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WASHINGTON. The Greenback Element in the Forty-Sixth Congress, PROSPECTS FOR ORGANIZING THE HOUSE. Important Business Remaining Before the Senate. THE EXPORTATION OF CATTLE. Order of Her Majesty’s Lords in Council. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasnincton, Feb, 21, 1879, THE GREENBACK ELEMENT IN THE HOUSE—ITS STRENGTH AND DEMANDS. The greenback gathering here is for ‘‘consulta- tion,” as they say, concerning the course the cight or ten greenback members of the next Congress shall pursue in the organization of the next House. They are very reticent as to their purposes, preferring to wait until after they have conferred togethor and ascertained their strength. They dream of getting some dem- ocrats to join them, and it is said that Mr. Ewing, of Ohio, is not disinclined to be their leader. If they could get force enough together to muster twenty- five votes they would in that case, it is said, modestly demand that whoever was elected Speaker by their votes should promiso them the control of the Ways and Means, Appropriations, Banking and Currency and two or three other committees, which would be a pretty good arrangement for them. But they cannot get twenty-five votes, and there ts every reason at this time to believe that the democrats will orgauize the next House without difficulty or delay. ‘The democrats count 149 votes on the organization of the House, without reckoning California, for ‘which both parties are going to make a desperate struggle this summer. eee FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Waskrncton, Feb. 21, 1879. EXTENSION OF THE LIMITS OF THE PORT OF NEW YORK. By the provisions of the bill passed in the Senate to-day extending the limits of the port of New York, captains of vessels arriving at or clearing from Jersey City may transact their business with the New York Custom House instead of going as heretofore with and for their papers to Newark, necessitating inconvenient trips backward and for- ward between that city and Jersey City. The bill goes to the President for his signature. SENATOR KELLOGG’s REPLY TO JEWETT'S CHARGE, Senator Kellogg says, in refutation of the state- ment made by Jewett charging him with having forged the name and protest of the docu- ment filed by Kelly, the election inspector at Rich- land, that Kelly came to him with the protest as it was originally drawn up and asked for a different wording of it, as he (Kelly) was not satisfied with it. Thereupon Senator Kellogg wrote off roughly in pencil a version which suited Mr. Kelly. This ho asserts is the only paper which Mr. Kelly has upon which Mr. Jewett could base such a malicious accu- sation. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. ‘Wasnrxeron, Feb. 21, 1879, THE APPROPRIATION BILLS AND OTHER IMPOR- TANT MEASURES BEFORE CONGRESS, Only five of the twelve regular annual appropriation ills have as yet received final action during the present session of Gongress. They are the Pension, Military Academy, Consular and Diplomatic, Indian and Naval Appropriation bills. The Fortification Bill is in the bands,.af .a Committee of Conference. The Post Office Appropriation bill has also passed both houses, but is now on the Speaker's table ‘ewaiting action in regard to the Senate amendments. The Army Appropriation bill is before the Senate. The Deficiency and River and Harbor bills are in Senate committees, The ‘hor two bills are yet to pass the House—n: . Legislative, Executive and Jydicial bill, ». ‘ pending in that body, and the Sundry Civil v..1, which will probably be reported to it from the Com- mittee on Appropriations to-morrow. Among the other important measures that have passed one or both branches of Congress, but are still pending, are the Internal Revenue bill and the Chinese Immigration bill, which have passed both houses, but remain on the Speaker's table with Sen- ate amendments; the Senate Dill for the revision of the patent laws and the Dill extending the time for the completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad, which are also on the Speaker's table; the House bill for the distribu- tion of the Geneva award, recently reported from the Senate Judiciary Committee, and now on the Senate calendar, and the “Steam- boat” and “Interstate Commerce” bills, which, having passed the House, are still in the hands of the Senate Committee on Com- merce. Another subject left for action by Congress during the short remainder of the session is the pro- vision of means to pay arrears of pensions under the recently enacted law, and to meet Secretary Sher- man’s anticipated deficit in the revenue. THE CATTLE PLAGUE-—TNE ORDERS IN COUNCIL BY THE LORDS OF HER MAJESTY. General Badeau, Consul General at London, has transmitted to the Department of State copies of the orders in council by the Lords of Her Majesty, issued under the Contagious Diseases (animals) act of 1878; also a copy of the act under which thoso orders oro {ssued, They provide for very strict police regula- tions and a rigid inspection of animals, domestic tnd foreign. ‘The diseases provided against under the act by the orders in council are the cattle plaguo, sheep pox, pleuro-pneumonia, typhoid among swino, foot and mouth disease and glanders or farcy. Animals brought from any of the following coun- tries shall not be landed in Great Britain—namoly, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, the dominions of the King of the Hot ones, the dominions of the King of Italy, the Principality of Montenegro, the Principal- ity of Roumania, tho dominions of the Emperor of Russia and the dominions of the Sultan. The following countries aro not under prohibition, but of strict regulation and inspection—vis., Her Majesty's possessions in North America, the United Btates of America, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Spain end Portugal. Bonds of £1,000 or less are required from the own- ers or charterers of the vessels importing animals for tho faithful observance of the conditions under which tho animals are admitted, Eighteon ports aro famed where animals may bo received, but at no others can they be landed. Bristol, Glasgow, Liver- pool, London, Plymouth and Southampton are among the favored ports. Provision is also made against cruelty to animals in their transit by railway and vessel within the kingdom. ‘Tho pens must be large and clean, Freshly shorn sheep must not be exposed to the weather in winter. Overcrowding is prohibited. Water must be frooly furnished to the animals during transit and at tho cattle yards, A schedule of several hundred railway stations is published, at which water must be provided to the satisfaction of the Privy Council, ‘Trucks on railways shall be supplied with spring buffers and the decks or floors provided with battens or other footholds for the animals. Many other sal- utary and siniiler rules are issued from the office of the Veterinary Department of the Privy Conuinet!. The Senate Committes on Agriculture, of