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mY “WASHINGTON. | Debate in the Senate on Federal Election Laws. McGarrahan, which, though of very brief duration, resulted in Piatt's being badly pummeled about the head and face. ‘The altercation grew out of personal allusions to MeGarrahan published editorially in the Sunday Capital, PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS, SENATE. Wasnineton, Feb. 26, 1879. Mr. Bayarp, (dem.) of Del., from the Conference Committee on the bill to amend the internal revenue laws, submitted a report, which was agreed to, and the bill passed. * In explanation of the report Mr. Bayard said there were three amendments by the Senate to which the House disagreed, The firet was that striking out the clause of the House bill providing that any person who rectifies, purifies, refines or manufactures less than five nundred barrels of proof spirits a year shall pay $100, The House confereem insisted upon this clause and the Senfite conferces receded, leaving it in the bill. The next disagreement was in regard to lucifer matches. The committee agreed to retain the tax, so that it remains as under existing law, The third disagreement was upon the amendments of the Senfte in regard to tho taxation of savings banks. As these amendments were agreed to by the committee and remain in the bill, they provide that whenever and after any bank has ceased to do busi- ness by reason of insolvency or bankruptcy, no tax | shall be assessed or collected which shall diminish the assets thereof necessary for the full payment of all its depositors; that in making further collections of internal revenue taxes on bank deposits no sav- pion bank recognized as such by the laws of its State, and having no capital stock, shall, on account of mer- cantile or business deposits heretofore received upon which no interest has been allowed to the partics making such deposits, be denied the exemptions al- lowed to savings banks having no capital stock and doing no other business than receiving deposits to be loaned or invested for the sole benefit of the parties zoning SUOE deposits without protit or com- sation to the bank, it such bank has paid the jawful tax upon the entire arrangement of such business or mercantile deposits; and further, to amend section 3,403 of the Kevised Statutes, so as to provide that the deposits in associations or com- nies known as provident institutions, savings anks, savings funds or savings institutions dging uo other business than receiving and loaning or’ in- vesting savings deposits, shall be exempt trom tax on so much of such deposits as they have invested in securities of the United States and on $2,000 of savings deposits and nothing in excess thereof mado in the name and belonging to any one person. Mr, Feary (rep.) ot Mich.—a member of the Con- ference Co:nmittee—said he could not agree to the reporton account of the continuance of the tax on lucifer matches. He could not agree to tax a neces- sarees the tax on a luxury (tobacco) had been re- ae . EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. The Census Bill as It Passed the House. JE LAWS. ‘INTERNAL REV) Summary of the Bill Agreed On in Con- ference Committee. ( FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 1879, HE FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS IN THE SEN- ATE—ATTITUDE OF MR. BAYARD, On the discussion of the Deficiency bill in the Senate this afternoon debate arose over a clause inserted by the Senate committee giving the Attorney General $250,000 to carry out the Enforcement acts in the past and future. This the democrats claimod was additional to the Attorney General's estimates !n January, and Mr. Bayard opposed the grant in a speech in which he defined his position on this kind of legislation, remarking that he was opposed to all attempts to repeal even bad laws by the expedient of ao threat to stop the wheels of government un- less they were repealed. He denounced the federal supervisor laws, as they are called, as thoroughly bad -and mischievous and thought they ought to be repealed, but only in a regular manner and not by tacking a repealing clauso ‘en an Appropriation bill. But he opposed the extra grant of money asked for by the Attorney General, on the ground that the 1aws had been administered in an illegal manver and that great expense had been incurred in the use of deputy marshals in @manner not contemplated or allowed by the law itself. There is 8 good deal of excitement in the Senate on the subject of the repeal of the election laws, some of the democratic Senators strongly urging that the repeal shall be insisted on even at the hazard of forcing an extra session, and it is urged that several Southern Con- gresamen-elect will be ecnt to State prison if the laws are not repealed. But the answer is made that if these men are guilty they ought to go to prison, and if they are innocent they will be acquitted; or if they should be wrongfully condemned that will be a grievance of which the people may be trusted to take notice at the next election. ‘THE DEFICIENCY BILL. The Senate then resumed consideration of un- Anished business—being the Deficiency Appropria- tion bill—the pendipg question being on the amend- ment of the Committee on Appropriations to ap- propriate $250,000 for detraying the expenses of courts of the United States and for de! ‘ing ex- penses incurred under the Enforcement act ot Feb- ruary 28, 1871, being the act to enforce the rights of citizens to voto in the several States. &e. Mr. Becg, (dem.) of Ky., said this appropriation was to pay men illegally appointed to conduct elec- tions for the worst of party purposes. Mr. ALLIson, (rep.) of Iowa, sent to the clerk's desk and had read a letter from the Attorney General to the effect that the deficiency in his department would have been but $5000 but for two clauses in the election law under which $75,000 was required for deputy marshals to attend elections and $125,000 for the prosecution of persons charged with crime. A. great part of the expense under the latter clause was jucurred in the States of Louisiana, Alabama and South Carolina, REMARKS OF MR. THURMAN. Mr. Trunmas, (dem.) of Ohio, asked what new cir- cumstance had arisen that the Department of Justice had expended a quarter of a million of dollars of the people's money without authority of law? The de- ppednlccoe which should above all others obey the law disobeyed it. This money was to pay a set of men, explores. ostensibly to preserve the purity of elec- tions, but really in corruptiug the elections. Super- visors and deputy marshals were as plentiful as blackberries last year, and more corrupt than any bull-dozers that ever put foot on this land. Where was the money Cage It had been heralded led FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT Wasurncton, Feb. 26, 1879. THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL PAILS WITH THE SESSION. i ‘The Senate Committee on Commerce has not yet finished its consideration of the fnterstate Com- merce bill of the House, though it is intimated that it may be disposed of at the session of the committee to-morrow. It is of little consequence now what the report of the committee may be, as it is impossible that the money was needed to protect the poor negro for the Senate to reach it this session. Sev- | of thosouth, ae it uaa baen, spent in New York and eral Senators have