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CONGRESS. of Closing Scenes and Enactments the Session. Final Passage of the Indian, Aimy, Post Office, Bounty and Sundry Civil Appropriations. ON ITS LAST LEGS. Colorado Made a State and New Mexico Refused the Honor. The Territorial Railroad Measure Concurrently Approved, RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS, | SENATE. WASHINGTON, March 8, 1875. After the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was taken up, at hall-past one o’clock this morning, amendments reported by the Committee on Ap- Propriations were disposed of as joilows:— Making it obligatory on tne Secretary of the Treasury to have one or two printings of United States notes and securities executed by responsi- bie companies, the work to be done within the District of Columbia. Agreed to. Reducing the appropriation for public printing from $1,625,507 66 to $1,003,507 66, Rejected. Striking out the appropriation of $6,000 for copies of the map of the United States prepared in the General Land Omice. Agreed to. Striking ouc the appropriation of $5,274 75 for furniture and work at the Capitol Building at Olympia, Washington Territory. Agreedto. . Striking out the appropriation of $1,500 for monuments in the Congressional Cemetery to the memory of deceased members of Congress. Agreed to, Tue committee reported in favor of striking out the appropriation of $10,000 for new life saving Mations on Long Island Sound, but the Senate Fefused to do so, The committee reported an amendment repeal- Ing the last clause of the Sundry Civil Appro- priation bill for the fiscal year ending June 80, 4874, which amended the act to extend the laws of the United States relating to customs, com- merce and navigation to Alaska. Pending discussion on tne amendment, the Sen- ate at half-past two A. M. adjourned, TO-DAY’S SESSION, The Senate reassembled av eleven o'clock. The reading of the Journal was dispensed with, and the Senate resumed the consideration of the | Bunary Civil Appropriation bill, the pending ques- tion being on the amendment o: the committee to | repeal the cause of the Sundry Civil appropria- tion biil for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1874, amending the uct to extend the jaws ol the United States relating to the customs to Alaska. ‘Ihe amendment was witudrawn, and the next amend- ment oO; the commiitee Was to appropriate $365,000 to pay the interest on the 3.65 bongs Issued under the act o1 Juue 20, 1874, for the government of the Neda of Columbla,.and Bre viding that said bonds shall be puyabie, principal und interest, in gold; and providing iurcher that certiiicaies ior claims presented aud allowed un- der the sixth section 01 the aci of June 20, 1874, Bhall be presented ior conversion as provided by the seventh section of that act, Within ninety days trom the passage of tnis bill. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) Of Onio, Moved to strike out the clause authorizing the payment of the principal and interest of the 8.65 ponds in goid, Agreed to. The question being on concurring in the amend- ment a3 amended, it was laid aside intormalty, at tue request of Mr. SHERMAN, The amendment of the committee extending the time jor the payment of taxes in the District of Columpvia til June, 1875, wus agreed to. AMENDMENTS OF THE OMNIBUS BILL, Other amendments of the committee were agreed to, as follows :— Reducing the appropriation for works of art for the Library of Congress Irom $15,000 tu $10,000, increasing the appropriauion for the survey of the Atiantic and Gulf coasts irom $345,000 to $375,000. Striking out the appropriation of $50,000 for a new s'eam tender lor the Fifth Lightnouse dis- trict, and an appropriation of $100,0u0 lor a new Beam tender for lignthouse service on the Pacific coast, and appropriating $5,000 1or a steam log signal for Yerba Buena, Cal. The committee withdrew several amendments striking out the appropriations for constructing three schooners and three steamers for the coast survey; also an amendment to stride out the ap- propriation of $50,000 tor a steam tender for the Seventh Lighthouse district, The awendment of the committee striking out the appropriation of $5,000 to enable the Depar Ment of Justice to ala the Commissioners ol the General Land Office to. recover certain lands, rents and profits thereof, known as the Ranche Panoche Grande, in Calliornia, was agreed to, ‘The amendments o! the committee reducing the Bppropriations jor paar oie the pubiic lands in Montana trom $50,000 to $40,000, and in New Mex- ico from $40,000 to $30,000 were agreed to. ‘Tne committee reported an amendment re- Beaune so much of the Suadry Civil Appropriations ill for the year ending June 30, 1871, as requires the payment by the Northein Pacific Ratiroad Company of the cost o: surveying and conveying the lanas granteo said cotopany, but the Senate Felused 10 concur in the amendment. ‘Ihe amendment Striking out the appropriation 0! $5,000 to meet the expenses of suppressing depredations upou the timber on the pubiic lanas Was withdrawn. The amendment of the committee directing the telegraph companies tiaving offices in the Capitol to take irom tne Capitol grounds and the streets Around tue same ali telegrapo poles and connect the lines witn the Capitol by mvans of caples laid under ground, was agreed to, Also the amend- ments appropriating $126,000 jor the extensiou of the buuding ior the Government Hospital ior the Insane; $25,000 to complete the purcnase of ground around the Coiumoia Hosyital, in the cit; of Washington, and $10,000 for the National Ass Ciation ior the Reliet of Colored Women and Chil- Gren in the District of Columbia. The committee reported in favor of suriking out the ciause appropriating $60,000 to enable the Secretary of War to purchase Gatling guns ior the ariny and navy, but the Senate re:used ro simke it Out—yeas 10, nays 21. The atwendment of the committee to strike out the appropriation 0: $5,000 jor headstones at the soldiers’ graves in Wood!awn Cemetery at Elmira, N. Y., and he out appropriations to pay cone tes! ts for seals in the tiuuge of Representativ Aud appropriauing $60,000 lor the puyment of bounties to sailors and marines under existiog laws, Were agreed to, The committees reported an amendment striking Out the Clause appropriating $60,009 for continu- ing the publication of the oiictal records ot the War Of the rebellion, both of the Uniou and te Confederate armies, but withdrew the amendment Bt the request of Mr. Logan, (rep.) of Il. The committee reported sn amendment to Strike out trom the Cluuse appropriating $260,000 to indemnity the States for expenses incurred vy them in enrolling, equippimg and transporung troops jor the defence oi the Vaited States during the Jate insurrection, the words, “and jor arm And munitions of war taken for the said purpos 34 tue United States Irom the State of Maryland ut the Senate refused to concur, and the cause Was amended, on my on oO! Mr. HAMILTON, (den.) Ol Md., 80 as to readi— and ior arms and munl+ tong o1 War taken irom States uot im ingurrec tion,” ec, Other amendments of the committee, striking out the appropriation of $60,000 to provide for the payment under existing laws jor horses and other property lost or destroyed in the military service of the United States; the appropristion of $83,900 to pay the claims of the Duxota volunteer sorces, aua the spproprisiion for the purchase of Jan Jor Univeu States forts and miuitary posts in T were agreed to; alsu tie amendment siriking the appropriation of $26,000 to enabie the Secr tary 01 War 10 acquire u periect title to the Braay Collection of puctozrapus of the wa: the commit