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: WASHINGTON. Passage of the Army dnd Fortifea- tion Appropriation Bills by the House. Five Hundred Million Dollars Voted for the Army. The Enrolment Bill Passed by the Senate, &., ———s Wasmumarom, Feb. 7, 1865. TOE PEACE MISSION. “My. Summer's resolution calling upon the President to ‘Cransmit to the Senate an account of his recent interview ‘with the rebel peace commissioners in Hampton Roads did Bot come up in the Senate to-day. It will probably be ‘e@dopted to-morrow. The President’s response to this ball has been prepared, and it is understood that it will pavements confirm the view of the matter which has taken by the Humax in regard toit. It is stated ‘that the President desires the adoption of the resolution, * THE NEW ENROLMENT BILL. ‘Tho Senate devoted nearly all day to the perfection of ‘Who Enrolment bill; the object being to ‘provide that ‘drafted men may hire from among the names ‘Of the cnrolled'who happen to escape the present draft, {Provided such engagements shall not relieve either party " from the service due to the government in case the sub- ‘@titute shall be included in a future draft, ) THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE, All the arrangements have been completed for counting ‘tho olectoral vote by the two Houses of Congress, and ‘tho ooremony will take place at one o'clock to-morrow. i APPROPRIATIONS FOR FORTIFICATIONS. The Fortification bill passed by the House to-day ap- Propriates about five millions; among other sums for Fort Wayne, near Detroit; Fort Porter, at Buffalo; Fort Niagara, near Youngstown, and Forts Ontario, ‘Montgomery, Knox, Popham, Preble, Scammel, (Georges, Constitution, McClary, Winthrop, Independence, Warren, Adams, Hale, Schuyler, Willett’s Polut, xan, Tompkins, Mifilin, Washington, Monroe, inch, Taylor and Jofferson; also for the sea ‘wall of Great Brewster's Island, the sea walls on Deer nd Lovell’s Islands; for a permanent fort at New Bed- Yord; for the forts at Sandy Hook, on Ship Island, at Fort Point in California, on Alcatraz Island in San Fran-- Cisco Bay, and for additional defences at San Francisco, ‘@nd for the defences of Washington, half a million. THE COST OF THE ARMY. The Army Appropriation bill, as passed by the House, sa te about five hundred millions of dollars, DIFVIOULTY BETWEEN MESSRS. FIELD AND KELLEY, ‘The House select committee to-day made an elaborate Seport, setting forth all the facts and evidence concern- Qng the assault made by A. P. Field upon Representative ‘Welley on tho 20th ult. They fully confirm the news- per statements published at that time, and show that eld abruptly commenced a conversation with Judge Kelley while the latter was at toa, in the presence of in relation. to action upon his case as Member elect from Louisiana, and that he sub- @equently used profane language and struck the Pudge, with a pocket knife, inflicting a wound on his left band, and afterwards threatened to shoot him. The’ “s find no cause of complaint against Judge (Kelley. Field claimed at the trial in extenuation that ho ‘was atthe time laboring under much excitement, and @aid: “I do protest, with an assurance that comes from (the sincerity of my heart, that it was the farthest from ‘any intention to have exercised by any threats of intimi- \dation or bullying any undue influence over the honora- le gentioman from Pennsylvania.”” Evidence was pro- ‘duced to show that Field was a kind-hearted and amia- le man, excepting when indulging in an excess of con- bwiviality. ‘The report of the Committee is reserved for Cuture action. GUERILLAS SENT TO FORT WARREN. jj ! Yesterday eighty-seven guerillas, belonging to Mosby's | {White's and Kincheloe’s gangs, wero taken from the Old | Wapitol prison and sent to Fort Warren for safe keeping. hoy are desperate charactors, and it was found neces- @ary to place them in irons to prevent their escaping, 1 THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. A violent attack was made upon the Illinois Central Railroad to-day, during the debate in the House on the Army Appropriation bill, and an amendment offered by “Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, prohibiting the payment of any part of the appropriation for transportation of troops ‘end munitions to any railroad which had received grants of land on condition that such transportation should be free. This affects principally the llinois Central Road, ‘which has already received hundreds of thousands of Gollars from the government since the commencement of the present war. It is also demanded that the money @lready paid shall be refunded to the government. The (management of the road was violently denounced by Mr. ‘Washburne and others, TRADE AT THE PORT OF FERNANDINA, FLA. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has, with the approval Of the President, designated the port of Fernandina, Fla , as 8 place for the purchase of products of the insurrec- Conary States, on government account, in accordance with the provisions of the eighth section of the act of approved July 2, 1864, and Mr. Hallet Kel- Bourn, of Indiana, has been appointed purchasing agent for that place, and will proceed at an early day to the Gischargo of the duties of his office. APPOINTMENT OF A POSTMISTRESS. Mrs. Bushnell has been appointed postmastress at Bterling, Til., on the following order of the President:— on Badger at on abd pe be at ge ann hey ing Mrs. nell as well recommend. Crisset ode and she being the widow of a soldior who (oil in battle for the Union, let her be appointed, A. LINCOLN. THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. BECOND SESSION. ho, &e, Senate. Wasuinatow, Feb. 7, 1865, (UIP CANAL PROM LAKE ERIE TO LAKS ONTAKIO, ‘Mr. Hanns, (rep.) of N. Y., presented the petition of Peter Cooper and others, of New York, in favor of a ship eanal from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. COMMEROE BETWEEN THR STATES. Mr. Cuaxpuam, (rep.) of Mich., moved to make the bill to regulate between the several States the order rt. rae area Gy ised at ema (Oil in relation in railroads, and would provoke a igteat deal of discussion. ‘Mr. Cuanpuga withdrew bis motion. out, (Fep.) of Til. called up the resolutions Mr. ) troduced by bin fow days since declaring as fol- Senate han submitted the for his % 5 hail not'bs taken as'a precedent in the future, ‘THE PEACE MISSION. (rep.) of Mass.