The New York Herald Newspaper, May 17, 1870, Page 3

WASHINGTON. A BUSY DAY IN CONGRESS. Spirited Debate Over the Bill Enforcing the Fifteenth Amendment. Bingham’sColored Suffrage Bill Passed the House. THE TARIFF BILL SHELVED. General Schenck’s Bill Amending the Revenue Laws. THE {NCOME TAX RETAINED. WASHINGTON, May 16, 1870, ‘The Tariff Bill Shelved—Reduction et Inter- nal Revenue Taxes. The Ways and Means Committee, which has been Pecultarly unfortunate this session, sustained a ter- Tible, tnough not unexpected, defeat today. Early in She day General Schenck reported a third of the In- ternal Revenue bill--it seéms the bill has been di- vided into three chapters—and had it ordered to be printed and recomm'tied, with the promise that It should be reported back for action at an early day, probably this week, The two-thirds of the bill yet to be reported are the administrative and the distilled spirits and tobacco sections. The committee do not expect to get action on the former this session, aud the changes in the latier, itis understood, wil notbe of much tinportance, so that it 1s immaterial whether it goes through or not. It was deemed important tat the part of the bill reducing taxation should be Teported first, as those members who are candidates for re-clec\ton—and nearly all of them are—con- cluded that they could not go before the peop! without reducing the taxes, Schenek having ac complished this undertook next to make a new bar- gain about the Tarif pill. He wanted @ resolution passed which would enable him to close debate on ‘the whole bill, if he saw proper, and to (x inde all amendments, This was finally carried, and Schenck Jelt happy. Dawes, who had appealed early in the day to Schenck to allow the Appropriation bil's to be considered, was watching an Opportunity to try the strength of the Huse on the question whether they would go on with the Tariff or take up the Appropriation bills, ‘This opportunity came when about three o'clock Schenck moved to go into Committee of ihe Whole on the Tari, Pending that Dawes moved to pestpone all special orders in Committce of the Whole and take up the Appropriation bills. From the pumber who stood up on seconding the demand for the previons question, 1t was manifest that Mr. Dawes’ statement that in six weeks the wheels of the government must stop unless the Appropriation bills were passed had made an impression upon the members, Probably some of them were afraid their salaries might be cut off; at any rate they decided to follow the lead of Dawes, at least for the present. Schenck was furious, He accused the chair man of the Appropriation Committee of bad faith, of trickery and other crimes and misdemean- ‘ors unbecoming a high toned Yankee Congressman. Dawes, however, was not to be driven from his Purpose by aay specious statements or threats, espe- cially when he saw that the majority of the House was with him. He discovered that the bulldog chairman of Ways and Means was not only demo- 1a ized, buton the run, and he determined to keep him in that condition, He would tiaten vw node- bate, and the most touching appeals had no effect Dpon him, ‘The previous question Was sec- onded, and the Tariff bill postponed by a vote of ninety-three to seventy-three. This is regarded as the defeat of the Dill. The general im- pression is that it will not be brought up again, if at all, until tne Appropriation tax and Funding bills are disposed of, Schenck’s open confession that he did not expect the bill to go through the Senate this session undoubtedly had much to do with its defeat; but, aside from that, the members have become weary of tt, aud even the Pennsylvania protectionists were glad of some de- cent pretext for laying it aside. Decorating Soldiers? Graves at ville, Ga. General Logan, a8 the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, has appointed Rev. Dr, Collier, the Grand Chapiain of that organization, to proceed to Georgia to supertutend the decoration of the graves of the Union soldiers buried at Ander- sonville on the 30th of the present month. Dr. Col- Her will be accompanied by a committee of the Grand Army of the Repnbite, and he will be assisted in his work by the Union men and women of Georgia. ‘The Democracy Exercised Over the fifteenth Amendment The democrats are wonderfully exercised over the bill now before the Senate for the enforcement of the provisions of the fifteenth amendment. Two democratic effusions—one by Vickers, of Mar; land, very dry, and the other by Thurman, of Ohto— were let off, causing @ very sudden depletion of Senators in the Chamber. The bill will require several days’ debate before its passage can be looked for, dersone Republican Congressional Caucus. The repudiican members of both branches of Con- gress met at eight o'clock this evening in caucus in the hall of the Representatives. About 150 Senators and members were present, It was resolved that €ach State delegation should select one of its mem- bers to represent it on the General Committee, the ame of such person selected to be reported to Sen- ator Hamlin, chairman of the caucus. The caucus then adjourned without taking up any political issues for discussion and defining any line of policy for the approaching political campaigy. This, it is proposed; shail first be considered by the General . Comunittee, and, if thought necessary, be brought before the caucus for ratification. about fifteen minutes, The Washington and Cleveland Railroxd. The Committee on Ratlways aud Canals considered to-day a bill to authorize the construction of a rail- road and telegraph line from this city to Cleveland, Olio. This measure. like all others contemplating increased railroad facilities between the capital and the North and West, meets with violent opposition from jhe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Gompany. Several of their agents have already been heard aginst it, butthe indications are that the com- Byittee will report it favorabiy, after inserting some amendments. Equalizing Bounties. The House Military Committee agreed to-day to report a bill equalizing the bounties of soldiers who served in the late war. It provides that all soldiers who have not already received bounties} shail be paia atthe rate of eight and one-third dollars per month for all the time they were in the service. The bill has already passed the Senate. The committee also agreed to report favorably the Senate bili giv- in g arms to the States lately in rebellion. Av Indian Delegation en route for Washington. A telegram irom Governor Campbell, of Wyoming, announces that Red Clond anid party would arrive ac Fort Fetterman on the toth, en route to this city. Red Leaf is not one of Red Cloud's band, but isa Brule, at Yancton. Red Leaf, of the Ogallaliahs, 1s dead, General Smith will leave Washington to Might, and itis probable that Rea Cloud ana party will be here In about a week, National Bank Agents. The efforts of numerous individuals here, in and out of the government service, to add somewhat to their incomes by obiaining for a trifing considera. ‘The session lasted dion the agency of national banks, has raised such a swarnt of bank atiorneys as materially to tntertore with the satisiactory transaction of business in the Currency Bureau that the Comptroller has been im- pelled to iMpue a circular requesting national banks. to confer agettcy appointments only upon those wno make this business a special.y, Many persons Rave