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‘Bullock the messenger, also an Indianian, who has * visited Washington. h 4 not Cae pe CMa od Passage of the Chinese Immi- - gration Bill. VIEWS OF THE CHINESE MINISTER. The Moral of the Stolen Telegrams Investigation. i EFFECT OF. GENERAL ARTHUR'S LETTER. Inconvertibility of Silver With Gold and Greenbacks. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasnincton, Jan, 28, 1879, THE CIPHER DESPATCHES--WHAT THE IN@ESTI- GATION HAS DEVELOPED. ‘The cipher despatch mystery was substantially cleared up to-day by the confession of Brady, Second Assistant Postmaster General, that he received the percel of despatches which Bullock, now Consul at Cologne, but then messenger of Senator Morton’s Committee, stole from the committee room, and that he gave most of them to Mr. William E. Chandler, who left some on General Butler's table, and forwarded copies of others for pub- lication. Brady added that before Bullock. stole theso, he, Brady, had gone to the committee room’ and picked out and taken away despatches which passed between himself and Postmaster General Tyner in relation to Florida matters, Brady having been one of the republican visiting statesmen in Florida. It appears from Brady’s and Mr. Chandler’s testimony that the whole body of des- patches surrendered by the telegraph company lay in the committee room for several weeks, accessibie to any one who was on friendly terms with Burbank, the clerk of the com- mittee, Senator Morton’s brother-in-law, and with been rewarded for his theft from the committee room with the Cologne Consulship. It is altogether a very disgraceful story, and it shows clearly that the republicans had every oppor- tunity to pick out and take away any despatches which any of them remembere1 as compromising them or the party. When it is remembered that Bullock, a mere messenger to a committee, an obscure person, received the gift of an important consulate for no reason that can be imagined or has been stated, except that he passed the damaging cipher despatches from the committee room into the hands of persons ablo when they got them to make public use of them, but who could not afford to be charged with taking them themselves, the natural | suspicion arises that there were important persons before Bullock as well as behind him, and that ho, who served merely as an obscure go be- tween, was put out of the way in Germany, to secure his silence. With all the despatches compro- mising republicans out of the way, and all the per- sons concerned in disreputable election transactions in the three Southern States rewarded with public Offices, it is easy to see that the republican managers might well think their proceedings safe against dis- closure. Brady who, as Assistant Postmaster General, ought to have had a strong sense of the sacredness of private correspondence, seems to have thought nothing of opening, looking over and taking away telegraphic despatches. His confes- sion will certainly check the schemes to run the tele- graphs by government.employés. ‘Mr. Chandler related that he, Mr. Hale, Brady and others held a consultation as to the disposal of the stolen despatches, and finally concluded to put them in General Butler’s possession, and that, is for the prevent. the.end of the mystery, © 6 2. ‘THE NEW YORK NOMINATIONS-——EFFECT OF SEC- RETARY SBERMAN’S AND GENERAL ARTHUR'S . LETTERS. ‘The Sherman and Arthur letters were eagerly read to-lay when the New York papers arrived, and the general. impression seems to be that General Arthur hascompletely overthrown the Secretary. It was com- monly said that not only had Mr. Arthur met all the charges made against him, but that his letter showed him to bo an uncommonly ablo man and a master of his business as Collector of the Port, It is said to-night that the Senate will voto to-morrow on the New York nominations, but this is not certain. ‘There is still some taik of a discussion of the nomi- nations in open session, but many Senators are op- posed to this as setting a precedent disagreeable to them and, as some believe, injurious to the public service. INTERCONVERTIBILITY OF SILVER WITH GOLD AND GREENBACKS. ‘Lhe opposition of the silver men to the bill making silver, gold and greenbacks interchangeable at will at the Treasury will probably prevent its passago, ‘unless they should be mace to seo that without such & measure they may be the means of producing by and by & sudden and disas- trous contraction of the currency. Exchangeable at the will of the holder for gold or greenbacks, the silver dollar would take its natural place in the cur- rency, be to a great extent uscful and cause a shght inflation, But if this is refused it is now seen to be inevitable that the silver will accumulate in the Treasury. When the amount thore becomes so great as to excite public apprehension of a demand that it shall be forced upon the people this will undoubtedly create a panic and a rush on the Treasury with greenbacks for gold, and such s rush for gold would produce a double con- traction, for it would lock up the greenbacks and would, at the samo time, cause a general hoarding or exportation of the gold drawn out. Business men snd others who are opposed to contraction would therefore do well to urge their ropresentatives hero t6 pass the bill making silver interconvertible with gold or greenbacks. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasainoton, Jan, 28, 1879. CHINESE IMMIGRATION—VIEWS OF THE CBINESE MINISTER ON THE ACTION OF THE HOUSE. ‘The Chinese Minister, Chin Lan Pin, has been kept sfully advised of the progress of the anti-Chinese bill “4m Congress from day to day, and was prepared for the action of the House this afternoon, Naturally the passage of the bill suggested an interview with His Excellency on the subject of the measure and its unfriendly propositions, but he is unyielding in his decision not to converso with representatives of the press, boing probably the most successful re- pellant of the profossional interviewer who has ever But a friend who enjoys his confidence fully is, however. free to express an opin- ion of what the Chinese Minister thinks of the pres- ent situation. This friend is Mr. Kennedy, the agont of the Six Companies in Washington, a gentleman on terms of intimacy with the Chinese legation, Mr. Kennedy was asked what view would be taken by Chin Lan Pin of the action of the House, to which Mr. Kennedy replied :— The Minister of China will neither feol surprised nor express disappointment in view of the action of the House of Representatives. He understands per- fectly the nature of our politics and the importance attached to the ascendency of party in California, where the balance of power ix held by a non-taxpay- Be) and foreign element. He quite uppreciates the political sacrifice risked by otter party in a strict rence to the principles of international law f to any action of the popular branch of the National Legislature. Ho will not take an extra puffof his cigar nora sip of tea more or less