Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 18, 1873, Page 1

The Ehicagw “‘i T ailp TEibmne. VOLUME 5 HANDKERCHIELS, 27, ! - IMPORTANT NO'IECE I Simpson, ~ Norwell & Co. OFFER, THIS MORNING, 1,000 Doz. Ladies' Linen - HEM STITCH HDKES. At 12 1-2 Cts. Each. 500 DOz, DO, 156 Cts. Each, AND EOO DOz, DO, ’ 25 Cts. Each. ALSO, A FULL LINE OF Liadies’ Embroidered & Tnitial Hikf, WE ALSO OFTER SPECIAL BARGAINS . Gents' Linen Hdkfs., Hommod and Hem-Stitched, in half- dozen and dozen Fancy Cartoons, ,from $2.00 por doz. up. 79 & 81 State-st. FI!M;%NGIAL. ILLINOIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, B, V7. Coraer Madison & Market:sts, Chicago, Cash Capital, 500,000 Confines its business AS ITS TI- TLE INDICATES to the receipt and care of Trust and Savings Funds, on which interest is allowed on as lib- eral terms as is consistent with per- wmanent snfety. . TEIS BANK has always paid de- positors ON DEMAND, without re- quiring any PREVIOUS NOTICE. Entrance to Ladies’ Department from Market-st. BALT LAEE CITY NATIONAL BANK. B. M. DORELL, Prost. J. M, BungErT, Cashe, Cuzas, HENTBTEAD, Atty, Collections mado in Utah, Montana, Tdaho, Novads, Arsizona, Washington, Cullfernl, and Orogon: and ro- aitiod for in our oichingo availiblo in any part of the Unofted States “and Canada, Exobaugo sud telegraph iran(ors on this liank eau bo prooured from sur Chicago sorrospondent, tho Tliird Natinal ank of Chlcao. W AT T EITD. A limited amount of Republic Fire Insur- ance Company Certificatos. A, O, SLAUGHTER, Corner Clark and Medison-sta, ROBERT WINTHROP & CO. BANEKERS AND BROKERS, No. 18 Wallst., Now York, oxceuto orders for STOCK HONDS, AND GOLD, atlow 4 por cent interost on Di FOSTTY, and iransadt s gonoral Banking aad Brokorugo urino HAVANA CIGARS, &c. JOSEPH 3. LYONS & 00, 120 Randolph-st., WHOLESALE DEALERS IN mportedClearfiavana DOMESTIC CIGARS, and SMOKERS’ ARTICLES. In order to givo Rotallais an_opportunity to il up thele casos with tne gonds fur tho Tolldiye, wo offer our line mon .o stock ulldaw, L at about coat fof GASIL Our stock comprisos, {n part, of tho followiag goods: TFapaualas, R Tons, i Caralinng, 18 West Goon: Lewy e 4 Alzo, oll grados of SMOKING TOBACCOS. Givaus acall and eatlsty yoursolves, JOSEPH M. LYONS & CO., T. it dol Fumar, }L‘IIJ)‘ Cluys, ondret, WATCHES, CLOCKS, &o Aunonicemen Bxraondimary! ‘We shall offer, for 10 days, our enormous stock of Watches, Clocks, Bronzes, &c., at a great sacrifice. New Invoices, ordered before the Panic, just received. GILES, BRO. & CO., 268 Wabash-av. JLIDAY ! A LARCGE STOCK OF WATCHES, CHAINS, JEWELRY, Silver Ware, and Opera Glasses. WI OFFER OUR ENTIRE STOOK AT COST. ROSEBERRY & FALCH, 68 MADISON-ST. CUTLERY. “GIETS” For the season, consist- ing of the choicest arti- cles of Table Cutlery, Razors, Scissors, and Carvers, in cases of sets or singly, at very mod- erate prices, from 50 cents each and upward. Now on view. Biggs, Spencer & Co. 3856 Wabash-av., NEAR P. O. OPERA GLASSES, &o. THE FINEST AND BEST MAGIC LANTERNS, Opera Glasses, MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS, &, &, Together with the mnst useful varioty of B PRESENY'S, aro ot z J. G. LANGGUTH'S, OPTICIAN, 82 SN.ATIR-ST,, Betmoon Washingten and Randolph, THE LARGEST AND BEST 8TOCK IN OHICAGO AT BISHOP & BARNES, Cor. State and Monroe-sts., S1GN OF TIIE BLACK BEAR. CONFECTIONER. JOHN EKRANZ, CONFECTIONER, 80 Stato=st., Keeps tho largest assortment of all kinds of Confootionery. Also Christmas Treo Ornn- ments, Bunday-Schools and Fairs supplied 8t Wholseszle Prices. GENERAL NOTICES, CAUTION! HPNRY GOODMAN is not suthorizad to ot for us fn sy capacity whatevor, a8 h {s no longor in our employ, H, H. CHANDLER & C0.’§ NEVSPAPER ADVERTISING AGERCY, 80 MADISON-ST. . Olileago, oo, 18, §tia. Tuvisible Patches and General Repairing, Bring along sour QLD BOOTS, and have thom mado as yoou a¥ now by tho Excolsiur Patehist, 73 F. Madisou-st, Bids Invited Tor one week from date, for woodon bullding, as it tands, gorthwest, curnnr Miohlgauny, aid Jacismieat, wbo removed. - Noud uffory tu Room § Nixow's Sullain whioro key may bo tonud, If dosicod. e e e e e——— PUSIVEES GHANCE On account of ohange in hualooas, wo will offor for salo yur woll-ostablishic uch » oro, b9 Kast Kiuzlast, % tho hoat, chauca evar ollored & nan with 83,000 ta €4, 0 i donblo his noney in & yoar, Apply on prem: ur at B0 fIONG KONG T4 005,14 and 16 South Tialaod Ladies' & Gants' Stal Gloves, J. 8. BARNES & CO,, 70 _MADISON-ST, JTUETINGS, Muasonic. Annual Communtoation of Plejades Todge, No. 418, AL B & A “Cnursday. ovoning, U a. 18, ut hotr ball, No. 230, 2:9'and "2t Wost Twolithial., for tho olectlon ot olfioars aiid paymient. of ducs, ~A fill aitendaneo of its cwbors is varnustly roquested, 0. G, HOWELLS, Sco'y, Masonie, No. 160, moota this (Tharaday) evontig, nt 72 Glelock, tn Orfonial Halh 191 Tagans: et., for turk ot tho I, 0,'Dogrse. Anuiial olestinn pust- panod untll dun, ¢, 1673, Visiting brothren cordially n- vitod. By ordor of tha W, 3, ¥, 8T, JOHN, Soc'y, Masonice, The Aamnal Convocation of York Chaptor, No. 118, R, el b Bt el ally comom " tadison‘wnd By ) [ W N THW NG, Waubansia Lodgo 3y ovoalug, D TO RENT. Tor Rent--To the Wholesals Trade. Tho five-story Stono-Front, 455125 foot fu Blook sonth. weat cornor of Vifth.av, uud Monroe-st. Bald stora ls hnxlylm(nnu‘lflu‘nl wnll, gl tndd b)’ll‘ldu nllll|3¥. " Will make D K T DISSOLUTION NOTIOE, DISSOLUTION. The copartuorship horutoforo oxlating botwosn Moriam & Btroat, Architocts, ia this duy dissolvod by mutual con. aant, J. L. MERIAM, Utosgu, Doo. 17, 1873, BAML BTRERT, Ju. __PRINTERS, STATIONERS, &o, Com;mnum willlug it profitabla tn, ol aue prices ofuro arduring slsowhore, IINDLIS & JEN! 3 Wholesale any Itotail Stat s Blank ok ot oo 1 e ntoem 8l | CHICAGO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, WASHINGTON. Passage of a Substitute for the Committee's Salary Bill in the House, Senators and Representatives to Receive $6,000 Per Annum, Mombers to Be Reimbursed for Actual Traveling Ex- penses, The Vice-President and Spealier {o Reccive $8,000, Provision for Covering Money Undrawn into the Treasury. Proposition to Abolish the Office of Internal Revenue Com- missioner, And Have All Revenues Collected by Stamps. Tho Naval Appropriation Bill Final- Iy Passed in the Scnato. Gen. Howard Demands a Full