Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1873, Page 5

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1873. e — e —————— e —— WASHINGTON. The 'Ropec:l of the Balary-Grab in Coxpgross. A Seleot House Committes Appointed to Conmider It Tho 1558 Loan RKedemption Bill Passed in the Scnato. List of the Senate Standing Oommtittees. A New Committee an Civil Service and Reirenohment. P! Williams' Nomination for Chief Justico Reforred to the Judiciary Committeo, A An Administration Moasure for Fighting Investigation wilh Ihvestiga- tion, Fpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, A DISPLAY OF VIRTUE, WasmiNatoy, D. 0., Doc. 4.~—1'o-dny was eot down in {ho Washington almanacs na * all dem- sgoguos’ day,” and it was appropristely and on- thusinatically celobratod in tho Tlonso by a dis- play of very thin virtue, in tho introduction of bills to reduco tho salaries of Congrossmen. Every littlo politician who waa a wise virgin fired off his bill with & loud roport, and only rogrotted that somo olher Iittlo politician had gov in Rlical of him, while overy politiclan who was & foolish virgin mourned that the opportunity iad foynd him unprepared. About fifty bills to this phir- port wora introduced, and atiout fifty Congross- mon go to bed to-night cungratulating thom- solves that their political fature fs assured be- yond a perndventuro, Thoy bhopo thoir bills won't peas, but thoy will distribute the printed oopies over thotr districts im the next fow days, a8 thick a8 the leaves of tho forest, to show what vigilant guardisun of tho Trensury thoy are, and consequently how desirablo it s that thoy should bo re-cleoted. The display was o comical one, the eagornoes with which the ropenlors rashed to the broach being peculinrly ludicrous, With the excoption of theso fow, the memberas were content to voto ‘promptly for anything that would socure the re- peal with the loast possible dolsy, or vica versa. There was no effort ot filibustering, TUE CHAMPIONS OF BEPEAL. Halo, of Maino, succoetied aftor all in intro- ducing his own Dill, while Kasson followed a fow minntos after with tho caveus bill. The manver in which 8o many Repaniicans overstenped the bounds of decorum imposed upon them by tho fact that they bad participated in the caucus by introducing bills, proves conclusl voly that their patrictiam and virtue are too rampant to ba pent up by party tis. The opposition to the repeal tifl pgrows as the facte become ovident thnt the taking of back- pay was the unpardonsble sin, and that the poople do not regard the prosont ealary, without perquisitos, us inordinatn, or as smounting in tho aggrogate to much more than at the old rato with frapking privilego and othor perquis- itos. Billa wore also inttoducad to restore the franki rivi‘ege. * THE REPKAL NOT AN AD)INISTRATION MEABURE. )A&qu.smucns indioate that no cbange will be sado in the enlatios, 'Lhe Administration is said to be' opporing any cliangs with groat ear- nestnoss, a3 & reflection upon the Prosident, No one on the Republican sido has had tho nerve to proposa tha roduction of the Chist Magistrate's Balary as far as heard from. The discussion to- day creatod a groat deal of excitement among tho immodiate participsats, and relioved tho monotony of the seKion. BLLLS AND RESULUTIONS INTRODUCED, After the braezo had bilown over, a call of tha Btatos was had, soda large number of bills and resolutions were introduced. THE CO3) UTTRES, Tho Bponker guve ndico that, if the Houne should not adjourn ovar, ho would lave the Committees aunonncod to-morrow, and consc- quently an early beginning of real work may bo expected. A OENTRAT, PACIFIO RAMD ON THE TREASURY. Judge Wilson, of Indiana, introduced a bill den)u.mg; tho true constrixtion of cortain Pacifio Tiailvond nets. The Centiral Branch of the Cen- tral Pocific Company is clauming, under & Becrion of thewo acts, tho right to extond its road from its weatern terminus to form & connaction with tho Union Paciic at the 100tu wmeridien, nnd that it is cutitled to bond ond land subsidios for tho work dons, Tho length of the ottoneion would be nbout 259 milos, sud, consoquonily, the subsidy of land and bonds would bu about £3,000,000. " This bill provides that nelthor flie DPresidont norany other officer shall du amr sct recuguizing tho validity of thiu cleuso, and deeluros the iruo fu- tent of tho ucts to Lo that thi Company has 1o right to lthose lnodis und bends, In ape poara thal tho Central Paciflc has bson for somo time eudenvoring to get a construution on theso noww In theie interasts; snd to Lhat ond argu- monts have been madoe belbra the Solicitor Gen- eral by Judge Curtis, formerly of the Supreme Court, snd Willlam Everts: and tho Solicltor- Qoneral hoy givou an apinion favoring tho clnima of tho Company. ‘i legiilation contem- plmsed by tliy bl nimst I'e Lad, or 48,000,000 :nore will go into the maw w2 thegsoedy corpora- 100, WILSON'S FINANCLL RCHEINE. Among -paveral Dbills iu relation to finanoinl mattors introduced to-day, was one, also by Wil~ ton, of Tndiuu, of which tha following Iu the sul ance : First—1t ropeala tho Jimitation of ihe amount of Natioua} Dauk cireulation, practicslly author- Lzinge froe bankivg. Sccond—It repenls tho provision requiring Natione} Banks to keep a raservo on nceount of circulatiun, the idea Leing tl:at the bouds depos- ited will bo sufficiont seourity withous the ro- 8orve, Third—Tho bill forbida Netioual Banks to pay to banks interest on deposita, or to recolve from bauks intorost on deposite, ‘Uhis, it I8 clatmed, will not driva dopositors to private banks to ge- ours Intercat ou thair monoy, wlule it will pro- vont the sonding of money ast by the bauks, where it will be usod at grreat risk, ‘Tho bill further provides fior the creation in tho Troasury of a fuud, to bo known us *“tho legnl-tender reactve of £100,000,000." The modo of croating this reserve is by requiring tho Sec- rotary of tho Lronaury, whon the rocoipts in the Troasury are in excows of the ourtent expensos of the Govarnment, and &8 now banks are or- ganizod after the passsgy of tho act, to retiro logal tenders umtil the amount added to thoso retired and now in the Tremsury shall reach $100,000,000, To prevont contiaotion, it is furtbor provided thut tho legal tenders shull not bo retired fustor than circulation sholl be Issued to newly-organized bavke, Thia logal-tender raserve i to be usad in this way and no otber, viz.: Persuns, firms, or corporatious, by depostting United Btatos bouds, may draw a Jiko nmount of Jogal tonders, and u&mp roturning the smount recelvod, with an additional mmount equul fo tho intorest nccuniulated ou the bonde from tho dato of depusit to the data of rodemption, may take up tho bonds, To preveut thu reserve front bee ivg reduced too low, it 18 provided thst aftor threo months, if tho Secrotary shull deom It neo- mm-l'yIi Lo may, nflor gpiviug ton days' notico to the depovilor, kell tho boucls, rembursa the fund by tbe acoumulated intorost, and turn the balance ovor to the dapositor, ‘The bill nlso provides that the Bank Examiner shall oxamine und roport whathor loann or diu- counts are made by the buukn of corporation stoc'ts or bonds, and