The New York Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1871, Page 3

a r “@charity, but prompted by a feeling of generous | Banks Balks the Crities of the Washington Treaty. TRUMBULL _ TRIUMPHAN The Senatorial Caucus Decidss to Refer His Anti-Administration Charges to the Retrenchment Committee. Congratulating the New Attorney General. The New York National Banks In- | “nocent of “Locking Up.” Wasuinaron, Deo. 15, 1871, Private Bill Day in tho House—The Ap- Proprintion for the New Chicago Post @mMce—The Treaty of Washington and Its | Expenses. Friday being the day set apart for private legisi tion several bills tor special pensions were reported | fom the Committee on Pension: and passed during ‘the morning hour. ‘My, Garfield, from the Committee on Appropria- ons, reported a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase a site for the erection of the public butidings burned at Chicago, and appro- priating $4,000,000 therefor. This bill provoked some discusmon, being opposed by Mr. Randal), of Peunsyivanis, and Mr. Hoiman, of Indiana, who "were apxlous to economize and prevent tue cor- ruption which had been practised in the ercc- tion of the Post OmMco buildings in New York and Boston, Mr. Dawes defended the bili, and suggested to the gentleman from Pennsylvania that he must have got the Court House in New York and the Tammany frauds, which had cor- Fupted the whole atmosphere of that city, strangely mixed with the pubitc buildings in tne course of | construction. Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, spoke | ‘warwlv in favor of the appropriation, and thought it | should be not only made, but made quickly, not as | justice. Mr. Swann, of Maryland, rose’ above | party considerations when he remembered | the dire calamity which had opevullen the great city of the West. We believed that every doliar would be used in reproducing the Dubiic buildings destroyed. Mr. Hoiman tailed to restore party discipline, and then Mr. Voorhees, of Indiana, the silver-toned orator, espoused the cause @f thestricken city. He said, although living in ‘another State, nls constituenis almost {eit the heat of the fro, and proceeded 0 plead for the uel asked for by the bil. The bill passed, rere ating $4,000,000 for the site and buildings, being ene milion less than Mr, Farweli’s orginal biil getiea for, {* After the dispoggl of a private bil, presented oy Mr. Poland, of Vermont, Mr. Banks Obtained the oor and called up the Geneva Conlerence Appro- wration bill. He explained that the diecussion de- sired by some gentlemgn on tia fiers Of thd ques Gone involyed inthe Treaty of Washington would T come when the commi:tce reported to the House the necessary measures tor enforcing wach provisions of the treaty as required legislation, This proposition was accepted and acted upon by the opposition and the House passed the Appropria- ton bill without further delay. A Dill to cover a deficiency caused by the defaica- on Of Mr, Macartney, the ceceasca Superintendent @ the vai Bi Department, was also passed, afer wh! louse adjourned tll Monday morn- ing. The Geneva Quarter of a Million—Flank Movement by Banke to Cat Of Debate—The Beentorial Caacus—What the Retren ment Committee Are to Inquire Into—Th Repablican Opposition Developed. The expectation which was on liptée over the anticipated ope! of the debate in the House upon ‘the lasted bent of the Washington Treaty oi yointed to-day by the diplomacy of General Banks, Quite a number of anxious ones, including Minister Thornton, were on the floor of the House, or ewarming in the cloak rooms. When the House ‘went 1Dt0 Committee of the Whole on’ sundry ap- propriation bills, of which that needed for the Geneva Conference was first in order, the Chalr- man of the Committce on Foreign Affairs, with all the aignifead suayity for which he Ys renowned, sald that he understood several gen- tlemen desired to discuss the questions appertaining tothe provisions of the treaty itself, but he knew Bo One Who desired to oppose an appropriation for te Conterence expenses, He therefore suggested that the aiscussion be postponed, and promised that the Committee on Foreign Affairs would soon afford such an opportunity. It 1s the understand- ing that op Monday noxta bill to enforce the arti- cles relative to the fisheries and approprint- img $100,000 for the needed expenses will be reported. Tho explanation was satisfactory to the members, republicans and democrats, who are prepared to enter their more or less sweeping Criticiems of this vaunted work of the administra- fiom, and, with the concurrent expectation of friend ‘and foe, ihe Geneva quarter of a million dollars was ananimously passed. ‘The political importance of this discussion will mot be readily overrated. Its bearing on the near future is best appreciated by remembering the fact tbat the decision of the Geneva arbitrators will be given to the American public about the month of September next, being the beginning of the last haif of the Presidential campaign, Article 7 of the treaty declares that the decision of tne tribunal shall be made, if possible, within three months after whe close of the arguments, which will be about the midale of June next, In the coming de- Date the whole opposing effort will turn, as tar as the Confederate cruisers are concerned, on the @ffort to establish the belie! that the loose wording of the treaty will enable Great Britain to overreach ‘us in most of the points for which we #o strenaousiy | Leste ae j ger taken Jabored before the Joint High Commission con- vened, The opponents of the treaty will strive to fasten on the pubic mind their opinions in this respect, and therefrom proceeu to shape anti-administration politics, It is expected that General Butler will lead in the debate, in the mew shape the question has assumed, and the re- ult, as it is anticipated by the democrats, will goa Jong Way to alienate the New England republicans from the support of the administration, the demoo- racy have more faith in their success in this mat- ter than on any other, and they believe, if they can Gemonatrate that the Treaty of Washington is a practical failure, the way for success against Grant ill be opened. But this ig not the only question ‘op which the bitter fight promises to be carried, ‘The Senate was all the week the scene of a flerce contest, and uneasiness and restlessness are visible on all fides, The Senate retrenchment debate is regarded as telling severely against the executive patty in ana out of that body. Messrs Trum- bal, Soburz, Tipton and company gained & substantial victory to-day i the repubil- can caucus, ‘The session of this party Star Obamber was jong and more than animated. after ® good deal of discusston, in which Mr. Conkling took the icading, lundest and angriest part in opposition to the reform investigators, the compromise was hit upon of accepting the major portion of Mr, Trumbull's original resolutions as instructions to the new stauding committee, and appointing the weightiest and most Fesponsibie friends of the administration as mem- bers of the