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4 CONGRESS. THE SENATE STILL WASTING TIME, Conkling’s Trouble About the Patronage. Logan’s Innumerable Recom- mendations. THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS LAGGING THE PACIFIC MAIL SUBSIDY. Exciting Debate, in the Hiouse. The Stars, and Stripes‘or the of St. George. —— SENATE § aus Wasntnotow, Marob 13, 1872 - Mz, EDMUNDS, (rep,) of Vt, reported from the Ooutmittee on the Judictary the bill extending the Provisions of the act for the removal of casea from the State to federal Courts to cases: in Which elther the platntit or tho defendant ‘is an alten. QAMEZBON, (rep.) Of Pa., from the Committee on #oreign Relations, reported a bill authorizing the Survey and marking of the boundary lune po- territory and the British pos- he a the Woods 40 the summit Rocky Mountams, Passed, BILLS INTRODUCED, My. POMEROY, (rep.) of Kansas, introduced a bill to provide for ascertaining and settling private land Claims in certain States and ‘ferriteries, Mr. SPENCER, (rep.) Of Ala., introduced @ bill granting the fight of way to the State of Alabama for the Grand Trunk Railway Compapy. MY. OSBORN, (rep.) Of Fla., introduced @ bul re- lating to the collection of tue revenue. Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported, without amendment, the pills to enaple the President to appomt @ Pay- m General of the Army; to provide for the pay- ment of women nurses during the war, and granting condemned cannon for @ soldier's monument at Mound City, lil. : + : Mr. T1pToN, (rep.) of Meb., from the Committee on Public Lauds, bi ada Without amendment, the bill to create two aew land districts in Nepraska, THE SENATORIAL PATRONAGE, ‘Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. ¥., calied ap his reso- lution asking the President to communicate to the Senate the number Of recommendations for ofice made by the Senators from New York, lilinois, Mis- sourt and Nebraska, and proposed to add to It the following:— = And whether appointments or removals have, in any tn- etance, been made at the suggestion or request of any wird party, who has acted uh a go-between between elther of sald enatora and the appointing power; or repfesented, or in any manner caused ft to be understood that such erectile ments or rewards would be agr to or were desired by avy Senator, and, if so, giving the names of the persons who 60 resenied, or ci i to be understood, and articularly whether any such appointments or rewards ave made at the request or suggestion of Roswell Hart, Assistant Superintendent of the mail service New York; or of A. H. Latin, Navai Ollicer of the port of New York; or of A. B. Cornell, Surveyor at the port of New York—they or elther of them professiug to represent any of such Senators. Also whether any such Senators have made application in reference to coutracts to be aivarded to the lowest bidders; and, {f'80, the name of such Senator and at whose suggestion such application was made, Mr. CONKLING sald be would not have ventured to use the naures of the three gentiemen named in the resolution but tor the fact that they themselves wished to have the mquiry made. Mr, TRUMBULL, (rep.) of Lil., reminded the Senate that sere Was an amendment of Mr. Tipton’s pend- log t@e@stend the inquiry to the recommendations @il the Senators, and asked whether tne mover, of the resolution could modufy it when there was ap amendment pending’ The Vick PRESIDENT ruled that he could not, the yeas and nays having been ordered on the pending amenduient, Mr, CONKLING gave notice that he would offer hig Modification at the proper ume. The question was then en Mr, Tipton’s. amond+ ‘Ment, Mr. Locan, (rep.) of Ul, said he could not under- Stand the object of the invesiigation proposed by this close resolution. Did anybody pretend that there was anything unworal or improper ia Making recommendations to oiice? He had RECOMMENDED EVERY DECENT PERSON that had asked mim for a recommendation, and he would do it azain, The resolution and the amend- ment were ridiculous and unworthy the attention of the Senate, and thercfore he moved to lay it on the table, Mr, SHERMAN, (rep.) Of Ohio, asked Mr. Conkling whether he deemed the passage o1 the resolution necessary for bis own vindication? Mr. CONKLING—Necessity compels me to say that Ido. Ihave been so often charged with having an undue share 10 obtaining patronage that after tae exercise of what I think a commendable degree of patience I now want the Senate to know the tacts, Mr. SHERMAN agreed with Mr. Logan, that this proceeding nad gone far enough, and said he would uot vote for the resolution further than Mr, Conk- Ung might think necessary lor his own vindication, Mr. NYE, (rep.) of Nev., suggested that the iuquiry should be confined to Mr. Conkling’s recummenda- tions. [(Langhter. j Mr, CONKLING Suld that would not cast any light on the eubject, - Three Senators had repeatedly made statements and insinuations on this subject, which were piinly aimed at him, and now he wished to have the records of tne accusers and tue accused laid side hy side, INVESTIGATION NOT WANTED, Mr. LoGaN sald that if Mr. Conkling’s resolution was aimed only at his accusers he did not know why he (Logan) was tuciuded, for he had never ac- cused the Senator. He bad no objection on bis own account to bemhg investigated every morning before breakiasi; but the trouble was that when an inves- tion Was Ordered it gave people an idea that there Was some wrong done, whereas there was nothtug in this matter to be investigated, Mr. CARPENTER, (rep.) of