said that the bill as it | elsewhere. Of the $2,000,000 heretofore appropriated for the Attorney General's office, $110,000 of it had been spent in New York, $40,000 in Pennsylvania, $4,000 in New Jersey and $5,000 or $6,000 in # single county in Ohto, om account of which fourteen or fifteen re- publican members of the Honse of Representatives were elected. In view of the reign ot terror iusti- tuted in New York by Davenport there was no diffi- with this machinery how elections were _ carricd. Over ono thousand undred deputy marshals were appointed ‘in the city of St. Lonts alone, and the democratic majority in threo districts was overcoue by these means. The money ot the people of the United States was being expended by the hundreds of thou- sands of dollars to corrupt the voters. Come what might, he hoped the sections under which these dep- uty marshals were appointed would be stricken trom the statute books. He, for one, was willing to stay here until this time next year to repeal these sections. Mr. ALuison, of Iowa, argued that the Attorney General had merely discharged his duty under the law. He was prosecuting the trauds, and all he asked was the money to uid him in doing xo. Should the Senate refuse to yive him the money he could still puy the expenses, as all the funds of his department were applicable to the execution of the Election law us well as any other law. Mr. Beck, of Kentucky, commented on the letter of the Attorney General, and said he admitted that he needed only $50,000 but for the election law. Two hundred thonsand dollars of this money was for political purposes—$75,000 to pay deputy marsh. nd $125,000 to pay for prosecutions inaugurated by these very uty marshalx, employ to elect republicans to office, Was the great State of New York unable to protect her voters at the polls? ‘Was the great State of Pennsylvania under republi- can rule unable to protect her voters? He argued that this money had been used as a corruption fund. The Fights ot the people had been overthrown by federal interference. He would let the Deficiency bill go before he would vote a dollar for any such pasposss. ir. Bayann, (dem.) of Del., said it was pretended when this election law was passed that it would pro- dnce peace at elections and purify them. He denied that it had produced ¢ or purified the ballot box; rather had it been the agent of corruption and the grossest intimidation. He argued that the law had teen administered in the interest of one political y and not in the interest of justice. There could be nothing more dangerous than to overthrow law under the pretence of enforcing law. He deriounced the Test Oath law, and said he did not believe Con- gtess would adjourn until that law be repealed, Mr. Atiison, of Iowa, moved that the five minutes’ rule be adopted in the further discussion of this bill, Agreed to—yeas #2, nays 31. Mr. Conkling, (rep.) of N. ¥., voted with the dem- ocrats, in the negative, and Mr. Davis, of Illinois, with the republicans, in the affirmative. Mr. Watxacr, (dem.) of Pa., suid the avpropriation called tor by this amendment stood solely upon the letter of the Attorney General and not upon the book sed =the House involves grave questions legislation on constitutional grounds, and that if the bill were to come up immediately the time of the present session would not be long enough for the discussion which it would evoke. The calendar is ‘slrondy filled with more important matters which must be considered, and so the Interstate Commere Dill will fail this session. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. ‘Wasuincron, Feb. 26, 1879. OF VOTERS—SENATOR EDMUNDS’ BILL. . ‘The bill reportdd by Senator Edmunds to-day, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to protect the con- stitutional rights of citizens, punishes with fine and imprisonment any-person or persons who seck by. intimidation, unlawful menace or any other unlewful means, to prev-nt the peaceful assembling of citi- zens for the purpose of petitioning Congress for the redress of grievances or considering the subject of the nomination or choice of any person to bea member or delegate of the House of Representatives, or who shall break up or disturb any such assemblages or prevent any citizen from exer- vising the right of suffrage. Persons or officers charged with any duty under this act who refuse or knowingly omit to give full effect to their duties shall forfeit $500 to the aggrieved party. Every por- son who shall cast an unlawful vote or ballot is to be punished by a fine of $5,000, or by imprisonment. not more than five years, or both. Assault, killing and bribery are to be visited with @ fine of $1,000 or imprisonment, not more than two years, or both. Persons convicted of any of these offences shall be disqualtficd forever from holding any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States. SPEAKER RANDALL CONTRADICTS AN “INFAMOUS SLANDER” AND DEMANDS AN ‘UNQUALIFIED RETRACTION.” Speaker Randall to-day telegraphed to the editor of the Philadelphia Ledger with reference to an extract from 4 letter of Special Agent of the Treasury H. L. ‘Williams, dated September 2, 1876, and addressed to PROTECTION Maajor William B. Moore, Supervising Spe- | of estimates. The House knew nothing of this ap- cial Agent of tho ‘Treasury at that timo, We cee Who were tltese Geputy marshals? and assorting that “the evidence is in tho | Were they men of character and position, or were they the refuse of the cities of Philadelphia and New York? “Tho fppropristion of this mo did not affect the Southern people alone, but the North- Treasury Building to show that two appropriation warrants were illegal, signed to get money to con- tinue operations of the Engraving and Printing Dé, | erm people as well. Prior to. 1871 the Department of ig Justice got $1,500,000 inuum. After the passage partment, whch was directly in tho tuterest of | ff the Barorcoment. art the amount for the depart. Samuel J. Randall, who is a large stockholder inthe paper mill which is alone authorized to supply the Burcau of Engraving and Printing with paper for bonds, bank notes, &c., and was accomplished through the influence of Randall, William Hemphill Jones and George B. McCartee” that there is not one sylle ble of truth in Williams’ statement, “nor a resem- blance of justification for such infamous slander, as far as Iam concerned or know." The speaker also asks the editor of the Ledger to publish to-morrow a ment was doubled, and no reduction was made natil the democracy came into power in the other endof the Capitol. Mr. Brox, of Kentucky, moved to strike ont of the aniendment proposed by the committee the follow- ing words:—“Aud for defraying the expenses which have been und may be incurred in the enforcement act approved Febrnury 28, 1871, entitled An amend 4 act approved May 31, 1870, entitled t to enforce the rights of citizens of the United States to vote in the several States of this Union, and for other purposes, or any acts amenda- pei Mag ee or supplementary thereto, being a de- “full and unequivocal contradiction.” fency for the fiscal year onding Ju 1879, of $250,000," and insert in lieu thereof 80 CASH DALANCE IN THE TREASURY—ARREARS that it would be an appropriation of that sum for defraying the expenses of United States courts, the safe keeping of prisoners, &c. Mr. Catow favored the amondmenf, and argued that Congress should