committee itself, The Senators selected were Messrs, Buckingham, Pratt, Howe, Horian, Pool and Stewart, republicans, and Mr. Bemabayard as ine democratic member, The com- position of the committee jis as peculiar ag the @uchre practice of Ab Sin, According tothe de- aislon Of tha aannne tha commyttes ms ordered to i NEW YORK HEKALD, SATURDAY, quire into the expenditures in all branches ot the service Of tne United States, and report whether any and what oMces ought to be abolished; whether any and what salaries and allowances ought © be reduced; what are the methods of procuring accountability iy public offices or agenta, in the care and disbursement of public moneys; whether any officers or agents or other persons have been employed or are employed in the public service without authority of law or un- necessarily, and, generally, how, and to what ex- tent, the expenses of the service of the country may and ought to be curtailed, Messrs. Conkling, Chandler, Nye and other senators, not usually anxious for the prerogatives of the Honse, were, in the caucus, suddeniy sinitten with a desire not to have even the edge of its garment ruffed by infrmgement thereon. It was objected that the House alone lias tne constitutional right to originate revenue bills, and the instructions thus proposed to be given would lead, quite likely, to the committees reporting bills that might ve 0 regarded, It was still further objected that the House had already taken appropriate action in the di- rection indicated by these instructions, having revi- vitied the committees originally formed for just such duties, and the attompt of the Senate was inoppor- tune, and, after the fair, otner Senators objected that investigations of this character might lead to Im. peachment,. The Honse, as the grand Inquest, was the proper body w make investigations, while the Senate, which was the constitutional tribunal, was, and ought to be, inhibited, by equity at least, trom conducting them. The most siguificant thing about the instructions Was tne refusql to allow the committee to consider the Civil Service quesion, Mr. Trumbull having asked that they be required to examine into and report on providing for ‘withdrawing the public | Service from being used as an instrument of politi- cal or party patronage.” The vote againat striking out this provision was as follows:—Fenton, Ferry, of Connecticut; Hill, Lewis, Logan, Patterson, Robert- son, Schurz, Spencer, Sumner, Tipton, Trambuil, West and Wilson. This isthe entire anti-adminis- tration strength amocg the repubiican Seyators at the present time, Coartesies to © New Attorney Genvral, Ex-Senator Williams. This evening a large number of gentlemen from the Pacific coast, including members of Congress, calied on Hon. George H. Williams, the recently appointed Attorney General, at his hotel, Mr. Cla- gett, delegate from Montana, made a brief address, in which he stated that they had come to render their congratulations. Mr. Gornam, Secretary of the Senate, said he was sure the repudiicans of the Pacific coast rejoiced heartily at the appoint ment, Colonel McKibben followed, and said he was equally sure that some democrats, himself among the number, were not less gratified. Delegate Jones, of Wyoming, said the great West as well as the Pacific coast was highly pleased with the ap- pointment of a gentleman who so thoroughiy unuer- stood their interests, Mr. Williams responded as follows:— GENTLEMEN—Atlow me to make my acknowledg- ments to the expressions of Kindness just made, and to say that I feet highly complimented by your presence this evening. I perceive that most, of you reside upon the Paciiic coast, and I ovre- sume that by this meeting you intend to signily your satisfaction that one ot your citizens hus been calied to a placo in President Grant's Cab- met. Laccept the position with difidence, but to the best of my ry eon rtaccy its duties a0 a3 $0 pro) e tr Lares A Qi the country an: ese PRR pon ts present bSministration. All the abilities and energies which 7% pa I shall devote w fhe enforcement of wu laws and the suppression of violence, disorder an crime, rome git veer it Pua, concern that Whe I Anf placed at the heail of the Department of Justice in this government so lar aa the Jurisdiction of that department may ensed without fear or bs bits mad aekeiee in we clamornow le about official delinquencies in federal oitice, but so far “4 we exposure and prosecution of such delinquencies devolye upon the Depart. ment of Justice, no part issnconsiderations will bi weight, aud no pains will be spared to bring the guilty to speedy and oondi punishment, 1 deeply regret that In some portions of the countr; @ spirit of lawlessness seems to prevall. { wil favor every Consideration of kinduvess to in- duce obeaience to the laws, but if no other means will answer, then Iam for using the whole power of the country in the most vigorous and effecuve manuer to crush out every conspiracy against the peace of socley ani the safety of the wnoffending cllizens, Goveramerts were primarily estabits! to protect the Weak against the atrong, and if fails te perform its tunctions in that kell has oor claim upon the support an respec! a Jo) nity of its citizens, 1am amazed that any con- silerable numbers of persons in the couatry at this time should engage 1p acts of violence and aisor- der, for there 18 Mothing to be ined = and ugh be lost in that way. fe without Fatoty B person und property, and society without et pnd peace are com. paratively of little Vatuél bat at Sus Fasslons of hatred ahd revenge are allowed to overcome these Considerations, tnen it becomes the plain duty of the govérnment to interpose witn its strong arm to subdue and repress those ions. No one, in the light of recent events in New York and else. where, can take office now and escape the vigilant eye or the people, aud nothing but active and up- right aevotion to duty will ys peral agtaraction. 1 sball struggle vo meet the a lemhahd, a8 ‘Well as to meet the expectation of my friends, with how much of success time and events will deter- mine. ve t! VW or #9 be the sag Cabinet om- mi the ‘aciic Mornia, Ne- yoyon and ie TTertitortde of the far West now onsider themselves recognized represented im every branch of the government, I feel o pride in their growth and development, and I shall not Sb ge in my new office, where my home is, or what I nave learned of their wants and Interests by a residence of twenty-seven years on the sunset side of the Mis- Bissippi River. Ido not aifect indilference to party because I have been elected to office, belong to the repubiican partty; I believe in its principles and politics; I have a profound conviction that its asceudancy for some time to come is necessary to the preservation of peace and the enforcement of law, and, sabordinate to my official ee everything that I can, reasonably and honorably, Bali earnestly do to secure its triumph at the next Presidential election. I thank you, gentlemen, for ‘this pleasant interview. The speech was applauded, and after Mr. Wil- jilams had been congratulated by the