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CONGRESS. The Resolution for Non-Interference in Arkansas Adopted, Passage of the Sundry Civil and Bounty and Pension Bills. THE TAX MEASURE RESUSCITATED. Continuation of the Laborious De- bate in the Senate. Passage of the Bill by a Majority | of One. NON-RECOGNITION OF CUBA. SENATE. Wasuinoton, March 2, 1975. ‘The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was received from the House of Representatives and referred to the Com- mittee on Appropriations. On motion of Mr. Prarr, (rep.) of Ind,, the reading of the journal of yesterday’s proceedings was dispensed ‘with, Mr, HaxitoN, (rep.) of Texas, presented the creden- | tials of S. B. Maxey, United States Senator from the State of Texas for the period of six years from March 4, 1876, Read and placed on tlle. Mr. Ferny, (vep.) of Mich., from the Committee on Rules, presented a revision and classification of the rules of the Senate. Ordered to be print:@ and recommitted to the committee, Mr. Logan, (rep.) of Ill, Chairman of the Military Com- mittee, called up the Bouse bill to regulate the issue of artificial limbs to disabled soldiers and seamen and for otner purposes. Mr. Logan moved to strike out the third section of the bill, which provides tor the repeal of all laws pronibit- ing the payment of pensions to soldiers of the Revolu- tionary War and the war of 1812, and the widows of deceased soldiers on account of disloyalty. He said this provision nad no business in the bill, and, therefore, he moved to strike it out. Mr, Atcory, (rep.) of Miss, said he did not think it be- came the dignity of this government to be proscribing these old men simply because they lived in the South. ‘They took no part in the rebeilion, Mr. Logan said the section belonged to a pension bill and ought not to be in this. He had nothing to say about u 9 merits of the case. Athis request the bill was laid aside, ‘THE YORCK BILL, Mr. Mortox, (rep.) of Ind., called for the secand read- ing of the House bill to provide against the invasion of States. to prevent the suoversion ot their authority aud to maintain the security of elections, known as thi Foree bil. It was read by title. Mr, Bayarp, (lem.) of Del, objected to a third read- Ing, and the bill was jaid over, no motion being made to Feiér ic to any commiltee. Mr, LoGaN moved to take up the House bill to equalize the bounties of soidicrs who served in the late war tor the Union. Mr. Scorr, en)ot Pa., said there were on the calen- ‘dar ‘thirtv-two bills reported by the Committee on Claims, and the Senate should devote some tine to their consldcration. The bill to pay the claims awarded bj the Southern Claims Commission comprised about 1.1U cages and involved an expenditure of $70,000. It had been passed by tne House aud now awalted the action oj the senate. Mr. Locan’s motion to take up the Bounty bill was reed to—yeas 31, nays 22. r. StEwAnt, (Feb.) of Nev., from the Conference Com- mittee on the bill to Provide tor the Incorporation and Regulation of Railroad Companies in the Territories of the United States, made a report, which was agreed to. Mr. CHaxDLrx, (rep.) of Mich., from the Cominittee on Commerce, reported back the River and Harbor bill ‘without amendment aua without recommendation. He said the cominittee made this report on account of the action of the Senate last night, in laying the Tariff bill on the table. It was pluced on the calendar. THE BILL TO RQUALIZE MOUNTIES. The Senate then proceeded wiih the bill to equalize bounties, &c, Mr. ALcouN moved to amend by adding an ‘additional section repealing ail laws prooibiting the paymentot pensions to soldiers of the evolutionary War and the rigee,. and widows of deceased soldiers, op account o walty. Mr. Logan said this bill would call for less money than any of the other bounty bills which have re Congress tor several years past. It was impossible for any person to make an accurate statement as to what a bul of this Kina would cost. Tne calculations made by the auditors were entirely’ erroneous. te believed the Dil would not require more than $30,712.52, Ihe Suount of bounty paid by tie States, which was $206,781,256, and the amount paid by the government amounting to $405,000, was ail to be deducted. A sol- dier who had received the tall amount ot bounty trom any State would get nothing under this bill. He urged the passage of the bill because he believed it was a just claim, and would vote for it as long as he had a seat 0 this floor. . SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, said he would vote for any 0 bay any legal obligation due the soldiers by the Fovernment or to give them any bounty due to them Under existing law Which they have uot received. ihe country Was ih no condition now to pay the umount of foney called ior by this biil. Tho soldiers could never be paid for their service in saving the Union even if all the money in the Ireasury and all the property ot the overnment should be tached over to them. The county uid agreed to KiVe pensions to al. who Were dtsabled and 30,000,000 Was beg paid annually tor thut pur ee, ‘the largest pension rol of any nation. is collcague in tt louse, who had charge of this bil esumated it would require something over $29,L0),000, the Second Auditor's office. estimated 159,000,000 the Paymaster General estimatea over 100,02,000. Tris bill would’ create » demand upon the reasury Which must be met in six months. the country would be busy col! id in less than si nths seariy ein Would be presented lor pay . was 04 riend to the soldier a3 ever lived; but it was the any, of the Senaie, under the circumstances, to look th thing in tne face and not pass it tow. Ir the tates have paid this bouuty and this bill became a law the overniment would be bound to return the amounc to the iates, NO sooner would the bili be a lawthan the Braves would demand the Ce aes of bounties among them. He thougat the Lill shouid be pestponed untill there was money enough in the Treasury tu meet the demands of the government. Mr, KDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt, moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Aicorn so a3 to melude soldiers who Claim good served iu the Mexican war, Pass through the mails cn the fran ot any | Afier some further discussion Mr. ALcoRN withdrew | member or delegate o« the present Congress (written | bis amendment. | by himself), until the Ist of Decemb 8; provided | Mr, Fzunry, (rep.) of Conn., moved to strike out the | words “or State” in the secona and fifth sections, which provide tor the deducdvns for bounty already paid by he United States or State laws. in support of his amendment, Mr, Ferny argued that the GD ag ae thad no right to condscate the aunty paid by States and use it toward the bounty aue ¢ soldiers hy the federal governinent. ‘Ibe umendment was agreed to—yeas 34, nays 21. The Vick ’uesiDENT announced as the members of the Board of Vis.tors to the Muitery Academy Messrs. Al- lison, Gep.) owa, and Ransou, dem.) N, and as embers Of the Hoard of Visitors io wus Naval Academy essrs. Cameron, (rep.) Pa., and Gordon, (Jem.) Ga. Mr. Onanvixr, (rep.) of Mich., trom the cominittee on Commerce, reported adversely bn the bill to promoie the efficiency ot the lighthouse service in the Uniwd States, and it was indefimitely postponed, Mr, Casguox, from the Uouumitee 0. Foreign Rela- tions, reporied unjavorably un the House resolution in regard to international arbitration ; the Senate resoiution recognizing the independence of Cuba; the jome resolu: | lion Concerning the case of Condou, imprisoned in ing. land. and the senate resolution 1u regard to the mission to Sweden and Norway, aad the committee was discharged from their further consideration. He also reported ad- versely ou the bi!l_iniroduced by the House in June last Felating to telegraphic coumunication between the United gtates and loreigo countries: the