Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1874, Page 1

2. GENERAL NOTIOES, | (HIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD. SPECIAL NOTICE, ALL PASSENGER TRAINS of the Michigan Central R. R, will depart as usual from Grand Central Depot, FOOT OF LAKE- ST. - Tickets and checks for baggage can be obtained there as usual. ) Passengers and baggage arriv- ing from the East will be left at Twenty-second-st. station for the present. The Omnibus Line will convey passengers from that depot to any part of the city. . B SARGENT, General Supt, HENRY.C. WENTWORTH, Gen. West Pass, Agt. MERWIN CHURCH May be found for the present at the ¢t 8tate Street Savings Bank,” Corner Van Buren and Stats, A full supply of repairs for “MODEL,” “SAMPLE,” and “PATTERN” Cook expected in a few days. ARMSTRONG & 00, Having been burned out, ‘are temporarily located at No. 33 SOUTH WATERSE, AND WILL BE PREPARED TO FILL ORDERS IN A FEW DAYS. Netionel 1% Tnsuranes Co RECEIVER'S NOTICE, Notico is heroby given that Thavo boon appointad Re- eeivar of the Natlonal Lifo Iasuranco Compan, of OR: foderand by sirioe 3 40, ordac entored in it un! 7 Kt ul;l,?‘unhnr o ompany of Ohieago, to- Fflm with an afidavit of tho olaimant atischod, stating Insurance the balanco shown in tho annoxed justly duo (rom sald Company, A1l porsons Bolding or © fabraontiog claime ssainst ssld Company for deaih ‘will ploaso sond mo a statomont, shiowing, name of insured, claimod, number - of * policy, ot proot ol lows hns boon furmiaiod the "Companr, and, it o, whather claim hoa evor boon allowed b, Oampany, snd whon. KIRK HAWES, statemant Is now KEARNEY'S BUCHU. KEARNEY’S EXTRACT BUCHT, ‘The only known remedy for Bright’'s Disease, And a Positive Romedy for GOoUT, GRAVEL, STRICTURES, DIABETES, DYSPEPSIA, ; NERVOUS DEBILITY, DROPSY, Retontion or Incontinonco of Uriue, Tritatton, Tn- N et Rt ety Jertatton, T BLADDER AND KIDNEYS, Spermatorrhoss, Lougcorrhoos or Whites, Dissasos of the Prostate Gland, STONE IN THE BLADDER, Oaleulus Gravel or Brickdust Doposit, and Mucus, or Biitky Dischaaon: i KEARNEY’S EXTRACT BUCHTU Positively sad porimanontly curos all Discasoa or Affoc. tious of tho BLADDER, KIDNEYS, and DROPSICAL SWELLINGS, Exlsting in Mon, Womon, and Obildron, NO MATTER WHAT THE AGE. Price, 81 por Bottlo, or Bix Bottles for §5. Depot, No. 104 Duane-st, New Yark. Bold by Druggists Everywhero, nd E. BURNHA! PN SR et at SHAACK. BT FOR SALE. CLOSING-OUT SALE 0f the Bankrupt Stock Of imported Ohina, Lava, Bohemlan Glasewaro, Btatn. sttes, &o., at Wholasslo or Retat), at prices for whioh they cannot be bought anywhoro olse In the olty. 78 EAST RANDOLPH-ST.,, Between Dearborn and Stato.sts, A. PIUK, Prov, Assignce. IF YOU WANT A G0OD ARTICLE Use JOHN A, FOSTER'S GOLDEN ‘ST ATIYP MACHINERY OIL, les the body of, and 1s 25 per cont choaper than, Tard , :0 mor guin tho machinory, S Imakufaotured only by JOLN A. FOSLIIE 4 Capiatists, ake Notic! a0 af tho bost fmproved husiness cornors, in the hoart of tho olty, fur salo at s daoldod baryain. Allot it is well Tonted, laquiro of . HENRY & JACOB WIIL Nos. 14 and 13 Desthemet s eaarl Shadison. MEETING, Masonic. A apeclal commanication of Blanoy Lodge, No. i g -'- ll). 0. \vuuwmf. Hoo'y, CHICAGO, ‘WED. WALTHAR WATCHES | ELGIN WATCHES, SWISS WATCHES, GOLD CHAINS, The largest stock in the West and the LOWEST PRICES. - - N. MATSON & (0, State & Monroe-sts. CORNELL WATCH GO, OF OHIOAGO, MANUFACTURERS OF STEM & RBEY-WINDING WATCHES, Threo grados of which havo their uncquailod Stom-Wind- ing and land-Sotting Attachmont. Solllnk at Si35, 540, and 8100 , with tho Co.'s guaranton of tha Accurate pocfurmance and porfection of each Watch, Speclal arrangomonts mada with rosponaibl dralors for 31)‘:& 'Jnllgl;ll’"#;lfioud" THE C0O. DO NOT SELL PAUL CORNELL, Prosidont. T, O, WILLIAMS. V. Pros’t and Managor. Addross CORNELL WATOI1 CO., Grand Crossing, cor. Bavouty-sixth-at. and Groenwoad-av., Chicago, 11l PIANOS. HALLETT DAVIS & G0 PIANOS. STVENTY.FIVE firat promiums award.} ed for BEST PIANOS. 1, 20,000 hiave boun manufactured snd are W. W. KIMBALL, STATE AND ADAMS-STS, A larqe amtortmont of naw Pianos and Or-) gans to RENT. Partiov wishing to pay by nstalimonts can be accommodated. DISCOUNT On all Garments Ordered of us During January and February, 1874, Wedding Outfits a Specialty. EDWARD ELY & CO., IMPORTING TAILORS, Wabash.av., cor- ner of Monroe-at. ESTABLISHED 1854, GIFT CONCERT. 4th Grand Gift Concert FOR THE BENEFIT OF THR Publie Library of Ky, OVER A MILLION IN BANK! AND A FULL DRAWING ASSURED! Tuesday, the 31st of March next, Only 60,000 tickets havo been fssued, and $1,500,000 1l Lo distributed by lot LIST OF GIFTS: i I [y Sl . 000 ... STP000 en 325 Cunh 11,000 Ciinh Total, 12,000 Gifis, ALL CASI, nmohch to t veneee- 81,500,000 ‘THF. CONOEIT AND DISTRIBUTION OF GIFTS WILL POHS- TIVELY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY TAKE PLAOE ON TIIE DAY HOW FIXD, WHETIER ALL THE TIORETS AWE ROLD 01l NOT, ANI'TIE 12,000 GIETH AL PAID IN PROFONTION TO THENUNUEIL OF TICKETS BOLD. PRIUK OT TICKETS. 