The New York Herald Newspaper, January 9, 1872, Page 5

Meeting of Erle Rnpeti Remaleyen. a ee BUFFALO, Jan. 8, 1812, Ata large meeting ofthe employés of tne Erie Railway sbops, held in this city at noon to-day, feel- ing addresses were made expressing the indignation ofthe employés at the foul assassinacion of James Fisk, Jr. ppeenia ons . were, vine decensed and me toeruinens vo thet raven’ Sat munity. Reepect for Mr. Fisk at Albany. A ALBANY, Jan. 8571872. ‘The Sag on the Delavan House was at half mast to- @ay, and the engines on the Delaware and Hudson Railroad were draped in mourning for James dr. The rig hg tem prevailing here is one of cowardly is expressed at the he woes bf the ite of “THE FLIGHT OF CESPEDES.” Spanish Asertions and Cuban Declarations— Statements by Vice President F. V. Aguilera and Mre, Cospedes, There was published in the HERALD of yesterday @ telegraphic despatch from Havana giving, on the Meclaration of the Spanish authorities there, an ac- count of the eacape of President Cespedes from Oubs, on the 14th of October last. As the despaten was'of marked consequence, touching tne pros- pects of the Cuban strogyle against Spain, a re- porter was sent to visit and inquire of the Cuban revolutionary authorities here as to their latest in- formation in regard to Cespedes and of the other noted men engaged in the Cuban cause, The first person visited was VICR PRESIDENT FRANCISCO V. AGUILERA, ‘who is now in this city as general agent of the re- public of Cuba, and who was free in his expressions as to why the erroneous dec. aration pad been made, nd im explaining why any one in Havana and seeking information from official sources there would find it impossible, at present, to obtain any @ccredited contradiction of any important deciara- don the Spanish authorities might deem it in their ‘nterest to make. They have, he says, control of near ms the avenues of news there, and only let the inhabitants what they chdbse to make in tne present instance, he says, the Havana au- thorities having become very much concerned be- oause of the Teports of preparations here for WAR WITH SPAIN, Om. account of the late atrocities in oabay, some Biol declaration was deemed necessary. It was therefore made, even to details, and given as od cialinformation, with all the precaution and g vity usual to “dignity” there. That the ie. Frew i Was wrong he kuew not only his on correspondence, but from ips an ofiicer recently arrived ane colamisainnen, ashis adjutant, a person who had been adjutant to President Cespedes, and who only left him for service here, long after the date Oxed as that of the departure of Cespedes from the revolunonary districts of Cuba. It was also known, positively, to be a designed misstatement of facts. THE WIFE OF PR rrr CESPEDES 4s now in this cl! ‘Thi! assurance of the er- Toneousness of the declai ee Ke may be stated, lor she does not care to appear in print over her wn pgnatare), thatshe has had communications from ‘her husband long since the time named for bis escapade, and knows not only that he did not @ecape at the time declared by “ne authorities in Havana, but taat he had no idea of attempting an eacape, and that he is in Cuba now attenaing to his Guties as ever before. The escape of some of his oMicers (o Jamaica, not Curacoa, as believed m Ha- vaua, and from there to erie and the city of New York on business, in aid of the cause, was the movement upgn which’ the oe ory of the escape of Ceapedes was undoubtedly bas: A.Card from Mr. F. V. Aguilera. - THE Epiror oF 1k HeRALD:— iz—In view of the telegram from Havana published in Ihe pay of this date, In which it is asserted that President had left the island 4 Cuba on the 4th of October fast, I po to state thatI am in receipt of communications fee Col Coen ed by him.and dated on the 7th of November jonel ¢! Aguilera, who brought the despatches t the President at the headquarters of the San- seed code: @ Cys tivision of the Liberating Army on the 9th of Tam likewise in recelpt of poo agent of the repubitc in Kingsion, patches from fo mention twinade of the ajrival there of ich wi anniv President Ceopeton: Respectfully, atl vA General Agent of the R oun f Cl New Your, Jan. t, 18/2. @ Republic of Chba “SINK THE TRACK.” Sa On low the Ball is Kept RollingAnother Meeting en the Subject aad the Various Plans Pro- posed—Interviewing Commodore Vanderbilt. ‘The ball that has been set in motion relating to tinking the Fourth Avenue Railroad track above Forty-second street 1s still kept vigorously rolling, and tbe evident determination 1s to agitate the sub- Ject until the result aimed at 18 accomplished, or it fs proved impossible todo so. Pursuant to this plan of keeping the thing moving, the committee f twenty-one appointed at the late public meeung met last evening atthe East Side Association Hall, corner of Eighty-sixth street and Third avenue. The meeting was organized by appointing Mr. Wheeler R. Peckkam Chairman, and Mr; Ashey Barnett Secretary. On taking the chair Mr. Peck- Kam very sententiously observed. that they had met to see Wiat they could do with Commodore Vander- bit, and in case they could 40 nothing with him to see what they could do without nim. Ex-sadge Beebe said he was exceedingly pleased with the frank manner in which Commodore Vanderbilt re- ceived him as a committee of one appointed to call upon him, The Commodore said that he nad the Imterests of the public of New York as much at heart as any one lying in the city, and expressed a wish to spend the short time Of life left him in helping forward any scheme cal- culated to benefit the city. His plan was that he select one engineer, that the people anxious to change the track name another engineer, and that Shese two select a third, and the ti ree upon © best puss! plan to meet the we iS Wisi . moved that & corps % Sa b appoln Srom each aaoclation Lh iodore Van- derbilt and ered ee te wo ‘appointuseat ofa competent boar eng! The mo' fae ne pat Soyo of Jud, ota arnt 4 Pye rotten tay anudl Tit ay who presided at the late pub! i meet- lug, Suggested that ihe committee agree definite: of some plan peers seeing the Commodore, an ve it optional with him 10 accept it or not, as he fe BEEBE insisted that it would be bad poll to ruffle the old Commodore, ‘The tater elk disposed to C2 @ conciliatory part, and it was best to meet him half way. = Tous bead poo that this ‘Whole thing could be am! peaaactory arranged ina aaa short t ine ie oa oe eat po nt they wished ‘ts sco moagre an acco rapid cau a = they shouid not ose mp this, ire Davip 8. KNAPP insisted that a feasible plan was ge 4 too broad, There were several feastvie plaus, each of which lie described, Mr. Fitca hoagie tne best way to ge t the bot- tom of the thing, o8 far as the duties of the committee were concerned, was to carry out she spirit of the resolutions adopted at the late mee advice was that the aan tell the Commodore. frankly that the people wanted the track sunk and arched over, Engineers were productive of plans, and they move slowly. This was a matter that required tni- mediate action, They shouid go there with ¢ond- Gence aud seif- ‘iad rights not in ap obsequious manner, They had rights, and Commodore Vander- bult should iL them. ‘Mr. CRARY olfered @ Tresolution to the effect that dy the view of the committee the Fourth Avenue road truck should he supk and arched over pg a ee street to Ninety-seventh stree and above this point that an elevated railr touid've but x P Harlem River. ‘This resolution was adopted, with an amendment referring tu rapid Several other speeches followed, in whicrall the Tuestious of| rapid transl of laying foretracks: vot ol tre, and-of the ronueas sg % a cools ‘a a sanirap. ‘Among the speakers was ule representa @ German associatio deta NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JAN CONGRESS. SENATOR SCHURZ RISES TO EXPLAIN. Categorie and Caustic Reply to a Slanderons Article—Seventy-two Weeks on the Stump at Three Weeks’ Wages. Pile and Brazil, Jussen and Chicago, the General Orders and General Grant. Senator Fenton on Custom House Abuses. Bill Day in the House—Refusal to Repcal the Income Tax—Cox and Ouba. SENATE. WassINcTon, Jan, 8, 1872. ‘the Senate met at the usual nour and, after tie ‘Usual preliminaries, proceeded to business. SENATOR SCHURZ’S PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS. Mr, ScmuRz, (rep.) of Mo,, rose to make a per- sonal statement, and had read from the Clerk’s desk an article making certain charges against him, first published, he said, in the New Yors Times, and subsequently copied into many other Papers. Mr. SOHURZ said;— Mu al’, faeRwasl desireto make. CRA remarl mt upon leh pub Tn the firet place, Ted 1: la Fepated to rain i” tpecial tmetropalian organ of ith forms pert, of fare wich has ry utenant Governor in ryieognein, pouned the nomination contem; digress and refused to rt ticket nominations by the Convention. nomination 18 trae, althouzh, certainly, but the other char; falsehood, ‘That ined rithouy contempt did not re- ° ye Ren venti hy aed peso tin idinnesota witch elevated my" friend’ from tat Governorsbip, 10 vassing iovernor (th Postmaster General), Governor Randall, having neve joint depates with whe democratic candidate for the Guver- orsnip; and I wish to say in connection with thie that an- other wcattered mbout by the New York Zin» and several other, pay erm, that I had actively axed my influence against the cle republican candi- afte Tor Govergor of leery eh went nade Promotion of the interests of hie opponent, Mr, Dovlittle, is equally false in every sepae. ‘The second charge 1s that in the national campaign of 1860 I refused to wake any speeches, unless I was paid 8250 0 week, and then an addivional sum by the local committees, varying from to $100 for each speech. ~ This is a false- hood again. T commenced canvassing the United States-in tint cainpaign onthe lat of Juy, having altenay made several sceeches previously, and continued til the day of election, the sth of November, i with the exception of about ten day, whon 1 was utterly broken down by fatigue ana had to take some rest, I spoke in the States of Wisconsin, Lilinoi, Missonri, Indiana, Obio, Pennsylvania, New. York; New Jersey and Connecticat;; travelled great many thour sand miles, and made, if-I remember correctly, between one hundred and sixty and one buu:ired und seventy spesches, and when 1 had returned home trom these labora 1 fo that ali the mabe mn I had received {rom committees fell quie, percepribly short of my actial expenses, railroad 4 those inerienia outlays souaccied with travelling Of thee natin Ie maorobven avice aiven: Sioeeut ebeny to the labora of the campaign, completely nie; Pocting ay ra-I found myself surronnded ‘by « mbarranmente, Which resulled tnally in pall atulsacrices and if Thad received only oue-afth part o¢ what the. £1 Charges me with 1 sbould ave overcome those euoarrass Tdo not besiiate to say, however, and} reier been made of this subject in fn the Senate, that aa a prudent man 1 onght 10 have bke that whieh the Tin.» charged upon rae. course, more moderate de- believe “tbat gentlemen maybe" expected at their “own expense and make ow and — then romotion of a Pouteal causes Wat when they are" exiles upon to go from campaign into year after yeas for several inonths At a time, ulterly negleeting their private aitairs, giving themselves wholly to the work, unless they are entirely in- dependent {n fortune they cannot afford todo ao without re- imbursement and compensation. 1 will say further, that in afew subsequent campaigns, when lists of prpoluiments covering weeks and months were sent tome 1did to some extent protect. myself in that respect, im a moderale way, however, while tn other campaigns { neglected even alter BY previous experience to loo ufter my Pervite isicreats by curiosity, after havin, the Zs article, L uundertook to figure up'how ‘much time qe Thad apent in, pubic gpesking: for the republican cause since 1656, and I found it to be from seventy to seventy-two weeks, or about a year and five months, and, up thae I received trom geaumitiees during that wnole ‘uate, 1 ond that it amount in the aggregate to lena than a popular lecturer will earn in three weoks. Pimention this subject merely as a very humiliating cue, because it shows the meanness of the warfare which 18 carried on against certain memoers of t iy. it is hu- mullating to make such » statement, but it is sth more humiliating that & paper, the organ U¢ an administration which stands at the head of « pi has been built up tn iss power gradually and laboriously ty Just auch labors 4s those T, with many others, were engaged, should make such explanation necessary. ‘The third charge 1s that when { returned from the Spanish mission I asked trom Mr. Lincoln a major general's com- mission in the army and threatenea him if he would not give it. ‘This is @ falsehood. Aguin, J did not wak of bina major eneral’s commission when I resigned the Spanish mission, jgadier’s. commission, asserting which Ifind tn this article In quotation marks, that I threat- ened J would at once withdraw my 200,000 Germans and op- pose the aaniinfstration, 18 80 supremely ridiculous, it is #0 Childish an absurdity, thatido not think it requires any serious comment. ‘rhe next charge isthat going to Missouri I assumed at once the leadership of the extreme radicals—nay, a radical of the most proseri; tfre ‘This 1s a falsehood again, (or it ia well known that inthe Nationai Conyention of 1868'1 liad poe honor to introduce the resolution in favor of general am- eaty. >This next charge is that Ttook tt upon myself to hme Mr. Hencerson oefore the peopie of Missouri and to de: their confideuce in nim, so thi iat ate. This is a falkehoog foeand and it is well known that Mr. jenderson a time was owing to his attitude in the impeachment trial as the public fe tien soo. ‘The next charge is that in 1868 { was a delegate to the Chi- cago voovention ond. Went there with revolutionary fntent. that means Ido not know exactly; but one thing I do know, that for my action in that Couvention I was bighiy raised by the New York Time. i ‘The next is, that in the carly days of Y Presideat’s term I moat ma Wi was one of the it real the civil service, Ir that were true. then the ointments fi President tanst ‘have bad « paritetlar liking for being bored, be elected to the Seur- for Iremember very well a time, durin 2 earl, gaye 0 of the administration, When T met bro outelde of the ane House, Ms re very . ally oway aid not ws im mi az, It is further tated” that in one case advocated the caose of a citizen of Missouri for prominent ition who was ent! a ge and unfit to aiech the duties of a oat Ben pation ap ‘suppose this reters 10 he case of General ‘@ member of Cou- eo, ‘was tirst presented for beng ey Onice at St. Lovis, for the Pension Agency Louis, by ie tion from Missouri; then homtaated forthe mission to Venezueia, and then nominated for the mission to Bra: When the Senate declined to confirm nie appotmment I a, Ld, ‘a certain extent, ahh Mr. ee for some of those ns. L with legs im from ‘tn ry pr. iassuoeni, with ‘ihe of or members. Being a young Senator, I had adinadland 9 sothewint in the idea that it f tras 1 tome exten p constituents. hy Ce, ‘imes says iat ‘hie Se one cort the gases which, in.my eloquent lectures on civil service reform, I Thigh mention, a uring ‘a detailed history of thems T box te say that is just the thing which I am doing, for whenever I do speak (on, civil service, reform T give as one illus tration of the absurdities of the id the curious consequences to which Teed. the case ‘hie gentleman = who presented for a post office, for a pension agency, for a Mini: dent's place, for a Minister Pienipoteatlary’s position, landed ‘in the Governorsiip of. w Terrlwry, nnd. tnea wae taken out of that to be put in the Minister Resstenv's place for which he was originally nominated, and I always men- tion my personal connection with the case. But considering that recenuy General ated by the! resent for ion ‘enezuela— thie vay: ithout any oguetio n OF solicitut eee to say that if “that gentl lemen, ve ry neal unfit a ablic: employment, moe aaneeny, it ar 0 Ought to bear ti hot 1; at might suggest admi n ibat ey ! rh a )ittle more earetul inthe selection of their organs and instruct ‘rom ia this!