The New York Herald Newspaper, June 9, 1876, Page 3

THE CINCINNATI CONTENTION. Arrivals of Morton, Conkling and Bristow Men Yesterday. THE PREPARATIONS. The Hall Where the Convention Is To Be Held. A POLITICAL DIRECTORY Where the Various State Delegations Will Be Found. Crvcurxat1, June 8, 1876, ‘The preparatory work of the Republican National Convention goes bravely on. This morning the Bristow Club, of this city, opened Pike's Hall, a spacious build- Ing, where the delegates, clube and organizations in lavor of Bristow may meot and fraternize and ‘ind various conveniences furnished them. Hopkins’ Hall, another roomy place, wi{{ be opened \o-morrow in the interest ana for the accommoration of the friends of Governor Hayes, who will come in strong numbers as thoy have but comparatively a little distance to travel. His .riend, General Wyckoff, Adjutant General of tho Btate, is here, Tho Missouri delegation will come on Monday, and take up quarters at Koppler’s Tho avant courier of the Blaine support has arrived, Mr. George C. Gorham, of Washington. The Jargest aud most important arnval, however, Is the Morton body guard, from Indiana, headed by Bill Holloway, Morton’s brother-in-law, MORTON’S SHOWING, Holloway claims 207 votes for Morton on tho first Dallot. Morton, he says, will also be the second choice of hig friends, as they havo a conviction that the triangular fight betweon*Biaine, Conkling and Bristow will prevent a union between the friends of any of the three, and their support must go to Morton, and that the tioket will be Morton and Hartranft, The Morton men already here number over adozen, among them being Henry ‘Taylor, of Lafayette; H. Tripp, of North Vineennes, and J. J. Kanner, H. Iddings, George W. Friedley and R, S. Robertson, of Fort Wayne, all ardent workera for Morton. These men wou’t allow the grass to grow under their fect, and they are already trying to negotiate an alliance with the Hayes men for certain specificd conditions They are atthe Grand Hotel, and they speak as if Morton was certain of the vomioation, Holloway says of Alonzo B. Cornel) that be is on haud trying 10 make a breach among the West- ern delegates, so as to secure Ohio tor Conkling. General Wyckoff, who is here tor Hayes, thinks that if Blaine be defeated his strength will go to Hayes. Genera! J.-M. Uestan, of Kentucky, ts here for Bristow. To-morrow Eugene Hale, of Maine, and the day alter Blaine himselt are expected. oS" COLORED DELEGATES NOT WASTED. ‘The colored element in this Convention is apt to stir upsome feeling as faras the question of hotel accom- Modation is concerned, Half the delegates from the South are Wkely w be colored, and, according to the Civil Rights bill, no hotel, under certain penalties, can refuse them accommodatiuns if they demand it, Last evening Colonel Stokes, of Alabama, who runs the Speacer delegation for Morten, applied for accommoda- tions at the Walnut street Howse for twenty-five dole- gates. Hegaidsome of them were colored, but he wanted the whole gang kept together, and the Jandlord ‘Yeiused to take them, Other instances of this kind are likely to occur, but there ts plenty of hotel accommo- dation, and the great crowd that has been expected by the wadiords is vot anticipated by others, CONKLING’S STRENGTH. A. B. Cornell said this morning that he believed Conkilag would go into tho Convention with 250 dele- gates, Ho thinks very little of the Bristow movement, and considers 1t a mere flash in the pan, as tho chiof {riemds of Bristow are enemies of tho republican party. Lum eteatd: ae gous" ws ter there and uiiderrates the Bristow movemont too lightly. There is no doubt that Conkhuog will snow up im great strength, and the politicians here now all admit it; but Blaine is not yet dead, it ts said, and Morton hves. Judge Groesbeck told me he (hogyht Wasbburne would be the coming man, having been out of the country so long and being so powerful with the Ger- mans, 2 PLENTY OF ROOM YOR THK CONVENTION. The hall of the Convention has been arranged to seat 6,000 persons. The regular delegates will sit ut the front and the alternates in their rear. A strong railing ‘will feparate the classes, No one will bo admitted to the floor except invited guests and reporters, The public at large will have the gulleries, Surplus tickets will be distributed among the different State delega- tous. All BUC Che reporters’ accommodation are Anished. Collector Arthur, DeWitt Wheeler and 8. B. French, Conkling delegates irom New York, arrived this even- ing. & GLIMPSE AT THE PLACE IN WHICH THE PRESI- DENTIAL NOMINATION WILL BE MADE—THE HLADQUARTERS OFTHE STATE DELEGATES. Cimcryxati, June 8, 1876. Tho preparations for the Republican National Convention, which meets here on the lth inst, aro about complete, and if the Con- Veution itself were here now it could go Into the hall and its delegates ind their places with no more difficulty than they will encoanter on the meeting day, EXPOSITION HALL, @bere the Convention meots, isa large wooden struc- Gate, which was originally built—ia the year 1969, I be- Neve—as a meeting piace for tho Nationa! Saengertest, ‘That was seven yoars ago, and since that time Saenger Halle, as wt is still called here, has served a good many Purposes, “It was the central building for the Cincin- hati Exposition during the six years it was run; it te the place where the Liberal Republican National Con- vention of 1872 met and nominated Horace Greeley; it ts the nall whore the May music festivals wero held here for several years, which gave Cincinnati so envi- able a position in the musical world, and moro lately it ‘was the theatre for the meeting of the Ohio democracy when they put Thurman aside to take op Allen aad indorse bim for tho St. Louis nomination. Taking it all tn all the old Saenger Halle has become almost historic, and whon it 1s pulled down, ag tt will be alter the Republican Nutonal Convention has got through its sittings, not a few will be foand here who will mourn its departure as though it wero one of the land- marks. ‘The arrangements for the National Convention, which are now fully maturod