The New York Herald Newspaper, February 14, 1872, Page 10

Worrying Over the Seventy’s City Charter. ‘Measures Wise and Measures Unwise. Important Interview with Gen- »eral Sickles. President Grant’s Views es Filtered Through the Mind of the Minister to Spain, » Laugh at Conkling and Fenton. ’ Sick! A Panacea for Our Municipal Troubles. The Contractors’ Bill and the Canal Pick- ings—Protoction Against Frand— Phitohippic Bergh. ALBANY, Feb, 13, 1872, ‘The first act in the ara: has passed, and, juug- ‘ng from the way in which It dragged atong, the denoumentis as yet far off. ‘The arrivals trom New | ¥ork, as stated in my despaten of last night, were: | mainly friends of the Committee or Seventy, and they came with such an air of confidence that tt Might have been supposed they hid periccted their | . combinations to have their bill passed without re- | lying solely on explanations of theories and argu- ments in favor of experiuents in local government, There were several “reformers? ready to take hold of the matter and “work’? 1 for them. George 0. Jones, who has been kept out in the gold some lew years pasi, would be willing, no doubt, to sacrifice himself ana his time m behaifl of the. septnagintal combination. Abe Van Vechten | would serve if 1t were made worth while; and Phelps, @ man of business, would undertake te job and use only such arguments to unpress any » Fecusant members as any gentleman would nse to any otner, Then there was Aldermau Wilder, He is good “reformer,” and was endorsed by the Committee of Seventy at the late election, He 18 willing to act as Alverman without salary (?) or , Pecompense of any kind, and would probably serve ~ QB aldto the committee in behall of THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER. But the “people’s commitiee” have evidentiy «Made a sad mistake, They seemed to think that tothe “cohesive power of public plunaer’’ had been « ‘Weakened, aud that tls glorious reform Legisia- ture would .ao pothing thar savored of corruption » in apy way. ‘They wit tind their mistake, no douot, _etefe the alese of the present wees, Had this Legislature been what was expected there would | . Gre now have been sumething done in the interest of reform, The Erie gang would. haye been @mashed the very first week, and otner measures of reform which occupied pubiic attention, and Which were freely expiamed and discussed in the public prints, weuld have received the atiention | theig !mportauce .cemanded. The Seventyites will, | go doubt, ieel that their eyes are opened @ Ugtie after tmis amerning’s work. ‘They seemed to fee) adie nervous.2tter the other charter made its | Appearance last night, and as soon as the general | provisiens of that charter became known and they found 1gat it so arranged matters as to give the Politicians a large share of patronege, and that there was @ probabilvy of\a fusion between the factions in opposition te their \eharter, they became @ttil more xervous. This morning, when the House Opened, they were on band in Jr@l joroe, and inost of them Jeit more comident thw they dia last mgnt. Ther contidence was increwsed when they found every aincndment offered bf Twombly and other opponents of the bill voted down. Presently thoy got doubtful again, aud with gwd reason, Jor one.of their pes ideas allowed men \o runfor and hold fice a8 Aldermen who were not residents of the Senate disizicts in which they ¥, tere elected, Timothy Campbell tripped that proj %t Dy pro- posing that they must have been resid ents.cf the distret at least shiriy days before th. ® election. Hawking, in a joXing way. explained dat the | downtown people might have a chanc © by the | Plan propesed to select respectable an V mwill- geat representatives from avy part of 1 Be city. The Hon, Timothy rot excited, shoved his ha DBds.into his pockets, swung hit head and declared 1 Bat be | knew something about.the gentiemau’s (Hay Veins’) district, and if the fast men and women o 1 that region represented we dntelligence and res, eeta | bility of the city he did not want any of it. He | \ | had concluded NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRDARY 14, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET, for thelr own consumption, nor will it apply to towns or Villages whose population does not exceed 3,000, ‘Thus it would seem that MR, BERGH’S NOTION OF WHAT IS GOOD and proper fora pulation Over 18 pot good and proper for a popuiation of leas than that number, A (iseased cow killed Jor cousumption might be a tough morsel fora city, but it matters notung if it should, when ground into cud, scatter death and desolation throughout @ village of tess thau three thousand inhabitants, it may be that Mr. Berga hopes: Ry this section to induce our small villages, where the numerical status of the population re- fuses to Merease trom year to year, to go to work im dead carnest and make up for lost time by jninping suddenly — over that dreadtul three thousand barrier, The fourth secuon prohibits the sprinkling Of salt or saltpetre 1m the Streets for the purpose Of melting the ice or snow “or for any other purpose,” and for each and every violation of the section the violator must pay $100 or $500, just as the *ticarned: court” may de- cide, The vext section 18 a crusher. It prombits, under severe penaines, any omnibus, or other vehicle by two horses to carry at one time imore tnan twelve persons, besides the driver and conductor, Every railroad ear, hot propelled by steam, und which may be drawn by two horses, must nov carry more than twenty-four persons, exclusive of the driver and conductor, and Passenger must be furnished With a seal. vy stave or other passenger veli- cle O| a like character must have A CONDUCTOR TO COLLECT TIE PARE, Itts iurther provided by anotner section that the grade ol any street or road upou or over any vehicle horse must be provided, Another section provides hat no passenger or living creature, other than the employes of the roads engaged in ruoning the trams, shall be carried on trains that carry petro~ leum Or ouner mAammable matter, or empty casks in which petroleum may have been carried ‘The eqhth section provides that water-lizht troughs shall be sted an the cars used to carry live the trougas to be refilled every twenty-four pach car lo have “ouffers” attached to prevent coucussions; the cattle to be let out ot the cars every twenty-tour hours for rest. ‘The other secuons pro- | Vides that when an agent of the Society for the Pre- vention of Crugity to Annals apprenends a person heving in charge, or. rather, drivin, @ horse maimed — or unfit for use’? the wnimal may ve banded over to the police or SheriuY for sate custody, the owner to pay ex- pen: an employ 1L1s also provided in one section that when is arrested for a violation of the law his employer may be also held on the same charge a3 sell, Unless Ib be saown that the offence com- Was Of the emplovés own Volition and that the employer had no Knowle ige of the cause offen- sive Lo Lie society’s tender feelings for dumb anl- mals, THE CONTRACTOR'S BILL banother kick downstairs In the Senate to-day. Ss read tirough, and, atter several amendments had been made to it, the majority of the Senators ‘ame Lo Lhe conclusion they could not do anything With tas Itstood, Madden deciared that when It would