Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 16, 1873, Page 1

- VOLUMLE 27 DRESS GOODS, Chas. Gossage § Co. Offer to-day additional and extraordinary bar- gaing in Furs, in Coney, Squirrel, Black Marten, and Mink Sets. ‘We also again largely reduce many lines of Fine Dress Goods, Cam- el’s Hair Cloths and oth- er Fabrics, both season- able and desirable. Rich Silks at half their value, to close. : Our entire stock of ele- gant Velvet, Cashmere, Silk, and Camel’s Hair CostumesandPolonaise, Real India Shawls, plain and filled centres, at such low prices as to tempt purchase at sight. Attractive articles in Fine Laces and Em- broideries. Bargains in Sashes and Sash Ribbons, and a stock of Fancy Goods of all kinds, suitable for Holiday Presents, at an immense reductionfrom usual prices. 106, 108 & 110 State-st. REMOVALS, REMOVAL. The Merchants' National Bank Has removod from the Chamboer of Commcree to GALLUP & HITCHCOCE'S BULLDING, Northwest Corner of LaSallo and Madison-sts. C. B. BLAIR, Presidont. JOIN DE KOVEN, Cashier, et Dt M CHARM BLLLS. CHARIT BELLS, A limited nomber of tliesn memontocs of tho Chicago Firo, minde from tho motal of the Chicngo Gourt Hosa Bell, ar» aficr=d for salo by the Propriaiors, for the ado mont of Chrix was Troes, and tho Hotiday Trad> fn eml. Fur eala st GILES, BRO, & CO.'S, 264 un Wabashuv., Chicagn, $1.25 per Dozen, $12.00 por Gross. 1L 8, CONFECTIONER. Armmn A A~ e A~~~ JOHN KRANZ, WEHOLESALE AND RETAIL CONFECT IONER, BO Statosst., Teeps the largost assortment of oll kinds of Confoctionery, Also Christmas Troe Ornn- ments, Sunday-Schools and Fairs supplied at Wholesale Prices, PRINTERS, STATIONERS, &o. We should he plr’.;;cfl to give estimates for BLANK BOCKS & PRINTING OF tho Now Year. Cun dullvoe yromptly if ardored ange, CULVER, PAGE, BOYNE & 00, 118 & 120 MONROE-ST, Cn:-‘suu 18 will find It profitatie fo_got our prices wfore orderiug clvowhore, JITNDLE & JENKINS, Aholesnlo and To nors, Printers, and [lank dooleManugactivers, 16 Clark-at. MISCLLLANEOUS, FOR SALE. 600 LUIFALD ROBES, J. 8. BARNES & CO., 70 MADISON-ST, Bids Invited for ono waek trom date, for woodon building, as It stands, uorthwest coenar Mivhigaiav, and Jaghsonat., ta b renoy Soni uffers to Houn 8 Nixou's Suilaing, s e fouad, 1f desir FINANCIAL. £ SALT LA!EEI-\CITY, NATIONAY, BANK, B. M, Du RELL, Prost, J, M. BUBKETT, Cashr, Cutas, HEMPSTEAD, Atty, Callcotiuns mido fu Utah, Muntann, Idako, Novads, Arizina, Washingtan, i Orogens and ros mitiedd for in vur o3oh vited ‘htatos and G, teantoin on Vhls Bank oau Lo procured [ sorrospoudont, tho hlrd Natlonal Ban = the JIEETINGS. Magonie, Thero will bo s enseiz! wcoting of Apollo Lodgs, 013, A, FUA, ML ibaing dvonihy: Door 10, 1 4 ako At Eangouenta 1o attend tiio tuncrat of Bra, Didvid Taslur, of Apolly Lodge., doscassd, A full sttwndnco is dosired, By ordor W, M. LDWIN GREEN, Becy, Masonic, A regular meating of Ashlar Ldge, A, I, and A, M, il bo nieid at Masunio Femplo, curir Ttalsted and T dolphi-sts., this ovoning at 754 o'oluck, hnrp, ot tmportatio:s will s CEaumugicdy at it oy th Dugros, Dy order W, 8, G, 1, OHAN Attention, Sir Knights, Ststed Conclava of Avllo Qummandory, No.1, I¢. T, s [ ) aventng at T o'cluck, ab Asyluin (Amorte ;g onroo st * iusiices aad work R W 0K e, Recorder, Union Park Cong’l Soclety, Tho annaal moo ing of this Booloty will bo hold fa the 11 a; s’ Bulld P ' Urder, w K. Church ‘TM1IS EVENING at8o'cluck, Thio ofiicora for i85 suaulu gosr il bo cleotads aud tho Teoanurors e . & fall attondance fs davired. e 4. 0, THOMAS, WASHINGTON. TheQuestion of Increased Tax- ation Discussed at Length in the House, Secretary Richardson’s Letter to Chairman Dawes on the Subject. Mr. Dawes Is Appalled at the Constant Increase of the Istimates. A Resolution Looking to a General Cutting Down Adopted. A New Bill Fixing Salsries at 85,500 and Actual Trav- cling Expenses, House Bill Introduced to Tax In- comes of Over {3,000, An Atterapt to Rush the Bankrupicy Repeal Bill Through the Tonse, The Bill Said o Be in the Inte;esl of Jay Cooke & Co. and Other Large Firms. Over Three Hundred New Bills Introduced in the House. The Lincoln County, Neb., Pacific Rail- road Tax Sustained by the Supreme Court, Special Disnateh to The Chicago Tribune, AN AVALANCUE OF DILLS. ‘WasniNaroy, Dee. 15,~Tho scssion of the House opened to-dsy with tho introduction of something less thau 500 bills and joint rosolu- tions, the reference of which, without discus- sion, occupied just two bours. Whon tho nva- lancho was finaily atayod, Tromain, of New York, nronoe aud submitted a DILL TO REPEAL THAL BANKRUPT LAW without roservation, moving that tho rules be suspouded, and tho bill bo at onco passed with- out discussion. On making this motion, Tro- main proceeded to deliver an argumont in favor of the bill, when Judge Wilson, of Indiana, in- torposed a spiritod objection unloss tho opposi- tion to tio bill woro also pormitted to spoak, Tremaw was loth to grant this, butho could not goon under Wilson's objoction, and was compelled flually to congont that the bill should bo sot for apecial order to-morrow, to be diecussed two hours, and thon ba voted on. The bill is almost idontical i words, aud is pracisely the enme in substauce,. s that which was pre- pared by William E. Chandler, Joy Cooke's at~ toraoy, aud given by him to sevoral members of the 1ougo, with tho roquest that thay intro- duce it. Two copies of this bill were intro- duced in the Houeo by two gontlemon who do not intend to support it, and who introduced it meinly a8 o personnl favor to Chandlor, without boving first examined it. It was also brought forward in the Scuato by Conkling. Tho bill provides not only for tho ropeal of the Bankrupt luw, but aleo contains provisions by which par- Lies situated 08 aro Joy Cooke & Co, can have the proccedings ngainst thom stayed by sacuring tho consont of o majority of thelr creditora. It is drawn with much vorbiago, so that tho truo meaning of its provisions may not Lo appar- ent at first glauce, end 8o thoy seom to bo directly the contrary of what they really ero. The Cowmittcoon the Judiciary, from which this bill purported to come, woro not united on it, Messis., Wilson, of Indiana, Poland, of Vormoat, Waito, of Alaluma, and TFryo, of Maine, opposing it, whilo Mosars. Tromain, Cessua, of Tounsglvanin, Wurd, of Illinols, Eldvidgo, of Wisconsin, Polter, of Now York, sud Jowott, of Obio, were in faver of it. Dut- lor, tho Chaitmnn, rofusod to vote one way or the othor, und to-dny mounged to keop out of tho discuesion, and only aided Tre- main by suggesting points In tho Par- liamentary manogement of tho offort fo forco tho bill through the Iouse. The uttompt to pass it without dikoussion is regarded as an outrage without justification. When Tiomain made his motion ho did so with