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THE COUNT MOVING ON. Yesterday’s Proceedings in Congress. MORE DEMOCRATIC BLUNDERS. The Extremists Object to a Michigan Elector. THE CONSERVATIVES VICTORIOUS. Nevada Reached and a Re- cess Taken. CONSPIRATORS AT THE ARLINGTON HOTEL, A Democratic Rupture Ex- pected To-Day. SEVEN STATES TO BE OBJECTED TO FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasuixartoy, Feb. 20, 1877. The democrats of the extreme sort attempted an- other blunder to-day and got beaten. Alter Louisiana the count proceeded to Michigan, where an elector was charged with ineligibility. On this the two houses Neparate@ for the two hours’ debate, under tho Elec- toral law, and Mr. Southard moved that the House tako @ recess until ten o'clock to-morrow, After somo discussion the vote was taken, and only fitty-seven were found to vote for a rocess. On this followed a formal debate, in which Mr. Charles Foster, of Ohio, made the only noteworthy remarks, Mr, Foster represents the district in which Governor Hayes lives, and is supposed to know him better than any Other member of Congress, What Mr. Foster said to-day, theretore, about Governor Hayes attracted attention as being a perbaps semu-official declaration 4m regard to Mr. Hayes’ Southorn policy. This 1s what he read from a manuscript :— ‘This {s not a time for mere party exultation, The exultution of the patriot over our escape from the @angers that threatened tne peace, Labret apd happiness of the peopie of this great country is ting und proper, In she triumph of peace over disorder and possible civil war both the au {ul and deloated parties can unite in exultatiou. While I do not rejoice simply in a party sense, I do rejoice that ons of tho Purest, most patriotic of our fellow citizens is to guide the ufairs of the pvople for four years to come. Representing, as I do, the district in wiich Governor Hayes resides, and being ® life Jong acquantance of bis, 1 but speak the opinion of all persons who know him when [ say thut he ad- ministration will be wise, patriotic und just; no mat- ter what may be suid to the contrary hero or else- where, the people of all sections of the country may confidently oxpect trom him not only fair but gencrous Consideration, . His letter of ucceptunce 1s the expression of a mun of the broadest and lottiest patriotism, I feel certuin 1 shall be sustained by his acts when I say that his highest ambition will be to administer the government #0 patriotically and wiscly us to wipe away any and all meceasity of cuse for the formation of parties on a Sectional busis and all traces of party color lines, that thereafter ana forever we shall heur no :nore of a solid South or a united North, The flag sball float ovor States, not provinces; over freemen und not subjects, ‘When Governor Huyes appealed to the peels of tho South, tu his letter of acceptunce, he uddreased thom as “my countrymen,” amd why not? Ia not the South an integral part of the nation? Are not Southern States the equal of those m the North, East or West? It tas been said, and jor submitto on unconstitutional surrender to the re- Publican ty.’? No, sir; no such demand will be Made, <Allthut will be expected is the patriotic co- Operation of Southern patriots in the great work of restoration through the Union, the constitution ana. the eniorcement of the laws, In this great work the representative mon of the South have already dis- Vinguished themselves for patriotism and statesman- pen during the pending of the present crisis in our story. There is Uttle doubt that Mr, Foster spoke within the mark in all be said in Governor Hayes’ bebalf After a two hours’ debate over the Michigan olectors Mr, Jenks moved a resolution that the facts did not warrant his exclusion, which was passed with but three or four opposing votes, and the Sonate, which had already voted unanimously to the same offect, came over to resume the count, which stopped again at Nevada, Mr. Springer, of Illinois, objecting there to anclector, The Senate again retired, and unanimously declared tho Nevada man cligible; and the House, by General consent of both parties, took a recess until to-morrow at ten o’clock. ‘This evening the people at Mr, Tilden’s headquarters, at the Arlington, are engaged in the bunt for still other jueligible electors, and there is an evident intention there to delay the count as much as possible. As the moderate democrats refused to-day to agree to needless Fecesses the extreme men now, it seoms, mean to attack as many clectoral vutes as possible, and it is ‘aid their list comprises, besides the Oregon case, two electors in Pennsylvania, and ono in each of the following States:—New Hampshire, Rhodo Island, South Carolina, Vormont and Wisconsin, with a rumor of one in Obio, It is simply a waste of time to call a halt on cach of these cases, and the movement for doing this has not the sympathy of the larger und more son- sibls part of the democrats, These are averse to breaking openly with tho extremists, bat they will be driven to do so if these porsies in thoir object to delay the count, The vote on taking a recess to-day shows what can be done, PROCEEDINGS Of CONGRESS. SENATE, Wasninaton, Feb, 20, 1877, The Sonate resumed its session at ten o'clock, but no business whatever was transacted, It having been decided yosterday to sustain tho decision of the Klec- tora} Commission in the Louisiana case, and having notified the House accordingly, 1t awaited notification from the House that that body was ready to meet the Senate tor the purpose of resuming the count of the electoral votes, At balf-past one P.M. Mr. Adams, Clerk of the House 6t Representatives, appeared at the bar of the Senate and announced the uction of the House in re- gard to the decision of the commission, He ulso tu- formed the Senate that the House was now ready to mect it for the purpose of resuming the count, ana the | Senate, headed by its oflicera, lett the chamber, Upon returning, at ball-past two P. M., the Prxst- DENT pro fem, announced that the Senate haviog with- drawn from the joiut moeting of the two blouses of Congress upou the subsuission of un objection to count- ing the vote of D, 1. Crossman, an elector tor the State of Michigan, the objection would be read. Tho Secretary having reaa such objection, ALLIs0X, Of Lowa, submitted the folowin, Kesolved, That the vote east by Dw an elector tho Stato of Michig revted to be counted, nutwithse thereto. z Mr, STRVENSOX, (dem.) of Ky., inquired if the Senator (lr, Allison) knew the fact that the person alieged to have been incligible was nota government officer, Mr. Atbisoy repirod that he aid net, but he li the testimony read betore the joie mee SKNATOR BAYARD HAS NO OMJKCTIONS. Mr. Bayann, (deuw.) of Dei, said this testimony was Hot 4 clear upon Luis very important suoject as the Henate might desire 16 to be. Le appeared that an elee- tor bad beet voied for in Michigan who beld an oltce Of trustand prot under the United Stutes Although: be had not acted Jur tome tine he had uot resigue Bayard then = epoke of =the provision Mr. jel 1. Crossman, as be and the sit ing the objec rd tion hii bumble share of the responsibility, When ho voted for that act he did so j in fall contidence that no requirement in it, ether expressed or spliced, would be of the constitution authorizing the appoint. ment of electors, amd sald the constitution suid the State should appoint a certain number of clee- hould not appoint a ce: two; eleven would Fejected, because the state exceeded the number authorized by the constitution, Congress was bound to observe its feaity