The New York Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1876, Page 6

6 POLITICS AT SARATOGA. Local Statesmen Under the Influ- ences of Mineral Waters. THE STATE AND CITY CANVASS. Gossip Around the Springs and in the Hotels. INTERVIEW WITH SENATOR MORRISSEY. | His Plan for Reorganizing New York's Divided Democracy. An Intrigne in Favor of Chnreh and in Opposition to Tilden, Sanatooa, N. Y., August 11, 1876, The summer State political centre this year is Saratoga. Here are assembled leaders of both parties, and gossip on the situation from a national and jocal standpoint is continually kept up. Around the springs, on the race track during the day, and the capacious hotel piazzas in the evening, sailing on tho beautiful lake by mo carions are made use of for the purp the probabil ndidates tion andelection. The healthgiving qualities of mineral rsed from gurgling fountains at this American Baden, have a peculiar effect upon the poli- tical mind and tongue. While basking leisurely in Congress Park, strains trom pleasant’y on evenmg breezes, the politician 18 more Apt to give vent to bis usually pent-up feelings than upon any other occision. Congress and Hathorne waters have a decidedly cooling effect upon the sys- tem, It would bave been a wise. precaution if Jobn Kelty and bis Tammany followers had come here for a few days previous to their St, Louis trip, THE POLITICIANS AT SARATOGA. Wetave hada good attendance of political celebri. tios during the past week, and are likely to have more next week, As the Republican Convention assembles here on the 23d and the democratic on the 30th it is probablo that an avalanche of statesmen will overflow the hotels for the balance of August, Among those who may be found here at prosent are ex-Governor K, D, Morgan, ex-Governor Hoffman, John Kelly, William C. Kingsley, William A. Fowler, Congresa man Bliss sioner of Jurors Thomas Dunlap, Coroner Wolt- man, ex-Asserablyman James Daly, Police Justice Dufly, Assemblyman Muller, Bernard Rielly, Commis- ner of Public Works Campbell, Congressman Ely, United States Judge Benedict, ex-Sherif! O’Brien, Joun McKeon, Surrogate Caivin, General F, B. Spivola, Judge Ackert, éx-Governor Bullock, ey-Surrogate Hutchings, Scnator Bixby, Police Justice Bixby and eeveral others. Of course, it is needless to mention the fact of the presence of Senator Jobn Morrissey. He 1s part ana parcel of Saratoga life, His club house, race track and pool room are leading points of interest, Without such inducements what would become of the sporting fra- ternity, or the aristocratic young bloods who come to swell Saratoga’s summer population? Ex-Senator O’Brien, too, is as hvely asever, Dressed with siderable care and taste he may be found in the after. noons driving out with his interesting wife on the race: commingled with pleasure, ex-Shorif! is mysterious as According to his something in the is just now he is not Hight, all « tes of various c tor waters as disp Com con- course when *husiness,’” calls him ‘The usual in the matter of local polities, pwn statement there is always wind, but what that “something prepared to state, ECORNTRICITING OF LOCAL STATESMEN, In New York city the particular movements of ‘men who rale us’ are but in the general throng. At the fashionable summer retreats it is different. Their peculiarities are more observable, their plans more easily discerned, "When a political “boss” comes toa place hke this he is generally foliowed bya train of sycophantic followers. His steps are dogged morning, noon and night by the professional office seekers, His weak points are pandered to; his vanity receives unctuous balm, The only ‘boss’ of any mag- nitude who has appeared among us as yet is the idol of the Tammany Hall General Committee, Mr. Johu Kelly. If we are to judge from that true indication of power. ful, influential leadership,” a large folowing of the unterrified, Mr. Kelly Las ceaaed to occupy such a po- sition. The body of sycophants have disappeared; the office-seekers have taken a different turn and gone over to the new dispensation. the wall, Tammany. as vow coustituted, is shivering over a feeble foundation, Tho “boys” do not want to stand on Kelly’s platform and go under with the eral wreck when the time comes tor reorganization. Theretore Mr. Kelly’s bodyguard and kitchen cabinet at Saratoga have narrowed down to Major William H. Quiney, Order of Arrest Deputy in the Sheriff's Oillce, and Colonel Thomas Dunlap, the bosom friond of all parties It is to be hoped that Quiney’s guardianship will not prove ommous, It is not safe to be in the hands of a sheriff, particu. arly where that official has exclusive supervision of the process of arrest, Hu: the Major was one of the ora. jors who made a lengthy speech at the late Tammany gathering, in which John Kelly was exalted up to the jwenty-seventh heaven. Quincy, however, is aclever politician, and can steor clear of the breakers when the storm approaches, He ix accompanied to the Springs by a bewutilui wilg to whom the gentieman is evidently Very much attached The Kelly cabinet was further supplomented to-day Dy the entrance upon the scene of General F, B. Spie nola, gorgeous in high shirt collar and yellow kids. THY GOVERNORSHIP CONTEST. Both parties seem st ually al sea on the contest for Governor of this State. The ponderous Dorsbeimer thither, was here for severs! wocks and indulged in several thousand glasses varess water, His capacity is mid to be somethin, wonderiul. He rolled up bis tleeves and ¢ area himselt a candi tven threw out ndrovt bins that he was Mr. Tilden'’s thoice. But the bait did not seemto take, A howl Was raised by the majority of the State Committee against him, 1 talked with several members of the State Committee on the sabject, and they prophesied certain defeat of the State ticket and, ently, their electoral Ucket, should Mr. Dorsh rive the indorsement ‘of the Saratoga — Conven- tion upon the 20th of August. But — these gentlemen may ve mistaken Mr. Dorsheimer weighs @ out 400 pounds, and bis orain is said to be heavy in cowparison, Then he has worked skilfully and faith. fully at St, Louis tor Governor Tilden. Bat the know. ing ones here say that bis name has been simply turown Outasateeler. The experiment, as tar asf can sve, bas proved disastrous to the political fortunes of Mr. Dorsheimer in the issue as to the nomination for Gov kson N. the democrat of great abilit urged. Potter 18 considerably ta'ked of among politicians, He i recognized as a man nd one against Whom notbing can be MANTON MARULEL The press advocacy of Mr. Manton Marble has Drought that gentieman prominently before the lead ers as a probabie compromise candidate. Thero is litie doubt but the momination of that gontieman would harmonize many of the conflicting elements now at work 1 the democratic party. Comptrolier Green's name is prine lly pressed upon the bypothesis that he represents with Governor Tilden himself the very issues eravic party expects ment and retort. for upon which the d sweep the country—retreneh- The friends of Mr. Green, there- claim that be would be the best man vo place on icket with the JI’residential candidate who saiis ht imto the sea of politic ruption flying the Diack flag and with the earnest motto paiute on his canvass, ‘Let no guilty inan escape.” The rumor that Chief Justice Church ts to be nom: nated by acclamation and then forced seems 0 be preposterous as viewed from our stand uis here Nobody of political-acomen seems wo Credit the siatement. . THE REPURLICAN CHIEFS There are few republican politicians in Saratoga at present. Next week, Dowever, immediately preces the Convenwon, an influx of Jeaders from this side of the controversy is expected. Governor Morgan aud Jamily are at the United States Hote 0 also are Mar. shall O. Roverts and wife. Mr. Morgan ix very revicent Ou (he political questions of the day. It