The New York Herald Newspaper, January 29, 1874, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, CONGRESS. The Question of Specie Payment | in the Senate, 4& .Puffd Up Currency No Longer Tolerable. PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE. Appropriations Amounting to $28,449,916 Demanded for the Army. Economy Recommended at, the Cost of Efficiency. SENATE. ‘WasuINeTON, Jan. 28, 1st Parrrions. ‘Mr. Stooxton, (dem.) of N. J., presented reso- Yatiens of the Legislature of New Jersey, an Appropriation for arming and equipping the whole body.os militia of the United States, Referred. to the Committee on Military Affairs. ‘Mr. MosRILL, (rep.) of Vt., presented a petition of the Vermont Pharmaceutical Association, ask- img the repeal of the stamp tax imposed by schedule ©, internal revenue laws, Referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R. I, presented a peti- tion of persons in New York, asking for the modifi- cation of the laws governing masters and seamen ‘m the merchant marine service, Referred to tne Committee on Commerce. ‘Mr AnTsony sald this subject needed sume atten- tion jor the improvement of the service. He re- membered the time when good, respectable young men shipped, aud then there was no such thing aa cruelty toward seamen. He hoped the matter Would receive the serious attention of the Vom- mittee. BILLS INTRODUCED. Bills were introduced as follows:— f By Mr. CaAMBRON, (rep.) of Pa.—To amend the Diplomatic and Consular Systems act of August 18, 1860, The bill is one drafted by the State Depart- ment, proposing to revise the salaries of many of the United States Consuls and Consuls General throughout the world, The salaries provided for the more prominent are as follows ;— Consuls General—At London, Be cee ty te it a Mon 08 Rio ae sinele $5,000; on! sme At Liverpool, iron. 000; Manchester and Havre, 000 each. AU the others Lave smaller salaries the amounts above named, but have also lees. ferred to the Committee on Commerce. yy Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Aye Ro praniee sssist- ace aire aie Gym of _ een. Bose, ‘ani eis assist any fedéral judge wh 0, phyeical infirmity, 1s 0! ial jeees, the o fue duties without such assistance. ittee on the Judiciary. ine Wrigur, wep ie Bo GE introduced a bill granting 6 surviving officers of the war ff. q Reterred to the Committge on Pen- aur. Wright's bill provides for each surviv- = officer or non-commissioned officer who served jeare during the war of 1812 the amount of his , not exceeding that of cay during h from. the @ “of in the year 18—, 100 ion ot ttle Attorney General, to perform his Referred uring his natu- ral fe. For ‘less than six montha! service roportionate unnuity is to be Bald, as id if in ir Cage the officer shall have die r the time specified jor the annuity pay to commence, the same shall be paid to his widow or children. ‘M. BOUTWELL, (rep.) of Maus trom the Commit. tee on Public Lands, aeenerte with amendment the bill introduced by pone ‘on December 8, to oe pied eR cleri of the General Land ere Oeil ailing "relict reltel to Eva Etta, Henry and care erie James Carleton, de- ceased, wi Pa OTRR zanrione. mpuse resented a petition OAMERBON, (rep.) of Pi ed by 947 citizens of that Sta State, asking the siontion of meais to settle disputes Detween ions Without resort to war. ferred to the Committee on Foreign Reiations. . CONKLING, Ol New York, presented petitions of soldiers in the late war stating their belief that they are entitled to 160 acres of land, and asking the She Supra tales of a special committee to investi- to the working 0+ the existing laws touch- ingene subject, Reierred to the Committee on Affairs. He also presented a petition of the Nevional Board of Trade for the removal of ob- Stractions to navigation at and near the mouth of Detroit River, eferred to the Committee on Commerce. VREE BANKING ON A GOLD BASIS, Also a petition of citizens of New York asking an amendment to the existing laws so as to enable ee Jopels 2 ona itd basis. Referred to the Com- BILLS POR RELIEF PASSED. ‘The bill for the reliei of Robert Brent and Jack Bmith was passed. ‘The Bef Jor the relief of Marcus Otterbourg, late —— the United States at the city of Mexico and Minister to the Republic of Mexico, was, after some discussion, passed by a vote of 25 to 19, The bill makes an epenrerieton to pay Mr. Otterbourg the salary of Minister while acting as such at the par onthe of Mexico, re (DS entered a motion to reconsider the vote by when t the bill was passed. Mr. OoNKLING, of New York, said it should be remembered that Mr. Otterbourg was nominated one day for haf position and also immediately re- jected by the Senate. STOR NATIONAL, PIX The morning hour having expired, t the Senate re- sumed consideration of the resolution reported by the Finance Committee declaring it to be the duty of Congress at the present session to adopt definite measures to redeem the pledge made in the act of March 16, 1! for she practical redemption of United States notes in coin. Mr. Baxarp, (dem.) of Dek, addressea the Sen- ate. He said the people of the United States in their financial condition had arrived at the point where the roads forked, and the question was whether they would take ‘the path to the right or that to the left. He briefly reviewed the financial poley of the government, and argued that the Tender act was a war measure and should not be continued now in times of peace. A stand- ard of values should be declared by basing all cur- rency on the gold standard, and he had no doubt the - of this country would cheer- to deliver labored for the past twelve years, He quot ‘words shaped ae spe a agen eaar rency, expressed a Ww! that the language 0! that stateaman would have its influence upon Senators now. He argued that the path of duty, honesty and wisdom was that to resumption of e eekt read from a decision of the Supreme Court o show that greenbacks were redeem- able coin, and said he ho there would be an end of the wretched quibble so dis- honoring to the country about promising to pay. The fount s this depreciated paper currency was @ system of puffed or overruled prices, kept up with the ides of Making people believe they are ‘wealthy when really they are not. ‘Ihe more he considered the