The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-11

dates, the object Of this being, Mr.. Packard
thought, to STUFF the ballot boxes.
The report OF the committee will declare that
there were no legal and responsible returns OF the
vote for President and Vice President in Louisiana,
and that consequently the electoral vote sent here
should not be counted on Wednesday.
Railroads Asking Pay for the Use OF the
Postal Cars.
Isaac Hinckley. President OF the Philadelphia cad
Wilmington Railroad Company was before TIE Ap-
preparation Committee today on the subject OF OBJ
tanning pay for the oil railroad Post once cggs
These cars were, it is represented, placed on the
leading roads In 1864. under promise by
the Department that the companies should
be paid for their use. This promise
has not been compiled with. Therefore
leading railroad companies are now asking for mail
service the same rate per car per mile on fast pas
senger trains as the public pays them for moving
second class freight per car per mile on SLOW freight
trains. The. present rate for mail service as now
performed, on the Philadelphia and Wilmington
road ID less than 1t was in 1850, when
that company carried small mail in
baggage Car twice each way per day.
The present pay, measured by freight standard,
Is less than thirteen cents per car per mile while
the rate for pig iron gives twenty cents per carper
mile, second Class freight forty cents per car per
mile, and first class express from fifty to sixty
cents per mile. Mr.. Hnckley represents the
Pennsylvania Railroad, the Central Railroad Of
New Jersey, the New Haven and Hartford, the New
York AID Erie. the New York Central and Hudson
River, the Boston and Albany, the Washington
branch Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. besides
a number OF smaller roads. The House bill, No.
S.4es, fixes scale OF prices for carrying the mails
by weight, which will, it is said, probably be salts
factory to these companies If they carry the mails
in the Old mode, before they were induced by the
Post Once Department to build and run the ex-
pensive post ONCE railway cars, for the use Of
| which they have never received O cent.
Republican Senators In COngress-A Ses-
| sion In March Not Favored.
| The republican members of the Senate held Q
caucus this morning-Senat0r Anthony presiding
! on the subject Of the business now pending before
the Senate. A committee was ordered to be ap.
pointed by the chairman to report at q future
meeting ~ to what measures should have prece-
dence, the general object being to act upon those
OF the most pressing public necessity, and with o
view Of avoiding call for an extra session Of Con-
| gress. The prevailing sentiment was against such
| extra session, and some Senators declared the
President should not be forced to call an extra
session owing to the fault or negligence of Con-
| gress to transact necessary legislation for which
they have reasonable time. 1t Is believed that
large majority OF the members OF both houses are
| opposed to cOnvenlng the new Congress immedi-
atey upon the expiration Of the present one be-
ing OF opinion that there is yet reasonable time to
act upon all bills of Importance, especially night
sessions will soon be commenced, and business will
be disposed of more rapidly than heretofore.
The Struggle for Goat Island.
A special meeting of the Senate Military CON-
mittee Is called for tomorrow night, when the Goat
Island bill will be further considered in secret ses-
sion. Senator Cameron, OF the committee. Is still
sick and Mr.. Osborn has not returned from Florida.
Mr.. Casserly will tomorrow file with the committee
certain maps and papers forwarded by the San
Francisco Peoples Committee, accompanied by a
brief argumentative statement Of their bearing on
the case.
The Senate Committee on Private Land Claims
has reported adversely on the case OF Bowling and
other private parties, who claim Goat Island as
against the governments title.
Dinner and Reception by the Japanese
Minister.
Mr.. Mori the Japanese Minister, gave dinner
party at Wormleys tonight, at which were pres
ent Secretary Fish, Assistant Secretary Bancroft
Davis the Congressional Committees Foreign
Relations, Professor Northrop and Yung Wing, OF
Canton. Afterwards there general recep-
ton, at which there was large and fashionable
attendance.
The Eight War Ships Bill Signed.
The President has signed the bill authorizing the
construction of eight additional vesselso war.
Death of u Naval Comm ander.
Commander James W. Shrk, U. s. N, died here
this evening, of pneumonia. lie was appointed
from the State Of Pennsylvania, of when he was q
native, and has been on the "waiting ordersn
list.
Increased Production OF Distilled Spirits.
According to reports to the Internal Revenue
ONCE the number OF disteries In operation OH the
LIST inst was 31l with daily producing capacity of
27s, ol9 gallons, being daily increase during Janu
airy over December OF IS, 1921 gallons.
Nominations by the President.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day TO be Assistant Surgeons in
the navy Edward W. Corser and Ezra z. Derr;
william NJ. KilgOur, to be Captain in tie Twenty
fourth infantry.