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4 CONGRESS. The Labor Question in the House. Paraceas and Platitudes by Al Parties. LONG AND UNFINISHED DEBATE Sumner After the One-Term Principle— More Sixteenth Amendments— The Public Schools—The Con- trol of the Telegraphs. The Retrenchment Commission Laden with References. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 1871, Mr. HAMLIN, (rep.) of Me., reported a bill to pay D. V. Allen & Co. tor carrying the overland mail $21,543, and moved its immediate consideration; but Mr. EDMUNDS objected, and it went over. THE CHICAGO UNITED STATES BUILDINGS. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., reported the House bill appropriating four millions for tne construction of publte buildings at Chicago, and asked its immedt- ate consideration. Mr. CHANDLER, (Tep.) Of Mich., thought the ap- propriation a very large one, and would like to have the necessity for it thorouguly demonstratea before voting for it. Mr. MORRILL, Of Vt., sald the committee were satisfied that it was necessary, in order to erect first class buildings. Mr. CARPENTER, (rep.) Of Wis., sald he had re- celved letters from friends in Chicago complaining that there was a movement on foot to change the location of the government buildings there; and that this bill would favor that design by leaving the location of the buildings optional with the Secre- tary of the Treasury. Mr. TRUMBULL, (Tep.) Of Iil., sald that that pro- vision was designed to protect the government Zalst extortion. rhe ir. CARPENTER had another objection to the bill—tnat it seemed to adwit that tne United States government could not take lands for public pur- poses without the consent of a Swate Legislature. Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) Of N. Y., sald he had infor- mation that already speculation in lots adjacent to what was supposed to be the new site contemplated for the building was going on, He was informed, too, that four-tiths of the owners of the square ad- joining the property already owned by the govern- Ment were willing to sell, and in view of that fact he thought the bill ought to provide for the erection of the building on that site. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., assured the Senate that there was no invention on the part of the Secre- tary of the Treasury Lo sele >t a new site, Mr. Logan, (rep.) of lll., confirmed Mr. Trambuli‘s Statement that the option given the Secretary of the ‘Treasury was intended to protect tue government from extortion, and not with a view to changing the location of the butidiugs, He know that the people of Chicago wishe the building to be erected ‘On the old site, and i he believed that there was any probability of a change he would vote against that provision in the bill, ‘The bill was then passed. THB PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Mr. STEWART, (rep.) Of Nev., oifered the following joint resolution, proposing ao amendment to the constitution to be known as tne sixteenth. :— Sucrion 1.—There shall be maintained in each State or Territory a system 01 iree common schools, but neither the United States, State, Territory or municipal corporauon sali aid im the support o1 any «cl wherein the pecauar tenets of any de- Dominatioa shall be aught. SEO. 2—Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Reterred w the Commuttee on the Judiciary. THE ONE-TERM PRINOIPLE. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., gave notice that at an eariy day he would offer a joint resolution -P- viding tuat no person who has once held the office of President shall noid the same a second ume. TOE SPAMSH DIFFICULTY. Mr. Sctrunz, (rep.) Of Mo., then Offered the follow- ing, Which was adopted:— Resolved, That the President be requested, if In bis opinion be not Incompatible with the ‘public interest, ‘Communicate 10 the Senate what questions ith yw out of whe affairs of Cul ce erase erie’ the’ jurteaiction of tus Cisisas Goss? mission, now 10 session, are at present pending. Also the instructions to our uaval commanders in Cuoan waters for tbe purposes stated in the President's M and also whelnerany and wuat attacks ou the lives and property of American citizens and the dignity of the fiag bave occurred to make it appear that the Jatier are now in greater danger than before such instructions were issued, INTERNAL REVENUE SALARIES, Mr. Scort, (rep.) of Pa., irom tne Committee on Finance, reported a substitute tor the bill declara- tory of the act of July 14, i8i0, to reduce internal taxes and for other purposes, The supstitute pro- vides that all taxes upon ¢ivideuds, interest and undivided profits herevofore assessed or collected trom the corporations mentioned in section fittee! of said act for the ume between August 1, 1870, an January 1, 1871, shall be rewi.ted or refunded, but this provision shall not apply to sundry taxes assessed or collected for that part of the year 1370 prior to August 1. Mr. SHEKMAN, (rep.) Of Onio, from the Finance Committee, reported a subsutute for the bill fx! salaries of the Kegister aud Second Comptrolier the Treasury. ‘fhe subsuutute establishes # upliorm satary of $4,500 eacufor the Assistant Secretaries, Compirollers, Auitors, Register, Commissioner of Customs and Supervising Arcutiect of the Treasur’ Deparunent; the Assistant Postmasters General, 01 tue Post: Unie Department, and Commissioner of te Land Ofice, Commussiuner of Pensions aud Commissioner of Indian Adairs, Mr. SHERMAN, frum the Finance Committee, re- Dorted adversely, and the Senate postpoued indeil- nately, the bili providing for the employment of an Jnvernal Keyenue police jorce im every coliecuon district, Buls were introduced and referred as follows:— GOLD GAMBLING. By Mr, EpMusps, (rep.) 01 Vt,—To puntsh stock gambling by puvlic ollicers and for other purposes, 1 prouivits ail persons employed in tue treasury Department, or in the collection or disbasement of The revenue as a disbursing officer, clerk or agent, in any department oi the public service, from being engaged or concerned in the buylug or selling of coin, government securilies or siock Of any de» scription, under peauty of @ fine uot exceeding $10,000, Or imprisonment not exceeding ten years, or bot, In the «discretion Of tne Court. rersons who aid or assist government employés in such speculaions are made liavie Lo ball the above-men- uoned penalties, aud inivruers, leading to conyvic- tion of offenders under the loregoing provisions, are to receive $600 each, Kelerreu to Judiciary. BUYING THE TELRGKAPH LINES, Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) Of Mich., olered a resolu- tuon to refer g0 mucu of the President's Message as relates to the telegrapiic sysvew vu/ the United states to the Committee ou Coumerce, aud argued ln favor of the resolution. 1u ius opinion the time had come when the relauons of tue leiegraphic system to the commerce of tay country ought lo receive the care- Jul attention of Congress. the telegraph was an instrument of commerce then Congress had power over it under the provision authorizing it to regu. late commerce, ana be thought it was clear that it was to be tegarded mainly as an in- strument of commerce, because probably tiree- fourtus of the messages seut by telegraph were on commercial business. He contrasted the cheapness of telegraphing in Lurope with its expensiveness here, and said tual ope of the great advantages of the European sysiem Would be the breaking up of the oppressive MoLopoly kuoWD as the associated Press. But whie he tuought the government should coutrol the lelegraph lines be would not be willing to buy the existing times at the prices that tne com- panies would be likely to ask, because he under- Btood that tuere was a mucb larger proportion of Water tau money in their stock, and he was Opposed to paying high prices for water, He would, bowever, agree to pay the actual cost of construct- ie NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1871.