come up again in Committee of the Whole, if It ever did, he would ist that the words “Board of Audit’? should be mserted in the bill wherein the Comptrolier’s name occurred, Senator Palmer frankly confessed that the majority ol the commitiee Were against the bill, and he belleved that uo bill of the Kind could pass the Senate unis year. Jt was greatiy to ve desired that those con- tractors and others who had honestly earned their pay should be paid, but other means than a oli] like that under consideration would ‘have to be forth coming belore the Legaisiature. would feel willing to act in the matter, THE CANAL PIOKINGS. There was quite a lengthy debate between several of the Senators on the bill which, if passed, will place the canal claim business where 1t was belore two years ago. ‘I'he bill provides that hereafter all claims shall be made direct to qie Legisiature by means of special claim bills, As Matters now stand the ciaims are audited by the canal appraisers, It 18 8a10 that some monstrous claims have been audited during the past year by the appraisers, claims that would never have passed the Legislature. For in- slance, o2e claim was audited and paid, it is said, ten times its actual “worth’? being allowed. If whe old order of special claim bill, business comes again into force of course the lobby. will have a wider field than ever. But gs between two evils what can a person do? EXCISE AND ERIE. The House Committee on Internal Affairs to-day agreed to report Ira D, Brown's bill to repeal the Excise law, and set down the 28th inst. Jor a hear- ing on the Olio Liquor law. The House Committee on Railroads will meet to-morrow to give a hearing on the proposition to repeal the Erie Directors’ Classification act. Ata meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon, Mr. Rufus Peckham ‘appeared in favor of the bill repeaung the Erie Classification act. The Commitiee had, however, agreed to postpone the further hearing | of that sub- ject. unc one week from Thursday next, Mr. Peckham was quite indiguant at so many deiays and demanded an immediate hearing and prompt report. After Mr, Peckham luis remarks Mr. George 0. Joucs siatea to the committee that he would appear at its next meeting and demand that before any election for directors 1s held the capital stock of the Erte Railway Company should = be reduced by the present stockholders, by their sur- rendering three shares of stock now outsianding for ane to be Issued mstead, so that the people | requirtag the use of that road will not be taxed to | pay interest or dividends on moneys never ex. pended vy the company ou its road jor the public weilare. WOOD AND TERWILLIGER. The Senate Investigating Committee. in the case of Sen ood Will, 1618 expected, make a report inaiewdays, The report of the Terwilliger In- vestigating Commitee Is also expected im a day or two. interview with General Sickles=The Pre: denvs Views on New Verk Politics Uttered W@hrough the Ambassador to Spain—sickles, the Charters and Things in General, ALBANY, Feb, 13, 1872. ‘The arrival of General Sickles, as predicted in my despatch published this morning, has created, na- vurally, 80 much sensation as to override for a ume the consideration of the Seventy's charter, Specu- lation has been rife as to what action would be taken by the contending —_factlous, or what action the General would take to effect a union, It seems to be pretty generaily beileved, from his coming here at this particular time in a sem)-oficiai capacity, toat the administration bag become alarmed at the developments of fraud daily being made, and the amount of dirty Jinen that is was highly iadignant, and brought dawn the hc wae by his earnestness, His ppint was well taken, ; We | the amendment ne offered was adopted. This w && @ bad biow atoneef ihe pet ideas. The comui. ¥ | Uve votns plan and other polnis were passed alon, ¥ with mere verbal and grammatical amendments, anu everything secmed as M tie bill was to go Ubrough by desauu, A SLIGHT DEBATE sprung up in regard to tuc ume for helding the election, but it was finally agreed to name the third Tues of March, so taut the Legisiature might be enabled to wheter Lie experiment had been successitl, ‘This looks as if there would be more tinkering with tbe city did Unis charter pass aad the election not resuit as Uke Legisiavure desired, Lieel Almost secure tn relierating tie opimon | ventured 30 my despatch last wight, hat under “amendments generally”? there would ‘be & motion to substitute a e ow Standing among tie fucttous of the tor W @lin.ts velleved also to have a hankering in | oe Apoilo Hall de ett hg wee several amen t+ | tnatg, ‘ection; and Senator Palmer has been favor- | ents proposed and adopted to-day are mere baga * telles, and itseems to ve the plan to let the imiends | ably tr warded by a sarge ntl as a@ most Of the Olid periect it first and then the others step in availab) @ man. This, however, 18 as yet and “«nock the ilic Out of it’? Toward tue aiter- | put sp. ulation, and the meurion of Sickles! hoon the NTBREST IN THE MEASURE, ping for so bers, Wit ceptions, | p ntiou to the matiers under | galleries and lobbies became | out, and by the time for taking | s here Were NOL many More than a quorum mbers 6 | Among the measures introduced last night was | one by Husled masing an anieudimenut to the proviaing for a “Coumutitee on Local aud Laws,” 10 Which siiall be ret t r which had be aie out, and th pat ittie or bo cousiieration y thinne wl nature, so that they may examine aud determine whether they cannot b assed under general iaws | or whether generai laws may be necessary on cer | 8 tain measure This Will, nu douvi, seve much | ¢ tme to the Legisiature sud give persons who have | oun amb ‘ious for the Governoranip. Senator Rovertsou, juame ¢ At seemed to | par constant the ruies | ters Svecial | people of State + ed ali laws Of special | Std | State and local 4 being washed; and as we General has proven to be |.a most successful diplomat, and, on account of his atsence, has not been identified with either faction, he of all men could effect an un- ding and a successful union among and wetween the leaders of the rival factions. It is umored also that be has an eye to the guber- mational position, and that ne would readily be tuken by all opposing factions or cliques among the ‘epuplicans, ‘This fact may make his pforts to acta anion more diMicalt than they mignt other- | w \ee be; for, should he succeed In bringing about a won between the Conklingites and Fentonites, ee.cliques may spring up in the interests of men ‘etchester 1s known to be an aspirant. Sena- @ & candidate can scarcely fail in \we acceptable to al. The tact that all yanxsous to secure his favor has veen wo; for during the time since his ar- tie adberents of both sides have been wr and obuging him to hold an almost vee in order to ascertain, if posst- vews and purposes. Your corre- Wed on him at his rooms in to interview him on mat- Bmught ve of .iterest to the He gave his opinions of city aud ‘Bi clearly and unhesitatingly, show. Ve ar lainly she val “here mg on h le RS PK pondent ¢ Deweva which e governme img that his lon Lresidence among and oficial rela~ ‘jm poientates and Powers had Bot wupied his ime or attention as to ‘ect or torgec the afairs of the wvernments, Alver a few of the ions With forel, 0 completely oO wuse him lo De, jocal tuterests to serve achance to explain 1 ordinary watters |, @t been discussed, an interview matters belore acoumpetent, comprebeusive cow. | mainly as tollows o Sutred. mittee. \ “You know, Gene Tau, 1 presume, that your advent POILONIPPIC BrRGH. here has created qu a Commonen The phiiohtppte Mr. Bergu is here with a bill in | “eLwae not awar “elit, 1 am sure, although 1 big pocket Wien he wants to become a law, Aad toe | don’t like to ve entit wy undott Ido not wish morrow hie 1s 10 have tt wtroduced in te Senate by | to discommode anyto gs A : uing here need not ‘ on Mr, O'brien. ‘The jatter 18 bY nO IneaDs commited | ¢ Wo the bill, aud will lave a ciaase In it making ito femeanor to “muttiate or kill any living creavire | aiest Of skill or for any Wayer, bet or kes” Siviken out wien iC gets iuto the hanus of the commitice. ‘fhe bili provides that all | dlaughtering of animals for human food | must be done away from “pubic view aud | heariog.’’ No cliild uuder Jo years of age gan be employed ih or wbuut au abattoir or siaugie | ter house, aud it is aencalely made promvivory | upon the part of anybody to killa horped animal | uniess the killing is accompiushed by “a blow Upon twe head or by some other meaus (chiorolormy) as rst blk ENSIBILITY |"? Tins prohivition, however, Wil not apply to the kilimg of anviais in any other way, 80 io0g as te killing is dove “according to we senets of are. ligious §=deuomination,” The clause reverring to pigeon shooting reads thusi—"But no fiving creature stall be hiled or mutilated by any person tn any contest of shill or for any wager, wet or stakes of any descripuon,’” Every persod found guilty of a violation of thls sec- ion will be fined not less tian $60 or Imprisoned Hot less than thirty days, or Hued and imprisoned atove and the sahie lime, in the discretion of the Gourt, Another section provides that the board of Mean of any city or town where there 18 & hoard of Heaith oy the Board of Supervisors of @ coupty must appoat juspectors whose duty it shail be lo Examine ail “live stock” before they are slaughtered, so that mo diseased animal may be killed Jor “homap natures daily food.’? This mn- specting business, howeyer, acuording tothe bill, ‘will DOL APPIY 19 Cases Where versons Ki) gnimais ca | can point to some forty | that you were to come here jor jhe ) poliical signiti- xcliemen\, ever)? ms to be gen WAly wnderstood that you Washington for tae purpose Wicans in the Legisiature.” but Ido not come in any at on my way to A stopped here en route cause It si have come direct from Of harmonizing tne repu 4 @ to du $0, y whateve y wite, and onic Niagara with to show hert Wish to Siow ber as muc and this city contaims many Will possess ap interest forh W ber. In the military bureau, although it is «\, Miserable place, 1 bau & flags alongside of wiien | have sought. These y %l be mteresting to her, Besides, old associavons Eounected wich the time When | Was here as a mem Wer Of the Legisia- A teerican ite as possibl Miings that lam sure capital o © ber aaopted State, 1 | in drawn exceeds the eleva- | o! more than one foot in fiiteen—one | foot vertic to fifteen feet norizontal—for a& distin of titty feet an additional ture make me feel an inciigauon 34 slop here Jor a | tew days.’ f “Then there was no foundation or che statement arpose OF effect. ing @ wnlon among the republicans “The ouly thing that I snali say, uf Bay anything ‘i Mert stinply .Wue—the repuv- of a political nature, will be ican party, lo which J belong and Which I tove, was thrown into power by agreat ud. wave. The oeratuc party heid the power, awd ihe wave wach Swept it out of exisvence carrie’ the repu- party fight into its piace. It Was as mucn @ surprise © the fepublicans a8 it was to tne democrats--just as much 80 ah the late election was to the Tammany people in New York city. The republican party have eld the power jo the national government and now have a decided majority 19 our State Legisiature; bat, in obtaining thia majority, the republican party \vas helped by the better oortion Of the democrata, WHO Bad bes | penoois, jae } | 1 come tired and disgusted with the way matters Were Lelpg carried on, and who threw their votes with the only party watch they. thought could bring avout a change or effect something that would be better than the existing order of things, Now his Legisiature, elected im this way. 18 expected to accomplish some reform. A great deat 1s expected of it, and if in those expecta- Uons the people are disappointed: Wf Uns Legisla- ture does not succeed in giving a good government; if they keep up these lite factions and cliques in the supposed interest ol this one or that one, Mr. Conkling or Fenton, or whoever it may be, the result will be that those who aided the party to achieve its great majority will go bacc again to the old crowd, and matters will be as bad, if not worse, than be- fore. ‘That is tne way J loox at it, and I am author- ined toway thatis the view President Grant takes Of It. “of course you intend to let the peopie here un- derstand that?” “On, yes; I shall see the leaders of the different sides, Speaker Smith and Mr, Alvord and a lew stage | others, aud talk the matter over with them, and 1 have no doubt that the:r good sense will show them that they should regard the matter in that way. ‘fue people at the ate election laid aside all tdeas of party lines to uring about a caange—a re.orm—and It they are to represent the people truly they should rise above faction dtiferences and try to elfect the reforms that are needed,” it “Have you given any thought to the New York city charier question?” “No, not very much. Ihave not had quite time enough for that. My idea of the city government 13 that the Mayor should be the real head of the government. He should be the executive, In 1act— should appoint the heads Ot depariments and be | solely responsible jor the Inauner la which the gov- ernment 1s executed, Thls idea of governing by boards 15 the very worst Kind of govern. ments, for boards are reaily trresponsipie bodies, much more so than corporations; for tn corporations there 18 at ieast a selfish interest to have the affairs administered as well as possible, but boards have no such responstbiilty. ‘tne only trouvle avout this 18, that past experiences of leaving the responsibility with the Mayor did not prove very saustactory, Iknow dat mavy old New Yorkers have the idea, that the Mayor should be ine respons head of the government, but the trouple is, Who are you going to have tor Mayor ? When this divided respousioility commenced you found, some day in May, Fourteenta street ripped up. Whatis this for? Water pipes are to be put down, in June Fourteenth sireep is mpped up again, What is this lor? Gas pipes, Along in August FOURTRENTH STREET 18 RIPPED UP AGAIN, What 18 this tor? A sewer 1s to be built, Why not do this ail at once? Ob, the work beiongs to dper- ent departments, and each ao the work 11 1s own lume, Mayor should have — his cabinet of heads of departments meet with him ce or twice or three times a@ week, ‘l'ney find the Common Council has ordered Croton pipes to ve laid in Fourteenth street; then the Common Council has ordered a sewer to be built in Fourteenth