Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 18, 1873, Page 1

P - "FEBRUARY MAGAZINES. VOLUME 26, GENER AY, NOTIOES. NCTICE TO ARGHITECT, AND PROPERTY OWNERS FIV.ATT ANT) HIS PATENT LIGHTS AGAINST Edwin Lee Brown. - Thare omploved 8. A. Goodwin, e, to bring sult 1 againet Mr, Beawi, to detive him of pahors o 35 tattmiduta tho pAbIG AR+ InpatE e o low York Liconscos. T, « Ohamborlin & Oo, for sellin : turod In Sow York AUTHORITY 10 righta of my cowiy hmna eiod Urawfocd, In Ohicago rhll manufacs OO O T ViR PATENTS WHIOH MR, BROWN IIMSELE OLAIMS TO WORK UNDLRI! “His suit agalust ORAWEOQHD, CHAMBERLIN & CO. In, In fnct, 8 suit ngainst gl . As this {s In violation of "tho compact botweon us, {8 wrong doing torminatos tho contract, and I 8o declard 1t; and l“'oh' notify the ruhl(a that all tho rights and priviloges hithorto onjoyed by said Drown, in victiw of - and nuder his contract of 31st Novoinber, 1860, or growing out of and dopondont upon It, have now rovortod 5, Ay ko, the Tmlunlu\vflur of tho Imlcnll, to whom fror this dato all roynltios and patent foos justly boloug, an who will assort In the Conrts a olaim tlieroto. 1t 1o only justica to mysoll 1o stato tho fact that M Brown's courss toward Urawlord, Ohamborlin & Qo., who aro solling my lightn In Ohlcao, and hava o finuf\:\p'ln (4% £ o w0, Tina whoten out of my attompt 10 -Ufiw& Dd‘VN "TIE PRI U“l:'l’ll‘All‘;;;)h_’(l)fl'l'S. L KUS HYATT, Attorney for . A. Lako, ownor of tho palonte. Tho aboyo shows that wo ara tho authorizad agonta In Oblcago of tho Newr Yo:k Licensce for (ho mauufactura .and salo of Tyatt's Patent Tmminated T, Wo koop conntantly on lisnd a stock, aud a0 propared to TR Ay o iandastock, aad ar0 propare PLATFORNS AND VAULT COVERS At short notico, all laid In a comploto mannor, and wo sk your patronago. ORAWFORD, CHAMBERLIN &00,, 7?7 DEARBORN-ST- “Caution. A man ealling tusolf Jobn Pottor, and roprosonting bimaolf to bor, our cmploy, s calling upon morchiants throughout 1.0 Statos ol linols, lowa, and Wisconsin, sollclting lons ofray his oxpensos to cortain potuts whoro ko F.rotends to expact. ramittancos from ue. Tho man {8 ar, fmpostor. Ay ovldonco ho producs fs efther {raudnl ontly obtainod or forged, Wo caution tho pablis ARt ndvanclug monoy to any 0ng on our nocoUBL. D. B. STEDMAN & CO. Tmoortoers of Quoonsiare, 103 Broad-at,, Boston. TIANNIBAL, Mo., Doc., 23, 1812 WE HAVE TIlI§ DAY APPOINTED . Messra, IEDINRY W.NIEDERT &00,, . 28 Markot-at,) Cliloago iy + Our solo agonts for the salo of our Flour, tha woll-known - popular brands of Magnolla and Doxter. BWIGART & PINDELL, INOTICH. Lamar Insurance Company. Al porzons hiating claima agafnat tho abovo Company will pleaso prosont o eamo fir adustmont, to GEORGY OINANDLIR, Necelvor, No. 13 Gontral Union Black. NEW PUBLICATIONS. THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, CoNTENTS.—English-Tolk Songe, by ¥, V. Blakes Beyond, s Poom, by Charlotte F. Butest Boy-Life n s Soottish Country-Sont, by Itobert Dale Oweng “Tho Brido of Torrisdoll, o Poem, by I Jnlmar I1jorth Roysens: Thomas Jollorson, Secrofary of Btate, by .Jumes Partont Overa Diumond Necklaco, 8 Poem, {by Zolla. Tecids A Chanco Acquaintanco (Part IL), by \W. D, Hovwellag A Msstory, o Poom, by John (s \Whittiers Tdlosyncraclos, by Miss IT, R, 1udsons ‘A Hunt for Bmugglors, by Prentlco Mulfords A Cu. irlosity of Literature, by M. . W. 8.3 Lost, by Po .Deming; Ediblo Fungl, by Robere Morris Cape- ‘lauds Tho Telograph and tho Post Ofiico, by B ITs Derbyt Litoraturo—Art—Musio—Sclonco~Politics, $4.00 8 yoor; 9 coples, 87.00; & coples, $316.00; 10 coplos, -#0,00; 8nd 83.00 for onch additional copy. OUR YOUNE: FOLKS. ConteNTs.—Doing Tis Best (Part IL), by J. Ta Trowbridge; More About Constollations, by George 8. Jonea What Madam Talbot Saw, by Mres. Nelllo Eyaters About Boston, by Augustus Ioluicss Tho Flylag Botaoy, by O. A. Steplicnsy Claronco Shank's _Advonture, by €, P. Prichords and othor intoroatin atorlos with numorous Diustrations, Robuses, Enfgmt *Correspondonoe, otc. t {8 our opinion that nosuch raog, natural, and fuspic 4ng writing for tha rising gouoratioa 'fs donc Anywhero ay 3p that happy litarary clrulo whonn fssucs monthly OUL '0uNG FoLks,"—(Luifalo Dourlor. 82 For salo by all Booksollers and Nowsdealars., JAMES R, OSGOOD & CO., = Publishers, Boston, DRY GOODS. THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY GREAT SALE OF THH Entire Retail Stock CARSON,PIRIE&(D., 329 West Madison-st. This snle will begin on Monday morning next, Jan. 20, and will Do unreserved in its character, embracing the'whole stock. Bven the most staplo classes of goods, such as Cottons, Linens, &e., will be sacrificed, and on all other goods such prices will be made--- from cost to 25 per centbelow cost ~==n18 will ensure their speedy dis- posal. BOSTON CARRIAGES, OSTON CARRIAGES. REPOSITORY, o, 222 West Washingcton-st, SLADE BROS, Agents. Oldest Boston Manufactory, ESTABLISHED 1830. Howard Slade, Successor to Robt. Slade & Bon, Cpoat Baroan I e Ladis, J.A.SMITH&CO., 513 & 515 Wabash-av., ‘Will to-day commence a closing-out Sale of their splondid stock of LA- DIES’ FUR GOODS, at prices only a trifle above their manufacturing cost, Our resl ROYAL ERMINE, splendid fine FUR SEAT:SACQUES, MUFFS, and BOAS, and our GEN- UINE RUSSIAN SABLE SETS, are of our own manufacture snd une- qualled in style and quality. Fur Robes, &c., ab MANUFACTURER’S FURS J.S.BARNES & CO., 164 Enst Madison-st. PHOTOGRAPHS, THREE DOLLARS ¢ Will pay for ONE DOZEN Best Berlin Card Thotographs, at BRAND'S, (9% Wabash-av. Children’s Photos For threo dollars por dozon, BEST Nerlin fintah, at BRAND'S PHOTOGRAPHIC PARLORS, 596 Wabasheinv. GREAT REDUCTION, Rembrandt Card Photos ouly three dollurs Jer dozen, at BRAND'S, Of every_ description. D FINANCIAL, The United States Mortzaga o, Laans in Gold, or Curroncy, on Bond aud M Lprarod 1o lsfalgy onet 07 Bond aud Mortasge of ‘Without Commission end on Long Time, ROOMS 2 & 8, 8. W. Cor. State and NMadison-sts, ALFRED W. SANSOME, fivorctary. MONEY T0 LOAN At curront rotos, $13,000 and $3,600 in hand. NORMAN O, PERKNS, Att'y, Rooma 13, 13 & 14 Kondall’s Building. Republic Ins, Certificates. h}m\;{‘l}“{:fi;.m centa fora fow Uurlll’cnk.cg_rl" ‘wrml 130 Sa‘uAlh Clark-st,, Room b, MONEY T0 LOAN 02 fist-claes Chleago Proporty, 81,000, 83,600, 83,000 An land, MEAD & OOE, 79 West Madlson-st, Money to Loan Tl‘lvo havo lnnélgyué:; ln;fln&l;: flrlb!'