withdrew Variol mendwenti to strike out all appropriations for the im- prqvement of several reservations in Washington HU Ys Tue committee reported an amendment reduc lag the uppropriation jor repairs at bie uiferent Davy Yards aud stations Irom $500,000 to $200,000, but withdrew the same, ‘The committee reported an ameudment striking ut the appropriation of $150,000 to enable tne Secretary oi the Navy to purchase, in accordance With his public bid therejor, the stevens irou-clad batrery, Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt,, opposed ite pure Chase, and Mesars. ANTHONY, (rep.) 0! Ke | ud spoke iM luvor cua BaYako, (dem.) of D fnd hoped the amendment oj tue committee Woul bot be ugreed to. ¢ duestion being on the amendment of the committee to strike out Lhe appropriation, it was ed tu. Also the awendiment appropriating gis, 00 for the continuation of the buliding OF the ustom House ac Now Urieans. ‘The commuitice withdrew the amendment re- | Washington, “of Congress. | Ounce instead of ohe ducing the appropriation for the continuation of work upon the new Custom House and Su treasury at Chicago from $750,000 to $500,000. The proviso in the House bili that the limit upon the cost of the butiding hereto ore fixed by law shouid be extended to $4,000,000, exclusive of the site, was struck out by the Senate. ‘Ihe commit- tee aiso withdrew its amendment reducing the ap- propriatiou jor work upon the Ciuempati Custom House and Post OMice trom 00, 000, and the Senate struck out the p House bill limiting the cost of the butiding to $5,500,000. The committee also withdrew its amendment reducing the appropriation tor the continuation Ol the Post Ofice ind Custom House at Phitadel- phia trom $750,000 to $500,000 and the senate struck out the proviso that tne cost of said build. ings shail not exceed When completed the limita- tion now fixed vy law. fhe commitice uiso withdrew its amendment to reduce the appropriation jor new buildings at Hartford, Conn., and St, Louis, Mo. ‘The amendments of the committee reducing the appropriation jor turniture and repairs tor butid- ings under che Treasury Department irom $200,000 to $150,000 und the appropriation for fuel, light and miscellaneous items irom $300,000 to $225,009 were agreed to. The committe ported in favor of striking out the second section Ot the bill re lating to the reor- ganization of the 'tieasury Department. Agreed to. in making the report in regard to this secuon Mr. SAMGENT, (rep.) Of Cat, sala the Committee on Appropriations had not ume to examine into the subject, but the whole quesuon would be exam- ined by the Coulerence Committee and the sectiun Teported in some snape. An amendment was agreed to authorizing the Secretary of War to detuil a medical olicer of the army 1o investigate and report upon tue spread ol epidemic cholera Westward, and appropriating $5,000 lor that purpose. Ab ameodment providing that hereatter depart- Meat Clerks discharged tor no fault ol tueir own, but jor the reason that their services are no longer necessary, shall receive one month’s pay lustead of two 1onths, was agreed to, An amendment appropriating $100,000 for a public building at Camden, N. J., was agreed to. Tne following ameuome! submitted by Mr, SARGENT, rom the Commitee on Appropriations, were agreed to:— Appropriating $5,000 to enable the Secretary of b- | Stute to lease a house for tue American Legatiou | | in China. kixing the salary of the Supervising Surgeon Genera of the marine hospital service at $4,000 per annum. Mr. BayaRrD submitted an amendment fixing the compensation of the counsel of tne United States befure the Court of Commissioners of Alu- bama Claims at $8,000 per agnam, instead of $10,000, a8 reported by the committee, and strik- iny out the provision allowing $8 per diem lor expenses. Agreed to, The Clause appropriating $365,000 to pay interest on bonds autuorized by the act of June 20, 18 to provide & government ior tne District of Co- lumbia, Which Was passed over this moruing, was jurtber amended by striking out the provisions allowing those bond’ to be issued tn denomina- tions of $1,000 and $5,000, and extending the time Jor payment of taxes until June next, as they were In the District tax bil which passed last bight. The amendment was then agreed to as amended, Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, submitted an ad- ditionul section autnorizing the Secretary of the Treasury at such times as may be necessary, lor | the purpose of obta:ning bonds ior the sinking lund to give public notice that he will redeem in coin at par any bonds of the United States bear- ing interest at the rate of six per centum of the kind known as tive-twenttes, and in three months alter the date of such public hotice the interest on the bonds so selected and called for payment sball cease. Agreed to. Mr, MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., submitted an amend- ment appropriating $300,000 for certifin improve- | ments around the Lapitol builuing, according to Diane of Frederick Law Olmstea. Laid on the tavie. Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich., submitted an amendment appropriating $18,000 for a lighthouse at Wind Mill Point, Lake st. Clair, Mich. Agreed to, Mr. FERRY, (rep.) Of Mich., submitted an amend- ment appropriating $50,000 tor the Custom House and Post Office at Grand Rapids, Mich. Agreed to—yeus, 21; nays, 19, Mr, ScoT?, ( rep.) of Pa., sudmitied an amend. ment authorizing the purcnase of the building of the Freedmau’s Savings and Tiust Company in D. O., at & Cost nut exceeding $316,000, Laid on the table—yeas, 31; nays, 19. Mr, Hows, (rep.) of Wis., submitted ao amend- ment forbidding tne exhibition of any work of art in the Capitol not belonging to the government and providing that no room im the Capitol shall be | ‘ * | about their m: tives in the discharge of a public used a8 a private studio, Agreed to. Mr. Howe subinitted an amendment appropriat- ing $500,000 for the extension of the west :ront ot the Capito! building to accommodate the liorary Luid on the table. Mr. LoGaN submitted an amendment’ making $100,000 or the appropriation jor the Rock island Arsenal available immediately. Agreed to. Mr. HAMLIN, (rep.) of Me., submitted au amend- Ment amending tne act of June 23, 1874, 80 as to provide that the rate of postage on merchandise passing turough the mat shall be une cent an Jor two ounces, as at present. Agreed to. ‘ Mr. ANTHONY, from the Committee on Printing, submitted an amendment directing tre Commis- sioner Ot Patents to furnish, iree of cost, copies of | the bound volumes 0! specifications aud drawings of patents published by tue Patent Ottice to eacn of the Executive departments of the government upon their reques. Agreed to, He also submitted an amendment to print 5,000 copies of the report of the Commissioners of Education. Agreed to, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET, tain the most eligible line on which a canal across | the Isthmus of Florida can be Agreed to. Mr. ALCORN, (rep,) of Miss., submitted an amend- Ment appropriating $3,420,000 for the repairs of the levees of the M:ssissippi River, iu the States sourl, Arkansas, Mississippi aud Louisiana. Agreed to—yeas 26, nays 2k. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, (rep.) of N. J., submitted an amendment appropriating $35,000 ior uredging the mud bars in the Hudson River, in front of Jersey Olly. Agreed to, Mr. JouNsTos, (dem.) of Va., submitted an amendinent appropriauiog $30,090'tor tie improve- Ment ol the Appomattox River, Va. Agreed to. ir, BAYARD, Of Delaware, submitted amend- ments appropriaiing $20,000 for the construction of an auditional pier in the ice harbor at New- castle, Del. : $20,000 tor the improvement of the harbor of Wilmington, and $50,000 jor the con- struction of the United States pier at Lewes, Del. Agreed to, Mr, D&NNIs, (dem.) of Md. ment appropriaung $37, of the harbor of Christield, Md. Agreed to. Mr, FENTON, (1D,) OL Ny submitced an amead- ment appropriating $20,000 tor the improvement 0: Ronaout Harbor, N.Y, Agreed to, Ab amendment to the River and Harbor constructed. submitted an amend- jor the improvement till irom the Committee on Transportation Routes, authorizing the Secretary of War | to survey, lay out and commence the con- struciion Of @ canal irom a point on the Iinois River at or near the town ot Hennepin, by the most vr: al and convenient jroute, to the Mis- sissippi River at or above Rock Island, with a branch canal or feeder irom vhe most practicable and convenient point on the matin line of saa canal, the canal and branch not to be less than seventy reet wide and six feet deep, and with a | capacity ior vessels of ut least 280 1ons buraen, Agreed to. Mr, PERRY, (rep.) of Mich,, submitted an amend- ment lncreasing the amount for the improvement ol the harbor and river of St. Joseph, Mica., from $15,000 to $35,000, Agreed to. Mr. Spracur, (lb) of R. TL, submitted an ndment increasing the appropriation for the Improvement of the breakwater at Block Island, & 1, irom $20,000 to $60,000, Agreed +o. Mr. PATTERSON, (rep.) OLS. C., submitted an amendment appiopriating $100,000 for toe im- provement of the uarvor of Charleston, S. C. | Agreed to, Various other amendments for the improve- ment Of small rivers throughout the country were agreed to. Mi, Lc (rep.) of li, said the manner in Which this bill bad been amended to-nigut showed that the enate had not the pubiie interest at heurt or was determined to deteat the bill, The amenaments made to-night were absolutely ridic- ulous, and nor the kind of legislation which should take place at the close o1 the session. Mr. WRIGHT, (rep.) of lowa, moved to lay the Dill and umendments ou the tavle. Rejected— y 19, nay 2% The bill was then re- rted to the denate, and the quesuon being on concurring in amendments made in Commitee of the Whole, Mr. Sherman cemanded a separate vote on the Hennepin Canaiamendment. it was agreed to—Yeas 25, nays 17. He next cemanded a vote op the Mississippi Levee amendment, and it was rejected—Yeas 23, of Louisiana, demanded a vote on the ndment for the uths O1 tue Mississippl. amendment, 30 as to fix the rave of interest at five per cent instead 01 six percent. Agreed to. ‘The amenament made in Committee of tne Whole was then agreed to—Yeas 40, nays 6. (the River and Harbor bill was still pending in the Senate at the receipt of our latest de- patches.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Maren 3, 1875. Immediately after the meeting of the House It Went into Committee of the Whole (Mr. Hazelton, (rep.) or Wis., in the chair) on the Defictency bill, ‘the first items reacned in the bill being certain @ppropriations for the District of Columbia. To an argument made against them by Mr. Hou: MAN, (dem.) of Ind., in which he reflected on. the motives of the chairman ot the Committee on Ap- propriations, Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio replied in a@ tone and manner of strong indignation, characterizing such insinuations as small, miser- able and unmaniy. He hoped that he would never get down so low as to fling vitriol and poison around him on his fellow members and to talk and honorable duty. The items reported were on the special recommendation of the Honorable Commissioners of the District. ‘The consideration of the bill was temporarily in- terrupted to permit the presentation of the report of the Conference Committee on the Post Ofice Appropriation bill, Mr. Randall, (dem.) oi Pa., in the chair as Speaker pro tem, 4HE PRANKING PRIVILEGE. Mr. TyNrR, (rep.) of Ind,, made the report, and, in reply to questions, stated that the action of ihe House In regard to the {ranking privilege was sub- Stantialiy carried out in the agreement of the Con- ference Committee. Lest the fact that he was on that Conierence Committee might lead to the sup- position that he was in favor o! a partial restora. | tion of the ranking privilege, he desired to say, in Algo ab alinendment appropriating $18,000 for a | pneumatic tube between the Capitol and tue gov- ernment priating office. Agreed to, An amendment 01 the committee providing that the appropriation of $47,500 ior the imtroduction of shad into the waters of the Pacific States, Gulf ‘States and of the Mississippi Valley, and of salmon, white lish and other useiul food fishes into the waters of the United States, should become avail- able immediately, was agreed to. Mr. Crary, (rep.) of N. H., submittea an ameadment making the appropriation jor the League Island Navy Yard available from and alter | the passage of this act. Agreed tu. Mr. BAYARD, of Del, submitved an amendment from the Committee on Finance, providing that heraiter the Maximum compensation tor each surveyor of customs oe the duties of collectors of customs shall be $5,000 per annum. Agreed to. be amendment, proposed by the committee, to strike out the appropriation oi $4,000 jor the pur- pose of making plans and specifications jor a pub- lic building at Auourn, N, Y., was agreed to. A large Dumber of amendments were offered, but were ruled out on points o! order or laid on the tatle, ‘The bili having been cousidered in Committee of the Whole was reported to the Senate, when all the amendments not reserved were cuncarred in. The only reserved amendment non-concurred in ‘was that requiring tne printing of notes, currency and otner securities o1 the United states to ve done Witniu the District of Columbia, ‘The bill was then read a third time and passed. Mr. WINDOM, (rep.) O! Minn., trom tue Confer- ence Lomm:ttee on tne Indian Appropriation bili, made @ report, wolch was concurred in, Mr. EpMonps, from the Judiciary Committee, re- ported adversely on the bill to relieve the poilti- cal disabilities of Raphael Semmes, of Aiabumra, and it Was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Edmunds sald the commitiec reported adversely, not be- cause his ship was sunk by the Kearsarge, but it appeared in testimony that Semmes was charged with cruelty to an Aimerican seaman somewhere, and until that was explained the committee coul not report favoravly, Mr. West, (rep.) 0! La., from the committee of conlerence on the Post Ufice Appropriation bill, made a report, which was agreed to, | over the result reached. | charges lor transportation and freight, the Mr. ALLISON, (rep.) Of Iowa, irom the conference | commitiee on the Aruiy Appropriation bill made @roport, Which Was agreed to, MI. DARGENT Called up the House bill supple- mental to the acts in relation to Immigration Which passed the House recently and was reported tothe Senate Without amendment Ly the Com- muitvee on Foreign Relations, Puased, Mr. CONOVER, (rep.) Of Fit., presented the cre- Gentials of O, W. Jones, United States Senator irom the State of Fiorida, lur the period of s.x years irom March 4, 1875. Read and placed on YHE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL, Mr, COANDLER then calied up the River and Mar- bor Appropriation bill, on Coumerce Withvut amendment. ‘The bill having been read, Mr. Ramsey moved to iucrease the appropriailen tor the improvement of the Falla of St. Anthony, Minnesota, irom $100,000 10 $125,000, Rejected. Mr, Scorf, oi Pennsyivania, moved au amend. je, | eported by the Committee | Ment appropriating $10,000 tor compleung the | survey aud estimates ui the route irom the mouth oi the Youghiogheay River, to continue the slack