appropriate the moncy tor the legal expenses of the Department of Justice. The Depurt- PENSIONS. Reprosentative Wood, of New York, under date ot bruary 17, requested Secretary Sherman to inform him a@ to the cash balance remaining in the Treasury on the 15th inst., and fiow much of said amount is beld for resumption purposes and how much for other purposes; also, to state how much in coin, United States notes and other available cash ro- sources. In replying the Secretary. ment of Justice coxt $3,000,000 a year more than all the expenses of the government under Washington and the elder Adams, The amendment of Mr. Beck was rejected—yeas 34, nays 35-08 follows :— rd, Beck, Butler, a irginia, Dennis, Katon, Garland, Gordon, Grover, Harris, Hereford, Hill, Jones ‘of Florids Lamar, MeCreery, Met xan, Randolptr, heos, Wallace, Whyte Ihave to inform you that from the latest returns received dy Merri Thurmat Anthony, Hiaine, Booth, Bence, meron ot I b there was in the geusral assets of the Treas- he date mentioned ot gold coin and 377,271; of silver coin and bullion, In all $168,942,700 49. ing the amount of current liabilities from theamount of entire assets the balance availablo for resumption at same date was $16,467,764 67, but no separate designation of particular moneys for this purpose has been kept, nor has it yet been determined w! the resumption fuud can be con- Bidered as moneys in the Treasury not othorwise ap- propriatod. The Ways and Means Committee will meet to-mor- row morning, and it is thought somo action will bo taken with refercnee to the ae of claims under the Arrearages of Pensions bill. THE BEWARD INVESTIGATION, The argument of counsel in the Seward investiga- tion was closed to-day by the Committeo on Expen- ditures in the State Departinent. Tho next mecting of the committee will be devoted to summing up tho case and determining what report to make to the Hotiee on the question of impeschmont, AN ALTERCATION IN THE SENATE LOBDY. An altercation oocturrod in the Senate lobby about “ton o'clock to-night between Donn Piats and William rn vor, Daw Hamtin, Hour, Howe, Tnicatie, Jones of |) MeMilian, Matthews, Mitchell, Merrill, Patterson, Plumb Rolling, Saunders, Heigh and Windom), The vow being announced Mr. Bycx said, “Within one of it, thank God!"' , A Voice on the domocratic site—Business is brightening. Mr. Kinxwoop, (rep.) of Iowa, submitted an amond- ment authorizing the | Aietpe oe a —ag to readjust tho salaries of postmasters of the thied, fourth and fifth claswes not heretofore adjusted under the late act of Congress. Agreed to. The bill having been considered in Committees of the Whole was reported to the Senate and atnendments made in committees wore concurred in, with the ex- ception of that appropriating $24,190 20 for detect. ing and bringing to trial aud punishment persous guilty of violating the internal reggie laws or conniving at the fame, ineludin; ay ments for information and detection of such viola tions, being a deficiency for 1873 and prior years, This amendment, on motion of Mr. Beck, waa stricken out. Ho also called for # separate yoto on aa . | those acted on being of a private nature. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1879.—TRIPLE SHEET. for the Department of Justice, but the Senate, by a vote of yoas 31 and nays 33, refused to strike it out. The bill was then read a third time aud passed. Mr. Hamuis, (rep.) of Me., moved to take up the Geneva Award bill. Pending discussion the Senate at six P. M. took a recess until half-past seven P. M., the evening session to be devoted to the consideration of bills on the calendar not objected to. The evening session of the Senate was devoted to the consideration of bilis on the calendar most of HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasutxeton, Feb, 26, 1879. ‘On motion of Mr. Woop, (dem.) of N. ¥., 9 session was ordered for to-morrow night for reports from the Committee on Ways and Means. At fifteen minutes past eleven A. M. the House went into Committee of the Whole (Mr. Carlisle, of Ken- tucky, im the chair) on the Census bill. THE CENSUS BILL AS PASSED. After debate and action on apumber of amendments offered the bill was passed, Asit passed the House it provides that the enumeration shall commence on the first Monday in June and the returns shall be forwarded to the supervisors on or before the Ist of July, 1880, and in any city having over ten thousand inhabitants the enumeration shall be taken within two weeks from the first Monday in June, The Presi- dent, by and with the consent of the Senate, is to have "the appointment of the supervisors of the census, whose number is limited to 150, and who are to re- ceive @ compensation of $500 each. The sum of $3,000,000 ($250,000 of which is hereby appropriated) is limited as the maximum cost of the census, THE TARIFF ON SUC , ‘The House then, at twenty minutes past two P, M. (after a struggle for precedence in the order of busi- ness), proceeded to the consideration of the bill re- ported from the Committee on Ways and Means modifying the tariff on sug: ‘Mr. Ronsiys, (dem.) of N. C., proceeded to address the House in advocacy of the. bill. He opened his speech with a reminiscence of the Earl of Chatham and bow he once overawed the House of Lords } repeating, in his majestic tones, the word “sugar. This showed how important the subject was. Sen- ators, Members of Cong! Cabinet officers and all “took sugar in theirs.” (Laughter.) “There were millions in it.” He claimed that the classification in the bill was the most simple and honest that could be made, and that under it there would be no moro fraudulent evasions of the law, as the line was dis- tinctly defined. He was severe on the sugar refiners, and spoke of them as grasping monopolists who crushed out all small competitors. A remark by Mr. Roberts, of Maryland, in defence of the sugar refiners, was met by the assertion by Mr. Robbins that what the refiners wanted was not so much to be protected against foreign refiners as to be protected from different cjasses in their own busi- ness. ‘On the subject of. the polariscope, he described it as a beautiful scientific curiosity well suited to be put in acollege laboratory to amuse and instruct students in optics, but said that for practical use in custom houses to determine the grade of sugar it would be, in the hands of the average inspector (sometimes unskilful and sometimes dishonest), an entire failure. SPEECH OF MR. GARFIELD. Mr. GaRFiEL, (rep.) of Obio, spoke of the vital importance of the bill to four classes of interests. First of these was the revenue, about one-sixth of which (or over thirty-seven millions) came from the duty on sugar. The second interest was the sugar industry of the country, including the sugar produc- ing State of Louisiana and the sugar refineries of the country, In order to protect the sugar produc- ing interest a rate ot duty was imposed on sugar averaging sixty-two and a half per cent. Last year there hud been consumed in this country 1,700,000,000 pounds of cane » of which 200,006,000 pounds had been produced in the country, and yet of this vast quantity consumed only two per cent was used m the raw state. The people were not + complaining of the existing law. because sugar was never 80 choap as at present. The sugar producers of Louisiana were not complaining of it, because they had a protection equal to sixty-two and one-half