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CONGRESS. The Louisiana Debate Continued in the Senate. Defence of the Adminis- 4 tration. MURDER RECORDS RAKED OVER. Apology for General Sheridan’s Action and Advice. Precedents of Interference by Federal Au- thority with State Rights. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan, 12, 1875, Mr. Wricat, (vep.) of lowa, from the Committee ‘en Finance, reported, with amendment, the Sen- ate bill to provide for the revision of the laws for the collection of customs duties, Pracedon the ealenaar. ' Mr, MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., from the Committe On Finance, reported a joint resolution authoriz- ing Thomas W. Fitch, engineer in the United States Navy, vo accept a wedding present sent to his wile, Minnie Sherman Fitch, by the Khedive of Egypt. Mr. Morrill said the present was sent by the Khedive to the daughter of General Sherman, whose husband, Mr. Fitch, was an éngineer in the avy, and it was necessary to pass the resolution to enable him to accept the present. ‘The resolution was passed without discussion, Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, irom the Finance Committee, reported favorably on the House bill declaratory of the nineteenth section of the act of 1874 to amend the customs revenue laws, and to Fepeal moities. Passed. Mr. Lewis, (dem.) of Va., introduced a bill to in- eorporate the trustees of the Lodise Home, in the District of Columbia. Referred to the Committee + On the District of Columbia, Mr. PRaTT, (dem.) of Ind., gave notice that after She expiration of the morning hour to-morrow he Wonld ask the Senate to take up the bill reported from the Committee on Public Lands in March last, ceding to the several States within whose Umits they respectively lie tue beds of unsurveyed Jaxes and other bodies of water, and would submit @ome observations on the merits of the bill. Mr. Scorn, (rep.) of Pa,, rom the Committee on Finance, reported, with amendments, the House ‘Dill toamend the National Bank act, and fixing compensation of national bank examiners, Placed on the celendar, Mr. WnriGHr, of Iowa, called up the House bill to abolish the Western district of Arkansas, and sub- mittea an amendment in the nature of a substi- tute, which was agreed to, and the bill passed. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Mr. SARGENT, (rep,) of Cal, presented a me- morial of the citizens of the county of Washington, District of Columpia, praying that in any legisia- tion by Congress for the government of the Dis- trict the rate of taxation for the county should Rot exceed seventy-five cents on every $100, [n Presenting the memorial Mr. Sargent said that justice demanded that something be done without delay toward establish- ing a government for the District. Tne mational government owned at least one-ball of the property here and paid nothing toward the expenses of the District last year. If Congress sbould not act this session the federal government wouid be relieved of paying anything toward the | expenses of tne District Jor another year, and this Waa injustice to the property holders here. Jt was ordered that tne memorial be printed and Jaid on the table. THE LOUISIANA DISORDERS, ‘The unfinished busiaess being the resolution of Mr, Schurz, instructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire what legisiation by Cougress is neces- gary to secure to the people of Louisiana their Tights of selhgovernment under the Constitution and report with tne least possible delay by a bill or otherwise, was then resumed. Mr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis., said the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Schurz) in his speech yesterday ad- vertised himself as being above party prejudice or ion. He bad left ali party tes and political aspirations behind, and irom that point the sen- ator (mr. Schurz) screamed to the country two charges against the party to which ne (Mr. Howe) belonged, charges which Were a8 moustrous and, he believed, Schorz) couid possibly nave fabricated Wf he had dedicated to the work not merely a holiday recess, buta whole summer vacation. Those charges, Which rang fpzcene, the waole course 01 his speech, were, lirst, that a detachment of the United states army on January 4 removed from the Legislature of a State certain members of that body and that it was done in pursuance ot the orders of General oheridan, under the direction of the President o1 the United states, acting in the name and on the behali Of the republican party ot the country, The second charge was worse than the first, to wit, that the republican party of the country encouraged the murder 01 republicans in one section that it might be alfurded a pretext for crushing the lberties of certain people oi that section. APOLOGY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. ‘The republican party gave the President no in- structions whatever as to what he should do or ‘What he should not do in New Orleans any (urther than were to be gatnered from the laws of the | land. General Sheridan was not in command in | New Orleans when the event of Monday com- aie of took place, He did not order uny one take any one out o! the Legislature of Louisiana, and, Joaliy, no member of tne Legisiature was taken out of the State House by anybody. As to the second charge of the Senator, that | the republican party encouraged the murder | of repuvlicans in one section, &c., he (Mr. Howe) Dad two things to say—First, the republican party ‘Was not guilty, and second, he did not think any ene would injer that such an accusation did fuil | Justice to the Senator himsell, or tke intelligence | Of the peopie of the country. a8 groundiess as the seuator (Mr. | | (Mr. Bayard) believe that there was a Senator in | NEW YORK #MERALD, WEDNESDAY, nators om the democratic side OF the caamber would tell the people of the South ‘nat they would not tolerate these offences, ‘there re of them. Mr. MogTon, (rep.) of Ind., satd it was well un- derstood in Ri ver parish tias witnesses who testified against these criminals, that grand jurors | ‘who were disposed to indict or petty jurors who were disposed to CODVICL them, w be mur- dered, and that was the reason why these criml- nals in Loutsiana had not been punished, Mr. GORDON, Of Georgia—May | ask tbe Senator who is bis iniormant? THE VICKSBURG TROUBLES, . HOWE deciiued to yield the four any further, and, resuming his argument, spoke of the Vicks- burg troubies, and said that murders had been committed there. Until all these things should be successfully contradicted Senators on the other side of thia chamber must not be astonished at | the fact that the opinion prevailed that lie was NOt as secure In the South as it ought to be. It was Sucre, believed tn the North tnat there was a hostility entertained against the negroes in the South, Was it true or wae it not? , Mr. GORDON—It 18 not true, Mr. President, if the Senator wiil allow me that mucn. Mr, Hows then read {rom the report of Senator Schurz, who Was sent South in 1865 to note the coudition of Rabie affairs in that quarter, to the effect that a large majority of the Southern men with whom he came in contact announced their Opinions with such positive assurance that he be- heved their minds were fully made up. They said:—“You cannot make the negro work without