The New York Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1872, Page 3

WASHINGTON. , The Spanish War Fever Cool- ing Down. THE COINAGE BILL DEBATE. Oonkling’s Attack on the “One- Term” Amendment. THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, Hlalleck’s Death No Pro- motion to Hancock. The Woman's National Suffrage Oackling Convention. ‘ Waswinoton, Jan, 10, 1872, ‘The National Conventi:.:—Four Rival Cities fer the Honor ef the Place of Mational Republican Committee are nearly alti the city. ‘The committee meet to-morrow at the Botatt House. Only two questionscome before thw Dody—the time and place of hotding the Nomi- nating Convention. There is a considerahle outside Pressure on the latter matter. Four cites are com- Deting sealousiy—Philadelphia, New York, Boston and Cimeimnat!—all making earnest efforts to secure ieee siceactaioay ms Slows, eeeeeaiate As to Relding the Conyeution, 1t seems gene- Fale be batored ae 1 il wor be later than tho maidaie of June. Senator hostn infFodyoed, when sasembied, a resolution pro’ Tor an ‘adjournment of Congress—the 234 of May be- tag amed—pas ‘it will probably not be acted upon ‘The Philadeiphians have a large here’ who are. lobbying for their in the most spproved ‘atyie. To-nignt Wey wore to give a banqaet, Dut'rearing the aemo- ralinauon of the “boys” they gave up the Idea at the Jest moment, and are devoting themselves to | of the commuttes in person, reason he was appointed to the the committee from his State ts evration dete as aoe fo tia stor te Beey everything in wer aelection of that city, .- a Spanie, ‘war FootingDoubts © Ourrage. phases in the Spanish question, of the past few days Js not 60 Owing to the doubts in regard to the fring on the Fionda. The owner of this vessel positively ways that he nas received information which gives WO room to doubt that the Florida was fired @B, o50 tat he will forward to the State Department aMdavits of the captain, ay & {if ti a t ii I i ¥ Coubling’s Attsck To-Day on ths 4 scuatore on the One Term Ques- tiem | tar. Conkling opens the debate to-morrow on the “one term” proposition of Mr. Sumner. Tne ‘peeoh, prepared it 1s said with great care, is polished and caustic to the full power of the sena- ‘tofs eapacity in that direction. It aims to be -‘tronically severe on Mr. Sumner and his allies and ‘wHl be peculiarly sarcastic on the proposition ‘to'be cembated. The Senator links civil service Teform-and the “one teria’ project in dual oriti- cis, favoring te ene aseeeKing a just result, ana s@enowncing tne otfier as ‘a trick and cheat, By the rat places are to be no longer hinged on politi- cal position or service. The argument is tnat thie would prevent the President using the appoint- ing power tofecure election, and then he 18 to be “constitutionally deprived of the right of re-clec- ‘tion, Bad means are not to be used, and good meane shall not. be. Both the object and necessity -are to beslain, According to Mr. Vonkling’s appre- hension a cheat is apparent in one or the other of the plans. The ‘one term” is the ostrich which hides itself, and yet does not doit, Mr. Sumner aims at the President, even though he says tne amendment shail not go into effect until after 1878, Sach a proposition is only a sly way to get rid of the idea Of personal animus in the mover. It cannot be regarded as other than athrust. The proposition fettera the people in the choice of omy a single ofMicer. The Vice President, Senators and Repre- sentatives may be re-elected, Members of Congress are invited to disqualify some one other than them- selves, Are they more immaculate than Prealdents— freer from passion or ambition ? The New York Senator is expected to be his- torically severe on Senators who have wanted to Le Presidents and failed, and thinks, from the number, that being elected Senator is really a constitutional barrier to the higher honor of Executive place. Mr. Conkling thinks that the fact of Senators mever being promoted and Presidents having been re-elected, may have had something to do in ant- mating the supporters of the restriction Proposed on the Executive. The ‘Senate is the altar of such ambition. A whole hecatomb of Goefeated hopes may then be piled up at every turn. The Senator probably does not believe the one term amendment would stop corrupt use of patronage, and suggests that Presidents, though ineligible to re-election, might well desire to hold other, even if lesser, places of Importance, Rumor has been busy with the aeciaration that Mr, Conkling proposes to mage a set defence of the + administration, and eapecialiy of the President, 18 hasbeen anticipatea that reference will be made to the chargea of personal corruption, which , abeand here. Im these matters it is provable that the Senate and public will alike be disappointed, The speech will, probably, ve a sarcastic atgpment against the proposed amendment rather than anything like @ serious attempt #0 reply to what it would be folly to notice so watavely. So saya the special friend of Grant. set speeches like this of My, Conklin’s are not likely, Mowever, to be the attractive features of this ses. @lon, whieb will doubtless be marked for sharp, im- prompt and effective debate. The Haase und tho Coinage Bill—General Clarke, of Texas, Admitted to His Sent. The well filled galieries to-lay indicate the fact that the soctal element is m motion. Fur skins ana balmy air iNcrease political interest among the ladies and the attendance of the fair sex was greater than ustl. Immediasely after the morning prayer Mr, Edwards, of Arkansas, rose to explain. He aaid that wad he been present yesterday when Mr. Poland’s seport relative to affairs in Arkansas was submitted he should have denied the charges reflecting upow Senater Clayton and himseit and proved them to’ belong to ways tat are dark; but as the report had been referred to the Commit. tee On Elections, ne would possess higoself in pa- sence until that contmittes was heard from. Max, Kelley's bill relating tothe min¢.ang cotnage betng in order, the House proceeded to consiler tt aa in Oowmittee of the Whole. The pubject of salaries proved the first serious obaacie to he fortunes of this measure, Mr. Keliov NEW YORK HERALD) THURSDAY, JANUARY 1), 1872—TRIPLE SHEBT. explained the many reasons why the rais- ing‘of them as proposed was desirable, and eloquently pleaded his cause, He to secure the services of fret class men, In an- swerto Mr, Garfleld’s criticism that tne provision inexed tystem as to