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WASHINGTON Protection to American Shipping in Cuban Waters. Release of Fenian Prisoners in 7 England. Whe Jef Davis Case Dismissed in the Supreme Court. Passage of the Indian Appro- priation Bill in the Senate. The Proposed Transfer of the Indian Bu- reau to the War Department Defeated. The Repeal of the Tenure of Office Act Under Discussion. Passage of the Army Appropriation Bill in the House. © WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 1869, Protection of American Interests in Cuba. ‘The following correspondence has just taken place, viz. :— PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17, 1869, Hon. W. H. Swann, Secretary of State:— Sig—As American citizens we ask special protec- tion for vessels and other nropeny on the south side of Cuba, in the harbors of set (rinidad and Vien- iaegee. We own a large amount of property, afloat pepphore. in these parts, gud uf the Admiral is advised, by telegraph or otherwise, he will be able to protect American interests in the region now spe- cially exposed to danger. ‘The magnitude of our interesis in Cuba is shown by the fact that our frm paid last year from its Cuba business nearly one- Jourth of the duty collected at this port. Yours, very tealy, SAMUE. & WILLIAM WELSH, MR. SEWARD’S REPLY. DEPARTMENT OR STATE, WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 1869. Messrs. SAMUEL & WILLIAM WELSH, Philadel- ha s— iENTLEMEN—I have received your letter of yes- terday’s date, in which, as citizens of the United States, you make a request for special protection for vessels and other property on the south side of the island of Cuba, i the harbors of Lunas, Trinidad and Cienfuegos. 1 appreciate the anxiety which you, in common with other merchants having large inte- reste in Cuba, feel at the present time, and since the repelpt of your letter i have conferred with the Sec- ry of the Navy, who infornis me that at least one- half the vessels under command of Admiral Hoff are now in Cuban waters, and the Admiral has of late Deen fuily aud frequently structed to be vigilant and active 1 extending every proper protection to American interests in the regions referred to which are supposed tu be especially exposed to danger. I am, gentiemen, your obedient servant, WILLIAM H, SEWARD, ‘The Corcoran Claim—Attempt to Blackmail, ‘The Senate Committee on the District of Columbia had the Corcoran claim again under investigation this morning, but arrived at no conciusion In refer- ence to it. The first witness examined was a clerk im one of the departments, named Emery, who testi- fled that he gave information to a correspondent of @ certain newspaper that the commission appointed to examine the Corcoran claim had agreed to report in favor of it. It is said it was the publication of this intention that set the wits to work of several unsctupulous persons to tramp up charges that might hinder the success of the clatm. The coach- man of Baron Stoeckl was examined, and testified that the witness Brener, who swore that Mr. Cor- coran and Senator Bayard had expressed tliem- selyes at the Russian Minsster’s table anxtous for the assassination of President Lincoln, was no wa‘ter at all, but a footman, and consequently never had an opportanity of hearing the expressions he de- scribed, There was a long and frivolous examina- ton of this witness as to what kind and color of vest and pantaloons Brener wore, and whether a Batler might not adapt himself to the apparel of a footman, General McFerren testified that he had reported in favor of allowing the claim because he had been furnished with the necessary evidence to warrant hin in doing so. Senator Cameron denied that he had written, when Secretary of War, a letter to Mr. Corcoran stating that ne should be paid for such property of his as the government held in its possession. Mr. Corcoran, however, produced the letter, and though not bearing the genuine signa- ture of Mr. Cameron there was no question that it was issued from his department when Secretary of War. At the end of the proceedings Mr. Corcoran expressed the belief that the whole affair was got up to extort money from him, an impression that ‘was endorsed by his counsel, Mr. Kenneay, ‘The Army Appropriation Bill—Defeat of But- ler’s Amendment. General Butler's amendment to the Army Appro- priation bill was defeated to-day by # large majority, and @ substitute proposed by Mr. Biaine adopted. Some persons are disposed to regard this as another triamph for General Grant in the House. If it is a triumph it cannot be said to be complete. The pro- | position which it was known met the approval of Grant was that sabmitted by General Dodge, of Jowa, which left the reduction of the army to the discretion of the President. That was, reaily, what (rant wanted; but even the most enthusiastic Grant men in the Louse were hardly prepared to place such unprecedented power in the hands of the President.. ‘The Recent Assault on General Duncan, of the Patent Office. Several days ago Mr. Dempsey, of the firm of Dempsey & O'Toole, who attacked General Duncan, Assistant Commissioner of Patents, on account of something the latter reported disparaging to the former in the Department of the Intertor stationery contracts with that frm, appeared before a magis- trate, acknowledged his assault on Mr. Duncaw and was fined five dollars. This action on the part of the magistrate was urged by Mr. Dempscy's counsel a a reason why the Criminal Court should not pro- ceed against the defendant, but Judge Fisher over- ruled the plea, and after examination of witnesses ned Mr. Dempsey $200, with ten days’ tmprison- ment in jail as a punishment for the assault on Mr. Duncan, Arrangements of Presidential Electors for Attending the Inauguration Ceremonica. ‘The Presidential Electors goow in Washington held @ meeting at the National Hotel this afternoon for the purpose of arranging for attending in a body the forthcoming inaugural ceremonies. Electors wero present from Massachusetts, Nebraska, Tennessee, lows, Arkansas and Indiana, J. FP. Warnes, of Nebraska, presided. A committee of arrangements was appointed, and all tae Electors Intending to participate were requested to report immediately by telegraph or letter, and upon their arrival, to L, J. Barnes, chairman of said committee, at No. 425 F @treet, Washington. Release of the Fenian Prisoners in Irctand. Mr. Thornten, British Minister, this afternoon communicated to Secretary Seward the following despatch from the British government:— Inform Mr. Seward that orders have been given for tae release from further custody of Costello and Warren. General Granv’s Visitors. The President elect continues to receive a largo soinber of visitora between the fours of ten and tweive each morning, and to-day showed no abate- ment tn the popular desire to call upon the future bead of the nation. Among the visitors to-day were a cumaber of Senators and one or two naval officers. ‘The Saffrage Amendment, ‘The House Judiciary Committee has determined to report against the Senate amendment tothe joint resolution proposing suffrage amendment to the constitution, This action on the part of the com- mittee will, if is thought, be sustained by the House. The com! oo have agreed tt inast npon the amendmen! originally adopted by the House, bee cause they coermt (CA fale expression of the gent ments of (ie Nouge on ihay subject, having psp? NEW ‘YURK. HERALD, SATURDAY, ‘FEBRUARY 20, 1869.