The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1872, Page 4

JERSEY JUSTICE. Execution of George Botts for the Murder of “Pet” Halsted. evischapeeiibe-nceae A Terrible Tragedy in Three e Acts. The Murder, the Trial and the Execution. Penitence, Prayer and Forgiveness at the Gallows. The Condemned Man Dies with a Prayer on His Lips—How He Spent the Closing Hours of Life—Touching Letter . from His Mother—He Bears Himself Brayely to the Last. Jersey justice, in its fullest and most awful sense, was meted out yesterday in Newark, N. J., toGeorge Botts, the murderer of General Oliver Spencer Hal- sted, Jr, This tragedy, the last scene of which the curtain bas just fallen on, is widely distinguished in many remarkable points irom the majority of the social horrors having for the grounawork the wiles and the wickedness of wanton women, and the Justful or libidinous natures and habits of disso- lute and degradea men. It 18 nothing mew, sad to relate, for two men to quar- rel even to the shedding of biood over the soul-destroving smiles and favors Or a debauched daughter of Eve, but it 1s tar re moved from (he common to have the male actors 80 mvidely different in all respects except one as were those prematurely hurried before their Maker, in the horror under consideration. One was a manj who, In talents, educational culture and social surround- Ings towered a nead and shoulders above the major- ity of his felows; the other, one who Was corre: spondingly low in the order of humanity, who was noted only among his species for a lack of even the rudiments of common school education, and of any thing approaching the refinement of nature. One ‘was @ man who had “a name and a certain Jame in the annals of the nation; the otner Was a creature considered course and vulgar, even by the coarsest and most vulgar. In snort, two such opposites in the respects indicated could mot well be cited than “Pet? Halsted and George Botts, The exceptional polut of similarity in their characters is snown in tie sameness of their con- mection with the wretched female for whom each fhas suffered death. With these few prelaratory vemarks we proceea to give tne readers of the HERALD the details of this terrible tragedy in three acts—ihe commission of the crime, the trial of the criminat and the meting out to him the awiul Penalty attached thereto. The Crime. On Sunday, the 2d of last July, the city of Newark ‘was startled to its very core by the report that “Pet” Halsted had been shot dead by one George Botts, a charcoal pediar, in the chambers of a com- mon womap named srs, Mary E. Wilson, located in the upper part of the house No. 95 South street, About eleven o’clock the MeRALD representative ‘Was apprised of the fact and at once proceeded to the scene of the murder. An immense crowd of persons nad congregated in front, and were pre- vented from entering by a posse of police which had taken possession of the premises. Passing through the lager beer saloon on the ground floor, kept by the owner of the house, John Spies, the ‘Waller, Mounted ihe stairs to the top floor and en- tered the chamber of death—a emall, square, semi- tastefuliy furnished apartment. On the floor lay the corpse of the murdered man, hideous in its clottea gore and sem!-nude condition, A white sheet had been strown over it, to keep the flies from swarm- ing on it. While the body lay there it was visited by General N. Norris Halsted, the murdered man’s cousin; George B. and Abe, his brothers, and “Ollie,” his son, besides a large number of leading citizens, With ail of whom “Pet” had for years and years been personaliy acquainted. The saddest gure seen that day was Major B. Halsted— “Poor George |” ag everybody addressed him. The Work of an instant at tne hands of Botts had added to the Major’s lle at least ten years, A bowed down, broken-hearted man thenceforth was “poor George,” and everybody sympathized with him deeply. ‘Pet’? had spent the night with Mrs, Wil- gon, Very early in the moraing, among the “wee Sma’ hours ayont the twa,” the family ol the man Spies were aroused by tvud Knocking at the hall door, Heuriesta Spies, a young girl, went to a front window and saw Botts beiew. She warned him of, He went away, vut returned again and again, but they would not open the door. He asked tor Mrs. Wilson, but, prompted by the latter, Henrietta told him she was not at houie, but had gone to Paterson. Finally between eight and nine o’clock the hail door was opened HI lite boy to attend to the mi.kman, Botts saw the ccveted opportu. nity, He swept in and bounded up the stairs ‘With the agility of @ wild cat, and in a few seconds Was hauwmenng away at the door of the largest of Mrs. Wilson's two apartments. Ab this time ‘Pet’? Was beginning lo dress. Airs. Wilson had already done sv, borh were in the large room. When it became apparent that Botts was determued to sina-h im (he door tuey rusbed into the bedroom, a closet-itke chamber, but by this time Botts had bat- tered down the firstdoor and was fast doimg the same lor the secoud. in it went before the power- Tui charcoal pedier, who tield a pistol in one hand. Halsted grappled with Botts, but hus strength was ot equai tw the emergens, ORGE, DON'T SHOOT! cried Mrs, Wilson to otis, but outs heeded not her, but, addressing “et,” said, “You son of a b—B, Vil snoot you)” and he did. The bail passed trough “Pev's nose, glancing downwards, @ud entered the left breast just above te Dipple. He lived about fifteen or twenty unutes, — Botts seemed sausiicd win his work, | Without tempting’ to fire a second Shot he put the revolver in Mis pocke: and sprang from the room down stats and Out into the street, Beiore going Mrs. Wilson remarked to him, “You've Killed nim; you'll haug jor 1.” Botts nodded and sald, “PLL HANG POR IT.” + The murderer was justinctively @ prophet! A few more words about the scene of the shooting. On a table was spread te remnants of the pre- ceding night's repast, There were cans of pickied oysters, pickied muscles, rusks, jelly and @ buttiec Of aromatic schnapps. ‘The walls were adorned wittt some decent ana some very indecent pictures, On ‘the table lay @ handsomely bound Bivie, and on It stood a copy of Byron's “Don Juan.”’ On the wnole, the rooms were furnished with taste, put it Was chiefly of a vitiated order. A smal! green reps We- a-(éte and @ few chairs to match ient some appear- ance of comfort vo the place, BOTTS’ ARREST. Within half an hour after the commission of the Murder Botts was in custody. He was found to Yichenor street by Oflicer Vailen, He made no re- sistance, but en route to the City rrison remarked to his custodian, “iti be a poor Fourth for me, Wut 1 guess it'll be a worse one for Pet.” He was loaged in one of the cells, Mrs. Wilson was also taken into castody and removed to the saine place and held as a witness, That same alvernoon an in- nest Was held by Coroner Joun F. Chase. His lite Ue office w: acked With persons eager to hear the testimony. The pith of the jatier 1s snown by THE VERDICT OF TU CORONEK'S JURY, which read as follows:— Wo find that one George Botts, late of anid city of Newark, a of Jul; 1, ateald city of Newark, in prob yh Aid Tha wituly and’ feoniousy kil tuctder (be said Oliver 8. Haisted, Jr., by shooting bim in the ‘eft breast with @ pistol loaded with gunpowder and a Teadoy bullet, Buics was soy committed for trial and secured in the county jail, Alter being detained a day or two Mrs. Wilson was liberated on bail to appear as @ ‘Witné<s When wanted. It was not alone in Newark