Water oavidatiou Ol suid river to its head waters, &C the foot 01 the Alleghuny Mouutains, and theuce by canal tothe Cumberland, Agreed to, Mr, WINDOM, Of Minnesota, moved to increase the cae i lor the improvemeut of the Fox and iscoasio rivers iroin $400,000 to $600,000, Agreed to—Yeas 32, pays 11, Mr. WINDOM moveu to Increase the appropria- tion for the improvement of the Omo Kiver irom $80,009 Lo $800,000, $600,000 Of this amount to be | used jor the constiuction uJ a movable dum with Adjustavle gutes at some point to be selected oy the secretary of War. Agreed to—Yeas 29, nays 1 9. Mr. WINDOM also moved to incr priation jor the improvement o1 the Great Kana- wha Kiver, Virginia, from $100,000 to $6u0,000, Agreed tu—Yeus 24, nays ly, He tien moved to increase Lae appropriation for vhe Improvement Of the Tenuessee River, veluw Chatta.ooga, trom $160,000 to §$500,00), ‘Agreod to—Yeus 25, nays 16, West, (rep.) of La., from the Committee on @ the appro- f Ri Transportation Routes, submitted as an amend | ment (be Kaos bill ior toe improvement o: tue pouch Pass of the Mississippi River re orted by the committee a jew days ugo. Agreed to, Mr. RaxsuM, (tem,) O' N, C,, submitced an amendment increasing the appropriation tor tue | Improvement of the Cape Fear River, North Caro- luna, Irom $100,000 10 $200,0N0,, Agreed to, Mar, CONKLING, (rep.) suomi tted an amendment appropriating $14, Me@Bt O! the Durvor of Port Jeferson, N, Y. Agreed to The Deticiency Appropriation bill was receivod from tue House of Kepresentatives, @pecoud u aud reierred to the Committee ou Appro- priationa. Mr, CONOVER, Of Florida, subinitted an amend: Ment to the River gud Harcor vill authorizing the sec etary.o! War tu Dave & survey made to uscor. ” 000 lor the improves Justice to Dimsell, that he nad been opposed to it Gli the time, but that he had not been disposed to antagonize the eXpressed wiso oi the House on tuat subject. ® 3 tears PEER, (dem.) of Pa.—You shed no (Laugnter.) Mr, ‘\yNER—I fave not gaia that. lu reply to further inquiries as to the proviso in- serted by the House, exciuding irom the ireedom Ol the mails speeches reproduced irom and printed otherwise than im the Congressional Record and speeches delivered elsewhere than in Congress, he stated tnat the Conjerence Committee ha‘ concluded that by the language of tue amendments such speeches were already excluded, and there- tore the proviso had been struck out as surpiusage. In regard i0.the ranking oi garden seeds the word ‘‘garaeu’? had been struck out, 80 as to make it general in tis application to all seeds transmitted by the Department or Agriculture. M:. SPEEE—Are these documents and seeds per- mitted to go through the malls free on the writ- Ven irank of wembers? Mr. ‘Lyxex—Undoubtedly, until the 1st of next December, and that applies to all documents piinied or ordered to be printed by Congress. Mr. O’BRIEN, (dem.) of Md.—What was the sal- Los ol the Postmuster at New York fixed at? T. TYNER—Eigit thousand uoliars a year. Mr. HaLe, ('ep.) of Me.—Does vot this report re- store the Iranking privilege, with the exception of the correspondence of menibers? Mr. ‘I'YNeR—Noi permanentiy, put until the lst of December neXt, in ail respects except as to the correspundence oi Members. The provison as to the agricultural reports and seedy 18 permanent. ‘The report Was concurred in without tue yeas and bays, Whico Were demanded by Mr. Warfield and others, but were refused. GREAT DIN AND CONFUSION. Mr. TOWNSEND, (rep.) of Pa., irom the Confer- ence Committee on the bill Jor che incorporaston aud regulation ol railroad companies in tne ier- ritories and giving to railways tue right of way through the puoiic lanag, cipal point in which the striking out o: the proviso giviug the States that may hereaiter be organized in such Territories control ove me as if such right 0; way had been originaliy granted vy them, in the midst of great noise and confusion, pro- | ceeding from the tremendous pressure of busi neas, Air, WILSON, (rep.) of Lowa, who was op- ol onier that the douse aid not kKuow what it was doing, 0 Which assertion the Speaker pro ten. | gave Us asseut and ruled that the poimt was well taken. Mir, HOLMAN, Of Inciana, raised bis voice above the | improvement of the | u Mr. Howe, of Wisconsin, moved to amend the | made a report, the prin- | the enlisted men and boys of the navy. The | | amendment was adopted. the committee rose so as to allow the conference report to be mude on the Legisiative, Executive and Jadictal Appropriation bill, ‘The report was | made by Mr. MAYNARD, (vep.) Of Tend., atid Was to the effect that the committee had been unable to | agree, the points of dispute being as to the bay of certain clerks of the House, Alter sume discus- sion Mr, HOLMAN, of Indiana, moved that the House recede irom its position, and the motion | was rejected. | ihe House then voted to insist on its position | and wsk another conlerence, the kame conier 8 to represent the House (that is, Messrs. Maynard, | of Tennessee; O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, and Mor- rison, of {linois), The House then went back into Commitiee of | the Whole on the Dedeiency vill. | On motion of Mr, YOUNG, (dem.) of Ga., an item | Was inserted for the cand of the Military Academy at West Poiut, ‘the band is to consist of one | teacher at 390 month and forty enjeted men, ten of Whom are to have $34, and ‘the remainder $30 @ mouth, with the usual Fenedts arising irom | re-enlistment and length of service. Final.y, ata quarter past tour, the committee rose, Mr. NIBLACK, (dem.) of Indiaua, took the chair as Sieaker p70 ten, and Mr, GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended in the Committee of the Whole. Messr?, HOLMAN, Of Ludiana, and SPEER, Of Penn- syivania, eudeuvored to have direct votes on some amendments (which couid not be had under the motion), bus the motion was agreed to amid great boise 2nd contusion, and the bul passed, Mr. WILLIaMs, (rep.) of Wis. presented resoin- tions irom the Wisconsin State Grange, asking Congress to pass @ law fur a uniform rate ol in- terest. THANKS TO THE SPEAKER, | Mr. Porrer, (dem.) o! N. Y., then moved the fol- | lowing :— Resolved, That the thanks of the House are due, and are hereby tendered, to the Hon. James G, Blaine, Speaker of the House of Representative jor the lmpartiality, eMciency and distinguished abillcy with which he had discharged the trying and arauvus duties of his oflce during the Forty- tnird Congress, Mr. BECK, (iem.) of Ky.—I second that motion. ‘The resolution Was Unduimousty adopted, Mr. Hos: moved to suspend Speaker's table and Pass the two bills providing .or the admission of Coiorad» and New Mexico as 5 The motion was rejected—yeas lid, nays 84; not two-thirds im the aiirmauve (almost a party vote). ‘The House then, at five o'clock, took @ recess Till cigut o'clock, ‘The jollowing republi voted against the Colorajo and New Me: bill le: Brom. berg, Chittenden, Crooke, BE. ioar, Kulnger, Lawsou, Merriam, Pierce, h. H. Rober.s, Scofieid, Seper, Smith oi Ohio, and Willard of Ver- mont—l4, he tollowing democrats voted ior it:—Messrs. Berry, Crutchfield, Creamer, Eden, Knapp, mi- son, Mitchell, Morrison and Robinson of Thaois—9, EVENING SESSION. The night session opened with a full attendance | of members on the fluor, with the spacious gal- Jer.es filled with spectators and with the corridors and approaches to the hall beseiged by eager individuals, either interested in — legislation or desirous of pressivog their claims on members before the expiration of | Congress, In the latter class are many | women, probably anxious either to retain the po- | sitions which they noid in the departments