&l‘;la thl.x“.?l&m orty. 5o Wec- B, 000, S0 Tand: SroRINRoN W RARE 135 Clark-st. BUSINESS GHANCE, OR SALE. The Beloit Woollen Nills, Located in the City of Beloit, Statg of Wisconsin. The buflding I3 of stono, 8 storlos nd unsemont, 100 foot by 05, plastored througtiout, heatod by stouns contains bl Glmploto sot of th most' appenvod, woollen Tnnchin- oy, WA lias ainplo water mowcr (10D inehon) for running Srio. Beloe Is ho.contro af uno.of tho largest wool: rowing districta of Witconsin, ‘and a lazgo lomo (rado i Fosrod In conngction with tho Tl ar solidols, oty ot Tosntion, and healthininoss, Bololt, 85 piaco SF Fosldence, 13 surpassod by no towR tn tho ‘Northivest. Giny Tolormation {n rognd to prioo.and torms can bo ob. b e WAL b WA i Chaor f Commorse, orde DISSOLUTION NOTIGES, DISSOLUTION. ‘Notlco ls horeby given that the copartnership herota- fors oalsting. botwoon Gooran Musiok and daboz H. U. Gious, doltra wonoral comuniaslon business nnder tho i eaima st “Stvlo-of Muslok & Gross, is (hls day dls- solvad by mutual consvnt. All debts duc anid firm will bo SoNieatod by Jo 1. O. Gross, whoassumen il tho Hlabilitios of tho firm, and_in authorized to use the tir vamo In liquidation, and conttuucs tho businces of the lato the otfico hltherto occupled by them, Room No. A 65 Washityfonts Yulor the i namio on . L 0. GROSK £ GO, GEORGE M! ) Gllcago, Jan. 3, 1873, SR RRE T O s, DISSOLUTION. Tho firm of Frickeon & Amundson ls this day dtssolved by mutual consont. Tho businoss will bo continuad by Chrlstian Erickson, and all Iixbiljtics of (ho firm sottled by bim. CHRISTIAN ERIOKSON, BPIR, AMUNDSON, REMOVALS, REMOV.ATL. GUILBERT & CLISSOLD, COMMERCIAT, Printers, HAVE REMOVED TO 188 Madison-st., cor. Fifth-av. REMOVAL. Tho Groat Wostorn Light Guard Hand has romoved thelt oifige fo it outh Clarkeste, omnosity. 1ho, Court Siouno: T Hofman, Gondustors. ol fland, -Leader sad Frombtor: Bty “Cnkiley, Tirouipters A: Lohdor, £ Pmmnlnr( 15, L;uhm ’rompta | Partner Wanted In o manufecturing businoss, Goods pay T o Horuiod o600 o o Tow ontal 5 o 4 O et O oz Tage | JBOUOK HIOKC, “7T0 RENT. 1 led by B{. ORAFF & CO., 89 . El:' " Bor purts . Fa 8001y 0B 40 vmulm‘."d L DISSOLUTION. CR10A00, Ji 3. Wo, tho undorelgnod, havo Uie Sey disseseel pesinér- ship By mutusi con MWALSIL & CONNIR VAOGINATION, FREE VACCINATION Wil bo performod at tho Disponsarios of tho Rellef and d Socloty as follewa: NORTIH BTAR, 827 Divislon-st,, from 10to 138, m, and 2tad p, . OENTRAL, 13 North Sangamonat., from1tod p, m, HERRIOK, 851 Weat Twel{th-st., from 8 to 10 a, m., and 2to b p, m. DAVIS FREE, cornor Calumot-av. and Twenty-sixth. sty from9tolia. m. and ItoDp. m, JOHN REID, M. D, General Modical Suposintendont. CULVER, PAGE, HOTNE & €0, ‘Wholesalo and Retail Stationers, BLANK BOOK MAKURS, PRINTERS. ‘And Pablishers of Oommorelal and Law Blanks, 118 & 120 Monroe-st.,Chicago, Oppaalte old P, 0. Bulldioa. "WASHINGTON. Senator Morton on the Dangers of the Present Presiden- tial Eleetion System.. Proceedings in the Credit Mo- bilier Investigation Yesterday. How the Builders of the Union Pa-~ cific Railroad Defrauded the Nation, Durant’s Friendship for Har- lan to the Extent of $10,000. The Retiring Members of Congress Propose to Raise Their Sal« aries to $10,000 a Year. Proposed Reduction of Letter Post= ’ age to Two Cents. Froceedings in Congress l{eslerd:;y. Spectal Despatch to The Chicago Tribunc, DURAXD VERSUS TARLAN, Wasuisoroy, Jan. 17.—Sonator Harlan's Chronicle Lina anothor articlo to-day in which, commenting on Durant's tostimony relative to tho 810,000 givon by tho Union Pacific Railroad to socuro tho oloction of the formor to the Unitod States Sonato, it iy statod that tho Sonn- tor never had tho handling of tho money, and, in fact, nover heard of its use, or for what it was exponded, until long after his olection. Tho truth of this dofouco canuot stand in the light of tho evidenco olicited from Durnnt Ly tho Wilton Committco to-day. The testimony was mot_only roluctantly giv- on, but required on iufinite doal of sharp guusuoning on tho partof tho ablest lawyors of tho Commiltes to bo brought out. Durant, after quibbling and ovading tho point as long no poesiblo, wa compolled to ndmit that Do paid tho monoy to Harlan directly, and that it was givon for tho purposo of aiding tho oloe- tion of tho latter to tho Sonate, and was not givon for genoral olection purposes in bohalf of the party. Thia answor disposed of tho second- ary ling of dofonce sot up by Senator Harlan yestorday, that tho monoy was nsed in tho gon- oral way, and for tho good of the goneral tickot, FACIFIO RAILROAD FRAUDS. In tho continued oxamination of this witness as to tho Instory of tho managoment of tho Unjon_Pacific Railroad, two important poiuts woro doveloped. First, that tho monagors of the Pacifie Roilroad, from its initial conatruction up fo 1800, dofrauded tho Government and the stockholdors of tho road for the purposo of on- riching themsolves and thoir frionds ; socond, that large enms of monoy had baon uncd in Washinglon by tho agent ‘of the Company for somo purposo, not yet developed. With othor things, it como out that among tho itoms of ox- peudituro thora was ono littlo mattor of £485,000 for which no vouchors are in existonco, and tho distribution of which rests sololy on tho more vorbal statomonts of two notorious lobbyists of this city. It sppoars that the onormous divi- dends doclared by tho Oredit Mobitior Company wero nothing more or less than tho funds of tho Paciflo Railrond Company, which should hayo beon used in the paymont of tho intorest due tho United Statos on'its guarantoo bonds, It socoms probable that gomo dimaging disclosures will bo made, if tho investigatious into tho contracts hotweon the Union Pacific Rnilrond and tho _ Wyoming Conl ~ Company aro pusbiod \'I§Ol‘l7|mly by the Committeo, and that gome slight roason may ho found why tho in- torest due from the road is not paid to tho Goy- ornment, It scems that tho Conl Compnny hold ncontract for furnishing all tho coal used by tho Union Paciflc Company, and nlso for & robate of 25 per cont on tho ratos of conl transportution. 1t thus holds & monopoly of all tho coal wanted by the_ road, and, in consoquenco of the spocial ratos, have oxclusive control of the outside mar- kot. 'Tho rates of tho Company by tho contract aro on n sliding scalo, running ‘through sov- cral yoars, ‘Tho contract prico in 1809 was £0 g fon, while the prico in tho opon marlkot was but 32, " An offort was somo time ago mado to discontinuo tho practico, but unsuccesafully. 