The New York Herald Newspaper, January 15, 1875, Page 5

CONGRESS. Louisiana’s Wrongs and Sor- rows in the Senate. LOGAN'S DEFENCE OF THE PARTY. The Illinois Demosthenes Turned Into Ridicule. IRWIN STILL IN CUSTODY cnet The Writ of Habeas Corpus Dis- obeyed by the House. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 1875, The VICE PRESZDENT laid before the Senate a memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Dakota Territory, asking an appropriation for the erection of a prison in that Territory. Referred to the Committee on Territories, Messrs. KELLY, (dem.) and MITCHELL (rep.) of Oregon, presented resolutions of the Legislative Assembly of the State) of Oregon, relating to the Protection of salmon in the Columbia River. Re. Jerred to the Committee on Commerce, Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal., from the Committee on Appropriations, ;reported favorably on the House bill to provide tor compensating officers of the government for observing the transit of Venus. Passed. Mr. MORRILL. (rep.) of Me,, from the Commit tee on Appropriations, reported back the Legis- lative, Judicial ana Executive Appropriation bill, With sundry amendments. Placed on the calen- dar. He gave notice that he would ask tne Senate to proceed with the consideration of the billon Monday next, as he hoped the Louisiana Tesolution would be disposed of this week. Mr. Scort, (rep.) of Pa., moved that Thursday, the 21st inst., alter the morning hour, be fixed for the consideration of bilis irom the Committee on Claims. Mr. SHERMAN, (Tep.) of Ohio, said in view of the Notice just given by the Senator from Maine (Mr. Morrill), he would object to the motion of the Sen- ator from Penusylvania. Mr. ScorT had tne motion entered and gave notice he would call it up to-morrow morning, Mr. WrigHt, (rep.) of Lowa, from the Judiciary Commitiee, reported adversely on Mr. Gordon’s bill relating to certain Claims arising from tie seizure and conversion by the Treasury Depart- ment of certain cotton claimed by individuals, and 1 Was indetinitely postponed, Mr. THURMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, from the same cou.mitree, reported iavorably on the House bill Telating to the punish vent of the crime of man- Blauyhver, Placed on tie calendar. tHe also reported from the same committee ad- versely On the House bill to provide for the ap- polutment of clerks for the Circuit and District Courts of the United States held at New Aibany and Evansville, Ind. Placed on the calendar with adverse report, He also reported from the same committee on House viii in relation to the qualifications of jurors 4n the courts of the United States, and it was in- definitely postponed, Mr, |: DMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt., from the Jadiclary Committee, reported favorably on tae bill to amend the act in relation to marsuals’ fees. Placed on tue calendar. Mr, SCEVENSON, {dem.) of Ky., from the samo committee, reported adversely on the House vill to make persons charged wit crimes and offences competent witnesses, aud it Was indefinitely post- poned, Ue also reported adversely on the resolutions of the Legislature ol West Virginia, in favor of estab- lishing a Districs Court at Martinsburg, in that State, and the comuutiee was discharged from their jurther consideration, ' Mr. EDMUNDS, irom the Judiciary Committee, Teported adversely on the House bill for the relief of the Stace of Tennessee, and it was indefinitely posiponed. ur, SARGENT, (rep.) Of Cal., introduced @ bill to empower che Southern Pacile Raiiroad Company to change the jiue oF their road and to construct an additional branch ratroad, Referred to the Cominitiee on Railroads, Mr. SCHURZ, (IID. re; quest, a bill te organi. gad introdaced, by ree rritory 01 Oklahama ior the better protection of the Indians therein, Keferred to the Comumitiee on Indian Allairs, REVISION OF THE CUSTOMS LAWS, Mr. WkiGut, of lowa, cailed ap the bill to Vide lor the revision O1 the laws ior the collection of customs duties reported irom the Finance Com- mittee on Tuesday just. The amendments of the cowmittee were agreed to and the bili passed, Mr. scoTt, of Pennsylvania, presented the memorial oi Mary E. Speck, M. D., and Mal Parsous, M. D., stating that they were of the Howard University, vistrict of aud, on account Of their sex, the medical society ol tue District, an orgavizaiion chartered by Con- gress, reiused them admivsion to membership in that society. ‘hey theretore ask that the charter ol the society be amended so that they May not be excluded from it. Kelerred to the Committee on the District 0: Columbia. THE LOUISIANA DEBATE RESUMED. The uniinished business—the resolution ef Mr. Schuiz tastructing the Judiciary Committee to in- quire what legisiation by Congress 1s necessary to secure to the people Of Louisiana the rights of sell-government under the constitation, &c., was Fesumed. Mr. LoGaN, rép.) of Iil., concluded the argument he commence esterday. tHe commented on tue Jetter sicned ck Brown,”? wich Le had read yes‘erduy at the Clerk’s desk, and said he knew hothing of toat manu, He had heard he was o cojvnel in the Confederate army, and on that side proved himself a gallant soidier. The iact that be ‘War a Con.ederate colonel in bis (Mr, Logan’s) es- tamation did not add apy to his character, his honor or his integrity; but to those on the other side oi the chamber that fact certainly would not be derogatory to bis character. He then read irom tue election returns of Georgia, and said that in the Fourth district th re were but eighteen Tepubiican votes Out of a population of 64,000, There was but one explanation jor this fact, and that was that the threats made toward the col- ored people made them airaid to exercise 1 Tights given to them by the constitution and laws of the country, He then sent to the Clerk’s desk and had read an editorial irom a paper publisned in Atianta, Ga., couwenting on the telegrams of Sheridan tn regard to New Orieans, and saying it ‘was probable tuat a fool like Sheridan might or- mament a lamppost to that city, and further calle ing upon the people of New Orieans to begin nght- 1ng, 4s the time liad come lor them to strike. Mr. GORDON, (dem.) of Ga., said he had no douvt tue elitor of that paper was sincere in all he said, He had no doubt be reflected the senti- Ment Of bis own heart, but he did not reflect the sentiment of the people of Georgia nor the senti- Trent of the democratic party of that State. He dia ov belong to the democrauc party and did ot publish a democratic paper. He claimed to Tuo an independant paper, and did not big oot the democratic candidate at the last election, but, On the contrary, supported the opposition, He (mr. Gordon) would like vo have read a telegram rely the Governor of his State, who was a demo- cra’ DEUTEROMONY OF SOUTHERN MURDERS, Mr. LOGAN said he couid not yield to have the telegram read. The Senator would have ampie opportunity to read it. Resuming his argument, he satd he had no doubt there were many demo- rats in tae South who would like to aee Sheridan bung toa lamppost. He cared not whetner the editor of the paper reflected the sentiment of the people of Georgia or not. Such lauguage had its effect upon the peopie of Louisiaua, who were easily excited. He next referred to Alabama, and read a letter of Judge Kreis, in reierence to the shooting Of his son. ite (Mr. Logan) admitted that there were murders in the North; but the Northern people punisied murderers. There had veen several hanged in that seo- tion within the past two or tnree months and others were in the Penitentiary. ‘Tne difference was that in the North murderers were hung or sent to the State Prison, while in the South they were not even indicted. Juage Kiel’s son Was murdered while im the com{ of his jather, who was [sett a ballot box. There ‘Were uo such murders as these in the North. There might be frauds tuere, bat men were never mur- dered lor political opinions. He next read from an Alabama paper to the effect that Robert Read (colored), & Member of the Legislature irom Sum- ter county, Was suuimoned to Mobile as @ witness in a case, After he had testified he was set upon by the White Leaguers and assaulted, Pistols were drawn by them and he bad tw lake refuge im the Court House for saiety. He then spoke oi outrages in the South at some length, and raid the stench of outrage, mur- uer and pillage went up to Heaven and cried for revenge jor these innocent victims. He sent to the Clerk’s desk and had read the report of Gen- €ral Sheridan to the Secretary of War, dated Jan- uary 10, 1875, stating that 3,600 persons had been murdered in Louisiaos since 1366, aud argued tuat these wurders were committed by men banded to- gether for the purpose, and they were ‘‘vandittl.”” BRPUBLICAN MINORITIES EXPLAINED, Mr. GoxpON said the Senator (Mr. Logan) had made a remark wnile he (Mr. Gordon) was out of the chamber in regard to @ majority iM One of the districts in Georgia. He (M rdon) desired to Say that there was no republican candidate in that district; thereiore there coula be no repub- can votes, ‘Th was but one candidate there and he was a democrat. wee Logam said be referred to the Fourth dis. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. Mr. GoRDON replied that that was tne district be Referred to. * Mr. LoGan inquired how it was in the Eighth district. Mr, Gorpon replied that there was but one can- didate tnere, Hoo. A. H, Stephens, Mr. Logan said he only gave facts as they ap- peared from the record. Oi course they were Open to explanation. He inquired of the Senator, how about the county candidates? Were there not county candidates Who were repablicans ? Mr. Gorpon replied in the negative. The county Officers were elected the year previous. Mr. Logan, resuming, said, the democratic Sen- ators on this floor had said to the republicans, “Withdraw your troops if you want peace,” He (Mr, Logan) had heard it said once before, “With- draw your troops from Fort Sumter if you want peace.” The democrats had control of this country once, and left it in bankrup'cy and with treason all over the land, Tne reputlican party had been ac- cused of being oppressive. In what did its op- pression consist? Instead of leaving the Southern |. States as Territories, Where it could have had ju- risdiction over them for the next twenty years, what dia the party do? PARDONED TRAITORS AS CONGRESSMEN. It reorganized them as States and admitted as representatives On this floor men who oud thun- dered against the gates of tiberty. There was uot @ man asking jor pardon who did pot get it. Was that oppression? What was to be seen to-day ? The republican party had aamitted to Congress men who took arms in their hands against the government—twenty-seven in the other branch of Congress and three in this. The Vice #resident of the Southern Contederacy held a seat in the other house of Congress by the clemency of the republi- cans, Yet the republican party was toid this was Oppression. The democratic party had covered this whole land with mourning and had given the country a pension roll as long as the land; but lor all these thinus they had been pardoned, Tne President of the United States had been de- nounced here a8 @ tyrant who oppressed the Southern people. How did he oppress them? When the Ku Klux were tried and convicted he pardoned them. Some of the men who fought against the government he sent abroad on foreign missions; others he putin the departments here, He did ali he could to reconcile them. For these acts he was arraigned here as & Cwear, a8 a tyrant, ag an oppressor. THE WHITE LEAGUE'S PASTIME, President Grant did desire that the White League of the South should quit their everyday chivalric sports of gunuing lor pipes and repub- licans. It was in the power of the democratic party to-day to speak in tones Of majesty in iavor of human liie, and then all Ku Klux business woula stop. But the democratic party would not do that, and that is the reason these outrages have Not stopped. Some men would say it was strange to see Mr. Logan defending the President of the United States. lie (Mr. Logan) did not tnink it strange. He might disugree with the President when he believed*hun to be Sint but when such charges are made against him as had been made here he would stand here from the rising of the sun in the morn- ing “until its — settin ins uhe_—s evening to defend every act of the President in connecuon with the reconstruction of these Soutuern States, He (Mr. Logan) would appeal to every honorable man who fought against the country, if there was. honor in doing it, to verify what*he said m de- tence of Presiuent Grant, He had built no prison pen for Southern soldiers nor provided any dead dine upon Which to shoot them. When he cap- tured the whole democratic party of the Somth at Appomattox he turned them loose with their arms@ud horses and gave them provisions, When Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and others like them should be forgotten in this country there would be no country left. When the democratic party was dead and rotten in its grave the memory of Grani, Sherman and Sheridan would shine in the hearts of the American people like the noonday sun. (Applause in the gallery, which was promptly checked by the Vice President.) PRESTIGE OF GRANT AND SHERIDAN. Resuming his argument Mr. Logun said:—The Tepublican party should not be frigutened, The President had recognized the Kellogg goverament. The Legislature of the State hud recognized 1. The Supreme Court of the State and one house of Congress had recognized it. Now the duty of the republican party was plain. Let the other brancn of Congress recognize it. Recognize the man elected as Senator and all be settled. Some people woutd say this asa strange pgsition for him (Mr. Lo; e; but there was no other leit for him. It was the right position, and he took 1t because it was right. It had been said that, the repubiican snip was sinking; but, with the Great Mariner above at the heim, she would not be wrecked. He (Mr. Logan) could 100k over the broad ocean of com- motion to-day and see that the time would come when the same old craft would ride the tempestu- ous waves and anchor hersel! at the shores re- served for her—the shores of honesty and justice— and there rest undisturoed, At the conclusion ol Mr. Logan's speech there was quite a demonstration of applause in the gal- lery, but the Vice President announced that the rule would be enforced, and order wus restored. THE REPUBLICAN SHIP A MUD SCOW. Mr. Tipron, of Nebraska, said he teit grateful, during the Senator’s address, that he (Mr. Logan) never Went into the rebellion, as he would have been @ great power against the country; pe uiso felt happy to think tuat Demvsthenes died’ early, so that he with the honorable Senator @s @ close, calm, logical orator. (Laughter.) He understood the Senator to say yester- day he was a sailor, but the kind of vessel ne commanded during the last two days was a (Mr, Logan) mudscow, and only fit to navigate the muddy | Waters of the Missouri, When he saw the honor- able Senator from New York (Mr. Conkling) {re- ee, prompting the Senator (Mr. Logan), he ‘Mr. Tipton) was consoled witn he refiection that | aiter the 4th of March next that Senator would be checkmated im this body by # democrat, so the | honorable Senator from Cauliornia (Mr. Sargent), who aided his friend, would after that time be checkmated by an independent Senator. Mr. SARGENT—WIll the Senator allow me? POKING FUN AT LOGAN, Mr. Trpron—The Senator cannot near the Sena- tor from Caltiormta. The Senator is making a 8 at the present time and cannot hear. f ughter.) Resuming he said:—£ > the honoravle tor from Minnesota (hr. Windom) felt it necessary to do something for this unos naviga- tor beiore the boat was hitched to the happy shore and he gave him a little wind. (Great laughter.) So his colleague (Mr. Hitchcock) ad- vanced irom across the chamber and helped him (Mr. Logan) to lana the craft. From the length of time this vessel had been running to-day ne (Mr. Tipton) inferred that the wood used was from the Mississippi valley, something like cottonwood and produced very little good steam. (Renewed laughter.) The honorable Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Howe) told the Senator that he, too, was on 8 ship, and that he was going down with the ship, | He qMa,. Tipton) did not doubt his veracity; le thought that was a fact. (Great laughter.) After the Senator from Illinois had put tn evi- | dence everything except Webster’s dictionary, he calied upon the Senator irom New Jersey (Mr. Frelingouysen) and asked him if he nad any old letter about him or auything he could read. (Great laughter.) Mr. TrpTon then spoke of the Louisiana difficul- ties and said he had @ copy of the testimony taken by the Committee of the Senate two years axo. One of the witnesses, when asked by the Senator (Mr. Logan) where he learned ballot box — stuiting, ph he learned it in Tiinois and in the gentleman’s own dis- trict. The Senator (Mr. Logan) had said he woukl argue the Louisiana case irom a legal stand- point, If the gentleman’s notes had been written on legal cap he Eig have made some claim to a legal argument; bat, foolscap, he (Mr, Tipton) thought there was but little due him. Mr. Morton having approached the seat occupied by ME. Logan and whispered to him, Mr. TiPtoN sald:— . “{ thought the time for prompting had gone by, PI the Senator 18 prompting bis friend tur another burst.” Mr, LogaN—A burst of what? Ihave no idea of troudling you. THE NEW ORLEANS SUB-COMMITTER’S WORK. Mr. TirToN then sent to tue Clerk’s desk and had read a paragraph from the Was/ington Chron- icle, to the effect that the Sub-Committee of the House, which visited New Orleans, had come to could not come in compeution | a8 they were written on | the conclusion that there was no intimidation | of colored voters in Louisiana; that the Return- ing Board wasa fraud, &c., but that the report would not be accepted and the whole committee would go to New Orleans. He (Mr. Tipton) thought this one of the most humiliating facts in Uhis whole business. The Senator irom llinois (Mr. n) had denied that there was any oppressiun in the republican party, yet that Senator two years ago in a speech thought there was oppression. He then read from a@ speech of Mr. Logan to the eftect that if any Senator kicked out oi the traces a little bit the republicans caiied a caucus on him, and denouncing the action of the caucus. He (Mr. Tipton) spoke of the condition of aifairs im tne South for several years past, and said the repubit- can party had usea 1] power. The consequence was tliat it was now in @ hopeless minority in the House of Representa- tives and tts one was gradually passing away jrom it Mr. Tipton then read from the testimony taken by the Senate committee two years ago, and commented upon the action of Messrs, Casey, Kel- logg President to aid them. he then reverred to Mr. Pinchback, and said he believed that name was applied to jewelry, but whether it was ap- Pitcable to the solidity or color of tne Jewelry he did not know. (Laugnter.) The re- pubdlicans had lost Ohio, New York, Indiana, Penn- sylvania and Missouri, and he did not taink now that the electoral vote of Louisiana was worth fighting for any longer, and that was his greatest, hope of peace. fore concluding his argument Mr. Tipton aay to Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., who said here was a Message rom the President in regard to finance on tl le, and the Senate would like to hear it read ifit would suit the Senator trom Nebraska to resume nis argument to-morrow. Mr. TipTON replied that he would prefer to re+ sume in the morning. The Message was then reed, Mr. ST#VENSON, Of Kentucky, from the Judiciary Goria ees spores versely on the resolutions of the Callfor: Legislature against tue passage of the bill now pending known as tne Santillian Land Grant bill, and the commitiee was discharged from their furtper consideration. Mr. Scort, of Pennaylvani: resented a memo- Tial of the citizens of Schuylkill county, Pennsyl+ Vania, to ressore the ten per cent duty taken of eeaicg foreign products in 1872; also jor the pag ae 0 the Currency bill submitted by the Hon. William D, Kelley in the House o1 Keprasentatives, Reierred to the Committee on Finance, My, Epmounps, of Vermont trom jue Judiclany ie army to keep itseli in | and others im Louitiana in calling upon the , Committee, reported, with amendments, the bill | to extend the provisions Of the act of March 3, 1871, to provide for the collection of debts due from Southern Raiiroads. Placed on the galendar. MF. SPRAGUE, (l. rep.) of RK. L, from the Com- mittee on Public Lands, reported favorably on the bill granting to the Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad Company the right of way through pub- Ife tanda for a Darrow guage ratlroda. Place the calendar, The Senate then, at half-past four o'clock, pro- ceeded to the consideration of executive business, and at quarter to five P, M. the doorg were Opened, and the Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, Jan, 14, 1875. The House then went into a Committee of the Whole (Mr. Poland in the chair) on the Indian Appropriation bill, The usual debate on the Indian question, including the peace pol- icy and the conflict between the army and civil control, was opened by Mr. BECK, (dem.) of Ky., Who was replied to by Mr. SHANKS, (rep,) of Ind, The tatter deiended the Indian peace policy, and asserfed as the result of it that the Indians in this country were in a better conditi now thar they had ever been since they were first discovered by Columbus. He knew tnat there Was @ prejudice against the Indians and that it was 8 popular thing to attack them and to say the best Indian was adead Indian, He did not take that position. What Indian tribe 1n the country had committed more wrongs and outrages than the white people themselves had committea? The difference was that when white people mis- behaved themselves they were punished by the law, but when Indians misbebaved themselves the troops Were sent alter them, So jong as the peace