street; then, again, the Pour- teenth street property owners have asked that the street be paved or some other timprovement be made, Weill, gentlemen, why not do tuese all a one time? Then the Mayor would be responsible, for the way In Which the work was carriea out. No, this whole thing 18 wrong; it 18 iounded on our State coustitutien, which 18 THE VERY WORST FOUNDATION that could be devised on which to erect anything like a good government. That consutution whicn was passed in 1846 changed the whole feature of the State government and made it diferent from what a State government should be, It stripped the Gov- ernor of all power a8 an executive. fle is not an executive now; he 1s simply a reviser of the laws passed by the Legisiature, a sort of check by means of his veto. NEW YORK LEJISLATURE. ce co Senate. ALBANY, Feb, 18, 1872, PRTITIONS, Petitions were presented to compel the Harlem Railroad Company to sink {ts tracks on Fourth avenue; to exempt bonds and mortgages from taxation; in favor of opening streets through the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart; also a large number against interference with the Erie Raliroad. BILLB REPORTED, To reguinte the busi ? banking; to provide for the appotntinent ot comm to examiie Staie prisons, BL TRODUCED, To authorize the Bleecker Strect and Fulton Ferry Rafl- road Compuny to extend their tracks; relative to the Ameri- can Trust Company, in the city of New York; to amend the charter of the New York Bond Deposit Company ; to protect taxpayers against frauds. embezziements, and wrongtul acts of puolic otticers and agents, It 18 the bill which waa vetoed yenterday and amended #0 As to meet the objections of the jovernor. GOOD TEMPLARS, ‘The bill to amend the charter of the Grand Lodge ot Good Templars was pas: IST EILL, The bill In relation t macy in the elty of New York was taken from the Committee of the Whole and seut back to the Committee on Health LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS IN NEW YORK, The act relating to local t3 In the cily of New York was discussed in Committee of the Whole at some Jeng! d then progressed. Adjourned. Assembly. ALUANY, Feb, 18, 1872, EXITAS FOR INVESTIGATING COMMITTERS, Mr. ALVOED, on a question of privilege, gave notice that the Committee of Ways and Means would throw out any Dilis for extra services for the investigating committees, and as the law provides a way for the payment of such services, prowsion for them should not, as heretofore, be inserted in the Supply bil fi MMITTEE OF @RVENTY'S CHARTER, ‘The special order veing the New York charter, the House went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Eastman in the chair, and took up the bill to reorganize the local govern- ment'of the city of New York. Mr. TWOMBLY, (rep.) of New York, moved to strike out the words “not more than," so as to make the Board of Al- dermen consist of forty-live member Mr. Warts Board of Aldermen consist of twen! viding for a Board of Assistant Aldercien, Mr. Jacons, dem.) of Kings, raise a point of order that the vill must be pertecied de‘ore the motions caleulated tu kill the bill can be entertained, ‘The point was sustamed, On call of Mr. TILDEN, (ref. dem.) of New York, the ques- fon Was Urst taken on ‘striking Out the words “no more tnan,” and it was lost. Mr. WilITSECK moved to change the section so as to pro- Pile for @ Board of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen, ost Mr, TWOMBLY proposed an amendment to have the elec- tion for Aldermen take place on the second ‘tuesday of April Jostead of the third Tues ot March next, moved to make the ne members, and pro- a Upp. (rep.) of Aichmo 5 said he was opposed to amending this bill, It had come here from the best citizens of New York and be was disposed to pass 1, letting them have what they ask for, believing those citizens represented the elty of New York, "He called attention to the vote poled by the reformers us evidence of their standing. ‘Ms. Twombly’s motion was lost, Mr. TWOMULY movea to amend the fourth section #0 as to make the words “written or printes ballot” read “partly written or partly printed ballot.” He said he had «Mr. TILDEN sustained the amendment, Come here to keene the best goverment possible for his | city. He would deprecate tue slaughter of this bill, and he would also deprecate any disposition to prevent its being made as perfect as possivie by Amendment." He thought this amendment a proper one and hoped it would be adop-ed. The amednment was adopted, Mr. CAMPBELL, (dem,) of N. ¥., moved to amend the close of section 4 #0 a8 to make it reau “che persons cected shall be residents ot the Senate districts trom which they shall bave been efcied,” and adding the words, “tor thirty daya previous to the electiov.” He was opposed to what he termed “carpet-bag representation.” Mr. HAWKINS, (rep.) of N.Y, admitted that there was some force ju the amendment, but explaiied that the provie sion was for the purpose of having au opportunity to welect the most respectable representatives possivie. Mr. CAMPBELL replied that each locality Wanted {ts repre- sentative taken from themselves, and defeadeu his proposi- tion, Which was adopted with applanae, ME. NiLis, (rep.) of Westchester, moved to amend the seventh section by making the sessions of the Board of Al- dermea always open to the pubic. Carried. ir, TWOUDLY moved to amend by making the Mayor y two yeare, Lost, Ey (rep.) of Brie, moved to make the election arch instead of April Air. FILDEN hoped the amendment woud not be adopted, He did not think a satis lection could be heid by March, and that as early a day vossivie should be fixed be- fore the inal adoption of the charter. Mr. ALMERGER regarded thie whole matter aa an experi- ment. Members here wanted to see it tested before they left their seais here. There was time enough to make this fest, and it was one of the most important parts of the whole er. motion to amend was adopte!. ‘The time fixed for the eleovion was the third Tuesday in March, instead of the sec- ‘ond Tuesday iu April. (Un motion of Mr. TWOMELY aection 24 was amended £0 a8 to require the Mayor to communicate to (be Aldermen once in three instead oi ix montos a general statement of the Hoances of the government avd improvements iu«he city. Nr. FOLEY, (rel, dem.) of New York, moved to make the the twenty-siath section $10,000, in- = ection 30’ was wtmeuded so that all departments are re- quired to report to the Mayor or Aldermen when callea upon, M Ry rep.) of Quer moved to amead section 32 » im the office of Commit sioner of Puoue Works, caused by death or resignation. ( ried. «Some discussion was bad on section 82 with regard to the ‘appointment and removal of Commissioners of Pubic Works, which involved # minority representation, when, by Unanimous conseM, the sectiva was passed by, to be taken np again. ‘Oo motion of Mr. TwomnLy the Department of Public Worke is given control, aiso, of the docks, piers and slips. The committee then, having reached the fortiet n, yese and reported progress, aud (Le bill was made tue special order for this evening The House then took @ recess until balf-past seren P.M. Evening Session. ‘The House, in committee, resumed the consiteration of the act Lo reorganize the lycal goverument of the etty of New York. The bill was