and which they are airaid oj losing, on account of con- templa.ed reductions or eise desirous oi get- | tug the influence of members to obtain such positions. On the floor there is a@ gteat pressure of members to secure recognition by the Speaker, but each has to walt his tura, if he is lucky enought to hate any prom- ise of recognition at all. Mr. Lovauripas, (rep.) of Iowa, from the Con- fereuce Committee on the Indian appropriation | bill, Made a report, which was agreed to, _ THE PACIFIC MAIL RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Kasson, eh) o! lowa, moved to suspend | the rule and adopt tre resvlutions heretolore re- ported by him from the Committee of Ways | and Means on the Pacific Mail investigation, | } directing cupies of tne testimony to be laid before the next House and belore the United States Dis- | | trict Attorney looking to proceedings against Wilitam 8. King aud John G. Schumaker, also to deprive the newspaper correspondents involved | tte matter irom tue privileges o1 the reportera’ | gallery. Mr. CROOKE, (rep.) of N. Y., said thay to send | that evidence to the Grand Jury was an outrage against law and common sense. Mr. Kissun’s motion was agreed to—126 to 17. | Mr, HaRRISON, (rep.) 1 ‘Yenn., calied up the resolutions of the Committee on siections de- claring Mr, Pinchback pov elected as a member Jrom the State vf Loulsiana at large and George A. Sheridan elected and entitied to iis seat. | The resolutions were agreed tu—12s to 20—and Mr. Sheridan took the oath oi office, in whica he has pareiy fllteen hours to serve. Mr. ROBINSON, (rep.) of Ohio, called up like reso- lutions iu the Caso of Mr, Sypher, declaring the latter (who i8 the sittmg member) not elected from the First district of Louisiana, and Mr. Laws | rencd (the contestant) entitied to the seat. Mr. HAZELTON, (rep.) of Wis., moved as &@ substi- tute that neituer js eutitied to tne seat. Mr, SyPnHer addressed the House in his own be- hall, declaring the majority report as remarkable lor what it did not set forth, aud the minority re- port as remarkable ior its absurdity. | Mr. HAZELTON, 0/ Wisconsin, spoke in support of | his own motion, and characterized the trauds per- petrated at the eiection a3 being so stupendous, flagrant and shameless that none of them could al- lord to Vote lor either claimant. The substitute was rejected—yeas 87, nays 144, ‘The resolutions were then adopted—1sd to 87— and Mr. Lawrence came forward and was sworn iD, taking the iroa-clac oath, He bas avout four. teen hours to serve as a Representative. Mr. E. H. Roverrs, (rep.) 01 N, Y., moved to sus- pend the ruies and pass the biil reported by the Committee on Ways and Means to regulate che a@ppearance of claims beiore Congress, Agreed 0. Mr. GUNCKLE, (rep.) of Ohio, moved to suspend the rules and take /rom the Speaker's table the bill to equalize bounties, nou-concur in the Senate amendments and ask Jor a committee oi conier- ence. The motion was agreed to withoat the yeas and hays, which were demanded by Mr. BECK, o1 Ken- tucky, bat Were not ordered. Mr. WHEELER, (rep.) Of N. Y., from the confer- ence committee ou the Army Appropriation bill, | made a report, which was agreed to without dis- cussion or explauation. Mr. E. Ry Hoar, of Massachusetts, from the Committee on Foreign Aifairs, moved to suspend tue rules and pags the bill tu make ciear tie meaning Of cercatn sections of the Revised Stat- Utes in respect to salaries of Ministers, Secretaries of Legation, &c, He expiained it und said it Tuised’ no salaries. The motion was agreed to. He ulso Moved tu suspend the rules and pass the bill abolishing the Consulate at Amoor River and | | i | To obtain iis name, j}A LIFE SACRIFICED. |. Alter making some further progress in the bill | ++ Who is Responsible for the Death of Mr. Stockvis? CEES toc toc Treatment of Prisoners in Our Po- lice Courts. The Charge Against the Man Changed Three Times. ‘he case of Jacob Stockvis, the Hollander, of No, 1,961 Third avenue, whose death, it ts sup- posed, resuited from oficial stupidity on the part of one or more men who are paid by the city, yes- terday attracted much attention circles, as the press had for the first time called attention to it. Here was a case where @ man, said to be suifering trom paralysis, was “yanked” in by an officer on the charge of intoxi- cation; sent before a sergeant of police; contined over night; the next morning sent before a judge; by him turned over to a prison keeper; sent to the custody of a keeper of the Workhouse on Biackwell’s Island; examined by a surgeon who could for tell the difference between intoxication and idiocy; confined in this workhouse; Mnaliy discharged, without consultation with any com- issioner, by one man, George Keliock, Superin- tendent of the Outdoor Poor; turned over to his Iriends only to die a few bours alter, and ranning the gauntlet of the police station, the police court, the police court prison, the vagrant wagon, some- times cailed “the Black Marta,’’ the transier py the steamer of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction and the physician in charge of the game. THE RECORD IS ‘JOHN DOE."? ‘That 1s all that is known of him by the well-paid city oiictals whose hands he passed turough, and provably he would nave died on the Istand, been boxed up in a pine coffin as an unknown vagrant, shipped to Potter's Fieid, and quickly, busied cut of the world into an unknown grave haa he not had some loving im municipal | irieuds—a devoted wile—to search the records, | only to secure the dying man and remove him to | nis home to die! The readers will remember the case similar to this that occurred less than two years ago, when a promisent Mason {rom the West Indies was “planted’? in Potter's Field in the same way, and irom the notoriety given the case—the investigation made by tne Board of Al- | dermen—one woud think that the obloquy that fell upon the old Commissioners of Charities and Correction would have learned the present ones a lesson they would not soon forget. The present Board certainly have displayed great energy under the aificulties that surround them; but the case of Stockvis shows that there is still room ‘or reform—that in our municipal government # THERE 1S “SOMETHING ROTTEN IN DENMARK.” The writer was urdered by the HERALD yester- day to “go to the bottom” of tats last case of allegea negiect on the part of somebody, and the first point visited was the Commissioners of Caarities. He at once communicated with President Bailey, who, at hals-past two yesterday afternoon, bad no information other than that given tn the morning papers. He courteously con-ented to give tue re- plesentative of the HERALD all the information in 4s power to Obtalo, and at once telegraphed War- den Kean, ol the Workhouse, to report tue iacts by telegrapo. Mr. Bailey stated that Commissioner Brennan bad gone to ihe Island, and was no douot INVESTIGATING THE CASE, | and he suggested that the writer await his ar- rival. Abouta quarter past three Mr, Brennan returneu aud reported that Warden Kean was SICK; Dut from Evgineer Gordon, who, it uppears, in the absence of the Warden, acts as bis repre- sentative, be learned that Stockvis was not beaten while in that institution; that ne was insensibie When admitted, He was placed in the nospital cell to await the arrival of the physician of Charity Hospital, who bas jurisdiction im cases of this nature, What Dr. Kitchen discovered Commis- siouer Brennan could not learn, He, however, states that Gordou reports that the man bore no murks oO! violence ana received no injures while cuntined there. Pending tne receipt of the report in response | to Commissioner Bailey's telegraphic despatcoh