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CONGRESS. Senators Wright and Logan on the Currency Conundrum. INCREASE OF CIRCULATION. Mr, Wilson’s Proposition for Expansion Lost in the House. + » FOR NO “FRA “PUB, DOCS.” SENATE. WasHincros, Jan. 19, 1874. Mr. Inaatas, (rep.) of Kansas, presented a petition of the citizens of that State, reciting evils growing out of ‘our present financial system, and asking that measures De taken to issuy currency based on real estate securi- ties, Referred to the Committee on Finance. INDIAN WRONGS. Mr. Taynwan, (dem.) of Ohio, presented a petition on Dehalf of the Winnebago Indians, ot Wisconsin, setting forth that the tribe is being greatly wronged under color of authority of the United States government; the lives ‘of iis members have been destroyed and the tribe ds «being «= deprived §=of its liberty and = prop- erty, and asking the necessary legislation for its protection. Mr, Shurman, in presenting the petition, said that it was not the intention of the law paused at the last session of Congress to use force to re- move these Indians, Inthe debate then he said these men, under the fourteenth amendment to the constitu- ton, were citizens of the United States, and the govern- ment had no right to use force to remove them. Atti- davits accompanied the petition showing that the indians had been kidnapped and carried away from their homes, He boped the matter woutd receive the serious consider- ation ot the Commiuee on indian Affairs, The peution ‘Was reierred to that committee, ‘© BULLS INTRODUCED, Mer, Hain, fren.) of Me., introduced a bill for the re- Meet of the Portland Company, of Fortiand, Me, Referred to the Committee on Claims. Mr. Bouy, (dem.) of Mo., introduced a bill to reimburse the Htate of AUssouri (or expenses incurred jn the arming and equipping of troops during the late war, Referred to the Commuttee on Military Alfairs, Mr. MircHKLL, (rep.) of Oregon, introduced a bill to pro- vide for ine construction o: the Portland (Oregon) and Salt Lake Kailroad and Telegraph line. He said the measure was in the true interest of commerce and was approved by the people of the Whole North Pacific coast, ‘without distinctton of party. The people of taat section were actually suffering for cheap transportation; and the consiruction of the road would result ina great saving to the government in the transportation of troops, iC. bill was reterred to the Committee on Railroads, Mr. BUCKINGHAM, (rep.) of Com). Mtroauced a bill for the relief of the Chickasaw Indians, which was reterred to the Committee on ludians Affain Mr. Logan, (rep.) of Il, introduced, by request, a bill to a) point a commission On the subject of the aicoholic Prag rinented liquor trafic, Relerred to the Commitice on Finance. Mr. rkeey, (cep.) of Mich, introduced a Dill to au- thorize the construction of bridges agnor: the Detroit River at Detroit, Auch, Referred wo the Committee on introduced a bill to incor- a Irrigation and Land vom- pany. keferred to the Committee on Public Lands. ‘Mr. Raussy, (rep.) of Minv., introduced a vill authoriz- ing the St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad Company to construct a branch road irom Sibley, lowa, to \ankton, Dakota, eterred to the Comm ttee’on Publie Lands. Mr. Ferry's bill, to authorize the construction of bridges across the Vetroit Kiver, empowers any persons or cor- poratious having authority trom the state of Michigan he Dominion of Canada for such purpos and tl é to build a allroad bridge across the Detroit Kiver, at Detroit, or at any point within four miles above or be!ow said city, and also a railroad bridge across the Detroit River ‘in the vicinity of Fulton and Grosse island and across the sev- eral branches of said river. Tne Dili requires these bridges to be open for the use of all rouds upon reason- able compensation, and prescribes numerous details on this subject, and also as to drawbridges over all the chan- heis, width of spans, &c. ‘ills were also introduced as follow: By Mr. Hrrcucock, (rep.) of Neb.—Granting to the American Fork Rauway Company the right of way ‘through the public lands for the construction of a rail- way and telegraph line trom the town of American Fork, on the Utah Southern Railroad, via American Fork 4 the Sultana Smelting Works, to Little Col- anyon. Referred to the Committee on Rail- By Mr. Gorpow, (dein.) of Ga.—To remove the political jsabilities of William 1. Cabell, of Texas. Reierred to ‘the Committee on Judiciary. Mr, Ingalis’ bill proposes to grant twenty sections of public lands per mile to aid in the construction of an rigating canal frou the South Platie River, in Vol- 4 ee. inw the State of Kansas, as far as may be desired é conpany. ‘Mr. Mitchell's bill provides that the proposed extension of the Portland, Dallas and Salt Lake Railroad, irom the Columbia River to some point om the Pacific Railroad between Ogden and Kilton, shall be open tor the tree transmission of the United States mails and government supplies, in consideration of which the United States government is to guarantee the payment of interest on the company’s bonds to the extent of $10,000 per mile. The rates for treight and passenger traMc may be reg- lated by Congress, and they are tu no case to discriunt- nate against any ‘ticular class or individual. r. Buckingliam’s bill for the relief of the Chickasaw Indians directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute the provisions of the treaty of April 24 1866, with the Choctaws and Chickasaws regarding the survey and allotment of the lands of said Indians, upon the request of the legislative council ot either nation, so tar as the Indians making request are concerned. ‘Mr. Logan’s bill authorizes the President to appoint fwe commissioners to collect information as to the effects of the liquor traffic, and the practical workings ot the prohibitory laws, &c. The commissioners are to serve without pay, and be appointed from civil lite, irrespective of political considerations; but the bill re- quires that they shall be in harmony with those tax- ers of the country who in 1873 out of the total fernal revenue of $114,000,000 paid $96,000.00 tor the = articles of spirits, tobacco and fermented liquors jone. THR FINANCIAL PORZLR. The morning hour having expired, the consideration of the resolution reported by the Finance Committee ed, and Mr. Wricut, (rep.) of iowa, addres: the senate, 'He said, in his judgment, Senators were arranged on two sides—eithor for contraction or expan- sion; yet each denied the soft impeachment. He had distened th to get light on the subject, but reared words had only darkened his course. The’ Chairman of the Finance Committ so furious for resump- tion, says himself he ventures no opinion, nor commits himself any theory. In one school of these financiers there seemed to en- tire unanimity, as they ascribe all the troubles to an overdose of currency, In his judgment our currency had no more to do with the monetary derangement than the Dalance pole of un acrobat or @ last year’s bird's nest. Fo: years both the nation and individuals had been overtrading—running into debt, and people everywhere were infected with 4 haste to get rich. on like sigh pressure Mississippi steamboat, u to get along faster, and putting weight on the salety valve. He denied that our currency had depreciated during the panic. ‘On the conirary, ft had apprecinted. Bankers held on Yo it. Business men everywhere sought it and held it These facts spoke volumes in {avor of our so called de- P ted currency. If our currency was dishonored now it was technically dishonored @ week after its issue. Was the nation to be adjudged bankrupt because it tailed to pay gold for these notes—one kind of legal tender for another? Kvery particle of the property of this vast country is pledged for the redemption of these Rotes, and they, are as good now as they can be made. The nation had not violated its pledge, and there was no ‘truth in