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WASHINGTON. The French Arms Petard Ex- plodes---Nobody Hurt. SUMNER’S LAST Ammunition Runs Round. THE BRAZEN PREAMBLE Wiscousin Land Grabs in the | House. SHOT. Out Ali GUN SPIKED. Tas wadt Tom Scott Don’t Want and the House | That Don’t Care What He Wants. A Story of the North Pacific : Railroad. Charges Against the Minister of Chile. WASHINGTON, Feb, 29, 1872. The Freach Arms War Hatchet Buried in the Investigating Committee—Tthe Preamble Killed Outright. The Senate to-day busied itself with its little | political games, ‘The greater part of the morning | our was spent in an explanation of the manner in which certain documents had been circulated by | means of forged franks, Senators Chandler and Morton found themselves the victims of some designing persons who had used their franks to circulate the call for the Cinclunati Convention, and Senator ‘Tipton considered hithself even worse abused in having his frank used | to circulate the speeches of the Michigan Senator. ‘This high-tonea proceeding being over, the bill to admii Japanese students tothe West Point Acaa- emy was passed as a graceful compifment to the Japanese Embassy on the day of its arrival at the | National capital, and the Senate then proceeded to | Verminate the terrible resolution of Mr. Sumner in regard to the sale of arms to France. Mr. | Carpenter made his speech, and then the voting began, and it ended in the way it | ought to have ended on the day when | the resolution was introduced, ‘The offensive pre- | amble was laid on the table, Mr. Edmunds alone of the administration Senators voting against it, ve- cause he was in favor of putting the whole question where the majority doomed the preamble. The whole thing was shaped to sult the views of the administration and the Inends of an inquiry which should be confined witnin reasonable | bounds, and the resolution was adopied by @ vote of 02 t 5 ‘The tive Senators vot- img against 1t were Cole, Edmunds, Gilbert, Harlan and Wright. Theze belleved there was no necessity for any investigation, and were unwilling | to put themselves on the record as favoring an in- quiry which they thougnt unnecessary and the grounds for which they deemed completely dis- Proved, One thing growing out of this controversy | 1g certain—namely, that the discussion was more , damaging to tre administration than any tnvest- | tion possibly could be. Nonouy velieves that the Sec- retary of War can Le shown in any otner light thnn | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET, Privileges be given to Mr. Seoti’s road over those | enjoyed by his own. The discussion between the “kings” was sharp and pointed. | The President Endorses Judge McKean, j Utab, Mr, A. $8, Gould, of Utab, accompanied by Mr. R. | M., Baskin, formerly United States District Attorney im that Territory, called atthe White House to-day of to present the memorial Of 300 genie citizens of posed by resisting the action of the inspectors, ‘The [ieory thaneviy ual Utah, enaorsing the course of Judge McKean and Secretary has refused to grant any relief in ‘the sense, an American citizen, But it expressing the signers’ mgh opinion of him as a man and a judicial officer, Mr. Gould was cor- dially received by the President, who assented to the terms of the memorial by remarking that the Joyal people could have no higher opinion of Judge McKean than nimseif. Atter these formalities a rather pieasaut conversation followed on affairs in Utah, The President expressing anxiety lest the mining interests shouid suffer as @ consequence of the troubles in the Territory, he was assured ‘hat there was no apprehension of a conflict damaging to any material iterests, and no disposition On the part of the Genules towards Mormon persecution, Yhe movement in Utah was aimed, they said, against the theocratic despotism estabil-hed by Brigham Young and his aposues. Judge McKean will meeu tne President and Cabi- net to-morrow, The Gentile memorial sustaining District Attorney Bates, as against Judge McKeaa, as 2,009 signatures actached to it Sm American Coliese tor China. Resolutions and letters from Yale College, Brown University, Harvard University, Williams, Union Northwestern, Trinity and several other colieges and scleatific associations were presented in the | House from the Committee on Foreign Affairs this morning, earnestiy recommending the appropria- tion of the surplus of the Chinese indemaity fyad for the estabushment of an American college in Chima, The committee heard W. P. Jones, formerly of China, upon the same subject. He pre- sented, in addition to the abuve resolutions, others from American citizens in China very strongly re- commending the proposition, and just received from our Minister at Pekin. The practicability of the scheme was well supported by reference to the great success of the Japanese government college, which bas an American president and fifteen asso- ciates, with an attendance of 1,200 Japanese young men, most of whom are to be teachers in the Japanese public schools, Extraordinary Conduct of the Chileno Kepre- resentative—He bs His Allies, and is Suubbed in His Turn by Secretary Fish. In official circles at Washington there is much comment on the course of Mr. Godoy, the repre- sentative of Chile, which by the code of diplomacy | 1s without extenuating circumstances, Mr. Godoy | is charged with bad faith and usurpation of the diplomatic tunctions belonging to the representa- tive of another Power, that Power being Peru, the ally of hisguvernment. An armistice was recently concluded between Spain and the South American republics of Chile, Peru, Bolivia’ ani Ecuador, which was brought about by the mediation gf the United States, ‘The belligerents thereby are bound {| to keep the peace for three years, and must not re. | new hostilities without proper notice, The agree- ment was to be ratified by the respective gov- ernments, and ratifications were to be exchanged at the Department of State, Washingvon, within six months from date of the armistice; but if any of the governments could not, by circumstances over which it had no control, effect the exchange of ratifications within te fixed period, a delay was to be granted. It appears that the representatives of Cuile, Peru and Bolivia demanded an extension or time. They, therefore, met in the State Department, in the presence of Mr. Fish, and agreed upon @ prolongation necessary to give them me to receive the ratification of armistice from their Tespective governments. AN arrangement was arrived at in wich Mr. Godoy, as representative of Chile, and Mr. Freyre, as the representative of Peru and Bolivia, tuily concurred. Papers were drawn up with a distinct agreement accoruing to the article of the treaiy which each party solemnly as having done ms duty carefully and cautiously, and the more recent charges of Mr. Schurz against | the Chief of Oranance, even if they should be shown , to be well founded, wiil react only on that ofticer. | promised.