The New York Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1871, Page 3

EW YORK WASHINGTON, |== Proposed Aholitién of the Iron-Ciad Oath. ‘Transportation of Bonded Merchandise Baltimore the First in the Field. WHAT THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE COSTS, Projects for the Revival of American Commerce. Fashionable Intelligence----Mrs. Grant’s Second Recepiion. WASHINGTON, Jan, 17, 1871. Reviving American CommercemA Mammoth Steamship Company in Prospect. Of the numerous steamship bills now betore Con- gress the one introduced in the Senato yesterday by Mr. Conkling to aid im the construction of twenty or more first class iron steamships, together with ship yards, machine shops, rolling mills, wharves, docks, Ac., for the buliding and maintenance of them and to secure the government in the use of thé same for postal, naval and other purposes, ls likely to com- mand the strongest support. Those who have it charge are well Known and responsible shipbuild- ers and capitalists. The leading men of both houses who have been consulted about the provisions of the bill regard it as entirely practicable, and it is the intention of Senator Conkling to have it reported trom the Committee on Commerce, to which it was referred, as soon as possible. The bill is drawn upon the principle that the decline of American commerce is not so much owing to the depredations of the Alabama and other rebel cruisers as to the revolution which has taken place in shipbutiding during the last ten years. ‘The idea is not only to construct a line of. ships that can compete with anything on the ocean in point of speed, capacity and convenience, but to cheapen the construction of the ships. The company is first of all to purchase ana equip one or more shipyards, with machine shops, foundry aud rolling mills, with power and facilities to construct the larges: class of iron ships. One million dollars of the capital of the company actually paid in is to be invested in pur- chasing and equipping these shipyards, The com- pany is to construct and maintain twenty first class fron steamships. Eight of them are to be of not less than 4,000 tons, six of not Jess than 3,500 tons, and six of not lesa than 3,000 tons. Four of the ships are to be constructed and ready for sea within eighteen Months after the passage of the bill, four within two years and the whole twenty ships within three Years from the date of the passage of the bill. While their own shipyara ts being equipped the company may build four of the ships in any private shipyard of the United States. The ships of the company are to carry on every voyage for thirty years the United States mails, government specie, bullion, currency, officers of the diplomatic corps and a special mail agent on each irlp free of charge to the government. tags of war me zovérgment may take any or 2 nips 0 agg th of the ships 0! Seat ne vessel -war, the government Pay tue Unpeuy actual yalye of the ships. Bonds to the amount of «$20,000,000 may be issued by the company at tne rate of six per cent interest, and the interest is to be paid by the government for & period of thirty years, but the government will not be held responsible for the cate of the principal. As security and in tion. of onal ee. de: govertttent . “Raves ele Aiea -4 ‘Teal estate and ships of the company. In caseof the failure of the company Perform ail the duties to the govérimeht réqulre by the provisions of the bill, the Secretary of the Navy is to take possession of the property of the company to indemnify the government for any bonds it may have endorsed at the timeof such failure. The endorsement of the government is simply the promise of the government to pay the interest on the bonds for thirty years. No bonds are | tion as to the condition of affairs in the Southern | Hennessy has charge of the issuance of the tickets, tobe endorsed until the company has actually in- | States. The committee will be empowered to send | and to him you will have to appl vested in land, works or matertal, for the purpose mentioned in the bill ,a sum not less than one million of dollars. “Sie as J Steamship Subsidy Bills—The New Orleans | wise, at any time. Tho effect of this bill will be to | Dassage from Hin ‘weather; 80 that 1t is possible that and Mexican Guif Line. Several of the steamship subsidy bills were under consideration by the Committee on Commerce of the House to-day. A representative gf the American and Baropean Steamship Company, whiho asks an act of incorporation from Congress, offered to the committee several amendments, which were sug- gested by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Postmaster General, with a view of protecting the interests of the United States should the bill become alaw. Mr. William H. Webb, of New York, and Mr. Bee, of California, briefly addressed the commit- tee in favor of their bill providing for a subsidy of $500,000 a year for thirteen trips between San Fran- cisco and the Australian colonies. The further con- sideration of the subject was postponed till Thurs- day next, in order to give a hearing to Mr. Barney 1n support of a bill introduced by Senator Conkling to establish a line of mail steamships between Ant- werp and New York. Representative Wells, in behalf of the special committee on the causes of the decline of American commerce and the remedies therefor, to-day made a report on New Orleans and the Gult of Mexico steam- ship tine, saying:— The committee have recommended the granting of government aid by way of postage on matis and by subsidies, so as to insure th Ce eS 168 of American ocean steamers te foreign ports, Shah 9e- curing to our people the profits of the trade so created. In view of this general recommendation the com- mittee believe the proposed establishment ef a line of steamers between the port of New Orleans and the Gulf ports of the republic of Mexico must not only result in a vast increase of commerce, but as a direct and necessary step to the cultivation of those tendly political relations that should subsist be- tween ourselves and a sister republic, and nece: tothe maintenance of our power and control on Vontinent. he Brooke-Hastings Quarrel—A Contuma- cious Witness. ‘The select committee of the House appointed to investigate the charges of ftaud and corruption pre- ferred against James Brooks by Hugh Hastings met this merning, and Mr. Hastings was brought before them in custody of the Sergeant-at-aArms. After reading the resolution of the House ordering the investigation Judge Bingham, the chairman of the committee, asked Mr. Hastings to be sworn pre- vious to an examination. This he declined, and at the name time informed the committea that he flowers, and the Blue