Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 20, 1874, Page 1

- The dhicags Daily Teibune, VOLUME 27. HARD COAL! 'We have reduced our prico for ‘WILKES BARRE GOAL $8.00 Per Ton, DELIVERED, B L Hesimom &0, 71 Washington-st. (OAL REDOCED. ‘On Monday morning I will scll Lackawanna Coal for 88 per ton dollvered, and $7.60 per tan in yard, No ordor ‘will ho bookod unloss accampantod by tho mones. Bloss- ‘turgh, Lebigh, and all other Coals at lowost pricos. Of- flocz~280 East Madisonst., 138 South Markot-at., 300 Lumber-st., adjolning Eightocath-at. Bridgo, and North Por near Lighthouse. ROBERT LAW, FINANCIAL. LOK. COUNTY AVINGS BANK, Corner Olark and Madison-sts, Interest on Deposits at 8 Per Cent. Honoy oan be drawn ot any time betwoon 10 and 3, OA DIRECTORS: . B. OGDEN, . REDMOND PRINDIVILLE, N. S. BOUTON, GO, TAYLOR, - AL D. OGDEN, B 'N V. PAGR, 1 E. 8. WADSWORTH, F. 0. TAYLOR. M. D. OGDEN, Preaidont. T. C. TAYLOR, Vico Presidont, ©. H. MULLIKEN, Cashior. RAFTS ON ALL EJROPEAN CITIES, BUSINESS EEVIEW. CHIEAG0 TRIBUNES TREVIEW FOR 1873. A Business Guide and Roforoncs Book to ile Housos and IManu= Ii. COLBERT, E(litq!‘. Contains matter of interest to all business men. Possessiug ¢ permanent value as an Advortieing Medium. Copios sent FRER to sl rosponsiblo rierchants and manufacture ers throughout tho Northwest, USINESS RJEN in all branches who desirg to reach the country trade should avail themnolves at onoo of Spoclul space, with 150 Groat Aledium for tha: pucposo. terms, can now bo socured, GONPIROLLER'S ~ OFFICE, CIICAGO, Jun. 1, 1874, ATTENTION ! TAX-BUYERS! A most Profitnble Yavestment Is offored in the Tax Certificates held by the city for tho salo for city tazes of 1672, which I will sull at epectal and most favor- sblorates in amounts of from Ono Thousand to Ono ‘Hundred Thousand Dallars. Busers and holdors of thoso certtficates will Lo entitled at onco to tho smount of tue nalo 2ud 25 per cent advance, boing for the firat six wonths from date of salo; 50 per cent from 6 to 12 wonths; 75 per cent from13to 18 months; and 100 percent from 18 to 24 mouths, Until fusther notico, dellnquent tnxpayers may ‘obtaln such of tholr cortiticatos of tho abovo class ns may remaln unsold, upon payment of the amount of sale and thiree per cent premiunm, S. 8. HAYES, City Comptroller, Room 3 Oity Hall, National Life Tnsurance Co. RECEIVER'S NOTICE. Notice Is horoby glven that Thave beon appointed To- eelvor of tho Natfoual Lifa Tnsurance Gempany, of Chic eago,under and by tuo of an order entered in the Gircait Court of Caok Counts, Jau, t 181, Al parsons, thierafore, baving olainis axainet eaid Company (0xooph claims for doathi lonses), or sgainat the bullding now awned by waid Compn ed ou Third-nv.,cnoar the corner of Van Buron-at,, aro requested to tko ont o full nud detatlod statoment’ of tho sawme, showing balance luc, aud forward the samo to Kirk Iarrls, Roeolvor of tho National Life Insuranco Company f Ohcago, tor fLher with an afidavit of tho uintmaut attachod, stating o balanco sliown in thoannoxed atatement is now Justly dus {rom said Company. Al porrons holding nr ropresenting claims again Company for_dosth losses will plaaso sond o o tent shuwing nawe of pasty insured, amount claimod, number of polley, whother proof of lows lias beun furalshod tho Company, ud, {f s, whethor claim hay evor beon atlowod by the 1y, and whon, KIRK HARRIS, ocol PRINTERS,STATIONERS, &o. Arnaid's, Carfer's, Simford M]lymqu, Noyes & Stephens', und Freieh Writing and Copying Tnks, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, OULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & 00, ! o T LONR Fieon SUME] 113 rofitable R Cgfing ordorini elaowhuie. HINDLE & dBRIING - Itotuil Ktationots, Printors, and Blank Ruplegtinend Rl Nl : Tho noteld adsortiser of that unequaled besutlfier and rejuvenstor. ‘Tollotine, atfter an edonded absones in presenting 1t to the world, ins agaln returaod, snd will conduct its ntarosts in tho Wesl.' Ladics bughear of their dreatus vanishoa bafore hik 1 Pl atio firex- WANTED, Wanted to Rent. BRI STORE on Twenty-second.cot,, % oo BB P B know how tho. WASHINGTON, Nomination of Morrison R« Waite, of Toledo, Ohio, for Chicf-Justice. Brief Sketch of the Life of the New Appointee, A Test Vote in the House on the COurrency Question. Proposition to Introduce a Resolution Looking to Inflation, The Rules Not Suspended.. Yeas, 134 ; Nays, 98. The Finance Resolution Further Dis- cussed in the Senate. Speeches by Scnators Logan and Wright. THE CHIEF-JUSTIOESHIP, Speclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, TIE NOMINATION OF MR, WAITE. WAsnINGTON, Jan. 19.—Tho nomination of Mr. Waito to bo Chiof-Justice occasions some sur- prisc, but has devolopod no opposition. Thero1s 1o doubt, unless it should Bo ascartained by to- morrow morning that Mr, Waite's grandfather wes & Domocrat, & his confirmation to- morrew afternoon, Mr. Waite s pro- nounced by those who know him to bo of fluo legal mind and uttainmonts, his lifo Lnving been spent in closo application to his profession, Ho ran for Congroes a few yeara ago. us an Independent Republican, ngainat James M. Ashloy, but waa defented, ‘This is tho only timo that ho ever yun for uffice, or took any part in politics,” although he was o candidate for Congress beforo the coiivention which nominated Gen. Bhorwood in 1872, As one of tho connsel for the United States at the Goneva Arbitration, he dolivored an argumont which was pronounced tho best that was pro- duced on the occasion. Ho spenks the modern languagos fluently, and is a gentloman of con- siderable culture. Allhough his pructice bas boon extensive, ho is not credited with the pos- seasion of mors than o comfortable competeuce. His confirmation is conceded. L7o the Aasociated Press,) WasmisotoN, Jan.' 19—Mr, Morrieon R, Waite has becu nomiuated for Chief-Justico. Tne nomination was o surprise to Senntors and all othoers about the Capital, including Jus- tices of tho Court. Subsoquontly tho Senate, in Excculivo scesion, reforred tho nomination to the Committeson theJudiciary,who will probably to-morrow report favorably upon it ''ho nomi- nation rovenlod tho fact that he actod as one of counsol at the Genova Uribunal of arbitration, and some of the Se: ors wero acqhainted with him an an abla lgwrae af ¢ i waarg' etendin alfRciih” & RePIbRoD, ot "o AR ;i ab tho prosout time Prosident of tho Ohio Conulitutional Convention, It was discovered on looking at th Supreme Court record thata your ago to-morrow Mr. Waite was, on wotion of Caleb Cushing, udmit- ted to the bur of thut Court as au altornev. Tho attorneys of both partios speak well of the nom- mation, and there socms to bo no doubt of its confirmation, Special Dinvateh to T'he Chicaao Tribune, ToLED, 0., Jan. 19.