The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1876, Page 5

“CONGRESS. The Congressional Record as a Vehicle for Buncombe. foe SENATOR SPENCER'S EXPLANATION Interest on the 3.65 District Bonds | Still Unprovided For. A Discussion on the Election of | a Speaker Pro Tempore. ' SENATE. ‘Wasurxctox, Fob. 17, 1876. ‘The Cuain Inid before the Senate a communication | from the Secretary of War announcing that the mili- tary bridge across the North Platte River, near Fort Laramie, Wy. T., bas been nearly completed, and will be accepted by the government as soon as the structure is made to conform fully to the terms of the contract, and that a system of tolls bas been established for travel over said bridge, and suggesting the passage of an act to authorize the use of such tolls in keeping the bridge in repair. Referred to the Committee on Miltary Affairs, Mr. Mornitt, (rep.) of Vt., from the Committee on Education and Labor, reported with two amendments the Senate bill to establish an educational fund and apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to | public education, and to provide for the more complete endowment and supply of national colleges for the ad- vancement ‘of seientific and industrial education, | Placed on the calendar. In repprting the bill he said the committec was unanimous in its favor. It is the same measure introduced by Senator Morrill last month, with a few amendments, One of them re- quires that each State or Territory shali not only ‘“pro- vide by law for the free education of ail its children of school age’ (ag a condition precedent to its being enti- tied to share in the divtributioa of one-balf the total proceeds of the public lands), ‘but shall provide equa) facilities and opportunities for the same.” AM EXPENSIVE PETITION, Mr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis., presented a petition which he said purported to be signed by citizens of Wiscon- sin, asking the passage of a law requiring the Treasurer of the United States to pay to every man, woman and child residing in the country, with- out distinction on account of race, color or previous condition of servitade, the sum of $10 a week, such sum to paid every Saturday night at the post office |. nearest the residence of such person. He said there ‘was no limitation as to time; but, to prevent any undue expansion of the currency, the petitioners thought no more than $5,000,000,000 should be issued in any one year, He was not entirely certain that this was a wise measure. (Laughter.) At was referred to the Committee on Finance. SENATOR SPENCER'S EXPLANATION, Mr. Srexcar, (rep.) of Ala., said he was not in his seat yesterday when the Seuator from Mississippi a Alcorn) made his personal explanation, He (Mr. pencer) desired to state that there was no truth whatever in the article from the Chicago Times which the Senator had read. He (Mr. Spencer) had never called upon the Chiet Justice in regard to a decision upon the Enforcement act or in regard to any other decision. Invfact, he had never catled upon the Chief Justice at all. Mr. Wnuautt, (rep.) of Lowa, introduced a bill to ro- duce the interest upon the public debt, provide fora safe and elastic currency, for the speedy appreciation of the value of Treasury notes and national bank notes to that of coin, and to guard against panics and infla- tion of bank credits. Referred to the Committee on Finance. ‘ Mr. Wricar said he introduced the bill by request and ‘without committing himself to the provisions thereof THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. Mr. Axtuoxy, (rep.) of R, L., called up the concur- rent resolution submitted by him yesterday in regard to ‘aac 4 the debates of Congress in the Congressional Record, ie said the sagan of the resolution was plain. Whatever might be said of the printing of the debates, the fact must be admitted that they were in- valuabie to the people of the country. It was not to be disputed that there. was. a great deal of irrelevant matter oftentimes introduced in the discussion, though it was much better to bave a question debated too much than not it debated at all. It was from hasty and inconsiderate legislation that tne country had most to fear. He was of the opinion that the Con- gressional should be maintained. It was worth all the cost. He reterred to the, scantily reported de- Dates of the Convention which tramed the constitu. tion, and said if they had been as fully reported as the debates of the present time they would be of incalculable valuo in ot the views of our forefathers. The Congressional should speak like a creditable witness and teil the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It should re- produce what was said and not what was not said, Many speeches never delivered in Congress had been put into the Record and statements put into it which would never have been allowed to unchallenged had they been made in Congress, “ He spoke of several instances where speeches had been withheld entirely and not given tothe Globe tor publication when the debates were published by that journal. Congress now stood in the pl of the publishers of the Glode, having taken upon itself the publication of the debates. In his opinion it ‘would be better to pubiish ‘the speeches just as they were delivered, without any correction except in form of notes; but he was not ‘prepared to urge such a stringent rule now. In one ‘nstance in the other house of Congress some years a member said he had prepared some remarks on the, duty of the government to recognize belligerent rights of Cuba, but he did not wish to trouble the House by reading them, and leave was granted him to have his remarks printed in the Globe. When they ‘appeared, instead of being about Cuba, they were a shameful ‘attack on an honored member of the Senate not long since to his final account. The matter ‘was noticed by the House, and it was ordered that the remarks be excluded from the official edition of the Globe, though they had already appeared in the regu- lar daily edi.ion. In conclusiot e argued that the purpose of the concurrent resolution was to make the Record what it purported to be—a faith- ful record of what took place in Congress. He moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Printing. So ordered, INTEREST ON THE 3.65 BONDS. The Senate then resumed the consideration of the an- Gnished business, being the report of the Conference ‘Committee on the disagreeing votes of the two houses ‘on the joint resolution to pay the interest on the 3.65 District of Columb!a bonds. Mr. Sarcent, (rep) of Cal, in to the argument (Mr. Dawes), ‘of yes- the ot ot the Senator from Looe tel in regard to the amount paid adie read irom tho sixth section of the act of June 20, 18 that Board red, and said under that law they wore employed 198 days and received the $2,000 for that ice, The it resolution of December 31 which continued the Board ‘of Audit, also gave them compensation proportionate to that already received by them, and it was in pursa- ‘tance of that law that they were paid last year. Ho knew the law was very loosely drawn and he opposed tt at the time; but it was the fault of the law that they had received this compensation and not any fault of the District Commissioners. The members of the Board of Audit being the First and Second Com) rs of the Treasury, received an annual salary of $5,000 each from the government, and, in addition, received $4,000 each last year as members of the Board. He thought this too much, and was jn favor of having the Board abolished. He desired to say to the Senate that tho proposition looking to the continuance. of the Board of ‘Audit came from the members of the Conference Com- mittee on the part of the House and not on the part of the Senate. They desired to have the Board continued Decause