Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1873, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1873. WASHINGTON, . Spectal Despatch to The Chieago Tridune, CNEDIT MONTLIER. WasmNaTo, Feb, 16.—1ho oxcitemont over tho forthooming roport of tho Poland Invesit- gating Committao hns now roachod auch n hioight that it may o sald thot Congross is siruok with nmoral panie. Tho outline of tho roport, which was glvon In tho dospalchos of Thursdsy last, fe unlversnlly sdmitted to be corrcet, oven by the mombers of tho Committeo thomsolves, Brooks iaso far assurod of tho fato in storo for him, that he ia laboring night and dwy with his Demo- cratio collenguca to avoid a voto of expulsion. A movemont has sprung up, moving in “car- pot-bng" .quarters, to induce Amos to reslgn so 18 to avold tho inevitablo fight which a rosolu- tion to oxpel Lim alono among tho Ropublican mombors will occaslon. Amos, however, willnot bo aparty to this compromiso, nnd says that things must now tako tholr logieal courso, If Congros dostros to expol him'it can do so. The roport of tho Wilson Orodit Mobilior OComumlitteo, contrary to gonoral oxpoota-~ tion, will doubtloss” bo submitted on ~Alon- day noxt, It was thought, whon thls Commlttes took np the consldoratlon of the Central Pacifio Rallrond, that it would provea work of such magnitude that tho report would not bo rondy fox aweok or ton dnys, but tho Committeo Liave obtained about all the informa~ tion on thia subjoct avallable, oast of the Rock: Mountning, and of conrso thoy eannot go to Cal- Ifornia, nor wait for papora and porsons to come from that rogion, for further evidence, and hopo to roport- during -this scssion, ¥rom what they ?mvn been nblo to 50!, howover, it is perfectly plain that tho Contract Oomemny that built that rond was in all its osscntial fon- tures, practically tho snme kind of & concorn ng tho Orodit Mobilfor, and that ita oporation and rosulto - wore tha same as thoso of tho Union Pocific ring, #o_far aa the nature of tho case would pormit. Ono considoration that is hnst~ ening tho completion of this roport in ordor that it moy be submitted Mon- day, is the fact that it will show indubitably aud conclusively, that If tho gontlomen who have dabbled in the Credit Mobilier stock did so with n knowlodge of what the corporation rnnl.l{ s, and if they failod to_disposo of their stoc after finding out what the charaater of the con= cern_ was, they are guilty to a degreo oqual to tho worst econstruction that has been pub upon the chargos modo agninst thom, The summing up of this roport will bring forward this conciusion in o manner_that will leavo no room for doubt, bosides adducing many othor things which it 18 thought aro indispensable to nnnlgn Congressmon to decide on the questiona arising out of the report of Judge Poland's Committeo, For those rensons, tho complotion of tho report in being_ pusbod with all tho rapid- ity posuiblo, and it is hoped that it will be fin- ishod in timo for uso 08 an _invaluablo explan. atory accompaniment to tho Poland roport. BUERMAN~-~GARFIELD, ‘. Tho dovelopments in tho cnsg of Judgo Bhor- qaen, whorein General Garfleld and othors are favolyod, have bad o tondoncy to stiffon tho back bones and harden tho Loarts of many, who have fieretofore been incliued to view Credit Mobilior sufforers in & &:rnnm? light. Thoy sny that the Sherman lottor, opening up as it' doos a noy fleld of intnm{ in an unoxpected qunrter, is additional proof fhat tho most damnablo cor~ ruption really oxists, andthat it has persaded all ranks, and that oxamples must bo made of the offenders who have been convicted, and that only’ the ‘most_severo measuros towards them wil(sumco to chieck an ovil which is grown so igantic, ond is_spronding with such rapidity onsidorablo indignation is also manifeated on the floor of tho Houso 8t the faob that * within the last two doys Gar- field lins beon quito frequently cellod ta the chair by Speaker Blaino to presido teme orarily. Gnrfllfld‘s occupation of the chair Ehmtn fore oo been an unusual thing, and that hé'1a now called 8o ofton is rogarded as an effort to give him o bettor standing than ho is entitled to, and to give him suck woight as bolongs, to oho who Is held {n bii:lh esteem 1n offlafal cirvlos, . a8 will influcuco the House when lus cago {8 to be votod on. - NOTIFYING THE PRESIDENT. WasmanaToN, Fob. 16.—This morning, botween 11 and 12 o'clock, the Joint Committco of Con- %‘”! called on Prosident Grant and rond to him the following lettor : ‘WasHINGTON, Feb, 15, 1872, g : Wolavoboen appointed a Committeo by the Sonate and Houso of Noprescatatives to notify you that on Weduesday, tho 12 inat., the Vico Prosldent, eeting ag Prosidont of the Senste, in_prosonce of botli ‘Housos, opened nnd counted tlio votes of tho Eloctors of tho United Btutes for Presidont and Vico President of the United Statcs, By count it was ascertained-and declared that you wero \I.I‘y clected Prosident for the term nof four years from aud after .ho 4th day of Barch uext, In porforming duty, _we, take occaslon to temdor you our hearly congratulationa for the ominent civil and military services you huve had the good fortune to ren- dertotho United States, and to oxpress our confl- dont hope that your Administration during the term for which you aro now eloctd will promoto the pasco, hanor, and prosperity of ail tho peoplo of the ot Statea \\‘idlhoxt l‘clxr;ucl to !acllul\blz;npll;ra‘ gllnvlg‘l;;r;.m i 01N BICRAAN, 0B 5 H.(sla.zg)!‘l\z‘z!. JAMES B, BECK, on belulf the Houso of Ropresontatives, Tho Prosident thanlked tho Committee for their attention, and eaid he accepted the ofilco and ould ondeavor in the fature, na in the past, to digcharge tho duties ontrusted to by pooplo to tho bost of his ability. . . 2ho. Committeo, aftor o fow words of con- atulatory convorsation, mext called on the ‘i’irnn. Henry Wilson, snd rond to him s lotter gimilar in part to_thet addressed to tho Proaf- dout, informing him of his elcetion as Vice Prosident, concluding as follows : Wo take this occasion, whils performing this offictal duty, to congratulato you on tho high honor conferred upon you by the Ecnp . You linve long_been honora’ bly identifled withs the Legisintive ‘brauch of the Gov- ersmont, during s period of unozampled diMenlty. e oro sure wo_ stato tho universal feoling of the re- spective Houses to which we belong, When wo assure you cf their siuceroreapect and hoarty good will, - Mr. Wilson thanked the Committeo, and grate- sally accoptod tho high frust confldad to bim. o said ho should strivy to dischargo the duties of the position with zcal, fidolity, and impartial- ity. Ho oxpressed, too, the hopo that the com- izig four yours vould be consocrated by tliose on- trustod with power to peace, unity, and tho de- Yolopment of, tho country; 'that those in every dopnriment ot tho Governmont might rotixo at the close of their oflicial careor with the con- sciousners of thoir dutios woll dono, and with the app:ovel of their countrymen. (70 the Associated Press,) THE FUNDING LOAN. ‘The Treasury to-doy issucd soven millions of now b por centa to the Syndioate on roceipt of cortifloates and doposits of an equel amount of 5-20 bonds a8 security for payment. One mill- jon was lssucd yesterday on tho samo condi- tions, The Troasury will now issue bonds daily to the Byndicato, as callod for by thom. PART PALD POSTAGE. - The Attorney Goneral has sent to Postmastor’ @Genoral Creswell an opinion to tho offect that the gection of the Postal act which has been con- strued by the Post Oftice Dopartmont warranting the collcetion of doublo the amount of unpals postage is not in accordanco with the spirit of tho act. The Attorney Gonoral plainly says that only the amount of unpaid poatage oan be law- tully collected. SPANISIT RECOGNITION, The prOmptness with ‘which Miniater Wash- burne was instructed to recognize tho Fronch Government has given rise to tha report that Minister Sickles has boen dircoted to recognize that of Bpain.. e CREDIT MOBILIER. THE BENATE OOMMITTEE, Wasmxozon, Feb. 15.