Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 10, 1874, Page 1

¢ dhicage Dailp Teibune, - VOLUME 27. GENERAL NOTICES. CITY COMPTROLLERS OFFIGE, OHICAGO, Jau, 1, 1874, ATTENTION L TAX-BUYERS! Amost Profitablo Investinent fs offored In tho Trx Certltientes held by tho city for tho salo for olty taxos of 1873, which I il soll at spcolal and most favor- sbloratos in amounts of from Ono Thousaud {o Ono Hondrod Thousand Dollars, Bugors and holdors of thiose sertificatos will bo ontitlod ab onco to the amount of the 1alosad 25 per cont advanco, bolng for tho fiest six montbs from dato of salo; 50 per cent from 6 to 13 months; 76 per cent from 19 to 18 montha; and 100 por cont from 18to 24 months, Untll farthor natico, delinquent tnxpayers may obtala such of thalr oortificates of tho aboro class as may romain unsold, upon pagmontof the amountof saloand thireo per cont premium. S. S. HAYES, Gity Comptroller, Room 3 City Hall. DIVIDEND NOTICE. The International Bank Declared a somi-annual Dividond of 10 per oent, payablo on the 15th of this month, B, LOEWENTHAT, Pres't. . ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the First ‘Unitarian Society will be held at the Church, cor, of Michigan-av. and \Twenty-third-st., Saturday Evening, Jan. 10, at 7 1-2 o’clock. [ “ C. F. SINCLAIR, Sec’y. NOTICHE. Notico s horoby givon that Georgo W, Wada is o long. orMunngor of tia Northorn liilnnls Dopartment of tho JAto Association of Awmorion, nud tat no' acts hurcaltor ono by hiuy or monoys paid 1o him, will Bo recognized asoclat fi] . Ao sl TIENRY W. HOUGI, Prosidout, ;8 Prengr, sech t. Louls, Jan. 8, 1874, : DRY GOODS, Lansan, irie & B, MADISON & PEORIA-STS,, PROVE DAILY TO TIOSE WHO CARE T0 SAVE MONEY IN PURCHASING DRY GOODS THAT IT Pays to'Trads on the WostSide. Bargaing in Every Department. Madison & Peoria-sts LIFE INSURANCE. EHOW T'EIm Protection Lifs Tnsurance Co, o the Riitor o the OlpELEoN lows: Dea. 2, 1673, 0 Editor of inton Hornld: 'gDzlA'a St ‘wish to fuforin my (viends fn Clinton that 0 Protec on Lifo Insurance Compans, of Chicago, Throug thole agent, de 1, Young, L of Oltntan hiaa this Aay paid mo fivo {housand ‘doliare In. ful dated Murch 18, 18:2, it of 08 F. Way, for which Tam vary ¥ do horeby most cordially commevd tlie any to the_confidenc of k0 paople for fair and honorablo duniing in overy partic- }“.hlb h.D entiro oxnu"nlu of this l‘flll‘(:{ ll:"::l?ql“ Sl“;‘crx;' ‘on “io” Raiount, rocaised tealy yours D o WLIZE T WAY. Read tho following nctual expericnce of a 5,000 policy~ holdor in tho Protection Lifo Insurance Company, at the ago of 60, for three yoars, lucluding annual ducs, all as- sosamonts for losses, the annunl dues for_the nest year, and adding 810 to cover Iosses up to Fob, 1, 187, making .threo full years, as follows: TFotal exponsca for #5,000 for throo yoars..... Avorago annual expensc ‘Avorago annual exponses on cach ‘Avorago assossmonta paid monthly.. ‘Tho DDB'I'H!II’ has pald during this timo to nrphans, inoludl: tho Decembor asscasments, ovor 830,000, Policics of 83,600 would have cost onc-half the e ey R the o {imng 11D Srgeo. hen TYonld Hav pall uring the saimo {lmo & 111D Suo-nalf. ‘Thoso undor 2 yasrs, 2bout throo-olghtts tho aouat. Coxnr-m this with the rate of ld lino Companien, and !gu will ind a eaving of sbont §1,000 in lhmn(un Ly ba- lf‘ fnsured in a Company based upon oquity.—Clinton 5 . For furthor information apply to aoy local agent, or priacipsl offioo, 100 and 103 kast M. on-at, STOCILHOLDERS' MEETING. fice Chisago Gas Light & Coke Co, Th ) mesting of the Seeekiagses of (his Gom 0 annusl meoting of the Stackiolgéra o arn- o hold_at 3o afico of tho Company, o, 11 MONDAY. dan, 15 batwoon tho hurs f B and at whioh 1o an elcction will bo held for'nitio Dlreatirs (o serve.the ciauing soar, and for {0 trannaction of suoh othor busingss as may ‘soms boforo tha mooting, JAS. X, BURLIS, Soc's. . _INSURANOE, L STATEMENT or THE STrance Gompany, OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, JAN. 1, 1874 Capital, §1,000,000.00. ASSETS. United Statos Bonds (matkat value)..8 831,800.00 Loans soourod by United States and 511,000.00 40,000.00 Caah In hands of Agents, aud in course of transmlssion. ., . L 15,308.25 Promiume duo on Pollcles, Now York 17,150.73 166,416,900 0,121.60 21,6560,801.47 Lowsos uundjusted, and adjusted but ot dua, 47,673.00 81,003,228.38 E. OELBERMANN, Presidont. JOIN W. MURRAY, Vice Presidont. JAMES A, SILVEY, Boorotars. TIOMAS I'. GOODRIOH, Suporlutoudent Agency Dep't. BUGENE CARY, Manager West'n Dep't, Chicago, 11l S. M. MOORE & (0., AGINTS, 119 & 121 LaSalle-st ____WATCHES, ™ LS s CORNELL WATCH CO., OF CHIOAGO, MANUFACTURERS OF STEM & EBY-WINDING WATCHES, Throo grades of which havo tholr unogaslled Stom.Wind.- ing and Hand-Satting Attachment. ~Sclling ot S35, 800, ard B100 onch, with tho Co.'s Fuasanies at th aceurato porformance and porfoction of ench Watoh. Speelnl arrangemonta mido with rosponsibln dealers for tho sale of aur’goods. THE CO. DO NOT SELL 0nBERS, 200 Pa U.i CORNELL, President. T, C. WILLIAMS, V. Pres't and Manager, Addrees CORNELL WATGIE CO., Grand Crussing, co Boven! 13 nnd. FLTLEN Chicago, 1! ARTISTIC TAILORIN PER CENT DISCOUNT On aoll Garments Ordered of us During January and February, 1874, Wedding Outfits a Specialty. EDWARD ELY & €O, IMPORTING TAILORS, Wabash-av., cor- mer of Monroe-at. ESTABLISHED 1854, SAVINGS Chartered by the Exclusively s 106 CLARKSY, Helldst Cheh Bl Six per cont compound intoroat on deposits, - Paus baoks frea, "Monay aiso [avested for ofhers on Band and Mort- 50 10 omnl) sums 4t 10 por conkAnforoats Do chargo (o fotidor for absiractor logal oxamination of title. A10, SCOVILLE, Frosidont, War, Kerszs Rz, Cashior. Noz:~Biien: o ricent pano, (his Bank has peld all doposits on demand, without notice, SALT LAXE OITY NATIONAL BANK. B. M, DURELL, Prost. J. M. Bunuzrr, Cashr. s, HENPSTEAD, Atty. Collectiops mado in Utah, Montann, Tdaho, Novads, Arizons, Washington, Californin, and Oregon: and ro- mitied for In our sxchngo avallablo in any. part, bf the Biottea Sator 'and Cativan, " ixohorate'and lelograph ra un Vhfs ok caiy bo procurod rom our Ciicago Corrosbnhdent. tho Third Natlonal |ank of Chloaga, Loans on Real Estate Wo oanminko ano ar o lonns of $10,000 to £25,000 for & torm of yonre ou good fmproved Dusiness or rowldonoo proporty in tho city. BAIRD & BRADLIY, w TaSalo:at. ___FURS., BISHOP & BARNES ufaoturlug EXTRA TINI FURS from thi o ARG And ato velling st 1ho LOW ST RIHIGH COR., STATE & MONROE-STS,, Opposlto Palimor Houso, Stockholders' Meeting. 010400, Dog, 2, 16T a1 meoting of {ho Btookhaldors of **Tha Com. o Rato e e (?ulcfi?v e tho_lootinn of e 18 30k GLONGE L. OTIS, Gaslitor. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. DISSOLUTION. The herotof dsling undor the firm sume ot DARSH UL 68715 cliciio, o 1 day dissolved by mutual consunt, 11, Damon will siga iu liquidation, ‘y’u bfll}l“afl I":AMRN S, B & st >2, Obloago, Jan. 1, 1674, SOCIETY MEETINGS, Masonie, 1 convantiou of Chicago Counctl of Princesof £ T oL LR Commdory (Atnore 1oan Kapresa Iuilding), thin ovening at 7 w'oluck, for ikl f e dnd pa ot of e, Ly ordorof CF, Ge bastor. 