The New York Herald Newspaper, February 3, 1875, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 83, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET. THR MAORIY POWER Change of the Rules in the House of Representatives. Speaker Blaine Champions the Rights of the Opposition, PROLONGED DEBATE. Exciting Speeches and Scenes in the Chamber. Struggle of the Minority to Retain Their Ancient Privileges. FREE SPEECH TRIUMPHANT. The Famous “18” Break the Radi- cal Combination. A PARTY DIVISION. Butler and His Followers Igno- miniously Defeated. ¢ Wasurnarow, Feb! 2, 1875. Tho battle in the House over the new ruii Off to-day and with the sipguiar result of placing General Builer, Mr. Cessna, Mr. Tremain, and ten or twelve administration republicans outside the party lines, The struggle lasted nearly all day and victory rested eventually and clearly ‘With the famous eixhtecn, who eight days ago haa the courage to refuse to gag the House of Repre- Ventatives. After some preliminary skirmisning, which lasted twu hours, two-thirds of the House agreed to @ motion of Mr. Kasson to suspend the rales so a8 to allow the Vommittee on Rules to report, This resolution was first offered by Gen- eral Butler, and was then. voted down, it being believed that it would enable General Butler to get in the new rule, hitherto offered by him, which was substantially voted down last week by help of the eighteen independent republicans, and which is known as the gagrole. Oa the adoption of Mr, Kasson’s motion Mr, Garfleld pose to report the new rule from the committee, and whereupon ensued a remarkable scene, Messre, Randall, Holman, Cox snd others protesting that the committee had not met since the motion reterring the matter to them was Bdopted. They bad some sharp words with the Speaker, but presently amid laughter at some re- mark from Mr; Cox, the turmoil ceased. Alter Mr. Garfield had explained the new rule various amendments were offered, of which only two were in order under the rales. These were by Mr. Hale, of Maine, and Mr. Kasson, and were unimportant modifications. General Butler vainly tried to get in bis new rule as a substitute, and when he saw that he was defeated, bo turned about and endeavored to de feat his own party; he rallied his fol lowers and determined to resist the seconding of the previous question, which was really the de- Mastve vote, as the failure of this would have de- feated the resolution, By this time the House was fully awake and ex- cited, and Butler's sudden jump outside of the parcy lines was vigorously met. “The eighteen,” as the independent republicans are led in the House since the Monday on which they defeated the “gag” role, were determined not to be beaten by General Butler. Phelps, Roberts and others hurried over to the democrats, and as these saw that defeat here meant now efforts to pass the gag rale, all but seven democrats sec- onded the previous question, General Butler and jourteen other republicans voting ‘No,’ After some speaking, in which tne Speaker took part, the new ruie was then passed. Alter the struggle was over there was general rejoicing among the “eighteen” Over their victory, and it was noticed that the Speaker descended from his chair and joined im their congratulations. The new role is 4n improvement over the old one. It secures at jeast & day's discussion on all bills which have not the favor of two-thirds of the House, and allows Giibustering on all bills which contain jobs or sub- ndies, It satisfes the reasouable men on both Mdes, bat it raises complaints from the adminis. \ration men, who want to pass rapidly and with- but consideration or debate certain strong meas- Gres against tne South. The ruleis thus a goar- antee of moderate counsels and will help toward moderate measares, THE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE, WasHINnaTon, Feb, 2, 1875, The House resumed its session at ten A. M. Mr, BUTLER, (rep.) Of Mass., moved to suspend the rules, 80 a8 to give the Committee on Rules leave to report forthwith changes ur amendments tothe raies, and providing that during the con- Sideration of such report no dilatory motion Whatever shail be entertained by the Speaker. Mr. BPEER, (dem.) of Pa, made tho point of order that the same proposition in substance had been offered three times curing to-day’s ses- sion, ‘The SPRAKER overruled the point of order, say: ing that the proposition had been changed each ume. Stone, (tem,) of Pa, sald he did not think that tbe gentiemau from Massachusetts should be tecognixed until other gentiemon who had reso. tions to offer got a chanve to offer them, The pentieman irom Massachusetis bed been recog. Bised by the Spoaker three times, Mr. RANDALL, (dem.) of Pa.—And always on the one subject. Mr, SPReR—This same proposition bas siready been voted down, The SP£aksk—T'bis ono vas not be Mr. jeu—It has been, in substauce, Mr. BUTLER—I bave changed it, Mr. RaNDaLi—! suould Uke to know .kow much time that side of the House is to Dave, so that we, On this side, may know when we are to get in, The SPRakeR—In proportion to numbers the side of the House to whicu the gentioman Le.ongs hes Used up twice as much 1m the other side, Mr. RaxDaLi—Yeo; It tal twice the time to defend this side against encroacninent. Mr. BUTLER—You had ali last week, and we sat Up two nigits to accommodate you. (Laughter.) The srgaxgn—The gentleman (Mr, Randall) Made twenty-five similar motions the same day. Mr. RaxDaLi—In a good een.e, The SPEAKER—It does vot ie in that gentieman’s mouth, however, to object to another gentleman Making three motions, Mr. CR38N4, (rep.) of Pa.—And in a Detter sense, Mr, seCK, (Jem.) of Ky.—1# it right to move that Bobody but tie gentleman irom Massachusetts shall be recognized by the Chair? ‘The SPRAKER—1 Le Chair thioks that thet remark ie not by any proccedings in the House called for On the side to which the gentleman belongs, The Chair desires to repel ¢ a very publicly before the couniry that the minority in the House does not have the ampiest protection in its r@bts and does not in propo. tion to members veoupy twice the time that the majority does, Mr. STOKM—1 do not complain of any Violation of @ur rigdta Loder the rulos, dat 1 compiain that in the OXerdiee Of bis discretion the Unair bas recug: tumes. Bis SPeaxER—As was the Chair's perfect right 0. Mr, BuTLER—I was not recognized this morning uniil aiter a democrat was recognized. AN TING SCKNE, Mr, SpeeR—It 18 @ discretion which the Chair | Should exercise fairly. | Tne speakgR—And@ the Speaker has exercised it fairly, ‘The first gentleman recognized th |} mornivg for a mowon to suspend the rules wi @ gentleman on that sive of the House, (Loud calls tur “Regular order” irom tue republican | side of the House.) Mr, RANDALL moved an adjournment. Rejected on a vote by yeds aud nays, * Tne House then proceeded to vote oa Mr. Bnt- ler’s motion and it was rejected—yeas 177, nays 90—lesa than two-thirds in the aMrmative, Great excitement prevatied