is natural that be should be so at tits particular time, ta view of the inct that he i prommently mentioned for the qubernatorial nomination, ‘ihe provabilities of the fepublican State canvass remein in exactly the same | fondition as deiailed ia the local political review of last Tuesday's Hxxato, THR WARKING FACTIONS IN NEW YORK Tammany and Anti-Tammany men here discuss the | uation with great interest. Harmony is + the basis of votween both elements will not be an easy matter to solve to the entire Satie faction of ail pasties coucerued Sonate Miaby, wkd | e of buzzing on campaign chances and | homina- | the band being wafted | They see the handwriting on | right off; | into the eld | De whom I talked to-day, denies emphatically that any bargain has been attempted between Tammany aud anti Tammany, looking to a division of the local offices the next election, He favors sending a united delegation, ali and half, tothe State Convention. Then he wants aif of (he electoral representatives from the to of New York, After that is ovtained he considers it Lime evough to talk over the local nominations. | JOHN MORKISSKY’S SENTIMENTS, 1 strolled ju last evening to senator Jobn Mor- | mssey's ciub house. He was in the pool room busily | engaged tn attending to details of that branch of his | business bere. Morrissey is aiways allable and never | taken at a disadvantage in discussion or general con- | versation, He knows exactly how much to say in is | own method and where and when to say it. Several | hundred gentiemen from different parts of the | couutry, atong them lawyers, judges, merchants, | members of Congress, alderiuen and private citizens lilled the large ball, some betting, others engagag 1n | conversation, while a few siood against the wall and watched the animated scenes with interest, The Sen- ator caine over from his seat and proceeded to a pri- | vate room with the HkkaLD representative, where the | process of interviewing was inaugurated. The gentle man would only touch upon a few points, aud | shunned many leading questions propounded to bin. | The substance of the dialogue was as follows; MORRISSEY’S PLAN FOR HARMONY, | “Isa union between ant-Tammany and Tammany feasible atthe op election, and ou What grounds can | sucb a union be accomplisued!’ your correspondent | asked, . “1 would advise first a union on the delegation to the State Convention—balf aud half im everything,” re- sponded the Senator, “there are three delegates trom each Assembly Wi8- trict. How, then, do you propose to arranye (he York city delegation?” | “Phere shoaid be one from each Assembly district of | Tammany and anti-Tamimany men. The Germans | lave a representation, You would then have i} he fromm which to select German celegates, This would be the first proper step to take 1 the mate ler of uniting all cemocratic elements in the city of | New York? How do you propose to bring about this union ” n? |. “bet the General Committee of Tammany and antl | | Tammany appoint oue delegate each to a conference jx Tins ts the only way you could reach th | whole organt jon on both sides, uch lerence | would do away with any appearance of dictation or | | rivairy. It could deicrmiue the proper basis of a | | union, * ] “\re there not some parties in both organizations against a union?" | “tL bave no doubs that ts so. Taking into considera- tion the state and national Ueket, any person who may oppose the union can bh only one motive in so doing—that woula be selfishuess. All persons so tuated ought to be tnrned out and have ° po inflnence Ubis Work of uniuing the party, A umtow of this chara: ler would have a very benedictl eflect’ on the demo- cratic ticket (hroughows the country,” What would you do in relation to the city and county pominations?”” | “LE sbould noc say oue word about them at present. ‘The first thing to do is to instst apon a united delog | ton to the Saratoga Convention, After the nomina- | tions are there made two months remain to talk about | the cliy and county ticket, If you bring these qu®s- tions up pw you will Lave one lundred candidates from cach organization for every office in the city ot New York. 1t would, thereiore, only create dissension | | in both wings of the party. Neither orga ization | should be committed to any candidate. Men | sonal grievances and animosittes should be thrown asile for the & good of the party.’ | TILDEN CANVASS, | iH “What do you think the nees of Mr, Tilden in the coming Presidential contest’ your correspon- dept asked, | “Phere 18 no doubt in my mind of his election,” said | Mr. Morrissey. | “On what do you base such an opinion?” “ihe impoverished condition of, the country, The mitsses of the people have made nd money for the past | tour Naturally, they leave their grievances at | somebody's door, In iy judgment they place this r sponsibility upon the pational administration in pow Many will argue that their condition can be no worse than it is now bya change. I think there will be changes enough of that kind to give democrats a ma- | | jority throughout the cougtry. Auother interest will | | react in the canvass. The moneyed interest has been | against the democratic party since the war, I don't | think that element is now afraid to trust Tilden, Theretore he will either neutralize that element or get | a majority of it, which has been hitherto against us.” | “Whatdo you think about the contest in the State of | New York? | “SL have no dount of Tilden’ | “Isthere not strong opposition the rapks of his own party!” success.” to Tilden within “There has been, and it arose very naturally, Some | who opposed him have bad honest’ opinions; others fought him through selfish motives. ‘There is ho deny- | ing the fact that Silden bas made b'tter enemies m the democratic party. | thee Any man who undertakes to fight mbinations against whieh he has pitted pimgel! must expeet such a state of aflairs. In my opinion, one great issue will decide the canvass in t Le ot | New York—reform ia publie places and prevention of | official robbery, Mr. Tilden has planted himself squarely on that platform. ve govern He has done away with | stealing under Stat nt contracts and eifectu- ally prevented siealing among State and city oilictais, | T think the people are on bis side of the question. * | The Senator strongly emphasized many of his ex- he delivered bis convictions with a positiveness which die force to his remarks, He never Wishes to express homely facts in any other way than | in plain, unmistakable phraseole | JUDGE CHURCH'S CLAIMS, | The movement to push Judge Church's claims be- fore the Democratic Couvention as a candidate tor Gov- | ernor ba Kea definite shape bere, The formation of this movement and the geutlemen behind it, bowever cannot lead, in the estimation of many prominent pol Helans with whom | have conversed, to v success | ful results, Ove of these gentlemen’ remarked to Tue this afiernoon:—“It is unlortunate jor Judge Church that many of his friends are Wentitied, or supposed to | be identived, with the Canal Ring, Speculation upon the truitor falsity of this identity is absolutely nse- The taints will cling, no matter how groundless the aceusat ys 7? When Mr. Tilden was nominated for Governor th Canal Ring element stood in solid phalanx bebind | Amasa J, Parker, The visht preceding the Conven- tion at Syracuse a combination was made by. which this Riog Loped to defeat Mr. Tilden, Ever since the | fight has been waged with intense bitterness on both | sides. Notwithstanding public seutiment and the utter political rout of the canal interest these gentlemen | cannot learn from experience, Some of them still be- lieve in conferences and taiking over the situation, One | of | pressions, nis dark eyes blazed with earnestness, and gave considera | THESE MYSTERIOUS GATHERINGS | alluded to has just taken place, John Kelly, J. V. I. Pruyn, Amava