the clamor of blighted faith. The real inquiry Bow is, Is it precticasie. having @ due regard tor the rights of the bill hoider interest of rett payment? and any one to ¢ government had departed trom the purest In ‘the name of the good faith e nation in the name of the people he protested against avy one being allowed to charge Congress with a violation of the nation’s pledge. When we have that prosperity and ie which all should labor for then that grand fact of specie resumption will be socomplished, RY ait this gle to get back to specie payments? He had been ered, “Because it is the world’s currency.” He thought the world would get over some of Its old notions on this subject. Nations were becoming more intimate ‘with each other and working together more harmont- , A8 this system increased the world adopt @ currency not so cumbersome. favor the _ substitution of de- mand notes tor greenpacks. He would have but one paper currency, and that issued directly by the govern- ment. The national banks were organizations of a ne- cessity, and the inquiry now was worthy of attention if ere Was further need of them. A suitable time should be given to wind up their affairs. If we could not have one currency issued by the government, then he tavored free banking, with the adoption of the English rule, making the’ stockholder liable to the extent of his ee Pz S Sivernine ers was As but oe eur. 7 Mt, upon which no interest should be paid, and the reception of @ certain percent: age of these notes by the government in payment ‘of import duties. irther, he would change the form of the note, and instead ot making it a promise to pay he would simply have the denomination stamped oy it, the same as upon gold and silver, The people ot this country are, active and enterprising, and need ‘a Breat Voluine of currency—sometimes more than at others, especially in the fall and winter, in moving crops, tc, Again, 4 ot people in the South, lately tree, were now engaged in iudustrial pursuits, and thos the demand for money Is increased. We therefore thought it advisable to have the currency elastic, with @ convertible bond at a small rate of interest, at about 365-100, He favore small rate, because the ‘mation was paying too much interest, both public and private. No nation had been so much impoverished as ‘ours by the payment of extravagant interest. Li we re- turn to specie payments now we must reflect that our greenbacks will be boughtup by capitalists at depreci- ated value and held tor the gold millennium, thus increas- ing the monetary derangement and crippling business. Nothing should be done to contract, but we should go . At there i e idle, encour- it to begin work. ifany mechanical agency or in- dustry is stopped, bid it go to work and all will be weil. In conclusion he denied that the voice oi the West was for @ resumption of specie payment and no expansion ot cugrency. Mr. Louax, (rep.) of Til, said—The regulation of the currency has been a’ subject which has been mach dis- Gumed, but the word mauey itself has never yet been fully defined. It is necessary to relieve the present strin- wency by placing the currency on @ secure basis, The Various plaus proposed for this purpose really embrace Dut two theories—one, the retura to specie payments by & forced contraction: the increuse of morality. 2 other contemplates the the circulating currency by releasing hoarded, or by a@ direct increase jn the amount. The tundamental present question ile return to specie pevment necessary ror the sta~ Dility of our currency? As a theory, this question has euerutly received an affirmative adswer. it has been pe met ly however, that a metallic baals is necessary to a standard of value and as a medium of exchange. It is Proper to inquire whether metallic basis affords an adequate remedy a fh I stringency and the Gyiit atyibated to a’ pape Is may be repiied, firet gihat & (metallic basis is not absolutely Riaiomalaied sendy (hat & standard of values should be sUngwished irom a mediam of exchange, History and exivtilg tacts show that a return to specie payments is Fe ent MB mapility to our currency. The arn experience of ail enlightene Sigh cireumstances such return ig impracticapic, ana Uat attempts to force coin resumption have it occa pon hanes oy! disorder, wit) and silve re. iy the medium of exchaus ay) D FAS Guat or gold ane sms enaam ere acess ae Be lave ane wena Br of commerce in a! eo! compelie fda change trom coin to paver Bred and fold rlabie value, bat ther re but there is no root that tbe ut the id and silver have always bee values of gol ulver have nm uni- Fatt Ne Mstory‘of the pound sterling, on the contrury, shows great fluctuations of val ba vments, but considered such return at present cable and unnecessar; He continued —Gold ver gre not sufficient in amount to return to coin payment. Thev do not aud cannot represent the value of labor, industry ana commer silver canhot now serve as the sta medium of exchange in this country. A healthy and vigorous commerce requires at amount of currency unitormly proportioned to the amount of | trade. He next proceeded tw answer the question, “Is it a sound financial policy to take such action at present as will tend to a moderate increase of the currency?” He argued that specie pavment cannot be reached through rorced contraction without danger of natior bank- ruptey. The flame amount of currency is manifestly quate. The only o specie paviment is by Jur. lative ‘ion. Further ntraction or le; tion. ontraction is impracticabl te resumption would cripple, i not reu industry. The im- portation of ' gold must greater “and the t exportation far less before we can consider the question of coin resumption, An increase of the currency would not, as has been affirmed by other Senators, injure the Western ers. ihe history of the last decade shows that the country has never been in such a condition of conunted Broaperity as during these years of paper money. It would be better that the day of specie pay- ments shonid be postponed as long as it was in England atthe commencement of the present century than that this country should experience the disastrous results in- cident to forced contraction or resuinption. The con- fidence of the people in our paper currency has never wavered. In the days of the panic gold tell to 106. ‘The Senator from Missouri showed that the Amolnt of oUF currency per capita in 1&0 was $i4 50, and thatit is now $19. The logical result goes 4 Tn 1830 the amount of Property per capita ‘hich increased to $791 in 1870, The same Tatio of increase of currency would now require $22 per ‘capita or a totak eirculation of $860,000,0W, The amount of our currency during that period bas been increased but 28 per cent whilé the increase of property has besn 52 por cent. it-has been argued by the Senator from Ohio and others that @ reduction of the currency, in til it reaches a specie standard will reduce the rate of interest. In this assumptiowthe law of supply and de- mund is disregarde . if below the demand the rate must when the supply is greatly in demand the rate will be high o1 ‘A proper supply 1s now eed Tatio of property to currency ag ‘would be about $850,03),000. This amount is needed tor active circulation, It would not be in excess of the amount per capita in Great Britain and France, The Moxt reliable recent statistics represent the circulation in France at $60 per capita and In Great Britain at $25 er capita, which latier is ten per cent more than is here lemanded. BOUNTIFS TO COLORED SOLDIRNS AND SAILORS, ‘The Cuare laid before the senate # communication from the Secretary of War in response to a resolution of that body in regard to an appropriation for the collection and payment of bounties to colored soldiers and sailors. ‘The letter states that of the appropriation of $5,000 but 000 remain to conduct business untilJune 3. The x ahereiore, at the end of April, the entire ap- propriation will have been expended, and, unless some provision is made, all work will have to stop and the clerks be discharged. The Secretary recommends that the unexpended balance of appropriation tor the collection and payment of bounties for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1373, be Fencren ayailable to carry on the business until June 74. It was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. EXECUTIVE SESSION, At a quarter to five P.M. the Senate, on motion of Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Went into executive session, and aiter a few minutes, the doors were reopened and the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasninaon. Jan. 19, 1874, BILLS INTRODUCED. Under the cal} of States a jarge number of bills were introduced and referred, including the following :— By Mr. Charxx, (rep.) of N. ¥.