Lancaster jittelligencer. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 1871 The Election of State Treasurer A dark shadow has fallen athwart the horizon of Pennsylvania. Contrary to the hopes of many and the wishes of nine-tenths of the people of this State, Robert W. ...Mackey has been chosen State Treasurer. That railroad corpo ration, the creature of the State, which has grown greater than the State itself, issued Its mandate, and the manikins in the Legislature had nothing to do but obey. It was necessary that the hirelings of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company should place a profligate crea ture of the Ring in control of the Treas ury, with a View to thefuture operations In the Legislature, by which the people are to be defrauded of the securities which the Constitution has locked up In that Treasury, Two yearsagowhen the Pennsylvania Railroad Company removed one of its Solicitors from an Attorney's office in a small country town into the Senate of the United States, Robert W. Mackey was put in charge of the Treasury by the same influence, though not known even by name to more than ten Representa tives the day before his nomination. In this division of plunder the Penn's. It. It. Co. got the lion's share, In the United States Senatorship, and Camer on, the jackal's booty in the Treasury. Last winter Cameron's candidate for Treasurer was up again, and had the caucus nomination secured, when the Pennsylvania Railroad drew off enough Republicans to elect pen. Irwin with the aid of the Democrats. This was done to humble Simon Cameron, who had injudiciously boasted that Senator Scott was the offspring of his power, and at the same time to teach Mackey to whom his allegiance was due. Cam eron bore the eastigation with becom ing meekness, and now the lion and Jackal are hunting in couples again.— The Railroad ( 'ompany has flung to Cameron and his underlings the use of the unexpended balance in the Treas ury. Its own share is to come out of the legislation of this winter. This election of Mackey lifts the edge of the curtain which will soon rise In this drama of profligacy and corruption. The arrangements for the passage of the Nine-Million-Bill are believed to be fully settled, the principal operators only waiting until all preliminaries have been satisatorily arranged. Had Gov ernor Geary permitted the bill of last winter to become a - law, it is estimated that the chiefs of the railroad gang would have divided among themselves not less than two Millions of dollars, leaving seven millions and a half , which would have eoustrueted and equipped the roads, besides utlitrd lug a handsouno margin to the (in tractors and others who were en titled to pay for services in the lobby. Nor would this enormous sum of two millions have been shared by more titan one-eighth of the number in Ali Baba's story. The conspiracy bill of this ses sion will be the same old serpent in a new skin. A majority of two-thirds in both branches Is not necessary, as it is whispered that Governor Geary's views have undergone a complete modifica tion since the vaunted veto last year. Nay, there is a sibilation that his Ex cellency has recently declared hiurstelf disgusted with the vanities and poops of odleial power and ready to withdraw to the shades of private life forever. The conspiracy against the people of Collllllollwealth does not stop with the plunder of the Treasury vaults, but the majority in the Legislature is to be required to pass an act to perpetuate the power of the present Pen nsyl la Rail road 1)i rectory. 'Phis will be a plagiar ism of the legislation which Gould, Fisk and Lane obtained a year or two ago at Albany, and which enables those buc caneers to lord it at will over the stock holders of the Erie Railroad Company. \Viten the 111110 uilliousshall have been abstracted front the Treasury, and this act shall have been passed, the Penn sylvania Railroad Company will have little further need of the services of their tools in the Legislature and the lobby, and will fling them away with the con tempt which gilded corruption feels for Its shabby accomplices. The poor old Commonwealth, like Lear, stripped and defrauded, will lie at the mercy of this gigantic corporation. Corporations have no soul according to the conceit of the old lawyers. The Pennsylvania Rail road Company is happy in the posses sion of agents who are equally soulless ; and this is no conceit. When they shall have filched the 'last bond from the Treasury of the people,a Constitutional Convention may be called ; then :\ Ir. McClure may till the Legislature with three or live hundred honest men, and the work of reform may proceed. There will he nothing more left to- plunder, and it will give the Pennsylvania Rail road Company no care who is State Treasurer In the future. A Report In Col. Deeherl's Case After a careful examination of the pe tition contesting the right of Col. Robert I'. Dechert to a seat in the State Senate, the Committee to which it was referred have reported through their Chairman, Hon. Charles Buckalew, that the facts set forth in said petition are mr)tsufllcient to sustain a contest. Counting up all the votes which are alleged in the peti tion to have been fraudulently cast for Mr. Dechert he still has a very decided majority. It Is plain from the petition Itself that its framers had no hope that they would be able to prove the number of illegal votes they charge. They re lied upon the chance of securing a strongly partisan committee, which would follow the infamous precedent of throwing out enough Democratic pre cincts to count in the Radical contestant. That design was seen upon the face oft he petition. To prevent such an outrage by any legal means within their power was the plain duty of the Democratic Senators, and they took the proper course when they referred the petition to a committee, with instructions to inquire whether there was ground to justify the Senate in proceeding further with the contest. The report of Mr. Buckalew shows very conclusively' that there was not sufficient ground, and the people of Pennsylvania will sustain the action of the committee. The whole course of proceedure has been confined within the safe limits of law and well-established precedent. Thus has the verdict of the people at the ballot-box been sustained and a contemplated outrage been frus trated, while the State has been spared a grew - and useless expense. Congressional Representation The new apportionment of represen tatives to Congress, reported by Mr. Mercur, from the House Committee on the Judiciary, makes 280 the number of which the House shall be composed.— On a former occasion the House assign ed to itself 373 Representatives, while the Senate named 300. The present proposition is a compromise. The ratio of representation is fixed at 137,800, and the only losses under it will be borne by Vermont and New Hampshire, each of which will be deprived of one Repre sentative. Massachusetts, New York, Marylaid', Virginia, North and South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Cali fornia and Minnesota will each gain one. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Geor gia, Texas, Kansas and Wisconsin will respectively gain two. Missouri, Miehl gsu and lowa will each gain three, and Illinois four. The States not here enu merated will retain their present repre sentation. Classified as sections, the result will give the West nineteen ad ditional members, the South nine ad ditional, the Middle States six, and en tail upon New England a loss of two. I. It. West, Republican, and the can didate of Gov. \Yarmouth was elected, on Tuesday, by the Louisiana Legisla ture to the U. S. Senate. That Inventory The Executors of Mr. Stevens' Es tate having concluded that they could not safely defy public opinion any longer, have at length flied what they declare to be an Inventory of the Es tate. They filed it In great haste im mediately after they had secured an opinion of the Court adverse to the right of the County to demand it from them, - evidently with the hope that such action would thus bear the appearance of beingvoluntarily taken. They had heard of the fact that attention had been call ed in the Pennsylvania Legislature to their misconduct in withholding the collateral inheritance tax due the State, and justly feared that the State author ities might not be as unsuccessful as were those of the County, In demand ing that they should make an exhibit of the property that came Into their hands. It will be perceived that a part or the Items in the Inventory were appraised in November, 1868, and part on the .d of December last. The part appraised in November, 1868, was the stock, fix tures, grain, furniture, &c., on the fur nace property of 35,000 acres, In Adams county, I'a. The other part, consisting of the stocks, moneys, bonds, library, &c., of Mr. Stevens, is stated to have been appraised In August, 1868, Imme diatelyafter. Mr. Stevens' death, but that a new appraisement In December last was rendered necessary by the absence from this city of the Hon. Thomas H. Burrowes, one of the original appraisers. It will strike every one that this is a very singular reason to assign for mak ing another appraisement, and the ques tion.will naturally be asked, why could not the original appraisement be filed as well as a subsequent one. Mr. Burrowes doubtless swore to it at the time it was taken ; or, if for any reason he did not do so, and he was willing to swear to it now, his arlldavit could readily have been obtained, as ho can always be found at his residence at the Penn sylvania Agricultural College in Centre County, of which Institution Is the i e President. Mr. Burrowes, s pue, is c k now very ill, but he was r