The New York Herald Newspaper, December 5, 1876, Page 4

A “CONGRESS. Opening of the Session Yesterday in Both Houses, NEW SENATORS SEATED. Republican Inquiry Into Intimidation and Violence. Seat gE ea MR. RANDALL ELECTED SPEAKER. Investigating Committees Proposed for South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. - AWAITING THE MESSAGE. SENATF. Wasuinetox, D. C., Dec. 4, 1875, The intorest manifested by the public in the opening Proceedings of the Senate to-day was not so great as that in the House, though the galleries of the chamber were well Oiled at twelve o’clock. Many democratic Senators were in their seats before the Senate was called to order, but the republican Senators being in caucus did not occupy their seats till a few minutes prior to the hour of noon, Upon the floor of the Senate, and in the adjoining offices, the usual activity preparatory to the openwg of the session was noticeable A change in the arran- yement of the desks, to. accommodate the new Senators from Colorado and to give Senators who occupied seats immediately under tho gallery more desirable ones, was made by placing threo desks on either side of the chamber on the fourth or last | platform, which heretofore has not been used for desks. These seats on the republican side were assigned to Mr. Blame, Messrs, Chaffee and Teller, the new Colo- tado Sepators, and on the democratic side, to Mr. Price, the new Senator from West Virginia; Mr. Jones, of Florida, and Mr, Randolph, of New Jersey. Precisely at twelve o’¢lock Mr. Ferry, President pro tem., entered the chamber, and the Senate was called to order, Rev, Dr. Sunderland, the chaplain, offered a long prayer, in which he returned thanks to Divine Providence for preserving the hves of the Senators and bringing them together to resume their serious labors; that in the midst of the momentous political contest so much of right Sense and good idea had pre- vailed among the people, and said:—“Now that we, this whole nation, are im the midst of this vital busi- hess, which is yet to be concluded, we beg thee to re- member those who have any part to take in these aflairs.”” He prayed that Congress might have special wisdom and understanding, that they might be able to do what is right and in furtherance of the welfare ot all the people, He appropriately alluded to the death bt the late Mr, Kerr and Vice President Wilgon, aud prayed that their united voices, speaking from tho grave, might give tender counsel to all the living. In conclusion, he invoked divine Providence to be merea- ful to this people and not forsake us belore the eyes of ull nations in such a time as this. Lue President pro tem. then took his seat and said:— “This boing the day prescribed by the constitution of the United States for the annual assembling of Cou- ate will now come to order.”* jaid before the Senate the certificates of ti Jerome B, Chaffee and Henery M. Teller, United States Senators from the State of Colorado. Mx. Davis, (dem.) ot W. Va., presented the creda- fentials of Samuel Price, appomted United States Benator from West Virginia, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. A. T, Chaperton. The new senators, together with Mr, Blaine, ot Mame, whose appomtment was laid before the Senate last summer, udvanced to the desk of the presiding oificer and were sworn in by him, Mr. Price taking the mioaitied oath, Mr. Hitcucock, (rep.) of Nev., submitted a resolu- tion that the two Colorado Senators now draw for the long and short terms respectively, as prescribed by the uct of May 14, 1789. Agreed to, Two papers, containing the length of each term, Were then placed mm the box, when Mr. Chutlee drew the long term, ending March 4, 1579, and Mr, Teller the short term, ending March 4, 1877. WAITING ON THE PRESLDENT. Mr, Axtuosy, (rep.) of R. 1, submitted a resolution providing for the appointment of a committee of two Senators to join such commitive as may be appointed by the House of Representatives to wait upon the President and inform bim that a quorum of each b of Congress has assembled, aud are ready to re by communication be may be pleased to mak i ihe Chair appointed Messrs, Anthony and McCreery as such committee, On motion of Mr. AnTuoyy {it was also ordered that the hour of meeting of the Senate be 12 noon, until otherwise ordered, and also that the Secretary vouly the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate has assembled and is ready for business, On motion of Mr, Tuugmay, (em.) of Onio, the Semate then took a recess tor three-quarters ot an hour. INQUIRING INTO INTIMIDATION IN THE KLKCTION, Upon reassembling Mr. Epatuns, (rep.) of Vt, sub- Miited the following resolution, which was Tread, ordered to be printed and jie on the tabi ; it is provided by the second svet teenth article of the amerdiments of the cum United Staves that Kepresentatives shail b among the several States uecording to the hunbers, counting the whole uuinber of s debut when the right to | v President m of the four™ | itution u i mate juhabitants years of age and citize no oany way — abridged, on in rebellion oF other crime, rep tation therein shall be reduced in’ the proporti which the number shall bear to the Wiole number of male citizens twenty-one year of age wich State; and whereas it is alleged that in several of nd particuluriy iu the States of South Carolina, labama, Lou: ad Mississippi, the I wale inbabitants of said States respective ours of age and citizens of the United 1 tlie late election of the electors tor Presid nitive and judic for members of the Leirlaty n denied oF greatly abridged: ( ived, That the Conanittes on Privilexe tions when appointed be ard it is hereby instrn rt as soon as may be—lirst, whether naimed iu suid amendment in said States, in 7, the right of uny portion of sucli tn- jh denial aus such deuinl d, by whom has th, with s las jal or by what authority or Or abridgemont boon n carried on; fifth, d muthority hus such denial Kesoived further, That tho said committee has power to such number of stenograpuers us shall be needful, to send for persons aud papers, aud have leave to sit dur ng the sessions of the Senate, and to appoint sub-com- huittees with fuil power to aquities aloresutd, and to Feport the same to the coi T in order to nave power Wo pjects aloresaid laws of the United ive and consider the fame, Kosolved further, That the sid committee bo and is hereby instructed to inquire into the eligibility to oitice under the constitution of the United States ot any pers ns allezed to have been ineligible on the 7th of November last s ineligible a electors of President and View Presi dent of the United States. to whom certific he exeecutiv ther the appoinimen welt, im nny of the Ste @ or other means other with the —coustituts y State as electors, or those « have been made wise than in laws of 1 ted “States and pective States, and whether any su or election of any snch elector has been in Mitutionsily or unlawfully interiered with aud report whether Cougress has auy constitutivnal power, | and, i! so, what extent ty in respect of the appoint: ment of oF actio ot President aud View resident of the United certificates of votes of such elve ittes kve power to nd papers and t & stonographer, 0 sit during the f the Senate, PROPOSRD AMENDMENT OF THK CONSTITUTION, Mr. IxGauts, (rep.) of Kan., introduced tue tollow- Ing joint resolution, Which was ordered to be printed and lie on the tavle:— | joint resolution recommending a ond the coustitation of the United s eas article 6 of the Constitution empowers Congress ion for proposiny amevdments to the von. ‘on the application of the jatares of two-vhirds of the several states, and whereas it is apparent that there | bro important detects in the system of the federal govern: | ment which render the sl: uution of the