company in the shaking of hands he invited them to partake of refreshments. Toasts were drank to the Attorney General, to the administration and to Mr. Wil- Meme’ graceful and accomplished wife, and the company separated evidently much pleased with the proceedings. General W. H. HB. Terreil, Third Assistant Post- master General, was this evening elected President of the Indiana Club of this city, Tue New York National Banks and Artificial Scarchty of Money. The Secretary of the Treasury to-day submitted to the House of Representatives the following let- ter irom Comptroller Hulburd, dated Decemoer 1b I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the resvlution of the House of Representatives request ing the Secretary of the Treasury to ascertain whether any of the banks in the ctiy of New York o ler the banking system of the United Staves are im any-way concerned or interested in promoting aly artificial scarcity of money, with our endorsement requesting me to furnish the in- formation, calied for at the earliest practicable moment. In compilance with this request I have to siate in| Daving been in New York on the 12th, 13th 14th =inst., and in communication with leading bank officers of that city. I saw nothing and \heard nothing to indicate that any one of ‘the national banks were or in ted im any attempt to create any stringency in the money market, and furthermore, Ihave to state that yesterday, alter the substance of the Houve resolution nad been tel hea tome in New York, 1 made diligent y in various quarters where iniormation was likely to be Obtaine!, and became satisfied that none of the national banks were implicated, or sus- pected of being implicated, in any effort to produce any artificial gency in the money market. The “Ping” Tobacco Lsterest in Distress, A great many letters have been received at the office of the Internal Revenue within a very recent date from manufacturers of plug tobacco, requesting Commissioner Douglas to urge upon Congress and the Committee of Ways and Means eany and define action concerning the tax on tobacco, It 18 stated that the present agitation ‘upon that subject is extremely disastrous to the in- terests of the “plug” manufacturers, ana that unless something definite be reached within a very short tme the business of many of them will be entirely prostraced. A letter from a prominent internal rev- enue oMcial in Virginia mentions that great dis- tress to this interest ts already apparent, and that, a8 @ consequence, te government may lose heavily in the revenues On acconnt of that staple, The Railroads and the Internal Taxes. Lyman Bimore and Mr. Charles kK. Pike, ex- Solicitor of Iaternal Revenue, appeared before the Senate Finance Committee to-day, and argued at Jength the question of Nability of railroads, banks and inshrance odémpanies to pay an internal revenue tay on the dividends declared and the interest paki during the lest five months of 1870, The act of Congress to relation to thia matter has been differ- ently construed by the Internal Revenue Office and tne Treasury Department, Deputy Commicstouer of Internal Revenue. James M. Ray, of Indianapolis, a gentleman of ‘Wealth, nas accepted the position of Third Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue, vice Josiah Given, resigned. This completes the list of appoint- ments inthe Treasury Department occasioned by the resignation and death of bureau officers. 4 Defaulter’s Agents Paying Up. The Treasury Department to-day received a check from Faut, Washington & Co., bankers, of this city, for between ten and eleven thousand dollars, that sum being the unexpended balance in their hands of moneys received from Seth Johnson, the Treasury defauiter, for speculation in bonds, Dtsputed Elections. The House Committee on Elections to-day heard oral argument in the case of Cessna ve. Benjamin F. Meyers, of Pennsylvania, and on Monday will consider the case of McKenzie vs, Braxton, of Vir- ginia, Consular Agent from the Oronge Free State. | J. H. Riley bas been recognized by the President as Consul General for the Orange fre State, South Africa, Tnis gentieman is known as a Washington correspondent, and bas but recently returned from the diamond fleids in South Africa. ‘ FORT YZ-SESOND CONGRESS. Second Session, HOUSE OF REPREJENTATIVES., WasnINaTon, Dec, 15, 1871, Mr. Dawgs, (rep.) of Mags., introduced a joint resolution donating cannon for a solaters’ monu- ment in Pittsfleid, Mass, Passed, DOCUMENTARY DEADHBADISM, Mr, Snapp, (rep.) of ill, offered a resolution Instructing the Committee on Public Expenditures | to report the expense to the government of print Ing, binding, folding and delivering to the members 01 Congress what are called public documents; aleo the cost of transportation of the same, and report @ bill to abolish the printing aud transportation of such documents, or that, if private, they be sent at the expense of the members, the whole scheme being fraught with great and totally unnecessary ex pense to the government. Referred to the Com- mittee on Public Expenditures. ‘The SPEAKER then proceeded to call the commit. tees for bills and reports 0! a private character, and many such were presented and disposed of. i: Mr. SLOCUM, \dem.) of N, Y., presented a petition | of the merchants of New York and Boston for a re- | duction o: the duty on rice. UNITED STATES BUILDINGS FOR CHICAGO, Mr, GARFIELD, (rep.) Of Onio, trom the Committee | Qu Appropriations, reported @ bill authorizing the | Secretary of the ‘Treasury to purchase, at private | sale or by condempation, the remainder of the | square of ground on wiich the Post Ofice building, in Chicago, recently stood and not now owned by the government, and if the same caunot be procured at @ reasonable price, then to purchase some other square not more thau two squares distant from that | locality, and to proceed to have erected thereon a fireproof building, for the accommodation of the | Custom House, Sub-Treasury, Post Ottice, United | States Courts and Pension ava Internal feyenue | offices. ‘The bill appropriates $2,000,000, and pro- vides that the total cost of the site 'and buiiding shall not exceed $4,000,000, He explained the fea- ‘sures of the biil, and advocated 118 prompt passage. DECEMBER 16, 1871.