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-resolution of the. Senator from Indiana would go SRE CONGRESS. Sonator Morton on State Rights as In- volved in Pinchback’s Credentials. ees REPEAL OF THE BANKRUPT LAW, ‘The Bl Passed in the House Under Mr. Tremain’s Engineering. BUTLER ON BACK PAY. SENATE, Wasnincron, Dec. 16, 1878, HONORED DEAD. The Cuar.aiy, in his opening prayer, alluded to the death of Colonel Dent, Mrs. Grant’s father, tpyoking the consolation of Divine Providence upon the President and family in the hour of aMiction. He next touched on the death of Professor Agas- #iz and invoked the same blessing upon sages and scholars, among, whom, he said, a prince bad just falien. CATLIN’S INDIAN COLLECTION. Mr. FRELINGHUYSBN, (rep.) of N. J., presented. a petition of the heirs of the late George Catlin, in reference to the sale to the government of his col- Jection of Indian portraits, implements of the ehase and other curiosities. Referred to the Com- mittee on Library. THE BANKRUPT LAW. Mr, WrieHt, (rep.) of Iowa, presented a petition ‘of citizens, residing in over 20 States and Territo- Ties, asking the repeal of the Bankrupt act. Re- Jerred to the Judiciary Committee. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Finance Commiitee, reported unfavorably on a bil] author- izing the payment of a portion of the duties on im- ports iu legal tenders, and the committee was dis- charged irom further consideration of the bill. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., from the Committee on Podlic Buildings and Grounds, reported back She bill for placing a line of telegraph between the capital aud the several departments of the govern- ment under the charge of the Commissioners of Public Buildings and Grounds, Passed. Mr. MorRILL, (rep.) of Me., from the Committee on Appropriations, reported back the House bill making a special appropriation of $4,000,000, for the Bavy, without amendment, and asked that it be considered immediately. Mr. MORTON, (rep.) Of Ind., hoped it would be postponed until otuer matters should be dispored of, Mr. MorRIL1 then gave notice that he would call BP the bill to-morrow. BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich., introduced a bill to amend the act relating to the license and enrol- ment of certain vessels. Referred to the Commit- tee on Commerce. By Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R. I.—A bill appropria- ting $800 for the repair of the monument erected at Newport, K.1., to the memory of Chevalier de Turney, In introd.cing the bill he spoke in terms pa) ee, Of the services of that oficer in 1780. y Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich.—Amendatory of the Enrolmenz and License laws. It provides Jor extending to all vessels navigating the waters of the United States the provisions of the act of February 28, 1865, relating to tie enrolment and license of vessels navigating the Western rivers gad the waters on the northern, northwestern and northeastern frontiers. Reierred to the Com- mittee on Commerce. By Mr. Bocy, (dem.) of Mo.—To establish an iron eal eet yard on the waters of the Atlantic ‘and one in the Mississippi Vailey, to afford facili- sce to the navy. Referred to the Committee on aval Afairs, By Mr. Weert, (rep.) of La.—Cancelling the sale of the Brazos Santiago Military Kailroad. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. SPENCER, (rep.) of Ala.—Relating to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Alabama. Referred to the Committee on the Ju- iclary. By Mr, Wuiant, (rep.) of lowa—To facilitate the assorting and redeeming of national bank note currency and to authorize the issue of circulaung notes to the amount of 92 per cent'in lieu of the 90 cent now authorized by law. It authorizes the President to designate some one national bank jn New York city with a capital of $1,000,000 to act as sorting or redeeming agent for all mutilated or soiled apd worn out national bank notes issued by banks, keeping an account therewith, od such banks as keep with this deposito: average balance of two per cent on their circu- Jation shall be entitled to receive from the Comptroller ot the Currency notes to the amount of 92 per cent on their United States bonds de- osited in tho Treasury as security for their circu- ote te te to the Soran ee on commatt ir, MORRILL, (rep.) Of Vt., Jrom ‘ ttee on Finance, po) adve! hely on fae oa ¥e- peal section 6 of the act of March 3, 1865, imposing a tax of 10 per cent on the circulation of bank notes, and the committee was discharged. He also reported irom that committee the act amendatory of the act to reduce the duties on im- ports, and to reduce internal taxes, which provides that foreign merchandise which arrived at a port of the United States on or before the Slst day of July, 1872, and upon Which duties were not paid prior to August 1, of that year, though the same ‘were not entered or transierred to a public store or bonded warehouse, shall be entitled tothe bene- fits of the eighth section of the act of June 6, 1872, the same as such merchandise would have been entitied to had it actually been in a public store or bonded wareiouse on or prior to the 3lst of July of that year. Passed. THE LOUISIANA GOVERNMENT. Mr. West presented petitions of sundry citizens 1 Louisiana, praying that the government of that Btate, shown to have been elected November 4, 1872, may be recognized as the true and legai gov- ernment of the State. Ordered to be laid on the Ne. PINCHBACK’S CREDENTIALS. Mr. MORTON asked that the resolution offered by him yesterday in regard to the admission of Mr. Pinchback to the Senate be taken up. Mr, FERRY, (rep.) of Conn., had hoped that this subject would be postponed till after the holidays, A report of the jacts surrounding the credentials whould be had. These facts had been investigated last session by a comuiittee of the Senate. He would not object to the resojution being taken up now, Dut would object to a vote being pressed this week, as he desired as 4 something. Mr, FENTON, (rep.) of N. Y., inquired what effect the consideration of this resolution would have on the resolution reported by the Committee on Fi- bance—if the former would be laid aside by the Jatter being taken upy ‘The Cuiaik replied that the resolution of the Com- mittee on Finance was the regular order after the expiration of the morning hour. ir, FENTON then gave notice that to-morrow he Would address the Senate on the resolution re- ported by the Committee on Finance, Mr. SAULSBURY, (dem.) of Del., said he hoped the over till after the holidays, when it could ve dis- cussed calmly and deliberatel; Mr. Stoc#Ton, (dem.,) of N. J., thought it an ab- surd proposition to admit Mr. Pinchback on his credentials. He denied that these credentials showea a prima facie case. The morning hour gaving expired the Curr an- nounced that the resolution reported by the Finance Committee on Wednesday last was in regular order, r, Monron moved to lay aside the regular order and proceed with the consideration of the resolu- tion to admit Mr. Pinchback, offered by him. Agreed to. LOUISIANA’S RIGHTS, Mr. MorTON then addressed the Senate in favor of his resolution. He argued that the investiga- tion Jast winter into Louisiana matters had nothing to do with the present case, and he protested against having this case overlaid by that sort of argument talk, He aid not mean that case should be rushed through without consideration; but there were rights involved, and the resojution was in every sense a privileged ques- tion. He