Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 13, 1874, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: - TUESDAY, JANUARY- 13 1874, - ettt ——————e ettt et e e e e e————————————————————————————————reer et A BOURBON PENTECOST. [Oontinucd from the First Page.] fore you, and In] your presenco to take the oath Dreachibod " to L Fxaontive oeer of Tuo Slate, I liavo taken tho oath, ond ‘hall carnently seck to porform tho promises it oxncts. At tho opening of your ossiou my predecoasor, in hia annnsl mesange, submitted to you s gennral alatement tho CONDITION OF THE BRVERAL EXEUUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, of the Government, 1o likowisn mado muck sug~ featfons an neemed (o bim necossary aud proper. If, at uny time dnring your soenon, {ho pub- Tio Interents should, In° my judgmont, reqtiire o to.do 80, T swhl Bubmit to you aome additional sug- geatione, In’the form of n peclal message, THE CONBTITUTIONAL CONVENTION now fn seaston. will 1o doubt completo its important Jabors, aud_ submit tho result for ratification by the Jo during tho current yoar, Bhould such sntis- Fraton bo obtuined, your tioxt. scasion will be ono of extraordinary Jabor. You will fhen be requirod 1o reviso tio wholo body of gonoral-law of the Biate sud by sppropristo modifications, adjust Thiose Iaws to tho requitements of tho mew Conatiu- Tion, For thoss reasous you may decm it unneceskary 10 lter in any very rantcrial parioular existing Inws at your prescit sepslon, but thovo ace somp Leglsit. Livo acts which will, I bellove, nttract your Immediato attontion, Theeo 'are ncls’ by which fnxen oro fmposed and approprintions made, Yven if you Wora now convoned under ordiugry circumstances, You would, X bolieve, fecl it to Lo your duty to DEDUGE EXISTING TAXLS AND APPROPRIATIONS, for it Is ovidont to all men ihat tho incresso of taxes And publio oxpendlttizes s for some yonta past heen tioh hoyon the acéunt and rationsl neccasities of ibe publlo service. But, gentlemon, you are not now con- Voned under ordinury circumalances, A fow montia 1g0 that undefinnble but tromondeus powor called A MONEX PANIO Imparted a violont aliock {0 tho whole industeial sys- forn of tho country, WWell considerod plans and cal~ suintions of nll men engnged in nctual Lusiness, or In tho ozerclso of labor wero suddonly and thoronghly doranged. In tho univerast Liisinoes anarchy that ene wicd, The miuds of wen bocame moro ot less bo- Wildored, 80 that fow among them wore ablo distinotly to eeo thelr way or know what (o do, or what {o omi, evon_ through the briel futiire of a singlo weok, All * Vahiea nnd ail {ncomen wers instuntly and dooply de- Dreseed, Thore wen not n farmer, manufacturer, mer- Chant, techanle, or wearer who did not fool that ho as lgsa able Lo mect his opgegements or pay hia tuxca than o ind been before. . Thio disiressful effect of tho atato of things waa felt by ll, butit was moro goncrally fel- by tho great body of the' Iahoring people, becanzo it touched thom n tho vital pointcf sibslaionze, Many ‘Hheso men woro unnblo 10 fiud that rogular ud ro- unerative employnient 5o cssentinl to thelr woll- bolng, whilst somoof thom, especinlly in largo towns and cities, would hve suffered for tho want of nutri- ment, upou which a continuance of hfs depended, but Tor that promyt humanity aud charity so chracterls- 13 of and s honorablo {0 o wholo American people, It fs fn tho midst of ibs condition of things Hhint you are now convened, aud It fs_manifestly tho duty of the Legialaturo of tho State lo afford the onl; relief which it has Lue constitutional power to affor vya REDUOTION OF PUDLIO TAZES {a proportion to the reduced ability of thio people to poy. Yot this canuot e done without at tho sama timo reducing tho oxpehdilures of tho State Gov- ernment down fo the very Jast dollar compatible with the mnintenance of the public credit of ftho Stato and _efliclent “working of the Sinto Government nnder {ho over-present. eense of necessary. coonomy,—~1 do_not mean tbat vague and mero verbel ccononly which publio mou aro"s0 zendy to profee with Tegard to publc expendiures: T ment thiat earncet ond inexorablo econamy which proclaime its existenco by accomplislied facts, In ho prodigalily of the peat you will find abundant reason Tor frugality In tho futuro, T cloao iheso bricf olorvations by returning my thicnks to thie peaplo of the Mato for that expresalon of their good will and plossuro which brings me heforo. you, thook you, gentlemen of tho General ourfollow-cliizens hero for Tespeotful attention witls whicl T bavo been beard, and I thank my prede- cesor for tho courtesy and urbanity Lo hns extended oward mo since my arrival i this cily, when for the first time 1 had thic pleasuze of making lfe personal acquaintance,” ST, THE LABOR QUESTION. A General Strike Imminent Among the Schuylkiil, Pa., Miners, The Proposed Workingmen’s Demonstra- tion in New York To-Day. Proponed Strilic Among the Schuylkiil Manerss PortsviLte, Pa., Juu. 12.—Dispatches raceived hero to-day from ull the districts in tho Schuyllill region represcat that at tho meetings of the miners all hiad decided to atrike, rejocting tho $2.25 Losis, nud do- munding & miniuum baals of $2,50 ou coutract worlt, sud §175 for day work, and, in somo instances, demanding bighor rates, ‘The men aro very determiined, tho basls question having beon thorouga~ 1y discussed, aud they sro better propared for a strike vow than ever beforo, Thero u 30CH DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ameng the leadlng coal operators us to how loug tho strike will contintie, nnd what length of Hmo the meu will be able fo stand ont, many belioving _that it will contiouo until tho widdle of April ur tho st of May, snd tomo think & compromise may bo stfected by £ 17t of tho prosent month,—ihe timo Eiven fora final suawer whetlier fhey will accept o Fojeet tho proposttion, . THE DAILY MINERS' JOURNAL vill aontain tho following editorial to-morrow on conl 3 'ne trade—The Buwis Queation, and Sttuatlon : The men. at a numberof the colllerles hoviug sus~ pended work to attend the distrlct meetings of tho fVorkingmen's Denovolent Assuciation, for the pur- poso of voling on tho proposition made to thew at the fast mecting of fho Committec, finding unauimity \mng fliom so great, Tesolved 1n several of the dis- rlcta {0 suspoud work untll a_basis was arrauged, ¥hen the Commilteo et in Philadelphis, tho im- pression provailed that thero was no difliculty between iho partloa on the basls question, except on 1o Trico 5 contract work and modo of obtaining tho averago pricen of coul, ond 80 reportod ; but when thoy wet on tho 8t imst., the Committco of the Workingmen's Beaovolent Association stated that they found that Gowen hind sbmitled proposition (o the conl-operat~ ors, which the operators indorsed, and whiclt was afterward submitied to the men. With this tho Work mgmen's Lenewolent Association found fuult, Thoy Jay it onght to have becn submitted {o them’ simul- tancously with it submission to tho operators, Thoy looked upon it ng an attempt to forco them into torms, nud thisled {00 suspension of work ata number of collleries until & basts was urranged. This, wo think, was a mistake, as it would have been botter to havo continued worls until the 17th Snat., when tho committees will ineet to receive the repork of the vote In the districts of the Workingmen's Bonovolont Ato- ciation, which, it §8 expocted, will bo unanimous in re- jecting the proposition ta reduce tho minimum basis of prices, An effort will then bo made to reconcilo mallers, At least thero ought to be, and will be, if conl counzels prevall, 1t i nizo clajmied (hat no change hus taken place in the bools of prices in_the Lebijih Valley or Wyomiug region, ind_ that tho prices of 1573 fave boon continued for 1674, and why chnuge them in tho Sclylkill Counties 7 Tlioy way If the contract work s too Ligh at somo places let that bead~ juated on equitable torms, and also Lo raised where 100 low, I hinve endeavored to nscertain tho views of tho parites dircetly interested in theso reglous, and also the business community ; and there fs greater unanimity agufnst. sny rediiction on the hasis helow €250 or $2.75 than prevalled before, It wasn great dirnin on the businesa af the. reglon, Even some of tho conl operators, although committeca Teprescnts ing them agreed to tho proposition made, would profor the basls e it iy but, ol the sumo time, muny of them would liko to Jve the contract’ work reduced some, Such i the situation in this reglon at this writing, and,.us we ktated beforo, with cool counsel on Lotk aliles, wo thiuk the question can bo adjusted with o suspension of only a few days, which would not be injurious to the trade, a8 the murket s supplied at present; and, oven I @ strike sbould tske placo in Behugikill, it would not aflect tho :wlply of conl, a8 tho otber reglons could turnish all that would bo' required sor sovernl montha to_come, In order, however, {0 Temove & false Jmpreesion that yrovails in somo uariers, o most positively deny that there is any Tisposition on tho part of ny ateectly engaged trade o br tho interest of ay gurty | to do wo, and they will avold {t Jf they possibly can, The reason why {ho nich nro 0 unanimous ogoluet_any reduction of thio basis of prices {s that, if the paniv hud not oc- curred, thoy would havo nsked for o basls of $3,75, which 'ia not consldered too Ligh to pay a fair jucome on tho investment fto all partics, As (b was, soveral districis held out for o bigher ‘bLusis, lut 8 msjority voled to continuo the Lasis of 1678 for 1574, und such Aoomed fo bo fho Tosllng of all purties up (0 the timo tho dif- ferent propositions woro made to them on thath, Since this was wrliteu §t Lo beon stated to us that ono or two persons of fufluence among tho miners would 1ike t0 briug about a strike to advauco _their personal Interosta, Whether tho statement {5 correct wo do not Enow, but wa hope thut tlie Workingmen'a Benovoleut Assoctation will not lsten fo_such sdvico {rom_av quurter, Strikes ara destructivo (o the interest of ail partier, nud goucrally reault in moro Joskes thisu qulny and everything ought to bo done except u kacrifico of power oii utrict priuciples of Justicoto avold sucha colamity, ug abont a strike, ia mot for —_— The Now York Workingmon?’s Parade Toudary, Special Dlspatch to The Chieago Tribuns, New Yonk, Jon, 12.-—~The parady of wnemployed workingmen, which lins beon doferred. from fhme to 1iine, bitt which hus boon Ket.down for, sud wili doubte iess (ako pluce, to-morgow, promiseh to be a complete faflure, ho Tolice Commiseloncrs dockied soveral \layw ago, dusplte the protestations of the unpus plite who tro leaders in the movemont, that fhe procossion slould mot ho sllowed 1 patade bolow Canal street, but thut b might go that far down fown, nud ecud's commiiiee thoncato tuy City Hal', to confor with tho Board of Aealutant Alder- mon, ‘Thefr reason for maling this docielon was that tho prestnce of ko largoa Lody of men, s it wus pro~ posed to turn out in_the lower purt of he city, would gorfously interforo with the passage of vehiclos, there. by taterrujding traflic, Ata MEETING OF THL HOAND OF FOLICE 1nta this nfiernoon, » committes conslsting of tho chief ofticcs of tha varlous {rado socfeties of ho city, youl an address to them, which atated that the leaders nnd ongin='ars of the proposed uuomployed workiuge men's {o-morrow wore In 1o senso ropreseata- tive workiugmen of the cit=, but were unscrupulous Satiows who took ¢:i3 msdns of subsecving iR somsd munner thelr own privto intereals, | McGuire ond othor leadors of tlio mnovement have nob douo an hour's work In soveral yeors, and_nre prolly well known s8 Communistio ngitators, Tho former han bieen upported for tho lsst two yeats by his nged parcents, whoso only substance fa their weokly wages, ‘A8 8001 a8 thio Tark Commissioncrs loarnod THEH IARAOTER OF TIIERE NFN, thoy sent_them word that they would nof be nitowed {0 aneaniblo in Tompkine Suuare, an ey had inc tonded, On recelving this moraoge, tioy telegraphed Gov, Dixasking him to interfero in’ thole_ favor, but o ‘roplled that tho Municipal _Govorneent Ind authority to take such mcneurcs sa it thought nccessary to prescrve law and order, and {hut ho could du nothivg for them. Buch sirong opposition from ovory quarter dis- cournged the agitators, and this oveniag McGulro In- formed reportara that they should do all fn {hcir pow- er to dincourngo the parado, Tt thoy havo worked thetr few sdhoroute’ foctings up to_such a pitch (hat it 1n thought prrobable thet 1,600 or 2,000 men mny mako on attempt to parsde, A full police forco will bo on duty and slort all dy to quoll nny disturbanco that may ocour, RRAOLUTIONS OF THE WORKINGMEN'S CENTRAL COUN- oL, The Workingmep's Central Council hold a meoting 10-night In refarenco fo the parade of tho unemplosed 10 take placo to-morrow, The following Ia tho silt- atance of the resolutions adoptod : . Resolved, Tt the Workingmen's Central Councll is 1n 1o mannor responsiblo for tho action of tho men now .getting up a parade in this dy, nor do we “opprovo of the insanc stfompta to oxcito tho passions of the people to commit acta of vio- lence, and regard auch men aa {ho worst enemies of tho trado-Inbor orgunizations, only tending to bring workingmen into disreputo, 0y condemn tho Police Commissionors fordenying tho right of workingmen to parade in sny part of (ho clty, and " bellero thoy aro sctusted by feor, a they ) could keop the peaco at tho Cit Tall 8 ‘Wil ga in Canol atreot, Thoy condomn tho mannor in which the Mayor lins troated the demads of tho lnbor organizations for omployment nsunjust aud unworthy of tho dignity of the lfer Magltrato of this city ol ihin torrible period in our bistory: that ail re. ports_circulatod that this Council i of Tntoruntionals and Communiats aro aud libolove, Theycall on all who tako part in tho demonstration to-morrow to act a8 Americon working= ‘mon shouild, and by no act of indiscretion givo causo of complaint, but obey thoe powors that bo, remomber- ing that with' proper orgunization thoy can make all thinga right in time, CRIME. Deovelopments Rogarding the % Pittsburgh Wator-Bond Aflair. A Cinclnmati Detective Proves to Be a Recetver of Stolen Goods. Other Criminal Matters. The Water-Bond Defalcation in Pitts= burgh=-A Promisc of Starling Hove clations. " Speefal Dispateh (o Tha Chicaga Tribune, Prrrsmunot, Jun, 13~Tho water-vonddefalcation, in conucetion it {ho National Trust Compans, put on s new nud startling phoso this ofternoon, It will bo rememberod by Tir TRIUNE Teadersjthat $5,000 roward was offerd for fhe return of Robert J, Grier, tho Coshler, immediately aftor the bank found ot ith nsolvony its connection with the water-boud trausaction, and the Cashier's fiight, Dovelopments proved that somo persons besides Grier and Johin Toss, thio Secretarien of tho lato Water Commissloners, know somothing of tho dlesppearancoof the §500,600 of moro of tho city's money, Bomo timo ago, Jobn Dailey, tho Tacolvor of tho bank, received a statement f10om Grier of the condltion in which some of 1ho accounls slood, Thia statement was got hold of by tho local press und published, und now they are all {hrestoned with eriminal suite for Libel, "Asliort timo nfter the frot elstement, was_Tocolved, another lolter camo from Gricr, fu_which he_ siated that he would como back and restore $300,000 in spcu~ rities, and also IO TIIF, WHOLL MATTER UP, 1¢ guaranteed freedom from prosccution, Tho stock hfl?l‘llfini took no decided uction, but tho Trustecs aqgolnted by them consldord tio matlar favorably. On Saturday another commuuication was rocelvod from hie Cashier, in which Lo hamed’ his sureties for his appesrance, agreeing if the rewurd was with- drawn o would e o Titisburgh and answer all charges and malios alean breast of thowhale biusiness, “Dhis ufternoon the fomily of Grier, Topresented by two rothiors isattomey, John Yarloh and Provecuting Attorney Boyne, and ropresentativés of tho bank hol & MEETING VOR CONSULTATION fn Aldormsn_MoAlster's office, whien It ws agreod that - tho roward should bo withdrswn, {hat tho withorities should procesd and nrrest’ him: and Lailf wan slso entored? for iR appearance on \lo 16k of Tobruary, At this cousuitation a lottor was recolyed from Gelor in which ho agroed to stand prosecution, snd show up ovorything fu con- uection with the disappearance of the uds, His confeasion implicates many prominent firms and di- ], and il creao a tarting ensaion I ceriiu elrcles "when published. Tho Aldermon will bring Grier to tho city on Wednesday, The Exploits of n U tive, Sneclsl Dispateh_to The Chicago Tribune, CINOINNATY, O,, Jan, 12.