the smoues of tuch loans; whothor o banl has purchased tnch bouds, snd the amount and kinds 3 and sindi publish the v port in nunmnu\vspa{mr publisk.ed in the Jocality whera tho bauk Is witunted, "Uais ls to give do- patitors Informntion as to tho sharactor of husi- naw tho bank 1w dolng, and Ihereby to doter bauke from dealing in that claes of sooarities, LUTLER'S ANTI-IRVESTIOATION IZHOLUTION, ‘That there lv & determination ou tlie past of 1hoso in power to pravent Inveutigutious of any sort during the presont Congress ia ovidout. An oxtromos sensitivenoss Lo eritieism s ob- foivod fu Congressmen fronorally,—exspecially thosn who are undeialood to have heeu karoly. muiwsed by the investigations of tant winter. Dut- Jov'a rosolulion, which was read = to- dny, provides that in all esaos whoro n rorolutlon demanding an inventigation in offerod elinll ~ bo reforred to the Htanding Committeo Lo whieh no subject wafter of tho proposed investigation belougs andiho nuthor ot the yesohution alinll b requived 1o sinte to the Committeo in the tullest mannor poseible, sud in minttoss detail, ali the ronsons that hava impelied him to move his resolution ; sl tunt the Commitleo sball then report to the 1fonge wholher in thelr opivion tho malter {8 worihy of furthor niten- tion. Tho nufortunato gentleman who moves nu fuvestigation, [t is understood, fs to ba nub- jocted Lo crous-oxamination and otherwiso wor- riod au if ho woro tho prosccuting witnoss Polee-Cowrt, Thcr«&u good roason Lo bollove that Butlor s proporiugs this method of provent- Ing investigations of curruption as the month~ plcce of n strong party that is propared to go to an ‘oxtromna lengih to kooure ita mluixllnu. 1r it whould succced, it will, in councetion with tho Beunto Prosn Committeo,—which is undorstood be u device for the purposcof iulimldating news. )aEm‘ correnpondentr,—yo far towerd U estab- islnont of n stato of affaits under which the poople ean ba kept in comprrntive ignorance of cotrupt transactions whicll otherwise would bo fully vontilated, THI CHIEY-JUSTIORSIIT, The action of the Benats in ndjourning to Monday without ha paesed upon tho namo of George 1L Willinws, to 1ill the vaenney occasioned by the death of Salmon . Quato, I# regarded 1 _hodiug no good for iho nomince, 1t ia argued that this action gives his opponents threo duys in which Lo work, nod that tu that timo the Serato will hear from the country, whero lils nomiuntion Is underatood to bo unfavorably rogardr . ‘L'ino nomination forms tho rubject of convorsation on the utreot-cornors, in tho hotels, aud all plages of resort, Willlams, whilo ho recomizos tho forco of the opyl)aumon, utilf feols perlectly confident that ho will bo con- firmed by u fair majority. . CONTEST FOR TIE CHATLAINCY OF TIE SENATE. 'I'ho fight botwoen tho pronchors for the place of Chaplain to the Sonate has grown to be quite as_bitter ns might Lo expected from common politiclans, who do not lay ¢laim to any spocinl roodness, in a slruggle for iny other ofiico pa; rng Jous than 81,000 n yoar, Senators aro button-holed and Lored econtivually b; tho friends of ona or the othor candi- dates, and tho quality of tho roverend gentlomen is canvassod with groat froodom and carnostness, Dr. Tiffany, ono of the conteatants, formorly lived in Chicago, where it in said ho yas raducad fo tho ranks for bad practices, and this i alleged ngainst him now, ‘I'ho Doctor ix the pastor of Graut's chureh, and f¢ undestood to be th Administration candidate. Dr. Bun- derland, a Presbyterian ministor, ia his opponent. The fight attracts much attention, and promises to dovelop still further scandals, (o the Asaociated Prean) NOMINATIONS. WasmNatoy, D. C., Doc, 4.—Tho President sent -the following nominationa to tho Beuate: Silns Garbor, Registor of the Land Ofitco at Lin- coln, Neb, Postmasters—E. B, Soathworth, filludaon, Mich.; Josoph L. Banor, Maeon Outy, A. W. BTEPHENS AT THE WHITE JIOUSE. Ropresentative Stephous, of Georgis, waa re- ceived by tho Presidont in one of the reception- rooms on tho main floor of the Whits House to- day, being too feoblo to ascond the stairway. THE CHMIEF-JUSTIOESHIP. Tho nomination of Georgo F. Willinma to bo Chiof Justico was_to-day roferred to tho' Com- mittee on the Judiciary, but no further action way takon on the subject in exscutivo sossion. It is stated that the Prosidout from the Login- ning mado up his mind to appoint a successor to Chief Justico Chase from tho Supremo Court Boneh, and that he did tonder]tho appointmont to Bonator Conkling, who declined it. Ie thon wished to appoint Caleb Cushing and rotnin Alty.-Gon. Williama in the Cabinet until nosr the expiration of tho DPresidontinl torm. Ho calculatod ‘that by that timo Cushing would ratira by roason of ago, andin that oventho would appoint Vilatn. Tho proposed ap- pointmeut of Cushing not being considered ¢x- pedient by the Oabinat, hastoned tho ;President's purpose to appoint Williams. e psit FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. SENATE. Wasnmioroy, Deo, 4. DILLS INTRODUOED, The following bills were introducod and laid nr‘x the table, to be referred to committees horo- after: By Mr. BOREMAN (W. Va.)—To comploto the wator highway from the James River to tho Ohio, at the mouth of the Kenawhs, By Mr, INGALLS (Xan.)~To construot a pub lio bufllllng. By Mr, STEVENBON (Ky.)—To romove all po- 1itical dirabilities. By Mr. LOGAN (II.)—To aid in tho execusion of luw {u Utah, LOAN REDEMPTION, Mr. SHERMAN called his bill for tho redemp- tion of tho loan of 1858, and 1t was passed, TR EXIRTING MONETANY DERANGEMENT. Mr, FERRY (Jich.) collad up his rosolution in- structing tho Pinuncinl Committee to report n bill providing a remedy for tho oxisling wono- tavy derangoment, und addressod the Sonato in favor thercof. Ar. Terry's propositions aro: FREE BANIKING, The maximum curroucy of tho cauntr{, 0x- olusivo'at fractional, to bo $800,000,000, iseued by the Government direct and made lawful monuy, 88 groenbacky are, Immediate rolief, throuph the use of the 944,000,000 resorve, and $566.000.000 new cur- renay, in the purcbnyo of bonds, thus makiag up tho $800,000,0u0 ; this currency being convorti- Dblg into currency bonds bearing 38 65-100 por cont iutorost, reconvertiblo into currency ou demand; tho bonds not to bo taxuble. ‘'ho national curroncy to be exchanged for new lewful-money ourroncy, at the convenience of the Govoromoent, within nuch practicable poriods 2y tho Sccrotary of tuo Troasury may dosignate, I'he fractional curroncy to be snbslitutod with silver, and fractional currenoy, &8 faut 88 80 re- dugced, to bo destroyed. Ferry concluded hig specch o follows: ‘Can there bo hesitation? Over a million mon ure thrown ont of employment. At low averaze wagos, tlis million-linnded loss is $1,000.000 dailv. Prolonged for o yoar, the nccount swells to hnudzeds of wmillious, Aud tells ity fea~ful story, “Tho straits nd suiferiug eatailod noail no words to voica, Whoover can dismise action cannot cscapo rospousibility. It bears with all the cumulativo }m;enma of daily demandy for relief, ‘The uppeal is to Congross, Let us act." AMr, Forry asked that the reeolution bo ro- forred to tho Comumittes on Fiuance