bill introduced by Mr. @relinghuysen in Mav last to encour @ Lill introduced by Mr. Sargent iu Ju making provision for an Oriental college, and they Were inueduitely postponed, The Vick PRESIDENT announced as the Committee of Conierence on ino vost Oftice Appropriation bill, Messrs. West, Forry, of Michigan, and Davis. Mr, ANTHONY, (rep.) of Kt, 1., submitted an order direct- jog the sergeautat-Arms to exciude (roi 6 “Marbie wom” and adjacent corridors ali persous not entitled the privileges of the floor during tie remainder of the bresent session. Agreed t BORROWING NONBY TO PAY PERSIONS, The Senate then resumed consideration of the Bounty Mr. Eomunps, (rep.) of Vt, submitted an amendment as of additional section, auilorizing the peerutary of the Treasury to borrow a8 much money as may be needed to carry a) act i ect at any ume when there is not enoligh in the f eet 144 requiro- ents and uiso authorizing him, for the purpose of bor. Fowlng such money, to ivsue and disbove of any of ihe Kinds of bonds described in the act ot July 14, ‘The wmendiwent Was egrecd to—yoas 41, naya Le ‘The bili was then réperwd to the senuie, and tho @mendments made in the Committee of the Whole were tereed 1 she questfon being on the passage of the bill. the ted—yoas 31, Taya Ee Days Were demanded, Being a tio vote, the Vioe Preient voted'in the Sifirmative, and the bill was passed, When the iact way Announced there Was applause i the walierica but it i promptly cheexed, vote in detail was as tol- jo Yeas—-Megsrs, Alcorn, Boreman, Cameron, Carpenter. Conkling, Conover, Cragin, vorsey, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan, Giivert, ‘Hamlin, Harvey’, Hiteheock, lowe, Angairs. ones, Logan, Mitchell, Morton, Uglesby, Patter: sey,’ Scott, spencer, Wadleigh, Wost, ie nidow and VFigic—B). Nave—Meara, Allison Anthony, Bayard, Boutwell, Chandier, Cooper, Davis, Denk saton’ Kamunds, erry of Connecticut, rreiinghuysen, Goldthware, ager, Hamilton of Marylauue Jouusion, Mecrecty, Merrimon, Morril of Maino, Morriil of Vermont, Kua 80M Koberison, Sargent, Saulsbury, Sherman, sprague, blevensun, stewarl Stockion and Waauourn— meusrs, Clayton atid Schurz, Who Would have voted in fhe ailirmative, were paired’ with Messrs, Hasliton of oe auc Gordon, ‘who would Dave voted in the newa- Mr, Conkiana called up the Louse bili to prevent bik ghd ua iuals in the Distrist of Commbia, Amended iid. pased. Algo the louse bill to provide for deductions from the tering of sentences of United states prisoners, Passed, THE VARIFE BILL, TAKEN FMOM TH FALE. Mr. Monuit, (rep.) of Vex moved that the Senate tke ‘Up Whe bil to furtier broiect the sinking tod and pro- Yide tor the exigencies of the goverment, Known us we | 4ax au Lari Dil, agreed tomyeus 2 Days Bes tule low »)*4s—Mesers. Anthony, Boreman, Boutwell, Cameron, Chandler, Conkling, Vorsey, Rduunas, ferry of MicaL AD. iinhagad, rrelingudysen, Hamu, owe, Mitehe orriil of Mase, Mori or Vermout, Morvon, Pate UW. Pratc Kam Cot, Spencer, Wadiegh, “ y Ravbemoeetos Wi a, Bogy, © Davis, Dai pot te Kayan ogy, Cooper, avis, yn nis Gordon, Wager, ‘Haanitow of Maryieud, da mite, | that he shou “NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1875.—-TRIPLE SHEET. Hamilton of Texas, Johnston, Jones. McCreery, Merri- mon, Ransom, saulabury, Schurz, Sherm: Stewart, Stockton, Thurman and Wright~23 Messrs. Cragin apd rison, who would have voted in the alirmative, were paired with Messrs. tenton and Norwood, who would have voted in the negative. : past ve o'ciock, took @ re- ‘The Senate then, at halt cess until eight o'clock P.M. EVENING SESSION. Upon reassembling at eight o'clock the amendments of the House to the ill to amend the act tor the restoration | to homestead entry and to market certain lands iu Mich- | ian were concurred in, aad the biil was passed, | ‘The Vax and Tarif bill being the undnished business, | Mr, Jounston, em.) of Va., moved to indefinitely post. one it, and upon this motion he addressed the senate at Jongh in tayor of the bil allowing W. bP. C. Lee to bring suitin the Court of Claims tor the Art ton estate, and then withdrew his motion to indennitely postpone. Mr. Paar, (rep.) ot Ind., moved to lay the Tariff bill on the tabli for the purpose of considering bills re- ported by the Committee on Pensions. Kejected—yeas | 6, ma A i Senator Scavez, (lib.) of Mo., moved to amend the fifth section of the Zarit bill so that the increase ot duties | provided by the act shall not apply to goods actually | ‘on shipboard on or belorg the 4th day of Mare, 187. ine | 5 | Rejected~ yeas nays 20 Messe. Allison, Fonton, Hamilton of Texas, Jones, Sprague and .ipton voting with tae democrats i the afiirmative. senator THURMAN, em.) of Ohio, moved to strike out | the second section of the bill which increases the tax oa tobac the nmendment was rejected—yeas 25, nays 31. Mr. Mexaimon, (dem,) of N. C.. moved to sirike out the firet aud second sections ot the ball imposing the in- crease tax on whiskey and tobacco. Rejected—yeas 25, mays 3% The bill having been considered in the Committee of | the Whole was reported to the Senate, we question be- | ing on concurring 1n the amendment nade in the Com- mittee of the Whole yesterday that the increase of the {ax on tobacco shoukLonly apply to fhe tobacco manue fuctured aster the passag@er the Mr, Monit. (rep.) of Vt, moved to non-concur. He | said the amendment was of no importance; and as it would send the bill back to the Hoase, thus endangering its passage, he would be glad if the Senate would strike itou in | i | | to—yens 29, nays 27. Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Chtiygon, | Fenton, Hamilton of Texas, Jones, sherman, Sprague | and Stewart voting with the democrats in the ailirm®@ | \u ¢ the bul! and said there spoke agains! | 1s hot h | rthishothaste, If there was any necc this sinking fund intact, It could yy the next Congress. which Would incet ina few niths, aud there Would be plenty of time then to act the subject. Mr. Atconx, (rep.) of Miss., moved to add an addi- | tional section providing that ‘all corporations working | mines of goid und silver unpatented on the public do- main producing over $1,009,000 per unvum, shall pay a | x of five per cent on their net earnings. Mr. Toxatan opposed the amendment and said every ounes ‘ot gold f labor. Tt would be just as fair vo levy a tax on wheat and corn. At his friend’ (Mr, Alcorn) wanted t) find a subject for | ayation let nim’ levy @ tx of one pereent on national | and silver Was the product Navs—Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Bayard, Bozy, Cooper, | Davis, Dennis, Eaton, Fenton, Gclithwaite, Gordon, Hager. Hauiton of Mar Hamiiton of ‘Texus, Jolnson, Jones, Kelly, MeCreery, Merrimon, Norwood, Oglesby, Sauisbur; Sherman, Spragu Stevenson, Stewars Stockton, Thurman and Wright—29. Messrs. Logan and Ransom, who would have voted in tho ‘negative, were paired with Messrs. Roberison aud Wadleigh. who would have voted i the alirmative. Mi. sitzhway culled up the ‘Houss blil to. provide for e supportot the District of Columbia for the fiscal year eading Jouo and ‘tor other purposes ‘Rasse Mr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis...called up the House bill ex- tending the privileges of the library of Congress to the regents ot the Smithsonian Institution. Passed. the Senate was still in session at a late hour, with no immediate prospect of adjourument, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Wasutnaroy, March 2, 1875. Attwo A. M. the House in Committee of the Whole bad disposed of the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill, with the exception of the item of $200,100 for engraving and printing the national currency. Finally the vote was taken and the paragraph was made to read that the notes, currency and ocher securities shall be executed with not less than three plate printings, one or two of which the Secretary may