—I do not wish to interfere ith the ‘but, with the indulgence of my Pesce i. ima a ing to ask the - , Oo take up a ution I offered 'y; ling Upon the President for information in reference to e late peace mission. Mr. Suenman—I hope that it will not be taken up, as ft will cortainly give to discussion. Mr. Savtanury, (opp.) of Del.—I hope it will not be taken up now. wish to offer an amendment to it when $4 does come up. The resolution was not taken up. ‘THE RNROLMENT BILL. ' Tho Caatn here said that the unfinished business was be bill in relation to the enrolment, which was then en The P. nding question was the adoption of the amend- ent savesne bother Toor = third section read so at wu Tecruiting agents, or other per- ins who shall for pay or profit enlist ‘oande perscns, oF ‘a condition of intoxication, shall be punished. Mt ats to'tate perwind scvused of the cries cae otion a8 e crimes Bid amenable to the civil courts instead of court mar- vBials of military comtni: This gave rise to discussion, in which Mossrs. Cowax, vvews and Howann participated, tho two latter speak- against the proposition. jeation on the adoption of Mr. Cowan’s amend. @rond was decided in the affirmative, by yeas 20, nays 14, Mr. Games, (rep.) of Iowa, moved to strike out the Ee section, which provides that any person Hable to raft may be accepted as a substitute for a drafted por- ‘Mr. Wison opposed the motion. He (Mr. Wilson) had m told by mon engaged in enlisting recruits that the ause referred to would be of incalculable value to the vice, Tho country needed men and must have them. the pending call was Giled, no more men would be ranted. We want these men now. If we bad, three (months ago, fifty thousand or seventy-five thousand meg, to be stricken out was advised enilated fifty- gan. ‘Mr. Cownnss inquired if Mr. Blunt was not the man who received thousaad dollars for reducing quota of New Yi ‘Mr. Winson said that was not true. Mr. Grnae inquired if Mr. Blunt was not the man who ‘8 credit of thirty-six thousand naval recruits for tie ‘ork city, and had chuckled over this reduction on section as to make it read ‘that any person drafted of Ill, was men charged ith crime had o into the army as other men, and it ‘was just the place for many of them. ‘Mr. Growes hoped the amendment would be adopted. Mr, (0) amendment. He ‘neh as much right to ‘He was opposed to allowing convicts and felons to mingle with the good and brave men who had gone out to fe ib our battles. He had heard recently a case in which seventy-two criminals were turned out of the jail of the District of Columbia and enlisted in the army. Mr. Surman asked the postponement the further consideration of the Enrolment bill, to admit of the pas- sage of the Appropriation bill and the bill regulating the oe Cube nad hrough ir. RK it was very important to get throu, with the Enrolment bill, as the draft was about to take place, Mr. Smerman then withdrew his motion. The amendment of Mr. Conness wag then adopted. Mr. CLarx moved, as an additional amendment to the firat section, a provision that the name of the person fur- nishing as a substitute a person liable to the draft shall be continued on the enrolment list, and he shall be liablo to further calls in the same way and manner as the sub- stitute would have been liable. Mr. Wuson said such a provision as this was already in Mr. Crarg said he knew tl but he wanted te the fact before the people. ei Be Mr. Wirson said the fifth section of the act of February last covered the subject sufficiently, and it was not neces- to reénact it. . CoNNESS was in favor of a provision holding the principal responsible for the conduct of hig substitute in case of di This, he thought, would do away with a deal of the abuse of the brokerage system. Mr. Witson replied that the sixth section of origi- nal bill reported by him last winter had in it a provision of the kind suggested by Mr. Conness, but as soon as the proposition was made to the country the papers de- nounced it as tyrannical, and he (Mr. Wilson) was accused of being @ cruel and oppressive man. Mr. Clark’s amendment was adopted. Mr. Suuver offered an amendment that in addition to the substitute furnished by a drafted person, every such drafted person shall before being di from draft @ tithe of his income for the time for which he has pted. Persons with an income or salary of more great many letters, hall; from the West, approving of rm He was in favor of making rich men pay for their exemption a larger sum than poor men had Cy3 It was unjust to charge a rich man no more than poor man for exemption from ba fons de Mr. ‘AN said if money was to be the measure of con- tribations to the service of the , Mr, Sumner's Seve mane seller cae ecoepent were n Bul uty. was the tion of the amendment. Mr. i (OPP.) hee Md, ment of Mr. Sumner nays 