The New York Herald Newspaper, January 17, 1874, Page 5

‘Tmperialist Journalistic Threat Against France— Prince Bismarck Excited—The Premier's » Reply to a Papal Advocate, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. BeRuIn, Jan, 16, 1874. The North German Gazette to-day saya if tue Policy of France is made subservient to the tem- Poral aims of the Papacy the peace of Europe will ‘be compromised, . PRINCE BISMARCK EXCITED IN PARLIAMENT. ‘There was an exciting scene in the Lanatag to- day. Herr Mallimckrodt, an ultramontane Deputy, quoted a passave from a recent work of General 4a Marmora, alleging that Bismarck in 1866 dis- cussed the cession to France of a portion of the Rbenish territory, Prince Bismarck arose and pronounced the state- Ment ‘an audacious and malicious | falsehood.” BOME. The Vatican Consistory—Installation of Cardinals and Appointment oi Bishops. TE.ECRAM TO THE NEW YORK KERALB. ROME, san. 16, 1874, The report that te Pope would hold a Consistory early next month, and then appoint several addi- tional cardinals and seventeen foreign bishops, ‘was erroneous. The Consistory was held to-day, ‘When the final ceremonies of installation of the ecently appointed cardinals were celebrated and @ number of bishops appointed. Sketches of the New Cardinals. Of the tweive cardinals who were installed yes- terday by His Holiness Pope Pius IX., ten have ‘Deen raised to the dignity of cardinal priests and wo made cardinal deacons. To the rank of cardinal Dishop, the third and highest rank in the College, moone of the candidates has been admitted, this dig- mity being only attainable by subsequent promo- ‘tion, Of the ten new cardina! priests four belong to ‘the 1 diplomatic service—viz., Mgr. Flavio det P1 Chigi, Archbishop of Mira, in partivus inj Apostolic Nuncio to France, born in Rome May 31, 1810; Mgr. Alessandro Franchi, Bishop of Thessalonica, in partibus én dam, A) tole Nuncio to Spain, born in Rome June 1819; Mgr. ano Falemelli Antoni- & Benedictine 1 monk, Bishop of Athens, in infldetium, Apostolic Nuncio to Austro- | » born in Agssissi November 10, 1 and Ore; om di Santa Stefano, Archbishop tba, lous injidelium, Apostolic “ Ae Horiugal born in Bene, Mendori, Pied- july mow cardinals who are not Italians number six, Of these two are Frencli—Mgr. Réné Fran- ir, “apenas of Cambrai, born in St, done ye 1807, and Mgr. Hippolyte Guibert, Paris, born in AIX, December 13, Dare Austrians—Mer. Johann Simon, Arch- ol Strigonia or Gran, Primate of Hungary, born August ret nw and Mgr. Maximilian von oppee Anat nbiahop of Salzburg, in fi xy the Tyroi, October ool ie is only one Spaniard, Mgr. Mariano Barrio Archbishop of Valencia, borh at Jaca, 22,, 1806, and one Portuguese. Mgr. ,Nasehmiento Moraes Cordoso, Primate born in Murcia, Braga, December 20, Asli. ‘The Beant ay Father Camillo Tarquini, a Era, and Monteflascone, September born and the Tab? Rev. Father Tommaso Mar- an Augustinian monk, porn in Lucca, Feb- { all NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, __ 1874. —WITH SUPPLEMENT. WASHINGTON. The Nomination of’ Conkling Not Yet Conveyed to the Senate. CERTAINTY OF HIS CONFIRMATION. Senator Sherman’s Great Speech for Specie Resumption. Prineipal Instead of Interest Should Consume Gold Received in Customs. Corruption, Favoritism, Idleness and Waste Discovered in the Troas- ury Department. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 1874, Conkling as Cuudidate for the Chief Justiceship—Keasons of His Choice and the Certainty of His Confirmation. It is stated on authority that Senator Conkling actually received a letter from President Grant last summer tendering him the position of Chief Justice, which he in writing deciined, It is said that he was prompted to this py a conversation re- peated to him which Chief Justice Chase nad with a friend shortly before his death, Mr. Chase sald that if he couta obtain the presidency of one of the large railroads he would gladly resign the position he then held; that it was so onerous and the duties connected with the ofMice so exacting in their nature that it took @ man from propriety not only out of all political life, but also in a -great measure interfered with the freeaom of social- enjoyments, and that for a man of active tempera- ment it was not @ desirable place. Mr, Conkling thought if these were Mr. Chase’s experiences ne had better take warning and not enter upon duties which would be to him in their conge- quences exceedingly irksome. The quiet, digni- fied retirement of the Bench would not at suit him. He preferred to stay im the active turmoil of political life, But the ques- tion of the Ohief Justiceship, through late events, has assumed a very different phase from what it had at the time of the original offer. It has become @ question of vital importance to the unity of the republican party. The nominations of Willlams and Cushing de- veloped @ most extraordinary opposition, waich has been deemed by the republican leaders in the Senate as injurious to the party prospects, It is claimed that the nomination of Conkling would in @ great measure, if not totally, efface the bad effects which had been thus created, and he has therefore been induced to change his original determination and accept. When his name is sent in it will be immediately acted upon. 4s heis a Senator it would not be courtesy to refer it to the Judiciary Committee, aside from the fact that he is @ member of that committee, He will, therefore, in accordance with the custom, be con- Abary 3, 1827, are the two cardinal deacons. SPAIN. Cabinet Thanks to the Fronch Republic. TELE PAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Maprip, Jan. 16, 1874, © The Spanish government has thanked France for her conduct in the case of the iron-clad Numancia. ‘ENGLAND. —_—?