which Mr. Paddock is Chairman, commenced to-day the ex- NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY amination of witnesses with regard to the pleuro- Pneumonia cattle disease, Messrs. Samuel Brown, of Pittsburg, and Sadler, of New York, buyers of cattle for exportation, and Veterinary Surgeon Gadsden, of Philadelphia, all concurred inthe statement that the country is free from this disease among cattle; and letters from producers were read from the cattle re- gions of Kentueky, Ohio, Dlinois, Texas and Ne- braska, showing this fact. The freedom from such disease has existed during the last twelve months, ‘There is, however, they say, an exceptional case on Long Inland, w! isolation, the disease is being stamped ont. ‘THE INTEROC! CANAL~-AN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS TO BE HELD IN PARIS, Lieutenant Lue’! + B, Wyse, of the French Navy, arrived at Washington this morning to ses various persons in relation to the proposed interoceanic canal across the American isthmus. M. Ferdinand de Lesseps has issued invitations to tho various na- tions to send delegates to Paris, May 15, to decide upon the best route for the canal, and Lieutenant Wyse, who made surveys of the Isthmus from 1876 to 1878, is here to explain the plans of M, de Lesseps, who hopes to see the United States well represented at an international Congress. He has to-day had an interview with the Secretary of the Navy and Admiral Ammon. The President of the United States Board of Trade, the President of the American Geographical Society and Mr. Nathan Appleton, of Bos- ton, who was present at the International Congress of Commercial Geography at Paris last September, have already been invited by M. De Lesseps to the Paris meeting. It is understood that tho question of the canal is to be diseussed in a most exhaustive and impartial manner before any decision is reached, Many expeditions have been sent to survey different parts of the isthmus by this goverment as well as by private individuals, and it is a matter of common congratulation that the result of their work is so soon to be realized. The Paris Congress will mark a new epoch in the commercial history of the world. THE SHANGHAL CONSULATE INVESTIGATION. ~ The House Committee on Expenditures in tho State Department held @ secret session this morning, at which two reports wero read. The majority report holds that Mr. Seward stands in contempt by non- compliance with the subpena, duces (ecum, request- ing him to produce certain by »ks for ‘ie use of the comunittee, and that, in the opinion of the majority, Mr. Seward should be brought before the bar of the House and compelled to give cause why he should not comply with the requirements of the committee as expressed in the subpoena mentioned. The minority take the ground that Mr. Seward is legally excusable for not producing the books called for, and base their opinion on the guarantee of the fifth article of the amendments to the constitution, which provides that no person shall be compelled to produce evidence of a self-convicting character, and, as the books called for are to be used as evidence against Mr. Seward, he is, therefore, legally exempted from producing the same. ‘The two reports will be submitted to the House at the first opportunity. Monday evening next has been set apart by the com- mittee to hear arguments, pro and con., of counsel regarding the question of impeachment. Consular Clerks Lewis and Coffee, having been discharged by the committeo, were to-day instructed by the State Department to return to their respective positiops at Shanghai. CHARGES AGAINST MAI, SUPERINTENDENT CHENEY SUSTAINED. The House Committee on Post Offices aad Post Roads to-day adopted a report sustaining the charges preferred against Thomas M. Cheney, Division Mail Superintendent for the New ,England States. Tno report sets forth that Mr. Cheney is guilty of un- necessarily absenting himself from his office, and of general neglect of the dutics intrusted to him, and, among other things, charges him with availing him- self of the opportunity of filling a vacancy at Mere- dith, N. H.,in order to secure $250 for the republi- can campaign fund, The report will be presented to the House at the first opportunity. THE CHINESE INDEMNITY FUND. The report in relation to the Chmeso Indemnity Fund, submitted to the House by Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, recommends that a sufficient sum be Yesorved to pay whatever may be the award by the Court of Claims to the owners of the ships Caldera and Forest Belle, and that the bal- ance be returned to the Chinese government. NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT. ‘The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day :— Lyell T. Adams, of New York, to be Unjted States | Consul at Geneva. Edward E. Lane, of Ilinois, to be United - States Consul at Tunstall. James E. Montgomery, of New York, to be United States Consul at Leipsic. John H. Stewart, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Consul at Antwerp. James Riley Weaver, of West Virginia, to be United States Consul at Vienna. Collectors of Customs—W. Y. Simpson at Genesee, N. Y., and George W. Warren at Cape Vincent, N. Y. NATIONAL BANK NOTE REDEMPTION, The receipts of national bank notes for redemption for the week ending to-day, as compared with the corresponding period last year, aro as follows :— Now York. Boston. . Philadelphia Miscellaneous. Totals.......+e+eves oe Receipts to-day, $608,000. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. SENATE. Wasutnoton, Feb. 21, 1879, Mr. McPrenrsox, (dem.) of N. J., called up the House bill extending the limits of the port of New York, reported by Mr. Conkling from the Committee on Commerce Inst evening, and published in full in the Senate proceedings of yesterday. It was passed without discussion, and now goes to the President for approval. Mr. SanGEn, (rop.) of Cal., called up the Senato Dill to restore Assistant Paymaster Nicholas H. Stavey to the active from the retired list of the navy. Passed, Mr, Saunpens, (rep.) of Neb., from the Committeo on Indian Affairs, reported without amendment Sen- ate bill to authorize the President temporarily to transfer the custody, control and management of certain Indian tribes from the Interior to the War Department. Placed on the calendar, PENSION ARTEAUS AND PENSIONS. Mr. Voonners, (dem.) of Ind., introduced a bill suthorizing and requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to reissue United States legal tender notes now held for the redemption of fractional currency, and a part of such notes heretofore retired from cir culation under the act of January 14, 1875, to the ag- grogate amount of $26,352,200, and to expend tho same in payment ofsuch claims for arrears of pon- sions as may be allowed under the act of January 1879. Referred to the Committce on Finance. Mr. InoaLts, (rep.) of Kan., from the Committee on Pensions, reported an amendment to the bill granting arrears of pensions. The