—"ceneral Schurz uy the Presi the appolotment of lew, a iar not Chicago, as a Collector of by ‘* falsehood I Raver the ha J Ly Preaiaent Ss anybody else’ Wie et Resi- then rile was int who sits by shle (Me, Trumbull Ny va distine! 7 repobion Mr, same originally recommended, without my know! anything about it, by a del on com ign and ey, w eeee ec one tee i: ia district, ry udd. jemnep 9 me with the r oto the Preat. feat ait prt i op ppolniment. T Voc iy refused, but part Tat Inet opveseesa to more ait on tall with an aduitior rk to effect, that the large German repuvlican element of Chi was enililed to. consideration; that Thad frequently called upon to aid the republicans there, and I could vesilfy vo that uch the waa my yrhole connecuon with the case: rumor spread through the newspapers that Sion Jussen was to be removed, the Vreaideat expressed to @ friend 1n conversation to the effect that be had Dover Known tant (here exisied aay connection between Mr. Jussen and myself; but | asseverate that 1 never spoke to the President alout this appointment in @ single {ustance, nor to the cna atesh Ror to the Commissioner ot Intera Regsans. and absolut ed from pushidg itia ny a prolierinte very able geotieman, was "rorgowen one of the charges where I em havi J, mae use of f, auened ‘ndwence vse! continuing in mrniasion for 4 considerable ti end faire oe onus eat time aiter the wars A irtend port from the r The surrender ot the rebel Raiser Tne Jehnston too in venttg, Bib of April, eneral erman’ Pipe Catalina. As soon as at erancee had taken plage ave O' Purpose of offering nyt mee, (9 £O 10 Waantng- ficial report certitest ‘that the Tema’ this Festenation, aad I did a0, Saas major rals alter Geveral Ji ston’ those’ of feadejor General Frans a sehaton a te Teo) neral cur it appears: ies, after the Mg clone Ve hire? Ss major generals in the samy, Sener: Sigeland myself were bX. aoa i, nfuenes wit te sono po hash of using inst the cat ot ite ronment, . pi’? ayes char, n 3 the mot } cresident? 1 dia state that the merchants of New Torx, had protested 1g ag an outrageous which is # watter of record a slander against the President? dia state that the Secre- tary of the Treasury sent a commission to New York to inv the matter, and that that Pert ut, which ise matier of record in. 3 a 2. a ander against the President? 1 did trenchment Committee in ted the matter rh i found which is matter t yeeoru again, Te tat slander upod the matier of President? 1 al jd tate that the of the Treasury bad written to the Galetor of New York two .etters pronoune- aie Fonte rope, pare gain. aptiat siapder upon, the sore lanes o tutes wh will say that was 10 ots ton’ Watnral, uay,'a ost imperative cove'naion, that if, 1m spite of the remoustrance of the of New York, in spite of the of mittees, in spite of ee of by tot ey was still kept dp, . must be a power hp oe a eae to in Its fur it that power wi decent for public opinion connate the Lise yr scien’ of the deertary Sea adverse question, ii a and rerpel a cuba Senator froma iMtinole aa von ro th country, T Dalleve tbat whee 2 ciee can those who denounce of the ferenat stan nersonal vilicatlon the goutey will wn- 1 the piotemenis peo val ip 1 baxepbown 39 yous ie. Sherpster of es fave invented and p ropagal od them the Senave of nes an inl ed people may form ir opinion for thi p pot ot again es u this, 1 shal 2c sider fieonesary? to take as ey notice vie bur ataoke The Hy mr Tones wad itecoadjutors will iit have & free fi should? come ‘an thick af Jocunts ween 1 not frighten me course which bot eve or uth, rightand duly. i who I ie asking it neve fot by oe at be sntininc- tue igentlomen ine be the course of SENATOR FENTON ON CUSTOM HOUSE REFORM, Mr. ge x (tgp) of N. Y., called up his bill, re- he ‘eid Committee re the re- ue cust toms. ser'y: and Sadressea the ate at leneth, setting io) the sting After calli the attention of the jte.to the importance of the reforms seonpera by the bill under conslueration; t he stated features as follows:— 1, To change and adjust positions and com; ions of ‘Toe uniform, aystem of ap of mer- & separal lepartment ti of New York, in whieh to perform the duties of f waizhlngs gnvatne measuring. on To ve Yo the Secretary of Treasury su of the warehouse 8 ‘Sad general order justniess, recut fens eral order w: aa to the wharves where Tafe lauded, and probioitig oflcers of custom from Eaving ‘an interest in warehouses of any character what- Teo place the business of the public, carting eubject to the bat and control! of the Seoretary of the Treasury. {in olive and eontinue competent and faithful offcinis for a given period, thus removing them in" s0me measure from the seductive influence of partisan politi as, Mr, FENTON pointed ont as the most noticeable feature of ‘the present pengen cysent the enormous emoinments of the collectors, aval, ofleers and surveyors, and the, pecullar and, as tne Be him, pernicious practice by are oblained. Pertaining Kote port Wit New York, he nat the oflleers named recesved fixed salaries, aud in addition are toauare in the proceeds of ail fines, forseltures 1 Penalties collected im, thelr, several dlattiois. | From un incomplete report of the Becretary of the Treasury ft appears that the Unived Sta trom these sources between Jananry i, 168 and yremmber 2, 1870, at the ports of Bomton, New, York, Philadelphia. New Orleans aud Sad Francisco $1,163,077, from which amount there ras pal to collectors, naval olticers and surveyors, records of the Commissioner. of Customs “show that daring the fourteen months included between June 1, 1870, and July Bl, 1811, the Coliector at New, York collected in tines, penal and Jorfeitures $648.°14, of which his ahare was yalne of goods se:zed at the ort of ia the years 1863-69-70, was $900,240, and Mp. Fenton thought it must. appear to others ae to himselt an Interesting mubjoot of inquiry how it was possib.e for the government to tecelve the porus named, as the amount realized on the by collectors, only about cubital otesiencwed vole et goods neized in New York alone. So complicated, he said, Is the perquisie account that an abstract for any delimite period gives no cor- rect idea of the actnal receipts of those olllcers, ‘The re- ceipta of the prineipal oficcrs at the port of New York can: not-be less than $60,000 per annum cach, more than fs paid tothe President, all the members of his Cabinet and the Judges of the’ Supreme Court combined, The avidity for these lucrative vositlons will, in time (if tt bas not already, inevitably engender corruption in thelr pursuit nd retention; the vast and over-ocreasiny emoluments aad the enormous power of patronage must atfract.the unprine!