New-York tribune., 1870-12-02

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rAIp TO sOLDIErs AND THEIR HEIRS.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUYRl
wAsHISGToS, Thursday, Dec. 1, 1870
Senator Sherman arrived here to-day. He does not
think il astonishing that 20 few Congressman have ar
rived and save that there will be little business trans
acted In Congress before the holidays Referring to the
prospect OF very busy session he ays he sees no rea
son uhv the approaching meeting should be unusually
lusv OF imporant that the subject OF the finances
no legislation needed, all financial matters relating
10 the Government are prosperous ana heathu anu ou
for the fact that paying too mnch interest," 'io
could he no 10 complain. On the SUBJECT Vi oio
Funding law he says that the war In Europe mas pre-
vented the Of that measure because some oi 'o
most powerful nations abroad raising money at
higher rate Of interest than propose to pay ana tha
We cannot hope 10 float loan at four and f0urahha-
half per cent when there h such demand Tor capal III
Europe. He does not think legislation can belp Tue
matter but he believes that the Law will remain in0pera-
tive until money is more plenty. On the subject oi
Revenue Reform" he says that We are all revenue
eoTmcr hut that the only trouble Is for two persons 10
agree upon what would ne reform. He has no ldea
who will be Minister to England, nor Commissioner OF
internal Revenue lie has information IA to whether
Gen. schenek has been offered the 6rsnamed office or
not Gen. sohenck himself who arrived yesterday, de
cines say ANYTHING on the subject and says the
papers know more about the subject than he does.
COL Parsons, Marshal o the Supreme Court who
set few days ago. He says that the ChefJustice Is
sti improving in health but that it is doubtful that he
will take his seat uB the Bench In February. Judge
Chase very cheerful and hopeful and believes that he
will he able lii duties AT that time, hut his
ply siciaus counsel q longer delay.
A prominent Government officer who has just re
trncG from Arian.a where he spent weeks, says
that there l. doubt of tie reelection Of Senator Me
Donald 10y tie Legislature h January. He says that
GOV Cayton j. making -crdrar, noris for his own
election but tlai n,, i,i ruNa The friends Of
MtDouad are Confident.
Tie following figures fro iir otn, al records viii give
como dra Of the amount oi uoney which the Govern
urut s dovotiLr to invalid soldiers aud the heirs al
iIoS who died in tho service. There paid on ar-
count of pay aEG Bounty dmiHg tie past year to tie
h,irs i .d,rr 81 40 to ne account Of the national
a,,luu 81 700 ';c: a. The account ~ the Soldiers Home
~ this cty sei.s2.; to invalid p,n>"her, sS9475 ana
10 widows SIgI4.sN; maxim" total Of S3'"'of"'
These Suns do not include the amount, reaching over a
million Goars paid or the account of artificial limbs
II seem, that the uarii-u> ofeNGov Vance, senator
elect nun. North Carolina are somewhat nervous over
tie fact that ibey have e,c:e man who>r dl'alli'S
,or rartiratnr u tie Rebellion have never been re-
tr,y,d some o fl, lave already takrn STEP to modify
III, ,,ttmcut W. 3D. they feel must Nist among lapub-
lrau s,uator,, aud NicrPrcsd'nt 'oiaN and DINERS
have received Ic,c. asking al ~ seeming the a"ins-
siun oi the new Scu9t"r
r.. Ilou. G. &. Bowen, Who "r.Ncd Dor" liS evening
cI,ius hat hr Las ilc strongest of contested
election ever brought before any Congress. His repre-
stntos whrl - rour-c to be- taken with The al
l,v,uce due to the I no urrt> ~ deeply Interested
p,ry and an o.; op,lt g. regular r. Tu''n>, ere sub
stantialy ~ follow:
H. .ays that TIC W 80 ,',cor '.ud- % N'w-York are
not to hc compared with those P,rpc'rcd n every part
f soutl Carolina The state Election law, which was en-
acted last Marrh, affords every facility To dlshones'
Manager and Sporvisor Of Election BY its provisions
she Governor il directed to appoint In each county
SupcTvi.or OF Elections, who, IN turn appoints 't'e
MaIacert In each each election precinct Atrr t poI'
,e closed Tie Manager allowed to have The custody
al tie lalioj-lrX,s Tor three days, al thc ehu ol
which time thy must make r-tmn. IL
many cases il South Carolina, The Managers o
TIecnop wcre candidates for IN" Legislature or l'i
ccnfty oa..es and could, thcr, fore. during TIE
tlrt. DAYS that the ballots were r th'ir possession
iz them "a sut themselves Mr.. Bowen SAYS That ht
can prove that man! precincts the ballots cast bS tht
pcorie were taken from TIC boxes 10y the anagers ana
others substituted for them before the count was mad'
and mat when il wac found that even then thcil
oupouruts would not Le defeated, they scratched The
names Of the latter from tho ballots other districts, and
substituted tlus a. heir candidates. The only place
in south Carolina where Az honest election was hrld "i
Charleston aud there lco place under the p"'lsio
~ .be new Vut.G States Election Law. ia 1865, Mr.