results of the present financtal fey the more he desired to retrace the steps vhe war, The wing disposition ‘and tendency seemed to be to look to the general gov- ernment for assistance which individualventer- should develo; tions to combine roads’ and hand them over retary of the Interior; to hand it over to thé bk themselves, sub- othe restrictions of the constitu- ‘any note bein; sh ts not desired by the holders, eae icy wg suffice $0 bring the Treasury le United ‘Stat back to @ system of honesty ‘which the honor of the government r "MonnrL, of pn it, said it was not bis a toad the Senate until alter muniee on Finance; pes = supject was of such vast impor ‘affec honor apd interests of the country, that hee Soaia mit anything that he eee ee tobe his a of the wile ot of the United oped some measure would blic credit and up- of the . He a show the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mi I) by is OWD: i a he] rons bad pe od of rite current aad woul ig ey wept pt sigue ne ey cay hie frend, dy Mts Dourwell, wi a s ston member ry A athens louse, a f oduce: col- bey ‘ar hey, vial ae tb the Secre' the curr as arly. Tesuin tion oF ape ent es tue interests of the cenntey will of thee oe @ return to specie enti L ‘there was a yea ana nay vote, and, vor pete, he found the name ot Gouree SF Boutwells le (Mr. Mo} next read trom the “inate ‘by the gentieman Boutw: iw) J mnen he was Secretary of the Treasury in i ‘he said :—' cee Get it seems to vs iH ine should tend nd teupp preciate Fr = “i ug ‘paper currency. hp tells {ollowed bad ‘Treasury be ease uh aoc 6 te) “reduce ns ing 000 in oe peas thee het rep Uda® Papel shird ered thane se! Wig and iaaatd there were two Telief—one to reduce the volume of the CRrRAnGy, AnGy Bnd she Pipette awe! awatt tthe growth of the business, wae in chume wo Gesired reaui bie aot re} . cece refered baa (ecto st Rb ie ee and said than those e! ca i og ulture, ‘Therefore Benatore need shield werare behind the etnias by would benentt th farmers. metal for 8) ‘that of oe ational Board anor it Baltimore, and commercial bodies el Noty teen Maen aid not refiect the pea re who dia? the rat erica inoreaeed e Fate of interest the le@ tothe Seustor irom Massachu- sett nei ourwelly % know ff that had not been the cage im hie State. Others haa argued that we could not return to specie payments until the bal- anee Aygo our favor. He said it im our favor since the oi aton wor the government. In all cases. when the currency was inflated wi our importa have exceeded our exports, He de nied the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to issue the $44,000,000 reserve, and said that the chairman of the Finance | Committee (Mr. Sherman) nad taken the same view. That gentleman hi been on the per Committee many years, He had helped to make these laws, and certainly knew something about their intent. There were two lawyers with the committee who were equal ey jap ability tothe Secretary of the Treasury, aid not sue there was authority for th6 2 le regretted that any Secretary should have taken the responsibility of coming to the Sen- ate and House of Representatives and saying unless “a law be passed git @ different Bgl to that al i eee book he would take the responsil ty of issuing $44,000,000 whenever It Was n the wants 0 the government. ecessary for ‘The Senator (Mr. Boutwell) had spoken of our in- ability to retarn to ie payment now on ac- count of the poverty of the country. that outof place, A sonny, buiidii at New York to cost Mee aa ee or ey Bihae at Caieego 30 So cost BAD LOO, at Boston 4 ee 0 with rairoads, San uilt eevory wise, PxSIy sSieB Pt Could Bok O86 U the plea of Rae re estimat weal Pripscounsry at ‘ters as muh as that of France an Kite Apne nations, and yet Senator Boutweli sald we could not resume on account of poverty, and at the same time said that he had ever made the statement before. He . Mor- mill) hoped that be would never make it again. in conclusion Mr. Morrijl quoted from the lan- [Seay Nate Dante) Webster's to the evil effects ofa red currency, and gaid he regretted that he e could not number on yebena the advocates for @ return to specie he distinguished son of Massachusetts i Boutwell) who now repre- sents her in this chamber. Repers ‘the discussion, at half-past four o’clock Rican ., the a went unto. executive seemon and, after afew ates, th ie doors were reopen: and’ the Senate adournes i HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WasaINcTon, Jan. 28, 1874, BILL TO REVISH ESTIMATES AND APPROPRIATIONS, Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Commit tee on Appropriations, reported a bill to revise, consolidate and amend the statutes in relation to estimates, appropriations and public accounts; also a bill to reduce the expenditures on pubito buildings. Mr. Pharr, (rep.) of Va., moved the reference of the latter bill to the Committee on Public Build- ings and Grounds. Mr. Houtman, (dem.) of Ind., favored the bill being pat on its passage at once. Mr. GARFIBLD stated that the city of Boston claimed to be heard before the Appropriation Com- mittee before tne passage of the bill, and the com- -Mittee had fixed a time early next week when the representatives of that city shoula be heard. Good faith perhaps required this, and he gave notice that if the bill were recommitted a reasonable time would be given for hearing any parties who may desire to be heard. Were it not for that rea- son he should go for immediate action. Mr. WiutiaM R, Roerrs, (dem.) of New York, appealed to Mr. Garfield to urge the measure at once, and stated that the democratic side of the House would sustain him in it. It was about time the expenditures were stopped, Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., inquired of Mr. Garfiela whether his committee proposed to hear from other places than Boston, Mr. GagrigLD—Certatnly. Mr. PLatr, of Virginia, argued to show that the Commitiee on Public Buildings and Grounds was the proper committee to have charge of the matter. Mr. NEGLEY, (rep.) Of Pa., also favored the ref- erence to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and asked the Speaker whether, if so relerred, that would not be the end of it. ae GARVIELD—Certainly that will be the end of (Laughter.) a Piatt’s motion was agreed