, 1873-03-20
WASHINGTON.
Characteristic Letter from Ben But
lcr on tho Salary Steal.
The Sentence Of GBrien, the Murderer,
Commuted to Llte"lmprison.
ment.
Con1kling Eloquent III the De-
fense Of Caldwell.


Conlk1ing Eloquent Ill tho DC"
fanea of Caldwell. ,
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|. Special Dfepafea 10 a"e e"'eao0 17'o""e.
CALDWELL.
WABu1NaToN March 19.-hlr. Uonkling' q speech
to-day In bohalf Of Caldwell was full Of sound
ora frr,+ h,,t a. oro,,ntod tn Gtmntv hoitinc
9,.,, ~ ..raat sh,,t,t,s II fa tho cnn9
WIN MS oonceaod Gfeas apn..io'' ~ 20 tno GULL
mon remark that ho made signal failure IN hia
effort, in tile careful preparation Which he made.
nn,d In defnnao NJ t1,o Knnsns sonator. c,onk1inu
- sast,.a 1,a.,-. haa .,ast s,to,,t,,,n .vd,a,oa
nni nuf Amo Loula nau ntuo' as.oao au ,,.'
orea @ o no -, hi.
mont had beon developed. When 1t WAS found
how ro,llv nooonro th;a WAT and that ,yhtlo
= ndra;tIn3 .l,o n3afornI facIs rc1atnr tn 1ald.
,ve;i;a o,;lt Il eo,1rht to cTtnnuoia them On tho
nene of nInn1sEan IN t;s narc,.r case the
ov wae akn@ "a mWo1tbv f Of
hia tn1onfs ma was taking q nosit;on STRANGELY
upright course. Tho only explanation ofrerod
| which at nll nccounts for ConkIings action is
That. in tLc struggle for tho loadership Of the
| Gountc With Morton. Ao ia propaarc3 to
| ounose eynrvthinr whic], comea from tho
lIHEs lattor, or in the T success cess" Of vllici,
| tbo Ind}nnn Henntor hna an interont When tho
Sonato adiourncj to.Iav Tontinr at,li hoid thu
| tloor, and viii ros,lmo it to-morrow. Every daY
| tha dehpta ia nrotrncfed How 1onr Il viii cnn-
tlnuo IL bo1penI prodintion. sHif' nyen now.
| mt nno,,nl1 votos can la no,,ntei on to carry
| 1forton's Resolution. a1thnuuh 1nntnrfnl oninH
| have heen made in fhe direoti1n of nrnulsinn
CAREY.
1harn v,11 In fttter contest over thu confirms
tion Of Collector Casey. tie Presidents brother
| cratnma 1T Nav 0rionns H;a conf}rm..
l
eoutivo aesaion witl, y rooi Goai of fno]inr.
IA micht hc s1necfod tboe tcaHmnnv toi,en hy
tic speoiai nommitton Of tho Ho11ao. md their
ronort on the coni;tion Of afraira IN Louisiana
osoy Tbero Is no
that tEe ronort Of the Committee ia nnainst
G"sav ' md d fha wondor IL t1ot IN viow n - tho
facts theroin rel sot forth. he YVES neain nominated.
Ron nu7or ~ vptin lattor m thu s,1.rv
stoaj nnostion. In Il hn nronosos to ahow m Tia
timid t]onrrenemen who. wh|le working onorrst-
icaiiy for thn iob. ara now enicaynrinr
to ahield themselves from tho indignation oi
tbeir conattranta t11ronrh tho f1;rnsnat isind ~
e1onses T3ntlor raceivsd q ietter ram nnc of
| HE conat,+uon+u +o div rnnrnact,inr lin ~ +ha
nrominnnt mart ho had takan in een3riuc Tho ma.
saro Of tha ntoal. and conlnianinr Of tho DIorbi-
ts5t tn1as wbic, In ncnn}e wera INV n, % nomno1a5
to nav Al Tia nroaent rita Of of1inia1 rninries
Ben;s rcn,v WI characteristin ~ hia nndScitv
aud inpudonco. Ho iufor1ued his remougtrating
constitnent that the ealnry income would nn1ount
to about cents per cafita. when srnount he
forwarded md snia that be- would hold himself
bound to pay this Individual tho samo amount
por annu1a as long -as ho ronanined In Congress.
CASEY AGAIN, r,
confirmation vii bo very close, Ho il strongly
opposed BY Senator West, who il nopublican
md tho only representative now from Louisiana
| In the Benato.
SECRETARY n1cnAnDscS.
| H1.o T,,.1,
Richardson. sInce bis nomination BY tie Presi-
dent. has bebn Inundated with lctters f7om busi-
ness men In loading Northern cities, inouiring
whether he Intends to depart from tho policy Il
terrogated. he responded that he could not de-
part from tie woll-established policy Of Mr.
Boutwell,, and that ho could not deyiate
from It If ho would, because ho ro-
fho retiring Secretary as mandatory On hinsolf.
Ho said thls lotter approved what Ind boon douo
by AIr. Boutwell,, as Veil as what Tint official pro.
Bossa; to do II the future, " md th:t in it. tho
tain,v Via ln did nc not hjn7solf T. 'l4'' 40 o'
si'rsrnys LETTER.
The olroular-lettor addressed By nIornery, q
sonstors snd monabers Of conrroas to The a. oondi- %
tion Of AFFAIRS in Louisiana. haa createa consider
| ah1e comment hare The alluaiona made In the
iottor tn tho donrosainu affect of the atuatinn in
Iouistana on bl1siness esnociolly nt Nav Orloans.
Enery's friends hayo been urrine On tho Prosi.
Tnnnrasa ~ aottla tha ,"att6r rrha r,aIn ra,aor
nrrad IL thc condtinn ~ Sna;noas Wh;ch a nni
iiiSiv - rnvfge No 1on1 .a +%nra Ia donht rs,ch
cnvcrnmcnt Iii III hS -, raoorn;zad Ka,lorr'a
3sads hsys also bssa s f. Sats Meq;s I'D
oea not ;ntend to o anxtS,n9 s bmt mreaervo the
ncace Ia viii ioavo H. aatfer ~ wit 1nncrnst