the remnrlk that ho wus iustructed by the Judicinry Committes to do g0, 'T'hin gavo it, of couree, grout woi ht, a5 tho natwral inference would al once Lo tfint tho Committee, composed in part of ome of the allest and purost men we hava had, after n caro- ful exumination, agroed that it was u measuro of such singulsr morit that it could bo vory properiy pushed through under whip and spur. Both Lolutd and Wilson, howover, indignantly and pomtedly denied that 'romain hzd suthiority to make such a motion, lus author- ity being m‘m‘uli' tomove tho sunponsion of tho rules, thut iz mizht bo considored ut onco, WHY 'TlE LG 18 PUBHED. The point i, that it tho trinl of Jay Cooke & Co. in proceaded withi, revelacions will bo made dumugiug in tho extremo to tho churacters of wembors of Congross, govornment ofliciuls, and public mou gennrally, To stop procecdingn whiol could not hnt‘rmvu disnutious to ko many hithorto unsuspected mon, tharo will be no offort spated. The movemont to-dsy was o tiep in tho way of ecaling-up bad Tocords, If Jay Cuoke & Co. bave nob tho mouey to seonro the aesignmont of n mnjonity of the claims against tho flvm, they have, in” the implicated public men, allies who will oo toit that tho uocessary means are forlhcoming, Mr. Tro- main stacts out badly ns a Cougroesman, whon almost hin first net fs onowhiol wonld bo oxpect- ed from o puid sttorney mtonded to cover up frauds and corruptions, and to give thieves o longor leave of hberty fo proy wpon tho conntry. It was a bold effort, and was boldly pln}'ml. but it wes handsomoly mot sud checliod. To-morrow two howrs will bo given In which to disours it, and somo frank, Ireo talk is looked for, Lhore is no doubt s to the pouition thut Den Builer will tuko, as It way indicated by his courso to-day in pmmplhlf; Iro- main, tho latter kuowing little or nathing ot purlismentarv usnges, ‘e moasuro is ono of the sort that hrve nl\\'ni'n cummunded tho admi- ratlon and support of Butler, and we may look for u riugiug speach from lim in its defense, unless, wdeed, un outburst of indignation at the beginning of the debate should deter him, which is altogothor unitkely. TIE PENBION AQENGY AT OMIOAGO, 'Tho three Chicago members of Cougross and Bonators Ogleshy und Logan have boen kopt bury ta-day. Larly this morning thore arrived from the West no loss 5 porsonage than Mps, Col. Mulligan, the widow of the lamonted soldier who 18 credited with utterlng tho natriotio sontimont, * Lay me down and save the " a8 ho wan belng oartied mortally wound- ng Clark, lu\g/om tha battlo-fleld, Mrs, Mulligan wanty CIIICAGO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1873, to bo appointed Pension Agont at Chlcn;in vico Blakeloy, whoso uscfulness to tha Adminlstra- Hon doparted when tho Maft swallowad Lho Post. It {he porsistent importuning of Congrosmmen and _Sonators can ace complish hor purposo, drs, Mullignu mny ho counted on as tho porson who will stucceed to tho oftice. or compotitur for the oflies in enid to bo tho business manngor of tho Chicayo Erening Journal TIIE DEDATE ON RETRENCHSMENT. Dawes mado Lis anticipated ausnult upon the oxtrnyaganco of the Administration to-dny, and found many in the Houso to hack him, Bon But- ler boing the only ano in the Houeo who hind the nerve to takoup the oudgol in defonso of tho Admivietration. T'ho Committonson Ways nnd Means and Approprintions diffotod on tho quess tion ns to which ind tho right to deal with tho mattor in hand, but on yesterday an amicablo undorstanding was arrived at, which was carried ont in the Ilouso to-day; and, for effective fighting purposos, they aro finfied 'and of oua mind. Dnvwey did not scem b first in- clined (o tell all ho know, Lut questions from various dircotions and lien Butlot’s specclies de- veloped o great many heelthy facls, When ho sgid that " he coufd y‘mt tao lknifo into the body of tho Admivisiration, sud re- duco tho amount asked for ' by tho lieadn of Doparimonts by £40,000,000, nixd siil] have onough to moct the necossary exponses of tho Government, ho meant what bo enid, and o was Lolioved by n Inrge majority of thcae who heard him, Hafuin earnest, ns aro thoso who aro with him; and tho memborsa of tho 8taff, who think the "peoplo are croated solely to furnish thom with the monns of doing Dbusincss in o magnificont and lordly way, are in dangoer of lositig thoir ncouy- tomed perquisites. Qarflold was prompt in see- onding Dawes, and gayoe ovidence of his inton- tion also to do what lnya in bis powor to stop the recklon oxpenditure of the public money. Butlor did not succead In earrying uny consider~ ablo number of the Republicans withi him ; and it is o singular fact that of tho twonty-fiva or thirty voices againut the resolution nearly all of thom came from the Democratio sldo. KELLEY'S DELIEF MEASURE, Tho Touso had n narrow escapo from o dofie nits committal to tho bogging aud borrowing achomo which Kollay, of A’euuaz'lvmxln. intro- duced. Tho motion to adjurn which was made pending tho voto ou Kelloy's rosolution,wascar- ricd by s mojority of only four votes, It he lind tutreducod - his meawuro” at an carlier_hour it would doubtloss havo passed. The Westorn Congressmen aro almost all in favor of inoreas- ing the cwroncy, TUE PINGUDACK CAfIE. Morton reported in tio Senste to-day, from the Committee on Lrivilegos and Lilections, that they wero equally divided on the Pinchback case, aud tho Cunnmilteo wun theroupon discharged from its furtler cousideration, Sumnor, wio is & momber of the Committoo, states Lo-night that 1f hio Lind been at tho meating ho would have yoted iu fuvor of giving the soat to Dr. Mahil- lan, who lolds tho McEnavy cortificats, The course which Morton adopted iu roporting, uuder tbo cirounislances, j& not fovorably regarded, After tho matlor hnd been taken out of tho haudy of tho Committee, Morton moved that Pinchback bo ndmittod to a sent on tho ground that hio bad o prima facio vight to it, which ho did on bis own respousibility, of course, The question will doubtless como up to-morrow for dirougelon, a8 it Is oncof high privilogo, aud will bo conunued from day to day Ll it is divposed of. If it 1s not decided befora tho hol- idugn it will bo uncertuin when it can bo sottled, as thero will Lo lees chinnco for the majorily to force n voto after tho recess than uow. Tho Topublicans who hold that the Kellogy Govorn- ment 8 logul, claim that Pinchbaok's cas i sim- ilar to that of Sonator Goldthwaito, of Alnbama, who was admittad two years ' ugo i0 tho sont on & prima facie cnso, to hold it whilo the contest was going on ; bub the Domocrats, wiih a fow Republicans, differ from that view, EXECUTIVE SESSION OF TIIE SENATE. The Souate had au exceutivo sossion which Inated threo hours to-day. The nomination of Williams did oot coma up, but tho entiro scesion was