—Tho Seuato Credit Mobilier Committoe held a secrot sossion this morning, and adjourned till 1}¢ o'clook, when ‘Vice President-cleot WILHON was recallod, and his attention was called to n deupatch sent totho New York Times on the 16th of September last, contradicting, lg his rothority, tho statemont that he held Credit Mpbilier stock. Benator Stockton esked the witness 1 he had suthorized tho contradiction, The witnoss replied ho had a conversation with * @enoral Boynton, and did nuthorizo the con- tradiction. ‘Tho dpugmh wwaa tho substance of o conversation ho had with Goneral Boynion. Tho witness would take the word of General Boynton, Ilo Is & man of character, aud is trustworthy. the . BENATOR PATTENSON was rocalled, and tostified that his conversation with Awmos | rolation to taking stock might have beon osrlier thon 1867, It probably oc- ourred during tho sosslon of 1860 ; conld not re- wembor. The money was pald for tho stoock by the wituess, The receipt producod by Ames and signod by witness callod for 200 phares, whereas, in polnt of fact, ho received 300 shsres, snd put thom in tho hands of a brokor to soll, GENEDAL M, V, YOYNTON was aworn. 'Tho attention of tho witness was called to the despntch o: Bopt, 16 n relation to Sonator Wilson, ~Ho testifiod he seut the des- patols to tho Times while sorving thep papor to nccommodate its spooial cnmmnanut, who 7waq out of town. The dospatoh why authorized by Senator Wilson. It wai writton by witness, g nonf. _ Me. Wilson stated - nothing ab wl‘}n having an Intorost in thoe Oredit i{ob?l‘grl.m 2 BENATOR TARLAN was rocallod, Horend a lengthy statomont to ‘| tho effeat that Dr, Durnut's contribution towarda tho oxponsos of tho Iown electlon was volun- tary on hia part, not tho result of any intima- tion from tho witness, or from sny ono at tho inatance of the witness, It was not made in coneldoration of auy sorvico perfarmed or to Lo performed, porsonally or ofiicinlly, by tho wite noss for him or nuy othier Imraon or company that thoro wes no such understanding oxpreasod or Imdfllm]‘ 1o did not think Dr, Durant offorad to influonco liis oftleial action, IIs bolisved Dr. Duraut mado tho contribution solely out of por- gonal rogard for witness ag n friond, nnd from tho conaclontious boliof on hia part that it would bo a bonofit for the Slate, where he (Durant) Leld a Iargo property intorast, and for tho Natlon that the witness should be roturned tothe Bonato. This contribntion was rocelved in good faith for the purposo named by tho donor, and hio bolioved waa appliod .in the snme way ad a_contribution from any othor porsonal friend. Its recopiion and uso had no roforouce whatever to tho don- or's connection with any amhllo or privato entor- prise, It was roceived and applied with tho same ‘motivp whioh Lo led tho witnoss at tho suggos- tlon of friends on various oconglons to uofinut snd apply what would amount in the nggrogato o largo sums for tho bouefit of other candidatos for oflico, Biate or National, f\m a8 ho aidod, loss than s yonr sinco, to colloct considerable sums to bo forwnrded to North Carolina, Penn« sylvanin, Ohio, Indians, nnd Nobraska, for do- Iraying tho oxponsos of oloction of mombors of the Logislaturo, which would be required to oloot nitod " Statos Sooators’ tho de- sire to mocuro the ro-cloction of cortain eminent Unitod States Benators being no small | ton, ipit ot submitted to gnm: ‘Wilson bofore be- rnrt of tho motivo influencing donations. As to he dates of tho drafts, although the witness was unablo to give dofinite Information, it is his be- liof that thoy were rocoived after tho dato of-the Towa Octobor olection. They were Loth received at tho samo timo. 'T'hoy probably bear differont dates. Noithor of them was cashed immodiately after it recoipt. Ono of thom was probably do- ositod, aud cluckud oub aftorwards, Tho oaak- [5% of oo of thom waa probably doforrod unti late in tho sutumn, possibly in tho winter. Ono of the chooka was poseibly cashod in the autumn or winter following the Ootobor eloction of 1865. As to whom thoso funds wore sont to for use, tho witnoss had no data_to mako & comploto ex- hibit, The funds passed, in fact or_by anticipa~ tion,from time to timo, into tho Lands of friends, nnd were applied by them either to reimburss oxponsos proviously incurrod or to pry current demands for which noaccount was over roquired. The amounts handed to friends for expenscs would excoed tho amount of both checks. Binea yostorday tho witnoas, at tho wish of tho Com- mittao, convorsed with porsonal friends in rofor- onco to poreons to whom (heso funds wero in- trusted, or who were thuu reimbursed, with a viow to refresh his memory. Fuuds woro sent to B. 8. Noblo, of Towa, a8 before stated. Funds woro Inbruated to Alr. Gurley, ot ono tima United Btates Attornoy for the Distriot of Towa, Bome- thing was handed to Colonel Willinm Ponu Clark, now of this city; to Colonel T, H, Stan- United_ Btates Army, to reimburas oxpendi- tures mado bythem, Thros hundred dollara were gont to T. 8, Woolson, member of tho State Honato, at Mount Plensant, the place of rosi- donco of witness, with instructions to use as much as was necessary to pay hotel bill, carrisge hire, and gervices of moesongers during the con- tost, over §200 dollars of which, howeyer, ho aftorwards returnad, stating that ho ‘neoded but little, Tho witnoss has an impression that part of these funds wont into tho posscssion of Elijah Solls, through the hands of othior parties, ithout Sells knowing tlie sourca from whioh if came, but ho (witness) had not yet boen able to trace it. Thora woro othors whoso bills wore paid, wio disbursed funds to dofray _oxpenscs, whom tho witness is unablo to particularizo. The witnoss was then taxed to his utmost capacity’ with tho businoss of the Interior Dopartment, Ho was unable to give much thought to what thon seemod to bo go small & matter ns his olec- tion ns Senator, belioving that if not cloctod, Lo could romain in the Cabinet, Mr., Stookton—I'or what c{mrponn was this money eubseribod, What did they do with tho monoy in the eloction of theBonators in Towa ? Answor—I will explain thnt my knowlodge on the subject was chiofly dorived from friends, until & year sinoe. “ As to the purposo to which the monoy was ap- lied Mr. Harlan's statomont sets forth that by rhe manner in which Scnatorial clections are carried on, tho contest boing first on tho candidates for the Logislature, n largo oxpenso is involved, especiclly in iravelling through tho Btato, Tt detaila at length how the !rionflss of the candidatos are put to oxpenso in attonding at tho Capital about tho timo of olec- tion by the Legielaturo, It was to meot this oxponso that Durant’s cheoks woro appliod. Theo du{’!cnu of traciog tho application of funds un- der such eircumstances, and g0 long ago was lain. ¥ T desiro to nid tho Committee to tho extent of my ability in tho performanco of thoir duty, by disclosing fully all I know about each subject of logitimato lnqul\z‘ but as some of the ‘ques- tiona propounded during tho lattor part of my oxal nation, yesterdny, scemed to bo simply for tho purpose t0 inquire tnto my conduet in reln~ tion to matters which' appenr to my mind a8 outsido what I had supposed to bo the logitimate purview ‘of ~tho original inquiry, loading to tho oxamination of my oon- | duct in toothor official position, as stated by the members of this Commitice -in propounding somo of these guestlnna, Ithink X ought not to Do intorrogated further os totheso polnts, until I have an opportunity to know what the sup- posed offences aro. Then I can offer robuiting tostimony to the entiro satisfaction of overy Sonntor and overy fair-minded citizen of this country. ¥ Sonator Harlan was then asked, “Yere you ever threntened in any way by s prosontation of checks 7" Answer—“I do not think anything of that kind over ocourred.” v GENERAL