—TKIPLE SHEET. adie by the tee _exvent in some cases to make the testimony more ‘re committee “Tad nothing 1G Blaiue shemselvos for, unless tt one th: Alter the taking of. the hed’ been’ come per wo ore the Teatmoar Ty was ven him. He 2 genitemaa with him from York, and hands, He went over tt all and m as he Calliornta end aces, drunk wine and driven vise horees, at the Tre fact was that actually spentia: taxtog testimony, Tue. trip naa ‘spel '. cost him (hr Paterson) § ‘aud ° charged the government Mr. THURMAN, (dem.) mittee, stated the comi it government one-eighth of his Mr. PAaTTeRsON contrasted expenditures of his commitice with Uhat of ramittes vn South- t January, 1871, while his committee du the whole five years Gf'its existence had spent only ir, SCOTT, Chairman of tae Committee on South. ern Ontrages, said that us principal outlay had been on account of witnesses. It had examined over six hundred witnesses. Mr. Scuvitz offered the iollowing as an adattton to the penil Tesvilution:—And also to inquire whether any cl for siorage or carti ve been or aro made by officers ui the Custom House or persons acting under the regulations of the Cus- ‘om House, which charges are nol authorized by law; Aud also whether presents have been acce, ted by oMicers of the Custom House irom other officers sub- ordinate to them or acting under their control, and whether the officers making such presents have been selected by pretereace to atiend to the dicharging of steamships; and also whether officers of the Cus- tom House connive at frauds in ing tne bag- ee of gers arriving 10 the port of New ‘kK; aud also whether articles of merchandise, While under the control of officers of the Custom House, have been abstracted, and whetner any such articles bave been returnea on application, and whether any oMcers of the Custom House have been Punished ior abstracting articles under their control; na also to what extent the practice of compro- mising with merchants deirauding or attempting to defraud the revenue has prevailed, and whether any and what pecuniary benefit nas been derived therefrom by the oilicers making such compromises. Mr. VoNKLING accepted the amendment. Mr. TIPTON, (rep.) of Neb., offered the follow! amendment:—Also, whether the oificers or employes of said Oustom House have used their influence to control ciuher of the two last State Couventious of the republican party of the State of New York, and whether assessments of money have been made to be used to contro! primaries, to secure delegates to State conventions or for other po.itical purposes, Mr. CONKLING accepted tis also, Mr. SHERMAN said he would vote for both the amendments, and he wished to cail the attention of the country to the tact that there was no difticul im getting any proper resolution of mquiry througi the Senate, Mr. BayaRD, (aem.) of Del., offered an amend- ment direcung the commitiee to mquire whether any of the officers in said Custom House have been or are being used as instruments of poutical or party patronage, Mr. CONKLING accepted this also, The resolution as amended was then adopted— Yeas, 67; nays, uone. A Message was recelved from the President trans- Mitttug tue report of the Civil Service Commission, A motion was made to print 10,000 extra copies, Relerred to the Committee on Printing. ST. DOMINGO, Mr, SUMNER moved to take up his resolution of- fered last March cualli on tae Secretary of the Navy for information about the namber of ships employed on the coast of St. Douingo since the be- ginning of the negottations for the acquisition of part of that island; and also as to the cost of send- ing and keeping them there; and he announced that, whenever this informacion should be obtained, he would move to reler 1t to the Committee on In- Vestigution and Retreuchment. (Laughter.) Mr, CONKLING objected, and the resolution went over. Mr. SUMNbR afterward offered it as a new resolu- tion, but Mr. Conkling again objected, and it went over. Mr. BLaIR, (dem.) of Mo,, offered a resolution, Which was aiegtens directing the Committee on In- vestigation and Retrenchment to inquire whether guy Minister of the Unived States m any foreigu country is engaged in any mining company, aud using his official position for the promotion of its iuterests, and, if so, whether bis doing so is com- patible with ‘nis duties ay such Minister, (Laughter) Mr. Poot, (rep.) of N. ©, at his own request, was excused from serving on the Comittee on Investi- gation aud Retrenchment. SWEARING IN, The resolution reported yesterday from the Com- mi.tee on Privileges and Elec:ions, deciariug Mr. Norwood, of Georgia, entitied to a seat in tne Senate, ‘Was agreed to, and le Was then sworn in, Mr. bouTT called up lis resolution directing the Sergeant-at-Arins to arrest Saunders, a reiractory Wituess Iu South Carolina, and it was passed. ‘The resolution direcucg the arrest of Uist and Camp, oi South Carolina, gave rise to discussion, and Without reaching a voie the Senate, at hall-past Unree o’ciock, went ito executive session, soon alter adjourued, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVSS. Bills were introduced and referred as follows :— By Mr. NBGLBY, (rep.) of Pa.—Repealing ail statutes which forfeit the pension of widows by reason of @ second marriage. by Mr. Leonakp Mysrs, (rep.) of Pa.—Fixiog the rate of internal tax on all kinds of manufactured tobacco at sixveen cents per pound, br. Mr. MERRICK, (dem.) of Md.—Regulating the mode of payment of customs dats and equalizing the value of Treasury noies, By Mr. RITCHIE, (dem.) of Md.—For the ascertain. ment and examination of claims for private prop- erty used or desiroyed by the United States army in the late war in the States mot pI med as in in- surrection. By Mr. STOWELL, (rep.) of Va.—For a pubito build- ‘at Danvitle, Va. sy Mr. MCINTYRE, remy of Ga.—To reimburse the city of Savannah for lhe improvement of the harbor of Savanuah, @0d making an appropriation for the Improvement Of the navigation of the Sa- vaonah River. By Mr. WHITELEY, (Tep.) Of Ga.—To extend the time within which applications may be made to refund the cotton tax. By Mr, Cox, (dem.) of N. Y.—Restricting the sale of public lands in Alabama, Mississippi, ee Arkansas and Florida; also, to extend the benelits of the Homestead act. By Mr. Axruvn, (dem.) of Ky.