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NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, {871.—TRIPLE CONGRESS. | TH EW HAMBURG DISASTER {NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. | §1R ROBERT PEEL ON TRE WAR. Passage of the Army and Indian Appro- priation Bills by the Senate. No More Indian Treaties to be Negotiated. Continuation of the Legislative Investigation— Testimony of Employes of the Colliding Trains—No Time for Patent Brakes to Aot—Brakemen Not at Their Posts. AUBANY, March 1, 1871, The Joint Committee of the Legislature on the New Hamburg Rat!road disaster resumed its session in the Senate Chamber this aficrnoon, at four o'clock. The first witness examined was Charles Cossum, & Large Number of Bills Passed | conductor onthe Hudson River Ratiroad. He was in the House. SENATE. Wasutxotox, March 1, 1871, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS WITH THE PACIFIC BAILROADS, Mr. DAVIS, (dem.) of Ky., offered a resolution instructing the Commfttes on the Pacific Railroads to investigate and report upon the existing indebtedness between the United States government and the Union Pacific Railroad Com- pany, particularly as to the amount of money and land sabsidy voted to tt by Congress; the amount of bonds issued to and sold by the company; the amount for which Con- gress guaranteed the payment of principal and tnterest; what interest was paid on the bonds; what disposition was made by the sai company of the proceeds of their bon Sold; what amount of money or property said company has distributed among its stockholders: also as to the operations of the Credit Mobilier and who comprised ft. Mr. HOWARD, (rep.) 01 Much., objected to the present con- sideration of the resolution, ani it was laid over, THE ARMY APPROPRIALION BILL. Th. Senate took up the Army Appropriation bill, the quea- tion being on Mr. McDonald's amendment to pay for quarier- master’s and commissary stores furnished to the army by loyal citizens of the South. Alter various modifications the amendment wus adopted—yeus $4, nays 22—in the following form i— And be it turther enacted, that tne provisions of the act of July 4, 1864, en ited “An act to limit the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims,” & ‘¢ hereby extended to the loyal citi- zens who remained loyal during the late war, and who in no way voluntarily fd and comfort to the rebeliion ; vided, that service in the United States Army rebeilion as a commissioned ollcer or enlist va faci: evidence of loyalty, uni 'y shall be proven to have been committed after joe; and the venedts of this proviso shall Le extended to the citizens of the State of Tennessee, and ail such parts of een loyal claimants | because of residence are hereby repeale 1, ‘The Vote upon the adoption of Mr, McDonald's amendment was as follows :— YEASs—Messrs, Abbott, Bayard, Blair, Boreman, Brown- low, Corbett, Davis, Fenton, Flanagan, Fowler, Giibert, Hi Hil, Howe jonhsion, Kellogg, ewis MeDonald, Ki ‘opertson, Ross, Saw: ockton, Tipton, Vickers, War- yer, Schurz, Scott, Spencer, ner and W illey—34. ‘NAYS—Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Buckingham, Chandler, Cole, Conklin, Cragin, Edmunds, Famtiton (Texas), in, Howard, Howell, Horri (Vi), Aye, Osburn, Pomeroy, Sher- man, dtearns, Stewa't, Jrumbull, Wilson aid Yates—23. THR INDIAN APPROPRIATION KILL, ‘The regular order of business was temporarily suspended, and Mr. Cole, from the committee of conference on the |: dian Appropriation buil, subuitted a report, which was read, Mr. DAVIB opposed the reception of the report on account of its probibition against Indian treaties herea(ter. ‘The Su- reine Court had placed these on the same footing with reaties with foreign nations, ant he neld that Congress had not the right to deny to the President in either Instance the exercise of treaty-making power, with the consent of the Senate, as provided in the constitution, He maintained that indian tribes in the southwestern part of the United States were independent nations and entirely competent to nego- tiate treaties with the government. Mr. S1OOKION, (dem. of N. J. mber of the confer - ence’ commitiee,’ deiended the clause objected to by Mr. Davis as within the power of Congress, under the constitu: tion, to dee: that nomadic trives of Indians are not re- sponsible Indian nations. Mr. HARLAN, (rep. explained that the validity of existing Indian treaties would not be affected, and that had so far deteriorated as to aut After further remarks by Me: erly, Stoc! Saulsbury the report was concurred in without a division, COAL DUIIES, ‘The bill repeating the duty on eoal w: Bouse and read for the prs: time. Mr, VIiCKERS, (dem.)of Md., objected to tts second read- | received from the ing. CONSIDERATION OF THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL RESUMED. Mr. SavLspuRY, (dem.) of De eause of the rejection of Lis am nditure of any of the money 1@ payment of troops at elect The bill was then passed. THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION DILL was taken up, as in Comun'ttee of the Whole. Among other amendments adopted wax one providing that a0 partof the money appropriated by the bil shail be ex- pended on account of naval engines contracted for wuring the war. ‘Atter disposing of twenty pages of the bill the Senate, at half-past four o'clock, went into executive session, and soon Miter took @ recess tll evening, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, March 1, 1871. JUVICIAL DISTRICTS OF ARKANSAS. The Sena:e amendments to a House bill creating an addt- dona’ jucicial district in Arkansas were amended, on motion of Mr. Kenn, by providing that the present District judge of Arkarsas shall remain judye of the Fastern district. PAYMENT OF CONTESTANTS. Reso'utions were adopted to pay Messré. Rogers, of Ten- aesace, and Eggleston, of Ohio, contestants for seats, $2,500 and $3,000 reapectively. COMPANIFS’ TAXES. Mr. ALLISON, rep.) of Towa, trom the Committee on Ways and Means, reported back the Senate bill providing Uhat no tax abail ne Imposed upon any undistrivutional suma added to the contingent fund of insurance companies or on unearned premiums. Passed. BUSINESS ON THF BPRAKER'S TABLE. The House thea proceeded to the business on the Speaker's tabie, taking up frat the Senate amendments to the House | bils.’ Such amendments were concurred in on the following bilis, which now go to the President for bis signature :-For the feliet of William P. Thomasson ; for the reef of Abraham 5. Snyder, of the Waterviet Arsenal, West Jro : erant- ing peusions to Susannah Snyder and to Anthony D. Havely te confirm the Rencbo del Rio Grande, in New Mexico, to the heirs and legal representatives of ‘the original grantees opposed fis passage be- ment prohibiting the ex- ppropriated by the bill for thereof, The foliowing bills were also passed :--The Senate bill to | amend the act of the 2d of March, 1508, to estabiisa and de- | clare the railroad aud bridges of the New Orieaus, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad Company a post road; re.ating to | records of the courts of the United States, All the land grant bils fro the Senate were objected to, | and were laid aside until after the irs: reading of the calen- | ) dai r. ‘The following Senate bills not being objected to were | assed :—For the relief of W. B. Carpenter; for the reiief of | Charles T. Jackson, M. D., of Boston; authorizing the Presi- | dent to appoint Lyman G. Spaulding master in the tue relief