Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 30, 1873, Page 1

+,Tho tustitution of Iilinola Encampmont, tako placa r hal i - The Ehiconn Dad VOLUME 26. CHICAGO, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1873. - Tribune, NUMBER 284. OLOTHING. Strangers Visiting the City and in want of FINE CLOTHING, ‘Will consult their own intoroats by oalling ond oxamining our immonso stock of REBADY-MADE Clo;tfi%ng! SPRING: OVERCOATS, $14. to 30 BUSIVESS SUTTS, » $12 1o $40 AN ELEGANT STOOK OF Boys.& Children's Clothing &¢. Latest Styles and Lowest Prices, Gall and Exanmino Boforo Purohasiog Elaiwhero. EDWARDS, BLUETT & CO.,|! 45 and 47 West Madison-st., AND 808 STATH-ST. MUSICAL, GEORGE WOODS & 00.'S Parlor Organs. Those remarkablo tnstrumonts havo erosted much tn- R AR R g BEAUTIFUL QUALLITY OF TONE. THOROUGH CONSTRUCTION, ELEGANT DESIGNS AND FINISH, And the oxtraordinary musical offeota {o bo obtalned from thelr COMBINATION SOLO STOPS. AZOLINE (n soft or breathing stop): FOX HUMARA Goritons Lola st fon or tromolo)s FIANG (of oxqu e ito tono, which will mover requirs tuning). Thoso organs havo acquired A vory oxtensivo salo ln Amorica and Kuropo, andall (nteroatod in musio aro fn- itod to examino tliaim at tho warcrooms, Nos, 66 and 68 Adams-st, botweon State and Doarborn, CHEICAGO. All lovers of musio aro invited to examine them. OCir- ‘calars cootaining munic sent Nostnaid o aoy add COD LIVER OIL, WILLSONS CARBOLATED COD LIVER OIL Ta a Spociflo and Radical Oura for CONSUMPTION AND SOROFULOUS DISEASES, Remormbor tho nemo, ** Willson's Carbolatod Cod Liver DIV Tt comes fu Iargd wedie-shapod botiles, boaring th Iaventors slgnaturo, had ia sold by tho best Drogetate, Propared by J, H, Willson, 83 John-st,, N, Y, For sale by nll Drugglsts. CARRIAGES., CARRIAGES. R. DL STIVERS, OF 144, 146, 148, 150 and 152 Fast Thirty-frst-st, NEW YORK, o . can u0h samples, g0t partloulars, and ordor through him it mote convos Bioab: . M. BTIVIRS, Now York. e S MU ACLVERS, Mew Yorks REAL ESTATE, FOR SALE. CORNER MICHIGAN-AV, AND ADAMB-ET, Lot 7 foot front on avonue by 109 on Adsmu.st., with 10- foot alley In ronr: ono blook from Gardnor aud ‘Matteson Housos, two blocks from Palmer's Hotol and Ullfton House, three blocka from new Custom-Houso, dirogtly op- Bk Andmithid fasciate, st 20T ot 1n Hosae ud within 10 minutes walk of Grand Union Dopot. EXPOSITION BUILDINGS wil bo srected oo 0ppo- site aido of avenuo. Will bo sold_on ressonsble torms, No commissions to agonrs, 116G, 1O Room 80 Ropublio Life Iuilding, 169 LaSallo-st. LOTTERY. $300,000. Capital Prize, $50,000, Missouri State Lottery. Grand Single Number Scheme. Dzawa tholaat day of evory month. 5,850 Prizes, smount. nig 10 850,000 Wholo LieRota, B10; iatvos, &6 Send & ;fn«l-hw SlunnaY) MR O St AT o. BUSINESS CARDS, FINANOXA ILLINOIS Trust ani Savings BAINIX. Capital. ... ... $500,000 DIRECTORES: W.F.000LDAUGH, Du N. 8. DAVIS, T. M. AVERY, IBAAO WAIXATL, 0, M. LINDGHEEN, JNO. B, DRAKI, RO STAGK ) Lats, ADWAY . 0.'\. POTTER. 2 ITE! ! OFFICERS: I B §IDWAY, Dronidoit. JNO. 1L DR-AKE, 24 V. Prest .-G\ POWERS, V-Pros't, JAS. S, G111, Gashior. Wil 1 iness tho 24 day of Juno, 1873, in 1o Sulliing Torsorly ooupied by the Ubion Nettoasi Bank, NOS. 273 & 276 MADISON-ST,, (CORNER OF MARKET-ST.) CHICAGO, ILL. Will recolvo Bavings Doposits and pay Intorost, an tho samo at th % \nD! s provided in % to trista, and invost monoy for Individusls, Kstatos, Corporations, and So tes, ~Will loan money on Bonds and Mortgages, Cash Collatorals, and otber’ fnnd Haourities, giviag proforonoo, howovet, to persons of small moans who aro dosirous of socuring homos; and will sell Exchanga on the principal hiosof thie Gy, arobo, and o Canadas,and s ravolors’ Loiters of Orodit. s Ban] Loon organized Asa STRIOTLY TRUST AND BAVINGS BANK, and will transact ouly such busi.. neaa as {s directly gonnoctod with the receipt and care nf TRUBY and SAVINGS FUNDH, ‘and will bo as liboral i 4ita business transaotions as is consistont with a. conaarvative policy and pormanont llllln!‘. Dopositors dostring to do 8o, can havo lottors addrossod {o 1161 1 caroof the Bank, ‘aad eu ‘thelr rauost oo lottors will be forwardad to any othicr Post Otlico. They may also appl ‘tho Cashier for any information on ‘matters of gml inoss, or to have lotters carofully addrossod and formardod. Spocial arrangomonta havo baen mado for s LADIES! BUNINGSB DIDAITAENT, ia n noatly furnishad room, ‘with dressing room attachod, and soparate from tho gon- oral businoss room, ontranco to which is from Markot : root. The Bank will b n for tho transaction of businoss lmm:la o Ta.'%04 D. they a5d on Saturday Evonings from WATKER, ANDREWS & GO, 14 Wall-st,, N. ¥, ANDREWS o OO., 10 Plaoe Vendome, PARIS, Travelers’ Credits Tssned, bath {n STERLING, on UNION BANK OF LONDON, Circular Notes, Of £10, £20, and £50 on the UNION BANK OF LONDON, Commerctal Gredlls: Exchange on London & Paris, Stooke, Douds, and Oold bought and sold on commis« slon._ Railway Loaus nogotiatod, OHARLES H, BROWER, X, PARKER PIEROE. PIERCE & BROWER, BROKERS, 98 MADISON-ST. Xioonl Stooks, Commoreial Paper, Govern- ment and Westorn Beouritios. Illinois 10 or cent Rogistored Coupon Bonds. WILKESBARREGOL FROM OUR OWN MINES, Prices for our celebrated Wilkes- barre Coal, f. 0. b. vessels along side OUR OWN docks in Buflalo, asfollows: : ‘sound s Grate .....$5.85 per ton 2,000 1bs. Egg 6.10 per ton 2,000 1bs. g . 6.35 per ton 2,000 1bs. Chestnut.. 6.10 per ton 2,000 1bs. Owing to our fucilities for hand- ling Coal direct from vessels into cars, we are enabled to malke ver: favorable contracts on througi glupments of cargoes for the coun~ Y. C.A.BLAKFE &CO., 111 Bruadway, ¥, Y. Commercil B, Buflo, BLAKE, WHITEEOUSE & 00, 19 Chamber of Gommeree, Chlcagy, Tl ORNAMENTAL IRON WORK, Ornamental [ronGoods, Fountains, Vases, Statuary, Aquariums, Deer, Dogs, Lions, Refrigerators, Ice Boxes, A full line Stoves, Ranges, and Housekeeping Goods. DALTON & (0., 82 & 84 Randolph-st., near State. —_— FOR SALE. ROGERS AND WOSTENHOLM'S Pocket Knives, AT WHOLESALE AND KETALL, BY CULVER, PAGE, HOTNE & (0, 118 and 120 Monroe-st. DR. E. BODENSTEDT, Hariog ratarnod from Gormany, has openod his offico | o Ewing's Block, Room 19, noar Olarkat. Bridgo, North 8ide. Hours—From8 s, m, t03 p. m. SPECTACLES, AT J, G. LANGGUTIL'S, Optician, 82 ftatoat., botwoen Washington and Randolph. J. M. W. JONES, Statloner, Printer, and Blank Book Nanufactaver, Nos. 104 and 108 Madison-st. MORTON & 00, HOTELS. GRAND UNION HOTEL, SARATOGA SPRINGS, N, Y., will opon Juno 1, for the reveption of . Prot. ¥, B Lindor and his suporb band hinvo buon Skaxod (oF Moetro) I"!