Room—which always looks brilliant and beautiful—was to-day enlivened by a | fishery question, Granv’s Second Meception. ‘The second reception of Mrs. Gran held this afternoon, was fully a8 brilliant and attractive as the one hela a week ‘when the reception season in Washington was imegersted, ‘The toilets of the | been written. It is understood that, in addition to ladies were as vivid, varied and delicate as summer | those on the Alabama claims, he will receive instrac- tions with a view to @ settlement of the Canada surging crowd of faces well known {n Washington society, Mrs, Grant was gasisted in receiving by Mrs. Secretary Boutwell and daughter, Mrs. General | report a bill making a uniform tax of two dollars Dent and Mra. Campbell, of St Louis. The Preal- | per gallon op imported whiskey, brandy, gin an rum, dent stood beside Mra, Grant and participated in the reception. The weather was exceedingly favor- able tor the occasion, apd the park in front of the Executive Mansion was for a time completely hedged in with the finest turnouts thet Washington can boast. Mrs. Grant was robed in black Lyons velvet with black lace trimmings. She wore a col- lar of potnt lace, dlamend jewelry and a coronet of coral, Mrs, General Dent wore black satin trimmed with velvet, white lace collar and scarlet sash. Mrs. Boutwell wore brown moire antique, black tfim- mings and diamond jewelry, and in her hair natural flowers, Miss Boutwell’s dress was of brown silk trimmed with black lace; she also’ had diamond ornaments, Mrs, Campbell was attired in black Lyons velvet, white lace shawl, and wore magnifl- cent ornaments of diamonds, which were universally admired. Admiral vorter, who has suMiciently re- covered from his recent tMiness to go about, was among the innumerable throng that greeted Mrs, Grant. The reception season has thus far been very attractive. The President's first reception will be held on Friday evening next. The New York Custom Honse General Order System. The resolution presented in the House yesterday by Mr. Cox concerning the New York Custom House, and calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for the latest correspondence between himself and the Collector touching the restora- tion of the general order system to the bonded warehouses at Jersey City, and Hoboken seems to have created considerable Interest i New York. Members of Congress and others hero have received telegrams to-day from prominent New York merchants urging the necessity of such offictal action as may be required to restore to the commercial interests the privileges, conveniences and economical advantages of the old system. It ts stated that the 100 names signed to the petition, together with A. T. Stewart & Co., who participate in the movement, represent eighty per cent of tho importing interest of New York, and both the Secretary and the Solieltor of the Treasury concede that the request of the petitioners should be granted. Transportation of Bonded Merchandise. The committee of Cincinnati merchants, desig- nated by tltéChambér of Commerce of that city to confer with Secretary Boutwell in regard to changes in the regulations presoribed for the transportation of imported goods direct to inland ports, came to the conclusion that they could not accomplish the purpose they were sent for, and notified the Secre- tary to-day that they had made arrangements witn the officers of the Baltimore and Onio Railroad and connecting Western Pines to carry.into immediate operation the system devised'by the Secretary, under authority of the act of July, 1870, with the modifg cations as set forth in his letter to Congressman Finkelnburg, of Missouri, Which has already been published in these despatchés. Tho railroad com- panies will immediately make application to bona under the regulations, and arrangeménts have beep made to supply any number of the smauef iron cars required for the lon of small invoices of odds. The obféck sEtlis tobe to divert the trade any to the port of altinlore, and there! 1g98 vane ag ‘thé Mary- land and Ohio rayroads. ~ yey Nine de Tho Free Telog¥aph Cable Bill, > It is understood that the free telegtaph cable bill, which House of Representatives yester- day, Will soon-be tp forection in ignite. Several promi at 19.88 lt de- sire for ite speedy ofder that. she question May be settled, O that any persons may have the ” privtiége of lasing cables from the United States to forel NYT Neg, <r ouunkven noua Condition of the South. To-morrow Sepator Morton will offer a rego- lution for the appomtment of a special committee to whom shall be referred the President’s reply to the Senate resolution calling for informa- for persons and papers and to make a full investi- gation of all the causes of disturbances in the South. They will be authorized to report, by bill or other- bring any secret political organizations that may ae the Soyth Ajrectly within the grasp of Con- whe iS * Anidiig the Wereckérs on the Florida Coast. Special Treasury Agent Wicker has writ @ let- ter to the Secretary of the Treasury frofa Key West enclosing a copy of a communication from United States Marshal Allen, addressed to Senators usborn and Gilbert, relative to reckless and unlawful acts of wreckers and others in cases of vessels stranded or wrecked on the Florida coast, and suggesting ad- ditional legislation with a view to remedying the evils of which complaint is made. The Marshal re- fers especially to cases of vessels wrecked on that coast in October last, and to the plundering and burning of Spanish and British vessels lost ‘at that time, and to the wilful concealment and appro- priation of property derelict, in violation of all law and usage on that subject, There ig no present law that will meet the illegal practices, and the Mar- shal states that great complaint is made by the Con- suls of the countries to which the vessels belong of the practices to which reference is made. What the Franking Privilege Oosta tho Country. ‘The Postmaster General has communicated to the Senate a statement in relation to free matter pass- ing through the mails. It appears that in December, 1869, each postmaster Was instructed to take an average monthly account of all franked or free Matter deposited at their respective offi- ces for mailing for the perled of months, commencing January 1 and ending Juno Lawlogsness ary | 30, 1870, The total number of offices from which | t, reports were due was 23,492, but the number from which fall or partial reports were received was only 8,688, nearly 20,00) wholly failing to report. The re- turps of the 8,583 reporting offices show that within the six months there were transmitted 5,140,706 franked letters, the postage upon Which, at the