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Committee prowess to wress an answer to the anos tion where the correspondent saw this document, and who showed it to him, The Assault Upon Representative Porter. ‘The House Judiciary Commitee examined several Witnesses to-day im the case of Patrick Woods, charged with assaulting Congressman Porter, of Virginia, in Richmond, From the testiinony sub- mitted ft seems that Woods was intoxicatea at the ttme of the assault, and was not in a condition to know whether he was striking a Congressman or any other man, He says that Porter. came up to hum and asked him if he knew’ who he was. ‘Woods replied that he did not, and that ‘ho didn’t care a damn.” Mr. Porter then said “I am Porter, @ member of. Congress.» Woods thought ‘he said something about his getting drunk on porter, and, the ag offensive, he struck him, He denies all intention of assaulting Porter on political grounds, The chairman of the committee was authorigcd to offer a resolution di- reoting the Bergeant-at-Armes to proceed witn Woods to Richniona, where he ig required as 9 witness ina murder trial, and to return with him on Monday. The St. Dominge Treaty Tovestignation—A Senators Verncity Impugued. Bo phaerneey ainive veecuen spicy this morning, 0 to some developments brought out by Senator Schur, and supposed to in- dicate that Jake Howard, of Michigan, used some efforts to suppreas Inquiry inte the matters in dis- $11,402, 000,000, and the expenditures $11,°60,000,000. A statement ts also being prepared which will show the quarterly receipts of the gov- ernment from’ January, 1861; to June 80, 1670, all disbursements on account of the war. The latter has thus far been the work of some months and will not be completed until about the 16th of August en- suing. There will be some forty statements, and ‘when finished the work will be @ valuabie accession to the financtal history of the government. Mr. Se- ville, during the short trme he has been at the head of the eicrical force of the Treasury Department, has accomplished many important measures, which commend him particularly for the skill and practical abitity he has brought to : is office. "i “Red Cloud’s Heart Made Glud, The government authorities have decided to com- ply with the request made py Red Cloud, recently, for horses to carry his party home from the termi- nus of the railroad, and 60 notified him by telegraph. His reply received from New York informs the Com- missioner of Indian Affairs thatthe intelngence has made hts heart very big, and that he is now very glad and grateful. ‘The Georgia Bil. The Committee on Reconstruction at a fall meeting to-day confirmed the previous action on the Georgia bill, which omits reference to the new election of members of the Legislature, but provides for or- @anizing and equipping the militia. WASHINGTON. Rumors of Further Changes in the Cabinet. Old: Fogies to Retire---New Vigor to be -Tafused Into the Administration. Attorney General Hoar’s Successor i Appointed. The President’s Cuban Policy Sustained. A Square Back Down by the House. pute. Indeed, the proceedings before this special ‘Tho National Uston Teague. y Senatorial Committee become more and more bewil- | The time of the meeting af the National Executive meer ees erhagly tnkeréating 04 they progress, and one gets | Committee of the Union League of America, at the more more bothered to decide whion side | St. Nicholas Hotel in New York, has beon changed Proposed Sale of a Portion of the ia right ana which wrong, At the commence- | to Tuesday, the 28th of June, New York Battery Grounds. ~ | ment of tho to-day Senator Lincoln University Commencement. Ferry read over lettore written by |° A Congressional. delegation left tere’ yesterday Mr. Davis Hatch to / Baez and others, | morning for the Lincoln University for colored WAsHtneron, Jane 16, 2870. Nominations by the Presideut. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day :—, Amos T. Ackerman, of Georgia, to be Attorney General of tie wailies pmiee,. ap Sipe arn * ; mn FP, Pi Jalifor oouisa ot Bucharest. owen Cabinet Rumora—ifore Changes in Prospect= A Vigorous Policy to be Inaugurated. There are niore rumors to-day of changes in the Cabinet. These, however, are rather indicative of Whatietocome. Itis stated that My Fish and Mr. Cox will follow the example of Attorney General Hoar, and that provapy Mr. Robeson will retire from the Navy Department. According to the staie- ments of those who ought to know, it would appear thas the Presidcnt bas determined to manage the ad- Ministration hereafter himseif, in his own way, and Mot to be controiled by nis Ministers. He thinks there is more vigor needed in the departments whose chiefs 1t is proposed to change, It 18 the optnion of Senators tat all the members of the present Cabli- Ret, will gO Out, except Messrs. Boutwell and Cres- and also a letter by @ brother of the Dominican President regretting that he haa received an order for the arrest of Hatch, as the latter had rendered service to the republic. Senator Ferry also read @ communication from the most respectable residents of Norwalk, Conn., giving @ very good character of Mr. Match, and thus apparently break- ing down the theory that the ehief complainant in the case is not trusgworthy, Mr, —, an editor in Norwalk, was examined, and gave testimony which tended to show that one reason why Cazeneau was 80 hostile to Hatch was because the latter had some time ago written @ history of that worthy, exposing his operations in St. Domingo and elsewhere, and which history was sent to the Norwalkeditor. Hatch wes & correspondent of the editor, who, upon receiving the biographical sketen, sont it to the Stave Department, Cazeneau was at the time a can- didate for the position of Minister to St. Domingo, but the Hateh sketch led to the destruction of bis chances, Colonel Fabens was recalled and examined as to bis past and present busincas. He stated at first, it students at Oxford, Pa., to attend the commence- ment exércises, Among the party are Representa- tives Townsend, Covode, Gilfillan, Taylor, Mercur, Arnell, Prosser, Julian and Wetmore; General 0. 