30. Those voting in the affirmati Anthony, Harlan, Lane (Kansas), Morgan, Pomeroy, Sherman, Sumner and Trumbull. Mr. (rep.) of the first section a drawn up to hear him, and he was surprised to see with ce a a ‘eway. ir. CLanx—From the speech? (Laughter.) Mr. Lane—No; they were glad to hear the speech; but luad to be kept from pert owe = from the army. Mr. Hatx—I would ing if they were the soldiers who were arrested by General Scofield for hurrahing for Jim Lane? (Laughter.) Mr. Lawz—I don’t know about that; but there were men arrested for that in the Stato, Mr. Lawe demanded the yeas and nays on the adoption of his ha neon Rapid Mts bene! Var ‘ ‘Yuas—Messra. Brown, Doo! rimes, Howe, Lane Ind., Lane of Kansas, and Ramsey . Navs—Messra. Anthony, Buc ‘Clark, Collamer, Con- pees, Cowan, Davis, Dizon, Farwell, Poot, Foster, Hale, i Hil! Pomeroy, ‘Fowell"ilddiey Sherman, ‘siowart Sun ‘ow le, wart, Sumné Faery, Peumbut, Van Winkle, “Willey, Wilson an ‘So the Senate refused to abolish the substituic clause in ~ original Enrolment ea ica. ir. (DRICKS, ol offered an amendment exempting the Tale ek iiewalive departments, Judges of United States courts and membors Congress during their term of service, which was rejected by the follow- Davis, Hendricks, Pome- Riddle, Trumbull and Weight_9. some Basha athe LS artis, He Howard, Johnson, Lane of Ind., Lane of Samet, Ten kyek, Van Wiakle, Willey'and Wilseha0" mf ‘nas—Mesers. Brown, Bucl " i House of Representatives. Wasmmnoron, Fob. 7, 1865, ‘THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN MESSRS. FIELD AND KELLEY. Mr. Bramas, (rep.) of Mich., from the Select Commit- tee on the subject, made a report, accompanied by the following resolations:— Resolved, That the Speaker of the House tant, directed to the t-at-Arms, omnading Bin the body of A. P. of this House = Pennsylvania, from the free and Fearloes exercise of aad a bog duties: weg roo ¢$ in voting jeciding on ® pending sul fovenigation and following up said attempted bullying jon by an asxault upon the sald Wm. D. i and that A. P. Field be reprimanded by the Or. oretved: That so much of tho resolution Lemmy beg vilege of the hall to the claimants of seats TY Eoxeoa, ‘as applied to the sald Field, be rescinded. On motion of Mr. Braman tho report and resolutions wore ordered to be printed. He gave notice that he should call ap the subject at an early day. THR FORTIFICATION BILI—THR PRACK MISSION AND THR MON- ROR DOCTRINE. The House then went into committee on tho Fortifioa- ton bill, Mr. Wi .) of IIl., said he understood the amount in the bill was five miilions of dollars. He Wished to know from the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Moans if it was absolutely necessary to expend wns revRNh Tet f Pan pied that th itt A Of Pa., replied that the committoo had General Delafield bofore them an entire morning, and he consktered the eae accommodate the forts 10 the new ordane ween . Mt. Baoons, (opp.) of N, ¥., moved tg atrike out the ‘cent were unfit forthe service. The section pro- Mr. Blunt, who -eight thousand men the war be- Hi Cianx, (rep.) of N. H., moved so to amend the first than rebels. Instead of this appropriation of weakness it would afford evidence we intend to bans = the a in order to secure complete suceess. . CHANLER, tlon, because we should be prepared to meet dan- ger which threatens ve CS ood. I assumed in the House on the Monroe doctrine, it did not become them to take from the of war. The Monroe doctrine was to be the principle of our enlightened Southern culties and then unite in pu croachments on the American the House. PAYMENTS TO RAILROADS THAT HAVE RECKIVED GRANTS OF tho Army Appropriation bill. prevent any of the money from being paid for service to such railroad companies as have received grants of lands Cave their roads, on condition that they would trans- po! of toll. agreement the Illinois Central Railroad had received nearly a million of dollars from the government. ‘was unreasonable, At road Company received their charter, plated such a state St pe affairs as now exist. No company on earth wor events had been foreseen, on condition of 80 extensively troops and other property of the Unil gone into the defence of a monopoly which was grinding Peon without rice of law. van ir. of Tow amendment contending thai tbe governments could it could not be expected the com} ould furnish the rolling stock. are pid ‘Wes agreed to—67 agai Fortification and the Army Appropriation bills, RROESS, o’clock, when the time fs t9, speech-making. there were only seven members present, and twenty or question—th« nominally under consideration. the Chicag late Presidential elect of sadness and marking the decadence of the old spirit of our country. justifiable, improper and inexpedicr further i vo proweutod he preferred it should be under tasot He had’ bee strengthened in the opinions her me ry in re- tofore expressed. constitution to prohibit coerce a State. Jefferson Davis? Does he believe Davis is wrong in try- arrest the madness which prevailed, and avert the doom the necessity of a complete reform in the Indian policy of our govesmment. He charged thatthe ty oper Indians on the frontier was the result of this policy. »He should ‘BO money annuities, but the Tndiane farmers, and them Park and Fifth avenue ponds, but a change in the weather occurred in tho afternoon, which promises to in- Jure greatly, if not entirely destroy, the sport for some time to come. about two o'clock P. M., terminating in a violent north- castorly storm of bail, rain and wind, WEDNESDAY, sity S®Y_§ defences Toba army THE STATE CAPITAL. pees — Wetihke | The United States Senatorship— Wicket Made Up—Femton, Folger and ey Raymend—The Central Railroad Job— ania Favorable Reports from the Northern and hence enane se Paid Fire Department, Sesto wath OUB ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE. . hoped the =22 Aiaany, Fob. 1, 1868. as ome an accepted conclusion here that the question of gentlemen ere had promia%d. thoge Promises had not been fulfilled. 