- led, and every insidious device and corrupt stratagem will ¢ employed to socure and enjoy this coveted wealth and power, But there are reasoas for the abolition of mioteties which Ne deeper in principle and affect more seriously the pubiic service than even the matter of colossal perquisites of a few officials, It gives those such af interest tn frauds upon the reveriue that it is thelr invorost to w certain extent to encourage the infraction of law and to treat occasional detection with such a degree of leniency as will afford the largest ofielal emolument, without deterring others from similar practices. Mr. Fenton contianed:— ‘To sbow that this teimptation has not. beer always with- stood, Twill show that froin Jaguary, 1, 1068, to November BY, 1870; there were detecied in the several customs districts ot'the country 2,911 cases of smug! 109 of those the cases were dettied without sult, In cases the Were sclzed and Sold. without sui, and the offender allowed to free, In Til the goods wero released and returne smugglers upon payment of the appraised value. Fifteou, were compromised, and in only 183 were the goods sold by decree of Court, and the offending parties were not otherwise punisued. During the same per Hod there were 1,484 cases of fraud and crime, violations of the various sections imposing fines, ments, a8 fonndgin ‘the "Laws and "186d tor fP" segsl’_ packages “and. undervaluations, umber 1,i08 catea were gettled witho! suit; in seventy-two the goods were released to the violators of the yo pay- ment of the vaiue thereof to the coilector; eighteen cate or undervaluation, involving the paymeat of over one hundred thousand dollars, were compromised, and seveaty- two were disporca of by decree’ of Court. thus appears that ont of ail the cases of and other lilegal and fraudulent practices upon t revenue which were detected during this pei threo years, rislag’ to the starting uamber ofa tuere were’ only of them which ever went into yer vision: even for civil prosecution, This leaves 4,204, be seen, which were compromised, is disposed of those who had an fo be obtained, in one way by reason of the woleties which they could se- It seems to me thege ean be but one answer to all this, and that answer mast be an unqualified condemnation of the system which thus becomes the nursery of criminal conduct and ihe protector et, palpable iniquity, But, advancing another step in the examination, we are confronted wit! it more auriking and se view of the case. Ithas been seen that there were 4, cure, rom ct enti- tea to them, a named, Of this number “auth “were ‘for ing and — 1,484 were for” frandilent. practices GY various kina I need not say to Senators that Morgaling is a crime, nor that the 1,464 cases of illegal practices 1t is aufe to assu over one-half of them were. also crimes 9 et the lar ot subject through our criminal co" mdign pu ishmnent. ad tet et Inqul By has ry done With them? We have a right to ex; very one had been re sented ongrand jury for icietment, aud | put on trial tat ee criminal court forthe offences ‘But no such thing. ‘Of this vast number I find there has been only one case pre- acl to a gran mg eat one indictment found. This happened in Kew York, and anol, pros. was cate, afew revious ment a large, fo the alec. 7” scenester Mr. Fererred to eat ied a of the special en ss originally conten ul hi Sheela fo ea su directly to the Preasury’ Depatt- wort x ‘ashington, and ven at Ar valatant ps Mester cx > Smme into speclued inatters and report to Bul within a fer few years those agents have organized ib New York'“a bureau of professional informers’ nscale hitherty unprecedented, and thelr inter ng become dentitied with those of the oflcers they are supposed 10 atch, they now devote the most of thelr time to esplon Spon the merchant: who are enbrely al thelr merey. the. staining into the weighing, gauging and several other bual- Vntcanaag in the bill for ee port of New fathent of @ separate Koy se leciored be ing, g kinds and classes of ri the eg duty apon which are determined by these standards. sure this pr open fication isin the direction of reform. At present there are eighteen or Aineteen weighers, each having charze of « distri ‘assigned to him by the surveyor, and each exerci! ig the game powers and performing like duties. ‘The sur ‘also has charge of the inspectors, whose duty it {sto atiend to the di dischar; rd of vessels, the landing and éxamn ff passengers, Gace, Ac,” This of iteelt is sudicient to engross the time url atrention of the surveyor, if he is such an officer as will at- tend to these Important duties in person, The business oa Ing bas i OK oe New York, oat that there sould be yile head, asin the vappraisers departinent. "hs poowrel believed that great frauds have been committed by the woighers, and it ne id VAT} Sods soe, that a are compelled to order to their business ple vast ‘proportio seems to Tne Dest Promptiy.. Talat g's. it wilt be seen bow it is that the Salary ofa 2,500 pe , does not embrace the whole in of | » omee. “Neither is vate ae doubt to the government of ety ares in excess of what ihe to ct " gud as under It TE BPe rorlct of the Rakrenchingat Copmalia of March report ap encomss, ot of weak ie Ean [J from May 1, 1309, to Dece' iscrepancies exist between cy "ooat a this ‘service by werent we pe mame ond, dinerent dyatrlote, a e ceived by the go maent, Wl ¢ in rr id aly, fa, ecrafta to th Nail te hundred and ninety per cent. There can be ~ gee | vase tion many javle estimate of the ‘oxpease of od am informed by those who Be, had rience that the entire labor and expense bi may be embraced in pi are and one-third p me cen! "a 7 fees paid to the government for eieat economy ought not to be Glarognee nee oropcials oo wee could at the same time seoure rr leucy in Practice, and less extortion and anpoyanos to the we mereknen But It iw still possiole that a reformation in the warehouse and general order business at the port of New York is more urgeatly demanded, as not only bas it grown to enormous proportions, but fs the subject of enormous abuses and well-grounded and | farreaching com- ed The joint Comunitter, to whose report I have fiad frequent oceu ave careful attention to the inves they - he mer- cual This vast fnverest, favolving ailke the convenience and the rignta of the merchants, bas been regarded, mince the administration of Collector Smythe, 8 @ sort perquisit * be sold or bargalued away, aud placed ia tues Dauds of personal triends or political favorites. Previous to that warehouses to the vessels were used, : “ue business bi} C if this whole mat. » flowing "the conception that it was ‘personal Do ty PFihe Goitector or the hifal heritage Of adventurers wilo nave clusiere| sround Ae the administra+ impel rice of all imported ‘sna areseuey, after careful reagaiion, practice, but under exiati bas ue lew, en comple Tonoldstion tthe fe L i vest to direct attention to the Od a report, and rai to the testimony s 3. fra tA tower eas ae iter rie Siw Bs ry oe wd jor- fest abrand A A. Be Mies it umdiee: consider rato mak ary of the Troasur; ‘stores: pleoen hore goo: sores as eras ares Se vate Sea i have appealed tn vain {or relief, To me it has been a mat- ter of surprise that the Collector bad braced up with such marvellous nes rence apinn the yeneumaceet | GA = comm ripon we Ponras that ‘bimecit or or oars in hom whose counted relia of ‘advantage nels close cousecied, hod nal for its continu the amount rar ante anes rom it word in regard to the last tion, Ni will ay ato tat the Collestor of the fertaoe olkad_ govern: ment m obtalaing ‘patronage (or bonded wa! proiits arising zal pr ja present. pre- fae, FY tue ances Tey Tam octet Donded warehouse canto largely. ine jug that the “Commi eho ok an staat a foro ar ee cr, Booknalder at Ta ormet anal “pete 1 Moe fam = tion this case as in point cH penal f thi in my f of . im again seat mbes in the puoile alt ‘rems necessa ard, fageor' imported goods, It {0 give the Recre- tary some supervisory power, and the ¢ bill to [have referred Femanus this branch of the, public to the reguiation and control of the Secretary o! CARY 9, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. the Before I to the consideration of the last feature ofthat wise doar lucia Yuu stak of oe New York under the last ys Fe rather, tase Me led to this as the Presitent and some (ae aft have re eee ei gation Mpsintstration, whien iC jeanne (ni ify the argument that st there Wap Deen's ied, ao ret - ean ome Ory corr ngtioe eu aren bing “P ore. vius Senate, fori monthly. devaily aN be calli mA the phd Tereae 18, toJune 30, 1870, w duly Ble iv, ite vin aa ti of fifteen months, by Mr. Grinnell, aud irom October 8, 1871, w like period,’ by Mr. MM lected... Fees collected dau expend 92/88) 488 zpanibaree wager’ si: jasive of fees collecte: Mi A - asp, “aOR Fees sslosiea et ‘and expended in addi 960,297 faae, fi. res gas: t, Di ot charged to It ‘gue ineluded 1m previous cor i 1y $5,000 a year., 68,750 —_—-— 93,088,400 ifference tn favor of Mrz Grinnell.....