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CONGRESS. The Amended Apportionment Bill ; Passed by the Senate. fMr. Sumner and Hamlin’s “Old Hundred.” (AMNESTY TO COME UP TO-DAY, ‘More About Cuban Belligerency in the House. A SENECA SANDSTONE QUERY. The Question of Final Adjournment Referred to the Ways and Means Committee, SENATE, WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 1872, THE “OLD HUNDRED.” : Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., called attention to the omis sion from the Globe of Mr. Hamlin’s facetious suggestion, on Friday, that before voting on Mr. Sumner's Equal Rights amendment the Senate should sing “Old Hundred.” He ‘complained of the omission, because it rendered his own succeeding remark unintelligible. He read a note from the yublishers of the Globe, stating that the omission had been Boade at ihe request of Mr. Hamlin, and said he hoped they ould make the necessary correct fon, Mr. BLAIR, (dem.) of Mo., from the Committee on Private Wand Claims, reported without amendment a bill conferring Jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to bear and determine the suit of Carondelet vs, The United States. BILLS INTRODUCED. * {i Billa were introduced and referred as follows :— \ By Mr. BLAIR—Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury b ay for cotion seized by agents of the United States alter iy Me NYE, ¢ Ney.—Granting right of way and fr. NYB, (rep.) of Nev.—Granting right of and cor. porte rights to the Denver and Kio Grande and the Colo- ado Central Railway Companies, By Mr. Howe, (rep.) of Wis.—Allowing homestead set- Alers, and the heirs of homestead settlers, burned out in the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan until the Ist of Panuary, 18:5, to Febulid on and occupy their homestead THE PRAFSIDIO RESERVATION. (rep.) of Cal., called up tbe bill leasing a portion esidio Reservation to San Francisco for a public Mr, C of the Kk. Pars Cassen.y. (dem.) of Cal, sald he wished to examine ithe bill, and it went over. THE RECUSANT WITNESSES. |. Mr. Scorn, (ren.) of Pa., called up the resolution to direct the arrest of Messrs, Gist and Camp, the witnesses who Feiused to testify before the Sub-ha Klux Committee In South Carolina. “It was discussed until the expiration of the morning hoar, which brought up the special order— THE AMNESTY BILL. Mr, MORRILL, (rep.) of Vi, moved to lay ft aside and take up the Apportionment bill. AMNESTY OR APPORTIONMENT. Mr, TRUMBULL, (rep.) of Ill., opposed the motion, and said the Senate had udanimousiy agreed on Friday that the Amnesty Dill should be proceeded with to-day. The VICE PRESIDENT said that tbe understanding on Fri- Gay was tbat to-morrow meant the next legislative day, and not necessarily Saturday. Mr. TRUMUULL—I hope no motion isto be made this morn- Ing to violate another unanimous consent, The Chair read Dut a part of what occurred on Friday. I consider ft due to Pres, in Najera beg ted of what occurred Friday last, to call the attention of the Senate a moment to the facts. The Sen- ator from Vermont (Mr. Morrill) had asked to have the Ap- rtlonment bill go over until the next day for the purpose of owins htm to submit some remarks upon it. Mr. TRUMBULL here read from the (lobe a portion of Fri- lay'a discussion and proceeded. The Chair will see that the estion did arise as to Saturday. It was mentioned, and e Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Ramsey), while thi Yersation was taking place, objected to fixing Saturday, and ‘asked that the bill should go over until Monday. ‘That, how- ‘ever, was yielded, and the unanimous consent of the Senate was obtained to proceed with the bili the nextday, Having ad charge of the Apportionment bill and spoken somewhat t length upon it 1a the eariy par of the day, after remaining my seat tour or five hours, I left the Senate Chamber. Subsequeutly the following tna! report of its proceedings ap- ‘pears in tae Givd. a on- | “Mr, RAMSEY—I move that when the Senate adjourn to- | ay it adjourn to meet on Monday next. The motion was mzreed to. “That appears to have been the last action taken in this ody in open session during that day (Friday). Among honor- ‘able men J know of no more disreputable act than a breach ‘of faith, “It is due to the Senate, however, that [ should say, inasmuch as its character for honor and courtesy is affected by this transaction, that I have been informed that the mo- tion was made and agreed to in the confusion of the closin, Fooments of the seasion and after most of the members had jeft the Chamber. i have no rurtner comment to make upon his subject but to call attention to it as 1 have; and ne Mr. President, 1 trust, that the Amnesty bill 19 such motion will be made as to Powd ‘come up to day. a y it on the table, in violation of that unanimous consent, and while I state my anxiety for tne passage of the ADpor- tionment bill, and I think the public Interests require that it Should be passed aban eariv day, that I hope there will be | ‘unanimous consent, and I app@l to my friend from South Carolina to give it. “Let us not vote agreement we have made, but let us by unanimous consen 0 on and finish the Apportionment bill to-day Fie’Annesty bill to-morrow. way. I should be very sorry ‘the table a bill that every Senator should come up to-day at one o'clock ani be considered. After further discussion the yeas and nays were ordered, and the motion was lost by a vote of 31 to 26. ad Un motion of Mr. WILSON the Amnesty bill was then post- | taxation before April next. ened until one o'clock on Tuesday, with the understanding at the vote shall not be taken on that day, ‘The Senate then took up TH PPORTIONMENT BILL. Mr. Mong. resumed bis remarka, He ‘Senate substitute to the House bill, and did not favor an in- crease of the numoer of representatives, believin a house could do tne businese ol beiter than a large one, He criticised io lay on the table the and take up T think that will be the better sorry to see a motion made to lay on ledged his honor preferred the that mall the fsotntry the fouse bill ag unjust to several of the States, and suid that if e ratio of representation which it applied to Vermont were United States Treasury notes. Also for the withdra Sfailue aionn oureney ana for a general haniking Inw. By Mr. HALORE, (Fep.) of N. J.—To make Jerwey Oty" ‘By Mr. Wa (rep.) of Fla.—Granting a bounty to sons who served thirty days war emits SEU Nat ath tthe comteninicaness ir, WAL Oe eeaaewaarene n Conn., He oe morial of the Toternational Biearabosk Cot ee sant Gerz, (dem.) of Pa., presented the Reading Ratiroad alteration of the existing tart duties on iron and the manufactures thereof, INDEPENDENCE HALL, ABD, (dem.) of N, i Ground to angutre into. the an nto in wiring. for the’ United. States buildings pt and feasibility of rir to Independence Hal. pat juare in Feehe, He presented also resoiu- jons ol Ly ure recomme: that proceeding. ‘The resolution was udopted, satin Mr. SrRER, (rep.) of Gay introduced s bill f ir. .) of Ga., introduced a bill for the removal of political disabilities from some half a dozen citizens of Georgia. The bill was amended by adding some twen! ames of cletaae of Tempers oad wat pares. removal ce introduced by Mr, nt for of the disabilities of one person in Nevada was passed, Ks CUBAN LELLIGRRENOY. Mr. VOORHEES introduced a bill for the recognition of a state of war between Spain and the republic of Cuba, and declaring both parties to the confitct to be entitled to all the rights conceded to bellizerents by international law, in- ght to cary their reapective national flags the waters of the United States. He moved to Pend the rules and pass the bil. Ae r. BANKS, (rep.) of Mass. suggested its reference to the Committee on Foreign Atfairs, Mr. Cox hoped it would not be so referred, as that com- mitteo had aiready before it a similar bill, introduced by him- if, Mr. BANKS said he had not addressed the gent! New ‘one gentleman from r. VOORHEES, without the slightest disrespect tothe Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs, preferred