T, V. TOYNTON, - . a correspondent of the press, was called and asked whother he had any porsonal knowledgo 08 to whother the chooks, or stubs, or copics of them wero sbown to Mr. Harlau to influence his action, Tho witnoss napl!cd that ho ‘published- tho statemont, but had no abaoluto - personal ¥nowledgo of the prosontation of these checks or stubs to Senator Harlan, Ho was further aaked whothor hio knew of any porson who knew whother they were h!)renamad. ‘Ho ‘roplied he kuow of nobody of his absolute personal knowl- odge. Adjourned. THE WILSON COMMITTEE. The Wilson Oredit Mobilior Committeo was not in sosslon to-day, The Committee do not oxpeot to oxamina any more witnesses, with tho excoption ‘of Genoral Dodgo, whoso arriyal is still” awaitod, and it is not known wlhen he will como. e NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, asmdaton, Fob. 16,—At tho sitting of the Ways and Moans Committeo, to-day, PRESIDENT KING, of tho New York Stook Exchauge, testified that the letter of Judge Bherman, claiming $10,000 for services in Washington, hnd boen mislaid, but would probably be produced 1n a day or two, He prenontod tho roport of {ho sub-Committeo of the Btock Lxcliange, to which Judge Shor- - man's claim was roforred, which sots forth thab o basis for s valid claim by Judge Shorman wna found, Mr. mufi producod the latter from Judgo Shormon, dated Cloveland, March 27, 1872, addresiod to L. Lockwood, Jr,, in which it wag statod that,” nt_ the instanco of tho father of Mr. Lookwood, ho (Judge 8horman) made an offort to offect changes fn tho law, #o n8 to ox- ompt bankers and brokors from hoavy taxes. Hia offorts and influonce resultod in o virtual ro- {:ll of those laws. Tho writer, therofore, wroto sscortain whothor the Btook Exchange Cem- mitteo would repognize tho contract and sor- vices, Mr, King (the witnoss) Lad no kuowledge of Colgato's report concorning the alloged prop- osition of Bassett, Clerk of the Committoo on ‘Ways and Means, Tho Stock Exolangoe noyor used money for corrupt purposes in connaction with legislation, nor bavp tho mombers thoreof any {mprossion that moncy can buy logislation in "Waahington. The iuvostigation will be resumed on Hon- day, whon sevoral mombers of the Stock Lx- ohnnge will be examined, —— CONGRESSIBNAL, * o BENATE. TIE PRESIDENT NOTIFIED, ‘WasnINaToN, Feb, 16,—Mr. BILERMAN, from tho Committoe to notify tho President aud Vice Prosident olect of their eleotion, mado a roport aimilarto that of the Committeo of the House on the aamo snbject, b2 DIPLOMATIO APPROPRIATION, Mr, MORRILL, of Maine, from tho Commit- tao_of Conforence on the Consular and Diplo- matio Appropriation bill, mado a roport, which waa agroed to. BWANP LANDH, Mr, BLAIR introduced & bill jn relation to cortaln pwamp lands in Missourl, THE RULES, Tho rule offered by Ar, Anthony {nslnrdny, limiting debate upoh appropriation bills, was called uj A HERATLTON (d,) aatd howould not agrae rivate oorporationn, bocnusn that was a mensur: %lllch IK!K:SNl Lo bo debated fully, Amcaae Mr, TIIURMAN opposed the amondmont, un- Iona §t wora #o smondod nn to provent tho recop- tion of nuy smondmont propoiing an approprin. tion for aniy other purposo than qn oxeouto the oxisting Iaw, Mr. TRUMBULL also opposed the rosolution, and moyed to postpons it untll Monday, Mr, CONKLING enid tho object of the rulo wna to onablo tho mnjority Lo torminato debato, and bring tho Honato to'n voto on nuy givon t\:mnllm\. o thought it ]!rnpm‘an(l Necossnty that the majority sbould hava the powor, "I'ho debato was continued until tho oxpiration of tho morning hour, YOHTAL MATTERS, - Mr. COLE, from tho Committeo on Appropri- atlous, roportod the Post Ofiico Appropriation Dbill, with amondmonts, among wm‘uh aro the following ;. K, . Prohibiting tho transmisslon of any free mat- tor whatovor, not-oxcopling nowapaper ox- chianges ; roquiring porsons racelving maila by enrriors to Yro\'ldo propor boxes st thair dwoli- inga to facllitato rapid dolivery . authorizing tho employmont of an_additional spocial agont to dotoot porsons sonding obscono mattor ; atriking out the provision roquiring railroad companies to mako contracts for postal car service as o con- ditlon of recoiving inoroased pay ; providing that additional pay may be wosz daily postal car sorvico. A.PRIVATE Jom, Mr. BAWYER introduced o bill to incorporeto tho Southern Homestoad Emigration Company, giving powor to loase or sell land anywhero {n tho Untoed Statos. TIHE TWO DER' CENT BILL, Mr. THURMAN moved to take up theTvwo Por ent bill, Mr, MORTON favorod this motion, Tho Btates of Ohio, Indiann, aud_Tlinols, ho sald, woro in- torostod in thig bill, It was duo to thom that it should bo acted upon, - Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN opposod the motion, which as rojectod—yons, 241 nays, 81 On motion of Mr. ANTHONY, tho unflnished businoss, tlo Naval Appropriation bil, wus Inid on the tablo, and the Bouuto procesded with tho congideration of tho Anthony rasolution, % LIMITING TUE: DEDATE on tho A{)(‘;m riation bills, ' Mr. T JULL moved to postpono it until Monday, L Mr, SHERMAN said the time had come when it was necessary to have somo form of previous question, na this rosolution did mot go far onough in that dircction. ” Mr, BAYARD protested agaiust the - intradue- tion of any rule that would out off disoussion. Tho majority, concooting thoir moasures in so- |; crot,_cauous, springing thom ol complote upon tho Senato, might think it advantagoous to limit | dobato, bub the minority wore oniitled by the conatitution of tho Bonnlo to disouss frealy all public monsnres. 3 2 5 nfr;l Trumbull's motion to postpone was ro- ectod, Mr, BAYARD offorcd an _amondment provid- ing that nothing in the rulo shall be construod to nuthoriZo amendments in the matter of gon- oral logislntion. Lost, by yeas, 23; nays, 29, the Vico Preaident votingin tho nogativo. Mr, TRUMBULL offered an omendment do- gignod, ho said, simply to oxclude genoral logis~ Intion. ‘Lost. Mr, OASSERIY offored o similar smondmont, ‘which waa plgo lost. ‘The resolution, a8 proposed by Mr. Anthony, was then agreed to—yens, 36 ; nays, 20. THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL ‘was again takon up, and tho amondmont relative to tha retired naval oflicers, their gny and em- )ilormout, was ngreod to—yeas, 20; noys, 15. 'hé ameudment providing that the nct of 1864 shall not ratire any officer before the ago of 62 was agreed to, Mr, NYE offored an smondment roported by him from the Committco on Noval Affairs on the 11th instant, providing for tho acceptance of proposals of the Intornational Steamship Com- pany, and of the Wostorn Iron Boat Bullding Comipany, Other amendments wore offered an: ro’eowd. d . The bill, having béen amended in tho Commlt- too of tho 'Whole, was .reported to the Sonato, and several of tho amondinents wero coucurrod in, but thoso rostoring tho appropriations_for cortain clorks of . the soveral navy yards, which ;.uu]t (}mun loft out by the House, wore ro- octed. 'Tho question was on "concurring in Cragin's amendment, relating to naval ofticers, when Mr, EDMUNDS moved to strike out tho provision giving thom increased pay. Tho ‘voto on this motion showed no quorum present, and at 5:46 the Senato ndjournod. HOUSE. X THF PRESIDENT NOTIFIED. Mr, DAWES, from the Joint Committes to no- {ify tho Presidont and Vico Prosident elect of their clection, reported that the Committoo had performed that duty, and had been chm‘%efl by thoso gentlemon to” report to the two Houses their accoptanco of the trusts confided to them, and their obligations totho people for that mar] of their confilenco ; also, tho assurance that tlioy would endeavor to discharge thoe duties of tha[vr respectivo offices, * TNDIAN CONTRACIS: On motion of Mr, SHANKS, of tho Committoo on Indian Affairs, after explonation by him, o Dbill was pasged making unlawful sny contract with the Indinns rolative to land or 'claims en- torod into prior to tho act of Moy 21, 1872, un- 1ess such contract boin writing, and ngprovml by and ontored in the Dopartmont of the Interior. g CONURATULATING SPAIN, Mr, WILLARD asked loavo to introduco and pasa o joint reaolntion congratulating tho Cortes and the peoplo of ‘Bpain on tho cstablishment of o Ropublio in that country. 