Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1872, Page 1

The hicougn Dailp VOLUME 26. CHICAGO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER i Yibune, 13, 1872.- - n NUMBER 116. STATIONERY., PAPER, Blank Books and Stationery, WEGLESALEA:ND RETAL, GULVER, PAGE, HOTNR&CH, STATIONERS, Blank BookMakers, Printers, and Publishers of Commercial and Law Blanks, 118 and 120 Monroe-st., CEICAGO. Books and Printing for the new year should be ordered without de- lay. HOLIDAY GOODS. PhotographPaper Weights, Stands and Albums, Musical Albums, Fine Pocket Books and Portmonnaies, Leather and Fancy Wood Writing Desks, Leather, Glass and Bronze Fancy Goods, Library and Office Inkstands, Dominoes,Playing Cards, Chessmen, Chess Boards, Cribbage Boards, Backgammon Boards, Gold Pens, Gold Pen and Pencil Cases, Fine Pocket Knives, Diarles for 1878, etc. P The largest assortment of Fine Stationery in Chicago, at moderate prices. J. M. W. JONES, STATIONER, PRINTER & BLANE BOOK MANUFA 88 Soutl Canal 07 South: Clarlk outh Canalest., d 14 Sout] ] =8ay G it Saei, Clarlcs HOLIDAY GOODS. “JOST GPENED. Few Sealskin Cloaks st very low prices. Also, Astrachan and Cloth Cloaks in great variety. Also,anotherlot of those 50¢ Black Alpacas, as good as gny in town for $1. 500 dozen all-linen Eapdkerchiefs at 12 1-3c., cheap at 35¢c. Our 25c. linen hemstitched ‘Handkerchiefas good as any retailed else- where at 50c. Over 1,000 cases of assorted Dry Goods, suitable for the Holiday Trade, now opening. “Buyers save nearly half their money. . C. V. & E. PARDRIDGE & (0., 118 to 104 State-st., near Madison, 484 4 986 West Madlsonst, and 049 Siatest TO RENT. OFFICES IN THE Trilme Building Are nearly finished. Several are vet wuntaken. Fire-proof, with vaults. English tile floorsthrough- out. No offices in the city equal these in every first-class respect. Plans of the Tribune Building ean be seen at the office of W. C. DOW, Room evada Block. FOR SALE. GREAT BANKRUPT SALE Of Stock of Paper, Blank Books, Sta- tionery end Fancy Articles. - The undersigned assigneo of Geo. R. Stearas, bankrupt, ‘will occlse proposats e parehaso of the, stock aa fixta f szid bankrupt, located at No. 156 Twenty.seo- ., Chicago, until Tucsday, the 17th Decomber, 1872, at3p, m. The ktock gm«f order and well selected, embPicing Papor, Blank Books, Schgol and Miscellana. s Bookt, Stationery, Pocketbooks, Wrling Desks, Ink tands. . Dominoer, Chiessznd Cribbage Pens, Pencils, Pocket Knives, Croquet Sets, and many fancy sriicles for Holiday Prescnts, Envelopes, &ec., &c. Also slore fiztures, Counters, Shelving, Chiaudeliors, Glass Cases, Stove, Safe, &c. A good opportunity is oficréd any ono wishing to com- mence this kind of business. Ay one wishing to examino stock and faventory will call on the underigned GEO. W. CAMPBELL, Assigmee, Dee. 12, 162, Rcom %, No. 159 LaSalle-at. Malaga Grapes. Fiao Risigs Tier Cucrapt, ssanod goods, and faney Erebin Gonemty, 1o Lo Fohaxy trade, senerly O A TR & COw 53 4nd 61 Markot-st. ICE TOOLS FOR SALE BY ‘WATCHES AND JEWELRY. DIAMONDS, WATCHE S, FINE JEWELRY. $100,000 Worth OF THE Finest Holiday Goods, PRICES THE LOWEST IN THE CITY. R. J. MORSE, 449 Wabash-av. | £ZOpon orery ovonlng until § o'clock during themonth of December. SILKS. ABANDONMENT OF TEHEB SIEK ?ERBE! Monstrous Reductions That will agitate the whole community. A POSITIVE FACT. An entire stock of Fancy Silks that must be sold between now and January 1. A remarkable opportunity for making a beautiful and substantial HOLIDAY PRESENT. Read the particulars and REMENBER THE FACTS We propose to elecr out every yard of Colored Sills between now and New Years, and in order to indunce buyers from the SOUTH SIDE, Buyers from the West Side,and buyers from the North Side, and from every part of the city to come to 0. §. CANFIELD & C0.'S, 328 West Madison-st., we shall offer the entire stock at prices never before seen by the OLDEST INHABITART. Beautiful shades for party dresses, for ball dresses, for calling dresses, and for street dresses. FROM TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS T0 FIFTY-FIVE DOLLARS Can be saved by coming to CANFIELD & COMPANYS, On a single dress of Silk. There is no place in this city, There is noplacein this country where Silks have been sold at such fearfully low ]frices, i sinee the panie of 1857, The wholestock will be brought forward and displayed, and all of our salesmen will be put on this part of thestock at present. -ALL SALES CASH ON DELIVERY. . Sale to commence Saturday, December 14. 0. 5. CANFIELD & (0, 328 Madison-st FINANCIAL, SILVERWARE. i Silver Ware. ‘We have an immense stock of “Gorham?” Sterling Silver Ware for Holiday Gifts. N.MATSON&CO. State and Monroe-sts. FANCY GOODS. AT WHOLESALE. A General Assortment of e Fancy Goo, FOR SALE TO THFT TRADHE, AT LOW PRICES, BY BURLEY & TYRRELL, 274, 276 & 278 Wabash-av., CORNER VAN BUREN-ST. REMOVALS. REMOVAL. £.F HOLLISTER&CO, Carpet Warehouse, Have removed to the New and Spacious Store, 121 & 123 STATE-ST,, NEAR MADISON,; ‘Where they will be pleased to see their friends atter this date. FURS. REMEMBER That the largest and best stoclk of LADIES’ FINE FURS is found at BISHOP&BARNES, Corner State and Monroe-sts., SIGN OF THE BLACK BEAR, Opposite Palmer’s Grand Hotel. ?fifis Sable, Mink, Ermine, Seal, &c. BANKING HOUSE OF LUNT, PRESTOR & KEAN, Children’s