—TRIPLE ‘ SHERT. two-thirds vote. There is no necessity for the | question. The locomotive 1s the sole solution of it, as Va iy is gradually settled joint resolution submitting the amendment going to | the President for hig signature. The friends of the measure propose to make an effort to get it through, in some shape, before the close of the session. Prize Money for Farragut’s Fieet. ‘The Fourth Auditor of the Treasury is over- ‘whelmed with letters from claimants for prize money due them for the captures made by Farragut’s fleet at New Orleans, and for the pirate Alabama, under the impression that the recent legisiation on these matters by the House has provided for the payment of their claims, The reply returned to all such tn- quiries is thatthe bills in relation to these claims have only passed the House and have yet to be acted upon by the Semate, These bills were passed im the Senate to-day, and as soon as the distribution can be arranged according to the provisions made ‘in the respective bills the money will be ready for pay- ment, of which due notice will be given. Subdivision of the State of Texas. ‘The following resolutions have been laid before the Senate from the Republican State Convention of Texas:— Whereas the extent of territory of the State of Texas, the confi interests of the widely separ- ated sections of the State and the disorganization so widely Myre render beh ecto ps is Laat essential to proper wel ry peop! thereof and the establishment of law and order; therefore be it Rescivels Tat in the opinion of this convention the State of Texas to be subdivided into States. of more convenient ved, ‘That the President of this convention is hereby directed to forward a copy of this preamble and resolutions to the Speaker the House of Rep- Tesentatives and President of the Senateof the United Resolved, That for the purpose of giving the Con- tes a correct = of the United Stat ‘of the con- on of the State, and to to attention of that body all such rel to the condition of the Siate and the wants of ner loyal people as may require the consideration and action of Congress, the convention shall d to elect by ballot for com- missioners members of this convention, one of whom a be a reaident of that portion of Texas lying north ° the second parallel of latituae, one-a resident of that of the State lying east of the Trinity river and south of said thirty-second araliel, one @ resident of th: i) nebnrt of the State ‘ing between the Trintty an: lorado rivers and south of thirty-second parallel, and one a resi- irty- dent of that portiot Colorado river, State at large, who, being intimately acquaint with the wants of their respective scctions of the State, shail rece to Washington city to bring to theattention of the United States all such matiers reli to the condition of this State and tue wants of her loyal people as in the judgment of this Convention or of said commissioners require ihe consideration of Congress. Cabinct Meeting. All the members of the Cabinet were present ai ithe regular Cabinet meeting to-day. Tue session ‘was short, The Northern Pacific Railrond. The Senate to-day, without opposition, passed the House joint resolution authorizing the Northern Pacific Railroad Company to mortgage its road and property and to issue bonds to aid in the construc- tion of its railroad and telegraph Ime from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean. This, its friends say, removes from the company the restriction in its charter, and will enable tt, with its lant'grant, to enter upon the work of construction without delay, AbolishLment cf the Passport System in France. The following has just been issued from the State Departwent:— H DEPARTMENT OF Lbs WASHINGTON, Feb, 19, 186%, Information has been received at the Department of State that the exhibition of | pi rts will be no longer exacted trom citizens of the United States ar- riving, travelling or residing in France. The De- artment, however, recommends that citizens of the Jnited States Sereliat abroad, especial of foreign virth naturalized in this count vide themselves with passports, as y Du liable to serious inconvenience if unprovid such authentic proof of their national charac WILLIAM H. SEWARD. The Fate of the Tax Bill. ‘The engrossmeut of the Internal Revenue Tax bill was completed by the enrolling clerks of the House to-day and the bili sent to the Senate. As already stated tn these despatches, there is not the slightest chance of the bill passing the Senate at vhis session. + It ig not expected that it willeven be reported from the Finance Committee. Cest of Printing Congressional Debates. The following 1s @ comparative view of the state- ments accompanying the report of the Senate Com- mittee on printing madé to-day:—Cost of the Daity Glove for the Thirty-ninth Congress, $82,521; cost of the Congressional Globe, Estimated cost of the sane work under Messrs. Rivers and Bailey:—Datly Globe, $114,351; Congres. sional Globe, $273,104, Total, $380,456, Estimated cost under the proposal of Joseph T. Crowell:—Daily, $101,590; Congresstonal, $159,559. Total, $201,149. Estimated cost under the Congressional Printer:— Daily, $120,610; Congressional, $155,886, Total, $276,496. Employment for Female Clerks. General Jedries, Register of the Treasury, has provided employment for the score or more of female employes of his bureau who have been so loug idle sy transierriug them to the office of the Third Auditor, who now gives employment to sixty- eight women, borne on the rolis as belonging to the Register’s office, Personal. Postmaster General Randall left for New York this evening, also County Clerk Loew, Secretary Seward states that the report announc- ing that a leave of absence has been granted to Rev- erdy Jobnsou is an error, Minister Johnson has not yet applied for leave to return to the United States, Report of the Majority of the Senate Com- mittee ow Pacific Rallronds. A majority of the Senate Committee on Pacific Ratiroads made a report to-day through Senator Stewart. They say: When it was determined, in committee, to report oO tae Senate @ bill granting aid to the Northern Pa- ific and other ratiroads it was not understood the bil should be presented with a report. The majority of tue committee would now be content to let the bill rest on {ts intrinsic merits, unaccompanied by an explanation of its provisions aud a demonstration of ita policy and necessity, Were it not for the unex- dd appearance, first la the pewspaper press and afterwards in the Senate, oi 4 most extraordinary paper entitled “Views of the Minority,” a un- sound tn theory, unfair tn its