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a NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1870.-TRIPLE SHEET. Belligerent Rights Cubans. for the Y Tue St Domingo Treaty Reported Against by the Senate Committee. Kd KLUX OUTRAGES IN TENNESSEE, The ‘Texas Admission Bill Passed in the House. Spicy Discussion of the Defi- j ciency Bill. Squabble Over the New York Post Office Appropriation. WASHINGTON, March 15, 1870, Cubna Belligernecy” ov Bo Acknowledged. Ivis reported vo-night that the House Committee en Foreign Affairs have agreed to recommend the passage of a resolution according belligerent righis to the Cuban insurgents. The San Dowingo Treaties Reported Against by the Seante Committee on Foreign itela- tions. The Senate Committee on Forelgn Relations met this morning and resummed the consideration of the treaties for the annexation of San Domingo and the purchase of the bay and peninsula of Samana, The discussion was quite animated, Both treaues were taken up, In addition to the opposition to the ma ter 4g.@ question of State policy there were sowe sBuggestious that information had been received bhgt certain ontsiders were to receive a considera- ton from the Duminican government out of the amount received from wie United States. The principal opposition was nade, it is Understood, by Sumner aad Williams. Senators Morvon and Harlan spoke at length in favor of both the treaties, showing the great value to accrue in the acquisition of St. Domingo. ‘The vote stood five Against the treaties to two for them, It 18 provabie the minority will make a report in favor of tne an- nexation. Ap effort will also be made to have | subject considered in open sessioa, Dispute in the House Over the Reference oi the Cunding Bill. The expected contest over the reference of the Funding bill took place m the House to-day. Mr. Schenck executed @ tank movement upon Mr. Gar- field by getting the Noor first to move the reterence of the bill to the Ways and Means Committee, «It Fequired unanimous consent to take it irom the Speaker's table; but Mr, Garfield was either too muca demoralized by the boldness of Mr. Scheuck or 80 anxious to get the bill sent to his owa comuutiee, that ue Jailed to object. Perhaps he thought there would be no difficulty in getting a majori:y of the House on his side, It is said that he has been work- ing for @ week among the meinbvers of the House to get the bill referred to the Commitiee on Banking and Currency. Mr. Scheuck, like General But ker, 18 @& hard man w beat His bulldog tenscity was too much for Mr. Garfleid, and the latter was furced to surrender and allow the Ways and Means Comuluee to cerry off the Dilim triumph, It is said that the national bank interests represented here were anxious to have the bill referred to tie Ways and Means Com- Mnittee, Not because ihey expect any change in the ecctions compelling them to exchange tueir six per cent bouds for the new bonds, but because they are desirous of getting a new section added to the bill reiieving them from some of the taxes now im- posed upon them. What assurance tney have of this 1s not known; but the bank people urge tt upon tie ground that inus:much as they are compelied to take the new bonds at @ reduced rate of tnter- est they shoula have the taxes somewhat aoated to equalize matters. Schenck, like Senator Sherman, comes from Opio, where tne ational banks are not particularly popular, and a man who wants to come back to the House or Senate from that State can’t afford to be parual to the banks. It 13 said that this considera- tion ad @ controling tufuence upon the conduct of Sherman, who 1s said to be personally largely in- teresied in the banks, in hig management of the biti um the Senate, The ennessee Troubles—Ben Butler in a Quandary. The trouble m Tennessee engrossed the attention of the Keconstruction Committee to-day, afver they had javoruby ayreed to report the Texus bill. Mr. Perkius, Speaker of the House, and Mr. Thomas, President of tne Senate, of the Teunessee Legisia- ture, are Jere to represent the Legislature before the committee and to delend it from the charges preferred agamst it by the republican Congressmen in the House from that State. It is expected that Governor Senter wiil send some person here to 100k atter 1s fuverests. Itappears that the Legislature was too much Jor Se ter, aud the feeling between the mem- bers of that body aud the Governor 1s reporced not the most amicable. Toe thing is very muca mixed, and it will require all Uke ingenuity of General Buller to put it to rights, Mu Klux Outrag: in Tennessee—Terrible Wrongs Inflicted Upon Unotiending Negroes. A delegation of negroes from the State of Tennessee appeared betore the Reconstruction Committee to-day and presented a document de- tuning ouiruges alleged to Dave been com- mitied upon the negroes of Tennessee by the Ku Klux. It appears that these outrages were mostly confined to Middle aud West Tennessee, The document in question goes on to state ihat in the above named communities our people have been hunted down jike the wild animals of the jungles, and Murdered in cold biood; many bave been forced to leave weir homes and families, their crops and thetr wages, and live lives of penury and want by the cruel oulrages Committed upon them by disguised out- laws and midnight assassins, The cities of Nash- ville, Memplis aud Chattanooga are overrun with paupers—avle-bodied men and women, who have been driven irom their bomes in the country to seek tue protection of the city, and consequently are forced to beg or starve. It is @ common every day or night occurrence, that some of our people are, without cause, wituout excuse, without provoca- tion, put to death in the most tortuous and barbarous manner. Shooting, whipping, burning, and deed, we might say, that the dark and damning catalogue of inquisitorial punishments, has been resurrected from its long sicep in the bosom of the dark ages of persecutions aud exhausted upon the weak and unprotected people im the State. They set forth that they have made trequent appeals to the suthori- ties for protection, but in vain. On the cov- tray, the Legislature has passed many acts which militate directiy against the interest and happiness of the colored people. “Need we mention,’’ they gay, “the repeal of the Common School law, Whereby our children are left wituout educational privilere;” the repeat of what was Known as the Ku-Kiux jaw, the results of which are too weil kuown to us all; the repeal of the Common cairiers’ act, whereby respected colored Iddies aud gentlemen holding first class tickets are compelled to rive ia tie smoking car, and submit to the jeera and taunts of those who are not our equals in morals, refinement or education? ‘The delegavion cunciude their appeal by caliung upon Congress to enact such measures us will give the nerves of Tennessee protection in their rights as Awiericau ciuzens, Tiey urge speedy action, as, to quole their language, “Every day of delay sends ‘une poor defenceless brother to bis long Lome beneath-tae sod.” Tac ‘Lexus Concressional Delegation ut the White House. ‘The Sevators and Kepresentatives elect from