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NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3], 4879.—TRIPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON. Want of Harmony Among Political Partisans, WRANGLING AMONG REPUBLICAN SENATORS. Democrats Dividing on War Claims. : and Subsidies, THE HARLEM RIVER IMPROVEMENTS General Newton's Report to the Chief of the Engineer Corps. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. WassInctow, Jan 30, 1879. TROUBLE BETWEEN THE FACTIONS OF THE TWO GREAT POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE--HOW: THE SOILED LINEN I8 WASHED— ‘WHAT SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS: WANT. There is not half as much fun in the little operetta _ ot “Her Majesty’s Ship Pinafore,” which was excel- lently given here the other day by a company of amateurs, as there is to be got out of Congress just now by a faithful attendant upon its sessions, While the republi¢ans, alike pradent and fortunate, are able to wash their soiled linen and air their disagree- ments in # private back yard, so to speak, in the executive sessions of the Senate, the equally pru- dent but less fortunate democrats are desperately struggling before an amused public in the House with a daily morning hour, and are driven to the furthermore ,parliamentary extremes to prevent a violent eruption of furious Mississippians, . BEPUBLICAN WRANGLING. In the Senate, if rumor does not belie them, the ‘Hayes and anti-Hayes‘factions are holding a kind of secret circus, with tho democratic Senators as” audience, and where each Hayes and anti-Hayes Sen- ‘ator belabors in turn his honorable friend and his honorable friend's friends with the more sarcastic politeness; for the Senators are notoriously of the same mind with the right honorable, &c., Joseph Porte#,.and hold that in the Senate, as.on the seas, “the expression ‘if you pleaso’ a particularly gen- Hlemanly tone implants, and so do their sisters and their cousins and their aunts,”” who go to sleep in the galleries and wake up reluctantly when the Senate re, tires into its secret session of scandal and scolding. THE INHARMONIOUS DEMOCRACY. As to the democrats, they aro at tl wits’ onds, Ever since General Bragg, of Wiscon: ittered, the other day, his gentle defiance of Southern claims, eight or ten Southern generals, be the ssme more or less, have been in a state of violent fizz. They came near exploding the first day, but were very adroitly. bottled up and laid away for twenty-four hours, in the hope that the fermenting process would be com- pleted by that time. But alas! it was discovered that the bottling up only increased the agitation, and, to change the figure, the leading democrats have for several days past taken turns to siton the safety valve, in the hope that by this novel method they would be able to prevent an explosion, WAITING AND RAGING. The House being what is called s deliberative as- sembly, naturally has all its rules arranged with the utmost skill to prevent anybody: from speaking, and poor Generals Hooker, Chalmers arr the other gen- erals have in vain, but with creditable persistence, tried every day to get a chance to deliver themselves of their rage. .They have had the friendly assistance, too, of the republicans, who, like the democrats in ‘the Senate, would like nothing so well as a quarrel in the opposite camp. Under the rules 2 member can explode promiscuonsly and at large only during the morning hour, and those democrats who are afraid the Mississippi eruption will dam- age their party have managed to fill this terrible morning hour with a great variety of motions, in the middle of which the gallant General Hooker walks up and down the aisles and vainly pelts the chair with Parliamentary inquiries, and is at last compelled to give it up until the next day. But all these Southern generals know by their ex- periences in the late unpleasantness that a fortress once fairly invested must in the end surrender, and 80 they have persisted and they will probably receive the surrender of their fellow democrats to-morrow and secure the right to explode in the morning hour. What they will say remains to.be heard. ‘There aro rumors that some of them are going to ‘make it hot” for General Bragg, and there is a probability of such an exhibition of folly and fury as will delight all good republicans. WHAT GENERAL BRAGG SAID. The gist of General Bragg’s speech is contained in these words :— have here time and again heard a threat thrown to the democracy upon this side of the House, which I have thought for a long time needed answer, and it came from Mississippi. I have heard it said here, upon the floor of the House, that unless the democ- racy of the North is inore liberal, that unless they would open their hands and give out money more lavishly from the Feeney the solid South would soon yo over to the other side. I say, as one of the representatives of the democracy of the North, that if there are any men in the South who propose to belong to the democratic party simply for the reason that the doors of the Treasury are to be opened to them, the sooner they go over the better tor them, the better for our party; and when the people of this country seo and feel, as they are beginning to do, that they can truet the interests of the country ‘with the deinocratic party of the North and South, then we can make recruits iu the Northern States that will fll up our ranks to the maximum. FEELING OF NORTHERN DEMOCRATS. As his speoch has been very much discussed pri- vately here among democrats, and as some Southern inen aro known to be deeply irritated at it, it is use- ful to say that, while most of the Northern demo- crats secm to deplore the freedom with which General Bragg delivered himself, they entirely agree with his sentiments. They do not support the Southern claims, whothor they profess to be those of loyalists or the reverse, The vote on the Warren-Mitchell claim the other day in the Senate shows that neither are the Southerners, as a rule, favorable to them, but they secm to be unable to resist the demands of a constituent with a claim against the government. Possibly they agree with the Charleston News, which remarked the other day that there is no excuse for Bonthern demoerats ads ing these claims except that the money will indirectly benefit thé South by Deing spent there. ‘THE REAL . But the real cause of qu jl in the democratic tamp is not, after all, the war claims. The Soutbern fiscontent, which is so widespread and deep that the flemocratic alarm about it would be excusable if it were not part of the whole absurd and impossible political situation hero, arises out of an urgent and irrepressible desiro in the South for large appropria- tions for iuternal improvements and subsidies. The Southern democrats imagine that their section