J, Parker, Canal Commissioner Wright, Holt tmilliouvaire from Elmira; Auzus Erastus Corning, Isaac Coone, of Troy; General Slocum, of Brooklyn, and others are set down the leaders, "The meetings took place tn a room of | the United States Rotel, eceapied by Augustus Schell A general (aik wil around ensued. It was concluded to | press the name of Sanford KE, Church for the demo- cratic nomination with all possible force, What force 18 | betind these gentlemen did not particularly appear, | Tammany Hall may be hand and-glove with them in the combination. As faras Mr. Jobo Kelly 1s concerned it would appear that he has again struck bands with an element which, to say the least, must be looked upon | with political Suspicion. Taking into account the ri- | diculous position of the gentleman at St. Louis it will not exactly look well to again herd with a class of men known to the couniry as direetly opposed at least to Mr, Tilden’s political advancement, | { The distinguished Chief Justice of the Court of | | Appeals js not likely to lend hitnself to any star cham- ber iutrigue for the purpose of reaching the Executive chair of this State for the next three years. are | the sentiments ireely given vent to around the hotels as I write, TWO DIPFERENT ASSKMULAGES of this character have been held at the United States, | The solemn conclave of soreteads, it ts suid, was called | | | | | by tho issuing of confidential circulars throughout the | Slate, Other purposes were mentioned iu the cireu- | lars to deceive some of the recipients. Mr. Pruyn pre- | sideu, The first proposition made relaied to taking | part in the national and State canvass, This proposal | met With disapproval, Some went so far as to say that | while (hey disagreed with Tilden they would support the ticket’ A letter was presented by Mr. Kelly trom Erastus Brooks, offering to seli out hiy remaining m- | terest in the Express tor $85,000, ‘This proposition was | tabled without action, The pext briliiant movement was | the appoiuiment of a committee of tures, consisting of J. VoL. Prayn, John and Augustus Seheil to | wait upon Judge Churet and ask bim if he will accept the Gubernatorial nomiMabon in case It ts presented to | him, Kelly declived to serve on the commitiee, inas- | much as (he pergonal relations now exising between | himself and the Chiel Justice Were not of the wost | orual ebaracter, He undoubtedly had im mind the savage attick made by him upon Judgo Church two | years ago in an interview upon Canal iting matters, | | The tables sro now turned, however, and Kelly 1s willing to work for it the race in this Stal such eompirxion, Th Chureh consists of only two persons. ceedings of this wondertul conclave, Un amounted to nothing as far cerned, it Was 4 mere REGATION OF “SOREMEADS,’* and thus it i regarded by a majority of the intelligent | politicians in Saratoga with whom I to-day conversed on the subject. Viewed purely in its political aspect the con erence Is Very important as indicating the con- Unued ¢ Y aud others throughout the State to Governor Tiden's pohcy. In fact, 1 is a repe- tition of the St Louis tactics on a smalier feld. Church as agaivst Tilden an bo narrowed down Lo committee to wait upon Judce The whole pr THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES. | Although there was a fair attendance of local politi- cians yesterday at the rooms of the National Demo- cratic Committee in Liberty street, as well asa eon- | siderable number of visitors brought there through | business or cursosity, nothing of aay importance was Tho stir and bustle attending the opening ot campaign were everywhere visible, During the day Liew\enant Governor Dorsbeimer appeared in the rooms and spent some time in conversation with sev. I gentlemen conversant with local politic “AL the uptown quarters of the committee, at the | Everett House, quite a pumber of prominent St. Loals | democrats catind during the day. Among them were | | ex-Goveruor J, O. Hroxahead, Charles M. kheard, J.C. done. the Normile end Joseph Pulitzer, W. A Moore, of Michi | gan, jor many years a member of the National Com- mittes, Who Was among (he Visitors, reports the Ger- man gatos for Tilden in bis Stave very large, aod feels sure of five Congressional districia He says that there is but republican majority to overcome, and the moss favorable anticipavons are entertained by the democrats with regard wo the result, At the republican headquarters, in the Fitth Avenue Notel, there were only occasional visitors, aud no Dusiiess v. mperiane”y Was duilL, — | dreuched pay the national debt, This would at onco repudiate the debt and destroy the greenbacks and kill off two of the hated agencies in putting down the rebellion, Hendricks accepted this idea and mado bis race is for Governor in 1868, as will appear by his 3] Convention on the 8th of January of that year. In 1870 Chief Justice Chase delivered the opinion of a ma- jority of the Supreme Court of the United States that the toga tender feature of the greenbacks was uncon: etitutional, The democracy again bobbed around and hasled the decision with delight. The next year a ma. jority of the Court reversed this decision and ‘the democracy with one accord charged Grant with having packed the Court to sustain an infamous war measure. Alter that they again bobbed around and said that greenbacks were the best currenc: the country ever bad; that all banks ought to be abolisl ed and the government alone furnish money to the people. To cap,the climax of their sbuiting and see- sawing on this subject at the late St, Louis Convention they adopted the following resolution :— We denounce the failure for all these eleven years of peace to make Kood the promise of the legal tendor notes, which are a changing standard of value inthe bands of the people, and the non-payment of which 1s «disregard of the plighted taith of the nation, Alter thus arraigning the republican party for hav- ing failed to force specie payments, 1n the next resolu- tion they demand the repeal of the act providing tor the resumpuoa of specie payments on the Lat of Jan uary, 1879, giving as a reason that the act stands in the way of resumption. The necessary meaning 1 this resolution is that the act put off resumption, and but for it we could have specie payments at once. Of course a party talking thus boldiy must have some measure or remedy to propose by which the govern- ment can at once redeem the greenbacks in coin ac- | | cording to promise, But the next resolution shows frout each other in a struggle for the contro; | that itis on! den. bpd yet hae not the Aes who o cade 18 roaring, and reveals the silly hypocrisy of all that 18 of the government, The republican party points | 18% by uceluring that specie payinonts pe te i redght with pride and satisfaction to its record of hon- | about only by proper economics, wise finance and oill- oradle deeds; toa Union preserved, slavery abolished, | cull retrenchment; of, Im ae reed recastrd 0 a o can be dune, and the whole subject should be uropc to tho establishinent of equality before the Inv, to a | THe ltacr is! the tinet. two resolutions are intended for governinent well administered, and to its principles | the Kast aud to show that the democracy are deicr- replete with justice, humanity and the advancing | mined to have specie payments at once, and the third civilization of thé age. The democratic party, asking its | Peedlution tor the West, and to. show shat the slemoc- past to be forgotten, with no argument in its acy do not int_nd to have specie payments at all. tobe drawn irom history, comes in the mask of MORTON'S WAR CRY, The Indiana Senator Opens the Cam- paign in His Own State. HIS DEFENCE OF HIS PARTY He Exhibits the »Ensangnined Shirt and Arraigns Demoeratic Sham Reform. INDIANAPOLIS, August 11, 1876, Senutor Morton was to-night escorted by the Hayes Guards tn unitorm from