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CONGRESS. Passage of the River and Harbor Ap- propriation Bill. SENATORIAL STUMPING CONTINUED Senator Sherman on the Virtues of the Republican Party. UNS VICES PORTRAYED BY MR. M'DONALD. Report of the Committee on Expendi- tures in the Navy. ROBESON AND HANSCOM CENSURED. SENATE, Wasmxgron, August 10, 1876, The amendment of the House of Representatives to the resolution of the Senate to print 4,000 copies of the majority and minority reports of the special com- littoe which recently investizated Mississipp! affairs, fas agreed to and the resolution was passed, As amended wad passed, it provides that 1,500 coptes shall be for the use of the Senate and 2,500 for the use of tho House of Representatives, ‘THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL, Mr, Atsasoy, (rep.) of lowa, called up the conference report on the River and Harbor Appropriation bill, and, tp answor to a question of Mr. Edmunds, said the bill 48 agreed upon by the committee appropriated oxactly 85,000,000, Mr. Coxxuina, (rep.) of N. Y., sald the committee bad taken from the appropriation for the removal of rocks in Long Island Sound $40,000, reducing the amount for that work to $250,000, A more unwise and indefensible change could not have been made in the wholo bill, Those rocks could be no more plainly seen on any chart of the Coast Survey than they could be seen in the tariff of marino insurance. There they stood asa danger, and raising the rates of ma- Tine Insurance every day inthe year, The committee in this matter, he thought, had maae a very grave error. Mr. Kxurxay, (dem.) of W. Y., concurred in the views of bis colleague as to the impropriety of re- ducing the appropriation for tho Hell Gate improve- ment, He also spoke of the appropriation for the Hudson River improvement, and said it had beep ro duced from $60,000 to $50,000, These were works of Rational importance, and they should not bo sligh ted tor works in the interior ot uo Importance, Mr. SARGEST, (rep,) of Cal, a member of the con- ference committee, spoko of the work at Hel! Gate and said these rocks were to be blown up early in Septem- ber. He thought $250,000 would go a grent. way to re- movethe débris after the explosion, in view of the fact that the engineers expressed the opinion that the débris would so fail altcr ta¢ explosion us to be no fur- ther obstruction to navigation. Mr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis., also spoke of the Hell Gate improvement asa work of bational importance, ond said tho reduction of the appropriations for this work presented the Republic in thy attitude of a pauper deal- ing out small sums of money to make thts improve- ment for which the commerce of the whole country was Dlovding to-day. Mr. Epauspa, (rep.) of V., opposed ¢he report and apnounced that be would vote aginst it, He was un- Willing to take $5,000,000 of the public money for work pon rivers and harbors in view of the fact that it was Proposed to reduce salarics and the great compiaint about distress throughout the country. ‘Mr. Coxkiine again spoke about the Hell Gate im- provement, and iu reply to Mr. Sargent said these Tocks stood in the great gatewuy of the kingdom. After | they were blown up-they were bound to fall again in Pieces in the track of a mighty commerce, where they Could nut be without wrecking vessels, When he saw av the bill appropriations for improvements of a local character, which should not be made even if the Treas- ury was overflowing with \money, avd great navioual works cut down, he cou!d not approve il, and would, ‘therefore, vote against the report. - ot lowa, Chairman ot tne Conference Committee, said the money appropriated by this bill was all to be expended in the discretion of the Cniet of Engineers, and he satd if the work at any pomt was Unnecessary be Would not prosecuto it, He then re- ferred to the Heil Gate improvement, and said as much money was appropriated for it this year as last, although the estimate for this year was $150,000 less than list year, the csiimate Jor the past being $600,000 and for the present your $450,000, ‘Alter further discussion the report was agreed to— Yeas 36, nays 10. Messrs. Boutwell, Cockrell, Conkling, Dawes, Eaton, MeCreery, Morrili, Wadicigh, Wailace and Whyte voted {n the negative, Mr, Edmunds, wno voted in the nega- tive, chauged his vote to the affirmative just before the Vote Was announced, and then entered a motion to re- eonsider the vote by which the report was agreed to. Altor some discussion his motion was rejected with- pat a decis:ou. THE YRASIDENT'S FAMBURG MESSAGE. ‘The Senate then resumed the consideration of tho unfinished business, being the resolution to priut 10,000 copies of the message o! the Presitent aud uc pompauying documents in regard to the recent ditll- suity at Hamburg, >. C. SPEECH OF MR, SHERMAN. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, resumed bis argument atvho point where bo suspended last night He re- phed to the arguments of Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, and others, in regard te (be receipts and expenditure: Ot the government, &c., and denied the accuracy ef the Tigures pregcuted by those Senators. He uext relerred to the lust clause of the St. Louis platform, and suid it Was aconcession to the soft money men, Governcr Tilden was against i, 1t was intended ‘or the Indiana Dection and imtended to have adouble meaning. la Dhio the repeal of the resumption clause was held to ve a repent of the ftesumption act and an inflation measure, while in New York 1 was only beid to be a repeal of the resumption claus of that ct. It had a purposely devised couvle meaning. He then referred to the stutuies of New York to show that Goveruor Tilden himseit had approved an act of the Legislature of that State, providing ior a return to specie payments at the same time nuimed by Congress, January i, 1879, Yet he now called this Resempuon ‘act of Congréssasham. Mr. Sherman then retorred to Mr. Hendricks, and spoke of him as an iuflationrst. Mr. McDoxaxp, (dem.) of Ind., denied tuat Governor Hendricks bad ever advocated an inflation of the cur- rency, ond said the Senator irom Ohio could not point to ap insiauce where be tad. Mr. Sunway, resoming, sald he could not remember all tho speecues of Mr. Hendricks, but he was certainiy regarded as being on that side of the question. He then spoke of the plan of Governor Tildea to resume specie payments, and said be iavored the hoarding of gold and Silver. How did his proposition differ in tho slightest degree trom that of Genera Grant it his last annual Message? Governor ‘Tilden also said the couuiry must haye enough coin to Tedeom the fractional currency, He was vetind the fumes, ibis had been already done, so that this part of bis plattorm bad already been accomplished vy the republican party, and the first part of it had ‘been feconmended by President Grant to a democratic House of Representatives; but it had veen disregarded py that House, THE PUPIIC DRT. Agaia, referring to the puvlic debt, he said that since General Grant came into power tho expenses of the wernment every year ha failen below the income. Ope year they paid $100,000,000 on the pubiic debt and apotuer year $102,000,000, Every year, even in the hardest (mes, the republican party bad saved money and apphed it to the payment of the debt, During the administration of General Grant the amount paid ou the public debt was $426,025,015. Me again read from the letter of acceptance of Governor Tilden, and argued that he had endeavored to preeiude the ase of silver in the redemption of United States notes, He (Mr. Sber- tan) was willing to wake silver 4 legal tender to tho amount of $20, and give holders of United states notes the option of gonverting such notes into silver dollars of the old evandurd. Mr. Booy asked it the Senstor was willing to ruthor- Jzo the exchange of a note which was a legal tender ior A silver dollar hot a legal tender above $207 Mr. Stexstay rephed he would leavo it optional with the holder of the