kovtu's majority iu Charleston was about 1,tw lh'
wear II was more tau 500 aud yet. 20 great were t'
r,ud, m The country that he "countrd ont" II'
estimates his rrhtuI majority at about loOM H'thlnh
tl Republican majority iu tie state i about Soor Tho
tuaiory rciuru,G i, ahout :GHOO The people "f Soutl
Carcln az. very nd gut that they have no redress
and Nj Bowen douht, Il the state Will 20 Republican al
she u lt ooctou Nj. Bowen tlinl~ that the Sen"i"ra
rae H. slmtl Carolina y narrowed Gown tn contest DE
rre,r the pIos,u suator. TtouaS J. Robertson, an'
I;d., Moo, lat IS cll 20 s.A wLo-' cli.he' are The
| beet.
IN, ac,crrts e. las, rirl Revenue Coilect"rs with ih'
I.,,uu G,r have pit,Dts {" the present Adniinstrh
t,,u t4eu aIIowo! to remain for months aud IN many
case. for oars unsettled. The aNiiSts which they H.
ceiye monthly from the assessors often contain el"
! which must he adjusted 10y the Commissioner, an'
charges against msolyent persons and companies "heI
,.nnot "a, coIr,trd Until these matters are examined
here and decisions rendered tn accounts oi the N"l
I,c,or. must remain open. Some of le>e arotnts had
, e,u balanced since l2 and none of them for more
,tar 81 wear Under the present Administration an o
the.. old accounts have teen sPuaf'dnI ana b"h' '
! uow more than u few months behind
| The Mexican Claims Commission has y'i ah"Ih'r 'h
IN which to complete it, duties"i adndrailhg th''a'h
~ ma, citizens of Mexico against the United states, aud
NJ our citizens against MeNin Prom fls best lhioi
ton 20 le obtained. It is probable that the t"ai ''ho"h
90 the claims on either side will about equal tho> oI
| me other The Hon Caleb Cushing, Attorney I"r u'
| Mexican Government, expresses the oihoh th'N ui'
terms Of the Convention ART open to dHer,1 cohsuuo
,iops ON the point Of the responsibility al the deoto
Govenmept If there should he an excess on elthe sac
10, tl.e amount Of that II has heretofore p'Ei
hel,eed that under those terms The debtor "ouid DC
compeled IA pay TO the ercditn Government lll7'a'
mens of $9oOCoO year in eoh until the accounts a,'
finally settled but he thinks thai ity are hot
,uli,R 10 warrant that assumption lie II hso "i tn'
iniou that a careful adjudication Of all tir~ claims en-
tered throwing out the Woodlouse registered bona ac
count ~ hch he denounees fraudnen VIII result III
| n credit IN favor Of Mexico.
In 1857 Congress appropriated $4,000 for m'd+is for
nrivate soldiers who distinguished themselves ny lhdl
ydua a4s of conspicuous bravery IN oa'te arips 'he
- In Iseg the act was amended so n 10 include off
- ouauv meritorous Unt few days ago but
fopr medals had been given 20 officers. The ffth was