and very nearly completed, are of yoneral interest, The main body of tho hall, which fa sct apart for delegates and their alternates, wil! com- fortably seat 2,500 peopie. The galleries will seat an equal number, while tho stage, with the ampbitheatro Jo the rear, will furnish room for 000 more, Besides this, there are wide sobbics under ihe galleries which will not be seated but will give standing room for 1,000 More; so it will be an casy matyr to pack 7,000 persons in the ball, Kvem more than that number can be pro- vided for in gcrowd, but when it is remembered that the Convention itself nambers only 752 itis hardly probable that the crowd of outsiders will fherease it tenfold. WHERE THE DELEGATIONS WILL ny QcanTKRED. Nearly all the State delegations have secured thete quarters in advance at the hotels here, and when they meet it will become a matier of taterest for the dele- gates and the friends of candidates to know where they are located, In order that they may be informed ou this point 1 have beon at considerable pains to go around to the hotels and get the whereabous of each that has secored quarters up to this time, which 19 ap- pened herewith :— AtabaMa—Twenty delegates. Gibson House—Head- quarters, parlor No, 147. ALamaua (Contesting)—Twenty delegates, Not so- eared quarters you Ankaxsas—Twelve delegates. Burnet Houso—Head- quarters, partor No. 100, Cassponsia—Twelve delegates. Gibson House—Hcad. quarters, parlor No, 238. CoLonavdo—Three delegates, Burnet House—Head. quarters, parlor No. % { vindicated bir, Mr Comsacriccr—Twolve delegates and thirteen alter- Rates. Grand Hotel—Hoadquarters, parlor No. 100. DeLawage anv Fiorina—Not yot secured quarters, GrorGia—Twenty-two delegates and eleven alter- Bates, Gibson House—Headquarters, parior No. 132 In.iow—Forty-two idelegates and forty alternates, Burnet House—Headquarters, gentlemen's parlor. Ixpiaxa—Thirty delegates, Grand Hotel—Head- quartora, parlor No. 101. Besides these there will be {ally 600 people from Indiana scattered at all the hotels in the city, their object being tu work ug senciaent io favor of Morton, lowa—Twenty-two delegates and twenty-four alter- nates, Burnet Hoase—Headquarters, room No. 46. Kaysas—Ton delegates and twenty altorpates, Gib- son House—Headquartera, parlor No 146, Kaxtucky—Twenty-four delegates and an equ4l num- ber of alternates, Burnet House—Headquarters in ladies’ ordivary; also has headquarters at the Grand Hotel, in one of the rooms on office floor. Lovistaxa—Sixteen delegates and sixteen alternates, Grand Hotel—Headquamers at room Na. 1, aiice door, and parlor No. 118, Matxe—Fourteem delegatos and the same number of alternates. Burnet House—Headquarters at rooms Nos. 60, 52 and 64. Maseacuvantts—Twenty-six delogates, House—Hoadquartera, room No. 333. Micuicax—Tweaty-two delegatea Headquarters’ parlors Nos. 5 and 15 Burnet House. Muonsota—Ten delegates, Headquarters, room No, 48 Burnet House, Missiasivri—Sixgeen delegates ana the same number of alternates, Headquarters at room No, 842 Gibson House. Nennasca—Six delegater. Has headquarters at the Gibson House, New Hamrsuiag—Ten delegates. Has headquarters ‘at the Burnet House, room No. 18d, Naw Jxasay—Lightesa delegates and thirty-six alter- Rates. Gibson House—Headquarters, parlor No, 141, New York—Seventy delegates. Has quarters at the Grand Hotol, with parlors Noa, 105, 103, 112, 114, 120, 126, 244, 248, 238 and 234. Fully 150 more from New York will stop at the same place, whilo almost an equal number will bo quartered at tho other hotels. Nowy Caroriva—Twenty delegates and thirty alter- nates, Grand Hotel— Headquarters in parlor on office floor. Ouso—Forty-four delegates. Grand Hotel—Head- quarters, parlor No, 102, Onecox—Stx delegates, Will stop at the Burnot House, with headquarters in parlor No, 4. PenmayLvamia—Fifty-eight delegates. Grand Hotel, whh headquarters in parlors Noa, 488 and 448. Ruope Ystanp—Eight dolegates, Gibson House— Headquarters, parlor No, 227. Sotru Carotiva—Fourteen delegates. Stops at the Madison House, with headquarters in parlor Nu. 50 ‘Tawnussee—Twonty-loar delegates. Stops at the St. James Hotel—Headquarters in the gentlemen's parlor, Uran—tTwo dolegates and two alternates. Gibsou House—Headquarters, room No. 430, Vuxvont—Ten delegates, Gibson House—Headquar- tors, parlor No. 111. Wusr Vinaimu—Ton delegates, Stop at the Car, hale House— Headquarters in the gentlemen’s parlor. Wiacoxsix—I'wenty delegates, Will step at the Bar- net Hoase, Headqaucters, parior No. 6 The National Repablican Committee will bavo its rooms at the Burnet House, parlor No. 108, atter the 12th inst. Tho Bristow Clud of New York, numbering sixty in ‘all, will be quartered ag the Gibson House. The Lincoln Club of Now York, embracing some sev- enty-five mombers, will stop at the St James, ‘The Sincoin Club of Pittsburg, numbering 150 mem- bers, wil have rooms at the Arlington Hotel, Gibson OFF FOR THE CONVENTION. Yesterday afternoon at about five o'clock a couple of hundred gentlemen assembled at the headquart. of the Republicam Club, at Union square. Tho Ninth regiment band were in waiting, a procession was formed and the 200 marched to the Dosbrosses street ferry. A banner was borne aloft in the van by Stephen Mac- dona, ope of Sberidan’s soldiers, on which wore te words, *Repablican Club, of the city of New York.” ‘The procession reachod the ferry at about quartor to six o'clock. Among the gentlemen were Colonel J. Schuyler Crosby, President of the club; C. Volmey King, Al- derman Pinckney, Colonel Ballard, Colone!) Michael Bhros, General A. @ Ketet ro, Joha J,.0'Belen, fon, Bernard Biglin, Captain Michel Gregan, Henry K. Nu- gent, Thomas Geary and ox-Commissioner Disbocker. The day before yesterday Collector Arthur, Police Com- missioner DeWitt Wheeler, Joha L Davenport ana Jacob M, Patterson, Jr., started for Cinelnnatl. Another party 18 booked for the scene of the Conv: tion om Saturday next. BLAINE AND BRISTOW CLUB. A special meeting of the Blaine and Bristow Central Club was held Inst evening at Science Hall, in Kast Eighth street, Mr. William Haw, Jr., presiding. About 