Investi- gation of the Charges Against Him. Kpeetal Dizpatch to The Chicago Tribune, EATLANATION, ‘Wasnnaron, Dec, 17,—At the opening of the debate on the sslary-reduction this morning Mr. Rice, of Chicago, roso and explained that ho fafled to voto yes- terday on Mr, Kasson's amendment, but that be dodg- ed by acetdent, THE BALARY DILL, After some time spent iu dcbate, Mr, Hale, of Now York, Introduced an amondment to the bitl which, 1€ it had Loon adopted, would havo loft tho President’s salary untauched, nol only during Grant's terme, but aftorwards, To this Mr, Tremain moved on amend-~ ment providing that thero should bono change mado in tho salaries of the Vice-President, Speaker, sud Cabinet Ministers, On this a vote was had, and it waa defeated by 7510103, Mr, Farwell, of I~ linoiy, voted in fuvor of the amendment, and Mesars, Rice, Soylor, Ward, and Banning voted agaiust it, The question thon coming up on Mr. Hcle's smendmont to lesvo tho question] of tho President's saliry nn- touched, It was defeated by an 5y0oud no voto—70 10180, Messrs, Farwell, Packer, of Indioun, Garfleld, and Ben Butler voted for tho proposition, the Iatter explaining that he did 8o under {nstructions, refere ring to the circumstances that tho Massachusctls lio- pubifean Convontion indorsed tho increado s applying to Cabinet oficers and the Presidont, but condemning it for membors of Congress, fessrs, Dauning, Fostor, of Obio ; Guukle, Baylor, of Oliio ; Ward, of Ohleago ; Sherwood, Hawloy, of Illnols; and Orr, of Tows, voted against the proposition, During all this timo of course thero was & running discussion in five-minuto speeches, Mr. Holman, after tho defeat of Halo's proporition, got in nn amendment providing that the Lback-pay received by membors of the Forty-second Congress, who uro uow in Cougrees, should be doduct~ ed from thelr eslaries for the present Corsrees in monthly installmente, This wanadopted by a voto of 156 to 100, Messts, Farwell and Ward, of IlMinots, aud Banning and Saylor, of Ohlo, voting aye, whilo Rico, of Tiiuois, voted no, It was notod that TIENEW MENTERS felt no delicacy in voling in fuvor of a proposition whileh way ealuluted to glvosuch of thelr colleagues avwere in the Inst Congress fufinito troublo, Mr, Maynard thon ftled to secure tho adoption of au minendment by which tho salaries of employes of tho House and Benute wero reduced, after which Mr, But- ler introduced hin old arendnient, providing that meme bora of any preceding Congress who recelved back- pay, aud who are now fu Congress, shall have tho Dback-pay recelved ns members of such former Cone gress deducted from thelr present salnrios, ‘This was promptly adopted by a viva voco vote, and afterwardsy by n rlsing voto of 118 to 44, and fellors wore refused on tho question, THE NURLDUT BILL, Mr, Hurlbut, of Tiluols, thm Lrought forward his blll to poy Congressmen $6,000 a your, with cctunl traveling oxpenecs, with un additional §2,000 to cach tho Speaker sud Vie-Presidont, loaving ol ofhier waluries untonched, aund moved it as & substituto for the Committeo's il a3 amended. Aftor Hurlbut had demanded tho provious question, o stepped up to the Clork's deak and altered the bl 8o as to givo $1,000 fnstead of 2,000 ndditional to the Vice-President ond Speaker, By sowo means Dawes discovered this fact, nndat onco epraug fo his fect and denownced it and the counsel Ly which it was done. Thir, os might havo beca expected, brought Ben Butler up, who acknowledged that 1t was by his counsel that tho surreptitious alteration had been mudo, to which Dawes dryly responded: 1 suppozed it was you," Tho Spoaker inelsted that the altoration should by corrected, nnd it was at once douc. After tho momentury excitenent gecasioned by this opisodo had subsided, Hurlbut insisting on haviog tho previous question, it was sccondod, ond then camo the question, Shall the main question be now put 7 This was ngreed to on un uyo und no vota of 167 to 103, Mesars, Farwell, Rice, and Ward, of Illinoie, voted ave; Banning and Taylor, of Ohlo, voting no, Tho main question, Bball the sub- siituto o odopted for tho bill was then put, and tho ayes and noeswers had, and tho question was aMrmatively decided by s voto of 138 10130, Of the Iliinols members, Messra, Barrore, Cloments, Hurle but, Rico, Ward, and Yarwell voted ayo, Tho remaine g mombers of the delegation, excopt Robinson, who was absent, voted ngainst it, Yarsons was the unly ous of tho Obfo delegation who voted aye, Jamison hee ing nbsent, and the otbers votiug no, Mesars, Packard, Bhunks, and Williams, of Indiann, voted aye, tho rest of the delegation from tlat State voting no, Messra, Averill, of Minnesota; Begole, Irad- ley, Fluld, Hubbell, and Waldron, of Michigon; Ridredge and McDill, of Wikconaln, and Duck, Brown, Crorsland, Durkam, Milliken, and Standiford, of Kuntucky, voted aye, Tho {ssue Is u plain one, and clearly dofined, thowo voting ayo favoring u salry of 46,000 for Congreasmnun, with 38,000 eucl for the Vices Prendent and Sposkor, This was substantfally s fue creuso of $300 over tho amount at which tho House hd fixed tho salary by its instructions to the Commite foe, and 1t s worth noibiug thut nearly all the merns bers who camo biers virous and tiorey for reform voled. 4u favor of hia fueresve, ‘Those voling no fvored THE BILL OF TH COMMITIER s amended, whiicli provided fhut Cougresalonal salara fes should 'bu reduced to §5,600 & year, with actuul traveling oxpenes : that the falariea of Gatinet ofi- cers, tha Vio-Lrosldent, and tho Bpeskor shonld be 10- duccd towhat they werd hefore the fucreno 3 that tho Prouident's salary shonld alao o reduced ftor tho prosent terin, nud that, wembers of this Couyross wha Abera mownbeis of the Fortymiccord, ve wuy pruesiiui: Congrea, should by ull Tho bacl-pay which oy lind over rocolved deducted from - thelr prewent enlaefes fu monthly {nstallments, Those who defended the bick-pay volsd with ull who wore opposed to nily reduetion, and many of thio new mombers, whiose miudy bad apparoutly under- gono n chungo atfor n aoparation from (lielr constitii. nta of fow weoks, Political linca wero loat sigut of in tho struggle, but' more Domocrats volod for the 1873. Huelbnt ncreasn i proportion to tho alze of the party I tho Houso ihan Hopublicans, O ghet-bagea invee slubly voted for tho jncrease, an 1 all tho 8o thorn Ro- pubilent, witl