The New York Herald Newspaper, June 8, 1872, Page 3

: } NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1872—TRIPLE THE GREAT STRIKE. The, Movement Assuming Se- rious Proportions. New York To Be Shrouded in Darkness. Meeting of the Workingmen’s Union—The Gas Men, Coach Blacksmiths, Wood Turners, ‘Wood Working Machinists, Carpenters, Metal Workers, Brass Founders, Tin and Slate Roofers and Marble Cutters. In all parts of the city yesterday the knots of workingmen gathered about the halls where the labor meetings are held discussed the shooting affray of the day before. It cannot be said that much regret was expressed for the sad affair in its moral aspect; but its possible effect upon the issue of the hour was universally deplored. It 1s whis- pered among the unionists that the would-be assas- sin will not be prosecuted. A meeting of the amal- gamated carpenters will be held on Monday night to express their formal condemnation of the act, ‘The Germans are universally condemned by the Other strikers for their lack of spirit and self-abne- gation, while many of the carpenters who struck Dearly & month ago and are still out of employment, have not asked or received a penny from their society fund. The Germans, it is asserted, draw from the treasury of the Eight-Hour League in many cases more each week than their earnings for the same space of time before the strike. The most formidable calamity with which the ty has been threatened in consequence of the strikes is that consequent upon the proposed action ofthe gasmen. The majority of those employed by the four companies threaten to leave the works and throw the city into darkness if their demands are Not satisfactorily met to-day. ‘The coach blacksmiths, finishers and “helpers’’ have, in the most harmonious manner, agreed to strike on Monday. The woodworkers and ma- chanists have arranged to follow them on Tuesday, the brass founders on Wednesday and the metal Workers, of whom there are ten thousand in the Metropolitan district, on Thursday. The metal wee of Brooklyn inaugurate the movement on londay. The shoemakers strike to-day for an increase of ‘Wages, and the printers and stereotypers of all the city newspaper offices are to strike at once for increased wages, and in July for something else. The dry goods clerks state that they are actively forming for an effort to introduce the eight hour system in all the retail stores, while the coach- makers, in the words of a delegate who last night visited the meeting of the Workingmen’s Union, are prepared to enter the war in an offensive as Well as defensive manner. Day by day the straggling forces of the working- men are being concentrated. New unions appear on every hand, as if by ee and they form in a solid wall, while their yolces are heard ominous and threatening as the roar of breakers or the rum- bling of thunder. But capital pulls its purse strings the tighter and under breath. It is said by the men who figared in the first and most success- ful strikes that they can obtain no employment. Everywhere they go they are Cah “Yes, we have ope the a system 5 its all right but ‘We have no wor! The Workingmen’s Union. The monthly meeting of the zbove Union was held last evening at 327 Bowery—President Daly. The following resolutions were prepared but not acted upon at a late hour, when the Union was still in session, quarrel ling over various matters. Aresolution, offered by the Treasurer, Mr. E. H. Graehme, declares :— That, inasmuch as Mr. Hurlbut, Superintendent of tho new: Post Office, has violated the jaw of the United States, which makes eight hours a legal duy’s work, he should be removed. Compliinents Senator Wilson, of Massachu- setts, for his efforts in tho interest! of the workingmen and censures Senators Conklin and Fenton for their apathy in the movement. ‘The resolution further calls for the appointment of a Superintendent of the Post QBice who will not be inimical to the working classes of e city. for you.” By Mr. GRiFrin, as follows :— Whereas an inflammatory letter, signed Theodore H. Banks as published, * * * the tone of which pro- glaims a reckless distezard of public opinion and of pub lic welfare, tending, if not repudiated, to injure tho Movement ‘it, ig, supposed to.aid, by raising against the masves a just indignation: and whereas silence upon this subject night be construed into an endorsement Resolved, That the Workingmen’s Union of thi composed of delegates ihe various trad fro! Forte RR condemn and repudi Slotence is advoeated or law or order disregarded. Resolved, That in the present great strugule for the abridgement of labor and the elevation of the masses we Fely wholly upon the moral sympathy of the community And the justice of our demands To this end we deprecate the tone of said letter and all acts of violence as detri- mental to our success. Several new delegations were admitted, including the Dry Goods Early Closing Benevolent Associa- ulon, who declared thatto aman the dry goods clerks would stand by the eight-hour movement. The coach painters through Mr. Long announced an organization for offensive as well as defensive work. The delegates from the cabinet makers and ianoforte makers declared these trades were de- ermined to stand out. The latter are to have a demonstration Monday night. An address to the public was offered and ac- cepted, It congratulated the workingmen upon the success of the strikes so far, urged them to per- severe to the end, censured the police officers and judges who have oppressed the workingmen, and ‘urged the different unions to be careful in carrying out the movement in a peaceful manner. The ad- dress was adopted. The call of unions showed the following result :— Carpenters and Joiners—Strike quite a success, a few acting as “scabs,” but four-fifths of the trade represented in the union. Yoopers’ Union, No. 4—Flourishing. Varnishers and Polishers—Twelve shops have conceded to the demands of the strikers, and all the shops are likely to open on the eight-hour prin- ciple on Tuesday, ¢ Crispins—The bosses have attempted to re- duce the wages at this season of the year, when business is dull. The Knights of St. Crispin have ordered a general strike on Saturday inst a re- duction and on the 15th of July for eight hours. Stairbuilders—Nine-tenths are in the union, and the oi hours has been conceded and the men are at work. Printers and Stercotypers—John Wood, of Typo- graphical Union No. 6, reported that the printers of the city would immediately strike for an in- crease of wages, and all those in the trade would strike in July for eight hours per day. The Union was still in session at a late hour. The Gas Men—A Plague of Darkness Im- pending. On Tuesday last the Gasmen's Protective Asso- clation, consisting of the majority of the men em- ployed by the four gas companies of this city, sent in a series of resolutions asking for the eight hour system of work instead of twelve. At present the men work in two “shifts,” ‘r reliefs, lasting twelve hours each. The average pay is $3 25 per day. ‘There are probably seven hundred men engaged in this work who may be styled skilled laborers, having to serve at least twelve months before they are considered competent to perform the work. It is labor that is exceedingly