The New York herald., 1873-12-19
and Vice President's
Salary.

The Speakers and Vice Presidents
Salary.
In the Salary BILL as 1t passed the House yester-
day, the pay Of the Speaker was really reduced
about $500 below the old amount. This was
done by all allowances OF mileage, &C., being cut
OF In the bill. The members added ST. 900 to their
old pay in lieu OF the old allowances. This really
made an increase Of about $500 on members pay.
The same thing was proposed for the Speaker. but
he declined, and, at his request, 1t was not even
voted The bill was, therefore, in such situa-
ton that the speaker had to choose between hav-
ing his salary reouced $500 or having it increased
$500. He preferred the reduction and it passed in
that shape. The Vice Presidents salary was put
on the same basis with the Speakers, but that
merely left him where he was before, inasmuch as
he did not have the allowances OF mileage, &c. The
Speakers salary was therefore, the only one re-
duced below the old standard. The salaries OF the
President, Cabinet and Supreme Judges were left
where the increase OF last March placed them.
The Howard Alleged Mslefeasance-A
Bucket OF Whitewash Being Conn
pounded for the Alleged Offender.
1t is understood that General o. o. Howard is
averse to any trial BY a military tribunal. He as
serts that he cannot get justice but the impression
is that he fears too much justice from a board of
Officers who cannot be biassed by political preju-
dice He hopes, by an appeal to the two-third
majority OF the House on behalf OF the freedmen
to shift the charge OF fraud malefeasance done
in once from his religious shoulders to the
dishonest, pundertng carpet-baggers who
have served as his supordinates, and who
have robbed the government and swtndled
the poor negroes of their hard earnings
Under the military code he is responsible for the
proper disbursement OF all the funds appropriated
for his bureau but under an investigation by the
Military Committee and vote OF the House he hopes
to evade the serious charges preferred by the Sec
rerary OF War and substantiated by the officers ap-
pointed to review the doings or the bureau. The
Secretary OF War has been asked to appear before
the committee that he may personally make sug-
gestions to the best be pursued in set
ting this administration scandal. General Howard
was before the Military Committee this morning,
tears streaming down his cheeks. and begging that
he might not be prosecuted. The chairman OF the
committee it is reported is preparing bucket OF
whitewash.
Funeral Of Tr. Dent.
The funeral OF Mr.. Dent took place this morning
from the Executive Mansion. In addition to the
members OF the family, there were present all the
heads OF the departments. The remains were
placed a Baltimore and Potomac Railway train
for conveyance 10 st. Louis. and were accompanied
by President Grant, Colonel Grant, Colonel Casey
Babcock.
Mackinac Island, Michigan, To he .
Public Park.
During the last session Senator Ferry, OF Michi-
gan, introduced resolution instructng the Secre.
tary OF War to consider the expediency OF dedicat-
ing to the public use as o park the Island OF
Mackinac Michigan, now held by the United States
as a military reservation. This resolution was re-
ferred by the Secretary OF war TO the Engineering
Bureau, the officers OF which have reported in favor
OF the object, saying that, In time OF peace, they
can conceive or no combination OF circumstances
that would require garrison OF more than two
companies at the post. Therefore there can be no
objection to such dedication. General Phlip St
George Cook thinks 1t good project. The saubrity
OF the climate OF the reservation and the beauty or
ITS scenery, they say, make summer residence at
An Address by Caleb Cushing.
Caleb Cushing has accepted the invitation to de-
liver an address at the proposed National Conven.
tion or the survivors OF the Mexican war. to be
held on the 18th OF January, at willard Hail.
Loss of Land Once Records I'm Minne-
sofa.
The Commissioner OF the General Land once is
In receipt OF telegram from the Registrar at Eau
Claire, Wis. announcing the destruction by nre
Of the local land ofice at that place. All the pa
pers, records, TO-, were lost.
Rejected Nomination.
The Senate rejected the nomination OF Quasemba
Jackson, to be postmaster at Ellsworth, Kansas.
A NOminatfon Withdrawn.
The President sent q message to the Senate TO-
day Withdrawing the nomination OF Henry Kess-
Ter, AZ postmaster for Cincinnati
Nominatiens Confirmed by the senate.
The Senate In executive session to-day confirmed
the following nominations:-
Consuls-0eoree A. X. Morris. at Amapala: Jona-
than Russell, at manila; James m. Dannan, 1T Bel
fast; Paul Dahlgreen, at Rome;, l. A. Wait at
Pr@ns; Dewitt G. Sprague, at Brindisi; John
Greenwood, Jr., at Brunswick; Edward q Han
COCK, at Patras; Franklin 0icott, at Nantes.
Cotectors OF Internal Rerenue-Max Weber, Sec
ond district, New York; John A. Henry Tenth
district, New York; John r. Curtis. Thirteenth
aistrlct> New York. Alexander L. Ketchum. Ninth