cousumod in the discussion of the Shephetd nomination and Dietrict affaits geverally, No canclusion was nrrived at. GENUINE RETRENCHMENT, An offort in the way of retrench- ment will be mude st an emrly day, which ~ will ~ moke trouble wirh the Fodezal offiaials all over tho country. Tho ad~ visubility of cutting down the sulatios of Gov- ornment oflicials, from tho highest in tho de- vartmont down through the ontiro list, com- rising Assossors, Collcotors,—both of Intornal Roveuo nud Ports,—Postmmstors, etc., is nuder consideration, and will bo_brought heforo tho Houso whou opportunity offers, ORGANIZED PLUNDERERS, ‘The various echomes, snch a3 tho traus-con- tineatal railway jobs, cotton-tax rofunding Joby canal, and other jobs which ave before Congress this ‘winter, domand in tho ageregate S600, 000,000 ‘THE DUTY ON IMPORTED HILKA, Secratary Richardwon sant to tho Speakor of the Housoon 8ut:vday, tho follawing 13tter nud aevomjanying_ bills, botl of which a0 given in ull : Sm: 1T incloso herowith o draft of o Wil to regulats tho dutles on amporied silk goads, the puesigo of which it foems £0 e 18 urgently demanded at us Garly aday oy pructicable, In ordr (liat the revenu on il gouds may be falxly collected, The nacessity for logis. Iation of the cliarsctor hereln referted to. giows out of tho fact that ‘wnder (ho torlif laws mow in force, many goods are named by thelr commercial destgnation ol 08 riboons, maitilhs, cfc,, which nnder the rulfngs of thy Court and te decisions of the Dopartment, aro subject to duty ns wiik goods only whien nizde eutirely of stlk, or wheh Lought or 5oid n siik goails, Thio cousequictio s that, In tnony of thoso cascs, o small medium of cotton hus been fntrodnead foz tlio purposo of vedneing tho duty tliercon, aud it theu bocomes 5 queation for the Appraisery to detor- mibo whether tbo goods, notwilstaudine tho reseucs of the small portion of cotfon, uro commerclally ro- voguized ns sillc goods, The selilement of ~ this Aucation leads to futermininlo dificullics, tud (0 va. xlaica of practico at mauy of the ports 1 the Unitod States, und I see 10 othor way ot of the dilemmn than to nurko ono uniform Tato of Wity on nll ostllo fabrice which Lave silk a8 a component of eblef valuo, oxeept as otlierwiro specified, I would, thorefore, reapects fully urge upon Congrets to couslder the prouricly of enrcting this bill at s enrly dato s posafie, The followlng is a copy of the Seeratary's bill, It in ontitled ** A bill to 1egulato tho duties on importod sill gooda,” Do it enacted, te,. That from and_ after tho 1af duy of Juuuary uext, fu liew of tho dutles herelo? -re ni. posed on {hio praportion of the goois, W, und mcrs chandiso hercinaltor spoellled, the'following rates of duty sliall bo exacted, viz.: On #iik for fuling, 1n akcl oF caps, 33 per cent ad valorew 3 on lustings, mohatr- cloth, élik, or other manufaciuva of clotl, woven or madld patlerns of such size, sbipo, nd farm, ar cut in auch ‘nanter s o At for Duttous e lusivoly, 10 per cent; all gaods, war.s, sl merchandise not othiurwivo provided for, mado ‘of wlll or of withel silk in the compouont or Chief valuo, drronpectivo of the clatsiiteativn thereaf for duty or inder proviaus lnwe 60 por cent 3 provided that tulk nct sl not ay ply to goods, wures or merehandisn which hiyo a8 Coniyios nent materiul thereof 2 cout or over In valno of wool or worsted ; and ailiicts or parts of ncth oow- siatunt with tie" provihious of this act aro besoby rer pealed, A BOCITTY HCANDAL. Washington wocioiy lus huen much exercised to«day over s cowhidmg administerod on satur- dny ovouing Ly Mr, Chnrles II, Lstiss, Into City Burvoyor, upon bl cldost duughier, u young ludy nbout 21 yours of ego. ‘i offeuso for which tho chusiisoment was lnflicted was the atlendunce at a daucing ucademy in company with u young lady frieud, without his knuwi. edgo or conmont. The puuishment wos administorod b the rosidenco of v, C. I, M., Bowon, with whoke daughtor Blius Dliss vinited tho dancing-sohool. Awaiting lor roturn u the house of Mr, Bowen, Mr, Dliys domanded to know whorosho had boon, aud, o rocoiving o frank roply, ho struck hor & blow with the but oad of » bluck-snuko whip, which ko hud concealed - nbout his porson, and followed it up with sovorul wels with tho lngh of the oruel woupon, The unly witnessos of Lis cruolty wore Mys, and Mius Bowen, who wero too uiuch toyrifiod to uid the poor girl. Dliss withdrew from the Bowen manslon whon bLis vivtuous indignition was antlsflod, Upon the return homo of Alv, Bawo, tho lnttor gentloman, upon being uoquaintod With thio clieumntancen of tho outraro, lud tho foets Leforo hin nolghbors, muny of whom favor- od o vlut to tho Dlivs homostosd aud tho administration of & coat of tar and foathors, ~ Unfortunntoly for oxact justice courorvativo counsel was Ttened to, aid the poople retived to their homor This morning ligy way srrostod on a_ warisnb sivorn out Ly Mr. Bowen, and udwittod to Lail fo nwuit futuro vxumination, It 18 undorsiood Misy Bllss will rofuso to appoar ngainat her fuzhor, VINL-SETERS AGALH, Gon, Bannfug {utroducod o bifl in (b Houno to-day, providing for the repsymont to distillors of the amount oxpeuded by thom in the pur- olinso of tico-motors, ANLEST OF RODY-SNATOHERS, The narrest to-dsy of iwo mon mnamed Goorgo A. Ohrlstinn and Obarles Groon, the latier “colocod, hna led to somo remarlnblo deveiopmends, The charge against the piisoners is body-suntehing, T'hoy were ad- mitted to bail for futuro oxamination, In tha posscesion of tho man Chrisiian wns found n curiony dinry containing entries of n start- ling matme. Tho diary, which is in cool bainess form, comwmonces with Jan, 1, 1878, and oonoluden with the 8th mnt, It contning & reoord of tho robbery of over fifty graves, and the salo of thoir confonts to modi- cal colleges In nll parts of the country. Sov- oral physicians residing in and” about Waushington, are implieated fn tho: trans- actions of the prisonors, Among the patrons of tho firm, nccordlu;* to u latter found on Chrintian, is a Dr. AL B, Frothingham, of Ann Aibor, Mich. Among tho ontrios in Clnistinn's dinty we:o the following ¢ Hopt, 2.—~Wont. out prospecting thin evening, and succouded In qetting tho budy of Benu Hickmnn, 1t fun Jovely moualiitht ulilt,”snd everyihing went off ovoly, Hm’*t S.