the reporter repaired to the FIFTY-NINTH STREET STATION HOUSE. Captain Mount was found, and he at once com- municated ali ihe information ue had obtained on an investigation he had made without any order rom the Police Department. department hud up to that time ordered any in- Vestizution beyoud the informal oue made oy Commissioner Brendan, during his burried daily luspection of the institutions, Captain John Mount reports that at fifteen min- utes veiore eleven o’c.ock on the Saturaay night in question Stockvis Was arraigned before Ser- geant Hamilton, who had the vesk, on the charge of simple intoxication. He was suffering under what Hiwiuilion, Doorman McCleary aud others present supposed to be the resuits of @ debaucn, The | Sergeant tested ois breath and smelt liquor upon it, When asked his vame he “mumblea’’—to use vie words of Mount—something toat was unin- veiligible. His breath smelled quite strong, He could not give Ms hame, a8 a matter of coarse, , €nd as there was no German in the station bouse Hamilton ordered him placed in the rear room. At twelve midnignt Sergeant — Roberta took the desk, and when the off platoon | came in there were jound in it two Germaus— Oficers Grump and Hartmann. Stock7is was at once arraigned before tne desk and eitorts made Alter vain endeavors these ofiicers reportea to Roberts tiat wey couid nos understand the man, who was evideatly an Ltal- lau, Sergeant Roberts, Captain Mount says, tested the man’s breath, and declares that ae was intoxicated. Without taking the precaution to call Dr. Satteriey, the police surgeon, the man was entered on the blotter as “Jonn Doe,”’ and placed by Doorman McCreary in aceil. There ne remained ali uizht, apd on Sunday morning he Was arraigned beiore the Filty-seventh Streec establishing @ Cousulate at Viadivosiork, Russ.a. | Court, reed to, i Mr. BUTLER, (I of Mass., moved that the rules be so suspended that tae House may uow proceed to business on tue Speaker's taple, the Senate Civil Rights bill to be reierred to the Judiciary Committee and all the remaining bills to be considered under a five minutes’ deb.te, subject to points ol order which, ii sustaimed, may be overruied by a two-tnirds vote, Mr. KANDALL, (dem.) of Pa.—{ consider that 13 an unsale Way of proveeuing. It 18 a must dane gerous way. ‘The SPEAKER—What 1s the danger init? Mr. RANDALL—Because bills may be reached , against which points of order will be raised and | then the majority might pass them. Mr. BUTLER—Wohy should it not? «Mr. RANDALL—L think that iu the hurry of the | last hours Of the session We snouid not du 13 | posed to the conference report, deciured as a point | the din, aud Was heard to exclaim that @ fraud | Was Leng perpetrated on the House, ‘Lois raised (he ive Of Mr, TOWNSEND, Ot Pennayl- Vania, Who had Charge ol the report, and be char- acterized tue ullegation as laise, Mr, MuLh aN exXburted Mr. Townsend not to eee excited, ug he was not charging bim with jraud. air, WL of Towa, broke in wirh the exola- mution, “Lhere Was HO question but there was an attempe Leiog Wade to perpetrate a fraud on the cuuntiy, 1: not ou tae House,’ Mr, NOLMAN Iuliwated to Mr. Townsend that the | money or property can b ‘The SrEAKER—1t does Dot uliow any bit which | appropriates a doliar to pass vy less than a@ two thirds vote. Mr. E. H. Ropnrts, of New York—I desire to know whether, under that arrangement, the Oolo- rado and New Mexico bille Gould wot be passed by | 4 majority vote ¢ the SPEAKER—Any Dilla that do not appropriate pussed, Mr, CessNa, (rep.) Of 1’a.—Ii tue gentleman from New York dues not want the Colorado aod New Mexico bills passea four-fiitas of iis political friends do, and he wants to stay in tho way o/ the | | Majority of the House. gen leman was tuo old to display chiidish passiona, | ated (hat the attempt to put the bill in 1t% present form was @ fraud on the (Loud suouts of “Votel’ Order!) If not entitled to be heard he should, of course, sit Gown, « Tne SPZAKER pro fem. intimated to Mr. Holm: that he was not entitled to the floor, but wi speukig by the suferance of the Caair and of the gentlemun trom Penusylvania. MP. LOWNSEND sald be was periectiy willing to let geutieman trom Indiana have five minutes, Ths House, however, was nut s0 good natured, and met the oner with shouts of “No, 0;’ “Vote; “Regu ar order.” Mi, JOWNSEND assured the House that there was no isedda in the bill and that the report was @ Unanimous one, Which statement was connrmea by Mr. Fort, (vep.) OU lil Tae coulerence report was then agreed to with- out (be yeas and nays, Which were demanded by Mr. @ F, Hoan, (vep.) Of Mass, but were relused by the louse, THE DERICIRNCY BILL. ‘The House aguin weut into committee of the Whole on the Vefloeucy bili, An amendment to pay tue CXpeuses OF certain contested elections in jo;mer years Was strenuously resisted by Mr, SPRER, O! Pennsylvania, but Was Gnaily adopted, Mr, COBB, (rep.) OF Kan,, offered aa amenument Jor the payment o: government employgs Whse comipensacion was reduced under tue Kignt Hour law. Mr. GARFIRLD made a point of order on the and rej | au endment, buc the pons ie # overruled, Y., advocated the Mr, CREAMER, (dem.) of ral principles it Was amendment, aud suid on g | dalse poiicy vo resist such a claim, Jue amendment Was rejected. On motion 0: Mr, BUTLER, (rep,) of Masi an tem ol $350,000 wus inserted Jor ihe Soldiers’ Na+ tiovul Asyiun, Mr. Mykna, (rep.) of Pa., moved to insert an tem of $90,000 luc clothing jor seamen, aod made Gu appeal tu Lhe Committee to do thus justice to | tinue su wll night Mc. RANDALL demanded ths yeas and nays on Mr. Batler’s motion, the main Object o’ Which was to pass the Colurado and New Mexico bills, che mouon was rejected—yeas 145, nays 93, uot the necessary two-tuirds in tue aitrmative, THE BUSINESS ON THE SPEAKER'S TABLE. Mr. Bb. A. Roperrs, of New York, then moved that the rules ve suspended and that the House do now proceed to the consideration of tue bills on the Speaker's tapie in order, reierring the Civil | | Rigats bil to the Judiciary Committee and leaving | | all points of order in force, and tual no pill be | debate be allowed by each side on an, | the bili was passed except by unanimous consent or a vote of two-thirds, and that, if asked tor, ay? er 1) uvision. the Speaker ‘Tae Motion was agreed to without Belore proceeding vo ihat busine proposed to eateruin uests for unanimous | conseut, abd accordingly @ larger number o1 such requests Were made, but were generaily met with objections, Mr. CESSNa, Of Pennsylvania, interposed and in- sisted on the regular order, ‘the SPRAKEB uunvuuced as the Conlerence Com- mitree ou {he Bounty Bill Messrs. Guuckel, of Oalo, Covurn, of indiana and Eldredge, of Wisconsin, The House then, at twenty ainutes toeleven P.M. proceeded to the business Oa the Speaker's tavle, and disposed thereo! as lolloWs :— The Seuate amendments to the iolowing House | bills Were concurred in:—To reguiate proveed- Ings iM Wiaudamus; to provide ivr deauctling any aebt due tae United states irom any judyment re- vovered against tie United States b: such debtor; Teiating to the punisument of tne crime of man slaugiter; to aaimorize the change v! name of the Bevvad Nauional Bauk 01 Jamestown, N.Y, CREATION OF NEW STATES, The next two bills on the calendar Were those for the admission of Colorado and New Mexico as States. The vote on the first wi yeas 164, nays 76, So passed by Lhe becessary twoethird vote, _ OW goes tu the President for bis ap proval, , On tne question of concurrence in the Senate amendmeuts to the New Mexico bill, thoy were | not agreed to, ‘thé House 18 still in session and likely to con+ | Stated, in substance | Was demented, u | Time