uote. He would not cvmpel bim to ceive silver. * aT Srkvexsoy, (dem.) of Ky., asked if the Senator from Onio wonid be willing to ald the democrats by repealing tho law of 187 to allow the use vf silver and make it a legal tender? Mr. Sienman replied that be was willing to leave that matter to a commission. ben read again from the letter of acceptance of Governor Tilden, and urgued that mavy things in it were glarivg generalities. Both tandidates, Governor Tiiden and Governor Haycs, were committed to a return to specie payment, aud the ques: tion was Which party, which set ol men, could be trusted to bring about thia arcat result, The republi- can patty during the administration of General Grant had reduced the annual payments of interest from $14,009,000 to $100,000, 000, and thus saved $34,000, 000 snuuaily by the principle of paying a portion of the pubhe debt every year. He nad no doubt that if tho republican party should be continued sn power four years louger vie whole Mass of the pubic devt would be couveried into four and four and a# halt per vent bonds, The people of the Unitea st kuew who faddied the country with all this debt and taxation, The democrats talked »bout reform in the civii ser. rice, Ib was rather curious to hear toat party which rst declared that “To the victors Uclong the spoil intk about reform. 1t would not be wise to depend on Governor Tilden to bring about great reforms with We aid of a democratic Congress. Ihe country already had a taste of etyil service reform in the democratic House of Kepreseutatives. Where wos Barclay? Where 1] the soldiers who were Wounded io the service eir country? Ali gone, The contest wpon which the country was abovt to enter wonld not turo upon the financial question. THE BLOODY SBIRT. ‘The real question in this campaign was rising higher and higher every day, and it was whether t! cratic party should be restored to power in this coun- try. He then referred to the Southern outrages and said the democratic party was chergoable with them and upon that party rested the respoasivility of putting them down. The people of the North had been generous to the people of the South, and one of the worst things which could a for the South would be the restoration of the democratic party to power, 4 it could only be doue by a united South, and that would array the North against them, He argued that Louisiona, Mississyppi and South Carolina were repub- Ncan States, and if whe republican majorities thers were overcome by violence the people of the North would know it He believed the saiety of the wholo country demanded the success of the republican party. He spoke of Governor Hayes as a brave soldier and honest mau and said it was better to trast him with the high power of President of the United States than Governor Tilden with all his promises and backed by the dewocratic party. : ‘ending discussion, Mr. Caaf of Wisconsin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported favorably on the House bill to authorize the construction of a pon- won bridge across the Missiasippi River, from some feasibie point in Buffalo county, Wisconsin, to some feasible point in Weona county, Minnesota, Placed on the calendar, The Senate then resumed the consideration of the resolution pf Mr, Morton, to printextra copies of the Prosident’s Message. SPERCH OF MR. M'DONALD. Mr. McDoxaxp, (dem.) of Ind., said be would support the resolution of bis colleague, because he desired the people of the ccuntry to have light upon the subject. Is was true that these documents were ex parte in their character; but, with all that, they were much more Jair and less partisan than the comments made on that affair by a partisan press of the country and by Sen- ators on tis floor. He denounced law.ese outrage com- mitted in South Carolina or anywhere cise, quoted}irom. the documents bearing on the case? and argued thatthe white man, Merrtwoil, was killed betore the negroes were hurt, but this circumstance had been studiously kept down in the discussion, He commented at length on the condition of aflairs in the South, and in speak- ing of Mississippi said:—Governor Ames forced him- self upon the people of that state as their ruler, | These raco collisions in the South, waren began soon after the reconstruction policy of the repablican party iu that section, were growing less and less every your ag the democrats came into power, and now they ex- ited only in those Siates under republican control. He knew the republican party was loth to give up its power In the South, They had sapposed the negto would remain plastic in their hands, but they were mistaken, NEGRO TERRORISM. There bad been, good deal gaid about terrorism in the South, but there was a terrorism there not yet spoken of, aud that’ was she terrorism which thi gtoes exercised over their own raco at the instigation of white republicans, He had read from the itich- mont Despatch a card published by a colored man to show that a system of terrorism was exercised by negroes over thoso of their own race to event them from yoting the democratic ticket. Ho then referred to the argument of Mr. Kdmuuds inregard to Texas having changed ber constitution, and said that every State in the Union had exercised that power. The Senator (Mr. Edmunds) had spuken of good, wholesome laws in Vermont, satisfactory to all, and that seemed to bo the animus of the whole thing. The whole. some laws of Vermont were to be impressed ou other States, and especially those of the South. If that voctrine was to be pressed there were diflicul- les ahead of which it was hard to see the end. 1! was but one test And one demand, and that was the constitution of the United States, The coustitu ion of every State must contorm to that of the United States, oud any doctrine asserted outside of that was revolu- tovary, Mr. McDowatp then replied to the argument of Mr. Sherman, and said that tne Senator asked, Would tho people trust the democratic party in power? There wos another question running with that, and that was, Could the republican pa ty stand the ordeal of a trial beforet he bar ot public opinion’ When the people were considering us to Whether they would bring one party ito power they very naturally | considered whether the party 4n power should be con- tinued. Hai the republican party so conducted jteoif ‘as to be continued in power? ‘The seventh resolution of that party, adopted in their convention of 1868, de- clared the government should be administered with strict economy, and the corruption shamefully pursed by Andrew Jounson calied loudiy for reform. Upon this platform GeneraiGrant ond Mr, Collax were nomi: nated. Betore the four years expired, ho was sorry to say, the Vice President waa involved in certain diiticulues on account of tue Crédit Modiher. In 1872 the fifth resolution of the republican platform declared for ro- form im the civil service. Had there been reform? And in the Cineimnati Convention they declared that they rejoiced in the quickening conscience of the peo ple. He (Mr. McDonald) was a doubting Thomas, and did not believo they were rejoiced at the quickening conscience of the people, .He then referred to the Sanborn contracts, and said the official who coun- tenanced them was put out of office, but immediately appomted to a high olfice for lite, and a Tepublican Serate confirmed the — nomination. Was — that" punishment? Then camo = Leet and Stocking, two young adventurers, who were trusted with the general order business of New York city, and in one year they filched out of the com- merce of tbat port over $100,000. Instead of being punished they, were let off with what they had takeu. Next there was found a tirm in Now Jersey, the Cattell Brothers, who, !t seomed, had made evormous sums of money 28 brokers in contracts for the Navy Depart- ment. He reierred to the late Secretary of War, and im conclusion argued that the people of the country would consider whether the republican party deserved to be kept in power, THS TRRASURY FIGURES. Mr. Bovrweu., (rep.) of Mass., presented lengthy from the Treasury