Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1874, Page 1

YOLUME 27. TIRE INSURANCE. HENLX I OF BROOKLYIN. iss Valley s, o, OF MEMPIEIS. R. S. CRITCHELL, AGENT, ) OFFICE REMOVED TO 160 LaSalle-st,, Bryan Block. NOTICE. CITX (OMPTROLLERS OFFICE, s UBT4e CHICAGO. J- ATTENTION ! TAX-BUYERS! Amost Profitable Ynvestment ts offored in the ¢ax Certificnics held by the clty for the. slo for city tases o 1872, which X will soll at. special and most favor- Hendred Thousand Dollars. Buyers and holders of theso certificates will be entitlod at onoo to the amouat of the wloand 25 per cent advance, being for tao firat six ponts from dato of sals; 50 per cent from 6 to 12 ronths; 75 per cent from 12 to 18 months; and 100 per cent from 18 to 24 months. Dsttl farther notlcs, delinquent taxpayers may sbtatn such of their certificazes of the above class as may rezaia upsold, upon pasment of the amonntof saleand three per cent preminm. S. S. HAYES, City Comptroller, Room 3 City Hall. ARTISTIC TAILORING. 0 PER CENT DISCOUNT l catry Wedding Outfits a Specialty. EDWARD ELY & €O, OIPORTING TAILORS, Wabash.av., cor~ oer of Monroe-st. ESTABLISHED 1854. FINANCIAL. Wafional Bank of Gommencs, Cmcaco, Jan. 5, 1874, NOTICHE. fhe Quarterly Dividend of 21.2 per cent has been declared peyable on and after this day. E. MAYNARD, Cashier. 3. 31. BurxzT, Cashr. Can. BrarsTzan, Atty. Collectices mado jn Utab, Monta: Tdaho, Wevada, Arizons, Washington, California, tnd Oregon: and ra- ‘mitted for In our exchange available in any glfll of the nited’ Ststes and Canada. Exchange and telegraph irenfers on this Rank can be procared from oar OBicago earrespondent. the Third Natonal Bank of Chicago. Ou Chicago Beal Estate, in large or small amounts. WRIGHT & TYRRELL, Room § Tribuns Building. Loans on Real Eistate o We can make one or two loans of £10,000 to $25,000 for & of years on good improved business or_residense Fopesty in the city. 8 DLEY, LaSalle- bt STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS. Nofional Bamk of Commertce. NOTICE:. The snnual meeting of the Shareholders in s National Bank of Commerce of Chicago, for the election or Directors for the ensuing Feerand for such other business as may come before them, will be held at the office of said Benk o' Tueudfi, Jan. 13, between the hours m. 10 8.m. and - 8nd 1 MAYNARD, Cashier. HBERIAN BANKING: ASSOCIATION. Ih annual meating of Stockholders for the election of DScers 150 Diroetips will bo held st tho ofco of this Amcation on MONDAY, the 13th of Janum, bo- oa o houra of 1275 834 1 0 COPARTNERSHIP NOTICES. V. ¥ KELLOGG Is admitted a partmer in our house from this date, January 1,1874, - CHAS, P. KELLOGG & C0. - COPARTNERSHIP. ~AMUEL M. FARGO is admittod a8 8 momber of our B o thgs Jan ARGO & CO. PRINTERS. STATIONERS, & ‘ocal Attention Given to Furnishing Sam- ples and Estimates for e i ery, Blank Books, & Priuing, For Banks, Tnsurance Co.'s, Publio Offices, &c., £0. WLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO., 118 & 120 MONROE-ST. 0! Ty fslenle sad Retail Stationcrs, Printers, asd Blank ianufacturers, 166 Cinrk-st. FOR SALE. FURS! GLOVES! Fincst Goods—-Lovwest Prices. . 8. BARNES & CO.. 70 MADISON-ST. IFFICE DESKS At Cost, at 112 Fifth-av l hicagn Dail ¥ CHICAGO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1874. WASHINGTON. *| Reassembling of Congress After the Holiday Recess, The Salary-Grab Repeal Bi Discussed in the. - Serate. Bistory of Salary Legislation of Former Congresses. The Supplementary Civil- Rights Bill Debated in ~ the Icuse. A, ‘H, Gtephens, of (izorgia, Opposes the Measure, Army Bill, Appropriating $28,000,000, Reported im the Heuse. s Tho Text of the Amendatory Bank- rupt Bill as Reported to the Senate. The Nomination of Williams for Chief. Justice to Be Withdrawn. &pecial Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tridune. THE RESSEEMBLING OF CONORESS. ‘Wassmarox, D. C., Jan. 5.—The attendance of members at the .House to-day was rather slim, a great many not having returned from their holiday dissipstions, but thero was a good working quornm. BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED. TUnder tho call of States, the number of bills and resolutions presented was not #s great as has been usual this session. Poland, of Vermont, 1atroduced a bill similar to Frelinghuysen’s, defeated in tho last Con- gress, relating fo the courts and judicial officers in Ttah. g Benjamin Butler bronght one forward to regu- late tho service in the collection of customs at ports of entry, and to abolish all moieties,which, if it does not cover » job,—as, considering its author, it is fair to presamo it does,—is a good move. - Sunset Cox rusbed to the relief of Dr. Mary Walker with a bill to give her 310,000 for loafing and msking s nuissnce of hersolf around the camps of the Union army during the late war. He also introduced one to do away with moietics in the internal revenuo servico, with & remarka- ‘ble provision that all moicties heretoforo paid ehall be returned to the Governmont. Beck, of Eontucky, presented o bill to retrieve National Bank notes with greenbacks; and Ar- thur, of the samo State, presentd ono to repeal Iaws imposing taxes on barks and bankers. Kasson, of Iowa, rcnewed Shellabarger’s scheme for a National Board of Trade, though somewhat modified. Lauttrell, of California, introduced a bill to aa- thorize and direct tho Attorney General to pro- ceed against the Pacific Railroads to recover in= terest due the Goveroment. Coburn tried to introduce a resplution direct- ing the Committeo on Military Aflsirs to inquire into the expediency of recruiting the army and discontinning work on fortificatians, but as it was not a joint resolation it was objected to, and dropped. On motion of Wheeler, the Army Appropria- tion bill was made the speclal order for 'I'uosday of next week. 1f the swindling contract of Cowles & Brego bas not been jobbed on to the bill, » saving of 200,000 at least will be mado over last year. The eame necessity for the job does not exist probably this winter, and it can be well left off, a8 no privale interests can be subserved by continuing it. THE CIVIL RIGUTS BILL. After the bills auvd joint resolutions had all been offered, tho IHouse pro- ceeded to the consideration of the Civil Rights bill Hawris, of Virginis, opened the debate in a fiery, 1ll-tempered spcech against the measure. When he was questioned by colored members, he replied with great aager that he was spenking to gentlemen, to white ‘men, and treated his interlocumrawith unseemly contempt. At the conclusion