the trac dy created @ profound sensation; the de- tails were read With avidity throughout the leugth @Dd breadth of the land. Truth (o say there was little, if auy, sympathy expressed for the murdered man, though it welled out in fountains for his lovely wile and family, his grief-stricken brother, George, and for his distinguished father, thc veuer- able Oliver §. Halsted, ex-Chancellor of the State of New Jersey. For tese every heart responded sympathetically; for him there was only sorrow that @ man of his opportunities, whose duties to society were 50 Teal, should have so grossly outraged the laws of nd man, and dragged the bright names of bev honored iamtiies into @ pool Of shame aud Alby mmworalicy and debasemeut. WeNh Sey The Trial. ‘The second act O! the tragedy opened in the Essex county Court of (yer and Terminer, at the gourt Bouse jn Newark on the 16th af NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. October last, The court room. was densely crowded on each of the five days of the trial, the audiences being mainly of the more Tespectabie class of people. Yn the first day quite @ number of well dressed femaies put in an appear- ance, but towards the close che number dwindled down to four or five, On the bench were Judge David A. Depue, presiding omicer, and several Asgo- ciate Judges. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Caleb S. Titsworth, Prosecutor of the Pleas, While Botts was represented by Messrs, Charles S. Spencer, of New York, and W. B, Guild, dr., of Newark. Out of a panel of thirty- six jurors twelve were selected within an hour after the opening of the trial The twelve chosen were John L, Pattmore, foreman; Enoch Piummer, Wilham H, Spear, James Huric, John Avery, Patrick McGovern, Krank Wink, Wil- liam Jacobus, Daniel Paxton, Edwara G, Reiley, William Scnooz, Charles Minck. The trial com- menced on Monday, at ten o'clock, and was sub- mitted to the jury about one o'clock on Friday aiteraoon, five ays afterwards, ‘The testimony ad- duced on behalf of the State proved conclusively that the murder was premeditated; that Botts had bought a pistol months vefore, and repeatedly threatened to others that 11 was to be used gn Haisted. The deliderate, culd-Liooded character of tne deed was proven beyoud doubt, BOTI'S’ DEFENCE WAS UNBOUBTRDLY BOTOHED, His Iriends frst secured the services of one of rhe best crimina: iawyers in Newark, Mr. W. B. Gutid, dr, He Jelt uuwiiling to take all the responsioility of the case on himself, and asked for assistance. Genbral Ruayon, Vouruandt Barger, and @ number ol other weil known legal geutiemen were apphed to to assist in the case, but they severally anu wo- gether declined, some Jor one reuson, some for an- Q her, At tis juncture Mr. “Chariey’’ spencer, of, New York, was calied in and preented with,a retainer. He had been so successiul in criminal sutts im the New York courts, however, tht in going over to Jersey ve leit his good common sense behind, and according to general belief completely botcned Botts’ case irom beginning to end. Now Bots was #5 sane a8 sane could be, but Cuareiy wauted to make him as insane as insane could be. Botts mimself was bitterly op- posed to the advancemeat o! any theory a (a oles, McFarland and Company. Botts was an ignorant man, ’s (rue—he couida’t even write; bul he had sense enougi to Know tual in Jersey THK SANITY DODGE Wouldn't work, counsellor Speucer’s veltef and ar- uments to te contrary notwithstanding, The Sounsel themselves quarrelied on tas point, Botts burned tw go on the stand, but Mr. Speucer toid him he’d Kaock lis brains out i he aido’t keep quiet, SoUs was right; the insanity dodge didu’t work as Spencer expected. Alter four hours! de- luberation sue jury brought in a verdict ot GUILTY OF MURDBR IN THE FIKST DEGREE. A mouon to hear arguments lor a new trial was at ounce made by Mr, Spencer. The hearing was set down tor November 11, and in the meantime Hous was remanded to the County Jail. On tne day ap- olted tie argument was heard. A nuil- er of aitidavits were produced from per- sons, chargug that a juror had been heara to suy that frou the first he bad made up his mind to hang Botts. The argument was deciared iusumMicient, and the wretched prisouer Was sen: teuced to be hanged on tne 1st of Deceniver, eau While it transpired that the atlidayits produced were bogus. Atulleveats the makers repudiated them, in an iplerview with #olts some weeks alierwards he wold the writer that Huisted nad grasped him by an intensely sensitive part, reader log him so wild with agony as to make wm unconscious of the act of murder, He tld a very plausible story, but it was eutirely at variance witi the sworn evidence of Mrs. Wilson, the ouly eye-witness of the deadiy rencontre, Botts’ story won the velief of his spiritual adviser, Rev. Simeoa Siegiriea ana Colonel Anarew Jackson Johnson, warden of the jail, and they tuterested themseives io securing for Sue doomed man A RESPITE, It was granted by Governor Randolpn on the grouud that Botts’ soul was not iu @ condition tu be removed out of the world. The respite was ll yesterday, The subsequent desperate edoris made vy tne GWO geulieinch Hamed, 4ud a select number of others,tnciudiog Botts’ brother Joh, ares spectavie citizen Of Boonton, are of Course fresh in the minds: of the HERALD readers, Who Lirough It have been advised from day to day ol every Linport- ant phase of the case. On this polut it is ouly neces- sary lo say tat ti ever u coademacd criw.das had ‘devoted friends, frieada even to the very deatu— for be it Known that up vo yesterday, witutn half an hour of the execution, Colouel Johnson was not Without hope of @ surtuer respite irom Governor Parker—Botts was partcularly jorvuuate in that respect. Mr. Johuson 18 one of a uo smal! nuMuer who, accepting the tneory that Bows and Mrs. Wil- 80a Were really married, do bot beueve Bolts was | guilty of murder in the first degree. ‘ue murderer | declared only & day or two ago that as God was hs | Withess and his judge he aud she were married, ‘There are thousands in New Jersey who believe th ‘This brings us to the terrible third aud last act the dread{ul drama—ile execution, Botts slept soundly during ‘fuursday nighs, Mr. Milleunium Fiaveli rematning tn lus cell all nigni. Yesterday morning he awoke beiimes, performed his ablutions and vreakfasted quite neartily oi veal chops, toast, ined potatoes and coffee.” At nine o’clock Rev. Messrs. Slegirted, Hughes and Weed arrived and a once proceeded to the ceil of the avowed, to frotn of which was a reddish calico cur- tain, From that tine until lea out for execution Botts Was religiously consoled and strengtheued by his couusellors, aud there 1s every reason to velieve that ne passed into eternity a prayeriul, peniient sinuer. Ata quarter to nine o’clock THE SHERIFF ARRIVED, accompanied by his deputtes and about thirty con- Stables, bearing their long staves of oillce. ‘The out. side of the jail was guarded vy @ jorce ol about sixty policemen, in charge of Lieutenants Kirwin and Portenfeider. A large crowd of peuple congre- guted outside, but could only feast thelr eyes on the unsightly outer walls of the jail, None were ermitted to enter the jail unless fortified with a herif’s permit or @ proper pass credential, ‘Tne execution took place inside the jall, at the iar end of the main hall, About turee hundred persons all toid witnessed it, These incinded twenty-iive or thirty representatives of the local and metropolitan press and double a3 many doctors and mauy law- yers. Among