Department sbowing the dobt for each year from 1836 to 1871, when tho change was maue in the mannor of stating the accounts, and said the dis- eropaucy shown by the change was $421,000, and that it bad been folly explained. | He also presented tables of losses on each $1,000 collected and expended, arranged by tho administration since tho formation of the government, showing that the Joss on each $1,000 received durimg the administration of General Grant was eighty-nive cents, aud on each $1,000 expended thirty-four cents. He argued thet this Suowed the republican party had kept its promises of 1863 to put down frand and reform the public servic Pending discussion Mr. Wixvox calicd up the Hous bill (v provide temporarily tor the expenditures of the goverbment, and it was passed, The Senate then, at twenty minutes to six P. M., went into executive session, and when the dours were re- opened, adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasmincrox, August 10, 1876, Mr. Lonp, (dem.) of N. Y., offered a resolution recit- «ing that the right of suffrage prescrived by the consti- tution of the several States is snbject to the Fifteenth amendment and that tho exercise of said right should be faituiully maintained and cbserved by the United nd that it 18 assorted that tho exercise of said Tight i$ m some States, notwithstanding the efforts o1 good citizens, resisted ana controiled by fraud, intumi- dation and Violence, 80 that the object of the Fifteenth amendment ts deteated, and that ali citizeas, without distinction of race or color, ure entitled to the rights con.erred by said amendment; and deciaring that all attempts to force, fraud, terror, inti cidation or other- wise to prevent a free exercise of the right of suffrage should meet with certain, condign and effectual punish- iment, and that in any case which has horetotore occur- red ot may hereafter occur in which violence or mur- der bas been or shall be committed by one class or race on another prompt punisbment of the criminal or criminais 1s imporatively demanded whether the crimo be one punishable by a fine aud imprisonment or one demanding the punishment of death. On demanding the pretious question no quorum voted (the democrats generally retraining from vou 1g) and several calls of the House were made before a quorum voted. A separate vote being demanded on the preamble and resolution, the vote was first taken on tho resolution, and it was adopted—yeas 174, nays 2; those voting nay vieg Messra, Bland, of Missouri, and Reagan, of Texas. The vote was then taken on the preamble, which agreed to—yens 124, nays 31. There was a rood deat of political excitement dis- played over the resolution, aud, although @r. Lord said that he bad offered it after consultation with mavy Southern members, it was quite manitest that there was a serious question as to the good policy of the move in the minds of inany o1 the democratic momuers. The repubdlicuns supported it as heartily as if it had been moved by one trom their own ranks. The deiay wi sp reaching a final vote upon tt was caused by the fact | that many democrais withheld their votes on some of the pretiminary motions, thus revealing the apparent absence of a quorum aud necessitating two calls of the House, In tue meantime Mr. Lord tried to get an op- portunity to explain his purpose in offering tho resoiu- tion, but objection was made from his own side of tho House, Mr. Herelord being conspicuous in declaring that no explanation was wanted. At last the previous question avas seconded and the main question ordered by yeas 133, nays 18—only one wore than a quoram. Then the demand jor the yeas and nays on the resolu. tion was made and supported trom the republican side, and the resolution was adopted, 174 tu t—Blund of Missouri and Reagan of Texas. On’ agreeing to the Preamole twenty-five democrats voted no,” THE NAVAL INVESTIGATION, Mr. Brenw, (dem) ot N. Y., Chairman of the Com- mittce on Expenditures tn the Navy Department, mitted the majority report of said committ gether with threo resolutions, dit, HaLx, (rep.) of Me., raised the point of ordor that the report was pot a privileged one under the res- olution passed last Monday, as 1% was a report which had previously been reported, printed and recom- mitted. ‘The Speaker, (Mr, Springer, of Iilinois) overroled the port of order. Mr. Witsos, (rep.) ot Iowa, raised the point of order that the report could not come in at this time, as tho regular ordo of business was the discussion of the motion to reconsider the vote by which a message ot the President was referred to the Commitice on Ap- propriations, Mr. Bxeuw—The wholo matter 18 this:—When a committee has recommended a resolution to remove a High officer of the government, the other side of the Honse dare not face ihe music on the record made, wir, Hate—I hope the gentleman does not think that wo are atraid of any recommendation that comes from that side of the House, ‘Tho Sreaken overruled the point of order, The resolutions which the majority of the commit- tee (Messrs, Beobe, sheakley and Mills) report are as follows :— RRSOLUTIONS OF THE wAgonITY, Rosolved, That Isainh Hanscom, (hiet of the Burean of t Repairs, Navy Department, is unworthy o hold that position, and that ¢) i, the Department and the gov iby reason of the negligence of George M. + political matters, and may have said if he were Presi- | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1876.—WITH Robeson. Secretary of the Navy, and bis order to pay the firm of Tilton, Wheelwright & Co., the claim presented by them in January, he government of the United Mates was defrauded by said Tilton, Wheelwright & Co. of the suin v0 pald, to wit,, 2,019. Resolved, That a copy of the annexed tetimony, together with the roports of the maiority and minority of the eom- mittee and of these resolutions, with notice of the action Of the House of Representatives horcin, be laid before the President of the United States by the Clark of this House. THE MINORITY REPORT. The minority report, signed by Mr. Baker, of New York, offers no resolution for action, but sums up that there 1s no evidence to show that there was any colli- sion between the officers of the goverument and the firm of Tilton, Wheelwright & Co. to defraud the gov- ernment in the tinal adjustment of their claim. THE RIVER AND MAKBOR BULL Mr. Concer, (rep.) of Mich., called for the reading of the reports. pending which Mr, Hereford, of West Vir- nia, ade the conference report on the River and rbor bill. Mr. Winuis, (dem.) of N. Y., moved to lay the con- ference report on the table. ‘Tho Sewaks pro tempore (Mr. Springer. of Iilinols, in the Chair) refused to entertain the motion as con- trary to usage. Aiter some dilatory proceedings tho conference re- port was agreed to—veus 104, nays 55. Several members asked and obtained leave to have printed in the Hecord some remarks which they had prepared on the subject of the bill, ‘The House then resumed the consideration of Mr. Beebe's report. ‘The lurther reading of the report, which had been insisted on by Mr. Couger, was dispensed with, and without division the resolutions were agreed to. THY PACIFIC Marl, A Conference Committee was ordered on the Pacific Mail Steamship bill, and Messrs. Waddell, Luttrell, and Garfield were appointed Mr. Rawxpaus, (dem.) of Pa, remarked that al- though the appropriation bills were all substantially passed or agreed upon, still the Legislative bill could hot be engrossed before to-morrow, and he therefore, at tho suggestion ol the Seoretary oi the Treasury, de- sired to bave a bill passed continuing the temporary arrangement for the expenditures of the government until Monday noxt The bill was thereupon introduced and passed. Mr. Towxsexp, (rep) of Pu., then addressed the House on the subject of the currency. The majority and minority reports of the Com- mittee on Louisiana Affairs were ordered printed. The Bunge then at 5:25 adjourned. THE WHISKEY INVESTIGATION. SENATOR LOGAN IN DENIAL OF BLUFORD WII- SON'S TESTIMONY—NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXISTENCE OF A RING—WHY HE RECOM- MENDKD THE REMOVAL OF THE EX-SOLICI- ToR—THE ALLEGED EFFORTS To INDICT LOGAN AND FARWELT. Wasnincton, August 10, 1876. The examination of Mr. Washburne, Chiet of the Secrot Service, was resumed this afternoon before the sub-Gommitiee on Whiskey Frauds. He testified that Mr, Dexter, of special counse! for the government, while ex- plaimng to him and to Supervisor Tutton his views as to the granting of immunity to thoso who would admit their guilt, sald they inthis way expected to roach Senator Logan and Mr. Farwell; but the witness did not wish to be understood as saying that Mr. Dexter said theso parties would be indicted, TESTIMONY OF SENATOR LOGAN. Senator Logan appeared before the committee by request, when Representative Piaisted read to him the following letter, addressea by Solicitor Wilson to Sec- retary Bristow, dated December 3, 15’ MI, WILSON'S LETTRE, Duan Genxnat—Mr. Cook was just in to see mo with startling news. “Ho saw Preaident Grant alter ho met nd was assured by the President that he would re- rd promptly, and to that end he would ask Webster name his successor; but what was expeciaily uote- Worthy was lettor to Cook Irom a fehacte. fend in Chicago attributing “Logan's illness to sheer fricht, and which charges that he 1 init and that the atmosphere ts full of rumors about Ward's connectiva with the iting, lis relations with Distilier Powe lly &c. Lnelosed trom Béooks may Interest you. The Lord give you wisdutn. Faithtully, WILSON Senator Logan said ho bad read such a letter in tho Dewspapers, but not in printed testinony before the committee, and remarked that the statemout of Mr. Wilson, Seemingly made on purpose to cast reflections upon him, was 4 great surprise, tor the reason that eurly last December, when he was very sick, alinost to death, Mr. Wilson and Supervisor Matthews ted him at his room in the Palmer House in Chicago. Mr, Wiison must have known that declarations in his letter were false in every particular concerning him, It wag false tn ail its ports 8o far as it reterred to bim by insinuation or otherwise. At that time he was contined to his bed and could not move, and had not walked a step for aix weeks He was in that condition when Wilson and Colonel Matthews visited him. Colonel Matthews, who was present in the commit- tee room, confirmed what nad just been testified to by Senator Logan, who, rosuming his statement, gaid:— | Any insinuations, directly or indirectly, remotely or otherwise, made by Wilson or others charging tim with being connected directly or indirectly with a whiskey ring in Chicago or elsewhere, was a falsehood from begining to end. NO CONNRCTION WITH THR RING. He never had any coavection directly or inairectly with a distillery, or any connection with distillers or rectifiers, and no buginess with them whatever; nor had he kbowledge of any frauds, except 9s they ‘were developed ta trials and published in newspapers, In response to the charge of Mr. Wilson that Senator Logan thwarted him in his efforts to remove certain | oflicers, District Attorney Ward inciuded, Mr. Logan | said thut Mr. Ward was removed while he (Mr. Logan) | was lymg on his bed, sick. The ony knowledge he bad of his removal was a telegram from Mr. Ogiesby, his colleague, asking Lim to concur in the recomme ation of another person. Mr. Logan brought sir. Wile son's attention to the fact that some attycks had been made upon him im newspapers in connection with whiskey trauds, Mr. Wiison said to him ana to his wife that he (Afr, Logan) had nothing to do with them, and that the pubtications were slunderons. Woil ere Mr, Wilson wus interviewed by @ reporter, to whom Mr. Wilson said that Mr. Logan had nothing more todo witn the Whiskey Ring than he (Wilson) ba. Colonel Matthews contirmed the trath of these assertions, senator Logan further said that ho never, as had been charged by Mr. Wilson, interiered, either directiy or indircetly, with “the prosecution ‘of the whiskey Irauds in Chicago or elsewhero, WILSON'S REMOVAL RECOMMENDED, He did, however, go the President and re- commend Wilson's remot for the reason that District Attorney Ward, of Chicago, told him that Wil- son had said to him that Lugan would have to be in- dicted as @ political necessity, to which the Distrct Attorney said that there was po testimony to that end, when Wilson replied, ‘It makes po difference, Inaict him frst and find evidence aiterward.”’ He had learned something to that eflect irom others. Senator Logan went to the Prosident and told bim that | @ man who would uct in that Way was unfit to be Soll. | citor of tne Treasury, especially as Wilson bad said ho (Mr. Logan) was enurely innocent of compli- city in the whiskey-frauds, The President, however, did not remove Wilson. Senutor Logan did not re- member the date of toe interview, but it was last spring. Senator Logan wished it to bo distinctly un- derstood that bis object was not, as had been insinu- ated, to remove Wilson, In order to protect the whiskey | men’ or any others, but because he conspired t destroy a man whose reputation was better thau his own. Representative Cochrane askod Mr. Logan whether he over recommended to the President the removal 0! Sec- rotary Bristow, which question the Senator answered by saying he never interfered in the matter of the Presideni’s Cavinet. He had no recollection of speak- jng to the Prosideut on the subject of his Cabinet. lie may, however, have conversed with the President about Secretary Bristow and may have said that he thoaghi Bristow was not ip harmony with him on dent he would not want bimas a Cabinet olficer, If it had then occurred to bim to say so he would have said it, but he did not remember whether he said so or not, POLITICAL QUESTIONS. Mr. Logan was asked by Mr, Cochrane a number of questions of a political character, includ'ng some about appomtmentsmnd the subject of General Henderson's re- moval, in part answer to which he said he did not kuow whether he ever spoke to the President about it or not, but if he bad been President he would have re- | moved Henderson as he would ayy man who abused him, Representatives Cocbrano and Plaisted being in dis- agreement as to the relevancy of certain questions in counection with Henderson, Mr. Knott was sent for, to whom Mr, Cochrane recited the points of disagreement between himself and Mr. Plaisted, when senator Logan said: . “1 was mvited here to answer what Bluford Wilson said about me, but you have introduced matters about the removal of Hendersou which bave nothing to do with the subject regarding which I was called to testily. You aro trying to put me in the position of a boy to an- | swer,wny question asked of mo. I to'd you that 1 knew | nothing personally of the ‘Whiskey King.’ and you are | asking me about the President's removal of officers.” | Mir. Cochrane—I was not aware of any specitic matter of which you were calied to testify, Senator Logan—You put a hypothetical case, andl | ‘Will not answer it. | Representative Knott then decided that tho original | question was irrelevant, and that Mr. Cocbrane’s state- mont went still further in the same direction. TESTIMONY OF A CORRESPONDENT. W. Scott Smith, a newspaper correspondent, was | calied, and testified that Jast inil be had a conversation with Blutord Witson, who told him he expected to secure tho indictrent of Senator Logan and Jasper D. Ward, District) Attornoy. The witness ‘asked permission to use this information, bat Wilson declined to him do sa Ho, however, prepared a despatch and sent it to his respective papers, saying that two promicent politicians would be indicted, oint ting their names, Wilson turther informed me thet he was gathering evidence of their complicity in the whis- key frauds, Representative Plaisted offered in evidence a letter | of the President of the luth of July addressed to cx- Secretary Bristow, relieving him of ali obligations and authorizing hin to esuity vetore the commitiee con- cerning ali conversations between them on the subject of prosecutions, Kepresentative Plaicted intended