of Harris' speech, Alexander H. Stepheus obtained the floor. He asked to be allowed an hoor in which to give his views, the limit previously set being twenty minutes. The request was finally granted, althaagh there was an evident restivenese, under theiinpression that the ald man would eventually prove a nuisance if ho speaks on evers question that comes up always asking for exira timeto de- liver an old-fashioned Columbian oration. Tho time was granted, with the understanding that Elliot, a colored member from South Carolina, ebould have an hour in which to reply. Stephens took a position near the last row of seats on the Democratic side, znd epoke with his emoking- cap o, as before, leaning on a il of Con- gressional Globes, so srranged a8 to bring his | managscript near the level of bhis face. All the seats on the Democratic side were filled, and the apace in the roar of the desks was crowded with members, whilo on the Xepublican side there were hardly twenty persons seated. | The announcement that Stophens would spesk wasmade in the morning papers, and in conse- quonce all the galleries save those set apart for | the diplomatic corps wers filled with an ex- pectant crowd. They were disappointed, how- ever, ag the speech was a very dry one—argu- | mentative, without rhetorical flourish ; and, as he read it from manuseript with grea¢ difficulty, | it was rendered almost unintelligible. Very lit- tlo reforenco was had to Greece or Rome, and for once Mr. Stephens secmed content to deal exclusively, with the piesent. § When his hcar bad expired, his time was ex- tended on the motion of Ranseer, who followed. He bad been quite vociferons for an Lour in which to reply, but’ fonnd tiat twenty minutes sufficed in which to tell s grest deal more than ! he Lnew. His speech was by no means forcible, and only when he, wf,en.ned Stepheas the Rip Van Winkle of the House, and said that if the bill mpel him to associato with Beck, of T Ty was opposed to it, did he creato any special 1nterest. ‘Adjournment followed. H The bill is to be voted on to-morrow at 4 | o'clock, and .Beujamin Batler is to close 1u s Specch directod, 1t is said, chiefly ac ihe report- oo’ galiery. There is no telling what is tEe Sntter with Benjamin this time, but, judgivg by the rumors, Le u\'idenflf;a;ecla that he'will with- out doubt utterly demolizh the newspaper men. others who will speak to-morrow is of South Carolina, tbe blackest-skinned As ho waa educated in Eng- 2 g Among Elliott, msn {n Gongress, | P land, regardless of expense, great things are oxpdéctcg‘ from him. ERAn R WAD CLATYSE. Judge Holman, of Indiana, has eubmitted two propositions to the War Claims Com- mittee which will doubtless bo agreed to by them. One1s, that asa Southern Claims Commission is provided especiallv to adjndicate claims from the South growing out of the late war, no claime from that section sball be con- sidered by the Committee. The other is, that the bills reported by the Committee shall be considered as appropriation_bills in Commitice of the Whole House, whercby they will lie over for at lenst a day, and the report .accom- panyiog them will be printed, that all may know just what merit tho measures maey have. This will have tho effect to stop tho rushing through of all sorts of jobs on private-bill day, without .giving the House an opportunity to examine them. These positions will nndoubtedly receive the support of the entire Committee; but there is not much rospect that the House will indoree them. Members have too many little jobs of their own which they are auxious to put through to con- sent to the adoption of a rule by which they would be ventilated. BEFUNDING TILE COTTON-TAX. The cotton-tax refunding job is. losing some strength because of a scheme which is boing quietly worked up to secuie for the Somth- ern States financial aid in the shapo of a loan from the Government. The ‘plaa 18 some- what similar to that advocated by R. M.T. Huuter, although it is not iJentical with it. Con- sidorable strength is said to have been acquired Dy it at the expense of the cotton tax refunding echeme. Who aro acthe head of this new nns remarkable p:oject does not yet appear, but its entire extent will no doubt be developedin a short time. BELTEF FOR THE WORKINGMEXN. The bill invroduced Ly George F. Hoar in tho House to-day Wwith referenco to the capital and labor question, is an important one. Tt provides that the President shall appoint & commission of thres persons from the Civil Bervico of the Govornment, at a salary of $5,000 each, whose duty it shall be to imvestigate tue subject of wages and hours of labor ; of the division of tho joint_profits be- | iween emplores and capirnlists’; and the social, educational, aad sanitary condition of the laboring classes in toe Uvited Staces, and lLow the seme are affected by oxisting laws 1egu- Iating_commerce, fiuanoe, znd cu:rency. As Mr, Hoar is & great thoorist, aad fgarcs best* as s bookish man, it is quite probable tbat he Las elaborated a scheme which will not receivo the approbation of prac- tical men, and which will cousequently fail. TUE BACE-PAY QUESTION is likely to be a3 great & bone of contention in tho Senate as it was in tho House, and as ti bave no lunit-to the timoin which they muke speeches, we may looi fur 81 end 10 the debato about next June. Wken tbe Scnate opened its session this morming there were many who thought the question would be settled and a yote had without sny great amonnt of talk. This ofiiuion was greadly st-engthened upon Senasor Shiorman taking thie floor, and saying the people expected aud demanded 3 repeal of the increate of puy of members of Cougress, and that he wa ready to voto at once upon the question. But when the porderous colleague of Mr. Mor- ton unfolded his portfolio, and displayed fifty or sixty sheots of foolscap, 20d monozonously be- au reading thom, the fricuds of prompt action ost , coufidence, and begen a retrcat to the smoking-rooms. Mr. Pratts speech was urely bistorical. Ho sketched at leagth all the back-pay steals indulged in by _ Parliamentary ies since the creation; and succeeded in proving that the act :uf_ March 8, 1873, was the most outragcuus of ‘Mr. Thurman folloved, arguing in favor of a total repeal of the increare iu all cases, and the restoration to the Ireasury Ly memoors of the present Congress of the back-pay in tieir pos- sessinp, The restoration could bo accomplished by withholding the future pay of members until the amount of the steal was made good. 2r. Logan thefgupon mad tho point that when a member