Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1873, Page 1

VOLUME 26. TO RENT. 4 "OFFICES IN TEIE Tribune Building Now Reaiy_fnr_ Ocerpaney. . 'The finest single offices and suites in the city. The building is strictly Fire- Proof. The floors are laid in English Tile. - , - . Fireand Burglar-Proof Vaults All appointments of the best . description. An elevator connects with all the floors. There are several choice of- fices offered at reasonable rates for a term of years. See the offices. Forterms in- quire of ‘W. C. DOW, Room 1, Nevada Bloclk, REAL ESTATE. BARGAINN. A $100,000 Store for $80,000, fitted with steam elevator, and all modern improvements, centrally - located on Monroe-st. House and lot on Wa- bash-av. worth $42,000 for $30,000; also,one for $18,000 in six payments of $3,000 each. JACOB C. MAGILL, Real Estate and Loan Agent, 81 & 83 Suoth Clark-st. NEW PUBLICATION. 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BECOND BESSION of the 29th Hchiolastic Yoar com. mencod MONDAY, Feb. 3. For catalogue, which contains full Information relative {othe Unlversity and ita workings, addroes Rov. A. LAMONNIER, 8. 8. ., Pros't, Natro Damo P. O., Ind. JEWELRY, JEWELRY. I wanta Bouth Bido rostdence for which I will pay ono- halfis fins Juwolry. Hoth cash yalue. JACOB C. MAGILL, REAL RETATE AGHNT, 81 and &3 South Clark-st. Bont, post- o e Chicann 7 . CHICAGO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1873. ASSURANOCE. London Assurance Corporation Iiocal Committee. J. P, GIRAUD FOSTER, of Fostor & Thomsons GORDON NORRIE, of Boorman, Johnston & Oo. OHARLES M. FRY, No. 8 Wall-at. HOWARD POTTER, of Brown Bros. & Co. (GOOLD 1i, REDMOND, of Dennistoun & Oo. Total Funds, Gold, - $13,234,425 Yire Assets, Gold, -~ - 5,064,000 GE0. 0. CLARKE, Agent, 8 and 4 Bryan Blocl. - Insurance affected on Business Buildings, Merchandise, Provi- sions, Dwellings and thcir con- tonts, N PHOTOGRAP H! SEXTENSIONG3 Of Time. Orwing to tho groat rush at Brand's, and 8o many of his patrona being| compalled o go away without obtain liug Plcturos, ho hias dotermined to) ‘contioua unfil Marcil, Taking his Elegant Photographa for| $3.00 PER DOZEN, The Reputation and| Popularity 'Of Mr. BRAND aro a sufliciont guar| |anteo fo thoso dosiring Photographs, that ot his PARLORS, 596 WABASH-AV., got mothing but tho vory| ¢ Thoy will oo b anmtorian, WIS **Shadew” and * Rembrandt” Fhotos in Berlin I'inigh Are ot the finost quslity, and_untll i} M g o 3 STUDIO, 598 WABASH.AV. GENERAL NOTICES. Chicago, Milwankee & St. Panl Railway Shortst Liue to St Pal and Hinneap NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS!! Froight for all points in ‘Wisconain, Iowa, and Minnesots, reached by this Company’s lines and connections, should be dolivered at its new and commodious dopot on Union-st., botween Wayman nnd Onrroll-ats, (West Bide). ©. E. BRITT, Goneral Froight Agent. THOS. 0. HATOH, Loonl Freight Apont, INSURBANCE. SUPREME COURT OF TEE STATE OF NEW YORK. In the Matter of the North American Fire In- surance Company, D (=) D (== Iis. Notico is heraby glven that, pursuant to the statute in such caso mado aad provided, » eecond and final divi. dond or distributivo paymont of four conts on tho dollar of tho dobta of the Iate North Amorican Fire Insuranco Company, will bo made on tho 19th day of Fobruary, 1673, at the office of tho nndersignod, rooeivor af said Company, .8t No. 1 John.st., n the oity of Now York. Datod Now York, Jan. 27, 1878, ” WYLLIS BLACKSTONI, Recairor. ‘WANTED. Wanted. A few copies of The Daily Tribune of Jan. 16, 1872, for which a liberal price will be paid at Counting Room of this office. FINANCIAL. Real Estate Loans Tor long timo, at ourront ratos, on firat-olass improved Ohlcago property, Three sums, of §15,000, 87,000, and £3,000, respactivoly, now in hinnd, NORMAN 0. PERKINS, Solioitor, Rooms 12, 13 and 14 Kondsll's Bullding. MISCELLANEOUS, WHISKEY. 1 havo o Iot of Old Whiskoy to oxchango for Real Estate. Both at cashi valuo. JACOB C. MAGILL, Ronl Hatato and Loan Agont, S1 and 83 South Clarlk-st. BUILDINGS, I oan ront tho uppor fl £ 2 " TEGORT Seha ng. 81 & 83 outh Olay Masonie, Mombora of Lincolu Pack Ladgo No, 611, A, T, and A, M., aro notitiod to oot at. the corner of North Olark aud Wobstor-av., Tucsday, Fob, 11, 1673, at 10 a'alook, ahiarp, &. 1., to attond tho funarsl of our Iato brothor, C) G, Maxoivo, 11, B HAMILTON, W. M, DMlagonic, Al the momboot of 11, W, Digolow Lodge No, 488, A, T e oot 16 omot L AT Mae 12 Nortli Olinfon.8t,, this a, m. ot 10 o'olock, sharp, 16 attond the funoral of our Inio brothor, Henry W. Tilgolow, By ordor of 5, ‘I SMITH, W, M. Masonle, Rogulnt communioation of National Todga, No 505, A, a5 A M, his (Tucadsy) oveuing, L1ob, 11 ¢ 1% alock,” Wfory tnambor 13 carnontiy. ronueaicd 10 Ly Dersont, as isinoss of fiuportanca b rulatio 1. (osilval Wiif Gunto Lolura tho Todid: By order af thn V. A, ‘Av 13, BPHLzb, Boo. Masonic, Anhlar Todgo, No. 28, A, Yy and A, 3L, Spochnl gom- munication this (Tucsday) ovonlng, at thoir hall in :\:llflllg;fl!ll‘nwu‘ lnr(w&x‘nfi on wu '};A;Ir\llnmrum Lhofra- riially 1aTitod 10 00t with . il yfumitod tomutt WGL . onrANIL, e, TOHB. Proporty-holdors 1.‘,5‘:2'.’3.,.,53,& G Bouth Clark-st., from tho bridge, to'I'Wenty-soson: To lnvitod to mooting at, theCounoll Chamber WiF attecnoon u day, Db, 11, at 35 o'clock, concorning publio safaty. THE OB WASHINGTOR, | Another Humiliating Specta- clo in the Senate Chamber. Senator Pomeroy Flatly Denies Al Charges of Cor- ruption. Arrival of Oales Ames and His Wonderful Memorandum Book. Probable Expulsion of Congressmen Brooks and Ames. Defeat of the Increased Salary Bill in the House. Report of the Committeo on the Elcc- tion Irauds in Loulsiana, - Y Procoedings in Congress Ye;.atcrdny. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, POMNEROY. ‘Wasniraron, Fob. 10.