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a ee THE STATE CAPITAL, A New Liquor Law for the Entire State. THE PARK BILL AGAIN. Governor Tilden and His Policy Defended. THE FIRST VETO OF THE SESSION Meeting of the State Central Committee. Aupany, March 14, 1876. The democratic State Central Committee meets here to-morrow to appoint a place for holding the State Convention to select delegates for the National Con- vention, and to attempt the task of closing up the Gssuro in the democratic party that runs from @ point Northwest to Southeast across the State, It will be easy work enough to select the city where the Convention is to be held, but it will take a degree of skill and tact to which democratic managers appear to be strangers, to settle tho other point, I¢ will hardly be done in a day, and it is no remote likelihood that it may fail of being done at all. If there be any man to whom the question gives sleepless anxiety it is His Excellency Governor Tilden, Ho has every reason to fear that if the State Contral Committee breaks down at the task of cement- ing the divided parts of the democracy his hopes for tne Presidency are seriously jeopardized. Demo- erats here this evening are willing to admit that unless union is brought about between Tam- many and anti-Tammany factions the State will go fepublican in tho fall It is understood shat Tilden desires to have the Convention held at an early date, and those democrats are out of bumor with ‘ho Governor and insist upon a late Convention. Lute or early, however, unless provision is made for har- mony, the Convention may begin and end in uproar. The Anti-Tammanyites at this cen- tre are not half so bitterly opposed to Kelly as to Tilden, for to the latter they attribute their humiliating repulse from the doors of the last Syracuse Convention, Kelly is reported to be at loggerheads ‘with Tilden on the question of reorganization of the Exeoutive Committee of the Central Committee, The former is given credit for a disposi. ton to meet the demands of the anti- [Tilden men in a friendly spirit and have conciliation secured at any cost. Tilden would like to muke sure of a delegation pledged to him in the National Convention. Kelly wants no pledge, pro- vided he can get the Anti-Tammany party to come back to the Wigwam, Some of the Western delegates, who have just arrived, express their ignorance of any B® project being on foot other than that bi paming place and time for the Convention, It is be- leved that the middle of April and the city of Albany will be decided on. Mr. Milliman, delegate from Rensselaer, says he never knew a imme when the democracy were not fighting among themselves, but when the day of trial came thoy were generally found shoulder to shoulder. He admits it is possible the warring sections in New York may keep asunder, but the country democrats don’t under- stand the quarrel, and can do nothing to settle it, This must be done by themselves. STREET IMPROVEMENTS, ‘The bill so repeal the act of 1869 providing that assess- ors may assess on the city of New York not more than half the total cost of the street improvements above Fourteenth street, was passed this evening in the Sen- ate. LEGISLATION FOR WOMEN, ‘The bill to enable married women to hold the same privileges as single women or widows, to make notes of enter into and be responsible for business contracts of any kind, alter a long debate in the Senate was re- jected, ARRIVAL OF NEW YORKERS, A number of"New York politicians arrived this even- mg, among them James J. O’Donohue and a delegation Jo secure the pardon of Michael Murphy, convicted of the Rockland murder, on evidence deemed untru: wortby. A NEW LIQcOR LAW, There was quite a lively debate to-day over the Hep- burn till “to suppress the unlicensed sale of in- toxicating liquors.” The bill as amended and ordered to a third reading reads as tollows:— Sxeti0x 1.—Whoever, himself or by his clerk, servant or 11 traiic in, sell or expose for wale or xive away ‘with the any Jaw which now granting of license to | ine, alo or veer, without | provided bj in; ade may permit the well any intexreating liquor, rst obtaining a license therefor, the éonditions of suei Mite 40 obteined, baile ilab ¢ in acivil action to & penalty | or hereafter law; oF whoever shail fail to kee license, offence, and of pe be iinpris- county jail or ry mot less thi noe more than six s, in the diser nd for each additional offence, aftor « and in default of nnty jail or peni- than ¥ix months, ot and fault ned in the such payment tentiary not less than sixty days nor m iseretion of the Court. ‘Whenever it shall appear by proof of otherwise, on any trial for traflicking in, selling or exposing tor sule or wo giving away Antoxicating liquors, wine, ale or beer, without first having obtained a valid license therefur, or fog not keeping any condition of such license, when so obtained, that uny substance bh appearance of intoxicating liquor, wine, ale or b been sold, exposed for sale or trattick It shall bé deemed pri was intoxicating liquor, ale or beer, respecti conviction is had in fixe. ‘henever an; with this act, court before whom such conviction is had thail set apart and pay over to the excise board or prosecuting, from the amount tecovered | an ‘such sum as be requisite to detray snary expenses of the Excise Board Of person proseenting, in each ense, including counsel f but not exceeding one-h: aifthe amount so recovered. The balance of such aageay 4 shall be paid as now provided b; law in. the elty,. down or. village “wherein. such conviction is “had, It ahi the di f ion each excise board to prosecute for penalties incurred in {ts jurisdiction within written notice has been given to each member of said board ot violation of Inw whereby any: penalty or penal. | hh the sacl ties have been incnrred, wit! names of witnenses, The depositing | of otice prop: addressed, jereon, [Eo nearest paces office, chall bo prin) fare evicanee ot the After such ten days’ notice, if ceipt of such notice. proses ition pace. ention is inade by excise boxrd, any citizen of ¢ te may prosecate in the name of ‘excise bourd for penalty so Incurred. H nc. 4 Nothing herein contained shall be held or con- | strued to forbid of intoxicating liquors, win | beer, by order of eourt under process thergof,nor to ‘impair, | vr affect any suit or suite now pend: recovery of penalty under any law now exiating, nor to impair or ‘avy indictment, complaint or criminal tion now | bund, made oF ponding, but the trial or examination ther may proceed, sn pagent, con sentence an: pesishuten' be had as tf ie vad paleed. And ait provisions of law now exist yave that when there shall @ suit or prosecu- | penalty shail jon: of this act jt 187%, entitled, “An net | Treasurer | the rate of to recover malt, oe same wi pat in Shis'aet couteined chall be held or construed to repeal. citer or ‘chapter O40 of the I. at to suppress intemperance, puuperism and vrime,” WHAT NEW YORK DEALERS WANT. Mr. Hoffman jutroda another excise bill, which wi th $50 when sord ties Jess than th an when sold in quantities " Yhat hotels and lodging houses hi M3 j shan 100 rooms shall pay $100. In case tho Excise refuse to grant a persun a license he can appeal w the County Court, and if be then proves that he | vught not to be deprived of the privilege to sell liquor, she Court shall order the Excise Commis-ioners, and the commissioners shall obey the order, to grant bim a license, Th intment of all excise commissioners in cit! js given to the Mayor and Common Council, This bill was brought here from New York by & committes of liquor deal of New York, by Martin Nachtmann, and an effort will be made to have jt substituted tor the Hepburn bill when it goes to the Senate, or at least to have the fea. tures above alluded to added to it as an amendment, AFTER THE SURROGATE. 