++.., 206,007 DiPsjave nou meluded something over thirty thousand dol- lars, the credit of saving which Is. wholly due to the Secre- tary of the Treasury, in the new letting of the labor oon- track about the time of Mr, Murphy's accession to the oillee iM ‘Taig {tem added would awall the disference to“about two hundred and thirty-seven thousand dollars— that te F way, it costs ins amount more to collect the revenue by Mr. Murphy, ponding period by Mrs Hpnell—a tzcean of expenditire hot easily: explained many theory applicable to economy in the public ser lees Buri Pffteen months named, in winch Mr, art te the head of the Cusioms Department in New dors 9, total amount of tbe collestians was 152,091,014, 888, ke period by Mr. Grinagly there was collected “ls 8 8 disrnotion of $29) 413,686, A great portion of excess in explamed by the face that the net of Congress, July 14, 1870, reduced the rate of duty upon many leading articles of importation, and vided that all imported previous to January } 1, , Tt and beld in bond, would be subject only to the red In anticipation of this Jap and ay a consequence of it iarze quanuiien ot sugar, tea, coffee, spices and other articles were 40 held which other: Wrive Would Lave been withdrawn and duties. pald be'ore, ‘This operated to swell the collections after that, as it bid operated to diminish them {n a corresponding ratio before that time, @ diiference nearly or quite equat to the excear which fw shown to have been collected by Mr. Murphy, Tt was an apparent rather than actuat increase, In support of the section Hxing the term ot oilice for odicers of the customs Mr. Fenton said that he indicated the cus- toms service, and expecially the Department of New York, asthe proper place to inatigurate a new and improved method, because no service and no place need it more, No- where, he continued, has the civil service been so degraded, As these ollicers of approved capacity and jutegrity have bean sudden'y removed without cause, others have been ap- jointed wituout reference to gualiticytion ant cuaravier, faithful and eficient clerks have been abused by the appoiut- ment over them ol incompetent nen. ° Promotions have not depended upon merft but apon intineace, 1 have been credibly ormed that even uribery has bees condoned ln other worsis, thatthe guilty parties huye never been puuisued, Forced Asseasments trom ui! for political purposes have pai the expenses of a part {n their partisan pilgrimages through: the country, In fact, 14 seems as though every poxsib’e aavang had been adopted to demean the civil service in the Customs Department at New York, ant to divert the puvite officers from their auty. Allow the present practice Ip the civil wer+ vice for yet a period and the danger is real that oter depart- ments of the sucial structure wilt algo Lecome subservient to = whatever is degrading and corrupting in public affairs, In conelusion, he proceeded: It ia not to be successfully dented that officials have been Temoved in numerous instances by the administration that Appointed them withowt any change in their character or qualifications—not for any dereliction of duty or intidelity to Party principles, but because thay were not acceptable to some, whose advice was potent with the appointing power, and because it was supposed certain political results could thus be. ther words, it fs generaily believed that ‘the pi {a used as a mere reward for ene service ani enes for promoting personal ends. Whether this is tru sit may at least be said that the extent and flerceness to waich the prerogative of appoint- ment and removal can he exposed been severely fested—a prerogative ‘which, has been at all times, with & brief interruption, in the Lands of the Executive to measure and control. The honor and safety of the nation cannot be indifferent to the least tendency towards partisan perversion or mischievous personaiism in the bestowment of ollice, hor permit the insidious influence of patronage to impatt the integrity of the public service, ‘The the officer in default, or m defiance, the mofe necessary to guard the power he wigids aud to check every outcrop of abuse, people: Pyelicve. that know man; an acious alrendy tht, Srowading evil gravely threatens to under- ming” our’ greainess® and. glory asa natioy, but 1 lave unfailing contidence in the virtue aad ' cou of the people, and as the danger is more and more apparent Ido not doubt we shail avert whatever peril impends. It is theretore that T speak, not as one having nothiny better than hopeless complatut, but in sober warning and earnest en- treat measure through party organization, and in wo step toward civil service reform would I commit @ wrong sguinst the former or impair the latter, The very esacnce of lated “po'ltieal ” ace jopular government ies in ‘assoc! son, ana the cause which embarrasses the ono strikes at the Other. But it 1s uo less true that the benefice ration Of this principle is greatly impaired or wholly destroyed it use { to subjugate qualided opposition, ailence Criendiy c1 cism, advance personal aspirations or the triumph of clal party interests, Taubuit that those who hold positions under the govern- ment should be faithful servants of the republfe and her Jawa, and not suppliant tools of the Appointing ower, I de- aire ‘that they may be. tnelted. to the utmost hdelity to the country and ber fnterests, rather than to tho public servant who discharges an official Tesponsibully ta appotat- tng or nominating them,” Tne that “to the victors belong. ibe spolle Of. the vanquished” may once have becn applicable to the bestowment of official laces; but if sof am sure it a applicable no longer, ‘The patronage of the government is ao vaat, the ofioss to be dilea are so many, that the public interest forbids that they flied aud redlied as ambiion or party caprice may dictate. f plead in the name of the people Tor ihe adoption of a purer Rnd nobler system, under whicu the political morality of te nation will be elevated, official Integrity cherished and the public safety assured, cents following bills were introduced and re- By Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.) Of Ill.—‘o further regu- and to prevent delay, providing, among vtuer things, that ordinary Cit sults small not be pealed to the Supreme Court uniess the matte: be fo exceeds the value of $5,000, but Shem, appeals in criminal causes in which a sentence 0 ath or other infamous punishment has been ren- red by a Circuit Court, Keterred to the Commit- vee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SPENCER, (rep.) of Ala.—To regulate com- merce Lap the several beer providing general autnority an number of persons may become incorporated for the pu Or constructing, leasing and operating canals, railroads and other highways, or carrying on the express business through any two or more States, Referred to the Committee on Commerce, By Mr, CARPENTER, (rep. of Wis.