tie SADDEST INCIDENTAL SIGHTS 1 the hanging was the presence of Uliver M. Hil- Bled, the murdered mau’s cidest son, An effort was made to ty and get him to leave, but be insisted upon remaining Lo see the last scene Of the last act. Shortly before eleven o'ciock the Steriff entered the cell of the coudemued man and shook hands with him and tue clergymea present. it was first lutended to have the execution at hali-p. twelve, but a consulzation between Bouts and the clergy resulted to its being changed to exactly an hour sooner, ‘Tears tell from the eyes of Botts ana the others in tne cell, At twenty minutes past eleven o'clock the SHERIFF DIVESTRD HIMSELF of bis overcoat and entered tue cell aud prepared Botts for his fate. The black cap was placea on his head and his arnis and legs pimioued with hempen cords aud a piece of the same stuit about his neck, Bous was acured cieanly lu tue clothing he had worn during confinement. At eXacuy hail-past eleven o’ciock the Suerif, Botts and Deputy Suerut Davis issued from we ceil, followed by tue ciergy- men, and MOVED SLOWLY TOWARDS THE GALLOWS, forming # sight intensely s.iemn and awiul. The trio halted hnmediateiy under the galiows, facing the sourh, ‘fue murderer was stationed direculy under the rope, and towered @ head above thuse around him, , Sheri Peckweil attached tue noose, A dead silence prevailed 1 the hati, aud all eyes were rivetted on the criminal as he stood on the brink, as it were, of the awiul chasm of death. At Unis momeut the Sherif sald, 10 a low tone ot voice, “George Botts, the hour has DOW arrived when the sentence of the law must be execaied.? He added, in’ &® Whisper, “Courage, George, you are going to @ better world.” Deputy S.erut Davis thea read the death warrant signed by Gov. ernor Kanaolpu, the text of waich has onve ap- peared in the BSRALD. This concluded, Key. Mi. Siewfried stepped iorward and said:— “IN BSHALP OF GBORGE BO’ I thank the warden of the jail Jor nis kind treat- ment, also the prison Chaplaio, hig other spiritual aivisors ana all those Whe Dave prayed for him, He tencers his forgiveness to mis enemies, trusting Lu Jesus, treasures @ coeerfal hope for we salvation Of his soul” ‘The prisoner uttered not an audible word, bat was mourwuring a prayer. Cuaplain Weed, @ gray-naired venerable wan of God, held him by the left hand f@ud onered up a prayer. The Sherif meanwhile slipped behind 4 screen to the right of ihe scaifoid, aud at exactly thirty-live ininutes past eleven sprang the trap wich ~ JERKED ROTTS DEFORE HIS MAKER. The wreiched man, powerful 1p bulid as he was, Was shot Up sO igh as neariy to touch the anuer part of the top cross beam. — He feli with the usual duil tuud, ‘faen followed the appalling quiverings and twitchings and straimings jor breath, which always follow the rebound. ‘There was the usual nervous stretching of tue extremities and shrugging of the shoulders, unul at |e ngth the head seviied. Watches varied. One medical gen- ewan kept the following tatiy of the pulsations: At 11:66, pulse 72; at 11:47, 70; at 11:38, lus; 120; At LL:dv, 62; at 11:41, no pulsation; at 11:42, & slight return of the pnise was felt; at 11:47 ne was declured dead—juast twelve minutes from tne mo- ment of springing the trap. As soon as this was aunnounceu tue crowd began to disperse. Botts had receiver no stimulant, and bore up during the ter- rible ordeal just before the exeoution with a courage whieh mone wad given bim credit, At tweive o'clock the body was lowered and placed In a nand- some biack wainut coflin, having on tue iid a suiver plate, beariug the following inscription; — eenenerernceresenreneesreoee ee ? GEORGE BOTTS, Aged 45 yeara, ORE LOIE DEEP LED EEL ILE OLED The remains were removed, with their receptacie, toa place in front of decensed’s cell, when the male and femaie prisoners and oificers of the jail fied ast the coffin and took a last look at the face of tue eceased, Which appeared pale, but bore no signs of suifering, such as the agony Occasivged vy so violent @ deatn produces, Within an hour atterward the remains were being whiried to Boouton tn a hearse for interment next Sunday. Mr. John Botts sobbed bitterly aa he took Dis eae Mm @ carriage which followed. The arrangements of the Sherif and the poiice were admirably carried out ‘lnere was no disorder nor no botches, but everything worked with the precision of @ clock. The Suerif performed his terrible duty as a duty, witnout Wwiicing; but the monient he got home wept like a Child. “Old slawers at scenes of Uhus kind BAY Liat was “splendidly-con- the execution of yesterday a It should be ulation. His neck was not broken. ‘The last night of his life Botts received A TOUCHING LETTER FROM HIS MOTHER, of which the following is a copy:— WHITERALL, Morris county, N. J. Mx Dran Son Gronor—I deeply’ regret that tte Gaurt of Pardons refused to commute your sentence, aad now I fear the last hope has vanished, My heart is sad to think your earthly career is so near an end, ai I feel very sad that I cannot see you again in this world, feel. ings. and yet while T weep and mourn on Espe and excnesty pray t " n ful deat! ‘and as thy dave, so shall tuy etre y trust is in Jeaus, aud th ‘on earth ough t to nee you 1 in, but I cannot jive Tong. and T hope to meet you in heaven, “where parting will be no more.” Dear George: Bow good Jesus was to aie to redeem us and make it possible for us to be waved, and spend all eternity with him in the realms of light and glory. Oh, trust {no Jesus ur few remaining days; trust in Him in the hour audthen youcan gain heaven and praise him through ail eternity. Sonow my ence mnrpate, with God; Iknow I shall gain heaven, and 1 do so much desire to see you there. | iy son, this probably is my last communication to you here below, #0 do put your trust in Jesus, Iknow you must fee! that 1 and your brothers and sisters have done ali we couid for you. We would gladly do more if we could, but there seems to be no possibility, Human efforts have failed, and in Jesus Christ is your on) Accept my warmest love. T promise to meet you Jn Beaven. ly dear George, goodby! goodby) From your o and affection: on iy MOTHER, The Actors. “PET” HALSTED, The murdered man was a native of Elizabeth, and bad gone out and in there and in Newark alt his life, with the exception of some years he spent roughing it in California. He was born in 1819; graduated from Princeton College in 1839; studied law with his favher, the now bowed-down, almo*t broken-hearted ex-Chancellor of New Jersey, and was admitted o practice in 1842, two years’ previously having eloped with and married @ Miss Meeker, a very nhighiy esteemed young lnay or Newark, daughter of & well-to-do merchant of that city. During the early part of | the rebellion he loomed into prominence tn national affairs, and was a valued friend of the late Presl- dent Lincoln. Smatiim physique, he was large in intellect, and formed one of the biggest litte men | im the country. For his skill in organizing troops Mr. Lincoln commissioned him @ bricadier-general, | Dut was never attached to any command, A few Years ago he loomed up again as the right hand bower of Senator Sprague, when that brilliant gentiemen gave notice that he was going to shake the commercial, social and politica: world to tts centre. At ® meeting Ol Workingmen gatuered to serenade Sprague in Newark at Halsved’s resi- dence, *Pet" made aspeech, which was a gem in way. In bis private Chambers a reception followe ou which occasion “Vet,’’ in respouse Lo some r marks made