1 The following revolution, offered in the Assembly by Mr. Killian, and which wout over ander the rules, will, it ts said, make things lively in the Surrogate’s Otlice | when passed ved, That the Surrogate of New York county be and to report to shis House, within ten P res or receive! dave ot bis report: b bad Bit. Bo! interest is likely to be awakened in a fow days regarding the bill in relation to the Civil Justices couris, which was reported from the Committee on Cities as 4 substitute for the bill introduced vy Mr. Campheli, of | New York. Thiet billis a “reform” measure, and is | pominally in charge of Mr. Peabody, and a brief glance at {t serves to show the broad character of the “reform’? {t promises to save $40,000 or $50,\ ers Co a QOS POET ave ip) lo the u es. snt tem; reduces tho salary of the two court of whieb it reta f+, s, nde nog the Mag ene af A lot under the present system. ike fictitious This sounds poonomy and reform, but it looks @ little | Stock, upon © NEW YOKK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1876.-TRIPLE SHEET. when it is borne in mind that tne clerk and deputy | clerk of each court are retained at their present sala- ries of $3,000 per annum each, A bill will be intro- duced in afew days which will provide for a uniform reduction of the salaries of the o! 8, stenograp! and court officers, and for the abolishment of the perfluous officers of these court: DOWD ON THE LOTTERIES, The bill introduced by Mr. Killian in relation to lot- teries and games of chance provides that no person heroafter shail distribute, post, placard, circulate, ad- vertise, send, mail or in any manner whatever deliver ny circular, card, envelope, ticket or device, or in any manner offer for sale, or por for sale, or sell, or dispose of, or part with, any ticket, parts of tickets, or written or printed devices, in any manner or form, dovices or drawings, or of any §: or results of chance, or of the scheme known as the Royal Havava Lottery, or of or lottery or lotteries chartered or drawn in avy forelgn country or coun- tries. 1t makes it a penal offence for anyone to act as an agent in any way of any lottery scheme, and a person adjudged guilty of a violation of the law is to be punished by imprisonment in State Prison for a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding $5,000, or for a term not Jess than two years and a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both such fine and im prisonment. THE PARK BILL AGAIN, The New York Park bill was again called up in Com- mittee of the Whoie to-day. Mr. Fallon’s amendment to Mr. Foster’s bill, which proposes to legislate out of office President Stebbins and leave the other commis- siovers in, was the question pending. Mr. Forster spoke strongly against the amendment and insisted that his amendment wus the only proper solution to the whole difficulty, which was to retain Colonel Stebbins, & gentleman who bad been connected with the parks for nearly sixteen years and who was in every way com- petent to fill the office he now holds and to put the other Commissioners out of office. Mr. Post, of Cayuga (republican), advocated the passage of the bill as 1t Was reported irom the Committee on Cities a week ago, and which retains in office all the Commissioners and extends the term of Mr. Williamson, which expires next May, to May, i877. Mr. Falion argued that bis amendment should’ prevail because it would place the parks under the control of three gentlemen well quali- fied to act as Park Commussioners, and who, unlike Colonel Stebbins, drew no salary, : Mr. Killian, one of the members of the Committec on Cities, said he was utterly opposed, not only to the amendment of Mr. Fallon and that ot Mr, Forster, but to the bill as it had been reported by the Committee on Cities. In his opinion there was ho good reason why the bill in its original form as imtroduced by Mr. Forster should have been introduced at all. There had been a great deal hauling over the Dill since the had made its appearance, and altogot wasted over it than was necessary. The Committee on Cities had, after having bad the bill before them several times, reported it for the final action of ‘the House, and he Jor one was ready then and there to cast bis vote against the passage of the measure in any form. The bill was finally progressed on motion of Mr, Forster. When it comes up again itis pretty certain that Fallon’s and Foster's amendments will be yoted down, and the general opinion ts that the bill will then be kilied This will leavo the commission just where it was, ante belium, THN FIRST VET! We had the first veto of the session to-day, which was provoked by Mr. Fish’s bill, which compelled the Commissioners of Charities and Correction of New York to ‘et out’ the convicts under their charge to do contract work, This is the bill which Senator Mor. rissey opposed so bitterly, on the ground that it was a direct blow at the rights ot honest workingmen, and some of the quid nuncs have an idea that the Senator had considerable to do with bringing about the veto, Mr. Fish feels sore because the Governor did not even deign to notily him beforehand that it was one of his bills whch he intended to make tho subject of his first veto mess DAY OF SPRRCHIFYING. In the Senate Mr, Starbuck, democrat, offerod a preamble and set of resolutica® sustaining the Governor and the Canal Commission, and arraigning the national administration jor its unexampled exhibition of corrup- tion and dishonor in every department of government, In support of his resolutions Mr. Starbuck read a very iengthy speech, travelling over the ubiversal ground of pohvics much in the same manner as Mr. McCarthy, whose chief mission seems to bo to worry Governor Tilden and tho democratic party. Mr. Starbuck said that the republican majority of the Senate had, early in the session, introduced a number of resolutions aimed of pulling and tiret it at the Governor, the Attorney General the Canal Investigating Committee. The ostensible design was to further the interests of reform, and the charge was that the parties mentioned had been guilty of delay in the prosecution of reform measures. It was not new for reloriners to be sub- jecved to criticism, The Jews had criticised a great re- former once on atime, and when opportunity offered they cructtied Him. General Wasbington was stig- maiized as a bero of retreat, aud similar criticism w: assed upon President Madison during the War of 1812. The criticism upon the Governor and the Can: Commission came with a poor grace from some of the very men who owed their election in part to the very men against whom the State officers were warring. McCarthy, with blood in his eye, inquired if this allusion was personal or general. Starbuck replied it was both personal and general, and proceeding with his speech, quoted the line “hypocrisy ys the homage that vice paysto virtue.’ McCarthy was on his feet at once and inquired if the speaker meant to attribute hypocrisy to him. Starbuck responded in the megative, and = sai the truth contained in the enunciation was one of general application, The republicans listened with uneasy attention. The resolutions were laid on the table after a two hours’ consumption of time, which might have been better devoted to the practical busi- ness of legislation. AN INDIGNANT SENATOR. Senator Booth is indignant with little Johnny Daven- port, the counsel for the committee that spent last summer in investigating various departments in New York city, for giving out the report of the committee for publication without any authority and Ist eX- press orders to the contrary. Neither Senat radiey nor Tobey of the committee had read the report, and it is likely to undergo an overhauling belore it is presented to the Legisiature. tor Booth, tho chairman, feels called upon to make an explanation ‘as to the way ia which his report was made pubdhe with- out the sanction of bis colleagues, one of whom disa- grees entirely with many of the recommendations, ‘THY NEW CAPITOL. Mr. Foster intends to introduce a bill, of which the following is a summary :— To provide for the completion of the new Capitol building and making appropriation therefor ana pro- viding the ways aud means to meet such appropria- tions. It puts the construction and completion ot the bailding under jo 6direction of tho Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Comptroller, the Attorney General and tho Stato Engineer and Surveyor, with all the powers and duties heretofore conferred on the New Capitol Commission- ers, except as herein modified. The Superintendent is continued in position, with his powers and duties, sub- ject to removal by the Commissioners at any time, for cause, and they shall fill the vacancy, Tho Commiasiol shail contract for all stone for the completion of the work on the plans recently reported by the architects, Messrs. Olmstead and J: on. All con- tracts shall be awarded to the lowest bidder. Pro- vision is made for advertising for — in the State Paper and algo in one paper published in each city of the State of 50,000 population once in each week for four weeks. This provision is very specific in its details as to the advertisement. The Commissioners may reject any bid or bids they see fit for the benefit olthe State, The superimtendent shall make the con- | tracts for other labor and material the Commissioners The Superintende give his whole time ana exclusive atten- ion to the duties of his office and shail not bave any interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract in connection with the construction of | ' said bunding or in furnishing any material or labor therelor, ‘The sum of $500,060 is appropriated to continue the work, No money is to be paid by the until auditea snd allowed by the Superintendent, Persons presenting claims must present to tho Superintendent a detaiied state- ment in items, verified by affidavit, and it for work, where and when performed. 1t is. also provided that | every railroad company, steamboat ferry for nav | tion’ or transportation purposes, and every gas com- | pany and passenger railway cotpany, forined under | | ! i i the laws of this State, shall be subject to and pay a the ' Treasury the day of May, in each year, at one mill of each one per ‘cent of dividend declared during the preceding year upon its common and preferred stock, upon each dollar of fan assessment Jaid on the capital stock, and when no | dividend has been deciared during the preceding year, | at the rate of five mills upon each dollar of wn assess- | ment laid on the true value of the capifal stock. Every corporation, except those upon which | this tax is imposed and excepting also savings institu- | tions, life imsurance companies and manufacturing, corporations, shall be eubject to and pay a tax annually on the ist of May, at the rate of three-quarters of one | nitil for each one per cent of dividend declared during | the preceding your vpon its common or preferred dollar of an assewement Jaid on its capital stock, and when no dividend has been deciared during the preceding year at the rate of three- eighths of one miil upon each dollar of an assessment Juid on the trae valne of its capital stock. Treasurers of corporations are required to transmit the amount of | tax within fifteen days trom the Ist day of May in each | and every year. If any officer of a corporation ne- | giects this duty such officers shall, severally and | jointly, be held for the payment of the tax, to be recovered m the usual way. The taxes | thus collected are made applicable to the completion of | the butiding. A charge of twelve por cent per annom | as interest 18 made in case the taxes are not paid by the corporations until paid, La corporation intentionally tax into of the State, on Ist retu-es to vay the tax for sixty days, or intentionally | urn or pay @ less amount than Js actually due, ib | I torfeit its charter, / Another till on this subject ts to be introdua: provides for ascertaining all the corporations capital stock divided juto shares organized uuder the jaws of this State, and requires a return of the names of all the shareholders beiore the Ist of July next. Railroad and telegraph companies are required to retarn | the entire length of their lines and of 80 much as a outside the State. The Comptroiler shall ascert the market value of the stock and all such corpo: tions shall pay @ tax at a Valuation ¢qual to the value of the shares in it# capital stock. Miaing corpo: tious shall pay @ (xX of one-hundredth part of one per cent upon their capi stock at par value and four per cont upon the net profits and gains of such corporations, The Comptroller, Sccretary of State, Treasurer and Attorney Gene: are constituted a Board of Appeal, and their decision thall be final. The Comptroller shall devote these taxes to the compietion of the pew capitol, a1 moneys raised by tax otherwise shall be devot this purpose. ‘The bill t i arougs dono ob ildren, suggested LJ }o by the cate oF Ii Prince Leo and other instances of t jhe employment and cruel treatment of small boys b; veiling: showmen, passed tho Senate along another bill in the interest of juvenile humanity, toat | onty the sacrificial side of public retrenchment to the | to extend better care children, id protection to desutute pauper NO TRACKS IN THE PARKS. The bill Introduced by Mr. Muller makes it unlawful for any railroad sompeny to run tracks in, on, of over lands set apart tor a public park in ‘the city of New York, and prohibits the Mayor, Common Council, the Commission of Public Parks, or any other other Com- mission or Board, from giving authority to any person, or railroad company to place the tracks in, on, or over any public park. TELEGRAPH POLE BILL. Mr. Gugel’s bill is the old familiar one, which pro- vides that telegraph ies shall be done away with, and that the wires shall be ran under the ground. THE “CITY RECORD’ AGAIN. The Committee on Cites had under consideration, this aflernoon, the bill repealing the amendment rela- ve to printing, made to section 19, chapter 631, of the Law 175, which allows the Mayor, Commissioner of Public Works and Corporation Counsel to give out the City Becord and certain other city printing without contract. Mr. P. W. Rhodes appeared before the com- mittee, and argued to show that as matters now stood the printing aliuded to could not be obtained by per- sons willing to do it cheaply, if the Mayor and the other two officials saw Ot to give it to the parties of their own choice, no matter what their charges might THE PRETTY WAITER BILL Lost, Tho bill amending tho pretty waiter ‘girl act was again In Committce of the Whole of the Assembly this evening and elicited a warm debate, Messrs, Strahan and Forster championed the bill and Mr. Gilbert, of Franklin, a strong temperance man, opposed it. The discussion between Strahan and he al one time became very exviting. Each accused the other of making false statements concerning the meusure. The gallerics were full and the pomted allusions Stral made to the way some of the mombers trom the rural districts like to enjoy themselves when they went to New York ap- peared to amuse the gallery audience immensely, A motion to allow the committee to report prog: ress on tho bili and ask leave to site ugain was lost in the House, by a vote of 66 nays to 4 yeas, Amotion made by Strabam that this vote be recon- sidered and that the motion lay on the table was next lost sby a vote of 64 nays to 44 yeas, This killed the bill and so the pretty waiter girl law of ‘62 is in lorce for at least a year to come, REPAVING SEVENTH AVENUE, Mr. Whitson introduced a bill, this evening, provid- ing for the repavement of Seventh avenue between Greenwich avenue and Fifty-ninth street. It requires. the Commissioner of Public