—Authorizing the President to accept ihe resignations of a Judges of any Court of United States pe s nenty disabled from efficienc: lency ‘and the continued gine Temeamitn Was Tes eee, Ot payment to them of their sala! Mr, POMEROY, (rep.) of Kansas—For the td on the indian lands in maneen 6 Ung lands to the International cee graph Company in Florid: ae a granting ae militon acres of the public lands to the District or Columbia for the support of ptlia schools, one Mr. WILSON, (rep,) of Mass,—To make a blank ap Rar wast to satisly the claim of Miss Anna Ella | the Commi valaanie information fe War Department durtag for! lon to the War Department d ¥ rep.) of Mase., presented several Petitions and memorials for the passage of hi beg g eS Civil gd Li arity matey ion Of Mr. HAMLIN, (rep.) of Me., the Committee on Retrenchment was aul - thiue its investigations, ici igessadbiens At hall-pagt iwo o'clock the Senate went into ex- goutive session and soon alterwards adjourned, — y ROUSE CF. REPRESENTATIVES. ~ 7%, ” Wasurneron, D. C., Jan. 8, 1872, Bulls were introduced and referred as follows:— By Mr. HALE, (rep.) of Me.—To provide the rank of Pro- fessor of Mathematics fn the Navy, By Mr. L¥NoM, (rep.) of Me.—To prohibit the collectfon Of pilotage and port fees by State or municipal authorities; also In regard to the resumption of specie payments. By Mr. WILLARD, (rep.) of Vt.—To preserve the tn pendence of the several departinenis and to regulate ap- POintments to and remoyats (rom office. By Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass.—To establish the Southern Transportation Company in New Mexico and Colorado Ter- See. Also to incorporate the Brotherhood of Locomotive or Mr. SRELEY, (tep.) of N, ¥.—For a repeal of the tax on deposits in Yanks, A’ petition for th was ano Dreseated by Mr. WodD, (ae, 0 By Mr. E, H, ROBERTS, (rep.}ol Ne Y By Mr, Cox, (dem.) of ¥.—For the recog Jacrent ivi Cubu Algo to amend the Leveg uy 24, Tn MERRIAM, (rep.) of N. Y.-To define @ gross of tf my Mt, NRGLEY, (rep.) of Pa.—Ia regard 10 licensing pt- iy a? Mr, MvRRe, (rep.) of Pa.—To repeal the Micome tax for weit'and Bd SULPEANEDLT Oo sree ERROR, (rep. fund end to apply tne roovede of the public lands to the edu- i ea et eHELLON, (rop.) ot L&—To amend the National By Mr, SHELDON, (* Ousroney Of ) of Oblo—To prevent the circulation of Sonnteriele S enka and spurious United States aad na- Mi, MoNROR, (rep. er the Tetirement of tora and mutilated national al the stamp tax on m: fran, sige (rep.) of Obi . ‘Aino tor the improvement of the Falis of the Ohio River and the Louisville and Portland Oa iy Mr, WADDELL, yar! of N, For @ government op i in Wilmington, fF. WILON, (tep.) of Ind.—In relation to the duties of ophereey mae ened Service relorm, ergs te se ‘x Ay pang auld of land reclateved Oy Abe drainage of Bea Ing. bay orevent ihe fu sale of public ‘ands. ot for wil. i! Me, Kenn, (dem. of Tnd.—To auitorlze the construe er Ry pha hye, ni ut e oany porayn Fedsaignd of barr be right bel. et of ‘hos for a public building ‘eaty. Tam aware that {principles must be enforced in atarge | McHenry, Merriain. B, Fe Alvers, lave the bea jurisdiction of the Supreme Court | adverse to the parties ore in procuring the pat specific regulations under which any | ernment. To establish the education | Bit to the Untied Siaien 8 upreme - Conrs from the final ieee of any Carguit Court by a writ of baveas gore, ny ing the time for ‘presenting claime for adui- ing the act relative Pde sry owed Femi “pain Ter the ‘act a" i a our amendatory of the Judiciary a? Mr. COS, (rep) of ‘Isa ‘fo amend the Consular lomatic act. Also to prevent the enlistment of minors without the consent of their parents or a, 8 fe, LS Syarye, (rep.) of Mo.—For the issuing, servi — of original and fioa! process in United States oor Mr. ae, os of Mo,—To amend the In- tial Revenue bi wihorising ihe trano(er aud ex: ‘Lowin are tete reer 0. eo cou of two ir adjoining the Marine By Mr. i, Wana can of of Mo —For the saie of cacervere swamp or also for th Bigntgf tig Gasconade fv % Rishi Oene indies By Mr. ) of Mo.—Extenting the t! i ‘og completion of the Porlage Lake ant late Sepertee y Mr, SUTAERLAN (equ) of Mich, --For a government bundlagiat (rama Reprdsy Mic ¥ By Mr. OuRAR ES (rep. + oO rr in reference to the West- ern Pacife Rall also granting the right of way to the Minsour! Valley Bail- To ‘ or Mr. HERNDON, of Texas--for a government building at er, Texas. y Mr. Doron, (rep.) of lowe-—For furnishing trusses to ainabled woh dic iy Mr. Ban re (rep.) of Wis,—G Whreoatin the islands in the Missouri River, y ME. RUSK, (rep.) of Wis ~ For a public Dutiding at Lar come, Wie 0 making Lacrosse # pert of delivery. By Mr. SLATER, «dem.) of 1 far the arte of Port Oxtora, Drogo e obstructions to vization ip the Colorado for the removal of thi me Mr. LOWE, rep.) of thie. ile of certain The diag lands in Kansas; also for the relief of settiers ou the Onage lands in Kanwas, ate) of D. C.—fo fund the debt ee » ORIPMAN, (a oft clty of Wasbington aes HOaR, () Sot iota, —amthorioing, the Secretary mnrchase Drake's patent fuse, fadloueyAuttoriing the ousilt of clothing for the Sate bill beans concluded, Mr. Lyn cit Sees ee requesting the President ie views of & vern- rivers, of oar srruction of a ship canal ween the “Atlant HM oceans. Referred, on motion of Mr. Bay Mass., to the Committee on Forcign Affairs. DUIIES ON SHIPBOILDING MATERIAL, Mr. HALRB, (rep.) of Me., introduced a bill to relieve Amer!- can bulit vessels from Import duties: oo srticien entering inf their construction, =e and use. He moved the previous juestion on its passage § ws Hop.) oF f ase Mr. Dawns, (rep, before the Committ the bill would be Toferre to vhat committee. previous question was not seconded—-69 to 4—and then Mr, Hale consented to the reference. Mr. COX inquired whether. the bill would gome up. again for debate if it should not be referr« He wanted to show-— Mr. RANDALL, (dem, ) of Pa, hyocted to de wet, DAWES. “The whole matier fs before the Committee of Means, wynee CoxX—Bat that committee wil! never do anything, ae Fears the mater ia before the Commitiee on Com- ne fF. DawRe—I do not know why the Committee on Com- houla regulate duties, ib eneeres, (dem.) of Wis, inquired of the Speaker when, the bill would come up for debate if it were not re- ferred. ‘The SPRAKER replied that it was most uncertain when it would be reached, as it could only be debated in Of the morning houF that, might be left on Mond call of States for bitis and resolutions, Mr. ELDRIDGE remarked that that was not quite so uncer- fgin es the burying of Jt im the Commntice of Ways und jeans. Mr. Dawes did not know why the gentleman should say it ‘Was to be buried, ELDRIDGE said it was because that committee bad ‘the grave ot ail auch matters, Dawe remurked that tue committee had not) had time to d body's grave. Ne RL ManGe culled for the yeas and naya on the refer- ence, but in the meantitne the moruluy hour expired, and the bill Went over untii next Monday, THE ALBANY ADM. Mr. 8LocoM, (dem,) of N. ¥ lowing regoluon :— RATION LORY, at ieave to offer the fol- Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be require L to inform this House whether or not the conduicy of tue pra } Chpal officers of the Custom liouse at New York and the Vol- | lectors and Assessors of Internal Reve.ue 0: nearly all. the districts of the Stare of New York, in absenting themselves from their duties and yisittag Albany, to iutlusnge the state Legislature in Kis organization, is conristent with the civil ervice policy recen Iy adapied Uy the: Lreasuty Departioe dt io be the polley of the present cdmistration } duet ts Hot deemed consisteut with said pol- aid officers or any of them have beea repri- f their olfence, muhded or otherwise punished f M ied. BUTLER, of Mase., ov} KOUN TIES LO FREEDNEN. PLATT, (rep.) of Va, oifered a resolution Instructing Comiitice on’ Military Alfairs to inquire 1avo the vropri- ety of perimiiting the payment of bounttes to men who were fiaves at the tine of their enilstment. Adopted. Aino di- recting the Committee on Invalid Pensions: to inquire into the propriety of allowing pensions to widows of soldiers of 1812 who were marie durlng the term of service, but atter Mr, COUGHLAN, (re)) of Val asked leave to ofter a rexo- lution instructing tue Jadicary "Committee to inquire into the conduct of judicia) ollicers in reierence to the uisiaua Jey “page muddie, VTLER (Masa.) objected. ME v ON, (rep.) Of Ohio, offered a resolution tostructing the Committee on the Civil Service Reform to peauire into the propricty of providing for ‘appointments to be made from the States in proportion to their population, and that preference be given to honorably discuarged soldiers aud sailora, adopted, INCOME TAX REPRAL. A resolution offered by Mr. KELLOGG, (rep.) of Conp., of the committee, before the recess, directing tie Commitite of Ways and Means to report a bili to repeal the income tax, came up on & motion to Suspend the rules and aaopt the Tesoluuion. Mr Dawes said he desired to and nays, 90 that bis committee the sentiment of the House on the ‘ihe vole was taken by yeas and d the rules were Not suspended. The following 1s the oy YEAS—Measra. Acker, Amoler, Archer, Arthur, Banks, bee) iBeveririge, Bird, Biair of Mich., Blair of Mo., Brooks Mass, Bu(linton, Coughlan, Cox, Creeiyy Dawese DuBose, Dace Beye, Gariield, Getz, Goourien, Harmer, Haze: fon ot NJ. Herndon, Hoar Hoovers Houchion,’ Kelley, Kellogg, Ketter Killinger, Lampor, Lynch, iMcCloliand, jonroe, Leonard M: Neale binck, he Peters Potter, Randall, &. H. Rob- W. Ke Roberta, Rogers, Koosevcit,, Sessions, masidon, Bhelianary for, Sherwood, Slocum, Smith of N. Snyder, Matkweather, Strong, Swann, Twichell, ‘the vote taken by yeas 1d have « declarasiou of < t pao, Wakeman, Waldron, Wells, Wheeler, Williams of N. ¥., Win: chester—70. NAYS.—Mesara. Adams, Averill, Barber, Ba Beatty, Bright, Buck jey, Burchard, Burdett, Batler’of Butler of Tenn, Caldwell, | Covurn, Conger, Cotto: Creda, Crossian’, Donnan, Dox, Duke, Dunnall, Eldridge, Faras: worth, Finkeluburg, Foster of Mich., Garrett, *hale, Hancock, Handley. Harper, Harris of Va., Havens, Hoy of TiL, Hazleton of Wis., Hereford, Hibbard, Mol Kerr, , Lewis, Lowe, MeConmnick, Morary, MeKee, Xeercur, Morgan, Orr, Packard of Ind.,'Palmer, Parker of N. Parker of Mb. Perce, Matt, Poland, Porter, Keud,, tase of a a of Ky., Rusk, Seeley, shanks, Slater, "sloss, Smith of Speer of Ga., Spragne, Stevens, Stevenson, bens Ei ‘Tyner, Van ‘trump, Waddell, Walden, Walis of Fis. Waitthorne, Willard, Wil Ind, Wileun of iad. and Wood—80, THE LAND GRABBERS QUABRELLING, jams of Mr. Mout, op.) of IL, offered & Jong preamble and Texolation refering to salspute about nnd grants betwe the Hannival and 5t Jo: ison apd Pi na oiler raiitond companies, and directing the Juiiclary Committee #0 inquire into the matter, pending whicl 1 quiry the issuing of patents for the lands is to be m ded. Mr. Woop favored she inqui qulty provided it shot to astatement which he had heard made to thé elfect that ‘the opinion of the jate Attorney General had been an ents; by the Interior De- and that the patents ayy Menator, that thas opinion aa partment at the instance of were being issued in contravention of that opinion, and » wrong and fraud was thus being perpetrated. ‘He had also andet that Aecrne? at bad BOD that account oblized to eet from t] ‘Mr. MOORE could not sa3 ‘connection nay Senator or He unde that the Grp tinge td had (OK, u e3 oy tchison and Pike's Railroad Company had received faci nmeuts of pusho as Litt from the Hannibal and St. acph Railroaa sie ia Copy janment the latier had rs ight to make, the iand ibus b Feverling to the gov He to be inquired foto and the jasuing of the en to ey tee meee mesnitine ous} ir. WOOD expressed his betief that par Pa high in the gov. ermment could be copnectet. with the fran: ian tnerstore he wished the ing: kg te inde that branch of the su’ Way Alter further ton the resol Hon was adopted.d Mr, Monaan, (dem.) of Ohio, introduced it ‘Fesolu- tion to amend the coustitation so as to make naturalized citizens eligible to the Presidency ‘and the Vice Presidency of the United States, and called for the yeas and nays. Toe tay, Alea tha ig neceanary two-thtrus iy the afm Mr. MOKE®, (rep.) of Misa.. fntrodueet a bill ae Gisablties: trom several persons in Mississipp! poe ae {dem} o' of Ind., offered a resolution Sinrcd the Commitee om ry Affaire to inquire into th riety of providin: for. \paywoente of bounties to soldiers wlio ere mustered into service under, the iirat call for troops In excess of the number called for. | A Mr, CS. Bo Pe offered « regolution instructing Boinagets n of inquire into the ques! Geprogest fonste value between gold an id wilver coins, dopte Mr, SHANKE, (rep.) of Ind., offered a resolution inatructin the Committee vos ot tones Affairs to inquire into the subject of jpiiae sanuities, enitone, bounty jands aud moneys paid under Indian trea . The House then, at A BOGUS Obtataing Money Under Pretence of Making All Right with the Department of qnenda Ws Wallace, of 243 East Twellth street, alias John Williams, was arraigned at Essex Market Court yesterday, on a charge of obtaining money under faise pretences, under the following circum- stances:—Mary Hanser, the owner of 236 Stauton street, said that Ou the 23d of December last Uns W. Thom ‘allace came to her house and said he was the “head ins) aad of puviic bulldings,” and he showed @ siield, the inscription on Which read itead Inspector o€ Public Build. bi He told her that the house was reported ngate, and Mrs. Hanser i she gave him @ light o go down In the cellar. hen be came back Wal- lace said the buliding was strong enough to stand a thousand years, He then icit the house and came ‘same object | back the next day, saying that he had made every- all right, bus he demanded from Mra. Harser . nts authorize the foe halt of which he said he had to give to the clerk Mrs. Hanser told Wallace that she had no money and could not give bim any. Wal- Jace told her he must have five doliars ve‘ore he leit ~~ house, He asked her daughter, a girl ubout ourteen years of age, to leaye the room Wats he wa taiking to the mother. The girl went away, and as soon as she did Wallace repeated the de- mand, and Mrs, Hanser nag ae | alarmed gave the five dollars, On te sth oL January alae paid another visit to Mra, Hanser, a demauded the balance, $20. ‘This was reiused. Hie came again yesteraay aud Mrs, Hanser had him ested. ‘Lhe prisoner 1s a tall, stout man, about forvy-wo years of age, and is @ carpenter by traue. On being examined he said, “fam guilty of receiy- ing the money, but not o1 asking for it.” He was held to answer, AN ATTEMPT AT MURDER, Michael Holahan, of No, 8 Broadway, and Henry in the office. Ayman, of 192 East Broadway, met on Sun- ote noon at we corner of Thirty-second street Fin ava D0, A aan which they had re- qeot bio wen moa, to ae, ine, matter, drew hin revolver at mien dm oo or pg nd taken belore Justice aed at tne Yoncyie re Police Cours and there meld (9 ball 4m 1.00) Fo answar. teraarked that the subject was | and Meaus, and he hoped that | WAR IN THE EAST. The Looshian War Declared and an English Expedition on the March. Another Abyssinian Revenge; This Time Against the Northeastern Savages of India—Origin of the Trouble—Ten Thousand Troops, Four Hundred Elephants, a Perilous March and an Unceriain Result— Sentiments of the People. Bombay, Nov. 20, 1871. “War!"' Js the cry inthe East, TheShanmar insure | recuion In Mesopotamia, the Portuguese trouvies a8 Goa, the revolt On the Persian frontier, the late re- bellion in Arabia, the chronic fighting in Algeria, and now a British expedition to subjugave the | Looshias, on the northeastern frontier of Inata, alk tell usthat the tropics are undergoing much the same season of anarchy as that which befel Burope in the eventful year of 1848. European ambition | and the insatiable Western lust of conquest are the origin of these troubles, The last 1s yet to heain—the WAR AGAINST THE LOOSHIAN SAVAGRS, ‘Nearly a year ago taese tribes mafe a raia on the northeastern frontier. 