New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-17
nearly like his own that Mr.. Lowe has been
obliged to give it his approval.

To the great scandal of the Household Con-
gressmen, the Presidents pay and perquisites
became topic of discussion in the House
yesterday. There was more or less rhetoric
about the Old World style of former Presi-
dents and the Republican simplicity OF those
of later days. But there was no material con-
tradiction of the statement that the Presi-
dents salary and the public cost of maintain
ing the White House aggregate about SlOO'oOO
per year. The side scene to this debate was q
lively passage at arms between two Massachu-
sets members, whose connection in the pend
ing Senatorial contest makes their differences
just now specially interesting.
We have regarded the Eastman Rapid Tran
sit bill, in its amended form, as a measure
which could do this city no harm ana might
do 1t a great deal of good. 1t appears from
the letter Of our Albany correspondent tnat
the interests opposed to any scheme OF rapid
transit except their own have been able 10
muster sufficient force IN the Assembly 10
leave Mr.. Eastman's plan without the consul
tutional majority necessary for Its passaso'
There are many honest men In tho LeslSi"-
ture and, we are willing to believe, !a'noi
more this year than usual; but IL Is no
secret that there are many others Whosc 'o'o'
are ALWAYS in the market. BY the as as ;n 20
of the latter class Mr.. Eastl"an ,r u hone
defeated, and with IL perishoS "h pi0'N"' "OfO
of rapid transit.
Mr. Pendery related in the Sanborn Inquiry,
Yesterday. the story of his Intellectual efforts
n get contract under the law. He appears
to have been very much in earnest in his
quest, and he succeeded in getting at the
President who referred him to Secretary
Richardson. This functionary, he says,
told him that he understood the whole
case. 1t was after this, probably,
that it became "mere matter
"of routinen In some manner, Mr.. Pendery
received the impression that Gen. Butler had
some inside influence in the contract business.
Gen. Butler complained, the other day, that it
was said that his name appeared at every
stage of the proceedings now under invesiiga-
ton. Yesterdays witness certainly brought In
that somewhat prominent name without any
other apparent motive than desire 10 DC
strictly historical.
The feuds of the rival political factions in
Arkansas are so cOncisely described IN our
Washington dispatches, no additional explana-
ton is necessary. Whether the "Minstrels
or the "Brndlesn will ultimately triumph
appears to be the only problem to be cOnsid-
cred. The Brooks or "Brindle" party now
hold possession of the Executive Office by
mere force; the Clayton Ring have lost their
interest in the Baxter cause and are quietly
satisfied with this latest turn of affairs. 1t is
undoubtedly true that Mr.. Brooks and bis
political associates received a majority of the
votes cast at the gubematorial election. But
it will not escape the attention of the i'm
partial observer that the moral support which
Brooks now receives from his late opponents
is not so much due to their conviction that
he was legally elected as to their dissatisiac-
ton with his recent political course The " Min
"strels" have not seen great light; they
have been disappointed in Baxter.