during the taking of the vote, and 11s progress was anxiously noted. the only’ republican voting with the minority was stil! Mr. sener, of Virginia, and his vote feated the motion. THE PROPOSED KULE IN ANOTHER FORM. Mr, GARFIELD, wand ot Ohio, then moved to sus- pend the rules aud adopt as a new rale tne follow- ing s— Whenever a qaestion is pending before the House the Speaker shall not entertain auy motion of a dilatory charactor, except one motion to adjourn and one motion to fix the day to waich thy House shall adjourn: but the previous question &, the engrossment, and the third Teading ofany bill "br jolnt resolution dei ring: She oe day of its re P to any pro} tion to appro! ouberg poperty f the ol Red. States, except the regular annual appropriation bills. At she suggestion of Mr. HaLg, (rep.) of Me., Mr. Gartield modified the rule by changing tne three-‘ourths to two-tmrds, Messrs. BUTLER, Of Massachusetts, and URSsNA, of Pennsylvania, made an effort to Nave the pro- viso about the previous question struck out, but they were anable to do so, Tne vote was tuken on Mr, Garfield's motion and it was rejected—ycas 153, nays 110, not two- tnirds in the affirmative, The repablicans voting ‘no were:—Measrs. Butler, jusetts; Butler, Tennessee; Cobb, North Carolina; Field, Fort, Hays, Hodges, Hynes, Lofiand, Peibam, Snéata, Smith oi Louisiang, and THR RULES SUSPENDED. Mr. Kasson, (rep.) of [owa, moved to suspend the rules and allow the Committee on Rules to re- port now auy pew rule or change of ruie, that Guring tts consideration the Speaker shail enter- tain no duatory motion and that tne dtscussion thereon shall be limited to one hour. Mr. ELDREDGE, (dem.) of Wis., Suggested that tt was sbout time for the House to attend to public business, Mr. WILBER, (rep.) of N. Y.—We are attending to public business, Tne vote was taken on Mr, Kasson’s motion and it was carried—yeas, 181; nays, 90, The result was toc cause o! great congratulation on the republican side of the House and of corre- sponding depression on the democratic side, Mr. GARFIELD, of Ohio, thereupon, trom the Committee On Kules, reported the rule which he haa previously offered, : ARBITRARY RULING, The rule having been read, Mr. Co: N. Y., 4 member of the Committee on Rales, made the point of order that the committee nad no meeting since it was ordered to report. The SPEAKER overruled the point, Mr, KANDALL asked to have a rule read which he regarded as bearing on the point, and the Speaker not having assentea it Mr. Randall said he would now resign any further connection with toe Committee on Rules, ‘The SPEAKER notified him that that would be In order at a subsequent part of the proceedings, but ‘Was not in order now. Mr. COX said be would try and make a point in order, unless the crackling of thorny under a pot ornate him. (Laughter on the republican aide). Mr. ELDREDGE insisted that a gentleman should not be sneered or laughed at wnen he was in good faith argaing question of order. Mr. SYPHER, (rep.) 01 La.—Wao could help laugh- ing at the gentieman from Wisconsin? Nobody. ir. PLDREDGE—1 Na poisoned cliaiice will soon be placed tu your own lips. Mr. COxX—I Dave had the honor to serve ont! Committee on Rules for many years and during war, and very ew imnovations on the rules ha: been allowed, We preserved them during all the vemptations to change them. deeb ~op ay Frigt @entieman will state his point of order. Mr, Cox—I am going to dogo. Tho polotis that T resign my po-ition on the Committee on Rules. The SPRAKER—Ihat 19 Not in order now. The genta may.6 that for dramatio effect, but he ows tuat it is notin order, Mr. Cox—I gave notice yeuterday, The SPRAKER (with some severity of manner)— Nothing more ifrelevaat could possibiy be ob- traded. THE SPBAKER AS A MIND READER. Mr. LaMaz, (dom.) Of Miss.—How does the Chair know that the oa trom New York did it for dramatic edect' The SPEAKER—Because the gentleman from New soe ws that it eecresely ‘e*yY Re — 7 areas, on On the democratic puoiiean side.) : s oa wolican side. i a ‘Lhe SPEAKER—The Chair 18 willing to the utmost Verge Ol liberality to hear ali points of order, but he 18 not willing to have the proceedings inter- rupted by irrelevant remarka. ir. LAMAR—How does the Chair know that the gentioman trom New York knew he was out of order ‘The SPEAKER—Because the Chair is very well acquuinred with the large expericuce and great ine telugence ot tne gentleman trom New Yor! Mr. LaMAR—The Chair bud no rght to assame any sach thing. The SPRAK£R—Possibly not, but when the Chair 1s accused of deciding unjustly and trampling on the rignis of the minority, the Caair may be par- donea for commenting with some ireedom. Mr. Cox—I made no charge against toe Chair and the Chair had no right to make that point on me. ‘The SPEAKER—The Chair bas not in the remotest degree relerred to the geatieman irom Mississtppi | (Mr. Lamar), trom whom he has received nothing | Dut respect, but the Cnair cannot betteve that any gentieman of tne House, aud espectally two gen- Uemen so thorvughiy conversant with the rules as the gentlemen jrom Pennsylvania and New | York (Mess:s. Kandall and Vox) could possibly suppose that while the House is acting under a | Suspension of the rales @ proposition to put im their resignations could be in order. Mr, RANDALL—I/ aay, sir, that you have no right m any particular to question my motives or re- fiect upon them. 1 stand here in every reapect as your peer. The SPEAKER—The Chair cannot velit un- less he will so state tothe House, that the gentle- man irom Penosylvania considers it in order now to offer his resignation. Mr. RaNDALL~You have ruled my resignation oat of order, The SrPEakee—Does the gentioman believe that 1t is im order? Mr. RANDALL—I did when I offered it. You have ruled it out, and therefore I cannot offer it now Seaton ‘avail myself Of the frat opportunity + (dem.) of TAE NEW RULE, Mr. GARFIELD called the attention of the House to the nature of the rule reported. In tne iret place he said that the Committee on Rules had been called together sevorai days ago, and at @ lull meeting had Considered the rule reported, There were two things which tue Committee on Rules desirous 0! securing, One was the preservation of the valuable body of pariiamentary experience wnd of parilam reed wi ada ia the pr this bew rule. There had been, however, Qu evil, the correction of which the committee Delleved ought to be accomplisned, It nad b Y irom time Wnmemorial, @ rule in the House tat Uuder the genera) purkementary principle which soroidas two motions to adjoura to be made without business lotervening, Aud & motion to udjoura to ® certain day Was such business, and it bad been jound in practice that one-fith of tie House could, by Gailiug the yeas and fe On euch mo+ tons, prevent any business being dune. Thi Tieuce vs the last week had shown that iact, It hiustrated tu th at of the wil of the ma} rity to consider—nut to pass, but 10 consider and debate—a bill relating to the civil rights of Americano citizens, ity believed thet the House ought to conside: Dill, and even Deliove that it should nave been Wer brought to the attention o: the Houses ands mUbOE YY Of onesAiib nave been able to say to the wnajorits “You may take up an appropriation bill i tt; YOu may do such a6 we sball relect aud Open to you as ‘any: whch we do not de- thing which you ua f gre to see pasaed, You shall Dot have considered,” The work of wbe last jour days in the House had demonstrated that that phase of the House Died @ small minority to block tue entire progress of .legisiation, ‘the Commitice oa Ruled velie twat Was a po Which bever bad ogen intended to be used for such o purpuse. ‘The commirtee ved it to be which bad been made of it that was revuluti nary and destructive 9: all tho parpuse 1 pariiamen- tary vodies, He did not find jault with the minority When it fijvustered ngainat an attempt to force a question to a vole without debate. in hia twelve years!’ expert lo the House be had known Many occasions on which the minority bad claimed the right \o be heard, but io which the majority was impatient and wanted to go to an immediate Vote, wou be never haa known the minority, wheao it Gioustered to prevent the cuttiag of of debate, to Jail 1p getting @ hearing, Mr. ELDREDOE—I have known tt very oiten, CONTINGRNOIES OF THR NEXT 8381 Mr. GakFikLv—OD that score | time approved the action of the democracy in Ue- manuing Onances ior debate. Now, as iar os Tam couceroed, aud lieve | speak ivr the Commit. j ON Rules, or at leust for two thirds of that com- mittee, fam unwilling to make wny iaw now lor | tue remainder of this session which IT would nut be willing to ve the rule ut the Mousa Rext season power in its natare and in ave many el We have deliberately sramed ER Ur ag Ae gr Mgt Quude Whew 1 Will bo Willlag to Jolu tne | | mo legislative body in the world has ever bee: wheo the side lous pranee over | into the minority. Gontiemen have spoken here | m about the pu: hace being ¢ommended to | our own lips movement to say that this great deliberative body Of the nation shall not deliberate. I hope the day will Dever come when party zeal shall so inflame me, When partisan spirit shali 80 misguide me as | tuat I shal! say, although I em but one uf one- filth, that the Jour-fifths shall not consider we ; ar matter of legislation, which they believe to ve Vitaliy upporrant to the nation, | may join on lnsisung oD my rignt to be heard, and | wif. not im this rule find = anything to prevent me; but! will never join in the Kind of movement which has beeu adopted here in the jast Jour days to prevent the consideraton of any | great public measure. ‘The rule also makes pro- Vision in auother direction, Members of both | sides of the House have expressed a tear that 10 | would enable legisiation of the character of claims, | or of subsidies, or of what is sometimes catied jobs Of Various sorts, to pass without the neces- | sary consideration, In order to prevent that the rule contains @ proviso that it sha!l pot apply at all to any bill rewarding the pubiic credit, tue pub- ne property or the public money, the regular ap- pesuriaton bills belug excepted irom tbat limit- ation. SUBSIDIR3 AND CLAIMS. Mr. SroRM, of Pennsy!vania—Was not the Pacific Mati subsidy in a regular appropriation bill ? Mr. GARFIELD—Certainly; but that required a vote ol two-tnirds under the suspension of the rules, 12 order to make it in order. Mr. SPEER. of Pennsylvania—W ould not all bills referring claims to the Court of Ciatms, such as the Chorpenning bill, be included under this rule and nave the benetit o1 10? ‘The SPEAKER—By no possibility can that clas of bills ever have the benefit of this rale. Mr. SPEER—I would be giad'‘to have the Speaker state why. The SPEAKER—Simply because those bills now must go unger the rule to the Committee of the Whole. At all events, the Chair gives assurance to tae gentieman irom Pennsylvania that they ene have the benefit of this rule during this Mr. SPeeR—I am very glad to have that assar- ance trom the Chair. The SPEAKER—AS the Chajr 13 a member of the Committee oa Rules, be has some rigkt to par ticipate tn this ciscussion. Mr. RaNDALL—Yes, on the Moor. Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Mass.—I ask the Chair what would be the application of tne rule to auch bills afver they came out of the Committee of the Wnole? The SPEAKER—It dues not apply to them. Mr. Dawks—I would like to be certain about shat. The SPEAKER—The present rule as to the refer- ence of bills to the Committee of the Whole pro- vides that all proceedings touching the appropria- tion of money shall be first discussed in the Committee o1 the Whole. Now, a bill to reter a claim to the Court of Claims is not specifically included in the rule; but the Chair hus always ruled that bills to reler claims to the Court of Claims. whicn might ultimately become a charge upon the Treasury, are included witnin the rule and must go to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. DawEs—I bave no doubt about that ruling of the Chair, bat after such bills come back into tho House, then 1 want to know whether tais rale will appiy to them. . . ‘The SPEAKER—As the rules are to-day, dilatory motions Can be made on them, and this proposed Tule sates that the rule in respect to them shail oe led sear Nothing can be more conclusive an tha AMENDMENTS OFFERED, Mr. HALE, of Maine, moved vo amend tbe rule by requiriog the previous question to be seconded by ouly two-thirds, inatead of three-lourchs, Mr. Kasson, ot Iowa, moved an smendment, providing that the roles shail not be euiorced on the Urst day of the consideration of a question. Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Ind,, moved to amend also by providing that the new rule saall not apply to any proposition to refer any claim to the Court of laims, Mr. Kasson accepted Mr. Wilson’s proposition and incorporated it in his own. Mr. Cessna, of Pennsylvaniu, offered to amend farther by giving the Judiciary Committee power vo report bills 01 @ public character on Thursdays. Mr. Becx, of Kentucky, did not profess to be thoroughly posted ‘ariiamenctary jaw, and would not pave said anything on the subject 1: it had not been charged that bis side of the House had veon guilty of illegal god revoiutionary con- duct.” He denied the charge. The mtnority had Not during the present session interposed any objection to business, and bad not even asked for @ general debate on any appropriation bill. The Post Ufice Appropriation bill had had @ special assignment for Wednesday last, but yet the le! from Massachusetts had moved to take @ motion to reconsi @ bi agreed upon in the republican caucus, and which bad been referred to the Judiciary Committee 1a December, 1873, and recommitted on the 7th of January, 1874, because tne House was then un- willing to pasa it. Tbat motion had been made last Wednesday 1D the Jace of all the business of the House, and the minority