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CONGRESS. MThe Irrepressible Nigger’s Ever- lasting Civil Rights. AMNESTY STILL DELAYED. Whe Education Public Lands Bill Passed by the House. EXT OF THE BILL. SENATE. Wasuinoron, Feb. 7, 1872, “, Mr. Femey, (rep.) of Conn., from the Committee on "atenta, reported » bill amending the Patent and Copyright of July 8, 1870, by striking from section 83 the words, Mand also if he be living in case of an application for re- Yesue,” and substituting for the word “persons” in the ty-first section the words, “citizen of the United ” Mr. BOREMAN, (rep.) of W. Va,, from the Committee on jories, reported Mr. Ramsey's bill to establish the Terri, of Ojibway with an amendment, changing the name of e proposed Territory to Pembina, It is to consist of that Gordon of Dekote ing. north of the forty-sixth parallel. X The following bills were introduced and referred :— __ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEBT. By Mr. SUMNER, (rép.) of Masa.—Relating to the issue of ods by the authorivies of the District of Canter and to event the increase of the debt of the District. The bill eclares the District $4,000,000 loan act of July % 1871, and ¢ act authorizing the issue of 600,000 1m favor of the Pled- ont Raiiroad nuiland void; it further provides that the lebt of the District shall not be increased beyond that now Bxisting without the consent of two-thirds of tne qualified ors thereof, and probibits the levying of taxes on any erty outside of the District and beyond its protection, CUSTOM HOUS! .UBES. Mr. CARPENTER, (rep.) of Wis, presented a memorial of ie merchants of Wisconsin, complaining of the hardships woe, arising, under'the administration of the reve. ue laws, and said that the evils complained of, especially eizures, Ware Very grievous and ought to be promptly cor voted. Mr, TRUMBULL, (rep.) of IIL, presented a similar orial rom the merchants of Chicago. He fully conci 10 Mr. rpenter's remark, but thought that Congress ought to do ore than merely correct the evils arising from seizures. Mr. FENTON, rep.) of N.Y.» called aitention to the fact atthe memorials embraced other aubjects jon weiz- ppointments to and removals from ofllce and thods or proceeding generally against persons char, ith violation of the revenue laws, Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt., said he could not jet mindiag | endorsement of these memorials pass without remin: e Senate that there was another side of the question ol izures. If the government desired to protect honest tmpo ra it must try to detect dishonest ones, and to do this suc. easfully it must employ a certain ‘amount of official achinery and give its ofiicers the right to make selzures, Mr. HAMLIN, (rep.) of Me., took the same view. \ Mr ANTONY, (rep.) of ‘RL, presented » atmilar me- Jmorial. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., asked him whether he had any Anformation as to the manner in which the signatures had been obtained ? Mr. ANTHONY replied that & young map had told him that ‘or carrying the memorials he had received so much # day Jaround and getting signatures, Mr. WINDOM, (rep.) of Minn., from the Committee on Pa- nus, reporied favorably the House bill for the relief of Alex- nder Smith and Halcyon Skinner, of New York, whieh was see Mr. SOMNEB reported favorably the bill to estabiial Yoonthly maii service on the Chinese route, and dot mul THRER PER OENTS WITHDRAWAL, Mr, SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, calied up tho bill authorizing ie Seoretary of the Treasuary to redeem 8,000,000 per th of the three per cent certificates. It was very desir. ble, he said, that these certifica uid be paid olf, and nis bill was designed to remot certain doubts as to the Fight of the Secretary to pay them. Pansed. THE (LLINOIS RECORDS. Mr. TRUMBULL cailed up the bill to amend the records of fhe United States Courts in the Northern district of Luinots, rhich was prssed. Section 1 authorizes the notice required by the act of Pearce 3, 1871, relating to the records of United States Courts, be given to non-residents by publication nine successive prooks in agme newspaper to be designated by the Court, Section 2 dii ‘the District Attorney, the Judges and Rhe Courts to take such are ‘as may be necessary to restore jthe records, and provides that the compensation of the clerks [pall ot Sxceed 13,000, nor that of the United States Dis- Wiet Attorney Mr, LOGAN, (rep.) of Ill. moved to take up the motion to reconsider the vote on the Chicago Relief bili, but Mr. Car- uter announced that he wished to speak upon it, and Mr. ogan did not press the motion. THE AMNESTY gras then taken up, and Mr. FERRY, pate in opposition to Mr. Sumner's pendicg amendment, @ Supplementary Civ Rights bill. So far as it was de- ened a against a denial of the rights by inus or com- on carrlore it was unnecessary. because under exist wa in all the States such denial of rights to any citi is Wrong lor, which the person | injured in a civil sult ‘This bill, however, t a criminal offence, and instead of abolishing nations on account of culor would really set up one, cause if a colored man should be denied accommodation pers or common carriers he could have the offend- tried in a federal court and fined and imprisoned, will firthe samme wrong were done to a waite tan even wil faatlce, he would have no redress except by a civil gult in & tate Court. The bill proposed also to contro! and regulate Public schools, and he warned the Senate shat the people ould not submit to federal interference with th Af the federal government could interfere in the regulation nools States there would be nothing to restrain it fer taking control of other, matters relating to edueation LL f Conn., addressed the el ut this iaw would not stop here. ft would follow the citl: n into the church and into the grave, thus interfering with Tights of the people. But, after mu, the great fon to the bill was the Principle ,on, which it had been justited ip the nate. That principle was, that by the adoption bf the three most recent constitutional amendments our old mm of government bas been subverted. Senators might Rtempt to stop short of this, but their reasoning necessarily 1 to giving the federal governm: ‘and unlimited thority to take the piace of State gov te, and enact wa for the protection of all the rixnts, privileges and imi ities of citizens which are now protected by State laws. If Bhese three amendments of the constitution meant all that ‘Mr. Sumner and God help us, for the {away from under us, and our fall was 0: me. Mr. KELLY, (‘lem.) of Oregon, argued against tbe Sumner ‘amendment as unnecessary for ihe provection of the rights to which it relates, as likely to cause great hardships in {ts ap- plication and as unconstitutional. Mr, SUMNER withdrew his consent given to the striking out of the seventh section repealing or annufling all Jawa discriminating againa any person on tbe ground of color. The pending motion to strike out this section was vee Puattuonorer ) of N.J., moved fF. FRELINGHUYBEN, (rep.) of N. J., moved to strike out all reference to phil ” Mr. TRUMBULL said he would vote other amendment to the Sumner bill AB 0 pxIO! as P nd therevy secure iis rejection, He wi and against all amendments designed, the pending Amnesty bill, Mr. SUMNER eld roposed by Mi ghte bill was simply a. pro} to Fated associations the great principl And ne thought, it as necessary tha Bhurches as to other corporations. Mr. THURMAN, (dem.) of Objo, said that as be bad no of the bil being so te Boe moss encred and seuaitive ol ® question of against this and ev in order to make ial im in iavor of amnesty, Ike this one, to defeat changed as to enable him to vote for in perfecting it, and would, there- mendments. Mr, SHERMAN he would vote for the amendment with the oa that it would be strengthened by leaving o' Churebes, although he thought it ought to a| too, Mr. Wi N, (rep.) Of Mass, said be w id vot for this yen the Civil Amendment for the same resson—to Rignta bil if. TRUMBULL reminded Mr. Wilson that he bad promised inst all amendments to the Amnesty bill. N Spe eae Le) promise bs made before when the frieads of amo oped to passed before the holiday recess. piedesneen eco: Mr. HAMLIN said he would vote for