established rate, amounted to $655,548, and 2,047,971 pounds of other ftranked matter, Such as printed documents arid seeds, upon which the postage at established rates amounted to $260,848, making altogether, for six months, for postage on free matter, the sum of $916,396, Ata fair rate of estimate for the negrly twenty thousand dia not propose to answer anything until | non-reporting Post Offices, the Postmastér General they made a preliminary report upon his memorial presented yesterday. Judge Bingham re- plied that the committee was acting under the in- structions of the House, and bad no power to make says the followmg grand result is shown:— Total number of franked letters for six months, 10,874,497; postage, $033,070, Printea matter, &c., 2,655,196 pounds; postage, $338,598 85, such a report. He called the attention of Hastings | Total postage for six months, $1,271,663 85. Total to the fact that the House yesterday refused to in- struct the committée in this very matter. Hastings persisted in his refusal to answer, whereupon Judge Bingham explained to him that the consequence of this regasal would be to bring him before the bar of the House for contempt of its authority, and he would be compelled in the end elther to answer for one year, $2,543,827 72, Taxes on Dividends. Commissioner Pleasonton writés ‘to Supervisor Dutcher that upon careful consideration of the question he is of opinion that sections fifteen and sixteen of the act of July 14, 1870, ao not authorize the levying and collecting of a dividend tax upon or to submit to imprisonment, This did not seem to | the dividends of the corporations therein enume- have any effect upon Hastings, whereupon he was remanded to the custedy of the Sergeant-at-Arms, to await the action of the Committee, It is probable that to-morrow a reselution will be offered to bring | dends specified, Hastings before the bar of the House to answer for contempt, He says he does not intend to answer, nd seems entirely indifferent about the action of the House in his case. ‘ Proposed Abolition of tho Iron-Clad Oath. The Reconstruction Committee to-day dis test | tax has or has not been paid. Tne previous rulings cussed Beck's ill to abolish the rated which haye béen declared within the five months ending December 31, 1870, where assesa- ments of such tix Rayé been made upon the alvig but the same have not been passed to the Collectar, they should be struck from the lists, Where assessments of the tax havé been lists containing the same been receipted for by him, he should assist m the preparation of the proper claums of abatement for refunding according as the or iron-clad oath in the case of persons | of internal revenue incpbsistent with the above are who. were eligible to office under the four- | revoked. teenth article of amendment to the constitution, but ‘Who cannot hold office for the reason that they can- not take the eath. Beck holds that on account of this oath the masses ofthe men of the | committee has authorized him te report to the | yegointion and South—ior instange these who served Ap the | + Important Amendment to tlie Pension ‘Taw. Representative Morgan, ef Onto, a member of thé Boupe sapsaling the Rrovizo of the sixth pestign distranchisea. The matter | the act of 1868, which Itmits the application for a to @ eub-committer to investigate and | penaton within five years from the ume of wounds, death, or any otner cause, It mya arpa Gay Season in the Capital—Mrs. | cases persons entitled to pensions have ve ceive them by reason of their ignorance ef the above limitation, to-day:—John Pferce, to be Cojlectar of Customs at Buffalo, Ny Xe ‘ made and been passed to the Collector, and the Military Committee, has prepared a bill which the | #N¢ clasping. HERALD, WEDNESDAY, Minister Schonck’s Instructions. The instructions ef Minister Schenck have not yet Uniform Tax on Imported Spirits. ‘The Ways ana Means Committee to-day agreed to The Baffalo Collectorship. The following nomination was sent to the Senate THE PREED FENIAN: Meeting of the Sub-Committee of Tammany Hall, Tho Irish Societies and the Aldermanio Delogates in Attendance. A meeting of the Sub-Comnfittee appointed by the Tammany Haji General Committee to make ar- rangements for the reception of the reieased Fenian prisoners, who are to arrive by tho steamer Cuba, of the Cunard ne, to-day or to morrow, was held yesterday afternoon at the office of the Comptroller, in the new City Hall, There were present Comp- troller Richard B, Connolly, Colonel William R. Roberts, Richard O’Gorman, James 8, Hennessy, Alderman John Dimond on behalf of the Aldermen, Alderman Isaac Robinson and John Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell appeared as a volunteer to offer and hear suggestions with regard to the exiles, Mr. RICHARD O’GORMAN presided at the meeting and opened the proceedings by asking— “Gentlemen, what business Is before the commit. too? We are now ready to receive any communica tions that may be offered.” Colonel RoBERTS—I have in my hand a communt- cation from’ some of the delegates of the Irish societies, represented by the chairmen, Edward L. Carey, Thomas Kerrigan, ana Mr, Peter Daly, on behalf of the Democratic Alliance. Mr, O’GoRMAN—To whom is the communication addressed, Colonel Roberts? Colonel RoBERTS—It is addressed personally to me, but of course it is Intended for the committee of which I have the honor to be amember. The gentlemen—there are ten or twelve of them—have been waiting outside for some hours, and I think it advisable to see them seon, Comptroller 'OLL Y—What do they want now? Colonel RoperTs—They merely wish to know in what part of the procession they are to take their lace, ‘a Mr. O’GoRMAN—I think that that Is m the hands of = i eee we can have no information on the subject. Colonel RoBERTS—Well, I only ask itas@ matter of courtesy to the delegates of the Irish societies that they be Permitted to see the committee on the sub- ject. Alderman Drmonp—I think that’s all in the hands of General Tweed, the grand marshal of the proces- ston. f Mr. 0'GorMAN—Well, let the aclegates bo admitted * . ightfor- and we will see them. i a The delegates streamed in—honest, 8! Ward looking fellows—with Peter Daly, Edwa Carey and Thomas Kerrigan at tieir head, ani 0 hey came in they took off their hats and emselved in 0 mjcircie. | Comptroller 0] th se ttoliy jt & delicious languor) soe re * yo MAN. ur ple gentle- MED nat a iP. Bix¥—We want to know somérning about sh afrangements. Colonel Roberts has honor ¢o Introduce us to the chairman. om Dimonp—Ihere will be a meeting of \dermen to-morrow at two o'clock at if entlemen, can obtain INSON—Well, I’ i r card of Ald re Bon ee eR ee Alderme It seems to me