to bave an immediate vote of the House. Mr. BANKS said that the Committee on Foreign Affaira had the subject under consideration, and the gentieman from In- diana (Mr. Voorhees) must be aware that the House could not vote for the bili without discussion or a report froma committee, Mr. COX objected to debate. Mr, #ROOKS, (dem.) of N. Y.. bill, but could not commit him about international: iaw, aid he would vote for the elf toall its pliraseolozy wishe servation. dd tO make that re- Mr. BANKS objected to any reservation. The bill must be taken as a whole. Mr. VOORHEES said there was nothing partisan in the measure. Mr, SHELLABARGER, (rep.) of Obio, wished to have separate votes on the various propositions contained in the ure; but the Speaker ruled that under the motion to suspend the rules it must be voted on as a whole, ‘The vote was taken and decited tu the nezative—yeas 79, nays 109. ae, bill was then referred to the Committee on Foreign 4. _ Mr. BRooKs, of New York, wished to send with it a resolu- ‘of civilization, phila throphy and Christianity the interposition of the people of the United States is demanded tor pacification awong the peop e of Cuca and Mexico, Mr, VOORHEES objected, saying he did not understand what it meant. DIPLOMATIO APPROPRIATIONS, Mr. SWANN, (cem.) of Md., from the Committee on Appro- priations, repérte the annual Diplomatic and Consular Ap- on bill, which was made the speciat order for Thurs- ‘The total sum appropriated by the bill ts $1,217,959. Mr. YOUNG, (dem,) of Ga., jutroduced a bill removing the oltical disabilities trom half a dozen persons in Georgia ass SENROA SANDSTONT. Mr. GRTZ asked leave to oifer n resoiution for an invest!- ation into the authority by which Seneca saudstone had heen used in the founvation of the new State Department Buiiding, contrary to the order of the int Comumitice on Puplic Buildin s and Grounds. Mr. NFGLEY, (rep.) of Pa, objected, Mr. GEtz wished to move to suspend the rules, but had not the floor for that purpose. Mr. VoORUEES witharew bis objection to the resolution offered by Mr. Brooks, of New York, sayiug that he had un- derstood the word “pacification” to have been read as *‘clas- sitieation,” STFAMSHIP BUILDING MATERIALS. Mr. Burper? olfered a resolution instructing the Commit- mittee on Manufactures to inquire whether materials for steamship buliding caa be supplied by the United States, and as to the alderence in prices between somestic and for- eign materials, Adopted, FINAL ADJOURNMENT, Mr. DAWES, (rep.) of Mass., called up the Senate concnr- | ront resolution tora final adjournment on the 2th of May. Wanted an expression of the will of the House on the ject, so that tt should be understood in good time. ‘The resolution was unusual, not only in its origin, but also as to the time of its introduction, His own idea, however, was that Congress could as well adjourn on the 2uth of May as on tue 29th of July, provided the tune was fxed long enough In advance, Mr. FARNSWORTH, (rep.) of Ill., wished the resolution re- | ferred to one of the leading committees of the House—the | Committee on Appropriations or the Commitiee of Ways | aud Means, The Senate had not yet passed a single public | bill, and yet had passed thus resolution of tinal adjournment. | Everything had to give way to that demand jamnesty must be | postioned, and the revision of the tariff and internal revenue | laws must'be postponed. ‘I bere was no use in biiaking at the | Tt appeared to iim as plain as day that the adop- {the resolution meaut no revision of the tariff at this tion, It meant that the House ertwin gentlemen—pass some ap- t ir departments, aud ; go home with their fingers in their mouths and their mouths in the vust. ‘fhe resolution should be re- ferrei to one of the committees he mentioned, and let that committee be responsible for its report. Mr. GARFIELD, chairman of the Committee on Appropria- tions, ri ed the House that hitherto tor several vears past there had been a preiimiaary session of Congress, in whien the House bad been orgabized and commuttees ‘ap- pointed ana su jects of lation prepared. That was not UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Important Decision Based Upon the Drake NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET, ’ THE MARKET SAVINGS BANK. Amendment of the Appropriation Act ef | Grave Intimations Against All the Officers—The 1863—An Appeal from the Court of Claims by the Administrator to the Estate of a Pardoned iiebel—Congress and the Judiciary at Varinace—The Chief Justice Claims Full Jurisdiction and Orders the Property to be Returned to the Suitor, WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 1872. In the Supreme Court of the United States to-day the following opinions were delivered:— No. 17, The United States Klein, ad of Wilson—A| from the Court of Claims.—The question 10 this case is whether or not the proviso relating to suits for the proceeds of abandoued and captured property in the Court of Claims, contained in the Appaopriation act of July 12, 1870, and known as Drake’s amendment, de- bars the claimant from recovering as administrator of Wilson the proceeds ef certain cotton belon to defendants, which came into the possession the agents of the Treasury Depart:nent as captured or abandoned property, and the proceeds of which Were paid into the ‘Treasury. The Court, after a lengthy consideration of the rights of property a3 affected by the iate civil war in the hands of citi- zens engaged in hostilities against the government, conclude that the title to the proceeds of the property Which came into the possession of the government by capture or abandonment, except a8 to property used im actual hostilities, was in no case divested out of the original owner, and it was for the government to determine whether the proceeds should be restored to the owner or not. The promise of the reservation of all rights of property made in the proclamation of pardon and amuesiy of the 8th of December, decides that question afirmatively as to all ns who ayalied themscives of the proflered pardon, It was competent tor the President to annex to nit offer of pardon any conditions or qualifications Should see tit. But atter those conattions and quali- fications had been satisffid the pardon and its con- necied promises took {ull eifect The restora~ ton of the proceeds became the absolute right of the persons pardoned, on application within two years of the close of the war. it was in part prouused for an equivalent, Pardon and res- toration of political rights were in return for the oath prescribed and its fulfilment, ‘To repeal it would be a breach of faith not less cruel and astounding than to abandon the freed people whom the Executive had promised to maintain in their freedom. ‘The owner of the cotton in this case haa doue certain acts which this Court has adjudged to be acts in aid of the rebellion, but he bad aban- doned the cotton to the agent of the Treasury. Department, by whom 1t was sold, aud the proceeds patd into the Treasury, and he took and did not violate the amnesty oath under the Presidents proclamation, Upon this the Court of Claims pro- nounced him entitled to judgment for the proceeds, ‘This decree Was rendered on the 26th of May, 1869, and the appeal was taken to this Uourt on tne ae of June and tied here on the 11th of December, The judgment in the case of Padelford (9 Wat, 581), Wuich, in its essential feature, was the same ministrator with this case, was rendered on the 30th of April, 1870, 16 atirmed the judgment of the Court of Claims in his tavor, Soon atterwards the proviso in question was introduced as & proviso to the Clause in the General Appropria- tion bill, appropriating a sum of money for the paz: ment of judgments of the Court of Claims, and be came @ part of the act as assumed by this Court, with but little cousideration in either House of Con- gress. The proviso declares in substance that no pardon on acceptance, oath or ather acts performed in pursuance or as @ condition of pardon, ‘ shall be