policy punished bad Indians and only protected good ones he was tn favor of it, Mr. Beck paid a compliment to Mr, Shanks tor his praiseworthy efforts to protect the interests of tae Indians, and Said that he (Mr. Shanks) had originated and car. ried through @ measure & couple vi years ago pro- viding that nut more than flity per cent shouid be paid on Iudian contracts until ali the accounts were inspected by the Bourd o! Commissioners, That was a’check upon traud; but that check had been removed, and the Commissiouers had re- ported last year that many accounts which they had examined and objected to had been paid, in spite of their protest, to an indian ring, tuciuding Dodge and Wiider and others of that sort, with | whom contracts were made in violation of the law. He believed that all these saleguards had been removed for the very purpose o1 letting these frauds go on. A provision in regard to the Indian Peace Com- Missioners having veen reached, Mr. RANDALL, (dem.) of Pa., stated that the Chairman of the Board was the secretary and ‘Treasurer of the Atlantic and Pacific Ratiroad Company, and that certaio Indian lands woatd go to that company in certain events. His interests, therefore, were ad- verse to those Of the ldiaus and of the govern- ment. He relerred to Cliiton B. Fiske. Mr. PARKER, (rep.) Of MO., Said he did not know a. abour the private affairs of General Fiske. These Commissioners were appointed on the recommenvauion 01 the various churches of the country, and he was tnchned to beaeve tuat they were good meu, General Fiske stood high as acitizen Of Missouri, All these men worked without compensation; it was purely alavor of | love and charity and Christianity on their part. | Mr. KANDALL—Cuhiurches ave not always right in | some of their recommeudations. Lam rather ine ened to thunk it 1s a bad year jor Curistian minise ters, (Laughter.) ABU: © OF INDIANS. A provision in re,ard to the Round Valley Indian Reservation, in Calttornia, beg under considera- tion, Mr. LUITREL, (dem.) of Cal., suggested that the reservation shouid pe rented to men wao | Would contract to feed and take care of the In- dians. r. PARKER, Of Missourl, remarked that that would reduce the Indiaus to the coudition of peons. Mr. LUTRELL replied taut they were now treated Worse than the peons. He understood that on the Round Valley Reservation Lndians were often tied up and whipped like dogs by the orders of the ageut. Mr. STARKWEATHER, (rep.) of Coun.—Waat agent dives ths? Mr. LU’TRELL—The Rev, L, Bouchard. Mr. STARKWEATHER—Is he an ageut now ? Mr, LUITRELL—He &: Mr. STARKWEATHER—When was he appointed ? Mr. LUSTRELL—TWo or three years ayo. Mr. STARKWEATHER—What deuomination does he belong to? Mr. LUTTRELL—He Is @ Methodist, and I am sorry to state it. (Lauchter.) He is a republican, | (More lighter.) He Was & secessionist, out at | the close of the war ne oecame a iepyubican, and | that was his reward, A MEMBER ON THK REPUBLICAN SIDE—It was tn the laud of secession that he got lus education, | IRWIN'S CONTEMPT. | The SPEAKBR here laid belore the House a com- | Muuication irom the Sergeant-ai-Arms, staung that he had been required by a writ of habeas | carpus, issued by judge Mcarchur, of the Sus | preie Court of the Disirict of Coiumbia, to pro- | duce beiore him tne body of B. Irwin, the | recusant witness in the Pacific Mail investigauon ; that ne hed attended with his counsel and re- | sponded that he aad the prisoner in ms custody | by order of the House of Representatives, and that | Judge McArthur bad decided that no returo woud | be received from him until he produced the pri- soner tu court, Under these circumstauces, as the production o1 Irwin would be a reiease o1 him from his custody as an Ojiicer of the House, he asked the Instruction Of tue House, Mr. Dawss, (rep.) Of Mass., Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, remarked that | the question was 4 very serious one, affecting the power ol the House, and that therefore it required | the calm and considerate judgment’ oi the House. | Af the Sergeant-at-Arms delivered up his prisoner | he would then be im the svle custody of the | Cour’, and he understood the Judge had said tuut when he got possession of him and while he was keeping him he (the ey would be the judge of the fitness of the place where he would keep him or would adinit him to bau if he saw fii. To aad- mit bim to bail would be to throw the door open to nis escape. With such au amount of money in his pocket and at his command it would be only a | matter of pecuntary caleutation whetner it would be wort while to pay any ordinary ball. He sug- Feacee that the question should be referred tv the | udiciary Commutiee with instructions to report to-morrow. JURISDICTION OF THE HOUSE. The petition for a bapeas corpus, although it contained some matters not strictly true, set forth with suilicteut Ciearness the Jact tuat the purty was uetamed by order o1 the House, ve- | Cause the House bad adjudged him in contempt. | the Circuit Court of the District in whe case of Nagent, who had been tinprisoned by order of the Senate for getting possession of a secret wgaty, | had decided that every Court, inciudigg the Sen- ate and House of Kepresentatives, was the sole | judge 01 its own contempt, ana that no otner Uourt had jurisdiction to review its judgment. It seemed very strange to itm, thereiore, that Judge MacArthur, wita the record beiore him, shouid have decided that he had jurisdiction, Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) Of Tenn., fuquired whether. In the case of the arrest 0) one 0! tne John Brown’ | Taiders in Boston the question had not come up. =| Mr. E. R, HOAR, (rep.) of Mass., said that there | Was nothing in that case which touched this ques- tion, He had himself issued that writ, and the mau was discharged on the sole ground that the per- son who arrested him was not the Sergeant-at- Arms of the Senate, and that officer had no power to depute his authority, Mr, SaYLER, (dem.) of Ohio, asked Mr. Dawes Whether acase similar to this hud not been re- cently decided by the Circuit Court of this Dis- trict, and had not the Court expressly decided that it had no jurisaiction to interiere with a come mitment for contempt of the House, Mr. DAWES replied that suvstantially that de- cision had been made, and the attorney who had applied jor the wrij in that case nad been repri- Maaded by the Court for not stating that the ariy bad beem commitied tor contempt of the jenate. Mr. HALE, (rep.) of N. Y., suggested a resolution relerring the question to the Judiciary Commit- | tee, und Instructing the Setgeant-at-Arms not to produce Irwin before apy court, officer or tribunal Uiul the further order of the House, | Mr. CESSNA, (rep.) Of Pa., suggested striking out | the jast clause of Mr, Haie’s resviution. | Mr. G. F, Hoan suggested the appointment of a | select committee on the subject. | | | | | Mr. LAWRENCE, (rep.) 0+ Obio, made a legal ar- gument, and quoted authorities to show that no court had @ right to interfere with the House in its dealing with a party for contempt Mr. HAWLEY, (rep.) Of Conn., argued that the | Sergeant-at-Arms shouid be simply instructed to | iniorm the Court that ne held Irwin, under the full authority of the House, uader commitment ior contempt of the House, THS STATUTE OF HABEAS Conrus, Mr. Kasson, (rep.) 0/ lowa, suggested that the difficulty was presented by the statute, which re- quired ib cases Of habeas corpus that the body of tue party held in custody shall be produced when the return is made, The statute was specific that the body must accompany the return. He there- fore suggested a resolution that, pending procecd- ings on the writ, the Sergeant-at-Arms be in- structed to keep the party in nis custody when he produces bia in court. Mr. ELDREDGR, (dem.) of Wis.