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CONGRESS. The Financial Struggle Fairly Begun in the Senate, SPECIE OR NO SPECIE? ——— The West Gathering Full Strength for the «Tug of War.” BISTRIBUTION OF THE CURRENCY. Jt: Passage of the Army Ap- propriation Bil}. SENATE. WASHINGYON, Feb, 11, 1874, PETITIONS. Mr. Frwron, fib, of N. ¥., presented a@ petition from citizens of that State, asking pensions for those who served in the Mexican war. Referred to the Committce on Penstons, Mr. CuaNDLER, (rep.) of Mich. presented a pe- tition from soldiers of that State, asking the same pension for the loss of an arm above the elbow a8 Ser the loss of a leg above the knee, THE BILL FOR DEVELOPING MINERAL WEALTH. Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal, presented a joint resolution of the Legislature of that State, in- stracting their Senators and Representatives in Congress to oppose the dill recently introduced in the House by Mr. Ward, of Iinnots, to develop the muning resources of the United States. The reso- Ration was iaid on the table. Mr. SARGENT said the bill had been credited to mm by some mistake and he took this opportunity te state that he was opposed to the bill, believing it to be subversive of the mining interests of all the States and Territortes, In consequence of the Dil naving been credited to him, @ meeting had Deen held among the miners and he had been de- mounced. He did not introduce the bil, was op- posed to its passage, apd the criticisms against im were unjust. Mr. Hager, (dem.) of Cal, presented memorials for the improvement of the Harbor of San Fran- cisco and Santiago. River, Reierred to the Com- mittee on Commerce. Mr. BUCKINGHAM, (rep.) of Conn., from the Com- mittee on Indian Affairs, reported adversely on the bill for the relief of the Chickasaw Indians, In- definitely postponed, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. On motion of Mr. THURMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, the Memorial presented by him a few days ago, in re- gard to the government of the District of Coumbia, ahd the memorial of the Governor of the District, ‘Were taken trom the table and referred to the ist select committee to investigate the District affairs. Mr, KEULEY, (dem.) of Oregon, from the Commit- tee on Military Affairs, reported adversely on the bill for the relief of Colonel Daniel McClure, Asstst- ant Paymaster General, Piaced on tne calendar. URUDGING THE REWARD OF WELLDOING. Mr. BayaRn, (dem.) of Del., asked that the reso- Jution offered by him yesterday calling upon the President. to inform the Senate whether any officer of the United Stares Army on duty in South Caro- line had been instrumental in procuring legisia- tion in that State to compensate him for services Fendered im the discharge of his duty, &c, be Passed, He said the matter was brought to nis attention Jast March, and he had no doubt a great wrong had been perpetrated upon the people of South Carolina and the fair name of officers been @ishonored. Hence it was in the interest of all that the matter be exposed and promptly cor- | rected, South Carolina had been deprived of $35,000 given as rewards for the conviction of per- #ons under the Ku Klux act. Major Lewis Merrill, ‘Of the Uniled States Army, it was charged, had re- | ceived $21,400 of that amount, and had been busy in obtaining the passage of the act authorizing the reward by the South Carolina Legislature. He vent to the Clerk's desk and had read the report ef a commission for the distribution of rewards, in ‘which tbe name of Major Merrill appears as having received the above amount. Continuing his remarks, Mr. Bayard said convic- tions were secured by paying those who had com- mitted murders vo testify against others. Such things were shocking in the history of the coun- try’s administration of justice. Many of the men thus convicted were now languishing in a New York pa. Mr, Howzs, (rep.) of Wis., said a few years ago Bhe Congress of the United States distributed $100,000 among officers of the army for arresting one criminal, and not such a bad one either as ‘Shese misc reants. Mr. BAYARD said he wanted to know if the action of this officer in lobbying through the bill to ob- tain a reward would be approved. He thought it al outrageous piece of business, THE PUTTING DOWN OF THE KU-KLUX. Mr. scort (rep.) of Pa., sald it had been ais fortune to meet and he thought if the Senator from Dei- aware (Mr. jayard) knew him __ personaliy he would not think he was the man to be guilty of any baa conduct, If there was any one man liv- ing to-day to whom the people of South Carolina were indebted for enforcing peace and order and putting down these Ku-klux organizations that man was Major Merrill. He (Mr. Scott) did not op- pose the passage of the resolution, a8 he was not afraid of the record of Major Merrill. He suggested tothe Senator from Delaware, however, that the President could not obtain from the records of the War Department information as to the money paid by the State of South Carolina, EQUALIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF CURRENCY, The morning hour having expired the Chair announced as the reguiar order the untiuished business of yesterday, being the bill for the with- drawal of $25,000,000 national bank currency from those States having an excess, and the reissue of | it to the States not having thetr pro raca of cur- rency. Mr. Bayarp moved that the bill be latd aside in- ly, and that a vote be taken on hig resolu- tion withont further debate, Mr. PaTTERSON, (rep.) Of S. C., objected. Mr. Bayard’s motion wus lost, and the resolution went over. SILVER FOR THE FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. The CHaixg laid before the Senate a communica- tion from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the Senate yesterday, in regard to the coinage of silver to take the place of the aa fractional currency. The Secretary says he capacity of the mints for coinage of silver other than trade aoliars is about $10,000,000 per annum, and as the issue of iractional currency 18 about $40,000,000, it will take four years to coin enough silver to replace the fractional currency. Referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining. Mr. STEWaRT, (rep.) Ot Nev., said his object in in- troducing the resvlution was for the purpose of taking some steps to have the mints coin ¢! by the time specie payment should be resumed. ‘The regular order, the bill to withdraw $26,000,000 Of national bank currency, was proceeded with. SHIFTING THE BULK OF THE CURRENCY. ‘The amendment offered by Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of ‘Ohio, to the section authorizing the Comptrolier of ‘the Currency to issue the $25,000,000 to those States having less than their proportion, declaring that the Comptroller mignt do so without waiting for the eyes oy te circulating notes Of other banks, ree, Mr. MERRIMON, (dem.) of N. C., moved to strike ont the words “twenty-five,” relating to the amount to be withdrawn and reissued, and insert m Saroreye eres jAve.” eth ‘ Ir, LOGAN, (rep.) of Ill., opposed the passage of tne bill, and said tt wouid interfere with an ine crease in the currency, which he desired. He was willing to let the New England States have the $30,000,000 excess, but he wanted the currency in- creased go that the people of the West could have the same opportunity us those of New England. Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R. L., said his State had 000,000 capital before the war and has the same ow. Mr. LocaN—And you have not got enough now ? ‘Mr. ANTHONY—NO, sir. Mr. LoGaN—Then in Heaven's name why do you Stand bere onstructing the way of the Northwest and other sections which want more currency ? lc Island is @ great State—a rich State. She should have twice as much currency as she has eee aie ee oe have none, Then we Wal TOW irol a Fate of interest, aang pasha TR . ANTHONY said Rhode Island gave to the country her weaith and what men she nad vo put pO Wien. the national banking fot take ava et the West and Soath woul: ir. AN sai ode Isiand was a finished State. it had been completed while Illinois was growing and needed more capital every day, in- stead of standing stil! at one measured sum.’ He ate ane Saole, capstas and whole State of Rhod a down ti Aisnois. (Laugnter.) in one county of Mr. ANTHONY Said the county in which he lived | during the year wheu the largest internat was rendered returned $4,000,000, Such return must imply 8 large productive interest. The people of Rhode isiand did not want the national banking system, but were forced into it, Mr. LoGaN said no one doubted the energy or capacity of the people of Rhode Island, but they should not object to other sections enjoying equat facilities with themselven, Mr. MORTON said this bill did not go far enough— ot one-third of the way. Hi it was right that the Major Merril, | is silver | r | |. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBKUARY 12, 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET, that 1% should be Tully equalized, The bill would ave no reltef to Iinois, Michigan and other States in that section, because other States in the South had @ greater deficiency than those, it was not very pleasant for the people of tne West to come here and have to beg for simple justice, This un- equal distribution of the currency was a manifest injustice, and bitterly compiained ot by the people of his section, When they asked to have the in- Justice remeaied, they had been answered by New England, “You would uot take it when we offered it to you, and it is not good for you to have.”? Mr, ANTHONY— Who said so? THE NEEDS OF THE WEST. Mr. MorTon—It has been said On this Noor scores of times, His friend, Mr. Anthony, opposed any withdrawal of currency from Rhode Island, and in thar be was right. The population of the country im the last Jew years had increased at least 000, three-fourths of which was in the West. Tho je Island bad not increased in population at that the West would not all. rt had been said it was offered her. take the money When Suppose she could not? Would the Ueman recognize the fact that the ast was growing, and the question was pot what she was able to «lo in 1866, but What is she abie to do— wh, does she want now? Lord Bacon had said that the vreat curse of philosophy was theory, and he (Mr. Morton) thought the great curse of our finances was theory. ‘There was a period in the history of every country when specie payments could net be maintained. ‘This country could not maintain specie payments during the and bad to resort to @ paper‘ currency. It would get away from that currency as it got away Irom Lhe results of the war. ‘There ‘Was no more Bense IN @ Scarcity of money than there was im a scarcity of iood, As an abundance, of 1ood stimulates the body so an abundance of money stimulates business. ‘there had been a cry that to increase the currency weuld only aid speculation. He believed im speculation. Tae man whot weat to Colorado, laid out a town, and built houses and stores, was @ speculator, but he was a public benetactor. Speculation | had given us 35,000 miles oi railroad. He believed that to taxe the money away irom the East would disorgauize busmess there, and he was opposed to it; but it there coud be no increase of currency he lavored the passage of this billand a redistribution, He argued that an increase o/ national bank notes would place no obstacles in the way of a return to specie pay- ment, and, if torty, lilty or sixty millions shouid be added to the national bank circulation reenvacks would not be cheapened in the east, nor would there be any increase in the premium on gold. In 1870, after the distribution Of the $64,000,000, the Comptroller of the Currency said it still required $40,000,000 to equalize the cur- rency. Four years of unprecedented growth have passed away since then, and if $40, Fequired at that time to make equalization at least 000, would be required now. the principle be settled that there ig to be no increase IN the volume of the currency he would urge @ redistribution; otherwise there would be yo excuse for taking a dollar from New England. To his iricnds trom the South he would say :—When the war was Over they had no money, but they were rapidly recuperating now, and, as they wanted banks, sna, should have the privilege ‘of establishing them. If those sections of the coun- try did not need the imereased circulation they need not take it, aud no Larin would be done; but they certainly should be put in a position where they could get it it they wanted it> CALIFORNIA'S SOLID MONEY, Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal, suid that fortunately for his state during the pet ven years it had a currency peculiarly its own, st had been charged that the acuon oF bis State in not establishlag national banks and taking currency was unpatriotic; put he did not think 80, ‘They had no inflation, no panic and scarcely hotabie failure there, He bad, therefore, Freason to believe he was on an independent footing on this ques- tion, and nad listened to the discussion attentively and impartially, He believed there was danger trom an excess of money, Ip the body politic, the same as too much iood would injure the numan body, inflated currency would lead to unwhoiesome speculation. Me admitted there was War, | much justice in the ciains of Senators that eaca community should have its share of circulation, and while there might be justice in the claim thas More nationa) banks should be‘organized he feared tue theory Was not a good one, to any ination of the currency, and would fore favor the passage of this dill, Senator LOGAN said, to contirm the stacement ha made a few minutes since as to being able to pus the capital of the whole State ot Rhode Island into wu single county in his State, he would read irom the jigures of the Internat Revenge mice, fad ine: showed that in 1868 the First district of iInols you $16,943,300 internal revenue, while Rnode hand paid but $324,523. Last year ‘Rhode Island pala $7,000,000 and the First district of his State ere | paid over $7,000; Mr. ANTHONY said bis statement was that In the year in which the largest internal revcnuc was rendered his State paid $4,000,000. He was not 80 grcen as to declare that his State paid more reve- Due than lilinois, when there was nov a single dis- tillery nor tovacco manufactory in it, Mr. FERRY, (rep.) Of Mich., said the Increase in Rhode Island, as shown by tne census of 1870, was but $20,000,000, while “that of Michigan was $719,000,000, ’ Yet Rhode Islana had more circula- tion than Michigan. He argued against the un- equal distribution of currency, and said the est was fur below what she was entitled to. While he was opposed to increasing national bank notes, and iavored the issue of the whole volume of currency by the government, He Was Willing to waive all other questious for the present, and have the increase of national bank currency, believing that to be the vital question to the people, ‘he West now asks the government she helped to defend to distribute the currency in the same ratio a that which the New England States enjoy. JF NEW ENGLAND PROTESTS THE WEST DEMANDS, Mr. WADLEIGH, (rep.) of N. H.