80 Tar arn there boing the election of United States Senator is in careful pro- peace, he understood the war was to ben with | gress, and that tho arrangements at Washington havo vigor. He did mot expect the South to take whe Of | been protracted solely to await the adjustment of the the Ne but they might again attempt co invade the | cards in tho Legislature, E. D. Mi wn setae capital. did not suppose a dollar of that appropria- . Morgan go ie tion would be expended unless it should become neces- | Cabinet as Secrotary of the Treasury, The Cabinet, it is t paosen did not believe the rebota again here, will undergo & complete change and approach the capital, “If he had. hoe eeeaisein. | Will Present entirely now names for tho opening of Abra- fermed-cand be supposed his informetns sre ectisees ham Lincoln's second term. It is also given out that the change in the Cabinet will include an extensive over- hauling of all the government offices in New York city. From the Collector to the District Attorney and Marshal ze iE ut Ht & E it eee ue seed E 2 E aa ile AJ cs z Eee J f EE Hi ‘we are not safe and require defence.at the capital. But It is Dot to be questioned Henry J. Raymond bs pore Me held that the war.wil! more speedily ry ‘eould have had the cectnatioar ek thls ee th iomencene for a sort of cont mainder of the quarrel which ‘arose here upon the election of Harris. The ity in favor of the Union party in the State last fall was so moderate as to make it too dangerous a matter to risk anything upon quarrels in the pasty The two incum- bents representing this State in the Senate are of the old whig party, and the democratic element being ignored, the present move to advance one of those incumbents to: the inet will confront a most determined purpose the of the democratic phalanx to vindicate its claims. to the succession in the Senate. The entire “line of promotion” affected by the move is most important. It includes Secret of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Collector of New York port, Surveyor, &o. ; the many ap- pointments pending before the Governor, the advaucement of the Lieutenant Governor to act as Governor, the choice of a member of the Senate to act as Lieutenant Governor, aretention or change of the Governor's staff and still other bearings of the question, even upon New York city pee and removals; and also the large batch of ills and measures now pending inside and outside the ware. In fact, the entire interest of the party in the State is at stake in the movement, THE CENTRAL RAILROAD. It is, it seems, entirely fixed that the Central Railroad ig to have a report of the bill removing restriction on its fare, and that the eoreee of that bill is alse counted upon and secured. Richmond, who has been here since the opening of the ion, has are home, hat finished the first chapter this job. The is to be reported this week, and makes the groundwork of a raft of the most extracrdinary measures for the benefit of corporations and corruptionists ever presented in these States for legislative action. The mat- ter for the Central ete toe set up sure was the cul- mination of a huge job for Wall street, upon the plan of rie ane famous cornee leon : yeonebaipee bed iret put down to par, when the parties in the ring boug! extensively; and with the sure reliance which they now have of the passage of a bill putting up the fare from two cents to three cents per mile, they are in a position to resp the result at their leisure. This whole business of shoul ol absolute submission on the part of an evide! ) of N. ¥., advocated the appropria- the country from abroad. If we to sustain the manly position which we have 8 administration the sinews le. He expressed the hope that tho ern armies might settle their ditf- down European en- continent, Mr. Brooks’ amendment was then rejected. The Fortification bill was laid aside, to be reported to LAND. «, The committee next proceeded to the consideration of Mr. Witson, (rep.) of Iowa, offered an amendment to i and other property of the United States free le alluded to the fact that notwithstanding this ht the amendment Illinois Central Rail- no man contem- Mr. J. C. Auten, (opp, of Di, tho have accepted the grant if the tthe United Mr. Wasnnurrs, (rep.) of Ill., said his colleague had Point at issue. His colleague had legislation has most extraordis ramificati out the people of his own State. That company was which, Me tes ripen into results. here, will present very known only by its oppression and extortion, having interesting nae Pay atl igard of reatng to soven cents a mile, = PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT QUESTION. and roporti This a 3 Feceived over eight hundred theuseed Hotere tiem ane | ~,The parties for and against thowill providing for a pald Fire Department aj red this evening before the Senate Committee on Citien, Chict beg ng Decker and Presi- dent of the New York Fire Department, with a number of active and prominent members of the depart- ment for both New York and Brooklyn, were present. Messrs, Acton and Bergen and Superintendent boy sae with a number of police inspectors and sefgeants; R. Roosevelt, and a delegation of the Citizens’ Association, with