provisions of the amendment are similar to those of the bill recently introduced in the House by Mr. Rico to regulate the adjustment of pension cases, to authorize the ap- pointment of pension surgeons and amend various sections of the pension laws so as to prevent frauds on the bureau, The amendment aleo provides that applications for arrearages of pensions must be made prior to danu- ary 1, 1880. After that date the pension shall com- meuce from the date of the application, Referred to the Coinmittee on Appropriations. Mr, Wirnens, (dem,) of Va., from the Committee on Ponsions, reported favorably on House bill for the relief of certain pensioners. Placed on the calondar, It provides that all pensioners who have had a leg be at the hip joint shall receive $37 50 per month, THE GENEVA AWARD, Mr. Hamutn, (re) of Me., said the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Edmunds) a few days ago reported the Geneva Award bill, From words dropped by that Senator at the time he (Mr. Hamlin) understood that he would not call up the bill. The Senator from Vermont, in conversation, said any Se rt had the right to call up the bill. ite (Mr. Hamlin) therefore gave notice that he would make the best effort he could to bring the subject to the attention of the Senate as early as possible, The people of his sec- tion were interested in the bill and he did not want it to be ground to an impalpable powder between appropriation bills, TRANSPORTATION OF CATTLE. Mr. M neon, of New Jersey, called w Senate bil amend certain provisions of the tte. vised Statutes relating to the transportation of animals, and in explanation thereof said the bill had a twotold object—trst,to prevent cruelty to animals, and gecond, ( rg ye elf meat for the people. The Senate bill prope that animals should be allowed to rest seven hours after being unloaded from cars, instead of five, It further pro the vided that in case animals were fed and watered in | the cars they might be kept therefm sixty consecutive hours, to. On motion of Mr. Davrs, (ind.) of Il, the bill was amended so as to provide that the animals shall not be kept in the cars more than forty-five hours, in- stead of sixty, although they may be fed and watered en route. Mr. McPusrson, of New Jersey, submitted an amendment authorizing the: herteayat Bid the Treasury to appoint an agent at each of the fol lowing places :— Portland, .; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, New Orleans and Rea a agent to inmgast all live animals designed for expo tion and certify as to their healthy condition. ‘The bill wes read a third time and passed, THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL. ‘The Senate then proceeded with the consideration of the Army Appropriation bill, and the amendments proposed by Committee on Appropriations were ugreed to as follows :— Increasing the appropriation for pay of officers and men from $9,880,000 to $10,000,000, Striking out of the House bill the clause allowing officers a commutation of $11 per room for quarters instead of $10, and forbidding any commutation for servants’ quarters. Amendments allowing officers on. the frontier mileage for other travel than by r: and repealing so much of the act of July 2: prohibits payment of mileage for travel over any Tailroad on which the troops and supplies of the United States are entitled to be transported free of charge, were agreed to. ‘The clause authorizing railroad companies to trans- mit telegrams over their lines for the government and for the general public, at rates to be fixed by the overnment according to the provisions of title 65 of the Revised Statutes, was passed just as it came froin the House, no amendment being made either by the Senate Committee or in the Senate, The clause was not even discussed, ‘The sections referring to the reorganization of the army having been reached, Mr, Blaine, of Maine, said the Committee on Appropriations had reported in favor of striking out these sections, on the ground that there was not time in the few remaining days of the session to go into this complicated question of army reorganization. The committee had directed him’ to sugyest to the Senate that the question ot army reorganization be postponed until the next ses- sion. Mr. Beck, (dem.) of Ky., thought it best for the Senate to pertect the sections proposed to be stricken out, 80 that the bill might go into conference with the sections amended satisfactorily to the Senate. Mr. Burnstpg, (rep.) of R. I., said the sections to be stricken out were substantially the same as the bill reported by the Joint Committee on Army Reorgan- ization, appointed at the last session of Congress. He spoke of the care that committee bestowed on the subject, and hoped that this matter would be acted upon now. ‘The Senate might appoint a more intelli- gent committee to consider the subject, but it could not appoint one which would work harder than his committee had in perfecting this Army bill during the late recess. Mr. Ranvoupu, of New Jersey, opposed the con- sideration of the sections. The subject had not been considered by the Committee on Military Affairs, and time would not permit of their consideration by the Senate,at this session. ‘Mr. Baxanp, (dem.) of Del., said the proposition to Treorgamize the army was one of great importance, He did not doubt that the honorable Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Burnside) and his colleagues had carefully considered the subject during the recess, but he would much prefer that it came before the Senate as an independent measure, with ample time to discuss it. He objected to the subject being ev- grafted upon an appropriation bill. He would vote to strip it from this bill, not on account of faultiness, but because there was not time to consider it. Mr. Epmunps, (rep.), of Vt., hoped the Senate, par- ticularly on this question into which partisan feel- ing and subsidy schemes could not be drawn, would not consider this general legislation upon an appro- priation bill. Mr. Eaton, (dem.) of Con: sideration of the army reorg: an appropriation bill. Mr. Wrrnens, of Virginia, favored their considcra- tion, and argued that the sections had been perfected by a special committee of the Senate. Pending discussion Mr, Epmuxps, from the Li- brary Committee, in accordance with the instruc- tions of the Senate, reported a bill providing for the appointment of a commission to consider the suv- ject of enlarging the Capitol, so as to provide in- creased accommodations for the library and the two houses of Congress. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Vooruxeks, of Indiana, reported a bill granting a pension of $50 a month to the widow of the late Rear Admiral Goldsborongh. Placed on the calen- 180 opposed tho con- ation question upon THE LATE GENERA, WILLIAMS. Mr. Ferny, (rep.) of Mich., ata quarter past four P. M. called up the Honse resolution in memory of the late General Alpheus 8. Williams, a member of the House from Michigan. Appropriate remarks upon the life and character ot the deceased were made by Messrs. Ferry, Dawes. Cockrell, Plumb and Maxey. Suitable resolutions were adopted, and at a quarter past five P. M. the Senate, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, adjourned until to-morrow, at eleven o'clock. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WasHineron, Feb, 21, 1879. On motion of Mr. Wurrrnomne, (dem.) of Tenn,, the report of the Navai Vommittce on the subjecta under investigation by that committee was ordered printed and recommitted, Mr. Hae, (rep.) of Me., moved to go into Commit- tee of the Whole on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill, ‘This motion was antag- onized by Mr. Cox, of N. Y., with the Census bill; Mr. Hewrrr, of Ala., with the Mexicans Pension bill, and by Mr. BaicHt, of Tenn., with the morning hour. The advocates of tho morning hour were finally successful’by a vote of yeas 125, nays 120, and the SPEAKER proceeded to call the committees for reports of a private nature. ‘THE AMERICAN ARCTIC EXPEDITIO: Mr. Wnirrnoenr, of Tennessee, chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported back the bill authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to accept, for the purpose of a Polar exploration by way of Behr- ing Strait, the ship Jeanuette, tendered by Mr. James G. Bennett. Passed. Mr. Goons, (dem.) of Va., from the same commit- tee, reported a bill authoring the President to appoint to the rank of surgeon in the navy, when a vacancy shall occur, Acting Assistant Sargeon William Mar- tin, on account of services rendered by him during the late yellow fever epidemic. Mr. Hasna, (rep.) of Ind., supported the bill. Dur- ing the late epidemic Dr. Martin had performed se vices as heroic as had ever been performed on any battle field. Mr. CRirrexpE, (dem.) of Mo., opposed tho bill. Dr. Martin had only done his duty, and, while at- tending outside parties, he had lost fitty per cent of the men on his own vessel, He was not such a hero as he was accredited to be. Mr. Ex.is, (dem.) of La., stated that Dr. Martin had lost only twelve cases of yellow fover out of the 600 which he had attended, Whether he had passed an examination or not he had demonstrated that he was aphysician of the first order. ft. Goovk, of Virginia, supported tho bill, The late war did not furnish on either side an instance of loftier heroism than had been exhibited by Dr. Martin, Mr, SmNNIcKsoN, (rep.) of N. J., inquired if any of the nurses who had gone from the North had been rewarded, Mr. Goon replied that nobody was more disposed than he to render homage to the brave Northern men. and ae who had exposed their lives in the South. Mr. Stxxicksox, of Now Jersey, submitted an amendment providing that Dr. Martin shall not be appointed unless he has passed the examination re- quired by law. Pending action the morning hour expired, Acontest thon arose as to the order of business, Mr. Cox, of New York, pressing his Census bill, Mr. Hare, of 3 , the Appropriation bill, and’ Mr. it, of neasee, beg ‘ivate calendar, Mr, ‘Tecken, (dem.)’ of Va., and Mr. Woon, (dom.) of N. Y., antagonized all these propositions with motions to proceed to the consideration of the busi- ness on the Speaker's table, The House finally determined to proceed with the private calendar. ponding which Mr. Youno, of ‘Ten- nessee, chairman of the Committee on Ventilation, submitted a report in regard to heating and ventilat- ing the Honee, Ordered that it be printed and re- committed, The House then, at half-past one P. M., went into Committee of the Whole on the private calendar. WAR CLAIM, ‘Tho pending bill was that for the relief of John T. Armstrong, of Virginia, on account of whart prop- erty occupied by the United States army in Alexan- dria during the war. Mr. Huxtox, (dem.) of Va, stated that the loyalty of the claimant had been fully proved, and the only question was whether Congress was going to pay any claim of that character. The vote on the present case would be a decisive one a to all cases of the same character, Mr. Epes, (dem.) of I., while he supported the bill, expressed himself in favor of a constitutional amendment forbidding the payment of all claims originating in the war which have not been already adjusted, He had voted against tho’ resolution offered by Mr. Conger, of Michigan, forbidding the payment of war claims, becanye it did not cut off every claim, and because it did not remedy the evil of warclaims, He called attention to the fact that ever since he had been connected with the Commit- tee on Claims no claim had been reported upon, ex- cept such as came under the plea of loyalty, Mr. itares, (rep,) of Il, said that though they might como in under the plea of loyalty they were presented and advocated by disloyal men. Gentlemen on the other side did not advocate the claims of loyal men, Mr. Even, of ltinoie, inquired if the republican Congress of 1871 had been composed of disloyal men? That was the Congress whicn had passed the act under which 22,000 claims, amounting to $60,000,000, had been presented. The constitutional amendment which he favored would close the door against all war claim hether coming from the North or from the South, under the plea of loyalty or disloyalty. Mr. Baxsrne, dem.) of Ohio, thought that it would have been best at the conclusion ot the war to have adopted t prohibiting the at 3 The Confederates had n entitled to anything, and the loyal men had Mciently paid in having the government of the Union sav to them. He proceeded to stato that he had known Mr, Armstrong during the war, 22 “4, and had known him to be a true and loyal Union man. Mr. Coxarn, (rep.) of Mich., opposed the bill, and several sharp passages occur ‘between him and Mr. Eden, of Mlinois. Finally Mr. Wurrx, (rep.) of Pa., moved to strike out the enacting clause of the Dill, und it was agreed to without a division, In advocating the next bill on the calendar for the — of $6,000 to A. A. H. Richards, of Virginia, ‘or supplies furnished the army during the war, Mr. SHELLY, (dem.) of Ala, stated that he had no sympathy with that class of claims. His people, who to bear the burden of taxation, had no sym- pathy with it, but it was one of the penalties of the fc the people of the South must accept as @ penalty. Mr. Brace, (dem.) of Wis., opposed the bill. There had been little or no Jozalts in Virginia, except such as had been enforced bya cordon of soldiers with bayonets, and then it had thrived most lustily upon She sepplics the commissaries of the army had fur- nis! Mr. Krrrer, (rep.) of Ohio, supported the bill, in- asmuch as the claimant had evidently been loyal to the Union all through the war. Mr. Warrr, of Pennsylvania, opposed the bill as a Tt would’ be a dangerous prece- Congress had been consistent in refusing to pay claims of this character, and he | moved to strike out the enacting clause of the bill. Agreed to—yeas 101, nays 48. A number of democrats voted in the affirmative, while eight or wn republicans voted in the negative, A