The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-29
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The Condition of south Caroifns
Representative Tremain. OF the Sub Committee
OF the House Judiciary Committee, to-day made
report 10 the ull committee on the memorial Of
the Taxuayers, Conven ton OF South Carolina ask
ing for relief against alleged misgovernment In
that state majority OF that committee agreed
10 a report which was presented TO the House,
ordered 10 be printed and recommitted to the
committee Mr.. Eidridge. on behalf OF the
minority win submit views maintaining that Con-
gress should appoint committee to investi.
gate the condition OF affairs In South Caro-
lima. The majority OF the committee report a
resolution That the prayer OF the memorlallsts be
denied and the committee discharged from the
further consideration OF the subject
The French and American Postal Treaty
Signed and Approved.
The new French and American postal treaty was
signed to-day BY the Postmaster General and
French Minister, and subsequently approved BY
the President II viii be forwarded to France to-
morrow by the Secretary OF State for the hnal
action OF the French government
senator BOutwell's Defence In the San -
born Matter-The Report or the Conn
nAtttee OF Ways and Means-High Om-
cfals Severely Censured.
senator Boutwell,, who has manifested only stoiid
Indifference in regard to the SanDorn contract In
yestigarion, his name having been repeatedly used
during the examination OF witnesses. today In
formed the Committee or Ways and Means that he
desired to be heard in his own defence and the
committee agreed TO hear him tomorrow. Being
now a member OF the Senate, the committee win
undoubtedly treat him with more consideration
than an ordinary witness. The report Of the COM
mittee IS finished, making phirty-ave pages OF
legal cap. closely written, and Is said to be unspsr
ing In It's censure OF high oficias, while the con-
duct Of Ssnborn and his associates suggests not
only the repeal Of the law giving authority to
make such contracts, but inttmates that some OF
the parties ought TO be criminally prosecuted for
their acts. The report win not be presented for
several days.
The Health OF Vice President Wilson.
Vice President Wilson, now here, win leave for
Massachusetts, on Friday. He contemplates trip
to California for the benefit OF his health, which he
represents as improving.
The Republican Party Endangered by
Reduction or Pay I'm the Civil Service.
There Ia much feeling among the Western Con-
grcssmen tonight over the vote in the House to-
day fixing the pay Of gaugers at S. per day. They
say that nothing could be more fatal to the
prospects OF the republican party than to initiate
the example OF cutting down the pay OF laboring
men and still maintaining extravagant salaries
among the clerical force or the government. The
temptation is greater for men to accept brides on
small pay than when what is considered reasona-
BILE compensation Ia paid for the important SER
vice rendered by them. The Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue has heretofore had authority to
tx the pay OF gaugers. He recommended to Con-
gress the repeal OF the act and legislation fixing
their pay, and the action or the Appropriation
Committee was in accordance with the suggestion.