of the investigation into its official acts now in ba ad by the House of Representatives. r. EpMunpsa, (rep.) of Vt., said he was informed by en who were members of the Sinking Fond mmission—several of whom he knew personally, and believed them to be of as good character os any- bedy in rae bad world—that every dollar in 3.65 bonds thus issued amounted to $13,743,250, and for this they bad certificates to show. When the joint resolution first ‘the House they stopped issuing bonds except ‘already ordered. Though he be- hheved the Commissioners of the District had gone too far in the expenditure of money, he could not forget ‘the condition of the eity when it lrst came into their eharge. Miles and miles of streets had been torn up, and the Senate should exercise a charitable judgment in to the acts of the Commissioners. Congress would be obliged to pay ali the certiticates issued, and ft should be done by imposing a tax upon the people here. Mr. Dawns, (rep.) of Mass., advocated the abolition of the Bowrd of Audit, and the report would be recommitted to the Conference Committee, with in- siructions to have that ‘abolished, Mr. MonniLu (rep.) of Me., said the Board woud be abolished. [ts existence was prolonged only on ac- count of the invest! mow in progress by the House of Representatives, Mr. Dawes said no one could tell what would be the result of that investigation, The question should be decided now. The people of the country already thought that there was more at the bottom of the con- dition of affairs in this District than Congress was will- ing 1 on record, att yarp said, after be og | to was more than ever convinced the of the Conierence the debate, he Committe, shoud vote op this ~woull be to delay rest op thi On the | not think it would be for the interest of the Pacitic bomds for their mr for the first time im the hi ot coupons of its bonds were not paid at maturity. He moved to recommit the bill to the Conference Committee, thatthe resolution might be perfected and have all the creditors paid. further discussion the motion of Mr. Sherman to recommit was agreed to—yeas 30, nays 27. TRE SALE OF TIMBER LANDS. The Senate then took up the bil! to provide for the sale of timber lands in the States of California and Oregon and in the Territories. of the United States. ‘The pending question being on the amendment of Mr. McMillan, providing that any persom availing himself of the provisions of the act shall, in addition to other requirements mentioned in the bill, declare that he has never executed any mortgage or other instrument on said land or any part thereof by or under which the title may be vested in any other person Mr. Boy, (dem.) of Mo., said be believed it was well to protect the timber lands trom wanton destruction, but the use of timber should not be restrained. He argued that the forests of the world were of new growth and were constantly being reproduced. He'did now stands, to 365 certificates. He now, coust to have this bill passed, though he should vote for it as all the representatives of that section seemed anxious to have it. If he had his way he would insist upon tl m now in use in hig own State (Missouri), as well as in Kansas and other States, allowing the pub- hie lands to be sold to any one at the minimum price of $1 25 per acre. He saw ne reason why even mineral lands tn California, Oregon, Utah and elsewhere should ag placed in the market for sale the same as other Is. Mr. Cameos, (rep.) of Pa, moved that when the me to-day it be to meet on Monday next, Agreed to, Mr. CLayrox, (rep.) of Ark., said he did not see how the Senate could, consistently with its action of day | béfore yesterday, pass this bill for the sale of timber lands and opening them to provide entry without re- quiring that they first be offered at public sale, as was | the case in the Dill in regard to lands in Alabama, Apsaee and other States, which passed the Senate on ue! Th endment of Mr. McMillan was agreed to. Mr. Saraunr submitted an amendment requir- ing any person availing himself of the provisions of the act to declare, in addition to the other require- nts mentioned in the bill, that he had made no agreement or contract by which the title he might ac- quire from the government of the United States, or any right in said land or the timber thereon, should inure in whole or in part to any other person, &c. Mr, SARGENT advocated the passage of the bill and | said the amendment just offered by him was to pro- hibit persons from takuig op the land for the purpose of stripping itof the tmber. He believed the lands | would be better guarded against fire if this bill should | be passed, gle did not want speculators to get hold of | these lands; but, at the same time, he desired to make them available to his constituents, The amendment was agreed to. Pending the discussion the Senate, at four o’cloek, adjourned until Monday. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasutncrox, Feb. 17, 1876. ‘The House opened this morning without any oecu- pant in the Speaker's chair, Mr. Kerr being absent on leave of absence,, and having omitted to appoint a j Speaker protem. The duty of electing a Speaker pro tem. devolved, therefore, on the House, and as soon ‘as the Chaplain had concluded prayers Mr. Adams, tho Clerk, announced that that was the first business in order. Mr. Ranpaxt (dem.) of Pa., thereupon offered a reso- lution declaring Mr. Cox, of New York, appointed Speaker pro tem., whiéh Mr. Clymer, of Pennsylvania, moved to amend by substituting the name of Mr, Black- burn, of Kentucky. In a few words Mr. Blackburn declined the compli- ment and asked Mr. Clymer to withdraw hfs amend- ment, remarking that his own want of experience as a presiding officer over a great aehberative body was in strong contrast with the extended services and evident fitness of Mr, Vox. Mr. Ciymeg thereupon withdrew bis amendment, the original resolution was adopted and Mr. Cox took the chair. Having called the House to order the Speaker pro tem, said:— SPEECH OF MR. COX. GxyTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES — ‘The occasion whien calls for a Speaker pro tem. fs, under the circumstances, no subjgct of congratulation, While this mark of contldence deverves the warmest ac- Knowledgment, it is the overraling wish of my heart that the temporary occupanc7 of this chair may be brief. and that our respected Speaker may soon revurn to it reinvigorated. It is on@ of the felicities of our system of government that, come sickness or health, or death to public servants, the rocesses ol administration: legislation cannot bé re- p tarded. Let us proceed to: our in that spirit of friendly and autifal rivalry'to which T shall endeavor to. con- tribute. The proceedings of yesterday were then read,. Mr, GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, moved that tne oath of ofhce be administered to the Speaker pro tem., and made an argument in support of bis position that such form was necessary. Mr. Ranvawt, of Pennsy!vania, contended that it was not necessary, and-fortitied bis j-osition by numer- ous precedents in the past. The oath of office taken by the Speaker did not differ from that administered to the members beiore taking their seats. Mr. Kasson, (rep.) of lowa, suggested that duties were imposed on the Speaker, such as signing bills, ap- proving the jou &c., which no other member (no unsworn officer) bi @ right to perform. He there- fore held it to be necessary to administer the oath of office to the Speaker pro tem. Mr. TockER, oon of Va, called attention to the fact that in the Senate a presiding officer pro fem., who is a constitutional officer, is never required to take the oath of office, and, therefore, a fortiori, a Speaker pro tem,, an officer not provided for in the constitution, ‘was not required