per cent. Who, then, was complaining of the present law? The Treasury alone; and the complaint was that under the present law and with the color stand- ard alone the Treasury lost from $4,000,000 to $5,000,000 a year because high grade sugars in sweet- ness were introduced as low grade sugars in color, so that the law was thus evaded and the Treasury de- frauded. Allthat the Secretary of’ the Treasury asked was to be itted to use the polariscopo or other test to decide the true grado of sugars. He thought it unbecoming the Huuse to tell the Secre- tary that he could not do what he said he could and tg deny him the simple provision which he asked to enable him to collect the revenue. The Secretary did not desire the existing rates of duty changed at all. He proceeded to argue against the bill as re- porte? from the Committee on Ways and Means and in favor of the proposition of the Secre- tary of the Treasury, which ‘he (Mr. Gar- field) offered as an amendment to the Dill. He characterized tho bill as ‘an inverted cone,” in which the lowest form of sugar would pay the highest tax and the highest grade of quae would pay the lowest tax, He objected to the ill because it violated the fundamental principles of just protection. It put too heavy a protective duty ‘on one branch of American industry (the producing interest) ‘and did not suficiently protect the refining interest. The effect of it would be to drive the refin- ing business into the hands of England and France and other countries. In defence of the polariscope as a practical means of determining the grades of sugar he quoted the rec- ommendation of it by the late Professor Henry, the resolutions of the Boston sugar importers and refiners and the fact that in the buying and selling of cargoes of sugar it is almost invariably used, and with the most satisfactory results. In conclusion he said: Let us not undertake to change tariff rates at thi closing hour of the session, but when the adminis- tration tells us that from $4,000,000 to $5,000,000 of revenue is annually lost ou sugar, let us give it the means it wants to protect the government against undervaluation and loss. Mr. Rontnson, (rep.) of Mass. (on benalf of Mr. Banks, who was not present), submitted an amend- ment recommended by the sugar trade of Boston, making the rates of duty depend upon the degrees of saccharine matter as shown by the polariscope. The consideration was interrupted in order to let Mr. Sprtxcen, of Mlinois, ask for an order in tlie Seward case. Mr. ConeER, (rep.) of Mich., objected and moved to adjourn. THE TOBACCO BILL. Pending the question, Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, from the Conference Committee on the Tobacco Bill, presented a report. : The report having been read, Mr. Tucker proceeded to explain it. Mr. Conrn, of Michigan, inquired of Mr. Tucker what effort had been made in conference to sustain the action of the House (three times repeated), re- pealing the taxon matches—thus saving tho poor man from unyecessary taxation. Mr. Tucken said he would answer the question but not the speech, if the gentleman from Michigan would sit down. ¥ GER suggested that the gentleman from Virginia could not be much frightened by his (Mr: Conger’s) standing. Mr. Tucker—Not in the slightest. I have seen much more dangerous persons than the gentleman from Michigan. (Laughter.) Mr. Conarn—If tho gentleman Rie his cour- tery and answer a fair question I will be obliged to him. Mr. Tucken—I have always some courtesy to spare to the gentleman from Michigan, for he necds it very much, (Laughter.) In my judgment it would bea matter of impertinende for me to state what oceurred in conference committee. . Ido not say whether it is ter of impertinence to ask such # question. The amittec entered into a full conference of all the tors and determined as I have reported. I do not feel, at liberty to detail the discussion in com- mittee, but I have reported what I believe to be right, thut the tax on matches should be retained. I moyo the previous question. — Mr. Cosarn, of Mighigan, asked for two minutes, the request was met with impatient shouts of “Vote” from the democratic side, Thereupon there was a disposition shown by Mr. Conger to interpose dillatory motions, and inorder to prevent that he was allowed five minutes. But when he took the floor to speak on the subject of the tax on matches a motion to adjourn was madoon the democratic side, and was carried, and the House, at twenty minutes to siz P. M., adjourned, THE REVENUE LAWS, SUMMARY OF THE NEW INTERNAL REVENUE LAW—IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE SPIkIT TAX LAWS--INCREASE IN THE POWERS OF THE OCOMMISSIONER—IMPORTED SPIRITS TO BEAR PAPER STAMPS, The act to amend the laws relating to internal revenue, which has been agreed upon in conference committee and which passed the Senate to-day, and will doubtless pass the House, has been popularly and almost universally supposed to relate only to the bject of tobacco; but such is not the case. Under cover of the popular agitation on the subject of the tobacco tax a bill has been put through which effects the most sweeping changes in the internal tax system accomplished since tho law of 1868, Thess changes relate to the administrative powers ef internal refenue officers and to the collection of the spirit taxes; and, althongh the law ostensibly refers only to inland revenue, a very great alteration is made in the customs laws by providing for the stamping of packages of imported distilled spirits, thus assimi- lating the spirit tax system to that in force in rela- tion to tobacco and bringing our leading customs and revenue tax laws under the one head of stamp acts. SUMMARY OF NEW LEGISLATION. The first section of the bill provides for the dis- missal from office of any collector of internal rey entice who shall in any way part with @ stamp until full value is received for it, and declares any delivery of euch a stamp except on receipt of its money value to bes migdemeanor, This new penalty isin eddi. | tion to the liabilities of collectors on their official bonds. Section 2 requires clerks of United States circuit or district courts, in addition to forwarding a list” of judgments to the Solicitor of the Treasury, a6 now required by law, to report quarterly to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue ull reccipts and disbursements on account of internal revenue cases, It also amends sections 3,143 aud 3,144 of the Revised Statutes by authorizing the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to preseribe the conditions of Bonds ot collectors, aud by making ali collectors disbursing officers instead of only those especially designated by the Treasury Department. Section 3,149 is amended by designating the senior deputy collector of a district as acting collector in case of 3 temporary vacancy, unless the collector shall have selected another of his deputies to act. ‘The powers formerly yested in supervisors of internal revenue are, by the amendments to section 3,163, conferred upon all collectors and revenue agents, and the commission is, specifically authorized to make transfers of officers of all grades from one district or post to another. Seetion 3.152 i 2 is altered by increasing the number hirty-tive and by vesting them jest powers of search and seizure, with- ion as to the places in which they 165 is so amended as to authorize all