Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1873, Page 2

~ WASHINGTON. RTEWAKT'S INEVENGE, Speotal Dispateh to The Chicana Tribune, Wasmyoron, D. O, March 1-J. B, Btowart, tho roonloitrant witness, who was relonsod from imprisonmont to-day, under, | the rosolution, which paesod tho ITouso Inat night, i about to instituto n suit agalnst Spoak- or Blaine and the Sorgoant-nt-Arms for falao im- prisonmont. .1lo finds an English procodont for tho proposod kult, anll o his alsc. boen ausurod $y tho-higheut logal authority that.Congress has. 1o power to imprison other Lthau its .own. mom- bors and offlcors, oxcapt’ for o ‘broach-of priv- Jugo. - £ BENATOR RUMNER mado fils firat apponrance in this acsslof in tho Jonato to-dny, and whils he iatayed was tho ob- Joct of markod attention, both to the gal- lorlos and his “nssociates on the floor. His _:sovoro . sickuows, .hna .Dad - tho sffoct o minke Lim look foth thin'aad and fegblo, He did *not pay any ‘attention” to -buainoss,’ nor oceupy his old seat during lhis stay at tho Capi- tal, {xq expocts Lo bo able to atfond the oxcons ilx sougions of tho Somato after tho 4tho 2120 €9 _U INGALLS, OF RANBAB, :° . - if-: Aqsecond objoct of. intorest. on tho Sonnto llqox_‘fghdn ag, Sonator-oloct Tngatls, tho’suc- cosEok o1 Poitioroy, -from Kans#s, 1o was in- Irb;’du’ad ~Hn§fdflursm Bonators by Onldwoll, who appasred to liave him -in chavge,. Ingalls bdara o-strong resomblance to Bprague, of Riode Ieland, and,,.aitce boing hioro, bo Liag fmquanLly baon mistokion for hith; ' -+ S0 MIE-TWO' FER: OENT DILL. s Mhe triénds of the Ohio, Illinoie, and Indiana two por.cont olaimg will jusiet to-night on an- other voto on the propoiition. It appoara’, that saveral.Bendtors voted agalnst this clalm on the ground, thit tuoidld not undoratarid {t, ‘Sinco n-ximhxingiluto tho quostion, thoy have .concle- dedl to give it thoirsupport, ¢ P o THE DEDATES, e enate, to-day, aftor .a long dobate con- o oottta tho oquabble about tho Prlnting th's-Congreesional-Globe- by ordering'it. to ‘bo Qovernment prinfery. -+ | ef " givotto $ha S ERIDI DATEROR oy S L is seat Lo-day, aid 18 roportod to’ bo e T Phora satugh {0 Do e dlepoaition- smong Senators on elthor sido to tako any action In-his cane, mainly on'nccount'of sympathy; and Laonuro his torm of oflice will expire on tlio dth, of Marchmoxt: .- . . - WILL THENE DE AR EXTRA BESHIQN ? i TTho piincipel smbjoct of * diecussion in Con- grossional circles {o that rofnung toadjournmont ud tho.extrn soosion: The lendors in the Houso nfiirm, that thorg/is no sort of doubt that .tho baglncss requiring ationtion can b disposcil 'of before tho liotr “of ' noon--on ' Tuesday, ot Bon Buttieraud Mr, Bargont beliovo that an ox- rs sossion 1s fnovitabl d- that it 18 uscloss to fight sgainst it;* Themembers-of. the: Appro- printion Committee, ko onght 4o bo thio” beot Judges, sitco the spproprintion bills will" bo the oney to fail if auy, nro oll saye ‘one.Bargent, of the boliof fhat an dxtra-acssion will-not -bo hoc- “to got througli with~tlie- business. - Tho or and tho Clerlf aro.of'the samo-opinion. posaible, lbwaver, that tho Behatd may ob- struct the busingss to uclian extent fs- to -ron- der a-.-now - possion- -indespensiblo, ““and cortainly | its ‘movomenta ~are- - f- dolivorativoe cliaracter, - - In- any ‘ovont,-it doos not sooitt likaly thint-‘nny -action logking to the convening.of the poxt Codgress-will bo taken. Should any of “the aj (Pmpnnuon‘-muu-rnu it i8 known that tho PresP ot will issue his procla- mation:for b colled session to meet on the-20th finy of. Juho, thus'giviog ton drya-in- which. to pags tho Lillaboforo the closo of tho presont fla- 2al year, Wlion” all provioua“-appropriationa. will bavo beon exhaustotl, “The Judicinry Gommittoo, glthough it has.two vory important:quoations: before thetn,” ganrot éhiain i-quorum- of mem-. boxs _for o - meoting, It. is-‘npparent ‘that nothing” will' b - dome - ‘in," the.-.Loul piana - mattor, " ~and tho Prosident. I will bo " given the “opportunity - of - carrying -out th palicy Hot fortlyin’ his mossago ou-tho sub- oct, -1t i'oqually: cortain’ that’no timoavill be: }ufl.‘i’m‘ netion of tho House ‘on the Frolinghuy- gon MoFmon bill, which-has passed thoBenato, 1t sdemo to bo tho tompor-of tho Judiciary Com- mittoe to'amend the bill by-legitmizing all chil- dren the rosult ~of nnly%;mous marriages now in oxistonco; and logalizing nll marriages that took pluce provious- to- tho passnga of the anti polygamy lawa of 1862, and also Emmbumf tho prosccution of Mormons undor that not, ‘here are 5o many who desire to speak on the Mormon: uoation, lowever, that it 18 not probable that 0 Committee will report. TUE FARBAGUT BTATUE, « It was oxpocted thot the Cowmitteo on Publio Bufldings'and Grounds of the two Houues would' |- Joeido to-day on the various models for a statuo in bronze’ of’.’kflmiml Farragut, fo1 which $20,000 wag appropriated nt the Inst acusion of Congress. All tho models presonted for -competition wore &o horyible in their character, that the Commit- tees declined to mnko a choice, and_so the eppropriation goes back into “the Treasury, Yinnio Ream camo nenr winning the prize with hor atrocious- figure-of Farragut, by tho most shameless systom of lobbying over witnesged in Washington. 2 MACATONT e ‘Thero is but one manufacturor of macaroni i (his country, and ho ia auxious to bo protcatod. [oretoforo that articla of food hns becn on the free list, but, within a day ortwo, Mr. Dawes hes wlippod through a bill imposing'n duty of 85 cents, Mr. Cox digcovored it to-day, and moved to rcconsider, when a rather fuuny timo on- sued, tomo mombors saying that American maca- soni {6 not fit to oat; that it can’t bo manufac- tured horo. Members charged others with cat- ing tho Amorican articlo, and others ‘eaid tho ‘Amorican articlo would Jull any Italian without Qistinetion of ngo or color. Dawes iriumphed, nud the motion to reconsider was tabled,’ - PROPOSED NEW EXECUTIVE MANBION, - Tho MHouso Committoe of Publxo,l}u:ldmfia Lave prepared a report sotting forth that tho piesont Executive Mansion is not fit for both au k:\ecuti\'u oflice and ronidence for tho Prosident ; that the- building is inadoquate for both pur- posen ; that it js not and cannot be furnished with modorn improvements; that the business of the Lxecutivo is absorbing tlio appartmonis devoted to domeatic purposcs, and that tho pres- ont building, o necount of its ugo, baving boon built ovor eighty years 8go, is not safe without oxtensivo repairs, 'The Committeo bavo, Voroforo, — decided 1o rocomumond thab ¢ building _ shoilar in stylo of architecture” to the present ono should bo srected on tho South Sido of tho prosent Whito Hlousa, toho connected by o sort of inclosed arcliway or Lial), one building to bo used ns an oxecutive oftice, the otlior us o residonco for tho fumily of tho Presidont. ‘Tho want of tmo will probubly provent nction on tho répork, SALADY oY CONGRERSMEN, L Aftor a strnggle, rarely equalied in Co - (oLl oxparionis, Fio Hanse 10-day agrood o tho, eujary bill, aflor reducine tho amouunt to bo re~ evived by members of Congress to $6,600 por cenr, without stationory snd perquisites, Tostena ‘of 38000 s provided in ‘tho. Dutiot bill. ‘There Lme been many . strng- gles on this bill, all tho = mombors wanting the extra pay but & majority of thom swore adraid of their conatituents. Tho original bill, as this one docs, dates back to the beginning of the prosont Congress two yoears nfio o far as mamfiuu and Senutors aro concerued, but uot otherwise. When the roll call was comploted to~duy tho bill was beaten by ten to fiftean votes, Lut Lefora the Speaker announced it there como flocking from the cloak-room members who had dodged, or who wanted to wait toees how tho thing went. Whon it was that tho bill. was boaten by only a fow votes the lobbylng awong membors began. _Each wanied the othor - to changs his votc. Dy tho votes of thonp who dodged whon their namos wore callod, and those who changed from no to yes boforq the vote was n‘nnfluncud, thobill finally got u majorily of threo. T'ho Bpeaker oxplained that by o previous lnw his salary way fixed ot the samo ralo a8 the Cabinot odiusn:i und that without projudice tomembors he woul aulc unaninious consent to g0 amend the Lll ay to place him in no batter position now ; that fu, hio though his pay ought not to date baok unloss theirs did. Ho thorefore wanted tho noxt Sposkoer of the Ilouse to get the Increase, but nothim- solf. This was objected to by both Tandall and Farnsworth beforo the amendment had been placed In the bill, but tho Blm\lmr, in flagrant violation of tha rule, eaid thoy wore too late. Farnuworth becamo sugry, and demanded the reading of the amendmont us it had beon adopted by the Spoaltor, and ho then said he wondored If other ‘amondmonta wers not adopt- ed In tho same wiy, It waa o littlo ntrange that Dir. Blelne kopt his tempor, for ‘he ia usually very quick to vesont anything which he doos not £cuin Lo like, and Farnsworth is noted for Lis covluesy, ‘Tho bill now goes to the Honate. No stediction ns Lo Its fate can bo given. USION FACIFIU TAILROAD, The Chinirman of the Wilson Credit Blobiller Coumitieo said to-duy that the Committes had cieled o & roport s to the oporations of the utral Pacitie Rallway, He