The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-12

eot scssion. u was also determined 10 summon
the Kansas witnesses by telegraph, and a desnatch
was sent TO Mr.. YORK, senator Fomeroys PRINCIPAL
accuser asking him when he can be in Washing
ton to give his testimony before the committee
The investigation will be publicly conducted Not
withst andng the shortness oi the time the COM
mttee intend to thoroughly investigate the subject
The time for the next meeting viii not be fixed
until it shall be known when the witnesses in the
case shall be present
PomerOy and PattersOn-LoCan Urged to
Purge the Senate.
TWO strange faces were in the Senate to-day be.
hind the desks formerly occupied by the Senators
from Kansas and New HAMPSHIRE, but no one
recognized P0meroy in the shrunken, careworn
face. with side whiskers, or Patterson In the PALE
guilt-haunted features furrowed by anguish. They
knew each other, however, and as "a fellow feel
ing makes us wondrous kind,n they chatted about
the ingrat itude of York and OF Ames the inqusi-
tOrial power OF the press ana the effectiveness OF
Senatorial whitewashing. General Logan, when a
Representative, did good service by demanding
the expulsion OF Whittemore, the seller OF a cadet
ship. He Is now urged by some OF his colleagues
to drive from the Senate men who profted by their
position to enrich themselves at the public ex-
pense ana then committed perjury to escape public
opinion.
The Want OF Mail FmciIftics in New
York.
A. S. SolmOns, OF this city, called on the Post
master General to-day TO represent the complaints
OF a number of leading merchants in New York of
the wretched system OF letter delivery in that city
and OF the want of mail facilities on Sundays when
no mails have been made up after ten O'Clock A. NJ.
The Postmaster General said that he was well
aware of the necessity for a reconstruction OF the
system OF letter distribution at New York and was
now considering plan for it's Improvement. He
should also take measures to have letters collected
and mails made up on Sundays, to go out by such
mail trains as LETT the city.
A Night session OF the House--Thirty
Millions Voted Away.
The night session OF the House attracted the en-
tire corps OF lobbyists Of both sexes to the CAPITOL
and they were overoyed by Witnessing legislation
which, If perfected by the Senate and ap-
proved by the President, will take at least
thirty millions Of dollars from the national
Treasury under the pretence Of paying Tor sup
plies taken for the Union armies while in the
enemy's country. Four Of the bills making extra
payments for irOn-clads were taken up, and the
claimants were referred to the Court OF Claims.
few more such night sessions and Boutwell, will
have to issue proposals for an additional loan.
Reduction of the Postage On Letters and
Newspapers.
One OF the features of the bill to amend the
Postal laws, reported in the House by FarnswOrth,
is the reduction OF the postage on letters from
three to two cents, which agreed to by
the House with little or no objection. Mr. Ellis
H. Roberts, of New York, carried an amendment
reducing the postage on daily newspapers from
81 20 to sixty cents year. Mr.. Farnsw0rth OPP
posed this, but Mr. Roberts argued that If Farms
worth was right in claiming that o reduction OF
postage on letters would prove of advantage to
the revenue, still more would reduction of rates
on daily newspapers increase the revenue. Mr.
Roberts rightly contended that at present the
charge is exOrbitant Cheaper postage and more
promptness and efficiency in the service, he said,
will give the carrying OF all the daihes to the mails
while now one half or more of them were carried
by express private enterprise. Mr.. Roberts i'm
pressed the House with the good sense OF his argu
ment, and carried his amendment by large ma
JOrity.