—We have giveu | youmen to populate the West, - Mr, Fexry—Yes, and you deny to the people you sent there the rights they would bave enjoyed had they stayed at home. He (Mr. Ferry) was not. here to create any division in sections on this question of finance; yet it was the great question Wich Would divide sections, rising above all party questions. If New England continued to protest in this manner the West would demand, and that demand would be lelt. The West must have money to develop her resources. SOUND SENSE AND SOUND SPECIE. Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, said this bill mght do very well, but he could not understand the argu- ment of Southern and Western Senators that to give them more money would better their condi- tion. It was very evident to bis mind that the more the currency was inflated the less money we would have. Money Is bound to go where the sur- Plus profits accumulate. The people who speculate im the currency live in New York and make their millions every year. The Gold Board in tnas city produces its millonnaires every year by specu- lation iu our fluctuating currenc; The farmer Could not keep track of them, but they couid eastly keep track of the tarmer. Issue more money and there would be a richer harvest in Wall street next year. The only way to relieve the country was to go right back to specte payment. Let every- body know what a dollar is worth, *‘ Farmers would then know how to measure the difference between the price o1 their wheat in Illinois and Liv- erpool, it would be a question of transportation only. Now our currency is all a mystery, and those who devote their attention to it make a large for- tune out of this mystery. Let gold be the standard ‘of value, and not paper money not convertible into gold at the will of the holder. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) Of Vt., said until New Eng- | land ceases to bring forth more maple sugar and more pretty girls than any other State in the Union she would not escape reproach in this cham- | been in favor of this bill, and ex- | ber. He had Ret to see it pass without debate. The Senator rom Indiana (Mr. Morton) had discarded all other theories of the past and came forth with anew one for the issue of paper currency without any metal- lic basis. Mr. MORTON said he never denied that the normai condition of currency was gold, but there were periods when specie payments could uot be maintained, as during our Jate war. THE FINANCIAL THUMBSCREW, Mr. MORRILL—Yes, sir; and we are eight years from the close of the war and turther off than ever from specie resumption. The gentleman (Mr. Morton) proclaimed the fact that speculation had built 36,000 miles Of railroad, and he said let speculation go on. the gentieman read the last document irom Mr. Bancroft, our great his- vorian, now Minister to Germany, wherein be says that fity-eight of these railroads to-day do not pay their dividends? Was that the kind of speculation? What the gentleman wanted was to apply the thumbscrew to New England. Mr. Morvon said he did not desire to apply the iy rr thumbscrew to New England. He had said on all occasions that he did not want to take a dollar from that section, but he had argued that the West and South should have more currency. Mr. Morritt said he regarded the idea of tnflat- ing the currency with intinite dread, aud his con- viction was that it would be against the tnterests of the country to have anincrease. He believed the interests of tis people would not be benefited by it, but he scorned to look to the interests of his people alone. He was here to legislate jor the whole country, and not for one section. Mr. Howe thought there had been mach com- plaint against the wae banking system, the Operations ot which bad been very unfair. He did not know that there was any particular demand from the West or South for this particular bill, but there was a genera! compiaint against the general Operations of the law. Mr. SHERMAN said it was perfectly fair for the West to seek to have the law carried out and get a portion of the currency allowed that section, ‘The bili would not diminish the banking estate of Rhode Isiand one cent. Up to 1862 that State never had a circulation to exceed $6,300,000; now she had more than twice that amount. Horatio Seymour, in bis campaign im 186, made the un- equal distribution of the currency one of the grievances committed by republicans, and charged, in Ohio, that the republicans had made discriminations in favor of New Engiand. That, however, the peopie of the West from ‘voting right. Yet there had always been a feeling of discontent at the manner in which the law was carried out, He always thought bis friend (Mr. Morton) had little cause for complaint against New England. His own State, Ohio, had none, Both Indiana and Ohio had within a small sum of the amount due them. This bill was designed to meet the local demands of sections and give relic! where it was wanted. He hoped it would be passed. Mr. EpMonps, (rep.) of Vt, said:—In 1864, when the government was in infinite distress, New Eng. Jand came forward with her capital. ‘Ihe United 000,000 were | He was opposed.; did not prevent | was appeatin to every citizen who had a dollar in his pocket to lend it vepee down the rebellion, It was then the banks of New England came forward, The oid State banks changed their organiza- uons from Stave to national banks im order to uphold the government. The capitalists of Vermont advanced their money, and he would be glad to know now upon What system of ethics any Senator could say the — of his section were violating the law by having this currency, when they had taken if in accordance with a proposition made by the representatives of the nation. Pending the disenssion on Mr. Merrimon’s Amendment to insert “seventy-five” m place of pL -live,’’ the Senate, at five o'clock, ad- journed HOUSE OF BEPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGYON, Feb, 11, 1874. BILLS PASSED OR REFERRED, Mr. Lowy, (rep.) of Kansas, fram the Committee on Indian Affairs, reposted a bill extending to the on the Cherokee strip in Kansas may make proof of settlement and payment, deferred payments to” bear tive per cent interest. , Passed. Mr. Grppines, (dem,) of Texas, from the Com- mittee on Indian Affairs, reported @ billl authoriz- }. ing the Secretary of War to construct and operate @ line of telegraph connecting the military posta on the line of the Rio Grande. Referred to the Committee of the Whole, Also a bill for the removal of, the Alabama, Oua- chita and Muscatine Indians*from Texas and Louisiana to the Creek Natton in the Indian Terri- ‘tory, Referred to the Committee of the Whole, : INDIAN CONTRACTS, Mr. SHANKS, (rep.) of Ind., from the same com- mittce, reported a vill relative to private contracts. or agreements made with Indians prior to the 21st of May, 1872, ‘The bill makes very stringent prov: sions a8 to the examination and endorsement of such contracts by the Secretary of the Interior id the Commissioner of Indian Affairs before any payment be allowed to be made under them. He made an explanation of the measure, and said that a statute passed in 1847 forbade the making of executory contracts with Indians; but tha nevertheless, contracts were made and were reco; nized, and very large amounts of money had been collected under them. Another prolitatory law was made in 1872, The bill applied contracts made rior to 1872, and required that they should be sub- jected to the scrutiny of an oficialexamination, and ‘should be endorsed either as not being exorbitant or iraadulent or as being exorbitant or fraudulent, and until contracts are endorsed by the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs their legality must not be recognized by any government oficiak After this explanation the bill was passed, REFORM IN THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATION. Mr. ComINGoO, (dem.) of Mo., from the same com- mittee, reported @ bill to secure a more efficient administration of Indian affairs. The bill makes detailed provisions in the direc- tion of prohibiting the perpetration of frauds upon Indians. The bill was passed, Mr. AVERILL, (rep.) of Minn., from the same com- mittee, reported @ Dill to secure to the Episcopal joard of Missions the land in the White Earth in- dian Reservation, in Minnesota, on which 18 situ- ated its church and other buildings. Passed. ‘The SpeakaR stated that he had received a com- munication irom Mr, E, , Roberts, of New York, stating that his time was 80 engrossed by his duties ag a member of the Committee of Ways and Means that he could not serve on the Joint Select Committee on the Adairs of the District of Colum- bia. He was theretore excused and his colleague, Mr. Bass, was appotated in his stead. THE HOWARD RESOLUTIONS CONCURRED IN. ‘The Senate amendments to the joint resolution for @ Miltary Court of Inquiry im the case of General 0. 0, Howard were taken up and concurred in, They were merely verbal. THE SANBORN CONTRACTS, Mr. Foster, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Committee on Appropriations, asked leave to report back a substitute for the resolution offered by Mr, Ran- dall, of Pennsylvania, in relation to the Sanborn contracts, directing the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish full copies of them, and of all schedules, correspondence and orders of the Department re- lating to them, and a statement of tne amount paid under them, by whom, &c, Yr, Br eae (rep.) OF Mass., objected, and the re} 0 by ER de OAT Bay ABROERIIONS AGAIN, The House then went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. KELLOGG, (rep.) of Conn., In the chair, on the Army Appropriation bill, ‘The amendment offered yesterday by Mr. Cons, (rep.), of Kansag, looking to the transier of the government transportation from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé Railroad to the Kansas Pa- clic Railroad, was lost, alter @ bricf debate, in which Mr. HOLMAN, (dem.), of Ind., clatmed that, under the terms of tne original grant to the former | road, it was bound to transfer the troops and | baa of the government absolutely free of charge. Mie BROMDRRG, (lib.) of Ala., moved an amend- ment that the two additional commissioners pro- vided for im the bill shall be selected from the Southern States. Kejected, Mr. BROMBERG also ofered an amendment pro- | hibiting the payment of money to secure agents or iniormers in the service of the Southern Claims Commission. Excluded on a point of order as new legislation. Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., offered an additional section that no money shall be paid except for tae purposes for which it is specifically appropriated. Mr. WHEELER, (rep.) of N. Y., stated that that is the law at present. Mr. Cox—But it is not enforced. Mr. WHEELBR—I know tt is not. Mr. Cox’s amendment was rejected. Mr. Topp, (rep.) of Pa, Moved an amendment prohibiting the payment of money to civilians for | examining and inspecting work done in and about | the national cemeteries, and requiring that the work shall be done by the quartermasters of the regular army. Rejected. ir. O'BRIEN, (dem.) of Md., moved an amend- ment forbidding the employment of the army in the enforcement of any act of Congress or procla- mation of the President that has any tendency to interfere with the rights of the State to regulate and control the election of State oMicers, Excluded on @ point ot order as new legislation. THE EMPLOYMENT OF TROOPS IN LOUISIANA, | Mr. Cox, of New York, offered an amendment that the army shall not be used in aid of the pre- } tended State government known as the Kellogg | government in Louisiana, or so as to interfere in the election of that State or any other State, Mr. WHEKLER made the point of order that the Cae aay Proposed new legislation and was not in order. Mr. SyrHer, of Louisiana, hoped the amend- ment would be admitted, as the Keilogg govern- ment had troops enough to wash out the re mocracy. | enough, ‘The point of order was sustained and the amena- ment was excluded. Mr. CRUTCHFIELD, (rep.) of Tenn., offered an amendment providing that none of ti aims re- ported by the Quartermaster General or the Com- missary General shall be affected by the provisions of the act.. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR CLAIMS, ‘The committee then rose and reported the bill, and the House proceeded to vote on the amend- ments. The Jirst vote was on the amendment of- | fered by Mr. Young, (dem.) of Ga., extending the time for the presentation of claims to November 1, 1875, The amendment was agreed to—Yeas, 131; nays, 104. All the other amendments were agreed to in bulk, and the bill was passed, The House then went to the business on the Speaker's table, and referred the eleven Dilla | thereon to their appropriate committees, THE FORTIFICATION BILL, The House then went into Committee of the Whole—Mr. Cox, of New York, in the chair—on the Fortification bill, ‘The discussion of the bill ranged through the whole qi ion of the necessity for forts im the concrete and in detail, The testimony of General Sherman, taken before ‘the Military Committee, ‘was quoted on both ‘sides of the argument, which prompted Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, to say that | while he had a very high respect for General Sher- man asageneral, he thought him the worst wit- ness he had ever met. The item of $30,000 for the fort at Willett’s Point, N. Y., Was the point of attack by Mr. HOLMAN, ol Indiana, who moved to reduce the amount to $5,000, resting on the statement of General Sher- mn that that fort would be important in the event of the widening of the channel at Hell Gate; but until then he would not spend a cent on it. ‘The reduction was opposed by Messrs, Stark- weather and Kellogg, of Connecticut, and by Messrs. Woodford, Mellish, Potter, Whitehouse and Wiliam R. Roberts, of New York. The amendment was rejected, and the full amount ($30,000) appro- priated. iat ressing through about one-half of the vill, including the harbors in Maine, New Hamp- shire, Rhode isiand, Connecticut, New York, Dela- nd New Jersey, the committee rose, and the at twenty minutes to five o'clock P. M., K @ recess till hali-past seven, the evening ses- sion to be for the consideration of the bill revising d consolidating the statuses. Evening Session. THE CODIFICATION BILL. From twenty to thirty members attended the ‘easton of the House this evening to give their sent to the verbal amendments offered by the ntiemen who have charge of the Codification ii, The amendments were almost excius- ively mere corrections of clerical or — typo- graphical mistakes. Instead of requiring the text of the biil to be read in extenso, which would ppesinge the possibility of any final action on it, he lew members present were content with ha ing the headings o1 the various chapters read and re explanation of the contents made by Mr, land, of Vermont, Mr. E. R. Hoar, of Massachu: setts, or whoever had charge of that particular chapter. In this Way considerable progress was DEATH OF DR. SCHENCK. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 11, 1874. Dr. J. H. Schenck, well known as the proprietor of several patent medicines, died this morning at f. currency spould be eauaiized pt ay Jb Way ight) States Jyeagury wag emply apy the govermmens | Jus yemdence ua thiy cagy h de- | Mr. RANDALL, (dem.) of Pa.