Works to at once adver- tise for plans and proposals to repave Seventh avenue, between and ——-— stroeis, hud he may enter into a contract with the lowest bidder to do tne work. The pavement shall be the same as that in Broadway, between the Ba yand Fourteenth street. Inspectors and surveyors shall be appointed, and shall be paid by the Comptroller, The usual stringent provisions are made for the faithful performance of the work, THE SUPPLY WILL will be reported to-morrow. It makes no appropriation for the new Capitol, nor for the Elmira Reformatory. The following appropriations are made:— Middietown Asylum, $45,600; Willard Asylum, $10,000; Binghamton Asylum, $6,000; Utica, $25,09' Syracuse, $35,000; Buffalo, $20,000; Asylum tor In: sane Convicts, $20,950; Poughkeepsic Asylum, $833,000; Juvenile Delinquents, $25,600; State Survey, $20,000; ‘Attorney General’s’ Department, for prosecution of Canal suits, $15,000; Prison, $30,000; Adirondack Survey, $42,500, The total amount raised by tax as provided in the bill is $885,000. It is believed that the House wiil appropri- ate a million dollars for the new Capitol and that the grand total appropriation in the bill will be three quarters of a million dollars less than the Supply Bill of last year, THE EXCISE BILL, introduced by Mr. Watts, was reported by the Com- mittoe on Cities this evening, so amended as that the Mayor of New York city can appoit the Commission- ors without the confirmation of the Common Council. The committee struck out that clause of the bill which extended the terms of office of the present Commis- sioners of New York and fixed the licence tees at $50 and $100. THE ASSEMBLY STATE PRISON Committee have reported favorably the Senate Bil! ap- pointing a Commission to investigate the State prisons with a few unimportant amendments. THE VETO MESSAGE. THE GOVERNOR'S REASONS FOR NOT SIGNING THE CONVICT LABOR BILIL—THE PROPOSED ENTERPRISE NOT LIKELY TO BE PROFITABLE OR DESIRABLE. Asany, March 14, 1876, The following isa copy of the veto Message sent to the House to-day :— Stats oy New York, Executive Cuamuer, ‘Auuany, N, ¥., March 14, 1876, To THE ASSEMBLY :— herewith return without my signature Assembly Bill No. 12, entitled “An act to provide for the employ- ment of convicts and paupers under the control of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction of ‘the city aud county of New York. ‘This bill commands the Commissioners of Charities and Correction jor the city of New York to furnish employment to “every able-bodied convict or pauper contined in the institutions under their care” who can- not be employed “to advantage or profit’? in getting ‘out stone, cultivating grounds or manufacturing for the use of the said departments with such mechan. ical labor or other labor as ‘will yield the greatest Tevenue to the departments” and enable him to be kopt constantly employed during the term of his im- prigonment. This provision does not merely conter authority on the Commissioners, 1tis mandatory. It contains no qualification ; it allows no discretion. Tho Tule in respect to the choice of industries in which the convicts and paupers aie to be employed is absolute, The work to be carried on is that which will yield the greatest revenue. The theoretical principie of politi- cal economy in respect to private business, which to the honor of humanity 18 qualified and tempered in prac- tico—remorseless competition for the greatest protit— is enacted as the law in the selection of the industries to be followed. Unless the logu! effect of this enact- meut is qualified by tho last clauae of the same section any intentonal deviation, any conscious deviation from this rule by the Commissioners would be itself a misdemeanor, It would expose the Commissioners to a lability to take their places with the convict portion of the persons under their care, It is true that an amendment was added to tuis section by the Senate, making it also the duty of the Commis- sioners “so far as in their judgment may be practi- cably and advantageously done to take those industrie and such a diversity of them as may tend least to con- flict with the inverests of tree indus: the said city and county.” Under t ciple of construing the parts of a statute that they ‘Will all stand together, it is probable thot this clause would be ineflectual to modity the operation of the rule Jaid down in the’ former part of the section. Even the authority to prefer the industries which ‘tend least to conflict’! is limited to cases in which it may be *‘ad- vantageously”’ done.’’ Could it be deemed “advan. tageous’’ to choose Industries which would yield less profit than others? Nor does this provision apply in javor of the industries of Brooklyn or any other part of the State tnan the city of New York, The chief significance of this clause is its apparent expression of distrust by the Legislature and of a disposition to quality the main provision of the section. The second section of the bill appears to be in- tended to enlarge the powers of the Commissioners to embark in manufacturing on account of the city cor- poration, which is itseif a questionable experiment in view of the resuits of all business enterprises hereto- Joro undertaken by the pubiie authorities, and is only to be sanctioned alter the greatest consideration, and with the most carefal guards against the mischiefs which have been engendered in similar cases. Other provisions of the bill aro imperfect, uncertain and improvident, For instance, the clause prohibiting the Commissioners from entering into any “contract by which they shall in any manner relinquish the con- trol, support and discipline of the said paupers and convicts,” though probably not intended to have such an offect, may conflict with the humane provisions of the act ot last year “For the better care of paupers and destitute children.” It desirable to make the | prisons and almshouses of the city of New York con- tribute as much to their own support as they can con- sistently with their objects and with the wel- fare of all classes of our citizensy and no doubt the occupation of their immatés in work tends to discipline, to health and to reformation, The problem is how to attain these salutury ends with- out mjuring the interests, or wounding the just seli- esteem or the honorable sentiments of the skilled arti- sans aud workingmen, wbo are the streagth of a State, who have made American labor, on the whole, more ficient than problem is wortny of the most patient and considerate thought, and of tinuous effort, A constitutional amondmeut, changing the system of administration of the State prisons, i both houses last year and is now pending. he State Board of Charities are addressing their best faculties wo the beneticent work. A special investigation of the subject of pauperism was recommended in my annual mes- sage and is under your consideration. In the present dopressed state of business, when scarcely any indus- try is remunerative, even with the advantage of being long established and of having private supervision and mauagement, it 18 not likely that any new business cn- terprise of speculation carried on by the public officers would have immediate results in profit to the treasury. Nor is it to be overlooked that unexampied distress from want of remunerative employment now exists among the mechanics and work:nginen of the city of New York. Ifagovernment may maintain an organ- ized system of retief for paupers it may, at least, exer- cise forbearance in a period of business disaster toward thoge who are struggling with difficulties that tend to swell the class to whieh such relief is given. It can abstain not only from actual injury but from holding up to their imagination the spectre of anew governmental competition; (rom rash ur ex- | perimental changes in the system and laws to which | the people are accustomed, and from