would presont it rocn a8 bo could sbigin the floor. The gist tho document is that the teatimony of tho -President, O, P. Huutington, {8 given, and o that of Dick Franchat, the agent in this 11y during tho sossions of Congroes, recolying | Beunte to-day : discovored. | for his aorvices £20.000 a yonr, showing that the Commiiteo have ne. timo'to purauo the inquiry, but {hat it onght to bo proncouted in tho nox Congrevs, Tt was impoosible for the Committeo to.onforeo. tho attendanco of wituosses in Cali-, foinia ith tmo to. necomplinl anything befora, g nt. R Ly ot e Aasoctdted Tiesn) * Y 1711 [70 the ! |\ . WHE PUDLIC DENT ATATRMES WAy RoTON March ltion of the pulio debt; Blx per cont bonde, Fivo por cent bouds - - ~Total coln-bonds, Lawful money dobt, Matured dobt, . T, ~Tho following 1a tho con- to-day = +v $1,000,245,700 414,607,300 seveasenss $1,760,813,000 Tatal witliout tuterest Tolal dob Total interest Qasli in Mreanury, coln Gurren Bpaclal -fupunn eld ‘for thio redompiion certificaten of deposit a8 provided, by { 18Weecoasesen eviens veieen AT,TT0,000 Total i1 TIOAGULTseeraserses $ 03,801,084 Dobt fean cash 1n tho Treasury, $2,167,980,700 Decrorae durlng the moutll, L§ 5,217,880 Donda jasued to'Pacifio Nallroad Compa- + | ulos, Intoreat payablo in Irwfulmouey, > . | principal outslnnding, 04,029,072 Intorest scerued i nol oL 1 T ' Interost pald by Lito Unifed Blato 18,509,280 . Inferest ropald by trausportation’ of . 4,185,353 | Balance of Intorost pald by U, B........ § 14,823,027 e TAOINIO MAIL, . . ! Ropresontativo Byplicr, of_Loulsiann, was before the Comunltos on Ways .and Moans this morning, 1o sajd o Lok an nctivo inforest in alliho sleamslip suls sldy bills, but mora eapoclally in tho bill to establish n lino from Now Orleans to Aloxican ports, in which tho Sonthiweet was doeyly cuncersied. Ilo vatod for tho Yacltic Btesmahip bill, and was & friond of Garrison’s Brazil bill, with tho Yiopo of .securing tho friends of this In support of tho New Orloans bill, o nevor wns offered, or paid, or salied nny monoy conshderation whatever, nor did o mako .any proporition” to any, partioa {ntereated fn or connocted with tho stoamsliip subsldy bills, : DILLA AIGNED, Tho Prosident signed tho act to pravidafor tha dlspo- sitlon of thit portion of tha military resorvation at Fort 1iplog, Minn,, which lioa 63at of thio Misslssippl River ; tho act for {6 reliof of Denjamin H, Campboll, Mart shal of tho Untted Statos for tho Northern District of i1|linola “thio act:to tranafer tho control of certain \powers aud dutica in relation to the Torritorica to tho Deparimont of tho Tnterlor, g - PEIEONAL, {_Gen, Willlsm F, Barry Is Chiof Marshalof the in- auguration ceremoulos, NOMINATIONR, ‘Tho President sent tho following nominationa to tho Tasao. VWV, Iutcliing, Massachusctts, -Agent for the Indiana ot the Groon_Day Agency, Wis- iconain ; Martin L. ' Stilea, Arizona, Rozelver of Publie Monoys for the Gila Land District; Arizons ; Lovi Rug- 1glcd, Arizona, Registor of tho'Larid Oflico ut tho sanio Dlacp ; Liouf.-Oomintnder ‘Georgo A, Alevons, Come- ‘mandor ;-Obarles W, Ringgold,” Postmaster, Now Oi- ‘leans, % ¥ : THE FANRAGUX GTATUE. 'Tho mittecs on Public Bulldings of the ITouso :and Senato. this, morning Lelda Joint mecting to do- . cfd upon - thd Farrsgut status, but wore wnable to ninko any: ‘cholco,~ Tho impression provails to-dny that tho wholo malter will bo dropped for tbe present, The Ioure Committos voted in favor of the model by BMise Vinnle Ream, but tho Senato Coninitioo was uunblo to ngree, This morning -tho Iotlor. committeo roquested that of tho Ifouso to ‘muke 8 Bocond choles, it thoy refusod to do thls, N % FINANOTAL, * Tho Secretory of tho Trensury to-day fasucd a call for ffty millions of 1863 bouds, second and third | serles, and reglstorod . bonds, . Forty-five millions nre ‘coupon Londé, and five miifions reglstored bonds, ‘This call fucludes all the balanco of tho second series, =nd sbout -six ‘million dollars of the-third serios, cotipous, -The call s made for threo months, intercsl cezsing the lat of June, "Tho Hocretnry of tho Troanury lina catled In $300,000 of tho 3 :per cent certificates, This Includes cll the $10,000 cortificates {(hat wero fesued, 5 T rne GLAYION OASE, . Bbnitor Norwood submitted his views, dlssenting: from tho-majority of. tho. Commiltiea In" the caso of .Benator Olayton, "His conclusions aro specificatlons, (ch bio:résolves fnto trreo dlstinct charges ¢ * Firat—That, whilo tho ovidence eatlafica fiim that o ‘combination did exist Lotween Olayton snd Edwards, )y Which, for the gupport of the Demécrate, Clayton ngrxn " lesuc o certificate to Edwarda ag n member of tho Houso of. Repreasntativos, and did accordingly 80 158u0, {t, vet thnt, not baving obtained his sent by tho eloction hield tho 11th of January, st which ho ‘recelvod theso Domocratic. votes, tho . act 18 not coguix :zablo by tho Souate, 5 y Second—That tho chargo of procuring’ his seat by “corrupt 1ise of mom?' {u tho transaction with White, is suatsined \ifi the'ovidence, and Gl - Thtrd—That Lio obtafticd flvo other votos, which mako Lia majority, and woro nocessary to his eldction, “by giving.to thoto cloctora, ns o consideration for thetr volgs, lucrativo oflices; thint -this waa g8 corpupt as i€ *for thio samo purposo ho liad paid tiem money in kind, ey WASTUNQGTON'S CUAIR: * ° . 'The chair on which-Washington sat just before his first insuguration has boen recefvod Lore'fFom New provious o taking tho oath, . Tho chinir Lolongs to the Tother of 3r, Waddell, who was Dursbal for Now “York under Prosident Jickson. } e “"XU-KLUX PARDONED, Tio Presidont pardoncd Miles Carroll, Miles Me- *Onlloch, - Menry Warlick, and James A, Banders, of South Grrolinn, convicted of Ku-Klux crlnes, and senteuced to the Albany Penitentiary, A telogram froin o bigh oficial in Now Orloans saye -tliere {8 no apprehension of collision, Gov, Warmoth was tho firet o rccolve tho nows to- day.of tlic elaction of Gen. MeMillan by tho McEnory Leglslature of Loufsiana for tho Scnatorial long torm, Warmoth congratulated Medillan, who s here, rgtetinmih CONGRESSIONAL, BENATE, {lio Benate, tho Tonse & port of dellyery v * {yyagnivoTox; March 1 bill to nake La-Croase, possod,’ g _FINE AnTA., , Mr. MORBILL (Vt.) from tho Committce on Publio Bulldings, reported ,ifiat tho Seuato aud Uouse Com- mitices wera upablo’to agrea upon tho acceptance of any models_otfored for & statue of tho Jato Admiral TFurragul, The models wero-not entirely worthy'of thio subject, TR - ‘Mr, SHERMAN presented the finding of tho Grand Jury in relation fo the officers of the Wallkill Danlk, Now. York Stato, sent to i a8 Obairman of the Come mittoe on Finance. On motion of Mr. FENTON, {t was referred to tho. Gonunlteo on Finonce,: - - % WANTS TO KNOW, . Mr. BAYARD offerad n, resolution of fnquiry, whethor ‘auy officer of tho ‘army,” while stationcd-fn South Carollun, recclved, or attempted to procure, pay= ‘ment from the Siate Legialaturs for sorvices, or s been adimitted to practice, or lias practiced, ut'tho bar of tho State, whilo recclving pay 28 on officer ; and whotler such oflicer is now ou duty In #ald Stat, de-, tached from Lis regiment. Obfoction being mndo, Mr, Bayard sld lie offered thorosolution fo the intefost of tho character and efli- cicncy of tho army; also, in some degtee, for tho pro- tection of South Oarolind, nnd he would eall it up at thie earlicst yossible monicht, g TIE TWO TLN CENT DILL, Mr, TRUMBULRL moved to tako up the motfon to re- consiiter tho voto by which the Tndiuna aud Ifliuols #Pwo Per Cont LIIL” had been rojectod, Mesars, FRELINGIUYBEN and EDMUNDS opposed *{he motiou. It went over, “Cho Bonate resumed conslderation of ‘tho Sundry Oivit The pending Board of Works $913,000 for strcef fmprovenients in Progress opposito and around the Governmont prop- ‘orty was nyreed to, o ° Mr, CONKLING moved tosdd s parograph_oppros printing $500,000 for tho now bullding for the B tremt of Engraving snd Printing, with the proyisothat noth- ing In tho bilf chall be conslrued to aud to the olasses of work now dono by tho Burean in Wasbington, Aftor Bemo vemarkn by Mr, COLE in opposition to tho pro- viso, i wsa sgroed to, . BUB-TREASURIES, Ar, SIHERMAN, in Lebalf of the Commiltee o Fl- nance, otfered an amendment providiug £or the estabe lishmont of Sub-Treasurics fn Cinclunati snd Shicsgo, r, COLE objectad to It, 88 uot belng In “order, and 1t was ruled out, . - . ONEDENTIALS, * M. CORBETT prosontod tho credentinls of hia suc- ‘ceasor, J, 1, Mitcholl, WARHINGTON BTREETS, Mr. SAWYER, from the Committeo on the District of Qolumbia, offered an nmendment to reimbrse the lato corporation of Washington for the improvements of stroels aud avenups no. chargoablo to PFvato prope erty, not ncluded tn the prayious . appropristious, 1,000,000, - hfr, FERRY moved ta roduce the amoimt ono-balt, Mr. BAWYER modificd the amendmont 50 0 to ap- propriatc only §1,000,000, It was thon agreed to, TIIE DEDATES. - o smondment, dirocthii tho Committeo on Print. fug to coutract with Willlam J, Murtagh, tho loweat biddor for roportiug and publishing tho Jebates In Cougress, was Ijd ot the table, OCNSUB TAKERS, Mr. WINDOM moved 1o reconsider the amendmont dirccking tho Bocretary of tho Treasury to pay to the Soutbers conaus takors of 1400, or thlr hotr, o sums 0st, APPROPRIATION DILL, : crniendment to pay the Washington &0t (0 thelr crodit in the Treasury Department, LIGIT-HOUBE, M. SPRAGUE offored au smouiment sppropelating $3,600 for a light-houso nesy Narengausett, Adopted, Trecess until 7 o'clock, LYENING BEBSION. Mr. MORRILL offared an amendment reapproprist. {ng: thio unexponded balauco of tha appropriation of Inst year to ounblo ttie Prealdent to carry out Civil Hor- vice Roform, Agroed to, ‘Tha bill thon passed, LOUIBIANA, Mr, DAVIS movod {0 raconsidor the vote by which the Loufslana bill was vofectod, but gave way terporas rily to Mr, CONKLING who called up tho Iloueu bill to authiorize tho Becrotary of War to disposs of cortaln old arsensl property, which was passed, Mr, WRIGHT called up tho Wl to authoriza the Presidlent to appoint commiusionera to ascortain the valuo of cortaip land on Itaccoon Fork, Doudotuce vor, Tawn, e EDATINDS roso to opposo tha bill, whon B, DAVIS reclsfmed the Hoor, and moved to proceed to the conslderation of the motlon to raconaiiler, Mr, MORTON opposed the motlon, and sald thnt pothing could be eifocted by teking up tho subject ":.