The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-16
w ASHINCT ON.
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The Demon Lobbyists Hurled Out of
the Land Grab Paradise.
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Sherman's Financial and Tran
bulls MeArAle Exposes.
CAPE COD AND LIfESAvlSG STATIONS.
The French Arms and Custom
House Inquiries.
WASHINGTON. March IS. 1872.


Hrraid's Exposure.
The Bay field and ST. Croix land steal winch went
into the House a railroad bill, came out as a
homestead measure. Never was the lobby more
earnest or more patient ana II was more
sgnally defeated All through. there were
III the House henest men enough to show
The extension asked Tor TO be understandable. ana
to prevent the desires OF either OF the Hobbies
being gratited. AL these voted Tor General
Ketcham's substitute to-day. Ivy which he lands re-
vert back TO the pubic domain. ana 1t was carried
by ~ TO 50.
Among the men who chose to array themselves
against II and to enrol their names IN the interest
OF the job in behalf OF the railroad the OTHER
were Banks, Beck, Dawes, Duboso. Earnsworth,
Hall, toai. Hooper, Lynch Negiey, sargent, ScO6eld.
Slocum, Stoughton and Wheeler. A host of small
politicians from every part o. the country voted ,
the same way, but white many Of them were only
serving the corporations which own them, few
were actuaIed 10y their love for the Old rebel ele.
ment. Beck engineered the interests Of his law
partner, John O. Breckenridge, in the Superior
copper regions aud Dubose those OF Robert T0ombs,
his fahcr-n-law the job dates from before the war.
when these worthless and many others engaged In
extensive specuaions in Wisconsin, and in their
behalf tnclr friends fought and lost another lost
cause" The credit OF the defeat OF the Job IS
mainly due to Cox. Of New York; Holman, OF
Indiana, and stevenson OF ONO. They fought
II vallantly throughout and refused to accept
any compromise which could leave even an infer
entail charge that they equally opposed TO
| both lobbies. or were willing do anything by
which the Northern Pacific would be benefited at
| the expense of the Bayfield, and st. Croix. One OF
| the most effective aids In defeating the job
by demorallzlng the lobby was the HERALD letter Of
! yesterday on the swarmlng crowd OF unprincirled
| lobbyists who inest the capital. They were thrown
into state OF complete panic by the exposure, and
| few Of them were able TO gain Ingress
| to the floor OF the House. With the over
throw or the lobby by the adoption of General
Ketchams substitute, all the friends Of the job Oh
both sides suddenly lost interest in the fate OF the
bill, but they still nave forlorn hope that when 1t
goes to the Senate a conference committee may fix
1t up, and put In q shape that will enable them to
get their money back.
Finance and Personalities la the senate.
In the morning hour OF the Senate today Mr..
Trumbull caused the Washington correspondence
OF Michigan country paper 10 be read 10 enable
him to explain his connection With the case OF the
vicksburg editor. McArdle. In which he appeared
as counsel OF the United States before the Supreme
| Court. lie charged MI Chandler with lnstgating
| the correspondence which alleged that he had
been employed by President Johnson and had
| received for his legal services an illegal fee OF
$4,000 from the United States. This MI. Chandler
| denied, but found himself unable TO say whether
the correspondence the result Of conversations
| with him. senator Trumbull then denounced as
| malicious the statement that he had been
employed by Andrew Johnson. a President who
was more concerned IN breaking down than sus-
taining the reconstruction acts, and whose Attor.
ney General, Mr.. Stanbury refused to discharge his
onlcia duty by arguing the case or McArdIe. He
sent up to be read the letter OF General Grant, Sec.
| rotary OF War ad Interim employing him TO take
charge Of the case, and said that his fee had been
| fixed by Secretary Stanton.
The following Is the letter.
WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON. Jan. 8, 1863
| SIR-The case er parte W. II. McCardle appealed
from the Circuit Court Of the Southern District OF
Mississippi to the Supreme Court OF the United
Attorney General Of the United States having ex-
pressed mis- int ntI0n not to appear in the CASE this
services FOR that Object The Case IS numbered $50
and transcript OF the record together with q copy
the subject to this Department, Is herewith en-
closed. Very respectfully, your obedlent servant.
Secretary OF war al in,e,''in,.
Hon. LYMAN TRUMBULL, washington.
| He further claimed that 1t had long been usual
for members OF Congress 10 argue cases both for
and against the government. An angry but brief
colIOquy then followed between the two Senator's.
! The tariff bill was then taken up and Senator
Sherman made a speech on questions of tariff and f.
nance He explained that the bill lifted $22 0OO 600 Of
taxation from the country and that the reduction Of
duties had as far possible been distributed among
articles OF prime necessity TO the mass OF the people
and such as did not come into competition with
American industry. The Senator's exhibit Of The
financial state OF the Union was In pleasing con.
trast TO the late lament OF Mr.. Dawes After pass.
Ing few private bills tile Senate adjourned.
Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet was In session about two hours TO-
day. There was no business Of more than ordinary
importance before II.
A Depot Fight Between Railway Kinas.
The House Committee The District or Column
bia held meeting this morning for the purpose OF
hearing the final arguments between Colonel
Thomas A. Scott, OF the pennsylvania Central
Railroad. aud President Garrett, OF the Balt.
more and Ohio, In relation to the location
OF the depot OF the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road In this city, There great deal OF interest
manifested, and the committee room was densely
| crowded. Mr.. Garrett presented his scheme for q
Grand Union Depot for all the roads, while Colonel
| Scott commended for depot for his road only. The
discussion was spirited on both Sides
Lighthouses aud Life.Snving Stuiions--A Bra.
lillian Lisht.Seclkcr.
Captain Faunce, OF the Revenue Marine, who was
detailed by secretary Boutwell, to examine the Cape
| Cod coast to designate the points at which life.
saving stations should be established, having made
his report has called the attention OF Congress to
| speedily making the necessary appropriation to
| commence the work al once. The recent disasters
| on the Cape were within one hundred yards OF
| the site Of one OF the stations designated, anu
several lives were lost for lack OF le-savlng ap-
paratus. Tho Lighthouse Board confirms the re.
port OF Captain Faunce, and also urges the con-
structlon of lighthouse at Woods Point, neal
| ProvincetOwn.
Captain Francisco Jose de Freitas of the Brazil
ian Navy, commissioned by his government to make
a thorough inspection OF the lighthouse systems Of
the United States, Great Britain and france, ar.
rived here to-day. and had conference with Major
George Fl. Elliot Engineer OF the Lighthouse
Board.