5 & i JAMES H, MILYS, Gr, Sec'y. Masonle, 4 Wm, B, w0 SR SN SRl evoning at Tt o'cloci Hiallasty, for b quosted. Warron Ladge, s (Saturdiy) dip, at Orbantal Hall, 12 Lae and work. Iull attoudanco Is ro- . Visitors wolcomo, Hy order of the W. M, J. It DURLOP, Boo, Masonie. ioat] 14 h . Bl1, alots) 'OBO. Ky HAZIVED, Beorotary, FURS! GLOVES! Flnest Gioady--Lowest Pricos. J. S. BARNES & CO., 70 MADISON-8T. PRINTERS, STATIONERS, &o GOLD PENS, PEN AND PENCIL CASES, Tho largest and handsomest assoriment in the oity, st Wholesalo and Rotail. OULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & C0,, 3 & 120 MONROE: ONSUMERS w, nd it profitabls to got upr]lvrinnl belora ordurlng olsewhero, HINDLE & JENKINS, Wholesalo and Re Btationers, Printers, and Blunk Book rn, 16 Clnrk-st, FOR_SALE, = Wil deliver host Iitinols Goal at $4.00 PER TON. Bend ordersto A, W, PBROY & OO, 84 & 8U Btato-st. WANTED. (RN PO SO i WANTED. it 4 lal, with 830,000 ¢ {‘a,m”a?,"«?»':h:r‘ndh n l:ti'b‘ll::lx’o«i‘:’fn;rllnn nx’r&' ‘.‘.!’.',:’5 ‘opportunity fora profitable o At 1L BB, e Osveter No. b ERMAN-AMERICAN | thet have CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1874, WASHINGTON. Another Day's Debate in the Senate on the Salary Bill An Amendment Adopted to Re- duce the Salary of Presi- dent and Vice-Presi- dent. The Hom Caleb .Cushing Nomi- nated to the Chief-Justico- ships A Sensation in the Senate ;)n the Announcement of the Nomination, Viows of the Several Heads of De- pariments on the Subject of Retrenchment, House Committes's Progress on the Bill to Regulate Internal Compmerae, Memorial to Congress from the McEnery (Louisiana) Legislature. National Banks Required to Make Re- turns for Dec. 25. Steady Increase in the Reccipts of the Internal Revenue, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, VEN BUTLER'S MOIETITS, Wasnmxarox, D. O, Jun. 9,.—Bou Butler, as attornoy for informers In customs-violation cases, hus received $20,000 §n cach of two such cates {n tho lnat two yeurs, the Pholps-Dodge caso belng one, Antlelpating an ef- fort to cut off moleties, ho introduced a bill lust Mon- doy providing for their abolition, which ho hod re- forred to his own Committeo,—tho Judicary,—whero he could smother it. Dawes saw tho ruse, and aub- scquently had it referred to tho Ways and Means Com- mittoe, whero it will rocelve early attention, Dion But- lor 14 indignant tiat his littlo 3ob has boen frustrated, THUE HOWARD AND DULLOCK AFPAIRS, There i3 complaint at tho courso of tho Iouso Aili- tary Commiiteo regarding the Howard and Bullock affairs, Little disposition !s shown {o push matters. Tho recent chargea of the Sccrotary of War against Bul- lack wera mado by tho Sccrotary in 1871, and referred to the Committee, but no attention was paid to them, THE SALARY-GDAD INIQUITY. The prospect §s that tho Scnato will neither ropeal the Balury bill nor adopt tho recent Houso resolution, Thore i1 & growing disposltion to leave tho matter un- changod, NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS, As the Virginius s no longer likels to causo serious troublo between the United States and Spain, Ropre- eontative Beck, of Kentucky, prosented to aud had passed by the Houso,to-doy, a resolution calling on the Becretary of (ho Navy for a statement of tho oxpendi turcs mado by him last year, and also tho expenditurcs out of tho $1,008,000 recently appropristed, It will bo recollected that Mr., Beck refrained, when the$4,000,000 naval appropristion bill was boforo tho Houee, prior to the holidsy adjournment, from demanding details of expenditures by the Navy Department, becauso ho Eelleved thut, In viow of the then unsettled and somo- what threatcning stato of nfiairs, it would bo Lighe Iy improper to givo publicity o what had been and was at that imo golng on fn thie way of pulting our navy on & war basis, THE LOSS OF TIF. VIRGINIUS, The stenter Ossiyco, carrying tho crow of the Vir- gintus, arrived at tho Washington Navy-Yurd this af- ternoon, and her Excoutivo Ofiicer immediately roport- od fo Secretary Robonon, who gavo instructions simi- lar in offect to those given the commouder of the vesaol which brought the Polaris survivorsto this Navy Yord, Exumination of the oflicers and crew with ro- Intion to thio canees of tho sinking of tho Virgintus swill bo begun at once by tho Commission of navy ofli- cors uppointod s fow days ogo. BPANISU NELATIONS, Tho following, which may Do takon ns gemi-oficial, inupirad, will appoar editorially in tho Kepublican of this olly'to-morrow ¢ * Tiio Adminlstration, in the courss of thoir pacifia settiement of tho Virgiulus affulr, strovo fua very ‘propor mauner {0 sustain_Castelar ot tho hosd of tho youngest Ropublis in Europo. Tnobsorvant of _tho Our Gocrament 16 not fact that one cause which _mode Castolars fall, taking down tho Tepublie with im, ' possibility, was that ho desired to do right in the lato negotiations detween this country and Bpain. Tho Spanfuh Lopub- lc hus been aver Arown by u Ganeral af the head of 14,000 bayonets, driving tho Constitucnt Assembly ohoseu by the pooplo froin {helr hall, nud o Provisionl Govorumant bas been sot p, which, With Serrano as its Clief, I8 undoubtediy In tho'Interest of Prince Alfouso and tho Monarchists, ‘Cha nonarels of Europo huyo over been slow {0 rocoguizo by established diplomatls relations any Ropublfc fu tho Od World, Thoy have alvass waited until hat Republic appeared so estab- lished o fact, aillier by arms or time, that thoy wera obliged to Linve diplomatic interoourso with it, Then, uud not until then, have the European sovercigns sent Ambassadors in rotognition of tho oxiating Ropublican Govermnent, Now that Castelar has boen overthrown for his friendly and independont conrse towards us, it would hardly scom Ntting that, the great Ropublio of the world should husten to recognize a Provislonal Governmcent in the fnterest of mouarclry, founded on tho ruins of tho Ropublic. Tt would scewm to v, until Detler advised, that our Government should pavso be- fore wo tuke sny stop which shall givo any sup- port fo this new Government, certainly no ong as it romoins provisional only, Wo forboro much in the Virgiofus affair be. caugo Spain was s Hopublic, It would seom wo ought now to forbear to do unything thot woutd tend to erpple the “hopes or offorts of Republican Hpain to eatablish lself, 4 Theao stiggestions would soein to uswer whit has Yeen brouglt {0 our notice, tht tho Goverument miy still require Mr. Oushing, ua Ohlef-Justice, to go to Spnin, to sctlls the ferins of tho Couventlon and to carry out tho protocol of Admira Yolo, even whilo Oblef-Justice, follawing thio prece dent set {u the ease of Chief-Justico Jay, who went abroad upou slmost n similar missjon whilo holding that bigh ofllco, Wo can eco o ndvuntago of active diplomutio negoilations with Spain ot tho preaent tine, Dt rallier wisitom iu allowing tho achlveaaf tho logas tion to romalu fn the hends of o mim- plo Charge @'Affaires, untll wo know with whom wo have fo deal. Tt may bo said that unless wo uro roprosonted at Madrid early, wo uay drifl Into o war