50| 3235 Tickets fos .8 1,000 : % Hnghnln’l' ‘: for w0 b1 227 Whole Tlekets for 10,000 No discount on lers than £500 worth of tckets, PO, I, BRAMLETTE, Agont Palite Libenry Ky,, aud Managor Gift. Concort, il Ty by Loulwvillo, Ry: Ury ‘Watts & Co., Room 47 Mot ! - Dattoston Uniboman Black, cornor Randolph and La Wholo Tickets Halvan, “Lanthe, Gr Vi) Eonipon f 1 WholoTickots tur,as h0 BLANK BOOKS] BTATIONERY and PRINTING furnlshod promptly and y at fair pricos, J. M. W. JONEBES, 104 AND 106 DIADISON-8T, ‘We have reduced our price for WILKES-BARRE COAL $8.00 Per Ton, DELIVERED. B L Heistrom & o 71 Wa.shihgton—st. J.W. WALKER &00,, Miners, Shippers, and Dealers in CLINTON COAL, 'THE BEST Indiana Coal IN THE MARKHT, FORDOMESTIC USE OR STEAM PURPOSES. . Indiana Tump, $3.50 per Ton, Indiana Nut, $2.50 per Ton, 50 ata, per ton for delivery. All other Coals equally low. PRINCIPAL OFPICE—168 Washinglon-st, YARD—267 & 269 West Sixtcenth-st,, 1ear Brown, LOAL REDUCED On Monday morning 1 will scll Lackawanna Coal for 28 por ton dalivored, and 87.50 por ton n yard. - No ordor will bo boakod unless nccompaniod by tha money. Blos burgh, Lohigh? and all othor Coals at lowost prices. Of- floos—280 Fast Madisonat., 196 South Market. Lumbor-st., adfolning ightoonth-st. Bridge, and North Plor noar Lighthouso, ROBERT LAW. " REDUCTION IN COKE. On Januaey a1 tho prico of Qloke at the ozks of the Oht. oago oko Co., wil or bushel, otlon will romain In force for a few dass only. I bo recolved at the offico of the Company, BURTIS, Boo. REMOVALS, REMOVAL. Fiell Benedict&Co IMPORTERS OF CLOTHS, CASSINERES, VESTINGS, TAILORS TRIMMINGS, &, Heve removod their large stook to WABASH-AV., COR, MADISON-ST. CHICAGO, ILL. M. V. & F, LESTER, STOVES, FURNACES, AND RANGES, 304 STATE-ST., Having been burned out, will bp found temporarily at TILLOTSON BROS. & CO., 272 and 274 State-st. prcolteraoPadurtuch Aot otk odlbnd bttt INSURANCE. WILLIANSBURGH CITY FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF BROOKLYN, N, ¥. STATEMENT JAN. 1, 1874, Qash Qapital...-..............$260,000,00 Oash Surplus, after deduoting all Unpaid Losses--......... 481,965,82 $671,966.82 Oash Asgets over Liabilitios Beofore renewing any Policies of Insurance Merchantsand Proporty-Ownera will consult their interosts by obtaining ourratos, Desir- able risks writton on as favorable terms as the nature of the risk will pormit, without roforence to the arbitrary ratos of Boards or Oliques. DAN. M. BOWMAR, Agent, 171 LA SALLE-ST. FINANCIAL, s The FIRST NATIONAL BANK, (Buecessor to THATOHER, 8TANDLEY & 00.), Central City, Colorado. J. A THATONRR, Pres,, OTTOSAUER, Vice Pros,, FRANK 0, YOUNG, Cashior, Cantel, $300000._ Pai i, $5000 TRofor to Ohomical National Rank, Now York, Lucas Bank, Bt. Louis, Third National Bank, Chicago. Golloctions rocelve prompt porsnnal attontion, ey L Y Wo will maka it to the interost of of any dn(urwllnn. to consult our fe justmont, We lists roguiarly rofataod attornezs in ovory i In tio cous dhorgo nothing unless wo colloct, and no attornoy’ catton Agonor, o i FRABIGR'S Meraantile Oall 146 Tinst Dl MONEY TO LOAN L 2 A v T T DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION ‘I'io oopartnorehip o oniiing busiues lnsolvud, tvas, WG DISSOLUTION. (i 857 Do Einiagon, Bettle {00, oy B (. ST A e 3, P, PHTRID, Chicago, 1Il,y Jan, 20, 1874, TRANSPORTATION. Report of the House Railway end Oanal Commities on the McQrary Bill, The Constitutionality of the Measure Fully Dig- cussed, Legal Authorities Uniformly in Sup- port of the Scheme, Its Coustitutionuiity and Ex. pediency Amply Set © Forth: The Power to Prohibit - Extortionate Rates Is Vested in Congress, The Transportation Question in the Wisoonsin Legislature, Proposition to Appoint a Special Com-' mittee on the Subject. The Action of the Roads in the Matter of Business Returns to Be Investigated. IN CONGRESS. BEPONT OF THE HOUSE COMMITIEE ON THE M'ORARY DILL. Wasnmioro, D, C., Jan, 20.—McCrary, Chalrman of the Committco on Raliways and Canals, to-day sub- mitted to tho Houso of Ropresentatives his Teport on tho Houno bill to regulato commerce by railroad among the soveral Btates. Tho roport saya: ** Tho Committeo havo had tho same under conalderatton, and Toported tho accompanying smondment thereto in tho nature of a substituto, snd recommond its passago, In the Judgment of the Committeo, tho measure of legislation Pproposod ia 50 important as to make a propor state- ment in tho form of & report to tho Houto of somo of tho principal grounda which, it ia belioved, not only Justify, but DEMAND ITS ADOPTION. Without ropeating in detall tho provisions of the bil), 1t is enough for tho present purposo to say that it ns- serts tho right and duty of Congress to regulate inter— 6tate commerco as carrled on by railroads, and pro- serlbog, as ono of tho regulations thoreof, that tho charges of B{nunonn engoged in such comrnerco for carrylng frelght and passongars, shall in il cnscs bo fuir and reasonable. ~Of the dotails of tho bill, wo_do not speak hoto, because theso can woll enougl bo dis- cusaed elsowhoro ; suflice it 10 say that their purposo 18 (sud we think them woll adspted to ity to ndopt and orce under suitablo ponsitics as ono of tho rules or regulationg concorning commerca carriod on by rafl- roads among the States the