bis hotel to the Academy of Music, which. was filted to overflowing. Hon, Albert G. Porter presided, Senator, who spoke as tollows:— Aguin the republican and demoeratie parties con introducing tho favor 8 HTERS IN THE SOUTH, Five, ten or twenty negroes are killed and sometimes - | one white wan is the common report, but every an- LOOT RADE RROD R :, RUMOR: Ata Mel pancement is followed by the stereotyped he that the ing only upon its general assault npon the | negroes began the atiack and the woiles were acting integrity and patriotiam of republicans In such a | in self-defence, The negroes, untrained, almost campugn, With slander asthe chief weapon, repubi unar and unskilled in the Use of weapons, are caps must be excused i they speak plainly of the po- | WiWays represented as precipita themselves upon Itica! character, history and purpose of their antayo- armed, skillul and intrepid enemies and procuring theinselves to be shot for no than to make a little political capital tor their North other reason iy nists, If the Old World should believe what is said by the | | their w f leaders of the democratic party, by shai reformers | frends The murder a few days since of ten negroes and the night ravens of polives, they would conclude | at Hamburg, S.C, under cireumsiances of extraordi- that the people of the United States are the most cor- | hury atrocity, 18 but the opening of the Tilden camparg rupt ond degraded of all nations on eerth claiming to | 1 that State, Tt was the begimming of the work of 1D- republican govern. | timidation, a termbie blow to strike terror into the be civilized. Th 8 re. | hearts of the colored people, Upon a very mean and ment a hopeless tarlure y would be nd our institutions to hav sited in total retienness and prestitutio: The per. | * alous pretext about :00 wiite men suddeniy sons to whom | have alluded have done everytiing in assembied in this little town, inhabited al- their power tadestroy the American name at home | € ely by colored people, — perpor and abroad, and to prove that the people are incapable | 1 the foul murders, sent the women and of self rhment. If only a tithe of what they pro- | children to the woods iu deadiy fright and seurched claim were believed our government would have no | and sacked ter humble homes, Had a battd of Sioux credit in the finanerl cireies ot Europe, immigra- | suddenly pounced upon a peaceable white vil- tion would cease, and the relatives of those who have and intheted such horrors the ery tor extermina- come tous from abroad would use all tho means in | Yon would ave gone up throughout the tand, It is. their power to procure the return of their erring kin- | onenly prochedmed tbat the republican majority ot and the e only by Is or compelling cred, and republicanism throughout the world would | $5,000 in Soath ina is to be overce surrender its last hope in view of its disastrous failure | State carried for Tilden; and this can b upon this contnent. Happily the goot sense and in- | trighteni ig colored men trom the pp telligence of the inhabitants of the Old World have | them by force or iraud to vote the demoeratic ticket, comprehended the true character ot our infamous | In Mississippi, since reconstruction in 1869, the hbellers, and the good name of America stands higher | average republican majority has been over 30,000. In thun ever belore. | 1872 Grant carried tt by 34,857 votes. Last year, alter SLANDER OF THE NATION. | a campaign of horrors, the democracy carried it by a Mr. Tilden, the Governor of New York, was sere. | majority of over 49.000, ana so completo and abject w naded the other evening in honor ot his nornmation for | the terror that tn the county vi Yazou, where the re- President by the Democratic Convention, and in reply | publicans had a registered vote of 2,427, they polled but vaid:— seven voles, aud these were permitted oniy that it might iad tawes ti a stie administration ¢ | Be Said thai repablicans could vote, The White Leaguers peas next owe find in the partic administration! | were organized into military companies in every until we are almost becoming asivamed of the institutions of | County, well armed, and marched up and down the nur contre, and instead of holding them up ax examples for the imitation of the oppressed people of other countries we ie confessing them as aseendal in the exes of ananaind, country with thteatening demonstrations, Murders, wiippings and every form of violence were of daily occurrence, and prominent republicans, white avd ntund uameruptious chat they assume te ennerel the | black, Ware notified to leave thelr homes on pain of seetinie are indiferent ar stall equally | death, ‘The resuit was what might have been antici- pated—a_ bloody, lawless, wicked revolution—in which a large majorily was overwhelmed by an afmed and murderous minority. The massacres at Hamburg, etoexert mcorrpt fufluence suffieient to perpetuate th frown power, At last we wre'r 4g the worst condition of the eoun- Sad Aas aN! Vicksburg, Clinton, Couchatta, Colfax, Red River, Me- i mata product fe. th chanics’ Institute and at hundreds of other placos that whieh our od their homes might be named, are all of the same character, for the Od Worid and planted themselves in the wilderness, sume political purpose, and are generally attempted to bo excased by the same infamous and outrageous fall hoods. General Sheridan, while in command in New Or- leans, collected with great labor the evidence of vio- ‘The fact that a candidate for President should lave mide such a speech is the strongest evidence that can be produced of our politcal degradation, The nearest approach to the condition. of things be deseribes 18 to | be found in the city of New York under bis own ad- | lence dn the State of Louisiana alone for political ministration in those democratic puriiens and among | Purposes from 1866 to 1574, and reported to the investi- the people who gave him his large majority. Tho ery- | gating committee appointed by the House of Represen- ing evil of the day is inalicious falsehood, which covers | tatives, as follows: alike the President and the hamblest citizen and per. | Killed... 2,141 meates pubhe and private life, So far from official | Wounded, - 2,115 morals deteriorating, the public service becoming de- — auched and the country standing on the brink of rnin, Total.. . eee 4,256 T pronounce this and all kindred statements, which ‘This is a greater namber than fell at the battle of Bull Run, and with another difference, that in that battle the slaughter was not all on one side. This ter- rible record, embracing a larger number of victims than have failen by the tomahawk and scalp.ng knife of the Indians in twenty years, is to be shouted out of sight by cries of “bloody shirt,” “enrpet-bagger,” “scallawag,”? and all the ‘slangwhangery of brutal blackguordism, and as the Indians mutiiate the bodies of their slain these men mutilate the memories of their victinns by covering them with charges ol every species of crime, That these men, their aiders and abettors, are lower in the scale of being than the Sioux or the Modoes is a proposition too plain for argument and will not be denied by any good hearted and wel wake np the body and trimmings of democratic plat- for “s and speeches, to be wamitigated bog and dema: ery, and that the very opposite is the truth, ne troth is that, although defalcations and mal- feasances sometimes occur and always will, there 1s more oilictal integrity, the revenues are more faithtully coliecied and the public service better periormed than at any former period. During the Inst fiseal year, ending the 30th of Jane, 1876, the surptas revenie was 20,249,000, which Was applied to the rednetion of the | national debt. Tn the last ten yoars we have paid off | $479,428.284 of the nartonal debt, On the 30th of June, | 1866, the debt was 22,640,345,000; now it is, in