100 delegates to the Cincinnati Convention were se- lected, of whom only twenty-five, however, will go. The following are some of the names:—Heary C, Robinson, William Haw, Jr., Edward H. Ball, Joho Coutreil, Edward ©. Johnson, Michael Neville, James R. Angel, Daniel Moore, William Duning, Albert El- treich, John J. White and John Lafond, Dering the evening Mr. Haw totroduced Mr, E. C. Jobnéon, who made a short. but energetic speech. He said that one of the planks of the platform at the Cin- cinpati Convention would be hard money. That was what the peoplo wanted. He did not believo in tho finamcial theories of Peter Cooper, who favored inflation, Tho country wanted to hear the Jingte of gold and silver. ‘The speaker alluded to ex-Sveaker Blaine. Hp defended his right to speculate in stocks, and claimed that tho letters re- contly read by Mr. Blaine betore the House completely Jobnson concluded by saying that he thought Blaine was the man whom the dele- gates at Cincinnati would nominate next week, The club claims to have enrolled some 1,500 mem- | bere, A. B. COBNELL. ABRIVAL OF THE FIRST DELEGATE YORK. [From the Cincinnati Enquirer. } legate to tho National Republican Con. in last night by the Panhandle road, a Nittle tired and dusty, but, taking all things together, pretty well satistied with the way matters appoared, His trip had been @ pleasant one, his arrival on time, ‘and upon taking possession of elegant quarters at the Grand he failed to discover any diversity of sentimeat ‘on the pol.tical question poarest bis heart. That dele. gate was Hon. A. B. Cornell, the loader of the four delogates-at-lurge tor the State, Mr. Cornell was ac- companied by Mr. D. A, Lawrence, Superimtendent of the New York Post Office, and Mr. EK. H. Aoel, another gentleman well known in administration circles in that cay. APPLYING THE PUMP, An Enquirer reporter callod to seo Mr. Cornoll atter he bad taken his suppor, but was told that be had gone out fo met Mi. Lawrence, however, and lost bo time in applying the interviewing pump to that amiable gentleman. Mr. Lawrence ts a short and rather heavy set young man, with keon black eyes, a clean shavou. lace, exceyiag bis mustache, which coal black, a nervous manner, and evidently under. stands a thing or two about politica, “Lt merely called," said the scribe, “to talk with Mr. Cornell about the prospects” — “‘ar, Cornell bas gone out, but”—looking at the card which he still heia im his hand—*‘bat, gertape, { ‘will be able to answer for him. To-morrow he will be bere, and then you cen see him.’! “How many of you will be heref” was the next question can’t toll yet. We have just got here, but I think there will be several,” and thon be smiied # smile that meant u great deat, ‘Come over to look after things a little in advance, “Somebody has got to be rst, aad New York might as well be as any other.” “What effect will this Blaine business tn Congress have ou Conkling’s chances in the Convention?” “Come, now, you woulda’t expeet me to talk about other ¢andidates, would you ?"" “Certainly, I'd like yoo to,” “Well, I'm not going to do it, anyhow," ‘Trying another tack, the reporter said that he had noticed the announcement that a Lincoln clay of New Vork city would ve here. “Ves,” was the answer, ‘‘we have such a club in New NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1876,—TRIPLE York, and! understand a number of its members are coming out bere.” “What are these Lincoln clubs, anyhow?’ “The Lincoin Ciub of New York is made up of a large number of basiness men, metchants and others, who arg admirers of the character of President Lincoln, and who, wishing to perpetuate bis memory, have given their club bis name.” “I notice that thore are other Linccln clubs besides yours, Uno 18 coming here from Pittsburg and avother from Akron, in this State, Now, what | want to know ts, who are they working for ?”” “I'll not pretend to answer for the others you speak of, but as for the New York club, Ican suy they'll be here for Rasaae Conk vg," And,as he said this a clever look of furthe? informa- tion beamed from Mr. Lawrence's eyes—as ifhe could tell snore about those Lincoln clubs if he had a mind to, what they were organized for, who they were work- ing for andall that, But be didn’t say any more, and when the reporter got back to bis desk he felt himself ‘mpelied to write down im bis notebook for future guidance:— “Mum.—Put down all Lincola clubs as Conkling clubs—under cover.” FREE PASSES TO ST. LOUIS. Deputy Clork Maloney is daily occupied in refusing applicants free passes to the St. Louis and Cincinnaty conventions. The Aldermen are beset daily with simi- Jar requests. It1s rumored that the Tammany Alder- men on Moaday next will, at the rooms of the board, distribute free passea over the Now York Central and Hudson Rivor Railroad to all their friends who apply between the hours of twelve M. and two P.M KEBR'S CONSTITUENTS, (From the Kansas City Times.) There isa democratic majority of 6,000 or 6,000 in the New Albany (Ind.) district, now misrepresented vy Mr. Kerr. Simeon K. Wolfe, democrat, of New Albany, received 19,336 votes in that district in 1872 against 13,652 votes for D. W. Vogles, repub- can. Alter Mr, Kerr received the democratic nom- juatian tu 1674, and began to talk pard money, the greenback democrats brought out Cravens as a candi- date against him, and jnsistod that Mr. Korr did not stand on the greenback platform adopied by the State Convontion of the party. The republicans had no can- didate 1n the field, and, partly by their aid and partly by a deceptive recantation from Mr, Kerr, he was elected. He vowed that he had not only stood on the State platform, but “on every splinter of it,” and party discipline together with the votes of hard money repub- licans and greenback democrats who accepted his ox- planation as sincere saved him by a scratch, The vote stood for Kerr 13,891 and for Cravens 12,482, WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIO CON- VENTION. Wuxxuixo, June 8, 1876, Aspecial despatch to the Register from Charleston says the Democratic State Convention assembled