with tho now Sponlsh authoritios, but tho sltustion would soem ta b thua ; If Herrano finds it neceszary and couvenient, in order to consolidato his powor, to rouso tho Spaniwh prid and to unfto ol partics, to huve & war with tho Unlted Stutcs, 3o diplomacy, how- ever ablo, can uvold sich o calumity, which 1€ his Aituation b may deem neccssary for his nnl’nl{. dues 1ot requiro 60 great snd fearful a stopon bis part, ‘hich, o trush io may ol dsem It nocowiiry {0 take, then u diplomacy will o needed to prevent a cont belween {kin Ropublic and Il Govorment. _In eftier event, o4 tuntiers decin to stand ab present, diplomucy wonld bo useleas for this topio,” THE OHIEF-JUNTICHAIID, | Calel Cushing's nominntiou s, on the whole, fayor- ably thought of, The nnnounceinent was a complete wurprive to nearly everybody, and creatod vxoited conitent {u quarters expeoting’ to bo honored, The contlvmation would doubtless huve been hnd at onco t werv mot (Lut such prompt nction would lave Jooked liko another shatt at Willinms, An offort won mnde to confirm fo-dny ju excoutive Hese sion, without referonc to tho Committeo ; but after o hoated and somewbat personal discuselon, it wus uot done, Thero {8 on mpreasion abroad that Oushing, after his confirnation av Oblef~Justice, will ho sent ay Ambassador Extraordinary to Spain, bls duties to fers minato with tho adjustmont af the s:ndhl dificulty, If this bappens, it will go far towards proving chargea en made of the rower of the Now Yurk Spanish ring, in which Slcklos, Bydnoy Webster, and Cushing oro tho lending spirita, But it is more probable that Williams will Wash- ington no lovger hus attractions for tho family, and to Do Mintator to 8pain is Lotter than the relira At ouce to privato life In Oregon. ~ When tho lottor of witho druwal wan procured, Fish doubtiess detnonsirated hov valunblo Wiilisms could bo §n_Spain, cspecially aftor 15 Virginlus deolsion, which would maks. hin ‘popular thera, ; THE PIEEDMEN'S SAVINGS DANK, Thero {8 probabllity that an Investigation into the affaira of o Freedmon’s Savings Dank will roon o maved in the Hauso. The concorn wan ehartorod in 1005, nnd bas a branch In_neatly overy town of ime iortanca in tho Bouth, Tho money collcoted Ak tho ranches s gent horo for investmont, and tho amount thus gnthered {8 _catimated ‘st from 3,000,000 to 4,000,000, y the terms of tho _clarter, two-thirds “of the receipta o wore diractod to bo put into United Slatos bonds, In 1807, tho law was amended a0 as {0 permit Toaning on real 'estate, sccured by morigago, the amountof tho roal catatd_securily to bo worth trvloo the omount of tho loan, This amendnicnt, it {s supposed, waa in tho fntorost of tho District ring, thon In fia ncipiency, Under {be Inw qranting the charter, no ro- porls aro provided for, nor fa théro any Fatisfactory ‘way of getiing & clear showiny of tio condliton of tho Insiitution, tho Inw merely pro- +iding thot Congreas ahall iavo the right 4o inapeot, which lioa nover yot boon done. Tho oftcers of tho bank have grown suddenly wealthy, it in .naid ; and, altogother, thero scoms to bo n fair feld for inguiry) No liko cohcorn avor yot hua nd o good an oppore inolty for defrauding, snd, if it hea noglocted the chargo, tho dovelopmenit of the fact will ba. n refreshs ing reifef to tho monstrous thlovery of the day, TUE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL. Tho colored men are growini spprelicnsivo that all fanot well with their OWvil Rights bill, A compromiso bias beon proponed by which tho scliools will bo left out of tho questéon, whilo tho right to sit-on Jurics ehall bo nscrted, togathor witl (ho elause from Sumner's bill which provides that tho word *whito stiall bo takon ant of statutea of Blates aud ho United States, Tho two Inttek the colored peoplo claém, and the right to entor the achools also, and tlioy swill bltterly opposa sl efforts to carry out such o com= promise, TMEDUCTION OF RALARIES, Mossrs, Foster, of Obio, ond Beck, of Kentuolky, are 2 ub-committco of tho Wiya and Mcans Commitice to Investigate the subject of the reduction of salurics of ofllolnls in the Internal Rovonuo Department. Dawes and Ellis Jf Roberls oro o liko sub-commilteo on roduction” of _ealaries 4o the colloce ton of customs brouch of tho mervica, Kasson, of Towa, will bo of. {he Sub-Commities withi regard to tho reduction of Tostmasters' salaries, The Coinmitteo aro golng at tho work in earnost, nud, it tho virtuous spasm that hns seized Congress ouly Tnats long enough, without doubt jmportant re- ductiona will bo made, whoreby n groat eavin will rosult, Tho position of Naval Ofcer fn New Yor! fa worll ot lenst $30,000 & year, whilo o salary of $3,000 would undoublodiy seoute the services of & thoronghly compotent man for tho place. Such 18 nlso tho caso with' tho offica of Golieclor of tlat _port, With the atiolition of tho systor of pnying molstics, and tho fixing of tho remusccration of officinls at ren- gonable sularies as established by neages obtaining in privato bueiness, tho Froasury will'bo benofited to an appreciabe oxtent. SATURDAY WORK, Thio Houso meots for gencral dobato ouly to-mor- row. ‘Tho Sonato adjournicdover tll Monday. The debate fu tho Senato on tho Sulary Jopenl bill bus jow- ered {u tone, and promisea to becoma as disgruceful as that in tho 1iouso on the same subject. (70 the Asancfated Freas.) APPOINTMENTH OONFIRMED, WABHINGTON, Jun, 8.—Tho Senato coufirmed the fol- lowing nominations: Tdward L. Bakor, of Ilinoly, Consul to Bucnos Ayres ; Enoch Hosg, Superintonds cnt of Indiau_Affairs in the Central Superintendency 3 T, Brsant, Colicetor of Internsl Revenuo in tlio Fourtl} Distrlctof Teuneeseo; Gabriel O, Wharton, United states Blorelal of Keuucky, Peusion Agents—B, M. Prentiss, Quincy, Il,; Ed- ward Ferguson, Milwaukeo, Wis. Tostmosters—L, D, Head, Hurrodsburg, Ey.; Thomas I, McCan, Crawfordevillo, Iud,; William Kendall, Plymouth, Ind.; Danlel Sullivan, Olinton, Mo.; Divid Crooks, Frenion ; John Dalliugér, Galla: n, Mo, NATIONAL BANKS. ‘The Complroller of the Currency calls for atates ‘ments of thy condition of the Natlonal Banks at the close of business on Dec, 1873 NOMINATIONS, Tho Presidont hos nominated_Seth B, Barber, Pon- ston Ageut ut Cloveland ; H. B, Swoope, United States Attoruoy for tho Western District of Pounsylvania § Georga B, Yeck, Uniled Statos Attorney for Kansas, . TUE ESTIMATES, - Sevoral of tho membors of o Appropristion Gom- mittes thinl: tho cstimatcs will bo brought down about $10,000,000. This will not Lo enflictent ¢y oring tha expenditures within tho recelpts for thi-Hozt fscul jicar omly. Therefore, souno weAsures of Tressury ro- ef will bo necersary, ; T CHIEF JUSTICESHIT, | The President hns nominated Caleh Cushing for Ohef Justice of the Supremo Court, Tho nomination occasioned much surprise in all quatters, and was o matterof astoniehment to him- self, as io had medo arrangements to eave this coun try on tho 24th for Mudrid, Whon Gen. Babcock ap- paared at tho matu door of tho Senato ihis afternoon sunounciug o messago from the Presidont in writing, overy eyo wns {urned upon him, 28 it wae genorally