~Tlere waaagrest hue sod o1y $n all the dly papers to-dny, nbont tho grave of Bean Lickman hieltig robliod Tnns it s buvo nob seow uny euo wito sected fo know who did it, Clistian is # yotug man, and provious to on- tering upon the b usiness of robbing graves was a studout st soma of the medical collegos of this city, At the timo of his ar- rest, {hero was found nupon him & coitiflento of momboralup in the Young Mon's Christlan Asvoclation, TOSTIIASTER AT CINCINNATI, Tho nnmo of Gustay Wahle was sent by the Presidont to the Benate to-day for confirmation a8 Poutmaster at Cincinnati, [T the Ausoerated Press.) NOMINATIONS, i ‘Wasinaton, Deo, 15,—Tho President sent tho followiug nominations to the Sonnto: John L. Ponninglon, of Alabama, to bo Governor of Dakota ; Ames M, Brackett, Recelver of Public Moneys at Lau Claire, Wie,; Joseph I3, Lrinly, Rogistor of the Land Offico at Eau Clnire, Wis,; Iliram Idinge, Pension Agontat Fort Wayno, Ind.; L. K. Aokor. Rogletor of the Land Ofiico nt Afoxandria, Minn; Oscar Whitnoy, Socratary of Dakotu 'J.'un‘lwe Postmastors—Jobre O, Conen, Knoxvillo, Iil.; Sam Bard, -Atlanta, Qa.y William T, Gaost, tonville, Mich,; Charlos T, Ricks, Massilon, 0. Johm G. Pool, Collector of Customs for tho District of Sandusky, O, TRobort W. Hughes, District Judgo for the Rast- ern District of Virgivin. 1liram Silver, Mershal for Dakota, and W. Il Wheelor, Marslal for Montava, THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE, The Houre Comatiteo on_Apnropriacions to- day allotted tho worlt s follows : Louglidge, Iaiker, und Haucock oro ohnrged with the propatation of the Indinu Appropuiation bill ; O'Nolll with tho Pension bill; Swaun with tho Diplomatic and Consular; Starkwentber, Fortiti- cations; Masholl, Military Acadomy; Tyler, Tostal Horvico; Wheolor, Army; aud Halo the Navy Appropriation Iills respectively. ‘Tle Doilcioncy, Sundry Civil, and bill making ap- exceutlvo, -~ nud roprintions for “legislative, Yu('u'ulnl oxpensos of the Government wero not as- tigned, but Chairman Garfleld wiil have chargoe ofthe fntter, TIPONTANT DECISION, Tho Suprome Court to-dny decided tho caso of tho Union Paciflc Rnilroad against DPennistou, Treaswrer of Liucoln County, Nebraskn, on an appeal from the Circnis Conrt of that 'Stato. Judgo Sirong dolivered tho opinion, the Qourt holding (hat tho (asing power of & Stato is an attributo of sovoreignty that exists indo- cndontly of tho Conmstltution of the Buitcd States, and not derived from that inetrumont, and that it may ba oxorcised to an unlimiied oxtont on all proporty, trados, Dbusiness, and vocations oxsting or oarried on within tho Loundarios of tho State, except so far as ins boen surrondored to tho Federal Gov- croment, cither expressly or by nocossaty im- olicntion, Tha Cowrt, therofore, snstains tho tght of tho Stamo of Nebrasha to fax the ~ properly of the Union . Pacific Raitrond wilhin the boundarics of tho suid State. Judgo Dindiey read o dissontin, opinion, holding thab tio thx was aa. wnimvie] interforenco with tho instrumentalitits created hfi tho National Government in cnn'yinF out the objectss nud powors confe rod on it by tho Conetis tuifon. If a rond may bs taxed, it may bo seized aud gold for non-payment of taxes in part aud pavcels, and thus the whole purpose of Congress in creating tho corporation ond cstablihing the lno may bo suoverled and destroyod, - dr. Tield concurred in the opinion with Bradley. Mr. Hunt dissonted from tho opinion of tho Court, Mr. Swayno gavo his viows in his own way, hut concur:cd in the conclusion reachod by the majority of the Court. IN MEXORIAM, % The Supremo Court to-dny udjourned without 1he trausaction of the ordinary businoss, out of respoct 10 the momory of the late Justice Nel- son, TOBNING LETTERS, Joln A. Michner, in charze of the Dend Lot- ter Otilee, was arrested to-dny on o charge of abstractitg monoy from lotters, Accused was held to bail in $5,000 for further honring, THE CHICF-TUBTICESALP, Tho Senato was in exccutive session sovoral loavs tlus aftornoon on the nomiuation of George H, Williams to ho Chiof Juatice, aud ad- Journed withont confivming it. Soma doubts are ksod by soveral of “the Senntors nstoan rablo result. THE PUDLIC DEDT. ‘Tho Scerotery to-day, uftor the necosnary ex- amination, uscertained thst tho pubtic debt has increaeed, since the st inst.,, 56,000,000, TOSTAL BAVINGS BANKS, The Postmuster-Goneral, in mguing tho Im- portanco of his postal saviugs bl schemo, fav rfimlu alatistics from. which ho' draws tho conclusion that {he dorosits in tho savings banks of Kew York slonn are preater than tho whole doposits in tho snvings bauks of Groat Britain and tho wholo United Kimgdom. Tho Postmaster-Goneral in fers this [rom tho following fignren: Doposila in the United Kingdom, 210,000,000 ; doposiis in the Now Lngland Statos, 830,000,000 do- posits in Now Yorl, £189,000,000. ' But the roal frcts are, ag shown by exports in the I'reasury ulio hwvd, coumpiled tho ropoetsrecontly racalyoil showing tho condition of the snvings banksin tho United States, thatbut 0 per cenc of tho deposity abovo stated iu tho Now England Stotes nud Stato of Now York aro in reality nctual savings doporits, the alnco boiug mercantilo doponii, ciopoalteil with theso savings banke asthoy would bo”in any othor bonl, ea) drawn from duy to day, CONGREBRIONAL HALANIES, Tho House Sizeciul Gommittca on Sularies held & meoting this morning, and decidod_to roport new oith, Tixing the fuluro salay of Congroes- men at 5,500, with actnal travelivg expensos, — FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Wasiunaron, D, €., Dee, 16, BENALE, o Chaplain, in his opeuing pragor, involed tho Divino bloating upon tho nowly-clucted Pronidout pro ton, AL, BUMNER prezented tho potition of ofti- zonm of Pmum{lmn!n. esciug Cougross to tuke steps to broyide furu sottlemont of our foroign ditlienltios by narbitration, o snid that tho petition was i rosnonse to tho resolution of the British ouse of Commons, TUE PINCHDACK OASE, Mr. MORYON, from tho Committeo on Priv- Regges awa Bleotions, submitted o repost that tho CGomuiitco hud connidered the contestod elestion ease of P. I, 8, Pinohback und Gon, Modillon, claiming coaty s Sonntors from Louiginng, ashad that the whoto matier bo teforrad to the Souata; and it was ko ordored, Mr. Morton then introducad n resolution thut * the croden~ tiuls of I, B, 8. Linehback avo formal, und ho is entitled {o i went iu_ tho Bonato, having a prime fucio caso,” and gave notico thus to-morrow, afcer tho morning hour, ho woull auk tno Bons ato to connidor tho resolullon, Mr, BAULSBURY sndd he thought the Sennts shonld Linve time to oxamine the facts of the cano, . Mr, CONKLING inquirod If the Committos on Draviloges und Lilections had_reporied tho ovl- denco uken in regard to Mr. Punchbaels, Ar. MOBTON voplind chut tho Connmtteo had takon no svideney, * Ifo had intraducod tuo reno~ lution ag n quostion of right. After debate, Mr. Morton's renolution went ovor, BIULIMAN'S FINANGE RESOLUTION, At the expivation of tho maow g hour, Mr, BHERMAN objocted to furthoer dubase , and ealls ed up tho rosvlution repo.tod by Lim from the Tinuneo Committon on Wedaouday, in regurd to tho present monetury darangomont. PRINTING OF PORTIO DOGUMENTS, Mr, ANVHONY introduced n reyolution divect~ ing