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GOTHAM GOSSVp. METROPOLITAN AMUSEMENTS. WAONER'S "lHEJORn"-THE CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL A. X. STEWART AND THE MANNER OF MAN- HE "13 SALE OF THE CELEBRATED THORNK MANSION A TRICK OF THE TRADE. From a Regular CO respondent of the Sentlnel.l Ssw York, March, 1874. This week will be memora'ota for two things, if no more,

rrl thoM rtit. the production of Loheng'i at the Academy of Music; and Beoond, the opening of the "AdvUtf Congregational Council," called for trfarpose of trying Mr. Beecher on a chargWif committing or omitting something W otter; I really forge6 which. B3th these Events may be properly classed under the general head ot "amusements," and It is Tjafeto say that, in the opinion oi most people, there is as much real religion in one as In the other; or, in other words, none at all in either. To consider them strictly la tlreir order. the first representation tv rhanffrin" on Monday evening was a complete success, but whether because of he mnnic itself, or because of the interest sttt Ahirur to the occasion, merely, time willjj nhow. An opera which it takes four mortal "brars to sing must have gTeat merit intrinsically, if it continues for any length of time to draw large audiences in the most critical metropolis, even when a Ntlsson and a companion contribute theiT perfect vocalization, and when scenic artists, costuners and carpenters combine to produce such a magnificent mise en wne. That Wagner is a very remarkable man, if not the composer of the future, cannot be gainsaid, when we remember that he is author of his own libretto, tact as well as musicians. The story embodied in this opera is briefly this: Frederic of TelraBiurfJ, guardian of Elsa, Duchess of Brabant, conspires gainst her throne after the disappearance ol ner brother Godfrey, and accuses her of oinrflering him. Whereupon the king orders that Frederic shall challengesome knieht to single combat, in order to decide Ehacs g nilt or innocence. No knight accepted and Lohengrin, a knight of the LloJyi; rail, makes bis appearance suddenly in a boat drawn by a white a wan, and defeats Frederic. Then, a a natural consequence, be makes love to Elsa, whose beauty had already attracted from his home in the land of Justice and holiness, and they are ' married after the suitor has extorted a promise frm his expectant bride that she will never seek to know his antecedents. Of con rtifl -she breaks that promise, being incited thereto by Frederic again, or rather his -wife-Ortreld, and again the white swan apjears. There, in the presence of the whole ourt, "Lohengrin tells bis story ; the spell is broken bv his taking a golden chain from the swan's neck, when fciodtrey, the longlost brother, stands beforo them, he haviug been changed into a swan by the wicked Ortried. 'Finally, a whitedove comes and bears the hero away, leaving Elsa to EVERLASTING REHOUSE. The scene is laid in Antwerp, in the tenth century, nd it will be seen that every opportunity is given for fine effect. The overture is exceedingly fine, and none of the music can be said to be really unfamiliar, ainre Theodore Thomas' unrivalled orchestra has made it a study for years, and played it persistently on all occasions. As I have inirctod, the verdict, like -he music, is of the future; at present there are a few Wagner'mad critics and musicians, but I imagine that the general opinion may be summed up in Dr. Johnson's anewer to a gentleman who bad remarked toblm at the close of a lengthy piano forte solo, "that Isavery diEu Jt piece of music, sir." "Difficult! sir. I wish it had been impossible.' I might say the same thing ot the Council above-men--tiottedr, for every friend of the good cause must -wish it had been impossible. There will be days of unchristian squabbling and unmlaisterial conduct-ays when it is easy to fore- - ee that the only suggestion of moderation will be the name ot the moderator. And wtiec the end comes, if tit ever should, what Tvilltthe whole thing have been alter all but much ado about nothing." I see but one good likely to result from it, and that is the improvement of Mr. Beecher's status in the community; there is just the least savor .about this affair of malicious persecution, and that little will be enough to elevate the persecuted higher than evor before. The pastor cf Plymouth church can afford to Und and wait, and in the near future, I think his ''triumph shines more weet than late." On Thursday afternoon tttere is to ibe a grand combination entertainment -for the benefit of the poor; all the leading theaters take part in it, and it has thisnotewortby feature, that at each place ot amusement there will l)e a perfotmance, and tickets are issued at a dollar, er two with reserved seats, which are good rar any one of the theatres, the purchAser to take his choice. Already an immense number of ticket toave been sold and' it is believed that this labt benevolent enterprief the kind will prove "the best of Jill the game." Speaking of theaters, I must deaeribe forour special delectation the box own by vl. T. Stewart at Niblo's Garden. JXo 'living monarch can beast a more complete establishment ot the .kind, for it consists .ol a - suite of four rooms, connectaog a drawing-room, .dressing-room, cloaktnom, and. the box itseli. The-chit r are of the moat &as.nrioas style, And the paxkr la lighted with a magnificent m cut-glass chandelier. The latter apartmeit is ilirge enough to allov ot a Uaace between the acts, and is lined with fine jii Irr trs and, carpeted in tdjo finest way. Iteee supper oui be served fnoei the 2t etropolatan hotel adjeining, and bare the first of our uerchnt ,prirces takes LUase, uuless indeed bis head 4e like the real crowned Cuea, in thai it is uneasy. lie ia no loader Touug. an he isn't hand seme ; this latter fact be appreciates so well that he wont Lave faw . PICTUrXi TAKEN, and I doabt ii one maa in five thoaeand of hla fellow-eit-iens kosows what usanner oi man he la. To sketch him briefly. I may mention that be Is over seventy, aboat medium height, fcae a fair complexion and