the amendments, for the purpose of strengtheniug parts of the Sumner bill. Dr. ANTHONY said the amendment must be made, if the Dili was to have his vote, because he would never vote to put the first law upon the statute book yuld INTERFERE WITH he would never vote for a law to punish any church for Closing ite doors against any person, for any reason, good or bad. That was a matter which concerned only the members of that church, and with which the law bad no right what- ever to interfere. Mr. CARPENTER said he would vote for this amendment, pniit it prevailed would move another, to, strike out the fourta section, enforcing the night of colored men to sit as jurors, Mr. CORBETT, (rep.) of Oregon, took the same position as ry Mr, Anthony. Mr. MORTON, (rep, ), of Ind,, argued that the general pro- Vision prouiviting discrimination against aay ‘one on tbe Ground of color probibite the rejection of colered men as Jurors and denounced laws excluding men from the jury box ‘as the worst kind of class logiai ‘Mr. Vio! oved to strike out all relating to schools, and argued that tbe reason for omitting churches and ceme- bili applied with equal force to schooia, , (re) R. 1, addressed the Senate briefly amendment was then adopted—yeas D Wr Canrenten moved to strike out the fourth section, Ao relation to eas 12, nays 42. Mr. Cour, ) of Cal., moved to substitute “citizen” for ogre Pa guaytL derounced this to diserti ‘Mr. UM BULL deroun a8 an atiem, 10 jm te foreteners residing here, tachucrig, thous who tended to become citizens, He supposed the ubject of Mr. Cole in offering the 8 was to excitide Chinamen from the provisions of the bill, but _as we had provides that the Hottentot and might become citizens there was ‘good or the (peaceful, intelligent ‘Trumbull ‘also charged tbat the opponents of Amnesty were voung (or these amendments. for 1" e purpose ar eee Bs MEMES" PT pendite bit, but be now saw be bad been mistaken; there- ‘The motion was carried, and at twenty-five minutes past ve the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasntneron, Feb. 8, 1872, Mr, BRooKs, (dem.) of N. Y., presented the petition of Frauk Leslie showing « tariff discrimination of ffteen per cent against artiste, engravers and printers on sized paper, and alleging it to be unjust to American art, autborship and Uterature, ho} at fore, vove againi MYERS-CEOSNA CONTRST. Mr. HoaR, (rep.) of Mass, from the Committee on Blec- tions, made a report in the Pennsylvania contested election co if Cessna ve, B. F. M; that Cesena ts not entitied to toe beat, nd that Myers, tha siting member, is. Ordered to be printed. REYUNDING THE DIVIDEND TAX. On motion of Mr. DawE®, the Senate bill for the refundi of the two and a balf per cent dividend taz of banke, tr mpauies, insurance, rajiroad and capal companies for the five months of 1870, on the ground that they had paid five er cent for the rat seven months ot the Seuale's originating auch » meas nd aD original same was inti 3 Forres te the Gommsiice of Ways ant Megas,” Sve 084 Fe fhe House then resumed the consideration of THE EDUCATION sy the question being on reconsiderii vous este! wheleby Mr Burchard's subsutave Nas rejorven eetienly several votes motion Wo reconsider the vote re- NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. Barohard's substitute was laid on the table—yeas pays other also atest ona a we The republicans last the jeasrs. ” PE i Mr a a i ’, rt, Packer, o! ; Stoughton, Waldrom, Of Otlo—16. The democrats voting for the bill were Messrs. Kerr, Potter, Slocum, Storms and Townsend, of N.Y, ‘The following is the 1 to cata AT Or TEE BILL, AB FABERD: a 10 establish an educational ‘and to app, ceeds of the public lands to the education of the ple. or Be it enacted, That the net proceeds of the public r consecrated and set apart for the education of the people ; provided that nothing contained in this section Shull be held io limit or abricge the power of Congress over the public domain or interfere with granting bounty 1ands to soldiers and sailors of our late war; and provided further that this act shall not have any effect to repeal, impair or suspen any law now authorizing the pre-emption of pubite land or entry of public lands as homest in any manner the power of Uo! Tight of homestead upon such ECTION 2.—That of and ascertain the total from the sale or other sition of the public lands of the United States, including ail tees received at the ral and gener: uch year, and the amount of expe casioned by the survey, sale, location, entry or other disposi. tion of such lands, including appropriations for th pe Of the said odlces for sald your, and eball certify to of the the amount of the net cash pro- ceeds from the sale, entry, location or other disposition of teads, nor as limiting to or extend the i, of the Interior shall cause f each Mi such lands as aforesaid, alter deducting such expenses and expenirens cy OK KC. 8,—That upon the receipt of such certiticates the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause one-half the amount #0 certified to be invested in bonds of the United States bear- ing interest at the rate ot five per centum per annum, which ‘aid amount so invested shall constitute « perpetual fund in tates, to be known asthe ‘and of th ol to the credit of said Educational Fund, the amount of said Edu- cational Fund, and the amount of interest due taereon at the close of the year last preceding such certiticate, ‘SxO. 4.—That upon the receipt of the certificate of the Seo- as provided by section ¥ of this act, Teary of the Treasury, the Commissioner of Education, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, sbail proce rtion to the 4 tO a several Sates und Territories, and to. the Distriat of Colum: bia, upon the basis of the population of the sald States and ‘Territories, between the ages of four and twenty-one years, one-half the net proceeds of the pubic lands for the previous your, together with the whole Said Educational Fund ao o according tc the last preceding g States; provided, however, that for the first ten years the dis- tribution of the said fund'to and among the several States and Territories, Including the District o Columbia, shall be madi tive pi ceding published census of the United States. SKC. 9.—That each of theStates and Territories and said District shall be entitled to receive tts share of the first dis- tribution under such apportionment, which shall before the rat day of January, 1873, or witain’ two months of th mecting of its Legiilature thereafter, have by ture engaged that it will provide by iaw tor the free educa- tionof all its children between the ages of alx and sixteen ears, an will apply all moneys which it ahall recelve under is act in accordance with ite conditions, Src. 6.—That a sum not excceding fifty per centum of the amount received from the Untied States by any State or Ter- nitory, or by the District of Columbia, the first year of such receipt by it, and not exceeding the amount of ten per centum fn any year thereafter, may be applied, at the discre- tion of the Legislature thereof to the maintenauce of one oF more schools, for the inatruction of common schools, sald ‘sum after the lirst year to be approvriated'wholly to the pay- ment of teachers of such achools, Bz, 7.