when ap- pointed. RIVER AND CANAL INPROVEMENT. Mr. Boremun's bill to cotapleto the water high- way fiom tidowater on the James River to the Ohio River dirccts the Becrotary of War to luy ont, construct, eularge, aud iwprove tho water-way from tidewaster on the James River at Richmond, Va., to the Ohio River at the mouth of the Kanawhas River, In Wost Virginia, by way of the Jawes River und Kanawha Canal, tho James, Juckaon, Greoubrior, Naw, and Kan- awha Ltivors, by conal, siaclwator, elulcos, or opon river navigation, not less than sovouty foct wide and sovon feet deop, with locks not less than 120 foot long and twouty feot wide, aud with capacity for vassols of ac losst 980 tons burden. Tho Btatos of Virginis and Wost Vir- ginin ave to convey to the Unlted States thelr Intorest = in tho property or franchise of auny corporation bhaving olaim to n continuous litio of water communion- tion projocted and in part completed by tho State of Virginia, nnd tho cost of the worl is then to ho dofrayed by tho issusuco and salo of United Htatos ton-forty 43 per cont bonds, to tha amount of $8,000,000. Provision is also made fortho purchasoe by the Secretary of War of pri- vateatock in tho James River & Kanswha Com- pany, at a cost not oxceediug 846 per share, and alto for the appointment of Commissioners to nflxip. mainain, and mausgo said wator-way when cowploted, one oach to tie appointed from the Btatus of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Iows, Missonei, Illinoie, Indisus, Oblo, Kantucky, au Weut Virginin. STANDING COMAITTEEA, 3Mr, ANTHONY movexi thiut tho Sonate proceod to tho election of Btanding Committeos. Agroed to. Healso moved that the Whirty-fourth Rulo bo amouded by atding & _new committoo, after that on Bdueatiou wnd Labor, to be knowa ng tha Committeo on Civil Servico and Ratronoh- mont, aud that two membors Le addod to the Comuuittoes on Foroign Itelations, Claims, and Lducation and Labor, ~ Adopted. ‘'The Sonute then olootod the Stauding Commitloes a8 fol- lown ¢ Iytvileqea and Eteot{fons—lorton, Ohalrman; Car- penter, Logsn, Autlony, Aloors, Mitcholl, Sumner, Haivitton (A1), Hauldbiry. torefun iielitions—Oaineron, Cbalrman; Morton, Tumiliow, 1lowe, Froiinghuyon, Conkiing, Behurz, Btockto, McOresry, Finands—Sherman, Chatrman ; Moreill (Vt.), Scott, Wright, Parey (Mivh.), Fenton, Biyard, Approprigtivne—>Morrill (Ma,), Chisiruen 3 Bprague, Wihilom, “Woal,” Auies, Bagei Allisan, Stovongou, anu Davia, Commeree—Clnudlor, Ghafvman i Bpencer, Uonk- i sies, Doutwedl, Qorun, and Dennia, + Chaafvusin § Bprague, Gile Olalrioany Dobort- ek, Beoion, i Hto. kicu, Agriulture—Erolinglinyden, %01, Lewis, Dunals, aud Gordon, Mititary A fatra=Togau, Olalrnan s Cameron, Bpencer, Olayion, W ullugh, Kolly, amd Rinnom, Naval 4 sitra—Oragin, Osirman ; Anthony, Mor- il (Me,), Burgent, Conovor, Stockton, and Norwoad, Jidfcutrr—Yitmunds, Chafrmin § onkling, Onr- ponlor, Veellighuyeo, Weighi,' Llwimsuy and oveino Poxt-Olices_and__Pont-Ronda—Rameey, Clindrian ; Mamling” Perry (Mloh), * Fanagan, Dorey, Jones, Batilibury, Morrmu, nitd fanflion (1d,). Tuiiae Tanda—Spragie, Cintrman; Windom, Stow. arty Pratty Olesby, Waddlolgh, oulivell, 1ehy, and "Liytou, Triuite Lnd Cintma—Thorman, Clatrmau; Terry (Uonn,), Fonton, Beyanl, nnd Boigy. Indian_d fatta—iseldun Oglosby, Maredlh (Med), Togu n, Ciistrman s Allicon, Thogey, i MeOreory, Panazine—Pratl, Chalmiau i Terry'(Conn,), Oglesby, Tnigatle, Fabtorson, Hamiiton (Yoxas), and Norwood, Jtevolittonary Claime—Browmlow, Ohulrman ; Qile bert, Conon Johnaton, aud Goilthwnite, Clluia—Seott, Ghwlruian 3 Peatt, Dovernn, Wright, Milelell, Bonfvel, Davia, Merriman, and Gok{twalte, Jratriet of Colmbra—Liwir, Chairmun ; Bpencer, Hitchenck, Kubertson, Jorier, Dorusy, und dohuaton, Patenls—Ferry (Gonn.), Chisirun 3 Windown, Wad- Togh, Mnmilton (\d.), siidt Johvatoy Tublie Duddduigs - anl Growmli—Morrlll (VE), Ohnrua ibart, Cameron, Btockton, utud Coogior, Territortes—Doroinau, Oiffmau; Iicheack, Ora- gy, Olnylon, Pattoraun, Govper, auil MeCrosry. Pacyle Ravironds—Bloware, Ohnirman; Seott, Wost, Rvmaoy, Hitcheack, Craghy, Towe, Frelingluysun, Hutfltoh (Texus), Riusotn, and Koliy, fp—Ttaitlin, Chuftman; Ohsudlor, Mines and Aing Bargent, Grozlor, Tipton, and dolithyaito, fon of Luws of the United States—Oonkling, Y, Hevii Oliairnints ;, Girpiantor, Stnwart, Alcorn, snd ducation and Labor-=Fianagan, Chafrn o, Tugulh, Sutwer, Mortow, fiogz, and Govdon. Cluil Service and Ketrenchmni—\rlght, Chnirmisn ; Boutwell, Sherin, Humlin, Howe, Humflton (M), aud McCrocry, . e 9o Aukit aid Control Cantingent Kzvenses L rintiig—Rutlioy, Glalruian; Tove, sni Suuls- iy, g Senafe—Cirpentor, Cunlrman ; Jouoa and Daunis, rary—1owe, Chinyrman ; Allinon, Elmunds, rofn‘:xl Jialta—Baynrd, Chnivaian ; Lowia, Coopor, led 11id{s—Amier, Clinirn yton, Ticviston o Rules—Ferry (Aiel.), Oualrmun § Home 1in, aud Mosrlmn, Levee af the Mlinsfenppt River—Alcorn, Chafrmnn; Olagton, Beliurz, uud Cooper, Fransportation loutes 1o Ohistrinan; Sherman, ~Gonkiing, Miteioll, Norwood, oud Davis ' LOUSIANA HENATORS, Mr, MORTON movad that tho credentinls of Pluchiback and MeMillan ag Sonatora from Louin- invn, now on the Prosident's tablo, "bu roferred to tho Commistea on Privilegen ; also, that por- tion of the Prosident's messugo referring to amendments to the Covstitution of the United Htates, Agraed to. ADJOURNMENT, After Mr. Morton's motion, tho Senste weut into oxecutivo uesyion, aud svon after adjournad tll Mouday, HOUSE OF.REPRESENTATIVES. BALARY-OBAD NEPEAL BILLS. Mr, DALE (Mo.) olfored tho following reso- lutiol Itesolved, Thnt a Sclect Committea of »even loap- polutod to'tako into considerution the subjost of u ro~ pesi of the Salury bill (so-callod), aud that tho usid Committee bo_ instructsd to reporl st the earliest practicablo day, and that all billa on the subject be veforred to the eaid Committee, Adoptod. Tho Sposker said that ho would consiaer the resolution as pormitting the futroduction and reforonco now of il bills on tho subjeoct, wnd n largo number wore introduced and roforred ; ono by Ar, MOREY ond one by Mr,FIELD, rropm to abolish pay and sllowances” to wow- ers ; and one by Mr. BECK proposes to_pro- hibit all allowances for expouses of tho Presi- dent's bouseliold, in considoration of tho in- creaso of liis snlary. : Mr, COX askod the unanimous congent that the Special Committeo havo leave to report ot any time, bolioving that both sides of the Ilousa would join in & dosire to get rid of the the Seabonrd—YWindom, Wests _ Conovor, subject, A‘l’!