The New York herald., 1869-02-24

that the WaahtfA and other hands q Indians OOateo
by Colonel Lesvenworth along Eureka valley, IN
the Kiows and Comsnche country are doing very
wen. Ihsy orderly ana uactabe. and he thinksf
the government would do something for them there
would be no more trouble with them in the future
General Hazen earnestly urges the transfer Of the
Indian Bureau to the War Department
The Rates for Messages Under the Proposed
Postal Telegraph System.
A. some Misunderstanding exists In regard to the
rates for press messages under the proposed postal
telegraph system the following statement Of the pro-
visions OF the bill win be Of interest It provides that
bids shall be received for the lowest rates for each
and every 500 miles Of transmission:-
Frst-For single messages Of not less than 500
words and yearly messages Of the average daily
length OF 500 words, when transmitted by day and
when by night 1t IL expected that the yearly rates
win be nxed 1t two dollars ana fty cents Tor night
messages and three dollars and seventy cents for
day messages, averaging 500 words.
iSecond-For messages exclusively for the press,
when transmitted by day and when by night
Thfrd-For the exclusive use Of one or wires,
by night for term not less than three months.
This provision relates particularly to press business
between washington and the large cties while Con-
gress Is in session; to the daily news transmitted
from New York to the large cities. and to news from
the capitals Of the several States to one or more
pOlut1 Wulto bu6lr Legislatures arc III 5osbiOus
The press can hire one more wires from here to
New York, Cincinnati Chicago or Boston, at . liked
rental on the cost and depreciation This cost
for the company incorporated by the bill IL limited
TO $500 for each mile Of wire, and the profits
to ten per cent year on this sum- The operators
be furnished by the PRESS or by the company at
the actual cost At small places drop messages can be
taken on at nxed rates by the company. BY this ar
rangement single operator can transmit ten or
twelve thousand words each night ar the same ex-
pense as for less number Of words, and at very
moderate expense ~ compared with the present
cost.
These rates fixed by law viii be known TO all, and
cannot be raised BY the win of single corporation
To these rates i've cents will be added for postage,
but when copies are dropped on or repeated at diff
ferent of1ces but one postage will be required.
The opponents Of the system, finding 1t cannot be
defeated, striving TO have that portion Of the bill
incorporating the postal company struck ont In
tending, presume II successful, to strike out the
clause by which limit is 1xed upon the rates. The
bill provides that no bid shall be received in which
the rate for messages Of twenty words exceeds
twenty cents for each 500 miles they transmitted.
1t u understood that the Senate Committee are
unanimous in favoring the bill, and will retain both
Of these provisions.
Subdivisiou Of the State Of Texas.
General Reynolds was before the Reconstruction
Committee to-day relative to the proposition to
divide the State OF Texas into several States.
The general gave II as his opinion that such
would not be wise, especially ON account OF the
sparsity Of the population. He referred the commit
tee to his report on file In the War Department for
his opinion az to the political condition OF the people
OF Texas.
Convictions for Frauds ON tho Revenue and
Pardons by the President.
On the nth Of February the Senate passed reso-
luton directing the Attorney General to furnish for
the information Of that body list Of persons con-
victed for violating the Revenue laws and for
terfetinR stating the length Of their sentences to
imprisonment, the amount Of fine in each case and
the names Of the persons who have been pardoned
by the President and when such pard0ns were
granted. The Attorney General has replied, begging
leave attention OF Senate to the scope
OF the resolution In order that he may be assured
whether its present publication was in
tended, or whether it, object was limited
to information upon the subject OF the reso-
luton within the present term Of the President.
He says the nrst branch OF the resolution
would include all convictions from the time the Ju-
dietary OF the United States went into operation
till now; the second during the whole existence OF
the Presidential once, although 1t might have been
intended only to apply to the present Presidential
term. Therefore ne had not felt at liberty to
determine what meaning was intended by
the Senate. he says the Attorney Generals
once contains no record OF conviction except
those In the various courts OF the United States In
which the convictions have been had, audes to the
fact that list Of convictions for counerfeIting from
March T. 1895, to February, 1865, has already been
printed in public documents.
An Insight into the Blaisdell. MesusOre Suits
Reason or Delay In the Trials.
In compliance with . senate resolution Attorney
General Evarts to day sent communication to that
pedy In which he says that on the I'd OF November,
1885, he gave directions 70 the Attorney for the
Southern district OF New York that the indictments
against Alvah Blasdell and against Daniel Mesmore
and others should not be brought for trial with
out further direction from him. and that on the 2lst
day OF the same month he instructed Mr.. Courtney
that the public considerations which had induced
him to give the above directions no longer requiring
q delay IN those prosecutions, ne was directed
to proceed with them in the course OF the
administration OF justice. Mr.. Evarts says
The proceedings referred to in my letters were for
frauds upon the internal revenue, a. then under
stood and sti understand. Inc reason Tor t1s sns
prosecutions grew entirely out OF what regarded
an imperative oicial duty IN the proper conduct OF
complaint then presented to the President OF the
United States OF the commission OF crime and mis-
conduct in once on the part Of District Attorney
Southern district Of New York, for the purpose OF
obtaining the exercise OF the Presidents authority
under and in conformity to the provt.
sions Of the second section OF the act Of
March 2, 1851, commonly known a. the Tenure
or civil once act. The complaint was presented
by gentleman OF distinguished public and profess
sonal position In the city OF New York-Hon VIII
liam Fullerton, late Justice Of the supreme Court
OF tho state Of New York-and was supported BY
sundry dispositions and certificates imputtng IN
grant ocia misconduct g well - violations OF the
criminal law, and manifestly calling for the
removal OF both these of1cers under the pro-
visions Of the Tenure Of Civil once oct
above referred to. Upon an examination,
at the request Of the President, q the
conference with him, Of these papers, and hearing
ate removal OF the ofhcers, 70 the conclusion
ana 20 advised the President, that just discharge
Of the responsibilities imposed BY these provisions
Of the act In question would not permit % grave
step a. the removal Of important public ON.
GERS and the accusation OF them before the
Senate OF crime or misconduct In once upon
an ex pdrfe exhibition OF charges against them,