physical compuision.” He had heard itin every quarter and came to the conclusion that it was the perenne sentiment among the Southern people, Mr. Scuurz sald that the report was written three montns alter the surrender of the rebel army and when every condition of society in the South was i coniusion, * THE QUESTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS, Resuming his argument, Mr. Howe referred to the speech of the Senator irom Georgia (Mr. Gor- don), und said tie laws of Georgia made but slight provision tor the education of the colored people In that State. Mr. GORDON said he disliked to interrupt the Senator, but he was making very serious charges; and if the Senator declined to be interrupted he (Mr, Gordon) would take occasion at an early day to reply. Mr. HOWE satd the Senator would have abundant opportunity to reply. Me then read irom the Uni- cago Pribune a despatch irom New Orleans in ref erence to the demand jor the expulsion of six colored giris from the High Scnool, auu next had Senator Conkling read ior him a statement in the Lauderdale Mercury, published in Mississippi, call- ing upon the people to drive the Governor out of the State, and said such sentiments in his section would not be construed as peaceful and quiet, Last winter the Senate passed the Civil Rights bul, and he believed every democrat in the cham- ber recorded his vote againsti Mr. SAULSBURY, (dem.) of Del.—The Senator is 1 Mr. Hows, or Rina Said the democrats ob- jected to that Civil Rights bill because it opened the schools to colored children, In 1872, when a civil rights bill was belore the Senate which did not open the schools the democratic party was JUSt aS Unanimous in Opposing it, That party was ‘united upon one subject only, aud that was hostility bo Lhe negro. Mr. SAULSBURY sald he resided in a community where there were negroes, and he believed the democrats were the true irieuds of the negro, though the democrats did not seek to put them- selves upon terms of equality with them. It was Ot [rom hostility to the negro, but from a higher regard tor themselves, which he was sorry to say was not to be found in some Of his friends on the other side of the Chamber, Mr. Hows said when he could see a disposition im the South to let the negro do for himself ne Would no longer believe this cnarge of hostility. Was it evidence of friendship toward the colored man that there was not a democratic vote ‘to girs him treedom; not a democratic vote to allow him to ride on the street cars, go to the theatre or be entertained ‘at the hotels? A year ago, in this hall, when the Senate undertook to legisiate on a subject of finance, it saw the democratic party Split, and for that matyer, the republican party, too. He remembered how he had listened to the bard money sentiments of his iriend trom Dela- Ware (Mr. Bayara), until he had come to the con- | clusion that Something good could come out of | | Delaware, To-day, uf it were thoroughly agreed | that the negro should bave every chance 1o help lehimsell, neither the democratic party nor the re- | publican party, in mie judgment, would hold to gether three months, INJUSTICE TO GENERAL SHERIDAN, He next reierred to the speech o1 Mr. Bayard of last week, and said it did injustice to General | | Sheridan, ‘injustice to the Senate, to the | country and to the Senator himself. What of fence had General Sheridan committed? He dad suggested tor @ wost extraordinary state of things | a@u extraordinary remedy. He (Mr. Howe) thought | | that the Senator from Delaware, mstead of heap- | ing condemnation upon the head of General Sneri- | dan, should have spent a little of his energy in tue | condemaation oi the outrages which Sberidan de- nounced. He (Mr. Howe) did not think that Sena- | tors should be very harsh tn censuring the conduct | of General Sheridan. That officer did not say all | citizens of New Orleans were “banditti,” and as | to the disposition in tuat city to override all law, | referred to by Sheridan, Congress could see tor | tteeli that tt was so. * { Mr. Bayaxp, (dem,) of Del. read Sheridan’s de- { Spatch in reterence to “banditt,” and said it was | ap arraignment of the whole community of New | Orleans. Personally he had scarcely au acquaiut- | auce with General Sheridan, and no desire 10 de- | tract from his merit as a Bol ;, but it seemed to | him (Mr. Bayard) almost incredible that a Senator so advanced in years, and so amiable as tne Senator irom Wisconsin, should stand here to find | | fault with bim jor stating that the conduct of | Sueridan in New Orleans was that of | ‘innuman ferocity. The Senator, outside of tnis Chamoer, would find but one | | Sentiment tn regard te tuat despatch. Did he‘not | ask the President of the United States to issue a | | proclamation be had no more rigut to issue than @ nad tue right to issde a bull in the name of the — Wenave oll to remove the imitation restricting the capital of gold banks to $1,000,000, Mr. Maynard explained that thc bill was local in its operation, relating only to gold banks which | ‘were confined to the Pacific coast, Tne represent- | atives from that section were very anxious 50 have it passed. Mr. Homan, (dem.) of Indiana, opposed the bill, remarking that the proposition was that the Specie paying banks should be leit without any Umit whatever on their circulation, Mr. MERRIAM, (rep.) of New York—It is free banking so far as the gold banks are concerned, The bill for the resumption of specie payments | having been referred to in the debate, Mr. RAN- | DALL, (dem.) of Pennsylvania, repeated the ob- Jection that he entertained to that bill, and said that he desired {t amended so that the Secretary of the Treasury shouid never have the power to reissue greenbacks redeemed and should, tnere- fore, never have the opportunity to inflate or contract the currency or to afect the money market, and, also, strike out the first and second sections, which invoived an expendi- ture of $44,000,000 in the purchase of silver to sup- ply the place of fractional currency, and which would require three years’ time to coin that silver, That measure, they had been told, was the embodiment of the financial wisdom of the repub- lican party; therefore, it was responsible for its effects upon the public credit and the public in- dustry. He recognized that there was a formidable intellectual minority of republican members against that bil, Mr. G. F. HosR asked Mr. Maynard whether there was any precedent in legislation for permitting any class of corporations to contract debts with out limitation, and whether that was not the effect of this bill, ir. MERRIAM, (rep.) of N. Y., replied that the Same absolute security to holders 0! national bank notes existed as for holders of those gold bank notes. Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohto, in response to Mr. Randall, said he did not understand that the bill 10 resume specte payments involved the charge of $40,000,000 to the Treasury in the way of redeem- Ing fractional currency. INCREASE OF THE NATIONAL DEBT, Mr. RANDALL—It increased the national debt just that amount, and provides jor increasing it lurther by making it interest bearing instead of non-interest bearing. E is GABFIELD—It does not increase the national ebt a ri RANDALL—It increases the ‘interest bearing jebt. Mr. GaRFIELD—It may increase the interest bearing debt, but it is the very essence of any Measure to resume specie payments that the non-interest bearing debt shall be redeemed on presentation; no one can confront the idea of specie payment without coming to the conclusion that the payment of interest must be increased by taking up the non-interest bearing paper and putting it in the form of interest bearing paper. Mr. HoLMan, (dem.) of Ind.