The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-07

is the most prominent witness and testified that he
sailed In under English coi0rs, and PrebIe. conse-
quently, did not know who the strange vessel was
until she got abreast OF his ship and gave him q
broadside which fairly ridded her hull Prebe has
been restored with loss OF rank, and now demands
a definite acquittal from all the charges against
him. Captain Maffat's testimony was prompted by
chivalric desire to do justice to brave and gal
liant enemy. The evidence in the case was closed
to-day
Mail Steamer Subsidies.
The Senate. in Committee OF the Whole to-day,
having under consideration the Postal Appropria-
ton bill, defeated the Australian and Brazilian
mail subsidy proposition by striking out the former
and reducing the latter to such small sum that it
was withdrawn by its friends.
Mr.. MOrt0n's proposition to abolish the franking
privilege was also defeated. Tomorrow, when the
bill comes up for final consideration the effort will
be renewed to include the subsidies, and the lobby
Is confident OF success.
The Drake Amendments.
The House Committee on Appropriations to-day
decided to strike out the Senate amendment to the
Deficiency bill re-enacting the Drake amendment
prohibiting jurisdiction by the Court Of Claims over
claims presented by pardoned rebels. The bill SUBJ
sequently came up for consideration in the House,
out the amendment was not reached. No doubt 1t
VIII be defeated when 1t Is reached, and its final
tate Will be decided by conference committee.
Heavy Congressional Humor.
The grim humor OF Eldridge, of Wisconsin, sug-
gested to him the appropriation of Pig Iron Keeys
high pressure Tariff bill to steve or for another
week the supplementary Civil Rights bill which each
Monday brings up for action. Under title that
epitomized the sefshness and sophistry OF ultra
protection the perspirlng Reading Clerk droned
through forty pages of Kelley's political economy,
q nv no wit awa oft ha IA
which had served its turn In strangling social
equality.
The TarlH Question.
An attempt by Mr.. Dawes to open the way to
separate discussion Of the different subjects of the
Tariff bill, backed up by threat to slaughter the
whole bill II his motion was not accepted in ac-
cordance with what he asserted was the agreement
made in the Committee of Ways and Means, raised
storm OF indignant opposition from his colleagues,
and any ignomnious defeat befe this etfete leader
Of the House in his effort to force suspension OF
the rules to pass his motion.
The Debate on the Deficiency Bill.
The Deficiency bill came up for consideration to-
day, and afforded the usual opportunity for parti-
san sharpshooting and the genial pleasantly of Mr..
Cox Mr. Roberts, Of New York. made earnest op-
position to an appropriation of $4,000 for the re-
moval of the American Legation from Florence to
Rome, and won reduction of half the appropra-
ton. The government workmen failed to get from
the House an overruing Of the Senate's decision
that eight hours work meant ten hours pay,
though Mr.. Farnsworth fought like Trojan for his
amendment.
The Internal Revenue Bureau to be In
vestigated.
Commissioner Douglas, OF the Internal Revenue
Bureau, is to be investigated by the House Com
mittee Of Claims. The sharp edge Of Investigations
being taken or by too frequent and constant use,
the Revenue Commissioner has been quietly turned
over to a subcommittee for examination.
Protest Against the Admission OF Utah.
memorial was presented In the House of Repre-
protesting against the admission of that Territory
into the Union as State. 1t was accompanied by
the afldavits Of thirty apostate Mormons against
Brigham Young and the Mormon Church.
Outrnges I'm south Carolina.
A telegram was received to-day at the Depart
ment Of Justice from the United States District At
tOrney at Charleston, s. c., In which he says that
Deputy Marshal just returned from Marietta, Ca,
reports that Capers Scott, wesley Scott and william
Harris, whom he had arrested q bench warrant
issued by the Circuit Court, were forcibly taken
from him by crowd Of thirty or forty men. The
men arrested are duly indicted for violating the
Enforcement act. The Circuit Court at Charleston
has adjourned, and special term has been ordered
for August.
The Democratic National Convention.
While the democrats in Congress are agreed that
the 4th OF July shall be the time for the assembling
of the National Democratic Convention, they not
in harmony as to place. st. Louis, Louisville and
indianapolis are respectively named.