—To the many extraor- dinary aud humiliating epectaclos which havo beon twitncesod this winter in Congross, must bo added tho scenc in tho Sonato to-day, attend- ing Domoroy's personsl ecxplsnation of the charges of bribory mado against him in the lato Senatorial oleotion in Kansns, A fow months ago, ond this Senator strutted sround the Sen-' ato Chambor with tho sublimo golf-assurance of ono who was but who was s londer of thal majority ab that time. Ho talked of his ro-clection as a fora- gono conclusion, and slluded to bis antsgonista in tho Bonatorinl race as & setof scrubs, who liave mnoithor charactor nor reputation, and to- ward whom he had only tho feolings of the loftiest contempt. In the briof space of timo above alluded to thoro has been a wondorful cliango in evonts, From one who flourished tho whip 0f partiannsbip wilh & heavy hand ovor the huga of his colloagucs, Pomcroy to-day was transformed into an abject boggar for the sym- pathies of his associates, It wasnot generally eredited that ho would appear in tho SBonate to-dsy nnd _volunteer s porsonal ox- planation. Those who Inow him bost sot this story down as ono of tho most improba- Dlo, sven of this sensational scsalon, giving no thoir view thorefor, that Pomeroy was tuo shrowd and world wiso to attempt any such un- rofitable conrse. As o consaquauca tho gala ories were not vory well fillod, although the Xan- uas Sonator, from his long service, and from his socinl Tolstions is ono of the beat-known public men in this city, Bhortiyaftor the Senato ‘s callod to order, tho well-known facoof Pom- eroy was socen peeping ovor tho scresn wh{ch stands in front of the door to the wain entrance of the Sen- Obamber, . At that oarly hour there woro but fow Bonators present, * Takin, from; this fact, Pomoroy advanced from tho screen into the main aisle, in broad viow of tho whola Bonate. Tho first Senators to obscrva him_ wero Logan and Carpentor. Ho oagarly strotched out his hand, and ono aftor another they shook it in the most indifferent mannor, Apponring to fool thin elight, ho thon walked down to his geat in tha front row, in a manner both hurried_and nervous. A\'tlvinfi thore, e hastily soated himself and commencad fumbling in his coat pockets, acting a3 if hLa was conecious of 1o fack that tho oyos of all thoso present sought him out, and wero oxamininghis evory look and motion with critical intorest. For fiftoon minutes o snt in his seat with his oyes cast down, meshwhile norvously stamping tho floor with his foot. Then when tho prayer of the Chaplain had beon finished, and tho reeding of tho minutos gono through with, and smid & silenco wherein tho rustling of a paper or tho falling of a pin caused o norvous shock, he rose, and, with somo hesitanoy, addressed tho Chair. Ho asked tho priviloge of making his +| explanation of an_ unfortunate affair, wherein ho was most deoply intorested, Ho asked it with o Bnnfl.anm oir, in marked coutrast to the somowhiat dofiant way in which lio has been in the habitof conducting himself in;this body. Ho then went on to dony, in the most posilive man- nor, that ho attemptod bribery In tho lato olec- tion at Tnlmkn, alloging that ho wae the victim of tho foulost conspiracy that had ever boon at~ tempted upon an honorable man. As ho warmod up with his argumont, the hoat of his indigna~ tion quite equalled, if not oxcolled, that mani~ fosted by Bonator Patterson somo weoks sinco bofors = tho Credit Mobilior Commit- too, Wheroin the lattor protestod sgainet bigh-tonod and honorsblo men being drsggad beforo tho public n tho capacity of apologits, Ho flnisbod with the roquest that Bpecial Committeo toinvestigato theao chargos bo appointed, to consist of his political opuo- nonts, It caunot bo truthfully stated that his dofonco cronted cither capital or sympathy for him, When ho got through he was congrat- ulated by Harlsn and Patterson, but othorwise the Senate romainod stolidly indifforont both to himsolf and his defence, Vice President Colfax subsequontly appointed Frulln((‘{huyuon. Duck- ingham, Alcorn, Thurman, and Vickors as the Investigation Qommitteo. Tho timoe romaining bofore tho oxpiration of tho session is so short, that it is not anticipatod that the Committeo will bavo to entor upon, lot alone complote, this inquiry. TIE BOUTHERN ATATE DEDTS. Trom a mere rumor whispored around among asolect sot of confidontial Congressmen, tho proposition that tho Foderal Govornmont ns- sumo the debts of the Southorn States, accruing since tho passago of tho roconstruction laws, i now boing advocated by printod argumonts, copiesof which found their way to mombors’ doitks to-dsy. This olroular in quostion, which owes ita authorship to ox-Senator Clingman, of North Carolina, assumes a8 a basls for the prop- osition, that tho Statos aro, somo of thom, uttor- l{ crippled and unablo to meot thoir obligationsy that, thoy havo boon prostrated by iho twae and by tho terms of reoonstructlon; that_thelr debts havo in somo casos beon enormously in- creased by improvident lo‘glulmon, rosulting from the onfranchisomont of tho blacks and tho dieabilitios oxisting for a timo in rolation to somo of tho white citizens of tha South; that tho dobts aro largoly owing to citizens of the North, who sold tho bonda of theorippled Statos; tliat tho oxiatonce of theso dobts and tho i nmm( to provide for thom {is oporating pre- ously to the credit of ~tho na- issuanco of TUnited Btates 4 por cont bonds to tho amount of $125,000,000 would onable tho Government, througl Commisslonors, to be appoiutod, to ab- sorb this dobt, and lnrgely reduce it at the same timo by tho low rate at which an oxchange could Lo made. Itis proposcd that tho Governmont assumo tho intorast on those bonds for twenty yoars, but that at tho ond of four yoars, Bintes assumo tho paymont of tho intorest to tho Gov- ernment, iucroasing the rate soon to 6 per cont, eud thus fiually covoring tho wholo amount paid for Inforest by tho General Governmont, At tho ond of twenty yeurs the Btates aro to mssumo the n\:l!