hair and beard popularly known as sandy, plentifully sprinkled wttfc grey. He poases&e the most magnificent . palace .in New York,'" a white marble jpile with a forest of window that w mv certain knowledge, it cost more tUin fifty dollars apiece to supply with shades aione. The interior is decorated in tbe mart exquisite style wit native woods, find there Is a flne picture gallery, not to uenflon billiard room, musle room, and so forth. Yet there was a time when this modern crtpstis opened a little one-story store in Broadway, oppoLte to where his present wholesale establishment stands, and as he had then no clerk, he locked the door when he went horrbe to dinner. Now he has a perfect army of employes to do his bidding, and when new ones are received it is understood that be goes through the establishment incog, in order to note their manner, and draw - his conclusions t herefrom, as to their business ability. Ilia name will not live after him, for he is childless, and as to the good be does, wtf shall know better j bout that when he ia gone. No doubt '

he is terribly bored by "the innumerable caravan which moves" over in his direction begging assistance; br.t that seems a small excuse for the unkind way in which he got rid of a kind heart od old -gentleman who was asking help for a struggling church in the suburbs. As the old gentleman stood talking with Mr. Stewart in the store, the latter kept walking apparently without special object, toward the rear of the immense room, and all at once when he had

given no answer pro. or con. he suddenly shot up out of sight, leaving his astonished visitor gazing at a hole In the wall where the elevator had just disappeared bearing Mr. Stewart away in triumph. Still, I would not go as far as to say that he doesn't give money away, and that liberally on some occasions; he is building a "borne for working women" on Fourth avenue, and it will be remembered that he gave 719,000 for the relief of the poor of England during the last famine in the manufacturing districts. Apropos of riches, let me record the recent transformation of a private palace into a public hospital, and the consequent breaking up of one of the most princely homes in America, that ot the late Colonel Herman Tkorne. The house in question is not of the sort peculiar to modern architecture; it Is massive, roomy, and somewhat gloomy In appearance, suggesting rather some English town houses tin anything usually seen in this country, in trout there was an orna mental fountain, and before the door two stone dogs couched; at the back were the stables and carriage houses. In the interior of the house, which, by the wsy, faced West Sixteenth street, while the grounds extend ed all the way to Fifteenth, was a large space upon which opened all the stories to the roof; this space was surmounted by a splendid stained glass window, representing Guido's "Aurora," ana casting a DELICIOCS MELLOWED LIGHT on the series of balconies running around the "well." The rooms were irregular, not all after one dreary pattern as we build them now, and there were charming surprises in the way of unexpected staircases and odd nooks; yet it is said that little will have to be done in the way of alteration, to make it useiul as a hospital. The sum of f 200,00) was given for the place, and the least valua ble part of the furniture was put up at auc tion, and held for $9,000. The painiings.and otner works or art originally designed by C . Thome, fur the ornamentation of his residence, were burned up in a warehouse, where they bad been deposited, and their owner was forced to go to work and select a fresh lot; this was the more unfortunate, as some of the pictures could not be replaced. Of course the announcement ot a salo at this famous house drew together a great many people, and many things sold for more than their value. One beautiful clock brought f 140, and was in the form of a church; when the hours struck, they did so by means of a bell hung in the steeple. While Colonel Thome and his wife lived, all thoir children, married or single, lived with them, thus a very large family filled the hospitable mansion. All their daughters were remarkable for their beauty, and three of them married titles; one of them was at one time lady ot honor to the empress of the French, and was, by some, considered to be more beautif il than the unfortunate Eugenie. An auction sale at such a bouse seems like a desecration ol it; but everything comes under the hammer in America, first or last, and not even the Thome mansion could hope to escape manifest destiny. A trick f the trade, (the auction trade, I mean), deserves special notice in this connection. Some' enterprising knight of the hammer takes a fine house up town, and then advertises a splendid sale of rare house hold furniture on a day designated in the papers. Then all the people who most do congregate on such occasions, go trooping to the bouse in the Innocence of their hearts, and they find a splendidly furnished establishment, and are told that the owner was made bankrupt by the panic, or words to that effect. If anybody remarks the unused appearance of things, the ' auctioneer tells him that the family occupied the house barely two or three months, so that even the bedding is perfect, and singularly enougl. not marked with namf or initial. Then thj bidding goes on till all is sold off, and Mr. and Mrs. Green go away only to find that every week, or oftener, each a sals takes place in the same house, ander similar, circumstances. Everything is sold except the unmarked linen, and that does duty in each case. I cannot help thinking 'the game is not worth the candle," it must be so much trouble to furnish the house throughout every few days. A curiosity ol crime, which has just come to light, will do for a full stop. Some days ago jolly little Portuguese sailor Lad kerosene oil poured over his head by a ufriend,': and afterwards fired. The flames were stayed, happily, and now the little man, who must fee singularly like fanny Jean Baptiste" in "Little Dorrit." signifies his desire to forgive the hide ous "blandois" who set fire to trim, and also threw all his belongings overboard. Such is life, at least among the Portuguese sailors, apparently. CS.S. The Cincinnati Commercial of Saturday cays: "Through curiosity one of our reporters dropped in at the former law office of the late chief justice, on Third street, and Lere found his late partner, Register Ball. The old sign of 'Chase Jfc Ball' isetill over the-door, and the old library and office furniture remain as they were nearly forty years ago What a world of associations cluster about this spot thedesk upon which was written by the lamet ted Chase the act repealing the Black laws," of Obkvand at which he eat when he prepared his $reat argument against the Van .Zandt caee. In these days there were three representatives ot universal freedom in the Senate of the United States, and only three Chase, Hale and Sumner, ail of wkom within the last year have passed away.