Wis., thought that Mr. Logan was misiaken. It was true tat formerly, when an investigation was ordered, the presump- tion was that there was something to be investi. gated, but recedit proceedings of the Senate haa changed all that. Mr. CONKLING asked Mr. ge to suppose that there was a Senator who had made fewer recom- Mendations than any other, and who had fewer friends tu office than any other, and that that Sen. ator had been denounced as @ benchman and a huckster of power, and-as clin tothe skirts of power, and then asked him whether he Jid not think it natural that that Senator should desire to know how the account stood between him and those wiio Were so free in talking about him, Mr. LoGan said he knew he (Logan) could not be the Senator rejerred to, because it would take a committee three months to investigate ali the rec- ommendations he had made. (Laughter.) But if he were the mau who bad made the fewest recom. Mendatious he would not want to have the macter known, because It would nol be encouraging to hia friends. (Laughter) seriously he thought ‘ita sub- ject uuworthy to occupy the Senate for a moment, it was kn Paes Mr. Conkling’s remarks that h@ was smarting under some personal criticiwm, v that was nol a matter for the Senate, Bi THE INVESTIGATION WANTED. Mr. HAMLIN, (rep.) of Me., thought the adoption of the resvlution in the broadest iorm would serve & good purpose, His experience satisfied him tnat the service in the departments of the government had never iu the last thirty years been so prompt, efmicient and bonest as 1t was now, and all the hue and cry that had been raised to the contraty would be swept away like snow before the sun i ihe tacig could be got betore ihe people. Mr. TRUMBULL thougst it remarkable that Mr. vonkling had left out of his resolution on the sub- Ject of recoimmendations to office the very Senator = Morton) Who had frst paraded iu the senate recommendations made by an individual Senator. Mr. UONKLING dia not see bow investigating Mr, sore ae could tarow ‘any light on the Mr. TRUMBULL thonght it would throw some light on eo subject to slow liuW many relatives pe a3 Mr. Morton had got appointed to Mr. Farry, (rep.) of Conn., said that the resolu. Mon and this discussion were prejudicial to the pub- Uc 1 saver It. VOLE, (rep.) Of Cal., called for the regular order—the appropriation bill—and declined toyueld for turtuer discussion of the resolution, Mr. CONKLING moved to postpone the Appropria- tion bill in order to say that it was tume that the one-sided discussion which had gone on so long Without wearying the Senator irom’ vonnecticut (Mr, Ferry) should cease. The Senator from IiJinois (ir, in) Was Mistaken in thinking that he offered this resolution because he was smarting under newspaper or other criticism, His object was to DISPBL ONE OF THE GREATEST DELUSIONS, one of the most shameful frauds, ever was paimed of on @ Community since Adam’s fall. He read dally in newspapers statements of pretended tacta_in reference to public mon and affairs io pasnoges, and he believing that never since human tongue first Wwagged—-never since writing or inting came into (he world had any comtpuni in subjected Lo More preposterous, tore beard, more trutuiess impositions than those wmch went out trom Guus Gavi! Now, Were was oue yf thoge lala them down NEW YORK HEKALD, THUKSDAY, MARCH 14, 1872.—' impositions, which could be patled to the counter | tural Interests that the Pacife Mail Bteamsnip line foes egies meme ates | ™ So os oan een new THE LOBBY. benators controlling iegisetures and con: | to the East. The export from San Fran- ventions by means ef official and on a.most when this line those subjects he wanted to have enher truth or and now commerce bad in- silence, | tons, and was yg every Gay. have’op much Tookog on the subyect be woela Witte te iit tne, the dutty Wenwed trom custome ts | A Glance at Some of the Aids aun 5 ar, eRTON. rep.) Of he Y., Saud glad Mr. | was he dusouut received to Legislation. Logan bad withdrawn bis 40D. Fea Thicagit T-propet that the resgiucion abcult pans, | of tie tantatt | Personnel of the Washi nn erences oe es were ton Rings. ir sfaaimeasbe id eat an was rues, sJeguust JOHN ROACH AND- SAM WARD. Pol dy eval ve | Morgan, cot cred ‘who vane | A ay f the Privileges of at want the Menaie wan pet op pt mOLLVed: Use oO! + Wow, he nd sorvea with & | ‘aud, excitediy)-—1 dare do the Floor. out of them ali anything at w right! I dare to aay that the schome all that numver, iba umoe BX-MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. # iin a] PEE Ht ‘ Who They Are and What They id i get Tus Waste OF tME | parted yaat app from 1948 to 1 Are’ Doing. et Mean aeaoeen sent ‘of the company, sabscquent A Pen. Pisture. of the Lobby Her Sees] | : “| Wasmwaron, March 10, 1872, » The reepectable advocate: who goos before a com. ‘Mittee of Cot to'promote a measure pending legislation upon It should got be charged with being ® lobbyist imene offensive sense any more than a Aawyer shodld’be'blamed for defending the cause of His client betore @ jury, it ts difficult, however, to make the distinction, and I shall not attempt !t, . a eee ee especially as the ble advocates” are so few Sex , that itis scarcely wialipiatine. Now and shen an He te | nonest man appears before a committee to advocate Ronest cause, but the peopie who do this work generally insincere, untrustworthy and unsoru- ous. They jive by promoting questionable enas }o questionable means, and are corrupted by the | Corruptions in which they deal, Neither virtue nor honor is 