because of the action of the House, ax that body is not recognized as the hoc Soong of public sentiment nor empowered to make laws. He cpt po the recognition by all civilized nations ‘t a it ireatics are beyoud the control of legislatures can only be contravened By the authority which wave them vitality. Ho feols thatthe same right is enjoyed by uuntry ty exclude from ite ports the us,v0u barrels of flour shipped in one week from San Francisco for Chiua, that tuis country by legiviation has to excludo their people, who are now coming in very fow numbers, and who would not come at ait if by that portion of tho _ Mie taxes, He who pay it to relieve so harmless it e vot his country who secure from abuse by thos Taws for themselves, He feels that on high ground, as the and the result of when the are constituted treaty ‘ing power express a desire for its abrogation ie wilt Oe cere that the United States will have as mueh trouble in effecting that as was experienced in its consummation and when the le of the Pacifie coast shail be instru- par aa in eee ee = be pee eet their golden eggs they experience all the disappoint- ment of the old woman in the story, and, like her, realize too late the irreparable injjury to ‘themselves and others which they will have consunmated, But Minister Chin Lan Pin has no apprehensions as to the effect of present action or final results, nor of injurious consequences to his country from’any ac- tion on our part. THE CHINESE MINISTER AT THE PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION, At the President’s reception to-night the Chinese Minister, Chin Lan Pin, was among the throng who called to pay their respects. He was accompanied by Mr. D. W. Bartlett, the American Secretary of the Chinese Legation, and during the evening the Minis- ter was introduced to a number of members of Con- gress, who sought an acquaintance with the repre- sentative of the Chinese Empire. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasurxctox, Jan, 28, 1879, THE TAX ON TOBACCO—A REDUCTION RECOM- MENDED BY THE SENATE FINANCE COM- MITTEE. The Sonate Finance Committee this morning, by a vote of five to four, decided to recommend a reduc- tion of the tax on tobacco from the present rate of , twenty-four cents’ per pound to twenty cents per pound and it was decided to add to the House bill a provision to admit free of customs’ duty all liquorice paste and liquorice rolls, these articles being im- ported almost wholly for use in the manufacture of plug tobacco. The committee took no action to-day in regard to the taxes on cigars and cigarettes and snuff. THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION BILL AS REPORTED TO THE HOUSE. The total amount of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill, as reported from the House Committee to-day, is $15,165,562 61, which is $222,572 89 less than the appropriation of last year, and $941,636 29 less than the department cstimates. Section 2 of the bill provides that the present coast and geodetic survey, with supervisory and appellate powers over the same, authorized by law, is hereby.transferred from the Treasury to the Interior Department, to be hereafter known as the coast and interior survey; to have charge of all coast and interior surveys except the special survey necessary for geological purposes, the survey of the Northern and Northwestern lakes now under the direction of the War Department, local surveys for river and harbor improvements and surveys for mili- tary purposes, in accordance with the plan of the National Academy of Science. The offices ot Surveyors General are abolished, to take effect Tune 30, 1879, and the work will be hereafter done by the Superintendent of the Const and Interior Survey. Officers of the army and navy, when not otherwise employed, may be detailed by the Secre- tary of War or of the Navy, to take part in the opera- tions of the coast and interior survey. The heads of the several departments are authorized to make re- quisitions upon the Postmaster General for postage stamps for the use of their department, not exceed- ing the amounts stated in the estimates. ‘The pay of assistant messengers, firemen, watch- men and laborers is fixed uniformly at $720 per an- uum for the first three and $660 per annum for laborers. A reduction of $500 is made in the salaries of the sub-treasurers at Baltimore, St. Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati. The cstimates for the support of life saving sta- tions are reduced from $20,400 to $6,500, and the sec- ond and third sections of the act of June 18, 1878, to organize life ing stations, are repealed. The sec- tions repealed are those making available unexpended balances and applying the proceeds of sales of old stations, equipinents and condemned material in re- buttding or improving and equipping stations. ANOTHER BRAID ON INDIAN ‘LANDS—PROPOSED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE WARM SPRING, UMATILLA AND OTHER INDIANS. The House Committee on Indian Affairs this morn- ing considered the bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate with the Warm Spring, Umatilla, Chippewa, Ute and certain other tribes of Indians, for the extinguishment of their title tothe lands now occupied by them, and for their removal to and consolidation upon certain other reservations established by law. The bill proposes @ general consolidation of the Indians now on forty- four reservations, covering 26,300,516 acres, on ten reservations, covering in the aggregate 5,441,104 acres. Tho number of agents, which is now twenty- six, it is proposed to reduco to ten, corresponding with the reduced number of reservations. It is claimed by the friends of the bill that it will open to settlement over twenty million acres of good agricultural lands now practically uncultivated, the proceeds of the sale of which to settlers wiil more than pay the cost of quicting the Indian title ana re- moving the Indians, while by a close consolida- tion the Indians can be better looked after, On tho other side, it is maintained that the smaller the band of Indians the greater the civilizing influence of the surrounding whites, and the danger from a sudden outbreak or ¢meute is very greatly diminished. Messrs. Roberts and Stickney, of the Indian Peace Commission, were present in their indi- vidual capacity and not as representatives of the Board, but were not prepared to give @ decided opinion on the merits of the bill, the consideration of which will be resumed at the next meeting of the committes, THE SEWARD INVESTIGATION. The House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department to-day heard the argument of counsel for the prosecution on the subpna duces tecum issued upon Mr. Seward. Each side is to occupy two anda half hours, the opening and clos- ing having been given by the committee to the prose- eution, At the conclusion of this argument the committee will proceed to determine whether or not ‘Mr. Seward shall be compelled to produce the books in his possession called for by the subpana, THE FISHERIES CLAUSE OF THE WASHINGTON TREATY. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to- day agreed to hold a special meeting next Friday for the consideration of Mr. Edmunds’ resolution, which requires notice to be given of a termination, by our government, of the Treaty of Washington, so far as it relates to the Asheri PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. SENATE. Wasurnetoy, Jan. 25, 1879. Mr. Davia, (ind.) of Til., presented a memorial ask- ing Congress to provide for an industrial bureau, whose duty it shall be to obtain and collate accurate statistics of all the country’s interests, whether agricultural, mining, manufacturing, carrying, build- ing or whatever else may employ labor, and classify, condense and compare production with consump- tion, and also the number and condition of the em- ployed and unemployed, the facts and statistics ob- tained to be goncrally distributed by periodical pub- lication and embodied in semi-annual reports, with stich recommendations as will best conserve the gen- eral welfare. The memorial further asks that in taking the cen- sus for 1880, and all that follow, reports be mado of every person Over sixteon years of age, whether he or she is employed or idle, or receiving or drawing wages or salary for the dayon which the report is made, and of all persons under sixteen years of age who may be Paap, wg te and as near as may be the number of days inthe next preceding year in which he or sho of any age has beon employed, and the nature of the employment, with the amount of the daily and gross wages received during that poriod. That, as tar as may be, the amount of the production and consump- tion of all products be ascertained and reported in both the money value and specific oy in yards, ponnds, bushels, number of other wee, by which each particniar product ia uatally measured, A COMMISKION ASKED FOR, As a preliminary step & special commission is asked for whose duty it shall bo to at once examine into and ascertain to what extent machinery and labor-; wing provesses, have entered into and distribution of the great products aH and tion by the le, to the displacement Of muscle, as @ besla to deteruuine what logisletuon, _NEW YORK HERALD, WED if any, is required to so regulate the use of muscle and machinery as that @ demand shall be crexted for tue tg tr of the muscle now idle, and the building and employment of new machinery, until every man and woman in the lend who will work shalt find a demand for his or her ser- vievs at a compensation that will yield at least a com- fortable subsistence. That such commission be re- quwred to press the examination withouc delay and make daily reports of the facts obtained, to the end Ppl vias at once shape the legislation that is ‘to restore the great market of consumption by the people. SIGNERS OF THE MEMORIAL, In presenting the memorial Senator Davis called attention to the fact that it was signed by 3,190 busi- ness houses, firms and individuals, some of the high- est officials in the country aud a large number of the clergy a8 well as by mechanics and laborers. ‘The first signature is that of Mrs. Elizabeth Thomp- son, of New York, whose name is familiar from her phiianthropic agency in starting the recent yellow fever investigation. Among those that follow are the names of Governor Talbot, of Massachusetts, and other members of the State government; Rev. Ed- ward Everett Hale, Wendell Phillips, J. G. Abbott, Mayor Ely, of New York; the Mayors of ‘Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore; George William Curtis, of New York, and many distinguished citizens of Washington. MR. DAVIS’ REMARKS. Mr, Davis said Mr. Moody, on lauding the memo- rial to him, happily obscrved that it was the joint sag ty of culture, wealth and labor, Continuing, he said:—Whatever difference of opinion there may be as to the cause of our labor difficulties, it is quite evident that the way out of them cannot be found without the statistical information asked for, and that the requests contained in the paper are reasou- able and entitled to the careful consideration of Con- gress, The labor problem forces itself upon the at- tention of Congress and the country, It has already engaged a body of earnest thinkers and will enlist still more, ‘The statesman who can bring it to a suc- cessful solution, so that every man willing to work can obtain employment, will receive the love and grati- tude of his countrymen and leave to history an im- perishable name, SPEECH OF MR, HOAR. Mr. Hoan, (rep.) of Mass., said he thought it proper to say, that. bill such as the memorialisws prayed for the pussage of passed the House at the last: session of Jongress but one almost by a unanimous vote. It was defeated in the Senate after considerable discus- sion. The men who represented what might be called the discontent in labor in this country and in Europe, although they may have gone astray in regard to finance and’ questions of political economy, had united in praying for the — initiation of measures by the government to obtain statistics to throw light upon the labor question. This was the one thing upon which all this class of persons seem to have agreed that the government should obtain information for itsown use and for the laborin, He trusted the hon- orable Senator from Illinois would be successful in securing favorable action on this matter. The memorial was referred to the Committee on Educa- tion and Labor. ‘The Vice: PrestpENt laid before the Senate a mes- sage trom the House in answer to the Senate resolu- tion of December 10, 1878, transmittting the report of the testimony of James E. Anderson in relation to Stanley Matthews, a Senator trom Ohio, said testi- mony having been given before a committee of the House. It was referred to the Select Committee on that subject, of which Senator Allison, of Iowa, is chairman, THE WARREN MITCHELL CLAmM.. TheSenate resumed consideration ot the unfinished business, being the bill to pay Warren Mitchell for cotton belonging to him, taken by the government at Savannah, Ga. It was discussed ut Jength by Messrs. Jones, of Florida; Edmunds, of Vermont; McMillan, ot Minnesota; Voorhees, of Indiana, and others. ‘Mr. Voonuees, (dem.) of Ind., during his remarks said, thls money was not to come out of the people by taxation. It was in the Treasury now—the pro- ceeds of Mr, Mitchell's property. ‘The section from which a claim came had no influence upon him, whether it be from Massachusetts or Mississippi, Vermont or South Carolina. So far as he was con- cerned he would vote for it if just. Mr, EpMunps, (rep) of Vt., during a legal colloguy with Mr. Jones, of Florida, said wnen he was called upon asa lawmaker the Supreme Court decisions could have no more effect over him than his decisions could have over the court. Mr. Eaton, (dem.) of Conn, said he had heard it said that $2,000,000,000 worth of Southern claims were to be paid, and as this was the first ouc he would vote against it, so that the people whom he in part repre- sented would