'Fho object of tha Railroad Company msy ba soon in tho facl that nino-tonths of * tho stock of thie Conl Company is owned by s fow operators, swho cnn control the contracts, This arrango- ment was 80 profitablo to the Coal Compauy that it is ostimatod that » quarter of a million dollara would bo_required to mako llE tho difforenco betwoon 32 and §6 & ton in the conlueed ina ear, 2 TIE ATABAXA AWARD DIVISION. The Houeo Judiclnry Committoo spont the on- tira session of to-day in_considoration of the bill and report of General Butlor, with reforonce to the mannor in which the damages arising out of tho Alabama Olnims shail be adjudicatod among thae cleimants. Tho bill was printed in tho most gecrot manner, and until to-day not oven the Committoo know its import, A copy was fur- nished by General Butlor to-day to each membor of the Committoo, with the strictost injunction of keorecy. Tho roport which tho General had propared was read, butsnll the membors refuse to &ny what it containg, That will bo printed in tho samo confidontial mannor, and tho consider- ation of the Committeo will bo continued on Tucedsy. : THE ROCK I6LAND BRIDGE cago continues to occupy the attontion of the Court of Claims, Tho closing argumont on be- half of the Govornmont was mado yestorday, It I8 u suit to rocover 220,000 damnges from tho United States by Hnrvoy & Linssy, of Wiscon- sin, who entered iuto a contract June 1, 1869, to build the masonry of that part of the bridge bo- twaon the ity of Davenport and lock Island. ‘I'ho Govornmont took this work ont of tho con~ tractors’ hands on tho 8th of October, 1870, al- loging thers had boon delay in oxocuting the contract. Tho contractors now bring anit, dony- ing this, and olalming they wore damaged by this action of the Government, INCREASED CONONESSIONAL TAY. Tor some timo past tho quostion hna beon dis- enseod vory quictly among both Senatom and Toprosentatives, as to tho Eropriul of jucrons- ing tho salarios of the mombers of hoth Houses to 10,000 o yonr, tho proposition boing for tha law to include the prosent Congross. Tho movemont is 8ald to Lave been started in the Benato by 1lamllton, of Maryland, and thatn CRUVASH TWAH q\;luzlfi takon, with favorablo ro- 8ult, to ascortain the probable success of the undortaking, Tho sttompt i8 a vory oarncst one, and it is sought to take advantago of the prosont auspicious timo, whon enough mombers Will go out of Congross with tho prosont term to corry the increaso, Buch a proposition might go through tho Sonato, but wore it not that tho torms of moro than a majority of tho anunnc Houso will expire March 4, {t wonld cor- ainly fail {u the lattor hody, for those going out do not rogard tho rospongibility as highly as thoso who romain Congress, COTTON OLAINS, ‘There wore millions of dollara’ worthof colton usod by the Unlon armny during the rebellion for the purposes of fortification and defenco against tho onemy, for tho reason that its resiat- anco to shot and ‘shell was very groat, and it convenlonce was un additional = ronson for its omployment, Thua far mo_claims for tho gnyment for thiy cotton hayo boon paid. The cnute, howover, has passod & bill giving $00,000 to Gowan & Dickinson, of Tonnessse, for cotton i @hicago Daily Trib : CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1873. holonging to thom used in the fortifications at Xnoxvlllo, Tonn. Tholr loyalty wau abundantly eatablishod, and tho Houso Committoo of Claims, to-day, agrbodto e bil, roducing o amount to 246,000, This chso 18 rogardod As o now phaso of tho lattor claima. CONORESSIONAT, ACCOMMODATIONS. Tho Iarge incrosso in tho momborahip of tho. noxt Ilouso has alroady boon considored by tho Committea on Publio Buildings and Grounds, {n viow of tho inndoqunoy of thio prosont lall of tho Hougo for tha nccommodation of an increnso of fifty soats, CGonernl Butlor wns aclooted at the last Besslon to confor with tho Coimmitteo, In view of tho fact that ho prosonted a plan for rnrorm‘ug thoe dlmomefv. Eithor tho presont eaks in tho Houso must bo roplnced by smallor ones, or elao tho limit of tho hull muat be ox- tendod, There aro no\v 2i8 Roprosontatives and 10 Dologatos In the_Ifouso, and in the next Congroes thoro will bo 202 Roprosontativos and 20 Il)nlngntue, making it nocessary to provide 802 Boals, TREE DANKING—SPEOIE RESUMPTION, The bill reported from the Souato Finance Committeo yestorday, by Benator Shorman, to provido for & fron banking nystom aftor tho 1ab of July noxt, and for the rosumption of specio [In{muntn aftor the 18t of January, 1874, mcots with considorablo favor, aud in both branchos of Congrosa it i8 regardod na tho only foasiblo mensuro yot {)mpnmd concerning theso two im- ortant questions, 'Tho bill was drawn by Bena- or Thurman, during tho recoes, ns o subntituto for the bill introduced by Senator Buckingham, on tho snma subjeot, and, after boing thoroughly diacusised by tho Finance Commitfoo, was or- dered, by & unanimous votoof tho to bo réported to the Bonato. PAOTOSED MEDUOTION OF LETTER POSTAGE. Tho Houso Committeo on Postoflcos and Post Roada gavo a bearing to-day to tho Pootmaster Genoral on two important subjects bofore them, bowit.: Tlio roduolion_of lattar postago, an tho propaymont on printed mattor ‘possing unrongh the malls, Tho roposi= tion fo raduce tho lobter postago originnted with Genoral Farnaworth; tho Chairmon of tho Committeo, and was ot firsb opposod by the T'ostmastor General, bocauso bo foored it would reduco tho revonue of the Dopartmont to such an oxtout 45 to creato o largo doflolt. To provent this tho Committeo agroed to nnother bill ro- quiring the prnpnymnngur postageou all printed mattor, oxcopt wookly nowupspars in_tho coun- tica whoro thoy aro ubllnlmsv ‘Tho Postmastor Gonoral stated to tho Committeo that printed mattor haa horotofore only yioldod a rovenuo to tho Dopartment of about 81,000,000, while the Committao, lottor posisgo is much smallor in bull, and yiolds over $19,600,000 annually, b3 apposts thet, owidg the want of propaymont of postago on printed mattor, thoro {a a great loss to tho Goverumont. . The Dostmaostor Goneral ostimatos it ns high s $1,000,000, This nriscs from tho non-paymont of postage, oud etoalings by tho Postmustors, on whom in this mattor thoro dgos mot appour £ bo any chock. Tho Committee instructed ita Chairman to prepare & bill reducing lottor post- ago to 3 conts, sud roquiring tho propaymont of postago on all printed matror, oxcopt weekly papors that circulato in the countios whore they aro publistiod. TIE OALDWELT, INVEATIGATION, Tho Committoo on Priviloges and Elactions will hold s_session to-morrow, whon