to take it ‘The discussion was continued at considerable length, Mr. Garfield's proposition bemg sustained by Messrs. Jones, of Kentucky, Reagan, of Texas and Denison of Vermont, and assailed by Messrs. Blaine, of Maine, and | Wheelet, of New York, Mr. Wuaeier inquired where any evidence was to be found that vbe office of Speaker pro tem. was an office ‘within the meaning of the tute. That was the ma- terial question on which, in his judgment, the whole | thing turned. He held that that wds a question of pro- i priety and not of law. | Mr. Base stated it as his judgment that there was ho necessity whatever for administering to the | Speaker pro tem. any other oath than that he nad | already taken. The only office which he (Cox) held | was that of Representative trom the State of New York. Mis election this morning constituted no sepa- rate office, It was simply to pérform ministerially | certain duties in the absence of the regular officer. | ‘The case of Mr. Pomeroy, of New York, who had been | | | | elected Speaker tem. some years ago, when Mr. Colfax resigned iis seat in the House to ui. the office of Vice President, was not acase that governed this one, because, although Mr. Pomeroy held the office but | for a day, he waé the absolute speaker, and, therefore, was required to take the oath. Mr. WaeKier, (rep.) of N. Y., asked where a war- rant could be found for administering an oath to a Speake! tem, It was not tobe found im the rules of the House or in the United States statutes, and therefore there was po warrant for it. Mr. Lawrenoe, (rep.) of Ohio, contended that tho warrant for it was in the Lex Parliamentarig, the com- mon Parliament la Mr, Kasson, of Iowa, read the law, which provides that in case of the removal, death, resignation, or ina- bility of both tne President and Vice President of tho | United States the President of the Senate, or, if there — is none, the Speaker of the House of Representatives i for the time being shall act as President until the disa- bility is removed or a President elected, and claimed that if Mr. Cox were Speaker of the House for the time being, in other words, pro tem., when the casualty occurred, then he, as Speaker de facto, would become President (expressions of dissent irom Mr. Blaine), be- cause he was the Speaker for the time being In other words, if the Speaker originally elected ‘shoul be in Italy when these events occurred and if Mr. Cox | were the Speaker for the time being in Washington, could any one maintain that the country would be without a presiding Chief M rate until the original Speaker should have returned from the foreign eoun- ’ Ue. Lawrence contended that the temporary Spenk- ership was in the scope and spirit of the law an office, and that, therefore, the law required an oath of office. Mr. Bias asked him why the presiding officer of the Senate took no oath of office. Mr. Lawrence replied that if he did not do so ho did not do bis duty. Mr. Buarxe asked whether, if the oath were adminis- tered to the Speaker pro tem., he would not be entitled tw a salary of $6,000 provided for the office ? Mr. Lawrence asked, in turn, what Mr. Cox would do after taking the oath it not be Spoaker ? Mr. Barve replied he would be Speaker pro tem, Mr. Lawnzxce—Is nota pene ov tem. aSpeaker? Mr. Buaiwe—No, sir, Do more the presiding officer of the Senate is Vice President, ir. Lawrewce—There is no avalogy between the cases. If there is any doubt about the question it is better to resolve it in favor of taking the oath, Thero 18 salety in resolving it in that manner, Mr. Kasson the House can have but one Speaker in the nature of thi and that that one Speaker must be sworn, and that while he was Speaker he was in all sts entitied to the pg omeeng yncluding the salary and contingency of his becom- in, t of the United States. Doers Ee a ae necessity of on among 8 that Mr Cox Wad already taken the oath asa Repro- that among his duties, as it tarned out, Mate Boose then took up the bill for the reorganiza- diciary. en Oe" docmanee: Mr. Sayler, of Ohio, moved to Jay the bilLon the table, which was rejected. ‘the Honse then, at haif-past four, adjourned. A NEW MASONIC HALL Teutonia Lodge, No. 72, F. and A. M., of Jersey City, has parchased a large plot on the corner of Stuyvesant And Corbin'avenues, on which they intend to erect a | spacious and costly Masonic temple. A large fund has been collected elie purpose, and the work wilt be commenced without delay, THE STATE CAPITAL. Stirring Up the Fungus Growth of the Albany Lobby. WOODIN’S SLIP ABOUT THE GOVERNOR. The Public School Question in the Assembly. STREET GRADING AND REPAIRING BILL DISCUSSED, Aupany, Feb, 17, 1876, The investigation by the sub-committee of the As- sembly Judiciary COmmittee into the operations of the Third House can hardly be expected to extitpate such a fungus growth as the Albany lobby. It may be checked and circumscribed, but so long as the soil is favorablo to the production no efforts of the legislative husbandman can entirely eradicate the seeds of this tenacious and pestiferous plant, When the mil- lennium comes and every member of the State Legislature will scorn even the salutation of a lobbyist—in fact, go so tar as to hand him over to the police as a nuisance—then perhaps the lobby may cease to flourish, ‘Where the carcass 1s, there will the eagles be gathered together.’? So with the Legislature, The lobby waxes fat or lean with the moral character of the members, When the standard is low tho lobby. luxuriates; when it is high the lobby droops and dies, Still, the effect of the investigation will be wholesome. It will show in such plain terms the open and shameless methods adopted by the fel- lows who make a business of traflicking in votes that every member not utterly regardless of reputation will exercise extreme caution in listening to the agents of the lobby, The investigation will mark out these agents so unmistakably that no member who values a good name will be seen ip conference with them, In view of the measures that the Legislature. will soon be called upon to pass to give expression to the people’s wishes as against those of the railroad corporations it is well tho investigation precedes the legislation. It clears the ficld to some extent. It arouses a watchful spirit im the honest | men of the Legislature, and the corrupt ones through sheer timidity will be driven into doing. what is right. Nine-tenths of the money spent here to tn- fluence legislation comes from railroad treasuries, Half a million would be a fair estimate of the amount the horse car companies are willing to put up to beat Kilfian’s bill, “No seat no fare.’’ The lobby would be the disbarsers of this sum, and it is well that we should know all about it before the fight begins . UNDERMINING EXECUTIVE PowER. * According to the constitution the Governor has the power to remove the sheriffs, coroners, clerks and district attorneys of counties for charges preferred, In the early part of the session afbiil was introduced in the Assembly amending the Revised Statuics so as to inclade in the list ofofficers amenable to removal by order of the Governor county treasurers and superin- tendants of the poor, When the bill reached the Sen- ate it underwent still further amendment, making it the duty of the @ounty Judge to hear the testimony against the itnpeached oti ie opinion on it to the Governor. To-day, bill came up in Committee of the Whole, the republi- can animus of the Senate to Governor Tilden, em- bodied in the person of Senator Woodin, breke out afresh, and still another amendment was offered taking away trom the Executive the power to fill vacancies caused by removals {from county offices and transferrin, the authority to the Board ot Supervisors. He cwpae leave, however, the sole control over removals and ap- intments of notaries public and commis- of deeds to the Governor. After a brief it struck Senator Woodm that his amendment Sop evsany a bing aan the Executive, and ‘that he had placed himself in a false position before the Senate; ior just the day betore, on the debate concern- ing the County Treasurers’ bill, he insisted on opposing the proposition to aitow boards of supervisors to desig- nate the banks w! county funds should be deposited. What utter inconsistency the Senator here shows! He would give the power to a board of supervisors to Appoint a county treasurer, and yet be has euch a strong suspicion of the integrity of such a body that he would not trust them so far as allowing them to designate a bank of deposit, The Senator was not so blind as not to see how illog- ical was the position he assumed, and he withdrew his amendment and asked for time to put it in another shape. THE PURLIO SCHOOL SYSTEM. The Committee on Education of the Assembly to-day reported favorably the following concurrent resolu- tion, which is deemed something of an improvement upon that offered by Mr. Carroil E. Smith some weeks ago and reierred to the committee :-— -Resolved (ifthe Senate Foe ‘Thas article 9 of the con- Sfeution he emented by the sdfition ‘of the following see- ions — Sxction 2.—The State shall maintain a system of common ‘th islature wbail provide for the instruction, in the branches ‘of radimentary edueation. for the period of at least twenty-eight weeks in exch year, of all persons in the State between the ages of five und twenty-one years, annually raisii \erefor, by tax upon the real and personal ate in the respective counties, & sum of not less than $3,000,000, Sue, &—Neither the money nor the credit of the State, nor of any county, town or municipal corpuration, shall be given or loaned to, or be othewise applied to the support of, uny school or schools under the control of any religions sect or denomination, or to any school or schools not wholly the property of the State or of the county, city, town or village in whieh they are located, It is understood that Mr. Taber, a member of the committee, endeavored to have the resolution so worded that the term sectarian or denominational should not be made to apply to any school where the reading of the Bible is made a part of the exercises. Mr. Tabor was supported in this effort by two of his associ and it is believed that he will renew his motion when the resolution comes before tne House, 1t is not probable that he expecta it to be adopted, but his idea may be as a demvcrat to make the repud Jicans woe the mark on the Bible question and possibly divide them up on the amendment, with this rider tacked ou.to it. The proposed anendment, it will be seen, besides making it mandatory that provision must be made by the State for elementary instruction to all persons within the prescribed school age, fixes the amount which must be raised every year for common school purposes. Last year the amount expended for common schools in the State was $11,459,363 43. The average expenditure every year is about $11,000,000, but on course the | greater por mount is raised from local | ation, the tion paid by the State being nearly | $3,000,000, as a general thing, which is obtamed by a tax of one and one-fourth of a mili upon each dollar of the taxable property in the State. The Approp on bith this year appropriates $2,797,725. If the amendment becomes a part of the constitution of course the Legwiature wili be relieved from the necessity of in- | daiging in ‘an annual squabble over the fixing of the rate, The ei yar expended during the past ten years for the maintenance of the public schools will give a pretty fair idea of how the oxpen- diture has gradually increased every year and what amounts must be raised by local tax, if the amendment becomes a law and is indorsed by the people, over aod | above the State’s $3, 000, The amounts were as fol. Jows:—1865, $5,730.460; 1866, $6,032,935; 1867, $7,683,201; 1868, $9,040,942; 1869, $9,886,786; 1870, $9,906,514; 1871, $9,607, 203; 1872, $10,416,588; 1873 $10,946,007 ; 1874, $11,084,981; 1875, $11,459,353, % SUITA AGAINST NEW YORK CITY. . Mr. Fish intends to introduce a bill to-day which will provide that in all actions at law or os ings against the city, where issues of fact are to be determined, tho evidence shall be taken in open court betore a jury, and no judgment shall be entered up hereafter against the city and county of New York without a verdict of a jury; provided, however, that this act shall not be con- ‘strued as prohibiting the Court in a case requiring the examination of a long account on either side from direct- ing the account to be taken by a referee; but in no caso sball the issues fnvolved be decided by a referee and in shall the Counsel to the Corporation consent to any ‘ence. It is further provided that no action against the city can be maintained unless the im on which the action is brought has been presented tn writ- ing © Comptroller nor until after the expiration of thirty days from the date of the presentation, Noexecu- tion can be issued on any judgment obtained upon such claim until after the expiration of ten days from the date of a written notice thereof shall have been served upon the Comptroller, Under the bill the Sheriff ts not enti- tied to any beige eyed oF expenses on any execution is- sued against the city, and when a properly executed warrant for the amount of any Judgment and be tendered imterest thereon to date of the warrant to we It te provided that no action shall be affected by the act in which a reference has been heretofore ordered. Conpee ‘Banden ltioneeed bill din, Senator o a amending the Health Board jaws, so that all suits nt by it shall be tried before jury in the distriet where the accused party resides. ‘The debate on the County Treasurers’ bill continued cussed at some length by the legal }) Part of the committee appointed to investigate the State salt works at Syracuse returned this morning. ‘They are of opinion that the works are badly managed and that it would be a good thing to get rid of them by leasing (the constisution forbids their sale) to some private company. They have always been conducted, like the canals, as a political lever for this or , Last year they returned the State only « few thotieand dollars, and the moral injary they do ie not atoved for by any sum of money. he Astemoly bili to cmploy conviet labor on public | works has been favorably reported to the Sena’ it ia over three weeks siuce a resolution was NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1876.—r'RIPLE SHEE) ‘im the Assembly calling on the Bank Examiner to fur- nish his report of the condition of the New York sav- ings banks, but as yet, like Duke Humpbry, he has made ho sign. Mr. Patten’s bill, authorizing the Dock Commis- sioners to sell at auction the lease of the Grand strect ferry, was reported favorably from Committee of Conimerce and Navigation, Fifteen hundred applicants tor canal appointments thronged the State Hall to-day. There were pin ix for the position of collector at Mudlark Bridge, ata salary of $500 a year. THR STRERTS OF NEW YORK. ‘The House reassembled at half-past seven P. M., and in Committee of the Whole considered the bill regulat- ing the grading, paving and improving the streets of the city of New York. Mr. iG moved to strike out the first section, #0 a8 to ask the gentiemen to consent to report Rromers He said that the $750,000 mentioned in the bill would not pay for improving the old streets and do nothing tow- in improving the new streets. If this vill is passed the residents inthe upper part of the city will have to continue going through mud to reach their homes; it will damage property in that section greatly, so greatly that it will amount to