- NEGLEY remarked that tho gontloman (Cox) hiad taken wil summer to make up Lis mind on tho subjact, aud the House should cer~ tainly havo somo time. Mr, COX—That is not true, cltoment, . Mr, NEGLEY—What docs tho gentloman say ? Mr, COX—I can couvince tlLo gentleman from Ponnsylyania, ‘Ihe’ SPEAKER called upon the membors to come to ordor. After furthor upnrrlug, in the course of which Mr, NEGLEY said that ho obtained his informa- tion from nowspapors, whicli woro nlsyays cor- roct on this subjoct, Mr. COX referred him to the Trensury rocord. Tho SPEAKER called the attontion of the Houso to the attitudo of the question, which waa that a select commitice, unless otherwiso ordarad, would be placed on the foot of the list of commuttees, o again submitiod tho question, and, there boing no objection, he an- uouncod that tho Salooy Committes would have right to roport at any time. BILLS INTRODUCED, On calling tho roll of tho Statos, tho following ‘bllis wore iutroduced in tho House, Dy Mr. BURCLIARD—A bjll roquiring National Banks to retain intorest on bonds deposited as socurity for circulation as part of thoir reserva ; slno, a bill to oucourage tue establishunent of {roe schools, By Mr. [TAWLEY—ITia bill relating to currency sud free banking ; also, a bill rogulating com- morco botween tho States, This is his bill of lagt wintor. Thero was & protracted contest coucerning tho reforenca of this hill, Mr. Hawloy desiring its roforonco to tbe Committes on Railwnys and Causls. Mr, NEGLEY moved to seud it into tho Conimerca Cowmmittes, whore it fared badly last year. It was referred to the Rulirond Committoo. Ly Mr. RANDALL—To prokiblt tho payment of intorest bi National Banks; to amond tho Nationa! Banking act, and to rcimburao distillors for their outlaya for spirlt moiors. By Mr. LEACH—To rostore the franking privilego. By Mr, MORAY sud Mr. CAIN—Supplomen- tary to the Civil Rights bill, {Mr. HUNLER—Authorizing the Becretary of the Treasnry to put in circulution the residuo of the $44,000,000 rescrve by purchasing Gov- ornment boods therawith, By Mr. HAWLEY (llla.)—To regulate com- merce smong tho sovoral States Ly railroads, also for b canal connecting the waters ot Lnke Mioltgan, and the Ilinows, Missisuippl, nnd Rock livers, By Mr. WILSON—declaring the true intont and moaning of the Iaclfic ailrond acts, It pro- hibita the approval by the President or any do- partmient ot the map qruuumrd by the Contral Branch Union Pacific Raitrod Company for an osteusion of that Compmuy from its prosout western torminur to the huiorodth meridian: I'ho object ia to provent tho Company from pro- curing u subsidy of lauds and bonds for u dis- taneo of about230 miles. 1t doclares that under oxisting Jogislution tho Compnny Lisu no right to the subuidies sought to be procured Dby the approval of tlie map. y Mr. PARKER—For publio bulldings at St. Josuph, By Mr. WELLS—For tho improvement of tho Mississippi Rivor boiween tho mouth of the Ohio and” Missonri. By uoveral membora—DBills for a canal aronnd Niagara Fulls, and with roferenco to the freo cir- cutution of woekly nowspupora. By Mr. KENDALL—"0 roquirouniform chargos on railrosds, and to punish unjust disorimine~ tllun in favor of or againat partioular porsons or places, By Mr. BUTLER (Mass,)—To provide for the Just and cquitablo distribution of tho Geneva award, By Mr, PARSONS and othera—To ropoal the Bankruptoy law, By Mr. BECK—Torepoal the * {ron-clad oath,” and for removiug diunbilitien undoer the Four- teenth amondmons ; to permit the Seoretary of the Treasury to loan United Statos logal-tender notes on the secwrity of national bonds; ulso, amunding tho Natioual Bankiug act, aud suthor- izing tros bunking with practicablo redeaiption, By Mr, Cox—l(ccuyizmg Cnban belligerenoy. DBy Mr. ALBRIGHT and othors—Relatiug to tho troo tranamission by mail of newspapors and poriodicals, By Mr. NEGLEY—To improve the harbor of Pit{sburh, and for a mariog hospital and other public bulldings at Pittsburgh. KELLEY'S OURKLNOY BILL, Mr, Kelley's bill for the improvement of the ourroncy provides that tho Uuited States notos in clreulation euall be Lunited to $400,000,000, and that auy holdor of suld notes, not loss than 250, sball,” upon preysutation to the United Btates ‘Irensury or Assistant ‘'ropsury, receive cxchange bonds of tho United States boarluyg 8 65-100 intoreet, the houds rodoomable on pro- sontation in United Btates notes with accrucd intorest, Thut tho Secretary of tho Trousury whall propare 560,000,000 o United Btatos uotew to bo Leld au & rademption fund for, and usud only iu redomption of, said bonds, and that the notos shall be withdrawn and placed again in tho roserve out of any Unlted Biatos notes not atherwiyo appropristed recoived by the Tiens- ury Dapartiment thereaftor; aud tho smouut of uoten recoived by the 'Tromsury Departmont in ‘oxchauge for snid bonds bearing 8 065-100 per cont mterost shall be apmopriated nod applied by the Heoratary of tho ‘Treasury, as rapidly as practicable, to the purchase or rodemption of any honds of the United Btates outstunding at the paskage of this sot, That National Buaks bo unthorized to hold waid bonde, boaring 3 45-100 Lnr cont intorost, inatead of tho roservo United Lutes notoa now raquised by Inw, ‘FIY NOLES. Propositions to amoud the rules of the Mousko were iuade and roferred to the Conuuittess on Rules, a8 follgwy: . By br, GARKLD~That when House billy {Uproar and ex~ como back to the House with Bavato nmend- monts, points of ordor may bo mado in the Tfouso ngaiuat such amendments whenover thay Heam not garmasnn to the suhjeet mattor of tho Bill, or whon such amondments contain appro- priationa ro¢ nuthorizod \)y il Iy Mr. LAWRENCE—That no bitl alinll con- tain moro than tno subject, to ho axpressod fn its title, 'Lhut tue report of & Commiltee of Conforence shall bo divisable, and that no gon- aral logiulation whall bo ongrafted on appropria- tion Mfiu by & Gommittoo of Conferenca, l!i‘ My, POLAND—~That all resolutions ealling for Informalion from the Prosident or feom uny Dopartmont rhall first ho reforred Lo yomo ap- proprinte conmmitfoo for ropurt s tu tho nceeselty nnd propristy of making mich enll, " such commitieo to repori thereon without duhy, and Lo be authoriz:d to report at any time. ~ That whonever auy reso- lution or proposition is offerod by a member for o inveatigation Ly o committea relating to tho conduct o notion'of any mombor or nuy ofticer or doepartmont of thie (tovernnent, such regolu- tion or mnl)osmnn shal] bo referred to somo ap- Proprh\tnu anditg commitice forreport whother hore {4 rensonablo and probable enuse for such investigation, and tho mombor offering it ahall appear boforo such commitioo nud slato sl the knowledgo and information ho hns on the subjact, the Comimnitiee to bo authorized to report at any o, By Mr. MOREY—To add to the regular stand- ing " comnmittcen of the Houso a Committoo on Misslssippt Loveos. TIHE BALARV-STEAL. Alr, KELLGAG (Conn.) offered resolution L\imeung the Speclal Committee on the Reduc- tion of Snlarios to mvestigeto tho actual amount paid to mombers of the last Congress for sala- ries, milenge, stationerv, and othor allowancos, Ttoforred to the Special Commirtoo, The SPEAKER sunounced tho Speclal Com- mittee, ag followa: llulo, of Maino; Muynard, Kungon, Scoflold, Hale, of Now York ; Niblacl, and Jowett. ¥ - ADJOURNMENT. . The Honso adjonrued, the BPEARER stating that he would announce the stunding commit- toou to-morrow. =~ ZOLITICAL. Arguments Bofore Misi Prius Court in Philadeiphin Concerninx the Leguality of the Oonstitutional Elcction, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, PmvapELrnia, Uee, 4.