The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-09

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than the amount required to support one company
of cavalry for one year. The committee urge upon
Congress the Importance OF this measure. The
line. II built would connect the posts between the
Red River and the Rio Grande at some convenient
point with Austin, San Antonio and Waco.
Bal to Restore the Indian management
to the War Department..
The Indian question will soon come before the
House, and give rise to much discussion. The
Committee on Indian Affairs are maturing meas
ures which look 10 change in the management
OF indian affairs, dispensing with the present
Board OF Indian Commissioners, and restoring the
management to the War Department. A
bill will also be reported from that COM
mittee to more enectually carry into erect
the Indian Intercourse act rigdly excluding spir-
ifuOus liquors. Already bill has been reported
with view TO securing publicity to the acts Of
indian agents by giving ready access to their
bonds, and general reform in Indian agencies
Will be recommended Many gentlemen repre-
senting various interests. are DESTROYS OF being
heard before the Committee on Ways and Means
on the SUBJECTS OF tarlr and internal revenue, but
the committee have necessarily to restrict such
hearings for want OF time. The bill Tor the cor
rection oil errors in the present tariff act and en-
bodying amendments to conform to judicial de-
cislons is still pending
The Financial Question.
The consideration OF the financial question will
be resumed by the Committee Of Ways ana Means
this week, there being several measures concern
Ing 1t before them. Some Of the members look
upon the Committee on Banking and Currency as
an embarrassment to the Committee OF Ways and
Means and unnecessary, as the latter has to ma
ture the ways and means TO carry on the govern
ment, their functions being necessarily connected
with the currency ana the public securities.
NtnA
Practices Of the Department. or JUS
tice.
The House Committee on Expenditures in the
Department OF Justice at their meeting yesterday
adopted resolution that the Investigations to be
conducted by the committee be made at meetings
regularly held, and that they shall the
actions and disbursements OF the Department OF
Justice from its organization The Attorney Gen.
erai has been requested to appear before the COM
mtttee on Wednesday next to furnish such inlor-
nation as may be deemed necessary for the pur-
pose OF enabling the committee properly to dis.
charge their duties The investigation will cover
a large range OF expenditures, involving those OF
United States Marshais and others IN the execu.
ton OF the Enforcement law, for contingencies,
allowances and the expenses generally OF the jul
dicial system The investigation has also for its
object the correction of abuses which may be
found to exist.
Moro Definite Regulation OF Expend-
itures to be Made.
The committees which have been examining
heads OF departments and chiefs OF bureaus have
almost entirely failed to obtain information from
them In the direction or economy and WILL there
fore. act upon their own judgment, with the ascer-
taned facts concerning the workings of the pub
lie service. Although out little retrenchment is
expected in the civil list, it Is believed that Con-
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means than now exist for the expenditures OF large
sums OF money, especially in the Treasury Depart
ment, in connection with loans and the printing OF
notes and securities
The Frauds Upon tho Washington Monu-
ment Fund.
General Chipman the Delegate representing the
District Of Columbia in Congress, has called upon
the government Of the Washington Monument
fund to show how much they have received in
donations from the American people They will
evade an answer, as 1t would then appear that
enough has been given to have completed the
monument but that so much has been appropri-
ated by agents that it is only partially finished
The sooner that the charter Is cancelled and an
engineer oflcer placed in charge the better.
The Senate Loath to Take Part In tho
District Investig alton.
Some OF the Senators opposed to the Senate
taking part in the investigation OF the affairs OF
the government OF the District Of Columbia, not
only on account Of the pressure o! committee
business, but because 1t is thought the House Sc
lect committee Is sufficiently able to conduct the
investigation without the concurrence Of the Sem
ate. And 1t has been privately urged that there is
manifest Improperly in the Senate taking part
In the investigation because II charges OF Migrant
wrong should actually be established, involving
the official standing OF of the parties accused
NJ tn,vr min daxy
Senate to take action other than in a legislative
capacity.
Defect in the Postal Laws Regarding
Bids for Mail Contracts.
The Post Office laws require that bidders for
mail contracts shall deposit guarantee checks on
some national bank to the extent OF five per cent,
payable to the order OF the Postmaster General.
1t has been discovered that some OF the checks
have been made payable to the order of John Cries.
well and others to the order OF John A. Crewen
instead Of John A. J. Creswel Postmaster General,
and others to the order OF the Second Assistant
Postmaster General all in good faith; but IN con-
sequence OF these informaties, the bids of those
giving such checks will be ruled out under the
law. In order to cure the defect Representative
Luttren yesterday brought the subject to the at
tention OF the Postmaster General who has pre-
pared a bill for that purpose, and which Mr..
Luttrell will introduce In the House tomorrow.
AS the pending proposals for mail service on the
Pacific Coast and other sections are affected by the
inlormalties 1t is supposed the bill Will be passed
at an early day.
Justice to Inventors by the House Com.
mittec on Patents.
The House Committee on Patents WILL probably,
at their next meeting adopt a series of rules to
govern them in the consideration OF the business
before them. The rules were considered on
Friday, but there was not full attendance OF
members. 1t is known that, heretofore. bills have
been reported from that committee for extensions
and passed, when the persons interested had little
or no standing at the Patent ONCE in the merits
Of their claims, or when the cases did not clearly
come under the Patent once law. In other words.
there has. in former Congresses, been special
legislation for the benefit OF particular parties,
irrespective OF its effect on the public at large.
But the present committee propose to give the
patentee, who has not realized money on useful
Inventions and whose rights have been infringed