of Congress bad drawn pey for ser- vices that money became his property, and could not be taken away from him by law. It was bis. Mr. Thurman admitted the fact. ¢ Then,” said the Illinois Sepator, *‘lask tho gentleman from Obio, who is a great coustitu- tional lawyer, when he admits my property- right to the back-pay which I have in my pocket, how he can congcientiously pass s law to de- rive me of my salary for furure services, in or- §er “to astora totie Treasury monoy which be acknowledger is.my proporty £ Tt is impossible to predict what shape tho Re- 1 bill will finally assume, or when & vots will e had. THE CHIRF-JUSTICESIIP. The four Republican Senators who wero to call on the President tc-day to urge the with- drawal of Willisms'name, were saved the troublo by His Excelleney, who paid & visit to_the Capi- tol. He took up his position in the President’s room and sent for those whom he wished to sce, not notably tho members of tho Judiciary Come mitiee, but, as well, all others of the dominant party in the Sonate. Tho result of the efforts of tho President of thoe United States s a lob- Dyist remains to be seen. ‘When the President reached the Capitol, he was in an unamiable mood- He was cour and cross, The Senators who wore eummoned to bis presonce saw that th timo had come when there must be plain talk indulged in that a definito understanding might be arrived at. They ac- cordingly gave, withont hesitaacy, the rcasons which moved them to opposo the coufirmation. T'o many of thege 1easons the President listenod apparently in utter surprise. Tue Senators suc- ceoded, evidently, in giving bim many facts, of which he had been Litherto entirely ignorant. The rosult of the visit was that Grant went back to the White Houso couvinced that he had made a mistake, and, before he left the Capital, ho stated that the nomination would be withdrawn to-morrow morning. Accordingly, whon sn effort was mado to go into Lxecutive session this afternoon to confirm the nomina.ion of Calcb Cushing, Messrs. Morrill and Cameron objected, urged o delay uutil to-morrow. That Caleb Cushing was Graot's first choice for Chuef Justico will be remembered, as will be also the fact that Senators havo expreesed cheir willingacss to confirm Williams to o foreign ap- pointment. No positive information watranta the conclusion that such a change will be made, bat it is in the racge of probabilities. PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PACIFIO RAILEOADS. The Lill introduced in the House by Repre- sentative Luctrell; of California, suthorizing the Attornoy-General to institute procecdings against the Pacific Railroads for the interest paid by tho Government of tho Uniied States upon the bonds of thoso railroads, which now amounts to §15,750,000,1s the counterpart of Lills of similar pature which wero pigeon-holed in Committeo lagt Congress ; but as the necessities of the present time requirs a reduction of cx- penditures and » curcailment of disbursements, aod this amount due fiom these rauroads is among tho resources of the Governmeut) taere is ot least a strong possihility, judging by ox- preasions made by meambors of Congress, that a bill of the sbove charactsr will be passed by this Congress. THE NAVAIL APPROPRIATION DILL. The House Appropriations Committoe will talio up the Neval Appropriation bill to-mor- row. Hale, of Maine, who hes iad charge of tho bill, bas materially reduced the estimates of the Dapartment, aud the Committee will still farchor cut them down. The Secretary of the Navy has beon requested to atlend tho meeting to-morrow and oxplain the various items, so that the Committee may act intelligently. BAVKING AND THE CUREENCT. The Baukirg and Cwirency Committee of tho Houee hud a meoting to-day, and issued invita- tions to a number of the leading business men and distisgnisbed fioaociers of the couatry to appear beforo fiiem at their earliest convenience to give their vioe. - with regard to the curroacy question. Tho Hoa. Amasa Walker is among the number invited, Geo. Spinner is quoted in favor of & law to retire National Bank uotes and supply their place with greenbacks. WOBK IN THE NAVI-TARDS. Since the prospect of & war ;with Spain bas matenally leseened, work in tho navy-yards Las Deen cut down, and large rumbers of workmen are boing discliarged or furlongled. TAL EELLOGO TROUTE. o largest audience ever gathere wR« 'of tho National Theatrs greetsd the Kel- logg English Opera Troupe to-night. Notwith- standing the irclemency of the weatber fully 1,600 people were in attendance. All the seats for the ontire week e slgfi;dy!;au Mr. Hess icipats clearing $10,000 on the season. anticip rig 0 THE SENATE DANKOUPTCY-REPPAL DILL. WASHINGTOY, Jan. 5.—‘11;1181‘5“!)5.::!!0(2 for the Honso biil repealing the'Baukruptey act was re- ortod by the Senate Judiciary Committee to- 570 firet section provides thab tde Oours, op- on sufficient cause, ehall take possession of the property and carry on the business of the debt- or, when, in its judgment, the interests of. the estate, as well a8 of the creditors may be pro- moted thereby, but not for a langer period than nine monthig from the time the debtor is de- clared bankrupt. { The second gection anthorizes the Assignee to sell tho property of the bankrupt, real or per- sonal, st auction, in such o manmer as to produce the greatest . amouut with the least expense; the Court to have complete supervisory power over such sales, and at its discrotion may order real estata sold, one-fourth cash, balauce in tbrec equal pay- ments bearing interest at 7 per cent per annum, nct over eix months between any two payments, end properly securod. Auy Assignee failing in or neglecting to faithfully discharge his duties shall be subjected to fine and imprisoment. Sec. 8 adds Lo Sec. 26 the words *“ in‘all canses arising under this act the alleged bankrupt, and auy party belonging thercto, shall be competent witnees. Sec. 4 provides that, in cases of compulsory or involuntary bankruptcy, the provision of ile law requiring the payment of any portion of the indebtodness or cousent of & portion of tho creditors as a condition of dischage shall not apply, but a complete discharge, if otherrise en- utrcd thereto, shall be given in aul cases. Sec. 5 provides that, in caces of iavoluntary baukruptcy, the term of four months mensionod in Sec. 85, old law, be changed to two months,— this provision not _to take affect for two months after adoption, and the poriod six waonths there- in named changedto tareo montbe, to take eflfect three months after the adoption of this ati. Sec. 6. That Sec. 85 of £aid act be and same is bercby ameuded a8 fullowe: Firet, after the word “aud” 1n lioe 11 insert the word ** know- ing ;" secondly, after tho word ** attachment” in shme line insert the words ‘‘sequestration, eeizure ;" thirdly, siter tho word **and " in Line 20 insort tho woid ** kuowiny, . 