admissible in evideuce in support of any claim against the United States in the Court of Claims, or to establish the right of any claimant to bring suit in thac Court, or, if already put in evidence, shail be used or considered on be- half of the complainant by said Court or by the Appellate Court on appeal. Proof of ioyalty is re- quired to be made according to the provisions of certain stutuies, irrespeciive of the eflect or any executive proclamation, pardon or amnesty, or act of oblivion, and when judgment has been already rendered on other proof of loyaity§ the Supreme Court on ap- peal shall have no further jurisdiction of the cause and shall dismiss the-same lor want of juris- diction, It is furtuer provided that whenever any pardon granted to any suitor in the Court of Ciaims [or the proceeds of captured and abunduned property shall recite the substance that the per- son pardoned took part in the rebellion, or was guilty of any act of rebellion or disloyalty, and Shall have been accepted in writing without ex- Dress disclaimer aud protestation against the fact so recited, such pardon or accep tance shail be taken: a3 concivsive evidence in the Court of Claims, Detectives After Conklin—Meeting of the Joint Investigating Committee— Meoting of the Depositors. Mr. Francis W. Wortn, the newly appointed re- ceiver of the Marxet Savings Bank, took charge of affairs yesterday. He retained the services of Mr. James Dennis to ald him in examining the books of the institution, He entered upon his duties with active vigor, and soon gave assurance that his pur- Pose was to discharge them fully, while the Presi- dent, Mr, Van Name, and most of" the other persons usually atthe bank, remained there most ef the time and rendered him what assistance he asked, THE NEW INVESTIGATION. Mr. Worth did not commit himself to any expres- sion of opinion, but one of the tellers declared that asfaras it had proceeded the new investigation only disclosed such facts as coincided with the already pablished statements of the ex-receiver, Mr. Dennis. A caucus. ‘The gentlemen who take the most active part in the cause of the depositors met early in caucus in the afternoon at the office of Mr. Dowley, in Nassau street, The general sentiment was that all of the officials of the Market Savings Bank were accomplices in the frauds which had been perpe- trated against the depositors, Mr. Morton tnil- wise—by which obtained, trom knowledge already obtained, but not yet to be fully given to the public until the time was ripe for securing the ends of justice, that if the information he asked was obtained he could prove with no dimiculty such facts as would send not only Conklin but uadoubtedly the other executive officers to the Stute Prison to meditate on the wickedness of rob- bing the poor, Mr. Morton proposed that the action of the de- .| positors be taken conjotnily against the trustees and officers of the bank. Mr. Dowley thougnt i law that there was not a community of mterest among the patrons of a savings bank, although there was in fact, Mr, Morton heid that there was, and thought, at least,.it would pe far better to attempt to arrest all the offenders upon one com- p'aint than to prosecute them on individual com Plaints for the separate amount of each creditor's money. Meeting of the Joint Committee. At about three o’clock, at 231 Broadway, the pre- luminary meeting of tue Joint Executive Committee ‘was called to order by Mr. Dowly. The room was crowded with the depositors. In opeuing vro- ceedings Mr. Dowly reviewed the situation. He put little faith in the statement of the firsc receiver, It nad been evidently contrived with the purpose of deceiving people into the idea that the assets were much larger than they really were, and that the affairs of the bank were notin so very desperate a condition. For instance, the State bonds of Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina Were given as worth two or three per cent more than they really were in the market. He was Sausfled, too, thavthe Long Branch property was estimated too nighly. ‘Tnere was very plainly an attempt to cover up the guilt and deceive ihe public as to where the responsioiilty rested. ‘There was enough matter benind this to give them assurance that if they could not recover their money, or if they could not even catch Uonklin, they could at least bring Certain persons to justice who were equally as guilty. AN ANXI0U8 Depostror—Then we are to under- stand that he has detectives looking for Conklin ? Mr. MoxTon—I think 1 may say that he has, ANOTHER ANXIOUS DgPOsITOR—Has any one seen Mr. Worth? Mr. MoRTON—I can say that I saw him to-day. He sald that he would be glad to see two or three mem- bers of our committee. A DePosiror asked what had been done in re- lation to the bankruptcy case? ‘The CHAIRMAN replied that as the State Supreme Court, to which the depositors had applied velore the application for bankruptcy had commenced, had Jurisdiction in the matter, the latter would not be entertained by the United States Court, Alter con- siderabdie more talk and some wrangling the meet- and an afidavit that the clatmant did give ald to the rebeiliou, and On proof of suca pardon or accept- ance—which prool may be made summarily or otherwise—the jurisdiction of tue Court shail cease and the suit shall be forciwith dismissed, After commenting upoad the right to sue in the Court of | $o now, as that law ha rence of the resolution ‘Means or the Commit | tee on Approprisix ir. BROOKS, of New York, reminded the chairman of the mittee of Ways and Means (Mr, Dawes) tuat the Com- © would not be prepared to report a bill for the revision of the tariff and internal revenue —betore n | next. Apri He thonght, therefore, that the | adoption of the resoiutio! at this time was ‘ nt to saying that the government would continue to {rom the people $100,000, 6 sii@. Other Imp orvant subjects which Congress should pi upon before adjournment were the resumption ot ie Payment andthe relations of the United States with Spain Engiand Mr. DAWES did not admit that the Committee of Ways and Means would not be ready to report w bill. to reduce He thought that it might be done igooner. Ii the House thought it unwise to tix so early aday for adjournment it should say so now, and that was the reason he had called up the resolution, Mr. BUTLER, of Mass., favored the adoption of the reso- lution, believing that a short session would ne benenicial to the commercial interests of the country. He reminded the members of the probabie prevalence of fevers in Washington during the bot months of June, aud thought that for their own sakes, for the sake ot the ‘country, and for the sake of ti er be applied all over the Union tt would give un aggregate of z OF it, declaring only 280 members, instead of 253, tne number provided for in | ftto be the sense of the louse that Congress should not ad- he bili, But it was not against Vermont or New England | journ until after the revision of the teruf, a reduction of alone that the House bill would discriminate. It would do | Internal revenue avd the reform of civil service abuse. Injustice to at least Hfteen States, ot which only two were in ‘New England, and it favored the large States at the expense Of the small. ‘The question was on the first amendment re- ported by the Judiciary Commitice, providing that the House shall consist of the preseat number, 243, instead of £83, as Proposed in the House vill, Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Me, moved to amend so as to take the number 2%. Lost. Yeas, 17; nays, 81. Howse bill urement that thefe snail de equality of representation ‘admitted that it was im- possible to avold some inequality where fractions of popula- tion were conceraed, but expressed the opinion that exact nud be Dearest approximated by reverting to the Fule which was followed up to 1841, of disregarding tracttons altogether. The other amendments reported ty the committee were Tejected except the last, which was adopted—yeas 27, Days B. The section provides that should any State after the pas- sce of the act deny or abridge the right ot any of its male citizens to vc y election named in the fourt amendment to the constitusion, except for participats rebellion or other crime, the number of its Kepreseuta- jonately reduced. )of Kansas, moved to strike out the firth section, which prohibits the admission of any new State Until it has sufticient population to enutle ft to one Kepresen- tative. Lost—t2 nays to 24 ye Mr. PATTERSON, (rep.) of N. H., moved to amend so as to ont and New Hampshire three members each. ive Vert ents were offered and rejected. The bill dered in © the Whole, was re- P aie, and ti ment made in’ the com- mittee was concurred in—y: #13, ed to make the number of ‘all the Senators preaont voting in the aflirmative, except Messrs. Kmunis, Hamilton” at Mar yland, Morrill of Vermont, Norwood, Patiersun, Sauls: bury and Vickers, ‘Then, at tive minutes betore five, the Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 1872, Under the cail ot State bills were introduced and referred as follows By Mr. PrTERs, (rep.) of Me,—Defining the right of part owners of vessels in certain cases, By Mr. HALE, (rep.) of Me.