—Thal State and Territory and said District ahall be entitled to receive its share of every apportionment after the first which shall have complied with the following gonditions:—Firat, that it shall hare made the provision for the equcation of {ts children required 1n ction of this aot; second, that it shall have applied all moneys by it previoualy received under this act in accordance therewith ; third, that it shall, through the proper oflicer thereof, for the Sth day of June last Preceding such appor- ¢ a {uil report of the number of schools free to all the children thereof, the number of teachers emj the number of school houses owned and the number houses hired, the total number of childrea taught during tno Year, the actual daily attendance and the actual number of months of the year the schools sball have been maintained in each of the several school districts or divisions of the said State, Territory or District, and the amounts appropriated by fhe Legislature for the purpose of matutaining a system of ree schools, So. That on or before the first day of September in each year the Commissioner of Education shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury as to each State, Territory or District, whether it {s entitled to receive its share of the ap- portionment under tals act and the amount of such share, which shall thercupon be entitled to receive the sume. 1 the Commissioner sball withhold certificate from either Sts e of wald apportionment ball be kept separate in the ‘Treasury until the close of the next session of Congress, in it may, if it seo fit, appeal to Congress trom the ‘che Commissioner. If Congress shall not, sion, direct such share to be paid it shall bo encral educational (und; provided that no & ES hoous hat the Superintendent of Public Instruction of each Siaie and Territory or sald Dis:rict, or such other officer as aball, by the laws of such State, Territory or District, be required so to do, shall, immediately upon the receipt of the certificate vrovided in fection 4, proceed to, apportion the 40 certitied to bis State, Territory or District, to the several school districts therein, which shai! have maintained for at least three months durty; receding year one or more free public schools for all the children of such school district between the ages of six and sixteen years, which apportionment shall be upon the basis of the population of such District, or of the number of children of school therein, or of the attendance upon sald schools durin, receding as may ‘the be by law determined by such State, \d the amount portioned shall be med to th any State or Territory or of the Disirict of Columb! certified as herein provided, sball be paid upon the Of the Commissioner of Education, counterstgned Secretary of the Interfor, out of the Treasury o States, to the State, Territorial or District Tr such oficer us shall be designated by the laws of auch State, Territory or District to recelve, account for and pay over the same to the several school districts entitled thereto under such apportionment; which treasurer or officer sball be re- Quired to report, on or before the 30th day of June of each year, to the Commissioner of Education a det: of the, payments made and the valance in id, aoclalmed, oF Tor any ‘cause unpaid, term chool ‘district,” a8 used in this act, shall include cities, towns, parishes or such other cor; tions as are by law clothed with the power of maintataing schools, Sxo, L1.—-That in case any Stave or Territory shail misap- ply, or allow to be misapplied, or in any manner be appro- Jed oF used other, than ‘or the purpose herein required, ds, oF any part thereof, recetved under the provisions or thail fail to comply with the conditions herein es = Prescrived, oF to report as herein provided, through ita pro- Per oflcers, the disposition thereof, such State or Terr: shail forfert its right to any subsequent apportionment by virtue hereof, until the full amount so misappiled, or misappropriated shall have been replace State of Territory and applied a such ‘report shall have 10, all apportionments so torfeited withheld shail be added to and become part of the principal of the educational fund hereby created, and the ofcer or officers, person or persons 80 talsapoiying, misappropriating, equan- dering or embezzling such (unds, of Knowingly conseuting thereto, shali be deemed gullty of « feioay, and upon coavic- tion therevf shall oe puntsbed by fine in double the amount #0 misapplied, mi ropriated, squandered or embezzit or by imprisonment of not less than one nor more than three years, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion Of the Court, provided that the conaitions herein ibed be subject to such modifications or addition as Con- may hereafter deem necessary for the better accom: purposes of pli ment of 8x0. 12.—That the Circuit Court of the United States shall jurisdiction of all offences committed against Of this act, and shall bave power and author. 1 the performance of the duties by’ such herein requi and und) been mace, an construed as to affect in any manner thi reguiations jastment and p: ye . to Siftes: upon thelf admission to the. Union, five per centum of whe net proceeds of the sales of public lianas within their Tespective limits. ‘THE SEAT DRAWING. ‘The question as to a fresh drawing for seats next came up, and, after a humorous speech from Mr. Uox, the uew draw: ing Was ordered and proceeded with by ail ihe members re- tirin, the range of seats and a blindfolded page drawing {rom a box the names of members, who, in succes- mon, selected their seats, An poms id a jn favor Hienare. Bigvy, ‘Rico Ketchum, i f Massachusetts jeasre. looper, of jassachusetis; Hambletow, of Maryland, and Hazettou, of New York. ‘The drawing of seats having been concluded, but leaving as many members dissatisfied as there were before, the House, at forty minutes past two P. M., adjourned. A SINGULAR PETITIUN. Deo These People Want Annexation or What ¢ The following rather remarkable petition has recently been prepared and forwarded to Boston to be presented at a Convention of Liberalists shortly to be held in Boston, after which it will be annexed to a memorial which that body will sub- mit to Congress;— To THE HONORAULE THE SENATR AND HOUSE oF Rep. REBENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED ;— The petition of the undersigned, inhabitants of the town of Lindsay, in the county of Victoria, province of Ontario, Canada, most respectfully representa That the constitution of the Unived States of America guaranteeing, sit now does, religious liberty and am Wwleration to peopie of every creed and sect, has been an estimable boon to your own great nation and an inducem the proscribed aod persecuted of other lands to escape from the religious tyranny which has #0 long aflicted ¢ human fara. hat any change in that constitution, #0 approved in ite present form by Wasbington, by Jetlerson, Wruokiia and other great and benevolent minds, having for ite object the supremacy ef any religious creed inculcated by the Would be not only « breach Thaster, tue Bible or the Koray, of faith—an act of great injustice—but the pre 1c widespread and turbulent. discontent and n. doaree opines ai jam and oppression in the United States, at the heathen, the Mahometan, the Jew, the Spiritualist Ll ousands of intelligent ‘unbelievers’ cy the United States are entitied to equal privileges, to freedom of opinion and equal religious iberty with a tho Fepuvlics; aud that the efloris now being made bya certain class of Christian priests aba bigots to aller the constitution, Jn order vo establish of compel the recoynition of “God ad the source of al! authority and power in civil governments” and of “the Lord Jesus Christ as the ruler among the na- tions, and His revealed will as of supreme autbority"*are acts of exclusiveuess dangerous to human rights, which should ve Teuisted by every friend of true liberty. the brotherhood of man, and as advocates for He of equal rights throughout the world, we, tin numbers, would bumbiy pray that the United States may not be altered to serve the purposes of a religious c that the lustrous equal- ity of tbat constitution may not be dimmed by fanatical de: vices only fitted for a a. s 2 nat age. ‘William MeDonne!l, Arthur Oakley, ©. H. Sauermann, Jr., |. H. Keeve, Jr., Anna Keeve,J.G. W. Martin, W. T. Maid: mu B. Knowlton, William A. Goodwin, Arthur Blizabeth Goodwin, L, M. Carter, A. OGDENSBURG MAILS BURNED, y Mail from Bosto Isclading Registered Letters, Destroyed by the Ox- Fire. favee ee Boston, Feb. 8, 1872. Aletter to Postmaster Burt saya the fire at Og: densburg Tuesday morning destroyed all the mail ter, including registered letters, which left Bos- fon Monday mosuig for, Ogdensburg aud veyOud. ‘Vhe passenger depot of the Ogdensburg and Lower Canada Ratiroad, the freignt depot, two cars aad considerable freight were burned. DEATH OF ARCHBISHOP SPALDING. Tho Catholic Church in Mourning—A Good Man Goes to His Reward—His Dying Moments. (From the Baltimore American, Feb. 8.) At five o'clock yesterday afternoon the Cathedral bell oiled a requiem for the spirit of aman why in life was truly great and truly When the solemn tones broke upon the winter air all who heard the mourniui sound knew that Martin