inferences and ungen- erous and unjust in ite imputations, ‘To justify now the action of tue ton hay of tae coummittee they now report to the Senate the considerations which in- duced them to adopt the policy of aldiag at the pres- ent time with government credit the construction of additioval lines of trank railway to the Pacific coast; end secoud, to vindicate the provisions of the bili which have been criticised the minority of the committee in thetr publis! views. The majority present arguments and facts as @ justification of their action In regard to the general railroad policy of the bili and a defence of leading pro’ ‘They asrort that ratlroads—the highways of nations— are the measure of their civilization, and maintain that there is no object to which government can so profitably apply the ex jitures of money as to the building of such.highways. These should take recedence over any and all other objects of legia- tive endowment, The United States own the country between the Pacific and Lake Superior. The work of deveioy it is for the government, ‘The population of the country is too thin and too poor to even undertake it. ie work, moreover, is of such magnitude as to be wholly beyond the compass of private capital. It is of absolute necessity the government shall undertake it and help it through; and this it can do without the ex- penditure of # doliar in money or an increase of the public debt. In jike manner, it, is mani- iesuy & public duty to wutiize the cacrmous national! capital that now lies idle, In the Southern region, between the Western boundaries of Arkansas and the Pacific bout of Caiifornia, there is a Vast national domain of corn, wheat, cotton and grass janis, too far from market to rofitably cultivated save for local con: n. abounds in thie region. New Nexic Arizona are as rich in gold, silver, copper and lead as any other known portions of the world. This wealth is unavailable to the nation by reason Of the cost of moving ma- chinery and materials to it, or of moving the ores to The pastui of the two great terri- ea, pre-eminently for fine wool sheep and cattle, which graze out the winter through, is lost to the couatry jor Want of cheap and easy access to i. The report then argnes that a debtor government is bound to improve its as- sets; that the gove ader obliga tions Ww give ratiroads to distant territories that transcontinental fatiroads will give us what railways cannot give England or France, namely, increase of population ty imm and that two additional trunk railways to the necessary. A mi ity of the committee feel sure that the most experienced railroad of tors in the United States Will agree with them im saying that within a year alter the Union Pactfic is opened it Will be unable to move the freight that will be crowded on ft They bs 54 that a single line will bea monopoly, The South ts envitied to aline. The Southern have the same rights that the Middie or Northern Sues They have the right of access to the Paeific on their perailels of latitude; they have a right ¢o thelr share of the trausconii- nental commerce Between Asia and Europe, The North, too, is entitled to @ Pacific ratiroad, The maority of the committee insist thas additional Hines are Necessary to have UDIterrupted covnuat cohen, The Packie ralaragas Will seve the indian $209,178. Total, $201,699. | 4 < as thereby the country will be and Dtting a vast stock ‘ond vain farm ia ita place. railroads ‘Pacitle surely are & i that it government ‘such sufficient channels of intercommunt- secure tue quickest and most certain our country, in view of this ‘and to insure, as far as possible, the of additional roads at the earliest prac- The majority or the committee dis- m ifes : i fi : value diminished completion railway extensions, and steadily pursuing it to the Supreme Court. In the Supreme Court to-day, in the case of The County of Douglas, plaintiff in error, vs. The State of Oregon, in error, to the Supreme Court of the State it with John 8. Johnson, et al., appellants, vs. The United States, ‘This cause was argued by Mr. Dorshelmer and Mr, Dick, of counsel for the appellants, and by Mr, Talbot ior the appeliees, is case involves 2,000 barrels of spirits, vained at $350,000, which Were seized on the alle; ground of frauds. Suits were entered New York, Buffalo, Chicago and Dubuque, Mr. P, Phillips called up the application for habeas us in behalf of Spangler and Arnold, prisoners at the Dry Tortages, On the statement of the At- torney General that he was not ready to go on, the arguinent was adjourned to Friday next, the court directing attention to the eifect of ‘the act of 1867 on jurisdiction. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. Third Sessi SENATE. WasuInaTon, Feb. 19, 1869, OMNIBUS RAILROAD BILL. Mr, Stewart, (rep.) of Nev., from the majority of the Commitiee on tbe Pacific Railroad, submitted a Teport in opposition to the views of the mimority on the omnibus railroad bil lately reported, THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY. Mr. WILson, (rep.) Of Mass., introduced a bill to repeal the act fixing the headquarters of the General of the Army at Washington; requiring all orders of the President and Secretary of War to be issued by him, and, in case‘of his inability, by the next in Tank, and providing that he shall not be released from command or aselgned to duty elsewhere, ex- cept at his request, without the approval of the Senate, and that all contrary orders shall be nui and void. PRINTING CONGRESSIONAL DEBATES. Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R. I, from the Committee on Printing, wade a report on the subject of report- ing and printing the debates, and said he would ask the Senate to consider it to-morrow. He also made @ report from the same committee upon the policy of continuing the publication by Congress of other public documents than those connected d@ectly with or forming 4 part of Congressional proceedings. THE PATENT LAWS, Mr. Ferry, (rep.) of Conn., from the Committee on Patents, reported adversely the bill to repeal the six- teenth section of the act of March 2, 1861, relating to patents for inventions and discoveries previously patented abroad, Mr. Osnoxne, (rep.) of Fla., from the same commit- tee, reported against the petition of H. L. Emery, of “ew York, for the extension of the patent for the ‘endless chain horse power. DENVER AND RIO GRANDE RAILROAD. Mr. TirToN, (rep-) of Neb., introduced a bill grant- ing the i Way and public lands in aid of the Deaver, ith Peak and Kio Grande Railroad. Ke- ferred to the Commnittee on Public Lands, * THE FREEDMEN’S BUREAU. Mr. WILSON introduced a bill continuing the edu- cational ana collection departments of the Freed- men's Bureau until otherwise ordered by Congress, and also continuing the Freedmen’s Hospitals at Washington, Kichmond and other points until next a0 Referred to the Committee on Military Al- rs. THE OMNIBUS RAILROAD Bittle . On motion of Mr, HowARp, (rep.) of Mich., who stated that during the short remainder of the session the committee