of the country is oxveptionally poor, and they would like it to be made prosperous by a large shower of govern- ment money. They see that they get no sympathy in this matter from the Northern democrats, who have very persistently and effectively kept guard over the Treasury and have resisted the persuasions and threats of the Southern mon, until, as in General Bragg’s case, they are losing their temper. “It tho Northern democratic party is not willing to help tho South, 1, for one, do not seo why wo Southern domocrats should any longer go trailing at the heels of the Northern democrats to help them to office,” said aSonthern democrat to your corrospond- ent the other dayy and this is so general » focling that half the Southern. men in Congress earnestly, tnd oven vehemently, approve of it. © isremna, iMvnovewenrs, What is meant, therefore, by all this display of Southern feeling is not anxiety about war claims, but a determination, if possible, ¢o coerce the North- ern democrats into permitting the passage of sub- sidy and internal improvomont jobs on a large scale for the benefit of the Southern States, or of some of server secs, and which General Bragg answered the other day when he told the Southern men that if any of them held on to the democratic party only to get the Treasury doors opened to them the sooner they went over the better, and the dem- oeratic party would seek popular support elsewhere. Undoubtedly he was right, for whether it does so or not the demoerstic party will have to find support elsewhere than in the solid South if it hopes for suc- cess next year. The democratic organization 18 crumbling to pieces very rapally in severe! Southern States at this time, and not even the illiberal and sec- tional spirit of the republicans can keep the South solid for eighteer! months longer, If the democratic leaders aro wise they will bluntly adopt, without apology, General Bragg’s words, But if the South- ern men were wise they would see that they cannot bulldoze the democrats of the North with a support of their schemes, becanse the democrats see very | Clearly and say pretty openty that they can better afford to lose some Southern than any Northern States. , 5 JOHN I. DAVENPORT'S TENURE OF OFFICE. It is remarked here, by way of correcting a popular error, that Mr. John I. Davenport could not be re- moved by the President, because he holds an office to which he was appointed, and from which he is re- | d movable only by the Circuit Court. The President has no power over him. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. WasHincton, Jan, 30, 1879. THE HARLEM RIVER IMPROVEMENT—-REPORT OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL NEWTON TO GENERAL HUMPHREXS—THE QUESTION OF REMUNER- ATION FOR LANDS. bs ‘The following is the full text of the report of Lien- tenant Colonel John Newton, Corps of Engineers, to General Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, relative to the improvement of Harlem River, transmitted by the Secretary of War to the Senate and House to-day :— Unrrep States Exciween’s OFFIce, New York, Jan. 18, 1879. I have respectfully to report that on the of Dee » ult, ne Sneian wine os pea ers of property farlem River; also along the 4 pe cate ‘from tho Harlem itiver to the Hudson—namely, by bis of Sherman’s Creek and Tubby Hook, and iy we: of Dyckman’s Creek and Spuyten Duyvil. Much time, care and labor wero ex] ge ascertaining position, boundaries and ownership of the property affected in anywise by the proposed improvement. It will ‘be seen that the route by way of Kingsbridge was left out of thecirculars for good reasons, the prin- cipal being its greater estimated cost over the ot! Along the Harlem River three owners have- already declined to give the right of way to the United States. ‘These refusals block both routes. Along the cut by Sherman’s Creek and Tubby Hook five owners have not accepted ‘thé invitation. Along the cut b; way of Dyckman’s Creek snd Spnyten Duyvil seven owners have declined.. Few + les, compara- tively, to the circulers sent out have been re- ceived. Naturally owners will refuse as long as there remains a chance for renmuneration. Some of e property is held in trust and cannot be alienated it ‘by condemnation, As the proposed: Ses oa ment will greatly benefit the city of New York and the pwners of neighboring property generally there seems to be no nie vent —. oe ee where roperty entire! wallow ie improve- ineut is held 0° trust should not be left to those benefitted to settle, and I ontertain the pinion that where it is ascertaine1 that the gov- ernment will not reimburse these owners some other jes will be found who will. I recommend that the government hold firm in the refusal to pay any- thing for the right of way, and if the improvement of the Harlem be not of sufficient moment to the grout State and city of New York to. insure, a gift of the right of way, then let it go by default. In the fiaangrpe™ oli be well b Higshaiehd to appropriate as if everything were ready for commenc- athe work, for after the adjournment of Congress I do not consider it impossibie that the proper con- cession will be made, Trespectfully call attention to the recommenda- tions made in my report of December 14, ult. I cannot conclude this paper without expressing the opinion that .it would be most unfortunate for this improvement, if at the present time there should be doubt or hesitation concerning the pro- priety of the government refusing to purchase the Tight of way, allor in part, because Ido not believe that the country at large would sustain the policy of purchase, but, on the contrary, would reject an im- provement coupled with such conditions. Ver spectfully, &c. JOHN iy» NEWTON, Engineers. Lieutenant Colonel of THE NEW YORK NOMINATIONS IN DEMOCRATIC cavous. A caucus of democratic Senators was held at the Cspitol to-night. There'were very few present, and the entire time was devoted to an interchange of views concerning the Now York Custom House nominations. It was not the pur- pose to take any action that would be binding when the final vote for confirmation should be reached, but merely to discuss the gencral situation, in order that the views of each Senator might be understood fully by the others. The subject was discussed vory generally by the few Senators present, but not ao resolution or even & suggés- tion was offered that would tend to bind the vote of any one. On the contrary, it was under- stood that each and every member should vote ac- cording to his own convictions, The smallness of the number present and the contrariety of the opin- fons expressed divested the proceedings of any special significance as an index tothe coarse which will be pursued by the majority of the democratic | Senators or by any considerable number of them, ‘THE FISHERIES