John Spalding, Archvishop of Baltimore and Primate of the United States, had breathed his last. His death was not unexpected. from time to time the ity newspapers bad published buletins of his health, Walch Were reau with eager and trembiing interest by tens of thousands of devoted Catholics, whom he was in the habit of saluting as ‘Dearly beloved children,” Five months since he seemed to have touched the very borders oi the grave, but unex- Pectediy to his attending physicians he partially recovered and lingered oe until @ new disease inte-vened and'seized hi eepied frame with @ grasp that could not be shaken of. Could medica skill, or tender nursing, or affec- Uonate solicitude, or the prayers of pious hearts have averted the dread calamity, death would not have claimed his victim. Lf it were possible for man to live a day veyond bis appointed time, surely the good Arcobishop would Have renewed his years, Al that art could do to revive the decaying energies was tried in vain, and the appeals that went up to heaven to stay the Meeting breach brought back no answer save that which is read in the words of the solemn Itany, “Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return. THE LAST SCENE. Early in the day those who have been most atten- tive upon the Archbishop during the hours of his 1il- ness gathered about him, and he was placed on a lounge in a sitting position. His breathing was heavy, and at times it was with the great- est dificuity ne could catch nis breath, He had not spoken since early in the morn- lng. At half-past one o'clock @ marked change Was noticeavle in his condition, the eyes which had looked dead and heavy were lit up with new life, and the benign countenauce, so well remembered, assumed a better expression. In this condition be continued until hail-past tour o'clock, when he re- lapsed into a dying state, The consolations of reli- gion were administered in his last moments accora- ing Lo the rites of the Catholic Uhurch, Standing ‘at the bedside were Bishop Becker, of Wilmington, Del; Father Ooskery, Vicar General; Father Lee, Father Dougherty, several of the Sisters of Charity, Mrs. Spalding, niece of the Archbishop's, and Rev. Lancaster Spalding, of Louisville, A Sister of Oharity placed @ crucifix in his hand, and the dying man, though deprived of his speech and fast sading away, With @ feeble effort raised towards heaven the crucifix, Exhausted by this effort his hana dropped powerless to his side, his breathing became less distinct, and at @ quarter to five o'clock he was dead. THE ARCHBISHOP'S ROOM. In @ few moments the Cathedral bells were tolling the sad news, and people began rapidly assembling around the door leading into the bouse where the body lay. The room in which ae died is in the southwest corner of the building, and was the one occupied by himself during all bis sickness, The iurnivure and {ta arrangement were strongly char- acterisuc of his taste—piain as could weil pe— nothing like ostentation; just what was barely necessary for comfort. His remains were placed on the small bedstead, and at the foot burned a wax Candle in @ candelabra of rich design, and the gas Was dimly ligh‘ed, PRECARATIONS FOR THE FUNERAL, The following named gentlemen remained as Watchers during the night:—Mr. A. J. B. Power, Ar. O. Shriver and Mr. £. F. Wilson. The body Will be laid in state in the parlor this morning, where it will be viewed by hundreds of his warm admirers, ‘The Cathedral will be araped in mourn. ing to-day, and the 1uveral will lake place on Mon. day morning, at ten o’clock, trom the Cathedral. His Holiness the Supreme vont at Rome nas been apprise of the decease of the Arclibishop, and telegrams have been sent to all the Catholic Bishops in the United states, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETOH. Martin John Spalding, the seventh Archpishop of Baltimore, was vorn near Lebanon, Marion couuty, Ky., on May 23, 1810, His ancestry, however, was of Maryland origin, his futher, Ricnard Spaiaing, having been born near Leonardtown, in St. Mary's county, while bis mother, Henrietta Hamilion, was @ native of Charles county, her parents :esiding near Port Tobacco. They both emigrated with their Parents to Kentucky in 1790. All the vast sec- Uon of country west of the ailleghanies, now 80 populous and flourishing, was then a nearly unbroken wilderness, rauged by nositle tives of Indians In going down the “beautiful river,” the Onio, between the present cities of Pitisburg and Louisville, the little band of emigrants narrowly escaped capture by the Indians, who nad robbed tne boat of Greathouse, another emigrant, imme- diately preceding them, and had scalped and mur- dered ali the passengers. Arrived in Kentucky they settied on neighboring farms on the Kolling Fork of Salt River, about the centre of the State, then only @ Territory, in the midst of dense forests flied with wild veasis and exposed to the mcessant attacks of prowling Indians. In his history of the early Catno- lic missions in Kentucky Archbishop Spaiding has written @ very interesting account of this eventiul riod in the annuals of the State. Tois work has en long out of print; butitought to be repub- lished, being a valuable contribution to the records ot Kentucky. EARLY LIFE, At the date of their arrival the Archbishop's father was about fourteen yeara of age and pis mother about twelve. They were married in 1798, and became the parents of eight chiidren, of whom the subject of this memoir was the sixth child, After the death of his first wile Richard Spalding married a second, and subsequentiy a third wiie, aod he had in all twenty-one children, of whom Qiteen grew up to become men and women. In his ene year Martin Jon was sent to the St. Mary’s min Marion county, which was conducted by the lat William Byrne, and which nad bullt by t fatholic people of the neighborhood, among whom Richard Spalding was the most ac- tive and prominent, his enterprise in emigratiny to Kentucky having led him into success{ul business ursuits. In 1826 Martin John graduated at St. lary’s; and having at this early age determined on entering the ministry, he proceeded at once to Bardstown, By., where he remained four years in the St. Joseph’s Seminary of that plac,e studyin, theology and teaching im the college, In April 1830, he ‘proceeded to Rome, where he entered the famous Urban College of the Propaganda, at which he arrived August 7. He remained here four years, and at the end of his course made a public defence, covering the whole ground of theology and canon law, and embracing 256 theses or, propositions, ; Which he maintained in Latin against all opponents for seven hours. ‘Ine result of this able and elo- quent championship was that he was made a Doctor of Divinity by acclamation. Many celebrated prelates have been educated at tne College of the Propagan- da, but few have become more distinguishea than American students, and numbers of these have attained the highest dignities of the Church in the United States. On August 13, 1834, Dr. Spaiding was ordained priest by Cardinal Pendicini, and alter celebrating his first mass in the crypt or sub- terranean chapei of the mighty Temple of St. Peter, over the tomb of the aposties, he started on his return home two days afterward. As there were no ocean steamers in those days, he arrived in Ken- tucky only 1n December, after four months’ travel. He was at once made pastor of St. Joseph's church in Bardstown, and on the death of Rev. G. A. M. Eider, President of St. Joseph's Vollege, he was ap+ poimted to succeed him. After being again fora short time pastor of St. Joseph’s church he was called in 184% to the Cathedral in Louisville, and five years later to the Upiscopate, under the title of Bishop of Lengone, and as coadjutor to the cele- brated and venerable Bishop Fiagei, the first Bishop of Louisville, CONSECRATED BISHOP, Bishop Spalding was consecrated September 10, 1848, and he spent altogether twenty years in Louls- ville, acquiring great reputation as # writer and controversialist, as weil as a pulpit orator, and pub- lishing numerous works. He always stood ready to expound and defend the dogmas of the Church and to enter the field of disputation with any oppo- nent. His zeal aud ability were fully recognized at Rome