100 sacred to be used by them; and soctety, even religion itself, 1s made to subserve their base purposes, The war had much to do with the growth @f the lobby; but the lobby existed before the war. 1s Was the same in spirit then as now, but not so strong tn numbers or so varied in 1ts resources, CLASSIFICATION OF THE LOBBY. ‘It t A GiMcult task to classify the lobby, Every measure before Congress has a lobby of tts own ‘Which generally takes tts name from the scheme or schemes in whose interest the lobby is at work. This winter wo have the steamship subsidy -10bhies, the ratiroad andtand grant lobbies, the cotton tax lobby, the Inaianring, and a hundred otners to name which would be the mere dulness of detatl. But come sort of classification ts not altogether im- possible, aad of the lobbyists we have— L have no indu but boast wi ae ms ence, of 2 ‘1 to “see” members ana do — ‘Tho first of these cinsges ts by far the largest. ‘They are constantly on the: lookout for people witn jobs aud little experience, trom whom they to extract a few dollars for their supposed with Some Representative or Senator, ~| These wretenes are scarcely worth noticing, as the harm they do 1 only to the extent of their petty ‘Ahefta, THe sevond class 19 on'y above the first in ot importance, They are the “iookont’’ | Wen of thecraf, and ipfest the ante-rooms of the " ise Feed ii we bat ae a ol Ven >| ‘of soe. fas of ae } 4 Was tne hm yeas 29, nays 18. Mr. SAWYEI . Wasthen 8, C., ¥ . of Education, vend raprog se es of after Gucusion b Wes agreed to—yeas 25, nays 16, INE KEW 1 MINT. Mr. KgLLoag, (rep.) of La., a the ee meut providing ior ceding ‘to the city Orleans the site of the Mint, i. that Mint should be established (here wil i ee try ony: on an tne eal Nn amendment was acopted raising: ‘aries of the Commissioner of Agrioutture, the Soiichor Of tue Treasury and the Solicitor of the dntergal Revenue Department to $4,000 each. Mr. TRUMBULL offered an amendment to the salaries of the Judges of the Court of © 5,000, which was pending when, at nalf-past i » M., the Senate adjourned, HOUSE-OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, March 18, 1872, PETITIONS, Mr. HALDEMAN, (@em.) Of Pa., presented a peth tion of merchants and citizens of Philadelphia im favor of reducing the ta.1f to @ strictly revenue basis. tion o! seventy citizens of Lancaster county, Pa., in favor of a tari on a strictly 1evenue basis, and for the repeal of the duties On salt, coal and pig tron. : MINORS AND THE AGMY. Mr. CoBURN, (rep,) of Ind., trom the Committee on Military ‘Aduirs, reported @ bill provid that minors under twenty-one years of Dot be enlisted in the military service of the United States without the consent Of their parents or guat+ ai ey te aay, a Bovis oes wha wini Alter a snort discussion AaB ha . 00) K ISLAND BRIDGE. on the ovgam to take S) Mr ° q Mr, NEGLEY, (rep,) of Pa., from the Committee on Jonnny Roach or Bam Ward above the. comiuercg, reporiel ul ‘ Faun to the Daven. Teoted, mince be Had NOt Sees aay shipySrus Warted | 1. ory ike 6 (all ook in a forest of saplings. Rossh | ort Al aul road Company the o! "st Way over sho governinent Rock island. bridge, the tres MEET E Bare, Speee re tot twenty | ts nots loboyist in the general sense, his shipyard Company to contribute one-third of the expense of maintaining the bridge, It was passed. Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) Of Masa, Irom the Judiciary Committee, reported a bill for the removal of c2r- tain Causes to the United states Courts, authorizing the removal from the State Courts to a United States uircuit Court Of suits brougiit by @ resident of such State, or an alien, against another non-resi- dent of the State where jurisdiction by the state at Chester, Pa., and the measures which will pro- Mote ita interests being the only matters on which he descanta, He 1s, however, the chief of what may be called the industrial lobby, and talks with great picturesqueness and fervor, of ship-building and tron making, clothing these dry topics with an in- terest which few men can give them. His shops ‘Mr. BUTLER said in fusion thas i (his mat i ed Shean er hess oe duties ia favor of ‘The a was carried Messrs, Sresn, (dem.) of Pa., «dem. ed Kern, (dem,)'o! tr and Binp, ) of dc, aaanat te increased subskly, Binauan, of Vio, RELLEY, Bd Haus (rop.) OC Mes ta 1avor ot Sika was | ‘Mr. CoBURN made another argument against the \N ATIONAL CONGRI F BRS ose SALTPETRE. navigation laws, wad ip lavor ot iree trade in ships, neat isan ironman, sixey pos een ee oleh ays aaanee eee fon | He question being between chea on the nae, ots Mane (deo ress ron | Ge Se na montero ta towne tring man ad ony etch and forty-four others, in York, Boston, Phila: | yMlt, DUNSELL. (rep) Of Michi. Goetaemee S proud position as chief of his wonderful con- Gelphia, ChoagO, Milwaukee and Kansas City, en- | gitioa, ‘The disc! had revived somewhat the | 8Te88 by dint of his own exertions, He ts a short, paged jh the unyortauion, consumption and maau- | fove ‘ot couatry and the love of tae fag. Mis | stout, abby man, with a blg head and plenty of that it be added to the tree list, 3 OF thane diner gectil te ny words | brains, and strong, nari sense, His intellectual The House, at hali-past three o'clock, went into | tion, and which Ww: ‘sound. Letter in a t qualities constantly show themselves io his lewers Committee of the Whole, Mr, WagKLER, (rep.) of | canvass than in the of @ question which | and pamphiets, for he ts a believer in primters’ ink, N. Y., 10 the chair, onthe POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL, the pending question being the amendment in- ereasing the subsidy to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, for its Coina line, from $500,000 to $1,0v0, 000 @ year, aud making the service forcnightly instead of monthly. Mr. Porrer, (dem.) of N. Y., spoke in favor of the amendment, and gave his reasous for it. ‘the Fosult or European, pcupventions 0. »itgamstp e3 Was that to-day the commerce of the Atlantic said that ‘J was under European flags, not under the United neo a on States flag. He had no luea that subsidies would LUY WHERE YOU CAN BUY ChRArnsr restore the Atlantic trade, The disadvantages re- 4 fe docti om ton of that commerce. He looked, however, to the | be to destroy the siipbuilding aud the coast only great foreign commerce left. to the people of | trane of the country. sp the United States, the Without disposing of any of the pending amend. COMMERCE OF THE PACIFIC O0EAN, and the question Was whether tie proposed aubstdy | Dastiout Pet adjearned? wut “Be Mouse at halt ‘Was hecessary to retain tt. [fit was, tuen tue ex- penditure was warranted. Mr, ConuRN opposed the amendment, and iene ested a suvstitute for it, Bamitting foreign Duis Fessels to American registration. “ite unterstood | _ Tbe challenge recentiy issued by Captain Bogar- eee eee ad ool be purchased-abroad | aus, champion of the United States, to shoota Eero ine nants a eae 4 ane match at pigeons with any man in tae world, ts ta Which he Javored granting subsidies. Why not ict | trait Way Of being accepted by Mr. Wuillam Thorn. the Pacific Mail Steamship Company buy the four’ | $0, of Bradford, OS ye great siups that it Fequired Waerever {t could get | mitch against Bogardus of fifty birds cach, twenty- Them cheapest, instead of taking $600,000 a year | OW¢ Yards rise, sixty yards fall, to shoot with one enteréd int the very Mr. FARNSWORTH called attention to the combina. ton which existed in the House between the ex- treme high tariff men, the shiphuiders of Maine and the representatives of ocean all combining against the proposition to ships could promnove American eomimercs, by kiting aes col ole Americ ence men to put ships on the ocean. ana ta able to think for others if not to shane his ideas himself, As early as last April he addressed to the Secretary of the Navy ‘proposals to create tron. ship-bullding yards for tue revival of ship- bullding and ocean commerce. A synopsis of these was aiterwards adaressed to Congress as a memo- rial of the “International Steamship Company,” and took shape in Mr. Dawes’ bill for economiaing naval expenaitares and constructing tron sceamers, ‘The vill ought to have been called a bill to enable John Roach and other persons to build iron steamsbips for their own use at the expense of the United States, Roach is not in favor of the HeRaLp's idea of free snips ‘and ts not the man who would allow Americans to buy stips abroad. But his principle ts a very sim- pile, if not a very sound, one for all that. he holds ‘that to revive our commerce it is only necessary for the government to give to shipowners tne diner. ence between the cost of vessels built abroad and the expense of bullding them at home, Me estimates the cost of building bls tweuty steamships at $13,000,000, Their cost on the Ciyde would be $10,500,000, ‘Thus it Will be seon that the Congress the Treasury ? Ounce of snot, for £200 a side, within three months trom He tf ardus £30 for ex- He ollered his amendment reducing the substay to | Of Kobruary 24 and to aliow ti Of Artisans at Chester will make @ very handsome $500,000, allowing the Pacific Mail steamship Gom- | Penses, each to Aud birds ior the other. Articles it out of every ship they balld, and that the ‘ poms HG palling Bogardus’ signature at the Burns | Prods ou . Parered 10 tae United spat ogi chemo dt Boutigaten ane, pies a whole country will be compelled to tax itself very Tticles of agreemen' ave ay ir. end bis mas mi A POINT OF ORDER. Ira A. Paine, of this city, and Mr Reis Wwosa® 4 Itberally so that Roach frie: ay be able made the point of Roach's bill took somewhat differ. Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Ce to make money. order that the amendment ¢| oe Pa, to shoot & home-and-home match at auged the exetiag le 'birds, for $250 a side cach ma sene oops toh; the | ent shape ta Kobeson’s me for ten new sii 1, Aon Neto ae Fiat mcntee calan first to take piace in the vicinity of New York on | ofwar, bat it is understood that botu measures are r. COBURN Appealed, and the decision of the | Tuesday, the i9tn inst., and the second in the vicine in the famii: Chair was sustained." hg ily of Pliiadelphia withia ten days atter the New | t0 be considered as Ye Mr, POMENOY, of Oblo, advocated the increase of York maven, ‘Fhe sum of $100 a side is bow up, and | Asalovbyist Roach ls not very popular, boing the subsidy, Thus had’ been called an eniering | ‘0 valance will ba au aL ihe Clipper | too penarious to be well liked by.