—It has rascals | RETRENCHMENT. Congress Out Upon a fea of Trouble—From Reckless Extravagance to Sweeping Reduec- tions—Financial Confusion and Demoral- ization—A Discouraging Outlook— Svecie Payment Only Hoped For. | spend in a year or two $40,000,000, WASHINGTON, Feb, 10, 1874. What is the situation of things and what is the } prospect in Congress? While the country is wait- ‘ing patiently and hopefully for the movement of the ‘waters on the finances, banking and currency, and |, on the tariff and our internal taxes; and while from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast and from the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico every community fortifications and navy yards, custom houses, post oMces and other public vulldings and: improve~ ments in the States and Territories expects some- thing from this session of Congress, the ;two | Houses appear to be confused, bewildered and de- 1st of January, 1875, the time within which settlers interested in appropriations to rivers and harbors; moratized beyond the capacity for intelligent legis- lation upon any subject whatever. A chill, a cloud, an oppressive incubus of doubts;. | uncertaintles and discouragements have settled’ upon the two Houses.*’ The popular agitation of the Crédit Mobiler scandals and the corruptness of Senatorial elections and of the “back pay grab,” culminating in the significant results of the State elections of last October and November, have }/ frightened our nationa) law makers to an extent that is positively distressing. There is no unity, “harmony or vommon purpose among the republi- cans; there is no general plan of operations among the democrats; there 1s no recognized leader in: either House on either side; there 1s no happy ac- cord between the administration and Congress; no memper of the majority or minority party knows the prevailing opinion of his party upon any of the leading questions of the day; hardly @ member knows his own mind “upon the bank question or the currency or the tariff or tnternal taxation. In a word, Con- gress and the adwinistration republicans anv? democrats—Eastern, Western and Southern men— are alladrift upon a sea of uncertainties, and in Congress the only purpose upon which there ap- pears to be a general understanding is the pur- pose of retrenchment, the cutting down of appro- priations in every direction, upon the preposter- ous idea that it is economy. From the one ex- treme of reckless extravagances and spoliations the two Houses have swung back to the other ex- treme of sweeping retrenchments, RETRENCHMENT. A member of the House remarked to-day, in an incidental conversation on the subject, that “the public press and popular clamor, the generat Indian warwhoop against our Increased Salary bill, have driven us to repeal it; ana here we are, living irom hand to mouth again, upon our snti- fu) five thousand @ year. Retrenchment is the order of the day, and we intend tnat the parties— North, South, East and West—who have been clamoring 80 lustily for it shall have as much of it 28 they desire. They won't have any more taxcs; the Treasury 1s running short, and our only al- ternative is to cut down expenses right and left. Compelied to cut ourselves down to starvation prices our Constituents must also try the samo prescription of retrenchment, You may say that An leaving ships to rot on the stocks, and in reduc- ing the army so that the Indians will have a free; range from Texas to Dakota, and in permitting, rivers and harbors to be filled up with drift and) rubbish, and in stopping work on custom houses‘ aud post offices half puilt, we are saving at the’ spigot while wasting at the bunghole; but ifthe people must have retrenchment on a large scale ‘we Will give it to them,” THB BANK AND CURRENCY QUESTIONS. On Thursday next the House, on the bill of Mr, Maypard, will proceed to a regular discussion of the bank and currency questions. The debate may | be continued for many days, and it is upon the | developments of the debate that the House ex. pects to be crystallized into some compromise bill which will become @ law. The South and the West have receded from their original demand for $100,000,000 more currency, and it 1s believed they will now be content with the present amounts of $400,000,000 in Rea and $300,000,000 in na- tional bank bilis, with sach regulations as will secure to the West and the South somethi their fair actontiens of the general circu! Some 200 diverse banking and currency schemes will have to be boiled down in this discussion. The question is not a question of parties, but of sec- tions and conflicting sectional interests, and the compromise in the end will most probably be upon the four hundred millions of greenbacks, with free banking under certain limitations. Meantime, in the ing conversations among the members of the House on the subject, the views and recom- mendations of the President’s Message are as com- pletely ignored as if utterly forgotten. The House ‘will enter upon the practical consideration of the subject without regard to the President's oe | Hons, and as if it had no light and no hope of any valuable assistance from the administration. THE TARIFF—PENNSYLVANLA, The prospect of any material reductions in tne tariff from this session ig not encouraging. The New England States in their common cottons have reached that point of cheapened production which renders them comparatively liberal on the question of protection; but the Pennsylvania tron masters show no sign or shadow of turniag, and | ‘Will maintain their right to protection against even a revenue tariff on iron to the last extrem- ity, and against all opposing combinations, Some of the Western and Southwestern States, too, are near lation. iron, and Pennsylvania, with their support, and | with her political batance of power, is confident ol her capacity to hold her ground, fn view, how- the Centenmal celebration (she wants $4,000,000) Pennsylvania may be inclined to a compromise in the reduction of the duties\on cotton mana- factures and on jute and hemp and raw wool. In any event, the iron interests of Pennsylvania, with the political strength which she possesses, will | prevent aby material modifications Oi the tari this session. SPECIE PAYMENTS, A leading republican, in the course of a general | conversation oD our political afuirs last evening, | that within the short space of twelve months | specie payments may be reached and permanently | establishea, His plan is—first, to restore or en- | ternal revenue taxes; next, to accumulate a re- bias of $100,000,000 ot gold in the ‘Treasury, and then, greenback circulation, to proceed to the redemption of these bills in gold. He would provide at the same time a fund for the redemption withina few years of the nationat bank notes by securing to | the banks the deposit oi the interest in gold re- | | ceived from their national bonds. To secure this fund of $100,000,000 of gold in the Treasury within | a short time, he thinks that a tax of $1 a gallon on | tobacco, the restoration of the late | tax of half a cent @ pound on coffee and of a penny and @ half on tea would do, in giving us av | | Increased revenue Of $40,000,000. He believes that | with such retrenchments as may be made in the | national expenditures without prejudice to the revenue would, with the reserve on hand, enable | the Treasury within twelve months to secure the fund of $100,000,000 in | gold, ‘Then, as $1 in gold has always been found amply sufficient for a circula- tion of $3 in paper, he would begin the good work | | of specie payments. The experiment, without a serious pressure, would establish public cont. dence in our paper money, and from that moment there would be no © ire. Our greenbacks would be held as good as gold and our national banks would be encouray to exert themselves | to secure a gold basis tor resumption as soon as possible. Of course, to secure these resuits, We Inust give Up this foolish policy, for a time, of straining our resources to reduce the principal of | the national debt. That can be safely left as it is | for some years, Until We shall have achieved the great end of specie payments; but from tnat day the debt itself, without any pressure upon tie people, can be rapidly melted away. ! We shail probably hear more of this scheme | before the end of the session, If Congress and the | administration could be brought into a consulta- | tion on the subject the project, or some such pro- ject, Would doubtless svon assume the lorimul a | | legislative measure. 