8ec. 7 aliers Sec. 82, old law, providing that suy abscondiay deptor, or deb-or tranferring property with 1ntent to defrand creditors, may Do deotared bankrupt oa = petitian of one-fourth the numter of creditors whosc ‘claims aggre- ate one-third the total indeblodiess; provided the petition is brought withic six months after such act or bansruptey s ‘committed. This provision shall apply to such cuses begun sinco 1678 prior to the passage of this act,- as well as heretofuie, and in al! cases commenced since sud 1873 and prior to tho passaze of _this act, as well s to thosc com- menced hereafter. Tno Court shall ascertain, upon reasonable motice to creditors, whether one-fourth in numbes and oro-thud in amounc i thereof, as aforesaid, have petitioned that dobt- or be adjudged bankrupt, and, if 1t shall aspear that such number and amoune have not do pe- titiored, the (ourt shall grant & reatonuble tite, not exceeding, in cases heretofore comumercad, twenty days, ond in cases ;herofter com- meuced five dayes, within which other creditors ~may join in and potition; aud 1f, after thoe expiration of such tims so lim- ited, the number and amouunt shull compiy with the requ.rments of this section, the mattaer of bankruptcy may proceed; but if, at <he expira- tion of such limited time, euch number and amount shall not answer the reguicments of this section, proceedings shall be dismissed, and in cases hereatter commenced, with costs ; aud, if such person shall bo adjudged berdrupt. the Asgignes may recover back-money or proper- ty 80 paid, conveyed, sold, assigned, or trans- forted contrary fo the provisions of this act, provided that the person receivin such payment or conveyonce reasonable cause to believe that tho debtor was icsolvent. and koew that fraud on this act was inteuded ; and such person, if a creditor, shall not in cases of actual fraud on his vact ba al- lowed to_prove for more than a moicty of lis debt, and this limitation, or proof of debts, shatl apply to cases of voluntary as well as involun- tary bankruptey, and the petition of creditors under this cction msy be sufliciently verified by oaths of the first five signers thereof of how ‘muoy thero be. Sce. 9 alters Scc. 41, 80 a8 to provide, in case satisfaction is given tocreditors, proceedings can be stopped by consent of the Court after proper investigation. Bec. 10 provides in all cases now pending, as well as hereafter inst:tuted, whether adjudica- tion in bankruptcy shail have been bad or not, & majority of tha creditors, after due notico 0f mecting, under direction of the Court, may ac- cept terms of compensacion proposad by debtor in fall satisfaction, the resolution of acceptanca to be binding upon the signature of a majority io number and three-fouiths ia valuo of the debts represented ot such mecting, after eaid resolution bo recoraed. In calculatihg a major- ity for tho purposes of & composition un- der this secction, creditors whoso debts amount to tums not oxceoding 850 shall be reckoned in the majority in value, out not in majority in number, aud the value of debts of secured creditors above the amount of such secarity to be determined by tho Court shnll, as nearly 88 circumstences admi, bo esi- mated in tho ssme way, snd creditors whose debts are fully socured” shall not bo entitled to voto mpon or to sign such resolution without first reunquishing such eecurity for the ben- efit of the cstate. Any mistake made itiad- vertantly by the debior in the statement of his debts may bo corrected mpon reasoa- ablo notice, n=ad copsent of & geaeral meetiog of creditors. Every such compoeiiion shall ba eubject to the priosities declared in said net, aad provide for pro rata payment or eails- faction in mouey to tha credicor of such deblor ia proportion to the amouns of their ansecured debts, or their debts in respect to which any euch security sball havo been duly surrendered and given up. ‘Lhe provisions of any composi- tion made 1n pursuauco of this section may_bo enforced by tbe Court. 1f it shall ai apy time appear to the Court on notico of satisfaciory evi- deuce and hearing that a composition under this section caunot in consequence of legal difficul- ties, or for any suflicient cause, proceed without injustice or undue delay to creeitor or to debtor, the Court may refuse to accept and confirm euch compusition, or may set tue same aside, and in cicher caso the deutor shall be procecded with a8 bansrupt 1n conformity wits the provisious of the Jaw, and proceedings may bo bed uccoidingly, and' the time danug wauch such compoition ehall ave been in force shall uot 1 such cazo e compuied in calculating {Lo periods of time presciibzd by said sct. Alo compositiop shail not be binding upun nor affect the rights of unrepresented crediturs. BSee. 11 provides thay from and after the pas- sago of slis act, fees, composition, clarges, and all’zilowances, excepting nctual and uecossary disbursoments of aid to be made by olicors, agents, marshals, meesongers, Assignees, and Iegisters, in. cases of baukcaptcy, suall ba leduced one-half ; provided that this section sball bo and remain 1n force until the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Siates shail make aua promulgato new rules i respect to tha matters aforesaid, under powers conferred upon them by Sectiona 10 and 47 of said act, and us ionger, and said Justices shatl have: power under said seclions, by genernl regulatious, to simplily znd consolidate the uuties o far as in their judgmenc will conauce to the benefit of creditor, of Megister, of Axsignee, of Mamhal, and to the end that prolizicy, deloy, and uunecessary ex- peuse may be avoided. PAY OF SENATORS. To compliance with the Scnate resolution, of- fered by Mr. Davis of West Virginia, callmy; for cettain nformation concerning the' salanca of Senators, the Secretary of the Scuate bas pre- paied & statement from tho reco.ds of i otlice which was laid before uhe Seuate to-day by the President pro tempore. 