Governor Carnoy will bo examinod aa to tho dircot ugo’of money to secure Caldioll’s olection. Ono of the witnogsos summoned by Caldwell for the dofouce is Jamas T, Logato, of Leavonworth, of im- Iwuchmenb notorioty. When ho takes tho stand tis proposod to asl_him tho quostion whothor Tio is tho man ailuded £o in Butler's report, who offered Pomeroy's voto for salo for 60,000 7o the Aseociated Preen.] TROCLANATION LY THF PRESIDENT. By the Presidont of the United Btates. [Exoc- utiyo order], ‘Wneneas, It has heen brought to the notice of {hio Prosident of the United Htetes that many greons Loldiag oisi oflco by nppoltraout froi im or othorwise, under tho Constitution and laws of tho Unitod Btates, whilo holding Fedoral positions accopt ofitcea undor suthority of States Bad Torritorios In_ wiiich thoy rosido, of of munioipal corporations -undor tho chartors and ordinances of 'such corporations, thoroby nssuming dutles of State, Territorial, or municipal office” at tho samo timo thoy are charged with tho dutios of civil offico hold undor Foderal autharity ; and Wiz, It is boliovod, with faw oxen{:umm, thnt the holdiug of two of such officos by the samo porson i6_ incompatiblo with tho falthful digcharge of the dutive of tha offico; that it fro- quoutly gives riko to grent inconvenionco, aud ofton results in detrimont to tho public sorvice, and, morcover, 8 not in harmony with thio go* nius of tho Govornment. Tu view of the promises, thoroforo, the Prosi- deut has deomed it proper thus, and lereby to givo public notico that, from and aftor tho fourth doy of March, 1878, oxcopt s# horein spocified, ‘persons bLolding auy -Federal civil offico by appointment undor the Constitution ond 1aws of the United States, will bo oxpeoted, while holding suoh oftice, to hold no office undor any Btato or Tomitorial gift, or under charter or . ordinance of any municipal corporations, and, _furthor, that tho coptance or continuod holding of auy such Stato, Torritorial or Munioipal oftice, whether clective, orby appointment Ly auy porson holding civil oflico a8 aforesnid under tho Governmont of tho United Btates, other than _judicial ofticers under tho Conatitution of the United States, will bo doomed a vacation of tho ¥odernl oftico Lald by such porson, and will bo talon and will bo troat- od ns o rosignation by such Fodoral ofticor of his commission or appolitment in the service of the Unitod Blatos. The oflices of Justices of tho Peaco, of Nota- ries Public, and Commissionors to take acknowl- odgomonts'of deeds, of bail, or adminintor catha, shall not be deomed wilhin the purview of this order, ond aro oxcoptod. from its oparation, aud may bo held by Fedoral officers. ‘Ilio appoint- ment of Do})nty Marshal of the United States moy bo conforiod upon Bheriffs, and Doputy 8herifts, and Doputy Postmastors, tho cmolu- ment of whose offico’ doos not_exceed 8600 por annum, who aro also excopted from tho opora- tion of this order, and mey accopt and hold appointments undor State, Territarial, or Muni- chl authority : provided tho sama bo found not to intorforo with tho dischargo of their dutics as Postmaster, Heads of dopartmonts and athor officers of the Governmont who havo tho appointment of subordinate ofticera are required to take notico of this ordor, and toseo tu the ene forcoment of its provieions snd terms within the sphore of their rospectivo dopartments or oflices, and as relatos to the soveral porsons holding appointments under them. Tiespecttully, N By order of tho Presidont, Haxrnton Fisn, Socretary of Blate, fomr e CREDIT MOBILIER, THE WILSON OOMMITTEE. WastinaToy, Jan, 17.—The Wilaon Crodit Mo- bilier Investigaling Committoo resumod its sit- tings at noon, whon Mr. Porry, of Cincinnati, of counsol employed by the Governmout, was wolcomed, and took his seat with tho Commit- teo, ‘Tho Chairman said ho had recelvod from tho Secrotary of tho Intorior a roport of the Govern- ment Commigsionor, in which the Wyoming conl contract s disoussed, and namos givon of the Govornment Directora of tho Union Pacifie from its organization to tho present time. DURANT'S EVIDENOE, The oxamination of Durant was rosumed. The witnoss seid it wos hig intontion to ascer- tain_how much Credit Mobilier stock Ames had, by tho suit which Lo hnd commenced against Amos, All the stock bold by Ames drew divi- donds. Tho witness did not call to miud any members of Congress employed as counsol by tho COredit Mobilior, Ho “himselt employod Jonckes in somo suft in Rbode Island; did not know whother Jenclos was a mombey of Con- gross at that timo or not. _Goneral Butler camo With Alloy nt tho stookholdor's maoting in Oc- tobor, 1807; alo, répresenting Onke Ames in tho preparations of nlnlpnrmo agroomont, In auswer to the question whother any members of Congress wero stookholdors in the Crodit Mo- biller, the witnoss anowored thero wore, and that tho books would show among whom tho dividends were distributed. In regerd to the chovks given Iarlan, the witnous seid he gave tho monpy a4 o porsonal friend of Ilnrlan. Tho ohocli wero drawn on somo Now York bank ; did not know what one, as he kopt soveral bank necounts. The monoy was to aid in tho Htato eloction, o wanfed to have Bon- ator Hurlan clocted, I did not toll him the motive of my contribution. Ihadalargo in- torest in Iowa. L'hoy wore rather erowding mo, by which T monn that I had some county bonds, to tho payment of which some of the eandidates for thoe Loqlnmum wore opposed. I was satis- fled that Harlan should win. Tho witness was intorrogated at longth as to the paymont of the gonoral oxpouscs of the Company by him, for ac- whioh ho gave vouchors, Somo of the monoy wna pald to counsel, T, B, Stowart, of \Vl\uhlug- ton, got 810,000, and ‘Aloxandor May £75,000 or 8100000, Thoy wero omy )K) vod _in making acrangomonts for the Unlon Pa- oifig Rnllrond Company with tho Loavenworth & Tawnoe Ttailrond Compnny, and soltling othor disputed ninttorn, 'They wore not nuthor- izod to uso one dollar to influenco leginlation, dircctly or Indlrectly, Tho witnous gavo tho monoyto Blowart and Mny to pay over. 5 Pomr- #on, who wai rno!inlnrly iutorested in tho Tonvenworth & Pawneo Railvond, aud thoy gave tho wituons the vouchors or recelvts, 1o pro- sumod that Blownrt and Ilay could explain bot- tor than ho conld. During the oxamination, witnesn onid Ames askod Lint about the itomn in tho sccounts, Witnoss snid to Ames, ¢ What do you want with the pccounts? Thoy have hoon oxamined by tho Board proviously appointed and passed upon flunllly. and pald," Amen replied, # I want to goo wlether any mouoy has Deen paid to mombors of Congross.” 