¢o observe. AS usual in such cases, it was Stipulated that clean official copy of the drait would be sent by the Cierk of the State Department, as soon as written out and ready for signature, to the re- ; Compound interest notes... United States Inspectors that a certificete of inspece tion would not be granted, the boat being old and unfit for ase in the dangerous locality of Hell Gate. Itis understood the owners have com- menced a suit to test the right of the United States poucy, authorities to prohibit the employment of the boat on vbe ferry, and that they have applied to the Secretary of the Treasury to remit the penaities im- premises, preferring, as the matter has excited cou- siderable feeling, that it should be settled in the courts, Matilated Currency. In response to a letter from an officer of a rail- road in New York complaining of the delay the company 1s subjected to ia the redempuon of muti+ lated currency through the Assistant Treasurer at New York, the Secretary of the Treasury states charge that money received from private individnals is generally counted and redeemed before that re- ceived through Assistant Treasurers, and this fact is the cause of the delay complained of, Tne Secretary suggests that as the government pays the express charges on packages sent through Adams Express Company the railroad company can send their money directly through that channel to the ‘Treasury, or, if the amount is suMicient to Warrant it, they will be allowed to deposit United States registered bonds with the United States Treasurer at Washington equal to the amount of currency Ukely to be at any time in transitu, and the As- | sisiant Treasurer at New York would thea be not- fled of the fact and directed to redeem upon Presentation packages of mutiaied currency, | subject tothe count of the Treasury officials, and , then, in case of errors in the packages, the govern- Ment would be in a situation to indemnity itself for any possible loss. This practice, uf adopted, will, of course, be general in its application, ae Texas Pacifi: Railroad. The Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads to-day | $e agreed to report favorably on the bill, introduced by Senator Scott yesterday, grelating to the Texas | Paciflc Railroad. Tne only amendment not merely verbal is one chartering a branch road from Fuiton, Ark., to incersect tne main line between Marshall | This branch is given the right | and Dassas, Texas. of way, but no subsidy. Consular Recognition. The President has recoguized Henry Runge as | quote authorities, but | sense of the Senate and the country. Vice Consul of Sweden and Norway at Galveston, Texas, Who are Bankers. Two members of the New York Board of Brokers i | are in Washington to obtain reversal of the deci. | sion of the late Commissioner Delano, classifying | all persons engaged in the business of negotiating | secret ) experience and advaniages, could noi rise abot degrees. Absolute neutrality would prohibit sales to either belligerent ; but jimited neutrality would ADMIT OF SALES TO BOTH PARTIES indifferent'y, provided there was no intention to ala either, ‘There was a broad distinction vetweea continuiny Jn a policy previously adopted ia time of peace ana adopting ® new vending the war, which would tend to turn the scale ‘Having discnsaed this‘ length, Mr. Carpenter said, avi nssed this at length, Mr. Carpenter in con- cinetony that he regretted ihis*tlebate because of the effect it would be likely to have in exciting doubt as to the wisdom of our naturalization laws, These laws were based upon the hat every naturalized citizen wholly renounced alle. his birth, and became, in the fullest man coming from a tor- eign land, seeking and obtaining admission to our eitizenshih and afterwards being elected to 4 seat in the United sta Ser ‘and having there a pl An nich gave bin tre e of our State Department—if such a man, ing of allegiance to his native tana, then the people would naturally ask wi other men witb lesa capacity and less advantages couid do tt. Mr, SCMURZ, rep.) of Mo., asked Mr. Carpenter whether he meant to charge that be bad not casi off bis allegiance to any foreign country. Pear En Ten When 1 want to charge that I will it, Mr CaRPENTER then re what he had just said about a man who could not fully cast off allegiance to iis Dative land, but he protested ayatnst any one charging him ith Know Nothingism, because he had always opposed it, Mr. ScHURZ—'he Senator trom Wisconsin at the close of his speech has raised a cry which has not been heard here to-day, for the tirst time, When all argument is exhausted then an appeal to prejudice is in order. the general order swindle, if not defended, at least in some way Jus.liied on the pies that foreign importers were at the bottom of complaints against it; and to-day we hear another scansial resting upon a charge of corruption deten.ed upon the ground that the attack upon itis an appeal to the preju- dices of the foreign born citizens of this country. Genile- men, I teil you that this will be of no avati. The want good and just government. The people are rising up against corruption wherever it shows its head, and you cannot dis- suade them fron thelr purpose by saying that the general order business in Sew York is directed against foreign 1n- porters or that this isa question which is to eifeet the political SYMPATHIES OF THE GERMAN BORN American citizens. It 18 of no avail, gentiemen, bad better give itup. ask the Senator from whether be charged me with any unpatriotic act or motive? He did it not directly, but he did it by innuendo, It would have been more courageous had he stood up bere and said tome, “No; you have not cast off your allegiance to the foreign Power of which you were formerly a subject, and You are at the present moment itor to American fnter- ests,” Instead of making that charge be tried to turn it #0 as “to give the people to unverstand bis meaning, without “having the to bring it _forware plainly. Sir, a here’ to make defence of my patriotism, I did not come to this count sterday. Ihave been here for twenty years; and if nator from Wisconsin can point out @ where there was a sacrifice demanded of me that L have not made, where there was a service that I could render that I have bot rendered, wnere there was an act of patriotism that I could have so. No alr; this is not brought forwar: to benetit foreizn government. Well that when this discussion began it would attempted on the part of those who justify anything that administration may do to give it a turn itke that, to the prejudices of the people aud in order to cover was wrong, 1 reveat, gentlemen, do not indulge in deln- sions; that trick will hot succeed. Now, I am not going to discuss at lengih the question of international law or to am going to appeal to the common id you " a ry the performed, that 1 have. not perform be the re Was One great error running through all the Senator's (Mr. Garpeuter's) re- marks, defeating his whole argument. He courgunded the trade that migat be carried on ‘with belligerent Powers by private parties with the trade that might be carried on with BELLIGERENT POWERS BY A GOVERNMENT, Nobody denies that American citizens are permitted to sell arma to a beiligerent Power, or that in the regular course of trade they are permitted to send it warlike supplies; but ‘t is a very different question whether a government’ hus a right to Open its arsenals and ite dockyards .to do the same purchases or sales of stocks as ‘‘bankers,’’ within , thing. The Senator told us that it there was no intention to the meaning of the act of June 30, 1864. Currency Statement. The following is the United States currency out- standing:. Old demand notes Legal tender notes Legal tender notes ( Dose ee (series Of 1569)... 216, One year notes of 1863, 113,187 00 ‘Two year noies of 1863.. . 87,752 60 | ‘wo year coupon notes of 186: . 31,952 50 aid eltner belligerent ft_ might 1 sup- pose we had another reveliion in this country, and some {or- eign Power should send the rebels ships and arms, and that when we remonstrated against {t they whould say we did not want to hurt you, would that be aatiaactory to ual Intention $91,101 25 | in saying that the Secretary of W 142,399,513 09 | to sell the arms in question, then the Secretary haa done 100,487 09 | Wrong in stopping the sales, as be aid for a time at his (Mr. Is not such an idea absolutely preposterous ? Mr. Schurz here argued that if Mr. Carpenter’ was, right ‘ar'was compelled by law | Schurz's request. Perhaps, however, that offeace might be | sales had beep Fractional currency (first issue)... 4,391,769 48 Fractional currency (second issue). 3,190,670 15 Fractional currency (tnird issue;. 