—Couid not the same object be accomplished by retiring national bank notes instead of greenbacks ? Mr. GarFigLp—If we could turn all our public debt into Treasury notes we should, apparently, a@t least, save the payment 0! interest; but the policy of the government bas been too fong set tled against the issuing of vast volumes of paper by the government, making the government wanker, for that question to be raised now as a practical one. I should regard it as a bad day for this country when the Treasury becomes a bank and issues all the paper that is to be used as cur- rency. I voted for the Specie Resumption bill on two grounds. I voted for it first for what there was not in it. My fear had been that any bill lixely to be passed by this Congress would be @ bill of inflation, driving us further trom specie payments, and when | jound a bill that was likely to get the consent of botn houses of Con- gress and that distinctly excluded that idea, I re- garded it as a real gain. Second, | voted tor it lor the affirmative reason that it was a solemn declaration oj law that we would at a fixed time in the future resume specie payments. That decia- ration is clear and uuequivocal—a day 1s fixed and the law declares that that day shall witness that consummation. That was a gain which I was not willing to lose. While the machinery provided in the bill does not seem at all adequate to bring about the result, my hope is that public opinion, following tie lead of this solemn deciaration, wul enable Congress, bejore that time arrives, w take the necessary steps to achieve what has been solemniy promised. ‘hat was the controlling affirmative reason why I voted ior that bill. Alter further discussion tne bill was passed— yeas 136, nays 80, It repeals so much o! section 5,185 of the Revised Stavutes as limits to $1,000,000 the circulation of panking associations organized for the purpose of issuing notes payable in gold, and allows them to increase their circulating notes in accordance with the existing law, with- out respect to such limtiation. Mr. ELKINS, (rep.) of N, M., introduced a bill granting the rignt of way to tne Mexico and Cole orado Railroad Company. Reierred. BILLS PASSED. On motion of Mr. HALE, (rep.) of Me., the Senate amendments to the Naval Appropriation bill were concurred in, they only increasing tie appropria- tion $20,000, which, Mr, Hale said, was an un- precedented circumstance in general appropria- tion bills, Mr. DoNNAN, (rep.) of lowa, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill appropriating $15,000 for the construction of military roads in Arizona, Passed. Also, donating condemned cannon for monument at Masillou, Ohio. Passed. . Also, adversely to the bill to pay volanteer of- cers between the date of their commission by Governors of States anu the dute of their muster. soldiers’ | Poper | | Mr. Hows said General Sheridan dia not ask the | | Presideat Lo issue such a proclamation; he only | | Suggested that such @ proclamation should ve ‘sued, General Sheridan stood there in this pre ence of murder. He jelt keenly and he spoke bickes gf He suggested a remedy which the law | | would not warrant, He (Mr. Howe) did not re gard that as an. evidence of inhuman fer; ‘ ocity, especially in one trained as a soldier, When any one would show him that Sneridan had perpetrated any inhuman deed, or haa made any recommendation which | would tend to inhumanity, or when he asked ior | power to be visited upon any but the gullty, then he (Mr. Howe) would unite with the Senator Irom Deiaware apd would not make a single criti- cism in anything the Senate might say. He then reviewed the circumstances which took place in New Orleans on the 4th inst., and denied that there was avy legal organization of the Legislature by the democrats. Did tne senator from Velaware this Chamvoer, especially on the repuvlican side who would consent to the slightest infraction of our constitution? Did he believe that the repub- | lican party wanted to substitute @ despotism for | @ constitutional government ? THE CONSTITUTION TRAMPLED ON. Mr. BAYaxD said he could scarcely velieve that the Senator asked him that question seriously, He did oelieve that the republican party nad trampled upon the constitution till there was | scarcely & vestige Of it lett. He had seen effort | alter effort to oreak tt down till he believed, as he believed in his eXistence, that the party had no | Tespect lor it, THE JOHN BROWN INVASION, Mr. Scuvnz, (li.) of Mo., said the Senator (Mr. Howe) did not quote him correctly, aud read | ‘what he did say from the record of qeretray. Mr. Hows repited that he was giad he was mis- | taken in construing the remarks of the Senator. | Continuing his argument, he said ihe Senator from Georgia (Mr. Gordon) in a recent speech had | complained Of an exibition o; hate toward the People of the Sonth on the republican side of the | chamber. He (Mr. Howe) denied that the repub- | Mean party hated any portion of the country, It ‘Was linpossible tor that party to hate one section. It had sacrificed too much ior the whole country. All the jaws made for the South were mae {or the North. The repubiican party had poured out the treasure of the country as ireely to open the channels of Southern harbors as it had to open the channels of Northern ones. | MURDER IN THE SOUTH. Another complaint by the Senator from Georgia | (Mr. Gordon) was that hig section of country was | fraduced, Was livelled, He complained that it had been said during this deoate that murder and | ‘Worse crimes were habitually and openly perpe- trated. He (Mr, Howe) ihougit murder was too | common in many parts of tie South, ana was re- | | garded there with much Jess abuorrence than in other portions of the country. Murder and otber species Of violence had been employed in the South for political purposes. He believed the fact t be #0, and to make it manifest to the country | would do a great service. Mr. Howe then spoke | ol the Red River trouvies in Louisiana, and said | the perpetrators Of \uose crimes went unpunished, Mr. GOXDON, (dem.) Of Ga., said he would ask «| the senator (Mr. Mowe) if it was not true that tne | government of Louisiana was in the hands of the republicans, if the republicans had not the judiciary of the State and u a majority of the people supported the Kellogg government, as was ciaimed by Senators on the other side of the cham- ber, how was it that the Courts of the State, ad by the army of the United States, did nos Pr) tne perpetrators of these crimes to justice? Mr. HOWE replied be woud not go into that.ques. tion now, but to the best of his iniormation the Courts of the State were weak, Mr. GORDON said the Senator oy implication, if | mot by direct words, charged that murders ware committed in Red River parish. Ii it be true vt | Was & most remarkable fact that the Attorney neral for Louisiana, who belonged to the same rty a8 the Senator, did not prosecute the crim | wails. The