about the press, suid that ‘the nearest | approach to an independent newspaper w tus or any other country was THR NEW YORK HERALD, and I know 1t,"’ he added with emyhasis. “The In- telligent Whale,” torpedo boat, elaborately de scribed in the HERALD more than a year ago, was | the next matter whica brought him tato novoriety, and then came the wagedy of July, Lis wie was among the few real mourners who followed his re- mains to the grave. He was 12 hus iifty-third year at the time of nis death. GEORGE BOTTS was an Engiisiman oy birth, country When he was only five years of aye. He | Was somewhat Known in Newark and part ol Mor- | ris and Passaic counties, In counectioa with his | calling—that of & charcoal peiier, vuring @ part | o! the war he servea in the rans of the Tairteenth New Jersey regiment of intautry. During hw | absence his wile played him false, and in L800 he ob- tained a divorce, Laving meanwaile, however, cohabited with Mrs. Wilson, whose husband hi deserted her for reasons of a depraved cuaracter, Botts’ wile is still ving, He has several married children, His wite's maiden name was Hoppe MARY & WILSON. Mrs, Wilson, at whose door is now laid the lives of two human belags, is a daughter of Jonathan Oliver, a decent stonemason, of Newark—a man ig- norant but upright, ‘weaty-three years ago she Married One Michael Wilsop, aa employé of her lather’s. Oa the outbreak 0: the war Wilson, like Bows, went soldiering, aad on his return found like falling away inthe morality of his wilé, He found her tiviug a ie of notorious looseness, It 18 sald tuat he wimked at the inatter aud siared her il. | gotten gaius, She presided over one or two dens of miguity in Newark, aud aitogetacr was @ woman so lost to every sense of aecency as to render it even Dow amazing how she could have bad so great an attraction ior Newarkers of the type of the untortu- nate Haisiea, ‘hat she was married to Bolts, as above slated, 1s beileved by many; and tt 1s not im. le that her arraignment on @ charge of may yel prove a fitting but disgusting ad- ar ja tu tue Maurder of Halsted and the hanging of SOULS. but came to this MURDER IN TRENTON. A Man Found Bead on a Canal Boat—Ar- rest of the Suspecied Murderer—Intor view with the Prisoner—“By Heavens, I Am Ia for Lit”? Yesterday the body of @ man, who has beea iden. tied as Patrick Riley, a boatman, was found on & Canal boat near fhe junction of the feeaer and cana), in Trenton, There was an ugly wound on the right temple, from which blood had flowed freely, The death of the man was made koown in a peculiar way, and how it will fare with William Gillooly, who 1s under arrest, is moge than | #eC! can be stated until after the conclusion of the Coro- ner’s inquest, which was adjourned until nine | Bucnanan knows nis own business o'clock this morning, viewed, There are ten boats at the junction laid up for the winter, and William Gillooly was engaged as waten- man on eight ol them. Gillooly was not at the boats yesterday morning, about the usual ume, and @ look into the cabin of one showed that a dead Man was on the floor, in the condition stated, STATEMENT OF MARSHAL MOSES. This morning, between eight and nine o'clock, f heard that &@ man was found dead in a canal boat, and I sent an oilicer to investigate the affair. He found the body, and, in the mean time, Mr. Charles Hutchinson, who was down at the lower end of Trenton, near the prison lock, saw Gillooly crying and neard the captain of @ boat ask the maui under arrest what Was the matter. He replied that there was a man dead on a b and asked the capiain for food, Which was given. An oilicer Was sent and the arrest Was made, . INTERVIEW WITH THE PRISONER, William Giliooiey was visited im his cell at the City Hall by the MERALY reporter, who, m company with the Mayor of the city, sought to obtain wiat information was to be had from the prisoner him. sell, Alter stating that he Was the watchmen of the boats, ne said that the deceased, Patrick Kiley, was @ Iriend of his, and that he, Kiley, ased to work on (xe canal and hag veea known to Gillooey for years. a be BrRrest—When did you know the man was ead after the body had been GILLOOLY-—I first knew it this morning, and when I found tt out I was airaid. {do not-like to cry, but Icried then, The Mayor—How did the man receive that wound On his orehead ¢ GiLLooLy--I don't Know, unless he fell aowa T want to wash my hands ot this affair. ‘the MaAYou—W here 1s Kiley’s vest? GILLoo1.y—It 13 1a the trank of the cabin; the lock is bursted; he did that before he died; he came to the boat drunk; I don't know what ume i was last night that he came on the boat; I went in about nine o'clock, and he was there on the door, lying on the broad of nis back; I all might; the fire was out not @ God damned bit of warmth; this mornliy id my hand on him and found he was dead; God !" said I, “1 snali be accused of killin, hin ;”” i then I went across the street an: thought, “By heavens, |] am in for it!” then I said to myseil, “My Gou, what must | dof’ and {don’t Tecollect anv more. Mayor Brigs7—Do you know if the dead man has any fmends? 1LLOULEY—Oh, he has plenty of friends; they can bury lim, With oaths and coarse language the man under @rrest reiapsed ioto his careiess mauner, he veg considerably under the Influence of WOlwkey while making the statements, The pockets of Kiley were turned inside out when the body was found. ‘The jury wilt meet at ten o’clock this morning. MANSFIELD. Fellow Passengers of This “Noted” Person Hastling aed Heotiag Her on Her Arrival in Bostos from New York—she Has to seek Protection from Her Own Class. Boston, Jan. 26, 1872. Several young men, drummers and others, wno Were fellow passengers with Helen Josephine Mans field on the train which arrived here this morning from New York, nooted and hustled her In the depot, creating considerable disturbance, Some hackmen and railroad omectals helped her out of the crowd to her carriage, and she departed, ROW ON A RAILROAD, On Thursday night three men, named Patrick Berry, Patrick Breehan and Timothy Kellahan, boarded tue Northport train on tne Long Island Raliroad and assaulted Conductor Dennis. While we " ter a to gag him the third ‘attempted 0 cut loose the trai the brakemen. Tin paseongete eld fem, ead a Hicksville they were placed under arrest. ‘Yesver+ day Justice Suedeker committed them to the Queens County Jai, Breeban made hig escape from the coustable. The object was pl bv ere cael ‘a8 plunder, ‘The leader of Auey Lave @ secret reuuezvous on the east end. utler, has thus far evaded arrest, | cealed himscil, LITERATURE. Criticisms ef New Beoks. Mary QUEEN OF Scors AND HER LaTest ENGLISH HISTORIAN, A Narrative of the Principal Events in the Life of ary puuart, with Some Remarks on Mr. Froude’s History of England. By James F. Meline, New York: Hurd & Houghton. 