-" John Littleton, a mm wnipper, at Colacnbus, Obo, called at his wife's room en the 25tb,an after a talk with her aboat a divorce she Is seeking to obtain, undertook to make the expense -of the divorce suit a useless expenditure by cutting hia throat with a racor. lie was promptly cared for and will Jtacover. There wtl be a pigeon tournament near Frankfort, Xy., on Tuesday, April 7, lasting fourday8. , Two prizes will be given each day. the first of $200, and the second of f 100. It Is open to ecery body who will pay the entrance tee of 13. One thousand" pigeons are on hand, and 500 more are expected. Tüe Vermont people have a great passion for discovering coal mines on their farms nowadays, but Professor Seeley, of Middlebury college, who had examined specimens from some of the supposed veins, says that all coal hunting in the Mate will end Ja disappointment. The republicans of Providence, Rhoda Island, held primaries in this city to-night. Seven of the nine words were carried by the friends of General Burnside for the United States Senate, , i

SOLVING THE PROBLEM.

THE TEMPERANCE TOPIC. I DR. HOLLAND TO ARCHBISHOP . PURCELL. VIGOR A3SD KARXESTXESS. A part of Doctor Holland's remarkable letter to Archbishop Purcell was printed in the telegraphic columns, br.'t In view cf the agitation on the subject it rill be reproduced entire: Vert RevkbkndSir: The friends of temperance all over the union have received and read yonr recent circular with profound regret. Your high character, your influen tial position in the great church which you represent, and your confident and ingenious appeal to divine authority as the basis of, and warrant for, your views and opinions, give your manifesto great significance, and rear a formidable obstacle before the feet of those who labor to win the nation to sobriety, and destroy a traffic in which yice, immorality, disease, misery and death find their most redundant fountain." I do not question for a moment your sincerity or the purity of your motives, but I believe you have made a great mistake a mistake surcharged with danger to your own people, to the country, and the world. I beg you not to deem a distant stranger impertinent if he regards you as a representative of a large class of the olergy, not only of your own but of other denominations, and undertakes to show wbereiu that mistake lies. Of the woman'teniperance move ment in the west, I know nothing but what I find reported in the daily eastern press, i notice that it has been instrumental in clos ing dram-shops, in pledging multitudes to a life or total abstinence, in largely aiminisuin?the8ale of intoxicating liquors at the mannfactnringr centers, and that these results are accompanied by a decided revival of reÜ2ious feeline. and the exhibition of a great deal of christian heroism. I notice, too, even hero In the east, where we only catch the echoes of the great commotion, that a strong moral influence is felt, and that the public coascience has been quickened mightily with regard to the evils of intemperance. So much seems plain. and so much. I am sure, ought to be a cause ot rejoicing to you, and to all who love men and their Master. Resides, wculd it not be well for ns to remember that the women who engage in this crusade ere working in the only way that Providence ha lft nnen to them? Who'are thev? Thev are the mothers, wives, sisters and daughters of men whom they have seen, year after year, dropping into the graves of drunkards. They have sutlered WORSE THAN DEATH . that the rum-seller might live. They have seen their loved ones become sots, idiots, madmen. They have seen their fortunes squandered; they have found themselves disgraced ; they have been cursed, beaten, bruised; they have seen their peaceful and happy homes turned into places ot fear and torment. Boys that were nursed on the bosoms of some of them have been transformed by drink into fiends. Men wl O30 kiss of love and loyalty honored them with wifehood, have degenerated into beasts. For these, through weary, suffering years they have prayed. Nay, they have knelt with them, and held up their weak and imbecile hands while they prayed for themselves. Day after day theviiave done this, as men have gone to their business through temptations that be set their path at every corner, and have received them at night, only to cover them from sight with shame, and to sink back into their old despair. ; The sorrows through which theso women have walked have been simply Immeasurable. No words of mine can describe them; no words of any man can exaggerate them. They have looked to the leaders of the church for help; have they had it? They have looked to the politicians for help; have they received it? They have asked for laws,, which were easily made to satisfy their clamor; have they been executed? They have . been pure and abstinent themselves; has their example been of any avail?. They have pleaded with all the eloquence ol love witn those who have broken their vows to cherish and protect them, to forsake their vice, and have received only curses or promises not worth a straw. What in Grd's dear name was there left lor them to do, but just what ihey are doing, and what you condemn? Who have driven