believed the packago ho held in his hand contafned tho nomination for Chief-Justico. Senator Conlding, who eits near tho middlo siele, ins tercepted tho messenger on bis way to_the deek, and, taking tho hist ot nomifnations from him, hurricdly glinced over them, owclaimivg, in 5 tano oud anough to bo hoard in tho galleries, hief- Justicol” ~ At flis s largo number of Seustors Junaped from thelr seats aud gatsered about Lim, and in o moment the name of Calob Cushing was uudibly whispered from Senntor to Senator on flio floor, Sen- ator Thurman remaibed in animated convessation with ~ Conkling somo time, Senator ° Sumner and Doutwell had theit heads togother, and tho * unuesl lum of conversation on tho floor indicated that fho nomfuation cauacd quito & seucation, Iu view of tho roports horetofors provalent 18 £o thio nomiuation of Senator Morton for tlio Chief- Justicoship, it 1a proper (o eay that lio was neithier cone sultod nor fendered the apointment. FICTION MATOUES, TTho Committeo of Waysoud Means to-day instruct- ed its Chinirinan to voport adversely on tho bills to remove taxes ou feletion matches aud stampe. OUR FORTIZIOATIONS. Sceretary Belkmap does not colucido with Gen, Sher- man a8 to tlio salessucss of our sca fortifieations gon- erally, but {inks {hoy ouglt to be comploted snd rou- dercd mors offcctive, particularly Now York, Doston, Portland, New Orleane, and on the Florida const, INTERNAL COMMERCE, The Houso Commitico on Post Roads and Canals (bls morniug further considercd McCrary's bill to regulato commerce by rullroads amovg States, and favorably disposed of lvo of its fourtcon sections.' Tho uuth sectiou, proscribiug s powors of o Baurd of nino Commigsloners was amended to_ amplify their powers, aud prescrlbe a longer term for holding offico than four years. < ‘REDUCTION OF ESTIMATES, In reply to a resolution of tho Houso of Representa- tives, of Dec, 16, requesting o rovision of the ustimates for tho espenses of tho Governwent for the Sscal year endiug Junc 30, 1875, tho President has transmitted to the Speaker of ' tho Toure amended estimates and re- plies from {ho varions Dopartments, stowing that ac- tiou had been taken by thein na follotvs : TIE TOST~OFFIOE DEPARTMEXNT, Tho Postmuster-Genoral roposts that ho finde, after exumination, that no reduction in the sums agked for can be readify made, Mo further sfutes that, bofore approving (ko cslimate submitted to hin by bis pub- ordinstes, ho Jiad them miost thoroughly ezamined und reduded $694,617, The lurgeat amotista requlred aro for Inlaud’ mail transportatiou, $16,062,0a1, und for compousation of Poatmusters, $0,600,000, Tho increaso meked for in the sirst’ of tiacso temn i lesa than 6 por centon {ho amount Te- quired durig tho last fscal year, whereas {ho aver- 4go annal fucreago in that briuckof tho service dura 413 tho punt thireo yours Lins been ut tho rate of over 11 per contum aunually, In regurd 10 tho eocona item, 1lo Pastinuster-Geueral statos thot ho hua no discretion whutever, fho_compenention of Postmnsters being fixod by faw, Tho tctul of tho estiuiates mado for thin Dopartiment, thioroforc, stand at tho same amount aa heretoforo prosented, vViz., $36,104,012, Tlio Secrotary of THE TUEARURY, suys that tho estimates_bolonging exclusively to his Dopartusent amount to $174,384,905, including tho n- terest on the publio debt, snd the anlowat requived for tho sinting find, agareyating $131,604,4, for which thero ura permahient appropriutions, 'Tho smounts payablo on tho general salary account, and for the cur- ront and ordinary oxpenues of th vriolts branchios of tho sorvico, bosldes 290 for othur objects of ex penso, aro ordered by 0o Liwa of Qongross, in relution 10 which tho Seeretuty Lns 1o authority or' discretion except ta eurry out o will of Cougress as expreesed in tho luwa under which ho 14 Tequired fo per- form hin duties, OF (ho wholo estimato for tho yoar cllding Juno 40, 1675, ouly tho sum of $2.907561 % subject fo tho considoration of Congroas outaido thio requiroments of the existing luws, 'Theao ltier muy Lo omitted, They meiudo $1,032,500 for light-houses and sums for royentio vesscls, ' lut tho Scerotaty doubts tho propristy of omitting these apropriatiow, Ho #liows whora reductions fou_slight extent way bo mndo, Mr. Mullelt, Suporvisiug Architect of tho Treasiiry, soys that, should it bo decided not fo begi iy Mow WoRG® I (o ugpond gotcral operations on certain buildings named, thocxponditures for fho cur- rent fiscal yeur can_bo reduced very nearly §0,000,010, IR ETATE DEPARTIENT snya tho only eatimote - that can b reduced s tho ape proprintion for vflicial postage-stamys to $30,000. Taik DEPAITAIENT OF JURTIOE alko stutes whut rednctions can be wade, though to s compurutively emoll oxtent, Tho yeport o 'CUP. SFORETAUY OF WAR sayn that the mflitary estimntes aro bused upon e awhial cost of materjul and snpplios, sud by tho num- bor af poreons authorized by law 'to e omployed. In Ao far ao regardu 1o strictly military part of tho service, the Hecrelary L endeavored, by active and dotafled inspection of all tha wupply Drancies, by s reduetion fn rents und employes for the st tlired yeary, to bring down oxvensos to tho lowest [itnit conetatont with ultiletioy., Tho. roports of (o varfouw hrrean officors Livo been earefully revined, and the Bocretory efers 0 them for_ fuformation o o subjeot of thu reduction of the oxpenditures, “Iho Slgnul Otlico submits that {ho vetituats horoto- fora lall bofors tho Hecrelary wero bagod upon conslderations of tho most careful cconoimny, and not beiloved thoy can be prope erly reduced, The Hubslstenco Dopariment roports that 'under exlsting clroumstauces no zeduction in the cstimatea can be made, Tho Orde of $148,804,70, _ Tho Burgoon-Goneral’s oflica can e mit to a reduction of 18,000, The Iaymoster-Gen~ ornl decn not deem ft mafo to recommend any rediio- ton of tho amount ‘sppropriated for the current fscal year. Thio Yaports gonorally contond tat xeductions from former eatimates would be dofrimental to thie servico, or elao submit comparatively amall figures In reaponso 1o tho 1Tounc's desire for reduction {liereof, No report from tho Interior Dopartmont has been recolvad, AURIOULTURAL COLLEGP, ¥UNDS, “Thoro tn growlny suicion in o minls of Cope prezsiucn that the liberal bounty of the Government to o Aurleutiural Collages s elngappiisd It wayg nover contomplated by tho luw making tho grant, and that, Inntond of instructing thelr puplls 4n tho scloncs of nariculture, theeo Aclioolo uso thelr funds lo mointain tho orainary collegiat and academlo cotirscs of study, It i chargdll that fn somo of them ngrlonliural studioa Liave boen entiroly abandoned, snd that in moat of thom such studics are subordinato and greatly neglocted. Mr, Hurlbut, of Ilinols, hns tried 10 pan o resolutfon through tho Houso instructing the Gommitteo on Edncation and Labor to {nquire into tho proprioty of providing for a commission to invet. tigato (hio conditlon of theso colloges, and the manner inwhich {huy apply thoir funds, bt Br, Wood ob- Jected and tho resolution was roferred, Tho Commit~ fco will probably