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Tuaye rarremore.--Nos. 2462, 1912, 2513, 2488, 2262, 269, 1718, 2373, 987, 2071, 2609, 2619, 2548, 2469, 2516. ane or Comment Pua -Equiry TeRmM—Held jadge Robinsor 5 Making Covnt—TRiAL TeRM—Part 1—Adjourned for the term. Part 2—Held by Judge Shea.—Nos. BD07, 2426, 2840, 2976, 3047, 3399, seal, rp) ee 8595, 2003, 3621, 2826, 2322, 2383, Part 3— ny Judge Joachimsen,—Nos, 3432, 3304, 2947, 3597, 3042, B104, 3106, 3760, 3800, 2520, 3067, 2015, 3086, 3100, 2694, 3394, 3614, 3604, 3612, 3816, 3818, 2832, 3773, 3938, CourT OF GENERAL SESsIONs—Held by Recorder Hackett.—Tne People vs. William Noonan and ‘William Dempsey, robbery; Same vs. Join Benson, robbery; Same vg, George Kose, mansiaughter; Same vs. Thomas McBride and Curistopher Galla- gher, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Charles Westgate, felonious assault and battery; Bame vs. Wittara Purdy, felonious assault an battery; Same vs. Philip Colyer and Edward M, Vought, larceny and receiving stolen goods; Same va. Joseph Miller, grand larceny; Same vs, George Butler, grand jarcey: me vs, William P, Rude: grand larceny; Same vs. Herman Schwalm, grand larceny; Same vs. James Donohue et al., grand larceny; Same vs. William Meyers and Joseph Hofman, larceny from the person; Same vs. Madelina Pinkerville, disorderly house; Same vs. Ada Garset, false pretences; Same vs, Ernst Pubr~ mann, bigamy, BROOKLYN COURTS. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Whe Atiantic Avenue Improvement. Before Judge Gilbert, An action hae been brought by M, A. Sorchan and wife, as trustees, against the city, to vacate two certificates of saie for unpaid taxes of 1871, ‘Whe legality of the Atlantic avenue improvement assessments is involved in this suit, and it is alleged that the Board of Assessors failed to con- form to tne explicit declarations of the statute, as ‘they omitted to certily to the Commissioners of Assessments their estimate of the cost. The case ‘was beiore Judge Gilbert yesterday, and couusel Submitted their poluts without argument, Struggle for a Child. During an action instituted by Francis Hoke, of Kansas, against his wife for the custody of their ‘child, which the father found in Brooklyn after a search throughout the country, the little one was placed in the charge of Norman Cross, of this city. ‘The suit of Hoke was postponed for a month, and in the meantime the child was taken irom Cross’ house and carried to Kansas, where it now is with ‘the mother, Mr. Hoke applied to the Court to have Mr. Cross punished for contempt lor allowing the child to be taken away. Mr. Cross yesterday claimed that she supposed his custody oj the child was confined to three days, the period of the first adjournment ef the case, and did not extend to the period of the farther adjournment for a month, dudge Gilbert reierred the matter to Counsellor Burnett to take testimony and report, Real Estate Litigatiou--To the Court of Appeals and Back Again. Mrs, Nelly Hewlett several years since orought ~@uit against Samuel Wood et al. Jor the partition -@f reai estate in Brooklyn aad New York leit by Abraham Wood, deceased. Mrs, Hewlett subse- quentiy died and the action was continued by Abra- ham Hewlett, her son. It seems that Nelly Hew- Jett and Samuel Wood were the brother and sister ofsaid Abraham Wood, and were his only heirs-at- law at the time of his death, and as such claimed title to his real estate. Samuel A. Wood and Miles Wood ciaim ap interest in said property by virtue of an alleged will and codicil, and have putin answers setting up this will and codicil in their behali to the entire exclusion of the plaintiff, and the infant defendants, by their guardian ad litem, put in answers submitting their rights to the pro- ‘ection of the Court. The plaintiff insisted that the will and codicil Were void, and that Abraham Wood died intestate. Issue was joined, and tle case was tried in Novem- ‘ber, 1870, at Special Term, in this county and on said trial the complaint was dismissed with costs, on the merits, From this judgment the plaintitt appealed to the General Term; but penning. the appeal, and beiore argument, the plaintiff, Neily Hewlett, died, leaving the present plaintiff, Abra- ham Hewlett, her en son ..and heir-at-law, in whose name, by order of the Court, the action was continued, Tie General Term in March, 1873, affirmed the judgment of the Special Term, and the cause was carried up to the Court of Appeals, where the plaintiff was successful, and in Novem- ber, 1873, a judgment was rendered reversing the oraer of the General and Special Terms, and direct- ing a new trial to be had, with costs to abide the event, The case was before Judge Gilbert yesterday, when plaintiif moved that issues be framed and ‘the cause be tried betore a jury, claiming that the siteged will and codicil were obtained through Counsel for defence objected, and contended that the pleadings raised only questious of law. The motion to frame issues was denied, with $10 cos! The case has been set down tor trial on the 20th inst. COURT OF SESSIONS. Conviction of Burglars, Before Judge Moore, Sylvester Mescroie, Thomas McComb and Ade- Jaide Alexander were tried yesterday for cur- giariously entering and robbing the residence of Mr. Hunt, No, 177 Seventeenth street, last Novem- ber. The woman was a servant in the house and aided the men in the robbery. Witliam Meserole, ‘Who had been indicted with the .others, turned “State’s evidence,” and by his testimony suc- ceeded in convicting them. The prisoners were Femanded until Saturday ror seusenci Anne Brown, indicted on a charge of burglary, ‘Was acquitted and released. COURT GF APPEALS CALENDAR. ALBANW, Dec. 17, 1873, ‘The following is the Court of Appeals day calen- -dar for December 18:—Nos. 163,.166, 167, 169, 99, 160, 14, 127, 84, 69, ‘UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Decisions. WASHINGTON, Dec. #4, 1873, ‘No. 157. Gutman and Stewart vs. United States— «Appeal trom the Court of Claims.—This was a pro- ceeding to recover of the government the value of £6 cattle captured by Indians during the war, while ‘they were employed by the claimants in transport- Ang government supplies, they being contractors in that service. The claimants placed their claim upon the ground: that the oxen, when captured, were in the military service of the United States; but the Court sustained the Department in its con- sBtruction Of the act of March, 1549, by which it was determined that property employed in this ser- ‘wice. was not in the military service of the United States. This decision 1s assigned as such, and it ‘is here contended that any property so. engaged is mecessarily in the military service, and it i8 said that nothing can be more military im character ‘than a contract with a Quartermaster of the United ‘States for the transportation of supplies. Durant & Horner for appeliants; Assistant Attorney Gen- eral Hill for United States. No. 164, Clarke ang Ciarke vs. Johnston ana Har- wis—Appeal trom the Gircuit Court for the South- ern district of New York.—7his bill sought, an ac- counting of the appeliegs, as executors of the last ‘will and testament of James Boorman, in respect ‘of certain claims under the will of James R. Smith, yereat grandfather of the appellants, of which Boor- an was last surving executor, and the prayer ‘was that they be ordered to deliver over to the @ppellants, as legatees under the will of Smith, a certain legacy alleged to have accrued to them, or Af that be impossibie, te pay to them the just and present,vajue of the real estate claimed to have accrued to them under auch legacy. The question decided and from which \the appeal is en AS this:—A codicil to the will of Smith, the great- andfather of the ciaimants,contained the follow- a hee ‘The remaining two-thirds of the portions or shares of my daughters shall be heid Separate and distinct, and not liable to the con- trol, debts or engagements of either of their hus- band whom they now have or may hereafter have, as well these who are married as she who may hereaiter marry, giving, however, to the hus- bands of either or all of them, in case the wife should die first, either with or without issue, the imcome of said reserved part of my estate, as long as he shall live, arising from lis ‘wife's ‘tion, and alter his death, then, to the child or children o1 my sald daughter so ying. Held that there was in such provision no expression or indication of any intertion on the part of the testator that there should be a limita. tion over in iavor of the children of a daughter who should survive her husband (the case of the Sepetiat tay, and thativnere the busband of such daughter died, and she survived him, his death terminated the operation of the provision for his Mfe estate and the Gperation of the provision in faver of the child or children of hia wile. The bill was dismissed, The appellants maintain that their ip and Lous Janin for aypelianias Mt Mach nd ba atl for appellants; J, Mi pF O’Conor for appelices. —* mn ree No. 127, The Nashville and Decatur Railroad Com- pany va. Orr—Appeal from the District Court for the District of Alabama.