in- ternal revenue officers to administer oaths required by regulations as well as those prescribed by law. The 3,171st.section is so alteredas to restrict claims of any officer against the United States for personal injurfes to those received strictly in the discharge of his duty, ‘The law of 1875 is amended so as to allow every col- lector to appoint as many deputies as he may think proper, Who are to receive sueh compensation as may be allowed by the Commissioner with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. The amendment fixes the salary of the collectors at from $2,000 to $4,500, the latter sum to be paid when an- nual collections reach $1,000,000, and the former when they do not exceed $25,000. It authorizes col- lectors to require bonds at’ pleasure from. deputies, makes, more explicit provisions for the responsibility of officials for acts of their subordinates, and au- thorizes the Secretary and Comimissioner to make extra allowances to collectors for extra services ren- dered within one year prior to the granting of the allowance, provided the ‘net annual compensation” of any collector shall not exceed $4,500, GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE AMENDMENTS. All these amendments to the laws regulating the functions of officials are in the direction of enlarg- ing the discretionary authority of the Secretary and Commissioner. They, in fact, render the control of those officials over their subordinates nore absolute than that of generals over troops in time of war, ex- tending their administrative descretion not merely over the smallest incidents of specific duties but over the compensation and the general regulations of service of all internal revenue officers and over the tenure of office of the most important ones. The inereasod force of revenue agents are to exercise their great inquisitorial and executive powers anywhere in the United States, subject only to the will of the head of the burear d department. It is true that for the last few years the.corps of internal revenue agents have cxisted in Jess numbers, but previous acts have not conferred upon them many funetions of bonded officers, The fact that these agents give no bonds causes criticism as to the propriety of their being vested with such plenitude of power. ASSESSMENTS AND COLLECTIONS, Under the caption of “Assessments and Collec- tions” the time of making annual returns of special taxes (defined in section 3,173) is altered from the first Monday in March to April 30; deticiencies in col- Jections of special taxes discovered after collections are made collectable at any time; collectors are re- leased from the necessity of giving receipts for moneys paid for stamps; unpaid assessments are made @ licn in favor of the United States from the time assessment lists are made out instead of, as formerly, from the time when the taxes were dne; the Commissioner of Internal Revenue instead of District Attorney becomes the custodian of deeds of property bid in at inland revenue sales, which deeds are to be prepared by District, Attor- neys, who are to receive $5 for each deed drawn; collectors are required to make returns on the fifth of each month to the Commissioner of all laud gales, and tho Commissioner of Internal Revenue is made tho trustee for the United States of all for- feited property, with the right to release it to the debtor from whom it was taken in case it is re- deemed. SPIRITS DESTROYED BY FIRE, Achange in section 3,223 makes the limitation upon the remission of taxes in the case of spirits destroyed by fire read as follows When the ownors of distilled spirits ¢ * * may be in- demnitied against such tax by a valid claim of insurance forasum xreator than the actual value of tho distilled spirits botore and without the tax being paid, the tax shall not be remitted to the extent of such insurance. That is to say, 1t may be remitted to the extent of the difference between the excess of the amount in- sured over untaxed value and tho full tax paid value. For instance, if goods destroyed by fire woth twenty eents per gallon untaxed are insured for thirty cents, the tax will be romitted to the extent of sixty cents per gallon. SPECIAL TAXES. On the subject of special taxes the leading new features are the exemption from special tax liability of judicial sales, sales on dissolution of partnership to remaining or incoming partners, or transfers of entire stock in trade. The licenses for liquor dealers revised by the new law are, for retailers (those who sell less thun five wine gallons at a time), $25, and tor wholesale deal- ers $100; for retail dealers in malt Hquors, $20, and for wholesale dealers in malt liquors $50. When brewers buy from other brewers both are liable to special tax, and brewers are allowed to sell their own Deer at retail without paying special tax as retailers. GENERAL PROVISIONS, Under the head of distilled spirits the new law ex- empts wine makers who sell wine from grapes of their own growth or produced from vineyards of their neighborhood from all special taxes, provided the sales shall be made at the principal office of the vintner. Apothecaries are also exempt from taxation on liquors compounded by them for medicinal pur- poses. New provisions are made regarding the sur- of distilleries, which are to be made by officers expecially designated by the Commissioner of In- ternal Revenne, excepting those of distilleries of a less spirit producing capacity than 150 galions per day, which may be made by the collector of the fs are not allowed to bo trict or his deputy. Vineger manufactures carried on within (00 fect of any distillery, the same rule being applied to them as since 1N68 has separated rectifying houses from distilleries, and any vinegar contaiping more than two per cent of spirits be forfeited to the United States. hen spirits ure produced they arc to be imme- diately branded, not only with the government brand, but with the name by which they are known in the trade, as “highwines,”* “aicohol,”” “spirits,” “Bour- “bon” or “rye.” Provision is made for the compulsory withdrawal from bond and payment of tax on spirits contained in leaky packages. The reissuc of stamps in place of those accidentally destroyed is allowed, and rectifiers of distilled spirits are required to give bonds to the extent of double the value of the tax upon the recti- fying capacity of their works during ten days, pro- vided the penal sum of the rectifier's’ bond be in no cave less than $500 nor more than $50,000, The new law also provides for a drawback on American made stills, which are exported to the ex- tent of the internal revenue tax on their manufac ture. Thochan, in the laws regulating the manufac- ture and sale of spirits are very important and will not be favored by the Hquor trade, The require- ment of # rectifier’s bond is espevially obnoxious, Rectifiers say that there is no way of ascertaining the capacity of a rectifying house, as any change in the character of spirits constitutes rectilication, and that the new law will crush out all but the largest recti- fiers, who can control the action of collectors, LIQUOR STAM The groat novelty of the bill, the imported liquor stamp, is an entire surprise. “So closely hav the se- cret been kept that not even leading importers had the least knowledge that a radical revolution in their business was even in contemplation. Sections 11, 12 and 13 ofthe ‘now