“the bors,” Their wedge; oul an enterin; Wedge was not necessari! @ bad thing. Voting onice, in this city, on or D ‘Pain for this sabeidy would not Sona the the present time but it is fair to e that on the day Of We beau ideal of @ model lobby member—at least ac- cording to that great authority bimself—ts Sam him to vote for another subsidy. Bi treet ra] thathe Was anxious 0 donate might shooting wagers wiil be about even, Ward, Sam ts acknowledge! on all hagds to be so that the American flag snall show itself on ail os ommmeaaah is ‘He LOBDY. seas, and that all the chanuels of commerce shall be | OVEROHARGING POR THE HERALD-A VOICE | seis po onger s rouse tio, nod yok®, so far ILLUMINATED BY ITS CONSTELLATIONS. PROM NYACK, as Mr. Cress, (dem.) of IiL, opposed the amend. looks go, like the Dursery pictures of Vid King Cole. ment. He had always found that when a great Wracx, March 11, 1872. He is a mau of the World and @ good liver, nis din. t to be tra - Rag rece ol pUDllo, Recbomty Wadena Uery | To THR EDITOR OF TTB MERALD:— ners at Weicker's being the wonder at Washington. raised, The present case Was an illustration of that Is this right? We havo in our village what pur- | His forid face, stout figure, round head, short gray uit, Ports to be two perlodice! newspaper furnishing in- | hair and gray wustache give him an appearance tute Fede tie wubet ly, $060,000: reovMIen at | stitutions. One of these ts quite an extensive cor. | that is distingwé, while the impression be maki foe Faeee ail Fs | Company = per- | cern, It actually distributes daily about aity of the | not more agrecavie thaa the word | have chosen to ne service —semi-mont and ma, — ° erform it in, ships of forel a. Cematteonae New York daily newspapers, as fullows:—Trirty. | descrive bis appearance. Ward is usually interested six UseaLpa, ten Worlds, threo Times, one Tribune, | But the proprietor who stands behind this estabush- ment 13 80 etraigiitiaced aad has so many conscien- | tious scruples that he will import se tis benighted thfow pertaining” to Sanday papety. amd hele ip | ing pertaining to Sani olds tp | pote ere ca Ay te ge! of the ath by reading Wi rmed “Sun papers." I, bein; one of his subscribers, am come Dinners are bis specialty, and he counts among his pelled to look to the other institution, which is run In the interest of our Post Ofice, aod suppiics » somewhat larger nomber of people with the various week (lay papers, but when it comes Sunday and to mg claims, and is especially fond of caring for matters i the tariff and banking way. He main- tains friendly relations with the Commitee on le desired to test the sense of the House as to whether it was not beer to let this company pur- chase its steamers abroad than to pay $600,000 out Of the ‘lroasury for the sentimental privkere of see- ing the United States flag fying on the Pactic Ocea: Ne tts Increased santa was on t vl of robbing Peter to pay Paul—paying sub- sidies with one band mith m une coh and Keeplog up protection ir, CONGER, (rep.) Of Mich., oJ yd 3 worth’s proposition, which, he pA amaouaved 40 ying & bounty of $500,000 a year to’ foreign ship. uuiders. On all seas, except tue Pacttic Ocean, the | American carrying trade was lost. Ty bis subscribers or nis m re. feople think Commercial nation on the globe, was? Be *MIFG | Coleg ““g New York Huwaub. (and~ ti ont means ene OUTSTRIPPED IN THE CARRYING TRADE, ia the only paper in demand eutert by dozens of the minor nations we are compeiled to him ten cents per 4 Was no pioneer Movement, “4 bay per of the earth, § Th 1s | “Now, is this right or just?—within one bout of 1 was the contiiuation of @ policy adopted by Congress several yoars a: your ofMice—to be compelied to submit to such aa recet in giving $500,0u0 subsidy to this line, He Teminded extortion as this? ” someting lune fd Tele the House that the gentieman from Massachusetts | I thought possibly by giving this outrage an alr gente, Sam Ward.” (air, sutier), who protested agatnst taking tr Ing perhaps it might induce some ove to come tO the " and Money out of the treasury, was the open, avowed, | OUF beautiful village and do business upon modern | be some’ MW Apprecauon vy iitte persistent advocate of paying bounties to the fisher: | principles. More anon. ALEXIS, presen things of men of his district und allowing them adraw-{ 0000 renee seusua: od & Commis. back on salt; and that the gentiemen from A DASTARDLY ASSAULT,’ t was Feciptent of Indiana gna Inois (Messrs. gy wid Crevs) ‘ — 7 javors , because he gave Ward some im- Wanted a large appropriation for improving the man named fre a the hfe aver, because tt would adect | Christian eae? me theatre bit Boo | Peheuts,”" alter hes Keaee ah the ‘Geosien at heir immediate districts. a es 4 ‘pam’ baht Mr. Hineroro, (dem.,) of W, Va., opposed the tn | Polwe Court Yesterday atternoon, charged with +4 Cis re) the SEPA vobor 4 creased subsidy, and expressed his surprise Bee prrtking his neighbor, Mrs, Johu O'Connor, with an ee to every tig jod ing the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and | tron insirur atin the aocomea and tajurihg her so where bis Means (Mr. Dawes) and the Chairman of the Come | severely tliat she ts unable to leave her Dede From acl 3 bus mittee on Apprepiasione iMr. haps | sustain i | the ‘hat brs. O'Connor 1s in a delicate condi. | win 8 lovbrint after al (heir protestations in favor of economy. lion the injury she has sustained, tt ts feared, will | he la in the onvot toe saheep dou” sus- Mr. SARcest opposed Mr, Farnsworth’s amend- | bo attonded ‘with serious resuis, The deferidant pected for miles irom ine Ment, and showed that the English steamship iiue was ordered to give bail for examination in the sum ' soene His inGuence must, by the Witch bought their ships at the cheapest rates, had | of $600 only. IL 1s, however, only rignt to state thas | very circumscribed, and it ts Suit to be subsidized by the English government, | Kane denies in the most positive mauuer that Le | impossible great & men fs He reminded the roproscutatives Of We aariculs | struck Mra O'Connor, 1 Gea Ward, We wmduence @ & jvbog Fal ia $3 2 