Teaas, ACCOMMbARIEd bY Senator Wison. of Massa chusetts, proceeded to the White House this morn- ing and paid their respects Lo the President. Bil tor the Eaconragemeut of Yachti ‘The House Committee op Commerce to-day took up ‘the consideration of the bili for the encouragement of yachting, which prov desthat tae same privileges and immunities extended by England and Fance to yachw belonging toa regularly organized yacht club Sail be allowed by the United States government to foreign yachts that may visit our ports, Oue or two meuibers of the committee ovjected to the bill, on the ground that it exemptea owucrs of yachts, Who are supposed to be rich, trom the paywent of duties, &c., which are required from a struggling commercial marine. There was @ great deal of dis- cussion of this character in the committee, and Bnaily the biti was recommitted tothe sub-commit- tee. Mr. Potter, who bas the matter tn charge, will cull it up again next week. The object of the bill is Principally to allow the English yachts that will probably come here next June to enter our waters on the same conditions that American yachis visit Englisn and French ports. A Startling Fraud Unearthed—important Documents Suppressed in a Senatorial Com. mittee’s Repert=A Kansas Senator Impil- cated. The following correspondence between Sidney Clurke, chairman of the House Comm/¥tee on Indian Affairs, and Secretary Cox relates to tne alleged garbling of an oficial document sent to the Seaate relative to some Indian lands in Kansas. The ques- tion 18, who garbled it—the Senate Committee on Tudian Affairs or somebody else, and for what pur- pose? HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, } WASHINGTON, D. C., March 8, 1870. Hon. Mey ox, Secretary of the Interior, Washing- ton, DB. C.:— DxAR Sit—I have the nonor to transmit herewith Senate executive document No. 40, beg your letwer communicating, 19 compliance with a reoluuon of the nenaxe of mMber 13, 1969, papers in relation Lo the sale of certain lands In Kapsas known as the Biack Bob iands of the Shawnees; also purporting to coutain the accompanying papers in said case. This mauer 18 now belore the Committee on Indian Afuirs of tne House of Representatives, and in order to @ full understanding of the subject a reso- Jution Was recently passed by the House requesting she senate to send to the House for reference to the Committee on indian Affairs all the papets relating to the suvject. On the receipt of this request from the House it was sated by the chairman of the Committee on Indian Agairs of the Senate that the papers had veen sent to the primer, and hence could not be furnished until printed, and the resolution was temporarily laid on the tavie, An examination of these papers as printed in the aloresaid Senate executive document aud a comparison with the originais on file in your depart- ment wil, | aun nannies prove that this document is @ pardal and garble RUBReaGe, and that the great body of the payers jo the case are omittea altogeter. As [ am totormed by those famuiar with the precedents in both houses of Congress in cases of this kind, and as it must be evident to ali that this suppression of an import- ant portion of @ recurd 18 most extraor- dinary and improper, I submit the whole subject to you for such action ag you may see fit to take. ought to add that 1 Was recently informed that Hon. E. G. Koss, ove of the Senators Irom the State of d @ member of the Commutiee on Indian repared the aforesaid papers for ihe printer. But 1 must ce t | am siow to believe that a United WF, before whom an important subject like this is Gres for oMicial action, would garble or suppress pavers for any purpose whatever, Very respectfully, your Obedient servant, SIDNEY CLARKE. DEPARTMENT OF THB INTERIOR, Wasuinaton, D. C., March 15, 1870. Sim—In accordance with your letter of the 8th instant | have caused examination to be made to de- termine what poriion of ihe papers sent by me to the Seuace in compliance with the resolution of De- cember 13, 1369, callmg for papers in reiation to the Black Bob lands of the Shawnee Indians, are Printed in Senate executive document No. 40 of the current session, 1 euch herewith @ copy of a letter from Commissioner Parker, of the 11th instant, irom which it appears thai the document in question contains about one-fourth of the papers transmitted by me to the Senate. As it purports to furnish ail those papers aud not merely @ selection from them, I am aware of no reason for suppressing any portion of them. I shail call the attention of the Chairman of tne Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to the mutter, Gnd shall take pleasure in transmitting you any ex- pla;ation which | may receive. Very respectfully, your obedtent servant, J. D. COX, Secretary. fon. SipNey CLaxkg, Chairman of Committee on Indian Affairs. ‘Tne letter of Commissioner Parker, referred to in the above, confirms tne charges of Sidney Clarke, ond points out dednitely where the grbling was done, Staies Which Have Ratified the Fifteenth Amendment. ‘The President to-day sent to the Senate a message euclosing @ communication from Secretary Fisn in reply to resolution of that body asking what States have ratified the fifteenth amendment to the constt- tution of the United States, Tae Secretary gives the names of the following States:—North Carolina, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Maine Lcuisiana, Michigan, South Carolina, Pennsylvania Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, New York, New Hampsnire, Nevada, Vermont, Vir- ginia, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi, Oblo, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Khode Island, Nebraska and Texas. Secretary Fish says:— In transmitting the foregoing list the Secretary of Stare has not assumed to anticipate'the action of Congress in defining the condition or the relations of any State to the federal government. He pre- sents, in answer to @ resolution of the Senate, a list of the resolutions purporting to ratify the proposed amendment, of which notice has been transmitted to the Department of state, with the dates of their respective aduption, Meeting of the Friends of Indian Civilization. A meeting of the iriends of the Indians was held at the rooms ot the Board of Indian Commissioners this morning. There were present the Hon. J. D. Cox, Secretary of the Interior; E. 8. Parker, Com. missioner of Indian Affairs; Felix R. Brunot, Vin- cent Collyer, of the Board of Special Indian Commis- sioners, and the following influential inembers of the committee of Hicksite Quakers:—Messrs. Benjamin Hallowell and Mary G. Moore, of Maryland; Samuel Willetts, Edmund Willetts, Henry T. Willetts, Wil- ham H. Macy, Charles A. Macy, Thomas Foulke, Scephen R. Hicks, Franklin Haines and Dantel Un- derhill, of New York; William Dorsey, John Saun- ders, Deboran F, Wharton and Susanna D. Wharton, of Pennsylvania, and William Parry, Benjamin Stratton and Jonathan W. Plummer, of Indiana, ‘The present time being generally regarded asa crisis in the affairs of the Indians, the ob- ject of the meeting was for the purpose of consultation on the situation. The most cordial