denied that this was a question of poll- tics, but of law, and thought this case similar to that of Goldthwaite, arguing that Pinchback should be admitted and the legality of his election decided afterwards. If it was the purpose of the Opposition to call in Pechen the character of the Legislature electing Pinchback it could not be done until after his admission, As to the question of Mr. Kell being Governor of Louisiana Mr. Morton . hei that he is, and his ttle to that office is indisputable, His right has veen ree ized in the most overwhelming manner, and the Senate could not go behind it. Mr. bag? was in compiete porresion of the oMce, and had been so for nearly 12 months, He had been recognized as Governor by the other State oMicers and by the Legislature in various ways, The Legislature had twice canvassed the election returns and declared Mr. Keilogg Gov- ernor, Again, he had been recognized by various Courts in the State, from the highest to the lowes y ¢ House of Representatives and by the Pre: dent Of the United States. He had collected tax: and enforced the laws, rie oe all matters per- the omce of Governor, Mr, MonToN de- belief that Louisiana was better gov- erned now than she had been for the past seven or it or since the close Of the war. ire Was more and good order there now, and no considerable number of Wie peuple in thé Btate desired the impeachment of Governor Kel. Jog@. The #olid men of the State supported him, as thev thought more of peace and protection than they did of mere party triumph, He sent to the Glerk’s desk and read # platement showing a ete the amount of taxes coMected tobe larger than heretofore during a@ similar period, and argued that the credit of the Stat was better than ever before. He denied the right of the Senate to way that Mr. Kellogg was not Governor, alter both the President and House of Representa- tives had acknowledged him to be Governor. Mr, Morton then bad yeaa the proclamation by the President, of May 22, 1873, and despatches of At- torney General Williams, sent by order o! the Pres- ident, acknowledging the Kellogg government. The President, had also poknewlodied the Legisla- ture of the State. The one which elected Mr. Pinchback was the only Legisiature which ever acted, It would hardly be pretended on thts floor that General McMillan, elected by the bogus Legisla- ture, was entitied to take his seat here. The Kellogg Legislature had been sustained by the Courts, ‘The Supreme Court of Louisiana was composed of men of the highest ppulity. and there couid be no question as to the legality of that tribunal. The decision of 8 State tribunal upon Lf leer of the laws of the State Was final, and from such decision there 18 no appeal. The United States is bound by such de- cision. He did not believe in the doctrine of State sovereignty, but did believe in the doctrine of State rights. He believed the State had rights which were sacred anc inviolate, and Congress bad po right to encroach upon them. If the States have not the right to pass upon their own laws, then there is an end to State government. Mr. Stockton inguired as to what power was be phate to overthrow the State governments of the South under the reconstruction acts. Mr, Morton replied, that was, done by Congress and not by the Senate alone. It was the exercise 01 & great power, but Congress had the authority to doit. Continuing his argument he said the Su- preme Court of Louisiana had the right to pass Bon the legality of the Returning Board of the State, and from that decision there was no appeal. Mr. STOCKTON declared that all great lawyers had maintained that the Senate had the power to in- juire into the legality of a Legislature electing a Senator, and he did not think that doctrine could be successfully replied i Mr, Morton replied the President had deter- mined who was the Governor and which was the Legislature of Louisiana. The House of Repre- sentatives bad agreed with the President, The State of Louisiana was MEGh Ree every day that Mr. Pinchback was kept out of nis seat. To deny the State the right to decide as to the legality of a Returning Board, or the organization of its own Legislature, was to strike at the very foundaggon of State government. He had been ised tat this case was tobe made the basis of an attack upon the administration for its action in regard to Louisiana, He hoped not, The admission of Mr. Pinchback was a question of law and not of politics, and should be decided without any regard to litics. He ho he had too much respect for Imself, when called upon to decide such a case, to keep a democrat out and admit a republican if the evidence should be in favor of the former. If there were Senators in this body who would go ito the politics of Louisiana he begged Jeave to say that he would follow them, as he was somewhat familiar with the affairs of that State, and had in his asion the original documents, which would throw much light on the subject, Mr. MCCREERY, (dem.) of Ky., gave notice that he desired to speak to-morrow. Ata quarter to three o'clock the Senate went into executive session. At five o’clock the doors were reopened and the Honse resolution to adjourn over Guring tie hol- idays from Friday next, and the House bill to re- peal the Bankrupt act, were read the first time and Jaid over till to-morrow, Adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasainaron, Dec. 16, 1873, CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES, Mr, WILLARD, (rep.) of Vt., offered a resolution, instructing the Committee on Civil Service and Reform to inquire, first, whether any reduction can be made in the cost of the civil service, both in the number of officials employed and the com- pensation paid to them, without impairing the efMficiency of the service; second, as to the expe- diency of providing that all officials in the civil service shall receive a8 compensation only such salary as shall be fixed and determined by law. Adopted. PACIFIC RAILROAD INTRREST. Mr. LUTTRELL, (dem.) of Cal., asked leave to offer a resolution reciting the amount of interest paid by the government on account of the several Pacific Railroad Companies, and directing the At- torney General to bring suit to recover the same, Mr. SYPHER, (rep.) of La., objected, and the resolution was not received. REPEAL OF THE BANKRUPT LAW. The House then took up the bill reported yester- day from the Judiciary Committee to repeal the Bankruptcy act, and Mr. TREMAIN, (rep.) of N.Y., proceeded to aavocate It. He reminded the House of the paragraph in the President’s Message recommending the repeal of the bankrupt law, and said that, while the Judiciary Committee concurred entirely in the correctness and clearness of the President’s statement on the subject, he believed that the objection to the law ha been only par- tially stated by the President, There was an en- tire unanimity of sentiment on the part of the committee as to the existence of serious defects and imperiections in the existing law. The only question on which there was a dif- ference of opinion was whether there should be an attempt to remedy those defects, or whether the law should be simply ‘repealed. The majority of the committee ‘was strongly impressed with the conviction that the law was #0 radically defective that it would be diMcult to make it right; that at allevents great delay would result from the at- tempt to amend it, and that inthe meantime the country would be deprived of the relief demanded, He enumerated many of the objections to the law, particularly as to the swallowing