ite - well un til two or three weeks ago. The Execu tors, by their legal and illegal delays, hay% secured ample time to communi cate with him over and over again. Again it will beasked how couldun ap pradiement be made in December, 1870, of the personal property in the hands of the Executors in August, 1868? Of the $15,000 in bank, for instance, which can hardly be there yet, as the Execu tors inform us that they have paid all the debts of the Estate, including the heavy claim of the colored housekeeper for wages for many years service? The Inventory and appraisement should present the assets of the estate as they existed at the time of Mr. Stevens' death ; and this $1.3,000 item would lead us to suppose that the Executors intend ed that the Inventory which they have filed should give the estate as It existed at that time. But there are other Items which seem to indicate that the Inven tory Is intended to be of . the assets of the estate as they are now. For instance, we have an item of $20,000 in money which we are told was originally 14 bonds of the Delaware, Leavenworth and Paw nee Railroad that have since been sur rendered or sold to Mr. Cowan in settle ment of a land transaction in Fayette county. There is an Item of over $2,800 also,received for the interest coupons of these bonds, which indicates that they were held by the Executors for two years before they were passed over to Mr. Cowan. The Executors, by the way, very calmly state that they corn prowised their dispute with Mr. Cowan by accepting from him the full market value of these bonds; which strikes one as a singular sort of a compromise and •one not very highly beneficial to Mr. Cowan. The 'Executors probably felt disposed to make up in this compromise. what they had lost In the compromise with Mr. Stevens' housekeeper. It will be remembered that they were directed by Mr. Stevens, in his will, to permit Mrs. Smith—inasmuch as his furniture and hers were intermingled in his house—to appropriate such of the furni ture as she should claim to be her own. That fair-leather-colored matron it seems finally claimed about all of it, which ac counts for the Executors charging them selves in the Inventory with little else that was in Mr. Stevens' house except his law library. But we are unable to find an equally valid excuse for their declining to state, in the Inventory, the amount of the claim which the Estate held against the Messrs. Ail. They say: '• There is :in unsettled account between the Messrs. Ahl, surviving partners of Ste vens A AM and the estate of Mr. Stevens' which has been in controversy since the Beath of Mr. Stevens, and which is now in process of settlement—but the Executors are unable to state any amount which will or may be recovered." This statement again indicates that the Executors intend their Inventory to be considered as an Inventory of the Estate in its present condition ; and it furthermore shows that they either don't know, or want the public to think that they don't know, what the true nature of an Inventory is. The ditties of Ex ecutors in making out an Inventory are very simple; they have only to produce to the appraisers all the personal prop erty of the Estate of which they have any knowledge, and to give them such information as they are possesed of in regard to the nature and value of the different items. It Is the duty of the Appraisers then to put a value on each item If there are any notes, book ac c,wnts, or claims, which they think worthless, they will say so ; but if they are worth anything, It is their duty to , put such a value upon them as their judgment will sanction. This value does not conclude the Executors; If on the final settlement of the Estate they have been unable to collect the amount at which anything in the Inventory is valued, they simply ask credit in their Account for the difference between the valuation and the amount collected. In this case however, Mr. Stevens' Execu tors tell the Appraisers that they have a claim against the Messrs. Ahl which is in process of settlement, and from which they expect to realize something for the Estate, but how much they do not know. Why did they not state the amount they claimed, and add their be lief that it could all be collected, inas much an the only offset claimed by the Messrs. All was a $30,000 subscription to a Railroad, which was not a valid claim, because the Railroad did not pass through Mr. Stevens' property as it was designed to do. The Appraisers do not seem to have inquired, as it was their duty to do, how much could reasonably be expected to accrue from the claim ; they made no attempt to value it; and they swore to the correctness of an In ventory of $lB,OOO which may in reality be $1,048,000. This All item in the In ventory may be in truth a very Trojan Horse, with a belly large enough to con ceal any number of Pacific Railroad bonds, or other evidences of shaky transactions of Stevens & All, or of the Ind ividual partners of that firm; and then again it may be all right. The public have heard something heretofore of Mr. Stevens' connection with the Misers. Ahl. The latter were distillers during the war, and as distillers are apt to do, they got into serious trouble with the Revenue officers. Mr. Stevens was their friend. The Messrs. Ahl got out of their trouble. Somewhere about thin time the Rebels burned down Mr. Ste vens' furnace. The Messrs. Ahl took a lease of the furnace property at a high rent, rebuilt the furnace and very kind ly charged Mr. Stevens nothing for so doing. Such is the rumor. We put the question again : Is this an Inventory of the Estate of Mr. Ste :ens as it was in 1868, or asit is in 1870? And we answer that it seems to be a lit tle of both. "Which It was" to have been expected. What else were they waiting : um • • I,= G - ENCER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY . 1 for? If their Inventory had been of the Estate as it was in 1868 they might as well have filed it then as now. To be sure the law requires an Inventory of the Estate as It was when it came into their hands; but then we have hereto sore observed that these Executors have for the law no very profound respect. The County Hospital Lancaster County has just reason to be proud of Its commodious and well appointed hogpital. The building is a suitable structure, handsomely located In a healthy situation. Its erection was largely owing to the well directed ef forts of Mr. J. 0. Steinheiser, who took a deep interest In the matter from the first. The Institution has been un der his care from the time of its com pletion, and every one who has visited It must have been struck with the evi dences of good management which were apparent in every department. We have had occasion to look through nu merous institutions of a similar charac ter, and can freely say that we have never seen more convincing proof dis played of ability and adaptation to a calling than is apparent in the marr agement of Mr. Steinheiser. Heretofore the County Hospital has not been subjected to the control of any corrupt ring of interested politicians.— The fellows who made money by farm ing out the prison, did not attempt to make a place for one of their tools in that institution, which is devoted to the care of a helpless class of unfortunates. Now, however, the gang have made up their minds that Mr. Steinheiser must be removed and a creature of their own choosing substituted In his stead. We hope they may be defeated in their pur pose. A communication from an intelligent and prominent Republican, 'which ap pears elsewhere, lets some light in upon the machinations of "the Ring." There is reason, as our correspondent states, to believe that certain Republican news papers of this city are acting in concert with the fellows who expect to reap pro fit from the future management of the County liospital. It is bad enough, in all conscience, to have our prison run in the interest of a set of greedy harpies— it would be simply infamous to subject the sick and the insane to their control. The County Hospital Again The Express published on Monday a plain and circumstantial statetient made by Mr. Steinheiser in regard to the allegations which have been pub lished,charging him with improper con duct in the management of the County Hospital. We give place elsewhere to Mr. Steinheiser's communication. The public will read it and judge for them selves. The charge; made by us in regard to the conduct of certain Republican news papers In connection with the proposed removal or Hr. Steinheiser came from the pen of a prominent Republican. How correct they may be we know not, but it is very certain that many reputa ble Republicans are fully convinced that a corrupt ring is now making an effort to place a creature of its own in the position which Mr. riteinheiser has filled so ably and so notch to the satis faction of the public. The Eipreas may be actuated by the best of motives in the matter. If It be it will no doubt em brace the opportunity which is present ed for doing complete justice to all who are concerned.