to andjthe bill was referred to the Committee on Public Buildings ana Grounds—yeas 157, nays 76. CHIEF POINTS IN THE BILL. The bill directs the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize no payments out of any unexpended balances of appropriations heretofore made ior the purchase of sites and for the erection of. public buildings py the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department for any of the purposes and objects following, to wit:— 'To pay for any site or extension of site, the con- tract for the purchase of which “has not been exe- cuted, or proceedings for the condemnation of ee beret ‘not been completed before the passage of this act. To pay for any work or materials for the erec- tion of any building upon which work 18 not already begun or contracted for before the passage of this act To pay for the sale or demolition of any buildings on any site where work has not been commenced before the of this act. ‘The > aecond section directs the Secretary to make no contract for the purchase of any new site, nor for material or labor on any building not seco commenced. The third section covers into the Treasury sums heretofore appropriated for the purchase Cs sites and the erection of buildings under, the Super- vising Architect of the a Treasury Department which @re made unavailable by the provisions of this act. ‘The fourth section directs the Secretary of the ‘Treasury to suspend work un any buildings already commenced, whenever, in his judgment, such sus- panaie can be made consistently with the pabiic service, LIFESAVING STATIONS, Mr. HAs, (rep.) of Me., from the Committee on poked cae Teported @ bill establishing Itte- Dg Stations, and appropriating $11,000 thereior. MEDALS FOR BRAVERY. Mr. PENDLETON,. (rep.) of R. L, moved an amend- ment appropriating $e for medals, ordered Previously, tobe presented to persons who had distil a the rhselves im saving hives from the wreck of the steamer Metis. Mr. OONGER, (rep.) of Mich., complained that adequate provision was not made for the lakes, Mr. NEGLEY—Nor the rivers. lar. HALE explained that this bill was to make provision for ‘Hrenty-one stations ready to be oc- cupied. ‘fhe Com: ma tee on eae could after- wards report @ bill ior any onal iife-saving stations he it be needed. Mr, Cox, (dem.) of N. Xs advocated the bill and stated that he had watched Uy ‘Matter o! life sav- ing stations with since, three ears ten! of Lor fe had not wever, & ttowing jen stations’ where they are not and there had been complaints that contracts for boats, £c., had not received due vigilance. , PENDLETON’S amendment was adopted and r “arte Sarat ot balk pase, on one o'clock, went ine Hones inet que Whole, (Mr. Kelloug” (rep.) of of Dennecuenh io Py chair) on the Army Appro- neat ‘bill Tia gets = ae the dental expenses of Greeqeremenry artme nt, 2. 300,000; purchase of Prod py artillery horses, age ot transporte mn of army, [oped ‘quarters for yeaa nyt 4 zea ‘nalitary cemeteries, Nay ; medical ‘supplies, $200; ice service pe 000 5 imetailie ‘Smmunivion for a Rg Eg fr ; manulact mn 7 ba muskets and carabines, IR. WHEELER RXPLAINS THE REDUCTION Mr WHEELER, (rep.) of N. ¥en ‘who had cuarge of the bill, proceeded to explain the reductions made ™ comparison with pust yeara, The eer of taxation, he said, was c economy was the duty of separab| an ini they demanded of Congress economy to which they were forced. No pouttical} Ena buppart thats was, ¢ tothe iaitntal, and su) at was Dot eq faith ing | performance of ite duties and and whose TepreseDtatives did not by wise action rather than by high sounail fessions that they exercise their trust bro: ently and honestly im the interest o! "the Tne Army A| nied uct of appropriated a trife over } estimates of the War Department for ‘Were $84,881,618, The revised estimates Were reduced to $32,762,716, and the Committee on Appropriations had it these last estimates aur which amount he ho} would be luced. The reduction was lramed on the THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. me fon aasoances into the House by the Commit- Means fixing the status of an over Phases eof Uni oe notes, Referred to tae Committee of the Whole, The sone 1s a8 follows :— Where: retany of the Treasury hag cansed to be immed t vaiiod 8 States notes to ‘he sum 5 e7 cess of 000, the amount authorized 4 law, .. Pr ta every like Jexal ir tre not equ lenders: wand are ee ee ats Sieuiouens arama ‘ fence of te overumeny but, whereas te the stk nsies > cline ‘a just aid jie pubic creditra and Fe be it enacted, Sc., That a certain jal ie fea aie ere foc legal tender, the goverument pleasure, of, the ho! wet Face the 5 cause to be Di ect, a full ‘and. comp) don and peat ars 4 ot| erin, enc every nal 2) be Bio inhableants in papa andere Jereupous on receipt of eit tnd to oly stamp Sach iy thea of, ery note yen FA resented "to. them hich eceeceat ce ae her, that the said notes receiya- hypotuesta that only one-half of the natural de on Mapae enceyl we ngs nitarat nba depletion * death, a Pr ot gael petiac’ into dyed 3 ov Jertion’ aad expiration of cnlssment was 10,400,) shell be caaoalled ans not reltoeed. men, py, ycberbett of this nis Satie to be | THE PHILADELPH?A CARPENTRES’ COMPANY CENTEN- for ne qgming alate ‘he dai Mr. CHARLES O’Nertr, og wnt Pa., presented a = fot are. yeh a tor Aah oo Se ae yeoambie pane rescintins ee perpen lore? Com- nilad ting the ma re De; nt and the Commi pacoent Ag Bouse of iepresentauiven ue batted Staten 80 an for this measu@ may be mentioned the b canting in their hal on the 6th day of September Jact that within the last aix months no. less than Sexe, that being the fered bunaredth bpeletyiees or 000, ean claime had been fled an one ray the meeting there of the ngress, agent of the caty of gnd that such ceremontes ace a8 Oongreas and such caine would continue to come in so in its wisdom shall deem best ‘sat to the memor- ‘ag the accounts were leit open. Another ge) able mn. Referred to the Centennial Com- the bill transfers to the jurisdiction of the | mittee. Boutsera Claims Commissioners all claims = stores. or supplies taken for the use of the army Which are now pending before department, o! be presented belore othe st of November, le ex! ed. the propriety this legialation an that