and again I endeavored to get his name. Un 8 Lollows t= Justice Fiammer presided and summarily dis- posed of the case, ag Wili appear bereatter. | Cap- tain Mouot iurther reports that Dr. Hersch, of ity-tourth street, called @ few days utter and assed him (Mount) if he bad anything on lus records about @ man named Stockvis. He (Hersch) slated that Siockvis’ wile had sent to dum (Herscu) to inquire. “1 inferred,’ said Vap- tuln Mount, ‘!rom What Hersch said that Stockvis was a man who was 1a the habit of going on sprees.” At this point the writer interrupted Captain Mount’s narrative by asking, “What did Herscn say “That i€ Was in the haolt of going on these horrans,"? said Captain Mount, “and nis wile (Stecxvis’) would send tor Nersea to tiunt him up. Me seemed to ve annoyed that ne had been called upon to bunt for Stockvis. That is the last I neard ©. the case until @ lew days later, when Hersch sent word that Officer Fallon had arrested a man and asking for 4 description and the nature of the complaint.” DOORMAN M’OREARY’S STATEMENT. Mr. McCreary, doo;man of the staiion rouse, siuted Lo the HERALD reporte:, in the presence of the Capiain, the matu lacts such as are given above. He states most positively that be smelt Stockvis’ breath, that “both sergeants did #0, and ail agreed that be wus drunk ar wetting over @ spree. McCreary couls not tetl whether it Was beer or alcoholic liquors. In answer to queries ‘rom the reporter he stated tual deceased staggered belore the desk and Was flaully locked up 1 a cell by himse:!, tpat he had @ nlight wound On Lis nose, that he was not ner. vously uustrung, such a8 persons are who have delirium tremens, bat seemed to be stupid us if under tue influence of oeer, The doorman stated tuar the Wan was per ectly orderly ail the tiie ne was ib tie Station house and prison. ‘The record made on the olocter—that, by the way, the Cor- ouet’s jury siould order to be produced before themi—is as 1ollows:— 10:45—Jolun Doe, suppored age 65; German, laborer, ane Forused; intoxication; Unticer ‘Fallon; committed pmer—six mouths. ‘The reporter immediately visited VHE FIFSY-SEVENTE STREET COURT PRISON, Ashe entered he found in tue lobby a pretty lite ue child, that he stopped to caress, und iu the meantime he scanned the threatening bars be- hind which Were Keeper Cunalugham and two otuers, Abe reporter approached the barred gate and aiter muca dificulty indaced Mr. Cunninaban 1o vacate his desk and come to the wickets, Li was hnaily admitted, and took aown toe state ment of EREPER ROBERT CUNNINGHAM. This gentieman, who has been a keeper neariy twenty years, and stands high as a careful man, that deceased was wumitted Ou a \e..borary Commitment of Justice Fiammer, February 21, on the charge oi *imyoxication and disorderly conduct.” Mr. Cunningham noticed UWhat the accused betrayed no signs ol lutoxicauion @nd stood in a passive moou, looking at vim. “Kor twenty years | dave hud cages of this Kind, and | at once cume to the conclusion that tue mao thatit Was @ cawe oO: soltening of the b.ain. 1 sent bim to the stove. This was immediately atter the Judge bad disposed of tu moruiny Watcti id there he remamed ay. Monday (tho following day) @ uli commitment Was seit down by Justice Flamimer committing the accused to the island for mx monibs on ine charge 0) “disorderly conduct” in desault of $500 bail. He leit iu the Wagon the same morning lor the island,” Here the reporter ventured ‘A OROSH-BX AMINATION “Mr, Cunningham, I Want to ask some anes tions, I find by Captain Mount's biotter t the original charge was simply intoxication. [and by Juage Flammer’s temporary commitment thas disoraerly conduct 1s adved. All the officers of the station house agree that deceased was not disorderiy. Finaliy, | find that atter two days? confinement (oy ‘the record) Judge Flammer makes Out a commitment for disorderiy conaucy ‘This is Very strange. Can you explain it?" Mr. Cunningoam Was confused, aud again pro Flammer’s commitments as bis vindic&e set me you & question,” said the reporter, “You say you Were satisfied the nan Was deranged when he first came 1a; that for nearly TWO DAYS HE SAT BY THE STOVE. and you finaly shipped him off to tne Island, Did you call @ doctor? Did you go up stairg and inform Justice Flammer of your investiga tions?” Cunningnam admitted that ne had done neither, “Lbeu you dumpea him into @ wagon, believin: him to be demented, and sent him offt’ queries the reporter. Mr. Cunningham was forced to admit that he | did not iniorm the Judge of the results of Dis Ine He, however, siated that it was NOT HIS BUSINESS to interfere, but when Follen brought down the Onai commitment he imformed the officer that he believed tie Inan was demented and nos intoxk cated; Follen responded, but he did not hear the Tesponse. Returning about five o'clock to the oMce of the Commissioners of Coarities thes? jacts were re ported io Commissione tev aud Grenpan, wig declared that it was ce bly the cuty of Mr, Cuns Lingliam to inform the Jnage of the resuits of nia invesugutions belore sensing the man to the isiand. Mr. Bailey attempted to excuse Justice Flammer ‘or making out ou his two commitments ou Separate Charges on the supposition that some evidence may have been given before him snow ing disorderiy Conduct on the part of the deceased, ile Was reminded that a careful Judge does not one day send A DEMENTED MAN TO A CELL KC day 10 the Workhouse jor six months ft taking Lim out of confinement, ar- “him bere the Court in open session, aud Making full Invessigation, Mf Mr. Cunniugaam’s own statement is to be accepted be 1s guily Of most tugrant neglect, and Justice Flammer’s action 1s a fit sudject tor a searching 1oquiry by a Coroner's Jury ana ihe Masor. sumebody Is ceriaioly responsible for the change on the records as to the original charge. On the biotter of Captain Mount’s precinet it 1s simply iptoxicanon; the mext day, on the diss charge ol the watch, Judge Fianmer makes the addition of isordeily conduct, and the tollowing day, aiter the deceased has been baked at a hot stove by an employé of the Conrmissioners 01 Charities the charge of “intox cation” 13 Gropped, ana the deceased is puddied into a W ‘ly CON. duct,” merey when all we evidence snows that the man was too near death to be disorderly, President Bailey, however, promises @ searching investigation, which wili be made to-morrow. Late last evening he exhibited to the preds repree sentatives the luliowing OFFICIAL DESPATCH from the Warden ou» the Workhouse, which cen tainly, In view of the investigations made yester day by the HERALD ts not at ali satisfactory vestigations. _, Worknovse, BLACKWELY’s IsLanp—4:58 P.M. To President Baier ‘ the man -tockvis Was committed on the 21st of Febrae ary under the name of Jouu Doe; discharged on. the h of February. Keeper Hughes siys. he was confined in an open cell with others and received no injures while here, and was as well as usual when taken away. Such is the information elicited yesterday. Tne coroner's Jury, i they would make @ Searche ing inquiry, Would do well to urder produced bee fore tuem the books oi the station house, the Filty-seventh Street Court, the teil-tale commit. ments of Justice Flammer the writer yesterday saw, and the records of the Workhouse, together with every Man in the department who partici Duted In way mapner in the trageqy. OUR PUBLIC HOSPITALS. RESULTS OF THE INSPECTIONS BY THE VISITING COMMITTEE. The third annual report of the Visiting Committee | for Bellevue and other Public Hospitals has just It appears toat no | } demoittion or entire renovation. | be overcome. b-en made to the President of the State Charities Ald Association, We present some