—TKIPLE SHEET. apd In reference to Chicago ur any other might ju hal nis B more, where nor to yA 00,00 saa ore been ernment build! ex! for ‘appro- priation would have the of stimulal and encouraging the of Ol thelr efforts to rebutid their city. He asked ‘wietner any gentleman could divest if of bis natural sympathy in looking on the desolation it upon icago. te hoped that members would divest themseives of all party feeling on this question, and aid in bringing back that once great city to her an- Clent prosperity, _, Mr. RANDALL complamed that an attempt had been made tochauge the issue, which was simply one as to the amount to be expended. He had been ; taunted with new-born zeal, but no Jater than yes- terday there nad been seen in the Senate an attempt to screen the administration. ‘The SPEAKER called Mr, Randall to order, remind- ing him that tt was not in order to refer to what took place in the Senate, Mr. RANDALL remarked that there was no dispo- sition shown by the republican party in the House to ferret out trand and corruption in the gaminis- tion. Where, he asked, was there aman on the publican side wio had the conrage, the Integrity, the honesty of Charles O'Conor or Samuel J, Tilden, who had routed out wrongdoers in the city of New York, even at the hasard of the defeat of , their own party? Mr. HOLvAN argued that the thing was more of & matter of precedent than anything else, and he was opposed Lo establishing the precedent of making such a large Appropriation, whieh would lead other Cities to look lor like liverality, Strong arguments were made in support of the four million appropriation by Messrs. Voorhees, (dem.) of Tnd.; Banks, (rep. ) of Mass.; Garficld, (rep.) Of Onto, and Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., Mr. GaR- FIRLD saying that the ition of Messrs. Randall and Holman reminded hin of @ statute passed by the Legisiature of Massachusetts authorizmg the establishment of @ “hie wale” twelve miles west- ward irom the town oi Salem, and closing with tne sentence, “which 18 provably as far in the West as @ road will ever be needed,” ‘The amendments were voted down, and the bill wees it came from the Committee on Appro- The House then went into Committce of the Whole, Mr. Wheeler, (rep.) of N. Y., in the chair, @ud passed the two bills reported trom the Commit- tee on Foreign Affairs making appropriations to pay the expenses to carry out the I'reaty of Washington. The House also passed the pill appropriating $23,000 to meet the deticiency caused by the defalca- Vins of F, A. Macartney, the late disbursing clerk of the Post Oitice Deparment. The House, then, at three o’clock, adjourned until Monday, THE SPANISH WAR CLOUD, {From the Washington correspondence of the Even- ing Post.) ASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 1871. Grave apprehensions are entertained in oftictal circles that our government cannot longer honor- ably avoid serious complications wich Spain, result- ing from the breaking of often-repeated pledges by the Spanish government as to the policy to be pur- sued in Cuba, It 1s intimated to-dav in high official circles that @ crisis 1 our diplomatic relations with Spain has arrived, and that unless there is a great change in temper displayed by those who direct the Cuban policy im their communications to our government ® war between the two countries is likely to ensue, Secretary Fish is known, however, to entertain the belief that by careful management of the question it 18 possible to prevent an open coufilct, but the President and certain members of the Senate Com- mittee of Foreign Relations do not take such a hopeful view of the situation, and as a consequence there is a feeling of uneasiness among prominent politicians, A leading member of the Senate Foreign Rela- tions Committee has expressed the opinion that war at the present time would result m this country’s obtaining possession of not only Cuba, but St. Domingo and the adjacent islands. ‘This story comes to your correspondent go directly and from such 4 source that he gives 1t more credence than can usually be attached to reports of this Mr. RANDALL, (dem.) of Pa., moved to sinke out that part of the bill which limits the selection of the site to within two squares of the locality of the Qld Posy ONige, He thougnt that such limitation woula place thé goveramynt 10 the power 0! areal oun SOmbinasTon. ir, PLAi‘t, (rep.) of Va,, spoke against the amend- fhsak and explained that even With the proposed imitation the government would still bave twenty- jour squares to select from, 80 that there was novbing to be feared from any such combination. = At HOLMAN, em.) of Ina,, moved to reduce the total cost to two millions, © Tt cee. Mr. PLaTr opposed that amendment and ré- ferred to the fact that the Post Office buildings in | New York ana Koston were to cost three millones e and to Only the Post Oi ang baited States Courts, Mr. RANDALL advocated Mr. Holman’s amend- meat, — ‘that eeeeee ae reeaaas nee allowance for u site and ght the ; Situsion fo the New York aud Boston Fost Umoes | rather unt vecause by corruption and a | expenditure of the pablic money, ana by | ne enlargement of the origina: pians, Lhe building in New York was likely to cost the government ten Tuilitons insvead of three. Mr. KELLY, (rep.) of Pa., dissentea enurely - from the views of his colleague, and believed that the people Oi Pniiadelppia would assent from them; they would rejoice in a liberal appro- priation for Cnicago, and that the goverument | ahould put up a building there that wouid be a mon- umentin all ume to come of the fre which had desolated that city. The goverament could guard against fraud in the expenditure of the money there as it could where else, except, perhaps, in New York, wiere the Tammany leaders had go corrupted the whole atmosphere that HONESTY WAS ALMOST 1 IBLE In any deparsuient in war iy. He was willing to vote for four milions for Chicago, aid oaly - gretted that the amenament had veen reduced from five millions—the amendment recommended by the vommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Mr. RANDALL reminded his colleague that the question was not one of charity at ail. Mr. KeLLey replied that be was not asking chart ty; he was only asking that the government should Gent with a generous justice to a stricken people; bined was all, There was no Charity in the proposi- on. Mr, RANDALL—That waz the line of the gentie- man’ . Mr. MAMSHALL, (dem.) of Ill, said inat as & mem- ber of tie Committee on Appropriauions he nad given his assent to the bill. He protested that neither Chicago nor lilinois asked any appropria- tion on account of charity. Ciicago—a great city, one of the finest on the continent, the most rapidly growing city on ihe face of the earth—had been des- Olated and laid in ashes, The government had in- portant interests there, it haa no custom house, no court house, no post onice, nO puolic building there, and it was the duty of the government to furnish proper accommodations for the transaction oi its business. Mr. HoLMaN modified the amendment 80 as to make the total amount $3,000,000. Mr. FARNSWORTH, (rep.) Of Ji, opposed the amendment and advocated the larger appropriation, The proposed building was lo accommodate the Post Ontice, Custom House, Courts, Sub-Treasury and internal revenue business, Whereas the New York building Was only for the Post Oifice and Courts. The government had a Custom House buildin; New York which had cost $1,200,000, and there had already been expended on the Post Office, which hud not got beyond the first floor, nearly two milion doliara The building would, probably in the end cosc over $6,000,000, Whereas the building proposed to be erected in Chicago for all the govern- ment offices was only to coat 34,000,000, He did not stand there aoe, charity for Chicago. Chicago | ‘was stiil great io its in its ilfe, It was msing irom its ashes, and