the open day. stringent orders not to let any one pass.’’ m down was the on = «the "po om aoa hi ra ‘woul ‘KIPLE SHEET. where en and e: ing with nin for ime uonors ana rewards. X-MEMEBR OF CONGRESS. ‘The rule of courteay whieh gives to persons who Tie foot bal eam tgae anes St, Stee: , as abuse of tne us cioas kind, From r one may see at almost al is in session & porns ta 7 ward ond lorward over 1008, ‘seats and passing in and out of ‘are only ac corded because they are ex- They con- gregate in the V room, the Speaker's Toom, the comm! ang even condesvend to show: , falleries, I thi a hua- red of ey Ww Waal tie more to them than most of tte men who are actu- ally members of Congress, The ex-member 13 & influence begins to appreciated when the wrong he has cannot [epee io the iand, and ms ti be ha ‘un member oni Se Vole, alld thal Vary Often wot while a8 a member of the lobby he may eo A dozen or score, or éyen @ hundred. “To own @ - end'some people count’ their property of this kind and some peo} as the Southern slaveownera used to count their Blaves. There are men in Congress who are be- yond price, dud some who ares very highepriced arucle; but the ex-Congreasinan knows ry Con- gressman’s value,and when he wants a vote lie pays only for its value. 1 have observed these pede e Winter, and le with a anes deal of care during can testify that their ways are curious, though I do not believe that an ex-member of Congress ls one of those things no fellow can find out. CONGRESS A$ A SCHOOL OF VILLANY. Aman who hes not been @ member of Congress’ is, a3 a rule, @ poor lobbyist. Oo itself ts the best school of the lobby, and @ seat in the bag to even in the Senate; is only it by a certain ‘Of jobbers as a certificate of for the higher duties of the corridors and the.cloag rooms. Enter+ Congress 18 only matricuiation for the lobby, and the pay of the member is nothing to the proiits of he ex-member, The chairma of a committee ds & more honorable, though scarcely & more Cw hi tant, and certainly a less influcntial, position than tue ‘headship of ring. No ring tscomplete with- out @ Vol graduate to assume its direction, With every job some ex-member of Congress has Bome connection, When his constituents refuse to re-elect him he ceases to be a tool and makes other men his instruments. His vote is no longer in the Market; but he is in the market to buy other men’s votes. He has been in Con- gress and is a “statesman.” Ho has learned something of the rules, and ne knows how @ trick may serve to delude the new men who suc- ceeded him andthe other ex-members who gradu- ated in the same class with nim, The secrets of committees are no longer secrets to him, for he hae the “open sesame” which unlocks them at his command, The members of these secret conciaves Were ouce his equals; now they are his familiare and slaves, The clerks are bis obedient servants, and he hails them in hearty good humor as Harry, Jack and Tom. His ministers are everywhere, and his evil spirit pervades the bg bee mee Tre Congressman on bis. way to the Gapitol bows to him: obsequiously and shakes him bythe hand, The Senator vacates his curule chair that ‘ine distin- guished gentleman who once jupied & seat -on. this floor” may fill it and frowse his locks as a man ol infuence .in the signt of his clients in the galle- ries. Congress as a school of villany is unsurpassed by any similar institution in the world, and even Fagin might learn something of the higher branches of his art’ by observing closely the ways of tae ex- Cong an, ‘708 NEST"! The Speaker's room 1s known as “the nest’ of the lobbyists, and as none except the influential meme. bers of the lobby have {ree access to it it is the favorite resort of the “ex-members.” When a bill 1g before the House in which they are imterested they hold high carnival here and shame the very portralts on the walls, As many aga score of them may be seen in this apartment at one time. -“Im- peachmeut”! Asniey lolls on the Speaker's sofas day after day, and makes himself more prominent on but sides of the Capitol than member of either House of Congress, “Onicago Game’ Bennett not only frequents this room constantly, but 1 have seen bim more than-once on the floor of the House, tm- loving Mr. Conger, of Michigan, not to oppose his le scheme lor reasing some of the public domain at Budfalo, in which, luckily or unluckily, he suc- ceeded. “Dick’’ Franchotaiso frequents “the uest,’’ Dut most of his-time 1s spent in the room of the Pacitic Raliroad Committee, this committee being ane of tnose aids to legislation which he has une reputed bonor ‘of ve etargen. 4 Other railroad lobby- ists, as ex»Congressman Roillius, of New Hamp- shire, who is a “partner” ot Franchot in many ot oats jobs and aspires to the place of Mr. Patterson in the Senate; ex-Congressman Rice, of Maine, the recognized chief of the Ring interested 1n the International Railway, to the open- ing of which the President was. taken last summer; gud ex-Representatives James F. Wilson afd Granyille ed of laa, who would make President questions = hit on le interest, tind . Galztornin; Sart c. Us W. Gooch and 5 eB ny congregat the Speaker gets Mstemper somewhat ruffled, and puts them out, but they are soon back again, for it Seems to be everybody’s interest to Keep them within reach, CLEARING THE LOBBIES, ‘The Speaker’s fretfulness somelimes reacts upon the House itself, and every little while there by @ spasm ol virtue which results in ‘clearing the lobby.” The doorkeepers get stringent orders not to admit. anybody not entitled to the privilezes