The New York Herald Newspaper, June 11, 1872, Page 4

CONGRESS. it ‘The Seconl Session of the Forty- Second Congress Adjourned Sine Die...” ‘A Foverish, Brawling Day in Both Houses. THE ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT Conferenco Committees on the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill. Kelley, of Pennsyivauia, Arraigns ‘Garfield and Bingham Attack the Minority. Morgan, of Ohio, Goes Mad and Gives the Lie. Weeua of Confusion, Gayel-Rapping, Shodting , and Biekoring in the House, ‘A Compfomise Effected and ’ Agreed To. ‘AT NINE P. HL THE GAS BAG BURSTS. SENATE. Wasuinoton, June 10, 1872, Mr. BAYARD, (dem.) of Del., presented the views - pf the minority of the Committea of Investiga- * Sion and Retrenchment in regaréto the investiga- tion of thp New York Custom House, Ordered rinted. sat ar Mr. Pomsgnor, (rep.) of Kansgs;~alled’ up the bill encourage the growth of timber on the Western which was amended; 0 as to require ten " oultfvation of timber instead of five, in order { soquire title, and passed. 4 | Mr SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, galled up the Bill to the exprejse of the rightof eminent domain acquiring a site for United State, public build- in Oincinnsth OassmRL¥, (dem.) of Cal.; Bayarp, and Wroorron, (deth.) of N. J., opposed the bill. 4 NEW CUSTOM HOUSE FOR GOTHAM. ‘Mr. BUoRINGHAm, (tep.) of Conn., said the Senate ras ocoupying iteelf with the Cincinnati bill to the of @ matter of much more importance— the providing of proper buildings and facilities for ‘he collection of customs at the great port of Now York. Sir, pomzeee. (rep.) of N. Y¥., described the in- of the present accommodations for the argmodlon of tl overnment business at New ‘ork, and complained that all attempts to secure consideration for the bill to authorize the purchase of ea a for government buildings at tho i ry been defeated by unreasonable objeo- ons. The Cincinnat! bill was laid on the table, and Mr, (eres Moved to take up the resolution offered in executive session on Saturday to extend the ses- sion until six P, M. to-day. THE OUBYOM HOUSE INVESTIGATION, Mr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis., interposed a motion to reconsider the yote by which the views of the inority of the Committee of Investigation and trenchment in relation to the New York Custom were ordered to be printed this morning. fe said that he had been willing that the minority ould have their views printed, because he had assumed that they would not submit anything that Oaght not to be Rytated, but on examining the docu- ment presented this morning he found that it did Injustice toa majority of the committee by Coy | t the minority had been greatly su: jed to fins that, without n 44 to them or consultation with them, the majority had prepared a reyort upon the New York Custom House investigation. Messrs. BayaRD and CaSsERLY reasserted that they had never received any intimation that a re- rt. was to be made at this session until the Satur- before it was made. . A. G. THURMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, said he sup- posed that Mr. Howe in making his speech had ac- Complished the object of his motion, because he could not believe that he was in earnest in objecting panting the views of the minority. . A. G. THURMAN then moved to proceed to the consideration of the resolution to extend the session until six o’clock this evening. . CHANDL! (rep.) of Mich., said he hoped the resolution would not be adopted, and that Congress would continue in seasion until it should have com- leted ail necessary legislation. The time of the Benate had been wasted throughout the session, in perpanee of an agreement made early in Novem- ir AT A HOTEL IN NEW YORK, m & prominent Senator, formerly a repub- Hican, and @ prominent democratic Senator and Mr. uel J. Tilden, of New York, and other democrats ‘whom he could name, to the effect that a new party should be organized, to be called the reform Party: ‘that di his session the democrats should keep niet and let the discontented republicans do the king, and that @ certain republican Senator va be the nominee of the new party for the residency. Mr. Fenton, (rep.) of N. ¥.—Will the Senator om Michigaa ame the Senators to whom he refers OHANPLER—NO, sir} I will not. ir. FENTON—Then, if the Senator will allow me, 1 will say that 1 do not believe a word of the state- ment; but I suppose he has been inisinformed. Mr. OBANDLER—I dowt.ask the Senator to believe it; I don’t suppose he knew anything about it. Mr. 0, RLY—Does the Senator (Mr. Chandler) Bay that there was an agreement by which DEMOCRATS WERE TO KEEP QUIET? Mr. OHANDLER—I say there was an understanding oo et in oe wet gta a ae in New York, early In November, an (0 compliment my friends on the othet side of the House for the fidelity with whioh they-have carried out their part of the arrangement, Mr. Oass@RLY—There is not a word of trath in that statement from the beginning to the end of it; there was z agreement, no understanding. I have spoken to the other democrats on this floor, and here they are; their wi and my word, I undertal man’s, and I say there ts statement. ir. CHANDLER—That ts a but itis not mine, because 1 hepa: mee oem 8 are as good as mine, e to Bay, 1s as good as any not & word of truth in the » NOW THAT THE STATEMENT IS TRUB. Mr." CaSsBRLY—Does the Senator juestion my faeces when I speak of my own acts? OHANDLER—I do not question the Senator's ant ees — modes wavs are concerned ybut telling je knows hothing. ig about which he x 0. RLY—Between whom ? '. OHANDLER—Between the conspirators I do not name. Mr. CassERLY—Does the Senator include in that somewhat ungentlemaniy and discourteous term, if applied to Senators here, ny democratic Senator # + OHANDLER—I include the parties who were assembled in that room in a@ hotelin New York early in November last, and if the shoe that) shall make fits anybody he put it on. Mr. Fenton—Mr. President, I think the Senator trom rin is bound to give the names. ir. CHANDLER-—I was no (Sioa) at that confer. ence, but I tell you what I know, I do not see tit, however, to give the names, and I SHALL NOT GIVE THE NAMES. Mr, Canupnar Well, 80 far as I know (and Ttake this fo be the statement of every onc of my political associates on this St), the Senator has been | oes misinformed. There was no such under- Standing, still leas was there any conspiracy. . THURMAN—I would like to know exactly what the Senator's statement is, Mr. CHANDLER repeated his statement abont the uty Om apd sald again tiat democrats had it out, , {HURMAN—That implies that such an under- tanding wag known to ie ‘atl nat Wh t ocratl Me because otherwise they ed eS Cand » ried it out, Now, 80 far as I am concerned, and ach one can speak for himself, I give the statement om A PLAT, UNQUALIFIED CONTRADICTION, ay pothing. about the manifest impropriety of Mt ne, of such an anderstanding when a man ot take the responsibility of giving names; but ' 7 pig y that the Senator's own statement la the r. ave ever heard of such an unde a eard. jerbtanding. beara ome Very likely the Senator never (Mt. BrRvENson, dem, & ‘eratic Senator to' whom Tus Soniior te bg na pede on this neon? ur. Chauler) Mr, Ong NDLBR—There wag q democratic Senator in that conference, but I do not choose to name mir. Srevenson—This is the ¢ I have over | heard of it, and I think it cr on this floor ny? — Sa ~ oi a mepiracy Ut n repe fhe ame oF the demooratio Senator who part in it. OHANDLER—In accordance with that under- mana almost on the first day. fed the session rN : ‘ ‘was raised; committee after investt- gation was organized, 4 the time Soon oon. pled after after wee! Biter month in political discussions in which Sena- tors on the other side have taken no Mr. Morton, Sena and les 8 #0 as to avoid, if possible, ne Prreioe he for an extra session. 