confiscation. He read a statement, showing that over $3,000,000 had been spent ih thatgection the past year, and asked what §7 could amount to used In the same manner. He did not pooiges ‘esingle man outside ot this House in favor of the bill, After some discussion Mr. Krxa said he would with- draw his motion now, but would show before the bill was through with that he was correct in his opinion, Mr. Fatvon moved to strike out the clause charging interest on moneys advanced to contractors, and sus- tained his motion by saying this was a hardship on the contractor, ‘The motion was lost. Mr, Fallon moved to strike out the words ‘with the assent of the Comptroller of said city,”’ having refer- ence to the rejection of bids on the part of the heads of the departments, Lost. Mr. Forster moved to strike out the sixth section, which gives the Board of Street Openiug and Improve- meat the same power throughout the city it has in that part of the city south of Fifty-ninth street. Mr. Fish assented to this and it was stricken out, Mr. King moved to strike out all after the first sec- tion, and then proceeded to speak against the bill in detail. He insisted if this bill was passed it would aif of the population of the upper part of the city and bankrupt the other, He said it was a scheme to improve another section at the expense of the one he referred to. He-said it, was a crime, a great crime, for an official to rob the city, bat it was a greater crime for the city to rob individual citizens. He then proceeded to criticise the bill in detail, both as to its provisions and verbal construc- tion. He concluded by withdrawing bis motion. Mr, Strahan moved to strike out the provision to charge interest on advances made to contractors and also the provision that no sum less than $2,500 shall be paid a contractor, rv. Fisw assented to this and it was adopted. Mr, STRAHAN moved to amend by requiring that as- sessments for street improvements shall be confirmed only by a majority of the Board of Revision aad Cor- rection of Assessments, Carried, and the bill was then ordered to @ third reading. BOARDS OF HEALTH. Mr. ExaLenart introduced a bill relative to the Boards of Health of New York and Brooklyn, which provides that they shall publish once a week for two weeks, in the month of June, their code of ordinances, and in prosecuting violations of the law such prosecu- tions shall be had in the districts where complaints ‘are made. MORE COMMISSIONERS POR BROOKLYN. The King’s county delegation resumed this afternoon the fight of Friday last over the Brooklyn bill, whieh & ves the ja ene of twelve Commissioners of harities and Correction to the County Judge and Sheriff of Kings county. The entire session almost was taken nm with the debate on the Dill, and was finally ended by the bill being ordered to a third read- ing alter being severely amended. THE CANAL BOARD. A BRIDGE ACROSS THE CANAL AT ILION—DELE- GATIONS FROM NEW YORK AND BUFFALO BEFORR THE BOARD. Aupasy, Feb. 17, 1876. The Canal Board held a session to-day. All the members were present As the conal appointments were expected to be announced the corridors of the State Hall and Auditor's room were thronged by a crowd of expectants, The Lieutenant Governor offered a resolution that the State Enginecr and Surveyor be requested to ro- port to the Board the amount due to W. J. Mowry, contractor, for the Black Rock Harbor work. The resolation was adopted, Mr. Ross, of Llion, was heard on the question of a bridge across the canal at that placo,+ It appears that an appropriation of $3,000 was made for the erection of the proposed bridge nearly two years ago; but, by rea- son of the danger that the State would incur land dam- ages and the probable excess above the sum appropri- ated which the bridge would cost, no steps were taken inthe work. The matter was, on motion, referred to the Committee on Construction. The State Engineer and Surveyor offered a resolu- tion m regard to the Bird avenue sewer, in Bufalo, which was referred for the Attorney General to izquire into the begal of the State in the premises, The model of an improved lockgate was then ox- amined by the Board, atter which, on motion of the Lieutenant Governor, the Board went into private ses- sion ou the canal ap) iments. After some hours spent therein the Bi ik & recess. Recenvening at twenty minutes three o'clock P. M. & committee from the Produce Exchange of New York city appeared and Mr. Hazleton, of the commiu- tee, addressed the Board at some length in regard to the rates of canal tolls for the ensuing year. The tenor of the address was to the effect that it would bo bad policy to increase the rates of last year, and in order to retain commerce on the canals and prevent its diversion to other directions and markets the rates of last year should be continued. A committee from the Buffalo Board of Trade were also heard. ‘The Board then went into private session again, and on the reopening of the doors adjourned until to-mor- row morning. NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. THE GENERAL RAILROAD BILL AND SHERIFE'S ACT ORDERED TO A THIRD BEADING—DISCUS- SION ON THE FIVE COUNTY ACT. Trentow, Feb, 17, 1876. In the Senate to-day the following bille were intro- duced :— By Mr. Hill—An act which provides that no school district shail be formed anless there are seventy five ebildren of the school age within the limits, except by the consent of the State Superintendent, Mr. Plummer, from the Joint Committee on Treas- ur accounts, reported that the committee had examined and balanced the accounts of the late State Treasurer, General Mott, and foand them correct, Mr, Potts offered a concurrent resolution to add President Sewell and Speaker Carscallan to the Joint Committee on Public Billa Adopted. In the House the General Railroad Tax law and tho Goneral Sheriffs act were ordered to a third reading without any opposition Mr. Bergen presented a petition praying for legisla- tion to prevent the running of passenger trains on Sunday. Mr. Rabe offered a concurrent resolution calling on the Senators and Representatives in Congress from New Jersey to vote against all measures granting sub- sidies to railroad corporations. Adopted. Mr. Halsey, from the Jotat Committee on Public Bills, introduced a general bill concerning public roads, and Mr. Youngblood presented a bill from the Printing Committee. The bill appropriating $55,000 to the Jamesburg Ro- form Schooi for Boys commg SS its final passage mot with strenuous opposition from Messrs, Griggs, Rabe, Cross, Lewis and Hendrickson. Each of thoue gentlemen made forcible arguments against its passage on the ground that the appropriation was excessive for a home where there were only filty boys and also on the ground that the State at the present time could not afford the outlay. They were willing to vote fora $40,000 appropriation and no more, Messrs. Young- blood, Vail, Scovel and Brewer advocated the bill on the ground that the institu being one of the best in the State, needed the money for its support and also rection of anew dormitory ana worksh rp debate the bill was carried by a vote of 33 thas already passed the Senate, and it only needs the Governor's approval to becom A bill providing that {t shall not essary hereafter for the majority of the directors of avy corporation, heretofore or hereatter organized, to be residents of tho State, ing sp on its second reading, Was op by Mr. , of Newark, w emphatically asserted that it containéd a large-ai: colored genuieman. He denounced it in unmeasured terms, and boped it would be defeated by a large majority. Mr. Griggs, of Pate strongly advocated ite passage. On motion of Mr. Youngblood it was indefinitely Lees Pgs | a vote of 41024 =A motion was subsequently made to reconsider the vote, and it was defeated by a vote of 16 to 42, thus permanently killing the bill. The Joint Committee on Public Bills held a session after the yarninent of both houses, and again dis- ive County act. A bill drafted by Senator the sense of the committee. It provisions:—‘‘fhat the owner of real estate, situate in any part of the State, encumbered by mortgage, may in writing with the holder of any mortgage theresa to pay the taxes assessed on account of such mortgage, which said agreement shall be held to be binding in all courts of the State,’ Both houses adjourned to next Monday evening. HONOR THE BRAVE. uw Yoru, Feb. 16, 1876, To tas Epiron ov THR Hekato:— ‘ Please find enclosed $2, Please give the money to some fund that | hope will be raised to be given the Rev. Father Adams for bis heroic action in saying ‘Mrs. Amelia May on the 11th inst, from awavery grave. Piease insert this in your widely circulated paper, that’ the action of the brave may be rewarded. . 