—The news of the nomi- nation of Mr. Wailo to the position of Clief- Justice was 1cceived hore this aftornoon, and caused general rojoicing among all parties,— not eo much from tho honor conferred upon Toledo, as that dono Mr. Waito, who is univer- sally liked and esteemed, much more o, por- baps, than any other man who could be named. Mr. \Wnito wss absent from tho city, at bLis post as President of the Obio Coustitutional Convention; but his' brother was visited by o number of prominout eitizens who desired "to touder their congratulations, The jutelligence of the nomination was com- munieated from here to Jr. Waile at Cincinnati, and was probably the first information ho re~ ceived ou the subject, since ho nas beon kopt in almost total 1GNORANCE OF TRE PROGNESS OF THE MATTER, tho only dircet communication with him being s telegram lust Friday from tho Hon. Charles B. TFoster, asking inforimation ns to somo points in his personal history, ‘Po-morrow 'the citizens, irmn{'mcl:i\'o of party, and Leaded by the Hon. W. W. Joues, tho Domocratic dlayor of the city, will_unite in agrand congratulation meeting, at which several prominent geutlemon will spenl, ‘The military bands of musle, ete., will attend, und a salute of 100 guns will be fired, A BEETCIL OF THE NEW CHIEF-JUSTICE, Mr, Wuite was o class-mate and intimate friend of the Hou, Willism M. Evarts aud Judgo Plorpont in the Yalo clasi of '37, nud is the son of the Hon. Honry M. Waite, a former Suprome Judgoe of Connecticut, 1fo has mingled but vory little in politics, devoting himnsolf exclusively to the law. While nover inany sense partisan, bis political opinions hnve always Loon docided and well kuown to nll. Origiuatly o Henry Clay Whig, Lo ncted with the Whig party until its dis- solution, when ho joined the Republican party, and has sinco heen, thoroughly in accord with it in all points, During the war he BUPLORTED 311k, LINCOLN'S POLIOY rathor than thot of the extreme Abolitionists. In 1849 he was clected by tho Whigs to the Gon- eral Asgembly, olihough tho district wus strongly Democratic, In’ 1862 thero was strong disentisfaction with the rogular Ropublican nomince for Congress, James M. Ashioy; aud at last Mr, Wuite wus induced, much against his wisbos, to uccept an indopondent nomina- tion, Although ho received the ouormous ma- jority of 1,200 in the City of ‘Toledo, he was do- fented, Mr, Ashley carrying tho outlying coun- ties. Mr. Waite wns oflen importuned to take tho fleld again againat Mr. Asnloy, but invariably dechned, 08 " his luerativo' law-practice would suffer Dby such noglect of it, In 1868, Mr. Ashley wen dofoatod by o holt of tho Republicans Lo the Domocyata, Duriug the war Mr. Waito wag TENDERED A BEAT 1N THE 01O SUPREME BENCH, but declined it. Upon his return from tho Geneva Congress i1s was Welcomed howme with g graud, spontansous ovatiov, in®which eiti- zens Yof « nll parlies , joined, In 1878 Lo was uominated by hoth partios ah oue af the delogutos from thig county to the Constitutionsl Convention, and unanimoyyly eloctad. Upon the orgunization of that body ho way clectod Lresidont. During the Inat campaign ho dolivered two or threo specches in supnort of the policy of the Ropublicau purty, M, Whilo is in moderate circumstancos, owning Yroporty valuod atl about 100,000, though the argo iucome he hus onjoyed for years from his Inw practics would have mndo hitn very wonlthy had lie so desived, | S 14 thi Awsceiated Press) AT NI, WAITE'S JOML, Loreno, Oy, Jan, 19.—The nomination of My, Waito for Chlof-Tustleo Is~ 1eceived by lis nelghbors with oxprossions of grens satisfaction by ull prtles, To-morrow mornings Commer- «ial will wive o briof skotel of Mr. Walte's lifo, from which It apponys that ho is tho HOX OF THI LATK OHIEF-JUSTIOR WAITE, (\'I Cnn‘llcutinm, one of tho leading furists of Now England. Tlo i now Iu his 68ih yeur, graduated at Yalo Collogo at tho age of 22, cama to Woledo in 1888, studlod law with 8, Al, Young, uow of Toledo, swith whom hio pruefisnd for olghteon yewrs, |fo hus for many yeurs stoou at tho hesd of the Bar of Northwehtern Oluo, und twico han declined s ont on tha N promo Beneh of Ohlo, In 1810 ne ws olecl a member of the Legislnture, serving with dige tinction. Tn 1862 Lo way i dsfoatolts ho fouaived s tasfority i) slador da Doconvan o o8 CHICAGO, TUESDAY, JAIQ was appointed ne Commissionor to Coneva, which *“position ho filled with honor, Ho is now wserviug s a mombor and tho President of the Ohio Constitutional Cone vontion, to which ho wng chosen by the unani- mous vote of both parties, Tho presont ap- pointmont, like nil other publio lionors, lins como to him without the slightest wcoking on Lis part, ho Laving dizcouraged his porsonal {riontts from efforts to scouro tho placo for him 1Iis nofghbors focl evory ansuranco that in_this, ns in every othor tmst,?lo will abundautly justi- fy the confidonco roposod in him. Spectal Dispateh ta The Chieago Tribune. THE NEWH IN THE OIIIO CONVENTION, CiNornNATI, Jan. 10,—Whon tho nows of tho nomluation of Morrison R. Walte, Presidont of tho Ohio Constitutional Convention, for Ghiof- Justico of the,, Unitod States Suprome Court reached tho Convontion this aftornoon, it found that body In sossion, with Mr. Wailo prosiding, A roporter atopped up to congratulate him and found him 1GXORANT OF THE FACT OF 118 NOMINATION, In a momont, Lowover, it bocame noisod around, and In another momont ail order in that usually dignified body was at an end, Tho nows was ro- ceivod in tho most enthusiastio mannor by the mombers, to all of whom Mr. Waite has becoma porsonally endoared. He wns pulled down from tho dosk by tho enger honds strotchod out to shako his, congratulutions poured in upon him from all sides, and tho hall rang with tho plaudits of mombors. WIIO THE NEW CHILF-JUSTICE 18, The Hon, Morrigon B. Waito was born in Con- necticut, and graduatod from Yalo Collego. Hig father, for o number of years, was Chiof-Jus- tico of Conncctiout, and it was with him that tho prosont nominco studiod law, In 1838 he moved to Maumee City, O, snd began praclico. Though a young man, he took 8 prominecnt osition at the Bar. Af- for tho removal of tho county-sont to Toledo, ho changed his residenco to that placo, and, a8 atiorney, took charge of tho commorcicl interosts which wore thon doveloping at that poiut. He has always been known ag A MAN OF UNCOMPROMISING INTEGRITT, and many of the most diflioult commetoial cases