2 Mr. CHAND! said he was trying to convince the Senate that the session ought not to be extended, aaa, had time meena to pass the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, with its amenaments, before twelve o'clock. if the; hogs oe ‘to prevent necessary legisiation let them responsibility nd. Tet Those who had wasted the time of the take their share of the responsl- billy. For his part he washed his hands of it all. After some further remarks Mr. Ohandler said that, in compliance with the requests of his friends, ‘he would yield thefloor to a vote on the resolution to extend the session until six P. M. Mr. Poon, (rep.) of N. 0, moved to amend so as to a hip rovers iow, he tree — Kn basta and leave the question of adjournmen' ie Mr. Poo. moved to strike outalx P, M, to-day and dnsort Thursday, June 27. i ‘The House resolution, BXTENDING THE SESSION UNTIL SIX FP. M. to-day, was then concurred in. Mr. Buam, (dem.) of Mo., moved to take up the, report of the committee of conference on the Steamboat bill. : Mr. CONELING gave notice that if the bill should be fanen oP he would speak at least two hours net : lessrs, BLATR and Morrow urged the importance of i the bill at this session. motion to take it up was lost—yeas, 23; Nays, 25. ‘The bill to authorize the issue of College scrip to Arkansas was amended and passed, The followt WERB PASSED: For the restoration to the market of certain Indian lands to Mi De To reftaburse John’ E. Woodward for the rellef of cence tribes of Indians in the Northern Superin- tendency. The aeperal bill prescribing the conditions to be observed inthe construction of bridges @oross the Ohio River was taken up, amendments reported from the Committee on Commerce were to, Mr. BoreMan, (rep.) of W. V., offered amend. mentrequiring that the maim span of any bi built across the Ohio. above the mouth of the Sandy, shall have a olear opening o 350 feet an any bridge below the mouth of Big Sandy an opening of 400 feet, pox this amendment the general subject bridges across the Ohio was discussed unt!l a sage was received from the House pooner DISAGREEMENT OF THE COMMITTEES OF CONFEREN(! on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, and @ Dew conference. Mr. THURMAN moved that the request of the House for a further conference be agreed to, Mr. Epmunps objected, ‘er some further discussion of the Ohio River Bridge bil}, Mr. THURMAN moved lay it on the table, for the weno, of acceding to a new confer- ence on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. eed to. ir. TRUMBULL! .) of Il, moved that the Sen- ate recede. trom ing Enforcement act amendment and insist upon all its other amendments to the Supeepeaton bill; but the motion was ruled out of order. The motion fora new Committee of Conference ‘was agreed to, and the Chair, Mr. Anthony, APPOINTED THE SAMB COMEITTEE, Messra. Cole, Edmunds and Stevenson. Mr. soo @mendment to the Bridge bill was ‘eed to, Mt. SaBRMA offered an amendment authorizi ecling o! eed to. The bill was then passed, EXECUTIVE BESSION. At half-past four P. M. tne Senate went into ex- ecutive session, on the motion of Mr. HARLAN, and at five o'clock the open session was resumed, and the bill to remove the disabilities of ex-Governor - vt cecal Carolina, ,, reel sles ot Alabama, was passed—j eas 16, nays The Houge resolution, EXTENDING THE SESSION UNTIL NINB O'OLOCK - this evening, was concurred in. MORRELL, (rep.) of Me., in the absence of Mr. Wuiaut, (rep.) of lowa, the Chairman of the Special Committee to investigate the charges against Senator Clayton, of Arkansas, submitted a Teport covering the investigation so far asit has yet gone. Mr. Norwood, as the minority of the committees, submitted his views. ‘The bili for the relicf of Theodore Adams was dis- el until six o'clock P.M, when the Senate took a recess till eight o'clock. Tue Senate, before recess, concurred in the con- ference report on the Sundry Civil Appropriation ‘On reassembling, Mr. Soort, (rep.) of Pa., moved for a committee of conference, Which was ordered, on the bill in relation to the construction of bridges across the Obio. a private bills were passed. ‘he House bill abolishing the franking privilege was received. Mr. TRUMBULL moved that {t be put upon ita Passage at once, aud said it was a measure that the people demanded. Objection was made, and at a quarter to nine the yvaimeas went into executive session, which lasted a Ww minutes. The open session was then resnmed, and was continued with much confusion until nine o'clock, when the presiding officer, Mr. Anthony, pro- nounced the Senate adjourned without date. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, June 10, 1872. The House met at eight o’clock A. M., and Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, presented the conference report on THE SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL, A question was raised as to the precedence to be given to such a report and as to whether the ordi- nary dilatory motions canld not be interposed to prevent ita being made, but the Speaker ruled that conference report was @ question of the highest privilege, and must be received in preference to anything else. The report was accordingly mado, and the democrats immediately resorted to fill- bustering, in order to defoat action upon it. The report on the subject of the Senate amend- Ment, 80 obnoxious to the democrats, extending the scope of the Enforcement bill, proposes a sub- stitute for the Senate proposition, being a mere modification of it. It provides that whenever in any county or parish, in any Congre nal district, ten reputable citizens shail signify to the United States District Judge their desire to have the registration or ELECTION GUARDED AND SCRUTINIZED the Judge shall appoint commission of two clti- zens of different political parties, to be designated Supervisors of Election, with the powers and duties of such officers In cities possessing over one hun- dred thousand inhabitants, Mr. KELLEY (rep.) Of-Pa., moved to recommit the conference report, and said:—I make