there to-day, D, D. Jobason was made permanent presi- dent and Bernard Peyton secretary. Tbe financial plank is es (otlows Resolved, That while we belong tow eo believe that the republican purty has ti unfairly and uujastly by its finwucial policy, ana whi: favor an immediate capeal o€ the specie resumption act, the taxation of United States bonds, like other property, and the abolition of the present banking system., yet at the same time wo emphatically deprocate the effort to divide the democratic party: upon issues invelving money only, smi recommend — shat such Issues be remitted to the Congressional districts or otherwise subordinated to those grout moral and censtitutionul questions which anderlio the very existence of the Union and its institutions. i NEW ORLEANS CUSTOM HOUSE, REPORT OF SPECIAL TREASURY AGENT KINCELLA ON THE FRAUDULENT EXPORT OF WHISKEY AND TOBACCO, New Oxceaxs, June 8, 1876, The Cengressional Committee met at t when an execative session was called, which lasted until @ quarter to eleven. Several witnesses testitied that they had worked at the Custom House at from $1 75 to $2 a day; that they signed blank puy rolls; saw them afterward, when they were filled up for $3 per Special Treasury Agent Kincella resumed bis state- ment folative to the fraudulent export of whiskey and tobacco, The tax on one lot was $37,550; this was on the Harkaway; that on the Greonland was $64,814; apother lot on the same boot was $36,445; GB, Dyche was tho Customs Inspector ; he made astatement to the witness about the fraudulent shipments, Witness produced a sworn statement of Dyche, tn which it was stated that he was appoiuted by W. P. Kellogg Col- lector; that 815 barrels of whiskey and the tobacco were not shipped; that General Benton, Collector of Revenve, and J, M. Sutherland came to bim (Dyche) aud got him to certify ag to the lading being all right; that they bad arranged with W. P. Kellogg, and that it was all fixed with him; further, that 600 barrels of whiskey and 450 half boxes of tobacco ou the Harka- way wero uot ehipped us certified to by him (Dyche); that Benton and Sutherland toid him tho goods were not to be shipped; that it was all right; theydiad been ta ace Gollector Kelfogg, and What it had been fixed, They repeatedly told me they bad seen Kellogg, and it wos all right, snd: I was satisfied; Bon- ton, Sutherland and Kellogg were in partnership, Alterward Benton was sick and had not exocuted cor- tata papers. Ketlogg, when told, sald he was sorry he told me it was all right, and that J should sign the cer- tificates, woich I did; further, that 425 barrels of whis- key, alleged to have been shipped on the Grecnlana, was not shipped Beaton and Sutherlaad said I would be protected egain and rewarded for siguing these cor- tifcates, Subsequentiy I got an aflidavit irom the United States Consul at Matamoros, Mexico, stating that the landing certificates, purporting to have been made by him (the coasui), wore false and fraudulent, Witness read the afidaviie made by XB. Marsball, formerly consul, and continued:—He pronounced them forgeries before ne saw them.. From bis manner I imagined his affidavit was false. Experts subsequently pronounced nis sicwatures to the lading certificates genuine. The Belize shipments are covered by an exportation bond by Suthoriand, Callaway, Johnson and others, On the margin of the bond I find the words ‘Wortificates on fle —s. A 8, DC,” meaning 8. 4. Stockdale, Deputy Collector, Tho bonds wero cancelled iu October. Witliam C. Gray, Deputy Collector, made an affidavit, which { bave read, showing that Kellogg requested Gray to cancel certain export bonds, Gray being a deputy under Kellogg, and the bonds were cancelled. In November these bonds had as principal J. M. Coheo, and Sutherland and Jobnson as eureties. Tho bonds Powers had bore the name of Erastus H. Harris as principal Dun’t remembor who the sureties were. My report on file will show that I put the sixteen bonds in the banas of the District Attorney hero, but learned nove of the sureties could be foand. Do not belie single dollar could bo made on any of the sureties. Do not know that suits have been brought oo Powers’ ponds Beliove suits were brought in New York on some of the whiskey betore the bonds were surrendered at Washington by me. Do not know what became of them after they went to Washington. My mission onded when L surrendered them, with my report, to Mr. Riley, These bonds wore for the exportation of 1,824 varrels of whiskey. Harris was of the firm of J. H. Conly & Co., whiskey merchants. I beard trom Pow- ers that the Powers bonds would implicate prominent ofiicials, referring to Governor Kellogg. I told Pow- ors Kellogg's name. was not oa them. fie said if you arrest Harris and squeeze him be will squesl. I ro- ported the facts to the department. Do not seo what use he could make of the bonds except to hold thom over the heads of tho parties, They were lor a fraction over $134,000. THE CONFEDERATE DEAD. Battinons, Jano 6, 1876. The graves of tho Confederate dead at Loadon Park Cemetery were decorated to-day with Interesting and appropriate memorial services and addresses, General George H. Stewart was in command. The Fort MecHeury band was preseat, and several thousand per- sons took part in the distribution of flowers CANADIAN PRESBYTERIANS, Torosto, Ontario, Jane 8, 1876, The Genoral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church met inthe Knox charch this morning. The attend ance was large. Rev. Dr. Cuok, moderator, preached the opening sermon, ’ ‘ WASHINGTON. Pie Btealaise eis The Currency Question in the Com- ing Presidential Campaign. Set onsite OPPOSITION 70 ‘THE RESUMPTION ACT: Its Practical Operation in Different Sections of the Country. THE BLAINE-TARBOX WORDY WAR. Wanted, An Early Report on the Bris- | tow-Mule Claim. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasuixcros, June 8, 1876. THE WAR ON THE RESUMPTION ACT—-THE SO¥T MONEY ELEMENTS OF BOTH PARTIES AT WORK—THE BASES OF OPPOSITION TO 1T—- ITS PRACTICAL OPERATIONS SHOWN, The attack upon the Resumption act preparing in the House comes at the same time with reports trom the West that an attempt will be made in the Cincin- nati Convention to secure a demand for its repeal in the republican platform. That is to say, the inflation- ist and soft money elements in both parties are prepar- inga combined attack upon the law. ‘Their uim is not generally understood; it is the beginning of a move- ment for the abolishment of the national banks and the substitution of a currency entirely of greenbacks, issued by the government, and to be increased or diminished at the caprice of every Congress. To re- peal the Resumption act 18 to open the battle; and the lJeadera who are planning to do it mean, if they can, that the question whether the paper currency shall consist entirely of government notes or entirely of bank notes shall be made one of the main tasucs in the fall campaign. ‘There has been’ for some days considerable inquiry about the working of the ect, whick, 1t is probable, few members of the present Congress have studied, It was signed Januasy 14, 1875, It was regarded at the time by most of those who supported it, and by prob ably all who opposed it, h inflation measure; aid the third section, which in effect authorizes free bank- ing, Was a sup to the Westera inflationists, who had been crying out for a redistribution of the currency ac- cording to geographical sections, and whose great com- plaint was that the East had more banks tban the West; that the West and South needed more banking opportunitics to make them prosperous, and that Con: greas ought to allow those sections more banks. There ‘was great difference of opinion in Congress as to the probable working of the act while it was under discus. sion, and it was denounced by hard money men as a measure of no value and probably dangerous in its consequences, To-day it 1s denounced by the.inflationists and soft money men, who demand its repeal, for no reason, so far as one can hear here, except that they supposo it to look toward specio reaumption, and because it is'tn the way of their desire to crush out of existence the whoie national bank system. The act bas cortainly worked ip a diferent way than was supposed by the Congress which passed !t Since it made banking free to every one and left the establishment of national banks to tho operation of natural laws, itis found that tho West and South have lost ins:cad of gaining in banks and bank- ing capital, In the cities of Cnicago and St, Louis and the Wes: generally, which clamored for more currency in 1874, more banks have voluntarily wound up than | im any other section. New England, which had the largest banking circulation proportioned to population, has withdrawn tho least, The net rogult may be stated thus:—There wero in circulation oft January 14, 1875— Of national ik notes. Of greenvacks.....+.. Making a total circalation of. . There were in circulation June 1, 1876:— Ot national bank no'es.. Of greenvacks.... « 370,123,668 faking u total of. + $704,601, 108 ‘This is a reduction of the volume ot currency of only $29,170,342 during a period of sixteen and a half months, or at the rate of $1,767,838 per month. This ia, 1 fact, when it is compared with the contraction In business, a practical expansion of the currency, for we have more currency now for the volume of business done than before the passage of tho act. It te plain, at any rate, that this very slight reduction im the volume of the currency has not affected business in any way. No ono pretends that monoy a Bearce, tor the reverse is true, If there was a demand for money 1m any part of the country which could not be readily sapplied tho act itself authorizes the establishment of now banks without limit, Any- body anywhere may cstablish a national bank. at any time or increase the circulation of one already ex- isting, on the single condition that he shall deposit bonds as security But under this free banking act nataral causes have led to a decrease and not an tn- crease of pational bank circulation, Moreover, the rate of decrease ie so slight that It does not equal the sum which an wnpartisan majority of both houses wore ready, three months ago, to enact should be taken in and cancelled of legal tenders alone, 10's probable that evon now, if the Committeo of Ways and Means wouldfintroduce a bill directing the Secretary of the Treasury to redeem and cancel ereenbacks at tho rate of $2,000,000 per month, it would get enoagh dem- ocratic and republican votes to pass tho House, and it has always been believed that tho Senate would at once pass such a bill The chief diMficulty with the Resumption act is that while its enemies attack it because they mean to do- stroy the national banks and make the circulation en- tirely of government notes, which they do not wish to be redeemable in gold, the friends of the act cannot point to any probability of an actual resumption in 1879, a3 the law provides, It gives authority and power to the Secretary to enable him to resume at the date specified; bat whether he means to do so or not, whether be is making any preparations to do so or not, whether be regards the law as practical or as a ‘bul against the comet,” as its opponents call it, no one knows, +++ +6$351,861,450 ‘382,000,000 $334,567, 440 FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuivatos, June 8, 1876, ME, TARBOX'’S PERSONAL EXPLANATION—EX- SPEAKER BLAINE AGAIN TRIUMPHANT ON A SIDE ISSUE. The democrats are intensely disgusted this evening at the result of Mr, Tarbox’s speech iu reply to Mr, Biaice. It will be remembered that Mr. Tarbox had requested the Speaker yesterday to give him the floor, in order that be might answer Mr. Blaino’s reflections upon bim in connection with what ts known as the Tarbox resolution or the resolution under which the Sub Judiciary Committee has prosecuted the investiga- tion of the Little Rock bond charges, and, as opporta- nity was lacking yesterday to Mr. Tarbox to deliver his speech, and as the inference was natural that he would get the floor to-day, the galleries wore packed 1m expeciation not ly of @ great forensic efort on the part of Mr, Tarbox, but of a