Of the treaty
Of 1903 for the purchase Of louisiana and by the prov
sons Of the federal constitution the "nhabitants Of
this Territory have the right to demand admission the
Uni0n Of right and in favor Of such admission
sovereign State with such boundaries the people
may prescribe " as soon possibe''-and we believe
that time has now arrived.
The applications Of both Territories will probably be
he-although it admitted fact that neither Of them
possesses the requisite population. Utah may also apply
for admission State, under the constitution formed
three or four years ago.
There are BESIDES schemes for the organization Of half
dozen Terroriesof Arizona, of Dacotah Of Jeer-
son, Of Nevada, of Neosho, Of Superior Onanagon,
and of Southern California. Arizona is be composed
ofthe Gadsden Purchase and slice of New Nexco d.
coah of the western section OF Minnesota Jefferson Of the
Pixies Peak gold fields and adjacent country Nevada Of
the southwest part Of Utah Neosho Of the country lying
south Of Kansas and of Arkansas including the
lands of the Chocaws Cherokces and other Indians and
Superior Of the great copper mining region between lakes
Michigan and Superior. The House Committee on Ter
rtores reported last session bills for the organization
Of the three first Territories House showed
that heartily sick and tired Of Territorial difficult
ties and that il did desire TO create ones. The
on the table by of 12l TO TO- that for Dacotah by
q vote cf 1877 TO So; and that for Jefferson with
out a division at all. Nevertheless, the settlers
in these three Territories have gone through the forms
setting up governments for themselves, have elected
Governors Judges and Legislatures and have sent dele
gates to Washington to attend to their interests; Arizona
sends Lieutenant Mowry, and Dacotah ]. p Kidder. II
Is therefore very likely that strong effort will be ma d
n the approaching have regular Territorial gov
crnments organized TOR all these Territories.
OLD SOLDIERS PENSION BILL.
not unlikely that the bill granting pensions to the
officers and soldiers OF the with Great Britain Of 1872
and TO those engaged in Indian during tha
period, will be revived this session, no.withstand
ing the decided goby which the Senate CAV,
last session. The Tennessee members, ant
more especially Mr.. Savage, the chief managers
OF the bill But Mr. Savage has since been left at home
by his constituents. The Commissioner Of Pensions, in
statement the Senate gave the following estimate Of thu
cost Of such He estimated that there
1902 surviving soldiers and 1886 widowsn all, 62
persona who would be entitled under the BILL pensions
Of 500 per annum, making 81 74s 1885, that there wer
24s71 surviving soldiers and b1sl widows-n ALL O5
persons who would be entitled to SIS per annu making
S22539O and that there were 62,779 survivin,
soldiers and 1900 widows-in all, 1888 persons
who would be entitled TO $50 per annnm
making OO0the total Of these three classes Of pen
sions amounting to the annual OF 795 0Ss To th
was to added the amount of back pensions from thu
lh Of March, 1s67-$15 sol 4o4-and the additional pen
sons those wounded in SERVICE making the total
for the first year The whole amour. involv
ed in the bl-averaging years the term Of lie
all it's beneHcaries-wase estimated at S103 3f2 284 Not
wthstanding these figures the House passed bill th
d Of December bya vote Of 100 to a. but the Senate
AFTER listening TO the statement Of the Commissioner
Pensions laid aside the bill and gave further consde
ration Itmay be revived but it does not stand mucl
chance Of success.
THE CLAYToN.BULwER TREATY.
Senator Clngman, Of North Carolina, endeavored, a
the last two sessions action taken regard to ab
rogang certain spuations Of the Clayton Bulwcr treaty
and introduced resolutions declaring that that treaty
tanned stipulaons that in direct hostility to the che
rshed policy and future welfare of the United States tina