of settlers on public lands; to close the accounts of | R. E, Leuassy, late colonel of engineers; correcting an error in the passage of the act of the lst of June, 1870, for the re- et of the officers and crew of the ship ichtingale; for the relief of Alexander J. McMillan, late liewen- | ant of the Ninth Minnesota infantry; for the re lef of Teresig: Rutiedge ; granting pensio: Se | . Rhea, | ‘oombs, abel Eiiz Led Hayne; for the relief of Jobo L. Myles; antnorizing th numination and appointment to the retired list of the nary of certain volunteer oibeers on the active Jist of the navy who are disabled in consequence of wounds received during the | Jate war; to adjust and fix the compensation of the assist- ants employed in the library of Congress. ‘The calendar having been gone through on the first call, Was recommended, and action taken on the following bills, ‘as they stood in order :— The Senate amendments to the House bill to fix the time | lowing rates for the year for the election of Representatives and Delegates in Con- | gress—the amendments providing for apportionment, | Mr. ALLISON moved to suspend the rules, non-concur In the amendments and ask for a committee of conference. Re- Jected—not two-thirds in the allirmative—100 to 87. 5 from Fort Kiley, Kansas, to Forth Smith, Arc Mr. LaFLtN, (rep.) of 'N. ¥., moved to suspend the rules and pase the blll, stating that it wae merely to supply a cleri- | ca) omission in the enrolment of the act. it, stating that ite t, ved. a railroad from the western Senate bill granting | Doundary of Minnesota to the Minnipee district of British America. Mr. WILSON, (dem.) of Minn., moyed to suspend the rules \d pass a substitute for the bi ‘The;motion was agreed to and the substitute parsed. Senate bill granting lands for araiiroad from Decatur, la., to Aberdeen, Misa, t Mr. BUCK, (rep.) of Al pass the bill. Kejected. Senate bill to provide tor a government but ton, N. J. Mr. HAIGHT, (rep.) of N.J., moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Agreed to--yeas 127, nays bf, ‘The Senate joint resolution to extend the time for the con- | struction of a railroad from St. Croix river or lake to the west end of Lake Superior or Byfield. Mr. WASHBURN, (rep.) of Wis., moved to suspend the | rules and pass the bill, with an amendment, being a billof | fhe Senate in relation tothe central brauch u. the Umon Pa- cific Railroad. Rejected. a THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION NIL. The procerdinus were interrupted py a report of the confe- rence committee on the Indian Appropriation vill. Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal., explained the report. He called attention to the fact that the contest which had been oing on tor the last five or Jon whether | he Senate had the right or uid continue to exercise the attered bands of In- the United states was ended. Senate. A provision bad ce commiteee in the bill tribe within the territory wedged or power with which by treaty: but’ that the obli- je or ratitied He satd that thi ., moved to suspend the rules and | ing in Tren- power of making treaties with Gians within the territory as an jndependent mation, the Unitea States can contra vision was the gentleman x mitted to the House. He also called attention that the amendments provided in the conf tiarded against allowing commissions for services to agents required vouchers for Indian goods to be aubmitted ur another of the conferees, laid BrcK, (dem.) of Ky stress on Uist orovision commissions to Indian claim agenta mentioning the ease o: James G. Binnt, who had received from three Indi tribes 100 as fees {or getting through Congress claims amount- 000, Ang to 229,000, report was agreed t». The House again went 30 the business on the Speaker's table, and after voting down motions to suspend the rules in several! Jand grant bills, the House, at a quarter jock, adjourne INCENDIARISM IN JAMAICA. On Tuesday night, at the hour of eleven o'clock, a fire broke out in the house of James Stanley in Jamaica, which was unoccupied by him, but in which was stored his househeld effects, All were destroyed, The loss 18 $2,v00, ‘There is no insur- ance. Three incendiary fires have occurred in Jamaica within a week. The authorities are quite wneoncerned aboot the matter amd the peovie are erumbiing, ot recognized | ch probiblte the allowance of | in charge of the train which collided with the oil train, and detatied the events of the accident, The cords connected with the patent brakes were all in Proper condition; to pull them so as to spring the brakes would necessitate drawing thetn in some eigb- teen feet, owing to the slack in the cords; Icannotsay Positively whether the patent brakes were applied; I canno: tell how soon a train can be stopped by the use of patent brakes; he did not believe that a train could have been stopped between the time the engineer received the signal and the running tuto the oil train; sleeping cara weigh trom thirty to forty tons and ordinary cars weigh from eight to it is more diMicult to stop a train witn sleeping cars than it is one without them; I did not notice any explosion of gasoline. Henry Merritt, a water tender at Old Troy, de- tailed the efforts he made to signal the express train, The engineer of the ofl train said to him, “For God's sake, get ont your red light; witness did so as soon as possibie and ran down the track; 4¢ would take a minute and a half or two minutes to goup the ladder, waich ts forty feet high, and change the light. Peter Dow, brakeman on the express train, stated that the colltsion took place before he had an op- portunity Lo put on tue prakes. Patrick G, Dickson, brakeman on the train, co n- firmed the previous witness’ testimony, Cornellus Row, locomotive engineer running the engine of the oil train, stated that atter his train parted he took a red lantern and ran down the track to signal the express train; he was ahead of others dolug the same thing; he could have stopped his engine if he ni New Ham- burg station beiore he the draw ; he was running at the time from seven vo eight miles per hour; the distance is a quarter of a mile, with a neavy down grade; he thinks he could have stopped on reaching the water tank if all the brakes were on; he only saw two brakemen onthe train; he could not say whether he could stop in the distance ut he had more brakemen; his duty is to look back as well as forward and see that the train is not broken; he could not at night see that an axle was broken; he would notice tt in the daytime by the jumping of the cars; his train was at New Hamburg station on time, Edgar Underwood, conductor of the oll train, said :—The first notice he had of the accident was from three or four men at New Hamburg statton, who hallooed to him that a car was off the track; he went out and put on the brakes, and toid the brake- man to signal the enginecr; he did so by dropping a light; there was no bell rope on the train; as soon ashe tound that acar was olf the track he took measures to notify the coming express; there was nothing toprevent a brakeman or himself going to the tower and changing the light; he couid not swear that at the the time the notifi- cation of @ car being off the track was given; that there wasasiogle brakeman at either brake; in cold weather brakemen ride in a caboose; that is not according to the rules and regulations, but It is done usually in cold weather; it might have been a minute or a minute and a halt between the time he was notified at New Hamburg station of the break in bis train and the collision; be thought both he and the brakemen did all they could to prevent the accident, The committee then adjourned vo four P. M. to- morrow. TH COAL QU:STION. Interview With Mr. Pardee—The Wages of Miners. HAZLETON, Feb, 23, 1371. I called on Mr. A. Pardee, a minent operator of the Luzerne and Leaigh region, in quest of the ope- rators’ side of the question now agitating the whoie coal region, and, In tact, the whole country, I asked him for facts regarding wages earned, He said, “Here, just sit rigit down and take whatever figures you wish. I will not restrict you. We ask | only for a fair and impartial investigation.” I sat | down at the tabie and compiled from the various | books in use at that establishment and oficial re- ports, a copy of which each miner receives (with his monthly pay), the following statement of wages paid tmrty men for the year 1870. Bach miner re- ceived the following sims atter ali deductions had been made:— BeEwesssvszszeean! 