had simply done its best to defeat it, and now the effort was made to break down all the rules in order to tnrow into the House the firebrand of the Civil Rights bill, which had been rejected by the people at the polls ast November. In conclusion he called ior the reading of the frat page of “Barclay’s Digest,” in. which the remark of a distinguished English parliamen- tarian is quoted in favor of guarding scrupulously the right of the mtoority. Mr. BUTLER (Mi usetts)—That was excel lentiy good doctrine under a kingly governmen' but it does not apply to power in the hands of an administration under the nose of the people, and cursed with+the rales with which this House hai been cursed. Where did these rules come trom They are RELICS OF THE OLD SLAVE POWER. (Sneering laughter irom the democratic side). ‘They were made to protect that power in order vo prevent auy discussion of slavery or abolition, Iknow whereot | affirm. Tuey were made to throw the power of legislation ito the nands of afew leading committees, so that no resolution could be introduced and nothiug discussed wiich Was uot in accordance with the views o! that power. I agree that the rule submitiea by the committee would be a good one if it was the first Monday in December, 1875, But what are we about? We are making @ change of ru for an exigency, We bave got but twenty-six more legislative days leit, and we have got nine appropriation bi:ls to consider, We have not heard yet trom tue Com- mittee of Ways and Means in regard to taxes and the raising of revenue, Now, this rule as reported legalizes filipustering; it allows diibustering to go on for oue day. Every bill reported can be, if tne minority choose, held offone day ; and on what plea? On the plea that they ougut to have an opporta- nity to discuss bills, 1 offered them, Satur- day, in my place here, the right to dis- cuss the Ciwil Rights bill tf they chose to discuss it; but instead of discussing it they sat here Jor forty-six hours voting on motiuns to ad- Journ, and never opened tneir mouths in any ‘other way, except to object to heariug their own platiorm read, whieh declares the equality of ail Men beiore the law—(laughter)—and we are now here io this exigency, wih the country almost breaking into civil war, with White Leagues all over the South. with one State disorganized and held by bayonets alone, and yet this rule offers to | ive half the remaining time of this House to fill- uatering. Mr. NIBLAOK, (dem.) of Ina., made the point of order (bat the rules require gentiemen to address the Chair, but that tue gentieman {rom Massa. chusetts was addressing galleries ins! or the Chair. nse to this point oforder was Mr. Butler's Fr to step up to the Clerk's desk and continue bis re- marks liom there, saying that he believed he was now witiin the exact rule. This aoiion on ow art was @pplaudeu on the floor and in the gal- eries, When the Speacer jarked that it was a great abuse by the galleries to presume to show Spprobation Of disayprobation, Tr. COs—1§ Was done ior dramatic effect. Laug bt (ane Speaxez—Tne Chatr bas always rebuked dramatic aifect, waatier in the galeries or on the floor, (Loud lai Mr. BupRepas—T' lea_are only siting color to the tleman from Massa. Chusetts, (Luughtor, the galleries being crowded with colored spectatu: BIGNIVIOANC OF THR CONTRET, Mr, BuTixea, resum! bis remark, sald:—All thut we Lave seen here for jorty-six bours and jor a Deside L.as Leed 10 View Ol the present condl- tlon of the country. 1tis fora re House Of Representatives and for a republican “Congres to Gud @ remedy for this condition of things, aud therefure I beseech the majority uot to ay flibustering ua any form Con the majority of the House not truat itmeli in this time of perilmia this exigency of the we ‘© worned by the gentie- until low = ww? And we ry 0 gi all the time tha’ 18 leis us to save of couriesy to @ iainority and excitement.) our ita teeth. (Laugnte ME, TREMAIN, (rep.) O1N, Y—is it bot necessary 4n order to legisiaie upon any Southern question that the amendment offerod oy t man. from Pennsylvania (Mr. Cessna) wball be passed? Boruen—Cleariy. And, th 1 wi con aid an pase rve te peace oi the country so long as he i aing tu tue Chair, Mr, TREMAIN—ANG does not thia whole contest ite significance if we uo not adupt the amend- ment? Mr. BUTLEX—Ciearly 1t does, ior wo have no way Of mettiug these vills belore the House. | pray you good aud true men, Why stand for the cone Try, to stand together aud i¢icase our hunds, which nave been tied up, so that we could not do anything for the beuedlt o; the country, and thut ‘We adopt @ rule whicu shall not be emasculated as the one reported 18, Mr, TReMAIN—Is Chi any way to do that un- leas by Voting down the »tevious ques:ton? iT. BUTLEN—i'here ts DO other way, Let us vote it down, And then eacu one v. the amend. ments offered will come up and be voted on, and the majority o: tue Huuse cua do what it ougut to do—that 18, pass such & rule 3 Will enable ts LO curry jurward the pubic bu Without having one tall of Our me consumed at the will of w minority, REPUBLICAN DERRLICTION OF DUTY. Mr. Cox, o; New York (uaving been revuxed by the Cuair awhile ago lor being somewaat dra- ¢)-—-l am reminded that, perni there are f dramude perivtmances wiicd bay a0 olteu rouuke nary Bs they wbodid bi e pas ast out Whioh shows us nothing LN tate 6 vei en, and ope ia The tid perios; ea TC Ag cual ah moral right to call this side of the House in ques non lor veing revolutiovary. This side of the House represents to-day two-thirds of the intelli- gence and Voung power of the country, and the gentieman (Mr. Butler) knows It weil. Air, RANDALL—Aud teels 1 too. Mr, Cox—Because | happened to propose my re- tracy trom the Comuittee on Kuiea 1 was iid that I was doing it ior dramatic effect, and yet the gentleman trom Massachusetts (Mr. buriet) ean go to the Clerk's desk and speak to the laz- | Zeroni 10 the gatlenes, and be cheered as he has been time and again. The gentleman re- ferred to our flibus ing to prevent certain business — iutended affect the south, 1 can show bitin that when President Grant sent to Congress @ Message about Louimana in February, two years @go, it was referred to the Judiciary Committee, and that committee never took uction upon it since. Your own President charges you with dereliction of duty in that regard. I stated at that me thatthe non-action of the Judiciary Committee would prompt usurpation, and tt has done so, It is not, therefore, ior tne gentleman from Massachusetts to complain that the minority obstructs the restoration ui order and tranquillity in the South. The gentleman says, perhaps “ior dramatic effect,” that ‘the rules,” and I suppose the constitutionality, “were made by tie siave power. Mr, BUTLER—By no means, SAFEGUARDS AGAINST QUACK LEGISLATION. Mr, Cox—They were administered at least in Charleston by the slave power with the help of Caleb Cusuing and another respectable Massa- chusetts geutieman, (Laughter.) The