Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 15, 1874, Page 1

) : VOLUM — DRY GOODS, CLORTHE-GUT SAIE HANNHEINER BROS, 224 & 226 West Madison-st,, Oommenoing WEDNESDAY, Jan, 14, 1874, OUR ENTIRE STOOK OF AROUT $100,000 WORTEL OF DRY GOODS Gonsisting. of Bilks, Dross Gaods, Volvota, Bhnwls, Olonks, Linens, Domoatics, Blan. kots, Quilts, ‘Hoslery, Glovos, {ndor wear, Einbroidorios, Lioos, Trimimings, &2, Owing to chnnges in our business, will pori- tlvnls bo offered from date BELOW AJTU- AL COST, o T— BUSINESS REVIEW, CEICAGD TRIBUNE'S REVIEW FOR 1873. A Businoss Guido nnd Roferonce Book to the Londing Morcantilo Houses and Manu. fucturing Interests of Ohicago. I, COLBERT, Lditor. Oontains matter of interost to all buaincas men. Possessing n pormanent value ns an Advertiving Moedium, Copies sont FREE to oll responsible morchants and monufactur. ers throughout tho Northwest. BUSINESS I@EN in all branchies who desiro to reach tha country trado should nvall thomsoivos thio Great Mediwm for that purpose, Spuclal forme, can now bo secure HAVANA CIGARS, &o. "IN EAVANE CIGARS, Fine Wines, Liquors, and . Groceries, Yoffer tho Mast Complete Stock nt THE LOW- t onco of with GENERAL NOTICES. CITxX GOMPTROLLERS ~ OFFICE, OHICAGO, Jnu. 1, 1874: TAX-BUYERS! A mast Profitablo Xnvestment s offorod in tho Tux Certiticates hold by tho eity for tho salo for olty taxos of 1873, whioh I'will soll at spocfsl and most favor- abloratos In smounts of from Ono Thousand to Ona Hundred Thousand Dollars, Buyors and holdors of thoso cortifleates will o outitlod at onco to tho smount of tho saloand 25 per cont advanco, belng for tho first six months from data of saloj 50 ver eent from 6 to 13 months 75 per kent froni 13 to 18 months; and 100 per cont from 18 to M montlis, Until fusiher notice, dolinanent tnxpnycrs may ebtaln such of thoir cortiflostas of tha abarn olass se may romaln unsold, upon paymont of tho amount of esloand thrce per cent prominm, S. 8, HAYES, ity Comptroller, Room 3 Olty Hall. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Georgo ‘W. Wade is no longor Manager of tho Northern Illinois Department of' the Life Association of America, and that no ects hereafter done by him, or moneys paid to him, will be re- cognizad by the said Association. HENRY 'W.HOUGH, Pres’t, J. 8, PIERCE, Sec’y, 8t Touis, Jan, 9, 1874, The Chicago Relief and Aid Society Hara becn rocolving, during tho last fow wooks, an avor- 280 of from aix hunirod to sovon bundrad Jottars dail mauy of them repotitioning and many of thom withni tho namo or rosldonao of tiio writors, and in nany casgs tho writors canuot bo found, (Imufh careful vieitation Is mado at the addrosa given, Involving a large amount of Pgk on oat part, and to vory itio Purpora. Mo Heard §f Diractors are thuraforo complled 1o adopt tho foliow- (on: Siesoteed, Thint horentioe no lottor of applleation will ro- eolve attehtion uuless NANE anid ADDIESS e plataly gtvon, sccompaniod By 5 rspuotablo raforaicn, Whoso NAMF and ADDIRSS muat slso bo given, 5o that informn- tlon can bo satistactordly and peampily ‘procurcd, and tha Annlicant, §f woethy, ha moro snoedily' aud corintnly ro Hared, atd rasalsed, (ar(her, tiat no spplicatton will bo ontortained excapt at the request of the porson for whom reliol {8 sought, oxproesad Iu verlting nvar hix or hor own signaturo, C. G, TRUSDELL, Guaeral Suporiutendont. e Tares Taze ‘Tows of Lake sud Hydo Park Taxos and Spoolal A ‘aonta for 1873 aro now duo and payablo at tho Collectorst Offlce, Room 3, 161 LaSallo-at. Tho Collector of Hydo Park is making s Discount of 5 per cent on all Spo- cial Assessmonts aud Town Tax until further otico, EST PRICES, nnd deliver goods in ull parts of the cley. C. T ATUDM, No. 146 Bast Madison-st. STOVES, RANGES. &o. DANIEL BUROKY, FAMERETHYEY cottectors. INTER-STATE INDUSTRIAL EX- POSITION OF CHICAGO, of tho Stockholitors An adjournod mootin of this organization w‘lfi be held at the T "~ sition Building THIS AFTERNOON, at i o'clogk, It is exceedingly desircblo that ove "HITCHEN OOTHITS” STOVES, RANGES, FURNACES. MERWIN CHURCH, 300 & 302 State-st. TO RENT. 114 South Clark-st, STORE RENT And Fixtures for Sale. Inquire of 8, W. STRYKER, 331 Wast Mad! FINANCIAL. BALT LAKHE OITY NATIONAL BANE., B. M. DURELL, Prost. J. M. BURKETT, Oashr. Ouas, HEMPSTEAD, Atty, Callections mado tn Utah, Montans, Tdabo, Novads, Arizons, Weahiogton, Califorats, and Oregon: a0 ro: miited for lu our exohango avallable in any” part, of the Unitod Statos and Canadn, Eohango and telegraph tranfors an this ank cau be procured from our Ollicago corsospondunt, tho Third Natlonal Bank of Chleago, TO LOAN. Wa havo a sum of 810,000, and anothor of 88,000, to Inan for ilvo yeare, at 10 poréunt, on firat-olass Improved Ohle ©ago real cstdto, PLRKING & WOLSELIEY, ooms 12, 13 and 14 Kondall's Building. ROBERT WINTHROP & CO. BANEERB AND BROKERS, 0. 18 Wallat,. New Yorl orders for STOOKS, fluup.s, AR GOLE aflow g pos ount Taticost oDt ;;f‘) il ud transact a :unumrnnnunu and Brokerage o FURS, U R S! FINEST $10CK—LOWEST PRICES, J. 8. BARNES & (0., 70 MADISON-ST * PRINTERS, STATIONERS, &a, P N P A o s WEDDING AND INITIAT, PAPER ANDENVELGPES AT WHOLESALI: AND RETAIL, CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & C0,, 118 & 120 Monroe-st, [ONBUMERS will find it profitablo to gut ou oxderlny N prices ot lsanure. HINDLISE A1ER LTRSS Tiiesal b fiotal S{alionors, Priators, sad Hivn 5 WANTED. Bank Teller. Podition woatud ne Hank Teller, vithor i tho olty or v B o Sones' oxtioriocs, | Batlufviney ionco Wil 10 %5, 0 shaok. " Addrame I 36, ison, PROFESSTONAL, CATARRH, CONBUMP! N, DEATNRESH, Bgforesour casa s hitpolors apiil to LOOTOR B, W, INGRATLAM, No, 187 Bouth Clarkat., and b oitrad, No fous uuil surad. Mediolus furiiahod ey wout. Exagaination aud advive frov. ery stockholder bo present in person in order £hikt thoro may bo's Al 6xpissaton OF opiar ion on the matier to be submiticd: JOHN P, REYNOLDS, Sec'y. INSURANCE. WILLIAMSBURGH CITY FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF BROOKLYN, N. Y. STATEMENT JAN. 1, 1874, Oash Oapital 5 -$260,000,00 Oash Surplus, after deduoting oll Unpaid Losses .... 421055,82 Cash Assets over Liabilities....$671,066.82 "~ Belore renswing any Policies of Insurance Merchantsand Property-Owners will consult their interosts by obtaining ourratos. Desir- able risks written on as favorable torms aa tho nature of tho risk will pormit, without reference to the arbitrary rates of Boards or Oligues. DAN, M. BOWMAR, Agent, 171 LA SALLIS-ST. COAL. J. Q. A. KING, MINER AND SHIEPER OF King'sWilmingtonGoal Dealers and othors will find this a superior COAL, as it will produce mors heat for tho money than’any Conl m tho market, Call and see me if you waat the bost for the least money. STEAM COAL a specialty, which X offer at extraordinary LOW PRIOCES, Office: 418 Canal-st. Mines: Braidwood, 11l COAL! COAL! Hard and Soft Conl, of the best ll\ln\ity well sorooned, and delivered prompily nn in good order in all parts of the oity, at mar- ot rates, by J. L. HATHAWAY, Office and Yard, cor. Moxket & Bandolph-sts, - PIANOS PIANOS AT A BARGAIN. 