know where to find him. There had been hundreds ot thousands of dollars paid to good loyal republicans and it was about time now to put a stop to it, He had examined these Southern claims and there were not more than half a dozen that he would vote for, and they involved about $500,000, ‘Ata quarter to four P.M. Mr. MiToHELL, (rep.) of Oregon, moved that the Senate proceed to the consid- eration of executive business. Rejected without a division. THE MITCHELL BILL REJECTED. After some further discussion of the bill to pay Warren Mitchell for his cotton the Senate refused to Lek its third reading—yeas 17, nays 30, as fol- WH Yvas—Messrs, Bailey, Beck, Booth, Dorsey, Gurtand, rover, Harris, Hereford, Jones of Nevada, Lamar, Pattorson, ‘Shields, ‘Spencer, Voorhees und q m. Anthony, Bayard, Burnside, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Chaffes Cock ke, Conkling. Davis of 11 Dawes, Eaton, Kd: “Hamity, 11M; Hour; Howe, Kornart, ‘MeMit Morgan, Morrill, Oglesby, Ransom, Rol- und Swunders—0, Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon, who would have voted in favor of the bill, was paired with Mr. Teller, of Col- orado, who wouid have voted against it. A number ot other Senators stated that they were paired on political questions, as mentioned in the following roll call, and, therefore, withheld their votes on the Mitcheil bill, which was regarded as @ political ques- tion by some Senators. Many of them did not state how they would vote on the Mitchell bill. « MR, EDMUNDS’ RESOLUTIONS. The Mitchell bill having been disposed of Mr. Ep- muNps, of Vermont, moved to take up his resolutions declaring the validity of the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendinents to the constitution of the United States. Mr. Gonpon, (dem.) of Ga., moved to adjourn. Jected—yeas 18, nays 26, Messrs. Harris (of Tennessee), Morgan (of Ala- bama), Hill (of Georgia) and Maxey (of Texas) voted with the republicans against adjournment. ‘The motion of Mr. Edmunds to take 1) bee was then agreed to—yeas 29, nay lows :— As—Monsrs, Alli Barnu: Re- Burnside, Kling, D Ferry, lin, Harris, Milk Hoar, Jones Ki te Kernan, McMillan, MePhersun, Mitchell, Morgs Oglesby, Patterson, Rotlins, Saund jexsrs. Barnum, Bock, Cockrell, Coke, Davis of Eaton, Gordon, Heroford, Lamar, McCreery Saulsbury, Shields, Thurman, Voorhees and rs And Spen: Na Minois, Maxey Withors—16. Pairs on all political questions were announced as follows:— Messrs. Butler, Wallace, Eustis, Garland, Grover, Jones of Florida, McDonald, Randolph, Dennis, Ransom, Johnston, Whyte, and Davis of West Virginia, with Messrs. Cameron’ of Pennsylvania, Chaffee, Kirkwood, Teller, Christiancy, Matthews, Ingalls, Paddock, Plumb, Sharon, Sargent, Wad- leigh and Windom, ‘The democrats would have voted in the negative and the republicans in the affirmative. Mr. EpMunps said he did not desire to occupy the floor this evening, and the Senate, at a quarter past four P. M.,on motion of Mr. Monrcay, of Alabama, by a rising vote of yeas nays 17, adjourned until to-morrow at twelve o’cloc HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WashtNcTox, Jan, 28, 1879, Mr. Arxrs, (dem.) of Tenn., chairman of the Com- mittee on Appropriations, reported the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill. It was re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Mts, (dem,) of Texas, asked if the regular order was not the morning hour. é CHINESE IMMIGRATION, ‘The SreaxeR replied that it was not. The special order was the Dill to restrict the immigration of the Chinese, and the House proceeded immediately to its consideration. It provides that no master of a vessel owned by any citizen of the United Statos, shall take on board at any foreign port any number of Chinese exceed- ing ten, with intent to bring them to the United States, under a penalty of $100 for each such passen- ger in excess of ten, such penalty to become a lien on the vessel. '; Mr. ConorR, (rep.) of Mich., inquired if oppor- tunity would be given to offer amendments. Mr. Wits, (dem.) of Ky. (who had charge of the bill), replied that he was instructed by the Commit- tee on Education and Labor to have the bill passed as reported. Mr. Coxern said that many gentlemen on bis side of the House were in favor of the bill, but wanted an opportunity to among ahd debate it. Mr. Lurrrent, (dem.) of Cal.—The people of Cali- fornia want action, not words, Mr, Pao, (rep.) of Cal., called attention to tho fact that the other side had made the Chinese question? the subject of a caucus, while the republicans had not considered it, but still he hoped that no one would oppose the demand for the previous question. Mr. Concer moved to consider the bill in the House as in Committee of the Whole, ‘The Sreaxer ruled that was not in order, and the provions question was seconded by a vote of 116 to 33 and the main question was ordered, MR, TOWNSEND IN OPPORITION, Mr. TowxseNn, (rep disclaimed any inte tion of speaking tor lican party or any- body He spoke for himself ag a triend of hu manity when pposed the bill. He opposed it because it was a virtual breaking off of social and political relations with one halt of the human race. Kis had nothing to charge against the democratic party for the entering into a treaty with China. ‘Though that treaty had been negotiated in the good old democratic days, they were days when the light imes reached the’ brain of demo: crats, (Laughter.) Ho credited the democrotic party not only with making that treaty, but with bringing prosperity to the Pacific coast from its adoption, be- cause to-day Calitornia owed ition to it. That was telore Kearney had come Ann before Kea ted in the national halls, (Lau: fend But fh wee suid thet ‘Congroes_ must take uu: NESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1879.-TRIPLE SHEET. sual grounds for the benefit of men. The (ate Weighty had alld gomenday: were atsevine— - Wright) said y were oa two hundred millions of them, he said, were starving. (Langhter.) Two hundred millions! (Laughter.) And, beside, there were in Pennsylvania five thou- sand people in the lunatic asylums from the herd- ness of the times, He would say to the gentleman trom Pennsylvania that lunatics were sometimes made by ‘hard times, sometimes by | unre- quited love, sometimes by unsatisfied ambition, and the Pennsylvania lunatics made from such causes did not always stay ut home. (Laughter.) He did not wish to disparage or to underrate the sufferings of the laboring classes, It was a very hard struggle,’ and had always been so, to keep the wolf from the door. It was the hardest struggle of humanity; yet it was that which bad made Tamanit . The hard soils of Pennsylvania, New York and New England had mad ody of men that the country might well be proud of. The prosperity of 1878 (and it had been the most pene ous year since the dawn of crea- tion) had been to a great degree due to the overthr of the fanaticisms of olden times. But to-day it the “Heathen Chinee. He reminded his friend trom Kentucky (Mr. Willis), who represented the Louisville district of the day when the cry ‘was aguinst the Catholic Irish and against the condenmed German and when the streets of Lours- ville and St. Louis flowed with blood because those mien were coming in to take away the Jabor from the American citizen, Many of the great men of the democratic party had been opposed to the Irish and Germans. 