that this committeo has taken awa: all of our We have gy nothing to do at all, And? to Know how we are to get our tickets. GoRYAN-—We have had no in a. r. 01 D we this lve Commit! he prisoners on @ boat which will leave Castle Garden as soon a8 the Cuba 1s signalied from Sandy Hook, bring them up the bay and select a hotel for their accommoda- tion. Then, on Saturday, we shall take charge of them at Tammany Hall, where they will be intro- duced to the peo le; but over the procession we havé no power and cannot have any. Mr. James S, for tickets. Alderman Rosynson—Well, ali right, Mr. Chair- man—(taking his hat)—1 uppote Iwas wrong, but I know the Board hasn’t got any tickets yet. Colonel RosEeRTs—The Ville de Paris has made a& from Brest in ten Gays, and that is very e prisoners may he here on Wedn morning or jn the evening of the same day. ‘. QiGoaean— When would that bring them, here, Colonel lonel RoBERTS—By to-mofrow, I suppose. Mr. Epwagp L. OaREY—Gentlemen there is one thing I want tesay. The men who are to turn out in {ite Irish societies and who are to marchin the procession are to & great extent poormen. Tne day selected for the procession, Saturday, isa bad day, as most of the men are working alongshore and on thg docks or a8 laborers, and Saturday is day with them. They cannot get their pal on Friday, and they will have to do without 1t over Sunday. A dollar makes a good deal of difference to these men, and I think that iar UN et ought to be postponed until Monday if it cor Mr. O'}GorMAN—We have had to take B great many suggestions into account in selecting Satur- day for the procession, We thought that allow- ing the Fenian prisoners to remain at their hotel all day of Sunday until Monday might be the cause of subjecting them to a great mi visits, and it might also take away from ity of the demenstration at Tam- e aly many Hall and Titer the processien down to a drib- let. Besides the members of the Legislature are willing to attend, and they adjourn on Saturday. Epwarp L. CaREY—But could they not adjourn over Monday and lose a day as well ag our poor men? Mr. O’"GORMAN—Yes. But, Mr. Carey, the country members are to be consulted, and they might object to the adjournment. At this juncture tne delegates left the room. Comptroller CoNNOLLY—And now about the tickets and the arrangements at Tammany Hall and at the boat at Castle Garden? Mr. O’GoRMAN—We have not been able to secure kets. or. HENNESSY—But we must take into account the size of the boat. RicHaRD O'GoRMAN—How many reporters are there coming? Mr. Reporter, how many do you think? Shall Me ons Bey, tag al ood REPORTER—; iy repo Mr, Ordomman—Then there is the Board of Health, the Board of Police Commissioners—that’s eight— four Ci toners of Charity and Correction, the ‘ommisel tf Emigration—that's nine—the five Fire Commissioners, one Mayor a about fifteen embers of the Legislature. 9 sausage 4) at mepmapiroller CONPOLLY----TGFS WOh’t be five iiem- bers of the Legislature on the boat.’? Mr. O’GorMaN—“Then there are the delegates from the irish socleties—a great number of them.” REPORTER—“And the sixteen political prisoners, are they not tote taken from the steamer on the a « * boat? F ir. O'GoRMAN—-A very timely suggestion, Mr. Re- poet. ‘That will make 204, with the forty-seven inembers of the Boards of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen. And I holdin my hands a cemmunica- tion from John Savage asking for tickets for him- self, Golonel John O'Mahony, Anthony A. Grifiin, Joseph Paul a other pte ow of te Fenian avenue A. ‘" Brotherhood Outi thin tickela might be ts sued to Colenel Roberts, Mr. John Savage and other principal men in the Fenian organization. I don’t knew anything about their differences, but Colonel Roberts Should be heard in the matter, I think, Colonel RoBERTS—I do not represent the Fenian organization here at all. I am here to represent ‘Tammany Hall and the democratic party. There was some discussion then 1p regard Tammany Hall celebration. Tickets will be by Mr. James S, Hennessey, the secretary of the commit ‘at Firemen’s Gall, in Mercer street, for the committee room aa stage, while the hail wh open bironts CbxnoLix——Yes; let the big hall be thrown open to all; let the masses have vent and air, and thep gur friends Roberts agg Mijchell can be heard. — * ‘ies Y nERtS—NO, Mi Comptrofier, 1 only I re ets the chairman of this meeting, Mr. Richard O'Gorman, whom I hope will be also chair- man at Tammany Hall on that day. Tamu Hall has done a thing in this demonstration never before done by political ©: Chee and she has done persel honor, Let Richard 0’Gorman, who represents the past of Ireland, greet the exiles Tammany who rep: it the present and future of poor old Freiand. And I hope te near John Mitchell, an of perenne ot tang those exiles berta? Waggestion was embodied in a passed. ‘The recopon Will take Dlece at Tammany on Bat at "4 an hour Immectaely ater ao proce ‘Third avenue to Bower, t, across the Park, viewed by the Mayor, then up tropolitan Hotel, the exiles ridii barrens in the procession, and here they will be a:smt on Monday the exiles will be received by the Mayor in the Governor's Room in the City H. ‘The committee adjourned until this afternoon at four o’clock. | Mr, Mitchell stated that he only de+ sired to speak five minutes to ihe exiles, A Public Reception of the Fenian Reingees to be Tendered by the Brooklyn Alder- men. The regular weekly meeting of the Board of Alder- men was held yesterday afternoon, Alderman Bergen in the chair, In the regular order of business, in the reception of communications for reference, the following from ex-Cohgressman William E. Robin- gon In relation to extending a public reception to the Irish patriots now on thelr way to quis country was read!