United States at this time delicate and critical, calling for an exertion of the | combined virtue and wisdom of all the peopie; thereiore be it Resolved, ete., ete. First—In the opi tion of delegates trom the sever i A ji and & Ww | the ted J gover! p tivw and support of the Union. Second—That, in the opinion of Congress, exch State should be represented in ¥uch convention by as many dele- titled to Sem: rs aud Ke presemtatives in Con- mm each State to be chosen Legisiatares tl a) oxsional district by th 0 and places as the Le; | TL, oie NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET, eat the rate of travelled of $20 per day, with mile: each mil returnh Il expenses of said and and that ould be report ed States upon the adjournment of itsh: uid thereupon immedintely be submitted by the President to a convention of delegates chosen in each State by the people thereot under the recommendation of its Lewistature for its asseut and ratification, Shth—That it is recommended to the Legislatures of the ply to Congress without delay to call a convention as aforesaid as provided in ar ticle 5 of the constitution. The Cuaim laid before the Senate a communication trom the Secretary thereof, enclosing a statement of the receipts aud expenditures of his office, Ordered printed and to die on the tape. Also a communication irom the Sergeant at-Arms, giving 4 list of the property belouging to the United States ip his possession. Ordered printed and to he ou the table. Also acommunication trom the Court of Claims, showing the ameunt and nature of the judgment rendered by that tribunal. Ordered printed and to lie on the table. The Seuate then, on motion of Mr. Wricut, at fif- teen minutes past one oclock, adjourned until to- morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Wasurxeton, Dec. 4, 1876. The opening of the session of the House was wit- nessed by an.immense concourse of spectators, There were very few abseniees among the members of the House, The Speaker’s chair was draped in mourning im respect to the momory of the iate Speaker, Mr, Kerr, of Iudiana, whose death occurred during the recess, ‘There being, therelore, no presiding officer, the House was culled to order at noon by Mr. Adams, its Clerk, who thereupon proceeded to call the list of members, ‘The call of the roll showed the presence of 249 mem- bers, the whole number on the roll being 283. As soon as the roll was finished KLECTION OF SPEAKER, Mr. Hotay, (dem.) of Ind., rose to offer a resolu- tion for the election of a Speaker, but Mr. Banks, (rep.) of Muss, interposed a question of superior priv- ilege—the right of the member elect from the new State of Colorado to have bis name placed on the roll, so that be might participate in the election of a Speaker. He sent up he credentials of the Colorado member. A discussion ensued on the question of precedence, Mr. Holman and other democrats contending that the organization of the House was necessarily the frst business in order, while Mr. Banxs and other republi- caus contended that ull the members had a right to participate in the election, In that same connoction Mr. Frye, of Maine, claimed the same right of a col- league of his, elected in the place of Mr, Blaine, re- Finally, the Clerk decided that tho resolution offered by Mr, Holman touk precedence of the other, and from that decision an appeal was taken by Mr, Banks, which appeal Mr, Cox, of New York, moved to lay on the table. The appeal trom the Clerk’s decision was laid on the table by yeas, 165; nays, 84; and then Mr. Hol- man’s resolution came up Jor action and it was adop.ed without opposition. It was as follows: ‘Tho House being informed that since its last adjourn” ment Hon, M.©, Kerr, who at the commencement of the present Congress was elected Speaker of the House, hus de- parted this lite, creating a vacancy in the oltice of the Speuker, it ty therefore ordered thut the House do now pro- cved to the election of « speaker eica voce. Samus. J. KaNDALL, (dem.) of Pa, was nominated by Mr. Cox, 01 New York, and James A. Garfleld, (rep.) of Ohio, by Mr McCrary, of lowa. Messrs, Clymer, of Pednsyivauia; Bavning, of Ohio; Banks, of Massacuusetts, aud Wilson, of Lowa, were ap, pointed tellers. ‘The vote resulted as follows: Whole number of votws cast, 246, Necessary to a choice, 124, Samuel J. Randall received 161, James A. Gurtield, 82. Charles G, Williaws, of Wisconsin, received one voto, given by his colleague, Mr, Magoon; Wilham R, Morrison, of Lilinois, received one vote, given by Mr. Potter, of Michigan, aud George KF. Hoar, of Massa- chusetts, received one vote, given by Mr, seelye, of Massachusetts, ‘tho announcement of the result was received with appiause from the galleries. the Speaker elect was escorted to the ehair by Mr. Cox, of New York, and Mr. McCrary, of lowa SPEAKER RANDALZ’S ADDRESS. The Speaker thereupon uddressed toc House, read- ing bis speech trom the manuscript and delivering it with marked emphasis. He spoke as foilows:— GENTLEMEN OF THE Hovs® OF REPRESENTATIVES— Callea to this position because of the death of the li Speukér, Mr. Kerr, of Indiana, 1 only express the uoi- versal sentiment in saying he was a good and great man, Whose puolic aud private liie was charastorized by purity, patriotism and unswerving integrity. Nobody can more completely appreciate than I do the high bouor of presidiug over the deliberations of the representauves of the Americun people, and tor this uiurk of Your esteem aud contidence i return my protound und beartfelt acknowledgineut. In the dis- charge of the important duties contided to me [ shail euueavor to be absolutely fair and impurtial while loreing the rules and upholding the constitutioual prerogatives of the vody. I shbuil, at the same time, protect euch and every member in the rights and pri Meges to which he may jusuy be ontiled. In the e: ercise of the parnamentury powers of the Char nu owill be omy duty und = my _ pleasure to give true expression, in the ‘appomunent ©! committees, to the epinions and wishes of the House upon every question preseuted, veleving myself, as I really um, no more than the voice of the House itseit. We stana'in the presence of events which strain and | test in the just degree our form of governmeut, Our Liberties, consecrated by so many sacritices in the past aud preserved amid the rejoicings 0: an exaltant people to our nuial anniversary as one among the hatieps of the earth, must be maintained at every hezurd. (Appluase.) The people look contidently to your moderation, to your patient, calm, tirm judg- ment and Wisdom, at this time traaght with so many perils. Let us not, 1 beseech of you, disappoint their just expectation and their keen sense of right, but vy Vigilance prevent even the slightest departure trom (he coustituion and laws, forgetting mn the moment of difficulty that we are the adhereats of a party, and only remembering What we are American citizens, with a country (o sate which wilt be lost if unauthorized And Wacunstiutional acts on the part of executive oiticers be noi frowned down at once with relentiess- ness and unsparing condemnation. The closing words were delivered with great jorce and emphasis, and were loudly appiauded on the floor and in the gulleries, OPKICIAL OATHS —ADSUNISTERED, The oath ot office was then deliverou to the Speaker by Mr. Holman, of Indiana, who, in the absence of Mr. Kelicy, of Peunsylvania, 1s the oldest member in co secutive service. Thon tue oath of office was administered by the Speaker to Mr, Stephens, of Georgia, who h.d not presented biniself lust session, and who remained in bis Seat While taking the oath, and to the following hew members, elected to Mil vacancies :—-Mr. Warner, of Connecticut; Mr, Frye, of Maine; Mr. Humphrey, of Indiaca; Mr. Carr, of Indiana, and Mr. Stanton, of