New-York tribune., 1872-03-29


h back from the Ways aud Means Committed, no obec
,nrsuwh Un SS whout the Yeas and Nays The Michigan
members delighted with the result wni,h ',Is ~
think is complete victory for them inasmucn as Ine
only interest they had in the controversy was 10 secure
what Mr.. rarwe conceded 10 Them Ihey are conhuens
that If IL had refused they could have carred nsIr
pont in the House and secured the adoption OF the
amendment excepting lumber against all oppn,i,io,;;
far less inportance 10 the people Chicago 70 have
their lumber of duty than would he imagineu ro
them assert that it is matter OF no conse9uepse; T
for the reason that the forest nfes inst d ran
10 cut such large quantities Of timber In oer 10 save
IT, that there will h thrown npOn the thcako mara
hrinG The nrce down 10 such low figures that there
would he no profit In importing Canadian un~ii u . ~
con sen at first. except lumber was because they
feared that II they dd so other ancndmehs Wolu w
articles The compromise appears TO be of those rare
and happ ones which perfectly satisfactory to both
parties The bill, amended by the House, passed tho
Senate TODAY, so the question Is hnally settled
The House Committee having under consideration lhe
subject OF Seneca sandstone and IT'S use IN the new Slate
Department building, paid official visit TO INC puid
ing to-day, and made personal inspecon OF tnc Work
in progress, and IL was the almost ianhos oIl
OF the Committee that not only was seneca rulaD
purpose for which Is used but that the work
already done on the Department - Oi superior Iual'
aud abundantly substantial and Durable No olncial tA
preston of opinion. however has been made by the
members and the investigation VIII DC resumed tOlnoi
row with Mr.. Muet on the stand.
The snb-C committee Of Commerce have summoned wit
sscs for Saturday next the nvcstie2to into the
South Improvement Company, and their dishonest
taGic IN OIL Ia injury of legitimate commerce In that
commodity The Committee Of ten persons Represent
ing about $4,000 zoo capital in the oil interest headed by
ex congressman Gan are still here and are bringing
the question To tho attention OF congressman VINO
nronse sucedy action on the bill of Mctrary OF
Iowa which win have the effect correcting this evil
Some OF the officers OF the Improvement company "upe
summoned aud II is stated that some starths exposures
will be madG within n few days.
Wm. Orton Of New-York, who as an exCOmmissoner
and Collector of Internal Revenue able to give the
Custom house Investigating Committee some valuable
opinions on mocJ system, the witnes'-Stand
about three hours to-day His Judgment, founded on
experience was that Will, the moety system Is liable
to abuse aud does not insure honest collection oil
the revenue in All sc it has still been very useful and
that il woud not be safe To abolish under present cir
cum.tances Revenue officers said, with small sala-
ries and often with large families, find 1t difficult to hNe
and are subjected 10 great temptation 10
bv tue hope .of reward for the discovery
Of fraud ON this point he was ctoNsexaniued by Mr.:
BayGrd and said that FOR several reasons salary 0l
81 200 year was much for clerk in the Custom
house New York the same salary was for person
fact The FIRST was that all officers in Government en-
poy required TO pay portion or ther salary ior Po
ltical purposes aud the other that a man III private
employ has more permanent position than the Govern
Inent clerk. OrtOns experience leads him to believe
that II has been rule 10 can upon EoNethmtht ol'1als
for political contributions, which they are expected 10
almost all they checrlully PAID
The system OF compromi'es me witness sald has MANY
things about IL that Objectionable asswc rs that OF
Inoiees. BY IT, he admitted merchants are aOe 10 de
fraud long time. and, when discovered,
escape criminal prosecution by me payment oi money
who have defraudcd the revenue y the dnculy
Of finding iuries in NewYork who viii convict. Mr.
Howe examined the witness little in regard to the Re
publican state Convention ol 1870 Dut ~ ne Knew very
few Of The lower grades of Customhouse officials his
testimony as 10 the number there was of no value.
Licut.-GOv. Pnchbaek and state Senator Harris
Iouisiaua ited President tO-1ay. had "A
versatlOn upon the subject Of politics in that State and
tonight left for New YORK TO confer with GOV. Marmoh
The on!Tbomas W. Conway, State Superintendent Of
Educati0n in Louisiana. arrived here to-day Unlike
other leading Republicans OF that state his visit is not
TO sec tho regard to political difficulties
down there His business relates 10 the work Of public
education in hi. state. II dsclo-es one OF The most III
teresting facts which has brc0me known IN the South
since the war; II that a wealthy planter OF
Louisiana died recently. leaving an estate of over
SOOOOO Onc-tiTd OF which he bequeahed to the work
public education IN that STATE. making special refer
To the education oi the colOred people. Jhis
man bad claim againsd the Govcrhment .Ii,5 Tor
ing several hundred thousand dollars. one ,hird
Mr. Conway was appointed executor OF the estate, and
is here that business. This planter one Of the
largest Shareholders in Louisiana, and "a> well
pleased with the progress Of education among The reed
men That. prior TO his death, he made this APPROPRIATION
ont OF his estate in aid ot that work. A to the political
pi'So dt% Ts y a lG' IN Their nS PG
made ccrs. an easy ustier for the Democ racy Ihfre
viii bc Two state Conventions. two sets OF delegates
Philadelphia, state tickets, and then Will come the
ruin of the Republican party and Gen. Grant viii be TO
blame.
President Orton aud Electrician Prescott OF the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. and also Postmaster
General CTeSweB, Gen. Meyer and Mr.. Whining oi Bos-
ton were before the Appropriations Committee today,
on The signal service subject This discussion which
has arisen on the ~ Mr. Orton refusing longer 10
send tho weather reports at the prices he receives
will bring up the whole question o the relations be-
tween tho telegraph ana the Government II StinS 10 Dt
the intention OF tie Western lion COMPANY
to compel the Government either 10 pay
as much. or nearly as much, ior ias sssaSes
buv the lnes Of the companies. The cgntract under
which the signal reports now transmitted VIII soon
expire. The Government officers hold that, ia cOnrc-
rncc of certain pr yegcs and concessions granted 10
telegraph companies. sucn permitting them to hulo
depoI ON public lands. construct lines the public
DOMAIN and military reservations and supply telegraph
posts &C., where il is cOuyenicIt Tor them 10 do
go from The Government forests the Government
Is emitted in return TO make full use of
General under contract 20 IA 10 include the signal
service branch as well as the ordinary Department
messages The prices originally agreed upon were
.mcb ~ Maid the cost OF tcleeraphing and profit ot
irT trnt Nir orion stated before the Committee that
The gross receipts oi the Company during he year were
the Company in that time The suhiecr viii be contin
uca at the meeting OF the Committee ON Saturday.
The Okoohaa Territorial project continues 10 occupy
fbe time Of the House Committee IN Indian Affairs
The chief difficulty ia the way of establishing a Terri
toral Government fog the Indians in Indian Territory
lies in the fact that if the present title of the tribes to
their reservations is disturbed, three railroad companies
which are binding through the Territory ready To
IN and large portion oi the land ny virtue of
the act Incorporating thon when provides that their
land grant should be extended through the Indian Ter
rtory II title Of the Indians Ia n land through
which they should be cNngushcd Ii This provision
were repealed. II l. claimed thai majority "i The Indians
wOud c III favor Of The Territorial project. A. long
the railroad companies have thi contingent claim. the
indians viii insist upon retaining all their reservations
under the treaties which give them fulI control of The
matter.
Careful lnqulry to-day proves that lie Tmnorcd
changes in the interior Department have no, taken