ono or two excoptions, did no. “ho question {ien camie vip, AIIALL TUE BILE DEENOROSSED and read & third tmo? which s proliminary to ©_the as! grand Htruggle, At 6 o'clock Mr. Talo, of Aine, claimed Iis hour for dobate, Altinughi ol offort was mado to howl Lim down, ho'ield bis ground, and, aftor » stiore nnil very oxcifed spocclt of his own, divided his thno between Dawos, Garfield, Cox, Hawley of Connocli- out, and o Columbiun_orator from Michigan by tho natho of Birroughi, who nttemntud to read an elabe arately-wiitlou mpogch, Tho cxeilonient during this timo was inteneo, tho speskers beltig nimoat craz, with * oxcltenent, whilo fhetr follows staod about crylug out warcastio comments aud ninling oll monnor of uncouth _tolsow, orcat- ing “an indescribablo uproar, The oxcltoment of fho ceno was much Nlo that provented when tho Kelloy rosolntion wan undor constderation during tho Oredit. Moblier dicuselon, Mou fuirly yrow palo Yl thele overwzough fooinga, | AL it (o quention wwus pub and carried by lirgo majorliy, Mr, Hurlnt wan thien entitled {0 ot hour, In which” o discuzs Lis bill, and ho YICLOED TO DEN DUTLER, resorving only five minntes for himsaif Hofore tho volo sl10uld bo taken. i membera thronged In o great Disick crowd aliout Butler, who for abont forty mfi~ nfes ourprisod and dellghtcd thom with Lia_ surcastis donunciatlons of Lawrenco, Kasson, and othora wito liad rectived bick-pay it preclois Cangicsccs, and who a1 Lioro now protending to n virtus thoy ovor hud, Tho apeceh, madoas it was i uu_indefensiblo cause, ws o uplendid offort, nud cruelly flayed the demngoguen i lnnd, Froquent outbursin of ape plaues grocted s biting ridicule, and jt cumo ol only £rom tho hack-pay defeiiders, but a9 well from thoso who lind voted for n reduclion to the lowest figure, who all onjoyedt the wrlhing of thoso the exposurs of whioso Incoiblelcuciea was brought on by tholr own ucontroliablo demagogical instinets. The press, of conrse, como o .for & slare of tho denunciation ‘of the man that God_made, but ho did not tarry long on {ho theme, His munuot clestly endd, i his words did not, that o great victory had Loou achioved over all who compinined becauso 6f the fucreaso of ealarica, In s oxultation he aemed 10 forgol that tho peoplo hnd not yet. given their ver- dict oh tho merlt of tho work dono fo-dny, o ulso fook 0:cuslon to sny thut Congresa should bava it un. deratood from °this timo forth that they will no lougor yerinit themselves fo bo ma- Mgned, Thnt Rullr uns made up s mind to tifo auytling that Linteat an tnventigs= tion or criticiany of the otficlul acta of Cougressmen I8 well undesslood, of course, snd no ono was surprired at thut portion of tho aprech, He mado somo men winco whon ho aafd that balf the clamor nbont back-pay hud been brought atont by thoee who had covered thelr mouey juta the Treasury after feailng the publia pulse, und uscertainiog that thie eacrifico was neces gary, if thoy were to conilune In public life, He ro- forrid fo Sunset Cox as tho man whom denth clected, ond eld that death only could lect bifm, I whole spocel waa ehagaotorized by all tho andaclty and_brillihnt qualitiea that bnyo inade Lien Butler famous, uud hns been piounced tho flncst he ovor made in Congaene, and it hat nn cloctri~ {ylug offect upoi s sudienct, Duting the cniira evaning Butler was constantly flying_nbout the hall, whikpering n fow words fi: tho ears of hia chosen men, und keeping bls forces well in hand, like o Goneral de> termined not to bo surpriced, wud fome of his most cf- fective wark was done, aingnlarly enough, on tho Dem.. ocratle sfde, Tho mothn to pro aced to take THE FINAL VOTH was claimed by & majority of onein 20 votes, Fill- bustering was thon resoricd toto defent the bill, which prolouged tho proceedinga ill ¥ o'clok, whou the bill was pacsod by a rising voto of 121 to 71, aud the Houso 8% onco adjonrned, A OHICAGOAN ROBOED, Col, C. Yhadwick, of the Graud Pucifio Totel, Chi~ © gu, Who camo (0 ilis city o few days o on private hunliiesr, was yosterdny robbed of his pockathouk nud ita contents by s pickporket nt Willard's Hotel, Tho Cotonel in out & considerablo sum of mones, b largo number of raflroad pasaes, ond some private meme- zunda of vulue, Ifo linw hosts of friends here who will ses Lim through his troubles, aud remave fho nocossity of o pedestrisn oxcursion to Chicago, L THE NATVAL APPROPEIATION DILL, B, Shorman, of Olifo, whilo advocating the passago of tho Navy Deflcioncy Lill in tho Senato to-duy, mudo a gencral ntsault on all estraordinary expendituires by the Govorument, and hie followed tho cie given by Mr., Dawes in tho Hotwso_the other dny, sud dumunded re- trenchment and reform in §ory Dopartuont, o was appoeed to Increased laxnt ¥ to make np deficiencles, Ho hiepod {he Democratic minorlty wonld hold tho Ex- ceutive to a rigid accountabillty o the matter of ox- penditures, TINE WARTED. A gentloman whoro duticn oftendance on tho ecssions of the Seuats for tho lust six years, han kept 4 careful account of the (imo wastod by tho membrs in uacloes dobato on the roferenco of Litls, ond_ dnda thio averaga to bu ono hour cach working dby, In ade ditlon tothls wastoof time, (o pooplo aro mado {o a for tho. printing and reporting of tbo stuff, A fiilo nore than thoaverago tme was thrown away Solng 4 diacuenions o s cliaracter whew,ou M, - munds’ motion, tho Honso bill forthe repeal of the aukeupt Law was tuken up, MILITARY 1TEM, The Becrotars of War In to-day i rocelnt of a letter from prominent citizens of Connell Blufs, Town, nek- iug for tho removal of t'io mil tary headquatters of the Depmitmont of the Viatte from (he Omaba to tho Towa side of tho Blissourl, ‘Tho petitioncrs baso their demnnd upon_tho grownd of cconomy, and_sharply rebuko Gen. Sheridan for making an ndverss roport In 1hio fuce of Gen, Ord’s rcommeudation for removal, ey chatacterizo the Licutenant-General's etatements regarding tho superlority of Omabn ovor Council ~ Bluffs o8 erroncons and mb. surd, and go ou fo sy thot ho mado bis report withont investigaiton, whereas Gou, Ord f4 in command of the Degattument, and con- Scqictly u comyotent witne:n m tho premisce, They clnim_thit the Guvernment would snnunl'y ko over $100,000 by the tranafer of tho haad ju.Ttore from Nebracka to Town, and back up thelr_stutement with figure, T4 s not known whut uction