CLAUSE--ACTION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE, The House Committee on Foreign Affairs this morning instructed Mr. Crapo to report favorably to the House the Senate concurrent resolution that, in the judgment of the houses, the provi- sions of articles 18 and 21 of the Treaty of Wash- ington (relating to the fisheries) ought to bé termi- nated at the earliest period consistent with the pro- visions of article 33 of the same treaty, with an amendment. suggested by Representative Loring striking out the words “consistent with the pro- visions of article 33 of the same treaty,” and sub- stituting for the same the word “possible.” ‘The action of the committce was unamimous. ne Newdbranisu Minister, Sefior Don Mendez, the new Spanish Minister, ar- rived here yesterday. He has not yet officially com- municated with the,Department of State. His official presentation (o the President and Cabinet will prob- ably take place on one of the Cabinet day®next week. REVISION OF THE PATENT LAWS, The House Committees on Patents this morning agreed to report the Senate bill to revise the laws re- lating to patents without amendment. MR. EDMUNDS’ RESOLUTION. VALIDITY OF THE THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH AMENDMENTS--SPEECH OF MR. MORGAN, OF ALABAMA. Wasnixaton, Jan. 30, 1879. ‘The Senate to-day resumed consideration of the unfinished business, being the resolution of Mr. Ed- munds, (rep.) of Vt., declaring the validity of the thirteenth, fourteenth and Aftcenth amendments to the constitution of the Uniled States, Mr. Monreax, (dem.) of Ala., said it had been stated that he was entitled to the floor. The Senator from Vermont (Mr. Edmunds) courtcously assigned to him the floor, but he (Mr. Morgan) did not want it. The Senator from Vermont could occupy it if he desired wo. Mr. Epmuxps.eaid he did not want the floor. that he wanted was o vote on tho replutions. Mr. Moncas said the Senator from Vermont per- sigtontly declined te explain his resolutions, believ- ing that they were themselves sufficiently clear with- out any explanation. Mr. Monaan then had read the [substitute for the resolutions submitted by him on the 20th inst., ond said the Senator from Vermont was unable to get his resolutions befor the Senate until aided by Sen- ators on the democratic side. No Senator bad been sworn here who did not understond that his oath of oMce included the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, no matter whether he came trom the North, South, Eust or West, and no Senator hed by any vote, motion or speech indi- cated that he did not intend to sup. port tho amendments as a part of the cov. stitution of his country, He then re ferred to tho date of the final adoption of cach amendment, and said the Senator from Vermont had never considered it necessary until now to bring the question of their validity before the Senate and the country. The Senator now seomed to think that some new affirmation waa necessary. He scomed to think that, in order to get # wan to observe an oath All them, It is this digposition which every,careful ob-.| jn this country. he muxt give security.to do aa. -Sha 4 avueeneinsenens on the navy yard here ¢ Senator wanted democratic Senators now to pledge themselves by a resolution to keep their oaths to support the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, Every Senator on his side of the cham- ber would rather have this matter left to his own con- science, sanctioned by an appeal to Almighty God than to any political ation. VERMONT'S DISLOYALTY. He then argued that the constitutional amendments bad been solemnly ratified, and was no neces- sity for bringing this matter back to the attention of the Senate to deciare by resolutions that the amend: ments were valid, State after State in the South had changed its constitution to conform to the fifteenth amendment, and yet the State of Vermont and other Northern States ‘had failed to do so, Why had it never occurred to the Senator from Vermont to use his magnificent powers in the North to go with gome missionary cffort among the Northern States ana ask them to do that which the Southern States had done? He hoped now that the Senator wonld convert himself into a sort of missionary agent, with a view to having the Northern States frame thoir constitutions accord- ing to the Atteenth amendment, the Southern States, with the exception of Kentneky, having already dono so. He then explained his substitute for Mr. Ed- inunds’ resolutions, and said the substitute did not seek to bging before the country any harrowing qucs- tion, but rested upon the ground. that the amend- ments were apart of the constitution, and were as yalid as any other part of it, The democratic party, and he hoped every Aigerican, concurred with the Senator ftom Vermont that the amendments were ne Was not that enough? What more could they lo AUTHORITY OF THE SUPREME COURT. He then rend from the remarks of Mr. Edmunds on the Warren Mitchell bill; delivered in the Senate a fow on ago, to the effect that when called upon to act as a lawmaker the decisions of the Supreme Court could have no more intluence over him then his de- cisions could haye over the Supreme Court, and, con- tinuing, he said he now found that the real quarrel oc the Senator from Vermont was with the Supreme Court of the United States. It was democratic doc- trine to support the decisions ot the Supreme Court. ‘The resolutions of the Senator from Vermont now betore the Senate were an attack upon that doctrine, and, therefore, an attack upon the democratic party, and when that party failed to imcet such an attack it would amount to naught. He argned that all matters relating to the boundaries of the jurisdiction of the legislative, judicial and execu- tive authorities were to be decided by the Supreme Court. ‘Lhe resolutions of the Senator from Ver- mont reminded him (Mr. Morgan) of an inverted params. They had no meaning in them; nothing mt vague generality, unléss\they had a covered Political purpose. They dectarod “that the people of each State have a common interest in the enforcement of the whole constitution in every State in the Union.” It was alittle remarkable that the Senator had left out the Territories and the District of Co!um- bia, Had the people of. the District and the ‘Yerri- tories no interest in the constitution? The intention of the Senator from Vermont was to visit upon States penalties which Congress had ho more Power to pre- seribe than he (Mr. Morgan) had to interfere with the domestic affairs of that Senator. Was the omission of the District and the Territories a lapsus on the part of the Senator from Vermont? No; he was never guilty of a lapmi, When ho left out’ the District and ‘Territories he did it because ho did not believe that the District and Territories were subject to the amendments. COMMON INTEREST OF