The New York Herald Newspaper, January 13, 1871, Page 4

——_ CONGRESS. The Philadelphia Centenary Cele- bration Resolution Passed in the Senate. | Amusing Tilt Between Senators Cameron and Conkling. Women Remonstrating Against Woman Suffrage. THE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM BILL Senator Morton Reviewing Ex- Secretary Cox’s Policy. Treasury Leaks Stopped by the House. Consideration of th: Legislative Ap- propriation Bill. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan, 12, 1871, THE PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, The House bill for an international exposition at Philadeiphia in 1876 was received. Mr. Scorr, (rep.) of Pa., moved to refer it to the Dommittee on Foreign Relations, Mr, FENTON, (rep.) Of N. Y., thought the Commit- tee on Manufactures a more appropriate reference, AS the bill looked to an exposition of manufactures. where were other considerations, particularly as to the selection of a place of exhibition, which were Pntitled to weight. He moved to refer it tothe Com. mittee on Manufactures. Mr. Scorr replied his only anxiety was that the bul should have a fair consideration, The exhibi- tion was not limited to manulactures, but would ine Plude the arts and sciences. If the reference was to ‘De dictated by the claims of different places he sug- ae that it oughé to go to the Committee on Jlau Mr. CAMERON, (rep.) of Pa., advocating his col- feague’s motion, remarked that Pennsylvania, un- like New Yo! Was not continually grabbing at everything that Was offered and trymg to pick up that which was not. For years there had not been an office, no matier how sinall, which New York had not obtained when 1t was possible for her Senators to get it tor her. In commerce the same greed Was manifested. Everything, somehow, seemed to be decided la New York interests, He went on to argue that Phila- delphia was entitled to the selection on account of her historical eminence. Mr. CONKL (rep.) of N. Y., said the Senator from Pennsyivauta (Mr, Cameron) was enurely mis- { taken in supposing that his colicague (Mr. Fenton) or himself was jealous of Philadelphia; on the contrary, they boil felt-the greatest pride im that 1ace. Mr. CAMERON disclatmed having imputed Jealousy ‘toany one. He thought New York had enough to roud of without being jealous of any other city. it. CONKLING Said he was about saying, when vinterrupied, that New York feit proud ol Vhiladel- ae as one of her most flourishing suburbs. Any- ‘ning the New York senators could do to contribute to the importance of Philadelphia, or any other of the villages surrounding New York, they would be very glad to do so. As to the manner in which the claims of certain localities nad been arranged, par- ticularly those of New York and Vhiladeiplia, there were many people who believed the honorable Sena- tor (Mr. Cameron) Knew more than he haa stated, There were those who believed that when the War Department was under @ former administration the State of New ,York was indebted for many appointments {n the se- lection ot men who lived in Pennsylvania. Nothing was known of their New York residence until wey had received their onices. It was said these appointments had been distributed so plenti- folly in Pennsylvania that it became necessary to locate the residence of the surplus recipients some- where eise, and the most eligible State was New York. However he did not wish to go into that matter. The Senator (Mr. Cameron) might know more about it than himself. As to the committee proposed by his colleague, neither of the New York Senators were upon tt, while if the bill went to the Foreign Relations Committee it would be for no rea- 800 eXcept tat the very distinguished Senator from Vhat State (Mr. Cameron) was a member of it. Tne claims of New York would possibly be overruled in this way, notwithstanding that city was the largest in the country, the very centre of all travei on this Continent, both internal and external. Mr. CAMERON thought Mr. Conkling’s remark about the suburbs of New York would have been very fine if it had originated with him; but it was a very common New York wiiticisw, in which the Beuator’s colicague in the House had also induigea. Mr. ConKLING (aside)—We don’t claim it as wit, but as a geograpbical tact. Mr. CAMERON, Without noticing the imterruption, said he was disposed to treat as a jest what tie Sen: ator (Mr. Conkiing) had said about the credit of Peonsyivamia appointments being charged to New York account; tuat Senator had joked witn humselt | upon the subject privately. He knew his friend from New York did not mean to attribute to himself any intentional wrong doing. Under his wo administration in the War Office New York had received more than her numerical share of appoipt- ents, and he could say, for himself, he had inva- Tiably selected only those whom he kuew to be loyai und brave, irrespective of locality. Mr. scorr remarked that by giving the govern- Ment sanction to the Philade/phia celebration of the centennial anniversary of American mdependence the local celevrauions of New York, Cincinnati, or any of the numerous towns Of the country, would not be interfered with; while the propriety of designating Puiladeiphia was periecuy obvious. The suggestion of Mr. Conkliug, that Philadeipila was one of ihe suburbs of New York, he regarded as a Javoravle recommendation, because the honest and intelligent people oi the country who would attend such an exposition would rather be quartered in @ suburd of New York than to be exposed to the Vices and annoyances of the ‘‘secthing”’ metropolis. if the bill was defeated for the reasons urged against tt, the next step would probably be the re- moval of the old bell, the State House and Philadei- phia herseif bodily over to New York. Upon Mr. Scori’s motion a division demanded by Mr. Fenton resulted in its adoption, thirty-five Seng- tors rising In the affirmative and @ negative yote uot being insisted upon. EQUALIZING THR PAY OF BUREAU OFFICERS. Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Oregon, from the Commit- tee on Finance, spore the bull to equalize and fix ‘he salaries of certain bureau officers, with amend- menis. dt now provides for the payment of the salary of $4,500 per annum to each of the following officers:—The Assistant Secretaries, and also the Comptrollers; the Solicitor, the Register, the Audi- tors, the Commissioners of Customs and the Super- vising Architect of the Treasury Department, the Assistant Postmaster Generals, te Commissioner of te General Land Office, the Commissioner of Pen- sions and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, THE AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP SERVICE. Mr, Ramsey, (rep.) of Minn., from the Committee on Post Ofices and Post Roads, reported a bill utborizing the establishment of oceam mall steam- Ship service between the United States and Aus- tralia. It directs the Postmaster General to contract with William H. Webb, Ben Holladay and assoctates, for carrying the maus monthly between San Francisco and Australia and New Zeajand by « line of steam- ships, at a compensation not exceeding $500,000 per annum, RELIEF OF CENSUS MARSBALS. Mr. COLE, (rep.) of Cal., introduced a pill for the relief of census marshals, directing the Secretary of the Interior to increase one hundred per cent the compensauon of Assistant United Siates Marsnals employed in taking the census in the Stutes and Territories west of the Rocky Mountains. THE OCEAN TELEGRAPH BILL. The Senate occupied some time in discussing