1872 120, pp. X., 388. ‘This book 1s one long indictment, conviction and sentence of James Anthony Froude. Mr. Meline, who ig an industrious and careful literary critic, and has employed his facile pen upon many of the topics of the day, has his lance at rest to demolish- utterly Mr, Froude’s credit as@ historian, Altera careful reading we must conclude that our author does convict the champion of the House of Tudor of the very gravest offences against veracity and fair dealing. He shows him to have been guilty of garbling authorities, suppressing facts, suggesting falsehoods and playing the advovate instead of the Judge, Besides, he is exhibited to us as ignorant of English and Scottish jurisprudence anc ecclesias- tucal history, and ag struggling io make his history “as interesting a8 amovel’’ by all the arts of the novelist in drawing character, not from fact, but from imagination. We see not how the historical reputation of Mr, Froude can be successfully re- stored after the effective demolition it has sustained inso many and 80 important particulars at the hands of this writer and of the leading critical re- Views of Great Britain. TH AMERICAN RACING RECOED. A valuable little manual, by W. G. Darling. It is gotten up in convenient size for the pocket and con- tains a record of the running racing during 1871; the entries for stakes at Jerome Park, Saratoga, New Orleans, Lexington and other places, in 1872-73; @ tale of the lastest time on record; the Pedigrees of horses, together with other items of in- terest to turfmen, The Record also contains the programme of the racing to be held this summer at Jerome Park, Long Branch and Saratoga, which Promises excellent sport, It is puolished at the low price of $1, and may be obtaimed ot G, W. Darling, at the office of Wilkes’ Spirit, No. 3 Park row. No follower of turf sports should be with- out It. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. Tux LONDON Sprotator says of Thomas Nast that “there is something of Hogarth’s power about his Sketcues,” and “abfity for portraiture equal to ‘H. B's," with “many signs of an imagination which can grow hot with righteous wrath.” On the other hand It thinks “his merely hamorous de- signs are comparatively weak in idea; “his | Sketches of animals are atrociousiy bad, and his, sentimentalities are unpardonably feeble.” “It is only when Mr, Nash gives the gloomy side of his imaginauon its swing that he rises to his full “power.” ‘THE MOVEMENT OF SYMPATHY and active aid tn behalf of the pardon of Elisée Recius has gained great strength in England, where this accomplished scholar 13 well Known by his books, as well as py his studies in the British Museum Library. Reclu3 is tne author of many fine papers in the Revue des Deux Moudes, on Brazil and other parts of America, watch he has visited in person. He also wrote several on toe merits of the civil war in the United States, then little understood in France. His great work, “La Terre,” has ben translated into Eng- lush within a year, His “Winter Cities of the Medi- terranean—Nice, Cannes, Monaco, Meutone,” ic., 13 @ charming guide book to those genial regions de- scribed by Dr. Bennett and by Samuel 3S. Vox. TAE Atheneum pronounces MacDonald’s ‘Wil- fred Cambermede” extremely original, clever and interesting, but objects to its want of continuity in the narrative. It warmly praises the author's “wondertul gift of word painting.’’ MatrHEW ARNOLD says that the difference be- tween the Bible and the Koran is that the former grew, while the latter was made. “Tis FLORIDA COLONIST, OR SETTLER'S GUIDE,” isthe title of a pamphlet of eighty-six pages, witn map, issued vy J. S. Adams, Commissioner gf Lands and Immigration, Jacksonville, who will send it free to all applicants remitting postage stamps. Dr. HENRY M. DEXTER, of Boston, 1s now 1u Lon- don, engaged in gathering documents and other materials for a complete history of the founding of the New England colonies. PROFESSOR FRANCIS J. UNILD, of Harvard Col-_ lege, 1s about to edit for publication a coilection of the bést old Eoglish ballads, with all their different version, printed in variorum styie. ‘Tue Saturday Heview 1s severe on Mr. Robert Buchanan’s “Dream of Kings," and says: To our modern poems the laws of nature are always coming ito collision with the 1aws of rhyme, and invariably get worsted. Our poet's line ends with *u) éd,”” and go his rth must end with “screamed.” If fire does not scream so much the worse for it. soe ace Mr. aud we must admit that in no period ot the history ol iitera- ture has absepce of meaning in poetry commauded & higher price than at present. AGNES STRICKLAND has nearly ready for the press & new book entitied, “The Lives of the Princesses of the Royal House of Stuart.” ‘This, like her “Bachelor Kings,” 1s ancillary to her “Lives of the Queens of England.” MapaMe Micug.or’s “Nature; or, the Poetry of Earta and Sea,” from the press of Nelson & Sons, London, ts rhetorical and sentimental, rull of simit- tudes of the grandest sort, and as vague as possi- bie. THE Pall Mall Gazette says of Gustave Doré’s “Tl. lustrations of London,’’ of which the first part has been published, tat it promises to be a faithful, as well as a beauuful book of drawings. He has not fallen inio the bluudering of most French artists, who make Frenchnyn of all the landowers they have occasion to depict, NEW YORK CITY. “Our Gas Lights.”—At the request of a number of prominent citizens who are interested in gas and plenty of it Professor ©, F. Chand- ler, of Columbia College, wiil lecture to-night on this subject, at Association Hall, Twenty-third street, corner of Fourti avenue. The Young Ladies’ Christian Association, of this city, are making @ most commendable effort in be- half of young women. They hoid an interesting service in Dr. ra’ church, corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty-first strects, to-morrow (Suu- day) evening. Addresses are expected from the pastor aud Dre. Hail and Jonn Cotton Smith. Nothing was done yesterday in the Harbor Master Tlart investigation at the oMce of the Captain of the Port, in consequence of the absence of the complainants and their counsel. Captain Jones, while adjourning the Court unttt balf-past ten o’ctock on Monday, took occasion to remark that ue would positively close the case on that day, About two weeks ago Peter Glennon, forty-six years of age, born in Ireland, and a carman by oc- cupation, entered the stable in the rear of his resi> dence, corner of Grand and Corlears streets, with a lighted candle, and while there, it supposed, fell asieep, vuring which his clothes took fre ana he Was badly burned on the lower part of tne body. Glennon died yesterday age in the Bellevue Hospital, Coroner Herrman will hold au inquest, ~ fT ne ee THE UNPAID OITY OFFICIALS. Expected Action of the Governor as to the Audit Bills. The news of the passing by the lower House of the Audit bill, as amended by the Senate, was received by the City Hall officials, yesterday afternoon, with considerable delight, because the payment of seven month’s back pay seemed to them not very far of. All that 18 now required for tnis measure to become law is the signature of the Governor. It is understood in well informed quarters that the Governor wilt veto this bill om the grouna that it does not include in the Board of Audit an elective oilicer, and inat unless the Mayor's 18 inoiuded in this Audit Board he will retuse to sign it. There 1s more than rumor for this statemeut, and the consequence will be that the poor waiting creditors of the city will have to wait @ litte jonger for their money. How much jonger @ few days will tell; wut that (he cup of biiss which Was 80 near their lips is now dashed to the ground 1s a certainty. PATAL SHOOTING AGCIDENT. Allttle girl named Lidia Laval, twelve years of age, of 619 West Forty-ninth street, was shot in the head last evening by a boy named Richard ing, of 625 West Forty-seventh street, Ing was firing at another. boy, but the bali missed him ani struck the girl, who was playing at @ short distance from tnem, Alter firing the pistol Jog made is escape, bul the police are hunting ior him in the neigabortood, where wey think he con- The littie gitl is