‘l an o hio soason, rus ¢an he angago tolar iiiny House, N. ¥y Addy Office Desks, 164 Wost Tinlso=st. WINDOW SOREENS. ‘Wire Screens, TOR DOORS AND WINDOWS, At tho oldost establishmont fu the businoss, J. W. D. EKELLEY & BRO., 88 Madison-st., Tribuno Building, Masonic. T o o 7 osdur of s Atuator, 1o "ok . N, TUCKLR, Boorotary, L 0. O. F. Ostontal Lodgo, No minioation s (Relda ou thy 1 0, Degrco, Bpealaleom. No. 5, will 1, vorner Clark and Yashington. diot T 6 wional Ektrche 3V, T, 0!G ol ‘0L, 0, BAMDEL g o Hday ‘ovaning, dialy iavit e Chate, e BRESLIN, GARD L Y. o NER & CO., at Baratoj Borings, ‘WANTED. Partner Wanted. Inawoll.cstablishied Wholesalo Grocory Iousotn Chiloago. Rollablo party, with $33,000 to $10,000, oan svouro s du- sirable _bu and atmont, — Add, Ath rof onoos, WHOLIATI GUOGIIL, Teibuns omlod. o MISOELLANEOUS. GrERRMATN BOOKS & PERIODICALS At T BOHIOK & 00, 102 Hast Madison-at, To Our Customers, Aftor this date we will closs our Btors on Baturday at 8 p, m, until Aug 1, BIDDLE & BOYD, i AGRICI'LTURE. Proceedings in the National Congress at Indian- apolis. , A Lively Discussion Botweon Practi- el and Theoretical Facmers. Statistics as to the Relative In- creaso of Population Gver Productions An Exhaustive Report from the Committee on . Transporta= tion. Increased Value of Grain in Fastern Over West- * ern States. New Inland Transportation Routes Specially Rec- ommended. Virtual Condemnation of the Dead- Head Systems The Labor Question Discussed at Length Without Action. D Agricultural Colleges--Tho Public Lands.-Horticulture. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, InpianaroLts, May 20.—Tho National Agricul- tural Cobgress commenced business this morn- ing, Mr, Garland, of Illinols, in the chalr. The minutes wero read and approved. Somo new delogatos woro admitted. PUNDE. Gon. Jackson, of Tennesses, reported from tho Exocutive Council, rocommending that tho do- flofonoy in tho fnd to pay tho debts inourred by tho Beeratary for printing bo supplicd by volun- tary subsoription; thut the Committeo of Tivo on Finance be a standing committes of the Con- gross, which should communicato with all tho farmors' clubs and sgricultural socloties in the cquntry, asking tholr co-oporation: that osch socioty and club bo ontitled to oue delogate, no matter how small the club, and sll Btatoe ngrioul- tural sociotios to two dologatos, tho ontranco feo to be fixed by tho Committeo. L Merodith, of Indiana, belioved the massos of tho peoplo wero fighting monapply, but not with money. Al thoy neoded was enough to carry on tho business and pay the expenses of the Con- gress. C. Aftor disoussion, tho roport was adopted, The ladios of Indianapolis wore invited to at- tend tho Congress. ® TRANBPORTATION. Mr, Lawton, of Bouth Carolins, offered tho following : Resolved, That, in ordor to secure a roduction in the precont ztroino tates of railway and mariuo trsnspor- tation of Amorican produce, it is sbsolutely nocessary tunt iron and all supplies nocessary for tho construc- tion of railways, stoamelips, and other vessls Lo ad- mitted Into tho United Statcs froo of duty, 2, That tho extremo cost of rails has been orious tax'on the ronds of tho cntira country, and at this time many roads West and Bouth, wha aré cramped in {helr fiuances, aro in almost an unsafo condition, the rails having Boen much worn, and they without the ‘means of roplacing thom, 3, That ono reason why mony roadsin the South and West donot pay 18 on account of {ho contracted polioy puraued by them in oxacting oxtrome rates on freight and passengars, with the viow, as thoy con- tond, of maidng oxponses, tho facts being it 4 or & couta por iallo por amounts to & prohibitory tarlff, for mo cltizon of modorate mosns {hinks of leaving homo ox- copt for necossary business or Lealth, and frolght & absolutely hield over for montha {d Lo shipped by ater rador than ontail tho beavy charges Tovied, 4. That tho timo bas come when'a now policy must bo adopted, viz: Farmers and Patrons of Husbandry gonorally must take moro intercst in the organization and comsiruction of raiiroad companics ‘and _trausportation companica of tho Iokes ond ocean; that oll componics chart- ared, sfiould bo limited fo the act undor which thoy work, and phoald not bo allowed to purchaso or othorwiso’ como in possession of other corporations nor amalgamate with uthor companies, Tho rosolutions woro roferred to the Com- mitteo on Transportation, . TIE WOOL TRADE. Mr. Ritolue, of Olio, offored o proamblo sot- ting forth that the importation of foreign wool Inst year soducod tho pricoof Amoricou ool losa than Lalf tho prico of ono yoar ago, while_tho ourront prices of clothing and woolen goods to the consumer were as Ligh s aver herotofore ; Regolved, That tho members of tho sovoral soclotios, a8 well a8 farmors ond workingmen, bo requestod to use_thoir influenco 60 with Congrees that, whather ohave » ligh orlow, or proloctivoor prcaibitory ors. Tevenuo tarlfl, it ‘may oporsto equally on o clasaca of tho country, promots tho greatoat good of tho ntost number, ond not protect a small number at ho expenso and greater cost of tho 18308 of the peo- po. Rof orred to the Committee on Miscellany, UNJUST LEGISLATION, Mr. Longerman, of Indians, moved that the Unitod Btatos Commissioner of Agrioulturo bo roquosted to consult with the State Board or spocial boards choson by Lim, and to roviso and examiuo Buch logislation a8 Las Leen enactad, and which oporates to tho projudico of agriouls ture, auoh as tho transportation laws, tariff, and rovonuo Inws; that he propare s statomont of tho injurics_inflicted by such_logislation, and thnt the Departmont of Agriculture bo ompow- orod by Congross to ‘:rnmub againet or disap- prove of #uch logislation ae is injurious ta tho agricultural interest. Teforred to Miscellanoous Committee. JONTICULTURE, Mr, Toundley, of Alabams, offored a rosolution providing that Congress should consider tho fonsibility of furnishing a complote nomoncia~ ture, on a selontitlo basts, of tho grape ns culti- vated in_the United States. Referred to tho Comuitteo on Hortionlture. LOTATION OF OROPS, Mr. Btoplions, of Minnesots, cffored a_rosolu- tion rocommending rotation of orops. Roforred