The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-09

WASHINGTON, March g. 1873.
Changes In the Senate COmmittees-
Action to he Taken I'm the Cases Of
Caldwell and Patterson.
The republican Senators met in caucus this after
noon, Mr. Anthony, OF Rhode Island, presiding.
Senator Stewart chairman Of the committee ap-
pointed to reconstruct the standing committees OF
the Senate. made his report. Some important
changes are made in the chairmanships, mostly to
fill vacancies caused by the expiration of the term
OF former occupants. In this way Cole, of Cali
fornia, chairman OF the Committee on
Appropriations, Is succeeded by Morrill,, of
Maine; Sprague, of Rhode Island, who was
next on the list having been jumped. Subsidy
P0m chairman of the Committee on Public Lands
is to be succeeded by Sprague Brother Harlan
chairman OF the Committee on Indian Affairs is to
be succeeded by Buckingham-a very worthy man.
If the Indian traders don't pull missionary wool
over his eyes, Patterson, chairman of the Com
mittee on the District OF Columbia, ia to be sue
ceeded by Lewis, of Virginia, who will be accepta-
BILE to the remnants Of the first fami-
lies. Nye, who has been for years chairman
of the Committee on Territories, is to be super
seeded by B0reman Of West Virginia. Window
who has been chairman OF special committee on
transportation routes frem the Northwest to the
seaboard, succeeded in having it made standing
committee over which he will continue to preside.
The only exhibition Of feeling was by Howe, of
Wisconsin, who has felt sighted since the
President vetoed the bill for the relief of ].
Milton Best, which he had reported from the
Committee Of Claims and put through the Senate.
Howe made spicy report on the veto, and now he
declines to serve longer as chairman of the Com
mittee on Claims, but was rotated at his own re-
quest into the Craftsmanship of the Committee on
purchase works Of art Carpenter re.
tains the craftsmanship OF the committee
on Contingent Expenses Anthony that
on Printing; Cragn that on Naval AZ
fairs; Edmunds that on the Judiciary; Logan
that ON Military Affairs. In short there have been
fewer changes than is usual.
The caucus committees report on the reconstruc-
ton OF the Senate committees having been
adopted, Anthony announced that he declined to
act longer as President pro tenpOre OF the Senate,
and Carpenter, Of Wisconsin, was unanimously
elected, Ferry's friends having thrown up the
sponge. West, of Louisiana made an onslaught on
Sergeant-at-Arms French, which Conkling second
ed, and they wanted to have the Senate go into a
new election. But Conkling's man, Kennedy who
has been in training for the place, has not made
favorable impression, and French's friends coming
to the rescue, the attempt to Gust him failed.
There was good deal OF talk about the order of
business, and it is pretty evident that Cadwell's
case must be considered, and that poor Patterson
must be brought up for whitewashing.
The Massachusetts senatorship.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has
assigned Tuesday next for the election OF United
States Senator, and the following day for conven-
ton OF both houses to complete the election.
The Congressmen's Back Pay Ready To
BE Paid.
Comptroller Taylor will on Monday cash the war
rants of the dsbursing officers Of the Senate and
of the House for the gross amounts OF the back pay
due to Senators and Representatives, who will get
1t on Tuesday.
Appointments or Revenue Collectors.
Tho following appointments Of Collectors of In
ternal Revenue have been made in anticipation
Of the act or December "a, 1872 abolish
ing the offices Of Assessors and Assistant
Assessors A +. Wilcox, Twenty-third district OF
New York; John B. Strong, Twenty fourth district
OF New York; j. c. p. Kincad, Twenty.first district
of New York; Henry +. Tarbar, Twenty-ninth dis.
trict OF New York; Alvin b. Clark Second district
OF Georgia; Oscar A. Rice, Second district OF Loui-
siana; Mark Flanagan, First district of Michigan;
Harvey B. Rowlson, Third district OF Michigan;
Crawey p. Dake, Fifth district of Michigan; James
Fshback, Tenth district OF Illinois; John Connell,
Fourth district Of Iowa; william W. Nixon, Sixth
dStrlcJ OF iowa, Seluen COnnOr, Inlru ulStrlCJ OF
Maine; G. b. Ii. Fessenden, First district Of Massa-
chusetts; Otis Clapp, Fourth district of Massachu-
setts John Sedgwick First district OF California;
John L. Murphy, Second district of New Jersey;
Robert b. Hahern Fifth district OF New Jersey; J.
T. Valentine. Eighth district OF Pennsylvania; Ed
ward SculI, Sixteenth district or Pennsylvania;
John r. Bowen Eighteenth district of Pennsyl
vania L. Blaine, Ninth district Of Kentucky.
Treasury Balances.
The balances in the Treasury at the close OF bust
ness to-day were as follows:-
Currency. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81, 0o5 7s4
Special deposit of legal tenders for the
redemption OF certificates OF deposit. %, $780, 900
COln.. ...................... oo,uoZ,zio
Including coin certificates. %, S03 500
Currency Statement.
The receipts Of fractional currency for the week
ending to-day amount to 5000; shipments Of
fractional currency, SASS, 800; shipments Of notes.
$1,Os5, 900; amount held by Treasurer to secure
national bank circulation, $685. 100; for deposit
of public moneys $15715,OO0.
Internal Revenue Receipts