to the con- stiution 1m ail things, aud the provision in regard to the qualification of electors was just as bindivng as that in regard tothe number, At a late stage of the de- bate Sr. Bayard said while he would adhere to all the requirements of the constitution he did not con- sider the tacts in this Michigan case, a® mude up, were suilicient to exclude the vote of this elector upon unconstitutional grounds. DEPRIVING & STATE OF HER RIGHTS, Mr. McoMiLLam, (rep.) of Minn., said thut under the decision of the Electoral Commission the vote of tI Michigan elector was icgal; but there was another point to be considered. ‘There was uo mony be- Jore the two bhoyses of Congress that the elector was over an officer of the United States, The mere state- | ment of sume person belore a committee of the Houre of Representuuves was not evidence for the two houses of Congress, The best evidence us to the ine eligibility of the elector was the record of the court | showing bis appointment as commissiouer of that court, His own adwisgion that be was such commissioner ‘was not suficient evidence. The record of the court Must ve produced, Had it come to this th: litical party sought to deprive @ sovereig! her rights tu thig mauuer, At apy other time than this such an attempt to so deprive a State of her rights would meet with a rebuke trom the whole nation, MERE TECUNICALIY WITHOUT MEKIT. Mr, Cuxistiaycy, (rep.) of Mich., said he looked apon the objection as one of mere technicality, without merit, which, fst should prevail, would disiranchise one-eloventh part of the people of Michigan. | This objection was ad upon uo evidence whatever, The man was appointed » commissioner of the Circuit Court for a single transaction twelve or thirteen years ugo, ond be bad never acted as such cominissioner since, The wan himself bad forgotten all about being commissioner, and the office had proba- biy Veen Glled tour or tive Umes since he had exer- cised the duties thereot, was such com- missioner now the records o! court would show the fact, but no eflort had been made to produce them, 4 DANGKROUS PROPOSITION, Mr. Hurxvoxy, of Weat Virginia, sald that such sturtling propositions bi S tors ou this tlvor yosterday, and such startling opimioos had been announced by the Electoral royr he selt it to be his duty to express bis dissent, Toe Seuate had been told over and over again that Congress had no power to inquire us to the eligibility ot electors, Suppose electors were aliens, hud Con- gress po power to ascertain the fact? He could not givo lus assent to any such dangerous propo- sition, He commented on the provisions of the con- stitution 1n rogurd to the appoimtment of elec and ‘gued that they were not nugatory because laws bad not been passed to carry them into effect, A MODIVIED RESOLUTION, Mir, ALLISON, (rep.) Iowa, then mouilled his resolu- tion so us to read: — Resolved, That the objection mnde to the vote of Daniot L. Crossman, one of the electors of Michigan, is not good in law and fs not sustained by any lawful . Resolved, That wald vote be counted with the other votes ors of suid Stuto notwithstanding the objection to. SENATOR MORTON'S BPEKCH. Mr. Mortoy, (rep.) Ind., referrea to the action of the Senate yesterday in sustuining the decision of tho Electoral Commission und said he believed that de- cision was law and he would not argue it here to-day, What greater fraud could be pructised upon the people of a State than to deprive them of their sulfrage by proving thet an elector hold a petty, coutempti- ble office which the people of Michigan did not know, and which he himsel! bad forgotton, To deprive the people of a State of thelr voice upon such a pretence, would be a fraud for which there was neither justification nor excuse. It had not been proven that this man ever wasa United States Com- missioner. The first ana best proof of that tact would be a transcript of the records of the Court, That tran- script wag just ag uttainuble as the witness bimsell, ‘The broad principle decided by the Sonate yesterday in sustaining the decision of the Electoral Commis- sion was, tbat {6 Was not competent to prove at this stago of the proceedings that un elector was ineligible on tho 7th of Novemyer last. GIVING HIM THE BEXEFIT OF THE DOUET. Mr, Stnvensoy, (deu.) of Ky., reterred to the case of General eM lds, Whuso seut in the Senate was con- tosted, and eaid that Mr. Webster fo that cuse held that it wus uot neovssary to Lave the record of evi- donce—that the admission of General Shields that be had not been born iu this country was suificient. The Senate had beep told that it was a sucrijege to exclude the vote ofan meee: Was it u suerilege to obey tho constitution Inited States? Had not our fore- fathers, irrespeotive of purty, respected the constitu. tion’ A new spins seemed to nave come over Sena- tors in to State rights, Ho was not satisfied that this man im Michigan was an olfice-holder, und, even if he was, it had beeu so long ago that he (Mr, Stevensom) bad bis doubt about bis hoiding the office now and would give tho benefit of that doubt to Michigun. He thought that the vole of the elector should be counted. (Cries of ‘Good !’’ on the republi- can side of the chamber.) Mi. SARGENT’S SPEKCIL. Mr. Sarguxr, (rep.) of Cul, referred to the cases of nileged ineligibility of electors in New Jersey, Virginia and Missouri heretofore published, and sai he would uot raise an objection in oither of them. The people should not be impeded or crippled in attaining a result which they honestly sought. He argued that the acts of un officer de facto wore valid go far us they concerned third persons and the public, no matter it euch ofticer was ineligible, and quoted from legal decisions im support of his urgament, % REXOLUTION. Mr. Wirrre, (dem. ) 0! , said he could not vote for the.resolution of the Senator of lowa us it stood. Ho therefore subinitted the tollowing us u substitute:— Ordered, That while it is the senee of the Senate that no Senator, or Repreventutive, or person holding an office of profit under the United States shall be uppoiuted an nd that this provision of the constitution shail bo its whole spirit into a rigid oxeention, yet th the proof is not such as to Justily the exclusion of the v of Duniel L. Crossinun as oue of the electors of the atute ol Alichigun, and that his vote shail be counted. THE VorR. The substitute of Mr. Wityrr was rejected by a strict party vote—yeus 27, nays 39—as follows :— Barnum, Bayard, Bogy, Cockrell, Coops Laten, Goldthwaite, Hereford, John ston: Jones, of Flurida: Kelly, Kernan, MeCreery, MeDon- ald, Muxey, Merrimon, Norwood, Rundoiph, Rau nary, Stevenson, Wallace, Whyte and Withers Navs—Messrs, Alcorn, ‘Allison, Ant! m, Swulae of Wisconsin ; Chalfee, ¢ Clayton, Conover, gin, Dawes, Dorsey, Forry, Frelinghuysen, lumlin, Harvey. Howe, Ingalls; Jones, of Nevada; Logan, MeMiit Jan, Mitchell, Morrill, Morton, Paddock, Patterson, Robert- son, Sargeut, Sheri Spencer, Teller, W. igh, West, Windom and Wri; i The question then being on the motion of Mr. Al- ison— Mr. McDowaxp, of Indiana. moved to amend the first resolution so it would read:— Resolved, That the objection mude to the vote of Daniel L. Crossman, one of the electors of Michigan, is not sus- tuined by uny lawful evidenes. Rejected—Yeus 26, nays 33—a strict party vote. Mr. Cooper, of Tennessee, demanded a separate vote ou the resolutions, wud tie tirst one as submitted by Mr. Allison was agreed to by a vote of 40 yeas to 17 bays, a party vote. The secood resolution was then unanimously agreed to—Yus 63, nays 0. MESSAGE FROM TUK HOUSE. At a quarter past