Furs, Gents' Seal Caps and Gloves, Sleigh Robes, &c. LOWEST PRICES. ‘WEST SIDE, cor, Halsted & Randolph-sts, P, 8, MESEROLE, 204 Lake: J.8.BARNES & CO., 164 East Madison-st.. | SOUTH SIDE, 167 and 159 LaSalle-st, MISCELLANEOUS. OCEAN NAVIGATION. Accounts Received. RECORMENDATION, Havivg long_ben sufforers from RUEUMATISY, sgaingt Fhich we had used gvers. possiblo remeds, snd consulted tk: apocted medical adviscrs wifbout iect, we wero at last told that Mrs. A. BECKER, sgum to hor ays. We would, therefore, %lemme attention of all similarly aflicted to this fact. reepect, UGRESH GELCRHEIMER, & West Indians-st., ANNA BE! N, 90 MARIA J. North Halsted-st. ih the name of many athers. Holiday Goods AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, At Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co.’s, 115and 10 Monroo-st., Chicago. NEW BANEK. THE MONROE BANK of MILLER. WATSON & 0.+ 143 Moxnroeat., is now reads for busincss, The ate tapilon of the public and their neighbors capecially n- iitad toit. Responstbility lssee, with indicidusllisbility. o [\ LLER, President N WATEG, Caenter, Microscopes & Magdc Lanterns At M., POLACHEK'S, Optician, 75 East Madison-st., next McVicker's Theatro. New Juvenile Books, At RUSSELL’S, 148 State-st. Holiday Evergreen Decorations ! Pactics wishiog churches, balls, etc., decorated mith srergreons, fowees, ctc., can bo accomodated rensona~ By Eith nvergrecns, QeAigas.. of supeduiendenco. - Ab- oy oddres? WINE & EAMES, 198 LaSalje-st. ly notice requested. Steam Warming, Bl farsiinod forhesting Stores, Factares, &5 Job- = 5ded to L5 s ¢ {YATSON & MORRILL, 5 Michigan-st Business Paper Discounted. Commercial Banking in all its branches. NOTICH. ALLAN LINE Montreal Ocean Steamship Gompany. Tho busineas connected with the Allsn Ling of Stosm. : lhil)u heretofore_conducted by FERD. S. WINSLOW will henceforth be carried on solely in the nawe of ALLAN & CO. g Thastoamers of the LTVERPOOL MAIL LINE (sail- 1og from Licerpoal orory THURSDAY, and from Port- 1a8d overy SATURDAY, calling at Loch oslo to receive on board and 1and malls and passengers to and from Iro- Jand and Scotland), are lntended to be despatched from. Loans Negotiated "On realostate, fn tho city or suburbs, at current rates. G. 8. HUBBARD, Jr., 158 East Washington-st. DICG Qut your old claims of cvery description. We will colloct them in auy part of the country. 'No attornoss’ fees fn suits, and nochargesualots colloctions aremade. Send for cireufar, FRASIER'S MERCANTILE COLLECTION AGEN adison-st. Sarmatian . 4th Jan. Dec. | Moravian, 11tk Jan, b Dee. | Polynesist th Jan. Cabin.870 to 880 Gold | Steerag .825 Gold MEETINGS. ATLL. & COo., AR R A A S SRR TERPORARY OFFICE, Nos. 12 and 13 Oriental Building, Knights of Pythias. Brother Kaights of DeMolay Lodge, No. 13, aro horeh of thalr lodgo Fri- LA SALLE-ST. ordored to attend a regular consention FOR EUROPE. day ovoning, Dec. 13, at Castle Hall. -Nominations of of— cNARD —@IL 2 B ST rdor Geg, O & S Commander: > ¥ RINDS, B 0. B Established, 1840. Frog Now York overy Wodnosday, From Bostos, orery otficors and oot of dues, 3 20 Halsted ata. e RVOSBRAS: Ko™ J:0! DICRIRYON, Sao. Masonic. Regular Communfeation of Denrborn Lodgo N 4 E &0A. BL., this (i d:yx;navm:lln:lg;gem N o Masonic. Gorinthian Cheptor, No. 65, B, A M. Agnoal envo. bin passa; 350 1 d. Ex- A R cation this ( evening, at 7 oiclock, tur election of Steerage to and from British point $30.00 currency. | Work on tho M. M. dogreo, By ordor of tho W. M. St o to or {1 German polats. 85.00 3 . 3] ficerago to or from Gormen pota 55,00 currency. ATT. LARGE, Bec. 34 polats Teesesne 38,00 currency. Trasonic. Drats oa G tat, Iroland and tho Continent. Through billa of Iading for x;,cfc‘;\;nfin.‘% l.é',eé"?m‘i?u» £ Genoral Westorn ‘Agent, 73 Markok-st. TRUSSES. Spectal Rotice. Homo Lodge, No, 58, A. F. & A, M. Thorg will be no meoting to-night. Regular communica- {lon, by diepensation, Paturdsy evening, st s o'clock, in Apollo Hall, Stato-st., near Thirtieth. By order of 934 . B.B. W. LOCKE, Seo. MUSICAL. Rupture. | g fmin o G, & tible cascs cures ara d by the ‘Wabash-av., cornor Van B - s Satoru ; 2 toeds ATRH S EOWLRS 59 Wabuhav, | GIROULAR. Orsana to vents RO - give General Torter, of that Btate, an appoint- WASHINGTON. The Louisiana Difficul- ty Before the Su- preme Court. Argument of Counsel on Both Sides---Decision Re- served, Julius White, of Chicago, Con- firmed as Minister to the Argentine Republic. Senator Ames Has a Grievance, and Leaves the Military Committee. An Indiana Politician Wants a Foreign Mission as His Reward. The Postal Telegraph to be Consid- ered in Committee on Monday. Proceedings in Congress Yesterday. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, THE LOUISIANA OASE. ‘WasamNGTON, Dec. 12.