torrific dennneiation of the gentleman trom Maine, A good deal of quiet and good natured advice was ten- dered Mr, Tarbox in advance that he should be careful of esvaying a task beyond his strength in coping with tho veteran and alert ex-Speaker, and some who knew his tamer powers for controversy re reminded of the bull who defied the locomotive, and admired his pluck Dut doubted his judgment One facetious democrat is said to have gone so far as to @ek Mr. Tarbox this morning 1t he had evor known what It was to undergo the torments of the nether world, and being answered a wondering “No,” to have warned the gentleman from Massachusetts that Might prepare to suffer such torments before suaset if be assailed the redoubtablo hero of so many pitched battles on the floors of Con- gress, Indeed, tho discomfted Ben Hill, of Goorgia, is reported to bave quietly enjoyed the several recent contests which cuded in Mr. Blaine furnishing him with anita a numerous company. But Mr. Tarbox was proof against advice. Inspired with the belief that “thrice armed ts he whose cause is just,’ and refresh tug bis memory with the facts of the ¢ berween David and Gohath, he went bravely Versary, ‘The first part of bis specch was well enough. Ho showed that men of Mr, Biaiae’s own politi- cal party had instigated the investigation, which is all true, but hore his effectiveness stopped. Tho galleries got tired of the rest of his speech, He wound up tamely, sat down and it was suppesed the thing was over. But Mr. Frye, of Maine, colleague of Mr. Blaine, desired to ask a qu Von and immediately brought up the scandal concern. ing the surreptitious copy of Mr, Biaine’s speech on the currency, by the use of which Mr, Tarbox, as 1s charged, got the chance of delivering au immediate and teliing reply the samo day, As Mr. Tarbox had re- sumed his seat im an aureole of virtuous indizuation over the rapucity and indecency of Mr, Blaine m the matter of the Mulligan letters, the question put nim | utterly hors du combat. He lacked the repartee to | check the langh which rose agwinst him, and Mr, Blaine taking the floor as this juncture, followed up his triumph go meretlessly that the gentleman from Mass- Achusotts was, metaphorically speaking. a shutter,” SECRETARY BRISTOW AND THE MULE CLAIM— DELAY OF THE SUB-COMMITTER 1N MAKING THE REPORT AND THE REASONS ASSIGNED BY PUBLIC RUMOR. A good deal ot inquiry has been made recently why the Sub-Committeo on Investigation of Expenditures in the Treasury Department has not reported in the case of the mule claim against Scerctary Bristow. It is apprehended by some republicans that the cemocrats, having learned wisdom by tho hasty onslaught made on. Mr, Blaine, will now hold ja reserve what evidence has been taken belore this committee adverse to Mr, Bristow unti! alter the Mepublican Convention, so that, im case he should be nominated | by any possibility at Cineindatt they will have tho damaging facts to adduce against him | iu the campaign, and thus defeat the republican party. | Mr. Bright, chairman of the sub-committee, is known! to have said that thore scems to be something of a case against Mr. Bristow or else base perjury is at work, The evidence of one Thompson, in whose name the claim was brought, baving been originally for some $30,000, has beon given before the committee, and members of it say it 1s most damaging, showing Great fraud on the government Lt 13 alleged on re- spoctable nuthority that Colonel Geist, now of the Treas- ury Department, aud a friend of Secretary Bristow, Rotified bim of the character of the Thompson clum before he took it in hand, and Mr, Brodhead, tate Sec. | ond Comptroller, as woll as his chief clerk, have confirmed this by their verbal and freely repeated Statements Notwithstanding tho facilities which have been alforded him tn evidence and examination, it is a matter of frequent comment that Mr. Bright bas not gone ahead. Much leniency has been accorded to nie foactivity heretofore, as it was known that be wished to proceed cautiously tn the investigation; but those who know the facts, and who are now hero roady to | testify, are somewhat oxasporated at the delay and Apparent stoppage of all investigation and tho failure to announce results, Mr. Bright is to be urged to go forward, so that before the coming convention nothing will be lef tn doubt. AN EFFORT TO ABOLISH THE INON-CLAD OATH FOR JURO! LIVELY DEBATE ON THE BILL ANTICIPATED. A bill was reported from the Judiciary Committeo to- day which is likely to lead to a warm contest between he two political parties in the House. It was consid- ered for a littic time in the morning hour, and enough was then developed to show that the debate upon it will be a revival of the amnesty controversy, in spirit at loast. It proposes a repeal of such portions of the Revised Statutes as require a test oath from jurors, and itsubstitutes a simple oath that the Juror will do bis duty faithfully. The point was made by Mr, Kas- gon, of Iowa, that the part of the oath to support the ‘tuken out on | | to be eftected, viz. :—Abolition of the religious tes constitution woula be done away with and that jurors | inthe United States courts in lately disaffected dis, tricts or elsewhere! would bo under no obligation of loyalty to tho United States government in getting at a finding or a verdict, Mr. Kasson demanded an expla- nation, He wanted to see an amendment to the bill remedying this gravo defect, Mr. Hoar, of Massachu- setts, also drew attention to the fact that there was nothing in the bill to guard against one Or'tmore of* party of consptrators taking seats inthe jury box and defeating the ends of justice. ‘The bill Is tho work of the Judiciary Committee, but it remains to be seen how fur the Northern democrats will go In supporting it. Everybody, republican and democrat, concedes the propriety of abolishing the test oath, but doing away with the exaction of obedience to tho constitution ts re- garded as going too far, even in the year of a Presiden. tial election. % THE APPROPRIATION BILLS IN THE HO Mr. Randall, chairman of the House Committee of