would snow that it would in @ few years require a building of the extent proposed tor the transaction of the public business, Mr. Dawes said be desired to disabuse the bill of any prejudice growiag out of the public buildings in New York, He believed that the bill should. stand upon its own merits, As to the New York Post Office costlag $10,000,000— Mr, RANDALL said he meant ten millions for both the New York and Boston Post Ofices, THINGS GRITING MIXED. Mr. Dawes regretted the gentieman did not | always say What he meant. If it was necessary to drag the Boston Custom House into the discussion he was ea, wihillug. That Custom House nad never been enlarged w nair’s breadth, nor had a dollar bee expended on it beyond the limitation put on vie origina: bill. The gentleman's new-born ; geal inregard to corruption had jed to confusion in his mind and to mistake what he was talking about. It was the New York Court House that he was thinking aboot that had cost ten millions; and he regretied that the new ole the gentieman (Mr. Ranaal)) was attempting nad Jed him into confusion. Mr. KaNDALL—The United States Courts are to be accommodated in the Post Ofice building. Mr. Dawes—Do your talking in your own time. (Laugoter,) Mr. RaNDALL—I will correct the gentleman's statements whenever I can, in or out of my time, Mr. Dawss—fhe Bostou Court House has no more connection with this subject than the New rleans Custom House, which is @ grand demonstration of the zeal and economy which the gentleman’s political associates | are accustomed to illustrate in their lives and votes, The cost of the New York Post Office was itmited to $5,000,000, and the enlargement to which the gentle. man reiers !s under ground. when they came to lay the foundation it was found that they had to sink it U feet before they could get a solid foundation, and Congress appropriated $900,000 more to finish up that underground work, which gives one-third = additional —_ room, ‘That is the enlargement, and $3,8,0,00) 1s the iimitas | tion of the entire cost, It would never exceed that uniess those who now control the Treasury ot the United States shall pass out of power and that desolation, as it has been great | naracier, GOVER ‘OR HOFFMAN. His Position Defined—He Has Faith in the Democratic Party. ALBANY, Dee, 15, 1871. Itseems to be the general impression among politicians and their affinities in and about the Capital that there was a great deal of weight prop- erly to be attached to the story of an evening paper nm New York that Govetnor Hofman was about to abandon the democratic party as a defunct organt- zauon, Perbapé in the minds of many the wish for such action on the pert of Mr. Hoffman was father to the thought, The Governor him- self was out of town during the early portion of the week, and returned on Wednesday evening only in answer to the urgent request of the committee of the International, who came up from New York to Tequest mis prefection of their right to parade in funeral procession. Ynce here thls matter of the parade occupied his attention, and till the present moment it was impvussibie to learn from him any- thing which would be satisfactory to the peop) Jarge in regard to bis real position, In an interview with His Excellency yesterday afternoon he stated to your correspondent that he ha’ been very much amused by the appear ance of the statements in question, and had hitherto con- sidered them 60 little seriously as to deem it un- necessary to contradict them. He had, he said, been unable to detect any symptoms of an early demise of the Gemocratic party. If 1t was dead ne did oot recugnize the corpse. Seriously, he had (aia % tne Principles of the party and no fear of its dis- integration. = - Late last evenin, Leama bate met it Governor, Comptroller Nichols and Senat>, rop{ Th pete box at the theatre wuers Sapphd was per- foiiing, ahd thé douversation recurring, the Governor stated Ne was prepated to meet with Mr. Greeley. or any one ¢lse, uyon a platform of reform in the civil eervice, of the ‘supremacy of the civil over the military power, and a basis of economicar adininistration of the government. ‘This, he said, covered the whole grouad. THE ROBBER’S LAST FiGHS. One of the Robbers of the Southern Express Company, After Attewpiing to Blow Que the Beains of His Capior, Fell Overboard and was Drowned. CatRo, Ii., Dec. 15, 1871. One of the men arrested in the Indian Territory recently by Detective Pinkerton, on a charge of being connected with the recent robberies of the Southern Express Company in Tennessee, made a daring attempt to escape this morning from the steamer lilinois while under way between here and Colum bus, Ky., but fell overboard and lost his life the name of the express robber was Hhliyard Far- rington, allas Clark. Clark asked Pinkerton to go out on the guard as he had something to tell him. No sooner bad wey reacbea the guard than Clark, though teavily ironed, snatched Piukerton’s re- | volver trom his belt, cocked tt aud presented it | at Pinkerton’s head, sayig, “1 lave you now.’ Pinkerton called his comrade, Connel., who, spring- | img to his side, knocked up fhe pistol as it was dis- | charged, the ball grazin, inkerton’s temple. | desperate struggic ensued, during which Clark feil overboard, passing under the wheel, and sunk. is supposed the Weel struck him; atall events he never rose again. Barton, Clark’s accomplice, had made a@ full con- kul Pinkerton jor revenge. Barton was lodged tn Jail in Unton City, brother of Hillyard, was captured to-day at Farn- | jugton, lll, aiter @ terrible straggle, and will be | brought to Tennessee for trial. These brothers are noturious horse thieves and murderers, and the Southern Express Company has, for over two months, had from tweuly to lorty detectives on their track. AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY. Arrest of a New York Forger on a Large | Scale—Vonvention of the Bar Association of the State. Louisvitve, Dec. 15, 1871. George McDonald, alias J, W, Sweet, alias Sam Brown, Was arrested here to-day on suspicion of committing forgery. In his trunk were found a large quantity of letter heads and envelopes of the Third | National Bank of New York; various kinds of inks, | pens, &c.; ® large check book of the Stare National Bank of New Orleans; also letters trom the National Bank of the Republic of New York to Sam Brown, of | in the attempt. A despatcn irom Memphis says | AL It, feasiun, and Ulark, Knowing this, had attempted to | It 18 reported this evening that Levi Farrington, | | WINTERNATIONALE. PREPARATIONS FOR THE PARADE | JHE LINE OF MARCH UNCHANGED, | A Letter from Mr. Bauks on the Merits of the Society. Wilkes on Situation. George the ‘The paraue of the Internationalists, which 18 to come off to-morrow, gave a great many people who are not of the ordera great deal to taik about yesterday. There is no doubting the fact that the great majority of the people are strongly in favor of the procession’s taking piace, but their leaning toward the Internationals seemed to proceed more from the opposition to the parade tne authorities had