~To provide a currency in coin and paper of equal aud uniform value through- ou) the United States. Also to authorize the same rate of pension to soldiers who have lost the arm above the elbow as to those who have lost the leg above the knee. By Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N, Y.—For a commission on the subject of the alcoholic liquor traffic. By Mr. McDoucaut, (rep.) ot N. ¥.—To abolish the sys- tem of mileage. hy Mr. Brery, (rep.) of Pa.—To establish a Department of Manufactures. Also to allow national banks a circulation equal to the face of their depositea bonds. By Mr. Neauef, (rep.) ot Pa.—To promote telegraphic communication with foreign countries, By Mr. Sreen, dem.) of Pa.—For the purchase of Monticello, Va., formerly the nomestead of Thomas Jeferson, and containing his grave. By Mr. Hays, (rep.) of Ala.—Granting to Alabama all the pubiic lands undtsposed of in that state for the bene- fit of the free public school tund. By Mr. HunteR, (rep.) of Ind.—To amend the National Banking law, so ‘ay to provide for free banking, give better seeurity to depositors, preyent usury, give elas- y, and place the finances on a more 3. ep.) of Ind.—For the appointment of ‘tates Circuit and District Courts at and Evansville, Ind, uty ‘se Fires em.) of Mo.—To establish a Branch int at St. Louis. By Mr. Batcuxr, (dem.) of Mo.—To cede to the several States the unsurveyed lakes and other bodies of water therem. By Mr. Witstams, (rep.) of Wis. (by request)—To pro- vide a general Banking law and also interchangeable government bonds and national currency and the ro demption of the curreney in coln or interest-bearing reasur: By Mr. clerks to the New Alban} Mr, notes. iy Mr. Nesuren, (dem.) of Oregon—For the construc: tion and right of way of railroads in Oregon. ‘By Mr, CarMax, (rep.) of D. C.—Making an appropria- tion tor improving the barbor of Washington, By Mr. Burien, (rep.) of Mass.—To consolidate the Custom Hovses of Marblehead and Lynn with Salem and Beverley, Also to amend the act making a territorial district in the District of Columbia. By Mr. Suarz, (rep.) of N. ¥.—For the better regulation of the civil service. By Mr. Lamson, (dem,) of Ohio—Directing the Post- master General to advertise for proposals to carry the semi-monthly mail between San Francisco and Japan. FORFEITURE OF A LAND GRANT. Mr, Pace, (rep.) of Cal, offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Public Lands to ascertain whether the lands granted by Congress to aid in the construction of a railroad from Springield, Mo., to the Pacific Ocean are forfeited, and whether any legistation is necessary to te- store such lands to pre-emption and homestead entry. opted. INCREASE OF THR CURRENCY. Mr. Wusow, of Indiana, moved to suspend the rules and adopt the following resolution :— Whereas-by reason of the present monetary strin- gency and the insufficiency o/ the amount of circulatin; medium, the industry ‘and commercial affairs 01 the contry have" been greatly | depressed: and whereas by reason of such stringency the revenues of the government have been largely diminished, in con- Sequence whereof Congress has been asked to increase taxation to the amount of $42,000,000; and whereas until the recent panic the revenues were ample enough to meet the current expenses ot the government; there- fore, Resolved, That instead of levying additional taxes the true policy lies in the enactment of such a law or laws as will relieve such stringency and supply, the means necessary to the business wants of the country by in- creasing the circulating medium, thereby relieving busi- ness, increasing the revenues, ard thus avoiding the ne- cessity of increasing the present rates of taxation or duties, or the imposition of additional taxes or duties. solved, ‘That the Committee on Banking and Car- rency be instructed to prepare and report to the House, without delay, a bill tor the purpose in the first resolu- tion expressed, and that said committee have leave to Feport at any time. ir. McCrary, (rep.) of Iowa, called for the yeas and nays. Wir, Srzue, of Pennsylvania, inquired whether the question of consideration could be raised. The Sreaxee said that that question was raised. The motion was to suspend that rule and all other rules, remarked that the subject present and had been dis- Mr, Dawes, (rep.) of M was before two committee: cussed in the House last urday. He suggested that instead of having a vote now the resolutions be simply Introduced and set down tor debate at the same time. so that the varlous views of the members might be brought out, and that the Committee on Ways ana Means and the Committee on Banking and Currency might have the benefit of those views. The Committee on Ways and Means proposed to repory something to.norrow, wich would be the subject of debate confined to this matter. Mr. Hormax, dem.) of In objected to the discussion. Mr. Ranpaud, dem.) of remarked that the Com- mittee on Banking and Currency was holding sessions every day, even during the sitting of the House, listen ing to the Views of gentlemen from various paris of the country. Mr, Witgon said that this question of increased cur- rency was exciting a great deal ot public attention, and, therefore, he had drawn the resolution for the express pUrpose Of testing the sense of the House and letting the public kuow whether or not there was to be an in- crease of currency, Mr, Cox, of New York, wanted to offer an amendment, but the Speaker intorméd him that he could not do 30 under a motion to suspend the rules. ‘The vote was taken ; mays, 98, 80, two-thirds not vo ihe resolu. tions were rejected. THE VOTE—THE PROPOSITION REJECTED, ‘The tollowing is the vote in detail :— Yeas—Messrs. Adams, Albright, Arthur, Ashe, Averill, Barber, Barrere, Begole, Bell,’ Berty, 'Biery, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bradley, Bright, Brown, ‘Buckner, Bundy, Burrows, Butler of Tenn. ‘Cain, Cessna, Clark of Mo., Clemments, Cobb of N. C., Cobb of Kan, Comingo, Conger, 'C Jrittenden, Cros 1s ‘ook, Corwin, Crutchiield, Curtis, Danforth, Davis, Dobbins, Donnan, Dunnelt, Field, Freeman, Glover, Hancock. ‘Harris of Ga., Harris of Va., Harrison, Be Havens, b of No + HAYS. zieton Heretord, ‘Hubbell, Hunter, Huriburt, Hy; wet, Kelléy, Killinger, | Knabp, famar, Lamson, Law: rence,’ Leach, Lofland, Loughridye, Lowe, jLynch, Mareball, McCrary, — ‘Me: of. Wis, “MoNulta, Merriam, Monroe, Morey, Neal, Negley, Niblack, Nunn, Ort, 0: rd, Packer, Page, Parker of Mo., Pel man, 't, Orth, Packat ham, Perty, Phillips, Prau,’ Purman, Runsier, Rapier, ‘ls, Ray, Richmond, Robbins, Rusk, Sayler of Md., Sener,’ Sessions, Shanks, Sheats, Sheldon, Sherwood, Williams of Ind., Woodworth, Young of Ky. of Ga. —135. ays—Messrs. Albert, Archer, Banning, Bass, Beck, Bromberg, Bunton, ‘Burchard, Burleigh, Cauldwell, Clarke ot 'N. ¥., Clayton, Clymer, Colton, Vox, Crocker, Crook, Dorrail, Dawes, Dewitt, Durham, Eames, Bden, Eldredge, Lillott, Fort, Frye, Garfleld, Giddings, Gooch, Gunckel, ‘Hale of Me, "Hate ot N. Y., Hamilton, Harris of Mass, Hat Hawley of Conn, Hendee, ‘Herndon, lersey, ’. Hoar, Hooper, Hoskins, Kasson, Kellogg, Kendall, Lowndes, Luttrell, Maynard, McDIll’ of Lowa, Mucdougail, Meilisi, Milliken, Mitchell, Moore, M son, Nesmith, O'Brien, O'Neill, Parker of N, sous, Pendleton, Phelps, Pierce, ‘Platt of Ya., Pla Y., Poland, Hotter, Rainey, Randall, Schumacker of N. vy, scudder of N of La., smith of Ohio, Swann, Townsend, Waldron, Wallace, Ward of N. J, Wheeler, Wilber, Willard of Vt, Willard of Mich., Williams of Mass,, Williams of Mich. and Willie—0&, A NEW COMMITTER The SPrakeR appointed the Committee on Expendi- tures in the Department of Justice ae follows Messrs Sever ams ic in), Speer Penney entucky). POsTaGh te, ton boty ‘- ENTS, snd th Mr. Young, ¢lein.) of moved to e Thies “ joy Wat alt priniad matter and Youn N. Starkweather, DUE the apd pare the Dill ayovia recite. tre ro feist July, 1874. was ae niet eae Burleigh, B and the thentber ot either louse of Can. a nejected yeas Th vote i t, Donnan, Baris Havens," Hays, Hereford, ‘Kendall, Killinger, Knapp. I." Maynard, Milliken, Mills, Nesmith, Nunn, O'Brien, 'a., Purman, Rawls, Kay, ‘Robbins, Sever, Sheats, Sloss, Smith of La., ‘Smit Speer, Todd, Vanee, Wallace,” White. Ind., Willie, Young’ of Ky., Young of tas HH res tn he lls * Morey, Mor Parke M0” Perry, Platt oF ry f N.'Y., Southard head, Willams of ABUSE OF THK NATIONAL FLAG. Burien, of Massachusetts, offered a’ resolution in- ne Judieiary Committee to inguire whether legal uso on commercial vessels, ac. Mr, structing ¢ further legislation is necessary to prevent ot the United oo Adopted. re Cox, ot New York, A w be @ reflec ni States tag that the resolution Mr. Kested he administration. ion on bridge el Clinton, lowa, be opened to the use of all ratiroads centring at that point that may desire to use the same. Reler: to the Com- mittee on Commerce, REFORM OF CUSTOMS LAWS. Mr. Cox, of New ¥ presented a memorial of the National Board of Trade to reform the comp!ox, cum- Drous and difficnit customs laws of the United States, and ¢ seizures. COINAGE FOR FORRIGN COUNTRIES. against the system of informers, moieues and arbitrary ' Mr. Hoorrk, (rep.) of Mass.. trom the Committee on Coinage, reported # bill allowing coinage to be executed at United States mints for foreign countries, and he sent to the Clerk’s desk and had read a portion of the Chinese roclamation authorizing the circulation of the eagle ade doliar, lately coined in the United ptates. The bill ‘was passed. 2 OF THK MINNESOTA RIVER. of La., introauced a bill to provide jon and survey of the Minnesota Kiver, 'soia, and for an estimate of the cost Jocks and dams on the same. Ke- ‘A 8U Mr. Syrnenr, (1 PARIRN SHIP CANAL, Mr. Crayton, (rep.) of Cal., asked leave to offer a reso- lution instructing the Committee on Commerce to in- quire into the practicabiltty and expediency of construct- ing a ship canul across the’ Isthmus of Darien, or by the of Were ‘Tehuantepec or any other route. members objected. At balt-past three o'clock P. M. the House adjourned, CHEAP CARRYING. An Extensive Plan for Solving the Prob. Jem of Interstate Transportation—Safe- guards for the Objects of the Proposed Roadway—The Shares To Be Sold Only for Cash—National Control of Half the Stock. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 1874. While the majority report of the Committee on Railroads was adopted, out of deference to the strong expression of the minority against the con- stitutionality of Congress exercising eminent do- main within an organized State, the following statement and resolutions were referred to the permanent Committee on Railroads of tne Ameri- can Cheap Transportation Association, which con- cluded its session on Saturday :— If there ig any doubt about the constttntionality of Congress building & national freight railway there is a remedy, immediately at hand which is not liable to the charge of treading upon disputed con- stitutional ground, This 18 furnished by the Peo- le’s Freight Railway Company, a company lormed the consolidation together of State railroad charters in different States, sofas to 1orm one inter- state corporation, having ample corporate power to constract A CONTINUOUS RAILROAD FROM THE ATLANTIC SEA- BOARD TO THE MISSOURI RIVER. It proposes to construct a grand trunk double track Ireight railway \rom New York Harbor to the Mississippi or Missourt River, on a central route convenient for extending branches thereirom to Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, ‘Toledo, Cleveland, Baltimore and Philadelphia, so that all the great centres East and West will have a direct imterest in it, thereby making it as near @ national high- Way as any one line can be. Its corporate ma- chinery has been provided with safeguards for 990 years, 80 that its roadway will be certainly and invulnerably kept in the interest of cheap transportation, a free highway, open to all, the company, at most, furnishing motive ower. This company has been gotten up yy Some gentlemen having large cval and iron in- terests in Pennsylvania for which they want cheap transportation to the seabord and to the grain producing regions of the West. Actual surveys show the line to be the most direct for such A GRAND CENTRAL HIGHWAY, with a crossing of the Alleghany Mountains, ad- mitting of lower grades and Cheaper construction than any other. These gentiemen offer the control of this com- pany to the géneral government or to tue friends of cheap transportation, without price, iree 1rom indebtedness or pecuniary or other claims against it, only requiring that it be used in the interest of cheap transportation. ONE OF THE SAFEGUARDS which are to be thrown around it is that no bond or mortgage shall ever be placed upon the road and that none of its stock shall ever be so.d tins for the cash, to be paid into the treasury of the company. The saieguards are secured by placing our share, more tuan half of the stock, in trust, to be voted by proxy to ve named by the President of the United States, the Boards of Trade of Cii- cago, Cincimnati and St. Louis, the American Cheap ‘Transportation Association and the Natioual Grange of the Order o! Patrons of Husbandry, each having one vote, and a majority of the six being necessary to choose the proxy. The manner in which the proxy shail vote this stock is prescribed in the deed of trust, so that it cam never be voted except in the interest of cheap transportation. Twelve leading corporation lawyers of the country have pronounced that ‘THIS TRUST IS LEGAL AND INVULNERABLE. To raise the funds with which to butid this freight roadway for the ready cash it 1s sug- gested that the stock be sold at_ par, only the proceeds to ove deposited in the Treasury of the United States, to remain there until $15,000,000 12 thus made up, and when that amount is made up, that the number of miles of road, commeucing at New York Harbor, which such $15,000,000 will build, shall be put under con- tract to the lowest bidder. Then anotuer allot- Ment of $5,000,000 shall be made up, to build in like manner another section, commencing at the end of the first, and 80 on additional allotments and sec- tions to the Missouri River. 