The New York Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1872, Page 3

\ WASHINGTON he Alabama Claims and Fish’s Reply to Granville. The Quaker Gun Resolution in the Senate. Frelinghnysen's Piteous Appeal to Have That Blank Charge Drawn. NVE ANNIHILATING THE “LIBERALS.” The House Passes a Resolution to Inquire Into the Sales.. BILL DAY IN THE HOUSE. Killing Supplementary Civil Rights on Time. THE DEFICIENCY BILL. Hercules Cox Finds Pig Iron Too Much for Him. THE KANSAS SENATORSHIP. CONSOLIDATION IN THE ARMY, GENERAL ORDER REFORM. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 1872. . The Treaty—The Reply of Our Government Consternation Among Claimants. ‘The answer to the note of Lord Granviile, it is ‘mow said, will be sent on Wednesday. The con- tents of the answer will not be made puviic, Mr. Charles Francis Adams having impressed on the State Department the necessity of keeping it a pro- found secret, This he regards as necessary to keep the public mind from , being inflamed by newspaper reports, The answer wii! not vary much from what ‘Was indicated in the HERALD yesterday, and the reported offer to setttle the whole question for $50,000,000 is likely to be acted on by oth governments, if this mode of settlement is Jound practicable. ‘The, possible failure of the treaty creates the utmost consternation among the claimants before the British Ulaims Commission in this city, as the failure at Geneva would be the faul- ure of every part of the treaty. A Crowded Audicnce in the Seunte to Hear Nye on the French Arms. ‘The extreme political character of the proceed. ngs of the Senate was illustrated to-day in the Fesolution introduced by Mr, Conkling, instructing the President to communicate to the Senate the Rumber of persons recommended for office by Gifferent Senators from different States, This was Intended primarily as a blow at Trumbull, but it ‘was framed so as to include Sumner, Schurz, Logan, Fenton and Tipton. Trambull wrought him- self into a passion, or, to quote the elegant lan- guage of Senator Nye, “got mad.’’ There wasa jittle scene and some fun, and 1t was well that some- thing happened to give life to the very large audi- pnee which had come to hear Nye, tor his speech was a sad failure. Great as was the gudience which assembled in the Senate Cnamber last Tuesday to hear Mr. Schurz on the French arms question, this one fairly eclipsed ¥t, and, what is more, it was an administration crowd. The foor of the Senate was brilliant with plegantly aressed ladies, Mrs. Grant was in the Diplomatic Gallery and the Secretaries of the Treas- ury, of War and of the Navy were also on hand. Both Mr. Nye and Mr, Frelinghuysen, who followed him, went over the beaten path, and the former ‘was not even witty, though the latter was earnest, ‘But the crowd, which had come to be amused by the Western humor of which Mr. Nye is sometimes @D exponent, was content to remain and be fed ‘with argaments which had been uttered over and ver again. The only new point developed by the @ebate to-day was an indication that the aaministra- tion will resist any investigation into the sale of Brms on the ground that all the charges have been disprovea, Representative Lynch’s Flank Movement with the French Arms. Mr. Lynch, of Maine, succeeded in flanking the Senate investigators, as well as the intermin- able debate, by a shrewd resolution, which passed the House without debate to-day, instructing the standing committee on the War Department ex- penditures to investigate the conduct of that De- Partment in the sale of arms. The chairman (Mr. Wiihams, of Ind.) convened his committee imme- @iately on the House adjourning, and arranged to Degin the investigation to-morrow. He was author- aged to request Senators Sumner and Schurz to give the committee such information as they may possess on the subject of these allegea Irregularities. Secretary Belknap and General Dyer have been summoned, and will appear to- morrow. There is considerable delight among the friends of the administration upon what tney deem an effective stroke of policy. They declare they will investigate the whole matter before the Senate gets through talking about it, ‘The New York Custom House Investigation, Senators Pratt, Harlan and Casserly, members of the New York Custom House Investigating Com- mittee, met this morning, but there being no quo- rum adjourned till Monday next, unless sooner con- vened by the chairman. Senator Howe has nearly recovered from his illness and expects soon to re- sume his seat in the Senate. Senator Stewart is sull absent from Washington. Senator Bucking- ham writes that he was able to leave his bed on Friday, and expects to reach here to-morrow. A meeting of the committée may possibly be called for Thursday, when preliminaries will be taken for the examination of ex-Collector Murphy and Gen- erals Babcock and Porter. The two last named, ‘who were summoned to appear in New York, were released from doing s0, and new subpcenas, there. fore, will be issued for their attendance before the sommittee in this city. The “General Order” Business—Corres; ence Between Secretary Boutwel Gollector Arthur. ‘The following correspondence has just peen promulgated ;— Custom Hovsr, COLLFCTOR'’s Ov¥ tol 5 S1n—It seems to me that a complete reorganization of order business cannot be made without some legis ‘cominittee of the Senate which is investigating (he matier will, doubtless, make some recommendations on the subject, Without at present expressing an opinion upon ali the ints upon which legislation may be desiraole, 1 suggest that Beshould be provided. by law that, 48 n rule, ‘no sveamehip should discharge cargo under generat order within less than two full business days after tts arrival, exclusive of the day of entry; butif the agent of the steamship desires to avail Rimeei? of the privilege granted Dy tue law of 1864. to dis- charge immediately upon arrival, where that right is re- ferved in the bill of lading, that course should be per- mitted, but only on condition that the steamship Company should’ pay all of the expense caused the Importer by such action. The steamship companies now, asa matter of favor, reimburse to the merchants the general order charges for all goods vent to the warehouse ‘witinn forty-eight hours atter arrival. should be made a requirement of law, made by the steamship company direc men, without reference to legislation. me that the following changes in the existing system may properly made propose to divide the water front of fee into districts, making four or more apon the forth River and five upon the bast River, in New York, and to Saienate one warehouse of ‘class three” in each district pA ei goods removed tae ge al order from vessels ding within the district hall nt. I propose also to fog me) six or more similar warehouses in Brooklyn and bf it seems to st Hunter's Point. In addition ty this I mote the several iP compat oe Be J fea J the: w we tor the storage of goods arriving by their yesscis respectively; subject, how+ pak ad single condition that nether "the stentnahi ip com. mn connected with it st we any in- Elton tn or contro: ane the warehouse oe tune ted. Dae STR Werder el ewe W) provide IMA Senator Caldwell and the Kansas Legisiative Inquiry: ‘The recent investigation into and report upon the alleged corruption and bribery in the election of Senators Caldwell and Pomeroy by the Committed of the Kansas Legislature is attracting con- siderable attention here, and there hag been