Senator bad said the Courts were weak. if the Attorney Genera) nad not the brains or nerve to draw up 4 bill of indictment the democrauuc party certainly not responsibie. (Applause in the gallery.) The Cualn (Mr, Ferry, of Michigan) directed the Sergeant-at-Arms to see that the rule was enforced and ali applause in the gallery be restrained, Mr. Hows said he liked the language of tle Sen- nd liked the applause wich fol- No matter what the Senator might tink 1 the personal qualification of the Attorney Gene. Fal for Louisiana, he (Mr. Howe) would say that if the democratic party of Loutsiana would say to Governor Kellogg they would sustain nim in every effort to put down murder, no such transactions 8 took place in Red River parigh would ever take piere again, He beabeved that i ball a dozen | We have trampled upon the constitution. ‘ Mr. How# denied that the repuplican part; Wanted avy despotism, and said the Senator says | his opinion, and jortunately neituer his opinion r mine controls the country, If a legisiator should be taken out of the “State House he would not ve deprived of hig character as | @ representative, though no member of the Leg- islature tn New Orleans was taken out. In 1854 quite @ detachment of the army of the United Siates was employed in Boston. It was not called | there by the Governor 0i Massachusetts, but was sent there by the federal goverument to take one negro out of Boston. In 1869 Virginia was invaded | by @ force consisting of eighteen white men and | five negroes, under the command of one John brown, Virginia did uot call upon the federal ; government to interfere, but marched her | own troops there to repel that invasion. Tne | national government, however, volunteered its services immediately. These things sowed that | the army was used when the democrats had con- | trol, it had been said bere that the peopie are | preparing to overthrow tha: party which has conducted the goverument from 1861 down to the present day. Itmight come, He was not insensi- bie to it, but he could not consent to turn back, as udmonished by the Senator irom Missouri (Mr. Schurz) yesterday. He was not constituted on the crawtish order. There might be storms | ahead, and it might be prudent for those not fully insured to go ashore; but he was going to cone plete tue voyage, and if the ship went down be- fore the voyage Was completed he would go down with it, and if it should ever ve raised again, as it must be for the eat underwriter would attend to that, there would be found at the mast-head her flag npon which might be read that all men, whatever their race or color might be, had equal riguts to the pursuit of life, | liberty and bappiness, Mr. LOGAN, (rep.) Ol IIL, obtained tne floor, but Yielded to BREY, (rep.) of Mich., jor a motion Jor executive session, Which was agreed to. The Vice President laid before the Senate a com- municatuon irom the Attorney General, enclosing a@report of the United States Attorney for the | Western District of Tennessee, in regara to the | troubles in that section last summer, It was ordered to be printed and lie on the tabie. The Senate then, at twenty minutes to four o’clock, proceeded to the consideration of execu- tive business, and at four o'clock the doors were reopened and the Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, Jan, 12, 1875, Ort, motion of Mr, WILLIaMs, (rep.) of Ma: the Committee on Post Offices was directed to inquire and report what change can be made in the postal laws forsthe purpose of reducing expenses with- out impairing the usefuiness and eMcicncy of the service. RENTRICTIONS ON GOLD BANKS. Mr. Maynany, (fep.) Of Tenn., from the Banking and Currency Committee, reported back tue | Ha in, Laid on the table. ir. GUNOKEL, (rep.) of Ohio, from the same com- mittee, reported @ vill, that where a person mus- tered out of the rxmy as a supernumerary officer ' shall be reappointed as an olficer, the three years’ pay and alowauce receivea by him when mus- tered out shall be refunded by @ deduction of flity per cent on his pay. Passed, , Also adversely, a bill ior the relief of enlisted meu who served thirty days im the Seminole war in Florida. Laid ou the table. HE PAY DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. Mr. MacDouGALL, {rep.) of N. Y., from the same committee, reported a biil ixing the Pay Depart- ment of the Army at one paymaster general, with the rank ol brigadier general; two assistant pay- | master generais, with tue rank of colonel; two | deputy paymaster generals, witu the rank of lieu tenant coionei; ee paymasters, with the rank | Of major; fiiteen with the rank of captain, and fiiteen with the rank of frst lieutenant, Reterred | to the Committee o1 the Whoie. Also @ bill to place Lawrence A, Williams, late Major in the Sixth cavalry, On the retired lst of tne army. Mr. HUNTON, Of Virginia, from the same com- mittee, reported a bill authorizing the estabiish- ment of a mutual survivorship annuity tand among oMicers of tne army. Referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole. Also a bill to extend the observations of the Signal Service so as to benefit the public health, Relerred to,the Committee of the Whole, The Committee on Military Affairs having ex- hausted its business, with the exception of some in the hands of Messrs. Coburn, of Indiana, and Albright, of Pennsyivania, woo, having been ab- sent On the special committee in Alabama, were Not prepared with their reports, the Sp-aker pto- ceeded with the call of the committees in their regular order, thus passing s\X committees with- out drawing any response irom any of they THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL'S TRIBULATION An attempt was tuen made on behali of the Judiciary Committee, which was among those that had been called and had not responded, to get permission to go back im the cail; but ‘Mr. RANDALL, (dem.) Of Pa., objected, and persisted 1m the objection, thus suatiing out the Civil Rignts bill, which the commitvee was prepared to report. To get over this ditliculty the Speaker proceeded With the call, and, no committees responding, he got around very rapidiy til the Select Committee on tne Washington National Monumeut was yeached, when Mr. CHirpMAN, (rep.) of D.U., Chair- Mun ol that committee, reported the bill to pro- vide for the Compietion of the Washington Monu- ment; but, a6 that bill proposed an appropriation, it was subject to a point of order made by Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mags., apd was got out of the way by being reiecred to ine Committee of the Whole. RIGHT OF WAY OF RAILWAYS. Then Mr. VaNce, (dcem.) of N. C., in order to use up the morning hour, to whtch the cail was confined, moved that the House adjourn, and on tat motion the yeas and nays Were called. This call finished up the morning hour, and then, the day being assigned to the business of we Com- mittee on Puviie Lands, Mr. TOWNSEND, (rep.) of Pa., its chairman, reported a generai bill grant- ing to raliroad companics the rigut of way through ‘Ube public lands, Aiter considerable discussion the bill was passed as @ substitute sor the Senate bill. It gives tue right Of Way to tue extent of 100 feet On eaci side of the central line of she road and the right to take irom tie adjacent public lands the earth, stone, timber, &c., necessary for the construction Of the road; also