1t exhibits the yarions rates of compensation for Scuators and Kep- resentatives lixel at various times, and shows that the following acts, incressing ratos of com- pensation, were retroactive, nawely: The act of Sapt. 2%, 183, was retronctive for six monihs and cighteen days. The act of March, 10, 1796, was 1etroactive for six days. The act of March 19, 1816, was retroactive fof one ysar and fifteen days, Thozct of Jan. 22, 1318, was retroac for fifty-three days, The act of Aug. 16, 1855, vwas retroactive for one year, fivo months, an twelvo days. Also tho act of July 43 was retra- active, cxtonding back one year, four monthe, and twenty-foar days. Theact of March 8§, 1573, was retroactive for two yeara. “I'ho total average compensation and allow- | ances of Senstors for mileage, newspapers, and statiouery, nndsr the act of July 23, 166, trom March 4, 1871, to March 8, 1572, was 25,625, | Under the same act, irom March 4, 1872, to arch 3, 1673, during which year Senators re- ceived mileage for attending & special Bes- sion of the Senate, the average total com- pensation and allowance was 25,922. Tho sveraze total compensation and allowance of Senators under tho of Msrch 3, 1873, is csumated at §7,600. for traveling expenses included in the above ‘average is based upon the certificates of the forty-six Senators, twenty-cight baving pre- scuted none. These is 8o recordin the ofice of the Becretary act The estimate | of the Banate, showing that any Senator covered into the Treasury any money to which he was entitled by the retroscuve provisions of either of tho acts of Bept. 92, 1789, March 19, 1816, Jan. 29, 1818, Aug. 16, 1856, or July 28, 1866. The following Scnators covered into the Treasury the amounts due them under the retractive provision of tie act of March 3, 1873, at the dates hereipafter named : 1873—3ay 26, Anthony, $4,497 ; June 3, Buck- mgnu:s 4,653 ; May 21, Fenton, 94.181; June 2, Frefughupsen, 24,6t; Aay 19, Hamlin, £1,136 ; Aug. 14, Morton, 3,922 ; April 9, Praut, £4121; An¥. 25, Ramsey, §3,041: March 28, Scnurz, §3,761 ; July 11, Sherman, 4,335 ; May 6, Scott, £4,733"; May 2, Sumuer, 36,445 May 22 Thurman, 4,859 March, 23, Wilson, $4, 448 Bopt. 6, Wrizht, ¥3,140. Seeretary Gorham eays, in a note to tho fore- going statement, *‘Sovoral of these Senators, 83 well an others who have not either drawn or ordeved into the Treasury the amount due them under the retroactive provision of the act of 1873, expressed their inteution to allow the money to lapse_into the Treasury by the ordin- ary operation of law, wiuck they supposed womld occur July . After learning that it could not be covered in, except by their order, before Jwy 3, 1875, eomo gave we vritten in- structions to anticipate the lucter date. Iam uoable to farnish, from any information in my oflice, the namesof Senators wh) thomselves Faid into the Treasury salary drawn under tho act of 1878, or previons acts. I have mot tur- nished the names of Senaturs who have left the wcreased salary undrawn, as the information was not called for in the resolution.” NOAIZATIONS. The President sent to the Senate to-dsy the nomination of Calob Cuphing (who 18 desicnated a8 from Virginia) to be_Mintster Envoy Excaor- dinary and Plonipotentiary to Spaia ; and of Ed- ward L. Baker, of Llhnois, for Consul at Baenos Ayres. The following to be Pustmasters: Da- rius Sullivan, Clinton, Mo.; Edward B. Head, Harrodsourg, Ky.; P. Hedzdoo, Elsworth, Kau,; W. H. B, lcCain, Crawfordsville, Ind.: Joun' Baltinger, Gallatin, Mo.; David Cioaks, ‘Trenton, 3o. LEGAL-TENDEBS. Outetanding lesul-ienders, 2379,011.702. THE ALY APPROPRIATION BILL. The Houm Comuitteo on Appropriations to- day tinally disposed of the Army Appropriation Lill, ana reduced the es:imates over £4,000,0J0. PRESIDENT GRANT AT THE CAPITOL- Bishop Wilmer, of Louisiaaa, calied anon the Presdens to-day, and represented tbat many persons were atarving in tuat State. The Freai- dent, sccompazied by tho Bisbop, proceeded to the Capitol, und, having ancered the Piesident's room, sent for Speaker Blane and members of tho Louwisna delogation. The result of the corforenco is 1eported to be thay to-morrow Represontative Sypher will introduce a bill au- thorizing the War Department to iseue rationn to tho suffering. Senator, Edmunds, Carpenter, Coukling, and Frolinghuysen, of the Senats Judiciasy, sudsequencly wero closeted with tho Presiaeut. THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL. - According to prenent indicatious, ab the closo of the debate vu the Civil Rights bili to-mo:Tuw afternoon a motion will bo made by a prominent Revublican torecommis the bill, which, If carzied, way bave the eifect of indefinitely postpouing uction upon the measure. WESTERN MEASURES. 3r. Fort, of Iihnots, introauced a bill to pro- vent the nselezs slangater of buffalo; Mr. Husl- but, a bill to appropriate tho monoy that _is aue to Ilinois aud Iudiana; r. Kasson, of Iowa, ome to creato a Nz tional Board of Trcdo; and auothor Tows member introduced bills to reducs the army and to Frcum deficiencics in the public eeivice. A bill was introduced granting the right of way through the Fort Kearney Reservation to the Burlivgton & Missowi Hailroad. &fr. Cotton introduced s bill relztive to the uso of the bridge between Itock Island and Davenport. A bill was introduced authorizing a pontuon railroad bridge scross the Mississippi at Praine du Chien. A NAVAL DDILL. There is now assembicd at Koy West the great- est naval tleet ever collectod at ove place under our flag siuce the War. The Government has osdered a grand paval drill. MORE INFLATION. Fenator Ferry, of Micligan,—oleims to bave o majonity of eight votes in the Souate for his in- flation resoluzion, Thn resolution proposes an iucreaso of $100,000,000, legalizing th2 $14.000,- 0010 1eserve, and absolately increasing it £36,~ 000,000 g TORTY-TH!RD CONGRESS. SEQ\;VATI‘L Norox, D, ., Jan. 5. Tous. TAT OF ‘The Senate me: at now The Cuair, Mr. CARPENTER, laid before the Senate the report of the Secretary of the Senato in reply to the resolution of Dec. 17, cailiug for iuformation s to the amount of compensation zecaived by Scoators_sinco the organization of uhe Government. Laid on the table. THE BANKRUPT BILL. Mr. EDMUNDS, from the Judiciary Commit- reported back the House bill torepeal the Bukrupt law, with sundry smendments; and Trecommended that, with such amendments, tho | bill shiould be passed. Alr. Edmunds suid that he had no hesitation in stating that the Commtteo bad agreed, substan- tially, in tho amendmouts. Mr. WRIGHT (lllowu) introduced a resoln- tion inslructing the Committce ou tho Cisil. Servico and Retrenchment to inquiro iuto the expedicncy of reporting a bill masioz a reduc- t10n of 10 per cont of the compensation of all officersof the Government whose salaries ex- ceod £1,000 per annum, or $5 per day. Ilr. CAMEROII objected, acd it was laid over. TAL SALADY BILL. On motion of Mr. WEIGUY, tae House bill to establish the compensation of Senators and Representatives and Delegates was taken up, togettier with_the smendmencs reported by the Seuate Committeo on tho Civil Service and Re- trenchmeut, striking ont the ficst three sections and eubstifuting thersfor the section repealing tne act of March 3, 1873, aad fixing the salary a3 it was prior to the passage of tha! act, and forcher providing that the compensation of the scveral heads of the dopartments be 38,000 per annum. ‘WHO GET TOR FREE STAMTS? 