much speculation as to the resuit of that inquiry. Some persons declare that the Senate will take cognizance of the report of the legisiative committee and authorize an investiga- ton looking to the expulsion of the Senators from Kansas, while others assert that there is nothing in it, and that it will be shown to be @ farce, Senator Caldwell, wno is the one most flercely assaulted, seems perfectly at ease about the matter, and says tnat it is all Gone for buncombe; that it 1s a move to make capi- val for the Senatorial contest next winter, in rela- tion to the facts attending his election, he says, when he was elected he received upon the first ballot 38 votes, ex-Governor Crawford 27, and Hon. Sidney Clarke 27. After the first ballot it became evident that Mr. Olarke could not be elected, and he was withdrawn, and upon the next ballov 87 votes were cust for him, 25 more than were needed for an election, He says Mr. Clarke was perfectly satisfied with his election til he refused to heed Olarke’s application for a distribu- tion of @ portion of the offices, which he claimed to be justly due him on account of his strength, having gone for Caldwell after he was with- drawn, After Caldwell refused his request for the offices, he appealed to the latter to pay him the expenses he incurred in conducting his canvass for Senator. This Caldwell also refused, when he became angry and threatened trouble, Caldwell further says that, leaving Washington, Clarke re- turned to Kansas and went to tne editors of the Lawrence Standard, a democratic paper, and furnished them a list of names of men who he said had been bribed to vote for Oald- well in tne Legislature for Senator. None of them were members of the present Legisla- ture except Senator Wood, of Dauphin county, who at once, upon seeing his name coupled witn such assertions, demanded an investigation, The inves- tigation was had, and during its progress it was developed that the only brinery attempted was by Clarke himself, who was shown to have approacbed Senator Wood with an offer of $3,000 for his vote. While the investigation was going on the com- mittee called upon the editors of the paper upon whose statements the mquiry was set on foot, to make good their allegations. They pointed to Clarke as their informant; but he denied having furnished tne information, and they have said some sévere things about him in con- sequence, reasserting that he was their authority, Thus the inquiry ended, with the charge o! bribery, or attempted bribery, against Clarke himself. in relation to the report just made by the committee, he says he knows notning about it, and can, there- fore, 8ay nothing, He adds, however, “I have just recelved a telegram from one of the most promt- nent members of the Legislature, who says that tne report 18 malicious and unsustained by the testi- mony. Iam anxious to #0¢ .1t, and Sully ready to meet any and ali charges it makes.”” Consolidation of the Staff Corps of the Army. Secretary Belknap was before the House Commit- vee on Military Affairs to-day 1n relation to the pro- posed consolidation of the staf corps of the army. The Secretary was quite reserved on the subject, and pleaded the many important interests to be considered as a reason for preferring to take a thor- ough and especial look into the subject, and to submit @ written report upon the interrogatories or the committee. Secretary Belknap is understood to favor some modification of the Prussian system of passing a8 many officers as possible through the various vranches of the line and staf, and thus, to the largest extent, making the army at large the depository of the whole art of war and the science of staff administration, Any plan of this kind in- clades an interchange of ability between the line and stad, so chat an officer of cavairy, artillery or infantry would, at proper iutervals, have his tour of duty in each of the staf corps, except the engi- neers’ and ordnance, The proposea consolidation of the duties of the Quartermasters’ and Pay Departments meet with general favor in the army, but as the paymasters are pre-eminently the political appointments of tue service there Will be much outside opposition to the consolidation. Thg officers of the Pay Department, whose military knowledge 1s confined to questions of rank as affecting pay, wonld have to be mustered out, as they could not be assigned to any duty such as @ major in any other branch of the service has to perform. The total absorption of the Commissary Department in the Quartermaster’s Department meets with some objection on the ground that, with the payment of the army added to their other duties, the higher oMfcers of the department will have a8 many details as they can be salely trusted to perform, and that it would be better for the actual and possible wants of the service to retain the Commissary Department in a diminished form, with a tew officers to purchase subsistence stores and most of the supplies now purchased by the Quartermaster’s Department and vo store and care for such supplies until needed by the Quartermaster’s Department for the use of the troops. The Vance-Abbott Case. The Senate Committee on Privileges and Electiérs did not make their report;in the Abbott case to-day, Senator Carpenter nét being present to present the minorfty views, he having met with an accident by falling and spraining his leg. Bou vs Tobacco. ‘The House Committee on Judiciary have agreed to report a bili for the relief of Colonel Boudinot, whose tobacco factory was selzed in the Indian Territory. They propose to refund the proceeds of such portion of his stock as has been sold by federal officers, ana restore ail that has not been sold, amounting In the aggregate to $10,000. The inter- nal revenue laws in terms extend over the Indian ‘Territory, but such jurisdiction was disputed by Boudinot, on the ground that they were in conflict with the treaty stipulations. The Appropriations. Five of the appropriation bills reported vy the Committee on Appropriations have passed the House and five are pending. Two only remain to be acted upon—namely, the Sundry Civil bili and the River and Harbor bill—the latter being now in the hands of the Committee on Commerce for their recommendations as to items, Recruttiag C a the. Surplus Fand. Early in the war a very large appropriation was made by Congress for collecting, drilling and organ- izing volunteers, and since the discontinuance of the Provost Marsial General’s pureau all claims falling under that appropriation have been ex- amined and settled by the Adjutant General. Four years ago all the remaining part of the appropriation, except some $700,000 reserved to pay outstanding claims, was carried on to the sarplus fund of the Treasury, Out of tne $700,000 some fifty clerks, employed in the investigation of claims for raising and subsisting volunteers, and in the examination of the record of applicants for pensions, bounties and back pay, have been paid, and the First Comptroller lavely decided that the appropriation must all be conveyed ito the Treasury, under the act of 1870, and on an appeal from the Secretary of War has reaffirmed his decision, Tnis leaves neither clerks to examine recruiting claims nor money to pay them, and as the investigation of pension and bounty claims will Jue mon sovardod by phe polonged dyouarae of We.» decides has been carried to the surplus fund. ‘West Point and the Railroad. ‘The West Shore Hudson River Railroad Company, under an act of Congress, procured in 1867, grant- ing the road the right of way across the public lands at West Polnt, is anxious to locate the road slong the river front; but as such a location would be both inconvenient and damaging to the Military Academy the Secretary of War insists that the track shall either be carried around the public buildings and quarters, or the point be traversed by @ tunnel. Two commissions have been ap- pointed by the War Department since 1867, but no Progress towards an agreement has been made, the company appearing to insist upon the adoption of the plans of its own engincers, Our Mercantile Policy on the Kio Grande— Delay is Time Gained. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has had under con- sideration for two weeks the application of the Collector of Customs at Brownsville ior instructions Telative to the clearing of vessels for Mexican ports on the Kio Grande in possession of the revolution- ists, and is in no naste to give an answer, While awaiting instructions from Washington the Col- lector can clear no vessels for the revolutionary ports; and thus, whue carrying ont the spirit of the Treaty of Washington, pending tne arbitration at Geneva, time is gamed by ths government for events in Mexico to shape themselves towards a determination of the present condition of affairs, Lights 2t Sea—A Wrecked schooner. The Collector of Customs at Baltimore forwards the report of Lieutenant Moore, commanding the revenue steamer Bronx, calling attention to the importance of the rules prescribed by the depart- ment reiative to the lights to be carriad by vessels, and to the, fact that many vessels are in the habit of allowing their lights to burn out before daylight, He also states that on the 11th inst. in Chesapeake Bay, off Sharp's Island, we passed a number of empty barrels, and among them the upper part of the cabin of a ves- sel, and in a locker therein he found the license of the sloop Caroline, of Cristeld, Nothing has been heard of herexcept this, and it may be that she was run down while navigating the bay without a ight. ‘The New Philadelphia Collector. The appointment of Mr. Seth J, Comly as Collec- tor of the port at Philadelphia occasions little com- ment here, as he is of the old merchant class from which it was known the President would make his selection, So far as Pennsylvania politics 1s. concerned 1t 13 not believed Mr. Comiy’s appoint ment will be productive of beneficial results to the republican party, and the nomination 1s looked upon somewhat coldly. Indian Bureau Appointments. Commissioner Walker, of the Indian Bureau, was before the Senate Committee on Indian Atfairs 10- day in relation to the appropriations for the Indian service during tne next fiscal ycar, The indications are that General Walker will get along beiter with Congress than his “Big Injun” predecessor. ‘Khe Chicayo Rebnie Keliet. The delegation from Chicago in favor of the passage of the rebate bill opposed by the lumber interest had a conference with the Senate Com- mittee on Finance to-day, and made a good impres- sion by the force of the arguments presented, FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Second Session. SENATE. WasuINnaton, Feb, 26, 1872. Mr. CoNKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., presented a petition of dairymen of New York remonstrating against the removal of the duty on salt. Mr. CONKLING introduced bill to continue the mail steamship service between the United States and Cuba, and said he introduced {t by request and without committing him- seif to its support, Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich, from the Committee on Commerce, reported, without amendment, the House bill pro- viding for additional Treasury agents, &c., at the Alaska tur- seal islands. as follows:— By Mr. MORTON, (rop.),of Ind.—To provide for the re- moval of the Flathead and other Indians trom the Bitter Hoot Valley, Montana, y Mr. KYiL0uG, (rep.) of Ln. appropriating $100,600 for a Custom House and Post Oltice at Shreveport, La. By Mr, CONKLING—Directing the Posunasier General to contract with the Atlantic Mail Steamship Company for the transportation ot mails to Havana, Cuba, at ieast once a Week for a period nos exceeding ten years, at $3,00v per round tri si ABOLISUING WEIGHERS. ‘Also a bill to regulate the weighing of imported merchan- dise for the asce:tainment of duty and otier purposes, bili abolinies tue oflice of weigher aa now conatiuted by law and provices that the weighing of goods to ascertain the amount of duties payable shal be doge by inspectors of customs detailed for the purpose, and ciassilications of the grades are to be made by the Surveyor. By Mr. Rioz, (rep.) of Ari. —Providing that persons held as prisoners of war or in the hospital af the time or subee- quent to the issuing of their commissions, shal! have the same pay and emoluments as if mustered at that By Air, SPENCKG, (rep.) of Ala.— Removing political disa- bilities {rom all persons engaged In the rebellion on condition that they shall not ke enabled to maintain any claim or right against the United States before such removai of disabinues, uniess the same occurred prior tu April 11, 186], or suvse- quent to Apri’ 19, 1865, ALOUT SENATORIAL PATRONAGK. Mr. CONKLING offered the fullowing resovution:— Kesolvea, That the President be requested to inform the Senate of the number of recommendations tor appointments to or removais irom oftice, so far ns can be ascertained, made to the present administration by persons now Senators ates of New York, Missouri, IMhnois and Ne- braska respectively, giving such’ particuars as may be given in regard to such recommendations and in regard to the per- son whose appointwent or removal was proposed, together with a statement of the number of cases in which action was taken in accordance with such recommendations respect- ively, and of the number of such persons 80 appointed who have been removed; and also whether any Senators have solicited appointments or removals in any sense otuer than by transmitting papers stating the character and qualitications ‘Of the applicants oF of those who Vonched for the applicants, ang if 80, what Senators. ‘Mr, SAWYER, (rep.) of 8, C., moved to include South Carolina. Mr. CONKLING accepted the amendment. Mr. TIPTON, (rep.) of Neb., moved to amend the resolu: tion so as to include ali the States, and said he had no dowot that the reply to it would be ‘A VERY INTERESTING DOCUMENT, Mr. CONKLING said ne had limited the: resolution to the States named because the recommendations made by the Senators irom those States haa been pointed at in debate. He wae willing to vote for a similar resolution applying to ali the other states, but he preferred to have this one pass uo- changed, a8 he ucsired to get the information asked for as ‘soon as possible, Mr. Trpros said the Senator (Mr. Conkling) seemed to favor partial investigations. A few days ago he had offered resolution directed against Messrs, bumner and Schurz, and now he wanted to investigate the recommendations made by certain Senators. He (Tipton) hoped the resolution would be amended, and that no Senator woald attempt to dodge & fair, manly, decent investigation. Mr. CONBLING said be had not named any Senator either now or in the resolution referred to by Mr. ‘Tipto1 althongh on that occasion Messre. Sumner and Schurz hat chosen to assume that they were aimed at. Mr. FERRY, (rep.) of Conn., said the Conkling resolution was Lor rang 4 unfair, Whatever