1liavo an assortzmont of Planos that have boon ronted from three to nine months, which T will sell at prioes to il pitolissors propsratory ( xosols- Tng thy now stock, T Planos at ruducod prioo Gruhma'for Alson Plllu Oy , ‘Whioh will o seid at & vory low figure, W. W. KIMBALL, Qorner Btate and Adams-ats, COMMISSION. NOTICE. Tha undorsignod bogs to anuounoe that ho ay resumed tho Qrala aud Producs Quimuleslon Buslaess, undor thie frm usmo of T, A, Wright & Co, Oftica for the present 31 Morohanta' Bullding, corner Lafiallo and Washing! ala, T, A, WRIGLT, WASHINGTON. An Interesting Ohapter Con- cerning the Chjef- Justiceship, Cushing's _Nofini:mtion With- drawn at 1fis Request Hlis Leiter to the President De~ fining His Political Views. The Letter to Jeff Davis that Caused the Trouble. New Names Talked Of in Connection with the Position, Specch of Senator Schurz on the Specie- Payment Question. Heo Considers Immediate Resumption the Best Course to Puraue, THE CHIEF-JUSTICESHIP, Speeic® Diepateh ta The Chicayo Tribune. UEN BUTLEN'S MEED OF TRAISS, Wintrazos; Jau, 14,—senjomin Butler bos not rn. ceived all the credit belonging to Lim in tho matler «. tho nomination of Chiof-Justica, Ho kopt very quict until Oushing was nomsinated, when Lo suddenly turnod to and worked with will to socuro his confir- matlon, Thoro are soveral reagons usslguod for (ho ac- tivity and zeal {hiat ho displsyod on Cusbing’s belialf, For {nstance, f¢ fo intimated by apparently well-in® formod peoplo that thore has existed for somo years o secret of coparimership contract Lelweon Butler pnd Cushing,their roltivo positions Loing such that oll was flsh hat como fo thelr nots, A desire to havo his partuer placed in positfon whero ho would Lo atill more useful to the Airm iy have templod Butlor to use oxtraordinary offorts fo socuro Lim tho placo. Another Impelling motio in tho cuso wae, that Butler, hoving beon defeated in his Gubornstorial aspirations, in part. through tho offorls of k., R, Hoar, naturally wishcd to provent that gentloman from becoming Chief-Justice; ond this lnst tolivo was n dtrong one, porhiap atronger tlan the first nssfgued ono, Tast Novembor Butler camo lo Washington direct from Dassachuselts, o was full of wrath and fSery do- signs of n revengetul naturo, After having been hero 5 day or two, whilo at dinner with a Lrother Congress~ man, not from Massachusctts, who happened to bo hero on privato busiess, DUTLER UNUOSOMED IIIMGEL, ond rovealod to lis sstounded uuditor tht {ho Preai- dent hnd prawntsed him (Batlor) to numinate Qushing 10 bo Oblof-Justico, I frioud kopt tho soores i ha thouglt that rocont occurrences rendorod bis sflenco no longer neceseary, A strango part of it ol fe that, 06 was montloned fn your dispatches ot tho time, Qraut did, in Oublnot mecting, advisoas tohis choico for Chief-Justice, oxpressing lis preferonce for Caloh Cushing, and that the Cabinet dissuaded bim, snd Williame' nomo was sent in, Moro than sll is it elronge tlat 1t was mnfuly tbrongh the arguments of Willinme himaclf, wiio at the time was . ntiorly ignoraut of thie foct that fie wan tho Fresident's sccond choleo, that Grant was nersusded not {o nomi- nato Cushing.” Sonators bayo been comporing notca racently, and tho amusing manner fu which Dutler cloctioncered for his eflent pariver Is Liughingly com. mented on, o a Republican Scnator bo Wold appeal on bobalf of Gushing 28 o strajght-out, unmisiakablo, end unlinchiug Ropublican ; while 1o a Demagratls Souator o would urge that éortninly o man like Cush fofy o \as a fair man, and nol utall Lkels [ bo inifionced by parly comsidesations, could not bo anything but accoptablo, A BUEOIAT, OADINET MERTING wan held to-lay to consider the question of tho ap- polutment of *Chicf-Justico, Al that {8 definitoly nown of the deliborations 8 that it wan docldod o first hoar from tho comiug man bofore nominating bim, Tu cccordance witl this, it is stated that tho Lresident communieated with® Judgo Ourlis, of Bassachusetts, now i tho city, to kmow i ko wauld accopt the nomination, - Thorods o provalont bolief that ~ Volknap Lnd eucccoded in impressing flio Presidout in favar of Juigo Dillon, of Davonport,. Ta. "1l lias recently been mado o Olrottt Judge. When overytlitng eleo fails, speculation lugs in fho_ namos of ol {no proiiuout lavyers nad Judges of thacountry s likoly (0 bave tho placo tendored them. Ourtis 18 unidoratood to havo beon warmly befriondod by Ben Bntlor the moment it hecame spparent tiat Oushing Wauld not bo euccessful, 'SEEOULATION AR TO TIIE SUCOZASION. Among ottier spcaulutious Tifo to-night i one to {hio offect tlnt Grant contemplates n_promation from the Bupreme Benel, tho solcetion to bo made from tho Junlor membors, 5 s 15 undersiood to bo contemplated with a view 4o rutalato nyon, Sustico il wio 1s suppeel {0 be anxious fo socuro tho Lonor' for hinmolf, and o whoso influienco tho violenco of tho Chronicle of ‘{his clty against Cusbing is nttributed, Mitfors son-inelaw boing o monsgiug editar whilo Havlan, clifef-cditor, 36 from Towa, tho homo o Milior, Bolkia fa creditéd with having prooured and Droaenoif (o Presfdont with ho Gushing-lotter, and also with hoving given Bargont tho cortifiod_copy, which vag used yesterdsy with nchs offect, . No oxe plination s yet een given s to why the Prosfdent didl not withdfaw tho nomination on Monday or Tuos- day, ns Do In underatood to bove received tho Koane lettér on Baturday morniug. TIIR, EXOTTENENT with regard to tho nomination ia greator than ovor, Conkling hoving undertaken, as tho Administration whip, to scouro tha confirmation, Arst of Williams, ana tlon ' of Cusbing, aud baving beon signally do- fonted in cich attompt, docs mot o feol woll. Morton, on fho contrary, does mnot feol dinposed ' to complain on' ' account of tho wy things havo gono, Thoro nta hiuta of n serl~ ous bruach butwoen iepo'two gentiomon, momentari- 1y growing wider, in tho liotol lobbies, This misune doratandiiig 8 the gossip of tho day, TFrequont rofercuces aro mado to tho course of (o Trceident, and speculatious aro {ndulged iu aa to tho ‘probabfiity of 1fa assuming tho rolo of Audrow Juhue sou. Thocourso ho hins taken in tho Toxas eloction cuss, ond tho ono thet it dn genorally belicved e will adopt 1 tho Miselssipp! case are taken as evidenco that Lo a wilfully depurting from the eatabilehed procedents of the Republlcan party, Thero aro also rumors {hat Souator Morton 18 10} at. prosont a4 {ufiuential at tho White House sa formerly, Al ‘uulto i eatimating THE POLITICAL HITUATION a8 full of startling probsbilltios, (10 the Assoctated Press.] THE NOMINATION WITHDMAWN, WASMINGTON, Jani, 14,—Tho foltowig fa the mas. 8ago of the Presldent withdrawing the nomination of Culob Cushivg : BxrouTIve MANSION, Jan, 14, 1674, ** To the Senale f the United Stutes : “RBiico (ho nomination of Calab Cushing, of Vir- glula, to bo Obief-Justics of the Supreme Court of the United Btates, information has reachod mo which fn- ducos me to withdraw his nomuation for the highest Judietal ofico fu tho Governmunt, T, 8, Guanr.” TUEADAY'S CAUOUS, WASHINGTON, D, C,, Jan, 14,—Tho followlng partiou- lars §ns regard £0 the Hfopublican cavous horo yosterday Liave boon aecertained, Tho last forty or Aty minufes of tho morning eauous woro almost wholly ocoupled by Eonator Bargent na totailod roview of Gusbing's pub- Yo life frowm tho timo of Preidont Tylor dawn to {uo pressut dny, which e soverely erlticlsed, arguing that coufirmation ought not fo bo thonght of for a mo mont._ Calla wora then made for & vato, but Mr, Hout- ol Sxpronsed o dosito o roply, sud tho caciis ac- cordingly adjourned to givo him and othor fricuds of Ousbing such an opperlunity. Uotweon 12 aud 1 o'clock Mr, Bargont recoived sy intimstion” from sn undisputed sourco that A LEITER DAMAGING TO QUINNG Leen disvovorod i $ho rebel archiven, aud, leaving fho Honato Chambor, e went at onco to tho {ar Dopart. mont to obtain 1t if possiblo, 1o was informed by Adjutant-Gonorul Townsond thot an order from {hio Hocretary of War would bo nocessury to unthosize the furnishing of tho desired copy, ud Bir. Hargent pro- ccoded to tho Exevutiva Munslon, whiare Hecrolan Ticlknap was attonding s meotfug of (ho Cablnol, and, With the Preslient, at tha timo CONKULTING TILE VEKY DOOUMKNT i question, Goun, Bolknap miado Mr, Hargent's ro- quet kuows Lo tlio Vreafdent, who ot ouco wail 1t should bo complicil with, 88 tho nowly-discovered lot- tor was_ono which it eminontly bofiitod the Sonate {o btar and tako futo cnnbloralfou, 4 castied copy haviug been bunded to Bargent, bo returued fo tha Cupitol fn timo for the afternoon caucus, AN, HOUTWELL TO0K THE ¥L.oON, accoriling o’ syrevment, ua 00l a8 tho CAUOWY Wos galled to arder, ud uada a apooch of wuto lengu &y fayor of Cusling, aud was foflowed by other fifuids of Guebing, us hozolofro siated, Mr, Bargont resorved tho Imyortant lotter, witlvn viow (o sliow everythiug to bo sald in support’ of Ousbiug’s gonfirmatisin ths CHICAGO, THURSDA) > JANUARY could Do Anld by any one prescnd, tiofdra putting an end fo tho discussion by nrndmlng tho ddotsintnt, TFinally lio obtained tho oo, and read and commented ‘on o Iottar, belng Hatoried 'to with tiio closost atfon- {ion, with thio remuit upon thocaucus alroady describod, Wuda the Prestdent road FU8 LOITCR OF OUANING TO JEFP DAVIA, 1id &t oho coptluded to willidraw thoe nomination of Gushing; sird caiindd 4 conimiif{éation tn ba wrilton to Hlio Benald for thin ptirpase: Tlto Prestdaily beforo lig fomibnied Oushing; Kriow_ thot this gonflemti hnd tnke tho Blates Iights vitw of_tho qcstions which splted o ooyt Frvioia 6 o bronkiog bat of tho late clvil war, it _ = WHEN PORT AUMTEN WAS FINED Urow, Oushing madc o piatrlotls Apecch; and offéred his sorsicen & military” capactly to 'sasietin puitiog down tho Robollion, Ofher_gonllsmen’ iike. Culiing b declsrod tho opinlon that he Government Jnd. ua right to coorco 4 Blate, but wheu Lostilitied repulted {ioy wero actiyaly' found o tho wide of tho Unlon: Butnow that this lottor o Joff Davis had como to light, etating so broadly DIsuntoN viEws, tha Prestdent, nolwlihstandiog hl approoiatton of Ouahiug's logalataleinents, scralved 1o wildzaw Hia ninmo, apprelicsivo that LiA opintons, as oxpressed in o past, Tafghit. tnjurionsly alfoct the onneenyed I8 fhie Suprome Cotirt ju 1l dtent of hia confirmation as Obief-Justico, * Tho Presldont eallod AN EXTRA OADINET MERTING to-day, which contintied £0F noarly tw hours, duttng Which tho subject uf_tho Chief-Juaticoahip wan consld= ered, A shorl timo Loforo tho President’s Privato Hoo- rolary élarted for {ho flmlllul. ’ A Tawh warihil rhost gugning, i throiigh Gon. Dutler; whe rond by ftio Prealdont, in Which tho writor thanks tho Président for 118 kinaness and partiality in nominating bim for the great oflico of Chiof-Justice; aud) s §f fn contradiotion of numorous charges ogoiust him from nowspapors and otlier soucces, oxprestcs ia_conviction ou thio proprioly of tho weveral amendondments ta tho Uonstitution added sineo tho Inte civil war, and, in_conclusion, nekn tlint Lia nomiuation b witbdrawn from tho Sexiato, The President detained the Private Becretary and ADDED 0 TIFE MEASAGE OF WITIDRAWAY, A postacriptll statiug® thnt sinco the message was_yos- terday wrilten holiad rocelvod a Ictior from Br, Cusli- ing, 8 copy of which hio Inclosos, deomng it an nct of Suslico 10 tat gontleman to Iny’ tho saitia befors tho Bonate. Assoon ps the ;m!lolarlpt was written the Drivale Secrotary loft tho Exccutive Manslon for the ‘pucposo of deliveriug tho meaago to tho Bonnta, Tha Tucsngo is accompauied by Cushing's lotter to Joff Davis, 08 thio grounds ou which tho nomination ia withidiawn, and nlso tho lotter of Cushing to Presis dent Grunt, {0 which roforence I8 bovo mads, TIE ONIGINAL LEITER OF OUSHING, to Dayls {a in possession of the War Departmont, Sen~ ator Sargont Lus a copy of it, which he procured. yesters day by virluo of his Beunatorlal priviiego, and which was cxbibitod by Lim to tho caucus, EfTorts to oblain & copy for publication have thus far proved unsic~ cereful, na tho papor is considerod in tho ght of con. Nidential. Notling hisa yot been concluded 88 to the now nominco for Chiel-Juatice, It {8 supposed in oficial quariers that ‘Cuahing will soon LEAVE WABHINGTON FOIL MADRID, Tho lofter of Gushing fo Davis was writton March 21, 1801, sirongly recommending Archibald Roans to Davle favorable considorntion, Toauo huviug bodn & strong Southern syspathlsor, ond, boing- ou- nblo schalar, was n contributor to D fioto's ftevfew, aml whito Driofly alluding to the aubjects which then dividod tho North and Bouth, Cushing spoko of thom as the cause of tho Qnal soparation of tho Unlou, regarding this na on accompilslied fact, OUSHING'S LLTTER TO TII PRESIDENT, g Zollowing f tiolottoe of Gatob Gasbing to tho Prost- out ¢ Sii: Animated by o senso of profound gratitudo far tha honor you knve-dono mo in unmlu;\lln‘?ma to tho Ligh ofed of Ohlef Justico of tho Supremo Court of tho United Btates, and porcetving that a continy- anco of my namo boforo tho Senato may bo u eatiso oF oceaslon of duconvontenica to yoursalf ur your politicat frienda thoro, I respectfully roquest you to withdraw the nomination, Permit mo to add that the charges of disloyalty to the Unfon snd Constitution which havo been bronghit against mo in this connoction ars uttorly destituto of foundstion in truth or fact, I indiguantly Topel tho impulation, All the timo anterior to tho commencement of hostilities in tho Bouthern States overy act of wy political life. fu whatover relation of parties, was governed by tho singlo domi-~ nant purpose of alming to presorve the threatened fn- tegrity of tho Union, sud {o avort frowm my country he calamity of its disruption, and of conscquent fra- tricidal carunge. How could #uch.a purposo be pro- mofed otlierwiso than ‘3’ political assoclation or por- sounl {utercourso with citizons of different Blates, in- cluding thoso of tho States professedly disatfected to tho Unlon? Bhould the ouly possible moana of Inbor- ing to provont civil war be etigmatized an dialoyal to tho Coustitution? DBut, immediatoly on .tho ocour- tho ‘Arst act of hostility to in tho Stato of South Corolinm, I took ny atand with the Union and ‘s Governments I have publicly nunounced my adbeslon to them fn the most_unequlvocal terms, T tendorod m{‘ucr‘llcu to the Government in tho fleld, or in any other way which might testify my fidelity to 11, and X Beve contiuued from that duy i this, (u well in olticial a8 unofliclal action, to treed -in tho path of unswerving dovotlon to the Union, whethier during the actual progress of hostllitiea sgaiust it or in the subsequent events of ite reconstruction and succossive amendments of Constitution, rendered necoeriuy by tho changed conditions und zelations of ° the scveral Slates of tho United Sfates’ and of their respeclive {uhabitants, The recent nmentlments of the Constitution, each and all of them aa they wero in turn adopted, and tho leglalntive acts for tueir cn- forcemnent and for the sccomplishing of reconstruce rence of the Union tion, bad my co-operation and adbesion, und I have sugported thom coustantly, f not fu Eu[i(iul dobate, for which my compnratively resorvad habils of life afs forded neltlicr occasion nor opportuulty, yot in legal opinion or in the'Courts, and in counsel, or in "dia. cuesion with the oliicers of the Govornment, Members of Gongresa and privato porsons, ontertaining tho ssmo general reapoct for theso amondments na for the pro. Visions of tho Constitution ; and also rondozing apacial observanco duo to them as just . and neeosaary incidents of tho reconstruction of tho Ubion, Whilo my nomination wan ' undergolog cousideration in tho Senate, it would havé been unbe- Goming for me to spoak in explunation of my acts or my ojinions, butnow, with relntive indiferauce to Whatover clsg may hisvo beeh aaid, either honestly or mulelonaly, to my projudice i Lelohge to my sone of public duty, ond {t1s my right to reailirm and declars that Thavo hover fn tho long courso of not nactivo life; dono on act, -uttord s word, or conceived & thought of disloyalty to tho Constitution or Union,. T liave tho houor to be, very Feapocttly, 1 [Bigned) Ousiuna, WasiiNaTow, Jon, 14, Vo The Prealdont, in iils messago to the | Benity trause mittiog tho abovo lettor, says tho nomination.of Mr, Cuehiing way mado without tho latier's knowledge. OTIER NAMES SUGOESTED, = - Weatorn Congrossmen reprosont that_ths Presidont stales that his noxt choles for Chief Justiea® will ba from among the following names: - United States Gircult Judges Drummond, of Ghicago, and Dilion, of Tows : Dixon, tho Chief Juntico of {ho inconsiu Stata Buprome Court, und Borrison I, Walte, of Ohio, Counsel for tho United Htatea at Geniova, -+ NEW ALUANY, Iud,, Jan, 14,~The Ledger-Standard of tlis ufternonn nuggeals tho uame of Judgo W. T., Otto for tho Chief-Justiceship, Judge ‘Ot was for many years Judgo of the Circuit Court in thia Stato, aud win appointed Assistant Sccretary of the Interior by Mr, Lincoln, 1o ia anablo lawyer, a sound jurist, and has tho advantago of boing wmany yoars youngor than Mr, Cushing, whose namo wag witbdrawn frol tho Henato to-dny. g GCUBLING 70 JEFF DAVIS,: Following 1s a copy of Oalub Cushing's letter to Jof- ferson Davia: “ WasiinaTon, March 20, '61, , *“Dran Sin: Mr, Archibiala Roane, for the. last slx or eoven years o clork in the Attornoy-Goneral's office, desires from me o lettor of introduction to you, anc Lo desires it not in view of nuticipating adininfstrn- ilon favors, but that he msy havo tho bonor of your personal * intercourse, Of this I .take ploasurs in ssauring ou Lo ds cmiuantly worlty, A Soutlieen man by birfh, fumily, and_affection, 6 hos eatefully studied and ably discussed in Blr. DoBowa’ “ Roview! and otber Bouthern works the lamnenisble -events which have been gradually undermining.ond havo at length_overihrown tho Amorican Unlon, Whilat a practical man, he- {8 also s ripo svd accom- plished scholar, with indeed - predominant _liter- ary twsto and habits, In dischargo -of . his ofiicial duties, ho has combined in a singular degreo tho pureat integrity and most cnflflklnnnd intolligence with modest conientment iu bls lot, having more than onco- dechue ofiices of moro_conapicuous om- oyment in the publio eervico. He mow -res) 8" presont offics from eentfments . of ~dovotion to that which alona lo can feel, fo bo hig country, namoly, tho Confederats Etates, from one of Which, Tezas, b6 was sppointed, T muost heartily comend bir ay » gentlomat ond & Mman to your coo- fidenco and osteoom, nnd I am, with the hihest con- elderation, your obedlent servant, ' O, QusniNg, 'J'om;lflfl. E¥¥ERSON DAvis, Presflent Confoderato itod, . . . WIAT TIIE LATE GOV. ANDREW THOUGIT OF OUSIING, Doston, Jan, 14—A letter of Gov. Audrew, of MMsssachusotts, dated April 27, 1861, to Calol Ouub,ng, declining tho proftered korvices. of that gous tioman, {4 mado public to-lay, Gov. Aue drew ‘soys to Oushing: ° * Your yolation to publio offairs, your frequently nvowed opinfons, which are not in accord with the {deas and suutimeita of Monaachusolls; you timncy of soctal, political, and sympathotio infercourso wilh leading Hecoesjontsts of Robol Slatos, maintained for ?'mw anid novor unloes at this momont disoontinued, forbid 4 fuding any place for you in thg coutiscls of the Btate,” ol o 3, REDUOCING ESTIMATES, Spectal Dispateh o The Chicayo Tribune, THE MAIL SERVICE,, WanntNaToN, Jun, 14,—1ho first motion to discon- ‘Unuo rmnil-scrvico on routes whers tha rocelpts do not aniount to ut least ono-half of tho expenditures, wue mado In the Bensto to-day by Mortlll, of Yermont, wlio liuk ol eyo bo a reduction of tho oxponews of Mo Government ju varlous ways, This fs sbout {he only woy, uccording to statmonts mado by Tout- mnator-Genoral Oreawoll, In whieh {ho oxpeneos of . bis Dopartment ean bo mnterially out down, but tho mombors of Congrovs from sparscly seitied portions of the Weat aud the Bouth opposo auy iscontfnunnco of oxiatfug routes und will ondeavor ta hisve numorous now or additioual routos suthorizod by this Congross, : TUBLIO DUILDIKGS AND GROUNDS, The Touso Commiites on’ Publio Dullilngs sud Grounds purpose conforring with membors of tha Housy 1 Order to act intelligontly upon tho matlor of [.vicew Lo discontiuuiod on thu routod whiere tho re- - ontertatucd 15, 1874. countructing now publle buildligdy aid folative to tho proposcd reduotion of exponditares by oulling off “work lrondy authorized on bullde inga i courso of construcifom, Tho Committoo 1¥ décided n tho opiufon that it 1 now une wiso fo begin any néw work, though aa yol thero so many mon, i1 H lrgo ftits sapoctally, wito ara in proanding need of tho common tecéusitio: of 11fo thnt It Jrould o impolitto to suspond aperaliid oil davern- ment_bulldlugs alroudy T cousa of cOnatirisHon: Tho Committeo will reconmond that ab present 7o how bufldivgs bo commenced, bt tiat opaentions du arttdlizicunsiruciad ones Lo prosccuted until come Ploted; x ARty RETRAVAGANOK, In #10 conrao “of the Juventigationn that ara boing mado by tho Jiouso Military Oointulftegy 1t Tiua Locit dovoloped thut thio Quurlzrmantor-Genoral Mak becn oying as high oa §60,000 for tho ront of bulldings Gos cuplod as army headquarter Ia tre Jarga cltles, Tiho Comrhittda havo beou nblo 8o far orily ta got ikis atale- ment in # lamy from tho War Dopartmeiit, and hove called for more dofjuit information, aivihg o slite- mont of tho amoun{s pald in cach ono of the cities Whore Department or Division Headquarters aro stationed, ¢ - £ NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS, . ‘Thio Touno Apout somo Hino to-dny {n a further A pideration of thu Naval Appropriation bill, bt attil Ine bors undar tho dificnlly of Ueing compoiled to not thout having nuy reports from tiw Nuvy Departinont beforp them, In fhia faco of tha deckirition of MMr, Arclidt; u moinber bf tho Haval Commitfee, that tho wwholg Dill a & delublof atid o fraud, intondcd tode~ colvo tho eoplo by a pridutine of cultlug down, whils it 18 nctunlly approprinting monty th & ruch - frcater oxtont thou 1s advisblo or necossary, £ho froseut rou fustl on (h part of the Dopariment to farnioll ne LUriALn PUTTEDY Bil parts of 4ho Lill- mey e thote oughly cauvassed aud undorstood ezu oniy bo oxplain- od in ouo woy, i NATIONAYL FINANOES, pectal Dispatch to The Chlcagn Ivibune, A PAUCITY OV IDEAH, Wagnizazow, D, O., Ju, 14,~Tha natlonal finsncea hovo been tho subject of numcrons scnsation- al comnyd during (io prosent scssion of Cone gress, Tho Tesumptiontsts; tho Expauslontsts, and the Contractloniate hava in turn spoken thoir ploces, Morton, coft, Fonton, Wright, Bogy, Boutwall, Forry, of Michigan, Pratt, Stockton, nud {ho Senators from Dolawaro, hvo each given exprossion tothelr viows on this important question, but for Bomo reason vory littlo §mportanco scom to sttach to thelr remarks, This was certainly not bocauss tho learuod geutlomen did not make ueo of o sufcient number of words, for their Bpoechea averaged in duration over on_hour apicco, Tholnck of appreciation on tho part of tho pooplo, thew, must bo uacribed to somo othor cause, and for woant of u bottor ono that glvou by o gentleman who vinita tho Sonate gallory dlly is moade uso of, namoly, thoy containcd o paucity of ideas, M1l BOMDNZ'S 8PREON, Tt was probably with a view of removing tio unfavor- ablo impression pervading the country concorning the almost total absenco of statosmauship in tho Bonate whish induced Mr, Schurz to unscal his lipa_to-dny, 1t has been known for somo weeks that tho Missouri Benntor was preparing n speoch vn_ho Snonces, and wheu “the mioriing hour bad oxpired {o-day mud tho prosiding oflicer anuounced that M, Schura hod Lo floor, ths other Bunators gathorod araund his dosk, in_ordof tho botter o cateh overy word. Mr, Dogy took up o posltion fmmediately beslde his collenguo ; 3r. Sherman seated himaelf in front of nnd facing {he spoaker ; Mr. Oglesby, apparently anxion to_gathor soms useful kucwledgo, ocenplod tho chairof Senator TFerry, of ouncctleut, who was absent, sud romainod o iulorested lstenor during the dolivory of tho spech,—hia conduct fu {his respect contrasting strangely with that of {he othor Ilinols Seuators, LOGAN'S LIGTLESENLSS, Afr, Logan, afuce the repest of tho Balary-Steal bill, takes no teret in tho question of Nuauce—that is t6 sny, e has 1ifs own viows an tho subjcet, aud does not cara to bo {nstructed by oldor nugd wiser men, o relired to {ho smoking-room whon Mr, Schurz com. menced is remurks, oud did not emerge thorefrom ungil (ho Beunto went fnto oxocutive session. ‘Thio gallerics were crawded during the tinio occupled by Mr. Seburz, and the greatest attention was given o il ho said, When ho direcled his words {0 thie Into Seorotary of tho Treasury, who had taken 6 seat {n {ho sama 10w witls the spénkor, the peoplo In tha gallerics roso o thelr feot i order o cateh o bet- fer viow of Mr, Toubwell's fealures, Tho latter gou- tloman, when not luterrupting tho speakor and ox- Dlainivig bis posdtion, ent fn n stolid mawner peonlinriy hinown, with his chin thrown forward uo ns Lo reit on bis ' elirt-Bosom, aud lls bands erosscd on Lis stomach, M. EONULZ ARGUED in favor of #pocfo resumption, sud katd tho lato prate wwas catiacd by reckloes oxtravagance nnd tho diverelon of caplial fram iin logltimata object, o oply Way {0 sct mattors Tight again, and. provent & recurrenco of suotiier punics {8 for o Deoplo L0 abstaln fram spocie Intivg In fietitlons values, contract sxyeuscs, and stop upoless hnporiations. - His words soemed to Garzy corie viction (o 1ho heards of mavy of his hearers on tho floor, wwho hind hitkvrto heen wnnblo to form on oplus fon of their own, But for tho oxcitement growlng out of tho Chicf-Tuaifco natior, Mr, Behurz's specels would Dave created a genultio sensation. - e T ‘WASHINGTON NOTES AND NEWS, Speelal Dipateh to, The Chicago Tribune, WEST VIIINLL ELEOTION CASRS, WastuxaTo, D, C., Jan, 14.—Thoro socma to bo a complete lock with Tegard ta tho, Woet Virginia olec- tlon casce, ‘The Comumittee on Eloctions huvo labored fafhfully for wocks.to-get o cloar idea- na to whether ano or thio otkier side hind any shadow of law fo sus. tain it On a summing up, the Committes are divided, ag follows: The Republicans, Mossrs, Smith, tho Chalrman, Thomas, of North Carolins, Todd, of Pounsylyania, Hurrow, of Tenneasoe, Iiyde, of Mis- sourd, huvo signed & roport, awarding the seats to tho contoatants who wero locted in October, Spear, of Penneslvoula, Lamar, of Mississippl, nd Crossiand, of Kentucky, agrea that tho candidates clected in Oo: fobor aro elititied Lo soats, but they placa tholr opine fons on different grounds from thoso Inken by tha Ro- publican anfority, "and will consequently bring h n o report of thelr own, Mesira, Mnzleton, of Wisconsin, and Robiuson, of Obio, will roport in. favor of tho'conteatants who wera elect cd in August, 3Ir. Piko, of Now lLiampshire, ia ab- £ont, but fa underatood to be in favor of a uoyw eloction, At thio August clection ono Hepublican, ona Indopend-"| cnt, and_one Democrat woro chason, Wwhilo ot the Oc- *tobier cloction, thres Democrats wero succousful, TUE DURELL INVESTIOATION, Tho Bub-Comunltico of the Houso' Judiclary Jom- . mittoc, which went to Now Orlonns {o investigata tho charges agufust Tudgo Durell with a viow to presenting articles of finpeachuent, Teturned -Lero to-dny, The testimony Laken wilt be iafd Lefore tho Iouse in & few diys, No reconuucndation will bo made, The stotement 4y wado that (ho fmpresson by {he - Commitico . whilo . at Now Orleans waa that Durll would fmmodiately so- sign, but tho appearanoo - hovo to-ujght of Durell’s si- lent” portuer, to work in tho Iatier's Inforest, canes a Letiof 1hat the Judyo ot only docs not iutehd to va- cato bla presont otlico, but that o will do allin Lia potwer, ivith th assistatico of Lis friends, to defeat tom tlon ngainst him in tho Housc, 5 © TUE OHEAT-TBANSI'ORTATION OONVENTION, Tho deleyutos to tho Cheap-Trausportation Convon- tion Lidve béen running sbout town to-day trying to find o hall to moot fu, -1t is not expected Hhey will ao- complleh muoh when Loy do get to busincss, -Tho Westorn mombers sy, that tho gontlemon sent to ropresont - tho Bast Liavo very sntiquated ideas of .tho wanis® of tho West, ~Ono-of tho Ilinols caontatives sald fonfgnt Lo .had been g with Bomo New Yorlknud New Englund gontlo~ | men, and found them thirty -years behind the, times ou tfio trannportation question, Ife expected s great deal from {he National Board of Trade, nnd nothing from tho Waslington Convention, Tho composition of thio Jommitteo on Credentiala shows that iho canal Job will not sutfer from a lack of attention, (20 the Associated Irets 1 WEST VINGINIA ULECTION OABES, ‘Wasuvatox, D. 0,, Jan, 14,—Tho House Commit~ to0 an Efections will Tuake' threo roports in the Wost Virginta- contested election cases, nono of which will be signed by the mnfority of tho members, Fivo members sustain the legality of tho Octobor clection, two thio August eleotion, and, threo hold that nelther election was valld, Tho Teuisining {wo ‘members of tho Commitfes outorlaln’ viows differing from tho othore, 2 . LmOAL-TENDERS, Outstanding logal-tentiers, is1,485,315, | NOMINATIONS, Tho President madu the following nominations to- doy: Vostwastors—, W, H, Ellia’ Goshen, Inds Obarlos W, Tobids, Nilis, O Samuol