1 | THE CIVIL. RIGHTS BILI. i ‘This dill is now inthe hands of the House Com | mittee, to which some time ago the subjech Was | recomuitted. {t 19 @ bill wien requires 4 great | deal of Nice consideration, for it i+ a dill Upon } waich depends the fortunes of tue republican party | in the Southern States. “ir they puss this bill” | said @ Southern member in a famiiar discussion of the subject this morning—“putting negroes ou the same footing with white people in our hotels, steam. | boats, rallroad cars and go on, and placing Begro children on an equality with white chitdren tn our | Southern common schools—it will prove a great | and lamentable mistake. We will not have these | social mixtares of Whites and negroes; we will not submit to this abomination of sending our children to schools where negro children are to be recog- | ary 13, at two P. M. nized a8 their equais, We will prefer to abetish | the schools, and the Rights bili will lose the vote of every waite man in the Southern States. Call it a foolish prejudice, a | street, on Thursday, the 12th ins' relic of slavery, or Whatever you please, we Will not submit to the degradations of this Civil Rights pill”? Whether the republicans lave become alarmed from sich warnings as this or are simpl vaiting a opportunity jgr rushing tue vill becoming actively iuterested in the production of | | CaRD.—At wrentonentets on Tuesday, February | brought forward a Scheme whereby he believed | attend the funeral on Thursday, 12th inst., at two | large, to a. small extent, certain internal and ex- | the beloved daughter of Join and Catherine Cole- with ‘the reduction to 360,000,000 ‘of our | iL}. he funeral Will Fake place Jrom tue through we do not know, but we snspect they are | iuclined to postpone ihe subject Venlent season, ect lo @ more con- THE IND) SERVICE AND HOW IT WILL BE AP- FROTED BY THB PROPOSED Xi 2 canna oor EYRENCUMENTS, 1 n intelligent oMcer connected with service increaly of the opinion that ito tons for the reduction of the army and for the gee retrenchment of the expenditures for the Indian service will be saving a few millions to | Said he, “We | have the Indians now— over 200,000 of them—under | good discipline—not only those in the Indian Ter- | ritory apd on the numerous reservations from | Arizona to Dakota, but the wild bands of the | mountains—under good discipline. The presence | ofa detachment of United States troops here, | there and everwhere, keeps these red men upon their good behavior, Withdraw these troops or any considerable portion o! them from any section of the wild regions of the Great West, ana the tn- dians will be down upon the white settlers and “emigrant traing by thousands, slaughtering, burn. ingens plundering. But, again, these savages have | tobe fed and clothed. ‘The buffaloes are disappear- ing and the game of all Kinds upon Which they have heretotore subsisted. On their reservations, while teaching them the arts of self-support in a civilized life, We have to teed them. Cut off their supplies and they must starve or fight; and if we attempt to starve those Sioux or Comanches or Apaches they will fight, and every Indian con- cerned will ‘cost us trom $1,000 to $10,000 or $20,000 to catch Dim or kill him. The suppression of those eighty Modoc warriors cost us $6,000,000, With the troops to hold them in subjection and with the necessary food and lothing to keep them quiet we can manage all our Indians upon $9,000,000 a year; but cut down our allowance a million or two and it may cost the government $10,000,000,000 oF $20,000,000." But the two Houses have been seized with a fit of penny wise pound foolisn retrenchment, and we know not to what riuiculous excesses tt may carry them. The general outiook for the season is that it will be one of pitifui tinkering and of poor Tesults to the country on aii the great questions of the day. SLEIGHING ACOIDENT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, NASAUA, Feb. 11, 1874. Mrs. Emery Wright, of West Swanzey, was thrown from a sleigh on the 9th inst., while pro- ceeding to the funeral of @ neighbor, receiving tn- Juries trom which she died an hour tater. ——~ 2 MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. eee jarried. HARGRAVE—ESLeR.—In White Plains, N. Y., on Wednesday, February 4, by the Rev. . Van- Fleeok, WiLtiam H.C. HARGRAVE and ELLa L, MARSH—ACKER.—On Sunday evening, February 8, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by the Kev. Dr. Steele, George W. MarsH to ELIZABETU V. 0. ACKER, both of this city, MEURLING—Boyp.—In New York, on Wednesday, February 11, at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Rev. McW. B. Noyes, Lieutenant WILLIAM RURLING, Of Kasistad, Sweden, to Kare G, BOYD, of New York. MULLIGAN=FULLER.—On Tuesday evening, Feb- ruary 10, at Sts Peter and Paul's chureh, fy the Rev, Sylvester Malone, assisted by Rev. Fathers Fagan and Gallagher, FRaNncis J, MULLIGAN to Lucy E, FULLER, daughter of George ©, Fuller, all of Brooklyn, E, D, No cards, Prarsk—Usner.—On Wednesday, February 11, at the State street Methodist Kpiscopal church, Bristol, RL, by the Rev. W. H. Harlow, CHARLES B. Pearss, of New York, to Sornik G., youngest daughter of Captain A. T. Usher, of Bristol, R. 1. SULLIVAN—STOOTHOFF.—On ‘Tuesday, February 10, at St. Paul's church, by the Kev. Father Ma- guire, GRORGE SULLIVAN 0 CATHARINE A, Sroot- HOFF, all of Brooklyn. WHITEHEAD—MAXWELL.—At Newark, N. J., on Monday, February 9, 1874, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by the Rev. J. N. stansbury, RicuaRp J. WHITEHEAD, of Yonkers, N. Y., to Mary A. MAXWELL, of the former place. Died. ALLBN.—On Wednesday, February 11, CHARLES P. ALLEN, @ Dative of Vermont, aged 59 years, 10 months and 7 days, Relatives and friends, and also those of his brother-in-law, James W. Kelly, are invited to his funeral, on Friday, 13m) inst, at hali-past ten o'clock, from Twenty-first strect (St. John’s) church, South Brooklyn. ANDREWS.—On Tucsaay morning, February 10, 1874, JANE B. ANDREWS, The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, from her late residence, No, 32 West Thirty-second street, on Thursday morn- | ing. February 12, at eleven o'clock, NSBACHER.—On Tuesday, February 10, FLOoR- Frances E. Ansbacher, aged 10 months and 15 days. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Thursday, February 12, at nine o'clock, from the residence of her parents, No, 28 West Forty-seventh street. Bana.—On Sunday morning, Re 8, 1874 after a painf ul illness, HENRY Bana, aged 50 years 8 months and 6 days. ‘The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Thursd: ternoon. Febrt 12, at one o’clock, from his late resi- dence, No. 73 Chrystie street. ‘ The remains will be taken to Lutheran Cemetery BgckER.