—At the Nisi Priua Court this morning, bofore Chicf Justico Ag- now, aud Judges Sharswood, Mercur, Gordon, and Willisms, tho argument upon the question of the powers of the Election Commissionors appointed by the Constitutional Convention was rosumod, ANGUMENTS FOB THE CLECTION. The Hon, Wm. H. Armstrong, sporking for the Commissioners, enid that tho only power to cliango tho organio 'law of tho Stata was vested in tho pooplo, and, when the peo- plo by convontion procecoded to mako such clange, they were independent of an: legislativo control.” 1n conclusion, he observe that, if the Convontion niad failed to rescue tho citizens of DPhiladelphia from the infumous Rogistry lnw which yearly disfranchised thon- sands of votors whoso right to vote under tho Constitution was undoubtad, it would have baen undly derolict in its duty, As to the motives of theso plaiutifs, ho would leave tho Court to in- for thom from tho false protonscs containoed in their bills of complaint. Tho Hon. Charlos R, Buckalow followed on tho samo gido, and argued that the fourth, fifth, and sixth soctions of tho act of 1872 sot forch a #chomo or plan for tho submissiou of the Con- stitution, and the manner of tho eleotion ; and in no particular had thoordinavce of tho Jonvoen~ tion contlicted wiih this plan, ARGUMENT AGAINST HOLDING THE ELECTION. The on, Banjamiu IT. Brewstor closed the ar- ment for tho bill, Ha said his romarks should ho such a8 & lawyer skould address to a learned Qourt in tho docision of & grave logal quostion, ~ Mo urged the Court to lsten to a discussion of reasons, and not to tho anpeals of pawsion. Judge Gordon lad remarked that the powers of the Convention were limited, but supremo within their Lmits, Where could be fouud our suthority for the crestion of thiy Eloction Comnmiseion? It cannot be found, for tho act ways, *“''ho Constitntion shall be sub- wmitted as the Convention snall proscribo”—not “'as the Commissioners mny proscribo,” Tho ordinanco was passed to let flow the tide of po- litieal corruption, of which tho cases ot Kuonss, Rood, Casmdy, and Alaun vera illustrations. The abseuce of £unllfioa in the ordinauce for gmvanuns fraud in tho olection, ho said, ia ovi- lenco that tho framors of tho aystem of registry, by devising ita minutoness of detail, wers almost arontal iv their suxiety to protock the people rom frauds at elections, "In ‘conclusion, ho en- joined the Court to a careful consideration of tho ontiie quentions at jasne. THE DECIBION RESERVED, 4 Chief Justico Agnow said : '* In order to give the Court moro iine to luck into this subjaot, and if possibla to reduco their views to writlng, we will adjourn until 12'v'slook to-morrow.” P Passage of XResolutions by the Fame many Genoral Commitice Denonuncs Ing tho Salary=GrabesApproval of tho Qourse of Mesers. Cox and lotman in Withdrawing from tho Domo= cratic Congressional Caucus. Spectal Uispateh to The Chicugo Tribune, New Yong, Deo. 4,—At ita sossion to-night, the Tammany General Committoo passed resolu- tions roundly denouncing tho Presidont for signing tho baok-pay bill, and the Democratio membera of Congross for retsining their back- pay; od the Committes carnostly requested the Democratic Ropresentatives In Congrosa to advocato its unconditional repeal, A lettor trom Fornondo ood to John Kolley . was read in the meotivg, Io it ho states that the Washington Deinocracio caucus took no action on the back-pay queation, and that it has beeu placed iu a fulse position by tho action of Messrs, Holman snd Cox in with drasylog from tho caucus, Ho begs the Tam- mauy Committeanot to take any notion agaiust the Domooratie mombers, Notwithstauding Mr, Waood's letter, the resolutions pralsing Holman and Cox, sud their supporters, and denounciug Wood aud uis constitueuts, wero passed uuani- mously, Contcatod Elections in ftock Isiand Cotinty, Kil. Spectal Dispateh to T'he Chicngo Pribune, TRock IsraND, IiL, Dee, 4,—~Tho Republicans of this county, not contont with the ofiices car~ riod by thelr nominacs, bave beou casting about for somo oxcuse for contesting the election of 8. I Portery Anti-Monopolist, who was olected Tronsurer by 18 wajorily, 'I'hey lLave discov- ored what they clalm to bs ground for rotion in Baffulo Lruiric Townnhip, where an unrelinble clock was used, and they claim Lhat the polls wora iilogally closed an hour bLofore the pxjojmr time. As this township gave Poitor 45 minjority, the vojeotion of its vote would aleot Clelond, his competitor, The wat- ter will come up in the December torm of the County Court, and will be thoroughly ventilated, Porter's friends are awaro of goms irvegulanities in Moline Townehip, und may bring ) avidenco which will causp tho voto of that towuship to be thrawn our. 1t this js done, 8, 8, Guyer, Re- publican, will Lo defeutod for County Judgo. Che Feeling in Toledo Regurding the ChiefeJusticoship«=ilr. Waito Would Xuvo Joon n Bottor Man, Spectal Dispateh to . The Chicugo Tribune, Tovrpo, 0., Deo, 4.~The appointment of At- tornov-Genaral Willlams to .tho Chief-Justice- ship is not vory hoartlly approved "V the Itepub- licaus hore. 'The Hon, M. R, Waite, of thiy pluce, was urged for the offico by many of his friouds, and it wus thought Lis nomi- uation wns fuyorably cousidered b tho Presidont. Howaver, if he had boon set nuido for & Jurlut of national repu‘a- tion, tho defoat of the annirations of his frienda would hava boon submitted to with tho Lost rage in the world, but now they have sdded to thoir gonso of ~ Attorney-Genoral Williamw* {nantnoss for the ofica the nutural disappointe mont of sociug their favorite boaton, Strength of the Anti-Nlonopolist Party in Cafiforinin =« The Election for United States Nonutor, BAN Fnaxoiseo, Deo, d4.—Irwin's electlon nn Prosident of the Btate Sounte Is a viotory for the Anti-Monopolists. The Sonatorinl quostion i not materially changod. ‘The bittorest foes of Dooth admit the cortainty of hiw oleotion to the United States Bounte Tor the long term, 'I'he grout trouble now is to soloot a doslrablo candidate to (il Cus- surly's unoxpirod term, Noono hua yer hoon detarmined upon since tho withdrawal of ilaight. ‘I'he voto for Hanators cuunot be hud, undor the cade, until the sacond Tueuduy afier the organi- zation of the Loginlatura, und that was nos cowmne plotad tlll yostorday, he Blection in Texzng, QarvesTON, Tox,, Doo, 4,—~Tho News Las full raturns frow only four counties 1hus faz, Gal- yeston glyos a Domovorntic majurity of 1,054, Btarr Qounty, & Republican majority of 18, Jexar Connty, o Dasincratio majority of 0403 Sonch County, n Danveraliv majority of 2345 Games Conuly, Hopublican by s large majority, 'Uho Bizueas a0 nob_givon, Rashar, Grogy, Wood, MaUlatlan, #Uis, Fiusteam, Tmnos ntone, Granmy, Travos, Biazos, Nuvarre, Dallus, Hayos, Camoron, Cotton, tomal, Grayson, An- derson, Full, Leon, and Tiurh Contea, tho returns helug partinl, show ou opgregaio Dewocratio wnjorlty of 11,700, Marot, Fort Bird, Mout- yotory, Colorndo, Walkor, and 1liddlgo, tho re- wnrne Detnge partind, show an nggrogate Ropub- can majority of 1,657, Full roturns will probe ably be roceivad Lo-motrow night from of lonst n portion of the Btate, e Affrny I All(l\‘u‘v‘(}uun(y. Mo==One Mirn Willed nnd Ewoe heriously Wounded, " Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. 81 Jdosrri, Mo., Dso. 4.