4 TRAV. THROUGH LIFR, } olic Protectory and the Juvenile Asylum. THE COMMITTEE ON CRIME. 4 GENERAL REVIEW OF THE METROPOLIS--THE POLICE, GAMBLERS, THIEVES, BANCO MEN AND SOILED DOVES ANALYZED—SUGGESTIONS AND BECOMMENDATIONS. The solect committee appointed by the Legislature of 1875 to mvestigate the causes of the increase of crime in the city of New York, yesterday presented their re- port of the testimony before them, consisting of abou, 3,000 pages of printed matter. trol of the Legislature, and all the cily institutions that are within its jurisdiction. They examined the four Commissioners of Police, the Superintendent, two out of the four inspectors and a number of captains; nearly all the police justices coroners and one ex-coroner; the District Attorney (in part only, as that official declined to appear before the committee when subsequently invited, for reasons stated in the correspondence on page 2,972, et seq.); the threo Commissioners of Caarities and Correction, and many of heir principal subordinates, and the heads of the various private corporations to whose custody criminals are committed. The committee visited in person all the penal ‘nstita- tions under the custody of the Commissioners of Char- ities and Correction—é «, the City Prison, the Peni- tentiary, the Workhouse, the Schoolship Mercury and Hart’s Island, and also the House of Refuge, the Cath- In each of these institutions, after a thorough personal inspection, the comm‘ttee swore on the spot the principal wit- nesses attainable, In some cases inmates of the insti tutions were examined touching their treatment and mode of life, BORE SPOTS. The part of the report devéted to the polive is quite a lengthy one, and is very severe upon Captain McCul- loch and nis administration of the Twenty-ninth pre- cinct, The notorious Annie Small is quoted in the re portas having given evidence in the matter, and the case of Sarah Meyers, another infamous character, said to be the “wickedest woman in New York,” whose aeal_ ings with police justices and captains are well known, Teccives considerable attention. POLICE BEATS, Concerning the police the Commissioners say there is no doubt that the force is not sufficiently large. They say 500 additional men are absolutely necessary, and 2,000 additional would probably not be too many. “It appears that the total number of night posts in the city of New York is 820; the aggregate length of the night posts is 825 miles, 3 furlongs, 38 rods, 5 yards The average length of each night postis1 mile and 2 rods. The total force of patrolmen in patrol precincts, 1,046; average absent from any cause, 408; average effective force, 1,538; average effective force on each night, 769; average length of each actual night post, 1 mile, 28 rods and 2 yards; aggregate length of day posts, $25 miles, 3 furlungs, 88 rods and 5 yards; average ef. fective day force, 384." GRADING SALARIES. The committee recommend three grades of patrol- men as to pay. First, $800 perannum; second, $1,000; third, $1,200. They pronounce the payment of inex- perienced and experienced mon at the same rate ab- surd. They recommend that the furce be divided as nearly as possible into these three grades in equal pro- portions. The salary of sergeants ought to be raised to $1,750 per annum, and that of captains to ‘$3,000, and of inspectors to $4,000. The report recommends the creation of the office of assistant superintendent of police, which officer shall be charged especially with the management of the criminal duties pertaining to the Superintendent’s office; the details of crime and {ts suppression; the government of the detectives, both ward and Headquarters; the general charge of all that is expressly directed in the government of the Police force to the prevention and detection of crime. FARO AND BANCO. The committee say that the Headquarters and ward detectives ought no longer to be separate and independ- ent forces. They also recommend a secret system of detective police, saying that the publication of the names of detectives in special cases often prevents tho detection of crime. The pay of detectives should rauge trom $1,500 to $4,000 a year, They say that the existence of a gambling housg in a precinct onght to be in itself a causo for the removal of the captain, and rec- ommend that all gambling instruments ‘be de- stroyed, whereas they ure now often returned t0 the gambiers. Upon the subject of panel houses, binco games, lottery and horso car robberies, they tuink no ee uaa legislation is necessary if the police do their uty. THR SOCIAL BVIL. Speaking of the general beiiet among the public that nearly all of the police captains are in the habit of levying black mail on women of ill fame, the re- port adds:—Brought face to face with this fact, the question remains tor the legislative body of this State to decide whether or not is is wise to continue the nominal, legal ban under which prostitution is placed, to close the eyes of the lawmaking power to a fact which their hearts cannot ignore, and putting aside all considerations of local weltare, of the greatest happi- ness of the greatest number, to go on in the future as they have in the past; taking no stops towards perma- nent or healthy reforms. Whatevor may be the odium incurred by the suggestion among honest peo- ple who have not mingled with the world, who are ignorant of its passions and of their’ fatal elfects, the committee are willing to take it upon themselves in earnestly recommending to the Legisia- ture the regulating or permitting, or, if the word be not deemed offensive, the licensing of prostitution. In the interest of the well-being, the decorum, the de- cency of society; in the interest o: the peace and happiness of by iar the greatest number of people; in the interest of the’ preservation of the purity of ‘the guardians of the public peace; in the imterest of public health and for the sake of thousands yet un! the committee earnestly urge upon the Legislature as the only means of grappling with the social evil, the grant- ing to the police the power of regulation, of localiza- tion and medical visitation. What tees, if any, should be paid shoud be left to the judgmont of the Board,of Commissioners of Police. ‘THR POLICE COURTS. The committee make some very sweeping and thor- ongh suggestions tn regard to what should be done by jature in regard to reforms in police court, the Legis! The six present courts should probably be: continued with one justico apiece, and five other courts distrib- uted with reference partly to the density of the crim- inal population and partly to the question of territorial jurisdiction, so as to equalize the labor among the eleven Courts as neariy as possible; and the com see no reason why these flye additional courts, should not be held in certain designated police station houses. A reduction of the salaries 