to tho Committao on Cropa. . . EOCIETY ORGANIZATION. Mr, 8tillson, of Minnesota, reported from the Committoo of 'Bocioty Organization, sgatnst the propouition to catablisl fourtoen standing com- mittees, and rocommonded the appointmont of Commiftoos on 'Iransportation, snd Weathor and Crop Itoports, to whom papors on theso subjocts should bo referrod, and upon which thoy should roport to the noxt Oongress. Adoptod. . ENTONOLOOY. Mr. Rellly, of Missouri, from the Committco on Entomology, reported, offering resolutions providing that” Congrasa shall roquiro railrond companios and settlers rocolving tho bonefit of tho homestond acts to plant traos on ono-tonth of their land; that agrioultural colloges should givo mora nitontion to forest and troo plant- ing and borticulture; that rallronds bo re- quosted to plaut ‘rees on tholr lands; that ench Btato should employ au ontomologlst, and that agrioultural pociotion should give moro at- toutlon to the subject, Adopted. AGRIOULTUDAL COLLEGES. Trof, Thompson, of Nebraska, trom the Com- mittoe on Agricultural Collegoes, recommonded tho adoption of tho following rosolutions pro- sonted by Prof. Rood : Jtesoleed, Thot tho body horo assembled for the promotion of agriculturo approvo and indorso tho offorts now holng mado to seaure additional ald from Congreus in Lobalf of the collogon catsblisliod in cou- Faquienco of tho land grant of 1663, in order to promote tho liboral and practical cducation of tho industrinl classcea fn tho aoveral puranlts and profeasionn of life, Resoleed, That the il known aa tho Morrlll hill, which passed tho Sonato by Iargo majority, with thg smendment thorolo witel ponscd thio Housd of Topror sontatives by n Iargo majority, showa tho liboral spirit of Congreas n obialf of acionlifio Jrectical Sdcalion, and on ncreasing intorest In that kind of oducation whilch encouragos tho application of selenco to tho practieal arts of lifo. Resolred, Thnt & committoo from thia body bo np- nolnted to memortalize Oongross on thts subfoct, and otharwiso pronioto it fu auy mannor s ey moy {hink eat. Mr. Torroy, of Wisconsin, mado a minorlty ro- port, rocommonding that. tho renolutions bo not conourred in, 85 the public domoin should bo hield for practical sottlors, and colloges hnd nover baen truly ngrienltural, Mr., Martin, of Indinns, opposed tho adoption of thio repork, bacause ho Lolioved tho publio lauds should niot bo dquandered in any such way. Tho public.lands lwlonfml to tho wholo pnn&}o— 1o tho poor man na syoll as to the rioh, What bonoflt would the masses of the poopla derive from the lands if devoted to agricnltural col- legos? Tow many of the sous of paor farmers would learn farmingin thoso collogos? Not ono in o thousand. 'T'he plnco toloarn farming wan botwoou the handles of the plow. Why slould Lo be taxed for tho sclontific education of o kid- glove farmor who wonld laok down on poor men and soorn to spealk to thom? Tho public lands should bo rosorved for sctual sottlors, It was oa much natosl to bestow thoso lands on theso collogos 23 to_givo thom {9 rallroads or privato corporations, o could not - bolic'/e in a Covgress that would vote for such a report, and he worned them that the formors would nover indorso sich ac- tion, 'The poor men doaired thoso lands to bo loft for their childron to ocoupy in tho {em‘s to come. Thoy should be left to actunl sottlors, Prof. Recd, of the Miseourl Agricaltural Col- lege, gavo o history of tho scicntiflo application to tho practical arta of Jifo, nnd contondod that thora novor had boon & grant of laud mndo that produced anch boneficont rosults. Ho boliovod tho publio lands should bo dovoted to the main tonanco of agricultural collegos. Tho Morrill 'ljfll did not affoot tho intercats of homestend sot~ lora, r. Anthony, of Kanens, did not bolioyo | o sotion of Gingross sprung from tlio poopl, [Applauso.) Ho waa in Wasliington whon tho 8chome was begun, Congress. and tho farmors who urged it waro ‘Prosidonts and ngonta of ag- ricultural collogos. They wore tho farmorg wlo woro nsking Congross to place tho last acfo of the publio lands in Torritorial control, Tho sumoattompt to indorso tho ewindlo was made at tho Bt. Louis Oongross, and it falled, Now thoy cama_again with rosolutions almost in the samo langungo, and tried to forco thom through that body. Agricaltursl colloges had failed to accomplish tho objoots for which thoy were establishod, Whatworo tho fruits of the ton mill- fons of public lands givon awoy to support thess institutions? DId tho gontleman from Missour] contond thnt his institution was o smcooss ? That was tho colicgo ovor which Senator Pat- torson, of New Hampehiro was invited to pro- eide, becanso ho was versed in stook-raising, ond Crodit_Mobilior stack. [Applanso and Inughtor.] Ho know nothing of agriculturo, and waa o camplo of the men who raled over those collogos, "All tho Prosidonts of theso institu- tions, with tho excoption of tho President of tho Oliio_ Collogo, claimod in Washington that tho collogon wore intonded to teach tho claasics inatend of agriculturo, Theso colloges wero in- tondod to oducato farmers’ sons to bo to agri- culturo what thoological colloges aro to thio pul- pit- Did tho farmers find any snch colloges ? "o cbjeot of tho collogos was porvarted. Prof. Roed oxousod tho doilcioncies of the collogas, on tho ground that they woro not astab- lishod long onough to bo porfect. 3Mr. Stophons, of Indians, moved to Iny tho roports on tho table, to bo called up at the plens- ro of tho Congrose: Tho motion provaiied. * AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMEN1S, 3r. Paolo, of Indiann, from tho Miscollancons Committeo, roportod on a resolution recommond- ing tho purchnso direct from tho monufacturer of farming imploments, to thy, offoct that tho mattor might afoly bo feft to tlo discrotion of tho local clubs. Adoptod. EIGUT-HOUR LAW. Tho ssme Commitico rocommended tho adop- tion of tho Miliikon resolution, publishod yestor- dny, condemning tho Tight-Hour law, and ro- questing Congross to ropeal it. Mr. Papin, of Bonth Caroling, did not think tho law intorfered in any way with sgriculturo, and they should not touc it. Mr. Parkor, of Illinois, believed the law was an jvjury to farmers. It might work well enough in trades, bug whon » farm-hand insistod upon oboying tho law it froquently rosulted in los and disastor. M. Millikon, of Obio, belioved the quéstionof labor was moro