The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-22
WASHING
New York Clamoring for a Secre-
tary Of the Treasury.
AN ANTI-FISH CONSPIRACY.
Shenabarger's Bill to Establish Bureau
Of Commerce Debated.
4 INDUSTRIOUS PLAN FOR PLUMBER.
Speech of s. s. Cox Against It and Demand
ing Free Registry Law.
The Postal Telegraph Scheme
Gaining Ground.
Meeting Of the Banking and Currency Com.
mittee Of the House.
LOOKING TOWARD RESUMPTION.
Meeting Of the Banking and Currency Com.
mittee Of the House.
LOOKING TOWARD RESUMPTION.
Progress of the Bill to Increase the Navy
by Ten Ships Of War.
A BLOW AT THE EIGHT-HoUR LAW.
Pinchback Presented to the Senate and His
Opponent in Waiting.
Presidential Appointments
and PardOnS.

Presidential Appointments
and PardOnS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1878.
A Rumorcd Conspiracy for the Removal
OF Secretary Ftsh-New York Wants a
Secretary OF the Treasury.
The position of Mr.. Fish on the Spanish question
Is not improved by the late publication OF de-
spatches from Madrid. His embarrassment Is re-
garded with some satisfaction in this city by a
large circle, which, strangely enough, includes
many prominent republicans hailing from his own
State. The cause Of this abnormal attitude among
those counted previously among the stanchest
supporters Of Mr.. Fish is found in repeated rumors
OF an active conspiracy, with ito feelers here and
its voice in New York agitating for his removal.
The explanation offered for this antagonism is to
the following effect:-The State of New York, with
its great financial and business interests, would be
better served in the Cabinet by having the member
which it claims at the head of the United States
Treasury instead Of at the tail OF United States
diplomacy. It's special need is Secretary of the
Treasury, who, from his position and experience,
could fully grasp the wants of the business
community. The complaints against Mr.. Boutwell,
are founded by the best informed upon want of this
special knowledge New York has among its ciri-
zens many who could give entire satisfaction in
this respect without imperilling the revenue or
doing injustice to other sect,ons. Mr.. Fish has had
four years of ONCE and has not been conspicuous
success, and New York can see him return to his
home without sigh Such is the statement Of the
movement put forward this evening The Cuban
correspondence has been seized hold OF with con-
siderable effect in It's support.
Meeting or the Committee ON Banking
and Currency-Resumpti and Free
Banking Projects.
The Banking and Currency Committee met this
morning. They discussed resumption. The bills
OF Hooper ana Cox were read, also the bill Of
Storm, OF Pennsylvania, for greenbacks in place Of
national notes; also the bill of Merriam, Of New
York, abolishing usury. Nothing definite was
agreed on, except to allow Senator Sherman to
confer with the House Committee next Tuesday as
to his Senate bill for resumption. Mr.. Farwel de.
sired to have Mr.. Hooper's bill for resumption
Cox's bill, fixes day for resumption. The general
democratic feeling is for the dispacing Of national
bank notes by greenbacks, in the belief that when
greenbacks are redeemabe 1t will be more &C.
ceptable currency than the national bank notes.
The committee did little except to authorize Mr.
Merriam to report his bill to repeal all usury
clauses in the banking laws II is also rendered
certain, by the proceedings OF the House Commit
tee, that some free banking law, based on the five
per cent bonds, will be reported to the House. The
House Committee is nearly unanimous on that
point. Since Sherman's debate the interest on
this topic has greatly revived. Statesmen are
struggling for the pioneership on that subject
The Postal Telegraph Scheme Gaining
Ground-COlorado to be Left Out in the
Cold.
The proceedings in the House to-day, although
involving some important questions, were not
productive Of very practical results. AS an indi-
cation that the interest in relation to the proposed
scheme Of postal teegraphy is not tagging, reso-
luton was introduced by Mr.. Morey, from louisiana
directing the Committee on Appropriations to in
quire and report upon the cost OF construction and
the present market value of the telegraph lines Of
the United States. 1t also directed the committee
to lind out the cost of building lines Of equal
capacity. The resolution was adopted. Although
there has been but little said Of late in relation to
the government project Of assuming the owner
ship OF the telegraph lines Of the country it is very
clear that the general impression in its favor is
growing stronger every day.
The Colorado bill was again up for discussion
the same arguments pro and con as on previous
occasions were repeated, without materially cnanp.
ing the chances OF the bill. The majority are
clearly against it,
Pfnchback, OF Louisiana, Presented to
Senator West Of Louisiana, welcomed to the
Senate Chamber to-day the notable Pinchback,
and presented his credentials, which were laid on
the table, He then took seat with Pinchback on
a sofa behind the Senator's desk, and introduced
the few Senators who came forward to ofYer their
congratulations. Pinchback, who has SO much
white blood that few would mistrust his African
descent, has also with him his credentials as Rep
resentattve ut Large from Louisiana for the next
Congress- Two or three more Senators elect from
Louisiana will be along in a day or two, and then
the Senate can pick and choose among them.
Louisiana's Fusion senator.
General W. L. Mcmillan, Senator-elect OF the
uson Legislature for Keogg's vacancy has ar.
rived here. He served as surgeon in the Russian
army during the Crimean war, and was decorated
by the Car for distinguished services. During the
late civil war he was commander OF a regiment Of
Ohio volunteers, and attained the rank of brevet
major general. Alter the war he settled in Carroll
parish. Louisiana, as a cotton planter, and was
elected to the House and Senate 81 Louisiana as q