—For the destruction ot tobacco legally foricitea aud seized for fraud against the revenue laws. Mr. H. OPER, ps of Mass., from the Committee on Banking and Currency, reported resolutious in- structing that committee to @xauine into (he cases Of Uhe recent suspension of national banks, and to consider if auy additional legislation Is necessary to guard against auy such suspeusion in the future, Adopted. On motion of Mr. CoxGER, (rep.) of Mich., the Commitiee on Commerce was instructed to inquire invo the obstructions of the navigation of the Uuip- pewa River, Mr. DUEL, (cep.) of N. Y., presented a memorial of the Unondaga abd olner salt Companies in rela- t.on to the duty on salt. Mr. ELDRIDOR, (dem.) of Wis., offered resolutions calling on the Secretary of State for information as to the printing of the statement of the case of the United States for the use of the fribunel of Arbitra- ton at Geneva. Adopted, Mr. BINGHAM, (rep.) of Ohlo., intraduced a bill to incorporate the Loomis Aeriai Telegraph Company. Referred. Mr. VOORHEES, (dem.) of Ind., offered resolutions directing the Comutttee on Revolutionary Pensions to Inquire into the propriety of reporting a biil amending the act of the 14th of February, 1871 granting, pensions to the soldiers of the war of $12, by making it apply to ail who served for any pertos during that wur or the contemporaneous judian war, and to the widows of such soldiers, no matter when married. Adopted. ‘» Offered a resolution lug the ines, or even What it would cost to con- struct them now, but po more, Mr. HAMiIN, (rep.) of me., remarked that the whole suvject had aiready been very properly. re- ferred to the Committee On Post Oflices and Post Roads. Lf ine telegraph question was to be regarded ae within the province of the Committee on Com- merce because most of the messages sent were for com jal purposes, then the Pust Office Depart- ment also would come within the domain of that mittee, Devause must of bie letters seut through the mais related to cominerciai business. The reso- lution was laid over. TUR RETREXCHMENT RESOLUTION. Mr. CONKLING moved to lake up his resolution offered yesterday, directing the Committee on Ke- trencunient to inquire into the Obarges made by Mr. Schurz in reterence to the ‘General Order” business in the New York Custom House. Mr. ParrExson, (rep.) of N. H., said that this whole subject had been investigated bad no objection to further investigation. contrary, be believed it would be He wished, however, to say & Jew words about tie investigation by the ‘Commitice of which he fad been chairinan. The New York Pimes o1 Monday nad stated that the committoe heid @ hole-and-coruer investigation, ad mi diated ‘witnesses like a Tombs lawyer, and had made ® garvied and dishonest report. Now, sald Mr. Patterron, that statement is malig- nantly jalee trom beginning to eud, and it ts made, I betiéve, to throw sisut upon the committee, In order to lesson the force of their report, and for no other pul There was no manipulating pi witnesses. There was no garvling of testimony, Jt was an Lonest, straightiorward report from be- mnmng wend, There wa nuttung left out of the Cestimouy except surplusage aud there were no Mr. Peery, (dem.) of N. caliiug on the secretary of the Treasury for in- formation as to the amount of five-twenty bonds re- deemed in accordauce with the notice. Adopted. Mr. WELLS, (dem,) Of Mo., offered a resolution cailimg on the Postmaster General for information as to increased allowances for carrying mails on Toutes where steam is not employed. Adopted. Mr. KINSELLA, (dem.) of N. ¥., asked leave to offer a resolution directing the Commutiee on Public Expenaitures to investigate to the number of Tsons eng a8 cl lavorers, &c., in the New York Custom House and Navy Yard immedi ately preceding the late election in the Btate of New York, on whose recommendation they were ap- tuted, how long they were retained in service aud ‘oul What fund Wey were paid. Mr. SPgER, (rep.) of Ga., objected. THR LABOR QUESTION AGAIN. The House then took up Mr, Huar’s bill for the ap- Pointment of @ commission on the subject of ine Ww and hours of lavor, and of the division of Hy its between labor and capital in the United tates, Mr. Peror, (rep.) of Miss., chairman of the Com. mittee on Education and Labor, from which the bill ‘was reported, eudeavored to eflect some arrange. ment as to the devate, + Mr, Dawes, (rep.) of sted that tne Mass,, sugge: devate should Le Oxed fur Thursday bext, Which day had already been set apart for genersl discussion. Mr. FaKNS WORTH, (rep.) of Tih, objected to ex- by Mr. Peroe, such a8 “(hia side of "asif the Mouse was divided into party ranks on the subject. Several democratic members ex; Of having a full opporiunity to discuss the question. Finally Mr. PRROB gaye notice that he would Move the previous question at one o'clock to-mor- row. He was not prepared to say that any legisia- ton Was necessary on the iavor question, neither was he prepared to deny that great and general legisiation was required on the subject. He was convinced, however, that the jereptiqauot as pro- posed would do no good, He denied that there was any partisausmp in the question. He should bave thougit that the democrats in the flouse would be the last to ovject to the proposed investigation, fome aentiomen seemed to Wak that the bill ue tnpended Fd the Purpose of | suppers. x Bool veme! m invorest of the interuational Mockery, labor Tocwtien" le Unions and sirikes. ‘There Was no evidence in the bill that such @ desire existed, and he denied that there was such an jpsaten, on the part of 18 author, He represen a @gricuitural Jaborers, and it was in their tucerest that he aavocated the of the bill, He ad- Yocated in the iuterest o1 tne lavoring classes of the South. The war had 7 gapsin South- ern industry, and mi ~acres Of land were lying idic for the Want of labor. vown the Missis- Sippt Kiver there were nearly one hundred acres of virgin forest land for every acre of cultivated land. He wanted to attract enigrauts to that region, Mr. Perce’s ume having expired, Mr. CAMPBELL, {dem.) of Ohio, sugwested 2 substisute for the bill Providing fcr the appomtment ot a joint committee i Investigate the subject of the wages and houre of » €C., ANd as Lo the effect of the exi Tezuiatiug commerce, finance and currer ‘The SPRAKER ruled thet we pry) in es ir, STORM, (dem.) of. ean member of the Committee x Education ani *Laoor, advocated the passage of the bill, Le admitted tnac it was impoasibie tor Congress to Make laws luteriering 1D ‘the contracts between lwvor and 5 bub the investigation of the subject wou wrobably disclose 9 state of facts which would creat lc sentiment that would be corrective of many of the aouses of waich the laboring classes now com- plained, On this score Do was in favor o/ tue 1n- Vestigauon. For pungell Be needed no Lalormauon on the subject. The evils of which the industrial Classes of the country complained were patent 10 every one. They Were as clear as the nuouday sun. An investigation would snow that $2,#53,000,000 of property belonging to capitausis was exempt from taxation, and ober inierests were taxed to make up she deficit, it was snown that $21,000,000 was paid annually out of tne ‘Treasury to Dauking associations, a8 a mere bounty And graiuty, it was auowa that tae poor man now Paid upon his salt a tax of one hundred! aud tify: ve per cenit, OD his cutlery over ii(ty per cent, ou is clothing over sixty-iive per cent, and on his spade and sfovel over iorty-five per cent; while the rich man paid upon his diamonds, aces, gold rings, Wes / paintings and statuary a tax not excceding ten per cent, fo adjust tue Wrongs of the laboring men v eas Would Dave tv repeal every pet flauncial soneme ol tae party in power. Was not the national bauk scheme theirs? Was not the exemption of tae bonded debt irom taxation theirst Was not the present system of tari theirs? When these were repeated the repuolican party would be repealed and dissoived. Tne only onstacie in tats country to the interests of the masses Was Lie exisieuce of the Tepublicun party, and when it was removed a better order of things would reign, Mr, Cox next obtained the floor, He said:—Mr. Speaker, tais vill has had iis most urgent advocacy Tromj Pennsyivania and Massacauseits. It is singu- lar that these Sta.es have had inore of the largess and bounties of