The New York Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1876, Page 5

THE WAR IN SPAIN An English Reply to the Alfonsist Warn- ing to Commercial Neutrals. ‘The Madrid Royalty To Be Held Accounta- ble for Carlist Outrages. A Powerful Navy, but No Incli- nation to Do Right. The Forbearance of the Great Powers an Injury to the Nation. The Virginius Outrage Not Redressed—Cuba the “Plague” of the Antilles, {SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Lonpon, Jan. 10, 1876. “Tho Times publishes a strong editorial on ‘thd récent notice in the London Gazette warn- ing English vessels, on account of danger from the Carlist batteries, to avoid entering ports on the Biscayan coast, and adding “that the whole Spanish coast eastward from Bilbao should be avoided.” 4 SOLEMN AND ANGRY WARNING TO THE SPAN- » TARDS. The Times waxes wroth. It says:—‘If ‘English vessels or English sailors are injured England will look toSpain for redress. It is the duty of Spain to protect her coasts. .The Germans peremptorily insisted on this when a Carlist battery fired on a German ship. Spain has no excuse for being freed from the elementary duty of guarding life and prop- erty on her own coasts.” THE NAVAL POWER OF THE SPANIARDS. The Times goes on to say:—‘‘Spain has 30 Jarge and powerful a navy that if she should dispute with America at the end of thé War she would have a great advantage at tho beginning of the struggle. * * * If Spain insists on having the luxury of rebel- Liotts colonies at a time of civil war at home, she must take the consequences. To let her neglect her plain duty of maintaining an adequate force on her coasts because she chooses to keep up a larger empire than she tan manage is folly.” NO REASON TO COMPLAIN. “Spain,” continues the Times, ‘thas no rea- | son to complain of a want of forbearance on the part of other States. Her weakness is the reason of her escaping so easily. She wants to fedress wrongs only under compulsion. The Virginius case is typical of her policy. No'punishment has yet overtaken the chief criminal in this inexcusable crime. NOT LEARNED ANYTHING. “The Spaniards, despite civil war, the loss of colonies, the accusations of the Spanish bondholders and an empty exchequer, refuse to believe that they have lost the greatness of the time of Charles V. and Philip II. Spain has not yet learned the duties which she owes to other nations. They in turn in- jure her by their forbearance, and even her responsible statesmen presume on the con- ~tinuance of a foolish and treacherous im- punity which would insure dismissal in other States. WHAT IS BEST FOR SPAIN. “It would be better for Spain and the world,” says the Times, in conclusion, “if she were held accountable as are the greatest Powers. The United States might set a good example by insisting that Cuba shall not be | go, allowed to become a plague instead of the pearl of the Antilles, and England may fitly NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY; JANUARY Il, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. Roland for Spaln’s Oli¥er, slace bis resolution has its inspiration in and is a copy in part of the decree made by the Queen of Spain, June 17, 1861, concerning her atti- tude as between the United States and the late Confed- eracy. It authorizes and directs the President of the United States to maintatn ‘THE STRICTRST NEUTRALITY between the government of Spain and the people of Cuba Much doubt is expressed as to the success of the resolution, and fears are entertained by its frends that on account of the caution and timidity of leading | Senators who are Presidential aspirants, it will be opposed as likely to bring on trouble or at least subject its advocates to the charge of being disposed to bring | on acondition of affairs which may prove embarrass- tng to the country politically and commercially. Sena- tor Conover and his friends have the fullest confidence of the President, and hence the resolution offered in the Senate to-day has more than ordinary signifi- cance. FRANCE, A CRISIS IN THE CABINET—MACMAHON’S MINISTRY DISTURBED BY OFFICIAL TROUBLES— M. LEON SAY'S GRIEVANCES, ELECTORAL AND WITH THE PRESS. Pants, Jan, 10—Noon. A Ministerial crisis is imminent. A Cabinet council was held last night, THE CAUSES WHICH CONDUCE TO THE TROUBLE OF THE GOVERNMENT—M. LEON SAY'S CASE. Parts, Jan, 10—P. M. Speaking of the crisis in the French Cabinet the Journal des Débats of this moruing says:—‘'The Minis- try was never completely homogeneous, although it had the appearance of concord, maintained by mutual concessions. Since the opening of the electoral period disagreement hae arisen between the Ministers belong- ing to the Right and the Left Contre respecting politi- cal aluance, and also on the question whether the electoral candidates should be patronized by the gov- ernment.”” ‘The Journal des Débats further alludes to the aggres- sive tone adopted by some of the journals toward cer- tain members of the Cabinet, and to the improper manner in which the President is brought into the con- troversy for party purposes. A CURIOUS HISTORY OF THE MINISTERIALIST COMMOTION—THE PRESIDENT’S WARNING TO M. SAY—RBESIGNATIONS AND THREATS OF RESIGNATION. Panis, Jan. 10—Night. Le Temps gives the following account of the crisis in the Ministry. M. Léon Say, Minister of Finance, in conjunction with MM. Feray and