—Is not that a vio- | lation of the law in regard to the production of | the vody ? M1. NIBLACK, (dem,) of Ind., thought thas the better way would be to iet the pleadings take | their course. Let the prisoner be presented in court and the whole matter examined, and i the Judge should decide outrageously, erroneously and in defiance of the authority of the House it would | be competent for the House to deal with the Judge | himseli, He thought it in bad taste to anticipate what the Court might decide, and he was disposed | to take it lor granted that the Court would decide | according to law. IRWIN TO BE HELD IN CUSTODY. { After @ long and interesting discussion of the | question, ® proposition offered by Mr. Haw. | ley, of Connecticut, and amended on motion of Mr. GF. Hoar (by striking out that part which provided jor producing the body oi Mr. Irwin), was adopted without thé yeas aod nays, The resolution now reads as follows :— That the sergeant-at-Arms be directed to make & care: ful return to the writ of habeas corpus that the prisoner as duly held vy authority of tl louse of Kepresentatives to answer in the proevedings against him for contempt. | ‘The House then, at & quarter to #1x O'clock P. M., AdWUTWEd, | ance yesterday, | granted a | pve of aa THE DEPARTMENTS What the Servants of the People Are Doing. ‘The Public Works, the Fire, the Docks, the Charities and Immigration Bureau. Now that the sword of Mayor Wickham—far more dreaded than that of Damocies—is hanging over the heads of the various departments, it 18 naturally to be expected that they will do their utmost tostrengthen their positions by displaying @ sudden zeal for the public welfare, A tour through the departments yesrerday, however, showed that there 1s comparatively little doing in most of them, and it is gratifying to be abie to state that bone of our officials are dying with work, and that most of them are still willing to serve yet a while for the city’s good. The foilow- ing are jottings of the principal news in the de- partments :— THE PARKS, At the office of the Department of Parks, No. 16 Union square, everything was remarkably quiet, and nobody seemed to anticipate any unpleasant message irom the Mayor’s Office, The Commis- sioners held a@ meeting on Wednesday, which wus attended by Comptroller Green, Bids.for 500 tons of coal were offered, the lowest bid being that of Caldwel!, Weston & Co., which bid will probably be accepted, The rates proposed are $5 65 for 100 tong, to be used in open grates, and $5 55 for 400 tons, to be used in furnaces. The main subject now engrossing the attention of the Commission- ers is the Riverside Park. The land for this park, it will be remembered, has’ been paid ior by the residents of the vicin- ity, and they are now anxious, as they well may be, to obtain tne retura for their outlay which the city promised to give in tne creation oi this Park. Another topic which is now receiving the consideration of the’Commitssioners as the laying out, in @ permanent form, of the streets, avenues and lines of dratnage, in the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards. ‘Tue Story Of an outrage on a young lady in the Park, Which appeared in one of the papers of Monday, is contradicted by the Park Commissioners, THE EXCISE, Applications for licenses from saloon keepers still continue to pour in at the ofce of the Excise Board, Mutverry street. Commissioner stiner nas been making strepuous elfort® to see that the Excise law is complied with in every point, and Will soon personally inspect all tie places where liquors are sold, and which are subject to the jurisdiction of the Board, “he receipts of the Commissioners are averaging avout $2,500 a day. Quite @ number of applications trom keepers of immoral liouses have been refused. Tnere are six classes of licenses. The frst, which costs $250, is for the large hotels; the second, $150, or second class hoteis and large restaurants; the third, $100, for the ordinary saloons; the tourth, $60, for wholesale liquor dealers and grocers; the fifth, $30, for the sale of ale and beer only (at oyster saloons, &c.), and the sixth and last, $30, for retail grocers who seilale by the measure (not to be drunk upon the premises), Ihe bulk of the licenses issued are of tue $100 Genomination. All the applications, which are printed blanks and are filled out vy the applicants, embrace tne dec: jaration “tuat the premises tu which this appil- cation refers are not to be used ior gambilug, Mvrai or ablawtul purposes’? THE DOCKS, Work is still progressing on the bulkhead wall | ab the foot of Canal street, North River, Whenever tue weather permits, and It will be finished May 1, It 18 designed to connect with the other new bulkhead walis on the river front. The stone pier at the Battery will be comileted in the latier part ol Rextsummer, Little more than hali of tie bulkieud wali las already been completed, and Wien duished it Will be 500 leet long, 80 1eet wide and probably cust haifa million dollars. The Co.w- missiouers are ulso Causing repairs to be made on many Oo! the docks, although on avery lumited sale. They contemplate soon making considera- bie improvements at Coenties sip. A atone bulk- head and @ ngw-pier are fo be built in accordance with the approved plans. They ulso intend to erect a couple oi flreproo! sheds for the reception and delivery of goods at the joot of Christopher Strect jor the accommodation of the merchants. ‘Tne work on tue five new piers and on the bulk- head wall atv Christopher street is nearly com- Pieted ‘or a distance of 1,200 ieet. The bulkbead Wall cosig about $375 per lincal foot, or about $450,000 when completed, and the piers cost avout 300,000. President Westervelt said that the Board con- templated building a number of piers om the North River front before the 1st of May, between Spring anu Barrow streets, They are to be bulit ue spies Of wood, like those now in existence. o% build them Of stone, as they would cost eight or ten times more, {n other words, he observed, tue interest on the outlay Jor one stone pier would be suflicient to build @ Wooden one of the same di- ; Iuensions every two years, THE PUBLIC CHARITIES. Now that the appointment o1 Mr. Brennan has completed the Commissivn of Charities and Cor- rection, work May be expected to, begin in ear- nest. President Bailey said yesterday that the number and salaries of the employés would have to be reduced to eilect a saving 01 $40,000, and | that altogether $200,000 would ave to be saved to come Within the appropriauon for the depurt- | Ment, and notwithstanding this fact, tae appli- cauons for places continue to pour in incessantly, Mr, Bailey added, with a sympathetic sigh, tor wi these applicants are doomed to disappointment, The »uperintendent of Outdoor Rellef 1s now re- ceiving a great many applications for help from poor distressed peopie, and pays out from $100 to $150 a day, im small sums varying from filcy cents to $2 It will