1: Brooks, of the Evening Express, ader, had been the bead of what was culled the “American Order,” organized to pro- tect the country against the inroads of hordes of Irish and Germans. He (Mr. Townsend) had been in the minority, but, thank God, that minority had Denten, and to-day the prosperity of the country was to a great extent duc to the stalwart labor of the Irish and Germans. a A Mempen—Demogogue! Mr, Towxxexo—Somebody says “demagogue.” Ts it “Bill Ny at says it? I have Bill Nye here (holding up a copy of the “Heathen Chinee"). Con- tinuing, he said that he had never joined ina raid against anybody, and he hoped that’ God would give him grace never to join in a raid against any descend- ant of Adam. But there was a uew school of phil- osophers in the country, who went. before the labor committee and twaddled’ and said that the suffering of the laboring classes was occasioned by over produc- tion, and that that tended to impoverish and sturve— not the laboring man, as they stated—but the man in the corner yrocery who was supported by his wife and never did aday’s work. ‘Those were the men represented by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Wright) yesterday. What work did Kearney perform? Whit did he do for a living except blow nig insurrectionary horn? pal: Bxax, (tep.) of Kansas—He passes around the at. Erastu A ABOUT THE JEWS. Mr. TowsseNp continued, and referred to the per- secutions of the Jews in the Middle Ages. They had been oppressed; they had been murdered in the streets, yet now in the nineteenth century no nation in Europe could declare war until the consent of a Jew was obtained. It was said that the Jews were wicked, Certainly they were, He had never known a people that were not wicked; but did anybody be- lieve that they had ever boiled down children to get the fat? (Laughter.) It had been said that if the Irish and Germans were admitted into the country liberty would leave. How many democrats from the North would be in the House to-day except the permission of St. Patrick? (Laughter.) ‘Thank heaven he had given his permission to him (Mr. Townsend). He had stood by St. Patrick in his dark days and St. Patrick had not forgotten him. (Laugh- ter.) A HINT TO MISSIONARIES, About the wickedness of the Chinese. It was said that they could not be brought over to the Christian religion. He could tell of a way to get. them ov A lady who had a Chinese boy servant said to him. “John, be a good boy and learn to love Jesus.”” * “’ replied he, “give me a dollar more a week and I will love Jesus.” (Loud laughter.) ‘That was the way to bring the Chinaman over to the Christian religion, and if it failed then he (Mr. Townsend) would lose his bet. Everybody had heard of Bill Nye. He was not sure whether Bill Xyo was alive, but one of his friends on the other side (allud- ing to Mr. Luttrell) must pardon him for say- ing that when the Heathen Chinee was shaken a4 in this House he rather doubted whether Bill Nye did not live in Santa Rosa. (Laughter.) He might be mistaken, but he thought not. He was not for carryin; wk the shadow on the dial, he was for going torward, treating the human race as brothers. He would quote, in conclusion, the views of Robert Burns:— ‘Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a’ that, ‘That man to man, the world o'er, Shall brothers be for a’ that. Messrs. Pace (rep.) and Lurrretn, (dem.) of Cal., followed, each claiming the inception and progress of the opposition to Chinese immigration for their respective parties. SPEECH OF MR. WILLIS. Mr. Wiis, of Kentucky (who had charge of the bill), closed the discussion in a speech in advocacy of it. He claimed that under the constitution a treaty was not more binding or sacred than a law, and that it was the lust expression of the legislative mind (whether in the form of treaty or of law) that controlled. Ii, therefore, this bill be came a law the Burlingame ‘Treaty (so far as it conflicted with the provisions of the bill) became. Hull and yoid, He then proceeded to argue that ae. practical qiestion. the bill should be passed, and ho dwelt spon fact that whenever Chinamen had gone in large numbers (as to Siam, Java, Singa- pore ‘and the Australian colonies), the popular judg- ment had been almost unenimous against them, and repressive legislation had to be resorted to in order to check the evils of their presence, In conclusion, he said:—Our government is but the reflex of the character of our people. It they are corrupt, ignorant, selfish, the government will reflect these traits in its own national features. The in- trodaction therefore of a class of men like the Chinese, who are without homes and without fam- ilies, whose education and habits disqualify them for citizenship, whose low wages degrade labor, whose want of virtue and morality unfit them for society, is fraught with the greatest dangers to our repnb- lican institutions, and should be promptly checked. We say to all our people that they should be pro- tected in their rights and privileges. How, then, can we expect among the laboring classes of our com- munity a bold, defiant, honorable citizenship if we say to them that the honors and the privileges of citizenship are one thing, and their protection and enjoyment another and a different thing ? ACTION ON THR BILL. The House proceeded to vote on the bill and on pending amendments offered on the part of the com- mittee. [nu the first section the restriction of Chinese passengers on any one vessel to ten was extended to fifteen. Mr. CaxNoy, (rep.) of Ill, desired to submit an amendment, so as to except Chinese travellers or stu- dents; but Mr. Lurrret, of California, object Mr. Coreen, of Michigan, desired to except Chinese envoys and their suites, but he was met with the same objection. ‘Then Mr. Conger desired to submit an amendment excepting shipwrecked Chinese, but objection was made by Mr. Cox, of New York, and Mr. Luttrell. Ir. GARE (rep.) of Ohio, desired to submit an amendinent the bill should not take effect autil frer due notice had been given to the Chinese gov- ernment under the rules of international law, Mr. , (dem.) of N. Y., objected. Mr. GarFieLp, of Obio—The bill is a palpable vio- lation of international law, and was: got up rather for party purposes than out of consideration for the interests of workingmen, Mr. Cox, of New York, and others objected to de- bat THE WILT, PASSED. ‘The House then proceeded to vote on the passage of the bill and it was passed, Yeas, 155; nays, 72, as follows: Yxas—Messra. Acklen, Aiken, Aldrich, Atkins, Bailey, Baker of India Baker ot New York, inning, Bayne, Beebe, Bell, Benedict, Ml, Blackburn, Blair, Bliss, Bi Bright, Buckner, Cabell. ft