4,419,578 58 | Fractional currency (iourth issi first series) epeaaerey Fractional ¢ icy (lourtn issue, BECODU SCTIES) +0000... . cece eeseseee TOtAl....sseeeseeeee 18,976,745 97 10,512,540 25 see e+ $899, 987,778 68 FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Second Session, SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 1872. Mr, SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Committee on Finance, reported a bill to exempt from internai tax canned fish, jellies, preserves, prepared mustard, &c. Passed. Mr. TRUMSULL, (rep.) of Ill, from the Committee on the | Judiciary, reported adversely tbe bili to permit the accused in criminal cases to testify in their own defence, and moved#ts | indetinite postponement, Mr. HAMLIN, (rep.) of Me., thotight the bill nad better go upon the calendar. ‘The rule bad be found to work well. oe Nr. MonroN, (rep.) of Ind.,,said that remonstrances againat | the bill had come trom the Souch because it would tend to | jaliiated by fo1d after th stopped. country about these sales of arms, it was preposterous, When Prussia had failed to provest at the time when the sales were going on, and had shown a devermination wo ig- nore them altoyether, could it be supposed that an attempt to | set ourselves right in the matter would provoke her to attack ? If England bad acknowledged the wrong she had done us and bad punished the agents by whom it was done would notevery generous American spurn the idea of taking ad- vantage of the act? Would not this country have rung with praise of the just, generous act, and wouid not THE FRIENDSLIP BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES be made stronger than ever? The Senator from Wisconsin warns us that the precedent we make here may come to plague us hereafter, Precisely, sir, and iet me say that if the case remains ag it is now betore the civilized world the precedent is already set, and it is ourduty to break off tue point of that precedent by showing that if any wrong was committed the people of the United States did_not approve it and are ready to punish those who committed it. That is the duty of the patriot. The Senator from Wisconsin cannot frighten me by saying “Our country right or wrong.” Ina certain sense I say so too, My country tathe United States, and I say, “My country if right to be kept right, and if wrong to be set right." (Applause in the galleries.) Mr. CORBETT, (Iep.) of Oregon, moved as » substitute a etting forth that the Whole subject had now un. exhaustive discussion of nearly three weeks, aud e that that none of tae allegatior ambie had been sustained, the War Department ollicials were guiltiess of any wrong- diving in any of these transactions, and that jt was the sense Of the Senate that the discussion of the subject shouid cease. He then reviewed at length the allegations and the evidence adduced to sustain them, and argued that they were shown to bave had no foundation whatever. Mr. CONKLING, rep.) of 'N. Y., tully agreed with Mr. Cor- bett, and sala that ubstituie was eminently just contained in the original nd a resolution deciaring 1 proper, but inasmuch as ite adoption would prevent the in- Yesterday we had | an Wisconsin | le instance | the fact that @ large quantity ot ordnance was e time wien the Secretary assured him that the As to the case supposed by 672,480 00 | Senator Carpenter, of Prussia going to war with this effort to make a case than Messrs. Sumner and Seburs had been, Theirs was a pecaliar patriotism, which, in order to | exalt their country, would first drag it down. ‘he question then recurred on Air, Hamlin’s motion to lay the preamble on the table, and it was carried—yeas, #0; nay, Mr. Edmunds), r. MORTON said that the votes of Messrs, Sumner and Schurz to lay the preamble on the table must be regarded as @ confession in open court, Mr. SUMNER sid that as the Senator (Mr, Morton) had re- opened the discusion he would say that his vole was no such thing. He had already vindicated the preamble and the dow! amble had done its work, for the resolution was % ‘The Senators on the other side had complained that t ject bad taken much time; but who bad vecupied the tainly not Mr, Schurz and bimself; they st great odds as to numbers, that he was going to move to Mr. Morton was correct in say- had confessed the pre- ‘The Senator, ver, | adjourn and } tng'that Mr,“ Sumner, by osterous character of his \ ad made an unmistakabie and comp! coniession some days since, when, after his brave words, he asked to be allowed to huddle his preamble out of sight. Mr. Conkling then moved to adjourn, and at seven o'ck | P. M. the Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Feb, 29, 1872. WIKCONBIN LAND GRAUS. The till which was before the House at the adjournment | yesterday, giving an extension of ume tothe State of Wis- consin for the completion of the rallroad from Lake St. = jock ordering 1t to a third reading. Mr. HOLMAN, (dem.) of Ind., asked unanimous content to have the bill debated for an hour. Mr. PErEns, (rep.) of Me., objected. Mr, STEVENSON, (rep. )of Olio, asked ter from the Commissioner of Public Lands. Mr. SCOFIELD, (rep.) of Pa., objected to anything in the If members were going to filibuster all day il begin at once, mm.) OUN. Y., said they would not filfbuster if Mr, Holman’s amendment was allowed to be vifered. Mr. HOLMAN asked to have read » communication of @ | have read a let- D objected. ; (dem) of Ark., moved to reconsider the vote by which tne’ main question’ was ordered. A motion was made to lay the motion to reconsider on the tavie, ‘That mo- tion Was rejected —yeas #2 nays 97. ‘The letter waich Mr, Stevenson desired to have read was from the Commissioner of the General Land Uitice to Mr. Keicham, Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands, ex- pressing the opinion that the Northern Pacitic Kailway Com- pany would be entitied to receive indemniy tor the lands covered by the withdrawal of the lands granted to the St, Urolx and Lake buperior Railroads if that grant should be revived and renewed; and that if such indemnity coud not be obtained within the deficiency limits in the State of Wine consin the Northern Paciiic Company wouid be eutitied to select the lanus along the other portions of ita line, ‘The vote ordering the main question was then reconsidered. Yeas 101, nays 88. ‘Mr. HOLMAN moved to refer the bill to the Committee on Public Landa, with instructions to amend {t so us to grant to Wisconsin all'the lands spectiied which would tnure to the Northern Pactiic Ratiroad Company under existing laws if the grant were not revived, Mr. COX argued in tavor of Mr, Holman’s motion, He re- ferred to the constant growth of publtc opinion against ra: H road land grants, citing on that point the plattorm of both political parties in California, Indiana, it Virginia and of the late labor convention at C Members of Congress who were recreant to the public sentiment on this point would not only hear trom the pubic in general, but especially from the workingmen of the country—whose spe- cial interests seemed to be in thelr platiorma--aguinst the Waste of the patrimony of the people tn the Interest of Indi- viduals and of He read a protest which he had prepared a, View of the exciusion of ail debate ou the bi an extract from Hresident Grant's aunual message further spoliation of the public domain, and be express pride in having taken part in yesterday's tulbustering against this bill. ‘Mr. SYEVENGON sent to the Clerk's desk and bad read the letter from the Commissioner ot the Pubilc Lands herein before cited, and said that it was most extraordinary that a, fact appeariug in an official document shouid have been so persistently suppresses, He spoke of creating monopolies by uiving away Uunber ands which wero sald to be ol no Value and then creating new monopoles by putting a tariff on lumber so as to make these thnber lands vaiual ‘The people demanded that Congress should stop giving away the ublic domain. He exhivited a large map of the Western States, showing in colors the regions covered by railroad Jand grants, and said that if Congress did not stop this Policg in obedience to the people, he veifeved and trusted inat the people at the next opportunity woud make Congress step it. ‘There were now pending in both houses bills pro- posing to grant away TWO HUNDRED MILLION ACRES OF THE PUBLIC LANDS, an area equal to the States