- Discount on ’Change—Bullion to the Bank— ‘ Tichborne Trial Troubie. in the Streete—Weather Boport. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YO%K HERALD. LOonpoN, Jan, 16, 1874. ‘The rate of discount in the open market for three months’ bills is three and one-eighth per cent, which 1s three-eighths per cent beiow the Bank of rate. BULLION. The amount of bullion gone into the bank on Palance to-day is £100,000. TICHBORNE TROUBLES IN A NEW SHAPE. 4&8 Mr. Hawkins, counsel for the prosecution, was leaving the Court to-day he was mobbed by the friends of the Ticnborne claimant. The police interfered to save him from their violence, and dour persons were arrested. WEATHER REPORT. The weather throughout England to-day is fair. Serteus Fire and Hundreds of Hands Oat of Work. Lonvon, Jan. 17~5 A. M. The extensive flour milis at Leith were almost totally destroyed by fire last night. The loss is estimated at £250,000 and 400 hands ero thrown out of employment. Politieal Riot During a Farliamentary Elec- tion—A Number of Persons Wounded. TELEGRAM 70 THE NEW YORK HERALD. LONDON, Jan. 16, 1874, & nerious riot occurred during the progress of an election for member of Parliament in Limerick Two rival candidates of the national party are running, and a fight took place between their par- tisans. Kuives and pistols were freely used, and several persons were wounded, The police came ‘upon the ground in force and pnt down the riot, iter arresting a number of participants. ua of liamentary vacancy in the representa- ee ‘ae eines oy the elevation There fere.were te scanldates ie . Wo candidates in the . W. HM. O'Sullivan and Mr. Kelly. Mr. | promised to ‘‘unflinchingiy support the imme as laid down at the National blin, and to adopt course of hismentery action calculated to co ce British Btatesmen Of the necessity and wisdom of granti the just and reasonable demands of the iris pation.” He endorsed the demand for denomina- ‘tial educati urged that nothing short of fixity of tenure at valued rents will be regarded as a Qual settlement of the land quests and ‘ade ‘wocated weasures for the relies of the laborers, ‘whose condition he described as ‘‘a di e tO a Civilized country.” He also pledged himself to Pee Mare, to procure the release of the prisoners. Very Rey. Dean O’Brien and Bross "shea supported Mr, Kelly,—En, HSRALD.) THE COMMUNISTS. The members of the Committee of Safety held an indignation meeting last evening, at No. 617 East Sixth street, for the purpose of testifying their dis- Spprobation of the manner in which the police Buthorities treated the workingmen who assem- bled in Tompkins square on Tuesday last. Quite a cay of well-known Communisis were present, as ite) their language was of the incendiary order. In the absence of Mr. Banks the chair was occupied by Mr. Leander Thompson. It was re- solved to petition the Commissioners of Parks for Permission to use Tompkins square for the purpose of holding an outdoor indignation meeting on geome. day not yet determined during the coming week. solutions were also passed protesting the recent outrage committed by the we debarring them from the use of Tomp- ‘square on ‘Tuesday last, and condemning the fice Commissioners Tor not baving given sum- notice of their intention to prevent their mee on that duy. The Committee on Organi- reported that they nave veen very success- far, and that they had made ample pro- for the holding of an immense mass mecting evening by the workingmen of the East ‘side. itan Hall, on the corner of East Broad- am treet, Beveral, {oftammator; speeches were lelivered by those present when the mooting quietly adjourned, firmed without reference. President Grant had desired to perpetuate tne remembrance of the Joint High Commission, and what followed it by some marked houor bestowed ) on one of its members or of some one connected in other ways with it. Williams was objectionable to thie Senate on account of the doubt of his abilities, and Cushing for political reasons. Waite was, tili the Geneva arbitration, unknown to the country at large; besides he was aiso weak on his Political record. LEvarts was distasteful to the President as having been Andrew Johnson’s coun- sel, and Rockwood Hoar, though strongly pressed, had the insurmountable disadvantage of having been