these women to this great necessity f Who tvave forced them into a position from which all their natural iustincts dissuade them? Who have made their crusade absolutely necessary, in order to save the men of the present generation from going to ruin? Men, and men of influence, WITH SHAME BB IT SAID! If the leaders of the christian church had done their duty, and the leaders of state and national politics had done theirs, there would net be a dram-shop to-day between Canada and the gulf. The whole business has thus been left to God and the women ; and the latter are praying in churches and in the street, acid pushing on their divine and peaceful cresade, because the men of America have failed to do their duty. Shall a christian man, in high station or low, lift his voice against them? Rather let him hide his head in shame and self-contempt. You say mat "tue arcnbisnop can not .Instruct or preach that it is a sin for a day-laborer who has to carrv the hod on a broil ine hot dav in Jul v or August, up a steep ladder, to the third or (berth story or a tmuaing, to restore bis exhausted strength by a glass or two of beer." liave you not nnwittmgiy avoided or changed the issue? Did the "lady league' dencnteiv asK you to declare sucn an act a sin? If they did, they were unwise, I think. Do you suppose this crusade would have been begun if nothing worse were drank than .beer? That is bad enough, without doubt, and an unmitigated curse to all who drink it habitually, whether they drink to excess or not; but the women know that where beer is there is something worse: and all their observatica has taught them that that worse thing cannot be got rid of unless Che beer goes irita It. - Besides, thsy know, what you do not seem to admit,that "a glass or two of beer" restores the wasted strength of no man. .A stimulus "restores" nothing. Alcohol excites the nervous system, and all artificial excitement is followed by reaction and exhaustion. Alcohol in no form adds to the vital forces; it. subtracts from them. In sickness it may atimulate tor the time, the -process ot digestion, or rally temporarily, the vital forces to throw off disease, but the best modern physiologists recognize no nutritious elemnt in that much abused agent. ' If there is a nutritive element in beer, it is so insignificant as to deserve no consideration whatever. After all, it is THE COMPANY THAT THE BEER KEET."' which condemns It; and after ail, too, It i the fact that beer is always abused, wherever it is kept or sold, which makes it objectionable to the women. But this Is a small matter, comparatively, and I

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portant quote Of Vnnr circular that vhlph vnn vi Pler verse, your divine authority rtneuse or wtne. It Is oasy to q note scripture, r.na wlren no account Is taken ol the rcumiiir.e under which each separate quotauo. was wi Uten It is ensv to sus tain almost any proposition by it. It is easy, tor instance, to turn to lToverba and quote: "Wine is a mocker, strong drink Is raging; and whosoever Is deceived thereby Is not wls." We can turn to the book of Daniel, and show bow the men who would not docile themselves with the wine of NebuchadDezxar, bnl ateDuise ard drank water, proved themselves in the space of ten days fairer and fatter toan all who were around ihem. We can i urn tot lie proverb or the wisest man again and write the words: "Look not thou upon the wine when 11 is red, when it gi veth his color in the cup, whtn it muveth l'self aright; at the Ust It biteth like a srpent and stingeth like an adder." A divine statute recorded In Leviticus bus special application to the priesthood: '-Do nw drink wljie nor strong drink, thou nor thy nous with ihee. when ye go Into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations." It Is easy to quote scripture, 1 repeat, and tho-e portions whlcn I have presented are at least as good us yours. They prove, first, that wine Is a sedncilve, deceptive, and dangerous drink; second, that on a fair trial men are better without it than witn It; and third, that there are circumaUnces and coudltions under which Ood commanded It Khould vol be drunk at all. That is all I wish to prove from scripture in this direct connection, for 1 am quite ready to admit that the Jewi. alike of the Old Testament and the ew, drank wine, and that the SAVIOUR AND HIS DISCIPLES DRANK IT. We mayj be sure, however, that the circumstances of the country rendered the practice either desirable or permissible. It wa probably true that under the circumstances wine drinking did more good than harm. Docj anyone suppose that II, In that country, and in those Units, wine drinking did more harm than good, it would have received in any way the sanction of the Savior? Huch a supposition would impugn alike his candor and his benevolence. We live other where and In other times. Wine has become associated with baser liquors. It is manufactured from baser liquors in untold quantities. The poor people of America could not, get pure wine If they wanted It, and the rich do not know whether they get it or not. The great practical fact, however, which stares us In the lace to-day is that wine, brandy, whisky, gin and beer arj tied together In one Kisternood of DDgovernable faries,and that one cf Hiera caunot be dealt with, without dealing with all the rest. If the rich iuan driuks his wine, the poor inau will have hla whisky. The total abstinence people are not responsible for this state of things; they are total abstinence people In consequence of this state of things. They can find no middle ground. You, yourself, profess to have practiced tolal abstinence for years, for the sake of betting a good example. You have thus given a practical recognition of the fact that no man can do a ny ihi ng for temperance w ho Is not a tot al abstinence man, and have set an example to the clergy of the country worthy of all imitation aacxauple, too. which mui be nnlversallv imitated before the christian church can do the work which Christianity demands of it. Unhappily your precept nullities our nraeUce. You hay thai you, or those for whom you