Tonnenss mmings, Davidson, Di ri a . Darham, Kden, Deering. Iaworthy Jy Indiana, Evin Ke Freeman, . Hooker, w Hampshire, «| eteham, Killinger: Luttrell, Mai 5 oft wd Pound, Rew, Reagan, Reilly, Rice of ortaut, Robinson of Indiana, tose, Ryn ales, Shallonberger, Singleton, Sten wathard, Sparks, Stenger, Throck mo Jhio, Townshend of Lilinvix, Turner, Walker, Ward, Whi ‘Tucney, Vanee, V diana, Whitthotne, Wiggin ns of Oregon, Wills ey, Bundy, Bure! Chittenden, € utler, Danford, Davi Hardcnbergh, Harris of Massachusotts Hard, Hen phen itungertord, fi le Jones of Ohi chetl, Meyrim York, I ‘The bill as passed makes it a misdemeanor, pun- ishable with fine and imprisonment, for a master of any veasel to take on board at any Chinese or other foreign port more than fifteen Chinese passengers, whether male or female, with the intent to bring thom to the United States, The act is to take effect from and after the 1st of Suly, 1879. THE Post OFFICE DILL. The House then, at half-pust two o'clock, went into committee of the whole (Mr. Cox, ot New York, in the chair) on the Post Office Appropriation bill. Mr. Baker, (tep.) of Ind., mvved to increase the appropriation for mail transportation by railroad from $3,715,000 to $9,000,000, After a short debate, in the course Biount, of Georgia, and Mr. Atkin, of Tennosse criticised the administration of the Post Oflice I partment as violating the spirit of the law, and Mr, ster, of Ohio, and Mr. Baker, of Indiana, detended action of the department, the amendment was pte’, yeas 89, nays 76, Mr. CHALamts, (em.) of Miss., submitted an amendment increasmy the appropriation for trans- portation on steamboats from $150,000 to $900,000, Agreed to, Vithout final action the committee rose. The session for to-night on the Levee bill was abandoned and post; until this day weok, an the House then at 4,90 2. f which M: d adjourned. ws THE CIPHER DESPATCHES. —_->-—____ Mystery of the Stolen Telegrams Explained, HOW AND WHY THEY WERE TAKEN Agitation in the Pool of Politics, With. the Natural Result. SPECIMEN POLITICAL HQNESTY. ———+--—_—_ Dirty Work Suggested and the Man Found To Do It. Wasutxeton, Jan. 28, 1879, In the Potter Committee to-day General Brady, Second Assistant Postwaster General, was the first witness, and was examined by the chairman relative to the package of papers given him for safe keeping by Mr. Bullock, of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, “Mr. Brady suspected the contents of the packaze, opened it and had copies of them made; he then gave a portion of the originals to Mr. William E, Chandler and sent another portion of them anony- mously to Mr. Whitelaw Reid, of the New York Tribune; thé balance then remaining were then given to Mr. Chandler and Mr. Hiscock; witness had recognized two or threeof the telegrams sent Mr. Reid in the pamphlet recently issued by the New York Tri- | dune; Mr. Chandler was given the copies relating to Florida, In reply to Mr. McMahon, witness said Mr. Chandler and himself had endeavored to translate the telegrams; Colonel Parker, chief of special agents in the Post Office Department, being one evening at General Brady’s house, also attempted to translate the messages, but their efforts were total failures, Mr. Evans, of Indiana, in giving General Brady the package, merely requested him to take charge of them; some time after keeping them locked up his curiosity was so great that he opened them, where- upon he was impressed with the idea that they were important documents; as near us he can remember, he mentioned their contents to William E. Chandler first; telegrams of both parties were contained in the bundle, and both sides of the question were re- vised by them; the democratic telegrams, however, were more interesting to them than the other side were, THE VISIT TO FLORIDA. Mr. Blackburn interrogated witness a8 to whether in 1876 Special Agent Morton, of the Post Office De partment, was designated to visit Florida. Mr. Brady, replying, said he believed Mr. Morton was in Florida; he had never read his testimony before this committee, and knew none of the facts connected with Mr. Morton's visit. In reply to a question whether he had received or sent any telegrams bearing upon the late election for President and Vice President, the General said some six or seven messages had been exchanged between himself and Judge Tyner during his (Brady's) stay in Florida, Q. By whose request did you visit Florida? A. President Grant requested me to go to Florida, and in compliance with his request I went. Q. What did you go for? To see a fair count. Mr. Blackburn then put witness through a rigid examination regarding his idea of an almost Cabinet etlicer of the Unted States government interfering in the electoral count of the State of Florida and asking him if he considered that the policy of “civil service reformers.” ‘The witness said he saw no impropriety in the matter. TELEGRAMS STOLEN, In reply to Mr. McMahon, witness testified that he assorted ‘out of the telegrams in the Senate commit- tee room those which had passed between Mr. Tyner and himeelf. ‘ Mr. McMahon—Then it was not untrne,as stated by the democratic papers, that some of the tel were taken from the committee room? A, Those I have mentioned were taken: Mr. Brady an- nounced that if he could find ‘the. tele- grams sent. and = received by him he would © produce them before the committee. Witness received $2,000 from’Z. Chandler when he left for Tallahassee, which amount he turned over to ood by W. B. Chandler upon arrival. It was Mr. Brady that Mr. Chandler (Will expenses of some of the witnesses in Florida; thi however, he did not know from his own knowle¢ he (Brady) advanced $1,000 of his own money to de- fray the hotel expenses of the party, and that amount was refunded by Z. Chandler upon his return to Washington. The Chairman then interrogated the witness if he considered it proper for him to take trom a commit- tee room certain papers which had been entrusted to the care of the government. Mr. Brady—It was assumed at the time I withdrew the telegrams that they would ultimately be de- stroyed and I desired to preserve the record of my part of the transaction 28 a relic; there was nothing I would fear the world seeing in their contents. WILLIAM FB. CHANDLER SWORN. Mr. William E. Chandler was the next witness. and was first examined by Chairman Potter, testifying that he left the major part of the telegrams given him by General Brady in the private office of General Butler, that gentleman not being pres ent at the time; he had not had any pre vious arrangement or even spoken ot the affair to General Butler either before or atter the delivery; subsequently he took another pack- age from Mr. Brady, which was taken to his house and examined, after which he took it to the local Tribune office, and after sealing and addressing it to Mr. Whitelaw Reid left it in charge of the corre- spondent, Mr. White, to be forwarded to New York. Q. Did you consider that the papers would be more t to be kept in safety by General Butler? A. Until