already rejected by the Senate for a judicial position on the Supreme bench. From prominent republicans in diferent portions ofthe country have come letters to Senators and to tue President him- self, stating that the Chief Justiceship has ceased . to be a personal choice, but that a proper nomma- tion is essential to the welfare of the party. It is feared that the Supreme Court cannot be relied upon in Matters which have a _ political bearing. Clifford is, of course, known to be & democrat in his politics. Fieid and Davis are classed with tendencies strongly of that nature. Miller is not entirely relied on, and thus four out of the present eight Judges are po- litically dubious. If a Chief Justice should be added who could not be entirely depended upon the Court might in some test question declare unconstitattonal laws of @ particular nature which have been enacted by the strength of the party, anda thus vitally injure tts future prospects. It was this feeung of insecurity with regard to the Court that was the main cause of the flecce crusade agatnst Cushing. Though it might be granted that during the present ad- ministration and that of Lincoln he bad beena republican in politics; yet there was a strong doubt that he might not in questions of purely par- tisan legislation decide im favor of the party, and republicans demand that the party should be made doubts. This dread would de overcome by placing tried republican leader on the bench, on whom, under any emtergency which might arise, the ut- most reliance could be placed. It is therefore as a distinguished party leader that Mr. Conkling has been urged to accept the office, pacify the repub- lican party and restore confidence among its de- moralized subordinates, Specie Payments Discussed in the Sene ate—Strong Arguments in Favor ot Strict Maintemance of the National Faithe#herman’s Great Financial Speech. In the Senate to-day, duriny the morning hour, bills were reported by General Logan to increase the Pay Department of the army, and, by Senator Howe, to place the busts of the late Chief Justices ‘Taney and Chase in the Supreme Court room. The Postal Route Dill was again discussed, Witha view to getting our financial system ona firm pasis, and to place the country in a@ condition ac- cordingly, the question of returning to specie pay. ments again received consideration. Senator Sherman, chairman of the Finance Committee, made a lengthy and powerful speech, occupying the whole session, which was in favor of returning to specie payments. He gave an exhaustive and mteresting description of the varying phases through which we had gone in the conduct of our national finances. Morton is diametrically opposed to Sherman’s plan, but while both have good, strong views of the remedy necessary to be applied to the unsatisfactory condition of the cur- rency and the wants of the peaple, it was acknowl- edged on all sides that Sherman stood out boldly to-day as a sincere and zealous advocate of the national faith and credit when, rising toa joity consideration of his theme, he said, “So hetp him God he would never countenance a failure on the part of the government to falthfully discharge all the obligations it haa assumed towards its friends and creditors, who had stood by itin the dark hoars of its peril.” He gave full figures and Statistics Of the currency increase and the pay- ment of interest in coin, asserting that one-tenth of the specie we had given to pay interestona debt not due would, if applied to a debt due, have Drought us to specie payments or gfeenbacks to par. He claimed that under the pledge of the government to return to specie payment, it was bound to apply its means, power and energy to keep the promise of agreat and proud people, and that four years had gone by without the success of a single meas- ure in either House witich had ‘or its object to fuifll this pledge tothe people bya sudden return to specie payments if it were possible. We could not draw $200,000,000 of gold to this country without distarbing the benking system of France and Eng- land. The valance of trade doctrine, he added, A was q delgsign, atarted in the Byltiqn House ot. LAAA | Of $4,000,000 per month as presdribed by law, and - attention to the internal management and organi- |, nation to root out every vestige of extravagance secure agalost such for the action of the House, The members ; other trace left to show what was accomplished, Partiament 100 years ago, for, he sald, when it was | the same. This irresponsible law, for which Con- in favor of us, a8 now, it was no advantage, and When against us we were happy; but the balance of trade in our favor indicated thrift and economy. ‘The onty question for Congress, he tnought, was to decide to what extent they would advance to specie Payments, but now was the best time to proceed in that direction, The act of April 12, 1866, had Produced more evil resuita than any other one which Congress bad passed. If in the first Congress ot Andrew Johnson's administration a fanding bili had been passed