‘i}ut!nn, it boing supposod that tho, would by that timo have recovore thoir proupm'll.i;, 80 far ny to enable thom to bear the burdon without dificulty. It is claimed also that the increased proopority of tho Btates thuas rolioved will Inrgely increase tho exports of thet sootion, and thus Ioad to an incresso of importy, tho onhanced dutios upon which would rosult gmnlly to tho baneflt of the '.l‘mnuur{, In somo outhern quarters it is urged that the puttin, forth of this soliemo rt tlso presont ia calculate tho not only in the majority,’ somo confldonce to Injuro Southorn Intercats which have somo Exocutive Commlttoo of Loulslana, tostified. standing in cnngranimmh as tho rofunding of | He snid thera was a sottlod conyiction among tho cotton tax and tho lonning of pormanent orodit to oanal ontorprison. OARES ANPY arrivod to-dny aud ocoupled hin accustomed seat {n tho Houso, whick is "the last one on tho flrat row at the Bposker's right. Ho docs not seem to lhavo suffored oithor from hie irip East, or {from tho pricks of consclonco, oxaept {n tomper, o npponrod snappish whon approachoed, os- colally o to newspapor men, to wuom ho had ittlo to sny. Sonator Spraguo visited hia soab during the session, and they conversoed togethor nonrly an hour, Ames nlso ocenpled n short timo “with Gonoral Butler. Tho little book of which ho wont int senrch was tho subjoct of much inquiry duting the outiro day, and thore are somo, no doubt, who onquired for it who re- Fmt thot it was 80 onaily found, The book itselt 8 ncthlnflmnm nor less than an ordinary pocket diary, no bigger than a man’s hand. DBub this littlo” insignifioant book, this digty-covored, groasy-leavod book contains mioro of conse- x‘::cncn to persons whoso names nppear In it than all othor yolumes in the world, Whothor this diary roprosonts moro _than tho spaco of & year {8 not kuown, nor is it known how many, it any, names of other public oflicora than thoso alroady montioned in tho Oradit Mobillor scandal, it contning, It ia for tho Committoo to doter~ mina whether thoy will roquiro Mr. Amos to give evorything in the book, or whothor they will nlmflly allow him to bo tho judfio of what he #hal mako known. Ho has carofully oxamined the book and furncd down leaves horo wnd thoro through it, at placos whoro nsmos occur of men, who have already boon conspicuous hofore tho (il;hllu. As rogards Mr, Colfax, it is known that Mr. Amea has brought no rocelpt signed by tho Vico Prosidont,” and 1hat, in all probbility, he bas no letter from him rolating to tho subjeot, Tho namo occurs in sovoral places in tho book, and at one it hoads & list of thoso recelving dividonds, Theamount in his cano {a §1,200, nu staled in Amos’ provious testimony, Tho nemes of Kelloy, Garfleld, Dawes, aud othors, follow for smallor amounts, Ao to Amos' Intention, ho . said to-doy in an angry monner, thaf ho “toll tho whole truth, 5o mattor whom it bit, nor how it hit.” 1o will appear to-mor- row boforo the Poland Committao at 10 o'alook, 1t is paid by his frionds that ho wilt ba accompa- niod by Horace T. Olark, Proeidont of tho Union Pacifié Railroad, ns counnel, Mr. Colfax’s frionds say ho is ready, and ox- pross tho belief that ho will show that ho ro- coived tho 81,200 montioned iix his banlk account from othor sourcos than Onkes Amos, Mis counsel, Mr. Halo, formorly a membor of Con- gross from Now York, and_at prosont tho agont of tho United Statos boforo the American and Dritish Joint Claims Committee, will, it 8 ox- E’cc&afl, subject Mr. Ames to a long vross-oxam- ation. During the past fow days Mr. Ames hna ro- colved additional appeals from Soenator Patter- 80n, im, lm-luf him, with his now memoranda, to rovise fi!a (Ames) teatimony with relation to him, and to say, perhaps aféor all, that Datter- son signod the roceipta in a hurry, without loolk- ing[n thom, atc, 5 r. Amos was informed to-day of tho goneral improssion gmvmllnfi hore, that his name would bo presontod to the House by the Committoe for oxpulsion. Ho repliod in & quiot tono that if thoy oxpelled him, * they wonld expel tho honcstost man in ‘Congross,” and ho should thon gco which sido Congressmon wore on, the honest or dishonest. Thore is o gonoral bofiof horo that the Committeo, whatevor clso thoy may do, hayo already docidod to recommond the oxpulsion of Brooks and Ames. Mr. Halsoy's Houso Committes, to whom tha rosolution of Mr. Pottor, of Now ' York, was ro- forred, requiring an inspoction of tho White Huuso, will visit that building to-morrow, and as soon aa possible prepare & rofinrt of its capacity, safoty, ot 150, a8 to whether or not it is suit- ablo to bo o residence of tho Prosidont. It is al~ rendy nhown that evon bz' using the library a0 & nktinfi-mom, thero is but one apartment %l‘ tho chambor of guests. would PUBLIO STRUCTURZS, The Afipm ristion Committce have finished {ho considoration of ostimates for all public structures, now ones ng woll as those now al- xand{)bulléflng‘ and the amount fixed by them for tho yoar Iy about 10,000,000, AGRICULTURAL COLLEORS. The Senato Lill, granting additional land to tho Btates for tho support of Agricultural Col- loges wad dofeated in tho Houso.to-day. The ’bifi gives all tho receipts of the Gorvornment from sales of Agricultural Colloges, until each Siate shall have recoived tho avails of 500,000 acroa. MMr. Piorco ‘movod as asubstitule for thina Honso bill, appro- priating balf of tho procoads of Iand salos, until such timo ag o sum shell bo accumulnted aufll- ciently Inrge for tho interest upow' it to nmount 10 950,000 & yoar for oach Btate. A mafority voted to pass the substitute, but tho requisito two-thirds wore not obtaiued. LOUIBIANA, | The proliminary report of the Committeo on Privileges and Elcclions, with rogard to tho eloction of Louisiana, mado in the Benato to- day, lonvos the rosponaibility as to the final re- turn of tho olectors to the Sonate. It is stated that to-morrow & {olnt resolution ywill bo offered in the Senato, doclaring that tho olectoral votes of this State ba thrown out, s in the caso of tho Goorgin Benator. JUDICIAL. Mr. Carpentor today introduced a bill into the Bonato providing for tho abolition of the East- crn Judicial District of Wisconsin. THE BALARY INGREASE BILL. The question of incroasing the salaries of the Progident and othors came ta a voto to-day, in an indirect way, and was beaton. 