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i 4 — —————_—_— WASHINGTON THE GRADE IN CADETSHIPS. MORE OPERATORS SMOKED OUT, wd Golladay and Deweese Resign and Esqape Further Disgrace. he Governor of Tennessee Refuses Butler’s Resignation. Senator Sherman’s Spsech on the Funding Bill. Practical Joke at Democratic Expense. The Western Union iiubby at Work. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 1870. The Trade in Cadetships—A Nest of Traders Captured—Resiguation of Golladay und Deweese—Butler, of Tennessee, Caught in a Trap. The House Military Committee, at its meeting to- Gay, discuased the propriety of reporting resolutions Jor the expuision of J. 8. Deweese, of North Carolina, and J. 8. Golladay, of Kentucky. While the matter ‘was under cunsideration the committee was in- formed that Deweese and Golladay bad sent their resignations to the Speaker, and that the latter had Jaid them before the House. This put an end to their cases so far as the committee was concerned. ‘The question of bringing in a resolution of vensure, aa in the case of Whittemore, was then considered, but it was dually agreed to let the whole matter rest for the present. The evidence against Deweese was So conclusive that the committee had closed the case, Ivappears that Deweese heard of this last Friday, ana then concluded to resign, ‘fhe testimony against Golladay was not so well estaolished until to-day, when the young man who w 8p. Pointed to the cadetship appeared and furnished ‘the missing link to the evidence. Golladay seems to have oeen apprehensive of this, and sent nis resigna- ‘on to the Governor of Kentucky on Saturday. The case of R. R. Butler, of Tennessee, was again ‘under consideration in the commitiee to-day. So far ag the committee is cocerned, Butler’s case is closed, aud a resolution for his expulsion has been agreed upon, bis case being simtlar to that of Whittemore. Biter, however, appeared befure the committee to- Gay and asked for ume to send for additional wit- nesses, alleging that he could offer testimony which ‘Would ofiset what had been produced against him. How he can do this 1s a mystery to the committee, inasmuch as he has already confessed to having sold the cagetship and other parties have testified to having given him a certain sum of money for it, This is all the evidence necessary. It is thongnt that the expulsioa of Butler, if he does not follow the example of Dewees and resign, 18 oniy & matter of time. It is stated to-night that Butler has sent his resignation to Governor Senter, of Tennessee, and that the Governor has relused to accept it. During ule late campaign in ‘Tennessee Butier was very violent in his opposition to Renter, having linked his fortunes to those of Stokes, the radical candidate for Governor. 1t appears that Senter, learning the fix 10 which Butler 13 placed, is determined to leave him to bis fate by refusing wo accept his resignation. The committee has struck upon a new cas: that of a democratic member of Congress irom Onto, who, it is stated, sold his West Point cadetstip to @ republican, ‘the democratic constituents of the member in ‘qnestion were indignant that he did not appoint a democrat, and the evidence against him is said to come from members of his own party. The testimony 4s quite conclusive, and the chances are that he will have the aliernative of resigning or belng expelled presented to hin, In the progress of the invest:gation the commitiee have ascertained, it 13 alleged, that one Landon made a business of dealing in cadetships. He went to the War and Navy departments and ascertained ‘where there were vacancies, aud then wrote letters to the parties who had the power to nominate cadets. In the meantime he would discover persons who were anxious to send their sons to West Point or Annapolis and make propositions to them, often obtaining large sums of money. At least so it is alleged by @ member of the Miittary Committes, Charges were made both by Whittemore and Ben Butler against certain meubers of tue Committee on Multary Atfairs to tne effect that they had been engaged in the business of selling cadeiships. The parties indicated were Joel F. Asper, of Missourt, and Mr. Hoge, of South Carolina. The committee at once instituted an investigation Anto the cases of these genilemen. General Asper stated that be had received a letter from Landon asking the appointment of @ friend of his to West Poin To this General Asper replied that he would bein Washington soon, when he would see him. General Asper jatd the correspondence before the committee, which ended the matter, as there was nothing init. In Hoge’s case tt appears that Hoge appointed a boy from his district to the Navat Academy, who passed the examination. In the Mocantine the boy’s brother died, and his mother refused to 1et him go, he being her only son, Hoge had promised Admiral Porter to appoint a son of Commander Upshur, of the mavy, in case ‘the boy from his district fatled to pass the requisite examination. Landon happened to get winl of these facts, and he immediately 82t about to make somncthing out of them. He went te Commander Upshur and represented that for $1,300 Hoge’s boy would get out of the way, and then his (Upsiur’s) Bon could be appointed. Upshur patd the money, aud his son was appoited. It was shown to the Satisfaction of the committee that of this whole traisaction Hoge was periectly ignorant. ‘Tne first he knew of It was that young Upshur was at the Naval Acduemy, and that the boy from bis district Bad withdrawn. This set Loge all right, and the committee was purged of suspicion, The commities spent some Unie to-day in discuss- Ang the proposition asking the House to rescind That part of the resolution authorizing the commit. tee Lo make the investigation ag directed into the conduct of members of the fortieth Congress who are not members of the present House. A majority oj the committee are of Opinion that, in addition to the useless expenditure of time and money which this part of tie investigation will mvolve, there are grave doubts of the right of the commuttee to in- vestigate wnat was done by members of a former Congress who bave taken seats In the present House, It is provable, therefore, that the commit- tee will confine itself to cases invoiring members of ‘he present Congress, aud when these are finished Mtis likely that a resolution wiil be offered dis- charging the committee from tue further cousidera- tion of the subject. More Official Corruption—Startling Develop. ments Expected. It is reported that the next big Congressional in- ‘vestigation, from which starting developments are ‘Wo be expe d, will be about the Post OMce Con- tract Bureau. Certain irregularities are alleged to lave occurred in the postal contract business, and ne of the House committees 1s said to have come @cross evidence implicating some officials in trans- Actions not in the least creditable. The Fiftcenth Amendment. ‘The President is now walting