taking of 1o moro than FAID, AND NZASONADLE TOLL, or compeneation, * Beforo any discussion of details, it Is necessary to coustder and dotermine, firet, whethor tuo ond thus sought can be obtuined by'a constitutional act of Con~ grons, and secondly, whther, if constitutional it ia ex- pealent, THE CONBIITUTIONALITY, * Firat—The conatitutionsl question, Among the powers oxprossly conferred upon Congross by Bec, 8, Art. Lof tho Constitution fs tho power *to yruxllllu commercs with forvign nations and with the ladien tribea’ In consldenng the quention whether, uder this provision, Congresa has power to pass tho bill ros ported, it wil bo uniecessary to inqulrosato the vatura and extent of the power conferred )y this provizion up- on Congress. It will not be denii thiat thoe cisusa of the Conatitution confers upon Congress by oxpress words the power to legislate upon the geaeral subject of the regulation of commerce among the sovoral States, It 8 1ok negativo provision ; it does not declaro whiat pouer Gougreas suall not Livo; it o not meraly pro- bitory, It is affirmatiye, It declares that Congress ¢ shall have the power,' ctc. In order to show that thia provision of the Qonstitution authiorizes Gongross to pasa the bill roported, it 1s nocessary to catablish the following propositiona : 1. That *the commerco among {he several States | wiiich may be regulatod by Qongress tuvolves the commorco carrled from Stato to Stato by railroads. 3. That to regulate charges for carrying {roight or passengers upon inter-State rail- roads 80 a5 to limit them to what $& fair and resson- ablo, and provent oxtortion, 18 s legitimate exorcise of thopower to rogulate such commerce,” In support of “the first proposition, tho Come mitico cite Judgo Tedfiold on #Tho Law of Raliroads ”; opluion of the Bupreme Court dalivered by Ouief-Juatica Marshall in_the case of Gibbons va. Ogden; Judge Gooloy -on * Constitutional Limita- tons "} opiuion of the Bupreme Court, deliversd by Judge "Millor, in the caso of Groy vs, The Olinton Bridge Comyany, roported by the Anicrican Law Regieter in Janury, 1808, and the recent decision of tho Bupromo Court i1 the case of {hio Btate {reight tax (15 Wallace, 232), The roport goes on to say : * It is by no means important, in order to catabilsh fho Jomor of Gongrose o paat’ Lie bl reported, than thnt it should be made to appoar that the power of Con- gress over inter-Blate commerce s exclusive, Tho ‘power 8 ample, whother it bo exclusive ornot ; but it seema {o the Committee that the cases cited are con- clustve of tho quastion, and leave no doubt that the Powor of Qongress is exclusive, The suthorities cited loave 10 rooms for doubt concerning the power of Con- gress {0 rogulale that commerce among the neveral Statea which {8 now carriod on by means of railrosds, They establish conclusively thaf tho powor of Con. gress extonds to all commerco which concerns moro than one Btato, and that it mecessarily includes the eatrying of frelght and passangers from a place in one Btate to a place in anothier State. It reaches and con- trols that comiaerce which is beyond the reach of any alngls State, becauso not complotely Infernal with any ona Btats, “"I'he Commiltes then proceeds lo discusa thosecond Jreposition relativo to the regulation of tolla, and In La support cltes Chlof Juatico Murshall in Gibbons ve, Ogden. _The queation Is niot whother such rogulation in roasonablo or unreasonsblo, propor or impropor, expediant or inexpedient, but stmply whether it 18 & regulation. 1£3t prescribes a ritle to bo followed in cavrying on commerce, then it is & rogulation of com- merco, That it docs prescribe auch n rule ia plain, Thio rilo hore presoribad. is that “in. carrying o8 commorco upon railroads betweon points in differont States ressonable rates may bo charged and mot more, The = power of Congress upon this subjoct haa no Nmitation other than thoss presoribed in the Constitution itself, If the opinion refered to givos the trus meaningof the Constitution, of which tiers can b no doubt, then the power of Congress In the matter of controliing snd roguiating inter-State commere, is cooxtensivo with tho power cf tho Statos over thair completely Internal commorco, and if the power of the Btats over ils own commerco is for any reason less than * plenary,” then the power of Congress within ita sphero {8 nocessarily greater than thut of such State, for power of Congress can bo Lim- itod only by the powor of the Conatitution of the United Hiates, It can hardly bo claimed, howovar, at thils day, that's Blato has no power to #x or Lmit the charges’ of rallroals within ita torritory, = ‘That they lava such power {5 now gouerally concoded, Tho po Btato over wor of a8 raflroad ° commercs within its lmits Ja dorived from the fact that ratlroads’ata chartored by tho State, but it in derived from the fact that tho rallroads are publio highways, and therefore nocensari- 17 sublect 1o Logisiative control. In tho Toront. sas ot Olcatt v, Buporvisona (10 Waliaco, 678), tho Bupreme Gourt of the United Btates soys that, ¢ Rallronds though conatruated by privato corporations au grmed by thom, ate nublio Liglwoye.!” Vory ourly the question