inconsiderate or , | imperfect measures the effects of which cannot be foreseen or completely understood. In tho meantime a real and Vast reduction of the burden of taxation can be secured in other methods for the sapport of which all classes and interests may be expected to co-operate. The reform of the canal expenditures of itself will save more than $1,000,000 a year to tho taxpayers of the metropolis, That measure is an exampie of a liberal policy toward tue boatmen and transporters in @ reduction of tolls made coincidently with a far larger remiasion of taxes and & harmonious cv- operation of both classes to secure reform, The policy which I bad the honor to recommend to the Legislature in my Mes at the opening of the present session, if adopted and faith- fully carried out, will secore to the taxpayers of the city of New York a remission of taxes in 1876, as com- pared with 1874, of $4,000,000, or about oue-nall of the entire taxes of the city for State purposes. In such Prospect of being tnemscives relieved and io soch paren AS general co operation, the taxpayers of a com- munity Uke the clay of New York cannot afford to turn | toa Henao reporter yesterday, I don’t know whi | 5 mechanics and workingmen, who really bear in direct forms their tuli share of taxes, but who, because they do not pay airectly, too often fail to recognize the full benefits to themselves of the policy which reduces such burdens, SAMUEL J, TILDE) NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. CONTINUATION OF THE TAX DISCUSSION—-AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE LUNATIC ASYLUM. Trewton, March 14, 1876, The tax discussion was, in one shape or another, be- fore both of the houses to-day, The Assembly refused to pass any of the compromise measures brought to ite notice. Vail’s bill, permitting the mortgagor and mortgagee to agree between themselves as to who of | them shall pay the mortgage tax, and Patterson's bill, | permitting no deduction to be made on account of any personal indebtedness from the value of real estate, were both beaten by a vote of 27 to 27. Five anti- exemption men and one exemption man were absent. Sepator Smith made the point against the tax bills pending in the Senate that, as they relate to the | raising of the revenue, they ought to have originated in the House, The motion, on account of the absence of Senator Schultz, was laid over tll to-morrow. In the House, the bill appropriating $300,000 addi- tional moneys ‘to the State Lunatic Asylum was re- ported without amendment. The House, for the first time in several weeks, held an afternoon session to-day. Mostof the time was taken up in the discussion of the bill extending the jurisdiction of justices of the peace to $200. A call was passed by ‘a strict party vote for another joint meeting for the election of commissioners to fill va+ cancies in the Jersey City local government. SENOR HOLGARDO. NORE aa THE MISSING SPANIARD DISCOVERED ALL SAFE AND SOUND IN A DOWNTOWN HOTEL. Sofor José Holgardo y Cruces, the Spanish gentlo- man whose mysterious disappearance last Wednesday afternoon created so much excitement, has been found, and his friends aro rejoicing over his return, So many different theories were started as to the cause of his disappearance that the lovers of sensation will be rather disappointed to find that the noble Sefor, in- stead of being drugged and robbed, hus been passing his time at the Eastern Hotel, corner of South and Whitehall streets, It appears that ho arrived there last Wednesday night and registered under the name of Sofior José Espaiia, He led quite a secluded life in the hotel, passing most of his time in his own room. On Monday evening Mr, James C. Betts, the pro- | prictor of the hotel, received one of the circulars that had been issued giving a description of the lost man, and, having nothing particular to do at that moment, studied it carefully, Yesterday morning, while seated at breakfast, Mr. Betts was struck by the remarkable resomblance of the Spaniard who sat opposite to him. to the description he had read the previous evening.” The circular read as follows :— nIPTION. —Arrived in Isl THE D Jose Horgarno y Cxve steamer City of Vera Cruz, trom thavana gn February 24, 1876. Abo Murch 8, 1976, he was kidn: Latayetie place and Fourth with hin « large number of 0 Spanish doudloons, ani New York by dof C eet, Haven. ts, awatch and chat seal." Deseription—Sixty-four years old. but looks younger; tive feot seven to five fect eight inches in height; medium curled behind; Duild; rather ‘high cheeks; seuyieh hal small'gray mustache; high forehexd: darkish complexion: is pockmarked; was dressed in dark clothes; dark overcoat, black Alpine hat; weurs Dox-toed Cunan shoes, bia wateh 16 i he wears gol rimmed eye-zlasses; he is a Spaniard and cannot speak or nglish, A liberal reward will be paid for infor- mation as to his whereabouts, Alter breakfast Mr, Betts examined his guest very closely, and presently became pertectly satistied that the unobtrusive Spaniard was the missing man. then went to the Spanish Consul’s office and asked Vice Consul Rafart if he wished for some information as to the whereabouts of + TUE LOST SENOR HOLGARDO, The Vice Consul replied m the «affirmative, and Mr. Betts then asked if he could identify Holgardo, Seftor Rajart said he had seen Holgardo but once, and would, therefore, be unlikely to identity him with certainty. He asked Mr. Betts to wait until some of Lolgardo’s friends could be summoned to meet him, but Mr. Betts lott his card, saying he would be at’ the hotel whenever Sefor Rafart and Holgardo’s triends chose to call, About an hour later the Vice Cousul, accom- adi by two or three other gentlemen, friends of Mr. Holgardo, went down to tho Eastern’ Hotel and met Mr. Betis, who took thein up stairs. When they arrived at Senor Holgardo’s room Mr. Betts knocked, and, receiving no answer, opened the door and ushered in the party. “THE KIDNAPPED vicTiM’? did not appear at all delightea to see his friends, and acted very strangely. Ho wept, talked incoherently | and when asked to leave the hotel refused to do so, Ho finally accompanied his friends to the Spanish Con- sulate, and, after cousiderable trouble, there made a rather coniused statement of his adventures. He was very nervous and excited duriug his visit to the Con- sulate and broke into tears several times. He said that on Weduesday afternoon, when he was accosted in Euglish by a strange man, he feit very much frightened, as he thought he was going to be arrested for carrying Havana iottery tickois. The stra bloc nd then turned off in the direction of the Bowery. Alter walking a little distance the strangor took him into a house, and in the hall spoke to him in excellent Spanish, telling him that he had violated the laws of this country by selling lottery tickets. He then became more frightened, and opened his coat in order tox get somo money, thinking that he might be abie to buy his release. When he unbuttoned his coat a large package of lottery tickets that he had been carrying fell down on the fluor. The strangor im- mediately stooped down, grabbed the bundle of tickets and then ran up the stairs. The Sefor says that he was so glad of the chance to get out of the house alive that be lett at once, and, wanderinc down town, finally found bis way to the Eastern Hotel, He did not leave the hotel afterward, he said, because he feared that he | woulda be killed in the street, His story sounded very strange, and as the Vice Consul thought be appeared nervous and excited he was sent away with his iriends, who will take care of him and bring him to the Consulate to-day, when he is tO give another account of his adventures, Last evening a reporter of the Hexa.p learned some facts that apparently indicate that Seiior Holgardo had arranged to take quarters at the Eastern Hotel two days | before he disappeared from the Hotel Espanol, with the intention to seclude himself foratime. He called at the Eastern Howl on Monday, the 6th inst., in the company of two other friends. None of the party could speak Englisn, and, ax they wated a dinner, the clerk of the house had to ask a Spanish guest to | come from his room to tell the waiters what | they would This gentleman, who has | ce gone to Havana, became friendly with Holgardo’s EF ty and invited them to his room, No, 36, ore olgardo became enraptured, apparently, with the | view of the bay from the window. He usked to be shown an adjoining room, A; and when he had seen | itand viewed the bay from its window, he said he wouid occupy it within two days. Ho was not again secn at the hotel until he registored there as Seior Espaia, on Wednesday night. Tne clerk of the hotel said to Mr, Betts last night thatone of the gentlemen who called at the Eastorn | Hotel yesterday afternoon to identify Holgardo was with that person at the hotel on Monday, the 6th inst, THE ALLEGED ERIE FRAUDS. | SEVERAL OFFICIALS ALLEGED TO BE IMPLI- CATED. The inventory which is now being taken of the ac- tual property of the Erie Railway Company is likely to | bring some of the officials into serious trouble, The examination is 80 minute that even tho books and pen- ceils given to conductors and baggage masters are ap- | praised. Detectives are actively at work ferreting out the misdeeds and embezzlements of corrupt officials, It is alleged that a wholesale system of fraud on the | part of certain officials in Jersey City and Paterson has existed for years, Only two years ago aman holding | a responsible position near the Bergen tunnel was sentenced to the Penitentiary tor embezzlement of the property of the Erie Company. Another was arrosted on asimilar charge, and the timber he had conveyed away was recovered, but the affair was hushed up. An investigation revealed the fact that oils, pants, sheets of in, Umber, &¢., were taken away from the | workshops in Jersey City, and in some inztauces houses were rooted and painted with material taken from the Erio shops for which one dollar was never | paid to the company. ‘The proprietor of a gin mill had | | | a lurge icebox given to him in paymeut for drinks of employes of the company, said box being mi in the Erie shop and trom materials belonging to the com- en Loads of timber conveyed from the yard at Weehawken disappeared when tev reached the wost end of the tunnel, The thett of coal was even more extensive. The total amount of these depre-# dations was enormous For some reason ne’ expiained We investigation into these matters at Jersey City was discontinued. The present examination, | however, revives the satject, and there is adetermina- | tion to sift the (rauds to the bottom. Many prominent | officials ip Paterson and Jersey City, it {s aid. are im- | pleated im the fraudulent sale of large quantities of | copper, iron timber, leather and other articles, | lieged, sold at mere nominal prices | and the proceeds found’ their way into the pockets of | the olficials. The case is not yet ripe for the courts, | but it 8 rumored that some important arrests will be made before many days. One of the officials remarked | coming, but there's sometuing in the wind, for they’re | examining the boys almost to the buttons of a man's ebirt” ASSASSINATION IN. {From the Westville (Miss) News.) Wo are again called upon to chronicle one of those foul deeds which of late years have become so very frequent in this section, that of assassination. The victim in this caso was William Armstrong, who lived on Crooked Creek, in Lawrence county. The deceasod left his house last Saturday to go to his Geid to work, and, not returning at night, his family supposed he was visiting a peighbor; Lut when morning cam he still had not foturnod, soarcn was instituted, ‘and his dead body was jound in the fleld, where he had bocn brutally murdered by some unknown neraon, MISSISSIPPI. | He | walked him down Broadway about a couple of | | structed to cast their | allowed to rake up the THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMIT- TEE, The local politicians were considerably excited yos- terday on the eve of the assembling of the State Demo- cratic Committee at Albany. On Saturday last a private meeting of the Committee on Organization of Tammany Hall was held at the Wigwam. Mr. John Kelly, o that occasion, invited all his hearers and their followers to accompany him to Albany. Ho wished to make a gallant show at the State capital on so Tweed & Co. ruled the city and State, the expenses of the “boys” were defrayed to and from important political gatherings. Free tickets were plenty, anda large body of the unterrsfled followed in the wake of “Big Six." The more extensive and boisterous such displays, the stronger and more popular ap peared ‘the “Boss,” who manipulated the display. Those tactics have been partially resumed by the suc- cessors of Tweed. The invitation extended by Mr Kelly was accepted yesterday by several of the city officials and other politicians who cling tenaciously to the fortunes of Tammany, althougn the organization still drifis toward destruction under the same Jeader- ship thay led its hosts to defeat at the late election, The train which lett the Grand Central depot at four o’clovk carried many of the local Tammany statesmen. Some of the Aldermen were passongers. Alderman Parroy, supposed to be spokesman for Mr, Kelly among the City Fathers, bas been vigorously at work during the past week to induce a decent representation {rom the City Hall to make their appearance at the Delavan House to-day. He was successful to a very limited ex- tent, Several anti-Tammany men also went up in the eleven o'clock train, They propose to argue their rights to a fair consideration in the ranks ot the party, and will look to the State Committee for a redress of vheir grievances. Governor Tilden is said to favor compromising, but Mr. Kelly stands firmly in oppo- sition to such acourse. The assembled wisdom of tho democratic party at Albany to-day, however, it is thought, may induce the latter to change his position. Politicians im this city who stady the current of events with careful scrutiny positively assert that Mr. Kelly is directly opposed to Governor Tilden in his ambitious schemes as to future political progress, Thero 18, therefore, likely to be much wirepulling at to-day’s gathering of the Stato Committee. The com- } mitvee will name a time and locality for aolding a coi Yention to elect delegates to the Democratic Presiden. tat Convertion. Governor Tilden and friends are ung derstood to favor Albany, while Mr, Kelly advocates Syracuse or any other city. This spirit of discord be- tween leaders has been food for a good deal of condem- ation among city officials during the past few days, Many of these gentlemen, both inside and outside of ‘Tammany Hail, consider that the time has come for union of ail discordant elements im New York city, so ‘that the party can mareh to victory both in city, State aad nation in November next, The Tammany Society has made arrangements for a | grand centennial celebration ot Jetferson’s birthday on the 13th of April next, Senator «thas been vited to deliver the oration at Tammany Hal! on that Some suspicious persons have found out this selection of Senator Bayard {s another out at “Uncle Sammy” in connection with his White House aspirations, They argue that nothing could be more appropriate than an invitation to the Governor of the great State of New York to become the shining, central figure at the wonderiul “pow-wow”? of Indiwn braves at the Wigwam on such a festival as the anniversary of the birthuay of the immortal Thomas Jeffers: SENATOR BAYARD FOR PRESIDENT. [From the Wilmington (Del) Herald—dem.