would not have time to act upon them, the Committee on Pacific Railroads were dis- charged from the further consideration of bills in aid of the following railroad enterprises, viz.:—The Southern Pacific, of Texas; the Union Pacific, south- ern branch; the Lawrence, Kansas and Guaymas; the Lake Superior and Sioux City; the Lake. Superior and Puget Sound; the jnanS,, Gasman and Puget Sound; the International Pacific, from Cairo to t Rio Grande; the Avantic and California, aot second parallel line, and the Memplis, Fi Paso and Pacific, of ‘Texas. Also trom the turther consideration of the Honse bills ex- tending the time for the completion of the Dubuque and Sioux City Ratiroad; the House joint resolution dectaring the meaning ol the acts relating to Pacific rail , Which direct the use of American iron in their construction—namely, that American tron must be used also tu repairs and relaying the track; and the House joint resolation providing for the appointment of a board of commissioners to e@s- tablish a tarlit of prices for the transportation of freygut and passengers on the Pacific railroumis and branches, PRINTING CONGRESSIONAL DEBATES, ‘The Comiitiee on Printing reported the following Joint resoiution:— Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, &c., ‘That the Joint Committee on Public Printing Is hereby a.thor" ized to contract on behalf of tbe general goverament with Joseph T, Crowell for the reporting and publication of the debates in Congress for the term of -— years, on and from the 4th day of March, 1889, fa accordance with the proposi- tion submitted by him, provided that before the United States Senate shall be called upon to pay for any reporting or publi- cation of the debates the accounts therefor al ‘submitted to the joint Committee on Public Printing, or to such other officer or olllcers a8 they may desiguate; and up their or his approbation tereof, a4 being In all respects according to the contract. ft sball be pafd for the treasury of the United States aller Raving passed the proper accounting RECTION 2 And be it further enacted, That In case the Joint Committee on Public Printing are unable to conclude = contract with the sald Crowell, or that he be unabie to fulfil any contract that he may make, the joint Committee on Frinting be authorized to have the debates r and rinted under the direction of the Congress: printer at for the purpose government printing office. @ And be it further » That aforesaid there be appropriated aad paid out of auy moneys in tie Treasury not utherwine appropriated —-— doliars. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representativ 4c., That the sional printer ws hereby authorized hod directed, on and from the 4th day of Mare! to report nblish the debates 1 Congress, under the <irection of foresaid there shall be ap- eye inthe Treasury not otherwise oflicer PRONAGE IN YEW MEXICO. Mr. PomERoy, (rep.) of sas, introduced a bill to abolish and forever bit peonage 1a New Mexico. SALU OF THR HOT 81 RESRRVATION, mn, from the Commit- Mr, WILLTAMS, (rep.) of on Public Lands, bili for the sale of He ‘kansas, "8 VLEET. up the bill in re- diuiral Parragat'’s Mr. Gaines, (rep) of Tow of low: lation to the peitres meade feet in the Mi ppt in 1 ly to & ques- ton by Mr. Trambuil he bill did not ‘ive the officers or men of anything more an they, would be entitled to rf existing laws, but we have merely a effect. The bill Was passed. DESTRUCTION OF THE ALABAMA. Mr. Grimes then called up th to compensate the officers and crew of the Kearsarge ior te de- struction of the Alabama. It gives to Coumander Winstow and his crew $190,000. GOLD MBDAL FOR COMMANDER KIRKLAND. On motion of Mr. SUMNER, (rep.), of Mass., a bill Was passed authorizing Commander Kirkiand, of the Fax to accept a goid medal from the Emperor of COURTS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.), of IIL, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported, with amendments, the bill determining the several terms and acta of tne Cireutt, District and Criminal courts of the District of Columbia to be terms and acts of the Supreme Court of the District, The amendments consist of additional sections providing for apy tment of Au additional associate justice for court; that Whenever, at a session in general term held by fo Of its justices, the court shail be equally divided # opinion either party in the vause Ld hearing before the five justices; and that the powers Row heid by the Orphans’ Court shail be exercised by the justices hola ® special term tue Su- preme Court for that pai a rr AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE SCRIP, Mr. Pometoy, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported, with an amendment, the bili amen- Gaiory of the ace of July 27, 1468, relating to the Jocation of Agricultural Vollege scrip. As amended the bill provides, amply, that ail ph scrip shall be recei from actual settlers in payment of pre- freee “id i Saal Seah land * ’ case of military bounty LROAD. LAND IN MISSISSTPTI. Mr. PowERoy also led adversely to: the House bill vo declare forfeited to the Uuiied States certain lands granted tn aid ruction of Taliroads in Mississ ride REORGANIZATION ME JUDICIAL SYS: RM. Mr, TRUMAULY, cated up the bill tw reorgan iva the judicial’ aysiem of the Unites Siac. § 2 8 stract of she bil Was published some days ago.) ee Goon the wadiver of juddys of We Uuiied Siaigs Supreme Court at nine, and provides for the ap poiatment of cirenit judges to perform the circuit surveys was agreed to. The amendment reducing the Rock Liland from $1,000,00 to duties now performed “by tix of the Supreme | £500,000 was disagreed fpnyeas nays W—aud tae Court, but requires tiat eaclt ite laitter ial! do ba ab pied remains at $1,000, ie circuit duty for at least one term every (wo years. question: ayo np ae ser Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt. @ speech in | offered last mht by Mr. Biaine, for the con} opposition to the provision of the bill for circuit, but | amendments of Messrs. Dodge od Buuler, The sub- was interry y the expiration of the morning | stitute was agreed to by a vote of 111 to G4 It is as hour, Which brought up the unfinished business, follows:— THE APPROPRIATION BILL, Mr. TRUMBULL! asked Mr. Morrill, in charge of the bill, to consent to its temporary post- PonemMenT, 80 that the bill to. rearganise the judicial system inight be disposed of, but Mr. EpMUNDs objected, becanse he was a pledged to see Whether some action could not be bad on Tenure of Office act ag soon as the Senate should have the consideration of the Appropriation ‘THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL was then taken up, and severai additional amend- ments prone, by the Committce on Indian Adairs were me tin Which lately passed eae it the control of tue And bett further enacted, That until the m! force ts Fecuced to twenty of s ragiams cal and fi ie of new comumis- ‘no new appointmente ‘Depariavent in tbe Pay Depariaabet, Medical'Departatent Mr. ELDRIDGE moved to lay the bill on the