up of the bank- rupt estates by fees, costs and charges. In his jadg- ment there was mo measure of relief that Con- gress could pass which would be hailed with such satisiaction as the repeal of the Bankrupt law. Speaking forthe commercial community of New York, for the legal pen ge of that State, and for the entire constituency ofthe State, he asked the House for a prompt repeal of the law. In his judgment Congress could do no more grate- ful thing than to pass the bill promptly, before the commencement of the holiday vacation, He be- lieved that the Senate weuld concur, though per- haps not before the holidays, and there was reason to believe from the President’s Message that it would receive the prompt approval of the Execu- tive. He hoped that the House would respond to the Executive demand, to the demand of the busi- ness interests of the country, and the action of the House would be hailed with acclamation and joy by the commercial interests through the lengti and breadth of the country, Jrom centre to circum- erence, Mr. WILsoN, (rep.) Of Ind., a member of the Judiciary Committee, opposed the passage of the bill, urging that the law was a necessary one, and that if there were defects in it the proper course was to remedy these defects. He intimated that the bill had been introduced in the interest of J Cooke & Co. He thought the title of tne bill oug! to be changed, and that it should be called “A bill to embarrass justice.” He believed it unwise to repeal the existing law and wise to make it perfect. He therefore trustea that the House would recommit the bill to the Judiciary Commit- tee. Mr. BECK, (\em.) of Ky., gave notice of an amendment to substitute for the section which looks to deposits a provision to reduce all costs, Jees and charges 60 per cent. Mr. ELDRIDGE, (aem.) of Wis., a member of the Judiciary Committee, sustained and advocated the bil, and remarked that the suggestion in reference to Jay Cooke & Co. was @ new ideatohim, He had opposed the Bankrupt law from the beginning. He opposed it from principf, because he believed it was radically wrong and never ought to have been enacted. He understood the gentleman who had reported the original bill to the House, (re- lerring to Mr. Jenckes, of R. I.) had been the first to avall himself of its provisions. He would like to hear of one ae benefit to the country ee | out of the Bankrupt Jaw. What good jad it done? What interest had it rotected ? What property had it protected? hat debts nad it paid? It had operated practi- cally a8 & confiscation of the debtors’ estates, not for the benefit of the creditors, not to pay their debts, but to put fees in the pockets of the officers of the Court, and in some instances in those of the Judges themselves, It was @ scheme devised in the interests of speculators, and its effect had been to encourage undue speculation and recklessness in the management of business, The agriculturists of the country had never been in favor of the law. There had never been an hour when the great mass of the people did not desire its repeal. There had been no hot haste about the repeal. The last House had passed @ bill to repeal the Bankrupt law by @ two-thirds vote under a sus- pension of the rules, and there had be that time certainly no lawyer of Jay Cooke’s urging its passage. That frm was then carrying on reckless speculation with a view perhaps of being dis- charged from their liabilities under this infernal law. Mr. Frye, (rep) of Me,,alsoa member of the Judiciary Committee, took the same view of the subject as that taken by Mr. Wilson, that tne Bankrupt law should be amended, not repealed. Its repeal would not make commercial men more honest or business men more careful, but it would Open the flood gates of frau: Mr. HALL, (rep.) of Me., asked his colle whether 99 per cent Of the business men of Maine, not lawyers, rere. not in favor of the repeal of the Ban! 7 Krupt la Mr, Pave could not admit anything of the kind. If he thought 60 he would not be likely to venture this view mst its repeal. em.) Of Ohio, another of the Judi- Mr, Jew: clary Committee, stated the cousiderations which bad led ni to edncut int Et of the COMMLt- tee and to favor the passage vil was conceded that the operatio' ikrupe jaw were unfavorable to the general in- teresta of the country; that the law did no one Any good, and that it inflicted evil Wherever it had been enforced, ‘The Houee at the dant Congress bad passed # bil for iM reveal, and o- remonatrance agai t : ain nae Benrag rom a art of the country. In the c of the snatter in commitves he had not heard Jay Cooke of any other firm referred to at time until this discussion had commenced, He believed, a8 a business man, that the tpg ts of thé Bauk rupt law was doing more to continié the present condition of things in the country than all the stringency in the money market. It was the uncertainty, the doubt, the fear that at an unexpected moment some unytelding creditor might put in bankruptcy the struggling debtor, and that his assets would be absorbed in costs that was the great evil. Believing that no good Was to result from the Jaw, and that it was an evil, he was unqualifiedly in favor of its repeal. Mr. Hakris, (dem.) of Va., asked why, unless there was some special case in view of the com- mittee, the bill was not confined simply to the rev Peal of the jaw? Mr. Jewett said he would himself have preferred that, but that there were reasons, which he biog Speen: to state, why thoxe other sections should be reported. ir. WHITR, (rep.) of Ala., another member of the Judiciary Committee, sraued in favor of amending the existing law rather than Tepeallng 1s Mr, Kasson, (rep.) of lowa, suggest @ motion to recommit the bill, with instructions to report such amendments to tl ikruptoy law a8 shall increase the authority of the judge in bankrupte; to suspend proceedings when it shall appear that the debtor's assets may within reasonable time be made suficient to discharge all his Mabilities, and to make such other and further orders in the case a8 shall prevent all unnecessary proceedings in bankruptcy; also to report such amenaments as shall diminish the costs and incidental expenses of Proceedings in bankruptcy. Like suggestions to recommit, with instructions, were made by Mr, Sener, 01 Virginia; Mr. McUrary, oe Aha Mr. Duel, of New York, and Mr. Smit! ol 10, Mr. WARD, (rep) of Ti, another member of the Judiciary Committee, spoke in favor oi the repeal of the Bankrupt law. Mr. Eames, (rep.) of R.1,, referring to Mr. Eld- ridge’s intimation about Mr. Jenckes, said that, so far Jrom the statement being true that that gen- tleman was the first to avail himself of the law, he did not think that he had at any time av: himself of the Nolbasary proviaians Of the act, Mr. POLAND, (rep.) of Vt., another member of the Judiciary Committee, said that the real question belore the House was whether there should be a Bankrupt law or not. All the members of the Ju. diciary Committee bad agreed that the law had many defects that needed amendment. He entirely disagreed with the gentieman from New York (Mr. Tremain) in the statement that it would be useless tor the Judiciary Committee to under- take to settle the amendments, So far as any dis- cussion had been had on tne particu! wherein it needed amendment, the committee was entirely agreed. He did not despair at all, if the bill were recommitted, that the committee would concur im amendments that would be satisiactory to the whole country, Mr. Potrer, (dem.) of N. Y., another member of the Judiciary Committee, said that he had not given his assent to the intermediate sections of the bill, He had assented to a bill to repeal the Bankrupt law, saving pending rights and cases. It might be that these intermediate ‘sections did no more than thet, although his umpression was otherwise. He had consututional doubts of one of them, and he was not entirely eatisfied with the Others. He trusted, therefore, that his colleague (Mr, Tremain) would allow a motion to strike out all but the first section, which repealed the Bank- Tuptcy law, and the seventh section, which was equivalent to the proposition of the gentleman from lowa (Mr. Kasson). Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) uf Mass., chairman of the Judiciary Commitiee, closed the debate with re- marks in support of the bill. Mr. TREMAIN, of New York, then moved the previous question on the third reading of the bill. The previous question was not seconded, by 70 to 1. ¥ Mr. BEcx, of Kentucky, then moved to strike out all aiter the first section of the bill, and to insert in Meu thereof the following :— Sucriox 2.—That all suite and proceedings now pending in the courts of the United States wherein an adjudica- tion of bankruptcy has been made, shall be proceeded with and governed by the provisions of existing laws, Which ‘are hereby continued in force only for the pur- pose of closing up suits and proceedings now pending, rovided that trom and after the passage of thia.act the een commissions and charges. of the officers and agents of the courts in bankruptcy cases shall be reduced to one-half of the fees, commissions and charges heretofore allowed. The previous question was seconded on this prop- osition, 120 to 25, and the amendment was agreed to without division. The bill as amended was then passed—yeas 220, pays 44. It consists of two sections, the first re- pealing the Bankruptcy act of the 2d of Marc! 1867, and all other acts amendatory thereol, an the second enacting the proposition above recited, submitted by Mr. Beck, of Kentucky. The vote of the members of the Judiciary Co: mittee on the passage of the bill was as tollow: Yeas—Mesers. Tremain of N. Y., Cessna (rep.) of Pa., Ward of Jil, Eldridge of Wis., Potter of N. Y. and Jewett ol Nave—Mesers. Butler of Mass., Wilson of Ind., Poland of Vt., Frye of Me. and White of Ala,—. REPEAL OF THE SALARY BILL, Mr. RALs, (rep.) of Me., from the Select Commit- tee on Salaries, reported back a bill, the first sec- tion of which repeals all the provisions of the act of March 3, 1873, which increases the salary or compensation of Senators, Representatives and Delegates in Congress or of any officers or em- ployés of the government, except 80 far as relates to the Judges of the Supreme Coart and to the President of the United States during his present terin of office. The second section provides that hereafter the compensation of Senators, Representatives and delegates in Congress, shail be at the rate of $5,500 per annum, and this shail be in lieu of all allow- ances except actual and necessary individual travelling expenses coming to and returning from the national capital once every session, which- shail be paid to every Senator, Representative and Delegate on the same being certified by him to the proper accounting officer. And the salar’ compensation of all officers and employés of the government, subject to the exceptions named in section 1, shall hereafter be the same as they were prior to the seer of the ay, of 1873, The third section require: ie Secretary of the Treasury to cover into the Treasury all sums that May remain undrawn or that have been received as increased compensation, which shail or may have come into his possession by the return there- of. Mr. Hae stated how the Committee had arrived at the figures of $5,500, The aggregate mileage of both houses last Congress was $280,924, making a yearly average of $416 80 for each member To that was to be added the allowance for stationery, $125. That wouid make the salary and allowances $5,541 80. The committee had therelore fixed the total amount at $5,500, Mr. Kasson, 0! lowa, @member of the commit- tee, offered an amendment providing that Sena- tors, Representatives and Delegates of the Forty- third Congress who had received their compensa- tion since the 4th of March, 1873, in accordance with the act of 1873, shall hereafter be paid only such equal monthly instalments as shall in the ag- regate make their compensation for the whole Songtess equal to the amoant fixed in this law, Mr. BARRY, (rep.) Of Miss., did not believe in the humbug of returning back pay, and he thought there was hardly a member who in the bottom of his heart wanted the law of last session repealed. Mr. HvURsvr, (rep.) of Iil., facetiously offered an amendment providing for three classes of Con- gressmen—class A, with $7,500 salary; class B, With $5,000, and class C with $3,000; members to Select for themselves at the beginning of each Con- gress to which class they shall belong. He believed that the House did not intend to pass any practical measure, and he proposed to help out the House in that direction. Mr. NEAL, (dem.) of Ohio, spoke in favor of the reduction taking effect from the beginning of the present Congress, and declared that in his opinion he President. of the United States was more re- sponsible for the increased salary law than any one else. Mr. ELDRIDGE, (dem.) of Wis., defended his course in voting for the salary biil of March, 1873. He had been in the House for ten years, and had not now as much of the world’s goods as he had when first elected, and his own case he presumed to be that of all members who had honestly at- tended to their duties. He believed that much of the outcry against the salary bill Was owing to the fact that something had to be done by the republi- can press to divert attention from the great na- tional reproach of the Crédit Mobilier. Mr. HALE, (rep.) of N. Y., replied to some of the Ter made by Mr. Eldridge, and stated the objec- ions to the law of 1873, on which the popular con- He claimed that those objec- tions were well founded, and was, therefore, in favor of a repeal of that law so far as Senators and Members of Vongress were concerned, and @ res- toration of the former salary with mileage. He beiieved that the mileage was nothing but @ fair compensation for those who resided at more than the average distance from Washington, Mr. Eames, of Rhode Isiand, advocated the re- peal, but insisted that it should be made to apply to the whole time of the present Congress, ‘The reduced salary should begin on the 4th of March last, Mr, HURLBCT, of [linois, withdrew his amend- ment, and Mr. Kasson called the previous question on that offered by him, Mr. BUTLER, Of Massachusetts, asked to offer an amendment to Mr, Kasson’s amendment, providing, further, that members of ress who were mem- bers of any Congress, and who received back pay under scts passed at that Congress, shall have the amount of such back pay deducted jrom the amount due them for this Congress. (General laughter and nandclapding all over the House.) i Kasson refused to withdraw the previous question and allow Mr. Butier's proposition to be offered. ie House, however, reiused to second the previous question, and then Mr. Butier offered his amendment to Mr. Kasson’s amendment. Pending the vote on Mr. Butler's proposition a oie to adjourn was made and rejected—yeas nays 184, ir. HALE, of Maine, expressed his belief that Mr. Butier’s amendment Was offered for the purpose of weighing down the bili and