ene Supreme Pontiil, and on_ the death of Archbishop Kenrick, 1n 1863, Bishop Spalding was created Arch bisvop of Balumore May 12, 1564, thus becoming the Primate of Honor of the Roman Catn- olic Cuurch in the United Siates. The See ot Balti- more being the videst in the republic the present great Ponti, Pius 1IX., conferred upon it by @ special decree the prerogative of pl virtue of which the Archbishop of takes ofmcial precedence of all other preates in this country, no matter for how short a time he may individually have been the incumbent of the see. He took formal possession of the Archiepiscopai See duly 31, 1864, tae Catnedral as well as all the adjoln- pa streets being thronged with a vast multitude, who came to witness the solemn inauguration. IN BALTIMORE. Since Archbishop Spalding has resided in this city he has beeu most acuvely eugaged in the duties of his archdiocese, Which has much increased in point of numbers, and for which additional church and school accommodation has been made necessary. He has, therefore, been frequently called upon to Jay the corner stones of new buildings, churches, schools and charitable insututions. During the 81x, ears that he has administered the archdiocese of itimore more than twenty new churches have been erected and opened for divine service, of which three are in Wasnington city and five in Bal- timore, besides many others which have been en- larged. Many schools and charitable institutions have been established or improved. One of the most remarkable events of his admin- istration was his convening presiding over the second Plenary Council of Baltimore, in October, 1606. This august assemply, composed of all the Archbishops and Bishops of the United States, to the number of forty-seven, was convoked by the Archbishop, in accordanee with letters from ‘he Pope, Pius 1X., appointing nim Delegate Apos- volic, with ample powers for this purpose. Archbishop Spalding returned home in November, 1810, from his attendance at the Ecamenical Vouncit at Rome, and was greeted with much euthusiasm by ‘he Catholics of Baltimore and Washington and by his fellow citizens generally, A graud procession was formed reaching Irom the foot ot Broadway to the Cathedral, and the whole line, extending. for more ‘han two miles was densely packed with people, While from nearly all the houses handkercht were ‘Waved in welcome. It 1s esumated that more than sixty thousand people turned out on the occasion in nate and about half tuat number in Washing> in. Throughout the Counct! he had been distinguish by whe strong pre confidence and frien Nonot Pius IX., and had been from the outset one of the most prominent members of the Councti, tn which he served on two of the most importaat congreas- tions or committees. He was among the most strenuous supporters of the dogma of the Papal in- faihbiity, which he fully explained and defended ina lengthy pastoral letter written in Kome immediat atver the definition, and pone and exvensivel circulated in the United States. LITERARY LABORS. The chief works published by Archbishop Spald- ing are the following:—1. “sketches of the Early Catholic Missions Kentucky,” in one volume, izmo.° 2. “The Life and times of Bishop Flaget,’ in one volume, 12mo, 3, “A Review of D’Aubigne’s History ot the Reformation,” in one volume, 12mo., which afterwards swelled into two. volumes, 8v0., Ol about one thousand es, embracing the ‘His- tory of the Protestant Keformation in all Countries.” 4, ‘‘Miscellanea,’’ a collection of Revieve, and Lectures on about fifty different subjects, in two volumes, 8vo.; finally, “Lectures on the Evi- dences of Caiholicity,” in éne volume, 8vo, ‘These have all been republished John Murphy & Uo., Baltimore, in five volumes, 8vo, They have all beea extensively circulated and read, most of them having already passed to the fourth edition, and we understand tat a fifth edition ts in course of pre- aration. In addition to these works he bas written numerous pastoral letters and a t number of leading articles in various Catholic newspapers and periodicals, besides various introductions to works translated ana published under his auspices. Though not blessed wich robust health, and though often indisposed, and three or four times in imminent danger of death, Archbishop Spalding has led @ moat active life, and he has passed few idle moments, When not engaged in tne active la- bors of the missionary aud pastoral life he has em- ployed his time in reading and writing. He has loc- tured, generally to crowded houses, 1 all the prin- cipal cities of the Union, from Boston to New Or- leans and Mobile, from Baltimore to St, Louis and Davenport, lowa. In 1860 he accepted the invita- ton of Professor Henry, of the Smithsonian Insti- tute, and delivered therein @ course of three lec- tures on the “Origin, Elements and History of Mod- ern Civilization.” These lectures, like most of the others which he has delivered, were never pub- lished Ses ah in the summary reports of the news- papers, and we understand that they now exist only tn the rough notes and outline sketches cun- tained in the leciurer’s note book. He has passed his tnreescure years, more than thirty-six of which have been employed in tie holy ministry, aud more than twenty-two in the more responsibie and one- Tous labors of the episcopal administration. OBITUARY. James W. Grimes. This distinguished statesman and ex-Senator of the United Statea, whom rumor had already slain once or twice previously, dled in sad earnest at Burlington, lowa, on Wednesday evening last, About a fortnight ago alarming symptoms of heart disease were manifested by a sharp spasm of pain, Which attacked the Senator while in the street. He was carried home and ever since remained ina State of extreme nervous prosiration. On Tuesday lant there were three attacks, closely following each other, of the same serious character as the first, and again on .Wednesday evening there were three strokes, the last of which proved fatal, Senator Grimes was born in Deering, Hillsboro county, N. H., 2 1816. Alter going through a rudi- mentary course at Hampton Academy he was sent to Dartmouth College, and graduated with honor in the class of 1836, In the same year he went out West and took up his residence at Burlington, which has ever since been his home, He here entered upon the study of the law, and soon acquired suificient legal knowledge to qualify him for practice in the backwoods, He easily met with fair success, and like all country lawyers, took an active interest—as much, probably, for the sake of occupation as trom choice—ia politics, In 1838 he was first honored by the people with a substantial proof of their confidence by bemg elected a member of the first General Assembly of the Territory of Iowa, From that time ull near ms death he was con- stantly engaged in public affairs. In 1354 he was chosen Governor of the State and served till 1858 with a marked degree of popularity. In 1859, how- ever, he entered upon the most important part of his career, He wasinthat year elected a member of the United States Senate, and, having been re- elected in 1865 fora second term, he served until 1869, when threatened paralysis compelled him to Tesixn his seat. From almost the date of bis ad- mission he became one of the most useful and hardworking of our national states- men, He was early appointed Chairman of the Committee on the Listrict of Columbia, and was made @ wember of the Commiitee on Naval Affairs, continuing in the latter place until his Tesignation. He algo served for several years on the Committees on Public Lands and Buildings. He haa Mee! been @ Whig, and at the outbreak of the rebeliioh he distinguished nimseli by tue firmly patriotic attitude he assumed, and, through even ‘the most dreary Crises Of that terrivie struggle, he never once, by word or act, “despaired o: the re- public.” Fis eloquence, however, was of the se- vere and practical type, and he served his country in the hour of her bitterest trial, not by making plentiful effusions of florid buncompe, wut by quietly mastering the thousand and one suggestions that lay buried alive in the papers of the Committee on Naval Affairs, and in presenting tiem to the Senate in tueir true colors. Perhaps ne did in this way beter service than