SUTLER'S CLAIM. ‘The next bill was one for the payment to John Zumstein of $10,000 for supplies furnished by him as a gutler to the army at the conclusion of the bat- tle of Shilon, Mr, Keen, of Ohio, supported the bill. Mr. Brace, of Wisconsin, said that the chier merit in the bill was that the claimaut came from Ohio, ‘The claim was 4 worse one than one for the robbery of a henroost could be, Sutlers had generally mat agel to tuke care of themselves, and it was some- times their practice to rob the soldier, Mr. Huwruney, (rep.) of Wis., inquired where Mr. Brogy had obtained his knowledge of the ways of sutlers. Mr. Buaaa replied that he had belonged to that por- tion ‘of the army which had travelled through the Joyal county of Fairfax im Virginia. (Laughter.) "There had been many loyal persons in that county who used to furnish Mosby with information as to when a sutler’s tram was coming along to the Union army, and Mosby generally captured it, and then the soldiers had to pay a tax to Mosby by reimbursing the sutler when the next train came in, The truth. was that raids were made upon sutlers by soldiers | ever and anon, sometimes because they had been cheated by the sutlers and sometimes because the sutlers bought whiskey and sold it as canned peaches to some men when they would not seli it to others. Mr. Evtswortn, (rep.) of Mich.—How under tho sun did the gentleman get his information in regard to canned peaches? Mr. Brags, of Wisconsin—I have bought them myself, (Luughter.) The wants of @ soldier aro sometimes such that they push for drinkables as well as eatables, (Laughter.) He then moved to strike out the enacting clause of the bill, Agreed to without a division. REPUBLICAN CONSISTENCY. Mr. Canpwett, (dem.) of Ky., supported the next bill on the calendar, tor the relief ot Hiram Johnson and others, of Tennessee, Before, however, proceed- ing to speak upon that bill he called attention to the fact that a statement had been published some time o in the New York 7vibune, citing the claim of Mrs. Herbert, ot Louisiana, reported by him, a specimen brick of the grand structure of wur claims which the Southern people wanted aid. The republican committee had distri- mted it as a campaign document, and he had been criticised for reporting such a claim. The fact should also have been stated that this very bill had been three times reported upon favorably by re- publicans—once by Mr. Conger and_ twice’ in’ the Senate by Senators Mitchell and Wadleigh. It had been stated that not five per cent of the people in the South had remained loyal to the Union. Gentlemen who had followed the United States flag into the South ought to know better than that. He stood here honest enough to do justice to the loyal people inthe South. Lut for the loyal element in the Southern States the history of the country would not have been written as it had been. On more than one battletield it had been Southern arms and hearts that had turned the tide of battle in favor of the Union. Those loyal persons in the South were now asked to sacrifice their claims for the benefit of the Why not ask as well the bondholders to themselves for the good of the country? Mr, Warr, of Pennsylvania, in reply to Mr. Cald- well, stated that when the claim of Mrs. Herbert had been reported, he had considered it as a bold and un- blushing fraud. The Solicitor of the Treasury had sent an officer to Louisiana to examine the claim, and hus report had shown it to be @ fraud. He also op- posed the pending bill. If it were passed a bill should be passed reimbursing $28,000 to the town of York, Pa., on account of losses incurred through a raid made by General Early during the Gettysburg campaign. On motion of Mr. White the enacting clause to the bill for the relief of Hiram Johnson and others, of ‘Tennessee, was stricken out. ‘The only bill agreed to by the committee was one for the relief of Messrs. Gibbs & Co., Charleston, 8,9. © comamittee then rose. A bill coming over from last Friday for the relief ot Albert Grant was laid upon the table. The next bill coming. over from last Friday was one granting $40,000'to Asa Weeks for perfecting tor- pedo machines for the use ot the United States. A motion to lay it on the table was defeated—#8 to 91. Without further action the House, at six o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow. THE POTTER INVESTIGATION. JACK WHARTON AGAIN ON THE STAND—GEN- EMAL BUTLER’S SEARCH FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE JEWETT-KELLOGG LETTER— THE WITNESS’ SEARCH FOR AN APPOINT- MENT. Wasurtxatox, Feb, 21, 1879, The Potter Committee assembled at twelve o'clock to-day. Captain Leonard Whitney, manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company, was recalled, and in response to Mr. Hiscock said that within the last ninety days there had been some telegrams withdrawn from his office upon an order from the executive office of the company, and were sent to New York; he had no idea what the motive for with- drawing them was; the telegrams were from Mr. Gibson, New Orleans, to Mr, Williams, correspondent of the New York Sun at Washington. JACK WHARTON RECALLED. Mr. Jack Wharton, United States Marshal, of New Orleans, was recalled and was cross-examined by General Butler. After giving an outline of the va- rious public offices held by him witness said he had some conversation with Mr. Maddox during his stay in New Orleans relative to position in the Secret Service Division in the event of his (Maddox) being appointed chief of that bureau; he never asked Mad- dox directly for a position; he did not want the po- sition in order that ho might leave New Orleans; on the contrary incase he should receive such a post- tion his desire was to return to New Orleans, whero he preferred being stationed; he had spoken to Mad- dox about his (Wharton's) coming to Washington; his desire to do so was to receive instructions as to the requirements of the position in the Secret Service, nothing more. THE OUACHITA PARISH MURDERS. Witness was then examined at length regarding the charge thet the party that went to Ouachita parish, over whom. he acted as commander, comniitted vari- ous crimes, murdered numbers of negroes, &c. He very emphatically denied that any one was murdered by those in his party, On the contrary the men who did the killing were driven out of the parish by him and his friends. Q. Did you ever deny this publicly before? If so, how often? A, Yes, sit; probably a hundred times. General Butler then endeavored to ascertain where he (the witness) had made the denial, but nothing was clicited further than that he could not remember the particular places, Atter some interrogatories arding the critical condition ot the Returning Boat nd with reference to the report that Wells could t aght out, during which nothing of interest was developed, General Butler produced and read a letter, the signatur which was identified by Wharton. WHARTON'S DESIRE FOR AN APPOINTMENT. ‘The salient points of the letter were as follows:— Write me