- The testimony to the skill and effi ciency of Mr. Steinheiser is not colt ed to this community alone. Some time ago a committee of very intelligent gentlemen came to this city from Fred erick, Md., after having made an ex tended tour through several States for the purpose of examining different county hospitals similar to our Own. So notch were they pleased with all they seen here, that they sent their architect to view our Hospital, directing him to take it as a model and to receive front Mr. Stein heiser such suggestions for Improvement as he might make. Nor did they stop there. When the hospital of Frederick County was com pleted they sent hither the man whom they had selected as Superintendent, di recting him to adopt the system of man agement employed by Mr. Steinheiser. The Commissioners of Bucks county paid a similar visit to our Hospital, and witha similar result. Theseare the high est testimonials any officer could receive, and we hope there may be decency enough among those who . have control of the matter to prevent any change. .711 r. St( inheiser has conducted the Hospital on 5 the most econumiCul principles and has saved the tax-payers of Lancaster County many thousands of dollars. As he states in his card, he has not employed paid assistants, but has found all the attendants required in his own family or among the inmates of the institution. In similar establishments numerous attendants are hired and paid liberal wages, besides being boarded at the public expense. It may be the Ring sees a chance here to provide for a set of its adherents. We are perfectly impartial in all we have to say on this smtiert, and only speak for the public good. When our former article was written we had only met Mr. Steinheiser casually on passing through the Hospital. His retention or rejection is a matter in which we have only the Caine concern which every good citizen must feel. We believe him to be the right man in the right place, and such men are not plentiful. The duties devolving on him are delicate and peculiar. Helms discharged them well, and the best interests of the institution and of the public demand that he shall not be displaced to make mom for sonic creature of a cerrufq Ring of mercenary politicians. The Gettysburg Painting The State House of Representatives debated last week the question of the final location of Rothermel's painting of the battle of Gettysburg. We do not think that there can be much question, but that the proper place for this pic ture to hang, as long as it belongs to the State, is at the State Capitol. Phila delphia claims it because she is our biggest city ; but for that reason, if she wants a picture of this character, she is able to pay for one. Let her give Mr. Rothermel au order for a picture of the sanguinary battle that, we do not permit ourselves to doubt, would have been fought in front of Philadelphia's fortifi cations, if Lee had not been beaten at Gettysburg. There has been quite an animated discussion likewise in the Legislature and in the newspapers, as to the pro priety of the exhibition of the picture in Philadelphia, for the benefit of Mr. Rothermel, who has already received 520,000 of the $'25,000, which the State is to pay him for his work. The legal opinion of Theodore Cuyler, Esq., has been taken as to the right of Mr. Rother mel to make useof the picture. Mr. Cuy ler con firms this right on the ground that permission to so exhibit it, was given by the committee of the Legislature under whose superintendence it has been paint ed ; and this reason is probably amply sufficient to justify Mr. Rothermel's course. But Mr. Cuyler assigns a fur ther reason, which with great deference to his high legal abilities, we venture to think is not so sound. The contract with the State does not require the pic ture to be delivered before the first bf next July, and therefore Mr. Cuyler thinks that Mr. Rothermel has a right to use it as his own until that time. But would a man who contracts to build a new house and deliver it and the ground on which it stands to the purchaser by a certain date, be at liberty to live in or to rent such house and lot until the time specified in the contract has arrived? Is it not an essential part of the contract in both cases, that a fresh house and a fresh picture shall be delivered? The Republicans have elected a negro Mayor and three negro Aldermen at Natchez. Contested Seats In the Legislature There are a number of contested elec tion cases before our State Legislature. In the Senate the Radicals have hadithe hardihood to attack the 1.800 majority by which Col. Robert P. Dechert was elected. This is a desperate device on their part, and theattempt would never have been made but for the fact that such cases are decided by a committee in the drawing of which they would have the advantage, the name of the contestant and that of Mr. Wallace, the Speaker of the Senate, being excluded from the box. The decision of such a committee is final. The presentation of a petition to contest the seat of Mr. Dechert is, under the circumstances, the gravest kind of an imputation upon the integrity of the Republican members of the Senate. The whole movement pro ceeds upon the !presumption that e Re publican Committee would give the seat to Lyndall, regardless of the facts and of their oaths. • When Mr. Dechert was elected the Republican press of Philadelphia did not pretend to question the fairness of the ballot, and but one paper had the audacity to talk about a contest, the Morning Post being the exception to which we allude. When rumors began to prevail that a contest would be at tempted, even Forney's Press, which has excused every infamy of the kind that the Radicals have committed, re fused to credit the report, and protested against this attempt to annul the verdict of the people by the decision of a parti san committee. Only yesterday. the Day, which is owned and,controlled by a prominent Radical politician, said : After the vote for Senator at the late special election in ithe First district was officially counted and declared, the opinion was generally entertained and expressed that Colonel Dechert's majority of over thirteen hundred would utterly discourage and prevent a contest at Harrisburg. But, of late, the magnitude of majorities mat ters not much. Partisan consciences can now be stretched to cover and overcome thousands of honest citizens' votes. Wit nesses are not wanting in contested cases who are willing, for a consideration, to swear to any state of facts or figures that may be necessary to the success of the par ty that happens to draw a majority of the committee, and the testimony of such mis creants is often deemed sufficient to justify the ousting of a man fairly and solemnly elected by the people! We would not be understood as endorsing a movement so manifestly born of fraudulent intent, and one which, if we may judge from the late emphatic utterances of the Republican papers of this city, a large ma jority of the Republican party here will condemn. The motive at Harrisburg is too bold and too bad to deceive or meetlthe ap probation of any candid and intelligent mind. If the fraudulent object for this contest is evidently begun be accom plished, the fact, following the kindred in famy of last winter, will load the Senate of Pennsylvania with the lasting reproach and disgust of all honest men, and will stain with eternal disgrace the legislative history of this Commonwealth. When It is so perfectly apparent that this contest is inaugurated with the hope that chance may throw the decision Into the hands of men who will reverse the popular decree by disregarding the evidence, the Democratic majority in the Senate would be clearly justified in pre venting the outrage by any means in their power. In postponing the consid eration of the petition, they have acted wisely, and public opinion wilt justify them in any proper step they may take to defeat the design of the corrupt con spirators. In the House the Radical majority have given evidence of the contempt in which law is held by them. A Re publican official of Philadelphia, whose duty it was to certify to the fact that the signers of the petition for contesting the seat of Mr. Hager, a Republican mem ber from that city, are legal voters, pur posely made a defective certificate. In making this serious charge we are fully sustained by Republican testimony.— The Harrisburg ,STate Jourhal says : The charge made by Mr. Josephs In the House this morning, that the petition of Mr. Hetzel to contest the seat of Mr. Hager (Philadelphia) was purposely made defec tive by the Republican official who only drew it under compulsion by t,.e Court, seems to be well founded. The official in question wrote to a member here, stating that he had been compelled to draw the paper, but that It was not In accordance with the Act or Assembly, and could be invalidated Ibr that reason. This is a pre cious piece of rascality which deserves pub. lic exposure and reprobation by the honest press of the State. Yet, with evidence of this gross fraud before them, the Republican majority of the House took advantage thereof, and based their decision not to allow the drawing of a Committee on this piece of unblushing rascality. Another contest arises out of gross frauds by which a bankrupt speculator was elevated to a seat on the bench of the District Court of Philadelphia. The Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of that city, whose duty it is to certify Whether petitioners are legal voters, declined to attach the customary certificate to a paper bearing the names of the best-known citizens of Phila delphia, among whom were a num ber of most respectable Republi cans. The Prothonotary was brought before Judge Ludlow on a man darrius, but persistently refused to comply with the law. His object was to prevent a contest which would show up the rascality that had been perpe trated, and he would have succeeded had not one of the City Commissioners, himself a Republican, made the neces sary certification at the request of re spectable members of the Republican 1 1 party. These cases will be watched with in terest by the people of Pennsylvania, and any action which shall defeat the contemplated villainy will be sustained by peblic sentiment. Facts and Business Among the facts not to be blinked out of sight is the truth proved by the Treasury that the United States I iov eminent Is now exacting for every