dangerously wounded, CONGRESS. Final Adjournment on the 29th of May Agreed To in the Senate. The Amended Apportionment Bill and Its Apologists. The Legislative Appropriation Bill in Com- mittee of the Whole, King’s Report. Clarence Expensive A PROMISING PENSIONER. SENATE, WAsHINGTON, Jan. 26, 1872. BILLS REPORTED, By Mr, PATTERSON, (rep.) of N. H., from the Committee On the District of Columbia, without amendment, the House bill to fund the debt of the city of Washington existing June 1, 1871. By Mr. Wixvow, rep.) of Minn., from the Cotnmittee on poiraind without amendment, the bill for the exteusion of e patent to Smith and HH: Ingooret tonne : re Skinner for improvement ir. MORTON, (rep.) of Ind., int the oonatruction of a Faulfoud brigge nosous the Ohio. iinet ator near Lvansville, lud. ‘Tie bridge is to havo an un broken span of at ieunt 400 feet over the main chaunel, and may be constructed by the tvansville and Crawiord, the Lake Erie and Southwestern, the St, Louis and Southeast: ern Railroad Compantes and the c.y of Evansville. Mr, Waran7, (rep.) of Lown, presented the oredentt . , (rep. wa, presen Bensior elect Willham B. Alusont of iowa, no Teaeatals of FINAL ADJOURNMENT. Mr. Morton moved to tuke up bis resolution providing for ® final adjourament on the 2th of May, Messrs, SUMNER, (rep,) of Mass,, and TRUMBULL, (rep.) of Ili., opposed the motion, ‘Tue resolution was taken up, Mr, SouuRs, (rep.) of Mo., modified his pending amend- Meni so us to provide only that Congress shall not aajourn without passing a law for the reform of the civil service, He uneadinent shouid be reyected it would indi- nate did not care about the civil service, and that if the time for the adjou be fixed now it woud be 10 the power of the 1 Vent any legislation that it might choose to oppo: ‘The amendment was rejected by a vote of 82 to 16, ‘Lhe pending amenumeat thea was Mr. Sumner’s, providing that no adjournment shail take piace until after the passage of tue Suyplementary Civi: Rights ofl, Mr, TRUNLU..1. moved to amend the amendment by addin; iL have come to 4 vote upon the bil sentatives to repeal the duly on © Mr. SUMNER—Hefore making a few remarks on this reso- lution, 1 ugk the Senator trom Indiana (dir, Morton) to be good enough to state his reason for urging it. iknow he does Retuing without good reason, and it may betbat if he will state bis reason in this case we shall sce our way to iollow him. As at present auvised I do not, but await with interest what the Senator himseli will say, 18 the reason why we should adovt his amendment especially in view of the ameudment now proposed by the senator from Illinois (Mr, Tramvull), Mr, MORTON—I do not wish to debate this question, The Senate uas vindicated by a majority of votes its desire for the ad option of tis resolution, aud { hope the Seuator will Not attempt to prevent noal action upon tt by interposing amendinents of this character. 1 am for bis Civil Rights bill, as be knows; but 1¢ we cannot, pass it by the 2th of May We cannot pass it at all, 1 ami opposed to saying that we shall stay here until we do pass ft, aud ML the: Seuatortuat most of those who will vote with him against my resolution this morning will vote also against his Civil tights bill, If we tix the time for adjouroment we can business and be as ready to adjourn by the 2%h e will be by the lath of July, it we do not fix the resolution gives us (our monius—ample time to Go all the business that is required irom ttis Congress. Whenever we stay here a long time we are always abused by the democratic press for staying here talking and wasting the people's money; and now, when we propoue to have a short session, and wheo we can do itand yet have time enough to do all the people's busincas, it is sald that there is ® weep political scheme at the botiom of It, So far as I am concerned | know of no such scheme. 1 believe that we can do the business by the mth of May. If we can ox the ume we can work up to it; but if we do not we shall con- ‘tinue to waste time as we have done already tuls session. I do not think it necessury to debate this resolution furcher, as the willof the Seuate in regard to it hus been repeatediy’in- jeat Mr, SUMNER--Mr. President, I_am glad that the Senator has expressed himself, You have heard him, and now you sballhear the answer, and 1 know that neither the Senator himself nor any other Senator can answer the answer that L saail now make to his remarks. I tave before me the Gb ot May 6, 1870, where there was a resolution before us to adjourn ‘size dir on the 4th of July, Mar< you, sir, that resolution was discussed not 1 the 26th of January as this is, but on the Sih of May, an how was it encountered by my {riend from India Why, sir, be pleaded against it with bis accustomed eloquence because we could not do justice to the tari, ‘The very subject that is nuw presented by the Senator from Illinois (Mr, Trambul)—that suuject is now before us, Jt is urgent, it ig practical; and the Senatoc now proposes two cut off the opportunity for that full discussion of it which on @ former oveasion he invoxed. Mr, MOERILL, (rep ) of Vt.—Does not the Senator from Massachusctts Kaow that since that time the tari! has been acted upon ? Have we not reduced the revenue very largely ? Mr. TRUMBULL—The revenue was larger last year than’ {t ever was be(ore, Mr. SUMNER—The Senator from Vermont will find himself answered by the Senator from Indiana, Me. SUMNER Continued to read {rom Mr, Morton's re- marks to the same eifect until the expiration of the morning hour, Mr. TRUMBULL then called for the reguiar order, + THE APPORTIONMENT LULL. Mr. MorToN—I move to suspena the reguiar order and all ee cee: business for the purpose of proceeding with this Tesoiution. Mr, TRUMBULL then addressed the Senate on the Ap- portionment bil, and explained the amendments reported by port. judiciary Commiitee and the table accompanying the re- He said that the only States losing mem! wider the House bill or the substitute reportet by the coms nuttee were Vermont and New Hampsbire, which would each lose one. It was no new matier for ‘Staten to lose members. At one time New York had forty members, Vir- ginta ee a ee Pees vomerenget Pye The com- mittee, after mature considerats ad come to the con- clusiop that it would be best that the’ num ive the House should remain at the present figs Mr, SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, thought th near perfection a3 possible, and sala there w agrees proposed by tue committee. ys bill ¢ orgaulzation’of the Senate; it mainly to the nuua- ber and urganization of the House, there was a constitu- tional provision that each House shall be the judge of the ualifications of its own members. He did not contend that in bill caine directly wader that provision, but by the comity which had existed between the two houses from the begin- ning Of the governinent each had been jet to regulate pretty much everything that reiated to its own organization. favored the House bill also for a practical reason relating to his own State. ‘ihe Senate of Obio was composed of eighteen Tepublicaus and eiyhteen democrats, which would make {t dificult to secure an immediate SPP ationment, and the brobabe resuit of the passage of the bill reported by the Judiciary Comumiiiee would be that Ohio would have no representatives jn the next Congress. The House bill, how- ever, wou d let tie old sppordonment stand until a new ons should be made, and, therefore, no difficulty could arise un- der it, Mr, FRELINGHUYSEN, (rep.) of