—This is a sult to recover on certaw bonds issued by Limestone county, Ala- bama, in aid of the constraction of the road now represented by the hg af The defence was ‘that the county should first have legal remedies exhausted ageinst it before the company (the en- dorser) could be called upon; and she Court hav- (as. overruled the plea and allowed the suit to maintained, correctness of the decision was brought here jor review, and the decree was now reversed, the Court holding that the county is primarily liable, and that the ruling of the Court waserror. Mr, Justice Hunt delivered the opinion, No, 12}. Willitt’s Exeeutors vs. Fister.~Appeal sow the Hupreme Cours wf the District of Colum: | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET, ‘Dia.—This was a bill to set aside a judgment con- ferred by Fister to Willitt,on the ground that credit had not been given for an amount paid on the judgment, The Court below found for Fister, and’ the question presented was one of fact, whether the evidence established the claim to the credit alleged. ‘This Court finds that it does not, and reverses the decree, with directions to dismiss the bill, Mr. Justice Strong delivered the opinion, No, 80. Best vs. Doe, ex dem. Saran Polk,—E£rror to the Circuit Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.—This was an ejectment to try title to certain Chickasaw reservation land in Tunica county, Mississippi. Sarah Polk claimed under the will of ex-President Polk, who dezived title from the patentee. Best claimed, under an Indian who, it was alieved, had located the land under the Chickasaw treaty before the patent to Polk’s grantor, The question was upon documentary evidence (certificate of location) offered by Best, and it was excluded as defective in not showing upon its face that 1t was a transcript of the record of the proper oitice. This ru ing was now adjudged to be erroneous, and the judgment was reverséd, Mr, Justice Davis delivered the opinion. No. 605. Western Union Telegraph Company vs, Eyser—FError to the Supreme Court of Colorado. Order tor supersedeas directed to issue, unless rendered unnecessary by the decision as to the rule, No, 127. United States ex rel. Lewis vs. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury—Error to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia,—Motion denied, No, 117, Mulhall vs, Keenan —Error to the Circuit Court tor Wisconsin.—Afmirmed, The Court will sit to hear motions only on Fri- day next and wilt adjourn from the 24th inst. to the Sth of January, PRESIDENT GRANTS CHIEF JUSTICE. —_+—__—_ The Council Grove (Iowa) Democrat says :— President Grant’s appomtment of Attorney Gen- eral Williams to the Chief Justiceship of the United States Supreme Court is meeting with general dis- favor, and there will be @ heavy pressure made upon the Senate to prevent the confirmation of the appointment. Grant can appoint more ob- scure and incompetent men to high places than any President we have ever had, ‘The New Orleans Picaywne says: The nomination was, all things considered, per- haps the greatest political mistake which Presi- dent Grant has yet made, Its support must tax very severely the allegiance of the iriends of the administration. Nobody doubts that a better nom- fnatirop might have been made, and the country justly.held the President bound to secure, il pos- sible, the services of the man most fitted for the place. He did notdo it. Will it be said that he exercised his own judgment and did not consult popular preferences? Does he really think, then, that Mr, Withams is anabler jurist than Evarts, Cushing or Groesbeck ? The Utica Odserver says: It was a shameless thing on the part of the Prest- dent to make tt, and it would be an indecent thing on the part of the Senate to confirm it. ‘The Sena- tors are not so ignorant of their duties as they sometimes seem to be. If they confirm Williams it will be not because they think it proper and nght to do 80, but because they are too cowardly to withstand the threats of Executive vengeance, The Norfolk (Va.) Landmark, speaking of the nomination, says:— The idea of General Grant's sacrificing the wishes of a friend for the reputation of the nation for dignity and intelligence is entirely absurd, As long as the dominant party cacoses to bow down before him he is content to receiveiits homage; aud while, apparently, he has never made any ex- traordinary effort to secure the office of President, he has certainly turned the tew advantages placed at his command to a strict personal account, wherein he shows that he is fully aware of the value of a mutual admiration society, of which he is the chief, A Nebraska correspondent of the Dubuque (Iowa) Herald thus describes an adventure of Mr, Williams at Cincinnati :— In the autumn of 1844, then a young “limb o1 the law,” hatling from Onondaga county, New York, he came to Lee county, lowa, to enter upon the career of his profession, At that time the county seat was at West Point, a prairie village in the interior, where the young man first made his ap- pearance, the Court then being in session. He at once stated to the members of the Bar the unfortunate dilemma he had fallen into by reason of his overwecning confidence in human nature. At Cincinnati, while waiting for a steamboat to descend the Ohio River, he was approached by a stranger who wanted a “large bill changed.” He was asked to step aside todoso; he did as requested; still further and lurther dia he iollow the stranger, until a remote part of the city was reached, when, taking out his Wallet to make change for the stranger, a confed- erate snatched it, leaving him without a dollar with which to prosecute his journey. Itis not now remembered how he got through to Lowa, put, true it is. his story excited the sympathy of gener- ous and confiding brethren of the same nobie pro- fession. He found friends, and through a long and dangerous sickness which soon followed he was well cared for and the means Jugnished for his com- fort and recovery. i The Boston Advertiser—well known as an influ- ential republican paper—does not endorse the nomination of Mr. Williams as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. It says:— The nomination of Attorney General Williams for Chief Justice has again been’ considered in Execu- tive session, and again postponed. In quarters most entitled to respect the feeling strongly revails that the Senate should give the resident an opportunity to send in a more suitable nomination, While giving Mr. Williams credit for good sense and ability, perhaps above the average in political life, his nomination. has been received, both by his own profession and by the country at large, with profound and general disap- pointment, e believe it is the opinion of all that portion of this community which has any interest in upholding the honorable character and tradi- tions of the Supreme Court—tbe most powerful tribunal in the world—that the appointment should ‘Not be confirmed. THE BOLAN MALEPKACTICE CASE. Close of the Investigatton—Nobody to Blame. Coroner Keenan yesterday afternoon conctuded the investigation previously commenced in the case of the late Miss Dora D. Bolan, who died on the 4th inst., at No. 54 Clinton place, under suspi- cious circumstances, as heretofore publisned in the HERALD. Suspicions were directed against Dr, Ernest D. Pape. who was first called to see Miss Bolan in her last sickness; but it Jailed to appear in evidence that he was guilty of periorming the operation which caused her death, The most ma- terial portions of the testimony elicited will ve Jound beiow :— Dr, John ‘T. Nagle, of the Health Board, was called and testitied to receiving # certificate of death in the cuse.ot Dora D. Bolan; the certificate set iorth that death was caused by gastro enteritis, Ihe witness reterred the ease to Coroner Keenan, because he regarded it as suspicious because Dr. Pape’s name was signed to the ceruiticate: there is no rue ot the Board or Health quiring a, consulting physician to sign a death certificate; perianitis ix altogether ditterent from gastro enteritis | and can be easiiy distinguished. Dr. Eenest D. Pape, ot 27 West twenty-sixth street, de- posed that he is a physician and graduated in Berlin, Prussia; on the 27th ult. he was called to $4 Clinton place twee deceased, whom he found laboring under frewt nervous “excitement; she said that she had heen sick all the’ week; tonnd pulse high, and her tongue dry ani tea; she was Aiso suilering from constipation; prescribed for her; she was very reticent, and could find out uoth- ing turther; at half-past cleven. o'clock same night was agnin called to see deceased. and found there was some uterine hemorrhage; deceased begged him not to ask her any aBore questions; the next morning tougd her much better, and gave her other prescriptions, aud.on the following (saturday) morning she was still better: on Sunday learned her ‘name for the first me; she said that carly in the spring she had been sick’ nearly 2 month, and was told by Dr. Upham, of Fourth street, that she had consumption of the bowels; deceased said some lady in Kitth avenue had recominended the wit: ness to her in the spring; she did not say that there was anything wrong; on Monday morning she was much worse, und prescribed accord- ingly as the case ‘required’; she conunued to grow worse, and.on Wednesday evening called in Dr, Kammerer in Consultation; the witness urged deceased to make a contidant of Miss Healy, bit she said