five o’clock a message was received frow the House of Representatives unnouncing the action of that body in regard to the vote of Crossman, the Michigan elector, Mr. ALLisoy, of Lowa, moved that the Senate proceed to the hall of the Mouse of Representatives to resume the count, Tho PresipkNr pro tem. said the House had givon bot gad no notice that it wus ready to receive the MT Sarcext said no further notice was necessary. So the motion of Mr, Ailison was agreed to, and the Senate left its chamber. OUJKCTION TO NEVADA, Upon returning, at ten minutes to six, the PregipeNT pro (em, stated the Senate had withdrawa from the joint meeting on objection submitted to the vote of the State of Nevada. The objection to the vote of KR. M. Daggett, an ‘ctor from that State, submitted tu the , was then read, and also the testimony te tuken by th nmittee on the Powers and Privtieges of the House in regard to his holding the office of Clerk of the United States Court, but which he stated ho resigned ou the 6th of November | last. Mr. Jones, of Nevada, submitted a resolution that the KR. M. Daggett be counted with the other votes | of Nevada, notwithstanding the objection made there- | to. Agreed to unanimously and the Secretary directed | to notily the House of Representatives ot the action of | the Senate, | Atu quarter past six o'clock the Secretary returned | and reported that the House had taken & recess beture he reached the ball | The Senate then, on motion of Mr. Sargent, took a recess until ten o’cluck to-morrow, | Gr0N, Feb, 20, 1877. The House mot at ten o’ciock A. M., but over half an hour was consumed in calling tho roll to ascertain Wheihor there was a quorum present, That fact ha ing been ascertained, the regular order of the day was | introduced by Mr. Ginsox, (dem.) of Louistana, offering wh order that the Hayes electoral voto for the State of Louisiana be not counted, Mr, Huriucr, (rep.) of Ilinots, moved to amend by striking out the word ‘not,’? DPRMOCRATA ADVISED TO sUnMIT. The discussion was opened by Mr, New, (dem.) of Indiana, who said that he had voted Jor the Electoral Commission bill without hesitation or misgiving, and he was not ashamed of the support which he had given that measure, Ho accepted without qualifica- ignored or treated as surplusage, He believed when he voted tor the bill that every weve made up in ace cordance With its spirit, iw letter and its purpose Would be respectiully considered and fairly tried, ‘The bill provided in terms that the commission was authorized to take into view such depositions, petitions | aod other papers as under the constitution and existing Jaws would be competent and pertinent to such consid. eration, and he recollected that the Supreme Court ot | aud chicunery, ona Returuing Board, which Kevurn- iG j Massacnusetls, vowed with the di NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, ‘FEBRUARY 21, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. Poisoned, corrupted and debauched everything which it created, ur into the existence of ¢ | ile had, therefore, had enough of simplicity and credulity to believe that a comission 80 consti- tuted would not become a mere counting teller tor the President of the Senate. He would vote to sus! objections 10 the decision of the comm issiou, He was 4p lavor of proceeding Without unuecessury delay to a completion of the count, aug he declared it to be his best Judgment that the democrats of the House, of the Seuate, Louisiana and of the Union should submit (he did not pow think of a more appropriate word) to tho installation of a minority President under the ndings of the commission. [f they did so as a 51 ice of their dearest interests, of thot for the peace of the country, witness such a condemuation und overthrow in the in- coming republican adwinistration ax had happened in no country whose choice of a chief oxecutive had becn disregarded and treated with contempt by a usurper whose only title to office came through a rotten Return- ing Board, the most infamous, the moat desperate, the most despised body of wen that had ever been organ- ized aud charged with an important political duty. (Applause. ) BOTH S1DRS CORRUPT. Mr. Suxcyx, (ind.) of Masa., said that in the case of the Louisiana election it seemed to him perfectly ciear ‘that the charges made by euch party agaist the other were in she main true, No facts were proved More conciusively than the iraud and rrupt. 3D charged on the one side anu iutimidation and cruelty charged on the other, Which of tho two sites went the furthest in that wrong doing it would be very bard to say, The corruption on the one side seemed us heinous aw the crucity of the other was horrible, und on both sides there did not seem to be any limit to the extent they went save where the requirements of the case did not call for any more Me found it quite impossiblo to say which of the two gots of clectors coming up from Louisiana voiced the true will of the people of that State, lt would have been hard to Gnd wiser and more candid men than those who had pronounced the decision of the Elec- tural Commission He appreciated the strength of their position, Congress could uot be too jealous of the constitutional right of u State to choose its own Presidential electors, but there were cases whore sum- mus jus became the summa injuria, cases where the law strictly futerpreted und strenuously en- Jorced worked out results contrary to all ia such cusex equity lald tho jaw aside, He found such a case in tho ~ i8sa¢, Grauted that the conmmission bad clearly interpreted and accurately applied the laws, yet what if the very principle on which the laws must Tess becawo thereby subverted? ‘No vation,” suid Neibunr, “ever died except of suicide, aud the suicidal vice ia engendered not so much in unjust Statutes of a government as tn the immoral practices of w people which the government is unable to punish and unable ty resiraip.’? ACCKPTING THY INEVITABLE, Mr. Warrenson, (dem.)ot Ky., said:—If the accept- ance of the inevitable with resolution uud digoity be the highest as it is the rarest form of courage known among men, it ts mado the burder im this present Instance by the consciousness of double dealing and feul play. Two courses are open tothe mujority on this floor, On the one band, passionate outcry ut oace impotent and obildish; on the other band, without offering ocedles# ubstraction to the progress of events, an earnest, inanly, but temperate, protest Qgalust what we believe « great and grievous wrong. In my judgment jatter is our clear and bounden duty, We owe it to the necessities of the case; we owe it to the country; wo owe it to ourselves, Be- cuuse wo were duped by false pretences into a sure, 1urnished-no- reason why we get the obliga: tions that press upon honorable men, in the very uct of passing the Electoral Commissiun bill we provided for the contingency that has come upon us. | voted for that measure. im perfect good faith. The result is against me, and dovestable us 1 must think the means that brought it about I accopt itusu finality, I shalt goto my people and shall toll them ail, for as now ad- Vised they know only a part; and when they have taken tme tor reflection they will, I win very sure, illustrate the wisdom und the grace of moderation, doimg nothing that docs not become good citizens. Lite will still go forward in spite of all this, There ure many things to five for yet in this rough world, aud among the rost that day of reckoning—‘‘Dies tra, dies Wa’—when the dark shall be light and the wrong made right.” ‘THK LEGISLATIVE DAY, At this point (noon) the Speaker announced that