this motion under a deep sense of responsibility, and I ask you, gentlemen, to hear me for my cause, and be silent hat you may hear. I make this motion and speak to it for a cause as dear to me as my ilfe—a cause in which I have more than once periled my life—that 1s the in and supremacy of the republican party, which I believe to be in dan- ger by the position Of this bill. I am constrained, also, to make this motion by @ proper sense of self: respect. I feel this morning that, If by the force of @mere majority, we can drive this bill and the enforcement amendment. shrough, we il do an act whi 80 farasI and others around me are concerned, will be the result of such conduct as that for which Ihave more than a@ gcore of times sentenced men heretofore honored in the com- munity to solitary confinement and penal servi- tude, “The bill has attained its present state by which means so far as “my consclousness is con- cerned, appear to be FALSE PRETENCES, characterized by all the features of that offence which the law of Pennsylvania punishes, On Satur- day last the minority of the House, in virtue of par- lamentary law and the usages of the House, no! by the weakness of the republican part , or of the members of that party, held this bill in Thetr wer, Its prominent members said to us, “Take from it one amendment and you may have all the rest, Without objection on ‘our part. Take from it one provision and you may have your adjournment and pes appropriation.” There came on this floor a enator—a member of the Conference Committee— (weaning Cole, of California)—and he gave agsur- ance to gentiemen around me that if the bill could fo to a Conference Committee THE SENATE WOULD RECEDB FROM THAT AMEND- |> MENT, Hi was known that he who would be chairman of e Conference Committee of this House disap- proved or that amendment, and had given open and public assurance that he disapproved it as heartily Se pny gentleman on the other side of the house. F. GARFIELD suggested to Mr. Kelley to with- draw the remark in regard to hi Mr. KELuEY—1 will Say that I a im. 80 A960) many gentlemen. There had to bi mosoriiing 8 ri ntary usage, two democtat on the Con- prone Coummittee—one from the jouse and one ‘om the Senate; and there would, herefore, it agemed to @ and others, be 9 pobatbalt of ‘the objectionable dinshdmént belog adhered and J and others, a8 radical as { werlt not merely with me, but in advance of m entle- to aide, and sald:—~bhe clreurn. guarantee the withdrawal of this amendment, You cannot be deceived.” men on the stances are suc! N yet did they yield, They hesitated ana ad quired, and did ‘not yield until from tho Speaker's chair they received the assurance that the report of dapouferencegommittee was wr.» SUBJECT TO ALL THE DILATORY MOTIONS that any other matter was subject to, Thad gone to them meanwhile and hem assurance that NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY. tion of word, If it brit upon ie conietgantion Y shall not heed Stor Ttell you, ie hit may be egotism, that J hold the self- Tespe thie ne crane Fespeot of i rine “maint self: 6 fr faltled to make every effort og this report sent back to a conference co! Mr. Bincttam, of of asked Mr, Kelley to utho! him to pledge the epenlesihs tae aera ata our. KELLBY—I did not pledge this side of the House, Mr. Brraoam—Whom, then, did you pledge ? 1d may influence, , Mr. KgtiEy—I pl Mr. BIngHAm el 33 pr 7 other poe on le 5 end that I was impe! shereto by ly iven here by a memberof Pen mmittee that the Senate Mr. Len te ee! Mean to con- yey the impression an} the ma- jonty ofthe House to sarren: of the ma- jority to legislate? Mr, KELEEY—I have not sald or intimated such 5 Mr. Conurn, (refi) of Ind.—Whom dia yon repre- sent in making ae ? pe » KELLEY—I do nog that any bar- ‘was made by'me, on anybody my- self, but there are other lemen here 0 will Probabl say thas tl aid to the other side of the Hongo. “ men, you shall not be dam- aged by trustingto THR GOOD FAITH OF THR MAJORITY.” Mr. Conurn—I would Ike to know who pledged the majority here? Mr. KBLLBY- aid not speak for the majority. Thave not mn for the majority. .I do not claim betas melon: pe “tf ante of the to yr myself. is the "good ma) jor ‘broken, I should like to know’ Ir. KELLBY—I for myself; others will prob- abl Ser oe ros. 4 ide 4 ) Of Va.—How can the other sido be damage they not made all dilatory maslons. i ee have msde pe Motion, and now I yigid to the gen' m Ohio, ‘ee Canis, chafeman of the Conference Com- mittee.and of the Committee on Appropriations, id that he would not speak as to the merits of ition before the House, except to sa: 6 that noone Dy more than he did the fact that the House had BROUGHT TO A DmADTOOR. on this question but he would: call: attention to ir phase of the diMoulty, which rose alio- ther above that (sepe or anyother amend. ent that could be brought to the House, This Piped one of the twelve great geeropria ton bills that ere necessal nd vital to.the carrying on of the yvernment. ‘ere were five different parliamen- modes of disposing of the Senate amendment. And each of these modes had been tried and had been resisted by the minority. Himself and his associates had ain and tricd each of those five ordinary courses of procedure, fo again and fain had the oie Te- god =to allow e House to take cither of tnem until late on Saturday night, and then only on condition that t¢ should be coupled with a recess which should bring Congress within four~hours of final adjournment. The question which had thero- fore arisen was far above this bill, and far above & item in the bill. It was whether the majority the right and could insist poe thetr it to gonsider a great appropriation bill the moment that a pilnortty however large, said no to that propo- tition. Ifn st, then they were in. THE MIDST OF A PARLIAMENTARY REVOLUTION, out of which there was no legislation of any sort possible for evermore until that proposition was @bandoned. He likened It to the case In 1861, when pigs, body in the rebel States said that the ma- jority of thé nation td lect a President, pro- vided they did not eleot Abrabam Lincoln; but that, if the majority should elect Abraham Lincoln, they would break the government into pieces. ‘That revolution against the law of the majority had been followed by an awful, bloody war, simply to vindl- cate the right of the people of the United States to have the majority. they He ied it as most bt wise and unfortunate that the gentlemen on the ther side of the House had seén fit to say that Unies this amendment were struck out this great ublio measure, without which the government ould Not go on, could not become alaw. He could ever give way in any form of compromise ‘T ASSUMPTION WAS UTTERLY ABANDONED, He nized the right of dilatory motions where a minority was being oppressed by apy unpariia- mentary proceedin, ut where the proposition ‘was tO proceed according to parliamentary law, and whefe the minority said that