the House resolution for @ joint committee on ocean telegraph legislation, Mr. CasserLy expressing his distrust of the cpp ome policy of extending govern- ment aid to cable companies, and Mr. EpMUNDs ob- Jecting on principle tw special committees on auy UBJECL, Daring the discussion Mr, SuMNEn, pp a Maas., roduced a letter from # member of the House, reasons why it would not be expedient for the Senate to proceed with the matter to-day. The reading of the letter was objected to by Mr. WiLLiss a8 fn violation of the ru‘e to maintain the Independence of each house by prohibiting either eing infueuced by the action of the other. The objection was sustained by the Vice President. » NYB, (rep,) of Nev., appeaied to his friend Mr. Sumner to let something come up in the Senate for once without his (Mr. Sumner) introducing a letter on the subject. (Laugnter.) Mr. SUMNER replied that Qis letter was not anony- mous this time. (Renewed laughter.) A motion of Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., to tanle ‘the subject fatled by 23 to 25, when it was laid over ‘tall the next morning hour. roye WEMALE REMONSTRANCE AGAINST FEMALE SUFFRAGE. Mr. EDMUNDS ited and had read the remon- Birance of Mrs. eral Sherman and one thousand other ladies it female suffrage. The remon- btrants, including ote | feels number the wives of nators and Representatives And prominent men professional life throughout the country, state Nheir beiief that their communication represents the f COMVICtIONS Of a majority of the women of the atry. They assert that, while shrinking from noneriety, they are too deeply and pain. | impressed “he grave perils which threaten » their peace and happiness in the proposed changes in their clvil and poutical rights longer to | remain silent. Among otuer objections they urge Mat the Holy Scriptures inculcate for women a | sphere higher than and apart Jrom that of public Ife, because, a8 Women, they find a full measure ot duues, cares and reapoasiMlities, and are unwill- | ing to bear additional burdens ansuited to their phy- sical orgauizaiion, because the extension of the ee would be averse to the mierests ef tne | workiNg women of the country, and would tntro- duce in the maya relation a fruitful element of auscord, increasing the already alarming prevalence of divorce throughout the land, Mr, EDMUNDS said while many of the signers were not known throughout the country as attendants econ with works of charity and benevolence, he thought i safe to say they represented a very large element of American women, From personal obser- the people of Vermont. Mr. POME! OX AEP at an., replied that he dis- agreed entirely il ‘he cOhclusions of the remon- strants, He held that thé baliot nad given ciiaracter | and dignity to laboring men, and that it would in- sure Hike benefit and protection to women. He was glad, however, these persons had femoostrated. It showed they were awake to the subject. He was | sorry their reasons wery not better than they were. The paper was then rei€rred to the Judiciary Com- mittee, RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. Resolutions were offered by Mr. RaMsryY calling upon the Postmaster General for any imtormation he may have in reference to the amount of iree matter transmitied througa the matis, Adopted, By Mr. Sawyer, (rep.) of S, C.—Directing the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the Senate ‘what States and Territories have fully patd their re- spective proportions of the direct tax levied by the act of Con; of August, 161; What States and ‘Territories have fail in such payment, the amounts due after such payment, tue rea- sons why payments have not been made and what efforts are being made with a view to the col- lJecuon o1 said tax; also whether the ac- counts of the boards of the direct tax commissioners, appointed under the act of 1862, have been adjusted, and whut is the condition of the property in the several States lately in insurrection, Which, under the operation of the act of 1862, and amendatory acts, has come into the possession of the United States. Adopted, THE LOUISVILLE CANAL APPROPRIATI The House joint resolution appropriating $250,000 for continuing the work on the Louisville and Port- land Canal, aud $341,000 for the completion of the Des Moines rapids, wae received from the House. Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) Of Mich, moved to refer it to the Committee on Commerce, remarking that he Was Opposed to making a@ disitmction in favor of these improvements as against all others embraced in the River and Harbor Appropriation bid, to be reported in about four weeks. Mr. HARLAN, (rep.) of lowa, upon the importance of an immediate appropriation for Des Moines rapids, stated that if the embankment was not riprapped at ouge the spring freshets wouid wash | it away. Messrs, SHERMAN, HOWELL, MorToN and KELLOGG favored the immediate passage of the appropria- tions, when Mr. CHANDLER'S motion Was rejected aud the jolut reso.ution passed, INDIAN DEPREDATIONS. On motion of Mr. Ross, (rep.) of Kan., the House | bill for a commission to investigate the claims aris- ing from the depredations commiited by or upoa the Indians in Kansas was considered, Mr. Ross exp.ained that the bill did not contem- plate any expenditure of money, but required the Claims to be submitted to Congress before a doliar ; Was paid out. ‘The bill Was passed as ameuded to extend to Nebraska. BILLS INTRODUCED, Mr. PATTERSON introduced bills allowing crimi- nals to testify in their own behalf In the District of | was in the at Yegiauasiy Upon poltical conventions, but rather for their con. | vation he kuew that they spoke for nine-venths of | | tion, that and pass to other objections, Any whohad seen Ca Gil could understand what sort of rest cattle would have inthem. The of ihe ry would entail large ex; on le raiser. Ho should rather com| road cot toturnish such Cars as would aliow cattle to be fed and wa- tered and rested in, Such oars bad been patented and made, Mr. Cook, (rep.) of Ill., declared pimself in favor of the bill as an act of humanity, not doubting in the least the constitutional power of Congress to re- quire that the transportation of cuttle shall be con- ducied on principles of common Aimanty a Mr, SCOFIELD, (rep.) Of Pa., he wa’ himself a itu to be called when he ranks, He had always be- lieved B Local —In Yoynanip and county and Stale legisiauion; but when théy came toasubject which reached allover the country, and wiich no county and no State could control, then he held vhat if Congréss had power over it and under tho constitution, that power should be exercised. He held that that | okay existed under the clause of the constitution which gave Congress power to regulate commerce between the States. Mr. ELDRIDGE, (dem.) of Wis., argued against the constitntionality and against the propriety of the bil. There was no difficulty in the way of the state of Pennsylvania or any other State legislating ‘0 prevent cruelty ¢o animals passing through her ter- ritory. The principle of the bill would permit Con- gress lO regulate the harness and feed of every horse and mule engaged in carrying goods between two States, He thought it was wise to leave the subject to trose most interested in 1t—the cattle raisers and cattle transporters, Mr. SWANN moved to lay the bill on the table. Negatived. ‘the morning hour expired, and the bill went over till the next morning hoar. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. Mr. DawRs, (vep.) Of Mass., offered a resolution instracting the Committee on Appropriations to in- quire into the allowance and the manner of the State rignts man, { allowance of the claim of George Chorpenning ($443,000), approved July 15, 1870, and requesting the Sixth Auditor to delay the payment of any warrant therefor until the committee reports, the committee to have power to send for persons and papers. Adopted, Mr. JOHNSON, (dem.) of Cal., offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Mulitary Affairs to in- quire into the expulsion and subsequent enforced resignation of cadets Baird, Fleckinger and Karnes from the West Point Military academy, with power to send for persons ana papers. Adopted, COMMITTEES DISCHARGED. On motion of Mr. LyNcuH, (rep.) of Me,, the Select Committee on the Decline of American Commerce Was discharged from further consideration of the bills for the increase of mail steamship service be- tween San Francisco and China, and tor ocean mail Steamship service between the Untted States and Mexico, uhd they were referred to the Committee on Commerce. SETTLERS ON PUBLIC LANDS. Mr, Moore, (rep. introduced a bill for the relief of settlers on public lands or claimants under the existing law who have served in the army or navy. Relerred. THE HOUSE IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. The House then, at twenty munutes to two, went into Comunittee of the Whele, Mr. Scofield in the chair, and resumed consideration of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill, A discussion took place on a proviso reported in the bill, directing that hereafver no laws or treaties Shall be published in newspapers except those which are of a general nature, and which laws or parts of laws shail be selected by the Secretary of | State, Mr, BENJAMIN, (rep.) of Mo., offered an amend- ment repealing the jaw authorizing such publica- le Said that the expenditure was useiess for The ifty thousand dollars any practical purpose. which it cost might as well be thrown into tne | Potomac. The only object of 1t was to enabie some partisan papers to eke out a sort of sickly existence. Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., made the point of Coiumbia, and relative to the Reform School of the District. Referred, THE TRUMBULL CIVIL SERVICE BILL The Senate then resumed the consideration of Mr. Trumbuil’s bill to reieve Congressmen from impoi tupity and to preserve the independence of tle sev- eral departments of the government. Mr. MORTON said the reform contemplated by the Dill was of the spurious Kind; that much cheap pop- warity had been made upon what was called civil ser- vice reform, many writers and speakers on the sub- Jeot ‘scarcely understanding What was meant by it. The avuse O/ the civil service had been grossly exag- gerated, particularly in the speech o1 the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Mr. Trambull. He was surprised to hear the fashionable ven 4 of corrup- tion among Congressmen reiterated by that Senator, When the lact was weil known that cases of corrup- tion in high places, ft any existed, were the excep- tions, not the general rule; and in politics no gene- Yai rule could apply to which there were not excep- tions. The Senator (Trumbull) thought the govern- ment could be run better without the politicians, But his system was an impossibility. it would re- pare the perfection of human ‘nature. Plato's ream Of a republic was Utuplan and never could be realized. Appointments to office, irre- spective of politics, as a system, would sult the democrats remarkably well while not in power, but not a moment after that. 11 had been alleged by Mr. Trumbull that there were in tne departments more than twice as many clerks as were needed to do the business. The inference from this would be very injurious to the administra- ton, as indicating that it was rotten and corrupt. Mr. MorTON submitted that it was not true; that 4m no event could the assertion be substantiated as to more than five per cent of the alleged number, ifthe author of the statement could produce any evidence for his assertion he was bound to let the country have it, in order that the men who counte- nanced the employment of useless oficials might be held responsible by the country an¢ condemned by the people. Mr. TRUMBULL reminded Mr, Morton that in con- nection with the, statement referred to he had stated at the time as his authority for it the report of Seretary Cox, late of the Interior Department. He order that the amendment proposed geueral legis- lation and was not tn order in an appropriation bill, ‘The CHAIRMAN sustained the point of order. Mr. MAYNARD differea entirely with the gentle- man from Missouri as to the utility of such publica- tion. This was a government of the people, and the government should be brought as closely in comma- Rication with the peopie as possible, and in no way could that be done so readily and effectively as by the publication of the laws. Mr. LAFLIN, (rep.) of N. Y., offered an amendment limiting the publication to two papers in eaca State and Territory. Agreed to, Mr. Rogers, (dem.) of Ark., offered an amend- ment requiring these to be papers having the largest circulation. Rejected. Mr. BENJAMIN offered a substitute for the whole paragraph as follows:— For publishing the laws in pamphlet form, $10,000; and all Jaws requiring laws to be published in newspapers are here- by repealed. He repeated his argument in support of the pro- sition, Por. MAYNARD repeated his point of order, but the chairman ruled that the objection was made too late. After further opposition, by Messrs. Palmer and Platt, the substitute was agreed to by a vote of to 62, Au amendment offered by Mr. ALLISON, (rep.) of Towa, to insert in the paragraph making appropria- uons for the office of the First Comptroller of the Treasury an ttem for four chiefs of divisions, at $2,600 each, gave rise to a long discussion. = Mr. Dawgs opposed the amendment on the ground, chiefly, that the Secretary of the Treasury was pre- paring a_ bill reorganizing the entire depari- ment and that Congress should not inter- fere sporadicaily wit such reorganization. He mentioned a8 an instance of tha necessity of jr tat ne met -s séw days ayo, “tr the Treasury Department a gentleman holding a war- Tant for payment who had then been in eighteen bureaus and had still three burcaus to visit before it could be paid. The amendment was rejected. After proceeding in the bill as far as the thirty- seventh page the committee rose, and the House, at half-past four o'clock, adjourned. would now give the Senator another authority—the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Sherman)—whoss state- ment at the last session, if not that there were twice asmany clerks, was certainly that there were many more than were required by the departments to perform the duties. If the Senator (Morton) would now put the question to the Senator from lowa (Harlan), who at one ume presided over one of ie departments, an answer would, doubtless, be given. Mr. NYE inquired whether the number of depart- meut clerks was not iimited by law. Mr. TRUMBULL belicved there was a regulation by law, but there was nothing to prevent the occasional luicrease of the force by Congress. Mr. NYE theught a sufficient remedy was to be had 1n_a specific limitation of the number. Mr. TRUMBULL, alluding to the penalty of im- prisonment imposed by the bill upen Congressmen soliciting appointments, said he thought his friend Nye would be able to keep out of the Penitentiary. He had Kept out thus far. (Laughter.) Mr. NYE replied that his