she Would rather die first; Dr. Kammerer.called twice after. Wards; the witness and Dr, Colby remained with Miss Bolan till she die second visit to deceased the swathes thought she had had @ miscarriage, in fact he Was pertectly satisfed.of it; told Dr. Kammerer that he suspected dcceased had had a miscarriage; on Friday afternoon, at three o'clock, L wrote the certificate of her death, and, enclosing it'in an envelope, sent it to Di Colvy, in Fourteenth street; thought the ‘ceruificate was Correct, and believed that gastro enteritis was the | Primary cause of death; peritonitis set in the last two days of her sickness; I signed the certificate in Dr. Kam- merer’s house, and he signed it there; Dr. Kammerer made no objection to signing the certificate ; never called in 4 gonsulting physietan beiore in a case of death, Dr. Wooster Beach, who made the post-mortem exam|- nation, testified that metro peritonitis, the result of a miscartiage, was the cause of death. The case being given to the jury they found “that Dora D. Bolan came’ to her death by metro peritonitis, the result of a miscarriage pro- duced from oe Kone en unknown.” Dr Pape thereupon tu court in company with his tniends, THE HOWARD MISSION. The annnel meeting of the Society of the Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers was held at No. 40 New Bowery yesterday after- noon, for the purpose of electing a board of nine trustees, The following is the result of the elec- tion:—A.S, Hatch, George Shepherd Page, J. 8, Howell, Watson Sagford, Caleb B, Knevals, R. G, Cornell, Adon Smith, Jr, and Jacob F, Wyckof, The Rev. L. M. Pease, Superintendent of the Mis- Sion, reports that assisiance 18 being given to 294 destitute families, that 600 children attema the day senool and that an average of 535 mealg are ee for those in need daily; also that the ission disiributes about 120 loaves of bread daily, in addivon erent ives cates, Se to which Jf pays rent and give: CONGRESS. cchaaieieecabetisatecine Senator Fenton Counsels Currency Contraction and Economy. THE HOLIDAY RECESS POSTPONED. Passage of the Extra Naval Appropria- tion by the Senate. BEN BUTLER ON THE PRESS. Spicy Debate in the House on the Salary Grab Repeal. SENATE, Wasutnarow, Dec. 17, 1873. The Senate met at noon. A HOME FOR LVEBRIATES, Mr. Wriaut, (rep.) of Iowa, preserted a petition of cer- tain temperance organizations in the District of Colum- bia, asking for the establishment of a home for the cure ofinebriates in said District. Referred to the Committee on Finance, INDIAN WRONGS, Mr. Bocy, @em.) of Mo., from the Vommittee on In- dian Affairs, reported back the bill for tne rellet of cer- tain parties, and took occasion to present his views of the present policy for the government of Indians. He thoughtit a farce and an outrage, The Indians are con- stantly being wronged, and he hoped some measure would be adopted to have good government for them, All the troubles now arose from defective legislation. ‘The bill was laid over. INCREASE OF THE NAVY, Mr, Cracty, (rep.) of N, H.,1rom the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported back the House bill to increase the number of seamen in the navy to 10,00) without amendment ana asked that it be passed. Mr, SueRMay, (rep.) of Ohio, had no objection to the bill bging considered now, but he was opposed to its passage and would resist it. Mr. Sumner, (rep.) of Mass.—I think it had betfer go over till to-morrow, ‘The Dill was laid over. ILLEGAL INTEREST. Mr. Pratt, (rep.) of Ind., oftered a resolution, which was agreed to, directing the Committee on Finance to report whether more efficient provisions of law are not required to restrain the national banks from charging, receiving and taking a higher rate of interest than is allowed by law to be taken, BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr, Davis, em.) of W. Va.—A bill to reimburse the State of West Virginia for losses of bridges, school houses, &c., during tho late war, such losses being caused by federal troops. Reterred to the Committee on Claims, By Mir. Lewis, (rep) ot Va-—A bil! supplementary of the act allowing the Washington City and Point Lookout Railroad Company to extend its road in the District of Columbia. Reterred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, By Mr. BucxinaHam, (rep.) of Conn. Secretary of the Interior to use for Kickapoos and other Indians on the borders of and Mexico to the Indian Territory, and tor their sup Port atter such removal, the unexpeniled balances of the appropriations made for the above purpose by acts of July 15, 1570, and March 3, 1871, Reterred to the Commit- tee on Indian Affairs, By Mr. Ramsey, (rep.) of Minn.—Providing for the pub- Ucation of certain maps ot surveys of the Upper Missis- sippl and Minnesota Rivers, Reierred to the Committee on Printing. Also to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to dis- charge certain obligatious of the United States to the creditors of the upper and lower bands of Sioux Indians. Rererred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, Mr. Davis’ bill to reimburse the State of West Vir- ginia directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to that State upon the order of the Governor of said. State ‘the sum of $510,000, to oe applied to, the rebuilding of bridges, court houses, school houses, churches, turnpike roads aind other public property in said state destroved by federal troops by military orders during the late civil war, exas AGRICULTURAL REPORTS, Mr. Fretinonvysen, (rep.) of N. J., introduced a joint resolution to provide tor printing the annual reports of the Commissioner of Agricuiture for the years 1872 and 1973. Reterred to the Cominittee on Printing. ABOLITION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUU BUREAU, Mr. Sumyer introduced # resolution instructing the Committee on Finance to inquire into the expediency of reducing national expenditures by abolishing the of of Commissioner of Internal Revenue Bee other offices under him, and that Internal taxation be collected by stamps, unstamped articles to be liable to seizure and confiscation by any United States Court. The law to be enforced under the direction of the Secretary ot the Treusury. Passed. PENSIONS OF MAIMED SOLDIERS, Mr. Wricnt, of Iowa, introduced a resolution Instruct- ing the Committee on sions to inquire into the expe- diency of amending the Pension law so as to allow the same pension for the loss of an arm below the elbow as for the loss of a leg below the knee. Passed, THE BANKRUPT LAW REPEAL Mr, Epaonps, (rep.) of Vt., moved that the House bill for the repeal of the Bankrupt act be read and referred to the Judiciary Committee, Mr. CoNKLING, (rep.) of N. ¥, said the Committee on the Indiciary already had before it severat bills to repeal that act, all of which had been read a first and a second time, and were, therefore, as tar advanced before the Senate as the House.bill. Should the Seuate amend the House bill it would have to go back to that body, and he, therefore,* suggested that that bill lie on the table at present or until the Judiciary Committee should report. The Bankrupt act ay it now stood, with its un- usval methods of proceeding, with the opportunity it gives to individual creditors to controi the sales of those who owe them, ought to be repealed or beret tig moai- fied, ant poreting should be done betore the holiday recess, which would probably commence on Friday next. Mr. nurman, (dem.) ot Ohio, agreed with the senator from New York (Mr. Conkling)’ that the subject should be disposed of before the holidays. r. Epmenps, of Vt.. did not favor the repeal of the low, but thought it should be stripped of some of its ob- noxious features. He had no doubt a bill could be re- ported soon to protect the interests of both creaitors and lebtors, Mr. FRetincuursen, of N. J., moved an amendment to the motion of Mr. Edmunds, so far as to refer the bill to the Judiciary Committee, with instrucuons to report to- day, and that the committee have leave to sit during the sessions of the Senate. NATIONAL FINANCE, The morning hour here expired and Mr. Fextox, (rep.) of New York, proceeded to address the Senate ol 1e resolution reported by the Committee on Finance last week, He said at the clese of the rebellion our tradi- tional policy at once directed us to the ways of peace, Our cheap and fertile lands, and our opening springs of trade offered inducements to our enterprising and ac- tive eople, So itonly remained tor the government to ce rigid economy in all the departments, and practices of the puvlic service, and gradually retrace our steps Until we reached the normal condition irom which we had departed during the war. The swollen Yolume ot nconvertible currency should have been grada- ally reduced as a frst vital step in the right direction, Such a prudent and conservative course, coupled with the singwer buoyancy, the bounaing activity and the measureless resources, capacity and opportunities ot American enterprise would have averted general de- rangement and distress; at least they would have served to counterbalance evils inseparable from our condition, As itis these mutual advantages and our national characteristics operated in some degree as a protection agamst the crippling effect of tatling prices, the fluctua. and the paralysis