Boucher, who, like the Minister, are candidates for the Assembly from the Department of Seine-et-Oise, issued a joint manifesto to the electors. President MacMahon, who did not consider the mani- festo sufficiently conservative, on Saturday summoned M. Say and requested him to withdraw bis name from tt. The latter asked time to reflect. At a second interview tne President said dissensions in the Cabinet were becoming patent. The name of the Minister of Finance figured on a list of candidates hostile to the government. M. Buffet considered the homogeneousness of the Cabinet irreparably com- promised, consequgntly M. Say’s withdrawal was neces- sary. THR REPLY. M. Say thereupon said:—‘*You ask me to resign ?’” ‘The President intimated that he did) M. Say reminded MacMahon that soveral times previously be had offered to resign, and only remained at the earnest request of the Execufive, He concluded by offering his resigna- tion, which was accepted. Ministers Dufaure and Buffet had an interview with the President tn the evening. M. Dufaure said he shared M. Say’s views, and therefore offered his resig- nation. , He persisted, in spite of the dissuasions of M. Buffet, who offered to repiace M. Say with a Minister o¢ the same political shade, Afterward M. Léon Renault, Prefect of Potice, on bearing of the decision of MM. Say and Dutfaure, threatened to resign. The withdrawal of the Duc Decazes, Minister of For- eign Affairs, and M, Wallon, Minister of Public Instruc- | tion, was also spoken of at the time THR MANY DIVFICULTINS SAID TO BF SOOTHED. It ig now stated, however, that in subsequent confer- ences the diMficuities in the Ministry have been smoothed over, principally through the mediation of the Due Decazes. ENGLISH PRESS ACOOUNTS OF THE FRENCH MINISTERIAL DIFFICULTIES. Lonpos, Jan. 10, 1876, From the special telegrams from Paris to the London papers it would seem that the Cabinet troubles have arisen from the fact that M. Léon Say, the Minister of Finance, 1s a candidate for the Senate from the Depart- ment of Seine-et-Oise, while M. Dufaure, the Minister of Justice, is canvassing in Charente in concert with Colonel Rochereau Denfert, lately a member of the As- sembly {rom Charente-Inférieure, a most decided oppo. nent to the Ministry. AT AUDIENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT—EXECUTIVE HOSTIL- ITY TO BENATORIAL ASPIRATIONS. Yesterday M. Léon Say had two audiences with Mar- shal MacMahon. The Moniteur says he spoke to the President about the attacks upon him by the newspapers, which Le Soliel intimated certain officials encouraged. The principal offender is tne Figaro, which yesterday affirmed that “M. Buffet had ordered the Prefect of -Oise to vigorously oppose the Senatorial list upon which M. Léon Say’s name appears."” A BITTER ASSAULT BY THR PRESS. The Figaro also published along and bitter diatribe insist that the Biscayan ports shall be | against M. Say, of which the following is an extract :— guarded by an efficient maritime police.” “Por his candidacy on that list be knows the gov- ernment blames him, yet he remains, He knows the head of the State rebukes his conduct, and he remains. ENGLISH PRFSS OPINION AT.~ VARIANCE WITH | Disavowed, condemned, rejected by his colleagues, no THE TIMES’ PULMINATION AGAINST SPAIN. Fs Loypox, Jan. 10, 1876. The Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon bas an article on the Spanish question, in which it ridicules the lead- ing article in the Times this morning. The writer says:—‘‘We cannot avoid the suspicion that ifa more powerful country than Spain was de- ‘aulting tn her performance of her international duties, the Times would not have adopted such a tone We sre unable to see any more creditable reason for ro- sorting to it in this case than Spain's inability to re- sent It? MILITARY CONCILIATION TOWARD EXILED SPAN- TARDS. Manrin, Jan. 10, 1876, General Campos has ordered the local authorities to still remains Whatever is said or done, he drinks of every cup and remains.'" THR WAR OF POLITICAL PARTING LIKELY TO BB VERY viRRCR to the London Times this morning at the coming election will be very The Paris te! says the strugg! SNOW STORM IN FRANCE, Pants, Jan. 10, 1876, Heavy snows have fallen in the South of France. ‘The town of Mende, in the Department of Lozére, has been blockaded for three days. INDIA. “permit al the inhabitants of Navarre under sentence | yonp NAPIER SUSTAINS SERIOUS INJURY BY of banishment who are cither abroad or with the Carl- ists, to return to their homes, and announces that “The past conduct of those who come back will be for- gotten.” A NEW SOLUTION OF THE SPANISH-CUBAN QUES- ‘TION—THE MEASURE METED BY SPAIN TO BB MEASURED TO HER AGAIN—SENATOR CONO- VER'S RESOLUTION. ‘Wasurvotos, Jan. 10, 1876, A Rew afd serious face has been put upon the Cuban- Spanish question by the resolution of Senator Conover, introduced to-day, proclaiming the neutrality of the United States as between the Spaniards and the Cubans in the way Spain proclaimed neutrality between the United States government and the Southern rebels in 1861 and forbade our ships the use of her ports Some of the mystified people in Washington begin to think they see A SOLUTION of all the President's manwuvring with the nary, and shrewd opservers believe that a way bas now been opened for his supplementary Cuban message, Senator