‘ALGDl\N favored rocousideration, and deglared thnt if the Lonlalana usurpntion bo auatatnod, tho way to ovortliraw tho_governmondo of tho Btatos and tho Uborla of tho poo 1o wonld bo ey, 1o wanli not sustafn ofthor Government, it would have s Govern~ mant falely chosen Ly tho hrople. Nr, HTEW aldor on tlin tahi 1 -* Mri OAIPENTER called for tho yeas pnid naga, B, HDMUNDS madu tha poind that tho motion o Iny on tha tablo we ot oy order, i 4 Mr, FERILY (icle) In tho char,overruled Lo polnt; tho table—yean, 96 ; naya, 28, 5 - Sr, OHANDLER said this voto méant nn oxtrs sen- slon,” Tia would surrender, and would not attempt (0 -pross tho Rivor and Harbor bill, 5 Mr, EDMUNDS—That {a right,—{hot will savo sov- eral milllons, [Langhter,) Mr, CONKLING #ald whatover Mr, Chandler did, ho (Gonkliug). would seck final action upow the cascntial nicanure, Mr, LOGAN snid that tho Loatana question won ouo of the mont important that lind evor- atiscu, nnd that tho argument of want of tmo was frivolons in such n canc. v L Nr. MONTON snidt Toking up this hill agatn will nko an oxtra cnsion, Tho sltuntion in Lonisiana waa groealy oxaggerated, Thd only troubles now emannted from {hiu chismber, not from Sonators, but from futer- lopera—espocinlly ~ono mar—Warmolh—wlio, boving zun Loulsiaun four years, now undortook to run tho enato, : Mr, TIOWE thought i¢ thero wanany deslzo to pass tho bill to ‘mect tha dificultica in Loufsinnn, i could Do rpeedily passod, Tlhio disougafon gatisfied him thero was no sugh desire, thareforo ho was willing tolay tho miatter on tho tAblo, [t il e Mr, FRELINGHUYSEN thought it fmpossiblo to v tho eopia of Leulinna au opportunity o eleck elr own_govornment tifa sosion, Thiero was gomo cansolation fu tho fact that tho Prenidont would koep -the peaco thore until the peoplo could Lnya o fair clecs portant than the River and Iarbor bill, If tho Son- stors woro anxious to give Louialann nn opportunity ‘toclect ita owu . Governmont, Lo could notsco what stood in tho wn:(. 5 = 3 Mr, BOREMAN congratulated the country upon the fact that tho Democracy lins been converfed to tho fdes that there ia powor in Congross to reach the State York, Tresident Grant will sit in'it on Tucsday next,: | : -tion to recons! Government £aid to have been dostroyed, Mr, Doros mon waa proceeding ‘to onlargo on this subjoct, hut ‘Mr. Trambull fnterruptod. him goveral times 'with polita of ardor, which wore sustained, Bfr. Boreman abruptly closed with tho fnquiry, *What are woto italk about?" [Laughior.] - Tl i . lr, MORTON then mioved to Iny tho motion to rocolisidor on tho tablo,and it was agroed to—yeas, 29 nags, e Eat H CONGRESSIONAL, SALARIES, 0 : Mr, MORRILL (Me,) called up tho Legisintive, Exccu- tve, and Judicinl Appropriation bill, and moved to +|-mon-concur in the lousc nmendmonts nnd ask s com= -mitte of conferenco, 2 . i Mr. EDMUNDS moved to amend fho Housio amond- mant increaslag aalaries by atriking out all oxcont tho claino fncrenlng tho - Preuklont's salary 1o §60,000, Bomo,litls dobute followod. on. tho juccosso-ofadlary quostlon, e ~“iMr, CARPENTER hoped tho Ionso smondment fn- \crensing tho salarios of memborn would bo disogeeed 10, becauso it wan entiraly too smali, _ (Lauglter.) Ar. FLANAGAN took tho nama visty, nnd oxprosred thofear that, unlosa tho salaries of Congrassmun wera incrensed, pooplo would sond inferior people to Con groms. _[Laughitor.} - . . Mr. LOGAN said If Lie wors to voto fo increaso hla salnry 1io would bo for a real Incroanc. , This tho Houso smetidnionts would not gt b e, Wit ‘mittad to economy, -Sonntors who consulted thelr own intorests in thia matter, dieroparding tho intorests of 4h10 peoplo, wore untruo to their trust, Mr, HOWE agrocd outirely with Mr, Logan. Ho thought that tho mombera of Congress kiad botler struggloon with tholr” present anlarles until tho peo- Plo biiould bo prepared to pay them fairly. M. Edmund’a motlon ymu losi—yeas, 20 3 nnys, 87, e, MORTON safd If ho was to hava on incraase of aalary hio wanted o subotantind lncreaso, * . Mr, HILL moved to mako tho salarlea of membora $1,300, bk withdrow tho amondment. 'tho question wWad taken on striking out tho increaso of sembers’ salarica,, Tt wna lost—yecag, 24 ;- nays, 96, Mr, BAYARD movod to fticreaso tho: selatios of the- Judges of the Court of Claims, Lost. + Thio Sonato thon voted to nonconcar n tho Monse amendment increasjug -tho alarics—yons, 2, Bayard snd Stockton ; nnys, 65, -~ OALIVOMNIA CONGRESSIONAT, ELEGTION, . Mr, MORTON called up tho Houso bLill to fix tho tmo of elootion of tho California Roprescntatives for {lio Forty-fourth Congress. : + Messrs, OASSERLY ohd COLE ndvocated it briefly, 204 1t panaed, s B On motion 0f Mr, EDMUNDS, tho Houéo provision n tho Leglalativo Approptiation’ bill, providing fora sult in cquity ogainat the Union Paclie Rallroad Com~ pauy, eto,, was concurred in, + - Tho_otfior. Houss amondinents ‘wora then noncon- curred {n, and o Committes of Confarauco ordered, ; CREDENTIALS, : M, RANSOM presonted tho credoxtals of Mr, Merrl- ‘ma, Benntar-elcet. s ) 2Ir, COLE mado & roport from tho Conference 'Com- mitico on thio Naval Appropriation bill, which was con- curred in, TIVENS AND mAnTOMS, Mr, CHANDLER called up tho’ Rivor and Harbor Appropriation bill, Tho ameudmont strfling- out tho improvement of tio Great Kanawhs was not agreed to, ‘Tho appropriation for tho iniprovement of tho harbor of Wauhingtou and Georgelow: was struck out. ! Tho bill to uthorlzo thio continued employment . of Mr, Halo as counsel beforo tho United States aud Brit~ Ash Mixed Commission,” notwithstandlig to Congrees, passcd, FEMALE SUFFRAGE, B ) Mr. CONKLING from tho Commiitea on Rovialon of tho Laws, roported sdversely the petition of Susan B. Anthony ‘and othiers, for tho constitutional recognition of woman’s right fo Yote. ) . Sennto elfll In acaslon at 2:15 3, in. . TOUSE, - ~ TWE ATPROPRIATION DILLS, - After tho disposition of several mnttors of nogeneral {ntereat, tho Judllary and Leginlative Approprintion il eariio up, the question being on 3r, Butlors mo= ldor tho voto of lnst night, rejocting tha ‘proposed increaso of ealurics, Mr. BUTLER (Mass,) by unanimous consont mado an expianation of hia purposo in making tho motion, If tho voto last night were to stand, there would bo no osaibllily of making any chango in compeneation, whoreas, 1f otherwise, tho quesison could go to the Senato. ' o Aid not care whether tho_salary of mem« ber was fixed * al $2,500, $0,600 or $0,000, but thoro should bo wome incrago to get ¥ of (o tiequality of mileage,.. - . > Bir, BARGENT—-I uggest $0,600. in lou of all milo- ages and other allowauces, 5 Mr, BINGHAM—Thero arono allowances proposed now except nelual expensce, Mr. BARGENT—In lou of actusl allowances, snd everything, i s Mr. KILLINGER (toMr. Datler)—~This is right ; ccopt it, 3 2 AF, BUTLER~T nccopt thot with plensire, 1f I can, BIr. BANKS—No, Wowill object to thut, ~ .