regular gradation Mr. Kelley | yauatim:ion of Attermey Gen ra! Will said Ke did not contemplate symmetry in the scale ofselaries recommended, but securing ability, in- tegrity and responsipility for the places to be filled, which could only be done by paying for them, ‘Mr, Wood, of New York, thought the matter of salary @ secondary consideration to the great one of getting the right men those salaries. He cited the exampie of the @emocratic party in New York in ruling out corrup- tion in offiee, and feelingly called unon the republi- Can party to ao likewise, Mr. Townsend, of New to whom to Pay | exact course in the Ku Klux trials inded that @ studied personal affront to bis offended but still iriendly superior oficer, Grant, at an evening party in Washington, before wanted | the last Presidential election, opened an impassable gulf between their former intimacy, and that General Hancock has no favors to expect at the hands of bis constitutional Commander-in-Cnief. Mr, Akerman has retired from the office of Attorney General, and Mr. Williams to-day formally assumed charge of the Department of Justice. The former will leave Friday morning for Georgia. He haa a long interview with the President to-day. Mr. Williams, it is understood, will pursue the laid out by Mr. ‘man, ‘There is considerable speculation as to whether Mr. Akerman wiil he retained in the government service in some other important position, but no intimations from any official quarter have been York, startled the nervous sensibilities of the timid | made in reference to it. on the fioor and the ladies in the galleries bya somewhat vigorous protest against the whole dis- |. The Rothschilds and the New Loan. Some doubts having been expressed as to the cussion, characterizing it as a waste of time and | truth of the report that Jay Cooke, McCulloch & neglect of the best interest of the country. His man- | Qo,, with the Rothschilds, have made a proposition ner was excited, his speech rapid and his coaclusions quickly reached. He declared, with emphasis, that the present course of legislation, if persisted in, would result in our having no money jookrag. to the absorbtion of $600,000,000 of the new loan, inquiry tis morning confirms tt, ‘The exact terms offered have not transpired, although it Is be- Neyed they are similar to those regarding the pre- vious $130,000,000, The subject is before the Secre- to pay anybody, with and closed by moving tostrike | tary of the Treasury. outthe enacting clause which was not agreed to. Considerable discussion was elicited upon Mr. Reveuue Reformer,’ Petitio.w. Petitions for the reduction of the tarif to a McCormick's motion providing that the metals for | revenue basis, and especially for the removal of the base oping be furnished by contract to the | duties on salt, coal and pig iron, forwarded through lowest bidder, In which Mr. Potter, of New York, the Taxpayers’ Union, numbering eighty-six and took eocaston to reter to the assertion of Mr. Kelley | @mbracing about seven thousand signatures, will be yesterday that he, Mr. Potter, had opposed a similar bill last wmter and afterward supported it and showed the season to be that such opposition wasin consequence of the clause to which Mr. McCor- miok’s amendmentalinded, The misunderstanding between the two gentlemen in regard to the matter in dispute did not clear perceptibly, and a motion by Mr. Kelley to recommit was carried. During the aiterncon, Mr. Sargeant, of Valifornia, was Presented in the Senate to-morrow. ‘They are 14 from Missouri, 11 from Ohio, 11 from Maryland, 9 from Iilinots, 4 from Massachusetts, 4 from Te: 4 from New York, 4 {rom Alabama, 8 from Indiana rom Georgia, 2 each from lowa, Kentucky, Con eclicut, Wisconsin and Michigan, aud ieach from jaine, North Carolina, Vermont, Arkansas, Kansas, unsvivania, South Carolina and Mis- mssippl. Demcerrtic Can us, Hon. Fernando Wood, as- chairman, wil) call & sworn in. The House then proceeded to consider | oancus of democratic Senators and Representatives the report from the Committce on Elections to admit | to meot in tne Hall of the House of Representatives General W. L. Clarke to a seat from the Third dis- trict of Texas, Mr. Olarke’s certificate declares | situation, that ne t# not elected, but would have veen had there been peaceable polling tn several countics in the district, ‘The committee contended that he nada prima Jacie right to aseat, and the House sustained next ‘Taesd: mene to confer as to the political The wing Of ap address to the people contemplated. ‘She Railread Land Grabs. An official statement shows the land concessions made by Oongress to States and corporations for is not the report, Mr. Clarke was admitted and the House | Tallroaa purposes, namely—Estumated quantities actioupned, ‘the Porcemtage om Bend Printing Before the ee Co! ttee. . Sted iar cpteecel Committee by Secretary Boutwell for an additional section giving the Treasury the power to expend on cost of inviting negotiations, 4c., one per cent on the total amount of Issue ‘and redemption of cur- Tency and bonds, &c., auring any fiscal year, meets with but little favor from the com- mite, Its effect is transparent; under te operation th haye two per cent aD prause, Wael Bad Moog fachalancs or the funding bonds, @ 1 ‘The Syndicate operations Cost, by the iriok Of paying additional three months’ iuterest on the four-twenties in which the five per cents were purchased, just the two per cent on the total amount transferred. The Sematé and the Japanese Students for West Polvt. ‘The only matter of interest in the Senate to-day ‘Was the discassion over a bill allowing the Japanese government to send some students to the Military Academy as they Bave already done to the Naval Acaaemy at Annapolis, This’ was reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations. It was a surprise to Mr. Chairman Cameron to find at vigoroasly op- posed, A proviso was included allowing te fecre- tary ef War to suspend any regulation of the Aca- demy which he might deem necessary in order to allow the Japanese yguth selected to enter the Academy, The object was to remove the ex- amination and the oath of allegiance from their path. Mr. Thorman objected to allowing any privi- Iwged class at West Point, and Mr, Carpenter thought that to give such powers would be preju- dicial to discipline. The Dill was amended 60 as to allow the Secretary of War to modify the regula- Uons only in matter relative to admission, and the path of ‘allegiance ten ‘was a go There was @. good deal of interest manifested im the bill, 1¢ being regarded as a novel innovation in our policy, .Mr, Vickera, of Maryland, objected 1 the third reading, @0d so the bill went over. All that preceded and followed wae of the dullest rou- tine order, except an attempt of Mr. Chandler to refer the Customs Reform mM of Jar. fenton to the Committee on Commerce, Which would have been the end of the measare. Our Claims on Japan. It willbe recollected that the Japanese govern- ment are indebted to us in a large sum for indemnity agreed en several years ago, in consequence of alleged injuries we have suffered at their hands, But @ small portion of this indemnity has ever been paid. Mr. Mori, Japanese Chargé a’ Affaires, has made several propositions looking to the estabiishment of a college or means of instruc- tion tor Americans in Japan itself, the cost thereof to be charged against the indemnity fund stil un- paid, Our government declines to consider what it Will do with the fund until it receives the money. Mr. Mori's chief anxtety seems to be to avoid the payment. The President and Sambo’s Civil Rights. The President was visited to-day by delegations of colored men who are advocating the passage of Mr. Sumner’s Supplementary Civil Rights Bill. They included Mr. Jonn F. Cook, Register, and Henry Johnson, President of the Board of Trustees of the Colored Schools, witn several other leading Tepresentatives of the race in this district, Professor Greener, Principal of the Colored High School at Philadelphia, and others from that city; a committee of the colored members of the Virginia Legislature and prominent repre. sentatives of the colored race from other sections, Mr. Cook made @ speech to the President, giving the views of the colored people on Mr. Sumnera bill. Professor Greener, of Philadelphia; Mr. Gray, of the Arkansas Legislature; Mr. Oliver, of Richmond, wnd others, addressed the President to a similar purpose, At the conclusion of the speeches the President remarked that he had no doubt that te colored people were deprived of some rights and privileges they had a clear claim to. His impression was that the recent amendments to the constitution con- ferred upon them all the privileges of citizenship, and he thought the Courts would accord all the le- gal rights withheld, With regard to amending tne Amnesty bill by the addition of the Supplementary Civil Rights bill, the President considered that such action would jeopardize the passage of an amnesty law, whue from his knowledge of Mr. Sumner’s bill he believed it could pass on its merits as a separate measure. The Late General Halleck’s Command A ished—Hanceck Once More Disappointed. Jn the:absence of General Sherman the Secretary of War will announce in fitting terms to the army the death of its senlor Major General, Henry Wager Halleck. The customary terms of regret will have something of a real significance, for, apart from the actual respect due w and felt for the deceased oMcer, the vexed ques- tion relating to the status and command of Major General Hancock, the correspondence between Generals Hancock and Sherman at the me the death of General Thomas left a vacancy in the. command of the military division of the Pacific, which the President conferred on Gencral Scho- fleld, @ junior officer, was reportea in these ae Spatches, and the delicacy and embarrassment of the situation were perceptivie at a glance. The death of General Halleck leaves but three Major Generals avatiavie for tne four great military commands into which the country 1s divided, and one of which 1s already commanded by uieutenant General Sheridan; two others, the Atlantic and Paciflo, are commanded by Generals Meade and Schofield, and the death of Halleok leaves the division Soutn vacant. The past Action of General Hancock renders it certain that he would again assert hig aileged right to @ higher command than the small and uncomfortable department of Dakota, especially as not even a junior mi feneral is left on the army register to fill Halleck’s piace, and a vriga- dior would have to be assigned, if any assignment were made, But none is to be made, as an order immediately foltowing upon the obituary will dis continue the military division of ihe South aud instruct the two department command- ers, General Terry and Colone: ory, to Feport direcs to the War Depariment in future. Tans, again, le General Hanovck to ve re- embraced in the Jimite of the grants—total, 207,460,081 wae estimated Fhe ge to Jane 80, 3673, 19.806 007 notes, The Antictam “onumen—A The trustees of the Antietam Nationa) Soldicts’ Cemetery held theif annual meeting tc-day, and closed a contr?6° for the erect 01 of @ monoment in the Battie Cemetery. It Is to cost $30,000, and to be built of granite; the tal to be twenty-five feet high, surigounted by & statue of a soldier twenty feet in height. statue will geigh sixcr. tye wit CHT BILE orate) 7 We completed es sane, Custam Heuse Statistice. AD officia) Treasury communication shows the total number of persons employed in collection, of customs during the year ending June 30, 1§7i, to be at @ compensation of. Heveave cutter 6 service. gusnety which the the. grant, 172,799,490 and patented, up istributive ‘Of fives, fOrlOIUNEB ys eet + 245,823 Rent of, Gnildings and rooms, $192,074, are in- Cludza in expense of coliection, as also $161,474 as Compensation and expenses of 60 a agents, Tae pumber of persons Lae Boston ts 502, ata compensation of 3 Employed in New York 3 CON tion, $1,811,631. Em- loved in jadelpnhia, 249; com) $314,377. on io 3. Compensation, Rmployed in New Orleans, 394; compen- San Franc! $2 oor 1 180, 2093 12.685. in compensation, s0078G WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE. Meeting of tue Weman’s Natlonal Suffrage Cenvention—Ali the Old Ligits and Sowe New Ones. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1872. ‘The Women’s National Suffrage Association opened its semi-annual convention in this city to- day. Besides such veteransin reform as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B, Anthony, Mrs. Joslyn Gage, Dr. Mary Walker, Mrs. Isabella B, Hooker and Mrs, Wright, sister of Lucretia Mott, there were present Laara D. Gordon, Mrs, Elizabeth Bladen. of Philadel pha; Mrs. Mathda M. Ricker, of New Maispahire, and Laura Smith, @ leetarer from California, all lat- ter day accessions to the ranks. Mrs. Sasa J. Spen- cer, who has gained considerable local notoriety as President of the Woman's Club, organized to suppress the social evil by getting its victims hon- estemployment in the government departments, and Mrs. Bella Lockwood, also of Washington, were on the platform. Mrs, Wooahui! kept herself somewhat reured dur- Ing the proceedings of the morning, but let herself out in the evening. Tén minutes after the opening hour were spent behind the stage in toilet prepara. tions and tea table gossip, to the muttered discon- tent of the audience; but finally a curly, crinkly feminine, in very large walking boots, came to the front, being followed, after another brief pause, by the rest of the sisters. This lady was new, even to the reporters, and one of them, handing up a pen- cilled inquiry to Dr. Walker, was informed that she was ‘‘Mrs. Ricker, @ beautiful, charming aud good widow, fair, forty and rich.” ‘Fhis bit of interest- ing news starved on its travels. The Doctor, who has the usual manly proclivity for hugging the ES, threw her arms around a pretty and modest- ooking girl standing by, and enthusiastically suoat- ed, “You are a@ dear, sweet littie creature.” The frightened young woman drew haatily back aud faltered out that she was not inthe habit of being hugged by men. This turned the laugh om the Doctor, but she gained her lost ground by amekly replying to the inquiry of the Secretary aa to what place he should put her down from as a de! to put her down “from all the worid;’’ but he ov- jected, anxious for the completeness of his roster, “You must have a local habitation, you know.’’ “Put me down from Washington, then, for that is the home of everybody who has none other.” Unmindful of the eloquent protest of her coat and pantaloons against feminine distinctions, ne wrote her down as ‘‘Mrs. Mary Waiker,” but seiz- Ing the pencil from his fingers she spitetully erased it and wrote “Doctor.”? “I never was Mrs.; I never will be.” Mrs, Hooker brought in a defence of Mrs. Wood. Dull, and said that the members of the Judx Commitice who had revilea her were afterwa: awed into respect by the gentile woman. liness of her bearing as they listened with absorbing interest to the reading of her famous memorial. Denying any acquaintance with Mrs. Woodhull till the day that memorial was read, she was still willing to act with her because it waa in the interest of women everywiere. Men are not willing to entrust tne defence of their rights to ‘women, nor was she willing to trust her rights to mn. Mrs. Daniele, of Boston, made an incoherent ora- tion, ihe drift of Which nobody saw till It was ascer- tained that she was to communication wita an tn- visible Lodge of spiritual Freemasons, then engagea in passing @ seriz3 of resolutions in Javor of woman's equal righis; but whether in taoia world or the next no terrestrial learned from the speaker. She was a striking figure as she stood upon tne platform, with wierd-like black eyes turned upward and bye pointing omineusly through the back ‘wall of the building into the future. Mrs. Cady Stanton delivered a businesa-like Speech, in which she announced that the new de- parture of the movement took them away irom the “rit rat’ at the Capitol to the court where blind justice 18 to dispenss under the twin amendments, numbered fourteenth and fifteenth, of the constitution In the evening Mra. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the venerable mother in, lagnel of thelr Pecan, pre- sided and introduced Victoria C, w ul, as the Miriam of the Reform. vhetaty Mrs, Woodbull read from printed slips a sprightly argument, revieniet, the arguments in opposition to woman’s right to vote under the fourteenth amendment made by Senator Carpenter in reply to Mr, Tilton, and tnat of Judge Curtis, of the Supreme Court of the district, The speech bristled with points and was weil de- livered. It was especially caustic on Judge Vartter for his declaration that to push the right of self government to the logical results was to destroy civilization. Mrs, Woodhull read the principal points in a new constitution jor the United States, which she pro- posed to submit to the people as embodying the pur- poses and principles of the revolution of which she iM @ recognized oracle. This instrument Includes Wwe “Relerendum”—abolition of all special legisia- tion, denial of ail corporate privileges, progressive taxation, the gradgal resumption of the land by the people, the equal rights of all to a voice in the government, the education and care of ail children, Unless Otherwise provided for, by the President, an @ thousand other radicalisms of the Internationals id other “reds,? Mrs, Woodhull was followed by R. H. Drury, of the New York ‘Internationals, who made a fiery Speech In support of the socialistic ideas of nis order, Which, he claims, supports the fuil equality Of the sexes. Mrs. Isabella B, Hooker followed in a brief speech, and tbe meeting closed with a short jusulade trom the irrepressible Dr, Mary Wainer, The vention elegted the following oficers:— Mra BE. ©, Stanton, President; airs, Josephine B, Grimng, Secretary; Mrs. |. B, Hooker, Chairman of the Executive Commitee, THB STATE CAPITAL Comptroller Green’s Amended Bill Passed by the Legislature, THE CREDIT OF THE METROPOLIS ASSURED, A Convention to Frame a New City Charter Proposed in the House. SENATOR JAS. WOOD RISES TO EXPLAIN, The District Attorney's Office To Be Over- hauled by the Judiciary Committee. REFORMS IV Railroad Measures aud Rail- road Raids. A Free Library for Every Village, Town and City in the State, A Bill to Authorize the Pacific Mail Steamship Company to Reduce Their Capital to $10,000,000, THE BAR ASSOCIATION ON HAND. ~ aa Demoerate to Have Places on the Senate im the Col wee Seaatane ERASTUS CORNING DANGEROUSLY TLL. ALBANY, Jan, 10, 1672. ‘The eocond wedk of the session has opened quite briskly and business has commenced to accumu late, Last night trains brought up large crowds from New York and Brooklyn, each one interested in some of the various measures aiready introduced or soon to be latroduced in either House. Among those who left in the four P. M. train from New York yesterday were the venerable Mr. Tilden, Commissiyner Hank Smith, Alderman Con- over, Pobiic Works Van Nort, O T. Polbamus and & few others, As already reported, the train ran off the track near Newburg, and immediately all hands thought of tne accident at New Hamburg last year. To say they were scared would scarcely express. their mental condi- tion as demonstrated by their physical and physiolo- gical