unhealthy, and few men can continue at it steadily for four or five years without feeling the effects on their con- stitutions. “Why, sir,” said one of them to a HERALD reporter yesterday, “I've known stout, hearty young fellows of twenty-two to go at it, and here at thirty they're broken down old men.” They work in front of huge furnace-fires, in the deadly atmosphere of burning coke, and even in the vapor of escaping steam. Under these circumstances, and robably brought smartly to a sense of their own misery by the — success- ful strikes going on all around them, the men, numbering about five hundred, organized ® protective union on Tuesday, and submitted a very respectful petition to the superintendents of the gas companies asking that a third “shift’? be put on, and that each man’s hours pe reduced to eight. ‘To this the superintendents, after consulta- tion, replied that they would willingly pay them an increase of wages amounting to about a dolar and fifty cents per day for each man, but that getting an bag “shift” of men would inconvenience them reatly. a "You see, the bosses think they can give us the extra wages now,” sald a gasman yesterday, “and reduce them in @ month or two hence." bee can they not increase the hours also?” asked the HERALD reporter. “Well, eight hours is the law, and they can’t go back on that.’” In the meantime the gasmen declined the extra pay and insisted upon the reduced hours. They consider their wages very reasonable as they now are, and desire nothing but fewer hours in the kill- ing ee of the gas house. The numbers of the unionists have increased greatly, and new members are enrolling hourly. They have given the companies until to-day at noon to answer. If the eight hours are not then granted all the employés will strike, and by Sunday night New York city, from Fifth avenue to the Five Points, the mansions of the rich and the tenement houses of the very poor, the public halls, the places of amusement and the churches will be lighted, if lighted at all, only by oil jamps or yh ‘and the streets and parks will not be lighted at all. at opportunities such a state of aifairs will give the Foughs and thieves of the city, as well og the dis- rite enone the striking affected embittered Pe acter y imagines The Carriage Blacasmiths. ‘The union of carriage blacksmiths, finishers and helpers met at Germania Hall, Third avenue, last evening, and there was 4 large and enthusiastic attendance, ‘The call was for the discussion of the eight-nour movement, but there seemed to be no room for ad- verse suggestions. Many reports were made and received with cheers, A formal strike was ordered to begin on Monday next, but one after another many of the large es- tablishments were announced as having already signified their assent to the inauguration of the new system. " Reports were called for from the men from Brewater’s shop, but no reply was heard. A member suggested that a strong committee, with plenty of muscle, should be sent to pull out the men wor! there. A Voice—Sind fifty and make thim come out. A delegation was sent to confer with the Eight- Hour League, with full power to arrange for the ap- pearance of the blacksmiths in the street parade. A committee was appointed to visit the shops of such mannofacturers as are working their men ten hours. They will go the rounds to-day. hi The following firms were reported as working ten ours :— 4 & Son, Godwin, Jr., Peter Dubois, Eugene Smith, Harrington, Kipp & Marsh, £. M. Gidney, Louis ‘Hayman and Frank Ash. A gentleman suggested that the object of the union could be better achieved by organising each branch intoa separate union This at once bred a juarrel, and cries were heard from every part of the room, and nine-tenths of the members rose to say they were insulted. @ gentleman rose to explain. He offered a humble apology, and was greeted with cries of “Shut up!’ “Pfurn him out!'? “Put ahead on him!’? Finally the gentleman’s (Mr. Donnelly’s) apology was voted upon and received. Agentieman asked if there was any organi: tion. He said that there was no use in asking men to leave their work, and calling them cowards when they refused, if they (the Union) did not know what they proposed to do. (Calied to order, amid cries of ‘Previous question!” “Come to or- der!” and “Put him out!’?) Asecond gentleman suggested that the entire Union be poqnensed to join iu the demonstration of Monday, and if any single member failed to appear that @ committee should ‘put a head on him.’ (Cries of “Order!’’ and laughter.) A third gentleman rose to ask if they wouid not = up @ constitution and bylaws. At present hey were an unorganized mob. He concluded by mony. the appointment of a committee to draft by- jaws. : A committee of ten was finally appointed for the above purpose. A gentleman hoped that the committee appointed to visit shops should behave in a gentlemanly man- ner and not insuit the bosses, as some had been in the habit of doing. He added that the movement must be. conducted quietly and peaceably if the: wish to succeed, The speech was received with hearty applause. Wood Turners. About one hundred members of the Wood Turners’ Protective Association met last evening at Mun- zinger’s Hall, in Thirty-second street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Mr. H. A. Guardiner acted as president of the meeting, and Mr. Melvin Apgar, secretary. A motion to reconsider the resolution passed at the previous meeting, June 4, to strike for eight hours, was made by one of the members, and considerable discussion ensued as to the availability ofastrike among the trade, as they numbered so few, the most of the wood turners being mixed up with the cabinet makers and other branches of mechanical work. It was finally agreed to strike on next Monday, and the resolution was sustained amidst much enthusiasm. ‘Wood-working Machinists. The planers, moulders, sawyers and turners and other wood-working machinists on the west side of the olty met last night in Vogel’s Hall, 458 Ninth avenue, near Thirty-sixth street. The meeting was called for half-past seven o'clock sharp, but at eight sharp they had not yet organized. Fifteen minutes later, when afewof them had drank a health to King Gambrinus, an individual named O’Brien be- gan to “spout.” This was their second meeting, and about fifty men were present. Many of the men present did not know by what authority Mr. O’Brien assumed the position of chairman and in- sisted on imputing treachery and Benedict Arnoid- ism to his associates. It afterward appeared that the cause of it all was that he had paid out $4 20 for advertising and the meeting last week had elected him chairman as an equivalent. This was not deemed a “fair shake,” however, and those present were asked to come down with their dimes to reimburse O’Brien. This individual has a great appreciation of his own id to talk and his powers of endurance, and for half an hour he held the floor against all odds. He wanted to get the meeting up to the point of striking on Tuesday next, and in his nxiety to do this and to show them the value and ake of “co-opera' , consolidation, amalga- mation,” he started at Plymouth Rock in’ 1620 and brought up at Appomattox Court House in 1865, taking in on his way the Pilgrim