such, ula to amount of }, 000,000 160,000,000 vs now subject to the decision on ime Quarter- Master General or Commissary General, officers whoge time was ei? taken up witn the discharge of their ordinary official duties. This iwlauon would confine such claims to one sole tribunal, whose exclusive business 1t was to examin» them instead of letting them go trom one officer to an- r ‘THE REDUCTIONS UNTIMELY AND UNGENEROUS, Mr. ALBRIGHT, (rep.) of Penn., professed himself most anxious to cut down the expenses of the government, but the seal for econonomy should not be allowed to carry the House too far. They must remember that ‘they had a great country, and that the just and Proper expenses of the coun- try were Great, 100, too, and "they oula not afford to out them Pare und of aaving money, The ty consemspiaved an effect & reduction of are of not less than 6,000 men, while the effective force of the army now wes only 21,047 men, scattered in small posts all over the country, so that a funeral party fora general om- gen cbuld not be got together without great aim- culty. He read from the statements of General Sherman and _ other officers of army, made obejore the House Military Committee, in Uys of his oe that @ reduction of the would be un) measure. This Dill, Be sa said, strack @ blow in the dark. It withheid bread, clothing and pay ay of part Ol the present Jorce; butitdid not determine in what particular branch of the service its dosolat- ing Touch should fal. ‘Tnis bill would compel a re- duction without to consequences, It would have been better to determine the other question first and then make appropriations ac- cordingly. ayo broil no other teF rag for Topping of expenses than the army? Did the country owe the officers me to of the army, was turn them adrift without provision for their future? There was mo class of men subject to greater bs aE end hardships than army office! were. compelled to live im remote parts of country, deprived of the society of tne refined an: caltteaton often away irom their jmends and fam- ilies for years, and with herdly enough pay to keep teen alive. While extrav: ‘quarters Made economy and retrenchment necessary, these faithful sentinels and peng were the first to feel the unfrien geri be turned out im the col not be popular for him to do 80, na ba not help puntoe i bis | alee arenas Sue this fraclobs std gracious angenie Tous. and educated soldiers, The government had asked them to make the profession of arma their life calling, and many of them were not in a con- dition to enter an any other calling and make a living jor themselves. He objected to making these faith- ful afficera and men the scapegrot for the sins of other men. Mr. WHEBLER said there was not @ line in the Dill that affects an officer. Mr, ALBRIGHT—I{ not bot = is S propoming to pay men who do no service. cers will be re- en they will have OP mea to coi that the operation of this economicay system. If they would stop nee custom houses and court houses and post discontinue work on the public terry ain peice. it Would not be mecessary reduce the army. A proper national food anoula induce Congress. to keep up an army large enough to maintain Gomestic peace and order. ‘They should save the army and provide for feeding and eqatpping it, and the country would applaud them, ME. GARPIKLD PAVORS BOONOMY. Mr. GARFIELD, of mittee on ‘Appropriations said he was very up- willing that the committee should be put in the attitude of being the general eulogist of all good and generous things inthe government. That was Not the spirit of the committee, nor of any mem- ber of it. The action of the House to-day on the bill in regard to pubitc butidings had greatly dis- couraged him in the hope that Sotenchnens would be made, and the speech he had just listened to added very much to that discouragement. It had led bim to believe that all reductions were good and worthy ones except just such ones as were betore the House for 118 action. SCOLDING MEMBERS. Mr. BECK, (dem.) of Ky., objected te Mr. Gar- field’s criticism of the action oF the House this morning. Mr. GARFIELD submitted that he had said nothing ‘out of order, miter Buck—I object to his scolding members on Mr, Gan@rep—If t 19 a question as to scolds and scoldings I will submit that to the judgment of this body as between the gentleman and myself. It the army was not too weak four years ago, when the South Was greatly disturbed, and when no man could say that peace would ne poe for the next three years, it is certainly too strong now. If we byrsue the policy of retrenching where we are not, yf not retrenching where we are, we will get thresett the seasion without any retrenchment at oe, BECK objected to Mt. Garfleld’s assuming that members who had voted to refer the bill to dimin- Ish expenses on pudlic Duildings to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds were actuated by improper motives or by desire to prevent re- trenchment. He (Mr. Beck) had voted for that reference because he believed that the subject properly belonged to that committee. Refe: Fring £0 ‘he movement made by Mr. Covurn, of Inc in of the. session to divide Up the work of the Appropriation Committee, he intimated that if that committee undertook to absorb all the duties that belonged to other committees it would find itself not only ina ey ye (a6 it had to-day), but it would find the House would divide tt and would take from it the Lard Sune which other committees had jurisdiction. He jumed that the Committee on Pablic Buildings and Grounds was as honest, as economical and a3 well able to look into all the circamstances as the bag oe on ayie ankle og was. Mr. a » Made the point of order that. Mr. nad — ‘rigs to scold one of the committees of the House. ) Mr. Back confessed tne point and sai he would scold no more, but the bad example had. been set on the other side. He gave notice that he thn offer an amendment to the bill that no mutes shall be paid to any officer o} the government in excess of actual travelling expenses. it. WHEBLER said he would accept such an fy ie nt very cheeriully. Mr, Brox said he was igiad to hear it, DEFY THE WORLD AND REDUCE THE Al anacr. Mr. CopurN, rep.) of greed chairman of the Military Committe with the ¥ views r Wher, an the expressed