to receive oMcial Snformation of the ratification of the fifteenth g@mendment by the State of Texas. This will com- Diete we requisite number of States. He will then Assue lla proclamation on the subject. The Presi- ae ee pty ratified by Texas, It 19 ex- we ve Dah rBéelvar, ‘Oilcial documents will ha Queer Revorts About the Post Office Commit. tee of the House of Representatives and the Wer sevu Union Telegraph Monopoly. ‘THe proposed postal telegraph, which meets with "4 muok opposition from the Western Union monopoly, seems to mect with enemies from a source ‘where they were least to be expected. Mr. Farns- worth, of Tisinois, the chairman of the House Com- mittee on Post OMces and Post Roads, is reported to be as prejudiced in favor of the monopoly as though be was a pald attorney ot the monopoly, while Mr, Painter, the clerk to the same committee, has been repeatedly charged with being in the regular em- ploy of the Western Union, Of course 1 give these reports tor what they aro worth, and as I have heard them. Whether they are true or not you must judge for yourself; put this much is certain, that recently Mr. Speaker Blaine is said to have remarked to a gentleman that bis friend Orton bad employed Painter “to attend to some Jittle matters.” In this connection it must be borne in mind that before Mr. Biaine was made Speaker no deciared that if he was eiected Mr. Farnsworth could not remain at the head of the Post Oitice and Post Road Committee unleas he dismissed Painter. Singularly enough, notwith- ‘standing thi deciaration, he allowed both to remain, aithough it was clearly within bis power to make a change, which was demanded py all impartial mem- bers coguizant of the facts, Thus it ts that ac the present moment the committee, headed by Mr. Farnswerth, 1s not only apparently in the interest of the Western Union monopoly, but appears able to prevent the Washburn special Telegraph Com- mittee from submitting a report. There ig anotier fact, too, which deserves publto mention, The Farnsworth-Painter committee have changed their headquarters, and now occupy the room in the rear of the Representative Hall, adjoin- jog the Speaker's room. From the diagram which is here aunexed it will be seen that this is in every Tespect the most conveniens apartment in the Capi- tol for lobbying: — I lic 2 ] Front p-—— main | \ door. | | ‘WOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Side Bide door, door, Speaker’ | “hairs ae, 3 ' a <a H oar | Lobby. "200, a z a ay Z oI gy Post Office and \ Post Roads Committee Room. | Nothing can be easier than for a lobbyist to escort members from the back door of the House of Repre- sentatives into the committee room of Messrs. Farnsworth & Co. Now, I do not charge that tnis 1s done, neither do I assert that there 1s anything wrong, but 10 view of all that has veen said would it not be interesting to know why it was that Mr. Blaine changed bis mind about the necessity for a successor to Mr. Farnsworth? Delay in Siguing the Mississippi Bill. The object of the delay in the signing of the bill for the admission of Mississippi, 1t 18 understood, was to extend the day forthe meeting of tie State Legisiature go that General Alcorn would have tine to return, ang, for a more important reason, so that the political disabilities of a number of the mem- bers of the State Legislature could be removed. By the constitution of the State 1 was pro- vided that the Legislature should meet on the second Tuesday after the passage oF the bill of admission. Had the President stgned the bill on the Monday following its admission the Legis- lature would be obliged to meet to-morrow; but by signing it on Wednesday tne time is extended tli to-morrow a week. ‘This, it 8 considered, will give suMicien’ Ume to rectify the poliitcat status of mem- bers under the ban of their poiiticul heresies, Mr. Revels, the colored Senator trom Mississipp), was to-tay pluced on the Committée @ Lfucation and Labor. Speaker's Room. |Sergeant-at-Arms’ Room. Report Georgia Affairs. The Senate Judiciary Committee have not yet finally determined on their report in regard to Georgia. Another meetlug will be held next Wednesday, and the report is expected to be made on that day. It 18 understood tue committee will recommend the acceptance of the Legislature, not- withstanding certain irregularities in its organiza- tion. The question as to which two of tue four alleged Senators elect ought to be admitted has now been considered by the committee, and will not probably be covered by the report. Governor Bullock, of Georgia, has addressed a letter to the chairman of the Judiclary Committee asking that he may have anothér hearing before the committee reports. ‘The request has been granted, and ne will be heard by the committee on Wednes- day. General Banks’ Cuban Resolution. ‘The flouse Committee on Foreiga Affairs had a session to-day for the consideration of Banks’ Cuban resolation. There was a protracted discus- sion, but no action. It wasagreed to take a vote on the resolution at the meeting of toe committee next Thursday. The friends of Cuba in the committee are of opinion that when a vote 13 taken there will be a large majority in ita favor. Nobody seems dis- posed at present to go beyond the adoption of a neu- trauty resolution. Attempt to Displace the Superintendent of the Census. Ilearn from a responsible source that a caucus of the republican members of Congress and Senators ofthe Stare of Pennsylvania was recently held, at which a resolution was unanimously sxdopted pro- testing against the retention of Mr, Walker as Su- perintendent of the Census, and a committee was ap- pointed to represent Ube views of the delegation to the proper authorities. The movement is repre- sented to have originated with the members and Senators themselves, uninfluenced by outside pres- sure. The Committee on Appropriations agreed to-day to report in favor of an appropriation of $23,000 to the Swealsh government for money expeuded by a Swedish vessel in rescuing certain American seamen who were shipwrecked in the South Pacific Ocean, The Committee took up the Miscellaneous or Omnibus Appropriation bill anda considered it at leng! 2 m Nominations Confirmed. The Senate, m executive session, today con- firmed the following nominations:—Roduey W. Daniels to be Collector of Customs -at Budalo Creek, N. Y.; George B. Goodwin, in place ef Samuel J. Hailey, removed, Assessor of Invernal Revenue for the First disirict of Wisconsin; Max Weber, Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Sixth district of New York. The Senate in Muddle Over the Court Nominations. After Senator Sherman had closed his remarks on the Funding bill the Senate went into execative ses sion at three o'clock this afternoon, the doors re- maining closed for two hours, when the Senate adjourned, For some days the friends of Judge Strong and Mr. Bradley, the nominees for the post- on of Associate Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States, have veen seeking action at the hands of the Senate. A brisk tight had also sprung Up between the friends of Strong and Bradley ana of Judge Pearre, the nominee for the Maryland Judl- cial Circuit, The supporters of the of the latter gen- tleman took the grounds that the cause which Jed to the temporary laying aside of Judge Pearre’s nomt- nation would apply equally well to Strong and Bradley. The discussion in the Senate to-day was upon the motion entered by Senator Rice, of Arkan- sas, last week, to reconsider the vote by which Judge Strong was confirmed, The Southern Senators were in favor of no confirmations until the question of the jndicial circuit was definitely settled, they Supreme Geut bas received telegraphic sformauion that the belug in favor of requiring the selection of nominees poo ee Se ee ee a ne ee NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1870.