usually tollowing the unbend- from the feverish stream and inflated stan: dard of war to the more natural state of peace. The general truth of the views he expressed bere more than three years ago had been con- firmed in the subsequent course of events, The retund- ing of the debt has been commenced. The poiicy of re- duced taxation, especially internal taxation, has been adopted, The fluctuations of the currency may not have taught Shiba the folly of attempting to fix the exact amount required by the wants ef the country, compat. ible with specie payments, but they serve to contirm the t ing hel.ef that resumption is impossiale with our present re- dundant volume of paper. ator Fenton believed it was teue that the stimulus of taxation had wrought some improvements in the methods ot production, but. these possibie eompensations had not becu a match for the oppressiveness and demoraiizavon which had resulted on the other hand. Instead of greater frugality growing out of the increased. burden, we have had the extravagance and overdeimg which follow in the train of large expenditures and a buoyant and in- fated paper currency. Then, again, the eficct ot a high tax upon importati¢ns is to’ encouraze emugeling and fraud. Keeping pace with this is the inducement to revenue offers to take arbitrary, not to say unwarrant- able, steps in the endeavor to effect seizures and to extort penalties, the proof of which is obtainabic in nearly every halk entry on our coast. Espogially had this avaricious zeal been fllustrated in our principal seaboard cities, High taxes, exerbitant and great temptations are the natural prelude to tyra of Wealth and a corruption of the public conscien not the least evil of this condition ts the fact that the laws, and the practices under cover of them, secure to capital atu the javored few undue accumulation over honest personal exertion. He argued to show that im returning to a sound financial candition every interest of the govern- ment and of the people concurs in the policy ot moderate taxes. Inordinate debt and specniation entered into in time of peace is mainly the offspring of am excessive opd vitiated currency, The payment of debt is always troublesome, but so iar as it owes its creation to an excessive and depreciated money condition it will be fovad still more onerous and vexatious. There must be same privation, some stifier- ine. Even though hard at first we must return to the practice of trugality and industry. An example to the whole people of these cardinal virtues should come from the Stale, and no one can turgish it with such beneficial etlect as the chief officer of the government, supported by a great and powerful party, stead of an expendi- ture by the government of over $27,000,000 more for the t fyoal year than tor the previous one, Wwe must have decrease of twice that gum. It is now ¢: cessive. There must be a reduction of paper, t paper and specte shall bear a recognized relation to each other, The recent crisis Which brought prostration and ruin fo almost every department of industry and trade isalike ap example and a warning. His desive was to adopt the plan which would prevent a recurrence of like disaster: fh a word, to simplity the financial ma- elinery, curtail expenditures and steadily advance tow- ard the specie ¢ondition. Theeretically all admit the importance of a return, but most persons are reluctant to do what will insure it, In conclusion he asked whether he was not warranted in saying they found no sure uide in the words of. the President's Message and @ report of the Secretary of the Treasury. They must, theretore, look for light from some other quarter, and act at last upon their own best judg- wient, They could hardiy fail to adopt that wiser course which was supported alike by philosophy and expert- ence, They should thue save the country from a further career of finaucial demoralization, with its attendant. Gigpet rs 80 fatal to natfoual morality and true progress. Rozen, (rep.) of Kausas, said he desired to submit some remarks on the pending resolution, bat was not pre- ared to do so to-day. He asked that tt be laid aside for @ presnnt, and the Senate proceed to the consideration of the Dill for the relief of setilers on the re Indian lands, which was of importance to the people of his State. MF. Monustt, (rep,) of Me., said Re did not desire to i teriere with the Senator from Kansas, and as soon as, oh i] be Pisngved of Paes 1 y to have the Sp cial Naval Appropriation on up, Ay. WiNvow, (rep,) of Minn. Kuve notice that he would. ask the Senate to take up the House resolution to adjourn on Friday next. ‘The bill tor the relief of the Osage settlers was taken up, and Mr. Crozixn addressed the Senate in favor thereof, after which the bill was referred tothe Judiciary ‘Committe THE HOLIDAY RECKS of Maine, asked th: n of the Special Naval A: He did not think It safe to adjourn o rostroNED. the Senate proceed to ration bill. ron hy a as it was moved by Mr. Windom, The Senate owed It to iiself and to the country to stay here and nd to such things as were pressing upon its attention, and fix ‘the question of adjournment when these things should have teen accowplished. He did not see the necessity of considering the resolu- tion at thas time, (o the exclusion of other matters more important, If the Senate could agree to take the rece aul coine back here at the end of 16 days and find com plications more serious than ever, it would regret having ‘agreed to the resolution. Mr, Wixvom said it made no difference when the vote should be ken, whether it be today or to morrow, there would be the same result. Ever since he had been in Congress, the past 4 years, he had persistently tought against a long holiday recess and had always been de- ated. Mr, Epauxns sald Senators had had holiday from the 26th of March to the Ist of December, and since the latter date they had adjourned over regularly from Thursday to Monday. We have worked two weeks, and where do we find ourselves? Running behindhand. ‘There is the deficiency in the receipts of the government to be pro vide 1 for. He would like to know if the Senate intended now to take a holiday of two or three weeks. leaving these important bills unacted upon. Suppose the senate did not adjourn till next week, no one would be incon- venlenced except a few Senators. Was the Senate going off for roast turkey and roast duck at Christmas, rushing through important imeasnres In such haste as hot to be sure that they were legislating upon a sound basis t Mr, THURMAN, (dem.) of Obio, declared that 1n his Sudg- meni the resolution to adjourn should not be passed. Im- portant measures were pending, which should be acted hpon without delay, and the bill in relation to salaries would probably be received by the senate soon. Other measures should be considered. to say nothing of the ret question of finance. He was in favor of sitting flere uilil ail these measures be acted upon. Mr. Monon said he was like the Senator from Minne- sota (Mr. Windom), haying always opposed a long hoh- day adjournment.” As to the long usage of adjourning over during the holidays, if would now be more honored. in the breach than in the observance. The country 18 laboring under a panic; hundreds of thousands of men are out of employment, and the whole country 1s expect ing Congress to do something on this financial question. He did not know that anything could be done, but he did know that the entire country demanded that Congress consider immediately this important ques- tion. There was no necessity for this hohday recess, but thero was a necessity for legislation. This recess would not give the country pleasures but would give it dis- pleasure. 1 any ‘Sciior had tmportant business at homie requiring his presonce he could go and attend to it, but it was not necessary tor Congress to adjourn over. Mr. Logan, (rep.) of Ill, had received letters day aiter day trom constituents asking the passage of a bill repealing the Bankrupt law and action upon other im- portant matters. He hoped Senators would forego the pleasures of a holiday recess, this year at least, in order to attend to the pressing duties surrounding thein. Mr. HAMLIN, (rep,) of ‘Me., referred tothe fact that in former times Congress took'a recess of but a few days, ‘hen important measures demanded the presetice of 0 a8, 1t Was proposed to prolong the recess to 13 days. He considered it little less than a public crime to. take such a long recess now. Mr. Winpox had not determined positively in his own mind whether he would vote for or against the resolu- tion. The speeches of the gentlemen, of course, had weight with him; but he was perfectly satisfied that the recess Would be taken, and the Senate might as well know it now as to-morrow or any future d: Atter the time for adjournment should fixed he haa no. doubt the Nayal bill us well as the Bankrupt bill and other measures would be taken up and passed before the holidays. As for him- self, he would preter to stay here. but by the order ot the Senate he would o South, should @ recess be taken, to attend to business of the Senate in relation to trausporta- tion to the seaboard. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, thought Congress ought not to adjourn at the present time. Mr, Waicu, (rep.) of lowa, was anxious that the recess question be considered and disposed of finally, and that it be so unders.ood when the vote should'be taken. Although he had important business requiring his atten: tion at home, he felt it to be his highest duty, as the rep- resentative of his people, to stay here. Congress was here to legislate for the people. If there was work todo it should be done; if there was no work adjourn and go home. As for himself, he favored a recess about March instead of Christmas, if the public business would allow It. Mr. Ttrrox, (rep.) of Neb.—I have not much to say on this subject, but think trom present indications the readd are never so happy as when we are away trom here. Laughter.) ‘The question being put, the Senate decided to take up the resolution. Mr. Epaunps then moved to indefinitely postpone its furtier consideration, and the yeas and nays being de- manded, the motion to postpone was agreed to by a vote 01 37 yeas to27 nays. A bill tor the relief of the heirs of the late John M. Mor- ris, Executive Clerk of the Senate, was taken up and pasyd. THE DANKRUPT REPEAT. Mr, Epwoxps moved to take up the House bill to repeal the Bankrupt act and refer it to a Judiciary Committee. Mr, Monroy sid, as the senate had disposed of the ree cess question, he would vote to refer the billand hoped it would be reported back to-morrow. He thought there ‘was an understanding in the Senate that no recess should be undertaken until the Bankrupt law be dis- rosea of, and, with that understanding, he would vote to refer the bill Mr. CONKLING, (rep,) of N. Y., thought the vote taken a time ago on the’ recess eviden'ly exerted anintlu- eon the thatter. He thought it better for the Senate to retain in its own possession the House bill until after the report trom the Judiciary Committee on simi- lar bills, He did not taink the reference of the House bill to the Judiciary Commitice would facilitate matters. He did not think the decision not to adjourn over just arrived at was as well-tounded by any Means as the rock of ages. He would not be surprised if another resolution to adjourn should come trom the House. He was oppored to any adjournment, but could not shut his eyes to the tact that the constitution leit it in the hands of the House to originate bilis to raise mouey, Perhaps the House might say that it could not get stich bills ready or thatits commitiees could pertect them better during the holiday recess, Mr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis. would vote for the repeal of the Bankrupt law, although he thought a well digested law of that charaéter a good thing, “When a debior was unwilling or unable to pay his debts his estate should be economically and equally divided. The bill was then reterred to the Judiciary Committee. NAVAL “APPROPRIATIONS. Mr, Monniit. of Maine, moved that the Senate take up the House bill making special appropriation of $4,000, r the nay Mr. SumNé:R, (rep.) of Masa, inquired if this bill was to meet expenses alrcady incurred, Mr, Moreti replied in the affirmative. Mr. SUMNER—NO part of this appropriation is to be ep- Dlied fo anything in future? Mr. Monnas.—No, sir. Mr. Suwnem—I am ready and willing to ran the line i ainst the appropriation of another dollar in'any such direction. I am not disposed to discuss these expenditures now, though I regret most sincerely that they were made. | shall say nothing aboucit. ‘The fucts are not yet sufficiently beiore the country, but I think it my duty to declare this expenditure shoald sto; this hour, this minute. “I think it au all-omened ‘expendi. ure. Mr. Surman, of Ohio, was not disposed to find fault with the President or Secretary of the Navy tor expend- ing thts $4,000,000 under the circumstances growing out ot the Virginius affair, as they were bound to put our navy on a war footing; but he did think, by the wisdom. prudence and care of the Secretary ot State, approved of course by the Executive, we had escaped a difficulty, He was ilings to pay the $4,001,000 now, but wanted that be the end of expenditures in that direction. He would say to the the Secretary of the Navy, “these expenditures ought to ceuse, now that the Virginius affair has happily passed awav.” It had been attempted to make the recent diffi- culty the pretence to increase the numerical torce of seamen trom 8,500 to 10,000, but he was opposed to this. Being now in the midst of a panic, it was the duty of the Executive Departinent to economize in” every brench of the service. A very common‘ jdea prevailed in the executive departments of the government that when Congress appropriates moucy tor any particular purpose the law was mandatory and the expenditure must be made. The idea was a wrong one, anit not in accordance with the principles of our govern: ment. He was sure that of $20,000,000 or $30,000,000 Avpropriated last session at least one halt had not yet been expended. He did not believe this money shoulé be expended now, unless contracts vad already been entered into. He would not object to the democratic Senators doing the duty of the minority and holding the government we to a rigid economy Last Month the public debt was increased over $9,000,000. This was not caused by increased expenditures, but by the shrinkage of revenues. The deficiency this month would not beless thitn $10,000,000 or $12,000,000. It was the duty of the administration to stop tora tune all improvements, to stop every kind of unnecessary ex- penditure, and if this economizing should not be suti- clent to relieve the Treasury then Congress would vo to increase the taxes. He believed ‘orst of the anic had parsed away, prices of Comumodities were as hich now as they were before it. The government now was feeling the effect more tian the people. He would vote ior this appro- priation, but asa member of the dominant party in the senate he would think his duty not pertormed, unless he should examine with the utmost care every proposed expendit Mr. Hamittox, em.) of Md., said there was not » single item before the Senate to show low this money had been expended. Twenty million dollars had been given to the Navy Department last year, yet where was the navy? They had professed to have one and the sec- retary had stated that it was ina better condition than ever betore, aid yet the country had no navy. It was*@ll well enough to talk republican econo: or democratic economy, bnt he thought it was to accustom ourselves to public economy. the me He would not vore tor one dollar additional taxes, but would yore to cut down the taxes. He protested azainst this whole thing aud wouid yote against this or any similar bill. Mr. Morritt, of Vermont, moved to strike out that Portion of the bill allowing transier of funds of one burean to another, He wasin tavor of the appropria’ tion, bat with that provision in {t amounted to a lump sum, aud there was no necessity for it as Congress is in session. Mr. Mornitt, of Maine, said we had been saved from a war by judicious conduct of the executive officers of the government. Spain had a naval torce in Cuban waters alone as great ax the entire naval force of the United States. W id not a single ship afioat that could com- pete with one of the iron-clads of Spain. We were utterly defenceless, and the jygement displayed by the Secretary in putting the navy4n condition for war was commendable in the highest degree. Mr. SARGENT, (rep) argc sald, we had nothing but large, unwieldly wooden ‘ships ‘except the monitors, which had to be convoyed to sea. These monitors were like so many floating coffins, and wooden ships had to | accompan. them to take otf ‘the crew in case they went down. “Monitors were good for harbor defence, but fit tor nothing to go to sea with, with the exception of three— the Monadnock, the Mianionomoh and the ‘Terror. These were able to go to sea: one of them had been across the ocean and another around the Horn, The Pacific Coast was almost entirely unprotected, and some provision should be made for its protection. He was in favor of this bill, and thought it was by the Drompt action of the Sectetury of the Navy that we were saved from war. A snip bearing our Hag had been atched from the hi seas, and some of those on the vessel, sheltere by that ag, were executed at Santiago de Cuba. @ matter was worthy of our notice. An armed guard had to be stationed around the residence of our Consul in Havana, and certainly the emergency Was one requiring prompt action om the part of our government, While he sympathizea with the Castelar government, he did not believe that govern- ment coul bars, contended against the feeling in Spain unless it been known there that the United States were making reps ‘ations for wi He was sorry to say it, but, in his judgmedt, the Oastelar fovernment was Reety come down any a and in ‘that case there might be more aggressions, ake of the restraining influence upon the niards caused by our Preparations for war, and in a tew weeks we would again be on the verge of war. }, in order that the na’ 4 He hoped this bill would ry 'y might be in some sort of condition, so that if war came with any Power we could maintath our rights, Mr, FreuixGugysen could not agreed with the Senator from Calitornta that our navy was unable to engage the Spanish navy, We had eight monitors, any one of which could sink @ Spanish fron clad. Only one of these