of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Iill- now, Michigan and Iowa, The Commiitee on'Public Lands was beset und besieged by attorneys for these grants, and its time was taken up dally and weekly tu hearing the argu- ments of monopolists und thelr attorneys for the extension or renewal of thelr grants or for the making of new grants, Mr. HAY, (rep.) of Ill, agreed with Mr. Stevenson that It was the tity of every representative to sizualize his oppo- i | sition in a most’ emphatic to the rob- bery of the national domain. if he felt certain hat this was the only bill of the kind to come beiore Congress ne might not be so much } opposed to it; but he had been creaibly iniormed that there were bills pending that would cover 2,000,000 acres, A mu- Tion of soldiers were wanting to know why Congress could give away the public lands to railroad monopoltes and could not give them land warrants for 160 acres. Wisconsio had received more land for railroads than the three States of Uhio, Indiana and Illinois. Me hoped the question would come up squarely and iet every member re- cord his vote, aye or no, or whether the railroad land grant policy shouid cease or not. Mr, SPEER, (dem.) of Pa., took the same ground, that the pubjic domain shouid be kept for the poor peupie and for the Soldiers who had fought for and maintained the goverament, Mr. Horas, reterring to Mr. Heck’s statement yenterday, that only ig ‘democrats nad voted against « iike bill for we Northern Paciic Railroad, #aii that he haa examined the record, and found that, while that, was so, oulv sixteen dem- ocrate had voted for it. He sent to the Olerk’s desk and had read a resolution, adopted by the House, on his motion in March, 186s, declaring that the policy of grantlag public Hie stated that Croix to Lake Superior, was taken up, the question being on | 3 ALASTA, AUSTR The Prince of Wales’ Ilness Announced at the Antipodes—Reports from tie Gold Fields and a Favcrable Yield—Burning of a ihea tre and Private Dwellings—Human Remains Found—Supposed To Be of the Members of Leichard’s Party—Railway Extension. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW Y02% HERALD. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 29. 1872, The steamship Moses Taylor brings advices from Australasia, dated at Sydney to the 20th of January. The Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company intend running extra steamers from Suez to New South Wales, ‘The news of the alarming illness of the Prince of Wales caused great exciiement. The later tele. grams announcing the probable recovery of te Prince were received with great satisfaction, At the annual meeting of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce the subs dizing of an American line of steamers was advocated oy @ deputation (rom the Chamber, but no detinite promise of subsidy was made, The advices (rom the gold flelds continued to be very satisfactory. An immensely rich quartz reef was found at Upper Bingera. Tne Prince of Wales’ Theatre at Sydney and @ number of houses in the vicinity were burned, January 15, with a loss of about £40,000, : The government will be petitioned to pronibit the importation of cattle from Great Lritain or the Con- tnent of Europe, owing to the prevalence of the foot and mouth disease. Madame States’ Opera Company met with im- Mense success in Sydney and wili leave for Mel- bourne immediately, Earl Belmore was intending to leave for England at the end of February. ‘The ship Sussex, trom London, was wrecked off Barwa Leads on the 3ist uilimo and seven of the crew drowned, The duty upon Australian wines in England is causing great dissatisiacuon, Inspector Gilmore brought from Eyres Creek the remains of tour white men found buried there, who are supposed to bave belonged to Leichard’ party. Arich tin deposit has been found in Gipps land. Arich lead mine has also been discovered in the same locality. The rauiway to Beechworth ts being rapidly con+ structed, ‘The Queensland line of telegraph is completed from Brisbane to Norman River, a@ distance of 1,455 miles, The construction of the South Australia Overland Telegraph is proceeding satisfuctorlly, and the ling 1s now open eleven hundred miles from Adelaide. A new theaire, the largest in the colonies, is builds ing in Melbourne. The Parliamentary deadlock was likely to be soon removed, Over one hundred thousand tous of grain are available ready for export. New Zealand. The yield of the Thames gold mines, in New Zeae land, 18 decreasing, Last year’s returns were 351,636 ounces. Kercapa, the murderer of Rev, Mr. Vaikner, was hanged at Napler. A-severe drought has prevailed throughout the country, and all the crops but hay will be poor. Flax was active, good lots bringing £25 per ton. | Wool was active and firm. | Fiji planters have been almost ruined by the ate tacks of the natives, ‘The government was undecided what todo with the murderers of Warburton’s party. The English steamer was expected daily. ‘The New Zealand Parliament has been pro- Togued, ‘The New Guinea expedition has started for home. AFRICA. _ A strong effort will be made to develop the connec- | gpective parties. Everything had been fully dis- tion of the Marquis de Caumbrun with the insitga- | cussed and unally agreed upon. but wien the Clerk Won of this inquiry; but iv 1s not expectea that any | of the State Department presented one copy of the vestigation, he appealed to the Senator to withdraw it, feel- ing confident that an investigation would completely expiode ail the charges, insinuations and imputations “tnat had been made. Mr. CoRBETT withdrew his substitute. lands to rafiroads should be discontinued. ‘that resolution, he said, had received the combined vote of both parues in the House a4 a general proposition. He salu the great ma- jority of democratic members had voted against iand granis, deteat justice in certain cases pending th 1 | placed ‘on the calendar, Be seattle outa) | _ Mr. SHERMAN, from the Committee on Finance, reported | a billtorefund certain duties paid by the W.nona and St, Escape of an Ex-President from Frison in new facts of importance will Be developed one way ! agreement to Mr. Godoy for signature this gentle- or the other. With the adoption of this resoiution | the whole thing 18 practically dead, and no future | effort of the Committee of Investugation, waich has not yet been appointed, can galvanize it ito decent | we. The House French Sales Inquiry. The House Committee on the Expenditures in the War Department met this morning, and without | Other action than a bricf discussion adjourned for H two weeks. This means a virtual abandonment or i the investigation into the sales of arms to France, and is <lue to the tll success of Mr. Lynch in getting Mis resolution of inquiry so modified as to exciude the particular line of investigation, which ti 1s be- Meved in administration circles the attorney of the French goverument at Washington was employed | to bring about, The whole matter will uow be left wo the disposition of the Senate, The Land Grant Lobsy Discomfited in the House—Brave Cox and Holman. Another day was spent in the House over the Wis, consin and St. Croix Haliroad land grant steal, which was stayed off yesterday by the skill and adroitness of Mr, Cox, of New York, and Mr. Hol- man, of Indiana. The House, the lopbies and even the Speaker's room were ful! of speculators and schemers both to-day and yesterday, and the strong effort of the session to reopen the iand grant steals was made, This attempt of the ring’s was met at the threshold by only thirty-two votes against the measure, just enouzh to cali the ayes and noes, but Me friends of the steal melted away perceptibly when the ayes and noes were cailea. ‘The alternoon yesterday was spent in filibuster- ing, the pretext lor which was that Mr. Holman de- sired to offer an amendment to deprive the North: * ern Pacific Railroad from any benefits in case this bill did not pass, the arguments of the Wisconsin members veing that the Northern Pacific road | woult