pariia- meutary rules were adopted as a guard against the encroachments of the Crown and the currup- tions of power, and now dropping into a littie mivority Congre-s8 you are unwise enough, lor the sake Of a temporary advantage in tus Civil Kignts bill, to take down all these safeguards which would prevent the quackerles and extravagances belonging to legisiation. It was a wise remark by @ traveller. in toils country that we should have more tences or less quack medicines, and | am jor more fencing. (Laugater.) ‘Tuese rules are old, they are venerable, they have stoou the test of time over ninety years. They have the paternity 01 the father of democracy himself in the interests of liberty and not iu the interest of royaity. I may not know how to amend them or ty assist amending them, and may not be entitled to the elegant eens of the Speaker; out one thing 18 Certain—that during all the time I nave been in Congress, during the war, when the temptations to change tue rules were great, 1 have stood steadily against ail innovations on the rules, | re- gret that the day of innovations has come. But the day of democratic juviiee has also come, and you, Mr. Speaxer, would not be here next Con- gress if you had not been elected early in tne spring. (Laughter. I said that “for dramatic effect.” (Laugnter,) . Mr. SCOFIELD, (rep.) of Pa., denied that the pur- pose Of tue framing oi the present rule was tO pro- tect the minority, The constitution gave tne President a veto waich Killed ull legislution except supported by atwo-nird majority, but tne con- tution Dever gave the filth of the House of Kep- reseniatives the right to veto all legisiatioa. ‘The Operation of the ruie, a8 NOW administered under the construction waich nad grown uy, did zive oue- fiith of the memoers of the House a right to stop the passage of any bill whatever. The new rule simply proposes tnat the cunstructi.n which was intended by the men who framed the rules should be given to them. He de- nied tbat the slave power had designed any such construction of tie rules. The right to move to adjourn and the right to move to adjourn to a certain day was absolutely neces- sary; but tbe construction had grown up to give one-fifth uf the House @ right to stup all proceed- jugs, 1¢had never been intended to give such a poWer to one-fifth of the members of the House, and all that was now proposed was to cut off that abuse. ‘he Committee on Rules hal been ex- tremely cautioas, and had preserved that right on any measure that involved a subsidy. Mr. LaMaR, of Mississippi, opposed the new Tule, and suid that the existing rule had been adopted in order to prevent narsn and too prompt action by Majorities, It was a part 01 the pusiuve Morality of the House, a3 all rules were, whicn a majority bad adopted for its own guidance and resiraint, It was an old rule, constituting a part Ol the checks and balances of the system. ‘The gentleman irom Massachusetts (Mr. Butler) had sneeringly remarked that it was tbe slave power which had adopted it, but it nad the sanction of the antrelave power ior the last twelve eae and bad beea recognized and invoked y th rer, and Was Now sought to be contra- ve ic tt All parties were com- mitted to the ral it Was an instrumeat put in the hands of the minority vy the majority or the Beery, Of obstructing tae pronounced will of the jo! G rt . GARFIELD=Do you mean to say that its pur- pose was that the mipority could prevent the con- Sideratioa oj any measure? A HEALTHY AND SALUTARY CHECK. Mr. LaMaB—Yes, sir; and it was put there evi- Geutiy ior the object which it accomplished. When the rule was adopted it was adopted with refer- ence to the use to which it was to be applied, and I confess vhat it has @ heaitaful and salutary use when 1€ 18 exercised Ly an opposition, as we have ¢. ’tin this cat It is vot diiouste:- lng. 1 hopé the poisoned chalice will not be com- mended to your own lips. I hope that when the democratic party come Into) =—ppower in this it’ will reinstate this an- clent highly moral rule, and observe its stipulations as exactly as it has always ob- served the compromises of the constitution, (Applause on the democraticside.) Idonot want ‘this power exercised except in accordance with the usages of tis parliamentary body. Here is this Civil Rignts bill, which 1 believe bas not really the support of @ majority of members in toils House; but @ body of resolute men, men o1 more Will than the passive majority, are determined to drive it through. if we did not resort to these dilatory movons, which the rules 0! the House al- lowed us to resort to, and ii this bill were passed 1t wouid be passed through our agency, aud not yours, and we wouid be responsibie to the country ior not having resorted to the measures which, in the exercise of our constitutional and lega: par- Mamentary rights, we could bave resorted to io order to prevent its passaze, The geatieman trom Massachusetts (Mr. Butler) says that this role originated with the slave power, and he said it with that air of derision and scorn which is peculiar to Dimseli and 18 all higsown. When that rule was adopted uearly all the States in tue Union constituted a partof tne slave power. But let us admit that tne slave power did origiuate it. Let it go 1orth to the worid that when these men, whom the gentleman irom Massachusetts denomi- nated the slave power, hud tue unquestioned ascendancy in this government, aud had the powes to carry their measures over minorities wad regardless of the righis of miaoriues, they voluntarily came forward to put a restrainc upon their own action, and gave the minority he right to protect themselves against all oppressive measures. (Appiause on the democratic side.) SPEAKER BLAINE’S SPESCH. The SPEAKER Came down on the floor and advo- cated the rule reported by Mr. Garfleld, He did pot think tuat toe gentleman from Mississippi nad correctly stated the history of this rule or the pro- ceedings that had been had under it. Tne rule which had elevated a motion to adjoura to a fixed day above ® simple motion to adjourn had not been incorporated in the rues for Hity yoars a. tl government wus orgauized, and, entirely mistacen, tue use of it for ¢ of what is nuw known as filibuscering never took place antil 1854, when it was re- sorted to on the Kausas-Nebraska bili by the minority to defeat what nad gone into history a8 @ parliameniary iruad, by which in the Committee o/ the Whole the enacting clause was struck out of the bill and tne bill on being re- ported in the House wus then considered. t into history as @ parliamentary fr @ud against that the mivority had oalied the y aud Duys 188 times. ‘That, if be mistook not, was the origio of filioustering. Mr, LAMaR—Luen I must say it bose paternity whica 1 was not aware ol RASH USE OF TUR PREVIOUR QUESTION. Mr. BLAINE—I think | have siated the vistors ruie correctly, Ido not wish toreficct on mury ol tue dead, or to bring up any un- pleasant reminiscences to the liviny, and | would