The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-03

right OF Kellogg to retain his seat The influential
members OF both delegations from Louisiana IN
Washington favor this movement, and they say
that unless 1t Ia done the Senate will lare worse
than ever. One thing is conceded now by Keioggs
best friends-that with the present recognized
legislation he can never govern the state.
General burnside q Candidate for Conn
mander OF the Marine Corps-A Move
ment ON Foot to Increase the Marine
band.
Since the death of General Meade and for some
| time before it has been reported and generaiy
| believed in military circles that General BURNSIDE
| aspires to the command OF the united o'aIes
Marine Corps and desiring It, VIII certainty gov lie
| This command embraces between TWO ana three
| thousand men, more than half Of whom are In
| service In foreign seas. and being an lndepen-
| dent and popular organization, indispensable
| to the naval establishment, which 1t ante
dates. its leadership Is much sought after.
The present chief, General Jacob Zeilin, is
several years beyond slxty-two, the custom
airy retiring age, but il retained In command by
the President who has lawful discretiob In the
premises. The bill recently introduced by Senator
Logan compelling the retirement OF army and
marine officers at sixty-two years OF age
as is now done in the navy, Is likely to be-
come q law, and will then vacate this position,
even II 1t should not be done sooner. heretofore
the marine c0mmandant has been selected from
the field officers Of the corps, but there is now no
law preventing the appointment outside the corps
and there several eager 70 enjoy the privileges
and emoluments The United States Marine Band,
which belongs to the headquarters of the corps in
this city, has become, although not originally so in
| tended, perhaps the national band Of America.
| Congress pays it an extra allowance
| for playing alternately in the grounds
| of the Capitol and the Executive Mansion IN Sum-
mer. and no Presidential inauguration, levee or
| other national function Is complete without the
| presence Of the marines. The visit OF the French,
English and Prussian national bands to Boston last
| year has had the effect of increasing public inter-
est in the band which it is known Is not equal
to the foreign bands. movement has been made
| to increase the number of the bandmen now
thirty, and secure new and accomplished leader,
and an energetic officer OF the corps Is designing
magnificent uniform for the band Carl sentz,
welknown Philadelphia director, is among the
candidates for the leadership.
| Poor "Subsidy Pom" En- Route to the
Notwithstanding Blocks in Ingalls,
Way-Kansas Honesty at a Low Ebb.
Poor 'old subsidy POM is on his way here from
the scene Of his inglorious defeat, and hopes to
make such explanations as will satisfy the Senate
| that he may serve out the remaining month OF his
Congressional career Whether he can save him
ingalls,, his fortunate rival, will find the entrance
| to the Senate Chamber hard road to travel.
Whether ingalls, bribed Yorke to entrap Pomeroy
| is not certain; but it is sure that he is giving
testimony, which is on record here, that he aid
| bribe United States judge The testimony was
| given under oath before the Judiciary Com
mittee of the House OF Representatives, which
| was authorized on the 9Th of March last to
examine the charges brought against Mark Fl.
| Delahay, District Judge of the United States Dis
| trict Court for Kansas. ingalls, was one OF the
| witnesses summoned, and he testified that he
offered the son-n-law of Judge Delahay $500 If the
| Judge would open Court at an earlier hour than
usual the next morning and give decree in bank
ruptcy in favor of a client before the other parties
could present their claims The Judge did this
and Ingalls, gave his son-in-law draft on
his client in New York. The client, h0Y
| ever refused to pay the bride, and the
protested draft having been returned, suit was
commenced against Ingalls, for the amounts but
| he pleaded that the draft was given for unlawful
purposes; thus he avoided paying it. This evidence
is now quoted TO show that ingalls, is not troubled
with conscientious scruples, and the investigations
which have been going on OF late into the means
by which Caldwell secured his seat in the Senate
have returned strong prejudice against Kansas
honesty. 1t is very evident that the Senate must
hold a special session after the 4th OF March, to
exclude at the outset these purchasers OF the priv
lege of occupying the chairs which statesmen have
occupied IN times past
More Rumors Of Corruption by the Pa
cifc Railroad Company.
Rumor duplicates two other Senator'S, besides
those who nave been before the committee. as
having been benefited by the Union Pacific Rail-
road. 1t is said that Ames contributed 10000 to
aid in the election of certain Western Senator to
no alth AIlavb pOU 70 In
liberal, saying 'If he is defeated you Will have lost
the money, and If he is elected you can secure his
services by giving him the money rs q retanern
1t is also minated that another Senator served
a government director, with the late Cornelius
Wendell, who was paid $4,000 to sign report
cepting part OF the road and that each government
director received the same sum. The Wilson Com
mittee may ferret out the truth of these stories
but the "Polandersn never will, as is plainly evi-
dent.
Arrival OF the Snmana Lobby.
The SANTANA lobby has arrived and commenced
prospecting among members OF Congress as to the
probability OF securing legislation in behalf OF their
interests this session.
The Appropriation to Meet Expenses for
Postage-Congressm Busy Franking.
Heads Of departments and bureaus protest that
anything like a lair estimate cannot be made for
the next fiscal year. OF the appropriation necessary
to meet expenses for postage on Official business
in the time remaining this session. Two years ago
estimates were made, but not of specific charac-
ter, and unless these accepted basis for the
action of the Appropriation Committee, the
! designation OF the amount will be deferred until
the close Of this Congress. The mails from
the Capitol already show that members are
| improving their time in ranking books, docu-
ments, packages of seeds and such worldly effects
| & a rha
day were visited by Industrious Congressman,
whose finger ends tonight are stiff from the work
OF writing their honorable names. One OF the
results OF the repeal OF this privilege will be the