that have arison in Toledo bave been eottled by simplo roforence to bim,—bis word receiving tho sanction of law_ by both parties. His practice, Loth thore and in surrounding counties, was for years very large. Mr. Waite™ s & thoroughbred lawyor, hae alwnys rofused to entor politicul life, ond hus uevor consented, excopt when assured by his constiluenta that thoy de- sired tho ancrifico on his part us a porsonal favor, He wns nominated unanimously by the Ropubli- can party aga member of tho Constitutional Couvention. Mr. Kellogg was put on the ticket with bim. Mr, Waito was nominated by the Democrats with equal unanimity on their tickat, with BIr, Seribner, that county being eutitled Lo two Ropresentativos, Mr. Waito and dir. Serib- ner wero olected, Mr, Kollogg being Soiibner's opponent, and Mr. Waito boitg ELECTED WITHOUT OPFOSITION. On thoe uunmblin{: of tho Constitutional Con- vention lio was olected Prosident, Ho has dis- charged tho dutios of that important and difiiculs position to tho entiro salisfection of all cons corned, the rocoption of tho news of Lis nomina- tion by the Convention to-day being tho most ample evidence of his popularity with that body. [To the Aosociated I'ress,) Cixeryvary, 0., Jan. 19,—Nows of the nom- ination of Morrison Il Waito, of Toledo, now Drosidont of tho Obio Constitutional Conven tion, come to Mr. Waite at noon. At the begin- niug of the aftornoon sossion, tho Hon. Rufus King arose and rend an Associntod Pross dis- patol from Washlugton sunouncing the nomiun- ion of Mr, Waito, ‘That body forgot its gravity Drolke out into . A PROLONGED ATORM OF APFLAUEE, in which ovory membor of the Convention most hoartlly pettloatitly” s it il <ot Sommittoo of four to dvaw up rosoln- tions expressive of the scuse of the Convention on the subjeol, Prosident Waito ruled it out of order, and business proceeded, 1o Lus refused to permit any member of tho Convention to use INFLUENCE AT WASHINGTON for his appoiotmeut, though several Lave offered todo 8o, and was pot uwure that uuy of his friends find presonted his name., Ho is now stopping with his wifo aud sister at the Burnett House, and up to 11 o'clock ho bas had no natico, official or unoflicial, from Washigton of his uomination. L] P THE FINANCES, Special Digpateh ta The Clicago Tribune. BENATOIAL WIBDOM, Wasmyarox, D. C., Jan: 19.—Tho Benate took another tilt at the flunncial problem to-day, the expuusionists hayiug tho flooy. Two champions of inflation blazed awusy for four hours, succoed- ing admirably in keoping the galleries vacant. Mr. Wright, of Towa, led off with areem of fools- cap which ho rend for the benolitof Senator Fér- ry, who had relieved Mr, Corponter from tho ar- duous duty of presiding, and the clorks and oftl. cial roporter. T'ho othor Seuatorssuddenly rocols lectod, just as My, Wright aroso, that there was o man waiting for them outeide the chamber, and, singular to rolate, this man detained them until tho conclusion of the few romarks, 3r. Wright inveighed ngainst the resumption of pesio-pasmont, claimiug that tho country, nd especially the grout Wost, domundoed an infla- tion of the enrrency. WIAT MR. LOGAN KNOWS OF TINANCE. Mr, Logan thon buttoued up his coat, sipped somo wator, strokied bis bandsome mustacho, aud proceedod Lo inform tho Scnato that Lo was unprepared to give them nutistactory solution of "tho financial problom, whieh modest admis- sion was received with oxpressions of saduess by his friends, who confideutly expected Lo wonld straighton the wholo = thing out, and muke tho county happy. Mr. Logan argued that specle-payment was imprao- ticuble; it moans contraction and shrink- age; and whilo it may bo & good thing for the monoy-holder, it is sure donth to the poor man, I'he panic was not the resuit of the character of our curronoy, but came on because thore was not enough of it. Sovatory from the Eastand West who reprosent bankors and_Drokors may ery out for contraction but his (Logan's) con- stitnents _demanded inflation, So Iong ‘as tho Dbalunco of foreign -trado is againgt us, just 5o long is it . TMPOSSIBLE'TO RESUME payments on s metallic basis, Wo oxported nearly 700,000,000 of gotd botwoon 1803 aud 1872, and during the snmae poriod only imported o little over $160,000,000. Mr. Logan's urgu- mont was agrivst resumption, und scemed to bo bused on tio aesumption that spocio payment meaut tho ingtant destruction of all our paper curroncy, Ho could not understand how wo were going to withdraw from circulation the ewu,nuu,on% of papor monoy and ropluco it with tho 100,000,000 of gold and silver now in the country, e pitched into Scnator Schurz, florcoly charging thab gontloman with hoing simply & theorist, who had no praciic: ., sowl edgoe of the subject of flunnce. WILSON'S RESOLUTIONS, The most notable featurein tho Hotise'pro- ceadings to-day, and yot one which did not avail mueh, wnd the vote upon the long-winded pre- amble and resolutidos offered by ilr, Wilkon, of Tudinug, zeciting that tho prosont wiringonoy in the monoy murket and the depression of bisi- ness wos in consequence of o lnck of eur- reney; thut uo additional taxation was needed ; that the necessitics of tho Government und people could he met by sn inoronse of cheulating medium ; that, in cousequonco of the stringeney. #42,000,000 have beon withdrawn from the vireulating mudium, wnd instruoting tho Jianking nud Currenoy Committco to 1oport a bill ambodying tho viows oxpressed in tiose resnlutions, 4 Ar. Duwen tried to indueo Mr, Wildon to withe hold his resolutions until wowe unear fiture pariod, so that tull and exhnustive debnte could bo had upon the questions ombraced, wll .of which aro now tofore ihe Ways und Means and Bunking and Carrency Commit- tesy, hnt WILSON DECLINED TO WAIT, T wuld {heno subjects have huen wnd ave ox- citing greut intevest among the puoplo theough- out the land. Ho lnd draven the resolutions for the cxpreps purpono of teeting the senuo uf rh the propor branch of Gongress upon the sov uestions contained, #ury to suspend and _adopt tho reeolutions, but. the vote by yeus und nays showed u majority ot 47 votes out of 433 votos cast. Wilsow's object was secomplishiod, but tho voto I8 ‘lur GBKNRALLY CONNIDERND A GUOD TEAT of the veuse of tlo tiouse, £04 thO rowson, an al Pyg-thirds Woro tieends | glyon by & numbor of mombor, that if shorn of all surroundings, aud tha question of inflation loft nlnnqu‘nnlmfl wnd nlone, thero would not, inall_probability, have heenn yun{nl‘ll.v voting ayo; but theso rosolutions nleo declared that no additional taxation or duties are necded, o prop- osition which fn itoelf inducod mnny momvora to voto In thoe aflirmative. Slombors from tho Woat ond Bouth voted almost solidly for_the reso- lations, nnd the mombors from’ the North, and east of Now York voting nlmost solidly ngaiust them. Ouly throo out of twenty-ono Now Yorlk- ers voted avo ; nins out of twonty-two Pennsyl- yaniaus yoted 1o ; a8 nlso didsix out of oightcen from Obio ; aud four out of fittoen Illinolsann, All members from Missourl voted nye, whils tho Kentucky mombors wero divided—iour in favor and four against, N ——— . THE BOARD OF TRADE COMIIITTEE, ' ITB DUBINESS IN WABKINGTON, Snectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasmxarox, D, ., Jan, 19.