important than that of transpor- tation. All laws rogulating labor wora tho curse of tho land, Employars sud employds should bo loft to moko thofr own bar- guine, Thoro woro combinations and organizations controlling Jabor zu»t an” thoro wore monopolics controlling capital. ‘Tho eight-hour law had raised the price of coal, of agricultural hnplements, sud of ovorything tho farmor conaumed, Tho farmer had fo pay tho pipor. Tho law making eight Lours s logal day's work in Government employment simply indorsed tho action of tho trades unions and tho Communists, who claimod a man should not work moro than cight hours out of twonty-fou: Mo belioved that law cost tho farmors $1G0,000,- 000 o year. Was not that & fit subjeot for tho considoration of an Agricultural Congross? Thoy were oEprquand by'.railroads, but they woro undor the worse tyranny of the_eight-hour law. Tho Fmduuln classos wore robbed by the lay, which added 25 per cont to tho cost of what they purchased. Mr. 8tephonson, of Indiana, did not think the Inw affoctod farmers, and the proposition to ro- poal tho Inw camo with & bad grace from & Con- §rosa of warking furmors. Thoy had anouglh fo o to fight tho railronds, without undertaking to figlt tho workingman. Ir. Milliken thought tho workingmen and tho poor wero opprossod by tho law, and ko mennt to cast no reflootions on workingmen, The law wagunjust in principloto all clas#os, All busincss and amploymaut slould ba loft entirely fros snd untrammelod by lawa whothor of the Govern- mont, of trades-unions, or Communists, Such Inws ond combinations'were impropor and vil- lainons, and more opprossive on the poor than on tho rich, Capitalists could afford extortion. The pooror clagses could not, Mr. Poole, of Indisns, did not think the law mado much’ difforcnco ‘ontgide of Govorumont work, bocause mon made tindr own bargaing “KI‘“E' e r, Sfillson, of Wisconsin, did not think thoy should pass » 'rosolution arraying workingman ngglust thom. 110 agrocd witk tho sontimont of 16 rosolutions, but bolioved thoy wore unwiso st that tima. 1jo maved to indefluitely postpono tho roport. Mr. Stophenson, of Indians, did not sce tho nocostity of passing & resolution that would talko ovory workingniau's voto from thom whon thoy wankod the eamo votos to holp oloct logisla- tori oud Gongrassmon who Wwould rogulato Tmil- ronds. Tho intorosts of tho farmors and labor- ing men woro idontical, aud thoy should do nothe ing to lionato tho ono from tho othor. r, Bulton, of Ilinols, undorstood that tho Oongross #as in tho intorost of agriculturo, aud Lio biolioved tho law digeriminatod againet farms ora. It drove tho rural population to cities ond towns. - Workmon voted with thoir employara— railronds aud other corporations, If thoy wanted votes, thoy should depend upon farmors, Bir, Anthony, of Kaueas, bolioved tho Oon- rous was engagod in what thoy woro condoma- ing i tho laboring classos—ondasvoring to on- Linice the valuo of thoir. labor ond produots. “'ho workingman hod n right to soll bis Inbor to tho host advautage, Tho resolutions woro su- premely buncomba, Tho roport of tho Committao, including tha rosolutions, wero voted down by an overwholm- ing majorlty, JAMES DIVER AND RANAWIIA OANAL. Mr. Williame, of Iudiaus, offored a rosolution ondorsing tho Jamos River' and Kanawha Canal in‘connoation with tho fmprovemont of tho Ohio and Kanawha Rivors, and roquosting Congross to make n}:l)rcprlnuonu therafor, Itoforrod to tho Committeo on Lransportation, RAILROAD PASBES, Mr. Jones, of Georgla, offorod a resolution o appoint a committeo of throo to confor with the railroads, and soliclt the usual roduced fare gourtosies to tho mombors of tho Congross, . Mr. Dalton, of 1llinols, bolleved the resolution was incousiatont with the intontions of tho Con- vention. Thoy should ask no courtosles, nothing but fuatico, 'I'lie paseage of tho reso- lution would dostroy the essential objoots of the Convention, [Applauso.] Mr, Taylor, of Indiaus, did not come thore to dostroy tho good feoling botwoon tho rallronds and tho farmors, sud tho rojection of conrtosion thoy might get from rallroads would ovinco o digposition of sonsoloss projulics M, Bliss, of Vormont, bolloved tho noglect of the Gongrens to soolc tho usual courtosios would bo throwing down tho gauntlob t0 tho raflronds without any particular nocessity for 8o dolug. Alr. 8mith, of Ilinols, told of tho roprosonta- tivos of 100 Grangos in Towa who waitod on tho raflrond agonts in Ohiongo, rquosting liboral rafes for oncrylng graln to Ohloago, on tho ground that thero would bo much suiToring if tho appeal was rofused, It waa rofuscd, and they might a9 svoll ask of o hungry wolf. Mr. Willinms, of Indiana, did not boliove tho Congross could ho infinencod by n freo ride. o hiad soen monbors of Logislaturen with tioir pockats filled with pagaos to provent thom from rogulating railronds, Ir. Martin was opposod to the wholo systom of brivery, corruption, and deadhondism, Tho o0 of 2 fro0 pass wan hot n courtony ; b was an attempt to got something for nothing and ho was againet logialativo and otlier passon. Mr, Dalton, of Nliinols, warnod thom that tha pooplo wora distruatful of ovory mnu with n rail- rond pnss in hin pockot, and liow could thoy ro- turn and moot tho nocusation that thoy roccived courtontes from tho epomy of the peoplo. So s00n 0s they ndopted tho Tosolution, the ubility: of thio Congroea wias nt o ond, Br. Dulio, of Virginis, movod to lny tho roso- Tution on tho tablo, Tho motion provailed,—30 to 20,~many not voling. “Adfoumed unti1 3 p, m, AFTERNOON SESSION. MIBCELLANEOUS, ‘Tho Congress roassombled. Now delegaten from Alnbama, Virginia, anid Kaneas woro ro- portod, wud William P, Butl, ropretontalive of tho Kahawha Canal, admitted to o scat. A communieation from tho Socrotary of tho. Contonnini Commission, saking tho co-opora- tion of tho Congroas in the oxhibition in 1870, was ordored on file, 3r. Popin, of Sonth Carolina, offerod reso- Intion looking to the formation ot turnpiko rail- ronds, Roferrad. Mr. Ovorman, of Tllinols, offorad n rsolution rocommending 'thn plantinf; of forest trocs tnd oungo orango hedgos whorovar pructicablo. Ro- forrod. *: RATLTOAD PASSES AGAIN. r, Bmith, of Goorgla, moved to take from tho tabla'the rcholution fo Bppoint » Committco to confor with tho railrosds and ask for roduced ratos Lomo, Tho motion provailod—36 to 3¢, and aftor s hour's diseussion, in which tho