and let mg know how to address you when you Washington, If you should be placed at the head of ret Sorvies Burean appoint me at onee, and order New Orleans from here (Jackson fom), ae int hint the government will have to pay my expenses; ciherwine, [shall have to pay them oat of iny own pock 88 Wri one to ack ard informing jack Wharton here (at Was send him on immediate me of my appointment, sagyou Will tell 1 my appointment, The letter is addressed “Dear Maddox,” and signed by Wharton. The examination then recurred to the report of Wells wanting to sell out. Witness desired it to be understood that he had never made any proposition to any member of the Returnin: Board that would lead him to entertain the idea that he (Wharton) wanted to buy him ont. He was quite positive that shoutd the members of the Board do their duty Hayes and Packard would surely be elected; he was alarmed, however, that they would not do their duty. JEWETT’S LETTER TO KELLOGG. Q. Are the relations between Senator Kellogg and yourself intimate? A. Very kind. Q. You produced a letter here yesterday; do you know how the committee came to hear of it? A. I have not the slightest suspicion; it was given me by Senator Kellogg for ay own purpose; he told me this:—""Look ye here; this is a letter that this fellow Jewett has written to me; he was angry and hurt both, and read the letter to me, and when we wore disenasing what we should do he said he certainly meant to show it to some of the leaders of the party, so that it should pot be supposed that he was suppressing it; my advice to him wes to send it to the Clerk.or the Senate and have it read, QQ. Did you receive it from him with an injunction to show it to anybody? A. I told him I would make use of it; did show it to three persons; I do not care to say whom. him that the in 1879, -TRIPLE SHEET. whom? A. Ishowed it to three persons, but I de- cline to answer to whom, because it has nothing to do with the election of 157 General Butler—Oh, cet ly it has, Mr. Cox—We take the view that he is not bound to answer such a question, on the ground that it isa question outside of the Pecord. General Butler said he had suggested to the Chairman to have Mr. Jewett called, d then this letter was produced to prejudice his witness. Now, if there was any combination or conspiracy by which his witness was to be shot down he wished to find it out. Here the witness came to the stand, and quite incidentally, of course, had the letter in his pocket, and after a little coyness he produced Then Mr. Cox, already cocked and primed, say is ready to have the letter produced. know how this came about. Mr. Cox—You had better ask the Chairman. General Butler said he did not want to do that, but if the witness had shown the letter to Mr. Potter-— Witness—He can tell you that as well as I can. (Langhter.) The Chairman stated, in explanation, that he had never spoken with Wharton before he came on the stand, but he had heard there were differences between Jewett and Senator Kellogg, and upon this he predicated his question to the witness in reference to the letter, Of course he did not know what pur- pose might have intiuenced his informant to bring this information to him. Upon the question as to whether witness need answeras to whom he showed the letter, he did not thi they could compel him to answer. General Butler (to witness)—Did you show the letter to any member of the committee? A, I decline to answer. Q. Did Senator Kellogg get you this appointment? A. No; he had recommended somebody before I ap- sw and had got into some complications, but he has sustained ine in my appointment ever since. Q. And ever since you have been in conflict with the men who ure trying to distrust you? A. Yes; Pitkin and Jewett together. In reply to Mr. Cox the witness then gave a long history of his connection with the disturbances at Shreveport in 1868, after which General Butler again questioned him relative to the Jewett-Kellogg letter. Q. Did you show this letter to the President ? A. Well, sir, you have before asked me to whom I showed it and I have declined to answer. Q. Did you show it to the Attorney General? A. Well, no, I did not. Q. To ‘anybody in bis office? A. I decline to answer. Q. Anybody inthe Department of Justice? A. I decline to answer. The committee at this point adjourned until Mon- day, when Mr. Jewett will be called to testi'y with respect to the letter. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Now he must EXPERIMENTS WITH THE LOWELL GUN. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Awnnapouts, Md., Feb. 21, 1879. Commanders A. T, Mahan and A. H. McComb and Lieutenant B. P. Buckingham, constituting a naval board, left here to-day for the Naval Experimental Battery, opposite Annapolis, to commence experi- ments with the Lowell gun. ‘There are 55,000 car- tridges prepared for testing the gun. OUR FLAG ABROAD—THE WRECK OF THE MABEL CLARK—A MARRIAGE AS LEGAL AS POSSIRLE. WaAsniNnaTon, Feb. 21, 1879. Rear Admiral John C. Howell hoisted his flag on the United States ship Trenton on February 5 and took command of the United States naval force on the European station. The Trenton was at Villo Franche, France. The Quinnebaug was daily ex- pected there from Gibraltar. Commander A. R. Yates took command of the Alliance at Smyrna, Tur- key, January 31, relieving Commander T. F. Kane. ‘The Powhatan, flag ship of Rear Admiral Rk. H. Wyman, was at San Juan de Porto Rico, West Indies, February 10. The United States ship Essex left Rio Janeiro on September 21, 1878, bound to Tristan d’Acunha and Cape Town, and returned to Montevideo, Uruguay, via St. Helena and Hotspur Banks, December 21. She arrived at Tristan d’Acunha on October 10, nineteen days out from Rio Janeiro. THE WRECK OF THE MABEL CLARK. Through the Govern or of the islands Commander W. 5. Schley was informed that the captain and crew of the Mabel Clark were wrecked there in May last, and had taken passage in passing vessels, the names of which could not be remembered. It wus believed, however, that some had gone to Cape Town, some to Singapore and others to China. Two of the crew remained on the island, Marcus Johnson, a German, and a Belgian, knownas Frank. At Johnson's urgent request to be united in marriage to the granddaugh- ter of the Governor Commander Schley made the marriage as legal as possible by reading the Episcopal service for such events. The Governor said six of the crew perished in the wreck, but it was likely that the ship's papers were saved with the captain and officers, so that the names of those lost will be known. i . CONTINUANCE OF THE CRUISE. The Essex remained about eight hours off the island of Tristan, laying in a fresh supply of vege- tables, and, sailing that afternoon, reached Caj ‘Town on the 28th of October. The weather through- ont the trip was unusually rough and ‘tempestuous. She sailed from Caps Town on the 2d of November, reaching St. Helena on the 16th; remained there six days in order to give the crew liberty preparatory to along