appearance. Tilden has scarcely recovered bis equilibrium as yet, although he is smiling around quite good-naturedly. To-day Colonel! A. C. Davis, counsel of Brooklyn’s Committee of Seventy- five, arrived, and he is now engaged in making the necessary soundings, 80 that in sinking the caisson on which the pillar of reform is to be erected im the sea o!1 party strife in Brooklyn he may avoid quicksands or treacherous rocks. He is determined that the column on the Brooklyn side shall be frm, and if the column being erected on the New York side be also firm, as it should ne, it Will be easy to throw the bridge of honest govern- ment 60 as to connect in the good work the two great cities of the State. There may be reasons to fear, howeter, that the New York reform column Tay pe » There are too maby attempting to act as ers. So many kinds of material and different methods of construction aré-advised that it may remain, like the Washington Monument, a grand structure, promised all sorts of beautifal biocks, furnished and ready, but the erection in detinitely postponed. ‘The New Yorkers here, how- ever, are, it would seem, really in earnest, THE COMPTROLLER'’S, BILL. The bill which I stated in my despatch last even- ing would be brought up in the Senate this morning to take the place of that wonderful one which the good-natured Senedict was induced to father last week, came up in due form shortly after the assem- Diing of the Senate, Madden, who made such a terrific onstanght on the first pill, evidentiy had not at the time all his suspicions iulled as to the aim and intent of the new measure, for Benedict had no sooner introdaced it than he got up and asked if it had been printed, Poor Benedict got suddenly red in the face, and, rather dismayed- looking, turnea round, faced Madden, and ex- claimed, rather tartly, “It has pot, sir.” Madden made no reply, but simply contented himself with shaking his head and looking at theNew York Sena. tors near him as though he felt likewaying, and yet dida’t care to stir up any rumpus by doing “1'yB GOT MY EYE ON YOU FOLKS. Benedict was apparantly very much annoyed at Madden’s interferenct, and stood a few seconds near his desk without saying a word, Meanwhile fixing his glasses on more firmly and clutehing bis manuscript copy Of the bill which be held in his hand with a tighter grasp than ever, as though he anticipated another fight like that of Thursday last and was in great doubt as to the best way to get out of it with fying colors, Finally he recovered himself and began to explain what the diference was between the tirst Dill and the one he was then and there auxious the Senate should pass inetanter, When up again got the redoubtabie Madden. “I ask again, sir,” said he, adaressing the President, “1s this bill printed?” The Senator from thé Fifth district took of his an ont and, with an expression of actual pain on his countenance, that denoted how he had set his heart on the yee of the measure, again turned about and said, “It is not printed, but, air, it 18 NOthing more than the seclion——” ‘Here Madden broke in rather abruptiy, “Then I move that it be referred vo the Committee on Cities,” This was TOO MUOH FOR GOOD NATURF, atleast in the opinion of poor Benedict, and he sank into his seat without attempting to finish the explanatory sentence he had but just begun we the Sullivan county maguate so ruthlesgly and, lu his opinion, doubtless, so cruelly broke in upon it, leaving i purport and ending and actual meaning forever a pied Ja- deed, to say ing, seast, the way Benedict Was put forward on Thursday last to lead the van of the New York Senators in the unequal fight they were forced to make against the republicans, Who, desides having tou many guns for the Gothamites, nad right and justice on their side {rom the pegtu- ning to the end of the struggie, added to the fact that during this the second contest over the same question which gaye rise to the first uproar, would have discouraged a much less persevering legislator than Benedict, Under the circumstances it was no wonder that there was found at jeast one Senator from the rural districts who took compassion upon him even at the very hour when bls co-lavorers from the meu lis sat idly by without offering him aheiping hand, they apparently having not fully recovered from tie effects of the battle of last week. And the compassionate Senator was Mr. Palmer, Abianthe popular. His seaf adjoins Mad. den’s, and he took advantage of the time occupied by Senator Jim Wood in pitchia@ Into a certain New York newspaper for having called him @ corruptionist to convert Madden, It ig almost unnecessary to say that he succeeded, and ‘@ Jew minutes afterwards himsel! Made the motion to go into Committee of the Whote on the bill. ‘fne motion was carried, Mr. Lewis took the chair and Benedict's face at once brightened, At last the bill was on (he swalt way to success, It was read care- fully, the careful part of the proceeding being the result of a prodigiously wise suggestion of an over- wise rurajite, The committee then rose and Mr. Lewis made bis report that the bill be ordered to a tnird reading. Benedict looked as HAPPY AS A CLAM AT HIGH TIDE, and, full of confidence that the breakers had at last been passed iM nafety, he got up, with hia face w reatied in smiles, and quietiy moved that the bill have its third ing immediately, “If there is no objection the Will now have its third reading,” said the Lieategant Governor, “i onject, id yoive away 10 the right of the House, It was Johnson's youe, lat could happen next? Tie. mann and Kenedit looked at one another in utter abel and Kossuth Strahan, who was standing Failing, turned fed ana white | JURY LAW. ind tad bomdose and dive by turns, as he stretched § nis neck forward and endeavored to pecr tay the gloom to where Johnson was halt Diddea by one of Se pillars oe the dome. Voor Strahan felt soro at heart. He had worked nard, and When he nad put inte Benedict's had a pill that no- ody could tind fault with, everybody seemed to be ‘Up 1D arms against it, ply because its immediate redecessor, of much the same ilk and complexion, pened to be a very obnoxtoas one. Mf Johnson had only been able to catch his eye how he would have wilted! But he didn’t, and so he survived. However, it was again Palmer's lot to do THE WORK OF CONVERSION and, during a recess of five minutes tuat the Senators took, he lovingly persuaded his colleague to withdraw his objection to the immediate passage Of the bill, What one said to the otner no one could tell. There was a great deal of culation, of head shakiog and reading of tne bill in manus seript. Finally, let it be said, the grand upshot was that Johnson gave way to the persuasiveness of Palmer, and the bill was |, NOt a solitary Vote i cast against it. This aone, it was then im- mediately and vent to the lower House, where an attempt was made by Tom Fields so (0 amend it that it should provide for the payment of the salaries of employés of the city government now actually due, This proposition drew forth consider able opposition, when Fields witharew tt, and the bill then went through by acclamation, The follow- ing is the bill as it passe?l both house: AN A0T to provide for the payment of ceriain bonds of the city and county of New York. ‘The people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and as follows :— SEOTION 1.