busi ness day at least zz:13:1,00u of taxes more than is necessary to support the Gov ernment. If Congress shall repeal the Income tax it will in part meet public expectation. Men of all parties de mand this, and will not be put off, while the effect of repeal would save the Gov ernment a considerable portion of the amount expected, by the dismissal of the most unpopidar class of men hold ing office from the Government. The people had a taste of this exemption on capital and corporations, in the closing month of 1870, and are all the more earnest now. Another fact injurious to business is the contracting and hoarding policy of the Secretary of the Treasury. The Government does not need—to meet its obligations--to have 5100,000,0u0 of buried treasure, nor to have thirty mil lions of currency,balance. It is enough in regard to the Public Debt that a handsome sinking, fund be provided, and, for the rest, let the debt be paid by those for whose benefit it was mainly created. Ex-SENATOR BEN. WAIu and Presi dent White, of the Cornell University, have accepted their appointment as Commissioners to San Domingo. Bish op Simpson has declined on account of prior engagements. We congratulate the Bishop on his escape from a very disagreeable situation. He has made for himself a reputation as a partisan which is rpl. the enviable possession a prelate courd have. Had he gone to San Domingo and returned with a white washing report, such as is expected to be produced, he would have forfeited all title to respect. He acted very wisely in declining to serve on Grant's com mittee. Hox. JOHN COVODE died suddenly Tuesday morning at Harrisburg. We can say but little in eulogy of him, ex cept that he was a man of great energy ; but then we must add, likewise of:great Ignorance. In both of these, character istics he was immense ; and they served to elect him for several terms as a Re publican delegate to Congress, and dual ly landed him in the position which he tilled at his death—the chairmanship of the Republican State Central Commit tee. Comfortable Fees The New York and Erie Railroad Company has been sued by a holder of its preferred stock for the dividend which he says Was earned by the road in 1888. The officers of the road deny that any dividend was earned and exhibit a bal ance sheet which shows an excess of expenditures over receipts of some two million dollars. Among the items of expenditure are $1,000,000 paid to Com modore Vanderbilt to quiet his hostility and over $300,000 expended for counsel fees. We subjoin a detailed statement of these fees ; they are somewhat higher than are current hereabouts and can on ly be matched by the fees the Pennsyl vania Railroad pays its counsel at Har risburg: Counsel Fees, tic, chargeable lo current expenses. Eaton dc. Tailor $ 39,998 30 D. 13. at D. Fields 31,286 10 David Dudley Field 12,000 00 Field A. Shearman 5,000 00 William M. Everts 15,000 00 C. A. Seward 24,000 00 E. W. Stoughton 15,500 00 John K. Porter 22,000 00 William Fullerton 11,000 00 John E. Burr!II 21,000 00 James T. Brady 5,000 00 A. J. Vanderpool 10,000 00 Brown, Hall A: Vanderpoel 1,000 00 Edwards Pierrepont 30,000 al Martin A Smith 12,500 00 J. C. Bancroft Davis 10,012 00 Levi Underwood 11,602 90 -John Ganson 15,000 00 Ganson &Smith 2,031 50 C. N. Potter 7,01.0 00 Dimock A: Whitney 5,000 00 J. N. Whiting 2,500 00 William H. Morgan 2,177 SO CortlandtParker 3,000 00 Peter Cagger 2,000 00 Samuel Hand 1,000 00 L. Seymour 1,250 00 J. S. Bosworth 1,000 00 Chapman A Martin 1,000 00 Isaac IV. Scudder 1,000 00 John Hopper 1,500 00 J. E. Devin 1,000 00 F. A. Lane 1,000 00 H. Harris 1,000 00 Lyman 'fremain 700 00 Rurnsey, Jones A Roble 750 00 David Ramsey 500 00 Bradley A Kendall 500 00 Spencer, Thomson & Mills 500 00 L. Zabriskie 500 00 Stenographers' fees 1,04024 Printing expenses 3,210 01 A easonable Reform When Senator Wallace announced the Standing Committees of the Senate, he at the same time had read certain rules for the control of that body. Re ferring back to an important clause of i • the State Constitution he enumerated nearly fifty subjects which had been transferred to the jurisdiction of the Courts, and upon which legislation was not allowable ; and he not only called the attention of Senators to the joint rule in accordance with the constitution al restriction, but he informed them that it would be rigidly enforced. It had conic to be a dead letter under Rad ical rule, and the pamphlet laws of late years have been swelled out of all pro portion by an immense number of bills which were unconstitutional in their character, being enactments upon sub jects taken from the control of the Leg islature and vested exclusively in the province of the Courts. Mr. Wallace's return to the right path will clear the calendar of the two Houses of a vast mass of special legislation which has been a fruitful source of evil. None but those who are familiar with the tedious course of business in the Legislature of Pennsylvania can prop erly appreciate the full importance of the step taken by Mr. Wallace. That he will firmly enforce the rules and con tine business within constitutional lim its no one who knows him will doubt. He Is a man of strong will and resolute character, and when he takes a stand is not easily moved. The people at large will soon see the good fruits of Senator Wallace's action in the greatly dimin ished size of the volumes of pamphlet laws, and In an Important decrease of expenditures. It is fitting that the ad vent of a constitutional party to power I should be signalled by the restriction of all legislation within constitutional'! Hon. Alexander King Hon. Alexander King, President Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial District of Pennsylvania, died at his residence in Bedford, at noon on Tuesday. Judge King received a classical education, and studied law with William Allison, Esq., of Huntingdon. Soon after being ad mitted to the bar he removed to St. Louis, Missouri, where he practiced law fur some years. In 1547, he was elected by the Whig party to the State Senate for the district composed of the counties of Huntingdon and Redford, and served three years. After the expiration of his term in the Senate lie pursued his profession, associating with himself Hon. F. Jor dan, the present Secretary of the Com monwealth, until he was elected judge of the Sixteenth Judicial District in 1864. As a judv he was impartial and independent. In the social relations of life Judge King possessed the warm friendship of those who knew him well. Ile died after an illness of a few weeks, aged about sixty-five year. Tut: Democrats undertook to prevent an increase of the appropriation which is annually made to what is known as the National Bureau of Education. What is done by the Bureau, or how the money is dispensed is not very clearly ascertained. Most of it goes into the pockets of certain Yankees who are supposed to be superintending the edu cational interests of negroes in the Dis trict of Columbia and in the South. Mr. Farnsworth, (Rep. Ill.) thought it would be better to apply the money to a depart ment of mechanics. Other Radicals re sent this im)inuntion against the indus try of the nem o. Mr. Cux gave notice that the Democrats would abolish all such devices for expending money when they came into power. To which propo sition the tax-payers will say, anion. UHANT has finally got his San Do mingo Committee appointed. It con sists of Benj. F. Wade, President White, of Cornell University, D. S. Howe, Su perintendent Perkin's Institution for the Blind, Boston. In place of Gen. Sigel, who declined the position:of'Sec retary, Allen A. Burton, of Kentucky, has been appointed. The Commission ers will sail speedily, will make a hur ried examination, 1111 d will return quick la with a report in favor of annexation. That is what they are sent out to do. A guard of marines will accompany them to prevent Cabral from gobbling them u GRANT has appointed a son of Fred. Douglass to a sort of supernumerary clerkship on the San Domingo Commis sion. Young Douglass is expected to be of use, as he will meet the negro offi cials of the island on a plane of perfect equality. He holds the position of clerk in the Third Auditor's Office, and will draw his salary during his absence the same as if he was at work at Wash ington. Ir Is understood that the question as to whether Simon Cameron voluntarily retired from President Lincoln's Cabi net, or was kicked out of it, is not to be agitated in the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph any more. One of the stipu lations made between the members of the great Tripartite Alliance which elected Mackey was to that effect. Mc- Clure is to lay aside the editorial pen, or only to use it as directed by the junto. Ir is reported at Harrisburg, on au thority which appears to be unquestion able, that certain forged checks went, with the nine millions, into the pool formed by the corrupt combination which elected Bob Mackey Treasurer. The particulars in relation to this matter can be obtained from parties resident in Lebanon. THE ELECTION OF STATE TIR F.ANUHER How Bob llaekey Woo A TRIPARTITE ALLIASCF. The Nine Millions In the Pest HARRISBURG, Jan. 11, 1871. During last summer warnings were given out from all sources to the effect that nom inations for the Legislature in the Repub lican districts were being manipulated and made with direct reference to the State Treasuryship. The more reputable Repub lican newspapers deprecated such squab bles over this office, as had brought dis grace upon the party in the past. A BLIND. The adherents of Simon Cameron, all of whom were warm partisans of Robert W. Mackey, tried to disguise the deep game they were playing. Even Quay, the whip per-in, declared in his paper, that Mr. Mackey would not be in the way again.