'Tho witnces nekod 'why do you want to know whother any monoy has Deon paid to mombors of Congross?" To which Amos roplied, * I want them to pay it ‘back, if thoy do not go straight." By Swann—What did ho moan by not going straight ? Answor—I auppose tho remark of Ames waa Jocularly mndo. The Ohnivman asked tho witness wWhethor ho he bad any lknowledgo, Information or baliof that tho two checka sent to Sonator Harlan wera embraced in_sny of tho ncconnts of tho organs ization, Lo which wilncss_roplied, that tho mat- tor was novor brought bLofore and nover ro- {cctcd by the Committco, Itwas known by hom that ho had” given theso chocks. Ilo wns noked o quostion’ concorning them nand roplied 'that it wns his own private mat- tor. Ho nccountod for tho monoys oxpondod through him by rondoring vouchars, recaipts, or drafis. 'Tho witnosa was closoly ln- terrogatoed as to the expenditure of money by Stowart and 1Iny, 1o did not helievo one dollar was spont to influonco or securo logialation. Shollabargar—Did thoy sntlety you. that all thoir oxponditures wero legitimate Answor—I thought so, but I havo beon credu- lous sometimos, Quostion—Did thoy presont such papera or vouchera to show that tho money was logitimato- 1y expended, and not to influonce logislation. Answer—I was satisfiod at that timo that the oxlycm]lh!m was legitimato, n furthor oxamination tho witness snid the Credit Mobilier gavo Onkes Amos a contract for building 238 miles of rond at o cost to the Rail- road Compauy of betwaen two and thrco million dollars moro than tho nctual cost of that portion of tho rond which bad alrendy beon built, paid for, and ncoopted by tho Govorament, The Chairmau asled, was it not o fact that the differcuce botween the cost of 238 miles of rond nud tho amount for which It was let undor tho Onkea Ames contract constitnted tho nasots out of which dividonda wore declared to tho otookholdors of the Credit Mobitior ? Answor—It was, Mr. Hoar—If that monoy had not been thus dividod, wonld it not have boon the proporty of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and go the Truatocs took the pruum'ly of tho Union Yacific Railroad, which thoy had on hand, and divided it n;uoug the atockhioldera of the Credit Mobil- ior The witnass said that such was tho effect, Tho witnoss said tho contract conld not bomado with Ames to build tho road, without giving him the Lonofit of the portion of the rond already con- strnoted and paid for by the Railroad Company. ‘Tho stockholdora of both the Union Paciflc Rail- rond Company and the Crodit Mobiller wero the o, With bit fow oxcoptions, aud theso ropro- senting not more than $4,000 or £5,000 stock of tho Union Paciflo Railrond Compauy. By Mr, Hoar—Supposo tho road wns bnilt economically and without unusual las.o, and capital stock had hean aubsoribed for snd’ paid | i caob, would not tho amount: of the Governs " mont loan of 27,000,000 and tho capital stock of 187,000,000, nmiounting to£64,000,000, heve built - and (zq\;ippnd tho rond without reforonco to Iand grants . Answer—Hardly, st the timo the work was commenced ; but it might bo b prosont, with tho fazilitios offorod for, I thinls, 365,000,000, . Q.—Do you kndw of any person holding tho 1 offico of Goverment Director in the Union Pacifie Ruilrond gince ita original ostablishment who <lng beon interostod, dircetly or indiroctly, 8o far jas you_Iuow .ov linve Ubun informed, in tho + Credit Mobilier or any contract with tho road? A.—I Inow of no other gontloman than Jamos I Brooks. I am o subscribor to the stock of the %Vyoming Coal Compnny. )y the Clinirman—Thecontract with this com- pany and the Unjon Prcific Linilrond Company ‘s onterod in into July, 1868. Tho Wyoming Compuny wa? organized in the subsequont Octo- * bor, under a law of tho Btato of Nobraska, The iDirectors aro Olivor Amos, Prosidont of tho Union Pacific Railroad Company; C. O. God-"| 4 froy, and Thomas Waddell, The capital is +8600,000. Tho railrond company virtually owns tho conl company, and havo had all tho bonofits from it. 'Tho rocoipts of tho mine, ,according to the Tronauror, have baon baroly suf- # ficiont to pay oxponsos, the conl being furnishod t 81.82 a ton, No dividonds bave beon deolared. Did not know of manoy having boon paid to uny 3Commissionor appointed by tho Govornmont to inupoct tho rond, but o thought 8600 lad boon o poid to Mr. Snow ; Lind honrd that Mr. Wondoll yand boon paid, but on asking tho Prosidont and A"Tronguror of tho Compnny, thoy said sich _was Anot the fact, It was reported that es high as §25,000 had beon paid, but bo know nothing wabout it Ho nover paid ouytiing on that ae- " count. o had novor hoard anything snid among tho railcond ofticials that any mioney was paid to vthe Governmont Divectors in oxcoss of what ' e, NUMBER 152. w e. i 5 marner proseribod S, $ho Conatitutlon, his do- olgion i8 final, [l = Thoro aro #ald b ) two sots of Liootoral votos b this timo ir & ) hands of the Vico Pron- fdont from tho Stati T * Arkansas, and two from tho Stalo of Loulsin & .and whichover of these sols ho decldos {8 thi«q: opor Blectoral vote, and brings forward, opor - ud cnusos to bocounted, must o so roceived, ® 1 from his action thore in no apponl, Tho action of the two Housoa In 1820 in rogard to counting the voto of Missourl, 18 1o oxcoption to thig viow of the power of tho President of thoHonate, for tho question in that case wos nob as to any irvogularity in regard _to tho electornl vote of Missonrd, but whother Minsouri was at that timo o Btato in tho Union and ontitled to participato in tho Prosidontinl olections at all; which is nlso the quostion in tho cloction of 1817, in regard to Tnditnn, and in 1669 in rogard to Cleorgia. ‘Tha Prosidont of thoSenato may indeed bo impoachod for high crimes and mirdemoanors, shonld ho gronaly violnto his dnty, sud thus frandulontly count or rojeot olactoral votes, but that would not amond tho racord, which hind boou mnde undor tho wrong, nor holp the Prealdontial_can- didato, who may biave beon clieated out of oflice, nor proteot tho nation from disordor and civil war, If it should happonupon the recurroncee of any one of tho cnsos considored, that the dacision of tho Prosidont of tha Bounate should dotormine tho rosult and give tho Presidoncy to a candi- dato who would othorwiso have heen dofeated, or throw the eloction into tho Ifouse of Nopro- sontatives, whore tho candidate who land beoen rojocted by tho pooplo shuuld bo electod