'Tho rending of tho resolution: was intorrupted by- Mr. BANKS, Chnirman of the Committes on Foroign Affairs, who snid, ¢ I object. It is o proposition to rocog- nizo slavery in tho colonics of Spain.” | AMr, WILLARD—Not at nll. Mr, BANKS—Cortainly it is, The resolution was not recolved. UTAM. The BPEAKER 1laid beforo the Iouso tho mos- | snge from the President calling attoution to the condition of affairs in thoTorritory of Utaliond to tho dnu%ar likely to arise duriny lvha coming ro- coss of Congrees, from a threafened confliot be- | twoon tho Federal and Torritorial authoritics, On motion of Mr, BINGHAN, tho mesgngo was reforred to the Judicinry Committee, which has ;‘g?mly under considoration & bill on tho sub- oct, ¢ 3 3 4= DISABILITIES TEMOVED. . | *-On motion of Mr. BRAXTON, a bill passed romoving tho political disabilities from William Smitly of Visgials, Touiliarly knows 18 “Extra Billy.” & ’I‘f\e Houso then resumed the bill on tho dis- tribution of tho : GENEVA AWARD. Mr, PETERS epoko in favor of theamend- ment to make the interest allowed date back to thio timo of actual losses, oxcept in tho caso of tho insuranco companics, which- are to bo al- lowed intorost only from tho date of the award, Tho bill was furthor advocated by Mossrs, HALE and FRYE. The latter, while commond- ing that provision which refors claimanta to the Courts in their districts instead of tribunals to sit in Washington u“}rapnued in tho Senato bill, eaid ho wag n momber of the Committeo on Claims, and know how claimants wore robbed in tha don of_thioves outside of Qongroas, by men- who watched them nt overy ‘corner and de- manded pay for influenco which thoy professed to have' with moembers of Congress, Ho did not want claimants froln his district to be aout to Washington, whero they would first have to ny o claim agont 25 percent: thon have to pay Buhdrods of thousnnd of doliara to_thio tools of clalm agonts, As to tho claims of the insurance companies, thoy wore cntitled not to meroy or urlnlty, but to law, to the bond, and nothin, but the bond, Thoeso insurance companies hnfi nover shown any meroy to owners of vessols. They hnd usod thoir power without meroy. ‘They should not now como to Congross plending for equity or merey. Thoy had made a profit of two willions of dollarg on their war risks, There wes no equity in allowing them additional profits, My, LYNOH algo supported the bill, with somo resorvations, o argued that the war risks on cargoes shonld bo mado not to tho owner of the argooes, but to the ownors of tho vossels, . $IYERS (Ponnsylvania) arguod in favor of tho right of the insurance companies to sharo iu the disfribution of tho award, 3 Mr, EAMES nrfilud in support of tho amond- ment offored by him_yesterdsy, admitting into tho dlstribution tho clims of all who sustainod losees by the dopredations of the Confoderato i Bnor d tho bill 4 r. BEOK opposed tho bill and rather favoro the subatitute offered by Mr, Polfltlll, in o far a8 it roforred tho wholo matter to three Courts, to sit in New York, Boston, sud Phildelphia, ITo wne in no framo of mind to deolde what wag oxact juatico in tho quoation, e, theraforo, proforred to lat tho Courts of the United Btates sy 0, instead of Congross, Ilo doniod that suy part of tho money could bo ppid to make Eom] any other loasos than RIUHG inflioted y tho Afabaia, Florida aud Shenandonly, be- causo it waa for thedoe losses that England paid the monoy. As to the iusurance companles, ho HAW no mepns of cacntlng from the conclusion that they should bo subrogatad to the rights of the insured, " But, {f the Courts could flan Bny Way to get cloar of that, hio'should be glad, Ho sawr zone, Tho monoy could not’ be kopt jn the to the rule, it it np})l!nd to the mmendmont for the estab) nt ol dock yards in the hands of Treauury, o would rather vee it sunk In the ocoan {han to bavo it usid that tho Unitod Statos Governmont had recdived money to pay for dam- agos for which'Groat Britain was rosponsiblo, ond had then r.m it for othor purposos, 'ho ood faith of tho Government was worth more linn all tho monoy, When the Courts had de- :‘olaninml tho question tho world would b aatia- Mr, XERR nlso opposed the biil, Ifo wa# not g Lo follow Bt projudions or - dluitkos townrda tho woallhy corporniions of tho country. Ho would say with " tho ulost sincerity that ho Lad entored on tho Investigation of tho subject with tho sottled and deliborate dotormination, it possiblo, on corroot and honost grounds, to daclito ngainst those corporations, and to decido in favor of tho othor olasscs of citizons, and of tho Tronsury, but he would not doso much violonco to Lils judgment and consolonco as to ivo o vote which would, in his judgmont violate the sottlod recognized honorable principles of Inw. Thoro was nn olomont of cupldity in tho bill, Ho arguod that ¢ should not bo in 1tn prosent form passed. Ho vory groatly proferred tho lpru osltion of tho gontloman from Vormont gl’o utn to eubmit tho distribution to tho ourts, . Mr. VOORIEES, n mombor of the Com- mittees, nupporlml tho_bill, and roplied to the argumonts of Mossra, Book “and Korr.. Thero was in those nlgumonts, ho eaid, an olomont of roapoot to Bngl Insuranco companics. According to them, the innurance companios must bo looked to with awe. If not, then England must bo looked to with respeot and nwo, bocauso that' Governmont would held tho Unitod Btatos responsible for not up‘),lylnu the money in tho way it was intonded tobo paid. A mors_ dograding idea had nover ontored into conslderation in r&q}m\ to the foroign policy of this country, 0 distribu- tion of thia’ monoy was the business of tho American Government, A moro shnmoloss and dograding idoa ind novor boon advanced in tho Houso of Roproeontntives os that a forel owor” “shiould' follow here and tell the ovornment of tho United - Btatea what it should do with its own people, and its own funds. It wes not only absurg, but it had boen rofuted by the instructions of tho American ngonts at Geusya, not to bo com- mittod to anything . roquired at.their hands by, England, ns to what sliould bo_ dono with & sin-_ lo dollar of the monoy.” Whenover ho oculd asco 8 way plain in sottling up the droadful results of tho drondful war, by standing up sgainet the furthor ncerotions of enormous -woalth, and agaiust furthor speculation on tho 'sido’ of already bloated fortunes, but on tho side of the equitien of tho poor, who were not poworfully '{gpmnanmfl, lio shoamld cortainly be found -there. Mr. BUTLER )Sl!nsa.) “cloeed tho dobato in support of the bi im,. Ho ar- | a8 roported b(y hi od that Mr. Poland's proposition: was wholly napplicable, and wouldZlenve without any rome- dy nll the small olaimants, who could ‘not afford * to aue in the tribunals provided thorein. ‘Ha fonded the provision‘of tho bill rogarding the in- surance compamios; and stated 51116 the wholo thoory of insuranco was-that tho premiums paid tho losses, Tho fact in this cage was that tho in- sursnco companios pald o little over & millions, and had ' rocoived as war promiums a littlo over six jons. Not moro than two- | thirds of tho war promiums hiad yot come in. As tho claima stood, tho: insuranco companics, a8 a ‘body, had mado a million dollars_of . profit. He thought thoy had made two._and a half or throo millions, yot it was proposed to ot them partiol- pato in this distribution, Some mon called that equity dnd justice, but ho know whoro tho gon- tleman from Indiana (Korr) had got his notions on the subject, Ho had’ soon him accompany tho attornoy of tho ' insuranco, companies, Mr. Lvarts, into the Committe-room of the Judiciary Committee, and listen to his argument, Mr, KERR (angrily)—Tho _gontloman's state- ment ia not truo. Mr. BUTLER—Wero you not thero ? Mr., KERR—Yes, but I did not accompany the nttomg 'ns tho gentleman statos. Mr, BUTLER—Tho_difforonco is this : You :wm there ouly at that time and afno other 0. y : Mr. KERR—I had the right to go there under tho courtesy of tha Committeo, to liston to tho argument. L.went thero, but I 'accompanicd nobody thore, excopt tho gentlemnn from Ken- +| seribing how tho losson shall bo scortalnad; and, as woll n8 of rospoct to the ' peld toanymutual insurance company for lorsen #0 auotnined, shnll bo apportioncd bz‘ tho Com- pany among the membors thoroof at the timo of tho losses paid by thom respectively, in propor- tion to tho intrést then owned by each membor thoroof; provided fuyther, that 1o insror ahall hinve any olaim or right in tho claim of any as- sured ierein provided for, heeauso of any nssign- ment oithor in Inw or fact, unlens auch nsslgneo |‘md actunlly pald ndoquato consideration tlioro- or, There aro four other nections to tho bill, pro. low tho olnims shall bo outed by ‘potition {o the Unitod Btates Cironit Court ; how the judgmonts will be paid by the Bacrotary of tho Ireasury on n certificate of: tho Cirouit Court, If, nftor tho cortificates aro paid In full, thora is any sumn loft, it is to bo acernied into thoe Treasury of tho Unitod Biates. TUBLIC BUILDING. The Conforonco report on tho bill for a Gov- ernment building ot Momphis, Toun, was agroed to. s PRINTING. Tho ITouso thon took up tha bill roported from the Committeo on Printing, dirocting the Con~ gmszlonal printor to contrach with ?Vllllum J. [urtagh, of Washington, for reporting nnd pub- Ushing tho debatos in_Congross for six yoats from the 4th of March, 1873, in accordance with his proposal. Mr, BEATTY, Chnirman of tho Committoe on Publie Printing, mado a statomont in support of J fll(:’ bll{,t showing tho amount that would be saved undor it rosoutod, snd proso- At tho oloso of hia romarks, witliout sotion on the bill, the Houso, at 4:20 o'clock, Adjourned, " WALL STREET. Financialand Oommercial Roview for the Wecke=The Markots Yesterdnys Spectal Despateh to The Cliicago Tribune, Nzw Yorr, Fob, 16,—During’ the pest wool tho stringenoy in monoy inoreased, the lato gon- orally boing 1-82. Foreign bankoers hava lonnad $lotr orodit froely to wpooulators agoinob miook collatordls, - This has demoralizod forelgn ox- : ohangoes, and carried down the rates for storling : to s lower point than for some time 'past, Tlo spoculation for a rigoe in gold has mado ateady progresss, and tho highest point of present up- ward movement has beon reached, ' Tho two ox- tromos of the past weok wero 1133/@1145¢. Government bonds have beon stoady and uni- form on small doslings. © Firat-olass railway ruortgages and othor primo investmont socuritica have boon firm, with a moderato domand. Tho stook market haa boen _irrogular, and in tho main wesk and lowor. Latgo lolders of stocks wero froa sollors during tho woek, when weak holders wore forced to pay fanoy ratos for money. - During the closing - days, the genoral market drifted into dulness, closing hoavy on tho bank statomont. The dechine for the week rauged from 3¢ to 53¢ [i;:r cont, and was ‘most marked in Atlantio ‘& Pooifio preferred, which foll from 36}{ to_ 80%, .and .aftorwards recovered to 834, Waoatorn Union was noxt, dropping from 01 to 8634 on tho announcemont that the Exocutlve Committeo hnd ratified the sale of 16,000.shares mado by President Orton, Lator the stock rallied to 89, ‘and closed nt 87:¢ @875, Erlo, Miesouri, Pacific, and Huannibal & Bt. Joseph common fluctuatod B3¢ por cont each. Eria declined from 663 to 63, notwithstanding tho dividend, but recovered to 853, and finally closed at Gflif‘ The bank statement is very unfavorablo, showing that tho banks, on the averagoes of tho past wook, ‘lncl, 81,299,000 0f the 25 per cont resorves required by ' law. 'ho bonks wero.- mnover boforo in this condition ot this veason, - The fact that they aro now 80 poor in reserve is stated to bo due to tho Eevero contraction last year of the 8 per cent cortificates, and by tho unusually honvy ship- monts of specie within the last six months, which in turn woa coused by tho faot that Bu- rope took fow Amorican securitics during tho Intter patt of 1873. tueky. g\!r. Bock). Mr. BUTLER—VWell, that is tho koynote of the gontloman's argumont. Mr, KERR—It is not truo, Mr, BUTLER—I did not eee tho gentleman there afterwards, and simply saying that ‘it is not truo” does not alter tho matter &t all, when tho fact stated.is true. :Now, I am aware that it was tho agent of tho United States.at-Genova, tho paid attorney of the United Btates, who cameo before the Committeo and said ho was the Bfld attornoy of tha insurunco companies beforo 0 was agont of the United Stafes. Ho went to Genova 88 tho retained counsel -of tho insuranco companies, Ho came bofore the Committeo and: argucd tho cgso in-favor of tho insurance com- panics. Ho hna boon on this floor, arguing the caso, with what results wo hove secn, but-not_to chango thoe yote of :;3' honest man, {n my. judg- ment, who_haa hoard both sides, ' Perbups Lo may have influencod the mindsof. thoss who haye heard on.l{ ouo sido. Mr, KERR—Will tho gentloman lot mo ask him ono tllwsfion ? Mr, BUTLER—TI oannot. , Mr. KERR—My question ‘s whethor tho gon- tleman himsolf {8 not the hirod attorney of the othor claimonts, © - ; . Mr, BUTLER—No, sir. . Mr. XKERR—I have henrd it statod that he le. Mr. BUTLER—That is falso.. - r, KERR—It may be ; I do not assertit, - v, BUTLER—Thon' 1 is insinuating whot o man dare not say. " Mr, BANKB—I riso to a_guostion of order. Tt is not the right of any member to chargo an- | othor membor with falaehood hero. Mr. PETERS—Ho only ‘said that tho state- mont wos falso; - 3 Mr. BUTLER—I will not discuss that at all. Mr, BANKB—It is_not .admissible ;. such de- Yt should not bo allowed. 3 5 Ir, BUTLLER—I havo said nothing wnpar- liamentary. Ihave nothingto take back, ‘What ' I moan to soy is, that thore are eome men - who | aro go littlo acquainted with anchonest transac- | tion that thoy do not know it when they. soe it. [Loughtor.) That is all I mean to say, “ . Mr. KERR—And you nre one of that kind. “Mr:BUTLER—That may be, but I am not ;alone. What I menn to eay.direotly and exactly | i, that thoseinaurauce companies havo recoived 0,000,000 for war -xisks, whon thoy. have paid: oiut only $5,000,000. . Thoro aro_somo mon who seem - to desire to give them $5,000,000 moro out of tho fuuds in the Treasury, or out of tho funds of honest claimauts, It scoms tomo so mon- strous a proposition, that it cannot be supported by any honest mind for a moment. No Lonest wind ‘will support it unless such mind is led astroy by sophistry, < . Mr, BIRD moved to oy tho bill on tho table, Rojeotod by a division, L "The various amondments offerod by Mesars. Tamos, Monroe, Pottor, nnd Poland wore sever-. ally m‘oew]. Tho votd on Potter's amendmont ‘lvln; 85 yons to 160 nays ; on Poland’s, 65 yons to neys, Tho {)i)l waa then passod by yeas, 122; nays, M * M . . Tt provides that ontof the money pald by the Government of Great Britain in satisfaction of tho nward of tho Arbitration at Gonva, undor the " Trenty of Washington, in indemnification to tho United States, tho claums of citlzons thereof, and corporntions ' organized under tho laws theroof, or the laws of tho soveral Statos and Torritories theroin, shall bo establiskod and pald from the Troasury in o -mannor horeinaftor pro-. . vided to the folloiving clasges of claimants inthe manuor following:-"~ 1, To all such corporations and citizens of.the United Btatos, actual owners of - property at the timo of it destruotion, whether ships or:car- goos, ~outfit advanced, or othor wages pald to ofiicers, seamen, or froights notually onrned, lost b{‘cnpmm‘_‘or dostruotion, by the oruisers for: whoso -aots tho anid Arbitrators havo fourd the Governmont of Great Britain Liablo, shall bo paid tho motual imdomnity, whero thoy Were not in- suirmllthumupnn or tho Ingurance was not ro- oeived. The second proviso rolates to indomnifying tho officers and crews for their capture, and for tho loss of their property, The third provides that the owners of vessels captured or dostroyod shall rosoive indemnifica- tion for thelr lossos, whon such losses are not fully covered by insurance, . 