—The city is intcrested at thia timo fn an etfort {o bring back from Londou, Can- adu Weat, ono Sam Bayloss an_ex-detectivo who had oporated here, provious to hia flighty & week ago, For o tmbor of yeurs Lo Was & member of.n company of privato deteolives, whose plan of operation g to tako pay for working up s }:m for anybody who clioso to employ them., 'Thaoy sould retirn slolen guods or catch the thief, according to the inducements conveyed In tho roward, ond being independent of tho cy;aud amenablo oo huthorls, they made s falthing of 1€ Ly taking rewands for the rofurn of property, and poy from criminals for loiting them off, Sathoof these ducks linve grown rich that way, but ouly one of them has been caught .. . OOMPOUNDING WITHf THIEVES, ilthorigh'thoy sl rest under tuo_odinm of it, A fow ‘weoka ago, o 1ot of goods burglarized from & atoro wero found in Baylesa’ Louse by the police, who wers in- formed of he fact by afhicf who turned detectivo innatk Dotecs fo 'get Gquare With Bayless for mot pay- ing him in full the stipulated sum on the goods, which were turned over to tho Jatter as recetver. Hiw arrest followed, but ho was Dafled out, and soon sfter flad to Canads, whonco an effort is belng made to bring him under the extrudi- tion, Inw but 1t now appears that the crimo with which ho 4 charged, nemely, receiviug stolen goods, I8 mot embraced 'in the treaty, aud {5 apile of 8500 raward for s delivory bore, Lsy- 8 b HAVE IN THE DOMINION, Ho Is well knowi to the polieo of overy American cliy, baving had Dbudness with them, off and’ om, -~ for & perlod of probably fifteen years, Daylews {a o thicl-set, heavy-foatured Englishman, and is kaid to Lavo served part of n term 1o one of the pennl volonies, aud to iave carrled nwuy on ono of his bips, tie fmpreas of a red-bot horso alioe, Jranded LnSuct, 48 3 contiet by tho. etk Govern: anent Neow York Criminnl Items, NEW Yonx, Jun, 12.—John Buckridge, in o drunken frenzy Jon Saturday, thirow bis infant ‘won upon tho fioor, stamped on bith, hurled him against tho furnie ure Tu the room, and wound up by placiug (ko now innensiblo child 6n o stove, 1Io haw been nrreated on o charge of murder, Carl Vallentine, of Derfiu, has heeu atrested on chargo of embizzling 40,000 thalers, while he wan the ugent of Sontheim & Brehoff, at Aldenfeld, Pruu- ala, Z, K. Tangborn, the cdilor of the Je erse; city (N. T Frentng . Jouraal, W - Iiockod down and badly injured with a ciub {his morning, in that city, by oo John Daly, on Interno- tionalist, whom Pangborn had ordercd out of his lionso last week, Twomen who aitompied to prolect Tangborn wero wabbed, Daly was urrested, Ho was orgunlzing o number of juen fo jolu in the pae rude of the no-called unemployed, fiv this clty, tor morrow, - . The Schenttler Murdor Case ut Pittxe burgh. Prryspunair, Jon, 12,—The case of Louise and John Schoutller, nm[ Catharino Schouttler, charged with the murder of Ary, Brounlin in O ctobdr last, waa called up in the Criminal Court to-day * for trinl, Ono of the counsel for tho defonss _dise covered fhab the Clek of tho Court in {ewuing the veniro for jurors had failed to nfilx tho seal of tho Court as requirad by law, Under {ho clroumstances, tho jurors drawn could not bo compelled to eerve, ond o verdich given by them would nob be legal, Tho Diatrict-At= forney, nfter duo consideration, concluded 1ho cad too smportant to try undor any riske, and moved for a postponoment, " Thio prisonors wore Tes munded to Jall. It ia usicertaln if tho trlul can be disposcd of during tho present term of Court, or whether it will bo 1ecessary to pospoue until the noxt regular ferm, . ‘Che Concord, N. Il,, Bank Dofnlcas i Concono, N, H., Jan, 12,~The bondsmen of W, I, Btorrs, Treasuror of the Nutional Baviuga Bank of thin city, who recontly proved u defsulter, ciatm _thnb o defaleation was uot fn tho Bavings Dank hut in . the First . Notional Bauk, ‘Two banka are in the same room, ond it {4 sajd that tho Bavings Bunk hud no till, but that the money wos dropped into the titl f the First Natlousl Bauk, und creditod on thoe bouks of fhe latter bunk, Another Embezizlement. Cinemyat, O, Jan, 18.—T, N, Stilwoll, President of tho First Nutionnl Bank of Anderson, Ind,, wan arrestod on Baturdsy for the omlezziement of the funds of the bank, “A, B, Kiine, the Cashier, hax do- camped, —_— - —~Tho Jefferson (‘Lexus) Z'ribune sunouncos the death of Ex-Gov. Itunnels, which tookplacs ot lug bomo in Bowie County on_Christmas duy, Ho camo to, Texns in 1841, und was, upto the time of the brenking out of the War, a largocot- ton-planter on Ited River. Ho early Locame conneeted with the political hitory of Texus, and was regulariy electod for eight years to the Loglslature, and the tast time he wan Speaker of the Honge, " Iu 1856 he was electad Liontenant- Governor. In 1857 ho was the Domocratio can- didntae for Governor, and was oleoted bya large majurley over Gon. Bam Louston, SPRINGFIELD. The Railroad Question Before the Legislature, Bill Introduced to Prevent the Water- ing of Stooks. Meoting of the Senate ‘Railroad Com- mittce Yestorday Evening, Expression of ~Opinion by Members of the Committee. fioth Houses Engaged in the Re- vision ot the Statutes. Passago of n Resolution Directing the Connting of the Stato’s Money. THE RAILROAD QUESTION. Specinl Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, FICTITIOUS 188UES OF HTOOX. SpnvorikLp, T, Jan, 12,—Scnator Cummings in- troiducod a bill, which was referred to tho Railroad Committos, providing sgeinst the fraudulent issuo of raflroad bonds and stock, Tho bill roquires that law- ful monoy of tho United States shall bo pald for ol slock certlficatos of.rallroad companics, which shall only bo sold st par j that no stock shall bo fsauod for cupltnlized carntngs, or in oxchaugo for labor ; that tha capital atock of all consolidated compantes hall in 10 caso oxceed {ho nggregato amounts of the stock of tho companiea bofora consolidation, and f the stock congolidatod stall bo below par, dis market. valuo shall bo tho basls of dotormining the amount of conmolidated stock (o be fssued; that the bonded debt ehall in no case cxcced tho amount of stock sub- seribed nnd nctunily paid n: that rallrond bonde shall not bear a greator mato of Intereat than 8 P conty nor rin more than twenty years, nor bo sold at lesa than 05 cents on tho dollar s nor #hull sny dividends upon atock bo paid in bonda ; and all bonds horeafter ispued sholl atato upon thelr faco that flio provisiona of his act iavo been complied with in full, THE ANTI-PASS BILL. Senntor Whiting endeavored, beforo tho oponing of the Senate, to call n mocting of the Raflroad Commit- feo to report ont tho Raflroad~pass bill, under tho reso- Intion of lustructions of Saturdaylasf, o waa of tho opinfon that tho law of Jast winter prohib- fted, in tho dlscriminatlon clauscs, {ho insulng of any passes, snd that the report of tho Come an mitlca -houhf bo that tho Iaw of last wintor precluded tho necessity of the Dill in quention, ~ Of the Raflroad Commitiee, tho Ohairman, Mr. Donahto, and Mr, Willlamaon' have not yeb put in'an nppearance, Mr. Dow is abseut, and Méesrs, ager, Wilcax, Vorin, and Cumminge, belng members of the Comitiea on Fenal Institutions, are at Joliot, leaving only cight mombers in town, with Mr. Sanfofd ne Chalrman, The bill was reported favorabiy, and went on filo for reacing by sections, TIHE SENATE RAILWAY COMMITTEE, Tho Benato Raflroad Committcs met thln evening to considor tho bill probibiting railroads from lssuing pasees to Blatoand Coutty ottlcers, Sonntor Donohue i thechair, Senator Whitiug belioved the law agaiust un- Just diacrimination probibited giving passcs, nd tho ralironds so construed it, Burko bolioved tho Railroad Commisaoners should not take passcs, Cumminga thought tho raliroads had a Tight to ive passos or keey thenn, as Uiy plensed, 1o moved to. zapor, tho bilk back with a recommendation thut ft 1o on {ho table, Donohue thought tho law forbade rallroads (o givo psees, and auyway tho railroads would uot give them, steclo wanted fo know if tho luw prohibited the rail- rouds from giving puescs to tho Commissioners. Wby should thoy get them aud nobody clao? Cummlngs' ‘motion provailed, Burke only voting ngalust it, Burke sald if oy sent tho toport buck in st olspe it would iook 28 1f they cherished b eecret iono thak passes would como set. _ In reply to Sioelg, o did not dony that ho might accopt the passes if tioy would only come, Then the Committee did not know what to dg, 80 thoy reconsidered Cummings’ motion and. tho fatoof the bill was left in aboyaneo until the appeatnnco of ils author, 3Tr, Casoy, wlio s investigat- ing at tho Penifentiary, FIGUTING THE BONEDULES, Whiting stated that he understood tho raflroads jn- tended fighting the schedulos, snd ho would like to Imow if tho schedules ehould ot be coacted jnto law as absolute rates, The raltroad question was tho ques- tion of the age, and tho Legislature should inquire if it ind auy further duty in the matfer, Tt was declded to call the Committoe, ono by onc, for their viows,’ DONARUE'S N] was not fally made up, and he B uld_ssy nothing, SANFOID THOUGHT thoy hod Detler lob well onough slome, Tho question of the right of tho Leginlaturo to dele- goto powier to tho Commissioners {o regulate railroads vus & debatablo question, Ho believed It hnd no such power, oud thoy had botter walt till the courts do- cided Jt, The Raflroads disputed tlio right of oven thoLegislaturs to fix rates, and tho dofensa they would ke agalust the schedules would bofirst that tho Legltlature bad nuright to fix rates; and, rocond, that ven Jf it had that powor, it had 10 right {o dele! gatelt. They had better walt for the courts, WHITING BELIEVED thoy should walt & few doys, until they saw whot the Taliroads wero going to do about the echedules, Ho d not {hink the Legislaturo could fix rates, and iho authority o do £0 would have to be delcgated, It necosgary, the Coustitutlon should Lo smended to allow tho Leglelature to dolegate tho power fo fix Tates. Tho {ime Was coming when nbeolute rates would hava o bo fixed by some suthorily, It would place tho Judges of the Supreme Courtin an unen- Viablo positiunIf they decided agsinst the power of the Legislatury fo #ix rates, and anothier adverso decision of the Supreme Court would creato an agitation amoug thio peoplo that would be deplored, HBTELLE SALD it appeared tohim to bo a question of constitutional power. 