trip: thence to Montevideo. From St. Helena the vessel Fan over to the Hotspur Banks, reaching there December 30, to look for the dangerous shoal Feported somo time »go, but fatlod to discover any. AP hands enjoyed excellent health during the cruise. THE ALERT AT SAN FRANCISCO, San Francrsco, Feb, 21, 1879. The United States stcamer Alert has arrived here from Yokohama. After refitting at Mare Island Navy Yard she will return to the Asiatic station. A PECULIAR SE. AN AMERICAN SHIPMASTER IMPRISONED FAYAL THE ALLEGED OFFENCE. New Loxpoy, Feb, 21, 1879. On the 9th day of January last the American seal- ing schooner Lizzie P. Simmons, James W. Budding- ton, master, made the port of Fayal, Azores Islands, with running rigging damaged and most of her stuff below deck thoroughly soaked, after an exceedingly rough voyage of eleven days from New London, Conn., whence she sailed and hailed. Hor destination was the South Pacific Ocean. Immediately after her arrival at Fayal the Sim- mons was boarded by the Collector of Customs of that port and two of his subordinates. The former ordered Captain Buddington to show his ship’s man- ifest. This was produced, and while the Collector copied the document the petty officers searched the vessel, Among other articles discovered by them were about one hundred and thirty pounds of to- bacco, the personal property of the crew, furnished them by the shipping agents and charged against the wages ‘due them'at the end of the voyage. This to- bacco was not entered on the manifest, it appears. Such fail »to enter was not an unusual cireum- stance, for probably not one manifest in a thousand records the amount of tobacco that each man of & ship's crew is provided with. WUDDINGTON ARRESTED. But the neglect to enter it is presumed, in volved Captain Buddington in difficulty, inasmu as upon learning that the tobacco was ‘not mani- fested the Collector ordered his arrest, and subs quently he was taken to the jail or lockup on shore and there confined. No specific charges were pre- ferred agaivst bim at the time, and on the 14th of AT January, the date of his last letter to the owners of his vessel, he was still in ignorance of the nature of the offence for which he was imprisoned. 1 with the that official & protest agains! Buddington was informed on that day that he would be brought before a judge & hearing on the ith, but it was not granted at that time, and he was off with the unwelcome intelligence that the date of his trial had not been definitely decided upon. THREATENED SUIT FOR DAMAGES. In tho letter referred to he announced his purpose to pretace his trial with ublic protest against his Inprisonment, as being tnwarranted and illegal, and also sue for damages for the detention of bis vessel and the consequent loss to its owners and himself, It is the opinion of the Consul at Fayal that the authorities have no case against Buddington, aud that the latter can recover at law for the inevitable loss which must follow his detention for any length of time. The next mail from Fayal will probably bring further intelligence of this affair, which, on the sur. face, appears to be without precedent ud extraor- dinary. VERDICT AGAINST A RATLWAY., Barrronr, Feb, 21, 1879. In the Court of Common Pieas, Chief Judge Brown presiding, in a sult against the Northern Central Railroad to recover $20,000 damages for killing Mrs. Burns, who was run over by a train of cars on tho | track of that road in June last and killed, the jury this morning brought in @ verdict for plaintiff for $10,000, The suit was brought for the benefit of the minor children of Mrs, Burns. Judge Brown tn- structed the fury, when they fetired to consider their verdict, first, that if the jury find the fact of the Killing of Mrs, Burns, and of the relation of the equitable plaintiffs to her as set forth in the pleadings, they must find for the plaintiffs, even though she (the mother) did not use ordinary care and prudence to avoid getting in front of the train and engine or where she could be struck by tho passing train, pro: vided they find that the agents of the defendant in charge of the train and engine did not use dtdinaty care and prudence in giving signals or posting & lookout to give warning; second, the defendant is liable to daniages if want of ordinary care and pru- dence of the agents directly contribated to the acc dent, even though there was not ordinary care exer- Q. Did you show it to anybody, and if so, to | cised by the deceased, See ee Nn On the second day of his | ont he was permitted to visit Mr. Dubury, | i put | WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY. HOW THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY WILL BE HONORED—A GENERAL SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS—SOCIAL GATHER- INGS, GAMES, THEATRICALS OTHER EN- TERTAINMENTS——THE STARS AND STRIPES. This beipg the 147th anniversary of the birth of George Washington, the Father of His Country, and the first President of the United States, anda national holiday, the day will be celebrated with the accus tomed érlat in this city as well as Brooklyn. The courts, federal and State, the Post Office, all the Ex- changes, banking offices and other places of business generally, will be closed. The Custom House, how- ever, will be open between the hours of nine and ten A. M. for business connected with the entrance and clearance of vessels only. The City Hall, the State and federal buildings, and thousands of private houses on Broadway and the principal avenues will show the usual amount of bunting bearing the na- tional ensign and the arms of New York, The only military display will be the dress parade and review of the Seventy-first regiment at the State Arsenal, after which the regiment will give a reception at the armory. But the large number of social gatherings, games, theatricals and other entertainments that are to come off will in some measure make up for the absence of those parades and displays of fireworks which in former years formed so prominent a feature of the day's celebration. The veterans of the war of 1812 were ready to respond to the order of Colonel Abraham Daly, but on account of the inclemency of the weather and the fact that the National Guard would not turn out it was deemed best not to parade, Adjutant J. Gould Warner will run up the flag on the old fort in Central Park, and Mr. David Vanarsdate is to give to the breeze at sunrise the “broad stripes and bright stars” of the American flag at the Battery. Several of the churches will hold special services, and the chimes of old Trinity will give out the music of twenty selections from patriotic airs, under the touch of Mr. Thirwall. The ringing will commence at noon and end at half-past one P. M. The fourth grand meeting ot the Westchester Hares and Hounds takes place in the forenoon at Freeman's Hotel, near Macomb's Dam Bridge. Apigeon shooting match fora purse of $750 will be contested by Messrs. Frank Zerega, William Woodward and James Bell, members of the Stock