have execute! by bank note companies or engravers. That finished the bill ana then the committee rose and reported it to the House, On motion or Mr, Bother, (rep.) of Mass., a paragraph ‘was inserted to pay to the clerxs discharged by reason of the reductions made necessary by the legislation of this Cougress two months’ pay. : ‘On motion of Mr. MayNarp, (rep.) of Tenn., and after discussion, a proviso was added to the item for printin: national currency. requiring the printing of national bank notes on distinctive and spectal paver, the same as United states notes. Ali the amendments were agreed to except the one appropriating $60,000 tor information to defeat fraudu- fo pains aeainet the PEAS teterpo. a ‘ rag r. BUTLER, of c) interposed various o! stacles i? the progress of the bill, dem: lng the r ing of the engrossed bill, bat gt 2g ‘were suspended and the reading was dis) wi! Th pi in minutes te four o'clock A. yurned. tl 0 bill was assed a ‘M, and the House then vase exsaion. ‘Wasuixcrom, March 2, 1875, ‘The House on its reassembiing took up the various bills providing for taxation in the District of Columbia and after some discussion passed the substitute offered by Mr. Wilson, (rep.) of Ind., which provides for a taxation of one anda half per ceuton real and personal prop- erty and doesnot provide for the representation in Con- gress by a delegate. Mr. K. R. Hoan, (rep.) of Mass., from the Select Com- mittee on a Breach of Privyeges of the House, in the arrest of Mr. Whitelaw Reid while attending as a wit- ness before the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill to protect witnesses in such cases trom arrest on civil process. Passed. Mr. Tywxg, (rep.) of Ind., from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the Senate amendments to the Post Office Appropriation bill, and the House proceeded to act upon them. | The amendment fixing the salary of the Now York, | Postmaster at $8,000 was non-concurred to. RANKING DOCUMENTS. i The Senate amendment as to franking documents | being reached, Mr. Tyner said he was instructed, against his own judgment, to recommend concurrence in | it.with several verbal amendments, which would make it read as follows :—“That from and after the passage ot this act the Congressional Mecord or any part there- ot or speeches or reports therein contained shall, under the wriiten tramk of member of Con- ress or delegate to be written by bimseit), | 9¢ carried in mails tree of postage, under such regula: | iongas the Postmaster General may prescribe; and hat public documents olready printed or ordered to be | printed for the use of either House of Congress may | u 1 minted other , that speecties reproduced trom "and d, ‘epeeches de- wise than in the Congressional Record, a livered eisewhore thanin Congress, shall not be eonsia- ered as public documents or embraced witnin the provisions of this section.” . Mr. Ganrixtp, (rep.) ot Ohio, appealea to the House to vote down this attempt to reopen the tranking abuse. Mr. peer, (dem.) ot Pa., hoped that the amendment would not be voted down. Mr. Kasson, (rep.) of Iowa, called for the yeas and ays on tae amendment. the yeas and na‘ ‘ere not ordered. Mr. Tywxr called for tellers on the yeas and nays. ‘Tollers were uot ordered. ieee mendment, as amended, was then agreed to— 0 65, Mr. GaRrigip moved to reconsider the vote, and Mr. Cxsssa moved to lay the motion to reconsider on tho ie. ‘The yees and-nays wero ordered on the latter motion, and resulted—yeas, 137; nays, 103, So the motion to re- consider was laid on the tabie, ‘The tullowing is the vote in detail :— kas i~= vesars. Albert, Arthur, Ashe, Averitl, Bannim Barrv, Beck, Begoie, Bell, Diary, owen, Bright, Brow: Buckner, Burchard, Buder of Massachussets, Butler of ‘dennessee, Cain, Caldwesl, Cannon, Carpenter, Cason, Cessna, Clements, Clymer, Cobb of Kansas, Coburn, Cook, Creamer. Crutenfiela, Davis, Dewitt, Donnan, Duell, Duanetl, Durham, Bidredge, Farwell, Vincb, Free- man, Guldings, jlover. Gunter, Hagan’, Hamilton, Hancock, Harmer, Harris oi Georgia. Harrison, Hatcher, Hazleton of Wisconsin, Hazleton of New leretord, merndon, . Ht Howe, Hubbell, _ Hunte Hynes, Keliey, ° Killinger, ny ows, a tlan,, Loughridgo, Mai peru. Maynard MoDiil ot Wisconsin, McDill of lowa, @' 4, Nesmith, Nibiack, Paoker, Parker of Pelham, Platt of, York, aptor, He id: Robbins, Rob: Sehell, Sener, Smart, smity of North Carolian, spy: ford, Stepacns ot Georgia, stone, By, 3 Sheldon, Sloa. Sloss, der, Speer, Standi- Weil, clrait, Straw bridge, swan, Taylor, Thoma iraiata, némpson, horntureh, ‘Todd, Vance, Waddeil, allege. ali White, Woitenoud, Whiteley, Whitehouse iiliams o1 Muwodsin, ile, Wilson ot faryiand, Wolte and Young Ate x ¥— Nava,—Sosers. Albright Barnum, Barrers, Bass, Blan Biuait’ Bradley. bremuere, Bulinion: Bandye Omistens len, Clark of New Jorsey. Cl Comingo, Corwin, Cot Crossland, Crounse, 0 Eden, Foster, Gartield, Harris of Massachusot Hawley of Councoticu' Danfora, jooch, Guackel, Hate of Maing, Garris of Virginia, Hathorn, E. . Hoar, Holman, Hosking, Passon, Keliogg, Lamson, Lawronoe, Laws wo, Lownaos, Lynah, Mecrary, Mevrougall MeN. Mer. Tiam, Monroe, Morrison, O'Neil, Orth, Pag ker of New' Hampsliire, Parsons, Penaloton,- Phelps, ‘err, Pierco, Pocter, Pratt, Ray, He Nopatts, ‘Iobinaun of inold, Rovinson of Oblo, Ross tusk, Sayler of Indiaaa, Ohio, scofeiit, Sessions, sherwood, Shoe: . Sinith of Pennsylvania, Smita of New mith of Ubio, \prague, Stanard, Stevons of Mas maker, York, 3 sachisetts, st. Jubn, storin, Townsend, Tremaia, tyne; Waldron, Ward of Illinois, Ward of New J ‘olla, | Wheeler, Whitehouse, Wilber, Wiiliard of Vermont, Wile | Jaid of “Micnizien, Wiliams” of Indiana, Williains of Michigan, Wilson of [i Wilson of Indiaua, Wood- worth, Young ot Georgia—103, MOWE OF THK YRANKING PRIVILEGE RESTORED. ‘the next {important ameadment was one reviving the | franxing privilewe in respect to garden soods trans initted by the Commissioner of Agriculture, and to agri+ cul.aral reports emanating frow that department. ter some observations oy Mr. ‘Iyxex, ot indiana, net the amendment, it was concurred in—Yeus 134, ‘SCRE OF SECRETARY CAMRRON RBICINDRD, js, BeOrEELD, Crop.) of Fa., offered the following roKo- ation i— Whereas the House of Representatives on the 20th of April, 1462, adopted a resolution censuring simon Vam- | eron for certain alloged irregular proceedings as Secre- | tary o War in the ‘matter of purchaslug military sup- piiea at the owbreak o! the rebsilion; and whereas, on, {he 26ti doy of the ensuing month, the then Prosident of the United states, Abraham Lincoln, ina special M sage to Congress assuined for the kxecutive depa: Ment of the government the fullest rospousibility of the proceedings compiained of, declaring in said Message | be wanting equally in candor and in joult leave the cenwure to rest excia- Vv of Mr. Cameron, and adding that it was wsoough he fwily Jusite if he ively or oi Suproved of sue proceetingy ther ware: ot mowed ot ani flageoted Dy him, Bad thas Hot omy tho Fresiiemt, bus | ‘The motion of Mr. Morrill to non-concur was agreed | § | amentary all the other heads of departments, were at least equally iesponsible with him for whatever error. wrong oF fault was committed in the premives: therefore Resolved, ‘of personal jus- tice to Mr! ©; records, hereby direct that said resolution be reseinued, and that the reseision be entered on the margin of thé Journal where said resolution 1s recorde3. Alter remarks by Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Mass, and by Messrs HotwaN and Nintack Gem.) ot Ind., in support of the resolution offered by Mr. Scotteld it was unani- mously adopted. THE ARKANSAS REPORT, ‘The House then proceeded to the consideration of the report of the select committee o» Arkansas aifairs. Scuppen, (rep.) of N. Y., a .wember of the commit: tee, inadea speech in support of the majority report, re- Viewing