that shonia not be done, then if the minority was to prevail there ‘Was an end of Vt ol Cade 4 It was simple, plain dental of the men it of the American Re le to poske laws, speaking through the ma- jority of their resentatives. He proposed for ne Bi tay here till mber next, if necessary, insist that this Appropriation bill shonid be con- sidered. it should or voted down, but voted up Vote they must, or they would abandon and sur- render the right of parliamentary government in this country. . BRooKs, (dem.) of N. ¥., made the suggestion that the Enforcement bill was unconstitutional and was proceeding to establish that point by ref erence to the fourth article of the constitution, but. was interrupted by Mr. Bingnam, who had obtatned he floor and who insisted upon proceeding with is remarks, Mr. BinanaM went on to argue that there was othing in the Senate pmondaient which was not ow on the statute bool refetence to cities of over one hundred thousand population, and he declared that the resistance to it on the pretence of unconstitutionality was the inauguration tn this hall of a treason as disreputable, as dishonorable, 8 unconstitutional and a8 damning as that treason which, twelve years ago, was inaugurated by the bayonet. AN OUTBURST OF RAGE, Here there was an impatient outburst on the Gemocratic side of the House, Mr. Morcan, (dem.) of Ohio, shouting, at the top of his voice, something about Mr, Bingham’s statement bein; false, and Mr. Evpringg, (dem.) of Wis., endeavoring to make @ point of ofder, but the loud and continuous ham- mering kept up by the Speaker's gavel rendered every utterance inaudible, Mr. BINGHAM, a8 s00n as ne could make himself heard, Tepeatod and declared that he was ready to make his statement good before the tribunal of his. tory and before the great tribunal of the Amertcan ple, that the proposition pretended to be set u ere of the right of the minority to stay indetl- nitely the right of the majority to legislate was as disgraceful as dishonorable, as. —— + MorGaN, rising, excitedly, and shonting at the top of his voice, running a race with the Speak- er’s gavel, and with shouts of “Order! order!” from the republican side of the House, denounced MR. BIN@HAM’S STATEMENT AS A LIB. Mr, BincaamM (resuming his sentence where ho had been tnterrupted)—and as treasonable as that other pretext, Mr. Morgan (again raising his votco to its highest pitch and poset excitedly)—I say It isa scandalous calumny, i oud calls to order, while re Shedker hammered fast and furious.) ‘It is a je, an 1 WILL THRUST IT DOWN YOUR THROAT, (These remarks were only heard in incoherent phrases, and are but the reporter's interpretation of the few articulations that reached hie ear), I will allow no man to make such a charge against me or against my colleagues, Mr, Dawes, (rep.) gf Mass, anggested to th spenee that ‘. fiobgan should put ‘ander arrest. The SPEAKER warned Mr. Morgan that if he per- sisted in violating the rules o1 the House the Chair would direct the Sergeant-at-Arms to TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY. Mr. STEVENSON demanded that Mr. Morgan’s of- fensive words be taken down, and Mr. Beck made a like demand as to Mr. Bingham’s remarks, Mr. Dawks suggested that the country would hold the Speaker responsible unless he caused the arrest of parties who violated the rules of the House. There was & pause in the House proceedings while the Globe reporters were transcribing the offensive remarks of the two gentlemen fromouio, The reporters’ transcript % Mr, Bingham’s re- marks having been made, the Speaker decided that the language transconded the legitimate bounds of debate and was not altogether in order, Mr. BINGHAM was proceeding to vindicate what he said when the Speaker reminded him that, by the rules, when the decision of the Ohair was that remarks were unparliamentary the member offend- ing was not aliowed to proceed excopt by leave of the House, Mr. Dawes moved that Mr. Bingham be allowed to oes in order, and the motion was agreed to, . STEVENSON Called for @ decision as to Mr. a sana ae ided that th: paril ¢ SPEAKKR decide at ey were not Mentary, and that Mr. Movgan’s y , PKOCEEDINGS WERE DISORDERLY, Mr. Dawes remarked that Mr. Morgan's offence Was not so much in the words he used as in his persistency in interrupting tie debate, Mr. BROOKS intimated tuat Mr. Morgan was justl- fled i ing the language he used, Mr. SrBVENSON inquired whether thore was any remedy to prevent Mr. Morgan interrupting and in- sulting the members, Mr. DAWES suggested in reply that the Spoaker had the right to arrest any member who violated the rules, and he had no doubt that he would doo. ‘The SPBAKER remarked that he had attempted, by the use of the gavel, to prevent Mr, Morgan's remarks being heard, Mr. Dawks—I hope the Speaker will not resort to that mode of enforcing the rules, but will arrest members who persist if Violating them, The SPHAKER (Somewhat tardily)—ihe Chatr must be the ny of ie ja@uner in which he prescrves lie ordeF Of the House. Mr, BINGHAM resumed his remarks and vindl- cated what he already sald, admitting, however, in the course Of his remarks, that he himselt had been id: nuined rich Se filiyustering proceedings of the tnlnority against the Kansas provision inthe Arm: Appropriation bili of 1568, Wen a new sossion hed to be culled to pass it, Mr. KELLEY resumed the floor, and satd that hé had always honored Mr. Bingham for standing with the minority on the occasion referred to, when the republican injuority heid the democratic majority {n check for thirty-4ix hours and went to the coun- try for its vindication, A minority had no absolute rights, Inasmuch as @ majority of two-thirds could bass @ny measure. If the rule was unwise it was and the TUN THB CONTROL OF THK HOUSE, ¥ use could iter ft. Danger ca} tnehds, but from another gqaarters ‘om ie oo ven if they lost position or fewer 1 would co-operate with them tn galning holr lost power and their lost righté, and I make this motion in redemn- sorption o/ all the powers of tue of » government by the Senate. There waa the weak point, the danger to the constitution and to the government. and never JUNE U1, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET. had that tendency manifested. tteéit oe re eee ie House ics when the Houge came toge lon, t was ] MET BY bat deliberate! devised b a ge commitee of the nate, and sent to the House for acceptance. Floue ‘nad always enjoyed the priv of ‘bel first to fix the day of adjournment; but the dimicul- ties wie which they a surrounded now arose Potaam of Tie louse weseen ehay ‘and long fore it was known what netes ht arise absorbing the pewers and fanctious of the lo tent over its order as to when it thought Hert would be ‘agreeable and convenient to adjourns and now, when they came to make application for rt the govern- ment, nate 2 ges st they” found the Banas rT os you lave the wictions on ‘other oun mune Ay, et yr of revolution mere