spocchies of tho moruing wora ropoatod, thoresolution was again Toat—30'to 20. TRANBPORTATION. P g Tho roport of tho Committao on Transporta- tion was rond by Mr, Fingg, o8 follows: Tho chisap transportation of persons and proporty 1a » national nocessity, Our conntry i immienso, end ita climato, productions, and wants very variod and diverso in 'ita difforent parts, Tho cminicnt thinker, Dr, Drapor, in hiu “ Civil Foliey of America,” hat stated that’ ho regards chesp transportation, even looking ot it simplyns o meana of commingling, fratornizing, and unifying our population as o natural necessily, Even miora truo, 1 posstblo, fu tho stato- mont that the groatest good of tho minescs of tho peoplo {8 0 “bo subdorved by furnishing all articles whoso production 1a foeal, but whoso consumption, fs genorsl and noccasary, at tho owost possible cost of tranportation. Eight States in tho Nortliwost produced 800,000,000 bushicls of coreals $n 1872—80 bushels for evory man, woman, and child of s population, and ouough, ploparly disributcd, to food tho wholo'40,000,000 of tho nation, whilo the Last bad not graln enough to last lior thuro than threo months of (ho year, ond tho four Southorn Btatos of South ° Caroling, Georgln; Alabama, and Tlorlda required 50,000,000 of bushols moro grain {hon thoy grew. Ponnsylvania bLns oxhoustless minca of "coal. Dassacliusctts, with her {mmonso factorles, Lina nono, Tho Southern'Btatea lavo 2 ol eminontly ddapied to fuo prodction of col- ton and sugar, articles sought and. nceded by all por- tions of (1o nioro Northorn States, Missourl ‘ling bec imweneo mines of fron, whoso manufacturo and uso fiunu everywhere. Tho Pacific Const hea hor mines, cr whicai, and lier minerals valunblo toall, To fotch aud carry'thieso raw products, and tho secondary pro- ducts of their manufacture, from producer and cons sumor, ot tho loweat cost,’ is tho most worlly and most _desirablo object of tho day, It will removo on oppresslvo burden that mow rosts liko an incubus upon the producing intoresis of tho = country, ond givo chesp food, cheap fuel, and clicap clothing to the pooplo cvery= whore. In’oxamining into this Aubjoct wa find that in tho first placo tho preeent avenues for freight aud transportation aro {nsufliclent, or at loast na tow or- nizod sud oporated do mot! do ticir proper worl ur water routes aro obatructed by falls and ropids that aro not overcomo; by shoals aud sand-bars {hnt aro not removed, snd for months of {lie year are Dlocknded by Icoor by low water, Thorailwys, boing uked Voth for passonger d frelght tragsportation can carry only relntively small amounts of froight, an ‘ot water and rallway routes aro blocked by n fnsufl cleucy of warchouscs, olovators, and_other modes of trausforring frelght at our principal fnland and eoa- Doard clties, Wofind, morcovor, thot rates charged by transporiation_companica aro ozorbitsut, as_com-~ parod with tho nocessary cost, and aro oven probibi- tory in tholr charactor ot points remoto from tho great markats, Whilo Mr, Quincy ond Mr, B, R, Jef- foraon liavo domonstrated fat it Ia possiblo to carry & Dushel of graln from 8t, Louis or_Chicago to tho sea- board by rail for € couts) and wo Leliova 10 cents pee buabiel 18 smplo £0 do o, tho statuten show thnt during thio laat fivo years tho chargea for suoh carriago havo averaged over 31 cents from Chicogo, and over 37 conts from St, Louls, or from fhrea to fivo times tho noceasary cosf, Tho rates by wator, whilat considor- ably lowr, ars still much abovo tlo nocessary cost, and tn the nortieru part of tho gountry aro [mpara: tivo durfug tho wintor senson, The charges of clo- vators and othor warchousea kaveat many polata been also exorbitant and opprrasive, Thus, ia scasons of plenty, tho producer finds tho prico of s products reduced bolow tho cost of production, and in seasons of geatcity the consumers must pay' unwarrantablo and unbosrablo pricos for tho necensarics of lifo, Not only this, but {nasmuch ns tho scaboard prices, oxcent in " cities of local scarcity, fix tho producora pricos at s own locallty, tho reault fs that the bLigh Drices of frolght aro o caso of 10ss to- tlio producor, ven upon what hio aclls at liome, With an_fumenso region of whiat and othor grain-growlng country openiug up iu tho Northwest, theso ovils to aur speclal furming fatereets tureaten 1o bo- greatly aggravatod and Increased in tho future, Wo may add ihat_tho unjust disoriminations of railrond corporationa have aggravated and intoneifiod this ovil, Discriminationn aro unduly oxeiting and bullding up tho prosperity of compating poluts, ud dopsouning aud destroyiug fhat of ather points. ' Real ostato 1 depreciatod, mon- ufactures aud agriculturo Inogulsls, and tho country ia ovon becomo dopopulatod by reason of unjust dis- criluations, I viow of thoso facts, yous Commitios bolioyo that due encourngement alioufd be given to tha opoulng of now routes, and {ho improvoment of old oncs, 80 88 to furnish trausporiation at chicap ratea bo- twoon all parts of tho ropublio, Amoug these, wo would call attention to the following, which, from n gursory oxaimination, soan to bavo wor or loss morlt: Thio Nlagara Bhip Chnal; tho Caughuawagn & Ohame piin Ganal route from {kio Bt. Lawrenco to Now York tho Fox River Canal, of Wiiconein; tho James River & Konawha throngh waer lino} tho Tlinols & Michigan Canal and tho Tllinols River improvement, tho Atlantic & Great Westorn Cangl, and tho Misals-" 8ipps and Apalacbicola Ganal along thib Gulf coast, Tho Bouthern Paciflo and Northorn Taviflo Rallroads are alroady alded by grants of Inuds, and thelr constriic. tion it is bolleved socurod, and w bollovo will bo im- portant moana of relloving tho prossiiro of trauscontie nental transportation. Tho schomo of tho Esalorn & Western Trausportation Company aleo promisce valtablo now through routo from thio Northwost 0 tho Atlantio, Wo call attention to and “ask an investigation of tho morlta of tho Tow-gatge rollroads, ns much chospor in thoir coustruction and oporation thon tho exlating rallwoyh; of frolglit tracks o railwsya adapted ospoclally to cheap transportation, aud of tram railways Iaid_upon Htio common Lighviugs of {lo countey, which wo be- liavo can bo donio at o cost not exceodlog that of magc- adumlzod roads, Wo roconjmond that offorts bo mado and porsovorad in until afl rafiway corporations shall e subloct fo tho rogulation of tho Goueral aud Siate