—The Committes from tho National oard of Trado, rocontly in scssion in Baltimore, held a conferonco with the Heonato Finaneo Committoo to-day, and presonted o sorios of resvlutions adopted by tho Board. Among tho recommendations of tho Board is ono that Qongross shinll not authorizo o further issue of irrodoomable paper-monoy, but that it is the duty of- the Governmont to rotire and cancol ns much of the Jogal-tondors as lLins baen taken from tho so-called 44,000,000 roservo; thak it is tho duty of the Government to restriot its ox- ponditures and exercise the closest cconomy 3 that Congress require the National Banks to hold the coin théy recoive for intorest on their boudy bypothecated ns seonrity for thoir cireuln tion as.a part ‘of thelr roserve; until their ro- servo in coin " sholl bo oqual at loast to 30 por cent of their cireulation ;. that ns tho . FRACTIONAL CURRENCY is largoly in oxcoss of tho domaud, nt least 10 porcent of it ought to bo rotired, and that as Boon a8 poseiblo silver coins ought to tako tho Flmu of fractionn! currency ; that increase of acilities and chon[)luuing of rates of trans- portation betweon tho futerior aud the seabonrd heve bocomo national nocoesitics, aud the Boatd rojoices that tho Welland and Bt. Lawrence Cu~ nuls are in procoss of ' improvement’ by the Do- mivion of Canada, but it opposcs any offort on tho part of Congress to incur increased obliga- tions in wid of artitlcial mesns of trabsportation, The Board OFYOSLY ANY GOVEUNMENT AIDTO RAILTOADS, and favors tho principle that underwriors shoutd be included nmong tho claimants for the Geneva award, It favors tho establishment of o Terri- torinl Government over tho Iudian Torricors, It donounces tho present systom of collocting cus~ toms revonucs a8 complox, cumbrous, and dili- cult to understand, and deprecates the practico -adopted to encourage informers by GIVING MOIETIES, and leading to the weizuxa of the books and papers of honest tradesmen. ‘Lo Board alsorecommnonds tho establishment of an Intornational Commission, to ywhich tho Governonts of all the Contral and South American States shell bo invited to sond dele- gates, Lo considor what meaus aro necessary to catablish and increnso commerciel ‘intercourso botween those countries and the Unitod States, — NOTLS AND NEWS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Fribune. TUE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. Wasuvotox, D. C., Jan. 19.—Tho Waya and Means Committes did not resume tho considora- tion to-day of Daivos’ bill to authorize the issuo of £20,000,000 of gold intorost-boaring bonds, but will do 8o probably to-morrow., They scem to have dofinitely concluded to logalizo tho issue of the 41,000,000 reserve. Whether tlioy con agree to recommend furthor inflation is oxceed- ingly doubtful. The inflationists aro daily losing strongth, s was evidencad by the voto in tho -zxousd to-day on Wilson’s resolutlon, and this is boving ito offoot on she Camumibizo, -+ ~ The session of the Committeo to-doy was deo- voted to n discussion of the proprety of taking the taxes off of persuns who manufacture spir- ituous liquors from fruits, on which thoy arrived ot no decision. RUMOLED GUANGES IN THE OABINET. ‘Ilie rumors whicl have hoen burront for some duys concerning the removal’ of Sccroturics Richardson and Belkuap are doubtless without much foundation. Very fow of those posted in Administration affaire rogard Richardson nsa penmsuent, Secrotury, 'There I8 o remnrkable unauunity in this regard, but they do not think ke will bo removed for somo time yet. Belknap's {riends eay that ko was nover stronger with the President, and they have no fears that Lie will be dmturbed. CALED CUSNING'S FARLY DEPARTURE for Bpain 18 gonerally regarded as scttlod. “Those who woro strougly opposed to him ns Chief-Justica on accouut of his anti-war polities gay thut they can see uo reason why he shoutd uot go to Spa. A pronunent Sonalor suid to- nighe that 1f Caleb Cushing ehould be nominat- od to Spain to-orrow he would without doubt Lo recontirned by & unaunimous vote. THE FUANKING PRIVILEGE, Aftor Wilsun's resolutions, tho only matter of gonerul loteresl before the Houso to. the impracticablo effort of Gon. Youny, of Georgix, to puss u bill providing that all matter printed by order of the Government, and tranked by membors of Congress, shall b trans- mit:ed free through the mails until the fiest of noxt July. ‘'Lhis scheme mot with tho fate it de- wsorved, being deloated oy nourly 100 majority. JOB-DAY, So thick and faut ceme tho monsures of vari- ous kinds which will evidently be piguon-holed in conumitten rooms or advorsely reported upon, that the House adjourned before 4 o'clock us the obly means ol puiting s stop to the flood, THE WEST VILGINIA ELECTION CASES, An offort to gob tne West Virginin contested alection cases bofore the House proved uusuc- cesstul, but, bewg yuostions of high privilege, they muy be (aiten upp to-morrow, Nrom press ont indications it scoms probable thut, unless shub off by the provious question, debato upon the cases would conlmme wholo weel,r0 widely do some membors differ in oPinmus and judgmont as to ths merits of tho claims of contontunts, aud the best disposition to bo made of the entiro question. ¥ A BOI TO GEN, VAN BUREN. It is not at all probuble that the oflice of Con~ el at Kanagawu, Japan, to which Thomns L, Van Buron wus to-duy nomunated by the Iresi- dent, will bo_guilicient to hush Gou. Van Buren, or to induce him to dowmst from his froquontly- uvowed purposs to got satisfaution, redress, and Vindication at the hands of tho Stuto Dapart- mont, or of Congrens, for his courso as a United Hiates Commisrkioner to the Vienna Exposition, from which ho wus removed by Secrotary Fish, OIVIL SERVIOE RETRENCHMENT, The Houso Civil Servivs Comnittoo did n sen- siblo and popular act in rucumm(zudhxfi Taving ndoptad by the Liouse to-dsy s bil abolishing oncof the ollices of Deputy-Conunisgioner of Internal Ravenuo,—ihe ono inade vacaut by the recent donth of Gen, B, J. Sweet. 