be interesting to Fin avenue residents to learn that fifty cents or $1 per week 18 What the City allows to poor families in distress, It 18 needless to say that this amount does not Cuable them to indulge in iuxurics, IMMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS, Castle Garden bore almost a deserted appear- A few strangers only, who ap- peared disconsolate, were scattered in ‘ie vast space allotted to them, It was cheery within, however, compared to the outlook beyond the circular walls. Snow and ice were piled upon the paths, snow clouds were in the winter sky. The Feport of last year was presented to the Commis- sioners for their action, but it is not ready for the press. But the main facts of the decrease of im- i bs ep Jor 1874 are already known to the public, an , a8 already grave iears that in 1876 the decrease will even be Jurther angmented by a knowledge abroad of the dull state of trade and the ‘grasshopper famine” in the West, It 1s to be hoped, however, that in the coming spring these iears will not be realized, but inauguraie the dawn of a better day, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. Upon @ visit to Commissioner Van Nort’s office | yesterday, a HERALD representative was informed that there was absolutely notuing new in that de- | partment of the city service. No changes of any kind had been reported, and General statu Quo was iniuli command. A notice was posted on all the doors leading to the Offices of the appointing power, that, owing to the cessagion of work on the public umprovements, positively no applications for labor would be received. Belore this absolute flat many & poor Workingman douvdtiess hae turned | away to return heart-sick to a desolare home, CHARGBS PREFERRED AGAINST COMMISSIONER VAN * NORT. Thomas W. Gager, who had some trouble last summer with Commissioner Van Nort, who re- fused Wo give him tue privilege o: sprinkling Grand street, from the Bowery wo East River, ur to use the Croton water for that purpose, yesterday pre- tered charges to the Mayor against the Commuis- sioner. He states in his ¢uarges that Mr. Van Nort refused to allow him to use the Croton aiter be had tendered him the usual license money, and ermit tor the district to Davia John- son; that he caused his arrest and th. of his driver malciously; that he knows ingly permitved James K. Biglin, an em- the department, to be interested in the sprinkling business with Jonnson, contrary to law; that be refused to obey the resoluvion of the Common Council requiring bum to give Gager | @ permit; that he assisted one Osgood, an auc- tioneer, to make Alangon See share his sprinkling too with lim, and that he did the same thing io regard to one Maguire. To these charges are appended here and there the “belief” of Guger that the Commissioner was actuated by & desire of pecuniary gain, The charges attract but little attention among th fod ticians, in view of the fact that the anthor@nd ue Commissioner have been fguting one another in and out of court ever since Gager was.reiused the permit he first sought for, However, the Mayor wil! give them serious consideration. THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS, At Firemen’s Hall nothing but routine business Of the dep wtinent was transacted. Ne communica- tion had been recetvea by the Commissioners from ayor Wickham in sotgak to thelr answer to the ORT GR OO aut Lye ‘estervelt Says it would be impructicable to | verte out, they afford food for | BOARD OF ALDERMEN. THE SHERIFF'S DOUCEURS—A SHELL FIRED INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, The Board of Aldermen held their regutar meet- ing yesterday afternoon and transacted consider- able business, THE SHERIFF'S DOUCECRS, The report of the Committee on Salaries was handed in. It was rather brief and the chef item of interest In it to the taxpayers was the rate fixed for the Sheriff's oMcial services “for which no specific compensation is fixed or allowed by statute.’? The rates fixed were as follows ‘or summoning petit jurors @ various civil and inal courts of record of ih and county, thirty ar Penitentiary, Blackwell's faland, $1 75, For conveying convicts trom’ the City Prison to the House of Refuge, Randall's Island, $1.75, For conveying prigoners aud convicts from the City Prison to the Courts of Oyer and Jerminer and General Sessions and back to City lrison, $1 75. THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS CATECHISED, Mr. BLESSING Offered a resolution, which, at his Fequest, was laid on tbe table and ordered to be printed for the information of members, The doc- ument wil) create lively work among the Park Department officials, and probably, itis said, be the cause of achange in the Commission before next month, The resolution requires tne Commis- sioners to report within fifteen days what amount of money was appropriated to the depart- ment by the State Legislature and the Board of Apportionment since June 1, 1873, and the disposttion made of all moneys in their bands during that period; what contracts have been given out and to what parties and when; what salaries have been paid to Commissioners and omMcials, clerks and employés; what number of men they have had and have tn their employ as foremen, laborers, policemen, &c. THE RYAN FARM. This resolution was supplemented by another offered by Mr. GILoN, which requires the Commis- sioners to report what houses of business there are in the parks and places under their control, to whom leased and for what purpose. Mr. Blessing and Mr, Gilon, in offering these resolutions, were by no means complimentary in thelr remarks concerning (he Park Department, Mr. Blessing contending that if the facts couid be got at it would be made plain thatthe department Was the “inost rotten” of uny department in the city government, wile Mr. Gilon sald that he had often, but tu vain, tried to tind out what was ihe exact revenue derived {rom “extraordinary privi+ leges granted tg favored individuais,’” who were comfortably loc ted, and much to their own prost, or ground under the control o1 we Park Commis: sioners, ‘Che Ryan farm, it 18 expected, wiil be heard irom in a queer way if the resolution is properly auswered, WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED, A resolution offered by Mr. B1.E3s: which was adopted, requiring the Departuients of Parks, Docks and Public Works to report what new work could be prosecuted and what work already begun and not yet completed could be advanta- geousiy contmued, was offered with the view of giving men out of employment enough work to do to keep them from want during the winter. MR GREEN'S FINANCIERING. Mr. SKERY oifered the following Whereas in the Message of His Honor the Mavor, to the Common Conneil, January 4. 