Dot have made che wiighiest reierence tu she mat ter buc lor the Claim of the gentiemad from Mise gissipp!, whioh I nave ventured tocorrect. I cane to the foor, however, to upprse the pro- postion of the gentieman from Massachusetts (abr, Butler), who oojects to that portion of the roposed rule Wold gives the minority one day’s jebate, and lie proposes that the ma ty of the House shall, witnous any Uelay whatever, without any opportunity for &@ Word of proteus, Without! opportunity ior au amendment, wituout debat¥, without explanation, ‘without consideration, iorce down the throats of the re that tue majority may agree ip @, 1 am oppor to tliat; jor one, I desire vo say that L would ut consent wile f 1’ in @ Majority to support o rule, or to reports A Tule irom the committey of which 1 am chairman, woion I would not be doubly wiling to live uader io the minority, 1 believe that this process of filibustering 18 wholly anu entirely wrong; und 1 believe, moreover, thut ite growtu came probavly irow the fact of too rash & use Of tne previous uestion Ob important Measures, In the uacient jebates in this House, lorty or fity or sixty jeare ago, the previous question was used apar- ingly. Delwveration was dilu sf TUE RIGHTS OF DE This proposed rule secuie: day’a debate on any measu It 18 in the top Oo: Lberaiem and oO: the rights of There 1a one other point on which 1 desire to @ remark. 1ti3 proposed by the gentleman irom Pennsylvania (Mr. Cessna) to Change ihe rule #0 ag to enable the Judiciary Committee to report at any tine, abu the gentleman (Mr. Bue!) advo- Cates it Decause Of the peculiar exigencies of tus session, ihe goutieman does Dot ground it upon t.@ general rule of nece@sity, but thinks that we s minority one irece te Mr. RANDALL sald he had resisted any Chaugs the rule because ho believed, Urst, that it was de- signed to open the ol the Teagury to ies Of CO: porations aad individuals nd, tual it was lur the purpose oi legislation against the South, one would Le to occasion distre: ple, because the people of 1 lula Own peo- ha South were the a Ural purchasers And consumers of the products god manulactures of tue North. So long ae tus crusade was je against § the i my peat es iragle be hea ob tue majors og ropriaon il, Pract e tony and ni Verotive tne induetties of ooumtry. if etal Sherman's Policy had been followed the people of the South Would now be in peace and comiort. Mr. WILLIAM3, (rep.) of Wis., advocated the change of rule and insisted on the necessity of the wovernment protecting the humb est of its citi- zeus and b@ to them what Providence is to the jailing sparrow, wr. HAWLEY, (rep.) of Conn., also advocated the new rule, aud expressed his belici that the peopie of tne country Would sustain the House in Going so. The debate was closed and the House proceeded to vote on the rule and amendments, “ THE RULE ADOPTED, Mr, Kasson’s amendment was rejected without the yeas and nays, and Mr, Hale’s amenament re- quiring the previous question to be seconded by QwWo-thirds, nog three-iourths, was adopted—yeas 158, nays 96. Mr. Cessna’s amendment was not admitted, ‘The rule as amended was adopted—yeas 171, Rays 85—Mr, Sener still votiug with the minority. ‘The rule as amended reads as lollows;— Whenever a question is pending betore the House the Speaker shail not envertain any moon of a dilatory character, except one mouon to adjourn and one mouon yu to fix the di to which the House shall adjourn: but the previous quesuon on the engrossment and we third reading of any bul or Joint resolution snail not be ordered during the first day of its consiseration unless two-thirds of the Members prosent shall second the demand. Frovid that this rule shall not apply to House resolutions oitered in the morning hour of Monday; and provid jurtner. that it snall not apply to auy proposition to ap- ropr.ate the money, the credit or other property of the United states except tho regular augual aporopriatioa Toe SPRAKER remarked that, althocgh a simple majority Was enougo lor the adoption of the rule, it Bad received a two-thirds majority, RESIGNATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES. Mr. NANDALL, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cox, of New York, vcen insisted on resigning their places on the Committee on, Rules, and alter some dis- cussion their resignations Were accepted, On motion of Mr, BUTLER, Of Mussachusetts, the rules were suspeuded aud a bill passed appro. priating $9,000 ior tue expenses of the Select Com- Inittee On Louisiana. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts, Moved to go to business on the Speaker's table—to take up the Senate Civil Riguts dill, Witheat acitun on this motion, the House, at four O'clock, adjourned, AMUSEMENTS, ENGLISH OPERA—“‘ERNANI.” Why the least popular and certainly most un- adaptable opera of the Italian school should be Placed in the répertoire of an English opera com- pany aud be given to’a New York public, is one of those mysteries that might be consigned to a Brooklyn Court tor elucidation. Certainly it has no possible aftinity with English opera, and al- though at its presentation last night there were many pomts of artistic excellence, notably the excellent manner in which Mme. Van Zandt por- trayed, vocally and histriomically, tae heroine, Elvira, yet the per‘ormance was xot of a satisiac- tory nature, generally speaking. It wouid be Well to suvstitute for those Italian and French works sucn operas ‘the Lily of Killarney,’’ “The Desert Flower,” *Lurline,” Kip Van Winkie’? and other operas of the true Engitsn standard. It is ridiculous to call ‘Ernuani,” “il Trovatore,’ “Mignon” or “Faust” English operas, and it ts cer- tain that thuse works cannot be presented in a trausiated Jorm with any degree of artistic effect. Mus Kellogg occupies @ very prominent position at the present day as the ieader of the lyric art in our owa language. Sue should abandon all translated versions of operay and adhere to the Magnificent répertoire of true Eogtish opera, as illustrated by Balie, Wallace. Barnett, Benedict, Suilivan und Bristoro, The English opera has uo possible affinity witn the works, generally speak- lug, wolcn nave been produced ‘tuis season—cer- taloly not with suca @ screaming and bawling adair as “Ernan.'? MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, Philadelphia critics are averse to encores in opera. Mr. W. J. Florence begins an engagement at the National Theatre, Washington, tcenight. Few of the visitors to Wallack’s who are nightly amused by the droileries of Conn, the Shaughraun, imagine that Mr. Boucicault is Jar irom well and that he holds out from the sheer ‘‘cussedness” of bis nature, ‘The concert at Steinway Hall this evening pre- sents some good musical talent and offers a well- selected and attractive programme. The vocalists are Mrs. 8. B. Tutnill, Miss Emma Watson Doty, Miss Kate E, Stark and Messrs, Rockwood and Jules G. Lumbard. Mr. Mills on the piano, Mr. G, W. Morgan on the organ and Mr. Toulmin on tne harp are the instrumental attractions, rhe iourch annual per/ormance (or the benefit of the poor in the uptown districts under the care ofthe Society of St. Vincent do Payl will take place this evening at the Terrace Garden Theatre, The attractions will consist of tne comedietta of {A Oongugal Lesson,’’ the com- edy of “Toe Little Treasure,” by the Fifth Avenue Theatre company; the tarce of ‘Love in All Cornors,” and a variety of recitations, singing and dancing. Among the numervus volunteers on the Occasion may be mentioned Miss Ada Rich- mond, Misa Louise Sylvester, Misa Thornton, Mrs. Barry, ‘Mrs. Sylvester Post and Mesars. Manly, Bijou Heron will be a feature of this most deserv- ing charity in aid of the suffering. COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION, COMMISSIONER STEVENSON’S GRAND RETRENCH- MENT SCHEME AND WHAT CAME,OF IT—A PROPOSED WHOLESALE DISCHARGE OF EM- PLOYXES, ‘The regular fortnightly meeting of the Commis- moners of Emigration was held at Castle Garden yesterday alternoon, Commissioners Auriput (President), Stevenson, Shack, Maujer, Forrest, Lynch, Quintard and Mayor Wickham being present. THE STEAMSHIP MEN. Commissioner Stevenson offered @ resolution directing legal proceedings to be taken against the owners or consignees of vessels ‘for the sup- port and maintenance of such person or persons | who are in the State Emigrant Institution at Wara’s Island or other institution in the State for ‘which this Commission 1s responsible.” The resolution was tabled, GRAND SCHEME OF RETRENCHMENT. Commissioner Stevenson stated that he had recently looked into the condition of Ward's Island to note, #0 ‘ar as practicable, what reduc. without detriment to the institution. Many of the medical department recommended that certain Waras be ciosed and otders consolidated, in order to meet the requirements of economy. Tnereiore, he moved that wards Nos. 8 23 aud 11 be closed, and that Orderly George Tietz aod Nurses Ano Brennan, ann Gray aod Ann Bauer be dis- charged. On motion of Commissioner Forrest the matter was referred to the Ward's lslaud Com. mitree to examine and report. Commiasiuner Stevenson, still following the westion of rate! nt, informed the Board that ne wumMber Of omige nts arrived at Castie Garden from November 2, 1874, to January 23 last reached 14,560 only, and that five men were em ores hy the Landing Bureas, with salaries am ng to pe anoually, to do the Work Of the bureau, this number Was suiieient to land 8,000 or 4,000 beiug probable thas immigra- eruons duily, ton will decrease rat! time to come this fo) Would, theretor rn i oF eae aa TS mar #0 motion of Commissio! was relerred to ad Garden Committee to savestigate and Not at all disheartened his previous efforts employés on Ward's Commiasoner to thus sommerily disoba: Blovenson. returned. to the feduction and diss miseal scheme with :edoubled vigor, He said that the Board would Cog ther duction of $19, could at once Xs dD. Krebbel, superintendent, be $2,000 to $1,500 per annum. Commissioner Lynch moved reierence of the Matter to toe regular committee, Commissioner Stevenson said ne had no ob- Jection to such reierence, and then moved that the salaries o| @ number Of persons now employed at Wurd’s Island be reduced, and that the Ward’s Sek Committee examine into and report ereon, Commissioner Stevenson then moved the dis- missal of @ number O! Other persons now employed ou Ward's |i m also moved that the Services Of sixteen persons employed at Castle Garden be at once dispensed with, With this reduction the amount of Castle Gar- den sal Present laborers. Proposed Amount of salaries when reduced.. RECAPITULATION. | Proposed saving at Ward’s Island Proposed saving at Oaeue Garcen. TOtAl. seeeeee, ite matier was ‘relerred to the respective com- et ub byt of Commissioner stevenson, the ser- | Vioes of Henry Kelly. ae ¢ Warenman at Vas | te Garden were apenged wr . dered that or jor haremezet | on all the commnittecs thet, ox: | was connected with at ais Lovell, Ryan, Hamilton, Stokes and Davis, Little | ; In one of the letters he peed of deer hantn; tions in the force there employed could be made | THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ——aeeae THE REV. P. J. DEALY, & J., ON ‘THE FIRST CATHOLIC MISSION IN NEW YORK.” Two hundred and thirty-three years ago the Catnolle clergyman, # Jesuit priest, who first ade ministered the sacraments of the Church in this city Was rescued from saifering and death at the hands of the Indians through the kindness of the Dutch of New Amsterdam and Rensselaerwick (Albany) while cn bis Orst mission in tnis State; and last evening jor the first time since the estabe hshmeut of the society a Catholic clergyman—a Jesuit priest, the Kev. Father P. J. Dealy—read a0 historical paper at the meeting of the Historical Society, at the invitation of the mempers, the ma- jority of whom are linea! descendants of the rescuers Of the early missionary. Strange to say, the subject of the paper was the misstonary career of tuis priest, who sound friends in New Amsterdam when there were only two Catholics in tue city. There was avery large una fasbionable audience present at the meeting. Father Deaiy was intro duecd vy Mr. Le Peyster, the President, and ip com ng forward was warmly greeted. He at once, without any preliminary flourish, began to read his paper: Alter speaxing in a general way of the rare devotion and wouder(ul spirit of seli-sacrifice of the early Jesuit missionaries to the Indians in this country, add of the trials and sudferings they cueeriully endured iu their zealous work sor “the * he said that promi. nent among them ali was Isaac Joques, the tirst Iroquois martyr, WAO Was put to death at a place about dity miles Jrom the present city of Albany. This ceiebrated man was born in Orieaps, France, in 1607, and im tve twenty-uinth year of his age set sail irom his native country to becume a missionary among tue wild trives that inbabited New York Stute. The reverend gentleman descrived the dificulties that iay in the Mussionary’s path; how to reach the Hurons irom Quebec be nad to pags through a country where the lroquis swarmed, a sworn foe to the Hurona and French alike; and he told how finally, aiter a voyage of nineteen days in u irail canoe, accom. uied by a lew Hurons, he sajely reacned a vil- lage on Lage Huron, where be met five other missionaries. ‘I'nta Village was what is how called Penetangueschbene. Tnere was, he said, 10 exist ence apicture of the meeting at this piace of Joques and Brebceus, the chiei of the misston, Which reminded one forcipiy of the well Known picture represenciog TUR MEETING OF STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE in Airica. At the time when Joques started out trom Quebec the second time, oa the 2d of August, 1642, tne iroquots had determined to make an utter end of tueir enemies. Having met with so many successes they had become a terror to their foes, and su Joques’ attempt to