to allow holders of currency to Convert them into a five per cent bond all our trouble would have ended, and there would have been no dificulty in doing it, but the bitter contro- versy which came up then prevented it. The only way to return to specie payment, he argued, was to make the ordinary note equal im value to bonds. Morton here interposed that the action of the government in the construction of the law as quoted on the legal tender note, holding that it was not convertible into bonds, had cost the gov- ernment more than any other blunder it had ever made. Sherman replied that he now and always had stood for the reception of legal tender notes in payment for bonds. Mr. Allison here charged that Secretary of the Treasury McCulloch had abused his autnority in withdrawing $16,000,000 of currency in two months from circulation, instead he consequently contracted the currency so that when Congress met it took away the‘power from him, and has never given it to a Secretary of the Treasury since. There have been, Mr. Sherman continued, $300,000,000 of bonds retired and can- celled, and he then announced that there were now before Congress three proposed methods of returning to specie payments—acoumulation of gold, actual payment of United States notes, or, in other words, contraction, and finally, what he thought the easiest and best, by taking some United States bonds as the standard which should be equal in vaine to gold. He did not intend to commit him- self. He had no plan of his own, and no one, he thought, would propose to go back to the oid plan; for in Great Britain, where they had given more attention to this subject than here, they had decided it tobe unwise to have more Paper currency in circulation than there was specie as a basis to fortify it. He cited the volume of specte which it took to do business in France, contrasted with what it takes in the United States, and that the amount per capita in circulation was greater in this country than any other. The only way, he contended, in which could be ascertained the amount of money necessary to do the business of the country was by ascertaining the amount Tequired to'do business ona specie basis or the amount of currency which can be maintained at Par in gold. It was an axiom with every political economist who had ever written that when the currency is increased the value is depreciated. He was the first to declare that the currency was not the cause of the panic; that the money was good, but not as good as gold. He believed that the attitude of the Senate in the direction of specie payments would inspire respect and confidence throughout the country. He closed with a fervent and glowing peroration, and it was generally remarked that the speech made to-day by this great political econo- mist was the best he had ever made, and through- out the three hours and a half of its delivery he commanded tne closest attention on all sides. His remarks are entitled to the highest consideration on account of the posttion he had so long held as chairman of the Finance Committee of the Senate. Morton’s views and plans are entirely different nd will be announced in a few days. He isin favor of additional national bank circulation and its equalization throughout the States. The South will stand with the great West and Northwest, and the contest for mastery in the policy to be followed is looked for with great interest. The present digcussion of this financial question will mark one of the most interesting epochs of our history and show much more research and ability on finance than have been exhibited perhaps ever before. The Pruning Knife of Retrenchment— Corruption, Favoritism, Idleness and Waste in the Trehsury Department. The investigations of the various sub-committees of the Committee on Appropriations into the ex- travagances of the executive departments are daily resulting in new discoveries which go to show most emphatically the useless and reckless extravagance in the administration of the govern- ment. The committee are decidedly astonished at the degree to which these excesses have attained, and if not evidences of corruption they are at least indications that the heads have not given proper zation of their respective departments. The Com- mittee on Appropriations have suspended their meetings for a few days, in order to afford the members an opportunity to spend more time in the executive departments, After the failure of the committee to secure any proper reductions in tae estimates as called for by the resolution of Congress, it was agreed among themselves that the only sure method of reaching any satisfactory results would be in & personal investigation of the estimates in detatl. In speaking of the Legisla- tive, Executive and Judicial bill, General Garfield stated in conversation to-day that the develop- ments so far attained, as the result of personal investigation, plainly pointed out the absolute necessity for @ thorough overhauling of every de- partment of the government. He sala that it would be some weeks