might be tue motive ot the resolution it would clearly be unjust to the Senators re- ferred to to publish the recommendations made by them without ing at the sane time the recommendations BILLS WERE INTRODUCED made by-other Senators, so that a fair commission mizht be made, ir, (rep.) of Mass., called attention to the fact ttiat two of the Senators referred to in the resolution— Mesers, Trumbull abd Schurz—had just taken their seats, Wess. the benator froin New York (Mr. Conkling) had failed to observe their absence, but it was worthy of novice ‘an attempt had been made to preas the resoiution to a behind their backs. He welcomed investigation of any j, and every resolution proposing it would have his sup- but the investigation must be browd, equal and applica- ‘and it must not be pressed. BEHIND THE HACKS OF THE BENATORS CONCERNED. Mr. CONKLING said he had not noticed the absence of Sen- rs. He had seen Mr. Schurz in the Chamber this mornin, ‘and had supposed that he Mr, Trumbuil were in thelr Seais. Yowever, if any Senator ovjected to it he would strike out the objector’ —nav, he would be candid and say that it was his own recommendations that he wanted to get Mr. Scnunz, (rev.) of Mo,—Mr. President, as I was absent when this resolution was offered, I ask to hear it read. ‘The resolution was again read. Mr. LOGAN, (rep.) of Ii}., said he observed that this strange resovution fucinded Liltools, and s0 rar as it concerned hia- self he wouid cheertu a in . He had recommended a great many persona, hundred, certainiy a great maay more than had appointed, (Langhter.) In fact he had decent man that had ed a recommendation, and he do itagara. (Laughter,) Mr. FauMnunt, (rep.) of Iil.—When this matter of recom- mendations to office was brought to the attention of the Sen- ate on Frijay by the Senator from Indiana (M did not think proper to reply to his 01 he stated tat he had seen a tabulated st nuinber of recommendations made by me I thought tt was a business very much beneata the Senate and beneath any Seuator to be prowling abont the departments trying to find out how many recommendations were made by me, or by tor, a8 if that had anything to do with the question ve the Senate, aake no opposition to thi ; Ie us have the investigation and et it go further, 1 WANT TO KNOW WHO ThE BNEAKS. ARE who go around to the departments seeking information of this kind, 1 want to know at whose iustance it was tat de- partment ofliciais have been engaged Jn making out tabular Statements in reference to one of the memvers of this jody, 1 want to know who called for that information, and whether i was required in reference to all the senators or only ja reterence to one, UA Bee Who thore persons that thus go prowling around the departments. Let us yom the heads of the departments for what purpose this Ynformati n was sought--whether for a public purpose, or for personal, mean and contemptinie purposes. 1am willing to have this resolutiog pass, but 1 trust that civil service reform is not to be deleated nor corruption al attacks upon those who attempt to expose them. It is a matter of very \itile concern to the ie whether a Senator has recommen one or a thou- sand men for office, but it is of great importance to them to know whether Improper, dishonest, corruot men are put into office, and whether they are plaeed there for personal, mer: genary and improper ends. I am wiitng that this resol tion shall pass with the amendment I have , It there is anything to be made ouf of it let the Senators from Indiana and New York havo the benefit of i, So far as Iam concerned I say to these Senato DAMNED BE HE “LAY ON, MACDUFY, AN! who first cries hold, enot J5 @ would accept the amendment pro- “Ks, Yonsoarehe wasomapny J spoke of On Fridgy wag not Mr, CONKLING said NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ging on tempts to make party capital by charges of that kind when he has been one of the most IMPORTUNATE BERKERS YOR OFFIOR, t of his friends personally and Jn writing time and again Now, ald that 1 had seen a statement that the Senator had made 103 recom. ‘mendations i writing to this administration. 1 believe that statement to be true, and that it will be verified uader the re- solution offered ‘the Senator from New Vork. Althougn the Senator (Mr, Trumbull) said he had not made « dozen, I do not know who called out that statement, but I have no objection to the Senator's saying that 1 did, if be wishes to say it, ‘Tne resolution went over at tho expiration of the morning hour, and the Senate resumed the con- jon of ‘the resolution to inquire into the alleged BALE OF ARMS TO FRENCH AGENTS. Mr. NvE, (rep.) of Nev., addressed the Senate. He said that the real question raised by this resolution had been al- ready disposed of, and the debate had wandered far away from the He and resolution upon which it started, For a Jong time there had been mutterings of « purpose to disin- tegrate and destroy the republican party ; but in the debate the purpose had taken a detinite shape and had beea openly avowed, | He hoped, for ine honor of the Senate and of bu- the = manity, that was no unworthy motive underlying the action ” of two Seuators who were urging this resolution (Messrs. Sumner and Schurz) He remembered that one of them (Mr. Samner) had once said, in bis panegyric upon Justice story, ‘that no man stands in the way of another,” and he hoped that nobody seemed to that Senator to stand so much in his way now as to make him do injumice to any, even the lowest official of the govern- ment, He did indeed remember that a distinguished friend of that Senator had been removed from a high office, but he hoped that that removal had nothing to do with this preamble nd resolution. ‘This attack on the administration had been Arranged and worked out by the two distineulahed Senators in concert, cach taking ® separate part. ‘Ihe Senator trom Massachusetts (Mr, Sumner) had framed the structure and carried it on UP TO THE FIRST COAT OF PAINT, and then the Senator from Missourl had come m_with his fresco brush (laughter) and completed the job, They flat- tered themselves that between them they would be able to “fetch Grant.” But they forgot that this whole business had to underge the scrutiny of a careful and vigilant veople, who were well used to this kind of Wariare and could not be de- ceived, Formerly everybody thought General Grant a very reat man, but that was before he had removed Laughter.) The Senator ‘algo taken part in this in favor of the Missourt “liberal” movement, ‘The Senator had dissected the liberal platform with an ‘anybody's relations from oflice. from Iilinow (Mr. Trumbull) hac ec Movement and had d TOO MUCH EASE FOR A STRANGER, He must have feit its puise before. (Laughter.) These at- tempts to desiroy the republican ‘party would fall. That party Was a very peculfar one. Until it came into power no questions requiring « thorough realing o: the constitution had arisen. ir. Nye) hai otten wondered how such powerfal minds as Clay's, Wobster's and Calhoun's could have been satialied with the petty questions that occupied the attention of Congress in their time, It was spoon victuals then, but solid meats now. Mr. Nye next spoke of the Amnesty question, and said that the newspapers bad made hum say he never would forgive rebel je had not said that; but he aid that he would never forgive them until they assed to be forgiven, ‘There was atiil a rebelifon atthe South, and the rebel army was never more perfect