table. Negatived. “The bill was then passes, Mr. Biai a D) Mich. from committee a je York Hlection s oered & ar tothe War Departuent, 4nd made’ a briet speech bend re od bring transfer. ‘House recusan! theaser, Mr, Mout, (rep.) of Me., said thar if this bill | Sonn Ga well asd Davis We Roose: of Craig caaate were to be attached to the Appropriation bill the | yy. : nt effect would be to sink the latter for this occasion. ns Ross, (dem.) of Il., and Kerr, (dem.) of Mr. Srewakt did not believe that his amendment | nq” of the minority of ‘tha? copaaltton” stgeoieds Would delay action as ali upon tho appropriauion ’ the resolution was not authorized by the com- bill, pepenee tt Fei. os, @. naw end GReonNcene mittee, or at least that they were not of any wi uO Chgset apa om | eee ae wwe emg approvi ie a Messrs, MORRILL’ and PomMEROY objected to the a ee moh rd nae the potty Senator from Nevada attempting to m@uence the PEAKER put the oo to the House uetion of the Senaie dy citing the action of the | whether the ‘hould be received, and It Mr. Mortons (rep.) of Ind., sald that, without ex- TEDUOTION OF prey CORPS AND NAVY. sing any opinion as to the merits of the amend. | yr, Pike, (rep,) of Me., from the Committee of Con- Inen! rv ay vada, ‘ald fi ‘not to be ference on the to amend certain acts in relauon eee in this , EDMUNDS thought tt vel propriately offered as an additional section of te fadiay appvopriaion bill, and said that altho he had before voted against the proposed fer he had since obtained —— light on the subject, and would now vote Mr. ConKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., said that it was en- tirely in order to mention in the Senate the fact that the Youse had aire: acted upon the pending pro- position, and also that he was himsell in favor of the transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War Depart- inent, Mr. Henprrcrs, (dem.) of Ind., was opposed tothe transfer. He thought Indian agents generally justas honest as quartermasters or comuissioners, and pre- dicted that ii the transfer were made a3 proposed the Indian Bureau, under the War Department, would cost six times as much as it does now. Mr. SPraGoug, (rep.) of R. 1., took the same view, He believed that the radical defect was in the system of dealing with the Indians—a deiect which could “not be remedied by any adminigération of the sys- tem, however honest. The préposed transfer was wrong in principle. The bfisiness of the State De- partment or the Treasury Department might be transferred to the War Department with as much propriety as the business of the Bureau of Indian ‘The amendment of Mr. Stewart was then rejected by a vote of 26 nays to 8 yeas, the yeas belug Messrs, Anthony, Conkling, Edmunds, Grimes, Harris, Howe, Morgan aad Stewart, The Appropriation bill was then passed, THE TENURE OF OFFICE BjLL. On motion of Mr. EDMUNDS, the bill to repea) the ‘Tenure of Office act was then taken up, whereupon, at a quarter to eleven o'clock, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Wasuincron, Feb. 18, 1569. _RBSOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS. ‘ Mr. Kevowam, (rep.) of N. H., presented the reso- lutions.of the Assembly of the State of New York, asking Congress to pension the surviving soldiers of the war of 1612, Mr, VAN Wyok, (rep.) of N. Y., presented similar resolutions. Also the petition of a thousand citi- zens of Newburg, N. Y., in favor of an amendment to the Constitution of the United States so as to ac- knowledge Aimighty God as the source of all au- breath foe power in civil government, the Lord Jesus iat a8 the ruler among nations and the Bible ag of supreme authori! Mr. O'NaiL, rep.) of Pa,, presented resolutions of the Phiiadeip! joard of Trade, praying Congress 9 to secure to American shipping tn pene ports an equalization of tonnage dues and gar charges with bay imposed oa the shipping of most favored nai ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL. The House then took up the amendments re- ported from the Committee of the Whole tothe Army Appropriation bill. All the amendments reducing the ordinary appropriations were to. Mr. KELLEY, (rep.) of Pa., having ten minutes al- lowed him, expressed his acknowledgments to Mr. Butler, of ‘Mass., for the great information contained in his 8] h of Wednesday night, but still he pre- ferred the amendineut orfered by Mr. Blaine to that offered by Mr. Butler, His faith in the capacity, in- tegrity and purpose of General Grant equalied that so beautifully expressed by the gentleman from Massachusetts, and he was therefore indis- posed tG east @ vote to-day that would seem to imply @ iack of contidence in General Grant, He, too, wanted the supernumer oiMcers of the ari y d out; but he wanted them to be the officers, or those who may be summoned by death, He appealed to the republican party in Grant, and not to deprive lilm by crude legislation— by @ patchwork bill—of the power to assure his great aepiration,—“Let us have peace.” Leave to him, ho said, the power to retain soldiers enough to make the Sarpex baagers life safe in the wiids of Texas, and the life of the hardy pioneer on the \ ceed as safe = it would be in his New England or Pennsylvania ume, Mr. BLAINE, (rep.) of Me., be per to the House not to agree to (he amendments striking out the tem of $200,000 for military surveys, reducing the appro- priations for the Kock Island Armory and Arsenal Irom $1,000,000 to $500,000, or to the amendment offered by Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, for the re- duction of the army, ‘The Nock Island Item provoked a rapid and heated, discussion, such aa It — does Le oad gg eed tue subject comes up. It was participated in by Messrs. Blaine, Price, Scodeld, Phelps, Benton, Farnsworth and others. Tn the midst of the discussion on Rock Island Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) Of Mass., obtained the foor and made 8 final appeal to the House in favor of nis amend- ment for the reduction of the army. ile character- ived the amendwent offered by Mr. Biaine as a delusion, It only provided for consolidation as officers were redaced by death or court martial. There would not be by it a single dollar saved, a single servant cut off; but the gentioman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelley), -@ new recruit, came here morning told the House that it must trust General Grant. ‘The difficulty Was that the ameudment propored by the gentleman from Maxne did not trusi Generai Grant. Under it he could not muster out a single omMcer. The only trust they would nave to get rid of an officer would be in Ahnighty God to bring him to anend, for he Would not resign. (Laughter.) The gentleman irom Pennsyivama (Mr. Kelley) said that a large army Was necessar, order to keep tue ace; but ii they name the poticy the morai power of the election of Genera! Grant would nut keep the peace ip ‘texas. Au army scatiercd over that terri. tory woujd be of no ayatl. There was uot going to be auy organized opposition to au army. it was going to be stealthy