Fathers, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, General McClellan and General Grant. The success of Washington, Jackson and Grant was due to the three big words above given, and because they had no Benedict Arnolds in their camp, as the workers in wood have, or, having such traitors, they speedily got rid of them. GENERAL M’CLELLAN’S FAILURE was due to a lack of co-operation, consolidation and amalgamation, for while he waited to fortify him- self at Yorktown he gave the enemy time to fortify himself, and hence neither was able to whip the other. It would be even so with the planers and sawyers, unless they struck spromptly, before the |, “bosses” had time to organize. He hoped there was no man present who would defer the strike until he had made sure of his “hash” for the sum- mer. His plan would be to strike first and look for the hash afterwards. If one starved, let all starve, but iet them stand together. The Eight-Hour law stands on the statute books of the State and the nation, and has’ been endorsed by the Governor, &c., and it must be enforced at every cost. But to do this they must reinforce the men already in the field, and who for weeks have been fighting their battles. It was a disgrace that they had not done this before; but there are too many Benedict Arnolds in the camp. A young member called the Chairman to order for hi# repeated insinuations of treachery; but it made very little difference. He continued to talk, and urged the wood-working machinists to change their labor tactics as Grant changed his military vies and they would conquer just as surely as he. Another member ba contre at this point that it was easy for General Grant to win, because he had no enemy to oppose him. The Chair decided that the point was well taken, but that they have fear- ful obstacles to contend against. ‘This interruption cooled the Uhairman’s ardor a little, and durin, ” DURIEP RRSPITR FROM TIS HARANGUE member moved that the Secretary call for the names of shops represented in the meeting, the hours of labor in those shops and the number of men employed in each. This motion, reasonable enough on its.face and designed to give the meet- ing some information in regard to the num- ber that might be expected to turn out, was bitter! opposed by the Chairman, who was about to move that the mect- ing vote at once on the question whether or not they should strike on Tuesday for the eight hours. He was reminded, however, that as chair- man he had no right to oppose a motion nor to make one himself. He owned up, and after waiting a while for some one else to oppose it, but finding none, he put it to the meeting and it was adopted. Half a dozen shops were named, two of them already working ¢! Way they men, and the rest not very certain as to what they would do, A delegate from the German Association of wood- working machinists who was present said he had been sent to ask them not to supersede them in the shops in Laurens, Sullivan and other streets and shops down town. He suggested that all the workers in wood should meet in Teutonia Hall, Third avenue, on Monday evening. The meeting was ready for the suggestion and promptiy adopted it, and the final action on strike was deferred until that time. The Carpenters, The amalgamated carpenters held a meetiug last night, to wind up the affairs connected with their strike. Mr. Pardy, of the carpenters, was present, and addressed the meeting. The shooting case on Wednesday was deeply deplored, and a meeting of all the carpenters is to be held on Monday night, to give an omMcial expression of disapproval of all such measures. For Theodore Banks, the long- haired Internationalist, and his letter no sympathy was shown, Mr. Pardy expressly stating that the carpenters utterly repudiated him and the society to which he belonged, characterising his latest ei- fort at letter writing as an attempt to foist himseif upon the public and gain notoriety. After the transaction of some routine business the meeting adjourned, Iron and Metal Workers to Strike. ‘The iron and metal workers of New York and vicinity held a thost enthusiastic mass meeting last evening in the Germania Assembly Rooms, 203 Bowery. The large hall on the first floor contained fully three thousand men, and great unanimity was Manifested throughout the meeting. The men have every confidence of gaining what they seek— namely, eight hours for a day's work, without any reduction of present wages. They say they know that of the thirty-two bosses in this city four have already promised acquiescence in the movement, and six others, it is expected, will do so on Mon- day next. They believe no opposition to any ex- «tent will be made by the greater number of bosses, and that the victory will be a peaceable ope, This trade numbers in all, 10,000 men, scattered over Manhattan Island. At about halfpast elght o'clock the meeting was called to order and Mr. John Roche was elected chairman. Mr. Roche, in a few words, explained the object of the meeting, and then introduced Mr. Crowe, who made a lengthy and telling address, re- viewing the entire history of the labor question and urging unanimity on the part of the men in this momentous crisis for workingmen’s rights. He promised now as sure a victory as some years ago was gained, when some fifteen thousand men solemily. <ONaree in Tompkins square that the statute books of New York State should never be- defiled by a law denying mechanics the right to as semble to demand their rights. Mr. Roche in; stanced several occasions on which the workin; men in their might had conquered their bitterest foes. In speaking of the objections raised by capi- talists to adopt the “natural division of the day” ne said that experience in England and America had proved that the rest asked for was in the end ad- vantageous to employer and employé, He con- cluded with a strong appeal to the men to stick firmly together in this contest, assuring them that if they did so they were sure of success, Mr. Jones, of the stonecutters, was the next speaker, and, before reading the resolution, made some pertinent remarks, demanding of the men if they were willing to stand by their pledge it it met thelr approval. Unanimous “ayes” responded to the call, The following are the resolutions :— Whereas it has been fully demonstrated that the time has arrived for the iron and metal workers of New York and vicinity to take a decided step to obtain the benefit o the Eight Hour law; and whereas we have sufficien proof that other trades have obtained it and seek to sup- Port us in our endeavors; therefore, we the iron and metal workers of New York and vicinity, in mass meet, ing assembled, do hereby ‘evolve to take the necessary steps to obtain it by mora, suasion if possible—by strike if forced to it. Resolved, Thatevery boss employing tron and metal workers be notified that on and after June 13, 1872, we re-l quest that eight hours shall constitute a day's work, with- out reduction of present waxes for those in’ their employ. Resolved, That if they refuse to accede to this request we strike all together on that date. Resolved, That we avold all personaf violence or breach of the laws. Resolved, That a copy of .theso resolutions be placed in the hands ot every boss in'New York and vicinity