° Mr. TOWNSEND (Now York)—I wWill voto to recon- sider, in order o allow that propoaition to e mado, Mr. BUTLER—Then” I proposo to fix thy salary at $0,600 u lien of atl nllownuces, : ‘The SPEAKER~IIow does the gentloman from Mas- sachusotts proposo to effect it 7 M, BUTLUR=-I a6k uuanimous consent. . Mr, FARNSWORTH—I objoct, I understand very ‘woll tho abject of thiu'thing, : * 3ir, RANDALL and othors objoctod to debate, * Mr, PARNSWORIH—Then I move o lay tho motton to roconsidor onthe tablo,” Rejocted—yeas, 65 ; nays, is cloction ‘Flia quicstion recurred on” reconsidoring tha voto rojactiug tho alary smendment, k . r: SARGENT fhen offered n_amendment to fix thesalary of membors of Gongress at §0,600 por aus -num in lou of auy other pay or auy nllowunco for ‘mileage, nowspapers, or stntiouery, T'bis was pgroed 1o without tho yess aud nays, whith was refused, Mr, BUTLER'S amcndinent, us thus amonded, was then ageeed fo—yeas, 100; nays, 97, +" Tho galarios ato {hiis fied : President of the United ‘States, 50,0005 Chief Jns- tice of the Supreme Court, $10,500; Jusilces of the Supreino Coutt, Vicc-Presiilont, Bpeakor, aud members of the Cabiuet, $10,000; Scuntors, meinbors of and delegates to Congross, $6,600, P Tiio- fnereased pay of mombers 1o to apply o tho prevent Oongress; (hat of tho President, and ofhor ollicers, 'to commenco tho 4th of March, 1873, ‘I vote having been taken amid great oxcliement, ond snnounced, tho SPEAKER ealled -attontion to 4 -mutter, persousi to himeelf, Io nlluded to tho fact that, by tho terms of tho suendment, bis salary would b0 §10,000 for tha present Congress, When tho sala ries wero Inst {ncreased, tho pay of tho Speaker was adjusted on-{ho eamo ylan aa that of tho Vico Iresi- deint and members of the Cabiuot, 1lo did not think that that adjustinent sbould o disturbed, and he therefora aolied wnanimous congent o put in’tho word € Toreafter " in reforence o tho Bpoakor's pay,—that aLier shall burcafter recelvo $10,030 yoar, Mr, RANDALL~I abjuct. . L g Mr, GOX—That saves tho roput tion of tho Iouso, 10 SPEAKER loped that Ar, Randall would with. drnyy bis objection, and Mr, Rendall having dono ko, the Speakier said b would futerling that modification in the amendment, -~ Bubsequently, .Me. TARKBWORTI renowod tho ob- action, bt thia Bpoaker rulod that tho objaction waa g0 ite,” [Langhter.) : 3 “T:o voto on the amendiment ws s follows 1 on,. . Tarmor, Rainoy, fiflnh, Hurper, . Randall, Dunles, arrie (Mlge,), " Rice (Ky.), Bigby, Hays ()" Toblisoi Dibgham, Hazoltou (N, 3., Rtogera (N. ¥.), Dorrmun, orndou, Togera (N O.), Tuckley, Houghton, Bargeut, Turdett, ndall, . Bhanis, Butler (Mann), * Xing, Baoldon, Butler (Tenn,), Lamlson, Blorwaod, “Caldwali, Lamport, Blose, Gobb Laosing, Buapp, Coghlan, Tieach, Buyder, Goinlugo, Moynard, Biovens, Connor, Melienry, orm, Oritoher, Medunklg, Btouglten, QOrossland, MeXeo, Btowell, Darrall, MeKiuney, t, Job Dicko, B, F. Meyers, Suthorland, Doide, Moro, iypher, Dulioat, Mor homas, Duell, L, My Townsend (N,Y.), Duie, Nogley, Turner, Dunnoll, Nivtack (Fla), Tuthiil Eldridge, Packard (Ind.), Twichell, Elliott, Parleer (M0.), Vaughnu, Tooter (Pa), Peck, ‘Yoorhous, Garrett, Terce, Waddell, otz Terry, Whiloloy, Glddings, Platt, Willlaws' (Tnd.), Qolladay, Dulldr, Williams (N, ¥.}, Grimth, Frico Winchester, Huvcoclr, Prindle, Wood-100, anks, xavs, Garfleld, Toland, - Goodvich, toad, Tnle, o iy, Talsey, 1, 11, Roberts, Iorrls'(Va), W, R, Roberts, Haven Tosivelt, Hawloy'(1), - Rusk, Hawley (Coun.), Bawyer, WAL moyed to lay tho motton to recon- | o Honato thon refuncd to Iny Mr, Davis' motion on | Cox, tlon, = i 8 * Mr, BTEVENSON “thought tho queation more im- (a0 fncreans of *88 tho tox itaclf wonld produco, IGHT eald tho Hopublican party was com- | ment thorefor. T e e et oo ol Ty U, Heoflold, nird, Mnzellan (Wha, Bhollaborger, Blalr (Mich,), Hilbard, Hhobor, _Braxton, ;- Hhoomskor, Rutlinton, iHeat, Himith (N. Y.), ¥ cl n Kellog onn,| mith ) Gimpholl, Tipos (antly, Sl WL {inrice, Kiiiflger, Biarioventhar, ‘Gonger, Lowo, Blovenson, | Qolton,’ .~ ¢ Lynch, B, X, = Murehall, Terry, 4 Grobr, McClcliahd,~* Townsend (Pa,), Orocker, MeCormick, Upsen, avio, McCrary, Ven Teump, Dawes,. . ., McGrev, .. Wakeman, - Donnnt, Melntyre, Waiden, Doz, \ Morrimm,” . Waldron, Eantes, Mereick,” - Wallace, Ely, - Monroe, Warren, . Eaty, Nibiack (Ind.), Wells, Farusworlly, | © Orr, . - wheclor, Finkoluburg, - Packer, Willard, Toater (Obic), * Talmor, Wilson (0.9=97. Fry0, 'Iio House thon proceeded fo vote on tho other im portant amendments, with tho followlng result ¢ "Tho nmcodment suspending payment of judgments of the Court of Olnime» in fayor of disloyal rions was rofected, rhe mubstituto roporied y the Qomumlties on Appropriations in_refereiico to wittliolding tho Govermment chorgos for {ranaportne tlon from tho Pacific Ralironds, npplying the amount to rélmburaoment of futerest, was_ngreed o fustend of tho Benato smendmont on the same subjeot, - @The mmondinoit kngwn aa tho Wilson Diil, aireeting -auits to bo inatituted for the rostitution of Hio Orediv Moblller ovorchiarges wad agreed 0, to 1ay tho bill on the DMr, FARN: thon orderod on tho disagreoing o NSWORTII moved table, Negatived, < A confexouco wne voles, v JONGRATULATING BPALN, Mr. BANKS, ‘from tho Commltteo on Forelgn Af- fatr, roporied froui Lint Commiiteo s joint resolution tondoring, in tho nnmo and on bebalf of tho American Tooplo aul Congreas, congratulations to tho peoplo af Srn u on thelr recent efforts to consolidate thoe princi. plea of universal ‘libertyin a Republican form of Government, aud roquesting the President to tranamit the resolution to tho Amorfcan Minfstor at Madrid, wflllclnllme/llonl to presont it to tho Bpanish Govorne ment. - - + MACOARONT, . . Mr, COX called up lils motion to_reconaider tho vote of Inst night passing the LIl to make tho duty on mnscaroni or vormicolll 35 por contad valorem, 1d, Lad not boon printed, -and had ot Taclved any connideration, Ho objecled to_singling ot for guch bigh rato ond of tie rloica which ‘was now on tho freo List, Tho importations wero mnde on ibot law. ‘Withaut sponking bis froe trado thought, ho put hia motion on ofhor grounds. The bill fnyolved rico on an artlcle now golug nto gone oral use, and 1t would cost ns 1nuch to_colloct tho tax Aftor ‘considerablo discudsion tho motion to-reconsider was' Iafd- on the “table, and tho bill was sont {o the Bouato, - Y h ATMY APRROFRIATIONS. . 3, Mr, DIOREY, from the Committeo- on_Appropria- tlons, moved tosuspend tho rules and hove oll tho Benafo smondments {o the Army Appropriation biil re- -Jested aud reforrod to a Conference Committeo, o emaoBo cailod attantlon to tho approptiation 01 $250,000 for tho ostablislment of : two military posts on the line of tho Northern Faciflo Railroad, Ifo sald thoro was moro in that than wns apparent, I1tcon- coaled anotbor Indlan war, and wauted thaf fact un- by the House md country. AoRioULTURAL, COLLEGLS, Mr, Dickoy's motion was carried by the necessary two-hirds voto, Mr, PERCE moved to suspend tho rules, and order a Comunittcoof Confcrenco on the Agriculfural Collego bill, Lost—yeas, 63 ; unys, 88—not two-thirds, ‘The Houso tho-went into Comnittoo of tho Wholo on tho & . DEFICIENOY APPROFNTATION bill. Tho bl appiopriates $6,222,625, and appliea to- deficlonclea in the Dopartment of Btato and Treasury, Territorlal -Governmonts, War and Interior Depart-_ monts, and miscellaneatis mattors, It fncludes an itein of §34,000 for tho custom-house at St, TPaul, Minn,; ono of $500,000 for tho Now York Poni-Ofico, and oilo of $234,105 for tlo exiension of (o Capito rounds,’ - S i P"Tlio 1y-leaf of _tho printed bill gives tho following Bummary of tho twelyo regular Appropriation billa ZIndfan bill, reported Dec, 2, 1873, .$ 6,370,305 Pe i, reported Dee, 2, 1872, . 50,000,000 tive, Execative, and Judictal bill, Y- ; portad D002, 1872, .vererseoernioes 11,041,354 Cousular and Diplomstia Uil réporial B, . 20,181 1,910,620 Novy vill, roported Jan, 7, 1673 18,700,993 Foriffications bill, roported Jan. 999,000 Post-Ofics bill, xoported Jan, 16, 32,500,707 Military Academy bill, roported 351, Armoy bill, ... 81,901,033 Sundry Civii % 3 21,058,820 b bt il no 5,607,400 Deficlency i, reported Feb. 24, 8,222,828 Totaleeussreesns . .$181,000,130 The Qomamitte rose without finjshing 1k bill, » Tho SPEAKER announced tho Conferenco Commit~ fea on the Legilative Appropeiation bil. o sald that, thero boing sgveral ‘polnts of difference, it wus his duty to adfust tho conference ‘80 os {0 xiprosent {hat which tho Houso was most carnestly iuslating on, ‘Tho thres poluts of differonce wero the quoation of salarics, what §s known ns tho * Morrill Amendmont, and tho'matior in rolation o tho Pacitio Rafiroads, Ho far 08 he could analyza the votes, .the following Com- mitteo firly ropresonted- the will of the Houso on theao subjoota: - Mesars, Garfleld, Butler (Mass,) Randall, Dic¥ey, Co- ‘burn, and Palmer wors appointed a conferonce comniit~ too on the Army Appropriation Lill, - The Houso then, 8L G165, took recess until B, © EVENING BESSION, 0 FRE-zMrTONS, On motion of Mr, DUNNELL, a bill bassed oxtend- by two years iho timo for pre-cmptors on thio in publlc Tsnds th Mionesots and Datata. to sske. pay CENTRAL, PAGIFIC, . Mrp, WILSON (Ind.) from the -Belect Committes on the Credit Mobiller, reporteda bLill eecuring the in- terest of tho United ‘States and the public in the Cen- tral Pacific Raflroad. - Ordered printed, and recom- mitted, It.providos for tho appointment of' throo Commisafoners to sxamine in the financial condition of the Central Pacific Raflroad Campany, and to in- quiro {nto the collusive action betwoen tho Company snd the “Contract’ and’ Finauco Company which con stritcied tho road ; also, .88 to the dispasition of cors" porato moneya, —tonds, stocks ud ofber proporty of 1o raflroad, whetlier (lioy: wero unlawfully disposed of or applied to purposes other than thoso' for which tlioy | wara - Tecelved, " the, security, of- ho. United Btajes for-. ita _claims, wogajnst the Come pany having been impnircd: also, fo inquire whether tha “measuremicnt "ot the lino of the Gentral and Unlon Pacfflo Raflroads, with referenco to {he issue of eubsidy -bonds, was properly mado; slso, ‘whother tho Union Pacific and its “branches aro .trial, loave may bo operated {n aceordanco wilh the act of July 2 1604; aito, whathor ior aro any Gxtating contracts wlth tug Unlon Pacifc, making unjust and impropor lscrimis ntiona in “relation {0’ tho trapsportation of coal or oflier. commodities, .. The Commisslonora oro. to yoceivor o alary of . $3,000 ' n' yoar and actual “traveling ‘oxpenicds ' -may employ stenographier and a clerk, Thely offioada -t continug +44)l the 16t of December nioxt. Thoy nra. to roport at tho noxt session, The bill gppropriates §20,000, o - TEXAS PACIFIO. . i . On motion of Mr, WHEELER, the Senato bill su- tborizing tho Texas Pacitlc Railroad Company to lssue carroicy bonds, instead of coln bonds, passed. -0 T mAtLwaY mwinos, 3 On motion of Mr, NEGLEY, the Sonate bIIl nuthor- 1zing the construction of p railrond bridgo across the Missouri Rivor at Lexington, Mo,, passed, ; - THEABUNED ‘SPINXER. 