The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-20
WASHlNGTO ON

" the congressman Gt0Oe was NOT very extended,
though Of considerable interest. The democratic
friends OF the present printers made a fight In
their favor. but the only argument to accomplish
their object was the cry Of partisanshp. General
Beatty, the chairman OF the Committee on Print
ing, reported the bill. He made an elaborate
speech in favor Of giving the contract to the lowest
bidder. He denied any political motive IN his
action, and said IL very unfortunate for demo-
Gratis to make such issue in favor OF large and
uncaliod for expenditure. During his remarks he
referred to the great improvements In the art of
printing since the GLOBE became Congressional
organ. He cited In proof tho NEW YORK
HERALD OF last Saturday, with twice as
much reading matter as in the Congress
stonaI GLOBE. Its editorials" said be. "cover
an entire page: its correspondence IL from
every section OF the civilized world; 1t In typo
graphically as perfect as the Globe; and yet this
matter Ia put In type, corrected, stereotyped and
issued daily with all the precision and promptitude
with which the hands move forward TO tho dial of
the clock" This very true and graphic description
OF the great advance In newspaper enterprise con-
vnced many that 1t was about time the barnacles
OF tho GObe printing ofi1oe were allowed to retire
to enjoy the ample fortune which they have accu-
muiated.
Tho President Squirting UP DEatOry
congressman.
The President has plain straight. forward way
OF going to the Capitol, taking possession Of the
room set apart for him there and sending for such
COngressmen az need squirting Wp. To-day he had
before him Messrs. Blaine. Banks and Garfield. of
the House. with Messrs. Cameron. and Freling-
huysen, OF the Senate, and he plainly told
them that II we expect Great Britain to pay the
aenevs award in September. we must pay for the
fisheries and the claim awarded her by the same
treaty. They all promised to see that tho Fishery
Payment bill is put through on the double quick.
Delegation OF COlOrod Men Pleading
with the President ON Behalf OF Cuba.
delegation OF prominent color cd men, repro
sentiug In part the Cuban Ante dayery Society Of
New York, and consisting o. Mr.. 8. r. scattron,
President Of the society; rev. Henry Hyland Gar
net Secretary; Mr.. George F. Downing, John
Il. Cray J: = sampson and five or six
o,..,rs waited on President Grant
az h,a room in tho S--.- ~'"o "f thc ~ :,
and w. .,ena.o 49,, - x .av,to,.
I r.esented petition numerously signed
psyine that the government accord bellioerent
fss"e ~ Cuba. The President said certain cor.
RESP, noence has been going on between the
Spanish government and that Of the United States
which cannot BE- made public until called for by
Congress. He appreciated their feelings OF sym.
pathy with their brethren In Cuba, and would do
duty, towards furthering their wishes.
Collars Case to be Reported to the
HOuse-Impe CT ment Impe nding.
Polands committee will report in a few DAYS 60
the House the facts OF Vice President Corax's case
without recomme ndatons and let the House then
take action upon It, There already several
democrats ready to move his impeachment.
Ben Butler to Assail the POla nd Report
All the Guilty NJ. C.'s or None To BE
Punished.
General Butler has said that he Is going to fight
the Poland report, as illegally unjust and evading
the true facts. He remarked this evening :-.If
Ames guilty all are guilty; If Ames is not guilty
all the rest are not guilty, because there must be
two parties to bride in order TO make the trans
action complete. The committee says 1t recon.
mends the expulsion Of Ames for his attempt
at bribery. There was no attempt about
it, for Cakes Ames carried out his OBJ
ject. Then, again, the report assumes that
one member was ignorant OF the Credit Mobilier
transaction OF the other" 'This, says Butler 'is
an unwarranted assumption, for the committee
did not ask single question on that head. Fur
thermore," queries he, "why did not the CON-
mittee make Durant account for the Credit No
bilier stock given him for the same specific pur-
pose as that given to Ames--nsnely distribution
among Congressman Durant gave part OF the
stock TO Brooks and Boyer but what did he do
with the remaining $50 shares ~ The
General also thinks that the House has no
Jurisdiction over the acts committed by members
OF former Congress. He says the report IL not lit
for gods or men and, in his opinion, will not be
adopted. He added, III Ames and Brooks are
expelled somebody else will be expelled
As for certainty about the action OF the House on
Polands report, the prediction OF "Old Pr0babili-
ties" would be quite a. reliable. At least seventy
members have been talked to, who represent every
shade OF political sentiment and yet there is not
the slightest agreement In the opinion OF any two
memberA Brooks and Ames ought to be ex-
peled,n says q friend OF Poland. "What for ~
asks Q friend Of the condemned Because
the committee recommends itn "But the COM
mittee was appointed to acquit and not con-
denim" And that Is the explanation which botbers
as well as republicans Why Ames
should De C0ngressonally ostracised because he
wanted to "place stock where 1t would do the
most good, when every man that received 1t has
confessed that he needed the money land only
landlords and boarding house keepers in Washing
ton can tell how much they would have suffered If
Ames had not been their indirect friend)-why
they repeat, Ames should be made q victim, is
that POand's committee could not
find out. The report Is byword and
a reproach 10 those who made it, Gan
that Is wanted" said leading democratic men,
Der OF the House tonight, lis for the same scene
to be re-enacted that characterized the announce
ment OF the committee. 1t came with flourish Of
comedy 1t will end with the importance OF farce.r
The Witnesses Against Subsidy Pom.
All OF the witnesses as yet produced against
Senator Pomeroy have shown o delightful innO-
cency In divulging their past designs upon Subsidy
Pom. One Of the most amusing Of witnesses
fire sfua In
Q'Drscoll, OF the Lower House OF the Kansas Legs.
lature. He 10 plain farmer uneducated, uncouth
In his speech and manner and roughly dressed; !
yet he was the most prepossessing OF the witnesses
yet presented. To the question: was he ever
approached by Pomeroy men 10 buy his vote ?
ne replied, 'Wel, reckon I have been bout four
tlmes.u He then proceeded to give the occasions |