con- nected with the trade. Before the question was put on the adoption of the resolutions a Brooklyn delegate got the floor and stated that the Brooklyn men were determined to demand eight hours a day on Monday next. He urged, too, that the New York men ought not to give the “bosses” any chance to combine, but to Strike on Monday, ‘The chairman stated that if the Brooklyn men in- tended to strike on Monday fey, might rely on the co-operation and assistance of their New York brothers, but that the New York men had deter- mined to afford the “bosses” an opportunity of meeting the demand of the men without any quar- rel whatever, The question on the adoption ot the resolutions was then put and a terrific “aye” was the response. Addresses were made by Mr. John Quinn, of the Stone Cutters; Mr. W. P. Mitchell, of the Printers, and Mr. W. J. Jessup, President of’ the State Work: ingmen’s Assembly. THE GERMANS. The German iron and metal workers, belonging to the same organization, also held a meeting in the rear room of the large hail, and unanimousl; adopted the resolutions given above, but presented in the German language. This meeting was pre- sided over by G, A. Hoffman, and the speakers were Messrs. Harmrichhausen, Hoffman, Kutn and Strau- ber, The meeting was most enthusiastic in favor of the eight hour system, The Brass Founders to Strike. A meeting of delegates from the various brass foundries and finishing establishments in New York city and vicinity was held last evening at 375 Broome street. There were about fifty delegates present. The object of the meeting was to ascer- tain the feeling among the workmen relative to the eight-hour question, and in this respect it was emi- neatly successful. ‘With but one or two exceptions the delegates reported their shops as not only ready, but very anxious for an immediate strike to obi areduction of the hours of labor. Several said their bosses had already announced their wil- lingness to give eight hours whenever the men de- manded it, and in two instances the delegates said their bosses would commence work on the eight-hour principle Monday morning. In view of these facts a resolution was passed urging the Brass Founders and Finishers’ League to order a strike, commencing Wednesday next, the 12th inst, Tin and Slate Roofers. A meeting of the tin and slate roofers was held lastevening at Academy Hall for the purpose of Winding up affairs in connection with the strike, which has so successfully terminated. Hitherto the roofers have had no organization, and the prin- cipal object of the meeting last night was to start a ermanent one, The chair was taken by Thomas icCue and John Henry was appointed secretary, A delegation which had been sent to Brooklyn to incite the members of the trade to strike, reported that their mission had been successful, and that the tin and slate roofers of the above city would strike tor the eight hours next Monday week. A large number of new members joined—in all increasing the active members of the proposed Unton to. 1,400. A Leese, ig to be held to-night for the election of, onicers. The Marble Cutters, A crowded meeting of the marble cutters was held last evening at Academy Hall, Third avenue, Reports were received from a number of deiega- tions, stating that the strike was making favorable progress and would in all probability terminate to-night. More than fifty firms li acceded to the demands of the men, and only a few of the smaller firms hold out, The Boss Horseshoers. ‘The boss horseshoers met last evening at Christo- pher Bath’s, on the corner of Ninth avenue ana Thirty-fourth street. Mr. John Rennet took the chair, and, after calling the meeting to order, the minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. Mr. Martin Keogh and Mr. Murphy made some remarks in relation to the horseshoers, justifying the men in their strike for eight hours and fair wages. Mr. Rennett also supported the movement, and stated that he believed that most of the railroad companies had agreed to the de- mands of the journeymen, and although there were one or two companies that still held out, they would soon have to give and do the trade justice. On motion the meeting then adjourned, to meet at the same place on next Friday evening. ‘Weber on Eight Hours. New York, June 7. 1872. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Without going into the merits of the strike, pro or con, let me ask you, as @ favor, to contradict, in yonr issue to-morrow, a statement made in this day’s HERALD, that ‘Weber would, in all probability, accede to the demands of the men in a lew days.” Itis made out of whole cloth and there is not the first particle of truth in it, With one exception I employ the largest number of men in the pianoforte business in this city. My men left their work two weeks ago, controlled by a pores stronger than mine, and which seems to have become a temporary pedir) I have fuided them through every storm sunecessfully for the.Jast eighteen years and do not doubt their returning for their old pilot very shortly. 1 think it was Abe Lincoln who said, “What can’t be done won't be done,” and I am convinced in my own mind the Eight-Hour law cannot be estaolished in the pianoforte business at present, and therefore it willnot be established. Yours, very respectfully, A. WEBER, Police Arrangements for the Procession. The Board of Police yesterday granted permission to the Eight-Hour League to have a public proces- sion on Monday next provided they did not go below Canal street and would keep within ten feet of the curb, The workingmen agreed to observe these regulations and the parade will accordingly take place. THE LABORERS AND THE ALDERMEN, Acommittee of the Board of Aldermen, consist- ing of Messrs. Joyce, Mehrbach and Gilsey, waited on Comptroller Green and Commissioner Van Nort yesterday, in pursuance of a resolution: passed at the Board meeting of the 27th ult. At that meeting @ discussion arose on the steps that should be taken to remedy the distress existing among the laborers who are thrown out of employment by the discon- tinuance of public works and on account of the in- action of the Department of Pubilc Works upon the numerons ordinances adopted for street repairs. It was then asserted by Alderman Conover that this inaction was because the Comptroller could not find time to open the numerous bids for the proposed works, Comptroller Green yesterday stated to the com- mittee that the Alderman was mistuken, the fact being that he never received any notification from tife Department of Public Works as to the reception of bids, and that he was never requested to attend an opening of bids, He expressed his readiness to oMciate in that character at any time, The Super- intendent of Street Improvements of the Depart- ment of Public Works also stated to the committee that of the numerous ordinances passed by the olf Board looking to the execution of works that would at the present time aiford a good deal of employment, the majority of them were not legal. It was so decided by the Corpora- tion Counsel. They could not, therefore, be acted upon. Again, as tothe ordinances passed by the present Board, the Superintendent explained that in view of the fact that the Comptroller was not paying contractors