The New York herald., 1869-01-16

antic cables without The .onsert OF Congress
Since the last day OF meeting a more decided con-
viction has obtained In the minds OF the commt'ee
that no constitutional consideration interferea IA
the question Of the right which State possesses to
grant leave 10 foreign company TO land telegrapa
cable on these shores. Along with being aeesRed
unwse and impolitic In a commercial sense 1t Is
also considered questionable as being safe political
doctrine to advance under the circumstances The
French company ask for no subsidies while at the
same time proposition is introduced to give eight
millions to establish telegraph cable across the
Pacific where Its benefits would fail to be appreciated
for many years to come
The Patent Once Stationery Contracts.
The report OF Secretary Browning regarding the
stationery contracts OF the Patent once was commu
ncated TO the Senate to-day. IL made very volu-
mnous but ceanly arranged document, every letter,
report and agreement bearing on these stationery
contracts, about which so much has been recently
said, being made to follow each other In regular
tabular form according to dates, beginning with the
earliest circumstances OF the case and bringing II
down like narrative to the latest. Taking the re-
port as a whole, the impression left upon ones
mind after the perusal would be that the stationery
contractors executed their contracts faithfully but
owing to defective system in the Interior Department
OF going outside the regular system OF purchasing
supplies OF stationery and laying In quantities Of
magnitude entirely TOO great for the wants OF the
Office These same contractors were Afforded an OPP
portunity OF making large and profitable bargains,
which they showed no disposition to reject. Insn-
uations are thrown out OF cousion between an
official in the Patent 0fflce and the contractors. or
one thing however, there hardly exists doubt,
that the system OF buying stationery at least for the
Patent ONCE is radically wrong and no matter who
the contractors are, unless honesty be failing with
them, "strong inducements will always present
themselves to make paying raid on the Treasury"
Treasury Rumor Authoritntively Denied.D
There is offcial authority for stating that all
ports to the effect that the Treasury has been
gagged in the negotiation OF any secret loans are ut
tery withuot foundation, and there has been no in
crease in the gold-bearing bonds, as has been re-
Gently asserted.
The Electoral Votes.
The electoral vote OF all the States except Nevada
have been received by the President OF the Senate
Personal.
General Longstreet had an interview with General
Grant to-day.
Lucy stone lectured here tonight on "Woman
Suffrage" to large audience. She was repeatedly
applauded. Senator Wilson presided.
The Mississippi Consfitufion-Additional Tes.
timony of General Gillem.
General Gillem was before the Reconstruction Com
the disturbances alleged to have taken place In the
seven counties Of Mississippi carried by the oppo-
nents OF the constitution. He testified substantially
that there was some disturbance there during the
election, but not enough to materially affect the
general result. He admitted that probably in some
cases the negroes remained away from the polls
through intimidation, but he did not think they
absented themselves in any considerable numbers
or that II they had all been present 1t would have
affected the election so as to secure majority in
that section OF the State for the constitution.
Colored Mems National Convention.
The Natioanl Convention Of Colored Men have
adopted measures with view to secure their OBJ
jects, and express their belief that in Grant and
Colfax they have two honest men, who viii exercise
their utmost influence. so far as they may con-
sistently, to place all American citizens, without
regard to their complexion on an equal political
basis.
Nominations Sent 10 the Senate.
The President to-day nominated to the Senate:-
William II. Ewing, TO be Postmaster at Seymour,
nd Rockey P. Carhart agent for the Indians Of the
Grand Ronde Agency. Oregon; VIM. H. Tiffany,
Assessor Of Internal Revenue for the Ninth
district OF New York, vice Homer Franklin,
to be removed; NJ. w. Reynolds, Asses
sor Of Internal Revenue for Kansas, vice
Thomas J. Steinberg, to be dismissed; Albert II.
" bIicu, Vi ftuusylVduld, Mulfdm kllLy MeSnerry,
OF Maryland, and Allan c. Kelton, OF Pennsylvania
to be second lieutenants in the marine corps;
Thomas J. Jones, to be postmaster ct Remington,
n. j. vice p A. Jones, rejected; J. B. Abbott post
master at Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Supreme Court.
The following motions were disposed OF in the
Supreme Court to-day
No. 199.-The Bark Grapeshot va. Walter Stein
Massehoes. Motion to dismiss argued.
No. 432-Aexander Mofiitt, plaintiff In error, vs.
Harmon et aL-In error to the Supreme Court OF
the District OF Columbia Docketed and dismissed.
No. 45-Helfensten VS.. Soutter ct dl.-Appeal from
the Circuit Court for the District OF Wisconsin Dis
missed under rule 49,
No. 49-United States VS. Standardization on
ofncial bond. Cause argued
No. 50-Roland vs. United Srates.-Petition on q
At stated term OF the court held on the first Mon
day OF December, In the year 1878, and continued
and held this 18th day OF January the year
1853, II appearing to the court that allotment OF
the Chief Justice and Associate Justices OF the court
among the circuits now existing by law Is required
that Is TO say the n circuit since the death OF Mr..
Justice Wayne, being without any Justice OF this
Court allotted thereto; now be it ordered by the
Court In pursuance OF the authority conferred and
imposed upon II by law, that new allotment OF
the Chief Justice and Associate Justices OF the court
10 say that the said Chief Justice and Associate Jus.
tces OF this court be- and continue to be, allotted
the circuits respectively heretofore ordered by
this court and that the Hon. Noah H. Swayne, Asso-
cate Justice OF this court be- and he hereby aot
ted to the said Fifth circuit In addition the Sixth
circuit to which he heretofore mas been, and now
and hereby is continued.