2e3e zee 73) v0 51) 70) & | 8. _62|_9 The total amount paid was $03,445. Average paid each wan for the year, $1,114 88. ‘The following will be the wages earned under the following offer of the coal operators, made at Phila- delphia last week:— At meeting of the Lebigh Coal Exchange, held at their ofice in Philadelphia, the committee appointed to ‘kttend the meeting of the railroad, coal and iron interests reported through their chairman, Mr. Fell, their action ana the foliow- ing resolutions :— Keesoived, That the Lehigh region offer to their men the fol- Tei: =When coal {a 85 on board at Elizabeth and Port Johnson, ou #10 50; Inside wages, $11 10 miners’ wages, #14; and contract work, ten per cent less than at the 9 Dasie of last year, with an advance and decline of 1235 per cent on wages and contract work for every #1 \fractions of a dollar in pro- portion) advance and decline in the price of coal at Klizaveth and Fort Jobnaon—the, price to be fixed by the Lehigh Coal Board in New york. Provided, That until all the regions go to work no higher rate of wages or contract work shall be paid than the men would be entitied to receive upon this new basis, when coal 14 $6 per ton on board at Elizabeth or Port Johnson. ‘The prices will be when coal is ide Waxes to be from 29 to s > | &. ee FE aL Hy § f2 | & tro'gia00 {to tto.90 SURG 95 25.814 4 | 1 Tt Biclto Stores f (#1 084! #6 19 5 50.814 ee) Jo 81 OS to SITE f |» 0614] @6 Big 85 75.815 314! 0 BI3 Valeo Siig. § (81 0924) $6 56 96 00.815 75 | 11, 3H #4, $10 12M" lana | go: 75 The above are the prices that will be paid under the work- jing of tue acale of wages a8 per circular, and wil show Sts working. To obtain the wages earned under ordinary circumstances by aman working a ‘bre en One miner and his Iaborer can load seven cars per day, of two tonseach. At the prices paid when coal is $5 this would amount to— Seven cars per day, at #1... seses ese 87 00 His expenses per car would be—Powder, 10 cenia; oil, 2 cents: repairing t 1 cent.’ Total, 13 cents. Seven care at 13 cenis a1 His labor one day Deduction. . He mined in al! his colireries last year 440,000 tons of coa), It required one keg of powder to every eignty tons. ‘The pewder is sold at four dollars per keg to the miners, Which would make an actual cost \*of five cents per ton of coal for powder used, It | costs Mr. Pardee $10,000 per montii to be idle. Men | are required at the mines to keep them pumped out: | men to take care of the muies, ieed tor stock, &e. | Like all other operators, Mr. Parde: anxions tor sumption; “Yet,” said he, “I would hang out ‘ainat the miners’ combination wil! judgment day | before I would give iu to them. NATIONAL BA KS’ SPECIAL DiPoSiTs. CLEVELAND, March 1, 1871. | The case of Thomas Dowln vs. the Second National Bank was decided to-day in favor of the plaintiff, Dowlin sued to recover $10,000 in Unjted States bonds deposited as a special deposit with the | cashier of the bank May 1, 1869, which bonds were | Said by the oMicers of the bank to have been ap- propriated by the cashier, who subsequently became # defaulter and committed suicide, The defendants did not deny the loss, but refused 10 tein their liability for this transaction of the cashier. The jury brought in a verdict forthe plaintif for the PRESERVATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH. Propos\d Muscam of Art and Natural History in New York City. Reduction of Canal Tolls on Family Produce. The Coal Famine---Thanks to Fernando Wood. Senate. ALAN, Marob 1, 1871, BILLS INTRODUUED, By Mr. PinnoR—Amending tho act for the more effectual Preservation of the public health by prohibiting the deposit of offal within the limita of any incorporated villages. By Mr, WoopiN—To enable tho American Foreign Bible Soclety to untte with the American Baptist Publication So- clety of Philadelphia, By Mr. CREAMER—Authorizing the Department of Public Parka ot New York city to erect suitable buildings tor # museum of art and natural history, at a cost nos to exceed $500,000, on Manhattan square or any other aquare, the money to be raised in the same manner as for Central Park. By Mr. Lorb--Fixing the fees of justices of peace and constables in civil and criminal cases; also of jurors and witiesses ia justises’ courts, iy Mr. 0 provision for raising taxes the commissioners of the sink city, with the supervisor at large and the trea: surer of the county, a board io estimate, on or befure the firat Tuesday in July in each year, the amount required to be raised for city and county and State purposes, and limita the amount to three per cent on the present value of pro- perty. The estimate is to be submitted to the Common Coun: cil and supervisers of the city, two-thirds ot whom aball determing what sum Is necessary to deiray tue expenses of 1e city. By Mr. GeNeT—Amending the charter of the New York and Long Island Bridge Company. It grants the use of lands under water, not to exceed a frontage uf 200 feet, on either shore, and requires that ¢200,000 shall be subscribed and ten per cent tuereot paid in before the city of New York and county of Queens can subscribe tivteen per cent, y Mr. WoOvIN-To faciiitate the consiruction of the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad (the same bili as the one be- fore the Assembly), BILLS REVORTE! The following bi'ls were reported : Incorporating the New York Musical Instram nt Savings and Loan Society; re- guiring more ferryboats to be run between Bridge atrect, rookiyn, and Chambers street, New York; the bill renew: ing the charter of the State Agricultural Society was passed relative to the collection of the Brooklyn water rente! amending the charter of the Brooklyn and Jamaica Rall: road Company. SUREPING CARS. Mr. CREAMER offered a resolution requiring the owners of sleeping palace cars to report the names and the num: ber of the stockholders, the amount of stock or shares lie by each, the number of st cars, the cost of each, th the ainount recelved for their use during the year 1874, th the number of passengers carried, the average distan travelled by such passengers and other like information. Laid ‘on the tapie, under the rui THE CANALS. Mr. Lonn called up the resolution calling on the Canal Board to reance the rate of tolls on apples, potatoes all eseulent roots to one mill per 1,000 etd the rate imposed under the toll sheet of 1892. Adopte BILLS ORDERED VO A THIRD READING. Amending the charter of the Troy avd Cohoes Railroad mending the act for the incorporation