} Tho sin of the day is extravagance, waste and the natural results—bribery and peculation, It 1s thus evident that we want a man for the Presidency whose assured habits and well formed character are guaran- | tees for his future conduct. We need a man of un- questioned integrity, of strong, resolute purpose; one in the full vigor of manhood, who will see to it that his subordinates will clean out the dishonest parasites and barnacies in the various departments. The coun- try is thirsting for a man of pronounced opinion | with that lofty political imdependence which unsh) | fidelity to one’s party alone can give. Such ama Thomas ¥. Bayard, of Delaware. For the honor of vur State and the good of the country we suggest an organized movement at once by the formation of a Bayard club, the duty of which will be to keep his claims bolore the great public aud to unite with friends in other States to go 1,000 strong to St. Louis in the interest of Bayard and honest government, MR. LAMAR'’S CREDENTIALS. [From the Brandon (Miss.) Republican, dem.} Amos’ malignity in refusing to sign the credentials of Senator-elect Lamar is entirely in keeping with his antecedents since his occupation of the gubernatorial chair of Mississippi, his chief aim at all times being to thwart the will of tho intelligence of the Btate, In the absence of any other excuse he says “the air 18 too full of impeachment fur me to sign credentials,” Con- temptible subterfuge. He cannot shield himself behind the plea of a fraudulent election, for he bas tn a hin- | dred ways recognized the Legisiature that elected Col- | onel Lamar. His action is due solely to a petty spite engendored by the contempt in which he is held by the | people of Mississippi. | POLITICAL NOTES. Our platform—Honest money and honest govern- ment.—Westliche Post (Carl Schurz). “Tt is a ticket that will run” is the general verdict — Indianapolis Journal (Morton, rep.) Jobn Ireland, of Guadalupe, is named by the Colum- bus (Texas) Citizen for United States Senator from that State. A West Virginia paper says it is not Inclined to palli- ate Belknap’s guilt, because it does not think it palliat- able. Ex-Governor Samuel Price is named as the hard- money candidate for Governor of West Virgina, His friends go for hard-moncy, and that, too, not without Price. Hadn’t the Northern democrats better keep Gordon quiet?—Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle (dem) He has just said that the government has been defrauded out of about $800,000,000 since the tax was pat on, The republicans of Fayette county, Pennsylvania, havo elected delegates to the State Convention in- influence for Governor Hart. ran{t for the Presidency. The Memphis Appeal (dem.) says the Lonisvillo Courier-Journal has the credit of spocially champion- ing Mr, Bristow with a view to secure him democratic support to the exclusion of Davis, Thurman, Hendricks or Bayard. It is more than hinted that the next democratic piat- form will be constructed entirely of rotten Sills and posts with a Marshy foundation,—Philadelphia Bulle- tin, Colonel William Johnston, of Charlotte, is spoken ot as tho probable democratic candidate for Governor. Ex-Governor Vance will perhaps abide his time for a Scnatorship, to succeed Hon. A. S, Merrimon. —Svates- ville (N. C.) Amervean. Says tho Galena (IIL) Gazette, (rep.):—“With Mr, Washburne as the republican candidate for the Prosi- dency, and Mr. Bristow as the candidate on the same country clean, much as we did with General Harrison in 1840."" The Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer (dem.) hopes that Hon. Ben Hill will keep his mouth still and declares that cession Is dead and that the Blaines & Co, should be hes, It is alleged that there have been some heavy repub- lican stealings at Washington tately; but it was left for ‘9 ar State democrat to be corrupted by a paltry $20 bribe. Compared with the lofty republican stealings Robbins. ‘There js a popular opinion that the machinery of the party (republican) needs readjusting, and that it must be taken out of the hands controlling it.—Baitimore American (rep.) No greater danger menaces the republican chances of success than that the office-holders will seize the preliminary mectings and run them in the interest of sending to Cincinnati packed delegations, who will pos sess nothing of the force of character and discretion which most control the Convention if the party is not ace.—Baitimore American (rep.) Th ww London Telegram (rep.), referring to Stark. weather's successor in the vacant Connecticut Con. Bressional district, states ‘that 0 faras there have | oy yiasouri, intimated that ho understood from the wit: been any expressions of opinions, there seems to be a general feeling that the interests of the district and of | the republican party would best be promoted by tho nomination of John T. Wait, of Norwicn,’? The Charlotte (N, C.) Observer (dem.) makes the start- ling assertion that the Revenue Department of the gov- | ernment throughout the whole of Western North Caro- lina is @ mass of corruption, and i rotten to its very core. [tis one vast combination, a gigantic venal Ting, and no one who is not admitted into its pale or in fellowship with {ts secret workings can prosper long or carry on his legitimate bu: ee with any Satis- | faction or peace, The Montgomery (Ala) Advertiser (dem.) is a be- hhever ip a twin centennial, saying:—‘'Ia a fow months the people of the United States will celebrate tho first centennial of American independence, Those who may hereafter meet to celebrate the second may com- Dine two contennials in one and a twin celebra- tion—first, of the foundation of the great Republic in 1776; and second, of the salvation of that Republic fom corruption and death in 1876.'7 important an oceasion. In former years, when “Boss” | ticket for the Vice Presidency, we could sweep tho | this was the lowest kind of small potato democratic | | | | | | | to be heavily handicapped at the commencement of the | | | blankets CONGRESS. | Passage by the Senate of the Bill to Reduce the President’s Salary, ————— THE TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN BUREAU The Recusant Witness Kilbourne at the Bar of the House: SENATE. Wasurxatox, March 14, 1876, Various bills were introduced and petitions and me morials prosented, On motion of Mr, Freuinanuysen the bill fixing the salary of the Prosident was taken up, Mr, Sancuyr said he thought it would be ineffable meanness on the part of the government to pay tte President a salary far below what is paid the repre- sentative of the British government residing in Wash- ington, He did not consider the President's salary any too large. Without further debate the question was put and the yeas and nays demanded, as follows:— Yea Allison, Boxy, Christiancy, Clayton, Conke ling, Cockrell, Dawes, Ferry, Uoldthwaite, Hamilton, Hate vey, Hitehcook, Kernian, joUreery, McUonald, Maxey, Morrill'of Ve Patterson, Stevenson, allace, Whyte, Wr 6. Nays—Messrs, Bayard, Boutw Dorsey, elinghuysen, Huntin, "Howe Florida, Jones, of Nevada, MeMillan, Stites Robertson, well i on, Spencer, Windom, Withers— And the bill was passed, ‘The bill for the relief of James Hile was taken up. Mr. Sancent said that afer the action of the Senat in reducing the salary of the President he hardly knew how far to go with passing these relief bill, Asa member of the Committee on Appropriations he was constently brought in contact with these measures of economy, but reducing the President’s salary he did not consider good economy. He gave the salaries of some of the foreign rulers, with the additional per- quisites allowed them, and contrasted thom with the meagre salary allotted to the President of tho United States, He was also in favor of raising the salaries of the Cabinet ollicers. On some other occasion he would give his views more fully oa this question, Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Mass., said he voted