3r, LYNCH introduced o Lill lo rolmbureo Treas- ‘urer Spiner £01,171, for losscs in his_ofiico through tho ombezzlement of employes, Pasacd, Mr, HALE. presouted o ‘conference report on tho ‘Noval Appropristion bill, Agreed to, "l House then, at 9 p, m,, wont into Committes of Whole on tho . peFiciENcy miu., ‘Thero Lelog some ftems in ke bill relating to thio Dis- trictof Culumbia, tho opportunity (hus u(lordod wos tulren addvantago of for.tho usual dlscussion of miattors conneeted with' Washington,—1ts morals, finprove Diente, government, and ioard of Pablio Works, The atincking porty was'lod Ly 3ix, NOQSEVELT, 1hd party of reslstance by Mr, ELDRIDGE, ~ . Mr, COX took a lisnd in, so did Mr, POTTER, r. STEVENSON ddlivéred what hio ealled Lis vale- atctory toWashinglon, which Mr, SARGENT intimated sbould Luvo beon spokod t o s opers comiqua. . The last item in tho doliciency bill w: for $1,806,~ 000 for postago sturnps for tho use of the several de- partmenta of tho Government for tho Sscal year 1874, ‘Agreed to, 3fr. FARNSWORTH opposed tho smondment pro- *viding for speoial slumpl nl;-mnnhlncl for tho IHouso sud Souato to bo usad for franking books, publlo docu- ments, and accounts, to bo used by the Loat-ofllco Do- partmbnt nud chargdd o tho respestivo ouson, Tho amondiment v:s8 opposcd by Moayra, LIOLMAY, COGIHLAN, WILLARD, MIBBARD, S8PEER, and MAY- NARD, as belug. llm])lly & restoration of tho frunkin, privilega aud thio cont{nuance of the prosent system of publishing tons of usoless publio documents, 1t wau advocated by Messrs, POTTER and COBURN, Amendmnent rejected, ¥ 5 Mr, FARNSWORTI romarked that ho was glad it was defeated, 58 an fnlimation tat no moro public doce uments wore Lo bs printed, o ton minutes pust 12, tho Commitioo roso and roported the bill, which thereupon passed, ‘I'he Louse then took up tho Senate amondments to tho Buudry Oivil Appropriation Diil, . Afler bLalf an hour's wrapgla over the sppropriation to pay certain membera fiom, Goorgly *Vho, waro mvora in in Fobruary 1871, their full pay for Gongress, com~ mouclug n ' March,” 1809, - which was carried, 1t wos proposed to on concur ‘in’ all {ho Bonato amendmonts to the Sundry Olvil Apprepriation bill, and rafer thiom fo n conferedco committeo, That was dono in regard toall Lo amendments, cxcopt the oua ordering reports of Congroaslonal debatea tb bo printed at tho Govornment ofico until tho contract ba made, which smendment was concurred i, - The Conferouco Committeo was appointod, . Mr. VOORHELS from tho Judiclary Committes, roported back the Sonato LIll conferring jurisdiction on tho Qourt of Olaims in the sultof Garondolut ogainat tho United States, Passed, "Mr, MERRIAM moved to suspend tho rules and pass tho Senate bill for tho supprozsion of trade in obsceng literaturs, Agreed to,—100 to 87, T'ho Houwe fhen at a quarter past 1 o'clock, Adjourned until 9 a'elock Monday moruing, piicesiihesibiiion et Mnssachusotts Labor Statistic Bostoy, Mareh 1,—The roport of the Bureau of La- bor Statislics, whick was presented to tho Legislature, racommenda & reduction of {ho hours of labor for tho Btato; ton hours for factorics; belter protection sgninst oxposed machinory ; half time fn schools, and that a cousun of the Blato be taken with reference to Iabor and capital Xlog~Packing in Cincinnntle OmvoINNaTi, March 1.—Accordiug to the report of Qol, Maxyell, Buporintendont of the Cham- bor of Gommergo, mado on 'Chiange tn-dn‘y the wholo number of 'hoga packed in Olnolunati from . Nov. 1. 1872, to March 1, 1870, was 636,805, H-AILROADS AND WAREHOUSES. - Améndatory Bill introduced in the . Lower Houso, of tho Hiinois - Generel Assemblys Tuo following bill to covor tho points mado by tho, rocont rallrond declsion in (ho Bupromo Court of IMinols was introdusod in tho Houso of Roprosontatives on Baturday: A Ly For an act to dotermino conclucively roasoun- Llo maximum rates of freight nnd paszenger tarlls on (he dl feront railronds in this Blafe, and to fine Pose finos and penalties for cliarging, demanding, or Tecolving nnrensonablo rales, and. mokiug unjust diseriminationn, Brorion 1, Je (¢ enacted by the people of the State of Hiltuofe, represented (n tha Generat Aasemibly s Thar tho rates of passenger farifta om tho differe ‘ent rallroadd ‘In thfa Btate, a8 fized law, and . classifiod - by the' aflroad Wnreliouso Oummission, in pureunnce of law, ond the raten of freight InriMe, uniil otherwlse dotor mined by Iaw, prescribed by the Railrond and Ware- howso Commlssloners for tho differcnt rafirondn n thin Btate sball bo deemed and held prima faclo just .and ronmonnblo maximum Fotes of frelght and paaens ‘gor tarife on such raflronds, and all_dizcriminntions, probibited by Inw, or by nald Iiallzond Commlesion ' atall bo deemned nnd Nold prima faclo unjnst discriminations, And eald Railroad and Ware- hiotse Commisaion aro heroby anthorized to prescribo Ay soon as posalblo aftor the passago of this act, and until otherwise provided by Inw, such rates of frolght tariffs on tho different raflronds In (his State e moy bo reasonablo aud juet, And fn the determination of freight tarifis, they may classify tho ditferent rallroads in this Btato nto not exceeding four clnses, conform- 1ng ns nearly no may Lo to the classificalion alroady provided by the Iaw for passenger tariffe, and make ong gchedulo for ench class of ronds.* Baid Raiiroad and ‘Warehouse Cominlselon, a6 coon as o achedulo of rates of passonger and frolgh tatiffa for any railrond In this Btate sbnlf avo been Yl:llplrcd in purauanco of law, or by thom sa Lierein dirocted, shall ‘causo publication thoredf to bo mado, fn ntich monnor a8 thoy may pre- neribe, aud anch ralca sbnll {ake affect, and Do inforco, fromand sfter thirty doys after siich publicaiion, Infall cases whore eiich rates ara disreqarded, or whoro unjust discriminntions are made, it aball Do tho duty of tio Raflrond and Warchouso Commissionera to apply to any Circuil Qourt in sny county whero the Tallrond s localed, Iy&llmlluun, in tho namo of tho Poo- plo of tho Stata of Tiunols; upon {he relation of such Commissloncrs, -for on -order ugom- su roflrosd corporation. o disregurding Tates,’ making ony unjust.. tons, to show .eausc, within o Umo'to be fixed b{ tho Court, not oxcoeding ihirty dayn, why stich raflroad corporation should not bo ade Judged to conform in all roapects to sald rateas and fuch or rensounblo - whhancfi railroad corporation aliould not abstatn from ki making dfscriminationn, prolifbited by Inw, or in pur- suanco of law, A fehodulo of auch Tatos'shnil bo nt. tuclicd Lo said potition, and o copy thereof shall o ‘servod pon said raflfosd corporation, togethor with 8aid order to ehow causc, v * 8£0.2, Any rallroad corporation ngalnst which an ordor to’ show cawns s boen {ssued,”an provided in tho foregoing soction, making defauft, shall bo nd- Judged by tho Court to conform in all respecta to tho acliedulo of rates of frolght aud passenger tarifs 80 pisscribod ns aforeasid, and such default shal bo eld and {aken os conclusive ovidonce that such ratoa .are just and reasonable maximum rates, aud that all “dizcriminations Bto)llhih!d aro unjuat diseriminations, Tyorfded, Tiiot tho Cont shall Srot ompanel o fury (0 try tho easo submitted, on tho part of tho pooplo, and upon the rendition of a verdlot for tho plaintiff the Court shiall fasuo & deoroo thoreon 4 provided in Seo: tion 8 of this act., N 520, 3, If urion tho day sct for any rafiroad corpora= tion to showcauso 13 providod In this not sueh rail- zond corporation sliall_sppearand traveran tho fack that such. rates nro rozsonable and just maximum rates, and that tho discrininations prohibited sro une +| Just discriminations, tho Court ehail sct tho causo for irial upon n day within tho term, Tho pleadings shall ©conform, ‘03 near os mny o, to pleadings’ in equity, tho fasues of fact, namely :* * First—Whotlier tho dofondant, belng a raflroad cor- poration, snd o common carrier, ks’ boen - guilly of making 'discriminations n tha' rates of frelght o ‘pasaeuger tarlffs chargod on stich roilrond, snd whoth- or such discrimiuations aro Just or not, + Secondiy—Whether tho rates of frelghtand passon- ger tariffe proseribed for such rallroad corporn. tion .by ‘law, or by the Rallroad snd Warchouso - Commnission, in pursuanco of Imw, 7o fust anid ressonnble mak{mura rate, for much rull: xoad corporation ; shall be tried by s fury; or ihoy mny bo tricd by the Court if the parties congent thero- to. " If tho verdict shall bo for the defendant, tho plaiu- tiffs shall boadjudged to pay tho costs, If for the plaintiits tho Court ahall adjudgo snd dcerco that the ofendant shall conform in all