of private f mending the act of 1869 enabling cities to afd inthe construction of railroads, ‘Third reads ing—Awending the act increasing the number_of Judges of the City Court of Brooklyn; relative to the Ladies’ Union Aid Society of New York; authorizing the erection of an armory in Binghamton; to incorporate the Harlem Library. THE NEW YORK POLIOR DEPARTMENT. Mr. Nontow totroduced a bill to authorize the Mayor of New York etty to appoint throe persons, at a salary of $8,000 per year, wid shail not be members of the Police Depart- ment, to'be known aa the Buard of Examiners of the Police Department of New York, and the Superintendent and Drill Captaia of the department shall be rv agit» members of Bord, ‘The bill designates the duties of the examtuers. YROTROTION OF GANE. Mr. Gunwr introduced a bill fur the protection of game, Assembly. ALBANY, Mared 1, 1871. BILLS REPORTED. Appropriating to the Krookiyn Central Dispensary §1,00), the money which they had failed to receive two years past; granting lands to the Mariners’ Society of the Port ot New York; amending the act relative to the powers and duties of surrogates; the bill fixing the compensation of county clerks, except in Kings and New York, was reported against and the report agreed to; a bill providing for the ad- mission of willa in evidence was reported for the considers tion of the House; requiring foreign life insurance com- panies+to invest fifty per centof premiums earned in this State in bonds and mortgages or other bonds im this State amending the rules in regard to surrogates’ bonds: prerent- iug the sale of tickets in tront of places of aranscment in New York; to Incorporate tue Sisterhood of Gray Nuns of is State. PROSTITUTION, ‘The Judiciary Committee reported tie bill to regulate pros- titntion in. New York for the consideration of the louse. and it was referred to the Committee of the Whole. LILLS INTROPUOCED, charter of Buffalo, By Mr. ALBERGER-—Coniirming the action of the Buffalo Common Council in making assessments to abate « nul- Bunce. By Mr. HAaveR—To provide for the appointment af Auditor of Kings county; also to provide for payiug the Brooklyn firemen. : By Mr. GoopRICH—To increase the jurisdiction of the Court of Common Pleas in the elty und county ot New York. Cog ie FiLDE—Fizing the general terms of the Supreme ourt, By the SPEAKER—Incorporating the Hurlem Hospital in New York, By Mr. CARRY—Regulating the public baths in New York. By Mr. Ran. -Legalizing orders wade by county judges, By Mr. SAGE—Reducing the expenses of crimuiual proceed- ings in Oswego county. By Mr. Lirri.csoux—Makiog rezulations for narrow gauge railroads; also to permit municipal corporations to aid in the construction of railroads. By Mr. OAKLFY—Incorporatinz the Hunter's Point, New- town and Jamaica Railroad Company. By Mr. GIFronD--Amending and consolidating the acts re- lative to Lansingbury, By Mr. W lative to the publication of iegal notices, mating a follo consist of a certafn Dumber of “ema” space. Mr. Canten—Fixing the number of schoo: commis sioners in Cayuga county. NATIONAL GUARD LRFVET APPOINTMENTS. Mr. BUCK called up his resointion authorizing the Go ernor to confer brevet appointments on officers of the Na. tionai Guard. Adopted. THANKS TO FERNANDO Woov. Mr. Frets called up the resolution of approval of the actions of Hon. Fernando Wood and others in Congress in securing the repeal of the duties on coal. Mr: ALVoRD, after opposing the resolution, moved to strike out the preamble, which recices that much ‘relicf would be aiforded by the repeai Mr. TRN EYOK sustained the resorution. Mr. Lirrizsoun, 1 the course of his speech in favor of the resolution, so far as it thanked Fernando Wood and others, said the cause of the present high price of coal was attributed solely to the thiriy thousand miners of Pennaylva- nia, who are banded and actas one man to demand price for their labor which cempels the poor of this State to pay one, two, three and five dollars more per ton than they should be required to pay, It isthe poor who are made to suffer from the exorbitant, the extortionate demands of the coal miners. Mr. ALVonD sald that the high price of coal was caused, as he understood, by the railroad companies increasing the prices of tranaportation. Mr. LITTLEJOHN said that the prices of transportation had not been increased by the larger companies in a twelvemonth. One company—the Reading Rajiroad—had increased thelr prices in order to head off @ combiuation joining with the miners to take advantage of the high prices. I. was not the railroad companies, but the coal operaiors and miners joined—the operators paying the mincra their exorbitant de- mands, Mr. ALVoRD insisted that other railroads had raised the rates Of transportation, and the iiners and operators should not be held responsible for this enormous increase in the price of coal. Mr, ScRIENER said if Fernand Wood and his associates dad done anything to crush out the combination which had produced the present suiferinz among the poor by the high r1.¢ of coal he would cheerfully vote for the resolution, but fe could ee nothing in the action of the House of Represen- The reveal of the duty on bitamin- ous coal did not reach the evil. It is not the high price of bituminous coal which the people are suffering from. Mr. FIELD moved the previous question, which was ordered. ‘Mr. AL.vorD’s motion to strike out the preambie was lost, and the resolutions were then adopted. NW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. ives in this directio Railroad = Fights—Exie Win Again—Dr. MceCosh Urges the Establishment of High whools. Camden and Amboy has compromised with the National line at last. Both sides withdrew their bills yesterday—the former to repeal the ninth sec- tion of the Hamilton Land Improvement Company and the latter to incorporate the National Railroad, ‘The prospects of a complete victory for te monopoly were not by any means encouraging, so that it has rather gained than iost by the compromise, In the Senate a motion was made to reconsider the vote by which the Ene bill was killed on Tues- day, and It was defeated by 13 to s—the fuli vote of the Senate, So Hrie wins again, and by a rather large majority. A joint meeting was held for the clection of com- missioners of deeds and otuer minor ofiicers throughout the Stat Dr. McCosh, of Princeton Coltege: Dr. Campbell, of Rutgers, and Protessor Gillman, of Yale, ad. dressed the Legislature in the evening on tue ne- cessity for the establishment of high schools in sev- eral connties of the State, The subject has been under discussion for the past three yea RAILROAD IN HUNTERDON COUNTY, This bill, which provides for the building of a rail- road from Flemington to the Delaware river, with power to bridge the stream, passed the Senate yes- terday morning. How it will lare in the House it is impossible tosay. The line proposed is to travel over a _— section of country rich in agricultural reductions, opening up direct markets with New York and Philadelphia, The road proposed 18 @ branch of the New Jersey Cen- tral, ana, if made, will open up entirely a new coun- try, where farms are thickly studded and @ wealthy community reside, It ig pro- posed to cross the Delaware river some- where in the neighborhood of Bull's Island, and 5 it 1s fourteen miles from Flemington to the river, the object is to build @ branch on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware, to connect with the North Pennsylvanian Raliroad; and thus