The New York Herald Newspaper, April 19, 1870, Page 3

WASHINGTO The Congressional Apportionment Bill Passed in the House. Representative Gains for the West- ern and Southern States. ANOTHER CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Senator Drake Frightened by American Thugs, New Phase of the Geor- gia Bill. ATTEMPT TO CORRUPT SENATORS. Rich Developments of Radical Tactics in Prospect. WASHINGTON, April 18, 1870, ‘The Congressional Apportionment Bill—The Eastern States Oversiaughed by the West and South. ‘The Congressional Apportionment bill, wntch was engineered through the House to-day by Norman B, Juda, of Iilinols, is a shrewd dodge upon the part of the West and the South to gain adaitional power in the House, and, in fact, to conirol its action in making the permanent apportionment upon the basis of the census 1870, ‘his will be the work of the Forty-secona Congress, and it will be observed that the bill which passed to-day relates wholly to that Congress. It is estimated that the bill will give the South and West about twenty-eight additional members, apportioned somewhat as follows:— Ohio, Minots, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, North Carolia and Virginia two each, and Wiscon- sin, Minnesota, Kansas, California, Michigan, ‘Texas, Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee one each. New York will have two and Pennsylvania one additional member. This, how- ever, Is all that the Eastern and Middle States will gain by the bill, The proviso which allows the Eastern and Middle States to retain their present representation through the Forty second Congress is @ generous sop to that section, and was intended asa blind to keep the members from those States from suspecting the real object of the measure, watch 1s to get such a preponderance of Western and Southern men in the Forty-second Congress in order that they can apportion the members of the House of Representatives among the several States to suit themselves. Tne members from the New England and Middle States fought the bill to-day at every step, and exhausted parliamentary tactics to defeat it; but the combined strength of the South and West was so great that it was carriea by a re- spectable majority. A Dangerous Gamo—Attcmpt to Corrupt the Senate—A New Feature in the Georgia Question. The latest Congressional investigation 18 that or- dered to-day by the resoiution offered by Senator Edmunds and adopted by the Senate, directing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into and report ‘whether any corrupt orjaproper means have been ployed to induence Séuators to vote on the Geor- gia bill, There have been rumors around the capitol for some time past that a powerful lobby was at work to defeat the Bingham amendment in the Sen- ate. At, the head of this lobby, it is alleged, 1s the somewhat notorious Governor Bullock, of Georgia, and in itare some well known old stagers of the Washington lobby. There is one man here who has a@large claim upon the State of Georgia for guns Turmshed just before the rebellion. It ia said that this man has an interest in keep- ‘ng the Bullock party in power in Georgia, and has been very laborious with Senators, especially one from New England, who is supposed to be weak in the faith, to get them to vote against the Bingham amendment. It 18 also said that Senators and senators’ sons and relatives have been directly offered railroad bouds endorsed by the State of Georgia, with the understanding that they would sustam Bullock. Judge Bingham, in his speech on the Georgia bill in the House on the 7th of March last spoke as follows of Bullock's attempt vo perpetuate his power and control the State raul- road:— Why, sir, by a law of the State Legislature the Governor of the State has the control of the State railroad, the annual in- come of which, lam informed, averages about two million dollars. He appoints ail the agents, Not content with ap- pointing his agents for the management of the State railroad, to take care of the receipts and return them to bim (0 be put into the treasury of the State, ne put bis railroad agent into the Chamber of the House of Representatives last January, and through him and by him adjourned that Honse from day to day, in direct violation of your !aw of the 23d of last December.’ Instead of being protected by any legislation of this sort let him answer wien the day comes, before the tribunals of the United States, for this violation of the law of the United States touching “the reorganization” of the Legislature of the State of Georgia, but, Mr. Speaker, I yo further. I have intimated to the House already that, according tomy advice, the annual income of the Stave ratiroad 1s, by the laws of the State, under the coutrol of the Governor. I do not say he is usurping any authority by exercising such con- trol, “for I understand tuat by express legal pro- vision he bas entire control over that matter, with no power to check him, unless it be the tribunals of justice in the State, or the Treasurer offtue State, or the Legiiature, by a proceeding of impeachment, Now, sir, this Mouse {# asked to pass m bil, with the construction put upon it in advance by its mover-—-who reports it—that the present Lexis- lature of Georgia may continue for two years hereafter to shelter and protect this Governor Bullock; that upon his nomination to the Senate the present Treasurer of the St ate, who alone can check his mismanagement of the funds of the State railroad, may be turned out. Thus, sir, the people of Georgia would be bound hand and foot by an act of Congress, and would be deprived of the protection intended to be secured to them by their own constitution, thelr own laws and their own tribunals of justice trom traud, from plunder to the amount of two millions of dollars a year, The story is that the bonds alleged to have been offered Senators and their relatives were State rall- road bonds, to which Bingham referred in nis speech. Senator Edmunds 1s not the man to offer a resolu- ton of this grave character without having some grounds for it, and the result of the investigation 13 looked for with great interest. One thing 1s certain: the Judiciary Committee, which nas been roundiy abused of late by the radicals who are bolstering up Bullock, will sift this whole matter to tne bot tom. Resignation of United States Court Judges. The House Judiciary Committee has instructed General Butler to report a bill authorizing and em- powering the Presiaent to accept the resignation of any Judge of any court of the United States who shall have held bis commission for ten years, where itis shown that such Judge °s unable to perform the duties of bis office. This isto apply only to Judges who are appointed for life or during good behavior. It 18 understood that an amendment will be offerea similar to the provisions of the bill which allows the Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States to retire and their salaries to be continued after @ certain length of service upon the bench. Decline of American Commerce. ‘The select committee on the decline ot American tonnage bad a meeting to-day, at which the general sudjecis embraced in their bill, which has been re- ported to the House, were discussed witu a view to perfecting the bill by amendments. It appears that the committee 13 not entirely united upon the vari- ous conclusions stated in their report and embodied in the bul. The minority, however, is so small as to be undeserving of notice. While the subject of