for work done, he deemed it would not be for the interest of the city to call for bids for additional work. Now, however, itis intended to advertise the contracts and begin wor! without delay. In regard to raising the rate of wages, which was also a purpose of the visit of the committee, they state that they have received assurance that the rate will be raised if any grounds for doing 80 should be presented. It is believed the Board of Aldermen will take farther action in the matter at phe next meeting, SHEET. WASHINGTON. Debate on an Enforcement Amend- ment in the Senate, A Pension Bill Passed Over the Veto. JOY TO A REVOLUTIONARY RELICT The Sundry Civil and Fortification Bills Sent to Conference. + Civil Rights Ku Klux Bills Again Ku Kluxed. Clearing Up Business in the House. WASHINGTON, June 7, 1872, Congratulations and Enthusiasm. The President was called upon to-day previous to the meeting of the Cabinet by a large number of delegates to the Philadelphia Convention, who are now on a Visit to Washington, and received their congratulations, Many of the delegates are visit- ing the Cabinet officers and others, and there is much enthusiasm manifested, Grant and Wilson Meeting. A Grant and Wilson meeting was held to-night at Lincoln Hall, which was crowded, a number of ladies being among the auditors, Senator Sherman presided and made a speech, followed by Secretary Delano, Representatives Bingham, Shellabarger and Stevenson and Professors Langston and Starrs, of Chicago. Resolutions were adopted endorsing the Philadelphia nominations, and the meeting ad- journed with enthusiastic cheers, The House at Business Again—An Old Lady’s Delight. Business was resumed in the House again to-day, Most of the members who attended the Convention at Philadelphia were in their seats. Considerable business was disposed of, and an attempt to pass the Civil Rights bill and also the bill providing for the extension of the Ku Klux law was made with- out success, The Civil Rights bill has a majority vote, but requires two-thirds to pass it. The Ku Klux has not upon test votes received a majority of votes and cannot pass. The Fortification and River and Harbor bills were referred to conference com- mittees, The House was the scene of quite a sensational flutter during the passage of Senate bill, No, 1,000, for the relief of Sarah 8. Stafford, the daughter of a naval officer of the Revolutionary war. She is an old lady of nearly seventy years of age, and has been prosecuting this claim for more than twenty- five years, The claim is for services rendered by her father as volunteer naval officer, which were of @ very delicate and meritorious character. The bill was passed by the Senate and came up in the House to-day, and fhe old lady, all anxiety, was seated inthe gallery. Attention was at once turned toward her, as her fears became demonstrative, The bill was put on its passage by a viva voce vote, The ayes appeared to be largely in the majority, a fact which the old lady was keen to recognize, and without waiting for the decision of the Speaker she rose to her feet, and, through her smiles and tears, bowed her thanks to the members below and waved her handkerchief in the most enthusiastic manner, This provoked ,hearty laughter, so loud that the noes were not heard, and the Speakor declared the bill passed. The scene was quite an unusual one in the House. At four o'clock the House took a recess until eight o’clock. There is still apprehension that an extra session will be forced upon the House. Belgium’s Extradition Ideas. being placed before the Senate for action. Mr. Ed- munds explained at some length the objects sought to be attained in the administration of the customs service by the provisions of the bill. He thought it would be discourteous to the committee to take it out of their hands at the present time, The morning hour here expired and the subject went over. Mr. Bayar, (dem.) of Del, asked unanimous consent to have a vote taken on his motion to al- low the minority of the New York Custom House In- vestigating Committee to print their views during the recess. Mr. COLE, (rep.) of Cal., objected, when Mr. Cas- SERLY, (dem.) of Cal., arose and was appealing to Mr. Cole merely to allow the vote to be taken, hut Mr. Conkling refused to allow him to proceed, THE SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL was then taken up. The motion of the committee to strike out the sixth section, allowing pay to mail contractors in the rebel Sta prior to May 31, 1861, was carried by a vote of 28 to 27. The amend- ment of the committee to allow a credit to the Col- lector of the Fort of Chicago in the settlement of his accounts of such sums tn coin and currency as may have been lost during the fire in that city was agreed to. The amendment of the committee ap- propriating $251,055 97 to restore to THE CREEK ORPHANS OF 1832, certain funds to which they are entitled under the treaty with the Creek nation of March 24, 1832, was discussed at length, Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Me., moved an amendment. that the sum named in the appropriation be in- vested by the Secretary of the Interior in five per cent bonds of the United States, to be held in trust for said orphans, the interest thereof to be paid to said orphans’ or their legal representatives, upon furnishing suficient proof of identity. Agreed to. ‘The question then being on agreeing to the amendment of the committee as amended, it was rejected—yeas 17, nays 25, *\ PENSION VETO. A message was received from the President re- turning without his approval the bill for the relief of Thotaas Wallace and giving his reasons therefor, which was read and referred to the Committee on Claims, ‘The veto message is as follow: TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: I have the honor to return herewith the Senate bill No. 569, entitled “An act for the relief of Thomas B, Wallace, of Lexington, in the State of Missouri,” without my signatur for which $11,250 are approp is of the same nature and character as the claim of Dr. J. Milton Best, which was returned to the Senate on the ist Instant without my signature. The same reasons whi prompted the return of that bill for reconsideration apply to this case, which also is a claim for compensation on account of the ravages of the war, and comes under the same general princip! both international and municipal law, that all propert, eld subject not only to be taken by the government for public uses, in which case, under the constitution of the . This 1 by this. bill, United States, the owner is entitled to part compensation, but also subject to be temporarily occupied or even actually de- stroyed in times of great pubhe danger and when the public safety demands it; and in the latter case governments do not admit a legal obil- gation on their part to compensate the owner, The temporary occupation of, injuries to and destruction of property caused by actual and neces- sary military ope: are generally conceded to all within the last-mentioned principle, and if a government makes compensation under ‘such cir- cumstances it is a matter of bounty rather than of strict legal right. Ifit be deemed proper to make pompensation for such losses | renew my recom. mendation that