— But, no sooner had the election occurred than the thin drapery of hypocrisy was drawn aside, and the defeated candidate of the caucus of last winter stood revealed as the coming man. Some excitement being created by this move, G. Dawson Coleman, Esq., was ostensibly set up as a candidate. Not a single one of the organs of the Cam eron faction which were so loud In praise of Mr. Coleman had the slightest idea that he would ever be called upon to take charge of the Treasury of Pennsylvania. It was intended by all that Mackey should bear the purse of the State and distribute the unexpended balance. Still the compli mentary allusions to Cameron's wealth iest adherent continued to make their ap pearance in newspapers, which were appar ently run in his interest, up to the very night when the caucus was held. There may have been a few sycophantic and beg gar-like admirers of bloated wealth, who were honest in the desire for the election of the Duke of Cornwall. LITTLE /IA ITS FOR SMALL When the Legislature met the whole school of small fry politicians, who make up the Radical majority in the House, were closely intent for a day or two upon secur ing positions as pastors and folders, or other petty places for their Insignificant followers. e no fellow was highly delight ed when he got a brother in-law made as sistant Sergeant -at-A ruts, another w as overjoyed when a second cousin was ap poipted to minister at the shrine of Cloa cina in the basement of the Capitol. This dirty little squabble over mean little places drew off the attention of many of the un fledged law-makers front the more import ant game which was being hunted down by the leaders of the party. The tight over the petty positions about the Ifouse having ended, an adjournment was had front Thursday until Tuesday af ternoon. The Radical members did not go home to the bosoms of their families, but went, almost in a body to Philadelphia, and there EZEIE TEIE ()HEAT TRIPARTITE A ELI ANh was formed between Thomas A. Scott, Si mon Cameron and A. K. McClure. Cameron and Scott together brought into the alliance three-fourths of the Radical members of the Legislature, faithful bench men who always do their biddings. McClure had the command of a small but obstinate and dangerous remnant of the Curtin faction. McClure is a sort of sea attorney of the Pennsylvania Railroad, though his ooerations are mostly confined to the land, and it was not difficult to con vince him of the advantages of the treaty. Though his hatred of Cameron amounts al most to a mania, it never stifles in him the strong instinct of self-interest. Hatred of Cameron at first led him to Irwin, As well as old political and personal associations, but that same instinct taught hint that it would be better to hunt with his enemies than to be hounded down with his friends. The compact was completed in Philadelphia on Saturday night, and nothing was left but to return to Harrisburg on Tuesday and execute the treaty by the election of Mackey. Cameron gets for his underlings the control of the unexpended balance and retains his supremacy in the Radical party of Pennsylvania. The Railroad Company lifts the nine millions and the Sea-Attorney gets his fees out of the loot. THE CAUCUS. I The meeting of the Radical caucus caused little excitement. The result was known in advance. But, when the clock In Loch ! lel ticked off minute after minute and the Index moved so slowly from eight to nine, and from nine to ten I'. M., there began to be anxious faces in the rotunda of the Capitol and in the corridors of the hotel, in which the conspirators had gathered to watch the development of their dev ilish scheme for plundering the State. At last, just as the minute hand pointed the first quarter past 10, there was a sudden rush, and with a cry " where's the boy?" An eager crowd mounted the stairs that led to Mackey's room. In a moment the waiters who had been napping in out•of the-way-places were all on ,foot, and tray after tray of glasses preceded the many bottles of champagne that were required to satisfy the thirst of members and hangers on. Inquiry revealed the fact that a motion to admit reporters of Republican journals to the caucus had been voted down, after a vigorous diseussion in which Senators Billingfelt and Evans maintained the affirmative of the proposition. A re solution to lay aside the candidates of last winter was lost, after a warm debate, and Mackey received the nomi nation a second time, this time with the assurance that he would not be defeat- ' ed. A resolution pledging the members to abide by the caucus nominee in any event had only met with a single negative vote cast by Senator Billingielt. Numbers of those who declined to vote for Mackey in caucus felt that they were degraded iu their own estimation by being compelled to support him, but the requirements of party proved stronger than their inclina tion to do right. REGISTERING TIIE DECREE 01' INU CAUCUS , When twelve o'clock of the day appoint ed by law for the election of a State Treasu rer arrived, there was no such crowd as is sometimes seen in the hall of the House. The lobbies were only moderately full. Half a dozen ladies occupied seats in the rear of the Republican side. Precisely as the hands of the clock met at twelve, the Senators, preceded by the tall form of Wm. A. Wallace, tiled in and took seats in the area in front of the Speaker's desk. Mr. Wallace took his place beside Mr. Webb, Speaker or the House, and by - virtue of his higher otliee, conducted the proceedings of the .1 Dint luu ventima . .lamb Ziegler, Clerk of the Senate, called over the names of the members of that body, and each in turn indicated his choice for State Treasurer, the Democrats voting for Daniel IL Barr, of Pittsburgh, and the Republicans for Ho bert W. Mackey, of the same city. When the name of Senator Billingtelt called be rose and said : Mr. Speaker, as this is the la t election of a State Treasurer, in this Manner, which I ever expert Or wish to see, I east my vote for Robert W. Mackey, the C. 11 1 .114 nominee oC my party. When the call or the Senate was ended, General Selfridge, Clerk of the House pro ' seeded to call the names of members of that body, and the voting proceeded in a similar manner. Considerable anxiety was mani fested in regard to the vote of George Corny. of Scranton, who was the only Republican member refusing to go into caucus, but he voted for Mackey sans phrase. When the result of the ballot was announced, and Robert W. Mackey declared elected, a lot of roughs who had gathered around [hellion . Wm. J. ovens, inside the door of the hall, raised a fierce and disorderly shout. DOwn came the gavel of Speaker Wallace, and his clear voice rang out in a stern call for order. Senators and Representatives looked Indig nant at the outrage, and the disorderly crow slunk away abashed. The clerk of the Sen ate read the certificate of election and the Joint Committee adjourned sine die. Thus was the Treasury of the people again passed into the hands of the Ring. The result was productive of more gen eral satisfaction among the parties directly interested, than any such election has ever been known to be. Even General Irwin was delighted. He was defeated for the of lice, to be sore, but there are consolations for some defeats which rob them of all their sting. In the general division of plunder it is reputed that the ex-Treasurer will get his share. Certain unredeemed promises are to be fulfilled by the corrupt combina tion which elected Mackey, and certain paper which was put out last year to be made good. It is currently re ported that one of the gentlemen who represented Lancaster; County in the House last winter, will be a couple of thousand dollars richer in consequence of the success of the combination. The Ring which made Mackey Treasurer, is the most powerful and corrupt alliance everperfect ed among plundering politicians in the State of Pennsylvania. The state Legislature SENATE, Tuesday, Jan. 10. The Speaker laid before the Senate the annual report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fined for the year ending Novem ber 80, 1870. The report shows the amount of the public' debt paid during the year to be 111,W2,nL31; amount of public debt, December I, 1870. $81,111,661.90; amountof annual interest, $1,885,382.77. SENATE STANDING COMMITIEEN. The Speaker announced the following as the Standing Committees of the Senate for the present session: Constitutional Reform—Messrs. Bucks lew, Broadhead, Purman, Davis, Olmsted, Connel, White. Federal Relations—Messrs. Buckslew, Turner, Dechert, White, Graham. Finance—Messrs. Yunnan, Davis, Dill, Billingtelt, Connell. Judiciary General—Messrs. Davis, Dech ert Petriken, White, Olmstead. Judiciary Local—Messrs. Dill, Albright, Purman, Osterhout, Mumma. Accounts —Messrs. Knight, Findlay, Graham, Rutan, Henszey. Estates and Escheats—Messrs. Petriken, Duncan, Albright, Olmstead, Allen. Pensions and Gratuities—Messrs. Al bright, Turner, Knight, Kerr, Warfel. Corporations—Messrs. Nagle, Miller, Randall, Graham, Kerr. Banks—Messrs. Findlay, Duncan, Mil ler, Graham, Rutan. Canals and Inland Navigation—Messrs. Miller, Crawford, Knight, lienszey, Dela meter. Railroads—Messrs. Randall, Dill, Craw ford, Connell, Graham. Library—Messrs. Buckalew, Albright, Olmstead. Election Districts.—Messrs. Findley, Al bright, Allen, Rutan, Evans. Retrenchment and Reform.--Messrs. Brodhead, Buckalow, Crawford, Brooke, Billingfelt. Education.—Messrs. Turner, Brodhead, Knight, Warfel, Anderson. Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures. —Messrs. Miller, Findlay, Kerr, Brooke, Evans. Military Affairs.