J. Vuruey, Murliall, Allss;; Thomsa O, Paitoraon, North Plulte, Nob. : i ’ NOMIHATIONS CONFIIMED, . ‘i Bonato confirmod o followlug nominations ¢ RNobert W. uu.dmhmmm Blatos Judge Eusturn Dise trict of Virgluing Unitod Blates Attorneys, Georgo R, Teck, Kuusus ; 11, I, 8woop, Westorn-District of Yenn- bylviuia, Ponslon Agont, Soth M, Barbor, Oloveland Oulo. Indio Agouta—lianios U, Robirls, Grenl Nowaha Agency, Nub,: It, F, My, Bluckfoot Ageucy, AMontana ; Edmoud Palmer, Grand River A, mey, Do kota, Indinn Inspoctors—y, D, Deaver, Michigan, snd Willism Van Dort, Tows, Liout,-Col, Goorgo Orook, Twonty-third Tuluniry, to bo Brigadior Gouoral, vica Phillp_8t, Georgo Qoolfe, relired, Postnnsters—Law- Tenco Homitn, Owaess, Mich, ; W, T, Jonga, Olanite, Kansas; Jobu R. Johnston, Orects, Nob.; Wil Dorsisob, Cedur Falis, Towa, — i IKGTON, D, O,, Jan, 1, DIIVATE OLATNE, Varlous unfayorable roports wore made by the Com. mifteo on Claima on bills of s private’ sinre, sud tuele furlhor cousidoratlon was' indebuitely ost- poned, WOMAN BUFERAGE, Mr, PRATT prevented o petltion from the Indian- spolli Womu's Suffrage Ansoclation, protesting agndnst tho Lill limniting auifrugo fu tho Torsitories to ninles, Roforzod, TOST nOUTE, Mr, RAMBEY, from the Committco on Tost-Offices, callod upn Lill' establisbing Dokt routes fu yurious parts of the country, r, MONRILL (VE.) enllod nttontion to the faot that mail Toutes had buors catoblished ofton Umgs on sece tious whero scarcoly auy persons lived, aud thus the oxpondiluren of the Dupurtument wero' unnocossarily increased, 1o moved an ameudmont that mail sere l . specle puymonts, . Tho Sonators ull said colpts do ot rencti at Janst one-nlf the oxpendituros, Nr, CLAYTON sna the rulo wowld not apply 16 Shiokly fotled communttie, bt would bo injurlous to tHto Weatorn froutior, M, MOBRILT: witharow his amendment, and had it Toferrod to tho CoMitnittes on Tont-Officen’ and_ Toste Rondsaa o resolutlottGitesting that such bill bo zo- ported, M, MORRILT, (Mo.) thought tha postal-soryles of thocuntry ind growi to s great extont wimocremrily und {n theas times of rotrenchimont overy offort should LA made to reditco oxponditures, A promincat featuro of fd stalaeeyice intiat, nafond of earcylug letiers at tho rates 6f tranmporintion of dead-waight frelght, tlie postal-sorvics bad beoh converted into an oxpross ayatcn, Yot, tho cArsying of reghiae frolght was 400 ot cout chieapor than fof «arrylig intelligence, Tho whola sorvice was ombarrassed by tho oxprass pyatem, o wran not nftor tho Poat-Oflice Lopartmont no” muchi i 1o wad after tho Chadrmiant of tho Comnitteo ot Post-Offices and Post-Loads, Tha wholo thing had grown up under him, {Laughor g BYEOIE PAYMENTA, Tha skiorhing LoUF UAVing oxpired, the Sonate pro- ccoded 2o tho considerntion of n_resalution from tho Financo Commitice, sud Mr, SOLURY addreased tho Sounto, 1o enld 111¢ Iosuo now dootncd to bo hetwoon roswmption and infiationts Yo thought tho doctrine of proceastination in_redeoming Joga) fenders an_alsrnie ing find dungorous one, o wos grprinod fo liear tho statemont of ‘tho Benutor fron Massachuaotts (Dout- wollyn_ few dayd minco’ that tho credit of tle country find 10t een {mpnired, 3o (8eliurs) thought tho pub. lio eredit would bo rorlotely impaired when .tho Gov- ormmont adapted. tho doctrlio of (ho fentleman that the Goyernment will redeem ita promivea to pay only yhoutt 19 plomnt to do so, Mr, Ecliurz otprossal digappiroval of tho rolaaiie of any portion of o f’é'fi'm 000 xegorve, aud went on to givo bis views as . ~+ PAUBEN OF THE REOENT PANIO, and continued 1 ¢ As 16 huvo neither a forelgn war, 10 domestlo roboftlotty ut our gates to-day, uor any otber dlsaster o us ty 2Augo Incroaso lo ko currency, thia proposition to invest tl:n Governinent with such youer meant that ¢ ebould exazeiso tho power at ita fscretion to lssuo any amount of ~ TIEDERMADLE LEGAL-TENDER ‘™ paper monoy, or, in ather words, it placed all the s vata fortues iu the country at the mercy of tho Fed- oral Government, DI tho Benataz think tha Americ can pooplo would over invost any bratich of the Gov. ornment with thfs groat powor? None but despotic Goverumonts over claimed gich power. It was virtu. ally dobasiug the cosn of the Teaim, and ko hoped Congross yould ronsfder woll befaroit adopted any such menstiro, If the currency should bo expanded to $10,000,000,000, thio peoplo would complain of o i suficloncy, Why? Hocauss an excessivo ssuo gene erally offected A A TUBE IN THE PRICES of commaodittes of living, while a roturn {o spéclo pay- ments decronscd UG prices of thoso articlos. — A irre- dcomablo currency niwuys diverted copital from it logitlmato basls, henco (ho coutinned and insotisble demand for moro, Tho more cutrendy s cxpanded tho groater will tho ovil become, 1f6 did nut nyreo with big collcague (Liogy), that no now Nationnl Tunks should bo atarted fu th Wout, or that the isatios of thoso {hiero should Lo fncroased, as ho did not belicve thio monoy Ssmued by thom wonld stay thero and bete efit that sectloft; Tlonrgued that tho Telief sought by an intiation of tho eurycney would bo A 2EE TLLUSION, Tatll Lo supposed that cvory individual fn tho country could wako up fu tho inorutayt and fiud $10 in bis yiockel or wafa in 1hio placo of one tlio doy bofore, whatn Jublico there would by among fools, -Did any mono wan suppose the wealth of the country would bo incrensed? Nol tho least; or tho wealth of tho citizen uny greator? ¥or on going to market the noxtmorn- iug hio would have to pay $10 for what $1 would have pirchatied (o duy provions, Every considoration of good faith aud sound policy urgea us to put an ond to this Iniquitious system, In regard to a return to speels payment, he ald ho dosirod {0 cuter his protest agolust v plong,~—Lhat presented by thie Senator from Alichigan (Ferry), firat to expaud tlho currency oud re~ ive tho prosperlty of tho country,and second that proposed by the “Scuator from Mansachusetls (Dout- well), to do “nolbing but let things remain as now, ‘Tlie return to specio payment must be be preceded by BEVELRE METHENOUMENT in our fiubfln nnd private expeudftures ; by prudenco inour Lusiness enterprises; by o recognition of thy truth that honest sud productive lubor is the true source of weallh, He thought if tho plan of the Seug- tor from Michigan should pravall, it would bLe good~ by rolrenchment, good-bya ucononty, and let infiation provail. As iothat of the gontieman from AMussachu- sotte, ho enkd it was ‘A DO-XOTHING POLICY, and the country Liad already scen tho evils of it, Tho geutlewan suld bo wudbered Lo that polley fulthfully whilo ho was Secrotary of tho Treasury, oud his successor hod followed the eamu courao, Mo (Schurz) thought tho country ehould understaud theso ,leaclings, and profit b the lesson. Tho plan of tho'Scnator. from Missiasipp] ‘wan tho most daugerous, because it bore somo aspoct of plausibility, sud would prosent ilself a feasiblo to o lsrgo class of peaple who did not study deeply the «question of financo, It wus 0ot proper for Congreas 1o etand stlll sud Iet the discase work ita own cure, Wo would present o sorry spoctacle to the world by holding our heaq on our Londe and maylug wo aro afraid to move lest wo break sowething, when the broak-down had already occurrcd, Io declared it to bo s candid opinion tliat Ttk YHESENT TINE 18 TIE MOST APPROINIATE sitce the close of tho war to resume speciy payueat, 1f {his time bo lost, we would have "to awuit guother fluanclul crisis oud overcome greater evils, Many of the diticulties in tho way of specie resunption had been surmounted by tho crfsfs, Lot it bo widerstood that wonreto return to spcie payments, aud every sobsiblo man will tako care uot to ruu in dobt moro thau is abeolutely necessary whon Lo knows that with which ho is to pay such debt will dudly appreciato in value, Ilo urgued that the West and South hud never beou bonetited by fnflation, but hose scctions would o groatly benetited by resumption. 