distuiboted their CWeulars proiering to serve as at vorneys for the Baltry sumet tive do!lars per annum, and there Feems 'g be wera few banking institutions: which are reacsy 10 employ the cheapest agencies, some Of Witch will probabiy prove dear enough, should “ne iin’ of Gonimissioner Hulburd not be hee?eq, “4eduction of Expenditures in the War De- partment, By the order of Secretary Belknap, issued last Week, discharging employés and ordering sales of Surplus property, the expenditures of the War De- pai tiucnt on account of salaries are reduced as fol- lows:—Quartermasiems Department, per year, $662,124; Commi: per year, $¥1,140; Medical Department, per year, $21,408, Total, $771,672. The pi of the sales of property to be turned into the ury, estimated at $565,300, ‘Lotal, $1,339,972, Suite Againgt Dofaulting Collectors. The Commissioner,.of Internal Revenue, Fifth Auditor and Comptroller of the Treasury, are now preparing for suits against ex-collectors of internal Tevenue who are in arrears. It ls estimated there is chargea against them on the broks of the Treasury Department not lesa than $3,000,000, Laying the Corner Stone of the Monument, ‘The Germans of this district laid the corner stone of the Steuben Monument at the Schuetzen Park this afternoon. The occasion was one of much interest, and @ very large crowd assembled to participate tu the ceremonies and festivities connected there with, Among (he distinguished visitors present were Pre- sident Grant, Secretaries Belknap, Robeson and Creswell; General Sherman, Senator Schurz, Baron Gerolt and several Representatives in Congress. The corner stone was laid with Masonic honors, and Speeches were made by Senator Schurz aud Repre- sentative Degener, of Texas, Changes of Special Treasury Agents. Since the passage of the act limiting the number of special Treasury agents, approved on the 12th inst., a number of changes have been made by Sec- retary Boutweil 1horouglily reorganizing the special agent list, m order to conform with the law. Here- after each agent will be furnished with a certificate of his appointment under the seal of the depart- ment, which certificate will be surrendered at the expiration of his term of oMce. Under the new Jaw & new special agent district has been established in Texas, under the supervision of Henry 8, Martin, the headquarters to be at Brownsville, Texas, and the department intends putting forth every effort to break up the illicit trade along tho Rio Grande, Nomiuations by the President. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day:— Postmasters—James: We » Mi Silas Poole, Jamaica lan, Mass. T Wantom. G ; Mass, Mre. J. H. 8, Wilde, Framio; iP. Be Haw- kins, Bowling G: ; Patker, Lewlaton, Me, Teen, souitora dt of Madang nen Marva {9 te A Colored Man Appointed Postmaster. The Post Office Department has once more wheeled luto line to the tune of the fifteenth amendment. ‘To-day John C. Buah Was appointed postmaster at Allen’s Fresh, Charles county, Md., vice John | T. Colton, resigned. Bush fs a black mam, and’ ts the first of his race appointed postwaster in the State of Maryland. Nomivation Confirmed. The Senate in executive session this a‘ternoon confirmed John F. Appieton to be Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, vice John Watrous, resigned. Postal Changes in New York. ‘vhe following Post Office clianges in New York are reported for to-day. Post offices discontinued:— Cayutaville, Selayier county; Buffalo Plains, Erie county; Hardenburg, Ulster county, and Carrolton, Cattaraugus county. Gilbert Hicks, appomied postmaster at Flatbush, Kings county, vice Mhebe J. Case, resigned; Edward Livingston, postmaster at Humphreysville, Columbia county, vice 8. V.C, Rensselacr, resigned; Wm. H. Osbora, Postmaster at Coram, Suffolk county, vice R, W. Smith, Jr., resigned; Andrew Bridgeman, po:tmaster at Mount Verftan, Westchester county, vice J. TL, Sustos, remgokT Wm, Saker, postmaster Findley’s Lake, Opautanqua county, vice John W. Gray, resigned, ‘Che Fund Bil. Mr. Boutwell was before the committee to-day ar- guing against four per cent in the Funding-biit. ‘The committee speut much time on Sunday in con- sidering financial matters. Special Cabinet Meeting. A special meeting of the Cabinet was held to-day, lasting over two hours. It is not learned that any matters of unusual general importance were ander consideration. Abstract of the Bill for the Reduction of Taxes, ‘The following is an abstract of the bill to reduce infernal taxes and for other purposes, reportel by General Schenck to-day, It contains forty-six sec- tious:— Under the class of special. taxes, bankers or banks, with a capital not not exceeding #50,0W, ‘are required to pay a tax of #100; whea the capital Is’ in’ excess of $50,000, #2 ad tlonal for every thousand dollars. banks empted from this tax. Au additional tax of one-twent, fourth of one per eentum per month is imposed upon ti avera;e amount of deposits other than public moneys of the United states, aud a tax of ouz-quarter of one per centum each month on the a mount of public money tn their fourth of one per centum of one-twelfth per cent per month on their elren Provided that this sec- tion shall not apply to associations which are taxed under the act ‘‘to provide a national currency secured by « pledge of United States bonds and to provide for the eirculation and redemption thereot.” Every national banking associa- tion or other corporation engaged in. banking is further re- quired to pay a tax of ten per centum on the amount of notes used for circulation and paid out by them. Brokers, banks and bankers are taxed two cents upon each hundred ‘dollars, anid on sales of stoek, bonds, gold and notes or 0 her reed Titles, and on salen made without payment of a spect tax ve broker, bank or banker, Sve cents for every hundred dollars, Foreign commercial brokers pay a special tax of when their’ gates donot execed #1,000,ba), and BB for enon ditional ®1,00). Foreign lastranco” agents are taxed $60 ents 10 when the receipts do not exceed 4 1,000, and'sio foreach oaittonel FLOM Fates aks deniers ‘10. Pawnbroks does not exe rs whose caphal employed ),000 pay $50, and for each $1,000 additional 5. Hotel keepers are rated according to the yearly renal or estimated yearly reutal of the property, as followa:—When the yearl Tental is 600 or less $10, ad #8 for each additional 81,00) rental. Places of public amusement are taxed, for first class, $200 each; reconi class, #20 each. Rooms. or hails occasionally hired or use i for dratnatic or operatic sepsemntetcas, oF per formances or for concerts, balls or exhibitions are rated as second class, Any permanently located building used for any exhibition, performance, show or entertalnment to which ‘admiseion Yee is charged, to pay a tax of three ‘pe on the gross receipts. School exurbitions, readings, lect art exhibitions (not moved about), agricultural and horticultural fairaand exhitions for benevolent or religious purposes exempted. Howling alleys and Lilia'd rooms pay each alley or table. Lottery managers, + deslers in lottery tickets, $10); lottery managers and dealera pay an sdditlonal tax of three per cont on their gross reee{pts. Gift pises are taxed #600. jera producing twenty-five or tons barrels of distilled spirits per annum are taxed $100 excons of twenty-five, barrel which may be in @ bonded when withdrawn. Reetifiers of distilled eomponnding less than 200 fifty cents for