The New York Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1872, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. NEW ORLEANS “President Grant’s Recognition of Pinch- back a Blow to the Fusionists. Kelloge’s Legislature as a Political Cuillotine. POLICE VERSUS MILITIA. The Arsenal Invested by the Boys in Blue. THREATS OF STARVING OUT THE SOLDIERS The Prohibition Petition in the Supreme Court. Warmoth’s Only Hope Said to Have Vanished. New ORn1Eans, Dec. 18, 1872. Early inthe morning it was evident that the people sustaining the City Hall government were utterly demoralized by Genera) Grant’s recog- nition of Pinchback. They saw no hope of success, and no clear, practical way of main- taining open resistance. The earlier portion of the day passed, therefore, without excitement, The Legislature met, and understanding that the United States troops were to move upon them, they opened session in both houses and hastily adjourned over to meet again at the regular session in January. Nothing was now left of the old government but a few hundred volunteer militia in charge of the arsenal, under the command of Brigadier General Walton. This force had all along announced its determination to only surrender to United States troops, but as the Pinchback government was anxious to arrest this issue orders were given to the Metropolitan police to dislodge them, POLICE MOVING ON THE MILITIA. About seven o’clock two hundred of the latter, armed with Winchester rifles, and plentifully sup- plied with ball cartridges, were drawn up on Lafa- yette street—a small strect, within a stone’s throw of the arsenal. The Chief of Police then had a pro- longed parley with the garrison, and was informed that they had orders from the Governor of the State (Warmoth) to hold the arsenal against all authority except that of the United States, but they wished to avoid bloodshed. The Chief then re- tired. Soon afterwards pickets were thrown out nd cordons were established across the street Jeading to the arsenal. These were almost imme- diately confronted with police cordons, who en- deavored more than once to prevent egress and ingress of the militia, but each attempt was frus- | rated by GUNS PROMPTLY LOWERED AND COCKED. For nearly two hours this dyngerous status was preserved, the crowd graduaily growing more ex- cited. It being very plain this state of affairs must tegult, sooner or later, ina confict, Chief Badger about half-past nine o’clock withdrew his force to the First district station house, on Lafayette Street, where it now remain, the men, nhum- bering some three hundred, expecting to be ‘Didered to attack abdnt thYee o'clock A.M. At the arsenal the force numbers some four or five hundred, about one hundred being citizen volun. teers. They are prepared, and announce their determination to hold the property untu the Su- preme Court decides the guestion of government, but say they will surrender to any properly au- thorized United States soldier who will make the demand, The probability (I might say the cer- tainty) ie that General Emory will cut this Gordian Anot to-night and take charge of the arsenal, M’ENERY’S QUIETUS. McEnery, the Governor-elect on the fusion ticket, received a deSpatch from Attorney General Wil- liams to-night to the effect that all complaint and remonstrance, either through committees or other- wise, would be of no avail; that the President’s mind was made up and there was the “end on't.” This will not satisfy the people and will only serve to make more trouble. A less arbitrary way must be adopted in dealing with them or they will be driven to desperation and violence. Already all classes of citizens are moving in remonstrance. SERRIFIO ACTIVITY OF THE KELLOGG LEGISLATURE. The new government keeps firing away, making laws and changes almost as fast as a blind sheep can eat beans. Yesterday they appointed officers of the new Court established the day previously on the means of the Seventh and Eighth District Courts, and to-morrow morning, besides smashing the city charter, intend to set it going in the room of the latter. Kennard, Warmoth’s late appoint- ment tothe Supreme Bench, was superseded to- day by afresh incumbent. Three or four Senators, withas many Assemblymen, who had appended Aheir names to a protest, were LEGISLATED HEADLONG OUT ofomee, their places being supplied with Pinch- back’s friends, who, it is now said, is determined to vary the programme agreed upon and go to the United States Senate himself. If so, here is the nucleus of another row and complication, no less bitter than the past one. The new Legislature is composed almost entirely of negroes, ‘who, elated at their success, seem de- termined to assert themselves over the dowacast race at every opportunity. They are loud in threats against their defeated opponents, and in the opinion of your reporter will soon be Deyond control of the white leaders, who have seemingly only controlled vhem so far with great diMculty, This we may hope confidently—with the morrow’s dawn that order will reign in revolu- tionized New Orleans the same as it once did in Warsaw. ADJOURNING THE COURTS. The Judges of the Seventh and Eighth District Courts have ordered their Courts adjourned over from day to day, without the transaction of further business, until the present political diMculties cease, ELMORE’S DECREE AGAINST PINC HBACK, The following District Court in the case of Warmoth vs, Pinch. back :— A motion having been made herein by counsel for plaintiff that an attachment issne against de- feudant for repeated and continued contempt of this Court in disobeying the injunction issued herein on the 9th of fendant naving forcibly resisted process of attach- ment and been guilty of further contempt, as shown by his letter to the Sheriff and the Sheritf's return theron; and considering that the term of office of said defendant as State Senator expired on the 4th of November last, and his capacity to act as Lieutenant Governor in virtue of his election as President of said Senate expired at the same time ; considering that the resolution of impeachment of Governor H. C. Warmoth adopted on the 9th inst., even if adopted by a legal House of Representatives, was ntrerly null and void, like a judgment withont citation, ‘the law providing for a formal method of citation and