—Messrs. Dechert, let ri ken, Randall, White, Delamater. Roads and Bridges.—Mossrs. Nagle, Brodhead, Knight, Osterhout, Anderson. Compare Bills.—Messrs. Petriken, Ran dall, Dill, Billingfelt, Kerr. Vice and Immortality.—Messrs. Brod head, Knight, Evans, Ilensey, Delainater. Private Claims and Dattiages.—Alessrs. Duncan, Miller, Turner, \Yaffe], Rutan. Public Printing.—Messrs. Duncan, Da vis, Petriken, I lenszey, Allyn. Public linildings—Messirs. Cra, cord, Findlay, Mum nt. New Counties and County Seats - Purman, Dill, Nagle, Brooke, Allen. Mines and M in ing—Messrs. 'Furner,ltan - dall, Dechert, Mumma, Osterhout. 111 L 1.5 Nor IN 01111E11. The Speaker promulgated the r,,Howing rules of order. I3ills upon any of the fol lowing subjects are ruled not to be itiorder under the provisions of the Constitution and the Fifth Joint Rule. Senators will be out of order in reading such bills, and Senate Committees will be out of order in reporting any bill comprised herein : The adoption of children. The granting of divorces for any of the following causes, viz:—adultery ; cruel treatment; desertion; impotency; consanguinity or ulliinity within or statute; marriage obtained by fraud, fore°, coercion ; conviction for fel ony; void marriage. The creation or al teration of election districts. Fixing or changing the place of holding elections. Authorizing sale of real estate; mortgage of real estate, or conveying real estate on ground rent. ('hanging school districts. Erecting independent school districts. Di viding townships; erecting new townships; altering or establishing lxiundary lines of townships. Changing lines or limits of boroughs ; Incorporating boroughs, or al tering or annulling charters of boroughs. Changing names of incorporations. Amend ing charters of corporations. Dissolving corporations. IncorpOrating either agricultural assueia Lions, barge clubs, base ball clubs, belle firint societies or associations, building as sociations, cemetery and burial associa tion., charitable associations, city hall associations, clubs for advancement of athletic sports, lire engine companies, tire insurance companies, fishing clubs, Free Masons' hall associations, hook and ladder companies, hose companies, hotel ,mn panics, literary associations, live stock in surance companies, loan associations, mu sical societies, associations and clubs, Udd Fellows' hall associations, religious associ ations, savings fund societies, scientific associations, skating park associations, societies for detection of thieves and re covery of stolen goods, teachers' institute and associations, town hall associations, or water companies. And all bills creating any of these corpor ations, although the same may contain pro visions beyond the power of the courts to grant. Messrs. H. W. Mackey, L. A. Mackey, G. D. Coleman, C. W. Cooper, It. P. Mason, M. H. Taggart, I). O. Barr, A. I'. Cone, 1). I. Isaacs, James Patterson, F. B. Books fellow, S. M. Wherry, D. 1. Morrell and 1, 0. Gordon were placed in nomination for State Treasurer. After passing resolutions relative to the death of Senator Watt, tho Senate adjourned. Hors): OF REP RES ENTATI 00. Messrs Markey, or Pittsburgh ; Coates, of Philadelphia; D. Bonn, of Pitts burgh; Cooper, of Lehigh; Ziegler, of Cumberland; Mason, of Bradlord ; Cole man, of Lebanon ; L. A. Mackey, of Lock haven; Samuel Josephs, of Philadelphia ; Wilson. of Philadelphia; Hull; of SVest moreland ; Ladner, of Philadelphia; Sin i th, of Philadelphia, and Markey, of Philadel phia, were placed in nomination fir State Treasurer. Mr. Strang stated that at the last court in Tioga county the judge had omitted to des ignate the number of jurors to be drawn.— The commissioners had made a drawing, but the whole panel would be subject to challenge. To avoid this difficulty, he read in place an act to confirm the selection of jurors thus made. The bill With passed un der suspension of the rules. Mr. Schnatterly offered a resolution re questing the Auditor General to inform the House what action, if any, had been taken by his department to secure the payment to the State of the collateral inheritance tax on the estate of the late Thaddeus Stevens, of Lancaster county. On proceeding to its ismsideration the yeas were 27, nays 45 ; so it lies over one day under the rules. A resolution offered by Mr. Heinnehl for the appointment of a committee to take charge of the picture of the Battle of Get- I tysburg, atter a long discussion and sever al amendments, was finally adopted as fol lows: Resolved, (if the Senate concur,) That a Committee of five be appointed to act in conjunction with a similar Committee err the part of the Senate, to take charge of the Rothermel picture of the battle of Gettys burg, and to inquire into and report as to the most eligible depository for said his torical painting. The Clerk of the Senate presented the following extract from its journal. Resolved, (if the House concur,) That the Joint Committee to be appointed by the Senate joint resolution of the 4th trier., to inquire into the propriety of publishing the daily proceedings of the Legislature, shall, before entering into any contract tor the same, inquire of the State Printer as to the probable or actual cost of publishing a Jour nal containing the daily proceedings of the Legislature, to be laid upon the desk of each member on the day following such proceedings, and submit such inairination with their report. The House concurred in the resolution, The Republican caucus to nominate a State Treasurer met on Wednesday eve_ ping at Harrisburg. The session wits very unharmon ions, :LIM resulted in the tri umplt of Mackey by a large majority. Whitson is the only man from Lancaster county who voted for the coining roan ; his bank ing friends are all right. Before any balloting was had, Senator Evans introduced the following series of resolutions : Resolved. That all individual claims fir Treasurer, or personal preferences, ought to be subordinate to the welfare of the party. Resolved, mat in the opinion of the cau cus, the contention which hasgrown out of the question of Treasurer in rho past and present has bad a disastrous elicit upon the Republican party arid therefore ought to be brought to an end. Resolved, That the withdrawal of all can didates, who have been heretofore promi nent eandidates for the office of Treasurer, would have a wholesome effect in allay-ins the asperities which prevail, and would be gratefully acknowledged as a patriotic ttc rifice of personal gain upon the altar of their country. The first and second resolutions were unanimously adopted, but the third was indefinitely postponed by a large vote. The following is the result of the ballot: For Robert W. Mackey—Senators Allen, Anderson, Brooke, Connell, Delamater, vraham, lienszey,Kerr, Mumma, Olmsted, Osterhout, Rutan and White; and Alessts, Albright, Beardslee, Buck, Cloud, Duffy, Dumbell, Elliott, Fleeger, Gray, Hager, Hewett, Humphreys, • Johnston, Kesel], Kerr, Eamon, Letherman, Mann, Marshall, McKey, Miller, ( Philadelphia ), Moore, Parsons,Reyburn, Robb,Sanner,Shurlock, Smith, (Dauphin), Smith, (Philadelphia), Strang, Taylor, Thompson, Walker, War ner, White, Whitson Williams, I Luzorne), Wishart, and Webb l -52. For G. Dawson Coleman--Senators Bil- llngfelt, Evans and Warfel, and Messrs. Engle, Hoopes, Prizer, Purcell, Reinoehl, and Zerbe--9. For George F. Huff—,Meseirm. Clark, Ful ton, Mejunkin, McMullin, Miller, (Brie,) Starr, Stone and Wheeler—S. For John H. Taggart—Mr. Wiley—l. Mr. Coray was absent. A resolution to make the nomination unanimous failed to pass, Mr. Billinglelt voting no. HAnntsnurto, Jan. Li 1671. In the Senate Mr. White stated that the Committee on a Legislative Record was prepared to receive proposals, and Invited competition from publishers throughout the State. Mr. Nagle presented the petition of citizens of Philadelphia contesting the seat of James Lynd to the office of Associ ate Judge of Philadelphia, The petition was laid on the table and the clerk directed to Inform the House of its reception. Mr. Turner offered a Joint resolution urging upon Congress the passage of the law now before it giving soldiers of the late war, their widows and orphans the right to take title to 160 acres of land without occupancy. Mr. Warfel read in place an act to pro vide for the sale or exchange .of the State securities, and for the payment of the pub ic debt. The bill provides that the Com missioners of the Sinking Fund shall have , 1871. full power, at anytime, to Bell any part of the whole of the securities and obligations held by them for the Commonwealth for the highest price attainable, and to guar antee, on the part of the State, full payment of the same to the pur chasers thereof, and with the proceeds of the sale, together' with any other super fluous funds remaining in the Treasury, they are required to go into the market and purchase for redemption the interest bear ing Indebtedness of the State at current rates, If deemed advantageous to the State. They may also make exchanges for other State obligations due on the best plan prac ticable. They are to report to tile Legisla ture annually. Mr. Connell moved that the. Senate pro ceed to the consideration of the resolution offered the day before, fixing a time for drawing a committee to try the contested election case vs. Robert P. Denham The motion was discussed and decided in the negative. Rev. Robert J. Keding was elect ed Chaplain and the Senate adjourned. IlousE.