The New York herald., 1875-01-29
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1875.
BISHOP wILMEB DEPICTS THE BENEFICIAL RE-
suit OF JUSTICE TOWARD LoU1sIANA-oooD
EFFECT OF THE NEW ORLEANS sUB-CoMM1T-
TEES REPORT.
Bishop Wilmer, OF Now Orleans, in private let
ter to friend referred to the misre ntation
that had been made OF his testimony before the
Congressional Committee, and adds, in reference
to the commtttee's report
"The assembled army OF the United States could
not have done what the committee mas done to
wiu back the friendship OF An abused people.
Since the report was made public the prayer ior
Congress has been read in churches, IN which 1t
has not been heard since the close OF the war.
The people here knew they hao friends In Con-
gress and foes, but they did not realize until now
that they had representation"
republican, to whom the contents Of the let
ter we're told. remarked that 1t might be worth
while to try little more fair treatment down in
the South instead Of arbitrary and armed inter-
ference.
The day has been nexoraply dull In the House.
but the ceaseless reteratiOn OF yeas and nays
went on amid great good humor. There has been
no drinking such as used to be too common when
the session was prolonged. To-day members
were sleepy, but there is no lack Of determination
on both sides to hold out until Saturday.
Ex-PosTMAsTER KING TO TESTIFY IN THE Pa
cIrIc MAIL INQUIRY.
W. S. King will appear before the investigating
committee at It's next session. He says he Is pre-
pared to make a clean breast OF his connection
with the unwhoiesome scheme, ana that he can
show that his statements heretofore have been
entirely consistent with the truth. This remains
to be seen.
SENATOR CoNKLNG's SPEECH IN THE SENATE ON
LOUISIANA.
In the Senate Mr.. Conkling occupied the whole
day with labored reply TO Senator Thurman.
MIR. Conkling Is happiest IN his briefer salltes In
the Senate, when he crushes some weaker man
with a ponderous and elaborate sarcasm. His
speech to-day did not keep the galleries filed.
His voice, which IS usually clear and effective,
was monotOnOus and his habit of emphasizing
equally his most trivial and his most Important
sentences detracted from the effectiveness OF his
speech. He was at times as bitterly henun.
ciatory as General Logan, and like Logan he
praised the President and Sheridan without limit
FASTER MAIL BETWEEN NEW YORK AND
WASHINGTON.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by which mail
will be hereafter carried on the 'limited express
train" between New York and Washington. This
will be an important Improvement Tor this city, as
1t is at present.
THE SALARIES OF THE sENAToRs-ELECr.
The Senators-elect cannot receive pay until
sworn IN, and should there not be called session
after the 4th OF March. the select" will have to
wait until next December
NO NECESSITY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY SENATE
sEss1oN-THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
There are but lew nomin ations pending before
the Senate, and the most important can be readily
disposed OF In two or three executive sessions
Unimportanr treaties, except the one proposing
reciprocity with the sandwich lslanos, alone re-
main to be acted upon, so that there Is really no
business which requires the President to convene
the Senate In extraordinary session after the 4th
OF March.
In connection with the Hawaiian treaty. Q
prominent member OF the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs to-day remarked that there was
something more than reciprocity 10 the proposed
treaty. 1t meant that the Islands should be sub
stantially under the protection OF the United
States.
COLD WATER ON Mr.. WOODS RECEPTION
Mr.. Fernando Woods reception, unluckily for
him, was set Tor tonight, and General Butler re-
fused a request for recess OF some hours TO ena-
bic members to attend. Mr.. Woods parlors filled
up quickly after nine O'CLOCK, nevertheless; but
little after ten q despatch was received by him
that there was call OF the House, ana members
hurried away only to ind the doors locked against
them when they arrived at the Capltol.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
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