The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-17
WASHINGTON.

CaIdWelI's CGsc Ready for the Senate.
Mr.. Caldwell's case will be presented to the
Senate tomorrow by the Committee on
Privileges and Elections In an cha.
borate report, which has been signed
by Senators Morton, Aicorn, Hin and Trumbull.
and to which no minority argument Is appended
by Senators Carpenter, Anthony and Logan, al.
though they dissent from some OF the positions
taken. The severity with which the witnesses are
criticised disarms the report OF Its harshness
towards Mr.. Caldwell, and ne declares that II his
seat is declared vacant by the Senate, he will re-
turn at once to Kansas and ask q reelection by
the Legislature;
Lobbying to Save the Victims OF Credit
EIobilier..
The lobby have shaken hands over compact to
secure Ames, Brooks, Colfax, Dawes and the rest
Of the alphabet of Credit Mober SPECTATORS from
expulsion or censure. Learned lawyers played
out politicians. impccunious ex.Congressmen and
rapacious reporters are purring around Poland
and making much OF McCreery. Whether they can
thus hoodwink Justice and shelter criminals re-
mains to be seen.
Mem. for the Treasury Watch Dog.
Edmunds, of Vermont, behaved bravely on
Saturday afternoon in guarding the Treasury
against set OF greedy hounds who are endeavor-
Ing to get within its portals. He will have to be
vigilant, however, or some OF the subsidy. land
grabbing or other schemes will be tackled on some
appropriation bill and slipped through.
No Necessity for u Session I'm March.
Although only two weeks remain of the present
Congress this time Is considered sufficient for the
transaction Of the requisite public business, be-
sides acting on the reports OF the special COM
mlttees including those affecting the character
oil members OF Congress, and also the reports on
the Caldwell. Clayton and New Orleans cases.
chaav will M on hon orIia tho
tOfore. and also hold evening sessions.
General Order OF tho War Department
requires that in advertising for contracts for sup
plies OF animals or of forage for military posts the
conditions of competition should be always such as
to open to settlers farmers and k-rasers near
the point OF delivery and consumption of the sup
pies needed the opportunity OF selling their pro-
ducts directly to the United States in such quanti
ties as may be convenient and advantageous for
both parties. The supplies are as far as practicable
to be procured at first hands, and army officers are
instructed accordingly.
The sub-Treasury Observation-Disclosures
OF tho House Select Committee-GcncraI
HillhOuse Exonerated.
The Select Committee OF the House, in their re-
port of the deracation OF J. j. Johnson lately in
charge Of the Stamp Division OF the Assistant
Treasurer's ONCE in New York, say it would have
been cause of surprise had the Investigations OF
the committee justified the adoption OF an opinion
imputing the criminal act to the want OF vigilance,
the tncapaclty, or to any other cause implying
Official infdelity on the part of the Assistant
Treasurer. They unhesitatingly eXonerate him
from any fault which could cause to be
justly assigned to him share in the responsibility
for the loss sustained, and they heartily in
the recommendation of the Secretary of the
Treasury that the law already offered Tor its con-
sideration should be enacted by Congress relieving
General Hillhouse from any pecunary guilt In con-
nectOn with the robberies of revenue stamps or of
their proceeds by his late unworthy subordinate
The committee most earnestly recommend, as
IN the direction of greater security to
the public moneys that the punishment
OF all Treasury deaulters be greatly increased,
and that in no case OF conviction upon
clear proof Of guilt should the pardoning power be
exercised in behalf of those who steal public
moneys. They also rec mmend that Stockholders
who knowingly violate the law by dealing with
government employees should be prosecuted with
greater rg0r than has marked the conduct OF such
proceedings In the past. They are gratifed to
report that from afIldavits OF the present en-
ployes in the Sub-Treasury IN New York they are
satisfied none OF them have been tempted to
hazard their positions ana happiness by stock