the provective system than any other, I will propose au amendinent in the interest Of the civil service that no party or political tufa- ence should control the appointinent of commission- ers, 1 aia as anxious as any one that there Should be @ vetier undersianding of lavor questions, It 1s a singular commentary that be- lore these monstrous stavuvory protective frauds there was little or no agitation among the working- meu, 1 see by the letter of Mr. Banks, i ao organ of the Internationals, that that body, 80 praised by the geotleman from Pennsyivania, stigmatizes as I do, those tariff! wrongs 80 Often eulogized here. Mr. Banks contevds that legisiation here has been tor the rich, that there is no way of defend- ing class against tyranmes and extor- uoners, robveries by the banking sysiem And railroad monopolies, so often upheld by we gouticman trom Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelley), and inat the systeul Of taxatioa, as in this clty—vy laying out streeig, £¢—i8 an unmitigated fraud on the poor @ud tue laboring man. ‘tne investigation as to wi and fours of lsbor 1s pertinent to federal jegisiation. We nave already passed laws as to these subjects, There 1s no inquiry so pertinent to te fair division of the joint profits of labor and capi- tal as the inquiry into the ‘commodities which pass through the Custom House and the consequeut edect Of exactions upon the materials of iaour. Tue Com. mittee of this House have reported on the revival of our shipping, so disasirously scuttied vy our bad legisiauiop. ‘ins, too, suould be investigated by Others than partisans. Would that suca a man as David R. Wells could be appointed on such a com- Mission, there would be little need of any colleague to present such ecouomic questions before the coua- try. There is not so muca necessity tor this bureau as there 1s Oi some action repealing the duties which 80 unequally disiribute the benefits and the burdens of the government. But tuning. that gives light on any topic of th kind I wilt weicome. 1am notafrald that this bill is an ea- croachment on our duties ag federal legisiators, I will take the bil as an earnest of @ better policy on even New England 1s pro- ready legislated about sirlkes and if this adininistra- jave alr juestionaole way, the powers of the iederal govern- ment, inc.Uding the military, to put down strike truly we Can inquire into the relations of labor an capital out of which these sirikes grow. While lam gressing. In @ very tion can bring Jealous 0: any appointments made by this adminis- tration, L will be giad to see intelligent investiga- tion from any quarter, or @ jolut committee with pangs represenied will best accomplish the ‘ony KERR 18 CARRFUT. Mr. Kerr, (dem.) of Ind., said that it was hig con- atant habit when & proposition was presented for his considerauongis & inember of Congress, to inquire: firs., whether it was warranted by tie constituiion; second, Whether it was right; lastly, whet it was expedient, If it laued wm the crucia: test o! its authoriy for its euaciment, bis mind instantiy assumed an attitude of hostilily, If it was proved to be neither right nor expedient, bis duty to ex- pose it became more imperatuve, When this bill Was sprung upon the souse the otuer day, the prompt response of his mind to those questions ‘was adverse tu the propriety of its eaactment. It had impressed Lim with the conviction that it in- Volvea @ gross eXcess Oi authority; Would create Unree new officers, at an expense Of $15,000 a year, With @ train of subordinate oilicers and other ex- penses; wouid provide more places for partisans and accomplish »o good for the people, and that WW Was in itgel! lasincere and hollow and chiefly intended by a false pretence to briage over the next Presi- dential election and mislead the discontented sons of toil into voting tne radical ticket 1a 1872, In these im ions he had been speedily confirmed by the conduct of its mover, Mr, Hoar, and of his col- Jeague, Mr. Dawes, voth of Whom had hastened with unbecoming zeal to give a mere partisan temper to 1ts discussion, and to attempt to manufacture very cheap party capital out of its poomeae by himself fn’ err) and the member from New York (Mr. oud), These attempts he characterized aa at once unworthy of those who mado them aud unjust toward himecif. They would fall to attain their object. The laboring men of the country WERE NOT GUDGEONS ; their instincts were manly and lawful; they were sagacious @ud mielligent, and they woud geenly comprehend the difereace between au empty prom: ise ana effective relief, After a careful considera- tion, be felt cont} by a sense of duty to oppose impossible for the wit of the ‘bill. It was simply man to it to any authority in Congress to iegis- Jate on the subjects emoraced in the vill, except on those three—commerce, finance and currency. It mocked the langnage and spirit of the vonstitution and of its framers and expounders, It assumed that Congress might regulate the hours of lavor or the standard rates of Wages and the division of the joint proits of lavor and capital, or the social conditions, or the educational institutions or the sanitary luterests of the people throughout the coun- try, or between man and man, accord to its own pieasure. Such a sweep of ju risdiction in the federal government would leave apsolutely nothing for the States or the peo- ple. All local governors would speedily become mere expensive sinecures. The power of Congress Would become as transcendant, absorbing aa - clusive as that ofthe British Parliament. Ir couid enact sumptuary laws, dictate the terms of private contracts, control the pursuits of the people, regu- late the relauons of domestic lite, of guardian and ward, OF MASTER AND SERVANT, OF MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE, of parent and child, and at length transform tne people into a nation oi feeble and helpless automa- ions, Tne people had no faith in commissions; they doubted their sincerity; they Kuew Mow apt they were to become mere instruments Of party, to be manipulated jor selish ends, to be controlled by capital and power, and become mere abject apolo- gists for the laws aud schemes by which the people are oppressed, and to be used to forge new manacies jor the limbs and energies of iavor. The guardian of ous of the most inveiligent advocates of the interests of labor bad recently compured the proposed labor bureau vo the Trojan horse, Which might be run wholly to the interests of capital and be made a most dan us engine. He (Kerr) was opposed to the whole system of political bureaux. They yene- rally had their origin in @ reatiess ocupidity for Wealth and power. They naturaily led to, it they Gid not directly foster, abuse and corruption. Capital needed no commission to investigate 116 interests or to protect {t against labor. fhe great evils, Injustice, wreguiarities and burdens under which labor toed and sudered weregnotorious and coniessed, They were apparent Ww ali Intelligent, impartial and unselfish men; no commission couid make them moreso, What iavor needed was ac tion—immediate, effective, practical actiou—on the pari of the government tor their relief, so tar ag Congress had power to grant the needed relief by legal enactments, ‘There need be no delay. The democratic minority in the House had at all times been ready and sincerely soilcitous to meet and fully dischaige their great duties, They had always struggied to secure the enactment of such laws as would effectually reform in the interests of lavor a cruel and oppressive vari and