'The seliedules werc, in bis opinion, not worth tho paper thoy were printed upon, The schedules should not bo ratos beyoud which tho roada should nol 80, but merely bo prina facie cvidonco of reasousblo maxinum rates, Tle Logislaturo had a right to muke them prima faclo” evldence, just sa it hada right to make ax almanac prima faclo ovidenca of tho time tho moon Tises on o purticutlar night, 3 FTAINE AGDERD WITHL BYEELE a8 to tho wortbleasncsa of tho achedules for generul Teasona ¢ but, any wayy they woro not in_accordunce with tho'law which dirceted schedules to bo mado for each rocd in (he Slate, whoroas the rouds woro grouped. He would never vote to embody thoss tehedules dn a law. o requrded rmilrond loglaltion 38 0 humbug any way, sud he would. vota to ropoal the Iaw nnd to abollil (lie Rallroad Commissionors, Tho Commissloners hiad doue tho heet they conld, porliapn; thoy kucw nothing of rallroads they consiited w Hurt, of LaSalle, and Oberly, whio had nent 4u bills on coming to Springfield, How much they knew of rafle Touds, o did not kuow, ~ They couldt Hurdly he cone sldercd experte, id all o know ahiout the anesto #aid all he kuow about the question was its difilculty, They shoull cither sland by the law until 3 wao teated, or go back o tho comnon L principle ofleitingvory muth run bk own property K0 long a8 ho njured nh jone. If they enacted tho schedules into law, thoy would censo to bo evidence, Thoy should smend tholaw 80 88 to provide for eriminal prosecution, and Iot overy man proscouto bls_own muit. They' were ex- periencing a geat popular storm on whicl @ fow men ope to rido futo power, He belleved tho Constitntion of thu Btate authorized everything thut had been done, but it wul.nlld the Blate Uonnmufiou was {n counfliet with thio Federal Conntitution, oud, it so, their legin. Iatlon would not the tiusl test, The Constitution did not couternplate the ixing of arbiirary rates, 1fo wan propuring a bill fo elect tho Commiestoners on (e minority plau to take tho Board out of mcre parlizan. nlilp, aud allow all inlerests to be represcnted, wUBKE favored tho ratitication of the schedules by enacting themn into lawa, As for tho Rullroad Bonrd, it hud sure yived it usefulucan, and should bo nholiahdd, CcultaINGs THOUGHT the gcliedules woro no part. or parcel of the law; and would not ba accopied by the courts ns evidence, * 'Tho Loglelature hud - ho right to dolegato to tho Itafiroad Lgard power to muske: additions to tho law, If (ho schiodulos woro to stand they sbould be embodied fu tholaw, "o belioved it poesiblo for the Legislaturo fo catablish ratea for all roads, Ar. Whiting offerad & resolntion tht o loan should ho enacted covering any defects made_ by *tho Comissloters i thelr ¢lTort fo muko icdulor AL this point thoro was ot a quiori 4 Coramiites udjournod. o 1" Presenty and DEFINING CONDUCTONS' DUTIES, A DIl was Iutroduced in tho Hots to compel rail- road canductors toory out tin names of stations bo- fora thay ure renchiod, so that passengars would know when to el out, ; OTHER KAILIOAD BUKINES, The Touse bill restricting tho fseuiiig of railroad #lock to 320,000 a 1nilo was reforred to tho Honate Tal. raad Committee, aud tho bill appropriating $30,000 for the uso of the Raliroad Commiksioners, which was ai- perseded by Uil yaused last sesslon, Was 1a1d. o the uble. et REVISION OF THE STATUTES. Speciul Dlspatch (o The Chdcago Tribune, DUTIEH OF COUNTY THEASURERS, Srarsavies, L, Jun, 12,~Tho rovised bill defining tho dutfcs of Gounty Treusurers, which vurics in 1 finportunt * purtlcular from the exiating law, was sligutly amended, Au effort {o huve fho money canntod but vace a year, Instead of twico, as provided u the bill, was defeated, the sentiment of the Honse belng that publio funds could notbe connted too often, Au attempt to eliminate ik provision, copled frow the presont kaw, by which the County Board can Teumove (o Treauuror for belug In urrears or for any othor misconduct " in office, wad defeated, notwitli- stundiug #pocohos _claimiug lt wau tov sweoptug snd pluced tho Trensurer at the nicroy of a Nowrd Inimical 10 Ll 1n politics, ‘Tho Lill went to o third reading, COMPENBATION OF CANAL COMMISKIONERS, “Iho Cunul Gommissloners, or their friends, fudueol tho Ltovirion Commitico to iix thelr compenation ut $4 8 duy fustead of $5, which thoy ure now puid, This is n bad year for fucreaning obiciul enlurdes, 80 the §8 Lw:nlzlmmll“y stricken from tho revised Lill'and §5 ju. actod, ELEGTION OF OANAL COMDIINSIONERS, Then Moore, of Adawe, moved to strike out the slonors by tho Governor, and to provide for: thelr oleo- tlon evory two years, Mo thought thio canal shonld bo in thohnnda of tho' people, and shotld nat ba i any Way 5 politiral machino, to'bo tsed by the Goverting, 4T fenrod men unfriondiy to the canal would, bo Armntrong, of Grundy, thought tho people could choono men as woll aa » Governor. Dunbam prosented 5 subshilulo proviting for slecling the Comminsfoners on tho principlo of minor. ity roprosentation, the ssmo os menbors of the Ilouse, The aubstituto wan tablod,—04 to 40,—men of sll partiea thinking thoy would miher hovo all or nono, Minorlty ropresontation would in all cascs sociira ono Commissionor to_represent. tho. minorily and keop an eyo on {ho majority, and seems to Lo eminently falr and much ssfer fhan (0 havo (o entire ;.‘vmr;l all ona way, and jn tho inferest of some ono Bz, Oronkrito offered anothior substitute for Bloora's smondment, providing for clocting thros Comminsions erd n 1874, {o iold offico one, two, and threo sears, and thelr successors for two yoars, Numeroun smenils meuts wero offered, until tho Houss wan all_fangled up; and, to give limo to unravol thernaclves, opking moved £6 o to dinner, and they went, Tho sfternoon eaw seversl now modifiors of Gronk- rite's motion, all of which woro dcfeated, Dunhnm, , belleving thnt ts motion of the morning, regardin minority represontation wns not fully undomtood, of- fercd it again, Btarr moved to Iy It on the tablo, Which was at 'least dlacourtcour, as It cut off debate, Tha vote, 63 to 88, devolopod more strenglh for tho minorlty principls than the voto af {ho morting. Tho voto was as follows: : YEAB, Armintrong (La Hollenbacky Bavay Ballo), Inecore, favwser, Bocack, Jacquess, Beanlan, Onsserdy, JInckson, JSente, Qlismbers, Tones, ,"Sherian, Qonnolly, Taane (tancack), Boo Orawfcrd, Letiz, Honlo, Crosby, Monn, Staer, Davle, MeUeo, Slownrt (Winne- Poment, Mclherson, 0go), Esann, Dritchell, Btowatt (McLain) Ewing, Moore;(Marshall), Tuggart, Fortli, Moflif, Thomos, Freclaud, Mulvane, Warnor, leson, Waslibiirn, Pinnell, Yoyman, Pollock; Wobtor, Pyatt, Wolnholimer, Rac Wostfall, Ranney, Wymoro—63, Ray, Rice, reATS, Aloxaniler (Craw-Dresecr, Moore (Adsms), ord), unbian, Maosg, Aloznuor (Mont- Flanders, Morrison, gomery), olden, Noviilo, Andorsoit, Gordon, Nowwton, Armsirong Graham, Nulton, . (@rundy), Horrlnglon, Onkwood, Dallow, . Hite (Modifon) Qberly, Barkloy, Hite (8, Clair), omnfi«mr, Bishop ' (Mo Holles, Tlowman, Tenry), Hoplins, Quinn, Biakeldy, Seott, ' Baot, sherman, Brdwon, Streolar, ryant, Thoruto Buillard, Tty GCnsey, Virden, Conkrite, Walker, Darnoll, Wobber, Dowey, . Mr, Speaker—8s, Dolan, Middlecoff, DUT ONF. COMMIREIONER, Moore,of Marshall, juioved to havo biit one Commis- sloner, o bo clected,To did notace why tho present Gommisaionors shiould have drawn $5 per day, incliud- {ng Sundays, for work tbat did not ocoupy even s month, One man was enough, Knse made a speoch in favor of ono man, He did net beliovo ono man could be bribed casier than_threo, “ Could mombers of tho Leglslaturo bo bribed?” o scouted and flout- ed the flea, AIr, Kaoe was laughed into silence. The one man’s notion was ndopted, 69 to 65 ; and tho bill was then consigned to tho Canal Commitice, whenco (¢ will probably never return. THE DEVENTE 1AW, Onkwood Introduced in tho lionse n bill amending he Tosouuo o Tonuleing all person Lsting property to bo sworn; ullowing indebtedneen fneqrred by pur- chaing live