harmony exists between all the bodies repre- sented at the meeting, and the prospect of other religious bodies taking up the work of civilization for the Indians was reported, It was agreed that if only a portion of the money which 1s now annually expended tor military purposes was used for the educating and Chrisuanizing the Indians it would be much more to the advantage of the Western Ter- ritories in encouraging emigration and more satis- factory to the whole country. The committees sepa- rated to visit the Capitol and endeavor to impress their views upon Congress. The New York Port Warden Bill. The House Committee on Commerce, which has haa the New York Port Warden biil under consider- ation for some time, agreed to-day to report it to the House without any recommendation, The com- mittee was unabie to agree upon certain features of tve bill, and the report which they propose making 1s regarded as equivalent to one of an adverse char- acter, As already stated, the bill provides for the appointment by the Secretary of the Treasury of nine citizens of the United States to be known as the Bourd of Port Wardens of the port of New York. Relief tor the Builder of the Keokuk—Prize Money for the Wyoming’s Crew. The Naval Committee of the House agreed to-day to report @ bili giving Whitney, of New York, the builder of the iron-clad Keokuk, $50,000, in satis. facuon for his claim against the government tor alterations made on the vessel which were not set down in the original contract. Whitney asked sixty thousand, but tue committee cut him down ten. The bill allowing the oMicers and men of the United States snip Wyoming $100,000 for prizes captured on the high seas was also ordered to pe reported favorably, Disturbance at the Capitol. A disturbance which causea much excitement took place this afternoon near the Senate Chamber. It had its origin 19 @ young man’s attempting by force to enter @ private apartment exclusively for the use of Senators, ‘Ihe servant at the door, who prevented his passage into the closet, ‘received a heavy blow from the stranger, and others, including the SergeanvatArms, who came to the servant's Teltef, were treated 10 @ similar manner, Policemen soon appeared, and, veing resisted, were obiiged to carry tue disturver bodily to the guard-room Kansas, Aitairs in the Senate, under‘the crypt of the Capitol, where je {9 now @ Prisoner awaiting tmatructions of Sevatorial au- thority, Ruilroad Disturbances Io Geergin—Opposition to Northern Enterprises. General Hiram Walbridge, of New York, to-day telegraphe ito Mr, Conant, Vice President of the Bruoswick and Aibany Railroad, in Georgia, stating At Was allegea here thut the recent railroad disturb- auce was cuused by non-payment of wages; that he had prowapliy contradieved the truta of that report, aud wished to Know whether he wag correct in aolng 80, ‘The General to-night received tue Jollow- Aug deapated 1a reviys— ATLANTA, Ga., March 15, 1870. Our pay day is on the loi oi each imouth, The men were paid February 15, 10 fuil. hove that t discharged sor this disvurbance were paul last Fri- day, and the money is ready to pay regulariy, ‘Taey Waiied my arrival Lo displace Colonel tuiburt, our General Superintenaeny, who 1s a prominent repub- hea and @ superior an, ‘They slopped my excur- #00 Wain in the Woods, Ofty miles from Bruaswick, aud dewanded the imumediace appoutment of au- olver superintendent. | managed to get these mea to Brunswick, aud lumediately dischsrgec and paid them. ‘They afterwards wok possession of tae trains at Brunswick, and tareatened the lives of Jud very, Colouel Hutburt aad my tri Wau accompanied ine, keeping them in consi terror of thew lives, and they had to es- cape at night The authorities could affora no security for us; on the contrary, they united with the men mM their demands ana encouraged the move- mens, evidently expecting thereby vo drive away our Northern empioyés, it was one of the greavest outrages ever perpelrated. You kuow | am no poil- tician aud have no iuterest in Governor Bullock or his party; but 1am satisiied from whal I have seen \hut unless we ean have protection here pr.blic en- terprises in ths State conirolled by Northern men cannot be carried on. General Terry, upon an in. Vestivation of all the facts to-day, has ordered more troops to Brunswick. Nominations Confirmed. The Senate, in executive session this afternoon, confirmed the following neminations:— Charles H. Lewis, of Virginia, Minister Resident to Portugal; John Russell Jones, of Illimois, Minister Kesident to Belgiuin; C. ©. Andrews, of Minnesota, Muuister Resideut at Stockholin; Kovert CO, Kirk, of Obio, Minister Resident to Uruguay; Gustave Jar- reke, of Pennsylvania, Consul at Augsburg; W. 3. Havres, Colec.or of Customs, Sag Harbor, N. Y.; Sas M. Matheson, Collector of Customs at Duakirk, N. Y.; Jacob Anthony, Surveyor of Customs, New Albany, Ina.; George D. Oruer, Collector of [nter- nal Kevenue, Fiivh, Missouri; C. 5, Winstead, Col- lector of Internal Revenue, Fifth, North Carolina; Peter Rose, Collector of Internal Revenue, Eigu- veenth, Unio; Abruim H. Bowman, Collector of Inter- Dat Revenue, Seventn, Kentucky; W. K. tiardy, As- sessor, Third, Louisiana. Fost Masters—Hervert A. Parker, Kankakee, Lil; George F. Mariow, Jr., Selina, Ala; Theodore C. Phillips, Bay City, Mich. ; James Wiluamson, Sing Sing, N. Y.; Joha C. Randic, Oxitord, Miss, Passed Assistant Paymaster George K. Wilkins, to be paymauster; Assistant Pavmasters F. C. Ailey, J. Q Barton and A. J. Greely, to pe pee assistant paymasters; William W. Barry, to assistant paymaster in the navy; Jno. G. Biack- well, receiver of public moneys of liuntsville, Ala. ; Charles C, Crowe, Alabama, Kegister of the Land OMice of Wyoming Land District; Laiayetie Cartee, Surveyor General, Idaho, The nomination of J. Russell Jones was taken up in the Senate Committee gn Foreign Relations, and after @ brief controversy It was agreed to report favorably. Mr. Sumner opposed the nomination, but will report it because he was Instructed sv to do. The Second New York Revenue District. Several days ago Representative Schumaker intro+ duced a resolution with reference to Mr. Cole, the law partner of Mr, Allaben, the Assessor of the Second New York district, inquiring whether Mr. Cole had been appointed an attorney to act on behalf of the United Staves in the investigation of returns heretofore made. The inquiry has not yet been an- swered; but Mr. Allaben, who had been sent for by the Secretery of the Treasury, arrived here on Sat- urday, and it ts presumed that bis explanation of the matter was not satisfactory, as on yesterday Albert G. Allen was nominated to the Senate as Allaben’s successor. 