emigration was under consideration Giles Over- reach Hotehkiss, of New York, made a rald upon foreigners in general, and upon that class known as Irishmen in particular. Giles Overreach 18 of opinion that to encourage emigration, especially from the Emeraid Isle, is to build up the democratic partyin the United States, to say nothing of the certaim ruin to Tammany Hall, For one, he docs not propose to have a hand in any such business, If tt could be demonstrated to the satisfacuon of Giles that every emigrant who reaches our shores ‘would vote the republican ticket he would favor every schome to encourage emigration. Sir Giles ‘was replied to in a spirited manner by other mem. Ders of the committee, who think that em/gration to the United States is a good thing, even if it does help the democracy. Stil Another Amendment Proposed. Drake, of Missouri, let off a little of his trrespon- sible ire to-day in @ proposition to ada # sixteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States, empowering the President of the United States to Invade any State to suppress violence and domestic turbulence; aiso authorizing Congress to legislate on the subject so as to enforce the provisions of the amendment. To cap the climax Drake proposed to refer the matter to the Committee on Military Af- faira, The Senate, after volerating this revolution- @ry proposition, snubbed the vallant Missourian by referring his amendment to the Judiciary Com- mittee, Coming from any other source this proposi- tion would have been huranly rebuked. Pacific Railroad Land Patents. The Commissioner of the General Land Ofice has nad completed two land patents—one, No, 4, for the Western Pacific Railroad Company, of Cailfornia, embracing 93,322 acres, and the other, No, 5, for the Central Pactfic Raflroad Company, for 117,138 acres of land, ited. to these companies. The land em- braced Im the patents 1s all in California. It 1s ofi- cially reported that 38,638 acres of public lands were disposed of in March at the following :ocal offices: — Boonville, Mo., 24,785 acres; Stockton, Cal., 8,008 acres, and Marysville, Cal., 6,140 acres. Internal Taxation—Proposed New Assessment of the Income and License Taxes. General Butler proposes to offer in the House at the first opportunity the following resolution re- Jating to internal taxation:— Resolved, &c., That the Committee on prepare Ways and be directed to ‘and bring in a bill abolishing the in. provided by law, and instead thereof assess cent of the interest upon all invested in bonds of railroad, insurance or other in- or; of towns, counties, clties, nation, providing’ for its — pay: Btates bar gd a the Uriet Tegulations as ma; whoever shall pay such interest to the holder thereof fad d be deducted therefrom ; also, upon all loans, however cured, having a longer time to run than one year, or whic are renewed for a longer time than that period, dedue- Hon of five per cent of the interest thereon, to be. paid into the Treasury by the payer thereof ; aiso, five per cent upon all dividends.of ail incorporated or joint stock companies, ks, insurance companies ‘and railways and oth: era, by causing to be retained by the company and paid into the Treasury five per cent thereof; also, upon all morigages ‘und leases of lands and tenements, five percent, to be de- ducted by the payer of the intercet upon such mortgages aid the rent under such leases; also, a tax of one per cent on all Property, oreatates in succession, legacies, or deeds. o' gift | for | ctuer than charitable purposes, 0} the inventoried or appraised value thereof in the settlement of such estates, if the property descends, ts brauch ; three per cent in case aby. property ie heceateral ; case aby property ts bequ descends or ia given to one of a collateral ranch een five tc lo in a “es property or a is devised or ied to ‘anger, oF to a corporation not eleemosynary in lis char- cter and free to all without price, which tax is to be col. lected by the judge, surrogate or other otlicer settling the es- tate when the accounts are passed or settied, aud pald by him into the Treasury of the United States; ‘also providi in addition to the stamps now required by law a stamp. to one percent of the interest upon all loans not before mentioned, however the same may be secured, the amount thereof to be deducted from the interest thereof made by any individual oF corporation; also that every railroad ticket, le graph message and express pa ‘shall have a stam} of five cent ench; also to establlah such taxes upon the mu ax ufacture, keeping and sale of spirituous aud fermented liquors aa they may deem Just, and proper, and also upon the manufacture and sale of iobacco in all its forms; also to aboush the offices of assessor and at a nal revenue, establishh ‘ of the tax On whiskey iso repeaiing all other internal taxation whatever, The Legal Tender Cases Deferred. In the Supreme Court to-day argument was re- sumed from Thursday in the case of the Merchants? National Bank of Boston, plaintiff in error, vs. The State National Bank, which will probably consume allof to-day and to-morrow. ‘The legal tender ques- tion is therelore deferred untii that case shail be finished, Nominations by the President. ‘The following nominauons,were sent to the Senate to-day ny President Grant:—J. Guest King, Collector of Customs at Annapolis, Md.; W. F. Slater, Post- master at Wytheville, Va.; First Lieutenant P. C. Pope to be captain in the Marine Corps; Second Lieutenant M. oodrell to be First Lieutenant in the Marine Corps; John T. Neilson, Assistant Sur- geon in the Navy; Charles F. Eastman, Assistant Paymaster in the Navy. Nominations Confirmed. The Senate, in executive session, 10-day{confirmed the nomination of John Titus to be Chief Justice and Charles A. Tweed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona, and William Miller, Jr., to be Post- master at Greenville, Ala, Personal. Major J. W. Long, United States Indian Agent for the Chippewa and Ottawa wibes in Michigan, is in Washington on business relating to that agency. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Second Session, “lENATE WASHINGTON, April 18, 1570, MEMORIALS PRESENTED, Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) Of Mass., presented @ memorial of a large number of colored persons now occupying Arlington farm, asking Congress to take their case into consideration, and Jeave to them all the por- tions of said estate not ineluded in the national ceme- tery. Referred to the Committee on Military Afuirs, Mr. CAMERON, (rep.) Of Pa., presented the memo- rial of the Philadelphia Board of '‘lrade remonstra- ting against the incorporation of a company to ab- sorb the present telegraph companies, and against the purchasing by the government of the numerous telegraph lines of the country. BILLS REPORTED. Mr. REVELS, (rep.) of Miss., from the Committee on Education and Labor, reported, without amend- ment, the House bill donating the marine hospital building at Natchez to the Svate of Mississippi for educational purposes, Mr. POMEROY, (rep.) of Kansas, from the Committce on Pablic Lands, reported. with amendment, the bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interlur to ehenge the boundaries of land districts. Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Nev., from the Committee on Public Lands, reported, with amendments, a bili vo ala In the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from te Columbia river to Great Sait Lake. BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. RAMSEY, (rep.) of Minn., introduced a bill ap- propriating land for the navigation and improve. ment ot the Upper Mississippi river. Referred to the Committee en Public Lanas. Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich., introduced a Dill to prohibit all persons, except pilots, port wardens or health oiiicers, boarding or leaving vessels before eutry at the Custom House. Referred to the Com- mitiee on Commerc 8 ERS ON PUBLIC LANDS. On motion of Nynthe bill amendatory of the act of July 27, 1 to protect the rights of actual settlers upon public lands, was taken up and passed. it provides that Agricultural Coilege scrip shail be received from actual settlers in payment of pre- emption claims, and that all lecations of such scrip made within thirty days alter approval of said act, if otherwise in conformity to the law, shall be legalized. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION, Mr. DRAKE, (rep.) Of Mo., introduced a joint reso- lution proposing the followiug amenduient to the constitution:— ARTIOLE 16. The United States against domeatic violence whene capital, w! corporated Stalea, or meat all protect exch State shail be shown to the resident, in such manner as the Congress may by law pre- scribe, that auch violence exists In such State. ‘SEOTION % The Congress shail have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Mr. DRAKE said the events of the last five years were suMcient to convince every one of the neces- sity of giving the power to the President to suppress insurrection and Violence in any State without veing compelled to wait for tne call of the Governor or the Legisiature. Heasked that the resolutions be re- ferred to the Committee on Military Aitairs: Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt., suggested that this proposed amendment suggested grave doubts as to the propriety of investing the Executive with such power. The constitution now gave the power to the United States to suppress domestic violences, Mr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis, thought the resolution had best be referred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. DRAKE said he had no objection to their going |, to the Judiciary Committee after tie Military Com- mittee had considered them. Finally, on motion of Mr. MoRRILt, (rep.) of Vt., the resolutions were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, RELIEF FOR THE CREW OF THE ONEIDA, Mr. CRAGIN, (rep.) of N. H., from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported favorably the bitl for the relief of officers, sailors and marines of the United Staves war sip Oneida, EQUAL RIGHTS ON RAILROADS. Mr. SUMNER offered a@ resolution instracting the Committee on the District of Columbia to report what legislation 18 necessary to secure equal rights, without regard to color or race, on the Urange and Alexandria Railroad. Mr. Sumner read @ letter from @ colored member of the Georgia Legislature, to the effect that, having a frst class ticket for At- Janta, which he purchased at the regular office in New York, he had been denied admission to the gentiemen’s car of the Orange and Alexanria Rail- road and been compelled to ride on the piatform. Mr. Summer said this was @ clear case of outrage and should be investigated, rhe resolution was then adopvea. AYTEMPBING TO CORRUPT SENATORS. Mr. EDMUNDs then rose and stated tuat charges had been brought to his attention in which the names of partics who Were sald to be ready to sus- tain the same were given to the effect that attempts had been corruptly made to intiuence the votes of Senators on the Georgia bill. He did not say upon which side, but these charges were made in such a manne that he would be recreant to his duty as Senator if ne did not notice the He therefore of- fered a resolution instructing the Committee on the Judiciary 40 inguire wheter apy attempts haye NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. been made to corruptly influence the votes of Sena- | seat, He gave notice that he would call it up for wore on the bill pow pending in the Senate for the admission to representation of the State of Georgia, and with authority to the committee to send for per- sons and papers. The resolution was adopted. THE GEORGIA BILL Was then taken up. Mr. DRake called for the read- ing Of nis amendment, heretoiore offered, providing for the employment of troops by the President for the suppression of acts of violence and the subjuga- Hon abd disposition of tlegal organizations and combinations; and while he admicted that the pro- Position Was extraordinary, ne claimed that the cir- cumstances to which it was to apply were extraor- dinary. He had sougnt in the history of organized atrocity, outrage aud murder, for a parallel to the events in the Southern States; and this could be Jound im the history of the Thugs, of India, of whom he read a bri descripuion, They were @& sect of assassins, their atrocious practices being followed, not so much for the sake of plunder as from their ideas of religious Worship. A handkerctief 1s the means by which they strike their victims, ‘The Ku Kiux of the rebel States employ the dagger and the pistol, and should be calied the American Thugs. In ane © the outrages continually committed in the Sout he caused to be read @ letter from North Carolina, addressed to Senator abbott. He dared not give the name of the author, for such @ promuigation Would cost him his lie, The gentleman occupied an oficial position, and whatever he said was entitled to full credence. ‘The writer says the loyal men are satisfed that their mempers of Congress are doing all they can to give them protection. Mr. Drake proceeded at great length to show Ku Klux outrages, and contended that there must be milt- tary protection, finishing his speech at three o'clock. . SUMNER said he should nut have spoken again but for the remarks which fell from the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Carpenter). He had satin his seat from day to day, noping that that Senator ;would retract the remarks personal to himself, He sent to the Clerk’s desk to be read the objectionable utter- ances of Mr. Carpenter, and asked whether he had done anything to call forth such remarks from his associate here? He made no allusion to that Sena- tor. His speech would be found 1n the Glove as he made A ane would set nis Ce Tace 5o w @ Senator's 1} e Sena- tor, as saben om. Me Ebtncts toot sath among other things, that “the inflammatory harangues in newspapers and on the stump nad found utter- guse in the Senate; that all this wildness ont Wagance was endorsed and sanc- tioned jhe Senator from Massachusetts,’” and further, among other things, that ‘Mr. Sumner seemed to seek authority for legisiationin the worn- out and discarded constitution.’ So far from this, he accepted the consiltution from ‘beginning to end,” insisting that it should be rescued from per- Verse interpretation. He replied at some length to the remarks of Mr. Ci inter, asking where the proof in his speech could be found that ne had said “the constitution is henceforta of interest only to polsions antiquarians.”’ Such @ construction could @ found aione in the disturbed imagination of the Senator from Wisconsin. In further reply to Mr. Carpenter he said they had been told by him that Congress hi no power to im- pose conditions and limitations on States. But be (Mr. Sumner) argued by reference to the arguments of the framers of the constitution, that, first, we are a nation; and, secondiy, that we are dedicated to human rights. in the course of his remarks Mr. Sumner quoted the remarks of Alexun- der Hamilton, that “the Union has complete sove- reignty,”’ and that the Declaration of Indepeudence was the fundamental constitution of every State. ‘This was trne. The Deciaration was a title deed, and no assauit could weaken its great and enduring authority, The constitution may be amended bat the Declaration never can be altered, ‘the Senator from Wisconsin, assuming the antiquated, welt worn and now blood-bespatteled garments of Jobn C. Calhoun, rose constantly in this chamber to deciaim. against conditions and limitations on the States, aud then, at last, in his madness he assailed we Declaration of Independence lisell. The Senator arrayed State rights even against human rights, and once-——— Applause Raving. been made In the galleries, Mr. Davis, (dem.) of Ky, said that persons coming here and behaving in this manner ought to be expeiled trom them. Mr. CARPENTER, (rep.) Of Wis., trusved that the galleries be not cleared, The CHatk—Mr. THAYER temporarily presiding— said such manifestations were violations of order, and that If they should be repeated the rule would be enforced. Mr. Davis said he would withdraw his motion. with the remark that such persons who disturbed the deliberations of the Senate were blackguards. Mr. CARPENTER replied to Mr. Sumner. He said his remarks, to which the Senator had adverted, were based solely on the provision of the constitu- tion with respect to the admitasion of States, The Senator trom Massachusetts, with an ostentation of learning which he could not conceal, sent to the library for a copy of the Declaration of Indepen- dence, and read therefrom trite and familiar expres- sions asa rely to his argument, which was to show there was no power in the constitution to impose conditions on the States. The Senator trom Massachusetts, after siceping on that speech for a week, inflicted upon him a diatribe because he had alluded to him (Mr. Sumner) as bei | his power to impose conditions on the States outside of the constitution ; and he had said if the Senator from Massachusetts could not Gnd the power there, he could find it in the Declaration of Independence, and in E. Pluribus Unum. These were mere humor- ous utterances. The Senator’s remark, that he haa assumed the worn-out and blood bespotted garments of John C, Calhoun, reminded him of the doctor who threw bts patients into convulsions in order thus to bring their eases within his healing art. (Laughter.) The Senator, instead of meeung his argument with argument, alluded to him as a secessionist aad nulil- er. Mr. SUMNER disclaimed using any such words. Mr. CARPENTER asked, was not the Declaration of Independence a revolutionary document ? The Sena- tor from Massachusetts, said its truths are univer. sal, and yet he criticised bim (Mr. Carpenter) be- cause he called them general truths. When he spoke of the Declaration of Independence as a re volutionary document, did he state a fact? fle had simply afirmed what he chaliepged the Sen- ator from Massachusetts to deny—namely, that the Declaration of Independence was no graat of power to Congress. The Sermon on the Mount granted as much power on Congress as that declaration. Rutus Choate, to whom the Senator had alluded, was a sound lawyer, Which the Senator from Massachusetts was not. Mr. THURMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, rising, said he Wanted to show that the Senator irom Massachusetts was asound Jawyer, and with this view read ex- tracts from a speech delivered by Mr. Sumner on tae 25th of August, 1852, to show that the Senator in effect advocated the doctrine of State rights, Mr. Thurman concluded the reading of the extract, say- ing that Mr. Sumner did not oa that occasion find his autnorily in the Declaration of Independence or E Pluribus Unwin. Mr. CARPENTER, resuming, said the question re- lated solely to the power of Congress to impose fun- damental condittons on tne States, and he had reached the conclusion that no such power existed, ' ‘The debate was further continued by Messrs. Sum- ner and Carpenter in relation to constitutional power, when at five o’clock, after a short executive session, the Senate took @ recess Ull Nall-past seven o’ciock this evening. Evening Session. The Senate reassemled at ha'f-past seven P. M., five Senators beimg present, including the President pro tem., Mt. ANTHONY. Mr. Davis, who was entitled to the floor, made a motion to adjourn, bui at the suggestion of Mr. ‘TRUMBULL, Who thought that Senators would soon come in, withdrew it, and @ recess was taken tor fifteen minutes. At the end of this time, only six more Senators having made their appearance, the Senate, at ten minutes to eigut o'clock, adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, April 18, 1870, BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. By Mr. STRONG, (rep.) of Conn.—tIn relation to the examination and appointment of naval and military cadets. By Mr. BENNETT, (rep.) of N. Y.—To provide a speedy remedy for the collection of debts against vessels. By Mr. REBVES, (dem.) of N. Y.—Authorizing tele- graphic communication between the United States and Central and South America. By Mr. PLatr, (rep.) of Va.—To define the juris- diction of the United States Conrts, By Mr. BINGHAM, (rep.) of Ohio—To provide for observations in Asia aud Europe of the next total eclipse of the sun, By Mr. INGERSOLL, (rep.) of I1l.—To authorize an Ocean mail steamsuip service between the United ‘States and Mexico. By Mr. BuRpeErr, (rep.) of Mo,—Proposing #n amendment to the constitution of the United States preventing donations to sectional schools, By Mr. Par (rep.) of Wis.—To reduce the taxes. By Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal.—To enforce the fifteenth amendinent. Also, to expedite the survey Of private land claims. CONGRESSIONAL APPORTIONMENT, By Mr. Jones, (rep.) ot N. C.—For the apportion- ment of members of Congress, fixing the number at 275, exclusive of Representatives of States to ve hereafter aamitted, no State to suffer a reduction ull aiter the Forty-first Cougress. He asked imme- diate action on the pill and moved the previous qustion, which was seconded by 80 to 67. Mr. KELsey, (rep.) of N. Y., moved to lay the bill on the tabie. ‘The House refused to Jay the bill on the table— yeas Li nays 96. The bill was then passed—yeas 86, nays he bill, which is the one prepared by Mr. Paine, provides that from and after the 3d of March, 1871, the House of Representatives shali be composed of 275 members, to be apportion among the several States; provided that if aiter such apportionment any new States shall be admitted, the Kepresentatives from such States shall be additional to the number of 276; and that if the number of Representatives of any State shall be reduced by such apportionment, such reduction shall not take effect tm the Forty-sec- ond Congress, but such State spall have the same number of Representatives in the FUrty-second Con- gress to which it is entitied in the Forty-first, and that if the representation of any State shall be increasea by such apportionment the additional representation for the Forty-first Congress shail be chosen by the State at large. The Secretary of the Interior 1s to ascertain the basis of representation from the pre- luminary census report. THE LOUISIANA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE. Mr. STRVENSON, (rep.) 01 Ohio, from the Commit- tee