by Mr. should cordial suppors the bill before House. He believe he army might be reduced, not only in men but in officers, and that the military éstablishment itself might be reduced largely in public works and in manitions of war. Except eres of ule tion and of personal pi cal this was not 8 military nation, while it was ready in any just cause to dety the world, it was not at the same time bound by any proper sense of public duty to make very great provision tor ‘The axiom as to preparing for war in time 4 Bence ae not applicable to this country except degree. The country was breed: men B Satie make it bed for war. No nation that had ever shaken tl globe with its military tread equalled this nation. North and for courage, for Chaar Srerrinung’ that, that consti war. had yook forwara in at, way ey for wart Aa to the seacoast fortifica- Howe aft that was necessary was to provide soae meane of preven fing the tron-clads of of foreign nations irom EY ea our paval Sepote si and cities. with safety fen ae dees troops Cound be aren ero Atlantic coast, irom she , Poe a ay der and from tne South, except, to New Orleans, and Jet the army be ke; ton the. Indian frontier, At the ooaclasion of Mr. Coburn’s remarks the committee rose. rupees INFLATION OF THE CURRENCY OP: D6ED. beg aK (dem.) of N. Y., presented a memo- rial of New York bankers Mercbants against any er toc of the currency. the matt tae oe ras on Banking and Currency. Mr Cox, of New Pia ey Fey se ‘The House then, at half-past four P. M., took s ph until half-past seven P. M., the evening ses- sion to be for the conéideration of the bill rev: the statutes, Evening Session, The House, during the even! remod aa. fat ras the. 256th pi age to the end'ok ino Sndieiary act, and adjourned ‘at ‘@& @ quarter past THE STINER INQUEST. Yesterday’s Proceedings—A Verdict at Last—The Jury, After am Absence of Two Hours, Returm with an Open Verdict—Discharge of the Butler and Cook. Yesterday was the fifth and last day of the Stiner inquest. The jury, after two noura’ deliber- ation, returned a verdict which resulted tm the discharge of the butler and cook. They also made some important recommendations, THE TESTIMONY. Charles K. Hyde wae recalled and testified to having|had a conversation with Dorah Arndt on the day after the fire; on that occasion she stated to him that she was in the house on the morning of the fire, and at half-past five o’clock, when she got up, she smelled smoke; knowing that the house ‘was on fire she tried to arouse the inmates by knocking at their doors, but failing she ran to the street and escaped from the burning building. ‘During the conversation at which the abeve state- | ments were made Miss Arndt was, according to the witness’ story, quite cool and coliected. ‘The second witness called was Henry J. Dudley, of No. 383 East Twentieth street, who corroborated the testimony of the former witness, he having been present at the conversation, He identified Miss Axvnat. (produced) as the person who had told the story retailed by Mr. Hyde, Jennie Kahn was recalled and testified that she had never seen Dorab Arndt in her life; if she had been in the house on the night of the fire wit- neas would Dave seen her; witness was confident that it was Mary McGuire who had calted her on the morning of the fire. Louis E, Mandhoff, recalled, testified that the woman Arndt, now present, was the same he had met on the street‘on the morning of the fire. Here the Coroner stated that he would call some witness on whom Dorah Arndt relied to provean alibi, Rosa Abley, of No. 90 Delancey street, was first ed Leip tmp t she Was 8 cousin of Doran Arndt; seen Dorah at nine o'clock on the night igrcre the the fire, ont did not Know where aw on that n: ‘ks, who lives in the same pone ae | as iw Miss Arndt’s mster, No. 187 Delancey street, Dorah Arndt for two weeks, but could not aay whether she was in No. 187 joey street on the ¢ Of the fire or not. niel Hallenstem, the brother-in-law of oe Arndt, was called and positively swore that Do! was in bis house, No. 137 Delancey. street, snd pied with his wife on the night before the a FE he pee Ce no lawyer Saeaiaa ‘the fire occurred, ana satovios Mor was called & Suszkovios Mor was called and corroborated the testimony of the previous witness as to Dorah Arndt having slept in No. 187 Delancey street on Monday — previous to the fire; ne had seen no attorney or lawyer since receiving the suppena, Coroner Kessler elaborately summed up the case and submitted it vo the jury. THE VRRDICT. After an absence of it two hours the jury returned with the ollo verdict :— ave e ‘he jury are of the opinion that the fire ta not originate in the fue from No. 22 East Sixdeth street. Second—Aiter minute examination by them- selves and alver the best experience that could be procured are of an opinion that the fire did not orginate irom the hot air flues in Mr. Stiner’s house. Third—The jury are agreed that the fire did not originate from flue of No. 22 East Sixtieth street running up about the centre of the west w: , through Mr. Stiner’s bathroom. Fourth—The jury are agreed in the opinion that the fire did. originate and occur in the basement hall at the head of the cellar statrs, through some cause, eitner accident or design, but to the jury un- known. ‘The jury further find that the pistol shots fired from one of the neighboring houses and the coat belonging to Mr. Stiner are satisfactorily ex- lained. They also find that the fact of the front Roor being found open by Jennie Kahn cannot be explained to their satisfaction. hose aleo begged to exonerate the Police and Fire Departments from the charge of delay in reaching the fire aiter the alarm was given; but they are of the unani- mou® opinion that the lives and property of their teilow citizens are not sufficiently protected in wet wea part of the city; that the taping beats or her of too and Prould ve pers ae and the ree, arene ingly increased; that there is an insufficiency of fire engines in that locality, the distance being of too great length between the stations, there 7 Bo engines situated between Filty-first and Eighty- flith streets Led afact that many of their teow citizens were not ane Of, and that they consider it an outrage upon the taxpayers in that part of the