organized than at this time. In conclusion Mr, Nye read Yemarks in reference to the (Laughter.) ‘This investization grounds : @, charge of fraud against emi. nent American — dilicials; and, gecond, 4 charge that our government had violated ‘its neutral obligations. An attempt bad been made to sustain the charge of traua, which had completely and confessedly failed; yet he was sorry to say the charge itself remained unretzacted. That charge had gone out to forty milituns of people. ‘Tue officers concerned remained silent under it, But did anybody sup- pose that they did not fee! the injustice keenly? The line: nent of & Juak man, said) Mr. Frelinghysene as ‘drawn by & hand that ints with no human skill, 18 that “He taketn not Up a reproach ayainst iis neighbor,” and it by mistake, by want of information, by an undue zeal that seeks for guilt #0 eagerly that it CANNOT RECOQNIZE INNOCENCE, this reproach hes been taken up, it is but’ a magnanimity that it should be laid down as pubi charge was nade. But 1 was irt of the cly as the rry to see in the published sourt Mr: ehira), alter this entirely aisproven, and after he had Been silenced in reference to it, thatthe again repeats it, Scnuks—Does the Benator say that the charge has been disproven? Mr. FUCLINGHOYSEN—I eertainly say st has been dis- proven. Mr. Sonunz—What char Mr, PRELANGHUYSEN— propose to repeat, rt. SOHURZ—Well, then, sir, I will say that, in my opinion. no charge of'fraud’ that’ has been made has been dlaproven. Tr. FRELINGHUYGEN—I did not yield for the Senator to express his opinion that there was a discrepancy of i41,700,000 between the report of the Secretary of War and the secre- tary or the Treasury; but I submit that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Kdrounds), with the copy of the report of the Secretary of the Treasury in hia hands, silenced the Senator from Misaour (Mr. Schurz). In his whole argument he did | not rally upon that point, but contents bimecli’ wita putung the bare, bald charge Into bis speech, without auy argument be i : yo eUSta ED Mr. SCHUTZ--Does the Senator refer to what was called the discrepancy between the War Department's and Treas- aay De artment’s account ¥ F. ERELINOUUYSER-—I do. Mr. Scuu: ‘Then I misunderstood the Senator. I never made that charge, and, therefore, I did not retract it. Mr, FucLanouoyern—Well, air, there area great many in the world that are not done by the Senator (Mr. Schurz). That charge is made inthe vation was asked upon it, and I do not why it is that when the very charge on which th investigation i asked has been disproven it ig again re does the Senator refer to ? have stated it, sir, and I do not ented. Poin, Scuunz—Does the Senator say that I reiterated the charge ? Mr. F RELINGHUYBEN—I say that there is a distinct charge made in the resolution that there is 4 diserepancy between the accounts of the Secretary of War and th Treasury of #1,700,U00; that that charge is disproven, and Ichurz), io his speeches, again says, ysteriow disappearance of large sums of money is one of the reasons for demanding an investigation.” Mr. Scnunz—I am sure the Senator does not wish to resent me, and therefore { wii! remind him that when I apoke first upon this subject there was some discussion be- tween myself and the Senator from Vermont (Mr, Edmunds), and that] then stated that to my mind the apparent discrep- ancy between the accounts of the War Department and those of the Treasury Department had disappeared, and now I tell him that when I afterwards spoke of the MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF LARGE. BU: of money I meantnothing but this: that there was a much larger sum paid Dy France than was recelved by this gov- ernment the commission of Mr. Remington being kKuown and inconsiderabie in the aggregate, Mr, FRELINGHUYSEN— Then the Senator upon a weaker ground than L supposed. I us bis charge id not suppoue that he wouid have taken that horn of the dilemma, I would have clung tothe other. What is the charge now? This government sella arms to the highest bidder at, say, $7 piece. ‘The purchaser then goes to France aud sells then, it’ you please, for #14 apiece then the Senator trom Missouri comes here and tells Us us that there is ground for suspicion of fraud, because of the difference between the amount ihe French’ government pays and the amount our government gets tor the arms. ‘Mr. SCHURZ—I do not know whether the Senator is as well acquainted with the facts as ft would be desirable tat Te should be under the eireumatances, “It he were he would know that the lots of arms that were sold here were ac- counted for by Remington to the French government at al- most exactly the samo rates aa to the prices per piece that they were accounted for here at the War Department; and that, therefore, if large sums of money were lost, tbey were not lost by flowing into the pockets of any INTERMEDIATE AGENTS, ‘bat were lost in some mysterious way, which I stated it ‘would be one of the objects of the investigation to find out, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN—It 4o hay that the government bought arms of others vesides Remington. It so also, that we have nothing to do with the accounts Ais the greatest absurdity in the world to say that grave suspicion exists against the Secretary of tho Treasury apd the Secretary of War because their accounts do not taily with the accounts of the French government, Would be very happy to wee that charge retracted, and i do believe that the Senator trom Massachusetts (Mr, Sumner), in With his known magnanimity, will state whether those ‘against Becretar’ of War and the S ‘reasury are abandon Mr, Frelinghuysen inen reviewed the facts as ‘previously stated by Messrs. Harlan, Wiison and Conkling, and insisted that the government had carefully avoided selling arms to cents of either belligerent, and had acted through- ACOONDANCE WITH 1T8 NEUTRAI. OBLIGATIONS. ‘A good deal of Ume had been spent in discussing the ques- tion whether the Chief of Ordnance hada. right inet the ference ai statute to gell the arms he did sell. What di make as to our relations with Prussia whether nov? None whatever, lf we bad violated our neutrality Ly selling these arms, the fact that the Chief of Ordnance haa a rignt under our law to sell them would not make any better, Mir, SOHURZ said that the ot or violation of our did bet of course, us beervance own laws by ollicers of pF yd concern Prussia, but was of very great concern Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN said that this whole matter was only @ question as to whether we had violated our neutral obligations: Sy tb tae It aan on Gane or an Yet, under these eireu: rge of iraud sus- tnined by evidence, no Wiolation of any statute, 0 complaint from any Power of Violated our duty, the sales being known to them all; Jon of our having made & male to a belligerent, Or ly, the Senate of the United Staten was ‘upon to inguite whether we have not seriously violated or compromised our national honor. He submitted that IT WA8 UNPATRIOTIO, The proposed investigation was unjust. As wejl might the Senate appoint committes to ascertain whetuer he (Mr, Frelinghuysen) should not be deprived of his seat because of some maifeasance in olce wituout there being a char; @ scintilla of evidence against him. To order this invosti- tion, of even to declare it necessary, would be to defame ¢ nation. ‘The Senators of the United States were here to take care of the interests of their own people, ai they were bound always to be tenderly watchfal’ and regardfut of the interests of this country. The Senator from Missouri must not be surprised at the sensitivencas of Americans for the interests o Tn listening to that Senator's address, del at Chioago to his fellow he (Me. Frelinghuysen) had planly seen the chord oi ry that vil u brated between the speaker and his audience whenever the FATHERLAND WAS MENTIONED, And the Senator must remember, Americans had the same feeling for their own country. This was jon between Germany and America or it was nothing. The Senator would not dispute that. If he should succeed im this country it would their country, aking out his case wgainst excite the animosity of the Germau-Americaos, and if it would do that, must {t not necess: have the same effect upon the Germans at home and upon the German govern- ment? Hedid not mean that it would bring on a war or even a demand for reparation, but 1 would sow the seeds of discord between the nations. But st was said that t vestigation wus to be made a sort of sel!