N. J. suggested that Penasylvaula was in the same position this respect as ra either bio. ~ Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt., said that the House bill would give Obio ten Umes as many Keprescotatives as Vermont, While ber population was only eizht times as great, thus Violating the constitutional provision that Representatives i be apportioned amoug the Sta Yoo. He also argued against Mr. Shermay the subject belong ie, and declared 1m favor of @ large number of Repre- sentatives, a House of 300 or more, as belay less liable to be unduly influenced by combinations, Mr. FRFLINGUUYSEN favored the biil as passed by the & House of at least three hundred ored the House bill as fairer than the said that the latter went out of its r discrimination againat the republican par- He bad made a calculation, assuming that the repubii- cans would be sureto carry in States the next eleg ton, woich abowed that thé adoption of the Senate substiinte instead of the House bill would cause a lors to the republican party of twenty-two electoral voies and twenty-iwo members of the House. Ihe States assumed as OFRTAIN TO OO REPUBLIOAN were New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Arkansas, Ublo, Iiliuois, Low: Michigan, Wisconsin, Cabfornia, Minnesota and Kansas. 1 course, it’ the House bill was nota fair one he could not ask the Senate \o support it, no matier how advantageous it might be to the predom!‘nant party; but it was realiy more fair and Just on every principle than the Senate ameadment, Mr. PatTa@nson sald that the Convention of 1787 badrat first fixed the ratio of representation at one Representative to afterwards decided that every ve, the change being dent of the Con of the House might be increased. If, according to the, opinion, of General Washington and the Con vention of 1787, a ratio of Representative to 40,000 people was too small, bow very much too small must be the present ratio of one Representa- tive to 194,675, The vast i of our territory and the number and variety of the subjects with which Congress bad to deal were additional reasons why the ratio of Representa- tives should be larger than in 1787. For these and other reasons he wished to see members of the House in- creased to 300, and {f the House bili could be amended in that particuiar be would prefer it to the Senate amendment. R! dem.) of Ubio, said that while the Honse oratne to bis own State than the Senate's convinced that the later was a fairer bill Jance with the constitution. the State might the next Congress, fonuded; on coutrary ue im the Ohio Senate so ing the passage of a bill re-distrieving the eflest of securing theypassage of a f ‘ate trom being * jerrymanderized.”” na (Mr, Morton) ‘had presented a alarming caloulation as to the eifect upon the interests of (he dominarit party, o( the passage of the Senate vit, but he (Mr, Thurman) could set the Senator's mind at ease by the assurance that if the States which be assum as sure for the republican pa ould vote ashe assumed they would, then no apportionment conld be made that would defeat the repubilcan nominee for the presidency, and if they should Rot so vote then the calculation would bo valueless, EDMUNDS moved to amend the substitute #0 aso number of members 3W), Lost—16 to 31, Mr. MORTON moved (0 sirike out the fifth section of the Dil, ‘which provides that no new States abull be admitted uati they have # certain population, . Mr. MORRELL arose to speak, but ytelded floor tempo- iy, and, alter some discussion, the bili was made the re- Forder for to-morrow, the ‘vote to be taken at four o'cloe! Mr. MORTON then again called up the resolution for # final adjournment on the With of May. do ata aid 0 * ae i bi be did not fr. SUMNER opposed it, and argu ment eal ee ppreaney laws Ct have been passed the protection of the cdlored people, Nr TeumbuLL's amendment providing that Congress cone pes pacers rg | repealing the duty on coal was en rejected—Yeas, 14; ni 5 Mr. SouURz offered an amendment, providing bat there oid be no final adjournment till wfter the passage of laws reduction of the tari and internal taxation, and have become evident by this time that on for an early adjouroment. The ir. Mortoa) has been cenvicted ous iy 1 think it must absolutely no Sometow fenm Tndianm (MI AS teproper toa of to Root o 4p the session Saori meee of the ob; the Tactopt tari wae that dules ware poo nol for reve ith poses, and duction of the duty on certain. arti from them, owing to ‘nment; that it amount to $26,000,000 for the present fiscal year, man; Hons more than was ever collected In any previous year oe ple of is country. Now in| ie ox) tome action on thiseubjest, ‘The Internal Pe” REVENUE SYSTEM NEEDS SYMPLIFYING. We ousht to pass some law in relation to the doancial eondi- tion of the country, in relation to our bonded debt, I am three years [ tried to devise some means by which we could old hourded up in the lying {dle ‘there abi the Treasury to dtsgorge ‘thas gold and Jevit go out among 0 20,000, id to this country if that money not and have not for been satisied with finance of the country has been As get the vast amount of gold of the Treasury. 100,000,000 when owing 000,400 and paying interest ft, and we came very Nearly passing a bill compelling the Secretary ‘of the people and be nsed to wipe out a portion of the debt on which we are paving interest, | We would uave saved more f been ao used instead of lying idle during the last year. Now, Tam in favor of anearly adjournment, Iwill come here and labor day after day with the Senator (Mr. Morton) upom the measures upon which we are ca.led to act, and when we have alsposed of them one way or other 1 will be ready to adjourn, but {t seems to me to be impolitic and improper to tle our Hands by pressing this resolution at this time. Mr. MORRILL, (Fep.) of Me., tavored the resolution asa stion to the House that ths Senate desire an early ad- journment, and also becauss he believed that its passage would prompt the Senate to attend to the measures which were really pressing and important, and to brush aside those that were undeserving of attention. Mr, THURMAN suid If the majority were determined te, - pass the resolutio. he saw no object in prolonzing the dise Sussion, and, to test the question, he moved to lay it on tate, Lost—yeas, 16; nays, 32—Messrs, Fenton, Sohurs, Sumner, Sherman, Sprague ‘and Trumbull voung in the ‘allirmative, N&LING—Question ! Question t MNEE called for the yeas and nays on Mr. Schure’s amendment in reierence t. the tarilf and internal taxation, tut CONKLING—Does anyvody want the yeas and naya om a Mr. SUMNER—I do. ‘The amendment was lost—veas, 22; navs, 26. Mr. CONKLING—Question on tie resolution, The PRESIDENT pry tria.—The question 13 on. th ment of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Sumner), pro- viding for né adjournment until atter the passage of a Ctvil Rights bill, My. Sumner alone voting ave. (Laughter) ‘Mr. SUMNFe offered another amendment, that there shall be no adjournment until after legislation to bromote# return to specie payment, Lost, Mr. CONX11NG—Question! Question t Mr. SUMNER moved to strike out all after the enacting clause and substitute the following :— Resolved, &c., That in closing the and in securing reconciliation among amend- sues of the rebeilion, the people of the United States, justice should precede generosity; that we should ust to our colored fellow citizer always faithful to” the. republic, and now suffering under disabilities, before we generous to the rebels; that iu the removal of disabilities should begin with our colored fellow citizens, but since the removal of rebel disabilitien 1s now pressed It is essential that justice to our colored fellow ciiizens should accom encrosity, ao that the equal rights of our colored fellow citizens shall not be postponed to the amnesty of the rebels, Dut that the two shall go together, creas" will take no step towards a final = & Con) djournment until the issues of the rebellion are closed and meopnellishon secured, so far as the same can be done by act of Congress, Mr. HAMLIN: (rev.)of Me.