'L'his loavos two Doputy-Commiseioners, and it s oven sug- posted that without detriment to tho worvico one more could e digponsed with, A CENsus 1N 1875, + Qon, Yroucls B. Wulkor, Buperintoudont of the ninth consny, iy in Washiogton, having been invited by the Commnitleo on the Centon- nial Celobration to confer with thut Committoe relutivo to tho proposed taking of & census in 10 the Assuciated Preas,) THL PATENT CONGUESS, Wasmiyaror, D. C,, Jan. 19.~In aceordauco with the idos of tho I'atent Convention which recently closed is soesions in Wushington, it is proposed to establish hrsuch ussoolations’ with i Hittlo dulay as possible in ouch Btate or Tori- tory, the President of which ehull bo Viee-Presi- idant ox-ofiicio of the Nutiousl Aesociation, Au ofort will bo made (o hold the Internntional Patont Congrean in Philadelphia ub ilio time of the Contonnial. . AHE HOWATID OAHE, The Iouse Committos on ilitary Affairs will hold u session to-morrow, at which the eense of tho Committes will bo tested by o vote, whethor in the matter of chargos aguinst Gen, Howard tho Committeo shall proveod with tho Invostiga- won, or whother they will recommond that the ttbjoct bo transforred to o military court of in- quivy for trinl, Tho Committoo ury about aqunls 1y divided o theno propositions, CILE TRTAT, OF JUDUL T, churged with forglng tho numos of Indians < v~ coiptd for buelepay and bounty, huy been post- poned until Monday, Gun, sud Min, Popa sivived Lere this event; ou, and Drn, Popo arrived Lere this evening. from ¥oit Leavouwossl, shey bwving oome on WhIGHLY, UARY 20, 1874, luvitation of the Presidont to spend a wock as gueats at the Executivo Mausion, e CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. BENATE, Wasuixaron, D, 0, Jan, 10, PESITION, Mr. INGALLS (Knn,) presonted a potition of cltizona of ihat Siate, nslang that menaurcs ba taken o {ssuc o curronoy based on real eatato aocuritios. Roforred, BTATE OLATM, Mr, BOGY fMo.) introduced & bill to roim- burse Missonri for expenses incurred in arming and oquipping troops during tho Inte war. Re- forred, . ATTANTIC 4 PACIFIO TANDA, Mr. Pago offored a_resolution instructing tho Committeo on 'ublic Lands to ascortain whether Iandn granted by Congross to tho Attantle & Paciile Rallrond Company to aid iu the construc- tion of tho rafirond from Springfleld, Mo., to the Pacific Ocean, aro forfolted, and whother auy_loglslation i necessary to reatore suoh lands to pre-omptlon and homestend ontry. opled, ]\1‘;. '.l’lrn:)l}Z\L\N (Oliio) presented a potition in o belialf of WINNEDAGO INDIANS of Wisconsin. It sots forth that tha tribe is grontly wronged uudor the color of nuthorlty of tho Utited Btates ; that Jito has becn, dertroyed and tho tribo is deprived of liborty aud proporty. 1t asls tho noocasary logislation for protection. Mr. Churman enid it was not ihe intention of the Jay passed last kossion to use forco to romove thioso Indions, Under the Fourteonth Amend- mont to the Coustitution these Imlians were citizens, and Govornmont had not _the right to uso forca to romovo them. Afdavits accom- Inmyin the potition show that the Indians have heon Eidnnprnd and carried away from their Lomos. Ha hoped the nhttor would receive the sorious cousideration of tho Committeo on In- dinn Affairs, Tho petition was roferred to that Committeo, ns also waa a bisl for the roliof of the Chickusaw Indinne. * DETROIT DMIDGE DILL, Mr. FERRY (Mich,) ivtroduced s bill to au- thorizo tho construction of a bridge ncross the Detrolt River at Dutroit, Mich, Iteferred, It cmpowors any persons or corporations Laving suthority from tho Stato of Micaigan and the Dominion of Canada for such purpose, to "build o railroad bridge across the Dotrolt River at Do- +roit, or at any point within four miles above or Dbelow said city, and also a raiirond bridgo noross tho Detroit River in tho viclaity of Fulton and Grogso Island, aud across tho soversl branches, The bill requires theso bridges to be open for the uss of all roads upon &” ressonable compen- sation, and preseribes the numerous details on this subject, and also as to the dinw-bridges over all channols, width of space, &c. Mr. RAMSEY introduced a bill authorizing the 8t. Paul & Sioux City Railroad Company to con- strues n branch roed from Sibley, In., to Yankton, Dak. Roforrod. COLORADO TRRIGATION SCHEME, N, INGALLS mitroduced o bill to incorporate the Colnrado Canal Irigation and Land Com- panys Referred. It Yroposes * to grant Lenty sections of public lands per milo to aid in the ‘construction of an irrizating canal from the South Platto Rivor In Colorado iuto tho State of Kunsas as far as may po deaired by the Compauy. BIILIT ISVESLIGATION. " Mr. LOGAN introduced bill authorizing tho Prosident to sppoit five Comuiisgioncrs to col- lect information as to tho offecls of (ha liquor- traflic, and practicsl workings of prohibitory lows, otc. The Commissioners ara to scrve without pay, and be anomtml from civil lifo, irrespective of political considerations, but-the bilt requiren that they shall be in harmony with tho viows of tho tax-payers of the couutry who, in 1873, ont of a_total internal rovenuo of 2114,000,000, paid 96,000,000 for threo articlos of spirits, tobaceo, aud formonted liquors, TIIE FINANCE BESOLUTION, ‘The morning hour laving expired the consid- eration of tho resolutlon ‘reported by the Fi- nance Comumittos was rosumed, MMr, WRIGILT addvossied tho Sonato, He had lstened attontively to got light on tho subject, Int foaseyl shp warda” ol acte- daxigpmzs bit | ‘courge. Flie u of the Finauco Commlit- tee, 8o furious for resumotion, kays himseif ho ventures no oplnion, nor commits himself to any theory, In one school of theso financiers the theory soemod to bo entire unanimity, us they ascrito all troubles to un overdose of currency. In his Lmlgmenl, our currency had no moro ta, do with the moneiary derangement thon tho bolauce-pole of au acrobat, or a last-year's bird's-nost, Ho donied thnt our currency had dopreciated during tho panic. If our cutroucy wad dishonored now, it was techinically dishon- ored n week aftor its issue. Was tho nation to be adjudged baukrupt becauso it failed to pay gold for theso natos,—ono kind of logal tonder for suothor? Every particlo of property of this vast country is pledgod for tho redemption of theso wotos, nyd they are as good now o8 thoy ean bo made. Tao wnation had not violated its pledge, nad thore was no truth in the clamor of blighted faith, ‘The real inquiry now is : Is it practicable, having due regatd for tho rights of bill-holders aud interest of the Goverumeont, to return to specio paymont ? Ho thonghe not, and defied any ono to show that the Government had departod from the purest mor- it Whon we have that proapeiity and trado which all shonld labor for, thien that grand fuct of spocie resumption will bo nccomplistod. Wiy all thny nirugglo to got hack to spevio paymouts ? Ho bad boou auswered: ** Because it is tho world's curroney,” He thought tho world would ol over sowe of its old notions on this subject. i‘ntionu wora becoming moro intimato with each other, and worltiug togethor more harmonjously, As this system increasos, tho world would adopt o currency not so cumborsomo. Ho did not favor the substitution of domand-notes for greoubacks, e would have but ono papor our~ Toucy, aud that issued _dircotly by the Govorn- mont. 