cases to tho raten of Lrelpht aud pussenger tariffe, thins prescried for uald roflroad corporation,—such rates boing found to bo funt and reasonnble,—und shall . dealst from mak- ng discrim{nations found to bo unjust. And eaid do fondant shall poy tho costa of sult, ~'Tho doorco of tho Court shall embody tho ratos s prescribed o aforc- said, and the discriminations found to'be unjust, aud &30’ decrce shall bo conclusiyo ovidence, in all of tho Courts in this Stato, that such rates shall bo just and - roasonablo. maximum rates for such railroad corpora~ tion, and:. that tho discriminationn probibited sroun— Just’ discriminatlons, A copy of said decroe shall bo furnished to raid Commiseloners, nnd ono to said rail- raad corporation, or itn attorneys of record in tha caso, Bald Commiesfoners _sball mako ll needful rulos and regulations for. tho publication of schedules of auch rates thus fudicislly dotermined as aforesald. Pro- wvided, that tho Courf may, upon written motion con- taining the ressons therecfor, filed by cither party, at tlio samo form of tho finding of sald vordict, grant o now trinl, nbsolutely, orupon torm Lo bo $mposed by it Provtdcd further, that, upon tho granting of such new given by tho Oourt to amend tho ' achedulo of rales, upon written applica- tion to that effect by tho plaintiffe 3 and {he ssme pro- cocdings shall be had, upon such amended schedule, 83 woro had upon the'orlginal sehodule. *Bec, 4, Couses begun in pursuanco of {hfs st shall have procedence over ol othor business in Court. Changes of vouuo ahall not be allowed in any case ; but. ‘wheu the defondant objects to the competency of tho Judgo, nuy othier Circuit Judge in tho Btate, agreed upon by tha parties, may bosclected to try tho cdsoin tha county in which thosult was begun, I o other Judgo nn Lo sgreed upon, tho Julgs In whose elreut tho Buit was commenced, shall try tho caiso. Appeals may Lo taken to the Buprome Cotirt by either party, at any timo within thirty doys nfter final verdict, 1f by (ho defendnnt, the Court shall in addition to the ordinary appeal bond, roguira tho defondant to pnter fnto axi- other bond, with spproved securily in tho pensl sum of 10,000, conditiona for' tho faithful obuervanco by sich 'raflrond corporation of tho ratos of fralght and possengor ariffs {bus found fo o just 3 and" reasonable_maxipum ratos, for such rafltoad carporation, and conditioned further {hat such de- fondant ) will abstain from meking discrimiuations found to be_unjuat a8 provided in this act, snd_will observe, abids by, and conform to all orders and de~ erees of court, mado in pursuanco of this act, until the determioation and decrees of the Court below shall bo finally revorscd by the Supreme Court, - For uny violation of the conditions of safd bond the Court kball, upou motion of thasaid Railroad and . Warchousa' Comumissiongrs, the _Attornay-General, special counsel for the Btuto, or any Stato Allornn{ roceed to Judgmont for the whole” pennlty of snld ond, by seira facins, 'or otherwire, 8r0. 6, 1t sbidl bo tho duty of tho Attorney General fo attend tho' meetings of said Rallrond and Ware- houso . Commissionors, ns . for aa_practicable, and to givo all necossnry lognl'advico, snd_sasistanco'ta much Commission, aud shull represent tho State in all suits in tho Courls arising under this ucl, 18 far as in his power, Ho may, with consent of safd Commiesion om- ploy such assistant counscl for tho State né may be' necessary for n (horough sud efliclent proseontion' of all suits instituted in Xuruuflnm of thiaact, Tho sald Commiesion ehall nudit aud approvo all nccounts for speclal legal scrvices ; which accounta shull bo peid out of any approprintion mado by law for the payniont of tho exponsea of sald Commisafon, Bto, 0. Ay railroad corporation it this Stato which ehall, by any of its omployes or ngents, demand, cliarge, or. recelvo' a greater amount of tarifis thun found hnd decrecd tobo just and rensonnble, na pro- vided In tho foregoing sectiond of thisact, or make discriminations foind to be uujust, ss provided in thio act, shall be deemod lo be guilty of a high mis- demeade, und, on conviction {hercof, shall bo_finod not Jeas than $1,000 for each ‘offense; and tho State’s Attornoy of *{Ho county in which 'the indictmont in found, shall bo -entitled to recover fifty dollars as Dis foe for ench conviction, to bo taxed as costs, in tho caso againsttho defondant. . Bee, 7, Upon tho third conviction of any rallroad corporation, undor tho slxth eection of (i act, nuch redlroad corporntion eliall be decried to have forfeited its hroporty nui frunclieen, and ¢ shiall bo tha duty of {ho Rallrond and Warchouse Commissioners, to pro- ceed ot once to suo ont o writ of quo warrantd against such railroad corporation, to tho end that such forfoit. ure may be enforcod by tho Courtsto judgmont of ouater and final exacution, % . BEo, B, Auy peraon from whom any railroad corpors Btlon, or' suy of {ta sgents or employes, shnll charge, “demnnd, or'’receivo a ter rato af frelght or passon- ger - tariffe than that ascertalned in pursuance of ibis nct, sbnll ‘bo entitled. to gue for and recover from uafd rallrond corporatlon, the Wholo smount of tho freight paid sald rallrdad corporation, fucluding thio amount that wnfght have_beon logally chargad, as ‘well u8 tho excoss over auch legal rates, and may also recovor from gald rallrond corporation n reasonablo attornoy’s foe, f0 bo fixed by tho Court and tnzed as n rt of the costs in tho case, Tho plaitiff ju such suit shall not bo required to give sccurity for costs in any caso, Ko, 0. Tho Judges™of tho Circult Court of this Sinte Ehall havo power In torm timo, or in vacaticn, ou application of any Btate's Attornoy, tho Attorney-Gion- eral, or speclal connscl for tho State, or tho Railiond aud'Warcliouso Gommissionors, or any ono of them to {ssue nttachments for contempt of Court, dlnc!m; to the Bherfif of tho county in which the ault {s yonding, ond runniog to all parts of ‘the Hlate, wgatust oll rafload eonductors, agonts, or amployes who sball disrcgard or fal to comply with auy order or doereoof court, mada in purstance of this act, or who shall ask, demand, or re« ceivo & groater rato of frelght or passengor tariffs than thnt fxod and prescelbed by sudicial decres of pald Court, accordiog to tho provisions of this nct, or who slal mhake discriminations found to Lo unjust as pro- vidod fu this act, And unloss auch contumaclons cou- ductors, ngenta, or cmployes, sliall sutiafactorily purga himeelf, or themselves, of all contompt of court, it shall bo'tho duty of tho Court to fiua nch contuma- clous person or Dorsons not less than $100, nov moro {han 500, aud such contiunacious persou or poruons slall “atadd committed untll tho tue and cosla ara ald, 815, 10, Tn ordor to more ffectually anfore thopro- vislona of thfa rot, and all decrees and orders of court mado o purauanco thoreof, it shull bo the duty of auy_ Bhorl, witsuevor any occasiou renisos il fo. summon’ & -posss comftatus, n mumber sufs flolent to inforco obedlonco to all docreos aud ordora of Court, and to sorve all writa placed fu Iifs hnde under the provisiony of thls act, And fu the performunce of hls dutiea as lereln orovided, eald Blherifl may and Warchouss. [, 170 diserimina<" atopany and all tratus poesing over any raflroad in this Blnte, whenovar 1t sball bo necessary 0 arrort raous afainat whom ntlachments, writs, or ordora nva'boen dnatied, aud to servo ail writa placed n tho Dianitn of sald Bucki(T, ngaluot any conductor, ogont, or employe of any rallroad corporation, fxo, 11, Ay condusior, sgenty oF employo of any rallroad corporiion who shiall violato nny of the pro islona of thin nct, or who shall ohergo, ask, demand, or recalve n proater rata of frolght or passengor farle than tiat fiKed und presceibed. in- pursuniics of (hin act, rabinll violato any decroo of coirt mado fn pur- natico of this aot, thall bo deomed gulity of & high misdomcanor, and on conviction_ thorcof ahall Do fined, for each OfTonse, not Icas tian $100, nor mora thian $300; or fmprisoned- in- tho-county-jall, not-exa- ceeding slx months, or both, in tho discrolion of tho Courl, and 1 all cajes aball stand committod until tho fino and costs aro paid, Ko, 13, Whenover through chiango of clrcumstances Hho oxinting raica of fralght and passengoe ariff fzod for nng rafiroad corporatlon, in pursuanc of this nct, slinll bocomo unrentonably Jow and unremuncratiyo, aucli rallroad eorporation mey spply (8 tio Court by whiich tho oxlating raon woro fzed for o relioaring of tlio caso, solting forth tho grounds thercfor, and what ratea would ho reasonnble, in viow of anch changod drcimstances, And, upon glving ald Rallrond and Warehiouso Comniss{onors ton daya’ notico of suchap- pllcation, tho Court shiall rodackot tho easo, nnd fssuoan ordor upon anid Comintssloners to sbiow caneo, wilhin hirty dayn in ferm timo, or In vacatlon why o oxlating Tates of freight ondl passenger tarlms ahould nok bo incrensed In necordance with tho application of £8id raflfond corpornilon, Uypon tho trislof tho caro, 1o i ien of fact, nmely: vet—Whethor (ho cx ol rates of frelght and pas- renger tnrifla aro uureesonably low and unromiucrs. 