tho Comtnictee on lnting to fiquire what chauges are novsssary In priuting amd distribute ings publo docnments, - Nsforrad, TIE GENEVA AWARD, Mr, CONKLING prosonted a potition of ship- ownerd touohing tho Goueva award, Tho poti- tionais claimud that ducing tho Rebollion thoy wore eugayed in commorco on the lugh oay, and vossola belonging to thom svere duulm]:ad by other robel critikors than the Alaboma and thoso named by tho Genova Tribunal, and, therofore, thoy vere antttlod to part of that award, To. lorrod, NEW DiLLE, Bills wora introducod an follows : By Mr. WEST—To provide for tho construc- tlow of the Fort #t. Phillip Caval aud its muin~ tonanco as n natfounl publio highway. It s tho bill recommonded by tlie New Orleaus Chamber of Commerco to the United Stafos Sonato Com- miltoe on Trausportation, Iteferred. By Mr, OLAYTON—To ropeal the tax of 10 per contb on the eironlation of bhank notes, to take offoct Jan, 1, 1874, Roforred. THE LOAN o 1858, Mr. BHERMAN, from the Commltteo on Tinnnce, reported Lack the ouss bill to provide for the redemption of tho Jonn of 1858, Tt wna pussed with sevoral unimportant amendments, THE SUERMAN IREOLUTION, Tho resolutlon ropurted by Ar, Sberman, of the Finnnco Commitioe, on Weduesday lnst, way then taken ur‘ Alr. FERRY (Mick.) offered as o substituto resolution, recontly mtroduced by bnm, directing ihe Kinanco Comniitteo to rnsmfl. such moasures a3 would eatnblivh free bunking, incronse tho volumo of cwicncy 100,000,600, nnd maling the whole currency Goverumeut issuc. ‘Lo viows of tlie minority, as reported by Mr, DBayard on_Wodnenday, wero roud, Mr. PRATL addiessed the Senate, Ho daid not sce how It wns practicablo to roturn to spocio payment, and fayored an_olasticity of ewrrency, Thoe volco of (ho entire West'was cmplasio that wo want more cumrency. Ho roleried to the high rato of interest, and to tho fack ~ that monoy must ba ecareo whou, for logitimatoe purposcs it com- mands 12 per cont. Tho ourroncy should bo ad- Justed to meot tho logitimate wauts of businoss, and in such o mannor as to look forward stoudily to tho return of speclo poymonts, o would Yoto for the resolution reported by the majority, but would do eo with tho ox})uclntlml that the Committeo would report s plau to incroaso the volumo of_currency. Mr. MOR'I'ON said ho would lko to bo heard on this subjoct, but was not propared to sponk now, ond thoroforo nsked that tho 1osolution should go over il to-mocraw. Mr. TIURMAN had no doubt that the Com- mittoo on Financo was propared to corry into oxccutlon the will of tha Sonute, but ho thourht ita dillcult proposition to namo & dny nlion specio payment shonld bs resumod. ‘Llte resolution was lnid ovor. NATIONAL DANKSE WITHOUT CIROULATION, Tho bill to nuthorize the orpamzation of Na- tional Banks withont circulation was taken up, r. JIOITON favored tho passago of tho bill, lr’u;ll blesnry, MERRIAM aud BAYARD op- posed it, Without taking o voto, tho Senate went into excculive session, aud soon after adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. NEW BILLS, Tho House procoeded to u call of the States for billy, and & lnrge numbor were introduced and rofotred. By Mr. COX—To proteot elippiug on tho At- lautic From destruction by Eastorn gales; aluo, for the bottor prosorvution of tho harvors, chunt uels, and lnkes, Df) Mr, KELLEY—For tho issuo of convorti- blo bondu, aud & reduction of the intorost on the funded debt. By Mr, HARRIS—To put printiog-papor, typo, otc., on tho free-lint. By Mr, BELL—To allow producors to soll leaf tobaceo without tax. Dy Mr, CALDWELL~For reciprocal free-trade with the Bpanish-American posscssions. By Mr. COBURN—Authorizing National Banks to withdraw their bonds in proporlion to the re- duction of their circulation; ulso,granting o peu- 8101 Lo the widow of Ge:. Ulmbfl. DBy Mr, WILSON—In aid of tho exccution of tho fnws in Utah, By Mr. PACKARD- canal from Lake Michigau for tho Wabash By Mr, WALRD—A il to amond the laws in the interosts of the Govornment, By Mr. FOII—A bill repoaling the bankrapt 1av, aud o bill for & double-track railroad frowm O:nalia to Now York, with branches to Chicago und 8t. Louis, _ By Mr. HURLBUT—A il to amond the Pon- sion lnw, . By Mr. MARTIN—A bill p-wviding that nows- papers siall cireulate, in tia nuails free within tho countios’ of prulication und within twonty aniles of tho ollice of publication. DBy Mr. CLEMENTS—A bill for the rolief of Licut, Thomas Boeir DBy Mr, CRUTOH. LD—Tor the survey of the Tenuesseo and Hinwasso Rivers, DBv Mr. MAYNARD—Tor tho issuo of National cuireney, Dy r, WHITTIIORNE—For a caual over the Muscle Shoals, Ponmvskeo Hivor, By Mr. IIARRISON—Forthe reliof of the pro- dacers of leaf tobaceo, by Mr. OLARK—For the improvement of the Missouri River, Ly Mr, BUCKNER—To prescribo the line for tha elaction of Reprowontnyives in Congross. By Mr. OKR—T'o muke Sioux Gity & port of ontry, Ly Mr. LOUGHRIDGE—To impogo n tax on 1ncomos of 3,000 aud over; alxo, to 1eguinto commerco betweon the States, aud to reguluto teounbla rates for raliroad chargos for freight, Ly Mr. HOUGITON—For a trabs-continental xailrond. By 3Mr. NESMETII—To transfor to tho War Dopnttmont tho managemont of Indinn wifains, l&y Mr. ARMSTRONG—1T0 estabtish n Lorri- torinl Governmont in Pembina, - o total number of bills introduced to-day wag over 300, For tho survey of o ship- TAX ON MEDICISES. 3Mr. MYEKS proganted cho momorial of over 3,000 druggists and chomiots, askiug for cthe ro- peal of tho stamp tax on medicival propurations, or modification or the law {o contina the tax to patont or propriotary medictnes. Roforrod, JUDICIAL DELINQUENCY, Mr. TOAR uiterod & rosolution instructing tho Judiciary Committeo to inquire into and 1oz port whother tho actiou ot tho Hauso is 1equirod caucerning tho ofiiciul conduct of the Juuge of the United Statos Court for the Distriet of Ala- baumn, and espocially whether thut Judge has hold the tornus of court required by law, snd whiother ho hus continuously and perdistontly nb- sonted himoclf from tho Btate, and whother his nets und omissions in Lis oftice of Judgo bave hoou such as In any degeeo to doprive the peo- plo of that State of the benetit of s Districs Court thorein, and to amouut to s denial of jus- tico: Adopted. THE DANKRUPIOY LAW, Mr, TREMAIN, from the Committes on the Judiciary, reporied a bill to ropeal the Diuk- fuptey low, and mwoved to suspend the rules to buiugg tho Lill beforo the House. Tho bill was tead, Lho flrst section repesls the Bavkrupt luw and all its amendmonts, Thosecoud Pro- yides tlat, whero thoro avo bunkruptey proceed- ings pending, tho mojority (in vulne) of its cred- itors whouo cluims Ve boni provon, or aro prove able, to dotermine in what ninuner and on what tormu und conditions the estato of the bunlkrupt shall be adminictered, and