New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-21
VASHINGTON.
| CULPABLE GRANT PosTMAsTER-REVIviNG
THE sANTO DOMINGO sCHEME-A sIAAF
TRICK-MINoR NEWS.

CULPABLE GRANT PosTMAsrER-REVIViNG
THE sANTo DOMINGO sCHEME-A STAMP
TRICK-MINOR NEWS.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNR1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 1872.
Judge Edmunds tho Postmaster Of this city, devotes
an much of his time 30 the Grant committees In fixing
assessments regulating disbursements, distributing doc
uments experimenting the forging OF Congressmens
names on the same and other work Of the campaign that
the Post-Once is without head, and is running at
loose ends To such extent has he neglected his du
ties that all the Administration newspapers In the city
have censured HIM except The Chronicle the editor OF
which has reasons for maintaining silence II mall ar
iyes al O'Clock at night it Is not distributed until the
next morning, aud it frequently happens that the new
hours after its arrival Mails for this city also fire.
quenty allowed TO pass through the Office and 80 into
the Southern mails
Senator Cole OF California, whose term expires with
the present Congress, Is making himself particularly use
f In the Grant and taking such course as VIII
best commend him to the personal gratitude OF the Pres
dent VINO hae II is said, ntmated his intention TO take
care OF Mr. Cole n the Administration s reelected
The Senator engaged in an effort TO popuarze tho
SantO Domingo scheme. His speech In Sacramento on
that question and IN Qualification of Gen. Grant Is beng
sent broadcast through the country and TINS Is taken as
an indication that the President VIII renew his eHOf5 az
annexation. Gen. Babcock recently advised friend 70
invest money III sano Domingo US II W0ud certainly pe
annexed,
very ingenious plan has been devised and is now in
extensive operation evade the law requiring revenue
stamps bank checks Tho last Internal revenue act
abolished the stamp duties relating to all papers such as
receipts and the like except bank checks To escape
the payment Of cents each check many business
men have their checks the form OF receipts, upon
which the banks pay the money The Bureau has been
frequently appealed to by the BANKS Du Is poWereSs 10
make any change or stop the practice
The Judiciary Committee Of the House will not pro-
eeed with their investigation OF the charges against u
s. Judge Delahay OF Kansas Of drunkenness corruption
Ac until after tho November election. The testimony
thus far taken In this impeachment case Is very dam
aging and the House at the last session directed the
ComMttee 10 continue the inquiry by Visiting Kansas
aud conducting the Investigation there
The four large volumes OF tho testimony and papers
relating to the General order business and Custom
house frauds I'm New York at last been printed at
the Government office and bound. On the back OF each
volume the word alleged has been Inserted 80 that
the title reads alleged frauds" DC.
Gen. Garfield called meeting OF the House APP
propriaons Committee for Nov. TO- when IL Is expected
ell the estimates OF the Department will be In Thus far
none of the Department reports have been begun, but II
is known that they viii all be unusually BRIEF