Appropriations, says that all pecessary appropriation Dills will be favorably acted upon by the House betore the Ist of July, and that there will be no interruption of the business of the departments by reason of lack ing appropriations. It is now feared that the session of Congress wul last until at least the Ist of August ARRANGEMENTS TO ENABLE THE MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL COXVENTIONS, A movement 18 on foot in the house to take a recess on Monday next for three days, so as to allow as many of the republican mombors as wish an opportunity to attend the Cincinnati Convention. This will be moved by one of the republicans. In the meantime there is 10 bean understanding that no legislation from a party piandpoint is to be brought up. A like arrangement is to bo bad during the week of tho St. Louis Convention, and it isto be agreed that whiie the Senate will not adjourn a sufficient working force is to be kept up to dispose’ of appropriation bills, and no question of a quorum is to be brought forward. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, WasuixGrox, June 8, 1876, THE KERR SCANDAL—ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY CONTRADICTORY OF HARNEY’R, The Committee on Expenditures in the War Depart- ment to-day heard the testimony of Mr. Morgan Jones, who was & member of tho House of Repiesenta- tives from the city of New York in 1966, in the Kerr investigation, Lawrence Harney, whom the witness had known for many years, called apon him in that year and asked him to appoint Augustus P. Greene toa Neutenancy in the army. Harney informed him that ho would geta nico present if the appointment wero made. Witness told Harney be had nothing to do with that, and that he had known Greone longer than Hatney had. He had no application fron bis own district, but appointed a young man from » York who had been known to him from boywood, otherwise he would probably have appointed Greone, Mr. Nelson Taylor, formerly a momber of Congress from New York, testified that he took an interest in Greene because of the testimontals ho had received in his favor, but not on Harney’s account; the witness appointed a young man from hia own district, SENATOR MORTON'S HEALTH 48 CERTIFIED TO BY HIS PHYSICIAN. ‘The following 1s copy of a letter of D. W. Blisa, M. D., of Washington, relative to the health of Senator Morton, of Indiana, to Mr. Charles T. H. Allen:— Wasuixerox, June 5, 1876, Dear Sin—tIn reply to your letter making inquiry as to the health of Senator Morton | auswer that | have been the medical adviser for himgolf and tamily tor avout nino years while in Washington during the ses. sions of Congress. His general health ts entirely good and his prospects for long I of any other man of his years my acquaintance, While hoe: Hi Sa his improvement in the last two years has been very great and bis vital functions are wholly unimpaired. Asa frequent visitor of bu mes professionally and ot and with a varied but intimate seqnaintance members of Congress und men i the paar ears, | give it ox Senator Morton bas pert Jess apparent fatigue than any man I know of in public ite. PROTECTION TO THEATRICAL COPYRIGHTS. The bill parsed by the Senate to-day relating to the Jurisdiction of circuit courts of the United States pro- vides that an injanction issued by any United States circuit court and duly served shail be binding apon tho defendants in every judicial circuit of the United States orelewhere, It also provides that it shail be no 4e- fence or bar toan action or motion on the part of the proprietor or owner of the original manuseript of & thoatrieal play or deama to restrain and enjoin the public performance or exhibition thereof in violation of the rights of the proprietor that the said play or drame has been printed of published, provided always that it | was not printed or published before the plaintiff be | came proprictor of it. + | The act is not to apply te any case unless the same shall have been msiituted within seven years for thé first pablication or pertormance of such play. | THE BEMAINS OF GENERAL M'PHERSON TO BE TRANSPERRED TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. ‘The mother of the late General McPherson lately teb graphed to General Grant placing the remains of bet son at bis disposal fur final sepuiture. The President hereupon gave the necessary instructions tor their re moval from Clyde, Ohio, to this city, where 1 is pro posed to inter them beveath the Mel'nerson statue, Mr. I, W. Barker left last might for Clyde to superiae tond the removal of the remains to this city, GOVERNOR CHENEY'S MESSAGE. Coxcono, N. H., Juno 8, 1876, Governor Cheney submitted his Message to-day. The Stute Guances are as follows:—Revenue for 1876—Ro ceipts from State tax, $400,000; receipts from othe sources, $103,328 19, Total revenue, $503,323 1% Current expenses for 1876*Ordinary, $139,461 87; ex traordinary, $20,305 05; interest on State debt $222, Total expenses, $391,536 23, showing as excess of revenue of $111,719 96, which is the amount of the reduction of the State debt during the year. The liabilities of the State at present are $3,629,538 49. The Governor counsels great care in the management of State business and that the usual amount of $400,000 be raised by taxation, Sixty-eight savings banks are im operation, with deposits of $31,198,064 16, an increase of $989,578 45. Bunk investments show a decided im- Provement, loans on real estate having increased $1,000,000, The prospect of anew State Prison ia favored, the present condition of couviet labor rendering this the easiest solution of the difficulties whfch have lately beset State Prison affairs. As the people havo tavored a constitutional conven- tion, the Governor sumbits the changes most tmportant a change in the mode of making future amendments; @ reduction of the number of Reprosentatives and an in- crease in the number of Senators, and a change from annual to biennial olections and sessions of the Legisla- ture. Tho last named change he dooms of paramount importance, inasmuch as it would very largely diminish the cost of State government