round pumbers, the revenue derived | 080,625,000, In 18% from internal revenue taxes ws $309,226,518 In 1876 | faformed man, In the South the effective arguments it was $116,000,000, a reduction of nearly two-thirds, | Used against the republican party are the shotgun, ro- or nearly £200,000,000 per apnum, This does not look | Volver avd knife, and in the North the charge of cor- like national binkruptey and paralysis. To understand | ruption and the ery of reform, The tirst set of arya. what a democratic administration would be, examine | ments is short and twuarderous; the second set false the position and controling elements of that party, | and hypocritical, and both are’ used indiscriminately The man who expects that hungry cormorants, | by the saine party as the location or the occasion de- long deferred ants, gangrened instigators | mand, The approaching contest in Indiana wi!l be watcned with the deepest interest by the whole country. Tudi- ann is ove of the three States voting in October, and ers who have lost their occupation, and’ that mnamer- | the resutt will exercise a powerlul influence upon the able caravan of dead beats and adventurers who com. | ¢lections in November, In this eras of view the im: pose go largely the active list of the democratic party | portance of our success can hardly be ovesstimated, to become the retormers of the land, must be indeed | and no exertion ought to be spared to secure a legitimate the most hopeless of idiots. The inferests and pas. | triumph, The State ticket presented by the republican sions of she South will in the future, as in the long and | party isa good one and de-erves the confidence and bloody past, control the action of the democratic | support of all, eral Harris, our candidate for Gov- party. Among the democratic members of the House | érhor, needs no introdaction or commendation in this there are sixty-four persons who were officers and sol- | community, His high character as aman, his dis. of rebetiion, the » rh s¥mpathizers who trod the barrow istlimus between open treason and resistanc tothe government fighting for its life, the slave driv. diers n the Confederacy. Overthrown by the North | tinguished services as a soldier in the field, hfs and defeated they are sonred and desperately inear- | recognized ability as oa lawyer and his | nest, and with ‘whom the Northern sympathizers and | great eloquence as a public speaker = qual- doughtaces will be as clay m the hands of the potter, iy him in the highest degree to lead the ropubiican patty to victory im this great straggle, A democratic victory in October means a triumph of the Confederate democracy throughout the nation in No- vember, the subjection of the loyal element of the North to the rebel element of the South, and the in- stallation at the national capital of the very spirit and incarnation of the rebellion. DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. The democratic piattorm at St, Lonts may be de- scribed as an elaborate and extended falsehood, divided into seetidns We may sately defy the most ingenious to find in it one hopest and truthiul state. ment. In the tirst section we have this declaration :— ix cv of the whole country we do here re- Smenecy iy we a fins al sottietpenk of Gov ERS OR HENDRICKS IN PHILA- the cont eng vil war, and do here DELPHIA. record our steadfast confidence in the perpetuity of republi- rae ean 9 . When we reflect that nearly one-half of the authors of thi sdeciaration bad been engaged in armed revel- lion to destroy the Union, in which they had the sym- “NOT AT HOME” TO POLITICIANS AND INTER- VIEWERS— HOW HE EVADED THEM. pathy of the other half, We know what they mean by Putapetrura, August 11, 1876. reaflli ming their Po in Bs permanency of the ted. The democratic candidate for the Vice Presidency, eral Union,” and when for more than four years toarly the one-half, With the sympathy of the other | t¢ Hon, Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, accom- hall, had waged a bloody war for the overtnrow of the | panied by his wife and bis private secretafy, Mr. Hen- coustituvion we know What they to the econstitutios that they love the Union and con- sstitution as well now as they have ever done, we can ali readily believe, Such declarations by the Conven- mean by “devotion derson, has been in town. But he has not veen inter. viewed and was very emphatic in his determination that he would not be seen either by newspaper re- tion, tn View of the personal history of the great masses | porters or local politicians, The Governor of its members, ate but hideous mockeries and in " rt a tended only for deception. A iittie further on we come | 84 bis party quietly dropped in at the to the following extraordinary declaration :— Girard House last evening. having arrived on panetors a nacorsacy be rena and establish oF the carly evening train from New York. He wearts ol the whole jo that Union which oleven ye ea erly. Feacued Tom. te stnger af ance ue | @t once proceeded to tntrench himselt against intrusion. Stites. bute be auved Irom a corrupt centralization, | His first step was to post the clerks against the admis- tos, I oon) te tedeekt gee’ | #100 to him of any one who.luoked hke a reporter oF a neg ee eee wiceted | politician, Then, with the door double locket, he looked over a batch of letters and telegrams which awaited him, and which, itis said. gave him consider- able annoyance, for the reason that they prevented him making a contemplated visit. to enjoy the delis locked fist (hie pri he paraiysis of hard t When you consider that many of the men making thisgleclaration are the identical persons who eleven as people ia Years ago attempted to destroy the Union vy aseces- | ful breezes of Capo May. Having hurricaly finished this sion of Siates, and wh pon the nation all | task, and to make assurance against intrusion doubly the horr a war, you will be | sure, he turned out the Hight and went to bed. The able to comprehend the eudaetiy and insdlence of the | result of this suecesstal monqwuvring was that falsehood, The authors of the r. the ors of the | the Governor's presence was not even suspected last Rational debt, the makers ol disiurbance and revolue | night, Early this morning it became known, however, tion mm every State, and direc responsible | and inquiries at once became numerous at the clerk's | for every evil and mistortuae that has | desk. The gentioman at the office could say with a foliowea "the — great conthiet, they boldly | clear conseience that the Governor was not in, for he charge their own crimes upon ihe republican part had got up bright ana early and taken the first train Let us consider briefly the composition of the St. Lou von that passed this remarkable platiorm and ed in HOMBAvON Uhose distinguished reiormer: Tudeu and Hendricks. There was the old slaveholder, | for Atlantic City, He will prebably remain thore until | Tuesday, and will then return to Philadelphia to visit the Exhibition, His secretary and his baggage remain at the Girard House wiih aheart (ull of bitter memories, believing thab lantacilinseabasedelnpnasloniniten emancipation was robbery, and his only nope of im TIC. domnily in the democratic party. There was the uld POLITICAL NOTES. agita nd secessionist, who had hurried States into robe lion aad draited ordinavees of seeossion, There | Springfield Repudlican:—‘Mr, Boutwell has one vir- were the officers anu sold who bed borne the Co tederate flag upon many a bloody fleid, aud who proudly tue—ihat of consistency. Four years ago he was as opposed to shaking hands across the bloody chasm as pointed to their rebel record as their ttle deed 10 oilice and glory. There were the mombers of the | be is now.” revel Congress at Itichinowd, “who had sebated | Cleveland (Ojo) Plaindeater:—Carl Schurs may go with closed doors the qucation of the black flag. Tero wero tha architeccs and defenders nt | oF proscription, Hayes and corruption, but it is ve evident that he docs not carry with bint the Germ: element of the city of Cleveland.” Albany Argue:—‘' ‘Live within your income,’ is Governor Tilden’s advice, But if the republican party Belie Isle, Libby, Anders vile and Salisbury, scenes of horror of which the Modocs, m_ their tava fortress, bad never dreamed, There were che northern syme pathizers and doughfaces, who had waited and watched ver the border, Whoge hearts and hopes were in the rn wand ves — age ai Ry T2 | remains in power another four years, nobody in private were a few Union soidiers who had carried thetr " scanty laurels to a Confederate market, where decoy | life will have an income to live within Detroit Free Press:—‘No radical organ will admit that the democratic House has saved the coantry a dollar, but they all pitch into the Representatives ‘for their Miserly Conduct iu cutting down appropriations.’ ” Cincinnati Times:—*-Politics in Indiana will be as thick as ever tothe square inch for the next three months, and it is to be hoped that Governor Hendricks will succeed in preserving peaceful relations wiih neigh- boring States.” When greenbacks Were Urst created as a war met St Paul Despatch:—If Governor Tilden was only a ure in L902 they were violeotly opposed by the entire | sham roformer how came it that he was elected democracy a8 Uncoustitutionsl, wuich hey held as to everything calcufated (0 help’ put down the rebetiion, | Governor of New York over General Dix, the most pop- ie, 8 epdricks cen hah beeet ot ies ular candidate the repubiicans could present, by 53,000 wtp tng ge Beige ency, 1 majority, and that despite the opposition of the domo- war could pot be carried on with that paper, in 186% eratic clemonts ho had eatrangod by helping to over. luvs vi Muvphig $e grevwOucks aud issuing enougl to | throw the Tweed Ling ¢”” Signals were searce and in the sore-teaded republican, Whose neglected claims for oftice had shaken bis tach in civilization and con vinced him of the necessity for reform. in short, there Were assembled the mourners for slavery, the orga irers of rebellion, the Ku Kiax and White Leaguer, the vorthera sympathizer and doughfa, the aivocate of State sovereignty and the representatives of every element tbat had torn the vairy with crvel wal 1 with blood and watered it with the tewra of the widows and orphans. GREENEACKS, large demand There w atter the war was over, Mr. Pendleton conceived the | tit of two fast mail hues, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1876.--WITH SUPPLEMENT. CONGRESS. The Senate Restore the Franking Privilege and Fast Mails. INVESTIGATIONS DURING THE RECESS. The House Votes to Adjourn on Monday Next. BENATE. Wasnixcton, August 11, 1876, Mr, Sanam, of California, said he had received a telegram signed by thirty leading’ citizens and but ness firms of San Francisco, asking immediate action upon the bill to carry into effect the Hawaiian treaty, and stating that the honor of the country to its na- tional amd commercial interests demanded action on tho bill. He said a most lively interest was felt in it on the Pacific coast, and the delay in acting on the bill was injurious to business. 1t would be better to have the bill disposed of even if it should be rejected. He gave notice that he would move that the Seuate take a recess from five to Rulf-past seven o'clock P, M., and that the evening session be devoted to the considera. tion of this bill, THK SCHOOL AMENDMENT. Mr. Epawnps, (rep.) of Vt, said he telt 1t to be his im- perative duty to call up the constitutional amendmens, forbidding the appropriation of any school tunds to schools uf any religious sects, as soon os the ua- finished business shouid be disposed of, though he could promise that the Judiciary Committee, whieh re- ported the amendment, would not occupy more than three-quarters. of an hour i giving the: views on the subject, THE GOLD AND SILVER COMMISSION, Mr, SIERMAY, (rep.) of Onio, said he would be com- pelled to leave the city this evening on account of an engagement, and he would like to bave the joint reso- Jution of the House to provide for a commission to in- quire into the change whieh has taken place in the relative value of goid and silver, the causes thereof, &c., disposed of to-day. He asked that it be taken up for consideration by unanimous consent. Mr. Logas, (rep.) of Lil, objected, and said he had a bill of ng much importance as that mentioned by the Senator (row Uhio, He gave notice that he would move to tuke up the House bill (or tho equalization of bounties of those who served in the Inte war for the Union as soon as it was in order to do 80, FAST MAILS. Pending discussion the regular order was demanded, and the Senate proceeded with the consideration of the Post Route bill, Mr. Hamuix, of Maine, withdrew the amendment submitted by him when the Dill wags last before the Senate, providing for a repeal of the clause in the late Post Oifice Appropriation bill authoring the redu tion of .ten per cent on the amount paid for railroad transportation of the mail, and oltered im lieu thereof an amendment appropriating $150,000 out of any money in the Treasury arising from the revenues of the Post Office Departinent tor the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877, in addition to the som appropriated ior inland service by railroad; provided that the Postmaster General shail only apply this sum as far as Mt 18 possi- bie to do go to the fast mail trains on the New York Central aud hudson River Ratiroad and Lake Shore and Michigan Southern ratiroads, beyween New York and Chicago, and over the Penusylvania Ratlroad and its connections between New York and St. Louis, New York and Chicago and New York and Cincmnati. Mr. Harvey, of Kansas, opposed the amendment, and argued that more money should be appropriated for increased mail faciities to the people of the tar West and small towns throughout the country. Mr. Wesr, of Louisiana, said that the appropriation ear for stage mail service to country towns was than it was last year. He spoke of the great benelit of fast mais to the business communities, and ar.ued there was no direciion in which the money of the people could be spent to more advantage than by sustaining the mail system. Mr. Dennis, (dem:) of Md., submitted an amend- ment to that of Mr. Hamlin so as to authorize the Postmaster General to arrange tor fast nail trains over the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad and over the Baltimore and Ohio kailroad and its connections between Philadelpiia, Baltimore, Washington, St. Louis and Chicago, and appropriating $75,000 jor that purpose. Agreed to, and the amendment of Mr. Hamlin, as amended by Mr. Dennis, was agreed to—yeas’ 30, nays 18. Mr. Hitcucoek, (rep.) of Neb., submitted an amead- ment appropriating $40,000 to enavie the Posimarter General to contract for fast mail service between Chicago, Il, and Omaha, Neb. Mr. Haauiy opposed the amendment, and said the commission authorized by the late Post Oflice Appro- priativn bill be had no doubt would regulate the trans- mission of mails throogboat the length and breadth of the land, Omaha and the far West would gain iwenty- four hours by the fast inail to Chicago, Mr, Pappock, of Nebraska, argued that the continua. tion of the fast mail to Omaha would be of great benetit to all the West and the Pacitic siope. Mr. Hirencock said he did not think it right that the States and Territories of the far West should be deprived of the advantages of one fast mail train a day, while the Eastern portion of the country had the bene: The amendment was re- jected. Mr. Bosy, (dem.) of Mo. to continue the fast mais Louis, Agreed to, ‘A MESSAGH FROM THE PRESIDENT. Pending discussion the Chair laid betore the Sen: a Message [rom the President, enclosing a teleg from Lieutenant Sheridan