preliminary investigation before any resolu- tion can be introduced or adopted; considering that tne House of Representative: 80 called, which passed said resolution of im- peachment, is an illegal body, having no vaitd existence under the constitution and laws of this State, and considering that the plaintii H.C, Warmoth has never been suspended, and that the defendant Pinchback, even if he were Governor, could net attempt to usurp his chair without being a mere naked trespasser ; For these reasons it is ordered and adjudged that the said defendant Pinchback be pronounced gallty of @ contempt of this Court, and that he be im- prisoned in the Parish Prison for the term of ten aays, and pay a fine of $50 and the costs o! this proceeding. W, A. ELMORE, Judge of Eighth District Court, Parish of Oricans. PINCHBACK'R APPOINTMENTS, Acting Governor Pinchback has made the follow- ing appointments:—Jacob Hawkins, Judge of the Supreme Court; J. Burk, Clerk of the Supreme Pourt; John H, Isley, Associate Justice of the Su- is the decree of the Eighth | ecember, 1872; and said de- | preme Court, m place of J. H. Kennard, recently appointed by Warmoth. THE CITIZENS’ COMMITTER. | The Citizens’ Committee of One Hundred tele- graphed a memorial to Congress and the Presi- dent, setting rth their grievances, The Com- mittee will star; for Washington, probably, to-mor- TOW. COMMRACIAL TRAVELLERS’ MEETING. To-night a meeting of commercial travellers was held, at which fifty were present, ever thirty New York houses beipg represented. They have united in an independeat protest, which will be published to-morrow. Allexpress their deep sympathy with the people, and say they will swell the list of signa- tures to over two hundred to-morrow morning. ‘The following isthe memorial passed by the meet- ing:— New Organs, Dec. 13, 1872, To THE PEOPLE OF THE NoRTH :— The undersigned, representatives of houses in the North, doing business with the South, who have been visiting New Orleans for many years past and at present, and are thoroughly conversant with the political feelings of the people of this section, wish to express our Opinion at this critical juncture of affairs. Visiting New Orleans at a season when the city 18 usually full of activity and life, we find every avenue of trade paralyzed; the ele House pied by troops; the officers of the State “Treatenes and intimidated and the people cast into the deepest gloom by the arbitrary usurpation of power and place by Olitical adventurers, backed by a United States | udge, who has called in the assistance of United Stater troops to execute his decrees, Alter an election which we believe to have been conducted as fairly and honestly as any in which the American people ever participated, finding themselves beaten by a large Majority of the vote of the citizens of this city and State, this nnaceealous and irresponsible body of men have resorted to trickery and violence to de- feat the execution of the will of the people as thus ex] . Helleving this action the greatest outrage ever attempted to be carried out in our country, and oer tends directly to the overthrow of the rties of the people and to destroy the power and sacredness Of the ballot box, we hereby enter our solemn protest against the high handed action and appeal to our fellow citizens of the North to unite in protesting to Congress and the President, to the end that the legally elected officers of the State may be installed in office and the people of the community supported in their efforts to exercise tne right of tranchixe, that they may redeem their State from the bank- ruptcy and ruin, with which it is now threatened through the actlon of these nameless adventur- ers :— Charles A. Grimith, representing A. D. Hopping & Wilson, New York; John D. Dargen, representing John G. McMurray & Co., New York; George Lip- sher, representing W. W. Eastham, Boston; Thos. S. Darling, representing Detroit’ Match Works, Detroit, Mich.; T. P. Briggs, representing H. & J. W. King, New York: William C. lisey, representing Iisey & Cos, New York; W. ©. Ridgway, represent- ing J. W. Gof & Co, Cincinnati; Joan W. Poole, Pape eeen Hine Wm. R, Warner & €o., Philade Iphia; J, H. Hapgood, repre: ting New York Brush ’om- pany, New York; Amos Patten, representing W. K. Lewis & Brother, Boston; George D. Strong, Tepresenting La Belle Glass Company, Bridgeport, | Ohio; E. N. Belt, representing Cohn, Ball & Co., | Baltamore; W. RK, Bennett, representing Tilden | & Co, New York; B. F. Leiber, representing B. Leiber & Son, Philadelphia; E. H. Packer, representing Whitemore Brothers, New York; . H. Packer, representing Bachellors, Moore & Co,, Boston; BE H. Packer, representing M. & H. Schrienkheim, New York; E. H. Packer, repre- | senting Corry & Hooper, Boston; E. H. Packer, representing Bedford Chair Company, New York; Alexander Sorg: representing L. A. Strobel & Bros., Cincinnati, Ohio; A. Flesh, Kenreeeaen 4 & D. Flesh & Co., Frankfort, Germany and New York; W, G. Morse, New York city; ©. E. Knapp, representing D. P. Ketchum, New York city; Frank Hegger, representing E. H. Van Ingen & Co., of New York city; Douglas H. Durer, representing | John Duer & Son, more; William C. Mudge, | representing H. B, Mudge, Cincinnati; E. C. Cooi- | idge, representing John K. a & Co., Cincin- nati; Ed.V. Bermingham, representing John McKit- trick & Co., St. Louis; Edmund J. Godnie, represent- ing Wright Bros. & Co,, New York; Gustave A. John, Representing. Frederic Lyman & Co., New York; W. C. Simmons, Jr., of Providence, R. J.; E, Maltiand, representing T. W. Devoe & Co., New York; A. Ruther, representing Star Linseed Ou Company, New York; D. Hirsch, representing Hirsch & Oo., New York; Joseph Harrison, of New York; J, T. Burhan, of S$. Louis; R. E. Parker, rep- resenting McKesson & Roftins, New York; ie ahi is representing pvperhs, ponsoader 9., _ Baltimore; t ler, | rep- FoRA ting aR ‘Thorp & Co., New York; John Butler, Jr., representing John Thompson & | Co., New York; Albert Lingard, representing Rub- ber’ Clothing Company, New 'York, Chicago, St. Louis and Sin Francisco; Patrick McPhillips, 'rep- resenting Ww. H. Hoastmann Sone, New York, Philadelphia and Paris, France; da. G. - Case, representing Champion ‘ot- ton Gin Company, Boston; J.B. Goldstein, | T.presenting H. Block & Co, Cincinnati; J, J. Hill, representing Bodenheim, Meyer & Co., | New York; ry M. Wolf, representing Willard, | Felt & Co., New York; George Felthouse, repre- | senting Willard, Felt & Co., Cincinnati; J. T. San- | ford, representing Ciles, Wales & Co., Now York; John G, Irish, representing Charles Lippincott & | Co., Philadelphia; Sydney Arrowsmith, represent- | ing Buckenham, Cole & Hall, New York. THE LATEST. ee NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13—Midnight. The police have regularly invested the arsenal, and have doubled guards on all the streets approaching, permitting neiti.er egress nor ingress. Rations have been passed in through the rear, It | is now understood that General Emory will not | interfere, and that the police wiil either carry it by surprise before daylight or starve the garrison out to-morrow. The latter complained that they are not supported by the citizens, and if they hold out until to-morrow there will certainly be trouble, THE MATTER IN WASHINGTON. Governor Warmoth’s Petition for a Writ of Pro- hibition Discussed by Lawyers and Officials in the National Capital—The Supreme Court Expected to Give a Decision in Favor of Kellogg and Sus- taining Judge Durell. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 1872, Intimations thrown out by the Supreme Court and opinions of persons high in authority here are all in favor of a decision adverse to the petition of Governor Warmoth for a writ of prolpition against Judge Durell. Distinguishea lawyers | who heard the argument yesterday in the Supreme Court concur in saying that had the question raised in the case been @ new one there might have been some doubt as to the solution of | it, but it has been already decided in some five cases by the Supreme Court that it will not interfere with the Circuit or District Courts in the trial of cases before them, unless it be necessary to maintain the Court's ap- pellate jurisdiction. In the case of Kellogg vs. Warmoth no such necessity has been shown to the Court. Itis yet pending before the Circuit Court | at New Orleans, and no trial nor finai decision may | ever be had. The case is still going through its | preliminary stages before Judge Durell. The only | | decision rendered by him, so far as an interlocu- tory .¢ concerned, is a judgment ona motion of complaint, Kellogg requiring Warmoth and other | defendants to show cause why INJUNCTIONS PENDENTE LITE | should not issue to restrain them from going on to | | count the votes given at ihe late election in Louis. | jana, on the ground that some ten thousand voters | had been refused registration prior to the election, | and on election day had been refused the privilege | of voting because of their race or color, The suit has not yet been tried on its merits. be so tried an appeal the Supreme Court and any errors in the count may be corrected. In the meantime the appellate has no power to interpose in such trial or to say how Judge Durell shall try the case. It can never instruct him to try the case or to | refrain from trying it, much less can itinfluence its judgment, Mr. Reverdy Johnson, who listened to the arguments yesterday made by Messrs. Phillips, Ogden, Cushing and Carpenter, expressed the opinion that all the precedents were against the motion made by Warmoth. He said had it been a new point there might be some DOUBT AS TO THE DENOMINATION, but as the Court had repeatedly refused to issue writs of prohibition in such cases, except wien necessary to preserve its appellate jurisdiction, there was no ground for controversy. Otner emi- nent constitutional Jawyers have expressed simi- lar opinions, and intimations have fallen from juages that such is the view they take of the case. A decision is expected on Mon- day next, and those who were present during the argument yesterday seem to be of the opinion that Mr, Justice Miller evinced more interest in it than apy of bis brethren, and will probably draw up When it shall | may be taken to the opinion. If the decision should be adverse to Warmoth the fight between him and Kellogg will be practically.at,an end, Warmoth himself nas admitted that all his hopes rested on the Supreme Court. If, on the other hand, the Court should de- termine to grant Warmoth’s petition and issue a WRIT OF PROHIBITION OR CERTIORARI against Kellogg it will not ena the contest. His counsel will be then permitted to show Warmoth is no longer Governor of Louisiana; that Mr. Ogden, who represents him in the Supreme Coart, is not the Attorney General of Louisiana, and that the State of Louisiana by her duly constituted an- thorities desires to withdraw the petition /rom the files of the Court. PREPARED IN ANY CASE. Mr. Thomas J. Durant, of this city, has been in- structed by Acting Governor Pinchback ana Attor- ney General Field to make such a motion, and he is prepared to show that the President of the United States has formally recognized Mr. Pinchback as the Governor of Louisiana, under the deci- sion in the House reported in “Seventh Howard Reports.” It belongs to the political department of thé government—that is, to the Executive—to say which of two governments in a State of the Union is the lawful government. The Warmoth Legisiature in Louisiana having ad- Journed until January, is regarded here as an in- dication that a surrender is contemplated by that party. The Supreme Court is therefore compelled to recognize the government in Louisiana which the President decides the lawful government there. Kellogg may therefore be regarded as tne Governor elect of Louisiana, the Returning Board of Elections having declared he had received, or wonld have received, @ majority of the votes, had there been no trick or no fraud practised against his supporters, MR. OGDEN AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Mr. Ogden was at the White House to-day. He seemed to be very despondent of the case, and to think that the failare of Warmoth to put in office the candidates of the fMsion party there would alienate the affections of the people of his State from the national government, He thought that the republican government was on its trial, and if Warmoth tailed in his efforts to maintain the sovereignty of Louisiana all would be lost. A large delegation of the citizens of New Orleans—one hundred in number—is on the way to