TRE PEOPLE. The resolutions deciared the people of each State hadacommon interest in the cnforcement of the whole constitution. The people of Alubama never considered that they had any interest in the enforce- ment of the constitution in the State of Vermont. So far as Congress was the agent of the People to en- force the constitution for the good of all, and by legal methods, the people were interested; but the people of Alabazna did not clam any right to send remonstrances to Vermont complaining of her acts. {££ a man should be deprived of the right of trist by jury, or of the right to vote in that State, the people of Alabama had no right to complain. A common right was a right enjoyed by all, therefore any little State might be called to account by another for any act deemed un- constitutional. For instance, the people of New Hampshire might have been Bulled to account for not allowing any one to hold office or vote unless he ‘was a professor of the Protestant religion. Mr, Epaunps said he did not say in his resolutions that the people hada common right. He said they had ‘a common interest,’’ &c. Mr. Monrean said he would like to hear the Scnator from Vermont declare on the floor of the Senate that by the word “interest” ne meant that the people of each State had merely a trieudly care for the welfare of the ple of other States. * Mr ‘douuxve—t will send my friend the diction- Tather than disown anything. (Laughter.) “ir. Moraax, contin his remarks, said he had not misinterpreted the regolutions of tho Senator. His meaning in the resolutions was concealed, hidden away by the verbiage of an astute mind. Why did the Seautor mention three amendinents only and not the whole constitution? What was a part of the in- verted pyramid, the apex of which was on the und? Oe. Routys, (rep.) of N. H.,in reply to Mr. Mor- gan’s remarkd about New Lope “epi said all the people of that State could hold office and vote, too. Mr. Moneax inquired how long such had been the case, Mr. Rotirs replied, since the republican party hed control of the State. (Laughter) In farther reply, Mr. Rotitys seid no citizen had ever been deprived or the right to vote in the State of New Hampshire. DUTY OF THE EXECUTIVE POWER. Mr. Morcan then resumed his iment, and re- ferred to the part ot Mr. Edmunds’ resolutions de- claring it the duty of the Executive Department of the government to faithfully and with diligence carry ull laws to enforce the amendments into effect, &e. He argued that the Exccutive was simply the right hand of the Judiciary to enforce its decrees. Did the Senator from Vermorit mean to leave out of his resolutions any reference to the Judiciary? When he came to reply would he deny that he ignored the yhts and powers of the Judiciary? ir. EDMUNDS said lest he should forget it he would = it now. ir, MonGan said, with great respect to the Sena- tor from Vermont he would #1 st some improve- ment in the language of his resolution. If the Sena- tor meant that the ident of the United States had the right to usethe army of the United States when 0 court required ite use—if he meant to give to the Executive Department authority to go by other agencies than those prescribed by civil law—then the Senator and himselt differed as to the constitutional powers of the Executive, Mr. Monoax then spoke of the reverence which the American people had for its Judiciary. here was no other one thing that they looked ‘upon with that feeling of attachment that they felt for the power of protection of their Judiciary, and no man would win his way who commenced by discarding the supreme tribupal of the Jand. Tho resolutions of the Senator from Vermont were to the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. He (Mr. Morgan) would stand by the tribunal which had the right to sit in judgment upon all questions arising between the government and the people. Before the Senator (Mr. Edmunds) could get at nim to crush him he gnust override the decisions of the Supreme Court, behind which he (Mr. Morgan) took shelter. The Senator from Vermont was like the man found by our Saviour wandering among the tombs—though sane he seemed to be possessed of some spirit which would cry omt,‘We.know thee who thou art.” The Senator . Edi is), like that man among the tombs, wi he met the Su- preme Court of the United States cried out, “Wo know thee who thou art. Why hast thou come to torment us before the time?’ Mr. Epmunpe—There is another passage of Scrip- ture which applies better. Mr. Morgax—Let me hear it. Mr. Epmunps dectined to interrupt the Senator. Mr. Monrcan thea continued his jument and, quoted from numerous decisions of the United States”! Supreme Court as to the powers of Congress, right of citizens to vote, to what extent they could be pro- tectod by Congress, &c., but before concluding his ment yielded to Mr. McCreery, of Kentucky, who aon 9 that the Senate go into-executive session, which was agreed to,and Senate at four o'clock P. M. went isto executive eexsion. ARMY REORGANIZATION, During the executive session, the doors being con- strnetively opened, Mr. BoaNetne, (rep.) of R. 1. joved to amend the bill receutly reported by him from the Joint Committee on tong | Reorganization by withdrawing certain portions ot it to be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, leaving the balance of the bill to stand us that reported by the committee. His motion was agreed to, and it was Ss _ the bill be printed as it was proposed to amend i The Senate then, at fifteen minutes to five, ad- jourped until to-morrow. ARMY INTELLIGENCE, Wasi xcTon, Jan, 30, 1879, Major A. H. Nickerson, assistant adjutant general, has been relieved from duty in the Department of the Columbia and ordered to report in person to the Adjutant General of the Army for duty in his office. Assistant Surgeon U. 8, Tremaine has been ordered to this city to give certain information to the Com- mittee on Military Afuirs of the United States Senate. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Wasutnxoton, Jan. 30, 1879. The Tallapoosa, from Norfolk, which has been for several days preteen the river below, arrived at Ys FUNERAL. OF DR. LINDERMAN. WASHINGTON, Jan. 90, 1879. The funeral of Dr. Linderman took place to-day, Secretary Sherman and all prominent Treasury oMictals wore present. Comptroller Kuox and Mr, Preston, of the Mint Bureau, escorted the remains to Pennsylvani BLOCK ISLAND LIGHT, (p¥ TRLHGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Newront, RB. L., Jan, 30, 1879, The United States Lighthouse steamer Cactus left here this morning for Block Island, having on board General G, K, Warren, of the United States Engineer Corps, and General Duane and Colonel J. v. Fremont, of the Lighthonse Board. General Warren formally turned over tho Basin, recently completed at tha place. ta the Lighthouse Department, ih THE MYSTERIOUS TELEGRAMS. THE PUBLISHER OF THE CIPHER DESPATCHES EXPLAINS HOW THEY CAME INTO HIS POSSES- SION—WHAT MB, TILDEN SAID CONCERNING THEM, WasHIncton, Jan. 29, 1879. When the Potter Committee was called to order to- day, ata quarter before twelve A. M., Mr. Whitelaw Reid, of the Now York Tribune, was sworn and exam- ined with reference to the telegrams appearing in that journal ynder the caption of “Cipher De- spatches.” He received a package numbered 1 to 74 from Mr. William Jhandler and Nos. 1 to 11 from Mr. Hiscock, of the Potter Committee, He displayed two scrap books, with the remark, “Here are two volumes of despatches received by me."’ (Lgughter.) The first volume contains copies of Florida de- spatches, with an appendix of miscellaneous; volume No. 2 embodies telegrams referring to South Carolina and Oregon. In reply to the chairnfan Mr, Reid seid that before the telegrams were deciphered he published edito- rials on the subject with a view to inducing some one to come forward with a key to the cipher, but that failing the copies were attacked seriously. Messrs. Hassard and Grosvenor did the entire work of translation. Professor Holden, however, aided in some iinmaterial way. Mr. Hiscock inquired if there had ever been any complaint trom the parties to whom the telegrams were attributed, reply Mr. Reid stated that with one exception, tl of Mr. Marbie, there had been no direct com- plaints, and in that case Mr. Marble was pertectly justified, as he wag not the author of the telegram at- tributed to him in the publication. Continuing, Mr. Tteid said the first of the Oregon despatches were not deciphered and published in the 7'ribune, but in some other paper. An Associated Press despatch drew at- tention to the fact that the cipher used was an old mining cipher, and was taken from the Household Dictionary. The 7ribune experts then procured this dictionary and the cipher was plain. A recess was then taken until two o’clock, During his examination Mr. Whitelaw Reid testified that he had received two packages of despatches anonymously, and ss they seemed to refer to the samo matter they had been arranged in chronological order, so that he wes now unable to recognize which of them were received from General Brady; he never knew Mr. Brady or Mr. Eugene Hale im connection with the transaction, THE CREDIT OF TRANSLATING. . The Chairman asked 2s a matter of curiosity whether out of the experts employed in the Sribune translations Mr. Hassard really deserycd the greatest credit. = Mr. Reid replied that he had no wish to say so. Both Mr, Hassard and Colonel Grosvenor did excced- ingly good work, but Mr. Hassard was the first to ¢ up the deciphering and accomplished the greater Loe of it. Those gentlemen received a little aid from fessor Holden, of the Naval 0) vatory, but no single translation had been forwarded by him until the same despatch had been translated by the others. Mr, Holden telegraphed the name of the dictionary in which the’ key would be found, but the other ex- perts had already arrived at the same conclusion. In all cases he gave very little material aid beyond tho fact that his having made the same interpretation of certain despatches as_the other experts was an. addi- tional proof that they were on the right track. Mr. Holden was pcrticularly anxious that his name should not be brought forward in connection with the deciphering, and this arrangement was strictly carried out, WHAT MR. TILDEN SAID. Mr. Reid met Governor Tilden about the time when’ the publication of the despatches was commenced, and told him they were bothered by these ciphers, and he ought to give them tho key. Mr. Tilden re- plied in some: jocular way, and subsequently, in an interview at Saratoga, said he did not know anything about the ciphers, and did not believe any had been delivered at his house. Mr. Reid understood him to mean that he did not even read the telegrams that were then being published in the 7ribune, 100 MANY SPECTATORS. In the recess the committee had a conversation with respect to the crowded state of the committee room and to guard against it infuture it was deter- mined to weed out the crowd of reporters and only allow seats to those who had their names entered upon the reporters’ book in the gallery. It was de- termiued to hold an executive session in the after- noon, but a struggio in the House as to the order of business took the members’ attention and Mr. Potter was unable to obtain a quorum. The committee ad- journed until to-morrow, when Judge Southwood will be called. KANSAS SENATORSHIP, Sr. Louts, Mo., Jan. 30, 1879. ATopeka, Kan., despatch says one ballot was taken to-day for United States Senator, of which Ingalls got 72, Anthony 25, Simpson 17, Phillips 13, Mitchell 18, Goodin 17, bell J, Horton 2, Pomeroy 3, one member being absent. It; was the almost unanimous belief that Ingalls will receive 100 votes to-morrow. LOUISIANA SENATORSHIP. New Ones, Jen. 30, 1879. The democratic caucus to-night nominated B. F. Jonas to succeed Senator Eustis in the United States Senate. . RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH CHARGES, . MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 30, 1879. Among the bills introduced in the Senate at Madi- one relating to the charges, of rail nd telegraph companies. Tho bill proposes a reduction of twenty-five per cent. TORNADO IN MISSISSIPPI. STIX LIVES LOST AND SEVERAL PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED--HOUSES AND OTHER BUILDINGS DESTROYED, (BY TELEGLAPH TO THE HERALD.) Nasnvite, Tenn., Jan, 30, 1879, A special despatch from Iuka, Miss., says that at seven o'clock on Tuesday evening the place was visited by a terrible storm. It came from the south- west and took a northeast course, striking the south- eastern portion of the town, on a@ hill mostly occu- pied by colored people, instantly killing one colored woman and her child and four other colored chil- dren, two of whom were not found until yesterday, and then a quarter ot a mile trom home, the head of one being severed from the body. Eight other col- ored persons were wounded, one of whom diced on Wednesday morning. The others who were wounded are doing well, though one has his thigh broken and another his arm, PROPERTY DESTROYED. Four houses were blown down and one church, A | wegon was carried about a mile and embedded in the ground. ‘The tornado lusted but a'few minutes and its track was not over two hundred yands in width: It swept everything before it. Its course was toward the Missisalppt River, where it struck Newport, badly damaging that town and breaking @ child's arth. Some of the timbers of the houses hlown away wero found two miles distant. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. e Wan Drrantwent, Orrick oF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasarxaton, Janu. 31—~1 A. M, Indications, Yor New England, partly cloudy weather and slight cise in temperature, with westerly to southerly winds and slight fall in barometer during the day, probably followed by threatening weather and variable winds during the night. . For the Middle States, partly cloudy or clear weather, slight rise in temperature, falling barometer during the day, followed during the evening by in- creasing cloudiness and rain in the southern por- tions, with northeast to southeast winds, For the South Atlantic States, slowly rising tom- perature and northeast to southeast winds, with in- creasing cloudiness and areas of rain, For the Guif States east to south winds, rising temperature, falling barometer cast of Texas and areas of rain, with partly cloudy weather. For'Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, throatening weather and rain, with falling barometer, slight changes ia temperature and variable winds, mostly from northeast to southeast, For the lower lake region, slight riso in tempera ture, partly cloudy weather, south to wost winds, shifting to north and east during the evening, with falling barometer and threatening weather. For the upper lake region, the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, northwest to northeast winds, increasing cloudiness and rain or snow, with falling barometer in the southern portions, probably followed by rising barometer and colder weather. For the Pacific coast regions, partly clondy weather and light rains north of San Francisco, ‘The Ohio River will fall slowly. The Lower Missis- sipp! will rise slightly. a THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnaut’s pharmacy, Herald Building, No. 218 Broadway :— 1878. 1879. oe 26 Ss as Average temperature Fame sees BOSy Average temperature for corresponding date last our $08 ¥0090 apes, VIRGINIA’S DEBT, CONFERENCE OF LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES AND BONDHOLDERS—NO SATISFACTORY BESULT YET REACHED. Ricumonp, Jan. 30, 1879. The committees of the two houses of the Legisla- ture to whom was referred the duty of conferring with the creditors of the State, met this morning and adjourned to meet this afternoon at four o'clock. Yielding to the pressure brought to bear upon them it was resolved that all the members of the Legisla- ture might be admitted. Lhe conference was to be held in the Council Chamber of the City Corporation. When the time arrived the crowd which was gathered was so large that it was found impracticable to trausect anything like serious business, and indeed some of the representa- tives of the bondholders declined io undertake to enter into the consideration of the business in such acrowd, It was then moved and adopted that a sub- committee of five from the House of Delegates and three from the Senate, together with the chairmen of the two committees, should be appointed, whose duty it should be to have a private conter- ence with the creditors and ascertain their views upon the situation, the sub-committee to be appointea by the chairmen of the committees of the two houses. The sub-committee was appointed accordingly, and is composed from the House coimittee of a decided majority of readjusters, and from the Senate com- mittee of about equal numbers of the readjusters, and of debt payers, This sub-committee will have to report to the Finance comnuttees of the two houses. ‘They vote separately, although they sit jointly. ‘TOO MUCH TALK. The weakness of Virginians tor speechmaking is a t impediment to a business-like discussion of the ubject ler consideration. It is not to be dis- guised that there are many parties here who do not dosire to sce the question settled for the present, but who prefer to make one more canvass upon the issue of this much discussed debt. Considera- ble speculation is indulged in as to the prob- able result, but the weight of opinion seems to be that some satistactory solution will be arrived at. Messre. McCulloch, Ward and Fry aro eminently judicious and conservative in their views, and under- ‘stand now thoroughly the condition of things in the State, and absent creditors may rest assured that whatever action they agree upon will be for the best interests of all concerned. NO DEFINITE RESULT, The conference adjourned their sitting at eleven o'clock after a long sersion at the Exchange*Hotel. It resulted in nothing more than a general interchange of views, in which prominent readjusters pleaded the poverty of the State and inubility of the people to bear a further increase of taxation, and the bondholders’ representatives listened, without advancing any proposition, but simply asking ques- tions, which were invariably unsatistactorily an- swered, There is a feeling in favor of paying three per cent on the entire debt, but it is now extremely doubtful what will result from this conterence, ‘Trenton, Jan. 30, 1879, “The Senate was not in session to-day. In the House the following bills were intro- duced:—Fixing the salary of the Clerk of the Su- preme Court at $5,000. To annex Kearncy township, in Hudson county, to Harrison, in said county. To repeal the District Court act so far as it affects the city of Trenton. BILLS PASSED. To authorize the visitors to the Agricultural Col- loge Gi advertise free scholarships in the counties where they become vacant. Z Authorizing monumental associations to invest their tunds. “* The bill allowing the bonding of the aebt of the cities of Newark and Jersey City for the purchase of the Morris Canal for water works purposes, was or- dered to a third reading. Adjourned until Monday night next. JUDGE HAGNER. A DINNER IN HIS HONOR BY FRIENDS. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) . ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 30, 1879, Governor John Lee Carroll, of Maryland, tendered a farewell dinner to A. B. Hagner, who has recently been appointed Associate Judge in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to-night, at the Governor's Mansion. Mr. Hagner was re- ceived by the Judges of the Court of Appeals, Com- modore Parker and others. Among those present were Chief Judge Bartol and Associate Judges Bowic, Brent, Miller, Alvey and Robinson, of the Court of Appeals; Judgs William H. Tuck and Mr. Alexander ndall, of the Annapolis Bar; Attorney General Gwinn, of Maryland; Colonels 5. H. Taylor and J. F. Lee, of the Governor's staff; Commodore Foxhall A. Parker, superintendent of the Navel Academy; Lieutenant McKenzie and officers of the Naval Academy, and others, Judge Hagner will leave for Washington to-morrow. ILLICIT DISTILLER SENTENCED. HIS MARYLAND (By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Trenton, N. J., Jan. 30, 1879. To-day, in the United States Court, Patrick Breslin was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment in the State Prison and to pay a fine of $2,000, on conviction of having carried on an illicit distillery in New Brunswick, N. J. He said that he knew nothing abont the illicit business, but confessed that he had advanced money to another man to conduct it. He was at one time a member of the Board of Supervis- ors of Kings county, N. Y., and it is said he served in the Brooklyn Board of Aldermen. He was pain- fully surprised at the sentence, having expected only to pay thé fine. Histwife was present in court, and the parting between them as he was being taken to the State Prison was very affecting. Within half an hour from the time ot the pronouncing of the sen- tence he ‘was in convicts’ garb. The sentence is con- sidered severe. CONYNGHAM BAILED. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) WILKEsBarre, Pa., Jan. 30, 1879, Thomas D. Conyngham, accused of forgery, in the sum of $300,000 upon New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania banks, whose arrival in New York from Brazil on Wednesday was recorded in to-day’s HeEnaxp, camo to this city this afternoon im company with Detective Golding, of New York, and his brother and H. W. Palmer, one of his attorneys. They were taken from the train at a street crossing just enter- ing the city, and hastily driven to the Court House, whore the President Judge, G. M. Harding, and Dis- trict Attorney Rice were awaiting them. The Presi- dent of Second National Bank of this city, having $87,000 of Conyngham’s paper in his possession, together with several directors, wero present with their attorney, J.T. Lennahan. The Fp weld with his counsel, Messrs. Palmer and Woodward, of- fered bail in the sum of $50,000, which was demurred to by the prosccution, and the security was increased to £75,000, his mother, R. A. Conyngham, and brother, W. L. Conyngham, signing the bond, A PREACHER IN JAIL. {BY TELPGRAPH TO THE HERALD). Nasuvit.e, Tenn., Jan. 30, 1879, A despatch from Columbia, Tenn., says a Method- ist preacher named Knox was arrested near Sawell’s Mills, four miles cast trom there, this morning, for an indecent assault upon Mrs. Lutze, of Lawrence county, Knox is said to be a northern man, and has been preaching at Waynesboro and in that vicinity for some time, Mrs. Lutze is a widowed daughter of a Mr. Rippey, and lived at the old Rippey stand on the Waynesboro road, Knox was taken to Lawrence to-day. LEE WINS ARLINGTON. Avexanpata, Va, Jan. 30, 1879. ‘Tho argument in the Arlington case was concluded this afternoon, Judge Robertson closing for the plaintiff. The caso was then given to the jury, who were only out afew minutes when they gave @ vor- dict in favot of the plaintiff for the whole property in fee, Ejectments will now lie against Kaufman, who is in possession of the cemetery, and Strong, who has the rest of the property except the portion occupied by Maria Syphax, which is not if contro- vorsy. The defendants entered a motion for a new trial on the grow first, that the Court erred in overruling the objections made by defendant to the introduction of evidence; second, that the verdict is contrary to the evidence; third, that the Court erred in excluding evidence ‘offered by defendant. Tho Court wished the bills of exception to be made up as soon as possible, and stated that it would be in Rich- mond in two weeks and then sign them. It was agreed, after consultation, that the bills should be arranged by Messrs, Beach and Willoughby, aud sent to Richmond, In the matter of instructions in this case the Court granted three for the plaintiff aud thirteen out of twenty-four asked for by the defendant, FIENDISH CRUELTY, Sr. Lovis, Mo., Jan, 30, 1879. A despatch from San Antonio, Texas, says that a party of Mexican bandits recently robbed three wo- men and two men on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande and left them tied to trees to starve. When found buzzards were hovering around the victims. ‘Three of the bandita exeannd. i : 3 INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT. SUGGESTIONS BY MR. GEORGE H. PUTNAM FOB 4 TREATY WHICH WOULD SECURE THE BRIGHTS OF FOREIGN AUTHORS AND THE INTERESTS OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS. . A lecture was delivered last evening by Mr. George H. Putnam, at No. 21 Kast Twenty-fourth street, on the subject of ‘Iniernational Copyright,” before a numerous audience composed chiefly of pub- lishers of this city. The point that Mr. Putnam urged was that there should be @ treaty between this and foreign countries by which the rights of authors belonging to America should be protected in Europe and the rights of European anthors be protected here. It is an old, old story, but Mr, Putnam, in the course of his lecture, gave lite and interest to it once again. Among his hearers were Mr. Horace White, formerly of tie Chi- cago Trilune; Dr, Iranwns Prime, Chariton C. Lewis, Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Carleton, publishers, and Captain Johu Codman, who presided as chairman. Mr. Pntnam claimed that international copyright is practicable and that in the ten years past, when the last concerted measures were made, was a de- cided change of opinion, not alone among the people but among the publishers. ‘TECTION UNDER BESTRICTIONS, suggested was that the copyright protection should be accorded to a foreign author provided that the title of his book be registered in this country simultaneously with its publi England, that the book be published here within six months of its publication in England, and that the printing and binding of the book be done in this country, the privilege being accorded of importing stereotype plates and electros of illustra- tions, subject, of course, te the present tariff of du- ties; ulso that the book be published in this country by an American citizen, and these restrictions he would have to last only for a term of ten years, by which time the English author would get into the Rabit of working through American publishers and of supplying his books in cheap editions suitable for ow readers, All this must be very consoling to the British author, ili, doubtless, look upon Mr. Putnam as the greatest’ benefactor ot his race. Mr. Putnam went on further to say that a proposi- tion will doubtless be made in the course of the & year by the British government for the ap- pointment of an international commission for a fresh consideration of this subject, and our government ought to prepare for thi infernational by the early gone, ota hom commission to give due consideration to the several interests involved in the question; to collect ba the different sets of opinion, and to harmonize these as far as possible. By the time our English friends are ready to talk over the matter with us we ought to have informed ourselves definitely as to what kind of @& moasure is, on the whole, most desirable, and how much of this ‘it