—Fixing the number of naval ‘officers of certain ranks. By Mr. Smiru, (rep.) of Vt—To admit pine timber and ‘Tomber tree, By Mr. POLAND, (rep.) of Vt.—Limiting the time within which claims against the government may be presented and prosecuted. By Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass.—Granting woman suff. y Mr. BANKS, (rep. and navigation joterests, By Mr. BUYFINTON, (rep.) of Mass.—For the bullding of tev soo) pao! war. w By Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y.—Relating to the sale of United m1 Blates bor By Mr. DUEL, (rep.) of N. yyrups, preserves and vegetables. ip By Mr. L. MyxRs, (rep.) of Pa.—Amendatory of the Bank. Frupl act. By Mr. HANDLEY, (dem,) of Ai service. By Mr. Suet. DON, (rep.) of Ls ping the whole militia —For arming and equi; force of the U pes jnited States, By Mr. STEVENSON, (rep.) of Obio—For refunding to als- rn Ailers the sums paid for Tice meters, By Mr. RELELD, (TOP. jaiction of the Lighthouse Board, Also to admit photograpbs for exhibition free of duty. of Mass.—In relation to commercial Y.—To Fépeal the stamp tax on —To repeal the duties on irite distilied from fruite; also to reguiate bids for mail of Ohio—To extend the juris- Mr. BUTLER, of Mass., asked Mr. Holman to inciade also the establishment of the clvil rights of all men, Mr. HOLMAN said he had no objection to that, although the gentleman from Massachusetts had had four years, with all the power of O re ‘those rights, and if be | rn fault, BANKS, € uittee on Foreign irs, opposed the resolutt ground that the im- portant business of (he country could not be transacted within the time fixed. He did not expect that the committee wi led before the middie of Mare: and then it ve only two hours (or ail the important measures it to report. “He hoped the House would at ieast baye the authority of « responsible committee upon i. Mr, COX commeuded Mr, Banks for the position he bad assumed. Mr, BANKS hoped tuat Mr. Cox would not comphment him at the expense his political (riends, Mr. Cox went on to say that this was a party movement ad they all knew it, 1t was l carry toe Presidential etton r, BOTLER—Then it is vety clear that we ought to pass a ter.) thorght ne would emoke the gentleman (Mr. # He did not think that members of Congress shou! other ofliciais of the government and go the country inst ng to ir business, fr BINGHAM, rep.) of Oblo, charrman of the Judiciary Committee, argued in support Of the resvlution taking the ground that the legisiation of the country had veen coutided to the republle: and that that party would take | the responsibility of the adjournment, of Conn., wanted the income tax re- pealed before adjournment. i Mr. BANKS asked Mr. Dawes whether, if the resolution were adopted now, it would be afterwards competent for the House to rescind tt. Mr. DAW rs admitted that it would not. Mr. BANKS suggested that the House would then be putting itselt entirel: power of the 5 5 “Sir. ERM "it lud., argued against the resolution, holding that it would be an Unparconable evasion of duty for Congress to adjourn without the necessary legislation being atiended to. Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn. # wed that several democrats hi er adjouroment, further discussion the resolution was, on motion of FARNeWoRTH, Teterred to the Committee of Ways and eas 124, nays V6 mmocrats ull voied for the reference of the resolu: M it. upported the resotution, ad “already voted for a : v7 of'ered nis resolution inquirin; w building tor tothe use of State Depart- ig only five “Mr. RAINEY, (rep.) of 8. C., introduced a bil for remov- tng the poliiidal disabilities from three persons im South Carolina, Pas 1,23) motion of tr. Pence the Educational ball was, made pecial order for next Friday, and on the following Tuesday + | the vote is to be taken. PENSIONS, Mr, GARFIELD offered « resviution requel to return to the House & bill passed last wi commence from the aa ating the of the discharge or deat jer. Tne with it he sent t rks desk, d had tead, ® communication {rom tix wssioner of Pensions, stating that the bli would inv xpenaiture of #52,00,000; and be said that at least ve-fourta of that sum would find its way into the poecete of thieves ~ | sharks and vagabonds in the shape of claim agents, Week After opposition by Mr. of lilinoi, and after con ssion, the House refused to suspend the rules .) of Ky.y tntrodu © bil removing Tom several pertons in Kentuckye nd. ‘The House then, at fifteen minutes past four o'cloek, P. M., adjourne PROBABLE HOMICIDE, {by Wt, BEoK, (dem) of Kyo allow’ bait “of te cus. ‘ : : toms duties to be paid in legal tender notes. One week ago yesterday William 8. Erwood, of By Me READY (seta NY—To reveal the duties on | o11 Greene street, and his brovieranlaw, William —To equalize the distri. | McKay, residing at the same place, became engaged a¥or redemption of | IN @ quarrel, during which McKay beat Erwood roment in direct tax # 8, (dem.) of Ind.—Placing e free list ‘By Mr. COBURN, (rep.) of Ind.—To amend the act for the ‘of national cemeteries, nd told omiges inthe Terniores 1D as Mr. ‘Sravensos—To viilize the burned timber on tht public lands in Michigan and Wisconsin, by Mr. CONNOR, (dem,) of T By Mr. SLATER, (dem.) of Uregon Amend ericuitural College acts—allowing reserved fevected und to count douvie. 1. fornia. (dem,) of Utah= 4 Jwods to the Southern Utah Railroad Com- wv jon of any. By Mr. ARMETRONG, (dem.) of Dakota —For the organiza. bpposite Elizabethport, N. J. hy Mr. WaITTHOKNE, (er ment of ibe uatioual bank no, f Tenn, for the retire. er. printing type (rep. of M0o,—To allow women to vote ‘ers tory $200 lands to \rep.) of Cal—To amend the act grant- ranting the right of way ® new Territory out of the northern portion of By Mr. Brinn, (dem.) of N. J.