'Pho National Bauks were organizations of uucfluall{. and the inquiry now was_worthy of sitention if there was a furthor nood of thom. A suitable time should be given to wind up their affaive, If we could not have one currenvy 18- #ued by tho Governmont, thon he favored (rec banking, with tho adoption of the English rule making the stockholdor linble to the extont of bis moans. His preferouce, though, was but for one currency by the Governmont, upon which no intorest should” bo paid, and the reception of a cortain percontngo of those notes by the Govern- ment in payment of import dutics.” Further, ho would ohange the form of the noto, and, instead of making it & promiso to pay, would simply havo the denomination stamped upon it, tho samo 88 upon gold and siiver, Tho peo- ple of this country are active and enterprising, and nocd & great volumo of cur- roncy, sowmotimes moro thau ot othors, cspecially in the falland wintor, in moving crops, eto. Agnin, 4,000,000 of peoplo in the Bcutl, Iately et oo, wero now engaged in industrisl pursuits, and this demand tor movecyis increpsed. o thereforo thought it advisuble to have tho cur- 1ency elnstic, with convertible bonds at n small rato of interest,—at about 8 65-100. Ho favored o small rato, becausa the nation was paying tao much iutarest, both public and private. No nation had boen 8o much impoverished og ours by tho paymeut of extravagaut iniorcst, If wo rotwn to” specio payment now, we must refloct that our gresubacks will be bought up by capi- tolists ht o depreolated value, and held for tho gold millennium, thus increasing the monatary doraugement and orippling business. Nothing” should bo done to contiact, but we should go right alicad stendily, Lt thora is o fur- naco idle,cucourago it to begin work, If any me- cluniond iigoncy or industry s stopped, bid'it go to worki, and all will be well. In conclusion, he donied that tho voice of the ‘West wna for u resimplion of specio payment and uo oxpankion of currency, Ay, LOGAN snid it iy nocossary to reliove the presont stringoncy by placiug the curroney on a securo busis, * He dik not opposo an_ ultimate return to specio paymont, but considerod such roturn ft presont impragticuble and unneccossnr 'y Io arguod thut specic paymont cannot bo ronched through forced cohtraction without daner of nutional bankruptey. Tho prosent amount of currency is manifestly inadequale, ‘Chie only way to specie payment s fustior con- traction or loglsiative proclamatlon. Iurther contractiont is impractioable; immediato re- sumption would oriy.ple if not ruin every indus- try, * Tho importation of gold must bo groater und tho oxpurtation far less bofors wo can congldor the question of cofn 1eswmption, An increnso of ourroncy would not, ns Lus boon uflivied by othor Heuntors, tojure Wostorn futmers, Tho history of the lust de- eado rhows that the country Lds never Leon m el 1 cotdition of contmucd prospority ws dur- fer ihess yeurs of papor monoy, It wonld be Tettor that the day of specio payments shonld Lis porlpoucd ad long us it was in Englaud ut the commencoment of the present contury, than thut thiu comm;( shounld oxperienco the disnstrous reaulte incldont to tlie forced contraction of re- sumption, The conlldonce of tho peoplo in our 8oL oUr ronoy by nover wavered, In tho daye of tho panto gold foll to 106, Tho Senator from Wisconsin showed that tho nmount of our cur- roncy per capitn in 1860 was 814.50, nnd that it ig now $10. Tho logical resnlt goes oven fur~ thor, In 1860 the amount of proj porty porcapita waa 86,20, which incronsed to 7.01 In 1870, The samo ratio of incrongo of currency would now roquire 222 por capita, or o total circu- Intion of 8860,000,000. ‘Tho ainount of curronc during that poriod has boen increased but 2!{ L)ur contum, whilo tho increaso 6f praperty has oou 62 per contum. A proper supply of cur- rency {8 now needod. Tnking a suitablo ratio of property to c“rmncg os tho standard, thia amount would bo about 850,000,000, amount is noeded tor motive circulation.” 1t would not bo in cxcoss of tho smount por copita in Great Britnin, and bouco tho most rolinblo stauistics ropresont tho circulation in Franco at $60 por capita, and in Gront Britain at #25 per capita, which latter is 10 por centum moro lEnn is hore demanded, COLORED SOLDILNS' BOUNTIES, Tho Chulr Inid boforo tho Benato a communi- cention from the Scerotary of War, in rosponea to a resolution of that body, in rogard to tho ap- Eropflntlon for tho collection nud paymont of ouuties to colored soldiers snd enilors, 'Tho lotter states that of the appropriation of £50,000 but $2:,000 romain to conduct tho business until Juno 80, The cetimated oxpenses per month arg 8t tho lowest limit $5,500; thorefuro at.the ond of Apnl L eutire sppropristion will have been exponded, and, unloss somoe_provision is mada, all worle will have to stop and the cloras bo dis- chorgod. Tho Beorotary rocommends that the unexpondod balauce of the appropriation for tho collection nnd paymont of bouutios for tho fiseal year ending Juno 80, 187, be rendored availablo to carry ou business until June 30, 1874, % Roforred to tho Committoo on Military Af- airs, Tho Sonato wont into Exccntive sossion, and soon after adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, UILLS INTHODUCED. Undor a cell of States a large number of bills waro fntroduced and roforrod. By Mr, SPEER—For tho purchnse of the Moutizello homestend of Thomas Jofferson, and containing his x‘fimw 3 By Mr. HUNITEE—~To amend "tho National Banking law 80 a8 to_provide for free banking ; 1o givo better securities to dopositors ; revont ustity ; give elasticity to currency, and place the finances on a moro securo aud substantinl basis, By Mr, WELLS—To ostablish o branch mint at 