get the landsif the Wisconsin and St, Croix | road did not, ‘hus Was the objection of the op- | ponents of the bill obviated, but somenow this did seem to Satisty the fmends of the bill and the fill- bustering went on, Those who favored it had a de. bate of an hour yesterday, and by a large majority cut off all opposing debate, Finally the House ad- journed, and this morning the question came up as unfinished business, Mr. Stevenson, of Onto, asked to have read a letter from the Commissioner of Public Lands, showing tnat the Northern Pacific roads would get other lauds in ieu of these if the bill passed. Tne stupid Wiscon- sin members even refused to allow tals to be read. Mr. Cox asked for further debate, and this was dis- allowed. Mr. Holman begged to be allowed to offer his amendment, and this was refused. Then Hanks, of Arkansas, who had voted for the bill, moved to reconsider, which was carried. This opened the matter for debate, ana Cox, Stevenson and Holman riddied it, Mr. Cox made a very sensible speech Upon the general policy of giving away the public domain, and presented a protest- which would have been signed by members of both sides if tne | bill had passed, Mr. Banks, of Massachusetts, | look occasion in @ jew remarks favor- Ing tne bill to reflect upon Tom Scott, ot Pennsylvania, for alleged oppusition to the meas- | ure, (o which Mr. Negiey and other Pennsylvania | members replied, denying {rom personal knowledge | that Mr. Scott was opposed to the bill, After two days spent over what the managers of the bill thought would require but as many ours to pass, it is salely moored in the Public Lands Committee, from which bourne land grant ralroad bills seldom return, The bill begun with only thirty-two votes Against it, but in the course of the fight it gained iriends so rapidly that only one vote was wanting to lay it on the table, and 11 was recummitied to the Committee on Public Lands with Holmaa’s instruc: | on by @ majority of over twenty, This is a great tiumph for honesty, and the land grant lovvy is much discouraged in its anticipations of tuture Operation ‘Yom Scott and His Baltimore Depot. The House Commitee on te vistrict of Columply this" morning heard the arguments of Colonel Thomas A, Scott, of the Penusy!vania Central Rail road, 10 relation to the location of the depot of the Baitumore and Potomac Ratiroad, in this city, Jona W. Garrett, of the Baltimore and Olio Rattroad, was also Leiyre the committee. asking that no special | carried passengers alter @ notification from the | a | the compact which be had sciemanly entered into in | (Freyre) | nition of their services in rescumg the crew of tne } delay in the recognition of the gallant services of i may, to lis utter astonishment and in violation of | the most essential rules of diplomacy, not only re- fused to sign the agreement, vut preseuted, 19 the nawe of his government aud that of Pera and ; Boltvia, another paper, different from the | one agreea upon, and ain violation of | the pregeace of Mr, Fish. Mr, Freyre, the represen- | tative of Peru and Bolivia, Who was entirely igno- | rant of bis action, is furious over this pre- sumption in assuming to megotfate in the name of Peru and Bolivia, of which he is the accredited representative at the government of Washington. Mr. Freyre rightly contends that he ought at least to have been consulted in so grave a matter by Mr. Godoy, before the latter attempted to act iu the name ol a Power which he has not the snadow of right .o represent, looks upon it as a gratuitous msult offered to him and his country, and has already taken steps to obtain redress. Mr. Fish was highly astonished and | indignaut when he heard of the conduct of the | Chilean Minister. He addressed a note to Mr | Godoy, demanding explanations, until at last Mr. | Godoy signed the agreement for the prolongation, a8 at the outset he had promised to do, Pittsburg’s Lost Office Job. A delegation of prominent citizens of Pittsburg, Pa., were this morning before the House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds asking @ liberal appropriation for @ public building at that place for Post Office, &c. This 1s only another of the imnumefabie joos of like character how before Con- gress, Delaware and Chesapeake Bay Ship Canal. A joint committee of the Maryland Legislature and several prominent gentlemen of Delaware are here to solicit Congressional aid to open a ship canal between the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River. They have had an interview to-day with the Secre- tary of War and General Humphries, Chief of Bu- reau of Engineers, The New York Custom Ho Investigation. The Senate Retrenchment Committee will resume their examination into the abuses in the Custom House at New York next Monday im this city. The investigation has been delayed by the continued illness of Senators Howe and Buckingham, The Tea and Coffee Duty. A delegation of the New York Board of Grocerg and a number of prominent merchants of Philadel- phia and Baltimore appeared before the Senate Finance Committee to-day, to represent the par. alysis inflicted on their trade by the uncertainty as to the Senate’s action on the bill passed last week by the House, repealing the duties on tea and coffee. They ask for immediate action, as the country | buyers are naturally holding back 1n the hope of a fail in prices upon the repeal of the duties. French Honors to American Sailors. The French Legation has transmitted to the De- partment of State four medals designed for Captain Peterson, of the ship Thatcher Magoun, of Boston, and to David Roberts, mate; John Rawier and Wil- liam Aaderson, sailor of the same vessel, in recog+ | French brig Le Grand Frederic in Feoruary, 1870, The medal for Captuin Peterson is of gold, the others of silver. It!s mentioned in a letter which accompanied the medals that the gravity of events of the past eighteen months in France has caused a our sailors, Snow Blockade and Straw Bids. Postmaster General Creswell was before the | louse Committee on Post OMices and Post Roads | this morning In relation to the irregularities in the arrival of tne maiis from the Pacific coast. He told the committee that he bad received from the ratiroad companies assurances that no such delay sould in | future occur, and that such steps would be taken as i would prevent another snow blockade. He also gave some testimony 1D relation to the charges of ex-Congressman McKibben that be bad cqnspired with parties in the “straw bid” business, . Rotten Ferry bouts. Some time ago the steam ferryboat Brunswick, of the Astoria ferry, New York, was libelied in the United States District Court at Brooklyn for having | made out aod Prussia shoula make war upon this country to secure redress for the wrong done hei Had they ever considered the position they would occupy | credit for a higher motive—unwillingness to take any part in Peter's Kai!road Company, Mr. SPENOER, (rep.)ot Ala., trom the Committee on Com- merce, reported with amendments the bill adjusting the Classes and salaries of the Consuls and Consuls Geuei BILLS WERE INTRODUCED By Mr. COUR, (rep.) of Cal.