1f any should desire CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY in addition to that contained in this interstate charter (which, however, 1s unnecessary) there are precedeuts for Congress to enact that it shall be also a corporation of the United States, with such additional powers and restrictions as may be in- serted in the enactment, the company accepting } the restrictions, That cheap transportation may be brought down to the minimum of possibility, the three 1oot gauge is suggested; but it is mot essential that tne standard eat should be departed from by the People’s Freight Railway Company. RESOLUTIONS. Resolved, That a railway company, created by consoli- dation together ot the State railroad charters in different States so as to form one interstate corporation, having ample corporate power to construct a continuous railway from the Atlantic seaboard to the Missouri Kiver, affords @ mediam through which the general government or the friends of cheap transportation may constract or aid in constructing a national highway without venturing upon disputed constitutional ground. solved further, That any stich interstate corporation whose corporate machinery is provided with proper and ample sateguards to protect and preserve its roadway in the interests ot cheap transportation, which 18 offered without price, free irom ebtedness or pecuniary or other claims against, it, and without embarrassing com- plications, deserves the careful consideration of Congress and the triends of cheap transportation. Resolved further, That the People’s Freight Railway Company appearing to be such an interstate corpora- tion as described in the foregoing two resolutions, the Chair do appoint committee of five gentle amine into all the papers pertaining to the co report to the President of this Association Ww their Ca it furnishes a proper medium Peron which the triends of cheap transportation may make their power and efforts speedily effective, THE COAL DIPFICULTIES, ‘There were no new developments yesterday in this city in connection with the trouble among the coal miners of the Schuykill and Wilkesbarre regions. Most of the prominent oMcers of coal companies having offices in New York think that the strike cannot materially affect the coal market, even if it should prove to be a prolonged one, Mr. Wilson, of the Wilkesbarre Company, sald t¢ was not the policy of any of the companies to ad- vance the prive of coal, It wouid be impossible for him to say whether the demands of the miners could be acceded to or not. The difference between the companies and the miners was so small that even if the demand of the men would be acceded to it would not greatly advance the price of coal. ‘Thts company employs 4,450 men, and Mr. Wilson thinks that, as there nas been a general shrinkage of aiiaee and labor, the miners ought to partici- pate in it. The principal diMcuity is among the 10,000 miners o1 the Philadelphia and Reading Company in the Schuylkill region. The main office of the company is in Philadelphia, and Mr. Gowen, the President, is represented in thia city by Mr. Quin- tard, of Broad street. Mr. Quintard was very reti- cent, and said that Mr. Gowen was the only one who could tell whether the demands of the miners would be acceded to or not. When asked whether le expected an advance on the present price of coal Mr. Quintard said he would be willing to sell the reporter coal for ten years at an advance ot fifty cents over the prices of last year. He could not tell how a prolonged strike would affect the mai ket, but did not think that the effect could be seri- ous, He expected a fair trade this year, as the business of the country was reviving rapidly. In ps a to the policy of the company in the present aimicuities Mr. Quintard referred the reporter to a action already taken by the President, Mr. jowen, FIRE AND FATAL AOOIDENT. Puewrs, N. Y., Jan. 19, 1874. The paper mill of Mr. Dobilinski was burned last night, The lows is $26,000; insured for $12,000. ‘The origin of the fire 8 unknown. Mr. Dobilinskt pertshed in the fi and ‘kmman named Pat- Fox vonners was badly burned. sm YORK HERALD, TUBSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE ARMY WORM. ity on the Pay Rolls at ‘ashington. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 1874. Now that retrenchment and reform are to be the order of the day, and equality before the law 1s to be guaranteed to all, tt will be well for the legis- lative Solons on Capitol Hill to stop the lavish ex- penditures made here for the benefit of the military chiefs of bureaus, There are nine of these oftice generals, viz:—Adjutant General Townsend, Quar- termaster General Meigs, Commissary General Eaton, Inspector General Marcy, Surgeon General Barnes, Paymaster General Alvord, Judge Advocate General Holt, Chief of Engineers Humphreys and Chiet of Ordnance Dyer, who are each pocketing in cash upwards of $6,000 per annum, while nearly all of the assistant secretaries only get $3,500 per annum, and the chief clerks of departments and heads of civil bureaus, who occupy the same relative position as these martial gentlemen, re- ceive much less, This great inequality will bave to be remedied when the proper appropriation bill comes up; but it is not only here that these bureau army officers’ accounts need overhauling to ascertain what are their recogmized PICKINGS AND PRRQUISITES, Old Mr, Watts-his-name, over at the Agricul- tural Department, makes a famous display of that destructive insect known as the “army worm;’ but its ravages are eclipsed by our shoulder- strapped army worms here, who bore into the public treasury and fatten themselves without Want of E stint. First they nearly all manage to get an allowance for ‘quarters,’ which are their own houses. Then they draw forage, not to feed horses on which they might, in case of necessity, perform service, but carriage nags, har- nessed with government harness to government ambulances and driven by enlisted men, And the meat consumed in their families, or the boarding houses where they board, is supplied by the post commissary, who only charges the cost price, which is sixteen cenis per pound for beef and mutton and ten cents per pound ior corned beef— all being nice cuts, while the reiuse goes to the enlisted men at the arsenal or elsewhere. In ad- dition there is a “depot,” which 18 simply an army grocery store, at which these brigadiers are fae plied with the best qualities of everything usually to be found m @ grocery store, including canned fruits and vegetables and other luxuries, all at cost price, without the additional expense of transportation. The comparatively enormous amount of coffee, tea, sugar, &c., disposed of from this establishment shows how many people thus obtain first class groceries at prime cost; and, should the officers or any of the members of their Jamilies or the stranger within their gates be ill, why, they send to the “dispensary,” which ts THE ARMY APOTHECARY SHOP, where they are gratuitously supplied with the pre- scriptions of Dr. Bastl Morris, the attending sur- geon, who—although there are a dozen other army surgeons stationed here—engages Drs, barnes (@ son of tie Surgeon General) and Rad- cliite as acting assistant surgeons to help him visit the sick of the army and their families. Of course it is well known what can be inciuded in ‘medical supplies,” and it is won- erful what quantities of stimulants have to be prescribed. Nor is it strange that the lamilies of officers should be permitted to supply themselves with bed linen, mattresses, &c., fram the surplus stock acquired during the War at cost price. In short, this “army worm’? manages to devour and use up about $2,000 from Uncle Sam’s treasury lor each head of bureau each and every year. Nor is it the heads of bureaus alone who do this, but the entire ofiice jorce oi high and ww degree, and thus ENTIRE FAMILIES LIVE ON UNCLE SAM because one of their number or ove of their boarders 1s a commissioned officer on special duty here. If Congress would call for a detailed state- ment of the provisions and other stores delivered by the commissary during the year 1873 tt would create & sensation, especially a8 some who thus “draw” may not have a strictly legal right to thus obtain cheap meat, groceries and extras, NOW, WHY I8 THIS THUS? Why shoula not the Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury, Of State and of the Interior have as much pay as some Ofllce martinet, “who pever set @ Squadron in the field,” but who has wriggied into position as the head of a bureau? And why should not these peony paid civilians also have quarters and forage, and ambulances and drivers, and cheap meat and cheap groceries and iree medical attendance, including drugs? The House, with its great professions of econo- my, has actually voted $3,000 for forage for horses belonging to field and staf officers ol—not