Washington to protest against the action of President Grant in recognizing the Pinchback government; but @ telegram sent by Attorney General Williams to Mr. McEnery, who claims to be Governor elect in Louisiana, it is be- lieved, will put an end to that mission. The telegram is an answer to one from Mr. McEnery to the President urging that ms decision should be suspended as to which of the two governments is the lawful one, The Attorney General says the question has already been decided in favor of the government opposed to WARMOTH AND HI3 DEMOCRATIC ALLIES. It is asserted by democrats from Louisiana, now in Washington, that a very large proportion of the white peopte of Louisiana were in favor of the War- moth democratic fusion candidates at the late election. The bankers, capitalists and merchants of New Orleans were almost all on that side. The question of the validity ofthe public debt created under Warmoth’s administration underlay the con- test for Governor at the election on November 4. ‘The moneyed men and merchants of New Orleans, and perhaps of New York and other cities, are largely interested in the perpetuation of this debt, and itia said that this accounts for the public meeting held in New Orleans last week to protest against the action of the United States government in giving a MILITARY FORCE TO MARSHAL PACKARD to enable him to take possession of and hold the State House at New Orleans. The people of Loulsi- ana at large have no interest in the perpetuation of the public debt of their State. Their interest is to get rid of it, nut they are, as they have always ‘been, under the control of leaders who know how to conceal the true issues of a political con- test. Had there been no threats of repudiat- ing the debt on the part of @e Louisiana democ- racy there might have been no _ fusion between them and the liberals, headed by Governor Warmoth., Louisiana may be re- garded as under republican rule for the next four years. How Mr. Kellogg's administration will treat the question of the debt of the Staie remaius to be seen, These are the opinions of the leading repre- sentatives of Louisiana in this city, who seem to think that the trouble which has fallen upon them might fall upon other States and that the action of the federal authorities is of a national rather than sectional interest. In response to the telegram of Mr. John McEnery, of New Orleans, to the President, asking him to delay the recognition of either Legislature in the | city named until the committe of one hundred citi- zens appointed at a recent mass meeting can fully represent the whole matter to the government, the President directed the Attorney General to for ward the following :— WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 1872, To the Hon. Jonn MCENERY, New Orleans :— Your visit with a hundred citizens will be un- availing, so far as the President 1s concerned. His decision is made and will not be changed, and the sooner it 18 acquiesced in the sooner good order and peace wiil be restored, GEORGE H, WILLIAMS, Attorney General, THE ALABAMA MUDDLE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 1872. The President is in possession of a telegram ad- dressed by Governor Lewis, of Alabama, to ex- Governor W. H. Smith, R. M. Reynolds and B. F. Norris, Commissioners to Washington, as fol- lows :— The General Assembly accepts the Attorney General’s plan for adjusting the difficulties. The democrats are reticent. Remain at Washington, Attorney General Williams has been addressed as follows by R. H. Ervine :— Proposais received through the Governor. democrats will accept. SOUTH CAROLINA. The Election of R. B. Carpenter, of Charleston, by the Legislature as Judge of the Fifth Judicial District— The People Apparently Satisfied With the Election. The CoLumBtA, Dec. 13, 1872, The Legislature in joint assembly to-day elected R. B, Carpenter, of Charleston, Judge of the Filth Judicial Circuit, which embraces this county and three others. This election is to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Judge Samuel W. Melton to the Attorney Generalsilp of the State. Judge Carpenter was elected in 1868 a Judge of the First Circuit; in 1870 he resigned that position and accepted the nomination for Governor on the reform ticket, which was instituted by the democ- racy of the State. This movement is well known in the history of political affairs im this State. It | tongues of the lawyers in the Senate like a sweet was a failure so far as the intent of the movement was concerned, but probably did more to bring about @ good teeling between the races than anything that has transpired here, | for it placed the democracy upon the republican platform, which they adopted. When this event | came up a@ native of the State and an acknow- | ledged gentleman of ability, Mr. Leroy P. Loumans, who had the good will of the colored people, although @ democrat, was selected by several of the present officers of the administration for the candidate for the position; also another native, James D. Treadwell, was put forward for the position, The factions believed that enough had been developed already in the short space of time, the present native State officers nad been in office to show the ultimate design of them, an this election of juage beg hs Was a square fight to who should control affairs, the carpet-bagge! or the native white republican officers. It was a close contest; out of 142 votes Carpenter was elected by a vote of eighty only—eight votes to 5] Carpenter is a man of undoubted legal lore and fully capable of filling the responsible position, but his vacillating political opinions have been sub- jects of much comment. He was the appointee of Andrew Jobnson as Registrar in vee ag in this State before his first election as Judge. He i oor. The fact that he was not a native elected fie, together with the other fact that the colored people believe he 1s well disposed to do justice when on the bench. This election will have an important bearing, also, unon the enormous Blue Ridge scrip matter, the in’. netions upon which were granted by Meiton while vasige, and which would have been furthered, probably. by his iriemds bad he been elected. | Congress | He was asked whether the shares might not nave | morsel, | whitewashed with | martial philippic, 3 