The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-08
Comparative Statement Of Government
Receipts and Expenditures.
Gerrit Smith as the Great Repub-
lican Paacemaker.
The New York Custom House
Nominations Confirmed.
Satisfaction Of the COlOrGd People Over the
Passage Of the XII Klux Bill.

The New York Custom House NOMINATIONS
Confirmed.
The Senate went into executive session ut half
past four O'Clock. No quorum was present and
at least thirty minutes elapsed before ono
could be obtained. The nominations OF Dar-
ling to be Appraiser of Merchandise and Lanln
Naval Oncer at the port OF New York were taken
up, when nearly an hour was spent in debate or
desultory character, ana what was said yesterday
was to some extent repeated by the same parties.
IL becoming apparent that the nominations would
be confirmed, several Of the Senators abstaned
from voting, among them Messrs. Cragin and Pat
terson, of New Hampshire; wilson and Sumner, of
Massachusetts, Fenton, or New York; Scott, OF
Pennsylvania; sherman, OF Ohio; Trumbul and
Logan, OF. Illinois. and Morton, OF Indiana.
The nominations were confirmed. 1t Is said
q few votes only were cast against Darling, and
that In Lanins case there was no division During
yesterday and to-day Senator Conkling circulated
among republican members OF the House from New
York for signature letter strongly recommend
ing the confirmation OF Lalin ana Darling, but OBJ
tanned the signatures OF only SIX OF them, or less
than one half OF those to whom 1t was presented
This letter it Is understood, was shown in the
Senate to-day by Mr.. ConKlng to numerous Sena
tors.
Senator Morton be Screnudcd.
The Indiana Republican State Assertion, with
other republican State associations. Will serenaie
Senator Morton at his lodgings at the National
Hotel tomorrow evening. 1t is expected that the
President and the members OF The Cabinet win be
present On this occasion senator Morton Will
make speech, which will be widely used for CAM
paign purposes in 1872.
A Pleasant Event ut the Capital --Ccored
Mems Gratitude Toward the Author of the
Ku Klux Bill.
The colored men are especially jnbiant over the
or orgor rho IN
mcnt and for other purposcs.n delegation Of
them called to-day upon Judge shelabarger in the
Speakers Of the House. for the purpose Of
graduating him. Among those present were Fred
erlck Douglass, Rev. Sella Martini and representa-
tives Long, Elliott, Turner and Wall-a colored
men. After some mutual congratulations Mr. Martin
said:-
MIR. SHELLABARGER-We come to you to-day rs the
representative our race IN the South to return 10
you thanks for the noble part you have taken
pushing this ku kux bill through. and to congratu-
trodiien Of the South AS loyalists we give you our
thanks; a3 Christians, we lift up our voices on high
congratulate the author OF this Dill upon its passage.
We had hoped 1t would nave been stronger, but as 1t
Is we hope 1t will prove equa To the emergency. We
therefore extend to you our heartfelt thanks for
your labor in the cause or justice.
Mr.. Martin concluded bv detailing some of the out
RACES perpetrated by the Ku Klux the loyal peo.
pie Of the South. Judge Sheabarger,i reply slid;
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN-You cannot real
lie how much this call has affected me. have
language which deem SUFFICIENT 10 venture upon 10
express myself. II this call had come from my own
race 1t would have affected me but little, but coming
as IL does from your race, 1t does affect me- AS |
look into your faces see the wrongs Of two hun
dred and fifty years, and In each countenance Il
tment of love and respect which fully rcpays any
feeble effort have made IN this matter. Again
thank you.
Frederick Douglass then stepped forward ana,
taking Judge Shcllabargcr by the hand. SAID
hoya T
have been permitted to live 10 see this day. ! can
say no IN ore now. Again thank you ten thousand
times
The delegation then retired.
Comparative Statement OF Government Re-
ceipts mud Expenditures for the Last Two
Ncars.
The following comparative statement of the net
receipts and expenditures OF the United States gov
eminent for the two years from March l, 1867, to
March l. 1869, and the two years from March 1869,
to March 1, 1871, has just been issued from the
Treasury Department.