tako tho matter upof thelr own mo. tion nd mako toma inqlry. Tho collogon which gol R0 benofit from Tho sgrieuivieal coliege (s a7e tigg. ivg tho invostigation, Thoy, naturaily, do not like to #co rival inslitutions, whero {iny courscs of study have no special rolation to the tralnlng of farmers, divide theso funds among thom Ao THE WABHINGTON MONUMENT, Tho Trustees of tho Washington Natlonal Monu- ment fund at o meeling yestordny appointed a com- mittea to tako chargo of thio Intercuts of tho Assacla- tion Leforo Congrees, with o viow to_Smmediate action on thio Houto roport of 1873, in_which an_npproprin tion of §200,000 fo sl in completing tho monument Is recommended. LEGAL-TENDERS, Outstanding logal-tenders, $381,331,007, . THE ARMY, Tho Socrolary af War was ogaln boters tho Houso Military Committes thia morning, in furthor explana~ tion of bin viows on the proposed reduction of the rouk ond Ol of thoarmy, Ho sgrecs with Gon. Sher- mon aud oftier bigh milltary suthoritios in .deoming any sucli reduction unwise and contrary to tho inters csts of truc economy, REVENUE MECEIPTH. Tho Commissioner of Interna] Rovenuo fs much en- couiraged by tho reccipts of histBurcau, Bo far for this month thoy aro $0,000,000, ‘and tho prospeet is that they will avon bo roalored 'to whot thoy wero be- fora tho lato punic, JUDGE DURLLL WILL RESION. It is stated by Loulelanisns Lers mow that Jndgo Durell, of that Blate, hna placed his rosignation nt the disposal of the President, i ST FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. SENATE—THURSDAY, WABHINGTON, D, O, Jan. 0, THE SALARY-GRAD, [Following is 3 continuntion of Thursdsy oftor. noon's acasion of tho Sonate, delayod oh nccount of m, which interrupted tolegraphio conuninica- tion with Washinglon, Tho dlscusslon is_on the amendment of Mr, Pratt to the bill repealing the eslury-genb, providing that thoso who received (o {a- ereased pay’hve tho wmount deducted from their unl- arlas for 1874, To (Mr, Tijiton) had an smendment. fo offer. fo the i, atid (hut was to provido that there bo a_reduction in the componsation of Mesars. Mervill, of Mine, sud Shermau, of Ohio, of $285, tho amount cach recoivod as bck-pay under tho act of July 28, 1365, Thus thore ‘would bo cqunlity snd & show of Ifeaven's justice in tho Senato of the United States, If thot nmendment should go through, io would turn to ofhor gentlemen sud let them havo tho privilezo of relioving tholr con- scienca and their pockota at tho samo time. Mr. SHERMAN said he statod that the Yro tion mado by tho Senator from Indisna (Mr. Pralt) was not just; but if {lic Benato wantod to makoe the salury 45,000 per annum, ho waa willing, Lookat the spece taclo presouted hero to-day in {lils Scuate, which pro- fosced to bo govorned, not only by the rhles of order, but by tho rules of gentlomen, and whore thord should bo o marked degreo of courtesy, A member comes and produccs whiat o calls a document. What fait? Where fait? Mr. TIFTON (produciug tho paper)—It s finan- cfal sysiem unmosked and diesceted. A speoch doliv- cred by » Granger of Iilinols—-by Morris H. Duy. M. SUERMAN—A speech Tiiovor gaw or liard of before, mado by somebody in Tiliuoi®, in which I am charged with being a milifonalre, Iwish to graclous Twae, 'I€ tho insinuation thet I huve mads money by, my position— Mr, TIPTON—L nlll!fli: disclaim any mich intention, T ouly wisliod to show_that i it s trite that tho Sena— tor 8 wealthy~tho Sonator is worth a million,—he ought not to ba o forward in.a.step that might he injurions to othere, . SHERMAN—I( tho Srnator did not intend to Ln.\k% that charge, why did ue introduce ihe paper ero Ar, TIPTON~y disclafior Is worth ns much ss that of the gentleman, . SIERMAN~I can say, before man and God, oud defy tho whole world, cor_any lndividual in the 1d, o show that I buve received, dircetly or indi- y, sitieo I Luvo been » member of Congress, o dol- lur excepting iy pay, and Tean show fhat T havo sac— rificod my private intercate, 3r, TIPYON—T mado tlie disclatmer in good faith, Mr. SHERMAN—I accept. When a Senator of the Uuited States makes an fusinuation againet me I moet it The Senator Laving disclaimed any intoution to miake such n chargo ngainst me, I_liave nothiug wmoro to say. A8 1 anid Lefore, I believo the Commitico has carcfully nnd wisely considered this _salary mattor, I am willing to surrender, not only hnlf my pay, but the wholo, rathor han have personal quoations 1aleod, 3r, DOREMAN did not bellove that those who had talion increnged sulury had committed any criminal act, If o thought Lo wan surrounded by dishoneat men, he would resign and go among lionest people. Ar, LOGAN sald tho proposition of tho gentleman from Tndiana was a viofution of the Constitution, Ha ‘would vote for a ropcal of tho’ Salary law, becavse he wan acting in part ns ogent for the people of Illinols, but ho was pot going to nckuowldge that ho'did wrong u voting for tho lucrense. 1o de- sired to put bimself right beforo his conatitunts, aud till then ho was voting their scutiments for tho ropenl, not confessing that o had been stealing monoy, Ho couid go shead and o it, but Lo would uot, as ho bad got Liis honeatly. v, GORDON fovored o reduction of the salatles of Cougrossmen as weltas thosoof Ligh military and puval ollicers, 1le belioved the General of the army recelved in pay and allowsnces $20,000 per annwn, und ho intended to intraduce an amenement at the proper time, curlaling all mes. ily favorod o pasying of o faw for retronching by tho million, fustead of by tho hundred, 3Ir. WRIGHT said he had kept silent thus fur, but 1o thought tho sooner tho Souate oeted 0o the bill the ‘orter it would bo for tho roputation of all. e hoped 1ho Sonato would come to o vato on ho pending amendments, and thoso to bo applied hereaftor sbould 1o voted on without dobate, ‘Tuo Clisir announced . Mr, Allison as a member of tho Committeo on Fousion, in placo of 3. Forry, excused. Tho voto was then talien on the second smendment of Mr, Pratt, aud it was rejected, Ar, Hamilion (Md.) offered an ncndment to strilie on 80 much of thoact of Murch 3 as provided for an incronsa of the salarics of the President, Vice-Dresident, ‘mombers of Congress, and delegates, and ol otlier ofs ficers thercin named, und that tho ealuries of all said ofileers und clerks, shall bo one-hulf of the snm aliowed and yuid prior to' tho act of March 3, 1873, “THE M'ENERY LEGISLATURE, Tho OHAILL Iafd_beforo tho Sounte {ho following telogram from n Committes of the MeEuery Leglsla= turo of Lonfsunn 2 4o the Ion, M, C, Carpenter, President of the Nenate, and Ton, . G. Blaine, Speaker of the Hotae of Jien: reaontalives ! Tho legal Leglslaturo of this Stato assembloa to-day, in cbedicuce to our erganie mw, We beg of yon to luy boforo your respectivo hodics 1o clrownistaticos under wihicl we moet, Tho ordors of the Génernl commmid ing tho Dopartinont, o statement of which V7o transnilt hsrowith, who fa acting under instructions from the Federal Goveanment, are of such a churicter asto pro- veut n lorga portlon’of our body from taking part in tho sosemblage, Woro thoso orders withdrmwa, and