the history of the case and, arguing against any interte With the existing State xovermment of Arkansas. Mr. Warp, (rep.) of TIL. the minority member of the commuties, ‘argued against the conclusions of the ma- jority and in support of his own—to recogmize Joseph ‘Brooks as Governor. * Mr. Saynex, (deu.) of Ohio, another member of the soualies wade an argument in advocacy of the ma- jorisy report. Mr. Trawaty, (rep.) of N. Y., followed in @ speech ‘of the ch day of February, as named in'the bill, | against the ‘majority report and in favor of | amend went Was rejected. | the minority report. He denounced — the leaders tke then moved to strike out the fourth | in the movement for the establishiuent of tue new con- section, W aly the act of 1572, relieving foreign | stitution us hostile, treusonable and disloyal. Ie products of the ten per cent duty. 2% | argued thatthe question presented was a political one, which it Was tor the President and Convress to settle, and he spoke of the House ot Representatives as tho 1 great Cousiables ot the land who were 1n pursuit of the bandits and rogues who had stolen the rights of the peo- ple of Arkansas. . ‘The House, at half-past ve, took a recess till halt-past seven P. When the Arkansas quesion will be dis- posed of, {ter which the regular business will proceed. EVENING SESSION. ‘The House resumed, in evening session, consideration of the Arkansas question, and wus addressed by Pouann, (rep.), of Vt. Chairman of the Special Commit tee, in dayocacy of the views reported by the majort and the resolution that the existing State govern Arkansas should not be interfered with either by € ress or by department of the general government. this speec Was h compound of the serious and the “jocose, was listened to with close attention by the inembers, who lett their seats aud erowded ito the area to hear him, he patioual government had no more mebtto 1m: ernment of arkun: This was undouotedly Lacthe would be catied c The debate being closed. the Honse pr. on the substitute oftered by Mr. Waup, of fling resolution reported by the committee, Mr. Wa Hrooks having been elected Gove! tion of 1868, and that. constitution n overturned or abrozated, und being CO, 1S. nor of Lhe state.” The was re ays 152. Ti ADMINISTHATIC AT ‘The next question Was on the resolution’ reported by the committee, tat no imterterence with the existing government im Arkansas by anv department of we United states government is advisabi substitute jected—yeas and $3,509.00) could be raised. rece tae ‘The amendment was rejected Without a division. Souk Rete: Senn Rei Biaeye purine of ‘the bill Was then read @ third time ana passed as it | yassachusetia’ Butlee of Tennesse, Cane Carpenter game trom the Louse withoutamendment—yeus 8, nays | ¢ Conger, Crooke, Curtis, Darrall, Don: mas f st e nan, Field, Fort, Harmer, lathorn, "Hays, ere, Anthopseoreman, Bontwoll, Cap Hazleton of Wisconsin, Hazleton of New Jersey, Hoda rou, Chandler, Clayton, Conkling, Conover, Cragin, | Houchton, Howe, Hurlbut, liyde. Hynes, Lawson Dorsey, rdmunds, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan, ere | 1, Loiland, Lowe, Lynch, Martm, Maynard, MeDul | Lnghtiysen, Gtibert, Haumtty, Howe, Miteheil, Morrill of | ise * MacDougall,’ McNuita, Moore, Myers, Maine, Morrill, of, Vermont, Patterson, Pease, Tratt. | Negloy. O'Neill, Orth. Packard, Parker of Missouri, Per Kamecy, Sareent, Scott, Bpencer, Washburn, West and | jum, Phillips, Platt ot New York, Pratt, Kapier, saw oileld, Sessions, Shanks,’ Sheats, Shel loan, Smart, Smita ot Pennsyivania, . Stowell, sypher, taylor, Todd, Towns: face, Walls, Ward of'Elunots, of lowa NayS—Messrs. Adams, Albert, Arener, Arthur, Ashe, Atking Averill, Hanning, Barnii, Barrere, Beck, Bell, | Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bradley, Bright, Broin- berg, brown,’ Buckner, Burchard, Burleigh, Oslaweil, Canton, tenden, Clark of New Jersey, Clark of | Missouri, Clarke of New York, Clayton.’ Clements, Clymer, Cobb of Kansas, Comingo, Cook. Colton, Cox, Crittenden, Crossland,’ Crounse, Danford, Davis, Dawes, re Witt, Durham, ames, Eden, hidredge, Finck, * Garfield," Giddings,’ Glover, Gunekel,’ Gunter, Hate of Muine, Hamilton, Hancock. Harris of Massachusetts, Harris of Georgia, Harris oi Virginia, Harrison, Hatcher, Havens, Hawley ot Con- necticut, Heretord, R. R. Hoar, G. F. Moar, Holman, Hosking, Hubbell,’ Hunton, Kasson, Kelloug, Killinger, Kuapp, ‘Lawrence, Loughridge, Lowndes, Luttrell, Magee, Marsh McCrary, MCDIM ot Towa, McLean), Merri Mills, Monroe. Morrison, Neal, Nes: ‘ten, Orr, Packer, Parker of New hire, Perry. Pierce, r, Ray, Reed, Roberts, Poland, ‘Potter, Randal Richmond, ttobbins, k. H. xoberts, Robinson ‘of Tilinvis, _ Robinson, Ohio, Koss," Sayler of Indiana, ' Sayler of Schell, Scudder of New York, . Shoeinaker, Sloss, Smith of New York, Suuth’ of Ohio, Smith of North Carolina, Southard, ‘Speer, Stanard, Standiford, starkweather, Stephens of Georgia, Stevens ot Massachusetts, Sione, Storm, Strait, Thomas ot North Carolina, Thomas of Virginia, Thompson, Vance, Ward ot New Jersey, Wells, Wheeler, Whitebead, Whitchouse, Whitely, Whitthorne, Willard ot Vermont, Michigan, Waillams of Wisconsin, Williams of Michigan, Wilhe, Wilsou of Maryland, Woll, Wood. Woodworth, Young of Kentucky—182. Mr. SENER, (rep.) of Va.. moved to, suspend the rules and non-concur in the Senate amendments to the bill to abolish the Western Judicial district of Arkansas and nd it to a conference committee. Negativea—85 yeas th 131 nays, THE DEFICIENCY BILL The House then at bait past ten P. M. went into Com- mittee of the Whole (Mr. Harurox. wrep.) of Wis. in the Chair) on the Deficiency bill. ‘Tne bill appropriates 496,555, and revives appropriations to the amount of At tivenity minutes of anly three payes o: the House adjourned. PARLIAMENTARY WITNESSES. PROTECTION OF PERSONS SUMMONED BY CON- GRESS FROM OTHER PROCESSES WHILE IN CUSTODY OF THE LEGISLATURE—REPORT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE ARREST OF WHITELAW REID, WASHINGTON, Maren 2, 1875. ‘The following 1s the report of the select commit- tee who were instructed to inquire whether the privileges of the House have been violated by the arrest and detention of Whitelaw Reid, at the suit of Alexander R. Suepnerd, and what legislation is Tequired on the subject. It appears that the attendance ot Whitelaw Reid was required before the Committee on Ways aud Means as & Wituess upon an in the bill, the committee rose gation ordered by the House. in which that committee was authorized to send tor per-* sous and papera. He attended accordingly and after his examination, but before a reasouable ime had been | attorded him for bis return to his home in New York he was arrested and held to bail under a criminal prosecution tor @ lipel, and appear in a civil s Lin. ‘@ suumons to it for a libel was also served upon He was not arrested in the civil suit, and has made no application tor the protection of thé House or for their interference in his behalf. We are of the opin- Jon that his arrest Upon the criminal process was lawtul, and tuatifhe was euutied to Cee trom tie se Vice of civil process he can assert his privilege it he is disposed to do so in the Court betore which such process | shere is, therefore, nothing in | was made returnable. ‘the case of Mr. Reid which requires the action of the House. ‘The comuiittee also find that by the getued pare law of Kngiand @ witness in attend. either “branch — of Legisia: ture, or @& comimnities thereot power to ‘send for persons and papers, whether regularly summonea or attending voluntarily upon uo- tice and'request, is privilegeu from arrest except iu case of treason, Iciony or breaca of the peace. This excep- tion is held to imelude ali indictable crimes ava offences butit isan open question whether @ witness coming Within the jurstictuon of tne Cou tate or of the District aud only amenable