—Fixing the rates of commuta- Hon for ollcers* fuel, (orage and quarters, r, KELLY, (dem.) of Oregon—Granting right of wi to the Uian Southern Ratirons Coun eer peed es “od By Mr. SPENOER—Atmendatory of the act providing a Ter- itor governinent {or the Disiriet of Columbia, ir. LRUMUOLL, from the Judiciary Committee. reported the bill to protec’ purchasers of lands sold. for now-peyment LS ry in the jate insurrectionary States, f. SAW RE, (Fep.) of 8. C:, from the Committee on Edu: 1 La¥ot, feparted a ereely ‘on the memorial for ‘he establishment of an educational test for suffrage, ¥RANK FORGERY. ns CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich., rose to a personal ex- ion, and read a ietter from @ gentleman in Jackson, ch., stating tht somebody had went him certain “Ketorm Movement” und “Liberal Republican” documents uner his (Mr, Chandler's) frank and of Senator Morton. The Writer expressed his astonishment that these two. distin- guished Senators should circalate such publications, and asked Mr. Chandler to send him no more documents tnless they had the true ring. Mr. Chandler said that bis (rank on these documents was a forgery; but as the whole lberal re- publican movement was @ fraud, he was not surprised that thore who were engaged in it resorted to Lorgery. ‘Mr. MORTON also stated that the use of his {rank on these documents, or on any such, was a fraud and a forge Mr. TIPTON, (rep.) of Néb., rose to a personal explanation and said ho had been almost ortunate as Mr. Chandier, He had sent one of that Senator's speeches to @ constituent and had had i indignantly returned, with a request that, it he endorsed such seutiments, he would never send his frank to that constituent again. JAI Mr. CAMERON, (rep. Japanese youtaa ty We Mr. CASSERLY, (dem. ) of Cal., opposed the bill as_propos- tng an uuwise debariure from the well settled pollcy’ of the government in respect to the Academy. The bill was passed, ‘At the expiration of the morning hour the Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution to investigate the alleged SALE OF ARMS TO FRENOW AGENTS. Mr. CARPENTER, (rep.) of Wis., addressed the Senate. R WEST POINT, Pa., called up the bill to admit six )ot at Point Academy. He said that when a sult was brought in @ court of law the first thing done was to test the sufliciency of the complaint, con- Af that ceding the facts to ve as claimed by the piainufl. rule had been followed in this case the preamble tion could easily have been disposed of, but if tl the administration bad taken that course the cl have been heralded ali over the country that they to avoid investigation. The time had now co ow~ ever, when the question of law might safely be raised. But first, he would speak of the origin of this preamble and reso- Jution. Politics was a strange thing. The tories in England Were attempting to bring on a Ministerial crisis by charging Mr. Gladstone with having made a treaty which placed Eng: same time certain American Senators were attempting to et uD an excitement on a state of facts which had been nown to everybody for year or more for the purpose ot AFFROTING THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL RLECTION. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., said the facts had not been known to him until a few weeis ago. ‘Mr. CARPENTER said they might have been known to any one who examined the reports of the Department. There had been no concealment in the matter, no attempt to cover upanything, Kverything done was in execution of the acts of Congress, and had been Jafd before the country ; yet now, Just in the nick of time for etfect upon the Presideniall cam: aign, an excitement was raised about this matter, and the legitimate business of the country postponed to consider it. A# to the motives of the Senators who bad made this assault On the administration, one of two things must be done— either Y, must believe th was no foundation whatever for it, and introduced the preambie and resolution for MERE OLAPTRAP AND PARTY PURPOSES, or they must believe that our government had violated its Neutral duties, and they took up the club for a foreign nation and brandished i over their native land, and, as the later ‘supposition would imply not merely lack ‘of patriotism, even ® certain degree of treason, Christian charity com- pelled him to say that those Senators did nut believe that the charges bad any foundation in fact, Had they ever thought | fusing to vote for a meaure—namely, of the position they would occupy if their case could be Jean Senators called upou to vot which they had in advance deel: to be just on the part of Prussia The Senator from Missouri (Mr. Schurz) had com- pared himself and air. Sumner in this matter to Messrs, Cob- den and Bright on the Alabama que.tion; but there was one rest diference between the cases, Jobden and right did what they did to prevent their country trom com- mitting a wrong, but after tue wrong had been committed Whey never moved » commities of investigation for the pur- ose OF Pose MAKING OUT A CASE AGAINST TITRIR COUNTRY. Tt bad been remarked that the democratic senators took no part in this discussion, and the fact had been attributed to « desire to let the republicans engaged init do all they could to injure their party; but he had aw Kind feeling for the dem- Olratic party, having been a member of it as long aa he could be innocently (\aughter), aud he was willing to give them upplies to carry on a war so unpatriotic @ proceeding. In this connection he quoted Kutus Choate’s declarati n that the dem- ocratic party had alwars burned with a youthful, yebement, exulting, progr fe wentiment of nationailty. Mr. Sumner hai sald yesterday that this case naturally opened with the resolutions of the French Assembly. That Was true, and it was to be regretted that the case, having | opened in France. bad not been allowed to ciose there. (Laughter,) The Senator had denouncea tne saying of the brave old Commodore Decatur—“Jur country, right or wrong !"—ae @ ne ‘one. in view of that Senator's attem ‘This was not strange, he la in the case. fluence of @ desire to make a case agains: Engiand our Publicis nad been inciined of tate to adopt he strictest doctrines as to the ob! als. had gone to the extreme verge in that direction, and muca further than he thought, He would rather (bat our governs ment should ABANDON THE ALABAMA CLAIMS than that if should abandon the high sround that take as to the rights of neutrals, Tt bad veen our it ought to @ policy of the surplus and Unsuitable arms—unsuita that we had others more suitable, Nobody questioned our right to sell arma in id bound band and foot at the feet of America, and at the | f | to make out « case for Prussia, | our government in making up our time of peace, and the only question was whether, when two foreign nations got into @ war, We were bound to abandon our wel) settled policy, The whole subject, by all the Ms. HARLAN, (rep. amendment offered by Mr. Conkling some days since. Mr. Harlan’s amendment directs the commitiee to inquire whether any American Senator or citizen has been in un- authorized communication or collusion with the agents of any ‘oreign Powers, which was adopted. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN suggested to Mr, Sumner that as it ‘was the rule to couduct all the investigations of all mat- foreign relations with close dvors ve it discretionary with the committee Mr, Sumner denied relations, and i¢ question relating to the conduct of our own oflicials, Mr, MORTON said that if {t was not @ question of foreign relations tt was nothing. The charge of corruption on part of any Amérigan Senator had been abandoned days ago. If the Sengtor from Massachusetts and the Senator from Missouri cod: succeed in establisning their, case the effect would be to make a case for Prussia against this country, and the cry of corruption ratsed by those Sen- ators could not rescue thei from that position. According to Mr. Sumner’s own argument against engiand in thi ama case Prussia should have a claim against us for consequential damages, amounting to hun- dreds of millions, for she could maintain that by supplyin France with arms we had prolonged the siege of Paris, and, thereby put her to enormous additional outlay and loss. Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., said that Mr, Sumner had tried ‘to make out se'for Prussia against us than our case against Gi because he had argued that France witen she got those arma trom ua was prostrate and unarmed, and therefore we had not merely furnished one of the belligerente with arms, but had actually set her on ber feet again and enabled her to continue the war, ‘Mr. Moron concurred tn this statement. He would not argue whether the course of Mesars, Summer and Echurz, in this matter was patriotic. He would leave that to the com- mon sense of the nation, but he would say:—I shail vote for this resolution because I know as well as I know an: thing that bas not transpired in my own presence, that this whole inquiry is @ sham aad a pretence without foundation whatever, and may say I know it will result in the vindl- cation of the government, and 1 shall vote for this resolution for the purpose of squelching the scandals that | have Leen scattered abroad from here for mere political cffect. But st I thought there was reason to belleve that through the Chlet of Ordnance or any body else my govern- ment had done wrong I should not vote for the resoiution, because I do not believe that there ia any moral or patriotic Obligation resting on me to go forward ana make out a cause of action AGAINST MY OWN COUNTRY. If it is made out by another Ltt against my coun- try that is @ dillerent matter. The son that would voluntarily go before a Grand Jury with evidence against his own tather or mother might perhaps think he was doing right, but the world would not sustain bim. ‘The Senator irom Missouri (Mr, Schurz) had tried to avoid the charge of unpatriotic, conduct by assuring us that even if the committee should find that we had violated our neutral obligations the an government would not take advantage of it. In that case our only reliance would be on the magnanimity ot @ forelm government, and there was no_ principle of magnanimity or reason which would prevent Prussia from prosecuting her Just claims against us, Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, suggested that we could hardiy expect the German govern: ty 0@ more magnant- mous than our own Senators, Messrs, Sumner and Schurz, . CAMERON said he was tor the fullest investigation, beileving that it would exonerate the oficiais against whom these insinuations had been made, He eulogized the Prest- | dent, who, he said, had done bis duty fattntully, aud was a | very’much abier n than was yenerally believed. then takeo on the resolution. It was adopted—yeas 2, nays 5. The nays were Meysrs. Cole, Iid- munds, Gilbert, Harian and Wright. The question then occurred on the preamble, when Mr. Hamlin moved to lay it on the tabie. Mr. A..G. THURMAN, (dem.) of Obio, suggested that this motion, if adopied, would lay’ the resolution, af weil as the preamble, on the table, Mr. HAMLIX fnsisted upon his motion. He wanted to get rid of this suoject. It pad wasted the time of long enough, “He would not yote for this preamble for the fame reason that Mr. Erskine once gave tor re- because it was IMPOTENT, INSOLENT AND A PUBLIC LIE.” Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vi., raised @ point ot order that the preamble wasa part of the resolution and ceuld not ve ‘The question Amer. | laid on the table without carrying the resolution witu {t. ‘The Viok PRESIDENT overrwed tue point of order, and Mr, EDMUNDS appealed from thegdecision of the Char. ‘Mr. SUMNER proposed to withdraw the preamble, but ob- jection was made. He then briefly defended the preamoic, and insisted that with the exception of tue allegation of the discrepancy, and one other verbal error it was in ail respects true and completely sustained by the facts adduced. Mr. SHERMAN made a renewal of the point of order, which was again overruled by the Chair. i Mr, SHRRMAN appealed from the vecision of the Chair, and gaid ft would be well for the Senate to act advisediy in this matter, In a similar case be had appeaied from the decision of the Chair, and the Senate had sustained the decision, ‘Mr. SUMNER anid It was very evident that tue Senators on the other side were trying to avold an answer to weir last speeches. Mr. CONKLING sald he would move to adjourn, 80 as to give Mr, Sumner a fresh day, Mr. SUMNESL said he prot not take much time. He oni explanation of the preambie, Pine decision oF the Char was sustained—yena 28, nays 18. ose who voted to overrule it were Messrs, Ames, Boreman, Brownlow, Cameron, Carpenter, Conkling, Vlayton, Corbett, Cragin, Edmunds, Flanagan, Hamio, Hatiav, Morton, Ny «i to goon to-day. He would wanted to make # reasonavie n'and Wright, then resumed hia remarks. He repelled the ant of patriotism, Hi i from Jopden's speech, heretofore alluded to, it had been an aid to ; but was Mr, Cobden ith therefore unpatriotic when hi Mr, CARPENTER sald if Mr. Cobden bad made that speech after the wrong bad occurred be would have been unpatri- otic, Mr. SUMNER insisted that even with that Mr. Cobden would have been patriotic. obden, Was unable to accept the pail: tern preached he:e. Mr. MORTON asked Mr. Sumner whether, if Mr. Cobden had been alive now and sbould move for a committee of Parliament to ferret out facts to make @ case for us agalvet his country, he would not be rebuked even by Jobn Bright? Mr, SUMN£R—The Senator states the case Incorreeuy, He gaia bs - re tor bie coanyyy be ‘aoe her, , es; making a cond oy ae ‘ ig 4 case for herao tuat she ir. SUMNE! history or clias then said that ‘the Senate m: id thats? Mr. Morton knew John Bright's ter he would not ask the question. § He ing explained and vincfeatea the t dispose Of it as it pleased, Mr. LDMUNDS said that paid rocate for Prussi ton. preamble uPorjiies, was ove of good faith, Neutrauiy was a thing of } could have worked harder or been more persistent in the .) of Towa, moved an amendment to the Senate | and be recognized the fact several repuviicans, mesad- ing Mr. Hay, of Illinois, had also done so, The policy of the country had been very OLRARLY DEFINED IN CONDEMNATION of railroad or otner grants. He declared that this bill, which affected 3,260,000 acres, worth from $15 to $20 an acre, Was a movement in favor of the Northern Paciuc Kaliroad. tie terred w the demoralizing influence of these land granis, citing on that point the case of Kansas Senators buying thet | seate through the meansof such grants, and sald that jo order to tes. the sense of the House he should pow move to Jay the bili on the table. r RIDGE, «dem.) of Wis., appealed to Mr. Hi withdraw that motion, which is not devatab! allow reply to ve made to the speeches ag. the pill. He hoped be would not Rath the poisoned chatice to taeir own lips” of which be (Mr. Holman) nad compiained yester- ay. Mir. Cox—You had an hour yesterday, Mr. HOLMAN declined to withiraw the motion, ana Mr. ELDRUDGE remarked angrily that that showed Mr. Ho.man's consistency and honor. (Calls to order.) ‘The motion to lay on the table was rejected—yeas 91, nays 2, Mr. BECK, (dem.) of Ky., then took the floor and defended his position in supporting tho bill, bis principal reason being that people had seitied along the line of the road, payin the government $2 00 an acre tor ft un the faith o the “grant, All the tak about reserving the lands for soldiers was mere humbug. Ther land warrants would pass into the hands of speculators. While he was ‘against all raiiroad land frauds, yet he was convinced thas Mt this country desired to maintain its credit aud to hel at enterpriges it could not do so in any better way tl lolman to order to y grants of lands in whica ihe grantees were compelle well to actual settlers AT TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS AN AORF. If these lands were to go to the Northern Pacitic Railroad Company that company was not restricied by any such limuation, and they would be kept out of market and held at high rates. He referred to the fact that Colonel Scott, Fresident ‘of the Pennsylvania Central Kailroad owned the Southern tle Kall. | | shouid be reserved to tne people of Wiscon: ing of a line within their own State, and a line of vital im- ortance to them, or whether they should be given to tne jortuern Paciiic Raflroad. He would say to the gentienen ‘who had threatened the House with tue condemnation of the people that no labor convention, no {utelligent laboring man, no man who had the interest’ of the couutry at heart, would say that this iand should not be reserved to the peopie of Wisconsin instead of being given to the Northern Pacilic Railroad, He shared in THE PREJUDICE AGAINST LAND GRANTS, but it was not against the system us originally estublished. Tt was owing to tae fact that those