the two largest amount asked for, with intercat from the time the 7 cities In the Union would have avother dtrect com- bends were devosited, Tauulestion, Timid and Selfish Policy of Ergland. DESERTING AN The Unification of Germany the Greatest Peril to Europe. DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT OLD ALLY. A Republic the Only Government That Conld Prevail for Good in France, SAVAGE WAYS OF GERMAN WARFARE. In the House of Commons of the British Parlia- ment, on the evening of February 17, Mr, A. Her- bert called attention to the papers relating to the war, drawing from them a conclusion that the con- duct of the government all tarough deserved the Strongest condemnation; and, chiefly, ne blamed the “moral nettrality” which bad been invented by our Foreign OMce—the abnegation of everything like @ wish or an opinion at every stage of the war, and their determination not to act in concert with | the other neutrals, He accused the government of playmg towards France the part of a “detri- mental''—that is, of having prevented the other neutrals from coming to her assistance, and if the neutrals had acted together Mr. Herbert firmly believed that peace would have been restored before now. These opinions Mr. Herbert supported by numerous references to what he called “the colorless pages’ of the Blue Book. As to the future, he did not wish this country to take up arms, but to express openly and stratghtforwardiy our sense of the great evils which must result from immoderate terms of peace; and a violent annexation of terri- tory was not only an immoderate condition, but Would be a “fatal gift’? to Germany herself. Mr. Herbert concluded by moving:—‘‘That this House 1s ofopinion that it 3 the duty of her Majesty's gove ernment to act in concert with other neutral Powers to obtain moderate terms of peace, and to withnold all acquiescence in terms which might impair the independence of France or threaten the future tran- quillity of Europe." SIX ROBERT PEEL'S SPEECH. Str R. Pee said he thought the honorable mem- ber nad done good service in the present critical state of Europe by bringing that question before the House. The honorable member asked the govern- ment to act “in concert with neutral Powers.” Where were they to find any friends in Europe to act with them’ He (Sir R. Peel) had read tne pa- pers, and asked himself, in the most impartial spirit, *Does the public opinion of tue country endorse the feeling of the goverurment?” He admitted tnat their task bad been a diiticult one, but they had sur- rounded themselves with difticulties. In the last few months THIS COUNTRY HAD BEEN MENACED doth in the far West and in the East. Prussia—he spoke frankiy—despised onr government and laughed it to scorn. Poor France, our ialtniul auy, was at this moment drinking the bitterest cup of national humiliation and sorrow. and he should like to know if policy or seifish isolation could be advantageous to this country, Ne doubt the dim. culties of the government were great; but he would tell the House and the nation that taere was one dif- ficulty with which they had grappled with most complete success; they had succeeded, in the eyes of Prussia and in the councils of the world, wiihin the brief space of about twelve months, in humuili- ating the character aud the credit of this country. We talked of our national pride and of the moral in- fluence of this country; but the right honorable gen- tleman and the goverument had counselled the na- tion to accept A POLICY OF OBLITERATION, and he (Sir Peel) believed that at that moment this country was more unpopular in the counelis of Europe through the acts of the last two years than sbe had been made by the acts of any government or statesman for thirty or forty years pre- viously. Go to France, go to Switzerland, go to Geraany, go to Belgium—coua- tries which he had recently visited—and they would find that the universal ex pressicg of pub- he opinion of ail classes of society was Fu these words:—*La polttique du gouvernement Anglats fait honte !"’ One telt ashamed of this policy; but that ‘Was what one heard in these countries, as he knew from experience. But what had been the attiude of this country throughout the war’ He only re- ferred to the attitude of the government because he would say, by way of parenthesis, that he separated entirely the attitude of the government irom that of the vountry. (Hear, near.) They all had admired the splendid philanthropy which had been exnibited by this country. When one had witnessed, as he haa dove, tears of thousands of poor, miserable victims of this war, thrust into Switzerland, maimed and wounded, and then thought of what England had done to assuage this misery, he felt proud of his country. But he referred to the political attitude of the government. France knew pretty well about that, and if they might judge her Majesty’s government had expressed its opinion pretty well about France. He recollected when he was in that country the painful impression created y & most ungenerous taunt, as he (Sir K. Peel) thought it, on the part of the Home Secretary; but he was giad to find that the right honorabie gentle- man had explained that away by saying that ne had been badly reported. He wished only to show THE ESTIMATE IN WHICH THIS COUNTRY WAS HELD ABROAD. Take the United States. Take Russia, As for Prussia, it was quite remarkable. The German Oficial Gazette, which was said to be inspired by Count Bismarck, in December last spoke in this way of the government of England:—‘‘It is pertectly idle to talk o/ the attitude of England, inasmuch as its policy admits of but one attitude, namely, that of obliteration,” The right honorable gentleman at the head 01 the government, however, pretended that we had not followed @ policy of selfish isolation, When he saw in the Blue ik What the govornment had ventured to do, and what they had not venturea to do, he really thought that the government had not acted in that resolute and earnest manner which the country might have expected. He would read a few extracts, and the House would find in every one of them the expression, ‘‘We venture to do this, and we veniure to do that.’ In one it is said, ‘We ventured to disapprove of the demand made by France of the King of Prussia as a pro- spective engagement respecting the candiaattre of Prince Hohenzollern to the throne of Spain; but there it was our misfortune to fail.” Again, “We ventured to appeal to the neutral States as toa refe- rence to some competent tribunal, with a view to a settlement of the dispute between Germany and France, but we dd not obtain a hearing.” That was the language of the right honorable gentleman, But let the House observe the next extract:—"“We expressed in language 80 respectful—(cnecrs and laughter)—that no objection could be taken tot, tuat Prussia would not have recourse to the extreme measure of the bombardment of Paris.” ENGLAND COULD ONLY VENTURE. Sir R. PEEL en acer we failed.” Again, “We ventured—(laughter)—to favor the calling to- gether of an Assembly, fully authorized to repre- sent France.” Again, ‘We venturea—(laughter)—to point out that little good was likely to arise trom the mullplication of abstract deciarations m reference to the terms of peace.” He was now only alluding to how venturesome the government had been. (Cheers and laughter.) Once more: *‘We ventured— (renewed laughter)—to suggest to the government of Germany that it would be conducive to the gen- eral welfare if shey found themselves