—Information bas Just boon rassived hora feom Andrew Couuty, in tho interlpr of tho Stato, that last uonday aftor- noon about 2 o'clock, thros-quariors ot a mile north of Rachoater, m Andvow (Hunty, Robort MoOully, age:t ahout 59 yoars, and s two song got Into & dilllsulty wich Clinton Soward, which rasultod in tha doath of Robort MeCully and tho wounding of Seward nnd Charlos McCully, ‘Lhe favls in the coue nro ay follows : Ono of the MeCullys had ronted a farm, and for somo roa- wou absented hiweelf from the neighberhood, nnd tho place’ was nguin ronted to Sewnrd, MeOnlly roturnod and claimed tho stock tleld, which Soward would not give up, Eight doys prior to tho difienlty, Soward recetved n Jolter coutalning some gun-powder and shot, and a notics to t‘e:wo by tho 3d of November, No at- tontion wan paid to this warning, At tho expin. tion of the time nowed, McCully and his two sons come down armed with doublo-harrcled ahot-gung, aud_oponed firo upan Bownrd, which b0 returnod, Rovert MeCully recoived o chatgo of buck shot in tho lefc bieast, which killed Lim almost instantly ; Howard was wounded iu tho shouldor ; avd Charles McCully roceived tho con- tonts of a shol-gun 1 his ablowen, intlicting & ?’(‘mud which, it is thought, will not prove atal.. Look Out for £1im--A Doalor in Korgs el Notes. Spectat Dispatch to Lhe Chicago Tribune. O1TAWA, Ill. Doc. 4.—A young man named Parks, who has been selling sewing-machinas for Me, Nowport, at Senaca, 15 milos cast of Ot- tawa, disappeared on Monday Inat swith his om. ployer's horse and buggy. Io loaves somo forged noten behind him upon which ho hoa raised various small sums of money. Embezzliement Casc in Springfield, 0. spectal Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, SrnixarieLy, O, Deo. 4.—~Tho testimony in tho Wick omhozzlumsn&lcnao in whioh' £00,000 aro involved, {a all i, "lo-morrow the ATEU- meats to the jury will commence, and will tond over several days. ox- Frauds in the Street Clenning Departs mont in St. Loaise 81. Louis, Mo., Dec. In the report mado by the Grand Jury to-duy, thoy charge the Streot Cleaning Departmont of this city with gross ir- regulavitios and fiauds, Among the spocifle chorgos are that some persons who apply for work are required to pay a foe bofore being om- ployed ; that favorites get full pay for half work ; that unusuzlly s totally unuecessary numbor of oversoers nre emploved; that work has bLeou done forprivate parties and paid by Lhe city ; that ofilcors hinve cortified to work boing performed by persons who novar did any work in the Do- partmont ; that work which wan lot to coutract- ors by the city has been dono by tho Streat Clean- ing Dopartment, and thocontractora recoived the guy for work uever dona by thom. The Grand ury aleo returned to the” Criminal Court nine geparate indictments against J, 1L Duffor, Su- erintondontof the Strost Cloaning Departnent, ut their procise naturo has not yot trauspirod. Crime in emphis. Mexrems, Tenn,, Doc. 4.—Thora is considern- blo excitement hero over the dizcovery that 250,000 in county warrants have heen abstracted from the safs of the County 'U'vustes, after hay- ing beon puid but not caucoled, Tho 'frusteo, MMr. Woodward, has Leceu absent for some two wealty, and thonsands of rumors aro afloat. The drand Jury {4 investigativg: tho matter, and in the menutime wearns the public sgainst” traliog tor them, 'Ihoir numbors will bo publithed to- morrow, Jobn White, who a8 rentonced to ba hanged for shooting mevoral momborsof the Shei(t's posse, on President's Island, in 1872, sud was §nntad a now trinl, was seutouced this morning ' twonty years' imprisonaont. Defaleation by a Woodward County, ‘Lo, Tristeds Mexreinrs, Tenn,, Dae, 4.—Thero 18 no longer any doubt but that u Woodward Connty Trustee hud abeconded with £15,000 or £20,000, in addi- tion to over 840,000 in county warrants bypotho- cuted by him to obtain monoy to gumble in stocks, Dills have beon fled aud injunctions issned by the Seeond Chancery against John O, Paga and the Mechunies’ and Traders’ Baulr, ro- straining thom from trausforring or using theso warranty, which wero given as collateral for some 45,000, ‘he warrants are worthless, having beon paid. Uho holders will lose them, Woadward’s bondsmen will have souw $16,000 or $20,000 to puy as far ay tho investigation haa goue, espited. New Yon, Deo. 4.—Dblechella, who was to ba hanged to-morrow in Jersey City for the murder of Michacl Stevenson, Lhas been reapited to the 9th of January. A Man Shot Rccause Ylo Wouid Not Trust for a Drink. Mesrms, Tenn, Deo. 4.—Alexandor W, Taylor, tormesly of Birminghsw, England, grocer, cornor of Third awl Ovortou streols, was shot aud instantly kiled sbout G o'clock this evening by John IL Gruco, a fiteman, who ho re(l,uml to crodit for u drnle. Graco was ar- rostod, mMall obbers Arrested, Mexems, Tenu,, Dec, .—L. D. Belden, Post- mastor at Wushington, aod Lis son, Josoph Belden, Doputy Postmastor, wero hronght to the city to-night, undor axrost, chatgod with rabbing wail-bags of' §1,197 last wook. A Izoy Shot by 2 Companion. New Youg, Dae, {,—William Seatt, aged 17 yoard, son of the bridge-tendor at the Ilaciivn- sack Rivor, noar New Burham, was shot daud on Tuesday night by Goorge Allen, a compauion. At tho time of the shooting the youths were just ml:mng out of the bridio-tondor's Louss to wotile v disputa, I'he Coroner's jury hag rendered a vordiot of aceidentsl siooting, Aing Convicts Sent to.Sing Singx, Naw Your, Do, A.—Ingersoll and Farrington, the *ring™ convicts, were taken to Sg Slog to-day. DES MOINES, A Goodly Slice of Pomilon--Rceting of tho Executive Commitice of the St Grauge. Sreciat Dispatcls to The Chicago Tribune, Des Mogxrg, Iu,, Doo, 4.—Walter A, Simpson, of Marshalltown, was to-day paid as back-pen- slon, the sum of £2,608, Ilo was paralyzed in 1802, n the Army of the Cumberland, I'he Bxecutivo Committeo of the Stato Grnnr,'o was in sesnlon at tho Jouos Houso to-day, The members of the Commitiea prosout nre Grand Mastor A, B, Smedloy, £, R. Bhunklud, J. D. Whitmau, 8. Slmpaon, M. Farrluglon, Spoucer Day, sud 0, 11, I, Buchanan, R —— THE CIVIL-SERVIGE. Examination of Caniidates in Cincine. nutl, Civomnatr, 0., Dec. 4.—At tho Clyil-Service examination to-duy, for the Third Civil District, of cuudidates for clasa of Lirst Clerk fn tho Iixecutive Department at Washington, fifty-one of the sighty-soven candidates wevs presout, of whom three weve lgdios, Chavles Lyman, Acts ing-Chief-Examinor of the Trl!llfl.ll?' Dapart- mont, wis assisted by tha ITon, R, 1f, Btephen- | son sud tho flon, Willism E, Davis, of (his eity, D, B. Eaton, of the Civil-Service Commiusion, Whs pressut, £ o NAVAL, Pumaprrrnia, Dec. 4.—The monitor Man- hattan has been pronounced uttorly untit for worvice 1n hor presont eutidition, New Youx, Deo, 4.