—TRIP resident in the ecirout for which appointed. Thg Case Is getting exceedingly muddled, ang tt was well obsefved lo-day that it would be hard to tell what the Senate is driving at. The Senate adjourned Without coming to a decision. Tue case will be fur- ther discussed, What the Franking Privilege Cost Monthly. ‘The Postwmaster General to-day transmitied to the Senate a communication tn reply to a resolution of that body requesting information relative to the blank petitions, &c., recently sent from that de- partment asking the abolition of the franking Privilege and in regard to the transportation of free mail matter. He states that the number of blank petiuons sent out was 75,000 and the number of accompanying circulars was 28,000. ‘The total cost of both circulars and petitions was $490 60, which was defrayed by the oMce of the Congres- sional Printer. No part of the expense was charged against any fund appropriated for the use of the Post OMice Department. The petitions and circulars were prepared under the direction of the Post- master General, in accordance with the views ex- Pressed by the President in his late message and in response to what was believed to be a very gencral wish of the people, that the franking privilege Should be abolished. No attempt was made on tue part of the Department to ifluence the views of postmasiers respecting the abolition of the privi- lege. Whey were simply requested to give citizens ‘who were in favor of the measures an opportunity to wo @Xpress themselves, The Postmaster General states that the returns of the transportation of free mail matter are yet too mcomplete to furnish the data called for by the resolution. He submits, how- ever, @ statement based upon such returns as have been recetved, embracing most of the principal cities, These returns are unperfect in many re-' spects, but exhibit the following resuits reported Trom 454 post offices for the month of January:— Number of free letters sent, 686,901; postage thereon at the regular rates, $117,309 73; weight of free printed matver sent 346,194 pounds; postage thereon at regular rates, $42,334 36. ‘Total cost of free matter sent from 454 post oMces, $169,734 09. The Postmaster General says that considering this exhibit tt 18 safe to estimate that if full returns had been received from ail the oMces for the month of January the aggregate amount would have ex- ceeded $200,000, or at the rate of $2,400,000 per an- num. In response to the request to communicate to the Senate the facts on which the allegations of fraud and,abuse in the exercise of the frank- Ing privilege were founded In the petitions sent out by the Department the Postmaxter General says:— It is impersibie to give precise information upon (his point owing to tue fact that franked matter is always sealed, and the law does not autuorize the breaking of a geal for the purpose of examination; buteven the comparatively smail amount of free matter now returned to the Dead Letier Office dis- closes Many cases Of abuse where books, pape! and circulars not printed by order of Congress, and even business and soctal circulars have been trans- mitted under cover of @ frank. He concludes a8 follows:—If the facts of each Particular case could be ascertained, remedies could be apphed and it would then oaly be necessary to reform the frank- ing ely The system itself must be denounced because it invites to fraud with promise of impunity; and hence I repeat, what | bave already snd, i the language of another, there 1s no middie ground between Bo franking and boundless franking. Although uuadle to give facts in detail, rit is yer Dotorious that the frauds which have heen per- petrated under cover of the franking privilege have been enormous, Besides the cases mentioned above Which are constantly occurring, 1 hope 4 way be permittea without offence to state that In umes of excited political campaigns the various parties nave not hesitated to employ it to transmit whatever of printed matter they may have wished to disseme- Baie This practice has grown iuto a vad custom which can only be abolished by repealing the pri- vulege under whicn it finds shelter. ‘The Postmaster Geveral gays furtuer that the receut agitation for the repeal of the privilege has resulted in a large increase in the sale of stamped envelopes for the month of January, 1870, over the same Month in 1869 This gain amounts to $311,832 50. He then reiterates his views im favor of the tmme- diate and totai repeal of the franking privilege. In his judgment uo system can be devised, consistent with the rights and interest of the people, that can tolerate i's longer contmuance, He contrasts the postal revenue of Great Britain at the two cent rate and without the franking privilege with the three cent rate of the United States with the franking priv- Nege, showing that a much larger relative revenue js derived by the former government. He closes a8 follows:— 1 believe sincerely that the time has come to attempt suci reforms as will make our postal ser- vice worthy of our country and people. I belleve, With equa: sincerity, that these reforms canuot ba made while the franking privilege 1s allowed to con- tnue. Hence [ most earnestly renew my recom. meudations for ite repeal. Doubtless a measure of #0 Much importauce may be saiely committed to an enlightened and patriotic Congress, Lecture by Dr. Hall, the Arctic Explorer. President Grant, Vice President Colfax, all the members of tho Cabinet, General Sherman, Adiniral Porter, General Rosecrans, a large number of Sena- tors and Representatives and other distinguished gentlemen bave united in a tetter to C. F. Hall, the Arctle explorer, speaking in very complimentary terms of his services heretofore in the polar regions, expressing great interest 1a the problem connected with his labors and asking him to deliver a lecture and develop his plans for @ third voyage. He has responded in grateful terms, saying he will speak jn on of the pabiic halls of this city next Saturday evening. The proceeds of the lecture are to be given Jor