4, Tho United Btatoasre to bo indemnified for ali the lossos of vessela by cruisers and for the property on 8uch vessols as lost in tho same mllmnm: 88 provided in tho caso of private vos- sols, 5. To all such oo aforesaid, who had pais risks on vessols nud cargoos, or othor proport; thereln, after the sailing of oither of sald cruf-~ sors, to the amount of such extra or war premi- ums pald by them, whothor thoy suffered loss by tho capturo of tholr voauols, proporty, or other- wiso ; provided, that in case of such promiums aid or securod to mutual insurguce pompanies, I’m indemnity shall bo tho difference botwoen tho promium pald or secured, and the roturned acoounts or premium thorefor, 6. To all Insurors, boing citizons or corpora- tiona of the Unitod Statos respeotivoly, having insurod or relusurod property so destroyed, who shall show by exhibit of their books of scoount orations or oltizens as tho premium of war Mnn{‘vessola delayed by stormy woather ar- rived this week, incressing tho imports and cus~ toms dutica. HONEY. Money was active to-dsy, oponing at 1-64 to 1.99, Lut the Tate dropped to 7, sud latoin tho dn{ lonne made as lowas 8. -Discounts woro dnll ot from 8@13. Tho rate of domestio ex- change is agninst this city, and has been so during the wholo weok, causing n drain of legal tondors, % . aoLp. was aotive and’ higher, advancing from 114} to 1145, The ndynnco was attributed to heavy im- ports aud tho bank statoment. The ahipments of bullion fortho weok will nggragate about | 760,000, of which over $500,000 aro silver bars. Only n fow gold bars wore sont out. 2 BTOCKS, The stoclk market was wonk and lower, Thoro is & Washington pool in Unlon Pacific, the mem- bors of which have boen pelling hoavily. In Lake SBhoro, the contoat is for tho control of the Tond, it being undorstood that if tho presont managers remain in power an’ alliance will be ;made with tho Erio. BONDS. Government bonds wero firm on higher gold. PRODUCE. Tlour was woaker for medium spring and low and medium wintor, ond heavy for shipping ox- tres. Yamily grades wero steady. ‘Whoat opened very strong, cspecinlly choice spring. intor quict and unsottled. 1o market closes quiet, dealers apart, + Pork was firmer and falrly active, with "snles of 1,250 brls now mess for April at $14.62}@ 14,76, and’ 250 brls do for March at, 914,025 New mess quoted at about 14,60 cash; 400 brls extra primo gold ¢ $11,50, The markot in for dry salted meats ; for shoulders, 53¢o asked, 6o bid; and 10@11e for shortcut hamson spot. Bacon was firm, with eales of 100 boxes long cloar at 7i(0; short clear is hold at 78(c. Lard was firmer, but not active. Bales aro re- Eurlud ot 100 tes prime Westorn on dock at 8%c; 00 tes do for February nt BSo; and 250 tos for April af 83ge, - STEAMBOAT DISASTER. Burning of the Henry A. Yones=-Twens= ty-ono Lives Most. -New Onyeans, Feb. 16.—Tho steamboat Hen- 1y A. Jones, from Houston for Galyeston, with wcargo of 443 baloa of cotton, was destroyed by fire this morning, in Galveston Bay. Twonty- one lives woro lost; among them were theCaptain, J. Prico, first’ clork, and Jamos B. Hogan, second clork, Both woro well-known steamboat~ men. GauvestoN, Fob. 16.—The steamar Charlea Forbos brought to this city the roscued from tho burnt steamer Honry A. Jones. Among thom oro nwsistant-pilot Davis G. Gordon, who.was on watch at tho timo of tho disnster. He gives tho following pacticulara: Whon about throe miles above Red Fish Bar, at 4:60 this morning, the watchman on the lower dock called out, “Red Fish light In fl&}.\l." A watchman was in the ach of casting the load when an explosion was heard, something liko the oscapo of steam, but ‘more regembling tho roport'of a gun. 'The first ilot, who was_on the roof, ran down to the owor dock, and immediatoly sang out to tho na- sistant pilot to moko his escapo, as tho boat was on fire, Gordou immediately loft tho wheel and ran down stairs. Whon ke got bolow be found the firo had wrapped the wholo boat and cargoin s sheet of {lamos. e Liad ounly timo to reach ‘tho barge, Thoe Jones had 442 balos of cotton, s lot of hides, oto., on board, and - bargo of wool in tow, About the time Gordon _renched the bargo it caught fire, and was lot Jooso from the burn- ing boat, and flonted away. Murphy, the engi- neer on duty, did not escape. All ig conjeoturo rogarding tho causo of thio disaater. Tho prob- abilities aro that the fire-wall gavo way, and that the report heard by Gordon was caused by its fall, It.is cortain that tho whole vessel and cargo woro in flamoes within flvo minutes aftor tho firat alarm. Tha followiug ere known to be lost: J. J. Price, 'firut clork ; Jamos Hogan, socond clovk f William Musphy, first ngiueor ; Poter Potorson, coopor ; Jol Cummings ; D, Turner; Jno. Callaban ; Ohristopher Bfilolby; Jumos _ Brown ; Wi, Hughoni I, Harty ;m}\Vm. Brady ; *Whito QOharloy,” dockhand ; Bob Tilos, firoman ; Wm, McGuiro, firat cook ; Wm, Bishop, second cool ono boy, name unknown Alfred, cabin boy; Alex, I!nftn, cabin boy; and two stokers, names unknown, ~ ‘Thera wero forty-eight pooplo on board, of whom twenty-seven wore savod, Tho loss is about_ 60,000 to the Diract Navigation Compuny. No iusurance. s —_———— Lo Bo Manged.. Garesnona, 1N, Feb, 16.—Tho jury In the oaso of Osborno, who has Loen on trisl hore, for the ‘mt ten Jtyu for tho murdor of hirs, Matthows, at Yatos Gity, in Auguat Inst, brought ina Vl:\'dlul‘ at 8:00 this morning, of ¢ Uulltfl of murdor in the first degreo,” and sontoncod him to bo banged, Tbe Judge, on Monday uet, will fix the dato that tho soutonce shall be carried into offect, and businoss, that tho war preminme did not "efual in omount tho losses paid by thow, be- cause of the property thoreaftorward oaptured, lost, or deatroyed by elthor or all oruigers bear- ing the Confodloratd flagt vrovided, tho amount S Four Verrs for Furiders ALDANY, Tob, 16.—Wileox, chargod will the murder of Letb, wus found guilty inthe third FOREIGN. SPAIN: Mapnin, Tob, 16.—Tho snow .in idseay and Novarro prevents oporations by the. Bpanish troops agalust tho Cavlists, Bonor Bulmoron, Ministor of Justico, will pro- sont abill to the Natlona! Assombly, to-day,- rroviding for tho abolition of capital punish- mont, ' "Il1o Govormant linve ordorod thosupprossion of tho Royal Guard, - - It in probablo that tho Council of Btato will algo bo supprossod. It s nevorted thattho Governmontsof tho Unlted Btaton of Amorics, France, England, Dol- gium, and Bwltzorland will soon rocognizo the 'Ropublic of Spain, The ostablishment of the Republic waa colo~ bratod Inst night by o goneral {llumiuation. 'rm:l atroots woro crowdod, but thoro was no dis- cord, Duapngchna from the provinces roport that tranquility oxists overywhoro, oxcapt in districts disturbod by tho- Carliste. Itis maid, however; that tho army i3 apposod to the Ropublio, and favora & monarchy, but Is divided in its cholco for o rulor bLotwoon tho Duke Montpousior and the ex-Queon Tenbelln, Don Carlos ontered 'Spain on Thuraday last. The Carlists aro workiug vigorously to advanco tho intorosts of their loador, ° Baragossn is practically blockaded by tho in- surgents, The insurroctionists have “cut tho }'}ullwny botwoon this oity, north, and the town of urgod. Among tho moasurca contomplated by tho Ministry are tho soparation of tho Church and Btato, and tho appointment of Judges for lifa, Castolar, Ministor of. Foreign Affairs, inn do-.