killing it. ae ee ban bane ge it, and. dia not believe that ir. le believed ‘The question Y aaetee on Mr. matters amaend - ment, and it was ted 786m +) DAYS, After & motion to oe which was defeated ‘by yeas 114, nays 198, the House:proceeded to vote on the amendment offered by Mr. Kasson, making the reduction of members salaries’ take effect from ine 4th of March, 1878, and it Was adopted by yeas demnation rested. ——ae 172, nays 77. ithout making any further progress with the Measore the House, at five minutes onast six O'clock, adjourng ART MATTERS. Art Sale at Ball, Black & Co.'s ‘That portion of the public which takes an interest in dealing with the beautiful and artistic was somewhat startled by the announcement, a few days ago, that the firm of Ball, Black & Co, in- vended to close their business; and, in pursuance of that intention, had placed their stock, repre- senting a gold value of $250,000, in the hands of the Leavitts. With a great portion of that stock this department does not concern itself, although, per- haps, reference to some of the more costly and beautiful pieces of jewelry, which have an artistic beauty and worth, independent of their exchange- able value, would not be improper, It is with those objects which are everywhere recognized as coming legitimately within the radius of art that we venture to concern ourselves. This proportion is not large, but it is not too small to be taken into account, In fact, it is only recently that this frm has applied itself so exclusively to plate and jewelry as to have modified tne character it previously enjoyed among connoisseurs in paint- ings. Itisonly a few ions ago that the large and handsome gallery, of which the third floor of pe areeal building on the southwest corner of ‘oadway and Prince street consists, was pang ‘with pictures as thickly as the walis of the emy of Design during the spring exhibition. This fine gallery, paved with marble and lavishly lighted, was then one ofthe favorite rendezvous for the connoisseur, the amateur and the curiosity hunter, and the firm went so extensively into the parebate and sale of pictures that the stranger vis- iting there was apt to forget that, after ail, the pic- ture department was merely an adjunct and acci- dent of what the firm considered its legiti- mate and regular business, A it to the now depicted gallery is interesting because of the traditions which hang around it—traditions with which the spive of fashion and the giamoor of wealth and the glow of fine art and dilletanusm have something to do—and because of the small but in- teresting Broun of statuary and pictares to be dis- covered there. The first floor bristles with cases alive with the fash of gems, the sheen of bronzes and the gleam of gold and silver. The second floor is devoted to the statues that seem to keep guard oyer the memories and traditions of which the rep- utation of the old house is full, Chief among the statuary are Romanelii’s figures of William Tell, George Washington and njamin Franklin as boys; and very beautiful idealizations of boyhood prey, are—not interesting, perhaps, to those who like to trace in marble a psychological atudy ; not, perhaps, perfect portraits from which one might argue what kind of a man the boy woul become, ‘but practical conceptions expresse in gracesul shape and very cleverly executed. Be- sides these there is @ marble bust by Lombardi, “The Beloved Disciple,” “Christmas Morning” an “St. Valentine’s Morning,” in marble by T, Ball; “Napoleon at Confirmation” in marble by Roma- eill, and two marble statues representing ‘Ceres of the Vatican” and “Flora of the Vatican.” There are three Clever paintings of fruit by George H. Hall, ‘Market Scene” by Hoguet, a fine cattle scene by Van Severdonck, an oll painting of some pretension by Englehardt, and a very nicely ainted and dramatic picture by A, Kindler, en- itled “The Tourist.” These, together with the other articles, will come up for disposition at auc- tion on Thursday and Saturday of this week, at eleven o'clock, the sales taking place at the ware- rooms, at Broadway and Prince street. Snch an opportunity does not occur every day, Or even every year, for firms like Ball & Black are not in the habit of taking the town by surprise by closing business. THE VILLE DU HAVRE DISASTER. Testimony of Le Grand C. Cramer as to the Disgraceful Discipiine of the Crew— A Blade of the Screw Lost Days Before the Accident. And now comes Le Grand v. Cramer, of Troy, to bear testimony against the management of the vessel after collision, In a letter written to his parents and published in the Troy Times of Mon- day, he says:— 1 will now state briefly the calamity which hur- ried 230 souls vut of 810 into eternity. The da; alter we le(t New York the weather was fine, th sea smooth and all promised weil for a successiul and pleasant voyage. On Monday a storm came up, which continued for 48 hours, and during which time the steamer lost one blade of her screw. This accident, although it did not materially affect the speed and safety of the vessel, seemed to cast a gloom over the passengers and created a feeling oi un- easiness among them, which the be eoage d lack of discipline and order among the Officers and crew did not tend to reliere or pecans eee the storm, which ceaged Tyesda: ht, 9 {og came up, which lasted un! A] Priday e' mie, Nhemie came clear and starlight, we then veing 1,500 miles from New York and just about in mid-ocean. That nignt we all went to our staterooms feeling more se- curity, but we little knew how soon or in what great peril our lives were to be placed, or how few Of us Would live to see the light of another day. About two in the morning I was awakened iron @ sound sleep by a terrible crash, accompanied by the shrieks and cries of men, women and children. On getting out of my room I was told that we had come into collision with only & small vessel; the steamer was not atall injured; and I, after telling aunty to dress, went up on deck and found that we had collided with a large iron sailing ves- sel, which struck our steamer amidship, making a very large hole in her side below the water line. I at once saw that the steamer was rapidly sinking, and that our only hope of safety was in the life boats, I returned to aunty and told ber the condition of the ship, and brought her upon deck a8 soon as possible, and placed her with the ladies, while I went with some fentiemen to help get of the life boats to save the jadies. The lack of discipline we had before noticed was now too apparent. The ofiicers had no con- Boece sim in They sere only thinking js saving their own liye snqie he passengers to 100k ht tor Memselves. at Could we eer un- accustomed to handling the rigging of lifeboats, and but few of us to do anything? We all worked with desperation to get a boatinto the water. Had we had more time we might have done so; but the ship was settling very jast, and suddemy she went down, bow first, with all on board—at least all the er er as about half the crew bad gone in the ats and leit us to our fate. I saw aunty just a Moment before the ship went down, but was pow- erless to save her, there betng no life preserver to be found in the stateroom or on the deck, although I made every effort to find one for her. I went down with the ship, believing it was my last Moment; but after being drawn down by the suction of the ship I came to the suriace, and, although encumbered with clothes, managed to swim until I got hold oi a foating spar, although 1 was pulled under water twice by some poor