aruse whettier n Stato's TIght of owtuent domatn could be exercisod by privato eorporations creatod for the purpose of constructing a railroad, Glourly it could not; unless taking the law for euch a prposo by euch su ngoncy e toking tho law for publlo v, Tho bt of omiBent domagn nowhore Jjustifies of proyerty for private use; yot it fs s doctriue univirenlly accepted that tho ‘Htate Legisiature may authorize a private corporatlon to take liud for tho coustruction of such a roud, moking compensntion to tho owner, What olso doss 'tlis dootrine moan 7 Firat, thut tha buildiug of w railrond, though it be bulit by & private corporalion, (6 un act done for a publio use, and the Touson why'it I for & publio uso 1 that such Foud s a piblic highway, whethier made by tho Government jt- Rolf, 0 Ly tholr agonoy o corporate bodios, OF vels by ind{viduals, when they attain tholr power to contruck {ufrom Legislative grant,” A number of declulons of Htate courta to tho sume’ effoct sre bore referred to, Ono of thom was aa followa ; *''Chough the ownership of s raflroud ia private, Uhe use fa. publlo, 8o turn. ikea, bridges, ferrios, and_canals, al'hough made by dividusla undor public grants, or by companies, are Tegarded aa publici juris. ‘Tha right to exact tolls, or rgo frolglis, is granted fora service to the public, o Owniors may be privele compamies, but thoy sro not DAY, JANUARY 21, 1874, compollod to permit tho public to uae thelr works, In A recont argument against tho valldily of the Illinols Taw tipon thin Rubiecl, and mads I8 betalt of tho Ohi- cago & Alton Tnilrond Company, the proposition was Inid dow that common carrlors, ncting under a ohinr {or or without one, aro aliko liablo for any abuse of tho publle by tholr elivrgos (Beo argumant of Deckwts in roport of Illinols Commissloners for lfl'lflzl‘ and tho authorltica fully sustan tho proposition, o suthior fties upon the subject aro numorous and uniform, and thoy Liavo no doulit 48 {0 tho right to limit by Iaw the oharge of tho common carrlor to such ns shall ho re sounhlo § for thoy aliow cloarly that nch low i sl ply declatatory of tlio common law iteclf, It will bo abaurd thot tlio question of tho powor of Congress to locate or charlor n corporation o operate a lino of commerce from Btate t0 Btato, and Lo exer- clso tho right of eminont domain, {s not involved in tho passagre of (bebill roported, Tt is, howevor, well sottled by the decisions of th Supremo Court of the United Siates thnt Congress may chartor a corporation which {a a nocessnry or propor fnaitiiniont for carrying into effect any of tho powers of the Gene¥al Governe mont, If, therefore, Gongress should doom it necoss aary, In to exorclso of its powera oxpresaly conferred, to tegulato commerco smong tho sovotal ‘States, tg chartor new lines of raflroads or canala o8 channols of such compmorco, 18 powor to do 50 would scom boyond queation,” Tho Committea continuat “The whols question hns recontly been considored by the Supromo Court of Michigan in tho case of Trombly va. Humplrey, Audie tor-Genernl,—(33_Michigan, '47L) All elborate and exbausiivo optnion was' dolivored in thikh casoy by ono of tho ablust jurists in tho'country (Judgs Cooley), and wa contont ourscives with referring to it and quoting from it tho conclunions reached by tho Gourt, ba follows : * Tho power of Gongroes to regulats commerco exista independently of the means or agon- clea by which that commorco 18 carried on, Bteamboat companes engagod n tlie nkvigatlon of out great rivors are frequently, and wa boliovo- genorally, fncorporated under Stato lats, but it haa nover beon tirged that for this resson {ho commorea carrlod by any of theso companies s boyond the control of Congress,'” IT8 EXPEDIENOY. Tho Committeo noxt procoed to consider the ques- tion of expediency, Aftor & genrnl discunsion of ths uestion of transportation by rail in all ita bearings, tha roport coucludes sa follown s * Whon it is remem-: berad thint about 30,000,000 tona of frofght woro carriod by tho groat through linos fn tho yoar 1873, probably * one-third ~ of whioh was Woatarr prodiicts, {t will at onco bo scen how Importaut and how vital'to tho intorests aud righis of the people it s that somo other interest and somo_other powor than tho combined interoat and power of theso great mo- nopolies should bo invoked in the regulation of thcso clmrglcu. We nssume, therefore, that this commerce by ralirond phould bo controlled and regulated by law, Of conrao, tho laws which sball socure this regulation and control must bo national Inwa, or Btate Jnwe, ‘or both, It hns boen claimed that Btate legislation is of itsolf muMcicnt, but a little refloction will show thnt this is an error, Your Committeo cre not disposed to rocommend the allghtest oncroachment . by the TFederal Governmont upon the rightful domain of Blato leglsation, and we ey, dis- finctly, that in mso far &8s = remedy for theso ovlls .can bo found in loeal or Btato Iaws, fo that extent the romedy should be sought in that direction ; but the proposition that Inter-Blato commerco canuot b controlled and regut- lated by State laws is too plain for argument, The great trunk linea or thirough lincs, oa