Abraham R. Lawrence as counsel; a number o} leading officials of the insurance com body of citizens generally. visitors from New York appeared to be similar attendance on such an occasion for a ‘The discussion was opened by Wilham Hitchman, as- sistant clerk of the Board of Aldermen. He spoke as to the efficiency, economy and good order of the existing po pep He was followed briefly by Mr. Piatt, Pre- sident of the department. ‘Their remarks were but preliunt- nary, Mr. submitting to the committee a writ- tae eteneet ct Ce cxpenee oe eee He claimed, with regard to reform, e department, fconcect with the Council, had, some six weeks since, entirely remodelled the Fire ent, disbanded a number of useless companies, and thoroughly the government could use the road, bul After further amendment Mr. Wilson's amendment inst 31. ‘THE FORTIFICATION AND ARMY BILLS PASBED. ‘The committee then roge, when the House passed the The House, at four o'clock, took a recess till seven devoted exclusively to EVENING SESSION. Wasuuaron, Feb. 7, 1865. ‘This evening being set apart for mere speech-making, thirty spectators in the gallery. Mr. BroomaLt, (rep.) of Pa., expressed his views on the financial ¢ President’s annual Message being weeded out all disorderly persons, He invoked the com- Mr. Long, (opp.) of Ohio, expressed himself as mittee and the Police Board, who were present, to co- war as wrong in and =9%5 if continued, | operate in carrying out those ordinances, which, he result in the ruin and impovorishmont of tho North and | maintained, was all-the law required on the subject. South. War for separation had always been found suc- Mr. A. RB. Lawrence, Wie io hannzance com| and ceasful on the side of those who wished to separate; and | the Citizens’ Association, opened for the bill. He re- it had been found impossible to hold the two parties | viewed tho volunteer system as to its organization, cost Por get on b e The comeion: Boar, Nek and efficiency. He compared the New York system with failed, as it ever must fail, under the providence of God, | the paid system of the other cities, and presented data to it was in show that the latter would decrease the rates of insu- France twenty-five to thirt; per cent. The annual cost to if “f at least in a like and, brave as they | the city would be d roportion. are, and ablo as are their they have | ‘irr “Acton spoke as to the practical working. of the not yet overcome the because to do | Fire Department, particularly as to bunkers, and how 80 is an impossibility. The war has widened the breach thoy vote at elections. He took up a number of the it was intended to heal, and was appropriately denomi- | engino com) showing that half or one-third of the nated in jo platform failure. He spoke of the | voters registered from hose and engine houses are not ‘as a farce occasioning emotions | members of such engine companies. Mr. Acton quoted the poll books, and was very severe on the bunkers. He next. that the Fire Department had instigated the riots of 1863, and had fired the first buildings consumed on that occasion. The Chief Engineer could not control his men. He did his best, but had no power. Three or four hundred men, with horses and steam engines, would control fires in New York witha paid system. If the Legislature did not adopt the measure the police force must be cl one thousand men to meet the disorders. The rols had to be doubled now. The police were shot down by the firemen, who nearly all go ‘armed. Five of the police had been shot down by fire- men within a brief period. The expenditure necessary for an increased police force to control these bunkers and hangers on of the fire engines would cost a million of dol- There never could be a Union based on the sovereign States. War in that case was un- nt. If it was still those who now conducted its manage- Mr. Broomatt—Does the gentleman say a State has a t to necede? ir. Lonc—I do #0 believe} and there is nothii in the It is unconstitutional to Mr. Broomai—Wherein does the gontieman differ from ing to get the States out of the Union? lars a year, Such was the identity of the Fire Depart- Mar. T am not hore to answer for the opinions of | ment with disorder and popular commotion that Mr. Jefferson Davis, I am not here to say whether he is | Acton was in the habit of send! his detectives, in the dress of the bunkers, through the district of the riots, when in police uniforms they would be shot down. Mr. Acton was freq ly interrupted by Senator lican party, who would curse him out of his it that | Fields and the representatives of the Fire Department. coud pet down toe. reat Pall midi saeet aggen Quite a spicy altercation was carried on to such an ex- Was extermination; ‘bat God would never, allow an act of pore ig ge ca tea ae such atrocious vengeance. ing e of jouse testi i‘ there was no part of his political life in which he looked | ing’ auorhers inthe ‘departanent, aud. iis Slovo. with more satisfaction the efforts he had made to | rioration by the withdrawal of the better class of citizens. He had been a runner with a company, many years since, and said the class of young and de- moralized youths now following the es was a foa- ture which had grown to be a source uncontroflable disorder. A pai ent was the obvious remedy for this condition of the city, with which the country was threatened. Mr. Downatty, (rep.) of Minn., spoke at length upon jon of Hi urged that the government should abandon its of | ‘The clerk of the Fire Commissioners was called uj treaties with Indians, and legislate for toa to reed the records esto the recent ricts between en ev