ground for stations, not to ex- ceed twenty acres lor each station, to the extent Of One station for every ten miles of road. A pro- vision Was luserted, on motion of Mr, Ho.Man, of Indiana, that States in which ratroads may be built under the provisions of thia bill shall have authority at ail times to regulate and limit the Charges for transportation, and another provision ‘Was inserted, on motion of Mr. G. F, Hoar, (rep.) Of Mass., that ali such rights of way shall sub- ject to the authority of the States through which the roads may pass. Mr. BRADLEY, (rep.) of Mich., from the same committee, reported a bill granting the necessary rigut of Way not exceeding four rods in width, to Philip H. Einerson and associates for the conssruc- tion of @ pubic toll road from Grantte, at the mouth of the Little Cottonwood canyon, in Sait Lake county, Utab, to the head of the canyon, the | rates Of toil to be churged not to exceed the usual rates for similar roads and to be approved by the county court, The road w be consirucsed within two years. ‘The bill was advocated by Mr. BRADLEY and was opposed by Mr. CLYMER, (dem.) of Pa, and Mr. CANNON, (Mormon) of Utah. Mr. OLYMER moved to lay the bill qn the tadle. Negatived, itvout disposing of the bid, which comes up ain to-morrow, the House ab weli-past jour o'clock adjourned, JANUARY 13, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEHT. THE SUBSIDY INQUIRY. JAY COOKE & CO,‘8 BOOKS EXAMINED—PRICE OF THE ELOQUENCE OF A LOBBYIST—DON PIATY’S VIRTUOUS LOAN—HE ALSO BECOMES CONTUMACIOUS, WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 1875, Toe Ways and Means Committee continued ph¢ Pacific Mail investigation this morning, Jonn W, Corson, the bookkeeper of Jay Cooke& Co., of Washing.on, appeared with the vooks of that banking house, Gnd was examined with refer- ence to the Wo checks of the Brooklyn Trust Com- pany ou the Marine Nationa! Bauk ior $50,000 each, payable to the order of John G, Schumaker, which were Cashed by Jay Cooke & Co. His testimony ana the examination of the books showed that these checks were casied here on June 3, 1872; ‘that they were indorsed only by John G, Schumaker, and that, therefore, 1% would appear that Schumaker got the cash; some other person, however, might have re- cetved the money if the teller were autnorized by Henry D. Cooke to cash them Without further in- dorsement; the books also showed that on Jane 3, 1872, a certificate of deposit, No, 2,315, was issued to Joun G, Schumaker for $90,000; this cer- tuficate was paid June 5, 1872, and on that day an- other certificate, No. 2,321, was iasued to John G, Schumaker for $60,000, which in turn was paid June 7, 1872; witness saia that it would seem irom the books that the first certificate was retired by {aguing the second and paying $30,000 in cash; both of these certificates, though issued to Schu- maker, might have been made payable to the order of some one else; the original certificates would show that they are now in the possession of the bankruptcy trustee in Philadelphia, POSTMASTER KING'S LITTLE AMOUNT. The books alsv showed that on the 3d of June, 1872, the bank cashed a certificate of deposit issued by the National Park Bank, of New York, tn favor of William S. King, for $6,000; the money was paid over the counter, apparently to John H. Rice, te his name followed King’s, and was the last in- jorser, Lewis J. Davis, of the banking firm of Lewis, Johnson & Co., testified that a certificate of de- sit issued by the Park National Bank of New ‘ork, to the order of William S. King, for $10,000, passed through their bank on June 5, 1872; had no personal recoliection of the circumstance, but in- fers trom the records that the money was paid over the counter to William 5. King; the Park Bank being their Own correspondent, they would cash its certificates for any amount upon proper identification. HOW THE MONEY WENT. Jonn G. Hersey, the assistant doorkeeper, who received $11,000 irom Irwin, was recalled and questioned by Mr. Beck as to his expenditure of the money. He swore that he used it in the pay- ment of debts and in the ordinary expenditures of living, except $1,500 lost in a pork speculation and $7,000 invested in government vonds and other personal property. His further examination was temporarily postponed until he should bring to the committee his bank book and such papers as he may have corroborative of his statement, ANOTHER SUBSIDY ADVOCATS. Hamilton G. Fant sworn:—Witness said he did all he could to secure the subsidy; whenever he met gentlemen he talked about 1t; be advo- cated {t through members, and sometimes he would send others to see memvers; he sent Mr. Geares W. Wiley, of New York, to see Kepresenta- tive Beck, but that amounted to nothing; witness could not recail the name of any person who re- ceive mouey apart from himsell; Irwin agreed to give him $12,000 for advertising the subsidy; witness used all the means he could to secure the subsidy. it appeared during the course of the examina- tion that Wiley did see Beck, but Beck not only made speeches, but voted against the subsidy. Witness said he did not mention to any persons witb whom he conversed that he was employed to secure the subsidy. Mr. Beck remarked that he had never seen the witness until to-day. METHOD OF LOBBYING, Witness could not recollect the name of any persou Other than Wiley, whom he sent to talk with members of Congress; could not remember, it being three years ago, the name of any Con- gressiuan with whom he talked at his bankin, house; he did not in visiting the Capitol cal out any member to talk witn nim; he resorted gen- erally to the reporters’ gallery ; could not recollect an, talk to Mr. Beck, besides 013 general statement; he went to New York several times, where there was 4 large opposing interest, and his object was to molily the opposition to the subsidy; the men who opposed the subsidy had sold snort, and his object was to convince them that the subsidy would pass, 80 they might buy in sock; witness thought his services were Worth more than | $12,000, as he had to neglect his business to attend to Irwin’s; witness did not carry stocks for any member of Congress, Mr. Fant made the following general state- ment:—arly in the spring of 1872, being engaged in the banking and stock business in this city, and Mr, Irwin, having known me for several years, employed me to render such legitimate ser- vice as Lcouid to obtain tne subsidy, and agreed to pay me $2,000 cash and $10,000 contingent on the passage of the bill. It was known that there was a large and influential body of stock oper- ators who had sold the stock of the Pacific Mail short, and who were opposing the subsidy; and | Mr. Irwin, fearing this opposition, thought that I could moilify 1¢ in some degree by my personal influence, and he therefore employed me. He also Knew that I understooa tueir operations, and could keep him intormed, was iso to use ail the legislative means! coula to:secure the subsidy; it wae distinctly agreed that my com- pensation Was not to depend on my carrying any vote in Congress; I was paid $2,000 at the time of the agreement, and, alter the passage of the bill, Mr. Abert deposited to my credit, with my firm, about the 20th of May, 1872, $10,000, the amount due me, DONN PIATI’S CONVENIENT LOAN. Don Piatt testitied that he received the $5,000, as