-examination and as & menus of revorming ourselves. We ware to taxe advantage of this Lenten seagon, and, with the international code in one hand and Mr. Schur2’s argument in the other, KXAMINE THE NATIONAL CONSOUIENCE-— laugbler,and if we found that we had wronged Jy, what were we todo? Make reparation? No! Fe there was nobody who claimed it or who would receive tt, ‘Then we ped geet Sake bac Leta the nance shout cepts Dh + er io view of the crude doctrines Inteatignal nw pre: lee Jab sohted here by certain Senators, to sacrif ame giatm. Me would not take any mu rel en mi a re to Mr. & Bahan Tae be Sate oat cera °F the Secretary of t Arena pe ag irae x he i, ORDER” ABUSES in the New York Custom House. . He should be that the Colleétors of; the port re ‘hela one th lew Yo the law to be that, f bd at, nama am tbtr Goovetnen are , 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET ing that view to be sustained, then Senator complains woul the President of ine Waited My ator would say, “The President ought to remove these Tectors.”Idon% know that I dua't know about thas I think we would hear & CRY OF TYRANNY gatuet the President if he pemoved an oficial for ceive Of a discretion which the law allows hin, Now dyad Held thal insemuch so be ond ies ondamaat were jaemauich ay he and bis ponsidle for bp resto of ry Ne was entitled to make fr ‘ore, g the power greater than the that po" the Treasury was the law. ton has been submit the to his legal ls seems to be a personal privilege of the Collector oF & incretionary exercise of the power vested in the holding such olice for the time being. If it should turn out that the Collector and lawyer ure right, then, instead of PLAIN, BRAVE MAN at the ond of the avenue, whom the people love, being the ‘one that is culpable, it is the distinguished Senator from Mia- sourt (Mr, Schurz) uimself, He isa nimple to the highest tribunal, To him was committed this investigation. He made the report. It all this difticulty has existed because of a defective law, leaving s0 disastrous a discretion with the Collector, then I snbmit itis the legislator to whom the subject was committed, and mot the President, who is responsible, ir. SOHORZ reminded Mr, ‘Murphy was not removed, but Mr. PRELINGHUYSES Mr, SoHURZ thought it was a ver i In conclusion, Mr. FRRLINGHUYBRN eloquently eulogized the repubiican party and President Grant, At twenty minutes past four P. M., without reaching a Vote, the Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WAsnINaton, Feb, 26, 1872. Under the call of States bills were introduced and referred an follows :-— By Mr. KeTonOM, (rep.) of N. Y.—For the more efficient administration of the lawa relating to public lands; also to Teduce internal taxation, By Mr. Lavon, (rep.) of N. Y.—To establish the North- ern Judicial district of New York. By Mr, SHORMAKER, (rep.) or Pa,—Regulating the postage on newspapers. By Mr. Ponten, (rep.) of Va.—Resolutions of tne Virginia Legislature in regard to the tax on tobacco and to the repay- ment of the cotton tax. By Mr. Perry, (rep.) of ‘Ohio—To preserve the independ- ence of the several departments of the government, and to fx the actual responsibility of appointments to ofllce in the ervil wervice, Ia from office, y Mr. TELD, (rep.) of Ohlo—To establish a record of natiralization in the Department of State, iy Mr. PARKER, (rep.) of Mo.—To authorize the building ofa bridge across the Missourt at Booneville. By Mr, COUGHLAN, (rep.) of For relief of the cap- tora of the rebel {ron-clad, Albemarie, resolutions of the California Legislature for a repeal of the duty on quick- Iver. By Mr. Hoorrr, ae) of Utah—Granting right of way through public lands to the Utah Southern Kaiiroad Com- pany. By Mr. McCORMIOK, (rep.) of Arizona—Grantin, tlonal powers to TerrHorial Governors in regard to th don of criminals, By Mr, CuirMAN, D. C.—Granting additional pensions to totally disabled soldiers and sailors, ‘The call of States being completed, the SUPPLEMENTARY CIVIL RIGHTS BILL, introduced last Monday by Mr. Frye for Mr. Hooper, of Massachuselts, came up. Mr. KLDRIDGE, (dem.) of Wis., suggented its reference to the Judiciary Commitee, remarking that the merabers on his side would not consent to have auch a bill passed without debate, u Mr. NIBLACK, (dem.) of Ind., moved to lay the bill on the able. Mi a for remo addi- e par- ScorrEL, rep.) of Pa., demanded tho yeas and nay ‘Te few moments lei in taking a vote by tellera on a motion to adjourn, an.l then the bill went over till next Monday, ‘There being much confusion and noise in the hall the Ser AKER said that no business wouid be transacted till order was restored, and that the condition of the House the two last afternoons was a scandal to | would sustain the ehair it would not be repeated, Mr. BANKS, (rep.) of Mass, offered a resolution referring to the Commitee for the District of Columbia the question | of having the locomotive railroad track removed from the front of the Capitol. Adopted, Further biila were mtroduced and referred as follows :— ENCOURAGING COMMERCE. y Mr. SHELLAMARGER, (rep.) of Ohlo—For the en- couragement of foreign commerce of the United States. The Dill provides for the appointment of a Bourd of Commis: sioners of Commerce, to consist of the Secretary of the ‘Treasury, Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Interior, tlie Postmaster General, 0 enforce the 0 servance of contracts for the promotion of com: merce and as to seamen and arrange and renort information an a If members commerce; to provide for one line of fron steamships to a British port, oue to a port of Continental {urop: tote West india islands and Mexico, and one to Australia. The commissioners are to make contracts for the pavment of bounty to these and other lines of steamships, (ie plan. of bounty being on the plan suggested by the S y Treasury im the Dill recently presented by him to tie Com- mittee on Commerce, Also a bul to promote immigratfon to the United States, and for the protection of immigrants, By Mr. Roosevg.7, (dem,) of N. ¥.—Relating to pleasure yachts, Also for the protection of birds and fish in the District of Columbia, cihlts {oF tho permanent improvement of the Washington annel, By Mr. Buooks, (dem.) of N. ¥.—To authorize the con- tindance of the mail steamship’ service between the United Ls a ySrrN ae - pe 5 By Mr. YOUNG, (dem.) of Ga.—Appropriating 250,000 8 government buliding at Adanta, Ga. . 