to the service of process Teuson of his personal presence is protected akainst service of civil process upon nim which does not requ: hia arrest or dewation. Disterent courts of highly spectable authority have made opposing decisious upon ¢ Question, but we are not aware thatit has ever beep determined by the supreme Court of the United states, In the uncertainty that exists upon tae subject we are. wnanmimousiy of opinion that it should be settled by legislation and that the better reason is in tovor of extending the protection. it is imporiant to have the attendance of witnesses before commutiees of ty hose dut ance upon 18 with uty it 18 to examine them, made as consistent with toe ordinary auminise on of just Congress has the power to compel Zitizens of tho Uiiited states to come into tae District ag witnesses trom the most distant States and Yerritor.es, and ic 1s not reasonable or just that a person thus brought ‘4 3 C88, and sete withia the local jurisdiction of the District courts should | Dave his civil rxhts aitected injuriousiy, as they obvi- ousiy mighi be, it he should thereby be ‘compelied to transfer the defence of a Civil suit to a distani ioruin and aud thus be subjected towerious inconvenience anil ex- pense. ‘the ability of such a reguit might often deter witnesses from attoadiny or induce them to summons. <0 tur as civil rights are cone ‘witness brought into the District by ould pot be regarded as within it for any other pi Dose than that ving bis testimony, and that should not have his condition changed to his on that-account. ALLEGED ABDUCTION. 4 BROOKLYN GIRL ENTICED FROM HER HOME. There bas been considerable excitement in Brooklyn for the past two weeks, consequent upen the alleged abduction of a young girl seventeon years ofage by the proprietor of a livery stavle. ‘The girl, Whose name is Kmma B Birdsall, wae found last pigot at the house of Mrs, Spencer, No. 49 Fourth street, New York, by Detectives Wil- liams and Butts ond taken to her father’s resi. dence, No. 648 Kent avenue. It appears that soout two wer ago the girl disappeared sud- denly and mysteriously from her home, Aer father, who is @ city maranai ia New York, alieges that sme was enticed away by Wiham J, Elder, who keeps a livery stable on De Kalb avenue, Mr. Birdsall caused the arrest of Hider on a charge of abduction, Au examination before Justice Waisn tailed to develop anytiing to criminace the accused and hoe was released. On saturday last the matter came before the City Court inthe iorm of an application vy Mr. Birdsaii jor a writof habeas corpus io compel Eider to produce the giri in court. There was @ lenytoy argument, the lather tata oly vhat his dauuguter bad been abducted by Kiger, and we latter stating tuat the gitl bad left her nome of her OWn iree Will, and that she was compelied to do 60 vy the crueity of her fatner. He stuted that he had assisted ber since she nad leit home, but had no knowledge of her whereabouw, Tue case Was, adjoarued wll next Saturday for furtner hearing. BAID ON A GAMBLING HOUSE. A raid was made by Sergeant Blair last evening At nail-past six o'clock upon the gambling house No. 146 Fulton atrest, The place was situated on the second floor and the police sergeant and nis men succeeded in taking the gambiers unawares, The proprietor, Jona Liouenthall, and ten othora eve urfested Walle playing faru and $31 49 was 8 prejudice 608 Ivory Checks, Cue boX and o tanle ‘Vhe prisoners were locked up in cinct station house, Keecman 8: taken wo Was lemue Pouce Coart tus motuing. gees Mr. | He protested | 3 | Willard of | past eleven P.M. after Grok} | 0d UpoOd, Desided a sliver deal box, Mity mark. | NEW YORK CITY. John Hannigan, of No. 554 West Fifvy-first Street, @ driver for Edward E. Boyd, was run over by his track yesterday morning and severely injured. ‘Tae annual reunion and dinner of the Alumni Association of the College of Physicians and Sur- weons took piace last night at Delmonico’s. The festivities were kept up until a late hour. The regular monthly meeting of the Executive | Committee of the Butter and Cheese Exchange was beld yesterday afternoon, President Fairfield in the chair, A lurve number of new firings were | elected to membership. {. The Woman’s Social Educational Society held its regular weekly meeting yesterday alvernoon at No, 44 Union square. Mrs. Shepherd read an essay entitied, “Knowleage of Good aud Evi the basis of Morality,” whicn was lollowed by a lively discussion by several! of the ladies present. A stated meeting of the Historical Society was held last evening at the rooms of the society, on Second avenue, at which the librarian, Mr. George Hi. Moore, read an interesting paper, communi- cated by the late W. J, Hubard, of Virginia, en- Utled “Washington’s Likeness and the National Standard for {t.? | Colonel Wingate states that over $1,000 have al- ready been contributed to the funds of the Na- tional Rife Association. The Amateur Dramatic Association of New York have tendered the club # periormance in the Academy of Music, on April 3. A large quantity of tickets have been sold, ‘Ibe plan on which the team ts to be selected has been already decided on, The practice on the range Will probably commence next week. Mr, Abraham L. Earie, of the Finance Depart. ment, delivered an address before the Municipal | Retorm Association, of the Tenth Assembly dis- trict, on “Forty Millions a Year; Where the Money Comes from and How It Is Spent,” at the rooms of we ussociation, No, 43 Washington | square, ‘The adaress was ostensibly an exposition o1 the sonvees Irom which the moueys of the city and county treasury are derived and their dispo- Sion, the reat object of tae address, however, be- lug uw dejeace of Comptroiler Green’s admuinisira- tion. Mr. Daniel E, Egbert, a wholesale oyster dealer, formerly doing business at boat No. 18, loot of West ‘venth street, leit this city tor the West on a collecting four in December last. When last heard trom he had started to take the train at Detroit, Micu,, for this city. ‘This was on the 22d of Janu. ary, since which time notoiog has been heard ‘irom him, Fears are entertained by ins tamily ‘Unat he has been foutly dealo with, Any intorma- ton Coaceruing his Whereabouts can be sent to tue office of Joun EB. Merrill & Co., buat No. 16, 100 o1 West Tenth street. At the annual election, held a day or two since, of the Bleecker Street Railroad Company, at their office in this city, the following board of Directors | and officers of the road were elected :—Directors— Thurlow Weed, John T. Conover, Hugh Smith, David Jones, George W. Griflltn, William L, Shara. jam, David James King, Thomas B. Kerr, Wiluam Ricuardson, sames W, Rauuey, Eugene 5. Ballin, Elisha Brooks, Jacob Sharp. Ofticers—President, Join f. Cgnover; Treasurer, George W. Grifito. £xecutive Committee—Lburlow Weed, David Jones, William Ricuardson, John T, Conover, George W. Grimth. During the month of February the ‘Free Dor- mitory for Women,” at No. 54 Amity street, gave 235 lodgings to poor deserving women, who would otherwise have been obliged to sleep in police stations; situations were turaished to 25; sent to Tue hospital, 2; sent to homes in different parts ol the country, 6; and several packages of clotuing were distributed among the mmaies. ‘The toilow- ing contributions were received, viz.:—Willi Ewart & Son, $00; stewart brown, $: M., $: Colonel John D. Williamson, 1% tons coal; Francis & Loutrel, 1 package stationery ; B. ‘I. Babbitt, 1 box soup; Mrs, E. D. Bassford, 2 brooms, 1 pail and Lhatehet; Schimmel & Co., 1 bucket truit butte: Merriam &Co., 1 mirror; &. L, Crawford, 1 pac! age reading matter, ‘The committee solicit con- tributions of money, clothing and other articles, which will be thankfully received and ackuowl- CRUSHED BY A CAR. Coroner Croker yesterday held an inquest in the case of Richard Curtis, the young man recently living in Marion street, who