by the voto of tho Sintos, all can undorstand tho im- minent peril in which the Natlon would bo pincod. By tho twonty-sccond foint rulo of tho wo Ilousos ndoptod in 1805, in tho sponker's judgment the most dangorous contrivancoe to tho ponco of the Nation ever invented by Con- grogs, it is provided, that whonovor an Eloctoral voto is ohjected to, tho Sonato ghall rotire toits Chamber, and eachi Ilouse shall sopnrnlul{ con- sidor tho objection, and tho voto shall not bo counted, unless the two Houses conour to that offoot. If the two Housos disagreo, the vote of tho Btato iy lost. This may rcsult inn tio, or in tho oloction of tho candidate who would otlierwiso hinvo boon dofeated, or in_preventing cithor of tho candidates from haviog a majority of all tho votes, and thus throwing tho election into the Houso of Reprosentatives, ~Ench Houso is to decido the question without debato, in » pummary mannor, without investigation and without adjournmeut. Icro is powerful tomptation for the Houeo of Roprosentatives by non-concurronco to throw the cloction into its own body, and thus porhaps scura the oloction of tho cendidate who might have beon over- whelmingly beaton at tho polls. The two Ilousns may bo under the control of difforont partios, as in 1857, led by politi- clann nmbitions, oxasporated, nud thireting for powor, Who are thus cnabled, by & moro non- concurronce, to dofent an eleotion by the peoplo, and seizo the administration of the Governmen! into tho hands of their party, Ho did not be- liove tho Constitution conferred the power upon Congross to muko tho Tight of tho pooplo of & tato to participato in o Presidential eloction to dopond upon the contingency of an ngreemont of tho two Houses on the sottlomont of an ob- jection. The rulo is au invitation to partisaus to make captious and factious objections. It makos tho conenrront action of tho two Houscs nccessary whon it shiould not bo, and, to sum up its porilous abuurdity, its monsfrous illogic, its dangerous unconstitutionality, it places it in the power of tho dofonted party, which may have o majority in cither Houso, to defoat an olection Ly " the Puoplo, and to take tho chances of anmarchy or of a victory, by throwing tho olection into tho Iouso of Noprogontatives. But this oxtraordinary provision, by which elthor Houso is ompoworod to rojoct thé votaof a Stato in the cleotion of Prosident, i oroated by a joint rule of the two Housos, The Constitution pro- viden thet each Houso moy determine tho rules of itg own pracoedings, that is, the modo of con- ducting ita businoss, and doing thoso things whici, by tha Constitution nnd laws, it hns the right to do, But surely this clause does not givo tho two Iouses power by joint rule to ona- ble cithor Houso to disfranchiso the States by rojocting thoir Llocloral volos. Tlhe provisions of this rule to huvo auy validity must bo em- Draced in alaw ecuacted, which has boen sub- mitled to tho Prosideht for his approval and ovon ns o lwv, it woul 0 n most fearful onaciment on tho statuto-book, conforsing, #8 it docs, upon_eithor Ilouso the power to block tha wheals 0f Govornmont and_plunge the nation into annrehy. 'T'ho proposition that Congross Tias powor £o 61t a8 n canvassing board upon the Tlcctoral votos of tho States, admitting or re- jecting them for reasons of its own, Bubverts tho wholo thoory by which thoir appointmont was conforrod upon tho States, makes Congross ‘thu Judg of tho oloction nnd’ qualificstions of hie Prosidont and Vice President, and by tho oporation of tho benty-socond jolnt rulo, gives that powor to caoh House separately, asintlecase of its own mombers, ‘There is no such oxprous povwer givan to Congross in tho Conetitution, nor 18 it npocessary to carry out any express ower therein givon, and ita oxorcize would bo n direct conflict with tho known purpoges of its framors to make tho Bxceutive aud Logislative Dopartmonts_os noarly indopendont of each other ag possible. 'Tho thoory of the Eloctoral Qollo o wag that 5 body of men shauld bo chosen for tlio express purpose of elocting tho Presi- dont and Vico Prostdont, who would be distin- guished by thoir eminent ability and wisdom, Who wonld ba indopondent of popular prasion, who would not be influonced by tumult, cabel or fntriguo, and that in {he choico of . Presidont thoy would be left perfectly frco to oxerclse thoir Judgment in the election of the propor porson ; i1thay woro entitled to undor tho Inw, in short, tho idea was that o small + The Committeo adjourned until to-morrow, body of select men could Do moro —_— t:frniy f’{"'{““’i} w\m{: lgm“l::lcut;on i 1‘): ho President and Vico President than tho wholo ; C°”fi§§3§é°“'“? Doy of tho people. Now thnt Demovracy ia TIE VIENNA EXLOSITION. ]flr{h-. SCHUNZ called up tho Vieuna Expovition ill, Mr, CARPENTER withdrow bLis amendmont for an appropriation of $300,000 to complate the Y Washington monumeont, 4 it was doubiful +whothor the monumont could ever bo comploted, \ owiug to tho softness of tho foundation ground. ‘Tho bill was then passed—yoeas, 20 ; nays, 18, INDIAN BELIEL, On motion of Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, a bill 1 way passod ropealing the nct for the reliof of cortain Indians in tho Bioux Suporintendency. OUR BLECTORAL BYSTEM. Mr. MORTON called up_his resolution in- steneting tho Committos on Eloctions to inquira into tho dofucts of tho prosont olectoral systom, and the bost moans for romedying thom. Ho roviowed tho constitutiona! position of tho States in tho matter of choosing Llectors for : Presidont and Vico Presidont, o mattor ontiroly " boyond tho jurisdiotion of tho National Govern- ment, and entirely without remedy or rodross on its part, whatover digordors, irrogularitios, or failuros may ocour in the appointment of Elec- tors in any Btato, o provision i8 anywhere ngde for contesting tho olection of Eloctors, and whatover roturns shall bo mado 'up, although produced in whole or in part by fraud or violence, must stand, and tho voto bo counted upon them, if ro- turned in time. There is_imminent dangor of rovolution to the nation, whonovor tho rosult of & Prosidential olection is to bo detormined by tho vote of a Btato, in which tho choico of Eloc- tors has boon irrogular, or is alloged to bave Doon carriod by fraud or Violonco, “Lhoro ought to bo such machinery of Governmont provided that it wonld bo impossiblo that any man should ovor reach tho Presidontial ohair who was not Togitimatoly choson thoreto, o recapitulatod the transactions with roferonce to tho Iiloctoral