made than from any particular feeling of ad- miration the general ran of the public has for tne men who have determined to commemorate the death of Rossel by a funeral pageant, It is pretty | certain that there is a very large class of persons in { the community who do not look upon THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PARADE | With any degree of favor; but they are | not of that particular class who are ever ready to make a disturbance, So it may be safely concluded that, despite whatever feeling the over straightlaced portion of the com- munity may have as to the propriety of the proces sion on Sunday, the paravers nave nothing to fear | from active, or rather, violent opposition. Indeed, itis more than probable, juaging from present cir- cumstances, that the procession will be tenfold greater than it would have been last Sunday had the police authorities not made fools of tnemselves by tying vo put @ stop to THE CONSTITUTIONAL WALK in the streets the Internationals had made up their } mind to take, and thus what might have been avery traordinary one, simply because four men had not the good sense enough to derive profit from the | bitter lesson they were taught last July in the case | of the Orangemen. could ve adduced than that all day yester- gaged in answering letters addressed to them from their sympathies, requested to nave a place assigned to them in the procession. It is quite possible, if all the societies and organizations, civil as well as seml-military, which have expressed their intention prove as good as their word, the parade will number many thousands, However, there are those who pretend to know of what they affirm who con- tend that there is no feature about the parade | which may lead to disorder of a very serious kind, | if the men who have the arrangemeuats for ihe well- being of the display in charge do hot exercise tne most wonderful care and tact, and that 1s that the parade Is FREE TO EVERYBODY. In other words, the parties who have taken #pon themselves the onerous task of the head ceutreships Nave extended an iavitation to the pablic at large to join in the tramp through the streets, Those who ‘@pprebend disorder and possible rioting from this circu! ince have their fears on the idea that societics of men who desire nothing better than an opportunity to create a public row can, ee jenged, join the parade and carry what- ever kin motos a lease; (or hs cospeined. cle the uit. Whi rhgyouals who are getting up aba Pt ry BROOK NO INTERFERENCE with the right of anybody who desires to join | the procession carrying whatever banver | a whatever mind of uniform he see ft. it is said that the police eu ides are not a littie nervous on this point, and that the force will be put upon their guard, fo that they may know when and where to put squeicher On any party or parties who may ve pi | Jecting plaus to get ito the parade for the pur- | pose of exciting sectional feelings and giving in- Bult by Offensive banner mottoes to other classes tn the community. It is but just in this connection to that the Internationals claim that nothing will sald or done on Sunday that will give offence to anybody who does not sympathize eg lp mig a cat's} we ‘ol the pa ots tg “s ERALD reporter had a convérsation with Mr. Banks yesterday on the subject of the parade, and he stat that the line of march wouid be Precisely ihe same as that adopted for last Sunday, snd that no deviation whatever would be made from the general plans c 7) how the parade was to be conducted, The réporiér ha @ conversation also with a@ member of tue so-called Feaeral Council last evening, and the member, who | is considerable of gu enthusiast, remarked in refer- } erence to the propriety of clanging the line of | march on accouni of so. MANY CHURCUES p8iNG ON THE ROUTE, that “it was ne. cine thult of the internationals i oa nad been built on the streets through which they were to pass.’ “But,” satd the reporter, ‘the people who go to these churches inay complain if tholr services are interrupted by the music of the bands’? “rnat can be eastly prevented,’’ said the member. “How?” queried the reporter. “Let those particular people be vout at the morulug services an afternoon services.” Tue reporter thought this was rather a summary way of putting an end to the complamts of the ehurch-goers and pursued bis inquiries no jurther, The headquariers of the society, No. 68 Grand street, Was the scene of considerabie bustle and contusion last evening, ‘The Commu of Arrange. meuts held a long session, and a goudly bumper of | the members were on hand, and reports from the articularly de- not go to the | various committees were bemg constantly re- | | ceived, There was every now and then a sharp talk on the propriety of adopting this, that and the | other plan for the dividing of the sections daring | the parade, out the discussions were of no great moment, even when they extended to topics ont Oi the range of the committee's jurisdiction, | were many of the members who had an idea tuut | all soris of international subjects could be dissected at a committee meeting as well asin “Federal Council; but they were made to see things In thelr proper ligt im the Jong Tun without doing any damaxe, The main business done was arranging the preliminaries for the parade, and sending qut Istructions to the various sections as to the part and places they were to have in the procession. Mr. Banks and most of the members beiore and after (he meeting busied themselves in making up @ large batch of correspondence to be sent to-mor- tow to the various organizations which mteud to | turn out with the processionists. The following ietter was handed tothe HBRALD reporter as he was leaving the meeting :— 70 Tu Eniton or rae HeRaLn:— ‘You would do justice tothe International Workingmen’s ‘Association by inserting in your paper that people v ations, regardiess of sex, color or re.igion, cordially, iavived, to. jon wih ts Ie "our thneral | procession on Sunday next, and to join with us in | our section and become ‘members. 1 can assure them that, no matter bow sensitive they may be In reference to religion or position in life, in the Inter- national Workingmen's Association aloné cah their convic- | tions be fully respected. _ The poorer they are the er the reception will be, as the Internationals consider man accord- ing to his moral worth and not to his weaith. Asa testimony of the freedom of conscience among the members of our association 1 refer to the fact that Kossel wasn Vrotestaut, Bourgeoise a Catholic, and Cremieux a Jew. Kespect(uliy, THEO. He BANKS. According to the estimates already made the members Of the ‘Federal Council” set the number of the actual paraders at 10, OF course, as everybody 13 invited to join the parade, there Will be hundreds who will tramp along tn crowds tor the fun of the thing, and thus swell the uumber tim mensely, B32 OUTRAGE ON TUE WORKINGNEN OF NEW YORK. Advice for Their Direction On Sunday. {By George Wilkes.