'The subject was brought up to tost tho sense of the House, and to form a basis for thoso pushing tho bill to goto work on, Most of tho - Liborala voted against it, and also those who wore soiled with {lio Crodit Mobitior frauds. Over 80 voton woro obtained for it, which would Lo o mmority ordinaty, but tho Iouso is yery = fully attended. Tho voto domonatrated that it will pass before the end of tho sesslon, It is the intentioy in Committea of tha Whole to tack it on as nu _amondment to the Bundry Civil bill, which may be prased with- ont a yoa and nay vote. THE DISTIIUT APPROPRIATIONH, The appropriation laving tha effect to tako from the Treasury o million or more dollars for tho Board of Works was fought off by reading Dills in the morning hour, and by adjourning thia aftornoon to tho groat discomfiture of tho aity lobbylsts, who thronged tho corridors. 120 the Associated Preas,) EIGHT BLOOPS-OF-WAT, ‘WasnixaroN, Fob. 10.—Tho President has signed the bill authorizing tho construction of eight additionnl vossels of war. POSTAL NATLWAY AR BERVIOE. Teano Hinckloy, Prosidont of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Bsltimoro Tailrond Company, wa3 bofore the A;rproprlnflou Committes to-dny, on tho subject of obtaining pay for tho use of rail- road Peat Offico cars. ‘Theso cars woro, it is rep- rosonted, placed on the leadiug ronds in 1804 under promiso by tho Dopartmont that tho com- panies should be paid for thoir use, This prom- 180 has not._been complied with; therofore, the londing railroad compsnios aro now asking for mnil sorvice tho same rato per car per milo on fautyanongor troing as tho public pays then for moving socond-clasa freight per car por milo on elow freight traips, Mr. mnoklo{ roprosents number of leading railroads of the country in tho matter. MARINE BIGNAT, CODE, Beorotary Boutwell has writton n lottox to Sen- ator Chaudlor, Chairman of tho Comnitteo’ on Commorco, inclosing the draft of a bill to intro- duoo into tho morchant sorvico of the United Btatos the intornational codo of wiguals now in practical use in tho navy and in tho morchant imarine of most of tle prinoipal Europosn na- tions. Tho bill contemplatos tho uso of tho codo by all son-going voueols, and in vessols on tho grent; Inkos of 200 tons or over in burdon, aud providos for a ponalty of $200 for Lho viola- tion of its provislons, BENATE OAUOUS, . A canous of Republioan Sonators was held this morning, Mr. Anthony presiding, on the subjeot of tho business now peuding inthe Benato, A Commitiee was ordered to Lo appointed by tho, Chalrman, to report at a futuro meeting, ud lo what moasuros should lnve precedenco, tho gonoral nb‘tont being to act upon thosa of tho most public necossity, with a view of avoid- ing tho call for sn oxtra session, Prevaillng soutimont was against awch an oxtra scu- nfon, Bomo Benators declarod that tho Presi- dont should not bo forced to call an extrn woesion, owing to the fault or negligonco of Congross to trausnot the nocessary logislation, e LOUISIANA, 7 ‘Wasnnaroy, Fob, 10.—TFhe Senate Commit- tee on Priviloges and Electioiis rvonumed tho Loulsiaua investigation this aftornoon. B, P, PACKAND, of New Orloans. Chairman of {ho Kopub)ican ublio lands for ths eupport of- the Ropublicana that the olaction was {o bo car- lod by fraud, and it was gonorally-sdmitted by the Fusionists that thoy moant to, If necossary. In tho mnjority of parishios tho oloction was fair, thongh in romo pavishos it wasnot. In Now Orloans tho count was protty fair, but tho rogistration was not s0 alto- othier, In the Bixth Ward, 12 votes woro rog- stored from ono houso. It wasdiscovered durin, tho counting of ihe votes that R, 1L, Bonnott & Co, woro printing imitations of tho Republican tlcket, bonring tho names of Fusfon candidatos, It l.u underatood they woro taken to iho Mechan- ica’ Instiluto, It was his opinion thoy woro tendod for stufing ballat-boxes ; thought “":17 woro 8o closoly watched that they wero not used, ‘Tho witness said he brd Doputy Marshals at va- rioua polln; nmfiolntod upwards of 600 in Now Orloans, Ho thinks tho majority of thom anla morved ono day, though somo of thom serve sovonty days, Thinka that two wors appointad for ench ward sixty days bofors tho cloction ; i thom for only Lon days; which was all the aw allowod; fncressod the number of Bpocial Doputios 80 s to Lo ono in each parish; had ay many 23 throo or four in some; gave no instructionn about tho eloction; don't know that thoy wore about the polls during the eloction ; thinks ho mnde n roquisition upon the Attornoy Goneral provious to tho olection lol'dlmylng tho Dulml Marshals and Buporvhm—s;h lon't recol- of having any communication with any ofiicial in Washington concorning tho election bofore it gceurred ; mado n requisition upon Gonoral ZLmory for troops to bo stationed in somo ont- sido qlmshen to nid in tho exacution of procoss- o8, whiclt he apprehonded svould bo opposed ; thinks the first roquisition was made about tiy wouks beforo the olection, and one Immedistely bofore tho clection at tho instanco of an United