drown- ing person. Alter being in the water over 30 minutes, I was picked up by a boat from the ship that had run into us, completely exhausted, more dead than alive, I was taken, with others, to the Loch Earn, which proved to be an Enguiish ship, and, although herseif badly damaged by the colli- sion, Was yet able to keep afloat and save the few of us who are now here to tell the sad story. Alter being on board a few hours we were tran- ferred to the ship we are now on, hailing from New York to Bristol, England, commanded by Captain Urquhart, one of the nobiest and kindest hearted men that ever walked a deck. There were only 23 first class passengers saved out of 85—11 ladies and 12 gentlemen—the remaining saved being steerage passengers, officers and crew, Eighty-five 1p all, out of 310 souls, were saved! A Lady Passenger Who Burrowed Through the Vessel with Hair Pins. Awoman, writing to the St. Louls Democrat of the Ville du Havre disaster, makes some state- ments that should not ge unchallenged. This writer claims to have crossed in the Ville du Havre the past summer, She pronounces the vessel to have been generally un: ‘orthy, @ “rotten hulk ‘Bot ft to Moat,” and adds :— I scuttled the ship in half a dozen places with hair pins and paper cutters. I tell the unexaggerated truth when say that, lying o@ the sofa in stateroom No. 6), 1d into the punky wood, two or three inches away trom the porthole, with a paper knife, till I'struck the glazing of irou that formed its outer coat JOINT COMMITTEE ON ANNEXATION, Meet: of the Committee of City and ‘Westchester Supervisors on the Assess- m of Westchester County Property. The joint committee of the Board of Supervisors of the county of New York and the Super- visors of Westchester county met yesterday in the Chamber of the Board of Alder- men for the purpose of taking preliminary meas- ures for adjusting the county liabilities of the three annexed towns. The Supervisors present from the county of Westchester were Supervisors Carpenter, Hunt, E.G. Sutherland, N. 0G. Wilson, George W. Davids, Charles R, Dusenbury and Charles A. Johngon, the Olerk of the county, The city Supervisors on the committee present were Mayor Havemeyer, Supervisors Bil Inge, Koch, Kehr and Otrenaorfer. The Mayor took the chair, alter which he vacated the chair to Supervisor Billings, who suggested the appointment of a chairman pro tem., and Supervisor Carpenter was appointed, Supervisor KEHR offered a resolution, in which the joint committee were requested to value the county buildings of Westchester, and to make such inquiries ag should enable the commit- tee to recommend certain rtionments, * Supervisors Keak and BiLtinus were of an opinion that Po tid would be required, Supervisor OTTENDORFFER inquired the amount of the county debt. Supervisor Hunt stated that the amount of the county debt p! Was scarce! 290,000, There was another debt arising from the late war, which ‘was known as “the ty debt,” in which each town has made an equitable arrangement, Supervisor Keak moved that the committee go to the county of Westchester, and with experts make the requisite valuations, Supervisor BILLINGS seconded this, and the meeting then adjourn** until Fridav next to meet at White Plains, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1873.—-TRIPLE SHEET. ts GLNCGUPRUANRENAenes-~ n.d. sem. ersichc ™Sihe APSE ENT GEICO nie irene reenter tera aces Meant. 4 SANITARY MATTERS, At & meeting of the Board of Health, held yestere day afternoon, the following reports were received and adopted -— THE RALTS ROLL Heaven Derantuswt oy tae Cry or New irs} Buxeau ov Virai Braristics, Dec. 16, 1873, To THs SRORRTARY OF THE Boann ov HeALru:— 1n—En, " q hi a there were div deaths reported in this city! agalnet 825 re! ted and 531 that actually occurred the previous week. e number of deaths diseases . the lungs last number from diphthe week was less by 3, and lati Honan in the previous week. a scariatina was less of i ir five vears of age and deaths r liseases Were less than in any previous week. The mean temperature was 4l.9degress Fahren, heit; the extreme range —- fi degrees, and the mean re was records of mortality received from various cities country ane jafope for the past few weeks je variations ¢ o show that tho very wi in the death rates in riods are traced chiefly in the vars or of deaths diseases from peng ¥.P iseases, chronic and from the infections that.destroy children, sys rate of mortality in New hang ggg ‘week was equ: to a yearly rate of 24.8 per the "week “ead P wove r i foadon:. and, while in Nor Edinburgh 22, it was 27 in Liv: i weastle. In Paris the, iin, Brussels and Florence, 22, ant ina, 20 per 1,000, heria and scarlatina continue to be the only dis- it arch shat are unusually prevalent iat New York. The o leria was less than in past weeks, ai Bor the 31 fatal cases were in the Nineteenth, Twentieth and Seventh wards. apeenulty, submitted by the Registrar of Vital Sta- SANITARY WORK, Samrrany Bureau, New Youx, Dec. 16, 1873. The following is a record of the work performed in the 0 Decei 1873 : sistant. Banitary Inspectors was 1164, as follows and A lows, viz. :—4 public buildings, 1,008 tenement houses, 114 private dwellings, % other dwellings, 28 marutactories and work. shops stores and warehouses, 73 stables, 1 market, are iter houses, 3 py iy 2 grounds, § fat rendering es- tablishments, 37 sunken and yacant Jom 43 yards, courts salen ee Crt and bona aml Api pipes and rain vies and water close utters and si ewalk’ S dangerous stairways, Poteradisnnces 5 visite of the Ii tore to cases of contagious disease. The number report ereon received from the Sanitary Inspectors was492, During the past week 43 complaints have been received m ‘and referred to Sanitary and Assistant Sanitary Ingpectors for investigation and report. The ‘Di ng rps have visited 66 premises ps contagious diseases were found, and bave disin- fected and fumigated 64 64 privy sinks, together with bedding, clothing, 4c. Two cases 1 ‘of smalipox were removed tothe hospital by the Ambulance Corps, Permits have been granted to consignees ot 61 vessels to Qucharge cargoes on vouchers from the Health Officer Seventy-seven permits have been granted to scayen- gers to empty, clean and diseniect Privy sinks, The following is ® comparative statement of cases of contagious diseases reported at this bureau for the two weeks ending Lecember 13, 1873 reels Ty Ty” Scar Mea- Diph- Snalt fea- - Si P Kin Phas phot “tee eee aera. Pet, December 13...... 