—For a survey of the channel and (he substituiiun theres over the head and body in ashocklog manner, irom the eflects of which he ts still conf to his bed, Captain Burns, of the Fifteenth precinct police sta: tion, on Sunday night received imiormation that Erwood Was to a critical Coudition and likely to die from the esfects of the beating. Roundsman Mas- chutte was detailed to arrest McKay, and. proceeag to the house in Greene street, was Confronted by some of the assauants’ friends, Who threate.ed vo split his head open with an axe, The officer, notwiti-tand- ing the Uireats, entered the nouse, and finding mM Kay, escorted lum to the station house, where he was locked up. Yesterday moraing he was ar- raigned beiore Justice Cox, when @ certificae was presented from br, saylor, stating, the injured man “nas received an injury on the back of the head Wwuich, tf not carefully treated, may result very se- - | riously, a8 symptoms of concussion of the brain have aiready shown themselves, He has also re ceived very severe bruies avout the face, All tuings considered, he ts in a very dangerous condi . | Hon.” The prisoner was Committed to await te re~ suit of the injuries, e Ciaims the Court says it is salu thatib 18 evident that the denial of jurisdiction of this Court, as well as the Court of Clatins, 13 founded solely on the ape eons of Bae of decision prescribed by Con- ress. The Court bas jurisdiction of the eause to a given point, but when itis ascertained thata certain State Of things exisis its Jurisdiction 1s to cease and ib 18 required to dismiss the cause lor want of juris: diction. It is heid that this 1s not an exercise of Ue acknowledged power Of Coagress to make exceptions and prescribe regulations to tae appelate power, Lu this case tue Court of Claims rendered judgment lor the claimant, and an appeal is taken to this Court, and it 18 directed to dismiss the appeal if it be found that the judgmeat must be ailirmed because of a pardon ‘granted to the intestate of the claimants, ‘This cannot be done Without aliowing that the Legisiature may prescribe ruivcs Of decision to tue judictal department of the government m cases pending before it, It is said that Congress has inadvertently passed the limit which separates the legislative from the judicial power, and it is of vital importance Wat these bowers be kept separate. Congress has alreaay provided that the Supreme Court shail have juris- diction of the judgments of the Court of Clauns, on appeal, and it cannot prescribe & rule in conformity with which the Court must deny to itself the jurisdiction thus conferred, because its decision, in accordance with settled law, must be adverse to lie government and favorable w the suitor, The rule prescribed is also liable to excep- tous as impatring the effect of a pardon, and thus iniringing the constitutional power of the Execu- uve. The motion to dismiss is denied, and the judg. ment of the Court of Clauns aflirmed. ‘The Chief Jusuce delivered the opinion. Justices Miller and Bradley dissent, on the ground that there was bo interest in the former owuer of the property, under the Captured and Abandoued Property act, When the property had been sold and the proceeus paid into the Lfreasury under it. They concur as to the constitutional quesuon tavoived raised by the amendment in question. No. 6. Origina!—Kentucky vs, the Secretary of the Treasury.—Tiis is the application for a mandamus made by the Vommonweaith of Kentucky to compel the Secretary of the Treasury to pay tue war claims of the Sta A rule to the Secretary to show cause why tne writ should not issue was now ordered. sedom vs. Ship Protector.—Appeal ireuit Court for Alabama.—A decree was iu this Case On the Sta of April, 1861. The present appeal fled the 6th of May, 1871. Ona motion to dismiss the case, made as uob within the time allowed by law, the ques- tion was, wien ie war began and wheu it termimated. AS this Court had recently held, in Hauger vs, Abbott, that the period of the duration of tae War was tO be deducied from te time of the statute of limitations, though no such exception was mentioned in the siatute, it is now held that 1t would be impracticable to 1x precisely tae day Of its commencement or termina- lon, and the Court, theretore, looking to the acuon ol the political department of the government, wil, for the purposes of this case, assume the proclamation of the blockade to be the com- mencement of the war, and will take the proclama- ton of the Presioent of April 2, 1866, declaring the war terminated in certain Staves, including Ala. bama, as the termination of the war as to that State, The motion to dismiss the appeal was granted. [tis also held that, by the acts of 1783 and 1803, writs of error Or appeals must be brought within five years trom the rendition of tae judgments or decrees. ‘The Chief Justice delivered tie opinion. No. 21. Bark Delaware vs. The Oregon Iron Com- pany—Appeal {rom the Circuit Court for tue District of Calitornia.— fhe libel case was filed to recover for the nondelivery of certain pig iron ladea on the bark at Portland, Oregoa, to ve conveyed to San Francisco. ‘The cargo Was shipped under a clean bill of lading, but was stowed on deck and jetsoned for the safety of the ship, it being as serted by tie claimants that the mode of storage was agreed to by the shippers, and parol proof being oMered to show the tact The question was whether it should be adimitted, ‘The Court below held that on the ground of policy and principle such proof ought pov to be received, and ihe conclusion Was that the master must be deemed to have carried the goods on deck - without the consent of the shipper, and in violation el the contract, The decree 18 affirmed here, Mr, Justice Clifford delivered the opinion. No, 63 The Nicolson Pavement Company vs. Jenkins—Error to the Circuit Court for Caluornia,— ‘The wecree i Uns Case reverses the judgment below, finding that the title to the pavement patent tor the reaewed and excended term belonged to the de- tendant tn error, and remands the cause for a new Ula Mr, Justice Davis delivered the opiuion, No. 142, Land va, Austin—Error to the Supreme Court of Caliiornia,—In this case it 13 held that Champagne wines, imported by the merciants of San Francisco “and stil in the original packages on storage ouse of the importers, were ing power of the State, and pn Of the Court below, holding that they were, is reversed and the cause remanded. Mr, delivered the opinion. ESOAPE OF 4 NEWARK DESPERADO. Yesterday afternoon Owen Reynolds, one of New- ATK'S Most Noted desperadoes, effected his escape from the custody of a force of constables who were escorting him and other prisoners from the Court House to the County Jai, Reynoids was hand. cuffed to.another prisoner, his righ a being free, and When near the jail sipped On the cnt, 4 sup posed, tirougl means ol a duplicate key, Reynolds 13 the same Who some {iu Oo Was captured in & saloon on Raliroad avenn uot belore he drew @ pistol on Lae detectives and threa‘e to shoot. He was then a fugitive irom jusuee as he is DOW, Gnd had Kept out of sight avoul a year, ing adjourned, Meeting of the Depositors, Mr. WoopRvuFF, chairman of the depositors at large, secured order again, and, taking the chair, sala that it was the proper time to hear any sug- gestions that might be offered, and also the report of the committee which they as the smaller de- positors nad appointed. He nad no doubt that they would endorse the conjunction of the two com. mittees, although ® had been consummated with- out their sanction, ‘The committee reported, giving such facts as were aigcussed in their own meeungs, and announcing that they had created a vacancy by removing Mr, Hadnot and appointing in his place Mr. Woodrutt. Mr. Woodrulf said that it was the first intimauon that he had had of the tact, and he refused to be- come one of the commitiee. The committee were instructed to secure a room for a public meeting of the depositors, to be held at @ time to be appointed by them. A full report was promised at that meeting, Adjournment was then etiected, Managers of Savings Banks. To THe EpiTor OF THE HERALD:. Permit me to ask a portion of your valuable sheet for publication of important matters relative to the defunct Market Savings Bank. Knowing personally that you are individually a great and good friend to the laboring ciass of the community, and knowing from the general details of your universal sheet that you are a protector of the welfare of humanity, I am proud of your estimable sneet in the manner of your procedure toward the rascally swindiers of that rot- ten and corrupt institution. I cannot but feel the pungs of sorrow of so many that have been rovbed ot their all. If the President could but see the coun- tenances of crest-fallen victims his ueart, tf not of stone, Would melt at the sight of some of the aged mothers who have been misied by him as their rep- rese ntative and protector, He certainly would put his hand in his individual purse and forward them What little they had put in store to alleviate their wants at the time of dire need. He and the trustees have robbed the graves of the existing jew, but will go about in height of