city. ‘iste? Coroner Kessler had thanked the jury for the efficient manner in which they had performed their C7 he discharged Doran Arndt and the butler Shulty from ct A collection, amounting, to afew dollars, was taken up and given to the and who has no friends in New York and no place to go to. SALE OF SORANTON OAL. Partial Falling Off in Prices. ‘The regular monthly sale at auction of Scranton coal, by John H. Draper & Co., took place yester- day at the salesroom, Exchange place, There were only 60,000 tons offered, which is a much smaller quantity than usual, The attendance was not numerous, and there was very itttle competi- tion; in fact there was by no means an eager de- mand, for it is understood that tn consequence of the mildness of the season the dealers have gen- erally 8 considerable stock on hand. There wae a slight falling off in prices, except in steamboat an chestnut, for which the prices ruled a little higher than last month. The former, of which there were only 6,000 tons, sold slow! 4 $4 ros Grate alt went at $4 75. Egg sold at then fell OM to $6 20 and $9 11%. Of stove mal, quantity ‘was sold at $5 2754 and the balance 5 25 and $6 22%. Chestuut appeared to be most as aemand, and the first lot went at $4 46; it then fell of to $4 40, $4 3734 and $4 85. The following are the prices at the last and present sale :— Tone, 100 3.000 —— 50,000 The average at gone on vier 5e.; aver- age decrease on grate, 120. egg, 1¢.; on stove, ONC; average ge increase on chestuut, 16K. SUDDEN DEATH IN THE 87, MIOHOLAS HOTEL, Coroner Woltmam wag yesterfay called tothe Bt. Nicholas Hotel to hold an tmqueston the re- mains of Mr. George W. Keene, & wealthy mer- chant of Lynt ‘daar who 4 1d dead the even- 1 ring: hotel A morta e sininatton reve ed the fact thay th resulted irom disease of the heart. sana ie 18 fis dooth bonds, cortinaven or stock, wey #0 the amount of about $100.000, | THE STREET RAILROADS. Officia) Reports of Thirteen—Some Paying Well and Some Only So Bo. Interesting Statisties of Profit and Loss } oo and Wear and Tear. \u Proofs to Assure the Success cf Rapid Transit. ALBANY, Jan. 28, 1874, The reports which the law requires that the railroads of the State shall send in annually to the Legislature at Albany concerning their progress and condition as compared with the year preced- img, and all statistics ofa character respecting their cost and maintenance, are now in the hands of the printers ana will soon be ready for issue. Isend you in advance the reports from thirteen stveet car railroads in the city and county of New York, by whien you will see that while some are paying handsomely others are losing. The aggre- gate receipts and the vast number of pagwengera these roads exhibit as having carried in the course of @ year are worth pondering, especially now that the rapid transft scheme 1s receiving so much pub- lic attention, All goes to show that any plan of rapid transit which will bring tne upper and lower parts of the Island into quick and convenient com- munication must pay. The straight ltnes all pay, as the tables show, but the public know they are imadequate to the wants of the city. In any case ‘the carefuhy compiled information here offered 1s deserving of attention, if only from the curious. ‘These reports in the printer’s hands are arranged in tabular form, and require little exercise of intel- Ngence to comprehend, They begin with a full statement of the stock and debts, and then pro- oced to give in tables the cost of road and equip- ment, the characteristics of the road, expenses of maintaining it, the ‘real estate of the corpora- tien, then the expenses of operating and for repair, and, finally, the cash receipts and paymenta, etwo blank pages are left on which to record such acct- @ents as may have happened through the year; but, singular to say, I find that out of thirteen street car railroads of New York in the whole round of @ year ‘but @ solitary passenger is re- ported as having lost bis lie, and that unfortunate traveller came to his end op the second Avenue Ratiroad. There must be some mistake here, and periiaps that arises from the form of the table, which is headed, “Passengers,” “Employés," “Others,” “Total.” Each has ita own separate record, and the loss of the unknown quantity, “others,” is not carried over to the credit of “total,” but “total,” what- ever family that is, enjoys its own speciat bill of: mortality to the extent of 20 killed and 44 wounded. ‘The raijroad companies like to avoid that colomn of soneeneese and ah down as few kilied under that head as BLEBCKRB aD FULTON PERRY RATLEOAD. The capital stock, $900,000, subscrived and now io begat te tence ae debt $094,000; foatin, bt, $46,000; average rate o1 interest on tunde debt, 7 per Meu The Toad is 9 miles long, haa 40 400 horses and muies, and the total passenger cars, Coat of road, ana equipments up to te present is $1,900,000, The number of ngers carried for toe year, at cepa: pa owas + 5 05T, 191, and the total cost of maintaining and repairing the rosd- bed was $4,121. The werd don of bapa the road was Poterrs The total peed were $257,704, and the total payments, $270, shed were oa killed and 1 wounded im the year on this line, D, ibecribed for and paid in, $500,000: funded debt, $000,000; oating debt,” $100,01 average rato of interest per anoumon 1949 Gebt, 7 per cent. Cost of road and = Bs ent, $540,360. Length of road laid, 7 amber of passenger care, 46; number of tea? (no mules: on this Toad), 2331 The length of the main line, the Grand Central Depot, at wourr-pecond |: ¢ street to Weg Obambers street, 63; miles. rate of 6 for way and 6 cents for through passengers zoad conveyed during the yeur 3,538, 71036 ape the statistics down to the finest, vi Rear oad of the cars go- ing over the of keeping the spa bed in order on real estate, bearing ia estal a net Sena of oivecomth the road, Sees dena tnree'rled a aa snd —e Capital Dek eabscribed ngy paid, 500; ere debt, i208, Agating, tebe 3 average rate of interes debs, area per cent, The total rag Cathey rainy nas been, up to this, $2,511,748. Its length of doubie track, uding sidings, is eleven mules, and it owns 154 paasenger cars and 1,022 horses aod Toules. The length of the main line of road, trom Peck slip to Harlem. River, is