Statos Buporvisor, Tho tz00ps woto furnishiod in ovory instance, and at dosiguatod pointa dur- in E tho eloction. Ponding the furthor oxamination of Packard, the Committce wont into socrot sesston on the Caldwell oxnmination, and anjourncd ¢ill to- maorrow. Tho Senate Committes on Privileges and Eloc- tiona reported to-dny in part on tho Louisiann caao, in which thoy say : * Tho olcotion of tho Grooley Eloctors was cortified to tho Governor, tmt tho official roturna of elaction have not beon counted by the Roturning Board croated by tho Juws of Loulsiaua.for it puxposo, and ho per- gons wlo, in fact, mndo tho examination and count had no lo‘ifl authority to doso. Tho oloction of Grant oloctors “is cortificd by the Lynch Roturning Board, but tho Board did not havo.the ofiicial roturns bofore thom, and thoir clection is nob cortified by the Gov- ernor of tho Stato, as roquired by act of Con- gress. Tho Committeo are of the nglnlnu that noither the Sonato of tho United Btatos, nor both houses jointly, have tho power, undor tho Constitution, to canvass tho returns of an eloc~ tion, and count the_ votes, to destormine who Iiave boon elected Presidontial Eloctors, but that the modo nnd manner of chooslng Electors aro loft oxclusively to tho Statos. As to tho other quostions upon which the Committoo wero instructed to_report, touching tho oxiatence of # logel Stato Governmont 'in Louisiana, and tho admission of tho Souator from that Btate, thoy &ro not now proparod to roport.”. Tho roport says tho claim hf tho Lynch Board of tho right tocount the aflidavits of persons rofused rogistration, undor tho lnwy for the en- forcoment of the Fitteonth Amondment, is un- founded. In the twenty-third moction of tho act it ia provided that, if any person has been dofoatod in obtaining an office by raason of such denial to any porson or porsons of the right to vote on account of race, color; or previous con~ dition of servitudo, such porson may bring suit 1 the Courts of the United Btates to rocover tho offico. DBut the scction oxprossly pro- vides that its bonofits shall not “ox- tond to candidates for Btato Logialatuvos, nor for Congross, nor Ileclors for Prosi- dont and Vico Prosidont, The report also saya that Governor Warmoth, under the act of 1870, had the wholo machinery of tho olection in iiis own hands, He had tho sppointment of tho Supervisors of Rogistration, and in difforont Jurishon tho sppointmont of. Commissionors of Zlection, and theso officors, with but fow excop~ tions, woro appointod from tho ranks of thoso ho wore opposed to the Ropublican glrty, and wo think from the informal evidonce beforo the Itoturning Board, and from what this Commit- teo has learnod in tho courso of this invostiga- tion, thoroe is littlo doubt that those advantages woro usod to the utmost, and overy means wore rosortod to in ordor to socurs the triumph of tho party with which Governor Warmoth was aoting. Grent diflicultios wore thrown in'tho way of the roglstration, Republicans in mauy ~of the arishos were put to groat inconveniorice to find o Registrar, andin many instancos wore unable todogo. Tho placos of registering and. of voi~ iog in many pavishes wore fixed At points ro- mote from tho contro of population, often ‘without notico of tho place boing given, Falso roglatration papors, double votivg, stufliug bal- lot-hoxos, and otlior frauds and irrogularitics wero charged in tho munjority of theparishos, and thero is_not muoh room’ to doubt that the * Lynch Roturning Board " wore of the opinion that, “Yxfln & fair eloction, tho Republican party would have carried tho State, and has beon ohoated and hinderod in overy way possible by tho powor thnt controlled the machinery of elag- tion ; but, notwithstauding all this, tho # Lynch Board," with the sort of ovidence which was bo- fore thom, had no power, under the law of tho Btato, to hvcutigme thoso charges of fraud sud injury, and to act upon their convictlons of the Wrongs that had beon sufforod. Mr. Trumbull dissonis from the portion of the report in which the D‘ljinlon is oxprossed that tho # Lynch Board” bolioved that, on a fair oloc- tion, tho Iluguhuonu party would have carried tho Btate, and had beon chostod and hindorod in ovory way by tho party that controlled the power and machinory of tho election. i CREDIT MOBILIER, TIIE WILSON COMMITTEE, ‘WasmxotoN, Feb, 10,—Tho Wilson Investi- gating Committee held o special session this evening, and examined Judgo O, 'L\ Shormua, of Ohio, 'Tho witness thought tho pricos al- lowod under the Ames contract wero double what they should have been. At one-half thot prico the contractors could have medo fair profits. “'ho Hoxio con- tract was tho only one entorod into while tho witnoss held tho position of Government Diroc- tor. The manner in which the road was con- atauctod undor the Hoxio contract waa satisfac- tory. Had not the Credit Mobilior boen formed, and taken hold of tho road, tho work would have Dboou stoppod in_sixty days. If tho Credit Mobilier oxponded thirty millions and made fif- toen millions profit, thoy mado no more than a fair profit. Did not think forty-one miltions an oxtravagant prico for building tho rond. Ad- journed. BENATE COMMITTLEE, The Benatorial Credit Mobilior Committee mot this morning, but nothing was dono, a5 complete copies of tha testimony liad not beon furnished to the Committso of tho House. Copies are ox- ;uoted to bs furnishiod to-day or to-morrow. It s probable that soveral days will be ocoupied in examining the ovidonco bofore further action can bo dotormined. Tha Committes will ask loave to sit during the sessions of the Senate. pliesiito e CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE, ‘WasuIxoToN, Fob. 10.