stock to bo deducted from fts value in- dobtedness ineurred by pirchasing oflie property to bo deducted from the aseossed valuo of other kinds of roperty, except _credils aud property of banks, fn- obtedutas other than that Incurrod by purchosing real eslato or Indeblodness sccured by mortgage on real estato ont of moncss and crodits; requiriog Township Boards {0 cqualizo nssceementa botween du- dividuals and betweon towna snd precincts, and ro- quiring_monoys 0 bo nasessed soparately, so {hat State, County, and Town Boards nced not fncrearo the asecssment of moneys when it is neccesary to increase o tho casessment of other poreonal proporty. FAUHEAT. When tho bill relating to escheat was road o second time, Mr, Armsirong, of Grundy, progented o gubati- tute, providing that undevised of unluherited proper- I shonld_esclicat to and vest iz tho county in whioh the owncr died, instead of in the State. This s a rad- ical innovation. Tho original bill and the substitulo wore roferred to the Judiclary Committce, THE SERATE this afternoon read o number of Lillathe first aud second timo, and_postyoned for o week tho resolution providing for_the considoration of rovision bills in proferenco to nll otliors, lald ovor a resolution for tho appointmont of a Cominitico of Boven on Publig Ex- pendituro, and considered by eections tho bill on Licns which was siightly amended and ordercd to a third reading. P STATE INSTITUTIONS, Special Disy.ateh to The Chieagy Tribune. UE PENITENTIARY DATH, BenmvarrELD, 1., Jun, 13.—Dunbom {ntroduced o Jolnt resoliftion In tho Housn to-day sotting forth that iho lato criminal Willlams dfed on unnatural death ; that thero were rumors that tho discipline and pun- ishmeuts of tho Fenitentinry wero unreasonably severa and even eriminal ; and {hat, therefore, there be ap- poluted s jolnt committco of two from tke Senate and threo from tho Houso to thoroughly investigate tho caugo of Willlama' death, and Inquira into the charac- ter of tho discipline and punishments, Hopkins moved to Joy on tho table, but tho Houso emphatic- ully refased ; and then Fertfer, huving doubls sbout Willlan:s" deatt belng * unnuthiral,” moved to striko out tho word, but_ugain 'the Honge refused, and tho rosolution wis adoptod, It 1s doubtful if the Senat will coucur, sinco ita Committeo went to. Joljet on tho ramo mission fast cvening, CONVIOTH WORK IN STONE-QUANRIES, 2z, Yrooks' bill prohibiting convicts from working in stonc-quarries outside tho walls of the Penitentiary was ordered {o a third reading in the Senate, THE NORTHERK INSANE ASYLUM. Tho representative of the Northern Insane Asylum at Elgin ntroduced o bill_approprinting #(5,000 for current cxpenses of the new wing, when it is Gnished, This i tho forerunner of tho motiey bills, it S MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, Spectal Disprateh ta The Chicago Tribane, QUORTMA IN TOTIL JIOUKES, SrutwareLy, 1L, Jun, 12 —Sometbing unusual on a dMondny morning Wis o quorum fn each branch of the Legislature, the Houso being protty full nud the Senato moderately so. Tho Houss dispensed wWith the reading of the jourual, s it gonerally docs, but tho mora careful Sennte fusisted upon ita being zead, On the whole, it auves mo to read it, s occa- slonally mistalies aco discovered, ond tho rectifyiug of tham, If they nro ovor rectitied, disturbs und deinys the Togular progreay of bustucs. : COOK COUNTY DELINQUENTS, Yorliaps Cook Connty loses notliug by the absence of its membors, but, secing they wero elected cud are drawing $5 o duy, thielr constituents muy think they ought to Lo hore, Thero ara ubrent in the Seante, Thompson, Willismson, and Kehce, und in tho niee, Tomss, Wicker, Halpin, Oullerton, XKunn, Condon, Herting, McTaughlin, ond Peltzer, Kchoe, of course, Dsu fhe Lny-ecales to look after; McLaugbln, {ho County Hospltal; Yeltzer hun sickiess i bis famllys aud Wicker lus gono on business to New Yo Whore uro tho athiers? Lomax had botter como down, or tip Suulk-dealorn will ot bill pakaed (o xepoal ik o act, > THE PARMENK' LEGISLATIVE CLUD wiil Tesume ita sessions on Wednesday evenlug, whon the Railroad law wil cousi= ered and the following questions _dis. cussed : First, ,whether the HKallroad luw should be amended; second, whether the Legisliture should tako action on tho nchoiules of ressunnble muximum rated or let them stand as they nro under tho lnw thivd, whether the Logielature” sbould fix nbsolute ;fl&umfur the {rausportation of passengers and reight. TEREONAL, Representative Nountreo has left to altend to bin dutieaus Attornoy of Cook County, aud Scnator Dow T left on account of privato busincss, Tuformution from Waehingtou received hera tates that Dan Munn will cortaiuly Le appoluted Atsistant Aupervisor of Internal Novenue, i place of 1Gen, Bweot, being Senutor Logan's appofutec, NEW BILLS, A dozen now bills wera Intraduced, iouo of thom of #pecial note, and ull of them rolativg to subjects on which thiora'ato niroudy sovoral bills iu_eithier tho Son- ato or Iouse, Tho fecundity of members ju the nat. ter of bills fu uppalilng. s it not ubout time to shut down on new bnginces, nd_couline the uttention’of ‘oth Houses to work already beforo thom ? COUNTING THE STATE'S MONEY, Bir, Wopkius presented o preamblo in tho Houso sete ting forth that, us defuleations of oivers of higls und low degreo haviug in charge publio monoys wero of al- most dafly uccurrence, the Commities on Finauco Lo direetcd to conut the money, und thoroughly uxamiug thio Looks and accounts of thie Blute Treasurer, aud ro- bort to the House, Adopted, SO 0 MATIONAL BAI ' Henutor Vopl offered rosolution reclting thnt tho unconditional yepeal of tho National Duuking sob Jould savo $27,00000 1 gold per sun ot tho bonds held by tho Beoretary of tho Treasucy; und re~ questing Congress to repoul the act and pibvide for fuantng Togal-tunder notea equal to tlio wnount of cur. Tenoy ulready usuod, nuil tho withdzawal of the latter, 1t was Tuld over, DOVGLAS MONUMENT, clauso reforriug to the sppointment of thres Commise \ TUE A bitl appro; xr’utlnl{ £30,000 to wm‘dntu Lo Douglas monwment, vhifch passed the Houro list sosrlon, und f 110w {1 the Hountt, was read o secoud time, and re- ferred to the Commiiteo on Appropelations, Tho numo of Davld A, Guge, Which sppears’ among tho Commigajoners, will bo 'stricken ont, and Wibur X Hiorey or somo othor man subsiituted, Q THE FIFFRENTH JUDIOIAL QLIcUIT, Tho Benute bill chunging the time of holding court tu thio Tifientls Sudielgl, Olrcut, comprisiis flis Gonntis of Vermillon, Ldgar, Dotglu, Glarls, wid Goles,—u Dit of spectul legishntlon,—came up i the 1lonss on {hird reading, Loita made the yolut thut tho thno of huldiug court vould Lo fixed ouly ut tho senlon preceding (ho electlon of Judges, and at 1o Githor tio, accordiug to the Cantitution, Connolly, An roply, Leld that this seseron was n continuation of s that of fost yeur, .and by much scratehing (ho bitl J went through with on emergency clause, [ COBT OF PUBLIO FBINTING, Tho House sdopied s resolution, intreduced by Snow, instructing (ho Printing Committes to Inquira 1uto the mothod of making estimnten of public print- 4ng nnd binding, and to report {f the cost of printing cannot ba reduced, REVENUE. ‘Tl mubject of revenue, rocelved some attention in the shape of petitious for the postponomont of tho collection of taxes nud o bill by Mr, Bireator Lo allow deduclions from persona) proporty whers the awner s i1 dobt for the purehnee-monoy, ANTI-MONOTOLY, The Movno Will introduced by Me, Johnnaton, con= corniug monopalion, which wan spacinlly directed sguinat tha Conl Vafloy mintng_combination of Rock Tsland Connty, wan read n accond timo in_tha Benate, togothor withi certnin nmendmonta fnsorted at fho ro- quent of tha Presidont. of tho Coal Company, aud. tho wliolo Waa ardered on filo for rending by secilons, JHOMESTRAD RXEMPTION, hufl;:m&g‘ gr;:»)(fn ln&ro%ured“ n“})!ll nx‘ompllnu the n forced snlo and of of legal nttachment and anle, el MOURR. BILLY IN THE SENATE, In the Senate, & number of Jovxo bills on firat aud secon rending Woro reforred to the Commnitteet on Ju- dicinty and Rovislon for comparinon with tha rovision roport, "Lhio teforenco wan. superintendod. by Mr, Wallo, of Cook, who was in'hin neat. for (ho first timo, “TO PREVENT DIVOROE ADVENTIRING, Halpin camo from Clilenga to-nighit equipped wilh o bill fininy Inwyers for ndvorliaing for divorco husineas, and papors for publishiug thelr sdvertisements, THE TAX-GRAD LAW, “Tho Mot Judiciary Commitiso ad Ty till to ropeal {ho grab-Inw wider consideration thin ovening, bt postponed nction to examino bricfs that have beots fled In tho Supreme Court on the subject, 3 S e WASHINGTON. . NATIONAL FINANCES. Special Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, KELLY'S EXPEDIENT. WaninaTo, D, O,, dan, 13.