Veunsyivania, Objeciion was made to the swearing in of Mr. Buttz, of South Carolina, aud Mr, Bellord, of Colorado, 18 COLORADO A STATES In relation to the latier, Mr. SruixGxn, (dem,) of d a resolution instructing the Judiciary Commitice to inquire and report at as early a day as possible Whether Colorado 18 a Staie in the Union, and directing that until such report is received no person claiming to be a Representative trom Colorado shall be sworn In as a momber. Mr. Banks, (rep.) of Mass, argued in favor of the im- mediate swearing in of the member {rom Colorado, aud sent to the Clerk's desk and bad read tbe proclamation of the President, in compliunce with the law, deciaring Colorado a > hthe Union, Mr. Hoan, (rep,) of Mass, characterized Mr. Spring- utterly idle and tutile, and pointed to the lucts, as matters of ‘history, that the Territorial goverpmen: of Colorado had ended, and that the Stato government, legisiative, judicial and executive, hud tuken its place, aud that the Senators from that State had already taken their seats, Mr. HUKLUUT, (rep.) of LiL, argued to the same effect, and held (hat there would be as much right to chalienyo tho status of Illinois as that of Colorado, Mr. Woop, (dem.) of N. Y., argued that, as the House had the unquestioned right to inquire into the election of its members, that right involved in thiw case not only aconsiveration as to tue regularity of tho credeut f this persona, bat also as to what constituency be ¢ to represent, When the House adjourned jast summer Colorado was a Terriory, and it Was.tne right and duty 01 the House to inquire Whether it bas been converted into a State, in pursuanee of the constitution and laws, Mr, Juxks, (dem.) of Pa, submitted that there were sullicient poinis of doubts involved in the question to Justily 1:8 reterence to a committee. Mr. SPKISGER deleuded (he propriety of his resoln- tion, remarking that delay in the admission of a me: ver woulu work no injustice to Colorado, whose pop lation was smalier (han that of any ‘Congressional district and Which yet clatined two seats in the Senate and one in the House and three voles in the Elecvoral Colle: This gentleman might wait, as Representa. tives of other States had been kept’ waiting, around the balls of Congress until the Judicial Committce of the House should pass upon the question. Alter some. prelt taken on Mr. Springer’s ais of the Covwrado member to the J adieiary Com- dit Was udopted—yeas 142, #98, ‘The republicans voted solidly against it und algo the foliowing named democrats:—Messrs, Biount, Cox, Durbam, Hartzell, Hoiman, Kehr, Lemoyne, Morgan, Neal, O'Brien, Rea, Savage, Stevenson, Waiterson and Wells, of Missouri, Mr. Mcuraky, (dem.) of Iowa, presented the creden- Unis of Mr. Buttz, of Soutu Carolina, remarking that as tho decision of the question (opposition being Inade) would consume time, he offered to yield the floor for a motion to adjourn, Mr. Houmas, (dem.) of Inu., was about to make the Motion to adjourn, bet atthe request of Mr. Hewitt, (dem.) of N. ¥., he with the motion to allow a resolution Which that gentiemun desired to offer to be read for the ntormation of the House. Mr. Conoek, (Fep.) of Mich., objected to the read- ing, but as the Speaker ruled mittee person holding sa delegate to b hirt—T bar in the opi t Congress suid convention be beid Colunbu: eof Obie, on bee second ny in May, 13877, unnecessary interrup- tion til; its deliberations are congiuded. Finarth the vpinion of Conyress the Cliief Justies ‘of the Supreme Court should be the presid convention, and that each deleguie would prevent the resolution being considered at tnis time (pending Mr, MeCrary’s question of privile; the resolution was read. ‘THR VOTE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, FLORIDA AND Lovt It provides for the appointinent of three select com: Mittees, one of fifteen members to proceed to Lous Aba, One of 1x Members to proceed to Florida and ove Of nine members to proceed to South Carviiua, to in- \ vestigate the action of the returning or canvassing boards ag to the recent elections in those States and to report all the fucts essential to an Lonest return of the votes for electors of Vres.dent und Vice President, and to a fair understanding thereot by the people, and whether the electoral votes of those States should be The commitiees are to have power to send Sand papers, to tuke testimony, to sppoint sub-commtees wilt hke powers and to employ sten- ograpuers, clerks aud messeugers. The Sreakxx asked Mr, McCrary whether he would yield to have the resolution oftered ? Mr. McCrary said be would not, Mr. Hewitr asked whether he could not move to Suspend the rules and adopt the resolution ? The SPKAKEK replied that he could not, as the gentle- man from Jowa bad the floor on a question of privilege. Mr. Hamitron, (dem.) of Ind. ked Mr. McCrary to yield fora resolution appolnting Saturday next tor the eulogies of the late Speaker, Mr. Kerr, expressive of his unbdlewished eburacter, Wis eminent services and bis impartiality as presiding olllcer, Mr, MoCraky ceclined to yield unless the usual phrase were added to the resolutions—that as a fur- ther mark of esteem the House do now adjourn, Mr, HaMitron deciined to make that modification. Thereupon tue House proceeded to the consideration of the question of admitting Buttz, of South Carolia, to his seat, the point against his admission being that had been ‘‘counted in’ by the Returning Board. Mr. Mornisow, (dem.) of 1li., presented a memorial and protest signed by citizens of the district against the admission of Buttz, and moved the refereace of the question wo the Committee on Electiot “Mr. Morrison's motion was adopted—142 to 89, Mr. Hewrrr, of New york, then asked unanimous consent to offer bis resolution for the appormtment of three select committees. Objections were promptly made on the republican side of tbe House. Mr. Hewitr then moved to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution. Further objection was made that motions to sus- pend the rules were notin order on Mondays until after What is technically known as the morning hour, dur- ing which States are cailed tor bills and resolutions, The SrxakeR overruied the objection, bi cision on (he point that the rule on the subject says that “after the reading of the journal” the moruing hour shal! begin; ana that, a8 there bad been no jour- naito be read ‘to-day, the rule did not apply, and there could be no morning hour, Mr. Kassox, (rep.) of lowa, appealed from the de- cision, and was required by the speaker to reduce bis appeal to writing, whieh be did, claiming that the de- ciston Was in Opposition to rules Nos, 180and 145, He proceeded to argue in support of bis position, and in- timated that, as to tbe reading of the journal, ii the reguiar order had b Hed for the journa last day of the last session should have been read. The SrkAkwK replied to oat suggestion that, as a mater of fact, the journal had not been read, and therefore under the terms of the rule there could be ho “morning hour’ to-day. Mr. Hewitt moved to lay on the table Mr, Kasson’s appeal trom the decision of the Chair, Agreed to-- yeas, 144; nays 73. Mr. Kasson, of Iowa, then made a point of order that the jourpal for the last day of the last session must be read. ‘The Sreaken overruled the point, of order on the ground that, as the previous session had been ad- Journed gine Uie, there was no journal to be read, ‘Yhe question then came up on Mr, Hewitt's motion to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution, Mr. Kasson suggested that the resolution should be moditied so as to appply only to the election of fede- ral officers. Objections were made by Messrs. Hewitt, Cox, Blackbura and other democratic members, who in- sisted upon the regular order. Mr. Howitt’s