— BROOKLYN, Jan. 16, 1871. To Tu HONORALLE THE BOARD OF ALDERNEN OF THE City oF BRookLyy:— Theg most respectfully to suggest for your consideration the subjeet of a pablic Fogeption to typ Trish patriots wow approaching our vhoras, } Donovan Rosa it some fifteen others are expected to a OH Wednesday or Thursday next, and the rive in be Cul " dehy Eee py Lon pes nea in the New York HERALD, It appeard that Thomad Clark Luby, John O*Leary, John McCaiferty, Edward Powers and ‘Thomas F. Burke, who are among the most distinguished of the prisoners, and of whom, too, McCaiferty and Burke wore sentenced to death, were to leave Queenstown, yostcr- day by the Russia, and will probably arrlve on Wediesday or Thursday of next week. Should Brooklyn tender the exiles a public reception, say in the Academy of Musto on Friday or Saturday of next week, we would be able to wel- come not only O'Donovan Rossa, who, I believe, was for- merly aresident of Brookiyn, and his companions by the Cuba, but would also be the firet to receive with @ public wel- come the very distinguished exiles who come by the Kussla and will not be in time for the New York reception. Very respectfully, W. E. ROBINSON, Alderman CLANcy, of the Fifth ward, then offered the following resolution in connection with the letter:— Whorcas It ia expected that there will, soon arrive n tno elty of New York O'Donovan Koasa and hi compatriots, distingutshed for their services and sufferings for the cause of freedom in Ireland; and whereas it is proper that the eltizena of Brooklyn, sympathizing, as they do, to so large an extent with the great cause with which those gentlemen are identified, should have an opportunity of teudering to them their congratulations on thelr release from the impri- sonment to which tyrannical and despottc laws had con- signed them and a welcome to the land of the free; tnere- ore Resolved, That it be referred to a committee of seven to {vite to the city of Brooklyn and arrange for a proper pub- Me reception therein the Irish released prisoners soon to arrive in thie country, at au expense not exceeding $1,000, which amount is hereby appropriated for that purpose. Alderman CLaNcy moved a suspension of the rules In order 10 vote upon the resolution. Alderman CUNNINGHAM objected, saying there ork wl give them a reception on NO MONEY IN THE TREASURY sopliewis for that purpose. he resolution for suspension of the rules was car- ried. Alderman McGroarty moved to strike out of the resolution tne reference asto the amount. When it came to the turn of the Chair to vote he arose and said that he could net vote away money for this pur- pose, ag there was no fund from which to draw the amount. He also read the section of the charter bearing upon the subject, which makes it a misde- meanor, @ punishable offence, for an Alderman to vote away money when there are no funds in the treasury applicable, Alderman CLaNoy sald that if that was the case the Alderman should have been in jafl long ago, aa they had frequently voted money under similar cir- cumstances, He referred to the recent appropria- tion of five hundred dollars for the purchase of flags for a steamship. Alderman BERGEN and the representative of the Fitth ward then had a pretty sharp war of words, in which the former remarked that the latter gentle- man had better read the charter ere he came there to insult gentlemen, * Alderman CUNNINGHAM opposed the adoption of the resolution, and called attention to the fact that it was ee this very point of law in dispute as to the right to expend money not provided for in the tax levy that the Common Council, a few years ago, refused to make ahy appropriation for the poor orphan chilaren who were deprived of their asylum by fire one coid winter night. The resolution striking out the amount was adopted by a vote of fourteen to seven. A com- mittee was subsequently appointed by the Chair to carry out the arrangements for the reception. Lecture by Miss Kate Field. Miss Kate Field read her famous lecture on “Life in the Adirondacks,” to a church full of eager hearers last eveping, Her lecture was the second in the 0 g tyres” in the Chelsea St Beige riccopa jindag ache ee by Dr. jorembs, the second will be on tho 26th inst, by Dr. Hayes, the third on the 30th inst. by Rev, Dr, Chapin, and the fourth on February 6 by Mr. John G. Saxe. Miss Kate Field began by pronouncing a benedic- tion on all who invent @ new sensation at once plea- surable and healthful, and in particular on the Rev, Mr. Murray, whe is responsible for having sent so many tourists to the Adirondacks. She frankly pro- claimed herself ‘‘one of Murray’s fools,” and amply proved the wisdom of their folly by recounting, with vivacity and eloquence, the experience of her- self and compantons—‘‘the Black Fly Club,” which consisted of four persons, “all women.” After dar- ing to face the imaginary obstacles of “Indiana, wild animals and precipices,” and demonstrating women’s capacity to rescue herself, providing ane uses the )rain and muscles wherewith she was originally endowed by the Creator,” and discovering that ‘it is preferable for o woman totravel alone in the backwoods than from qity city,” the lecturer related how she set forth withat Saratoga trunks, but with only a carpet-bag, ind hew much she enjoyed herself from the time wien she reached the waters or the Lower Saranac unil she was inspired at the grave of Jonn Brown by vision of the entire history of our ter- rible civil wr. She gave a humorous description of her first ght in the woods, of the halt at “the place for echoes,’ and of waking up a landlord “who looka like a tetired pirate of the wilderness, Her portraits of the ‘charac- ters” wha she met in the wilderness, particularlyof Aunt Sarah, “good old soul;? Zeke, the gide; Bowen, whom Governor Fenton called “the imartest man Ip the woods,” and the despotic Mr. Winkle were as full of individualit: as the artisttebertson’s striking ‘Types of the Adi- rondacks.’’ [hey were marked by the same skill in delineation | her own ‘Pen Photograph of Charles Dickens’ Relings,” to be republished next month by Osgood . Miss Kate Field described, in equally viviatyle, her adventures and pastimes the woods—lating and “carries,” long andj shot dry and mat, lével and rough; ascending Bluo Mountain, athe summit of which she saw “nothing but trees, tes, trees, with a glimpse of blue sky; climbit one of these trees, and from its top sdng so far, so far away that she almost saw into futurity, and marvelled POLITICAL. Election of United States Senators in Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Illinois, Minne- sota, New Jersey and Delaware. Slashing Speech of Frank Blair in the Missouri Legislature, Renomination of the Democratic State Officers in Connecticut. es The Sevatorial Struggle in Missouri—Scenes in the Legisiature—Blair and Hendersen Nominated—Bilair’s Defence of His Brod- head Letter=Scathing Donunciatiqn Carpet-baggers~An Exciting Ballot in the House~Blatr ElectgdEverybody Satisied with the Roel js © Serrenson Orry, fan. 17, 1971. The Legislature to-day had only one grand object in view, the election of United States Senator to séive for thd wnexpired two feara of Judge Charles D. Drake, Until twelve o'clock both houses were occupled upon questiona which reached no lssue, In the House the resolutions of Major Pope, of St. Louts, endorsing the reconstruction policy of the federal government, wero dehated, but the discussion was without life and thé result was nothing. Missouri, in her present firm attitude as- sumed at the November election in favor of amnesty and re-enfranchisement in all tho Southern States, cannot stuitify itself by favoring coercion with the bayonet, The discussion, therefore, was an amus- ing mixture of byplay and buncombe, gotten up to tickle a few radical constituencies and make firm the hold of a few federal oMce-holders, When the witching hour of twelve had arrived and Speaker Wilson announced that the order wag torical gas evaporated and members squared them- proposed. united republican candidate, John B. Henderson, geltleman ts rather a weak person, I should judge Senate might not have surprised his constituenta vigorous speech. The democracy, he said, thought liberty was as dear as the Union, and when Blair had sheathed his sword, after helping to save the Union, he entered the vil contest im behalf of liberty to wipe out such laws against the peeple of Missouri and the South as were not excelled by the blooay code of Draco. On the 8th of November the shackles were stricken from the hands of seventy-five thousand citizens of Missouri, and Blair was instrumental in that event; and he was in favor of withdrawing tne troops from the South and allowing tne Poppe to govern themselves, as they would do, peac!fully and loyally, if the tyranny of the federal government was with- drawn. A youthful member from St, Louis—Mr. Coicord—with flowing lecks like Theodore Tilten, if we add a ruddy tinge, declared that although Blair was not the choice of his party he ‘would second his nomination and vote for He Pitched into Henderson for a specch which he made at the beginning of tho war against the right of the government to coerce the rebel States, Stating that Blair was then marching on wd Jackson to drive the rebels out of Misseurl. He fought under Blair, and did blag desert him fer By fear of bullets. He woul ow desert him for fear of censure fi Is ae cr opuane the Haire wi e@) id - atic sit ae. “Bult vid pered eavily with his famoug B; head I tel ol of 1868, but bis friends replied oni citing his record in the dr bate yesterday on Mr. Pope's reconstruction resolutions. Blair endorsea the sentiments ef that letter in these Words, used jn reply to Pope's vitu- Perapon im ss ag.077 : f5y Telter, which has been referred to, contended Kary shoild be made te undo thelr taurpations ay #0 still. and you have only to wi:hdraw “ . Rt Equih and their Papel wilt be Cee (Ap- plaase. c lon few of carpet ers, who are urged upon the plugder and, druak with the blood ot tho vanQuished peoplé of the South, will disperse themselves 1 an instant if not sustained by the bayonets of the verninent, There is no item in that letter. th pack, 1 sland by it belleve in the, construction 1@ COD! stitution of the United Bi 5 that thie reconstruction wad angshediutaae Pe ing to Congress, if f should altain that high poa at 1 may aia in withdrawing the troops front those Bout ern Staten which are held there to suddle upon the becke cy pod y palace had cl M-baggers a ecalawags, fol- orant mass of ne; jand to ve ple Of the ‘Souths who have’ shame, Brora, to the faith" by to the fon to abide in good of arms and renew their allegiance they will be allowed to resume self- a8 we have dono in Missour!; and while 1 may not expect to carry with me the gentieman from Bt. Lows, 1 believe that wecan easily and certainly count upon the co-operation o! the large body of Iiberai men who assisted us in relievii ourselves from similar tyrapnieg in the State of Missouri. The allusiong to the letter by the republican speakers to-day made no impression, but there was an effort to kill time and stave off the business of the day. The Speaker announced that the time for yeting had come, and a perfect stillness fell upon the Assembly. The ladies in the lobby grew nervous, until the flowers in their pretty hats shook and nodded as If @ passing breeze had troubled them, The band of negroes who were grouped under the fine picture of Henry Olay showed more worry than ever, and leaned forward to catch the first good word for Massa Blair, the friend of liberty and tae early emancipater of his own slaves. Meantime, when the roll was oveing called, Frank Blair was standing in a modest corner, near the window, at the left of the Speaker's desk, looking on, sometimes with folded arms, now twirling his mustache, and again axe his hand anxiously through his close-clipped hair, A pleasant smile of conscious victory passed over his face, for he knew that his friends were many and his foes were weak. The vote stood thys:—Biatr, 86; Hen- derson, 43; Benjamin (a nobody), 4; absent, 5. Speaker Wilson, 8 young man of intelligent face fine forehead and Xanthia complexion, announce: the result hurriedly, as though he could not get the Words out too soon:—“Francis P. Blair, having re- celved @ majority of all the votes cast, ts hereby de- clared the choice of this House for United States Senator.” A second pause, and there arose a shout that made the cornices of the Chamber quiver and the lamps dance in their sockets, while the page boys on the beer ohne eth a ced e caD-can, If not as gracefully as '8 coryp! witl meh mote honesty of purpose. Meanwhile, the Senate, whose action was already known below, had pecan The vote was:— Henderson, 1 government, that ‘government themselves, a not that savais hold mountains sacred; marvel not that Chit went up intoa high mountain commune wiithe Father. ‘Then she described her more difficultescent of Blue mountain, her lessons in angling al how she learned to know a trout from a lily-pa camping out and all its dramatic details, shootg her first deer, taking in “life” at every breath-rst the midge, second the black files, third the mositoes—but consoling herself by thé fact that if y«go to the woods in September you will be as freeom ingects as from lions and tigers. Miss Kate Fieconcluded her lecture by an account of her pilgrime to the grave of John Brown, “The moral of the Arondacks is freedom. Off with your hats, down onur knees, fire minate guns over the grave, sing thymn that gave us liberty— Jobirown's soul is marching on.” ‘QRF UND STADT.» Last night Mame Seebach won still fresh laurels in a@ sunny \k of the profession which her genius and ‘fsonai character exalt. She appeared befo an immense audience as a comédienne othe grandest power after hay- ing constrair the plaudits of city upon city on both sicof the Atlantic by her wonderful tragic ability. Dorf und Stadt’—or “Town and Country,” as thitle may be briefly and freely done into English—liife picture and a drama founded by the masterly of Madame Birch Pfeiffer upon the most toucg and sympathetic of Berthold Anerbach’s fans ‘Dorfgescnichten,” or “Village Stories.” To-nt, at the Stadt, Schiller's - trageay, “rhe Ibers,”” on Thursday evening “The Taming of the Sw,” on Friday “Adrienne Lecou- vreur’’ and on &rday Madame Seebach’s benefit in “Griseldis.’