0. Howard, Commissioner of the Eaton Educational Bureau; Professor J. M. bangston and ex-Speaker Grow. ‘The Internal Revenue. Supervisor Bioom (eid Velegrapiis to Commissioner Delano from Chicago that the motion on the behalf of tne distillers for an injunetion of the taxes under the forty-eight hour rule has been overruled and all the cases dismissed by the Court. Supervisor Fulton reports that the total assess- ments in the Fifth Pennaylvanta @istrict for the year ending April 30, 1870, exceed those of the previ- ous year $21,923. Interrial Revenue Receipts for the Last Year. The following shows the receipts from the several general sources of revenue for the year ending April 80, 1870:— bacco 30,428,517 ‘weil, both of whom are strong party men. 4s said, that he had no bnsiness now, but subse- | ‘Tepmented 6,122,077 Tho Resignation of Attorney General Hoar— quently admitted being im the land grant specula- | Banks and bankers. 4,168, 86h ‘A: Pribute from the President to His Late | Ons in connection with Cazeneau. He said he was | Gross receipt arate formerly in business with Cazeneau, and that at pre- sent he was interested in surveying lands for the Dominican government, which granted therefor one- quarter of all the land surveyed. Ex-Consul Raymond H. Perry waa recalled and asked by Senator Schurz if he was positive: General’ Babeock had told him to stand by Cazeneau and Fabens because they had lafge interests on the island of St. Domingo, in which he (Babcock) had some interest himself? Perry answered yes; he was quite positive, and that Babcock had done so more than once, and had also warned him to beware of Hatch, Judge O’Sullivan and Senator Cole, of Call- fornia. Senator Schurz next asked Perry if Special taxes not elsewhere enumerated. Taco. including salaries. Cabinet Counsellor. Both thé President and Judge Hoar were much surprised to-day on learning that the fact of the lat- ters resignation of the office of Aitorney Generai Was last uight telegraphed North, especially as neither of them had mentioned the subjectto apy one, nor was it their intention todo so, excepting on the nomination of a successor, There ig much speculation as to the causes of the resignation. It hag no political significance. After the withdrawal of the nomination of Mr. A. T. Stewart to be Secre- tary of Treasury, the President being desirous of appoluting Mr. Boutwell to the vacancy, Judge foar informed the Président that in order to Suceessions ........... Articles in’Bchedule A. ) Sources not elsewhere enumeraied Net recelpis frou stamps. Bela cies cedh cove ees +. $180,200, 954 Weekiy Customs Receipts. ‘The customs receipts for the week ending June 11 are as follows:— $2,018,901 312,619 avoid embarrassment in the appointment of two he was equally positive that General Babeock 3, metibers of the Cabinet from the same State he | "9d advised him not to mtercede in | Nan inne g 162}524 Would withdraw from it, leaving the President free | "Vr of Hatch’s release from confinement. P@ry | San Francisco (to June 4) M7706 to select Mr. Boulweil, ‘The President, however, re- | *#4i0 answered very positively in the aMrmative, serene marked that that wad a matier whith more face | ald declared that, while on tho steamer Tybee, on Totals lessscilVideseed csbldedle sil esees 68, 840120 mately concerned himself, and while thanking Judge | M8 way to St. Doiniugo, Colonel Fabons yen is oar for hts friendly conaideration appointed Mr. | ‘8ed, repeatediy, to advise him to the same couree. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS, Boutweil of the Treasury. Some months “It'was the subject of his (Fabens’)’ conversation ie Gecond Session. aiterwarde Judge Hoar again voluntarily proposea | W!tt me," sald: Perry, “nearly every day, aver din- ner, while-we would walk the quarter-deck. Fa- bens would take occasion also to talk about what a good chance I woukd have to make money in 8t. Domingo." Mr, Perry further testified that ex-Con- sul Smith had no hand in the preparation of his long statement to Secretary Fish. He said-he had that finished vefore Smith arrived In Washington, ana that the day Smith’ reached héte he (Perry) took Smith to ils room at Wiltard’s, and read overto him the whole statement. Not one word had since been added to the paper. The next question put by Schurz was whether anybody had tried to influence Perry in regard to his statements to Secretary Fish. Mr. Perry answered yes, and created a sensation by stating that ‘Senator Howard bad called upon him three times to try to influence him. The first time Howard called was on the night preceding the first to resign, he never appearing to desire a continu- ‘ance in the positfon, but was alwaya ready to retire ‘whenever the President suould think proper to ap. Point Wis successor. The nomination of Judge Hoar to fill the vacancy on the bench of the Supreme Court Of the United States was from the moat {riendly feel- ings of the President toward him, which it is known ‘Were ag sincerely rewurned by Judge Hoar, and these friendly relations bave never Leen interrupted, When recently Judge Hoar tendered his resignation for the first time in writing the President accepted it, with the intimation that as the South had no judge ou the Supreme Cours bench it, seemed fair that that section should have a representative in the Cabinet, and, therefore, inquiries were made a8 to asuitabie successor. The ascertained qualifications of Amos T. Ackerman, of Georgia, being satisfactory, be SENATE. Wasuinaron, June 16, 1870. TRANSPORTATION OF FOREIGN MERCHANDISE, Mr, Comsert, (rep.) of Oregon, from the Com- mittee on Commerce, reported a substitute for the bill to facilitate the transportion of European, Asiatic and Australian mercliandise to interior ciues of the United States and across the continent, The substitute provides only for transportation of goods in bond across the continent, anu not to in- terior cities, as provided in the original bill. Mr, ConvETr made a statement in correction of the newspaper report of the amendments of the Com- mittee on Commerce to the bill, authorizing the establishment of an ocean steamship service between the United Statcs and Australia, He s(ated that the amount of gubsidy had been reduced from H 500,000 to $300,000, and was to be on the condition ‘Was accordingly nominated to-day to the Senate, hes rec dtomb na, dpe bs ahem alo ied gn fine ‘the Australian Colonics gave @ similar amount. Towards the close of the procecdings of shat body | W% busy writing his statement oe CANNON FOR SOLDIERS’ MONUMENTS, “f vold him,” said Perry,” 1 was busy writing @ fall history of my mission to st. Domingo, from the time I left Washington to go there until my return.’