Gen. Bolknap wilk talie n tho matter, DAWES ON CANINET OFFICERS' BALARIRG, In_tho Houro to-day, When Tremain's nuendment providig that the salivles of Cibinct officera elall not Le chiunged was under consderation, Mr. Duwes du- livered liimeo'f of on of tho mokt offertive epcechcs of uny thut Lus over beeu hieard fu thoHouse, ilodoy- recatéd_the adoption of (o sineudment, icausa L enld taat it placed theso gentlemen in'a falso pos- tion, ~ ilo “solommiy declarcd that ke knew theso men ~ did mot desize fo continuo to proft by (s exiravagaut fucreasont a thue when thiey aro nsking that additionu] taxcs o lovied to meot tho current expieusos of tho Goverument, ‘Creminfu uniconsciou: Iy helped Lim onit by fnquir- ing molemnly nnd sovercly Low Mr, Dawes kiiew tl: suchwaa tho enso, Dawes replied that, nnder the ex- inting circumtances, ho could not doubt 3t: hnt tiis oflicors of 1l Cabinet, who uro intolfgine and patrlotlo gentlemen, undoubledly feel not only wiliing it susiows to do all fu thelr power to ull fn {he retronchment which t fs ko evideut b 4 Decomo an_fmrerativo necesnity, Whilo everybody listoned attentively, Duwes went on without futérrug~ tion ta utfribute to tho Cabinct tho posses.ion of tha very virtues which it bns been ko painfully apoarcat for somo timo that they ultorly lack, Thy »prech was greatly enjoyed In o quiok way by overybouy in tho ouse, have required hin THLE BENATE'R REFURAL TO ADJOURX, ‘Tha nction of tho S:nute tu-duy in Teluring to cone cnr fn the Lonre rewniutfon to wijourn from . Fridsy of thin week until Jan, U, possessea o special sigmificauce, Tho {ndetinilo yosinonement of tho quesifon meaus nothing, 'The Houso will undoubtedly oifgiuate an- other resolution, muking tho duy of adjournuent Tesdny, and fn (hat shapo it will rocelve & majority of tho' voles of tho Henato, Tho specches of Mesars. Morrill, Bhorman, ‘Tharman, Loga, - munds, Morton, atid oltiers §i oppusition to thio revolu- tou ars regardoit a8 mate buncombe, WINDOM'H COMMITTE] Mr, Windom aud his Gommitteo will bo silowed to g0 ou their oxeursion 10 New Or'own to study the cheup tranaportation problem at G vernment oxpieuse, “The peaplo teed oxpret no rellef from Congress until o holfilays, DAvIES {8 the man who has recelved the §13,000 back-pay, to whiom Batler reforred to-uight, |10 she Assaiiaied Press,) TIIE BENATE THANSIOLTATION GOAITTEE, WAMES6TON, D, O, Dev, 17,—Tho Souato Trans- portation Committes leave for the South on Monday, THE OHIEY-JUATIOF ALY, Tho Senato Committes on the Judiviary m—d:\y heard porsons on the subjeet of the nomivution of Willlama for tho Chicf-Justlceship, Tho Suprome Court wi adjourn from tho 21th fust, to'tho 5tk of Junuary, osmaTIONS, ‘The Prosident seut the following nominations to tho Semto: Postmasters—R, K. Brosh, Fikbart, Ind, 3 William 3, Morrison, Celdar Falle, In, 3 L Tenese, Pann, 111§ n C. Wolstor, Laalle, Til, ; William T,, Bivens, Goshon, Tnd, ; Josoph K, Maors, §t, Peter, Minw,: N, H, Morrill,” Buctauan, Mich, ; Otlando Allen, V'eepeott, Arizona 3 J, I, Bowine, Niles, Mich, ; 3. STk, Coldwater, Stich, 3 A, It Tafley, Dot corali, Ta. S, HOWATID, Qen, Toward eppenred beforo tie Housa Committeo on Miltary AMTairs to-lay, ITe suld tast he courled the fullest fuvestigation, und_waived uny advantogo that might nceruo to kit by tho statuto_of Hmitation, or athersleo, fn ordor that o might bo tried by o cotirt-mulial, 110 thought that ko would bo fily ublo to prove that fio was not oflicially or morally respousi- blo for any shorteomings by ronton af hin adinfulktra: tion of tho affalss of (o L'reodmen's Burcan, Gon, ‘Vincout wus ulio presont, biit, 88 tho churges’ against Gon, Toward aru not yet ‘printed, his examination was ‘postponed tntil {o-morrow, UNION LEAUUL OF AMERIGA, The National Gouncll of the Unlon_League of Auierden wan ield horu to-day, The Hon, J, ¢t Negloy wau re-clocted Treidont, Important husineis of s privato chwracter wus transncled, Resolutlons were adopted ealling upon Congress 10 Pasn (ho Vivil R din DUl and weenrd bolligereat” righta fo tho Cuba in- surgents, spsti FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. WaBILINGTON, D, O, Doc, 17, I . INOURASE GF Tll; NAYAL FONCE. 3tz CRAGIY, from the Usmimitica on Navnl Afairs, reported ok the Towso bill incrautug tho aumber of peutmen (0 10,000 men, kg tiat & Lo pansed, Mr, SHERMAN hud no objections to the bill belu consilored oW, hiit wus opposed to its prsage, and would reast §t, ' Thu Lill wus lald over, WEUT VIROINIA WAD OLAIME, Br, DAVIS introduced & bill o relmburse Woat Virginta for losses causod by tho Fedoral troops during tho Jato war, ABOLIEIING THE OFFICE OF COMMIASIONER OF IN- TERNAL NEVENUE, Mr, BUMNER introduced a resolution instructing the Cymmittes ou Finsuce fo inquire into tho ox- Honcy of abolishing the office of Comrmlssionor of ornnl Rovenuo and othior offices undor bim, and that tlio futernal tazation ho collucted by stamps, tn- atampod articles tobo linble to sojzuro sud conflscation by miy Uuited Sintes court of Iaw, to bo_ohforced - der tlio dixeetion of tho Secretary ‘of tho Treasury, A, M. PRATT offerad o resolution which was agreod to, ditecting tho Gomimittco on Finauco to report wiethier mora oflicfent provisions of Inw are ot To- quired to restraln Natfonal ke from charging, re. celving, and taking v highier yote of dntereat thau. fa le Towed by the Jaw to be tulten, WAT GLAINH, Mr. Davis' bl to el urdo the Stato of West Vir- ginin, dirocta tho Bzerelaty of tho Trearury to pay that State, upon tho order of ‘tho Govornor of snid Htate, tho plim of $310,000, Lo bp applicd to the rebuilding of brdges, court-Loses, kehionl-houdes, churchen, tirn. 1dk0 Tuids, and other publle proporty i suld State Hesiroyed by tho Fedoral troops by military orders durlug tho fnto eivil w PENGIONH, M, WRIGHT Introduced o resolution inatructing tho Commitizs on Pensions to tuquire nto the expu- diouey of amending tho Pensfon law 80 a8 to allow thosimo pension for tho loss of au arm abovo th olbow a# for tho loxs of leg abovo tho knoe, Fassed, TU11: BANGRUPTOY DILL, r, EDMUNDS movad that tho iouse bill for the repeai of fhio Bunkeupt act by read and roferred, Measrr, QONKLING and THURMAN objected to ita refereiiee, euyiug the matter shouid be disposod of bee foro tho lohduy recess, TIE PINANCES, . Tho morning hiour expired, and Mr, TENTON p caedod