is practicable at this present time to carry into effect ‘There has undoubtedly, during the past ten years, been a growth of enlight- ened public sentiment on this question, but I should still be indisposed to intrust its settlement to the House of Representatives, and I should suppose that it. could probably bevhandled to best advantage by the Senate in the shape of a treaty. SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER, 4 NEW BORN BABE ABANDONED ON THE STREET AND ITS MOTHER DRIVEN AWAY IN A CAR- RIAGE. ‘The following despatch was received at the Central Office late last night:—“At nine P. M. unknown woman delivered of a female child in front of No. 125 East Sixteenth street. She was carried off in acoach by two gentlemen and a lady. Child abandoned, Brought here and sent to Bellevne.”” At the hospital the little one was found last night and a favorable report was made of its health, but the mystery surrounding its appearance in the world seems not susceptible of a very easy solution. The arrival of a carriage and the transportation of the mother to some unknown destination, while the child was left to die on the street, was certainly a remarkable occurrence, and an effort was made to get at the facts of the case. This seemed a matter of no little difficulty, as no two of the people who profess to know anything of the affair the same story. A negro woman who lives above @ stable’ near the Westminster Hotel is said to have been the first to notify the officer on post of what had Reap But she had suddenly become impressed with the necessity of keeping silence, and during the night she put herself out of the way of being interrogated. A male relative, in a sad-colored livery, with a face like Erebus, was visible in the place, but there was something absolutely sphinx-like in the calmness with which he received a torrent of questions and the stolidity with which he disclaimed il knowledge of q mysterious carriage or a new born babe. Patrolman Schroff was the officer who bad been encharged with the care of the block, and he had seemingly become affected with the mys- terious mania of the inhabitants. That there was acoach and that its inmates acted very remarkably he was willing to confess, but of the details of the occurrence he would say little. From what he dropped, however, it would appear that the officer has a clew to the entity of the new born child’s mother and her associates, and that he hopes to speedily locate them. It would jem that a little before he was summoned two women came along Sixteenth street and stopped on the stoop of No. 125, which is a short distance trom the Westminster Hotel. A few minutes later a carri: One of. the pair was helped it by two men who alighted. She was feeble and had to be laid upon the cushions, The other woman got in after her. Then the men resumed their seats and the carriage rattled off to Union square at lively pace. ‘The curiosity of the negro woman brought her into the street then, and she found the infant lying naked upon the pavement, A DESPERATE SNEAK THIEF. The wife of Christian Bauchle, confectioner, ocen- pying the first floor of the house No. 189 Newark avenue, Jersey City, at noon yesterday went to the kitchen, on the floor over the store, to prepare her husband's dinner. While she was in the room she heard a noise in the inner room, and opening the door, was confronted by a young man, who pointed a revolver at her head and commanded her to stand where she was and keep quiet. Mrs. Bauchle fied in terror back into the kitchen and began screaming for her husband. Mr. Bauchlo ran up stairs and the sneak thief, who was endeavoring to escape by the stairs, drew his revolyer and Bauchle drew back. Mean- while a crowd of people had gathered about the door, but the thief sprang among them, and, brandishing his revolver, threatened to shoot the first who tried to stop him, He ran up Newark avenue to Jersey avenue, thence to Second street to Coles, aud then down Third to Jersey avenue. At this point sect Bauchle close upon him the thief turned and fi the shot taking effect in his pursuer’s left knee, The man then continued to run ‘kwards, and was crossing Jersey avenue when Jacob Stucke, driver of a wood wagon, ran up behind him and dealt him a blow in the head that knocked him down, The man then attempted to, shoot ye and the weapon being disc! the bal just grazed the hand of hie, who was about grabbing the revolver. Officer Goetz then came up and took the man to the Grove street police station followed by several hundred people, who had joined in the chase. At the police station the pris oner gave his name as George Bartell, aged twenty-, one, no home or occupation. On his n were found the revolver, a small Colt’s six- s small jimmy, some change and a pass to Blackwell's Island. Bauchle’s injuries were dressed and he walked ndine. te BAD FOR THE DEPOSITORS. The suit of John G. Loehrs against the directors of the Mechanics and Laborers’ Savings Bank, to re cover $148 which he had on deposit in the institu, tion at the time of its suspension, was tried yester. day in the First District Civil Court, Jersey City, before Judge B. F. Randolph, Messre, Cloke and Furey appeared for the plaintiff, and Gilbert Collins, ex-Senator Abbett and G@ M. ‘Olmstead appeared for the directors. The case was atest one, upon which other suits mop b: depositors were to stand or fall. The plainti claimed that as the charter of the bank required thes there should be fifteen directors to orgam ize, and as there were only fourteen db rectors, the bank was never organized, thus leaving the fourteen directors liable to civil suit. He further claimed that Mr. J. W. Donelan, the cashier, was liable because he had induced depositors to place money in the institution. Judge Randolph granted a non-suit without allowing the case to go to the jury, on the ground that the directors had properly organ- ized ‘and that Mr. Donelan could not refuse to take money offered, even if he knew of the bank's insol- voncy, until after the directors had officially reported the suspension of the institution. TROUBLE FOR TALMAGE. It is said that so incensed have some members of the Brooklyn Presbytery become over Rev. DrgTal mage’s style of preaching, his alleged departure from doctrinal rules and the developments recently miade in the trial of William Gelson against the Brooklyn Tabernacle, that the matter will be freely discussed and some definite action taken by the Presbytery at its meeting to be held on Monday next. SPINNERS ON STRIKE, Astrike of the spinners occurred in the silk mitt of Pelyram & Moyer, Paterson, N. J., yesterday qorning, and was caused by the discharge of one of the hands, "A atrike of some consequence occurred also at the silk mill of George Frost & ©o., in Paterson, the spinners coing out an 4 demand for mane wavon mn