Conover says that bis resolution is practically stronger than one recognizing belligerent rights would be. By Cuba is INGRSIOUSLY RECOGNIZED ACOLDENT. Lonvox, Jan, 10, 1876. A despatch from Delhi reports that during tho parade tm that city on Saturday Lord Napier was thrown from his horse and had his collar bone brokea. He is doing well. THE DIRECT CABLE. ‘THE WIRE REPAIRED AND THE LINE OPENED POR BUSINESS. Lowpow, Jan, 10, 1876. . Yesterday morning the steamer Faraday, which went out to pick upand repair the direct cable, communi- cated with lreland and reported that the eastern end of the cable from the break had been found and would be buoyed. ; Nothing later bas been received. THR REPAIRS COMPLETED AND THR LINE [¥ WORKING ORDER. The officers of the Direct United States Cable in ‘san independent Power and as having virtually the same rights as Spain, while enabling us to enjoy the (mmunity of allowing the same privileges to both. The Atting out of large vessels of war in American ports is virtually prohibited, which Spain is charged by the friends of Cuba with having done to about the | diately on putting down the aumber of thirty, They now argue, Let Cuba be al- ‘owed to do the same and CUBA WILL BR PRER ‘n glx months if she i ina measure protected from being pursued into port by Spanish vessels. The action cable, reports =o a ‘The ship was Bhe picked then recovered eleven miles and completed the connection, was caused by accident or design was not determined. The splice was made at eleven o'clock morning, 10th inst., within twenty-! commenct! rations. Daring the whole period a heavy snow storm and taken by Senator Conover is meant to bea Cuban | strong wind provailied, BELGIUM. | WASHINGTON. Grand Contest in the House on the Amnesty Measures. MILITARY ACTION AGAINST RIOTOUS MINERS—A NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED AND WOUNDED. Brvsseis, Jan. 10, 1876. It is reported that serious disturbances occurred at Charleroi last night. MILITARY ACTION AND raTaL RPPECTS. The military were obliged to interfere, and a number of persons were killed or wounded. A battalion of guards has gone {rom here to the scene of the trouble, THE EASTERN QUESTION. MR. RANDALL'S BILL DEFEATED. Shrewd Parliamentary Tac- tics of Mr. Blaine. THE AUSTRIAN NOTE NOT CONFIDENTIALLY COM- MUNICATED: TO THE PORTE. Vinwxa, Jan. 10, 1876. The official Abendpost denies that the Austrian Am- bassador at Constantinople has confidentially informed the Porte of the contents of Count Andrassy’s note. THE EX-SPEAKER ON JEFF DAVIS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasmxcrox, Jan. 10, 1876. DISSATISFACTION OF THE DEMOCRATS OVER THE TURN OF THE AMNESTY QUESTION. There {s some disgust among the democrats to-night at the turn the amnesty has taken, They say thut it would have been far wiser to defeat Blaine’s political stroke by accepting his substitute and passing it at once; that they can make nothing by the present debate, and that, even if they had passed Mr, Randall's bill, it could not have passed the Senate, whereas Biaine’s substitute could. Thus the democrats, as some of them confess, are put into an {mpracticable position and stand before the country as the defenders of Jeff Davis at the ex- pense of the other persons still anamnestied. It is quite certain that no amnesty Dill including Davis can pass the Senate, and thus the action of the democrats seems useless, ANTICIPATED ELECTION OF A LOUISIANA SEN- ToR. The news from New Orleans to-night is that the Legislature will try to elect a Senator to-morrow and THE ALLEGATION OF AUSTRIAN PREPARATIONS FOR WAR REPEATED—FRANZ JOSEPH'S TROOPS SAID TO BE ABOUT TO ENTER BOSNIA, Lonpoy, Jan. 11—4 A. M. The Vienna correspondent of the Standard reiterates his statement that Austria is calling out her reserves, and maintains that it is true, He shows that it has not been officially contradicted, TO MARCH INTO BOSNIA. A despatch to the Deutsche Zeitung assorts that signs pointing to the occupation of Bosnia by the Austrians multiply, and that the places where the troops are to cross the Unna River are already fixed, ROME. 4 VATICAN PROTEST TO THE KING OF BAVARIA— THE ROYALTY INDIFFERENT. ‘ Brit, Jan. 11, 1876. ‘The Pope has handed to the Bavarian Ambassador at the Vatican a protest against the violation by Bavaria ofthe Concordat by the enactment of the Civil Mar- riage law. that it is possible one of the houses may refuse to go The Bavarian government does not intend to notice | into joint meeting, It is not certain, however, that the protest. they will be able to prevent an election. Under the act of 1866 prescribing the manner of electing Senators, a person having a majority of all the votes of said Joint assembly, a majority of all the members elected to both houses being present and voting, shall ve declared duly elected. This law was passed in order to prevent one house from putting off a Senatorial election. It is believed here that the democrats will try to elect R. H. Marr, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Lonpon, Jan. 10, 1876. The Manchester Guardian to-day states that the ru- mor gains currency that Her Majesty Queen Victoria will open the coming session of Parliament in person. BRAZIL. Wasutxoros, Jan, 10, 1876. FIELD DAY ON THE AMNESTY BILI-—DEFEAT OF MR. RANDALL'S MEASURE—TERRIFIO ON- SLAUGHT OF EX-SPEAKER BLAINE