murder; not in the presence of soldiers, but beluiud their backs. Another fact was that one-fourth of ali the United Siates solaiers in ‘Texas were €x-Confederate soldiers, recruited from tue Confederate army, and they were not w be relied upon im any question betwcen their oid brethren in arms aud citizens of the United States. As to the Coe og! ‘that the would decrease by naturai depletion, he reminded the House that there Was agchool at Wesi Point which turned out oficers tor the army @s fast as officers died. The argument, aiso, bad been made that members did not know anything of the sulyect, aud that therefore turn the matter over to Generai Grant. In reply to that he would Bay the constitution puts iton the representatives of the people. Any geatleman who says he does not understand tt had betior learn or go home—he has no business here, It ta bis duty to un- derstand. We have no business to come aere if we do not Know how to do the duties which the con- stitution devolves upor ns. The constitution sends us here to legisiate, not to take the dizi of any man. Tiere 18 4 case of economy. Here is a savi of thirty millions of taxes, Let as see whether f talk of ecopomy, this kicking Of some poor claim- anis, this overthrowing of a stall appropriation for some public work is to occupy our time while this great question is to have the go-by. po Mr. BLaIne made an earnest appeal to the Mouse against the adoption of Mr. Butler's amendment, He hoped the Louse would not vote to deprive Gene. yal Sherman of the chance to attain the rank of al of the Army; and that it would not deprive ance to alta ade of Lieutenant General; tet it Would: der necessary the nmiastering oat of Generala de or Havcock as Major Generals, That would be the eifect of the adoption of the ameadment. He admitted that there Was much ia the amendment that was meritorious, but there were provisions ia it hich be thought the House would not approve. ‘he amendment which he (Mr. laine) had moved, juet tied up the army so that there should be no ap- pomtments or promotions until Congress could teke nold of the whole question; and by this means, under the administration of General Grant, the army could be very rapidly reduced. Jn conclusion, he asked consent to modify bis amendment, Mr. BUTLER ovjected. Mr. BLaixe—! only want to perfect my amend- ent, mt. BuT.ER—You cannot perfect anything that is bad all over. Mr. BLAINE Went on to say that under his plan the process of reduction Would the moment the bill Was approved, It Was safe, Pradeat and wise to take this siep, but it Was diticult (o bevond Tt. Mr. Boyes, (dem) Of Pa, asked wnannious con. sent to offer an amendme ireoting ihe Secretary ‘of War 0 cousolidate the quarteraaster’s depart ment, the commissary Copartinent, and the pay de- partment into one department, tO be calied the de- artment of supply. + Mr. HOOPER, (Yep.) Of Maas., objected, The Kock Isiand appropriatwa was stn forther debated, by Meswrs, Logan and.Praya in (vor oF if, and Mt. Maynard agaast ih Finally fie deowe cod, wal he House preceeded Wo yore on the ve | Pious Amen weiMe ! The wyeudwoat etiking ows the bua Jor WUyare 4 fe é E 4 @ i E 8 : = 575 E 3 $3 aH eaEe i clans, fifty provides, however, that no uiagion of cer now in the Marine that no appointment grades until the number is reduced below that authorized, In reference to the navy, the the ion ot the of en- gineers, but that no commission to that grade of Oiticer wounded in battle shall be vacated. aad it ar lows such officer to be examined for promotion. it also provides that no ouon to tne grade of com- modore on the active ligt shall be inade tii! the nutn- ber in such grade shall have been reduced below fif- juce: teen; of heutenant commanders till the number shall be reduced below eiguty, As tie Dumber of lieuten- ant commanders is reduced the number of lieuten- futs is to be increased till the number of Heutenaats on the active list shail be 280. It fixes the ber of masters aud sosigue at 100 in eacit grade. Ensigus are to st officers, Unless assigned to duty ag watch and division oiD- cers. It does not vacate any of their counnissions. It tixes the number of ns at seventy-five, of passed assistant surgeo , Of assistant sur- geons at twenty-live; paymasters, filty; passed as- sistant paymasters, twenty-six; assistant paymas- ters, twenty-live; but does not Vacate any commis- sions now held. It continaes the oiive of So- licttor and Naval Judge Advocate General until the ed cA June, 1869, - , PIKE explained the report. Mr. BUTLER, of Mass., opposed 1t a3 containing the same vicious (prayed of reduction by absorption bab tee had been conteuding against in connection with the army. Mr. SCHENCK, (rep.) of Ohio, in allusion to Mr. Butler, said it occurred to him that the failure to effect reform arose sometimes irom the fact that an attempt was made in so eXtreme a manner—in 80 harsh a manner—that the very object sought for was defeated. He proposed to ,taxe the form of reduc- tioa proposed in the report. * Mr. ROBINSON, (dem.) of N. Y., advocated the re- . aud spoke in commendation of the Marine 0 Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., Hed the st ing of tha accoetivn of nat f oticers from cadeiy, and recommended that the cadets when they had completed their education should be al- lowed to return to civil life. He some such on made, and therefore he wouid vote inst ane another committee of con- ference, . A discussion arose as to the relative pay of naval and army oilicers between Messrs, Gurfleld, Pike, Logan and-others, in the course of which Mr. Logan spoke of one commodore iving $900,000 in prize money. Mr. PIKE asked him the name of that officer. Mr. Loan said that the gentleman as of the Committee on Naval Affairs ought to know. Mr. Pike suid he did not know, he expressed his belief that no one commodore had received as much as one hundred thousand dollars, and that the majority of the commodores had not recet as much as one thousand dollars, What they did re- ceive they received under the prize laws, and no one, not even the gentleman from husetts, to , Fepoal the prize tte Was agreed to Wi The House at balf-past four took a recess untit half-] seven, the evening session to be devoted to the 2 Of appropriation bills exclusively, Evening Session. ‘The House resumed {ta session at half-past seven, Mr. Bourw2 1 in the chair as ir pro ter. ARREST OF AN AMERICAN CITIZEN IN CUBA. Mr. KELLEY offered a resolution directing the Sec- retary of State to take immediate measures to ascer- tain the cause of the arrest and incarceration, by order of the Captain General of Cuba, of Emilio Ca- bada, a citizen of the United States, od, EXPENSE OF THE FUNERAL OF THADDZUS STEVENS. On motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Mass., the expense of removing the remains of Hon, Thaddeus Stevens from Washington to his house in Peansyivanta were ordered to be paid out of the contingent fund of tue | House. REPORT OF THR JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. Mr. Cnurcui.t, (rep.) of N. Y., from