The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03

were printed from plates long since tn the posses
sion OF his division, and that there never was any
| amount OF them struck Oh.
Gooding vs.. Wilson.
majority report from the Committee on Elec.
tions OF the House In the tested election case OF
Gooding Wilson, from the Fourth district OF In.
diana will be made. sustaining the sitting member.
Mr.. Wilson. minority report declaring G0oding
entitled 10 the seat will be made BY the democratic
| members OF the committee.
Fort Tompkins n Pleasure Garden.
Inc House Committee on Appropriations this
norning decided TO make liberal appropriation
lor the drainage and embellishments OF the grounds
aSout Fort Tompkins. Staten Island. and Colonel
Casey was called upon to make an estimate OF rne
cost.
De Iona Not to Kill Two DipIo matte Birds,
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day
agreed 70 report adversely upon the Dill introduced
On the 18th OF March by Mr.. Keudall OF Nevada to
permit Minister De Long to act also az the repre-
sentative OF the Hawaiian Islands at Japan.
A specific Duty on ISooks-Crockery Ware
The Committee OF Ways and Means this morning
agreed to report In favor OF specific duty books
instead Of an al valOrem duty. They also deter.
mined TO amend the law imposing duties upon
crockery ware, so that 1t shall be levied on the
heretofore has been the case.
The mississippi Levcss,
The special Senate committee on the evecs OF tho
Mississippi River held o meeting to-day and ap.
pointed u subcommittee, consisting OF Messrs.
Acorn aud Kellogg to whom all bills and petitions
on the subject were referred, md who Will report
bill at an early day
judge Davis ON His Hopeless Condition.
In q late conference with O warm friend ana SUP
porter from his own State Judge Davis dissented
from the hopeful view OF his prospects tnat both old
ana new friends were urging on him, and frankly
confessed his belief that the fight against Grant was
almost hopeless, though, as matter Of principle, it
ought to be fought out bitterly to The end.
Cigar Money for Ulysses.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has decided that
the income tax on the salary OF the President OF the
United States and Judges or the Supreme Court OF
the United Sta,es is UNCONSTITUTIONAL ana the same
viii be refunded and not hereafter imposed.
Schurz and tho Vote lie 'sCarries In His
Pocket"
Senator Schurz goes TO New York next week. and
Will, by invitation, speak at the Cooper Institute as
part Of the plan to mass and carry the Ger
man vote and sentiment OF the country to the
support Of the Cincinnati platform and candidate.
The American Exodus.
The demand for passports at the State Depart.
mcnt Indicates preparations Tor an exodus OF Amer
leans this season. For several days past the num-
Der Issued has been over sixty daily. ana the
age for weeks past has been over thirty per day.
The Signal Service and the Telegraph.
The controversy between the western Union Tele-
graph Company and the Signal Service Department
has resulted In the recommendation by the Com.
mittee OF Appropriations OF the House Of the sum
OF 5000 as COMPENSATION for transmitting
weather dispatches instead of $780, 900 as paid last
year.
British Admiral Fanshnwc at tho White
House.
Previous to the Cabinet meeting to-day the British
Minister. accompanying Vice Admiral Fanshawe, OF
the British Navy. called at the White House, They
were met by Secretary Fish, VINO introduced the
distina u!shed visitor to the President.
The Japs In the Treasury.
Several members OF the Japanese Embassy are
being shown through the Treasurer's onico to day.
Treasury Pay ments for BIarch.
The payments made from the Treasury by war.
rants during March were rs rOllOws:-
War..... ~, 26S0Ov