corporations were mon- strous corporations, and that so far trom seeking to develop the interest of the country and to increase its capacities they intended and designed and did operate to control and cor- Tupt and snuvert the government. Mir, KELLEY, (rep.r of Pa., stated that Mr. Beck Colovel Scott bad told him yesterday that ferent to the questivn. tated that his belief was that ‘al appeals to members of the He stated that on his honor as in was to change tueir votes. @ member of the House. ir. KELLEY stated on bis veracity that Colonel Scott had ‘Stated to him yesterday afternoon that he was utterly and entireiy indifferent in the maiter. ; Mears, KitinGen, (rep.) Of Pa., and NEGLEY confirmed Mr. Kelley's statement. Mir. BANKS Telerated hie belief, and stated that he had good reason for it; but that was an Gnimportant matte: policy of original land grants was not invol! tion, Jf it were he would .ot sustain the bili, to the fact of other States having been largely built up by we bounty of the general government in connection with rati« roads, and instanced the State of Pennsyivanix, which was enriched at the expense of the Treasury aod of the people by duties on railroad iron, Mr. NEULEY, (rep.) of Pa., hoped that Mr. Banks would confine himselt’ to the subject. Mr. BANK» said that he was following the subject very closely. ‘There was no portion of the country that had not been aided by State or federal legislation to build up a ayn { transportation which bad made the 1 without whicl Uhey should dage tribes, Warring against each other. W. came too bem, Th corporations ve- would regulate m and ands and make the ry right of transportation that which ft ought d of being, present, SYSTEM | not only to pi persons but to public inter | ferred to the tact that the Northern Pacitic Railroad bunds were in the bands of all classes of people, and said that uo Toad woud be buiit and no redress or return would be given to the country or U people, Mr. NEGLEY stated that he bad just hy Witt tae President of the Penn rr. re fo be, ine & conversation ivanta Central Railroad, that that geutleman was Hot interiered with it, AS au evidence that that was so he (Mr Negley) woula agres to vote Tor the biliy altuough he had hitherto opposed i= Mr. DIGKEY, (rep.) of remarked in an undertone that | he cid not propose to make Any such contract aa that. He did not intend to be owned by Colonel scott, fier further discussion by Messrs. Townsend, (rep) of a., Eldridye, Farnsworth, (Fep.) of lii., aud Rusk, (rep.) of Wis., in support of the oil, Mr. Houw. ain moved to Wl ton the table, Negatived—veas +7, n moved to refer the b Yommittes Ho t ith instruct - 0. on Publ wi Tuctions, Agreed to—yeas 104, Mr. HAZELTON, (rep.) of Wis., asked that tne committee have leave to report at any time. Mr. Cux and others objected, ‘The House then, at twenty minutes to five P. M., adjourned. THE PACIFIO RAILROADS, Denver, Col., Feb. 29, 1872. An important change in railroad management took placX here yesterday, the Denver stock- holders of the Denver Pacific Katlroad having transferrea their entire interest to on aeaKt ved that this move Cee e oars uy disuavantageous to the Union Pacitic Company, a8 16, Will insure the speedy com- ch road to Denver from Julesbary aeryome cthes, point on the Untoo Pacific road which wilj give the considerable advantage 1D Liberia. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW T)3K HEAL, LONDON, Feb. 29, 1872, An arrivai from Monrovia reports that the ex. President of the republic, who was imprisoned for malpractice, had escaped from custody. ART SALE, Those who took our advice and attended the closing sale of the Stewart-Knoedier coliection last night must have veen gratificd by the result. Owing to one of those unaccountable changes in the dis- position of the public it was found impossible to ove tain as high prices as have ruled in the late | Sales, aud a number of really good works were sold at remarkably low prices. There were few very vaiuable pictures, the highest sum brought by any single work being $1,510 for Carl Becker's “Ante-Chamber;” but even the moderate. priced pictures kept down to the low= est figures. Hoquet’s “Coast View in France,” @ delightful ttle marine study, sold for the nominal price of $125; “A Swiss View,” by Engelhardt, $240; Tissol's “Cosette,” from “Les Miserables,’ $490; Cooman'’s “Nydid,” $350; Kichards’ “High | Tide,” $300; Diffeubach’s “Grandmotner and Chid,” $400; Verboeckhoven’s ‘Goats im Stae ble,’ $860; Acheubach’s “Naples,” $200; Sa- dee’s “Washing Day and Coast of Schevinger,’? | $475; Salinuin’s “Crossing the Brook,” a | Hick’s “Bride's Tollet,” $800; Bierstad’s “Iwi | light,” $300; Eastman Johnson’s ‘Meditation,’? | $505; Junhetm’s “Lake of ‘'nun.” $425;-De Bonne- | Inaison’s “Rendezvous” and ‘Bois de Boulogne,” | $415 each; Plassan’s “Luncheon,” $490; Vamphau- sen’s “Puritan and Cavalier,” $000; Dargel “Narrow Escape,” $445; ‘Carnival ‘lime,’ by some artist, $400; Koybet’s “Standard Bearer,” $1,025; Beyschlay’s “Grandmother's Birthday,” $575; Levy's “Dawn of Love,’ $925; Povraulvs “Mother and Child,” $1,000; Couture’s “Decadence of the Roman Einpire,” $450; Koek-Koek’s ‘Scene on the Roine,? $700: Vibert’s ‘Great Griel,” $300; “Dead Game,’? by Piaise Des Goffe, went for $300, The entire col- lection brought $24,755, Which, considering the artistic meriis, 18 not a large return; but the steady way in which ‘the large number of pictures lately thrown on the market have oeen bought up is de- | cidedly eacouraging for whe future of art in this | couutry. “HUMPTY DUMPTY's” MARVELLOUS RUN, The special fairy who beyond all doubt presides over the destiny of Fox’s famous “umpty Dumpty’? | must be a genius of superlative powers, for “Humpty” has outrun all the sensation pieces of tie metropolis, and aithough quite aged, ts br. ghter, mer- ner, happier and by far more popular than he waa when he first appeared before astonished and de- lighted New York. ‘This worid-famed pantomime is so framed, however, that it may take in unlimited views and numberless changes of beauty and variety with Kaleidoscopic briluancy und finish. This 1s.the charm of the entertainment which is being run to so miraculous a length at ine Olympic, and, sirenginened by the genius and popularity of Fox himseul, accounts for we @Xiensive run of tue piece. Several new featured fave been added to te variety act during thy week, among others a skating pas dv deux by two very able artists named Kynock and Sinith, who have been received with great favor, aud are already fustalled aniong the star favorites of “Humpty Dumpty.” Fox gives this Week his Se4th perlorm- ance of the claracter of iumpty; We Martens nave sung their jaimous cat duet for the ¢isth ume, and the Wilson Brothers have periormed tieir trip.e parterre for the fifty-eighih ume, ‘The laiter are rehearsing for production during (he coming fortnight a new and original gymuasiic act, wien, is said will excel anything of the kink ever attempted, not excepting even the | most terrific teats of the Hanlon, The just nights of Mr, G. L. Fox prior to nis depat- ture ior a farewell tour preuminary to his trip to London, Where he 18 engaged to play next seasoa in anew pantomime, writien for him by & com. hination of several of the best burlesque writers of that city, will be shortly announced. 50, since the days ot “Humpty Dumpty” among us are nome bered, and we May not look upon bis like again, 16 18 not necessary to advise theatre-goers WO avail themselves of their present Opportunities to Witness’ tne rare performance, tor judging oy tke immense audiences that have tiled the house night alter, night, the pubic nave tatuitively divined the ape’ prouching end of the tamous spectace and ar@ | taking neir final 100k. NAVAL OBDERS, WasHINGTON, Feb, 29, 1872, iaeutenant B, L. Edes and Master & ©, Pendleton Union Pacific Company a very | have been deiached irom the South Atiauue fleet distance over (he Kansas | and wait orders, Midshipman Natuaa Sargent bad beeu ordered to the Canandiagiy