before that tant bill could be putin shape, but that it was his determ if it took three months to complete the pill of the committee were greatly encouraged by the decisive action of the House on the Navy bill yes- terday. It was the first real test of the sentiment of the House on the subject of the contemplated retrenchment and reform. The bill was passed exactly ag reported from the committee. Instead Of over $19,000,000, it now stands $16,500,000, In’ 1869 the amount appropriated for the nuval establishment was $13,500,000, which brings the amount for 1874-5 but $3,000,000 more than before the war. General Garfield, who has special charge of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appro- priation bill, this morning spent three hours in the Treasury Department. He nas found that the clerks on the official register are not all in the department, but scattered around in all directions and acting in divers ca- pacities which have nothing to do with the busi- ness of the government. Some are acting as pri- vate secretaries to Senators and members, and never go near the department except at the end of the month, to sign the rolis and draw their un- | earned pay, Others, under various pretexts, are sent on missions of no practical use whatever ex- cept to the parties themselves, ae it enables them, at the expense of the government, to make visite of @ personal mature to different parts of the country or on trips to Europe, The extent of this species of useless expenditure has been greater during the past few years than at any time in tne history of the government, and the evil is on the increase. All, it would seem, that is required is the wish of some favorite clerk to visit & certain point at home or abroad and the imperative necessity of sending out an agent of the department imme- diately occurred. No reports are ever made or In former days express companies carried the pub- lic funds. In these times of departmental liberality @ few clerks are despatched, ostensibly to carry the money. It does mot make any difference to the express companies, The money goes the same, and the clerks have their visit, The Syndicate gave ample scope for this species of extravagance. Admitting the nevessity of sending an agent of the aepartment to superintend the transportation of the bonds, it should not, in the opinion of members of the committee, require that the agents should be sent ‘out in squads. One of the greatest of the numerous questionable items of expenditure which nave come to light in the Treasury Department is under | the head of permanent indefinite appropriations, and known as the expenses of the national loan. The act of Congress in regard to this provides an indefinite appropriation of one per cent of the amount of legal tender notes, fractional currency and other securities issued during each fiscal year to meet the expense of the issue, reissue, $raaster, delivery, redemptign gad degixuction. of ) }\ ~ jt gress t8.a3 much to biame as is the Treasury De- “partment for its abuse, created a fund last year amounting to nearly $3,000,009, for the use of whicn there is not the slightest accounta- bility to Gomgress. All other branches of the department are requirea by law to submit item by item the expenditures of their contingent funds. These vary from $10,000 to $50,000, This fund of millions, On the other hand, ts expended without 4 showing of how or when or where it goes. Out of this fund the scores of peregrinating favorites are enabled to indulge in official journeys, Syndi- ate bonds are carried to London by way of the capital ana other popular centres. In the official register is an unpretending bureau,tknown as the Engraving and Printing Bureau, with a chief at $5,000; @ custodian or dies, rolls and plates, $3,000; @ sealer, $8 & day, and three keepers of registers at $1,200 each, Oom- pared with the array of names under other bureaus this was thought to pe extremely modest. ‘The investigations of the chairman of the commit- tee, however, give quite a different complexion to this modest bureau, Under its direction are 1,000 employés of all kinds, all within the Treasury De- partment building, with pay ranging from $la day to $2,600 a year. Of these hardly a pay roll is kept, ana the amount of pay ts fixed without re- gard tolaw. In this manner the nearly $3,000,000 are consumed without any exhibit, General Gar- field wiil a; Once prepare a bill on this subject, requiring @ full statement of expenditures, It is known, as étated, that the fund has been used in various questionable ways, ana the statement, when it comes ‘orth, will bring to light a tew nov- elties in the way of department expenses. Ecomomy im the Progress of Public Building. The Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds have decided that it will be pinexpedient to consider any new propositions for erecting gov- ernment buildings this year, and that work should be confined to those now in progress which are strictly indispensable. Drain Upon the Treasary. The Treasury reserve has been