New-York tribune., 1874-05-20

their circulation in the Treasury for the redemption
OF their notes. will not be changed. An enort wh
be made however to strike out the requirement. ta.
the banks shall keep their deposit reserves III tne
own vaults 1t is confidently predicted py ngpes
who well informed of the temper OF both houses
on the question that the BILL as reported from .,e %
Banking and Currency Committee, Will pass thu '
House be concurred in by the Senate, and sgnea ny
the President.
THE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP SUBSIDY
The House Postal Committee, in reporting to-day
that the Pacific Mail Steamship Company have, py
non compliance with their contract, forfeited their
claim to the additional $5OO,0OO per annum the SUD.
sdy provided for by the law Of 1872 for additional
China mail service say:
The only question which the Committee feel called
contract has been complied with and whether non,
compliance has worked forfeiture OF the rights OF the
performance OF said additional service by American,
built iron ships Of 1000 tons registry to commence
the strictly as they iee bound to do
they do not see how they can accept the
the Company to the causes OF the delay In provdIng
the required Steamship and they accordingE tha th
rights Of the Company under said contract The ques
oD OF aid TO American commerce to which the testimony
Of Mr. John Roach was chiefly directed, the Postal Com
mttee do regard egislatyely before them They
refer however TO the testimony Trenor NJ PARK ana M
It's alleged absorption by the agent to whom 1t was en-
trusted, and say that admitting the present manage
the that the old organization consented
to setting aside fuDJ for corrupt use, and that n cor
subsidy, Congress should not hesitate to declare inc
said additional subsidy forfeited ON any ground either
technical or real.
The Committee conclude by recommending that
the existing appropriation OF 100000 be covered
into the Treasury. and that no further appiopIla-
tlOns be made for said additional service.
MISS GRANTS WEDDING.
The workmen to-day commenced the decoration OF
the East Room of the Executive Mansion, in which
is to take place on Thursday morning the marriage
of Miss Grant to Mr.. Sartoris. Three hundred iuy-
tations have been issued, the larger number to per
outside of Washington, but it is thought that
not more than half that number will be present on
the occasion The object on the part of the Prest-
dents family to have been to render tho wed.
ding as privately as possible, carefully avohlng
everything that would give to it an official charac-
ter The only foreign representative present will be
Sir Edward Thornton, together with Lady Thorn
ton, they being of the same. nationality as
Mr.. Sartoris The guests will include the
more intimate friends of the Presidents family,
together with the ladies of their respective house
holds and Others of the various cities. On the
morning of the wedding the gates of the Executive
Mansion will be closed to all except the invited
guests. During to-day large number OF splendid
and valuable presents TO the BRIDE were received
They are principally from Philadelphia. A few Of
them are from New-lork.
CHARACTER OF MR. sANBoRNs LAWYER
The Committee on Ways and Means had before it
this morning Mr.. Dickinson, Boston lawyer, who
furnished the Committee with interesting history
of f. A. Prescott Sauborn's lawyer. He detailed the
circumstances by which Prescott defrauded New
Bedford boot and shoe dealer out of 5000 the pre-
tense of settling for him of insufficient income
tax. He gave succnct history of Prescotts career
from the time he was clerk in the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau, when he dIvulgcd CORE spondence
from the Boston District-Attorneys Office until the
time when this same District Attorney Mr Hlilardl
made the motion for Prescotts admission TO the bar,
in ignorance of his antecedens. As to Sanborn, he
secuted the idea that he was mysterious man. lie
would as soon think of mentioning Daniel Pratt in
that character. He believed that SanbOrn was SIM
ply put forward as man through whom knowledge
and information Of revenue frauds might be utilized
by others.
CRIMINAL AND PAUPER IMMIGRANTS.
The Secretary Of State sent to the House to-day a
communication in relation to the landing of con-
victs and paupers upon our shores from foreign
countries detailed history of the correspondence
on the subject is given, and copies OF letters that
have passed between the State Department and
foreign countries appended. The resolu-
ton calling for this information directed the
Secretary to suggest what legislation was necessary
to prohibit the landing of these people. The Secre-
tary suggests the passage of a law empowering the
President to return to the countries whence they
came all paupers, vagabonds and conyicts, who may
be landed on the shores of the United States. This
should be done by compelling the vessels who bring
them here to take them away. 1t is also suggested
that heavy fine be imposed upon vessels engaged
in this business. The papers were referred to the
Committee Oh Foreign Affairs.
REPEAL OF THE sANBoRN CONTRACT LAW.
Mr.. Foster changed his mind recently about the
expcdency of offering the bill repeating the San
born Contract law as an amendment to the Moiety
bill and it was agreed in the Ways and Means Com
mittee this morning that it should be brought up in
the House Immediately as independent measure
Mr. Becks amendment prohibiting members of Con-
press from acting counsel IN revenue cases VIII be
offered by him to this bill. 1t applies to Custom
house cases. as well to those arising under Inter
nal Revenue laws.