dra- goons, or light artillery, or infantry, but of—the Marine corps. WHAT MARINES WANT OF HORSES, except a large force should be sent to co-operate With land troops, no one can imagine. But they draw iorage for them, and tse thei in the govern- ment carriages. It is useless to prate about econ- omy when these little leaks are freely fowing, and when the “army worm” is gnawing away at the ‘Treasury. BROOKLYN MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. More Bonds for Water Pipes—Cost of Street Lighting—The Late Fire in Hamilitom Buildings. Theré was a regular session of the Common Council held yesterday afternoon, President Jacob I, Bergen in the chair. The thirty-six members of the Council were present, and the unwieldy body proceeded slowly in the transaction of business. Considerable time was, a8 usual, occupied in debate, the new members being anxious, evidently, to display their oratorical powers before their con- stituents in the lobby, of which a very large de.e- gation was present. The financial officers of the city were on motion instructed to pay $100,000 out of the fund raised for the Board of Education to the treasury o! thut Board at once. The disposi- tion of the balance of the fund, amount- ing to about $800.000, was referred to the Commit- tees on Law and Education. Mr, John F. Hennessey, of tne Board of Educa- tion, was nominated for the position of City As- sessor by Mayor Hunter. ‘ne nomination was unanimously contirmed, A resolution was offered m connection with communication trom the Board of City Works, authorizing the Mayor, Comptroller and City Clerk to issae water bonds to the amount of $250,000 for contracts for the new pipes for the extension of the water works during the year. The subject was referred to the Committee’ on Sewerage and Drainage, and the Bl City Works was authorized to advertise for bids. Registrar of Arrears William Mayo Little sent in the sabjoined communication in relation to the m- ey done the records of thé office by the late fire in Hamilton buildings :— GxwtizmeN—It becomes my duty to intorm your hon- orable body that, on the morning of the Mth List., a fire broke out in the offices immediately over the rooins oc- cupied by the Department of Arrears, in the Hamilton buildings. It is a matter ot congratulation, however, that all the records of the offico were preserved, the ledger and journal being the only books that will need replacing, they being rendered useless by damage by Water; a number of blank bills, &c., were destroyed. ‘The furniture will need, repairing Immediately, as it ia allmore or lesa damaged. I think an appropriation of $260 be sufficient to cover the cost of repairs, take the opportunity of publicly thanking Keeper Tor- mey for promptly notifying me of the tire, I was thus enabled to superiniend the removal and the preserva- tion of the public records. Keeper Tormey also thought- fully tendered the department the temporary use of the Common Council chamber, which was accepted, and the business of the office continued without any inter- ruption, respectfully request of your honorable body Permission to occupy the ehamber until our rooms are Festored to a condition fit for occnpancy, which J trust Will be betore the next meeting of the Board, The tollowing communication in relation to the estimates for lighting the street lamps 01 Brooklyn was transmitted by President Palmer, of the Board of City Works, to the Common Counctl :— { We herewith submit a timetable prepared by usby which in our judgment the public lamps of the city siould he lighted during the balance of the year 1874. ‘this table is based upon the following estimate, for tighting 18,750 four-feet burners and 10 lamps burning trom six to twenty-four feet, per lamp for 5,05 hours, including &n addition of 250 lamps over the number lighted duriug the past year. ‘ Appropriation for 1874. a weeps s oe GO00,000 13,760 four: feet burners, gas for 3,839% hours$436,681 120 six to twenty-four feet burners «15,000 Lighting and extinguishing, per year. 50,187 Cleaning and repairing... oaey 400 588,168 Surplus. ba Uke oS A large nun iF iatnps hot been ‘lighted durin the past year, as the appropriation for 1874 was insu. cient to meet the expense of lighting new lamps. The table is respecttuily submitted for your action. THE HOBOKEN SAVINGS BANK, Yesterday morning the doors of this institution | were thrown open for the purpose of paying twenty per cent, exclusive of interest, on deposits, | It had been announced that no passbvoks, except those numbered from 1 to 1,000, would be received. As nearly all such accounts were closed years ago there were only a few persons to apply, and they availed themselves of the opportunity, Over $11,000 were withdrawn. Two policemen kept Order around the door. ‘To-day the passbooks to No. 1,750 will be admitted. PIRES IN MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, Jan, 19, 1874 Eaton Bros.’ carrier establishment, at Read- ville, Massachusetts, was burned on Sunday. Loss, $6,000, on stock and tools; insurance, $8,500, The building was owned by C. H. Coffin, of New- buryport, and was valued at $3,000, The insurance on the building was $2,400, ‘The fire is sapposed to have been of incendiary origin. Seavy & Co.'s extensive iret and Japan- ning works, on Court street, Cambridgeport, were destroyed by fire this morning, with much valuable Machinery. The lous ja $60.0003 Joanred) Jar £90,000, AMERICAN SCIENCE AT THE CENTENNIAL. Action the Philadelphia County Medi- eal Society—Invitation to the Physi- cians and Surgeons of the United States and the Dominion—Progress of Medical Science, PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 17, 1874, At the semi-monthly meeting of the Philadelphia County Medical Society, Dr. Frederick Horner, Jr» United States Navy, on invitation, called the atten- tion of the society to the importance of issuing a circular of invitation to the members of the medi- cal profession in the United States, inviting them to co-operate with the profession in Philadelphia to make the approaching centennia} celebration in 1876 a success, The lawyers in Philadelphia and in some parts of the country have, on vheir part, had prepared a handgome autograph volume contain- ing their names and the amount oi stock sub- scribed to the funds of the Centennial Com- mission, When completed this volume will be presented in due form to the Commission, Dr. Horner referred to the necessity of prompt action on the part of the doctors of the country, and quoted the resolutions adopted at the iate meeting of the American Medical Association, held in St. Louis, to the effect that that body appoint “a committee of one member Irom each of the original thirteen States of the Union to report on” the medical, surgical aud bibliographical literature ol the period of 1776. He quoted also irom @ let- ter which he had received from Mr. F. Fraley, Secretary of the Centennial Finance Committee, and winch indicates how the medical proiession may contrivute to the honor and success of the Ceutennial, viz “First—By causing to be prepared a fall history of the state of medical science in the United States in the year 1776, and to trace its progress during the century, marking the great discoveries and im- provements that have been made in it, the intro- duction of new remedies, the changes that Rave taken place in the treatment of diseases, the forms of surgicat instruments then in use and the changes therein that have brought them to the present forms, Next, the establishment of uni- versities, colleges, schools, &c., in the chronologi- cal order of their establishment; their location, and brief notices of their growth and present cor dition, ‘This merely literary work might be ampli- fled to any excent needed for the presentation of a complete nistory of medicine and surgery in the United States. “Second—By arranging with the United States Centennial Commission lor space in the exhibition building for an