each dealers, paid pirits rectifying or barrels per annum pay $74) and barrel fn excess of 200, ‘Retail lquor whose sales do not exceed are required to ay 425; over $2,000 and not excceding 5,000, $40; over Ebiodd and not execeding Bt0,000, 100; over $10,000 and not eding 820,00, %1, Whole- sale Hiquor dealers, for o2.00 or less, 60, and for each 000. Manufacturers of aiills pa: aiax of $50 and $20 for each still or worm made by the: ryte rag eo reine in leaf to Soke iihoe al sales do not exceed are taxed #45; if their xceed $10.00, $2 for each additional $1,000. Dealers in tobacco whose sales do not exceed $1,000 pay 85, and 42 for each additional $1,000, Manufacturers of Lovacco pny each #10, and R for each 1.0B) In excess of 5,000 of thetr penal bond, anutacturers of cigars whore jen do not ex ,000 each pa; an Hiito'ln excoen of 5,00. lc a eg ta rt iasued from tl any tolnisler or consul Several of the sections relate to sup: ihe ag Ghar nes Hitt 4 edule B provides, bank checks, drafte or o t ceutn; bill of exebange, Inland, drait or order for Ue ‘pay. ment of any sum of money not exceeding $100, five cen! ill of exchange, foreign, or letter of credit for every additional #10) or fractional part, two centa; bill of lading or receipt, ten cents; bill of sale, fity cents; excesd- ing #500 and not exceeding $1,000, S1; exceeding $1,000, for ¢ +500 or fractional part thereo!, every additional amount fifty cents; when the penal sum exceeds $1,000 or fractional part, fifiy cents; bon he due execution or performance of the duties of avy office, $1; bond of any description other ay be rewilted in legal proceedings, twenty- ertiticates of stock, twenty-five conte; certif- catea of’ profits, ten cents;’ exceeding twenty+ tive cents: for every additional $1,000, twenty-tive cent other certificates, twenty-five cents. Certificate ot deposit not exceeding #110, two cents; oxceating #1 Charter, contract of agreement’ of vessel not exceeding I tons, ®1; exceeat ton: two centa, and exceeding 300 ton: 600 tons, “10, cents, ‘eyance, Uilty cent: an ceeds #600 and not 4100, St fifty cents, Entry of any twenty-five cents ty cel ‘ya 1 85 ods, wares or merchandise, aceeding B100 and not exceeding B50 in xceeding £500, $1. Otuer cuanges are nd preparations { the value fa twenty-five bedule © are taxed, when One cent, and every additional art thereo!, one vent. Por at twenty -tive cents, one cent, ty-five cents or fractional iclies, 100 or leas, one cent; every i, Was tapers, (wenty-tive lights or one cent. ' "laying cards, tive cents a pack. ‘That there anall be jevied and col.ccted annually a tax of five per centiin wpon the guing, profits and income of every person residing in ihe United States, and of every citiven of the United States reshiing abroa: att the United proved ; anda lke tax annually uj and income derived from any bus iried on in the Cnited States by wi ut the United States and not a citizen thereof, or the (nited Siaies owned’ by aby person residing without the Uuited States ant not a cit. zen thereof, Ln estimating the gains. vroble aad jacome of there shall be inehuled all tacome derive from wcoried any ony ‘of property, rents, reouived oF from Avtes, bonds aud or other forms indebtedness interest, whether paid or not. if yood Upon notes, bonis or other curities of the Unived ‘and the amount of al) pro op geld end conpooe yw and income of procession, trade, enployment, oflive or v: u Spy amdiint receiver as salary tL teetdy vod or other service o¢ th r Dut not ‘auy part hereof consumed directly bythe family; und ‘all profits and income rived from cep souree whatever Bat at inelnding the re ty tax. Only much dedi be made from fate income of all the Tiembera of any family somone af ‘ulnor ‘children, hand aud wife “But when's wite hae by law ser it aod apart frome ‘oh aubaandaseor iy frets Piet an atavor of ach ward orbenciciary, except thas 10 : E i = ies munk atat went, pertolt in avy oF an; sioner ol atl and coll gp the ‘amount of all (atereat or coupons paid oa bonds or Ne. ry oF earn jer declared by any ney incomes or galas incorporated bank, trust company, savings institution, 1 surance company,’ railroad company, steamboat or steam- ship company, turnpike company, canal navigation com- y, slackwater company, manufacturing company, miu- ing company, gas company and bridge compans whenever and weuererer tho samo ahall be payable, “and to whatever person the same may be due, including non-resi- dents, whether citizens or aliens, and on all undivided profits of any such corporation which have accrued and been earned and added to any surplus, contingent or other fund. Sections 7% to 87, inclusive, aud ¥8 to 170, inclusive, of the act of June $0, 1864, chapter 178, and #0 much of all acts as are amendatory of ‘any of the said wections; also section 13 of the act of March 3, 195, chapter ; also sections 6 and 13 of the act cf March 3, 1865, as amended by the act of July 18, 1868, chapter 1&4, are repented, Persoval. Senator Abbott, of North Carollua, resumed bis seat tn the Senate to-day after an absence) of a week attending the State convention at Wilmington. The Senator complains of the one-sided accounts given by the Southern Associated Press on all political mat- ters in that section, ‘The uotorious Ballock, of Georgia, put in an ap- pearance to-day and was warmly congratuiated by certain Senators. Itis stated by members of the Ju- Giciary Committee that the investigation will be re- sumed on the regular day of meeting, which will be Wednesday. Bullock will then be cailed upon to ex- plain many curious and subtie propiems in pariia- mentary manipulation and finances, It is under- stood that Stewart and Rice propose to prepare a Minority report in the case. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Muy 16, 1870, RALLROAD LAND GRANTS. Mr. SPENCER, (rep,) of Ala., called np the bill graniing public Jands in the State of Alavama to the Decatur and Aberdeen Railroad. Passed. Mr. KaMsky, (rep,) of Minn., cailed up she bili granting lands to aia in the conetruction of a rail- road from the western boundary of Minnesota, at the junction of Sioux Wood river with the Red river of the North to the Winnipeg District of British America, Mr. CASSERLY, (dem) of Cal., offered an amend. ment putting the price of the laud at the average vatue of $2 60 per acre and presenting @ Methva of keeping the lands open for settlement. He said the amendment was identical with the formula pro- posed by the House Committee on Public Lands for all bills of this character. Rejected by yoas 20, ays 27. The bill then passed. THE BILL ENFORCING THE FIP At one o'clock the Appropri order, Mr. STEWART, (rep.) of Ney., said, in pursuance of @ request made to him by a number of Senators, he would move to pass over the cing and all prior orders in order to reach the bit! for the enforcement of the fifteenth amendment, ) SUMNER and SAULSBURY rose to speak bo pra the motion, but Mr. WILLIAMS objected to de- bate, Mr. SAULSBURY, (dem.) of Det., desired to know why, upon 4 motton to take up a bill of so much im- portance, debate should be excluded. ‘The Cuan replied that a single objection would prevent debate under the rule. Mr. CASSERLY asked for a division of the motton, when the question was taken on the Orst part, to pass over the pending order tie Appropriation bil, which re-uited ati mativeiy; yeas 34, nays 23. Franking bill was also lald aside; yeas nays 23. ‘he bill enforcing