aur_people assured that no interference would e made, wo would be at vucs placed in u condition to diceluirgo tha dutics resting upon us. Wo earncatly Leg that Congress, fu tho exerclso of ite constitutional powers, will afford ua such rolief as tho maturo of tho Gueo mily requize, Wenro tho viclms of s dreadful opptesalon, Tho powers of tho Government hero lLave becn faken from the representatives clesled by tho people snd given fo n body of 1o who cannol oven protond (o luve been clocted, Wo muke this rppeal not ouly u the interests of our own pcople, but fu the dutorest of tho people of all Stotes, an'In the lnlerast of publiollberty, ™ O iber. ties hvo een destroyod by tho action of o Fedoral Gourt, supported by the army of the_Uniled States, WiIL 5ot tho guarunteo axticlo in tho Constitution eus ablo you (o protect us? Judgo Story Les prediclod thet the orection of a deapotism [n one of the Btatos will Uring on the destriiction of the wholo Ropublis, On_ belialf of tho forty-four Represontatives and twenty Benators of tho Louisluna Goueral Avecnibly, (8lgned) Enwanp Boorir, Tonent W, Ounee, of tho Senute, JauEs L, Lawbiity, M. J. Tou 3.0 BeAnona, of the House, Bir, ITAMILTON (M) moved that it bo referred to the nmitteo on Privileges and Jlectious, Mr, MOITON opposed that. roference, und safd 1t wwas uot (ho fival timo thot men In Now Orleans hiud send telegrume hero, ITo moved that it bo laid on the table, ‘Adoptod, 35 to 26, “he OITATL Intd before the Benato n commmalcation from the Socretary of tho Treustiry, glving w llst of Jeraona of " thnt"department weing oftielal postuge Htumps, Alsu, & communieation from the same ofielut n re- gnrd fo oxpenues jucureed In tho conatruction of rall- ronds und eavals, Laid on tho table, THI SALARY WILT wan again talen up, und tho smondiuent of Mr, Morrill rejected by n vote of i3 nays lo 30 yean, MILEAGK OUT OFF, Alr, ORAGIN (N, IL) moved to smend #o 08 (0 pro- vido that ifleayys shall not Lo allowed for tho itrat sose sfou of tho Forty-third Congrees, Adopted, THY AMENDMENT OF NR, UAMILTON was then ndoded by a volo of 33 yeas 1o 20 nays, 2r, EDMUNDS moved a3 an’ smeudment that, in the reduction of salaries hereln provided for, it shall oomputo the same accordingly, aud shall make ratable T nanco OMceo provides for o reduction in the estimstes monthly deductions for sait salaties at tho rate noc- MIM% 0 ooct theso provisionn within nine months next hereaftor, Tonding n voto on this amendmont the Souste wont into excontivo sexnion, and soon aftor adjourned, FRIDAY'S BENATL PROOEEDINGS, BETTLENS' NELIEP DILL, Atter memorials and politionn wero prosonted asking fornmendments to tho Dinkrupt law, Mr. BOUT- WELL, from {he Commitfeo on_tho ‘Publio Lands, soportad back tho bill for the rolof of agod or [nfiem pre-cmption settlers on the publio lsnds, snd the bill Was panned. 3r. SARGENT introduceds. bill for the protection of soltiors in Utk ; alsp, a bill o afd in the exccution of tho Inws fn that Tarrttory. Referred, TERRITORIAL BILL, Tho Mouso bil making aa aphiopriation of 2000 for lepislative exponses of Clorado Tarzitory s pescd, TITP. COMMENOE, Mr, CONKLING presonteil a potition nsking tint thio Comierco act bo amendod a0 88 not to offect canals, Referrod, NATIONAL DANKS, On motlon _of Mr, MORTON, the Senate bill suthorizing Natfonal Banks that hve docidod to ro- duco thelr stock {o withdraw a proportion of thair ‘bouds upon retiring their ciroulating notes, or deposi~ ing & sumof moncy utho proportion provided by Inw, wau takon up, with thonmendment of the Finance Committeo, which provides that whenovor such reductlons’ pholl Dbo nuthorlzad, nny rates of such banks thoreafter coming into tho Trowury of tho United States shall bo cancolod uniil the umount o cancelod, togothier with sucl na sball bo redeemed, slnll bo equul (o the amount of rodiction autlorizoi, In tho dlscussion of the bill Mr, BOUTWELL said tho opinfon gonerally manifeated, that {lio Govern- ment of tho United Btates i oxisting with a vast smount of its paper in circulation, which hadbeon dishonored, was entiroly orronoots, There was no obligation fo 1, notes at any purticular timo, They ara redeemablo t tho plensurc of the Government, and such was tho apirit of tho law, Mr. MORRILL (V) said ho was surprised at tho ntatemont of thio gonticman from Massachusotts (Bout- woll) undertaking to defond tho right of the Governe ‘mont Lo poatpono tho doy of paying its obligations, Without pretonding to understand the nieetfes of the Iow, ho kiew that as o business man, If ny individnal undortook to givo out such paper tho courts would compel him to pay. Ho bolloved tho lutention of tlo Inw was that tho Government should pay theso notes ua early na possiblo, 3Ir, HOWE safd that it he wero o Judge ho would notgive judgment ngoinst {ho Government on ono of tliesa noios ; but it did not follaw that because tho law Jas defectiyoly framed Congress wis relloved {rom providing for tho payment of the notes, 2Mr, BOUTWELL suid o had yot to learn Liow tho publlo eredit was impoired, or tho character of the country benefited by tho statemont that wo are living in financtal dishonor. Tho nation could mot Lo charged with dishonor, when It had stipulated Lo~ forchand what{t would o—that it would redeem those obligationn in coln, Wiilo ihis procoss waa golng on the Government was undor no obligations to arivont tho rouultat any puxtioulsr, tme. “Tio - did not bellovo th uatton was fiving in dishonor, Mr. HOWE eald tho Senator from Mussachusotts (Doutwell) had mado tho admission for five or six years that tho Goverument had been ncting in tho direction of mointainingita deforred promiscs equal in value to gold, Ho did'mot ses where the Govern- ment had taken'nuy steps to thot end, Business had, but tho Govornment had not, Thio CLAIR aafd the morning hour having expired, tia Senato resumod conslderation of tho so-called BALARY DILE. Mr, LEWIS moved that when tlie Sonato adjonrn to- dny i lio o mect Mouday. Agrecd to—yca, 83 naye, 30, 2Ir. BARGENT (Cal.) sald he thought it unfortunate for {lio bill now under consideration that the Scnato Lunt oventuy adopted tho amondaent of tho gentleman from Maryland (tlamilton,) Ho could not move a re- consideratin of tho amendment, not having voted, but ho hoped a Senator who did v6to in tho aflirmative would move to reconsider, Mr. WRIGHT suid tho Senator from Californin (Sargent) had intimated by voting for the amendiment that ho lind songht out the President as tho only one in tho Adminfatration rocelving (e incroused salnry. Tho salaries of tho Assietant Seerotarios nnd others wero inoreased by tho bill s well as that of the Presi- dent. Tho repoal did not affect thom, Tiio nmendment Mr. Edmunds offered lnst ovening, that the reduction of ‘salaries should tako offect from Barch 4, %13, and that tho accounting ofiicers of tho ‘Lecasury shall compute nccordingly and make o monthly roduction from said snlarics at tho rato neces- pary to oilect {lis provision within nine months next horoafter, was_relected—Yoa, 20: nays, 20, I, BUREMAN moved (o amend s0 that'tho salary of thie President, after March 