to- day’s legislative sessiun would begin, After prayer vy the Chaplain, and the reading of yesterday’s Journal, the debate was resumed. ‘A KKPUBLICAN BOLTER, Mr. Preece, of Massachusetts, said that he would be glad to avoid the responsibility of voting ou the ques. tion presented, but he did not think it coum be avoided, It was with groat diffidence that he ventured to dissent from the decision of the commission, but the rule it laid duwn was one he could not conscien- ously indorse, ‘ho comnnssion had refused to re- ceive lor evidence other than the certilleutc of the Governor of tho State. It could never have been in- tended by the fathers of the constitution that Congress should not be able to scrutinize the returns of the electoral votes, If that was not a matier which the representatives of the people could in. quite into, then this government stood on & very insecure foundation, He could not give his assent to any such decluration, 1, was contrary to good government and good morals, lt tended 1o weaken the hold of the government on the confidence of the people, and the party which got inte oftice by ite udoption would bea party founded on principies dangerous to tbe perpetuity ofthe government. The evidence which (the cowmissien rerused to receive juatitied and required the exclusion of Louisiana trom participating m the Presidential election. He was uware thatin ihe position be took he stood almost alone in bis party, but he should be recreant to nis convictions if he neglected to place on the iwperish- uble records of the House his dissent from the rule proposed to be established. (Applause on the demo- cratic side) SPEECH OF SUNSET COX, Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., said after many years of active service as a member of this House, recalling all the vicissitudes of \wenty years, I cannot teel respou- sible to-day that, after the verdict of the Americun People, it sbould prove u truiticss verdict, In 1864, on the 16th of May, 1 presented a resolution to this House, which passed. — Lt related to the regularity aud autheutienty of the returns of electoral votes and to the passage of w law to provide for the jurisdiction, aa well asthe course of proceeding, iu case of a “real con- troversy.”’ Ihe Judiciary Committee took no action at that ume, , sir, do I feel responsible tor tho steps which were (wisely, perhaps, or unwisely, but certainly with a view tu prudence) taken in framing the Electoral bill That bill 1 the law, We know what it is, What its provisions are. We know what my friend trom Kentucky (Mr. Watterson) has said, that there Was some snare in 1, (Lwughter,) Laugh and exult as you will I know aud felt that some virtue had gone out of this House when we nad pussed that bill, but L did not exactly see Where the virtue had alighted. (Laughter.) I knew that the old priviieges ol the commons had doparted, but in the interest of peace I yave a reluctant vote for the bill. But ono strange thing avout the vill is this, that while We ure permitted to vote in this House, yet, after all, it 18 a sort o: post-mortem vote, (Lauguier,) Although We af permitied to urgue itis un argumentum dd post Jactum. Although, sir, there is some utility 1 the dissection of the dead, and although there may be something gained by (he dissection of the hving— (luughter)—yet it secs to me to be proper now to look ut one particular clause of tbe law betore I state my reasubs for protesting against this measure, Wo ure graciously permitted under this bill to argue after the matter 18 accomplished, und although we vote, and ul- though we carry our vote in the House, we are ‘gone.’ (Laughter.) We gain nothing. We are permitted to take tea minutes alter the counting and couclusion. Tt is the old Virgilian line over again of Rhudamanthus (Judge of Hell)—Castigatywe aulitque dolos—the old rale of hanging a man and trying him afterward, (Laughter,) Thuis 1s our condition to-day, and what is it that we try? Why, air, everything us to testimony and facts and forgery and perjury and torce 18 alwunde, outride, hot to be considered. ‘Truth and justice und moraty and fair dealing ure aliunde The House is aliunde, (Laughter) [18 acts aud the ucty of its committees und their reports, all the tacts gathered in these Southern States, are aliunde, (Luughter.) Nothing is tv be considered but the bare, uaked fact of a certificate based upon what? ou ‘torgery tng Board returned toe fact that 10,400 democ: votes were pot counted. The business uf the sup sors of registration of Louisiana was to votes, but oue of them failed to transiny cratic votes, and only four hours were ielt between tne Utne of the organization uf the Bo:rd and the decision, Where and how could tue State correct such rewurns iu that time? [t 1 a mockery. Why, Mr. Speaker, some tnember over there suid he was sick of traud, Earth ts sick and beaven is weary of the hollow words which statesmen and jadges use when they talk of right and justice when such things can be accom. plished, I'tell you, Mr. Speaker, by haman law there is no statute of limitations to proteet fraud, In Divine jaw itis written, “There is uo rest for the wicked,” (Luughter.) Every avenue of society, every relation Of trast which fraud permeates shull at last be investi- tod and made null, Crime cavnot breed crime for- ever, Strength shail not always aid the stroug. The time wiil come—if not vow, In some near future— | when the gentlemen ou the other side, who now laugh and taunt be use Of this trap in Which the democrats ure catight, will repent ot this great crime ot history, of whicn' they are particeps criminia Ab! They y them, culled in the The ermine 4 & Hittle apinal; biem of purity; it would | rather be caught than be bedrazgled in the mud, | Hunters put mud around thetr haunts to cates them, | But where 1s the ermine now? Ab! The tox tas | | become the ermine, But no cuuning, no craft, no hu- loan jaw, ho divine law, can ever condone fraud. All codes and the histories of all mations ery out | agaiuet 1 Criine cannot breed crime torever. Ask the people of this country that fraud isto them an endless oflence. 1 was about, dr, Speaker, belore the | miner fell, to refer to the holy writ, so that the gens | 1 ou the other side may have time for repent- (Lauhyter and applause.) With the Mouse I will read Paulina xciv,, 20— of iniquity have fellowship with thee LLY, (Fep.) of Pas —L object, (Laughter). SouTHakD, (dem.) of Olio—L hope the gentle. men on that side will heten to those words that they Thay Lave time to repent. Several members objected, Mr, Cox—The Bible 18 aliunde with those gentlemen, (Great applause.) ance, of the THE VorR, The debate closed at one o'clock and the Hou couded Lo You on the order submitted by Mr. or Loaiwiaoa, Me. Horibut having withdraw yoni, and it was agreod toyeas 172, nuys 9—~ Vote, except that Messrs, Svolye and Picree, of ooruts. THK JOINT CONVENTION, A message was then sent to tho Senate to inform it of the action of the House, and Uhat the House was how ready to tucet the Senate in jomt convention, At tweuty-lve miuutos W two the presence of the Senate at the door of the hail was announced, aud tho vers rose aud Femained stunding while rs entered the ball und took their seats on the the United Statos, with utmost empnasis, had never | Omitted, whon opportunity vilered, to declare that fraud rate side of the House, ‘Tuo Paxsiping Orvickn, baying taken the Speaker's chair, called the meeting to order, and stated that thi two bouses tely hud considered and d cided the objections to the certificates from the State of Louisiana, and that the action of each