3p ir. HILL, Se tr tn ® petition of 2,244 operatives in silk manufaciorien of Paterson, N.J., against the reduction of the duty on ail. Tet BARON, (rep) of Cals introduced » bil extending for one year the t'me for proof and payment by pre-empti netuers In Callfornia. Passed. fj éabetieesiorn REMOVING DipARILATIES. Alarge number of bills for the removal of political dis: abihties from persons in the various Southern ‘states were presented, and, at the suggestion of the Speacer, all were in, cluded in the one bill. Mr. Conuxt, (rep.), of Mich not beon read in full, whether 4 included. Mr. ELDRIDGE suggested that all citizeas of, the United States be included. Mr. GARVIRLD Moved that the bill, without further read- inquired, as the names had of Jeiferson Davis was corelary of the | ing of the es, be passed, under @ suspension of the Files, Mr: MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., called for the yens nays, Not ordered. ‘ - Mr. Garfield’s motion was then agreed to and the bill 1b to 18. Mr. FARNSWORTH, (rep.) of Illy offered resoluti inntracting the Commaiives on Public Bulldiags and aooe to report a bill for clearing away the horse and car stables, ar"irneks and other nuisances surroundine the Capltor opted. ‘On motion of Mr. YOUNG a Senate bill removing political disabilities from 384 persons named in it was passed, under @ suspension of the rules, without being read and without the yous and nays, which Messrs. Maynard und Kiinger de- man Sy KB, of lew York, {rot Comm! of Means reported'a bill’ Topealing the. reauirement ot prengrved {ui sauces, and o., a8’ enumerated and taxed in schedule ¢ of the Internal Revenue act. Passed under & f the rules. ion of the r Mr. MORGAN, (dem.) of Ohio, mtroduced a bill vo ching of the German Tamgage Yor that ‘or ne Mr. and bs THE Mr, LYNCH, (rep.) of Me., offered @ resolution instructi the Gommittes on I tres in the War De ie TRENCH ARMS BALES. Asxpendituret far pe inguire into the sale of ordnance stores in the laie Freneb- Ss war, with power to send for persons and papers. Jopted, PIG IkON, a dem.) of N. ¥., moved to suspend the rules bathig he snsiracting we Commiltes on Ware nod Henna to report a bill recuclug the duty on ply iron ts n oF Mr. DaWi .) of Mass., desired to make a remark, ir. VRS, (rep. ” Mr, Cox Mr. DawZsé sugzested, satirically, that the Committee on Ways and Means had better be abolished entirely. Mr. Cox eaid he intended no reflection on the Committee on Ways and Means, but the House had voted last Moaday on other tariff matters and he now wanted a direct vote on this one. ‘Mr. L, MYERe, (rep.) of Pa.—You do not like tea and core Cox—That was & Ponnsylvania protection measure. T insist on a vote—on a count by division. ‘Tho SPEAKER announced that the volo was 35 to 63, two- negative, ie Gos demanded the and nays, which were ordered. The motion to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution was rejected—yeas 74, nays 99. LAKE SUPERIOR SHIP CANAL, Mr, KRYCHUM moved to nd the rules and pass a bill Which, he reported from tne Committee on Public Lands, ing the time for ortage Lake sates Superior bump Ca tothe 3d of March, 1873, Agreed t |. 19 and the Di FORAOCO TAX, LRAOH, (dem.) of N. C., moved to suspend the rules PR 4 phere declaring it to be the judgment of the Houre that the tax on manufactured tobacco should be x uniform tax ol sixteen ceats a poun ‘Mr, DAW 6 remarked that that would take $16,000,000 out ‘Treasury. Of the Tite were not suspended, by 0 to 68, less than two- irda voting in the ailirmative, ‘The House, at three o'clock P. M., went into Committee of the Whole on THE DEFICIENCY BILL, Mr, Scofield in the chair, Nar, GARFIELD made a statement explanatory of the bill, which appropriates about #%,250,000. He accounted for the bil cheb the fact that for the trst time the law requiring unexpen ‘at the end of each year to be covered into the Treasury went into effect on the Lat of Juiy, 1871. Mr, BROOKS, of N. ¥., took the opportunity, by ‘opposing the Deficiency ‘bill, to speak of the coaiition in'the House be- twoen the representatives of the iron interest and a portion of the demogratic aide of the House. He went to the Clerk's desk andi had read a petition whieh, he aald, was one of ‘the ipoat Important pollions ever presented to the House, bel petition from the wool manufacturers of New England, praying for the removal of the DUTIES ON RAW WOOL and on bituminous coal, salt, iron and lumber required for machinery, and promising in that event that they will not only not ask protection tor woollen manufactures, bat will raise the wages of their workmen. If there waa to be any discrimination he was in favor of relieving the wool manu- facturers of New England. jon {9 signed by the representatives of the follow- Delaware Woollen Company, Blackstone, Mass. ; ave & Co., and Needham, Mason & Co. of ass. ; Delabare & Hackatafl, of Conway, Muss. ; Beoit, Lippitt Woollen ’ von: 1g iam, ‘Stillwater & Paine, James cisco; Fred. W. Whipple, Waliiam D, Davis Co., of Ux- bridge, Masa; ine Wansbuck Company, of Providence, R. J.; Edward Harris, of Woonsocket; the’ Ray Woollen Com- pany, of Beliingham; the Peacedale Manufacturing Com- e ing mils: vans, 8 Blackstone, John O, et, Ren, james Legg & Co., Mapievilie, HK. 1.; the wiendaic aufacturing Company, of Mobogan, R. I; F. R, White & Co., of Chepachet, K. 1; J, D. Nichols & ‘Son, Mobegan ; Horace A. Kimball, James ©. Inman and T. E. Hopkins, of Pascoag, 8. 1.; Ham's Woollen Company. of Woonsocket, R. 1, and 8. B, Hunt, cee in; 8, KON clerk's desk and had read Vy opie from workingmen in Syracuse in favor of protec: Ir. jon to American labor. The bill was proceeded with until a clause was reached re- ing the Jaw which requires the publication of the laws 9 nena ‘That belng rule out of order on the ground Of {ts being general legislation, the comm: 01 ” Garfield moved to suspend (he rules so a8 tO inake tt Mf order, Pending that motion Mr. Conurn, (rep.) of Ind. chair. Com itary desired to report te have sale a Tor the Tonalderation of a bill to en and have a day asst Fe lors, their widows and orphan Shildrens vo Require homesteads sda on the publig. labs, Dut Ob made. on was y ‘without vote on Mr, Garfield's motion, pear aa ft of the morning hour were consumed | vetary of the | THE STATE CAPITAL, The Herald’s Erie Bombshell Fall- ing at Albany. GOULD'S HOSTS COMPLETELY ROUTED Calculating Lobbyists and Wining Pett tioners Off Like Flying Dutchmen. THE CLASSIFICATION ACT DOOMED O’Brien’s Bill Cansing a General ‘ailroad Panic. The Great Erie Drama Nearly “Played Out” Attempt to Have the Directors Installed by a Regular Election. THE GAS QUESTION MOOTED. ALBANY, Feb, 26, 1872. The exposé tu the HERALD this morning of the ways and means resorted to by the “Erie Ring” has created much excitement, and has caused quite a flutter among the aiders and abettors of Erie and the members of the Erie Ring, who were stationed here to capture and cajole members of ine Legislature as they arrived at the capital from their homes, All day yesterday and to-day they were Industriously working to have action on the Classification bill delayed, Shortly” after the arrival of the HERALD with the bomb- shell on thetr Ring they disappeared in great haste. Previous to their departure, however, they suc- ceeded in distributing a large number of these bogus pathetic appeals against legislative interference, : and to-nigut they were poured tn upon the Legisla- ture, To-morrow O'Brien's bill for the REPEAL OF THE CLASSIFICATION ACT and providing fur an election for directors in June will be again argued before the Judiciary Committee nthe Senate. nator Hale will contimue the argument commenced by him at the last meeting of the committe, 11 the Course of which ne plainly | demoastrated, by lacts and tigures taken from the sworn report of ine Erie Company, that the officers were guilty of gross iraud and perjury, not only in their dealings with the stockholders, but also in their duty under tae statuce to the state govern- ment. ERIE IN A BAD STRAIT, On Wednesday the repeat bill will be again cone sidered before ihe Katlroad Committee of the Ase | sembly. 