for ree ducing the salary of the President because he was anxious to undo, as far as it was possible, the very ob- jectionable action of Congress in its action koown ag the Salary Grab bill, and he believed that was the last remnant of it, and he was very anxious to abolish it, Lt was foily for’ the Senator trom California to bring ap the salaries paid to foreigr rulers. We all know how the poor masses are ground down to pay those salaries, Mr, Cursstiancy, (rep,) of Mich, desired to know if the Prosident’s salary was Ube question before the Sonate; if not, was the debate in order. It Senators de- sired to go over this ground again be would move @ reconsideration of tho vote on the President’s salary, and he entered notice of such motion. Mr. Epaunvs said he did hot suppose the vote would have been taken so suddenly on the question of re- ducing the resident's salary, or be would have been in his seat and voted against It, Mr. ConkitnG defended his vote op the subject, and said ihat us a motion had been entered to reconsider, he would, at tuat time, give bis views in full. Mr. Hows, further discussed the bill, opposing it, when Mr, CockR#LL said he was surprised to hear the Senator from California object to granting relief to a poor old cripled soldier because the Senate had vowed to cut down the President's salary, He voted for it because be beileved it right, and he would vote for it twice if necessary, He thought any weil disposed pers son could live on itina proper manner, and very re- ably too. Mr Sakonse said the Senator very well knew that he had used the Relief bill simply as a frame upon which to hang his remarks upon the Salary bill, The Reliet bill was passed, and Mr. Christiancy was called upon to press his motion to reconsider, but de- clined doing 80. At twenty minutes to three o'clock the Senate went into executive session, aud at three o'clock adjourned, O¥ REPRESENTATIVES, Wasuincrox, March 14, 1876, Mr. Sparks, (dem.) of Ili, from the Committee om Indian Aifairs, reported @ substitute for the bill to transier the Indian Bureau from the Interior Depart ment to the War Depariment, and asked that it be made the special order for Saturday next, Along and somewhat heated discussion took place between members of the Indian Committee and of the Military Committee as to which of these committees had the more legitimate jurisdiction of the matter, After the discussion the bills, reported by the Indian Committee and by the Mihiary Committee, on the subject of the transfer of the Indians, were made the special order for next Thursday two weeks, the bill of the Indian Committee to have precedence over that of the Military Committee, THE REAL RSTATE POOLS. Mr, Guover, (dem) of Mo., chairman of tho Select Committee on the Real Estate Pool and the Jay Cooke Indebtedness, made a report on the contumaciousness of witness Hallett Kilbourne, who refused to pro- duce the books of his firm or to answer certain ques- tions as Lo Who composed the real estate pool. The proceedings of the committee were read, from which it appeared that the real estate pool consisted first of ive persous, who had contributed $5,000 each (and who were subsequently assessed $2,000 each), and of Jay Cooke & Co., who had contributed $25,000 (but did not pay any assessment). His firm was the agency through which the operation was to be conducted, and had subsequently purchased one of the original $5.00¢ shares, paying for it the exact amount (with interest) which it bad cost the owner, He declined to give the name of the person whose interest had been thus pt chased, He a clined giving any testimony ing to the individuals composing the pool. He said that i€ it cou'd be shown in any Way that the govern mont Was interested in it, or that his testimony would promote the interest of the government in any way, he wouid tell everything about it. In reply to this the Chairman informed him that the committee did not propose to examine into his private affairs, but only into those that affected the public in- terest. In further response to his counsel (Mr. Black) the HOUSE witness stated that the matter had no relation what ever to any public aflair; that 1t was purely a private transaction, and that there was no officer of the gov- ernment of the United States or of the governiment of the District of Columbia directly or indirectly con- nected with ft, ‘he conclusion of the committee is that it is neces- sary ior the efficient “pings of the inquiry that Hailet Kilbourne shall be required to respond to the subpana duces tecum, and to answer the question: wiuch be had refused to answer, Grover moved the adoption of an order that the ker issue his warrant vo the Sergeant-at-Arms commanding him to take into custody Haslet Kilbourn and bring him to the bar of the House to show cause Why be should not be punished for contempt, The order was made and the warrant issued, Mr. Jenxs, (dom) of Pa., offered a resolution calling ‘on the Secretary of the Interior for information as te the defalcation of William T. Collins, late Pension Agent in Washington city. Adopted, on, (dem.) of Va., from the Judiciary Com. mittee, reported a resolution calling on the General for copies of all letters, telegrams aud papers oval of Judge Belford, of Colorado, Adopted. The House then, at three o’clock, went into Com- mittee of the Whole (Mr. Cox, of New York, in the chair) on the Legislative Appropriation bill, and was addressed by Mr. BexxetT, of Idaho. A PERSONAL EXPLANATION. Mr. Keuey, (rep.) of Pa, rising to a personal ex- planation, sent to the Clerk’s desk and had read a urticle in the New York World charging him with having obtained contracts for a Mr. Dobson, the owner of a woollen mill on the Schuylkili, to furnish jor the government, and with hav. ing taken to bimseit twenty per cent of the proiits, thereby receiving about $100,000. The article was written by one Martin Powers. He said be deemed an explanation due more to Mr. Dobson than to himself. ie said Mr. Dobson had built up magnificent works by his own ingustry. ‘As for himself, ho said if there was any man who anew him well who attached any importance to the state. ment then he bad lived in vain. THK RECUSANT WITNRSS, The Sergean' Arms appeared at the bar witn Hal Jott Kilbourne, the recusant witness, in custody. Oo being asked whether be was prepared to answer the questions put to bim, he asked leave to be hoard orally by his coaosel, Mr. Black and Mr. Dudley Field. During the consideration of the question Mr. Glover, ness that he would be goes AA ash read @ written sument prepared by bis counsel he Fane, (ron) ot "Cal, insisted upon the witness! right to be heard orally by counsel, and that view was advocated by Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetia, and Mr. Conger, of Michigan, and was opposed by Mr. Holman, of Indiana, and Mr. Jencks, of Pennsylvania, Finally the proposition to be beard orally by counsel was laid on the table and @ written argument was read from the Clerk's desk. At the conclusion of the reading the Speaker called upon the witness to rise, and addressing him, be asked him whether he was now prepared to answer the ques- | tious pat to him by the committee, reading them to Mas ite Hbiccs Raa hin im deta. Mr. KILWOURN® responded that he respectfully de- clined for the reasons beretofore given. ‘The Sreaxex then asked him whether he was pre- pared to produce his books and papers In obedience to the veuperes duces tecum, Mr. Kitnours® replied that he was not, Mr. GLovke thon offered resolutions committing the Witness to the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms and re quiring thatoMcial to keep the witness in custody im the common jail of the District of Columbia until’ bq should purge himself of hy Rr The siepaug aby | were ay to the witness wag removed by Sorgeant-at-Arms, The House then, at half-past dye, adiourned,