01 future justices to $6,000 a year, and @ decrease inthe number of clerks and as- sistants. The law about intoxication should be so altered that any justice may commit a person charged with that offence a second time for a much longer period. Singularly enough, this is now tho law in every part of the State except the city of New York The justices should allowed to take bail pending examination, It should be made obligatory on the police justices to have a court on Sunday afternoon, say from five to seven wherein one justice shall sit to bear complaints and admit to bail for the whole city. The prisons attached to the police courts, now under the control of tue Com- missioners of Charities and Correction, should be under the contro! of the police justices, under such reguia- tions as they may make. Instead of a squad of police attached to each court, who serve papers, run errands and perform other similar duties for the police justices, the justices should be allowed to appoint throe or four attendants to each court at small salaries, who should do this duty. Justices should not be limited to $100 in exacting bail in excise cases, The pe justices here- after to be appointed should be lawyers of a certain duration of practice. The District Attorney shouid from time to time make a return to the police justices individually, of the disposition of cases sent him by them. This would enable a police justice to give in- formation when necessary, would furnish a record for the pur of the history of criminal transactions, and woul d largely to Ax the responsibility tor the failure of justice, which, unfortunately, ensucs in so many cases, Tite EXCISE HOARD, The committee recommend an immediate abolition of the Excise Board for many serious reasons, which they give at length. The comuittee regard the Excise Com- mission as an expensive and useless appendage w tho city government, The present minissioners have openly evaded the laws, and have taken upon them- esponsibilities in permitting persous to seil 4 without license in direct opposition to the plain wording of the statute, Their inspectors, as a class, seetn of no earthly use except to draw salaries, and while to them has generally been intrusted the duty of reporting upon the character of applicants for Neenses the performance of that duty has been so negii gently and loosely condacted as w render it a questi ia the minds of the committee whether their real bu: ness bas not been to enable as many Improper persons the stature governing this branch of the cyy gov: the Cormmissio: been in the babit of ceiving small sume of money from applicants for li- nse, and olten for months thereafter, and sometimes the whole rye Permitting thom to sell liquor it would not be reasonable to expect that a person who is abie to sell liquor for one-halt tho amount which it would cost him to take out his licente should go afer his license and pay the balance due from him, The committee recommend the folowing measures to the Legisiatare in regurd to the Excise Board. First, Police, with power to appoint an additional inspector Of police, with necessary assistants to issue and grant licenses, Throe of license feep should be or tablished, one for the sale of malt liquors, ove for the sale Of wines and mait liquors and one for the sale of Liquors rap aoa gh The amount of fees for each grade should be fx ‘by the Board of Police, All persons lheensed should be compelled to yeh Any person selling malt or spiritaous liquors without a |i~ cense should be subject to a fine or punishment by im- prisonment i the Penitentiary. Avy licensed porson welling any other kind of liquor than which he has been licensed to s¢ll should be subject to the same pun ishment as persons seliing without a license. Upon any cOmpiaint avainat » veravn for relline liquor withoula The report reviews | ery department of the city government under con- and many of the clerks of criminal courts; two of tho | | etpal | 900, to procare licenses as possible. In direct opposition to | 1t abolition; placing the eupervision in the Boxrd of | Heense, proof that the person complained of bad liquor exposed upon his premises shall be prima face evie dence against him. ¢ THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM. Among the numerous excellent suggestions which have been made to the comuiuttee for the suppression of crime there is one that has struck them with peculiar | force. It is that a law should be passed granting to the criminal courts at the me of sentgnce the power o adding to a sentence of imprisonment a sentence of surveillance for an additional time, not to exceed the term of imprisonment; that is to say, if a prisoner is sent to State Prison for four years, may at the same time be sentenced to four addit onal years of police sur. | verllance, and this sboutd be exercised in some such way as this:—A registry should be kept adquarters, and every person under sentence of surveillance should | be required while in the city to report him. self not less than once @ month at headquar- | ters in person, giving bis pame and address, and | should he fail 10 do 0 amd be found in the city be should then be hable to punishment as for a misde mean A similar law should be passed against the use of ali and persons giving false names when appre- hended for any offence should be liable to additional punishment if found guilty of other crimes, or to pun- nt as for a misdemeanor it no oflence be charged agaipst them. The effect of these two laws will be to make the whereabouts of the criminal classes beter known to the police, and the detectives will find it easior to deai with them, To carry out the same idea, whenever @ Now York prisoner is about to be di charged from one of the State prisons, or from the County Penitentiary, iv should be the duty of the War- den of the institution to noufy the Superintendent of Police of the fact ana of the date on which the disebarge will take plac THE CHARITY CoMmissioneRs, The committee in differeut places in their report take occasion to severely criticise the regulations and rules of the charitable institutioas—the Tombs (which prison 18 im @ shameful coudition), the Penitentiary and other places—and make biting and sarcastic suggestions to Commissioners Brennan, Cox and Builey as to their management Of the Penitentiary they say :—'The great abuse in the prison to which our special attention Was directed was Lhe avsovute failure to separate prisoners in accordance with their age and chafacter. Tne youth and the old criminal were joined close togetlier, aud the idea of making a dis- tinction seems tirst to Jhave presented itseif to the prison authorities after the exatnination made by the committee, ‘The building is pronounced inadequate and the law forbidding the sale of convict labor absurd. At all events, a law should be passed at once, allow- ing the Commissioners of Charities and Correction, in their diseretion, either to Sel the products of prison labor or to contract it, tp such manner and Onder such regulations as the Lezisiature may deem best.” SPECIAL SESSIONS COURT. Php committee is decidedly of opinion that it is not ‘odiy advisable, but absolutely necessary to the suppres- sion of crime {n the city of New York, that an inde- pendent Court of Special Sessions should be created, nsisting of two justices or perbaps three; that tho members of this court shouid sit every day abd should bestow their entire attention upon the Court of Special Sessions, und that the District Attorney’s office should be represented in the Court of Special Sessions; to accomplish which it will be necessary that the Legisia- ture should authorize the District Attorney to appoint another assistant, LUDLOW STREET JATL, Of this place they talk piainly as follows:—‘In fact, the keepers seem to