—The Comptroller of the city of New York is aed the bonds of the city and county of New thor! York faling due during the month of January, 167, and the interest thereon, and ide for such payment ‘the said Comptroller is authorized to issue revenue bonds of the sald New York not exceeding the amount of failing due, and interest, in such form and ashe may presenbe, beart: inprot BOF ozscnte um Annum, an ale in the cate thereof ; Mand it shall M6 ta corcomaptroller, | and he is hereby authortzed to apply towards ion of aay bonds failing due during the month of January aforesaid sash portion of the eollecuaue of taaes heretofore levied in said county a8 he ma) roper. ra ets sok abail take effect immediately. low easy it would have been for the engineers of the first pill, which prepared & h road even for thig just measure, to have made the original one i what the second one had to be in the jong ran! Green’s friends have learned a lesson that will them for the balance of the session. PERSONAL EXPLANATION, Senator James Wood made his expected explanae tion to-day im reference to the charges preferred @ New York city paper last week. inst Him by ¢ Senator did not seem to be very excited about the matter, and spoke about his grievances as tnough be was addressing an agricuitural fair on the value of deep hing. The speech will be found in the report of rocee din; ‘rhe com- mittee of investiganon will be appointed by th Senate itself, It may be mentioned that Mr. Tiemann seconded tiie Senator’s motion for the appointment of the committee, and at tue same time expressed the hope that ne would not be apy ted ag one of the mem! met inasmuch as he had heard go Much about fraud of late that he was prejudiced, His remark seemed to nettle Wood consi bly, pinouge iti probable Tiemann meantgobaing offen- bive Sk ole ‘ As Was stated in this correspondence some time the charter proposed by the Committee of Beventy wili not be touched. As a whole some of its provisions are acceptable, but others are too absurd to eive at otice, It was thougnt best to regent bills froth dime to time renaa:ing cortait, portions of the existing laws and then coliate those bills, aad, with the ne adjuncts, present them combinedly ag charter. A better pas however, has been by Mr. Mackay, who introduced last week the bi roviding for @ public lodging house in each jenatoriai district of the city, He introduced to-day 8 pill providing for A CHARTER CONVENTION, to be composed of tree delegates from each As- sembly district in the city of New York. This will ly tae eople moet. au interested an oppor. Ry Baa e their wishes known, and will, if assed, save the Legislature a great amount of un- ecessary trouble, ior, as Brown, of eo a, said to-day in the Assembly, they do not it the entire time of the session occupied solely in go, artendi to and ng fur New iork city. Tie delegates, according to Mr. Mackay’s ved b¥ cumulative vouhg process, Dian, are to be elect by Which eagh voter may vote for three delegates or viree vores for one delegate, The convention to assemble a8 BOON 48 posaibie and prepare a charter to submit to the jature as what the people of New York want; sor, as he says, taey should be bet- ter able to discuss the mater there than twice ine number of men elected from distant parts of the State, Among o-day was in telation to jurors tn the cl broached to-day was in relation to jurors In the cl of New York, Tne bill was iutroduced by Mr, Pell, and provides for doing away With the fee of §2a day now paid to faggot and also makes the ability to read and write in the English language a necessary qualification. Mr. Fields also introduced a measure of re- form which will tend to the comfort of great. ma business g New York ‘onkers and the stations below, on the west side of Manhattan Island, Thomas wants more regularity in the running of the #0-called accommodation trains to Yonkers, and he algo wants & station house built at Manhattanville, so that ladies may not.ne obliged to remain outside in severe weather, or sul- fer otherwie in the filthy little box at tat piace. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 1g to be Piadly investigated by the Judiciary Com- mittee, if tne resolution by Mr, ner, as Senate. Mr. Flammer, amended, should pass the ia introducing. the subject to-day, made quite § speech about tne style of doing bustuess in- the District Attorney’s oMce, aud cited the case of ‘Theodore Allen, which Occurred two years ago. Jacobs put the members on the record as advocates of retrenchment and reform—muoh to tae singeet of many—)y presenting the amendment providing that the investigation shall be made withont ¢x- pense to the State. The workings around the ject were quite amusing for a time, and Hawkins ‘was much taken back when @ motton made vy hum tolay the matter on the tabvie was voted down by 991013. He hinted at an extensive series of inves. ugations to be made—as I stated in my despatch of yesterday—but it did not take. THE PNEUMATIC BORE BILL was introduced to-day by Mr. Hauguton, and thus the battle of the burrowers may be said to hayé commenced. ‘rhe arcade abomination advocates are here lively as ever, ba&the borers have g@ a little ahead of them this tate. espe geben ven- ders are to be overhauled if @ bill to introduced by Mr. Cook, of the Salt Committee, should become a law. The Ball ovides for the appoint- = ment of a board of three experts in each county, who mall have charge of the subject, and prohibit the sale of any article as gold unless it Js of for im carat fine, or of silver unless 900-1,000 fine. <All articles