died from the effects of injuries received on the 7th ultimo in conse- quence of accidentally falling hefore the wheels of a@ Broadway and Seventh avenue rail car, which passed over one of his legs, At the time of the accident deveased was skylarking on the front platform with some associates who had accompa- Died him dawn town trom Central Park. The jury found tiiat the death of deceased was due to his own Degiigence and exonerated the driver of the ‘car and the company irom all blame. A DISHONEST DOMESTIC. At Yonkers, Westchester county, yesterday af. ternoon, Ellen O'Donnell, aged twenty-two, who has for some Months past been employed as cham- bermaid at tbe Mansion House, in that city, Was arrested on @ warrant charging | her with grand larceny. Her empioyers nave for some time past been noticing | @ mysterious diminution in their stock | of table and toilet linen, carpets, crockery and culinary utensils, without being able to account jor the leakage, Suspicion, however, at jength rested ou Ellen, whose room in Washington Street, upon a seatch instituted by the police, cient to stock ao ordinary domicile. It was noticed that the towels, bed iinen and night clothing had the marks of their origmal owners cut out, the telitele apertures having beeu covered by pieces ol differeut fabrics. A considerable portion o1 tae pinader was identified a8 belonging to the Mansion jouse, & circumstance waich the accused did not | deny. Bilen was locked upto answer. A large amount of the property feand in possession of the accused 13 at police headquarters awaiting claim- ants. ICE DANGERS. ALARM OF THE MAYOR AND CITIZENS OF PORT JERVIS—THEIR FEARS DISPELLED BY ENGI- NEERS—SOME OF THE INHABITANTS STILL ANXIOUS. Port JERVIS, March 2, 1875, Mr. Chanute, Onief Eagineer of the Erte Rall- | way, accompanied by Mr. W. F. Hand, 0: the Hell Gate engineer corps, arrtved in this place last night, in response to the following telegram, sent yesterday by Mr. Frank Abbott, Mayor of Port Jervis:— Port Jenvis, March 1, 1875. B,_O. Hixz, Superintendent Erie Railway, Jersey Uity + ‘The combany’s property and this place are iu danger from the ice gorge in the river. Piease sond at once a competent wan to examine it and advise ua what is best to do. F. ABBOTT. Mr. Hill at once despatched Messrs. Chanute and Hand. This morning, in company with Mr. Abpott and @ number of citizens, they made a tour of in- Spection of the gorge. They proved satisiactoriliy that it 1s lodged on the bottom o! tie river, and if | tt were not its removal would be prevented by the down the river, ‘Tho jum is solid in tae whole miles oi distance tt covers. A thaw Of # day or two, however, will tarn an immense volume of water into-the river irom the numerous streams above, Which will cause a sud. den ireshet and bring down upon us the miles of ice up the river before the gorge here has lost much of its resisiing lerce by action of the Weather. ‘ne universal uorest and pone, is not dispelled by the opinion of Mr, Chanate, although it 18 based on good reasoniog. Famultes continue 10 desert the district considered tie must danger. Ous and seek quarters in saler localities, A public meeting oi the citigzgus of the town of Deerpark was held here to-day. and a resolution wos passed guthoriging the Supervisor to draw upon the town funds jor $1,500 to be used toward paying the expenses of any action having in view yho lessening of the impendmg danger. THE PHILADRLPHIA ICE GORGE. PHILADELPHIA, Maren 2, 1815. Several experiments were made to-day to blow Up the ice about the dam in the presence of the Mayor and Chief Engineer of the Water Works, the effect of which was to make large openings in the ice, but with no satistactory resuits. Tne Mayor and Chief Engineer are oj the opinion that there Mayor expressed Ma intention of macing t mutter the suvject of a report to the Councils, calling their astention to the necessity of some early action, Tne object in making tiie experi- a to open a ciannel in the river from the of the dam upward, so that the immense | gorges of ice, which have accumtlated in the viciaity of the Pails, of the Wissahickon and Mana- yunk, May pass down the stream. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following #ecord will show the changes in the temperature during the last twenty-four hours, tu comparigon with the corresponding date last year, a3 recorded at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HERALD Ballet, revealed stolen property of various kinds, sufil- | solid teid of unbroken ice extending for miles | i nO WmMmeciate danger; but nevertheless the | THE CHURCH DISASTER, Coroner Eickhoff. HEROISM OF PATRICK LAVELLE. “Don’t Mind Me, Get That Woman Out First.” THE WALL KNOWN TO BE CRACKED Testimony of Mr. Shaw, the Owner of the Dangerous Building. The investigation to discover what were the primal causes of the awiul occurrences within St, ‘Audrew’s church on Thursday night last was con- tinued yesterday in the Coroner's office. Mucn of the testimony elicited was monotonous. All the people who were in the church appear to have | had the same mental experiences, except those who were wounded, When they heard the por- | tentous rumbling above them they thought of | earthquakes, of tornados, of almost every devastating natural phenomena, and never | dreamed of their terror being caused by the sudden demolition of some of man’s rickety handiwork. So far there have been but three persons discovered who were cer- | tain that the noises they heard came from Shaw’s | building and the roof of the church. These three were Father Curran, Roundsman Muldoon and Mr. Dononue, who téstified yesterday. The last named gentleman lives at No. 15 City Hall place, next door to the church, and he himself felt a sense of impending danger ever since the fire oc- curred, which left the western wail of Shaw's Building standing, a menace to its less proua- frontea neighbors. The wall hasbeen a spectre ever coming before the eyes of Mr. Donohue; tt has murdered his eleep and kept lim at night pac- ing the roof of his dweiling. ~ HEROIC CONDUCT OF A WOUNDED Boy. of an instance of heroism on tne part of one of those injured in the church, such as bas rarely been surpassed, It nas hitherto been unknown that Patrick Lavelle, the strong-limbed young man who the softest bea that could be made, exhibited on ! the night of the catastropne an almost divine combination of unselfishness and courage. The words he addressed to tle fireman who came to rescue him irom the pile of rubvish in which he Was almost buried, though they lack epigrammatic lores, are such as a plain man of honor and cour- age would utter spontanecusly without thinking that he was expressing himself like a hero, John Donohue was the first witness cailed. He testified :—I reside at No. 16 City Hall place; I was acquainted with Michael McCarty; on the evening of the 25th of February I was in St, Andrew's chureh, in the eastern gallery; I was sitting alongside of Michael McCarry, deceased; I heard a strong Wind and a rumbling sound, and I said to myself, “Tnatis Shaw’s building talling down; the first I knew I was covered up by rubbish; I ; got myselfout and saw three giris covered up; I called to Captain McCloskey for assistance, and a young man, named Finnegan, and myself got the girle out from the ruins. I saw a ing; he ts now@n the hospital; goimg to the back part of the gallery [saw an old woman whose legs were covered up; we endeavored to get her out; by this time the firemen were in the church and had a iadder raised against the gallery; alter try- ing to get the cld woman out, I went back beneath vue frst nole; there I sawthe back o! a pew jammed against o woman’s head; she was vaken out, and I think she was deau; woman @& young man was found, who sald he could not rally, as bis back was broken; while taking him out some one spoke, and 1 an- swered the person wuose Voice I heard; it came jrom