in a position to make known what were the cerms of peace they deemed to be required.” Jn fact, this expression of “We venture’ occurs throughout the whole of the correspondence, and he resp.ctfully sabmitted that that was not the language Lord Palmerston would have used. SUCH LANGUAGE WAS UNWORTHY OF A POWERFUL MINISTER OF A GREAT COUNTRY. How did the Foreign Minister maintain the policy of selfish isolation? Lord Lyons writing to Lord Granvilie said, “Under instructions I informed’ the government of Paris that her Majesty’s government had no desire to intrude their mediation on France or Prussia, but that their good offices would be freely given and zealously exerted for the restoration of peace, if at any time recourse should be had to them.” That was, no doubt, an excellent Syn and had it been followed up he (Sir R.' Peel) shoul ave been as zealous in cheering the government as the honorable member for Perth (Mr, Kinnaird). (Lond laughter.) Well, on the 6ti of September M. Favre invited the ood offices of the English govern- ment towards that object, but the fen of ne Granville to Lord Lyons was, “You will inform Jules Favre that her Majesty’s government would ve more likely to do harm than in the cause of peace. He (Sir R. Pee!) should think it very likely indeed, their Meeane ‘VENTURESOMB POLICY. Then Lord Granville, ina letter to Baron Brun- now, said that he had informed Lord Lyons that he should not attempt, either alone or with other Powers, to offer mediation unless he had reason 4 believe it would be accepted. But the government declined to take any initiative, and whenever is were made to them they wilhdrew. ui ear.) M. Thiers came to this country charge adi Jomatic miasicn, Lord Granville wrote to Lord Lyons, saying, “I have had an interview with M. Timers, and implored her Majesty’s eee ment to sho its sense of the alliam ( : country with France, snd to assert her own place in ‘ue councilg of Eurove.”” Lord Granville’s reply SHEET. Was, “The government must judge what ts beat for themselves." (Irontcal cheers and laughter.) But the government had previously said they should aealously exert themselves i! any application ware addressed to them for their good ottices, NIGGARDLY POLICY TO A CLOSK ALLY AND AN OLD FRLEND. Either on the part of France or Prussia, and, there‘ore, when M. Thiers implored her Majesty's government to show & sense of the long alliauce of this country with France, Lord Granville replied that the government must judge what was best for themselves. And they objected to offer mediation or their good oiices.” Vould the House conceive & more nigwardly policy towards a country which iad been our close ally aud triend for at least twenty ‘ears—towards @ country which, upon twenty bat- le Helds, had, ta unisun with Kogland, sucriticed oednrees * nel nos nabieat sons? (Cheers) And yy In Which the governmen! wered MM, Thiers and Jules Favre. hit hax THE UNIFIOATION OF GERMANY THE GREATEST PERIL TO BUROPR. He maintained that the extracts which he had read showed tnat the policy of tne goverument had been one of obliteration and of selfish isolanon. (Hear, hear.) He was svrprised at finding how the conduct of Prussia was spoken of in the ueen’s speech. He looked apon the unification of Germany as a mater of the greatest peri! to Kurope, for It was the result of a dvmvera. fic development. | Hear.) Since 1330 fifteen sove- reiga princes nad been removed {froin their thrones by their respective pevple. (Cheers from the lib- aa beaches.) What greaver proof could tbere be of an KARNBST DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOOBATIC PRINCIPLES? The unifcauon of Germany under a military des- olism Could not be for Lhe re of Kurope, (Hear, war.) It coud not last, aud the time, be thought, Would speeuny come wuen it would be swept away. He dud regret the conduct of her Majesiy’s govern- ment that they should have veen inahurry to hail the new-vorn empire of Germany and that they could not say one kind word to France, THE REVUBLIC THR ONLY GOVERNMENT FOR FRANCE, he should have liked to nave seen her er goveruinent make sume recogniuon of the French Tepublic, (Hear, hear.) He was convinced that ‘that Was the ouiy system Of government that could Preval tor good in that country. He was not singu- lar 1m thal opinion, for M, iers, the greatest Statesman in France, bad said distinctly that it was the princip.e of government which divided his coun- try the least. SAVAGE WAYS OF GERMAN WARFARE. There were three circumstances connected with this war which showed (he savage way in which it hau been carried on as regarded Germany. ‘fiese were authentic, Here was an order of tue day of Prince Frederick Charles in December iast, which Was posted up in Somme:—“Exert ail your activity; Marca and parcel out the property of the enemy; exterminate this nurde of brigands which they call ‘the French army; the world cannot rest m peace so long as the Freuch people survive.” PRUSSIAN TYRANNY. Here was another order signed by the King of Prussia himselt, It referred to A'sace and Lorraine, which bad been taken captive in war, buthad never been legally aitached to Germany. Tue order was dated the 4st) of vecember and posted up in Stras- bourg. ‘Ihe royal order sald that whoever joined the army ot France should be subject tu coutiscation Ol bis property apd banisnment for ten years, and that whoever Was absent for more than eight days Would be deemed to have incurred these penalties. Would the House credit it that unis order applied to 18,000 young Alsatians wno had joimed the French army 1n defence of their liberties ana rights? When the armistice was made he was on the frontiers of France and Switzerland. The King of Prussia had telegraphed to Berlin that an armistice had been concluded, and that it applied tu all armies in the field and on tae water. ANOTHER OUTRAGE, Would it be believed that after M. Favre had tele- Graphed that the armistice was to extend over the entire feild of war General manteuffel aciuaily at- tacked Bourbaki’s army anu drove it into Switzer- land? He (Sir Robert Peel) had been witness of what followed. He saw the FRENCH SOLDIERS PERISHING AMID THE MOUNTAINS OF THE JURA, and asked was it not Jameniable that under such circumstances such ap attack should bave taken placer He leit that her Majesty’s government was not following a po.icy in these matters such as this country should hold. He did not mean to say that We should fave rushed ite the war; but he knew that previous to its commencement bot Italy and Austria were g. epared to joim us in restraining France from declaring war against Prussia. He hoped that her Majes y’s government would recol- lect that tne world expected from them a different line of poiicy, ENGLAND LOSES CASTE IN EUROPE. We were most unpopular abroad. We had lost caste all over Europe; but the spirit of the country wus all the same, aud was ready to back up Its gov- ernment in any way the latter thought desirabie. Yes, he ventured to say that if there was need, that ir any enemy should attack this country—(loud cheers)—there would be a universal expression of tue national spirit for the national defence. But in return for such & demonstration they hai a right to demand, and they did demand, from the govern- ment that by its policy ana acts it should restore the country to that position which it so proudly held in the estimation of its own people and in the counclis of Europe. (Cheers.) An animated discussion followed, in which a num- ber of the prominent members of the House took part; but Mr. Herbert, having been satisfiea with the assurance made by Mr. Gladstone, withdrew his motion. A STRANGE STORY. “Please, Sir, Give Me Just One Penny ?