eeectens Rommaty ‘ined pessoal mn rt experience on the 13th of July, 1! wi be was assaulted, and when be Sdsssees’ the man- per in which the Provost Marshal's office was set on fire and destroyed by fire companies. He at- + ind dieorders tended to a number of fights to ar Oe him in his official iy, and cabred the esianay st le of | g number of police present on this subject. Hi e at longth on the practical working of the fire e Gea, s08 the change in the pad of improv a wee machines Formerly, with old engines, hun. was neces- | dreds of men were required to work one engine. Some of the engines in Baltimore poke in favor of the bill, pre- formerly five hundred members each to work them. mining bureau | They are now worked by nine men to an engine. (oe rand gold, | this scale a proportionate reduction of cost and in pre- | could be effected by horse and steam power under a paid tet. a “Yk number of policemen testified in detail ns to cases of theft, destruction of property and disorderly conduct on the part of firemen. A great deal of excitement was created by the devel- ments of the evening. The Senate Chamber and lob- Bles were crowded by parties interested, the session con- tinuing to a late hour. General James B. Swain has retarned from a tour of observation al the Ni frontier, extending from the Ni to the Vermont line. He also THE 8TO visited = bine og Me af oyetngg 3 ire pores ment quite gen worable 'D le @x- RM. am the condition of oe nee Send one ber. jer counties, for the purpose to the Governor The Weather and the Skating—Another ite probable efficiency in case necessity should arise for calling it into service, and it is said that twelve thousand effective men could put on the lines within twenty- four hours, without calling upon the inland counties. Snow Storm. ‘The skating yesterday morning was magnificent on the NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. ‘Aupany, Feb. 7, 1965, BILLS PARED, Relative to St. Stephen's college. To prevent encroachments u; the harbor of New York and for the completion of the Battery extension. Relative to the Surrogate’s Court of Monroe count A communication was received from the Chief Engl- neer of the Croton Aqueduct Department relative to the condition of the sewers in the city of New York, which was referred. Quite a heavy fall of snow took place Snow Stor Baltimore. Battinona, Fob. 7, 1866, ‘A snow storm prevailed here to-day until evoning, ‘when tho snow turned into rain. Snow at Buffalo, Borraio, Fob. 7, 1965, Snow commenced falling to-day and continues to-night. Weather mild. Heavy Snow Storm at Albany. Atnany, Feb. 7, 1865. A heavy snow storm has prevailed here since four P. M., and all the trains are behind time. The train from New York, on the Harlem road, is reported to bo off tho track, The snow is now six Inches deep, and the storm haa abated, Assembly. Atmasy, Feb. 7, 1866. ‘The bill legalizing tho ordinance of the Supervisors of rn see passed June, 1864, relative to bounties, was adopted. PILLS ORDRRED TO THIRD READING. a enable the State banks to organize es national ks. For tho Improvement and government of Central Park, and (o provide means therefor. The State bounty bill being the epecial order, the House occupied the evening ts its Consideration, and, aftor a longiby discussion, the bill was ordered to a tird roading. 1865," | a ceame swmc'= THE WAY QUOTAS ARE FILLED. ASTONISHING REVELATIONS. Col. Baker, the War Department Detestive, Un- velling the Dark Side of New York. CORRUPTION EVERYWHERE. The Reason Why Our Quota is So Large, &., &. &., It is quite well known to many of our efttzens that for some time back Cok L. C. Baker, the War Department Gotective, has been im the city for the purpose of un- earthing and bringing to light the stupendous frauds al- leged to have been practiced upon the government in enlisting men for the army and navy, im filling the quotas of both this city and other places. But few and imperfect facts relative to Col. Baker’s operations could De gained up to this time, when he has kindly placed at our disposal the following facts, whieh. will discover # system ofigtgantio fraud and syttcmutic robbery and crime the like of which has never before existed so long and so openly in any community iu the world:— Provost Marshal General Fry, undcr the pressure brought to bear upon him by our Supervisors and other gentlomen anxious to reduce our quota for the city from, as they claimed, the unjust to just number, became convinced that an outrageous system of forgery was being perpetrated in this city by the subtitute brokers in enlisting men, and that the government did not get one twentieth part of the number of men said to be enlisted by them, and which this city, as also other cities, had the papers to show for, and who have been regularly credited upon the quotas. Colonel Baker was sent here to “work up the case,” which he has done most successfully, and which will undoubtedly break up the infamous system of substitute brokerage, as it has been carried on, do away with the evils emanat- ing from it, and revolutionize the whole matter of vol- untecring and manne r of fillmg quotas. We will first endeavor to explain how this brokerage business has been carried on; how quotas for cities and towns have been filled, and how the government did not get the men, It ig well known that these vampires, in following their business legitimately, would make a great deal of money out of men honestly enlisted and placed in the service. But when the men became scarce, and profits did not accrue as rapidly as wished, they cast about for means of making them reach the