Goverunionts, #0 04 to fnsuro tho absoluto und por- petual probibition and "prevention of extortionato cliarges aud - unjuat dscriwiations. Wo rocom- moud that &l mon who bellovo tha guta of the peoplo should Lo protceted from tho oxtortions and dlscriminations of transporta fion inonigpalies. siould alto ta seformiug (o Exec. utive, Judlelal, and_Leglsiativo Dopartumonts of our National and Stato Govornments by excluding theros from tho propriotors aud servauta of suck monopolics, Wo_doprocate, fuslly, tho practice of tho Excoutive, Judicla), and 1|I|n\lvu obicors 1o nceoptloy favora from transportatlon corporations, whoso intoreats aro ore or less in conflict with thoso of {ho peoplo whom auch officora wro elected to rerve, ‘Tho following rosolutions wero presentod : Witknean, Wo recogulzo tho raliroads of tho country o an offcct{vo means of doveloping its ugrloultural resiurces, and as having ou Intorest In common and iusoparablo with tho country through which thoy pass ; and WirkuzAs, Wo hiavo fn (mos pst fosterod and alded thom Dy lboral charters and concauslons, made by publio snd privato pariien, and il leiroto gnoourago arthier dovelopment of thia railway syitom ; thereforo Jteaolved, That v falr degros of roviprovity would sugyest that corporations liaving o common ntarest and publiv ald_should in tholr tuen endurvor to subs survo tho fntorests of (o comntey hrougls whih tley g, by cliarging fuis atey for trolglty mud by tho Siuitablo mud fusk treatrment of all nonis ulog thoke o8, Tedolved, Thatyon thocontrary, ralleoad corporations fn any ‘fustuioon Lave buen’ exorblinnt fu_thele cliurgos have dikceiminatod unjuetly belweon locull- Hos, aud have fatled fo rospond (o tho gonerous grants of fiowor and moneys that have buen given them by our natfonal and local Governnuents, tgsolved, That tho vystom ndopfod and now prac- tteod tu tho Lufiding of raflroads, (o wolicting of slock mwbacriptions from individuals, corpo. zations, pud countles, aumd after vocolving nar. thoso mubsidion o dopress tho valuo "of sald atock by forcing it upon tho market and dopress- 1ng its valuo to such an exiont as to onablo o fow spec- ulatora to hiavo control of the road, thereby depriving thoso who afded in iis construciion of all volcoin it ‘management, inoronslng ita cost four or fivo timea abovo tho amount it would lLiave cost if thoso man- aging it in tne oulsot hod .had tho foro. St to "avo had - iho funds on hand ot tho atart to build and squip tho road, thon requir- {ng tho producor and ehipper to pay dividonds tpon tho fletitious cost by charging oxcensive froight and snongor tarifte, oporatos most injiriously to the beat Y:lumnll of the farmiug claen, and calls loudly for ro- form and reatraint by adoquate legislatioh, Itesolved, That we recommond all farmors to with- Tiold their votos and their aid- from rallway corpora- tiona, unloss it bo fully conceded that corporations so aided avoaullest to regulation by tho powor incor- E‘Ohuna them, and will not, aftor roceiving tho advane 06 conferred by piblio authority, elaim tho immu- nities of o private corporation, Jieaolved, ‘That wo indorso, and will support, tho doctrine promulgated by somo of our courts, tbot o rallway corporation rocolving and =~ exer- olalng tho State's [ of ominent do- main, and recolving ald raised by taxation from publio nuthoritics, Line thereby ncoopted nnd nd- mitted ftaelf to bo & corporation with a Yluhllc function and subjoct to the power from which ithins rocolved ita chnrtor in the lmitation of ita rates ; and Hesolved, That o rallway boing practically mofop- oly, controliihg tho transportation of nearly nll the country through which it passes, and that compotition oxceptat a fow points cannot bo rolled upon to fix raton,: that thorefore it becomes tho duty of the Siaty Lo fix reasonublennd miodinm rates, aifording o folr remnueration o tho trausporters, and without be~ Ing an oncrons chargo to the producor and consumer. tesolved, . That inasmuch a8 Delgium hos succeeded i rogulating tho rates upon rallways by governmont liues, wo ssk an {nvestigotion of tho proposition to con- trol tho rates upon existing railways Ly trunk lnes, ond controlled by tho State authoritics, and runat uniform and cheap ratos, liesolved, That I‘Ilu consolidation of parallcl lincs of railways 14 contrary ta publlo policy, and should bo probubited by taw, Resolved, That whenover o raitway corporation owns or controls nino or lines in two or moro Btatos, it is the right and duty of tho Genoral Governmont to reg- ulato the rates of ltel?hl and faro upon such lines, un- dor tho constitutional power to regulate commeree bo- tween tho Btates, 4. Rexolved, That wo recommend o thorough organiza- ton of local, county ond Btate organizations for tho purposo of reforming theso great abuses, and dealing ‘equal and exact justico to all men, 3 Prof. Brown, roprosonting tho Agricultural Dopartmont aé \cnahington‘ beliovos _thoro should bo o greator diversity of bor in tho _Niesissippl Valloy, Much of tho omdo products should bo consumad at homo, aud only the final products of Inbor shonld b shipped, Whilo the work- shiops waro 1,000 miles may, and thio food of tho Wost had 'to bo shipped ‘East to tho con- sumera, whoso products bad to bo transported Dbook to'tho food-producors, tho transportation- linos would bo mustors of tho situntion. 1f the West lind spont half g8 much money in estab- lishing manufacturce as has boen givon to rail- ronds, tho transportation problom would have beon solvod, becauso their products would be consumed at homo. Mr. Stophonson, of Indlana, did not thinlk the report oven suggastad o romody, r. Btovens, of Minnetots, said the committoo had recommonded water communication to com: poto with railvaya. Ho bolioved canal com- ponies would Lo undor tho samo Infionco, aud 0 monagodin tho samo way a8 railroads. Mr.Millikon, of Ohio,bolioved thero waa a total misapprobonsion aa 0 Yo product of cattlo, #wino, shoop, wheat, corn, and buckwhent, or to combino thom in tho production of provisions and brondstuffe, To adducod statistics ta prove thint tho Incronso of population for excoeded the incronyo_in provisions and breadstuffs, Llli- nois, for instanco, inrossed hor pro- duction of provislons 23 por cent, &nd hor production of brosdstulla 14 por oont from 1860 to 1870, whilo in tho smmo poriod hor population increneed 48 por cont. Ohlo, Kontucky, Indiaun, Missours, and Iilinols