—From the Spirit of the Times of Thursday, December 14.) There are no tyranis so arbitrary, so dangerous and at the same time so contemptibie as those who have bad characters to redeem. The action of the Police Commissioners im forbidding the working Buffalo, in ye to deposits, ac. McDonald had two companions here, giving the names of. Hunt and T. Walker, who aisappearea last Sunday, and are now supposed to be in New York. Hunt's real name is supposed to ve Bridge- well, and Walker is supposed to be luis son. The | power fall into the nands of those who rather preach than practice, SYMPATHY NOT CHARITY. Mr. SWANN, seem of ‘Ma., expressed hia regret that an attempt had been made to make this a party question, He approached it wivhout reference to party. He approached it for the purpose of doing justice to a stricken community, which had been yisitel by & Calamity wunpre- cedented in the history o1 the country. The gentieman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Ramdail) had said that this was nota question of charity, He (Mr. Swann) did not approach it as @ question of charity; but ne did approach it as a question of sympathy. His own judgment was that every dollar the four millions would be juired to erect a build hess necessiiles of ‘Would comport with the character and trade of that great city. He did not advocate aay parties came fromthe South, where they had been operating weouany: i A convéeution of the members of the Kentucky Bar, 10 atrange for the revision of the code and tne | establishment of an intermediate Court between the Court of Appeals and the Circult Court, assembled | here to-day, and organized with the Hon. R. K. Willtams, ex-Judge of the Court of Appeals, as chair- man, Committees were apvointed, to whom a number of resolutions were referred, aiter which the Convention adjourned unui to-morrow. LATEST EUROPEAN MARKETS. LivERPooL PRopvor Manket.—LiveRroor, Dec, b— vening.—Common rosin, 18s, a 13s. 6d. per owt. ; fine rosin, TVERPOOL ok oy MARKRT,—Lrvenroot, Deo. ven im, 378, 6d, he ib ymigdien ven men of New York to march ta funeral procession on Sunday last, to testity their sympathy for the French martyrs who recently died for repuvlican liberty iu Paris, 1s the latest proof im point, We will venture to say that such a piece of arrogant presumption, such a daring invasion of popular rights, would not ve ventared in any of the countries of Western Europe; and it certainly would not have been undertaken here, except by men so bewildered by pubiic chas- tisement that they feel obliged constantly to xeramble for the recovery of 4 little estimation ‘With that portion of the community who have them by the colt: When some of the leaders of the Internationale came to our office on Saturday last and informed us that their imtended funeral procession in memory of Rossel. Ferré, and others of the mur- derea chiefs of the Commune had been forbidden to take place the rext day, we couid hardly realize that their impressions cowl’! be true. When they asked us our adyice we inquired if they nad time yet left 10 carry out the meditated forms of their solemnity, Being answered 10 the Dewalive and uaformed at Whe small affair will have been made im the end an ex- | No better evidence of this fact | day the committee of arrangements were busily en- | | trades unions of all kinds, who, while extending ; | | of vpeing on hand to do honor to the occasion | banners, with whatever kina of | here | game time that a distingaished lawyer had declared they had been iy restrained, we (ook thé Mberty of saying we were @ better juwyer in this matier than he and advised them io hold the funeral on Sinday next. We further advised the di to draw a protest against this action of the Commissioners of Police and to say, in the course of such protest, tual so singular | and unprecedented was the proliviiion that tey were forced to the Conviction that the Commissioners had misunderstoo! tietr Dose, and refused rather the contribution oF escort than to permit the funeral iteel | being the only conclusion they could | Would respectfully abstain 0 . Thar this me to, they m requesting the | Commissioners to disturb any of their own religious scruples by ci ape A an escort, and would selves proceed with the funeral next Sand escorted xolely by those public sympathies which always follow that reiigious rite in all Lue civilized } Countries of the world, We remarked, sitcr eae | this aavice, chat there could be no ov.ection to this | Couree, as there was no prontiition out agatist Sunday, the i7th, adding that the latermediate time would enat and acted upon it vy the possponement and protest Which the puoiic kn we ig There were two or three Internatoaal ass: ch however, whieo nad met apart trom the main meeting of the work- ipgmen on Saturday night, whose members, nob being apprized of the postponement, went in small numbers to the sqnare appoint in front of Cooper Lustitute, ve rq under che oo that fae ceremony would take place. The police, who were present in strong force, peremptory summoned tiese oarties to disperse, Most of the men obeyed, b bolder spirits, poiniing at @ iuneral proceasion, neaded by music and banners, which was then pass. ing unchalicoged along @ neighboriny street, re- | fused to obey, whereupon siX oF Lhem were pounced ; upon and carried of to prison. The remainder, terrified by thas rough exampie, thereupon dis- ersed. In the mortuing, the capturea six having been kept in prison ali night, were brought vefore the sitting magistrate, and af. once discburged for Want of any evidence agaist them, |; It is aidicuic to use temperate ianguage in speak. | ing of ums ontwage. It 1s such a ue (as we Have said ny | before as would not have been attempted in any other country claiming to be free, and was ony ven- tured here because the workinzmen, trom thelr Jong habit of submission to tnsult, and of allowing ; Mhemselves to be moulded and Knocked avout by ; Mere party politi 10 ve poor, spiritiess slaves, ret home or with anew element; or, rather, with a newer in- | spiratio; of the labor element than ever they have seen before; and when they Were again coulronted | by its representatives, on ‘Tues lay last, with the de- | manu as to what part they (the Commun: stoners) in- tend to play ou Sunday vext, they whited ana hesitated and dodged, aud had vo reply to make. They suddenly teit themselves awed by a new reve | lation, and were busily cogitating how they mght ; crawl out of tneir diiemma. ahey were no longer in the presence of tne men who had been represented by clumps of ciphers in election re- turns, and whom they bad been in the habit of clab- | bing into line when the proud lords ot West Point ee thelr rattling cavairy passed by; they stood con~- ronted by ihe awakeno! manhood and worthiness of tbe community, and dropped thelr eyes beiore them. We have one word to say to the workingmen In | this connection. ‘This is their opportunity, | them turn out next Sunday to @ man, and join the ranks of those who offer this tender mortuary | Mite to the patriots who have just yleided up their lives for liberty, Let thein not question within their minds whether those who organize the tribute are Cominunists or Internationals or demo- crats; let them simply recognize the fact that they and their followers were last Sunday ordered off the streets from a procession which would Lave beem obseqatously escurted by these parasite Commis- stoners 1n honor of the worthless Prince of Wates, simply because the mourners of the French martyrs were poor workingmen. Let them make this 0 common cause, The lMght which will soon break | from all portions of the firmament, will Justify their action. If they need counsel as to the legality of such pro- cedure we can give it. The police are the lawsul guardians of the city; but they may not construe them authority so as to interfere with the natural Tights of the people. 