to address the Sennto 'on tho resolation_teport- od by tuo Committo on Financo last wook, Ha safd thip Hitctuntions of the curroney servo to confitin tho bollef that resumption is Smpossible witl our. present redundant volume of poper, Ha argued to show that in retwrning to s sounid fnanclal condkion every ine tercwt of tho Government und of tho peoplo conciir {n a polfey of modorato taxes, Instend of nn cxpendie turo by tho Government of over $37,000,000 mora for tito past fseal year thau for the previous onc, wo must. liave do.reace of twico that sum. It 18 now oxces- sive. Thero must bo a reduction 0f paper, that paper and specio ehinll hear rocognized relation to each othe er, 1lis desiro was tondupt n plan which would prevent tho reocaurrence of flnncial disastera, T word, to almplify tho fluancinl machinery, curtail expenditures, ot to steadiiy ndvatico to o apcelo condition, r, OROZIER safd bo desirad to aubmit some re- marky “on_the yeuding zesolition, but was not pre- pured to do Ao to-day. 1fo naked that it be laid osido for tho present, and the Sonuto proceed to tho coneld- oration of the' bill for the rellef of settlers on the Ouage Indian lnnds, Ar, MORRILL (3e.) said ko did not desiro to fn terfero with thu Souutor from Kansas, ond na goon ag his bill Lo disposed of ke would sk to Lave the Byecisl Noval Appropriation bill taken up, SUSCELLANEOUS, 3fr. WINDOM gave notico tliat he would sk the Senufo to tako up tho Houso resolution to adjourn on Friday noxt, Air, EDMUNDS eahd, a8 soon a8 he could get the floor Lo would ask that tho bill to ropeal tho Bauke ruptey net Lo considered und disposed of, "Hiid DAL for tho reof of tho Ostge seitiers was taken up, and Mr, Crozfer addreseed the Senate in fuvor thereof, ofter which the DIl was roferred to tho Judielary Committer, TUE HOLIDAY RESOLUTION. Mr, WINDOAM nsked that tho Souso resolution fix- ing tho time of adjourumont for tho holidays be taken up. e, MORRILL, (Me.) nsked that the_Seuato proceed to 1hio couslideration ‘of the Specinl Naval Approprin- tion biul. " Hedid not thuls it safo to udjourn over on Frids, 2. LDMUNDS opposed tlio Sunate o'y » hollday of two ur three weeks, leaving importanc bills unacte nupon, Was tho Sennte going off for rosst turkey aud roast dvek at Clrlstma, rusbing through, finportant meaeuren in haste, 50 o8 not {a bo sure that they wero leginiating upon round bayls 2 Alr. TIFURMAN declored that in his judgment, the resplition to adjourn should uot’ b passnd, Import- ant measnres were pending which should be acted npon withont deloy, and the bill in rolution to_snlarics would probubly bo received by tho Senato soon. Otlier ‘mearures should be considercd, fo ay nothing of the great question of fiuance, Ho \vas n favor of siiting horo untii nll theso meaaures were nsted upon, Mr, MORTON took the ratne gronnd, DMoksra, TUURMAN, LOGAN, HAMEIN, and SIER- MAN oppoeed iy recdss at all, 3ir, WIIGHT favored o recess about March instead of Cliristmas, f tho public busincss would ullow, Thio question being put, the Senate declded to take up tho resolutlon, Jir. EDMUSDS then moved to indetaltely postpono furtber cousidoration, and, the yeas being demnuded, ho mation to. postfoue’ wus ‘sgread to—yeae, 413 ays, 27, 1As, Allison, Ferzy (i Oglesby, An Frelinghuyses, Yratt, Dautwel alibert, Surgint, Trowniow, Hamihon (Tex.), Soit, Buckingun, Hamlin, Ehertian, Carenior, HHowe, Bpencer, Ciintudier, Ingui’s, Sumnar, Conliing, Lo, Thurmiin, Gouaver, Mitchul, Wadlelgh, Cruglu, Morelll (Mey), West, Groziet, Morlli (VEJ,' Windom, Dorscy, Morton, Wright—a7, Edmuiids, NAYS, Alcorn, Fenton, Merriman, Autliorly, Forry (Conn.), Norwood, Hayord, Go'dibwalle, Ramsoy, Bogy, amilton (Ma), Taneom, Boroman, - Hitebeo: Toertaon, Clayton, Jolmston, Saulsbury, oy, Rally, Bloveneots, Davir, Lowie, Stackton, Dinnds, M Creery, Tipton—b7, BANGROPT DILL, Mr, EDMUNDS moved to fako up the Honso bill fo ropeal the Banlceapt azt, and refer it to tho Judiclary Comwittee, Alter dely tho Lill was so referred, NAVAL AVPIOPRIATION HILL.. : Mr, MORRILL (Me.) moved thut tho Seunto take up the House bil wmaking o special sppropristion of $4,000,L00 for the nuvy, Ar, SUMNER inquired §f this bill wos to mneet the oxpenros uiready incurced, Mr, MORRILL replicd fu the afirmnative, Mv. SUMNER~—No part of th!s appropriation is to bo appitd to anything $u the future ? r, MORRILL~No, uir. Mr, SUMNER—I um ngainst the appropriation of anuthier doflar §n auy such dircction, The fucls ara nat yet sufliclently before the country, but I fhink it HI?‘ duty to decluro that this expenditure should ston tals Loirr, this minute, I thiuk it an fll-omenod ex- ponditur Mr, SHERMAN 1was not disposed to find fault with tho Yresident or Secrolury of tho Navy for ospending this 4,000,000, underibo circumstancés growing out of tLo Vifginius nfair, oy they were Lound to put our sy ot war footitg, but ho did thiul, by the wirdoni, prudenee, and caroof the Sacretary of Stute, approved, of course, by (ke Bxceutive, we hud escapod tho ditle © Ity ITo was wltitng to puy the $4,000,000 now, but wiiied that to Lo the end of expenditures fo that di- section, 1o wauld soy to_thio Seccrotary of the Navy, ** Lo ocpenditures onght to ceaze, now (bat the Vir- aindus eiluir has happily paseed away,” It ad heen attumpted to make tho recent ditliculty thoir pre. tebso to lncroao flo numerical force of sou- from 3,500 10,000, but ho oppoeed to . Baing uow o tho mif «f n panic, it was tho duty of the Executivo Dap ment to economize fu overy branch of tho serv] very common idea prevailed in the Exaculive Doy ment of the G vernmont {hat, whon Congress appro- Dilitea money for any particulir purpose, the law imandadory_and ho expenditure must bo made. dden was n wroug one, tud uot in accordance with tho principlen of onr Govorument, Lo wis suro that, of $20,000,000 or $30,0 10,000 appropriated at tho Inst rozsion, ut least onc-balf had not yet boen oxpended. o it mot Ixllove this Mmoncy should bo oxpended niow unless tho contricts hod al. ready been entered fnfo, Last mouth tho yuiblle debt was fncrensed over $0,000,000, Tao aficlency this month would sot bo lesa that $10,000, 000 o §52,000,00, It was tho duty of the Administ tion to £iup f0r & timo all Improvements s to slop every kind of uuneceasary expeaditure, and If this economize ing should not Lo suflicient to reliove tho