produced in 1860 535,000,000 busiiols of corn, whoat aud r70, balf £ho amount produced in tho country, whilg in 1870 thoy producod only 470,- 000,000 bushols. In 1860 thoy producad 18,000, 000'cattlo and swino, and only 16,600,000 in 1870, ‘Tiio Unitod Statos bind, in 1850, 60,000,000 of cat~ tlo, swino, and 1860, ullcug; in 8,00“;- 000; in 1870, omly 78,000,000, 'In ' 1850 sho produced 716,000,000 bushols _ of brendstuffs; 1800, 1,000,000,000; in 1870, 1,075,000,000, an incrento of only 75,000,000 during tho Isst decade. From 1850 to 1860 tho population - of the country incroased 23 por cent; from 1860 to 1870, 85 per cont. It would be uoen, thoroforo, that the production of pro- visions and broadstufTe did not koop pnco with tho increase of population. The total numbor of porsons in tho United States, over 10 yoars of ago, engaged In occupstions waa 13,605,928, Of theto, 5,032,471 wore engaged in agriculturo, 2,084,798 in professional purenite, and 2,707,421 in manufactures, mechanics, and mining, From this tho political power of the farmors was ap- nrent. Indiana had 505,000 head of stock moro hon Ponnsylvanin, and 10,000,000 moro_bushels of grain, yot tho cstimatod valuo of tho samo productd was 316,046,027 in Pouueylvanis, and only $122,014,302 lu Indiana. At tho. Ponmeyl- yanin. values, tho preducts’ of Indiana would bo worth over $200,000,000. Why this_ diffor- onco? Wore thoso products of Indiana in Ponmsylvanis, they would bo in- cronsed §60,000,000 in valuo. Tho valuo of tho produsts of Tilinois, if all shipped to Now York, would bo increased ovor 8100,000,000, Ho gnvo thoso figures to show the tribute paid by g proiusts of tho country for tranaportation, ‘His conolusions woro: First, that, owing to tho drawbacks undor which agrioulture sufforad, it did not keep pneo with tho population of tho country, Socondly, that it was abandonod for other pursnits; and third, that though thero was o smallor supply for an incrosasing domand, yot the products of the Jand paid tho producar loss, ‘bocause theprofits wero consumod by tho carriers, Ar. Horris, of Olio, belioved divomity of in- Qustry in tho Woat would do sway with much transportation. Ar, Martin, of Indjana, did not Lalioxo in giv- ing any more public lands fo now routes, Tho Committoo seomed to indorso tho grant of lands to tho Pacifio Railroads, and to_cncourago othior rants. o objectod to this idon, promulgated 1 tho report, that the Government should man- ago and regulats railronds. "Mr, Duko, of Virginia, did not bolioyo what Mr. Quinoy #eid as to the chenpnosa with wlich railronds conld carry froight., The truo solu- tion of tho troublo ‘was to establish compoting wator-communication. Thoy should opon o canal around Ningars, and tho Goorgin & Virginin Caval. Ho did not agroo with tho contleman from Ohlo ]\Ullear%‘,fl' for soven \Westorn States producod 178,000,000 of bushols moro thau thoy could consumo. Tho East wantod that corn, nnd tho reasons thoy could not gat it was that tho railronds had not tho ca- pacity to onrry it. ‘The present system of taxation was oppressive on tho- farm- ors of tho West. Tho singlo State of Tiinols,though not ioarly a8 woalty paid oo third more taxes than tho ontiro New England Btntes. Tho agricultusal Biaton nooded s moro just system of taxation, and choapor transporta- tion. Moy would ot the lattor by ostablishing water compotition. 1% advocated tho imme- | disto uflm¥ lotion of tho Virginia Canal, Mr. Dalton, of Iilinois, thought tho fault lay in the judicisry of tho country, which con- sistontly " held that railroad chartors ere contracts which tho _pooplo had _ mo right to nbrogate, and ~that tho Leg- islatures had mo right to mnogotiato ratos, Tu Illinols tho railroada paid no attontion to tho lnw boosuse of tho deoisions of tho courts, What lhu{ should do was to makoe tho judiciary fool that tho railronds woro taking tho life-blood out of the pooplo, aud that the Jeoplo domand that tho courts shall docido that chartors are not contracts, and that the Dartmouth Colloge do- olaion was not applicable to railronds, That wns the romedy, ond not for farmors to leave their logitimato business and_ongage in manufactur- ing. Tho courts should feol the power of the pooplo. Afr. Anthony, of iCaneas, belloved the report inconsistont in stating in ono placo that tho rail- roads could not carry all the produce, and_then bluming thom for not doing sa. Ho agroed with tho report in nvnr{thln but this, and belioved tho romedy Isy in building new roads and canals instond of nhuslu“; tho ronds thoy had, Mr. Grangor, of California, belioved tho 0,000, 900 of farmars'shiould build ruitronds and run o, M. Juckson, of Tonneaseo, bolioved tho fault Iay in tho wystom which pormitted watering stock, Thoroads bad fallon into the hands of sharpers, who manipulated thom to thoeir own ndvmtn&n rufinuunau of tho intorost of tho agri- oullurlsts, ~ Thoy practised unjust disorimina- tlous and chary oxorbitant ratos, ‘Thoro should bo no bittornoss againet railroads, buta calm statomont of tho grievances of tho farmers, . Mr. Williame, of Iudiana, bolioved Btato Log- islatures should poss laws prohibiting unjust discriminations, That was what his Stute had most to complain of. Thoy should cloct Logis- ators le‘adgn to laws rogulating raitronds, Mr, Flagg, of Illinols, boliovad tho bitter ox- prosulons complalned of in the report did not ) half expross tho stronglh of tho f farmors of Tilinols or Knnsns_ ngalni ronds, The rnlpm't o thought, wad-Uio mild, Thoro woro railrond-dologatos and ¢ oultural dnmng}g\m!, and thoy should bowarojg:oth. Mr. Taylor, of Indiaua, believod fa i report might bo constried to mean that t1% lovorn- ‘mont should build railronds and run (133, & Mr, Millikon, of Ohio, said tho Comiz ‘oo Liad no Intention of Intimnting that tho G¢Smment should buy tho railronds. 