practice all sorts of petty extor- tions upon the prisoners, and the general character of the kewpers is pronounced by the Deputy Warden, Mr. Gardner, an old and experienced officer, not good, It does not appear that any ruies of disc'pline whatever exist forthe government of the keepers, It further appears, om the testimony of all the witnesses, jucluding the keepers, that in flagrant defi: ance of the law a regular bar is maintained in the prison, the emoluments of which go to the su- periors. Prisoners frequently get imtoxicated although the Witnesses think that the keepers take some pains not to let them get too drunk. An extraor- dinary feature of the jail is that there are confined in it twenty-eight prisoners held as criminals by the United States courts id charged with such crimes as perjury, robbery, smuggling, counterfeiting, forgery and piracy, and ‘also certain other United States prisoners wo bave been tried, convicted and are, in fact, working out their sentences, without per- forming any labor, in our Jail for poor debtors.” r committee would recommend that the cost of B taining the prisoners be taken away from the Sheriff that the Warden bave, as is tue case with the War- den of the Tombs, absolute and uncontrolled authorivy over its management, subject only to the authority of his superior; that the county maintain the prison, SHVERE ON THR DISTRICT ATTORNEY. The report criticises the management of the District Attorney's office very severely and specifically, and the Suggestions of the committee ior iresh legislation ip this branch of the city government are voluminous and are chiefly as follows:—Prisoners seem to bave been indicted and discharged without the knowledge of the District Attorney; bail taken apparently without bis consent, and prisoners taken frou the jurisdiction of the inferior mugistrates without his suggestion by an agsistant district attorney, and even by aclerk im his office, and these persons ‘discharged without any apparent reason or cause. In the face of the facts as they exist, and of testimony unexplained by the District Attorney, the committee can have no doubt that he’ has beer nogligent in his duty. The committee recommend that the assistant dis- trict attorneys, and the chiet clerk also, if intrusted with the powers which the chief clerk im the office of the District Attorney of this city seems to be imtrusted with, should be sworn officers; that all bonds given for bail in criminal eases shail be nade a hen upon the property described in the bond to pre- vent the giving of straw bail; a law that no money shall be received by the District Attorney in heu of @ bail bond, except upon an order of the Court to that effect, specifying the amount to be received; a law requiring the renewal of bail bonds after indictment; a law that in no case shall the amount of bail be fix d or reduced or bail be taken, except by order of the Court, which shall appear in the minutes thereof; a law providing that io all cases where prisoners are brought to the bar to plead tw indictments they shall first be asked by the clerk if they have counsel, or if they have the means to procure counsel, and if they say they have no mi to procure counsel the Court shall assign cou: betore they are required to plead to the indictmen’ d in né case shall any person be put upon triai until least three days shall have expired after counsel shail have been assigned, or after he has pleaded to the indictment; a law making it unlawful for a grand jury to find dictment except upon the testimony of Witnesses sworn before them, and that the evidence taken before a committing magystrate shall be used by them only, ifat all, for the purpose of factlitating and aiding their examination of witnesses who are pre- sented before them; a law that all applications to the Court for relief to a prisoner charged with crime shall be in writing and sworn to, and that such affidavit shail be Mied with the Clerk of the Court and become a part of the record of the case; and a law compelling the wardens of the various prisona, penitentiaries and re- fortatories to report each month the names of the per- sons who have been received by them, and the date when so received, to the clerks of the various courts in which they were sentenced. THE CITY OF GALVESTON. No news has yet reached this city respecting the safety of the passengers and crew of the wrecked steamship City of Galveston, which went ashore op Mariguana Island, in the Babamas, op the 6h inst, Yesterday afternoon Mr. Williams, of the Atias line of steamships, plying from here to the West Indies, stated to a HenaLp reportor that in all probability Steamer, the Alps, from Aspinwall, will arrive here on Monday, and will bring a Haytian ‘mail, which she will pick up at the islaud of Navassa, and will doubtiess contain the names of the City of Galveston’s passengers and a list of her cargo. The captain of the Claribel reports that when he passed Mariguena Island, shortly after the City of Galveston had gone ashore, the weather was rough and the breakers were rolling heavily on the tsland. Next Sunday night the Nassan steamer Leo, of the Marray-Ferris line, is due at Savannah and will very likely bring tidings of the safety of those on board the wrecked vessel, It is generally believed that she went asbore on the coral reefs of Low Cay, in Caicos Passage, at the easterly end of the islaud, avd which extend out to sea some six or seven miles, The distance trom Cape Haytieu. Haytl, from whence the City of Galves- ton came, is about 150 miles, Nassau is about 300 miles. Mariguona Island is almost uninhabited, is about twenty-five miles Jong? aud five miles broad at two points, EVENING SCHOOL | | | | | EXHIBITION, CLOSING EXERCISES AND RECEPTION LAST EVEN- ING OF THB FORTY-SECOND STREET EVENING SCHOOL, ‘ The closing exercises and reception of the Nineteenth Ward Male Evening School, in East Forty.second stroet, between Second and Third avenues, took place last evening in the school assembly room. The exhi- bition was in every way creditabio both to the man- agers and participants. Mr. Frank Coleman js prim- of this evening school, which numbers and Alfred K. Alanpher vice principal. The exercises last night consisted of recitations and choice selections of vocal music, The musical part, which was noticeable for ite general excellence and hit ish, was under the immediate direction of Mrs. Esther A. Hines, On the platform were Mossra, Hopkins, Alston, Thal singer, Macklin and Pomeroy. The trus- toon and Messrs: Hopkins snd Thalmesinger addressed the pypila at the close of the exercises. Fifty prizes | wore Mletributed for general excellence in pi wap or good conduct, Thie following is the programme of the evening:— Song, “Glad Notes of Joy,” Masters Truss, Wolf, John- son, Fairbrother, Morris and Neat iF; recitation, “Parting of Marmion and Douglas, . Donahue chorus, “Letter in the Candie,” school; solo, “Prett; Little Jessie,” Kdward Fairbrother; recitation, “Pagk Revere's Ride,” William Hoiner; chorus, ‘Jeanie, whe Lives in the Deill,”’ school; duet, “Beneath the - Masters Truss and Wolf; agg a of Joy,” Master Johnson; recitation, “The Polish Boy,” Master Schwartz; chorus, ‘Come to Us ia the Cherry Time, school; solo, “Esmeralda,” Master Truss; by egees “Barbara Frevchie;" distribution of prizes; solo at chorus, “Put Your Shoulder Johnson aud school. MAriprey Neeae dave cae | COOPER UNION, The next lecture m the Cooper Union free course | wil be delivered Saturday evening, in the great ball, | at eight o'ctock, by Dr. Isidor Walz, on “The Atomic Theory,”’ with iilustrations and stereopticon views, | The annual celebration of Washington's birthday by | the pupils of the ap Union will take place Thesday | evening, Fobruwry 22 in the great halk at cielt | O'clock.” Adusiewivn free,