the benefit of the poor, Public Debt Statemeat. The public debt statement will be issued to-mor- Tow, a3 usual. At present it 19 impossible to say what will be the showing. Tne expendivures on ac- count of pensions within the past few days have been very heavy, but the general indications favor a slight decrease, Contested Election Cases. The chairman of the Committee on Elections has made the following assignment of the various con- tested election cases now before the committee to the members of the committee for tnvestigation:; — To Messrs. Paine, Heaton and Potter—Belden vs. Bradford, Colorado; Cameron vs. Roots, First dis- trict, Arkausas; Hinds vs, Sherrod, Sixth district, Alabama. To Messrs. Churchill, Butler and Burr. vs. Dyer, Ninth district, Missouri; Zeigie: Ninth district, Kentucky; Shiclas vs. Sixth district, Missouri; Whittlesey ys. McKenzie, Seventh district, Virginia. To Messrs. Cessna, Randall and Hale—Taylor vs. Reading, Fifth district, Pennsylvania; Eggieston vs. Sirader, First district, Ohio; Reid vs. Julien, Fourth district, Indiana; Hoge va. Reed, Third district, Soath cocci Wallace vs. Simpson, Fourtu dis- trict, South Carolin’. ‘fo Messra, Sievenson, Burdett, and Kerr—Sypher ‘Vs. Ste Ga in, First district, Loutsiana; Hunt vs. Sheldon, Second district, Lousiana; Darrell vs. Batley, Third district, Lou fre Newsham vs. Kyau, Fourth district Louisiana; Morey vs. McCranie, Fifth rict, Louisiana, o Messrs, Brooks, Dox, and McCrary—Sheafe vs. Tilman, Fourth district, Lennessee; Leftwich va. Smith, Kightn district, Tennessee; Boydeu vs. Sho- ber, Sixth district, North Carolina; Tucker vs. Booker, Fourth district, Virgluia; Barnes vs. Adama, Eighth district, Keatucky. FORTY-FIRS! CONGRESS. Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Fob. 28, 1870. THE AMRNDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. ‘The VICE PRESIDENT presented resolutions of the Rhode Isiand and Virginia Legisiatures, the former ratifying the fourteenth and the latter the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments. Referred to the Judiciary Commitice. BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. By Mr. EpMunps, (rep.) of Vt.—To amend the act providing for taking tis census of the United States, providing penalties for non-compliance with tno laws. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. ‘The bili provides that one instead of two copies of the origimal returns by the assistant marsnals shall be made, to be transmitted to the Census OMce at Wasiington before August 16 next, and complete re- turns~efore October 1. Also that all appoitinenis Of assistant marshals under the fourth section of the fict of May 23, 1868, shall be made by the Secretary of the Interior, _ By Mr. Ross, (rep.) of Kangns—To incorporate the Kansas Indian ferritory and Guif Ratiroad Com- pany, aud to enable tie Missouri, Fort scott and Gull and the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad Company to unite and construct a single track through the Indian Territory to the Gulf, Ke- ferred vo the Committee on Territories. By Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass.—To enforce the anendinent to the constitution declaring that tic right to vote shall not be dented or abridged on ac- count of race, color or previous condition of servi- tude. It provides that any person hindering a citizen of the United States on any of these grounds from being regist-red, from voung, being voted tor or holaing office shall be punished by a fine of not Jess than $100 noc more than $390, and by im Prisonment of nov less than thirty days nor more than one year, A refusal to register the name or to Teceive, Count or give Proper iG zat efleot to Lie vote ot any citizen under any pretence of race, color &«., whall be punished by a fine Of nos less than $690 nor more than $4,000, and by Imprisonment of not less than three calendar months nor more than two years. ‘Tue United States District Courts are given exclusive jurisdiction in these cases, and are re- quired to enforce the law. Relerred to the Commit tee on the Judiciary. COMMITTRES. The CHAIR announced the appointment of Mr. Perea on the Committees of Education and on vor. Messrs, Hamlin and Anthony, upon their own request, were excused from serving on the Commit tes on Disauiities aud on Mines, respectively. RAILROAD LAND GRANTS. Mr. HOWBLL, (rep.) of Lowa, offered @ resolution instructing the Commitee on Public Lands to in- sert 10 all bills hereafier reported for grants of Jand to aid in the construction of raliroads a pro- secure the rights of settlers to id grants, and to require that the les of such Jands shall be made at the samo Re a8 the alternate sections of the government ‘ands, in order to poms the speedy occupation of said lands and the rapid settlement of the sec- Uons of country in which they may be located, and to protect the people against the evils of a land Fapopaly. Mr. Howell said he would speak upon the resolution at tue uirst opportunity, When it was laid over for the present. AMERICAN INTERESTS IN CHINA AND JAPAN. Mr, STEWART, (rep.) of Nevada, offered a resolu- tion, which was arent Lo, requesting the Secretary of State to furnish any information in that depart- ment as tow legislation 18 necessary to effect the aduiinistration of justice and to protect Ameri- can interests in Cuina and Japan, and whether any funds have been received from those countries which can be appiled to the erection of sultavie lega- tion buildings, court bouses and jaiis, and that the Secretary be uested (9 make any recommenda- tions on this subjec. he may deem proper. THE FUNDING BILL. At one o’clock the Funding bill was taken up. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Olio, made a statement tn reference to the bil. The first six sections described the ponds into which the public debt was to be funded and the agencies for disposing of the bonds. The seventh section louked to the reduction and ul- timate payment of the pubdiic debt, not only the oid, but the new debt now created. The remainder of the bill consisted in important changes of our bank- ing laws, requiring the banks to ald in the work of funding and maxing! the system free. Referring to vue history of the public debt he said:—The great act of February, 1802, conferred extraordinary power to borrow money, witn two limitations—that the pans were to be short loans, redeemable after five and that the interest §=was and the cur- repcy interest was not to exceed seven and three- tenths per cent. Jt provided for the mMrat time toat United States notes shouid be a legal vender in the payment of all debts and should be convertible into bonds at the option of the holder. It was ciearly the intention of this act to make the notes a legal tender in payment of pre-existing debts. It was adopted solely because it was feared existing credi- tors would refuse to take them in payment of pre- existing debis. He then read from a letter of Mr. hase