speak, can not -w uh bell, dook and candle, with praying and psalm-singing In the mud, excommunicate those who drink or those who dlspeuse the liquid which God has made to be used with moderation and thanksgiving." What is tnis liquid? is it wine? ihiis the liquid you talk about; that is the liquid the drinking of which you Üud justified in the lilble. But , WniSKT IS NOT WINE. Whisky Is the liquid that burns up stomach, brains, mortality. Industry, prosperity, life. Whisky fills a hundred thousands homes with misery, and is poisoning the blood of the generations. Whisky fills the poorhouses and hospitals anu prtsonr. Whisky is associated with nearly every crime committed In your community. It Is the grand, licry fountain of the national woe and crime. This Is what the women of Ohio are seeking to banish, and they know that with it must go th it which ail the national experience has proved will be used as a cover for the baser liquid. And now let ns go to the bible again for the rule which, for us, in this matter, must cjver all tale and all examples: "It is good neither to eat flesh, nor todriuk wine, nor anything whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or Is made weak." 1 tremble to think of the stumblingblock which you, in your circular, have placed before the tempted and the deceived. There is not a wbioky mill In the union which dees not stand firmer on Its foundations in consequence of it. There Is not a whisky seller in the country who does not approve of it, and feel easier in his business because of 1U There is no clergyman who Indulges In wine, to the destruction oi his in flu .nee as a temperancd man, who does not see in It his justification. There is no young man just beginning a course of dissipation who does not find his downward steps the easier for it. 'All those who respect and revere the temperate practices of your life are grieved by it. It has don9 harmalmost immeasurable harm to a cause which In your heart you love. You have unconsciously put a f tumblingblock In your brother s way, you have offended many, you have made a mistake which you can hardly rectify in a lifetime. Your influence has been given to the wrong side In this controversy between the powers of light and the powers of darkness; you have done exastly what the latter most desired you should do. You have given strength to the forces organized against the natioul purity and morality. You did not Intend to do It. ou care fully made all the distinctions Lot ween a proper use and an improper abuse; bat, practically, those distinctions in this country sud under the present circumstances amount to nothing. The license law which yon recommend m your cure for drunkenness has been tried in many states, and has never sue ceededlnone; and so long as the men of the country have not found a remedy for the evils of intemperance, it seems to me to ba no more than christian courtesy to ma me women s temperance movement "God speed." I am yours, very respectfully, J. O. Holland. New York, March 18, 1874. DISTRACTED GERMANY. CATHOLICISM IN GERMANY THE CHARACTER "OF ITS SCHOOLS AND PEOPLE ITS FUTURE. The German Catholic Union in New York lately gave an entertainment in aid of Pope Pius IX, and the main feature of the pro gram was the delivery of an address by the Kev. Dr. Schräder on "Germany's Future." The Tribune says: The lecturer ' began by speaking of the Catholic church and of the mighty influence it exerted. "One belief, one baptism, one hope, and one God," was the device upon its banner, and this it had carried all over the earth. In the history and development of Germany, the Catholic religion was Interwoven at every step, and neither Germany's past nor future could be read without taking into account its Influence. There are two' armies now fighting in Germany liberalism and Christianity. One carries with it the power of authority, the other,, that of reason. The Catholic church asks for its members that which is one of the inalienable rights of humanity the liberty of conscience. At present in Germany it has not even the power,4perta!niug to all societies, of naming its own officers, and prisons yawn for the reception of such as dare to oppose the will of Germany's pope-king. The schools, loo, are uncbristianized. With such facts as these looming up, the background of Germany's future seems very dark. Take from the common people their religion, deprive them of their hope, dismantle thoir temples and secularize the masses, and Germany ceases to be a great nation. It becomes a collection of nnruly elements. They .may ba restrained for a time by threats and decimation of their numbers. But only for a time, for the demand for freedom and for vengeance will arise and break all bomis, and a revolution will result. A people nuy be atheistic for a time: it rosy for a time bear tyrant's sway; but calm reflection will come to. men's mincis ana tne ouraen ot an op pressive military sway become too grievous to be borne. In conclusion, the speaker exDressed the belief that Germany's future would be Catholic and free

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SENA iE. ) RULE 24 MKNDIXa THE MOSEY-SCHURZ's AMENDMENT LOST WRIGHT'S CARRIED. Washington, March 26. The chair called the attention of the Senate to rule 24, In regard to the presentation of petitions, and said that the habit had grown up in the Kenate, recently, o read'ng the names to petitions and of commenting ou their contents. The rule rtqoired every senator presenting a petition to make a brlf statement of the object thereof, and the practice of making c mmenU was clearly out of order. Hereafter he would eftforce the rule. Mr. Ferry, of Michigan, presented a Joint resolution of the legislature of that state asking for an appropriation for the improvement ot the ttaglnaw river. Keferred. Mr. Johnston of West Vlrgini, presented a petition of iltzhngh Lee for the removal of nis political disability. Relerred. Mr. Logan, of Illinois, presented a memorial signed by ado business men of New Yore city, for free banking and an Increase of the currency. Refused. He awked leave to read a let'er