eight miles. The cost of maintaining the road bed for the year was $26,207. The number of gers carmed was feiaes, at five Cat for way and six cents for through ngers, Expenses of operating road and repairs, $484,675; receipts, $681,186; payments, fenra, including & dividend of eight per cent. ne paasenger was Killed and toree wounded. THIRD AVENUE RAILKOAD, ‘This is the leading line of the thirteen, and its capital stock subscribed for and- paid in, $2,000,000; funded debt, $2,000,000; floating deot, $161,856; average rate of interest on funded debt, seven per cent. Cost of road and equipment, in- ea urchases of various depot sites aud Sunaing, together with sums paid to grantees for track from Sixty-first street to Har. fm River, &c., $3,757,365. Length of road, 8 miles; length of double track, incluaing sidis 10 miles; number of passenger cars, 261; freight cars, 11; horses and mules, 1,81. ‘The enormous number of | 26,950,000 pr Rapes ra were carried over this road ina year, aud the through ones were charged 6 cents and the war ones 5 centa, Time consumed | by cars ip sing over the road, 1 hour and 20 minates, pairs, including improvements in de- pot at Sixty-filth street, repairs to feed room on account of fire, real estate on Third avenue and Thirty-fourth street, buildings, new stables and depot, taxes on real estate, &c., $377,385. The ex- pense of operating the road amounted to $1,214,131, and as tms 18 the chief road of the city the fall table of expenses, which in the case of ail the other roads is only given in the groua, is here given in falt:— EXPENSES OF hes oye Bo BROAD AND FOR RE- General expenses. . Officers and clerks Gonauetors and drivers if and new cars and car wheels. Hebaire aire of harness, including material and i Hereshoeing, including material and labor. | compored of not more than 100 me! in going over the line, 90 minutes. Repairs te Toptped ane eee ret arte cot SS Conductors and drivers cost $162,000, and feed rain and hay, which comes next in the Hist 0, The total expense of opera 8 The receipts were ments $782,000, incli eins dividend o! s1anlo0e. One person was kills jured in the year, NINTH. avaNOD Ey 1 stock, 000; amor sal amount psid in, $797,820; funded de! 1,000; floating debt, ? 658; ave! interest on funded debt, 7 per cent. Total cost of road and equipment so far, $900,109, gxtent of Fogd, 18 malles; pany 2.10 Bes r of passenger cars, 20; number of horses and mn) 190; number ‘of carried during the year, 1,784,346, at 5 cents a head to Fifty- Grst street. Cost of maintaining roadbed and reak estate, $11,613. Expense of ‘Obereti rating road and repairs, $80,328. Receipts, 704; payments, $106,152. “No dividend. by Sar vax, NORTH AND East RIVER mMOuns of capital stock, peanees amount now patd in, $1.667.700; funded vy Soar pe 3 average rate of erineteiten fandea mt. Cost uy date of report, $1,048, Sag Oe tet ial tenga of the: "i % ales, are Foud, 11 mulles; distance Laid, rses and mules. ats cent pet per head during 124 r cars af the year, 9,957, Average thi med b; the cars in’ passing Over the road—which is Dee ter known as the Belt Line—2 hours and 26 = utes, Cost of maintaining roadbed and reat estate, $8,725. Expense of operating road and general repairs, $558,082, Total receipts, @ little over haut being, fos essenge 8, $900,098; “Gi vm $868, 5) io vidend,* ied, Wounded, 16 é TWENTY-THIRD STREET RAILRo, This road reports that its capital wock sub- seribed for and now paid in is ,000; its present sanded and Boatiig debt, 250/000" upon whieh the RAILROAD. average rate interest per annum 1s 7 per ce: road double track is 2% miles jong, including sidings. Number of passer er at $2,.and number of horses and mules, a8 ee of road and eq amare $102,161, of maintaining roadbed. $3,133. ‘For they year. there. were 1,005,306, pas Passengers, paying 5 cents a head, carried over the road, an average time consumed by passenger cars in pi was 26 minutes. Total expense of operating and repairing, $63,423. Receipts from. passen, iF sources, $96,931; payments, Ronaage No diy dividend declared, <e person was kulted during the year. FORTY-SEOOND STREET AND GRAND STREET VERRY Capital stock, $750,000; amoui t_paid in, $748,000 pital si amount pafd in, H funded debt, $236,000; eatin debs, $20,201. “Coat, oi road and equipment, re Leogth of double track, including arate 3. Num- ber of passenger cars, 58; horses fot muies, 444, Number of passengers carried in the year at & cents @ head, 6,812,750 Repairs to roadbed and. taxes ODreal estate, $23,790 20, Expense of oper- ating road and for re; aire 8 269,919. mente, in- cluding $67,320 for ividends 6 SP eet $5%5, 604) receip! 604, There was 1 and 6 injured during the year. DEY DOCK, EAST BROADWAY AND BATTRE’ Capital stock subscribed for vend $1,200,000; amount of funded aeb' 000,000 average rate of interest on debt cent. Up to date ofreport the road cost $1,! . Ite projected length 1s 25 miles; laid down nearly 1 miles. It Cae ope 181 po and 835 mules ard horses. Thro 16,536,100 persons rode on ine bey! at ano ge of 65 cents @ head. The cost of maintaining the road bed, ec, Jeving gown new oy rath and real estate Was $58, erent | of operseng: Pa re) $576,489, In Wi large 3 nent items for Sanat starters, peat $239,003, Pei $1331, removing 1008. anow, $10,218, ‘The from sources were er 8 pe ich, are inckided $490,900 of bonds, among other items, a0 for savertizing in the cars. The payments during the Same period were $1,172,233, includ! Tyte 9 on stock—rate 7 per Maes fn gd juarterly— $96,000, anu a purchase of bonds to the amount of $306,000. During the year there were.5 persons killed and 10 wounded. HARLEM BRIDGE, —s AND FORDHAM RAll- Capita! stock, $300,000; amount now i $20,000 (00; fanded bers $135,000; ave rate ot tnteresk, 7 per nt. The i noche yy fears millon bet “x: rt doa Pp cp id ataagie, 8 le: ng, 1a part double an ai track. ‘There areal careand herees and on, The number of carried ove r the road te at the rate of, for way passe! for the year was 1,287,' ieeser gers, 6and § cents and for through 10 cents, ‘ost of maintaining roadbed and real petal $2,685, Expense of operating roadand for repairs, sor 953. Receipts from all sources, 50,0003 payments, $92,845. No dividends on stock. One person killed. NEW YORK ELEVATED RAILRO, This road starts out with the most t ambitious capital of any—$10,000,000. The amount, however, of capital stock now paid in is only $754,200. The funded and floating debt together amount to Py $48, and bas average rate of interest paid is per Ne Speer estimate of the cost of the road is ae Ma of the road a yy jected thes There 4 dummies api “3 passenger cars. They. bi have been attending carefulty to statistics in the pas- = lune, and give the number carried over the for the year a8 644,025%. The rates were:— For 7a ote Passengers, 10 cents; for way 4 gers, 5 cents; reduced rates for obildren. soll Be ume er in @ trip was ™ minutes. The expense of operating and repairing the road was 69,003. The recetpta, it is sald, for ‘mail service” were $200; irom yt neat $64,402. The payments were $61,756, and the reat is mystery. 