—"1he United Stulos war- ntenuor Kaukng, which loft thisport for Buntivgo do Cuba on Nov. 14, has not arvived at bor destl- nriton, aad it 14 stafed thut who las not beon heard of wivco hor departiro, New Yonk, Deo, 4 —Tho war-stoamor Kuuang loft tum port under sealed orders, aud asthe Guvernmont does not wanlfest any anxlety for .1t muy Dbe that Bantingo de Cubn wia not hor destinotion, Lmwavriei, Yo, Doe, 4—A speclal from Wiltnington wayi the manitor Manliettan iy ox- peeted to #all for Koy West to-morrow in good ivim, aud with overyihing socure and safe. RAILROAD NEWS.: Worlk on tho Muscatine Westorn Raile youds Spectal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Davesrour, In, Deo, f=—Work on the Musca- tizo Wesleyn Inilroud, runuing woat from Mun- catine, which {4 now unilor control of the Dur- lington, Ceder Rapidy & Minuesote Railrond Gompany, Is boing contiuued in spite of dull timos and eald weathor. Tho line is graded to Richimond, clovon milos wost of the Iowa River, and_trecke'ayors wore to commonee work this week, ‘e Dridge over the Iowa Rvor has just been complelod, and the continotors ara now at work Tuilding Lo stono_plers for & fite bridgo overthe Codur River. Tho Cuta Riverls ko low that all tite piers oxcept ono will be laid on dry ground, Mmilwnnico Clnmoring for nn In- crenye of ‘Wransportation Freilitios, Specinl Diapateh ta Chicaao Tribune, Minwavreg, Dee. 4. o Chambor of Com- morca to-duy sdoptad o Hoties of rogolutionn in yogard to winter froigits, "Theso web forth that the facilities for transportation tront this clity are insnflicient, and call sipon the difforant froight agonts to use their cfforts to ths ond, A com- mittas was appoiuted to'call upon theso agonts. 'rogress NMade in the ITuilding of tho Cumberland & Ohio Road. Louisvirie, Ky, Deoi 4.—At o mecting of tho Doord “of Dircctorn of tho Cum- horland & Ohio Liiilrond, held to-day, Presi- deut DuLonoy roported tho work of con- gtruction stoadily progressing, and tho Com- pany justifisd in lowtiug now coutracts, 'Ihe grading and masoury of tho ten milos from Jeottuville, Ky, fo the Tennossce Siate Ime havo just been lob to moveral old and exporicnced coutractors, which complates the lotting of tho rond from Gutlatin, f'enn., to Scottsville, Ky. Work on ihe rond from Shelbyville, Ky., south to Scottisvillo ks well advanced, and the Enggincer is directed to adver- Liso for groen-ties for a portion of the north end of tho rond, and tho Presidont was authorized to advortise for pmrunn)n for grading and ma- sonry for six miles of the road in Barron County. Tho prospects of the rond aro regsrded na very flattering. Three calls of 20 per cont aud ono of 10 per couk woro ordered made on the individual stockholdors of tho Compauy, —_— e FIRES. ‘fhroe Lnrge Wooden Duildings on the North Slde Kcduced to Ashesss Estimatoed Loss, $7,500. Bhortly after 8 o'clock Inst evoning, flames woro discovered in the two-story double-front wooden building, Nos. 2:2and 264 Larraboe streot, owned by M. Btickle. An slarm of firo was sent in from Dox 167, and s socond alarm was struck from tho samo box at 8:40. The firo originated in Rudolph Wagner's bakory, No, 262 Larrabeo stroot. The flamos spread with great rapidity, and in half an hoar ufter the dizcovery of the Aro tho building and most of its contents wore in ashes, The fire spread to the building No. 107 Cly- bournavenue, winchwasalso destroyed. No, 204 Lusraloe street was occupted as a_ barber-shop by Horman Hollo, whose loss is about £1,000. “I'be total value of property destroyed was about $7,600, fully covered by insurance. No. 264 Lar~ tabeo streot and 107 Clybourn svenue wero ggloxfial by Fritz Lichter, whose loss was about ,000. In Rloomington, il Syecial Dispateh to T%e Chicago Tribune, Drooyxivgroy, Ill, Dee. 4.—The mattross factory nud upholstering establishment operatod by Johu V. Morris, of this oity, was partially destroyed by firo to-day. Tho demage to tho building and stock will not exceed $60J, which is covered by inewrance. The building iy the proporty of I{. Bchroder. At Shipman, 01, Special Inapateh t The Chicago Tribune, CARLINVILLE, 11L, Dec. 4.—The tlouring-mill of Mitter Brathers, nt Shipmau, was consumed by five on \Veduurdnflnight. Tho loss iy from §5,000 to 6,000, with no inewrance. The fireis la\l_nppnnnd to bavo beon the work of an ingon- Inry. In §t. Joscphy Mo.; Loss $2,400. Br. Joseei, Mo, Deo, 4.—Turee of tho prin- cipal busineay houses in thoe town of Laso, fn this county, with their contonts, wero dostroyed by Hro Iat night. Tho loss 13 25,000 to 30,000 5 suranes about &4,000—8400 in the North Amorican, of Piladolphis, 82,400 in the Aloms- niu, of Olovaland, and the balauce in Bk, Jonoph conpanies, - OHIO DENTISTS. Sescion of the Stato Association in Columbus-=A Concerted IRvusistance to L3o fludo to the Domands of the Patoutee ol Babbor Dontal-Plates, Conumnus, O., Dee, 4,—At tho sossion of the State Dental Association to-day the topics dis- cussad wore : ** Oparations, the moda bf oper- ating, and the malorial used m flling tectls ;" + Dous tho admiuistration of time phospliate ald in_ tho dovelopment of the teoth?" and Wby Lo uot deutistry received tho geueral rocoguition that it s justly ontitled to receive,” The fullowing oflicers wero elected for tho ensuing year: Prosident, IL A. Ywith, of Cinciunati; = Vice-Dresidonts, A. A. Blonat, of Spiingtield, snd J, A, Deauman, of Colambus ; Lecording Bocrotary, J. M. Porter, of Masmlon; Coriesponding Beoretary, R. K. Jolmson, of Oleveland; Treasuror, G, M. Duely, of Oxford, Drs. Butler and 1lorton, of Clove- land, were alectod membors of the State Board of Dontal Examinors, Amauu-moulmF of dentists was held to.day, ab whioh resvlutions wero udopted requestiny the Patent Committeo of tho State Den- tal Assuciation to request counkol in Cloveland to co-operate with atiorneys in tho country in rosisting tho clairs brought against Obio by the patentaos of dental rnbbor for alloged infringement of their patonts, tho exponne of theue suits to by paid by contri- butious from nll dontists in the Btate. BEES. Proceodings of the North American I¥coulecpers? Socioly at Louisvilles LouisviLLE, Ky., Dao, 4,.—Flhe North Ameri- cuuBeo-Keopors® Socioty mot again this moruing, and, afLor some routine businos, selocted the fol- law{m: aoftleera far the ansuiug year: President, Seth Llopland, Ponnsylvanin; Socrotary, Abner Tono, Indinna; Tvoasurer, J. 8. Bill, Ohio, and a Vico-President for each of the twonty-seven uiatoa, D. B, Adair read an interesting paper on the wings of boos, In which he sdvancod tho thoory that the senso of smell, broaching aud liearing of Loos is lodged in the wings. ‘Tho attendauce, though not large, was good, ‘I'he woclety adjonrnod this afternvon to weet in Titteburgh'on thoe second Wednesday in Novem- bor, 1874, aftor appointing the followiug com- mitloe to roprosont tho boe intorest of tho coun- try at tho Ceutonnial Exhibition in Philadelphia in'1876; D, 8, Adair, Kontucky ; Mra. 8,1upper, Towa; J. W. Winden, Oblo. Nxw Yonrk, Deo. 4.—The navigation of tho Hudson Rivor is agam open to Alvsuy. FINANCIAL. Roductlon of Wages by tho Milwans keo & Sto Paul Rarond Managers, Special Disvatch to T'he Chicago Iyibune, MILwAUKEE, Deo, 4,—The Goneral Manager of tho Milwaukeo & Ht, Paul Ruilroad gave or- dory on tho 1st inst., that the wagos of all em- ployoa in the main offlce in this oty aro to be reducod 10 per cont fiom this time’ forward, Tho clerka take the matier good naturedly, and say thoy will bo well katiafiod 1f they can only Lo suro of getting * raiged " agaln at somo fu- ture time, The Philadeiphin Money Market, Special Diwpalea to Lhe Chicago Tribune, Pmapereia, 'a, Doo. 4.