4, 1877, should be $35,000 por anoum. T.oat, r,OLAYTON moved torecommit tho pending amend- ment, with instructions to report tho Uil Jooking to a genieral reduetion of all ealarics of Government offi- cern, both civil and mililary, as far o it can bo done, ang’that the enlaries Lo cualized accordiog to tho naturo of the ecrvices rendered, . . M, Clayton's motion was lost—nnys, 41; yess, 21, Thao question then being on_concurring in tlie Scn- ate substituto for tho floviko bill, Mr. HAMILTON, ponding {ho voto, nioved ta_smend {ho Houso Vil by fixing tho snlaries of membera ond delegates at $5,600 per anuum instead of $0,000. Bir, EDMUNDS moved to amend tha smendment by {flnnlng 23,000 instead of $5,500. Agrecd to—yeas, 813 naye, 8. Mr, EDMUNDS moved to striko out in tho Iouse DIl tho words * zctnal individus] expeuses of cacl Senator, Representative, and delegato ' nnd fusert tho words “ rajleage allowed by law vrior to the pessago of tug nct of March 40, 1873, Mr, MORRILL mavod to fnsert before word ** milo- ago " the words * one-lalf,” Alr, LEWIS moved that the Senate’go into oxecutive aceslon, Lout, A discusslon encuod relativo to tho system of milo- nge, after which Mr. Morril's amoudmont was re- jocted. . J Mr. CRAGIN offered an amendment that no mileago ehiould be allowed for tho first eession of the Forly- third Congress, Adopted., Mr. EDMUNDS' umendinent. was agreed to,—yeas, 35; ninys, 25, Mr, MERRIMAN moved to ineort after tho word mileage “und otber allowancea,” Agreed o, Mr. GORDON offercd an amendment to reduce tha ealarics of all army und- navy oftivers 25 per contiwhass pay oxceeds $2,000 ver annum, and of oil headn of de- partmentn and other oflicers of thie Goverument whosa pay exceeds that sum, and is not fixod by the Consti- lutlon of tho United States, Mr, WRIGHT hoped the gentleman woulil not push tho amendment nov, as hie did not desfrs to endanger tho pazsage of this bill, At any other time he woukl glndly join tho (;l(;uflflmnn to aflect u reduction, Mr. GOXDON hoped there woukl bon vote upon it, ‘Tho people of tho country demanded practical econ= omy, and thoy did not want the military elevated at tho expenso of the civil branch, Mr, EDMUNDS moved to strile out that portion of the amendment rolative to urmy and navy oflicera, ir, MORTON hoped that the bill to ‘repeul thenct of March 3 would not he embarragsed withs thisamend- ‘ment, which undortook to mako o goneral enlary luw, 3ir. EDMUNDS eaid he was ready to inquire futo the compensation of all ofticers of the Government, but would not favor the reduction of the salaries of mon who liad sorved thefr country faltbfully, hlh'. D!iJNhK‘IS '(';;mm;f‘r‘ ri‘b:‘ll lol prl:)ville"lofnmlng and cquipping the whole body of the militia of tho Unitod Stales. etorrod, > ADJOURRMENT, Touding discuseion on tho Salary bill, the Sennte wont into excentivo seeelon, nud soon after adjourned untif Monday, 1I0USE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELIEY BILL, Y Tu the Houee, E, 1, ROBERTS, of Now York, from thie Committee of Ways and 3feans, reported o 'bill to credil Awilstout Trossuror Hillhouke, of Now York with $185,000, tho procceds of the mles of tho infernsl rovenue slamps embezzlod from his office wichout any negiect of s own, 'Tho bill was passed nfter n_dis- cnsulon, which turned on the referenco of the Chore ponning claim, just loforo tho rocess, to_ the dudiciary Cominiiteo, fnstoad of to flis Gom= iltice ‘on Clafms, ' Messrs, Davls and deck cominented sovoroly upon it, The reforenco nol hav- iug beon made in tho open Tiouso, but by tho petition auiler tho xulo ot o latter Wo gavo nolics that o would move to dischargo tho Judiclary Committoo from consideration of tho subject, giving s ono reas gon therefor that Mr, Coasna, WL was peculiatly coun noelod with Vofll, wasa momiber of the Judiclary Com. anitleo, and would be, therefaro, tho judgo of his own caso, DILLS REFERBED, A number of Wills wers referrad, including on by Mr, RANDALL, to rogulato the drawing and_sum. moniug of jurics in Unlted States Districk und Croult Gourts, ONTIFIOATION DILL, Mr, STARKWEATHER, from tlio Gommitteo on Appropuations, roparted {ho Fortification bill, whicl was mudo tho speell order for Wodnesday next, Tho il appropriates $304,000, MEMORIAL, Mr. O'NEILL presonted o_moiuorlal from the Na- tiouni Board of 'Crudo for w Commission, conslsting of tho Attoruey-Genoral and scven merchauts, boukers, and maunfioturors, (0 roviso the Baukrupt Jaw ; also, for National syatom of quaraniluo, THE LATE JAMES DROOKH, At 3 ollock tho death of Jumes Brooks was an- nounced by his successor, Mr, Cox, and euloglos on the deccasod wero pronouncod by Messrs, COX, WOOD, DAWES, and KELLY, TUE DEATIL OF W, D, FOSTER, of Michigan, \via thon unonuced, wnd (wh of his col. lenguca, Waldron and Williums, dolivered eulogica on his chafuctor, ADJOURNMENT, Tho Houko then adjourusd with tho pgrecment that to-morrow’s session "o dovoted evoluslvelr fo debater Astid i slioi iy MYSTERIOUS DEATH. DoupENTOWN, N, .\ Jun, 0,—There has heew con= slderablo excitoment tiere, cansod by the discoery of 110 body of a young Judy on tho shara of tho Delvwaro Rivor, “The decensed wia about 18 yeurn of nge, ul ftives evidenco of having boen vory beautiful when dlviug, Bomo persons from Easton, 1w, Tecognized th doceancd an tho dangbter of wealthy prents, who hflu ofteved u Iargo rowsrd for lor recovery, dead of ulive, CANAL HAVIGATION, Turvaso, N, Y., Jum, 9.—Two conalboats Jaden withy wheat, (n fow of & tug, 1eft this port this mornini for Lockport. Canol navigutlon du this loculity at thls scason is withont procedent, The weather {s utill soft, aud there is no ice or auow, The luke, river, aud canal are clear, ments to the Cunimittco on OLvil Servicumnd Retrencus- o ZUMBER 140, STATE %EGISLATURES. Yesterday’s Session at Spring- field Comparatively Un- importants Congress Requested to Repeal the Bankrupt Law. A Smfifl Stationery Steal Accom- plished by the Houge, The Work of the Revision Committee Carolessly Reviewed, The Railroad Question Reéeiv. ing More Attention. The Existence of the Railroad Board Threatened by Monopolist Members. Legislative Caucuses in Iowa and Kansas. Special Dispateh to The Ohicago TrUune, REPEAL OF THE DARKRUPT LAW, Senmorizip, 1, Jan. 9.