The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-14

Mudd The President received their petitiOn ana IN
response merely remarked that ne would enclose 1t
to the Attorney General for consideration by that
| oficiaI. Attt ft
the suggestion or nomination OF Mr. A. 7. Stewart
for next Secretary Of the Treasury In the HERALD Of
the 9th instant u exciting considerable comment In
political circles here It is conceded that better
more popular selection could not be made. Mr..
Stewart certainly possesses every necessary qualih
cation for the position and II he should receive and
accept the call very general satisfaction w0uld be
given TO all classes except lobby drones; they would,
Of course, much prefer the present incumbent
Your correspondent has not INDUCED In the some
what oetentatious business Of making Cabinet for
President Grant; believing that obstinate man."
whether competent or not, would in his own time
undertake the work himself l do not therefore,
undertake to say who will who win not be invited
to the seats question. One thing Is, however GER
tain-the next Cabinet will not be composed Of
broken down politicians or disappointed candidates
for the Presidency. straightforward business men
Of unquestioned integrity and capacity win be &C.
lected and herein consists the great probability that
Mr.. Stewart win be chosen for the Treasury Depart
ment II may be thought impossible for him to leave
his present gigantic business to head an establish
ment bat little larger.
Affairs In Mississippi.
The Reconstruction Committee to-day resumed
the consideration q the mississippi question. They
examined Fleming Hodges, "a. Woriey Patterson,
Judge Fields ana Captain Fisher. General Gillem,
commanding the District OF Mississippi will be ex-
amined tomorrow.
The Virginia Rcconsfruction Committee.
the Conservative Virginia Convention met the
Judiciary Committee OF the Senate to-day. The
a
Virginia committee confined itself to pointing out
the objections as they appeared to them OF the pend
ing constitution. the Judiciary Committee requested
that these objections be reduced to writing for for
NAL action. The virginans seem confident OF effect
ing their object, which involves suffrage for the
c0l0red men and amnesty for the white men,
The Busteed InvestisaiIcn.
The Busted investigating Committee consumed
the day In examining two Witnesses Messrs. Hern-
don and McCruskey. The prosecution seems to have
exhausted its evidence against Busteed for the wit
nesses to-day wandered on to other subjects, and
their testimony related more to outside matters than
to the Busteed case
The Tariff ON Refined Sugars.
The Ways and Means Committee heard delega-
ton OF sugar dealers and renners from Boston, New
York and Philadelphia to-day in favor Of advance
Of half cent pound in the tarir on the higher
grades Of imported sugars. The delegation contend
that under the existing law the importers Of GER
tain Class Of foreign sugars enabled to underse
the manufacturers Of domestic sugars Of the same
grades They allege that an increase OF half cent
would enable them to compete with these foreign
importers in the home market The committee will
probably ofer an amendment to the Tariff bill now
in Committee Of the Whole, covering this case.
(, Tho Georgia Election Case.
the Committee on Elections had up the Georgia
Id to and rio
ana mis- papers before the Reconstruction Com
mttee. They afterwards took MP the New Mexico
contested election case, but came to no decision
thereon.
The Niagara ship Canal. &
There was considerable nuttering In the House
this afternoon when the subject Of the Niagara Ship
Canal came up, occaaoned By Mr.. Humphrey, OF
Bualo, ofYering substitute for the bill OF Mr. Van
Horn. The substitute provides for Q grant BY the
federal government Of s1o,ooo,ooo TO the State
for the purpose Of enlargine the Erie and
Oswego canals; the work TO be done by the State
ana after paying the canal debt Of the State and
refundlne the 9lQoOoooo. all tolls TO ne removed
beyond what are necessary to pay for superin-
tendence and repairs.
Brevet Fairly Wen.
Colonel q. A. Forsyth, who distinguished himself
in an Indian engagement in Kansas in September
last, has been Drevetted brlGader general for his
gallant CONDUCT on that occasion.
The PhfIadcDhia Navy Yard Frauds.
u h alleged that strong lobby n being organized
BY the engineer interest OF the navy to defeat
Kelley's bill allowing the President to appoint .
civilian to the position Of chief engineer and also to
smother the report OF the sub-naval committee on
the alleged frauds in the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Engineer Zcller and Messrs. Roach Co. have
asked and obtained leave to be represented by coun
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meeting Of the Committee yesterday d. w. Gooch,
ex-member OF the House from Massachu-
sets, appeared as counsel for Mr.. Zeller,
and W. E. Chandler for Messrs. Roach & Co. They
submitted some statements contradictory OF the
committees report relative to the purchase of tools
and machinery forthe Philadelphia Navy Yard, and
argued that the Board OF Engineers, who had pro-
nounced In favor OF Zeller's purchases, were more
competent to Judge than are q committee Of Con-
gressmen. They appear before the committee again
next Tuesday.
California and Oregon boundary.
The following letter has been received by the Con
missioner OF the General Land Onice:-
CALIFORNIA AMI OREGON BOUNDARY SURVEY
CAMP ON APPLICANTS CREEK. !
OREGON Dec. 90. 1868.
To Hon. JOSEPH s. WILSON, Commissioner OF the
SRI have the honor to inform you that have
surveyed and marked the boundary between OREGON
this vicinity. The weather for the past month has
been very unfavorable for field work. nv parry has
| been working through deep SHOWS for the past
twcnty-fve miles, through the Siskyon Mountains.
| The storm OF last week has compelled me to desist
from my labors, and further progress with the work
this season Is beyond human power. shall forward
In few days a more detailed and satisfactory ac-
count Of the work. Very respecsfuy, your obedIcnt
servant DANIEL q. MAJOR,
United States Astronomer and Surveyor.
| Sudden Death 1t the Capitol.
About three O'Clock this afternoon, while Mr. How.
ard was making legal argument on the Sue Mur-
ply claim, an old man in one OF the galleries.
who had been an attentive listener to the
| debate for several days, was observed to sink
| into his seat az II fainting Assistance being
procured he was carried out to the telegraph
room, adjoining the reporters gallery where he ex.
pIred few minutes afterwards. A ticket for book
| from the Congressional library was found In his