Ex- change. Each competitor puts in $250, The number of birds is thirty; rise twenty-one yards. The match takes place at Erb’s Hotel, near Newark, N. J. At one o’clock the order of United American Mechanics will celebrate the day in the Cooper Union. Asparring and billiard exhibition is to be tendered to Join Bessenger at Harry Hill’s Theatre by his admirers. The students at the Cooper Institute will hold in the great hall during the evening their usual cele- bration of the day. In the evening the New York Post Office Temper. ance Association will hold their annual reunion, The Lafayette Social Glee Club are to have their first annual concert to-night in honor of the day. ‘An inviting programme of amateur theatricals im out for to-night at the Union League Club. The en- tertainment is given in aid of Miss Leggett’s Hom for Business Women. Huron Tribe, No. 35, of the Improved Order of Rod Men will give their first grand ball, paré et masqué, in Irving Hall. ‘The Lotos Club give a reception in the club roams, No. 147 Fifth avenue. Manhattan College students hold a celebration in the afternoon in the college hall. The Teachers’ Association of the city of New fork are to give a grand afternoon concert at Stetnway Hall. Several well known artists have been engaged to sing or play. The Washington Heights Century Club gave a din- ner last night at Schedler’s High Bridge Hotel, in memory of the birthday of Washington. There was a very distinguished company present, includ- ing several of the prominent residents of the neighborhood of Washington Heights. Jresident Isauc L. Peet presided, and Vice President A. L. Soulard was also there. The dinner was served in very admirable style. The room was apy:ropriately decorated with national bunting and the banners of the State of New York. Appropriate ‘toasts wero drunk and responded to. IN BROOKLYN. In the evening the annual report of “he Brooklyn Institute will be presented by General Woodward, Rev. Dr. Hall will deliver an address. and the prizeg will be distributed by Professor Boyle. A concert will be given at Dr. Talmayge’s Tabernacle in the evening by Downing’s Ninth Iegiment Band. Mr. Arbuckle, Mr. George W. Morgam.and Mr. George Simpson will, together with other artists, take part in the performance, ‘Bere will be no work in any of the departments of the Brooklyn Navy Yard to-day. The schoolship Minnesota and the ft ape “Colorado will be gayly decked from stem to «tern with bunting, and at noon a national salute will be fired. The men will wear their muster suits, and fresh beef and soup will be lndleled out to the boys by their mess cook, TENEMENT HOUSE CIGAR MAKING, INDIGNATION MEETING OVER THE REJECTION BY THE SENATE OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE REVENUE LAWS. Abont five hundred cigar makers, many of them accompanied by their wives and daughters, assem- bled last evening in Cooper Union Hall to protest against the rejection by the United States Senate, on Tuesday last, of the proposed amendment to the internal revenue laws providing that no cigar manufactory should be used as a dwelling or for any other houschold or domestic purpose. The manufacture of cheap cigars in tene- ment houses, where whole families are often engaged at the trade, eating, sleeping and working in the same apartment, has long been asource of trouble to others of the same calling, who are employed in factories and are members of the Cigarmakers’ International Union of America. These tenement house operatives, | it is claimed, are compelled to work from sixteen to eighteen hours a day for starvation wages, and live under the rod of an overseer as unrelenting as any who ever stood over @ plantation of slaves. The In- ternational Union has for years been fighting the tenement house system and at length brought the matter to the attention of the government. The meeting last night was an enthusiastic one in its de- nunciation of the action of the Senate in refusing to amend the revenve laws so as to give the protestants the relief they seek. Mr. L, Berliner was chosen chairman, and in his opening address declared that the amendment had been rejected by a trick; that every Senator who voted against it had committed acrime. It was the continuance and perpetuation of the meanest kind of slavery the world ever knew, and were the honor- able Senators on trial before him for the act he would ask no greater sentence upon them than that they be ned to the life of a tenement house cigar. It was their firm purpose to denounce and sm until Americans would blush to own its existence in their country. Mr. Bertiner then introduced a Mr. Palda, a Bo- hemian, who spoke at length in his native tongue, A Mr. Taylor followed with an address in German, following up the position of Mr. Berliner. EVILS OF THE SYSTEM. Mr. Gompers spoke in English at some length. He Delieved it was only necessary that the public should know the evils of the tenement house system to secure its abolition, He was informed by an agent of the union in Washington that at ten o'clock on Monday night last the pro- posed amendment was adopted without a dissentin; vote. The next day it was reconsidered and defeate by a vote of 44 to 25on the yeas and nays. His in- formant added in his letter that the lobb, | in the interest of the tenement ers, and that money was freely used. ing the worst phases of the obnoxions te system of cigar manufacturing. Mr. Gompus ace cnsed the Board of Health of complicity with the capitalists who maintain them, and asserted that the inspection of those places by the Sanitary Depart- mont was only a farce, the owners having been notified in advance to prepare for the ordeal. This proceeding he denounced as infamous, and wanted to know what the pablic would think of a police | captain who would send word to any den of infamy of his intention to raid upon it, There were several other addresses, and the speak- ers were frequently and loudly applauded, REKOLUTIONS, The following resolutions were unanimously adopted by a vote which made the walls of the resound :— Whereas the Senate Committee on Finance have approved and reported an amendment to s 4,300 of tho Revised Statates for a od dome i | ment; ure | a larger revenue to the United States but also materially | improve the condition of thousands who aro employed at the honest manufacturer a fair chance it employed in the trade of mootin Coopor Institnte, in the city jew York, agsembled, demand, in the interest of tho government and the trade (except the fow traMickers in Honse of Representatives do adopt ment and insist upon its agreement til this neta eturing is anything to prc » public contimely wed the passage of That a copy of these resolutions be immed. ately forwarded te the Fi dent of the Uni States. to tho President 0! » to the Speaker of the House of | Representatives, to the Unity ators from New York state, to members of Congress from this city and to the Commissioner of Internat Revenue, After further routine proceedings the meeting ad- | Journed, j