, 1873-02-10
WASHINGTON.


Department Of Justice for tho last fiscal year
ha8 boon sont to Congress. In regard to tho
payment OF Blarphn1s and the oxpcnsoa of tho
United States Courts, It ID somowhat Interesting.
Tho o1penees Of tho Court8 during Tho Iaat yoar
wore 43, 07G,392 Tho flguros for tho Stnto OF
Arkansas show that tho reports Of extravaganza
In tho uHo Of Government money by Logan II.
Root, tho ox-afarshn, nnf other Off
cerB, wore not exaggerated. Moro
funds by r,any Thousands woro used
in Arkansas than In any State fn tho Union.
For ararshnls alono moro than 8276, 600 was OK
ponded, wlilo tho o1pcnBoB Of clorks and attor"
nsya bring tho amount to $3Q7, 72a, or nearly
el8000 moro thnn tho throo districts In Now
York cost, and &1e6,oo0 more than vas e1pona-
ID In Pennsylvnnia, whore the brainoaa OF tho
rourta Is at loaHt double what It ia In Arkanaas.
Tho United States Courts in Ohio coat 1esa than
e100,00o those in Illinois loss than e42,000,
Tho ono Dlatriotin South Carolina drov eis7,-
9ao, and tho same In North Carolina. @ls4 ,3do.
It shon1d bo bor1,o In mind that theso extraya-
CANT Ggures relate to tho ycar ending, June 8o,
enco botwoen tho pnat and present figcal year,
when the oxponnes for Marshals In South Caro-
lima, ARKANSAS, mud other Southern Btatos wore
immense on account Of tho campaigns.
49,: RI. CREDIT ston1L1En.
Oakea Amos, In reply to the lnat telegram sent
him ly the Poland Committee l,o not having
VII 10 lore rS Taesday morning. TSe ss, oo,nnittoe sa
woro In rocrot aoHson ovef two houra to-day. in
consultation aH to their authority to punish
tho nonlbers implicated in tho Credit A1obilier
scaudal. Tllroo 1nombers Of the Committee gnid
to-dny tho newspapers have bean unjust to the
Cou,nitteo in forotolling that tho report would
be .aS ea & dafy y sly sa IL a sppor viii viii
not DO censurod by tho falr-mindod public.
Nothing moro will bo lono except to r2-oxafnino
Araes, ,inlcss his testimony should be such that
viii DO givcn another hearing IL le acsiros 1t;
1t is expected that tho report will go in about
Tho middle Of tho approaching week.
LOUISVILLE CANAL. 80
The Committee OH Commerce this morning
agreed to allow Nr. Holman to propBo IN amend7
mont to tho River and Harbor Appropriation
bill, providing for reducing tolls on tho Louis,
vile and Portland Canal. assuming tho bonded
oGorod by A1r. Holman, wher, the bill comes up:
This is not AZ much as tho friends Of tho cnnal
would have dosired, but it Is considered az IN
vornble to tho passage Of tho amendment. Mr..
polling tho members OF tho House on tho .noaH-
ute;
LOUISIANA.
Senator Morton's Committee will report on
3rondny In connection with tue Louisiana inves-
tication against counting tho Electoral or Preai-
dential voteB Of that State, and notion wil be at
once demnndea in ordor That some co,trao may l,o
decided on before Wotncadn{y, tho day for count
Tho other branches Of tho Louisiana inquiry are
not so pressing, and can wait.
Tho Conmtteo is greatly divided in regard to
tho State election, Ihey have been in frequent
consultation, and thero Beo1n8 to be little doubt
that Carpenter fayora now ELECTION, and TINT
aorton approves Of tho dc tacso Government.
DID THEY PAY INCOME TAx7
Inquiry is boiug made as to whether Wilson,
or Drooits, or Boyor,' or Hooper, or any other
holders or the Credit 1Iobilier stock and parlCt-
nants in tbe enormous dividends, paid tho in
come r. Of l,er gent on such Dividend accossl-
Ing to the law existing at tint ti1ne.
HALAR1Ea. : -.
Tho bill Of tho Houso Judiciary Committee for
tie Increase of snlarieB Of the President, Cabinet
oficcTH Supreme Court Judges, and members Of
Congress will be rather
AN ExpESayE I,uxuRy,
80 far as tho latter officers nro eonrerned. The
bill provides that each sonator, N.mber, and
gross, Which viii require . back payment OF
s8,000 apiece. Thoro are II Senators and 259
Members and Delegates, and tho amount ro-
quired to pay them will be 81 ,oca, 900.
THE ANNUAL ROW
between the House Appropriation Committed
and tho Commerce Committee, aB TO which shall
have charge OF the 1iver and Harbor bill, oc-
CURED to-day, aud the tlobate between Shella-
bargor and Garfield Vas very spirited. The
House took strong intorost In tho matter, and
there was good doal Of confusion. The ques-
tion, however, VAS not decided, but it ID proba-
bic the Appropriation Committee will gi'o in, as
ITO tho associated fytss.l
THE sH1prINd ACT.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 8.-The Shipping nct
tTas amended so as not to apply to tho case Of
yesBels bound to tho British North American
Possessions, tho Vest India Islands, md Ato1ico.
BILLS s1aNED.
The President signod the acta making nppro-
priationa for tho expenses Of tho investigations
With regard to the elections In KanHGA Louisiana,
and Arkansas, and to remove tho disabilities Of
William A. Graham, Of North Carolina, and a.
b. Hardcastlo, OF Mississippi.
FIvE-TWENTy REDEMPTION.
Il fs reported that Assistant Secretary Rlcll-
lrdson says the tndicatious are that M adli-
tional call for ono hundred millions will be nalc
Of March, making two hundred millions in all.
TIE La ORoesE nnIDaE.
Tho Senate Committee on Poet Offices wore
occupied several hours to-day hearing argu,,
bridge OF tho Milwaukee, j. st. Paul Railroad
Company aorosa tho MissisBippi. Congress, last
year, authorized this Company to construct q
bridge at Of ne9 R VIZ X ayeg III
tary Of War, who, on Recommendation Of the
Eoard of Army Engineers, flxcl it's location al
the town Of Lacrosse. Tho Railroad Company
nre dissatisfied. with it's location for the reason
Of n detoul,. and now sees logialatlo'
authorizing tho bridge to bc located q
q point about milo and q hal
3Iitcholl, President, a..l Cottrell, Attorney o
the Milwaukee T. st. Paul naiiroad Company
represented lis inteIeata ut tho Committee meet
Ing to-day. Tho opposing interests were repre-
Minnesota Railway Company, aud CpngresHnlor
Rual and Dunrell, Of WISCONSIN and Minnesota
respectfully. General Weitzel, Of tho Engineel
Corps, was also present to anasar questions aut
defend tho action Of tho Army Locating Board
OF whlcl, he was a member. The CoMmittee
rooh tho queetton under consideration.
LOUISIANA.
The Sonata Committee on Elections hRyo
completed their report On 30 much eyidenco NJ
relatoa to tho proceedings in connection with the
electoral vote Of Louisiana. The report ia brief
merely stnting the facts OF tho caao without re-
conlmoudatfon to tho Senate. 1t will be pro
sentea on Monday. 1t ia concurred In by ALL
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Secvctnry Robson WA bcfora the House Com
nlittee on Appropriations to-day, with Rcpreson
tatiYo Leonard Myers. and aakel al nppropria