3 on : Secondly—Whottier tho Increased rates, submitted by eald raflrond:: corperation, oro' ' just and rensonablo mnximum rates, may bo trled by n jury, ox in tho first Inotance; or by the Court, i both “parties consent theroto, And should safd i '8 bo found for tha rafirond corporation, tha Court sholl praceed in liko manner na n provided'in tho third scetlon of this act, And, thereafter, such rates so re-catablisbed, fized, oud decreod, 6hall. ba onforced In ko mantier, a8 sich now ralen Lad been pregcribod fn o first fnstance, ond all fines, forfeltures, udfetnionts, contempls, and rights of action proscribed in tho foregoing soction of thin act ohall apply to auch new rates of frolght and prage engertarlffs the saman e if g‘f'h rates had been origi- nally preseribied ¢ Provfded, Thnt suck application for tho readjustinent of ratcs of frelght nnd passengur tare 10a abiali not Lo mado oftoner than onco in each. year, Ero, 10, WHENEAS, Tho Bupremo Oourt of thls Blato bas recontly declded tbat certain laws of the Btata horetoforo Pnllcd in relation to rallroad curporae tions uro unconstitutional in part ; snd ‘WnsREAs, Immediato logialation fs imperatively ro- quired on {his subject, whoroby en_emtrgoncy oxiata, requiring this act to tako offect prior to tho firat day D* Juiy noxt ; therbforo this act sball takoe cffect and boin forco from nnd after its passage ” 3 NEW YORK. Now: Ouban AgontesFor Viennnas=A Lnnd Schomes=The Jumel Will Caso ~='Flic ity Charter--Poisoning-=Mrs. Fisk and Crodit Mobilicr, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. Nzw Yonx, March 1.—John Patker died in Paterson, N, yeaterdoy, under ciroustances that lead to the supposition- that lis wifo gavo him medi. clics to bring sbout dropsy, aftor having starved bim nearly: to doath, Parkor and i wifo lived in LaGrosso, Wis,, whero they owned conaidera~ Dlo property, aud had, bosides, several thousand dol lars in bunk, ' Mra, Parker, who was vory ponurlous sold everything about thelr residonce, collected tho ronts, and put the money in bank, Bho refused fo buy foodl o fucl, and Parkor wroto fo his sistr in Pator. son, Bho wont to XaCrosso, and took bim to Paterson, ~ but tho dootora sald hio could not recover. Mrs, Parker thon took atops ta procurs & writ of habess corpus, A post mortom cxamination will bo made, and it is probablo that Mra, Purkor will bo arreated for murder, . . Tito old sult of James Fiek, Jr., ngainst tho Union ‘Paciflo Rallroad Company, and tho 'Crodit. Aobilier of ‘Anerjca, ' Which was begun in_1808, los lain dormant for somo timo, Tho objects of this auit were to compel the defendnnta o acknowledge the legal ownorship by Fisk of 20,000 shores of the Credit Mobilior stock, and to compol them to make nn sccount to him of tho dividends thercon, Bome time 080 a motion waas mado in Philadelphin for o dissolus tlon of tho Credit Mobilicr organization, which motion was denfod, To-day, vounsel- for Mra, Fak, {ho widow ‘and oxecutrix of Jamos Fiuk, Jr., nppearod in tho Unifed States Circult ‘ourt Lefore Judgoe Blatchford, for the pus of moving for an injunction to restrain ihe Credit Mobiller from dissolving ita- m;fsn(zll(cn until timo bas beon given for o fudicial detormination of tho claima of Mra, sk, who has becn gubstituted as plalntiff In place of her liusband against the_Credit Mobillor organization, Judgo Emmet and Mr, Stickno) oppeared 88 counsel for tho defcndante, ‘and David Dudley Fiold and Thomss G, Shcarman for Mrs, Fisk, The motion for ‘an Injunction was based mafuly on an fidavit of. ‘Thom: . Bhiearman, to {ho effect that tho recent Congressional investigation hind sbown that tha Credit Mobilier had’ 'mado immenso profits, amountin to ml:x millions of dol 1, and ot 4t ha ‘unscttl claims against the Unfon Pacific Raflrond Compauy for mony milllons of dollars, Mr, Seribner, in opposing the motion, sajd that in relation to the. Hoxie, Onkes Ames, and Davis fiontmflm{ ‘what it wos nlloxcti Lind greatly enriclied the Gredit AMobilior, thero waa mo proof showlug that tho Oredit Mobilior Lind over - rocolved one oent” on account of - the two lalter . contracts,. ... Blr, Beribuer - thought that tho proporty could bo .mowhero eufer than {n tho hunds of a Rocelvor, Wwho would Liold it for. tho satisfaction of all Just claims, Mr, Field said that i vas absolutly ngcoseary, Ia_orde {0 savo tho prop. orty of tho Credit Moniller from belng scatterod and ) destroyed, that the officers of tho organfzalion should bo nn};ln!d from parting with any of its property. ‘Thero was ovidenco beforo . the Court that the Ernperly waa fast disappearing, and the Court was ound to act on such ovidence under the othor srrounding clrcumatancos. Tho putting of tho prop- orty into tho hands of n Recelver a8 suggeated by Alr. Betibner, would eventiato {n causing tho initiation of # serics of suits by the plaintifY -to obtain her righte, whilo if tho injunction waa grantod ono: suitiwould suflice, At tho conclnalon of (ho argumont .Judge Blatchford granted u.\u'lnllnwmf order: 3 A motion for au {njunetion belng mado, 18 fa ordered ihat until the declsion of tho said mation, and tho on- try of an order thoreon, tho dofondant, Gredit Mobilfer of America, its oflicers, ngents, nttornoys, and ser- ‘vant are restrained from taking suy. pro e for tho dissolution of said Credit Aobiiler of. Amori or for tho appointmout of ' Rocolver . of- ita effects or for (ho ,distribution thereof among its stockholders or any otlicr porson or porsonis, ond from tnaliing any distribution or transfor of its'effects, 3 Ve i * BAMUEL BLATOXFORD, * i e W i WALL STREET. . Roviow. of the: Money, . Gold, Bond, Stock, and Produce Markots, Spectal Dispatch to The Chieago Tribunc, Nrw Youx, March 1,—3fonoy was eaalor to-day, and rouged from 142 to7 per cent, with late_dealings. ot the lower rato, . Discounts wero dull and nominal, EXONANGE AND GOLD, Forelgn exchango was active, Gold ruled ‘mero actiyo ud bigher, ranging from 114%; to 1153, The gold market was unusually atrong (Lis aftornoon, con- sequent upon . tho' . purchiso of '.consldcras blo, nmounts for. .apcculative. purposes, suppoied to bo.for nccount of the *“bull" clique. Tho short futorest also, aided materially in advancing the promium, ‘It{s ramored that tho Treasury Dopart- Joent will disburse somo' of the reserve legal tenders noxt week, immediately after tho insuguration. Sk DANIC STATEMENT, . Tiio bank statement was moro; favorablo thsh pen« ornlly oxpocted, thie heavy contraction in loana reriuc- ing thoe deposits, and in this way decrcasing thio lia- biffies of ‘o Banks. Au stalyela OF ihe Biatemont sliows that the’doficoncy s nov-only $322,476, o gain of §1,637,600 for tho weok. - Ve * 8TOOKS, . i F Tho slock matket wae' unusually quiet {o-day, with very ulight fluctuations, closing rathor wealk, ; g ‘DoNDS, * Governments were quict and firm, with a domand for all isuea in oxcess of supply. 13FONTS AND EXPORTS, Tho foreign commerco of the port for. tho weok was a5 follows : General morchaudizo imports, iucludin dry goods, $9,394,730; produco exports, $5,024,810 5 nn spocio exports, $0625:380, The total merchandiso fmporls gince Jan, 1 aro $73,060,728 against $69,443,508 last’ year, nond ° §59, 110,’168 in 1871, T tofal oxports of produce stnce Jan, 1 are $39,047,- 0471, Bqlln!l $32,612,231 t year, and $52,170,758 in 1871, ‘Tho totsl exports of spocio sluce Jan, 1 are ?ll)l.g';ll).fifl, against §2,803,023 last yoar, aud $4,171,217 n 1871, rnopuce . Flour was frregular aud more activo, Low and me« Aium grados ato moro plenty ; good suporluo fn de- mand and not plonty: - Wheat was- sieadier, tho do- ‘mand chiefly for oxport, ‘Holders arafirm, - Tark wan quiot ot formor prices. Now moss 18 quoted at 816,25 casl, without wholasalo busineas. For futura: delivary, Jund was quotod at $16.25, Cut moats aro goneralty quiot, Plkded baras foduotod g 11@ 1307 ry salted pliort cut homa ot 10)@ile, Dry salte shioulders aro in limitod supplynt 550 bid, with 0o nsked, Bacon waa steady, with gales of about 3,200 boxea ut 8o short eloar Marel and 730 long ond sliort togethor, ditto, Lard was dull and nominal § West- erti, $%50. . FIRES. Deotructlon of Property im Varfous - Plncos, New Yong, March 1,—One of tho two bodies recov- ered from the Boston iire, yestorday, was thot of Babb, not McDonough, _fdnroh #s still bolng made for it of tho latter,” Tho faquest 14 proposed fo bo orougl, DunuQuE, March 1,~A firoat Tansing, Towa, this ‘morning, destroyed the sample rooms of the Bt, Niche olns Hofel, {uvolving losa of 5800 to $1,000, Two large barns in the rear wero also -destroyod, - with oss of $2,000, and au insurance "of §500, Jamos P, McKeo, travolling for Eddy, Hsr vey & Carter, of Olicago bnd o largo sseortmont of saimplos, valiiod ot 3300, burued, Tho hiotol was saved with gréat dinloulty, Des Domes, March 1.—At 1 o'clock this worning, s firo destroyed 'tho rosidénco of Dr, Henry Behrens, o two-story frame, Loss, $3,600; inguranco, £2,0000 Nothini; wsasaved. "2’ autlly bavely cacapod will olr lives, . TarEDo, O, March 1,—A five, this morning, dostroy- od the mulnmr at tha covnor of. Chorry and Outarlo strools, occupied by J, Roll, grocor, and Poter U stadter, butcher, - Tholosa 8- $4,000; covered by in-: surauce, —_— % Rallrocd Newws, ‘WrsLING, W, Va,, Blarch 1,.