house would now be read. This having been done the Prxsipixg Ovvices an- nounced that the two houses not baving decided otherwise, the decision of the commission would sturd in lorce, aud ho directed the tellers to declare the vote of Louisiana, Senator Autisox, one of the tellers, thereapon an- pounced that Louisiana had given 8 votes for Hayes {or Frepident and 8 votes for Wheeler tor Vice Pros- jon PROCERDING WITH THY COUNT, ‘There was no wanifestation of any kind At the mounceiment, and the opening abd counting of tl certilicates proceeded in aipbabetical order, the State of Maine giving 7 votes for Hayes and Wheeler; Mary- land, 8 votes tor Tilden and Hendricks ; Massachusetts, 18 votes for Hayes and Wheeler. ‘OWJKCTION TO MICHIGAN, When the ceruiticate trom the State of Michigan was read, giving its cleven votes tor Hayes and Wheeler, Mr. fuckkR, of Virginia, rose and presented an objec- tion to the counting of the voie of Dame! L, Crossman, ono of the ciectors, declaring that ono fenton Ef chett, hav been elected one of the electors for Stato of Michigan, and having held and still holds the office of United States Cominissionor, had ubsented himself from the meeting vf electors on the Gth of December, and th his place had been filled by the other el ‘he objection claims that tho fact that Hanchett nted Limselt jrom the meeting did not create a vacancy, wud, therefore, that said Crossman had not been duly appointed elector. ‘The objection also submits the tes- timony of Benton Hanchett before the Committee on Privileges und Elections, in which he states that be has never resigned his ollice as United States Commis. sioner, and that be absented himself for that reason from the mecting of the electors. The objection ts signed by Senators Norwood, Wallace, Barnum and Herelord, and by Representatives A. S iams, er, Vanco of Ohio, McMahon, Rice, Sparks, Marsh, Savage and Hurd ‘The Prestpivu Ovvickr then asked if there were any further objections, aud nove being mado the Senate withdrew to let the objection be considered and acted on by cach House separately, MOVING VOR A RECKSS, Mr. Sourmarv, (dem.) of Ohiv, moved that the House take a recess until ten o’cluck to-morrow, Mr. Havx, (rep.) of Me., ruised the point of order that the general scope of the Electoral Commission bill intended to prevent delay, and that a motion tor @ recess was not in order, The Srzakkr said that as ho understood the intent and scope of the bill a motion tora recess was in order, und he (beretore overruled the point of order, In the course of a discussion over the question of the recess Mr. Wood, of New York, opposed the propo- sition and submitted that as it was still carly in the day the objection of the count trom Michigan should be presented at once, discussed and acted upon, so that the electoral count should proceed. Mr. Tucker, (dem,) of Va, disclaimed any idea of interposing the objection for the purpose of delay. Ho ‘was propared now to argue and maiutain it belore the Houre, He had nothing tg do with the mouon tora recess, Mr. Souruarp, of Obio, who made the motion for a Tecess, defended it on the ground that members should have time to consider avd act upon the objection to the elecior fromm Michigan. He for one desired delay, aud he was in po haste to iustal a man in tho Presi- dential chuir several days betore the constitutional ume. THE RECKSS VOTED nowN. On a standing vote the motion tor a recess was voted down by a large majority, und then tho yeas and pays mR demanded and taken, and again the motion was cted—Yous 57, nays 192. 3 ONSKCTION TO THR RLRCTOR. Mr. TUcKEE then offered a resolution declaring that Daniel L, Crossman was not appomted an elector by the State of Michigan as its Legislature dirocted, and ‘that his vote as elector should not be counted, “THE LITILE GENTLEMAN FROM GRAMKRCY PARK”? Mr, Sparks, (dem) of Lll., in reply 0 Mr. Foster, said ‘that he doubted the patriotism of any man who took an office thrust upon him by fraud, and which he knew that he got through fraud. He imagined “tho tittle gentleman from Gram- ercy Park” paying a visit to Mr. Hayes at the White House, and saying, ay he took up his hat to leave, “Sir, a quarter of a million of the poople voted for me more than voted for you, and a clearly defined Majority of the electoral vote of the country was for me, bat through your rascally, scoundrelly, traudu- Jont returning boards you have stolen the office trom me. A DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENT, Mr, Jenks, (dem.) of Pa, offered tho following as a substitute tor Mr, Tucker’s amendment: Wherews sho fact has boon established that it {x about twelve yeurs sinco the alleged ineligible elector exercixed he functions of the ofice ot United states Commis. Witis nut sufliciently proven that at the time of tment he was au oficer of the United dtates; Resolved, That the vote objected to be counted, Tho substitute was agreed to without divigion, and the Senate was thereupon notified of the action of the House und of 118 readiness to meet the Senate in joint convention, THE JOINT CONVENTION, At twenty minutcs pust ive o'clock the Senators again entered the hall, The prosuing oificer 100k the Speaker's chuir, and the joint convention resumed iis session. ‘Tue concurrent action of each house overruling the objection in the case of one of the Michigan electors the eleven votes of that Stato were announced as being cast for Hay nd Wheeler, Then follows the State of Minnesota, with five votes for Hayes and Wheeler; % apinaee!, with eight votes for Tilden and Hen- Missour, with fifteen votes for Tildon and Hen- ric Nebraska, with three votes for Hayes and Wheole: and Novada, with three votes for Hayes and Wht OUSKCTION TO NKVADA. Mr, SprixaeR, (dem.) of Lil, objected to the count of ‘one of the threw votes of Nevada, on the ground that the elector K, M. Daggatt was atthe time of bis up- pointment, and for along time previously and there- utter continued to be a United States Commissioner tor the Circuit and District courts of the United States in the district of Nevada, ‘The objection 1s signea by Messrs. Springor, Tucker, Vance, of Ohio; Sparks, Savage, Marsh und Jeoke, Representatives, and by Senators Barnum, Wallace and Hereford. The objection having boen read the Senators with- drow. MOTION YOR RecKSS, Mr. Springer moved that the House take a recess until ten o’clock to-morrow, At first there was a majority of twenty against the motion, but several republicans changed their votcs from ‘nay’? to “yea,” und tho motion was declared carried. ‘The House, therotoro, at a quarter past six o'clock, took recess until ten o’clock to-morrow, As the vote ou the question of a recess (alter the separation on the Michigan count) may be regarded somewhat indicative, the affirmative voto is given in full as tollows:— vias, Ashe, Hooker, Rice, Banning, Humphreys, Ross (N. J.)p Blackbura, Hurd, Payler, Boone, Jones (Ky.), Sheakie; Cabell, Knott, Slemons, wldwell (Ala.), Lander (Ind.), Smith (Ga), uldweil (fenn.), Lane, dothard, Dparks, ‘Terry, Thoinpson, Th M. O'Brien, My Odell. Philips (Mo.), Poppietou, Fuller, Hamiiton (Ind) Martridge, )—57, CONSUMPTION OR SUICIDE? About six months ago Humphry Stevens, an old man, Fixty-one years of age, was brought to the “Old Gentlemen's Unsectarian Home,” in East 120th street, by some of his relutives, aud bis board paid for six months in advance, His time expired last Wednes- day, and, a8 his triends did not seem to be disposed to pay for bis maintenance any longer, and as he, more+ over, Was auxious to work tn some way, ho oft the institution, On Monday, however, he