some of his fellow members, who flied the land with the echoes of their rhetoric, Alter the war he was one of the seven members of the celebrated Reconstruction Committee, and signed the majority report, having steadily con- tended for the impolicy of handing over the con- Quered States to the unfettered rule of the rebels. He was, however, specially careful to temper jus- fice with mercy, and from the outset expressed himself anxious to maugurate at the earliest mo- meat compatible with saiety a more liberal policy. Nor was it long ere he gave signal provi of these kindly expressions of sentimental states- manahip. As cuairman of the sub-committee on the State of Tennessee he fought hard and io! for the readmission of that erring sister to her 11 privileges asa memer of the family of American commonwealths, and it was in a great degree owing Vo his efforts thas she Was so soon aiter the war re- stored tu the Union, The threatened impeachment of Andrew Johnson, however, was the crow! crisis of the Senator’s career. Although so tnor- Ouguly identiflea with the republican party, ne hesitated at the reckiess partisanship whico, with ® sneer, thrust from its patn every obssacle to factional triumph, and did not stop even at a revolutionary removal of the Chief mngisceate to at- tain the purpose of the movement and secure to its own use the spoils of federal patronage. Senator Grimes made a bold stand against this outrageous abuse of the power confided to a majority vy the people, and it was inno slight measure due to his Conscientious efforts that impeachment was de- leated. His courses was, of course, bitterly de- nounced by the radical journais, and they did not hesitate to suggest that personal ambi- uuon, in the shape of a promise by Mr. Johnson of the nomination for the Vice Presidency, had _ dictated his action, At the close of the struggle Mr. Grimes condescended to reply tothese and other similar calumuies ina letter ‘whose concluding words bear strong wit- ness to the mnate nobleness and purity of his char- acter. ‘It is true,” said he, “that when I took an Oath thatin all things appertaining to the trial of the impeaciment of Andrew Jounson I would ren- der impartial justice according to the constituuon and the laws | ceased to actin a representative capacity. I became a@ judge, scting on my own responsibility and accountable only to my own con- science and my Maker. And no power can force me to decide 1n such a case contrary to my convic- tions, to suit the requirements Of a party, whether Me! party were Opposed to my friends or my ene- Ines. ‘There 1s little else to be said of the career of this good and great man. His life, soon after the im- peschinens was clouded over by the shadow of disease, He was threatened with paralysis, and the doctors insisted upon nis resignation of his seat and removal from the exciting, but, to him, perilous, arena of politics, Towecare periect rest & trip to Europe was ordered, and, afver staying there about @ year, the Segator returned wiih bealth which, though not strong, was good enough to yield a fair promise of a long, if not very active, old age. This hew attack of heart disease, however, supervened, and proved more fatal than the malady which had been conquered. Henry J. Genet. At Bergen, N. J., on the 7th inst., diea suddenly, Henry J. Genet, eldest surviving son of the late E. ©, Genet, Ambassador from the first French repab- lic in 1793, and of Cornelia Clinton, daughter of George Clinton, fourth Vice President of the United States, The subject of this notice resided at Green- bush, near Aibany, until recently; was a member of the State Legisiature in 1332, and succeeded the iate General Stephen Van Rensselaer as Major General of the miliva of that division under the oid millua system, TERRORS OF THE 8EA, Captain Michael Nerney, a weather-beaten mariner of Newark, was out in the same gale which wreckea the schooner Connecticut off Uuttyhank, as reported in yesterday's HERALD shipping news, and declares that in a sea service of nearly half a century he has experienced no such fur ad on the Massachu- petis coast, He hasseen a letter from the Vaptain of tne Connecticut to hie wife, Mrs. Falkenburg Ste- venson, Of Jeferson street, Newark, It is feared the unfortunate skipper’! tare so badiy frostbitien that amputation will have to be performed. THE POLICE AOCUSED OF BLAOKMAILING, Captain Burns, of the Fifteenth precinct, on Wed- nesday night detailed» number of officers in citi zens’ clothes to arrest all females found roaming ground the precinct, They succeeded in arresting about fifteen, woo were arraigned before Justice Ledwith at Jefferson at yesterday morning, and the majority locked up for examination. The iat ine future he would not entertain any come that in ure plaints of & simular character and would disc! harge them without an inves! n, a8 he looked upon it as a species of hisckuait ppoa vhe part of the po- THE CUSTOM HOUSE COMMITTEE. Unveiling the Mysteries of the Weigher’s Pay Rolls. Something About Government Sales—Further Proof of Corruption in the Coal Business—A List of the Appointees of Officers Called For—Striking Back at Horace Greeley. The Custom House Committee again met yester- day morning at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, The at tendance of the outside public was very slim, there sometimes not being more than five or six specta- tors present, As the correspondence between the committee andthe Chamber of Commerce has not yet been Published, the Chairmun ordered the Secretary to give the letters to the reporters this morning. ‘The following 18 @ copy of the letter from the commit- tee:— Room oF ComMITTES INVESTIGATION AND RETREN UNITED STATES SENATE, Jan. Srn—The United States Senate has directed the Committee on Investigation and Retrenchment to make inquiry into ‘any abuse or fraud which may exist in the collection of the ‘will appear from @ resolution adopted by the py of which fs enclosed, Knowing that your Organization is intimately connected with and desirous of Promoting the commerce of the country, the committee wor are in session at the #ifth Avenue tel for the performance of the duties to which they have een 4, and will be giad to receive from your honor- able bow any suggestions waich may ald them in adopting measures that will secure the faithful collection of the rev- enue without fraud and with the least possible embarrass- ment to commerce, Very respectfully yours, | . A. BUCKINGHAM, Chairman. W.E. Doves, President New York Chamber of Com- merce, To which the Chamber returned the following reply:— CHAMBER OF COMMEROE, STATE OF NEW un | eld. on ENT, INSTITUTED A.D., 1768, NEw YORK, Feb, 3, 1872. Srr—At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, yesterday, the following resolution was unanimously lopted :— Resolved, That a committee of seven members be ap- pointed by the President of the Chamber for the purpose of Siding in thelr investigations the Committee of the Senate of the United States now aiiting in this city, with power to ap- point a sub-committee of their own number. Under this resolution the President appointed the follow- 6 the committee :—Mesers, Frederick Conkling, W. Foug, Josiah O. Low, L. P, Morton, William Orton, Charies H. Marshall and Samuel P. Badeock, Your obedient seHtO RUE WILSON, Secretary. Hon. W. A. BuoxinanaM, Chairman, &c. ' : George W. Campbell, assistant weigher Fourth district, testified that he had never beon offered a gratuity and did ‘not know of such a thing ever having been done; he had re- ceived samples of sugar for welghing merchant's consign- ment, Edward Wilkes, foreman to Welgher Edwards, testified that he had sometimes known the weights of soda ash and steel to be taken trom the English marks; had also heard of his men being paid by the carmen for helping them to get goods off the dock; had never heard of merchants giving gratuities to welghers; the rate of pay for weighers’ men was forty cents an Lour, and sometimes they got money from merchants for extra service. Q. Have you ever known weighers to be paid on fraudu- Tent pay-rolis? A. sour years ago I knew Mr. gan to have fictitious names down on his pay-roll; I told Collector Cor. nell of it and E; was removed; when I was Mr. Perkins’ foreman I used to give