1575, the following o0¢- curs:—"sfhe time has arrived w m my judginent, the actual financial condition of ty sliouid be dent nitely ascertained and published in detat!. The taxpayers should be in possession of the tulest information on this subject, and without such information it will be im- posibie to devise or carry out aay practical measures of effectual reliet iy and as ihis ‘Hoard tuily coincides with expressed by His Honor the Mayor, and ‘he importance of obtaining the Je- views thu Sstully alive to t ired Information; be it Resoived, ‘hat the Comptroller be and he ig hereby directed to report to Ukis Board within a period of thirty days, or av the next meeting of the Board thereaiter, a statement in detail, showins, Firt—The amount of the mdedteviness of the city. Serond—The winount of receipts trom all sources durmg the lust year, including the unexpended balances of for mer years, the interest on unpaid taxes and asses-ments, and ‘the interest, if auy, paid upon the deposits of the city. Third—The expenditures tor the last Fourth che cluims in his oifice agaist justed. |* Fiui—The amount or the ju ar. the city unad- ments obtained against | the city during his term of o! ®. with the costs taxed upon the ei ‘Sizdi—The amount saved to the city by litigation during che same period by decisions m its favor. Seventh—ihe amount of the bonds aud stocks of the clty created by autuority of the staie Legislature and not asked for or approved | vervisors, and’ the } the Board of Su I'tor by the corrorate autho! the Iate county authoriues, respecuvely. Bighth—The an Npaid Laxes and assessments | up to Decembe: (the AMOUNE oF assessment bonds outstanding atv date, Nuth—Aa balance sheet showing the financial position of the city ac the close of the last year. DELAY FOR A PURPOSE. This resolution gave rise to quite a lively debate, during which Mr. VANCE said that tt should be laid over and printed, not passed hastily. It relaied to a very important matter and wight not cover all the ground necessary; and there mignt be in it, too, sume tinugs Which some o! the members could not vote for, although they might be wiiling to vote for some portions. Mr. Gross, Mr. Seery, Mr. Reilly and Mr. Purroy believed the resolutions onght to pass at once. was not a plan of fipance, but a siuple inquiry as to what our present plan had done for us and as to what we owed and What we had lost and gained by it. Mr. Howt. 'S Of the city and AND and Mr. BILLINGS opposed its im- Mediate pussage for the same reason which in- duced Mri Vance to oppose it, and, finally, Mr, Seery consenting, it Was laid on the table aud or- dered printed. “HOME, SWEET HOME,”? Mr. GILON introduced an ordinance, which was laid over under tue ruies, which provides that herealter no person not @ citizen of the State and | @ resident oO! the city shall be eligible to appoint. ment as head of a department oc bureau or clerk or employé thereo!, and that any person who 1s now ut the head of or in the employ 01 any aepart- null and void, . IS THERE A “NIGGER” IN IT? Another effort was made to have the resolation ' passed looking to the purchase of a certain plot of ground jrom John Davidson tor @ new station , house in cue Nipefeenth ward, but the opposition of Mr. Giloa ond Mr. Reilly prevented It, and it was on ihe latter’s motion reierred to the Com- mittee on Lands and Piaces, Mr. Gilon contended | that the price Oxed ($30,000) for the ground was | axed @ year ago and that since that time real es- | tate had fallen in valu THE NEWARK BREACH OF PROMISE. CONTINUANCE OF THE PLUMMER-COMPTON BREACH ‘ OF PROMISE TRIAL. The Newark Court House was crowed yester- | day with people eager to witness the proceedings | in the sult brought by Miss Grace Billa Piummer | against Charies W. Compton, the undertaker, tor | alleged breach of promise of marriage, in whica | damages are laid at $25,000. The interest in the case is very great because of the defendant having for years done the a:fortine business | Of bearing to their dnal rest deceased mem- | bers of Newark’s upper ten. On the first day | Miss Plummer, the plaintjff, swore that Compton had been engaged to her and abruptly broke his pledge and married anotner. Her mother, brother | and sister-in-law corroborated her, saying Compton | Visited her for over # year, used to kiss her, fondle | her, put his arms round her waist, sit with ber after the family had retired five or six nights a week, ke her presents, take ber out carriage rid- m | Ing, &e. ) THE DEFENCE | Was opened by Couriiands Parker, who contended | there Was nu engagement, never bad been be- | tween the parties, and that it was all a mistake, Mr. Compton, the delendant, was first sworn for the deleuce. He is a Well Made, mediam Sized, good looking man of iorty-two, aud is now married to bis second wile, He swore he knew Grace tive or six years, nut Was never more ut- | tentive to her than to’ other members of the | famuy, apd tat he called n parents *‘tatne),”? aud “mother because they were so “parent like’ to him; so Kind and good’ to tim. He admitted | taking Grace oui riding, but at her moiner's re- quest. He acmitted being Jeit atone with tue giri evenings, but could nut recoliect dropping asleep On her shoulder. He put is arm on the back of the sola but never around her waist; never caressed her by embracing her; never wade a specialty of kissing her, but kissed all the ladies alike; | | Was received and treated as a member of the family, but was equally attentive to otner ladies, | On bis cross-examination @ letter of bis to Grace | Was read. In ithe requesied Grace to give ner mother and sister, for him, “one of tiose ola- fashioned kisses, right stack in the mouth,” and | he would jeei the imspiration of the concussion, | (Lond laughter in Court.) Witness deciared ne he had never said “{ LIVE FOR YOU." Dr, Thomas Bradfeld, a dentist, testided that | Miss Plummer visited him to pave her teeth fixed; | Compton sent her and requested witness to pa paruicular.. attention to her as she was of a very | fine iamiy. Upon bemg recalled the piainuit | Swore that she iold the doctor that Compton often talked of love to ner and asked her vo give verself to | him, On cross-examination she swore that Brad- flela tota ter that Compton told bim'to use ner Bin | senuerly, a8 she Wus very dear to him (Comp- ih). Mrs, Charles Plummer, Grace’s sister-in-law, was | Fecalled and swore taat “Mr. Compton and Gracie were sitting on the sola; Mr. Gompton put his arm @round ber and kissed her; I said, ‘you are very soft,’ when Mr. Compton sat vos 1 a right to? Tanswered, ‘You have.’ The evidence was then closed. To-day the case AAA Shes , | Goodsby and M. Lowenthal of the First it | ment of the city government who becomes & non- | resident shall by that fact render his appointment | 4 the auy. | sociation met yesterday THE HOBOKEN BANK DEPALCATION, Klenen, the Absconding Secretary, On Trial. Story of His Flight---The Chase and the Capture. ‘ After repeated postponements Frederick Klenen Was piaced at the bar in the Court of Quarter Ses sions at Jersey City yesterday to answer an in- dictment for grand larceny. This ts only the firss of ten indictments found against him. Summed up, these indictments charge nim with the em- bezziement of $120,000 {rom the Hoboken Savings Bank, of which he was Secretary, The indictment on which he is now tried specifically sets forth the larceny of twenty United States bonds of $1,000 each. The case may be stated in brief:— Kienen was appointed Secretary in 1862, No sus- picion was entertained agatnst him till on the oth oi April, 1873, he disappeared. An examination of the securities and accounts was immediately made, resulting in the discovery that $20,000 in United States bonds were missing, and that there were discrepancies in the books amounting to $100,000, The true state of affaira ‘Was carefully concealed from the public for many days, the directors fearing @ sudden run on the institution, When the Jacts became known there was A RUSH OF DEPOSITORS, who were paid