accompanying the petition, but the chair ruled it out of order. Sir. Morton, of Indiana, "You can read It after the morning hour." Mr. Logan. "Well, I will do so." Mr. West, of Lonsiana, called up the Hnne bill appropriating toii.iMU to continue the dredging at the month Ot the Mississippi liver. Passed, Air. Ingaiis, of Kansas, introduced a bill to enable the people of New Mexico to favor a conKtitetionsnd state government, and providing for the admission of It as a state into the union. Ilelused. Mr. Morton presented a resolution of the chamber of commerce of Kvausville. Indiana, in favor of an amendment of the act of ls'2, authorizing the construction of bridges serous the Ohio river, so as to provide that they be constructed of continuous spans of 400 feet each, and three pivot draws of IfJU feet each. Referred. The House bill concerning practice in territorial courts and appeals therefym was taien up, and an amendment of Mr. bfevnsoa, of Ken tucky. providing that the provisions of the bill should not apply to cases in the supreme rourt, where the record has already ttttn fiitd, was agreed to, and the bill passed. Mr. Wright, or Iowa, from the Judiciary committee, reported unfavorably on the bill to reamove the political disab.litles of John C. Cabell, ot lexas. caneii recently accepted a nomination for a state office. The morning hour having expired, the chair announced that the Senate would resume the consideration of a bill to provide for the redemtion and reissue of U5TTED STATES NOTES, and for free banking. Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, called up a resolution submitted by him yesterday, and amended it so as to provide that after three o'clock to-day, the debate should be limited to ten-minute tpeeches on each amendment, and that it should be in order to move a recess from five to half-past seven p. Jt. Mr. Hamlin, of Maine, proposed that a treceral agreement be made now, to commence votinc at :i u Cock to-day ana niter mat nour speeches on each amendment be confined to ten minutes on the part of each senator. After some further dicsussion Mr. Hamlin modiüed his proposition so as lo provide that the voting suouid com mence at 4 o'clock instead of 3 o clock and as modified it was agreed to. Mr. 8cott,of Pennsylvania, said the bill, ns it came from the committee, did not command his entire approval, but he was disposed to adopt It. tie would he governea oy circumstances as to whether he would ottr any amend ments. On some provisions of the iiiune was paired with his colleague, Mr. Cameron, who was detained from the Senate by the death of a member of his family, but on other provisions, which they bo h agreed to, he would vote. Mr. Fentoa, of New lork, announced that he would vote against tb bill. Mr. Morrilu of Vermont, favored the retire ment of the le;al tenders, dollar for doilar, as the national ban& notes would oeissnen. Mr. I-Oan said that this bill had been reported hereby i lie finance committee and he had no: heard a slnale member of the committee speakin favor ofll except the chairman, and he (Logan) believed that he was rather douuiiui. ine committee asked the Senate to vote for the bill when all its members were against It. The hour, lour ociock, naving arrived, tne chair announced that the ten mints e rule would be enforced, In accordance witn the agreement entered Into this morning. Mr. Howe, of Wisconsin, said he would vote against reducing the circulation of legal tenders. and was also cp posed to their io;reasa. He would, therefore, support the bill of the committee believing It best to leave the circulation as it Is at present. Air. ihurman, of Ohio, saia that although the bill of the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Schurz) should be adopted here, it would not pass the other house after the vote of Monday in that body. The question being on the amendment of Mr.Schorz to strike out 82 and insert 5ß, so that the maximum limit of United stales notes should be 8 Jöü.oo'j.ooi instead ol ? W2,oaii,Kri, as reporteu by the committee, It was last by 18 yeas to 40 nays, as follows: Yeas: Anthonv, Bayard, Chandler, Cosklin, Ciagln, Fenton, Ferry, of Connecticut; Frelingbuysen, Häger, Hamilton, of .Maryland; Heiailtou, of Texas; Hamlin, Morril, of Maine: Morrjl, of Vermont; Kargenl; Sauisbury, Schurz acd Sie wart. Total, 18. Nays: Allison, Bogy, Bo rem an, Bontwell, B jckingham. Carpenter, Conover, Cooper, Davis, Kerry, of Michigan; Uoldtbwait, Cxordon, Harvey, Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls, Johnston, Lewis, IiOgan, Mccreery, Morgan, Mitchell, .Morton. Norwood, Oglesby, Patterson, Pease, Pratt, Ramsey, Ransom, Robertson, Scott, Scberman, Spencer, Sprague, Stevensou, Thurman, Tipton, West and Windon. Total, 40. Messrs. Flannagan. Jones. Killy. Steck ton and Edmonds who would have voted for the amendment were paired off with Messrs. Brown low, Horsey, Clayton, Dennis and Wright, who would have voted against It. Mr. Wright moved to strike ont the whole of the first section of the enacting clause and in sert that the amount of United Slates notes for circulation Is hereby nxedat 400."OU,000. Mr. Merrill, ot Vermont, moved to amend by Inserting alter tne worus collars the fol lowing, "At which amount ltshall remain until reduced as hereinafter provided." Mr. Wright opposed the amendment and said IT COULD BE ADOPTED afterwards. He thought the fourth section of the bill was the same as the amendment of the geatleman from Vermont (Morrill.) Mr. Conkllmj. of New York, said that if the amendment of the gentleman from Iowa (Wright), should prevail now. It would be ouly logical for the majority voting for It to vote down the fourth section of the bill, which rrovi dedfor the reduction of legal tenders down to the sum or f :jUO,ooo,ouo. i ne time to resist the amend ment was now at the thresh hold. Mr. Sherman said if it was the intention of the Senate to declare that as the maximum limit of greenback circulation, an alarm would be created throughout the country. He opposed the amendment of Mr. Wright. Mr. Con It ling said he knew nothing to eqnal this proposed action since