such rosolution stinll bo immediately confirmed by the Court. fur- ther seciions srrange the detnils, Aftor various propositions and aufisanuons tho moulon was modified ¥ us to mako the oyl the specinl order for Lu-morrow, Lo devote two Lours to 1ts discussion, and thou to have a voto takon without difatory motious, Bo ovdorod, TAXATION. Mr. DAWES callod tho aitention of tho Houso to tho recomnendaion of the Sacrotaty of the Lienwnry tor the increase of taxation” tu the wnount of £40,000,000, Alr, Richardson's lottor i follows 3 TREAWRY DEFARTMENT, Doo, 12, Dean Soi: Thavetho bowor o ncknowaedgo (ho roceipt of yourletter of thls_date, transmbitiing the rusulittion of the Committen ot Wys and Meazs of tho Houss of Ropreaoutativew, auking the Becretary of tha Ureusury to glve his reasons in writing for un lu- vreasy U taxation, snd wiy bo has eeleeted the uttiics numod in Lia communtention ws projer obe J¢ ta tur fneroated tzxation, and that be iuform the Comutites mpeeif 2ally ast ) tho expenditures und cone ditlon of tho revente which rendors the mereuse nceessnry, In the report which, in sccordance wiih Iuw, I liad tha bonor veceutly to’ snbuidt to Congross, T used the fullowing kanguage s uonld, there not b i ravival of businees ubun curiy duy, and ‘un_incroune fn vccoipts over thoso of the past’ two and a buif moonbey additlonal means il Tie quzed 'to oot ospenser, Showld such bu tho cuso, I recommuend sdditionnl tuxation, Judiclousty lnfd, 80 as to bo of tho lezst burden upoll ho peopdu wnd Lusinoss of thy country, ather tliatt re- #ort to- borrowing mouey uind ineréasivg tuo publio dent,” 1t i3 on thie grounds here generally sitated that 1 wuggested fuereavod fanation, o recelpla from ouscuitrs and futernal taes Bava not materially e arvaced, und it s appazout that 1o considorauls auge mentution of thoso revolpts 1 soon (o Lo ox1.octed undor the law now existing, o public debt was jne croased by demunds whicy couid ot bo avokdod dur- ing tho niouth of Novembor, o the extent of over 40,000,000, snd it is upparent thal it will* he atlll further tucreased during tho curront mouth by muny millons, Walo coln recelpta are but liti.o nors thau suiiciont to pay tho interest 0a the public debt e Chicago Daily Teibune, —— and other coin expenditurcs, 1t will not bo prudent to 8ell gold to increwse thomupy ly of eurrency, o currcut oxpeures of the Governuent has already cousumed nbout £19,000,000 of vwhat hun boen called 1hy ¥ rescrye, " anil thero remahus only about $23,000,100 whiel cant bo wwed before tho extremo lmit of 'the It of Unlted Ktates notcn authorized by Tnw will by vesched, 'Tho publio credit ean ouly bo maintalued by liecping Lo receipta of tho Tronauty fuly u to tho expenditurea for ordinury oxponked,—for iuterest on tho putiio dobt, and for” the purchass of bouda for the slnlting fund, to tho extent provided by law. 1t wa munifestly thio trua policy, in viow of muintafning {hat eredit, 7o to_levy tixes an to mako It certain that the required amotut will bo raled, with {ha probiabil- ity of omn surplus roscrve, rather then o Jueir any ek of deficlency, which would make ft nec. cemry to lorrow and thereby increitvo thn ot nelectiogg ton aud cotea for taxation, 1 min fnfhienced by tho cone sderation that thy tnxeson fieve nrtleie aro eafly col- lected, und we not opprensiva to consumers, {1 goloct- ing upiits, tolueco, gaw, raflwny and atenmboat roo celnts, oxpiea, fusntutico_aud telegraph compantes o subjects of tuxation, Iam_governed- principally by rewons oxprosscd by tho Oomminslonor of Intarun) Rovenug in his lelter, aleeady forwarded to tho Com» mitteo, in tho followlug words: *Iu solecting the saurecs for possiblo (axatlon, I have takoen thons that would ivo tho rovenuo probably nceded Wwithont auy wnterinl fycronso to tho present fasce or nuy amotii ment to tho present syntent, cousideriug that it 18 wieo o ot publie soventa with dn lttla inforferenre ah pone slblo withi the general busincss of tho country, md thut tho. tax gatherer should grect tho public eyo m rorcy ng practicable’ I Lvo prosonts ed Wk for dncreased tazation 1o the Commilteo thus early, tht tho subjoct may at once by celled to thoattention of Congeess for much aetion nt an eatly doy an may be_deemed_cxpedfent, 1t tntld he talten fnfo account that (he effcct of any Taw which sy bo enacted to nersisn taxation will 1ok fully pear for severnl montha after ita parsage, and thet In tho nyparent dispccition smoug the 1.6ople to redur s cxpendituren, the rates which mny bo fixed will- not proluce {hewamo amount of revinua as would ucerus wnder.difercnt efrcumatances, Thia'va the lionor to o, very Tespectfully, (8igued) WiLL1Ax A, IiomAnnsox, Beeio Totbe Hon, IT, L, Dawes, Chatrinan of tho C teo of Waya nnd Means, Houte of Represcntat Ar. DAWES gaid that tho Commitéeo of Wara nud Means had instructed him to offor the fol- lowing resolution ¢ WUEREAR, The Sceretary of thio Treastry lian recom- mended in an ofickul IoltoT to the Committeo of Ways und Meaus an increaso fn cortin custore, dutios, wad tuternal taxations ; therefore, ho it Jiesoleed, Tirut thio Heads of tho severn) Departments bo inatructor (o rovise tholr cetimates of oxpendiine. 3 for tho noxt flscal year, with & viow in tho changed conditfon of the country to a_roduction, thorenn, tnid to report tho sume to this Houee, Lo the o that all osefblo offora at raduction be cxbmtisied befors uew hurdens Lo imposod on the poople, o said that it kad come to the knowledge of tho Committee of Ways and Meanw, sinco: 1t had mstricted him to report thnt resolution, that tho Commitloo on Approprintions liad beon cone uidering tho samo matter.. Tho two Committeos hnd como to an sgroomont on tho resolution, which thio Chairman of the Committeo on Ap- propristions would offor, aad ho yielded to bim for that purposo. Alr, GARFIELD, from the Committco on Ap- propriacions, offorad the following rosolution : Wanznran, 1 appenes that siaco tho eximatos of ap- propriations requlred for tho utvice of thio Gavorn. ment for tho flscal yeur ending Junw 30, 1875,which have been 1ald Ixforo tho Houac, were mude Uy’ tho sovers] departments of tho Govornihent, tho country b eit- terod on a portod of great fuabelul embarrrsmont, nccompanied by sheiiliago in values aud heavy full: ing off in thio roveuno; aink WirEnEas, In tie Sndgniont of tho Houso tho fore- folug fucts mako ¢ tha duty of Cogrec o rudico 0x- pouditures to the loweet pofit consustent with tho no- cessities of the Government ; aud Wirzneas, Tho Secretary of Hho Treasury has recom- mended in i oflicial leltcF 1o tha Commitieo of Wayn and Means an fucreaso In cortaln duties and internyl tazation ; therefare, ltesolvcdy Thiat tho Preeidont bo requested to causs o vovision of suld estinatea to Uo nads by tho sovecal Eseeutivo Dopurtments, and causo roport tn bo nade 10 thie Ionse, If possible, as carly as tho Gl of Tanusry next, seitlug Torth fu_dsiofl what publle. ospenditnres for tho currcnt fixeal yoar and whot estinnies for (Lo next fiveal year can “bo reduced, and tho anionnt of niich reduction without serious dotriment o the jits i kervice, Mr. BUTLER (Mass.), asked Mr. Garfleld how much ho beloved tie estima'es conlid bo reduce:d if thoy had been proporly mude up to ,corry ont the oxistiugs laws, Mr. GAREFLELD snld it was impossible for him Lo answer that question at this aingo of tho o~ sion, “u only Lnow that in tho roport of the Socrotary of tho Trousury, and in the Lrestlont's messago, reforence was iado to the fact that o Inrgo nuiuber of publio builaings hud besn - thorized by tho lust Congress, on whieh work had uot yet been bogun. 