lay, while to this measure was mani- festea ronsoh ‘of his honorable commitment to nn es side. He had lying behind it tke conviction 4 method of p: any law, however wee, t dangeroms ona, and one for which “rept party ought to make itself ible, 1 easretier, hoped that. the repase we Ly moved the revious quest be Mr. BOT (i 1 ot San 4 the previous ona bes ees ber Cig ay pap a tive, and Mr. But 4 dema further count, rem it the result of THE CORRUPT BARGAIN WAS APPARENT. Mr. Barer indmase’ that it was not for Mr. Butler to talk of cor rence report Was reco! — Mr. ConuRn presented the conference report on the bill Pegpes ng a APY FHOMOTIONS IM THE ARMY, was agret ormne bill repeals so much.of the section of the Army Appropriation bill of 1870 as prohibits promo- tion aff Me Meagineer department, provid that nothing contained in this bill ‘authorize pro: motions in that department over the grade of colonel. , ~ While Mr. Coburn’s conference report ing action the filibustering spirit fested itself omong the more ultra of the = members, and many of them declined to 80 a8 to indicate that theré was no quorum present, There was a motion for a call of the house, but the Speaker de- clined to mize it, and instead re Mr, Kelley, who at a quarter before eleven A. M. offered & concurrent resolution extending the seasion till six o'clock this é' Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., Moved to lay the resolution on the and Mr, WALLS, (rep,) of Fia., wanted to offer an amendment, but ir motion was receive Mr. PLatr moved. that the House adjourn and de- manded the yeas and nays. ‘The motion was voted down. ‘The resolution extending the session was then aire rey 188, nays 31. . PLaTr moved to reconsider the last vote and called for the yeas and nays. ‘The SPHAKER, after a count, announced that there were but twenty-six members demanding the yeas and n which was not one-fifth of the last vote. Mr. ee made some remark intilmating par- the an was await- rt of the Speaker, and saying that the. cas often been ordered by twenty-six members. bie nays had ‘The \SPBAKER—Tho gentleman from Virginia, unless ho is grossly ignorant, is GROSSLY DISRESPECTFUL TO THE OHAIR. expreniions of satisfaction and approval ‘on the lemocratic side.) The last vote showed 164 mem- bers votiug, The youngest member of the House knows that when the yeas and nays are imme- diately thereafter demanded the Chairman never assumes that they are orderea unless one-fifth of the members last voting rise. (To the members generally)—Is that not so? Responses of “Yes, yest’? Mr. Pharr was weeding to reply to the A ey but the demooratlo members shut him of hy loud calls to order. 10 SPEAKER inte) and expressed a desire that Mr. Platt should be he heard, but Mr. Banxs, {rep.) ot Maas., objected most emphatically, inti- mating that the object of Mr. Platt and his backers was to consume time. ee rare ordered op the mene and ps ong . tan opportunity of say! eas and nays had oreo. ordered several’ times to- by a less number than twenty-six. ir. Dawes informed the Speaker that Mr. Platt’s original statement, which the Speaker had not bend, was that the Bhair had shown gross par- ality. The SPEAKER said he had misunderstood Mr. Platt's statement, and pardoned it on the ground of grossignorance. (Laughterand encouragement from the democratic side of the House.) \ ma tellers reported.as the result of the count 20 0 ‘The SPHAKER, in announcing the result, sald that he regretted the language which he nad used to- ward the gentleman from Virginia, but it was the first time in his history in which he had cauge for belief that either side supposed he was partial or unfair in his count. He was glad that the count by tellers had amply vindicated the correctness of his own connt. The motion to reconsider the vote extending the session was laid on the table, GENERAL ANDERSON’S WIDOW. On motion of Mr. Dawes! the Senate bill, giving to the widow of ths late General Robert Anderson $10,000 in Meu of @ pension, was taken up and asso x On motion of Mr. KENDALL, (dem.) of Nev., the Senate bill to reimburse the State of Nevada was taken up and passed. The resolution for the extenston of the session had not been five minutes adopted by the House before a message from the Senate announced, amid triumphant laughter, that that body had conourred in it. On motion of Mr, (rep.) of Me., the bill to pay Theodore Adams $112,000, in full payment of aclaim for the construction of mortar boats and steam tugs, was referred to @ conference commit- On motion of Mr. ConaER a proviso was added to the Senate bill relating to steamboats, and the Matter was referred to @ conference committee. The proviso suspends for one year any existing law or regulation requiring the use of fock-up safety valves, pees steam gauges, pipes to carr) steam into the hold of vessels, low water indl- cators and testin; Pampa. The House then, in order to shut off all this eccentric legislation, took @ recess from half-past twelve to nalf-past two. Durmg the recesS @ more eccentric movement was attempted by Mra. Mary Walker— “DR. WALKER," who made her way to the Clerk's desk and pro- ceeded to harangne the members in the interest of women nurses in the army, Boing interfered with Ls Gy Boyd, the Assistant Doorkeeper, she made a backward, but ascending change of position to the Speaker’s chair, and from that point tried to continue her address, but the efforts of the Assistant Doorkeeper being seconded by those of- Mr. Buxton, the Doorkeepor, the ex- cited little woman was overruled, and was led out of the hall protesting against such UNGALLANT AND UNRRPUBLIOAN TREATMENT, After the recess Mr. GARFIELD offered a resolution authorizing the Committee on Appropriations to mevt during the recess after the first Wednesday in yore (net et std it was desirable to supervise al} the laws affecting appropriations, on|: about half of tie amount being now eluded fh the annual appropriation bills, the remainder being comprised In What are known ag PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS outside of the ordinary jurisdiction of Congress, Aiter opposition by Mr, ELpRipaz and Mr. But LER, of Mass, and further explanation by Mr. GARFIELD, the resolution was adopted, THE BURLL RECORDS, Mr. Conurn présented the testimony in the Buell court martial case, which was ordered to be printed, Mr, GARFIELD, from the Conference Committee on the Sunary Civil Appropriation bill, reported that the committee had been unable to agree and moved that & new conference be ordered. Agreed (0, and THE SAMB CONPERERS WERE APPOINTED on papers of the House, Mr. FARNswortn, (rep.) of TIL, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill abolishing the fravking privilege after $e 1st of Septembsr, i274, and pro- viding for the Idsue of stamps for the Presiden Heads of Departments, the Senate and House pt tae do 5 with which all public documents and other oMcial matter are to be stamped, and such documents