7 ANOTHER DIFFICULTY which presented iteelf sgalnst specio resumption aroso from tho slukwg of prices which would accompuuy such rosumption ; that tho diffculty is loss than_over now, tho crisls baving brought down prioes, aud for monthy past morchants ‘bave bought carolully, and losses “from alirinkage in priccs wouid now be lighter thian over could bo oxpectéd, Tho resumption policy wag opposed by threo classes : 1, Uoucst mon, who had foriued erroncous opinions ; 2, Men who think overy muvetodhercaso tho eurreliey” popular, and Joln 1t ‘and, the 3d, s eot of thoraughly rockless gamblers and apeculators who wanted inflation without end that thoy might seltlo up old acores and fet out again in full gall, 'Tho first cluss could Lo convinced by saund urgument 3 tho second by o now breuza of publio opiu- {on, nud tlo (hivd were_fortunately in a crippled con- dition, uud would give leas trouble thau over, a2 conciusion Lo srgued that tho Goveruuiont 1s in v ROUND TO REDEEM 178 PROMISES a8 s00m 05 possiblo; {hat tho crisis was not produced by any insulicloncy of currency; that 4 sudden searo 1yt bo clesled Dy tho incronso'of {ha Gurronoy, bub o panic brouglit about by over-spoculation could' ot bg remedied Ly expavsion ; that an oxpsuslon of the curreney wonld divert eapltal feom its Iegitimate cliane nols of bunincss, and domoralizo commorcial g woll a8 doclal lfo; that any furtber expauslcn would in- croaso tho diilicully of reswmption; that any addition to tho cwrency would not satisfy but excite tho de- ‘msud” for more monpy, sud put tho country still urther on thio road to baukruptey, Resumption now woukd Iay a bueis for our new prospority, and & sound -ona coull not be Iaid unless CURRENOY DE DONE AwA¥ - wara, { The nation had suffered tho'iila of tho crists, Now let it reap tho benefits, Lo intendod to voto for tho Tesolution of the minority, offored by ihe Bonator from Delaware, and, If hat Talled, would suppurt that reported by thé Obalrmau, na the tloxt bost. Hohopod 8 Ll would oot b roporlud providing for otuza to 0y Wors Toady to rotura to speele-payment ; lot thero bo a littlo Iesn protestation and wore action, Whero there i o will there i1 a way, and o hoped thiat It would o sald, IRBEDEEMADLE TAPER | when the way Was found, the will wea not wanting, EXECUTIVE DUSINESS, When Mr. Schurz closed, Mr. LEWIS moved that tlia Bouato proceed to tho considoration of Exccutive busiuess, The motion provailed,” At 4:30 the doors woro réopencd, and tho Senuto adjourned, MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REVISED GTATUTES, - By, POLAND, from tho Commiftes on Revision of tho Laws, roported o revision and codification of tho statutes Up to tho 1st of Decembor, 1873, and procecded 10 givo a hfstory of tho work and statoment of its tm- portanee and necessity, - Aftor n loug discusaion, as to the modo of causidoring aud aaling on tho rovision re- ported, conslsting of over 3,000 priuted pagea, it was finully groed 1o liold two bvoning scssions ' in- ench ‘woek for 1ts consideration, beginmng with ‘Wednosday and Thuraduy evenings noxt woek, NAVAL AVIIOPHIATION DILL, Tho TTouso thou went, into Commitice ot tho Whols, I, ROBERTS fu- thio Cliuir, aud resumed consitera= Lion of the Naval Ap[-m.rxnvion Bill, In tho discussion on the item nppropristing $157,000 for clvil estublish- wgnts st tho vurlous navy dopots, Mr. BECK spoke of $ho extravagance of tho Navy Depariment, churging that tho monoy appropriated ” lad been ex- yonded for political purposcs, Aeasre, HALE, STARKWEATIER, snd RELLEY ro- ‘plfed £o Mr, Beckytho formor aserting thut Mr, Bock ud Trequently mude tho vame churgos, and 8 froquently Deen answored. Argument_viisucd s to whothor Now York s at the merey of forelyu iron-clads, M, HALT, of Malno, afd {hat tho dfsoussion lad fakon u fout (il and wouderful complieation, and, s ho d not know whut would come nuxt, e would move {hint the Commitice rlse, The Committeo rose without laying minde much progress on thoe bill, and the House adjourued, — JOURNALISTIC, Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune, Tk, Jat, 14—AL & nicoling of fho £ tho I, Wayno Gazette Printiig Co ny lust wight tho followlug_oilcers wore elvoleis . 6. Rubertson, Presidont; J, J ., Graflon, Guierd Mauagors W, D Page, Supsrluiondont of ths Prluting Dopartméut{ O, G, Braith Treasuzor, D, B Aloxi der, tho formor imupaglhg i, Tollroy Wit W contiuug iu clinrgoaf tho oiitorial ‘deportnrent, for faw wocks yot, Lo Compiny bos hadl the Guzetls but agsix-uontis, and tho ‘Kreasnrurs TopoTt uliows o papor to bo in a vory flourishing condition, _————— THE WEATHER, 3 Jau, 1.—For the Upper Leke SO0 e, soutWastward Lo.the Blsgourl Valloy, and southward to tho Tonueases, dooldedly cold wentbor, with Juss cloudiness, increasing prese . #uro, s northerly winds, . £ Spactal Wa: NUMBER 145, % GOV, TAYLOR'S MESSAGE. “ e Dooument to Bo Read To- Day to the Wisconsin Legislature, -An Admirable Inaugural of & Reform - Administration, The Modification of the Temperance: Law Recommended. Improvement of National Wa~ ter-Courses Urged. Cheap Transportation by Land Treated Of at Length. Relief for the Farmers to Be Provided by State Governmenis, Congressional Legislation Neither Constitutional nor Nec. cssary. Masox, Wis,, Jan, 14, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicayo Trilune. The messago of Gov, Taylor, to bo delivered this sfternoon, fen document of moderats length, very cloarly written, and coutaining ittlo that %ill not b¢ appro ved by tho greal majority of tho peoplo, He be" gits Ly saying: *¥ou have assembied under pecu- lar circumstances, An 2 £1A OF APPANENT PNONPERITY with out parallel in tho previous history of lho natlor bas been succeedod by fluanclnl rovorees, af- fectiog ol closses of fndustry, and largely modifying tho stondord of valucs, Tho flumelal class o4 0f Winconsin aro entitled {o commendation for the foresigh ¢ which s cusbled {liem, measurably, to ro slst tho current of disaster, Tho prudence snd Integ: tlty of our business men in the principal cities, gen: erally, sud tho vast oxteut of our matursl resourcet Dhave aleo contributed Jargely to the reatoration of mu funl confdenco, and overled many oF vils apparcnt cleowhere, To & great ex 2:}10., )l:gwlwnr, ilis condition of things i 1ne Jogitimals consequence of healtliy reaction, and moy bo regurded a8 comparatively permanenit, < Ao companylug theso finunclal disturbances Luy COMO U frperutive emand from tlio peopls for £ A PURER POLITICAL MOKALITY, o a moro equitsble npportionment of the hurdena and Dlessings of government, and a more xigld cconomy ir tho administration of publiv atfairy, It