The New York herald., 1871-02-05

IT. however, claimed he memorial referred TO- tho
70 that right sn be-
established in the courts without further legislation.
eSsss sg b as IN va. all hs hs Se
argued against the enfranchsement Of the negro2
u Mr. hnghman made his pronllssory note and at
us maturity assured It's holder that he could pay it,
that ne ought 10 pay it, but he would stand law
suit before he dld, what would people think OF Mr..
strven to place, and so far as his report extends,
sas placed the me majesty majesty Of the general gov,
silence of the dead in our national
cemeterles-a silence more eloquent than
any language gsr ever listened to in Congressional
cAised race clothed with the attribute Of citizenshp
the unveiled triumph Of the principle ana progress
poweress to influence nim to right the moment he
finds no negro. The time win come when the Bit
terest reflection Mr.. Bingham will ever have win be
the memory OF this report; but the report itself will
aid the triumph Of the cause for ts manifest inc0n-
sruss WIZ range all 1hpFas oFoR4 Rep g aSa9i5
The above Is nothing TO what Bingham may ex-
pect on Monday, when Mrs. Woodruff expects to be
allowed address the House In person on behalf Of
women's rights
Nominations by the President.
The President sent to the Senate the following
nominations to-day
Alexander Riyes. District Judge Of the United
Il. Hughes, United States Attorney for the Western
District OF Virginia; A. 8. Gray United States Mar
osIsasters-Robert A. Cameron, Greeley, Colo
rado; II. NJ. orahood, Black Hawk, COL; John 3.
Clemmer, Salem, OHIO; Ii. W. Fleetwood, 81. Johns
burg, W.T. j. Il. 0ulin, Laconia N. III. IL. H. Helper,
Salisbury, \. O.; EDWIN H. Brink, Wilmington, N
O.. Ira Godfrey. Lima, NJ Y; j. J. Sykes Grass Val
Gates, Ltchneld, Conn; slas NJ. Norton. BRISTOL,
Conn; ]. NJ. Turnbul Monmouth, H.; j. K. Young,
Camden, Ark. A. I. spencer. Pine Blun Ark; John
s. Fay, Marlborough, Wis.,; Edwin Shaw, Fan
River, Mass; Josiah Rcket, Worcester, Mass.
Navy Paymasters f. IL. Swahn and L. G. Billings
fifteen
Casper Schenck to be advanced twelve numbers In
their grades.
The Executive Session OF the Senate.
The Senate in executive session to-day rejected
the nominations OF Joel c. G. Winch, to be United
States District Judge, and Henry Hicks, to be United
States District Attorney for the Eastern district Of
Texas, ana confirmed Samuel Coulter, to be Collec-
tor OF Internal Revenue for Washington Territory
and M. j. Cramer, to be Minister In Denmark. The
discussion on the last named lasted nearly two
hours.
An Important Patent Once Decision Pending
Considerable interest was manifested at the
Patent ONCE yesterday in toe hearing Of an argu-
ment delivered by Mr.. Fisher late Commissioner OF
Patents, on the question or abandonment, as regu.
lated by the Patent law Of July 1s7O this being
the first brought before the Office under the law
He argued in behalf OF the claims Of Gray 4 Hovey
against the Rubber TIP Pencil Company, claiming
placed rejected cases which had been rendered un-
der it the same position they held at the first ap
plicatton. General Duncan, the present acting
commissioner, took the papers but reserved his de-
cisiOn.
District Supreme Conrt Decisions.
In the Supreme Court for the District of Columbia
to-day Chief Justice Cartier announced that by rea
son OF divided court, three concurrlng in the
opinion, the judgment Of the Court below, In the
Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad Company
for $500 damages for plaintiff by forcible ejcc-
ton from car, at Alexandra, in March, 1855, on
account OF color, was affirmed.
Judge Cartier delivered the opinion of the court
in the OF the bounty claims of Admiral Farragut
and Others holding thai tbs court had jurisdiction
in the and revers ag ths decision OF the conrJ
below, dfsmissing the x n, = ant ssf jur1sdic-
ton. On motion Of General Butler the court agreed
10 hear the case In full bench.
Another GeorGia Complication.
Information received here from Georgia Is to the
effect that Governor Bullock, in de flance or the
returns of the recent election In that State las
gwen election certificates to the republican candi.
dates for Congress, when the returns showed IN at
democrats were elected rhe matter will be brought
10 the attention of the Committee on Elections OF
the House.
Paper Contracts Awarded.
The Joint Committee on Public Printing have
mace the following awards on bids for furnishing
paper for public printing =
class Thirty thousand reams of fine printing pa.
per, uncalendered, weighing forty-fve pounds q
rean of 500 sheets; $4,000 reams to John A. Shober
0 Lancaster, Pa, at s14 75 and the remainder,
In lots Of 900 and 5000 reams to H. NJ. Clark & Co..
of Boston: wheelwright, Nudge 4 Co., Of Baltimore
and Francis H. Smith, of New York city, at prices
ranging from $l4 80 to SIS %.
Class 2-Twenty thousand reams calendered
printing thn Ssa papeH p weighing ydnree pounds
Pa, and Francis Fl. smith at prices from sis IS to
SIT IT. 1000 do. forty -four pounds to the ream to
Ma9 y Parker fSa at SIS s 1000 d. at seventy
reams d. At thirty POUNDS to the ream, to Francis
class $-slzed and caIendered printing paper,
$500 reams went to Q. Mogargee Co., Philadel-
class 4--Map paper, 1000 reams, was awarded TO
Woolworth & Graham, OF New York city, at
$40 so.
Class 5-writing papers, "a, ,75o reams, to Camp
bell, Hall Co.. New York, at $21 500 reams cover
paper to Seymour Paper Company, at I9 25; Ma
mia paper, $50 reams to Woolwort6 / Graham, and
Class e-Cooreh writing paper, to Seymour Paper
Company and Wheelwrighi d Nudge, at prices from
Class Paper for Post once blanks, to Wheel
wright, Nudge y Co and Mullins Parker, at prices
class s-slzed and calendered tinted printing
paper, to H. M. Clarke Co., at ST. go and SIT TO-
The Southern Pacific Railroad.
The friends OF the Southern Pacific or Transconti-
mental Railroad Company will make an effort in the
House on Monday to have their bill taken from the
Speakers table and passed. 1t is the same bill
which passed the Senate at the last session. and the
new organization, of which Marshall o. Roberts is
the head, is willing 10 take the bill as 1t stands
rather than risk new bill. II the bill is taken up
on Monday it will have to be done under suspen.
sion OF tine rules. There is probably majority in
the House in favor OF the b but 1t is doubtful If
there are two-thrds. This viii be tested by the
motion to suspend the rules.
Great Sunerings Of the Purisians.
Dispatches received by the government from Min.
lister E. b. Washburne represent great suffering, not
only In Paris, but throughout France, for lack OF
provisions Large numbers OF the people. espe.
cially in Paris, are without food
No Chance for Steamship Subsidies.
Senator Ramsay. Chairman oi the Senate Com.
Offices poaf poaaa