reduce the grinding ourdens of taxation; but in ail such efforts they had been met and defeated by the the working Classes that are oppressed by un. just and unequal discrimination, in tavor of capital nich their interests, rights and privileges lave subordinated to the non-producing ciasses. ‘The Lory i ths belief arises from the recent ag- on of PUNORMOUS WEALIT IN THR HANDS OF THE PEW, while the great of the re either inal gent or impoverian rity of condi. Uon 1s daily becoming pes Thus while they who Produce sora, are getting er those who Produce everything are geting Bowe ing. ‘This con- dition of the social organi: has virtually created @ wider discontent upon the part of those who natu feel themselves od, Now, In order to ascertain this tt of whe may be legilation, where 1s ine remedy? is well to seek out the evi, In my judgment wus = atated:—First, = to causes they Glass by which ed. power has been abled an undue Bud overshadowing the regulation of values; second, to an the of the govern- bear an unequal for its support; e: of the gacy, corrupts the re YY ta dronse * jon, goverament’s inc! of oficial tronage = and the creation of the ini revenue system; fourth, the paper money issued and circulated by ervment, wiich, belug depressed hances the price of the necess creating a cori x r the general favoritism by ‘tial those who have access to ai ¢ ‘ot the government. To these causes traced most Ol the evils.complained of, are of recent origin, having had no existence ten years ago, They are tne results of our present pubdilo policy, The legisiation of Congress and tne administration of the Lxecutive De,artmeat ure responsiole. The party in power have heid entire o_ cial control, Previous to the advent of the re- publican party the workiugmen were happy and rosperous; lanor received its just reward, aud held nh equal position with au others tn the favor of the overnment. Gold and silver were t! only ational curren duties levied on foreigo goods furnished the only source o! revenue; there was no pubic debt, no Class legisiation, no dis- crimmation in favor of capital agamst labor, no Jand vounties nor railroad subsidies, and Do Mammoth corporations upheld by oficial favor. And it ts only im the restoration of tne party to power which then governed that the workingmen of the couniry can find revel, Certainly these men andthe party whose policy has caused the evil oumpiained of cannot be relied on to afford a remedy, Mr. Dugg, (dem.) of West Va. suggested an amendinent to the bill, directing investigation, especialiy into what taxes, assessments, dues or Iuipoats are imposed, directly or indirectiy, by the laws of the United states on uny article used py tne working classes and Cor any raw materials which enter into the manulacture o! any such articies. Aiso what quaauity of tue pubitc lands which should have been preserved to furnish homes for thy peo- ple and to supply a fund jor the education of the Masses have been granted to corporauuns orzan- zed and controlled by and exclusively ior the bene- fit of a few wealthy individuals, Mr. SLocu, (dem.) of N. Y., suggested an amend- ment, naming the comaussioners us Horace H. Day, of New York; Richard F, Treveilick, of Michigan, and Alexander ‘'roup, of Connecticut, He spoke In favor of the proposed Investigation by persons nut selected on account of party or on account of devo- on to high tariff principles. He assumed that the advocates of the bil were sincere and really desired to asceriain what evils beset the path of the laboring man and what was tse best remedy for these evils. in his judgment a comumittee composed of representative mien Of the lavorers’ organization would be preier- able to # partisan comuussion, Messrs. Day, Trevellick aud Troup were representative men of the organizauon. I @ partisan commission was appowted a partisan report would be tue result, The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr, Keiley) had advocated the bill aud expressed the ueepest sympathy win the laboring ciasses, but af cailed upon for @ remedy he would un- douvtedly recommend an increase of tne duty on tron, Bessemer steel aad coal ‘ihe conan from Massachusetts would urge an increase of guty on cotton and woollen tavric3 and some iuctdental measure to increase the price of codfish, He claimed tiat the administration was responsibie for all the evils that exist, and that it Was a3 absurd to call upuD the administration to Appoint @ committee to point out tnese evils as it ‘Would be to call upon @ pitysician to hoid an taquest on the body of a patient who died througa his malpractice. He claimed that tlie lavoring men enjoyed many advant jo this country unknown to them im any other conutry on earth; bué he admitted that some eviis existed which cculd be remedied by Congres, Among these evils were many unaecessary Oillcers, great extrava- gance In expenditures and disnonesiy in vitice. He calied atvenuion parucalarly to the Southern states, to the frauds in the Custom House at New york au to various other trauds, These evils, he claimed, increased the cost of the necessaries o! 1ife auu tne taxes unposed upon the people, ‘Tne discussion was temporarily mterrupted by the message of the President in regard to civil ser- Vice reform, Which was read and reierred; and also by the Senate amendments to the vill for tue Cacao Custom House, which amendments were concurred in. ‘the discussion being resumed, Mr. TOWNSEND, (fep.) Of Pa., took the floor, and sald that the message just received wus a full aud effectual answer to the charges made by democratic members in regard to the supposed promigacy of the administration, It showed that the President's party was the pariy of reform, ana was endeavortag ‘tw seek out all insiances of maladministrauon. He was surprised that the pending vl should have created such alarm in the ranks of the democratic party. The bill terest of all, and in the of 3a Common humanity, He recognized the evils caused by high taxation, but he charged on the democratic party tne fall responsibility tor the war, for tne debt which it entailed and ior the consequent taxa- tion resulting thereirom. ‘ihe responsivility coud not be thrown oa te republican party, which was the pacty shat fostered aud encouraged labor. Mr. HAWLEY, (rep.) Of Ill, beueved it vo be the duty of Congress to adopt the pending bill or some other similar measure. Its expense would not be very great, and the siatistics and facts which it pro- vided for yathermg wight prove of the greatest Interest and importance. The lavoring classes con- stituted the Wealth and power of the conntry, and at tits time, Whea workingmen were banding to- gether everywhere for tue purpose of procuring their rigots from the lezisiative power, it was becoming that Cot snouK need = that Voice that Came to it irom all sections. He thougnt it would be wise for Congress ww provide fur the proposed commission. in reply to Mr. Wood he said that the republican parcy nad been from its foundation the iread of the lavormg man, He poiuted to the sact twat while the democratic party Dad iavored slavery in the States and Territories the republicau party had made iree every numan bemg 1 dhe couutry aod given the franchise wo every man. Mr. SP=eR, (dem.) of Pa., suggested an amend- ment directing inqutry particniariy ito the sysiem ot paying javorers iu “store ordeis” instead of in cash, and to report what meaus can be adopted to prevent the continuance of the system. Mr. BURCHARD, (rep.) Of IIL, ed an amend- ment commitung the ingalry to the Bureau of Sta- Ustics, hag w ii direction of bron Secretary of a ‘Treasury, aud spoke 1 support of that proposi.ion. Mr. PAnNawoRTH said that ali the evils com- plained oj could be remedied by tne repeal of sume Jaws and the reduction of some taxes, but he was Opposed to any more comuuiasions, and believed that the Committee on Education and Labor could Investigate the subject more intelligealy and more economically than any commission whica could ve appointed. ~ ‘There ‘were too many commis- sions now. | @ — commission be appointed to discover what every member ougnt to know for himsell? 