WASHINGTON. The Senate and House in the Throes of Business. A LITTLE MATTER OF A FEW MILLIONS. Peep Into the Credit Mobilier Star Chamber Investigation. Something More About the Mexican Claims and the Consequences. LOGAN REARING AT SUMNER. A Few Plain Words to the Pre: dent and His Reply. Miscellaneous Matters cf Interest at the Capital. CONGRESS IN A LIVELY MOOD Wasninaton, Dec, 13, 1872, Outcroppings of the Credit Mobiller Scandal, The HERALD Washington despatch has produced &@ marked eflect upon the committee charged with the examination of the Credit Mobilier investiga- tion, It has aroused three of its members, at least, to the fact that the eyes Of the people are upon them. Judge Merrick, who is thé soul of honor, has declared for his own vindication that he will wee that justice, and nothing less than justice, be done, He will be no party to any compromise or whitewashing ar. Tangement; he will examine the witnesses and probe the testimony ti!l the whole truth is fer. reted out, and then he will render his decision without fear or favor, Mr. Crary has expressed himself in the same manner. His personal honor was concerned that the aliegations against him shall be disproved by the result of the investigation. He was more than ever anxious that those unjustly accused shall be justified and the guilty exposed, for the honor of the House of Representatives, Mr. Niblack, on reading the HERALD despatch, said that not only his own credit, but that of the party was at stake, If there is corruption in the repub- lican camp he, a8 a democrat, will surely not suppress it; for whatever weakens the republicans will strengthen the democrats. These Members have thus pledged themselves to & strict investigation of the Credit Mobilier scandal, and they are doubtless sincere. Of Judge Poland, who is chairman of the committee, noth- ing has yet been heard in his own vindication. He has not disproved his former connection with the railroad schemes of which Oakes Ames is the head centre, General Banks 18 so far a neutral, and, if anything, favorably disposed to Oakes Ames and the other parties. Some startling facts have already been developed by the examination of the two principal witness, Oakes Ames and McComb. The revelations will strike home in quite an unexpected quarter. A gentleman who had not been suspected of any share in the Credit Mobilier transactions stands charged with being a receiver of bribes, The charge ig so direct and pointed that it fails little short of conviction, The investigation was resumed this morning in all secrecy, but the HER- ALD, like that amiable individual called Cupid; de- fles walls and locksmiths. The testimony, with the exception of the one revelation above mentioned, was not of a'Guvel character. “Colonel” McComb was the only witness examined to-day. He was first requested to explain his former relations with Oakes Ames, He repeated, in substance, what has again and again been pub- lished in the papers for several months past. He gave a detailed statement of his claims against Oakes Ames, but professed to be entirely disinter- ested with regard to the charges he had made against that gentleman. This assertion was con- sidered by one gentleman of the committee asa story for the credulous marines. McComb’s examination lasted for two hours. His testimony wil be the most important, as that of the other witness will probably amount to nothing but a sweeping denial of all the charges. Oakes Ames was inclined to pretend blisstul ignorance of all that has been charged against him and his col- leagues; but this system does not work quite as well as he might desire. Oakes Ames is an old fox, but the examination has somewhat thrown him out of his usual equanimity. In the House he seems quite nervous and restless, and shifts about in his seat as if ne did not feel at ease. This is particularly noticeable in contrast with his former calm and sedate manner. He has stated during | the examination that no entry will be found in his books to show that members of had received shares as_ bribes. been entered in his name for the benefit of others. This disconcerted him. It was sustained that during the late election in Vermont a Senator was charged by E. A. Rollins, ex-Commissioner and Treasurer ofthe Northern Pacific Railroad, with have re- | ceived 2,000 Union Pacific shares gratuitously, which had been entered in the name | of Oakes Ames, On the other hand, | the veracity of McComb, the principal witness | against Oakes Ames, has been impugned. But nis testimony, even if taken for what it is worth, will be exceedingly troublesome to some parties, EI- | forts will probably be made to get before the com- mittee, in some form or other, a volu- minous mass of testimony, understood to be now in the War Department, relative to the fraudulent transactions of McComb while a con- tractor for furnishing clothing and equipments to the Schuylkill Arsena) at Philadelphia. It is | asserted that the revelations of the transactions, | which were partially investigated at the time, will break the force of McComb’s testimony. The Senate—Boston Being Burned by Tongue—Logan Loaded fura Slap at Sum ‘The bill for the relief of those who are to rebuild the burned district in Boston was to-day wrapped up in constitutional tore and rolled under the | Finally it was sent by a large majority to | the Committee on the Judiciary, where it will be so | arguments and authorities that even the strictest constructionist can vote for it. The Senate then voted to adjourn over | until Monday noon, bat, before closing up work for the week, amended and passed a House bill for obtaining evidence in the cases of contested elec- tions. There will be a good deal done under the | provisions of this act during the next six months As Sumner does not appear anxious to open the | debate on the resolutions which he offered in 1862, | and has recently revived, to take the names of hard-fought batties from our regimental colors, General Logan talks about replying to him in advance, and is charged to the muzzle with a The House Kind Towards Patents— | William and Mary College Negrofied or Nullified=The internal Revenue Bills—A Postponed Inquiry. A number of resolutions for the extension of patents were introduced in the House to-day. All these patents had been in force for