voto in Wiscongin in 1857, when tho Electors of that Btato, having boow provontod by u_snow storm from assombling on the day provided by law, had nevorthelesssent up thovotoof thoBtato o bo counted, and, though abjection was mado on Conatitutlonal’ ground, Mr. Mnson, Prosi- dont of the Senato, decidod that tho two Iouses Lad no juricdiction over tho connting of the voto, but woro mot togothor simply as witucsson of thio accuracy of tho count, and of its rosult, Tho voto of Wiaconsin wus counted, and the do- oision of Mr, MasGh was not aftorwards callod in quostion, Clearly tho framors of tho Cousti- tution did not contomplato that tho Prosidont of tho Bonate, in opening and counting for Irosi- dont and Vico Irosident, hould oxorcifo dis— crotionary or judicinl powers in determining bo- tween tho votos of two soty of Iilaotors, or upon tho suflicioncy or validity of tho record of tho votes of tho Electors in any Btate; but that lio should perform a morely ministerial act of whick two Housos woro to be™ witnossos, aud to mako the record. DIut the oxerclse of thoso high powers may dovolva upon him ez necessilate rei, aud whatevor decision hio may make Lotweon tho two sots of Bloctors, or upon the suiclonoy and " validity of tho records of votes, whother on tho ovidonce of the right of tho Eleotors to cast tho votow, @ whother thoy have boon oset in the botter understoed, and IJD]\I]]E\' overnmont Dbas boen moro thoroughly tostod, wo have loarned that largo cloctoral bodies cnu bo more easily trusted then small ones ; that whilo it muay bo posiblo to corrupt small hodiew, it i8 im- ossiblo to corrupt largo ones, and that tho ugor of tumult, which Was_over pregont in tho minds of tho framers of the Conatitution, arises chiefly from tho oxclusion of tlic masses from powor, and conforring it 1pon o fow. That the candidates for Electors shovll be pledged in advanco Lo voto for yarticulns por- sons was not only not contemplatad by the frumoys of tho Constitution, buk was oxprossly oxcluded by thoir lhoor{. Thoy were Lo bo indo- pondont, not influonced by provious committals or ongagoment, so that whon theycame togother they could doliborate with_perfect freodom for tho bost intorests of the Ropublio, Ifow com- plotely thix theory hus beon overturnad by the practico of soventy yonrs, it is unneccssary to rocite. o Electoral Colloges have turnod ont to bo wholly usslogs, Livery renson given for their original establishmont has absolutaly fail- ed in practice, but whilo they aro powerless for good thoy may bo potent, for ovil, In thoir elec- tion, orrovs niny oasily bo committed, and in vory moy instances lave beon. Whilo nobody would mistalto tho nanie of Grant or Qrooloy, changes in names on o long list of oloctors may oceur from orrors in printing or fraud, suflicient to roverso the voto of tho Biato, Tho present elootoral systom ciroumscribos ~tho power aud rights” of an individunl votor and provonts lum from _ voting for thouion of lis choice for Irosident ang Vive Prosidont,—unloss thore are enough of his way of thinking in tho sumo Stato to meot in convention and nominnte Electors to reprosent thoir viows,—and the prasent requiroment of tho Constitution that tho Ilectors shall moot tho snmo day in their respectivo Slutos and cast thoir votes, is liablo toaccidont and Interruption, a8 in Wisconsin in 1857, Ho would profer tha the Prosident sliould bo olectod by the pooplo sy ono community, giving tho olection to bhio man who roceived thoe highout number of votos, with- out rognrd to Stato Jines or municipal divisions, 8o that tho National charactor should Lo fully ropnzuunmd inono dopartmont of tho Govern- mont, But in essuming that the smaller Btates will not_consent to an amondmont by whioh the Trosidont ivould be olected by the pooplo of the United Btates 88 ono community, he bolioved they could haye no nb_‘ocl.lon to tuoh chango as would bring the oleotion of President direotly to the poople of tho soveral Statos, oach Stato toba divided into as mauny districts as it has Bonators and Reproscntatives, each distriot to hiavo ono voto in tho election of Prosident and YVico Presidont, and tho voteof that distriot bo conntod in fuvor of tho candldstes for Prosi- dont and Vico Presidont who recoivo the largost number of voted in L. This wounld still give to oeach BStato the sanio number of votes it now ks in tho elac- tlon of Prosident and Vico Droaident, the votos, however, to bo ;ilvcn direotly for the candidatos by tho poopla without the intorvention of Eloc tora, ‘Lo auoaker thon arguod tho falrnoss of the proponod plan; the intrinslo injustico to the’ Htntos of tho prosont system, ita poril to tho country, and the opportunitios it aflords forcar- ruption, eabal and intrigno, whon an oloction is thrown futo tho Houno oi{ Reprerontatives. Bub it will ho aeleod what is tho romedy? llo on- wworad ho would ho rlad if somo monus conld be dovisod by which iho nation could chcapg tho dangor of Laving tho Houso of Roprosuntatives to olect Prosident, in any caso. But if anch s to ho the resort in enno o eandidato for tho Prosidonoy gots o mnjority of all votes, ho wonld have hoth Ilousos af Congrows meek in Joinl_convention, and eack Sonitlor and Itopresoutative tohave one vote. "his would ho In exnct_harmony with tha prin- ciples upon which the olaction ig now to ho made Dy tho peoplo of sovoril Slatos, Under tho new syslom which he proposcd, the peoplo of tho sovernl Btates shall voto dircctly for thoe Prosi- dont, etcl Btato to have as many dintricts and eo many votos a4 It has Bonntors and Ropresontas tiven in Congross, atid why the samo rulo should nol, ho presorved whon tho olection is thrown in- to Gongross it bard o porceivo, 1lin object was to point out to tho Bonato and country the dangers that lio in the pathway of tho Nation ; tho contingoncies, somo of thery not romolo, but near and probablo, which threat« on tho country with royolittion, md the Govern« mont with dostruction, and to urgo thab the [mth of duly is 1lm‘pnlh of unfoly: that now, na timo of palitical cuim throughont tho Na+ tion, wo should addross ournclves to tho remove a1 of thouo poerilous obatrictions, thab woro hid« don to the eyes of our fathers, but havo been brought to our luowladgo by observation and oxporionco, And to sum up in recapitulntion, T Would sny that if tho svotoms of Ilcctoral Collegos is to bo continued, nome meuns should bo dovised by which the election of thoso REloctors in the Hiales may bo contosted, 8o that if it has hoen controlled by traud or