law provide that all imported Injuors shall be branded by & United States ganger in customs warehouse, “and a stamp affixed to cach package, indicating the dato and particulars of such inspection, and the Secretary ot the Treasury is authorized to prescribe the form of and provide the requisite stamps, and to make all regulations which he may deem necessary and proper for carrying the foregoing requirements into effect.”” This portion of the act isto take effect on June 30, 1879, and any packages withdrawn from a bonded warehouse after that date purporting to contain imported liquor and not bearing the *stamp is to be forteited to the United States. Small packages of imported spirits containing not 4 than five gallons, filled on the premises of liqnor dealers, aro to be stamped with imported spirit stamps by the officers of internal revenue, hen imported spirits are emptied the importer’s stamp is to be destroyed and all custom house marks oblit- erated, and no cask which hus contained imported spirits ‘shall be used for domestic spirits under the penalty of forfeiture of cask and contents. Import- er's casks found empty or refilled with importation marks still on them may be seized by any internal revenue officer. The purchaser and seller of any refilled ftinported cask are each Hable to a penalty of #200 for each such cask sold, It is noticeable that in these provisions there is no limitation as to the kind of stamp to be prescribed. 7 are a number of metal, rubber and other patented stamps, from vetion may be made, instead of adopting a paper stamp analogous to that ‘on domestic spir e thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth jon’ of the act relate entirely to tobacco, and on fully discussed and described, The seventeenth section authorizes the redemp- tion of stamps which have been damaged, or for which the or may have no tse, or which, through mistake, may have been improperly or unnecessarily used, or where the rates or duties sive or paid inerror. Forgery of stamps is made a crime equal to forgery of United States notes, and the punishment prescribed for unlawful use of them is very severe, DRAWDACKS, A very important feature of this section is tho provision tor a drawback on exported fermented iqnors, Which has arisen from the-fact that our lager beer brewers have become recently heavy ex- porters. Drawbacks are also allowed on all articles in schedule A, when they are exported, excepting matches, cigar lights and tapers, the’ drawback to bo in each ease equal to the tax paid. 101 18 provides that ciaims for stamp allow- ances must be made within three years irom the date of pntehase of the stamps from a government agent, but this does not extend to documentery ten cent stamps, for which no allowance is to be made. The nineteenth section allows the Commissioner of Internal Kevenue, with the approval of the Secrotary, to “alter the form, character, material or device” of any stamp, provided the new stamps shall not exceed in cost to the user the rates now fixed, Nothing is said to limit the cost to the government, and the an- thority of the Commissioner aud Secretary in selec- tion is unlimited. Section 21 permits the use tax free in manufacture of American spirits in the same manner as imported are now used. PAIGE’S TRIAL. TESTIMONY OF THE SHIPPER AND THE BOOK- KEEPER OF THE ¥FIRM—HOW PAIGE FELT BADLY ABOUT CHARMIE'S CONDUCT. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Boston, Feb, 26, 1879. When the Superior Court was opened this fore- noon by Judge Colburn an immense throng of in- terested spectators rushed into the audience room, and it was some time before the necessary order was restored, Paige was on hand, looking as cool as any person in the court room, Eight new witnesses were sworn by the government. 7 IMONY RESUMED, George Allen Bisby, a colored waiter in No, 9 Beacon street, where Paige boarded last summer, testified that he handed Paige a telegram on November 10. Henry Williamson, telegraph operator at No. 109 State street, testified that he received off the wires November 9 a despatch from Baltimore to M. Frank Paige, and signed “Jack.” George I’. Milliken, manager of the Western Union office, produced two despatches from Paige. T. J. Sullivan, a shipper in Paige's store, testified that he shipped all the goods, made out the pills of lading, receipts, &c.; about the 2d of August he knew of goods being sent to Baltimore in tho name of Stet- soa. WRANGLE BETWEEN COUNSEL. On the question as to the cutting of leaves out of the shipping book, as previously testified to by Stetson, Mr. Ives, Paige’s counsel, claimed that the evidence was incompetent. ‘The District Attorney argued to the contrary. ‘The Court did not think the evidence of witness as to the overt acts of Stetson tended to show acon- spiracy. The question was not one for the jury to judge. Witness, resuming, testified that he had a conversation with Stetson about the leaves of the shipping book in September; Paige asked witness if he (witness) had told Murphy, of Lynn, about goods being shipped in Stetson’s name; Paige asked him about telling Murphy about the shipments m Stetson’s name; Paige said that Murphy had told him (Paige) that the goods were being so shipped; witness told Paige ho had never told Murphy about the shipments in Stetson’s name; on Wednesday following the election witness was at the store; Paige came in and asked if Charlie had come in; then asked for Bacon, the bookkeeper, who handed a letter to Paige, who went into the counting room.and read it; this letter was the one that Stetson left when he went away; Paige said witness should not say anything about the matter to “Jack” or “Jimmy,” meaning Milton and Bald- win: upon reading the letter Paige told witness that it referred to goods sent away by Stetson; Paige asked if he (witness) knew of Stetson’s having shipped goods in his (Stetson’s) name; witness said he did; Page then said he would send detectives atter Stetson, and asked witness to assist bim in finding the latter; witness we to Montreal, to two business firms in that city, to see if Stetson had cailed; #f witness found Stetson_he was to telegraph Paige; Paige told witness that Milton would go to Baltimore to see if Stetson was there; if Stetson was found in the latter city Paige said he would at once telegraph witness t Montreal to come home; witness was in Paige’s employ four years. ° FIGURES PRODUCED. Bills of lading dated August 6 and August 26 by the Boston, Norfolk and Baltimore Steamship Com- pany are made out in the name of Stetson; August 16 a bill was made out by Mr. Milton for Baltimore in Stetson’s na’ other bills show that there were sent August 30, 24 cases; August 31, 17 cages; Septem- ber 28, 15 cases; October 4, 29 cases; October 11, 40 cases; October 17, 28 cases; October 18, 39 cases; October 22, 18 cas October 28, 43 cases; after Stetson’s shipment, Paige questioned me about telling Murphy; Paige said Murphy had not told him I had said goods were being shipped in Stetson’s name; Paige was away fromthe store a great deal be- tween July and October; was under Stetson’s direction in Paige’s absence; Monday before election all the books wore there as usual, so far as I saw; Stetson was at work upon them; Mr. Stetson bought some goods that day: Wednesday, Paige had been in tho store about fifteen minutes when he read thé letter to Mr. Bucon; he brought the letter in