desired standard. This was soon found, and has been worked to such an extent as to make maby of them enormously wealthy. A recruit legitimately enlisted at the Naval Rendezvous in York street, Brooklyn, would be sworn in, a record kept in the office, and he gent on board the North Caro- lina, where a receipt from the officer in charge for him would be for the bounty and hand money, So far so good. Colonel Baker has discovered the following mode of procedure on the part of the brokers:-— ‘One of the parties who been |, and whose name will presently appear, would go to the chief clerk of the Naval Rendezvous and procure from him the names of all the men recruited on the preceding day. Taking the names of these mep, who were already on board the peti 3 ship, the parties engaged in the work would forge duplicate ‘enlistment papers, descriptive rolls, &c., making out a full set of papers, to which would be affixed the signature and seal of office of John Devlin, notary public, making all appear straight and correct. ‘These papors thus prepared were presented om board the North Carolina, showing tho men enlisted, a receipt would be given by the officer in charge, which, presented at the Rendezvous, called for and was for $650, in, there are always to be found in this numbers men from other towns looking after sul t0e,to fill their quota. The brokers employ runners to find these men out, who are waited on and told thatthey can fill their quota, askit how many men they require and how much their town pays? On in- formed, a in is struck, and the happy man is informed the men to save their city from a draft shall be forthcoming in the morning. The brokers go to their office, forge the necessary number of enlistment papers complete—each list representing a man—and, having attached to it the seal of office and signature of the notary eS who is represented as having sworn them in—this notary in all cases being John Deviin. Everything—so faras the papers go— looks fair, the bi Tepresenting that the recruit mn’ sent on ship, or on the island. The man pays his thousands of dollars himself upon and goes home, congrat tho quota for his town being filled, the broker pockets the money, and the government receives ‘‘nary’’ a soldier, although the rs carried off by the men who havo paid their money, and which are in the hands of tho Provosts of the different towns, show their quota is ed, and they receive credit for ihe same. This isa Pac a grt gence Ann bad a trated by the brokers in this city and Brooklyn which Colonel Baker has been able to trace up, procure the proofs, and arrest the scoundrels. To do this he has had an infinite deal of trouble; but, with his efficient of detectives, he has been able to go to the bottom of the whole matter. The first arrests made was through representing himself as a man from an inland town wish- ing to raise a large number of men to fill his quota. James Devlin, living at 128 Hudson avenue, Brooklyn, brother of John Devlin, and James Cahill, both substitute brokers, operating through John Devlin, call- ed upon Colonel Baker, at the Astor House, and inquired if he was the man who had some inland town quota to fill. He said he was, and would give five bu dollars ‘8 piece for the men to fill it. At that time he purchased from them four sets of papers, for which he paid them two thousand dollars in greenbacks. He then told them he wanted one hundred and twenty-six sets more, and if they would furnish the men he would pay five hundred and twenty-five dollars a piece for them. ey promised to do so, and would have them the next day. The next day they came again, but said they had been able to get but ninety two, yet would procure the remainder in a day. Col. er took oe papers: vo jave them a check on beh te Bank for sixteen em, amounting to over $7,000, saying would go with them to the tank sun pes’ tha teat ier the rest, A receipt for the money paid was asked for by Col. Baker, which was signed by the two men—ono as James Cole, the other as Jas. Higgins. Immediately upon seeing the signature of Jas. Higgins, which ap- in one of the four sets previously bought as by John Deviin, @ recruit enlisted and sworn the notary, as a soldier, Colonel Baker knew he had the right men. He then told them who he was; that he had been after them, and that their game was up, and at once arrested them. As soon as found they wero trapped, they owned up the whole affair, told who were their accomplices, how the work was done, and gave ‘such information ‘as bas led to the arrest of twenty-seven of the principal actors in the most stupendous fraud ever attempted. They confessed the papers were forgeries in every case. From this beginning Colonel Baker went on and found out that tho practice of bounty jumping was carried to an alarming extent, almost passing belief, and that these brokers had ‘ularly organized plam by which they would enlist “jumper,” help him to ‘ump,’ en- list him again, pocketing the city and county bounty in ss nme man had living at 86 White Canadian, and a f from the army, has been in the substitute — | a Hg amassed Twentieth New York battery, rendezvous on the island, and who has power to give ‘to the men to visit the city, Carron has been able to get several hundred men out of the service by his own confession. oant Malherne received $60 for every H ‘Carron’s rascality were procured by two of the enlisting, Colonel Baker yg buy them off. They Solisted bae da; , were sent to and the next day Colonel er gave Carron $200 to them off; and by four o'clock inghe afternoon they were in New York. As soon ms tl +4 landed detectives him and