stated by Colonel Abert; it was in the shape of a loan from Irwin, and the money was paid back to him; this transaction had nothing whatever to do with the subsidy, as he had opposed it from be- ginning to end in his newspaper, and other- wise did all he could to defeat it; the money was from {rwin’s private funds and certainly it was not used to corrupt members. The note that he gave to irwin came back to mim indorsed by R. B. [rwin, a8 paid July 2, 1872, The witness de- clined to say who paid the money for him, as this invoived an exposure of private transactions ae had nothing whatever todo with the sup- sidy. ‘The committee reserved consideration of the question as to whether they would tusist on being informed who paid the money for Mr. Piatt. The room was then cleared. The committee decided that Mr. answer who paid the $6,000 for him in satisfaction of his note to lrwin, and have given him until Friday vo tell. The committee then adjourned till to-morrow. ST. JOHN'S GUILD. Of all places in the.city where harrowing sights can be oftenest met St. Jolin’s Guild stands first. Covering all creeds and colors with the mantle of its charity, itis not strange that such should be the case. Women with babes in their arms and broods of little children clinging to tneir skirts cry and begat the door for shelter. Often these heartbroken mothers bave had no food for them- selves or babes for days, and, as the last bitter | drop to fill the cup of their misery, they are turned out into the street, with the nignt coming on and the thermometer far below the freezing poinr. With but slender resources —totally inadequate to meet the great demands made—tne work 1s caz- ried on at No, 52 Varick street. Last winter ONE HUNDRED BARRELS OF MEAL, alone costing over $6v0, were consumed dally in seeding the 7,000 iamilies dependent upon the | Guild ior sustenance in their desperate straggie for ie. I'he money contributed to the Guild dur- ing the holidays, apparently with the mistaken idea that it was to provide a Christmas feast rather than a irugal but continuous supply to the sufferers, was quickly swallowed by the hungry throng. Indeed, the estimates given for feeding those known to be in a destitute condition would require the expenaitare of $1,000 per day, and with that sum only the plainest aud simplest of un- cooked food can be provided. contributions to the fund for the relief of these destitute families may be sent to the HERALD oilice, or to the Rev. Alva Wiswall, at St. John’s Guid, No, 62 Variek street. WOMAN'S SOCIAL EDUCATION. Yesterday afternoon there was a meeting, slimly attended, of the above society at Plimpton Hall. A paper was read by Rev. Phebe A. Hanaford, en- titled “Ex Oriente Lux—‘-From the East Comes Light”—in which it was sougnt to be demon- | strated that the noble study of the science of lan- guage and the dertvation of words would show the Orient to be the fountain and spring of all that is rich in our religion or nobie in the world’s litera- ture, Tne speaker quoted very learnedly from Max Miller and otner authors in support of this view, and instanced one enthusiastic young lady who is now studying Sanscrit under Elihu Burrit, and may even rival the “learned blacksmith’? himseli, She spoke of another gifted lady who was an examilier ol teacuers under the “Doric dome of the State House of the ‘fri-mountatn City,” relerring, it 18 Supposed, to Boston. In conclusion the speaker said that “in the last day the whole vocabulary Of languages will be tue voices of the angels.’ SUICIDE IN BROOKLYN. Nicholas Hart, tairty years of age, employed as | @ laborer in Kolv's brewery, Witherspoon street, Brooklyn, committed suicide yesterday morning by hanging himself in the brewery. The body was a WO the Morgue aud the Coroner was nou- ce ‘ Particular thing, except sending Mr. Wiley to | Piatt shall | THE STATE CAPITAL Appointment of the House Standing Committees. Little Grumbling Selection, at the Superior Parliamentary Knowl- edge of the Republicans. ALBANY, Jan, 12, 1875, The suspense incidental to the appointment of committees in the Assembly was eifectuaty al- Jeviated to-day In the announcement of those tm- portant organizations by Speaker McGuire, The slate was definiteiy fixed upon at twelve o’cloek last night; but between that hour and ten o'clock this morning two or three changes were made. It was at first a settled fact that Mr. Sherman would receive the chairmanship of Cities, but this morn- ing the name of Mr. James Daly, of New York, was read from the list for thas position. ‘This gives leading places to two members trom New York, chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee. There is little dissatisfaction expressed among the mem- bers as to the appointments. Speaker McGuire had a hard task belore him vo please everybody, and the material ih the present house is not of @ brilliant character trom which to make proper selections. The appointment of Mr. Daly as chairman on Cities gives general satisfaction. From the start this gentleman, it 1s said, was slated for the place, but the mysterious ways of politicians, who seldom take fitness as the most prominent consideration in the battle for oficial recognition, nearly upset the gentleman’s candi- dacy. Mr. Waehner, who heads the Judiciary Committee, is a young lawyer of New York, and represents the Tenth District of yourcity in the Assembly. Mr. Nicholas Muller, from the First District, 1s one of the Railroad Committee, Mr. Davis, the terror of the canal interess, has been placed second upon the Canal Committee. It would have been but justice to give Mr. Davis the chairmanship. A sweep through this reputed den of corruption, known as the Canal Ring, would prove wholesome and well timed, The days of rings and organized bands of pubiic piunderers are supposed to be passed. But igis so? The present legislative session may de- velope @ proper answer to this inquiry. THE ASSEMBLY SESSION, Speaker McGuire’s gavel desconded upon the desk at eleven o’clock sharp. Punctuality is @ vir- tue to be admired, and speaks flatteringly for the new Speaker’s qualifications. Now for a little More order. It would be well to give the House @ chance to hear what Olerk Calking hag to say. He reads the bills and other documents introduced. It would appear from to-day’s gathering that the reading was intended for @ host of page boy candidates, country and fictitious newspaper correspondents, embryo lobbyists and others who crowded around the Clerk’s desk. No fault of Mr. Calkins, who will no doubt prove a most excellent official, but | @ positive neglect of duty on the part of those whose business tt is to see that order 1s preserved. PARLIAMENTARY TACTICS, It 18 obvious that the republicans have the advan- tage in the House in the matter of parliamentary tactics. Alvord and Husted are quick as lightning and well up in all that pertains to legislative rou- tine. Tne democratic majority had better look well to their laurels in this respect or they may ‘et entangled iu all sorts of puzzling positions Before the session is concluded. THE LOUISIANA QUESTION IN THB HOUSER. At the conclusion of the reading of the Gov- ernor’s rcey, on the Louisiana troubles Mr. James Daley offered @ resolution that a committee of five be appointed to draft suitable resolutions in gelation to the subject. Mr. Alvord, from the