by this to show that Mr. Bristow was at full liberty to teatity, which he declined to do, agd that the reiusal of Blaford Wilson to ily to certain matters was not weil jounded, as the letier of the President to Mr, Brise tow included all subordinates, Representatives Knott and Cochrane overruled Repre- sentative Viaisted. The last oxmed also offered in evi- denee the | on Grand Jury men, dated St Louts, December, ad addressed to Gri Representatives Knott and Cochrano aleo objected to | were some workingmon among the number and several | ducing a surp" | suggestions to the Legistature THE UNEMPLOYED. Comparative Failure of the Working- men’s Demonstration. CHARACTERISTIC SPEECHES AND SCENES. Imposing Police Preparations for a Riot That Did Not Occur. A PETITION PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR. How Mr. Wickham Received the Delegation. The demonstration of the workingmen took placo yesterday, but did not prove to bo as great a success in point of numbers as was expected. There was a lack of organization noticeable in the way the men gath- ered and were marshalled to march to the City Hall. The police were out in great numbers, but were kept concealed or hidden from the observation of the work- ingmen. Tho places for rondezvous were.tho Battery, Union square, Tompkins square, Madison squuro, Fifty-ninth street and Eighth avenue, Filth avenuo and Fifty-niuth stroct, Cooper Institute and Washington square, Small bills had been printed and distribnted on Wednesday evening and yesterday morning calling tho workiugmncn to- gether, but it was evident that not many had received | the bil’s as the attendance at the various places of rendezvous was sparse, But what was wanting in numbers was mado up in carnestness, and those who attended spoke their minds very treely. Tho Com. maunistic element was lacking, aud yesterday it wos noticeable that the leaders wore American born asa general thing, with here and there an English or Irish speaker, and no Germans whatever, AT TOMPRINS SQUARR. It ordered that the workingmen should make their rendezvous at ono o'clock at the different parks and places whore they were to moet, but thero was conriderablo delay in doing this,’ as it was understood that all the uptown delegations weré %o converge on Union’ square and march from there to sce the Mayor and Common Council. Ata littlo after oue o’clock about eighteen persous were gathered around the music stand at the soutteast corner of Tompkins square. There “park loungers”? There were three men who took position in the music stand, whose names and occupa- tions were given to the Henanp roporter as R. P. Gib- son, physician; B. F, Medina, blacksmith, and Kowey Gray, boilermaker. Mr. Gray wore a faded blue flannel shirt, with four white stars blazoned ou its front, and talked witha good deal of enthusiasm, Dr. Gibeon seomed to be aquiet person, and Mr, Medina looked what he represented himselt to be. A “park lounger,” with tanned face and seedy clothing, cried out when the leasers climbed into tho music stand—this | was the same music stand in which the German commuvist, Bergnold, got his head smashed two years ago by the police—“Look if you don't seo ‘somo of those fellows throwh out with cut heads pretty soon.’’ “ihree cheers for Kewey Gray,” shouted a young fellow and they wero given, Mr. Gray ascended the music stand and said:—‘*All we want is to stand together. Our wives and children ure looking for bread andwe want to get It tor them, How are we t getit? There are thousands of workingmen who ought to be here to-day. Where are they? Idon’t see'them, but they ougut to be hero. I! we want to go aud #ee the Mayor we ought to havo filty times the number of men who are here. (Cheers. } 1 understand that there is some gentieman here who | has some resolutions to read. All who gre in favor of having them rend will say aye. You needn’t adopt thera it you don’t want to, but hear them read.” At this juneture Dr. Givson ant B. F. Medina came | forward aud unfolded a blood red banner, which had | the following inscription in white cloth letter: S SaaManee Oh a'T CRO Shy ras BG 9 g 3 GOVERNMENT PROTECTION AND PROVISION 3 TO ALL i) 3 FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE, dicde tr ccuan ion tehrhlostoscorealobesrosortods his flag did not mect the approval of all present, as Sotne of the spectators thought it was the Turkish fing, while others said it was nota flag at all, but an au Voncer's sign. Mr. Medina having obscured the sanguinary banner for a moment by his body, then offered the following resolutions :— THE RESOLUTIONS. Whereas, We sive in a country rich in natural wealth, pro- of the necessaries of lite, xbundantly avle to furnish us ail with food, shelter and clothing; ana Whereas, by baa legislation on labor and finance, our rulers in the city, State xnd country are reducing our peo- Dla, in time of peace and pienty, to idlenens, starvation und crime, Kushlved, That we demand of tho clty and national author- ities, immediate reliet, wx {cliows: ‘Ol the city she prosecution of wil public works authorized by law, which ean be commenced. ‘Ol ovr Comsrerg we demand immediate relict by the pass- age of th pw be re them: ~Bank's Home stead bill, to as ed public Jands and obtai for com n Pacific ads, toe ver bill, to xive us money carry duess and exchange our Inbor. 1 of these resolutions be sent to the Bo ‘Now York and to Congress, A Voicr—Tbree cheers for Kewey Gray. Let all go down to the City Hall and see that old fraud Wick- ham, 1 guess he's drinking champagne with our soN—All who are in favorof tho resolntions ye—coutrary, no, Every person tried ayo. Somo one tp the crowd said, “Say, Mr. Gray, let's yo down to the City Hail now. The crowd begau to gather | in ine und to form in iwos iront. The blood red ban- | her was brought forth and baif a dozen of American flags were huisted by as many young men. But just as tho blood red banner of Communiem was about to b fixed to the staif a park policeman of teebie form énergettc speech, who bore the figures “39° on his shield, appeared and said:—** You imastn’s bist auy fags in tis park, aud I "low not all yez to do it, d’ye mind pow,” Dr. Ginson (in @ tono of exceeding mildness)—Bt are We uot citizens, my dear friend? We have a per- mit to meet here and ditcues questions of publi inter- est like free men, Policoman Tuinty-Nixz—As far as yer permit goes yer all right; but Vil bave nove of yer devil's banners around here. Go om and march as much as ye like, bat Pil ould yo yell raise no banners here. B, F. Mrpixa—\We do not wish to annoy uny one and will not raise any banner that might be misrepresented, Policeman Tuirty-Nixe—Ob! yez ‘iil nov annoy me atoll It's yerseives that ye'll annoy, and not me. At this juncture the procession was formed, and Mr. and lis trends marched out of the park, having first folded up the Communistic flag and put it away. The Tompkins squxre delegation marched to Union square, muking accessions ou the Way, ani by the ume that they had reached Union equare the procession was much en- jarged. About two o'clock there were 300 persons assembled at the southern end of Union square, and among them Were a number of workiwgmen bearing transparencies on which were painted their wanis and id Congress. Among the leaders hero were Colovel T. 2. Maitland, George A. Carsey and Leander thompson. Colonel Maitland | mounted a beuen a O10 TLAND'S ORATION. 