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‘ ' | PER. Sympathy With the Sufferers by War in France. Senator Hill, of Georgia, Admitted to His Seat. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasuinaton, Feb. 1, 1871. THE TAX ON TOBACCO. Mr. Jonze, (dem.) of Ky., presented » petition of the manufacturers of and dealers in tobaoco, snuff and cigars of Covington, Ky., against the special tax and the tax oa sales. ACTS OF CONGRESS. On motion of Mr. POLAND, (rep.) of Vt., the Senate amend- ‘ments to the House bill prescribing the form of the enacting reported testify, making the mpetency' of witnessce tates courts tn auch a bill to entorce the rights of to vote im the several States. & govern trials in Btate, which was ‘Mr. BINGHAM, the same to amend the act of Sist May, 1! citizens of the United States ‘The bill went ever till Orrow. w Mr. LoUGHRIDGR the minority report on the memorial of Victoria C, Woodhull for woman suffrage. Mr. BINGHAM asked to have the subject made a special order for the second Ws in February. Mr. KELSEY, (rep.) of N. b, THR KITTERY AND CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARDS. . a Passage by the Senate of tho Con- | #4 resolving clauses of the acta and resolutions of Congress | gatisnof the Kittery and Chariesiowe: Nerp varia which sular and Diplomatic Bill. ABOLITION OF THE TEST OATH. Noisy and Excited Discussion of the Bill in the House. Sunset Cox, Ben Butler and Van Wyck Versus Virginia and Kentucky Chivalry. SENATE. Wasutnaton, Feb, 1, 1871, REMONSTRANCE AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE. Mr. BUCKINGWAM, (rep.) of Conn., presented a remon- strance from the women of New England against female suffrage, protesting against the impositions upon them of burdens legitimately belonging to the sterner sex. TERRITORY OF OKLAMOMA, Mr. Nyx, (rep.) of Nev. from the Committee on Terri- tories, submitted a written report with a substitute for the Dill organizing the Territory of Oklahoma. THE RUREAU OF LMMIGRATION, Mr. EDMUNDS, rep.) of Vt, introduced @ bill to amend the act establishing a Bureau of Imuigration, Referred to the Committee on Pubic Landa, SYMPATHY WITH THE 6U!FERING PEOPLE OF FRANCE AND GERMANY, Mr. POMEROY, (rep.) of Kansas, offered a substitute tor his resolution of yesterday, expressing the sympathy of the American people with the ‘suffering people of France and many. Resoived, That in obedience to that Christian charity which seeketh good of all nations and mintsters to ull human Gistresses, we Leartily commend the suiferings of belligerent nations in Europe to the American peopie, and recommend that a generous system of organized c! Seeking out and roviding tirst for their most pressing necessities, be speedily inaugurated {or their relief, ‘The resolution was preceded by a preamble reciting the prospects of pe ce between two great nations, enca entitied the f:fends..ip aud yood wili of the American people, and depicting the cevastation and suffering caused by war, and particularly the existing destitution in the republic of France, Mr. SHELMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, moved, asan amendment, an additional resolution requesung the Presi: it to Communi cate to the French government the profound sympathy of the American people for tue people of France, who were now soffering under au unexampled misfortune, and to extend to them every encouragement and support consistent wih the laws of ibe Unised States and our treaties with other Powers, in estabiishing upon atirm basis # republican goy- ernment. Mr. COLE, (rep.) of Cal, opposed the amendment, He sald his own sympaibies were no greater for the French than the Germans. He disitked to see anything that looked like a dis- erimination in favor of one aa against the other. Our only ‘Sasurance of peace was a mere ramor, and yet we were asked to pronounce in iavor of the French. Mr. SHERMAN denied that his amendment expressed any Preterence, and argued that the unprecedented misfortune which bad overwheimed the French people, in view of the traditions between France and the United States, salle cient reason for an expression of American sympath; Mr, HOwR, (rep.) of Wis., desired to Know in what man- ner the encouragement and support of the government was tobe made available in helping to establish @ republican ere Bon-concurred im, and # committee of conference as RELIEF FOR PRE-EMPTION SETTLERS IN CALIFORNIA.” Mr. SARORNT, (rep.) of Cal., introduced a bill for the rellef of pre-emption settlers in California Referred. n oatH. sroed oo the Sid cf Anal deat ghee dhing anvosth of oflos assed on of ping an oat Tobe taken by persona bo partici in the late rebellion, Dut are not disqualified from holding ofice by the fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States. The bill provides that such persons shall take the oath prescribed in the act of the 11th of July, 1868, prescribing an oath of office to be taken by persons’'(rom whom legal disabilities shall have been removed. M je, OY UPSON, (rep,) of Oblo, argued that the peopl adopiing the foureebth amendment to the constitton, des{gnated what persons sould be disqualified from holdi office on account of pariclpay n in the rebellion, and that as the law now stands, eriminated in favor of the ater against the lesser ert by allowing the disabiu- ies to be removed from those who had added the crime of rjury to that of treason, while it provided no mode in Mitten ‘those whese crimes were loss aggravated coul’ be re- Heved, ‘Mr, BINGHAM, (rep.)‘of Ohio, argued that the adoption of tule fourtceuth aimendinent in 1666 fas a virtual repeal ot tos teat oath act of 1863, and that to tmpose the test oath on per- sons elected or appointed to office, and who were not ineligi- ‘bie under that amendment, was to deprive the people of their "iiir.eatt, (fep.) Of Was, sald that he would hat ir. PLATT, (rep. ) of ‘a., sal e wou! ve ferred the entire repeal of the tron-clad oath, but as this bi -d the same ob, be should vote for it, Py eette ry desired peace and he ho] at every member who ss to see restored to the South and tosee the republican party trium- Bosak ei vote tor {i wee eet. ne House directed b; republican party of Virkinia, xo vote for the total repeal a test ‘onthe and dlatranchiaing clauses.” He ‘repelled ih indignation the suggestion of his colleague (Mr. WeKens! who'stated before the holidays that the republican pany A Virgtala ‘had purposely expreased that principle 1 tinbigu- at gen ir have been elected jas terms, for th leman Cee nev ad he not taken a stand in favor of universal amnesty. The existing system of disfranchisement in the South was & Ceiusion and @ snare, and the true policy of government was to remove all diafranchising clauses and sweep away all test onthe, Mr. LONG, the colored representative from Geor his maiden speech ia the Heuse in opposition to claiming (hat the men whom it would relleve were leaders of the Ku Kiux Klan, He declared that since the close of the reveliion more than tive hundred loyal men bad been killed ih Georgia, und not ove of their murderers had been brought to justice.” He belicved, therefore, that he was doing his GY {his constituents and to hia country by voung against ¢ “bill. Mr. MORRY, (rep.) of La., sail he would vote for the bill, but would much rather vote for the total abolltion of the test oath and te removal of ail poittical disabilities, It was not by the maintenance of ich measures that outrages in e South were to be preveuted, but by the presence of an armed force. 