—The argument in the Louisians prohibition case occupied the time of tho Supreme Conurt, to-day, as well a8 sttracted general public attention. The case will be de- dided on Monday next. It seems to be conceded on all sides that the Court will edhere to its previona established precedents, and will hold that & writ of prohibition cannot {ssue oxcept in admiralty or maritime cases. Some othermeans will have to be adopted, if itis the serions inten- tion of the partics interestéd to get the Louisi- ana muddle fairly before this Courtfor reviow. POBTAL TELEGRAPH. The House Appropristions Committee have agreed upon Tuosdny eveniug mext to be Sot aside for the consideration of the Postal Telo- aph bill. The Presidents of the Western nion, Atlantic & Pacific, and Franklin Tele- graph Companies will then be heard on the gen- eral subject. The Committeo expect to have a bill ready to report before the holidsy recess. This subjeot excites more interest here than any other mossure which i8 now pending before Congress. WANTS HIS REWARD. The Indisna delegation in Congress have united in & request to the Prosident to ‘ment under the Government in consideration of hisservices ag Chairman of the Republican State Cwnmittes of Indiana during the recent cam- paign. It is indicatod that the General dosires the miseion to Bwitzerland. THE GRIEVANCE OF SENATOR AMES, Benator Ames, of Mississippi, has a grievance hich will nof admit of being trifisd with. Tho uisy s sason i 3 Committess for the session, Azsd 1t thet CAAHIRE 4 TLogan should bo placed second in the Military Committee, 8o that in the event of the antici- pated retirement of Vice President-elect Wilson the Illinois Senator should succecd him in the Chairmanship. This srrangement was espacial- 1y objectionablo toBenator Ames, for tworeasons : ret, that ho was & West Point graduato, having & foir military record, while Logan was only & volanteer officer; and second, haying served throo years in the Senate, he considers that he is entitled to the Chairmanship by seniority of service. Failing - to be apprecisted; Ames, to- day, deolined further service on the %!omm]nee, and asked that his place might be filled by some other man. THE INCBEASE IN THE NAVY. The action of tho Semato Naval Committeo, to-day, in sppointing a sub-committes to prepare a roport on Becretary Robeson’s proposition to ‘build new war-vessels is considered as clearly foreshadowing that the roport will be in favor of tho bill as it was originally introdaced in the House. REVENUE REFOBM. ‘Commisgioner Douglass’ Revenue Reform bill assed the Senate, to—d.li: with the smendment erotofore mentioned, The discussions among the Scnators provoked no hostilits to the meas- aze, oxcept as it was contomplated by somo, that the proposed reduction of revenue officers might be carried much further. In this view the bill was somewhat harshly criticised, aait must re- poal s law passed last spring, which looked to- wward the reduction of the Collectorships by the 18t of January. The almost unanimons vote on the bill, however, shows that in_its partioulars, &0 far a8 the Senate is concerned, it Wag vastly ‘underestimated. 4 THE BOSTON BELIEF bill struck the samo opposition inthe Benate 58 that which the Chicago bill of the same nature experienced last spring. Senator Ferry made hia old argument over again to have lumber stricken from the bill, as did slso Senator Car- ponter. Chandler, however, presorved s decor- ous neutrality. Senator Morrill was especially severo in his opposition to the bill on provincial and constitutional grounds. He made the new oing that all bills of this charactor were hum- ugs, &s they did not relieve the parties on ‘whom the resl loss fell, to-wit, the insurance companies. Under the force of ‘this opposition the bill was carried over for another day, & GOLORADO. Delegate Chaffoe appeared before the House Committeo on Territories, to-dsy, and made an elaborate ent in favor of the immediato admission of Colorado 88 a State, He claimed that the population of the Territory was now nearly 100,000, and that in 8 very few months it would have people enough to enough to_entitle itto a Representative in Congress. The as- sessed valuo of proparty for the prosent year is ©31,087,211. This does not includo " the ~valuo of 'the mines, which .would this amount to upward of sixty millions. fact was then instanced that Tennesse, Ohio, Louisiann, Indians, Mississippi, Nilinois, Mis- eouri, Arkansss, Michigan, Florida, Wisconsin, Towa, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Ne ‘snd Nobraska, were all admitfod as States before thoy had as great & population as Colorado now has, The rapid growth of these States after their admission was instanced 8s showing the ‘beneficial effect which the giving of State Gov- ernment and equal privileges of National repre- sentation had on the Territories. . OHIO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS, The bill to cresto s Third United States Judi- cial District in Ohio, to be called tho Middle Dis- trict, comes up in the House to-morrow. CONFLIED. Sam Bard was unanimously confirmed, to- g:z,g by the Senate as Postmaster st Chatta~ 8. The " PEBSONAL. The lion of the Benato in the way of visitors, to-day, was General Hartranft, Governor-elect of Peuneylvanis. Simon Cameron performed the ceromony of introducing the General to all the Senators. . _THE RANAWHA CANAL. Tho Virginia (West Virginia), dologations in Congress, together with several citizens of Ohio, have been promised an intorview with the President to-morrow, relative to the ed Govornmental aid to tho St. James Kiver and Kanawha Cansl. They propose to thank him on bis rocommendation on - tho subject in his last messago. DEATH OF A NOTABLE INDIVIDUAL. Osborn H. Anderson, a colored man, aad the Iast survivor of the John Brown band, who raided on Harper's Ferry, dicd here yostorday, ‘Tho doceased wag & man of good. ehatastar, and acquired considerable local political infiuence’ itongh is elTorta on the st o SonaR0s swell | THE FUNDING BILL. Racretary Boutwell was before the Ways and Means Committee again to-dsy, mrging the adoption of his request that tho xmd.ig‘g §ce be 80 amended as to allow 134 por cent commission for the negotiation of the balance of the 5 ver cent loan. > 7 On Monday next tho Committeo kesr state- ments from Jay Cooke and tho Secretary, re- lating to the syndicate transaction, and on Wed- nosday, parties favoring tho repeal of tho cotton tax bave hearing. 