ON JEFFER- SON DAVIS, The House was to-day the scene of a battle royal be- tween the leaders of the two parties over the issue in- volved in the proposed general amnesty of all Southern offenders, At the moment the Speaker announced the expiration of the morning hour Mr, Randall sprung to his feet, reported the democratic bill which confers amnesty without condition or exception, and moved the previous question, Mr. Blaine hoped an opportunity would be given for debate and the offering of amend- ments by the House, his object being to offer his sub. stitute, which excludes Davis trom the privilege of am, nesty and requires the as yet unpardoned rebels to sub- scribe to a simple oath of allegiance, Mr. Randall w: willing to allow an hour's debate on the question with- out the privilege of introducing amendments, Did the gentleman, be asked, allow a minority of the last House to offer amendments to the Civil Rights bint This hit told, and was loudly applauded. The pre- vious question was ordered, but the original bill of Mr, Randall was lost by a vote of 172 to 97, not two-thirds | being in favor of i. Here Mr. Blaine gave an instance of his thorough knowledge of tne intricacies of parlia- mentary law. When {t was supposed that the majority had the minority completely under their thumb, ao far as the prevention of debate and amendment was con- cerned, he quietly slipped from under their contro! by availing himself of the privilege to move a reconsidera- tion of the vote conferred in the rules allowing one of the minority to move such @ reconsideration when such mifority has prevailed, as 1 had in defeat. ing the Amnesty bill This unexpected moverent startled the democrats, It gave Mr. Blaine the right to be heard in despite of his opponents, and he proceeded forthwith to make the speech he had been so long anxious to deliver. Debate was !nangurated and the rest of the day’s session was occupied with the vehement oratory the occasion called torth. Mr. Blaine explainea the purpose of his substitute piece by piece. His argument for an oath of allegiance asa preliminary to the conferment of a pardon was pretty much what was expected; but when he came to tell why he excepted Jef Davis every head was turned to catch his words. Surprise was visible on every face when the reason appeared—namely the responsibility o, the arch rebel for the horrible crime of Andersonville The ex-Speaker drew one of the most awful pictures ever painted of the scenes at Andersonville, It made the ex-military confederates on the floor of the House so indignant that one of them, General Robbins, of North Carolina, exclaimed it was infamous to charge bis people with such erimes, while General Cook, of Georgia, insisted that thousands of rebel soldiers bad been badly treated in Northern military prisons, ‘This bitter speech was answered by Sunset Cox, who made Mr. Biaine’s ambition for the Presidency the target of his merciless humor. Mr. Cox was almost cruel in the sport he made of the ex-Speaker’e vanity on this subject, and he was barbarous in arraigning bim for his alleged religious tergiversation, the {act being well known that Mr. Blaine was born and reared In the Roman Catholic Church. Judge Kelley followed Mr. Cox and elicited a round of | applause when he proclaimed himself at variance with Mr. Blaine and tn harmony with Mr. Randall At the conclusion of his speech adjournment was bad, the motion being delayed a moment 60 as to allow Ben Hill, of Georgia, to get the floor and continue the debate to- morrow. Itis said to-night that the defeat of Ran- dail’s bill by the republican manority will kill the bill for @ centennial appropriation, aniess the action of | Judge Kelley in renouncing party lines to vote with the democrats on goneral amnesty shall be regarded as « | Peace offering. As he represents Pennsylvania some are 60 uncharitable as to think that Judge Kelley is willing to pardon Jeff Davis, !p order that the Centen- nial may get the appropriation. QUOTATIONS OF COFFEE IN THE RIO MARKET. Lonpow, Jan. 10, 1876. A despatch from Rio Janeiro reports coffee nominal. BREADSTUFFS. THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA. Loxpon, Jan. 10, 1876. The Mark Lane Express, in ita weekly review of the grain trade, says in the Paris market the reports of the reappearance of frost have arrested the downward ten- dency of prices, but trade is stagnant; while in sev- eral provincial markets quotations are a shilling lower. Some places in Holland, Belgium and Germany have been in sympathy, but nowhere has there been a mate- rial reduction, owing to the discontent of growers with present rates. 