6 J ¥ Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., areved against the bill, and presented a communication which ne had received yes: terday addressed to the gentieman who bad reported the bill (ifr. “Butler). ‘The communication represented the Union people of ‘Tennessee as being in @ heipless and de plorable condition, under the compleie’ control and at the mercy of’ the enemies of the government, and invoked the protection of the guvernment. He expressed is belief that there were more men practically diatranchised in Tennessee to-day than there were at the cose of the war, yrhen the, Cajon men got possession of tne State government the only diderence being that then they ware diniraschiahe bylaw, but now by violence. If there come to bea ques- tion whether it was the Union nen or the rebels that were to be disfrancelsed, be would, sur, “Our frien in frat, and let our enemies be postponed.” He condemned that miserable “pamby-pamby” sentimentalism which was doing more to sap the foundations of the government and overthrow ft than Lee and ali his hosts. Mr. DAWES, (rep.) of Mass, opie whether the severe treatment meted out to the rebels had not bad an edlect con. Mr. MAYNARD replied in the negative. Mr. GARTIELD said he was unwilling that the vote which should give for the bill should be construed to be a vote in made @ bill trary to that which was intended, was referred CONFERENOR COMMITTRE ON THE BILL TO ABOLISH THE Tm oe Oe see ARD ng be erry Bater, ¢ Speaker appointed Messrs. Logan, Scofield and Butler, of Mass., the conference committee on the bill to abolish the offices of admiral and vice admiral. ‘The House then, at a quarter past four o'clock, adjourned. The February Statement, Compared with That of the Corresponding Month of Last Year and with That of January, 1871—-De crease for the Past Year $120,834,048. The statement of the public debt on February 1 has just been issued by the Treasury Department. We compare the figures wilh those of the state- ment made a year ago:— DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREST. Fed, 1, 1870, Fed. 1, 1871. Five per cent bonas..... $221,589,300 — $214,567,300 Six per cent bonds. 1,886,349,900 — 1,714,776,400 Total bear’g coin int. $2,107,939,200 $1,929, 343,700 DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST. Four per cent cert’s.... _ $678,362 ‘Three per cenccert’s.... $45,530,000 42,085,000 Navy Pension fund.. 14,000,000 14,000,000 Total bear’g cur’y int. $59,530,000 $56,763,362 Matured not paid... 4,053,058 4,036,902 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. United States notes + $356.110,268 — $356,101,086 Fractional currency. 40,063,512 40,479,593 Gold certificates. . 50,392,180 82,083,360 Total bear’g noint.... $44,565,951 — $425,669,039 RECAPITULATION. Debt pearing coin tnt. ..$2,107,989,200 929,343,700 Debt bearing cur’y int, 59,530,000 56,763,362 Debt bearing nomt,.... 446,565,051 428,669,039 Matured debt not paid.. 4,053,046 4,036, 902 Total...... .+$2,618,088,197 $2,418,813,004 Bonds to Pacific RR. Co. "64, 320 64,618,832 Grand total...........$2,682,545,517 $2,483,431,836 AMOUNT IN TREASURY, Coin + $101,600,730 $99,066,500 Curr '. 8,690,807 24,827,788 Sinking fund............ 26,716,080 = Qler purchased bonds.. —71, 836.304 Total in Treasury. . $207,373,922 Debt less cash in Treas.. 2,475,171,595 Decrease of the national debt since February 1, 1870.. $120,834,048 The following table compares the statement just mace with the previous one of January 1, 1871:— DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREST. Jan. 1, 1871. Fed. 1, 1871. Five per cent bonds..... $214,267,300 $214,567,300 Six per cent bonds...... 1,720,775,400 1,714,776,400 tinued Nelson, THE STATE CAPITAL. What Was “the Wisest Law Ever Made ?”” A LEGISLATIVE CONUNDRUM. How Carey Enjoys His Triumph. WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL CASES. PISTOLS AND COFFEE. Overhauling the Children’s Aid Society. ALBANY, Feb, 1, 1871. The question of “special legislation” formed the Jopic of quite an animated debate in the lower House to-day, and the score or more members who were detained in the Assembly Chamber a half hour longer than they desired, and who were thus pre- vented from attending an exhibition of fighting “dorgs’ in a certain part of this village, have to thank Mr. Prime, of Queens, and his resolution for the deprivation, These resolutions were, it will be remembered, offered last week. They called for the appointment of a commitice of nine to see what could be done toward enacting general laws in such @ Way as to put an end to the immense amount of special laws which are accumulating in the statute books, to an extent that is making even the legal profession tremble. Mr. Greene advocated the pas- sage of the resolutions in a speech, in which he cited the immense number of special laws passed year by year touching matters and things which could be covered by one general law. Mr. Littlejohn con- ceded that the generalization of laws 80 as tovavoid special legislation was all very fine in theory, but it ‘was impossible In practice, Mr. Neison, of course, had his say in the matter. He wanted to know “WHAT WAS THE WISEST LAW EVER MADE?” Prince took this to be a@ conundrum at first, and Was about to “give it up,” when he was suddeniy reminded of a passage in a religious tract he had read when a boy. This gave him his cue. “The wisest law ever made’ came from on high,” he ex- claimed. “Do you mean to say, then,” persisted Nelson, “that it 1s not necessary to make special laws to cuver matters that the law from on high does not?’ This was a perfect stun- ner to Prime, not so much that it indicated wisdom on the part of the questioner, but that it mixed little with great things in such an irreverent way tuat the member from Queens was left without a word of remonstrance. ‘I think,’ con+ “we meed specia! laws for rall- roads and telegraphs, notwithstanding the law from on high. If it is sufficient for legislation why NEW YORK HERALD. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET, busy his reply, which will, no om, Tather astonish Nelson to-morrow, who is in blissful ignorance of his own challenge. Bignall was heard to my. that he had fought Kentuckians and he thought he could fight “that long fellow next to ime 1.” There will {un when the cat gets out of the WHERE IS CAREY? It may be of interest for some people to know that poe has not been in his seat aince he was deciared entitled to it by vote of the House yesterday. He was seen about four o'clock this morning driving & four-tn-hand sleigh at a 63:60 gait on the canal, and when last heard from on the road was trying to beat an express train to ‘troy. He will doubtless return before the recess, THE NEW YORK CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY. When the bill to sopropriate the sum of $30,000 to the Children’s Ald lety of New York city was called in Committee of the Whole Mr. Tweed advo- cated its passage strongly and characterized it a8 a ‘well-managed institution, when Mr. Michael Norton. jumped to his feet and opposed it, declariug that ho ad before him charges of a serious nature made against Its management by an ex-ofliclal of the institution who has the endorsements of the Management. He thought he would be able to show gross mismanagement and misappropriation of the funds, and asked to have the bill referred back to tne Committee on Charities for an investi- ration, Mr. Tweed accepted the su; gestion, and on uesday evening next, in Mr, Tweed’s room, all the parties to the charges, which Mr. Norton ‘at this time declines to permit published, will be heard, "ROYOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Senator Wood offered concurrent resolutions amending the constitution as suggested by the late Constitutional Convention. Tne first section of arti- ole two relates to