, 1873-05-15
WASHINGTON.
specnlatlons Regarding Tho Speaker
ship Of the Next House,
Alleged Fraud and Favoritisu in tho Award
Of Indian Contracts.

srto{al Disputch to Ths Chttaao Tribune.
srEAKEnslt1r OF THE NEXT HOUSE..
WARRINGTON, D. O., May 14.-Thoeo frtcnda OF
f,no.ker Blaine, who havo him In training for tho
Presidency in 1876 say that, In caso ho is ro-
,,,oted by tho Forty-third CongroHs NJ Speaker,
he will throw overheard all those ohair1non OF
committoes who l1nyo In any way beon connected
with tho Credit Mobilor transactions. Blaine
IL a candidate for re-c1eotion, and he claims
tho support Of ut loast two-thiras OF
thc old 1nombers OF tho Forty-socond
Congross who have boon re-elected; tic pa..
ance. boing nothing but carpot-baaggers md
pannaylyania f Proteotionists, arc claimod "
Maynsrt Of Tonnossee. 1ottcra arc already
hninc sent by both these competitions to tho
ncwly ly.oloc,ed Congressmon, soliciting theif th,a5
votes for these respective cand'datea 70 sne tniS
noation in the Government. Dlainos trenus
make make tho point IN hia favor, arst, TIM; tint
noliov Of legislation 20 far as rovonuo ia
Concerned and, second, that 10 opposed tho
salnryIncreaso 80 far hs 7 IeIatca ~ t nrotac.
iva noloy. and argues that Dlaino's name has
ham mentioned With suspicious transaottons IN
s,,oi, away o. to make his recollection AZ speaker
quostionab bio In point Of party poioy, 70 t1;y NY
nothing elso MaynaFa las hosntng ~ or y COM
tnont ., NJ oo.' nn The participants il tho Orodlt
Mobilier. His friends give It to .uan be un-
derstood that, in caso OF his oleotlon'
signal would 20 Hnso maae ln cottoes rng
ea7c, rerhaps, to strengthen tho Waya sud
Means IN tho direction Of protection, Blaine,
through his tricnda on tho contrary & Is p1edgaa ga
o WHICH p.G M oher dobiToy tlansaetons or
who were prominent aud influential n bringing
about the salary-grnb increase. Under this
nolioy. Garfield, as Chairman Of the
hppaioprts;iont hsp4a j; tho %ags sa and
coa seoaeld, as representative Of tue Naval Com
mittoo.. % would al hare to DO sacrificed, Ding-
ham a. chairman Of tile Judiciary, not being
re.oleccd, is no longer in tho fold, this position
being temporarily eoagns y Ion nn1t nosa
a. far rs it's leaders aro concerned, is very COM
rl,catod. and tic fight for the speakership prom
ises to DO extremely sovoro: Although y every
body comedies that +ha Elaine n1t;mate wiIt ~. 20
eventually successful 'ne Which d1t vrtua1iy M
decidos tho leadership Of tho next House, prom;
isea to DO one Of tho most exciting, n personal
way, that has boon Witnessed in this dlrectlon
tor somo time. -.
TIN recont inward OF contracts for furnishing
supplies to tho Indians, made By tue board OF
Indian Peace Commissioners at New York, has
created considerable dissatisfaction, especially
among the unsuccessful biddorn: ChargSS aeG
That that sort of religious ring lad
besn formed to take the place Of tho old bureau
ring. Tho specific tangible charge, publicly
made is that tho Commissioners in defiance OF
ey did not give tho contracts 70 te rons
OF tho Commissioners, who were NOT tho lowest
bidders. What truth thoro is in these charges
remnin to be Heen. They arc Of 30 herloua
. nature, however, that tho $50 soofa, e
instruct the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs to
make an investigation OF them, and to him y
IL alleged that bids wore rejected from perfectly
responsible parties, tho difference between hlcE
bids and those Of aueeesntul parties smnnnsns gun
the amount OF money to DO expended Tor sup
plies iB several hundred Thousand dollars NOR
than it would have been had THO loweHt BID
been accepted. Ex-senator Harlan, VINO Wa
Chairman Of tho Sonase Committee on India
Affairs, commenting upon this subject, says It /
due to tho public that tho official acts Of Chria
tiau Commissioners, Superintondents and iuaaa
Agents should be al carefully supervised by th
Secretary Of tho Interior as the oihc1al eenaue
and disintorested bencvolenco. Ii what they
is right and wise, the soyereBt scrutiny Gun DO n
harm aud il found to he either unwiso. 11tiscroe
or improper they should bo tho first to sanctlo.
tiyen6ss on this point, it would be prima fael
evidence that such supervision was needed, an! n!
the Secretary should not, aud we nro cure be vii
not, shrink from tho discharge OF his oilicla I
duty in this respect. This Board OF Christian
Commissioners WIS not authorized by Con
gress, and tho churches wero. not invite
BY tho President to nominate lntIial
Agents and superintondonta TO shield the hea tle
Of the Department from official responsibility
They wore intended to be helpers and nos mas 's'I
for the administration Of his Department, an
expect him to correct any oyersights or error
that his subordinatea may commit, wheneve
thoy mny como to his knowledge, without r.
gard to tho Christian professions Of such off
GERS. ...
(75 the Associated prtss,]
NAVAL ORDERS.
WASHINGTON, May i4-commander solfridg.
of tho Darien Expedition, has boen ordered
duty as Assistant to the Executive officer ut tt
Boston Nnvy-Yard, md Liauts Sullivan OF
Eaton, Of tho same expedition, been grantt
throe months loayo Of absenco.
LEaAlrTENDEns.
Outstanding legnl-tenderB, $3.50, ,841 ,051.
Tie President has made tho following q
pointmontB Of Postmasters: Joseph F. se1to
Ashtabula, o.; Mira. Rachel Frlller, Farmer Git
1allinger, snl!atin, Mo-; Daniel Fichthorne, "
verify, 1a.; s. Z. Jackson, Ellsworth, Kan.
WILL. or THE LATE CHIEF JUSTICE.
Tho lato Chief Justice Ohaso, loft will na1
ing Gov. Il. D. Cook as tho solo executor.
inventory has beon made OF lis estate, wlic
after fow bequests, is to bo divided botwe
his children, Mrs. sprag,o and Mrs. Hoyt.
GOVERNMENT SUIT AGA1NsT TILE UNION PACIFIC
Hon. Aaron ". Perry, Of Cincinnati, ].
Ashton. and Thomna A. Jenckps, counsel o.
ployed by the Government uudor tho recent d
OF Congress to institute loyal proceedings agnin
the Union Pacific Railroad Company and Crot
Mobilier Of Amcriea, having completed Il
preparation Of u bill In equity for that .rnrpoe
snhtnittod 1t to-day to Atty.-Gen. William
who approved and accepted It without alteratio
It Was determined, upon consultation, to file
ford, Conn. 4 number Of tho largest atoe
holders In tho Union Paciho and Credit Mobil
corporations are residents Of Connecticut, g
will be named as respondents in the suit.
WON'T GIVE IT Up.
Treasurer spinnor states that tho publish
statement that Senator Hanlin had returned