reach tne Huron country Was 4 Wivst perilous Ooe. Severa! Murvgs who Were anxious to return to their tries anu .wo Frenchmen, prompted vy reiigious motives, were nis companions. On the second day alter tney nad 8 arted they feil into an ambuscaue and were cup- tured by the Mohawks. During the fight Jogues baptized the pilot of bis canoe, and some of the Hurons, who were seized and tortured cruelly because of the resistance they nad made. He could have escaped himsell in the Uuderbrush, but betbiaking nimsel! that tue pris- oners Were Dot all Christians he went forwara and surrendered himself to bis astouished victors. Eustace, toe chief of the Huron party, who had mauaged to cut through the enemy’s lines, on finding the good father taken, returned to snare his captivity. To revenge tuemavives ior the geatn of une of their chiefs, who was killed in the fight, the Mohawks tore Joques’ finger nails out With their teeth, pulied the clothes off bis body @ud treated him iu the most bruta: maoner, The reverend father then quoted from one of Joques’ lette: written tu his Superior in Paris, concerning the tortures he had to enuye. Eight Gays alter the capture 200 Mohawks cawe in sight, and the new comers, forming two lines, compelled Joques to run the gauatiet, woen be was beaten wito clubs ashe rap. Half dead from nis many wounds, with one ager bitten off, another flayed by the teeth of one of his torturers, he was ragged irom village to village and made to RON YHE GAUNTLET aptive Algonquin wom: hacked of toe thumb o! ell being used for the purpose. At night time the Indians amused them- selves by placing hot coala on nis flesh. Eusta the Huron, endured all kinds of Crea al finally died reciting the prayers he nad been Vaught by Jogues instead of the death song of his sncestora. Woen tue tuird village was reacned by the captives four Huron captives were biought in whom Joyaes converted to Cnristianity; in one caso, no water being availabie, be used the dew- drops ne saw glistening on a sueai oi cora, Atone time he was hung up between two posts for a quir- ter of an nour, nis sufferings being so intense that he implored his tormentors to loosen bis aake, with @ Huron captive named Couture, when they had arrived at their journey’s end, were given a8 siaves to @ chief, and were ma:ie—Joques especially—to do the work 01 beasts of burden. Joques, reiusing to eat meas that nad been offered to tne Iroquois gud Aureskol, was blamed for their bad luck in the chase and their loss in several encounters with their foes, and his tortures were therelore 1ocreased. Meanwhile ef jorts were. being made jor his reiease by the ‘rench and the Queen Regent of Holland, who jad instructions sent to her officers here. Joques, as prisoner, finally reached Kensselaerwick (now Albany), Waere the Governor Arendt Van Curier endeavored to procure tus release. He was finally inauced to take iefuge im @ Vessel tuat lay in the Hudson. His captors were nraged at his Cpe that the captaim and the satiors were tar ened, and Joques, ior their sakes, took re! shanty on the shure, where ue lay conce: ny duys. The Governor of New Anisterdam got nim away ON & BOAT FOR MANHATTAN, During. the voyage of six days Jonn Mega- polensis, a Calviaist mivister, of nsseiaerwick, was very kind to lim and named un isiand im the Haxson agiter him, At Manhattan Governor Gen- eral Kieft gave him a warm reception, and a Polish Lutheran, on seeing him with bis wutilated hands, embraced _bim, exclaiming, ‘Thou martyr of Jesus Christ.” During bis stay iu New York he iound there were two Catholics, a Portuguess woman and an Irishman, upon whom lie conierred tne consoiations of religion—this being the first time that the sacraments were ever administered in the city of New York by a Roman Catnolic clergy- mao. In one of his letters Joques gave description of the city, in which, speaking of the prevalent religion, he said, “Religious liberty is Not known, and toleration ts not the fashion o1 the day.” Even then, according to im, New York wav @ cosmopolitan city, asin a community oF 400 to bud men eighteen Kinds of languages were spoken, ane io the city and of the mild ciiinate in Uctover, when apples, peaches aaa , ears were ripening, showing tuat iere nas been & Wonderiul change in climate since. Favher Dealy next aescribed Joques’ journey back to France, houors that poured in upoa bim when bw fame as a missionary had preceded him, and how Pope Uroan VI! him @ dispen- sation to'celebrate mags, des; the jact that he had loat his index floger of the right hand, which With the thumb is used to bold the sacred wafer, the eerie woen he gave it, “It were wo that Christ’s martyr showld not dri Coriet’s blood.” The reverend Father finally closed by telling of Joques’ return to the scene of Dis missions as AN AMBASSADOR OF PEACE trom France, and how, alter many sufferings in the work of converting the Indians to Cbristianity, ne Was put todeatn at a place near woere the vil- ot Fonds now stands, and nis head being cus of from the body was placed on the palisades of the village, with the face turned toward the Father Dealy, in tae tnitiy-aimsh Jour y ', ik the atae Catholic priest ‘ho ever entered ¢ ‘Btate of New York, and who was the drat to down his life tor the sake of religion; who hi suffered in ilfe untold tortures that, by hie ex ample and teach! souls might be converted to ney, and whose proudest moni k h the exact spot where his body lay was un- uowe, Was that ousands 6) Christian Indians in ag there were now th ad found living in toe darkness o: ism, Alter the paper been read, several of the members made a few complimentary remarks in Telation '0 it, anu & resolation was uneail aaupted thanking Fati for the service he had rendered the society in to shel tention #0 many new Jacts relative to *" Ne York.” The resolution also provided that a ‘pal Ag preserved among the archives of iain alas, FIRE IN CHAMBERS STREET. _,At tem minutes to seven O'clock last night are ‘Was discovered on the second foor of the five Story building No. 117 Chambers street. The floor on which the fire originated was occupied as 8 cul od his stock Plaogu xtent of ac ‘The first hoor American Tuck Company, and its discovery and had gained ming heaaway bejore the arrival of the fire apparatus On the alarm being given the district engine were promptiy on the spot, and ina short time bad several streams on the coraiag: building; bat fearing the fre would exteud t | property, the district engineer ordered & secon @larm (0 be sent out. On their arrival, however, their servicea were not required, as the hamet had been confined to the floor on which Were discovered, and were alterwards ex: Unguished. The couse of the five is at present uoknown Fire Marsbal peigon hee coeeee AD investigation. tain Mi d, | Third precinct, was and with wis an preserved oraer coring the progress of the flames DIED ON HIS CAR. = rf conducvor da car Ne, $00 of the Lenington Aveuut end ty Central hannee ry Aho ALE tr atta