republican side of tne House, jamped up and calied for time to examine the document, and was sec- onded in his remarks by Mr. Husted. The ques- tion will be taken up at length to-day. The repup- licans are evidently watching this move oi the Gemocrats with much interest. THE HELL GATE OBSTRUCTIONS, A move in the proper direction has been com- menced to encourage the- completion of the Hell Gate improvement. Mr. Hess, of New York, to- day introduced a resolution asking Congress to immediately appropriate suMcient funds for the completion of the work. ‘This matter, oeing re- lerred to the Committee on Federal Relations, ought not to hang fire, but should be acted upon at once, THE SENATE ON LOUISIANA. There was somewhat of a hot discussion this | morning in the Senate as to Louisiana matters, on | the reading of Governor Tilden’s Message and in- troduction of Lord’s resolutions. The resvlutions immediately became a party measure, as was Ireely evidenced by the voting and discus sion which iollowed. ‘The republican mem- bers fought for time to consider the Inatter, They did not wish, as they ex- pressed it, to rau hastily into 4 condemnation of acts of the administration of which they were not entirely cognizant. Senator Jacobs, of Kings, adroitly cornered the republican majority by mov- ing the consideration o1 the Message to a commit- tee of turee, but tuis was also voted down. In case of the passage of this resolution the Presi dent of the Senate, Lieutenant Governor Dors- heimer, would have the appointment of the com- mittee, and, it is understood, would necessarily designate a Satori, 4 the Ipterest of his party. ‘The bait dia nol catch, but it was a shrewd one. THE UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP. There are no hew developments to-day relative to the United States Senatorship, To-mght the democratic caucus committees of both houses will meet at the Delavan. They are to determine when the regular caucus is to be heid. It is understood =that the friends of Henry (. dae wish to prolong the gathering until londay evening, but there is a proba- bility that it willbe held on ‘Thursday or Friday. Until this vexed question of the election ot United States Senator is disposed of legisiation will not assume any reguiar shape. A rumor has been circulated that Lieutenant Gover- nor Dorsheimer has worked vigorously in this canvass, but | can say that the gentleman feels it entirely beyond good taste for one in his official position to take any active part in the con- troversy. He has not shown his nand in any way other than in private conversation among in- timate friends, SENATE. ALBANY, Jan. 12, 1875, A petition was presented from the residents of | Gallatin asking for power to retire $25,000 town bonds. ‘rhe sixth annual report of the Institution of the Blind at Batavia was presented and ordered to be printed, BILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr. Ray—To confirm the act of a special meeting of the citizens of Gallatin, Columbia county, relative to the Ruinebeck and Connecticut Railroad Company. = Mr. Dow—Reiative to the drainage of marsh and s\ i LOUISIANA, Wamp lands. The introduction and discussion of Mr. Lord’s resolution on Louisiana (printed eisewhere) jol- lowed and ended the day’s proceedings. ASSEMBLY. ALBANY, Jan. 12, 1875. The Assembly met at eleven o’clocé this morning. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. HoLMes—Yo repeal the Midiand Railroad Tax bill. By Mr. Fay—To exempt from taxation the Glov- ersville and Northville Railroad Company. By Mr. T, J, CAMPBELL—Amending the charter of the American Institute, New York; also to regu- ace proceedings in the trial of felonies. By Mr, MCAFRE—To authorize the authorities of New York to take the lands below watermark, on Ward’s Isiand, and pay for the same; also to Authorize the same authorities to take the island knowa as the ‘Sunken Meadows," and pay for the same, By Mr ComsToca—Relative to wilful neglect of duty by town, city and county officers. By Mr. PRINCE—Relative to the commerce of the city of New York, an providing for appeals irom decisions by the Board of Commerce. By Mr. ScavyLeR—To incorporate the Never- \ sink Cinb tor recreative purposes, By Mr. Sa1gi—For pure and wholesome water in Westchester county. . By Mr. PRiInce—Resoiutions requesting Repre- sentatives in Congress to favor a law amending | the Homestead act, so asto extend the time tor localing vy ex-soldiers to ten years, BY Mr. SCHENCK—Asking .ongress to appropri Laid over. ! ate money for the speedy complotion of tue work Mr. Waehner having received the | of removing obstractions in the Ha: rivers, Laid over. By Mr. SirH—Asking Congress to appropriate, poner for the improvement of Spuyten piste] cree! 5 A me from the Governer, printed in an= other column, was here received. REFERENCE OF THE MESSAGE, After the reading of the message Mr, Date moved the appointment of a committee o! five to raft suitable resolutions expressive of the sense of the House, Mr. ALVORD called attention to the fact that the message had been but imperfectly heard and un- derstood 4s read, as ali such communications are. He therefore asked that the communication and resolution lie on the table and ve printed, By consent this course was pursued and the Speaker announced the following committees :— THK STANDING COMMITTRES, Ways AND MEaNS—Measrs, Hammond, of On- tario; Davis, of Washington; Talmage, of Kings; Jounson, of Oswego; Vosburah, of Albany; Daly,: of New York; Husted, of Westchester; Alvord, of Onondaga, and Milier, of Herkimer. JupICIaRY—Messrs. Waehner, of New Yorks Kenneday, of Kings; Hammond, of Ontario; Ben- eulct, of Schenectady; Dessar, of New York; Shields, of Westchester; Prince, of Queens, and Vedder, of Cattaraugus, Crvigs.—Mesars. Strouble, of Yates; Daly, of New York; G. Taylor, of Monroe; McGroarty, of Kings; 1.’ J. Campbell, ot New York; Cleary, of Rensselaer; Kirk, of New York; Worth, of Ki 3 Braman, o! Albany, and Hess, of New York, CANALS,—Messrs, Page, of Oswego; Cole, of Moe roe; Davis, of Washington; Kaninka, of Albany; Hogan, of Seneca; Ransom, of Erie: Alvord, 0 Onondaga; Miler, of Herkimer, and Lillybridge, of Oneida, COMMKRCE AND NAVIGATION.—Messrs. Oakley, of jueens; Frean, of Ulster; Hanrahan, of Erie; Vosburgh, of Albany; Christopher, of Putnam Silverman, of Kings; Smith, of New York; Clark, of Wayne, and Daggett, of Oswego. RAILKOADS.—Megsrs, Mackin, of Dutchess; Ste- phens, 01 Richmond: Miller, of New York; Schenck, of Montgomery; Fish, of Schuyler; Bennett, of New York; Coffee, o1 Kings; Stacy, of Alleghany, apd Badger, of Franklin. Oakley, of Queens: Talmadge, of ing! ives, of Oneida; Brown, of Rockiand; Costigan, of New York; Husted, of Westchester; Farrar, of Columbia, and Calkins, of Essex, CLaMs.—Messrs. Coffee, of Kings; Barkley, of Greene; Cole, of Munroe; Edson, of Chautauqua; Pierson, of Steuben; Whitbeck, of Rensselaer > Lincoln, of Ontario; Sherwood, of Broome, and Comstock, of Niagara, Roads AND BRIDGES.—Messrs.° Ely, of Utsegos Fish, of Schuyler; Edson, of Chautauqua; Griffin, of Warren; O'Keefe, of Kings; Merwin, of Lewis; Petty, of Suffoik; Law, of Washington, and Bord- weil, of Niagara. AFFAIRS OF VILLAGES.