of the floor. By the rule of courtesy already alluded to ex-memvers of Congress are entitled to these privileges, and they sail in to practice their arts ike plying their vooation in But clearing the lobby ts generally a rick Of the lobby ttselt to Keep respectable peopie it Of sight, and doorkeepers are mostiy bribed rascals who gee no difference between a Congress- Man and a loobyist. In the pursuit of my business a8 @ news gatherer I sougnt to pass through the Jobby.of tne House, but was denied admittauce, “There were new rules,” the Doorkveper said, “and could. Dot complain, and stood aside to see Low well the new rules were observed. Pee. Mr. Jonn F. Driggs approached, and the doors flew wide open for his passage. Driggs had been a member ot Con- gress, and, though he was charged with selung cadetuhin or two and 1s notorious as a lobbyist, ‘eft 1 could not complain, ase, under the rule of courtesy, he had the right of way. But soon mr. F, A. Bee, ol the stearuship subsidy ring, showed hn self, and now, I thought, is the time to test the sincerity of this new rule, for Bee 13 one of the seli-inadue men Who are not admitted to the higher circles of the looby through the lower plane ol the House, The aoors were thrown wider open than before. {saw him take a Congressman by the arm and lug bim into tne Speaker’s room to pour honeyed words iuto the éar of the people’s Representative, This Bee 1s only one out of the hive, but he 1s 8 busy Bee indeed. The doorkeepers pass him into tne House, but they ‘never saw nim before”? The clerks of one or two committees have long and con- denuat conversations with him, but they “ao not know who he fs.” On the very day when the Door- keeper kept me out of the lobby aud allowed him to ass in@ gentleman of bigh oficial position told me 6 wanted to see me, when I discovered tnat what he wanted with me was to sound the praises of the great and good Mr. Bee, 1 could only go away Rumming to mysell:— How doth the little busy Bee Improve each shining hour, And guther honey all the day’ From every opening flower! Then I went up into the gallery, and from there saw Mr. Driges sitting In the seat of the leader of the House. 1 did not blame Mr. Dawes, but I pitied him; for I did not know now many people might go pgs Myf Driggs’ image in their minds as the ideal of Mr. Dawes himself, But it 13 not to be wondered at that the House allows itself-to be contaminated by all the Driggses who ever sat upon the floor, and that the doorkeepers are bribed, when it is remem- bered that the man Who ts officially designated as as Well as the Postmaster and are all ep Bi Fes are von keeper Buxton’s opera- bby; R these are slight offences compared with those of Postmaster King. The lat- 18 a Most persistent lobbyist, and a story is void of hini that when General Schenck wanted the old post ofice of the House for the Committee of Ways aud Means and King resisted, Blaine assured bi 1e K be “bad for agg i i but not more Ofensive in this respect thas the Ser- t-at-Arms bas Veen in years past. This man’s 18 name 1s Ordway—has not a pleasant souud tn meee we, ana iis reputation is not a savory reputation. [is jobs are mostly connected ‘with ‘the district where he has lived so long thet he sometimes forgeia that officially he hails from New Hampshire. Ordway bas kept come uve! —. session; but his friend, yuiaua the and the “attorney” of any number of and Senemers, may be seen on the floor Of the House at al any time, ‘hese two are iy called by the gossips avout the Capitol “a ect r. an as i te the business of one of them to * the lobbies,’ it 15 seat to foresee bow he would treat hig joerg Chandler, and, un- dees, all of bis fricnds athong rrupt rings, THB “OLD ROOST! . The of some of the “old roosters’! who fre- it nest” are very suggestive. The older y are the more offensive they seem to make themseives. Years seem necessary to give men the hardinood to become lovbyists, and few of them are forty, waile most of them are over fifty years old, Ashiey and Rollins are among the youngest, aud they are fort, hie while Goooh and O'Neill are fifty-one, Ci ity-three, Bennett Srey-four, and ity-aix, Lincoln y-two and “plu old Eugene Wilson, McKib- hers are youvg chickens gompared are Bearcely 0 much at home the national barnyard as old ra who the rooste ib, st would fattened at the public ofitton ‘a oe the Worst ring havin, the real chairiman 0! cr Comittee. Franchot hats Ueego county, New York, and worked up the “job” tn San Francisco harvor. rou meamehip lobby, and he ts also " 3 é 5 Lil ri : Egeteston is the obstruct! na ron. every description, lew assists In dev: he Le pre by ex. and men hike Sam Ward dinlag members even to this: harms Whi r under the new form.” Even ©. ex-member of Congr: the reputation of beiug ing le then Chinee” Club, to which ea When they Were ‘ays and Means latier to the Senate 1% ts. preferred poxer to Hat "1 Chattee, of Coloracto, 1s also a mi He is a handsome fellow, quite who watcues the inverests of she Zerrti while Governor Ed McCook Plains, The club wh mbers—among them alatesmen—practice tricks that are. £ 5 : RTE EE eit tt a i i e z E :: H e 3 5 8 ail a é : t E 2 5 @ fi a ' 5 zeeee i frtnne most noted of Amerivan Ways that are dark and desuetude, though dt have in a great open house was but this Has iy ‘erva Bucna jobbers Rave a and tt but laces of the kind which lobbyists nave the ardinood to kee] ir t open, But atone time it was @ Part of every lobby outfit to hire a fin Which to pub a rick Caiman rs en's wits Were daze jandishments of women have been f @ very effective means of lobby; ‘were eminentiy successiul tor-a soon became so disreputable thatevea We was shocked, and Jol ared. A moreolfective, Mf NOt a bet ter, system than any Of grace 1872; and whére a not afford to “keep a member’”1 ab to retain an ex-member of Congress. pany has winter composed Of every Class of to Wasnington. That corporation its Representatives and its ex: Congress doing its work and receiving. & share of its money, and itis but a type of the many erful “which seek to shape and ‘c Wide are the ramideatio the gumber 0? iis adi Us eats with which it deals that more tn a single letter than poimt outa Ittle lambs aud their tender tion to be done ag their acaemes ara have belore ‘me now Material which would fill @ waule issue of HRRALD view of nothing but jobs, Dills in which @x-Col gre interested I find their bulk and the task of dealing with them Fenuy ig almost hopel he powers of darkness Capacities sm=ier than nis portray the lesser, ‘or the about the Capitol asningtop. ry, lobbyists eo ia Senatora, Feetatatioa. great ahd 80. inter. The Atalanta Boat Clab of this city recently sent@ formal challenge to the London Rowing Clap, pro- posing to row them @ first class race tn fout-oared” shelig on the Thames River, trom Puiuey to Morte’ lake. - The Atalantas will row without @coxswaim, but leave it optional with tho challenged party to row with or'without one. The proposition’ was én- thusiastically and unanimously accepved py the London Rowing Clu», @nd-the Atalantas are now if receipt of an adnnrably worded responsé, the tenor of which has imbued them with the most fraternal feelings towards their soidisant opponents. Con- ditions or articles of agreement: ate almost’ en- * tirely ignored, both clubs having an’ tnbounded faith in eachvother’s ttegrity. The Atalanta Boat Club is the oldést and mostsuc. cessful organization of its kind inthis. country; their reputation for love of fair play is equalled by their prowess only,,the best proof of the latter being their easy victories over the renowned Yale anid lharvard Universities crewsduring the past season. The gentiemen who have been selected to gatner more gems for the diadem of the justly proud Ata- lanta do not underrate their dificult’'task, but feet the full weight of the trust reposed in them; and, truly, the responsibility is a heavy one, ‘rhe crew 1s to be composed of the following gen- tlemen, Who are too well known to need ex! Russell Withers, captain stroke; Theodore Van Raden, No. 3; James O'Neill, No. 2; Edward Smita, bow, and Leander Waters bury, substitute, ‘they will row a weed or ten on the Passaic River prior to their departure on tt 18th of next month. The reason for this apparent haste is that Captain Withers-desires to famillarize his crew a8 much aS Possible with the serpentine course over which the race will be rowed. Mf. Smith, alihough famous’ as Oar and steersian, of the race, espec! description:—Dr, @n accomplished bow Will need all bis wits om the dag. aly @3 it seems the determina- Ucn of both parties to have this race decived on ite ‘The practice boat of the Atalantas is very neart, completed, moderate ‘weather and water clear ice, &., being the only requisites to the beginning of the work of tue crew. The West Key Amateut vended a very kind iuvitation to the Atalanta tendering the unrestricted use of their oats, &c., With exemplary hospi ‘neir property is situated On the vans of a flue sheet of water, avout seventy miics from accessible by ratl. piace for the Par! ir Regatta Clay havi Londo! ‘The 86 Joun crew trained s¢ tn of the st. John crew to either of our crews here or the several Engi! to have originated 10 the tertile Dram ofan prising journalist, without tue kuowledge OF came, hers are impatiently awaiting’ tlie tiver wilh ve clear of ice to go m traming for the. match race wita Coulter and Cayitt, . ‘The Ward Brothers are equally desirous of the majestic Hudsdn diveal lave @ new man to ity, who, tfable with them {a their stroke and recover, wil jake Joshua’s old place.(N Gilbert No, 4, Ellis bow. fied with the last victory of the Saratoga, Where he pulled stroke. oar hee The directors of the Buffalo Driving Park have decided to hold their seventh annual meeting om the th, 7th, 8thand Ovh days of August next; aud they will give $60,000 in purses, as tollowa:— Bent or the crew. ‘The Bigith Brot! time when the T DAY. No, 1.—Purse $1,000, for four-year-olus and under— firat, $300 to second, $100 vo third. Purse $10,000, for horses that have never $5,600 to fl second, $1,500 to No. 3,—Purse $4,000, for hor trotted better than’ 2: at lave 000 to Mrst, $1,000 wecoud, $600 to han’ 2:40—§: third, $400. tS fourth, . 4.—Purse $1,600, for horses that have never teonted better nse tates minutes—$900 to first, to second, $159 to third, N tled belter fren $1,250 to second, $750 000, trotted better than 2;34—§2, cond, $750 to Lnird, bend two RD No. 7.—Purse $1,590, for fiv $900 to first, $45) to second, No. &—Purse $1 terte a te BoE to third, $000 to fourtl jorses that have never oe $1,250 to se- AY. Cepgaled ane under—- 000, for horses that have never troited betier Chan 2;30—$5,00) ¢o first, $2,500 to'se- cond, $1,500 to third, $1,000 to fourth, No. 0. —Purse $2, trotted better than 2: coad, $200 to third, No, 10,.—Purse $10,000, for horses that have neves 125-—#5,000 Lo first, $2,600 60 Be= }, $1,000 to fourth, Parse $10,000, for ati horses—$5,000 to "to second, $1,600 ty third, for horses that Nave never $1,200 to Drst, $500 to Be~ trotted better than $ Worbws wo we fa cotign tax; lourtn,