— A Boy Tin Years of Age Sent Into the Street to Keep His Mother in Silks and Satins. Among the prisoners arraigned before Justice Cox, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday morning, during the discharge of the watch re. turns, was @ dirty, ragged little urchin, ten years of age, named William Houghton, whose hair presented the appearance of being a total stranger toa brush or comb. OficerStewart, of the Sixteenth precinct, appeared as complainant against the lad, and preferred a charge of vagrancy against him. The ofMicer stated that every night auring the inclement weather of the past Winter the youth had been seated in front of the Grand Opera House, on a_ stool, with @ small basket of hazelnuts, suspended to Which was @ large tin sign requesting the passers by to purchase the poor boy’s wares, as he was com- pelled to support an invalid mother, who had been cruelly deprived of her property in New Orleans, in 1863, by some parties, and turned into the streets to starve. Captain McDermott, surmising the lad was forced to sit there 1n order to support some party or parties in idleness, ordered officer Stewart to arrest him and convey him to the station house in order to ascertain his pedigree. The boy had been wel! drilled and refused to tell where he resided, or anything in reference to his domestic affairs. Yesterday morn- Ing, as the ofiicer was preferring his complaint, a rustling of siik was heard in the court room, and the torm of a tall, good looking female strode up in front of the Judge’s bench, and placing a small, delicate, white hand, which was ornamented with four Jarge, expensive gold rings, on the head of the shivering, ragged urchin, stated he was her child. The Judge looked astounded at be- holding the contrast before him, the mother being dressed in mink iurs, an expensive velvet sacque and other apparel to correspond. She pleaded to take her son home with her, but the Justice refused, and committed him to the care of the Commission: ers of Public Charities and Correction, where he will be furnished with a comfortable nome. As the boy was going down into tne prison the mother remarked that if her son was a foreigner he would soon be released, but as he was native born sie supposed he would have to suffer. This remark came very near costing her a trip to Blackwell's Island. Finding she could not prevail upon the Justice to return her her son, she produced a large rqll of greenbacks from her pocket and offered to a4 any price from $10 up to $100 if she could have er boy returned to her. THE SPECKLED BEAUTIES. 'y Among the Long Island Trout Ponds— New York Sportsmen Out for Fun—Thou- sands of Trout Taken with Hook and Line. ‘The first day of March brings to the lovers of piscatorial sport the greatest joy; and the manner in which New Yorkers appreciated the sport yesterday afforded conclusive testimony of their anxiety for the approach of the day when the law would not restrain ‘them from feasting their desires. The trains going east on Monday evening conveyed large numbers of the lovers of the speckled beauties to the various places where trout ponds avound, and the early, trains yesterday morning had many intent on a day's plea- sure with the book and line. Scarceiy a village on the south side of Long Isiand but can ooast of one or more trout ponds, and many natives are wholly given to the cultivation of trout. At Babylon, Islip, Cold Spring, South Oyster Bay and @ few other laces the streams and ponds were besieged by anx- lous visitors, and their luck was excellent. ‘The fsb seemed alinost starved, and nibbled at the numerous flies with avidity. Jt is estimated that last evening fully a thousand pounds of trout were shipped to this city. Those engaged in the propagation of trout say that they have ova for nearly a muilion fish, whico will mature in a few weeks. The most practical fishermen on the tsland say that every stream and pond can be made available for the propagation of trout, which will prove highly remunerative. The Queens county Supervisors have instracted their representatives at Albany to obtain the introduction of a clause in the game laws whereby those engaged in theculture of trout as a business can dispose of them as they see fit. For the ensuing five months there will be thousands of trout consumed by New Yorkers, and it 1s estimated that tere are 1,000 tons in the waters of the island. The boys in the grammar department of school No, 11, im West Seventeenth street, will have a punrtic reception to-morrow morning, at halt-past oD O'ClOCK. SMALLPOX STORIES. THE VICTIMS OF THE EPIDEMIC. Shivering Artists—A Frightful Price for Coal~ Transit to the Island—Inhuman Humanity. Now few of the many thousands tn this city of noble charities ever stop to think as they go about their ordinary vocations in robust health of the dreadful dependence of those attacked by disease, upon officials whose sensibilities have become dulled by continual contact with suffering! Worn by confinement and weakened by pain, the wretched invalid is shoved about trom one piece of mechan- ism to another until! he finds himself half dead upon the miserable pallet from which, perhaps, he may never rise of his own accord. From the hands of sympathizing and affectionate friends or relatives, whose touch 1s soft and kind, Who move about the room with nolseless step aud undisturbing motion, whose voice ts low and anxioua as they question the aillicted, who watch and wais on every symptom, good or bad, with a care that shows their DEBP, ABSORBING INTEREST, to the rude grip of method and unfeelingness, and, Worse than all, to the shattered nerve of the senst- tive, the hospital, the miserable subject whom the law obliges w become an object of public charity be- cause the hand 01 Providence hus visited him Wile its Beverest scourge, Lo Whom, perhaps, talking 18 am agony, 18 furced to teil ms name and whe be came from last, tae place of tus birth, how long he nas lived, aud account for himself ‘and his re higion sOwe three or four times before he is per- m.tted to stretch his tive f limbs upon the narrow bed amid a@ mu.titude of overs. From quite and solicitous atteation he is transferred to NUISH AND NEGLIGENCE, Here, at least, in the wards of the hospital, humant ig on @ level, Not meny days ago a young ant talented man, Whom wavy of tue best critics in New York had pronouuced brim ful of talent and one of the most promising artists in the city, caught opid, it 18 supposed, in his studio in the buildiug of the Young Men’s Christian Associauon, From the Statements of the other genuemen occupying studios in this vuliding it appears that, elther irom & desire ve economice the fuel or the wortniess- hess of the apparatus, thelr rooms are frequ_atiy without any heat. ‘To this cause and the entire ab- sence of warmth at night, in a house where several Jamuies and @ Lumber of young men live, they aire bute the death of Mr. Cousey last year, and the illness which has just ended so Jamentabiy on Black- well’s Island. On their frequent remonstrance with the proper official of the aessociation tuvy were solaced in a CHRISTIAN (?) SPIRIT with the cheering reflection ‘thai the world was full of ior ary and when death came they would all be ended.’ Adolphe Vogt, whose death was noticed in the HERALD of yes.erday, lived in a buarding house op Madison avenue, Where ue received tbe Kin :est treat- ment. His physician, wio is severely censured by the friends of tue deceased for inattentioa—having deserted him, they declare, from Wednesday morn- img until Thursday night, and chen only coming when he was sent for, notwithstuuding the symptoms of varioloid were evident—becommg convinced the disease had attacced nim, tuformed an oficer ef the Board of Health, who had him removed to Beilevue Hospital; from there he was sent to Blacxweil’s Island, where he died a few days ago of congestion of the brain, His uncie, Mr. Bouner, weat to see him on Jast Monday Week; and the latter on his return, saw tne siuail- pox boat urrive at the island, when ne witnessed, he says (and he 18 prepared to muke ailidavit to we facts), a -ceue that MADE HIS BLOOD RUN COLD and shiver in his veins. They brought & man over in this canvas-covered conveyance in his bare feet, aud without any other covering on him than his night clothes. On the landing of the boat there was no one to receive hun and tne deck bands: reiused to touch him or come near him, and woud have nothing to do witn him, so that im im this condition the poor fellow, Covered wuh the Virus, Was compelied to walk Unrouch the snow and slush up to tue hospital alone. Ou the lollowing Friday this gentleman says he saw a Woman brought over lor whom no preparation had been made. There was Leitner stretcher nor attendance of any Kind to receive her, aud the men who brougat her across DUMPED THE UNFORTUNATE CREATURE on the ground and iett her there. The officers of the Board of Heaith assert they have novaing to do With the patient aiter putting him tu Bellevue Hos- pital On seeing that the case 1s a proper one they take it in charge trom the attend- ing physician, convey it to Bellevue, when their control ends. fhe warden at the Mospitat then receives the patient and retains coatrol of him until ne is placed in the boat for transit 9 the Island. The matter now rests between the ofilciais on the boat and those at the Island, and it is to be hoped they can satisiy the public these are excep- tional cases. THE GREAT EXCITEMENT in the minds of the people at the present time with regard to smal!pox is not likely to be calmed by this tréatment of the sutierers by the disease or the officials, who should certainly show another kind of humanity for the money they receive from ‘the City of Charities.” 0 ARD OF HEALTH. The East Side Dumping Grounds-Kaue & Ryan Again Ater a Permit—Dr. Morrky’ Statement of Contagious Discases—Smail- Pox on the Increase. The Board of Health met yesterday at their rooms in the Central Office. Present, Messrs. Manterre, Barr, Ceccarini, Smith, Malialy and Carnochan, The Sanitary Committee, to whom wus referred the petition of Messrs. Kane & Ryau for permission to dump manure on the vacant lots at the foot of East Forty-fifth, Forty-sixtn and Forty-seventh streets, and the petitions and REMONSTRANCES in relation to the same, reported as follows:— (—That the premises used by Kane & Ryan for dump ing manure are also used by them for the storaze of manure und in preparing it for the market. The latter process in- volves the decomposition of the straw and coarser parts of the manure, and during: this process tne manure is {re- quently atirred, turned and exposed 10 the action of the at- ere, Second-—That these large accumulations of manure, cularly during the process of preparing for the market, give Off gases of the most offensive character, which pervade and corrupt the air of the nelxhboring districts, enter the dwell- ings of the people aud make them—especially the crowded tenements of the poor—almost uninhabitable. Third—That these oifenstve odors are detrimental to life and health. Pure air ja an essential element of human ex- istence, and it is the universal opinion of the medicat pro- fession that the odors arising from tue decomponition of animal and vegetable matter impair the health and shorten the lives of the people. Many cases of fever ure directly attributed by competent pb: decomposing manure, while among children—are ‘aggravated by the impurities atmosphere resulting from thia cause. Your committee, therefore, recommend that a permit be not granted to Kane & Ryan, or to any other party or par- ties, to dump manure upon vacant lots !n or near tae built up portions of this city. Your committee also beg leave to submit, as their opl- jon— First—That it is possible and practicable to remove, daily, trom this city all the manure that is produced. Even during the most inclement weather of the winter season there ts rarely @ day that steamers and tuzboats do not leave the wharves of the city in the regular course of buainess, and the winds und, tites promptly move the ice from the ‘slips and from the Eaat and North rivera. ‘Serond—That, although dealers in manure may not be able to pay so high a price for that articie, if compelled to remove it daily from tae city limits, there ie abundant evidence thas the business will so adjust itself that the manure will nut ac- cumulate in the stables, ‘Third—That no workingmen will be deprived of employ- ment by the refusal of this Board to grant permits to vai manure on this island, except the men who are engaged 1m stirring and turning manure, inasmneb as there will be the same number of carts and men required in removing ma- nure trom the stables to the boats. Your committee also recommend that measures be taken to cause the immedinte removal of ali manure now stored or deposited at this place and to re nt any future deposits in or near the built-up portions of this city of this offensive material, Mr. MULLALY moved that the whole matter be laid over until there should be @ full meeting of the Board, and that a permit be granted the petitioners tocontinue DUMPING UPON THE PREMISES in question until some definite action be taken oy the Board. This motion was lost, Messrs. Smith, Manterre and Ceccariui voung in the negative. Shortly after a motion to rescind was made by Mr. MULLALY and carried, after which he again moved that a permit ve granted the applicants, stating that the Board’ were unjustly discriminating against these parties. This mouon, however, mes the same fate of its predecessor. A motion was then made io adopt the rena put this also failed. The report of the Sanitary Inspector, which re- commended that in view of the approaching warm weather ni ‘THE STREETS BE CLEANED every day, was then read; aiter which Mr. Mullaly again moved that a permit be granted Messra. Kane & Ryan, and backed his resolution with a speech of three or four minutes’ duration, ae which Again accused the Board of showing partiality. Like ail the others this resolution was lost, when Mr. Mullaly gave up the job. The report of jorris of the number of CONTAGIOUS DISEASES reported Paring the pat week shows nine cases of typhoid fever, two of relapsing fever, seventy-four of scarlet fever, filty-two of smallpox, ninety-two of measles and fifteen of diphtheria. The number of cases of smallpox reported last week was thirty-four, against fifty-two the present week. ‘The Cuddy OCoterie assembled in force last evening at Irving Hall, The handsome Alderman, after whom the organization is named, was present in (peted and in the flesh, and received the cengratu- ations ef his aed friends with his usuat becom- ing modesty. lonel Funk had all the mw arrangements provided te make the agair ‘and that {twas so can be fuliv sustatued by anyoody ‘Who was present,