~There is no spocial chango to note in to-day’s trauwactiona in the money market, Call louns varied from 0 to 7.per vens on choico collatoral, and discounts on prime commorcial papor are firmat 10 por cout, Natlonnl Pinances Wastunarox, D, 0., Deo. 4,—Customs roosipts for the woek euding Nov. 40 were: Boston, £230,438 ; New York, §1,346,016 ; Philadelphin, 676,923, Interual rayenno recsipta to-dny, $2564,004. Outstanding logai-tendorn, 408,666,718, i - THE ERIE CANAL. Arnaxy, N, Y., Doo, 4,—Lho late thaw makes it powsible that the Erie Oanal may e opencd ngmu in a fow days, got through to tidewaler, LEGAL VI_NTELLIGENCE. A Suit Invelving Throv-Quartorn of o Millton of Dollne to Mo Enstitinteq nt reovine Knectal Disynteh ta e Chicagn Tribune, Peonia, Iil,, Der. 4.—8uit will bo commencod In tho Chancery Court next torm by William Dodgo, 1econtly appointed consarvator of Marin Bharp, Insany, againat J. H, Tmak, former con- revvator, to racover forty aeros in Lower Poovia, Tho amount fuyolved in nbout 8750,000, Tho Iawl hays changed hands, nnd I8 now coverad with butldings, among which are aevoral distil- lerioy, browaries, and pork-houses, Patont-Xmprovement Case in Pittas burghs Prrranuror, Pa., Do, 4.—~The casos of John 8. MoMullen ogalunt W, II, Brown, Capt. R. N, Cray, and othor steambnoat owners, for infring- ing on hin patout far pteam cupetau, ars to bo contentod in tho Unitod Statea Court. Ous of them has been taken to the Supremo Court of tho United Btates, and propavations aro now making to take testimony for rospondents for the othior cases. Reduction of the United tes Mars shal’s Forco in Arkonsas. TarTsE Roor, Ark., Dec, 4.—The United Statos Marshal for the Western District of Arkaurns hna roducod bis force fifteon on account of the !'hnllt‘ed approprlution by the Department of atice. i ——ei THE LOUISVILLE BOARD OF TRADZ. LovisvinLg, Ky., Dec. 4.—A number of mer- chiants mot Lhiis evening to resnscitato the Board of 'T'rade, ‘I'welve Lundred dollara wero nub- seribed and a committoo appointad to soliois sub- acriptions feom the morchauts. It is propoued to ralso $10,000 at once to put the Board in funds, and resume meotings and the purchuass of diupatchos, SHORT-HORN CONVENTION. OI¥oNNATIL 0., Deg, 4.—~1In tho Intornationn Convention of Short-Ilorn Breedors, & paper on sliort-horns as milk-produceis hias Loou read and discussed, To-night o warm discnssion is in progress on the kind of cnttls to bo admitted to tho htrd-book, and the Cunvention may be pro- tracted till to-morrow. OHI0 DOCTORS. Special Disvatch to The Chicugo Tribune, Torvo, O., Dea, 4,—Lho Northisentern Ohio Medical Argociation, numbering 200, is boldivg & wosesion horo, which will teriniusto to-night wfih & banquet at tho Oliver Houso, KANSAS CITY LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Special Dispateh to The Chicaco_I'ribune. TaneAs Crry, Mo., Dec. 4, —OTrLE—Recelpts, 1,420 abipmen's, 949, Tiiis was tho moxt nctive dus' of the week, Tbe demand wan chiefy from feoders aid phip- pera, Bales of rovgh, through Texas slcora weromade at $1.00; wintered ' Torss cows, $1.05@2.30; New ‘oxas stcers, $2.00; Moxfcun ‘cowa, $1.80; winterod corn-fed do, loas—Markot active; domand urgont from packers Ielces tan at 40 wilveica of 6, clowing aironi at 80 —_— EAST LIBERTY LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Est Lioensy, Pa, Doc. 4.—CATTLE—Arrivals, 30 cars, Bout, 5X@330 ; modiuin, 4)@Sc; comnvn, 2,80@4.2 ! ilous—Arrivals, 47 cars, Dest Philadelphis, $4,0068 475 3 Yorkers, 4.40@4.50, Brcre—Arrivals, 6 care, Best, §5.00@5,15; medium, $4.00@4.75 ; cominon, $2.7533.23, . BALTINORE LIVE.STOCK MARKET. DALTI0TE, M, Dec. 4,—CATTLE—}oro sotivo and highor: very best on sale 5i@0ige; thul generaliy rated first quality, 4%@3%os medlun or good falr, 3:@4¢e, Recelpts, 9,014, Bales, 1,010, Hoos—Steady and g0 higher, Corn-fod hogs, 6@ 63ge s stillere, B3 @04 axze—Quivt il 3@ 3o highor, Sales at dX @Ko Prims wouid cominond e, Rascelpts, 1,282, FEW ORLEANS MARKET. Nrew 'nr-axs, Dee, 4,—CorioN—Activo; males, 7,200 baleke ychs frergular; Qoo ABTY to Atrlct good urdir * A@1Ge; low middiitigy (o rleict low il sed@lazic: mindings tw it mids di ‘ool middiings, 18@1850; o cxpoits {0 Greal Biitadn, 4,73 ales § uneaid, 62,600 balos, Quotationa for cortifind chiccks, 103% ency, 1@1(} ntorling, 17@17% for sig] 10 for cliecky. DaruErs—Qats dull and lower, nt 53@550, Hay~-Dull ; prime, $42,00; chofee,'$20,25, FrovisIoNs—Dry snit shoulders duil and lower, st 6c, Bacan dull at 63c, & , and 8e, Grookniks—Sugars dull aivd drooping ; fuferior, 4@ fic; common, G¥@do; falrto fally fale, G4GTe; primo to cholce, ‘73:@8ie, Molnsca activo aud frme o cowmat 95@70; falr, 48@5le ; mrime to cholee, o, Wutaxy—Loutsians, 04o ; Cinclonatl, 1,03, Others unchanged, MARINE. ‘ronnage Iteports COASTWIME ANNIVALS, = Xo. o) Class, Ao, Tonnage. men . 63 34,04 1,1 318 89,767 2,247 8,867 21 1,164 3l 13,678 a Behoouers, ..., 114,473 8,70 Totaliureverer vereerssn 40 a8 7 OOAYTWISE OLEARANOLS, No.oy Class. Tonnae, “mien Bleamers 815 Propellor 2,2:0 Dirke 108 Brig I 17 Bargea . 9957 18 enguners €23 2,00 Total.,.. 00 oo 678 2ISIET 0158 FONKIGN POR (. AMENMCAN VRISELS ABBIVED FROMX Class, Bargo, SCLOORGIR, + v of Tonnaae, 1,700 17 3y 9 1 8 Polalisasisasseirsniness ¥ 2,000 18 FOKRIGN VEGNELS OLEANXD YOI YORLIGN PORTS, Ao Clast. Mo, Tonnane, wmen, Propellcrs [ 2,543 158 Behiooners, 7 4357 [ T 4,000 2 RXCAPITOLATION, Moo Tonnage, men Constwise arrivals, . w48 160 Goantwléo clearances., 25,187 615 703 k1 forolgn ports, 2,681 o ‘Forelgi veauula arrived fiom forcign poria Jissana 2,528 1 Forelgn vessels' ‘claarad” for forelgn poria. .. rone 4,900 2 Transtors of Vessols Durlng Month of Noveubor, 1571 One-third of schr Amorics, A, Muir to Thomas Rubib ; considoration, §9,000, The ' wholo of achr Actlve, Martiy Keller to I, F, Church and A, L, Faloou ; conelderation, $4,000, One-bulf of schr Bolls Brown, William Brown te Willlam Mueller ; copsidaratinn, $3,300, Oneiaif of tuy Croton, N, Eastnan to E, E. Napler; conslderation, §1,200, One-sixth of schr E, 0. Grey, Frederick ¥, Darnes to Mary Daly: consldoration, §¢50, Oile-+ixth of sehr L. G, Groy, Walter Todd to Samuel ¥, Haring ; coneldoration, §630, “Threo-fourths of schr Game Gock, J, XL, Dyman ta Timotby Dyman ; conwderation, $1. Tho whole of tug J. F, Loyde, Jamon F, Tayden et &l, to Witlard 8, Oushiu ; conslderstion, £4,000, The whole of capal-boat Jenuds, Frunk opkine to Francle V. Raywond ; consideration, $1,500, Ouo-lisf of staur King Brothiers, 8, A. Jolinson to B, F, Uanford ; consideration, $1,600, (o whols of causl-boat Milwaukee, Joseph Lenry ta Facob Lynch ; consideration, $100. Thio whole of éanial-hoat Milwaukos, Jacob Lynch to James Kingewoll ; considuration, 5180, Ths whole of ' schr Topsy, Joreyh L, Dyman ta Timathy Dyman ; conalderstion, I, Jucob Keller lo Onesthird of achr Lurnur & Keller, Otlo Hehluneinan ; conriderationg, NEW PUBLICATIONS. W BOOKS. DA ETTATS Sophisms of the Protectionists. FOR BALK BY JANSEN, McCLURG & CO, 1C and the great proportion | 1 i " DISSOLUTION NOIOE. DISSOLUTION. Je it B st sl Jaii PSS By,