The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-20
WASHING ON.
Tho Ku Klux Reports I'm
the House.
WADE HAMPTON AND HIS SYMPA1HlES.
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The Tariff, the Deficiencies and
the Income Tax.
loRNEYS PROSPECTS In THE CABINET.
CONFIRMATION OF CHARLES HALE.
The Philadelphia and Savannah
S. Collectorships.
loRHErs PROSPECTS IN THE CABINET.
CONFIRMATION OF CHARLES HALL
SETH JOHNSON SENTENCED.

DEL n -JOI1INSON SENIENCED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1872.
Tho Custom House Investigating Committee
No Quorum.
To-day was assigned for the meeting Of the New
York Custom House Investigation Committee, but
NO quorum was present. Senator Buckingham is
at home sick. senator Howe Is convalescent from
scarlatina and Senator Stewart is IN Nevada.
Those present adjourned until next Monday, unless
sooner convened by the Chairman.
Tho Tariff and Ku Klux Reports In tho
House.
The tarir debate in the House to-day is generally
Begarded as settling the fate Of most OF the
ures for radical alteration OF the duties on Inn
ports Mr. Dawes, who Is never quite pleasant
when addressing the House, got unusually IT.
yitable over the efforts Of individual members to
dictate the Reports Of his committee, and was not
at all modified by the votes on Hale's defeated salt
and coal resolution, and Mercur's successful bill to
repeal the duty On tea and coffee. After Mr. Frye's
Civn Rights bill had been put over till next Mon
day by the democratic tactics violent scene fol-
lowed on the reading Of the minority report on
the Ku Klux investigation. The majority Of the
committee, represented by Mr.. Pollard, OF Vermont,
ana Mr. Sc0feld, Of Pennsylvania, were SO skilfully
champi0ned in the debate az to gain what was on
ali hands acknowledged to be substantial victory.
The four democratic giants-BecK, Kerr, Morgan
and Niblack-seemed SO possessed with blind rage
that nothing like justice was done by them to their
side Of the controversy. When the tumult had mea-
Burably subsidized, Messrs. Cox OF New York. and
Banks, OF Massachusetts, In some sensible remarks
carried O. proposition to print the minority report,
DhOrn Of Its supplementary language.
Not in Sympathy with Kn Klux.
Wade Hampton, M. q. Butler and Mr.. Kershaw,
ofsouth Carolina, have reached Washington to ask
for hearing before the Ku Klux Committee to de.
fend themselves against the charge made IN the
Senate that they were In active sympathy with Ku
Kiux in that State.
The Postmaster Generalship-F0rney to Sue
coed Creswell.
There Is no longer room to doubt that important
changes viii soon be made in the Cabinet. Mr..
Creswell Is to give place to some one who while
personally more acceptable to the President will
bring to the administration that support which he
does not command, and 1t Is understood Colonel
John w. Forney win be Postmaster Generals posi-
ton which ne mas long desired. However much he
may desire to retire to the care of his press duties
he will be solicited to accept the portfolio OF the
Post once Department
a The New Assistant Secretary Of State.
The confirmation OF Charles Hale as Assistant
Secretary Of State, vice J. Q. Bancroft Davis, re.
signed, Is regarded here as q triumph for the ad-
mtnistration and Is the theme OF conversation in
political circles tonight. Mr.. Hale viii enter upon
his duties tomorrow.
L. The Income Tax.
The Committee OF Ways and Means had q long
session to-day az which the question of the repeal Of
the income tax was discussed at length and q de-
cision reached to recommend to the House that 1t
be not repealed. The prevailing argument at the
meeting was, that the repeal OF the duty on tea and
eonee was fair Offset to a tax that reached many
who would otherwise escape their share OF the bur-
dens Of taxation. 1t Is not believed that the income
tax repeal has many chances Of success against the
report OF the committee.
Putting tho Deficiencies Forward.
At the session OF the House Committee on Appro-
priatl0ns this morning 1t was decided to take up
the Deficiency bill, out of its regular order, and put
It at once upon Its passage This Is rendered neces
sary on account Of the longer number OF appropria
lions that have run out leaving several Of the de-
partments without the means to pay some classes Of
their employees or pay some portion or their current
expense.
The Homestead and Geyserland Park Bills.
The Committee on Public Lands or the House had
meeting this morning for the discussion Of the
Homestead bill ana heard the argument OF Mr..
Laughlin, Of California, IN favor OF the rights Of
actual settlers 1t also decided to report in favor Of
the bill to set apart public park forty miles OF
New Post Omces.
The Senate Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, at their meeting this morning, decided to
report In favor OF the new government building for
Post Once, &C., at Albany, N. Y, at q cost Of
$3.50, also similar one at Hartford, Conn., at
cost OF 100000, and another at Indianapolis, Ind.
1t also agreed to recommend the purchase Of site
for similar building at Cincinnati
Civil Service Reform.
The House Committee on the reorganization of
che civil service OF the United States agreed to-day
to report bill to preserve the freedom Of the seve-
raj departments Of the government and to ask the
House to assign day Tor its consideration. The
bill makes 1t penal offence for member Of Con.
eress to ask for civil appointment and provides
thar they can make recommendations only when
requested to do 30 in writing.
Tho Iron Horse for the Hunting Grounds.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs had before
them for consideration to-day bill for the right of
way for railroad from Shreveport through the
Choctaw and Chicasaw reservations, In the Indian
Territory, In the direction Of Santa Fe.
International Copyrisht.
The Joint Committee on the Library met this
morning and had under consideration among
themselves the questions concerning the proposed
International Copyright law, but reached no con-
clusson.
The Senate seraeant-at.Arms.
Republican Senatorial CAUCUS will De called
this week, ct which an effort that promises TO be
successful will be made to GUST the Sergeantat-
Arms, John R. French, ex-Congressman from North
Carolina There has been constantly growing
dissatisfaction with Sergeant French, for year
past at least, both with the Senators and the
employees Of the Senate who are under his charge.
The proposed caucus is said to be the result of q
combination among the doorkeepers, messengers,
Sc, whose services and pay, 1t Is charged, he has
endeav0red IN the interest OF economy to dispense
with during the recesses of Congress. These en-
ployes ore nearly all personal friends or political
agents Of Senator's and these latter do not favor
the stopping Of the pay Of these servants while they
are taking their summer holidays.
Rice Culture and the Rice Duty.
The eforts OF the rice trade OF New York, Boston