the fifteenth amendment, the provisions of which bave been heretofore published, then came betore the Senate in rezuiar order, Mr. STEWART submitted an amendment providing hat when any person ineligibie under the thfrd ar- icle of the four eenth amendment, shall hold of Xcept as & Meinber of Congress or a State legisia- or, the United States District Attoracy (or the dis- rict in witlen said person holls oMce shall proceed against such person by quo warrunto, and such writ of quo icarranto shall iake precedence over all others on the dockets of the United States Courts to which they are mace returnabie. Mr. STEWART also moved several additional sec- tions, imposing fine aud imprisonment ior holding office m violation of the fourteenth amendment, and forever disqualifying the offender from holding oilice under the United States; giving to all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States, Indians not taxed excepto, the same rights in every State or Territory to make and enforce contracta, to sue, give evidence, and to full and equal benent of ai laws and proceoding: for the security of pergon and property as enjoyed by white citizens; also to be Subject to like pains aud penalties, taxes, licenses and exact of every kind, and noue otter; no tax or ¢l to imposed by any Stale upon any person emigrating thereto. The sections also provide that any person, under color of law or custom, cinging another to be de fee of any right secured by this act, or subjecting Im to different punishment on account of his being an alten, or on account of race or color, than fs pre- sented for the punishment of citizens, shall be pun- ished by a flue of not over one thousand doilars or imprisonment for not more than one year. The Civil Rights act of 1866 is also re-enacted. ir. Vickkns, (dem.) of Md., rose to address the Senate, when Mr, Stewart said he would give notice tothe friends of the bill that he did not himself ine tend making any remarks, but proposed to have the bill passed before the Senate adjourned, Mr. ViCKERS then made an argument against the power of Congress to pass the bill, clalning that to the States alone, under the constitution, belonge:t the control of the saffrage. Mi. THURMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, said that State after State had permitted the colored race to vote; that no black man had been interiered with, and 1t would now be a most evil exampie to pass w bill bristling ‘with fines and tmprisonments upon officers of elec. tion and rewards to be given to informers wien no necessity for it existed. His own opinion was that the bill had bees pt ely Made so obnoxious as to defeat itself, The first section was objectionable, becanse the fifteenth amendment could not gain additional strength by its enactment in the shape of @ statate, and that seemed to be the only object of the sectiun. The second section undertook to impose du.Jes upon State officers directly in the face of a decision by the Supreme Court that it was not in the power of Congress to impose any duty upon an orficer of a State. The third section required that the offer to periorm a prerequisite to entitie @ party to vote, shall, if rendered nugatory Uy the refusal or negligence of an election officer, be deemed a3 a performance tn law of act. Although it might be proven by a hundred witnesses that the party Was committing perjury his affidavit as to offer was to be couchisive. If the election officer did Not receive such yoie it was provided that lie should forfelt five hundred dollars to the person ag- grieved, thus holding out a clear inducement to @ unscrupulous man to commit perjury, giving him five hundred doilars for it, and making the pak, in every such case a common informer. he ‘bill prohibited any attempt to hinder, delay or obstruct @ voter under a penalty of five Wundted = dollars tothe ~— person aggrieve., and tmprisonment, with an additional fine of five hundred dollars to the United States. What was the attempt to delay, &! It one man reasoned with another approachlug the polls, and attempted to persuae him to vote for a particular candidate, was that an ate tempt to delay? If so, the offender would have to band five hundred doltars to the man, five jundrel doliars to the Uniied States and go w prison beside. This would put every man ta the power of every unserupuious man who chose to swear fulsely tor pay, Mad it come to this, that the advp.ton of the lteenth amendment had made Ab necessary to oiler & premluim for perjury and pus te | mau in @ community at the mercy of a \ie aia? _, Mi FERRY, (tep.) of Conn, moved to amend Mr, Stewart's amendincat by striking the section to en- furce the jou teenth amendimneat, tposing peval- ies On apy person nehgibie thereby wo knowlialy holds oii¢e under the United States, Ne tlougut EENTH AMENDMENT, tion bill came up in 1 was th? aganimous opinion of the Senate that the polition! Misubdilities of ihe Southe n people wouk! remus for more tian two years louger, thas 6 Was Lapoll ie to create new snes fur ut Me Bors ot this character, as the res wig ore auidiorent remedy for the existag evi & Mr, Mowron, of Ind,, hoped the section would not be 6 Token die He nat tated Ww se» the pro- hy pp Tee Od oid Poliilolans of the South, ant 1e- jt about the war and were the Leal authors of oe misiortunes , to snare 10 our Hike hts, LOporit.on Was subversive ol Pee eateslcis of jasine and tt would be craciy vo the coun ry. There some. to be a de irs to divest the ot every feature of crim natity, and to rega.d it as __t @ sectional contest, or an a s”? It was now ‘propose to i relizve ¢he old politicians of tne South as & means Of conciliation; but tne Senat > might as well expect fo © ciliate @ nest of rattieanakes. my clags of men hac been cast in the mould of revell.on, those who sougut to conelitite then by remov- disabilities would reccive In retura, con- In reply to the expectation of the Sepator that m two years al disablutes Temoved, ho would they could pt away without stultifying ourselves. rec ntly passed the Senate, with. objection, repeal the iron-clad whieh rebel generals and members of ress, if not faeligi @ wider the four- iment, could occupy seats tu Congress, as now in the House, and was likely to there. If passed, and the policy indicat- nator frm Connecticut should prevull, ho Were foremost in rebellion woud come hei Id take seats on this floor, It would not do thea to talk about rebels, Personal con- siderations would artes that. The only distinc. tion between Union ant rebel soldiers would be nsious to tne widows and orphans of the ", and those would soon be with: held the very best measure for conclita tion ths South. Two years had now ela) Since the adoption cf the fourteenth ume: it and the Senate was urged not to en- force notwithstanding that ta almost every Southertt State, if nov in ail, men were now holding office tn Open violauion of that amendment, Mr. Fei replied that the Senator (Mr. Morton) nad entire! isiaken his position, and character of the amendmen’, as he had simply moved to strike out @ saperfinous section, the purport of which Was substantially contained ma prec:ding section. He sald that the removal of po.dtical disabilities had been asked for by republican conventions in ati the reconstructed States, and that the success of the republican: Pgh d South was mainly dependent upon this fact. He had witnessed, with sincere grief, that the Senator from (Indiana had, for