? OF THE KNIGHTS. The Knights 0 Patrick gave their first ball last night at the Acaly of Music. Of course there was pinay tonnus new! h ty aberid, and ‘otners too numerous to mom. ‘The ball was kept up till leasany and early daylight, [paged off most p Retmtoountye candidates—F, T. tlie tig latent Waish, Cortlandt ed its fy Ey ey 17; Blair, 1 scatteHng, Agnderson was therefore the choicé of the Seniate, afd was 80 announced by Lieutenant Governor Gravely. At noon to-morrow both houses, in joint ballot, will oficially declare Francis P. Biatr’ United States Senator elect from Missouri. His vote will be, as at present indicated, ninety-nine, twelve more than hecessary for election. If the absentees are present he will pean have nineteen votes. Blair's friends are jubi ent and indeed I do not think that the Epes eels much disappointed. Schurz and Blair will make @ strong team in the Senate for amnesty and liberal reconstruction of the South. Henderson’s friends urged him to speak at the Capitol to-night, but he declined, saying, “General Blair has fairly vanquished me and I surrender.” Re-Election of Senator Morrill. Avausta, Me., Jan. 17, 1871, Hon, Lot M. Morrill was re-elected United States Senator to-day, receiving in the Senate twenty-six votes to one for Abram Sanborn, Two democrats and one republican were absent. In the House the vote was ninety-nine for Morrill, twenty-seven for Sanborn and six for Governor Chamberlin. Hon. Henry Wilson F Sei Elected United States tor. BonTON, Jan. 17, 1871. Hon. Henry Wilson was re-elected United States Senator this afternoon by the following vote:— Senate—Wilson, 34; John Quincy Adams, 4; Wendell Philhps, 1. | House—Wilson, 188; Adams, 32; Phillips, 10; Dawes, 3; John Welles Brown, 1. Senator from New Jersey. TRENTON, Jan. 17, 1871, In a caucns of the republican members of the Legislature to-night, which lasted for two hours, Hon. F. T. Frelinghfiyseh was nominated for United States Senator on the ninth ballot. There were four The United States Parker and Dudley S. Gregory, and the vote for each on the several ballets varied as follows:— Frelinghuysen, from 21 to 24; Parker, 2 to 12; Gregory, 2 to 6 Walsh, 11 to 17,7 @e a crush, Almotyerybody was there, especially GTP, Sentara A the O's and the B, The entire affair was a most The Delaware Sera if é decided success,d certainly very complimentary R, Jang 17, 1971, to the Knights their frst efforts. Promment | ast night prircelhiece ton legis! ative caucus, among those pre} were Owen W.Brennan, with his | tor, was nominated fOr Unions weer present Sena- Hiss Oommen MEE Brenna aaa aa Be once OP RE ; * an an 5 Kearney and histivating family, the trrepresaibie | Election of United States Se dacor for Minne- me John Burke, the solid sota, | Cured go, M1., Jan. 17, 1871. ‘The Hon William Windon: gas siectea to-day United States Senator from M'mnesota, his term com- MeNcing OD the 4th Of ? sarah mart. ‘The vote stood the election of United States Senator, all the ora- selves for the work, Three candidates only were Bittenger, of Buchanan, nominated the with @ loud flourish of trumpets, The praises of Andrew Johnson, declaring that if he had been a Senator he would have done likewise; but as the without much force at home, his action in the Blair was nominated by Thomas, of Jefferson, in a 18 to 4 in the ; 2, Tepnbllcans bolting, *4 %' 16 in the Hoded, twa —_—_ General Logan Untied states Senater for Tiltnota, SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 17, 1871. ‘This morning both Houses of the Legislature tool order to vote for United States Senator. In the Senate Thomas J. Turner, democrat recetved Yotes, and John A. Logan, repusiica, 32, “ue House 7: Boos Mor ates Were cast for Turner, % for Lagan, Connecticut Demecratic State Con The Old State Oficers Renomin Met, Arraigament ef the Adwinistration—The Pre= aldent’s St. Deminge Policy Denounced. Wanryorp, Jan. 17, 1971. The Democratic State Vonvention for the nomi« nation of State officers met in this city to-day. Tha Convention was not as largely attended as usual, it being understood that no change would be mada in the State ticket and there would be no strife for: places on the ticket, The Convention was called to order by A. E. Burr, chairman of the State Central Committee, who an~ nounced that H. S. Cleveland, of Hampton, had bee: selected a8 temporary chairman. Mr. Clevelan made no speech on taking the chair, except a brie! Sinowledemeny of the honor conferred upon him. The usual committees were Aappol . E. Burr, of the Hartiord Tunes, was appointed chairman of the Committee on Resolutions. William W, Baton, 9) Hortfara, Pie Ereiicans of the Conven- ion, and F. A. Marden, of Stamford, and Thomas Walsh, of Middletown, secretaries. ) Mr, Eaton, on taklug the chair, arraigned the administration for tts foreign policy, especially de- nouneing the St Domingo scneme, the granting of ublio lands to raliroad companies and military ln lerference hie elections in any of the States, The present State officers were renominated by ac- clamation:—For Goyernor, James E. English; Lieu= fenant Governor, Julius tofchkiss; Secretary of piate, Thomas M, Waller; Treasurer, Charles Me ond; Comptroller, Seth H. Logan, The following are the resolutions as adopted:— " Resolved, That the present federal adminiat: n ig uns worthy of the contidence of the people, because it has failed to establish and sustain a proper finanetal policy and restore the currency of the constitution; becau e it has fail to reform the abuses of the tariff, permitting still the pen ple of protection and favoritism to override the idea hue; becauso it upholds and maintains taxes to an extent onerous tothe people and largely in excess of the amount ay the ex] oliey 1s weak ant necessary to protect the public credit and of the government; because ite foreign vacillatin ment, an tiona'tt ae thereby 8 bi ‘and wawortiy of the past bistory of our use by iis improper interference in the el the utter destruction of the rights of the BI orerting the principles upon which the ox ing up a great central power, cride the liberticn of the peowlen =? checked, will o of the people. ‘ Resolved, That the democracy of Connecticut, followlhg tn. the footateps of their illustrious decessors, are unaiter- ably devoted to the principic and practice of territorial se. ae rap dager pee Be ips ion of oe smeriaen in-, e C8 Ol enlightened and constitutios govern: ment; that they Are, ne y beverthei sternly opposed to of Henderson fell flat, ag did the eulogy spee Cupensiog ‘of the ferriorial afen of bl a ay . ‘Or south, * by Fope which followed after. Popo justitied | and that ie ouuialtion o¢ be "Dorilngo nthe manger