11 a commis sion were appointed consisiiag of higa tari men thetr panacea Wouid be an lucrease of tarif on pig Iron and other commoalties, whereas, if 1t were ap- pointed from among frea wade men, their adjust. Meat of the question Would be free trade, None of the commitees of the House were so selected, ‘They were appointed from all sections of tne country, and represenced every variety of interests, lavor, capital, banks, mauulactures, agriculture aud everyuung else. Mr. KiLLINGER, (re9.) Of Fa., preferred that the inquiry should ve conducted by sume oilicers of the governmen:, and he thought that the Commis- sioners of Agriculture would be the proper persous Ww make the investigation, If there were to be a commission appoin.ed, however, he wanted one of the commissioners to be @ practical laboring man, aud he wauted the tenure of oilice to ve liuited to one year mstead of two years, as pro- posed in the bill, He repudiated and denied the Suggestion that the laboriag men of this country were affiliated with the Jaternational Society, or Wilh the Paris Commune, or with ATHEISTS, INFIPELS AND FREE LOVERS. Mr. Cox suggested an amendment requiring the commissioners to be selected irrespective of politi- cal or party consideration. Mr. KELLEY, (rep.) of Pa., advocated the passage of the bill and replied to the remarks of his Wol- league (Mr. Storm) and the geatieman from New York (Mr. Cox) im reference to ihe duties om iron and other American productious, Tnese duties were necessary to protect the American Javorer and to add to his comiorts, He sent to the Clerk’s desk and had read @ letter from Mr, Audrew stnart, of Unioutown, Pa. in relerence to the duties on pigiron, exposimg the supposed fal- jJacies of the revenue reformers. The working party of the country, Air. Kelley continued, wanted tus commission. He had never read so many levers from workingmen in s0 short @ space of wme, applanding hun for any act or word or hits, he bad ‘received in tie Jast two days thanking him (or supporting the prop- osition of the genueinan from Massachusetts (Mr. Boar). There were nnuerstandings amon; them- selves, They had different theories as towhat the dim- culties were, They asked that intelligent, high- minded men, not connected with any faction or party, might bring their representative men before them and hear from their lips tue grievances and reme- dies which they might have to suggest, Mr. STEVENSON, (rep.) Of Ohio, said the laboring men of the country complained of this tarid, with its multitude of abuses, laying onerous burdens upon the people without any veneut to the Trea- sury. ‘They complained of legisiation because of the fostering of monopolies—winding themselves about the nation and threateum@ to crush out ite ie, They complamed of Congress because of the almost criminal waste of the public lands—the na- tonal domain—rovbing them and their ohil- dren of homesteads. He believed these com- plaints to be tain! deserved to be era' cont these reasons he favored the appointment of a com- mission. Its report would be @ document of greas interest, not only in the United states but im Kuro; It would stimulate the tide of emigration fro Bue rope to the United States, and return the t of the investigation in a manifold An- Stree renso wihy vi vhe bill was that the working people want anu were the majority in this country. KLUX COMMISSION 5 The discussion went over until to-morrow, Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Onto, from the ou Appropriations reported @ bill #218 ‘to supply Sencigasy Bout ucrages, wut 6 WEL Bp ‘Mr. ELpRipes, dem.) of Wis., inquired as to total cost of the commit ee. Mr. GABFIKLD replied that the total cost would be $99,007, exolusive Of Oring. ‘che report would nes Of ail seven volum about six thousand and of. Coie "tae ion ot that would be ty large, Mr. Woop inquired whether there was any COn- structive mileage allowed. Mr. Garrii replied 10 the negative. Mr. ELDRIDGE called upon Mr. Garfield to have printed in the Globe the itemized account of the committee's expenses, The pil was then passed, sud tho liouse, ae four an o'clock, adjourned, a MORE BROKEN BANKS. The Fourth National Bank of Philadelphia Thrown Out by the Clearing House and Its Business Closed—Unsound Busi- nem; the Cause. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19, 1871, Mr. Liewellyn Hulburd, and Mr. Orson Adams, Bank Examiners for this district, recently received instructions from Comptroller Huiburd to make an examination of the affairs of the Fourth National Bank of this city, and report their conelusions to the Treasury Department at Washington and the Executive Committee of the Philadelphia Clearing House. They proceeded to tne vank im question Yesterday morning, and were engaged until ten o’clock last evening in overhauling the accounts of the institution. The conclusions were anything but flattering to the officers. Among other things 4t was found that the capital bad been nearly, if not quite, used up in losses and overdrafts, ‘Friends” of the bank were allowed to overdraw tielr ac- countsand given their owa time to pay up. On the Close of their business yesterday afternoon their abilities at tne Clearing House amounted to $117,000, witn $30,000, checks on other banks, on hand, leaving them $90,000 in debt. Other irregularities, but nothing to iadicate inten- Uonal fraud, were discovered, an Mr. Hulbura immediately reported the result of his Investiga- tions to the Clearing House, wuereupon a commit- tee, consisuag of Charles Rogers, chairman, and Mr. Comigues, Mr. ©. M, Lewis aod Mr. Watsgn, notified the bank this morning that their business must cease for the present. Accordingly the doors were ciosed this morning, and Mr. H. R. Hulpurd, Comptroller of the Currency, who had been tele- Graphed to, arrived, aha appointed HENRY PERKINS RECEIVER OF THE BANK. A HERALD reporter entered the outer doors this morning, and, peeriug in through a wicket in the iron door opentng immediately 1ato the bank, asked tosee the cashier. “He can't be seen, sir,’ sald the watchman, On making his busiuess Knowh, however, tho guardian angel of the inner door went into tne back room and returned with an invitation to walk In, The ofiicers and clerks were sitting around on their stools or walkin up and dowa discussing the calamity, and the cashier, who from his more tm- portant position in the bank presumedly felt worse than a mere clerk, presented & look ot biank despair and woe. I passed into the president’s room and met Mr. J. Henry Askin, who proceeded to give me as good an accouat of the aifair as possible, making due aliowance for bervousness, “Mr, Askin,” Isaid, “will you give me, for the HERALD, an account of your troubles ?”” mr, ASKIN—I have just given a statement of the affair to the flaavcial editor of a Phuadeiphia paper. You can get it of hin. REPORTER—Tne HERALD does not allow its repre- sentatives to get anything second-nanded, aud 1 Would much rather Dave it from your own Lips. Mr. ASKIN— Well, sit