on Elections, made # report in the contested election case from the Firat Congressional district of Louisiana, declaring J. H. Sypaer entitled to the acuon to-morrow, o1 m thereafter, INDIAN OUTRAGES IN TEXAS, Mr. Connox, (dem.) of Texas, offered a resolution the Secret of War to ascertain and report the number of American citizens murdered by the Indians on the frontiers of Texas since Janu- ary, 1809, Adopted, THB TARIFF BILL, The House then, at two o'clock, went into Com- mittee of the Whole on tne Tariff bili, Mr. Wheeler in the chair, resuming it at the paragraph taxing at forty per ceut ad valorem yar single, of max or hemp, or the tow of flax or hemp, or oi jute grass bre, and all manufactures of fax, jute, hemp or like table material not otherwise provided for in the bill. Mr. TWICHELL, (rep.) of Mass., moved to amend the paeerepn by striking out the word ‘“‘jute,’? ect ext three paragraphs, referring to buttons and ornaments for dresses, articles of gutta percha or India rubber, &c., were passed without amend- ment. » The ht the committee down to the paragraphs relating to ron, the first of them bemg on iron in pigs seven dollars per ton. GRISWOLD, (dem.) of N. Y., moved to reduce it to three dollars, and advocated nis amendment, ‘stating, in the course of his remarks, that for every dollar which the duties on iron brought into the ‘Treasury the people nad to pay fifteen dollars, the difference going into the pockets of the domestic iron manulacturers, Mr. Boy D (rep) of Mo., sustained the amdnement and declar 18 Opinion that it was wrong to un- pogaany tax whatever on iron and other necessar' Mr. Hay, ( meni, as bet! rep.) of Ill, algo sustained the amend- im accordance with the recommen- 1a1 Commissioner of the Revenue. of Representatives to break up that iniquitous system of unjust legislation which was taxing the many for the benefit of the few, The people were Pay! forty millions & year on iron im the shape of enhanced priced, Mr. KELLEY, (rep.) of Peun., deciared that in pom Was the utter want of veracity of Mr. Weils, @ Special Commissioner of the Revenue, the utter want of faiht 10 nis country, the entire willingness to betray the interests of shat country! and tw build up those Of Magiand 80 fully disclosed as in the matter of pig ir le went on to argue that the adoption of vhe amendment would resuit in closing up all the iron furnaces in this country; and he again spoke of Mr. Wells as a British’ agent in the American service. Mr. ALLISON, (rep.) of Iowa, moved to amend by providing that on pig iren, scrap iron and all manufactured iron there shall be @ reduction of twenty per cent on the present duty, provided that in no case shall the duty op manufactured tron be reduced to less than thirty-five per cent ad valorem. +Mr. Bur er, (rep.) of Mass., moved to reduce the duty on pig iron 1rom seven to five dollars, He wasin lavor of giving @ fair meusure of protection to all manufactures; but he thought thava duty of five dollars per ton on pig iron would be @ fair compro- rie between the manulacturers and the consumers of iron. After further discussion and without disposing of the paragraph on pig iron vhe committee, at halt- past four o'clock, took @ recess tilt hali-past seven o'clock this evening. Evening Session. The Committee of the Whole reassembled at half- past seven and proceeded with tke consiucrauon of the Tariff bul, the paragraph under discussion veing Uhat taxing pig tron at seven dollars per ton. After a lengthened discussion the committee was brought to yore on the paragraph and the amend- ments, The first vote was on Mr. ’samendment to make the duty on pig iron three dollars. 1t was re- jected, The next vote was on the amendment offered by Mr. Butier, of Massachusetts, to make tue duty five dollars, and i was adopted, 66 to 64, aud muca exeltement in the hall. ‘The committee then rose, Mr. ‘CH, (rep.) Of Ney., moved to suspend the Tules $0 a3 to have it ordered that on ‘Tharsday, April 28, the House shall proceed wo the cousiaura: ton Of reports froim the Committee on Public Lauds. Without votlug on te mouon the House, at ten o'clock, adjourned, THE NEW EDEN. How the City of Breslau was Laid Out, Bought, Inspected and Anathematized by Two Thou- sand Dutchmen—'Jolly Under Distress- ing Circumstances’—Interesting In- terview with Breslau Citizens—A Wet Day and a Fierce Fight. Actuated by the purest motives of philanthropy, Mr, Thomas Wellwood, of Brooklyn, purchased some time since a tract of land about tive miles square on Long Island, for the. purpose of tounding a new city and providing cheap homes for indigent Dutchmen. Elaborate and beautifully executed maps of his ter- ritory adorned the wails of Mr. We!lwood’s office, and the Teutonic visitors—squatters in prospective— were delighted therepy. The verbal descriptions of the new Eden were even more elaborate and fuatter- ing than the highly colored maps. There were 6,400 acres, More or less, of Magnificent land, vo be sold in lots for fifteen dollars and upwards, Silver soars in which jel. GHPED TROUT OF WHALE-LIKE PROPORTIONS d:sported fearlessly, meandered through the smuling meadows, jwhile tie softly breathing and contiguous vucean, on the shores of which huge clams yawned in mulions, made we presence of the dreaded “shakes” an utter impossibility. The pivot point, as It were, of the enchanted ground was Wellwood, the city in embryo, on the Southside Railroad, three mules west of Babylon. Netther on the banks of the far winding Rhine, in the valley of Bohemia, nor on the plains of Hesse Darmstadt was there, thought the eothusiastie Teuton, so charming @ place as Wellwood. Lots went up, GERMANIA WAS EXCITED. Mr. Wellwood’s busy clerks very soon disposed of 14,000 lotw at satisfactory prices, and still the Ger- man Olivers asked for more. For the purpose of aftording the proprietors of the Wellwood lots an opportunity of rejoicing over their good fortuue under tier own apocryphal vines and fig trees, and creating fresh enthusiasm in the enterprise, Mr. Wellwood made arrangemenis with the Southside Railroad to trausport a multitude of 2,000 persons, Dutchmen, frows and little ones to the sceue of their future greatness, and yesterday was selected for the trip. Hams, sausages, bretzels, sour bread and sour krout were provided by tne ex- cursionists in large quantities, while car loads of lager were dumped down at Wellwood days in ad- vance. Tue greatest enthusiasm prevailed awong the fortunate proprietors of luts, and that the great evenc might propery end in a flourisu, a brass baud, witit THE BIGGEST, NOISIEST DRUM IN BROOKLYN, was engaged to accompany tie train. Early yesver- day morning upsophisuicated citizens of Wiiliaws- burg, awakening from their beds, saw a strange siguc Two thousand natives of the Vateriand, of both sexes, and from the age ef six weeky to turee score and ten years, poured into the dilapidated depot of the Southside roaa, and made the morning vocal with their persistent ciatier. Ominously dark clouds over liead and native American mud under foot rendered the prospect cheerless; but the excursionists had made ap their minds to enjoy themselves at “the lows’? which they had already taken the liberty, with the full permission of the philanthrophist to change to the name or Breslau. When, therefore, the tratn drew up at the stalion @ rush Was made, and every seat in the fave covered and thirteen uncovered cars was speedily occupied. Huddied together on Geal seats, gener- ously provided by the railroad