The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-27

remaining times on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day; whereas the Cunard agent says II they had
gone by the Cunard line they would have Teen de-
livered in London thirty eight times on saturday,
twelve times on Monday and twice ON Tuesday.
The Postmaster General has this proposition under
consideration.
New York Pilot Laws and the Supreme Court
JurisdIctiOn.
The original Jurisdiction Of the United States
supreme Court was to-day invoked to issue a writ
Of prohibition to the Judge of the District Court for
the Eastern district OF New York. to restrain his
entertaining jurisdiction OF certain cases brought
under the New York Pilot laws by legallzed
pilots 10 recover half piotage they having
offered their services, which were refused by the
vessels to which they were offered. The ground
upon which the motion is based is that the Half
Pilotage laws OF The State clearly regulation
Of commerce, and as such o violation
OF the federal constitution and void.
The States have no power without the
sanction OF Congress TO pass such laws, and
Congress has no power to authorize the States to
pass them, and all laws attempting to authorize
such Legislation by the States are void. The cases
are numbers seven and eight original, er parte
Mcneil and OF eI parte Sand. Charles DOnohue
makes the motion.
Mint MRtfers-The Assay Commissioners.
The following gentlemen were to-day appointed
by the President as Commissioners to the annual
assay or trial OF the pyx at the Mint Of the United
States at Philadelphia on the 18TH day OF February
next:-PrOfesss0r Joseph Henry, Smithsonian In
stitution; Professor John Torney, United States
Assay ONCE, New YORK; Rev. F. A. p. Barnard.
President Columbia College, New York; Professor
Falrman Rogers Philadelphia; Hon. George II.
Stewart, Philadelphia; John Jay Knox, De-
putty Comptroller OF Currency; Professor W.
nloD ID af0s
vens, ESQ.,, San Francisco; Samuel R. Green, NJ
d., Boston, Mass H. r. Linoermsn ANA John Jay
Knox were to-day before the Committee on Coin
age IN reference to the Mint bill now pending be-
fore Congress. The bill Will be reported from the
committee to the House at the FIRST opportunity. I.
Changes in the shps' Registry Laws.
The draft OF bin for the revision Of the laws
relating to the registry, enrolment and licensing Of
vessels and the customs service, prepared with
great care by J. f. Hartley, Assistant secretary of
the Treasury, Will be sent to Congress on Monday.
The Dill proposes so many notifications of existing
laws, based upon the examination OF special agents
sent out by the Treasury Department to princi-
pal ports that there little hope Of its passing at
this session Of Congress.
Commerce and Navigation Report.
The last proof OF the report on commerce and
navigation has been returned Dy the Register OF the
Treasury to the public printer and copies OF the
port 1t Is expected. Will be sent TO Congress early
next week. The edition for general culation viii
not be ready for two weeks.
Bonded Railroad ROutes.
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day extended the
time for procuring the prescribed seal locks on
bonded railroad routes till the LIST OF April.
Locking After the Assessors.
The attention Of the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue has been called to the fact that very many
Of the Assessors who are entitled to clerk leave
their work to the subordinate and engage In
personal business OF profit. The Commissioner to-
day issued an order to all the Supervisors to report
without delay all Assessors whose allowance for
clerk hire could be dispensed with. and to also
port those Assessors whose allowance can be re-
duced. The enforcement OF the order 1t is esti.
mated Will the government SIS, 900 per annum.
House Committee CIerkships.
The republican members OF the Special Committee
on Civil Service Reorganization are preparing to
report bill arranging the clerical force of the
House and changing considerably the little matter
Of committee clerkships which is now In general so
nice perquisite OF the several chairmen Of commit
Tees The House will be asked to make TINS one of
the standing committees OF the House,
The Baltimore Whislcy Frauds.
@. G. Gogle, one Of the parties Implicated IN the
whiskey fraud cases In Baltimore, and who is now
on trial for defrauding the revenue. has made q
proposition to the Commissioner Of Internal REEVE.
nue. to compromise his case for $4,000. THIS is
the first acknowledgment Of the justice OF
the prosecution in these cases, and as
the oner is opposed by the Baltimore In
teinal Revenue officers, 1t is said that al
tine parties implicated will have to stand trial and
abide the result. The amount Of the alleged frauds
Is $1,2OO,O0O connecting with them ex- revenue
Officers and prominent distillers Of Baltimore.
Congregational Temperance Society.
The sixth anniversary of the Congressional Tenn.
perance Society is to be held at the Congregational
church, in this CITY, on next Monday night Senator
Henry Wilson taking charge Of the exercises.
Presidential Nominations.
The President sent the following nominations to
thesSenate to-day
william Y Gilmore, Receiver OF Public Moneys at
Chllcothe, Ohio; Joshua W. Gilbert United States
Marshal for the Southern district OF Florida: Amos
Morrell. District Judge OF the Eastern district OF
Texas, instead Of William S. Goddard whose nomi-
nation Is Withdrawn.
The Indian and Diplomatic Appropriations.
The House Committee on Appropriations to-day
finished the Indian appropriation bill, amounting
to about i've million dollars. The diplomatic and
consular service appropriation bills will be next
considered.
The Charges Against Judge Field.
Tho House Judiciary Committee heard the con-
tinuanon Of the argument or Ii. Hastings, OF Cali
LORNA, asking tne lmpeacnment OF Judges Field
and Holman. ana continued the hearing until
Monday. 1t is the general belief that Hastings has
so far made no impression whatever on the com.
mittee.
Southern Claims Commission.
The Southern Claims Commission to-day heard
the cases Of John Alexander and James Fl. Bitzer
OF Clarke county, Virginia, and Charles b. Love- of
Atlanta, Ga. The claims are comparatively small
amounts. The first named claimant is eighty.four
years Of age.
Senatorial C0nflrmnfi0ns.
The only confirmation made by the Senate was
that OF James F. Legate to be Governor Of Washing.
ton Territory.
National Labor Reform Convention.
Mr. A. NJ Puett, chairman OF the Executive Com.
mittee Of the National Labor Reform party, after
considering the mooted question Of the postpone
ment Of the convention, which is to meet In Column