1c 48 Certainly in a bud strait, and, lest there sivnid be any failure im the work of repeal, Mr 1 to-night tniroduced a bill to repeat coay 6 of the Laws of 186¥, relative to the New Yors Central and iudson and taviem and | Mrie Raitroa i Corporavons, ‘Chis, it will be remem~ bered, is the General Classification act, ana Mr, Husted 18 the only member of the present Houso Who, in 1869, voted against the Ciassifitauon act He says he wil waten its progress careully. THE GAS QUESTION IN NEW YORK. Among tie wactters which occupied tne attention of the Assemuy to-night was Mr. Mouiton’s gas bill, which provides that ® company furnishing gas of less than fourteen candle power shall be iaole to & fine of from five huadred to one thousana dollars, it Was amended so as to provide that no company shail exact @ depostt irom per- sons applying itor gas, and prohinits com- panies exuctlug trom applicanis payment of arrears 0! any previous occupaut of the premises, Fields pointed out a violation of the constitutton tn Uhe act, as 1b provided for the appoiutinent of an inspecior, ‘Chis will be gratifylug news w the gas MOaopolists, as, if Fields proves to be correct, Wwe effect will be to kill the bill providing fora Boara of Inspectors, as publisued exclusively in | the HERALD a lew aays since, SINK THE TRACK, Mr. Mouiton presented petitions from residents of the Fourin avenue in relation to the ranniag of Wwains on Wie avenue above Forty-second street, and asking for iegisiauon to compei the companies to sink the wae! STEAM CAR TRAFFIC IN THE CITY. In connection With tis subject, 2nd iu reply to & resolution ol the senate, the New Haven Company reported that they ruu on an average fourteen pas- senger, one miuk and three treight trains daily each Way, ata rate of about sixteen miles per hour lor passenger trains and thirteen for freignt trams; that since January, 1871, there have ben fifteen accidents on tuetr line or by their trams within the city luuits and six deaths. ‘Toe rie, Hudson and Harlem roads have nov replied Co te resolution, SELLING LEAP TOBACCO. Mr, Cook 1itrouuced @ bill, in auswer to appeals from several of Us constituents, that leat tovacco must be wergued in the presence o/ the purchaser instead of being so.d, 43 Marked, in the pulk. A LONG-NBEDED REFORM. Mr. Mackay prepared a vill which 13 to compel the Coroners La New York to place ali prqperty or effects Jound on bodies of deceased persons in the hands of the Public Administrator and iile a list of such articies with tue Surregate, thus creating & check sysicm in quarters Wiere it has long been needed. THE SENATE The Senate was occupied ¢! in the considera tion of local aud poucrally Uuunportant biils In Committee of the Whole. The bilt ty amend the Miluary Code, by striking out the word “white,’? was ppeees with but one vote (Mr. Lord’s) agpiags, it, In expiaiaing his vi he -said he did not how & white man Could be eurolied under the act If te amendment THY VOIR ON THE SEYENTY’S CHARTER, ‘The vote on the Seventy’s Cuarter will not be taken until tic Investigating Uoimmittee’s return, Wheeler, Solomon, Hoe, Stewart and Wactrous are here on benat! of the Seventy, aud are quite san- gue about the passage of the churter. NEW YORK LEGISLATUS. Senate. ALBASY, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1672, PEYITIONS. In the Senate this evening petitions were presented against Interference wit the Krie Railway; also m favor of txing the fees of nowrh vito regulate the business of hfe tm surance companies, THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD COMPANY. ‘The New Haven Ratlrow! Company transmitcea an answer to inquiries ordered by the Senate. BKILL6 INTRODUCED, ‘The following bills were introduced: ~ To widen Nassau sireo: trom Fulton to Aun street, New it widen York. It five feet pe went si States. FIXING THE FEES OF NOTARIFG. To fix fees of notaries ior protesting commercial paper, fixing the tees at 1 Su. ‘To amen: the charter of the Sackett Sireet Railway Com- pany of Brooklyn. uct, Tellel of vertain religious societies in the eoutty of gs. To provide for the transfer of deeds on record im the County Clerks! oilices to the ofice of thy Kezister. To covtrm acd make vad the titieor the ivangelical Latheran St. John’s church, in the eity of New York, to cer- tain real estate occapied by It. : 1S PARSED TO A THIRD READING. Relating to the filing, siguing and sealing buls ot exceptions in criminai vases. ‘To amend the militia law by striking out the word “white,” 0.48 to make negroes Hable to do military duty. ‘The bil autuorizing the Marlemand New York Navigation Company to tssue bonds was ordered to a third reading. Adjourned, Assembiy. EVENING SEGSION. ALBANY, Peb. 26, 1872 ‘The House reassembled at nalf-past seven'?, M. OCOMMUNU ANION FROM COMPTROLLEE GREEN. A communication w. 4 from the Comptrotier of the city of New York, 1m reply to a resolution of the Mouse on the 29th of January, giving a list of assessments vacated, FBLLLS INTRODU By Mr. Hustrp—To repeal the Erie Classification acts. By Mr. JA0vus—To wn.horige the Counrissioners to €o06 strict sidawaiics in tie town of New Lots. By Mr. WiltisncK To prevent double taxation by ex empting tonds and mortgages from taxation. 7 iy Mr. For.ny-—To incorporate the Fresco Parnters’ Be- nevolent Society of New York. 7 By Mr. Rocur—Providing for the confinement of female drunkards and disorderly persons in Brooklyn im tha House of the Good she Mr. Cook ulate the sale ot leat tobaceo. By Mr. Ina D. B Fo pro.igh. the appropriation of e money OF j ¥ in aid of Sectarian {astitutions, Ae seh ERAL ORDERS, 6 ‘The Louse in committee utsposed of the following vills, ag noted :— =e ‘Making provision for the payment of officers of the last House fur services performed at the organization of the Home. LERCHES. 1 on the matter of persons presenting tndinuelven here nt the pening of exch session Doeuuse they Were oficers of the preceding Legisiature, assuming " drawing pas Z ate ALvol aut that iaat year there were, 28 employes use, which was composed of only 128 members, # fitted that this exeessive number of officials was not Gharceableto ether party solely, Both had been guilty of tolerating it, but the time bad come for a stop being pat to it. Progress was unaliy reported on the oill. THE GAS QUESTION, mnmittee took up the bill to regulate the manu- sale of gas. After considerable disc amendments, among the it unlawful to charge rent as a deposit for me- ter to supply gas on account of the nonpayment of previous bills by former consumers, ¢ committee rose and reported progress, with a view to janutage sending the bi!l to the Committee on Trade and M: to be perfected, and it was so reterred. THE MANHATEAN ACOOMMODATIO: The bill to incorporate the Manhat COMPANY, C ny was urdered to a third readine ave Jom) a ‘adjouraoly