him two-thirds of the extra fees and Tetain one-third ; have the same arrangement with Mr, Edwards, but have never mentioned it until to-day. By Senator Casserx.x—Uur pay roll runs from Friday to Friday; when portion of a month runs into another month we have tive pay rolls in that month. Q. You have produced a table with an average of the men employed each month? A. Yes. mK jas not October thirty-one days? A. No, sir (laughter); ob, yes, air. "Very well. In tast year the almanac shows there were three compiete weeks in October and it runs into a week in another month; why don’t you give October five pay roils, as rou do the following month? waa it that more men were on be pay roll for Uctober than as required, as it was coming on the hlection and you don't want it known? A. No, sir. Q. How do you eatimate the weeks? A. From Friday to raday; I calculated that table estimating from the day ‘oll in, which is Friday, ing named gentlemen to com g. And you know of no other renton A. No, sir. naior CasSERLY—Then you can't be right avout it, for there were only four Fridays in November last year, accord- ing to the almanac, but you charge it with an additional pay roll. ‘The witness shook his head, drew J. Ochiltree, Weigher Edwards’ clerk, denied that got his full pay as usual, aubouy had been absent on election business, . Benedict testified that he had been approached by a Custom House official, who wanted him to send some coal house; he refused, and the coal, on being welghed out, wenty tons short; he judged from the demeanor of the man that he would have trouble about the coal, and he had Not been disappointed; the man who asked him was Mr. Cloyes(an oficial), Copies impeached by another witness, who had dented under oath ever having been guilty of such ractices, = Senator Howe requested that the Collector be notified of all the charges ist Cloyes. This may be taken as an ad- mission by the o mepioetataat Senators that the charges have been substantiate: gid Mi , clerk in the Custom House, testified in re- gard to the sales of forrelted goods; there had been cases in it ing been examined by the Appraiser, ing from the cases, by the purchasers} witness then gave in detail an account of the somewhat compifented process of appraising, which led irresistibly to the conclusion that there were abundant opportunities for abstraction by the Custom House olfcials. ty mF . How does it happen that in many cases the quantities of BR she are nel carrind out da the eatalenne ot cals They are never carried out; the only opportunit; chaser has of ascerteiming the quality and antiiy goods is by attending the rooms gn stated days an a ally e: ining the cases; it sometimes hay it cannot be got at, but as a general thing there would be no 16 believed that those were con- juct a8 much honor as sales coul conducted ; had no Raaeecee ot fe case Cag erty, Someta tp Nanbal Redhat "ind St ates “yn es on catalogue, discovered that the case was filled only with rags and straw ; remembered the case of a case of ‘ea which was found to be empty: case had been marked by the appraiser as of “no vaiue;” in the case of the exapty rum barrel it must have been a mistake if Mr. Rafferty thought the prongs ges stated it to contain fifty gallons of rum; capacity of the , not the quantity corey, con- tained, was stated in the cataiogue; there were only two saies were not sold until i jasers rare! Wr coerced valve of te goods; there were a few com- plaints from purchasers, but not many ; the return of the ap- praiser was made in the shape of a catalogue. On cross-examination the witness admitted, in effect, that fective and even im many respects the catalogue gave very de! ilusory information to intendite purchasers ; still he thought buyers only ran a reasonable risk. Frank [aa of the examinin; Me ag of the Ap- 's Department, gave pract same testimony Paiste set Satalogtes an the last witness, ¥F.@, Phillips, appointment clerk in the Custom House, was asked to prepare a list of all the appointees recommend- ing eppointments in the Custom House. e object of the question was obviously to bring out the number of en awarded at the request of Mr. Greeley and the other gentlemen opposed to the Custom gues party, ae obrected, on the ground that it would be \d delusive to have such a list published in the choly state of the public service. It was noth- yublic man that he had recommended men for s they were unfit to hold it. The return, however, was insisted on, and was ordered. ‘The committee then adjourned until the evening. Evening Session. The Committee resumed its session at half-past seven, LEGRAND B. CANNON EXAMINED, Mr. Mudgett ral times told me that General Porter re- ceived & portion of the general order business protite; Gen- erai Porter in conversation indignantly denied {t; on ‘again to Mr. Mudyett relative tothe matter he reiterated and farther ‘old nie that he bad spokel to Senator Patser- bon abou . Senator BaYarp—Where did these conversations take place’ A. One of them oe piace at Delmonico's, the other the Union League Club. “'Mwhendidyorses Mr. Mudgett last? A. About ten day ‘but we did not talk a minute. ras there any one present at the conversation between tt ant yourself? A. No one; General Porter, he heard the subject of the conversation, gave a flat contradiction; I saw Mr. Mudgett some time after, and re- ached him with giving me false information; he again jd me Senator Patterson was cognizant of the circum. stance, and intended to call the attention of General Urant to the Senator Patterson saw some cancelled checks in Porter's favor, sigued by Mr. Bixb; th Repeat Pmt A what was said at the second interview with Mr, Mudgett. ak with precision, A. je careful, and Secathed ba tor givin om false ti fe ration be roles. proac m for giving me false information, an ated his statements. Q. Was the name of Mr. Leet mentioned? A. Yes, name of Mr. Leet was mentioned, put I eannot remem! whether it was used in connection with the checks, . ts a ae han maar ——) ot said relative to joldiny eral order business by an arrange- ‘ment with asd 1 do not recollect. Q. Did you think the mention of General Porter's name in connection with the general order business improper! A. I did; that was what arrested my attention. 9, When did Leet's name come in, in connection with the mi ? A. Atthe first; I understood he was the recipient of the general order busit and that it was through him General Porter received s portion of the profte:, ina second conversation with Mudgett he told me Senator Patterson in- tended to advise the President to remove all those men from the Custom House; I cannot recollect what the amount on the cancelled checks was; I bave stated ail I recollect of the conversations. Q. Did what Mr. Mudgett say alone connect General Por- ter with the receijs of money ? A. I am not aware that he! was mentioned; he never alluded to President received » check for $35,000. Senator Hows - Will you please state what your business ? A. It would be difiicult to do that; I do not know that I ‘am connected with various enterprises ; more come to know ot these con- Biss, and Colonel Bliss pro; the ber bably communicated with Generai Porter. Q. Did Mr. Mudgett voiunt 48 was in response to er these statements? A. No; juestions asked by me that he came to ‘al Porter; my mind was filled at that time ral Porter's innocence, Senator Patterson knew of Leet's connection wit Bisby from what he heard while on # joint committee both houses? A. Ithink so. e You distinctly say that the name of General not mentioned? A. Distinctly, T do; the im formed was alone in connection with General checka were used to make some payment to these persons, Leet, Porter & Co., in connection with the general order business. Have you thing of the testi taken bef aus commifce PA. Ste nthe ‘Soe ond the reports fa e newspapers. Fi a friend of oy ou understand that Colonel Bee ie navalligens cetera ? A. l knew he was an rags rani pgar est am ena a avy connection, with this general order braloees erent erecere smears Grant vession t ‘orter ; the 7 z | fs 4 8 § i ct it i : i ti i i] i E ek 0 Mi Hefeer's’ Pomoval from ofice ; I to taterest in the. matier; Noe. private seseetary. ot Palmer was present during our conversation. Adjourned until ten o’clock this