and o ¢ means now in progress the dent's adminis Henderson's vote against the impeachment | by the means now In progr greatest suspicions, freuen ith danger to the stability of our ingtjtutior 4 meets with our ungualiied condemnation, a aous an eselved, That, reiterating a time-honored principle of the democratic party, we adopt the words of the resolution tm troduced into the United States Se: by the Hon. Carl Schurz, of Missouri, in regard to the di! 60,000 citizens of that State; that di mental principles of ou every consideration of s statesmat 8 d Delpy deanands. the, jemands tha removal of the diequaliicutions and. disabihties at wideeas further, ‘we endorse tho aasertion of this eloquent that the party which still attempte to prescribe and disfranchise its opponents merely for {ha perpone of maintaining {itself in power and e and leader of thé reformers, nopolizing ollices will loge all moral intluen ible ll be bouad to go to the bottom,, OV PUPle opinlon, ved, That the source of power being in the peoples lal to good gov- hols and general education ure essen ernment and thi rpetuation of frée institutions. Resolved, That the appropriation by the radical party of nearly 200,400,000 of acres of the publis domain to railzend corporations aad speculators ore condemnation. Th: territory thus given away 1s greater than the entire area o Germany, embi Ing @ population of 45,000,000, and this wastes ful extravagance 1s crippling our resources and lessening the ability of the government to provide free homesteads, iy have parted with lands which would have provided fo tho future 200 acres for each of 1,000,000 families. Resolved, That we approve of the judicious management of the Executive Departinent of the State, and are gratified to learn that §500,UN) of the State debt is to be pala’ within the present fiscal year, Resolved, That {0 Governor James E. English and the itlemen associated with him on the ticket we have the fullest confidence, “We pledge to them & united and cordial Gounccticnt Stato Lh oad ‘Temperance Union. 4 HaRTFosD, Jan 17, 1871. ‘The annual convention of the Connecticut State Temperance Union commenced in this city this morning. In the absence of Senator Buckingham, President of the society, Presiaent Cummings, of Wesleyaa University, presides, The morning session was mainly devoted to or- ganization. A committee was appointed to request the adoption by the Democratic Convention of a re- solution in favor of a State constabulary force to enforce the laws against tie liquor trafic, gambling; and houses of ill-fame. -The resolution was duly resented during the sessiou of the Democratic ‘onvention and referred to the Committee on Re- solutlons, - New Jerscy Stato ‘Temperance Convention TRENTON, Jon. 17, 1871. The delegates to the State Temperance Conven- tion met in session here to-day. The meeting isa great success in numbers and spirit. Bills favoring local prohibition were passed ani placed in tho hands of able committees to have the subject intro- duced to and advocated well before the Legislature. The evening session, held in the largest hall im the city, was crowded to excess, and more than one’ thousand persons were unable to gain admittance, The Rey. Theodore L. Cuyler, of Brooklyn, L. L, delivered the address, Ohio Legisiature. CoLuMBUS, Jan. 17, 1671, The Senate to-day adopted a resolution declaring it to have been Governor Hayes’ duty to order a #pe- clal election in the Third district to ll the vacancy caused by the resignation of &. C. Schenck, and that it is now his duty to do so, A bill passed the House providing for a vote at the next October election on the question of hold- ing a constitutional convention. A resolution was adopted by the House Lapeer | fora joint committee to visit the graves of Genel H. Harrison and General T. L. Haines, with @ view of erecting suitable monuments over them. Indiana Legislature. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan, 17, 1871. The Senate this afternoon passed a resolution re- cognizing tne validity of a few outstanding internat * improvement bonds, and @ resolution condemning the Wabash and Erie Canal claim, Patriotism of the Virginia Legislature. RICHMOND, Jan. 17, 1871. The Senate to-day, by an almost striet party vote, appropriated $600 fur the purchase of a picture of General Lee, and by the same vote refused an appropriation for the puchase of a picture of General George H. Thomas. JERSEY JOBBERY. Judge Bedle’s Charge to the Grand Jury of Hudson County—Warning to the Jersey City Aldermen. At the opening of the January term of the Hudson County Court in Jersey City yesterday Judge Bedle called the attention of the Grand Jury to complaints’ in regard to municipal corruption. He called on the Grand Jury to investigate the matter, so that, if any member of the Council of the cities in the county were interested in con- tracts given out by the Council, justice would be speedily deait out to the offender, If such a practice were permitted the public good would be- come subservient to private gain. The same might be sald of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, If the Grand Jury should find of such cases they were bound by their oath to bring fn bills ot indictment. The Judge's remarks on this subject were greatly needed, as it is openly charged that certain mem- bers of the Board of Aldermen of Jersey City have been interested to a large extent in contracts, An in- vestigating committee was appointed some time ar, at the instigation of Alderman Thomas, but he “das. so harassed and thwarted by members who f detection that the committee afier weeks 0’ had to be discharged from further consid the subject. A giance at the financial « catement of tie Board of | Cys Freeholders wil’ show the fur- nishing: icles by certain indi: whom are members of the Be ft tuais, ae agra: A is not more fi nt than the efforts 3 but this Counell to purchase @ ptec~ induce the Common ‘€f water front for dock ae ee ‘PRILADELPHIA ITEMS. labor eFation of Wolfingey’ 4 Woollen Mill Burned=The Case ~ tthe Murderer Hanlon. © PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 17, 1871, Wolfinger’s woollen mill, corner of Ridge avenue and School lane, was destroyed by fire to-day. Loss $25,000, oe Fashers Mooney and Barry, Wanion’s spiritual) advisers, went te Harrisvurg to-day to have Henlga respited, 8 ‘The friends of Dechert are very joyful over the of the Senatorial contested election case. Dechert’s seat 18 now assured, making the State Senate demo- cratic, At the Essex Market Police Court yesterday, be fore Justice Scott, George Cromwell was held'to an- swer on charge of stabbing in the breast Anton Hartman, of 187 Chryst or X + ed The wound is not