brought him to the Astor House, whoro he made a confession implicating the others. Boras cone Sena ey ee, mitted and bounty jumping ie to show the difference between the number of these forged papers and enlistments, and the number that has netually gone into the army and proceeded to the front. Sergeant Malherne calculates that but one in ten reaches the front, while Colonel Baker thi that one io six would be a fair estimate. He is allefforts to ar- rive at the exact number, havin; system working at present which would not be politic to disclose, ‘The following items will & very good iden of t extent of these crimes:—John Fay, a substitute broker, corner of Hudson avenue and York street, Brooklyn, was at one time a hack driver in this city, and eig! i ago bad not adollar in the world, and was He went into the and when arrested he had t, filiterate Irishman. substitule — business, a large drinking saloon in operation, and owned over $250,000 worth of real estate in Brooklyn, purchased from the sale of these forged enlistment papers. He had #o completely got control of the naval rendeavous, that it was a common remark around there that he run the institution, Policemen were stationed at the entrance, and nobody but Fay or Devlin could get in. Captain Young, an old, ertppled officer, was in charge Of the office; but it does not appear that he was nizant of the frauds perpetrated his business being conducted in « small back room and consisted of signing the deecrip- tive lists and certificates for the recruit who bad no existence except on paper. His chief clerk, whose name is witheld by Col, Baker, recetved fifty dollars for every name he furnished the brokers, and has sum by his villian: He js @ married man, greatest anguinb for the 8 curme (0 hima, and thes wie © targe 4 feols the rt he took ; sa) money was Dover ued amowens 9 poe of noes yough about through sever times. Hom the exparistee Colonel Baker has Kad’ in 2 matter he is a good authority to speak by, and he asa “® lated on forged papees ot nover have been ig ibe sorview, on nD sch fear amas of men ling the ae to-day who have enlisted, been in and out of the 7 ree like thie wil ware the com munity, but were we permitted to the names of a veedeve bees arsenal, we might ask, to what are we coming? Not the: ences Seeley broker but others in position: trust are crimé- Rated and will before long follow im the footsteps of the Wosaty coven already arrested. ‘Bho Confederation Scheme, Quunao, Feb. 7, 1665. The debate on the comfederation scheme was opened last night in Parliament. Attorney General McDonald made a lengthy speesh on the subject. Mass Meeting at Toronto. Toronto, ©. W., Feb. 7, 1868. A masa meeting was beld last night at St. Lawrence Hall, called by the Mayor's proclamation, for the purpese of condemning the government for providing moans tere fund the money taken by the St, Albans raiders, and alee for the passage of the Alion bill. Amendments unquall- fiedly sustaining the government were passed by a large majority. j Arrival of Eleven Hundred Union Pri- soners at Annapolis. Bartmonrs, Feb. 7, 1865. ‘The flag of truce steamer Now York arrived from Fors tress Monroe yesterday, with elevem hundred Union pet- goners, including forty officers, A despatch from Annapolis announces thetr arrival there this morning. Police Intellige: i DESPERATE ATTEMPT BY TWO BUROLARS TO MUB- DER A POLICEMAN—THEIR ARREST AND ESCAPE— ONS OF THEM RETAKEN. Yesterday morning, about two o'clock, a dotermine and desperate attompt was made by two young burglags- to take the life of officer Patrick Connolly, of the Fit- teenth precinct. While patrolling his post on Broadway, near Amity street, the officer observed two suspicious ape pearing men passing up, cach one of them having a well filled travelling bag on his shoulder. Conceiving it to be his duty, the officer questioned them as to the com tents of the bags in their possession, and nes receiving a satisiactory answer, took them inte center At first the made nO re » and quietly ed towards the station: ry Pepe tens Lens eee ae tuk caeatene one of prisoners stop} ¥ a gg at the officer's breast, discharged t fortunately the leaden missile passed his clothing without grazing the skin. In @. twinkling the man fired another shot, but the same result. At that moment the other discharged two — Is k-4 bis pdf alah ly, strange to say, the officer again The man who first attempted the officer's life then acroas Broadway into Bond street, whither he wi sued, and on coming within reach, Connolly dealt fugitive a blow across the face with his locust knocked him down. Again the prostrate man pi His pistol as if to shoot, but a few more blows with Jocust reduced him to submission. He beggod for but at the same time confessed that he deserved punishment inflicted upon him. The prisoner beii armed, was taken to the station house, where he name as Charles English. He is only sev years of age and a native of land. Simro Sins confederate, (otha — escaped. was arraigned before Justice and committed to n for trial without bail, The which the men with them were found to con! eleven pairs of elegant boots, valued at about which proved to have been stolen from the storo Mr. Dennis Dowling, No. 726 Broadway, the same having been burgloriously entered by means of bu ing open a basement door. Considering the number shots fired on officer Connolly and the close proximity the burglars to him, it is almost miraculous that he not killed. Had he been armed with a revolver the peconp a that the shooting would not have all been one side. 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