provision be made by general legis- lation for all similar cases, U.S. GRANT, EXECUTIVE MANSION, June 7, 1872 Mr. CoLe, (rep.) of Cal, moved an amendment authorizing the Secretary of War to extend the signal service to take observations for the benefit of agriculture. Agreed to. THE CORL The committee amendment providing that the Secretary of the Navy pay the unliquidated debt. now due’ the Corliss Steam Engine Company for steam machinery furnished under contract with the Navy Department, amounting to $257,688, was dis- cussed with reference to its ferererepeg a8 an amendment to the bill under consideration, and was ruled out. UNEXPENDED BALANORS, Mr. Morritt, (Rep) of Vt., moved an amendment modifying the provisions of the act of July 3, 1870, requiring all unexpended balances of appropria- tions for public buildings to be covered into the ‘Treasury at the end of the year for which they were appropriated, so as to allow such balances to be ex- pended during the year following the period of the limit mentioned in the law, Pending action on the amendment the Senate, at a quarter to five P. M., on the motion of Mr. Stock- ton, proceeded to the consideration of executive business, at the close of which a recess was taken until half-past seven P. M. Evening Session. Mr. WILSON, | of Mass., from the Military Committee, reported the House bill relative to re- ured officers of the army and repealing the thirty- second section of the act of July 20, 1866. Passed. THE SUNDRY APPROPRIATION BILL was taken up, the question being upon the adop- tion of the amendment offered by Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, to re so much of the act of July 3, 1870, as'prohibits the use of the unexpended balances of the on na to for public buildings beyond the year for which they were appropriated. r. MORRILL submitted a modification regoving the restriction from all the public buildings how in ‘3 CLAIM. ‘The President to-day communicated to the House 1 of Representatives copies of the correspondence between this government and that of Belgium in regard to the negotiation of an extradition treaty. The correspondence took place in 1869. The attempt to negotiate the treaty failed because Belgium was averse to including a stipulation for giving up Belgian subjects who had committed crime in the United States. The Belgian laws consider that only foreigners and not Belgians are the proper subjects of extradition in case of criminal offences in the United States. The Belgian government, therefore, said it was impossible to accede to the desire expressed by the United States to include nationals. The United States on the other.hand hold that their own citizens and the subjects or citizens of the other contracting Power, are no less fit subjects of extradition than foreigners. Louisville Canal Tolls. Representative Holman’s proposition in the House to reduce the tolls of the Louisville Canal was engrafted on the River and Harbor bill in the Senate, and has been concurred in by the House, thus fixing the tolls at five cents per ton, Presidential Nominations. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day:—Ellis Spear, of Maine, to be Examiner-in-Chief in the Patent Office; Odin Thayer, Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Eighth Massachusetts district; V. S. Lusk, United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina. Senatorial Confirmations. The Senate in executive session this afternoon confirmed the following nominations :— Medical Director James C. Palmer, to be Chief of the Navy Bureau of Medical Surgery, vice Foltz, re- tired by reason of age and Jength of service; Robert P. Dick, to be United States District Judge, and Virgil 5. Lusk, to be Attorney for the Western Dis- trict of North Carolina, FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. ntciintaietpchaniimenasil Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, June 7, 1872. The VICE PRESIDENT appointed Messrs. Stewart, (rep.) of Nev., and Stockton, (dem.) of N. J., mem- bers of the Board of Visitors to West Point in place of Messrs. Wilson, (rep.) of Mass., and Blair, (dem.) | of Mo., declined, Mr. BOREMAN, (rep.) of W. Va., called up the Senate bill to reimburse the United States Marshals for moneys necessarily expended by them in taking the ninth census in excess of the compensation allowed them under the law im force before the passage of this act. Passed. Mr. pom, (rep.) of Minn., called up the Senate bill to perfect certain land titles. Passed, SEIZING PAPERS, Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.) of Ill, moved that the Judi- ciary Committee be discharged from the further consideration of the House bill to regulate the seizure and examination of invoices, books and papers in Custom House cases, and that the bill be placed on the calendar, Mr. CONKLING (rep.), of N. Y., objected to the motion in the absence of Mr. Edmunds. Mr. FENTON expressed the hope that the com- mittee would be discharged, and that the bill to regulate the service in the collection of customs at the various ports of entry in the United States, and the disposition of fines and forfeitures incurred | under the Jaws relating to customs, &c., which was made the special order for January #, would be taken up and passed. The exigencies of the public service require its consideration. He charged that this bill, which had now been delayed tor several months, had been purposely delayed. After further discussion, Mr. EDMUNDS (rep.), of Vt., moved to lay Mr. Trumbull’s motion on the table. Not agreed to—yeas 20, nays 33. Mr. TRUMBULL said in relation to agtion by the committee on the bill under discussion that he had tried several times to get a quorum of the commit- tee to meet, in order to consider it, and had failed on account of the iliness of Mr. Edmunds, and. therefore, thought the best way was to put the will on the calendar and let the Senate act its pleasure on it. Mr. BUCKINGHAM, (rep.) of Conn., expressed the hi that Mr. Trumbuil’s motion would prevail, in order that the bill, which was important to the proper collection of the public revenue, might go on the calendar and have some chance to be passed before final adjournment. Mr, EDMUNDS said to place the bill on the calendar would deprive it of that ye consideration which it would be likely to receive if kept in the Judiciary Committee, where it ought to be perfected before course of construction so far as relates to the present unexpended balance. The modified amendment was agreed to. Mr. MORRILL (rep.), of Me., offered an amend- ment appropriating an additional sum of $3,000 for the decoration of the Capitol with works of art, Agreed to. Mr. Morritn, of Me., offered an amendment ap- propriating 9.000 for ‘the publication of the vol- umes of Wilkes’ Exploring pedition, Agreed to, Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., on behalf of the Committee on Commer>e, offered amendments ap- propriating $18,000 for the erection of @ lighthouse at Green Bay, Wis.; $10,000 for a lighthouse at the entrance to White River, Mich., and $20,000 for lighthouse at Charlotte Harbor, on the West Coast of Florida, which was agreed to, Mr. KELLOGG, (rep.) of La., offered as an amend- ment substantially the supplemental Enforcement act, already