—A memorisl from the clerks vas presonted, asking for a thflnltm‘y liquor Iaw for the Distriet of Columbin. BENATOIt POMEROY'S BTATENENT, Mr. POMEROY roro to a pergonal explanation. o embraced the flyst oprm‘tunity tomaka a atatomont porsonal to bimeolt, and in justico to tho oflicors and membera of that body, 'Tho Honators aud the publio wero awaro of & deop and succensful conapiracy lald to accomplish his dofeat, a villainy unparalloled, e denied, now, overy atatoment affcoting lis integrity. He pro- nounced all tho allogations mado against hLim specifically falso. e had nover ontored into any agroemont with any mombor of tho Kansas Logialaturo, and lad never paid one dollar to any momber to voto for him, Ilo asked for a special Committeo, composed Intgoly of his Pomlnul opponents, to wmvaestigato in tho fullest and promptost muanor all tho vhargos agninst him, so re to mako their roport bafora his torm expired, the Committeo to havo power to compol the atiendanco of wite nenses, e concluded by offerlng a rosolution for the appoiniment of u Bolect uvant(gnm:f; Committos of fivo. The resolution was adoptod. WABIINGTON WARBOR, Mr, PATEERSON, from the Committes on tho District of Columbia, submittod n recommenda- tion for the np})rovrinflon af $100,000 to improve the barbor of Washington, Referred to the Oommniitioo on Appropriations. TIIVATE OLATNGE. A, TIIURMAN, from tho Committes on Pri- vato Lpnd Olaimy, reuarted adverselv on tha e =, =] 25 e oo E olnim of Thomaa Dowling to a portion of C{q t [ Tsland. TUBLIO DUILDINGS: Mr, DAVIS roported a bill to provide for| ;‘rocilsn of publioc buildings at Parkorsbusg. assed. COREDENTIALS. Mr. STEVENSON prosonted the orodontinls of W. B, Machon, now in iha Senato by Guber- natorial appointment, olectad by tho Logislature of Kentucky to fill the unoxpired torm of tho Hon, Garrott Davis, Tho oredontinls wore read, and Mr. Macliou was sworn. HENATOR WILSON'R RESIGNATION, Tho VICE PRESIDENT submitted a lotter from tho Hon, Honry Wilaon, sunouncing that lio Liadtransmittedto tlio Governorof Massachusetla his rosignation as Bonator, to take effect at the end of this Congress. OREDIT MODILIER, Mr, MORRILL (Mo.) offcrod a resolution that a Beloct Committeo be sppointed to consider tho luntlmong tranemitted by tho Houso affcting cortain Sonntors, with loavo to sit during tho sosslons of tho Benste, Adopted, INDIAN MATTENS: Mr; RAMBEY introduced & Dill to authorizo tho Becrotary of tho Interior to dischargo certain obligations of tho United Btates to theuppor and lowor bands of Bionx Indiana, Referred to thoe Committeo on Indian Affairs. JUDICIAL. Mr. OARPENTER iutroduced a bill to abolish tho Eastorn Judicial District of Wisconsin, Ie- forred to the Committeo on Judiolary. RAILROAD RELIEF. Mr, WINDOM, from tho Committeo on Public TLands, roportod, with amendmonts, & bill ox- tending nino months the time allowed the 8t. Paul & Pacitle Railroad Company for tho com- plotion’of its roads. . - TOSTAL AFFAINA. ) Mr, RAMBEY, on bohalf of tho Committes on Pont Otflcos, submittod an amondmont intendod to be ?mpoaml to tho Pontal Appropriation bill, dircoting_tho Postmastor Genoral to contract with the Webb lino of stesmships for the oxten- sion of tho oxistiug mail servico betweon San Francisco snd Honoluly,” sud from the latter ort to Now Zealand and Ausiralia, touching at Ravigator's Taland, thirtoon round trips yosrly, for £425,000. Mr, HAMLIN, from the eame Committoo, sub- mittod an amendment to bo proposed to ihe Postal Approprintion bill, directing that con= tract be made with F. Alexandro & Hons, andtho othor propristors of the New York and Moxican Stoamsbip Lino, for carrying mails botweon New York and Vors Cruz, via Havana, somi- munth%z ot $5,000 Yx r tzip, for ton years, Mr. FERRY (Mich.), from tho same Commit- toe, submitted A proposition for making the ex- isting mail sorvice betwoon Now York and Bra- zil,o Dnuml-monthly, with o total annual subsidy of 000, Mr, COLE submitted an amondmont intended to be proposod to tho Postal Appropriation Dill, dirccting tho Postmaster Gonoral to invito pre posals for oarrying tho mails betweon Ban Frai cisco and Australia, ata maximum tnnusl coms ponsation of $365,000, the Postmastor Goneral to biave the power to terminate the coniract by giving two years' notico, buh)E what is known a8 Burnsido’s Subsidy bifl, with ita meximum of pay increased §140,000. MILITARY PRIBON. Mr, LOGAN called up the Houso bill to pro- 7ido for the erastion of military prison at Tock Island, L., which was discugsod and Inid over. TUDLIO DOOUMENTH, On motion of Mr, BHERMAN, the Committon on Printing was instructed o inquire into tho Dost mothod of disposing of tho public docu- monts after July 1, 1873. . TIIE POMEROY COMMITTEE. Tho VIOE PRESIDENT announced as tho Spocial Committoo to investigate tho chargea against Mr. Pomoroy, Mossrs.' Frolinghuyaen, Buckingham, Alcorn, Thurman, and Vickora, BOUTHERN OLAIME. Tho Houso bill oxtonding the Southern Clalms Commission for four yoars from March "10, 1879, was.takon up, the quostion ‘being on tho amondmont of the Sonate Committes oxtending it toJan, 1, 1876, which was ngrosd to. Tho socond smendment was to excliide all claims not prosented on or before March 8, 1878. Tho amondmont was opposed by Mossrs, WEST aud HI‘{..L, and tho bill was laid over without further action, . LOUISIANA. Mr. MORTON, from the Committon on Privi- logos and Eloctions, submitted & report in rela- tion to tho Eleotoral vote of Louisiana, which sras Iaid-on the tablo, and ordorod to bo printed. THE ELEGTORAL COUNT. On motion Mr. SHERMAN, tho Vice Prasi- Qent was suthorizod to appojnta tellor on tho art of the Souata to count the Electoral vote on \Wodnosday. ALABANA GLAINS. The unfinished business, boing the Alabama Olaims bil, was then taken up. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN u&ued against paying any portion of tho fund to tho insurance com- panies, Mo -hold thoy had recoived thoir ad- vancod war-ratos ; thet it was thoir businoss to take suoh rigks, and they chargod accordingly. Bosidos, ad ail know, tho stock of insurauco ocompantes, a8 of other corporations, is constantly changing hands, and, a8 a genoral thing, the par- tios who paid tho lossea would not be tho partics who would now receive this allowanco, Tho ship-ownor bas no legal claim, becauso his losa was sustained by the act of war of tho public enemy. . The man who had & just claim was tho merchant whoso goods were dostroyed and who bad no insurance. Every intolligent citizen knew the injury dono us by Gront Britsin was & national injury, and it wag porfectly absurd to ‘make any argiment on & point 50 plain. Mr, BUCKINGITAM argued for a plan of dis- tribution, by which each cago shall stand on its own merits, NORTHERN BOUNDARY. Mr. MORTON &ulled up tho Houao bill to pro- vido for the appointmont of & Commisslon to oomplote the boundary ling betwoon tho territory of the United States and tho possessions of Grent Britain not completo undder the act of Aug. 11, 1856, to earry intoefoct the firat articlo of tho troaty of Juno 16, 1816, The bill was passed. It appropriates 85,000 to pay the exponses of the Commisaion. AUADAMA OLAINE. Mr. BSTEWART argued in favor of the pending bill, and its provisions in roforonco o the jusur- anco companics. Ho also hold that they had no olaim whatever. - Mr. COORBETT algo took tho view that thero was no just olaim’on the part of tho insurance companios, Mr, BAYARD &aid he would go so far as to in- sist that tho stockholders of tho insurance com- anies shonld have an equal standing before the Fl“ with all other citizons. Many of the stuck- holdora of theso corporations wero of that class which always challonga our sympathy—widoivs and orphans, They were no moro responiblo for tho war than any other class of citizons. If tho insurance rates woro higher during the war, thoy wero lawfully higher, — Their profits were just ms logitimato a8 the proflts of merchants who mado extra hazard- ous Yentures dnring tho war. The VIOE PREBIDENT announced that ho hed appointod Mr, Shiorman as tollor, on tho part of tho genntc, to count the Electoral vote.] ‘Tho motion of Mr, BHERMAN, to strike from tho twolfth soction the clauso discriminating agnlmz,tainlu.\‘ln\':u companios, was lost—yeas, 17; nays, 23, {r. BAYARD then movod an amendment that, in hdaring tho claims of insurance companios, each loss shall bo considered soparately, and tho premium received on that partionlar loas shall only bo deducted. Rejocted—yons, 18 ; nays, 25. Sovoral othor amendments wero offored and rojooted, and tho bill then pasged—ayes, 80; nays, 10, guhntn adjonrnod, ILOUSBE. HEW DILLS. Undor tho call of tho Blates, alargo number of bills wero introduced and roforred, including tho following : Amondntory of tho act incorporating the Toxas & Pacillo Railrond Company ; to revive shipping aud commerco; to reimburse Froderlok City aud the banks thercot to tho amount of 300,000, losses inflicted by tho Confederato troops in 1804 ; to rofund iaxes inflvmpnrl col~ lootod; for tho rodomption of Unitod Htates notes in coin on and after the 18t of Moy, 1874, MO PENSION DEMANDED, Mr. DAWES presonted a potiton of soventy ofticora who rocolyed wounds or disabilities in ihe worvice, asking that in tho {norcaso of pon~ sions grantod by tho rocont laws, tho pensions of oftigers muy bo increasod iu tho same proportion a4 thoso of onlistod mon, TILE ONIO BIVER, Mr, MoOLELLAND prescnted a joint resolus tion of the Penusylvania Leglalature in favor of the permanoent improvement of the Qbio Rivor. PRIVATE LAND CLAINS, Mr. WILBON (Ohlo), Chairman of. the Com- mittoe on Private Land Olaims, maved to sus- vand the rulos aud pass a biul for tha annaint. NUMBER 176. mont of & commisaion to aecortain and settlo ‘l\r\‘-'l-(n 1and claimg in_Konsos, Nebraaks, and thd torritorion. Itojooted—yone, 121 ; nays, 67; not tio-thirds in tho afirmative. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. : Mr, PERCE moved to suspond the rules, and w08 Lo substituto for tho Rouate bill oxtendin Tio provisions of tho Agrmmmm College act o 10, Holooted—yons, 110 nnys, B3—tiob two- thirds Yoliug in tho afiirmative. THE SBALARIES DILL. Mr. BUTLEL (Mnsn,) moved to enspend the rulos, and adopt a rosolution instructing the Committeo on Appropriations to include in the Miscellancoys Appropriation bill tho bill ro- potied by tho Judiciary Committco, to adjust the selarios of tho Bxacutive, Judicial, aud Adminisfrative Dopartmonts of the Governmont, Which, on Mr; GARFIELD'S motion, was read, ‘Moshrs, DAWLS and BEATTY ‘eallod for the yeons and H!Efl. Nr. BUTLER dezired to mako somo romarks in support of Uie proioiiion. ‘Mesrs, DAWES, COX, and FARNSWORTIT dasired to pubrnit romarks et tho othor side. Objoctions belng minde to dobste, the vote was tnkon on Mr. Hutlor's propositiop, and it was rojectod—yoas, 81 ; nays, 120, . x2as, Tanks, Rendall, Rico(Ksly Darry, Kiug, itehle, Blygs, Lamfaon, Robinson, Biuglism, Lanning Tiogers (¥, 0.y, Blalr (316), Tea Shanks, Bofler (Paj, McJunkin, Bherwood, Caldwoll, McKee Shober, Qarroll, MoNeoloy, Bloea, Cobb Mitcholl Bnyder, Uoimlnn. Moore (L), Storm, orltcher, NMoroy, Blowell, Darrall, Morpbis, Bt. Joh, Dickey, Negloy, Butherlshd, Niblack (Fla), Thoman, urner, Tuthill, Voorhaer, Waddell, Wallace, arron, hitlay, \ilorss (fad.) iilinms (N, )y Winoboster, Vood, Hays (Ala), Ttead, ooty Ticrndou, Tiice (1LY, Youug, Houghton, nATI Acker, Foster (Mich.), Packer (Penn.), ‘Adams, Qarfleld, Talmer, Ambler, Goodrich, Parker (N, H.), Amen, Hnldemoan, Parker (Mo.), Archier, Pandloton, Arthur, Poland, Averlll, Roborts, . Hay Barker, Rogors (N0 X, Barnum, Toosevelt, Teatly, Rusk, Beck (Pa,), ), Bargent, Beck (Ky.), ay (i), Bawyer, Boll, Hazelton (Wis,), Scofield, Bird, aroford, Serafo Boles, Hibbard, Bhellabarger, Drarton, ill, Bhocmaker, rncn, Hoar, Siater, Bucklsy, Kalley, Slocut, Bufnton, Kollugg, Hmith (N, ¥.), Bunnell, Kerr, Smith (Ohto), Burcliard, Ketcham, Bpeer, Cobuirn, Kllingor, Sprague, Conger, Lewls, Starkwoather, Cotton, Lowe, Btevens (IlL.), Cox, Lynch, Btovenson (Ohto), Creba, Mannon, Bloughtou, Qracker, Murabiall, Terry, Crosslaud, Maynard, iTownsend (Pa.), Davis, MeOlulland, Twlchell, - Dawes, MeCormick, Turner, Donnan, MeCravy, Upnon. 