months past, been using bis great infuence to rekindle sectional vitter- ness, and, Mf possible, light up again the fires of hace whieh had begun to dic out under the beneficial ad- ministration of Presid out Grant. Mr. Moavon, replying to the remark by Mr. Ferry that the nattoaal tiag \\ as now honored in every part of the country, sail that the men whom it was now proposed to relieve never would hovor the tag. He Was present list year at a Sta‘e fatr in Georgia, when the committce having charge of the arrange- ments relused to hoist the fag. For himselt he would sity he never would consent that any particl- pantin rebellion shoud ever come ito the Congress of the United States or take part in the governn until he had given evidence of returning loyalty. ‘The policy of conc.ttation would secrifice the Un on Wen Of The South to conciliate rebels, The simple proposition Was to ignore the condition of things In the South and to shut our eyes to the troth, The on'y safe course to pursue was to recognize the truth and deat with the enemies of Liw and order in the South as jusiice required, , WARNER, (rep.) Of Ala., thought the best inter- ests of the Souih cou'd ve secured by the ascendancy of the biican party. ‘iwo-thirds of the tytelt- gent repwdiivans of the South were convinced that political disabilities were a hindrance to the success of the party. Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Oregon, inquired whether they were not constantly clamoring for militury force in the South to protect Joyal men from disloyal? He would ask the Seuator if be had not insisted upon an increase of the United States army to afford procection in the South? Mr, WARNER replied he did, and went on to show that the political disabititics of the Southern people was the real cause of the dimeulty. At twe minutes after five o'clock the Senate Went into execttive session and adjourued, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, May 16, 1570. BILLS INTRODUCED AND REVERED. By Mr. Aver, of Va.—Granting lands to aid in the construction of @ railroad from New York to Norfolk. By Mr. Moxrnis, of Miss.—For the improvement oL the navigation of the Tombigbee river, Miss, By Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Ohio—To prevent cruelty to animals while in transport by railroad, 4c, By Me. LAWRENCE, (vep.) Of Ohio—Relative to the qualificatiens of assmtane marshals to tere UNE COL ous Ky aw DOL (oO eXelade women. Mr. OXEBS, (lem.) of J1l.—Authoriziug the con- Bnd of a bridge across the Olio river at Metro- ols, Til, ig By Mr, Roots, (rep.) of Ark.—Granting lands tor a raijroad trom the Mississippt river to the Arkausus river along the 3éth parallui. By Mr. Hawivton, (rep.) of Fla.—Granuting lands for the upper St. John’s, Tampa and Piorkis Ratl- By Mr. SAWYER, (rep.) of Wits.—Lo incorporate the International Society of the the United States for the PoMmotion Of provection to imuuigrants; also grane- ing right of way to ine Green Bay and Lake Pepin Ratiroad Company across the Oneida Reservation, in Wisconsiu, By. Mr. WASHBURN, (rep) of Wis. extermination of the fur bearing ai By Mr. AXTELL (dem.) of Cal. tlers on certain jands in Calitornia. By Mr. Jonson (dem.) of Cal.—To grant in- creased facilities to Benicia, a port of delivery in Caiifornia, By Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal.—Imposing atax on spirits distilled from apples, peaches and grapes ex- clusivety, and to reguiate the distillation thereof. Mr. STEVENS {rep.) of N. H.—For reiiet ot the oMicers aud crew of the s Wp Nightingale. By Mr. PoLAND, (rep.) ot —To amend the act of July 14, i864, restricting the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims. Also to enable the First National Bank of Burlington, Vt., to change its name and to- cation, By Mr. Burien, (rep.) of Mass.—Exempting churches, parsouazes aud schools in the District of Columbia from taxatior E By Mr. VAN WYOK, (rep.) of N. Y.—To increase the pensions to invalid soldiers, widows and minor children, By Mr, BENNETT, (rep.) of N. Y.—To change and more effectually secure the collection of internal revenue taxation on distilled spirits, aud to provide for exportation of sptiits from the United States, By Mr. IANDALL, (dem.) of Pa.—Grauting bounty to enlisted men in the ordnance corps wi served Unrough the late rebellion. By Mr, Connor, (den of Texas—To repeal the rovisions of the uct of April 12, 1866, which auinoi izes the Secretary of the Treasury to jund the pabile debt, Also for the appointment of a select commiit- tee to take testimony concerning Jndiun outrages on the Western and Southwestern Irontiers, In viciauion of the Kansas treaty of 1887. By Mr. McKENzs&, (rep.) of La.—In relation to the appointment of oficers under the United Staies gov- erament. Mr. TANNER, (rep.) of N. Y., Introduced @ bili de- clariog the bridge to be constructed between Puila- delpiia and Camden @ post road. Passed. GENERAL AMNESTY. Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., olfered @ resoiution t- structing the Reconstruction Committee to report forthwith @ bill for general amnesty, and moved ihe previous question. The House refused io second ihe previous question—51 to 78, Mr. RANDALL, in order to obtain a vote on the pro- position, moved to lay the resolution on the tavie, und calied for the ycas and nays, The resolution ‘was not latd on the table. Yeas, 84; nays, 86, ‘On motion of Mr. Cessna, (rep.) of Pa., the resoln- tion was referred to the Reconstruction Committee AMENDING THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS—REDUC- ING TAXATION, Mr. SCHENCK, (rep.) of Ohto, chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill to reduce internal taxes, and made explanations to tho House, He remimded members that there was now on the general calendar in Committee of the Whole a bill reported in March last to codify and reduce into one all the laws relating to internal taxation. From present appearances and from the condition of business it was not probable that that bill could be disposed of in its entire fulness this session. ‘That bill was the resuit of a very gieat deal of labor on the part of the Committee of Ways and Means, both tn this and a former Congress. ‘There was nov a great deal of encouragement in a work of this kind, because it very often happens that when produced to the light, and consideration asked for tt from a body like the House, some person, witn the best possible intentions, out who had, perhaps, be- stowed no very great deal of study or consideration on the subject in its broadest exient, would pitch in. and derange the whole work. The Commitice of Ways aud Means had come to the conclusiou to di- vide the matter of that large bill on miernal taxa- tion into three bis, and to ask successively the ac- tion of the Honse upon them. The committee pro- posed, in the first piace, a dill to modify, and to a great extent bi all the internal taxation laws of the country wi Se eny exce tion of the taxation on fermen liquots, obdocd and cigars Then the committee woud report @ bill Saiing t@ those ar- ttcles dnd then it would repoft genera bill relating to the organization of the Intern: Revenue Department, The bil! which he 2d offered was the first of those three, It related toa repeat ot a large portion of internal taxation. It re- peaied all the ‘ax on legacies and successions, which lasi year procuced $2,434,693. It repealed all the taxes on gross receipts of railroad