1 aw 7m 0 44 2 Hespeotally mitted. WALTER Dz F. DAY, M. D., Sanitary Inspector. NEW YORK OOLONIZATION SOCIETY, The Results Accomplished in the Past Year—Election of Oficers—Annual Re- port. The New York Colonization Society, whose object is to plant a colony of freedmen in Liberia, held a meeting yesterday afternoon. Seven gentlemen @ttended. Rev. Dr. 8, D. Alexander presided, Mr. A. Merwin acting as secretary. The treasurer’s report showed that $13,500 had been received during the last year, which was remitted to the parent society in Washington, The report was approved, The following oMicers were then elected for the ensuing year:—President, Rev. Dr. Haight; Vice Presidents, Mr. Thomas W. Olcott, Right Rev, Horatio Potter, Rev. John A. McLeod, Rey. Samuel ie Fisher, Rev. G. W. Heacock, Mr. 8. M. Bucking- am. The following annual report of the Executive Committee was presented :— “In presenting this annual report the New York Colonization Society has cause for thankluiness that the work for which it exists hae proceeded during another year, if not with exceptional en- thusiasm, at least with an encouraging measure of eMciency and success. The friends of the Society, if not numerous, are still steadfast in their uevotion to its interests, and its friends may confidently hope that when the relations of col- onzation tothe future of Alrica, and when the possibilities of that future itself come to be recognized by the vhristian people of America, there will be Kindled such an interest in the work as will give it a new impetus in this State aud make the parent society more than ever a power in that vast and undeveloped Continent on the ghores, of which is planted the free Republic of ria. “In this view it is a matter of congratulation that a visit to this country by those most success- ful African explorers, Sir Samuel and Lady Baker, is not improbabie. Should 1t occur, it will do much to awaken the interests of the people of New York in Alrica, and sooner or Jater in colonization as the Christian solution of the problem of Africa’s future, “The society naa cause for congratulation that as heretofore it is not obliged to expend part of its revenues in salaries, its interests being cared for and collections in its behalf made by the ex- perienced and efficient agent of the parent society, the Rev. Dr. Orcutt. “The usual autumnal expedition to Liberia em- barked from New York on Thanksgiving Day, No- vember 27, and included 73 emigrants irom Tennes- see, Georgia and Florida, These were but a part of the large number of applicants for transporta- tion to Liberia, snd, could the society command the means, we might more rapidly repay the debt which America 80 unequivocally owes to Africa, May God hasten the day when the hearts of Chria- tians throoghout our jong commonwealth wil! beat in a common impulse to discharge that debt.” Aiter electing delegates to the annual meeting of the American Colonization Society, January 20, the meeting adjourned. 5 < HARBOR ABUSES, In conversation with Mr. G. W. Blunt, the Secre- | tary, that gentleman stated to @ HERALD reporter that Governor Dix had promised him yesterday that this matter of filling up the harbor should be speedily brought before the attention of the Legislature. Mr. Blont also added that the Central Railroad of New Jersey had taken 11 acres out of the harbor, and that the construction of their depot at Communipaw had caused the regular channel off Bedloe’s Isiand to be made much shal- lower than it formerly was, as is evidenced by the last United States survey of the harbor. A communication was sent by the Harbor Com- missioners yesterday to the Collector of the Port, complaining that one of the revenue cruisers had violated the law, and the ashes were thrown into the harbor. He promised to investigate the case. In consequence of the filling up of the channe! by these practices, the buoy opposite Oyster Island must be removed to another locality, and it is the opinion of Mr. Blunt that, if the violations be con- tinued, the buoys will .require to be constantly re- moved until they at length reach the line jaid out be) the Dock Commissioners, and there will be no channel at all. The Greece has floated off and is now back at her wharf, reloading the cargo which was taken out of her while grounded at Oyster Island. QUARANTINE MATTERS, In view of the Quarantine authorities removing from their present residence to the new boarding station at Clifton early next spring, private parties bave commenced a work at the old grounds which, it 18 asserted, is the forerunner of quite a pusiness enterprise. This work is the building of a buik- head on the line of the Staten Island ferry bulk- head, from which five piers will be constructed, ex- tending 160 feet beyond the ferry doc: With this Improvement in progress, so soon the chance oners, there will be erected sev large ware. houses, which promise te change this part of Staten Island very materially, The new quarters designed foie Quarantine authorities are now ready and the dock necessary for business completed, The bulkhead ts 187 feet long ana the pier connecting it 60 feet in length, ‘The basin formed by the construction, though open- ing to the south, will be a sate shelter for the boats employed by the department, as it is protected by a point of prejecting land. The frontage of the property purchased by the State for quarantine porposes 1s 487 feet, and it contains eight acres, ‘The three houses on the grounds are in readiness to receive the Health Officer and his deputies, CITY AND COUNTY TREASURY. Comptroller Green reports the following dls- bursements and payments of the city and county treasury yesterday :— CLAIMS PAID. Number of warrants 57, amounting to........ seeeee BOK ABT Pay rolis, number of Warrants 9, amounting to... 423 From arrears of taxes, asseass From collection of assessments and interest . From market rents and fee, From water rents.. From licenses, Mayor's office From fees and Anes, district courts, Lo Total... $45,506 THE PRANOISOAN PAIR, BROOKLYN. ‘The fair in aid of the Franciscan Brothers, which opened at the hall of St. Francis’ Academy, Baltic street, a week ago, is stil open and is provinga success, Rich and rare articles are displayea on the tables, which presided over by fair tna those whe Gropose laying in & Stock Of it: Mas giita cannot do better than wo pay & sit to the Brothers’ fair. Among other costly articles which are to be rafied i¢ an onyx panch bowl, which coat $3,500, ana being @ thing of beauty will doubtiess prove @ jos forever to the winner, a 5 THE RYE NECK MYSTERY. Trial of Peter Terrell for the Murder of Gilbert H, Robinson, in Westchester County—A ‘Woman's Desperate Revenge—Par- ticulars of a Tragedy Enacted Nearly Five Years Ago, In the Court of Oyer and Terminer at White Plains, Westchester county, yesterday, before Jug- tice A. B. Tappen and Messrs. Howe and Silkman,. Justices of Sessions, Peter Terrell was placed on trial for the wilful murder of Gilbert H. Robinson, nearly five years ago. Owing to the interest ielt in the case an eager crowd of spectators occupied the court room long before the proceedings com- menced, ‘The awful and mysterious crime with which Ter- Tell stands charged was committed, as many read- ers of the HERALD will recollect, on the night of April 26, 1869, at Rye Neck, a straggling hamlet, separated only by a bridge from the village of Mamaroneck, situated on the easte erly margin of the county, overlooking Long Island Sound. Deceased followed the occupation of watchmaker and jeweller, his little store, at the extreme end of a row of populous dwellings, con- taining @ more varied and valuable stock of goods than the wants of the neighborhood would seem to have warranted. He was unmarried and about 28 years old, sober, industrious, devoting untiring attention to his trade, the great object of his life being the accumulation of money. During the afternoon on which Robinson was last seen alive he borrowed sums of money from two or three of his immediate neighbors, with which he intended to take up some notes due in New York on the fol lowing day. On the evening of the next day, how- ever, the accidental discovery of his store door being unlocked led to an investigation of the premises, which resulted in the finding of the owner a corpse, having had HIS SKULL BEATEN IN as he lay parfially undressed on a bed in the rear part of his shop, where he was in the habit of sleep-' ing. The heavy double barrels of a shot gun, (de- tached from the stock for the purpose of being cleaned) found lying near the murdered man; be- smeared