thoy aro calied, must be regulated by o national law or not regulatod atall, Thoy mako contracts (0 carry frelghts from the Missouri River to the Atlantic, aud ovon sometimen “from one ocean to anotlicr, without a chango of cars, In tho transaction of thelr Immenso business they ‘make no note of Btatolincs, ‘True, they may be char- terod by somo one or all of the Stafua Whosy territory thoy traverse, but thoy are o all intentannd purposcs on6 lino operatingin and throngh mony Stalos. Wo. hovo already secn (hat any Btato law attompting to regulato commerco upon such Hucs oz thess would bo_unconstitutional and vold, becauso it would be on attempt by the State tooxerclge the power to regulate commerce among the eovoral Btates, which 1n contlded by tho Constitution oxclusively to Gongross, (8oo Blato frelght-tnx cases, 16 Wallaco, 332; Crandali &, Novada, 6 Wallace, 33; Gibbons va. Ogden, 0 Whene fon, 12.) But sside from s uncoustitutionallty, such Iegialat{on would bo inoffoctus] for othor Very’ Appa- ront reazons. Let us suppose that the commerco to be rogulated oxtends over a fino from Council BlufTs, Tn., to Bonton, Moas,, and passing through the Blates of Tows, Iilifiols, Tudians, Ollo, Pennsylvania, Now York, Conneeticut, and Massachuscita; how can any ruls of regulation for carrying ou commierca upon this line bo enacted or enforced by Btate suthority? 1If woare fo ddmit that one rule may apply in one State, and o differont rulo in another, o dozen differcnt and conflicting rules might result, 1f somo of tho ° States should pnas no Iaws upon tho subjoct, what is to hinder tho railrond company from fixing ils own rules, and arranging ita own prices for carrying freight over the ferritory of auoh State ? Burely it will uot bo protended thata statute of Towa can regulato tho rate and dutics of n comimon carzler in Ponnsylvanin, But nguin, the most conclusive of all considerations upon this subject is the fact tbat, if the regulation of thoso long linos belonga to the State alone, they moy Increase ns well aa diminish the charges of these carriors, and thus discriminate in favor of their own peoplo and againat thoso of othier Btatos, Again, if the lawa of a dozen difTercnt States are to be “t‘E“M a8 a regulation of tho conduct of a carrior in thio transportation of o single cago, such questions aa these mustarise: Which Stuto shall cuforce fis l'ng:huml ? To liow many pennlties shall the cor- rlor boaubjected? In what and how many courls slall ho b answerablo? And, finally, if obodionce to tho lawa of _ono Btate 4 found to bo o violation of tho lawa of nnother, what shall bo tho carrler’s duty ? Theso suggestions demonstrato the proposition that ‘o have before Iald down, that Stato control is simply impossible, Whtlo this I8 truc, thore is a field within which thy Stale may and should Iegiglate, and that fleld is, a8 was well aaid by Chicf-Justico Barshall, in tho enactment of such laws o8 npxly o o completely intornal commerco of the State. contract to carry froight from place to placo_ within o Stato s eloarly within reach of Stata laws, aud ag clearly boyond the #cope of Federal logislation, A confliot bo- tween the Stato and the Em“on in the matter of tho regulation of commerco 1a clearly {imposaible, 50 wigsly and well have our fathers marked out tho Jurls- diction of Congress,—whers tha autbority of tho nation beging, and that 'of tho Suto ends. The former Teaches and controla inter-Stato commerce, tho lattor the internal commerce of & Btate, and tho power of such within its approprinto splicry s nlike ample, So far, thon, as tho question of cxpodiency I concormed, 1t resolves itself into s question whelher {nter-State raflrond commorce elall bo regulated at all. Tio Commiltes believo 16 ought to bo, and that Soone or Iator it must bo, and_ they belicvo also that avory yoar's delay on the part of Congress to inaugurate tho work but adds to the difficultion to bo ovorcome, o tho damnges to bo avorted, nnd evila tobo romodied. It has been said that, admitting the power to rogulsto commorce,’ it s mot oxpedient to exerciso to {no extent of Timitin the chargoa o such a8 aro reasonablo, Wo linve s ready coneidorod the question os 1o the yower fo do this, and huve soen that it is cloarly a regulation and power within tho aphere of Congress, and o boro add without hesltation that we cousklor it not only most Just, but most oxpedient, Any attempt to rogitate ihis commereo which stops ebort of a prohilition of extortionate charges must prove altogetlier inofoctual a8 a remody for existing evils. It s now well mitled that tho State can put no lmit upon theso cliargos, Lot it nlso bo acknowlodged and settlod that Congross cannot do 80, and the evil which will result can bo .measured only by sclfishncss, avarice, and cupidity which can exist in a numbor of great corporate mouopolica combiiiing for {helr common Iutcrest, and controlled by no Iaw whatever,” e WISCONSIN. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. 'TIE TRANGPORTATION QUESTION IN THE LEGISLATURK, Mapison, Wis,, Jan, 20.