drawn upon to the extent of $27,000,000. leaving only $17,000,000 of the original amount. The Centennial Commission Laying Siege to Congress. The meeting of the Centennial Commission, which, as previously stated in these despatches, was to be held at Willard’s Hotel, convened to- night in consultation with the Committees of Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House, who were present by invitation of Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the @entennial Committee. There was a full attend ance and deep interest manifested by the mem- bers, who were present in large force, and much satisfaction was felt at the presence of Mr. Dawes, who, with the others, listened attentively to the statements and explanations made by Messrs, Rad- ford and Petit, the architect and engineer of the proposed building, and by General Hawley, of Con- necticut. The explanations and description given were most ample, detailed and gratifying, each of the gentlemen exhibiting thorough knowledge of all the different parts, and giving his experience in his relations to former exhibitional buildings. Mr. Pettit, the engineer of the proposed immense edifices, made a full and most thorough report of his investigation of those erected for the London, Paris and Vienna Expositions, stating that the Plans and construction of that at Philadelphia would combine in it all the best fea- tures of them, and im its general combi- nation and apportionment excel them in the beauty of its special architecture, which was to be distinguished for its lightness and strength, aud in the vista of arches which, in parallelograms and subdivisions, would afford unsurpassed ex- pansiveness and accommodations to all the sepa- rate divisions of the various nationalities. The plans were exhipited to the cominittees. General Hawiey followed, giving full and most encouraging statements of the work of the committee. Ground is to be broken at once, and the work is to go forward as rapidly as possibie. $3,500,000 have been subscribed in Pennsylvania. Assistance is now asked from Con- gress, a8 Was promised when the national charter Was given, and the sense of Congress as well as that of the whole country will undoubtedly be in favor of contributing everything to make the ‘a@air the grand and crowning event in thia coun- try’s career. From Germany to China and from the East to the Pacific slope the committee are in recetpt of assurances promising most enthusias- tic co-operation, and they are determined to carry the structure through to completion. All the States are expected to show an alacrity in heiping Out the great project. Conspicuous among the members of the committees, which were very fulty -Tepresented, was Mr. John Welch, chairman of the Board of Finance of Philadelphia ; Senator Scott, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Charles Marshall, of New York; Mr. Hines, Secretary of uhe committee; Messrs, O'Neill and Myers, Representatives from Philadel- phia, and many distinguished men of wealth trom all the States and Territories. Effort te Secure Uniformty in the Patent Systems of the World. At the meeting of the Patent Association of the Unised States to-night, Mr. John 8. Perry, of Al- bany, was elected President of the association for the ensuing year. The association will finish its work. to-morrow. cipal object of the meet- ing this year has been ctire improvement and perfection in the patent 1aws of the United States, and also to bring about a uniform patent system among all civilized nations. In this the association is assured of the co-operation of Congress, and it is hoped that an international convention for the purpose of securing this uniformity will be held at the time of the Centennial. The Postal Telegraph Bill. The Senate Committee on Posi OMces and Post Roads to-day heard a continuatton of the argu- ments of Messrs, William Orton and G. G, Hubbard, respectively Opposing and advocating the postal telegraph bill. These arguments, which are not yet conc)uded, possess no very formal character, but consist largely of questions and answers, the Presl- dent of the Western Union Telegraph Company and the author of the bill frequently interrupting each other, and both being subiected to numerous inter- Togatortes by tne various members of the com- mittee. Mennonites Desiring Lands. The Senate Committee on Public Lands this mornmg had under consideration Senator Cam- eron’s resolution directing them to inquire into the expediency of granting the request of the Men- nonites, of Russia and Prussia, to purchase from the government a compact body of lands suf- ciently large to afford homes for them in this coun- try. They number between 40,000 and 50,000 souls, and purpose emigrating to the United States to enjoy the civil and religious liberty which the re- cent edicts of tneir native countries contemplate depriving them of within the next eight years. ‘The committee discussed the matter without com. ing to any conclusion. ‘Tne Patrons of Husbandry and Their Political Pamphiet«, ‘the