—Tho st business of any moment fn (ho Houso to-day was thio volo on Kel- 1y’ resolution declaring 1t to bo tho saneo of tho Trouso thad ttio tuxes which npw burden tho people should hot bo dncrensed, but that money to meot tho extraordi nnry omorgeticies ahiould bo raised by n ‘temporary Toan besring n low rato of intercat, and_redeomablo in “United States notes, An offort wis modo to havo do- Unto on tho resolution, but Mr. Kelly instated ou o volo wibout any preliminatics, A4 his motion wns (o suspend tho rules ond pass tho resulution, 1t . would requirs & two- thirda voto in tho aflirmativo to answor the purposo, Tho vototood, 163 yens to 83 naye ; and_tho effort to suspond falled, Tho voto shown, howover, that THE MEASURE HAS STRENGTID enough to paws, i€ it can over o brought o a diroct vole, Mr, Kelly s jubilant to-night, and points to tho significant fact that, of tho 82 megative votes 40 wero cadt by New York and New England Ropresentatives, * ~ Mr. - Farwall, of _Chlcago, voled nyo; Teo voted no, Ward was nbaoit, and failed' to volo, Bluny of the Illinols dolegas tion voled ayo to easo tho conscienco of n fow who feured that by thia voto {liey would bo under- atood to mean {hnt thero oxlats o neceasity olther for {neressed taxation or tho negotiation of n loan to meot tho exfgencics of tho times, HOLMAN'A NESOLUTION declaring that no such neceesity cxists it Congrens shall exerciso acvero economy, nnd pledg- ing fho Honeo - to . do mi fu Ha power lo bring about s rodnction in approprintions and expenees, was adopted by s vote of 231 yean to 3 nays, Tho immortal tirco who were of opinion that Secretary Richardson, lato Judge of Pro- bato in Masenchuzette, hna not told any more than be knows wero J, Allen Batber, of Wisconsin, Stephen A, Cobb, of Kansas, and Edward Crossland, of Kentucky, NO INCHPASE OF TIE PURLIC DERT, Huowloy, of Connecticut, then introduced aresolution declaring that it would bo unwire (0 fucreass the pub- 1l debt by the issuc of auy nates, interest-bearing or otherwise, which was ndopted by a two-thirds vote, mlxmg:n coliing tho yeas and uays, amidst general arity, » D S THE PACIFIC RAILWAYS, Speclal Dlspntch o The Chicado Tribune, BENATOR INGALLS' DILL, Wasnrvarox, D. O., Jau, 12.—Tho proamble o the ill presented in the Sonato to-day by Mr, Ingalls sot forth thut certain difficulties ns to the propor division of receipts from tho transportation of frelght and paa- songers hiavo arisen botween tho Unlon Paciflo und the Eansns Paciflc Raflway Companies, and that it waa the purposo. and intontion of Congress thet tho publio ehould have thouss of all roads authortzed and con- structed by its sanction on fair and cquilablo terme, and as parts of o continnous, conneeting lino for tho transportation of personsand property, without any discrimination of any kind iu favor of o road or business of any or either of said Companies. The bill provides that all freight and paesonger traflo on the line of tho Kaneas Pacific and Denver Pacifl aflways, via Oheyenne, Wy. Ter., to Ogden or my point on the lino of the Unlon Paciile Rallroad, or pulut boyond tho terminusof said Union Facifio Ratiroad, whall bo carriod by sald Compontes Jointly, at the sime rates us aro cliarged on similar_trafiic Dotween Omaba snd lko points ; pravided, howover, (hat nothing in this nct contairicd sbnll Lo 80 construcd ns to requito tho Unlon Pacific Company to receiva the samo ratea upoi Simdlar (rsmu vver 1 owa line, whiet jiro ratod to and from Omnaha, nnd that all the provislons of this act ehull apply with Ika forco to traflio from Ogden, or points” beyond, or polnts {ntermediate botween Ogden and Cheyeuue, und destined by way of the Deu- yer Paclflc and Kausas Pacilo Rgiwoys lo Ennsos City, Leavenworth, or points cnst thercaf, or to pointa on thiollno of safd Denver Paclfic and Kansas Pacifio Taflwoys. TN CAHE OI" FAILURE. ON REFUBAL of oither of (heso Companfes fo comply with the roquircments of ihis ach, tho par- ) poyetiered C oy Ueing Coaction i tho Uniled Stntes Distrlct or Cirouit Court, in tho “erritory,, District, or Circuit in which any portion ot tho rond of the defendant may bo pitusted, for dam- nges, and, upon recovery, the plaintif sball'bo entitlcd 10 Judgment for troble’ fho nmount of all excess of freight or farea collected by defendants, ond for treble tho amonnt of dnmagex sustained by such failuro or refusal, and for each aud every violntion of a fallitre to ‘comply wifh the requizements of this net o now coues of action shall arlko. Procces served upon nny agent of tho defendant found in tho Territory, District, o Circult in which such suf may e hrought ehiall be Dol to bo good snd antlicient by tho Court. gt GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS, Speetul Dizpateh to The Chicauo Tribune, ‘WasmisaTon, D, C,, Jan, 12.—The Dayton Poste ‘master, with his sttornoy, Is still hero to provent the second investigation which, it 8 presumed, Groswell hins ordored, ‘Thore 3 o reasan, howover, to beloyo fhiat the Postmaster-Genoral wiil accedo to thelr wislies, TEKA APPAIS, - Tho Prealdent’s dispatel to Gov, Davls, of Texan, excitos univorsal murprise and upproval. This, it s thought, will definitely sottle {ho question, snd tho Davis party, having no encouragoment in thi quurtor, Will give up tho contest. The bolief i also entertained that tho President wil adopt tho samo courso with ' regard o thio Missiasippl clection, holdiug that it was ilegal. Rumor has ob- tained credenco thateho will recommend a now eleo- tion, to be held under tho ausplees of & Cougressional ‘Commilteo in Louisiana, THE FRANKING PRIVILEQE, The eenke of tho Senule on the 'Tm- tion of retaining the franking privilege was tested to-doy, when Benator Norwood attemptod to hitch an nmendment of that character to Senator Conkliug's Sulury Itopeal bill, It was - voted dnwn—35 to 19—on u divlsion of tho Liouse, . FNED GRANT AND DONN PIATT, With regard to the Fred Grant-Donn Diatt diffioul- (y, which s been widely = telegraphed, {ho story, os given on Platt’s eldo, s this: On Mouday evenlng Fred Grunt and Col. Casoy called ot Viott's residenco in that gentleman's abaence, and inquired for bim, They carried clubs or heavy canes, and refused to leave their names, The lnmates of tho house bocamo olarmed st the strange conduct of the mystorlous persons, whom - thoy did not recoguize, and called on the police for profection, Col, Pintt wan at the offico of the Capitol, down town, ‘when the two men called, und knew uothing of tho mntter til his return, TOM KEEFE AVTEW UFFICE, ‘Toin Keefe, Charley Furwell’sjmun Friday, {s horo to urgo his clalma for un office, It §s understood ho waonld like tho Pensfon Agency at Clcugo, but wiil tako anything elao he ean get, LOGAN'S LODYIBTS, Abner Taylor and the remainder of the Illinols lob. Lyisls for Logan's traug-continental Governmont chartered rajlrosd sehemo hove returned to the Capital aud resumed thelr lubors with members, O i R Sambo?s ‘Iax Rocelpt, Lroa thy Duieson ((fa.) Journal, A nogro living fiu a neighboring county, having booun fortunatd enough to secwmulate considor- wblo of thiu world's goods, desirad, ns ull loyal subjeots should, to pay tux on h}o sume. It boltig 8 new business to him, he did not know there wus » proper ofiicor for rocolving tax, aud concluded ail that was necessary was to findn man with & white skin, Consoquently ho hailed .FOREIGN. '_I"he Cartagenan Insurgents Make a Proposition to Surx'ender; feven Spanish Provinces Placed in o Btate of Seige, Tho French €abinet Ministers With- draw Thelr Resignations, SPAIN. MADRr, Jan, 12.~Tho provinces of Madrid, Avils, GOuenca, Oludad Real, Guadalajera, Sogovia, and To- Iodo have boon declared in o atato of slege, BAYONNE, Jan, 12.—~Tho Carllata havo capturcd threo companios of Government troops, * Abun, Jan, 12.—Costelar romaln fn thia ity MAv, Jun, 12.~The Offcfal Gazelte thin morning contains th following intolligonce from Cartsgona ¢ ** On Bundsy ovening & commitico of (he Red Cross Boclety and throo Onrtogenian oMcers nrrived at Gen, Dominquer's hesdquarters, They brought a lottor from tho Presidont of tho insurgent Junta, asking for a Ausponsion of hostilitien, and tho appointment of a Joint Commission of tho Government nnd Cartagonisn officers to consider the conditions of surrender, Gen, Dominquoz rojected tho proposals, snd gavelle in- surgents until noon to-aay to moke an uncon. ditfonal surrender, Mo howover promised par don to nll who, befors tho oxpiration of that time, gavothemsolves up with their arms, oxcept mome Lors of tho Junta and ordinary criminals, who nro to Ue dealt with by tho tribunals; liborated convicts, who {71 be compalled 1o sorvo out oo torma of Ut sen- cos, and deserlors from tho nrmicn o canon 350 0 b ditmosel of by the. Baitore ot "Wom it this reply, tho Comimittos ‘roturned to tho city. The Governmont is confidont that the surronder will bo offacted " to-day, Defors theso negotintions wore opencd, tho insurgont leader, Galvez, with 200 men, mado in- uneuccessful attémpt fo rocover Atalaya P —— FRANCE, TAwsg, Jan, 13.