down, aud Vil give you an account of the trouvie, REPORTER—Allow me to ask, first, if any New York banks are respousiblo for your suspension Mr. AsKIN—No; We owe them nothing. ReEPORTER—I thought it possivie they might owe you something ? Mr. ASKIN—No; the Ocean Bank owed us some- thing, Dut that did not hurt us. RevorreR—It is reported on the street that Cal- lender's paper toa large amount is in your posses- sion; paper for which Mr. Callender has given no couateral. Mr, ASKIN—That rumor I tuink arose from the fact that Callender reorganized tue bauk in 1867. REPORTER—Have you aby of Caliender's paper? Mr. ASKIN—No; we haven't @ cent. Mr. Adams (turaing towards an examiner), have you tvuud auy of Caliender’s paper ? Mr. ADaMs—Noue whatever. A few more words regarding the future of the bank and the HERALD representative took ius leave. Askin says he fas enough asseis to meet ali de- mands, Their de, osits are $576,0v0. The Clearing House committee tclezraphed to New York to-day that the bank would pay depositors. NEW YORK CITY. Jalia Slattery, of 103 Green wich street, fell from the fire-escape on the building to the yard yester- day, and was so severely injured that her recovery is considered doubtiul, A meeting of the Police Mutual Benefit Soctety was held yesterday at Police Heauquarters for the purpose of electing new members and transacting some routine busiuess, Twelve additional cases of smallpox were re- ported to the Boardof Health yesterday, which makes twentv-elght cases brought to light since the game hour on lurday. Three deaths occurred Son this disease during the previous twen.y-lour OUTS. ‘There will be a lecture by Mr. James W. Gerard on “Rome,” together with some exercises appro- priate to the ap roaching Christmas holidays, at Grammar Scnool No. 48, West Twenty-eightn street, e Dear Sixth avenue, at half-past ten o'clock this moral A bazaar for the benefit of St. Ann’s Free Church for Deaf Mutes has been ivaugurated in the hall corner of Broadwi oF and Twenty-third street, and Will continue during this week, ‘Yo-nignt “Aunt Jerusha,” in the costume of “ye olden time,” will deliver her lecture on “Woman's Rignts.”? The remains of a female child were yesterday washed ashore at the foot of Ninetieth street, East River, and taken to the Twenty-third precinct station house by Officer Green, The body was fouaa by Richard Maton, of 615 West Forty-fifth street. Coroner Scairmer will make an invesigation, Yesterday morning, about haif-past two o'clock, an unknown man, thirty-five years of age, pas found grossly Intoxicated on the corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty-ninth street, taken to the station house and placed ina cell, and one hour later the man was found dead in his cell. Deceased was tive tect seven inches in height, with dark eyes, lair and complexion, and wore @& striped woollen siuirt, black coat and pantaluuns, An inquest will be held by Coroner Schirmer, Oxe of the many charities of the approaching charitable season that appeals to the benevolence of tne public is the Holy Innoceats Sunday School, It ts proposed to give a Christmas entertainment on Thursday, she 23th of December, in the basement of the church, in Thirty-seventa street and Broad Way. As Lue proceeds are to de devoted to the Sun- day school there 1s little doubt that 1 will readily commend Itself to the practical thought and action of the benevulently uisposed, Avery important movement 1s now on foot to solve the question of “rapid transit,” Measrs, Foley, Clews, Havemeyer, John T. Daly, John B. Develin, William A. ago | and a large list of other prominent citizens have had this matter under con- sideration for ome weeks, and are now determined to remove all obstacles and commence work fortn- witn. The Citizens’ Reform Assocration will hold a meeting this evening at eight o’cluck at Brevoort Hall, Fity-sourtn street, near ‘Third avenue, to con- sider this and other important city matters, includ. ing the improvement of Fourth avenue, orouer Schirmer yesterday held an inquest at the City Hall in the case of Mr. Richard Chappell, a machinist, late of 228 West Sixteenth street, who, onthe 16th inst., was crushed by the falling of a boom at the foot of West Twelfth street. The fall- ing of the boom was occasioned by tne breaking of one of the rigging roan, and several witnesses were examined with the view of showing what had caused tne rope to break, but without success, ‘The jury, however, believed there was blame somewhere, ui were unable to locate It. A verdict of acci- dental death was rendered by the jury. Mr. Onap- 1, Who was twenty-six years of age and a Dative if this city, has 1eft a widow and one child. TYPOGRAPHIOAL INTERNATIONALS, To TH8 EDITOR oF THB HBRALD:— In your paper of this morning, in the report of the “¥ederal Vvouncil of the Internationals,” you state that I represented Typographical Union No. 6, ‘and that that body was admittea as section No. 81. ‘This isa mistake, I represented a section of. the International which fad been temporarily desig. nated as Ty; nical Section No, 1 because it was com yt and I stated that I hoped Stee nections -o printers would yot be formed. It 1s samcieat honor me to belt ‘to Typographical Unscping: You will gortect tbe errors { remain yours, ou will cor! rl Foc the CHENRY C. SLE. DISCHARUR OY BMPLOYEs ON THH Naw York ORNTRAL RAatLROAD.—AS 1a ‘usual every winter, & ‘ein of the employcs C3 the New York ; Central road have been discharged. They arq wae from the track eat freight house mon fe, rally. Inthe speing v To-omployeds discharged mon Wi PRESIDENT GRANT'S REPUBLI ‘Mutual Admiration Among the Members of the Central Committee—Formal Business— The Campaign of 1872, _—— The Republican Central Committee met last evens ing at its headquarters, corner of Broadway and Twenty-ninth street, Mr. John J. Townsend pre- siced, and, after the secretary had called the roil ef members, presented the report of the Executive Committee, containing the following resolution;— newly clected Loum ites on the evening of ‘uesday in January, ) at such ‘so be =o an members. to be duly notified The Secretary, Mr. George W. Lyon, then said that he had received intimation of the passage by fourteen of their constituent assoctattons of an agreement to the frst and second Proposed amenamenta. to the constitutions of the district associations, and the president © and secretary will forihwith certify their adoption. “The amendment to the constitution of this committee,” said tho Secretary, ‘has also veem adopted by at least fourteen associations, Tne first of these Amendments strikes out all that portion relating to. cumulative voting; the, sécond refers to Organization.” ‘The report of the Treasurer was then read, show- ing that the Central Committee nad recetved from various sources during the year the sum of $12,485. THE EXPENDITURES eo One had been $12,066, leaving @ balance inthe treasury of $418 (Applause.) The usual vote o: thanks was tenderedtothe om- cers, one and all, and received with the usual stereo typed smiles, Mr. TowNsEND—I wish to say @ word before we separate for the year that 1s about te close, Personally I shall look back with great intereston the months through which tos body has found its existence, Yur relations to each other, and mine to you, have been of the most har monious.kind, and your debates, have been charac- terized by a desire to devote yourselves to business. I do not ah ma to enter into the distinctive features of the great pal to which we belong; aor to that of the indispatod claim of the