who shall vote, viz., every male citi- zen, twenty-one years of age, ten days & citizen, a ak é: resident of the State and four Mouths of the Section two of the same articlo petra for the disfranchisement of persons guilty of bribery or Other infamous offences, and excluding from the right to hold office or vote any person who 18 interested in a bet. Sections one, two, three, four, five and six of article three define the manner in which members shall be selected to both branches of the Legislature; the State to have thirty-two dis- tricts, one Senator for each, to hoid office for four Yours, Senators from districts bearing odd num- ers to vacate oflice at the end of two years and the others for four years. The Airs of each meinber of the Legislature is to be $1, r year. Article five relates to the manner of selecting State ollcers, NEW YORK LZGISLATURE. ALBANY, Feb. 1, 1871. BILLS INTRODUCED, Mr, TWRED introduced a bill providing for the repeal of laws tending to the widening of Broadway from Thirty-third to Fifty-ninth street, i. By Mr. WiNsLow—Authorizing attorneys of the Supreme Court to take afiidavits and acknowledgments, By Mr. Munruy—Providing for the widening of Franklin avenue in Flatbush, Kings county. BILLS REPORTED. Repeating the net establishing the Capitol Police district; extending Lexington avenue in New York; amending the charter of the Hudson River and Harlem Canal Company. Amending the act investing fa, Boards of Superviso mending joards of Suj ra cer- tain powers and to prescribe thelr fees. tqhtcorporating the Odd Fellows’ HalljAssociation of Water- own, Kelative to filing certain maps in Westchester county. Further amending the act authorizing the improvement of highways in Yonkers and East Chesver. Incorporating the Matteawan Savings Bank. ‘Mr. MURPHY offered the following resolutions :— PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE OONSTITUTION, Resolved, if the Assembly conour, That section two of article two'of the constitution be amended ao that it shall read as follows:—“Laws may be passed excluding from the rights of sulfrage all persons who have been or may be con- yicted of bribery or larceny or of any infamous crime, and for depriving every person who shall make or become dl- rectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the re- sult of any election, or who shall pay, give or receive, or promise to pay or give, money or other property or valuable consideration with latent to influence any elector on giving his vote or to deter any elector from voting, of his right to vote at such election or from holding any oilice voted for at such election,” Resolved, if the Assembly concur, That said amendment to minority of the House; and whereas by tl pian, aud under the whip and ‘spur ot pariy @ y the uperation of the previous’ question: ail examination and debute was taken from the mlnorty whereas while the Clerk was reading sald report copies of the same, with the testimony, covering ninety-nine ayes, were being distributed to the members + therefore feaoived, That the chairman of said commiitee be directed to inform the House at whose expease and by what authoriy be ey jes of said report be printed fi fesvived, That copies of sat pri for the use of members and tor distribution, to the end that the people of the State may know :— ‘rat—~That said Twombly, according to said report, actu. ally received a greater number of votes than his opponent, fo Secure whose seat the votes of two election districts were thrown out and disregarded. ‘Second—What the shallow xt was upon which the democratic officials disfranchised the voters of two whole election districts and counted in sald Carey, break the tie vote of the House and secure to their party the organization and control of this House and the legislation of e. Third—How swift the democratic party ts to nullify the expressed will of the peop e and usurp a power not com- mitted to {t by the popular vote, even at the expense of per- Jury and fraud, wuenever It becomes a party necessity to #e- cure its ascendancy. Fourth—That the present organization of the House was secured by a fraud upon the balot box and in defiance of oarproieed wishes of the majority of the voters of this Mr. Freips raised the point of order that the terms of the resolution were not couched in decorous language. ‘The CHAIR decided that the resolutions were not fn order; that the action yesterday was defiuite, and the action pow om these resolutions would be a stulutication of its action yes J PROPOSED WELCOME TO THF IRISH EXILES. Mr, Munruy offered the following resolutton ;— Resolved, if the Senate concur, That the Leztalature, in the name and in behalf of the people of New York, extend to Thomas Clark Luby, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Charles Underwood O'Connell, John O'Leary, Thomas F. Burke and their associates, the Trish exiler and patriots recently landed upon our shore,'a most hearty welcome to our country; and that « copy of this resolution be transmitied to them by the Governor of the Stat Mr. ALVORD suid, as he desired to make a speech on thie subject he hoped the resolution would be laid over, wi ‘was done, THE TAYLOR WILL CASE. Further Important Testimeny for the Propo nents—Speedy Close of the Great Doe atic Drama of the Day. This important and highly sensational domestio drama is very near tts close. Tne Surrogate was de- termined yesterday to sit until late in the evening in order that all the evidence might be taken, and but for the absence of one witness, and the last on the long roll, the case would have been ready for the summing up to- day. The court was filled during the entire session by an interested and seemingly anxious auditory. Most of the evidence was cumulative and technical, but toward tne close of the session the brief test} mony of witnesses examined in quick succession was generally admitted to be very strong for the proponents of the will. MX. GEOKGE JONES’ TESTIMONY. Mr. George Jones, publisher of the Times, was the first witness examined. His testimony was as fol- lows:—I nave resided 1m this city since 1861; I have been connected with the 7/mes since Its commence- ment; have known Mr. Taylor since 1861; he owned ten shares in the Times, the capital of which con- sists of 100 shares; Iam familiar with Mr. Tayior's ‘Total bearing coin int. $1,935,342, 700 $1,029,349,700 DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST. does it not sufice to keep the purlieus of Newtown in sanctity?” A roar of laughter greeted this sally. hy favor of the Ku Klux in any State, He asked toe ventieman said section two be referred to the ‘Legislature to be chosen from Tennessee (Mr. Maynard) whether the retention of the government in France. at the next general election for Senators, and that pursuant Mr. SURRMAN thought that a simple expression of kin: handwriting; (the will was here shown) I have ne ae to section 1 of article 13 of the constitution it be published | gout that the feeling on our part to sympathetic people like the French | TO2-c'ad oath, in the cases from which this Lill Feur percent certif’s .. $678,362 $675,562 for three months, prior to the time of such electi pane aN peepee wove sanverrect OC chesriog S2e0h Op era ey ae et ode south i Taree per cent certf’s. 43,550,000 42,085,000 ant Nelson fat down, as well he might, after this | {sr 'twanp saidas ible was tbe democratic’ pintform he SIGNATURE IS GENUINE; wh pose cg mee Songs at the orisiaal reao- Stains. Ienee en he begged vo know he process or | Navy Penston fund. 14,000,000 14,000,000 | €ullition of nonsense. The discussion was then asked unanimous consent that the resolutions be now con- | y rst hear of Mr. Taylor’s