returned, and, taylog that ho teit unwell, desired to go to bed. He had been suforing from consumption for several years, aud be was immediately shown to his room, Toward eight o'ciock another old man who was in the room noticed a peculiar, rusping boise which Stevens made, and supposing that somethiug was wrong with hin he called the superintendent, Sr, Kumscar. The latter bud scarcely enverod the room when Stevens died, The house physician, De, Campbell, was culied, and upou looking at the corpse declared that the man had died of con- sumption, Later on in the eveulng, however, when the body was removed, wn ounce bowtie of laudanum was lound im the bed, with about # quarter of an ounce of the fluid remaining, It would appeur at Grst Sight that the laudanum was the cause of lis death, but is atterward became known that be tad beea the hubit of using lvadanum for bis disvase for a num- ber of years, and the amount takeu trom the bottle would scarcely be enough to cause the death of a han accustomed to the use of opium. Nevertueless ‘here ure reasous for assuming that he did tako the laudanum with « suicidal intention. Mr, Stevens was formeriy in easy circumstance: ouce proprietor ola large stone yard, His domestic however, Wut unfortunate, and he lived separated from luis wile, Who it is belicved 1s now di OF his children, one sou was in the Coniederate army, «ud died in Texas recently; bis other chilaren, a grown up son and daughter, have to work for a liv For the ast s1X years Stevens worked tor Babcock, Brainerd & Go,, stonecatters, in Forty-eighth street, near the Kast River, vever, be became gradually incapacitated trom doing further work at the stone yard, und he at last determined to do something else, “As ho did not succeed, however, in getting any- thing, be became despondent und spoke of drowning himself to get rid of his troubles, Last week be also told a German shoemaker in Forty-cighth street that he was going back to the Home, and invited bin to come to seo him, adding, ‘ut come as soon as you can, for otherwise you will not seo tne any more,” Whother he died of consumption or by seil-aestrac: tion will pot ve found until Deputy Coruner Goid- schinids inakes the autopsy. THE DANBURY GIRL Ann McCreedy, the young girl who ran away from her home in Danbury, Conn., and who was taken to Police Headquarters on Monday night by C Cullogh, was gent back to Danbury last evening, a much wiser girth, l MUNICIPAL REPORY. —— Convention of Legislators and Citizens of New York at the State Capital. | A MOVEMENT FOR RETRENCHMENT. Comptroller Kelly Reviews Mr. Woodin’s Bills, SALARIES TO BE REDUCED. Ex-Senator Thomas J. Creamer Deprecates Clipping Teachers’ and Policemen’s Pay, THE MARINE COURT DOOMED. Land os (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD, | AtHayy, Feb, 20, 1877. ‘The time of the House to-day wax takun up almost entirely with the Appropriation bill, and the Seoate was iu Committee of the Whole on incasures of no par- {cular importance or inturest. In the afternoon che joint Committee on Citics met in the Senate Chamber. Nearly every Senator and member of the Assembly from New York and = Kings counties. «= wero present, = and as the shades of night drow on the Tapidly darkening chamber was illumined by a score oF more of local political lights, They wore present eithor to give or to listen to opinions on re- trenchment and reform in the goverpment of the metropolis. Comptroller John Kelly, Allah Camp- bell, Commissioner of Public Works; Police Commis- siover Erhardt, Coroner Dick Flannagan, Colonel Rush C, Bawkins, Jobo H. Strahan, ex-Judge Kobert G, McCord, Commissary General Wiley, Seth C, Haw- loy, Tom Creamer, ex-Fire Commissioner John J. Gorman and tho twin reform pigmtes, Disbecker ana Charley Swun, John Morrissey sut by the side of Senator Woodin, the chairman of tho committee, and struck in every once in a whilo with plain, practical questions, intended to force to the ropes any of tho word sparrors who might try to dodge the main issue, MR. WOODIN'S OPENING SPEECH, Mr, Wooniy, In calling the mecting to order, sald that a number of important measures ullecting tho i- terests of New York city hud been iutroduced in this Session of the Legislature. In order to secure unity of action, and to bring the Jabors of both Houses to one common point, several gentiomen had been invited to give thoir views. As matters stood now, the Senate Might pass vills which would meet with their quietus in the Assembly, und vice versa, and so they might struggle on until the end of the session without anything practical being accomplished, For this reason the Committee on Cities had deferred uc- tion on several bills which were before them in order intelligently to simplify and adjuat them before re- porting them tor consideration, He then asked if Mr. Jonn Kelly was presonut, und as his name was called the Comptroller stepped to the front, Being asked to como inside the circle formed by the Senator’s desk, Mr, Kelly picked up a stool upon which to lay a bunale of papers which he took out of his coat pocket and walk- ing deliberately forward took his position exactly in the centre of the floor, facing tho Chairm Mr, Kelly’s manner, while it could not be characterized as defiant, certainly was determined. He seemed to plant hus feet squarely on the ground, somewhat in the man- ner described by Walter Scott in -‘Marmion,” where he cries out— Come one, come all, this rock shall By Frou ita firm base as svon us 1, Mi. KELLY’S BPERCH, Mr, Kelly asked it his views were wanted on any Particular bill, and ther&procceded to state his opinion of what is ‘kuown as Woodlo’s Grant bill, Mo said the general provisions of the bill met with his approba- tion, In regard to assessment bonds the measures proposed seemed to throw safeguards ground tie in- terusis of the peopfe. fhe great trouble berew- fore had arisea from the fact that proper care bad not been tuken by the Legislature iu framing laws, and the complaint made by txpayers that they had not received proper notice of assvss- ment was well grounded, He thought well of the play, and it seemed to be the general desire to have ‘Che assessment bonds consolidated. If this were done 1t would enable all persons who bold city vonds to sur- render them to the city tor bonds bearing five per cent iuterest having a longer period to ran, They should be made of denominations small and large, the tor- mer to accommodate persons and estates of largo means, who, for tho sake of security, preferrod bonds having twenty or thirty years to ran than bonds us a higher rate of interest baving only tour or tive years to run, Now, in regard to the other bills, the County Clerk you propose to © a salaried officer, He 18 40 already, Whatever other emoluments he derives are through the searchers, who are paid by him. If 1t be the desire of this Legislature to cifect re- form you should take precautions to prevent harm ultimately coming to tho city, ‘The expenses of a can Vass—the necessary expenses of election to such an offico—are considerable, If you imuko it a saluried office make it # fair ono, but doa’t relieve the incam- ty. Don’t you think his election ox. proportion to the salary, and what uinount do you think would ve fair to x the sulary ab? Dir, Kelly—I haven't given the subject much consid. eration. The County Clerk 1s oftentimes the cus- todian of large amounts of money, sometimes trom $200,000 to $300,000; the respousibulity 14, therefore, very great, : By Mr. Morrissey—Would you consider $10,000a fair sulary ? Mr. Kelly—1 should consider it a fair salary. Mr. Morrissey—Not too much, Mr. Kelly—No; in consideration of the responsi- bility I do not think it would be too much, Tho Deputy County Clerk should ulso be a competent per- son, and be Jairly remunerated jor his services, Mr. Kelly then said in regard to the County Clerk’s and Kegister’s office if they were to be salaried and the tees revert to the city there should be a person desig- nated by law as casbler-—some one rexpousible persou to whom all monies should be paid, If there were any errors committed by the searchers tn the latter office you could not hold the city responsible, In good Ummes a iurge revenue was received from this office, but exceeding cure should be exercised avout the class of legislation adopted in regard to theseollices, In regard | to the Sherti!’s office you can hover make ita sour of pecuniary benelit to the city, During ew term the average oumber of suits brought against the Sheriff personaily is about 160, invuiving him im endless intigution, You lawyers kuow bo | ig not protected by any one. I would advise this com- mittee to let the Shoriil’s ofice alone. 