otherwise constituted to ve de- clare@@omposition metal and to be so stamped. Fifty dollars fine for each violation ot the provisions bill 18 to be imposed, and the Commissiouers are to be paid out of the fees so recetved, RAILROAD MATTERS. The South Side Raitroad 18 being looked after by Mr. Bennett, who introduced a bill allowing that poo a akeaenend to extend its snes and make junctions and branches to different portions ot Long Island, Haven Rauroad little notice from @ bill introduced Mr. Badeau, of Westchester, which was accompanied by some lengthy petitions, and which is to compel the New Haven road people to reduce the fare in the State of New York to two cents per mile, ‘The Pacific Mall folks are authorized, in a bill in- troduced by Mr. Twombly, to reduce their capital to $10,000,000, and all corporations with a og vata up are authorized, by @ bill introduced by Mr. Whit- beck, to issue bonds for one-third of tne value of real estate owned by the corporation. The New received a by The Bar Association on Hand—Action on the Grand Jury Bill—the Seunte Committers To Be Filled with Democrats—Bosy Tweed Lefe Out in the Cold—Erastas Coraing Dane gero a, ALBANY, Jan, 10, 1872, The committee appointed by the Bar Association arrived here this morning, and had @ consultation this evening as to what they should do with the memorial charging malfeasance on certain mem- bers of the Jadiciary in the city. It seems that after learning of the probability of legislative tn- vestigation into the management of affairs in New York they determined to await the arrival of the examining committees ond place the matter before them. Tue Committe? on Privileges and Elections of the Assembly met this afternoon, and proceeded to take up the cases before them, The protests were found to be very loose, indeed, and were sent back with directions that the protestants prepare documents giving specific charges, so that the Committee may work understandingly. Tne charges called lor must be forwarded to tne Committee by Tuesday nex!, and the defendants will then have an oppor- tunity to answer, TUE GENERAL SESSIONS GRAND'JURY BILL Was discussed before the Judictary Commiitee this atternoon, An amendment was added to enable the Graad Juries of the Oyer and Terminer and General Sessions to be in session at the same time without invalidating any of their proceedings, and & further amendment, which makes it legal to have the session of the Grand Jury extended from term to term ad libitum, The stand taken by Lieutenant Governor Beach in relation to filimg the Senate committees nas set the republican members by the ears. They could not consistently goto work with the minority un- represented on their committees, so they hed ao caucus on the subject this See, and, after some aiscussion, Instructed Senator Woodin to proceed to fill wp the cominitiees with = demo- crate, — but in doing 80 to ignore the name of Tweed. The news of this action has not spread as rapidly as might be supposed; but In the circles where It is known there are many speculatious on the subject, some going so far a3 to way hat TWEED I8 NOT TO COME up here, and has so privately informed certain par- ues, ‘This action of the republican Senators may be regarded by the general pub- 3 THE OCEAN WAVE. LIFE ON Arrival of the Steamship Oceanic. A Perilous Voyage from Liverpool—Head Winda and Terrific Seas—Three Blades of the Propel ler Broken When Six Days Out—Conft dence of the Passengers—Noble Res. enue of the Officers and Crew of the Mountain Eagle. The fine steomship Oceanic, of the White Star lime, arrived at this port yesterday, Her vo; from Liverpool was a perilous one. Rumors gone abroad that the vessel, having become abled by the great storms which prevailed to the end of last month, had put back to Queenstown. Others, ascertaining that the vessel was many days behind her time, were by no means reserved in ex< pressing the opinion that the Oceanic had foun- dered, several wrecks having been reported just. about the time she was due, The recklessness with, which these assumptions were ventured affords @ siriking example of the nonsensical and otterly ab- surd notions which not unirequently possess the minds of poetical and meompetent judges of the situation. To be sure, terrible gales nave of Jate been sweeping over the broad Atlantic, and ships that went bouyantly out of port will never be heard of again, but when it comes to passenger vessels, upon Whose construction money, art and ex-, berignce have been lavishly expcuded, it 1s ) A DANGEROUS AFFAIR j to circulate reports calculated to create alarm, From the first no really serious apprehension wad entertained in regard to the Oceanic, and althougiy due several days ago, it was confidently an- ticipated that her well known sea-going qualities would enable her to weather anv storm that might retard hor progress. Her performance during the recent series of harri- canes and terrific seas amply confirms the long sinoe formed of her capacity. Starting frouy’ Liverpool on December 21 and fron Queenstown the day after, with forty-three cabin passengers and 133 in the steerage, tne Oceanic steamed toward thd Empire City, For the first few days the weather was yery fair, On Ohristmas day, however, the Wind rose from south-southwest, with a heavy sea, and although the vessel was heavily laden with’ freight, the increasing gale seemed to affect the ves- sel but very little. Running afterwards head ta wind the big steamship ploughea her way, heed. less, as it were, of the TERRIFIO SEAS tnat lashed her sides, Under the circumstances sh@ proved exceedingly buoyant, and, im the words of one of the passengers, ‘‘glded over the waves lke am aldermanic duck.’ On the day following, how-) ever, an accident occurred that at once tested thé ability of the commander and the confidence of the assengers. In the midst of a full gale, accompanied! by @ mountaimous sea, three of the propeller blades, were broken, only one being leit unharmed. It was @ very serious predicament, considering the aim.’ culty, to say nothing of the comparative worthless ness of setting sail. Captain Thompson after duly con- sidering matters, frankly informed the passengers of the state of affairs, and, ulthough having made up his own mind What to do in the premises, cour- teously consulted the wishes of those for whose lives he was in @ measure responsible. By a singular HARMONY OF FESLING the general response was in consonance with the desire of the Commander, in whom the utmost con - fidence was reposed, and the Oceanic steamed on her course. Heading to westward, sails were set to assiat the ship, but the squalis were so terrific dur- ing the prevailing gales that the canvas, although new, was blown to shreds. For days the spacious deck was covered with blinding spray, and it was With no little dificuity that oiher sails were set. December 30, when in latitude 48 11, longitade 4 26, the Oceanic fell in company with a brig- rigged steamer, bound West. Moderate weather. ensued sor a while, aud on Jdnuary, 8, when in latitude 40 07, longitude 65 22, a brig Was sighted to the north nortuwest, with coors flying, Uniom down. It must be borne in mind that the Oceanio was much disabled, but, Dotwithstanding te urgency of her misston, the captain nobiy bore up tothe rescue. He foun THE SINKING VESSEL to be tue Mountain Eagle, laden with coal, bouud from Elizabeth to Portland. Her deck was a foot under Water, and the sea was Wushing clean over her, A boat was promptly launched from the Oceanic, in ct of Mr. Shackord, ine second: officer, ' ‘Ime captain of the brig, the mate and five seainen, Who had been up Lo their walsts In water for twenty-four hours, without food, were taken off and king.y cared for, Seamen usually “eall a , aspade,” and whea the log of tue Oceanic sete Jorth thac the gales were terrific lauusaen may rest assured that the caves of Kolus stood wide open. Under the circumstances the Oceanic behaved splendidly, and the tea that @ vessel such as she is but il fit'to encounter bad weather aud heavy seas is pretty weil reluted by the buoyancy and capaoilities which she displayed. The voyage, by the way, Was not unattended by imminent dangers to both officers aud men, and the manner in which some of the passengers speak of the vigilance aud courage of Mr. bristow, tue first officer, and Mr. Shackbord, the secoud ollicer, is not only creditabie 1o.them, but likewise redouods to the sound dis- crimination of their employers. As the Oceanic was coming into port yesterday a MEETING OF THE CABIN PASSENGERS was heid in the saloon, and a committee, consisting of ex-Congressman Jolin Fox, Messrs, U, H. Allen, c. F. Chisdey, E. A. Brigham aud B. W. Bryant, drew up a@ series of resoluttons to the effect that Captain W. H. Thompson weil merited the iieartiest thanks of the passengers for his frankness in tm- parting to them the disabled condition oi tho vessel, while the highest confidence was reposed in his character and skill. ‘The resolutions algo re~ ferred to the humane iunpuls-§ Walch, he manifested 1m rescul the officers and crew of the Mountain Eagle. A gh eulogium was also passed upon the oficers of the Oceanic for their eiticlency and faithtulness, while the vessel herself came ip for a nigh tribuve of pratse, so far as ber comforts and seaworthiness were concerned. Purser Whaleis, Who 11 the midst of all the apparent dangers did wonders to allay the anxiety of the passengers, Was sincerely tnanked for his courtesy and gallaut bearing througnout. Alvogether the voyage ot the Oceanic was (thu in tts way, and those on board will in years to come Fecall this trip With a grateiul remembrance. The Steamship Atlaoue, in command of Captain Perry, whl shortly prough her way through the briny sea, and itis to be hoped that necessity will not call forth that courage, coolness aud precision which, in any emergency, he and bis Oficers are well known to possess. Nearly ali the steamships re- cently arrived have experienced very heavy gales, OPENING OF A JEWISH LIBRARY. A Valuable Accession t ty. Last evening @ rare collection of old books, con. stituting @ library of Hebrew and Jewish literature, Was opened, with appropriate addresses and con- gratulailons, in the lecture room of the Temple Emanuel, Filth avenue and Forty-thirtd street. The collection formerly belonged to Mr. Frederick Maller, bookseller, of Amsterdam, and contains avout three thousand volumes. The library consists of Brbtes, exegetical and = bomiletical works, Valmud and works on the Talmud, casuistical writings, philoso- phy, theology, eth history, biography, biblio- graphy, archwology, criticism and severa: otner divisions, A lacge part 0. the co'lection is in Hebrew, Latin, German, Dutch, Spauisn, French, Portuguese, Italian and Greek, ‘The editions moat commonly met with are those of Venice snd am. steraam., Among the oldest works are some remarkable books produced tn the first halt century aiter the invention of printing, Ip the ecoilection are some curious old manuscripts very interestin; a8 specimens of Hebrew writing. The form exercises of the opening were commeaced by an address in German vy Dr. Adier, He said that the true temple ne cer ne ag ta rear Rabbies for the temple, and such a library as they were opening was the best way to it. Mr, Lewis May loliowed In an toterestt concerning Jewish liveraiure and the an and fertility of the Jewish mind, Mr. FEILPRIN, the librariau, gave a summary of the contents of the library, speciying the times and countries in which many Of tie Looks Were written, Alter the addresses the audience went to the sacred room where so much veuerable lore waa accumulated, and sume lortuaate individuals were allowed to take the quatat old volumes in their modern hands and examine them, The binding, the type, the tlluminations, were all matters of in- terest, and in lovking and Wondering one forgot that he was ta New York, im the nineteentn century, This Mbrary 1s open twice a week, Monday and Thuraday, from two tilt five o'clock, Admission tree to all persons over fifteen years of age. address versalily “THE COAL STRIKE. The Difiiculties Seid to be Settled nnd the Workmen to Resame thelr Labor on Mon- a ScRaNTOS, Pa, Jam, 10, 1872. The dimeuity between the Wilkesbarre Coal and Iron Company and their mincrs has been amicaniy settied. The men have agreed to accept the reane- ‘ic a8 having § frightened him off, and will result im making capital for some of those who under this arrangement may viay the bravado, but would not attempt it were 1 weed pres- ent or expected to be present, There ie much anxt- ety expressed in rezard to the condition of Krastus Corning, who is lying dangerously Ul at his resi- gence in this city, on of ten per cent on wages provided the com- ny Will reduce the price of powder and oi. MY. Partien, the President of the company, has sign- fled his readiness to agree to this, and work will rovanly be resumed ia the Wyoming region oo May Nexe