? Howard said to me, ‘Perry, don’t think of sending that report to-the State Department to- morrow. I am on my way now to the President, and I will make you all right with the President.” Senator Howard interrupted Mr. Perry’s testimony here to declare that he had not made use of the ex- pression that he would make Perry all right with the President. He admitted, however, having made the visit in question to Mr. Perry. The latter showed the committee three of Howard's cards, on one of which was written the following invitation to Perry to call upon Howara:— f Can by tayo btnaagie call and see me at my room, No. 41 ‘th street, as about ten A. M? Senator HOWARD. Mr. Perry then stated that he paid Senator Howard - @ visit, in accordance with invitation, and remarked, Mr. WIL8ON, (rep.) of Mass., called up a bill grant- ing condemned cannon for asdidiers’ monument in Poughkeepsie, N Y. On motion of Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, the bill was made general, to cover @ large number of similar grants, by authorizing the Secretary of War wo deliver to any city or municipality condemned iron or cannon for soldiers’ monuments when not deirimental to the public service. Tue amended bill then passed. IMPROVEMENT OF CHESAPEAKE BAY, Mr. Vickers, (dem.)of Md., presented the memo- rial of the of Trade of Baltimore for an appro- priation to deepen the Patapsco river and improve the channel of Chesapeake Bay. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Mr. Patrerson, (rep.) of N. H., called up the House bill to estab ad department of justice, Passe ‘The bill creates a new department, with the Attor- ney General at the lead, assisted by a solicitor gen- eral and two assistants. It transfers to this depart- ment the solicitors of the Treasury and Internal Revenue, and the Naval Solicitor, their assistants this aiternoon an ineffectual motion was made to go into executive session in order that the nomination might be acted upon. This will probably be done to- morrow. The following gorrespondence passed be- tween Judge Hoar and the President:— ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15, 1870, - Sir—I resign the office of Attorney General of the United States, the resignation to take efect upon the Senha neus and qualiication of my successor, ery respectfully, E. R. HOAR. To the PRESIDENT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, WAsninaton, D, C., June 16, 1870, My Dear JupGe—In accepting your resignation as Attorney General, Upon the appointment and quaitfication of your successor, I take the Occasion Ww express to you. my high gppreciation of the abie, patriotic and devoted manner in which you lave performed the functiona of that office. In no less a degree do Lappreciate the pleasant personal relations which have existed from the beginning of our association officially in public place, Hoping that you will carry with you nothing but pleasan' aud employés, and the Examiner of Claims in the peoabeesnas ot Naar CoM OeCROTS wien tne present in corroboration of what he had sald concerning | State De; artment, the object pelng, to, facilitate the transaction of business pertain! offices, REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE. Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich., from the Committee on Commerce, reported a joint resoluiion pledging the faithof the government to construct a suitable breakwater and harbor of refuge at the eastern on- trance of the proposed Cap Cod ship canal, to bo ready for use on its completion; provided that the entire sxpenee tothe government for such break- water and harbor of refuge shall not exceed two mililondollars; and that the saidehip canal shall be forever free to the vessels and property of the United tales. Mr. CHANDLER, from the same committee, re- ported without amendment the bill to re, the act of March 17, 1800, declaring the assent of Congress to certain acta of tie States of Maryland and Georgia. . INVALID PENSION BILL. Mr. DRAKB, (rep.) of Mo., & member of the com- mittee of conference appointed on the Invalid Pen- sion Appsopration , stated that the House of Representatives, after being informed of the appoint- ment of new ar ou the part.of the Senate, hi contrary to all parliament’ comity, reap- pointed their, original managers. The Senate com- mnlttee did not feel dis submit to what they considered an indignil a ae upon the Senate by the House, and therefore asked to be excused from fur- ‘ther service, adininistration, and with assurancs of my personal esteem and friendship, I remam, wiih great respect, your friend and obedient set'vant, . 8 GRANT. To Hon. E. R. Hoan, Attorney General. Mr. Ackerman has been telegraphed and is on his way to Washington. The Cuban Matter Disposed Of—A Clean Back Down by the House—The President's Peliey Sustained. The Cuban matter was finally disposed of in the House to-day, but not to the satisfaction of either Genoral Banks or the Cubans, It is a sort of drawn battle, ® compromise between the House aiid the President; though, it must be confessed, the Presl- dent has the best of it. Shortly after the reading of ‘he journal a vote was taken on Logan’s proposition to place the Cubans and the Spaniards on the same footing. This was aefeated—yeas 77, nays 101, The pext question was the Bingham substitute for the |’ resolu of the majority of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and it was adopted by a vote of 102 to 88, Is te a8 follows:— ‘ ‘That the Prealdent is hereby authorized to remon- Howard’s promise to make him all right with the President, “Senator Howard did use those words, I swear it most ‘solemnly, There 18 a falsehood be- tween us, It must be proved who 1s telling the truth.” Senator Nye remarked that it was unnecessary to swear about the matter, as Perry was already under oath. Perry’s friends declare that he has worse things still in reserve, which he will bring forward if necessary to sustain his position. It is said that Perry will swear that Senator Howard told him that Babcock had done wrong. Proposed Sale te the Government of a Pore tion of the Battery Grounds at New York. The Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with @ resolution of the House of Representatives, trans- mitted the following letter:— . Ngw Yore, March 7, 1870. DEAR SmR—I send @ sketch of the Bal the location of the property which I am authorized to offer to the United for pubiic purposes by the Commissioners of the Sinkt: and I send @ statement of the amount to be saved United States in purchase, by the 1 have making the = hown t the Colt i ‘The committee were excused, and Messrs, Morrill strate the barbarous manner in which the ther aoe ate peovel ee eee ee ane of Me., Nye and Stockton substituted in sheir places. war in has been conducted and, if he shall T also send fy he on this subject, dated February ‘THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE BILL, avem it tent to solicit the Co-operation of other. 10, 1868, fr@m Mr. MCulloch, making this proposi- At one o'clock the Franking bli again came up as governments in such measures as he may deem ne- | tion to tne Senate. He also approves of the pian. the regular order of business, cersary to secure from botn contendiug parties an observance of the laws of war recognized by all civilized nations. It will be observed that while the mere fact of the existence of a war in Cuba is recognized, a fact known long ago, and conceded by the President in his message, there is no remedy proposed. The matter is left just as it was, ‘and the President is neither authorized nor directed to do anything that he has Mr. SUMNBR, (rep.) of Mass., sald he was opposed to the bill in its present crude ana defective form. Mr. TrPTon, (rep.) of Nev., addressed the Senate in explanation of his views, claiming that the Hea le were eniiticd to the privilege of communicating with their representatives free of cost, and that libs eral allowances of stamps Would not effect any aeving to the government. » HARLAN, (tep.) of Towa, believed tnat a rot envelope system would remedy abuses b: affording outside parties leas opportunity to commit ‘In case you bf ti ofan pplcstion w for this purpose I propose todo so. You t fully, GEO. W. BLUNT, GEoRGE 8. BOUTWELL, Esq., Secretary of the Trea- sury: New York, Mareh —, 1870, Getty's buildings are. 195 by 180 feot—equal to 98 by 625 square foet, They rent for $67, annum; probably cap be had ou the Batvery for say efght per aquare foot ; block, therefore, 200 by 75 (equal to ‘Square feet) would cost $120,000, A four palldma, 8 oe could be built sk ost on the entire block for ). not already done; except to solicit the co-operation | Two buildings of the same being 36,000 ware feet, jefrauds in the forgery of franks aud otherwise. x id cout $840,000. The interest on t] at ', ofj other governinents. General Banks regards the | {ho'mue ‘tn Unies Stace sane tox mo 7, wo Peart | ait: StRWanr, (rep, of Nev. sald It was adinitted action of the House as a clean backdown and a | Shus saring $17,(00 per, annum, besides | ing. 080 Guy's | stitute to take the place of the franking system, and triumph Of the policy of the administration. He thinks there will bea warm debate in the Senate when tho matter comes up tn that body. Bingham, on the other hand, thinks lie ba3 put in the entering ‘wedge, which, if driven home, will end in securing in the in, OO ae of the session yet remaining Con: gress would not have an opportunity to pass the ne- cessary Supplemental legislation. He advocated the Possponement of the measure until next session to give members an opportunity of consulting their conatituents upon ii. The passage of the bill had Deen urged by some Senators as a means of punish. It ts desirable that the Office shoula be rete from Wall street and put on the Battery. This rty, if sold, interest on that is 96,008; making & property of 480 by 200 feet on juare feet; this, at cight dollars t j the baildings, at belligerent rights to the Cubans, The whole matter, 000 each, $900 this Node tees ‘an expenditure of | ing the House forthe hasty and fll considered man- however, 13 left where 1: was before, with the | $163)00, the interest on which, at slx per cent, would be | ner in which it gent the bill to the Senate, He re- President. est of Gelty"s mores nyo | apled such considerations as mere elild’s play. Matte ra “ vocal assage The Cuban Bond Lobby Investigation. Re a ee her of ‘the bil wut deli or amendment remarking ‘The correspondent of the New York Post apponted | _ Total.........006.. .sesssee « ae i i 1m favor of the abolition of the to-day before the select committes to investigate Tnterest on land and buildings, as proposed. ent ihe, ee ner ancien ‘where he procured the information upon which he | ‘“ADnual saving...........606.0- see the sincerity of the argument tha’ tic privilege was based ints despatch relative to the alleged Cuban | Federal Recetpts and Expenditures Since | Necessity toenable members to disseminate Intell. gence, imasmuch as ‘Was noi &@ convocation of schooimasters, Mr. VIOKERS gave Notice of a motion to-recommit the bill to the Postal Committee, with instruction to report a bill securing the Ofice from frauds and abi Re tent for a substitute or a reasonabie exercise of the frankipg privil by persons now entitled to it, and to inquire whether the privilege can be curtalied and Feduced without detri- ment to the public pervs. MY, BTVOATON, (dom) Of N. J,, believed the repeal bond lobby, and fied an answer. He states that he got ali his information from an afidavit of one N. B, Taylor, but he did not state who showed hin the document: nor where he saw it. The committee have ascertained that there is no such aMdavit; that it was simply a written statement, signed by a man named Taylor, without peing sworn to. The 1789. Mr. Seville, the new Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department, is at present engaged in overhaullag his books with a view to preparing for publication an official statement of the receipts and expenditures of the government since the year 1780, Isappears that the total receipts since March 4, 1789, to June 30, 1869, @ perigd of eighty years, from all sourcea, wore of the franking the people*in their riviloge to have been demanded by tition’, and that the people were nausea! ed was calied political ment, sent out from Washington. He inoueut Congress would for find th were in earnest in their di a \. His ference was that the Senate wa {di Not to vote 4 the bil, but to worry it a3 a by Criticl rts Ol tne Postmusice General 11: the repeal by means of circulars and rious bid for be considered by of the Caiiuet who undertook would be answered as he deserved. a8 @ cheap and joped such action and that an officer to coerce Vongress At twenty minutes to five o’ciock the Senate voted Mr. Stewart's %.On to postpone the sub ect next session, and it was rejected—yeas 17, nays ispapers, was adopted—yeas amendment continuing the present law relative to the free transmission of ni y nays 17, Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt, oflercd nis Amendment continuing the franking privil to persons upon whom it was especially conferred by Jew, 50 tho Exe- cutive Department and the Agrionltural partinent, memarking that his object was to take away the franking privilege from ail members of Congress and from postmastera, Mr, SUMNER gaye notice that he would move a substitute for the entire bill. ‘ithout a vote upon the pending amendment the ab five o'clock adjourned. MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. + WASHINGTON, “June 16, 1870. PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Mr. Brooxs, (dem.) of N. ¥.—Of merchants of ‘New York and Boston for drawback on cotton goods exported to China after June, 1868, Commissioner Rollins having then authorized their exporiation under a drawback of 2340. per pound. By Mr. CaLxi, (dem.) of N. Y.—Of citizens of New York for uniform rate of 16c. per pound on manufac- tured tobacco and snuff. By Mr, Reeves, (dem.) of N. Y.—Of marine tnsur- ‘ance companies fora breakwater off the entrance to Port Jefferson harbor, Long Island Sound. THE DUTY ON COAL. Mr. SCHENCK, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported duty “Coal, bituminous and of every other kind.”” ‘The bi the bill Co abolish the On coal, to put it on the free list in this form— ll was referred to the Committce of the THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS. hole, ‘Me House then proceeded to vyte on the Ouban Tesolutions, the firat vote being on Mr. Logan's amendment to construe the neutrality bul co a8 to ive to both contending parties the same advan- es of intercourse anc trade with the United States consistent with the law of nations that have been or may be conceded to the government of Spain. Ke- jected—yeas 77, nays 101. ‘The next vote was on the following substitute, of- fered yesterday by Mr. BIN@HAM:— ‘That the Prenident is hereby authorized. to remonatrate against the barbarous manner in which the war in Cuba haa been conducted, and, if he whall dean it expedient, to soltelt the co-operation of aber governments in such he may deem noceasary to secure frem both contendt measures tiea an observance of the laws of war recognized by all c {20d nations, Pending the vote Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of 23 to 94, Me. Tenn., moved that the whole subject be laid on the tab! le. 0 94, Bingham’s substitute for the resolution re- rted by the minority of the committee was agrecd 100 to. 11. The next question was on substituting Mr. Bing ham’s amendment for the resolution reported by the majority of the committee. On @ count by the Speaker there were 70 ayes and 63 noes, ‘The yeas and nays were called for.q The substitute was agreed to—yeas 102, nays 88—- as follows:— ‘ Yeas, 102. Allison. Dixon, Maynard. Smith, Tenn, Ambler. Dookery. MeUarthy, Sinyth, lowa Doniey. Mcvrary. —_Btarkweuther. Duyalg MoGrew. Btokes. Dyer, Moreur, Btou:hion, Zia. Strickland. Faruswortb. Strong, Ferry, Taffe, Fiaher. q Garueid. Tilman, fale, townsend, Harrie. ‘wichell. Hawkins, Tyner. Heplin. Upao Butler, Teon. Hill, ‘ard gs = = a looper. Churchill. ‘Hotohiciaa, Yokes. Olark, Texas. Judds ler. iF, Kelis. nitme Cool ellone. . Gouger. Kelsey. Wilson, Ohio, wode. Ket Winans and Cowles... Kaapp- Wiicher, jawes, Mass. . iekey. Lawrence. Nays, 88. Reeves. Rice. Roots, Schumaker, Bhanks, Bhaldont Ney. lon, N. ¥. read, Taylor, Trambu Mr. BEAMAN, (rep.) of sevsinny ‘Whole subject on the table. Rejected. Bweeney. Yan Trump. Wolls Wilson, Minn. Winchester. Wood and Woodward, hen moved to lay the Bmith, Oregon. Bien? re” The resolution a3 amended was then agreed to, so that Mr. Bingham’s substitute ts the form in which the resolution has passed. THE PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL. Mr. KELSEY, (rep.) of N. Y., from tue Conference Committee on ported that the committee had be paid out of the Nav: he Pension Appropriation bill, re- not been able to agree, the Senate insisting on striking out the ap- roprialion for naval pensions and leaving them to Pension fund, which is kept apart in the Navy Department, and the House insist- ing on their being patd Jike all other pensions, and onthe Naval Pension fund belng covered into the Treasury. After considerable debate the House refused to concur with the Senate by year 66 to nays 69, and insisted upon its own position. VOTING BY PROXY. Before the announcement of the vote on Mr. Bing- hom’s amendment to the Cuban resolutions tt ap- peared that nh Bingham, whose name had been recorded, had been in the hall while the vote was being taken, and that some person had voted Sor bim, an incident which drew forth remarks from the 8) with aker.as to the vicious habits in connection king the yeas and nays, and the expression ofa hope from Mr. Brooks, of N. Y., that they would not hear any more about New York repeaters. (Laughter.) THE ASSAILANT OP REPRESENTATIVE PORTER. Mr. BINGHAM, (rep.) of Ohio, Chairman of the Judi- ciary Committee, oifered a resolution directing the Sergeant-at-Arms, or his assistant. Mr. Le Barnes, to ie horting ‘Woods, now in custody for an assault on a ember of the House (Mr. Porter), to Rich- mond, Va., there to testify in @ murder gage before the Hustings Court, and, bring him back to Washington. tae Me CRNPRAL BAILED NS ir, WHEELER, (rep.) of Commjttee on the Panitic grantihg to the Utah Central Railroad right of way through the stiuction of a railroad an City to Sait Lake City. After an explanation passed. YERBA BUENA ISLAND IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY. Mr. WHBELER also reported a bill island of Yerba Buena, or Goat Island, trey u after he shall 60 testify, to It was agreed to. N. Y., Chairman of the Railroad, reported a bill mpany the ubli¢ lands for the con- telegraph from Ogden by Mr, Wheeter the bill was. he cisco Bay, to the Western ‘Pacific Railroad Company for a terminus; provided that half of the island shall be reserved to the United States for fortifications and military purposes,and that nothin; anall impair te lawful of equitable vate parties to the island. and advocated the bill. in-the bill hee of pri- . Wheeler explained Mr. Ksort, (dem.) of Ky., moved to amend by re- quirin payment to the and vocated the amendment, pes Of $2,000, 000, med He was infor that the istand was worth $6,000,000, and that if put ‘up at a sheriif’s sale to-morrow the first bid would be $1,000,000, and he thought vhat if there was any ration on earth that was able to buy and pay col for it it was that enormous corporation. Mr. AXTELL, (dem.) of Cal., supported \ne bill, and reminded the from the government to sell that islan jouse that there was no erp nen. . One! of it with @ railroad to and across it would be more valuable to the government than tne whole island was Dow. It would be @ great public convenience, and those who now opposed the bill opposed the true interests of San Francisco and the true interests of the government, Mr, MAYNARD offered an amendm: company to erect, whenever ne ary, & of the department may direct. Agreed to. requiring the raw: bridge over such part of the channel as the engineer Mr. Hoban, (dem.) of ind., in order to defeat the bill, moved an aujournirent. Negatived. ir, HOLMAN then moved to lay the table. Negatived—yens 66 nays ‘The previous question was seconded. ‘pill on the The vote was then taken on Mr. Knott’s amend- ment Fouatring a rejected—yeas 76, bays 91. ‘Afier several votes by yeas and name propositions connected with the bil BURY, (tep.) of Wi state his objections which was seconded, payment of $2,000,000, and it was on various i, Mr. Wasi- Sopa for fiftecn minutes to 10 Mr. WHBRLER insisted on the previous question, Mr. Woop, (dem.) of N. Y., suggested that If it Were in order {oF him to offer’ twovmlllions Tor the island og tobe given awa; company, he the goveroment, to this railroad would now make that proposition to Mr. MUNGEN, (dem.) of Ono, said he would “sce” that and “go” Naif a million better, paying the mo- ney in ten houra, PAY OF SHERIFFS IN THE SIXTH MITITARY DISTRICT. Dari an interruption to the votlog Mr. Dawns, (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee on Appropria- peat registe which Was pagecd, COMMITTER, OONTERENCR On motion of Mr. BENSAMIN, (wep.) of Mo. Sena amendments to the bil) detining the aul ide irted a bill to allow six doliars per day to and sherifigin tne Fifth Military District, he of forrmed, the Bpeaker Lil Would ret the in ‘disp a busiuess: conirmatf@n as Attorney General of the United States the name of Amos T. Ackerman, of Georgia. pension agents, &¢., were committee of eonference ordered. The House then, atten minutes stating that in and @ to five o'clock, ad- the Yesba Buena the morning hour THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL. Hon, Ames. T. Ackerman, President Grant yesterday sent to the Sgnate for The new appomtee was born at Portsmouth, N. H., in 1828, and is, consequently, foriy-seven yeara of age. He was educated at Dartmouth College, and soon after graduating went to,Georgia, where, we think, he was employed as @ teacher for some time. ‘yh was in 1844, and since then’ he has ever resided in the State, He studied law im the office of the celebrated Judge Berrien, of Georgia, at one time Attorney General of the United States, and, before and afterwards, a Senator in Congress. From the old Judye, who abandoned the democracy and joined the whigs, Mr. Ackerman imbibed bis political principles. While the whig party lasted he was @ member of it, and in 1860 he supported the Bell and Everett ticket. He was never prominent in politics, however, unul after the close of the war. A resident of the mountains of Georgia, where there are few negroes and where the institutton of slavery was little known and less cared about, he remained throughout the rebellion a strong Unionist, and on the return of peace was one of the iirst to advise compliance with the will of Congress. He was elecied @ member of the Reconstruciion Coustivu- tional Convention in 1387, and Wok @ prominent ition amonz the members, He opposed, from the ing, the movement to oust Governor Jenkins and -plice Mr, Bullock im office as provisional Governor. He also spoke in opposition to extreme measures which were proposed by the wlira radicals, But while in Fespects most conservative in bis sentiments he took, at an early day aiter the meeting of te Convention, a deciied stand in favor of negro suffrage and insisted upon the right of the negro. to hold oilice.. For a time he was well supported in his views regarding oilice- holding; but finally the country delegates, who styled themselves ‘advocates of the recoustruction policy of Congress,’ and disclaimed betay republi- cans, absoluicly refused to vote for the measure, The subject was therefore dropped, and the consiu- tution framed was silent as to whether the negro had the right to hold oiice. Had the early support ers of Mr, Ackerinan been as firm as hinse.t the troubies which iollowed in Georgia Would never have been experienced, ‘ Mr, Ackerman has been from the beginuing of re- construction a strong opponeut of Buleck and bis clique of professional oflceloiders. Une of Lis ablest Speeches, delivered in the Cduvention at an early perlud of the Session, Was a sharp aulack upon the men who were pushing Bullock forwaid, as well as a stinging, satical review of the qualities of that Se yor for @ prominent executive position. uring the late Presidential campago Mr. Acker- man’s name headed the republican eleciwral ucket, Which, as is known, was deieated, soon afier Grant's inauguraiion he was appointed Uniied States Attorney for the district of Georgia, a position he now holds, It is understuod that had the nomination of » Bradley as Associate Justice of the hupreme Court been rejectal by the Senate the name of the new Attorney General would have been veut in to iil the vacancy. In personal appearance Mr. Ackerman Is quite en- @aging. He is rather beiow the medium mag and has @ pleasant face, full of intelligence and amia- bility. As a lawyer he stands well 10 Georgia, having @ large and lucrative practice, As an orator he is 4 fluent, easy speaker, and in matters of law is sali to be @ learued man. Sociahy, Mr. Ackerman is a clever, urbane and hospitable geutieaan, ‘Tue ov- Jections to ex-Atloruey General Hoar, bis immedtite predecessor, wil! never be charged agamst him, as he. is one of the most atlabie aud easily approacued of gentiemen ta public life. THE MISSING STZAMSHiP, The Henry Chauncey, of the Pacific Mail Line, Six Days Overdue from Aspinwall— What the Company’s Officers Sny—No Serious Fears Entertained—Deccription of the Vessel. Up w the time of going to press this morning no intelligence had been received of the absent Pacific mail steamship Heury Cnauncey, now six days over- due at this port, with passengers and freight, which left San Francisco May 18 on the steamship Consti- tution, While as yet there 1s no cause for serious alarm concerning her safety, so many inquiries are being made by friends and relatives of tuose sup- to be on boara the Chauncey, that it were bet ter to give the views of the oMfcers of the company regarding her, which, in substance, are as follows:— ‘The steamship of the lime connecting outward with the Chauncey has arrived at Sun Francisco, so that there can be no doubt that she arrived sale at Aspin- wall, The Chauncey was advertised to leave the later port on ber return trip ior New York on tie evening of gue 1st or morning of the 2d inst., and in ail probability she did so, a8 & despatch received at the office of the Paciiic Mail line yesierday inorning advised that the steamship Moptapa, which leit Panama on the 3ist alt., Pon ed signals with the Constitution, the reguiar San Francisco steamer— aud the Chauncey’s connecting vessel returning—at turee o'clock on the morning of the ist tast., six hours’ steaming from Panama, Thus,.assuming tiat nothing oe gpm the Constitution during tie lust six hours of her ame and that sho deiivered her passengers and ireignt to the Chauncey in time for her to leave as per her schedule day, the trouble, if exists, Is ‘ou this side” and with tie Chauncey. herefore, while reasonably supposing that no ver- rible disaster has befaulen the absent steauiship, the Oficers of the company theorize thus:—Tiat: after leaving Aspinwall the Chauncey’s machinery became | badly deranged or some vital part was broken, and she was compelled to put back, there to awalt the departure for New York of the steamship Alaska, Which should leave Aspinwall to-ay, and, if such were the cae, the disabled vessel would be towed by ner to this port, The Henry Chauncey is in charge of an abie and experienced commander—Captain Maury. If any- thing had happened in the Carribean Sea, near the coast of Cuba, Captain Maury would bave headed her for soine port there, and by this time or be.orea telegram would have been received from Havana de- tailing tne facts. Or, if she had becn disub.ed of the Southern coast of the United States a simuar course would have been pursued by him. In view of the many chances for the Chauncey’s safety no anxiety oan alarming nature should be excited until the arrival of the steamship Alaska, due here about the 26th imst., and it is not imyporsi- blethat before that ume, or even before these lines are , se May be heard from, with ail on board to eXcellent health. The Henry Chauncey, according to the Surveyor of the Board of Underwriters, Mr. Charles H. Has- well, was built in New Yorg in 1864, and 1s 820 teet long on deck, 43 feet 7 inches breadtn of beam, 27 feet depth of hoid, has a load draught of 18 feet, and isot peony tons burden, Her hull, built by William H. Webb, is of white oak and hackmetack, wiuch is square fastened with copper and treeuaiis, Her floors are molded 18 inches and sided 15 inches to eighteen inches, while herframes are thirty-six inches apart @t centres. Her machinery, butlt by the Noveity Iron Works, is of the most mazsive chi acter. Her engine—of the vertical beam deserip- tion—bas @ cylinder 106 moles in diameter, by twelve feet stroke of pistop. Her ‘Waterwheels are forty feet in diameter, and Of trop. Four tubular bo: ers, bull¢ same time as the 6..giue, are in her hol The Chauncey is double planked in bottom, from fe to water line. She possesses three waiertigit bulkheads, and ts fitted with three large independent steam fire and bilge p , and In every possibie manner had been protected against disaster by fire. In a word, the Henry Chauncey was a vessel ut the time of the survey in question, in 1864, “well built and titted for any service.” THE NAVAL PAY QUESIION. The Rates Proposed by the House and the Senate Amendment. . The subjoined table will be found interesting to Such as are interésted in the compensation of the officers of our navy, upon which subject an ex- tended article appeared in the HERALD of Jast Mon- day. The tabie in question shows the rate of pay now received (with the 38% per cent increase given the navy ofiicers by Congress in 1966); also the pro- posed rate under the bill which passed the House of resentatives May 18 and the Senate amen. ment to the House bill, which was introduced by the Senate Naval Committée about tweive days ago. The proposed ameniment will doubtless be taken up for final disposition in the Senate either uns ‘week or in the early part of the next: Howse Bill, |Senate Proposnt Fc igy [Paes Mau. |Arneniincnt to man Lieut. Comm: Lieut. Commander. jeutenants < Paymasiers, surge SdS years, 3,500 Paymasters, surzeons and chief engineers, 4th 5 years. 1,709 Ranking with lieutenants but pald more than leutenunt commanders, ‘The reduction is made with the view to economize in the item of salaries of naval officers te the amount of $146,000, If this saving must be eifected it is but just that the assessment requisite to save this amount to the government be male po rata (so mich pet cent on tho pay of each officer) without roaatd to vank. 4 NEW YORK CITY. . Local and Police Paragraphs and Miseella- neous Items of News About Town, oo ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature of the weather for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day 6t last year, as indicated by the thermometer as ude but’s phi Average tempe: Jaat year,... Aseaman, Georze Neike, on the steamsh! sourt, ha engine, While hoisting frelg ber of Aun sti armacy, hekaLy Building, Broadway, cor 13 «SP, M, 66 7% 6PM 3 8 7 «OPM. 7m . 18 % = 12P, @ 16 yesterdas see 1D ture for cor danarm broken serentag by a dammy A meeting of the Commissioners of Emigration was held yesterday alternoon. ‘The business trans acted was eutirely of a routine nature, ‘8 Gustav ‘ Scharer, the German announced in yester- day morning's reports as drowued, is evidently a good awit acrosa the rh to terday moraing. immer in Byrns reports that he swam ‘ard’s Island and reiurned yes- The American society of Eaginecrs visited the fore tifleations in the harvor yesterday, and subsequently discussed the snbject of pers and wharves for. city. At the Asior houge they guye their mit dinner at five P, M. sé Dr. William W. Sanger, the well-known Phyalclan- 1n-Chief of our public institutions under che Gover-, nors of the Almshouse, 1s sertously ill, and: 8o for noarly tiree weeks. Dr, banger stunt attenda.ce of his old friends, been Ah Parker and Willlam H, Draper. ‘The Lotos Club, an association of critics and Milera- feurs, lust evening entertained their Vice. President, Mr. Fredertck A. Schwab, at the Lotos Club @8 @ loken of their appreciation, prior to a) r ure for Europe. monico, The dinner was ser and was a recherché aftur. Mr, Schwab leaves on Saturday next, and willreturatoNew York about September 1, Yesterday morning Willtam B. Bothomby, of Wore cester, Masa., temporarily stopping at the St. Ho- nore Hotel, who is amember of the Handel and Haydn Society, at Grand Jubiiee, was corner 0i prvoeite partichp: nocked down by a mad butt, ¢ Sixth avenue and Fortleth street. auog in the One ot the buli’s horns entered Mr. Bownomby's; left aide, breaking his ribs and (a@using a dangerous Wound, He was removed to his hotel, 7 By a fire in the boarding house of James Flanagan, No, 25 Seventh avenue, yesterday morning, $2,600 loss on furnitare and building was sustained) “& party had been evening, after we depariure of the guesis, and the fire broke outin thesparlorgshortly. Mrs, Burns, & yistior, and a servant named Mary were nearly suf- firemen. focated, but were rescued by the pollee and. The building is owned by John E, Devita, In the Supreme Court yesterday Judge Cardozo granted an order of arrest against Aaron K. Cory, atthe suit of the Erie Railway Company, holding him to bail im the sum of $4,000 for the ment of funds recelved by him as ticket agent ne ul rece a s Newark, N. J., the amount claime | by the Sane being $49,000. Late im the afternoon was arrested by Deputy Sheriff O'Neill and _esco! to Ludlow Sireet Jail, Whore he now awaits the forth- coming bail. The New York State Sunday School Convention, which meets in this clty, commencing on Tuesday, the 2ist inst., will pr bably be one of the mostim- rtant assem blazes of the kind ever called together this country. efficient Sunday school men in the State will in its discussions, and its deliberations will be tional interest, be held Twenty-ninth ‘Thu ‘he Beastons of the Con' street, and will A very large number of the mous venuon in the Reformed church, Filth: avenue and continue through The Seventh precinct report that yesterday Catha- Tine Morris, of No. 680 Water street, fell through & hole at pier 43 East river, with a child agea seven months in her arms. She was reseued by the of the precinct. In falling the Hpather. strock a plank and brok her ut triamphiel and Catbarine ci to ¥ forgot her personal pain in her efforts Mrs. Morri: lice Surgeon James. The chil thanks Philip Duclos, residing on Third avenue, between Fifty-seventh and Fifty-cighth streets; on Sunday evening visited the Tammany Concert Saloon, in West Houston street, and charges wiille there a pretty. waiter girl, named Fanuy Delany, and who represented himself as her brother, 61x dollars in money and @ silver watch from dim. | Fanny was arrest Glynn and Dunn, of the Eighin precinct, day mor to save $s Was sent to the hospital by order of to the heroism of its mother. on Wednesda, ‘nin; escaped wninjured, stole atey= by detectives yester~" committed by Justice Shandley, The- complainant in default of ball was sent to the House of Detention. Coroner Kollins yesterday afternoon was cajled to hold an inquest on the body of John Sullivan, a mam seventy-seven years of age, who was kiiled.on the Hudson River Ratiroad, near Seventy-fitth f street, Deceased left his ome in Eighty-first street to call. on his son’s family, in Forty-sixth street, and as was his custom walked down on the rail track. Seeing a@train advancing Mr. Sullivan stepped upon the Opposite track aud wa down train which he did not see or bear. The Was taken up und conveys to 656 Weat Forty. street, where an inquest will be held to-day, A Romantic Marriage and Its Conscquencrs— THE JERSEY CITY MYSTERY. run over and killed bye A Young Mun Robbed of His Wife and Uhita, Whom He Nevor Saw Alive Alterwarde. Three years ago an industrious, promising young man, name in @ dry goods establishment Starkey, was enguged as clerk in that pert of Jersey City known then as Hudson City. He proved to be very houest and eMcient. In the house was a young girl, daughter of the proprietor, and she possessed a!-the suavity and amiabiity of Gisposition which the young man particularly ad- Married, mired in the opposite sex, The: contrary had previously received set foot there again, ther dat were to the wili of her family, &@ not When the famiiy liter was determined to ba Dot found e a husband, come weal or woe, and that she fed their house for that purpose, they took counsel . resolved to accept with submission the situation. mgt ag couple were furnished with apartments it expeuse of her family, Sta and Starkey to Starkey Yor ‘went al into business and was successful. At the end of @ year @ daughier was born to them, an ward the young mother’s heaith began to give way. go to although to be only a temporary separation with the regret. Tt was a her. sister till each regat it it turned out the separation was Starkey never met his wife or child afterwards, although he applied repeatedly to her family for some informaizon respecting he saw @ notice in a nowsnaper that to the house of his One morniiy his wife them. was dead, He rushed steadily. should detteved dee dost. mother-in-law, but was spurned. froin the door, Finding the hard-iearte! people deaf to his entrea- hes he applied to Justice cured him admission. the corpse and take part in the funeral p: but at the end, instead of taking the first place. What became of the cbtid he cow fat He .was allowed to who soon pro- om s 1d never find out, The deceased wile’s family say that the child algo died, but when or where he cannot leara, about to bring the matter now before the courts, What makes the cise very suspictous fact that when the father died he his property to his children in equal shares, either of the children die without issue the was to be divided among the survivors. ‘The perty involved amounts wo over $100,000, and the: uestions what: has become of the child ant. Fearful Assault: Upon a Policeman with e A man named Thomas Caulfeid, ‘residing at « the mother came to her death Will be very ~~ PROBABLE. MURDER, Stick ef Wood. the No, 168 East Eighty-sixth street, was yester- day morning brought before Justice Bixby, a6 the Yorkville Police Court, charged with com- mitting an assault upom officer Michael Barrett, of. the Twenty-third precinct, from tne effects of winch it 18 feared he will die, Tue foilowl the circusmstances of the assault as relat roundsman McArtaur, of the same precin was, with Barrett at the time:—About twelve o! Wernesi through sixth strect, they found a mau lying on Jay night, as he and Barrett were Wi hird avenue, at the corner of fe the side- OY td oeloek walk. ‘They tapped him on tue feet, when he got) up and ran towards No. 168, whore they afierwarde. Jearned he resided, There @ stood and commenced” to cail them nitmes and to abuse them in the vilest manuer. They went to arrest him, but he fed up stairs, whore they Joliowed him. Oficer McArthur, as ‘acon as be entered the hallway, lt @ Incl match and saw ls man at the head of the third Might of siaies. Jimmedtately, after Barreté was struck on the head with a big chunk of wood, Weighing probably fifteen pounds and about two feet im fength. ere are Tears that the o! wouuds Will prove igtal, $ ven at the house the previous +