1b 18 & danger. us question ww handie, Lf you make tt a salaried oflice you Covid not get avy one to take the place. The coro- hers should be paid fair salaries, 1 don’t think three coroners are enough for such a greatcity. ‘The bill as | read it, provides that oue of the three shall act clerk. The subject should ve caretully considered, and tn tho bill provision made tor a suilicient amount of clerk Lire, ‘The oflice 18 @ Most important one, tnade su by the law, tor the Coroner is the ouly county oflicer who can arrest the sheriff. By Mr, Woodia— \ hat do you think would be a far sulury for the corouers? The vill tixes tt at $5,000, Mr. Kelly—He ougnt to get at joast $6,000, [| don’t think $7,000 too much, for in travelling avout they ure subject to more or less expense. If you muke Ita fixed wuld be Placed bigh enough to pay his rf penses wid yet lcave enough for a youd g ‘The ten per cent reduction all around tho bill would du a great injury to many of the most faithful and ellicient of the city’s servants, ‘The Commissioner of Taxes, tur instunee, gets $5,000, but you have no idea of the amount of labor and care- ful scrutiny that official has to perform and exercise, Four thousand five hundred dollars is not cnough, and $5,000 is not too much. Too Department ot Rablic Docks should be @ separate department. In the bill beture me | see they are prohibited from issuing bonds, ‘That 18 pertectly proper. Here aro restrictions to the matter of issuing bonds by the Park Fouers also, 1 approve of that, One Comm veut the head of the Department of Polico is not may be too many, but I do not think the city W e anything by having the Excise Bourd merged into the Police Department. I do not think tho police could exercise any greater survetltance than they f uo now and pertorm their whole duty. It might be possible to merge te Buildings into the Fire Department. “There always should be three Commissioners of Charities and Correction, It would be utterly impossible for one mau to perform tho duties. In view of the financial and commercial dopression I ain ot the opinion that the saluries of the police and firemen might be reduced, How much L do not say. ust be remombered that they have to buy their own unilorms. My itopression is what an im. Vestigation would show that some of our school ollicers are pail too high suiaries, Ly Mr. Morrissey —Is there anything you can euge Best to prevent an Increase of the public debt? Mr. Kelly—I'he most important point is to redace salaries wherever practicable, but cure should be takon not to do injustice to faithful and efticient oflicials, Ky de, Morrissey—Your opinion is, thon, that no department can be dispensed with or werged ? Mr. Kelly—If merged a boreau would have to be Created, Which Would amount to about the same thing. By Mr, Morrissey—Does not the Excise Commission Cost rom $40,000 to $60,000 w yeur to ran, While the work i bourly all periornied by the police? Alt, Kelly—Not so, tho Excise Commissioners. 8Py, int inspectors for every ward. I don’t think any nelit would be derived from merging the Excise De- partiweut. By Mr. Hamitton Fish, Jr.—Don’t you think the commissions should be non-partisan ? Mr. Kelly—Certainly, By Mr. Fisb--Do youagree with the Mayor that there should be one head Lo all commissions ? Mr. Kelly--No; I decidedly «iiagree with him on that point, It would pot do tn the Fire and Pouce depart- ments, One commissioner might do tor the Parks, but the Park Commission should never bo clotiea with power to open public streets, That duty belongs to tho Commissioner of Public Works, and he should have en- tire control of it. ‘Are you in favor of @ reduction in ; when they are found to be too high, ‘owdin then asked the characteristic question uf who sbould periorm that duty, to which Me. Ketly promptly replied, u ure bere for that purpose, In answer to Mr. Corsa Mr. Keliy reiterated that ha thought the sularies of the firemen, the police aud the school teuchers were too high. Veter Mitchell asked the Comptroller for hie views street cleaning, to which the Comptroller replied that ho did not think the Pouce © missioners should bave charge of it They too much — eueumber alread: and ere should be a separate department for that pur- T ees could be cleaned tor |b it has beretolore cost, if care was ¢ ‘tL approve of contract work in cleaning streets. I¢ would be 4 great mistake to contract the work out It can only de done well by a separate departinent, with an uppropriation, This bas beon a very severe winter, and after @ heavy fall of snow it costs from $75,000 to $100,000 to clean Mroadway properly. 1 am pot an apologist here for tho Police Commissioners or for any ‘one. UNPLEAMANT COMPARISON, Assemblyman Grabam then spoke of the difference in the cost of running the police departments of Philas Geiphia and New York; but Mr, ly held bis positios firmly, and when referenco was tnade to the policy London, he said something uboat not believin: starvation salaries, Eight hundred dollars tor poliee- men was too littl, and be thought $1,200 too much, In reply to a direct question by Mr. Woodin, Mr. Kelly suid he was in favor of @ reduction of salaries us @ general principle. COMMISSIONRK CAMPHKLL'S OFiNIO’, Allan Campbell was the next to give his views, bat the only expressions of any importance were elicited by questions put by Mr. Morrissey, aa follow: Ry Mr. Morrixsey—Is there any reavon why the Dock Departnont cannot be merged tuto the Depart ment of Public Works? Mr. Campbeli—l1 presume it could be done. By Mr, Morrissey—In your judyment what woald be the cost of such a bureau? r. Campbell—I could not make any estimate, T have been so busy of late with the afluirs of my owg department, sy Mr. Morrinsoy—ts there any reason why you could not do the work of the Park Commissionors? Mr. Campbeil—No; but 1 do uot stand bere and aay these departments should be mado bureaus. By Me, Morrissey—O:tentimes before our eommittea there are contentions about measures because of the jepartmonts should per. Don't you think it would be a saving Yo merge them? Mr. Cumpbell—I think it wou the reason that strocts and avenues in'the upper part of the city are now opened aud graded by the Department of Parka, Iu reply to Mr. Fish, Mr. Campbeil also stated thas the construction of court houses and public buildings could ulso be taken curo of by his department. He placed Limselt square on the reo8ra, however, a3 being in favor of the contract system, THK POLICH DKVARTMENT. Commissioner Erhardt said be was ointment of one head to the