1t had boon tug- pested that worle “might bo suspended, or rathor, mught not be bogun, and conrequontly three or four millions might bo recovered back into the Treasury. It was so pecbops In regard to fortitications, rivers, and harbors, ote. Ilo was ablo to sco a numbior of places where reduction could Lo mado withont damago Lo public services, evon in expenfios for tho curront year; still moro, ho should think, in tho curront expontos for the coming year, Tho house would notics that the iotal estimates for tho noxt flsenl year wera $15,000,000 moro than the extimates of last yenr, Mr. DAWLS thought it ‘hardly possiblo to cut aown the exiimatos to the limitd of the £40,000,- 000 or &11,000,000 roquired, Ile thought that before Congrees undortavk to revivo any taxne. tiou that bnd breen removad, it should show to the couutry its disposition to cut off overy rou- dundant oxpendituro, and to reduco ovory salary possiblo wnder its Jurisdiotion. AMr. COX usked the Clairman of the Wayx and Means Commilteo for somn dofivito tate- mont an to tho articles to be taxed, the rate of taxation, nnd whether it was the intention or the Gavornment to eularge the volume of cur- rency. Mr. DAWES said thut the lettor from the Sec- retary of tho Creasury bad gone to the public prints to-duy, aud that (hot conveyed ull tho iufornmtion wich he folt at libesty to extond It liad scomod tucumbent on tho Commiites although urged to tako up and poss befors the holidays bill 1o raiso $42,000,000 by increarcd taxation, to nnk Congross to malko this appeal to the hoads of departnients, in ordor to seo, whoit Uongress rotuined efter the holiduys, whothor it wast then poseible to refrain from this exsromo meusure, My, BUPLER eaid i an inereased tax wos to bo put oun whisky aud tobaceo, and the tnx on tos and coifee restored, it should be done instaut- ly, ochierwico 16 will vield no reyeuue, becatso, in widition o the imaienso amount of 'wbisky that would bu aistliled, ali tobneco wonld bo foreed iuto consumption, or into such hunds as that it would cseazio taxation, snd morchuuts would import ull tho tew und coffoo wanted for o yoar bofore the tax wouid roacls it, #o that wo shail havo raised n tax on tes, coifao, whiskoy, and tobuceo, without any advantago to tho Govorn- mont, Ar. DAWES—* Doss my collongne monn {o gt the propriety of ui ouve imposing such ntnx 2" Alr, BUTLER— I gay that all the advantage of such tuxation will bo taken awny frum tao Governmeont, aud simply put into the hands of ownory of produce or imported goods to ou- huneo tho grice. I wonder, ticroforo, why thoro lns not boon mnother sug. gestion to the country, and thut s to reduce the interost on the publie dobt vy sub- stituting non-intoreat lm)'lng notes, which the ceople dewmnnd, for ‘the high interost-paving Fonds whicly ws alroud inBurope, That will be, oy judgmont, an immedinto 10iat, relioving us in o variery of ways, T thuic the peoplo do- mand, nnd tha country domands steh & monsuro insload of & wonsura o fiud ont how u fuw mill- ions can Do eaved, paving lhera aud thero, and thou nttompling o taxation, whioh will Lo fruicless, Nay, moro, I think all this mothod of raxation, nnd this proposition wil only rosalt to tho gond of thoro who desite u shrinkago 1 vulues by coming biok to that mikcluovous dogma, the ider of wpecio prymonts, I waut onr currency mude ns ood as s:acio, but any 1don of substitunng specio payment for it 18 delunsion and o anare, ‘Thoie never was specio puymont in any country, aud there nevor will be, boeaso, nnder suy systom of banking that was over had or proposed, whenever specio to the umount of #5,000,000 was culled for, tho banks shut down, I would like to heur from our Chaitman of the Committeo of Wuysand icans & roport of an- othor mensute of 1olio! by n luan at u luw rate of Intorest, oonvertible wud reconvertible imio Eroonbineitn, Mr, DAWLS snld a suggostion fromthe propor Authority that it was nocessary for uy, inutesd of rotrouching, 10 borrow monoy to meet outrent oxpouses would be e fnlul blow to our esodit Abrond, e continuoed: **I fonr that tho roduc- tion in tho ostitates muy not be much, L know that 1t will not be much,” Could I huve my way about it, the lnite would go into that book of catimatos, nnd with u conviction on wy part that T would not bo impairing tno publio rorvico ona atom wntil tho disteronce betnoen the curcont ro- coipt i onerent oxpoudituros would no lowger oxiat, iir, the book of cutimates in s wurvel v me, When I tako up that bioad book, su unlike that which 1 nsed to cavy here, uudor my arm, It Is about ueiutelligivle to mo, ‘Tho ouly thing about it I can roulize and under- NUMBER 117. stend s that yoar nftor yoor the vatimaten aro going on increasing, until this year, in tho faco of tins oxigenny, the graud total esttinnte is about, §12,000.000 more than it wan lnst yonr, and abont 14,000,000 more then the actunl appeoptiationy ' lawt year. And besides (hat, wo have dgeflciencies which the rocont exigon- cies nnko necessnry, which wo iavo got to meot, and which no putriotio hoatt can remist. Thoro aro othot dofleioncies to which, in my opinion, it i8 onr duty to apply tho law that renders illegul fl\lml'vlhlug that pertulus to the cunctmont of om, Mr, COX—I nak tho Chairman of the Com- mittes of Ways and Meaus whotlier or not n re- duation of tho tatlfT fins Lot constdored with a view to fncrenko the rovonno, 1Ins that mattor comu beforo his Conunitteo ? Jr.DAWES—No mew ure Lo meet the oxigoncy boyond that which I have communioatod to the IIoneo Ly tha Committeo hind timo to considor, Mr. COX—Would it bo in ordor to suggest ta thehonorablogontlemanwhotler, during the hll. day, tho Comitiitteo of Wayn and Mesns might ot properly consider the raduction of the targ on various “arvcles, whioh we all kuow would enliance the revonue ? Mr. BUTLER—My collenguo_talks nbout nf- fecting our eredit in Burope. I have heard that before, and I want to suy hore and now that we havo had too much credit in Burope tor our bonds. W have had it nntil we axe now send- ing 916,000,000 in gold overy your to pay Intor- est upon thom. and the quicker thoy stop toking our Londs tho better. Whou the gentleman comes lieve to aceuso the Republican party of in- cronsing Lhie ostimntes vear by your,—tor wo aro reaponsible for the adminsstration of the Gove ornmont,—1 waut him {o put fuco the samo pa- por, 5o that men cannot qaoto one without, g yuoting the othor, thut wo havo an incrensing country, year by yoar increasing in greater pro. ymhtlnn. Lot tho bano aud antidoto go out to- gotbar, AIr, GARTIELD agked Mr. Dawes if the Come mitleo of Ways and Meaus had thought it wise to divulgoe to the country the dosire of Lho Secre. tary of tho Treuury that the tox on tea and cof- foo bo restored, 1% an ndditional tax to be pui on whisky and tobacco? 