68t Petersburg 1 unchanged and Odessa closed. So shipments from both places must cease for some time In Adelaide, Australia, whence we were recently led to expect large shipments, prices have suddenly risen $1 23 per quarter, and there ts great difficulty in secur- ing wholesale quantities, MURDERERS IN MISSOURL LIVELY WORK FOR THR HANGMAN—TWELVE MEN CONDEMNED TO THE DEATH PENALTY— A DISTINGUISHED CENTENNIAL YEAR. Sr. Louis, Jan. 10, 1876, ‘There is a prospect that the centennial year in Mis- souri will always be known as “the hanging year.” At deagt a dozen men are now under conviction for mur- der in the first degree by recont decisions of the Su- preme Coart and Court of Appeais. William Foster will be hanged at Warrensburg, Mo., on January 14, for a cowardly and brutal murder. Three Italians—Cattalano, Domina and Lombardo— are to be executed at St. Louis for the assassination of Lod companion, Dido ralermo, on the 12th of March, On the 28th of January, Henry Reare, for wife mar- dor, and J. H. Waters, for the murder of his companion, will be executed at Troy, Mo. \ John Morgan, an old man, !s now in the St. Louis jail ‘ander conviction for murder in the first degree, though his day of execution has not been fixed His health has heen very critical for some time, and the officers of the law have been mercifully s' nding proceedings in the hope that bodily disease would kindly interpose and do the work of the hangman. The notorious Illinois outlaw, Marshall Crain. will be hung on the Sist of January, at Marion, Williamson county, Ill, It will be one of the most noted execu- tions which has ever occurred in the West. THE OHIO LEGISLATURE. GOVERNOR HAYES’ INAUGURAL—THE ALARMING INCREASE OF MUNICIPAL EXPENDITURE DE- SCRIBED— ECONOMY STRONGLY ENFORCED. Covomava, Jan. 10, 1876. The (nauguration of R. B, Hayes as Governor of Ohio took place in the State Capitol here to-day in presence of a vast crowd of spectators from all parts of the State. Military companies were present from Cleveland, Springfield and Columbus, and brass bands from a num- ber of points. There was also a very attractive street procession. At balf-past two o’clock P. M. the Goverror and Lieu. tenant Governor, accompanied by the Governor and Lieutenant Governor elect and legislative commit tees, appeared in the rotunda of the State House, where both branches of the General Assembly, State officers aad citizens had assembled After prayer Governor Allen, without any formal speech, presented General Hayes, who then took the oath ef office and delivered his inaugural address, of which the following tsa brief abstract :— The Governor called the attention of the General As- sembly to the large increase of local taxation and in- del ess, found mainly in cities and large towns, and remarked that this was certainly a great evil The Governor also called attention to a statement, the salient points of which are that in four years th rate of manicipal taxation has increased almost twenty. five per cent, the total amount of municipal taxes bas Increased over thirty seven cent and municipal in- debtedness has increased about 190 per cent, or more than $13,500,000, In view of these figures the Gov- ernor he does not think that experience justi- fies the expectation that an adequate remedy for these evils is found in the laws as they exist, He thinks that to the po of local indebtedness the General As sembly id apply the rinciples the State constitution on the subject of State indebtedness. _ “Let a judicious limitation of the rate of taxation,” | said the Governor, “which local authurities may levy | be strictly adhered to, and allow no further indebted.” ness to be contracted except in conformity with these | principles, and we may, } believe, confidently expect that within a few years the burdens of 4 NOW rest | ing upon the cities and towns of this State will disap- , and that other wholesome and much needed re- | Krwe in the whole administration of our municipal gov- ernments will of necessity follow the adoption of what | may be called ‘the cash system in local affairs.’ ) After the ceremonies Governor Hayes held a public reception in the Executive Chamber, which was largely attended. THE TRIAL OF LORD. THE CASE GIVEN TO THE JURY, WHO, APTER REPORTING A DISAGREEMENT ARE LOCKED uP. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasutnctow, Jan. 10, 1876. PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE ON THE AMNESTY BILI—SPEECH OF MR. BLAINE. The Amnesty bill came up in the House to-day on a motion of Mr. Randall to suspend the rules in order to proceed to its consideration. The motion being carried by the requisite two-thirds vote, Mr. Randall then de- manded the previous question on the passage of the bill The effect of this was to cut off both amendments and debate, The previous question waz seconded by « vote of 159 to 95, when some very sharp sparring fol- lowed between Mr. Randall and Mr. Blaine on a propo sition of the former to allow one hour for discussion by | unanimous consent This the republicans were willing to assent to provided they were also permitted to offer amendments. This the democrats would not concede, During the debate Mr. Blaine said :— “The gentleman knows very well that the previous | question cuts off amendments." Mr. Raxpatu—I am quite aware of the effect of it, I have for twelve years Jearned Its effect in adversity under your direction and that of your side of the House.” Mr. Banke finally demanded the yeas and nays on ordering the main question, which was ordered by a vote of 163 to 99, a strict party vote. The question be- ing taken, the bill was rejected by a vote of 172 yeas to 97 nays, not the requisite two-thirds im the majority, Mr. Blaine then moved to reconsider the vote and proceeded to address the House, recapitulating the Berrato, Jan. 10, 1876, ‘The Lord bribery trial was ,resumed at ten o'clock | this morning. At half-past ten o'clock Hon. A. P. Laning commenced summing ap the case for the people. } Ata quarter past one o'clock the Court took a recess for one hour, and at Its reconvening Mr. Laning con- tinued his argument, closing at three o'clock, when District Attorney Lockwood proceeded to sum ap for utes, in charge of an officer, At twenty minutes to five o'clock Jadge Daniels commenced his to tho jury, and closed at 6:45 P.M. At the juest of Mr, i offen fa to read at Cymiget action @f Congress on the question of amnesty and ions m out ut when inery. ins Coare Ciking ‘ 'y ett sight Gare the course of the republican majority, He o'clock, time they & disagreement, ' reported and were locked up for the night, the Court adjourning If lean Induce the House to reconsider the vote WE cee eT OR ilepnies owes | Se cabeten “Bite aes Bean sa s on points in the Judge's charge, re osty bas been iproashi beter the House by » centie- man of tho other side for the last to Congrosses {t has been done with a certain flouris® of magnanimity which is an imputation on this side of the House, as though the republican party, which has been in cnarge of the government for the last twelve or fourteen years, had been bigoted, narrow, illiberal, and as though certain few worthy and deserving gentlemen in the Southern States were ground down under great tyranny and oppression, which the hard heartedness of this side of the House could not possibly be prevailed upon to re- move. I desire now to place on record just what the republican party has done in this matter, I wish to place it there as an imperishable record of a liberality and large-mindedness and magnanimity, and such a8 has not been sbown in the wo conquerers to conquered. The gentiem sylvania (Mr, Randall) and myself enterea this Congress in the midst of the hot flames of war, when the Union was rocking to its foundation, and no man knew whether we were to have a country or not. He would be surprised, when he and | were of in the Thirty-eighth Congress, if be then have foreseen that before our mutual service he should have seen sixty-one gentlemen, arms against tho United States government, admitted to equal privileges with ours: in this House, all by the grace and management of this republican party. When the war was ended, according to the universal law of war, the party in the possession of the govern ment, or the government itself, which was controlled by the party, had the right to determine what should be the status of these people. Did we inau; te any measures of persecution? Did we set off on a career of bloodshed and vengeance? Did we take property? Did we prohibit any map all bis civil rights? Did we take from him the right which he enjoys to-day to vote? Not at all, Mr. Blaine then recited the various amnesty acts of Congress and estimated the numbers affected by them from time to time, and continued:— I have had occasion, by conferences wiq the Do- partments of Nevy and War, and by ref- erence to some oiher records, to be able to state to the House, with more accuracy than has been already stated, just the number of gea- tlemen who ure still under disabilities, Those who were officers of the United States Army, educated at the expense of the government at West Point, who Joined the rebellion, and who are still under disabilities, are estimated at the War Department at the num- ber of such persons in the Navy at 299, and those com- ing under the other heads, members of the Thirty-sixt and Thirty-seventh Congresses, judges, heads of d partments foreign Minist am not able to give the number exactly, but the whole pumber of persons now under disability in the South is about 750 1 very frankly say that in regard to ail these! know of no reason why amnesty should not be granted to them as it has been to many of the same class. I am not here to argue against it, since amnesty bas ee 2 become so general, but I simply wish to put into the law that the persons shall go bofore a United States court, and, in open court, With uplifted hand, swear that they mean to conduct themselves as good citizens of the United States, After referring to an alleged statement of Robert Toombs, that he would not ask the United States for citizenship, he sald:— Ido not think that Congress ought to ratse itself or to resolve itself into a joint convention and to embrace Mr. Robert Toombs gushingly, and beg him to honor and favor us by coming back and taking the highest form of citizenship, Regarding the amendment excluding Mr. Davis Mr. Blaine said:— In my amendment I have excepted Jefferson Davis from its operations. Now, 1 do not place that excep. tion on the ground that Mr. Davis was, as he ts com- monly called, the head and frous of the ‘Rebellion, be- cause on that ground I do not think the exception would be tenable, Mr. Davis was just as guilty—no more 80, no less so—than thousands of others who will get the benefit of grace and amnesty, Probably he was far less efficient as an enemy of the United States Probably he was far more useful as a disturber of the councils of the Confederacy. Itis not because of any particular or special damage which he above others did tothe United States, or because he is particularly of any special consequence that I excepted him. But! ex- cept him on this ground, that he 1s the author—know- ingly, deliberately, guilty, wilfully—of the gigantic murder and crime at Andersonville A Muxwer—And Libby. Libby pales m insignificance compared to Anderson- ville. I place it on that ground, and I believe that so rapidly does one event toliow on’ the heels of another in the rapid age in which we live that even those of us who were contemporancously cognizant of what was transpiring there, still less those of us who have grown up since, have failed to realize the gigantic crime which was there committed. Since the gentleman from Penn- sylvania introduced this bill I have taken the occasion to read some of the historical cruelties of the world. Mr, Blaine then recapitulated some of the atrocities which are mentioned with a thrill of horror throughout Christendom, and charged that Mr. Davis was responsi. ble for them through his appointment of Winder to the command at Andersonvilla He said:— I declare before God, measuring my worgs, knowing their (uil extent and import, that neliher the Duke of Alva tn the Low Countries, cor the author of the massacre of St, Sarthotomew, nor the thumb-scrows, | dungeons and atrocities of ‘the Spanish Inquisition begin to compare in atrocity with the hideous crime of Andersonville. (Sensation in the hall and galleries, aad a remark by Mr, Robbins, of North Carolina, un: heard by Mr. Blaine, that 1t was an infamous slander.) Thank God, Mr. Speaker, that when this Congross was under different control from that under which it 1s to- day, with a committee composed of mombers of both parties, that tale of horror was placed where it could | not be denied or gainsaid, Mr. Biaine read from the report of the Committee on the Conduct of the War extracts in reference to the ndr- rors of Andersonville, in which it ts stated that no pen can describe, no painter sketch, no imagination compre- bend its fearful, its unutterable iniquity, He also read from the testimony of William John Hamilton, a Catholic priest of Macon and « democrat, showing some of the atrocities perpetrated in the Anderson- ville den, as given in the Wirtz trial, and proceeded to show thas Mr. Davis was conversant with the facts stated by the witness. He continued: This Catholic priest states he went to General Cobb to represent to him that if he could not exchange the prisoners they should be taken before the Union lines in Florida and paroled and let go free, ang t within seven miles, that the regular order of e Sir. Davis’ officer was to’ open a battery of grapeshot | ‘on those poor wretches, without the slightest possible regard o what was. going on outsite Now, I do not arraign the Southern people tor this, God forbid that ! should chargo any ople with sympathizing with such an order. ‘here were many evidences of great uneasin: among the Southern people about it, and one of t mt crimos of Mr, Davis was that he concealed from Southern people We havo obtainod « complete with Meial imprint a now in the Congressional these horrors were verge of despet The solicttude of the government for the release of our captive fellow citizens has known no abatement, but bas, on the contrary, been still more deeply affected by the aidi- tional suffering to which they have been wanton! jected deprivation of adequate food and clothiug and n permitted to purchase from the prison * The enemy attempt to excuse their bar- barous conduct by the unfounded allegation that it was re- saliation for like conduct on our part. Now lL undertake to say that there ts not a Confed- erate soldier now living, In bis command, and w hands of the Union forces, who will sa} was cruelly treated, that he ever was same rations which the Union soldiers had or the same food. Mr. Coox, of Georgia—Thousands of them. Mr. Buarve—Weell, I tak ue on that and I say that not one can truthfully state it. As for measures of re- taliation, though goaded by this terrific treatment of our friends im prison by Mr. Davis, the Senate of the United States especially refused to pass a resolution of retaliation as contrary to modern civilization and to the first precepts of Christianity. There was no retaliation attempted or justified. It was refused, and Jefferson Davis knew it was refused just as well as he knows it to-day, because what took place in Washington or what took place in Richmond of that kind was known on either side within a day or two thereafter, Now, this ts not @ proposition to punish Mr. Davis Thero is nothing attempting to do thay I very frankly say thas always thought thas the mdictment of Mr. Davis at "hs o ever was & prisoner in the that he ever Richmond under the administration of Mr. Johnson | was @ weak step, for he was indicted only for thas for which he was guilty in eom- mon with every other gentioman who went into the Confederate movement, and, therefore, there was no particular reason for singling him out for indict. ment But I will undertake to say this, and with good deliberation, that there is not a civilizea government on the face of the globe—very certainly uro- pees government—which would not bave arrested Mr. or which, when it had bim im ita power, have tried him for maltreatment of prisoners of war, and shot him within thirty days, France, Russia, yo’ Germany, Austria, any of them would have done it The poor victim Wirz deserved bis death for the brutal treatment of prisoners, but I always thought it was a weak move- ment on the part of our government to allow Jefferson Davis to go at large and hang Wirz The epeaker concladed by defending his course on the Civil Right# bill, whieh had been attacked by Mr. Randall, THE SENATE PROCREDINGS—ACTION