twenty-one years, that is, seven years beyond the period as- signed by law, and yet the patentees ask Cougress to renew theif privileges for another seveh years, at the end of which they may ask for @ further extension and impose the same enhanced prices as heretofore upon the public, The House good-baturediy passed several of these bills. Others, more glaringly unjust, were rejected, The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the private calendar, and took up the bill to reimburse the College of William and Mary, in Virginia, ior property de- stroyed daring the rebellion. A sum of $65,000 was asked for that object. The bill was up on several occasions last session, but it was in- variably defeated, It was foredoomed in present instance, The republicans had not the courage to reject it openly, so they over- freighted it with an amendment which was sure to kill it, - A8 Colonel Roberts remarked, ‘They tacked a nigger on to it.” It was Shanks, from Indiana, who offered an amendment that no part of the money shall be paid until a regular meeting of the authorities of the college shall have adopted a resolution declaring the college to be open at all times thereafter for the admission on equal terms of ail persons, irrespective of race or color or pre- vious condition of servitude. This amendment woula, in the opinion of some, have closed the old college to white pupils and made it a negro school, Here was & gratuitous opportunity for demagogues, and the republicans seized it, The amendment was passed. When the vote was, however, taken on the bill with the amendment it was defeated by 126 to 36, The Internal Revenue bill came back from the Senate with several amendments, the only import- ant one of which was that authorizing the appoint- ment of twenty-five additional revenue agents un- til July, 1874, These agents are really to be detec- tives upon the assessors and assistant assessors, in order to prevent irregularity or fraud in the transfer of books and funds. Beck and Kerr fougnt the amendment. General Butler was in favor of it, and dealt sledgehammer biows right and left. He declared that there was a lobby to defeat the amendment; that he himself had been lobbied, To which Kerr sarcas- tically replied that he had never heard of a lobby in favor of decreasing officials. Lobbies had al- ways been in favor of increasing them. He, for his Own part, had not been lobbied by any such per- Son, and he was certain that the gentleman from Massachusetts was the only member who had been approached for the purpose he stated. The amend- ment was not concurred in, It was referred to a joint conference committee of the House and Senat General Garfeld offered to make a report on the investigation of the affairs of the Board of Public Works of the District of Columbia, Colonel Rob- erts thereupon stated that Mr. Roosevelt, who had called for the investigation, was prevented by sick- ness from attending. He asked for a postpone- ment of the report until his return, as it would not be fair to Mr. Roosevelt to take immediate action on a subject in which he took so deep an interest. General Garfield consented to a postponement un- til Monday, when it is expected Mr. Roosevelt will be on hand to follow up his sensation, A Seventy Million Job—Thirty Million Dollars and Thirty Billion Smiles to Worry It Through. The Committee on Ways and Means will meet on Wednesday to confer with several prominent bank- ers with regard to the working of the Syndicate. Secretary Boutwell will also be present. The com- mittee will then consider the bill for returning tho internal revenue tax collected on cotton during the war and some time after it, This immense job would take $70,000,000 out of the Treasury. It is backed bya powerful lobby, which is preparing to spend $30,000,000 on it alone. A desperate effort is being made to pass the bill this session before the new, larger and hungrier crowd of members comes in. Aided by such an unlimited supply of the sinews of war, it is expected the bill will pass, Among the adjuncts of the lobby are several fas- cinating ladies who are to shine in socie*y this sea- son and are depended upon to soften with the smiles of beauty hearts of the obdurate Congress- men and secure their voice and votes. The Mexican Claims Commission. The Mexican Claims Commission hopes for a lease of life, and it is expected that José Inglesias, if heis not elected Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, will take the place of Leon Guzman, of the present Commission. General Wadsworth, the American Commissioner, has arrived here to make preparations for the continuance of the work of the Commission, The first duty on the arrival of the new Commission wilt be to select a new um piré, vice Lieber, deceased. Indecent Publications in the Post Office. A meeting, without reference to political senti- ment, was held this evening at the residence of Senator Pomeroy, attended by prominent mem- bers of the Senate and House, to consider wiat éaii be done to suppress the circulction in indecent publications, It was stated that the efforts atready | made in New York had been successful; but the re- cent decision of the Attorney General to the effect that postmasters cannot detain matter to ascer- tain if it is unfit for distribution through the mails had emboldened dealers in this class of reading. It was finally agreed that a bill shoula be prepared having for its object the suppression of obscene literature. A Job on the Alabama Treaty Nailed. Secretary Fish washaving prepared for presenta- tion to Congress, in accordance with the custom, a bill to carry out the results of the Alabama Treaty, when Morton, in the Senate, and Sanks, in the House, rushed in a bill of their own, Its distinguish- ing feature is the number of places which it creates, \ and there will soon be a bill presented to the two houses of Congress irom the State Department more carefully drawn and providing for a smaller number of officials to carry out its provisions. Meeting of the Cabinct. The Cabinet session to-day was not of unusual interest, The affairs in New Orleans were spoken of, and the ijatest telegrams to the President and the Attorney General were read, but not with the view of any further ofMictal action, as the full deter- mination of the government