4 . THE DOUNTY LAND BILL. _ The Houso again to-day devoted much of its timo to the consideration of the Boldiers’ Home- stead bill. It has been evident from the start that the House was, in reality, hostile to the moasnre, but there were 5o many dema- gogues that the body laaemady afraid o do what was evidently proper. namely, defeat the measure. A ‘motion was made to recommit the bill to the Military Com- mittee which was lost. Holman’s substitute was then taken up. Tt glives to every soldier or sailor whoserved in the lato war and was hon- orably discharged, _or the of such soldier or eailor, or the minor children, if the widow be dead, to opter one-quarter section of the public lind, either in person or by agent. A Entent i issue containing the name, &c., of the soldier, and then the in hia possession, and may .be disposed _of the eame as any property. The other bill roquires actual settlement. " Holman's substitute was adopted by syes 105, nays 2. Like all other bills of this character, which the House has for yoars been in the habitof psssing, this last one of Holman's will be strangled in the Senate. The fact of the mstter is, the mem- bers of the House are constantly reaching for the soldiers' votes, andnever lose &n opportunity to show their pretended regard for the soldiers, A pill similar o i has passed the House ot most eve session. sinco the war, yet not onohas passed tho Senate, 1t seemas to be tnciflfi understocd_on the part of the Senate and the House, that the latter may pass with eutire safoty s many bills asit Pleases of 5. magnanimous nature, where the Eoldiers are interested, without incurring upon tho Benate any obligation to consider them. It seems probablo that this cheap species of elec- tioneering will continue in the House until it becomes apparent that thesoldiers’ votes arenot to bo gained by such trickery. PENSIONS. Geperal Garfleld reported the Pensions Appro- priations bill, sud made & clesr statement of the subject of pensions, snd our pension system. He_ believes that the pensions, both in number 2nd smount, will reach & maximum next yesr, and that they will then begin slowly to decline. EXCHANGING BONDS. Quite a debate arose on the proposition of Boutwell to legalize the exchange at the Treasu- Ty of registered for coupon honda. The Secro- tary was before the Ways and Means Committes, to-day, to urge the bill, and after the Committes agrood to it, it wont to the House and was passed. to widow ST, LOUIS POST OFFICE. Ropresontatives Wells and Finkelnburg wore before the House Appropriations Committee, to-day, to urge additional appropristions for the §t. Lonis public buildings, made necessary by the tunnel. The Secretary of the 'Treas- ury recommends that the limitation be placed at $4,000,000, instesd of $9,225,000, nd the Commitico of Public Buildings snd Grounds has anlso passed a resolution to the same effect, and has placed it before the Appro~ ristion Committee. The sentiment of the ttor is favorablo, and the allowsnce will pro- bably pass the House. THE CURRENCY CORNER. Tho Sub-Committce fo mako inguiry oo to whether the Tenth National Bank of New York a8 improperly engaged in a conpiracy to in- jure the finances of the country, by participating in & combination to stop the circulation of greenbacks, will not go to Now York as it was supposed they would, but will at once proceed to draw ~ their ' report. It is probable tho report will show that, while there i o positive praof before the Committes that the provisions of the Nationsl Banking law had been violated, there are nevertheless circum- stances leading the Committee to believe that the law had been violated deliberately. Noac- tion will be recommended. ThG COmmING OF TR0 Bhomiorss Ootiiiny which was directed by Mr. Roosevelt's resolution to investigato and report as to the debt of the District, have received a report from a city offi- cial laying the indebtedness of the District at $9,955,461.86. The re})lort and details will not bo submitted to the House until the De- ficiency Appropriation bill comes in with the item of a million and a quarter of dollars insert~ ed for the benefit of the Board of Works, who allége that that amount has been oxpended on h;ltpmvements bordering on Government prop- erty. B THE CREDIT MOBILIER Committes mat to-day, and, of comrse, did what ‘might havo been expected of such o Committes ecided to eit with closed doors, and imposo secrecy on the members. Speskor Blaine, ot . his own ° roquest, was sworn, and mado a statement of about an hour's length, in which he substantially repeatod the statements he made when the scandsl was ‘first raised, McComb wag pres- ent, but was mnot oxemined. He will ba sworn to-morrow. Ex-Congressman Jobn B. Alley is here, and going about hob- nobbing with Oskes Ames and