1s time that workingmen shoula look at fact tald-headed, Lite is short and tempis fugit. The workinginen of England aro organized, ‘tne work- jogmen of France and Germany are organized and powerful, but our workingmen are babes in the wood and atthe mercy of the capitalists, their ene: m It you go dowh to sec the Mayor be sure and seo him m1 proper style and don't be afraid to speak out of your mouths, for out of the mouths of babes and | workingmen come Wisdom ond sentoners pure as gold, But beware of the giit-bearing Greeks wuo wish to honcyfugle you today im order they may sell you out to-morrow, Ap Irishman saw a sign once when he was hungry, “Rage and bones bought her tog a meal he went in and saw a weighing sc ‘Do you buy rags and bones here!” he asked. ‘was (he answer. “Then weigh me and give me the money, for that’s all Lam,’ sard the hungry man as he jumped on the scales, (Cheers.) Aod that's all you are, my fellow citizens—nothing more than rags and bones, fod there will be nothing left of you but and you will only be Ot to appeur nt tho call of the last trumpet in the valley ot Jehoshopnat, if vou don’t make Comptroller Green aud Mayor Wickham give you work pretty soon. (Cheers and laughter.) Roundsman Robert Wallace, with six men, had been detailed by Captain Steers to head the procession ae it moved down Broadwa: Captarn Ira Garlan a Sergeant Wartz of tho Eighteenth — preeipet, had a platoon of men stationed in East Fit- teenth sireet, oat of sight of the workingmen, but in readiness mm case of any trouble. Polieeman No. 7L compelled Colonel Maitlan’ to desist from gath- ering a crowd on the grasa tn Union square, which he compluincd wes being trodden down too much and that be thoaght that the workingmea should go upto the northern end of the square known as the pinza and speak at that place if they wished todo so, After awhile the crowds moved over to tho statue of Wasn- ington and there addresses were made by Kewoy Gray, Leander Thompson and others, the purport of which was that they should march down to the Mayor's oflice and demand work or bread. THR FROCESION, The procession then formed, with American flags and transparencies, and marched down the Bowery in a quiet and orderly manper to the east gate of the Cry Hall | SUPPLEMENT. | to let the Mayor es | of people who carry round with them a pasteboard il of whom had long clubs. When they saw tne pro- jon, with Roundsman Wallace at its bead with his Six men, the police captain the sergeants and patrolined laughed and let it pass on, AT THE CITY HALL. The procession arrived at the City Hall at half-past three o'clock. Contrary to the custom of processions In general, which always piss in front of the munietpal buildings, this sought the rear. Whether on account of the unwelcome nature of ibe business, or that the unemployed procesrionists entertained the idea that Mayor Wickham might give them the siip through the back door has not been ascertained, but the fact re- mwins undisputed that at the back door of the City Hall, in the open space between it ana the Court House, the representatives of 40,000 unemployed workinginen ot New York balted yesterday afterpoon in a most quiet and orderly manner, just a few minutes before the ad- Journment of the Bonrd of Aluermen, At the lowest caleu- | lation there must have been between 2,000 and 3 600 men sembied in rear of tho municipal ofices. They were Unaccompanied by any music, but four smali stauds of the American colors were in the hands of as many rep- Tesentatives of various trades societies who had dele- gations present. Four sets of banners, or what at night would be calied transparencies, were also held above the heads of the assembled tra On these stand- ards were patuted the following pithy sentences Daveenreerereer serene eese re seae aes PDt TOLTHETETE DOLE Congress—-Give us relief by passing the SILVER BILL Brcovevrrcerersccsrrecerevererssssenersesreresererees@®) « 3 Qeerecercecsescsecererecesecereserenssenessttese rte }We aemand immediate employment ior the unem 3 ployed of this city. 3 Qererne renee sere ssst ters aele essere ssePsess re rere ob ene) Qevrcccrerencsercrerecersocseressecesreresissiets sted Look Here, Workingmon! $ $11,000,000 spent in fat city offices, and not half 3 3 a million on the working:nen, 3 Qenreenee rt en nese thet Ette PLEO LEEELE TELE BELO TE LEER i Qereorercserscenoterenssecesssererestrresit ners sertee® % Look and consider! $100 aday for a laboror, § 3 and $100 an hour for Aldermen, 3 Doceroverccovscersecesersoeccceroreceseseriseserisere® When the crowd camo toa halt and settiod them- selves in position, with the evident determination not pe, @ CommMitive consisting of | Messrs. A, A. Carsey, B. 3. Medina, Leo Thompson Michvel Farrell, Thomas Tully and John Meehan was’ sent to wait upon His Honor and Jay belore him their | grievances, During the absence of the committes tho unem- | loyed maintained, as heretofore, the best of order, Presently an old man of some intelligence, with a strong Hibernian accens, ascended the steps of the City Hail | and volunteered to give them a spe Ho indulged for Alten minutes or co in a flere denunciation of pol- | iticians, wLow he denounced as being ali rebvers, and argued that a cit Ho was interrupted y ruled by robbers could not stand, by erties of He's a whitewasher !”” and other energetic expressions. one of thoxe Who carried a flag, ase ‘and made a short address to lus tel- jows, In the course of which he aaid that it was a great calamity tor New York, the largest and most flourishing city in the United States, & y thousands of unemployed workingmen \ her gates in this good | harvest time of the ecnteumal yeur of the Repnbite’s existence, The workingmen nro peaceable men; their interests aro bound up with those of the uy wherein they reside, @When the country was in dunger the workin: A her, and now ail thoy expect is leave to liv theie Inbors, They They exeium m tho “Give us a rest David Conne cended the st by do not want war, but peace only, words which God Himself has put imto_ their mouths, “Give us this day our daily bread.’’ They form the vast majority of the people, and they want to see that, 1m framing and executing the laws, the greatest amouat oft good suall be given to the grentest number of cits | zens, The workingmen have built up this city avd tuke much pride in contemplating the work of their hands, and now what they Want is work in proportion to the amount of taxation levied by tho municipal authorities, ‘Tho streets up town—and inacod all over— are in a fearful state of ruin, Lot them be repaired; let paths and avenues be opened, 80 that the unemployed workingmner. who are among us may bave work or bread. IX THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, The detogation whose names ar2 given above went to tho Mayor's offic presenting their grievances to hiin in form, At the door of the Mayor's Sanctum the committee were met by Mr. Halloran, who iniormed them that they could not be adtnitted a3 | u body, but that cach one would have to send in his | separate card, This piece of unexpected taiormation took the men quite aback, for they were not the clase tiflcate of personality, Tne puzzied members ot the committee finally comprehended what tne doorkeeper Wanted thoin to do, and writing their names separately on pieces of paper sent them in to the Mayor, Tho sergeant of the Twenty-sixth police precinct stood by Haltoran while ho went through all these details, Captain Wiliams, of the Fourth police precinet, 1n- spector Thorn and some other police officials followed | the delegation into the Mayor's room, doubtless to be | ready for any emergency that might suddenly | arise, It) Was noticed, too, that an wi usually largo number of detectives lined the corridors «f the City Hall when the working- men marebed up, Inthe room with Mayor Wickham were Colonel Kuward Gilon, Colouel J. 8. Fellow General Thomas Francis Bourke, the Irish patrict an orator; Commissioner Dimock, Mr. R. J. Morrisson and a tow others. The Mayor re@bived the de‘egation with politeness. He asked them if they were of the men who met in tho Cooper Institute on Wednesday night, to which interrogation they repiied in the nega- tive,” Lean Thompson then proceeded to read the tol- lowing exposition of the workingmen's wishes :— TUK WORKINGMEN'S WANTS. Mr. MavoR—Stern necessity on our part has compelled us to wait on you to-day for the purpose of inquiring of you if, under the proxont circumstances in our cave, you have any ower or authority vesied in you by law by which you can Turnish us with the cinployment necessary to relieve our families trom their present condition of want and its at. wnt mmtveries. If you are powerless in