anatomical and pathological wu- seum, in whicn might be added private rooms jor collections that would only be appropriate tor special inspection and study by professional men and students. Such & museum shouid also con- tain (uli specimens of the surgica) imstruments, bandages, &c., used in old times and others ot the intermediate and progressive periods, finally pre- senting those in use, “Third—Vhe co-operation of the medical profes- sion is earnestly desired without delay in aiding our Board of Final in procuring subscriptions to the Centennial stock.” br. Horner made, on the conclusion of his re- marks, an earnest appeal to the Society to take prompt action on the above important suggestions, and said thatit would be well to extend the invi- tation to the physicians of Canada and ever South America, as our mternational fair would be st an American exhibition, and if their circulars wer sent 10 State, county and city medical societies of our country success would be certain, Similar remarks were made by Drs. M. O'Hara, J. G. Stetier and Lawrence Turnbull, whereupon a committee, consisting of Drs. Turnbull, Stetier and M, OU’ Hara, were appointed to draft resolutions and report at the next stated meeting. ASSAULT ON THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, eee {From the Liverpool Post, Jan. 8.) Charles Studdert Maunsell, a captain on retired half pay of the Eignty-second foot, residing at No. 37 Clarendon Buildings, George street, Oxford street, was brought up at Marlborough street Po- hee Court, London, yesterday morning on a war- rant, charged with assaulting His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, in Pall Mall, on Tuesday aiternoon, r His Royal Highness, on being sworn, said he was walking along Pall Mall on bis way to the War Office, when, without any apparent rhyme or rea- son, the prisoner came up to him and ac- costed nim, saying, “Your Royal Highness has done me a "grievous wrong; he was on the point of saying, as he was in the habit of doing to persons who addressed him and whom he did not know, that he might write to him if he had anything to say, when the prisoner stepped back and then ran at him and struck him twice, as hard as he could, with nis fist. on the chest. He stepped into the road to consider what he should do and to call the attention of the Dolice to the matter, when the prisoner slipped round and struck him again. A policeman came across the road, and as the constable said ne wit- nessed the assault he leit the matter there, think- ing the constable would take him into custody. He never intended not to make @ charge. When he heard who the prisoner was, and ascertained that the constable bad got his name and address, he communicated with the Commissioners ot Po- lice and a Warrant was applied for, In answer to Mr. Newton, His Royal Highness said he believed tie prisoner’s name was Maunsell and that a Captain Maunsell had been writing let- ters complaining of not being properly treated ; he heard the prisoner say something about Com- mander-tn-Chiel, but he could not say what; it was his natural impulse to have struck the pris- oner again, but he refrained from doing so. A policeman and Lieutenant Colone! Armstrong, of the Bengal Staf, gave corroborative evidence. Colonel Armstrong said he heard the prisoner say, “lye done what 1 wanted. I’m the most ill-used man in the world,” Inspector Wilitam Hume, C Division, said that on apprehending the prisoner he said he had been sul- fering very much Irom headache. He fonnd him lodging in a mode! lodging house, in George street, Oxiord street, and the idea occurred to him that the prisoner was not in his right senses, as be was. very downcast and desponding. The prisoner said he should like to say some- thing. Mr. Newton said, as he intended to remand him, pee at that stage it would not be prudent lor him to do so, The prisoner was then removed. A letter found on him, addressed to himself, was given up to nim by order ol the magistrate. EPISOOPAL REFORMATION, Retirement of a West Virginia Rector on Account of Ritualistic Practices. WHEELING, West Va., Jun. 19, 1874. The Intelligencer publishes to-day a letter of Rev. J. T. Lattone, rector of St. Matthew's Epis- copal church, in this city, addressed to Bisnop Johns, dissolving his connection with the ministry of said church, “on account of the growing tend- encies of the Episcopal body throughout the United States to ritualistic practices.’ For the present the rector does not joi the Cummins movement, although he endorses it, but will await for a while | the action of the Church in Virginia and West Vir- ginta. There is some excitement among the mem- bership here in regard to the movement, which may be called the first reference in West Virginia to the Cummins reformation, HEAVY PIRE IN WEST VIRGINIA WHEELING, Jan. 19, 1374, Aspecial despatch to the Daily Intelithencer of this city, from Charleston, W. Va., says thata large portion of the business part of that city was destroyed by fire this morning. Fourteen business houses were destroyea and a number of others were heavily damaged. The loss is not less than $75,000; partially insured. BIRD SHOOTING CHALLENGES. James Ward, of Toronto, has issued the following challenge :— I will shoot a home-and-home match against I. A. Paine or Miles Johnson, or both of them, one match to be shot at New York and the other at Toronto. In the match at New York each to shoot at thirty single pigeons and fiiteen double rises, for $260 a side, the one killing the most in sixty to win, under Canadian rules, Johnson and Paine to furnish the birds and traps free at New York, and I will do likewise at Toronto, In the match at Toronto each to shoot at sixty single snow birds, same rules, for $250 a side. 1 will not shoot doubie birds by the Rhode Island rules, because when shooting at double birds from round traps it is very seldom both birds will rise at the same time, and when they do not there is a great deal ot luck about it. But when a match at double birds is shot by the Canada ruies both birds have to be on the wing when the first is shot at. And not only that, plunge traps for double bird shooting are the only traps that are issued by the shooting clubs of Canada and the United States, except in New York. I will not make @ match to find or trap and handle against etthes Patne or Johnson, pe- cause I think they can beat me at that, I don’t want to bet money on finding birds, but shoot from H and 't traps; then both parties will get equal birds, and the one that wins will win by shooting, and not by trapping and handling, Ward also announces that he will shgot agamst Bogardus at any time, oy receiving four weeks’ Notice, sor $500 a side, Canada rules, each to shoot at 100 single snow birds, either at Buffalo or To. Tonto. If shot at Buffalo, Bogardus to find the birds; if at Toronto he (Ward) will find them. A. H. Bogardus answers @ late challengs of Ira Payne as iollows:—") will sheot the match if he will find ali the pigeons and trap and handle out of the same lot of birda; he to trap for me ana J will trap ior him. If he will jet me name the piace I will find pigeons and give him $100 for expenses; or he may wame the place aad J will take the FRED HEIDENBLUT’'S TRIAL. The Murder of Gotleib Kuenkle by His Apprentice. A FIENDISH CRIME. Testimony of Mrs. Kuenkle, Whom Fred Attempted to Kill. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19, 1874. On the sist day of December, 1873, a8 was fully recorded at the tume in the HERALD, Frederick Heidenviut, a coarse and uneducated German, Murdered in cold blood his employer, Mr. Gotleib Kuenkle, and commited @ furious assault upon Mr. Kuenkle’s wife. An incense excitement was caused at the time, and it required great tact upon | the part of the police to prevent the cruel mur- | derer from being mobbed, sos Subsequent to mis arrest the assassin confessed his crime, and, therefore, when 11 was made known thaviis trial would open this mormag an unusual crowd assembled upon Sixth street, in front of the Court House, and, for the time, excluded locat travel, The police; understanding just what imte- rest the public had taken in the affair from the beginning, was on hand at an early nour and re- strainea the majority of the crowd trom rushing, pelt mell into the court room, through curiosity to catch a glimpse of the prisoner. The Court of Oyer aud Terminer, before which the case came up, was presided over by Judges Ludlow and Paxson. A representation of the fair sex was on hand, at least one-third of the entire room being occupied by females, The prisoner at first sat in the dock, betraying but little tnterest in the proceedings; but at the lime the jury was being empaneiled to try him he leaned on nis hands and remained in this attitude until the Judge bade him stand up and informed him of bis right to challenge any juryman. Being almost entirely ignorant of the English language, it is presumable that only a portion of the Judge’s speech was comprehended ; but after resuming bis seat he held up his head erect and defant. ASKING FOR DELAY. The junior counsel for the prisoner, Mr. A. & Shields, then arose and said that as they had thus far been unable to hear from Germany concerning the prisoner’s antecedents, and as they had searched in vgin through the city to learn some- thing of his previous life, they, bis counsel, re- spectfully requested a further postponement in fair~ ness to themselves and to the man arraigned. District Attorney Mann at once arose and satd that he thougnut legal ground must be laid for the granting of s' arequest, and Judges Ludlow and Paxon, alter consultation, agreed with him. ‘At about one o'clock a full jury was obtained, and, after the consumption of no little time, each jury- man Was aflirmed and sworn separately. Then the prisoner aud jury, standing face to lace, listened to the reading 01 the indictment, A.S. L. Shieds and R. EB. Laieg od were the at- torneys for the prisoner, while District Attorneys Bregy and Mann were there in behal of the com- monwealth. LAST YEAR'S SINGLE MURDER. On opening the case for the commonwealth Dis -trict Attorney Mann said that the past year had been remarkably free trom onslaught and murder, and that the 700,000 inhabitants of the city nad during that time lain down at night and arisen in the morning in safety and all undisturbed. Not onve during all that time had a house been entered and its tenant killed; but finally it seemed that the year was not to pas8 away Without leav- ing in its record a deed so foul that tne hearts and site _ the entire community were stupefed and shocked, ‘The District Attorney then went over the details of the crime as they have already appeared in tne HERALD, ag they Will appear in the evidence nere- after, after which the case was adjourned for @ Tecess until late in the alternoon. AFTER THE REOKSS. The crowd was considerably increased after the recess, at which time 1t was anticipated that the prosecution would introduce the evidence of the woman whom the murderer had attempted to kill and had dreadfully wounded in his effort. The first witness called was Dr. Shapleigh, the Coroner’s physician, who testified that he had made the post-mortem examtmation of Godfrey Kuenkie on December 31, having tound the body in a pool of blood on the floor; ne sald he found three ugly wounds in the back of the head and ne each of which wouid of itself have probably cause: death. THE TESTIMONY. Samuel Godwin was sworn, but his a8 well as the testimony of all the other witnesses is given sub- | stantially yo the words of Mrs. Kuenkle, wife of the man upon whom the murderer wreaked his ven- geance and whom he also attempted to kill, A WITNESS FROM THE DEAD—ALMOST. About the head and face of Mrs. Kuenkle were | boand many baudages, her appearance exciting both the pity and indignation of the assembled hundreds, her head, face, throat and bosom being apparently a mass of brutal wounds. She testified as follows:—1 live at No. 1,448 Frankford street; Godirey Kuenkle, the murdered man, Was my husband; my husband was a baker, Our back ceilar velng our bakery; the prisoner had lived with us as assistant for nine weeks; my husband and prisoner always worked all night, taking lunch at midnight; on the ht of the murder I went to bed at nine o’elock with my children. A SCENE FROM HELL. I was was waked about one in the morning; when I opened my eyes [saw the prisoner; he jum upon My breast, caught me by the throat, ‘and bit’ of, ag you see, my ear; I struggied, with my woman’s strength, as best could; he hit, choked and pounded me until I bled terribly and became unconscious; I don’t know how long I remained so; When l recovered | saw him standing by the bureau; he appeared surprised at my recovery, and cried, “Oh, you ain’t dead yet, but "LL KILL YOU NOW; I had nothing on but my nightgown; he leaped upon me; he kicked me in the stomach; he kicked me in the face; he grasped me by the throat and tried to wrench my jaws asunder; taen he pounded me in the stomach again with both fists; he canght | Up one of my stockings lying near and crammed it ; into my mouth; my ilttle baby in the bed cried | and shrieked while 1 was being beaten; 1 fainted just as HE KICKED ME UNDER THE BED, and he thought that | was dead; he then bound | My little infant tightly in the bedclothes, as if to smother it; he then went again to the bureau; the light had been burning all the time; he ‘searched the drawers and found $50; at this time | was looking | at him: after getting the money he went up to his | room; I taen attempted to rise; his blows had brought @ hemorrhage upon me and [ was weak; Iwent to the bed, tore the clothes from baby to give it air; then, to call some one, I knocked against the wall with a bout; I bolted a door leading up to his room, went be- low and opened the kitchen door and twice cried “Murder!” then 1 went above again; Iheard the prisoner coming down; I hid behind the stairs; he bursted out; I crawled down staira, down into the bakery; I called for my husbana in the dark; ALL WAS QUIET; I then crawled to see if my daughter were still alive; when I toucned her she was terrified, for she knew me not, but had heard the noise; 1 was shivering trom cold and 108s 01 biood; I was weak, very weak, and could scarcely stand; I got in bed and nestied near my daughter to get warm; [called for my husband; no answer came; | cried three times, but there came no res) ; L tried three times to vt Up, but fell back helpless at each trial; then I remained pete: then I tried to rise again: I succeeded; went below; | found my suena lying on his back; he was stretched out le IN A POOL OF BLOOD; terrified, IL alarmed my neighbor, Mr. Goodman, Such was her testimony, and the pathetic story, @long with her terrible | ance, moved the strongest to tears. Dr. tT then’ testified to the absolutely weak condition in which he found the poor woman, aiter which the Court adjourned until to-morrow morning, the ex- amination ranning late into the evening. As the prisoner has confessed his and as the wife of the murdered man is the only principai witness the trial is hkely to be brief, BARTHQUAKE IN SAN PRAXOISOO, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18, 1874. Two slight shocks of earthquake were felt in this city to-day. No damage was done. EXSENATOR GRAHAM IN ALBANY PENT. TENTIARY, ALBANY, Jan. 19, 1874, William M. Graham, ex-Senator and recently President of the Walkill National Bank, and who was found guilty of embezzling about $170,000, the property of that institution, and sentenced to ten ‘ears’ imprisonment in the All Penitent leit New. Tork in charge of Pitre ony Marshal Dowley for the Penitentiary on imprisonment. As # will not ee ee tas pie ts curious coincidence that, while in. the Senate, his seat ‘udjoined tat M. Tweed. Upon reaching the Penitentiary at this Dlace be was found, so completely broken n healta the ROsDitab that be was put in