and afford no small relief from the burdens of taxation, while it would meet all | real necessities of the people. Referring to temperanco reform, ho says:—“Ne change tn the present law seems requisite, as at n¢ time in the bistory of the State has reform been #4 general.” He recommends the Fo-ostablishment of an- nual encampmonts for the encouragement of the Stute militia Also tho purchase of statues of Daniel Webster ana John Stark to be placed tn Congressional Memorial Hall in Washington, He pronounces the Centennial Exhibition a success, and considers that New Hampsbire may be proud of ker representatiog ‘therein. In conclusion, Governor Cheney states that the great demand of the hour is retrepchment and reform, THE CANAL BOAR REPORT OF THE STATE ENGINEER ON PENDING CONTRACTS—RATES OF PAYMENT FOR THE ENGINEERING FORCE. ALuayt, June 8, 1876. Ata meeting of the Canal Board to-day H. W. Rugg, of Olean, and Charles W. Brown, of Oxford, were ap pointed Canal Collectors of these points. On motion of Treasurer Ross tho First National Bank of Oxford wus designated as a toll deposit bank. Comptroller Robinson offered the following, which was adopted:— Resolvea that th the Canal Board ution adopted at the mevting of id of May last in relation to the omit of sult d odified so that ths said deposits be equally divided between the First National Bank of Syt- cuse and the Salt Spring Bunk. ‘The Auditor presented s communication in relation tothe toll upon cement, which was referred to tho Committee on Commerce with power Commissioner Thayor presouted « communicatifn of John F, Hosch asking the Board to allow him to with draw apotition for a rehearing of bia claim presonted December 22, 1871, which was referred to the Coumit- tee on Canal Administration, Commissioner Walrath presented a commuyication bests the Assistant Weighmastor at Syracuse, which wad referred to the Auditor with power to take such actiot agho should deem proper. He also moved that the Auditor or Collector be authorized to appoint some sultable person tu collect toll upon the Black River im- provement, Adopted, Stato Engineer Van Buren submitted a report con- tatuing a list of the pending contrasts for the extraor- dinary repairs on the canals since January, 1863, with the amounts of money claimed by the last or final estl- mato upon each, the amount already paid by the Canal Department and the reductions upon the suis yet re- maining due, which he deems equitable in view of o estimates or frauds in the conduct of the wi There are forty-seven contracts in all among them the Denson Port Schuyler, the Mowry Buffalo and the Willard Johnson West Troy contracts, the fraudulent character of which has already been so forth. These and most of the others aro designated as pending, al- though no work has been done upon them sinco the overestimates failed to pay. The report.was accepted. Commissioner Thayer, in rosponse to the resolution adopted at the last meeting of the Board, requesting him to farnish a statement of the extraordinary no cossities of his division (the Kastern) and the circum. stances out of which they have arisen, submitted s report that the estimat's of the Suporintendents, up to and including July, amounted to $90,450 67. The circumstances out of which these expenses have arisen aro in @ great measuro attributed to the large amount exponded for extraordinary repairs on the division and paid for out of the appropriation for ordi- nary repairs, which became necossary trom the fact that tho Comnr'ssioner rejected several bids for work dcomed necessary for navigation; hence they could only be patd for out of the ordinary royairs fuud. The amount pald for this class of work was $164,510 16, The total amount paid on drafts of tho Commissioner of the Eastern Division from January 1, 1875, to Fobruary 1, 1876, inclading ordinary and oxtraordinary repairs, &c., was $538,- 474 89. Tho amount paid for ordinary ropairs on the tn division for the seven years previous, avorage per year, was $743,790, Secretary of State Bigelow was not satisfied with this report. Ho wanted more details as to where the work was done und why the bids wero rejected. He thought much work ontirely unnecessary and unjustifiable bad been done, and he would vote against any sppropria- -tion until more tnformation was furnished. He moved to refer the roport back for further detail, Carried, On motion of State Engincer Van Buren, the State Engineer was directed to employ the requisite en gineering force to carry out tho act of 1870, chapter 425, State Engineer Van Buren moved that on and alter the 1st of June, 1876, tho following shall be the rates of compensation for the several grades of enginvers and other persons employed in the engincering force of the canal :— Assistant Engineers in charge, $6 per day ; Asasistant Engincers, $5 per day; levollers, $4 50 per day; rodmon, $3 60 per day; Ghainmen, $2 50 per day, Adopted. STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES. Rocugsrka, June 8, 1876 A meoting of tho State Board of Charitics was held at the Usborne House, in this city, at ten o'clock this morning. Present—J. V. L. Prayn, President; Will jam P, Letehworth, Vice President, aod Commissioners Martin B. Anderson, E. W. Foster, Theodore Roose. volt, Henry L. Houget, J, C, Devoreax and Mra. Jose- phine Shaw Lowell, the nowly appointed lady Commia- sioner, who met for the first time with the Board, and Dr, Charles K. Hoyt, Secretary, and James Fanning, Assistant Secretars, ‘The general pian of the work for the year was inid out, and arrangements were inade for the visitation of various charitable institutions of the State by members and officers of the Board, The seo rotary presented a report as to the operation of the act regurding Stato paupers, by which it appeared that 1,626 persons have been brought undor the law since it went Into effect aud that ninety-seven are at present under care. A considerable amount of miscollaneous business pertaining to the work of the Bourd was also wat soveral of the Comtalestoners fram tot the tan to vtalt the Willard Asylum at Ovid, aud otber institutions,