1019 @Matural right to walk the streets, molestung po one; it 18 a presumption of law that a funeral procession never meditates to break the peace. There no board of ofiicers under our charter armed with authority to forbid us to go abroad on Sunday, alone or in procession, elther with white nats on our heads or with statis in our hands, or in any owner decent iashion; or yet in fanerai procession and with music, provided the custom ot the city grants that latter privilege to others, If, however, the Commissioners can show that a particular pub- lic demonstration ts likely tu give such offence to vurbulent portion of the community as to provoke a Not, or, to come to the point, if they can show that the special funeral under consideration would huve that effect, their authority to prevent it woud inhere, But they make no such evidence, They simply assume that it would offend the chur! a ople and disturb the equanimity of the iasi } Fifth avenue Sunday promenade. Botn of these pre- tentions are Lect w! fahiey 3 and false. We will au swer for the consent of the charch-goers, being of that class ourself; and as for the perfumed, silken swarm ) who chipper their love exercises every Sunday noon ‘ between the Reservoir and Madison square we will also cheerfully engage that they will be most happy “| to have thelr solemn walk relieved by the sight of o ‘perch this sngues spectacte from some convenient } Without regard to these doves or their oon- venience, or to the objections of reltgious bigets, or to the workinen’s own argument that sunday is | their most convenient day, or to anything but their own inherent right, we again urge the work! ‘ classes to make Common cause against this insul | a oul to a wan, Hi SANUS pend se this, their lawful privilege en masse, and ifthere is to be a riot or @ breach of the | peace let the Commistoners be the ones to make | it. There are three ways of repealing laws. One | method is by act of Legisiavure trot sentatives of the peopie; another is b, prolongeu refusal of the people to observe a law that is not suited to them, and this metuod results in inaking a law obsolete; and the third 1s the mghs and practice of immediate resistance to jaws which the people deem aubv.rsive of their liberties. These last two methods are rights of re~ peal which the pet ie reserve to themselves; and the, other is couimonly known as the right of revolution, The tirst of the last two 18 too slow jor the present. juncture; but the second would be suited to 1t if the Cominissioners of the city of New York siiould bey Msolent and insane enough to attempt to deay the: workingmea of New York the right to noid the | peacein! solemnity they meditate on Suiday nest. Ve advise no revolution; we advocate no violenc ad, least o! all, on the part of the police; but we | gay ‘to the, workingmen of New York that they have ‘a right to hold their funeral festival ou sanday | next, or on auy other Sunday, and bid them to bear in mind that there 1s no process by which hall @ community can be taken by the cour. We say to them again that this is their opportunit., and the Motto of the hour 1s, “Awake! urise, or be forever - | fallen Smt \ | Views of Commissioners Smith and Sfianterr | The two Police Commissioners who voted against the rescindmg of the resolution prohibiting tne | International parade have made ie following | explanation of their vote:— We oppose the res inding or modification of the } Fesolution oi the Board, adopted December 8, 1871, | Prohibiting the contemplated parade of the inter- | Dational societies on the Sabbath, and directing the | Superintendent to take measures to prevent the same, for the following reasons:— First—The resolation was unanimousiy adopted | (four Commissioners being present) after careful leliberation, and there is now no evidence that the | Board, in prohibiting the parade, had erred as to j the law on the subect or ther duties mM the premises, Second—The Board ts eapectally enjomed by law | to enforce every law relating vo the observance of } Sunday and to protect religious meetings from dis | turbance, and in the enforcement of wit 'n laws the | rights of all citizeys, wilnout distinction, are pro | tected and preserved, | . Taird—Because we beileve, in common witha | large majority of the community, that the Sabbaln ' js an Institution of divine orign, and that 16 nilion and observance of such by the people ts the foundation of whatever ts elevating and honorable In the history of our country, . Fourth-—DBecause the e have a right to ex- pect.and to demand of the Commissioners, as con- servators of the pablic peace and in the mterest or law and order, so to execu‘e the laws im relation to the Sabbuth that the Commonwealth shail receive no detriment. HENRY SMITH. BENJAMIN F. MANIERRE, DECEMBER 14, 1971. PACKER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. The first soirce given by the class of 1971-2 was held last evening in the house of the Institute, | m Juralemon street, Brooklyn, The young ladies | of the Institute appeared in all the girlish beauty of matdenhood and handsome toilets. Among the more meritorions of the performances on | the programme by the young laaies were the iano = duet —=—**Pelisario” —_ (Donizetti), by isses «=6Spangier and Canfield; the “Bird Song,” by Miss Avery; the piano | solo, “Tarentelle,? vy Miss Marta Series; Beetno- ven’s “Moonlight Sonata,” by Miss Spangier; Ros- ; aini’s chorus, “The Birds Awakening,” Dy Misses | Bowen, Bates, Hilis and Avery, and Offendaeh’s | solo. “Je Craing Leur Fureur,” by Miss Mower, In the course of the evening Donizetti's duet, “Dans ce Palais,” was splendidly sung by Miss, Harriet Clarke and Mr, [x @. Gottschalk. Clarence Wallace (son of the late gifted composer also played a nocturne and magurka of ins father’s | composition, The performance was under the di- rection of Mrs, Vineent Wallace and Miss Clarke, | and reflects the highest credit on their edorts Light retreshments were served, and the guests | took their ieave about eleven o'clock, . FURTHER IMPORTATION OF SMALLPOX. Hauirax, N, 8, Dec, 1, 1871, The schooner Laura A. Vodd, of and from @iou- cester for Newfoundiand, arrived at Cape Canso on the llth, Captain Malady 18 sick of smallpox. The } Vessel 1s quarantined, with the captain on board, | Wao, th proper attendance, is doing weil, 1! vo Deon Dut ashore and inolateu: 5: