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CONGRESS. Action of the Senate on the Presi- dency Pro Tem, Question, THE AMNESTY DEBATE. Northern View cf the Ander- sonville Atrocities. SPEECH OF MR. GARFIELD, OF OHIO. SENATE, Wasninerox, Jan, 12, 1876. Mr. Coyxuine, (rep.) of N. Y¥., presented thirteen Petitions from members of various regiments of New York troops, asking an amendment to the fifteenth section of the act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to pensions, Referred to the Committee on Pensions. Also a petition of the citizens of New York asking an amendment to the constitution of the United States prohibiting the appropriation of money or property for any purpose, directly or indirectly, to any religious body or sect. Referred to the Judiciary Committee, Mr. Anrnony, (rep.) of R. L., from the Committee on Printing, reported a bill to amena section 3,767 of the Reyised Statutes in relation to contracts for furnishing paper for the public printing, Mr. Anthony said this bill enabled the Congressional Printer to shorten ad- vertisements for such proposals without any detriment to the public service, The bill was passed, Mr. Harvey, (rep.) of Kansas, introduced a bill to equalize the bounties of soldiers who served in the late war iorthe Union, Referred to the Committee on itary Affairs, Mr. Wrucur, (rep ) of lowa, introduced a bill to abol- feh capital punishment. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Donsky, (rep.) of Ark., introduced a bill to place all colored troops Who entisted in the army on an equal footing with other soldiers as to bounty and pensions. Referred vo the Committee on Military Affairs, THE PUBLIC DERT, Mr. Davis, (dem.) of West Va., said he gave notice a few days ago that he would address the Senate to-day in regard io the public debt, expenditures of the gov- mt, &¢. He now desired to subimit a resolution for the appointment of a committee to examine the books o! the Treaeury Department, and accordingly Submitted the resolution for that purpose, and gave no- Hice thut he would address the Senate in regard thereto to-morrow. It was ordered that the resolution be printed and he on the table, NAVAL COURTS MARTIAL, Mr. Craaiy, (rep.) of N. H.. from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported favorably on the bill to secure Hie attendance and payment of witnesses belore mili- lary courts, He said the bill was similar to the present jaw, which applied to the .army only, and the object of | this bill was to extend the same power to naval courts martial, Mr. Epuvunps, (rep.) of Vt., said there was some foubt as to the construction of the present law, He iid not belivve that power should be given to any | dudge advocate to arrest and imprison citizens Mr. Wuyrs, of Maryiand, said the maval courts mar- tia} now bad power, under the Revised Statutes, to pun- ish witnesses for refusing to tesufy. He thought this bill was intended to regulate the pay of such wit sce. Mr, Logan, (rep.) of Ilf, said the naval courts mar- Wal bad power to punish only those who belonged to the navy, but had not power to punish citizens, The bill was placed on the calendar. . THE PRESIDENCY PRO TEM. The morning hour having expired the Chair laid before the Senate the untimished business, being the resolutions reported from the Committee on Privileges! and Elections by Mr. Morton, on Monday last, in re-) gard to the, President pro tem. of the Senate, t , pending question being on the motion of Mr. Thur- Man, of Ohio, to indefinitely posipone the third resolu Mon, which declares that the ottice of President pro tem." of the Senate is held at the pleasure of the Senate. Mr, Evauunps, of Vermont, argued that the President tem. of the Senate held his ollice at the pleasure of fre Senate, and but for a long time practice to the con- Bey, a very convenient ove, the Senate could elect a resident pro tem, every morning. The duration of the oftice of President pro tem. had been fixed only by a long course of usage. Every one knew that the Senate Was Constituted on the model of the English House of | Lords, except Senators did not bold office for lite as Lords did. In the absence of the Lord Chancellor, who presided, the House elected a President pro tem. avery morning, immediately aiter prayer, usually the game gentioman, but the election was held every morn- | ing. The constitution of the United States did not fix | ihe term of office of President pro tem. of the Senate. He could be removed at any time at the will of the ap- ipting power, Which was the Senate, He thought the bind rogolntion declared a plain principle ot law which | Wag binding on the Senate, In reply to a question by Mr. Wallace, of Pennsyl- vania, Mr, Edipunds said: The power of the Senate tould noi be cut short by a Mr, Wautack, (dem.) oF tlusions of the majority of the ccfamitte jhe President tem of ue an officer of ‘the United Stau ws an officer of the Senate. He 5) jo the uct of 1792 and said in the debate pending (he ge of that bill the question of the President pro tno the’ Senate being an officer of the United Btates was agitated, and it was finally decided in the Padroni Continuing his argument he said if the | resident pro tem. was a mere officer of the Senate | why should he be dignified by sendig a notification to the President of the United States and the other House of Congress of bis election? ARGUMENT OF MR. MORTON. over its President pro tem. iy act of Congress. Pa, differed from the cou- e. He argued Senate was a well pMerred | Mr. Morton, of Indiana, said, until this question was | brought before the Committee on Privileges and Elec- | tions he had never heard a suggestion from any source that the President pro tem. of the Senate could not be removed at the will of the Senate. He argued that the genera! law in regard to deliberative bodies which elected their own officers, was that in the absence of any provision giving to them auother presiding officer, they might elect one and remove him at pleasure. He read%rom Cushing’s Parliamentary Law in support ot bis argument and reviewed at some length the argu- ment of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Merri- mon), who dissented from the report of the committee, Mr. Norwoop, (dem.) of Ga,, askea if the President ef the United States should die to-day would not the President pro tem, of the Senate become President of Be United States, and if so, could the Senate cha: jim and elect another man to-morrow to that Mr. Morvon said he was not prepared io answer that Langiry each Riders ol duties of bt Sgro of = ‘nited Stateg devolved upon the ident tem. of the finale 4 ‘Yoockar We ths louse of Represent: tives it was an open question whether he could be removed by the Senate or House. ir. Kerxay, (dem.) of N. Y., inquired if the President of the United States should die and the | President pro tem, of the Senate should enter upon the discharge of the duties of President, could the Sen- ate appoint a new President pro tem. ? Mr. Moxon said that was precisely one of the diffl- eulties surrounding this question, and it was discussed when the im) ment of President Jobnson was pend- oe. His (Mr. Morton) dent tem. of the Senate, upon becoming Presi- fing ¢ United States, would ae ry pre- cel nate, and would be gom- ‘peli ci Site if stata of Peaidiig pilicer of the Senate, as well a8 those of President the United States. Resuming bis argument, he said — e Vresident pro tem. of the Senate could not ever | become Vice President of the United States When | the duties of President devolved upon him he did not become President of the United States, but simply dis- charged the duties of that officer for tho time being. He read {rom remarks of Mr. Seward made in the Sen- ate in 1854, and contend = there could be but one President pro tem: of mate ata lime, and wl Jerse D. Bright was Presi mat hy tem. of Senate, Mr. King being dead, he reque Mr. Stewart to take the chair for him on one occasion when he was going to leave the city. The power of Mr. vr. Stewart tg take the chair was disputed by several + Sean whereupon Mr. Stewart was elected Presi- dent pro tem. and wh Btewart) resigned and the Senate re-elected Mr. Bright, ‘The idea that Mr. Bright bad a fixed term did not then occur to any one, Mr. Morton then ed that the Speaker of the House of Re; ehanged at the pleasure of the House. Dy Mr. Jefferson and all Parliamentary ‘Mr, Menaimox, (dem.) of N. C., thou It was so held Titers. very ques. es bad the , bt it onable that the House of Representative power to remove its speaker at will, Mr. Stevenson, (dem.) of Ky., said the practice of lor seventy years onthe | ae the Senator from India , a Sous Ween coh Senators as Collamer, Foote and Bayard bad taken the ground that the ollice of Prest- pretem, was & anent one and could not ‘at will he was inclined to doubt the conclu. friend (Mr. Morte: ie New Yo Ee rnguved if the President the Senate should enter upon the dis- juties of President of the United States should expire belore the term Of the President was it the optnion of the Senator (Mr. continue to act as President of ied he believed he could continae it while Senator oo apa ' impression was that the | Sentey might be 6 right to depute | r. Bright returned be (Mr. © resentatives could be | NEW YORK HERALD, THUKSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1876.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. aia man coudt that mr, erry would have President of the United States? Yet according to the arguments of his friends on the other side the Senate could replace him. He argued that the Senate could not touch the President fem. of the Senate aiter he became President of nited St should such costanenes happen. He denied the trine advanced by his friend from Indiana (Mr. Morton) that the President pre tem. of the Senate could continue to preside in the Senate afer becoming President of the United States. Mr. Mogron said to indefinitely postpone the resolu- tion would be a declaration that the doctrine contained in it was not recognized by the Senate, or at least that there was a doubt about He thought it important that it should be passed upon now. Mr, Evmuyps—Yes, and bave no evasion. ARGUMENT OF MR. THURMAN. Mr. THURMAN said there was nothing to evade, but he saw no occasion for the Senate giving any opi upon the question ipvolved in this resolution. There was no reason for this third regoluien being here unless it was proposed to make a motion to proceed to the election of a President pro tem, He argued that if the President of the United States was to die and the Presi+ dent pro tem. of the Senate Rm hg the office of Presi- dent of the United States he could not preside over the Senate longer. Nothing was more inconsistent with the spirit of our constitution than to imyest the same man With both legislative and executive powers, It was against the rules of the Senate to say what the President would or would not do, unless it had been oflicially communicated to the Senate. The object of such rule was to prevent any influence upon Senators’ votes by statements as to what the President would do. Certainly one discharging the duties of President could not preside over the Senate, Mr. ConxKinG asked if the President of the pgs 6 States should be ill and the President pro tem. ot Senate or the Chief Justice of the United States had to discharge his duties for one week, at the end of which time the President should resume bis duties, was it contended that such service of one week would put an end to the tenure of office of the President pro tem, or the Chief Justice. Mr. RMAN said he did not so argue, but did con- tend that the President pro tem. of the Senate could not shee over the Sevate while discharging the duties of resident of the United Statea THE votk. Alter further debate by Mr. Alcorn, of Mississippi, Edmunds, Thurman and others, the vote was taken on the motion of Mr. Thurman to indefinitely postpone the third resolution and it was rejected—yeas, 13; nays, 36. Mr. Wuyre, of Maryland, said he voted for ihe indefi- nite postponement because he did not think there was Any practical question in the resolution requiring the ac- tion of the Senate. He then submitted the following ameiyiment to the third resolution :-— Until the happening of the contingency provided for in the ninth section of the act of Congress approved March 1 170, when he ts authorised to act us President of the United Kates, So that the resolution, if amended, would read:— the Senate’ is held at the pleasure of the Senate until the bappening of the contingency, &e. Mr, Wayre said he meant to say by this amendment that the Senate should have no power of control over | the President pro tem. after he should be called to dis- charge the duties of President, The amendment was rejected to 33 nays. | . Mr. Stavnwsom, of Kentucky, gave notice that after the resolutions should be disposed of he would offer a | resolation imstrueting the Judiciary Committee to in- Vextigate the whole question referre: and report such measures as would provide agaivat y contingency which might possibly arise by the death of the President, Vice President and President pro tem. of the Senate, Mr. Tuckwax moved that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business, which motion was lost. The question being on the passage of the third reso- lution as reported by the commiites, it was adopted | by © vote of 34 yeas to 15 nays, as follows:— Yxas—Messra, Alcorn, Allison, Anthony, Booth, Boutwell, Bruce, Cameron (Wis.), Christiancy, Clayton, Conkling, Cragin, Dawes, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton, Hamlin, Ingalls, Kernan, Key, McDonald, McMillan; Mitchell, Morrill (Me.), Merton. Oglesby, Paddock, Patterson, 8 2 Salisbury, Spencer, Wad- leigh, West, Windom and Wright—34. Navs—Messrs. Bogy, Caperton, Cooper, Davis, Eaton, Goldthwaite, Johnston, MeCreery, Merrimon, | Randolph. Stevenson, iburman, Wallace, Whyte and Withers—15, Messrs, Burnside, Logan and Morrill of Vermont, who would have voted for the resojution, were paireé with Messrs. Bayard, Jones of Florida and Kelly, who would have voted against it The question then being on the fourth resolution de- claring that the Hon, Thomas W. Ferry, the Senator from Michigan, who was elected President pro tem, of the Senate at the last session, is now President pro tem. : Mr. Eomunps suggested that it be withdrawn, as it was inco' Ferry was lastly elected President pro tem, s10n, just before the holiday recess. Mr. Monto accepted the suggestion of Mr. Edmund: and withdrew the fourth resolution, The Cain laid before th Arkansas Legislature asking the passage of an act re- funding the tax collected on cotton in 1865, 1866 and 1867. Referred to the Committee on Claims. at this ses- of citizens of New York, late soldiers in che Union army, asking the passage of a law extending the time for making application for arrearsef pensions uuul July 4, 1876. Similar petitions were presented by Mr. Cox: Linc. All of which Were referred the Committee on Peusions, Mr. Dorsey, (rep.) of Ark., presented the memorial asking an appropriation for the removal of the san bar in the Arkansas Kiver opposite that city, Referred to the Committee on Commerce. The Senate at tour o'clock adjourned until to-morrow, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasmixetos, Jan, 12, 1876. A large number of bills were introduced and referred to the appropriate committees, among them several for the transfer of Indian affairs to the War Depart- ment ‘ THE DEBATE ON THE AMNESTY BILL. The Howse then, at two o'clock, resumed the con- sideration of the Amnesty bill, and was addressed by Mr. Garfield, of Ohio. He yielded to Mr. Woon, of Now York, to make an inquiry as to the continuance of the debate. He remarked that over 1,000 bills had already been introducedand almost none passed. He understood that twenty-three gentlemen had indicated their inten- tion to speak on the A) ity bill He wished, in the in- terest of the country, aebate should terminate as soon as possible, 80 the House might proceed to the necessary businesss of legislation. Mr, Raxvaut, (dem.) of Pa, said he proposed to move the previous question im an hour after Mr. Garfeld should conclude. Mr. Busine claimed that ander the rules he himself, and not Mr. Randall, bad contro! of the question. The Srzacer said he would rule upon that point when the occasion should arise, _ SPERCH OF MR GARFIELD, Mr. Garvieip commenced his remarks by expressing his regret on the course whith the debate, especially yesterday, had taken, Any one who read the report of the speeches of. Messrs. Cox and Hill would not suppose that the House was discussing a question of reheving said tbat it was an arraignment of the administration of the country. If he had been called upon to pick out the words which constitute the topic of debate he should have picked out the by Paragraphs of Mr. Hill’s speech, in which he prayed that if the history of the past fifteen years is an evidence of race and magnanimity of the republican party the any further exercise of those virtues. He desired to bring the House back to the real issues before it, In doing so he stated the two pend propositions—the one made by Mr. Randall ba ine otner by Mr, Blaine, He said that the spepch made by Mr. Blaine had been answered, in the first jace, by the speech of Mr, Cox, full of brilliant wit, But it was like joking at a funeral n such oo- beget and in the second place, by peech of Mr. Hill, which arfaighed not the ican party alone, ‘but arraigned 25, 00,000 of eee raigned the bis- tory of the Republic; srrelgned everything that was jotjous i its record and high and worthy in its vements. He was deeply and painfully sorry that such an arraignment should hgve been made on such @ subject. He should try to be responsive to the ports made by the gentioman (Mr. Hil ie Davis responsible tor the rebellion; he did not believe in the doctrine of vicarious atonement in human affairs. Jefferson Davis was no more guilty than any other man who went into the rebellion with equal light and intelligence, The question was—W bether he, cs was the head of the rebellion, practised in the dread court of war the rules of war} Whether, in ap- ing to war, he obeyed the laws of wart Whethor e so violated the laws of that high tribunal as that he did not deserve permission to come back into his place in Congress? That was the whole question ax as plain and fai juestion for deliberation as had been er stated in the House. He wished that it had been discussed without jon and without passionate thoughts. Coming down to Mr. Hill’s denial of the authenticity of the in regard to Andersonville, he remarked that th rges, whether just, were made by Real neh enggered of the tates, ‘and in that cont he quoted a communication from the Secretary of War in May, 1864, calling atten- tion to the condition of a large number of federal who had just returned and arrived at Ap- Dapolis, and stating that the ° RNORMITY OF THE CRIMES committed against those prison weil known to the civilized world ug! put on record in some anent form. It was then that a joint committes of the two houses was appointed, which committee oad been characterized by the gentle- man from New York (Mr. Cox) as a hum! committee, and by the Teter from G (Mr. Hill) as @ parti- * sancommi! There were four democratic members on that joint committee, and they coincided in the report, which was unanimous, That report declared that it was clear {rom the evidence that it was # deliberate purpose of the authorities of the rebel erat. 80 to reduce those sold! by ion of and cloth- ing, that they might be unfit to re-enter the ranks, A large number of Prisoners had come from Belle Isle and Libby, where eyes of the chief head of had been under the very Confederate government. Referring to the order for the estadlishment of An- dersopville Prison, as quoted iv ~ the gentie- man from Georgia, be ask was the order exe- cuted and to whose bands was it committed ’ It was com- hands of General Winder, a man of whom Ee ae % rom — Georgia Resolved, That the office of the Prosident pro tem. of | by a vote of 18 yeas | cd tom the debate | ent with the third resolution, besides Mr. | Senate the memorial of the | Mr. Kenxax, of New York, presenied various petitions — | of the Mayor ahd ‘City Council of Fort Smuwb, yr | | men from political disabilities. He would rather have | the | not desire to hold Jefferson | mond 1s at Jast rid of old Winder. God have mercy on those to whom he bas been sent.” Mr. Ganrrety then quoted some of the testimony given on the Wirz trial as to the condition of the stock- the dead line, &c., and remarked upon it that in the midst of a fine country a place bad been selected which had jasmatic marsh in its midst, and that a small stream water having been found troops bad been stationed on it, above the stockade, 0 that it was defiled by all the excrements of the camp belore it reached the stockade. Besides that, in the very excess of cruelty, and as if to negative every clause of the order, men bad been detailed to cut down every tree in the inclosure, and left nota tree, a shrub ‘or a leaf to show where a garden or fores! He then re! report made by Colone! Chai jer, who had been detailed to inspect the Andersonv: ie prison, and which was by Adjutant General Cooper sub- mitted to the Secretary of War, with the remark that the condition of that prison w: reproach to the Con- federacy, 80 that the knowledge of its horrore had thus bee! yong bome to the political family ot Jef- ferson Davis. ut the auswer to Colonel Chandler's re- port was the issuing of an order afew days afterward Promoting General Winder to ve Commissary General of all the prisons and prisoners throughout the Confed- eracy, and when the commanding general of the army subsequently removed Winder Davis revoked the order of removal and indorsed on it that it was entirely un- called for, The: British army bad lost in ten of the reat battles of the Napoleonic war, including Water- | loo, not quite 13,000 men, but this Major General Winder, witbin his awiul pit of death, from April, 1864, to April, 1865, pitched into THE AWPUL TRENCH the dead bodies of his prisoners to the number of 12,644. As to Mr. Hill’s comparison of the atrocities of Elmira and Andersonville, he challenged any demo- cratic member trom the neighborhood of Elmira, Camp | Douglas or #ort Delaware to rise and say that any in- | humanity had been practised there. No democrat do- | ing so, he denounced the assertion as fearfully and aw- ae untrue, ir. PLart, of New York, read a telegram received by him from B. F. Tracy, late commander of the military post of Elmira, stating that the facts justified btm (Platt) in stating yesterday in his denial of inbumanity or neglect in the treatment of prisoners at Elmira. Mr. Wauker, (dem.) of N. Y., arose on the demo- cratic side of House, and, ‘ing that he lived within seventeen miles of Elmira, indorsed the state- ments of the telegram. (Applause on the republican side of the House. ) Mr. Hint, of Georgia, disclaimed any purpose in his remarks yesterday of charging inhumanity on any- body about Elmira or anywhere else He bad only read yesterday the letter from the New York World as evidence of cruelties inseparable {rom prison life, and he had wound up the statement by saying that the offi- cial record showed the relative mortality to be greater among Southern prisoners at the North than among Northern prisoners at the South. A Mempkk—Do you charge that the mortality among Confederate prisoners at the North was owing wo cruelty? Mr. Hiui—I do not undertake to say to what the mortality on either side the line was attributable. I say that it was attributable to those horrors inseparable | from prison life anywhere, and 1 intended my point | against striving to work up ‘those horrors of the past | and to keep alive strife which ought to be buried, (Ap- jause. ) | pi Mr. GARrretp remarked that even on the testimon} of the anonymous letter read yesterday by Mr. Hi the post of Elmira had been located tn as healthy a lace as there could be found in the State of New York. le cauled attention to the fact that the place in which | the Confederate prisoners who had died at Elmira were buried had been enciosed and cared for by the adiminis- tion, which had been characterized by the gentleman from Georgia as malignant, ferocious, constitution hat- ing and South hating. Mr. Hint remarked that at the last time of decorating the graves in the South the Southern people united with some Northern soldiers and decorated in bar- monious accord the graves of the fallen federals aud fallen Confederates, and it was because of that glorious feeling that he protested against the revival of the his- tory of such horrors. (Applause. ) r. GARFIELD—So do I; who brought it here? (Cho- rus from the democratic membe “Blaine, Biame, | Blaine.) | _ Mr. Garvrerp said he wished that the same fraternal feeling could follow the forty maimed Union soldiers who had recently lost their places about the Houge. THE UNION SOLDIER QUESTION. A discussion ensued on that point which developed the statement on the one side that, whereas out of 153 | Subordinate positions in the last House only eighteen were filled by Union soldiers, There were out of eighty. five subordinate positions in the present House twenty- 81x of them filled by Union soldiers, and the statement | Was made on the other side that in the House Post | Office nine Union soldiers bad been dismissed and | their places filled by nine Contederate soldiers. | Mr. Ganrrecp, passing from that point, proceeded to discuss the question of the exchange of prisoners, to relate its history and to deta! the causes lor the inter- Tuption of the exchange. He showed that the central | Point of the difficulty was in the determination of the | Confederate government and people to exclude from | | the common rules of war the oflicers and men of negro regiments, while, on the other band, the government that a negro was a man and not a chattel, and that, being a man, he bad a right | to help to tight for the Union, and that, being a soidier, the government was bound to see to it that he was treated ike a soldier, He also quoted a passage from a communication irom Major Quid, the Confederate Agent ot Exchanges, to General Werder to the éffect that the arrangement for exchange worked largely in their favor, as they got rid ct the most miserable wretches ant received back some of the beet material he had ever seen, Commenting on that letter he referred to it as an exhibition not between par nobile fratrum but between par diabolum, The object of the out- Tageous treatment of the prisoners at Andersonville therefore, been to make the Union suldiers so | that when —_exchan, they would be valueless. It seemed incontrovertible that the record adduced on that subject was true, and | Jefferson Davis having been the author of that terrible | work at Andersonville the American people still held him unfit to be admitted among the legisiators of the | nation. In the course of some further remarks Mr. Garfiel having reference to army and navy officers who ba gone into the rebellion, said that they had added to their other crimes that of perjury id the eye of the | \ Jaw. ‘The word was caught at and resented by Mr. Tucker, | of Virginia, who said that it reflected on some of the | nobiest men with whom the gentieman from Obio might be proud to be classed as a peer. | ir. Ganrimcp expiamed that he had merely said that these sen were; in the ve of the law, guilty of ' perjury. e , himself bad not made the Jaws of the dictionary. He | Sdticluded his speech with a peroration in which he thanked God for peace, and for the fact that !n the | awful flame of war slavery bad been burned to death, Mr. Skexye, (ind.) of Mass., followed him in a few | remarks adverse to that part of Mr. Blaine’s amend- | ment which excludes Jefferson Davie from amnesty, | but favoring that part of it which requires amnestied sons to take the oath of allegiance. Mr. RanoaL. explained that that was unnece: imasmuch as the bill only removed such political dis- abilities as prevented the holding of office, and every person entering an office was obliged to take the oath, A long discussion then ensued on the technical point in parliamentary law, whether Mr. Blane, being the tn- troducer of the matter before the House, bad the right of reply. The Speaker ruled that he had not, and Mr. Banks, of Massachusetts, indorsed the ruling, and declared that | no sounder decision had ever been given in the House, The Sreaker acknowledged the compliment, and added that be was sustained in all points by the venera- | Ble general clerk, Mr. Barclay, who had twenty-eight years’ experience in parliamentary law, Finally a compromise was agreed upon by which Mr. Blaine is to speak for an hour to-morrow, and then to call the previon: jon. jouse at hall-past four o’clock, adjourned, NEW YORK POST OFFICE. THE | ‘The following isan abstract of businese in the Car- riers’ Department, Post Office, New York, from January | 1 to December 31, 1876:— | Number of carrier etations of New Y Post Off)0€.... ++ -sse esses er ee 12 | Number of street letter boxes. 973 Number of letter carriers.. . 429 | Namber of delivery trips daily. . 7 | Number of collection trips daily. b | Number of mail wagon trips, betweeen sta- tions and general ‘each way daily.. 12 Number of registered letters deliverea by | Number of tiers delivered by carriers 33,351,061 Number of postal Rephip = ueiba f carriers 8,583,005 | Number ot fecat Jetters delivered by carrieré 20,579,358 of local postal cards delivered b; Number of newspapers deli y Number of postal cards collected...... Number of local letters coliected. . Number of newspapers Number of ietters registered at stations. . Number of money orders issued at station: Amount received for the fame......... Number of money orders paid at stations Amount for the same....... eee Amount of stamps, envelopes, &c., sold at stations. Poste, Amount paid letter carr: FOREIGN MAILS. Postmaster James reports that the steamer Algeria, which left this port yesterday for Liverpool and Queens. carried with it 68,869 letters aud sixty-nine bags 502,097 20 $085,707 43 $364,475 08 BRAZIL AND WEST INDIA MAILS. The stoppage of the United States and Brazil mail line is causing @ great deal of inconvenience and an- noyance to merchants in the West India and Brazil trade. The letters from Brazil are very irregularly despatched, the mail service being not as ye* Postmaster James says that the new English line ts the only one that he can get to carry the mail without & subsidy, It is understood, however, that the Lamport ‘and Holt line will despateh one of their steamers regu- Jarly from Rio Janeiro to New York, as they been ranted a subsidy from the Brazilan government The West India mails are now sent without ity. 1t is proposed by the merchants of this city to petition Congress to aid in the maintatning of an Aterican line of steamers to Brazil, in the ‘Vhat the United states Cina will restore the former mail subsidy given tha Garrison SI Comuanm of the Union had committed itself to the doctrine | poe | privileges is hereby repealed.” 005 | THE STATE CAPITAL. More of Bergh’s Univer- sal Benevolence. REAL ESTATE RIGHTS OF WOMEN. The Woman Suffragists Seeking the Elective Franchise. Kings County Charities Re- organized. ALBANY, Jan 12, 1876, It was Duncombe day in the Assembly to-day, and it was Mr, Weiant’s reform resolution, which he intro- duced jast week, which drew the buncombists on both sides out in battle array, It will be rememberea that the resolution pledged the Legislature to indorse not only the efforts for administrative reform of the execa- tive officers of the State government, but indirectly pledged it to indorse all retorms that they might inau- gurate in the future. ‘This was where the shoe pinched in the opinion of the republicans, and, of course, the resolution was doomed from the start. Mr. Weiant seems to be rather an unsophisti- cated youth, with good intentions. He was, therefore, hardly the man to make a fight on such a resolution as he had offered. It had pretty much the same effect upon the republicans asa red flag would have upona bull cornered in an arena, So when he attempted to have the resolution passed under the whip and spur of the previous question, he found himself unhorsed at once, The House refused to second his motion by a strict party vote, 80 faras the republicans were concerned, three democrats, Cleary, of Rennselaer; Vorhees, of Montgomery, and Galvin, of New York, voting with them, It then came the turn of Mr. Strahan, who aspires to be the leader of the House, to display him- self, and be made a short speech, partly written, which he delivered in a rather excitable manner This was an incentive to Hogeboom, lumbia, who, like Strahan, also has the of Co- leader- ship of the House in his mind’s eye, and he offered the following asa substitute for both the resolution and amendment:— Resolved, That in view of the great depression of the labor x | | interests of the country, and recoguizing the clearly ressed public opinion upon the issues presented at tte election, we are not unmindfal of the un- usual responsibilities of this Legislature in. sus: taining and inaugurating such measures of reform as shall secure honesty and rigid accountability in all the depart- ments of administration. At the same time we acknowledge the importance of restricting all appropriations and exven- Aituree for the public service to the lowest practicable limit of economy. that by lightening the public burdens of taxu, tion the more speedily may be effected the recuperation of the industrial energies of the people. lose sight of Strahan, and they voted the substitute down and passed the amendment by a strict party vote aiter Weiant has so tar forgot himeelf by the blandishments of Strahan and Hogeboom as to say that he was only too happy to be able to accept the amendment without reservation. This was all the republicans could have desired, for they not only defeated the intent of the original reso- Jution, but had their own views of reform heartily indorsed by the democrats, who were the first to spring the question on the House. The strangest fea- ture about the brief debate that took place over the amendment was that not one of the democrats had a word to say about the Governor. BERGE AND HIS PETS. Mr. Bergh wants more tegisiation. His soul longs crowing hen and the busy bumblebee. But it must be confessed that since he first got wind of that fox hunt in Jersey hig attention has been more than ever riveted on the horse, And ag a forerunner to bills that will soon be making their appearance in relation to the better care of flies when the butter plate is exposed, and against the too indiscriminate slaughter of mos- quitoes in summer time, Mr. Forster, of Westchester, | city of New York open for the passage of animale, any nails, pieces of metal, glass or other substance or thing which might maim, wound, lame, cut or otherwise injure any animal, and every person who shall throw, to-day introduced a measure which provides that | every person who shall throw, expose or | | place, or who shall cause or procure to be | | thrown, exposed or placed in or upon any | | street, highway or public place in the thrown; expoted or placed in or upon any such street, highway or public place any salt, ealtpetre or other substance for the purpose of dissolving any snow or ice which may have fallen or been ‘deposited thereon, shall ‘ve guilty ofa misdemeanor. Mr. Gerry will leave town rejoiced more than ever if this bill ever becomes a law, ‘A similar bill was introduced in the Senate by Mr, Gerard. ‘THE HUSBAND OF ANY FEMALE.” Mr. Graff, of New York, who, to bis great sorrow, was not made chairman of any standing committee, but was not totally forgotten when the slate was made | up, to-day mtroduced a bill providing that any married woman possessed of a separate property may enter into a contract for the purchase o! real and personal | estate or for any other purpose, or may take upon her- | self any obligation with like effect in all respects as if she were unmarried. Under the bill the real estate of “the husband of any female,” to use the language of the act itself, who may hereafter marry, ‘‘shali not be | liable for any dower right in said fe- ‘male prior to the death of said husband,”’ | and then only in such real estate as the husband shall be seized of at the time of his decease, undis of | | j | | | | But the majority had evidently determined not to | for more fame ag the protector of the gentle turtle, the | expose of place, or who shall cause or procure to be | verore. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucrewe mow ance bumber of other well known bames in the ranks of the Wowan’s Suffrage movement, were signed to a petition asking for the right to voupfor electors for President and Vice President of the United States, THE CAPITOL APPROPRIATION, The bill to remove the limitation op the appropria- tion for building the new Capitol excited some debate. As amended in committee the bill made it the duty of the Capito! Commissioners to determine upon the plans and specifications of the enure building within the next sixty days. Senator Woodin expressed his astonish- ment that the Commissioners, aided by three experts and an architect, who was paid $10,000 a year, ob agreed upon the plans and ications during last Fn Alter some discussion between Messrs, Woodin, larris, Bradley, Starbuck and Jacobs, it was @ Uhat if the Commissioners at the end of sixty days find they cannot approve the plans and specitications sub- mitted to them they may report the fact wo the Legis« lature, 80 that that body may take whatever action seems nec in the premises, The bill was then read @ third ‘time and passed. It releases $192,000 and gives employment for the winter to about 400 | Btopecutters, THE HARLEM RIVER. A resolution of the Assembly looking to the improve. | ment of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creck | was concurred in by the Senate. The committee charged with the apportionment of members of the Legislature was, on motion, increased from five to seven members. COMMISSIONER OF JURORS. Senator Bixby’s bill to place the appointment of Commissioner of Jurors in the bands of @ board com- posed of the Recorder, District Attorney and County Clerk, was introduced to-day. It provides that the ap- pointment shall be made within twenty days after the passage of the act, that the salary shall be $5,000a year, the term of office five years, and the incumbent able to removal by the Board for cause and @ suc- cessor to be appointed for the full term, Senator Rogers introduced a bill providing for the payment of justices of the Supreme Court when hold- ing courts outside of the districts to which they have been assigned. HELP POR THE LIEDERKRANZ. A delegation, composed of GC Godfrey Gunther, George W. Sauer, George Eckels, Martin Nachtmann and Louis Francks. arrived to-day to urge the passage of the bill amending the law of 1845 in regard to masked balls. They appeared before the Committee on Judi- lary tis ‘evening and had @ favorable hearing. The bill is not quite perfected. On examination the framers found that it did not repeal a law of 1858, which had been overlooked. The substance of the amendment | contained in the dill is that the Mayors of New York | and Brooklyn shall have power to grant permits to hoid masquerade balls, LEGISLATIVE NOTES. Wickham to furnish the Legislature with a detailed statement of the costs of running the city government, the appropriations made b reductions can be made in the salary of officials and the the public service. A new Excise bill is to be introduced in the Assem- bly next week. It will ga inio effect, so far as New York is concerned, at the expiration of the terms of tho present Commissioners, im May. It will reduce the license foes for lager beer saloons, increase the rate for | | large hotels and contain a provision absolutely prohib- iting the sale of liquors in any saioon where females | are employed as waiters, or which are, in the opinion | of the police, the resorts of questionable characters. The women suffrage advocates are to be given a hear- | Ing by the Assembly Judiciary Committee on the 18th inst. ‘The committee has declined to appear in Bloomer | costuine even Hogeboom refuses. | will be ready for introduction in the Senate in about | ten days. “It is said that a majority of the two | Committees on cities are in favor of | porting it favorably, with no takers, that the Custom House- | Tammany deal will be broken up before the end | of next month, John Fox and some lesser Tammany lights arrived here to-day, it is said to lay pipes for the ultimate defeat of the charter. | their respects to Morriseey as yet. ‘ An effort is to be made to make the office of County Clerk a salaried one, as well as that of Sheriff, The Marine Court isto get an overhauling during the ses- sion, The result will probably be @ bill to abolish it altogether. The bone hunters are on the tiptoe of expectation, as several of the old time lobbyists were seen for an hour or so at the Capitol to-day, and the hunters begin to hope that there ig to bea picking somewhere, The | hard times must have affected some of the new mem- | bers very badly alreaay. A New York member, | was beard to ask the Financial Secretary, “ | my mileage now?” ‘There is a rumor that the Governor is busily engaged upon A special message concerning the State prisons and other sabjects, and that it will be bad for the re- publican party. The republican Assemblymen will have to toe the mark on a third term resolution this week. The reference of Mr, Webb’s resolution instructing | the Judiciary Committee of the House to draw up a | Constitutional amendment declaring against a division of the schoo! fund for the benefit of sectarian schools | will result in the reporting of an amendment to that effect already prepared. Mr. Peabody's bill, Introduced to-day, prohibits the Corporation Counsel from employing special counsel, or assigning attorneys to departments, uniess he and the jan I get | Comptroller deeni such extra service necessary. | The Committee on Ways and Means, with four other committees, are to take seven rooms in a furnished | house on State street, where they will hold their mect- ings. The proprietor wants $2,500 for its use to the lstof May. This is at the rate of $7,500a year. The game accommodations could be obtained in New York | ina good locality for one-third of the price; but Al- bany always makes bay while the legislative sun shincs at the Capitol. THE PROCEEDINGS. SENATE, Aupany, Jan. 12, 1876. Mr. McCaxtry presented a petition from the Woman's | National Suffrage Association, asking that women have the right to vote for President and Vice President of the United States, Mr. Har from the Committee on Finance, re- ported favorably a bill to continue work on the new Capitol. The President presented the annual report of the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents, BILLS INTRODUCED, by will or otherwi: uch dower right to bi ject to apy liens, charges or encumbrances previously exist- ing on the real estate. 1t is provided that the real es- | tate of any woman who may hereafter marry ‘‘shall | not be liable to any marital. right in | | the husband of such female prior to ber | death, but on the decease of the woman the husband shall possess a marital right in her real | estate undisposed of by will equivalent to dower; this | | ssary | right to be subject to any liens, charges or encumbrances | Previously Soeting in the real estate. | | “Rvery “husband of a female” will find the bill very | | wholesome reading, doubtiess. If it passes, the married | women who now bave a hankering after real estate | speculations will have full sway to gratify their pen- | | chant in spite of their husbands. Perhaps the fret purchase of more than one of the darlings will be a nice piece of real estate in the cemetery for the early occupation of the “husband of any female.’ AT BIM AGAIN The sheriffs of the several counties of the State, .ac- cording to the bill introduced to-day by Mr, Curter, shall not be entitied to demand or receive, hereaiter, | any fees for summoning juries in civil actions in the | courts of record; but it is provided that there shall be | paid to the clerks of these courts, for the use of the | Sheriff, $1 as his fee for summoning juries for the trial civil action which shali be placed upon the calendars of the courts for trial by jury. The hay of the bili is todo away with the practice which id to exist in New York, at , of collecting a cet | tain fee every time jurors e summoned for a certain case, even though the case may be postponed # dozen times, | | | | | | { } WANTED A PRIVILEGE Somebody down on Staten Island is evidently deter- | mined to take advantage of the good nature of Mr. | Townsend, the member trom hc haat pears Yay 8 i} & very Jarge State privilege without paying for is | was chow! in a bill he. tatroduced to day, which, he | says, will give the people down his way @ chance to get a ferry to Now York, independent of the monopolies. | On thie point he is certainly right, but I will let the ex- | | traordinary bill speak for itself. It provides that | whenever any five or more persons shail have duly | comphed with all the requirements and pro- visions of the act of ibe Legislature | apr 38, 1884, for the ingorporation of | &impanies formed to navigate the lakes and rivérs, in | addition to the several rights, powers and privileges acquired under such act, they shall have the right to carry passengers and freight upon suitable boats, ves- sels or steamboats and land the same ‘without the pay- ment of any sum of money to any county, city or other | municipal corporation, license or franchise.” Then comes the modest addendum, ‘“‘Any Jaw of this State or charter of any city or municipal corporation of thie State nting such power to license or grant | ferry franchises and exacting payment for such hen again, “Sach | corporation shall have power to purchuse, lease or otherwise acquire on either or both shores of such stream, river, bay, &c., all such pliers, wharves and docks as i ‘be necessary,” Then comes the | precious gem, “No city, county oF other municipal corporation may, after jogs of this act, limit or | impede in any manner the t intercourse between | the citizens of all of the State; and then it is | acued, quietly, “Which it is the object of this act | to sccure to them.” It is more than probable that one | of the objects of thia bill is something quite different from promoting the freest intercourse between the citizens of all the Stave. Certainly if Staten are anxious to get up a new ferry company they oug! to be willing to pay for the luxury like anybody else, BARBORMASTER’S RECEIPTS. The amount of fees collected by the Captain of the Port of New York during the past ual rt as submitted to Assembly by the Governor , Was as [0llOWS af Amount to of a be Divided Har! A uy Fea Masters. January... $5,626 05 88 101 22 $426 1 616880 480 73 631205 «= 442. 76 640432405 6,675 16 6,266 35 621 36 6,725 14 417 09 | 872 12 489 35 5,047 00 420 58 5,675 09 4730 4,061 85 388 49 5,178 23 | Yor! to oppose ‘this resolution, but he knew of no such di He ‘ear, according to | withdrew his request, and voted “No,” By Mr. Tonry—To amend the code by providing that a referce may be appointed, under section 39] of chapter 6, relative to the examination of parties, By Mr. Harris—A bill providing that the several county treasurers, except in the county of New York, shall contract with one or more banks for the deposit , of moneys received by the treasurer for the payment | of such interest by such banks upon such deposits as | shall be named in such contract, the county treasurer | to receive an annual salary not to exceed $5,000 and | one-half of one per cent on all sums received by him; | the act to go into effect January 1, 1877. By Mr. Rogexs—Providing the payment of ex- penses of Judges of the Supreme Court when attending | courts not assigned to them, | Mr. Hammond introduced his County Treasuries bill. | It provides that no person shall be eligible to the office | of county treasurer the second con! tive term; that | the salary of such official shall be fixed by Boards of | Supervisors, and that no fees except those from the city of New York, by making it # misdemeanor for any person to throw ito any street, open for the passage of animals, any rails, pieces of metal, glass or salt, or salt- petre, or other substances or things which might maim | or wound any animal. | By Mr. Bixny—Providing that the term of office of | the present Commissioner of Jurors in the city of New shal! cease twenty days after the e of the Dill; the appointment of such Commissioner shall here- after be vested in a board consisting of the Recorder, County Clerk and District Attorney; salary, $5,000; term of office, five years. By Mr. Puince—A bill providing that after its pas- gage no corporations shall be organized under chapter 40 of Laws of 1848, chapter 143 of Laws of 1874, chapter 269 of Laws of 1! chapter 117 of Laws of 1853, chap- ter 546 of Laws of 1857 and chapter 776 of Laws of 1857. | Mr. Harris’ bill to continue work on the new Capitol building was considered in Committee of the Whole, ordered to a third reading and passed, all voting in the affirmative except Messre. Selkreg and Starbuck. Adjourned. ASSEMBLY. Aunaxy, Jan. 12, 1876, Mr. Warast called up his resolution offered last week as follows:— Resolved, That itis the Judgment of the Honse that the extirpation of corruption, dishonesty, ine ficiency and ex. travagance {n official places is of the lighest importance to the people of this State. and that it mount dut; rest Tata Sadvotabe af such’ tawitl mense se may strongine jaws and to tal such law! sas may strengthen the effurts of the Executive officers of the lew in the mess- res ot reform already taken or that may hereafter be in- nrated, in order that the most houest, economical govern- it, both State and municipal, may be secured to the He said he did not think it worth while to enter upon & discussion of this resolution, and therefore moved the previous question. The motion for the previous ques- tion was lost by a vote of 43 to 68, Mr. Wortn, when his name was called, asked to be excused from voting and said he did not believe the re- Publicans of this House were opposed to the sentiments of the resolution, but this was the first time in his legislative ¢: lence that a member had offered a resolution, made a in favor of it and then moved the previous question. It would seem that it was sup- The Assembly, by resolutiof, nas called upon Mayor | the Legislature and what | expenditures of the departments without detriment to | The anti-Tammany Charter is fot yet perfected, but | re- | Bets are now: freely offered, | They have not paid | to-dey, | and providing against the introduction tn the common schools of any peculiar eystem of religious doctrine or belief, or the fe ger 9 ofany money to any de- nominational school, or the granting of any liar privilege in the common schools to any religious de nomination whatever. Tabled, debate arising. APPOINTMENTS, The Speaker announced the following appoints ments:—Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Greenewait; Postmaster, Thomas A. Murphy ; Assistant Postmaster, Gorge A. Kisselburgh ; Superintendent of Documents, W. W. Markham; Assistant Superimtendent of Docu- ments, John H. Ferris; Janitor, David H. Luley; As- sistant Janitor, John W. Wheeler; Mail Carrier, James Welsh ; Speaker’s Clerk, George P. Nelson; Speaker's Messenger, James Raymond: Doorkeepers, Sanford Reynolds, Valentine Baker, W. N. Simpkins, Anton Nanert, Cornelius Ostrander, Patrick Barrett, E. L, Morehouse and William H. Gardiner; General Messen- ers, Edward Hertman, Daniel Bertholf, W. W. Welch, lerman Weibezabl, John Stanwix and James Johnson. The 8; er announced the following appointments by the Clerk sistant Clerk, Samuel P, Allen; Jour- nal Clerk, Willam H. Baker; Deputy Clerks, John W. Vrooman, Henry E. Able, J. W. Keirnan, Alden Ches- ter, Lorenzo Locke, Alexander D. Dunbar, William A. | Gedney, Lafays G. Sweet, J. H. Hosmer; Librarian, Frank M, Peck; Assistant Librarian, Reed Hanton; Clerk's Messenger, Richard Meredith; Messengers, Er- nest S. Ames, George P. Lee, Samuel W, Clark. WATS AND MEANS. Tho Assembly Commitree on Ways and Means have adopted tue following plan of operations:—The com- mittee is divided into several sub-committees, each of which ts chargea with the duty of thoroughly examin- ing the particular flelds of administration and expendi- tures with « view to the largest possible retrenchment. | For example, to one subcommittee is as- signed the examination of all the Stato of- fices. It will be expagted to inquire — into the objects, amounts and limits of expenditure in every department and to consider whether any re- duction can be eftected without impairing the efficiency | of the service. Another sub-committee is directed to examine the expenditures tor State prisons, to obtain afull understanding of their character and to see where greater economy can be enforced. Another has the same duty respecting the asylums and reformato- ries, and so on. Ih this way every branch of State ex- penditure 1s subjected to special scrutiny, and as the | several committees are directed to proceed immediately with their work and to report before the close of the month, the whole committee will, at an early day, be im | possession of @ vast fund of information and of ma tured suggestions which will enable it to proceed im- | telligently and efficiently in reducing taxation. LLB INTRODUCED. ‘o amend the act of 1873 to reorm By Mr. Pxanopy. | ganize the local government of the city of New York, | ft provides that the Law Department stial! have chargo of all law business except the charge and conduct of proceedings necessary in widening, opening ng streets, and the preparation of all leases, deeds and other legal papers connected with any de- No officer or department, except as herein ny attorney | partment, otherwise provided, shall have or employ or counse!, but the Law Department shall furnish to every department and officer such counsel, &c, Such | counsel may employ assistants if he deems it neces. | sary, but he must have the concurrence of the Comp: | troiler. Mr. Kintray’s bill to protect streeterailroad employs | prohibits the receiving of bonuses for situations from conductors and drivers, By Mr. McCantay—Relative to fees of Sheriffs for summoning jurors in civil actions, It fixes the fees at $1 in lieu of all other fees. | Mr. Wortu’s bill, to provide for the appointment ot a Board of Commissioners of Charities and for the bet- ler support and maintenance of the poor in Kings county, requires the County Judge, Surrogate, Sherifl and Mayor to appoint twelve reputable citizens to | Such Board. The Commissioners shall serve without pay. Within five days after their appointment they shall organize, and the term of office of tho present Commissioners shall thereupon terminate, The duties of the department shall devolve upon the new Commis+ sioners, They may elect superintendents of the vari. | us institutions, assistants, clerks, storekeepers, &c,, and fix their compensatio: NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. | STATE OFFICERS TO BE COMPENSATED BY SALARIES INSTEAD OF FEES-—STANDING COM: MITIEES OF THE SENATE. TRENTON, Jan. 12, 1876. In the House of Assembly here to-day Mr. Drake, A Essex county, offered a resolution calling for a commit. tee of three to investigate and report upon the pro- | priety of providing by law for the compensation of all State and other officials by Mixed salaries rather than | hy fees and perquisites, the payment of all fees now | allowed by law to go to the State Treasurer, and that | said committee be empowered, if necessary for the purpose of securing desired information, to send for persons and papers. On motion of Mr. Rabe it wag laid over for one week. Quite a wrangle took place between the republicans and democrats over the introduction of a resolution authorizing the purchase of six legisiative manuals for the use of each member of the House, The democras coutended that it was a useless waste of money, while the other side insisted that the manuals were needed for the instruction of the members. After voting down several amendments, the House passed the resolution by a vote of 36 to 23—a strict party vote. Mr. Egan's resolution in regard to the public school system was laid over for one week. Mr. Matthews? resolution to give the public printing to the lowest bidder was re- jerred to the Printing Committee, where it is sure to | be smothered. | _A bill was introduced to fix the salaries of the officers | of the House as follows:—Clerk, $1,500; assistant clerk, $900; journal clerk, $700; engrossing clerk, $1,000; sergeant-at arms, $700; assistant sergeant-at- arms, $500; doorkeepers, each, $300; speaker’s clerk, | $500} pages, each, $150. | | The Speaker announced the standing committees, the most important of which are as follows:—Judi- ciary—Messrs. Scovel, Halsey, Lewis, Croas and Rabe, Corporations—Messrs. Payne, Patterson, Cunningham, Owen and Richman, Municipal Corporations~-Messrs, Lewis, Scovel, Van Rensselaer, Wolle and Sanderson, | Ways'and Means—Messrs. Brown, Voorhees, | Empson and Skellinger. Education—Messrs. Vail, Howell, Owen aud Hendrickson. Bi surance—Messrs. Patterson, Vail, Lund, Dodd and | Empson. Railroads and Canals—Toffey, Herring, Brown, swayze and Rue. Printiog—Messrs. Griggs, Brown, Keasley, Hutchinson and Bergen. Centen- | nial—Messrs. Toftey, Youngblood, Scovel, Dodd and | Hendricksor in the Senate a bill was introduced fixing the salaries of tho officers of that branch as follows:—Secretary, $1,500; assistant tary, $1,200; engrossing clerk, $1,000; journal clerk, $1,000; President's clerk, $600; calendars, each $500; clerk of Committee on En- grossed Bills, $500; sergeant-at-arms, $600; assi: it sergeant-at-arms, $400, doorkeepers, each, $250; pages, each, $200, A MISSING WOMAN, | | A WOMAN IGNORANT OF ENGLISH LOST IN THB LABYRINTHS OF THE METROPOLIS. John Wohnoulke, a native of Bohemia, called at the Central OMice of Police yesterday searching for his wife, who has been missing since the 4th inst. On that day he accompanied her to Washington Market to make some purchases, and the pair started for their home on Washington avenue, Morrisania, shortly after dark, taking a Second avenuo car, They were com- parative strangers in this city, having been in the country but a few months, and neither could speak nor anderstand English, Wohnoulke stood on the front platform of the car, holding a basket, while his wife sat inside, At Fifty. ninth street the car came toa stand still and several of the passengers alighted. Mrs. Wohnoulke, in her ignorance of the locality and custom, evidently thoughs that she should follow the crowd, for she also alighted. ln a moment the bell rang and the car proceeded on ite way, leaving Mrs. Wohnoulke standing in the street waiting for her husband, who, unconscious of her action, still remained on the front platform. When Morrisania was reached he looked inside for his wife, avd then missed her for tho first time, Being unable to make himself un- derstood by the conductor or any of the passengers, be was obliged to go home without learning anything of her whereabouts. After waiting a day Wobnoulke commenced making a search for his wife, and, accompanied by an interpreter, visited severa’ etation houses. At last a clew was found in the Fitth precinct station. Captain Mount remembered a wo- man answering the description, who had been found by one of his officers wandering along the Second enue on the night of the 4th. The officer seeing her alone questioned her, and, being unal to understand what she said, took her to the station house, thinking she was some poor homeless mendicant, Here she was furnished with a nighv’s lodging. morning, when the lodgers were turned adrift, sh Since then no traces of her whereabouts hay Mrs, Woknoulke had sewed in the dress which she ‘wore $500 in gold pieces, as she had a distrust of banks. A description of the miss! woman has been sent to all the station houses. She is forty-nine years of age, of medium height, face r&ther thin, wore @ dark blue shaw! and calico dress, A PRACTICAL CHARITY. St. Paul’s Guild, of Trinity parish, have opened a res taurant and ludging rooms for men and women, at No, 140 Leonard street, corner of Centre, In this work,the Guild wishes to provide for the deserving poor, and at the same time to give no encouragement to tramps and vagabonds, They offer their tickets for meals and Joa to the publiq, These tickets can be given joante. for sid and wh ncpoaeniod at the Feats there was a disposition som: d the resolution so that Honse that vor Mr. to amen: it shall read as follows:— Resolved, That it Is the jodgment of the and jon, disho sql seuelon gt ertir "Miia pare the people of the State, and that, amount duty, resting on the Legislature of © reise all jeans in its ‘to secure the enforcem: et) measures already been ar which Soe cn cet teva i ead ett era ere be ost efficiet omical wow fate end t ah be secured to the jeipal, may ‘After speeches by several mombers a vote was taken, which resulted as followe:— Mr. Straban’s amendment was agreed to, and the amended resolution was adopted. THE SCHOOL. QUESTION, Mr. Wenn offered a resolution directing the commit- report a proposed amendment to tt ita. fice severing forever ® Sree ‘common school ‘Deen. a rant the ane be examined, and if found worthy will be served with a good meal If the case is found undeserving the ticket will be returned to the ‘The Guild to establish a permanent work tering the condition of the working classes, a part which will be a workingmen’s club and a co-operative store. e t work is only for the winter, and the Gasiid will be glad to act as the almoners of the public. Meal and lodging tickets (ten cents each) can be obtained Leonard street, No, 7 Church street, or No. 164 Bowery. ‘There is aiso a day nursery for children, where chil dren under five pala age can be left, « well cared for, Hours from seven A. M. to six!’ \! pretaaeeiioethanaseer ORE BROOKLYN FIREMEN’S WAGES. onsite Great indignation is expressed among the members of the Brooklyn Fire Department growing out of the tt which is now being made by a few mambare «* the Comteen Tianna! tn raduna bel? na,