—On Tuesday, February 10, after a short illness, JaCoB BECKER, aged 57 years, 6 months and 16 days. The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral on Thurs- day, 12th inst., at one o’clock P. M., from his late residence, No. 949 Eighth avenue, corner of Filty- sixth street. BELENAP.—At hia residence, Asbury, N. J., on Monday evening, Reveanty: % after a short fliness, CHAUNCEY BELKRap, Relatives and friends of the family are invitea to attend the funeral service on Thursday, February 12, at four o'clock P.M. Train irom foot of Liberty street at 12:40 o'clock; return train from Asbury at 7 o'clock P. M. BERKIAN.—At Richmond, Va., on Monday, Febru- ary %, of diphtheria, WaLteR ELwoon, infant win son of Charles and Lucy Hough Berrian. BRowN.—AC Deer Park, L. 1, on Tuesday, Feb- Tuary 10, ABRAM BROWN, in the 72d year of his age. ‘The relatives and {riends of the deceased are‘in- vited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, | on Friday, 13¢1 inst., at twelve o’clock. Carriages | will be in waiting at West Deer Park. 10, 1874, CLARK CakD, aged 53 years, 1 Month and ‘14 days, | Ny! ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re- | | ever, of a liberal appropriation irom Congress ror | specttully invited to attend the funeral, from his | late residence, on Friday, February 13, at ten | o'clock A. M., and St. James’ church, Newtown, | L. L, at half-past two P. M. | CLank.—On Wednesday, February 11, 1874, Peter | CLARK, in the 67th year of his age. | ‘The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence 5 325 East Sixty-fitth street, on Friday, 13th inst., at | INTERNAL TAXES—A NEW SCHBME FOR REACHING + one o’clock P.M, ‘o1k.—On Monday, February 9, 1874, JENNIE | | ConKLING, the beloved wife of Robert P. Cole. | Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to , o'clock P, M., at her late residence, 138 Cumber- | land street, ‘Brooklyn. COLEMAN.—On Wednesday, February 11, Kartr, man, natives of county Cork, Ireland, aged 5 years, | 1 month and 3 days. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her parents, No. 148 East Fortieth street, on Friday, the 13th inst., at twelve o’clock, CoNnoveR.—Suddenly, on Wednesday, Feoruary ll, of wer at of the brain, May S., only child of Gustavus W. and Camille E, Conover, aged 1 year, 1 month and 24 days. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re- | whiskey, of twenty-four cents per pound on { spectfally invited to attend her funeral, from the tax on | residence of her parents, 768 Greenwich street, on | theatres apd other places of amusements, and @ | ‘Thursday, 12th inst., at one o’clock P. M. Covrurk.—In Jersey Vity, WILLIAM A., son of Charlies and Susan Cduture, aged 11 years and 6 months. | The relatives and friends of the family are re- Spectiuily invited to attend his funeral, from the public Interests this increase of $40,000,000 in the | residence of his brother, 151 Jersey avenue, to-day, | (Chursday), at two P. M, Philadelphia and Trenton papers eee copy. Dayton.—Peacefully, at his residence, Orange, N. J., after a short illness, of pneumonia, on | Wednesday, February 11, Winttam H. DAYTON, aged 57 years. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the funeral services, on Friday afternoon, February 13, at four o'clock, Carriages will be in waiting ai the North Orange depot, on arrival of tram, which leaves foot of Barclay street at balf-past two o'clock P, M. Exchanges please copy. Doryea. -On puesta, February 10, Epwanp, infant son of of Walter 8. and Georgette T, Duryea, aged 11 months and 25 days. The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from | Anthon Memorial church, Forty-eighth struet, be- | tween Sixth and Seventh avenues, on Thursday, the 12th inst., at one o’clock P, M. FAIRCHILD. —At Stratford, Conn., in her 90th year, Eunice Bartow, widow of Benjamin Fairchild and danghter of Lieutenant Thomas Elwood, an oifcer on the frigate Alliance, who participated in the memorate battie off White Haven, Funeral services on Hoesen February 12, at three o’ciock, from her late residence. FILIPETTi.—Suddenly, at the Atiantic Hotel, New York, On Friday, February 6, JoLEs FILiPETri, aged 42 years, 1 mouth and 27 days. The rejatives and friends of the family are re- apectfully invited to attend his funeral, from the residence of B. N. Crane, Nos, 40 and 82 Washing- ton street, Hoboken, N. J., on Thursday, February 12, at twelve M. FIntaY.—In Brooklyn, on Wednesday, February 11, GRACE Lasu, widow of Robert Finlay, in the 55th | year of her age. The relatives and irlends of the family are re- spectfally invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her son, James B. Ce 143 Seven- teenth street, South Brooklyn, on Friday, Febru- OWLER.—Iin Brooklyn, on Tuesday, February 10, arty Which passes this Civil | Appig FowLERr, aged 29 years, Funeral from her late residence, No. 92 Hamilton » at five o'clock P.M. Her remains will be taken to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., for interment. | _GITTERMAN.—MAURICE C., second son of Henry | and Diana Gitterman, aged 5 years, ENOCH, infant twin daughter of Adolph B. ana | | cordially invited to 3 6 mre, 48 Weet Forty-sixth street, on Friday morn: Toa'sooks ‘The relatives aud fleway cr the faa are invited to attend without further notice, HaGeooRN.—On Monday, February 9, Henry G, HaGeporn, aged 41 years. The relatives and [riends, atso Cyrus Lodge, No, 208, F. and A, M., al80 members of Keindeer Asso. ciation, are respectfully imvited to attend the funeral, at his late residence, 1,479 First avenue, corner of Seventy-seventh street, on Thursday, the 12th inst, at one o'clock P, M. Cyrus Lopes, No. 208, F. axp A. M.—Bretires— You are hereby su.nmoned to meet at the lodge rooms, corner of Eighth avenue and Eighteenta Street, on Thursday, the 12th inst., at hait-past eleven A. M. sharp, to pay the last tribate of re- spect to the memory of our deceased worthy | brother, Henry Hagedorn, RICHARD A, BANTA, Master. JSERMAN, dr., Secretary. On Tuesday, February 10, MARY GRACR, aughter of Mary A, and D. C, Haring, aged TS aid 6 months, Relatives and iriends are invited to attend the tneral, from the residence of her parents, 42% est Thirty-iith street, this (Thursday) morning, Danrey “— o'clock HAW KINS.—On Tuesday, February 10, 1874, at ner residence, No. #61 Pearl street, inrpGer, the. be- toved wife of Wiliam Hawkins, in her 7oth year, ‘The funeral will take place 5 dence at one d'eiock,» Pi? rom the above reat HEALY.—On Wednesday, Fe Harrison street, Simon [ ti agt esac Botioe of funeral in jOrPING.—On Wedn norn ? at Middietown, Monmouth county” ae Samunt Horrixa, th the o6th year of hfs age. : The eral will take place | ‘ridy “4 13, at 10 o'clock A.M, place on Friday, February ARTSHORNE.—On Sunday, February 8, Jersey City, ANNA M., eldcst daughtey olan ras and Elizabeth V, Hartshorne, of Seabright, Nod. Funeral from the residence of her uncle, Peter Bentley, corner of Harrison and West Side avenues, Bergen, Jersey City, on Thursday, at hai i one o’clock, Carriages will meet the one o'clock train from New York and the quarter past one train from Newark at Bergen avenue station, New- ark and New York Railroad, HENpDRICKs.—On Tuesday morning, 10th inet., HARRIET HENDRICKS, widow of Henry Hendricks, in the 624 year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are in- vited to attend the funeral, at her late residenee, No. 46 West Twenty-second street, on Thursday morning, February 12, at ten o’clock, Janvis.—On Wednesday, February 11, 1874, Many OGDEN JARVIS, eldest daughter of the late Captain Nathaniel Jarvis. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Saturday, next, lith inst., at two o'clock P, M., from the residence of her brother, Nathaniel Jarvis, No. 24 East Twentieth street. KEARNEY. —On Monday, February 9, CATHARINE peril an old and faith{ui servant of Mrs, H. yres, The friends are respectfully invited to attend her funeral, from St, Stephen’s church, Twenty-eighth street, on Friday morning, at ten o'clock, when a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated jor the re- pose of her soul; from thence to Calvary Cemetery for interment, u.—On Toesday, Febroary 10, JOHN oldest son of Susan, widow of John Knobloch, aged 24 years, Relatives and fends of the family and the Beethoven Maennerchér are respectiuily Invited to attend the (nneral, from No, 149 Eldridge street, on Thursday, February 12, at two P. M., without fur- ther notice. Lyncn,—Suadenly, on Monda February 9 James Lyncu, of Tobyhanna, Pa., aged 52, The funeral will take place from the house of his brother-in-law, Anson Ryno, No, 315 West Forty- third 8 t, on Thursday, February 12, at two P.M. The relatives and Iriends of the family, and als» those of his brother, John H. Lynch, are in- vited to attend, Pennsylvania and Ohio papers please copy. —On Wednesday, February U1, ROBERE E. Launitz, from injuries received by collision on the Hariem Railroad, January 21, Notice of funeral hereaiter, Lyncu.—On Wednesday, February 11, Aron the youngest son of Andrew and Catharine Lynch, aged 9 years, 8§ months and 21 days. Relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from his pa- Trent's residence, No. 236 East Thirty-sixth street, MALLOY.—On Tuesday, February 10, 1874, Mary, wife of Lawrence Malloy, formerly of Kilkenny, Ireland, in the 52d year of her age. Relatives and iriends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from ner late residence, 310 East Twellth street, this (Thursday) edternoon, ‘oW’s papers, | at one o'clock, MeADE.—On Wednesday evening, February 11, JosErH B. Meapr, son of Thomas and Margaret Meade, Of No. 1,425 Second avenue, aged 21 years and 1 month, deeply regretted by a large circie of friends. ‘The tuneral wi!l take place from his fath dence on Friday, February 13, at one o'clock. MuRPIty.—-At Mount Vernon, N. Y., on Tuesday, February 10, Resgcca E. DEAN, wile of Dr, William Murphy, in the 62d year of her age. Funeral Thursday, 12th inst., at one P.M. Car. riages will meet the twelve o'clock New Haven train from Grand Central Depot. McCONNELL.—On Wednesday, February 11, at his residence, 208 Delancey street, JoMN MCCONNELL. Notice of funeral hereafter. Nouay.—On Tuesday, February 10, Jamas J. NOLAN, Of remitting fever, aged 3 yeurs and 9 months. Faneral from the residence of his parents, John and Anne Nolan, 427 West Fortieth street, this day (Thursday), at two o'clock P, M. Dublin papers please copy. Nourr.—on Tuesday, February 10, 1874, Hexri- EITA, youngest daugater of R. H. Nutt, tormeriy of Hull, England, aged 9 years and 3 months. Relatives and iriends are respectinily invited to attend the funeral, irom the residence of her Jather, 981 Gates avenue, Brooklyn, on Friday, 13th inst., at two o’clock P. M, Hull papers please copy, O'DONNELL.—On Tuesday, February 10, Jo O'DONNELL, aged 51 years, Relatives and friends of the family, and those of his brothers, Willam and James J.; also his "s resi- ! brother-in-law, James J. Maloney, are invited to attend the funeral, trom his late residence, No, 331 East Twenty-eighth street, this ({hursday) after- | noon, at hali-past one o'clock. PACKENHAM.—On Tuesday, February 10, Mary PACKENHAM, Wile of William Packenham and sister of John O’Brien, & native of the parish of Felhard, county Tipperary, Ireland, atter a short {JIness, seed 25 years 3 months and 10 days, latives and friends of the family are requested to attend the funeral, from her lute residence, No. 334 East Fifth street, New York, on Thursday after- noon, February 12, at hal(-past one o'clock, pre- cisely. PakkER.—In Brooktyn, on Wednesday, February 11, 1874, from congestion of the Sy CHARLES PARKER, aged 60 Jats 9 months and 3 days. Funeral from his late residence, 544 Pacific street, Brooklyn, on Sunday, 15th inst, at nall- past two P. M. si *PAULDING.—At Newark, N. J., on Tuesday, Fev- ruary 10, James L. PAULDING, aged 46 years, Funeral at First Presbyterian church, Peekskill, on Friday, February 13, at one o'clock. Carriages at Peekskill depot meet 10:45 train from New York. poh and friends attend without further notice. SayeRS—On Taesday, February 10, 1874, MARY Linpsay, beloved wife ot J. H. Sayers, and young- est daughter of the late Robert Lindsay, in the 33d. year of her age. The funeral will take place from the First Bap- tist church, corner of South Fifth and Filth streets, Brooklyn, E. D., on Friday, February 13, at one o'clock P.M. Relatives and friends are respect- fully invited to attend, SHERWOOD.—HAWEINS’ ZOUAVE VETERAN ASSO- GIATION.—Members of the above association and of the late Ninth New York Volunteers are requested to attend the funeral of George J. Sherwood, iate of Company D, from hia late residence, No. 56 Bloom- field street, Hoboken, N.J., at_one v’clock P. M. this day, RUSH 0. HAWKINS, President. J. C. JuLivs LANGBEIN, Secretary. SwirH,—In South Amboy, N. J., on Tuesday, Feb- Tuary 10, 1874, RICHARD H. SMITH, youngest son of Mary Smith, aged 26 years. Funeral from his late residence, Augusta street, South Amboy, this (Thursday): alternoon, at two ovclock. Relatives and friends, and members of St. Stephen’s Lodge, I, O. 0. F., are respectfully invited to attend. VANDEROEF.—On Wednesday, February 11, at No. 165 Kast Ninetieth street, Maraaner 4, VANDER- orr, widow of E. L, Vanderoeg, Notice of :uneral hereatter. Wat.vo,—On Sunday, February STON WALDO, Wile of Francis W. Waldo and dauugh- ter of the late Morgan L. Livingstom fhe relatives and friends of the family are in- vited to attend the funeral, on Thursday, February 12, at ten o'clock A. M., at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fitth avenue and Forty-fifth street. WaLLack.—On Wednesi February 11, 1874, MARIANNE, ne of James Wallace, formerly of ‘hompsonville, Conn. Services ‘will be held at the house ofher gon, 61 Fast Figbty-sixth street, on Friday morning, at Bales ma wul be taken to jompsonville for . anton Wednesday, February 11, HENRY 4. V BX, 28 years. Holatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the fmneral, from his lave residence, No. 440 West Forty-fith street, this (Thursday) aiternoon, February 92, at two o'clock. WanttRNoUR.—On , February 10, Hawe- ever Whritenour, Jr., NIA, youngest daughter of aged 8 years, 9 months and 17 days, The iriends o} the {amily and also the members of Progressive Lodge, No. F. and A. M., are residence of her rents, No. 362 Hast six oud street, on Thureda , at half-past one oclogks i YaRK.—On Wednesday, February 11, ings. brags, N. Y., WERNER rh Yara, in the 33d year of The tuneral will take place, from his late resi- dence, on Frit t eleven o'clock A.M. From thence the remains will be taken to Robingon Hall, 18 East Sixteenth street, between Fifth avenue and Broadway, where peptic funeral services will be held at one o'clock P. M. ‘The relatives and friends, also the ‘Masonic frater- ds, nity, with their f{¢ Tully invited to atreng,, “27 Tends are respect. HEY LODGR, No. 32%, F. AND A. M.—BRerit- RE special communication of the ROsALiEe LIViNG- @t 33 Union square, on Friday, 13th inst,, at ast twelve ovclock P.M, precisely, for the purpose of paying the last tribute of respect to our late brother, Warner F, Yark. By order of . DWARD B, BRUSH, Master, Joun J. THDALR, Seorevary,