President of the country to the ad- miration and respect o! nis fellow citizens, Toe coming contest will be won through sincerity and harmony of effort. Our devotion to the in- terests of our party will held of more worth—our manifestation of unlimited confidence 1872—than any satisiaction which can be derr from the possession of the White Housc—that ex- — stauion, Which has iis vexing cares and bur- Jens. WHAT IS DUE TO THS REPUNLICANS, I desire to bring before you a fact whieh is an honorable one tor yourselves, It is dee to you as the organ! republicans of the party in this city and to the party at large—a face widely known—that the republican siren@em contended so novly against. the whole democratic vole on the State ticket—(applause)—Which vows Was practically unaffected by tne iratds of Tame many. The democrauic.balot cast for Hoffman in 1870 numbered 86,608; for Willers in 1871, 33,326, The dimiaution is only 3,342 voles, It was only to this extent, apparently, that the vote in the State was reduced. by the patriotic etforts of the Committee of seventy, and of the other organizations for crusbing corraption. On the other hand, the increase of the opposition uucket. was in’ this city 19)746—a respectable contribution to the 52,999" votes gained om the general ticket of the State at large, jt ts a solid mdicauon of our presen’ foree; and we may be Jusuded im appropriating this tdea of @ distin- guished state-man of our own party—Let it not be forgotten that we have receive! @ Judgment on the | strength of our own title and not on the flaw in the titie of our adversaries.” A RBOSE-COLORED SPERCH. Calis were made for Mr. Charles 8. Accoruingly arose and sald that it was very grateful to nun that at this jas} moment the gentlemen, after being .compelled to. lstem to mim all the year, should be mdi 3 vo hear him again, The year had been somew: exciting. Thev nad riuden on stormy seas; vut aa had ridden over Jordan—were floating on smoot! waters. These confused metaphors were received very pieasaatly by the other gentiemen, who, in ad- mir:ng Mr, Spencer, were sure that he was going to admire them in return, Itwas a mutually agreea- ble arrangement, and could not but “take well.” Mr. Spencer proceeded:—'Lhouse inatrumen' Which created the wind and ratsed the storm are to-day defeated. All nonor and poe to those who Mave aid us in winning the vicsory. Now we aro abyut to enter upon Another campaign, J believe tbat a3 this com- mittee has been successful this year so im the com- | ing year will it do its duty, He believed that the campaign of 1872 would be tne est triumph tor the republican party tuat it hi wer had, This OPTOSITION TO GENERAL GRANT Was nothing but a shadow. It was nothing. (Stamp. ing.) It was the work of disappointed men—men who had sought office and coaid uot find tt. (cheers and ‘stamp ng.) He would even take cer, WHO the names of United S8txtes Senatora.-proud as they may be—and would say that @ thousand sumners, Trumbulls or Cart Schurzes cannot hart our cause. (Applause) Gene- Tal Grant.Was not to be eiected vy United States Senators, by United States Representatives, or bY Tapes ans, but by the voice of the people, To the ‘uture of the republican party the victory of this campaign Was as the bursting primrose is to ime full glory of summer. They could enter uoon the New Year assured of victory. (Applause.) MEE\ING OF THE KINGS COUNTY DEMO- CRATIC GENERAL COMMITTEE. Mr. Willlam C. Kingsley Ketires from the Comuili —The Committee to be Recoge nized. The Kings County Democratic General Committee met last night at (heir rooms, in Court street, Mr. Tunis G, Rergen in the chair, After the transaction of some routine business tne following communication was recelvod from Mr. Wilham 0. Kingsley, and fell like a wet blanket on the committee. Mr. Kingsley, as 18 well known, has occupied almost as prominent a position im the democratic party in King’s county as Mr. Sweeney uid in the Tammany Association:— Brook yn, Deo. 18, 1871. To THE RrGULAR DEMOOCRATIO GENEKAL CouMITTER oF KINGS COUNTY: GEATLEMEN,—Circumstances of a governing character compels me to present you with my resignation as a member of yourcommities. Apart Irom polities I have more tnam end to vecupy my time and atiention, a this resixnation, ich YF have had in contem- plation foi t year, would have been oan to you Iman ter the last election were it not for the pr would then have been attributed to A = 3 5 rty a commotions from which It is eatirely np. ‘The enterprise of constructing a bridge vetween the wo cities over the Kast Kiver, over which I am 0 intimately connected, together with my more pri- vate business, requires my constant care, 1 cannot righttul ¢ from these ioteresta, Tn entering politica ever was my intention to take auy other part than that of a private individual not in pursuit of villce or emvlument, bat Apxious to promote certain projects connected with pros riy of our city, as well 10, ptreng Koa” ete ine” "beat princivies and "men of democratic party. tad, Lowever, that connection to be thus simple and uniaborious has such a dimension as seriously to encroach on my interest and trust. ‘This prompts me to my present action. Mt: te bject 18 Hot merely to retire from your o T oa at all I should no! o ina cannot coniess my rogres ks which are at best irksome, I beg to ae all always feel the deepest interest in Yous commities and the party ecti ull) “7 WIRLIAM G. KINGSLBY. Alter the reading of tie resignation of Mr. politics. My direction; end, fo parting with sure you thi growth and prosperity of principles it represents, while T Kingsley the followin; Carroil Was adopted harp debate :. Whereas, in the opinion of this General Con the bounden duty oi all te do recy ian possibi en and elevate the democratic Rt io this 0 Temove all causes of discord or weakness in soy ov town and to secure the co-operation of all honest advocates wed, That a committee of five de appointed to recom mend a plan for the reorgaanization of ‘General Com mittee and of the democratic party of King’s county. The following resolution by Mr. Timothy Desmond ‘was referred to the committee called for by Mr, Car- regular primary elections, to roll’s resoluion:- owns, under the auspices oF position, to be rated sor at said primary, who now holds or will bold any political position efther under the Untied Sialee goverement of the muntelpel ‘auhoritics; ama at further Resolved, That at the next regular primary election to ve held in the diferent wards and towns three distinct persons shall be sent from tne General mittee to each polling to act a8 supervisor ny re of sald election; and be That io fovure all hel ‘primary 14 under the auspices of thie General Committee shali be conducted im ¢ same manner as now In force at election, and ners shall be. au open canvass of the voles cast at sald oitesolveds That it shall bo tne duty of wt least 4 {or from each pouing place to bring. tbe, returne east at sald rfmary* to thie, Ge ay = ber, ua fo tho correctness of eaid vote and return, . The meeting then adjourned, FIRES, Through the carelessness of & clerk in the concern, who went into the basement eg ® lighted candle, @ fre broke out at Bowery yesterday afternoon that caused a Thomas resolution by Mr. r That at the next election 101 Unt Gamage of $1,000, Tne cellar and first fi Used as a toy establishment, and wera ins to the Mechanics’ Company for $8,000, A fire ocourred at 120 East Twenty .third street eer that Injured th hynge the extent of Tico, © property belonda to W. MM, i'weod, It» Gnd ls Dot insured,