apprehension was not for himself, but for the distinguished Senator from Ilh- nois, who had probably recommended twice as maby appointments as any other Senator. Mr. TRUMBULL explained that for many years he ane almost entirely abstained from any recommen- dations. - Mr. MorTon said he was aware that the late Sec- retary of the Interior had acquired considerable reputation in this matter of civil service reform, and referred to an article in the North american Review As substantiating his assertion, that that gentiemah had set up for himself a superior morality on this point. He bad claimed to inaugurate a reform, in which he was encountered, as he said in his letter of resignation, by the politicians, but the inference was that during his official tenure he acted up to his convictions, and did not allow a Congressman to ‘dictate an appointment. Now, the facts (as shown from the records) were, that upon that gentleman’s assumption of his office there were 689 clerks in the Interior Department, and when he left it there were 688—one man, ethene, having died; therefore, according to Mr. Trumbuil, there were twice as many clerks there as were needed, and but one less than the number when the Secretary left. Unlike Mr. Cox, Secretary Boutwell, without any special pretensions to civil service relorm, had re- duced the force under him in the same time some 400 or 500, Mr. Morton proceeded farther in vindication of the department clerks from what he called the grossi; me charge of Mr. Trombull, that a large tho) them were useless and jncompetent, le | es aft the public business was iow disc! ‘Very creditaply, ahd argued to show the imposéibili fs Jpalptatn Ing in the face of our free institutions” the ie igaune “bureaucratic” systems of Prussia aii Bag ih The only effect of doing away with the systém recommendations for ofice, instead of dimimeghing the crowd of office seekers, would be te compel ap- plicants either to visit Wastington or transact their business through office brokers. The politicians could not be dispensed with without changing the character of the eerer ee and enabling public offictais to turn a deaf ear to the entreaties oft those who had elevated them to power. Several Senators desiring to speak on this bill no vote was reached, its further consideration being deferred till Wednesday next. At five o'clock, after au executive session, the Senate adjourned, > HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 1871. OCEAN CABLE LEGISLATION, Mr. BANKS, (rep.) Of Mass., asked leave to offer a resolution requesting the Senate to return the con- current resolution passed by the House last Monday for the appointment of a joint committee on all ocean cable Jegisiation. >» Mr. STAREWEATHER, (rep.) of Conn., objected. TRANSPORTATION OF CATTLE BY RAILROAD. The House then resumed the consideration of the bili reported yesterday from the Committee on Agri- culture for the better care of cattle in transit by Tailroad or other means of transportation. Mr. SWANN, (dem.) of Md., opposed the pill as one which wofild add largely to the cost of transporta- tion by delay and by the derangement of time tables. The question was whether Congress should take the gontrgl of the subject and undertake to manage not oniy the great national affairs entrusted to it, bat aiso to manage and control all the railroad compa- nies. Congress might as well undertake to control railroad fares as to regulate how railroad cars shall be heated and lighted. All sorts of complaints ‘would be made to Congress on those subjects ag soon as it established the principle in the passage of ‘this bill. of Md., thought the eonstitu- ‘Mr. ARCHER, (dem. tionality of the bill doubtful: but he would waive THE PIRATICAL PLOT. Letter from Generag Jordan Denying It. New York, Jan. 12, 18; To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— In the HERALD of to-day is a long letter—dated January 1—under the prominent heading, “A Pirati- cal Plot or Plan to Seize the Steamship Ocean Queen on her Li Voyage to Aspinwall,” &c. Accord. ing to this letter General Ryan, @ passenger on the steamer in question, was charged with the execution of the extraordinary ‘‘plot” or “plan,” and was to be aided by some 200 recruits or Cubans, who were to go on the same steamer for that purpose and as @ Way also of going to Cuba. Assurediy, I would not regard it necessary to notice or deny sucha story were it not thought Worthy of an editorial notice in the HERALD, ending With this paragraph:—“If the Cubans in this city, in ler to accomplish their plans, are arranging piratical expeditions, it will be well for our steam- ship owners to be on their guard.” Be assured no such plan was ever thougnt of for one moment as the seizure of the Ocean Queen. General Ryan went in that steamer as a mere pas- ‘senger, and assuredly had no idea at any time that he was to be accompanied to Aspinwall by any body of men, large or smail, bound to Cuba. I take this occasion to sav the Cubans in the United States do not rel} for the enfranchisement of their country, or even for the opportunity to get there themselves, upon measures taken and executed in violation of thg laws of the United States, It cannot be shown that they have ever violated those laws which they would fain believe are just enough, if properly construed and executed, to give them all they ‘ask, a3 Americans, of this country, While they have uniformly tried te obey or con- form to the laws of the country, they have seen them, however, flagrantly abused in behalf of their -enemy, the Spanish government: as for example in the case of the Florida, which has just been released from federal custody alter a detention of five months. ‘This detention has been due to pharzes purely ex parte, which Judge Biatchford now pronounces to have been utterly anfounded, as the vessel and her owners had been engaged in a strictly commercial operation. But not only ts the Florida a gross ease in tliustra- tion of what I say in regard to the manner In which the laws are abused to help the Spear my own arrest is another equaily plain. Iam to-day under ponds or fevtedey on the one of having my eral clause ie ‘ality laws of the United se Rast fh ech ory presi hues jonadly was served ih the arrest itself} And the chances are no attempt wili ever be made to go through with the farce of my trial, as in the case of the Florida. This 1 am Warranted in believing and asserting, knowing, as Ido, that my indictment and arrest were pro- cured upon the false testimony of two fellows wiom I never saw; while one of the grounds of the indict- Ment against me 1s complicity with a gentleman with whom I never exchanged a word on any sub- ject whatsoever even the weather, Rely on it, the Cubans in the United States will never be fonnd resorting to mad cap, piratical schemes such as tiat related by your correspondent. THOMAS JORDAN. New York, Jan. 12, 1871, To THE Eprron oF THE HERALD:— Smr—In your issue of this morning, under the head of “Piratical Plot,’ a correspondent, suppos- ing to write from Aspinwall, gives you a very spirited description of a piratical scheme of some hundred Cubans in this city, commanded by General W. A. O. Ryan, to seize the steamer Ocean Queen on her trip to Aspinwall. As not a single word of that story has the least shadow of truth, allow me to ask you to make it known to your readers. 1 remain respectfully yours, MIGUEL D'ALDAMA, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD LANDS. PHILADELPATA, Jan. 12, 1871. Debaveo Brothers, of this city, have received & letter from Joseph S. Wilson, Commissioner of the Land Office, Department of the Interior, stating that he is now engaged in hone | ‘a list of lands upon ‘which to issue 8 patent to the Union Pacific Railroad Company for about 500,000 acres aloug the firat two hundred miles of the road. ARMY INTELLIGENCE, — The army board to devise 9 system of artillery tactics has been ordered to suspend further labor upon the work uutil otherwise ordered, . = WPS eee) Sek ¥, JANU THE STATE CAPITAL. The Way a Session is Made Lively. Buying Up Opposition to Bills Put Up to Be Soild. The Question of Ferry aud Car Fares. THE CITY PALACE CAR SCHEME. LIBEL SUITS AGAINST EDITORS. Appointments by the Gov- ernor. THE WATER SUPPLY. ALBANY, Jan. 12, 1871. People who are unsophisticated enough to believe that the session of the Legislature this year is to be a “quiet” one will, I feel pretty certain, find them- selves very much mistaken in a week or two, Itis an old dodge of political tricksters, who come to Albany every year as poor as church mice and ten times more eager to get some good thing to fatten on, to give it out, whenever they have a few jobs on hand, that everything 1s certain to be quiet at the capital, It may not always be to the in- terest of the tricksters to resort to this Way of putting the wary off their guara, who would otherwise keep a sharp lookout for every scbeme they put their hands to, no matter how honest it might appear to be; but “nothing risk nothing gain’ is an old motto well known to a good many of ovr virtuous lawmakers i more ways than one. And who knows the games of chance, of Profit If not of loss, so well as a New York Assem- bly man? The fact is that the “quiet session” cry this year may have more force in it than it could possibly have had last year, thanks to the generous efforts of the Young Democracy, who, if they did nothing else than raise a great hubbub, made their opponents feel that a row could break out once in a while, even in the SACRED FOLD OF THE FAITHFUL; but that there will be some lively times of it before the present session is one-half over is as certain as that Mr. Husted did not get elected Speaker the other day. The very best guarantee of this is found in the steady increase of the lobby fraternity on the arrival of every train. Of course the term lobbyist admits of a very broad definition, but it is not necessary to make an Albany Legislature “ively”? to take into account the small fry wire- pullers who try, by olly persuasiveness unadulte- rated with a mixture of the much admired cash principle, to get a poor little county bridge built or AN OLD BURIAL GROUND Move’ into the wilderness. What does make it “ively,” however, is the apparition on the floors of the two nouses of heavy weights, who represent big railroad interests or some other big interests which everybody knows beforenand are determined to take each other by the throat during the session, and that whichever makes the largest bid is almost certain of choking the life out of the other. This is exactly the way matters stand now. I don’t mean tosay that the men who are to push railroads and underground horse cars and canal projects into every legislative conversation outside the houses have already shown their hands to everybody; but I do say that certain mempers know what is coming and are preparing to meet the onset in the usual way. Now, what is this usual way? Is it to bring forward a pill favorable to a particular one ot the interests which are de- termined to save itself when a storm is brewing? By no means. A wily legislator will tell you, if he dares, & thousandtimes no. It simply consists in bringing forward a bil to oppose some villanous project which these same particular interests may desire to succeed. This has tne stamp of legisla- tive honesty on the face of it; but every. man who Knows what Albany legislation is, can easily under. stand that money is paid not so much to buy sup- port fur @ measure as to buy opposition against the passage of one. To some this may seem A DISTINCTION WITHOUT A DIFFERENCE, but it is not; for before one bill is presented by the tend of some railroad interest, for example, two will have been presented beforehand favorable to just what the friend of the railroad does not want, Several bilis aireaagy presented to the Assembly look suspiciously like bids for opposition purchase of this kind, but it will be time enough to designate them when the “other side’ shows its hand to save itself. A FERRY FARE. The New York members this morning had rather the best of the little business that was done previous to the early adjournment which took place out of respect to the memory of the late Senator Blood, and managed to have read two bills, in which New York city will have a big say. The first one relates to the ferry Coe ey and was offered by Mr. Irving,{who says that he is determined that 1t shall become @ law, and that it, at not one of those oppssition which somebody will have to pay heavily for to effectually squelch. The fact is, Jimmy 1s a family man, and when he is in town likes to take a trip to Brooklyn or Williamsburg once in a while, and the three and Tour cent business has more than once Tumied his usual good nature. Of course he don’t care a snap for a few extra cenis for a fare, for didn’t he help to give those Fenian exiles a big lift pecuni- arlly? But he argues as a family man that there are people to whom an extra cent a day is A FORTUNE IN A YEAR, and that the aforesaid fortune oughs, by right, to go into the pockets of the poor folks, who are not mem- bers of the Union or any other ferry company. The bill wher first introduced read, ‘ali ferries carrying assengers between New York and Brooklyn,” thus leaving the Thirty-fourth street four-cent ferry and the Williamsburg ferries out of the scorching; but the momeut Jimmy discovered it he quickly cee it to “all ferry companies carrying passengers be- least, 18 mancuvres tween New York and any other point.” If that did: mt pe Hunter's Point then he wanted to know why “But, Irving, old boy,’ exclaimed Flanagan, who sits near him, and who was looking over Jimmy's shoulder as he scratched down ‘any other joint,” ‘why that'll include Staten Island ferry too.” Well, what of it?’ queried the fatner of the bill. “U's an awful fall from ten to one cent, aint it??? “I know it. So much the better." Irving is evidently after ali the companies with a sharp stick, and if the bill doesn’t go through all right somebody 1s going to get mad about it, that's ertain. PS, following is the bill:—Section three eclarés all previ ig aie consistent with tne bill repealed, and séciidn foi akes its operation im- mediate after it becomes a law. SKOTION 1. All ferry companies carrying passengers be" tween New York and any other point aball not charge for ferriage of one adult passenger, either way, more than two cents for one passage; for children under twelve years of age, the rate of one cent for one passage, and for every vehi- cle by one or two horses, not more than twelve cents astaze. gbz0, % ach ferry company within the provisions of seo- lon one of this act abait keep for sale packages of tweaty tickets, to be to foot passengers at the rate of not more than thirty cents for each package, and shull seli the same to all who may wish to purchase at the places where ferriage in collected. For each and every violation of the pro by the companies mentioned in the first party so violating shall be subject to penalty of one thou- #, one-half of such fine, when collected, to be paid to the informant and one half to be paid into the trea- sury of the city in which the owners or lessees of such ferry reside. THE CITY CAR TRAVEL. After this raid on the money bags of the ferry folks had been referrea to the Committee on Com- merce and Navigation for its action another James, O'Neil by name, inaugurated another on the city railroad companies, by sending up to the Clerk’s desk a bill entitlea “For the better accommodation Me ere in city railroads.’ It aims to put an end to the “packing system,” so highly prized by the managers of city cars, who have more regard for an extra fare than for the comfort of those who give them a luxurious living by their patronage. By the provisions of the act the companies are compelled to divide their car seats into a certain number, and provides that no greater number of persons can be allowed on the cars than can be comfortabiy seated. When all the seats of a car are ocoupied a sign over them showing this must be exhibited, so that those who run may read and look elsewhere for aride. It is aiso made incumbent for cars'to start every min- ute from each ef the up and down depots, from seven to ten in the morning and three to seven in the evening, and does not allow them to charge over five cents for any distance below Sixty-fifth street. It will be remembered that a bill somewhat similar to this was defeated a couple ef years ago by means which TUR “HEATHEN CHINEE," V ali that ts said about ulm be true, could success. ne of this act jon hereof the ARY 13, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. fully imitate this year, Itis not known who drew he Present bill er at whose tnstance it was offered, ‘It 18 considered @ good one by the city mem- bers, and the fact that bills somewhat similar to it have been defeated should not make everybody jump to the conclusion that the present one ts another of those “opposition’’ baits I have spoken of, whicn are occasionally thrown out to catch @ gold fish that will swallow itso effectually that it will never be beard of more. It should’ be mentioned that for every violation of the provision against the “packing system” a penalty 1s fixed of imprison- ment in the county jail ora fine of fifty dollars, or both, one-halt to go to the Soctety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, whose counsel 13 authorized to prosecute companies for violations of the law in this particular respect. If unis doesn't make the philanthropic Bergh leap out of nis tboots for Joy a good many ponerse hereabouts will be much disap. polnted—pronably for the boots’ sake, Which do 80 much philanthropic tramping TO ‘HE RESCUB OF EDITORS, Mr. Nelson to-day came to the rescue of unfortn- nate editors, who, Whether they like it or not, are often made defendants in libel suits, It may not be very generally known, but it 1s a strange fact, that in the case of a newspaper proprietor or editor betng sued for libel the law does not protect him from coming out of it in the long run @ loser pecu- niarily, even if he wins. Mr, Snooks, for instance, gets it Into his head because an editor, who 1s sup- posed to know what he writes avout, tells the world ‘at large that the aforesaid Snooks ts an unmitigated ass that he must sue the quill driver. Well, he does 80, and, of course, comes out second best. What then? Why the editor has to pay the costs; in fact, 2 plank down three or four hundred dollars or so for THE PLEASURE OF BEING SUED. This bull, which has badly, gored more than one of the fraternity, Mr. Nelson has taken by the horns by means of a bill which throws the costs on the shoulders where they properly belong when the editor comes out of a libel suit with flying cotors— namely, on the piaintiif. Fellows of a sensittve na- ture who have amused themselves heretofore by making the newspaper folks pay for their fiddlers in silly ifbel suits will be likely to | on up tne fun here- after when this bill becomes a law. . THE WESTCHESTER BOULEVARD COMMISSION, That Boulevard Commission, which gave Albany legislators such trouble last year, 18 duomed to be driven to the wall again this season. At least Mr. Heusted says he'll try to make it feel badly if it hasn’t spent the money entrusted to its care by pre- vious Legislatures in the way honesty should’ have dictated. The Westchester representatives in the lower house believe that honesty 18 no policy with the commission, and that over $1,700,000 of the $2,000,000 the eleven members who compose it have had control of have found their way into private pockets, To make sure what has become of the money, and what has been done for it, Mr. Heusted presented a bill to-day which compels the commission to make at once a speeial report to the supervisors of every town their boulcvard goes through, as to what Work they have accomplished, how much it cost and the why and wherefore, It is rumored that there are fat pickings somewhere | in this same boulevard job. Probably Mr. Campbell, of the Commitiee on Roads and Bridges, didn’t know it when he jumped to his feet and objected to the bill being referred to the Judiciary Committee, And it may be that he wasn’t sorry when a majority vote of the House sent it there und thus took it out OL his committee's hands, THE NEW YORK WATER SUPPLY. Mr. Tweed introduced a bill tn the Senate to au- thorize the taking of certain lands for the use of the Croton Aqueduct. The bill contempiaies the in- | creasing of the supply of water by the purchase of additional lands and lakes in Putnam county, The Aqueduct Department have already purchased the Jands and paid for them the sum of $2,000, and this bull ts intended to legalize the purchase. ‘The bill provides that the Supreme Court of the | First Judicial district shalt appoint three commis- sloners, one of whom shall be irom Putnam county, and another from New York county, wno shall be the commission to purchase “such additional lands and waters as may be deemed necessary by them”? for the purpose of furnishing an inexhaustable Bip | ply of pure aud wholesome water to New York. ‘It authorizes the commissioners to enter upon lands, make surveys, &¢., and . provides that in the event of disagreement between owners and the commission as to the price of the land, the lat- ter shall report to the Court. Tne Oomptroiler is to issue bonds and raise the money, to be paid within sixty days, as directed by the Court, the bonds to be | enulled ‘Additional water stock of the city of New York.” The interest on them is to be at the rate of seven per cent, redeemable in less than fifty years, at the option of the Comptroller. The titie to the lands thus acquired is vested in the Mayor and Com. monality of your city. ‘fhe Commissioner's salary is tu be five dollars per day. FERRY FACILITIES BETWEEN NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN. Senator Pierce introduced a bill compelling the Fuiton ferry Company to run boats between Catha- rine street and Main street, Brooklyn, once in every filteen minutes up to twelve P. M., and every half- hour from twelve P, M, until five A. M. REPORT OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT OF NEW YORK. The following ts the report to the Governor of the Captain of the Port of New Yor« for the nine months ending December 31, 1870:— Monthly Amount — Salary of Dividedby |” Harbor Expenses, | Twrloe. * Master, $2019 4,051 87 837 327 41 4.693 OL S¥L 08 306 63 436 46 405 uo 854 41 322 59 352 27 344 25 344 98 B05 26 Bay 98 338 64 367 16 826 18 316 61 THE CITY PALACE CAR SCHEME. The city palace car scheme, 1uil details of which I gave you in a previous letter, was brought up in the Senate to-day by Mr. Genet. It turns out now that the fare for an exclusive seat trom Harlem to the City Hallin one of the cars is to be, not simply ten cents, but ten cents over the present fare, making seventeen centsin all. The Third Avenue Railroad 1s at the bottom of the movement, whicn they mean to make successtul if hard work, and possibly money, can doit. If labor does not fetch the thing tue latter certainly will. THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. The republicans held a secret caucus to-night in the Court of Appeals rooms. The proceedings were, for a wonder, harmonious. The subjects discussed were the Carey-Twombly case and the practice of “pairing oif.’” Messrs. ‘Alvord, Littlejohn, Gleason and Busted took the most active part in the debates that ensued. It was determined to agitate the Twombly case until the committee to which it has been referred make a report upon it, and in order to make the — as troublesome to the democrats a8 possiple it was resolved not only to seize upon every opportunity to excite debate about the case, but to incessantly pester the majority with resolu- tions for the committee to report on a certain day, hereafter to be fixed upon, and to call for the ayes and noes upon them every time they are offered. Governor Alvord denounced Tammany Hall in the most bitter terms for depriving Mr. Twombly of what he called his “indisputable nght’ to a seat in the House. Several of those who spoke upon the subject declared their belief that justice would not be done Mr. Twombly in any event, but that agitation of the question was necessary to show the republicans of the State that their representatives in the House would not acquiesce in the outrage Without a fight, even though they knew the struggle to be a hopeless one. It was decided to discounte- nance ing off, as they had everything to gain by taking their chances of a democrat or two not turn- ing up in the House when the majority needed their full strength to carry a political measure. I may ada that it is the intention of the Commit- tee on Privileges and Elections to give the republi- cans very little chance for their pestering resolutions |_ about Twombly, and put an end to the whole squab- ble by making @ report immediately after ali the evidence in relation to the case has been taken. Of course, when the committee was made up it was so fixed as to make its report on this particular case a fore Hee conclusion, no matter what the evidence might be. In the executive session cf the Senate this morn- ing the following appointments by the Governor were confirmed :— Commissary General-in-ontes of Ordnance— Samuel W. Johnson, vice W. W. Morris, resigned. Port Warden Jor the Port af New York—Louis ; Lachmann, vice W. Seebach, deceased. Trustee of the State Asyium for Idiots—L. J. Tefft, of Syracuse, vice Sanford E. Church, resigned. Hell Gate Pilots—Oharles H. Harris, of New York, and John O. Fordham. Quarantine Commissioner—Richard Schell, of New York, vice Wilson G. Hunt, resigned. Commissioner to Revise the Statutes—Nelson J. pad of New York, vice Francis Kernan, re- signed, : Trusiee of the State Institution for the Biina—W. J. ©. Kenny, of Batavia, vice D. W. Tomlinson, deceased. Loan Comimisstoners—Albany county, Alexan- der H. Wands, vice M. V. B, Winne, deceased. Franklin county—Albert H. Miller, vice 8. D. Law- rence, Oneida county—Charles 8. Drummond, vice Israel B. Spencer, resigned. Putnam county—Ed- mund Doan. Suffolk county—Halleck F. Luce, vice B.A. aoe, resigned, i" Fim Commissioner of Appeals—Hiram Gray, of Elmira. The report of the New York Prison Association shows that there were 97,060 persons visited in the prisons of New York and Brooklyn; 25,004 com- plaints were made, 6,372 of which were withdrawn at the mstance of the association as being of @ trivial character; 5,108 persons were discharged by the courts, on their recommendation; 19,904 released prisoners ‘e aided with board, clothing, &c.; 4,249 were provided with situations, making agrand total of 168,008 cases alded by the association in twenty-six years. Last year there were 3,500 prisoners aided as their necessities required, 764 compiaints were examined, 224 complaints were withdrawn, 186 were discharged at the instunce of the association, 1,463 liberated prisoners were supplied with necessary board, &c.; 184 discharged convicts were supplied with clothing and 110 with situations—making total ‘ovided for last year 6,321, besides relief given the families of some of them. The report reviews the work for the past years and gives many statistics ‘that have already been made public. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. ALBANY, Jan. 12, 1871, REPORTS. By Mr. MuRPHY—To confirm the title to lands questioned by reason of the alienage of the former owners; also a bill supplementary to the act securing to creditors @ just division of estates of debtors who convey to iantues for the benefit of creditors; also TocWAting the term of giice of notartes NUbIC. BILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr, Guvwt—Amending the charter of the New York and Long Island Bri Company; also Tox Viding better accommodations for the New York ‘Third Avenue Railroad. By Mr. CAULDWELL—Exempting Westchester county ‘from the General Drainage law for wet lands; also to authorize the construction of rall- roads in New York and across the Hariem river, Mr. CAULDWELL reported the bili to prevent the opening of roads through St. John’s College, Weat ‘arms, Mr, PIERCE introduced a bill chartering the Amert- can Home Missionary Society; also relative to the running of ferryboats by the Union Ferry Company over the East river. On motion of Mr. PIERCE the Senate agreed to ad- journ from to-morrow till Monday eveaing next, Mr. Tweep introduced a bill to take additional lands for the Croton Aqueduct. ‘The Senate then went into executive session. On the reopening of the doors Mr. CREAMEB no- ticed bilis to open Lexington avenue across Gra- mercy Park, New York, and to remove the elevated railway in New York, ‘The Senate then adjourned. Assembly, ALBANY, Jan. 12, 1871. Mr. GOODRICH asked to be excused from serving onthe Committees on Petitions of Aliens and on Indian Affairs, Agreed to. & BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. ELy—For the preservation of game. By Mr. CHaMBERS—To charter the Hornellsville and Northwestern Railroad. By Mr. LEwis—Chartering the Commercial Trav- ellers’ Association, of New York city; also to amend the New York and Brooklyn whartage act. By Mr. Invinc—Reguiating charges by the New York and Brooklyn ‘ferries. By Mr. O’NEWLL—For the better accommodation on the New York and Brooklyn horse cars, By Mr. Pounp—To amend the act regulating the Sale of intoxicating liquors. By Mr. PRrnce—Awending the charter of the New York Institution for the Blind, By Mr, NELSON—Relative to security for costs in actions for libel; also to amend the Libel law. ly Mr, SELKREG—Relalive to stenographers in several courts in the Sixth Judicial district. By Mr. HevsTeo—Relative to the appoin ment of commissioners to lay out roads in Westchester county. By Mr. Jacops—Amending the charter of the New York state Loan and ‘Trust Company. « Mr. Fienp, from the Judiciary Committee, reported. in favor of the appointment by the cerks of Herki- mer and Monroe counties of special deputies. Mr. ALBERGER Introduced a bill to mcorporate the National Law Council of New York city. ‘The Senate concurrent resolutions on the death of Senator Blood were vakeu up, and after addresses by Messrs. Alvord, Heusted and Murphy the House adjourned. THE FISHERY CONUNDRUM. The New Brunswick Press on Herald Entere prise. The Daily Telegraph and Morning Journal, of S% John, N. B., in its issue of January 7, devotes seve. ral columns of its space to extracts from the reporta of our Commissioners to Ottawa and Gloncester om the fishery question. Editonally it thus comments on the subject: A GREAT NEWSPAPER’S CONTRIBUTION TO THR RIGHT UNDERSTANDING OF THE FISHERY AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL QUESTIONS. Though it would be diticult for the New YorEe HERALD to add to its lame for enterprise and suc cess in the collection and dfusion of news, it fairly be said to haye surpassed itseif in its issue of Tuesday last. It has ere now supplied London Wiih intelligence of General Napier’s expedition against Theodore in the wilds of Abyssinia in ad- vance of the most expert correspondents of the Times. Its reports of its correspondent’s account of his interview with Louis Napoieon at Wilhelinshéne and various other matters connected with the war were first trausmitted by the caole to New York, and next sent back in the same way to the London news- papers. ‘These are only a fair sample of its journalistic teats. In its issue of Tuesday, however, it has per- formed a more uselul, if not a more brilliant, sex- Vice. It publishes the reports of two special com- missioners on the fishery question, One of tnese hag made Ottawa the centre of ms inquiries. ‘The other has operated among the Gloucester fishermen. The commissioner to Canada, who, by the way, seems to be agentieman of high culture, “interviewed” the Dominion Premier, Sir John A. Macdonaid, Sir Francis Hincks, the Hon. 8. L, Tilley, the Hou. Josepn Howe, and, in particular, the Hon. Peter Mitchell. ‘The commissioner to the constituents of General Butler, in Massachusetts, had to do with the owners of fishermen of several of the captured vessels, and has set down of their Toogn ig oy garnished oaths and phi and given a eraplilg picture of their wrongs, as they rei them. | The facts alleged by the fishernien are, how- ever, for the most partin substantial accord with the omg published by the Minister of and Fisheries, and tuily prove tuat the cap’ vessels had been legally seized, and were go se! within the three mile limit. The views of fishermem on questions of law are very amusing. They im- agine that ets enjoy various fishing and trading rights from which their own nation has solemnly excluded them, and they are proportionately bel- ligerent, holding, as the HERALD puts It in one of its headings, that “every Canadian ought to be blow: to kingdom come by nitro-glycenne!”’ By publish- ing the statements put forth on both sides the Firma hay made 4 magnificent contribution to the nght understanding of the fishery question, and con- sequently to that of international good feel- ing, whica all mght minded men must be so desirous of peed df the government of Canada haa wished to place their view of the rights of Canadian ushermen in their own waters, before the American pene: nay, before the whole civilized world, ana ad spent tens of thousands of dollars in the at- tempt, they could not have performed the task half 8o well.as has now been done, simply as part of ita journalistic enterprise, and without any expense to Canaaa, by the New YorK HERALD. We shall retire from the Gloucester fishermen for the present, not 80 much for fear of being ‘blown up,” as because we shall require all our space in order to convey some idea of the views elicited by the HERALDS commissioner to the capital of the Dominion. The HeRALD's commissioner to Ottawa begins his Teport by acknowledging the courteous and iriendly: manner in which, as @ representative of the HBRALD, he was received at Ottawa by the members of the Privy Council, to wiom he ae the marked tribute of saying that “he thinks it impossible to speak too meee the energy and lucidity and fol ness with which the whole subject was stated by them on bohalf of their government.” This able writer, understood to be an Engilshman by birth, » barrister by Profession, @ traveller in many lands, & distinguished author, and now, by preference and naturalization, an American citizen, continues:— Here follow copious extracts from the report of our special commissioner:— The HERALD devotes a characteristic article to the review ot the reports of its two commissioners, hold- ing the balance pretty eveniy between them. bn “letting down” President Grant as easily as ble. The Canadians, innocently unconscious of doing wrong to any one, least of all to the people of the United States, make out, the HERALD says, @ good case for themselves, on their own showing; but, then, the fishermen also have a case, and ther idea is that Canada, deprived of reciprocity, Just wishes to harass Americans into the ne- gotiation of another treaty. President Grant Must have discovered some merits in the views of the fishermen—what they are does not appear— else he never would have spoken go strongly on this subject; rather a slender defence of the President. The HERALD’s idea is, of course, that amnexation Is the grand panacea for all fishery dispates, and for all questions as to the right to “shoot Niagara,” and the rapids of the St. Lawrence. Americans could never permit the Mississippi to be held by the Southern rebels, amd so they can+ never be Satisfed- that elther Great Britain or Canadas shall control the mouth of the St. Lawrence, inference here does not seem to have any very intimate connection with the premises, but as the HERALD admits that “the time has not yet come for the ultimatum of annexation,” It con- cludes that Genera) Schenck “will be charged with negotiations looking to a temporary settlement of these border diMiculties as @ sort of appendix to the Alabama claims.” This 1s all right; we ask no more than a fatr and equitable arrangement of the matter and we regard the HERALD’s reports as af fording most valuable assistance in that direction, as well as furnishing evidence that the HERALD understands the great functions of the journalist, higher, grander and more influential in many re- spects than those of the statesman. ANOTHER RAILROAD MURDER. Two Brothers Killed on the New York and Harlem Railroad. During Wednesday forenoon an accident of & shocking nature occurred on the New York and Harlem Railroad, near Chappaqua, Westchester county, by which two brothers, named John and George Quimby, aged respectively thirty and twenty- one years, lost their lives, From the meagre infor mation vouchsafed regarding the casuaity it would appear = that the deceased parties were crossing the railroad track in a Inge wagon, when they were struck by locomotive of a gravel train, which was then run- ning ata high rate of speed. The force of the cel- Msion dashed the horse and vehicle literally to atoms, instantly killing Jchn Quimby, while his brother, who was taken up insensible, remained im that condition until yesterday morning, when he ex- pired, The deceased men were sons of Reuben gay. ex-postmaster of the viliage of Sing Sing. roner Meeks was notified of the occurrence. HONOR TO THE DEAD. ‘The firemen of Newark are taking active measures looking to the erection at an eariy day of a hand- some monument, at a:cost of between twenty and thirty thousand eal over the graves in Fair- mount Cemetery of thelr deceased comrades. The ie most serionsly considered 1s similar to that of trick Heury in front of the State House in Riche woud,