tasurance com- panies and ot fer corporations and all Kinds of bust- ness, with the exception of lotieries, theatres and places of public amusement, &c, The whole of such laxes produced last year $8,444,210; and the reduc. tion now proposed was estimaced at $6,109,617, and all (ax on gales was taken off except that assessed on dealers in liquors, which would make a further reduction Of $5,197,784. it repealed all special taxes except on retail and wholesale dea ers in liquors, distillers, rectifiers, manufacturers of stills, brewers, manufac.urers of tobacco and cigais, deaiers in tobacco and leat tovaccy, banks and . bankers, stock and money brokers, foreign commercial b.oKers, foreign ast. ance agen s chun agents, patent rigut dealers, pawnbrokers, Dropric.o:3 of places of pabl.c amuse- ments anor gfe enverprises, juggiers, propryetors of bowl ng aileys and Dillard roous, lottery mana. Bs AAU deases In loflery ickow, It reduced the ‘To prevent the als of Alaska, ‘oF relief Of Het- NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET, -Uhom all with the special tax on keopers of hotels, Inns and taverns to te: dollam, if not the renal value of $900, adding three dollurs for each $100 for rental beyond #50, The reduction thus made woud amount to $8,744,762 It modtited the income tax so a8 LO increase The exempliod $4,500, leartiy the per centage the same as now, five per cent, Ths would effect a reduction of $6,571,105, It changes the law in ete t to incomes, so that persons having les thao $1,500 income shall not be required to make returns and there sialt be no publication of incomes, It repealec’ “schedu'e A,” taxing etrrtages, Watclies, Xe. it repeale | the tax on gas, grinding ef cotfeo and spiecg und sales of mauufse.nres, The tutut Amount of reduction propo-ed was $33,060,719. It imposed a tax on foreign commercial brokers—those Who come to this country aad sell by samples, It Also taxed the deposiis of government mouey 11 banks at the rate of three per cent per annum, whtelt woukt protuce about It also =e bee to abolish stamps on ordinary con- Ficls and On receits. The Comumittes on hr and Means was glad to be able to oier tty bill to t House and country and felt perieeriy sate in propos. tug these reductions, In eoncluston he moved that the bill be printed aud be reconfMitted to the Com- mittee on Ways and Means, with authority to repurt at any time, “In reply to a question by Nee Cox, he stated that the bill wouid be reported back within # week, a8 he desired to get early action on it. A discussion then ensued as to the order of busi- ness, Mr. BANKs wisting to have thine for the «is. cussion of reports from the Committee on Fore git Affairs, partoulariy in relation to Cuba, and Mr. DAWRS insisting on the public necessity for acting on the various a propriation bills, only one of whieh. had become law, and all of which should become law withla the nexi six weeks. Finally the motion of Mr. SCHENCK was agreed to. ‘THE TARLER BILL. Mr. SCHENCK submitted a resolution im referonce tothe Tariff b.ll that motions to close a debate on all the paragraplis embraced in one general sub e:t shall be in order, and he said Uiat be did pot suppose the Tarif bill would be passed so us Lo bevome a law at this session, but he did suppose that if action on it by the House was atnoned until the next ses-fon there would be no tinal action ov it at all thls Congress. If, however, the House should act finally on it this session it woult be sent to the aie and referred to the Finance Committee there, and would probably come up next uber, and become a law by the sd of Mare! 1871, the day pefore the aljournment, ‘That was usually the history of such legislation. After considerable discussion ihe motion was agreed to under & suspension ol ie rules—yeas 113, nays 69, THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILD. Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Mas ehairman of the Com: mit.ee on Appropriations, moved to go into communi tee on the Nayal Appropriation bij}, abd moved that all prior orders be postponed until alter the comple- tion of all the appropriation bills now in commiitee. He preiaced hts motion by remarking that it was mere waste of ume, as con‘essed to-day by the chatr- man of the Commit.ce on Ways and Means, to in- dulge to mere sentimental iaik about the tart, which could hob pass this session. Mr, SCHENCK sald that the latter motion was in bad faith, after his yleiding to the gentieman from Massactinsetts for a motion to go into comunitiee on an appropriation bil. ‘The motion to postpone all prior orders untll after the appropriation b.13 are disposed of, thus. viriually postponing the Tari! bill medefnitely, was agreed tlo—yeas 92, nays 75, as fellows:— YeEAS—Messra, Adams, Ambler, Archer, Arnel, Asper, Attwood, Ayer, Barry,’ Beaman, Beck,’ Biggs, Booker, Bowen, Boyd, ‘Burr, Butler of Mase,, Churchii Clarke. ol Kansas, Cook, Conner, Crebs, Dawes, Dickey, Dickinson, Dox, Duval, Farnsworth, Ferriss, Finkelnvurg, Pitch, Gat field, Geta, Gibaow, Griswold, Haight, Halderag, "Hall, Hainihon’ of | F Hawkins, Hawley, ‘Hedin, Holman, Hotchkiss, Kelsey, Keichaw, Knott, Latiti, Lewis, Mayham, McCrary, MeKenile, McNeely, Milnes, ‘Morgan, Mungen, Niblack, Paine, Peters, Platt, Poland, Pomeroy, Fotter, ‘Randall, Rogers,’ Roots, Bargent, Selumaker, Shel: Hon of La, Sheldon ot New York, Sherrod, Shober, Slocum, Sinith of Oregon. Smith ‘br Vi” Smyth “of Towa, ‘Starkweather, stevons, stiles, Stokes, Swanu, Sweeney, Tuite, Triable, Twichell, Upson, Van Trump, Vooruees, Washburn 0 Wis, Winans, Wood and Wood: ward Navs—Mesers, Ailiaon, Aru Barnuw, ei Beujamin, Neb, Blair, brook 0 Kass Baler, Batinion, Bure Jessie, Clark o 2005, Coburn, Con italian, i eit Doniey, Dyer, Ye per, Ingersoll, Julian, Kelley, Kellorg’ Lash,’ Lys Mercur, Moore of Ohio, Moore of iil, Morphis, Morrell of Pa., Myers, Negley, Packard, Packer, Peck, Perce, Prosser, ice, paw: er, , Scotield. Shanks, Smith of Obio, Smith. of Fern, Btevenson, Stoughton, Strickiuud, Stroup. taylor, Plt man, Towneend, ‘Tyner, Van Wyck, Welker, Whecier, Whit- more, Wiuiaans, Wilsot of Mida.,"Wilwon of Ob.o, abd Wi lard— RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE. ep.) of Ohio, moved to suspend the rules tn order that he infght report trom the Judiciary Committee and pave passed a bil! to en- he right of citizens of the United States to in the several States of this Union who have hitherio been denied that right on account of race, color Or previous condition of s-rvitude, Mr. RANDALL moved an adjourament. See mantener tans dmg tose iP APR ARON bt Without alowhig ans opportanity for dis ussion. ‘The House refised to wtourn—yene 45, nays 120. The rules were suspende! and the bill passed— yeas 131, nays 44, ‘The bili provides as follows:— ‘That any ofieer of the United states or of any State, Terri- tory or district, and every olllcer of any etty, county, town, township, borgugh, ward, parish or hundred in any State” Territory or district, who shall, by cy here net whatever, or by the omission, neglect or refusal perform any ollicial act or duty whatever, whether under color or prevext of any provision of any State constitution or any law of the Btate, Territory or district, or of any local, rauuict; or other law, rule or ordinanee, deny or abridge the right o! eiuzen of the United Staten io voteyon account of race, color oF previons condition of servitude, at any