passed by the Senate this session, re- moving the restriction of the provisions of the original enforcement act to places having 20,000 population and upward, and extending them to ail voting precincts. Mr. CASSERLY raised the point of order that this amendment was not in order, under the rule that no amendment to an appropiation bill shall be re- ceived, making legislative provision other than such as directly relate to an appropriation con- tained in the bill, ae Cuaik (Mr. Anthony) overruled the point of order. Mr. THURMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, appealed from the decision of the Unair, and said that if an amend- ment like this, extending the provisions of the En- forcement act all over the country, could be enter- tained on this bill, then,the rule meant nothing at all. Mr. CasseRLy sald the reception of this amend- ment was a gross violation of both the spirit and the letter of the rule. Mr. TRUMBULL read the rule, and said nothing could be clearer than that under it this amendment was out of order. Mr. CONKLING argued that it was in order. The vote was taken on the appeal, and the decis- jon of the Chair was sustained—yeas 28, n 22, Mr. THURMAN then moved to indefinitely post- pone the bill, and said that under the decision to which the Senate had now come every statute passed since the foundation of the Uap ggeseonged on whatever subject referred to in this bill, was open to amendment or repeal, and all_under the restric- tive five minutes rule, He would a thousand times sooner have the previous question of the House of Representatives. Senators may smile and think ‘THIS I8 A VERY SMART TRICK, but it is a proposal to stifie free speech in a way that was never before known in this world. The whole body of the statute laws of the land are placed at the mercy of a numerical majority, with- out allowing any debate. Better oe the rule of Louis Napoleon at once and establish a military despotism, Better place the country at once under the rule of Ulysses the Silent, for this is @ step in that direction, If this arbitrary rule is to prevail, it is the end of all freedom of debate tn the Ameri- can Senate, It 1s the death knell of liberty in this country, for FREE SPEECH 18 NECESSARY TO LIBERTY. He appealed to the majority rather to extend the session than to overthrow the last refuge of the minority. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., said he thanked Mr. Thurman for what he had said. He (Mr. Sumner) agreed with him that under this ruling even the Civil ‘hts bill could be mo' as an amendment. (La ) That was a bill well known in this cham’ (Laughter.) He naw moved it, pure and simple. (Laughter.) Mr. BLarR moved to adjourn. Lost—nays 30, yeas 16, Mr. Oasserty, (dem.) of Cal., regarded Mr. Kellogg as the mere organ of others in the matte! The action of the majority here, falling in as regu: larly at the tapof the drum, was sufficient to jn hat the proceeding was all concerted in ad- He had listened with amazement to the decision of the Chair admitting this amendment. There was not @ justice's court in the country where such a decision, under such @ rule, would not could command a fee of $10, “Such a de- cision as had been made here to-night by the Senate could not have obtained ten votes, unless it was to meet some party exigency. The minority had in good faith accepted the proposal of the majority to limit the debate on appropriation bills, never dreaming that any such measures as this were to be attempted to ing party in this country be driven when they | decision, which, when it has served its purpose, will never be "toed again, and attempt to force & measure, perhaps on an unwilling House | What a Spectacle, for a great majority party in Congress ies ut their bayonet Election law in an appropria- fon bill designed for the beneilt of their chief, who is the head of the armies! { He had no doubt whatever that the purpose of the ° majority in this body was to force an xtra session. | He then intimated that the request preferred by | delegates to the Philadelphia Convention tor the Pp of this and kindred measures was due to the manipulation of the radical Senators who at- hat Convention. ve PMUMBULL called attention to the fact that there was no cuornm in the chamber, and moved be torn to shreds in five minutes by any lawyer who | sdinies 3 marking that he did not think so im- to adjourn, remarking portant a measure as this should be disc in THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM, The motion to adjourn was rejected. Mr. Stockron, (dem.) of N. J., argued that the amendinent was new legislation, and was undoubt- edly out of order, He also charged that the action of the majority was bad faith to the minority, He had trusted to them not to attempt anything like this, nator of the majority, now within the sound voice, had promised that this thing should » attempted, and he (Mr. Stockton) had 1 him, although other democ) atic Senators “Don’t do it.’ The Senator from Massachusetts (Mr, Wilson) is the great friend of the workingmen of the country, and he tells us that they knew what the Senate was doing. They do know,.the people of the country know what ts going on in the Senite here to-night, and his word for it, they will want to know what is the meaning of it, and no man who 1s concerned in this movement will derive any benefit from it, Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R, L, expressed himself as willing to rescind the rule limiting debate, so As of his t that could be full d side. Mr. THURMAN said no one complained of the rule if it was sincerely adhered to and amendments not germane were excluded. Mr. Casser.y said the objection was not to the rule, but to the extraordinary decision which had been made under it. It was a decision made with- out authority and would come back without re- . BLATR, at 11:40 P. M., again moved to ad- it. Journ. La Mr. Sautseury, (dem.) of Del., said the crim- inality of this whole mutter attached to the ma- Jority. It isa matter which exhibits the utmost BAD FAITH ON THE PART OF THE MAJORITY. The minority trusted in the majority, that they would not attempt to put on these partisan measures to appropriation billa, This Was an act of oppression to the minority, but it was in keeping with the whole history of the re- jublican party since its conception. Its history has been one of oppression and wrong from the beginning to the There is not one of the ten first amendments to the ~ con- Stitution that it has not repeatedly violated. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, June 7, 1972. TARIFF OPERATION, Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass., introduced a bill fixing the time of the operation of the tariff free list July 1, instead of August, Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Mass,, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported a bill providing that when it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury that parties are entitled to a refund of duty paid on goods in public stores or bonded warehouse the Ist of August, 1872, under the provisions of the recently passed Tari? act, It shall be the duty of the Secretary to draw a war- rant for the amount, Passed. : On motion of Mr. BEarry, (rep.) of Ohio, 1,000 copies of the Tariff act were ordered to be printed for the u of meinbers of House, The same number of copies of the new postal code were also ordered to be printed, PASSED OVER TH The House took up the n vetoing the bill granting Montgomery, the Senate having reconsidered and passed the bill, the President's objections to the contrary notwithstanding, and now the House, af- ter abrief debate, passed the bill by the required constitutional majority of two-thirds—yeas 101, nays 44, Mr. Brooks, (dem.) of N. Y., asked leave to in- troduce a bill providing that ail acts and parts of acts requiring duties to be assessed upon packages, commissions, brokerage, cost of transportation, shipment, transhipment’ and other like costs and incidental charges incurred in packing and shippil merchandise, are hereby repealed and ali acts an parts of acts inconsistent with +the provisions of this section are hereby repealed. Mr. RANDALL, ((lem.) of Pa., objected. THE RAWLINS MONUMENT. The SPRAKER laid before the House a message from the President, calling the attention of Con- gress to the act approved July 14, 1870, directing the Secretary of War to place at the disposal of the President certain bronze cannon for the erection of an equestrian statue of General J. A. Rawlins, &c. The President says that no artist is named or parties designated to Whom the ordnance is to be Rolivered. n order to remove er blgnity he de- sires Congress to signify what action shall be taken as to the artistand fix the amount of money to be expended; and, further, that a board of officers shall be named to locate the monument, Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. ‘The SPEAKER also laid before the House additional copies of correspondence relating to commerce be- tween the United States and certain British Col- onlal possessions; also copies of a correspondence with regard to an extradition treaty between the United States and Belgium. Referred, THE SPEAKER'S TABLE. The House concurred in sundry Senate amend. menis to private bil The House passed the bill granting the right of way to the Pensacola and Louisville Railroad Com- pany of Alabama, said road to be finished within five years. The road is only eight miles long and ex- tends from the Alabama line to a place called Pol- lock, on the iine of the Mobile und Montgomery Railroad. The House passed the Senate bill authorizin; construction of a railroad bridge across tle sippt ‘at tht city of Red Wing, Minn. fhe Senate amendments to THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL were read. The House non-concurred tn namerous amend- ments, including that confining the appropriations to the next fiscal year, and asked for a committee of conference. ies Sreaker signed a large number of enrolled bilis. The House non-concurred in the Senate amend- ments to VETO. ze of the President a pension to Mary Ann the ssis- TIE FORTIFICATION BILL, and asked a committee of conference, The House concurred in the Senate amendment to the biil authorizing the Secretary of War to re-lease twenty-five acres of land to the Plattsburg and Canada Railroad. THREATENING JURORS ‘The House took up and the clerk read the Senate substitute for the bill to prevent and punish ob- struction of justice in Courts of the United States. It provides for the fine and imprisonment, or both, of persons who may by threut or force, or by threat ening communications, endeavor to influence grand or petit jurors, The bill was referred to the Com- mittee on the Judiciary. ‘The SreakkER appointed Messrs, Sawyer, Sheldon and Randall a Committee of Conference on the River and Harbor bill, and Messrs, Niblack, Don- nan and Twitchell @ cominittee of conference on the Fortification bill. CIVIL RIGHTS. The House took up the Senate bill to declare and enforce the civil rights of citizens of the United States, Mr. PoLAND offered sn amendment providing that. no penalty should exceed $1,000, the mintmum to be at the discretion of the Court, Mr. Brooxs said the words “civil rights” should be changed to soctal rights. Mr. POLAND, (rep.) of Vt. replied there was nothing about social rights in the bill, Mr. BROOKS sald the colored men of the country now have every civil right that he had or any other man, Mr. PoLAND—But there is no remedy for a viola- tion in some Sta Mr. Brooxs—There ts, under the common law, @ edy everywhe: Mr. PoLaxi—But there is no penalty. Mr. BRooks—Tho States have sovereign power to enforce any penalties they please, and social rights such as the bill demands if the concern of anybody are the concern of the States, not of the federal government, Mr, POLAND moved to pass the bill nnder a sus- pension of the rules, with his amendment, ThesHouse voted, and the result was 86 against 73, so the Rey was decided ta the negative, there not being the bes a two-thirds. Mr. POLAND then modified his amendment, chang- ing the proposed penalty from $1,000 to $106, aud again moved @ suspension of the rules and the pas- sage of the bill. ‘rhe vote was 83 against 73. The question was, therefore, decided th the negative, not being two- thirds. The bill now lies on the Speaker's table. The Committee of Conference on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad bill mude a report thereon, Which was agreed to. THE KU KLUX BILL. The House took up the Senate Kn Klux bill pro- posing to extend the suspenston of the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus until the end of the ext regular session of Congress. The vote on the suspension of the rules was 5é against 88. Two- thirds was required to suspend the rales and pass. the bill, The following is the vore in leroy Y Buckley, Bufliuton, Butler ‘reune Cobuen enn Urocker, Dawes, Duell, Di conte: Ha Te} Harris ot" Miss. UM!l, Moar, Houghton, Laim- Mere! Mert! 10, Monroe, rrr, Packard, Packer, Palmer, Per tor SrOblo, Poland, Priidle, Ramey, Ellis i Shwyor, Sessions, Shanks, Shellabarger, IL, Bourdman smith ‘of N. Y., John A. Smith of Ohio, Sprague weather, Stevenson, Townsend, Lurner, Twiehell, Tyner, Wakeman, Walden, Williams’ of Ind. be forced on them. To what straits must the rul- | Me break falth with the minority, under the shift of a | K ., Wilson of Utilo, Waldron—96. Veet oer. Again, Archer, Arthur, Beek, Nar bird, iair of biair of Mo., Braxto Boll, Biggs, Bird, Blair o of Mo., Braxton; 2 shard, Caldwell, Campbell, Carrotl, Com a ieonea, benuee” Dom “0 riteher, fosect ridge, Farnsworth, Finkelnburg, Forke: Foster of Ponn., Garfield, Garrett, Geta, Giddings, Goll day, Haldeman, Hambieton, Hancock, Handley, Hanks, (, Hairs of Vik, Hay, Herctord, Hibbard, Molt Harvoc, Herre of Vee, Hayy Heretord t I, etrary, ‘MoHeury, Melntvre, Slorm, Sols, Swann, an, ‘addell, arre! Willard) Wiuamns'of Ne Yet es Van Tru Tuthill, Terr, py , Whitthorne, Wells, Whitel Winchester Some of the Wembers not voting were parted off, and others were absent. THE KENTUCKY WAR CLAIMS, On motion of Mr. McHayxny, (dem.) of Ky., tha House took up, and, after an explanation from Passed the Senate bill appropriating $1,000,000 fo! the payment of the Kentucky war claims. Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and dix rected to cause to be examined and setticd and paid any proper claims of that State for ei CONTINUED ON TENTH PAGE,