Treasury, ihen Cougress would bavo to incrense taxes, Ho would vote for thls appropriation, but 28 u_member of tho dowluunt party fin the Senate Lo would think his duty not, porfornicd unless Lo should cxumine with the ntmast eare every proposed expenditure, ATz, JERRILL (VL) movad to striko out thiat portion of the LIt allawing the trausfer of tho funds of ouo burcau to auother, ~ 1le wae in favor of the appropria- tion, but,wilh that proviston in it, amounted to o lum, sum, and thero was no necessity for i, ns Congress fa i #amon, After further debate the bill was paosed by o vota of 40 yeav, T nayw, Messra, Hogy, Cooper, Goldthwaite, Imditon (31.), Kelly, MeCreery, and Btovouson vote ing In tho negitivy men to way ‘Tutt: pLoz-nook, M, ANTHONY Iutroduced o bill relsting to the Reg- tater, or Baue-llook. Mteferred, A1'G o'lock th Sonate ndjourned, UOUSE OF RENRESENTATIVES, TN, My, WILSON (Ind) eaplaluod that bis remarks yes. torday in veferenco to Jay Cooke & Co, did not wmean thut any member of tho House bad jutroduced tho biil fur tlie ropeul of tho Daukrupt law ay sttorney for Juy Cooke & (n,, —nnly that the lawyers of tat firm huil procured the LI (o bo introduced, SUDGLK DULELL, AND HUSTRED, Mr, WILSON, of Indluny, from the Judlelary Come mittev, reporled u resolution suthorizing tint Comuit- toa 1o hend for fersons and papers i tas inguiry us to the oflieal conduet of Judgo Busteed, of Alubania, utid o resoluticn instructing the game Commilttes to inquire and report whother Judge Durol'y of Loufulaun, shoutd Do Impeachiad for Wigh crimo snd misdemcanar, with power to aend for vorsons and papers, Adoplod, TETIENOUMKNT IN PUDLID BUILDIN G, Nr. DUBLI oforud u_ reaiutton uatesciing tho Comumittes on Expendituras on Publio Buildiugy {o fue quire, firal, us o ths condition uud management by the overnmient ofiiclals of the moneys herotoforn” ape propiated for public bnildiogs 3 kecoud, whethir lnll!;l mmoneys hiavo been disbursed in conformity with th Approprlition Taws ; third, what rolrenchineit cau b s iy expendituru’e tha'moncy vo wppropristed without detriiment to tho publio servics, with power o send for perdons bud papers, Adoptods WZFRENCIBIENT IN CONSULAD OFFIOES, Mr, BENOIRL otfered o resolution fustructing the Comsaittoe ou Forelgu Alfaira to fuquito futo tho ox~ 1 Jolicny of revielng and readjuating tho compensh~ {on of conknlar oficen, Adoptod, QUIAN BYMPATIIZERS' SLEMORIAL, NMr, STERHENS preacnted tho momocial of the Cubuit mooting fn Now York & fow days ago, Ro- forred, 7 704X OF 1878, Mr, DAWES rejorted back (ho Senato smond- et (o o Bl fur (o redomplion of tbo losa of ‘Tlio amondments wara conetirrod fn, and tho bill now goca to the Preald.nt for s signnture, DIFTILLERY WALTHOUAES, Mr, BEOK (Ky.), from the Conunilteo of Ways and Moani, reporded buick (o bl to allow ditfllory” waro- hovscs to bo continued ju use after changes in the munngoment, Lasscd, RUPPEY TARY OIVIL BIGHTA DILL, Ar, BUTLER (Mots,) ¢ldmod tho rllfllt to roport back tho Bapi lemmontary Civil Rights ilf, Tuo 8PBARER informed him tiat tho Balary bill had the procedatice, and that. everytidng dono k0 far wan by unanimous consent, Jir. WALE (o) declined (o glve way any fucthor, Mr, BUTLER thonght that, after Mr. fni s ylckling for whinky, Lo ougut 1o’ yleld for civil righte, (Lauglter,] THE GALARY ACT. Tho Iouso then resubied consideration of the Sulary Lill, Mr. KASSON moved to reconsidor tho voto of lant ovening adopting the umendment maklng the reduc— tion of memuora' saluries commenco witn tho begiu- ning of this Congress, and also moved to lay the mo- Honrto seconsider on o tuble. ~ Agread to—yeus, 167 ; oy, 94, 3, HALE (N, Y.) moved o striko aut that ortion referning to tho Vreaident, and said ho would nove a ¥lmi ar amendmont in regard to Cabluet oflieers and to employces of Congres, I'noy shouid look not only 1o the question of tho vaius of tho Peosident’s timo for four yeare, but to tho cifect on his fulure life, Having lishd that ofico, an ex-Presidont wan, in substance, de- barred from the ordinary pursuits aud avocations of life, profcesioual, commercial, public, or otherwiso, 1o did not believé o President onght fo bo left, at the expiration of his term of oflice, to be {impoverished by hils poeition, as was tho cane with Taomas Jofferaon, Mr, OLYMER aafd 1f he hud bis own way Lo would ropenl tho wholo law of Murch 3, 1873, as far as _the Oanstitution permitied, Ha wontd make tho pending Lill applicable to tho present Exccutive, and would re- duco bis suliry to the original igure. He favored the provialon maintaining the relary of Judges of tho Bupreine Oourr, but hiad his doubts asbout tho ealary of members of the Cubinet nud Bm.rlu;'ch of Congicm, o har hieard much us to tho popular clamor ; hy had heard 1L denounced, acouted, ‘and defied, Lo would toll thio Honso what publi: clanior was, It was tho firat evidence of that coming storm of publle weath wlich was rising all around and about Congrees, Whoover utlempted o withstand it or overcume it would be overwucimed nnd undone by it. Yesterd: the grand oid Commnon th of Peunsylyania had rendered impossiblo forever Lereafter those frandaund cotriptions m tho lepdslution which had horetofore currcd her and outruged bor, That was what pullic opindon had done for lior, and that was what it would do tor wuere. Whon tuoy howed to it, when they sub- | mitted 1o 4 ,ull?', 1alily, honestly, ns;they muat, they | would refoicd 1n {t and thauk thord wiio Liud heeded 1, | Mr, TREMAIN moved to amend Mr, flale's amen; mcnt by ex ‘luding from ths effcct of tho Ll the Vice- | President, Becrotyry of State, Secrotary of the Ireas- | ury, Secretary of “War, Hecritary of the Navy, Becre tary of the Interlor, Atlorney “General, Puslmuster General, nud Bpeaker of the House of Rapresontativee, \Jir. LOWE wus I favor of (he relustaiomeut of the old Iuw. Mr, DAWES soid : I feol at liberty to say that noth- Ing could he 8o unfortunutevs for us, in this condition of affars; to Inslst upon puttivg theso ofivers fu the position of cluteling nt ncreascd ealarica with oue hand, and gathering in now {nxes with tho other, I tako the Hberty to say, in bebalf of all theso men, that they ar: fu heart and In spirit co-operating witt us in the desire to eut down every unnccessary and extray. et oxpendltire, Whother § o fu saluries o fn uoy- thing elne, Mr, TREMAIN (to Dawes)—Tlave you tho author- ity of any member of the Cabinet for saying that he fs opposcd to the Increaee as to the prozont und future? 