other suspected characters. One of tho members of the Com- mittee Te o nd at the closo of tho mecting that Blaine w: 'cent, whatever othors might be. > the Associated Press.] CONFIRMED, Wasar ec. 12—The Senate in Execu tivo see a3, confirmed the followin, nomina Jame. South_Carolins, Envoy Extra- ordinary ewa_Minister Plenipotentiary to Rus- sin; Julius White, Dlinois, Minister Resident to the Argentine Beg;!blic; Lucian Huswley, Super- visor ot Internal Reventue, vice Silas B. Dutcher, resigned; Aloxander P. Tutton, Supervisor of Internal Rovenne, sppointed during the recess of Congress; Alexander Knowles, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mon- tson Torritory; Nelson Trueslor, United States Attornoy, Indiona; J. C. ' Redfield, Receiver of Publio Moneys, Winchester, Kansas; illism 8. Jenkins, Register, Winchester, Kan- gas; James K. Bondfiet, Surveyor General of New_ Mexico; Henry 8. Struve, Secretary of Washington Tersitory. ! ‘Postmasters—Saml. Bard, Chattanoogs, Tenx.; | J. Milton_Bost, Paducah, Ky.; Casper E. Yost, Omaha, Nob. ; George C. Crowther, Osago Mis: sion, Kansas ; Louis W. England, Canton, Mo. ; Potor Blanfour, Weston, Mo.; John T. Young, Moberly, Mo. ; J. Hood, Marshall, Mo.; Jamos H. Campbell, Leo Summit, Mo. ; Enoch B. Con- ningham, Glasgow, Mo. ; James B. Woodfender, Mosier, ‘Mo.; Bl C. Lw, Lo Cygne, Kansas; Bamuel J. Martin, Council Grove, Lansas. THE LOUISIANA CASE, Tho Supreme Court was filled to-day with Smminent Iawyers and others interested in the etermination of the question raised in tho Kel- Jogg Warmoth caso, and to hoar the discussion ¥ tho learned counsel retained in the caso. The Hon. P. Phillips opened the case on the side of the pefitioners, with an elaborate argu- ment and great force, contanding that the Court possessed tho power claimed, to issue & writ' of prohibition in _exercise of its gemeral supervising jurisdiction over ‘the proceedings of inferior courts. Ho conceded that the precedents in this country were against the position sssumed, but insisted that in the Socided cagos there was nothing but sn oxpres- sion of opinion on tho dicta. The cases did not, present the question atiseue in the clear and un-' ‘mistakable form in which it now comes beforo the Court, ad the point here pressed upon tho attention of the Court was not nccessarily de- cided in them. “ g Mr. Phillipswent into-an exhaustive examina- tiona ho Jecisions in tho Court of King's ‘Bench, maintainiog that this Court possessed the porer there asserted, and that this was o case calling for its exorcise. The Court should interpose to arrost tho usurpations attempted in this case. He contended that the provision of the Judiciary sct suthorizing o writ ‘to issue_to Courts of Admiralty was not intended fo exclude the Court from issuing it in other cascs, and said that it could bo issued under the 14th Roction of the Judiciary act, which provides: that the Court may issue writs of scire facias, habeas corpus, and all other writs which may bo necessary for tho protection of its juriadiction. Galeb Oushing followed Mr. Phillips, sppoar: ing for Kellogg, the petitioner in Court, and. Jutigo Durrell. ~ Mr. Cushing said he. proposed to confine himself sirictly to the question of jurisdiction, the only one beforo the Yourt. The pofition prays the Coutt to grant a writ of prohibition,or of ertiorari,or such Sthor reliof us it may sce t. It is thoroughly Sottled in the jurisprudence of this Court that it cannot exercise any supervising or superior porer in reforenco 1o other Courts. excent a8 may be granted to it by act of Congress. An nct of Congess grants to the Supreme Court power to iseuo writs of prohibition to Courts of Admiralty, end this Court has decided, on at least five' distinct occasions, that the express power as to Courts of Admiralty implies the exclusion of the power s in other courts, and Mr. Phillips, himself, in his book on the prac- tice of this Court, has correctly stated the Iaw as it 15, That this Court hos no such general su- pervisory jurisdiotion 58 belongs to the Court of King's Dench, and, indeed, none whatever ex- copt what it liza received from express sacts of Congress. s Benator Carpenter, on the same_side, con- tendod that by the Judiciary sct of 1799, the ap- pellate power of the Supreme Court in regard to suits in equity in the Circait Court was confined to the power to review the final decrees: that this Court had no suthority to entertain an ap- peal from an interlocutory order or decrae of the Gourt below, whether the Court, below was pro- ceeding within or withoub ita jurisdiction. The ~petition in this case shows s pending camso i the Court below, which has not yot reached & final decroo, and may never reach such decree. There is, therefore, to-day, no sppellate_power in this Court in regard to that cause, snd nover will be, unless that couso shall resch s final decreo’ in the Court below. Mr, Carpenter contended that the Fifteonth Amondment to the Constitution toes not only the right to vote, but_ that tho ballots when properl cast’ shall be counted and retwrne snd be made efficacious. Mr. Ke“ngE claims that hsd the votes whicl were properly offered beonreceivedsnd connted, ho would Liave been elected, and*he brings 8 suit in equity in the Circuit Court to restraih such canvass, and this suit is progroseing in the Gourt