and a letter from General Sherman, in regard to the existing Indian troubles and the probable necessity of increasing the force operating against them, Ordered to be printed and referred to Ane Committee on Indian Aftairs, THR PRANKING PRIVILEGE, Mr. Pappock, (rep.) oi Neb., submitted an amend- mept, a8 ab additional section to the bill, to restore the franking privilege, reported by him from the Com- mittee on Post Otfices and Post Roads on the 25th of May just. (Jt provides that 1 shall ve lawful to trans- mit through the mails freo of postage letters, packages er other matter reiating exclusively to the business of tho government of the United States, and also that Senators, Representatives and Delegates in Congress the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Represevtatives may send and receive through the mail free of postage letsers und documenta ) Mr. Dawns, (rep) of Mass, said he had voted for the repeal of the franking privilege, prob- ably, a dozen times. Its repeal was broogit about by the metropolitan press of the country, which bad estabiished agencies here to condense and bring all the information for the people unuer own control. io compicto the work it was necessary todo away with the franking privilege and prevent Senators and members irom sending out information. The metropolitan press, working upon the country press, created a public nent for-tts repeal. He Voted for its repeal, and kuew then the people would Soon see It Was their loss, Since then public senti- meut had grown more and wore in the belief that it wasamis.ake. The people understood this thing and saw more and more the necessity of obtain- ing the information Yhemselves, and not have to depent solely on a few’ gentlemen sit- ting in the gallery, no matter how honor- able those gentlemen might be. ‘They shaped and de- termined what information suould go to the country, and the public Would notdepsna upon them, tur they themselves depended upou a power behind them, whieh paid them and controlled them, and, he was sorry to say, in many instunces colored the despatches which they sent. In conciasion he announced himself as ready to vote for the repeal of the law abolishing the {ranking privilege, Mr, Maxky, (vem.) of Texas, spoke in favor of re- storing the (ranking privilege, and argued that tt must be either restored or the pian of printing puble docu- ments be abolished. There was no use in filling the document room with documents unless they could be distributed to the people Mr. Keuxax, (dom. of S submitted an amendment rvice irom Chicago to Sk Y., opposed its restora- tion, and asked 1f there bad been avy petitions trom the people to either house of Congress in favor of 18 restoration 10 any degree, He had not heard of any. AS the law pow stands, the Record wi through the mail free, and the largest book could be sent for ten cents, He thought ihe people are satisfied with the repeal of the frauking privilege and it should not be restored. ‘he people ol the country received every day a synopsis o! the proceedings in Congress, aud he saw bo use in making 4 chance in the law. ‘The amendment ot Mir. Paddock restoring that priv. Hlege was agreed to—yeas 40, nays 15, as tollows:— YeAS—Messrs, Allison, Burnside. Chrtstianey, Coop Cragin, Davis, Dawes, Dennis, Edmunds, Frebaghuysen, Gordon, Hutvey, Howe, Ingalls, Kelly, Key. Maxey, Mecri tehell, “Norwood, Paddock, Pat Randolph, 0%, . Waliace, West, AYS. Messrs. Anthony, Bogy, Booth, Cameron of Wis. consin, Claytun, Cockeretl,” Ferry, Hamlin, Kert: Mevreery, McDonald, MeMilian, Morrill, wind Oxl The bili was then reported to the Senate and the amendments made in Committee of the Whole were agreed to. Mr. Hastuix moved to further amend so as to provide that contracts maue by the Postmaster General tor fast mail service shall not be for a ionger period than two y Agreed to. r Mr. Raxvourit, of Now Jersey, sald that he voted for the restoration of the franking privilege under a mn Appretiension; he intended to vole against {ts restora. tion. Mr. Hitcncock, of Nebraska, renewed his amend- ment, made in the Commitiee of the Whole, approp: ating’ $40,000 for iast mail service between Chicago aud Omaha “Agreed to, ‘The bill was then read a third time and passed—yeas 25, nays 18, THE SCHOOL AMENDMENT, On motion ot Mr. Kumexos the Senate took up the Joint resolution of the House ng an amendment w the conatiiution of the United States, prohibiting she appropriation of money lor the support of schovis Fy, Speheer, steph Ny | aioe ot us sect; and then, at five o’clock, tom are cess until balt-past seven this evening. EVENING SESSION. Upon reassembling at haif-past seven P. M., Mr. Sreycek, of Alabama, read the following and said they were a reply to that presented vy Senato® Eaton iv his recent speech as to the fairness of the election in Alabama:— Monrao! magus 1876, Hon, Gro. B. Srewoxs ee bc eames jon was conducted under new laws ui of which, showanss npem theusaads sf, nepablisas’ Porens were denied the right ot suffrage, In no proper sense was there au election by the people in Alabama on last Mondays, CHARLES &. MAYER, Chairman Republican Stute Hxecutive Committee. Montoomeny, Ala, August 11, E, Sraxcnn:— Gi pRaree deny any allegation to the effect that jonday was conducted throuchout Ala bama with fairness or without dist ce or complaint of intimidation, stained on any inir in- ventigation, publicly made, such im- Yeatication seems due to all parties, --W. ii, SMITH. Chairman of Republican State Executive Committoe. Mr. Spencer said he hoped the Senate would appoint & special committee to investigate this election. THE SCHOOL FUND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, Mr. Epaunps called for the regular order of business and the Senate resumed the consideration of the pro- posed constitutional amendment in regard to a div'sion of the School Fund. The endment, as passed by the House of Representatives, provided that no State shall make any law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the tree exercise thereol, and no money raised by taxation in any Stace for the sup- port of public schouls or derived trom any public fund therefor, nor any public lands devoted thereto, shall'ever be under the coutrol of any religious sect or lenomination. Nor shall any money 80 raised or lands so devoted be divided between religious sects or denominations.’ This article shall not vest, enlarge oF diminish legisiative power in Congress, ‘The senate Committee on the Judiciary reported ap amondment to strike out the House proposition and tn. sert in lieu thereof as follows:— Aut. 1t.—No State shall make any law respecting an os tablishment of a religion or probibiting the tree exercisa thereol, and no reitgious sect shall ever be required as & qualification to any office or public trust under any State, 9 publie property and uo public revenue ol, nor any loam of credit by or under he authority of, she United ot ‘erritory, District or wunicionl enrporation, nude or used for the support of any ther institution. under the control ot religious or nnti-relizions sect, organization or denom- ination, or wherein th jar creed or ten + organization oF particular creed or tenots snall ad or taught in school or institution supported im whole or in part by such revenue or loan a credit, and no sneh appropriation or loan or eredit shall be made to any re vr anti-religious sect, organigation of uenomiuation, oF to promote its interests of tenets, is urcicle shall Hor be construed to prohibit the reading ofthe Bible in any sehoot or institution and it shall not have effect to impair the rigits of property already vested. dee. 2 —t'anarons shall have power by appropriate logise lation to provide for the prevention aud” punishment of viow lations of this artich The question being onthe amendment of the Judie clary Comunitive, 1} was agreed to—yeas 27, nays 