Palice ad his doubts about the justice of the reduction of tho pay of the patrolmen. Hedid not think they were vow over-paid, trom thojfuct that the expenses of their uniforins und fines reduces the amount largely, thoir clothes cost in a year $223, ‘The average fine bo could hot state; some inen serve for etght or ten yeara with. out being fined, He did not think street cleaning prop- orly caine within the dutics of a Police Department. He thought $50,000 a year should be appropriated trom the Excise fund, to crea @ a pension fund ior totirm and veteran policemen. He was iu tavor of grading salaries of policurnen trom $800 a year upward. The compari- son between the police headquarters at New York and Philadelphia is not proper, For in Now York cons nected with headquarters is tho Bureau of Kiections, Street Cleauing, Inspectors of Botlers and Exawina- tion of Candidates for Certificates (or Engineers Mr. Seth C, Hawley read somo unimportant figures and Mr. Rosh C, Hawking and Mr. Straban addressed, the committee, XX-MRNATOR CREAMER, At the request of Senator $. Woodin and Mr, Mor- rissey ex-Senutor Thomas J. Creamer presented his views, ‘The presenco of the handsome ex-Senator on the floor carried many of the spectators back to the days when the young Senator aw tho leader of tho apli-Tammany domocracy poured bot shot into the villanous schemes of the autocrat of Street Jail. Creamer seem bave lost none of his earnestness or eloquence, He began by congrat- ulating the Chairman on the fact thut he presided over the only joimt committee within the speaker's rocole lection which was not backed and “bull-dozed’? by cur= rupt rings aud wealthy corporations, Committees herototore had ty bow tu the greater power that mado them. Mr. Creamer dwelt on the great responsibility devolving ou the commities and spoke of tho interest Ludlow with which all classes of citizens watched tho proceedings, So far as—republicany form of government for a city of 1,u00,000 of inhabitants throug popular suffrage had failed,, this failure was due to electing local officers at elece Mons involving national aud State issues, The remedy ‘was tobe found in having Comptroller aud Common for three years. By Uhis separation of political issues gvod men could be elected, wud would act in hurmony. Ho urged them, for various stated reasous, to try o spring election, and ww name the spring of 1879 He ridiculed the reduction of the salaries of policemen, clerks, freien and school teachers. Ho could exceed any gentleman who had spoken in securing their serviees cheap, He could get policemen for $500 a year! More than that, he could get Coroners for nothing. Butter even than that, ho could find Coroners who would pay election expenses and a bonus tor the office. (Grows laughter. ), But what gentleman present would have one such, Coroner sit on his corpse. (Renewed laughter.) Ho bitterly denounced a reduction to the extent of one penny of the salaries of thoso who taught the children ot New York. No good citizea who bad children atthe Pubhe schools would sanction the slightest reduction of the pay of these good people who aided them in rear= ing their young to honorablc manhood. So with tha policemen, who guarded the property of the city. Gentlemen compared the police of New York with those of Philadelphia, In the bonded warehouses in the great mercantile palaces on the long line of wharves there was as much wealth us Philadelphia possessed. He discussed the usual comparison thut 18, made between tho docks of Liverpool and those of New York. In the former city expensive piers wero eded because ef the great riso and fall of the tide, humoroualy referred to the Brooklyn Bridge, ng great merriment by saying thut it was ine tended either to let tho Brooklynites get a cheaper view of the beauties of New York or to admit of | their escapo in case of another scandal ile said:— “That Uriage can wait, ana it Brooklyn thinks it can- not, Brooklyn should puy forall of 1.7? Mr. Creamer closed his short speech very abruptly, being asked to bring it toa close a8 @ mecting was about being called in the Assembly chamber. Upon theconclusioa of bis remarks several of the commities and spectatora crowded around and congratulated him. It is very probabie he will be heard again to-morrow, ABOLISHING THE MARINE COURT. Owing to the death of Assemblyman Straban’s wife the report on the bill abolisting the Marine Court has. been delayed, but the committee took the matter up this afternoon and unantinousiy agreed to report the Dill favorably to-morrow. Senator Bixby, Dorman B. Katon, ox-Assomblyman John D. Coughha and Ede ward Fitch have been before the committee in support of the tneasure, and the former bas in his possession & uumber ot letters and ullidavits from prominent lawyers to the eflect that (hey have been culied upon by a person in the interest of the Marine Court who throat. ened them that unless they signed a petition praying tbat the court may be continued their names would be put upon a biack list for future reterence, This Kind of “bulldozing” will hardly save “Captain Jinks, of the Horse Marines,” judging trom tho feeling ‘is- | pe here among the leading members of Low ouses, RAHWAY'S TREASURER, HOW A JERSEY TOWN HAS COME TO GRIEF FINANCIALLY. Joseph T. Crowell was appointed City Treasurer of Rahway, N. J., eight years ago on a nominal salary. The result ofan investigation into his accounts by the Common Council bas proved the truth of the many rumors which have been afloat of late relating to tho deliciency in tho city cash account Garrett Berry, Corporation Counsel, stated yestorday to the reporter that the total umount taken by Crowell ag commission on tho business of his ollice Was $61,000, to which he only bad a questionable right to onc-balt, and be wag Short ubsovutely in bis account $60,000. He wiso said that Crowell had cleared ' $25,000 tase your jn {aco of a law proibiting bin from taking any money without baving his bill first passed by the Common Council. Mr, Charles E, Pratt, chair- tan of the Committee on Laws of the Common Counsi), wlated yosterday that Crowel! had taken $26,000 out of the city tunds without a warrant, 19 direct violation of the law, aud tad also taken $6,000 as eotnmiswion on warrants paid direct to contractors, and nearly $10,000 ax buek pay before the enuction of ‘the percentage law, which increased lis indobtedness to the city over $70,000, ‘This chargo he embodied in a report trom his committee to the Counerl, and It was followed by a re- port of tho city finances, which created a protoand sensation. It i8as follow#:— Liabilities. —lunded debt and water bonds, $393,000; jerred assessmoutd Total, $1,648,000, stroet improvements, $204,500; d and anticipation of taxes, $751,500, Floating Devt.—Demand loans, le, cash on hand, $) 6, Unexpended — Batane: various funds, $7, 3 Reimbursements, —Tax ana assessincut sale recemp- tions, $22,820 79; asseasments collected on street im. frovemenis, $906,385 44; interest ou same, $73, 400 29, ‘owl, $402,616 62, ‘Totad hapilities, $2,012,802 65. Rosourees—City ‘property bonded for $74,000, 9, 04; water works, so Inuch of cost as 18 bouded, $185,000; Street iiuprovements, $982,461 21; interest and ‘discount on vonds, $08,107 13; funded approx priations, $124,000; tax salo appropriations, $22,000 charged to late city Treasurer 1 addition to 363,116 2 up by him as compensation, $37,938 10. Total, 0 & , S, ponditures.—Funds expended beyond receipts, $43,152 02; county tux paid ap beyond recoipte, 25,040 26 Total $74,122 2% Tolal . resources, 012,892 66, ih $098 S1; Jity property, tal, $8,009 Sz. |