5 The mysterious Ben Field, of Albion, N. ¥., who is somewhat known to fame in Albany, 1s in town, moving about cautiously on some matter or othe! Tom Murphy—Diamond Tom—ex-State Senator from New York City, is likewise here, Last night Thomas dined at Willard’s. Hiram Walbriage is busy here abuut the Mediter- rean and Oriental Steamship Company. Brady, the photographer, Gus Schell and little Charley P. Shaw, of your city, have been in town also, Woollen Manufacturers Potitioning Chango in the Tariff Laws. A memorial bas been presented to the Committee of Ways and Maans and the Committee of Finance strongly endorsing Commissioner Wells’ report, signed by persons representing thirty-three corpora- tions and twelve individuals, comprising nearly all the great woollen manufacturers, and representing a@capital actually engaged in the manufacture of Woollen goods of over $16,000,000, and owning up- wards of 500 sets of woollen machinery. They pray the existing tari” may be modified in such a manner that fine wool may come into the country at as low rates of duty as the carpet woois now do. Copyri ghted Public Documents. The practice of copyrighting public documents that has grown up within the past few years culis for a little Investigation. Tons upon tons of public documents that no one will pay postage on are printed at the government printing office every year and franked over the length and breadth of the land; but whenever one is compiled or prepared by any government official that is found to have any value the copy, which is government property, somehow finds its way toto the bands of a private publisher, where it is copyrighted and soid at an exorbitant price, If a merchant wishes to know anything of the rates of duties charged by the government he will find that aneat compilation of the rates and the various Jawa under which they are collected has been made by one of cur Treasury officials and turned over to @ private publisher, who has had it copyrignted, and sells it for three dollars, It is @ mere pampnhiet, compiled by a government official, and the copy is therefore government property. It could ve sold for seventy-five cents, and should be printed at the government office and distributed gratis to all who need to know the tariff rates; but as here is @ real demand for it the copy 18 given or sold to a monopo- list who exacts three dollars from every merchant who needs to use it, “Hyles’ Digest of the Revenue Laws” was prepared by an officer of the government, who turns the copy over to @ Boston house, where it is copyrighted and sold for nine dollars per copy. The ‘Congressional Directory’ 1s a littie pamphiet compiled wholly at the expense of the government (the copy i# government property) that there is some sale for. It is, accordingly, copyrighted, printed at the government office and suid to the trade, it is alleged, for the coat of paper and press work, thas bringing the government office into com. petition with private printing houses. The Patent Omce and Agricultural Reports, that no One wants, are, of course, not copyrighted. They would be, however, if there was any demand for them. ‘The ‘Distillers’ Form Book"? is another Instance of acopyrighted public document put upon thé mar- ket at an exorbitant price, It anould be unders tood that public documents are pubiic property. Noone has aright to copyright a line of them, They may be printea at wul by whoever pleases, for a FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Second Sesaiou, SENATE. WASHINGTON, March 15, 1870, APPROPRIATION TO THE WIDOW OF 8. M. STANTON. On motion of Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Mass., the House joint resolution appropriating to the widow of the late Edwin M. Stanton asum equal to one year’s salary of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States was taken from te table and passed, MEMORUAIS. ‘Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., presented a memorial for an appropriation to the Wilberforce University, near Xenia, Ohio, where admission 1s not denied to any one on account of race, color or previous condl- s0 for @ donation of public land to freedmen; also trom the citizens of Philadelpni representing that the tax on books isa tax on kuow- ledge, and asking its repeal, ‘The Vick PRESIDENT iad before the Senate a me- morial from @ society of Friends, praying for an ap- propriation to aid ip the civiiization of tae Indians of the Northern Superinvendency, in the State of Nebraska. Keferred, TRANSPORTATION OP UNAPPRAISED IMPORTS. Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) Of Mich., from the Com. mutice ou Commerce, reported adversely on the Dili whorizing the transportation of imported mer- chandise trom the port of ita fret arrival withia tue United states to Chicago, Cincianatt and St. Louis, | without examination, Inspection and appraisement. ‘The bill was indednitely posiponea, ARMS FOR THE BOUTHBRN STATES. Mr. Aunorr, (rep.) of N. C., introduced a bill pro- Viling for the distribution of arms to tae Soutaera States, in the same manner as if the avt of April 24, Ios, hau not veen mouied, Kelerred Ww the Lown muvee on Military Altwirs. OURRENCY INFLATION. Mr. SuERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Finance Committee, reported back various propositions re ferred to that comunitiee, 1p regard LO an increase wf ue serene, which, at his request, were laia on ne tabic, RESOLUTIONS OFFERED. Mr. Ruce, (rep.) of Ark., offered a resolution direct- ing the Judiciary Committee to inquire and report to the Senate the effect of the fifteenth amendinent to the constitution upon the Indian utbes of the coun- try; whether by tue provisions thereof the indians are not ciuzens of the United States, and whetuer thereby the treaties between the United States and the Indian tribes are or are not annuiled. Mr. THURMAN, (dein.) of Unio, remarked that as there had not been anv oiictal announcement ol the Tatitication of the amendment, tue resolution was premature, One objection being suMictent the resolution was laid over. The concurrent resolution for the appointment of & Becta Jolat committee on Indian altars was taken up. Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt., moved to amend 80 that the committee would bave but one subject to consider, to wit:—The general poiicy of the govern- ment with reference to the Indian weaties, Mr. DRAKE, (rep.) of Mo., said that though at first hostile to the resoluuon, he weuld be disposed to favor it if amended as proposed, believing that if restricted to @ mere question of policy no particular harm would come from the organization of the com- tmitvee; but he believed no good would follow i te committee went beyond that, He tad aiready re- ceived ap intimation that this proposition for a joint committee was looked upon as a scheme to Work Ino the hands of what was known as the “indian ring.” He would not charge the Senator from lowa (jr. darian) with any such purpose, but such 1 was be- ieved would be the pructicai etfect of Lue project. The moruing hour expiring the subject was laid aside, and the Senate ook up THS GEORGIA BILL. Mr. STEWART, (rep.) of Nev., coniinued his remarks commenced yesterday upon the status of adaus in that state, Messrs. STEWART and EpMUNDS addressed the Senate upon the status of affairs in Georgia, tue former against and the latter in favor of the Bing- ham ameudment, limiting the terms of the present Legisiature and Governor. At ten minutes to four o’clock Mr. Edinunus stil heid the floor, He opposed (tne Bingham provision on the ground that tis eifect would be to proiong the work of recoustruction in Georgia and creace a state of things simuar to that which now existed in tennessee, He argued that the State government should be considered as pro- visional only, until fully represented in the hails of Congress, and consequently that the terius of the present State officers should date trom such repre- sentation. He referred at length to tie previous vad faith of the State regarding te laws of Congress and the fourteeuth amendment, and said it was lis determ nation never, by Lis own vote, to allow rebels to reconstruct the Stare. Mr, EpMUNDS proceeded to argue that the terms of the Legislature and Governor dated from July 20, 1863, ab which time the military commander in Georgia turned over the State government to the civil authorities previously electea by the people, uaving been elected, in the language of the stave constiuilion, until the dext succession, Which bas two years, therefore their terms would ‘expire dur- ing the presentyear. te ackuowiedged tueir rega- lalions attending the preseut organization; but ail twese would end with the existence of tue body and Ihe election of 18 Buccessor by the peopie. lt was BOW proposed to prolong the existence of this body, some of whose members were minority caudi- dates and would never be elected to weir sea. The argument made use of was that af eléction could not be neld without tumult or violence. ‘The answer tu that was that Congress was bound to seciire to every citizen Of Georgia the full exercise of lus rigats, The omis- sion of this gy limittog official terms wouid, he thonght, an invitation to commit such vio- lence, while its incorporation in the bill would operate as @ preventative. He said the great diitl- culty im Georgia—tne real reason why life and pro- perty were not protected—was the fact that the pub- lic sentiment was averse to tue administration of the Jaw; that judges and juries would not administer tt vo the letter. This was the great, perhaps the only, defect of a democracy goverument, tuat in certain jocalities times the requirements of law were compelled to give way befure the demands of tne public. In view ofthe stave cousutution of Georgia, ue fifteenth amendment declaring who shall vote there, and the power of Congress w make that amendment effective if necessary by additional legisiation, be failed to see anyving tangtvie in the apprenensions of danger to the cause of civil rights in that State, At all events, it would be better that she should go democratic ten thousand umes over than that Congress suould, in the lace of wn tatelli- went country, to say nothing of considerations of candor and trath, etrompt, W overturow the settied course of practice ...this Mr. Deakg offered an amendment to the bill provid- ing that waenever any of the Legislatures of the late revel States or Governors tuereof, when tue Legis- lature cannot be convened, shall represent to tue President that organizations extst therein for the perpeiration of acts of violence against persons and property, to obstruct the laws and Stave govern- ment, aud it 1s unable to suppress such violence or obstruction, 1t spall be the duty of the President to furnish United States troops ior the subjugation and dispersion of such organizations, Upon che arrival of such troops in the districts in which these or- ganizations exist martial law shall be deciared, a levy made upon the inhabitants to pay the expenses of trapsporiation of suca troops, aud they suali be sub- sisted upon tue inhabitants. EXECUTIVE SESSION, At four o'clock tne Senate went into executive seasion, and afterwards adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, March 15, 1870. PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Mr. KELLEY, (rep.) of Pa.—Of pilots and citi- zens of Philadelphia protesting against the passage of the bill prohibiting collection of half pilotage. By Mr. O'NEILL, (rep.) of Pa,—Of members of the Philadelphia Board of Trade for the construction of & harbor of refuge for vessels at Block Isiand. Also of citizens of Philadelphia in favor of duties on steel, a8 recommended in the Tariff bill. THR FUNDING BILL. Mr. SCHENCK, (rep.) of Oblo, moved to refer the Funding bil] to the Committee of Ways and Means, Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, moved its reference to the Commitiee on Banking and Currency, and stated the reasons why that was the proper reier- ence, The bill ge utterly to chauge and revo- Jutionize the Whole national banking system of the United States and the whole currency system. {[t did not propose to merease the ‘public debt by a dolar, nor to borrow money to carry on the government. It was not a matter of ways and means. it amounted to nothing in that direc- tion, except changing the form of United States securities, The Committee of Ways and Means nad enougti legitimate work. it bad charge of tne Lari aud Internal Kevenue bills, &c. If this b ll proposed to raise money he would concede that it shouid pro- perly go to the Committee of Ways and Means; but it covered the whole duties assigned to the Committee on Banking aud Currency. Two similar bills were already belore that committee and the commitiee had passed several weeks in considering the sub- ject. 1¢ was, therefore, natural that toe pill snould go there, Mr. NIBLACK, (dem.) of Ind., inquired of Mr, Gar- fleld whether there was any reasonable prospect of the volume of whe currency being increased at the present Congress, Mr. GARFIELD did not consider tt proper, nor did he feel himself authorized to make any statement as to what the Committee on Banking and Curreucy proposed to report, but would gay that for two weeks the committee bad haa under considerauion the specific point how best to meet tae very general demand, especiaily in the Weat and Southwest, for enlarged bavking facilities, and the committee hoped to be abi¢ to report very s00n on the subject. But the committee considered the question of a loan at a Jower rate Of Interest Indispensable to and neces- sarily connected with any proposition to 1acrease the vanking faciliuies, The two should necessartly go together, and the committee would be utterly Unable to report a bil on the subject that did not in- clude also the issue of bonds at @ lower rate of tater. est on which to base the entire banking facilities of the country. ‘Lhat much he could say without vio- lating any proprieties, Mr. NIBLACK loquired as to whether any increase of currency would take the form of natioual bank bills or legal tender notes. Mr. GARFIELD replied that the resolution adopted by the House on that subject did not state which form the increase should take, and theretore the committee would leave the matter to be decided by the House, making uo recommendation on that point, Mr. SCHENCK stated the grounds on which he be- believed the bili should be reierred to the Commit- tee of Ways and Means. The ma‘n body of the vill certainly came within the jarisdiction of that com- mnittce. " There were but two sections whicu relavea to the business of the Banking Committee, and the question bejore tne House was simply whether the tail of a bill should carry the body or whether tue body shouid drag after it the tail, The bill was one that related in its whole object and matter to the pubilo credit and the public bonds, and bow tne bonds should be put oq the market, at what rates and in what form. he might compare notes w.th his colleague as to what had been done outside of the House, he wouid let his colleague into a knowledge of the fact that a Bert of tiis very bili relating to tue public credit had been written by bimseif (Mr. Schenck) im conference with the the Secretary of the ‘Treasury, Within the first week of the seasion, He did not consider that that gave him any jurisdiction over the subject; but he certainly svould not have troubled himself with any of the matters connected with tne Funding bill if he had not expected that that sudject would, 10 the course of business, coe be- fore the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Jupp, (rep.) of Til, @ mesnoer of the Commit tee on Banking and Currency, argued in tavor of referring the bill to that committee. Ine entre basia of the baukiug interest of the country was auected by the bil. a revenue or for creating a uew debt, but simply for an exchange of securities, Was there anytving in thes that required (ua admitted kaowiedde of Lue Iv dia not provide for creating | Commitee on Ways and Means at the expense of tne Commitee on Banklag and Currency? The committee unigh\ as well be abolished U the House took frou it ah the powers comferred upon It, Mr. Woop, (dem.) of N. Y., aid that not being & member of either committee he could have no per- Sonal tuterest in the disposition of the yuestion. Cowpariug tae duties of the two comm) tees, he ex~ Pressed the opinion that ail inatters relatiag bo the public credit and the public deot must necessarily ko wo the Comittee of Ways and Means, aad Laat \uere being no question of unis being @ bil to re- Juad the public deot and to create a new debt with & new interest, It could not properly go to aay other committee than the Ur nities of Ways and Means. He should, tnerefore, vove for Mr. Scieack's motion, Mr. RANDALL, (deu.) Of Pa, wis favored the rete- rence of the bul to the Comuittes of Ways aud Meaus, but expressed tue belief Liat tue passage or consideration of the Funding bill was aa element of auitation calcuiaied to do uy good eitier Lo le business or banking interests of the country, he credit of the cuuncry was linproving daly, and he was glad to say that there was no party foailng in thai respect, and in his opinion no injury woul come M the consideration of the bill were postponed Uil next session, He thought that in making that atement he was expressing the oplaton of the bust- ess people of the country, te knew that be was of the business peopie of his own district, Alter further discussion the House proceeded to vote by tellers on Mr. Garfleld’s motion to reter the bill to Lhe Committee on Bauking and Currency, aod AL Was rejected—vb to iv. ‘The bili was then reierred to tue Committee on Ways and Means, ADMISSION OF TEXAS. Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass., froin the Reconstruc- tion Committee, reported @ bill to adiuit the State Of Vexas to representation in Congress, stating Liat it was identical with the Virginia and Mississipyt bili, with the exception of an aduitioual provision— Chat its passage shall not affect tie conditions unier which ‘Texas Was originally adimiived into tue Union. Mr. Woop, a member Of the Kecoastruciion Com- mittee, offered au additional provisu—taat Lexas shall be adunitéed with ali the rigats of oLuer States Of the Union, without qualitication or fundameutal condition, except as staved in tue vill, Mr, BUTLER stated that there was no odjeciion to the proviso, except that 1 Was useiess, Mr. Woop argucd briefly to show that his propost- tion was not useless. Virginia aud Georgia had been aamitted to representation under similar bulis, bat it turned out Wat their admission was not a fluality, and the gentieman from Massuchusects bim- soil Was now Lireatening Teanessee. Lie wanted to end thts uncertainty and to huve iexas admitted ax @ sovereign State having her internal affairs under ber exciusive jurisdiction. Ar. BUTLER repeated that so far as the mere de- claration ‘Texas was w stand as otner States Was concerned Were Was DO Ovjectiun by Hl, but Liat 1G Was enurely useless. There was just a8 muscu Recessity for tits proviso in regard to the other re- constructed States as there Was 1a tie Case of Lexas, but it had not bea pub on any other siuiiar Dill, and the committee therefore wought that it should not go on this bill. Mr. Becw, dem.) of Ky., another member of the committee, offered a substitu:e for the util, simply reciting shat the State of ‘Texas has a consututioual State government, republican in form, and enacting that it 1s entitied to represeatation in Voagress. Mr. Brooks, (dem.) of N. Y.. asked Mr. Butler whether the bill toveriered with the right origwaliy reserved to Texas to divide into four States, Mr. BUTLER replied in tue negative. Yue bill con- tained a proviso that 1 was not to aflect the terms of the original contract. ‘The House then proceeded to vote on Mr. Wood's amendment, and it was rejected by @ party voie Mr, Beck's suosutate shared tae wame fale, and the bill was then passed. ‘Lae House shen, at twenty mtoutes to four o'clock, went into Comanittee Of tue Whuie, Mr. Scoileid in the chair, on TUE DEFICIENCY BILL. On motion of Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Mass., an item of $16,000 was inserted for the Court House and Post Office at Des Moines, lowa. On motion of Mr. Arwoop, (rep.) of Wis., the item. for ihe Court House at Madison, Wis., was increased from $20,000 to $30,000, Mr. CobURN, (rep.) of Ind., moved to add to the ‘tem of $400,000 for the New York Post Office @ pro- viso that no part of the mot shail be expended uatil @ plan, with fuil specifications, has been adopted and xed by law, and the cost thereof aiso fixed vy law. He spoke for five minutes in support of his amenament, Mr. Woop Opposed the amendment, admitting the correctness of the principle einbraced im it, bat con- tending that 1t should be made a matter of general, nov special, legislation. Mr. Dawes moved to amend the amendment by making it read that not more than $30,000 of the amount shall be expended until the piaus and speci- fications are adopted. If the lirst amendment was adupted then the work would lave to cease in a few days; but the Cominittee on Appropriations under- stood that the sum proposed could ve expended without 1038 to tne goverument if changes in the pian should be made. The Committee did not want to nave large amounts expended in mere architec- turai ornamentation, and before it would recom mend one dollar for that butiding there must be a pian approved and adopted and estimate of the cost made. Mr. BUTLER, of Mass., argued that there would be no greater security in limiting tie cost of the butldmg than im appropriating fro: year to year, and he gave many instances of the 1autility of such limitations, such as tue Boston Custom House, originally Mmited to $200,000, but which cost $1,064,000; the Cincinnati Custom House, liuited to $75,000, but costing $292,000; the Louisville Custom House, Mmited to $75,000, but costing $262,000; the New York Sub-Ireasury, for whicu $200,000 was first appropriated, but which cost $1,538,000; tbe Charies*o1 id New Orieans Custows Houses, &c. Mr. DAWES withdrew bis aimendweat, and said that the argument of his colleague only strengtn- ened him i tue conviction that there should be a luuait vo the cost Mixed, He proposed that no further appropriation should be made until the total cost shouid pe limited, He submitted, however, that this four hundred thousand doliars shouid be appropri- ated, because it would invoive no departure from y plan tnat might hereafter ve adopted, and would wave @ great deal ol expense in tue fact that next week some seven hundred men would have to ve discharged if the appropriations were uot made. Besides, they were threatened with being driven from the ark, where they were permitted to occu- py ground with their matertal. 1t was, theretore, necessary to keep the work going on; but uniess those who were responsible for tne vulldiag could Inaicate the limit of the cost of consiruction, so that Congress could decide in a spirit of nberality towards: the city of New York, Dut still in the spirit of econo- my in regard tothe ‘Treasury, whac that amount should be, they would have to obtain future appro- priations witaout the aid of the present Committee of Appropriauons, Mr. FakNSWORTH, (rep,) of Ill, referred to the fact that two of the granite contractors tor te Charies- tou Custom House ana the Treasury extension were two men who now had coutracts in QonuccuoR with the New York Post Omice. ‘The name of Mr. Muilett, the Treasury arcblitect, having been frequentiy referred vo tu the discussion, @sit aisO Was yesterday, Mr. Scheuck denouuced ail indirect, insidious attacks made on Mr, Mullett, who invited @ p.aip, straightforward inquiry into the whole oficial conduct aud the coutracts made by him, or with which he was connecied, and sald that he would offer a resolution instructing the Comumit- tee on Expenditures on the public building to make such an investigation. Without acting on the amendment the committee at hall-past tour o'clock Wook @ recess unui hait-past seven o'clock this eveaing. Evening Session. The Committee of the Whole resumed its session at ball-past rn o’clock—Mr. ELD in tne air—on Lhe Deficiency bil!, when tue discussion on e New York Post Vince building, In connecuon with the architect of tae Treasury Vepartinent, was taken up and coniinued by Messrs, Farnswortu, Dawes, Butier, Steyenson id other members, Finally Mr, Coourn’s amendment was rejected. Ma. LOUGHRIDGs, (rey.) of Lowa, Muved as a pro- viso that the work shall not be rried ON, #0 as to prevent the pian being remodeiled and changed Without additional expense, Which was rejected, On motion of Mr. DAWES $20,000 was appropriated | for continuing the work on the Capitol grounds. Mr. Haiguy, (dem.) of N. J., inquired of the chatr- man of the Committee on Appropriauons how much reconstruction ad cost up Ww Wwe present une. Mr. Daw#s replied that, a8 near as he could ascer- tain, 1b was abou $2,250,000. Mr. HaiGur inquired waether that money had not been expeaded racher to make men loyal to @ party wuan to Lhe councry. Mr. Dawes denied thi a said that the only desire was to make men tage Soutn obey tae gov- ernment and tue laws. Mr. EL.pRipge, (dem.) of Wis., declatmed against the word loyal a8 @ word which he desp sed and hated. it always reminded him of the denuition of it given by @ contractor during the war. Wheu pressed to explain whut he meant by saying that he leit loyal, pe said he felt as if he wanted to steal sometniog Or kill Somebody. For himself be was Patriotic, not loyal. Tue word did not belong to Ws country, it only belonged to Massachusetts, Mr. Dawgs moved to insert au appropriation of 29,000 to enable the Sisternovd of the Ladies of ercy in Charleston, 8. C., to reould tueir Urphan Asylum, destroyed during ‘the war, 11 acknowledg- ment of their serviceg Lo the Union prisoucrs tn tue hospital at Charlesion.* <7 ¢. BENJAMIN, (rep.) of Mo. order 1uat Chere Was no law ¢ made tne point of whorizing the appro- HAIRMAN Sustained the point of order, | Mr. Dawss—is there any law against it? | (Laughter.) Loe CHALtMAN—There 18 no law for tt, Mr. Dawes appeaied from tae decision of the Chair, but the decision was sustained—du to 56. Mr. STILes, (dem.) Of Pa., Inoved Lo strike out the item of twenty-five thousand doliars for repairing aud refurnisning the President’s house, Ke, 5 Un motion of Mr. DAWES an item of $47,736 was Inserted for the expenses of tae tviluwing commit tees:—Klection, $26,416; Ways and Means, $5 7/2; Foreign Adaira, $6,870; Judiciary, $3,584; Decline of American Commerce, $2 000; Niuth Census, $3,144. Mr. LoUGHBRIDGE Moved as an Additional section jo money appropriated for public buildings in the bul shali be expended on buildings to cost mere than.two and @ half miilions, Kejected as no. in ° Tots ended the bill, and the committee rose and | reporced 1 vo the House. Without tinal action on the bill the House, at ten o'clock, adjourned, ANOTHER CHANGE IN THR UNITED SraTEs Svu- M& COURT.—The early resiguati vl, Of Lie United States st is predicted, aad William ML aud Mire Ward wunt, of UU neat candidaves lor the vacancy. | stare 1h med as promi Viica vvserver, 8 NEW YORK CITY. Minor Items of Metropoli- tan News. The following record will show tne changes in the temveratare of the weather for the past twenty-four hours to comparison with the corresponding day of Jast year, as indicatea by the thermometer at Hud- Dus pharmacy. LeKaLD Bulidiug, Broadway, Cor ner of Aun street:— 1 1869, 1870. wo 12 M. -% 43 1 ‘Average temperature yesterday. eaaae Average temperature for corresponding date last yeur..... . ce ‘The fags on the City Hat! aud the other city butld- ings were displaved yesterday in honor of the anal- versary of the birth of Audrew Jackson, A man who refused to give his name at the New street station bouse yesterday reported he nad an ailercation with one of the moneyed “pulls” corner ot South aud Broad streeis and was slightly wounded, His wound was dressed and he jeft. A pioneer committee of the North 0 rolina Hyde Park Settlement Association, consisting of one blacksmith, two carpentera and three l yesterday on tie schoouer Henry Lee to erect suitaoie oulldings for the accummodation of the setters when they arrive. In tue HeRaLp of yesterday the details of the stabbing of a conductor of the Third avenue line by James Bowen was inaccurate in one particular. dJusiice McQuade, aud not Justice Bixby, was the official who heid the would: ve jurderer in only $500 bau for awempting to Lake Pitcs! ite, ° Two men, namea Edward Moran and Frederick Ficke, were charged before Justice Scott, at Essex Market Police Court, wita burglary, by James Cros- in, of 712 Sixth street. Both men were caught om the premises by Crossin, and a uuuder of burglars? tous were found in tieir possession, Bow were held to answer, The funeral of the late Uenry H. Leeds took place yesterday afternoon, irom his res'dence, No, 7 East Forty-third street. The vouse was filled with the friends and acquaintan the deceased. ‘Tne juneral services were coutucted by the Kev. Dr. Adaius, ‘The remains were taken to Greenwood Cemetery. A good deal of anxlety is manifested for the safety of the missing Steamer Samaria, now six days over- due. She has a large number of passengers on board, the friends of whom visit the office of the agents pourly anxiously inquiring if any tidings have been learned of the vessel. ‘Ihe captatn of the U nard steainer satiing to-morrow has received tustruc- ons to keep @ sharp lookuut for tue Samaria, George Kearns, having been deserted by his wife, yesterday proceeded to her rovin, No. 102 West Twen- ty-fourth street, and intormed her he could no longer walk the earth without the possession of her love, swallowed a quantity of iauaanum in her presence aud stretched himself out ior @ Gnai kick, Police Surgeon Gibson was ca.led, administered an anti- dote and sent the maa to Bellevue Hospital in a critical condition. A communication has been received at the HERALD office from a@ responsible gentieman of Pixe county, Pa., in which, referring to the disaster to the Erie train at Basket station on the 11th inst, he states that Charles Mygatt, the engineer, did nos Jump from the trai, but stood maafuily at his post of duty and useaevery effort to avuld the cates tropne. Sheriff’ O'Brien has appointed Wiiam Hickey as Deputy Sheriff for conveying prisoners to Sing Sing, in place of Isaiah Rynders, woo was removed for permitting a prisoner to escape, Mr Hickey haa been a deputy ip the Suerif’s Omce some time, There is no salary for conveying prisovers to Sing Sing; but the service ts paid by the Btate in fees Axed by etatute. It 1 customary for the authorities, whose duty tt 1s to furnish our Police Courts with fuel, to negiect the requisitions for wood and coal of the Yorkville Police Court Magistrates until the matter is attended to i the press. Yesterday tue atmosphere of that court room, avove named, was simply unendurable, wate the condition of the prisgouers in the cells can be imagined. The funeral of the late Robert D. Holmes will take place to-day at two o'clock. AS @ distinguished Mason, a prominent lawyer and journalist, deceased was widely known and respected. The funeral services, therefore, will be very imposing. . W. Grand Lodge of F. aud A. M. aod most of the lodges of the craft tn the city wilt attend. The re- mains will be conveyed from the late residence of the deceased, No. 46 Barrow street, to Grace cburch, aud from tuence to Greenwood Cemetery for uter- ment, * The Legion of St. Patrick will parade for the first Ime in the streets of our city on March 17, with the procession of Irish organizations, to be reviewed by the Mayor of New York. The Legion will occupy the left of the procession, whten will thus nave @ mititary rear guard. Toe line will ve formed in 8». Mark's place. Colonel P. Leonard will command the First pattalion; Lieutenant colonel M. O'Rourke the Second, aud she waole will be under the com- mand of Geueral D. F. Burke, late commander of the Irish Krigade. The uncertainty of human life nad one more illus- tration last evening in the fear(ully sudden death of av cloerly gentleman—Mr. OC. Ballly, of New Beda- ford, Monmouth county, N. J. He came to tuls city with a friend, and about seven o'clock went into Mouquin’s saloon, on Nassau street, near Fulton, to take supper. Mouqutn, woo was an old friend of the deceased, sat down to the table with bis visitors, and when he supposed Mr. Bailly had leaned back on his chair wo laugh o @ joke that was made, he dis- covered that his friend had suddealy ceased to live. Deceased kept a hotel, was moderately well off, and leaves @ Wile aud two married children. Thomas Acasta, & Spanish negro residing at the corner of Bleecker and Crosby streets, who severely cut a fellow countryman, named Ttbericlo Aguilas residing in Howard avenue, Brookiyn, on the head with @ razor during an altercation at the corner of Canal and Laurens streets, on Mouday evening, was yesterday morning arraigned before Justice Cox, at Jederson Market, by Ollicer Hudson, of the Eighth precinct, and temporarily comuuited to await the arrival of the coimplatuant, woo was unable to appear In court on accuunt of bis wounds, OMcer Beam, of the Twenty-eighth precinct, yes. terday morning complained, before Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market, that, walle conveying Matthew McDonald to the station house, he planted his Ost plump tn 013 mouth, loosening several of his teeth, so that he suffered from tootvacue ali might, and 19 under tue Impression that le will ve compelled to go to the inconvenience aud expense of procuring & new set. Matihew for suis ungeatiewanly and iuhuman act was committe, in default of $400 batl, ana wiii be more carefui in the future what kind of beams be selects W praciise (ue Wauny art upon, John Fountain, a negro residing at No. 43 Laurens street, whose record a8 an honest man 1s none of the best, was yesterday morning arraignea before Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market, by detectives Dunn and Giyna, of the kigath precinct, charged with burgiariously effecting ao eutrauce into the dwelling house of Veigerick Diedenoury, at No. 37 Thompson street, on the night of toe by means of forcing open & rear window, and sealing household aruicles and money valued al $90 50, @ wuich was foand in a pawnvroker’s shop, the latter Individual testuying tuat tue prisoner had deposited tue articies With him. Fountain denied the charge, but was committed in default of $1,000 pail to answer Bl tue General Sessions, ~ A number of owners of real estate on Fitth street, about thirty in all, assembled last night at No. 117 avenue A. There was no organized mecting, but & conversational interchange of opiaions wok place, during which it was ascertai ied tuat they were all opposed to @ Wooden pave neat of any Kind on that sireet, but desired that kuowa as tue Belgian, = The objections to Wood Were staied to be toat it was twice as expensive as stone, not hail as durable, and When repairs to gas or wau:r pipes Were necessary tae company Loidiog the pateut inust be applied to for taxing up aud re avinog (ue pavewent, and they may charge what they line. A cull was prepared for &® mass meetin, of the property Owners id Fifth Btrect, to take place suurtly. ‘The Ladies’ Centeaary Fair of the Third Univer- Salist church was held last evening in the basement of the building, on the corner of Bleecker and Down- ing streets, The object 18 to pay off $10,000 debt on the church, and it 18 expected the proceeds of the fair and contributions will meet the amount. ‘There was a very large attendance, and the pretty, jnsinuauug, persuasive young ladies vebind we stalis cajoied reaecant mascunnity to make mang porchases, ‘The inanagers were everywhere, chat- ting, wughing, fliruny, examiming (he fancy work and exclaiming, “Heriecty exquisite)? or, “Ob, | how 3 o Among these “vewlching brokers” of lancy goods were nove Yaylor, Mra, | Corey. “Mira. Stratton, Miss Waitney, Mra. Hyatt, Miss Vao Buren, Miss Weoo, Miss McVey, Migs Crow: | el, Mos. Hewlett, Mrs, Harden, Mrs, Lorton, Migs | Drummond Rise King wos Mowe Lawrence