New-York tribune., 1872-06-17


anything like complete list Of the Government Officials
who have proved to he defaulters under the Grant
gme will ever be attainabe The dealcatOns that t00b
place while Andrew johnson was President have been
spread before the public with full Particular but it Is
only where OF theft OF Government funds under
the present Administration have become public scan
da that information has got into the newspapers In
greater number OF cases, IL ia believed, the amounts
stolen appear unsettled balances due the United States
In accounts still kept OPEN though steps taken TO
close them by prosecuting the deauters their bonds
men Mississippi Congressman had the curiosity few
days ago 10 inquire at the Treasury Department about
the condition OF the accounts Of the several Collectors OF
Internal Revenue who have held office in hs district.
He learned that all Of them in default and fur
nshed with the following list showing the amount due
| from each TO the Government
B H. Shepard appointed Nov. 30. 1885, s7s ssO1 22 VIM.
Willis appointed May /, 1853 s62 O39 81 W. G. V. Hicks
appointed Aug 90 1862 S6629 80; b. b. Emery appointed
| Nov. IA, 1863, SjS.3l4 49,
He informed that suits had been instituted to
coverthese amounts but he has heard Of any such
| suits, and can learn nothing Of them.
The speech delivered in the Senate by Senator Schurz
May 81 on the French Arms sales" and that of Sena
tor Logan the Sd inst in defense OF Gen. Grant
at last printed in The Globe They occupy each about
page and ahalf The manner in which the latternamed
gentleman has redelvered his effort is amazing SEN
ences and paragraphs have been added in places
and others expunged The language has been altered
and it must be confessed that tho speech has been
derfuly improved. The most peculiar feature of II,
others are borrowed 1t will be remembered that the
4th Mr.. Dawes presented very elaborate and
carefully prepared table OF figures, filling nearly thee
columns IN The GLOBE OF the 6th which he called Com
parison OF the Expenditures of with those OF 1860
The speech OF Gen Logan in defense Of Cen Grant de-
lvered In the Senate on the day before printed In
The Globe of TO day contains the table which Mr. Dawes
presented in the House on the 4th and printed the
5th without change of any kind stands there word
for word hgure for figure, In the same form, with the
point in Connection With the matter is that Gem Losan
in his SPEECH made no reference to table or hgures
interested IN seeing how the labor and brains of another
IL sometimes appropriated even among Congre ssmen,
will ind an interesting example in The Globe of June
aud June l6.
How the civil service is conducted by this Adminisra
tions well illustrated in its course In Alabama de
scribed by gentleman recently from that State Last
spring Mr. Browberg, graduate of Harvard University
aud managainst whom complaint ever made, was
summarily removed from the postmasershp at Mobie,on
the demand Of Senator Spencer and for other assigned
On the other hand the Post-ofioe Department
discovered last Fall that the postmaster at Selma Ala,
moving him, Mr. Creswell al the request OF Senator
Spencer agreed that he should remain in office and
pay the he had taken, at the rate of $500
quarter. although his bond was good. tHe has now
paid up and has been allowed to resign and his
Henry cochran was nominated on te JOINT recommends
ti0n OF Senator Spencer and Representative Turner Now
Coon and Clark, two carpet bag delegates to Phladel
phia, neither OF whom have any real citizenship IN Ala
bama the latter having just made his appearance In the
federal oiice holder. about four months Iago
turned up here and demanded that Cochran, before
Spencer FOR reelection Coon for Governor and give
Spencer and Coon control OF the patronage of the office
nent by Spencer he informed by the latter that he
must satisfy Coon and Clark before he tSpencer)
would allow his confirmation" Cochran also nOti-
fed by OF spencer's friends, named Col" Sayre,
that the payment Of $500 In money would silence Coon
and Clark aud secure his confirmation Cochran, who is
highly recommended by the best citizens Of Selma,
fused to make any bargains or pay any money and bis
taned in office, Mr. Creswell declining to accept his
resignation, which he has sent Fifteen of the Is dele
sufaa tn hila1p nh
State Oftce-hOders.
During the absence Of Gen. Howard in the Indian
country in effort concilae the Apaches the unver
sity in this city bearing his takes OF
passing political events. Judge Settle, coming fresh
from the Philadelphia Convention. delivered what Sun
day paper calls "a classic oratiOn," at the commence
ment exercises recently, entitled, "Motiyes TO In
telectua Effort" Among the other ceremonies the
comforting Of the title OF LID on Senator Pomeroy,
which was very grateful to him, especially at time
when q committee Of the Senate generating him
from charge Of having purchased his seat in that body
The coored orator. Frederick Douglass also hOnored
with similar title This peculiarly pleasing to SEN
ator Summers friends who said that il Mr. Douglass
not good enough be invited to the White House with
his associates In the Santo Domingo COmmssionhe was at
good enough receive an honorary title at the same
institution which conferred Senator P0meroy,
nThe Sunday Herald, paper of very wide circulation
and influence hoists to-day the name OF Greeley and
Brown subject to the approval of the Baltimore Con-
venton. The Capitol is still strong for Greeley, as is
also The Sunday Gdzee The sunday Chron'ee sun ad'
heres Grant.
Among the committees Of Congress which win go
junketing about the country on Summer excursions,
during the present is the House Committee on
Indian Affairs which goes TO the Indian Territory next
week to investigate the circumstances uni Ter which
fee Of 800 900 was paid Baltimore firm by the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw Indians, In connection with treaty
which was entered into between these tribes and
the Government under the operations Of which those
OF the Indians who went into tho Rebel army were
not deprived Of their annuities during their
absence. Their annues were stopped while they were
in Rebellion but since their return treaty was made
an they were paid in full II now alleged that there
was fraud in its negotiation. so far as Is known the
other committees having power to sit during the recess
are the Privileges and Elections Committee OF the Sen
ate who 20 Kansas TO investigate the alleged corrup-
tlon I'm the election of Senator CALDWELL the judiciary
COMMITTEES OF the House, who to Kansas on inquiry
as to the corruption and intemperance OF u Judge
Dpahay the Committee to inquire into the treat
OF immigrants at the various ports IN the Unied
States and also as TO the best means TO o%ee to
meet in Noyember to make up the DIS Ior pd nne ne
and Grounds supervise the extension OF the eapitol
grounds and to inquire how the ventilation and light OF
the Hall OF Representatives may be improved.
The President and such members OF his Cabinet as can
arrive here by that without inconvenience are ex
pected on Tuesday next, their object being 10 hold
Cabinet meeting After this duty performed and such
official papers signed would not be available with the
signatures OF chief clerks and assistants alone the Pres
dent and family will go 10 Boston 10 attend the Jubilee
The Attorney General the Secretary Of the Navy the
Secretary Of War. and probably other members OF the
Cabinet will also attend All have been invited The
Attorney General has not yet returned irom ms TWO
months trip TO Oregon but Is expected on Wednesday
THE PHRAsEoLoGY OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE
LAW TAMPERED WITH - OUR RELATIONS
WITH sPAIN-FoREIGN POSTAGE.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
The concluding section OF the internal Revenue law as
printed by the Commissioner, contains the word
August" 1872 as the date which the act shall take
effect except wherein otherwise provided This word is
I'm the enrolled bill fled in the Department OF state.
which furnished the Internal Revenue Office with copy