8t. Louis, Nr. WOOD introduced & bill Y‘rovidlng that the licirs of any soldier who was killed or died in the military Borvice during tho Iato war, whoso poriod of enlistmont was for less thun ouo yoar, or who shall have sinco died by reason of wounds received or disnse contracted, shall bo entitled 1o recoive the samo bountics as if eeid soldior had enlisted for three years, ‘This bill includes all who onlisted for threo or nino months at the commeacoment of tho war, and who have naver recoived bounty. Tho bill was reforred to the Comunittoo on Military affairs, Mr. FORT introduced s billto authorize tho Stato of Illinois to solect 367,000 acres of land to which it is ontitled, and a bill granting 160 ncrea of laud to soldiers of the rebellion for home- steads, TIE CURRENOY QUESTION. Mr. WILSON (Indisus) moved to suspond the rulos and adopt vho fallowing resolution : Witkners, Ly reazon of the prescut monoy strin. gency, and Insuillciency of the amount of circulating niegitim, the industry and commerciol affairs of the cauntry have been groatly depressed ; and, Wieneas, By reason of auch 'stringoncy, tho rovenues of the Govornment havo heen largely dfmin. ished, in cousequonco whorcof Congross hoa lioen liod to ncrease taxation to the amount of $42,000,- nud WuEntAs, Until the recent panfe, tho rovenues wero amplo'cnough to meet tho current expontes of the Government ; therefore, Resolved, T, instead of lovying sdditional taxes, tho true policy lca in the onactment of such o law or Lwws s will reliovo such stringency and eupply tho mieans necoseary to the business wants of tho country DLy incrcasing the circulating modium, thereby relieve {ug'the busincss, increasing the revenur, and thus evulding the necessity of increasing the prescnt rates of Iunlfim or dutles, or ths imposition of additional ST A EiE tn Conarites os Bemtug aud Cur- reucy bo insiencted to propare and report to the Houeo without delay a bill for the Fllrpom iu the firat resolution oxpressed, and that eald Committeo have Isave to roport at any timo & Mr. McOREERY called for the yeas and nays, r, SPEER inquired whether the question of cousideration could be raisod. The SPEAKER anid that that question was raised. ‘The motion wes to suspend that rule and all other rules. Mr. DAWES remarked that tho eubjact was g?'nm two committees at present, and Liad boon “ucussed in the Houso lnst Saturday. Io sug- gesled that, instead of having n vote uow, the resolutions be simply introduced snd sot down for dobate at some time, 8o that the variona views of members might be brought out, and that the Committce of Ways and Mleans and Committes on Bunking and Cirroncy might hare the benofit of thoso views, The Committee of Wavs and Aloans praposed to report somothing to-morrow, which would bo tho subjoct of de- bate, confinod to this matter. Ar. HOLMAN objected to discussion, Mit RANDALL remurkod thet the Committos on Banking and Currenoy was holdiug sessions every duy duriug tho sittings of the 1ouse, lig- toning to tho viows of gentlemen from, various purts of the country, Mr, WILSON =aid that this quostion of iu- crensed curvepey was exciting o great desl of public attontion, and therefors he hiad drawn the resolution for the oxpross purpose of testing the seuso of the House, and letting tho public know whether or not thore was to bo an increaso of curroney, Mr. COX wanted to offer an amendmont, bui the Speskor informed him thut he could not do 80 under & motion to suspend the rule. Tho vote was takon, aud resulted: yons, 195, nays, 93; 8o, two-thirds not voting in the aftirme ative, the resolutions wore rejected. ‘The following is the vote in detail : Teas, Adam, Harrls (G Phillips, Albright, Hurris (Vi Pratt, rilur, Harrlron, Turmian, Asber, Hatcher, Runsier, Averdll, Havens, Rapler, Barer, Huwloy (e, Rawis, Barrere, Hays, sy, Begole, Hozleton (N, &), Riclimoud, Bell, Hereford, Robbius, Biord? Habbel, Hivir ra, or, bell; syler (M. DBlaud, Huuter, Hl:lli\r,( Blouut, Hurlbut, Beselons, owen, Iyde, Shanks, Bradloy, Juwell, Sheato, Bright, Keliey, Sheldon, Brown, Killitger, Sherwoad, Bucknér, pp, Snoumaker, Bundy, Lamor, Sloss, Burrows, Lamison, Smidh (Va Dutler(Tenn), Luwroucs, Southard, Caln, b, Sprugue, Cesuhis, Latlould, Stanard, Clurk (Mo), Louguridge, Sione, Cloments, Lowe, Stralt, Cobb (N. 0), Lyuch, Btrawbrldge, Cobb (Ranj, Maridll,- - . Bynber, Caburn, McCrary, uylor, Comingd, ALDAL(Wis), Thoruburgh, Conger, McNulta, Toad, Cuok, Merriam, Tyner, Corwin, Mourne, Vs, Ohittenden, Moray, Waddell, Crosslund, Noal, Wells, grutentietd, Negloy, Whitchead, Curtin, Niblack, Whiteley, Daforth, Nuun, Whitthorue, Dayis, ir, Willlums (Ind.), Dobblos, Orth, Wlson ffa), Donuan, Packird, Wilson (Ind)), Duunoli, Parker, Wolfo, Fleld, g0, Waodwortn, Ercciin, ll;‘q‘lg(n (Mo,), ¥n(luu (léy.i. - Jovor, lham, oung (Ga.)—135, Hancock, Porry, B 3k NAYS, Albert, Hamilton, Tolaud, Avclior, bt (Mass), Fotler, Bauning, Ty Rainey, anw, v (Conn), Htandatl, Dock, Read, Hromborg, Tiice, Jatinton, Roberts, ¥, 1., isrchard, Hawyer, Barlelgh, Seliniekor(N.Y.) Caldwell, Hootield, Alarko (8, Y.) Houddot’ (3 Clayton; Heuddor ( Qlymer, Sunll, Calton, St Cos, Bmith' (Pa), Grotker, Bnulth (La), Grouke, mith (0., Darrell, Hrozr, Ditwen, cliisli, Blurkweathor, Dowitt, Miltken, Storn, Durh, Mitehotl, Bwann, Ensmes, Moure, Townsend, Tidon, Morriion, Waldron, Lldredge, Newsmith, Walluew, ¥lljutt, O Brion, Ward (N, 3,) ity O'Nedll, Whedler, fresey Parker' (N, 1) Wilbo dartleld, Larsous, Willard (v, aiddings, Fouleton, lard (Aljch.), Gooch, Phvlpe, fane (Mk.), Halo (M6 3 Villiom08, Hula !lh }-L Plats (X, ’P’)I NUMBER 15 COMMITTEE APPOINTED, Tho Bpoaker appointed tho Commiltes on Ex- andugma |u(t‘l,m)¥qo phetmont #fl.