ON THE PRESIDENCY PRO TEM QUESTION—THB SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. In the Senate to-day Mr, Morton submitted the con- clusions of the Committee on Privileges and Elections a8 embodied in the following resolutions: — solved, That the tenure of a President pro tem of the Senate elected at one session does not expire at the Meeting of Congress after the first recess, the Vice President not having appeared to take the chai Resolved, That the death of the Vice President does fot have the effect w vacate the office of President pro tem of the Senate, Resolved, That the office of Preside Senate is held at the pleasure of the Sena Resolved, That the Hon. Thomas W. Ferry, Senator from Michigan, who was elected President pro tem of the Senate at the last session, 1s Bow the Prosidens pro tem by virtue of said election. Mr. Morrimon, of the committee, dissented from the conclusions of the majority, and after some debate, the questien being oa the adoption of the resolution, be not pro tem of the ry yet, if the Union forces were ta | who had any credis as @ man | prived of the | called for a division, and, the vote being taken om the first one, it was adopted unanimously. The second was also adopted unanimously. The third, oa motion of Mr. Thurman, was laid over. Senator Hamilton, of Texas, introduced a bill, which was referred to tho Pacific Railroad Committee, and which {s an amendment to the Texas Pacific Ratlroad acts of 1871 and 1872, and is regarded as a substitute for that heretofore offered in behalf of Colonel scott, demanding the indorsement of the government oa $40,000 per mile of bonds of the Texas Pacific and asso- ciated companies, and the Southern Pacific offers to Dulld the road for the land grant alone MIDNIGHT WEATHER BEPORT. Wan DePartMent, Orrice ov tHe CulKy SIGNAL Ovvicux, Wasuisorox, Jan. Ll AM. Probabilities. For New England, the Middle States and the South Atlantic States, clear or fair weather and lower temperature than om Monday, with brisk northorly to westerly winds and rising barometer. For the Gulf States, partly cloudy and colder weather, Northerly winds and rising barometer, followed in the Southwest by east to south winds, slowly falling ba- Tometer and a slight mse im the temperature during Tuesday night. ® For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, the upper lake region, the Upper Missisaippi and Lower Missouri val- leys, continued cold and clear or fair weather, south- erly to westerly winds, high but falling barometer and slowly rising temporature during the dat For the lower lakes, areas of light snow, followed by clearing weather, northwest to southwest winds, and rising or stationary barometer and temperatura, The Lowor Mississipp! River will rise siightly during Tuesday. Cautionary signals continue at Eastport and Port- land. . THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show tho changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as in- dicated by the thermometer at Hudout’s pharmacy, Henarp Building :— * 1 9 2 9 2 9 2 temperature yesterday, 38. Average temperature for corresponding date last year, 5M. THE COLD WAVE. Thas far this winter the weather has been @ marvel even to that indestructible and possibly tnoffensive person, the oldest inhabitant. Fancy a change of tem- perature amounting to a fall of more than thirty dogrees Fahrenbeit in less than twenty-four hourst Yet this is what happened yesterday. And from what cause? Why, simply that it pleased a “cold wave” to travel eastward, If this is the best gift the west cam send this way who shall have the heartlessnoss hence- forth to say to aspiring youth, “Go to the source of cold waves?” 'Tis sad to contemplate the thermo- metric fall since three A. M. yesterday. At that hour the mercury registered an altitude of fifty-four degrees, andeven an hour later tt had aspired to # degree beyord that figure. Three hours thereafter !t was tea degress lower, and at noor it marked forty-one degrees. From that time until nine o’clock at night tte headlong course toward zero progressed at the average rate of two degre hour; then the mercury recorded = temperature degrees below freexing point, stand- Ing at twenty-three degrees. FIRE IN PEARL STREET. A fire broke out from some unknown cause, at No. 490 Pear! street, last night, about half-past nine o'clock. The building was occupied by N. Bouton as a dry goods and fancy goods store. His loss on stock was $2,000, The building, owned by C. Underhill, was damaged to | the extent of $300. The insurance could not be »scer- tained last night, HOTEL ARRIVALS, Chief Justice Sanford E. Church and Judge Theodore | Miller, of the Court of Appeais, arrived at the Metro- politan Hotel last evening, General Benjamin F. But- ler, of Massachusetts, is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Senator Sherman 8. Rogers, of Buffalo, is at the Wind- sor Hotel Surgeon Alexander B. Hasson, United States Army, ts at the Union Square Hotel. Judge | Nathaniel Shipman, of the United States District Court for Connecticut, 1s at the St. James Hotel. General Rufus H. King, of Albany, ts at the Hotel Branswick. M. E, Ingalls, President of the Indianapolis, Cincinnatt | and Lafayette Railroad Oompany, 1s staying at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. 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