with him; Paige looked’ very pale, and I thought he was sick; asked what the matter was; he sai *T8ok at the letter and. see what sort of @ damned scoundrel I've had here;” he them read the letter aloud, and said pe didn’t think Charlie ‘would have treated-him that way >the safe was open and the books were gone; Paige didn’t stay all day; Paige came again the next morning; told him th: Stetson had probably gone to Montresl, for if any one did wrong they generally went up there; my in- structions were if Stetson was there and going West to follow him; my letter to Paige was to the ef- fect that I thought I had a clew to Stetson. A. O. Brewster, an attorney, testified:—I know Thomas F. Nutter and M. Frank Paige; received $10,000 in United States bonds from Nutter in No- vember and December last; exchanged them for other bonds with & young man in the firm of Morton, Bliss & Co. in New York; received 10,000 to $12,000 from Brock the Nutter transaction; exchanged them for other bonds in New York; the Nutter bonds wero ex- changed the last of December or the 1st of January; the Brock bonds were exchanged two or three weeks fterward; the bonds were five-twenties; gav: ds received in exchange to Mr. Brock, do ir; was counsel then for Paige; made five visi to New Yori, and the Nutter bonds were taken either at the second or third visit; my visits did not go back to Novernber. Jonas W. French identified several letters and « draft directed to Stetson by Mr. Nutter; sent a telegram to Stetson at Liverpool; receiv despatch trom Nutter, in New York, December 5. NUTTER TESTIFYING. Thomas F, Nutter identified the paper sent in Mr, French's envelope. as having been recetved from Paige; gave the paperto French and told him if he was writing to Stetson ‘to inclose it: have written telegrams to be sent abroad at Mr. French’s request; identified one despatch only as having becn sent by request of Paige; sent a de- spatch to French in New York December 5 in ac- cordance with his directions before he went there; don’t know whether I delivered bonds to Mr. Brews- ter in December. BACON ON THE STAND. Walter M. Bacon, Paige’s bookkeoper from January 1 until the failure, said he entered ,invoices of goods that caine in and made invoices of goods sold; never heard of a conversition between Paige and Stetson on the subject of sending goods to Baltimore; Puigo once directed Stetson to put a lock on the shipper's desk and a spring lock on the door of the enclosure in which the books were kept; saw in the safe an en- velope directed to Paige some time during the latter part of September; examined it; it was. sealed slightly in the middle, ' and he ‘could sce the backs of the ‘bor it was in Stetson’s handwriting; Stetson produced paper and went over it with Paige about the middle of October; it appeared to bea piece of bill paper; went to tho safe the next morning after the envelopes were handed to Stetson; they were ere; was in the counting room most of the there on the 6th at abont half-past eight jay or Tuesday Paige came in and rme; I told him that the books were all gone; Paige tol? usto keep still about the books; saw Sterne, Lewiston and Stetson together some time in the latter part of October, when a paper was pre- sented; saw Mr. Sterne write something on the pu per; had a conversation with Mr. Patge on the after- noon of October 6. SURPRISED AT STETSON. Paige said that he was surprised that Charlie (Stet- son) had acted so, Ho said he wanted to save £2,000 or $3,000 if he could, I told him that 1 didn’t know why wo should try to keep tt from his creilito Paige told me a partner, and that he of the profits; he told me that it would hurt me bookkeeper if I told anything; on November 7 ho gave me some money, and told me to yo to New York and look around for Mr. Stetson; all the books in the present use were missing on the 6th of November, except one; Mr. Paige, Mr. Stetson aud = myself had keys to the safe; the books not in use were kept there; dpencd the sate Weduesday morning; found some of the old books there; gave the balance statements to Mr. Paige or laid them on his desk; had before. seen Sterno, Paige and Stetson together in the store talk- ing; knew thet Paige had a partner; had seen the partnership papers between him and Stetson. There were about one thousand cases consigned to Paige from July and about two thousand casos sold from the store; he found out that Stetson had been #hip- ping goods in his own name, bat did not xpeuk to Paige about it and ‘did not seo the memorandum; be thought for some time that the firm were fixing up to fail and so let things drift; weat to New York and also Philadephia, where I expected to find Stetson, who had left town; I followed him to Baltimore, under in- structions from Detective Wiggin; received about $20 from Wiggin and had my expenses paid, The court here adjourned, PLYMOUTH BETHEL'S MARRIED MEN. The Marricd Men's Bible Class of Plymouth Bethel gave one of their regular suppers and entertain. monts at the Bethel, on Hicks stmet, Brooklyn, last evening, Aftet the suppor all present were invited to the chapel room, in the upper part of the bnild- ing. Rey, Frank Smith, pastor of the Bethel, presided, and Mr. 8. M. Stevens, tho seetetary, read the report. It sot forth that the class numbered at present 260 members, and that there was an aver- age atteidance ot 5. After Miss Lotise Kenible sang three songs with good offect, Professor Silver. nail read ‘Parson Gray's Horse,” oy Harriet Bcechor any Rev, Mr. Beecher was then invited to speak, end delivered a short address, THE CHINESE QUESTION. GENERAL INTEREST REGARDING THE ACTION OF THE PRESIDENT—MEETING OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-—-LETTER FROM THE FOREIGY ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY. . The interest in the anti-Chinese bill, which re- cently passed both houses of Congress and is now awaiting the action of the President, continues to excite great attention in all parts of the country, and great efforts are being made to influence the Executive by both the friends and opponents of the measure, For the discussion of the bill the Chamber of Commerce will hold a special meeting at one o'clock this afternoon, for which the following call has been nt Cowdin, J. Pi it sk oat Morien Te nrtan, BW vl, D. Willis James, Josiah M. Fiske, 24, 1870. ACTION OF THE ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY. The American Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, of which Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, D. D., is presi- dent, and whose special mission is to bring about the abolition of slavery in the Island of Cuba, has forwarded the following letter to President Hayes:— Orvice Forres Axenic. LAVERY SOCIETY, zw Youx, Feb. 26, 1879. } To His Excellency Hon. Rvruenvonp B. Hayes, Pros- ident of the United States :— * you in Dean Stn—We have the honor to address behalf of the American Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in reference to the bill recently passed by Congress and known as the Anti-Chinese bill. This society, composed of men many of whom have felt the iron yoke of oppression and the bitterness of race preju- dice in this country, recognizes in this bill the same spirit which for so inany Yearstoppressed more than four millions of our people. The same arguments— the danger of cheapening labor to the disadvantage of the white man, social