—In the Assembly this afternoon, after o long nud violent debate, in tho conrso of whicll M. Pleard bitterly attacked the Minfstry for ils monarahical tendencics, n volo of confidenco in the Government was adopted by & mnjority of 68, Tho Maneters Lisvo La consoquenco withdrawn thelr roelg nations. e SOUTH AMERICA, New Onreang, La,, Jan, 12.—The stesmer Indian {rom Aspinwall, Jan, 3, hna arrived, bringing tho fol- lowing from fhe correapondent of the Assoclatod fl"rln::: The Olty of Pausma and the Isthmus are No news of fmportance has como from the interfor, Thio United States steamer Omaha and Hor Brifannic Majeaty's ship Reindeor aro anchotod in the harbor, There iy o likolihood of o war in Central Ameri: at lenat so far s Costn Rica is concerned, Tho even| which mny havon disturbing influenco there in tho future i tho actlon of President Gonzalos, of Bstvador, who hai proclaimed Lefon na Dresident of Hondyms, opparently — ogatust tho " wil of tho' peoplo of ibat Republle, 1o collected a body of troops st Launcen, and took Hon- duras, tho port of Ampala, by storm, Scveral lives wero fost on both afdes, United States Ministor Wil- {ameon was doing his beat to re-catablish peace among the weveral Statcs, ond had proposed o meeting of tha five Presidents of tho different Republics, to tako into consideration the condition nnd wanta of tho country. Tha proposal was ngreed to, > In Porn, up to tho 20th uit,, all continued ak peace. Tho only matters that at all Koep up a good deal of o citemont rolato to the financlal condition of tho coun- {ry, aud tho messures token by the Government re- spocting thom, A decreo hins Sust boen {asued, ohliging 0 banks to buy Government stocks at the Govern- ment's own price, Tho banks were unanimous in tholr dotermination to resist thia now burden, Tormission lias been granted to Charlea Scott to con- struct a_submarino cable between Callao and some port in Cnlll, A falag telegram, via Jamoica, that tho United States had declared war ngafnst Spain, gavo riso to much ex- citement In Peru, and no littlo rejoicing, Chill fs quict, 'A number of immigrants had applied to tho Ghillon 3tuister £o sond fhom to the colony in tho Straits of Magelian, ASPINWALL, Jan, 9.—Tho United States stesmer Wy oming arrived Jan, 1 to fako chargo of the stoymer Genceral Bherman, She will eail in o few days for Koy West. e CUBA, HAvANA, Jnn. 13.—Tho United Statos Sag-ship Wor- cester nrrived to-day, Adiniral Scott and staff visited Capt.-Gen, Jovollar and the of the Bpanish fleet, Thelr visits have been returmed, and thero Lian beon 1 frequent interchange of salutos, > Tho polico on Saturday arrested aix Spanfards, in whoso poesesaion {liey found_ counterfeit. bills on'tho Spouish bauk to thoamount of $315,000, . —_—— GERMANY. Dengny, Jan, 12.—Additional Toturns of the olc t1ons far tho Reichistag uro largely in favor of the Na- tional Liberal party, especially in Davaris, Wuctem- burg, und Baden, ACHEEN, PryvANG, Jan. 13,—Tho Dutch tronps, beforo dofoat. ing tlio Achiecncse, wero twice ropulsed, with a loss of 241 men. FINANCIAL. the first man ho mat with, *“say, bosy, 1 want to pay my £ax ; wmus' Igib it to you?” ~On being lomn would bo roceived by the comprohonding white t,-outlnman, the negro gaye him 25, and usled If that way enough, I supposo it is,” nnid the white man, ‘“Boss, gim mo showin' for dut,” suid the negro, Again the wits of the white mun were at work, aud ho soon handed tho nogro u slip of papor with tho iuseription: ¢ Ay dlosos Nfted the sorpent out of the wilder- nosy, likowizso have I lifted twonty-ilve dollaiy out ot this A—d negro's pooket.” ~ Not long af- ter this the negro mot tho tax collector Pm por, “Done puld it, boss, aud here's do ’eeipt,” at tho samo time handing the pieco of paper {o the officer. Horond: “Au Moses litted the ser- pent out of the wilderncss, likowlse have Ilift- od tivonty-five doliars vut of this d—d negro’s posket,” Ilold on, hoss, you read wn wrong," ejneulated the astonished darkoy, as ho sualohed tie papor and carrled It to anotlior mun, who be- an to rond, **As Moses lifted—"" Tlore he was fillormmud by the negro, who exolaimed: W Look-n-yar s Jest gim moe dat papor, I'm gwing to Jift dut 'White anan out'n Lis boots, 'fore God I s With this ho loit, and, not having boen heavd from sinco, "it i8 supposed he is. still :uulnlng for the white mun to whom ho paid hie AX, IReports from Wall Strecte«A Milwnu= Kee & St. Paul Dividend--The West- ern Union Surplus=-Afiairs of the Wnion Pacitic Railrond. Speetal Dispatch fo The Chicago Tridbune, New Yon, Jan, 12.—It {s roported that ot their meoting to-day, tho Directors of the Milwaukeo & St Paul Rallroad Company docided to declare a dividend in Mareh, The memorlal to tho Exccutive Gommittes of tho Wostern Unton Telegraph Company, nsking for fhe di- vision of the surplus ameng tho stockholders, hias al- ready recelved the signaturea of many of tho promi- nent storkbolders, A prominent Wall atreet operator vofuued fo-day to sell Fobruary calls on Westorn Union st 90. 1t i rumored to-day that a combination hos been mado between several parties anong tho bond and stoclk holders of the Union Pacifio Raliroad to get con- trol of the management, and that reprosontaiives af cach havo been for fome time buying up atock to use in {he March election, - Another atory relativo to this corporation is’ that wealthiy capitaliata in London and Amsterdumn are making on effort o obtain control of it, nnd havo even formed plans for Improving tho lands, Tho present managoment, it i understood ‘will not surrender their powor without a struggle, ard steps are tuking to bring the management of fhe Com- pany to Now York, The New York Produce Exchange on the Subfcet of Specio Paymonts, New Yon, Jan, 12.—Tno Commitiee nppotuted by {lio Board of Mannge™s of the Produce Exclango to consider tue subject of national flusnces made re- port which declures that the reatorution of the cur- rency to u upecto standurd should be kept conatantly in viow in all national legialution on tho subject, but he- lleves {he -t§mo for tho resumption of speclo pisments hos not vet arrived, and shoyld o'made not to depend ‘o8 much on uny fixed dato an on_tho general fiuancial condition of the country ; considers the National Banking system in the mnin sat{afactory, and shonld be retained with amendments which it proposcs 3 deplores the emergency that called for the femporary 'uso of any portion of tho £44,000,000 of logal-tender ‘reservo; recommends that Congress #lnll provide for the resumption of specte paymont by {aking measnres far the accumulation of not less than $200,000,000 i gold, . A Stock Operator Kails to Mceet Ris Contractye Nuw Yang, Jan, 12,—J, 6, Colgate to-day notified the Stock Exchange thil ho was unable to” meot his contracty, RAILROAD COLLISION. Collision on tho NMadison Division of tho Northwestern Itond. Specfal Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune, AFTON, Wity Jati, 12.—A fotal sceldont veourrea bofore daylight yestordsy morniug ou thio Madison Diviston of tho Gleago & Northwestern Raflwy, ouo milo south of Afton, tho result of & culliston betwoon o frulghit tralus, Ono was & wild ov oxtra train, rim from station to tation by tclegraphio ordors, Thio conductor of this traly reccved bia last. ordor at® Manover through tho couductor of tho 8t Daul pas- sengor {rai, who brought L to_ him from Telolt, 1t Uiecated M 1o Tun o Deloit. regardleus o No, &,—& Fegular frolgut, VERY THOUGUTLESNLY FORGETTING special Instruction No. 09, which eays, “When » ¥ s orders (o i Fogardles of & Apcclied train, {1 ive thio train undor Augh ordors no righis Ovor an SEOF train, " Lo ‘showed. 1o trali OrdoF o e enel. necr, who pulled ont at 5:40 a, m,, ond, before he had Hone threonjuurters of & 1aflo, 16t No, s 11 u rockecit. e cughion camo fogethier wil @ront Violence, eashig a6 e Wy, otk gl o fnd ured, Chamberlain, ouglnear of the wild b D Stiinr-bone dislocatod, A truln, But CIE INJURED, Noouoan tho wiid frain was fujured, Tho mou runulng the Tegular train wero more fnfortinnte, Tohi Halizay, ironiun, was Killed, and Georgs biice; Drkoman, liadt Bia aemi fracturod badiys - Hell, ougt: e, Juinpod from Liu train, and escapsd with silght Taury. e b cura woro tikowss from tho truck, (ino of 1L tenders folosooped ito- & box car its sniirs nios, Traflc was mot, therefore, intorrupted, Tha rack, howover, was clear for the regular night train to 8. Paul, . ‘Tho accidont was wholly due to the OANELESSNEAE OF TIIF. CONDUCTOR AND ENOINTER, of the wild train, =They ovidently forgot that any othor traln was on tho Lo, meroly bearlng in minil tho existonce of tho ano train they wore diroctod 1ot to rogard. Evory anfegusrd that could bo ndopted was takon by the Coinpany and I8 pininly sot forth on thn timo-cnrds, coples of ‘which oo n the banda of ovory tratn man,’ ‘Tho ruls quotod ahove fs familisr to oyory man who known ansthing nbout o raflroad, and it obeorvance would havo avolded thio cnsuality, © ANOTIIEN ACCOUNT, Special DHapaleh to The Chicas [hune, BrLorT, WIA,, Jol, 12.