the premizes n what power have the Hoard of Aluermen and the heads of departments in relation to the matte: We recognize the lamentable fact that as individ ‘ary utterly powerless to employ ourselves, and we re. nize that, while we may solicit from ‘corporations aud private indiviaunls emp! have no richt to de- mand it hon it pplication to the muul- does it quostionab'e whether ve not only the Fight to solicit. but to demand ¢ From th declaration of prineipl a which this government is founded explicitly quarn IH persons the right of Hf, liberty and the pursuit ‘of happiness; nud as life at least, if not happiness, depeuds Temporal conditions. is it nt the duty of the to furnish those conditio eli tor such intertereuce on the part of the gover 2 We think they eo, Permit me to anticipate the rovly to this interrogation, Mr. Mayor, that you ace bu vant of the law, acd there law by which you ean act. It this sh do one right under th uploymens from the And would yeu ree 1 the necessary I heraployment might be iuruished whe c required it? We put there quesiions cutly, Mr, Mayor, for they are questione of serious fra fo usw weings, and ainceroly hope that you will ewe a pointed aud straighttorward aoswer. We mumit that this government bas wright, in times when ite existence is im- perilled. to demand of us sucly support ns may by necessary, and ermore, tant it has the right to enfiree that de: mand, 1 needs be, with all the power it even ‘to the conficcation of our property bodies, Then does i not see there shonid be a reciprocity of reiationship ,existing Between the wav. ernment and the individusl; tt claiming and demanding from us tho support necoasary to its ion and we claiming from it the same apsistan cumstances. It is indeed a poor both ways, We co Ft chm out by sume of the publi unwise to the yy. Yet ions of duction of the exorbitan a Hoping you will dvein these matters worthy of your co sideration . and beliveine we have your ayan- pathy and best wishes, wo would be ploased to hour fron THE REPLY. The Mayor intimated that ne expected such a visitas the one whieh the commitice were then paying him. He was not quite unprepared for the meeung, aud showed by turning to a volume containing tne’ ey | charter that be bad been stuaying the case. His Honor read a list of improvements Woich had been completed since the your 1866, He also read extracts from tho charter, and endeavored to show that the Mayor end | Common Council, not paving legislative powers asa | corporation, are unable to levy taxes jor the purpose of making further improvements, Mr. Carsey, ihe Chairman of the Committee, then asked what became of the $32,000,000 of annual taxes raised in New York city ? ‘The Mayor said that the sum of $10,000,000 was to pay interest on the city debt; $9,000,000 of direct taxn- tion belong to the state of New York; $4,000,000 are sot apart lor educational purposes; $4,000,000 tor the Police und Fire departments, &c, ‘His’ Honor went on to show that since the Ist day of last January no less | 300,000 had been expended on acconnt of pub- | lie works in this ony. Mr. Cursey wanted to know why panpers were put to | work on city jobs, and if it is noi true that many men | who are not eitizens of New York are employed on city work The Mayor said that the city bad to take care of some 4,000 insane people as weil as paupers, and that he could not go behind the law in this matter, and as to the employing of foreigners on the public work: His Honor deeiined the tusk of axkipg every street #weeper to what nationality he belonged, it was a matter for the heads of departments to attend to. Mr. Carsey wanted to know why tt waa that a pub. | Le park could not be constracted at the Five Points. the Mayor wished it 10 be understood that many ot the workingimen labored under a great mivappretion- sion as to the powers vosted in him and the Common Council, No improvements can be made nor tnxes levied for that purpose excepting by avd with the con. rent of the y hoiders. Those along the River- side Park hay expense of bu k. The money raised by the city and employed on that park was not to beautity it, but to pay for the property purchased ly the ciy, out of which property the park was constructed, Mr. Catsey Now wanted to know what the Board of | Aldermen could do in the way of authorizing work for the anempinyed, The Mayor deiined the lim'ted authority of the Boara and showed their inability to create work tor so maby unemployed people. One of the committee then propounded a rather per- ploxing question on the abstract duties and relations of ‘Uy verned aod their goveroors toward each other The Mayor seemod to be @ Jittle nettied at this, ana said:—“Youo gentlemen are interested in procuring work. The question 18, How would you inake it?” One of the committee again “suggested the idea of Jaying out a new public park. ‘The Mayor asked where they would take the property from for this purpose, The committes were not pr pared with a reply to this question, His Honor coeded to state the stagnancy of trade and commerce everywhere in the country, [tis a time of general de- pression aud it would be impossible for the city to a WOK Jof every one in need of it. Mr. Carey desired to know what action the Mayor | Department that his presence would take on the communication which bad been read to him. His Honor said:—"l reply to part of your commu: nication by saying tbat it is impossible to reste work other than in a limited degree only. There are two in- Vark. On their way down the procession w: riled to Teceiving the above ao testimony for the reasons i? stated, fina downs o1 policemen come into the Bowery through wide streets, with captains and sergeants in 1uil wnilorm, toreste to bo served——"" Mr. Carsey (interrupting)—"'We knew that to our sorrow.” Tho Mavor—“But if your interests only were served what would become of the rest? The city to-day employing 2,000 workiugwen,”” WHAT SHALL be DQNE? One of the committee wanted to know “What sball be done? This cannot go on forever.” 1 don’t know; let those coming with what shall be done. At this point the interview terminated, and the com. look their departure, going toward the back of the City Hall, where the crowd awaited them to hear the Mayor’s answer, Me, G. C. Carsey told them what the Mayor said; that neither he vor the Common Council had it in their power to give any employment or to grant other relief than what bad been allowed by law. This ane honneement was received with groans from the muiti+ tude. A man named “Biz Jack Kane,” who bad a broom in bis band, asceuded the steps and endeavored to make aspeech, during which tit aflered to go and sweep the Mayor out of office, Groans were ro- peatedly given for Mayor Wickham and Jobn Kelly, and afterother men, whose names arc of no importance, had made short specches, the crowd dispersed, A MALADROIT DEPUTY. HOW A PERSON CLAIMING TO REPRESENT MR, GREEN BEFORE THE WORKINGMEN BUNGLED, At the mass moeting of the unemployed workingmen on WedadSday evening last Mr. John Ennis and Mr, James Connolly made the astounding statements that a clerk trom Comptroller Groen’s office had waited on them just as the meeting was about to open, and asked for the privilege of the platform to deliver an address, The particulars of the interview with the genticman wore not stated by the speakers at the inass meeting, but it was broadly hinted that an attempt had beer made to influence the meeting in Comptroller Green's favor by the promise to Ennis and Connolly of good ‘political situations if they acceded to Mr. Green's wishes, Tho attempt to bribe them was scorned by both Ennis and Connolly, as subsequently appeared, | andthe Comptrollor’s clerk was fually ejected from the building in a polite manner, a committee of one being appointed to conduct him in a peaceable way ta the door. ( A Heranp reporter yesterany had a conversion with Messrs, Ennis and Connolly about the stngalar occurrence of Wednesduy evening, and both gentle- men stated that it was true that one of Mr. Green's clerks had promised them good positions