has heretofore been manifested. The Attorney General telegraphed to Colonel McEnery that a visit to the President, as contemplated by citizens of New Orleans, would avail nothing. An Increased Salary for the President, The House Committee on the Judiciary to-day agreed to report a bill increasing the salary of the President of the United States on and after the 4th of March from $25,000 to $50,000 per annum. The increase 1s on the ground of augmented expenses of maintaining the position of President since the passage of the act fxing the present salary. A Delegation from Virginia and West Virginia, consisting of Senators, Representatives and citt- zens, without respect to party, called upon tne President this morning, and addressed him as fol- lows, through their chairman, Charles S. Carring- toni Mr. Prestoent—The Representatives in Congress of the States of Virginia and West Virginia and the citize: those States present wish to express to you their 4 cation that in the interest of the people of the Un « you called the attention ' of Congress in your last annual message to the importance to ihe internal commerce of the country ot the cheaper transportation for long distances, which be secured through natural and artificial water ways. ‘The existin obstacles to a larger internal commerce are limite transportation facilities and high rates, These obstacles invade the home of overy producer and consumer and assail every interest of the country, and will continue their baletul influence until the great raiiroad lines shall find auxiliaries in the finest and cheapest natural and artificial water highways practicable. The people of Virginia and ot West Virginia’ hear with hope the first inquiry of the great and fertile West for information about the line of water communication partly completed through their States, from the ocean to the Valley of the Mississippi, and that Jong-cuerished hopes for the completion of this great work have. 1 creased as that information, full and authentic critically canvassed in the light of its national im: tance, aid boards of trade and commercial conventions and Si after State in that great valley have urge Congress to complete and control it for the benefit of the people of the United Siates. nthe Spring of 1870 the States of Virginia and West Virginis ‘ked Congress to accept forthe country their interests in this line, and after the return of both the prin- cipal and interest of the money advanced by the govern- ment tor its completion from revenue derived Irom tolls, to hold it torever asa public highway, tree of all tolls except for purposes of repair. Their property interests | in this work, estimated by the amount of money actually expended by the State of Virginia in its prosecution, represents nearly one-third of the debt of that State in 180), and in relinguishing this in aid of Its comple- tion she gives all that she can give, But wople of Virginia and West Virginia the completion of this work by the only of its national importance, they arto be Insensible to the Incidental ad- vantages resulting to their States from such completion in connection with the important, rail nthe line, It will bring through their Stat ever.inereasing products of the Valley of the Mississi pp secking the markets of Europe, or of the Atlantic cities through existing interior lines'of water communication from the mouth of the Chesapeake. It will give to them nufactures and develop their jong buried wealth in and iron, and it will bring to them capital a diversified prosperity to their citizens. While frankness requires e know that ail this will go for nothing in the decision of he i ve the | m of the national importance of this work, nee will appear from its benefit to the couns try in its great increase of the facilities of transportation s, and from its being whoily within the limits ing through the centre of the try. It im the interest of the wh « in this tender the advancement alone upon the wisde atives of the whole pec the an This impor! e repre: to advance the interests of the people as to them shall seem best. nit President, we believe that we represemt the feel- ngs of tl people of Virginia and oi West Virginia in our gratifieat on that the attention o! ed to thas great work in your last ‘ony as ew annual Message. The President replied as follows :— T appreciate the great importance of this work. to the ; ial in ts of the nation, and am giad the rought to the attention of Congress. iy cress will give it sufficient eneouragement to insure its completion, The enormous p is of the Western and Southern States interested in this route de~ mand an outlet to tidewater on the Atlantic coast, and these interests are so important that they must ultimately compel the comptetion of this work in some manner, Custom House Clerks. The following appointments of clerks in the New York Custom House have been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury :—George H, Steele, Ed- ward W. Perry, Charles Sherman, John L, Living- ston, Houghton Wheeler, Rufus Rose, Josiah 8. Knapp and Garret F. Dfllon, Night Inspectors— Peter C, Bensel, Thomas Seaman, Charies J. Daley and Peter F. Hogan, Inspector—O, M, Fisher, The foregoing were certified to the Collector as qualified by the tocal Board of Examiners, A “Manitest Destiny” Man on Travels, Secretary Delano ‘departed for Cuba iast night The Interior Department was represented in the Cabinet meeting to-day by General Cowan, Assist- ant Secretary. Mr. Colfax and the Tribune, Vice President Colfax left Washington last night for New York to meet to-day the stockholders of the New York Tribune in connection with the offer made to him to become the editor of that paper. Tuc Rio Grande Commission Again, The President has under consideration the ree port of the commission appointed to visit Texas and inquire into the depredations committed by Mexicans along the Rio Grande. He will send the report to Congress with @ special message, recom- mending that an appropriation be made without delay to continue the labor of the Commissioner that they may return to Texas and take further testimony, Leading Congressmen will press the recommendation, believing that the presence of the commission on the border is quite as effective as a regiment of cavalry, Consolidated Collectors, The President