dues uot bo como mo o discuss in thla placo eithor tuodireet or remota influences which have led t¢ {lln resousble demand, Wo huvo to deal with facts a thoy nro admitted to oxtet, sud to aphly suclt rem- edien Within the aphero of our consiitutionsl duty ur your legislativo_ozporlonco and wisdom moy suggest, 1n the execution of the popular will in this yarticular; it 18 cortain that 1o ovasion and no compromino will bi patiently toloratod.” A condensed fiunncisl wtato- ment 13 given sliowing tho tolal recoipts du Slate ‘roneury -duriog tho year o Lo 81,774,658 ; tho disbursenicute, $1,706,023 7 Dalance in Trensdry tc credit of il funds, 216,610, Tho total roccipte in tha Gonoral Fund werd $1,005,872, disbursomonts being u aficlency, Sopt. 80, of $60,024. Tho practlce of - temporary diverston of trust funds tg mebt overdrafts on tho Genoral Fund fs condemped ns demoralizing and dangorous, and such loglslation la recommended a8 shall xupldly zepalr tho present deflelency, snd prevent in tho future 1ho contipution of thoss praclices which nocessiate this Jeglalation, In regard to laxation, the Covernor eaye, unaer oxisting luwa, taxes cn rallway companics aro added to tho tax on tlia astessed valuation of otlior property, sud fonn o coneiderablo portion of the atuuud . revonwe, Whether o nmount paid by theeo companics fally accords With ~tho prinolples of justics aud the requironients of our Stato Constitution ia to mo o mat- ler of grave doubt, and deserves your earnest and care- ful considoration,’ Tho facts g0t forthaud the sug- cations made by the Becrotary of Blate, on this sub- fEcl, dn- lis_ aneual ‘xeport, mould ot escapo youe attention, I kuow of no suflicient reason why >: TELEGUAPH AND EXILLSS COMPANIES and forelgn corporations shiould not ba wmrde fully amenabloe (o tho laws of the Stato, which fur.ishcs thom protection, and bo required to Uear n full propci= tion of thie burdeus of Govorninent. It ia u notorious. fact that tho ownors of stock §n_theso compauies, cnw Soying special privileges, realizo lrgo incomea from thelr investments within tho State, and that thelr busi- ness bere i8 protocted to tho praciical exclusion of privato onterprise fn tho same direction on {hio jact of our own citizons, Whilo not questioning tho fact of their necessily and utility, Tam not pre- pared to codcode that tho bonofits tlioy confer aro ko for in excosa of Llioso canforred by other corporations 88 to ontitle (hom to auy oxemption from th ordinury obligations of corporations under similar circum— stancas, Tho management of tho Stato Prison domauds scrutiny. Contrary to tho oxporlonco of many of the ‘most eulightoncd Etates of tho Union, tho PUNISHAENT Ok QUR OMIMINALS 18 n sonreo of continucd dopletion {o tlio public Trozs- ury: Tho criminals confined in this inslitution uro mnostly ablo-bodled males, in the primo of 1ifo, capablo of eaftiing much more than thd sverage of men, and tho fack fs incomprebensiblo that thoy hiould Drove o porpotual burden upon fho. tax-piy- orte I can Geo no good reason why thfs inslftution, under proper mauagoment, should not s mado nearly or quile olf-sustaiding, whon tho Peni- toutlatles of 60 many Stntes in the Unfon aro o sourca of revenuo to tho publio Treasury, 1t 8 claimed by 1hoso who hiava mado a caroful compariaon of the stu- tistlea that theZtnmates of our Stato Prison coals un more - por - caplta than do fho fu mates of fhe charifable institutions of ho Btate, Tor thls conditfon of 1thinga thoro scoms to bo nelthor Justification nor ex- cue. Tho continuance of an_enlightencd policy to- + ward tho prisonrs, looking to tho protoction of socle- ty rathor than ton mallcious punishment of tho guilty, will not fend fo rofard that reform In this dis Tection whielt {4 now 80 imporatively dumanded, " A chongo of TINE OF PAYING TAXES from January {0 some other time, or porliaps provid- iug for gombonnuol- poyment, i suggested, ‘ond_should tho nt aunual” syatomcontinud tha alternativo queation should bo carefully considered, * whiother tlio_ Slate onght notto derive u consldorably income, during portions of tho year, from tho uso of 4tk surplus funds by gotling Interest on them. Tho coudition of tho gexeral fund, and 146 existing depresslon in business” onterpriscu, sdwondsh us lo cousldor well tha : s ) OUNOES OF METNENCHMENT, 20d tho following auggostions® aro muda: Tho coni- nsation of il Blato officors should Lo pccurately imitod and dofined, mud all feos, without excepiion, slould bo paid into fhe Troasury, I do not know thut the ability nnd respouslbiiity oxpocted from the beads f tho Lizeoutive Department ars now too livotully paid for, but any current {mpresston that the salarien of theno officers aro uncertaln in amount oxeites publis suspleon, oftentitues” unjust to tho olicora {hem- selves, and corlainly domoralizing upon oficers of in. forlor responsibillty, Any precedont or ezamplo tonde ing to_encourage tho morbad spirit of FPEGULATION ON TIK FUDLIO NESOURCES should bo serupulouely condemued nnd voided. Tho clorical foreo of o meveral dopartments of thw Stalo Govornmont shiould bu paid a rvasonabls compensation for tho lobor performed, and no anore, thus meastrably providing an sulidoto agoinns tho oxisting greed for publio oflico, Constructive compensation by wuy of porquisites, aud the cmploy= moutof wupernumerarles, aro palpablo violations of ublio feith, und deservo tho rovercat roprobation, 1t 35tho scundad of one Stato that, whiio the tatal eal and milosgo of tho mombvent'of the Legislaturo, a3 ‘provided by law, smount (o alout §50,000 per suntny, THE LEGISLATIVE EXVENSEA for employes, printiug, pustage, sud stationory, duriug LRt fow ook It fu L gomsion, nvoraga nbout s e suth, Ib mmy bo claimed that the smount misiy- propristed, du this aud other wimilur caucs, is coni- Pavatively” inslguiicaut, but. I know ' of o Ueparturo from jublis réetituds which can bo mathe- nutically measured, It uppears from {ho report of tho Sow-otury of State, (hut tho total amouut patd from tha oiraral fund during the nst flscal your for printiug und‘publishing, ineluding $730,164 for (ue Loginlativa Dlunial, renchid §0,658,661, 1'nm nob proparud to say thnt tho coat of this okl wa too much for the quan- tity, nor do I rcoomunond any deduction from tho' fust woms of mechanfeal fabor in this or any othor dopartment, Tho cost of dna_servico, Bowoyer, lig bocomto & grout burdow upon tho Tegasury, bofhg for tho pust yeat nearly ono- twelfth of tho entive dlsbursmonts from thy gonoral fundeen coat npparoily dispropostioita. o the b o Lonefta rendored, Whils tho niplpublicily of tho lowa should o provided for, through tho eninbe Held channols of communfestion with the pablie, T subiit for your consideration thy proprioty of udopt— ing muasuras for the wholidlon of all_cxpouditures in thifa dopartment. nat. absolutoly osseutis o oMeial business and publio (nformation, OEDLOUIDAL KURVEY, The geologieal aurvey, Leratorora Jirovidod by law, Lnw beun proseantod dafiuy tho yast yoatata cout of $4,200, 1 foel aswured of vuluublo Tesults from this Work, botl to the causo of gouoral sclenvo aud tho ma torial progress of tho Stato, Tho vast aud undovele opod rosources of Wisconslih warrani o ressouubla lure dn this enterprian, Thy bonofits whick B - work of this. Ml dupuind upon g (8co Elghth Pago)