the Com- mittee on the Judiciary, reported a bill to define Telomes and nusdemeanors, aud to regulate peremp- tory chailenges. Passed. The bill provides that all offences against the United States, punishable by deatu or by imprisonment for nut less thaa Live years, uniess ot iy taken and deemed to be felonious; all otuers to be taken ae mi imeanors unless otherwise expressly provided. On punishment whereo! is death the United States hai are each to be entitled to twenty peremptory chalienges ; Where the punisiment fs imprisuntnent for not less than uve hit = yeara to ten perempiory er, wud in all other cases to five peremptory coallenges. en two oF more persons are on trial together they shail join in their perem, challenges. * POST OFFICR APPROPRIATION BILL. The House thea, on motion of Mr. BEaMAN, (rep.) of Mich.. went into Cosmmittee of the Whole, Mr. Poland in the chair, aud took up the Post Umice Ap- propriation bill. propriated by the bill is peory ‘The total sum appropt 30,217,508, of which sum $22,752.603 ts tobe de- rayed by the revenues of the Post Onice Depart. ment. The followimg are some of the principal items:— In'and mail transportation, $15, inatl transportation, $450,000; compensation to post- asters, $4,546,000; post ofice $2,000,000; let. ter carriers, $1,000,000; advertising (the Wasuing- ton papers to be restricted to advertising mail routes in Virginia and Merrend), $40,000; post stainps and stamped envelopes, $500,000; misce: neous payments, including valance to foreign coun- tries, $875,000; steamship service between San Fran- cisco, Japan and Chiua, $00,000; steamship service between the United States and Brazil, $160, steamship service between San Francisco and the Sandwich Isiands, $75,000; supplying dedciencies im the revenues of the Fost Oflce Department, $5,740,000, Mr. F..RNS WORTH, (rep.) of Ill, moved to increase Snea, Post Office clerks to $2,500,000, Re- ject * the item for Mr. BRAMAN moved to amend the item for letter 653; foreign carriers by a it to yee ‘with a proviso that letter carriers i not be employed i any city whose popuiation ts less than 10, aud that G0 greater sum shall be expended for the Ye delivery of letters in the next fiscat year. A genera! discussion enstied on this ition. that this was a very ex- eo branch of the service, and constituted more ‘aan one-fifth of the deficiency of the reveune ia i868. The amount paid in the city of New York to letter carriers for the third quarter was $00.410, aud the lncidental expenses §: making a total of ex- penses of $69,94; while the receipts for local post- ages were only $07,183, show!ng an excess of expen- ditures of $2,811. For the fourth quarter the ex- Penses were $11,494, and the receipts £71,004; showing an excess of the receipts of only $06. In Philadel. plta the tétal expense for the fourth quarter of 1868 was $30,580, a the receipts $19,079; showing ®& deficit of $19,610, The figures for Alvany showed o Gefivit of $4,134; in Salem, Mass., of $1,171, and in Newark, } of $4,370. Mesera. enck, Farnsworth, Allison, Maynard, Stevenson, eill, Ladin and others contradicted, enerally, that the wet was a step back ward trcivitizstion, ‘and that the fact ities for jetter deliv. ery should be enlarged instead of diminished. After quice a loug discussion the question cathe to @ vote, but there was no quorum voting. The rot was called and only ninety-(hree mem vers answered to their names, The committee rose and Mr. BooTWeLt, (rep.) of Mass., having taken the chair as speaker pro tem., the names of the absentees were reported. A motion to ra waa made and . Mr. BRAMAN said it was absolutely necessary to have ® quorum at every evening sexston, and in ae he would wove a call of jouse, ‘The motion was agreed to, and a call of the House was ordered. After the doors were closed and the names of ab- seniees were being called for excuses, the ex. cuses were made—some serious and many jogular, ‘The scene seemed to afford amusement to Tmethvers and te the numerous spectators in the gallery. Mr. Buprrper, (rep.) of Wis, moved to exense Mv. Colfax, as the caves of staie ing too heavy on bir; bat the er pro tem, decided ae re was not the rule t cail the name of the peaker, bary members having been exeused on the pire Of 1 health: er, BLOWER Moved that ali te rtinr Pooceed ngs URCer the Gall be dispensed WIth, po '' ae ave swOWed pa alarming wtgle of baw 3 health among members, He was’ a(retd it wonld geet @ large attendance at the imauguration, ‘jected, , destred to make an ap) House, wre jmooeding to say that past business of great im ice Was pressing. ‘a8 interrupted Mr. chusetts did'a ezeat deal of talking, while members r a t M a te democratic’ sige got no opportunity of say- thing. ee. erated to excuse Mr. Morrissey having been Mr. Evonmar objected, and said that Mr. Mor- rissey had been very littie in attendance tis He hoped the Sergeant-at-Arms would be sent’ him; but he thought he had better send two men tor Ries pe hepesness Arne could hardly take himy Mr. Piss) moved to excuse Mr, Mallins. ee no; we camhot do wit a ‘ Mr. Soorrenp, (rep.) of Pa.—‘“A point of order” on. ED, (Pepe P jer”? on, ir. that. time spent in calling absentees’ aaa ivi Ae Rperen are GA al te tak emacs e Comm: i ae a fee on Recon- the > jon. Mr. Buna, (dem.) of Iu., objected, saying that that, would kill on the last man of them, at Lauahter . Mr. SHanks, (rep.) of Ind., suggesced that the ness should be allowed to go on without the amuse- Tents, He thought the gentleman from Wisconsin Bea got in quite enough of his jokes, call of absentees being compenes, Mr, KELsry, ) of N. Y., moved that the Sergeant-at~ Arms be to bring Ja. the absentees. Mr, PERRISS, (rep.) of N. Y., moved to the form—to direct take sauna Sergeant-at-A the before the bar of the House at} She Shenmeaee. ir. KELSEY accepted the modification, and the motion was to. A member suggested that some members who had answered on the frst call and had then taken off thelr hats and coais and walked off should be called. ‘Mr. SCHENCK, (rep.) of Ohio, said that was worse oe {rep.) of Ohio, CR» Mr. ELDRIDGE suggested that it was still a worse offence for members to escape out of the hall by jumping out of the windows, and intimated that the gentieman from Ohio had once done that thing. Mr, ScHENCK—That is not true; not a word of it. Nothing of the kina ever occurred, so faras I am concerned. The gentieman from Wisconsin ts! as — as he is witty; he can coi a fact as well. as @ joke, ‘be roll of those who had answered was again called, and it appeared that Mr. Ashley, of Ohio, was the only member who had answered on the first call Who was not now present. Mr, ELpripGe moved that Mr. Ashley be excused on account of his eminent services in the Impeach- ment of the President. . Rejected. ‘Tne name of Mr. Ashley was then inserted in the warrant issued to the Sergeant-at-Arms. Various motions were made, the object of which was that the proceedings under the call should not be dispensed with by adjournment; but the rules and the digest appealed to stana in the way of any arrangement, The attempt at disentanglement occupied nearly an hour, and puzzled the minds of the best pariia- mentarians of the House. In the midst of the mud- die the Sergeant-at Arms appeared on the scene with two members In custody—Mesars. Buxer, of Lili- nois, and Aghiey, of Ghio—and presented them at tie bar of the House. Mr. Baker being first called on, said he did not suppose he really bad any excuse to oer. He was, however, exc: y Mr, ASHLEY being next called on said he had simply walked down to his committee room to write letters, the House being too noisy, and had left word to be called if there was a vote by yeas and nays, Mr. Perexs, (rep.) of Me.