has consolidated the First and Third Internal Revenue collection districts of Con- necticut into one district, under the act of July 4, 1870, and has retained Joseph Selden, of the Third district, as Collector, and Alphonso C, Crosby, ot the First district, as Assessor of the consolidated districts, His THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY, Annual Meeting of the Members Last Evening at Delmonico’s—Status of the Organization and Election of Officers for the Ensuing Year. The members of the New England Soctlety held their sixty-seventh annual meeting last evening at half-past seven o'clock, at Del- monico’s, About one hundred members wero present, After the reading of the minutes of the last meeting by the Secretary, Dr. Willam N. Bleekeman was elected Moderator for the evening. On request Mr. Elliott U. Cowdin, President of the society, read a lengthy report of the present condition of the organization—itd financial status, its expenditures during the past year and the changes made in its constitution, all of which apparently told well for its government. The Treasurer then read his report, showing a balance on hand of $3,602 29, or $1,000 more than than that indicated by fast year’s report. The Sec- retary from the Charity Committee read his report, showing an expenditure greater than that of last year among an increased number of persons. A number of new members were then elected, any descendant of a New Englander being eligl- ble—aiter which a special committee was appointed on the election of ofcers for the ensuing year, The following is a correct list of those clected:— President—E\liot C. Cowdin, First Vice President—Isaac Hi. Bailey. Second Vice President—Colone) William Borden. Directors—Dorman b. ton, William H. Lee, William H. Fogg, Levi P. Morton, Daniel F, Apple- ton, Parker Handy, James C. Carter, George Walker, Ji Jharles be chard Butler, Stewart L. Woodford, Lambert, George IF. Baker, Alfred 8, ?reasuver—Luther B, Wyman, Secretary—L. P. Hubbard, Aiter the names of the above oMcers being an- nounced elected, the Moderator called tor a report trom the Committee on Reception, in response to which Mr, Isaac H. Batiey intormed the society, in a very laughable and characteristic speech, that the annual reception would take place at Delinonico’s, on December the 23d inst., and that the following distinguished personages had given promises of being present, viz.—President Grant, General Sherman, Henry Ward Beecher and ex-Speaker Blaine. The dinner to commence at six o’clock P. M. On motion of Mr. Berry @ committee of three, taken in succession from the first inserted on the ticket, wa: pointed by the Moderator to draw up @ set of resolutions, in which the sympathetic: sentiments of the society might be expressed re- garding the death of the late lamented Mr, Horace Greeley, who, the speaker 1, was a life member of the New Engiand Soe! The meeting ad- journed at a quarter after nine o'clock P. M., Satistied with the evidences given of its success, BIGHTH NATIONAL BANK FAILURE, Meeting of the Depositors Last Evenings A meeting of the depositors who are sufferers by the Eighth National Bank failure was held last even- ing at the Sinclair House. There were a consider- able number in attendance, and the meeting was called to order by Mr. Archibald Johnson, the Chairman of the committee formed by the depos- itors last winter. Some twenty or more were in’ favor of taking proceedings against the directors of the collapsed institution in the criminal courts. Mr. Johnson stated that the Comptroller of Currency at Washington having given him authority, he had examined the books of the bank and had found that it was in an insoivent condition for three years previous to its final suspension of business. "Since the bank paid fifty per cent to the depositors 1t has been impos- sible to get any information from the ex-oMcers in regard to the prospects for further payments. The committee will consult several well known law- yers and another meeting will be held on Tuesd: next. In tne meantime it is determined to pus! their efforts vigorously in the prosecution of their claims. THE BOSTON BILLIARD TOURNAMENT. , Boston, Dec. 13, 1872. In the billiard tournament, fifth day, Kendal¥ having won the first prize, Wilmarth and Dennison played off for the second and third prizes. Denni- son won by 297 points, Dennison’s average was 374g, Wilmarth's 20 1-5. The second game of the ties was between Den- nison and Peck. At the fourteenth innings Denni- nison left the score 484 to 445 in his favor; but Peck, by a fine run of 106, left the string showin, 550 to 484 against Dennison, Peck won by 1 points. Peck’s average was 40, Dennison’s 1-5, ‘This resuit left the game just where it began this: afternoon, The tie will be played off on Saturday afternoon, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Arrivals at Montevideo—The Paymase ter’s Clerk of the Wasp Decamps with $10,000 in Gold. The United States steam sloop-of-war Ticonde- toga, Commander Badger, arrived at Montevideo October 17, from St. Catharines, Brazil, All welk on board. The United States gunboat Wasp, Commander Quackenbush, was at Montevideo October 31, and would leave in a few days for @ short trip to Rio Grande, Brazil. The Paymaster’s Clerk of the Wasp, named Hors ace N. Peabody, had absconded with £2,000 sterling of government funds, stolen from the tron safe in the Paymaster's Department. Detectives were immediately started tn pursuit and there were hopes of catching him, as he had been seen break- lasting the day following in Las Piedras, twelve miles distant from Montevideo, Captains Passed to Commodores. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 1872, Captains Stevens, Parker, Balch and Guest have passed examination and will be promoved to Com- modores in the navy. Captain Beaumont has been ordered to tempoe rary duty at Washington Navy Yard; Master Strong to temporary duty at the New York Navy Yard; Master Irvine to the Pensacola. Commander Quackenbush has been detached from the com- mand of the Wasp, and Lieutenant Berry from the Pensacola, and both ordered to return to the United States, TRAVELS OF A BANK PRESIDENT. CHicaco, I1., Dec. 13, 1872, Mr. Winslow, President of the suspended Scag, dinavian Bank, is now reported as being in Italy,