Grangers succecded in rashing through the | House of Representatives a concurrent resolution ordering the printing of 250,000 copies of the re- port of the Commissioner of Agriculture ior 1872 and 250,000 copies of the report for 1873, making 600,000 copies of this work. The cost of publica- tion, all told, will be $225,000, and then the tons ‘and tons of weight must be carried by mail over the country. Whether the Senate will agree to this extravagant waste of money remains to be seen; but the “Patrons of Husbandry” at the ocher end of the capital are bent on getting their books, which they regard as good bait for rntal voters. A Commission om Alcoholic Trafic. ‘The House Committee on the Judiciary to-day heard Messrs, William E. Dodge, J. R. Stearns and A. M. Powell in advocacy of a bill to provide tov the appointment of a commission on the subject of alcoholic traM@@ No action was taken by the Com- mittee. The Bight-Hour Law. A delegation from the Bricklayers’ Union were at the Capitol to-day. They brought with them the resolutions passed at the session of the Na- tional Union of Bricklayers recently held in Balti, more, denouncing A. B. Mullett, supervising archi- tect-of the Treasury, for tis construction of and Tecommendatigns ‘eoncergiug the Eiaht-hour law, The resolutions will be presented ia the House om Monday. Presidential Nom: The President to-day nominated a. B. Under- wood for Surveyor of Customs for the district of Boston and Charlestown, and the following to be Postmasters:—William B. Mason, at Martetta, Obio; Edward Anthony, at New Bedtord, Maas. ; F. A. Douglass, at Houghton, Mich.; and G, E. Wentworth, at Pensacola, Fia. Withdrawa) of Nomination, The nomination to the Senate of H. W. Hassluck as postmaster at Nashville has been withdrawn by the President. General Howard, The House Military Committee to-day considered, without coming to a conclusion, whether they should continue the investigation or request the President to order a board of inquiry in the case of General Howard. The indian Forgery Cases. To-day in the Criminal Court the case of John W. Wright, indicted for forgery in connection with the claims of the Cherokee Indians for back pay and bounty, was taken up. The defence entered a Motion to quash the indictment, but sudge Cartter overruled the motion, deciding that the tudictment ‘was good. Six of the cases, commencing with that in which the name of the party Is ,‘‘Wal-Ka-a-Nobe,”” ‘Were set down for Monday. Modoc War Losses. Representatives Nesmith, of Oregon, and Lut- tretl, of California, appeared before the Committee ou Indian Affairs this morning and presented argu- ments in tavor of the bill for the appointment of a commission to ascertain the losses sustained by the settlers of Lost Kiver Valley during the Modoc poor The committee will make a favorable report on Tuesday, PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. PORE ae ei Comptroiler Nelson K. Hopkins yesterday arrived at the Windsor Hotel, Senator John P. Stockton, of New Jersey, is at the Fiftn Avenue Hotei. Ex-Senator James A. Bayard, of Delaware, is stay- ing at the New York Hotel. State Senator Jarvis Lord, of Rochester, is regis- tered at the Metropolitan Hotel, Congressman Alexander Mitchell, of Wisconsin, has arrived at the Hoffman House. Lieutenant Colonel Ommaney, of the British Army, has quarters at the Gilsey Hosse. Ex-Congressman Richard J. Haldeman, of Penn- sylvania, is stopping at the Filth Avenue Hotel. George S. Bangs, Superintendent of the Railway Postal Service, is living at the St, James Hotel. Ex-State Senator James Wood, of Geneseo, N. Y., is temporarily residing at the Windeor Hotel. Inspector Generat Edmund Schriver, United States Army, is quartered at the Brevoort House, State Senators D. P. Wood, of Syracuse, and D. H. Cole, of Albion, N. Y., have apartments at the Windsor Hotel. The Illinois Legislature is cutting down clerk hire. The female clerks, however, do not share in this cut directly. Giiman H. Kimball, a prominent citizen of Man- chester, N. H.. 1s dead. He filled several offices of public trust with credit, Ex-Governor A. E. Burnside and Seth Padelford, of Rhode Island, are among the recent arrivals at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The forty-vighth anniversary of the birthday of the Emperor of, Brazil took place on the 2d of De- cember, and was celebrated, as usual, by a mass, @ milt tary parade and a levee, to which the dipio- matic corps and all loyal Brazilians flocked. Sir St. George Fore, of England, arrived in Mem- phis on the lith inst. on his way to Florida. The Avalanche states that ne has six servants, four horses, twenty-one dogs and about 6,000 pounds of baggage. He is in search of pleasure, and will take it out in hanting, dishing, &c., in the glades of Floriaa, His income is $250,000,per year, and he is not married, Commander D. L. Bratne, United States Navy, has been elected, we are glad to notice, a member of the Geographical Society of this city. 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