if they wore willing to allow him to manipulate the meeting or should they do 0 themselves, The representative clerk alluded to, it was expiained to the reporter, was formerly a workingman, who worked his way tnto @ political position wimselt over the shoulders of hus tel- jow workingmen by adroit bandling of lobor organiza tions When be entercd the committee room on Wednesday evening be begaa his conversation with Eon‘s and Convoliy by saying that be was present ag the representative of the Finance Di city and county, The Comptrolie partment of the he sald, had been waited on daring the day by commit. tees from workingmen’s parties asking him to address tho mass moetivg that evening, but as Mr. Green was unable to attend tho clerk hat been deputed to represout him aad to mako an address, A large bundle of pavers was held ip the hands ol Mr. Greens representitive, which angured, that an artay of statstics would be embodied, if an op- poriuuity aiforded, which would set Mr. Greon right botore the public. It took but a very short time, how- ever, to convince the rep niative of the Finance in the committee ruorm immediate retirement not acceptable and that h was very desirable, Mr, J. J. Finerty very unceremos niously, at first, 10 the financial representative that he'was a person entitled to be considered nader various cognamens of coniempt, and that if he did now barry away to some place of security it would not be well for him, Another member of the committee was ro. strained by two of his feliow workingmen from pounce ing then and there on the quondam trade unionist and brother, The threats against the untortuuate clerk were so serious and bitter that both Enais and Connoily became fearinl that some unpleasant occur. rence might inark the opening of the meeting, and they wore thereupon oblized to defer to the unanimoug desire for the clerk's withdrawal before they had beard the full untolding of what the Finance Department ins tended to do for them in the event of their manipulate ing tho meeting in its favor, lt may be iurther added, in order to show Mr. Green how badiy done was th wire-pulling behind the scenes in this case, that one of the two mon who waited ov hin on Wednesday afternoon yesterday mformed Mr. Connolly that he and the other member of that “committee” merely called in on the Comptroller tor the purpose of giving bim a “hoax.” EX-POSTMASTER GENERAU JEWELL, THE REPORT OF THE HOUSE POST OFFICE COMe MITTEE COMMENTED UPON BY THE EX-POBT« MASTER GENERAL—THE FALSITY OF TH® CHARG! Hartrorp, Conn,, August 10, 1876, A representative of the Zvening Post culled on Gove ernor Jewell, at bis office this morning, and conversed with him in regard to the cases alluded to in the report of the House Post Office Cominittes published this morning, and the following is the substance of what was drawn froin him in the course of the intervie The assertion that the contractor Kettle was wrong: fully paid a certain sum on his contract is simply false, Tho contract about which there was suspicion coald not, after long and patient tuvestigation, bo proved te ve fraudulent, and be was held co a strict discharge of itsterms, He was used as a witness against Hinds, but, as elsewhere stated, in such a way as to lose tho case, To show thatthe department had not favored Kettle, it should be added that he was afterward indict. ed on motion of the Post Office authorities, for other transactions, and has fled the country. In rogard to the clerks, there were threo or four of them who bad not participated in the fraude but were cognizant of them—perhaps for pay. They were stinply discuarged and used ax Witnesses, as their conduct so far as could be proved was not tadictabie, The Postmaster General had personally little or notuing to do with these olerks, as they were in Me. Tyner’ division, and he took charge of the mutter and ma aged it with marked ability, following out the traile leading to the neglect ot duty by lis clerks. The Post. master General never saw Hinds, and dues not know him to this day. After Hinds’ arrest Governor Jewoll came apprehensive from information received from varlous Kources that owing to the inefficiency or dis. honesty 1n the District Attorney's office Hinds would not be indicted, of if indicved would be acquitied. He asked (no President to »ppoint aa asaistant district ate torney. The President, anxtons for the conviction of rogues, consented to this, but Judge Fisher declined assistance, The Postmaster General sent tho solicitor ot bis department, Judge Spencer, three to Jadge Fisher offering and urging assistance, and upon Judge Fisher declining the Postmaster General sent jor him, and in a personal interview urged tho employment of additonal counsel, for which hoe (the Postmaster would pay. Judge Fisher continued to decline, saying that “the juries of the district knew hun, and be knew the ’and that therefore, assstance would be of no ail His statemont proved true as to his knowledge pt juries and they of him, for the trial, brought om during the absence of the Postmaster General on an inspection tour at tho Wost, resulted in Hinds’ acquittal, In regard to Verorson it should be said that so far fro his being # favorite, the Postmaster General incurred Peterson's hostility by forcmg him to properly fulfil his contract, After having personally notified bim in one of the two interviews they ever had, that it be saved his pay shoula be withheld, ho did failand the pay was withhold to the extent of $9,000 in one quarter which Peterson has tried since in every way to recover, but up to Mr. Jewoll’s retiring trom the depart. ment, without success, Peterson thinking be had influence in other quarters made a strong appeal to the Vresident nnd presented his view of the case in an elaborate brief, ail to no purpose, Postmaster General well would refer the pubic for all information cun- rning both tho Hinds and Peterson cases to bis suc cessor, Mr. Tyner, Who, in his position of Second As- sistant Posimasier General, had immediate charge of them and matters connected therowith; and itis but just to Mr. Tyner to say that he conducted these inves Ugations with marked ability, activity and iategrity, assisted by Judge Spencer, the solicitor of tho depart- mo.it; and ne decision in thee cases was made by Postmaster General Jewell without the hearty approval of both these gentlemen. who are still in the depart. ment, and with the records before them can ex plain fally all tho circumstances. In regard to Hol- brook and O'Brien, on whose testimony this assauit 18 said to’ be predicated, both w discharged from | th department for cause, O'Brien for conniving at overpayment of contractors, yu | If (his was one of the casos of “reckless reiease” 10 was oWing to the fact that proof was Jacking aud thas why statute had beeu violated Looking to the good of the service and the breaking up of straw bids, Postmaster Gencral Jewell prepared @ bill at the commencement of tho session last Decom- ver which would, in his opinion, correct many of the abuses in regard 'to bids, and neged iis passage before the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, but up | to his retiring from the department no action had, to bw knowledge, been taken upon it. E DISASTER. SHIP N, W. BLETHEN CAPSIZED AT SEA—FOUR ONLY OF HER CREW SAVED, Paravarena, Pa, Augast 10, 1876, The bark C. E.Ghyne, from Rio Marina, whieh are rived here to-day, reports that on August 2, in latitude 30 deg, 35 intn., longitude 65 dog. 90 min., at noon, she saw aman floating yn a small picce of wreck and ree eved him, Five miles westward saw three men flont- ing on a piece of wreck avd they were also rescuod, They proved to be the sceond bfticer and throe of the crow of the ship N. W, Blothen, of Yarmor 5 from Baltimore for Loadon, with corn. Thoy reported that the ship caysized im a hurricane on July SL, at st Te meu had. lived filty-six houra without tood or drink. A SUMMER HOTEL BURNED, Bostos, Mass., August 10, 1876, Tho Willard House, at Wost Quincy, Masa, wag burned to-day, The loss 16 $4,000; no insurance, |