he had been in the Senate, except once, and that was a refusal to Insist upon a provision forbidding the secretary of the treasury to reissue the - m.OOO.uUO of reserve because some of the senators thought it was not necessary to do so. He hoped the Senate would not be hoodwinked now so as not to see the designed difference between the word maximum amount and circulation. Did any man suppose it was a mere matter of style which lead the senator from Iowa ( Wright) to use this language. It meant to Jump over everything known as legal tender reserve and ir the amendment should be adopted the reserves could be Issued in addition lothe 1100,000,000. Mr. Wright denied that such was bis intention, but he preferred the amendment as he had worded it. Mr. Con kling said that the senator from Iowa woald not waste time over the words if they did not mean something, as that gentleman went for things, not for words. He (Conkling) hoped the amendment of the senator from Vermont (Mr. Morrill) would be adopted. Some one bad said that tlia amendment could be adopted afterwards. It coald not under the rules, and it must be adopted now or never. He hoped the Senate would have the courage to stand np and say what it meant, to hew up to the line no matter which way the chips might fly. Mr. Wright ald the rules would not prevent the subsequent adoption of the amendment of Mr. Morrill. Mr. Sherman said if the Senate should adopt the words "for circulation" as the gentlemen PiXposed, it could not afterwards strike them out, Mr, Morton denied that tüe amendment of i

Wj?11 had any deep and hldded xmsnin?. Mr. Morrell said tie did not offer his amendment for the purpose of ENTANGLING THE BILL. He desired to Improve the entaugUmcnt. The question being on Mr. Morrell'a amendment, ll was defeated, yeas SB, nays ol.as lollows: eas: Anthony, Bayard, Buckingham, Chandler, Conkllng. Cooper, Cragin, Davis, Feu'.oa, wrr..' -'ounectlcut. Feilnghuv&eu. Ha-.-r, Hamilton, of Maryland, Hamiltou, of Texas, Hamlin, Howe, Morrell, of Maine, Morrell, of ermont, Sargent, feamsbu-y.SchurE, Sherman, Stevenson, su-wai t, Tfti.rmau and Vidieii;h 2i. ras; Alll oa, Bogy, foreman, CarieuU;r, Corover, ferry, ot Micu; Ooldworth, Uorrton. Harvey, Hitchcock, Ingalus, Jouumju, I-wis, Igan. McClerry, Marrimon, Ogleby, latti.n, Ptse, Pratt, Krusey, Kau'on, Robertson, Sjencer, iipten. A' est and Wright 31. Mr. Sherman, moved to strike out the words "for circulation in Mr. Wiieht's amendment and interi atore the void amount," the word "maximum" so that it would read "the maximum amount of U.K. notes is hereby fixed at lour huudred million of dollars." Mr. Wright modified his amendment to road in that manner. Mr. Scnurjt, of Missouri, moved to strike on the woo amount" and insert "limit." Mr. Wright said he saw no difference between the word "amount" and "limit." Mr. Conkltug inquired why the gentleman insisted on the word "amount" If he though it ment thesame as "limit." The amendment and insert the word "limit" whs lost without a division. Mr. Wright s amendment as modified by him was then adopted. Yeas al to nays, as follows: Ytas: Allison, Hgy, Bowman, Carptnt er, Conover, Ferry of Michigan, Ooldihwaitc, UooJson, Harvey, Hitchcock, ingalls, Johnson, U wis, Ix)an, McClerry, Merrlmon, Mitchell, Morton, isorwood. Oglesby, i'aterson, Pease, Pratt, K imsey, Ranson, Robertson, Spencer, Kpraue, lipton, Wet and Wludoiu 3.. Nays Anthony, IUyaidBucklrghani,C!:aiidler, Conkhn, Cooper, Cragin. Daes, Fen ton, t-erry, ot California, Fielinghuysen, linger, Hamilton of Maryland, Hamiltou of Teva, Hamlin. Howe, Merrill ol Malue, Merrill ot Vermont, fe.,rgent, Saulsbury, Schurz, Sherman, SMevtUKon, .-Stewart, Thurman aaleigh Lo. Mr. Mtmmon, of ixortft Carolina, moved as a subiiituie for the whole bill, the following: s-c-Uon lirst. That the maximum limit for t'nited States notes lor circulation, is hereby fixed at X',u.',oai, at which eum it thall remain. Section second. That i Jii,uxi,0u0 in notes for circulavulalion. in addition to such circulation us isiiov allowed by law saaH ba issued to rational banking associations, now organized, or which may be hereafter organized, uch increased circulation shall be dis ributed amoug Hie several stales as provided In Section 1 of the act entitled tu net to provide for the redemption of threo per n-nt. loan cirtl acutes, and for an Increase of NATIONAL BANK NOTES, approved July 12, PC J. Mr.Logan moved as an amendment t the substitHteof Mr. Merrlmon the following; That SO much of the 27th section of the national currency act, and of the several acts supplementary thereto, and such of the provisions of the act, at.d provides for the rcdempuou of the t'.neo per centum tern porary lean certificates, ami for the lucrea-e ot national bunk iiott.-t, approved July U, I7o- and so much or smb. ra ts of any other act or acts of cougress as a limit, or as may be construed to limit or restrain the entire amount ot mte for circulation, to be lssut d under tho saia national currency ucLsaud i he acts supplementary thereto, be ami the same ate hereby 'repealed, and that hereinafter all associations orgHamid, or that may be organ'.ztd for t.n? carryingon of the business of banking under ibe provisions of a:d act sua a uj free to establish ana organize national banks, with the circulation at any p'aca wUhia the several states and territorits oi the United H ates, on terms and couditlon;subject to all the limitations and res rictions l.ow provided by law, exceiU-Allnxitaiioiiupju the euiirukuouut or circulation, which is hereby repealed. That each national banking asi-oclatl m now organized, or hereafter to be organized, snail keep and maintain, as a ran of iis reserve required by law, one half part of the coin received by it as iutereston the bonds oi the United Stales deposited as security for 1 he circulating notes lor tne government deposits, i'hat hereafter only ono-baif ot the reserve now prescribed by Jaw for the national banking o..ociations shall consist of balances due an association, available for redemption of its circulating notes from an association in cities of redemption.

