The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-10

NEW 4OI
amt the true safcty OF representative institutions
lies His naturalization bill will 10 away with fraud
and give the honest foreigner the chance that
tho dishonest one now enjoys.
Public Debt istatemeuf. s
The statement OF the public debt for the month OF
November viii be publisned tomorrow. The state
ment has been prepared and ready for issue for the
past three or four days, but was withheld by the
Secretary until MA annual report should be pub
lished. tH
Arbitration between Spain and Chile.
The Departments Of state nas informal advces that
Chile Is well a. all the other south American re-
pubiics, and SPAN now accept thepan Of = conven-
ton Of plenipotenttarcs At Washington - proposed
by this government for the restoration OF peace
the Pacific coast aea 7
Frecdmen's Bureaus Investigation.
The Secretary OF War sent to the House to-day .
letter enclosing communication from General
Howard, OF the Freedmen's Bureau, asking for the
appointment OF committee TO investig ate the adj
ministration Of the anairs Of the bureau. Howard
feels greatly aggrieved ct the attacks which have
been made upon his management OF the bureau In
the newspapers. His chief object In asking this in
vestigati0n ia to meet certain charges brought
against him by General II. v. Boynton. The mat
ter has been referred the Committee Freedmens
Affairs, and the understanding Is that q sub-com-
mittee Of THAT committee viii be directed to make
the investigation.
Standing Committees Of the Senate.
The committee appointed to reorganize the stand
ing committees or the Senate for the present session
got through with their WORT this evening, but as
each one pledged himself to say nothing about who
was put on or who was put OF any particular CON-
mittee until the report is made TO the Senate to
morrow at noon, the arrangements cannot be ascer-
tanned.
Assistant Doorlkeepcr Of the House.
John Boyd, OF Iowa. has received the appointment
OF Assistant Do0rkeeper Of the House. In place OF o.
s. Buxton, recently elected Doorkeeper.
The Union Pacific Railroad.
Special Commissioner Barnes has addressed Che
following letter to Hon. o. II. Browning, Secretary
Of the INTERIOR
SR-In the report Of the special commissioners APP
pointed to examine the Union Pacific Railroad 1t Will
be noticed have omitted to take into account the
amounts expended by the company or appropriated
for construction, material, rolling stock, station
houses. &c, which were at the tifne OF making our
IN uansitu or contracted for, our instructions not
appearing to contemplate such Investigations. 1t
necessarily involve gradual expenditures which
true regard for economy will extend over o number
OF years after the road Is opened, while some Of
them are contingent upon prospective amount Of
traffic. which Is entirely matter OF judgment, and
In relation to which actual results only can
TO state that for my own part did not intend the
improvements, to which the report alluded, should
me NJ TO mat na the
ment by withholding any large proportion OF its
promised assistance. The work already completed.
opinion, an ample security for the improvements
suggested by your commissioners, well a. for the
and ft would be to me matter OF grave regret That
should be considered as having gwen authority by
asserting to the resort to any measures on be-
half OF the government which VIII retard the early
completion OF this national work. sat
am win great respect your oDedent servant,
Special Commissioner Union Pacific Railroad.
The Ohio River Disastcr-isscapc Of y Ken
K. rucky Member.
Fears we're entertained that Jacob g. Golladay
member Of Congress from the Third district OF Ken
lucky was lost by the late disaster the Ohio river
but letters have been received from him stating that
he was the steamboat America at the time the
collision occurred, though he escaped injury and
suffered nothing worse than the loss OF his baggage
Supervisors Appointed.
General Thomas i. Young, Of Cincinnati, has been
Nominated Supervisor OF the Southern district OF
Ohio. lie Is now Recorder Of Cincinnati, an ONCE
which ID worth $4,000 per year.
Secretary NcCuloch has appointed IRA M. Harrison
Supervisor for New Jersey.
Henry CaPp, Jrs has been appointed Assistant
Assessor Of Internal Revenue for the sixth District
OF New York
s4 Supreme Court PrOceedings.
The Supreme Court was to-day further engaged In
the hearing Of the legal tender Messrs Potter
and Townsend concluded their arguments.
MI. Evarts. commenced the concluding argument,
which is made on the part Of the government He
will probably finish 1t tomorrow.
The court ordered the New York tai cases to be
argued on Monday next or to await the regular call
Of the docket.