below, but hes not rcached yot s final decree. It is, therefore, impossible to maintain that the Court below bas usurped any suthority. A case is properly beforo it in which it may properly determine the question in dispute be- tween parties, and this Court can ot interfers until atter the final decroo shall borendered. “Attomney General Ogdon, of Lonisians, closed the argumont. Ho said it surely was startlin to hear a gontloman of Mr. Cushing’s matio: and international reputation declare in the Suprome Court of this country that he conld see no usurpation upon the face of the papers filed in this cougo. {1t bo true that so_distin- guished & gentleman can Se@ 1O TSUIPA- tion in this diliborate sttack upon the rights of tho Stato, then indeed there was cause to fear that the foundations of or American system had been destroyed, and the dearest rights of the people silzntly stolen from them. He said that the only hape for his State was in the action of this Court ; that if it could afford no romedy then it was apparent that & defect of the most fatal character existed in our political system. Ho predicted that if Louisiana as stricken from the flag 88 & froo Btate by this action, hor fate would bo but the boginning of the end, and from this date would commencs arapid disolution of State Governments. ‘The Hon. T. J. Durant appeared for Acting Governor Pinchback, but the Court declined t0 hear further argument on. that side, two counsel having already beon heard. MR, JOENSON'S OPINION. The Hon. Reverdy Johnson, who was in Court, remarked, after tho argument was concluded, that, if it wero an original question, ho should think Mr, Phillips was right, but, s it had beon S many limes Rocidod the othof way, his view would hardly prevail. THE DEFICIENCY BILL. The House Deficiency bill, reported to-day, appropriates $1,500,000, inclading $203,000 for tho payment of the Albomacle prize money. CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. THE INTERNAL REVENUE BILL. WasEINaTON, Doc. 12.—Mr. SHERMAN called up tho bill fortho Teduction of officers and ex- ponses of the Internal Revenue, by abolishin; the Internal Revenue Asscssors, and explsin it, stating that if possed it would ssvo between two and bwo and a hal? millions of doliars sunu- ally. Riv. SUMNER askod whether the Committoo on Finance had considered the propriety of ro- ducing the number of Collectors of Internal Ro- venue, Ho hod been assured by persons familiar with the subject, that the uuwber of Collectors igh De greasly roduced without injury to the service, _ Mr, SHERMAN said that in somo largo cities it might be practicable to reduce the numberzof Collectors, but it wounld not be in regions less thickly Eopu.lated. Besides, the reduction of tho number of Collectors would not_greatly re- duce tho expense, as they were paid chiofly by foos dsponding pon tho amount of business one. Mr. TRUMBULL said thet 83 he understood the law of last June on this subject, it provided for a greater reduction of Internal Revenue officers than the pending bill would make. Thet law suthorized the roduction of the whole num- ber of Assessors and Collectors to one hun- dred and sixty, whilo this Dbill, although obolishing the Assessors, would ’allow _the retention of Collectors to the number of sbout two hundred and ninety. Hedid not sayhe would not vote for this bill, because he was in favor of any bill designed to roduce the cost of the In- tornal Revenue Department, but in view of how Jittlo hud been done undor previons laws, he ‘hiad ot much confidonce that this one would ef- Tfect the object, Mr. MOKRILL (Vermont) ssid thst when General Grant came into power there were 2,800 ‘Assistant Asgessors, but now there were only about 1.800. There had been a reduction under the law pnesed three years ago of about 1, 500 Assistant Assessors. Thon the law of June Was passed providing for the roduction of the number to eighty, aud Senator Trumball com- plainod that no Action had been taken undor the law, ignoring the fact that the time had not ot arrived, whos tholaw wasto go into effect, but in the menntimo tho Commissioner of Internal Revenuo had devised s schome by which the force could be very much more reduced than by the law of June last. That lnw reduced the number of Collectors and Asscesors to_eighty, loaving it with the Assessors to retain the pres- ent number of Assistant Assessors; but this bill would reduce the number of Collectors to one for each collection district, while providing that no Collector shall receive more pay than $4,500, and as thoir dopaties aro to be paid ot of 'thoir own pockets, the_number of deputies ‘malkes no difference to the United States. Mr. TRUMBULL, in reply to Mr. Morrill's statoment that the fime for the law of June 1nst to go into effect bad not yet arrived, read the following, provision of that lsw : ¢ Prior to the 1st day of January, 1873, it shall be the duty of the President, and ho is hereby authorized and directed to reduce the Internal Revenune Districts in the United Statos to cig) ber." "o (Trumbull) ropested that the number of officers of Internal ltevenue sllowed to be retpined under this bill was greater than the number allowed by the lawa alrendy enacted, but unoxacuted, The piea that the doputies of Col- lectors would cost_the United States nothing, Dbecauso each Collector would pay his