—Mr, President, that is a very important and solemn amendment, and, as we dare not vote upon it without deliverating, I rise to inquire whether it wouldsbe in order to sing “Uld Hundred” before tive votes. Laughter.) ‘ Mrs UMNER—The Senator from Maine (Mr. Hamion) had better lead off Bir, 1do not beieve that the right*of the colored people of this country ought to be trifled with in this Chamber. Knere is a time that they can sing—at the ballot bi ‘Mir. CARPENTER (rep) of Nhs a can’t sing ft until after the 29th of May. - (Laughter. NE. SUMNER-—I do Know that’ I plead for the absent, the ‘. shall not always Lj jone—-T hope I be 80; im other days. I make sincere effort to press upon the Senate its duty. I could not do otherwise without feeling that I had neglected a duty. a jon. r, CON es easndees a vote of 41 to4, only the juestion. ‘The amendment was rejected by Messrs. Rice, Spencer, Sumner aud Tipton voting in adirmative, Mr. CONKt.ING— Question on the resolution. The reso'ution recommended was then passed by a vote of 26 to 12—Messrs. Sherman, Sumner, Lipton, Sprague and Schurz being the only republicans who voted againat it. Mr. KAMSAY moved (hat when she Senate adjourns it ad- Journ till Monday. Adopted, ‘The Senate then, at twenty-five minutes it five P.M, ‘went into executive session and soon after adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WasuinGron, Jan, 26, 1872, Mr, Brooxs, (dem.) of N. Y., presented a petition fros Edward Quintard, D. T. Marshall and other officers of the savings banks f al of the tax of one-h: Soin nar oats hg Sea ST wuntry. Mr. Harsry, (rep.) of N, J., presented a remonstrance of the employes of Gregory & Co., of Jersey City, N. a change of the existing tari laws, al or duties upon such articles as are successfully produced ia this Wry. Mr Haun, resented a petition of Joseph P, ork ask: Mr. HIU1, (rep.) of N. and’ cine colt PNew Jersey and New Yi Sars a 1 of th tar on Savings jnstitutl ° atitutlons, MKigo a petitio rk Co. and others, of Pa- a pound'on The Senate amendme payment of duplica cers mx months after curred in, RORPER, CUTTNROAT, THIEF, This peng private bill day a large number of penston bills Were presented and passed. One of them was reconsidered, on motion of Nr. Cox, and the proposed pensioner Adami Correll, of Oblo—was' denounced by Mr. Crossland as a robber, cutthroat and a thief, who bad hung around the skirts of the Union army. After that denunciation the bill ‘Was recommitted, The House went into Committee of the Whole on the LEGIGLATIVE AVPBOPRIATION BILL. On the motion of Mr. DAWES, (rep) of Mass., = provise was added to the item’ which appropriates $400,000 to pa; judgment of the Court of Ciaims, directing ‘no part of ne amonut should be paid on any judgment rendered ia favor of George Charpenning, growing out of any service rendered in carrying the mails, Mr, MAYNABED, (rep.) of Tenn., moved to strike ont the last section of the bil, whjgh directs that no claims shall be considered or py Wy Government unless led withia seven years from the time the claim occurred. ‘The motion was opposed by Mr. GARPIELD and advocated by Messrs, MAYNARD and BUTLER, of M usetts. ‘After consideranle discussion the section was struck oat, Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Obio, offered an amendment looking to a restriction onthe pavhe printing, and said thas last year the quantity of printing done at the pubite print. ing cies would, 1f pat into books, have made a brary of over 120,00) volnmes of 500 paves eacn. He held up and exhibited volume “three of | the geological explora tion of the fortieth parallel by Ciarence King. He described it as a large quarto volume, priute on luxurl- re Woted paper ha ag ee There were vi ord Falumes come, u post expensive engravings and Wl an pier ‘they would cost At least $25 a volume, and he understood that the total coat of the Book would be not less thaa $200,000. The public printer was not responsible for this, bat it was thefauil of the law, which placed no restriction on the departweats in giving or.ers for printing. Mr. SARAENT, ‘Fep,) of Cal followed in the same line of arguinent, ani said that the drawings of machinery, min soci aca with, which the volumes were filled wore not 7 Clitence King oF any of Lis asniatants, who had ied the places, but that they were supplied by per- Sons {nterested in the Sutro tunnel, te Comstock iode, Mar, CONGER, irey,)of Mich. repiied to Menara, Baryen 8 Gartield and argued that the objection should have been ‘when the explorations were pro} ‘ot bein, made to the publication of the results. Mr. DAWES made an argument in favor of economy, suggented that much more good would be effected by pub- jog the results of these observations tn @ cheap form than in these extravagant volumes to be packed up in the tranks of members ot Congress. He showed the necessity of re- giricting the departments i printing. He would rather vote $106,007 fo continue the explorations of Dr. Hayden, Rose rowae, Bayard Taylor and others, and disseminate the re- sults among the people in a cheap form. The amendment was to and the bill was laid aside to to the House, The total sum appropriated by it 1 about seventeen millions of doliars UNDER THR FOLLOWING HRADS, and mileage and expenses of the Senate...... $667, Fay tod il Grand expenses Of the Louse of 4 0 presentatives.. . Capital police. as a3 58,000 Treas} Departwent.. aentine For independent Treawury "406,000 Collection of + 6,200,000 Say 1,198,000 es Beat Otice Departmen iy Var Department, salaries, ac pay, meni, salaries, & 335,000 ited States Vourts, 375,010 Department of dusuce. he committee then” Pen prop! 130,430,000, aad disposed of it. Orauminey tien rose and. reported both bills to the House, 4 ed for m yer and nay vote on Mr. May- Me aameagment neiking out the section which emailishes limitation agaluat the goverament. The House refused the yeas and nays, and the section was struck out, ypropriation bilis were.then passed. ch ¢ OULNESE COOLTES i ouwA. he . Cox, dem.) of N. ¥., offered ® resolution calling on cee Rees’ Tor -Incormalion ‘as to the reldenture oF ree siavement of Chinamen in Cuba, which was referred to bw r%¢ ine omiouse then, at twenty minutes past three P. M., ad- ‘The session to-morrow will be for general debate only—no business to be transacted—and, as sugested by Mr, Cox, not ‘more than five members to be present. POLICE TRANSFERS. At a meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners yesterday the following changes were made:— Sergeant Watson Vredenburzh waa removed from the lwepty-lirst precinct to the Fiith, Sergeant P, M, Grifith was sent from the Fourteenth to tne Twenty-first, aud ‘Thomas Reed was sent from the Twenty-second to the Fourteenth, Roundsman Wiliam Sterling was made an acting sergeant at the Filth precinct. Sergeants W. H, Addis and J, M. Kobbins were retired on pension, and Sergeant L. G, Payne was dismissed from the torce for mtoxt. cation *