offior a few days, till the institu. tion could no longer bear the strain, and it was closed, The unpaid depositors held indignation meetings and brought their case into the courts, but they did not succeed in throwing the bank into bankraptcy. A subscription list was opened among the mortgagees and directors which wasso successiul that the bank was soon opened on a new and sound basis, and is still doing business public confidence having been restored. Kienen was CAPTURED IN ENGLAND in March of last year by Mr. Francis M, McDon- ough, ex-Chief of the Hoboken poiice, and con- veyed to this country. He has occupied quarters ever since in the Hudson County Jail. The Grand Jury found six indictments against him for for gery, two for embezzlement, one for pass! counterieit bank bills aud. one for grand larceny. District Attorney Garretson and United et District Attorney Keasbey appeared for the State, and Leon Abbett and Jonathan Dixon for the de- fence. ‘The first witness was Louis Housman, who tes- tified—I am conuected with the Hoboken Bank for Savings as ‘Treasurer; was elected in 1866; I purchased from Messrs. Fisk & Hatcn in January, 1 $40,000 registerea United States bonds and $20,000 coupon bonds of $1,000 each; delivered them to Willtam G. Shephard, President of the nk; he counted thew, fouud them correct and ered them to Klenen to be recorded; don’t jiecL seeing them ggain; 1 took no list of the numbers at that time; got one from Fisk & Hatch alter they Were missed; it was about the 12tn of April; in April, 1872, | purchased from the same firm $110,000 im registered five-twenty bonds and $30,000 SIX per cent coupon bonds; in January, 1873, again bougbt $50,000 in registered five- twenty bonds; the $110,00) and $30,000 were sold after Kienen’s flight; it was WHEN THE RUN COMMENCED; to the best oi my knowledge the bonds were kept in the vaults of the First National Bank of Hoe boken. In is cross-exumination witness said he haa sold aitogether at diferent periods $230,000 in | bonds; the bonds were kepi in the Firat National | Bank vy direction of the board of directors of the | Hoboken Bank, Wililam G, Shephard testifiled—I was connectea wiih tne Hobogen Bauk lor Savings; in 1872 was President, but resizned in September, 1873; Mr. | Housman purchased all the bonds for the bank; | he boyghe $80,000 coupon bonds and $20, | coupon bonds; the $30,000 were in ny custody in | the First National Bank until the run com- menced; the $20,000 were tn the safe of the | Hoboken Bank tor Savings; I recollect get- ting the $20,000 bonds trom Mr. Housman; the | coupons were payable im May and November; the bonds were $1,000 each; gave them to Kienen to | lock them up; saw lim put them in the : ie; ir. National Bank, had access to the sale; so did Kienen and | Mimself; I was eounected with the First National | Bank; { saw the bonds I delivered to Kienen about, | @ month after he gov them; they were in the safe; don’t remember seeing them alter that time; nave no knowledge 01 taking them out of the sale; AFTER KLENEN’S PLIGHT 1 endeavored to find them; saw Klenen go into | the First National Bank on the evening of April on that day 1 was examining Kienen’s books try- ing vo find out an error 01 $1,000; I spoke to Klenen about the error apd he promised to asaist me to find it the following day. Edward St. Joho swora—I am a clerk at the ofMice of Fisk & Hatch, New York bankers and brokers; am engaged in the government bond department; did not personally sell Mr. Housman | any bonds; have a knowledge of the number ang | amounts purchased by bim; received $20,000 in | bonds and took the numbers of them; delivered | ae either to Mr. Fisk or another member of the Lowenthal, Cashier of the First National Bank of Hoboken, testiflea— KLENEN FAILED TO APPEAR at the bank on te 9tb of April, 1873; Mr. She} | hard ana I went to the safe after Klenen had eit, but did not find any bonds; bad seen the bonds there previous to Klenen’s leaving; he produced tbem iTom the safe in my presence, Francis M. McDouough examined—Am & ciai officer at the hoboken terry; was sent to | search for Klenen about the 9th of April, 1873; om | the 31st of January, 1874, { sailed ior Burope; ar- rived in Liverpool on the 14th of February; went to Lonaon and remained ut six week! Klenen avout five weeks him on board the Preach er from are riving at Dover: Kleneu was standing on the deck: 1 told an English officer I had a warrant for Kienen’s arrest, and the officer went on board and he and Klenen disappeared for a few minutes, bus they 5000 appeared again; Klenen came asbor J tollowed him on 9 car, came up to him and shook hands with him; went toa hotel and thence to London, where {gave nim into the custody of the authorities; he was taken BEFORE SIR THOMAS HENRY on the day ya 2 his arrest; in answer to questions, he said he had ngthing to say; he was ; then remanded for a week; Sir Thomas read the charge and held up some bonds, which were | found dn Kienen’s possession, saying that these | Were some of the property stolen; Kienen de- clined to say anything, and he was jully com- mitted jor extradition; 1 first saw the bonds | about fiteen minutes alter Klenen landed from | the steamer; we were in the hotel; the English | Officer took them out of Kienen’s pocket; the bonds were three in number; after the arrest the | oOMcer asked him what be nad done with the bonds, and he replied that he did not know what he had done with anything; the officer also jound @ £20 note on Klenen; § brought the bonds to this country and turned them over to Mr. Dod, President of tne | bank m Hoboken; found a book full of papers in Kienen’s trunk at the police headquarters in Lon- don; in coming trom Dover to London,! ap- proacied him on the subject of his arrest aha tne | Causes that led to it, but he avoided all conver- sation ob the subject; I asked him on the steamer coming here from England if any other parties Were implicated in th» vank affair, but be reused to say anything about tt, saying it was time enough to taik about it when he got home. The case Was here adjourned till this morning, Kienen’s wife and brother sat beside nim during His tather was also in Court. No one would suppose, irom his dashing appearance, that he iad been immurea for months im the County ; dau. ; {HE MENHADEN OIL AND GUANO TRADE. The Untied States Menhaden Oi) and Guano Am» in the United States Hotei, Luther Maddocks, of Boothbay, Me., in tne chair, Among the gentlemen present were B. F. Brighton, of Round Pond, Me.; A. it. Kenniston, of Boothbay, Me.; J. G. Nickerson, of Boston; Daniei T. Church and isaac Brown, of Tiverton, R.” 1.5 Frederick Gallup and B. FP, Gallup, of Groton, Conn.; William Holmes, of Mystic, Conn; R. L. Fowler, of Guilford, Conn.; James Foote, of Bran- | ford Conn.; H. L. Dudley, of New Haven, Conn.; G. W. Miles, of Milford, Conn.; George Coiburn, of | Ansonia, Conn. ; George I’, Tuthtli and T. F, Price, | of Greenport, L. L, and V, Koon, of New York. , The Committee on Statistics reported as follows:— Fish canght in 1874. Fish caught un 184; Making an increase of.... | Amount of euano made in 1874, Amount of guano made in 1873,, Oi] manufactured in 1874 Oli manufactured in 1873, Inorease tor 1874... wees The amount of ofl now on in procese of manufacture at 648,000 gallons; amount of guani em} 10) Sailing vessels employed, 283; 2; ‘number of factories, (4; amoune