under the ruins; a beam vow fell, and seeming another portion of the wall about to fall, we ail Stepped back witha rush; 1 then went down the ladder; I do not think anybody was hurt at that ume; atter seeing that my motuer and brother | were ali right | went back to the gallery; I lookea around tor McCarty, but could not find him; 1 | looked among the bricks, but could not see tim; the pew I was in Was under the hvie, nearer the | door; it was Knocked down by the bricks, &c.; I noticed CRACKS IN THE WALL OF SHAW’S BUILDING; . aiter the fre I saw smoke coming out-of those cracks the day of vhe fire; I Was alratd toe walls would tall, aod tor some time alter tue fire I could not sleep well at uight;1 used to get up at niuht and go up on the root of my house to look at the Wane laid not see McUarty taken out irom the churco, James Lanigin testified:—I live at No. 31 Park street; 1 was in the eastern gallery standing against the wall on the evening o: the 251b of Feb- ruary ; McCarty, Quinn and Dunohue were stand- ing sbout jour teetio tront of me; I did not see McCarty carried out of the churon; I did not see nim until be was taken to the station house; and had iny hand slightly mashed; I have noticed churen; Iaaw them on the morning of the fire, und saw smoke issuiug [rom them; 1saw an old woman, Wuo | think was dead, carried out of the church; 1 think five or six minutes passed from When the crash occurred to the time the eastern gaiery was emptied; I stepped into tue choir gai- | lery and remained there till the church was empty. | Lygia Gitien testified:—I live at No, 27 Park | street; 1 was in tue eastera gallery of St. An- | arew’s church when tue roof ieilin; I thougnt the | crasi Was that of an earthquake; Michael McCar- ty was FILtIDg In @ pew slongside of me; when the roof seti in I was buried in the bricks and mor- | tar; 1 Was taken Out irom among a number of | otrers ab the 1oot of the stairs; i cannot tell how | 1qot there; My iace Was bruised by the talling | bricks; [did not gee Mevarty after the root ici in. Sarah Reddigan, of No, 29 Duane street, teati- ned :—1 was in St, Andrew's church at the time of | tne accluent; 1 heard loud noise and felt some- thing Jali on my head; a terward, When | was try- ing to yet out, I was struck on the back by bricks; | 1 Was carried out oy the crowd and iorced aowu ‘ne stuirway: my father took me home; on the stairway I saw people walking over peopie; I uid not see Buy dead bodies ip the caurch. Mit, SHAW’S TESTIMONY, ames M. Shaw, of No. 130 Hast sixtieth street, itled:—l ani the owner of the building koown the “Shaw Builain, the buliding touk fire at about ha-past seven o'clock on the morn- ing of January 12, 1875; 1 was at home at the time and Was ootitied by tele- rap; alter the fire was extinguished noticed that the west wail Was cracked in three | Places, between the windows of the sixtn story | und the rool; noticed no oulging of the wail; the other wails were apparently im good condition; Went to Mr. Snook, the architect, the next day @nd told nim to ta tire coarge of the bullcing and do whatever was necessary to it; knew noth. jog abont batiding myseli; Mr. Sovok got Brown & Adams, a firm of builvers, buliding so as to make it temporarily secure, until the insurance matiers could ba settled ; received & letter irom the Superinteadeat of Butd+ ings on January 14; it was marked ary 13: L sent if to Mr. Snook the same day, what was necessary to the vuilding; Mr. Snook had employed srown & Adams to make the walls temporarily secure beore he received the com. munication of we Superimtendent of Buildings; | men whom the witness considered competent nai assured him that tne work of strengtheuing and ree pairing was golug on all right; the insurance au- thorities had charge of the oullding irom the ume | Of the tite until the 26th or 2sth of January; be visited the oiice of the Williemsburg city Fire Insurance Company on the 22d of January, and met the President of the Knickerbocker Company there; they tried vo estimate the amount of the damage together; nothing was then said about the cun- dition Of the Wali; do nut know whether the losurance authorities sent auy one to examine them or not; @ bulider named Sinita was preseat at the comerence ty make estimates jor :he insur- ance Compalties of the cost of repairing the vuiid- | Ing; Wituess again Went to the insurance cum panies ou the 26th of January; Mr. Snook accom. = on | panied me; had another conversation in regard | to the estimate of cos jor repairing; the Shoriug-up nad been done to make the walls safe until it was decided whetner the insurance compani 1874. 1875. | repair the building; wituess finally cecided to 42 | have the bailding rebuilt vy ms own agents, | + 46 85 | aithougn at an eXtra cost, that 18, although it 6 . bd be | be cost nim oe thousands of dollars more ‘ p o do #0 than tho insurance companies eati- | Average temperature yesterday +. 81 | mated they Could have it done ior; AF SHOOK gave | yearee Vemperature Corresponding aaie last the contract ior rebuilding to Mr. Titus, who YOBE s.ss cesteveves. Jo ben esetee eveeweees 1 erected ine buiiding se 8 ksdd3.i0 orumacy Continuation of the Investigation Before | There came out in the testimony the narrative | now lies in Park Hospital couche@ uneasily upon | young man named Quinn tying there ana bleed. | she appeared as if sne was smothered; near this | I was knocked down by sowe 0: the stuff that sell | cracks 1n the wail 0: Shaw’s building next io the | to shore up the | Jano. | and again authorized him to do | or witness sbouid | 3 ~ weather would not have been afraid to sleep in @ weiling in the situation of the church; w wat oing On at the time tue walls tell dowr: new eams had been put in. and they were abows READY TO TAKE DOWN THE WALLS for three stories; the wall on the east had been | cut sor the new veams. Lo a juror:—fue contract caiied tor the rebutlde ing of the walis irom tut third story; the store hid to be very strong, the goous to be kept in it | being very heavy; ‘he old store was sometimes sa | packed that not a eXtra package could be put into it; witness felt unwilling to trust any wal | which had been subjected to great heat; hac | never heard that the Walls Were pot thick enougns they were periect before the fire; the westeru | wall was painted last tall, and found vo be al night. | | To the Coroner—Had no communication with | the Fire Department on the day ot tue fire or | since; the only oficial communication received | Wes the notice trom the Department of Buildings; | Made no contract with Brown & Adams; did not limit them in any Way; my desire was to have the | wails made secure, (Bill of Brown & Adams was read here.) The lot is about 22 leet wiue In front tthe rear; the building covers che entire lot; & mason, appiying for the job of retxing the Walls, expressed distrust of their firmness; thas mason Was Mr. Titus, the original builder of tur building; be remarked to me that HE DIDN'T LIKE THR LOOKS | of those wails;’’ aiterward Mr, Vitus procured | the contract tor repairing te Walls, and assumed charge of the batlding cn the l2th of Feoruary; it may be improper ty say it, but i must respond, that when Mr. fttus made the remark (o me about | the safety Of the Walls L Thought he said it with & desire tO infueace me, and so get work; alters Ward, upol a very stormy day, Wile Walking oo Broudway, 1 noticed the iron fagstai ou the Western Union buliding to have been bent by the wind, and when Lresurned to the store looked af the wail, think, to Mr ‘Titus, that Lf the 5 Were all right; witness was in the building dauy with his son and employés, working to remov dumaged goods trom the debris, and felt po le: Of the Walls talling. | To a juror—fne lot is ninety-two feet deep, ROM FIREMEN. EVIL | John White, fireman of kugine One of the members of our co: and gave an came and w When we arrived ac the church the rushing