death In Knglana; Mr, 48, to Mr. Sher- . aideres s >; Mr. man's proposition as baving “political complexion, He | Joc the voting forthe bill was to make Congress responsi. - = ee continued in @ serious mood, and ually ended by | "iT ’Wooprw objected, and the resolutions went over under | Mudgett, the lawyer, iniormed me by cable despatch; thonght beyond all question that the people of bie for not stopping outraces in the South. He would prefer Total bear’g cur’y int. $58, 22 $56,763,352 | tn hole subject being referred to the Judi 3 - : syrupathized with tne people of Franve tu their attempt i | 42,vot for the total abolition of the teat oath, but asthere | Matured, not pald....., 7,310,822 6086,903 | 2. FROIS Subject ey 6 SUGICIATY | the a Woop submitted resolations to amend the conatitution | When Lcame back I was present at the flading of aeaitien Sue rovenioan corm of goverisaeat; bul there)| Reinet Sec tet et Oe ee ee DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. comes. a as proposed by the Constitutional Convention. a follows: | the will; 1 hada conversation with Mr. Luther B Elaalioa "0 that eect Uy tho Nenate at this time’ “ite pre: | qT, AHANES, (rep) of Ind. opposed and arcued eninge | United Staves notes.... $350,101.082 $356.101.086 | soaking of “special legislation’ remind me that | aualifeations of vole nS | Marsh on that occasion about the will; 1 said, ferred that the resolution should stand in such sh; di ” ractional cur! y é 5 479, 5 2. Prohibits the use of money at elections, and “ 30N ER NOW} Commend itself to the assent of the American people of all | 2f,ibe Power which Congress held over the revels of ‘is Gold certificates........, 149,000 32,088,360 | the question of old barrels 1s again destined to | paying or receiving of money for voles u ground of ehok Bia il ett RN UH classes and sbades of opinion, 60 What they could all unite in eee they showed by their conduct that they were “raise Cain’? in the lower House tats session, It | lene. fi : I suppose there is no trouble about it; he said, relieving the sufferings of these two uatious, He suggested | WOO%: ) of Vi osed the bill, Total bear’g no int... $422,245,175 — $428,609.039 aa 8. Divides Senate districts as in the constitution adopted by | doubt about it being Mr, Taylor's the withurawal of the amendment and its modification. a LORTER, (rep) 0 Ve opposed tke bil aad deniod st ic, Loa may not be generally known that there is a member | the late Constituional Convention, substantially the same | “OD, there 1s no doubt about pied aici nis, Mr. POMEROY urged the propriety of separate action on | the statement of his colleague (Mr. Platt) that the republican RECAPITULATION, <i Fork. wi 5 at present. will.” the subject of Mr. Sherman's amendinent ahd iis consequent | a oe eine a ee oat ree ,05i2e | Debt bearing coin int... $1,935, $1,929,343,700 | from New York w aa se oe 2 the name of Con, | ¥4° rovides for taking the census in 1875 andevery tenth | iro xf, Clinton—-Atter seeing people write a good bagging ay ace f ~ ebt bearing cur’cy int. —_58, 228, 56,763,362 | noliy, Well, Connolly, like all true legislators, | year thereafter. bry 7 eg of the republican party of Virginia were against universal | Deb! : , y Q a 8 bers, $ Lthink y e Di eTANeaY tas a eanaeate sna aubeeanentiy introduced | Srnnesty until hey were sechred in their own rights, novoniy | Debt bearing no interest 422'2451175 428669/030 | tries to do his best to guard his own interests, | eidsarby cumiea apportioned, na near hs ae beavers, | many times Think Tam competent to,udwe of hand~ ferred to tbe Commives en Foreign Relation Piiieal iuniatieed ceeteceal ie Siaeh bel cocee See cee | ee rared cove nbala. 4,036,902 | no matier what other interests may be overridden | Ingto population, ‘ writing sufiiciently to satisfy my owa judgment; the On motion of Mr. SAULSBURY, (dem.) of Del., the pream- Poel Seater inthe pli courts ol i the Total oe " a in the meantime while he is voing it, One of nis in- é Members of bey eyraat Leip the an annual salary of body of the will ts noi, I should chink, in Mr, Taylor's Soc sinidek toronis & aueuibiind Hooks At the conclusion of the ten, minutes’ allowed to Mr. Por | paws ts pacliie Wik, Co. ie se2 * yetgivaoe | ferests lies in the old barrel business, Last year, I | @l.0il and ten conte fox every mile travelled ingologandre | panawriting. (Che withess was here shown some Mon, 80 as to require the action Of the Hoare, Was then merecy | 'r Mr. RANDALL moved that he be allowed to continue his | Bouds WO: 64,618,832 | believe, a bill Was brought into the Assembiy pro- iz to. TRE UNION PACIFIO RAILROAD BRIDGE AcROss THE MISSOURI RIVER, Mr. THAYER, (rep.) of Neb., introduced a joint resolution to authorize the Umon Pacite Railroad Company to issue bonds to complete the bridge across the Missouri river at Omaha. The resolution authorizes the company to issue such bonds and to secure tue same by mortgage as {t may deem neediu! to coustruct and iwaintain wad bridge ant track and depots re uired to pertect the same, Ordere’ to lie printed. VALLFY BAr of Texas, intro¢ Ley AD. ced a bill to incor- Yklaioma aud Santa Fe Kail- Mr. FLANAGAN, (rej porate the Ked Kiver road. Keferred to the Committee on Pacific Railroads, GOVFENMENT PROPERIY AT BAG UARLOR. Mr. W , from the Military Committee, reported with amendments the bill tc United States at Say Hu THE SEN Mr. FENTON the sile of land belonging bo tue . New York. we your. AMERICAN AFFAIR, DHURZ, (rep.) of Mo., the President was requested to communicate to the Senate despatches from Mr. blow, United States Minister to Brazil, upon of cotton in Brazil, trade between t! United Sta! the Par: THE GEORGIA SENAT ‘The uninished sion of Josuna Hil and Mr ADMIESION OF SENATOR HILL. being the resolution for the adm was taken up, ielded to Mr. STEWART, (rep.) of Nevada, who co position to Mr. Hill's kdmission on the ground that h etved leas than a majority of the votes of the legal members of the Legistatur Mr. Stewart's motion to substitute the name of Henry P. Farron in place of Joshua Hill in the resolution of the ma: oI the Judiciary Committee was then rejected—yeas, iY | nays, 36. A resoiution admitting Mr. Mili was then adopted, and that gentleman appeared and took the oath of allegiance as Sena- tor from Georgia. Mr. A. G. THURMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, then offered and the present consideration of the joint resolution pre- serfoing the oath of ollice to be taken by HL. B, M, Miller, Senator elect from Georgi Meas: #WART and EDMUNDS objected. Mr, THURMAN, obtaining unanimons consent, proceeded to auswer the objection tuat Mr. Miller was ineliztble to a ise his disabilities had been removed. If Senate coud not reject the claim, Mr. Miller rgeon inthe rebel army, but Was a non- reference of the resolu- remarked that he would vhere the sole p tice to which he w tice tended to corrupt argued that Mr. Miller had een duly elected. Mr. Hill to have been duly elected, 1 #Wworn more votes who: udictary Comm M Farron and by the mino rebel army, wh rebel re surgeon t olfer are that was x resolution 4 ken iu the Mr. T d tothe J cary Comu STEANSHIP SUNSIDINS, Mr, WtL1AMS then moved to p Subsidy bills, Mr. Evens AN said that, notwithstanding ouly four weeks of the session remato but ene svpropriation bill had pared Sen: He wa: st wastiog | ¢) time upon snbsid such #6) ings. Dir. KEL Li tof Mr. Williams? motion, { the bill im ald of a line on w Ore in orde people wn by the resolutions ce of the cities ly the measure to ti on r with drew his motion, aad the Seuate ~ took up 4HE CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC Mr. CASSERLY, (dem) of © onder