The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-24


wan Fc,ag to carry Pinchback through on
~" n Jacte. case as he termed It. He
saEht the Louisiana election case exhibited
N Instance OF the grossest usurpAiOn and tyranny
aud most astonishing record OF it which in old
times would not have been submitted to for
twenty-four hours. He also referred TO the vacat-
ing Of his seat a. Governor by Davis OF
Texas ard the instalment OF Coke and
thought II Grant was going 20 act IN the
direction suggested by his answer 10 DAVIS
1t was good thing, though he did not hope for it.
Yet he would not say so, lest he might thereoy
arouse his stubbornness ana prevent him, through
that characteristics OF his nature, from proceeding
in the right groove. AS to Grants sendlng In the
message, which by some Is thought to be extra
ofncious his part, the act would have good ioun
datlon proprlety from the fact that as there Is
motion before the Judiciary Committee of the
House for the impeachment OF Judge Durell, and
especially as there Is likelihood OF its being
afirmatively entertained, the President may
want to know the probability OF its being done,
so that he may mould his action accordingly
to preserve his ermine intact This would take
shape ia his sending in the message under
consideration because having sustained the
illegal government in Louisiana built up
on Dures corrupt decisions as Judge he
would want to know-hrst that the impeachment
would obtain; and second, that being the case,
his executive capacity, and ask that this govern
ment, which he had been induced to delare legal
and to sustain, should be now overthr0wn by
Congress ordering new election, and thus wipe
out the grave and terrible error he had been led
unwittingiy to commit. This c0mprehends
the view OF relevancy which Grants action would
take in sending message to Congress asking for
new election and IN getting Morton to rid the
Senate OF Pfnchoank, as he proposes to do
Thus Grant will have been able successfully
to unload In this case, when these two
results have been accomplished He simply says
"Gentlemen, let me know what action you
going to take on this impeachment, and will CO.
operate with you. If you decide on it
afirmatively, by recommending IN mes
sage that this fraudulent government es-
tablished in Louisiana be declared Illegal,
and that new election shall be ordered by you,
this will clear up the case, and after we have
loaded this dead weight we start in double
harness again With fair understanding anu
good road.n Bon uoydge.
No Legal Protection for Hnrbors and
Moaths OF Rivers in the National Stat
utes-Nevada's Senat Opposed to In
fiatiOn and in Favor OF Free Banking
on = Gold Basis.
In the Senate to-day after Senator Conkling had
presented petition from the New York Chamber
OF Commerce asking an amendment to the law re-
lating to Custom House moieties and fines, he was
| followed by petition presented by Senator Thur
man, signed by citizens and large property hold
ers OF the District Columbia, preferring serious
charges against District oficials. especially the
Board of Public Works. assaillng their integrity in
the discharge OF their duties After this Senator
| spencer, from the Special Committee on Trans
portaton to the Seaboard, reported bill to facii-
tate the Improvement OF the mouth Of the Misss-
sppi. This gave rise to considerable debate in
regard to the clause of the bill which pro-
posed to give the Secretary of War con-
| troll of the mouth of the Mississippi,
which Senator Thurman objected to as being IN
constitutional. He was sustained by Senators
! Carpenter, Conklng and Frenghuysen, and on
this account the bill was recommtted. The dis
| cussion developed the remarkable fact stated
by Senator Thurman, that there was no law in the
statutes protecting the mouth of any river or any
harbor in the United States, and he suggested
that general law might now be framed to meet
, the difficulty.
Then came Senator Stewart, the Rip Van Wrinkle
! OF Nevada, who took up the regular business on
the specie resumption question and delivered him
self OF an ofhand speech on it which was not re.
| markabie for any striking additions to the compi-
| lations made by the Senate on political economy,
and it cannot therefore be said that IL will take
/ place side by side with those OF Sherman Gordon,
| Bogy and Boutwell,; but it will do well enough
to show that he is Senatorally alive TO the
subject. The weight OF his discourse was
that he favored free banking gold basis, and
was opposed to imitation. Outside OF his colleague
| (Jones), who is said to be worth 6,00o,00 and
who is therefore a hard money man, great i'm.
preston was made on the Senatorial mind; but
| being engaged IN banking ventures, and the pol
! icy OF the bankers being anti-expansve, they of
| course might be justly considered as influencing
the Stewart mind. When he closed it was agreed
that the further discussion should 90 over to Tues
day next, and hence the anticipated vote was not
| had to-day.
After this the Postal Route bill was taken up,
which, with amendments and alterations, after
considerable sparring by Morrill,, OF Maine, with
! occasional help from Morton as second was
passed. The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion, and, after confirming several nominations,
adjourned over to Monday next. The financial
views Of the Senate remain about as previously
! stated in these dispatches.
The Delivery Of the Gubernatorial Mail
I'm Texas.
The following telegraphic correspondence has
taken place.
AUSTIN, Texas Jan. g. 1874.
| POSTMASTER GENERAL, Washington, d. c. -
Hon. Richard Cooke. recently elected, and his
appointees are in possession Of the Offices OF Gov
ernor, Secretary OF State and Adutant General
Governor Davis and his appolrtees claim that thew
have been illegally and by force dispossessed OF
SAID omces. Both parties claim the mail matter
addressed TO the same office. The conflicting
claims present embarrassing questions, and in
order that may properly decide them please say
by telegram. distinctly and positively, to whom
shall deliver mail matter addressed, as follows:-
F1rst-GovernOr Of Texas. SecOnd-Governor E.
J. Davis. Third-Executive ONCE. Fourtn-E. J.
DAVIS Governor OF Texas.
H. b. KINNEY, Postmaster.
The following is the reply to the above:-
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. %, 1874.
II. B. KINNEY. Postmaster Austin, Texas
After consultation with the President direct
that all mail matter addressed to the Governor OF
Texas shall be delivered to Richard Coke, and all
mail matter addressed to Governor E. J. Davis
r. J. Davis, Governor OF Texas shall be delivered
TO T.. ]. Davis. Similar action should be taken as
TO the other State ofiicers.
IOHN A Il Can