| spatch acknowlodging tho recolpt of congratuln- tiona from South Amoricans in Paris, saya that thoy will have to withdraw .their support from tho Cuban aanmuah, now that tho Antilles are undor Ropublican Govornment. o alao snys It hns boon decidod to awalt the arrival of Depn- tics to tho National Asgembly from_Cubn bafore arrangemonts for roforms in thht island are mede. Tho Governmont, intends to suppross tho Miniatries of the Colonies, Justico, nné ab- lic Worke, and abolish tho system of rotiring on ponsions, The n}muinlmuut of Pavia to tha ohief com- mand of the troops in Catalonis is dontied, It is said, howover, that he will be appointed to an- othor command equal’ in prominonce. ' The Official @azetle will soon g:lhl ish o docroo for tho roorganization of the militia, ¥ .Tho reports that an Alfonsist pronuncismonto ‘has boen issued {n-: the southwestorn portion of Spain is pronounced untruc. e i ‘Dospatchos have boon recoived horo from Now York, staling that somo of tho-journals of that’ city {nblish articlos assuming that tho establish- mont of -tho Republic must.lead to the indopen- donco of " Cuba, This viewy is émphatloally de- clared, in “Ministerial® circles, to En' OITONOOUS, Nntwl‘hstgnding tho'other very important- mat- tars presaing upon tha Governmont, their attan- tion hos already been given .to the aubject of malntalning the authority ofSpain in Cuba. “In tho Assembly, Lo-day, bills wore read grant- Iu[i:muesty_ to prisonera charged with complici- 1; the recent Republican demonstrations; de- claring that justico ;shall horeafter be a is- tered in the namo of the %Iu‘mpln,‘ 5 Echegarry, Ministor of Financo, doclared that tho financial obligations of Spain shall bo re- spactod.. The- declaration-: was -greated: with choors, ‘Ho said.the Ropublican. Government was interested .in mointaining . tho credit of tho nnt{:nn, and * Respoct, for right” will be its motto, 2 - i - Montomar has resigned as' Ministor to Italy, * formorly & nowapapor roportor in Eaatern oftiog, nnbuaquunuv n thentrical ngont, snd rocently connoclod with tho JKeening Dispatch, of this city, diod suddonly nt Jofforson Clty, to-day, of patalynis of tho honrt, STOKES. Anothor Chance for Lifos=Fision Asnnse sin i Granted o Stay of Procoods ings. Kpeeial Despateh to Tho Chieago Tribune, Nrw Yong, Fob. 16,—Btokes haa a now lease through & stay and wilt of orror grontod by Judge Davis to-day.. Tho public and press had concluded that Btolon' oxocution was inavitablo, and this suddon change wae asurprise, Tho prigonor rocolvod Lis bnd nows yostorday.with nonchnlaneo, but to-dny ho and his rolatious progont in the Tombs tould not conoonl hin _dolight over tho unexpectedly prompt netfon. of the Judgo who mndo the ng papors, most of which had cditorials on the Dot ora of atern justico e interprotad by Judga Boardman,” had to striko” another key'in Inter oditions, ; Judge Davis eoid in announcing the slay to-day ¢ ¢ i Whenever tho Judgo to.whom such an npplication 1a made, in a_capital cure, considers tho question raised . the trial, and tvhich tnay have affected the resnlt adveracly to prisoner, to bo of such gravo moment and nerjous doubt, elther from thelr not having: boon gat- tled by the highor Courts, or becauso of conflicting autliorltics touching thom, that in his judgment thoy aro worthy the msolomn doliberatfon of sn Ap- Mato Tribunal, ¢ s his duty -to accord the prisonor the opportunity to” present them for reviow, and in this cass the duty should be dis- charged in viow of the irremediablo consequences that ‘moy follow his refusnl,. Tha oxceptions taken upon tho'trisl of this case aro numerous, Tho groat major- ity of them I deom to be. frivalous, or of such slight importance that they cannot be regarded es having projudiced prisoner ; but, in my opinion, thoy aronot all of that description, Somo of the cxcdptions to tho ruilngs on rocolving.ond excludiug ovidence will, T think, doderve at on-which I havo the groatest donbis arist Hoh of tha ' charge, Th ot o tho et o indictmont was for mur- or jusiifisble homicido, i the tird dogree, Thg ing by n fatal sl bl S 200 in Bube ico that from this conceded fact a: clfeumstances attending (If tho law implies the lr‘lndfll‘l‘;: that makes out tho case of tho prosecution fully and entirely, \Inl?!l the prisonor gflvfi ovidenco sufilcient {0'uslist} tho'fury thiat tho klliing wae manslanghton, expreas malice must bo lprovud or prisoner cannot ba :gnvlcmd under tho ind{ctment charging a premeditat. of tho learned Judgo to have doclared 2 8 Iogal proposition -hat tho ‘law itaphies thy mullgo .from “the killing and .circurnstances ' of case,'so that the charges of indictment wore fully and - denco sufliclont to satisfy the jury, that his act wae & Iess erimo or no erimo, I cannot but fol, in the Hght of 'thé cased roferrod to, lint therb are uch doubta Loth a8 1o {ho corroctucss of the chargoand ita probable offect on (o deliboration of tho Juryas to thot should govern’ mo in dotermining mo in it,- It 18 cnough that I ‘cannot say that my mind {s: fr6o from: grave and painful doubts, T reach my concluslon lo: ihis with regrot, but having ronched it, Tshall perform tng duty that apflngs from i¢ wil no Hesitancy, - Tho writ of error fs allowed, with 8 slay of oxeciition of scatonco, until the decisfon of tho General Torm, THE WAR OF RACES. Ohilo Conl Mincrs Protest Agninst tha Antroduction . of: ‘Colorcd Men Into tho Conl Diggings, Special Daspatch to T'he Chicago Tribune, Y::mlamuwn, 0., Feb, 15.—A procession of abont! twenty-five hundred -minors marched through the atrocts to-dny with soveral bands of .. + Misslonairo will gabnbl succood him. ; -Tho reprepentatfves to England aud Portug: romain ab their posts. < Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. O1TAWS, ‘Fob. 16.—An ugly ramor is_current. in Quebec; to-tho effect ‘that tho" causd of the fire, . which :dostroyed. the - Court House: and oflicial - documents, was :caused by a.carouss of. tho ofiicials in the building at night. A roport currentshero that-Judge Coursol, of Montranl, Ts to bo taken futo tio Dominion Cab- net, | - _The Liberal partyin Quebec huve carried mu- nicipal eleotions. o - 'Tononro, Fab. 16, —An indignation mooting of citizens was hold last night, whon the Nar- row Gouge Railways.svere condemned- for not kooping the.contract in supplying the citizons with wood ab redaced rates. : Govornmont inter- forenco 18 supplicatod, . . . e -MEXICO. @ MATAMORAS, Fcb.-lQ.—LlutnlfiM the'garrison for Fort Losa Mata: became' dissatisfiod with thoir treatment .and long' arrears.of 'pay; and deserted in a.body, dragging the guns of- tho fort outsido and- discharging them,’ Tho men, 200 in numbar, took nll . their arms. They wera pursucd by coavalry, = It {a rumored that the Mexican Government is proparing to romove Cortinas, and a ‘pronuncia- monto is anticipated from bhim. e X s AUSTRIA e VicxNa, Fob. 16.—Princs Anersperg, President | of tho Qouncil, introduced. an Electoral Roform bill iu tho Reicharath to-day. . It provides's- mugie, and o number of flags and bannors, after which speoches wero made on * Tho Diamond ™ by John B. Lewls, Presidont of the Grand Lodgo of Ohfo, and & number of otliera. Thd crowd. was addrossed to—nltght‘ by R. F. Trovollick, of Datroit, Prosident of the National Labor Unior who -wna.provented from .addressing tho meef ing by~ dotontion of “tho train. The. objoct of tho domonstration was tore- monstrate agiinst the introdunotion of colored minors, &ud to induce tha rolling-mill puddlers, and-other Labor Unions to pasticipato fn t:5 strike. Tho snloons wero all closod by ordor of the Mayor, and overything passod off quictly. e Lo L PERTEET." Iow Mle Snved-EIiv ‘Neck, Speetal Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, JPRINGFIELD, ' Fob; 16.