—Thero was a Hvely dis. cussion in tho Assembly to-dsy over the following resolution, offored by Mr, Sawyer (Reform) yester- day 3 Jiesolved by the Assombly, the Scnato concurring, that o special committeo of five, (hreu on tho part, of the Asseinbly and two on the purf of the Senate, bo ap- polnted, whoso dutles it ehull boto investighto the uestion of transportation in this State, sud tho quos. tlon of revenue derived by the Biate from railway, ex~ ress, and telegraph companies, eald Committos o oxnmino and report eapocially on the sube Jook of and gross rocoipte in this tho Blate has rocalvad the Just amount due from such sources, and to roport by bill, and also to roport at an carly day such fucts s thoy may bo ablo to obtain on the subject of RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION AND TARIFES genorally, Mesra, West and Oary, of Milwaukeo, both Reform- ers, objectod to tho rosolution as a diucourtesy to largo aid ublo Radlrond Committes, Lefor whoth this matter would properly come, the former moving in- dofinite postpoucment and the Iatter referenco to the Railroad Committee, r, Bavwyr oplioaéd both motious. Tlo sald that 1t was of groat lmportance that (ho Leglaturo and cople should havo full Inforumation i regard to o grosn ournftige 4ad wmownt. of hropurty ot sais roads, whetlier the tarifs wore propor, or ought to reduced, snd kindrod guestions, Theso might bo con~ siderod by the Ruflrasd Cominities ongwhom ho did not intond to cust sny slur, but at fSrmer sesslons thioy lind liad all (hoy could o without cntoring on an invoatigation Liko this, which ought fo bo bogun f anco. 1o protested siuinst reforouco as involving do- Iay likely to be injurlous, and futonded to wmothor th resolntion, 1o roforrod (o the fact that tho roport of tho Milwaukee Chamber of Commeree showed & vast wmount moro greln rocelvod dn thnt city than tho relironds roported earryiug thero In the roport ou which tho lconse on gross carnings was Laved, which Would mako a OUEAT DIPFERENOE IN TIE BTATE TAX, Ifo fnsistod thul Justico should b done the posple ot well us o tlo rallronds, Mr Carey profosted {hat o was oa ready for {he Iuvestigation of thin railroud question us anybody, and was willing to have it probed to the bot tom, bul action might bo tuken s such would _do rout injusifze wnd harm to rullroads and he peopls of tho Hinte, Tho Hallroud Come mitte was lurgo, aud wble to compreliond tho wholo subject and prooura all tho ntormatlon desired, Lot thom say whellicr (oy had tim tomake the {n. vestigution und advise as to Lo now Committee, Br, Richinond (iteform) sald this was n spoctul mo- o, T xegurd to WIcl tho pooploof ke Bt do- mandod tho Leglslature shoull da samothing TO LEABEN THELI GRIEVANOES, As matters atund they felt cutirely at the meroy of tho railways, who Lad the power to mako or break ene tire communitios, & powor which we had right to it, 'flu-. ‘Winans (Reform) regardod this as onoof the most {mportant subjects to come befors the {isombiy this wintor, 1lo mupporiod the resolution becuuns tho subjoot requirod & “earoful oxamination which, perhiaps, the ablo Railroad Committos wou not boablo to glvo it, Einally, Mr. Coroy offored to smond, requiring the Gormittéo lo roport within o wook, ifler " which ho and Meanrs, Rankin,Richmond, and Whitton (Reform), and Biogham (Republican), advocated reforence, an Sawyer (Reform), opposod, Tho inolisaon'wan out short without action by tho expiration of the morning hour, e MISOELLANEQUS, ERIE CANAL IMPROVEMENTS, New Yons, Jan, 3L,—Tho Z4mes this morning pub- Unlion aud inflorseh Cvo-colum Jotier. from Tesim . aich, of Duffalo, on th chosp trausporiation. quoss tion, i which ho Sontends (htt the Erie Ganl, Ghon deodged ot dorl, provided btawaad ke completed yet remainin, 0 loubled, can control tho trade of tho Weat, ° 3 EXPLOSION. Fearful Havoc Caused by the Bursting of a Gasoline Pipe. e i Nine Women Killed and Many ‘Others Shockingly Injured. BENNINGTOX, Vi, Jan, 20.—The knitting mill of B. E, Bradford was burncd this sfternoon, the fire belng caused bythe leakaga of & gasoline pips, The gas ignited from a boller fire, and, exploding, demolished the sdjolning sewing room, Nine women st work there waro instantly killed or burned to death in the fire which followed, and many otliers wers injured, some shockingly, ~The eard and shooting rooms wera saved. Loss about $100,000, Parilally inaured, POSTMASTER AT CINCINNATI, A Genuine Sensation Amoug tho Loe cal Politicinns«=kow Timc-Servers Can Be for Ono Candidato Xo-Day and for Anothor To~NOrrowseA Nowspnper Expos Special Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune. CINOINNATY, Jan. 20,—~The Gazelle, of this city, has produced’a genttine local sonsation by publishing the Iottera and tolegrams to the Presidont and Postmaster- General, in spplication for the Postmastership of Cin. clonatt ; for, asldo from the unprocedented exposuro of confidential official correspondence, 1t rovesls a curlous record of twisting and turning duplicity, do- celt, and doublo-dealing on the part of tho office- scckers, politiciars, and the whole circle of publicly- sccrodited influontinl cltizens, who put their hands to poper to furler the schemes of thelr oficesecking frionds, The - nosing out of this protty keitle of fish was performed by