the bill at about #2 (09), g teeing throughout the ‘cc sould be thorouzhly overiauies foreign ministers and consuls former double as many as we present bii: was not pariieularly ob ye gion Wo cal atte After untwportant amevdmw eo WEST POINT AP? Tne Weef Point Appropriation amended an TUR STEANBEIP BUBSIDY BIL1.S AGATN Mr, WILTIAMB then renewed his mocion to take uy first of the Steamabip Subsidy bills, being thar ro Mae in the Gulf of Mexico ‘A discussion ensued as to the bill wax to be taken up, v of allowing the Senator from iv cress the benate jn. supe yori of the previous notice to that efect, or fo: claive @ Mr. ConnitNG, (rep.)of M. Y ue disposed to accom. smodate his triend (Mr. Kellogg), did not wish. bis conse take up the bill construed as an indication that be favo He made thie statement in consequence of the ain of newspapers in chargiag evers Senstor who tulro subsidy bt with favoring the measure. F ve) seen ane of these bills that be con, hy request, be bad introduced one of Deen charged by the Chieago Trimune with av Ener a Job through the Senate. There were seury. Thoug vie be took occa. ton to the maiter nig tbe bi! Dil. was also considered, fs , in accuraance with t Devaney Mr. NY, (rep.) of Nev, was not at © to news. paper criti the meas. Ure, not ne & ‘question of courtesy, bul aseertion of ube policy. He regarded the revullding of our commerce Te the most imporiast question |cfore Congress, and that hole subject would ve preseoied by the proposed sub- ieee ty AVIS, (dem.) of Ky., thought the mata object of the He eug- way @ubsidies was to enrich »’ few interested parties. | an extract from the Globr of that M | re | death knell of some | hoped th 8 to Mexican ports, | | go | dered ineit trai | United Statee, and # | MILB REPORTED rzos | ceeding } th oue ne had not | remarks. Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. ¥., objected, saying that when he Wanted to) reply ton persoual attack the other day in the maiter of St. Domingo, the meinber from Richmoad was the only man in the House mean enough to object. Mr. PORTER retorted that the member from the Sixth dis- trict of New York was the only member of the House mean enough io make that remark. Mr. Cox added, inthe midst of much confusion and calls toorder, that ‘that man (meaning Mr, Porter) was tot the man to attack him, He lad no belligerency with that mem- ber, who was not a fighting man.” (Laughier. Mr. Porte ‘ou bad better try 1, that i Mr. VAN WYOK, (rep.) of N.Y. miuded the gentleman from Virg! t year at a republiean meeting at Van Wyck) Wi Platt) how that Petersburg, at which he present, rebels cheered for Lee and PLATT admitted that, but said that the loyal element cleared out that rebel crowd in about two minutes, ‘Mr. Van Wycx remarked, sarcastically, that if the colored men in Petersburg had not had more cottrage than some of their representatives in the House, the rebels would not have been cle.red out, (Laughter.) Mr. Piatt, tn the midst of much noise and confusion, the Speaker’ el hammering the desk rapidly, attempted to make himself neard in reply, but his voice was drowned in the din, He was undersivod to say, howerer, that he had proved bis courage on the battle field, which was more than the member from New York (Mr. Van Wyck) did. Mr. BEoK, (dem.) of Ky’, said that nobody need be sur- posed at the scolding, indulged in by the centleman trom reanessee (Mr. Maynard), a8 that gentleman had been acold- ‘all his life. He would read to the House the scolding which that gentleman had given to the abolitionists of Mas: Sachusette io TSB in, regard to Kansas matters (reading year). FARNSWORTH, (rep.) of Il, argued m favor of the ‘and remarked that when the’ two gentlemen from Ten- (Mr. Maynard and Mr. Arnel!) were declaimin, ainst it, he almost fancied that it was the ghost of Hamlet's father crying, “swear! swear!” —(iaughter)—as if the test oath were the great panacea for the woes that the South was sudering under. The intelligent white people of the country could not be dammed up by any such mesna, Sooner or laier they would break down the dam. If the government of Tennessee had passed liberal laws and allowed the dinfran- chieed people to come back into the fold and to vote and h | hold office they would not have had any of the trouble in that | State which they now had, The great trouble in Tennessee had been caused by disfranchisement. Mr. ARNEL, (rep.) of Tenn.—TI deny it. PannsWonti—It was ao to a great extent in Missouri, were disfranchisement and disqualification there, and you see the resalt; you see the revolution. There will bea Jution in every State where you attempt this thing. You unot in a republican government prevent intelligence from having ite voice in the affairs of the government. “You can- not do it BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass., closed the debate, He sald that be bas’ reported the bill as the mouthpiece of the Com- mittee on Reconstruction, but he could not support it. Every giving way tha: Congress’ had so far allowed had been the lack or white friend of the Union. That jcully which he found in the way of this bill. He jad oath would never be repealed. It jent of nobillty for royalty (referring to the Ku Klux FS, of Ky., interrupted and asked Mr, Butler in ry tone of voive, “What do you mean, sir, by the Ku eu » Without noticing t # Was relaxing and was th When did you ever give way, sir? I ection. gave way when we admitted that gentle- (Laughter.) S—No, sir, but we gave way when we admitted bel to the constitution and the Union, and Mr, Jonrs both attempted to make 1, and the SPEAKRS decided that they were ig closed, Mr. ARNELL moved to lay the ‘Negatived, then passed—yeas 118, nays 89—nnd jt now resident for his approval. The following is the TOF THE WIL. ‘That when any person, who fs not ren- e py the provisions of the fourteenth nstitation, shall pe elected or appointed or trust uader the government of the i not he able, on aecount of bis parti jonpn the late rebellion, to take the anion cribed In the of Congress approved the 2d of July, 1862, sald person in lien of said oath, before entering upon the duties of wenbseribe the oath preserived in a act ad“ An act prescribing ay oath of officeto from whom legal disabilitics shall have Approved lth of July, 1868, THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND PASBED. Mr, BINGHAM, from the Judiciary Committee, reported a Dilljfor the appo'ptment cf an additional Assistant Attorney General. Passed. Mr. BUTLER, tof M. both out of The debat 1 on the tabl Be it enacted, & amendment to any ollice of bon *., from the same committee, re- ported a bill relating e jurisdiction of courts in certain t zing the Attorney General to e usnal form in law and equity, uesions wherein the rights and interests of the United tes are concerned. Passed, bill to remedy certain defects in the of certain customs revenue lawe, ult Le Treasury to pay judgments’ recovered agatast of customs for money paid in excess of duties or roported merchandise, Passed. b ELLOGG, of Conn., from the same committee, re- ported @ bill to divide the State of Obio into three judicial Uistricts. Passed. Mr. COOK, from the same committee, reported a bill for the rele! of purchasers of laud sold fer direct taxes fn insurrec- a. Passed. bil providing that where a rafiroad company is % in a State id has its offices there, it shail be da oitizen of the State in so far that it sball not be to remove causes brought against it by citizens of from the State courts to the United States courts, Mr. PETERS, (rep.) of Me., from the same committee, to | made @ repori on the memorial of Wm, MeGarraban, that be | ia not entitled Mr. BINGILAM p