so stamped are to pass through tho mills free, e explained that the stamping provision was not to apply to the L se ee oO meebere. It only aj Diled to documents of.a public character. It would put an end to the privilege which one man had Over and above his fellow men, and would put all | Men on an equality in that regard. He referred to the resolution on the subject adopted by the Repub- lican Convention at Cincinnati, and gave notice that if the franking pais] were abolished he Would at the next session Introduce a bill REDUCING THE RATES OF LETTER POSTAGE TO ONE CENT. Another feet woring. which he anticipated from the abolition of 1 ‘anking privilege was jas ‘gh the mails of a great many speec! which tr 48 well never be fade, Raicttacand The rules were suspended and tho bill was passed—yoas 128, Ly 3 ‘This ts the same bill that was repens and intro. duced this session br Mt. Potter, (dem.) of N. Y, On motion of Mr. Dunne, rep) Minn., the Senate amendment to the House bill for restoration to market of certain lands in Michigan was con- "On motion of Mr. Perens th in motion of Mr. is the Senate subst for the House bill to punish improper thtererenee with, or tho attempt to infuenee, jurors in the United Statés Court was agreed to with an amend- ment limiting the penalty to $1,000 fine and one rears OBPae intpody a ir. COBURN introduced a bill extending the right or homentend tanted to sailors of the ato wary the twenty- section of the Army Appropriation bill to the widow, cidest child, or father or mother of soldiers who Nave died, with a modified rigut of transfer, Passed. On motion of Mr, Rogers, of North Carolina, the Senate bill appropriating $100,000 for government buildings at Raleigh, N. O,, was passed. Mr, Dawes offeréd, at five o'clock, a resolution extending the session TILL NINB O'OLOOK TO-NIGHT. Adopted—102 to 46. Mr. Borier, of Massachnsetts, announcing his satisfaction with the proposed compromise, Mr. Werrs, (demt.)-of Missouri, moved to Benepe me rules ans pene ropriating for a& Sito for goverment teuldiage Ge fieeabarg, Pee was ved eae sencunciag that that Sundry Ci Hoe tilkrasa after the vote His. Gardeld proooubed the couforeuce report to the 18 MODIFIED itanding shall make perer ae mudgee of the United States it Court their deaire to ve rej lection preraen tnd went seR RAR gO ‘Apno t two trict or recin q he Se cae etaeat ane rent political pai as tion. They are not to have are not to have power form other dut except imme presence of the officers holding the election and to itness all thelr proceedings, including the count- tngrot the votes and the making of & return thereon. Mr. GARFTELD ozpietend the report. The effect of the proviso, that Supervisors shall NOT HAVE THE BR TO MAKE ARI was that those officers should stand by the proceedings of the election and the oMcial right to do so, so that if frauds were e1 ited the United Si ave bed gags In an Mr. Brooks, he stated ‘vis bet ne ea hav. | not ot as wi challengin; le vote: i such challenj nor with, ving of withol ing certificates of election or return. In reply to Mr, Farnsworth as tothe money provision of the bill, he said that the bill, as it was originally reported, propriated $17,441,736; that as it passed the House tt) ropriated $19,210, 108; that as it passed hhe Senate it appropriated $20,167,447; and that, as it now came ie Conference Committee, it was ‘oprinted at THAN THB LIKE LESS BY SEVEN ie BI r Mr. Kerr, (dem. dl, Ir, Garfleld here ing fred, Mr Garhett ed the matter of the quali- whether there was ai amendment which tou fications of electors? Mr. GaRFIRLD replied, br'the Repative and said that there was nol in it that could touch or change the qual: ns of electors as now pro- vided by law. Mr. Nrptagg, (dem.) of Ind., the democtatio member of the Conference Committee, made & tatement a8 to the Enforcement amendment. le had declined signing the report solely on the und of his objection to that amendment as fiterterins: with the States, Butthe compromise rted was, he confessed, @ mere sketch of the original Senate amendment. The supervisors pro- vided for were to bermere official witnesses to elec- tions, with no other power than to make complaint ifthe election laws were violated. Although he was opposed to the Amendment in Ca he did not feel justified in carrying on any tious opposition toit,butwas DISPOSED TO LET THE VOTE BE TAKEN on the pi apesitiony: He bolieved that was the best policy, and he satd so frankly-to his friends. Mr. Keer said that he looked with complete abborence on any attempt on the part of the federal vernment to extend its jurisdiction over the con- uct of elections in the States, as he thonght it a most dan the rightful power rous innovation and jurisdiction of the States. . Still the amendment was so far clipped of its dangerous. influence and ower as that these additional supervisors, in the language adopted, should have.uo power or au- thority to do anything except to de In the imme- diate presence of the election oMoers and to witness ali their roceoditias: including the counting.of the votes and the making a return thereof, Mr, Porrer regarded the amendment as uncon- stitutional, dangerous and uncalled for; but still he did not feel justified tn resorting further to dila- tory motions, but would submit to have the vote taken and would record himself, as he was most neartily against it. Mr. Homan, (dem.) of Ind., undertook to initiate dilatory motions~ declaring, that this was the most fatal project ever brought before Congress ana that it was infamous in its character. He had not, -how- ever, enough supporters to order the yeas and nays, only seventeen members voting to order them. Mr. GARFIELD moved to suspend the rules and vote immediately on the conference report. Agreed to—182 to 23, Mr, ELDRIDGE sald he surrendered, as a dishonor- sie surrender had been made on his side of the jouse. THE CONFERENCE REPORT WA® TREN AGREED TO. Yeas, 102; nays, 72. Itwase xarty vote, except that Mr. Farnsworth voted In tie tive. On motion of Mr. Harnia, (dem.) of Va.,jthe Senate bill to remove the politics Aisabllities st George 8. Houstons ot Alabama, one Zevulon B, Vance, of wi Gi eee Baa epic, appro Mr. (rep.) rath $200,000; for @ government building at Evansvi ile, Ind, It was ed. The House then, at 7:10 o'clock P,M., took a recess until 8:15 P. M. APTER THR RECESS the Senate penamenis to the House bill extend- ing the benefits of the Agricultural College bill to oy State of caine ‘were, on motion of Mr. |ANKS, concurred in. Various propositions forthe bexefit of clerks and employés of the House were offered and agreed to. ma motion of Mr. GARFIELD a joint committee to walt on the,President and inform him that Con- gress was ready to adjourn was ordered. The conference report on the Ohio Bridge pill was presented by Mr. Holman and agreed to. Mr, GARFIELD, from the committee to wait on the President, reported that the committee had per- formed that duty, and had