violonco, or if there be Lwo sots of Tlectors, onch claiming tho right to cast the volo of tho Binto, thoro may bo some machincry or tribunal provided, by which fraudulont retirns could bo sot agido or correctod, and the contend- ing cloims of difforent nots of Lilectors bo kct- tled in advanco of the time, when the voto is to Do finnlly countad, and_by which tho Lresident of thio Bonato may no longer bo lofl to oxereisa tho dangorous powors that. scem o ho placed in i hands by the Constitution of o tio housca of Congross by tho operntion of tho twentys socond Joint Rulo, Patrictle men of all parties must rojoleo ihat Ueneral Grant has boon elected by 8o largo & majority that the Electoral votos of T.omisiana and Arleu- 828 are unimportant to tho result, For, witlont intonding heto to oxpross auy opiion in regard to those Statos, I must bo permnitted to sny thak thoy aro surrounded by nuch circumntances and sttonded with so much doubt inthe public mind, that the poace of the_natior would bo imperilled it tho rosult of tho Prosidential clection was Lo bo dotormined by thom. Tho plan of dispens- ing with the Blectoral Cnlloizo snd eleeting the Prosidont dircctly by the voto of " the whole couniry n8 ono community, or by dividing tho Btatos up luto districts, scoms tomo to bo a romedy for many of the ovils and dangers to which I havo referred, but oven then somo tribunal should o nppointed to sottla con« tontod and doubtful results in districts orut disputed pointe, and this_tribunal should bo re- moved as far ag possiblo from tho control of ox~ citod parties. This_naturally suggouts tho Su- promo Court of the Unitod States or the Circuit and District Judges of tho Courts of the United Btates for sucli tribunal, Whotever tribuual might bo orented would require much considera- tion in regnrd to details snd the mothod of op- oration, fi\to which it is not important that I should uow attempt to enter. "Thoinjustic and dangor of anothor election of President by tho 1{ouso of Roprosentativos, voting by States, arc o pglaring, thab it scoms to me Congreas nhmlld novor rst until it lns consti- tutionally Yynuflulud to the eoveral Blates for thoie aloption somo plan by which it muy hore- aftor bo avoided. bovo therofore proposec. that tho Committeo shall tako the wholo subject into cousideration, with leave to sit during _tha vaeation, and roport to the noxt session of Con- ress the rosult of thoir doliberation, and to ring forward such measurcs ns may bo deomed necossary, whetler in tho forma of stetutes or nsllrwndmunts, to the Cousiitution of the United ates. AL tho conclusion of Mr. Morton's remarks, Mr. TRUMBULI spoke briefly, agrooiug witl Mr. Morton us o some of the defecta and dungors of the oxisting Llectornl system, but disseuling from somo of his viows ns to the propor remedy. Tho foundors of our Government, bo enid, in- tondad to ostablish, nol o puro demiocracy, but & Ropublic. It was not intended that tha majmity should bavo all tho power, nnd to put (ho Gov= ernment upon thut basis would be to eliaugo our form of government, and preparo the wuy for democraoy. THE MINTS AND COINAQE. Mr. SHERMAN called up tho hill to revies and amond tho luws relating to tho mints, .. oftico, and coinago of tho United Stales, which ‘as amonded and pasaed. THE TEN-SLOOP BILL. On motion of Mr. CKAGLY, tho bill to provide for building additional yloops-of-war - Wiy Luken up, and, pending action upon it, the Sonzlo ‘hajournod until Mondsy, PRIVATE BILLS. A largo number of bills of a private characier woro roportod from the Commitico on Claity, and disposed of., HAILROAD LAXDS. A disousslon took place, and_a good deal of opposition was olicited on the Sonale bill L from tho Spoaker’s tablo to grant & Litls to tnin lands in the State of Towa. It conirmaea. tain_railrond lunds to the Missinsippi & Mis souri, and tho Chicago, Rock Island & Paciiio TRailrond Companies. . . fi{r STEVENSON moved to lay tho bill on tho ablo. Tho House refused to Iay tho bill on tho tablo —ayes, 82; nays, 97, “fho main_question was thon orderod—nyes, 885 nays, 03, but boforo coming to o fluul vote, the Houso Adjourned. THE WEATHER. War Department IPrognosticntions. War DrpantaeNt, OFrics oF ‘rur Curee fraxaL OFFIOED, DIvisioX oF TLLEGRAMS AND Reronts ron THE BENEFIT OF CoptMERCE, WANH~ iGron, D. 0., Jan. 18—1 g, m,—Probubiliiios In the New England and Middlo Btates a rising barometer, low temperaturo, brisk and frosh northorly to northwestorly winds, nnd gonorally cloar wonthor. For tha South Atlautic States, wind shifting to northwestorly and northeastor- Iy, wilh rising barometer, lower temporature, and very gonorally closr wontlior. Irom the Gulf to Lako Erio and tho quur T.alkos, northe wostorly to northonsterly winds and gonorally cloar, cold weathor, CiNoyNATI, Jan, 17.—Tho weather, at 10 o'clock, is cloudy ; thormomotor 165 growing coldor slowly; auow falling oconsionally. MADISON, Jan, 17.—Lhe mereury wis 10 dog. bolow this morniny 1d § deg. nbove ab sunsct, New Yonk, Jan. ‘I'here was o rathordense fog this morning, reudering forty navigation todious and dangorous. Prrrspunan, Pa., Jan, 17.—The weather has grown colder sinco last roport. Morcury 25 deg. abavo at noon, Catno, Jun, 17.—The wonther is clear and cold. Blorcury at zoro at daylight. Dunuqus: Jau, 17.—L'lie wonther hero is olear and very cold, Dey Morney, Jan, 17,—Hixteon degroes below zero ut 7 o'cloak {his morning, Weather clear. B Obltunry, New Yonk, Jan, 17.—Tho Rov. Joshma Lonyitt, D, D., nssociato oditor of tho Judi- pendent, died_in Brooklyn, Just ovening, from angploxy, wlllg at tho residenco of s worl The Hov. J. D, L, Zudor, M. D, editor of tha Fronoh Almanac, and & ministor of tho Coigre- gational Chureh, diod yostorday in Brookiya, SpmxarieLy, I, Jan, 16.~Tho wifo of 1, A, D. Wilbanks, ' Olork of tho lllincis Suprewe Gourt for the Southorn Grand Divisian, dicd, oa Tuesday, at hor rosidonco at Mt. Yornon, il 8o was & daughter of ex-Qoyernor Andernon. Drrnorr, Jan, 17.—Jobn Mangold, o luading sltizau of Grand Tapids, Aich., died'this mozus ng. L= Bricklayors’ Conventlien, InpiavAvors, Jan, 17.—Tho Dricklayors’ Nae tional Convontion adjonrnod to-dwy afior wloc {ng ofiors for tho ensuing year, ns tollow : Jamos 'T', Kirby, of Baltimore, Prosidunt; Jumog Q. Iall, of 8t. Louls, Vico' Prosidout’; N. 1. Porlior, of OClncinuati, Becrotary ; Lhoman Kolley, Cohoos, N, Y,, Assistunf Secretot James Alby, Albany, N, Y, Lrousurer. Wi chartor gr&n‘ml to tho Canada Union since ti:o %;a%vcouvnntlon was royvokod, by avole of 47