degradation by the com- mingling of the races, unassimilating qualities—all these and more, have been the chief arguments and levers used by the enemies of freedom here and else- where. They have been proven false in the one case, and, we have no doubt, will be proven false in this. We believe that the Christian religion has nothing to fear by close contact with heathenism anywhere, much less in our own country, and we believe that the treaty relations: existing the Chinese government, and the consequent com- mercial intercourse and intermingling of peoples, to be the great means’ which, under Divine Providence, will give that whole people the light and benefit of our Christian civilization. We, therefore, beg that Your Excellency veto the said bill. HENRY HIGHLAND GARNET, President, B. Scorrnon, Secretary. CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS AND THE POR GLAND (OREGON) BOARD OF TRADE ASK THE YRESI~- tween, our own and + DENT TO SIGN—STATISTICS OF CHINESE IMMI-' GRATION BY THE SAN FRANCISCO PRESS, San Prancrsco, Féb. 26, 1879. Tho republicans of the Eleventh Senatorial district have telegraphed to the President asking him to sign the Chinese bill as a 1aeasure to promote the happinees and prosperity of the Golden State. THE PORTLAND BOARD OF TRADE. A Portland despatch says that at a special meeting of the Board of Trade there the following resolution was adopted :— Resolved, That the Board of Trade of Portland, Oregon, heartily indorses the action of Congress in passing the bill to restrict Chinese immigration, and earnestly solicits the President of the United States to approve the same, believing that by so doing he will confer, not only upon the people of this North- west Pacific coast, but on the American nation now and hereafter, the greatest benefits which can possi- bly follow to the trade and commerce of the United States and to society at large. The resolution was signed by the Vice President and Secretary of the Board and forwarded by tele graph to President Hayes. STATISTICS OF IMMIGRATION, The Bulletin this evening says:— It would be a hopeless task to correct all the false statements, statistical, political and ethical, afloat in the East on the Chinese question. Professor Williams said in a letter yesterday that 4,000 more Chizfese returned than came over last year, We have examined the Custom House cords and find the total arrivals of Chinese for yavas 6,675 and the departures 6,071, which shows an excess: of arrivals of 604. It is true the Chinese have gone up and down the coast from this port and some to the Sandwich Islands, but as the object was to show that there was no danger of overrun “by these people the ures for China must not alone be en as 8 test. The exceptional state of things which pre- vailed in 1878 must also be taken into consideration. The disturbances which took place in the year pre- ceding in this city indicated that a heavy stream of immigration would not be tolerated. The Six Com. panies telegraphed for no more to come, and, 3s & consequence, there was temporarily 3 great falling oft-in the living freight. ‘The Pst, on the same subject, says:— Chineso iminigration will be renewed this year in far greater proportions unless the bill is approved. As an indication of what may be expected it is suf- ficient to state that one of the Pacific mail steamers engaged in the Panama trade has been withdrawn and placed on the China line. Increased facilities for immigration are not provided on chance. A MISSIONARY VIEW. ‘The Post publishes an interview with Rev. Dr. J. H. Warren, Superintendent of the American Home Mis- sionary Society for the District of Califsenis, in which he says regarding the immigration of Chinese :— It I were sure that their coming was free an@ voluntary, like that of other foreigners, in no way covnected with coolie contracts or servile con- ditions, 1 would look upon their coming in an- other light. I know the Six Companies deny that the thousands of their countrymen on this coast are other than freemen, and aflirm thet they all came here as such. I wish I were convinced by their declarations. If the Chinese came here aé free men why do they not go backus free men? Why must aChinainan dirst get his permit from his com- any betore he can buy his ‘ticket for China? Pave an impression that the Six Com- panies do not tell it all: that there is a contract system which, if it does uot bring them here, does stop them from returning unless certain conditions arc property adjusted by @ government of their own.. I cannot, therefore, but favor emphati- cally and decidedty a restriction of such servile im- migration. If I had power I would stop it absolutely. It 1s the earnest desire of Christian people to evan- gelize the Chinese, In California it has so far been slow work. Converts have been very few, yet we think enough has been " accom- lished to spare no effort to reach them all. it is the policy of the American Board of Commis- sioners for Foreign Missions to plant no missions among the Chinese except in China. Experience has tight the Board that, to do them the ay good re ligiously, the Gospel must be taken at home. To bring them over to our toa therefore, for the sake of converting them, docs not have the weight with me that it has with others. The op- position in the East to the bill Just passed by Con- gress arises, I think, from a partial understanding of the question. On one sido there is, no doubt, a grab for votes or political capital; on the other side there is more of less of philanthropic gush, if not religious buncombe. A PRAYER FOR APPROVAL FROM NEVADA. San Francisco, Cal., Feb, 26, 1878, The Nevada Senate to-lay passed by a unanimous vote @ resolution and memorial praying the Presi- dent to sign the Anti-Chinose bill. ILLINOIS STATE SENATORS GRATEFUL SPRINGPIELD, Feb, 26, 1879. The Senate to-day, by a vote of 18 to 16, adopted @ concurrent resolution thanking the Senators and representatives in Washington for the adoption of the law restricting Chinese immigration. THE ANTI-CHINESE BILI, CONDEMNED, Hanntsnune, Pa., Feb, 26, 1879, The joint resolution condemning the enti-Chinese Dill was reported favorably in the lower house of the Assembly this morning. DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PACIFIO COAST AT THE WHITR HOUSE. Wastitxetow, Feb, 26, 1879. A domoeratic delegation, consisting of Senator Grover, of Oregon, and Representatives Luttrell and Wigginton, of California, aud Patterson, of Colorado, had an audience with the President to-day and urged him to sign the anti-Chinese bill, and presented arguments and reasons for his so doing. ‘he President's answer was similar to that given to the republican delegation yesterday, and these geu- tlomen also left with the impression that the Presi dent will not sign the bill. NAVAL COURT MARTIAL, The case of Edward J. Waugh, the warrant office: of the United States 3 yho was arrested at the Brooklyn Navy Yard some time ago on the charge of stealing from the government, was reached be A | court martial now sitting at the Brooklyn Ni Yand yestentay. Tho charge against the accused is that at the time of his arrest he was passing through the east gate with sixty pounds of composition metal, valued at forty cents a pound, secreted about his body, Officers sent to search his residence in Clas- son avenue fonud 409 pounds of metal conceaied there, Action in the cage was po anti Lie 4 °