been informed by the President that ho had no further communteation to make to Congress, In the midst of much confusion and pressure on the part of members to get the recognition of the oe aie the hour of urnment being about to arrive, A RESOLUTION OF THANKS TO THE SPEAKER was offered by Mr. RANDALL, (te) of Pa., and adopted unanimously, for the able, prompt and im- ane manner in which he had discharged his uties, and then the Speaker, at nine P. M., de- clared the House adjourned for the second session of the Forty-second Congress, wishing all members a safe return to thelr homes. (Loud cheers.) VANDERBILT VS. ERIE. The Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Company in Court—Important Decision in Common Pteas by Judge Joseph F. Daly—Five Millions of Bonds, with In- terest, Involved. In the suit brought to recover overdue in- terest conpons upon bonds of the Boston, Hartford and Erfe Ratlroad Company by Cornelius Vander- bilt, held in Common Pleas, Special Term, before Judge Joseph F. Daly, it will bo remembered, at the close of the argument, the Court took the papers, reserving its decision, Judge Daly on Satarday last delivered the follow- ing decision ;— New Yore Common Pras, Srectat Term, June 5, 1872, Vanderbilt vs. Railroad Company,—The defendant, the Erle Company, had at law capacity to @ all con: tracts not expressly or impliedly prohibited, and all the power of ordinary persons bagless restricted ¢: gation, | (8. W, Railway Co. 8.; Brady vs, Mayor, &¢., Iy_or by necessary tinpil- va Redmond, 19.0. B., O61 it wou}d'be bound to pay Its’note or draft and liable upon fi endorsement legitimate business; might negotiable. “Baper’® gs nana ‘orale hary. endorser, and would ipayle Mh pon its accommodation endorsement held by bona fite holders Cicott vs. Noga R. 1. Co,, 27 N, ¥., 560; ‘Mcch. Bank Aasn, 8. White pend 00, B85N. ¥. 506.) “And it Is deofded by the upreme Court otthe tnited States that a railroad corpo: ng U y= fon bonds of othey mentotds may ara ee The bogs en pal and interest of such ponds (Chleaga, Re and FR. RCo. va Howard, 7 Wallace, Whi Am. Corpor: casts, 1) In ‘that case it 1s laid down as ri yw money or bo- 0 transactions 3 specie its contracts, ne Tosa mn of acceptance given for a in endorse At inte! rule that p Corporations may bor come parties negotiable paper in Piatt egitlinate business, untess expressly hibited, and until the contra: shown resumption ts that their acts in that behalf were 4 je raguite course of {helt anifierized business and that, consider! AD opel ue: fo the per! decision, the objection that the ralltoad compaty hatay power to gusraptee he bonds of of corporations is viewer tare tn B pa Fs road Com- , en ment WI fecha dae Renae eh by shen agreetnent the defendant gunned Bee freemen jefendant guaran’ Arantee, ingrll bngy hs Btn Harel ae Sea" et rond Company, the payment of the interest af each bonds aa It fell due... This setion ia brought by the holder of certain of said bonds so guaranteed. The Boston, Hart- fo. Erfe Railroad Company 1s a foreign corporation, uk Ais road Hee partly in this stato, ie rights therelt ulred by the purchase (by due anthority of law), ‘Was, “Laws of \sép, of the righia of castor treet \property of two domestic raltroad corpora: he Borton, Hartford and Erie Iextension Rail- ron the Hartford and Erle Forry Extension Railfond. To the extent of its rights in tia Siate, and its roud and business within the State iintie, whieh are ides teal with the rights of the aforesaid corporations consoll- dated re it ie subject the regulationg of the State Logisiature, and cannot in respect theroof Hand upen any other footing tha a domestic eorporaiton, cq E deem that the prohibition in the charter. of the defendant against » connection with railroads of other tates would not apply to a connection be! n i fondant and the road of the Boston. Ttariterd arth Ye joston, Railroad Company, operated t of 1899 (Seasion laws, chinntey Ha page List watyec ae age 190) &ny railroad corporation tor the. tse ur there respective roads and theroatter to ase the same in sich manner as fay de prescribed in euch contract, but theretis nothing in tho act to authorize tie road of any railroad corpora- tion ing manner inconsistent. with the charter oF. tho corporation whose road ts t used under uy contract, The last use refers to the mann ‘hich the yond is Ysed, not to restrict Suir adil eowshle whthepuonensersaay gactea does not Imit ¢ ower if bit i lomestic corporations: bu Pied 6 7 nd Erie Railway Company has all ino ris) ip thig State of the dumestic corporations wliose, fran ses urchased, a: ha’ aul Ltsiatire of thi tate a or 1, Sita in What VOT contra as erms and pay me! uM anit’ Yt conalder {o be w: si thelt gondral Word of the contract) ror the uso of thelr respective roads, la not expressly of Impliedly prohibit it seem nS stead of paying & the Bonion Mnrttord ad med the paymen' cutof such interest. ay was within their rer ‘ne above dociston of Judge Daly settles for the Present this most anusual matter, as it iy said $5,000,000 worth of thesa bonds aro held by other pai ties jheld until his death. THE RANDALL'S ISLAND HOMICIDE, _ Trial of Justus Dunn for the Man. slaughter of Samuel Calvert. Pope Jones on the Stand-—Interest> ing Developments, /The Trial To Be Resumed This Morning. Yesterday afternoon, in the Court of General Sep sions, before Judge Bedford, Justus Dunn, 8 yeuth, and late an inmate of the House of Refugé on Ram all's Island, was placed on trial charged with manm- slaughter in causing the death of Samuel Oalvert RS ‘%dof March last, The dedeased was one of fhe Keepers in that institution, and {t will bere membered serious charges were made at the time ofinhuman conduct on the part of the keeper. Mr. William F. Howe appeared for the youthfut prisoner and interposed no technical objections te the specdy empanelment of the jury. Assistant District Attorney Stewart opened the case for the Prosecution stating the facts he intended to prove, TESTIMONY IN THE OAsm, The first witness called by the was Israel U. Jones, the Superinten of the House of Refuge on Randall's Island, He testified that he had been connected with the inatisution since. 