The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-26

ing OF few such vessels to be used at present in
the opening up and developing or the commerce OF
the Pacific Ocean and countries thereon IL Is urged
very strongly that in that direction lies best OPP
porlunity not only to revive out enlarge American
maritime commerce.
state Dinner ut the While HOuse.-The Guests.
The second State dinner OF the season this evening
az the Executive Mansion was attended by the Sec
Rotary OF state and MIS-. Fish, Secretary OF the
Treasury and Mrs. Boutwell,, Freeman Clarke and
Mrs. Clarke, Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs.
Delsno, Postmaster General and Mrs Creswel,
Senator and Mrs. Stevenson. Clinton L. and Mrs.
Merriam, the Turkish, Swedish and Norwegian
Austrian and German Ministers; the British Minister
and Lady Thornton, the Argentine Minister ana
Madame Garcia, the Spanish Minister and Madame
Roberts, the Peruvian Minister ana Madame
Freyrc, the Brazilian Minister and Madame Borgess.
Mr.. George v. and Mrs. Pullman and Mr.. George
". and Mrs. Chds.
Mail subsidy Proposed.
The Senate Committee on Commerce agreed TO
report steamship subsidy bill al It's session TINS
morning. This measure the thin edge OF the SUD-
sidy wedge, proposes to give 100000 per annum
for semi-monthly mail service to and from New
Orleans and the Gulf ports OF Mexico, beginning at
Tampico ana ending at Sisai
The anti Clay ton Interest from Arkansas.
delegation OF republicans from Arkansas. repre-
senting the antiClayton men OF the party and COM
posed OF members OF the State Legislature and
others, called upon the President to-day, and, In
an interview OF half an hours duration, entered
into talk upon the political situation OF their
state, the difficulties they mad to contend
with, &C. The special object OF their call
was to make certain representations relative
to the election OF Senator Clayton. which
they claim US unfair and unjust to the republicans
OF the State. series OF charges Of political bad
faith on the part or gentleman was made by the
delegation and they claimed specifying the cases,
that republicans had been returned as defeated IN
the Stale Legislature and Congressional districts
where returns showed that they were elected.
The President said ne mad been represented
as interfering in the case of Senator Clayton but he
mad never intended 10 40 SO and had no feeling
whatever III the matter. He said 1t was true ne had
made some changes IN the federal offices III the
State, but wnere he had done SO and lney were
them, He also said 1t was his desire That me
charges made against Senator Clayton would be
thoroughly investigated and the case DECIDED sOciy
on It's merits.
senatorial Combinations.
The Senate, In executive session to-day, confirmed
the following nominations
Franklin Drew to be Pension Agent q, Aus%s.s Me-
Florida; N. A straaenburg Marshal tor Colorado Ter
sl X. 9 Sioux 10
riory s. s. Safer Register Lewiston Idaho; George H.
1a. OF nsnia William Davis Assessor Tor the Third
District California; charles Miiams Surveyor of Gus
'0%a Garnes a. Santa parDs Cali Josiah
saa Tnomas b. sapss
Independence Kansas SeoIss Taoer at Msrnsorfs
Eaugstuck, Conn.,
The Assistant secretary ship Of State.
The Committee on Foreign Relations did not re-
port to-day the nomination OF Charles Hall to be
Assistant Secretary OF State. The chairman, Sena-
tor Cameron is absent from the city. and no report
is expected before his return next Monday. Per-
sons who are well informed say the statement tnat
the committee nave agreed to report uniav0rably
on this nomination Is not true.
Judge iIoverses His Own Decision.
A private telegram to United States Senator,
dated Mobile, yesterday, received here, announces
that Circuit Judge Woods has reversed his own
decision. and established Judge Rich0Ee Busteeds
proceedings which put the Alabama and Cnatta-
nOoga Railroad Company In bankruptcy.
New judicial District in North Carolina.
A delegation OF North CarOlinians arrived here
to-day and called On the Vice President to pay their
respects. The OBJECT OF their visit to washington
Is TO present arguments in favor OF accepting the
Yadkin River the dividing limo Tor the new juui-
cial district. the delegation is mainly made up
o. FEDERAL onlceholders III the State,
l,ice Rnisers and Rice sellers Before the
Ways ard Means Committee.
The Committee Of ways and Means this morning
gave hearing 10 the rice interests. Petitions
presented from wholesale grocers OF New York.
Philadelphia, Baltimore and others. They ask for
q reduction OF the duty. Under the present tariff
rice Is imported entirely from the East Indies and
China. There was not solitary cleaning mill In
New YORK; the rice goes 10 England to be cleaned
there. A memorial from California was also pre-
sented in which 1t was stated tnat rice brroght TO
the Pacific coast was from abroad, and not from our
Representative Sargent appeared in behalf OF the
object OF the memorlallsls, asking That IN inodl
catlon OF the tarn there should be reduction oil the
duty uncleaned rice SO tnat 1t may be Cleaned III
California.
senator Sawyer, OF South Carolina presented
some arguments why the duties on rice should not
be reduced, and showed the profits ON raising the
Colonel owen, Of Georgia, a rice planter for
eighteen years. gave AT the request OF the commit
tee an elaborate statement as TO Inc preparation OF
the soil, LABOR prices &c attending the production
of the rice crop. He contradcted the statements
which mad been made to the committee that the
planters had entered INTO combination To control
prices. The profits were not enormous. There was
a largely diminished yield sirce the war. The ma
jority OF the planters nave not made money.
The rice question Is continued until tomorrow, at
eleven O'Clock, when an hour Will he given to the
representatives OF the leather interest.
The Arkansas War in the Committee.
The Senate Committee on Post Ofllces this morn
ing had under consideration the nomination CT
James 5. Pollock TO be Postmaster at Little Rock
Ark, vice Hodges, suspended under the Tenure-of
once law. bitter contest Is in progress over this
nomination, between senator Clayton and his friends
supporting, and senator Rice and Others opposing
the confirmation OF Pollock. The present nominee
formerly held the office ami was replaced by Hodges,
who Is now In turn suspended to put Pollock back
into his Old position.
The Counter cit Fifty Dollar Note.
The counterfeit $50 greenbacK Of the series Of
1869 that reached The Treasury Department few
days ago was much worn and defaced. The large
red seal and number tablets were entirely obterated
since then second OF this ISSUE printed from
the same set Of counterfeit plates, has been shown
the Department and Is now IN the possession OF
General Spinner. This note has the red
seal and number panels complete and can readily
be detected. as IL Is printed plain paper,
which bears no resemblance TO the special paper
used by the Department In that issue. the genuine
OF which has SILK fibre interviewer In the paper,
also patent localized bl1e iDre running from the
Ton hOttOm the note on right side. The