with biood to which a quantity of hair’ tenaciously ching, at once silently thougn incon- trovertibly proclaimed itself theinstrument jof death. Every indication warranted the belief that the murderer had been an intimate friend of his victim. The shutters securely fastened on window and door, that being the only way of entering or leaving the store, the watches and other costly articles together with the money he had borrowed, placed carefully away and locked in the safe, the lying down of deceased after only divesting self of his coat and shoes in order that he ne be the more ready to take an early train for the city next morning, all tend to demonstrate that 16 was to no unfriendly visitor THE NATURALLY CAUTIOUS JEWELLER responded by drawing back the bolts which prde tected the sum total of his worldly goods and open- ing the door. The position of the body, too, w! lay with the head toward the front of the store, favored the theory that Robinson was in friendly discourse with his visttor while look: an opposite direction, when the latter, who between his victim and the door, dealt the’ firs fatal blow with the gun barrels and afterward followed it up by several others, in order to make sure that his bloody work was complete. As the safe key was never found it is generally believed that the murderer fatled to unlock the combina tion, and was thus COMPLETELY BAFFLED IN HTS DESIGN to plunder the safe of the money and valuables i¢ contained. After @ protracted investigation by Coroner Smith, which, owing to frequent adjourn. ments, extended through a period of several weeks, the county authorities, aided by numerous wise-looking detectives from New York, were un- able to raise the veilof mystery which concealed the murderer, and a verdict was ultimately rendered against ‘some person or persons un- known to the jury.” The prisoner, who at one time used to assist Robinson at gun cleaning and other similar work, but who at the time of thi murder was employed at White Plains, some sie lon, | or 10 miles distant, became an object of suspi to the detectives, until the latter were sald to have been eats that he was not the man they wanted, During the early part of the present year, how: ever. Terrell figured in a divorce suit as a witness against a woman named Richardson, living at Mamaroneck, and with whom, according to his own testimony, he had been on terms of more than friendly intimacy. Exasperated at his perfiaious expesire of their former liaison, the woman 8} pent. sought revenge by denouncing Terrell to e authoriti¢s as THE SELF-CONFESSED MURDERER of Gilbert h. Robinson, anu by her subsequent tese timony succeeded in weaving around him such a network of evidence as procured his prompt indict ment by the Grand Jury last summer. The accused is about 28 years old, five feet seven inches in height, having & well-knit.frame and @ rather prepossessing face, which should degpeak mildnegs and docility for its possessor. confine- ment of seven months in the County Jail has im. parted to his complexion that degree of pallor usu- ally noticed on persons after a protracted incarcer- ation. District Attorney Briggs conducted the case in behalf of the people, Francis Larkin and J, W. Gedney appesring for the defence. The follow- ing are the names of the jurors sworn to try the case, and the several towns to which they belong: John H. Palmer, Mount Pleasant ; Elias Q. Lyon, Le'visboro; William Wright, Yorktown; Jacob W. dey titi Somers; ©. OG. Childs, Ossining; Joseph J. Bicknell, Yonkers; Moses F. Fowler, Greenburg; Aagustus Turner, Somers; J. Marsden Curry, Cortland; Peter R. Car- penter, Somers; W. H. Worden, Bedford; Alexan- der Hamilton, North Castie, TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSRCUTION. The first witness called by the prosecution was Thomas Robinson, who testified as follows:—I am the lather of the deceased, Gilbert H, Robinson; he kept a jeweller’s store in Rye Neck, and wasin the habit of sleeping in the store every night; recol- lect the evening of April 26, 1869; it was on @ Mon- day; saw deceased between eight and nine o'clock on that evening; called on him for the purpose o! having him pay @ bill of $9 to a party in New York. for me, as he was intending to go there next day; | left tne money and the bill with deceased; neve! saw him again alive; the bill was not paid, A number of other witnesses were examined in regard to the manner in which the murder was first discovered by three citizens, the appearance and position of deceased, the undisturbed state in which the store and contents were found and the habits and disposition of the murdered man, Their testimony went directly to prove that i¢ must have been an intimate friend who struck the blow which sent his victim without an instant’s warning into eternity, It was also shown cone clusively that the object was plunder, as the MARKS OF A BLOODY HAND inserted into the pantaloons pocket of deceased unmistakabiy indicated. A light soft tett har was produced and identified by witnesses, as having been found in the store after | the murder and taken, with other effects, to the house oi deceased’s father. This was subsequently submitted to the Grand 4 and is doubtless intended to form a@ part: testimony against Terrell. The prosecut on wan particular in eliciting and having abu 19 Tuborated the fact thatthe murder was not Gis< covered until the evening of April 27, 1 At the instance of defendant's counsel, during a cross examination, one of the witnesshs produced @ $2 note marked in a peculiar manner, which he had traced, through several nands, to ite ul te possession by the principal witness inst cused, Another witness testified to having a con< versation with Terrell, before the murder, in which the latter complained of deceased not ing him as liberally then as when he first worked for him. The owner of the premises in which deceased car- ried on business, and who slept in the room imme- diately over his store, testified to not hearing the slightest noise or disturbance underneath on the evening of the murder, It was apparent that the testimony elicited by the prosecution yesterday was only preliminary to the introduction of highly important testimony, on which the case for the peopee mainly depends. The trial will be resumed this morning. BUREAU OF CHARITIES. The Committee of Nine of the Bureau of Cbari- ties met yesterday at the Juvenile Asylum, in Thirteenth street, Mr. Theodore Roosevelt in the chair, Mr. Roosevelt was elected permanent Chairman. The resignations of Mr. Adam Spies and Mr, Henry Day were received and accepted. The question of Allin, Ley vacancies was post- d till the next meeting. Deeveral laters Were read from persons offerin tance and giving intormation in regard possibly fraudulent charities, In regard to the “Charity pivectay it was an- nounced that the circular fe be reaned to, all charitable institutions will ask information on the following points:—Title of society, lo of oMicera, incorporated or not, o| given, if to one 4ex, Which if to both what the system of viaitatior patoneh to natiouallty, religion “or toler many can be accommodated in tie o Inatltnti A committee Was appointed to iar, and the meeting then to. next, at four o'clock, POLICE MATTERS, At a mecting of the Board of Poltce held yeater. day afternoon Roundsman Morris, of the Twenty second precinct, was dismissed for failingto ro port OMcer St. John off auty, The charge against the examiners of engineers were dismissed. All appointments of policeme: of unl iter the Woldaye, ff ee ae