motion was adopted—yeas, 156; nays, the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative. The announcement wax hailed by the democratic sideof the Louse with loud demonstrations of ap- plause. It was a party vote, except that George A. Bagley, New Yorg, and Messrs, Pierce and Scelye, Mussachusetts, voted with the democrats in tavor of the motion. COMMITTEES APPOINTED, A committee to join a like committee on tho part of the Senate to wuit on the President of the United States and inform him that Congress was ready to receive any commuuivation ho desired to make, was ordered, and Messrs, Wood, Clymer and Hoar were appointed, ‘the SPEAKxR announced the appointment of the South Carohna Committee, as ftollows:—Messrs. Say- ler, of Ohio; Abbott, of Mussachusetts; Stenger, of Pennsylvania; Eden, of Illinois; Jones, of Kentucky; Poalips, of Missouri; Banks, of Massachusetts; Hale, of Maine, and Lawrence, of Ohio, Mr. Hoar, (rep.) of Mass., stated that Mr. Hale was notin the city, und that, therefore, putting him on the committee was to deprive the republicans of one member. Tho SPRAKER said that such was not bis wish, and he would therefore appoint inthe place of Mr. Hale Mr. Willard, of Michigan. Mr. Coxoxr, (rep.) of Mich., suggested sarcastically that the Speakér should appoint a repubiiean to fill tho vacancy. Mr. SPaincer—Is not Mr. Willard a repablican? Mr. ConGgr—No, sir. Mr. WiLarp asked to be excused, as he was already on a committee which occupied his time. Tne SPKAKER pvswndag 4 excused Mr. Willard and appointed Mr, Lapnam, of New York, in bis place, The House thon, at halt-past seven o'clock, ad- journed, THE POET LAUREATE, Mr, James T, Fields, of Boston, delivered the open- tng lecture of a course upon “Modern English Litera- ture,’? last evening, in Chickering Hall, Eighteenth street, An unusually large and attentive audience was presont, and the aitention paid to the speaker was a good guarantee of its interest. The subject of tho lecture was ‘‘Alired Tennyson; the Man and Poet.” Tho speaker prefaced his remarks by advocating the study of English titerature. Its value, ho considered, was almost incalculable, especially to the young, whom he regretted to say showed a marked disinclination to study it, But because they failed to appreciate the beauty and grandeur of Mil: ton’s and Teanyson’s poems, it was no fault of the poets, Their genius was grand. As for him, be would speak only in his lectures of those over whom he could feel enthusiastic. The man who had no enthu: for what was admirable might as well been born a caterpillar, In — speaking of Tennyson, the lecturer first referred to bis Claim as a poet in the world’s regard, claiming for him a bigh posiuon in the line of jaureates, He would, however, take the opportunity to correct an assertion that had becn published in the newspapers ta the effect that Tennyson had rctused to give lis poems to Long- fellow to pubusn. He had given bim unqualified freedom to publish any or ail of his pocms. ‘The most friendly regard existed between the (wo pocts, Tenay- son’s early days of rhymes were attended with unusual discouragemenis, but to-day he represented the best and sweetest of English poets, His learning was pro- found, bis observation acute and perfect, his love ot nature a passion. His habits of composition were caretal. No poem wus altowed to go trom his bands until it was finisbed. Perfection was one of bis mot toes, Although nearly or quite seventy years old, the laureaie was a hale, hearty, vigoruus man! His vomestic life was extremely Lappy, being blessed with a devoted wile and two sons, who were all that parents could wish for, It was Mr, Tennyson’s custom to read his poems aloud to achoie circle of friendly critics, nnd although tho powt’s admirdtion fur bis own creations would be plainly ana frankly deciared it was excusable, because it was truthful and was never offensive. The speaker closed his interesting lecture by recit- ing, im Imutauon of Tennyson's style, his beauttul poem, Break, bronk, break, ‘hy cold grey lengtits, oh sea, The rendition was received with prolonged applause, OUR CRIPPLED DEFENDER: The last quarterly pay ment of pensions for the year 1876 was begun by Colonel Frauk E. Howe, Pension Axyent for this cily, at balt-past three yesterday morn- ing, and continued until dark, by which time over $40,000 had been paid out, The first hour 110 per- sons were paid, In ainounts ranging from $8 to $72, according to the disability of the pensioner. Long be- fore the hour’ designated for opening the oitice and ere Golovel Howe and bis assistauts arrived a vast crowd of persons had congreyared in front ot the building, coruer of Hanover strect and Exchange place, Some of these poor people had taken their piace in hive at eleven o’eluck on Sunduy night, so as to be amoug the first to receive the scanty stipend of govern- mental bounty, Many of the poor, shivering persons were iemalos, Wives or daughiers of the gallunt de- fevaers of the Union, and Colonel Howe states tnat imany more were od gray-taired men. these were pensiouers of 1812 and 1843. Tue prospect of mw severe winter aud the dearth of labor have bad a sad effect upon the stipendiaries of te government, and many of these have awaited pension day with great anxiety. No doubt as soon as the scamty pittauce has been obtaiued the lanuiord or grocer will absorb the Jargest portion, if not ail, tor “value already received ;’” and maby a poor soldier's widow wall have to await With painial longing tie occurrence of the weXt pension duy, which falls ou whe Sth of March next. During the payment of pensions many funny and Serious incidents occur. Owing to the vigilance of 1he special agents fraudulent applications ior pensions seldom = bappen, This 18 due to the vere puuishment meted out to several parties who hag attempted = its and = were — detected. A man named James R. Waikee app@ared at Colonel Howe's oilice yesterday moruing and presenied bis papers, which were (ound correct. in due time be oviained a check for $18, which passed through the regular routine belore being sigued by the Pension Agent. About au hour after leaving the office he re- turved and protested that he tad lett his check. Oa sending to the Sub-Treasury to siop payment thereoo it was found that Walker bad inuorsed the check, which bad been paid some time belore notice was given lor its stoppage, and it ts therefore evident that Mr. Walker tnust bave lost it inthe Pension office and some one picked It up aud turned Ht ino cash, ‘The payment of pensions will be continucd all this week until uboat $250,000 Is expenaed. One of the pensioners paid yesterday was sir, Richara K, Crow- ey, ninely-eight years did. It must be said to the credit of Colonel Howe that since bis accession to th oulce of Pension Agent ho bas not removed person, male or female (rom historce. AU the al are cither suitiors or sons or danghiers of tuose Wuo fought jor tue Uuiou, aud aie retuiued for their Aicivacy. COUNTING THE VOTE Early Congressional Action Relative to the Electoral College. THE POWERS OF CONGRESS Opinions of Chief Justice Marshall, Randolph, Pinekney, Gallatin and Others. DUTIES OF THE VICE - PRESIDENT. An Interesting Resume On an Important Topic. a are Party spirit bas never run higher in the United States than during the period immediately anterior to the election of Mr. Jefferson, when the federal party was slowly but surely sinking under the weigbtofa popular odium provoked by the injudicious measures of John Adams, Yet it was precisely at this juncture that the supporters of bis administration brought for- ward a plan iu Congress for the purpose of ttl gs certain disputed questions which might arise in regard to the election of a President. In the debate which arose upun this plan the relations