1o thought it excecd- ingly improdent. Sir. DAWES snld_that ho did not know how tho mattor had becomo public. 1le know that on receipt of the Suerotars's communication the Commitico of Ways aud Menns had rasolved it soll into eerecy upun the matior, snd that whle it wan doing 80 tho wholo tling was publishod i~ o New York daily, Mr. DAWES remarked that the reasons why tho Comwitlco of Ways and Moans had thought it wikso not to proclaim it woro tho ronsons tnpt biad beow sugzosted by bia colleaguo ( Butler). Mr. NIBLACK snid that the uoation struck Iiim na o plain business proposicion, Tho im- position of incrensod Laxes was of courso n very ungracions thing for the Ilouso to do in tile present doprossed finanoinl condition of the country, but ho presumed that ths gentlomen on all sides of the Houso would bo willing to im- pore whatever wero necessary to sustaju the publie credit. 1f no very important reductlion could bo mao In Uio_ostisnatos, tho propouition would at lenst hinvo tho offoct of entisfying Lhe country {hat Congress was willing fo naka an houest offort to avert the imposition of au m- crearied taxation. Ho therelore did not ses what injury the adoption of tho rosolution could hayo. r. COBURN dortded tho iden that the House way not nble to deeide for itsell withont con- snlting the Departiments as to what appropria- tiony shoull be mase, and ho took occarion Lo npeak in favor of tho pruruuitlon, which ho Lad alendy submittod to Lho Iouso, of parceling out tho worl of tho Committoo on Appropria- tions nmony balf-a-dozen othor cormiticen, At tho oluso of tho discwision, tho quastion way taken on Alr, Garliold's resolution, aud it wag adopted, ADIOURNALN I RESOLGTION. Mr, DAWES thou submitted a resolution for adjonrnment ovee the holidnys, from Tuesday, tas 23d of Decomber, tili Monday, tho 5th of Jununry. My, SCOFIELD moved to amend by making it extend from Triday, tho 19th of Decowmber, Lill ucaday, the Gth of January. Seofleld's amendment was ngrood to —id5_vens, 114 nays—aud the resolution s amended was adopis PROPOULD LOAN, Mr, KELLEY (Pu.) ashied leave to offor the following resolution : . Qtesotred, That it s thosenro of this Houso thet the taxes whleh now burden tho peoplo should not be inereased, but thit extraordinury menus, if any bo ro- quired for the support of the Governmont dusing tha temporary paralysis of the indusiries of tho coutry uow prevaling, whould be obtained by a_ tomporary Ioan on bonds vearing & low ruto of interest, in cur- reney, and redeemabis in Unito] States notes, 3r. DAWES objeoted, unloss tho resolution wed referied to the Committeo of Ways and Means, Mr. KELLEY moved to suepend the rules and adopt tho 1esolntion, Mr. WHEELER moved to adjourn, ‘T'ais motion, which way regarded somawhat in the light of ntest voro on elley's resolution, was agreed to—yoas, 110 unys, 114, T'he House adjourned. THE FAMINE IN IOWA. Contributions of the Grangers far the (340 2 od the Sufferoes Noitthe western Fowasedction Faken by the State Grawge. Suecud Disnateh to The Chicago Tribune, Davesrorr, In,, Dee. 16.—Many of the Gravges of the Patrous of Husbandry in tlus county aro collecling money and supplics among their membors for the Northwestorn Ioww euf. forers, A circular issnod by the Stato Grange shiows that in Osccoln Conncy there are 200 fam. ilics neoding immediato aid; in Lyon Coualy, 160 familics; in Cherokeo, 105 in Sioux, 200; in O'Brien, 250 ; in Plymouth, 10; in Olay, 50; in Dickingon, 165 in Emmat, 307 in Kossuth, 05 in Luona Vista, 85: in Palo -Alto, 50; “Tatul number of famifics, 130, or 4,000 po-sons, Tho msicles most ncoded avo clothing, fuel, and provinions, besides #oed to sow 75,000 ucres of nnd alrendy brokon i, The State Grange recommond that the entiro people of Uio Siate Lo ealled upon to co-oporato wich tho Ordor in this Grango work of tolief; that & Contral Committeo of tiirce be appointed, to bo located at DesMoinos ; that tho thanks of tho QGrango are duo to Gon, Bakor for the inter- est, promptness, and cflicioucy which ho lhas manifostod in tha wolfaro of tho suforing brothe evs and their fumilios, In each of tho Grungos an assessmout of 20 conts is made upon eich memuor. Union Grango No. 1,024, in_this conn- ty, mada tho first responso of this kind. The causo of tho distross In that part of the State in wholly attributablo to the grassloppor plugue. THE WORKINGMEN, Cincmnati Laberers Call on the Mayor aund Demand Work = Kilis DZenor Says the City is Doing s Rest, GrnenNatt, 0., Deo. 15.—In purauancs of the vosolutions at Acboitor Hull, last Saturday uight, the wurkingmen, variously cstimated from 60C to 1,000, Leadod by & band of musio, bonring the uational colurs, nlso a bauner insoribed with the words: *“Wo want work, not charity," marchod todnyor Johnstono's ofiice, and their leador, Mr. Hallor, in ou address, said to Mayor Johnstone s Wo ask you not to do any wrong, but ask that you and tho eity authoritios do all Jou cun to wwsit us.” Tlio Mayor roplied that the city Lad been dning its Lest for thelr rolief and was still Lrying to do all that could bo done. shoeois was mudo by ono wnn denouncing the 91,25 n day paid by the city an Loo low, A ropott is In circulation that tho Inborers in Barnoit Wood's Park bave strack for ligler wages than o 51,26 this ovoning, Nuw Youit, Dea, 16,—Tho Faderal Council of tho Lnternatlonals havo ropndintod who platform and rosolutions of the woikingmen's moeting on Lhursday mght lnst, —_— No Additionn) Piens wn ZT1s F2ohnifes Tho Governor Not Disposed (0 Ane toreor Sueeinl Movateh to The Chicao Tritmne, Semizorienn, I, Dec. 16,—It wau oxpeoted to-duy that an onslaught woull be made upon the Governor’ from nume potent sourco o gom- mnto the son onco of Portoct (o imprisonmont tor lifo, but up to Uiy imo nothing lias Loon done In his behalf, 1t is ot fiumma, howover, <t tho Govornor will axcapothio ordonl of agma vovsidoring tho cnse, but it 18 bolioved that ke will not agniu intorfero with tho sentonoa,