3Ir. CRAGIN iutrodiced a resoluiion request- ing tue Sec-carics of State, Treasury, \ar, Navy, Interior, Postmaster-Genelal, and Atior- nes-General to communicate to the Senato the numoer of officers and employes connected with their sespectivo dopartments ho are furnished with ofiiczal postago stamps, either directly or to paities not connected with the Departmeut for information, to iucloso an official stamp for prepayment. CURRENCY BILL. Mr. BUCKINGHALL submitted s resolution directivg tho_ Finavce Comunittee, in_ order to tion of the curraucy, a1d to meet es of the Govermmeat, to consider the expedicncy of reporting 2 bill which shall emoower tae Secretary of the Lreasury to mako temporary loaus, and suthorize Nutionat Bauks to uso certificates,of indebtodness, the issues for such lonns, aa patt of their resorve ; also, topro- vide for the redomption and cancellation of logal-tonder notos equal in amount to thoeo which have been or may be paid out of the 844,000,000 beretofore held by the Sccretary of the Treasury. Ordered printed. NATIONAL BANES—TO GUARD AGATNST TSURT. Mr. PRATT offered a resoiution, which was sgreed to, directing the ¥inzuce Committeo to inquire whether tha National Banzing law should no: ba_so amended 2s to_prombit stockholders and officers of National Banks from being con- cornerl in the business of private banking 1u or near the locality of & National Bank whereby tho means of such bank may bo employed to pro- duce a greater rate of inierest than that allowed by law. SIIFPING ACT. Afr. GONKLING introduced a bill to provide for a Commistion to prepare and report 1o Con- pgress a bill with reference to the enactment of & general ehipping act, aad for other purposes. Referred. BMITHBONIAN REGENTS. Afr. STEVENSON introduced » joint resoln- tlon to appoint Asa Gray, of Massachusetts, J. D. Dans, of Counecticut, nod Alexander T. Stewart, of Sew York, Regents of the Smithson- ian Insticudon, in the places, reapectiveir, of ! Lows Agassiz, deceased, and Theo. N. Wooisey | and William B. Astor, terms expired. Also, to | reappmint John cLean, of Now Jersey, and Peler Parker, of the District of Columbis, whose terms bave expired. Raferred. BRIDGE BILL. Mr. ALISON introduced & bill to regulate and faciitate commcerce across the navigable rivers fo:ming the boundary of States. It pro- ~ides that all railway bridges across such rivers shall be declszed public Lighwayas, and sball bo | eqnally open to the use of every rallway haviog indircetly ; and if it is the custom, whep wiiting | a terminus at or near such bridges upon pay- ment to owner of such bridgo and approaches thereto of a reasonable compensation. under limitations avd conditinns which the bill in de- tail prescribes. Referrod, TIHE SALARY QUESTION. Ar. PRATT reviewed legialation in regard to the increase of compansaticn.'and eaid that Congrees had ored i this matter and should reteace its steps. Hothought the bill should be repealed, and Loped the demaud for economy nowcoming from a'l sections wouli be heard. . SPECIE PATMENTS. The morning bour having expired, the bill way laid over, and_a resoution, reported from the Committeo on Finance befora the holidays, declaring it to bathe duty of Congrass at presanc to adopt definite measures to 1edeem thie pledge made by the Government for tho cazliest practi- cable redemption of United States notes in coin, | was taken n{. Mr. BOGY addressed the Senats. He thought the wkolc system of legal-tendory vicious, aud contrary to sound financial policy, bat the wanta of the conntry, and of his eection particularly, were 8o presaing that there was no time Dow to remedy the evil. The country wanted speedy reliel. He thourht thers hed been an unequal distribation of curiency. The six New Eugland Siates had received £110,000.000, when they were entitled to but €89,000,000. The Middle Siates had received an excess of §9.000,000, while the Sonthern States were deficient in their portion £51,000,000, and the Westean States $21,000,000. He advocated a reissuc of the $44.000.000 le?ll-lender Teserve, and an addi- tional issue cf 325,000,000 in National Bank notes to Western banks. TIE SALADY BILL AGAIX. Congtderation of the balary bl was then re- sumed. Mr. PRATT offored an amendment that Sea- ators, Repiesculatives, and Delegates of the Forty-third Congress who have received their compeneation eince March 4, 1873, at tbe rate of §7,500 per annum shall beren(ter be paidin such mouthly installments as will make it szgresate for tho wholo Congress at the rate of $5,000 per annum. - Mr. LOGAN opposed tho amendment. As for himeeif he would have salaries as at preseat, because ho did not believe them excessive. He announcod that ho would opposo any bill that did not wipe out the enti.o salary bill, exccpt as it related to the_ Presmdnt aud Suprems Court. Ho was ooposed to any law to cutdown the salary of the vext President, and believed that Lie shonld have the eame ealary as the prescot one, be he Democrat, Libe:al, or Republicsn. Mr. THUBMAN did not see any dificalty in voting for the amendment of ths gentleman from Tndiana (Prait). He felt it to be his dusy £0 undo, a6 far as in his pover. the Iaw iucicas- ing salaries, aud tho effects thereof. Mr. LOGAN thoughe tho moncy received by Senators was thoir privaie propeity, and conld not be taken from them. o inquired of the Senator from Obio (thurman) if the bill should become a law to-day, and /he (Logan) should re- sigm lus ecat in the Senate to-morrow, could the QGovernment of the United .States recover the money alreadv paiad him? He Lioped the Senator from Ohio wonld answer that question. 