—I move that he pe im- peached. (Loud laughter.) Mr. Ashley was excused on the payment of costs. Messrs. Baldwin and Taffe were next presented. The first was excused on his representing that it was unsafe to his health to attend night sessions, and the latetr because ne had been attending the Speak- ers reception. Messrs. McCormick and Banks were next present- ed, and were excused on their statements that they bad been attending the Speaker's reception. Mr. SCHENCK made several unsuccessful attempts to have all further proceedings under the call dis- pensed with. t The House also refused’to adjourn. After another fruit’ess effort on the part of Mr. Schenck to extricate the House from ii ea another absentee was presented, in the person of Mr. Buckley, whose excuse also was that he had been attending the er's reception, He was excused on the payment of costs. Messrs. Lawrence, of Ohio, and Wilson, of Ohio, were next presented. Mr, Wileon said he had re- tired to his couch and was p: asleep when he Re hadt heen engaged in preparing tis report om te repo! New York election frais. Both were excused. Several other members were presented by the Ser- geant-at-Arms and excused. ‘Another hour was spent in tedious, weary waiting for the production of absentees. It was after midnight when the last man was pro- duced, and then the House adjourned. BALLS LAST NIGET. Soctable the Sptrisunlists. ‘ The spiritualists who indulge in terpsichorean festivities every two weeks at the Everett Rooms, corner Broadway and Thirty-fourth street, having a contemptuous regard of our common vulgar vocabu- lary, doubtless as being too much of the earth, earthy, call these semi-monthiy dances, not dances or balls, but “Progressive Sociables.” Progression 18 unquestionably a good thing—in a horse, in the matter of city taxes, in fashion, in science, in art, in everything, not excepting spititualistic pastimes of purely terrestrial character. The sociable last evening allows the unquestioned inference that pro- | gressive as applied to spiritualistic danctng means to “go {t;" not to go it simply while the blood leaps in rapid current through the young veins, but when the flow becomes slower and steadier, and even when assuming an octogenarian siuggishness. At eight P. M. began the dance, or rather a prelim- inary mingling of screeching discords on the violins, preparing to play iu unison or to fell in with the progressive jaw of affinities. These sounds seemed the wild wallings of distressed spirits; but gradu- aily from the chaos of inbarmonies was evolved a con- cord of sweet sounds, and to en introductory march began a grand promenade of the assembled com- pauy It Is generally conceded that of all spectmens of haman nondescripts the famous recruits of Fat- stafftake the precedence. Not so by any means. vis progressive column of jonists went in- finitely ahead ta varieties in io to age, size and dresa. ‘There were old men and young men, and old yomen and young Women, and those of both sexes not quite so old or quite so young. There were tail folks and short folks, Jean folks and fat folks. There were the long bearded and the short bearded and the no bearded. There were those of long dresses and short dresses and not much of any dresses, There were those of preternaturally ugiy faces, by largely the majority, and there were these not so very ugly. Ie ts very evident that in whatever regard the epiritualists may haye made progress, they have mot progressed much in beauty. Bit “on with the dance,” without which four words Ail persons of critical acumen and judgment agree it wouid be iny ible to write up a dance. It peran in a melancholy way; but progressed to liveliness, aud as it neared the hour when graveyards are given to yawni and ghosts to perambulatory tours of ont vorrei rma fire ‘ianeing asaumied a stili livelier mueasure, rough the bewildering mazes of the Sehottisch and redowa and polka tuey moved With tho greatest of case, ‘Justtike the man on the flying trapeze. Altogether, it was amusing—emusing a8 one must imagine the “Witehes’ Dance” of Paganini, a8 vitul- ized by Ole Bull on his incomparable violin; anus- ing a8 a dance of oddities oddly danced. But here, as elsewhere, were Wal. Nowers—those not up to tae requirements of high terpsichorean act. Things now ‘That bear a weighty and @ serious brow, Bad, bigh and working, seemed to bear down uw these with overwhelming | weigat The tones of their voices were sepuicnral; there Was a gleam of ghostly glamour in their eyes; their very ies seemed ghostly filaments. Buteven these, in their dumb diguity and decorum, enjoyed themselves, and so did the dancers, making up— pe ali*that we have written of them— a jolly party, At midnight, as toiled the knell of cee day, the dance ended, aad the dancers, hike Cun hurried to their homes to subside ioto they sepuichral sombreness. Concorde et Siucerite Reuales. ‘The second annual bal masque @invi/ation given by the Concorde and Sincerity Clubs, associations of weil known popularity with the French portion of the community, came off with*great cola! last even ing at the Germania Assembly Rooms. The ball- room was tastefully decorated with fags and banners, and the crowd present was very © without being so mnch so as to be tincoinfortable, Itis almost neediess to state that the costumes Were as grotesaue and clegant as the, were various; for these associations have al iy won an en' name among bal!goers for the su- vority of thetr ‘get A at their annual gather- Bogs ¢ Grecian Bend seemed to be an ct eral admiration With many of the masqu a frere were no less than six digereut feminines Ti Ie Eo trae. ue Od Tay, with eathane’ ror of nose and a remarkable prolongation really excruciating to nal curvature that was ua et Dg behold, bad ry inger; but up w a evoke ane tad been unable to back to anything Tike straightness. Romeo and Juhet danced together ia a very loving way daring the evening, and the charming Genev accom panied by the gendarmes, conscience Ati at tracted corsiderable attention, even though Blue t | was present attempting 60 cut up some of his ted capers with seven old ladies of very wn ‘o enumerate the various characters \ ladies and geatienen who ' nant wee mora would be au mpowe nitty, but sM@ice it to say tat the reagie¢g vay gio) uly Laeeess from begtumug Cbd, eretla, temporarily in a strange character, |