—The first business in order in the Rouse was the announcement of the Standing Committees. The standing committees were announe • ed as follows: Ways and Means-11essra.Strang, Shur lock, Elliot, Wheeler, Humphreys Par sons, Johnston, White, Mann, Miller, (Philadelphia,) Wiley, Purcell, ('loud, I.le wilt, Ellis, Skinner, Chalfant, Josephs, NfeAteer, Hall, Noyes. Judiciary System (General)—Messrs, Me Junken, Strang„ Fulton, Reinoehl, Smith, (Dauphin,) Stone, Mann, Kerr, Marshall, ilewitt, Fleeger, Robb, Hall, Schnatterly, Schwartz, Ellis, Boileau. Judiciary System (Local I—Messers. Smith, ( Dauphin) Stone, Sanner, Marshall, Starr, Robb, Rayburn, Woolever, Leonard, Rose, SI nin. Municipal Corporations—Messrs. John ston, Parsons, Duffy, Wiley, Duinbell, Walker, Hager, Fleeger, Lemon, Starr, Mooney, Harvey, Meek, McGowan, Lea - is. Pensions and Gratuities—Messrs. Ful ton, Keech, Stone, Corny Clarke, Gray, McMullen, ,Robb, Conrail, Hall, Engle-- man, English, McKeon, Noyes, Boileau. Federal Relations--Alessrs. Reinoehl, Mc.lunkin, Elliot, White, Fulton, Gray, McMullen, Starr, Zerbe, Boileau, Meek, Ellis, Magee, Leonard, Willianis, tCraw• turd.) Printing—Messrs. White, Purcell, Meek, Chalfant, Magee. Iron and ('sal Companies Messrs. Wheeler, Corny, Albright, Humphreys, Smith, I Plitlitilel phla,l Taylor, M irk ev, Pureell, Wishart, Keene, Woolever, I McKeon, Rose, Wilson. Manufacturing—Messrs. Albright, I,etli ernittn, Clarke, Engle, Hoopes, Siltiller, Thomson, %orbit, Morris, Wells, Putney, M'Contiell, English, lit-refer, Steele. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries-11 essr, Taylor, Laufer, Engle, Coray, tiler, Erie,) Warner, Whitson, Wishart, Keifer, ' Meek, Morris, Ross, Wells, Putney, Mont • game r•. Railroads—Messrs. Elliott, Johnston, Taylor, Wheeler, IV reel], Strang, Cloud, Mann, Smith, (Dauphin 1 , Smith , 11'101,1,1°1- phi), ickny, Moore, Fleeger, Hewitt, Whitson, Schnatterly, I larvey, .Josep h s, Ai' A leer, Fetter, Wells. Education-Messrs. (*only, Sanner, Mann, Engle, Mickey, Pricer, Hewitt, Miller, Ernh, Schwartz, Rohrer, Woo lever, Wil- Ilan., (Crawford „ Noyes, Meconnell, Ross. Estates Escheats— It•ssrs, Kerr Smith, Phi ladelphia .)tarshall, Clarke, Letherinali,ltoilettu,Sdlwartz,Selinatt,rly, Plaine Buildings Messrs. Reyliurn, liar rah, Quigley. Library—Messrs. Beardslisi, Mont soil, ery, Mines and Mining—Messrs, Humphreys, Wheeler, Williams, idmerne,i 1U sires, Letherman, Cloud, Zerbe, Moore, Leon - and, Steele, Chalfant, Beene, McKeon. Counties and Tuw nsii ips —Messrs. Stone, Buck, Sherlock, \[i-Junk in, Williams, Luzerneo Fulton, Gray, Fleoger, Lrou ard, Harvey, Hall, Ellis, \Vilson. Corporations—\lessrs. Shurlook, Hum phreys, Albright, Marshall, limk, Duni-- bell, Dully, Rayburn, Hager, Revell, Lamon, Parsons, Thomson, McMullen, Steele, Montgomery, Josephs, Skinner, Keene, English, Young. Election Districts—Messrs. tiray, Ful ton, Pitmen, Elliott, Albright, Whitson, Wiley, Cummings, Josephs, Noyes, Con rad, Englem an, If ereter, Fetter. Agriculture—Messrs. Walker, Miller, (Erie,) Engle, Moore, Hoopes, Letherman, Williams. i Lucerne,) Wishart, Englernan, Leiclig, Rohrer, liereter, Lewis, Morris, Milliken. Vice anti Immorality—Messrs. Smith, (Philadelphia.) Beardslee, Miller, Phila. delphia,) Pricer, Walker, Rohrer, Darrali, Ross, Fetter. Retrenchment and Reform Messrs. Mann, White, Letherman, Iteinoehl, Kerr, (Philadelphia,) Strang, McConnell, Cummings, Putney, Wilson, Sloan, Dar rah, Lewis, Young. Military—Messrs. Parsons, Reinoeld, Clarke, Wishart, Korr, Murk, Warner, Thomson, Skinner, Magee, Wilson, Sloan, Schnatterly, Mooney. Divorces—Messrs. Keech, Wiley, Rey burn, Mickey, Williams, (Lucerne,)Duui bell, Ericilloopes, Hager, Mooney, :Milliken, Keller, Quigley, McGowan, Montgomery. Claims—Messrs. White, Miller, (Phila delphia,)MeJ no kin, Starr, Prizer, Beards- I lee, Marshall, Milliken, Skinner, Cummings, Young. McAteer. Passenger Railways—Messrs. Cloud, Warner, Dumbell, Taylor, Dully, Albright, Humphreys, Kerr, Litman, linger, Moon ey, Quigley, McAteer, Leidig, McGowan. A ccounts—M essrs. Wiley, Hewitt., Duffy, McMullen, Moore, Robb, Zerbe, Beardsley, Chalfant, Rohrer, Young, Williams, (Craw - ford,) Conrad, Woolever, leldig. Banks—Messrs. Miller, (Philadelphia, Stone, Shurlock. Johnston, Buck, Pricer, Reyburn, Walker, Whitson, Warner; Keene, Steele, McGowan, Magee, Engle man, Quigley, Harvey. Cum pare Bills—Messre. Engle, Miller, Erie,) Sanner, Smith, (Dauphin,) Thomp son, Cummings, Milliken, IC oiler, Soh war to. Constitutional Reform -Messrs. Mann, White, Remoehl, Corey, Miller, (Philadel phia,) Pricer, Meek, Skinner, McGowan. Mr. Strang moved to reconsider the vote by which a committee was ordered to be drawn in the case of the contested neat of Samuel M. Hager. The ground for this action was all alleged informality in the certificate which is required to show that tile petitioners are legal voters. There seems to be no doubt that the certificate was purposely made informal by a Radical official in Philadelphia. The motion to re consider led to a Wartll debate, which was finally passed. No other business done. HA IMISIIUIIO, Jan. 13. SENATE—Mr. Davis introduced a bill of seventy pages which makes a thorough re organization of 1 nnurame Companies. The contested case of Lyndkll vs. Dechert was again taken up and after some debate, the petition was referred to a special commitee - consisting of Messrs. Buck al ew, Petrikin, (file, Turman. Davis, Graham and Kerr. The Senate adjourned until Tuesday at 11 A. M. In the Ifouse, the Radicals reconsidered the vote for (-booming a committee to try the contest of Rowan (Demociiati vs. La mon (Radical 1. In this case, the City Cern- Minsioner ( a Radical) had purposely at tached an imperfect certificate, with the design of defeating a content. The House adjourned until Monday evening at 7; P. M. HARRISBURO, Jan. 111. SicN A dk,—The Senate mot at 11 o'clock. A resol lanai With passed, tiling :3 o'clock as the hour for drawing a committee in the 1 Judieial rase. A committee of five was appointed to report upon the his torical merits of the Gettysburg picture. Mr. Buckalew, from the select inimmit• tee to examine the petition In Deehert's case, macho a lengthy report, the points of which are as follow, : That the certificate attached to the peti tion are correct, but that the petition itself is Open I, grave objections. Ito averments are indefinite, no description, of illegal voters ;ire given, nor any grounds upon which voters are declared illegal. In the Watt-Diamond ease no loss than fifty-loot just suet' vague specifications were struck out. The petition also alleges a Conspiracy by which two thousand fraudulent votes were polled, but it does not indicate the conspirators nor oven fix the number of votes in any precinct. Toe petition assails the election in the Second,Third and Fourth wards,and charges 1181 false votes. But this is 120 less than the majority or the sitting member, and the result of the election would not be ehanged by throwing nut all the votes. The petition requires that the entire vote of six divisions of the above wants shall be rejected. Such a free-hand- ed invasion of the rights of the people would be llagrant and lawless and unjust, notwithstanding It has been indulged in by subordinate courts and partisan Legis latures. (Mod votes given at a regular meeting are not to be sacrificed because bad votes are stricken out. In the view of the committee it does not make out a legal elute worthy of being sent to a contested cominittee, and time for amending it expired ten days from the time of the organization of the Senate, even if such amendment were allowable The report closes with the following reso lution : Resolved, That upon the facts 500 W in the report of the committee, and in ac- eordanee with the decision of the Senate In 1844, in the Chapman case, the Senate µ•ill take no further action on the petition contesting the election of Robert P. Dech- ert a.sSonator from the First District The resolution Was adopted and the lien ate adjourned. HousE—The 'louse met at half-past .90, en, and did not transaetany business except pass resolutions giving thO use of the hall to Rev. Messrs. Milliken and George to lecture on constitutional religious reform and appointing a special committee of thir teen to apportion the State into Legislative, Senatorial, and Congressional districts Waiting for the Yankee Commissioners Tho Washington correspondent of the N. Y. Herald says: There aro rumors here to the effect that letters recently received from St. Domin go state that Cabral and his hand of follow ers propose to make an attempt to capture the United States Commissioners about to visit St. Domingo. The story is that some of Cabral's band will lay in wait for the Commissioners in an untrequented part of the country and make prisoners of them. As if something of this kind was anticipa ted, it is stated that a company of United States marines have been ordered to the Tennessee, and will form a sort of body guard for the Commissioners In their pe rambulations over the island. It is proba. ble that Baez will also furnish a gnarl from his army to join the marines. 