moni- tors was ra Jor sea, however, when the trouble com- menced, and the chief part of this expenditure was to put the other seven in orde: ‘ite thought the American people, without distinction of party were greatly indebted to the adininistration, ‘as in favor of moral suasion, but believed a lit paysical force a great thing to back It, and was not cer. jain that the preparation cf these Monitors did not bi Spain to coi ‘tad eee of OUT demands, / ral ‘The bill was then passed by a vote of 46,vens to Tansy Messrs. wogy, Cooper, Goldthwaite, Hamilton ot Md., Kelly, McCroery and Stevenson voting in the negative. ANT prof RL, introduced the bill relat- ing to printing the biennial register or biue book. Re- ferred to the Commiuice on Primung. At five o'clock the senate adjourned until to-morrow. ¥, (r HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Wasuinaron, Dec. 17, 1873, JAY COOKE AND CO, AND THE BANKRUPT LAW. Mr, Witson, (rep.) of Ind, rising to a personal explana- | tion, said that his remark yesterday in reference to Jay Cooke & Co, seemed to have been misunderstood by some person, He had net meant to be understood as meaning that any member of the House had introduced the bill for the repeal of the Bankruptcy law as the attorney of Jay Cooke & Co. What he did mean was that the law- yersof that firm had procared the bill to be introduced, JUDGES TO BE LOOKED AFTYR, Mr. Witsox, of Indiana, from the Judiciary Commit. tee, reported a resolution authorizing that committes to send for persons and papers in the inquiry as wo the | official conduct of Judge Busteed, of Alabama, anda resolution instructing that committee to inquire and re- port whether Judge Durell, of Louisiana, should be im- peached for high crimes and misdemeanors, with power to send for persons and papers. Adopted. PUBLIC DOILDINGS. Mr. Doett, (rep.) of N. ¥., oftered a resolution instruet- ing the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings to inquire—First, as to the condition and management by government officials of moneys heretofore appropriated for public buildings; second, whether such moneys have been disbursed in conformity with (he appropriation laws, and third, what retrenchment can be made in the expenditure of the money so appropriated without detri- ment to the public service, with power to send for per, sons and papers, Adopted, PAY OF CONSULS. Mr. Sexun, rep.) of Va., offered a resolution instruct. ing the Committee on Foreign Affairs to inquire into the expediency of revising and readjusting the compensation of consular offices. Adopted. RECOGNITION OF CUBAN RELLIGERENCY, Mr. Steruxns, (dem.) of Ga., presented the memorial agreed to atthe Cuban meeting in New York a iew days since, in fuyor of Cuban belligerency, &c. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Aifairs, PRINTING THE DEBATE: Mr. Frye, (rep.) of Me., asked leave to offer a resolu tion instructing the Comiittee on Printing to inquire 4s to the printing ot the debates by the Fuvlic Printer, and whether it was not better and more economically done by the proprietors of the Globe. Objection was made. REDEMPTION OF TITE 1853 LOAN. : Mr. Dawzs, (rep.) of Mass,, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported back the Senate amencments to the bill for the redemption of the loan of 183. He ex- plained the reason why, in. the phrase as to its being the “pleasure of the United States” to redeem these bonds, the reterence to registered bonds had been struck out b the Senate. It was that these bonds did not contain such an expression, while the coupon bonds did. The Senate amendments also extended the time, giving the option to exchange for the new five per cents irom the Ist of February tothe Ist of July, and making more explicit the rovision that the interest should not be allowed on more han one set of bonds. He moved concurrence in all the amendments, The amendments were concurred in and the billn w goes to the President for his signature. DISTILLERY WAREHOUSES, Mr. Beer, (dem.) of Ky., from the Committee on Ways and ‘Means, reported back the bill to allow distillery warehouses to be continued in uso after changes have occurred in the management of the business. Passed. The House then resumed the consideration of THE SALARY BILL, : Mr. Kassox, (rep.) of Towa, moved to reconsider the Yote of last evening which adopted his amendment mak- ing the reduction of members’ salaries commence with the beginning of this Conztess, and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. | ‘This is the parilamcntary mode in the House of mak- ing action final and irrevocable. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to—yeas 167, nays 94. r. Hate, (rep.) of N, Y., movea to amend the bill by striking out that portion referring to the President, a: gave notice that he would move similar amendments fn Tegard to the Cabinet officers and to the employes of Congress, They should Jook not only to the question of the value of the President's time for’ four years, but to the effect on his ruture lite of having held tliat office. An ex-President was in substance debarred trom the ordi- nary pursuits and avocations of lite—professional, com- mercial, public or otherwise—that was the ordinary rile With a single exception it had been the rule of all of the Presidents, He did not believe that 4 Presilent ought to be lett, at the expiration of his term Of office, to be impoverished by his posttion—to be also- lutely eaten out by the social dtities which his position as fu ex-Fresident imposed upou him, so that he should go to his grave utterly bankrupt, like Jeiferson The salary ot the President had been fixed by the act of 1739 at $25,000 and that of members ‘of Congress at $i- per day, which for the first three Congresses was Jess than $1,000 a year. Congress, in fix- ing these salaries, iad not supposed the Presiden time to be worth twenty-five times as much as thato' members, but the difference was in view of the fact that by his very position he hud a burden imposed upon him tor his whole lite, which made it proper and just and equitable that he'should be left at the close of his term with something like a competency. s Mr, Cuywex, dem.) of Pa. said that the tone and temper in which this whole question had been discussed had been one of crimination and recrimination. It had been done in a temper which had done nothing for them: selves and nothing for the country, to add e1iuer to the confidence or pleasure with which the result would be received by the country. It he had his own way he would repeal the whole law of March 3, 1873, as far as might be done constitutionally, aud then in. the fuil light ot the discussion that had bees liad and with the benefit of the discussion of the subject by the press and the eople he Would have a committee raised that should Ve the disposition of the whole question, trom the President downwards. He (Mr, Clymer) iavored main- taining the salary of the Judges or the supreme Court, because they required or had required heretofore, at least 1m those Judges, that high degree of skilled lubor of which the gentleman trom Georgia (Mr. Stephens) had spoken so eloquently the other day. “He had heard | much tO popular clamor. He had heard it denounced, scouted and detied. He wished to say, om that point, that fe long years the people of the land had been astounded by frauds, corruption and wrong in private life, in official life, in the govern- Ment of cities and in the ‘government of States, -Every- where traud had stalked abroad without punishmeit. The occurrences ot the last session, t» which retercuce had been made yesterday, naa only excited, noi created, that public feeling. ‘The Increase of salary had been the last ‘straw which broke the camel’s back. He wou'd tell the House what public clamor was. It was the first evidence of that coming storm ot public wrath which was rising ali around and about Congress. Whoever attempted to withstand it or overcome it would be overwhelmed and undone by it. Yesterday the grand old commonwealth of Pennsylvania had rendered im- powsible forever hereafter those. irauds and corruptions n legislation which had heretofore cursed her and out- raged her. That was what public opinion had done for bim, and that was what it would do tor others when they bowed to it. When they subinitted to it justly, fairly, honestly, as they must, they would rejoice in itand thank those who had heeded it, Mr. Trematy, (rep.) of N. ¥., moved to amend Mr. Hale’s amendment by excluding trom the effect of the bill the Nicg,Erenidents the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the secretary of War, the'Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Attorney Gene- ral, the Postmaster General and the Speaker of the House of’ Representatives, He said that he concurred entirely in the sentiment expressed by his col- yeague (Mr. Hale) that the President's salary stood upon an entirely different ground from that ot the members of the House. It had been fixed ata tine when $25,000 in gold Was worth fur more than $100,000 was to-day in purchasing the necessaries, the elegancies and the comtorts of life. ‘The opject_ of his (Mr. Tremain’s) amendment was te leave the Cabinet officers and the second and third officers of the govern- ment where they had been lett by the act which it was ow