of the Electoral Col- lege to Congress, and the assumed right of the latter to pass judgment upon the lawfulness and admissibil- ity of the votes cast by the former, were passed in formal review by some of the ablest among our early statesmen, embracing such names as those of John Marsbali, Robert Goodioe Harper, Henry Lee (*Light Horse Harry”), James A. Bayard, Thomas Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, Albert Gallatin, Nathaniel Macon, John Randolph, of Roanoke, and others. Tt has seemed that a review of the debate which was then conducted upon this topic could hardly fail to in- terest the reader, especially as the subject 16 likely to form the staple of much discussion in Congress at its present session. The following 1s a careful compila- tion from the ‘Annals of Congress” for 1799-1801, and from other authentic sources, of the proceedings had at that time on this topic:. THE PRELIMINARY DEBATE. During the first session of the Sixth Congress, on the 23a of January, 1800, Mr. James Ross, a Senator from Pennsylvania, submitted tho following resoluticnu to the consideration of the Senate:— Resolved, That « committee be appointed to consider whether any, and what, provisions ouxht to be made by law for deciding disputed ciections of President and Vice Presi- dent of the United 31 and for determining the legality iMegulity of the votes given for those ofieers in the differ- eut States. Ona motion to amond the resolution by providing “that the committee be authorized to report by vill or a debate sprang up which disclosed at once a wide diversity of opinion upon the subject in question, Mr. John Brown, a newly appointed Sen- ator from Kentucky, expressed the opinion “that this was a subject on which Congress had no right to leg! late.” Ifanything was to be done in the premises ‘it must be done by proposing an amendment to the con- stitution.” Mr. Ross argued in favor of the legislation pro- posed. He said:—Suppose persons should claim to be electors who had never been properly appointed. Should their vote be received? Stppose they should vote for a person to be President who had not the age required by the constitution, or who had not been long enough acttizen resident of the United States, or jor two persons who were both citizens o! the same State? Such cases might happen, and were very likely to happen, and is there no remedy? What a sitaation would the country be in if such a case was to happen! He thought jt their duty to make provision tor it, and he believed a law was sufficient. Mr. Charles Pinckney, a Senator from South Caro- lina, questioned the conatitutionality of such legisia- tion, He remembered very well that in the Federal Convention, of which he hud been a member, great care was usod to provide for the election of President of the United States independently of Congress; to take the business as far as possible out of their bands. The votes are to be givon by electors appointed tor that express purpose, tho electors are to bo appointed by each State, und tbe Whole direction as to the man- ner of their appointment is given to the State Legisia- tures, Nothing was more clear to him than thet Con- gresa had no right to meddle with it at all, as the whole was intrusted to tho State Legisiatures. Thoy must make provision tor all questions arisipg on the occasion. Mr, Samuel Dexter, of Massachusetts, ‘did not feel himsel! at ali in doubt as to the right of tne Legisia- ture (Congress) to make such provisions on this sub- ject as appeared to be necessary. 1t was directed by the constitution that a President should be appointed, that be should be of not less than thirty-tive years of age, that be should have been at least fourteen years a citizen of [a resident within] the United States, &c. ‘The proceedings in the election of # President may be defective in all these particulars, and can it be sup- posed that there is no way to come at them’ The constitution 1s nut silent on this bead. Among the powers given to Congress in the fi(tb section ts this:— ‘To puss all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this cor stitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof,’ The law now propoged seems to be neces- sary to carry into elfect the power of appointing the President It is, therefore, clearly constitutional,” Mr. Livermore, of New Hampsb: tele I doubt on uny subject than the one now under consid- eration, The copstitction has given many directions as to the appointment of the President, 1 it possible that gentiemen can suppose all these may be violated and disregarded, and yet that it is nobody’s business tu interpose und make provision to prevent it?" Mr. Abraham Baldwin, of Georgia, questioned both the necessity und the constitutionality of such jegisla- tion, He held that the electoral colleges in the re- spective States were eptitled to judge concerning tre elections, returns and qualifications of their members incependently 61 Congress; that the constituuon pre- sumed the legality aud constitutionality of their pro- ceedings equally with the legality and constitutionality of the proceedings of Congress without allowing to the later auy saperority or conirol over the former; that these colleges aucbeutioated their own ucts: Laat their AUihentication Was Gnal, and, as such, Was binding on Congress, Hence he held that the only possible ques- tou lett open tor the adjudication of Congress ia tue premises Was tat the two houses, “wuen met to- gether Lo count tue voles agreeably to the coustitution, should judye of the wutuentication of the act ot te electors, aud skould then proceed und count tue votes as directed.” It will be seem ay Ouce from this preliminary debate that Senators divided upon the question at issue ac- cording to their political predileccious. The federalists Javored the measure, aud the republicans, the demo- crats of tuat date, opposed i, ihe former muintaiued As | Fopriety aud its cunstitutionality in the name of the powers granted for the maintenance 01 tas federal goverument in wil tS Just Fights und prerogatives. The latter denied the expewiency und the rightiuluess of such legislation, as being eXtra constituliomul aud as involving an eucroachment on the reserved riguts of the sovercign States, to wause Legislatures the cousii- tation had remiited the power of appointing electors without restrictions imposed by Congress, ACTION OF THE COMMITTER, On the 14th of February toliowing, Mr. Ross, as chairman of the cowmitice appointed under the reso- jution which he bad introduced, reported a bill “pre- scribing the moue of deciding disputed elections of President and Vice-President of the United stutes,”” The bill provided that ail disputed questions arising on such elections should be examined, devidea aud reporied to Congress, by a grand committee composed of tweive members, Six Lo Le uppoimied by the Senate and six to be appomted by the House of Represent tives, with the Chief Ju of the supreme Court, or, in bis absence, with the next sentor Justice of the Su- preme Court, for the presiding oilicer of the committee, ihe members uf the committee were to be chosen by ballot in each House, A proposition that the mem- Ders should be selected by lot was negatived on the wow of February, 1800, by the vote of eighteen Senators against nine, A subsequent amendment, offered oo ‘ch 3, to the ellect that each House should, by ballot, select six members of the joint com- mittee ifom twenty-four members chosen in cach house by lot, was also rejected by a vote of 4 yeas and 24 nuys, The bill, as first reported, provided tout any eiectoral Voto might be rejected by a majority of the jorgt committee, An amendment, that ‘such rejection shuil be founded on a concurrence of two-thirds of the commuttes, was nogatived om the 3d of March by tho yote of 10'yeas und 19 nays, DEBATE IN THE SENATE. On the 26th of March a mouon was made in the Sen- ate to strike out the first ten sections of tho pending Dill, and to substitute for proamble and rerola- that it w easouavle inierence!’ # of tho constitution, and that it was according to the practice of Congress that electoral votes for President and Vice President ot the United States ‘should be counted by the members composing both houses;” and hence, in leu of the joint commit tee proposed to be raised under the pending bill, with tts elaborate apparatus for examining into the legality Of the electoral votes, this amendment proposed that all disputed questions with regard to the vonstitution- ality of uny electoral vote sbould be deca d without debate by the members of both bouses present ot the counting of the electoral votes. A divisivn of the question being called for on this amendment a vote was reserved, to be taken ou the motion to strike out the first ten sections of the pending bill, and the meantime a motion was made to 80 much of section 1 as authorized the grand commit- tee **Uually to decide” tue questions submitted to them, and proposing that the committee should sim- ply his ows! inte acd report upon” the said ques- tions. The motion was negatived —yeas 11, nays 18, The seventh section of the bill, whicli formally articu- lated precise questions upon which the jot committee was empowered to decide, and which pro- vided that ‘no petition or exception shuli bo granted or allowed by the grond commitiee, which shall have for its object to draw into question the num- bor of votes on which any elector in apy of the States shall have been declared appointed,” was, on motion, Stricken Out by # vote of yeas 1) and nays i2, the friends of the bill voting in the affirmative. As the first section of the bill provided that the decision of the Joint committee should be final in regard to all questions submitted to it the effect of striking out this seventh section was simply to remove certain lim! tions put by 1t on the powers of the committee. The questiou subsequently recurring on the motion tostrike oul the whole body of the vill and to substi- tute for it the preamble and resolution offered on the 28th of March, thag question was decided in the neg- ative on March 27—yeae 10, nays 15, In the meantime, though at what stage of the pro- ceedings is not clear trom the annals of Congress, it is known that the proposed chairmanship of the grand committee was changed trom the Chief Justice or senior Justice of the Supreme Court to a Senator elected a8 fullows:—I'be Senate, immediately after tne choice of the six members who should compose the grand committee on 18 part, was required alko to nominate by ballot three of iis members, and transmit their names to the House of Rep: sentatives, whieh body, by b: jas lett to choose one of these three Se! 3 the chairman ol the grand commitive. The theory of ths provision is obvious, It gave to the Senate, in the person of the chairman, one majority in the grand committee, but as that chairman was chosen by the House of Repre- sentatives, on the vomination of the Senate, it was hoped that the House would find im this recognition of its co-equal authority « suificient compensation for being Jett im # minority im the joint cominitiee, ‘Tue bill was pot upon its passage in the Sonate on the 28th of March, 1800, when Mr, Charles Pinckney, of South Carolina, made an elaborate argument against the necessity, ex; ediency and covstitationality of the measure. At the close of bis speech the bill was passed by a vote of yeas 16, nays 12—all those voting in the aflirmative being federahsis an { ail those voting in the negative being republicans (democrais), except two—Mr, Livermore, of New Hampshire, and Mr, Hum- phrey Marshall, of Kentucky, who probably voted against the bill because it was pot strong enough to suitthem. Toe bill, it passed the Senate, was es- sentially as follows: — Sxcrion 1 provided that on the day before the second Wednesday tn Fevruary next following the day when a President and Vice President of the United States shall have been voted fcr by electors it shail be the duty of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States to choose, by baliot, in each house, sixmembers thereof, The Senate, immediately aiter this choice, sbali nominate, by ballot, three of its members, and transmit their nates to tho House of Representatives, who shall, by ballot, choose one of the three, and the thirteen perso thus chosen shall form a grand committee, and shall have power to examine and finally to decide all dispu' reiative to the elec- tion of President and Vice President of the United States; provided always that no person shall be capable of serving on this commitice Who shall be one of the five highest candidates out of whom a Prosident of the United States may ve chosen by the House of Representati¢es in case no person should be found to have a majority of the whole number of the votes of the electors appointed by the different States. Ske, 2 provides ior the appointment of two tellers by cach House to note the dates of the certificates, names of electors, &c. Ske. 8 provides that the certificates, notes of the tellors and all exceptions and petitions against any ‘votes shall be submitted to the members ol tho grand committee after tbey, shall have beon sworn by tue President of the Senate to examine impartially tho votes given by the electors. Swo. 4 provides that the Senator chosen by tho House of Representatives, on nomination of tho Senate, shall act as chairman of the grand committee, and provides for illiing vacancies in the suid com- mitt Src. 6 gives power to the grand committee to send for persons and papers while muking their examipa- von. Sxc. 6 places the marshals of the several districts of the United States at the command of the grand com- mittee in summoning witnesses, Sxo. 7 authorizes the grand committeo to appoint a clerk, and directs that ajournal of ali its proceedings sball be filed with the committee’s final report. Sxc. 8 fixes the first day of March next ensuing atter the committer ippoimtinent as the date of its ful report. Sec. 9 provides that the committee, after its labors have been commenced, shall not be dissolved by the action of either house, » See. 10 enjoins some new duties on tho executive authority ol euch State with regard to electors, and also on the electogs in tho act of casting their ballots. Ske. 11 provides for the reception and reading in the Senate of ali petitions respecting the olection ot Presi- dent and Vice President by way of exception thereto, Ske. 12 provides for the taking of evidence in support of petitions and protests against the votes given by any of the electors. DERATE IN THE HOUSE. The bill in this shape was received vy the House of Representatives on the 3lstot March, 1800 When t came up tor consideration in Committve of the Whole on the 16th ot April folowing, Mr. John Mar- shall, of Virginia, afterward Cite Justice of the United States Supreme Court, spoke tn favor of adopting “some saluiary mode” for reaching the objects of the Dill, but expressed his doubts as tothe propriety of two points—‘‘First, that the Senate were to name the Chairman of the grand commitice, and, secondly, that the epinion of this grand committee was to be'finnl He therefore moved to strike out of the sections so much as related to those principles,” and proposed a substitute. Mr, Jobn Nicholus, of Virginia, after some addi- tional debate which is not reported, expressed a de- sire for further information on the suoject, and moved that the Committee of the Whole should rest for that day. On the nextday Mr, Join Randoiph, of Vir- (John Randoiph, of Roanoke), moved to amend nate bill by providing that the graad committee