—The ealvation of’ Porw toot’s neck was duo to one reason—tho fnof that bo was' put on his second trinl at the option‘of tho Btate's Attorney, who did not condeecend ta wait for tho mandato in such cnsoes isaued by tha- Bupremo Court. —Btatc's Attorneys will™ soe, {rom this, that it i3 unsafe to ignore the logal form of proceduro, 3 - NEW YORK, Custom ‘FMouse Excitemont - Fatal Eall—A Missing Ship—Miscellzneous : Loéal'Nowss np ey - New Yonk, Feb, 15,—A great dsal of commonj was creatod by the announcement ab the-€ustom. Houso yestorday that James L;. Benadict's numo- hod beon, withdrawn from® the Sonate for tha.. dircet clection of mombers of tha Lower Houge™ and for an increago of their numbor. The bill as refarred. GERMANY, = °.0 . i Bepuy, Nov. 16.—In tho Chamber’ of. m;zn-_ ties, to~day, Liocks announcod' that ho xccepted | the Royal meseago, appointing &, Commission to | investigato tho alloged, official ¢orruption, and | ‘withdrew the motion for.the appoiniment.of an investigating committ iz ; UTAH. ] A Panic in the Mormon Church—Utah at the Vicnna Exposition—rutal ‘Murder. SRR T L ‘Bavr Laxe, Feb. 16,—The special messago of | tho President on Utahi affairs is o stunning blow to the hope of. the Polygamous theoorats. Tho Church organs are evidently at & loss what to do.- Tho Herald says itisanother heavy dose; but | they must dance to tho music furnished them, and repoats tho threadbaro ~drgument that Pol{gu.my hulnq park -of.. tholr. roligious faith, is'above rightful attack. : . The Vews affects moderation and forboaranco, | and spysifa collision takes placo, it will nat b | 8t scoking of the puoglln.' Tho position of the | Saints, it adds, in- this orusade, is poace, pas; tienco, and calm ondurauco aud resignation, Tho gonoral tono of tlio Mormon proas ta-day is indicativo of grost foar, It wos not thought possible the Government would ° matori- ally chango ita long-continued policy of letting time nnd advancing intollootual and moral influ-" oucos solve the Mormon problom. The En\rnr of tho Mormonsat Washington wag doemod imprognable, but now dangeris go im- minont, they are filled with consternation, In fact, & panie 'memu evorywlero among tho Priesthood, 'ho mussosbf the Mormons aro ngpunntly anxions’ to quietly await-rosults, though it is well undoratood that o large ma- jority of . the bettor class. secrotly sympathizo with'tho Gentilo cause, and would joyful wa'l- como tho day of emancipation from Brigham's despotism, 'oopor's sccond speech {n Congress, In S}ply. to Olaggott and othors, I8 B;Qnouncnd b; or= mong, an woll o8 Gauitiles, tho wonkest offort of Lis whola ton yenrs a8 & delogato, A most oxtonsive snd Interesting collection of gpocimens of mineral and other praductiona of Utah has been forwardod to New Yorl for the Vionua Exposition, Their great variety, bosuty, and valuo are expoctod to attraot groat atten- tion, ¢ . ‘A doapatch from Logan aays that Charloy Bon- son shot and killed David Crackott, Jr., ab that place, ut 9 o'clock last evening, without! Provocs- tion, Bonson is still-at largo. e e S Obitunryy 8pecial Despatoh to The Chicaga Tribune, SenmorieLy, Feb, 16.—Another membor of tho Houso of Jtepresontativos has gone to his roat. Intolligence renched hore to-dsy from Roscoe, Winnobago County, of tho .doath of Robert J, Orosg, at his homo in that placa, He died of tn!hnfrl fovor and erysipelas, having gono home unwell ten days ago.” Mr. Oroes was a native of Now York, where he was born _sixty-nine years ago, and was, with the ‘exception” of Mr, Thomas, tho oldest member of tho House. Ho waa o mom- bor of the Constitutional Conveation of 1848, and one of flve in that body who voted to striko tho word “whito" out of tho Conatitution, Xl wag also & member of the laet Convention, and, '] ‘sionors of Ei at tho timo of_his death, was sorving his third term in the Negislature, Adppropflue rosolu- tions will be adopted on Monday, Nxw Yonrx, Fob, 15,—Robort Emmet, son of Thomas Addis Lmmot, tho Irish patriot, and nophew of.the celobratod Itobert Limrmet, died at New Rochello to-day, The deceased was loug degroe, snd wonfoncud to four yeurs' impricon- mout, ¥ an ominont lawyer of this city. 87, Louis, Mo, Fob, 16.—Albert Cassiday, Kosnlnn of Burveyor: of this port, to which-he nd boen nominated, Two Doputy Collectors. are prominent candidates for tho offico. - { John M: Hodges, s Wall streot banker, last night Jell down &' stairway'at his residenco in'- ‘Fitthi avenuo, and-broko his nack, 5 | /Jfire.Commisslonors. Pitcairn, Bcllroy, andi, ‘aley, and Obief Enginoer Haxill, of Pitts) ni_gllzx. : Eqaf.uxdny’ oxamined .the workings of the Firc opartmont in this city. . Thoy will oxtond their tour to-Boston'nnd othor cities. . g “The Invéstigating Committoo of the Commia- . igration exonerate. the officors of tho German bark Argonaut from blame in re- spott to the alleged abuses toward 'passengers on & late trip from Bromon. & ‘Che ship- American Congross, ; holonging to . Grinnoll'and Menturn, gailed Lence_ for London on Deo. 7, and has not since bgen “heard from. Bhe hiad-a crew of « twenty-ono *men, and &-oargo: valuod at §70,000, Hor owners think sho is lost. At Morristown, N. J., David. Mooro, charged with tho murdor of i wifo, waa found guilty of murder in the secend dogree, . g G gt e 4 “Maflroad Accidents. s Special Despatch to. The Chicago Tribune, OepaR -RArins, Towe, - Fob, 16,-On Thursday Inst; somo woction hands mear Boone, Iows,. Ditched thoir hand-car to & froight train while in * ‘motion, and _whon thoy let go #uddenly, & mAR . named Hoffman-yas- thrown under the hand- ‘car and sustained injuries, from.tho .offects of "which he died this morning. : Hovon_freighit cars woro ditchod four, - miles | cast of Fualton, Ill,, this morning. No one wag: k. 3 “New Yorg, Fob: 16.—A deapatch from Toron- " to, Can,, snys that engineor. Kellor was thrown fifty foot into tho air and killed, last night, near Bongyentura duc[mb, Montreal, [»y tho nxpfoalon of his bollor. The firomen was badly scaldad. A woman named Handergan, standing noar by, waa fatally injured, MepiNa, N, Y., Feb, 15.—Whilo o froight train going onst .was passing over a bridge ncroas a stroat in this town about 0 o'clock thia avening the giructure gave way. Six cars fell into tho stroat down an embankment about twonty feot. . The engine and part of the train ranover and killed an unknown man on & bridge somo roda ;\:st ofd the brokon- bridge.: No train men were jured, . {hmo, 11, Nov. 15.—A freight train on the. Tilinols ‘Gentral Hallrond, duoharo thia aftors noan, atruck a broken 'nh at 3tma four miles from’Cairo, and was_ditohed, demollshing threa cars loadod with bulk grain, and throwing eight othors off the'tsack. Thoy canbo gotten on sgain. No person was injurod. Xentlrond Nows. Spectal Despatoh to The Chicago Tribune, Osnxosn, Wie., Feb, 16,—At o mooting of the Directora of the Wisconsin & Lake Suporior Raliway, thia sfternoon, s complote organiza- tion was offcoted,—ofliccraasfollowa: President,.’ @. W. Waghburn ; Vice Prosidont, J, 0. Hoxle, New Yondon ; Socrotary, T, 8, Allon, Oshkosh Troasurer, G. W. Roo; Excontive Committoe, Gabe Bouck, Nelson Fletcher, G, W.. Wakoflold. , Books of sul a‘urlyuou will be opened -immedis ately. Roports from Waconue, New London, and'Bhqwano say tho pooplo aro alive to the im- portance of tho road, and surveya will bo. mada at onoe from Oshkosh to New London. TonoxTo, Feb, 16.—Tho Oanada Alr Line Rails road will be opened for trafio on Alonday. 4 Tolegraphtic Mrovities, The Joint § Ohurch of - Ohio moots in Uolumbus mnext Wodnesday. A Nowport (R. I) speolal roports the arrest and imprisonment of ono Eggox for the crimo of incest with his own daughtor. Ocoan Stenmship Nows, New Yorg, Feb, 16,—Arrived, the Donan from Broweou, and Coltio from Livorpool, of lifo . for an Indoflnitoc numbor of months, . P«mdu'wus chargo in tho Twaed trial, " Tho'ovon-" g ‘ho oxcoptions 0 pon. & por- - logreo. The Court and tho coun- . #ol for both slden Concurred that tho offance a3 olthor murdor in tho first dogreo o manslaughtor lle om0 piatol fired by il 3 I understand b c'hlr n%"‘g’:g: ¥ design to offcct denth, Undoratandinig the charge,. ' entiroly mado out, uuless the prisoner proved, by evie " grave’: ring this application within o fairscope of the rule - 0d of the Evm%fl(onl Lutheran’