proposed to repeal, It was apparent from the tem- per of the House thatthe decision on this matter was to establish a permanent rule regulating the salaries tor ail future time, The House should, theretore, make it just Bud equitable. He desired to say and he had ‘the highest authority for saying that the speaker ot the House did not wish that his salary should be increased, and the Hons: was now preparing arule, not tor the present incumbent of the Speaker's chair,’ but for all coming Speakers. In relation to the Cabinet officers and the other officers named in his amendment, he had beard no complaint anywhere that the salaries fixed by tho uetof 3d of March, 1873, were too large. The Cabinet officers stood heretotore on the same plane with the Justices of the Supreme Cour the adoption of his amendment would leave th of ail the officers as at present fixed—$iv,000, ‘I net les Cali cers could Not engage in any other business dur- ing the time they held office, They spent their whole time in the capital, and had’ their families residing here, while, with the exception of 10 months | out of 4 months’ members of Congress were at liberty toengage in other uyocations As to the second and third officers of the government, he thought that in view of the dignity of these positions it was eminently proper that they and the Judges of the Supreme Court and the membersofthe Cabinet should be put on precisely the same level. He, thereiore, hoped that his amendment Would be adopted and that the Fresident would not be pluced in the humiliating position of having Congress say to him that it thought he was receiving a larger salary than he was morally entitled to. Not only so, but thathe was receiving twice as much as his suc- cessors Would receive. He believed that a proper re- gard tor the dignity of the Presidential office required that the salary should be at least $50,000. Mr. Lows, (rep.) of Kan., said that in view of the pub- lic judgment in the matter he was in favor of the rein- Statement of the old law. Mr. Dawns, of ren riniared said that he was op- posed to the amendment oifered by Mr, Hale and to the amendment to that amendment offered by Mr. (remain, He was Oi osed to them for the reasons which he had submitted to the House the other day, reinforced by the condition of the executive departments ot the govern- ment, and he stood in deience of the officers against the proposed legisiation. “I feel at liberty,” he continued, “to say that nothing could be so unfortunate as for us in this condition of affairs to insist. upou putting these officers in the position of clutching at increased salaries with one and and gather-" ing in new taxes with the other, coming to Congress, and imploring Congress to meet the current expenses of the government by imposing new burdens on the People, and then, in the next voice, standing up here and claiming that they of all others shail hold on to their increased salary, No such unfortunate position ag that shail be assumed by my aid. I take the liberty to say in behalf ot ail these men that ey. are in heart and in'spirit co-operating with us in the desire to cut down every unnecessary and extravagant expenditure, whether it be in salaries or tn anything el: Mr, TaewAin to Mr. Dawes—Uave you the authority of any member of the Cabinet tor saying that he is opposed. to the increase as to the present and future? Mr. Dawes—I have the authority of the character of all these men for saying that they will not stand up be- fore this country and insist upon it that we will go to increasing the burdens of the Reon in order to meet this increase of their own, salaries while we cut down our own and allothers, That is my authority. If my friend finds nothing in the character of the men who hold these positions before the country which justifies him in standing by my side and vindicating them: ‘against the position into which hae 4 are thus forced, he mis- takes them. The people of the country have con- ners poy ‘ (oes en. che People of the country e that they are in those place lucre which comes incidentally trom those eaten c to serve the country, and to ite ancy its honors, That is why 1 hay tion of thelr honor against the oe ia by ae pee Ww! of the country and say that tiese men des! have Their salnsies held up ae ths extra yngunt incgeaser which the people have condemned, amt say at the same tim that they came here and desire us iy ‘ax the peopl Mr, Woon, (dem,) of N. ¥.—Wi tleman from Massachusetts permit mé to pa Bey President has drawn his increased salary ? Mr, Dawxs—Oh! I know nothing about such things. arcastic laugnter on the democratic side.) said that he had supported con aswell as ‘wel Salven here In vindica- fortton imo whieh they U, Not go before the peo- Mr, Sroms (le the sot ivsreasing kalarios'and was willing to stand by that action; but ifthe reduction were to take place BS Te ehey iS shrongh Go whore lt - hae ind reduce all - then iner Mir, PRewain, ne the roquest of Mr, Biaine, modified his Amendment so as to omit the Speaker trow the scope of wise and wrong. Referring to the attacks of ne\spape! | he sald that ithad been stated by the New. York Pribune | that he had stuinped his district avowing his iny %.™ amendment was then rejected—yeas, 79; nays Boreer, of Massachusetts, on his name being calles, ‘said that under the instructions of his State he voted aye. “the question then recurred on Mr. Hale’s amendment (in reference to the President's salary), and it was re- Jected— yeas 70, nays 186, Mi. Potanp, (rep.) of Vt, offered an amendment re- quiring the members of the present Congress who re- ived back pay as members of the last Congress to re- tund by monthly reductions, and directing the Treasurer to communicate the passaye of this bill to the ex-mem- bers of the last Congress and to cover into the Treasury the money that should be returned. Mr. Beek, of Kentucky, asked Mr. Poland wheter Congress hid ony power to tuke trom ex-members money drawn by them as back pay? Mr. PoLaxp replied that his amendment did not pro- ose to do Pir. Bece=Then. i? they have as much right to retain it as the President bas to retain his, why undertake to behind their backs jare to put the: insult them | same proposition to the Pre Mr, Po.aNp wenton to speak to his amendment. He had offered it in obedience to the popular judgment, popular outery had been mainiy airected to the back-pay portion of the law, and if the’ House desizned to carry out in good taith that popular judgment it should compel every Inan who received (hit back pay, so tar as it could do ‘so, to tecount for it on his present salary, or in some other way. Mr. Sreer, (dem,) of Pa., asked Mr. Poland where he had kept his back pay during this time. Mr. Potann replied that he had already said that he Was not one of those who had refunded’ the back pay, aut i this Congress said that $7,610 was the proper Salary for members lie should have felt under no conscl- entious obligation to return it; but when the House has Said, by 100 majority, that this raising of salaries was Wwrons, aud that we must wo back to the old figures I d notthink I should have the hardihood to keep that $5,000 in my pocket, and Ido not think there is a man who would do it, Mr, Hotwa, dem.) of Ind., moved as a substitute for Mr, Poland’s ameudinent ond lying only to members of the present Conzress who were also members of the last Congress, omitting everything as to ex-members. Mr, PoLanp accepted Mr, Holiman's amendment as @ substitute for his own, ‘The question was taken on Mr, Holman’s amendment, and it was agreed to—yeas 14, nays 191, Mr. Bureer, of Massachusetts, movea to amend by adding a proviso requiring allinembers Who had aiso been memes bers of the preceding Congress, and who ‘pad received back pay, to return the same to the Treasuty. He held that the proposition was logical, but he appealed to the House tocome up to the matter squarely and like men, and supporta substitute which would be offered tor thé whole bl by the gentleman irom lilinois (Mr. Hurlbut), fixing the sdlary-at $1,00), to take effect trom the passage or the act. (Cries ot “Good, good,” “That Is right.’?) Mr. Parker, dem.) ot N. H., spoke on the general question, and said that he had striven against the origi- ual measure of last Congress because he thought it u1 tion not to receive the back pi while, in fact, he h@ not been on a stuivn at all, by hlinsclt of by any one el his behalf, On the contrary, it had becn fully understood by. bis iitical friends and others that he did intend to take the money, and he had taken it, Since this Con» gress commenced the sane paper had_ reiterate the same slander and iais:hood. ‘That paper wanted a little of the honor and honesty of its great founder, Morace Greeley. He stood ready to defend hisaction, and had no regrets or apology to offer; but while he ignored and detested the madness which had characterized some men and a portion ot the press on this subject, hg bowed to the sentiment of honest or who had pronounced their verdict against the law. He wanted, thereiore, cheeriuliy, to vote to wipe out the whole of that legisiation, He wanted the reps to the highesé ax well as the lowest, toShe Pr well as the humblest clerk. The question was taken riod noce on Mr. Butler's amend- ment, aud it was carried by 113 to 70. Mr,’ Honuwvr, (rep.) of Tll., then offered the following as A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE WHOLE MULL: That from and after the passage of this act the com- pensation of Senators, Representatives and Delegates shall be at the rate’ of $5,(0) per annum, payable monthly, and, in addition thereto, the actual individual expenses of each Senator, Representative and Delegate in going to and returning from the seac of government once in each session, to be cerufied in writinw by each. Szction 2.