—A wild train, coming sonth on tho Ohicagd & Northwestern Rnilroad, Madison Disislon, collded with regnlar frelght No, 7 ono mila this sido'of Afton, at Isl{-pst b thin mosniog, John Hallisoy, firoman on tho regular train, was crushed in tho wreck, and livod-but o short time,” ITa was abla to 1id ia ncqualntonces gaod-liye, and send o rmostage to lita_ wilo, who livea at Hafvard, G, H. Gunm, Urakemnn ont the up troln, hnd an arm badly broken in two, at tho elbow-joint’ and bolow, Charles How- hall, “ouglnoor of tho samo train, was ine urcd _ mbout tho chest ond ouldors by umplag from tho englme, Dan Chamboriin, enie Rinoer on the down train, had bis shoulder dislocated. Engino No, 7 was complotoly wrecked, Tho othior was not much better, Six fat cars wore crowdod on top of caoh other, Tho track will bo obstructed somo time. Doctors tronyt and Jrenton wont up from oo on & apecial train with Statfon Agent McLean and telos Brapli-oparator Sadgwick, who took an ipslrumont and attachied it to tho wires st tho wreck, ‘The conductor of tio wid tratu forgot that bo waa rinsiug on No. Ta me, THR OIIEAP-TMNSI;ORTA’I‘IM PROBLEML. What the Grangers Ask of Congres: Washington (Jan, 4) Correspondence of the New York Tribune. An Towa Congressman, when asked recontly what practical stopa the supportors of the clmnii transportation movement asked Congross tako to accoruplish the ends sought by tlioim, ro- !:u-xx that in the prosont condition of the Nas {onal Trensury no large npi)mprintloua WOre ox= pocted to open now water linos to tho Atlantic or subsidizo railways ; but that there woro throa important things that Congross could do to re- love the farmers of the West. Tho flrat thing was, bo snid, to froo fromall obstructions tho %mnt naotural highway of the wholo interior of the Continont to "tho ses, nomoly: tha Missienippi River. The mouth of the Misslesippl i3 #o obstructod by tho bars a8 to mule it impossible for vosmels of duop draught to ontor, excopt at favorable tides. If the bost way was to romove these bars, it ought to bo done at onco, ho thought, cvan it the undortaking should bo & very costly owo. Theo fact is, that tho removal cannot, from tho naturo of d.\lngs, bo permanont, If the pro osod Fort St. Philip Canal should be thought engincers tho bottor plan, it should bo begun a once. Free accoss to tho oconn having been thus scourod to the entire Mississippl Valley, tho second thing for Congress to do was to anable tho shippors of produce to reach the river with thoir freight at a cost that wonld mako it possi- blo to ship it by that romte, and this could only bo donoby logialation to prohibit the railways from moking discriminating charges. At prosont tho ronds that traverse JIowa discriminate in their freight tariffs agninst sll tho towns upon tho Mississippl, in ordor to compel the transportation of produce over their lincs to the East. Tho charge por bushel for grain from:intorlor towns to Biir- hn¥ton, Dubuque, or Muscatine fs in grossl unjust proportion to tho through rates to Chi- cago and Now York, 50 that tho shipper isnot bonefited by the cheap rates upon the river, and cannob avail himeolf of thom, Tho raile ronds must aléo bo restrained from diserimi~ nating against tho north and south lines that intorsect thom, becanse tho Upper Misslssippl 18 frozen in winter, and an {mportant feature E: the uhnnyl-tmnszwnptiun programniois the transe {er of freights in winter from tho groat cast and wost_trunk lines to the lines running southward to points on the river from whonce thore is open navigation southward all the wintor. ‘Tho third thing asked of Congress in leglslax tion to socure ronsonablo rates on live stock {rom the Wost to New Yock, The grain of the Missiesippi Valloy can sook the markets of the world by wey of tho rivor and the ocenn if all ob- stacles to ita ableum. by this routo aro remove od; but the cattlo and hogs must go to Now York, aud must go by rail. ‘The Granges de. mand that Congress ehall provide for such super: vision and control ‘by national autbority of the rates of froight clmr(fed upon liva stock a8 will makae them ronsonably profitable to the railway companics, and st _the sume time enoblo the stock-raieer of tho West to live by his indue« try. T will bo scen thnt tho forogoing plan, whick in put forth by a gontloman thoroughly conver- sant with the Grange movemont, involves no ex: ppuditure of Governmont funds except for the openiug of the mouth of the Dlissssippi aud for this purpose, it is argued, sufficien means can ba obtained by cutting off the nsunl aunual appropriationa for dozens of potty Liar- bors, which benoflt only unimportant localities. Tho power to regulate rates on railways travers< ing more Lhan one State, although nover asserted by Cougress, haa always been claimed by many of tho nblest constitutionnl lawyers, Thore is little doubt that nt lonst a boginning will ba mado this session towards tho goneral exercisa of this powor. Tha Western membors are almost unapnijnous in favor of some such measure as that Létroduced by Mr. McCrary, of Iowa, the Chairman of the House Commiiteo on Railways sud Canals, erenting & Government Commission to reyise freight and pagsengor rates on all ronds runniug from one State to another, or travorsing o number of Stales, “fi"/xh\"—omhn 116k tnat., tho wite of Tired 11, May, of & A . MARRIAGES, REIFSNIDER BRADLEY—At Livauston, on Sunday, Jap. 11, by the Rev., 1% L, Ohapell, Mr, Orvilia P. }loflln‘uiur. ot Chicago, and Miss Magglo Bradley, ol BRYANT_Of consumption, Mondsy, Jau, 12, Lottie Bogort, wifo of Thoudaro I1. Bryaut, ired 28 years. Fuaeral from tho residenes of hor father, Uow Logort, Tiyao Fark, Wednowday, 1ith 'inst, at 1g'elook 1% e Liviends of the fumily tnke the reat’ car of 2 o'clock liyds Park train (1llipols Cuntral Railroad). Carrlagos {rom #ho houxo to Oakwaod, OHNSON—On Sunday, lith inst., of pucrporal fevor, Brs. Amelia A. Johnsou. uneral to-day (13th), at. 1 p. m., from Iato ronldonve, No. 48 North May.at,, to Gracoland. Friends ave furited, o0 BtuFaul, Bilai, and Badizun., Wis., pspors ploass Y. BEKLY~On Sunday, Jan, 1f, at 7 o'lock a, m.. of moningitis, Mary Amos, only dayghitor of Dr. T. P’ and Drs. 2 M. Baoly, a fnoral {his Cli 15 ronta’ residence, BUOCKLEY—On the morning of tho 12th fast., Evol Wost, duughtor of Hhomasand Masy Ans uckley, - =2 Carioral “from tho Tositlonca of iho parsnts, No. 453 Wost Taylor-at., Wedncaday, Ml inat., 'at 10 C'clock 2. m., by GATriagos to Onlvary Usmatery. SAVWYER~At Nowbury, Vt., Jan, §, of canker rash, Tt &, daughtor of Josoph and th luts Suran Sairyery of this clty, aged b Jonrsunil 4 moutlis, ‘o ramaing will be taken to Rasohill for intorment, ?)‘nnu‘. 4 mu‘ulht. A'nllkfl(lfllJL ny) morning, at 10 o'clock, (rom pae W t0 Tedsenil.” BY GLO. ’. GORE & CO,, 68 & 70 Wabash-av. DRY GOODS 0 AT ATUCTIOI, * Puesday Morning, Jan, 13, at 10 o'clock, Drogs Goods, Notlons, IHosle: Undes . Gruntlets, ote Al oo of Jaglon s Sets. CAor e volce of Artiticlal Flowers, An fnvoice Hoys' Winter Caps, Alsn White and Gray kots, Bod Comfortors, Kloor and Tablo Oticloths, T tings, ole,, ote. By.GEO, P. GORE & CO., Austlonears, 68311470 Wibash-av, Tivery Wednesday During the Year Wi BELL AT AUCTION Boots & Shoes And our nsunl offorings will bo mado Jan, 14, at 10a.m. P, GURE & CO., Auctinnea: By WM. A, BUITERS & CO., AUCTIONEBERS, INO. 108 MADISON-ST., Ulnl\_un'n _anllmrn aud Ula 20 Buggies, Phactons, and Cafters, HARNESS, &c., ON WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14, AT 10 0'0LOOK, 108 MADINON=-5T', , CLOTHING, DRY G00DS, 0L0 FURNISHING GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, BUFFALQ OVERS, Rubbers, Glove Gauntlots, &o., QnTHURBDAY, Jan, 15, at 10 o'alaok, at 108 Ma By BLISON, POMEROY & CO, Triduy Movning, Jan, 16, at 9 1-2 o'clock, MA S BALYE O th, The wreck blocked tho truck all day, '‘Tho engines — were amed togethier g0 tigitly that i took several hours to separute ‘them, Meantimo {ho Buperintondent of tho division’ arranged tosend all {hrough traina over the Blilwaukee & Kt, Paul track between Hanovos und Janeaville, an allowed by the rocent spresrasnt ene tered fnto by thoe 8t Fauland Northwestern Come HOUSEHOLD. FURNITURE BECON) By [