should be ch sen by lot stead of valiot. Mr. Nich- Olas, after anitnauverting on the uncoustitutionality of the bill, moved to strike out the whole of the first section. Mr. Marshull argued against the amend- ment and Mr. Randolph in its favor, whereupon the committee rose. On the next day Mr, Joseph H. Nicholson, of Maryland, moved thatthe bili be post- poned ull tbe fist Monday mm December next, Messrs. Rovert Goodloe Harper, of South Carolina; Samuel W. Dana, of Connecticut; John Rutleage, Jr., of Soutn Carolina, and John ‘Marshall, of Virginia, argued against the motion, which was decided in the nega- tivo—yeas 48, nays 52—the republicans voting i the affirmative and Jederalisis in the negative. ‘On the 21st of April the bill was referred to a special committce of seven members, who subsequently re- ported the bill, with amendments to the first section, as follows: “That on the —— next following tho day when a Presiaent and Vice President shall bave been voted tor by olectors ishall be the duty of the Senate and House of Representatives (o choose by ballot in each house four members thereof; aud that the persons thus chosen shail form a jot commitiee and shall have power to examine ito ail disputes relative to the election of President and Vice Pre: mt of the United States, other than such as may relate to tue number of voies by which electors may nave been ap- pointed.” he opponents of the amended bill moved, on May 1, to strike out this section and thus kill the operative part of the measure. he mouon was lost—yeas 41, nays 47, ‘The eiguth section oi (be bill as ameuded by the committee provided that, in all questions arising under the report of the joint commitee, ‘if the two houses have concurred in rejecting the vote or votes objceted to, sueb vote or votes sball not be counted; bat, unives both houses concur, such Vote or votes shall be counted.” After furiher discussion the bill, as amended by the special commiltee and as turther amended by the House, was wod in tue House onthe 2u of May— yeas 52, nuys 37. Among those voung in the affirma- live are the conspicawus hames of James A. Bayard, of Delaware; Rovert Goodloe Harper, ot Souch Carolina; Heury Lee, of Virginia; Johu Marshall, of Virginia, and ‘Thomas Pinckney, ef South Carolina, Among those Voting in the negative are the conspicuous names of Albert Gallatin, of Pennsylvania; Natoantel Macon, of North Carolina, and Joun Randolph, of Roanoke, JURISDICTION OF CONGRESS It does not need to be said that, by the passage of such @ bill through voth houses “preser+bing the thoge of deciding disputed elections of President and Vice President,” boin vouses of Congress of the United States andoubtedly avsumed a paramount Jurisdiction over the subject in sume of its aspects. “The minis- terial functions of the Vice President were detined wo be such as the houses preseribed to him in the prem- ises alter he had performed the single function detuned by the coustication—ibat of “opening ail the certiticates.’’ In all other respects the Vice President was hold to be the minister of the houses, and the Vico President at that junetere Was none other than Thomas Jefferson, Tue oppouents the bil ted its passage on the assumption that neither the Vice Presidevt nor the nouses ot Congress had any power in the premises except the power of the former to open the certili- cates of the electors and the power of the later to count the electoral votes, All disputed questions were, they said, remitted to the decision of the elec torai colleges in the respective States or to the Legis lavures of the States. Ihe supporters of the bill, on the other band, maintained its righttuiness on the as- sumption that Congress had a iawiut and neressary jariediction of certain disputed questons which might arise With regard to the admissibility of any electoral voto or votes, This theory prevailed m both houses at the time under review. Bat the two houses, though each comprising a mi Joruy of the same poiitical purty, diflered as to tLe details of their jurisdiction, The House vill provided that no electoral vote should be rejected, except by the concurrent vore of voth houses. When this biil Went back to the Senate it was amended #0 a8 to reud that a concurrent vote of both houses should be re- quired for the admission of any ctoral vote or Votes, This amendment was passed in the Senate on May 8—yeas 15, nays 11, And*when the bill, with this amendment among others, Was sent back to the House sor concurrence, the House, ov the recommend. ation ot Mr. Harper and of Mr. Bayard, re‘a. us concurrence, and cach house adhering to its views in the premises, the bill fell through for that session am@ was never revived. THE vores or 1801, And go it came to that the counting of the eleetoral votes in the year 1801, at the close of the contest between John Adams and Tnomas Jefferson, was jeit anregulated by any law. Wheu ihe time was Bear at band for the meetirg of the two houses to periorm Ms constitutional duty in the premises, Mr. Joho Ratiedge, Jr, of South Carolina, offered t ole lowing resolution, whieh was adopted by the House of Representatives two days aiterward “Resolved, That acommitiee be appointed on the part of the House, jointly with a comm ttee on the Part ofthe Seuate, to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for Prestuent and Vice President, aud of potilying the persous elected of their election, aud to regulite the (ime, place and manner ot admin- istering the oaih of oftice to the President.” The Sevace coucurred, and appointed Messrs, Gouv- eraear Morris, of New York; y, of Massuchusotta, and Bingham, of Penusyivania, as the members of the Jjoiut commitice on its part, On the foliowing 9h of February Mr. Morris re- peree to the Senate that this joint commitiee iad not en day the Senate passed the fullowing resolution :— “Resolved, That tha Senate will be ready to receive the House of Representatives in the Senate Chamber on Wednesday next, at 12 o’clock, for the pul of being present at the opening and counting of the votes for President of the United States. Thut one person be appointed a teller on the ot the to mak: of the votes (or Presideut of the United States, they shall be deciared; that the result shali be delivered to the President of the Senate, who of the vote, which shall be entered on the journals; and if it shall appear that a choice bas been made agreeably to the constitution such entry on the journals shall be deemed a sufficient declaration thereot,"” The House of Representatives, being notified of the passage ul this resolution, adopted a resolution in con formity with it, and appowuted tellers to act in con+ junction with the telier of the Senate, PUNCTIONS OF THE VICE PRESIDENT. In acting under the resolution of the Senate at the time and in the mauner preseribea by the Senate, wi the express concurrence of the House (though without AAs jomnt action, as formally expressed in a joint rule of proceeding), the Vice President undoubtedly acted under the supervision of each house; and, as ne ques tion wus raised in the counting of the votes on which either house bad any vceasion to offer a protest, the relation of the partics to the couuting, whetber as consisting of the Vice President, the Senate or the House of Ropresentatives, or all three combined, were not called into controversy on this occasion It important, however, to observe that during the euty period of this long discussion on the counting of the electoral votes we nowhere meet with the slightest hint that the Vice President had any independent or official function to periorm, apart trom that incumbent on him under the constitu- tion, which bids tim to ‘open the certidcates.” lo all other respects he was held by men of both parties to be subject tothe authority ana direction