morning. Two Iuspectors Discharged. tion, particular attention 1s‘being devoted to tre matter of discharging European steamships, ia order, if possible, to remove the causes of com- plainton the vart of the merchants which have been so abundantly laid before the Congressional Investigating Committee. The increased vigilance With which the actions of inspectors are watche@ by the supervisors in oMce gives promise of speedy reform, and will doubtless prove etfectivetn paste an important feature of our commerce on & was the discharge, a few days ago, of two inspec- tors, Henry J. Cooke and Mr. Prindle, who were laced im charge of the steamship Idaho, of the ‘iluams & Guion line, at pier No. 46. Not only was @ part of the cargo discharged during the night, bus the old complaint of ‘delay in transmission to gem- eral orders’? was made, THE HARBOR MASTER'S INQUIRY. The Harbor Master's investigation was resumed Yesterday morning at ten o’olock, in the Office of the Captain ofthe Port. J. H, Abbott, a warehouseman, testifled—I do the ' Storage for the Camden and Amboy Railroad: have been engaged in the storage business sixteen years; have been storing for the railroad company one year; charges on bills handed to me o{ four taken from plier No.6 are more than I think reasonable for storage; the charges on cartage are aiso in ex- cess of what is usual. Mr. Lioyd examined—rom my experience Mr. Hart has conducted nis business as Harbor Master in @ manner that is not satisfactory to me; have had considerable diMiculty in finding him when the services of a Harbor Master were needed; have been to his omice a good many times . and never found him; have sent my men after him with the same results; do not re member what pier Coleman’s flour was removed from im July, but think it was pier No. 6; the Erie Kaliroad were using a portion of the pier in tne fall; there were two lots of Coleman’s flour removed from pier No. 6; 1do not know how much was re- moved from pler No. 7; cannot say how much was 1n the lots, but should judge about 132 barrels; Ido not know ol my own knowledge who removed the first lot of flour, but heard that it was removed by Hart; I cannot recollect who told me of tne cirot stance; the four was taken to Gardner's stores; at least J heara 80; I cannot say that 1saw the fi lot he upon the pier, but 1 presume Liid; there ia nothing on the dock but what 1 see; I pass it thi or forty times a day; my aitention was never oali to that lot af Coleman’s flour, J. W. Norris examined—Am @ member of the firm of J. W. Norris & Co., 287 Front sireet; dealers im provisions and salt fis; our firm was the consignee Of a lot of mackerel by the achooner Laura. Mr. Davis objected to the evidence of this witness, as it was understood that no evidence should be taken for the prosecution after the detence opened, The objection of Mr, Davis was overruled. vidence continued—We were not direct con. signees; bul the entire cargo was consigned to ua by the original consignees, Middleton & Co.; we paid entire duties on the cargo amounting to $1,000, and toox entire Charge of the mackerel; the master of the vessel came to our office about dis- charging the goods; gave him instructions relative te the discharge; this was 1m March, 1871; went to the vessel to see about the goods—twice in one day; they were discharged the same afternoon; there were 430 barrels and 77 half barrels; went dowa again thenext morning and found the goods nad been all removed from the pier: did not send carw for the goods before this; the goods had been re- moved to Gardner’s stores; was presented with @ billtor prone: Idid not go to see Mr. Gardner about the bill, but sent my broker; the goods were on bier No. 7; no notice to remove the goods was ever received by me; never saw Mr. Hurt relative te the matter; do not know where Captain Day is whe made the charge in this case; I do not know of any arrangeinent between Messrs. Day and Hunt about the removal of the cargo; never heard of it from any one: do not know that any vessel was removed to allow the mackerel to be unloaded. The committee again adjourned. THE METHODIST BOOK CONCERN. 1 Meeting of the Book Committe. Proceedings Yesterday. The spring conferences of the Methodist Episcopal church witl be heid between this time and the meet- ing of the General Conference in Brooklyn next May; and to prepare an annual statement of the several interests of the Church to be presented to those conterences the Book Committee met yester- day in annual session at the Mission Building, Broadway and Eleventh street. All the members were present, except Dr. Vernon, who ts in Italys General Moore, who is a member of Congress and is detained in Washington, and Mr. Maltby, who was unable to be present, but sent a note stating that he expects tobe here in @ day or two. Dr. Brooks and Dr. Bingham were re-elected chairman and secretary respectively. Sub-committees on the itferent interests of the Concern were appointed and the agents and editors of the Church East and West, many of whom were present, were called on for annual reporta, which they presented mostly in writing. These reports were referred to their appropriate committees. Although EVERYTHING SEEMS PRACEABLE AND SMOOTH in the Concern there 1s a littie ripple on the surface which may become a mighty wave of trouble by and by. When, for instance, the annual exhibit of the standing of the book bp oI interest was pre- sented yesterday by Dr. Carlvon, his assistant, Dr. Lananan, arose promptly and disclaimed ali knowl- edge of its contents, Dr. Carlton repiled that he (Lanahan) might have known all about 1t if he had Dot taken great pains to keep himself uninformed, Dr. Lanahan thereupon nol the committee thas he had an exhibit which he would present in a day or two. Dr. Cariton’s exhibit was rei to ite appropriate committee. ‘he sessions of tne Book Committee were fixed at from nine A. M. 0 two P. M. Some miscellaneous conversation was indulged in between the agents and editors present and the members of the com- mittee in regard to needed improvements in certain Periodicals, and the appropriations that will be Necessary to carry out those improvements, An in- creasing circulation was shown for ail the religtous papers of the concern, THIS CUMMITTER FIX THE SALARIES and travelling expenses of the, bishops, agents, ed- tora and subordiuate employés of the Concern bi and of its depositories and sub-agents in the differ- ent cities and sections of the Union. Its sesuons are secret, and it will sit about ten days, unless soime complication arises to demand a more pro- longed stay. The above ts tne only business of im- portance transacted by the committee yesterday. A FOURTH WARD MEETING. What Larry Kiernan Has to Say About Parties. A very crowded meeting of the Fourth Ward James O’Brien Club took place last night. The principal attraction announced was Senator O’Brien himself, But Mr. O’Brien was detained until the lust moment by pressure of business at Albany and telegraphed his inability to be present. Mr. Law. rence D, Kiernan took his place and spoke at some length on the issues of the Cue rte Senator O’Brien, he eulogized the dem party, he ulogizea "the Clu Po) oe) As mA he eulogized the Ln fnmsy es rat, be e Wor of Rho. democratic party, th spen ker lachonted the tendency of the city of New York—with 56,000 Irish votes, 43,000 German ‘votes, 70,000 native votes and 16,000 votes of other nationalities, of which the very great Leap A were Gemcoratio 4. oeve office to republicans. He pointed to vi ubdlican, though he said a decent ane he poards of Police, Buildings, Docks, Rdu- cation, Parks, and to the Board of Aldermen, which’ were controlled by republicans; to the Comptrouer, Who, ne added, seemed to be neither @ republican nora democrat. Why sould repuoli- cans have anyshing to do with these positions in @ city swinging #0 large & democratic majority? He said, ‘Look in the Custom House, in the Post Office, TY departments at Washin iad find any democrals if you can. If you do, they are demo~ crate of v questionable reputation. The — licans here #ay, ‘Divide the offices equal! ke good men.’ And with the epantionns then men are all republicans.’’ @ power. Du the speech the applause was quite on- tnuslastl, Captain Darie”aud other ‘Soeaxera,