, 1873-07-12
WASHINGTON.
Roscoe Conk1ing Probably the
Next Chief Justice,
Tho Washington Negroes Divided on
tlle n1ixcd-Scl00l Question.
Editors libeling Persons in Washington
Must Answer for 1t There.
How tho Internal Revenue Re-
eeipts We're SWclled.

ccipts Were Syclled.
Srtciai Dispatch to TIE Chicago Tribune.
THE NEXT CHIEF JUSTICE.
WASHINGTON, D. g., July 11.-It Ia conceded,
ly those who claim to havo tho White House ae-
orots thnt tho position Of Chiof Justice will bo
tendored to Senator Conkng. Some Of his
friends say 1lo will not accort tho place, while
othors argue that, aa Conkling is ambitious to
secure reputation aB grcat lawyer, ho would
hnvc better opportunity In the Chief Justico's
chair than in tho Sennto to achiove that roputa-
tion Sill others bcliovo TINT, In tho changes
in political parties TINT aro 1ikoly to
occur during tho no1t five yeare, it ia
not at all cortnin tint Conl5ling would
bo ro'elected to tho Senate six years hence, mud
that for this and other reasons ho will probably
accept tho Chet Justiccshp, which is life
Office. Mr. Conk1iug has MI eyo On tho Presi-
donoy, and should Gen. Grant docline to
rnn for third torn, ho would at least 10 ab1o
to nRinc ltB own successor, and whether Conk-
ling WIZ thcn Senator or Chief Justice, he wonld
l1Ayo tho sumo chance to DO mined by Grant as
hiH choice for tho Presidency.
THE MIXED SCHOOL. QUESTION.
At a uloeting OF cofored people here last night,
tho question Of nixod schools was discussed,
and it was demonstrated that thoro exists wide
difference Of Hontimcnt upon this favorite hobby
Of Senator Summon, WHO demands it, among
other 8o-callcl enual rights, which he contends
tho coIorcl poopfe arc entitled to- but deprived
Of. 4 colorod moinbor OF tho District Legislative
Council nado speech, which was afterwards in
dorsod by o majority Ut those present ut
tho meeting, in Which he took liroct iasuo with
tho advocates Of mixed schools arguing that
the scheme waB all wrong, and that 1t would
work great injury to tho colored people, who, ho
thought, ought to be satisfied with what they
now get-m0ro thnn their share of tho money
| expended for educational purposes In tho Dis
trict,
POSTAL MATTERS.
! The Inv officer Of tho Post Office Donartmopt
Inns decided TINT tho question i'll regard to tho
| moaning Of the term sucw service Mn the law
relating to bids for transportation Of mails, aa
bcforo stated in these DISPATCHES. Tho Depart
mont has hold that tho term only applics to
routes on which thoro was no service at al, but
| tic decision given today is to tho efroct
| that tho torn .snow service" applies to
all routes, whether there has been service at all
| or whothor the service is extended. While It ia
admitted that this construction will cause con-
siderable increase in the red tape business of tho
Department, it In claimed that thero nro sufficient
| safeguards provided to prevent any more so-
rions result than that of moro incroaso.
A nlsTAKE.
| Complaint, having boon Hado that customs
| duty waB charged upon tho clothing of certain
enigrantB arriving ut tho port Of Detroit, in de-
| fault Of payment OF which, articles wero kept
inquiry was made into tho matter, and tho rolly
| OF the Secretary OF tho Treasury, based upon tho
enigrants i'll question did not arrive ut that port
No clothing Inns ever been hold MI Etated, and in
fact, no auch transaction Us alleged took place
ut Detroit.
In accordance with tho Recommendation of
tho Collector Of Customs at Chcago, that off,
| cial has boen authorized by tho Treasury De-
partment to release, OH Payment Of a fiue equal
to tho duties, twelve casos Of champagne vino
seized from Chapin & qore for an nninsqn,ional
| 1870.
10 the Assacfattd T,rcss.
GOVERNMENT IELEdnArnlao.
WAHH1NaToN, July n.--Uron tho question
made BY Alr. Orton, President Of tho Westorn
Union Telegraph Company, tho Attornoy-Genor-
nj has decided that upon tue lines of telegraph.
operating under tho act Of July Il, 1866, officers
and agents Of different departments of tho Gov
| ornmont may telegraph aach other upon official
business, at tho ratoa liked by the postmaster-
General.
CLERICAL nAoK-rAY.
Tho Attorney General las decided that the
Is per cont increaae Of compensation OF the em-
| ployeA Of tho Senate aud House OF Representa-
tiyeB, as provided by the act Of March 8, 1873
applies only to those employed during the
| Fortysecond Congress, md docs not apply tc
commenced after tho 4th Of March, 1873.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
A day or two ago, it VAS statol that there are
some interesting facts not malo public rogard
INK tho cauBoa Of tho recont heavy rot.,riiB Of
tho Internal Revenue Bureau. Diligent inquiry
develops tho fuct tint while exceeding the oati
mate Of the Secretary Of tho Treasury, the sur
plus Of receipts for the last tigcal year ought moi
to he taken as Indicative Of an unusually goot
condition OF atfuira. Tho estimate Of tho Secro
tary Of tho Treasury to the last Congress wat
TINT tho receipts for tho year would reael
:108. 600. Gao. Tho Commissioner Of 1nterna
Kevenuo was equally certain that thoy wou!<
exceed 3110,O00,U ,U00. They really reached 3115,
00n, 600.
1t tiB not known that any unploasantneaa hat
oxIuted on account Of thn diiYoronce Of opinion
hut appearances indicate TINT tho receipts wort
"raHod" above their normaf standard by tht
isallng OF ord0rA towards the close Of tho year
iu juno just passed, fur tho exercise of undue
vigilance in making tho roturns come in rapidly
and keeping tho collections elosoly up every day
by thip meana tho ruceipts were 1nade to oxceot
| by S2 000,000 or more tho amount they woult
have reached in tho ordinary course Of afrairs
falling off OF that amount in months to CONT
| +,a,, &1,arnfero In nv ,,p]nua tha