—Mesars, Stephens, of Riche ; Mackin, of Dutchess; Scudder, of Cuttae Scehieffelin. of Westchester; Wenzel, of Sul- ; Lewis, of Oneida; Barrow, of Onondaga; Hussy, of Cayuga, and Hepburn, of St. Lawrence. INTERNAL AFFAIRS. —Mesi . Jobnson, of Ose Wegu; Shattuck, of Steube eardsiey, uf Cayuga; Roscoe, of Schoharie; Stauf, of New York; Rieh, of Monroe; Foe ACTORS ORF Gallagher, of Erie, and Decker, of Delaware. CHARITABLE AND RELIGIOCS SOCIETIES.—Messrs, Kirk, of New York; Kahinka, of Alba Muller, of Orange; Cook, of Otsego; Holmes, of Chenango; Reilly, of New York; Tewksbury, of Wyommg; Seward, of New York, and Burtis, of Kings. PUBLIC PRINTING.—Messrs. Friend, of Orange; Hammond, of Ontario; Broas, of Dutchess; © \- gan, of New York; Schuyler, of Tompkins; Brad- ley, of mice West, of Saratoga; Braman, of Ale bany, and Lawson, of Erie. f BAaNnkKs.—Messrs, Schuyler, of Tompkins; Shate tuck, of Steuben; J. W. Miller, of Orange; Berry, of Madison; T. C. Campbell, of New York; Silver- man, of Kings; McAlee, of New York; Comstock, oi Niagara, and Fay, of Fulton and Hamilton, TRADES AND MANUPACTORES.—Messra, Cleary, of Rensselaer; Keenan, of New York; Rich, of Mon- roe; Holmes, of Chenango; Broas, of Dutchess; Griflin, of Warren ; West, of Saratoga; Pope, of St. Lawrence, and Bishop, of Tioga. MILITIA.—Messrs. Vosburen, of Albany; Cooke, of Otsego; Scheack, of Montgomery; Beacon, or New York; Beardsley, of Cayuga; Ives, 01 Oneiaas Husted, of West hester; Mcalee, of New York, and Taylor, of Rehsseiaer. AGRICULTURE.—Messrs, Shattuck, of Steube! Scudder, of Cattaraugus; Merwin,. of Lewis Berry, of Oneida; Witbeck, of Rensselaer; San- ford, of St. Lawrence, and Tewksbury, of Wy oming. StaTE PRISONS.—Messrs. Sherman, of Oneida; Beardsley, Jr., ot Cayuga; Lawrence, of Columbia Shiel, of Westchester; Kangom, of Erie; Gedney, | of New York, and Bowen, of linton, PuBLic EDUCATION.—Messrs. Taylor, of Monroe $ Hogan, of Seneca; Bennett, ot New York; Benes dict, of Schenectady; Faulkner, Jr., of Livingston; Friend, of Orange; Whitmore, of Cortland; Hepe burn, of St. Lawrence, and Burts, of Kings. GRIEVANCES.—Messrs. Krack, of Ulster; Hanra- han, of Erie; Ely, of Otsego; Lewis, of Oneida; Roscoe, of Scoharie; Farrar, of Columbia, and Petty, of Suffolk. PuBLic HEaLTH.—Messrs, Wui ot Ulster; Kshinka, of Albany; Beach, of New York; Fish, oi Schuyler; O’Reete, of Kings; Hauschel, of New York; Stacy, of Allegany; Haughton, of Sara- a, and Hinckly, of Chautauqaa, ANUPACTURE OF SALT.—Messrs, Ransom, of Erie; Lawrence, of Columbia; Barkley, of Greene; | Muller, of New York; Pierson, of Steuben; Wether- bee, of Orleans. and Haughton, of saratoga, STATR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.—Messrs, T. J. Campbell, of New York; Mackin, of Dutchess; Friend, of Orange; Brogan, of New York; Page, o! Oswego; Pope, of St. Lawrence, and Green, of Genesee, PRTITION OF ALIENS.—Messrs. Edson, of Chantau- qua; Brown, of Rockiand; Dessar, of New York: Bradley, of Kings; Wurtz, of Ulster; Peck, of Jefferson, and Johuson, of Erie. | _ CIVIL DIvistoNns. —Messrs. Cristopher, of Putnam ; Fream, of Ulster; Smith, of New York; Lewis, of Oneida; Pierson, of Steuben; Fay, of Fulton; Hamulton Willis, of Delaware. FEDERAL RELATIONS.—Messrs, Haushcel, of New York; McGroarty, of Kings; Brown, of Rockland, | Benedict, of Schenectady; Schterelin, of West- cuester; McGowan, of New York; Saniord, of St. | te hie Russell, of Wayne, and Gedney, of New | Yor! | TWO-THIRDS AND TJIRER-FIFTHS BILLS.—Messrs. | Maller, of New York; Wurtz, of Ulster; Ely, of Otsego; Hanrahan, of Erie; Worth, of Kings; Mer- win, of Lewis, und Slingerlaud, of Aloany. EXPENSES OF THE EXECUTIVE D&PARTMENT.— | Messrs. McGowan, of New York; Keenan, of New | York; Wenzle, of Suiltvan; Barkley, of Greene; Reape, ot Albany 5 Faulkner, of Livingston, an Valking, of iesex. EXPENDITURES OF THE HousR.—Messrs. Berry, of Madison; Krack, of Uister; Scudder, of Cattarat us; Brogan, of New York; Bradley, of Kinga; . aw, of Washington, and Lillybridge, of Oneida, INDIAN AFFAIRS.—Messrs. Lawrence, of Colum- bia; Stauf, of New York; Cole, of monroe; lves, ¢ mneida; Oakiey, of Cattaraugus, and Green, of enesee. essrs. Keenan, of New York; Stephens, of Richmond; G, Taylor, of Monroe; Clarke, oi Wayne; Grifia, of Warren, and Tremain, of Onondaga. ENGROSSED BILLS.—Messrs, Talmage, of Kings; Brogan. of New york; Fream, of Ulster; Cook, of Otsego; Waebner, of New York; Miller, of Her- kimer, and Barrow, of Onondaga. a JomnT LIBRAKY.—Mesers. Shields, of Westchester 5 Beach, of New York, Hogan, of Seneca; Bishop, of | Tioga, and Whitmore, ot cortiand. PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS —Messts. Davis, of | Washington; Hauschel, of New York; Kennaday, | of Kings; Cleary of Rensselaer, Holmes, of Pol ge Hussey, of Cayuga, and Lawson, of | Erte. GENERAL LOCAL AND SPECIAL LAws.—Messrs. | Kennaday, of Kings; T. C, Campbell, of New York; Schieifelin, of Westchester; Sherman. of Oneida; Schuyler, of Tompkins; McGowan, Of New York; | Prince, of Queens; Alvord, of Onondaga, and | Seward, of New Yor of Oneida; Daly, of RULES.—Mesers. Shermat | New York; Kirk, of New York; Aivord, of Onon- daga, and Husted, of Westcnester. SUB-COMMITTRE OF THE WHOLE,—Messrs, Me- | Groarty, of Kings; Muiler, of New York; Dessar, of New York; Christopher, of Putnam; Roscoe, of | Schonarie; Wenzel, of Sullivan; Bader, of Frank- hn: Bowen, of Clinton; Tremain, of bere, %4 | Daggett, of Oswego; Wellington, of Madison; Ely, | of Otsego; Lincoln, of Ontario; Rich, of Monroe; | Bordwell, of Niagara, ana Hanralan, of Erie. The House then adjourned. | NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. | ORGANIZATION OP BOTH HOUSES—THE REPUBLI- CANS ON RETRENCHMENT. The ninety-ninth session of the New Jersey Leg- isiature organized yesterday at Trenton by the | election of the following officers:—in the Senate, | President, Jonn W. Taylor, Essex county; Secre- | tary, N. W. Voorhies, Hunterdon county ; Assistant | Secretary, William Clarke, Mercer county; Ser- ' geant-at-Arms, S. T. Champion, Atlantic county, and Engrossing Clerk, Benjamin F. Wood, Saiem county, In the House, Speaker, George 0. Van- | derbilt, Mercer county; Clerk, John Carpenter, | Hunterdon county; Assistant Clerk, Charles W. | Jay, Mercer county; Sergeant-at-Arms, Joseph Creamer, Burlington county, and Engrossing | Clerk, James Madden, Hudson county. In the Senate, when the Assistant Secretary pro- ceeded to read the Governor's Message, Mr. Smith. | made @ motion that the reading of that document. be dispensed with, excepting that portion of it. relating to national affat) Mr. Stone opposed the motion and said that they had assembied for the purpose of considering State matters, and not those relating ¢o the nation. Mr. Smith withdrew | his motion at the suggestion of Mr. Abbett, in order to have the entire Message read. A motion. afterward prevailed that the reading be dispensed with and the usual number of copies be prinied, Senator Thorn, of Burlington, made a motion In | the republican cancus to reduce the salaries of the | officers of the Legislature torty per cent. He said | {twas au Outrage to permit the payment of such extravagant salaries as was the custom in preced- ing Legislatures, Mr. Thorn made an effort last | winter to have tis vetrenchment made, but was | obliged to forego iis intention till this session. | The motion was unanimously adopted. | Both Houses adjourned till (ocay, whem we | Various COMMITLAES Wit be aNnoANGeEd,