—That the compensation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall Le at the rate of $2,000, in addition to his pay as a Representatly amounting in all ro $5,000; am that of the Vice President shall be the same amount, with the same allowance for travelling expenses ax hereinlyciore provided, Sec. —That all laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this act ure nereby vepeaied. See. 4. That the Secretary ot the Treasury is required to cover inio the Treasury all sums that may remain un- drawn, or Which have been received as increased com. pensation, under the provisions of said act, approved arch 3, 1873, which shall have or may come into his posseasion by the return thereot. Mr, Hunnavt moved the previous question on his sab- stitute. Mr. Dawes endeavored to get in a proposition to substi- tute the bill as reported by the coumittee under the Orth instructions. Mr. ButLER and others objected and demanded that the previous question should be put. On Mr. Hulbut's substitution being again read it ap- eared that it had been changed atier it was first offered y fixing the salary of the Speaker and Vice President at $0,009 and $8,000. Mr. Dawes called attention to it and claimed that he had a right to debate the proposition in its present form. ‘The Sreawek ruled that the polif was well taker Mr. Dawes aniimadverted on the impropriety of change ing without the knowiedge of the House a proposition that was pending before ft, The “reaxen said he would be obliged ff the gentleman from Iilinois (Mr. Hurlbut) would leave the substitute in its original shape, even though thatreduced his salary. Heasked that as‘@ special favor: the lunzuage ol, the gentleman trom Massachusetts (Mr. Dawes) had lett the ossibl inference to be drawn that some outside person ad altered the amendment, and that the Speaker might have been privy to it. His langaage had been susceptible of that construction, The Chair, theretore, begged, a3 a special tavor, that the amendment should be put as it Was originally offered, aud suid he would regard any entleman who would object as having malice towards im. ‘Mr. Dawes disclaimed, tn the most earnest manner, having intended to create any such impression. He was aware that the Speaker had not had anything to do with it, The Sreaner directed the Clerk to report the substitute in its original shape, and submitted if to the House in hat shape. 5 After remarks by Mr. Crounse, of Nebraska, and by Messrs. Perry and Wiiiehouse, of New Nork, the House seconded (i4i to 48) the previous question on’ Mr. Hurl- but’s substitute, and the main question was ordered— yeas 167, nays 105. The question was taken on substituting Mr. Hurlbutis roposition tor the pending bill and all amendments ‘hereto, and it was, amid great excitement and after sev- eral changes of vote trom ‘no to yes, agreed to—yeas 188, nays motion to reconsider was made and laid on the table, the yeas and nays having been reused on the latter mo- tion. Mr. W. R, Ronerts, (dem N. Y., then moved to ad- Journ. (Cries of “Nol? “N and much coniusion and excitement.) Mr. Hate, of Maine, rose to close the debate. ceeded, amid much contusion. to state to the House why he considered that the substitutegwas no proper ré- sponse to the demand of the country for, the substan- jal repeal of the law of last Congress. He characterized it as an evasion of the public voice, and. stated that if this bill went to the wall a proposition in- volving a clear, straightforward, substantial repeal would be introduced on the first, meoaey, the House would be in session, and he believed that it would pass the House and satistv an indignant cone Mr. Dawes, of Mass., amid increased confusion and with more than usual carnestness of manner, stated his objections to the substitute. Mr, GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, argued tn favor of taking the substitute as the only practical method of reaching & conclusion on the matter before the holidays. He asked his friends and the House toconsider if on the last and final vote that could be had before the holidays on the naked question, whether their salaries shoutd be reduced. from $7,500 to $0,00), they should vote no. He would not take such a responsibility. Mr, Hawser, (rep.) of Conn., spoke against the substi- tute, and intimated that there was still a parliamentary mode of getting at the bill as reported back under the Orth instructions, Mr. Borys, (rep.) of Mich., advocated the same view. Mr. Cox, (dem,) of N. Y., did not believe 7 tthe sub- stitute contained a fair expression of the opinions of the: House, and he would, thereiore, vote against it. Mr. Kasson, of low’, opposed’ the substivute. In reply to various questions the pcaket stated that ifthe House retused to order the bill to a third readini the bill woud /all, but that if it was ordered. to. a third reading the previous question would then be exhausted and a motion might be interposed to recoumit the billy vith instructions to report back forthwith another Dill. House then proceeded to vote on ordering the bill to be engrossed and read a third time. It was so ordered by 159 yeas to 105 nays. Mr. Hurlbut then got control of the measure and Yielled the oor to Mr. Butumr, of Massachusetts, who proceeded to give his views on the matter, He called the House to Witness that he had hitherto taken no part in the debate. He felt that course on his B rt was due to himeelt cod the republican party. He had. supported he subsutute offered by his friend trom Ilinols (Mr. Hurlbut), because he looked upon it asa compromise, He spoke of the howl of the newspapers as having beep provoked, because their dirty sheets were not allowed to ¥o through the mails free, It was on that account that Congress had been “pursued with 40 jackass mud power. The trouble’ had arisen from the {that ineibers did not stand together, but that they tthe men up there (pointing to the reporters? gallery) who lived by. the bounty of Congress, write diatribes against them and blacken them allover until the whole World was made to believe that members of Congress are worse than other men, instead of belng, as they were, the chosen of the nation and better as a Class than men im and pro- anv other protession—clergymien, lawyers or doctors For when a clergyman yot into Congress he was. hot ‘specially “conspicuous for virtue any more than the rest of them were. that the salary fixed by the act of the 3d of March, I Was not too liigh. He hai gone for it, not tor his owm benefit, because the difference was of very little con- sideration to him; but in order that poor men, who had raised themselves by ability and industry and had ree ceived the confidence of their constituents, might be- able to keep their families in Washington during the session without having to live in attics, He had never Yielded to any clamor: he had ¢earned his dut Representative from the words of the eloquent Burk the great philosopler statesman of England, that the Representative owes to his constituents not only his in- dustry but his judgment, and he betrays it in serving them if he sacrifices either to their opinions. Mr. Butler spoke in the midst of great confusion and surrounded by members from all sides of the House, applauding and encouraging him and laughing at his good points, It was utterly iinpossible for the reporter to get more than a very slight idea of his speech. At its Close the preyious question was demanded by Mr. Hurl- Da, oF tt not id was seconded. The question was tt jaken by yeas and nays on ordering the main question. iter @ notice by the Speaker that this was the poimt where, if the previous question was not ordered, ® Tootion to recommit the bil! would be in order, the main Question was ordered—yeas 131, nays 130, The question was then on the passage of the bill. The noas and manded, bat retused, and the bill was passed on a on om a Inia the Motion to reconsid le and Inid on. table, and then, at nine o'clock, the House adjourned, A 000L B3OAPE, A Prisoner Under a Charge of Attempted Murder Walks Out of the Astoria Court House. Yesterday morning August Longbein, who ig charged with having atcempted to murder a Mrs, Harburger on the Old Bowery Road, Astoria, on the a7th September last, and who was committed to await the action of the Grand Jury, escaped from the Court House, Astoria, In accordance with the ‘usual custom he and a fellow prisoner were tarned into the yard during the clean! For some anexplainea Teason tne eneiet 3 left open, and Longbein, taki vantage dense for then prevailin Teaned “ee beiore the keepers had disappeared. Officers wi at once posted at ferries and other outtets to the city, anda search was made for the fugitive, but so far out effect. About four months charged with arson walked coolly out ot ens > (Laughter.) He argues place, and has not since been heard of