federal, State, county, muni- cipal or other election, shall, upon ‘conviclion thereof, be adjudged gullty of a misdemeanor and #hall be punished by imprisonment of not lees than one year and not exceeding three years, or by a tine of not leas than 00 nor exceeding jor both, and auch a Sue and imprisonment at the dis cretion of the court. SECTION 2. That uli colored citizens of the United States and resident in the several States of the United States ball be entitled to vote at all elections in the State, county, parish, town, township, ward or hundred of their reniaence, and subject ouly (0 the same conditions which now are or ler be required to sey white citizens to vote d any person who shall by force, frand, mtimida- tion or other unlawiul means prevent any colored citizen trom voting at any euch election and who posseases the quail fications, pt in respect of color, requisite w enable a white citizen to vole thereat, shall, upon conviction thereof, Ve adjudged gutity of a misdemeanor, and shall be tmp oned for not lesa than alx mouths’ and not exceeding ono or be tined not leas than $100, nor more than $1,000, or plnlehed by both, and such fue and imprisonment’ at the discretion of the court. 8x0. 8, That fu case the constitution or inw of any State shall require the assessment or payment of «tax aaa quali: cation of an election, If any assessor or other officer elected or appointed under the laws of auch State and authorized or required by the Inws th of tomake an assessment of per- sons or property, for the purpose of such taxation, shall re- fuse or wilfully neglect to assess the person or property of any colored citizen of the United States, qualified as afore: tal and residing In. the tows, boroughs township, pariah, county, ward or district for which sald assessor or other officer shall have heen elected or appointed as aforesaid, he shail for every nnch offence forfert and pay to any person who will sue for the same, and wb: i for every such offence be guilty of @ mudemeanor and shail be fined not less than $6) aud be imprisoned not less than one TIONS 4, 5. 6, 7 and 8 impose like penalties In ca #03 of oficers and thembers of levy ‘courts, Fogistera uf clerks to record assessments, collectors of taxes and officers of elec tion and registration, ae in their several capucitics, may prevent the exercise of the right of eultrage, Sz0. 9. ‘That if any person shall, by threats of violence or {ntimidation, prevent, or attempt to prevent, any citizen of the United Stated from the free exerclae of his Hght to vote In aun election at which members of Cougress, or electors fur President or Vice President of the United States may be held for, auch persons 80 otfending shall be ave to indictment, and, on conyiction thereof, be subject to atne nol excéeding $1,060, or to Imprisonment not leas than one year or more tun threo, or both, at the diacretion of the cour: 0. a tthe Cirenit Court of the United Sta jon of the auits for forfeiture imp ion created Uy this act, and the ¢ Jed Stat ‘The House then, at five o'clock, adjourned. EDITH §@°GORM. Lecture Last Night by “the Escaped Nun?’ at the Cooper Institute, Edith O'Gorman lectured Jast night to about one hundred persons in the large hall of the Cooper Institute, The lecture, which was read, was an- nounced to be on the following subject:—'Grievons Charges against the Romish Hierarcliy, the Mass and other Ceremonies.” The lady told with minute. ness the story of the pursuit of Father Walsh, by her sister Gertrude, and named @ number of priests in this city and neighbortood who had cuher assisted hun in his might or caused him to be rein. Stated In this church. In this connection Miss Edith bitterly denounced the New York Tribune that 1% did not, mn 1868, insert a notice and contradiction concerning some statements that journal had made in reference to this matter. It was at the tle rye N Mr. John Russell Young was cdttor, and the delay and some other circumstances in con- nection with this contradiction were all gt- uibutable to the Influence of Mrs, Young, who is a Roman Catholic. Miss O'Gormon ts not sparing in her denunciations of the Romish clergy. She does not assume the virtue of discrimination, but paints me dark pencillings, In confr- mation of her statement she read several letters; one written by Messrs, Starweather & Sheldon, law- ers, Boston, and another written by Father ye hu, Written September 31, 1868, to the lec- urer. The concluding half of the lecture was a descrip. tion of the mass taken from the writings of Cardinal Fieury. Another lecture is to be giyen on Wedues- day night, A POLITICAL POLICEMAN, How a Respectable Citizen Came te Sp Night in a Station House. John Jones, a respectabie citizen of the Twenty- first ward, doing business as a plumber on Third avenue, Was arraigned yesterday morning before Justice Bixby at the Yorkviile Police Court by rounds. man Connolly, of the Twenty-first preci who charged him with disorderly conduct Mr, dehes ay being asked by the Court, with whom the priaoner appeared to be acquainted, what answer he Ato make tothe charge, stated that yesterday, while arguing with tie onlcer about polities, born became somewhat excited, and said things that were not probably altogether right The only reason there was for his being locked ap all nigit and being then before iis Hogor, tat he ihe (pet Souer) Knew of, was to :atisiy the revenge of the officer. Mr. Jones was discharged, wad reeei.e | ine | congratilat.ous of fis frieids on his triumph over the hiue-coated mtuion of the law. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL PECCADILLO, THE HENNESSEY BRIBERY CHARGE Continuance of tho Examination Before a Com- mittes of School Commissioners—The Ac- cused Gives His Sido of the Story— He Denios Having Received That $100 Letter. Pursuant to adjourameus the examination (nm the case of Hon, John R. Henuesey, Schoo: Trustee of the Seventeenth ward, accused ty Miss Mary £. Can- non of acceptiug & bribe of $199 from her for her appointment last winter as teacher m an eo ing school, Was resumed at four P.M. yestoruay in the batt of the Board of Educa'ion, before Commission+ ers Lewis, Sands and Gross, appointed to make the invesugation. The futerest jet in the cave was shown by the large number in attendance, including the political iriends of Mr, Hennessey on the one side and the adherents of the comptainant, wit) a large sprinkling of male and female teachers from the various public schools in the city, on the other. As at the previous examinations, both sides were ropre- sented by counsel, with an additional legal repre- sentative of the Board of Education, Mr. William Fischer, one of the School Trustees of the Severtecnth Ward, was the first witness called, Ile tesiitied that he was present ut a meeting of the School oflicers of the Seventeenth ward on the even- ing of the 29th of April list; be heard the charges then made by Mr. Mills against Mr. Hennessey, one of the Trustees, accusing lui of accepting $100 from Miss Cannon for her appointment as teacher; Mr.” Hennessey dented recciviug the money, but said he coud not say what might have been given to his wie and clildren, Mr. Harvey H. Woods, School Inspector of the He gave a clear same ward, Was the next witness, and very straight statement of the eg was cognizant of the Ss. After di cumstances of the charge he stated, on ltd cross examination that he did not tell the complainant What she should swear to; Mr. Milis