19 and was Superintendent since 18085 thé Dunn was first committed'to the institution onthe 1st of January, 1869, and discharged on the sist of May, 1670, to the care of his father; the prisoner was returned there on the 16th of September, and remained until the 17th of March—the time of the homicide; the witness first knew Oalvert, the der ceased, early in 1852; he was night watchman a® firat, then carpenter, and was promoted to over seer of the North Shop, which position he It was the duty of Calvert to aid in seeing the boys to their dormitories a(ter the labors ofthe day were over; the witness was not present when Oalver¢ ‘Was staboed, but was informed of the occurrence from eight to ten.minutes after it happened; he found Calvert on the tier in tho hall, his feet hang. ing over the tler and his back lying against’ cell No, 26, which was less than five feet from Dunn! cell; Oalvert was lying prpesrete: the witness him taken down and Tald upon the floor below fi mediately, and upon taking oi his pantaioons found TWO LARGE WOUNDS above the knee joint; there were other minor cuty or scratches about the legs; he had the p Dunn secured, and sent for a physician for the ‘wounded man and gave him stimulants until the doo- tor arrived; there wasa large quantityof blood upoa the floor, but he did not bleed after the witness saw him; Calvert died at half-past ten that night. CROSS-EXAMINATION. Mr. Howe then cominenced a searching cross-ex> amination of the witness, who said that there at prprenh 500 boys in the institution, The cor put this k Spd Are the majority of those 500 boys Catholic: ane force es shied! Abeba) jected, and earnest argued against bi of the question, Claiming that. it was irrele: vant to the issue now to be tried by the jury. Mr. Howe said he desired to show that these sent to the House of Refuge, Conring instruction. their aoe ne faith, upon application had it de em. Judge Bedford said:—Mr. District Attorney, I re gard this case now on trial as one of the MOST IMPORTAN? CASES ever brought into a court of justice. The entire community are looking upon it and sre deeply in- torested in it, and therefore I deem it but right and roper be Page the greatest latitude to the prosecu- Ror ant the defence, in order to let srath be vrought out before the community and the whole matter thoroughly ventilated. So the ques tion can be asked on cross-examination. Mr. Jones, in reply to the question as t whether a majority of the boys are Catholics, said he had no knowledge, except an opinion, The average to which the iamates remain m the institution is about fourteen to fifteen years; the inmates are instructed in the broad principles of Christianit; We the instructors (ladies and en, tlemen) and by the chaplain employed by the Board of Managers; there were Protestant and Catholic instructors; Mr. Meledy, Mr, Burns and Mr. Dr gre Catholics; there was.a Catholic priest at the institution last evening; the Rev, Dr. Plerce is th chaplain, and 1s a Methodist by | Apeniti but not- as the chaplain of the House o! fuge; there is @ Uiargica) service prepared for the House of Re! which is used every Sunday at the service in chapel; there are several Cathollo employés about the house; priests are aealioas whenever they come there ; there is no Uathollc spiritual instructor connected with the House of Refuge; there is bo} snd divine. service in the chapel but the attend divine service apel the Rev. Br Pierce, the regular chaplain of the in 6titation is a Methodist and he officiates. Q. And the Catholo boys there, the whole five hundred, consequently have to Jisten to the minige trations of a Methodist minister? A. Not as @ Methodist minister; he does not teach Methodism at all. Q. Is it not a fact that they have to listen to hig ministrations? A. They listen to the ministrationg of the chaplain; we have never called it a Protestant institution; it is the Housé fuge formation of gave ile ofan eee tg are persons of denominations, includ. ing Catholics, among the Board of Managers; religious prifetples of the Bible are there ino cated by the teachers and by the chaplain; om the week days there are morning and evening prayers, and the school is opened by reading a por- tion of the Bible; each boy is furnished with a Bible of hisown; no comments are made upon it; the same exercise is performed in the evening; on the Sabbath morning prayer is read by the teachers tn the schools, and at half-past ten the inmates as- semble in the chapel, when @ lturgical service, similar to the Church of England service, ts read there is no compulsion in the matter of attendin: the chapel service; Father Duranquet performs one service there a year ago last February; it is A RULS OF THE INSTITUTION ; that boys shall attend service in the chapel, but any boy could eee ae co not go. ; You teil the public that thege boys who gro in that institution to-day who a hor deaits i attond that churen next Sunda: fan remain in their cells While divine Service is pérforined? A. od sir. ir. Howe sald he wished to prove that the com- mission appointed by the Legislature to inquire into the method of prison labor, Investigated into he manner of conducting the House of Refuge. The result of their investigations showed that were TREATED BARBAROUSLY, 4 Wore hold up by the thumbs And Pete flogged till some of them djed, Iryps ective of this he (coum sel) hoped to show religions Ro pecsons, which might influence the verdict of git Judge Bedford said that the hour of adjournment having arrived the trial would be resumed this (Tuesday) morning. —S—— OOLUMBIA COLLEGE. \ The Class of 1872 Cast Aside the Stm aent’s Gown and Don the Robe of Mane hood. The class of 1872 of Columbia College yesterday celebrated their emancipation from Alma Mater with becoming honors. The order of exercises waa to have taken place in the Open air, but gloomy looking clouds and sundry drops of rain induced the Committee of Arrangements to take possession of the chapel. Shortly after five P. M. Speers’ Band was comfortably installed in the chancel, and en- tertained their guesta with an open! overture, The class then rose and sang @n opening chorus, after which Mr, Ludlow Ogden delivered the Class Day oration. © @ little more musie Mr. Ray Hamilton read the History of the class, and then the ‘Class Day Poem” was re- olted by Mr. Valentine Mott. The class of 1872 and their Iddy friends then adjourned to the grass plo’ in front of the college, where the ccremo: “planting the ivy” was porformed with due solem- nity. One of the most important of the farewell one through by the class of 1872 consisted im portent the “class pipe,” which was executed with the vity befitting @ gathering of Indian Sachoms, The Committee of Arrangements were Messrs. H. Duncan Wood, E. F. Hali, F, K, Rees, Ludlow Ogden and H. B. Woodward. After the conclusion o! exercises dancing was commenced and contin until a late hour, Seana ARREST OF OAR THIBVES. : On Sunday afterndoi two thieves, giving the names of Michael Jones and Thomas Fox, were de tected fa the act of picking the pocket of Richard Stahl, of 133 East Seventh street, while going up town on a Second avenne car. The Pickapekets Wore arrested by Officers Clark and Jenness, of the Tweifth precingt, and were yesterday arratgnod before Justice McQuade, at the Harlem Poll Court. Jones was committed for trial in default $2,600 batl and Fox in default of $1,000, MAYHEM, Ina fight on Sunday in Harlem Henry Gatony, @ laborer, aged twenty-three, of 64 James street, toow @ mouthful of flesh from the left chook of Thomas Gens of 1,806 Third avenue, Gatony was yester- day brougit before Justice McQuade, at the Har lem Police Court, and locked up in default of 61,008 Vail to appear for trial rites