Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-12-04
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reorganization Of the Senate committees.
Tile Senator aays that Mr." Nasliburne
Ilis not a candidate for the Illinois United
States senhtotship, and that Governor
Ogleshy ialthe' one who will succeed him
i'll the Senate. He believes that Mr..
Greeley's defeat was not owing to any
lack of zeal on tile partof the Democratic
leaders but 6f apathy among the rank
and tYie 96i F'tE-.@raf '-47''"' ,
Fs,s7,i. 4 LIBEL SUIT sr1r.
Yesterday General Allen Rutherford
eommerced suit against c. lionel John w.
FoThey, Of the Philadelphia Press, for
libel. Forney charged Rutherford with,
being engaged in the North Carolina and
Pennsy lyania election frauds, and hrs re-,
fused to make retraction after having
twice been requested to idoso. The dam
ages are laid at ten thousand dollars.
Rather ticklish experiment for an &c.
tive Radie:'l politician, under Cameronn's
orders TO try'to prove Tint he has rep
9tation for honesty .orl2h~a tsar
ala fEHE,srEAKERsIIIP.4 -isa& @
The namesofr Horace Maynard will be
presented for the speakership of the next
Congress. 1t is hardly probable that he
,otanyione can command strength enough
10 beat Blaine who issquite popular with:
she majority of the Radical members
80 ~ THE FREE ZONE. s. 'ts
The cSSnnimnisssii,o,nn appointed to investi-
gate the ontragcs committed on the Rio
Grande will give their report to the Pres.
iIent to-day. The cause of oil these
troubles IS tile establishment. of the Gree
izonp' by Mexico, and md I'D, all the appeals
ei resid dent;s ir.irts TO Mexico to rep,oye
'.a4s - e:s,iscs of these outFages, nothing has
been done but promises to restrain the
lawless invasions from that Republic.
The President will recommend legislati III
by Congress to remedy the matter.
INCREASE OF SALARIES.
The President proposes advocating an
increase of compensation to heads of De-
partments and bureaus, and to all officials
holding responsible, positions and requir-
ing ability to fill them and will recon-
mend i'll his message an increase of salaries
equal at least to the rate of compensa.
ton paid to private parties. The Presi-
dent contends that true economy demands
this i'll governmental service. There is
no doubt that small salaries is false
economy in either public or private
service. There are to my certain knowl-
edge very few officials here who receive
sufficient pay to enable them to support
a family respectfully, and those whose
position force them to entertain, do so
from their private means if they are
honest, and from their pickings if sharp,
THE FISHERIES. @ @
The legislation relative to the fisheries
and the report of the commission to at
judicate the claims in that which were
awarded gross at Geneva, is now being
prepared at the State Department and
will be given to the committees on Foreign
Affairs soon rs Congress assembles.
WRONG IMPRESSION
Prevails in regard to the tenure Of Office
of Cabinet Ministers. 1t being held by
prominent officials here that Cabinet
officers are not required to tender their
resignation Mt the end of the Presidential
term, nor is the President obliged to re-
appoint if he wishes to retain his advis'
Dressing and Diplomacy.