3ir, DAWES—TI bave the suthority of the character of all these men for saying that they will not ttand up Dbeforo this country and fuslat upon it that wo will go to inereasing the burdeus of the peoplo fn ordor to ‘meat this {uereaso of their own ealaties, whilo wo cut dotwn our own and ull others, Mr. WOOD—WIll tho goutloman from Masss- chusctts’ permit 1o to nsk whothor {ho President hus drawn his increased salary 7 Mr. DAWES—Ob, I know mothing abont such things, [Sarcostic laughter on the Demosratis side,} Nir, STORM defonds 1o Iucreuso Salary uct oy Sust, thglt, nnd fulr, M, TREMAEN, af the request of 1. Blalne, moi- fiod his nmendinent o as to omit the Xer from the scope of it, Tho amendment was thon rejected— | 3eas, 103 naye, 193, 3tr, BUTLER (Muse), on his name belng called sald that, under fustructiona of Lia State, lio voted aye, Tho question then recurred on Mr, Ha'e's nmionde meut (In referenco to tae Pre:idant’s salary), and it was tejected—ycas, 70 ; naye, 180, Mr. FULAND' oficred on smendment requizing members of tho present Congress who recelved b payas members of the lirt Congress to refund by monthly reductions, and dirccting the Treasurer to communlento tho yisseage of {his Lillto ex-members of the st Congrons, and 10 cover fato t Truisury money that honid be returned, Mr. BECK nsked Mr, Poland whether Cougress had any powor (0 tako from ex-wembors tho mony drawn Dy thom na back-pay T Mr., POLAND ropliod that hfs amendment did not Propore to (080, Mr, BECE—*Then If they havens much right to retain it us the President has to roisin bie, why un- derinke to insult them Lehind thelr backs, sud not dare to put the eamo proporition to the Presktent 7 Mr. POLAND went on to speak on his amendment, Mr, HALE, (e, agked Mr. Poland whethor Co gre:s liad the right'to pass un act_which should affect certodn members of Congresy, feaving their ealarles ot ane rateand the mlaries of othier mombers of tho same Cougress ut unothnr rate 7 M. FOLAND toplied that o propored to mako all the eulatfes of membiera at tho mme cate, Mr. HALE—“Why do you deduct from some and ot trom othors 7" Ar, POLAND—In pofnt of fact wo malto tho cal- arios ‘equal, it wohavo the right to maka them un- enuel, it wo chose, This i notn mero brutwin fal- men ; it 5 o pretty efilcent legal remedy ngofst these men, " I thera §s any ono of them who looks to uny politieal fature, ho witt beed tho requisition of lio Treayurer of the United Btatos, Thut money would buen 11 bis yoclket, Mr, DECK—Docs fho pentleman from Vermont UMK (bt tho Prestdent’s money wll buru fu Lis pocket 2 . Mr, POLAND—Tlat question is hardly german to thoamendment, _[Laughter.] Mr. HOLMAN moved o s substitute for Mr, Poliais smicnduent otio applyiug only b2 new ors of tho presont Congress who weraalko niombors of the ast Gongross, omitting overything ns to_ex-membor, Ar, POLAND uccepted dir, Holman's umendment a8 3 Substiluty for bis own, r, KASSON made n point of order that tho amend- went was uuconstitutional, The SPEAKCER sald that he did not it an a Judicil ofiicer to deeldo on_constitutionnt questione, raled onz overythivg that ho consfdored unconstitu- o, bia datlea would b very miucl caiaryed, Tizc' question was (aken on M:. Tloasun’s amend. ment, nnd 1t was ngreed to—yens, 1551 noye, 101, Mr, MAYNARD offered i amnendment 10 txeopt from the projiosed reduction $ho- employos fof Cone gress, and poko in eupport of that propost:ton. Fue wnroudment was refected witloat i yeas and sayu, Mr. BUTLER (Moes,) moved to amend by uddlug a proviko reguiring all members who lind also baon me.bors of the preceding Congross, el fn which they dnd recofved {ho backany 1o retwn tho eamo to tho Troaswry. Ho sppealed to tho Houso fo come up to ‘tho mattor aquarely, and Iike nen, and_supy:ort the aubstitute, whtch would Lo offored for the whole il by tho gentloman from Tilin. ol (urlbuty fixing tho safary at 16,000, to take effost feom tho passago of thouct, [Ories of # Good," Good,” “That fu right. Tuo queetion was_ faken viva voes on tho Butlor Amendment, ond it was carried—113 to 70, 3fr, HURLBUT then oticred tho Toll atitufo for tha wholo bl ¢ BeorioNn—"That from and nftor tho paseagoof fhis uct the compensation of Senors, Romesentatives, und delogates shall bo ut tho rate of §3,00) por s, payable monthly, and {n addition thercto tho actusl i div.dual expentos of each Senator, K-presentatsve, and delegita in going 1o and returnfig fiom scat of Gove orminent onco i cach session, to by cerlified in wriling Dy each, 8tc, 2, That the comrensation of {he Bpeaker of (ho Houso of Toprceentatives sliall be $2,000 in addition to Lua pay s Ropresentutive, amouniiug i ull to 4,00, and that of the - Vice-Preshdent shall bo tho same amount, with the same allowance for {ravellng ex- Teuses ds liorelubefoco provided, 8ra, 9, That nll laws o paris of Inws Juconelstent with tho provistons of this act uro bere i 8o, 4, ‘Thut the Seerotary of thy 7 quirad to cover Into the Tréasury all sums that 1 remain undrawn, or which luve’ been recelved oy i erensed compensition under the provisions of suld net, proved March t, 1873, which rlind Lavo or msy come into bix yossesaion by roturn thioreof, Mr, BECK npoke on the goneral subject, oud de. fendcd his setion dn voting for tho dncreasu ut ths last azeslon on the gronnd that (e alternative would havo Deew un oxira eston, aud that that would have beon of incalenizble ubchfef to tho country, valving the postul tolograph schowe, poutal Avvings-bank sohewme, and other yroposiiions, M, HURLBUT moved tho provious question on hin substitute, s 3r, DAWES endoavored 5 got i i proyosition to aubititnto e LA us reported by the Committos tuder tho Orth mitnctions, v, BUTELER (Sfuwh) und otbers objected und dos mided thad the provious question should be put, O Tlnrlbuts substiinte helig pgain rend, it opptaved st 4t had beon chiuged ufter 4t wan firet offered by fxing tho wdary of Upeaker wnd Viea Ticaldent ot 9,000 ik 8,000, e, DAWES culled atfention to it, und elalmed that 1 duid the gt 0 dubato thas progsilion 1 Ity presmnt 3 ing as o aub- KER ruted (hat th palut was well taken, Mr, DAWES anfindverted on the fmproprioty uf changlng, without tho Lnowiedgs of tha 