bqu upon w men uauincesno interest hliall bd paid Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, moved as an amendment to the first section of tne bill, as amended by Mr. Wright, the following: Hut no part of tne came shall be used in the purchase oi bonds of the United Slates at above par, nor for tha current expenses of the government. Mr. Buckingham, of Couuecilcut, gave notice that he would offer as a substitute to the bili Introduced by him In December lst to provide f..r free banking, to secure an elastic currency, te appreciate national obligations, and to retch bpecie payments wiihwithout commercial tmbarro.tMiient. This provides for the red-mpiiou ol Ihe Uuiud States in coin ou iiiteresi-o.arUig bonds f.oiu ard vfter Jauusry J, 1S76, and lor tne redemption of United Slaves bonds bearing lattrest In coin at the late of not less than O er cent, per annum in legal lender notes kiid a to ned interest in coin. Pending the disoit-Siou Uia .Senate, at o'clock, adjourned. HOUSE. PASSAGE OF THE RAILROAD r.If.L ITS 1110VISIONS THE TIONS OP COX. CUIU2KNCY BILL SCGG EN Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, offered a resolution instructing the naval committee to enquire into the propriety of removing the navy yard from Washington V Alexandria. Adopted. Mr. Thornburgh, or Tennessee, introduced a bill to reduce the army. Referred It proposes to leave the cavalry and arailery at the prevent rorce, but lo reduce the infantry by five regiments. Mr. Packard, of Indiana, from the committee on private land claims, reported a bill to extend the time for filing saint iu tne court of claims to establish a title to the Hot Springs reservation in Arkansas. Recommitted. The following was unanimously adopted on the motion of Sir. Dawes, of Massachusetts: Resolved, that the committee on banking and currency be Instructed to inquire lhto the necessity and expediency of requiring by law that United States notes and other securities of the United States, be printed in parts and at different places, in order to promote greater security and economy in their preparation and issue, and if. at they report by mil or otherwise. Mr. Speer, of Pennsylvania, from the committee on contingent expenses jn the department of justice, orfereu a resolution instructing the committee to inquire into the charges against the clerks in the United States courts in the middle district of Alabama and the southern district of Illinois, for not making returns of fees received, with power to send for persona and papers. Adopted. The House then proceeded to vote on the bill to regulate commerce by railroad among the several states, and the bill was passed by yeas LH, nay llti. The bill as passed was, with but a slight modification, the same as reported by Mr. McCrary, of Iowa, from the committee on railroads and lands on the 19th cf January. It enacts that all railroad linea carrying freight and passengers between different states, waether owned by one or various corpbi ations, shall be regarded as employed In coinmerce among several states and shall be liable for any violation of this act. Tbey are forbidden to charge more than fair and reasonable rate for the transportation ol freight or passengers, which rate Is to be ascertained and fixed by a board of railroad comm ssloners to be appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, and they are to be resident of each of tho nine judicial districts of United States. They are to be disinterested persons, and not to have any interest in the stock, bonds or property of any railroad or any transportation company. This board of railroad commissioners is to institute a thorough investigation and inquiry Into the rates and tolls and compensation charged for transporting freight and passengers over each of sucn lines of railroads and into the reasonableness thereof, nud as soon as practicable after such investigation and inquiry to prepare for theowners and operators of each of such lines a separat seht dale of reasonable maximum rates of charges for transportation of passengers and freight, and cars oa or over said fines respectively. The schedule is to be duly authenticated by the board of commissioners and is to be presented and nested up in each of the offices and depots of such railroad companies, corporation or persons. Tuer may from TIME TO TIME also, as often as circumstances may require, change and revise the schedule and shall give notice of 6uch changes or revisions la the same manner.