own deputies ont of his 94,500 & year Was propos- terous. Mr. CASSERLY said the Administration, either from want of power or will, had failed to carry out the reforms in the Internal Rovenuo Depart~ ment for which Congress provided. Ho believed if the President understood the subject more thoronglly, Le would be more prompt to act on his own judgment in enforcing the law, bat it ‘was his misfortune to be surrounded by men in~ terested in keeping - the truth from him, and who, being themseives pressod ot homs bys Camorous army of office-holding locches, are unable to do their duty to tho President. Mr. SHERMAN said there was not the least occssion for the Senator from California (Cas- serly), or any one else, to asraign the President in connection with thisaubject, or tointimste that o had in some way contrived to put off the exe- cytion of the 1w of June Iast nntil after elec- tion. Evorybody knew that in matters of this kind the Prosident did not act merely upon his own judgment. No doubt by the Ist of January ho would Liave performod tho daty imposed upon him by the law. Buthe would do it after duo considoration with the officors of the Depart- Tment. ,There was no oceasion for the intima- tion that the President’s course Was in ome way connectod with politics. . i . Aftor further discussion, the Finance Com- mittee’ 8 amendments were ng‘geed to, and the bill passed. BOSTON RELIEF. The bill for the relief of the sufferera by the Boston fire was called 1] Mr. WILSON. lslx. F]:‘E%RY ‘ch.)Pnnlifii.uod the bill, but gaid he would vote for it. Mr. MERRILL (Vt.) opposed the bill. As & matter of soliol it rae himbug, and, a3 amatter of policy, extremely vicious. 1&:. S{h\lXER !gd he hoped the bill would be passed as it came from the Houaa, ‘The bill waa Ppponed as sotting a bad precedent, but the pro- cedent would bo spplicable only in s similar in num- | — case, and when snch caso should oconr, hal should insist upon its application. _ ‘Mr. CARPENTER opposed_the bill ss ho baZ: opposed the Chicago Reliof Bill, on the ground: that it was unconstitutional. . ‘Mr. LOGAN favored the bill. Ho denied that, it was & humbug, snd said that the passage oft the Chicsgo Refief Bill was one of the strongest! inducements to prompt tho rebuilding of Chi- eago. ithout sction on the bill, the Senate, at & o'clock p. m., went into executive session, and! soon after Adjourned. HOUSE. 2 The Senate bill anthorizing the National Banky of Lyons, Mich., to caangeitslocation and name © 'was passed. EXCHANGING BONDS. Mr. DAWES, from the Committee on Ways and Menns, reported a bill anthorizing the Secretary of the Tr to issue coupon bonds for ox- change for registered bonds, the expense of thel chmmge to be paid by the owner. Mr. Dawes explained that, while the Secretary” had authority now to change the coupon boads’ into registered bonds, ho had not correlative su= thority to change the registered bonds I coupon bonds, and consequently tho latter claser of bonds, on sccount of their facility for trans= fer, commanded higher prices in Europe thax the registered bonds. This bill wonld piaco the two classes on an equality with making them in< terchangable. The only effect of the bill v remove the present obstacles to the negotisbility of registered bonds. Mr. BURCHARD (Iil.) remarked that the ot Jections which wero Supposed to exist to the change of tho registered bonds into_coupoa bonds were proved by experionce to have na veight, The Secrctary of tho Treasury, ¥ ought to know, was advising the measure. pon bonds to-dsy bora a highior market valus thua Tegistered bonds, showing that there were o spurious or counterfeit bonds in circulation to affect thoir market value. 1It, therefore, scemed to him that both tho peoplo_ead the Trea Department confirmed the views suggesied LY the Committes of Ways and Means. Mr. COX (N. ¥.) said his objection to the isthis: I donot want to aggrandize the po ers of tho Secretary of the Treasury, and fart 1 do not want him to give any greaier facili to peoplo to go in and speculate. Afterall o bickering here about currency and bonds, ¥ will be bound, in the end, to come to the only . panaces, and that is the resumption of speciy psyment., Gentlemen ought to mect it in &3 next Congress st least, if not in this. I see it stated in the newspapers that the Secra- tery of the Tres: intends to put om the markot the five per cents and tho four and &' hal per cents, yot unsold, and that the Roths- childs and the *Syndicate® sre to tako the rect of them without farther legislation. I want to. know why it is, that in thisbill no_restriction is placed on fhe Secretary of the Treasury. He- ‘can make any namber of these coupon bonds &b his pleasure; he can keep stacks of them oz hand; they can be used at_any tge in certain emergoncies in the money market. This bill will not stop speculation. 