out 11 consusioL pushed through the crowa int | all Was contusion; 1 saw a tirema: astern gallery, and 1 followed ry We tound a wot | beam lay across her M3 AM che gral ruins; a large we removed tne ruiug | trom her and picked ber up; she Was alive at tng ume. Frank Burke, foreman of engine No. 7:—! ar Tived at St. Avdrew!'s reh tmmeuiately atter the accident; gol an alarm irom citizens; there Was a gr crowd in front of the courch; L saw that I could not enier the enuren through eituer ot tne Duave street doors; i went to tue ity Hall piace encrauce, and passed Up stairs, througa the vestry mto the body of the caurch; | saw the | peopie down at ihe duors, and noticed unat they ! were all excited; heard & man crying out, and, looking up, saw him in che gallery. i CK LAVEL i He was stooping and was bleeding; I climbed up into the gallery and spoke to lim; when | said L would try to get him out be said, “bon’§ mind me; g2t thas woman out first I said, “where 1s nd he answered, “Phere, rignt | under you; she’s Covered Uj) 3’? some men wno bad | evidently been in the church when tne accident happened helped me to uncover tue buried woman, she Was dead; ext we went to work to ireq | the young man; he was im a position | that seemed to indicate that he was Kneeling | wuen tne roofcame in; his Kuees were cangit by | the front planking of the pew, and his buck wag | pressed upon by a large beani: we got anotuer | beam and pried away the one that rested upon | him; his back appeared to be broken; have sinc¢ | heard his name was Patrick Lavelle; we lound | another body under the ruins; it was that ofa | boy or young man; before we tound this body we assisted several persous from under the rupbish. dugn Bongar, Chiet of Batteon of the Fire Dee partment, téstille Was fu the church about a minute alter the roof teli; was called by citizens; haa to force a way through the crowd into tue centre aisle; saw the body of the boy Feeny at foot of the eastern staircase; the budy of an oid woman was also there; one lay upon the otner, and a number of peo.le were lying upon them; in @ pew in the easerm gallery saw the body of the young man, McCarty; We jound the body of an old lady under tue rube bish at the other sice of him, and directly under tue opening in the rool; while working in th Vestibule saw the saieguurd of the staircase , pulled om, L think »y Captain Riley; 16 | Was not knocked off by the pressure of the crowd; when it was of the crow had more ireedum, and thus lives were saved) Wien tt was pulled away, although there was great presure azainst it, 1 did not See anybody iall | when it was puiled away tne peopie stepped int the vesubuie, and went out by any of the doora, The inquest was here adjourned until vols morne ing at ten o'clock. THE INJURED AT THE PARK HOSPITAL. Theré are but five of the St. Andrew sufferers af present in the Park Hospital, the remainder hav- ing been sent to Bellevue or else despatched ta their homes. Patrick Lavelle, the young man wha suffered a fracture of the spine, continues in a sinking condition. Notwitustanding this fact, | however, he manages to keep up good spirits. He | 4s visited daily by one or more of the clergymen | attached to St. Andrew's church and by any Due | ber of iriends and reiatives. | Mary Jane Martin, whose life Was at first dé» | spaired o',13 rapidly improving, and will, im all | probapility, be able to go home in a few days ‘Yhe young boy, Michael spiaine, wlo received @ fracture of the left arm aad Was also badiy cut about the head, unpreves but slowly. The re: mainder of those Wuo were i:Djured are doing well. The Lavies’ Visiting Commitiee, headed vy Miss Sands. pay daily visits 'o the gospital, and endeavor, 80 lar as iles ta their power, tu aay the | suderings of the inmaces. Drs. dull, Ge:man, Becker and Smith remain constantly on duty at tending to tne wants of the sufferers. Warden Hart and the matron, Mrs. Ciurke, are also assiduous in weir attentions. THE LONG WALK. The number of people who visited the Hippe drome yesterday for the purpose of witnessing the contest between the pedestrians E. P, Weston | and J. R. Judd in their six day trial of endurance, although somewhat in excess of the first day, wad | still exceedingly small. The spectators who were present, however, appeared to take great interest in watching the men as they tramped around tne course and irequently cheered them on their way, | especially when they indulged in a spurt. Weston retired to bed yesterday morning at 12b. 12m. 22% | and slept until 4n, 44m. 20s., making a rest of 4h. | 81m. 58s, He seemed a lictle stiff at starting and | continued to appear so all through the day ‘until evening, when the appearance of a jew more | people in the guditorium seemed to brighien him | up @ little. -He walked 11 miles belore breag- | fast, which he partook of at 7h. 36m, 22s, the | score standing at 119 mites accomplished. He | then walked another 5 miies and again rested at | 9b. Sm. for tnirty-tnree munutes. On his 141st un he made another stop at 10, 50m. 9s. for ainner. He then continued is walk until be nad scored his 162d mule When ne again rested tweoty-six minutes. His 170tu mile was finished at 9h, 46m, 428., aud bis 176th at a jew minutes alter eleven ooluck. His intention was then to stay on the track until Judd retired to ved. Judd, it will be remembered, went to bed on | Monuay night 9b. 33m. 55s., but did not appear oa | tue track yesterday morning until 4h. 171m. 7: | Whicy Was a rest Of 6h. 43m, 12s, Even after thi lova lay of he seemed very weary and sore as né Tecommenced his task. He waiked 22 miles | aod theo retired to bis tent ior breakiast af Th. 44m, 108., retiring for this purpose nearly hall au hour. He then scored up another 16 miled | and again rested 30m. 50s., aud again started o8 | his rounds, at tl time appeared | jJaboring considelably at his work, a while brightened up consid. he Mile Was completed at | 4n, 668. When @ Test was in Order again, occupy> | Ing 7m, 80s. Abd wtiil Another at the end oO: tne | 83d mile o1 47m), 4ls., the lume of day Pe now | 6h. 50m. On beginning tis work again he looked and walked as though a little weary, and seemed | to do aimosé a8 Much Work With bis shoulders as with his legs Or lees, At the ead of the 136th mie le took another rest ot 4m. 168, and at tue conciue | gion Of the 144th, anotoer lay off off o1 nearly 15m, | Was had. When he got to his work onc seemed as though be was too tired to waik muce@ jurtaer and the indications were at that time thas | he would Coutinue to lal Weston ever’ hoar, for be bas now siied down int | about ® threc-mie gait, similar to that @ which he walked at the Rink. His toot, 10a seemed to be again giving out, and alter going @ | few more laps his Dace became slower and slower, nd he seemed somewhat lame, ton as time passed seemed to gain more courage and spirit, | @na there is put litle doubt that he will beat his antagonist badly by the end o/ the | @leven o’cluck had walked 147 mi | the day, thus making him 35 mii | @t the'same hour. DEATH IN A FERRY HOUSE, About half-past eight o’clock last evening Mra. | Susan Brown, accompanied by her mother, whe | resides at No. 201 East Sixty-first street, came v¢ | the Park Hospital apparently in deep tribulation, | Mrs, Brown carried bundle in her arma, which | On examination proved to be the Inanimate bod: Of her little son, aged three mouths. She aj | Deared to be overcome with griel, and ou bene questioned by Drs. Hull and Smith as to the cause of the chili’s deaih made the iollowing statement:—Sie said soe had made an en ment with her husband to meet him at the Hove lle awaiting ner husband's ken jerry house. Wii: | arrival her mother noticed that the little boy about five minutes ie the child was ies | grew very pailid, and in | making tae discovery thar «ied Without any apparent signs Nn. | Huil ordered net to wake ome | motuy tae Ouroner, vi Be