‘r'nauco{ \}" fol- lows: Boner (Va.), Parsons, nms (M Speer, and Darham, o THE FRANRING PRIVILEGE. z Mr, YOUNG nioyed t4 suspond tho rles aud pnag the bill provi¢ bat all printod matter printed by order of crument and bearing the ofticiul signaturo o & iember of oither Honse of Congross, shulf & “through tho mails froa of oharge nntil th =+ sof July, 1874, "ha motion war 3 “ted—Yoas, 71 The following fa t S, firmntive vote: 4 unys, 108, Adang, 40a.), Parkor (Mo, Albert, ,( LI T (o, Arthur, i Dlatt (Va,), Aslie, & prd, Purinnn, Beck, | 'on, Hawle, Toll, fton, Ry, Blotint, 5 Ttend, iiight, st TRabbins, Bucknor, Hor Sener, Burlolgiy Db Sheats, gnluu( onny), | . i s"’?'fi(u) ain, ), mil Caldivell, Smith (N Y.), Cenann, Soutbaid, Clymer, Bpeer, CGomingo, Todd, QCorwin, Vance, Crulchileld, Wallace, Dayis, ftohoad, Dowiit, Willinma (foa.y, Sldridge Yousg (v, | €y onng (Ky.), Gladiugs, Nunn, Young (Ga)—71, Hancock, O'Bricn, L8 FILIBUSTERING, Mr, BUTLER offored a rosolution instructing the Judiciary Committoo to inquiroe whethor fore ther logislation fa necessary to ‘prevont tho fllo- gal uso of tho Unitod States flag on commorcial vessoly, oto. Adopted. MMr, COX. unfgeswd that tho resolution soomed to bo a refloction on tho Admiuistration. TUE OLINTON BRIDGL. Mr. COTTON prosented o potition from the Chicago, Olinton & Dubuque Reilioad cumenuy Cliicago, Dubuquo & Minnosota Railroad Come ‘muy, and mnusv citizens of Iowa, asking that he Tuitrond bridge across the Mississippi River at Clinton, Ia., be oponed to tho use of all rail- roads centering at that Jwim thot may desire to uso the same. Referred. CGUSTOME LAW REFOIN. Mr. COX proscoted a memorial of the Na- tional Board of Trudo to reform the complox, cumbersome, and dificult customs laws o?tlm United States, and against the systom of in- formers, moiotics, aud arbitrary seizuros. COINAGE, Mr. HARPER, from tho Committos on Coin. age, Toported o bill allowing colnage to be oxo- cuted at the United Bintes Mints for foroign countrics, aud sont to tho Clork's desk and had rond o portion of tho Chincse proclamation au- thorizing tho circulution of the legal trade dollar Intely coined in the United States. The bill passed, TUVER IMPROVEMENT. : Mr, SYPHER introduced a bill to provide for an exnmivation and survoy of the Mivnesota Rivar, in the State of Minucsota, and for an esti- mate of (ho cost of canstrucunfi o cannl, locks, and dams on the same. Roferred, DARIEN COAST. BIr. CLAYTON assod loaye to offor a resolu- tion instructing the Committeo on Commurce ta inquire Into tho practicability and expedioncy of conetructing a ship canal across the Isthmus of Darion or by way of Nicaragua, Tehuantepco, ox any other routo, it Boveral mombers objected. Adjourned. JAY COOKE & CO. Affairs of the Bankrupts--No Comumit. teo Chosen ait the Recent Meeting o) Creditorne=The Elcction of Trustce Void, Sneeial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, PurLAbELRNIA, Jan, 19.—This afternoon st % o'clocl Regiater Mason was to havo presented ta the United States District Court his reportof the reault of tho oloction by the creditorsof Joy Cooke & Co..for..a -Trustea. to. administer tho estata ot o bLanirapts, and for o Commities -of creditors to co-operato with him. - At that hour the report ' ‘hud not beon comploted, and theroforo could wot be pro- sented. It was cloarly spparent, how- over, from tho still incomplete revort, that Bdwin M. Lowis Las boun seleoted as Trus- tee by the creditors who hold above three- fourths of =all tho claims against tho ostato. Thero is no choice for committcomen, ns noue of the nominces roceived throe-fourths in value of all tha voles cast, 7o the Associated Prexs.} PurLapsuri, Jau. 19.-The creditors of Jay Coolco & Co. mot thiy aftornoon, when the Reg- ister mado o report showing tint Lowis hud besa olectod Trustoe, but thut no committes has been clected. Couunsellor Bullot expluinad that the failuro to eloct the Commitico . BENDERED NUGATORY TUE ELEOTION OF TRUSTEE. Tho ogister said ou_opportunity sould b mven thoso who desiral to make o change in their votes to do #o, and adjourued the meetlog nntil Thursday noxt. The creditors subsequontly held & maoting; for the purnose of taking steps {o continuo the voto for Trustes and Commit:ge, I'ho proceedings of the flrst meeting wore re- ported fo Judge Cadwallader before the second meeting toolk place, 'I'hoJudgo said thers would hava to bo an election of Assignee at an adjourn- od meotiug, If thero venlly was uny remson looking to tho intereat of creditors why tho Com- mitteo eliould bo elacted, ho would like to Lear it. Thocase had alrendy beon subjected Lo un- usus! dolny, and he thought it should be settled a8 rapidly as possible. Tho Judge then made an order s follows: * Tho Register's roport of proceedings in part af the first mecting of creditors is preseuted unt #o'clock in $ho afternoon. The cose will be heard on this partisl report to-morrow morning 8t 10 o'vlock. ~The ndjourned sitting of the frst meeting appointed by the Register for this af- ternoon will b liold a8 adjourned by him until a fubure sitling, not later than Thursdsy next, the 22d inst,” STARVING INDIANS. The Destitution at Vermillion Lilkess Annuitics Ovorduc. Snectat Dispateh to The Chicuao L'rfoune, Br, PauL, Minn,, Jan, 19,—Rocontly o sub- band of the Millelac Indinns sent a doputatiou to 8t Paul, complainiog that they bad not roe ceived annuitios, nnd were starving, A mesone gor was sout to Agent Dougles asking prompt aid for them, Now comes the roport that tho Vermillion bands arealsostarving, their anuuities duo lnst fall not having Leen puid. Eighty Iu- diang from Vermillion, seeking for nssistauce, are oxpectod at Duluth to-day. It is reported that this party have beon e~e .. TFONGED TO CANNIBALISN, and Friday lest bad alreudy killed sud oaton ons man and tRo childron. ‘Lheir families wero lefs absolutoly starving, The high wuter last season dostroyed the wild rce, gamo bas becoma scarce, and they have no other resource but anouitios. THE PEMDINEZ, in tho extromo northwest of tuis State, uro bo- lioved to Lo similarly destituto, oxcopt that thoy did soceivo thelr annuitics. Tho goneral fooling hove is growing daily strongor that tho Indian Buroau must bo roformed. ‘I'hat the Chippowas of this Stato have beon shamefnlly abused by the Bureau officers is nndoniablo, 170 the Awociated Preas,) BlLwaunes, Jan, 10.—A spocial to the Minne. apolis Tyibune this evening, from Dulath, soys tho band of starving Indiuns reported by ad- vanco sconts a8 hoing on tholr way from Ver- milion huve not yob arrived, ~ 'The’scouts, after obeaining & supply of provisions, started back ou Baturday niglt Lo meot the main party, ———— 0HI0 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. CiNot¥NATL O, Jan, 19.~Mr. Baban, iu the Coustitulional Convention to-day, proposed a now plan for county and township orgunizavion, in votiug tivo. oflicors with six-year torms, clioson . tho system of proportionata m]n'n;unutntlon. It will como up eurly for dis- cussion, ‘The County Probate Judie's scction has beon retained; and'the judiclal siticle will probably Pusy an the form in which it went iuto the Come witteo of the Whole. @ ey THE WEATHER, Wasuivarox, D. 0., Jan, 10,—I'or the Nerthe west, partly oloudy or cloariug wenther, with northenstorly to soutliorly winds and rising tem- pereture, Tor (he Upper Lako region, awl thouco southward 1o 'ennossos, menorally cloudy woather, aud poseibls srewa oo saie o rain, with lower tomperature,