New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-24

tempt to blackcn still further his memory and
torture the sensibiliiies Of bis family by this
gross romance of pretended suicide. Is in the
highest degree indecent.
There is a conflict between the testimony OF
Mr.. Charles Day, one of the Eue Railroad
Directo rs. and that of Attorney-GeDeral Bar
low. The latter-named gentleman Is quite
nositiye that it was never intended to spend
money 10 secure legislation at Albany, anu
that Speaker Smiths fec was for legal services.
But Mr.. Day acknowledges the expenditure Oh
at least $4,000 "tO procure legislation. o'noi
disbursements were on an equally liberal scare
One gentleman received $4,000; another had
Cos 600: and 80 on through the list, S3Oo,ooo or
or 100000 being lightly made way WITH
Some of the items are interesting, but VINO
shared in the distribution of the S1O,o0o
legislative expense fundf
No LIGHT seems to come in upon the affairs
of the suspended Bulls Head Bank. This
singular mystery is solvable, probably, but the
investigation has not been managed very skill
fully. Only one person heretofore employed
by the bank has been discharged since the
discovery of the mutilation of the books.
Those books were mutiated In order to con-
cea the abstraction of funds. The abstraction
was not burglary; it was committed by per-
sons in the bank or by outsiders in COLLISION
with those inside. Yet the examination of the
books has been conducted by the very persons
to whom suspicion is most naturally directed.
These persons, after having gotten rid OF the
aged President, have been continued to this
day with but one exception. At last. after
this long delay, a Receiver is appointed ana
the affairs of the bank are likely to be taken
ont of the hands of the gentlemen who have
been apparently chiefly interested III keeping
things quiet.
OF the thirty-eight Senators present when
the confirmation of Mr.. Casey, the Collector
at New-Orleans, came up last Saturday,
twenty-three voted in favor of that contempt
ible act, and fifteen against it. Casey Is a
bad man. The Congressional report in his
case, made by Administration Republicans,
was damaging and conclusive. No defense
of his shameful course during the original
difficulties in New-OTleans was ever attempted
by even the most Jealous supporters OF the
President But he is Gen. Grants brother-in-
law, and violent and corrupt as his course has
been, there was not manliness enough in the
Senate to stand up against a demand that he
be continued in his place for four years more.
He was confirmed, bare quorum being
obtained by securing the Capital for feeble
hearted Senators who had hidden away when
the vote was coming. After this, what re-
mains of Senatorial dignity and independence
is scarcely perceptible quantity.
The Senate has been considering the Chd-
well case in these two aspects: Was Cald-
well legally elected to the Senate, and, there
FORE only liable to expulsion for BRIBERY Or,
was he illegally chosen, and is his seat, there
FORE liable to be declared vacant To this is
now added another proposition declaring that
Alexander Caldwell was legally elected SEN
ator of the United States by the Legislature
of Kansas. This last, if adopted will set up
Mr. Caldwell to be bOwled down thereafter
by vote of expulsion. 1t is said, however,
that there is some expectation that he will re-
sign when some of the preliminary votes have
shown that considerable part of the Senate
| believes him guilty. 1t will not be safe to risk
much on that hypothesis. Another phase OF
the affair is that Mr.. Pomeroy, who is waiting
to see his hapless colleague drop, is sure of
being elected to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Pom
eroy's faith in Kansas cupidity, when properly
managed has an element of the magnificent
In if