read without eliciting auy motion to amend it until reaching section 66, when Mr. TWomuLy moved to amend that section by striking out the words “and four Conupissioners of the Treasury,” 80 8 to conive the Depariment of Finance to the charge and conirol of the Comptrolier, He made his motion, he said, in benaif of economy. He said the cost of the beads of departments in New York was $140,000 per annum, while that of the heaus ot the federal goverament was only $56,000, He thought our reform measures were intended to trenen- meni Jn expenses, as well as anything else, ‘The: Fant expenses were an outgrowth of the war, and the me Lau come for the commencement, at least, of retreuchment, Mr. > rep.) of New York, thought it of vital ause to remain as it was. ‘Tne entire fi- vt the exty was lo undergo & reorganization, ve the f i erbaps tu here w: Oy mas auficlent duty sped the motion would a I. Phe motion was vee vs Preval these lour men to do, aod be Mr. TWOMBLY ed to strize out sect: Appoint three Jospectore of Common atorial district. He thonght the cuves of (teeee ofices were Lully provided for by over appuint- n W, providing re of Mr. PAIOR. (ref. dem.) of New York, cont ‘ed them Becesaary. | They were, in eect, legislators Tor ape ci by in : . They had ne they were gery Important ones.” Cues $0 pertonun, and The motiog to strike out w: Mr, IRA D. BROWN, (rep, Jost, Dayuga, mo penwes—a weciiony pi ‘og appro} Oo sectari theb Processed 10 UiEe Wie HrONGM Han. he way to a motion by Mr. ALVORD, (rep.) of Onondaga, that the committee rise and gress, which was carried, Mr. ALYouD then moved that’ the bill be made. the special order for to-morrow morning, ‘The House then adjourned, THE BAR AND THE BENCH. Meeting of the Bar Association Last Night— Extortionate Fees in the Public Depart- ments—Proposed Amendments to the Code of Procedure—Judges Cardozo and Barnard To Be Impeached—Justices McCunn and iugrabam to Follow. Ata meeting of the Bar Assoclation, held last evening at 20 West Twenty-seventh street, Mr, Van Winkle presiding, several 1mportant matters came | up for consideratton and occastoned much lively debate, After the annual report of the Treasurer, which showed the association to be in a very flourishing condition, with 522 members, Mr. ROLLKAUFF, of the Committee on Extortions, said that the committee were not able to submit a full report, They are still busy investigating the extortionate cnarges of fees and the immense emoluments of the Sherif’s, Surrogate’s and County Clerk’s offices, In the latter offices charges have been made of $6 for papers on Which the regular fee is eighty ceats, In THE SURROGATE’S OFFICE the appraisers charge ten per cent, whicn ts @ mon- strousiy exorbitant charge, He mentioned one case in which an appraiser put in @ bill tor $800 for When a p' work done which he did in an hour. test was made Iuistaken, the bill should be $400, $2 20 4 Charged for a copy uf @ warrant of attach- uent, the legal fee tor which is fifty cents. I tue question was asked how these charges were figured out so high, the questioner was referred to old laws which were made at @ Mme when things were very different to what they are now. IN THE REGISTERS OFFICE t etalteged there 1s great need of reformation, The ees In this oMice tor the ast year amounted to over #30,000, ‘The SheruY received $46,000 last year for the singie item of fitty cents for each case on whe low calendars, He (Mr. Kollkautt) though it neces- sary LO abolish the present rate of fees and form a new one. He considered that there should be no tees attached to salaried offices. Public oMices have come to be considerea as made for the povumary Interests Of prominent politicians, anc ot for the public accommodation and bea: He asked all Members of the association who knew ol any par- ticular grievances in this connection to report them to the committee before 1is labors were dove. The Committee on AMENDMENTS TO THE CODB of Procedure, reported a number of amendments, relating chieny to the appointment of reterees and receivers, and also making the Bar more indepen- dent of the Bench. ‘The second amendment provides that no arrests shali be made for libel, slander, as- saulcand other minor offences, ‘Tils amendment gave rise to a ilvely debate, which ended in the re- port being laid on the table ull a special meeting on at eveulng. The Judiciary Committee recommended the ap- pointinent of Joshua BE. Van Cott, Aibert Stickney and Jonn E. Parsons to attend the proceedings of as Legislative commictee appointed to imvestigate ie CHARGES AGAINST JUDGES Cardozo and Barnard. ‘Lhe committee was to com- mence work on Friday, ‘The recommendation of the Judiciary Committee was adopted, General FosTER observed that the name of Chier Justice McCunn should have been included tn the Memorial asking tor the investigating committee, He believed him to be the most corrupt Judge wnat occupies the bencn in the State of New York, He should not pe allowed to escape because he might have personal friends on the committee, or if they had felt too cowardly to make charges against him. A JUDGE WITHOUT A FRIEND, Mr, Crospy, one of the committee, resented the charges that Justice McCunn nad personal iriends on the committee who wished to shield him, or that the committee was cowardly. He considered it better to make sure of what they were doing than to prefer charges which they were not yet in a posi- ton to sustain, Amember asked by what authority the com- mittee which went to Albany to present tne memorial had tuserted the names of Cardozo and Barnard, which were hot in the memorial when adopted by the association. Mr, NICKLE said that on going to Albany they consulted several prominent and influential mem- bers of the House, and were told that the charges im the memorial were too vague, as referring to no person 1n parucular, and that they would have wo specify some person. The evidence against Judges Barnard and Cardozo was completed and the com- mitiee feeimg they could prove their charges against them, they inserted their names. The evi- dence against Justices McUunn and Ingraham was not prepared, but the committee were working upon it. ‘The meeting, aiter some further discussion, ad- journed, A.UITOUS VACCINATION, The following resolution was adopted by the Board of Police yesterday :— Resolved, That police surgeons attend at the several sta- ton houses on aud after February 20 and vaccinate, without charge, with fresit and pure vaccine matter, supp ied by the Board of Health, all persons who #hall apply at the reapec- tive station houses following, to wit: — Precincts Lveution of Station Hiuses. 1A New street... 2-49 Beekman str 8—160 Chambers street 4-No. 9 Uak street. 619 and 2 Leonard 6—No. 9 Franklin street, 7—247 Madison street, $—Corner Prince and Wooster atrvets. 9—94 Charles street....... 10-87 and 89 Eldridge street, 1—Union Market... 0+. ee 12—125th et, between Third and Fourth avs, to 12 o'clock lL o'clock 10 12 o'clock 12 o'clock 5 13—Corner of Attorney and Delancey streeta.. 