1t was in character like the | Wild warfare of the American Indians, and the | Loostias ‘had at teast a pretext for what they did. The tea planters encroached-upon territory sold to | them as waste by the government of India, but upon ; Which the Looshias considered they had a right | of property as hereditary hunting grounds of thelr tribes, and their original cause has engendered many bitter and bloody quarrels. These tribes are nos hostile in spirit to Britusa rule; they have fought bravely agatust British misrule, and, like all bar- baric peoples, they don’t observe Geneva conven- tions or understand champagne supper tags of trace, Hence, when they revolted they committed gross Inhumanitiea, They did murder, they made captives and carric.] of a young English lady named | Miss Winchester, A smart force of picked men, four hundred strong, immediately set in motion, would Have pumshed the natives and haye recov. ered the captives. Now, after a year’s interval, 10,000 men are to advance with such an imposing convoy as 400 elephants, to burn their villages, coldly murder their people and give us au example of whut is called British retrinution. To the credit of the English on this coast, public opinion is against ; this tardv movement, for several reasous; one, that it does not tend to the pacification of India; another, that it feeds ana fosters the Mussuiman influence against british Ladia, and thirdly, that it may not succeed, It is A VERY PERILOUS UNDERTAKING, At Chattuck the preparations are being rapidly pressed forward; 700 coolies have gone up to Sylvet, and large quantities of stores have accom. panied the party. Sheds are being erected along the shore, in order that the troops may lave more healthy quariers than when crowded on board the boats, ‘The Forty-fourth regiment has been detailed asthe nucleus forthe expedition. Fifty-six of the Sylhet boats are retaine:| in Cachar, and the contin- gent of boats from Ducea are still behind. Steamers are constantly pushing up the mver with coolies, stores and ammumition, Perfect mountains of rice | and attah are piled up along the shore, so that, setting the troops aside, a very large number of boats will be requiret. Elephants line all the roads to Sylhet, wad the curious impression that all these spectacular preparations make upon the mind exceeds anything in the romance of Eastern Inda, THE EXPEDITION AND ITS COMMAND. Major Moon, an ola and experienced officer, has arrived with a force of Punjacbees, and thongh cholera broke out among them the mortality wae small, Itis beleved that the native soldiers will ~ be unequal to the climate and to the severities of bard marching and laborious duty; otherwise the whole expedition may fall. Other great drawbacks, Uke that In the Abyssinian war, are the transporta- tion, the bad character of the roads and woat may be the final result. TInereisno King Theodore to overwhelm and reduce, and the ultimatum is not the capital of a feebly populated country, General Bourchier 1s to command, but in his absence | Colonel French ism temporary charge. Hvery day fresh squads of elephanta have been arriving at Sylhet, Tne beasts are newly caught, muscolar and heavily laden and are gelling accustomed to their Anglo-Saxon duties. Coolies demand too bigh wages, taking advantage of the situation to become extortionists, The Cossyahs and Syn- teahs live on rice, while the coolies demand atrah. Rice abounds. A strong frontier police 13 -veing formed at Syihet to support the moving column, | Boats are unpressed wherever found. GENERAL BOURCHIER’S HEADQUARTERS at present are at Goombra. How the columna wilt proceed from Cachar to Tapal-Much 1s as yet un- known. Two routes are open. The force may march to Monierknal and cross the Bnoben range to Mynhadur, which by clearing mignt be made a practicable road, The other route lies across the Bhobens, Newly appointed officials, native and British troops, & curious medley of beasts, horses, steamera, barges and attendants accompany -the Looshian expedition, Its success is dubious in any event, Three months aud it may not then bave even found the enemy. VIRGINIA’S TROUBLES. The Obnoxious Act fe Debts=The Financial Corruption and Corperation Jobbory—A Nasty Expose of the Affairs of the Board of Public Works—Kv-ty Charge To Be Ime mediately Investtgated. RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 8, 1872, Since the passage over the Governor's veto of the act suspending the funding of the public debt, under the act passed by tho prececd- ing Legislature, that measure has been the source of the most animaied debate and the liveliest scenes in both houses of the General Assembly. Those opposed tothe Funding act are openly charged by a large portion of the press with having repudiation for thcir object, and the depreciation which their action has caused in Virginia securities wowd secm to justify this charge. ALLEGED DISGHACEVUL JOBBERY. But there is still another charge against the ma- jority, which, 1f true, ts just as disgraceful and out rageous. Atthe last session of the Legislature an act was passed directing the Board of Public Works to advertise and sell the State interests in the various iuternal improvements of the State, and to ex- | change them at par value for bonds and securities | Of the State. It is now sald, and with some shadow Of truth, that the suspension of the Funding act, and their refusal to pay interest due on the funded debt on the ist of the present month, was 4 job Ia the interests of the railroad and other public cor- porations im the State. When the State's securities j teil twenty per cent it is well known that the railroad and other public companies bought up large quantities of them; and if the action of the Legislature was not investigated by Luem they were certainly not siow to take advantage of the depre- clauou in Virginia bonds. MORE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES. In justification of the wild manner in which the present Legisiature has tampered with the pubilc credit several committees have been ae Ge. bane First, to ascertain the condition the debt and report ior what amount ofne State 4g ilabie; second, to investigate the different cates at which it was Constructed, for what purpose an the amount of the bonds, when redeemed and shen registered; third, & commiutwe who are to act uuder the following resolution, which passed the House ay > EXPOSE OF CORRUPTION AND WICKEDNESS. Whereas the a pubic pesos of both political parties of f thie 4 soiem: jarations State have ma: el passage of the Pus ane ti was obtained by the rivery of responsiole leat Howe certain Lae yo of the last Leg! as it hes been, sole |. of Dei thal by npegtattag woe stock brokers vo york tniuent egales re sombin pire wand ner eka Hua ok dhiceasas now ti atpeve gh Oe M. aen w sans eA be ‘ue earliest possi! haan vote of 76 to Jaton j abled com: day. ‘This resolution Bry So Mes and it is the last phase of the the session which has 80 slg: ally sh staton fidence 3a We eredit aaa geod niu