company, men, women and children trembled and shivered under the now pattering rain, and the train starved siowly for Breslau. ‘Thirty-three miles of railway crawling brought the party, in about two hours, to their desu- nation, The sun was out for a few minutes before the train drew up at the wooden box labelled Weli- Wood, but as soon as the rain got the peuple out on the streets it went at them like mad, SURPRISE, DISG’ST AND INDIGNATION filled the minds and looked out of the blue eyes of the bewildered Teutons. Umbreiias blew out of the eager nands of the holders; !at Dutchmen fell and impaied themselves on ambushed tree siumps; bonnets wok to themselves the wings of the morning; children cried; men swore deeply; women roared in chorus, and @ loud, unived wail of anguish swept tne heathery streets of Bresiau. Never did there ap- pear to mortal vision @ prospect more utterly dreagy. It is true that on either side of the railroad were a couple of newly erected wooden shanties, over which the fag of the free was suspended, and that there was a piatform shaded by gieen boughs, erected for the accommodation of those of the multitude who might desire to express their enthusiastic deright in danc- ing to the inspiring music of the brass band and the vig drum. but the starry banner slasned about mournfully, dripping in the wet, and the bushes boarded the falling rain and distributed tt in lots on the heads of the frantic fraulems. he lager beer poured from the spigots the moment the crowd touched the ground, A MIGHTY NOISE OF CRACKLING BRETZELS rose above the angry criesof the famisned proprie- tors of the soil. Very soon one-fourth of the people were filled to overtiowing, ana the remainder stalked empty away. There was no way of getting back to town before four o'clock $0 all hands went looking for their ‘‘lots” and fell to speculating in “real estate.’ Following in the footsteps of these moist enthusiasts the IIERALD reporter sought an opportu- nity of ‘interviewing’ some of the inhavitants of the city Agr the purpose of ascertaining their views on the invasion of the Germans. He jookedin vain for the Volonel Scadder of this Eden, and, tike Mark Tapley, was felicitating himself on being JOLLY, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, when chance brought him into the presence of the oniy citizens of the place. They were a group of builfrogs, of aldermanic stomachs, with wondrous voices, They bad a chairinan—no doubt the presi- deat of their boara of aldermen—and, like our Utty Fathers, they seemed to be voting on “general orders.”” “Aye!” cried Alderman Croaker; “No |"? answered Alderman Bagbelly, and so they tran- gacted business. Turning from this interesting meeting a lively scene presented itself. It appears that some Williamsburg rougbe present in the crowd into a snat! with a Datchman on the qnestion of er, and that she latier made unexpected resiat- ance, Tbe result was A ROW OF ALARMING PROPORTIONS, The roughs Ropped about in the slush, ‘mashing’? mouths ana overturning Teutons fora time, until the latter, realizing what was the matter, laid hold of sticks and clubs and sent their aasaila: into tne wilderness of mud. Then ‘al fellon the muititude, The entire party got satel, back to br yoy! + et, weary aud about five o'clock in the evening, and the wet wind sowed unresisted over the barren streets of the new eden, THE STOCK EXCHANGE NOMINATIONS. An Opposition Meeting Yesterday—Nomination of Wm. Seymour, Jr., for President of the Exchange—A Lively Time. On the 13th inst. the Stock Exchange Committee on Nomluations presented the ‘regular’? ucket for the annual election in May, ‘The nomimations were—For President, Alexander Taylor; First Vice President, Moses A. Wheelock; Seconda Vice Presi- aent, James Mitchell; Secretary, B, Ogden White; Treasurer, Dewitt ©. Hays. One-fourth of the Governtng Committee revires on May 1, and the following nominations were made to supply the vacancies thus caused:—Messrs, William H. Neilson, J. L, Brownell, George H, Brodhead, 8 T. Russell, Ludlow Thomas, 8. B. Hard, S. A. Mill, T. A, Hoyt, Henry S. Wilson and H. G, Chapman. To supply vacancies in the remainder of the committee the following nominations were made:—Mr, H. H. Hol- lister, for one year, in place of Mr. L. J. Van Bos- kerck, resigned; Mr. W. K. Soutter, for one year, in place of Mr. N. G, Bradford, resigned; Mr. George W. Fuller, for two years, in place of Mr. Wm. R. Travers, resigned, and Mr. EK. L. Clarkson, for tiuree years, im place of Mr. A. Campbell, re- signed, AN OPPOSITION MOVEMENT was inaugurated at that meeting by the circulation of the following document:— Naw York, April 13, 1870, To THE New York Stock EXcuAaNcn:— any members of this Board, while recognizing the re- spectability of the gentlemen placed’ in nowination this morni and friendly compe- tion wilt re benefit to our general organization ; in view of the fact that it should ‘be the honorable ambitio of every member of the Board to become & inember of the Governing Comittee, they beg” respectfully. to invite ait members who are in’ favor of nominating an opposition ticket to meet in the Board Room ou Monday west, at halt: past two P.M. THE MEEMING YESTERDAY was called to order by Mr. Henny A, Bowen, who read the above document in the midst of great noise, and nominated Mr. Wm. B. Clarke for chair- man, The nomination was endorsed by the mem- bers in the most extravagant manner, stamping, shouting, knocking off hats and frantic thrusts with umbrelias, making up a scene seldom witnessed in any assemblage, All the members seemed to feel perfeetly “loose,” and frolicked ike young colis when first let out to pus- ture. Most of them were seated until the newly elected chairman entered the desk and com- Menced reading a speech from manuscript, when & general rush was made, accompanred by the tost ludicrous pranks and e) mauous, The speech was a follows:— I thank you, fellow members, for—(deafening cries of “Ob, ol!’ “Who wrote that sp “Cheese t,” “Cut it short,’ é&c., mungied fierce raps of the gavel, which finaily beat down the noise)—I thank you, fellow uiemivers, for the honor comlerred on me oi: being elected chgirman of uns important meetmg. (Loud cheers.) It 1s a meeting called for the purpose of _revising—(cheers)— the so-called regular nomimatious—(cheers)— of the New York Stock #xchange—(cheers)— which do not represent the choice of te Board—(deafening yells)—in iuct, the present mode of making regular nomimations is open— (cheers)—to great abuse, and is ilable to be made— (cheers)—in the interest of a clique or ring. (Great confusion and frantic raps of the gavel.) The same objections can be made—(cheers)—to the manner of waking such Nominations—(cheers)—as have oiten been made to our political primary meetings—(pro- longed cheers)—which have grown to such an evil that the people are virtaally disiranchised in this city, (Cheers, groans and excilamauons about tne Uiveenth smendmeut.) Regular nominauons so called, but which may be called.—(cheers)—irregu- Jar—(cheers)—have lost the prestige they once pos- sessed. (More cheering.) ‘The system of nominat- ing candidates for oitice ougnt to be as free and open—(great noise)—as the election of oMicers on the day of clection, and it is one of the objects of the preseat movement—(cheers)—io obtain the sense—(cheers)—of all the members of the New York Stock sxchange—(cheers)—who would be proper candidates Lo piace in nommation. When the form of the governuieut of this board was changed, and ali legisiation was centred in the forty Vernors—(cheers)—many thoughtful men were of opinion that at some juture time it would become too much centralized—(loud shouting in all Parts of the room)—and this is one Of the dangers We have now to guard against. (Cheers.) Eternal vigilance—(frantic yelis and iaugiter)—is the price of liberty, (vealening nowe anu appeals from tne Cuair to be heard.) Thope vhe movement sow in- augurated wili ve marked by deilberation—(cheers )— aud juagment—(cheers)—piedged to no particular candidates, and that the nominating commu@rtee you may select—(cheers)—will nominate firm, decided men, who, When thetr judgments dictate, are not alraid sometimes to be in the minority on doupttul questions, (Kenewed siatapig, yelis aud cheering.) du my uninterrupted connection with tue New York Stock Exchange for about twenty years—icheers)— the good ieeling of the members jor each ower has been one of its prominent leatures—(loud cheers;— and in conection with this sevimeat 1 would de- precate the distinction that is olteu kept up between open board members and those Of the ola Stock KXx- ouange. Confusion.) We wre now ali one. (Cueers.) Our interesis are identical—(cheers,—and in we language of a great stalesman—(prolouged and deufening cheers)—in speakiug Ol tis Country—(re- newed cheermyg)—l woud ilustrate ny meauing— (cheers)—when he said—(cheers)—i kuow no North, no South, no cast, nv West—notuing but wy coun- try and my whole country. (indescribabie con- fusion.) So levevery member of this board, 10 relu- uon to matsers connected with 1s true interest, say—(cheers}—I know no ring—(cries of “Oh 1}? “oh? and cheers)—no clique, nothing but the in:erests of the New York Stock Exchange and the whole Stock Exchange. (Proinged cheermg.) When the meeting iad beea hammered down Into Couparative order by the chairman's gavel, Mr. Ww. Carpenter was elected Secretary. Mr. Kulus Hatch, who was regarded as the PROBABLE NOMINKB OF THE OPPOSITION for President of the stock Exchange, in a bricf Speech withdrew trom the tield and nominated Mr. William Seymour, Jr., for Presideat, which nomina- tien was carried by # large vote, On motion of Mr. Jenkins Vau Schaick, the chair was empowered to appoint a committee to prepare tue other nomina- Uons, and the meeting adjourned untli Lo-day. "THE GOLD EXCHANGE. — Semi-Annual Meeting of the Gold Exchange Bonrd Yesterday. The New York Gold Exchange held thetr semt- annual meeting yesterday afternoon. The ‘reasur- er’s report showed that the balance on hana on October 1, 1869, was $114,113. The total receipts from that time were $39,126 and the total expenai- tures $19,175, Tbe total baiance now on hand 1s $134,064. On motion of Mr. TuckER a committee to consider the propriety of consolidating the Stock and Gold boards and to confer with the former on the subject, Was appointed, and the following named gentlemen were elected to serve on the comiittee:—J. B, Al- exunder, Messrs. Cambios, Hodgkin, £. S. Bailin, E. O, Read, Kippler, Parker, Browa and W. M. Whittemore. Mr. HopGkKIN moved that the case of Mr. Louns- berry, who bad been fined $500 for making a ficti- tous sale of gold, ve reconsidered, The effect intended hy the imposing of the penalty haa been ‘ail that was desired, Mr. KipPLER objected to the motion, but after a littie devate Mr. Lounsberry was aliowed to make an expit tion, after which the motion was adopted. On motion Mr. A. Van Saun, of Van Saua & Co., Was restored to membership, after which the weet- ing adjourned. CONRYSSIONERS OF THE CENTRAL PARK. The following preamble and resolutions were passed by the Commissioners of the Centrai Park at @ meeting of the Commissioners held on Saturday, Whereas the attention of the Board has been called to sec- tion No. 16 in the New York Tax Levy now betore the Legix- lature, as published in a New York journal this day, in which section is % provision in :--"The Public Parks, section 16—No members of thi the Department of Public Parks other com) y salary or pacity con- shail not impair the ers of the Central Park re entitied by law, and the Comptroller of the city is authorized to pay to the person who has acted as secretary to the Board of said last named Commissioners # compensation during the period he has so acted equal to one half the amount paid to tne treasurer of said Bourd in tl 1d said atnount shall de included tn the taxes for the present year;” and whereas the duties of se- cretary of the Board have always been performed by the clerk of the Board and bis assistant, who have been paid @ regular salary as such clerks, to their entire satisfaction; and whereas the oifice of secretary has been uniformly held by a Commis- sioner of the Park, whose dat ch secretary have been ving from him no ac- ature, will the city a sum of more than 4, are apprehensive that the Lexis! matter under some misapprehens! mation ; and whereas this Board deem it an act of conscientious duty on thelr part to make the above facts known to the members of the Legislature, therefore Reaoived, That the President of the Board cause the same to ho communicated tothe Legisiature by forwarding Wis Preamble and reaglutions ANOTHER SHIPCARPENTERS' The Shipcarpenters and Calkers Resist a Re- duction of Wages and Stop Work—Extent of the Strike—Shipbuilding Firms Af fected by It—Opposing Meetings, Opposing Resolves and the Op- posing Sides of the Story. Shipearpenters, calkers and others working at different branches of shipbuilding in this city and vicuity, aréon another strike, The latter strike began yesterday morning, but is unlike the one occuring two years ago and lasting three months, when the bone of contention, as will be remembered, was for eight hours instead of ten hours for a day’s work, and which resulted in the final defeat of the strikers, The subject of the present dispute is the wages, which have heen reduced from four dollura to $3 50 a day. Both sides—the ship- builders and master shipwrights on one side and the shupcarpenters, calkers, &c., on the other—express & firm determination to adhere to the respective courses upon which they have entered, the former declaring most positively that they will not pay over $5 60 per day and the latter as strenuously ayow- ing that they will not accept a cent less than the old rate of wages, The strike, like all strikes, promises to be simply a question of time, with pienty of backbone op the part of the strikers, but with all the advantages of capital on the part of the shipbuilders, which in nine cases out of ten generally carries the day. Mean- time about 500 men are out of employment and at & season of the year when very few of them cau afford to lie dle, PRELIMINARY TO THE STRIKE. About a month ago the subject of a reduction of wages was first talked over among the shipbullders, The necessaries of life being cheaper, reut being lower and reductions of wages having occurred in some other branches of lavor, were considered suticient grounds for making the ay less, and especially as the Wages still paid were tne old war pri Having concluded upon a re- duction, this action was mude known to the sulp- carpeniers and other ciasses of employés with an in- timation that the same would be carried into eftect on the Istof this month, The shipcarpeaters on being apprised of this intended action asked that no change be made in the wages Ull the 18th inst, which was yesterday, which request was compilea with, In te interim the shipcarpenters held meet- Ings on the subject and resvived that they would not work at less wages. Thelr last meeting was on Saturday, at No, 88 Pike sip, The shipbuilders also heid several meetin the last peimg neld on Satur- day, at Mr. Rondiett’s office, in South street, near Dover. At this meeting they likewtse resolved wo adhere to their previously expressed determinacion. It was believed, however, that at the last the ship- builders wouid yield in favor of the shipcarpenters. ‘Thus bellef proved to be illusory. THE STRIKE BEGIN As the shipcarpenters and otters assembled yester- day mormiug at thelr various places of labor they were very much surprised on recewving Irom their respecuve foremen a notification of the determina- tion uf the employers to carey tnto effect the pro- posed reduction im wages. men had resolved rh nov to Work im such case. There wax but one course to Lake, witch was to collect their tools and aoundon all ideas of work; and this Course Was uni- versaily taken in a spirit of order and quiet that {be toohighly commended. Ail the men quit the movement was general— Brooklyn, Jersey City and Greenpoint joining. MEETINGS OF TH STRIKERS. There were two meetings of the surikers yester- day at No. 58 Pike silp—one im the forenoon and the other in the afternoo Mr. Benjaunun Wancy pre- sided at both meetings. At the first meeting it was again unanimously resolved that under no © cumstances Would they submit to the proposed re- duction of wages. ‘The mecung was very orderly and quiet, A number maue speecnes setting forta their alleged grievances and urging indissolubie unity among them, Tne latter weeting wus takea up in the formation of a protective union, 80 as Lo insure continued unity o¢ action. WHAT THE STRIKERS SAY. They all have about one story to tell, and it cer- tainly 1s a sad one. “It 1s Une meanest attempt at reducing wages thas ever Was made,” said one of them to our reporter. “How sot” inquired the HERALD represencative, “Business has veen very siack all winter,” he pro- ceedea to explain; “we have none of us averaged more than two days’ work a week." “Is that possible t’? “I tell you it has been a terrible winter to us. There are men among us—hard working, sober men—wne never drink a drop of imtoxicating liquor, with tam- ilies depending upon them, who have had to pawn everything they Lad to keep themselves aud cnil- dren from starving.”? “how has work been lately?” “Srightening up; and now that the men just be- gan to earn something to get themselves out of devt and comtortable ayam the wages are reduced. [ tell you it is damnabie;” and he sald this last with a marked emphasis of teeling. “But won't your striking make it worse for you !"? “We strike on principle. If we yieia now we wii have to yield to #stlil turther reduction, aud there wou’t be any end to it." “So you mean to ve firm?” “Firm ag granise, every man of us, We havo sworn Lo be 0.” STORY OF THE SHIPBUILDERS, The shipbuilders’ side of the story has already peen: given iu substance. ‘fuey insist tiat everyuing 1s cheaper, and that Wages siould come down with gold. Another strong argument is that they Cannot aiford to’ pay the wages they have been paying. ‘They also. uilege that with a recuction In wages @ large class ners Would have their work done at this i of giving it, as at present, to Southern aud Eastern shipbuilders, where, labor they say, 1 Ulty per cent cheaper than here. EXTENT OF WORK SUSPENDED, At the screw docks, as also at the big and emall balance docks aud sectional docks near the fou of Fike slip, some men are at work; but work 13 suspended all along the dry the foliowing are the firms whose employés have stopped work:—Messrs. Wiliiany Daiton, Jonn C. Wiiitams, Joseph Sneling, Bolder a&. io M. W. Jackson, A. F, Berrian, Gilbert: Hall, Corowa & € & R. Potilon, Buckman & Co., Sampson, Weston & S. H. Pipe, J. McManon, J. 5. bean, G. F. verris, ‘I’. A, Crain, Lar Gar & Reed, P. J. O'Couneli, 8. I. sherwood, Daniet Hart, William Welsh, \\ iam Foster, M.S. Alusou, West & Hall, W. W. Roe, M. Clickner, T, Haines, J. Hi. Pomeroy, Rosevelt & GriMihs, Webo & Bell, enry Steers, Thomas Stack, Lawrence & Foulks, W. Wood & Co., K. 5. Alexander & Co., J. P. Jones, Norns & ‘Townsend, Devine Burtis, W. H. Weon, We elngrall & Co.; Join Engush & Son, Dennus Mccar SINEWS OF WAR. One thing that looks iike a iixed determination on the part of the strikers to adhere to their action 1s their preparation to raise We sinews of war with which to keep up the fight. Yesterday they sent tele~ grams to the shipcarpenters’ associations of Maine, Massachusetts and otler States, apprising them of, the strike, It is expected that if the strike con- tmues they will receive liberal contripuuons from, the associations thus respectively notified of the ex- isting staie of affairs here, and also that other asso- ciations of Jabor in this city and elsewhere will come to thelr assistance, The Strike on the “Relt” Railroad. The east side cars of the Central Park, North and East River Railroad Company have ceased running: on account of the strike mstituted by the conductors: and drivers, who protest against making a seventa trip every day, even if they are paid for it. By the old rule the men worked about twelve hours a day. By the new arrangements they have added on to that time about two hours anda half, though be- tween times they have half an hour each for dinner and supper. The trips yesterday morning from thet depot, corner avenue A and Thirty-sixth street,’ were made with policemen on board pre serve order, the following parties volunteeri as,conductors and drivers:—Peter G. Washington,} treasurer; Superintendent Terry, Mr. Si bie master; Thomas Lecount, ume starter; peo | R. Platt, &c. The strikers were beiligerent, an iu many instances removed the drivers by main force from the cars. They also threat- ened to stop cal on the route, put tha horses on the other end and drive them back tov the depot. Toirty cars are now laid up, The strikers number forty-one conductors and thirty~ hine drivers. They have resoived themselves inva @ bund, and with the support of the Drivers’ asso« ciation, pone of whom will work for the company. declare they will fight it out till their employers give In. ‘The drivers on the west side of the road will, doubtless, Join the strikers to-day. large force of armed police guards the depo® from violence and no serious disturbance may be expected, INJUNCTION AGAINST THE SOUTHSIDE RAILROAD. On Saturday last William E. Furman, ex-Sheriff of Queens county, procured an injunction against the Southside Ratiroad Company of Long Island, gree straining them from extending their track through his premises. The company are now engaged im constructing # branch from Fresh Pond to Huns ter’s Point, to connect at Calvary Cemetery with the track of the oid Flushing and New York Kallroad. As now surveyed the tracigy wil come within five feet of Mr. Furm dwelling house, which be considers injurious and, dangerous. Before tne men had commenced operas) Uons on his tarm be overea to donate to the railroad. company sulicient laud and $2,000 if they would change the route from its present place to the rear’ of his farim; but this the company refused to do,’ and hence the mjunction when they uudertook ta) lay the rails, Mr. Furman has one of the finest. trout ponds on Long Island, which would also be utterly ruined by the prosecution of this work.’ ‘This is but one of a series of injunctions that will! be laid, a8 many complaints are made concerning » the conduct of some of the oillcials,