~Thin ofterncon the Houso took up fho Jolnt resolution passed by tho Senato in tho morning, recommending tho immediato and unconditionsl ropeal of tha Dankrupt law, A fotion to ropeal was lost, and the yoos aud nays being demanded on its passage, resulted—yeas, 70 § nays, U3, ‘THY STATIONERY STEAL, BMr, Jones, Chajrman of tho Commities on Contln- gont Expenses, roported that tho Socretary of State decided Lo had uo right to furnish slationery to tha sdjourned session, and offored a resolution direct- ing him to furnieh the Olerk and’ Doorkeopor of tho Howso snd Chairmon of Committces, upon their order, with tho nocessary stationery and other nrticles {hat may ba needed durlng the eosslon, aud that o detalled statement bo madoat tho end of the session of the artleles furnished, This is tho old statlonery steal, and ombzaces other arliclos, which muy mean snything froma pairof boots toa gold tootliplck, Tho resolution fs wide cuough to cover evorything, Itwent through with rush and aroar and it was ouly after the intervontion of some busincns that Cassedy awolra to a reallzation of the cnormity of tho scheme, - S0 ho moved to roconsider, which was objected to by Oborly ms outof order, butthe Speaker backted up Osssedy, and ontertained the mo- tion. Then Jones came to tho rescus of the rosolus Uon, and ineistod it was tho most virtuous and honest rosolution over introduced, Ho was mot nbashod by Cassedy's remiuder that tho mombors got 330 for staflonery, and that, whilo thoy were condomning Congress for taking back-pay, they wero sclling theme sclves for & very small price, OF coursc, tho Houso refused to reconsider tho resolution by an over- whelming * No," oud Caesely, who lost his balanca at that moment, Lad not tho presencs of mind to call for the yeas snd nays, and put tho. stationcry- grabbers on tho rocord, where thoy could bo shown up when thoy are condidates next fall, So tho stoal wa1 adoptad by tho House, and they will not only draw §5 a dny for work that nced not bo done, but will slsg draw statiouery and other articles. TIUE PAESIDENT AND TUE SALARY-GRA, _Aloxander, of Montgomory, offered tho following tr iho Houso : VWiEREAs, Congress and tho President nre cqually it or e orcllon of what s kuowa as tho Sulurye sab Juw, and, Witznzias, Tt s unjust and Invidions to censuro ont parly foa_ crimo, aud let anotlicr party to tho sam( crinie, and ono equally responsiblo und gullty, go fres § ‘itens, This Genoral Assembly lios pnssed o foing revolution, cousnring Cungress snd not the Presidont for thie onactment of eaid law, and. usking its ropoal; thorefore, iesuleed, By this House, tho Sonato concurring herein, thit the President Is icreby ccnsured, togeth With Gongress, for wrong-doing fu tho sbove matter and that ho is icreby requested to sign a bill repealing said Jaw, if the samo shall bo presented to him for his siguaturo by tho present Cougresa, bjcctions camo from fifty voiccs on the Ropublican side of tho Ifouse, which did not dare face the music. Tho resolutions wore, thorefors, not outertaiucd, MOBTGAGES ON NAILROADS. Mr. Grawford offercd a bill to repeal the nct paneed at tlio end of the Inst session authoriziny ruflrond companies fo mortgago their roads and raise money to smprove the ronds. This Lill was paseed to cnublo the Clilcago & St. Louis Road to lay a doublo track, and the work i3 now in progress, Mr. Crawford {hinks tho bill allows rallroads to jucrenso their capi- tal stock {udefinficly, sud that n o ehort time legislac tion regulnting raliroads on the basis of a fair return on the capital invested would Lo uscless, THE RAILROAD LAW. 2Mr. Morrlson olferod tho following : Wiiguras, Tho Rajlroad law onacted ot tho last ses- sion of this Goneral Assembly took ellect on thelst day o 18t July, aud tho Rnilraad Comuniseionors heve hind pix monthia’oxparioncy ns fo tho practical workings of tho sama; ox0, Hteaulved, Tiui sald Commiealoners b requested to furnish to this Iousc, nt their oarliest convenicnce, statistlcs aud information upon thofollowing subjects, viz: First, in what mauner bas hg law afectod rafle xonds runbiing north and south, whosa termini nre in this State, 08 compared with railronds runuiny east and weat, with their terminl outside fof this State? Becond, whut offect has the pussage und operation of this Juw lind upo the genoral trado snd commerce of the Stato of Tiinols ? Taird, what bas boen the ofoct of this luw upon tho trado and commerco of Chicago and Cairo, a8 compared with St. Louls, Milwaukco, Toledo, Cincinnati, and Louisyills, Ky, ? Oberly, on of thio fathers of the achedules, objocted, but Morrlson intouds to submit bis conundrums ot tho fisst favorablo opportunity. THE REVISED LIQUOR BILL roquires Londs to the amount of 5,000, instead of $5,000 09 fu the preseut low, It fs belicved to Lave Deen elungeil to mako tho law oppressive, and cadan- &er it pasyuge, It fu lkely, however, that the reviced il will bo Inidl on. tho tabi¢, and th' prosent law bo permiuted to stand, - . THE WORK OF REVISION ia golng on in & carcloss wny,aud bills aro belng ordercd to a third readiug in tho House by default, TFour or five muembers take part in the debato, whilo tho others ura resting thefr hecls on (huir desks, or writing, reading, or out in the lobby smoking, The Senateds uot much better, but its bills are move closely watched, Thero i u disposition to lurry up Dusiuces, sud g0 howo 11 four Gr (e wealis,If possiblo s Dut fn tho Lusry thero wiil Le bequeathod 16 suicceeding Legialatures a logucy of mislakcs iu the revised laws, if Tevislou ia porusted ju, Tho Lest thing they can do s todropit and return {o {helr consiitucuts, snd Iot mon {rosh from the peopio nuxt year prosecuto the work, COPIES OF TIIE NLW FONEDULES WANTED, Mr. Jones offered u resolution requesting tho Rall- road Commisajoners o iransmit to the House copies of tho new schedules for tho uso of wembers, It wus adopted, FILL MAILROAD PASSES, Mr, Casoy, n tha Seuate, deaired o bill propared pro- ibiting rafiFoads trom giving freo passes (o Stats swd couuty oflicers, Would it not lave beon inore seusl- blo to prohibit officers from taking pusses 7 Tho reso- lution wus not entertnined, Lowovor. TIE RAILEOAD QUESTION is begluning to bubblo here, and it would not bo wtrungo if 1t bolled furlously’ oforo long, In that caag, the Board will huve to stand from under, Tha Toviked bill relating to quo-warranto provides for tha prosccution by tho Attorney-Gencernl or Btato's Attol neys of rallronds guilty of oxtortion or unjust dls- erimination, and 1t 18 "expected that when this Lill comey to bo_considered, the propricty of ubulishing tho Hoord will bo canvassed, It fs claimed that sixty- five of fho Housa are pledged fo abolition, 1t 1% Worthy of rerk thut nelther Doushue, Chatrmun of th Benate Oomumnitice, nor Hildrup, of the Ilouss Commitiee, liwve beon seen horo yot, 2 WOMAN'S B1GILTS, 3, ¥, Allison, ¥irat Assistunt Clotk of tho Hause, sent in his vosimuation, which was accepted, The Eezond und Third Assiatants wero promoled n step, Jeaving o vocauey in tho Third Assistantabip, Mi Orendoril nominated Miss Oharlton, of Chiedgo, for thie Vacanoy, maklug 4 neat apeech O WO rijfhy 10 carn hor lviug, providod sbe i qualifiod, Il appealod to tho galiantry of {ho 1unso (0 do thelr duty by Blivs Oharlion und the sox genumily, Mr, Brad- well epoko 1u Iifgh terms of tho air cantidete, Joha M. Aduir, of Whitesldo, way recommoude ne % man of marvelous clerieal n\l!lh)' #0 wes Jobn llenry Wall, of Logan { 1o was W, 1, Tiylor, of Kankikeo ; 50 vras W, 1, Bradlford, of Movtor; tv' woa J, A. Blulr, of Wav- Tou; und do won Issao Lambort, of Peorfs, They wero all nomiuated, Then the roll wes culled, the lirst Volewtint of Audorvon, of Blovtgomery—boig_given {or 3w Oboriton fumid Isnghtcr. o Wont alou vory well, her safuty belng in the multituds of wals candi= dates, Whon 1@ toll was fulehed, the nams of Wall Waa withdrawnu fuvor of Miea Charllen, and My, (Gontimied on @i Bightts Fagey