those telegrams were placed in his hands I consid- ered him # very careful man with papers (great laughter): Mr. Chandler had frequently looked over the despatches while they were in the custody of the Senate Commitiee on Privileges and Elections; he recognized some of these despatches; when he ‘sub- sequently examined those in Mr. Brady's possession he understood that Mr. Bullock had given the tele- grams to General Brady. By Mr. Potter—You knew Mr. Bullock’s politics? A. Yes, sir. (Q. Had you the slightest idea that any of the tele- grams inthe package delivered by Mr. Bullock to General Brady and by General Brady to you and by you in turn put into the custody of Gencral Butler, were. of such a character as to in any way injure republican party? A. Laid not kiow anything that the republican party had done the record of which would injuriously affect the party; I know there were republican despatches in the bundle. ‘The committee at this point, half-past one P. M., wont into secret session. Mr. Chandler. was requested to be present at half- past two P. M., when his examination will be re- sumed, TN SECRET SESSION. While in secret sexsi sequence of the crowded state of the r the general public should not be admitted. The chairmen thought that such a regulation w: scarcely necessary, for the reason that in a sho: time the present curiosity in_ regard to the proceed- ings would have died away, In the afternoon, hows ever, the regulation was carried into effect, but the room was very crowded, nevertheless, with news- paper reporters, members of Congress, witnesses Ani people admitted by the courtesy of the commit: tee. ‘The only business which was considered in secret session was in reference to the jing of certain wit- nesses, and it was decided that to-morrow Judge Southward and Mr. Tyner shonld be called to the stand. MR. CHANDLER RECALLED, Mr, Chandler being again called upon to testity stated that he was unable to say from whom he got the permission to look through tho cipher de- spatches while they were in the committee room; it might be Senator Morton or Senator Mitchel did not know that there was any arrangement at that time that the despatches were not to be made public, Dut be assumed it; ho knew there was an arrange: ment by which other committees investigating the Presidential clection matters should have tree access to telogra The Chairman—W there not an arrangement be tween the two Fp parties that the cipher de- spatches should not be gone into? A. Ido not know whether th was such an arrangement or not; I know that about the time I first declined to testify with regard to them, without the leave of my client, that shortly after, when I had obtained leave and was ready to testify, I discovered that there was no desite to proceed with the inquiry on the part of the democratic members, and [also waderstood | that the republicans were willing to let the investigation of the despatches romain where it was; | Iwas desirous that the fullest investigation should bo made; I did not like to drop the subject; when Mr. Chandler's and Mr. Tilden's bank books wore about to be called for {understood it was stopped by the representatives of Mv. Tilden, Mr. MeMahon——You were mistaken in that? Upon being asked from what he drew this infer- ence, the witness replied that he learned that Sen- ator Carpenter, representing, as he understood, Mr. ‘Tilden, and Senator Morton had suggested it would be a good plan to drop the style of investigation that ‘was thon approaching @ ctlmination; Mr. Carpenter might or might not have had authority from the heard that Senator Morton had made a formal propo- sition to that effect. HOW HE CAME TO SEARCH FOR THEM. Mc. McMahon—How did you come to go to the committee room to look for those hes? The witness yveplied that he heard trom Governor Stearns that some tel phic tramps had testified that while listening to the wires they bad overheard messages relating to money ‘or troops pass- ing between Stearns aud Chandler; he (witness) was confident there were no snch ps npg and he wanted to verify his opmion; he @ search, but failed to find an On being asked how he came to know that the cipher despatches were in the hands of General Brady, the witness stated that Mr. Engene Hale came and informed him, because he (witness) had made 60 bitter a complaint from the spring of 1877-up to that time with regard to the stopping of the invest: of these despatches; he was bitter because the de- spatches which he had sent had been printed, while the bonanza, which he was sure could be discovered if the other despatches had had been allowed investigation. was lost; understood that after the session of Congress closed the cipher despatches had returned to the Western Union Telegraph Company, and by them had been destroyed. When Mr. Hale convinced hinx that the despatches were in_ existence he at once Te paired to General Brady’s house and looked them over, By the Chairman—Who was the client of whom you had to obtain permission to testify? A. Before that time I had been in the relation of counsel for position of Governor I do not know who the client | was (laughter); I was counsel for’ the republican party. 4. Do you know it any despatches were taken out prior to ‘their being returned to the Western Union ‘Telegraph Company? A. I have no knowledge what- ever of any abstraction of telegrams from the time they went into the committee room to the time IT learned that Mr. Bullock had obtained these which you are now vestigating; there was no rumor that any of these despatches had been abstracted or taken away; with reference to the.despatch he recently sent’ to the New York Tribune, the witness stated that he took no copies and that his impression was that they related to the Oregon, Florida, Louisiana and perhaps South Caro- lina elections, although he would not’ be positive about any except Florida and Oregon; Mr. Brady did not tell Nim he had other despatches until the pres- ent sexsion of Congress; the original despatches Mr. Brady sent to the 7ritune never came into his hands. BUTLER EXONERATED. had nothing whatever to do with furnishing copies or originals to the 7rilune that he had any knowledge of. “I first furnished them twelve or fifteen Florida copies,” he said, “which they returned to me. I afterward forwarded to them all the remaining Flor- ida copies. Subsequently they received by way of Mr. Hiscock all the remaining copies of telegrams. ‘These did not inelude the second bundle of tele- grams. That was sent by Mr. Brady hishself.”” In reply to Mr. McMahon the witness stated that he had no papers at all, With regard to the trans- actions to which the telegrams referred, he had shifted his responsibility on to other good men. Mr. McMahon—Why did you not formally offer the despatches to the committee? A. I liked General Butler better than any other member of the commit- teee—(laughter)—he was the only member that I could find who was willing to investigate the Worm- ley conference, and [ thought therefore that he was the best man to initiate