24 Mr. Toylor, of Tlinols, not boliFiie the Quinoy ‘of Forguson propositions, wrt tod it . strickon out, and tho paragraph rolatinky o tho! Pacifio Ruliroads, and that rofleotingUn tho fudilnry. Mr, Langdon, of Alabam, fearod that i2 some’ roliof ivoro ok grivou tho -conntry therb would Vo violonce, a thio pooplo avorywhoro woro nr- royod ageinst tho vallronds. Thorawaa nothing in'tho roport that would moot public exysectation or grant rliof. Tho fanlt was not so much in® tho railroads a% in tho mon thoy wont to Con- 8, who woro bought and sofd liko shoep b 0 shambloy, . . M, Jackseon, of Tounessco, moved to recom- mit tho I’l:{wfl to the Committco, and it was ro- committed. of the 0 raile FLAGE OF NEXT MEETING, moating. i -Adjournod untit 8 Atlants, Gu., was phormas tha_pnzt.place ag - LVENING SESSION. FINANGE COMAUTTEE, Tho Congress ronssombled at 8 p. m. Mesera, Jonos, of Gootgin, Williams, of In dinna, aud Btovons, of Minuoiota, were mado a Finailco Committco, ‘TIE IEPORT ON TRANSLOITATION. Tho Committoo on Transportation roturned ita roport, with amendmonts striking out tho eoti- mato of Quinoy knd Forguson, and maling tha paragraph roforring to Loglslativo control rond 86 foflown: * Rnilvay corporationsshall be sub~ Joct to loglativo coutrol, so nsy” ole. Atter jong discuseion, tho rport wes cdopted ng, smonded. ‘Tho samo Committoe recommonded tho pas- sago of tho resolutions indorsing tho Jnmoa Rivor & Kanawha Canal, and asling Congross to procaed with tho work. ' Adopted. JMISCELLANEOUS, Tho samo Committao roturncd the resolutions prosentod by A, Lawton, of South Carolinn, without rocommondation, ns they wero likely to introduco pohitics In tho Convention. Br. Whoolor, of Nobraska, sold it was aftor 10 o'clock, and t0o lnto togo into anothor discus- glon, and hie moved the rosolutions bo nid on tho fablo. Tho mation provailed. Thio rosolutions wero unanimouely adopted. The Amoricsn Pomological Socioty was re- quostod to clnssify tho grepo. OFFIOERS ELEOTED. o following officers wore olocted for tho en- Auing yoar: Presidout, W. IL Jucksou, of Ten- neauco; . Vieo-Prosidonts, D, Spurr, of Kentucky, A. Boyd, of Penusylvanin: Gov. R. W. Turness, Nobraska; Gon. Moredith, Indiana, W. Lawton, South’ Carolina, A. M. Garland; 1ll. ; Col. Charleton, Tenn. ; Norman' Coloman, 0.5, K. Tiudson, Tan.; 0. 0. Lungdon, Aln. i Wilsion, Wis. ; Colman’ Youngor, Callfornia ; 0. IL, Jones, Ga.; G. AL Millikon, Olio: O. 8. Diias, Yormont ; W. 8. Xing, Minn.; B, W. Phi Tips, h[isnlaalp{x}; W. N. Byors, Colorado; H. J. Walkkor, Wost Virginin; Heury E. Peyton, nin; ’ Socrotary, Chns, W. Greono, Tonn.; Trensurer Josoph Pool, Tod. ; At 11:30 p. m, tho Congress adjournod until 8 4. m. to-morrow, Tho attondanco nt tho night session was ro- Qucod ono-half. The dologaten will bo drivon around Indiatapolis to-morrow moming, aad in the aftornoon, will finish up the busitoss of the Congross. THE KENT MYSTERY. Interviow with tho Family of the Misstng Man-=«Ihe Letter from Bene odicte==Elis Disnppenranco Hegarded as n Swindling Dodge. Speetal Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune. Nrw Yonk, May 20.—Your correspondout this attormoon visited tho rosidonco of tho family of Tichard B. Kont, the pacticulars of whoso mya- torions dissppearanco in Chicngo were recontiy dotalled in Tite TrnoNE, and loarned the fol- lowing now facts: Two daya aftor young Mr. Frod started to Chicago in soarch of his father, a lettor was recoived hore from Bonedict, tha writor of tho tologram, professing to give tho promised partienlars of M Kent' desth. It s in lend-pencil, oud fs full of faults of guvmmar. The writor saye that he was on tho samo train s Mr. Kent, and sat on o soat faclug him, Mr. Kont suddenly becamo vory ill, and purplo biotches broko out all over his faco, O reaching Chicago, Bones dict called & concts and had_Kent romoved * to a house in tho subwbs, Ho thon summonad physicians, who pronousicod it a caso of small- pox._ Aftor lingoring two weoks, Mr, Kont.died, and Benodict procarod a burial certificate, and hnd him docontly intorred ut his own oxponse. Bonodict adds that Mr. Kont had no_offects, oxcopt a small valiso, which wos buriod with Lim. Tho lottor is datcd Omale, but post= mariod olsowhers. Mr. Kent's first wifo diod, loaving hi throo < sons. A fow yoors ngo ho marriod o widow with, aleo throo sons, Recently the sccoud wife died, Dbequeathing all tho property, consisting of roa eatato in Molrone, which she had roceived from hor first husband, to Xont in_trust for hor chil- dron. It is known that Kont has raiscd consid- crablo monoy on the pmlmra(y, and thoso who know bim bost boliove that his protonded difisp- posranco is a dodgo to swindlo bis stop-childron. Thoy eny that the small-pox story ia pro- osterous, ss Keut hnd tlio diseago in viru- Jont"Fornonco. bofora, o sooms o have ondoavored to proparo tho family for what had happened, s alont two wooks provious o his journey ho romarked that ko had beon in a houge whoro .thero was a casa of small-pox, and snid ho thought hie would catch it. A few duys subsoquently Lio said ho thought ho was going to bo paralyzed. METEOROLOGICAL. signal Sorvico Bureau Reports and Prognostications. Citicaao, Moy 29—10:18 p. m, The following reports have beon recoivod from tho placos montionod bolow: = Siation, llmr.‘i'hr‘ Wind. Weather, 41N, E,, fresh, iFalr, 6/ entlo, Light rain, 5] ignt, |Clear, AN, hight, (Thre'ten'y. 71N L, light, |Oloar, 69IN B, treub,” [Tatr. 50’8, gentlo, [Light rain, 47|E,, fresh. |Light rain, Calm, Ulear. . Light tain, B4, E., brisk, [(ioudy. TRODABILITIES, Wasnrxaroy, May 29.—For the Northwait snd Uppor, Lakos aud thonco fo the guanti aud Ohlo Valloys, northonsterly and thosstorly winds, olouily woathor, nnd ‘raiu. For Tennos- soo and the Gulf and South Atlantio Htutos, conthoastorly aud northensiarly winds, clondy wonthor, and raln, For the Middlo States and Lowor Lukos, northwestorly und northenstorly wWinds, falling tompernturo, ligher baromoter, partly'and incronsingly cloudy wenther and occns Yional rain, For Now Lugland and Cauads, Houthwostorly aud northweslorly winds, risiug Daromotor, olear and cooler wonthior, ‘Cautionary signals aro ordarad for Chicago, _————— linois Bditors. Speotal Dispateh to The Clicagio Tribune, QuiNoy, IlL, May 20.—A largs mooting of citi- zonn was hiold this~ ovoning utthe OCitizons' Aus woclation Rooms, to proparoa fitting wolcomo for the IlHnola Editorial Convontion, which as- sombloa in this city Juno 11 and 12, Arrango- monts aro to made for an exoursion on the rivey, a banquot, operatio poyformanc, oto., and ovorye (hing dono by our poople that oan contribute to tho onjoymont of tho guosts, Convontion of Insune Asylum Supore fondents. DarTinione, May 20,—'¥he Association of tho Medieal Buporintendonts of Insene Asylums of tho United Statos and Canada continuo in sos- sion In this city m-fln{. Nashvillo, “Tonn,, way solootail as the placo for the noxt ' annual meot- ing inMay noxt. ‘o Askociation will adjourn {o-morrgw night,