an‘ irom his own speech on the legal tender Clause that this was the object of the legal teuder clause. He referred to the subsequent enlargement of the legal tenders ty tnree hundred multons, then to four hundred and fifty miilions, and to the provi- sion for alarge amount of interest-bearing notes, Which were not convertible into bonds, These were all revolutionary expediments growing out of the necessities of the war aud should have been aban- doned the moment the war ended. In this connection he said three legal errors were committed. Tne frst was by te Secretary of the ‘Treasury in 1364, in allowing the holders of seven- thirty bonds the option to convert them into five- twenty bonds. ‘Chis was not wutuorized by the then existing law, but was justified by Mr. Fessenden on the ground of its necessity to secure their gale. The s#cond error was by Mr. McCulloch, as the war was lug, I continuing the option to the bolders of seven-thity bonds, and long after the war had closed. in ——~ $70,000,000 uf these notes convertibie into bonds. ‘The third error was in the failure of Con- ‘Tess to promptly retrace its steps and restore to the egal iender noes the right of conversion into bonds, ‘The act of Apiil 12, 1366, under which the great mass of our floating Indebtedness was converted into gold bonds, was a great misiorjune. In the then condi- tion of the public debt the great mass of it might have beeu easiiy tanded into ten-forty bonds, but Under the authority of that act the whole of it was convert Into the tive-twenty bonds, postponing the time of thelr redemption several years. Mr. Sher- man then detatied tne history of the different tumding bilis from April 9, 1865, until the present time, inti- Ingting that Lhe protracted political struggie be- tween Cougress and the President preventet the adoption of unuch needed financial measures. The situation had changed. The legislative aud execu- tive authoriues were now in harmony, wile no doubt existed of the payment of the bons in gold, ‘The difference between Untied States noies and goid bad been reduced, and our five-twenty bonds were Almost on @ pac With specie, while but a slight mar- gin existed between the market value of the ten-forty bunds and goid and silver. It would be witain our power to pay off more than a thousana muil/ons of the debt within the present year. Under taese favorabie civcumstances the Finance Committee had cousid- ered three plans:—Firat, the bills formerly reported by it, and Witch were mainly based upon the adop- Uon Of tie len-lorty dve per cent vonds; second, the bill introduced by Mr. Sumner, ‘wh.ca ‘was an ampiificauon of tne funding bil of last year, bot im many respects more rapid in promotmg specie payments; third, the — biil prepared by the Secretary of the Treasury. The bill now reporced had been carefully frained, after a fall exaimioation of ali the previous billy, and was ap- proved by every member of the Finance Commit- lee bus one, and had the hearty sanctian of che Se retary of the Treasury, The durstion of the bonda and the exceedingiy" low rate of inverest were dwelt upon—Mr. Sherman expressing tue veeiif that a live Der cent bond was the jowest rate at which the mass of our debt could ve tunded; but the Secretary was more hopetul. He ihen discussed the purposes for which these bonds could be used, and questioned their exempuon irom taxation in the manuer of negotiauon. The necessity of employing pri- vate agents nad been found iidispeasabie by the most powerful governmer The question of employing foreign agents was one of greater diticnity, but the amount of United States Londs now heid ubroad was estimated at neuriy ope thousand millions, and we suouid borrow money Where it can be borrowed cheapest. The ac- cumulation of money m Germany, Holland aud Kng- land would evabie us to negotiate upon more favor- able terms by payiig to investora the interest in \hose countries. Tuis consideration was decisive, ‘Lhe payment in foreign coi was uo adaiional bur- den to the United States, but might lead tu an inter- national coin sys'em, ‘rhe seventh section redeemed the pledge of the United States by estabiishing a sinking fund of one percent on cur whole mdebiedness. Since the close of the war the government had reduced tye debt three bundred and three millions, and had paid six hundred miiilons of unliquidated debt aue at the close of the war, but not then ascertained or computed. ‘This had all been paid out of surplus revenue, It was now our duty tu make a permanent provision for (be sinking fund before we reduced the taxes, and this bill suppites the best mode. In sum- nung up he said:—If the $1,200,000,000 were taken, 1 woud be @& reduction of our annual taxes of $15,000,000 of goid, representing. at five per cent. a pital of 0,000,000. ‘Lhe bill would result in the adoption of a policy of establishing te minimum to be appiled to the payment of the pubile debs, Uias enabling Cougress to ascertain pre- cisely the umount of taxes necessary. ‘ihe public debt wouli be représeated by ah annuity of $+.9,000,000, which would pay every dollar of it Within thirty years. lis tendency was to a return to specie payments, We now again restore to the United States note its quality of redeemabiliy or Which “it was deprived by the pressure of the war, 80 that while specte payiments are suspended the note will not fall in the market vaiue balow the value of your bonds. A ode of redemption and tie Mmits of depreciation bemg fixed, we might hope socom 10 Bee these broken promises redeemed qna ther place supplied with paper money Convertible at pieasure ito gold or silver. ‘thp bul weld gompel a reduction of the rate of interést 01 the capital employed in pri- vate enterprise. ‘Then, voo, 1€ compeiled the national banks to aid the government by some sacrifiges On their part, though tlis was volnncary witneact bank. If vaukera, Whose profits tad been largely mereased by the high premiums in gold re- cetved by the goverument, would not now aid us to reduce our interest, le: them take thei money and wy other investments. Others will glidly avall themseives of the privilege of buying these bonds with the rigat to iesue four-fifths of the amount in paper money upon their gecupity. Tae beneticial e:Tec ts of a Gnanctal policy in pFototing public con- fidence ip gyr currency in avolding We possivie dan- ger of & political party pledged to repudiation were referred to by Mr. Sherman up on the practicanility of the measure. His only doubt was as to the ability of the Secretary of the Treasury to negoUats a bond nearing @ less rate of interest than five per cent, but the Secretary was confident he coukl do it. Un- doubtedly the debt could be funded at tive per cent, and the Secrevary shonid receive from Congress every facility to ald him, Ho claimed the character and intelligence of our people, the happy settfement of our internal dificuities and our anequalied re- sources furnished a guificient guarantee of pub! credit, With such advantages now universally ac- knowiedged, we could compete with any nation in selling our bonds upon favorable terms, In reply to @ suggestion by Mr. Corbett relative to the proviso to tio eighth section, that not more than one-third of the bonas deposited by any bank a8 security shall be of the class now authorized on Which the maximum rate of interat 1s four and a haif or tive per cent, Mr. Sherman sald he bad pre- parca an amendment as @ substityte thereof, ‘ine wmendment merely changes the rates of interest upon the bonds referred to from four and a balf or ive per cent to five or five and a balf per cent. Mr. Davis, (dem.) of Ky., gave notice be would move to recommit the bill with instrucuous to the commiuttes. ig RXECUTIVE SBSSION. At three o’clock the Senate went into executive sesuion and subsequently adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. + WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 1870, BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. By Mr. Morr, (rep.) of Me.