of Con. gress. ‘he federalists sought to express and define the authority and direction of Congress in the premises by passing a law for tho settlement of all disputed questions accoruing to the will of Congress, They could not agree on the terms of such alaw, but they were agreed as to the prerog: right of Congress in the matter, The republicans of that aate domed the expediency or copstitutionality of the proposed iaw, but they deared this solely in the name of the constitutional limitations, which protected the exclusive right of the States to appoint their electors of President and Vice President. Nobody, so far us appears irom the record, arose in either house of Congress to resist the passage of such legislation on the ground that it would be av infraction of the Vice President’s prorogasive under the constitution. And when we recall the vehemence with which the bill was opposed by the republicans of both houses in the year 1800, and tnat, too, jast op the of a Presidential election in which Mr. Jefferson, heir candidate for the Presideucy, and as the then existing President of the Senate,’ was deeply con- cerned to maintain a jealous guardianship o tne powers of his constitutional prerogative in this mat ter, we may be sure (hut the modern theory, adopted by some administration politicians of the present time to meet tue pressing exigencies of an abnormal situation, had not been discovered or invented vy poiiticiams of any sort or of any name in the cariier period of aur civil history. That the modern republican party has hitherto as- sumed for both houses of Cong! moro complete and exclusive control over the counting and rejecting of electoral vote than was assumed by the federalists of 1600 is suificieutly proved by the twenty-second joint ruie of proceeding, under which, at each suc cessive counting of Presidential votes during the last twelve years, 1 nas sustained the rightot both house: or of each louse separately, to rejocs any elector: yoteto which objection was made by a majority in both houses or by a majority in one house atone The twenty-second joint rule accomplished without law what the 1ederalists of 1800 propose! to accompliso with the checks and balances of a curiously wrought bat cumbrous statute, HOT TURKEY STUFFING. AMERICAN WAR MISSILE MANUFACTURERS RE« CEIVING LARGER EUS‘IAN ORDERS FOR MWe TALLIO CARTRIDGES. ‘Yesterday there was a despatch from St. Petersburg, coming regularly through proper channels, which Stated that the Russian government bad ordered twenty millions of cartridges from manufacturers in the United States. Of course this news was impor- tant in two directions, viz.—as showing the decision of that government for war, and as determin. ing thatthe American manufacturers of explosives and deadly missiles, at least, were to bo bencfited by the great struggic. A Heravp reporter was sent to various firms and companies who would be likely to partici+ pate in such a large order, and although ignorance was. generally avowed as to spy unusual demands from abroad, yet there was a perceptible undercurrent of mystery, proving that secrecy was desired by the manufacturers, p2rhaps not a* essential in the matter of competition and profit, but that the Russian gov- ernment desired its orders to be Kept secret. A gentleman, whose place of business is in Chambers street, was waited upon, and he volunteered the infor- mution that instead of 20,000,000 the Russians had orders here for 200,000,000 of cartridges. This gentie- man was considered by the reporter as an authority irom the fact that be 1s the inventor of an jugenious revolving cannon, and 1s au courant with the manner of foreign governments in closing their contracts, He stated that 1t was probable that Messrs, Schuyler, Hartley & Grabam, the well known mauufactarers 0} explosive material, had received the order mentioned in the deapatch, as they had been executing largt orders for the Russian government, Mr, A. Alvord, the manager of E, Remington & Sons Breech-loading Firearms Company, whose works are ut Ilion, N. Y., was waited on at his offce in Broad+ way. He stated to the writer that the principul man- ufucturers of cartridges besides their own firm were the Winch: ster Arms Company, at New Haven, Conn. ; the Union Metalic Cartridge Company, of Bridgeport, and the United States Curtridge Company, of Lowell, Mass,, owned by Benjamin F. Butler, Mr, Alvord stated that, personally, he knew of no such order, but probably their representatives in Paris or Loudon had some khowiledge of the lacts, browu & Brother were visited in their extensive warenouse in Cuumbers street, beiow Broadway, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any uousual saies of brass hud been made iately, such metal as was used 10 the manulucture of cartridges, A member of this firm deujed that any excessive sales of such metal bad been mat Awory Edwards is tho representative of the wr Arms Company, whose oilice is No. & Barelay street, The gentleman named stated to the Teporter that they bad no unasual orders from Russia at present, but they were just noishing an order irom Turkey. Within the jast two years tne latter Power has contracted for about 300,000,000; 150,000,000 have already been delivered aud the balance is being rapid! suppied, The rumor ot the order from the Russi government may have got abroad from thi large quantities of Lake Superior copper had be ordered, aud this was the only ore that could be used tn the manulacture of smal! cartridges. It is well known that ad metals expand with heat, and at foreigu copper ore has considerable sulphar in ft after the barrel of a weapon becomes hot the cartridges ex- pand and clog the barréi; now this is avoided in the use of Lake Superior ore. It was probable that Russia would cowe tu the Uarted States ior supplies of such explosives, because in Prussia and France those gov- ernments had condemned as worthless over forty per ceut of their ammunition, and there could ve ne biauder equal to that of a Power going into a great straguie Whose Soldiers were equipped arms and carryiug (uemnseives deroctlv The next ioterview was with Mr. Hi Y firm of schuyier, Harticy & Graham. Instead of the courteous reception accorded to the reporter in other Places im bis search after legitimate news, Mr, Hartley, ut the first, assumed a bellicose air, and the following conversation enstied:— f KerorteR—Can you inform me, sir, for the HeRaLp, whether the despatch printed in the morning papers th large coutract for cartridges bas been given out vy Russia to manufacturers bere 1 correct?” Mr. HaRTLey—No, | will not iniorm you, Revorten— May Uask why Mr. Hantixy—Because it is none of the Heranp’s business. The paper is always interferia, RerorTeR--lardon me, sir, it seins Lo me that the war impending in Europe and the Kast is a great pud- lie question, and if Russia has ordered so large & Quam tity of cartriuges—— Mr. Hanriky (hotly)—No matter, The newspapen® are @ nuisance. several reporters have been here a> ready, and besides they tuterlere with our 08 tracis KxrorTER—Ab-b! you have me contracts, thee? Mr. Hartiey at tuis stage seemed to lose ali his selfs Possession, snapped tis Hugers inthe bin beat gave the cold and patient reporter the he bad been searching fur, ‘*Yex, we have,” Unued, ‘aud you have broken many of them for us As long as we keep things secret we can attend to our business, bul sue HeRaLD interteres with a& You think you have got news, en ??'—snapping bia fogers with a sound of ininimture bombshells tha contd, D have been attamed by long practice—" Well, Dil you—the thing is stale, dnisbed. We are just ending | Mr V incl tke contract and it 16 four of ive monthe There seems to be no doubt thon that orders ure m Ute market for cartridges for the and that some of have bevn diled,