15. ‘The question then being on erdering the Joint reso- Intion, as amended, to a third reading, 1t was agreed to by a Vote of 27 yeas to 15 nays. Mr. unos then moved that the third reading of the joint resolution take place to-morrow at one o'eloek. y The Senate, by a vole of 27 yeas to 12 nays, ordered that the joint resoluuion be read a third time at one o'clock to-morrow. % COUNTERPRIT TRADE MARKS, On motion of Mr. CoNKKING the Senate receded from its disagreement to the amendments of the House fo the bill to punish the counterfeiting of “trade mark” goods and to prohibit the sale of or dealing in such goods, He said it was so late in the seszion that he thought it unwise to ask another conference aud he thought it best to let the House have its way, The amendments of the House were thon agreed to and the bill passed, ‘The Senate then, at ten o'clock, went into executive session end, when the doors were reopened, ad-, journed. U.S. Senator Go. uuphationll HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasuincrox, August 11, 1876, On motion of Mr. BaNxinG, (dem.) of Ohio, the Sens ate bill repealing so much of the Army Appropriation bill as limits the number of Indian scouts to 300 and continuing in forco the statute which authorizes the employment of 1,000 scouts was taken from the table, and, after explanasion by him, passed. INVESTIGATIONS DURING THY RECESS. Mr. Terry, (dem) of Va, from the Committee on Miltary Affairs, reported a resolution aathorizing the Military Committee to investigate during thd reces: into ihe management of national homes for disavied volunteer: i Mr. Hate, of Me., objected. Mr. Terky raised the point of order that the reso- lution was a privileged one under the resolytions adopted last Monday. Mr. Hank thougit ho represented his side: of the House when he said that he wouid tke advantage of every parliamentary means to defeat the resolution. Mr. Cox, (dem ) of N, Y,—We don’t wantany threats, The Sreakkr thoaght there was nothing in the resoiuti n which restricted any character of report from coming in, but he le.t the decision to the sense of the House, Mr. Frye, (rep.) of Me, thought the other side of the House could not believe tyat the republicans would aliow the mud machinery to commence its bore im- inediately on adjournment, Mr. RANDALL, (dem.) of Va, did not know what wag meant by mud machinery. He looked above mud ma- chines, He did not believe there was any occasion tor unis scare. Mr. Garren, (rep.) of Ohio, made the proposition that his side of the House would yield to the resolution on coudition that the invesugation should begin four weeks belore the next session commenced. Mr. KaNpari—That is the mouse in tne meal bag. YOu want to wait until after the election. Mr. GAkvIkLD—I mean to say tnat it is disnonorable to hold partisan investigations during a beated Prest- dential campaign. Mr. Ranpatt—When you say that it isa dishonorable investigation you say what is bot true. Mr. GaxrirLp—I did not say that this wae a dishone orable investigation. but that it is anmanly, untair and dishonorable to carry on p&rtisau investigations daring recess, , Mr. Raxpati—Then you are untruthful. Alter Jurther discussion it was agreed that the reso- lution should come in by unanimous consent, and not by any right conferred by the resolufu of Monday, The resolution was then adopted. THR VENEZUELAN CLAIMS. Mr. Sprincer, of lilinols, submitted the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in regard to the Venes zuclan claims, together with the following resolution i— Kesolved, That the President of the United States ig hereby reqiested to withhold further demands upon the government of Venezuela on account of the awards of tha mixed comiiasion under the Convention of April 25, 1856, until the 4th of March. 1877; and the Secretary of State if authorized and ‘irected to saspond ail further payments to holders of certificates awarded by said mixed commission until said tine, uniess Congress thall otherwise direct. After the reading of the report Mr. Moxrox, of Ohio, a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, ex: plained that while the committee were unauimous in Tecommending the passage of the resolution, he would not like to adopt all the incidental opinions of the com. mittee in the report, although he agreed to it in rete erence to the improper course parsacd ¥ the United States Commissioner and the umpire. He said that there was nothing in the report of the committee of a. political cburacter. Tn answer to a question of Mr. Kasson, of Towa, Mr. Sruixcrr said the amounto! awards to which Venczuel took no exception, was $459,000, while the total amount of awards was $1,200,000 Alter further discussion the joint resolution wag passed THE INDIAN BUREAU. Mr. Raxpatt, of Pennsylvania, made a conference report on the Indian Appropriation bill. He explained that the material point of aifference between the twa houses had been the transter of the Indian Bu- The House had rean to tie War Department. three times Indicated its purpose to have such transfer, and had passed a special bill tor thi transfer, which bad been sont to the Senate on the 25th of April last, and had ever since remained ut acted upon in that bedy. The time bad come whem one House or the other must yield in that particula In view of the Indian difficulties the House conference had not thought it wise to continue longer tts oppost. tion to the expressed will of the Senate, The bili as originally passed by the House appropriated $3,979,602, Tho Senate had increased {t, by restoring the provision for the Indian Bureau, to $4,055,301, As agreed io conterence it appropriated $4,670,117, which was @ saving over | year of $600,43' The report was agreed to. INCREASK OF THK CAVALRY PoRCR. The Srraker pro fem, lard before the House a mes- sage trom th President, with communications from the Secretary of War, Generai Sherman and General Sheridan, recommending an increase of the caval force of the army by 2,500 men, or authority to out five regiments of volunteer cavalry of 1,000 men each, Reterred to the Committee on Military Affairs, COUNTERPEITING OF TRADE MARKS. Mr. J. H. Baciry, (dem.)of N. ¥., made a confer. ence report on the bill to panish the counterterting of trode mark goods, Mr. Hewitt, (dem.) of N. ¥., in behalf of the 2,000 Junk dealers of New York city, the bill op ‘the ground that its provisions conld pot be carried into execution without subjecting that large class of hambie but respectable people to very great bardship. He was not opposed to the principle of the bill, but he desired to set it pertected, and theretore he desired to have the question postponed until next session in or. der that all cfasses in interest might have a fair hear- ing. Nir. Sanpsox, (rep.) of Iowa, one of the conferees, argued that the bill bad been carefatly considered by committees of both houses, and said that the presi- dent of the Junk Dealers’ Assoctation had been tn com. munication with the commitiees and had had hie views tally considered, No person could be injured by the bill, unless 1t were shown that bis act was done with intent to deiraud, In fact, the promoters of the bill feared that its provisions in it Foxpect were too dilated to be effective against the evil songht to be remedied. Mr. Coxon, of Michigan, also argnea in eupport of the bill, The conference report was then rejected— yean 96, nays 83, This is equivalent to the deteat of the PINAL, ADJOURNMENT. Mr. Mornisox, of Illinois, offered a resolution for final adjournmert on Movday next, at four o'clock. Agreed to without discussion or division, ‘The House thon, at five P. M., adjourned, DEATH BY LAUDANUM. New Onveama, Augnst 11, 1876, J. Stella Martin, a prominent colored republican politician of this city, was found insensible in his foom this motning from the effects of wn overdose laudapum, He died soo aites, re