fashion, making ‘ grand and gorgeous aisplay with the hard earnings “of the poor. 1 would like to know 1n what classifica. tion we can place a thief, robvec, or swindler. If We are justifiable in seekiug rearess with the bullet by law with the two preceding ones, why not in the same capacity with the latter, as we are all a hat working class of people, earning every singie dollar by the sweat of the brow, and siraining every nerve of the body to meet the requireinents of our famt- lies? ‘They have distressed us in the same proportion if not greater than “Black Friday” did Wall street. They are not dead yet. thanks to God. It ts to be hoped that their iniquities will be bestowed upon their own heads, I would suggest that it would meet the views of the depositors if such trustees would make up the deficit balance to clear them- Selves irom the hands of an assassin. The time is not far distant, | hope, when such action be taken to bring such Vilianous scoundrels to justice. Re- venge is sweet when the last hard-earned dollar is stolen, leaving hundreds destitute through their so- called strict mtegrity, Is this the kind of protection from such banks aud by such generous trustees we get by placing our little earnings, dollar py dollar, to supply the wants of our dear {famikes? There never would have been a Staten Island dollar in that bank had it not been for tne President representing Island is ashamed of ner black sheep. If not guilty why not give the satisfac. The guilty need no accuser,” but Ls es It is based on good au. thority (nat he had preferred creditors; it see! me to be an unlawful act. which will be tested ata future time, I advise Mr. Wiliam Van Name to fork over at the captain’s office ail his illicit gains beiore the grass begins to grow upon a newly sodded grave. A DEPOSITOR. The Widow’s Mite. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Under the heading of “The Sickly Savings Banks” I have this moment read, in the H#RaLp of yesterday, the sad and affecting story of a widow, born to culture and refinement, but reduced by “death, failure and catastrophe from wealth to want,” who had saved the little she could gather fyom the property that formerly belonged to her husband and herself and deposited it in the Market Savings Bank, adding to it, by self-sacrificing economy, part of the fruit of her assiduous toil with the necdie, during five years of widowhood, in the fond hope tat when her two children—a girl and a boy—suould reach the right age she mighit be able | togive them @ proper education. Her situation seems to be aggravated by the fact that “she is the only one now left of her blood." Jt ds further stated that ‘the incident is the only one of a touching character Which has occurred at this oank since its fatlure, most of the creditors being strong men, who, douvtiess had not en- wusted their all to one guardian institution, and, if they haa, coala bear the misiorcune with unpavietic fortitude,” Now, Mr, Eaitor, might they not do better still? Might they nov see tne unlortunate widow paid out im {ull by relinquishing a trifle irom their own divi. dends? The share of additional loss % each would doubtiess be small and of no materiat injury, while the benefit to the widowed mother and her two young childrea might be great indeed. Tama stranger in this city, @ mere temporary sojourner, unacquainted with, the parties con- cerned, aod au moved to offer this suggestion soiely Iroin the idea having forcibly impressed itselt upom my tind wate readiug your arucle, 1 could prove this, should you think it conducive to te age it of the object in view. Veg svar ci POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS. To Tae EDIToR OF THE HERALD:— Your interesting article on the subject of savings banks in Saturday’s issue attracted my attention, and I think there was one error in the statement that all post oMices in England are made savings banks. { think the banks are only in connection with the post offices which have the money order government savings bank's ought to vs aiopied 10 vernmen: 8 01 fis country, ag fi Works well in England. this speculative nation, where the temptation 18 50 strong for directors and officers of moneyed institu. tions to use and lose the money which ia entrusted toftneir charge, the savings of the humble’ classes should not be impertiled oy being deposited in aay other than & government ‘ution, The idea of savings banks for the industrial classes was started about the beginaing of the present century. The first savings Was establishea in Tottenham, Bugiana, 804, by some benevolent people, and was the “Charitable Bank.” ‘Five per cent interest drain these banks had increased in England Wales to seventy-four. From 1804 to 1861 the sav- Jngs banks of Oo Kingdom increased to 638, ‘The known frauds in savings banks in England to 1861 swallowed up a quarter of & million of hard- ed money. report of @ government com- of the middie and working classes” several well knowo authorities in such matters, such as J, Stuart Mill and Bellinder Ken, expressed decided opinions of the insecurity of ings bank deposits, Mr, Mill when asked tor any suggestion on the subject, said, “I think it would be very useful to provide some schome to make the nation respousible for allsums deposited,” Some change or some new system had long been regarded as absolutely necessary, In 1861 the num- ber of British savings banks was 638; yet, notwith- standing this number, there were no less than four- teen counties without any bank at all. So early as 1807 Mr. Whitbread introduced a bill into the House of Commons to make the money order office at the Poat uitice available for collecting sums from all parts of the kingdom, and transmitting them to a central bank, which should be established in London, At that time, however, the money order department of the Post Oilice had not arrived at the state of em- ciency to which it subsequently attained, and for this or some other equally valid reason the bill was Witndrawn. In 1860 Mr. Sykes, of Huddersfield, addressed Mr. Gladstone on the deficiencies of the existing system. Tnrough his practical acquaint- ance with the old plan he was able to demonsirate that increased faciliues for depositing at any time and in convenient places were great desiderata among the poorer classes. The same facilities were likewise necessary for withdrawing deposits, Mr. Sykes proposed that a bank for savings should be opened at every money order office in the kingdom; that each postmaster should be authorized to re- ceive deposits, and that all the offices should have immediate conneciton with a central bank in Lon- don. The general principle of his scheme was seen to be useiul and practical, and it was referred to the Post Office authorities. Alter considerabie discussion ag to the details the simple and com- prehensive scheme proposed by Mr. Gladstone in 1861 was the result, and the bill as enacted is en- titled “An act to grant additional facilities for de- positing small savings at interest with the security of government jor the due repayment thereof.” ‘The first Post Ofiice banks were established under this act On the 16th of September, 1561, The extension ot tne scheme to Ireland and Scotland was effected on the 3d and 17th of February, 1862, respectively. Since the establishment of the government savings banks many of the old savings banks have been wound up, as the former are the most popular. Although the rate of interest 1s leas the absolute certainty of salety more than offsets the difference in that respect. Among the many advantages of the government system over the old one 1s that the whole nation— smail places as well as large cities—have the same facilities; the hours of business too are more conve- nient, being the same as the money order offices ; de- Positors can withdraw their funds i any otner place as well as the one where they made their deposits; which 1s frequently @ great accommodation; and, above ail, the new system fosters 4andependent habits among the working ciasses, Their dealings with the Post