0%, MeGrow, Van Trump, Dunnell, Molfenty, Vaughen, Eames, Dlelutyre, Wakeman, Ely, Merriutn, Waldron, Eaty, Merrlck, ‘Walden, Farnaworth, Monroe, \\'ells‘ Fareell, Torgatr, Whedler, Tinkeluburg, Niblack (Ind.)), Willard, Toater (Ohio), Orr, Wileon {Ohio). TUBLIO BUILDING, On mation of Mr, FOSTEL (3ich.) tho Senate bill appropriating 200,000 for a Government building at Grand Rapids, Mich., passed. BTATES RIGHTS AND THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT. Mr. GOX (Now York) movod to suspond the rulon and adopt the foflowing resolution : WirrnzAs, Thero aro cpochs In the history of Goy- erninent, when, for thelr puro udninistration, it fs Ticcstncy o recur to tlelr organto form ond genfus; an WitEnEas, As theabusos of our Admiufstration have arisen by reason of u perilous depsrture from tho Fed« oval ystem ; thoreforo, Resolved, That the Government of tho United Btates Tin, a8 it ouglt to be, a Goverament of limited powera ; es0 powors dro prescribed and enumerated in the Constitution of the United Htntes 3 that thoy are granted by the peopleto the Government, not for the Durpose of conferring goneral, indefinite,aud unlimited riglts of leglalation, but for tho purpos of accomplishe 1ug certain well deftued and apecifled objocts ; that all rights of legialation nol 80 conferrod aro reserved to 1lio States or the peoplo thereof; that while the Central Government f8 not tho ngent of o Confed- oracy or ‘a moro league of Slates, but o Gove ornmont proyerly fonnded upon the adoption of o written Constitution hy the people, and creating di- ract relations bolweon {Uand all its subjects, it is atill lens Bupreme, unlhmited, imperial, consolidated Gov. cernment, the most dangerous form that it could pes. aibly asaume ; that whilo the Contral, Giovernment has ita distinet and recognized rphere of action already ample, the Goveruments of {he sepnrate Ststes huve their distinct and recognize:dt ephiere of action, and that it is to tho last degree important to the harmoni- ous co-oporatlon of both, to the preservation of locatine dopondente, to tho univérsal dilfusion of political vi. tallty, to thd provention of m:ilitary doapotism, to ths seourity of fndividual rights, and’ the porpetulty of our justitutions; that theeo soparate spliores of sction shiould be kept forover distinet and inviolable. Mr. AMBLER asked Mr, Coz to_withdraw the annmhlen, and then all could voto for tho resolu- on ion, ‘Mr, COX said ho'would withdraw the proam- Dlos in order to soo how many Republican vates tho resolution would got. Mr. DICKEY suggosted to insert in it that #fous nnd four mako eight.” B - Mr. BINGIAM asked Mr, Cox to tako out of the rosolution all ahont lacal fudopendonce. M, COX declined to do 8o, na that was the oint he wanted most. The resolution, ho said, ind beon written by Parke GQodiwin, of Now York, a good Republican authorily. Ir. DICKEY suggested that tho Constitution of tho United Statos bo road, in order that tho ‘membors might voto intelligently. 'Pho rosolution was rojected—yoan, 85; nays, 84—not two-thirds in tho affirmative. - THE ELECTORAL YOTE, A messago having boon racoived from tho Sen- ato announcing tho sppointment of Mr. Sher- man a8 toller to count tho Presidential Eloc- toral vatos, on Wednosday, the SPEAKER ap- ointed a8 tollors, on the part of tho Houso, [epsry. Dawes, of Masaachusotts, and Beck, of Kentuncky, DI, GARFIELD askod leavo to offer s rosolu- tion to chietige the hour of meoting to 11 8. m., but ohfionuon was mado. 'The Houso adjourned. FIRES. Destruction of Property in Various laces, Yestorday. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, TononTo, Feb, 10.—The second groat fire ab Barry during tho past weok occurred on Satur- day.” Loss 15,000, 1. Lous, Fob, Tho malt-houso of Woin- hagen, Hunicke & Co. was damaged by fire to the nm&‘unt of $7,000, this morning. " Insured for :38,000, New Yory, Feb, 10.—Public Bchool, No. 45, on Wost Twonty-sixth street, cnn&l\t firo this after- noon, and tho top floor burned out. The chil- dron 'woro marched out in safety. Civorxati, 0., Fob, 10,—Harrington's wool- lon millg, at Mt. Yornon, 0., were burned last night. Loss on tho building snd machinery, $12,000, Insurauco, 87,600, BN Fnaxcisco, Fob. 10—Tire broko aut to- night in Bago's brick warehouso, on Battery street, containing 20,000 onsos of coal oil. There woro nine torrifia oxplaslons, blowing out -the doors and windows, and hurlitig a sootlon of the roof into tho air,’ Tho forco of the aat oxplo- sion drovo the firemon away from the building, A genoral alarin_wag goundod, Tho firo I8 still vaging, but will bo confiued to tho building wgm:n ‘l: originated. Tho entire Dopartment ig at work, T The Modoe War, 8N Faanosco, Fob, 10,—Genoral Canby and Aldo, with Mr. Caso, ono of tho Modoo Peace Commissionors, arrived at Jackeonvillo, Oregon, yuunnh!. '.l‘lm‘y go to Linkvillo, whero a{ will moot tho other Commissioners e, 16. Al quiet at the front. The Fort Guston company, in command of Lioutonant Wright, reacho Yreka to-day. — Murder 'T'rinls in Now Jerseys New Yonw, Fob. 10.—In tho New Jernoy Oourts, to-day, trials of throo murder cases will be bogun, as follows : TLouis Louigi, oharged’ with the murdor of Johannas Moosi, bis roputed wifo; David Murdor, also chargod with wifo- murdor; and John Davis, charged with the mur- Aar af ana Dounllan,