'Pettigrew."tenni Proceeding'''. TUESDAY, Jan. I In the U. S. Senato Mr. Carpenter, f the Judiciary Committee, reported the authorizing the President to accept resignation of If. S. Judges disabled physical or other infirmity. Mr Jo introduced a bill organizing the Ind Territory of Oklahoma. The San Dom' resolution, as amended by The House taken up. Pending Its consideration Senate adjourned. In the House the San Domingo resolut was passed as amended by Mr. Ambler declare that Its passage should not be tlerstood as committing the Governmrn the policy of annexing Dominica. vote on its passage was 1'23 yeas to 63 na The Democrats all voted nay with following Rgpublicans Be f ii r ty ' Bo Flnkoltiburg, Hoar, Priersi Willa Mr. Brooks, of Mass., from th Elect Committee, made a report in the ewe Sheaffer vs. Tillman, of Tenneasee, in fa of Tillman, the sitting member. Mr. 1' made a minority report in favorer Shoat Mr. Mercur, from the Judiciary Conan tee, reported a bill fixing the number Representatives In Congress at its,,, bosh additional members for new Slates. bill providing for an International exit' lion at Philadelphia on the bundreth nn vorsary of our Independence, providi that no expenses be Was passed. Mr. Brooks, of New York, rising ti question of privilege, called the attentioi the House to a serious charge made awn him In the Now York rommere:al of which hush Hastings was the sponsible cditor, and who had aekiii, edged having having ~nine the charges the first instance. The charges are as t' lows: "James Brooks has boon 01111'1;0d a robber and corruptionist, and lacked courage to defend himself. Jas. lirookm, C., is a representative in Congress, lie public Man, his edictal acts are public pr, erty. We have said that ho has avail himself of his position as an M. c. put money in his pocket. We repeat this is actionable, we invite Mr. Brooke give us a chance to prove it. There is necessity for going beyond his coligri sional record, that is plibl lc property. N are one of his constituents, and by wine 1 custom we are entitled to call In quest' his initial nets. We repeat, that .Inn Brooks, Nl.'., is titiliwitilisly as jabber, a ' a corruption i ' st, thitt lie has aniassi•.l gel wealth by his position in Colutri , s, at that lie is known in Washington as one : the lobby, and this we stand by. - I Mr, Brooks asked for a select ciainti to iliqUiro respecting these charge.,.\ll some discussion, the committee was 'ii! il, with paver to send for persons :net per and to roper( at any time. IVritiNEsliAY, Jan. 11 DI the I . S. Senate, the Boume joint r. fiw a Coilitiiittee oat (Ovum) C.,1 , was thsetissed. Senator Revel., a t ~ippi,,,poko in advocacy or the bill to :ml the construction and repair of the 11,111, that Stale. Tile 111111401111111111111111111 1a 1 Sail Dollllllgl/ 11,4111161111 was e. 111, 1 ,1. 1 ,1 111111111111011ely, after which the Stmt , Jiiiirned. In the house, the Diplomatic and Con. lar Appropriation hill was reported. 1 appropriates $1,430,347. A bill was pass, requiring our Consuls to furnish in lbrw lion regarding the (weal Clllll4 of olh countries. The hill to prevent cruelty aninialm while in transit hy railroads, vonsidereil. 'Flie death Of Itepres,ntati , Covolle was 1111111111111•1111, 11111 i a I'olololo of eight appointed to attend his funeral. bill WII.B passed appropriating Slicc,cee the Louisville and Portland canal, $.111,0111) for the work nn the lies Mien Rapids. The Legislitii, o A ppropriatii 11111 was considered. ()II motion, the .\ca culttiral Conimitttai Were ir legislation Iles needed to pe e l old t. intrishirtion of the cattle discs.,,. TI house 501111 after 11.1j/1111,11111. The San Doming,' resolution ,111 before the President to-day. It l. that ex-Senator \Valle, or inn", Washin tan Andrew, President of Cornell tins hity, and Bishop Simpson, of Pentisyli. lila, Will be the C , lllliiissioners. Tlit'nstinty, In the P. S. Senate. the House bill fora international exhibition in Philadelphia the centennial anniversary of I ielepe, dente wits referred, on motion of Mr.Sei/ to the Foreign Cinilinittee. Mr. Fenton tried to gel It referred to the Manufacturov. Mr. from the I. 'lance Committee, reported the lull reg lilting the salaries of certain bureau Nit . . Ramsey, from the Piistionlisi Conon tee. reported the Australian Sivainsli bill. It grants a subsidy of s.loo,nee i Bom., hill. appropriating $2. - ,11,1,00 for II Louisville and Portland Calial,llll.ls3ll,ll for the iniprovenient of the Dos Nhiiii Itapids, was peeled. 11 r. Edmund, pr sented a remonstrance against himale frage, signed by Mrs. I it'tonal Sherell and Moo other Indies , including sive, Senators, liepresentaLiviis and proiniali• mell throughout the country. It 11115 terred to the Judiciary Committee. NI Trumbull'm bill 1.0 protect Congres.slin against the Importunities or oliko-hump ,onsidered. Mr. file 11 , 111,11111,..) bill increasing the pay of arslia westolthe Rocky Nlinintains. Adjourn, In the llouse, the bill to prevent cruel to animals in transit was dismissed. NI Swann moved to lay It on the t ible, but motion was rejected, and the bill went ov until to-clay. I hi motion or Mr. I awls 11 Appropriation l'imindttee Were difetand inquire into the 01111111 of ikorgo Chorpm ning $443,n0n, and the Sixl.ll.\ editor W. refilleStell lea te pay any warrant third until the i•ommittee report. (111 11111111111 Mr..fiAmson tho Military Corn iltro directed to Investigate flit, expUbdon subsequent enforced resignation nl t'ado (laird, noel:Myer and (tames in.lll tl \ Vent Point Academy. The r,egedall Appropriation }till WILY ouusiden•d, Llll4l II 114Itune soon Idler FRIDAY, Jan. I I 11 VOllllllll frOill flouting the l'ennsylvania Legislature,' 111011 Council and l'ranklin lustitiite l'hiladelphia, showing why the I,llEl'lllli, anniversary or Indeperii:enee should I hold in Philadelphia. lhdorred 1. , the It, eign t'oininittee. Mr. olfered resolution of inquiry AS to whether w, a, count of the rare and eXIAAIitAI•I•S the l;ut'eruuu:ul lor any lis, al yrar ISroi hits been published. As required by Constitution and laws. Sherman ul Joeting, it WAS laid over. The lotion hno 1111 000/111 C:11,10 1:0111111111t, st. considered, pending wide!) (heti...late won into OSOCAtiVtiIIiAMSiOA, 111,1 ants IP I journed until Alouday. In the House, Hooper, from 11, Ways and Means '4,111 Mittel!, reported bacl the Senate bill authorizing the increase .. [ the live per Vent. minding 1/011,10 to Z. 4500,0011, non, interest payable oplarterly, meats leaving the .plarterly payment to lh discretion of the Secretary, and provldi that the total amount of fowling shall riot be increased. 'Phi. tell ad was passed. JI r. Dawes introduced a lel regulating the salaries of officers in tie Treasury Department, which was reforre.l The Legislative Appropriation hill was con sidered. Mr. Bo dingo.. Introduced a lel which WILY referred to the foreign commit tee, providing for Ili4.lllllllShioll tO audit al C1111111:1 for damages by the Alabama fuel other rebel cruisers, and for the Issuing .. U. S. bonds in payment thereof. :gr. Pot ter desired to offer IL resolution instructin the NI Hilary Committee to inquire what leg islation Is necessary to protect Cutlet Smith at West Point from persecution on Iteeolll/1 of his color. Objection %%IN made by r. Connor. Adjourned. The Senate, in an Executive s,sion four hours, yesterday, confirmed the ;Heel nation of Vice Ad =rat Porter to be Adini ral, by a vote of 30 to 10; also the ❑4,111111 a deft of Mortimer I). Leggett, of Obi., to Commissioner of Patents. =MI The I S. Senate was not inession. I:I the House several private Mlle Wm, dr , . posed of, and a bill was introduced by Al, Sargent for the establishment of a 111111 steamship sere letl tviLll Australia. 'the Legislative Appropriatit n bill - ered in earn mittee ut the WllOll., and an amendment was adopted making the salary .4' the thief .1 mitiee of the !Sliprvnio Court ltbiftoo, anti of earl, of the Associate and ri. tired Judges .tittnti. EBBEM=I In the U. S. Senate, the House bill tit creasing the pensions of disabled hioldivr and the widows and orphans of 1.011i111•, and sailors, wan reported la vorably : also, the House bill revising the postal laws. The Senate bill to expedite the starve:, of private land claims was 11.,ed. The House but relieving the ',Maths, disaleh ties of certain Virginians was taken up, and the Vice President stated the question to be on Mr. Trumbull's amendment, making the relief general, excepting o n ly ex-Congressmen, military and 111,111 offi cers and members of Secession Conven tions. Mr. Harlan IIIOV (Id 11l loci .10 among the exceptions United States Judges who joined the rebellion. :Messrs. Lewis and Warner appealed to Mr. Trumbull to withdraw his amendment, but ho refused; and the bill giving the State of obb, j r diction over property purchased by the United Staten for national asylums was considered. Without disposing or It, the Senate went into executive H.. 4141011 and soon after adjourned. In the House, bills were introduced by Mr. Buffington, to enable the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company to mortgage its road; Mr. Stark weather, looking 1.0 the as certaining of the damage done by the Ala bama and other rebel cruisers; Mr. Pros ser, regulating the mode of holding of Presidential end Congressional election , : Mr. Cook, prescribing an official oath kor ex-rebels not disabled by the Fourteenth Amendment; and by Mr. Hay alflellthlt, , ry of the act taxing spirits and tel The bill for an air-lure railroad front NVashing ton to New York came tap from last week, and the House, by a vote of 11l to S, de cided to allow its introduction. A motion to reconsider this vote was tabled, making the action final. Messrs. Price, Young, Bethune and Long, members elect from Georgia, were sworn In. The bill on the subject of ocean telegraphing was repents! by M. Wood from the It °reign Committee, under a suspension of the rules, and was passed. The House then adjourned. To the North Pole Captain C. F. Hall, to whom has been entrusted the government appropriation for a voyage to the North Pole, Is now fitting out his vessel, and intends to sail next May. lie proposes to sail In a steam brig, properly fitted and strengthened for a voyage among the ice. He means to train his crew to live upon the country— that Is to say, to eat raw seal and walrus' meat and drink train oil. Thus only, he thinks, can men endure the rigors of the Arctic clithate. He appears to be sanguine of reaching the pole.
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