1lougo, & proposition thut was pmuling before it, “Clio BPEAKER wafid Tie would o obligged i€ tio gens {loman from Hituola (STurlbin') would leave tie wubsti= o fn ts orkanal e, evin” though thit redured hinAniory, 1o askod that as n special favor, Thy Iy OF o entlonyut o tapsachusel i Davr) Ludlerla possibl wforenva fo b drawn that somo " (Continued on tho Firth Page NUMBER 119 THE FARMERS. Second Day's Session of the Tlinois Farmers' As- sociation, Resolutions of ALl Sorts Tutro. duced and Referred, Declarations of Polit’cal [nde- pendence Received with Applause, A Constitution and By-Laws Sud- mitted for Revisions Popers Read and Addresses Made to the Convention, The Cost of Transportation and the Way to Regulate It, Amasa Walker's Views on e De- pression of Agriculture, He Attributes the Farmers Troubles to an Unsound Currency. M. M. Hooton on the Creation and Dis tribution of Weaith. A Paper on Co-operation in Buy. ing and Selling. MORNING SESSION. Special Dispatch to The Chicasa Tribune. Droatuz, L., Dec, 17,—The Stato Farmers® Asa clation resumed bustuess at 9 o'clock this morning Tho procecdinga wero opeucd with prayer by the Rev, Mr, Bonbam, DEDATE 0X NESOLUTIONS, Ar. Sharp sald it eeomed to him that the hanas of 4o Convention wero tiod by » motion adopted yoster day reforring all resolutions to the Committeo or Resolutions swithout debate. e thoughit that nctior ‘wai wrong, and tharefore snoved that it be reconsia- ered, Trof. Turner argued sgainst {lo reconsideration. They wore called together o nct a8 farmers, not ae politicians, If anyihing effective was to bo dono, they must put forth ideas tnt will sbake the coutinent, They could not advance ona step toward removing tlo mortguges on thelr farms uutll they had shaken the financial system of the world, They would, probably, nover ngree ou any- g, onaccount of thelr disparity of opinlon on the subjecls of Onance, comunerce, cte, Tho Commitice shionld b allowed to report. viows, and the the Gon. ‘vontion conld dlscurs, snd reject or adopt them, The motion was not ugreed to, RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED, The following resolutions were submitted and ro- ferred: INDORSING TIE RAILEOAD LAW, By Mr., Walker: Resoleed, That wo aro In favor of keoping tho Rail- road Inw which was puesed by tho prescut. Legisiature iutact wutii it s boen fully tosted by deolsiona from tho court of last resort, NOMINATING CONVENTIONS, Dy Fltzpatriek, of McLean Wuskan, Wo are pasting through groat reformne tion, with tho futention of benefliing tho condition of thia working clnseo of tho nation; and Witkxeas, We look upon tho present systom of clioosing can 3idates through nominating conventionans Delug ouo of the fuudamental causcs of our politiest corruption, and that 1t Lus bocomo o buying, bargatn. Ing, bartering, aud sclling system that every Amoriean cilizen eliould Lo ashamed of, &nd s Ot for nothing else but the body-guard of o King: Reaolred, That wo ara oproeed to the prosent sycten of nominating conventions, and woadviso thut enudi dates for oflice slion!d make thelr clatms good by bon. esty, capacity, and ability. FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF TUE COURTY, DBy Edwoude, of Burea : WizuEA, Our courts,as operated at present, aro onc of thie most gelevons burdens borua by the peaple, ana nro governed In tholr action, to n yreat degroe, by su- tiqunted precedents of tho dead post in cases having often but Hittlo resemblunco to tho {ssiies of tho Uving préseut, and are a sligmn on tho buasted inteligence aud progreen of the American people, cosling a vay umount of monoy toull tax-payors, simply, I many cusc, o gratify & morlid teeto for practicing flu tricks and for tho beautiful uncertsinttos of tho law therafore, Tiesolred, Ax tho fenvo of this Conventton, thad the peoplo slould hmperatively demznd immoliate leg's fon for the reconsiruction of our coutts on prin. clples of common eenee, promincnt mmong which shal. Lo n provision settiug apsrt o portion of the tmo uf oach scesson for the hoaring of eas:s prescatad by par- ties in yerson maling jolat fssue, tho decielon of tho court fo bo fina, ANOTIILR INDOLSESENT OF TII: TUILEOAD DILL, By Anderson, of Metlony : Renolred, Thit wo domnndl of the Legislatniro thet they stend firmly by tho Ruflroad Uill passod at the last sesslon, [Applusu.} ON SELLING-PRICE AND COST OF PRODUGTION, Ty Yease, of dlacon: Resolved, That tho soliing-prics of any rroperty whatever eball Le based on tho cost of production; that ¢ ehould br'ne a rensonablo per ceat of progt; thiat tho owuer hins tho right to fix suh rensonable por cent ; that tho 1 laco of de.ivory shou!d bo the nearcat dejo's (Wt tho eurplas products ekow'd e lioot at Lo, und tho murket suppiod according to domand, CONDEMNING TUL HTATE BEVENUT LAW, By Rucker, of DeWkt & Reanlecd, That the precent Rovents v of this Btato 1s exlortionato aud discriminative, and wo demand its reroal, or romwdeling, #o 2u to mako evory man ray taxes on the actunl prorerty ownod by him, THE BALARY BILL, That we demand of our Senators and Reprosenta- tives in Cougiens tho fmmedinto repeal of the law uuthoriziug the ferenss of ralatlos, AN OLIVE-BRANCH FOI THE OIANUERS, By Slarp, of Olinton ¢ Leeauleed, That the Farmers® Aseociation of Tlinois vecognize the Grangers au allicn and fricud, working for tho o object as ourselv frown upon any attempt to eow it socda of dlscord Uotween the two o-gan‘ztione, [Applause,] THE BLACK-LIST OF PLOW-MAKERS, Ty Guy, of McLen Licauleei, "That wo buy no prolust of auy ity o- tucing buathat stgued tho resolution passed ot tho Plowmukers' Couventlon recontly held in Culergo. TApplanze.) ON THE VESTED RIGHTH OF BAILUOADS, By Barton, of Monltrie : Zcsoleed, Thut the doctrine of vested rights, by which ratlcoad corporatious vlaim exemyt'on from Tegislativo contral, belongrs 4o o past uga, and, ax it can- not exfut witout infringing on tho righte of efltzons gouerally, ft liaz no Joglthnate plico in tho Jurieprue denee of & freo peoplo, NEVISION 01' INTERNAL REVERUE LAWS, 1y Ward, of Houry ¢ Lesolved, That Congross shall bo petitionod torevio the Iuternal Movenuo laws 50 64 to romova atl hludore ancs o the frue oxportation of alokol, J LEPPAL OF TUE BALABRY=0TAD LAY, By Mr, MCGUIRE— Resutved, 'Thut utealing $a (bloving, whether dono by orsons 1n the low walks of ifo or by high oflomls ;