3ir. THURMAN~—I am afraid to answer. The Senator might resign bis seat in order to kecp his money. fllflb!m.) Mr. MORRILL (Me.) offered the amendment. e did not believe Cougress had the right £o ex- ercieo that power. He favored the repeal of the bill, and should voto for its repeal, but womd reject all other propositions, 3lr. STEWART oppored the amendment. ‘Tho CHAIR laid beforo the Senate a message from the President of tle United States trans- ‘mitting correspondenco in regacd to the Vir- gioius, which was laid on the table and ordered printed. Mr. EDMUNDS said he was in favor of an abeoluto repeal of the Salaty bill, aud further to reimburse the Treasury for all money taken out moder that bill. AMr. WRIGHT gave notice that to-morrow he would endeavor to prees the Salary bill toa vote, and boped the Scaators would remain until the master was disposed of.: The Beaate adjourned: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. REASSEMDLING, The eession of the House, after the holida vaca.ion, was resumed at noon with a pretty ‘talt attendance of members and with densely crowd- ed galleries. NEW BILLS. Immediately after tae reading of the jonrnal of tire 19th of December the Spezker procecdod to the call of States for bills for referenco. Un- der the call a Jarge numter of bills were intro- duced and referred : By G. F. HOAR (Mass.), for the sppointment of o commission of threo persons on tho subject of woges and hours of labor, and the division of rofits belween labor and capital in tho Uaited States, and the social, educationa!, and sanitary coudition of the laboring classes, and bow the samo are affocted by Lhe existing laws regulating commerce, finance, and curreucy. By Mr. KILLISGER—For a uniform system of railroad éransportation in the United States. By Mr. BECK—To_provide a uniform carren- ¢y, acd forthe rotirement of National Bink notes and the substitution of § §5-100 bonda. By Mr. ARI'HUR—To repeal tae provisions of tho law requiring a pivo: draw in the bridgo acrosa the Ohio Hiver, petween Covington and Civcinnati ; also repealing all acts imposing tax- ation on State banks and bankers ; also, to en- courago mechanical industiy, By Ar. BUILER (Alass.)—To regulato ser- vices in the collccuion of customs at varions ports of entry, and abolishing maieties to public officera. B By Mr. KAS30N-—To create & National Board of Trale and prescribe its duries. DBy Mr. MGCRARY—To probitit tho creation of deficiencies in the public service. By Mr. BARBER—T0 legalize a pontoon rail- road bridge scross the Miseissippi Biver at Prairie da Cluen. By Mr. LUl‘TRELL—B!?uirIBg the Attorney- Gereral to prosecate suits for the paymeat to the Government of inscrest paid for the Pacific Railroad Companies. Mr. COBURN asked leave to report, from the Committes on Military Affairs, o resolution in- structicg that Committes to inquire into tho ex- pediency of diminishing the regalar army, and of discontinning in whole or in part the work of construction, pregervation, and ropai- of the for- tifications, and all other works of defenso. with leavo tosend for persons and papers. Objection was made, and the resolution wes ot received. Subsequently the objection was withdrasn and the resolution adopted. 2 THE RULES. Mr. GARFIELD nilered a resolution to amend the rules so that ol nills for the relief of private citizeus by name ehall be Gled with the Clerk of the House, and referred to-fhe appropriate com- mittees without being vrinted. Heferred. HYGIENIC. 2Mr. DAWES offered a resolution directing the Surgeon-General of the Army to de‘a:l oue or more medical officers of the army to visit the towns at which tho clolera prevailed during 1978, or such of them as tbe Surgeon-Goueral may dcem necessary, and confer witn the healih authorities and resident physicions of such towns, sul colloct all_facts of importance wish referenco Lo such epidemic, and to make a de~ tailed reporton or before the lst of January, 1875. Adopted. ABXY BILL. AMr. WHEELER (N. Y.), from the Committes on Appropriations, reporied the Army Appropri- aion bill, appropriating 28,449,916, which was made the special arder for Tuesday next. m’l’hs House then resumed consideration of o SUPTLEMENTABY CIVIL-BIGETS BILL. Mr. FRYL advocated the uill. Mr. HARRIS (Va.) adcrerted the House in cppositics to the bill, contending that Congress had po right to intetfers with the 1oterval leg- islation of States, and that this bill would brealt up the public_school syatem, the lupatic asylums, and otber charitable institations of the South. Mr. STEPHENS (Ga.) next arose to addresss the House, but aid that he could not sy all he bad to say in twenty minutes, aud he ssked to havo an hour allowed him. E. R. HOAR objcctea, but suzequently offered to withdraw the objection in case the same privilege wers granted to Eiloit, of 8. C. (colored). Then Alr. WALLS (Flz.), also colored, re- nowed the objection. but ho, too, withdrew it. Mr. STEVAENS then proceeded to read a speech in opposition to ke bill, remarking that 1n view of the great imporiance of tbe aubjoct bo had reduced Lis_views o writing. Fis op- position to the bill did not spring from prejadico against any one on account of race, color, or pre- Vieus coadition of servitude. Hs believed all ‘men wors created equal, out he waa opposed to this weasure, or to Rizoto kindred o it, l{g— cause of tho want of necessary powar on the part of Copgress under the Constitutlun. He sasumed that every member would sdmis that - Tribune, NUMBER 136. the powers of Congrees wers specifi and lim- ited. and that a]l logislative powars which Con- grees could rightfolly exerciee wero held by delegation from the people of the several S:ates, and he contended that no new powers had been cogterred on Congress by either the Fourteentk or Fifteenth Ameadment to the Constitution. The proper remedy was iu jundgment of courtt £o be rendered in such n oy as Congrass abould Emv{dm decluting anv State act io violation of 0 rights of citizens to be null and of no effsct. He opposed the bill further because of its inex pediency. Evon if the power were maques tioned in Congrees to rasa this law, he though it would be iujudicious and nnowise to exercisc it. It would be better to leave all such matten to the States. Ho did not believe, in point ol fact, that thae colored people of Geormia desirec it ; their 1eligion and chureh orpapizations, ex- cept in case of the Catbolics, were disii 10t from thoee of the whites, and they had their owc schools—even a coilege—for colored youths. They did not desire to bava mixed schools. Air. Staphens occupied the floor for an hogr and a quarter, baviog hod his time extonded twice. The peroration was in thess words: - 1f you who call yourselves Republicans shall, in abe- dienco to” what you cousider a party bebe:t, pass this bill in the vain expectation thaz Rapnb- can principles of the old and truo Jeffersoniaa