2 to 8 o'cioe! 14-58 Spring atreet To Bovclock 1 to 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock. to 1 o'clock to 12 o'clock to 12 o'clock . o'cloe! 22-345 West Forty-seventh street to lo'clock %8—Corner Fourth av. and Eight to I o'clock 25-94 Kast Twenty-ninth street .. to Lo'clock 26—Basement southeast corner City Ha to 2o'ciock 97—Corner Liberty and Church streets, to 12 o'clock 286K) Greenwich street. to 1 o'clock —137 and 139 Wert Thirtieth street, to Lo'ciock Bu—Corner 128th street and Broadway to Lovelock S1—100th street, between Ninth and Tenth avs. 2to 8 o'clock 82—157th street ‘and Eleventh avenue. + 200 Bo'clock ALLEGED OUTRAGE BY A GAS COMPANY, To THE Epiror OF THE HERALD:— Will you please give the following publicity, ana show the people how the consumers of gasin the Twenty-second ward are treated by the Metropolitan Gas Company ? We have ju3t received our pills for gas from December 23, 1871, to January 25, 1872, My bill is the same as the month belore, with the same number of lights. Four days of the above time we had not any ga: It looks as if the Metro- politan Gas Company intended to make us pay for the explosion, We will bring our bills to any com- mittee that way be appointed to look into the case, WM. D—, N. B.—The company have refused to make any deduction im tne bills. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS, ‘The Governor of Kentucky yesterday signed the Southern Railroad iil. Dr. Spaulding, one of the oldest and most respected citizen and prominent Alasons of Galesburg, IL, died on Monday. ‘The Montgomery House, in Warwick, R. 1., owned and oc cupied by Francis J. Martin, was destroyed by ure yesterday morning, It {s reported that true bills have been found against sev. eral members of (be Missouri Legislature for piayiug "*keuo” ‘and other games probibived vy law, Rey. Dr. Bridgman has declined the call of the Tabernacie Baptist church of Ph:tadelpbia, and will remain with the Emmanuel Baptist church of Albany, N. Y. ‘The McCall & Black water-cure establishment, Galesburg, Iii., was totaily destroved by fire yesterday morning. A largo number of patients were rescued with aiicuny. ‘The Rotheay Hotel, St. John, N. B., owned by Corking & Charlotte, was burned yesterday morning, The building was completely destroyed bus the furaiture partially saved, Aspecial despatch from Jefferson City, Mo., reports that the Warden and other otticers o} the Penftentiary nave been indicted by the Grand Jury of Coie county for flogging a ne- gro convict last September, ‘The city corporation election at Binghamton, N. Y., oc- curred yesterday. Mr. Suerman D. Phecps, ‘republican, was elected Mayor. There was 00 opposition. five Aldermen evected ure republicans, The North Missourt Railroad has formally passed into the hands of the St, Louis, Kansas City and Northern Ratiroad Company, and the road will hereafter be known by that nae. All the old oflivers hold their respective places under the new company, Four of the EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON MONEY MARKET. —LONDON, Feb, 13-4:30P, Ma Console closed at $244 for money and 92, n O24 for the United States five-twenty bonds, 1869's, 91 ‘oon b wrere janded at Livarnoo! to-dage accoust, 31865", Oid, 91; 1887's, 924 ; ten-forties, 34. FRaxkrort BOURSE.—FRANKYORT, | Feb. 13 Siates fireawenty bonds closed ut 9549 & 95%4Cor the — Boorss.—Pawis, Feb. 13,—Rentes closed at 56f, lo. B ERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, Feb. M.—'The cotton market closed dull; middlin, Vigd.; middiing Orleans, Iigd. The #000 bales, including 4,00 for export. Sales of couon at sea nearly due from y ‘and ship; T MANCHY M.—Advices from Manchester 2 duliness in the cotton market here, HAVRE COTTON MARKET.—HAVBE, Feb. 18,—Cotton quiet; low middiings, 137f. per owt. LIVERPOOL BREADBTUFFS MARKET.—LIVERPOOT, Feb, 13—-4:80 P.M.—Oorn, 998, 6d. per quarter, The receipts of wheat for the past three days have been 16,000 quarters, in- ciuting §,000 American. The merkel fn agus. Wheat, 11s. a ‘per ouarier tor ‘No. 9 red Western spring, and ig a for winter. LIvERPoot PRODpOR ammet.—Livenvoor, Feb, 28— Noon,-latiow, 448. per cwt, BSpirite Turpentine, és. per cowl, ms LONDON Propvor MABKET.—LONDON, Feb, 13-4 P. M. Tallow, 50s, Sd. per Common rosin, Us. per cw!.; Hineeed oil, £35 aah 4-1 fh oer 2d pnttted Sos. per owt, Three hundred and sixty-nine bales Of American cotton WASHINGTON. Expeeted Resignation of Sec- retary Fish. Letter from the President to Colo- nel Forney. THE QUARTERMASTERS’ WAR Revelations Respecting the Sale of Arms to France. EX-CONGRESSMAN STOKES CONVICTED. WASHINGTON, Fed, 13, 1872, Rumor That Secretary Fish is About to Re- sign—Sickles and Banks Said to Aspire to His Position. It1s reported in administration circles that Secre- tary Fish will soon retire from the Cabinet at the desire of the President. A very strong pressure hag been brought to bear against Mr. Fish ever since he determined to stick and his conservative foreign policy is used against him woth great effect. It 18 not Improbable that Geueral Sickles will aspire to the place when Secrciary Fish retires, and it is said General Pranks would prefer to be Secretary of State rather than a Minister abroad, Werney and Graut—The Pennsylvania Senn- torship. Agentieman who reached this city from Philadel- phia to-day brought to the President the comiorta- ble assurance that Colonel Forney is both sincere and resolute in his adheston to the administration and the renomination of General Grant by the Na- tional Republican Convention, The Colonel, how- ever, does not consider that tis friendly attitude towards the President and his national policy com- mits him of necessity to the support of every ward politician in Philadelphia who, on a local issue, manages to get an administration endorsement, and 1t was just this difference of opinion between Dimself and- otner supporters of Grant in Philadelphia that led him to abandon the Custom House, This statement of Foruey’s position and the complimentary letter sent him by the Presi- dent has had an excellent effect upon some of the Weak-kneed salthtal at the Capitol, who were found to be unfitted for legislative business yesterday through ‘ear that the defection of Forney was not only certain, but meant the ultimate loss of Penn- sylvania itself to Grant. But the thicker Forncy’s explanations fall the more certain does it become that he means mischief. He has an ambition to succeed Mr. Cameron in the Senate, and hence he switches off to the McClure from the Cameron fac- tion. If the local interests and the independent local position which Colonel Forney desires are to be held above the interests of the administration In Pennsylvania the effect will probably be to give the State to the democrats, and so lose it both to Grant and to Forney. This view1s much talked of here, and it is said Colonel Forney has been willing to go over to the democracy jor some time. The following 18 a copy of the President's letter to Colonel Forney :— EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, U. U., Fev. 12, 1872. To Colone: J. W. FORNEY, Collector Port of Phila delphia:— My DEAR COLONEL—Your letter of the 10th inst., tendering your resignation of the office or Collector Ol the port of Philadelphia, to take eilect on the first day of Marcil prox., was duly received, Lregret that you have founa this course necessary, because your appointment to that place gave generally a!