told her to tell the truth, and he ad track and the whole truth; he saw ina newspaper that Mr. Hennessey was going to offer a bill, or hal oferea one, in the Legislature abolishing Inspectors of Pabl.e Sehools; he could not swear that mi had tolt Mr. Hen- nessey that he was pleasea with the Charter and its effect upon the Board of Education; Mr, Milis told him that he would attend to the complaint of Miss Cannon, and did not wish him (the witness) to have anything to do with it. Mr. John Byrnes, the next witness, testified that he was pre at the meeting of the Board of Trus- tees previously referred to; he sat alongside of Mr. Hennessey; he had heard so many siosviaes among School onicers since he had been a schvol oficer that he had learned nov to PY, Much attention to them, and, consequently, paid Wut litde heed to what was said on this occasion; he heard Mr. Hennessey say, jowever, that he had recetved no moiey crow Miss non and would recetve none from any teacher; Mr. Hennessey added that he was not responsible for what might be given to his wife and children; there Was consilerable bad feeltug pecweea Mr. Miles and Mr. Hennessey. Mr. Edward Lane, also a Trustee of the Seven- teenth ward, testified that he was present at the meeting to which reference had been 80 repeatedly made; there was @ good deal of excitement afier Mr. Milla made his charges against or. Henuessey, and he could not tell accurate.y What was said; he was looking out fora row aud paid more attention to actions tan words. Mr. Andrew Mills, the coniplainant, who was next called, testified about Miss Cannoy teiling him of ying $100 to Mr. Hennessey and the cireum- stances of he giving it to him; the tniormation was fist given to him by Mr. Byrnes; he ac- cused Mr. Hennessey of taking tie wioney, and said he would have the facts examined into by the Board of Education; Mr. Hennessey said he was wil- ing to -ubmit1o any Oxammation. On tis cross- sx amination, which Was kept up at considerable length, he sald that HQ AQEM SU Hits HUUEG QF thts mone bedi mot think that if he had brought this matier np namin Mr. Hennessey that it would preyeul the latter laking his -eat; he did walk up Broadway not long simce with Mr. liennee- sey, but could not remember the conversation; he stood up for Htss Cannon, not that he wishe ito n- jure Mr. Hennessey, but to puta slop to such cor- ruption as the later had been charged with. ‘The testimony for the complain at being ended, couusel (or Mr. Hennessey moved the d sraissal of tie complaint. He insisted that no poof hed been brought forward in substantiation of tie accusation. To prove thls assertion he rev.ewed the testumouy at Jengih. He also urged that thts complaint Wok Made to injure the politival sianding of Mr. henness Counsel for the Board of Education said the plaint could not be dismissed by the exanming Cou- missioners, All they could do, he ursed, was Ww re- port the facts to the Board and let the latier take such aci.on as It deemed best. This arguinent was purstied at some length, when the deren e cailed MR. HENNESSEY AS A WitNess, Mr. Johu K, Hennessey testified that he hat been @ Trustee of the Seventeenth ward for the past year and a half; he was introduced to Mix Cannon by Mr. Rochell, a grocer in the Third avenue; Mr. chell said she was @ very worthy persou to appont as teacher; Miss Cannon never promised bin any money for an appointment as teacuer. Q Did she give you an envelope containing money? A, No, sir. Q. Didshe ever give you any money under any circumstances? A. No, sir. Q. Ever give any to your wie or children? A. I A. Because she was don’t know; not to my knowleage, Q. Why did you appoint her? an orphan, Q. Have you appointed otner lady teachers? A. Yes, sir, some dozen or more. Q. Did you, receive any money or other presents from any of them for their appointment. A. No, sir. Cross-examination.—Q, Did you write the letter ui forward in evidence as written by yoursell to 1s8 Cantion from Albany, about this $100 business. A. No, sir. Q. Do you know who wrote it? A. Yes sir; my clerk; | gave him no intimaton what he shoutd write; I received a letter to which tt Was au answer, gave it to my clerk and he wrote such reply as he chose. Mr. Hennessey was submitted to a further lengthy cross-examination, but no addittonal facts of mte- rest were elicited, Mr. Henry BE. Filzstmmons, clerk to the Commit fee on Trade and Manufac ures, of which the Hon. Jon K. Hennessey was chairman in the Assemoly, was hextexamined, and tesiifed that he wrote he « ol which Mr, Hennessey denied any know- letge oa the frst day of the investigation; that he took the letter trom Mr. Hennessey and replied to it without consulting Mr Heonessey; thit he (Hen- nessey) did not tel tim what to write in the letter, After a severe cross-examination by Mr. Aaron J. Vanderpvoel, counsel of the Board of Education, the committee adjourned to mecton Thursday next at A LATTER DAY APOSTLE. The Addington Will Case Before the Surro- gate—Extraordinary Opinions and Brain Phantasies of a Religious Mouomaniac. The Addington will cass, which has been before the Surrogate for avout five months, was summed up yesterday pefore Surrogate Hutchings, The deceased Dr. Addington was a wealthy dentist in Ubis city, who had cut off entirely his wife aud only cnild and left his whole estate to the Cooper Union, ‘The reasons assigned by tie testator for this unnatue ral act and the career uf the Doctor during the last years of his life show almost conctusively that he was not'orsound mind and memory,’? and that his will should not be admitted to provate, The evidence proved that Dr. Addington had given up all secuiag business a few years before his death and devoted lunself exclusively and with the zeal of a fanatic to a work Which, a8 he used to Say, God bimseif had commanded him to perform. Dr. Addington clatued (bat a ray of ight had actually penetraed his bain whereby he was newly bora and. became a compo- neat part of God. He went around preachtug and aunouncing to the world that he was a second Apos~ te Paul; that ke was in constant direct communicae tion with te Deity, even in the moat trivial alt of his cack ife; that God commanded him even 1s every meal Wuat Kind of meat he should take,anid ti God throngh him (Dr. Adding on) woula strika down any waiter who dated to Interfere with tho Will of the Lordas preached by Dy. Addington. He Wrote and pubitshed @ book, of course at iis owe expense—""The Sabbath of Lule '—which embraces the crudest ideas of a mind entireiy disea-ed by Vanity and religious Monomana. Anctier of Lis Damphiets, written im 1657, and purpo:ting ta Harrate the history of the court-aip acd mariage and subsequent marr life of Dr. Ky D. Addington aod Miss Hi Weed, including @ coime the eof eytl — muolinatio of interme jing relatives and fale fiends; alsa showing why Walia Heary Adtington should AVall Mhinselt of his own broder's MixQrtugas to te him, toge with a peep at the previong ne Do'tor, ta the form o an orteimal love le, never before publsned, entitled +*Nevor Wish Harm to Anotjer? dt, Dy Vou oud Ghad, Now Your Ree 5 shows by yenge Has Gomer’? Wye Hes on in fit, hae. Drs twas erazy at thar time and that equeur, | religious revelations were notaing else the da¢ lustens of a feeble mind, Woich Was driven to m1 | hess by a mortid, tnsattahie vanity. ‘The § reserved tte decision, Mr De R. Jaques ap) be executor Oud Mty He Sabbieung Jor tae o fe J} restante