scheol aro dead. bo aesured that vou_are indulg: ing in a fatal illusion. The BIA Jefferson.sn Domocratic-Republican principles aia not dead, aud will nover so loog us a true devotes of Tiberty livos, They sy s buried for a poriod, 28 Magna Charta was trodden uader Yum in England for more than Lalf a century; but these pricciples will come up Twith re- pewed energy, 2s did thoso of tho Mag- na Clria, “and that, too. at Do _disant day. The old Joffersoaian-Democratic-Republi- cab principles dead! Indeod, wheu the tides of oceau cease to ehb and flow; when the winds of Heaven are hushod in_peipetual ilence; when the clouds no longer thunder; when the earth's electrio bolis are no louger felt or hoard; whea Ler internal fires go out; then, sad not before, will these principles ccase to liva ; then, and not before, will theso princiyles ceaso to animate and move the Liberty-loving mastes of this conntrz.” Ar. RANSIER, a colored member. followed in & wntten speech in suprort of tle bill, contend- ing that there was no practical frcedom in tbo Southern States for tho colored people, and would not be #o long as the matter was lefs to the discretion of the several States. Mr. L{1LLS opposed tha bill as so mnanthor- ized and unconatitutiozal assumption of poswer, Ar. ELLIOT obiained the tioor, but yielded to a motion to adjvurn. THE VIXGINIUS CORRESFONDENCE. The Speaker lnid uefore the Honse n mesaage from the Presidz ¢ in refereuce to the stesmer YVirgimigs. The message waa r2ad and refasied to tue Committee on Foreign Affairs. The House adjonrned. ‘ RELIGIOUS. English Sympathy with the Empero oI Germany in iy Counilict with the Ultramontanese-Proposed Cosi= fiscation of Church #roperty in Italy. New Yorg, Jan. 5.—The following are the resolutions to te moved at a public meeting to be heid at St. James' Hall, in London, under the Preridency of Ear! Ruasell, on Tuesday, the 27th of January, for the purpcse of expressing sympathy with the' Germsn Government in ite contlict with the Ultramontanes : Firsi—That this meeting desires 0 exprezs ta Hir 2ajesty, the Emperar of Germany, = deep ense of it sdniiravon for His Mujesty's lecter to the Pope, bear ing date of Sept. 3, 137. Second—That thi3 me:ting unreservedly recognizes if to be the duty and ths riguc of nations to uphoid cival and cenglous llberty, and therefors deeply sym- pathize with the peopie of Germany in tholr uetermis mation to resiat the doctrines of the Ultrmontine sec tion of the Church of Rome. 7hird—Thae the Chajrman, in the name of this meeting, be requested to commanicals theso resoin- tions to His Majesty the Emperor of Germany and ta tho German peaple. The Pall Mall Gazetle remarks that the Liber- als at Roma are making use of Pio Nouo's rejec tion of all propcaals for accommodation to wrgy that the separation of temporal and spintua kingdoms should be canied out logically su¢ completely, and that the church wu:ldinga of the city, moouments of all kuds, aud, ubove all, the Vatican Library aad gal'eries, should bs taken by the Siate. ‘fhis view, il is observed, was not only adopted by Napoleon L, 1n Lis original conquest ot Italy, made when he was Gen. Bonavarte, bat was practically acquicsced in by the Pore, who accepted, as one of the conditions of peace, ufter the dereat of his troops, that imposed oo him the teading of anumber of the most valnable of the Vaticar manuscripts to Paris, without any attempt tc attach any sacredness to them as churcn prop- erty. Progress of the Kelormed Episcopal Miovement in Pcoria. Proru, Ill., Jau. 5.—Tue Refsrmed Episco- palians Lave commenced work in eatnest bere, The Rev. Mason Ga:lagher, of assaic, N. J., preached o a largs conzregation yes:erday, and Tegular sorvices will be he.d hereafter. A call bas been istued for a rector under the new re- gime, and Bishop Cuwmins is ccrresponding Wit several mitistecs, tending to their porma- nent settlement hero. The Work of Bammond, the Bovival. isty 10 Alton, Ili. Special Dispatch to_L'e Chicazo Tribune. Axtoy, Ill., Jao. 5—Haunmond closed his laburs Lero this morning in & prayer-mesting, which lasted nbout four hours. 3uro than 5.0 persons have sigaed tho Covonaat, and the re- vival increases daily. ‘Tho mosting will ba con- tinued indotinitely. Hammond commeuces & meeting in St. Louis on the last of this week. FINANCIAL. A Eansas City Hanxing-House Ex. tends fts C tal. Special Disputch to The Chicego Trbune, Eaxsas Cr7y, Jan, 5.—71he private Lauking house of J. Q. Watkins & vauded 1w 1858 by Northrup & Chick, bas extended its capita: stock under Stato charter and the new titlo of It is the oldest bank ia the the Watkins Bank. city. &Xenry Clews & Co. Resume Gusincss NEw Yorg, Jan. 5.—Hemy Clews & Co. re suwed (Le:r Lanking bsinesy to-day, snnoano ing the fuct 1n a circular, 1n whica thay warmly thauk their creditors fur their forbearance, ana declare tinir readiness now to pay all their ob- ligations i tull. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. The Found du Lic, Wis., County Coun =-Services in Mcinory of Judge Muys nam. spectal Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune. Foxp pu Lac, Wis., Jag. 5.—The wiuter terx of Court cumrmenced ia thus city to-dav, Jndge 3cLean presding. ko afterncon session was occapied with tuitsbie tervices in memory of the late Judge dlsyham. Appropriste 1cmarks wers made by Gea. . Beagg, Judgo I' 0. Thorpe, Judge Campbell McLeau, aud George Periius. End of a Patent Suit. Prrrspuroi. Jzn. 5.—1he coutroversy long existing bewween the owneis of the Hoyos aud oler patents for the atoriug and transwitling of power by compressod air, aud tho Wesiinghouso Air-Brake Cowpany, bas ‘beea ct the Weste inghouse Company having purcaased the cxclo- sive rigot for the air-brake acd cther purposes on rafiway traws. "CASUALTIZS. No News of the Castaways in Saginaw sy, Svectal Dispatch ta she Chicaan Tridbune, Dzreorr, Mich., Jan. 5.—XNu news is recel yet from tiio men who wera cast uway oo of ico in Saginaw Bay. Bome of tuo seazczing pursies have returned to Bay City. Bat litie foyes of thewr being found alive are DOW cuiui- tained. WAITING FOR THE ICE-CROP. special Lupateh to The Clicaza Iribune. LaSaLLE, IIL'.pj;n. 5.—3luch solicitcde is felt by the ice merchants of this city atd of Pera re- atding this winter's crop. At present tho ice 18 only fve inches thick—too thin to be harvest- ed by horse-power, and the prospect is uot en- couraging. Meantime, the bun of Iabor- ing poor who bave suxiously been waiting for the harvest, which ordinarily give them mamy days' employment, muss still wait,