the cipher despatches. General Butler observed that he afterward laid the dcepatches before the committee, but none of the members seemed desirous of taking thera up. Mr. McMahon (to witness)—Why did youturn them over to General Butler without notifying him? A. He was not in his office at the time; I never told him afterward that left them; Ithink he suspected it, though; I thought if I laid them in the hands of—if you will allow me to say it—the most responsibl member of the commitiee my duty was at an end: I informed Mr. Hiscock that I had left them with Mr. Butler. Mr. Hiscock—I stood next in Mr. Chandler's estima+ tion, it seems. General Butle WHY THIS MYSTERY? , Mr. McMahon (to witness)—Why was it for you to leave them there so mysteriously and never mentioning the fact to Mr. Butler? A. I never said that there was the slightest necessity. Q. The General has stated during the last two weeks that he did not know, and had no suspicion where they came from. General Butler—I. said last week that I did not know where they came from. Witness—I should like to have the General sworn if he is going to answer. (Laughter.) Mr. McMahon repeated his question to the witness half a dozen times without eliciting any answer materially different from that given above beyond that for the amusement of the democrats. He de- tired the documents to be brought to public view in an artistic manner. “I suspected that General Butler suspected that I placed them on his table,’’ he said at last, “but I have never suid so to him and he never said so to me; if Lhad seen that General Butler's reputation was likely to be compromised by the possession of these despatches I should have promptly informed the world that I placed them there.” ‘THE LOUISIANA CERTIFICATES, In reply to a number of questions from man, with reference to the Louisiana witness stated that he was informed that the certificate was informal on account of its not indorsed on the back with the signatures: electors. He was very much relieved to. parties who sent the first certificate back were not instrumental in sending back the second ; they had no right to do it and they did not try. THR FLORIDA EXPENSES. In reply to Mr. Hiscock witness stated that when he went down to Tallahassee he received from Zach. Chandler a check on the Continental Bank of Phils delphia for $2,000; he paid that to Mr. M chairman of the Florida campaign committee, was used by that gentleman to secure the Canvassing Board; witness also received $2,000 from John Brady, and a’ few thousand in some other ” way: $9,000 were paid by him to General latter disbursed; some minor bills and legitimate expenses; already stated that the work of preparing testimony for the Canvassing Board was protracted and laborious; they took the testimony of 1,000 witnesses, probably, and the caso waa thoroughly prepared as well as any legal case that he ever had the honor of taking chi of, and got up very cheaply; for instance, the demo- crats on Sunday finished their case with reference to Jefferson county and put in three or four hundred affidavits; upon this the republican party sent a special train down to Jefferson county on Saturday, brought up fifty or sixty witnesses, took their testimmony on Sunday morning and them befure the Canvassing Board on Monday; he gave this as an instance of how the money was expended, THE TELEGRAMS AGAIN. Mr. Butler—Did not you hear from various sources open declarations that I had received these tele- as? Witness—You yourself spoke to me of the fact that you had them; talked about getting them de- ciphered and said you knew it could be done, but it would cost sole money. Mr. McMahon—And yet in al) those conversations he uever asked whether it was you who left them om his desk or not? A. Nota word; I knew that I had left them there, and I suspected that he suspected that I had. Mr. Butler—As you said nothing about it, It] he I had better say nothing about it, for if you wished me to know you would have told me. ‘The witness—We perfectly understood each other, General. THE LETTER FROM MR. BULLOCK, Mr. Evans was at this point recalled and asked it he had found the original letter from Mr. Bullock, = copy of which was read before the committee yester- day. Mr. Evans replied that he had, and he wished to know who wrote the copy. “ ‘The Chairman—I wiil tell you who wrote my copy. Mr. Evans—I don’t want to know that; Iwant to know who copied my letter. The Chairman explained how he came by it. Some weeks ago @ man called upon him and said he had seen a letter wh showed where the missing dew patches were gone, and that he could procure scopy of it. ‘The man left his address and went away, witl the request from Mr. Potter to secure such copy. Mr, Potter lost the address and the man did not come back, but one day the former met him on the street and asked for the letter, and the man handed itto him, Mr. Potter could not tell the man’s name. Mr. Chandler—Is there not as much mystery about that as about the despatches being placed on General Butler's table ? Mr. Evans—I want to know his name. That letter Lam confident was copied at my desk. T will give @ new suit of clothes to anybody who will give me his name, (Laughter.) Q. Have you any other letters from Mr. Bullock ? A. ‘They are of a private nature altogether. ‘The Chairman—That is perfectly satisfactory, The committee then adjourned until to-morrow af eleven o'clock. PHILADELPHIA'S WATER FRONT, PRAILADRLPHTA, Jan, 28, 1879, ‘The Quaker city has been considerably agitated of late over the condition of her rivers and harbor fronts and the 100 miles of water way that connects her with the ocean, The Delaware and Schuyl- kill are such rtuous streams and their chan- nels ate so blocked with ice and other ob- structions in the way of bars, shoals and sudden windings ax to serionsly injure the maritime interests of the city. Congress last year gave $200,000 to remove obstructions in the Delaware, but it has all been expended, and now it ¢s seen that much more remains to be done, The Councils, the Mayor and the various official and mercantile bodies interested have theretore resolved to ask for an appropriation by Congress of $500,000 more, anda very formidable and ‘@ munecrous ama tour lobby of distinguished gentlemen this mornin left for the national capital on a special train at half. past eleven, for the purpose of appealing to the Con- gressional Committee on The party com. sisted of Mayor Stokle; al committee of twelve from Councils, ¢ from the Come mercial Exchange, the Board of ‘Trade, the Maritime Exchange, the Port Wardens, Colonels Macon an@ Ludlow, of the United States Engineers; Commins sioner White and General Reynolds, of the Light House Board, United States Navy; number of of the Pennsylvania, Reading and Philadelphia Wi mington and altimore Raiitoad companies, and @ detegation of leading citizens from journalistic, po- litical and mercantile lite. Governor bet is to ceed direct from Harrisburg to to \. Meomocrats to offer that suggestion; he had nevor.| the party, i } \ Fi