- most universal satisiacuon wher it was since your services have been appreciated and made, and appreciated and approved quite as generally, 1 appreciate, however, the reasons which you assign ior the course taken, and hope for your continued success as a journalist and ciazen, i will be highly gratitied if successiul In procuring as your successor one enjoying tue same confidence of the public and administration, and who will ad- minister the office as welt as you have. With high regards, your obedient servant . 8. GRANT. The Quartermas:er’s Department Retorm— The Overslaughed biguiing the Old Lle- gal Appointecs. The overslaughed oficers:of the Quartermaster’s Department are not content with any proposition that, while it gives them the rank they have been iMegally deprived of for 61x years, looks to the r tention of the officers through whose intrigues they avow the injustice was effected in the places they have been filling without the slightest color of legal title. They claim that no bill to that effect can get through the Senate, even if the Judiciary Committee can be induced to report one. The suppression of ali mention of the illegal promotions and appoint- ments made upon the passage of the act of July 28, 1866, and even of the retirement of some officers to make room for others, in the general order of the War Depariment, which purports in terms to give all the changes in the armv up to a certain date, Is likely to have a damaging effect upon the prospects of the officers nowin possesston of the disputed rank, as it negatives the supposition that the fixed law of promotion was innocently disregarded. General Rufus Ingalls, who loses one grade by the rectification now going on, takes the partof the aggrieved officers, so far as concerns their legal rights, and says he has no complaint to make at losing for the time being .a promotion he never sought, but which, coming to him unasked, suggested no thought of Inquiry into its legality, An examination of the lst of officers unlawfully promoted to lieutenant colonels and majors seems to Indicate that the great names of Kucker, Ingalis, Easton and Donaldson were uged without teir participation to further the scheme. Tie rank and service of these four men during the war pointed them out as deserving the highest places in the peace establishment. The illegal precedent established in their case, It was easy for the wire-pullers of f@erior position to get what they were after, For instance, Captain James A. Ekin, known as volunteer chief mourner at all State funerals in Washington till Secretary Belkuap sent him off to Texas, was on duty in Washington and assiduous im paying court to power, and, as the result, got a licutenant colonei’s place. He is soon to be relieved from duty in Texas, and some rich developments of his career there are expected in consequence, Captain Charies H. Tompkins got the same rank as his friend Ekin. He was Assistant Depot Quarter. master in Washington and a sort of general caterer forall the high government officials during the War. Since its close, the War Department has kept nim on the move, it not being thought proper, from some cause, to leave him long in any one place, Captain James M, Moore, who jumped many of his seniors and got majority, was also on duty in Washington that was of more importance to himself, as the sequel proved, than to the government, Captain James J. Dana and others on duty in Washington got similar promotion. ‘Ihe officers who are now to be righted were ail absent, most of them having been in the fled during the war. These detalis have all been made known to leading senators and officers claim not only their support but that of the War Department. At the same time the story has another side which cannot be overlooked. ‘The fact that the violations of the law in making promtlions by selection in+ stead of seniority were committed by General Grant and Secretary Stanton and the additional fact of the extreme secresy by which the rectification was attempted has stirred up much bad blood and a very bitter fight may be anticipated. Conviction o! Ex- Congressman stokes of Core ruptly Pushing Fradulunt Claims Throwgit Congress. On the first trial of ex-Congressman William B. Stokes, the jury failed to agree and he was again arraigned yesterday on an indictment founded on an act of Congress of 1853, whicn provides that any Senator or Representative im Congress who shall act as agent or aid or assist in the prosecution of claims for compensation, paid or to be paid, or re- nh claims, ceive @ gratuity or share in suc guity of & misde shall be jeemed a: Weill meanor and, on conviction, shall by @ fine net exceeding $6,000 or imprisonment not | exoveuing one year, Iy was shown that during the aan ae) late War a mUltary compauy aevis we evens dependent Scouts was raised in Fentress county, Tennessee, and after the closing of bei Stokes secured the passage of a bill by Co ‘Ww Pay the men, receiving tor his services the sum of $10,000, The company never exceeded mfty men, although'the rolls as presented for payment con+ tained 102 names. The jury to-day rendered @ vere dict of guilty against Mr, stokes, “ Overslaughing in the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy has transmitted t® Senator Cragin the report of the president of tne board appointed by him in accordance with the act of Congress of 1866. In response to the complaints of such officers as deem themselves unjustly passed over by the board, thé President says they took up each case according to rank and seniority, ana cares fully examined the statements and records gubmit- ted by each oficer; also his record of services copies from the files, After duly considering the claims of whe forty-four cases the names of sixteen officers were recommended for advancement, The Board do not agree with those aggrieved officers who, im their pleas for redress, base them on wounded honor or personal grounds, ‘The intent of the law was to promote those who were most for- tunate in availing themselves of the opportunity for distinction, without reflecting on those officers. who were passed over in the selection made by the Secretary of the Navy. ‘ International Copyriaht. The Jot Commitcee on International Copyright’ have had three long sessions and listened to the arguments of ali parties on the question, The re- sult of the discussion is, the friends of the different measures have united upon the plan of granting the right to foreign authors, on the condition that their works shall be manufactured in the United States, ‘ Nearly the whole of the session of the joint Com- mittee on the Library to-day was occupied with the hearing of the argument of Mr. Gardner G, Hub- bard, of Boston, against the proposed international copyright law. Communications were received from Harper Brothers and Messrs. McMillan, both against the bill as proposed. but favoring free trade in books, ‘There were present before the committee to-day Messrs, Appleton, Sheldon, Van Nos trand and Youman, of New York, in favor of international copyright; and Messrs, Hazzard, Gaskill, Potter and Gailey, of Philadelphia, against it, ‘The public hearing is now closed, but the committee will next Monday commence the examination of the documentary. matters relating to the same subject. Our “Case” in Congres: 'The President to-day, through the Department of State, sent to the Senate a copy of the United States? statement of vhe case before the Tribunal of Arbitration, The Assistant Secretaryship of State. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations this Morning completed their protracted consideraiion of the nomination of Charles Hale to be Assistant Secretary of Statg, and agreed to report the same favorably. Mr. Sumnor’s French Arm-Selling Inquiry What the War Department Says of It— What Sumner Hopes to Prove—General Ingally Share—The Arm Sales in the Period Named. ‘The President, as well as the Secretary of War and the Chief of Ordnance, is anxious that the special commitee asked for by Senator Sumner to Investigate the sales of arms and ordnance during: the Franco-Prussian war shall be appointed, an there 1s title doubt that Sumner’s resolution wil go through whenever he pleases to call it up. in administration circles the whole business 1s de- nounced as a trick unworthy of Mr. Sumner, and complaint 18 made of the extreme partisan bias of the whole proceeding as far as it has gone, Even the voluntary act of the Secretary of War, 1u making up and sending to the House of Represeniatives three weeks agoa complete list of the sales of ordnance since the close of the rebeilion, has been misrepresented by an alles gation that nis report was in answer toa Senate resolution requiring the information. He has beett charged, two, vy the parties understood to be domg the statistical work of Schura and Sumner in this business, with falsily> ing the report, because it did not contain amon; the sales a number of private bids that were dechne for the reason that, the prices offered were not sausfactory. All the Wary Department oficials deny In positive terms that they had even any suspicion unul early i October, 1870, wien all sales to the Remingtous were stopped, that that firm were act- img as agents for the french government or in any diflerent capacity Jrom the other dealers who had. veen buying and speculating tn arms for years, Tne: Remingtons did afterwards succeed in buying some, twenty-five thousand staid of arms and about four mitiion rounds of ammunition through one Thomas Richardson; but farther sales to him were denied as svon is his connecuion with the Remingtons was discovered. bg ne sorest points for the War Department officials: are tne tmputations agulust thetr financial integrity In reference tu these Geueral Belkuap explains thag the discrepancy between his own report thag $10,000,000 worth of arms were sold in 1871 and the report of Secretary Boulwell that only alitue more than eight anda quarier millions were received) into the Treasury, occurred by reason of his own statement taking In the whote of the calendar year; 1871, and that of the ‘Treasury embrac. ng the fiscal year enaing on June 30 of that year, With regard to the large «difference betWeen the Frenchy governmenv’s account of expenditures for arms and our own account of receipts from) sales, the Secretary says that as the two governments never had any dealings and kept no book accounts With each other, the French govern ment must necessarily look to thelr confidential agents to explain what becuine of the money placed in their hands. ‘the whole affair appears to have arisen out of the intrigues of an officious Frenchman without oihclat character, Who has & pot vo make for himseif, and, teasing the breach In. the parly ranks at Washing- ton to cover his operations, Senator Sumner, on the other hanv, 18 confident that the position be has assumed 1s the right one, and if it should prove practicable ne will call up his resolution to-morrow, He will make un exhaustive speech on the subject, and expects to prove every charge he nas made by the aid of docame: facts and figures, It is understool that he wil arraign te- administration for a direct and jutentional violation ‘of international law and of our own neutrality laws in sellmg arms to the French. This point has never been made, and if it is established will completely upset the theory that arms are merchanaise; ever when contraband of war—a theory on which ever: nation acts when tt has arms to sell, The tignt will be upon this even more than upon the charg which havé been made public, and the poliueal cha acter of the whole matter is transparent. It is reverted that the officer referred to in the note of W. ©, Squires, agent of the Messrs, Reming- ton, addresed to the French provisional govern- ment, under the word We have the strongest in- fluence working for us,’ is Assistant Cott General Rufus Ingallx, who is charged by those en- gaged In making up this case as being interested in we Garrison contract for twenty Parrott guns. yeneral Ingalls is now tn Wastiugton, and his own explanation 18 that, being on his way to wis city at the time he was requested by Garrison to call at the French Legation and see ihe Minister In reference to. a pending contrat for arms. This he agreed to di and by accident rather tian design, Captain Pi terson, of the Coast survey, accompanied lim in hig. call. What purported to be the snbstance of his conver- gation was taken down by some person in the ad-. joming room and exhibited to the Secretary of War with a positive assertion of tts truth, but under the secretary's Inquiries (his allegation dwindled dows to a virtual withdrawal of its correctness. captain Patterson ts understood to deny the alle- | gations against Ingalls in connection with nis visit a to the French Embassy. According to the report of the Ordnance Bureau it appears that Mr, Thomaa Richardson, who ts named in Mr. Summer's resolu. tion as Messrs. Remington’s attorney, purcnased, in January, 1871, two lots of breacn-loading 8 ee muskets, In all 24,000; 1,600 Joslyn breach-lo: ma and 580 Spencer carbines, also 3922280 metallia cartridges at & total cost of $697,879, the same betel: puronaess SI kets and 1,725,000 caririd Mesers Austin, Baldwin & Co. seem to Me been jarget buyers, purchasing, i Octover, 1870, 150,000 Springfield muskets with 25,000,000 cartridges at a cost of $3,722,500; In December, 80,000 revolvers, 2,600 carpines and 1,850,428 cartridges at acost of $336,270 31; at another 180 ten-puunder and 120 twenty-souuder Parrott guns, with aM the necessary equipments. The garrison purchase was for 120 ten-pounder Parrotts, witi all their neces- sary equipment and @ Ssultable outfit of shot, shell misters ammong the purchasers of arms at the period gov- ered by Mr, Sutiner’s resolution appears the me Jaleo Huse, Who was le Vonfederate agent in nd for similar purchases on their behalf, Jt 1s upon fis actions 10 England in the capacity indi. cated that we restsome of the weighuest of our claims for indirect damages. Mr, Huse maae two purchases in the months of Uctober and November, consisting of 13,000 Enield rifles and 800 Spencer’s tifles, with nearly three million cartridges, doa total cost of $183,242, The rest of tie Me, Remington's purchases are believed to have been made in smaller quantities through other manula (nei and dealers, who bought for them on coms missions National Ca Temperance Convention. + The Catholic temperance societies of this district have responded to the call for @ Catholic National Temperance Convention, to be held in Baltimore on the 22d inst, Local societies are entitled to one delegate each, and State unions to three delegates at large instead of one,