1& will not lead to prosperity or health. _The Sec- retary of tho Trensury should bo held to legal Testrictions, and not allowed to step over tho law, 53 he Liss done in other cases.” Mr. BECK (Ky.). “I will vote for the bill. I da’ not see that it offects tho power of the Secrotary, of the Treasury to issue new bonds, or that it hos anything to do with_the ‘Syndicate.” Ib places two clsecs of bonds on the same footing, and facilitates the negotiation of these bonds." "The discussion was closed, and thebill passed 3 Yess, 136 ; naye, 22. ‘RELIEF. Mr. BECK, from the Committeo on Ways and’ Means, repotted a bill for tho relief of Messsa. Scalos and Alsuping, of Nashville, Tenn., in ref= erence to their distillery. Passed. THE BOUNTY LAND BILL. 1 The House then took up the Soldiers’ Bounty" Lond bill, which was discussed by Mossrs, CO= BURN, 'STORMS, NIBLACK, HOLMAY,. STOUGHTON, and SHELLABARGR, chiefly iv* favor of it. A yoto was then taken on the mo= tion of Mr, HAWLEY (Tllinois) to recommit ther bill. Nogatived: Yess, 69; nays, 96. The substitute offered by Mr. HOLMAN was adopted: Yens, 105; nays, 62. Tho substifutar is a8 follows : That avery private soldier, musician, znd officer, ¢ ‘who served in the army of the United States durinz the late war, for ninety days, and was honorably dis=< charged, including the troops mustercd intothe eece; vice of the United States by virtue of the third section, of sn sct entitled *an act making appropriations fo! completing the defences of Washington ana for othes purposes,” spproved Feb. 13, 1862, and every seamab, | marine, and officer, and other person who served in thenavy of the United States or in the Marine Corps, during the late war, for ninety days, snd who was hons orably discharged, and soldier, musician, seaman, or officer, or, if be mo such widow, his orphan chil 21 years of age ehall be entitled to enter & q public lands, not mineral, not exceeding hich shall be composed of continuous tracts, a ing to legal subdivisions, including the alternste ros, served sections of public land along the linesf an: railroad or other public work, or other land subject o entry under the Homestead laws of the United Statez,, and receive o certificate of such entry without paymeat’ of any Government fees. .SECTION 2. That such entry shall be made in tho name of the person entitled as above tomakethe same, in person or by sgent, under such regulations as the Becretary of the Interior shall prescribe, and tL: patent for the lands so entered ehall be issuc only to such soldier, musician, scaman, %0 hta widow or orphin children, provided for in tia first section of this act; butno sale of such land, ox. any interest therein, or power of sitorney authorizing such gsle or other contract or sgreement in anywise afecting or concerning any such isnd, made, execute. or entered into prior to the issuing of the patent thor: for and actual delivery of the same to the person i whom issued, shall be of any effect whatever, but ebal] ‘bo null and void. N SEoroN 3. That the Secretary of the mmnfl preacribe rules and regulations to carry the sev: ‘provisions of this act into effect. B g Tho bill, as amended, then passed—yens, fliy' nogs, 55. e DEFICIENCY BILL. . o0 Mr. GARFIELD, from the Committes. on &5 propriations, raporied. the Deficiency bill, apd Propriating, $1,639,000, which was made thS speciol order to come up sfter tho 2 Appropriation bill. ) ho Houso ther, ot 350 p, m., want into mitteo of the Whole, Mr. HOAR (Mas chair, on the PENSION Al’é?sflu&[%’lgoofl m. which sppropristes 850,480,000 e v, GARRIELD gave some statiatical infore mation in regard to the pensioners, Stating, among other things, asa curious fact, that, of: the widows of Revolationary soldiers who wera- on tho pension rolls, less 10 per cent hadi died during the year. Over 83,000 persons Were put on the pensionrolls during the yesr, off Whom over 17,000 were soldiers of the War of! 1812, and somo 9,000 names were dropped from; death and various other csuses. g’ The Committee roso and reported the bill, which was therenpon passed by the House, - Adjourned. § s PACIFIC COAST. afety of the Passcngers and Trensd " ure of the Wrecked Steamer Sace ramento — The Oregon Indian ‘Troubles. Sax Fuaxoisco, Dec. 12.—The Montans ard rived st San Diego this evening. All the pass- ongers and treasure of the Sicramento are safa at that port. The day after the ehip struck the Toef, tho passengers landed at San Geromina Teland, one hundred and ninety ‘miles southerly from San Diego, and ten miles from main lsnd. The reefis nine miles from the island. Bedding and provisions "wera Janded for tho use of the passengers without a single accident. The -steamer & totol loss, though fine weather continues. Bome of the cnx-fio and fixtures may be saved. The C B8E~ tain and twenty-five officers and crew: rsmninstl the widow of any suchy thera in charge of the wreck. The psssengers andi treasuro will be transhipped to this port. The lontans will ssil for Panama at dsylight on Fridsy. The total treasure is $385,648. A despatch_from San Diego st 6:35 p. m. to- dsay says the Sacramento is fast breu!n:ig. Thera is 1o hope that the vessel can_be saved. There are 220 tons of cargo for New York, and 120 fons for Mexico on board. Major Greenhas, in command of the troops at Tost River, Oregén, oxpecta Lo find tho Medao Chief Captain Jack soon. The only terms offered the savages are unconditional surrendera Disasters to Lake Vessels in 1572, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Dermorr, Mich., Dec. 12.—Tha disasters to shipping on the lakes for the season of 1872 are | reported at 863. The number of vessels whicl went ashore is 209, Total loeses, 80; foundered, 91; burned or od.by fire, 96- - THo total humber of casualties is less than tho year previous, gyt the loss of life is beligved taha far greater,