—Purtner to prevent the undervaluation of imported merchandise, By Mr. Sarru, (rep.) of Vt.—Construiag the va- rious bounty acts. By Mr. Burien, (rep.) of Mass.—To provide for the eniorcement of judgments in lawiul money of the United Statesonly; aiso Wo enable whe secretary of LE SHEET. the Treasury to collect wrecked and abandoned Property, de. ty Mr, Jencks, (vep.) of R. I.—To regulate ihe adiwiraity jurisdiction of qe United States; aisy to rezulate the Civil servic Dy Mr. SraRkwuaTueR, (rep.) of Conn.—To revive the shipbuilding and comercial interest. By Mr, RMRVES, (deim.) of N. Y.—In relation to ex- empdoa of farmers {rom thegspecial tax as produce rokers, By Mr. PLarr, (rep.) of Pa.—In relation to the In- ternal Revenue law. By Mr, KurLur, (rep.) of Tenn.—To amend the revenue laws so us Lo relieve the peopie of tie msur- rectionary states, by Mr. Kun, (dem,) of Ind.—-To prevent and pun- ish frauds in the making and auditing of cerlalo claims against the government, By Mr, Louaukipa, rep.) of lowa—To allow an appeal from the Court of Claims to the Supreme Courtin certain cases, By Mr. SanuENt, (rep,) of Cal, to amend the act wo red the expenses of the survey and saics of Public tands; also to provide ior increased matl steamship service between Califormia and China. RESOLUTIONS. The resolution oiferea last Monday by Mr. McCxany, (cep.) of lowa, declaring that section four OF the act ol March 31, 1868, exempting certain manu- Jactures from internal taxes was not tuveuded Lo embrace within its provisions, or to treat as manu. facturers pork packers, lard renders or othe! engaged in smoking hams, curing meats, or otuers Known 46 in the provision trade, and refunding the tax already collected, came up next in order, the Question being on siriking out the refunding clause. The clause was struck out, and the resolution as amended was, on motion of Mr. Schenk, reierred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Pomgkoy, (rep.) of lowa, ollered a resioution caling on the Secretary of the Treasury for m- formation as to the national banks organized sinve sanueey, 1, 1869, the amount of tieir circuiavion, &c. opted, Mr. PALMER, (rep.) of Iowa, offered a preamble and resolution instructing tae Committee on Banking and Currency io report @ general law suthorizing the establishment of national banks, unrestricted im Aggregate number and aggregate circulation, based Ob such vp issue of United States bends as shail in- duce the lowest possible reduction of the rate of in erest, . ‘Tue House refused to second the previous question and the resolution went over till next Monday. Mr. JOUNSON, (dem.) Of Cal., sent Up @ resolution granting tie use of the Hall to Paul Bagley for a lec- ture on the Chinese; but tke Speaker decided that bread ruics ube resolution could not ve enter- ained, Mr. Spring, (rep.) of Dakotah, offered a resolution 4m favor of such tariff for revenue on foreign mm- porcs as Will incidentally protect domestic manuiac- Uires, and Without impairing the revenue impose the Jcast burdens upon and best promote and encourage the great industrial mterests of the country. Mr. KeELsky, (rep.) of N. Y., objected to the reso- lution as mere buncombe, of which the House had had enough, ‘The House, however, seconded the previous ques- ton by 76 to 44, Mr. Woop, (dem.) of N. Y., moved to lay tne reso- lution on the table. Negatived without division. ‘The resoiution was then adopled—Yeus 103, nays 61. As the vote was being taken the fact became known, and caused much aimnsement on the repub- lican side of the bouse, that winic the democrats weneraily were voting against the resolution it nad been coped verbatim row the national democratic platform, adopted in New York in July, 1568. ‘rhe following 1s the vote in detall:— Yeas—Measrs. Ambler, Ames, Atwood, Axtell, Beatty! Bingham, Bialr, Brooks of N. Y., Buck, Buillaton,’ Butler of Masa, Butier of Tenn., Burdett, Cake, mF Churehill, Cobb LEN, Cy Cook, Conger, Covode, Vullom, Davis, Don? ley, Dyer, Fert f Hamill, Harris, Maw- Jey, Heaton, Mill, Ho: Ho; ww, Hotehkisa, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Jyhnson, Jones ol ellogs, Kelsey of N. ¥., Ketcham, Lawrence, Loughridge, Maynard, McCrary, McGrew, Mercur, Milnes, Hooke of ‘Ohio, Moore of Lil, Moore of 'N. J.» Mforphis Marreil of Pa., Mcrrill of Me., Myera, Negley, O'Nelll, Pack: ard of Ind., Paine, ‘helpy, Vlast, Pomeroy, Prosser,” Randall, Shanks, Sheldon of La.. ‘8 Smith of Vt, Starkweath Blokes, Stougiiton, Striokiand, Strong, Swann, Taile, Tanne Tilnahy Twichell, Upson, Van Uta, “Washburn of Wis, Washbura of Mags, Welker, Wheeler, Wilkinson, Willard, Williams, Wilaon of Ohio, Wiicher and Woodward—107. Naye—Mesars, Ailison, Archer, Biggs, Bird, Booker, Boyd, Brooks of Mass, Burchard, Burr, Calkin, Cox, Crebs, Dick: inson, Fox, Finkelnburg, Gibson, Griawold, Haight, Ham- bieton of Hawking, Hay, Hays, Heiiin, ‘Holman,’ John- son, Jones of Ky, Judd, Kerr, Marahall, Mayiiam,'Mect'or- mick, McNeely, Munget, Niblack, Orth, Potter, Kouding, Kidgway, Rogers, Scuumaker, Suerrod, Stith of Oregon, Stone, Primbie, Tyner, Voorhees, Winaus and Wood—4s. ‘The following is the text of the resolution:— Resolved, That the interests of the country require auch tariff for revenue upon toreign importa as will afford inci dental protection to domestic manutactures, aud as wil, Without impairing the revenue, impoue the least Lurdea upon and best promote and encourage the great indusirial fatereats ef the eouatry. RES Sargent, Sawyer, Schotield, ith o: Ohio, Sinith ot ‘Yenn., Bievens, Stevenson, Stiles, , TION OF AEMBERS. The SPRAKER presented the resignation of Mr. Gol- jaday, of Kentucky, and Mr. Deweese, of North Cxroliva, Who are understood to have been imoli- cated in the matter of disposing of cadeiships, ‘The House then, at a quarter before two, went into Compalttec of the Whole, Mr. Mercur ta the chair, oa THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION DULL, The Massacre of the Piregaa Indians by Colonel Baker's command was fariier discussed by Messrs, Stevenson, Cavanagh of Moutana, Axtell, Hoar, Woodward, McCormick of Arizona, Sargent, Chaves of New Mexico, Voorlees, Wood and olier members, Messra, Stevenson, Cavanagh aud McCormick de. fending tue aci * Mr. WILKINSON, {rep.) of Minn., did not believe that General Sheridan was responsibie for ihe nias- sacre. There was anotuer olficer stundiig bei ween bim and the lodians, aud that was General Hancock. Nr. Wood—General Hancock bad nothing to do With it, as is shown in the correspondence read here Jast Friday. Mr. UAVANAGH, (dem.) of Montana—Generai Aan- encborses Lhe act. yhere 18 your evidence of that? Was only the Medium of communi cation from General Sieridan, aud was La vo wise responsible for, nor did he endorse, wie act. Mr. WILKINSON—Gel idan urst sent the order to .eueral Sherman, and Generai Sherman endorsed it, ‘Then General Sheridan forwarded it to General Hancock, and General Hancock tor. warded it to Colonel Baker, In Montana. ‘ine prin- ciple of the order was rij if we are to have war let it be war. General } ia Was all the tine in the city of Chicago, thousand imiles away trom 2 the Inadsacre WOK plae. r. Binp, (dem.) of N. J.—Who should for the massacre ? tr SON, executed tne order, Mr. WiLKINSON—If there was anything womilitary: doue it was done by the oficer iu the fieid. Generai a is not responsibie for it, and these acts re- ing upon bit are unjust. TEVENSON replied lo some remarks of Mr. (tn criticism of What he hud suid last Friday, id that he only excased the genitienss that attack on the ground of ignorance. was, that the Quakers broadbrim had by certain gentiemen in the House fer ne oth pose than to attack Geueral Sheridan, He wor ‘vu, Sheridan—“glorious cavalry Phi).’’—lor wild Lndiaus between tue Alssissippi and the Parific; aud it there were a gieat many otter peo- ple throwa Inwith the Indians, be still would not trade, (Laugiiter,) My. Cox, (dem,) of N. Y., did uot regard the qnes- hoa a3 one of “broadbrlins” or narrow vrins, but as connected with civilization aud deceney, cussion showed sv Littie suns of commyg to uiat Mr. Sargent moved that the committee 80 that he might move in tae House for an order to close tie debate, Debate bemg closed the House again w committee, and the Clerk proceeded with the ot the bil, After progressing tbrougu turty-tour pages Of the bill the commiitee rose. PERSONAL EXPLANATION, Mr. HALDEMAN, (dem.) of Ind, satd he would have voted In the affirmative on Mr. Spiak’s tariff resoiu- ton to-day If he bad been in the hai! when bis name Was cailed. WITHDRAWAL OF WHISKEY FROM BOND. Mr. BECK, (rep.) of Ky., Mutroduced a jomt resoin- tion to extend the time jor withdrawal of disutic spirits from distillery bonded warchouses to three years from the date of entry. Mr, Hpovek, (rep.) of slass., bstirute Iu posing an additional tax of on gallon for every month rst year. Mr, PROSSER. ( uu., hoped that the gov- ernuient would not exact uwenty-four per contin terest in that way, thus discrimmating in favor ot foreign iwporiers and disitiiers against home dis- tillers. Mr. Hoover remarked that foreign liquors and merchandise kept in bonded warehouses for one day over tie year have to pay teu per ceuton the a and that the duly o& umported nyuors is two doit and @ half in gold. Mr. BRCK argued in favor of his own proposition and against the goverament charging any interest. Mr. BUTLER, of » Sustatned Ar, Be sition and opposed Mr. Mooper’s. Mr. Covong, (rep.) Of Pa., arg eld ree (rep.) of Ohto--The man who fered a su cent pe Q on tie same sie, Mr. ALLISON, (rep.) of Lowa, preferred to have the matier left to the Committee of Ways and Means, to be provided in the General Revenue bill. Mr. MARSHALL, (dem.) of Jil., argued in favor of the extension of time and also of the payment of dnterest, but not at the rumous rate proposed by Mr. Hooper. He suggested (hat the additional tax be nalf a cent a gallon per month, ‘he yeas and nays were ordered on Mr. Mar- shaii’s amendment, Whev a motion to adjourn was interposed. THE GOLD PANIC INVESTIGATION. Mr. GARFIELD, (rep) Of Olio, asked that the Com. mitice on Banking and Curreocy have leave to re- port at any time on the sudject of the gold pant ‘and Mr. Cox asked, on behaif of the minority, tea to report at that time the views of the minority, Agreed to. ‘At ive o'clock the House adjourned, SUEAMER BURNED IN CHESAPEAKE BAY. Captain and Crew in Bonts, BALTIMORE, Feb, 28, 1870. The propeller New Jersey, which left here on Fri- day for Norfolk, with a large freight, was burned to the water's edge and sunk in ten fathoms of water off Sharp’s Island, in Chesapeake Bay. The captain and crew escaped In the boats and were picked up and brought to this city by the propeller Trausit. The New Jersey was valued at $35,000 and insured for half that sum, Escape of ul THE NEW CHARTER, The Main F ~roed Upon by ¢ " . Details ef 1) posed Ch. - A New wu. a The managers of the new en. drawn up tn this city to be submitted ¢. lature a8 @ substitute for that presented on . of February made rapid progress yesterday in the. work and have nearly completed tueir programme. ‘There is no doubt that tt will be flnished by to-mght, and it ts the intention of several of the prominent gentlemen engaged in its formarion to proceed to Albany with the document to-mo:row. A few minor topics remain to be discussed before being drafted into the lustrument, and decision upon wu or three vital points will be postponed until the Le- gislature has been thoroughly canvassed on tie respective subjects, but the majority of the ques- tions under consideration bave been disposed of, 1t 18 not proposed by the framers of the new pro gramme to present it 1m the form of a charter, aefn- ing ail tue powers and privileges invoived im the local government of the city, a3 many ef them are deemed to be all that is required, and to draw up a charter to cover every point Would not only necessitate an immense amount of lavor, out would greatly augment the embarrass- ments attending the contemp.ated change. ‘The operation of the charters now in existence is to con- tinue undisturbed, except where it is suspended by special enactments, which the new charter mana- gers propose to make by we instrument now ap- Proaching completion in their hands, and styled “An act in relation to local governments in the city and county of New York.’ This act is not expected to cover all the t#sues, as there are a few questions of gach magniwude as to be deemed worthy of presentation to the Legisla- ture in separate Uiils. These relate to the elections and the exercise of certain powers by tue Mayor. It has already been staved in the tieRALD that the new programme confers additional appointing power upon the Mayor in the organization of some of the city departments, and that it is still a subject of discassion whether that authority, in the event of the act becoming @ law, shall be vested in the present Mayor or one elected with all the new func- tions of that office in view. This question has been one of the most diMcult that have arisen in the consultations of the charter mana- ers. and bas not yet been decided upon, ossibly decision may be reached upon this point to-day, and a provision relating to tt be tncor- porated tn the act to be presented to-morrow; but the indications are that it will be postponed for futare consideration in connection with other ele tion matters hereafter reierred to in thi ia The organtzation of tue several city depart: ts, 80 far as agreed upon by the framers of the new charter act, will be as follows-— TUE CITY COUNCILS are not affected by the new act, and will continue Joelr organization us at present constituted, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS is to consist of two members elected from each Judicial district for a term of two ycars, but the verm of one member irom each district shall expire each year. ‘They shall conduct tueir sessions with open doors, and publish in the city papers the minutes of thetr proceediugs; and no dill or ac- count audited by them shall ov patd until after the publication of their acuon in the macter. It 1s fur- ther provided that no appropriation made in eliber the City Counciis or of the Board of Supervisors snall be effective unless voted tor by three-fourths of the members actually elected, and is confined to the limits of the estimates previcusly made for ust year upon the object for Walch the money ts appro- priated, THY GENERAL ESTIMATES of the expenses for the ensuing year shall be made up by the heads of the several city departments aad the clerk of the City Councils, and shail be submit ted to A BOARD OF ESTIMATES AND APPROPRIATIONS, consisting of the Mayor, Comptroller, Counsel of the Corporanon, the Presidents of the Boards of — Pohee, (ication and Supervisors, the ee of the Supreme Court, c Justices of the Superior cag Courts. This Board shail, vy a propria- ade for the cnsuing year for each Board depariment of aud te cliy government, and bo expendtares shall be ordered during said year other (han as may be autnorzed by te provisions and are included within the limits of sad estimates passed upon by the Board of Esthaates and Appropriavoas. It is also provded that no salaries in the cily govern- ment snail be increased Within the year alter the above megeou cd baad Das Ake ir Amnlie, of the rospecilyé appropriattons, ac aunount ouly shail be railed by taxes uri said year under the direction of the Board of Super- visors, The act provides for five additionat execative depa nis, consisting of the depart. ments of Police, ifeaith, Public Charities and Correction and t POLICE BOARD is to constat oumnussioners, to be elected on @ general ucke'! u teria of five years, The Super- intendeat and the Inspectors of Police are to ve appointed by the Board of Commissioners, but no removal in any other brauch of the Poles Depart ment ts to be made, except upon the forma! convic- tion of the imedividual of charges preierred against him. THE FIRK COMMISSION is to consist of ive Comtuiasioners, to be appointed by the Alayor. Ths Caief Engiacer 13 to be appointed by the Commissioners, but all tue other officers ang employs oi Lhe department will be governed by the sauie rules a3 apply to the members of the police force, THE BOARD OF HEALTH Js to be composed of seven members, together with tue Health Oficer of New York and the President of tne Board of Poltco Commissioners, Who shall be members of the siealth Board ex aficio, THE BOARD OF CHARITIES ANDO CORRECTION ig to consist of dive commissioners, to ve appointed by the Mayor. THE CENTRAL PARK COMMISSION Js to remain as at prescat constituted, proposed 1 the cons make the Mayer, the § Vresidvat of the Crovon Board es-yfiew members of the Commnission; bat this plait Mas uot yet been to- corporated i the act, and will probably be made the subject Of future legwiation. Jt may, however, be brought up at Albany and decided im conjuncuon with this act. VE BOARD OF EDUCATION it ig proposed, siali consist of turee commissioners froin Gach Senatorial district, who shail be elected for aterm of three years, and so classiied that an. elecuon Jor ohe ember from each disirict shall pe lei powers are to be the same a e preseut Board. SOLON BOARD metAbers, as ab Mayor, one of Ww sualt be & “to of Underwris and 1s wo arcau, WIL Gn Cagincer as its resent, to be the present arrangement, whien provides tuat oue of Ube Commis shall be an engineer aad oti 1 that vranen, ta addition to nis duties as Ce issioner. It is aiso provided thai the bureau Whose head 13 KuoWa as (ue Superin- tendent of Sitvat Linprovemenis shad be Wanslerred to the Croton board. ‘The departiout of survey and inspection of build- tis & DUTeAN to the Street Depart jogs 1s trausierre if nis under ment, and a prope embody ia ihe ack & joa which shail enable the majority. of woperty owners aasessed for the paving of el Lo determine What kind of pave. ment shall be put down in said sureet. It 18 aiso bem considered Low to judictously compel the compleuon ol contracts for street improvements which have been suspended in aelerence to railroad Monopolies. TUR ELECTIONS discussion, and will probably be tied iu this act and made the sabjectof speciat legisiauion, It 18 proposed tnat ail elective omices suail Le lilied at the general election In November: pat if the judicial Glection expected to take place in May 15 decided to be heid, the election for Police Coutnissioners and members of the of Kaucation will be heid at that tine The Te to be elected, wad will @ rict, one of Whom shall Biong to the minority. Tis 15 expected to break up the system Ol repeaters and oller abuses, as no nominating convention would be likey to place & notoriously bad mal on the Lickel for such @ re- sponsible ofice. ‘There are a number of minor details yet to be agreed upon in the traming of the new Charver act, completed to-day. 1! liy correet, and tt derstood will not vudergo any material modifiva- Uon beore being presented to the Legisiature, EQUESTRIAN MASQUORADE.—A novelty in the mas querade line was nitroduced last eveniug at whe riding academy, West Dednam street, tu the shape of an equestrian masquerade. Some twenty-five ladies aud gentlemen were present ta costume, and alleries and drawiug rooms were well flied fra otgiore. Among the charac présented were Ul o Guisen of Hearts, Vivi i Hood, Captain Jepks f &ec., and a most excellent Int, whistle) of that Well known and eccentric leatuor merchant yclept Yankee Doodie.” A well known M. D. personated : drunken Yankee who had paid nis money to see Lie auOW and Was bound to have a ride, and bis efforts to Tetuin bis position On Ris horse, coupled wii his humorous romares, caused much merriment. Sow excellent exaottions of horeemansiup were gived, by DOLL ladies aud gen tlemen.—Boslon Pi aceller, Bev, 2»