0 persons were injured, THE INDUSTRIAL PARTY. Principles and Piatform ef a New Pe- Mtical Organtzation. At a secret meeting of the Commnittee of Safety, held at Masonic Hall on Tuesday evening, a plat- form of principles and resolutions for forming a more complete organization, for the purpose of seeking a remedy for the alleged wrongs of the laboring classes, was adopted. Alter setting forth the general socialisttc prin- ciples the declaration says :— Whereas, if the work: en are to blame for thei: of watentulness, their subuussion to the Wwronge Ne upon them and their readiness bei in an ap Auce of comfort at the price of their independ it also belongs to them to redeem th: iniung ins common bond of virtwe patzotiem and, i manity, to save the sinking ship of of this Republic; and. Whereas the first taken ie work of deliverance is to wronet. trom polideal gamblers’ the power they misuse, and to preserve said power intact in the’hands of the people forever: and Whereas, in spite of the recent action of the New —_ authorities in dispersing by force an assemblage of des- futute workingmen, ciuzens of this country. peacefully vernment for work, we do meeting to petition their Sul! beteve in the. constitution that secures to. all 'men the right to peaceably assemble, speak, discuss and vote; Therefore be it resolve 1. that a Aeclewy, Dana “The Industrial Party,” is hereby created, whose object it shall be to maintain, up- hold and emiorce the aforesaid rights, principles ‘and urposes. pariit shall be governed by the Commnition, of appoinied by a meeting of over 4,00 pe a Cooper Institute December 11, 1873, ‘pabyeds ob the modaa= cations herein stated. & itshall be alt Nc into jecions and centuries— viz, each legion to be com) of tour centuries, to be huniwered 1k $ and ¢of anid, legion, each century 10, be mbers residing in the Aasembly district. “*iMBach century will elect its own offtcors, and will meet once in each week. Bach legion will elect ores, Soauatttes or saiety whenewat nee Poa eka } buch member of this organisadon shall, at the time grinding of his admyssion to a century, pledge his honor asa man Pee ndae and iighte to support the Committee of Safety, to vote in favor ot Ouro the candidate for publi office nomina inated by this organ- Dam Gomniltice of batety and generally. to promote by ail | Go A aro dg ae honorable means the weltare and progress of this omgan- Repis, iaidding cael cube roNds; pettane lots, iapahery candidate for public office nominated by this : othe Common. Sounsi. Legis egislature’ or Congress to pr Be viel he ‘may be elected's tmsasber, and to sport im ioaccneier errs ting fis ofc ss ia ni th i cide ee an recommen e of Senengeineh eee ee ataeae: «SL zi4 a1 | Fycommended to Rum by the, Comat ice whenever his opinions will not alee hime ‘vote ior, From paneer ie PP Ghee aa ae ave te cot nh peptone the tation of his State'and oft ines Us ited Btates so ampend tall Laws shall be reterre peop! a Interen oi oi densi Ais | provel or rejection, viz tthe laws easier, tof track poo | Ww nshIp oF counyy’ shail be Feferred to tho people ot lail servi orivilees. 100 od tie gras ant oF county ; those concer the ee Rewepapar vii sug | shal the State and those 9 « On account ot sale -eixth Sixty-seventh streets and Third avenue. Cash on hand September 9), 1872. . Total regsipts. Fos Hee Than for “Construction. *For sandpetentien, expenses, inaintenance and repalrs «$1,891,516 he interest on bonds, loan ‘on account ‘ot repayment of sock subscription. 151,161 ror on stock—a pet Ceut:—Rate $ per cent, dividend on capital ‘of $1,170,000, Sror ek) fy ose Pa ae x oe dend apa cme Spied ot 185, Cash t on hand Boccia 2, Total payments during the year ‘J *Operating expenses Maintaining, improving and enlarging aepots... Petes opens + S06 _3T7, 886 AVENUE RAILROAD. Amount of ‘capital stock subscribed and ponent aon a debt, 000 ; funded debt sio,o0: averag tate of iftardat’a on. vTinded per cent. Total cost of road Speen 109; number of borese aad re carried for the 785, meluding ten accident for the year. TN AVENUD RAILBOAD. and $203, 000 ; ifioeuha de ae pte ae oid and he itp praiee ore niles ba but 18 On a oe vice J ie 15,148,048 fy Skee Patti +| elective | Day over to feneral interests ot the nation shall be reserred to 8 Ho shal I also use his best eudeavors wasnt te tment of offi ‘that all offices not ceetive eee “aes tailed i hican ta, whose lacea in a wi ted by Tot. fie'shall wisp use ‘his endeavor to ‘abolish and reduce the salaries of smoials to the ine point of an | quate compensation for their se and fled he shall tolerant | Pia es ea ree biel larger anioant of the salary or fee now attached to the oftice than the Committee of Safety may deem to be: quate compensation for tas services and hat the treasurer ranitaa syoler ger ornate oar bers of the organizat Resolutions from to to 19set forth the rules for the government of the organization. Tye, remainder of the resolntions set forth ind mode for the organieayes of societies in combina> tion in States and Territories, FATALLY BUBEED, Catharine Ralph, @ child, three years whose parents live at No. 340 East 110th died yesterday from the effects of burna received on Monday afternoon by her clothes tak » from a hot stove, Coroner Croker was hold an inquest, ii BEAL ESTATE, . ‘The following were the only public sales of rea) estate Prbryeinn cca 'W YORK PROPER! and Unita, Coruer ot a. oy. Bat He, eth JW