interesting extracts :— Governor Tilden, in his recent Message to the Legisla- ture of the State of New York, says:— “ihe problem of municipal government is agitatin, the intellect of all civilized peoples. in our own State it is the more interesting and Important because Itinvolves the halt of all our population, Which lives in cities or large villages.” , oc the least perplexing part of this problem Is gives to the Commissioners of Charities and Correction to solve. The charge of the poorest, tae most ignorant, the most crimival and the most intirm and helpless of our Population of & million souls 1s given to then. To treat the sick tenderly, the criminals justly und the very Poot wisely 18 a task 30 nd complex that many years ol siudy might be advantageously spent iv preparation tor the indertaking. For instance, the management of pauper children is @ question of such moment to the future of our population that it would seew that the authorities should bring thé experience of other countries to supplement our owls 1a order 10 decide how best to rear the hundreds of chil. dren thrown upon their care; Luton the contrary, long after the municipalities of Lurope have withdrawa chile dren from aimshouses and the association with degraded « women, the pauper children at Kaudail’s Island 10 number. are piaced in daily contact with the most aba: doned Women of the city, Women convicied in the poli courts for drunkenness and debauchery, and sentenced to the workhouse for six and three mouths. BELLEVUN HOSPITAL, We had fondly hoped iba! this year we might be able to report that some ieps had been tacén toward the cons struction 0: a new Bellevue ctospital; thai a period had Deen tixeu tor tearing down at least one of the old win, . ed on the most approve of hospital construction. One siep in auvance ver, been madc=the removal of the maternity wards irom Beilevue. In tae report of lagi year ailuston Was made to the eriort to ameliorate the condition ot the “helpers, or ten days’ women,” employed in Beilevue, This Matter bas continued to receive xttention. These wowen were tound where no uttention was the place or te @ condition that lodged in a basemen’ aid Othe cleanliness o ed, ine latter were in so Dliby le or the Women, unaccustomed ur they Were lo the decencies of lite, preierrea sleeping on the tloor to occupying them, No'change of garmenss 1s provided tor these Women, no tacuittes tor wasbing their persons or combing their hair, aud no forks of spoons to eat with, ‘They enter the Hospital afte bauch, they leave at ready tor another. No it has been exerted by the authorities to improve their condition; no official voice been raised to show them the evil of their ways, In consequence of our request their loaging nas been cleanved, aud « “Helping Hand” has been insututed by one of the ladies for the beneult of these Iriendless creatures. PARK RECEPTION HOSPITAL, The members of the Vark tiospital Committee have been most unremitting ia their devouon to the interes! of this siaall but important institution. The building veing unsuited to its purpose and inadequate to the de- matids Upon it, the iadies have never ceased to urge its ‘The committee had an inierview with certain ot the Governors ot the New York Hospitai to see i! that corporation would not un- dertake the charge of the accident cases of the lower part of the city, as im former years, and a conferen between members of the two boards took plac Although there Was a disposition on doth siae@ to come to some undersianding on the subject, the difficulties at the time seemed tuo great to Within a few weeks, howe the watter has been resumed under more favorable aus pices and with more favorable results, Meanwhile the hospitai has undergone a complete renovation and re- pairs, aud the suggestions of the comuittee in regard to the alterations abd improvements have been approved and accepted by the Board. When these lnprovements are completed the building will be as comfortable ce b. | condemned engine house can be made tor bospital pur poses. CHARITY NosriTaL, During the past summer the Cet of Staff of this bos- Atal Was truusferred to anuther ingutation, and under is successor, Dr. Kitchen, various administrative reforms bave been effected which have been pi oductive f great advantage to the hospitai But ibe system on ‘h the managenent of all the institutions is based bad that reforms only affect the suttuce. For Dast two yoars there Nas Deen a lack of proper suppli am all the departueats. The hospitai has been tor wee: Wruthout soap and sugar, without certain, indispensable instruments and druxs; putlonis have been seen in, b without proper clothes, and vermin upon the bedding, which could not be chunged, xs there Wag none to sup- ply ite piace. ihe pliysiciuns and officers of thi several hospitals had begun to feel hopeless any reform ia these respects, as their requisitions were wenerally cut down ani oiten entirely disrega: + and food for 40 Would be sent when there were 600 ta consume it, and even such an indispensable article as milk was sometimes go diluted as to be merely whitened Wa.cr. A taige system of economy is seen in the regus lation of the water supply. The Uroton water is brought to the Hospital, and the inmates are entitied by iaw to the use of cignty gallons a day each, but to torce suc au amount of Water through the building would demal ‘the use of More tuel than 3s authorized, reault, tot air comes trom the closets in ever; nd the whole hospital is tamted, when by a Iii use of the steam pump the water supply would amply suffice for all pure O84. M4 MATERNITY WARDS, Thisservico at Charity Uospital has been much ex- tended since ast year, owing to the closing of tne lying 4p wards at Bellevue, | krom June ‘et 1374, to January Ast, 1875, ihere were births in this hosplial. Four mothers died the death of oue may be auiributed ve rs rt ° hom eng conveyed to Dv avorable record, (one death in ty five,) may. ttributed, First, to the ity of the air at Biackweil’s island, during five out of the seven month iree.y adimitted, no doubt by open doors ani windowst October having been an exceptionally warm sansniny 0 the it the Wards are lose month: Second, | poisoned than those at Bellevue b; | Hirt: {oat great precautions have ‘Soon faces ‘Sealnel tection. xvnans, ‘The defective nursing in charity ie one painfo in the administration. ‘ihe low wages given deter women of ability trom accepung such are duous dutic id the resi that, with few exceptions, nvalescent or discharged their daties PITAL FOR INCURAMLES. the most Ho! The™hospitals tor inourabl lleptics and para ar present full of pa ats, chiefly old pr ns, io many respects they a beti condith than 01 Jarger institations; bat there frequent complain’ of the meagre inedioal attendance. Although ineuravle the diseases there treated are ofteu acute, and betted care Would greatly lessen the sullering they cause. HART'S ISLAND. Hart's Island, a low and apparently little oultival Island, iying beyond Kandail'e ana Ward's ands, a theretore, very inaccossivie, has been selected for the $1 escent hospital for women As well as mem together ‘five in number, three iale jeniaie, The wale Wacdsure ata consid- trom the wards and erable distance femal y To od worose the interven ried wer hospital, togegh calied cow valescent, is not strictly kapt as re now, or béen within a very short four ot Harts island, it is hardiy becesary to say that the presence of such cases hi worst posstbi on patients in delicate health. and a hospital is nol @ piace to Which to send ineural she ward weil aired, tolerably well vent oor probably as cl as could a var} bee 1 heant ae yh by. te y e Gil ia thols bower te metshd af Wasa