su iyect. Ne reports w mitted. e relief asked. ted the minority report on the same ordered to be printed and recom- r. PETERS, from the same committee, report a till giv. ing to ciiers in United States courts the same compensation nd aitendance as jurors are entitled io. Passed. of convicts gon’ r ed to im: nd fine when the term of imprisoun pris t pire making oath before a United Staves commis: sioner that they have no means of suiis(ying the tne. Passed Mr. MERCUR, (rep.) of Pan grom the same committee, re red a bill to amend the Bankrapt act. Passed Mr. Lovcuniver, from the De Dili to allow clafmauts an avveal irow tb reported a of Claus, Grand total..... Coin. Currency 80,254,201 Total in Treasury. $158,085, 572 $123, 894,289 2, 354, Debt less am’tin Tre’sy. $2,349,664,320 $2, 7, SAT *increase of the nauonal debt since January 1, 1 $4,673,227 ‘In the above statement no mention Is made of ac- crued interest, and the bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad Company are calculated as part of the pub- lic debt, According to the report of Secvetary Bout- well, who adds accrued interest and ignores the bonds issued to that road, the total dot exhibits a decrease during the past month amounting to $4,040,986. The debt of the United States, less cash in the Treasury, was a8 anuexed at the undermentioned dates: March 4, 1861. $65,180,855 July 1,1861.. 88,498,670 Suly 1, 1862.. 502,921,404 July 1, 1863. . 1,093,464, 090 July 1, 1864. .1,721, 847,934 duly 31, 1865. .2,757,253,275 Sept. 1, 1865. .2,757,689,571 Jan. 1, 1866..2,716,851,536 Aug. 1, 1866. . 2,633,029, 27¢ Jan. 1, 1867. . 2,543,323;17: July 1, 1837..2,511,800, 013 Jan. 1, 1863. ,2,598,125,650 July 2, 1868. .2,508,915, 192 Jan. 1, 1869. .2,540, 707,201 July 1, 1369. . 2,509,160, 773 Jan. 1, 1870. ,2,462,418, 783 Feb. 1, 1870. .2,475,171, 695 March 1, 1870.2,463,027,855 April 1, 1370. 2,452,289,175 May 1, 1870,.2,431,698,879 June 1, 1870. .2,428,211,016 July 1, 1870. .2,400,208,363 AuZ, 1, 1870..2,399,423, 466 Sept. 1, 1870. 2,383, 604,030 Oct. 1, 1870. .2,869,407,257 Nov. 1, 1870.2,358,364,308 Dec. I, 1870. .2,357,470,000 Jan, 1, 1871. .2,349,664,320 Feb. 1, 1871. .2,354,837,547 THE HERALD IN CINCINNATI. [From the Cincinnati Gazette, Jan. 30.] SPLENDID JOURNALISM. The New YORK HERALD has made the European War the occasion of an enterprise and expendi- ture in the gathering and transmission of foreign news which is a remarkable stride in the pro- gress of journalism in this country, and which, in the matter of telegraphic news, far surpasses any journal in Europe. Its special despatcnes from every part of the field of the war, from both the inside (with a balloon portage) and outside of Paris, from all the operations in the provinces and from the leading capitals of Europe, not occasion- ally, but datly make a scale of enterprise and ex- penditure that may justly be termed splendid. And it may be said in the HERALD’s favor that it subordi- nates feeling and political ambitions to news. Its war specials are not tainted by partisanship. They give impartially the news, That is what journalists the reading public. THE FORGER “ BROCKWAY.” The notorious forger and counterfeiter, Charies D. Vanderpool, alias Brockway, alias Seymore, Water- man and Pike, who was arrested at Detroit and prought to this city in charge of Detective Sampson on Tuesday, as stated in the HERALD, came up before Judge Dowling at the Tombs Police Court yesterday and desired to be allowed to go out on bail. ‘This was at once refused. Subsequently he said he had a great horror of the cells in the old prison, and desired to be sent back to Mulberry street, to police headquarters, where he had been lodged since bis arrival irom Detroit. After numerod& remarks | the Judge ordered him to be kept in the City Prison | on the indictment found agaidst him by the Grand Jury on a charge of forgery preferred by te Bank of North America for $11,200, and stated that the prisoner would fiud it much more dimeuit to obtain a pardon from Governor Hoffman than the troubie experienced in getting his freedom throagh the influence of the President of the United States on the counierterting charge on which he was con- | Vieted for ten years. His case will at once be une deriaken by the District Attorney. A Wire BovGnt AND So1p.—Strange as at may seem @ man in this city actualiy sold Ins wife to another man on Tuesday of this week, The ‘valua- bie consideration” was ten dollars in money, which sum was actually paid over, ‘The couple, $0 faculely divorced, have been husband ana wile for a term of eight years, and have a son seven years old and one child younger, Iu the arrany the father was to keep the older child and th “pair”? were to have the younger. The * isa young man, and, after the transaction, be took the woman and of the honse, he having bought turniture.—7rinidad (Colorado) Enterprise A curious lawsuit has just been commencea event occurred much sooner than had pected, Inthe suit wiioh sty the company she lays (ue dau al $10, want, and is what wears best in the loag run with | went home with her, to take the place of the husband | against the Belleville and Southern Lilnois Railroad, A lady, Who was shortly expecting an addiuon her family, Was travelling on it, and was so jostied hibiting the packing of wheat, flour and the like in other than new barrels, and that it cost Counelly a good round sum to have the thing smothered. Just imagine his horror, then, this morning, when his colieague, Mr. Flecke, one of the strongest ANTI-LAGER BEER ADVOCATES in the House, introduced a new bill to kill off the old barrel business, Flecke’s bill, I understand, Was drawn up at the suggestion cf a large body of coopers, Who make money by making new barrets, and who would make a great deal more if the bill becomes a law, But it will rot, if Connolly knows himself, The Clerk had no sooner read its titie than he was on his feet. *Mr Speaker,” sald he, bran- dishing his right hand over bis head as though he had a tomahawk In it ready to brain the trembling Flecke; “Mr. Speaker, I don’t see the necessity of this bill, It has been coming up here during tne past three or four years, and it never passes, It’s only annoying us and taking up our time to consider 1.7 ‘The Speaker reminded Mr. Connolly that every member had a perfect right to offer any kind of a billne pleased, and that the barrel member from New York could teil his tale of wow before the proper committee when the time came for its consideration. Connolly then satdown, and Filecke went over to his seat to explain matters in German. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. There would at last seem to be some chance here- after that witnesses im criminal cases are to be treated a little petter than actual criminals, Every- body can conceive what a comfortable thing it would be for a respectable man who has the mis- fortune, by chance, to witness a murder or a high- way robbery, to be shut up in the “House of Detention” for several months awaiting until tardy Justice sees fit to place the criminal on trial Indeed, more than one flagrant outrage could be cited where respectable arties nave been held as witnesses in the House of etention for many long months, while the men they were expected to testify against were enjoying their freedom, thanks to somebody's money given in form of ball. If Mr. Fieid’s bill, introduced to- day, becomes a law, as it should, this state of things will be no longer a subject of universal complaint. and respectable parties who may knowa li about certain crimes be no longer tempted to keep their kaowledge to themselves lest they be virtually iin- prisoned until THE REAL CRIMINAL GETS HIS DUES, The bili provides that a witness cannot be held any longer than ‘fourteen days next” after the be- ginning of the couri term following the commission of the crime of which he may have some knowledge of importance to the trial of the ease. In tais con- nection 1 may add that another bill, concerning im- prisonment for debt, was also introduced to- day, which wil, if successful in getting through both houses, work a most needful reform. The readers of the Heratp wil! remember tie sad story of that unfertanate India rubber patentee who for inirmging a patent right was turown into prison, and, because he could not get the amount of his mne ($2,500), remained in Ludiow street jail for eighteen months, and would haye pro- bably remained there a Iifetime had it not been for the “kindness” of certain mdividuals who finally concluded te extend to him a helping hand. It may be that the repeated offences of the individual J allude to called fer severe punishment; but his case, for all that, shows how easily m this State a man could be imprisoned for almost a life- time tn default of payment of a few handred doliars, It matters not how If may be argued that we have NO IMPRISONMENT FOR DEUT, for if a man in a civil action can be held in prison for years because Nis opponents reluse to yield an inch, knowing that the prisoner cannot pay the fine Imposed tipon him, that alone, cail it by what name you Will, makes imprisonment for dept in this State an undeniable fact. The bill tn question will rega- late this matter of fines in civil cases In such a Way that a poor man will find mercy as weil as the rich man. STILL HARPING ON MY DAUGHTER. Mr. Goodrich is one of that class of politicians who do not believe that the dead past shonid bury its aead. Indeed, he has an idea that the Carey- fwombly case must still remain a topie of ever, day discussion tu the House. He certutaly had his say about the matier yesterday, and tre democrats, who tried not to let him have much of a say as it was, came to the conclusion that after Carey's victory Goodrich would subside, But they were doomed to disappomtment this morning when jie sent up to the clers’s desk a series of reso- lntions whieh, after stigmatizing the action of the majority of the Committee on Privileges and Elec- tions in the most bitter terms, called upon the cou mittee to show at whose expense the report ha been printed, and for the printing of 2,500 copies tor distribation throughout the State so that THE PEOPLE COULD SEE FOR THEMSELVES “now Mr. Twombiy got more votes than Mr. and @ great deal more of the same sort. elds, who kas evidentiy made it a part of his ‘business to p Goodrich nas straight a jacket as possible, rose to a point of order before the re: had been r in their entirety and obje them as being disrespectful in language. So they w revurned to odrich, He, however, gained his point, which was to raise another breeze about the case, Mr. Fields would liave done much better had he aliowed these resolutions to be read ana then go quletiy Wherever reterred, and—postea nintl, PISTOLS AND © FFEE, ‘There was quite @ sensation this morning among 4 few of the inembers on the republican side of the House. Netson and Bignall had quite @ lively set-to daring the Casey-fwonibly case debate yesterday, and to-lay a wag got up @ challenge to Bignail, to which appended Nelson's hieroglyphic. ‘The challenge asked for time and place for a disastrous and troubled by the roughness of the road that the been, ex- as brought against meeting, with A PREFERENCE FOR PISTOLS. on the Rockiand county side of the question. Bigoall, Who liasa’t seen through the Joke yeu, is 7. Requires the vote of two-thirds of the members elected in each House to overrise the veto of the Governor. 8. Gives to the Governor the power to suspend the State Treasurer from ofiice, and to appoint # person to fill the office during such suspenstor @. All State oflicers to recetve a fixed salary, which shall not be increased or din ed during their continuance in office, and providing that they shall receive no fees or perquisites of any kind, 10. The Comptroller, Treasurer and Attorney General to be Commissioners of the Canal Fund. 11. The Governor to nominate and appoint, with the con- sent of the Senate, a superintendent of public works and four assistant superintendents, who are to have charge of the canals, The assistant superlutendents to be removable for cause by the superiuten tent. 12, No money shail be appropriated for any canal brid at a point where there was no bridge prior to January 1, 1867. No claims for canal damages to be heard, unless inade in two years after damaxe arises. 18. No bis for materials or work upon the canals to be re= jected for informality until the person making the bid has jad an opportunity to correct auch intormality. 14. Provides for Court of Claims and Solicitor of Claims, as ih the consti.ution adopted by the late Constitutional Con: vention. 15. Provides for a Board of Managers of State Prisons, con: ing of five persons to be appointed by the Governor. ‘he resolutions were referred to the Judiciary Committee. THE CANALS. On motion of Mr. HARDENDURG the commissioners of the canal fund were requested to report the amount of money borrowed for canal purposes in i863. GENERAL OEDERS, The following bills were disposed of as note Authorizing the cliy of Binghamton to borrow money to build s Court House. Third reading. ‘To aid the Boys’ and Girls’ Lodging House in New York. Mr, NORTON opposed the bili, declaring that he had letters stating that the superintendent miaapvifed the moneys. Mr. TWEED favored the bill, but on his motion committed to hear the charges'ana the defence. ‘On motion of Mr, LoD, the Assembly bil defining the powers of boards of supervisors relative to dividing towns was passed. Incorporating the Westchester County Trust Company. After a lengthy debate on the great powers granted the com- pany the committee reported progress, Assembly. ALBANY, Feb. 1. 1871. A large number of petitions were presented for refunding money to drafted men and a few remonstrances against the same. BILLS REPORTED. Amending the Public Holiday act; amending the act rela- tive to fees of surrogates; making regulations relative to cemeteries; amending the Hell Gate Pilot; act authorizing the Surrogate of Queens county to adopt a new seal; relative to lunatics; incorporating the Williamaburg Sharpshooters’ Society, in Brooklyn; incorporating the Home Mission ary Society. THE SOLDIERS OF THR WAR oF Isl2, On motion of Mr. ALVoun, from the Judiciary Commit- tee, the Adjutant G / was called upon to report how much more money {8 noccesary to extinguish the certiticates issued to the soldiers of the wr of 1812, SSED. y Water Worke Company. hamton to purchase a toll- Incorporating le V Authorizing the city of house and land. ‘Amending thé Lockport a Appropriating money to jay for the publication of the oficial eanvass of Uo Yotes of the state. Amending the charter of the Cannon street Baptist church in New York. Amending the act defining the powers and prescribing the fogs of boardnof supervisors. Making the price paid for the publication of the session Jaws unicorm at fly eents por folio, 4 OED. By Mr. BLAOKATA—To prevent the epread of the amallpox, By Mr. J havtering the Oceanviile Association, of Brookly! 9 amending the charter of Brooklyn by pro- tax. Viding for register of assessment By Mir, Mos LY—Authorizing Brooklyn to borrow money andlevy atax to pay indevte, By Mr. GoooRton—Chartering the New York Financial Association; also chartering the Presbyterian Church Gen- eral Assembly; also amending the act enabling husband and wife to be witnesses for h other. By Mr. BAYLIS—To contine persons convicted m Kings county in the penitenary of that county, By Mr. ROACH—Ameuding the act relative to the powers and duties of Surrogates, By Mr. D. BURNS—Relative to bonds insued by railroad companies, requiring them to be registered. By Mr. FLECKT—fo prevent the use of old barrels in re- peeking, also uxing charges for fare on the Flushing and h Side Railroad Company. PRINCR—Repealing the acts extending the powers the Soards of Supervi sors, By Mr. FLAGO—Exempting law hbrariea of practising at- torneys from sae under execution. Ly Mr. Fre1.DS—Providing that witnesses in criminal cases incarcerated sh: after fourteen days’ confinement, be ex- amined and discharged, their testimony to be as valid as if ven orally. Shy Mr. Woon—Repealing the rafiroad town bonding net, by Mr. BanrLet?—incorporating the New York Produce Company. By Mr. red resolutions, citing the Gove ject of bribery ‘at cleections, that the ended so that persons convicted of bri- bery or betng bribed sha'l be disfranchised; also personr cop- victed of in(amous crimes. Referred to the Judiciary Com- miltee. GUNTRAY. Ver: Mr. Prrxox called up his committee of nine to in more general inws and leas epectal ones. He spoke in favor of the resolution, poimung out many subjects which could be covered by general jaws; that ten such would cover at Jeast two hundred special acts. Mr. FIELDS moved as an amendment that the matter be referred to the commission to revine the statute, i. “As desirable as this proposition is, tt ls entirely impracti- eabie, Mr, LYTTLFIONN, in the course of a apeech on the su said it was imporsivie to understand the present gi laws. E spo has to be examined by the lawyers before they dare render an opinion. Jn a state growing as ropidly as this does, in these days of telegraphs and rail- roads, It was impossible to cover all the provisio Jaw required by the act of veneral | “After farther debate Mr. ALY: whole matter to the Judicfary Commuter. BALARIFG OF ME TRE LEQ! 6 SPECIAL LAWS. ution to refer toa relect URE. Mr. PousD offered viding a salary for en and 00 extra to the Spe. er eof HA cr. Laid over Y CONTESRED Ki. ed that his vot into the matter of enacting | p moved to refer the cution sro: specimens Of his owa handwriting, but tue Court ruled them out as irrelevant.) 1 object to say that L have a decided opinion concerning the gennine- ness of this signature (in extiwit: I should think that the second page of tne exhibit ts ta ate. Laylor's handwriting; I have seen dir, ‘Laylor write his name about tity tunes. MR. GEORGE STIMPSON’S TESTIMONY. | Mr, Stimpson, an employé of tue lie imaurance cowpany, Was then examined by Mr. Andrews—L have familiarized myseif with tue pecuhariues of handwninug; i was jormerly employed in tae Na- uonal Mechanics’ Bank, New Jersey, aud fifteem Years in the Merchants Dank, of boston; have made a critical examination of ihe signature io the WH and the exhibits: { tind no CTISUCS IN LNG slgk- nature to the wilthat I do not find in the signee tures to these exhibits; J tind the same characicris- tics in the exhibit dd the “ouch? the wii; I don’t fad the same characteristics in tie body oi tae will, Cross-examined—I have more experience of hand- writing generaily than an ordinary bank clerk; my expenence, 1 think, justifies me in cousidering my- sell an expert; on the 2otn of last mouth f tirst saw this will und I examined Lt lor about two hours; oa that examination [ base my opinion. ‘The witness Was cross-Cxalined for about two hours and a half as to his knowledge of writing and as to the characteristics of several of Mr. Taylor's signatures generally. The evidence was technical and particuiar, bat no scrap of importance resulted from 1t. After Mr. Clinton had finished the Surrogate asked the witness Wielier the signature to the will was written ona ruled line. The answer was, “No, sir’? MR. A. V. STOUL'S TESTIMONY. Mr. Stout, Presiient of the Shoe and Leather Bank, was then called and examined by Mr. an- drews—1 knew Mr. Taylor well, aud have scen him write irequently; 1 am familiar with his handwrite ing; (the Will Was here shown) I should tink that tus 18 James B, Taylor's signature. GEORGE DURYEA REUALLED. Mr. George Duryea recalied by the Surrogate—I don’t think that Air. Taylor called me to my lace a —4 scoundrel and one not to be trusted; he never charged me with steauing books; I never said insub- stance or effect that tue Taylor people tried to get Ine to forge a wil. MR. SAMUEL G. COURTNEY'S TESTIMONY. Mr. Courtney being. called testified as follows—f knew Mr. Taylor and his famiuy; I had @ conversa. tion ta July or Augnst, 1870, with Mr. Tayior in refer- ence to hate; it took place close to the Fin Aveune Hotel; he said be had been out of town; L asked how he was getiing un with Kate; I forget his reply to that; Tasked hun about Howiand; he bristled up and said he is the man who stoic y Kate, sot could tell what sort of @ man he was tat could do that; he said, “!his man will never get a dollar of my money; I said, 1 hope tat won't inveriere with Kate;” he auswered, “Ol, no, 1 have provided jor her.” MRS. TAYLOR'S TESTIMONY, Mrs. Taylor, being sworn, was examined by Mr. Audrews—My vane is Ladra S. Taylor; [ am the widow of James B. ayior, and Ws married to kum forty years. (The will wus produced.) 1 first saw the will in Soptembe when it was found: Ihad no knowledge of 1ts existence previous to that; I was nly wife of James B. Taylor, A question was about to be put to Mrs, Taylor concerning ler treatment of her granddaughcer, Dut the Surrogate interposed, He said that ail the allegations except that of forgery having been with- drawn there was no oceasion for foing Into that, With tae exception of one other witness, Mr. John: Owen, for Whom an aitaciment was issued, the tes- timony is now.all fi, when the case will to its fliak close ‘be confined to the argument of counsel and the decision of the Surrogate. NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE, Stringent Law Aguinost Bribery~Nominations Confirmed=The Jersey City Charter in the onse. ; Among the bills introduced in the Senate yester- day was one by Mr. Little, providing that In addt- tion to the punishment already decreed against bribery every person found guilty of that offence hereafter shall be deprived of the right of suffrage. Any company found gatity through its mauagers, directors or agents, snalt forfeit its charter. ‘The following nominations were confimed:—Mer- cer Beasley, for Chief Justice; Richard Acton, Joel Parker, Rynter li, Veght, Jolin oi. Howe and Wil- Ham A. Whitebead, Trustees of Noriai School, The nomination of Henry Koisey for Secretary of State was taid over. An in ion prevails that soantie of Congar wil fail on the shoulders of @ ‘lean bighiy popular with both parties m the te, but whose name is withheld for the present. | A bill for the appointment of inspectors of gas | meters in iludsen county was reported. Some such measwe has been long called for, but the presemt bul as regawied as simply creating Places ior a Tew | olfice-seckers, who wil be likely to remain m har Oay With the gas conpantes. the House Mr, Hornblower | introauced Me new: char for Jersey City, The foiow- mg are the Commissioners to be ap. pointed by Uie bilu—Hoard of Public Worka, Williaa Ji Bumsted, Thomas E, Bray, Morria MH. Gillett, August Ingwersen, EF Martin, Willi ip and benjamin b 7 Police Hvechiel M. Pricvard, Thomas Ede Li Brederick A. Goewe nd Isaiah V. liaston: Fire Coymission (a para department), Dudiey &. Grerory, Jr, ie a Shy stein of the majoritw in the Twombly vs. Carey | Ca nes, Thomas W. Tiiden, Atonco B. Dean aud cuntested Hoa. gage, be belug ausent yestel Mr, Wood | John Bove