—Judge Melvin, to-la; ranted &u I3junclivd restrainiog the Clty of Whe ng from {asulng bondy for the amount of subscrioe Hloon votod for lnst. summer in nidt of the Whooling & Laka Erlo Itaflrond, and anfliorizod by the Oity Coune oll thin winter, This brings tho contemplated rond ta 8 1mlty a0 far oa ‘this end in concorned, for tho Lina ng, NI Yonr, Mareh 1,—Frodorlck A, Lano, formarly aconfldant of sk and Gould in the Erjo Il-nfll'l\i managernont, cluima to havo principally originates tho nchemo’ which resultod” in ousting Gould, It iv Ataled mow that of the two poy- ments mado Ly BishoMshelm and Goldsmith for $300,000 aud $4%0,000 respectlvoly, to accure tho realge Dation of tho old Ditactory of the Erlo Compnny, Lano, in cosapany with somo ten other Erle gontlemon, recelved ahnren ranging from $25,000 to $75,000 oach, Allfll[';!‘l‘l,r [of ¥ cannocling Port Royal, B,"0,, with Augiata and the Woat Is comploted, - " " gl —_—— 3 [FOREIGN. . GREAT BRITAIN, Loxnnox, March 1,—A diapateh from Livorpool says {bat & atesmor, tho. namo of which fa unknow, foune «dered this morning in tho River Mersoy, below Live rrfi-ugl, and oll on bosrd oro supposod to bave por abied, ""Tho batk Bayno, from Datavia for Falmouth, wag wrocked in Mounta ™ay, on tho southwost cosst of England, and Oteun of lier crow wore drowned, \arch 1,—~Tho Port Royat' Ralrond, * [Mounts ay 15 ou tho const of Cornwall, near Lands e T “Ab a mooting of the Liverpool Ponce Boclaty, oight, e, Talkontid, Onitod Bustos Conot, sk tn .mvl%r ot internatlonal convuutions as o "moanwof tot g diaputes, Con, Falrchild, howov recet civil wir in tho Unitod Biatane - I 211004 tho ‘Tho tron clad steam frigato Ialolgit wan Inunched a Ohatham to-day, ——— FRANCE, - . Lowpow, March 1.—Dispalches from Parls ssy it {s generally consldorad that to-dny's sitting of tho Na- tional Assembly will bo of tha ulmost imporlance, Tt 18 expectod that both the Right oud tho Loft will iieist upou a dislingt statement from Prosideut Thoirs of tho polleyof tho Executivo, PAlus, March 1,—In iho Nattonal Asserbly, to-day Dufaure mado a long speccis, declaring (b the eomlt pact ef Bordeaux would bo malntalned by tho Govern. ment.’ This statomont was rocoived with satisfaction 13t Consarmativen, sad tho Asseinbly, by o voio of n o scusn Commiitac of Thirty, - g T'revious to tho declsion to proosod to tho dAlscusslun of tho varfous clausca of tho roport of tho Gommitted of Thirty, Dufauro quoted from tha spoech of Thicrs, dolivered'at th time of tho compact of Tordonus, g Thich tho Inttor pledged his word eonn honest man - that tho final forin Temain {n oboyane, ances, and anid all of nclion, the Govornment of France should Dufaure reltorated thoso assur- partics should retain their Hberty desirablo to continuo tho party territory of France was liberated {ho Gorman troops, otherwisg out- {:y s Cannrcky for the bill submitted Ricard, o mombor of the Minority Gommittes, su ported- tho- Lill, beeauso the au\-erimunt, though pro- ‘Visional, was thoroughly Republican, DalLatoy rejected Ricard'a lntorgiatation. that tho bl 15 & aavance towards the dofiutivo cslablishment of a Republic, nnd claimed that tho Assembly could exorclso . tho constitutional power whonevor i ita Judgmont the Limo was opporitmo, plse s i from occupation b brenk wero ponsibl ' CANADA. Spectal Dispatel to The Chicaqo Tribune, OTTAWA, March 1.—Tho Welland Oanal Commls. slonrs lisvo preschiedl theisruport {o Fage, Obiaf Ko ineer of - Public Works, Tho routo variea but little from Paga's plan, buut will pues turough tho propesty of onoof tho Commissioners, Tenders for somo por« -tlons hiavo been opencd, bt 1o contracts mwarded. 16 1n bolloved thot somo $4,000,000 will bo spent in’ {me Proving and enlarging it : Canavon, s Manitoba oMlclal, 1 hére to ozposo tho 0 Rnothor baichof Qusentn Couneel , " Anathor batch of Quoen’s Couneol havo boen appofnte ed by tho Promior for pollfical purposce, 35 ‘ToroxTo, March 1,—At tho workingman’a mass m lflff in Tamilton, last night, the Ontario Government's volley was sustained. . Much fnterost is manifonted by thio modleal mon of tho Provinco in n bill {o - provont quackery snd protect qualifiod modical mew, which {8 now belng conaldered by » special committee of the Houao, — - BRAZIL, Lignow, March 1,—Tho mails from Rtfodo Janeiro Teport that a decreo baa been {saued, permitting for- eign veascls o ascend tho Madeira Hiver to the Falls «of San Antonfo, “Tlio Brazilian Mifilsters for Forelgn Affaird and Pubs lo Work Lisd resigued, and wero succcoded by Care- vellas and Castapercirn reapeotivoly, - : 1t was roported ot Rio de Janeiro that the author)- ties of Montevideo aud Duenos Ayres are dotermined {0 clogo thowo porta ngainst vessols coming from Brazil in consequenco of tho prevalenco of yollow fover, g 9 MEXICO. OrTx oF Mrx1co, Feb, 23, via IAvANA, Feb, 28,—The Tieo Republics uys tho Aifioulties on the frontiers of Mox(to and Toxas aro due to the annoxation fever by both partics, 5 Tho srmy hia driven Tozndy forces fato Slerras, ZLozada in fortifying tho defiles fo provent the advauca of tho Federals, - . : An_ Engllsh man-of-war brought dosumentsto tho Government rolative to tho attack of the Yucatsn In- dians on Bolize. -iIho Siglo snys tho Government post~ poned thie publication of ita noswer to England’s de- monds owing to tho slato of affalra oxisting butween England oud Moxico, It fears tho communication of England {8 unfriondiy. i 4 el ST PORTUGAL, L1608, March 1.—A ferewell court dinner waa givon to-ifght by King Luls to ex-TKing Amadous ond is wifo, who will probably go to Italy on Monday, e ‘ CE| AL AMERICA. _HAvANA, Téb, 38,—Tho Venozuelon Govornment will oconetruot a railroad from- the senboard to the City of Caracas, No tolls will bo levied on merchandlse pro- cocding from ono State to another, 2 Utah Items. BaL LARE, March 1,—Thero1s increased anxiaty ovor the fato of T'rolinghuysen's bill, Nothing elso i8 talked'abont, but both sidos aro doubtfal of tho'result, * Tho Mormons sy, if tho bill paeses, thon comes tho question of its constitutionality. Tho Jourual (Gentile) expresses tho bolief that Brigham Young bas detormined to. ceaso resist- ance to'the laws, ‘All the-ronds, oxcept the Utsh Northern, aro olour of snow, Traing-from tho Esst and West aroon time. g ‘An immonse freight of oro-and base bullion 18 accumulating for the Union and Central Pa cific Roads, e e Reaching for Sinners. - ecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Drsdlonizs., March 1.—This' foronoon, abont 100 workers wora . sont ont, by tho.Union’ meot~ ingo, to visit all tho snloons in tho city, .They were kindly received; and iworo' followed by crowda throngh the -stroots. -* To-morrow night Mr. Hammond hns set agide for a sormon to what ho calls ¢*hard cases,” including ealoon- keopera and fast men. . Nearly 400 conversions foot up- tho roccipts of the weok., Tho mootings will continue under the dircotion of Mr. Hommond sll noxt weok, . Many strangera aro_in tho cityto attend tho mootings to-morrow.. Farmera in Councile .- Special Dspatch to The Chicugo Tribune, Monuis, Ill., March'1.~A large number of farmors assombled at the Court-Houso thia after~ noon, pursuant‘to call of tho dfiicors of the Farmeors’ Clubs of the different towns.in tho county, Greatonthusinsm provailed, The Hon. P, A, Armstrong and the Hon. L. B, Ray ad- dressed thoe meoting, promising tho support and co-operatian of the State Logislature in all lnud- ablo undortakings for tho purpaso of regulating corporations aud monopolies, - ) ——————— Military Excursicn, Br. Loms, March 1.—Company A, National Guard, of this city, Oapt. W. B. Ilazeltino in ‘members of Company A, Engincer Corps, leftou tho Ohio " & ‘Missiseippi. Railway to-night, for Washington, to take parh in tho inauguration coromonles of Prosidont Qrant, noxt Cucaday. Thoy will thon pracoed to Philadelphia and New York, and roturn homo in sbout ton days. v e ., Deliverato Sulcides | | BAx Franosco, March 1.—This ovening, Rob- ert Irvine, sulopman for Heller & Co., of this cily, wont into ‘a saloon and called for'adrinlk, which was given to him, whon ha took a packago of powder from his.pooket, put it in tho glass, symmg-it waa Soidlitz powder, drank the mix~ ture, and diod in a fow minutes, -Tho powder proved to bo strychnino, - - —_—_— L Shipwrocic, 3 | BAN Tnancrsoo, March 1,—Advicea from Vie. torin atato that tho_steamor George B, Wright s supposed to havo been lost near Cape Caution 6 fow daya eince, with gll on board, some eigh- toon or twonty souls, Portlons of a'wreok wero picked up on the bonoh. Ona contaiued the namo of tho steamer. *‘Tho cauge of the disastor may naver Lo known, g E —— - Full«Flodgod ¥111 Presoriberas Omemwarr, O, March 1,—~Tho Medical Col- loge of Ohio hetd ond annual commeucement to-night, ab Pike's Opera House, Ninoty-four graduates racelved degroes, tho largest “number In the history of tho College. “Dr. Thooplolis Porver, of Indlan- spoliy, delivored tho address, T S NMurderer Convicted, BAx Prancisco, March 1.—The jury in the caco of. John Davins, ‘ried for tho mnido{ of August Komp, xeturned & verdiot of guilty of murder.in tho firat degroo. Tho prosent wos his second ! Obltuary, 2 “'Asl;mn'mx.’ l:{:aralil;maon. r.'!a}m TMcOnlln, 'oymerly one of 0 Auditors of 6 Tronst died her yesterday, nY gl the cxorciaos of its flflf-lentn 3 command, fifty strong, and accompaniod bytwelve