Office banks are pure matvers of busi- ness, and no obligation oi any sort 1s given or taken. The old banks, on the other hand, partoog largely of the nature ofa charity. HORSE NOTES. The Board of Appeals of the National Association, in this city, on the 28th aay of December, 1871, in the case of the appeal of Thomas P, Wallace, of this city, decided that Charley Green and James H. Coleman should dnish their disputed race on the first 1air day after the 16th ot May next, all the other horses in the race being distanced. the Board have since that time changed their minds, and now decide as follows: ‘We hold, therefore, that the original race has not been finished, ‘Anu we order:—Tuat said race be resumed at said Fleetwood Park, at three o'clock P. M., on and trac the 1éth day of May next said racd be trotted out between the horses which were e1 titled to startin said fourth heat, or between such of horses as shall be presem to start again; and when said race Shall be resumed that the record of said Association shall stand and apply as to said fire three heats alrcady trotted, and that the other heats assumed to belong to this class, and put down in said record, be excluded from consiceration In deciding watd race; and that said record be corrected by putting down said fourth heat and counting the same as a heat won by James H. Coleman, with Charley Green second therein, and by placing the otuer horses therein in such subordinate positions as shall be determined by dr: and allotment to ve made by the judges who shall be ap- pointed by the Fleetwood Association to preside over the conclusion of the race, We turther hold:—That, for the determination of pools and bets which may be peuding, said original race stands on the footing of a “race postponed,” which is provided for in Betting Kule No.2 And if any of the parties to the original Tace have received any part of the original purse they uust restore the same at once to the Fleetwood Association, GOOD QUALITIES OF AMERICAN HORSES. (From the London Pail Mall Gazette. | The Americans have steadily encouraged trotting, while we have turned our atteution to galloping. Of course the different circumstances of the two countries account to a certain extent for these dit- ferent tastes, ‘Ihe Americans are not in the habit of crossing country, no” have they any race courses ‘worthy of the name. Ali their sport must necessa- Tily come off on their roads, or race courses hard as roads, Consequently their sport takes the form of trotti and @ good trotter is useful for any pur- pose. fe, onthe contrary, in our racing overlook our professed end, or at jeast lose signt of it in the immediate excitement of the natch. We aspire to train our Horses to, gallop a short distance in the shortest possible time, encouraging the most useless of all paces for the mostimpractical,of ail purposes, We neither hope por desire to write down racing and galloping. We only desire they ar not use, be practised and encouraged to There is no pace so exhilarating as ‘a rapid trot; and i strange, indeed, that trotting should not be more cultivated with a / nation ol riders and drivers. The qualities of the American trotter are precisely those that make @ good troop horse. Stamina and endurance are in- dispensaole, for they must trot extraordinary dis- tances, Blood they must have, or they could never show themselves “game” as they ao, If trotting came into vogue with us breeders would have to look to substance without neglecting blood, Those American horses dispiay besiaes eXtraordinary vi- tality. Their celebrities frequently prolong @ life of severe match running to twenty yeara, and vigorous nature decays in its natural course, while ours, as an American remarks, are run off the turf in thirty months, Of course the secret of tnis vitality 1s to be sought In the constitution and education, not in the climate, The practical American knows you cannot exact with impunity of an infant the work of a man in his prime. Nor can anything be sironger than the langu: in which American sporting men con- demn our English practice. We import barbs from Spain aud Morocco, or do anything else to so- lidtfy the substance and reinvigorate the strain. Bat what will it all profit, or how can we look for permanent improvement, while we persist in a practice condemued oy experience and common weuse? CONTINENTAL RACING GOSSIP. {From Le Sport.) ‘ M. Lefevre last week visited bis establishment at Royal-Lieu and tried his two-year-olds, a great num- ber of which are to leave soon for Newiuarket, He a set during a period of three years all the roduce of the stud at Dangu. In oraer to avoid he annoyances to which trainers at Chaatiily are now suojected he has rented @ portion of the forest of Halette. The stables, comprising fifty boxes, and the stud, which will also be installed at Cnamans, near Senlis, are jag important alteratious, Gitano arrived on Frigay, from tne haras at Ville- bon, at Pratt’s place at Morlaye. The Duke of Hamilton’s Bar 1e Duc, Brown Agnes, Malyré Tout and Moscow left Chantilly on Saturday for England, ‘where they will go into training. The brood mares Flamberge and Magenta will be put this season to Hospodar. Jean Cavalier, by Ventre St. Gris, out Of Julia, has been added to the list, and is for sale at his owner’s (M. P. Aumont) place. The Count ad Evry’s Flora has left Chantilly for Ourscamp, Deiamatre has sold Beauvaliet, by Muscovite out of Lilas, ©, Pianner has entered Bartholomew's service. Steeplechase horses doing regular work at Chantillly:—Fleuriste, Mon Ami Pierrot, Wasp, Barvillone, Créveceeur, Coucou, Le Saphir, Dun- morre, Pythonisse, Villers, Robert, Cadomus, Sacri- ant, Congres, Zephyrine and Sathaniel. Kole, ‘nasse and Vordogne, belonging to the Count de Lagrange, nave arrived at J. riholomew’s estab. lishment. Beivédere has arrived to be trained by Page, There will be heid on the Tuesday and Satur- day of each week, on the Hippodrome, at Gannes, two pigeon snooting matcnes, at which @ considerable number of foreigners will practice, in view of the international contest at Monaco, Nothing has yet been decided as to the races, but the meeting wilt be held—if at ali—on the 1éth or 18th of February, immediately afver that of N:ce, ‘The Spring Meeting at Marseilles will not ve held this year. In consequence of steps taken by the Duke d’Aumale, the dimcuities which have arisen in regard to the training alleys at Chanully will be got rid of. We were persnaded, with those jones in the matter, that this complication, of which i Duke was completely ignorant, arose all 4 = from the whim of some unde! saooer age: tate. Since its foundation the Socréte tne races ment (Jockey Ciub} has given in prizes: hag) le rtr4 at Chantilly, Paris and the departments, ot ist to 1835, the sum of 957,660f., and ad 1743608. the sum of 4,216, 700f., forming @ total AO posit or £206,974 sterling, The programme ie at Baden us vo appear at an early date. “THE SENATOR FOR THE FOURTH” What Mr. Tweed is Going To Do About Going to Albany. Mr. Tweed was at his ‘law’? oMces yesterday. A HERALD reporter found himself there also, seexing an Interview with “tne Senater from the Fourth,” Mr, Tweed was in the inner office, where nad been transferred the tasteful and luxurious furniture tnat at one time adorned the Department of Public Works. Portraits of prominent politicians occupied distinguished places ou the walls, among which ‘was that of ex-Comptroller Connolly, and on tae Private desk of Mr, Tweed was an eleganuy mounted portrait of the late James Fisk, Jr. Mr. Tweed was in one of his happy moods, and ‘Was more than usually commupicative. The fear of the terrors of the law appeared to sit easily upom him, and to excite in him but little apprehension. “Mr. Tweed,’’ said the reporter, “I suppose you know what I have come to ask you?” “Indeed I do not; I have not the remotest idea.” “I suppose you have seen the Tribune, and what it says about your going to Albany ?’ “No, I have not. Inever read the Tribune. Life 1s too short to read all the newspapers. iread the HERALD in bed this morning, and I found that quite enough newspaper reading for me,’ “Then you don't know that the 7ridune says you have gone to Albany; or, if not gone, you are going \o-morrow ?” “Mr. Greeley knows no more about what I am go- ing to do than he knows about farming. He said 1 had fled the other day and bad passed through Har- risburg; and the joke of it was that I met a Zribune reporter on these stairs at four o'clock that afver- noon, Icould pot bave got to Harrisburg at the tme they said I had if I had wied, I’ve got $1,000,000 good bail nere in this dity, and if I wanted to goto Harrisburg or, any where eise I suould AILT shouid do would be to nowy my bau, so they could telegraph to me ii 1 was wanted”? “Your qustrict is not represented ta the Senate, Mr. Tweed, and the 7ribune says the district 6 & litle restive about it.” “Restive, What (@ strong expression) does the Tribune know about my district? ‘Nnere are not four People thatread the 7iibune in my denatorial dis trict, When my constituency want me to go I shalt go. I don’t think they are disposed to troubie them- Selves anything abouiit, Laui not the only member of the Legislature that has been away. Why, there isTilden, He has only been there three days during all tne session, That is why they have doue 8@ litule up there. How can they expect tue machine to go without the flywheel? and ‘Tilden 1s we fy- ‘wheel of that machine, or wants Lo be.” “I didn’t expect to tind this report a true one, bot IthoughtI would come iuand see you avout it, I suppose you won’t go-to Alvany, then, just yet, Mr. Tweed”? “You know what I have told you before. My counsel will tell you all about that. hey will tal to you ali day if you want to. That is what they are paid for, IL leave it ull to them.” “As you have not read the Zribune, Mr. Tweed, you don’t know that it charges you with biibing tae legisiators in order to secure qpureels irom opposi- tion in taking your seat. That is not true, of course ?”? Mr. Tweed smiled one of his peculiar smiles, and, wipitg mdustriously with his white cambric haud- Kerchief a pair of eyegiasses, turned beamingly ‘upon the reporter and sald, ‘What is it Mr. Greeley says avoutlying? Ob, this is 1X—*‘you lie, you vil- Jain! you lie!’ “Ig that what you would say to Mr, Greeley if he were here, Mr. Tweed?’ e “That is what t would say, and quick too, Its easy to make Charges against aman. {1 they want to play at that game, why, I can take a hand in, and pernaps may do it.?” “then you are not going to take your seat ?”? “I don’t know what Lam going to do, and if I aid Ishould not say whut it was, I leave that to my counsel.! “This turmoil and strife in your ola political arena, don’t seem to disturb you. You are quite happy a@bout it apparently.” “No, tt don’t trouble me much. 1 know they can- not prove the Charges against me tuat it 18 said they've gov agaiust me. 1 uon’t think @ll the pai- losophers of the 7ribune office can do that.’ “Well, Mr. Tweed, this has veen a very entertain- ing interview, although I don’t know that | know any more than | did when | came in,’’ “Dm always glad to see you. When I’ve got any- thing to tell you 1’ teli you all avout it. But Present I can’t say what | am going to do about It. The reporter bid Mr. Tweed “good aay” and made his exit, ia accordance with a direction on the wall, Unrougnh “number tive.” TRYING TO UNSEAT ASSEMBLYMAN FREAR. The Official Canvass Shown to be Falsaem More Persons Swear ‘they Voted for Kilias in the Tweaty-fifth District taun Were Ke« turned by the Lospectors. The Committee on Privileges and Elections was again in session yesterday, at tue Sturtevant House, to hear evidence in the coatesied election case of Mr. Alexander Frear. With the exception of tae testimony of Alderman Piunkitt and an inspector named Lowenthal, of the First district of the Twentieth ward, ceriliying to the genuineness ef certain returns made, all the evidence related te the ‘I'wenty-ffth district of the ward, where the inspectors returned but sixty votes for Frederick Kilian, the contestant. On Friday and Saturday filty swore that they voted in thac district for Kilian, ‘The names of the witnesses who yesterday testified to the same purport are:—Kev. Dr. J. P, ‘Thompson, Robert P. Anderson, F, Newman, Joho Griten, Jos, Meyer, Levi Maschu |, Leopold Soliuger, Thomas Anderson, Joseph Singer, Dr. Robert 5. Newcomb, Edwin Rich, Carl Valimar, Joun Langan, Daniel McNight, Theodore A. Goll, Hermann stereberg and Lewis Schoonmaker. ‘The above wiinesses, with those publisned in San- day’s HERALD, make the numver who swear they voted in the district sixty-seven, or seven more than Kilian was given in tue canvass. The committee adjourned at six o’clock last evening unui eight, when ten more Witnesses were Waiting Lo testily to the same effect. As Mr, Frear's cotwi majority in alt the Assembly districts is but twenty-seven the ei tablishment of the tact 4 Seventy-four person¢ voted for Kilian in the ‘Twenty-flith dis*rict of the ward is sufficient to give Kilian a majority Ol one, His counsel, however, do not propose to stop at seventy-five, butciaim they can swear tn nearly @ hundred votes, which will leave te sitting member far behind, A suv-commitiee of the committee will this morning take the evidence ol tour or tive voters ‘who are too ill to appear at the hotel, The prospect of Mr. Frear retaining his seat at present is very slim indeed, uniess -he can break down the test. mony of some Of the witnesses sworn, TURKISH SANITARY DUES. The following tariff of the sanitary dues of the Ottoman Empire went into operation on the first of September last:— ARTIOLE 1.—The tariff of sanitary duties comprises tonnage duty which s payable by every vessel on 1 m an Ottoman port. Second. Quarantine dues in tumacy. Third. Additior oy RT, 2.— vessel, {rom whatever country it may be, shall, on arriving in an Ottoman port, pay a duty calcu: lated, according to its tonnage, according to the following rhles:—From 1 to 500 tous, inciusive, twenty pares per ton; from 601 to 1,000 tons, twelve paras; from 1, 4 up- wards, eight in other words, each shall twenty paras for the first 500 tons, twelve paras for the next 600 tons and eight paras for each exceeding 1,000 ton! ART, 3.—Each vessel entering an Ottoman port is required to pay the duty mentioned in the forego Je but ones in the course of its voyage; intermediate stations not being therein included. ART, 4,—Pilgrims and travellers from Persia by pay a duty of ten piasters per head. This does not in the contingent quarantine dues specified in the ioronsias article. A duty of ‘fty piasters shall be levied upon Corpwe brought by land into the vilayet of Basdad to be buried in the Persian burying place. Pligrims and travellers entering Hedjaz and Yemen via a of the Black Ses snall pay & duty of ten plasters each. —Quaranti ART. es of duties:—A, duties for health er man, paras twenty-five; By Se oe per $87 neh individaal, hve; Cy duties On merchandise, to be disinfected goods, ta bales or backageas 100 okes, three ; per ie. Ties ant tintt te it = eae ae ten From 100 10 200, twenty; 100 10 400, thirty ; 400 te .000, forty. sian ‘ART, 6.--Children under seven years of age and indigent person: ted fromthe payment of hospital duty. Ten nthe. Tolowing esses are exempted from xi san- itary daties referred to in ave of guards:—First, tley engage In no ret third, fehing vosseln. wuem and all other duties for. merly levi tioned the present tariff are elias, article—The sanitary dues are payable im all the ports of the empire in Medjid inoney. THE COLLEOTORSHIP OF TROY. McClellan Gently Put Out and MacArthar Quickly Put Into the Office. Troy, N. Y., Jan, 29, 1872, R. H. McClellan has retired from the office of Col- lector of the Port, having received a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, saying that the President has suspended him under thé rules and regulations of the civil service, and, therefore, McClellan was holding Office in vioiauion of law, Having been duly removed. , L, MacArthur is now installed un the position,