Gen, E, I, V, Boynton, special Washington corre- ;x;c:g:&ll‘l’t of the Gazelte, sud thero is no denying that A TEN-STRIXE by bringing {t tolight, Of course, *he hud npecisl facilltlos ot the Dopariment, ss ropreacntative of a “{ruly-loyal™ Jourual, but what the lattor has gainod in that way will bo_dlscounted by the damago to tho sty men involved, whoso porsonl mortification fs nlongo at scolng themsolves sbown up as playing fast and 10080, ~Thoro Lavo boon & BCOF Of Rurhics pro- sontod, but the strife scttled down at last for Gustav T, Wahle as the ropresentative Gorman candidato, * His appointmont was considered sbaclute- 1y necossary to placato tho German Republicans, who bocamo fearfully demoralized during the last Prost. dential election, This on ~wag taken by Mesers. Jacobi and Schoenlo, oditors of the Clncinnail Courier, Gorman, who added in a postacript that their communicature ruuat bo considerod as STRIOTLY CONFIDENTIAL, morely caloulated for the oxiromest nocessity. Con- splouous among this very confidential corrospondenco aro lotlers to Alr, Urogswoll from Dob Harlan, o stal. wart mulatto, whioso facfle tougue,iusinuating mannor, sud fomillarity with horscology sccured for him an appolntment “from tho Preaidont ss Mall-Agout at Large,. Ho alludod to his conversation with the President whilo at Washington, and dcalt stab on one Land to Foulds, incumbent, and to Keaslor, oxpectant: whilo, on tho other hand, ho plastered Carey, and ngain Walilo, varying the thickness of tho plaster according to tho demands of tho caso, . TUE WONDER . horo fa that Horlan stand 60 high among the officlal dignitarics of tho Capitsl; but perhops ‘tho word #Joko" should bo wiltten {ustead of * wodder,” for tho Mall-Agent at Largs i8 a Larmlcss, oily sort of a bore; and now lends off a list of *cards™ in the papers here to oxplain why he was for this man now, and that mau pgain, 5 : i S S LEGAL INTELLIGENCE, - Suit of the Koystone Bridge Compnny, of Pittsburg Against the St. Louis " ridge Company. 3 PITTavURGH,P4,, Jan, 20,—The Committes appoluted to arbitrate the claim of tho Keystone Bridgo Com. pany sgainst thie Illinols and 8t Louts Bridge Com- pany, of Bt, Louls, mot at the Monongahola House to- day; The smount claimod by tho Koystone Dridge Company 48 over $500,000, whilo tho Bt, Louls Dridge Compnny has counter clajms, for drawbacks, delon. tlons, olc., amounting Lo over $200,000. Tho decision of the arbitrators is to be final, and without exception orappeal. Tho contract for building tho_bridge over tho Missisaipp! at Bt, Louis was_awarded o tho Koy. stone Bridge Compuny for $2,000,000." One million has alrendy beon “oxpendod on ft, and this claim is for alterations from the original plane, made by the Et. Louis Bridge Gompany, 3 PITTSWURON, PA., Jan, 20.—The Arbitrators in the caso_of thie Koyalano Briilgo Company olaim _agninst tho Illinols & St. Louls Bridge met this afternoon, and, after the oaths woro ld.mlulllulurotl to the Judgos, adjourned til Fob, 1, The decision must be rendero in'bixty days from the appointment. g ks Six Thousand Doliars Damages for Seitrching a House, Meatris, Jan; 20,—In tho suit of R. A. Patton vs, D. O, ana H, M. Lowenstoln, for searching his honss for stolen goods, frightening his wife, and forelbly carrylng.off_somo of hor apparol, tho fury to-day rov turzied & verdict for §6,000 damagéa, s DAVENPORT. Pigeon-Shooting Tournaments-Wolf= Iunt--Baptist Sunday=-Schools. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Davenronr, I, Jan, 20.—The Shooting Olub of thix clty have made arrangementa for a grand pigeon- shooting tournament, to tako place at the fair-grounds herola February, One thousand pigeons have beon purchad, and about $500 daily will be awarded in prizes, Tho tournament, which will ast soveral days, will bo ofen to. the Northwost, and many crack shots aro oxpoctid from all parta of the country. A lnrge number of wolves aro reported throughout Towa this winter, and in many instances hundreds of sheop, pigs, and poultry have beon killed, In Jusper Gounty, on'Baturdsy next, there 18 o be & grand clrcle hunt for wolvea that have been committing dopreda- tlous there, Nearly 100 hunters will participate. A Biate Baptist Bunday-School Mass-Moeoting con- Youea in thfs cily on Thursday, and Insta till Saturday, Binistors and olpors from 1l garia of the Blats wil 06 in attendanco, e THE SIAMESE TWINS, ‘Their Doath at Mount Viry, N. C. New Yonx, Jan, 20,—A spocinl from Richmond, Va., makos the aunouncement of the sudden death of the Biameso twins, last Saturdsy morning, tho 17th, at their residencoat Mount Vir,y Surrey Cousty, N. 0, Clmnf was parUn!l(y paralyzed lnst fall, eince which tmo lio Las hoen frotful, very much debilitated, aud strongly nduletoil to drinking liquor as a moans of - loviatiug his sufforings. Yo Lad been quite feable for soveral days,—s0 much 50 aa to confine s brotors to od Friday night Ohiang bocamo worse and expired sud- donly about ¢ o'cloc Baturday morning, Eng bo- came 8o terribly shocked that ho rave wildly for awhile, This uttack was followed by what scemcd to bo a deadly stupor, and in_(wo hours, it s supposed, from the death of Ghang, Eng broathiud his Last ‘The wivea and families of g‘m twine are in the deep- ent griof, thio children, many of whom aro deaf Tty oxpreaslivg tholr sorrow in tho most pitiful mannor, THE INDIANS, ‘Tho Chippewas Asking Componsne tion for 'Their Stolen Pine Lunds. Spectal Dispateh (o The Chicauo Tribun A1, Pauy, Minn,, Jan, 0, —-Bhode-Ash-Kinny, Head Ghiof of tho Miils Lacs Chiippewas, visited Gov. Davis to-duy, neking intercession at ‘Wushington in beholf of 1o threo bauds, that thoy Lo asttlod at_forming on thoir prosont resérvation,” Tho Ohiof eaid fhat ol lllu\l[{h his bouds own & large interoat in_tho plues sold {0 Wildor, they know nothing of tho salo ti thoy hoard of it (Lrough publications in tiio nowspapord 1wo months ngo, ssverul montha after it bad been cou- summated, — . DUBUQUE FAIR. s A Oicagn Tyidune, Dunvaui T Se "lfl'mu,r‘,’x’{'caum‘or citizonn was hold to-nighit, whon it resolved to_hold a North- waatern Mochanical and Agrioultural Falr st Dubuque for oo wook, commencing Bopt, 7. Committess on lmuu:ls aud Or Anlll.lutlnr‘l b 5.,".?35.‘.’?.; to rsp:‘r't :: aling to bo held noxt Bal ., Boj Tho anbeGribors £o the Glate. ¥alf fund qoubled the amount of thoir subsoriptions, to °| his partioular branch e hicage Dailp Teibune, NUMBER 151. WASHINGTON, Senators Brownlow and Gordon Ventilate Their Views on Finance, Bill to Be Introduced to Fix the Limit of Legal-Tendexrs at 3400,000,000, Waite’s Nomination for Chief-Justice Rep ¢d Upon Favorably, 74 The Fra Z.ng Privilege Likely to Bs <utially Restored, = An Advg &) | in the Whisky Tax Consid- ered Prohable. L] llal.'lse Rule Addpted as a Gag Upon the NMinority. FINANCE AND THE REVENUE, Spectal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune. MR, GORDOKR'S APEECH, WasHINGTON, D, C,, Jan, 20.~Tho fnances wero again tho toplo of debato in tho Senato fo-duy, A apecch prepated by Mr, Brownlow, of Tenncasce, waa road by tho Clerk, aftor which Mr. Gordon, of Geor- gle, obtained the floor,and mado a strong sppeal against specle-resumption and contraction of curren- ey, Tho South, bosald, was paralyzed for want of money. Tho plantors could ol pay thelr hands, and the cotton-crop would show n fulling off of at lenat one- third this year, alf In consequenco of tho ecarclty of greonbacks, ‘“THE GREAT WAD szsaTOR.” r, Chiandler, of Michigan, bofter knownag “thy Great War Senator,” aiartod out with a atatoment that hio wa préparod to aolvo tho great sinanctal problem, but failed utterly to present any solution. The inflationists are \lmh)llbl!dky in the msjority in the Benate, and when & voto is had on the resolutions of {nstructions the Finance Committeo will be mlvised to roport a bill looking o tho inorcase of tho velume of currency. ' DISTILLERS AND TIE REVENUE LAV, ‘The Commissioner of internal Revenuo gave aue dlenco this moralog to a delegation of distillers, who have como to tho Capital (o urgo o modification of tha Rovenuo lsw covering tho bonds on alcohol for oxpartation. The delegation conslsted of Messrs, O, B, Dykingon, and H, L, Shufuldt, of Cbicago ; C. N, Milior and T,'0, Boyd, of Now York; 0. J, Hows, of Lawroncoburg, Ind. ; John 8. Miller, of Stérling, I}l 3 and G, J, Fry, of Froeport, The Commissioner lis- tened to their' prayors, and promised to go with them Deforo tho Woya aud Means Committes, and sid them to the bestof his ability to obtain necessary ralief, The impreeslon provails in Congrezslonal circles that the Ways and Means Committee will report in favor of an incroase of tho tax on highwines to $2 & galion. =1 BEVENUE BEIZURES, The Finance Committce of the Senats to-day agreed to report favorably on a bill providing that in cases of Sraudulont undersalustion o Jmporisd Mecehandises the conflscatinn_ponnlty sball apply only to the par- ticular items 8o undervalued, snd not to the whola invoice, REVENUE DEGISION, The revised rogulationa of tho Treasury Departe ‘mont containing tle latest decisions have been printed d are in tho houds of the binders, They will be issucd to tho Gustoms oflicers throughout the country within a few days, Tho lust revision of the reg: tions previous to this ono was mado in 185 LEDUOTION OF ALPROPBIATION A Governmeat official feols it lo be his .aworn duty oppose eny reduction of appropriations afecting of tho sorvice, Tho Surgcon. General has written a lolier to the Approvriation Commitico strongly objecting to a reductics of estimates for Lis bureau, E L7v the Ausociated Press.] THE $4,000,000 RESERVE, ‘WasnniaTox, D, 0., Jun, 20,—~The ?nntlun of the right of the Secretury of tlio Treasury to draw on_tho 4,000,000 resorve hos been dismissed by the Oome ‘miftes on Ways and Means, who have agreed to pro- sent the subject tothe Houso, aud have it scitied thoro. They will ~presont & resolution, howover, Axingfl(ha limit of the National legal-teuder currency at $i wo,ngb .. "Chis will prevent tho roturn to tha ‘Treasury ofany of tio $44,000,000 thiat has booa peid out. < = HOUSE CONTINGENT EXPENGES, The Hoties Committes on Accounts held & meeting to-night for the purpose of cutting down tha contingent expenses of tho House, It was sgreed to recommend cortoln Teductions of omployes in sovoral brauches, snd fto put A atop to iho oxpomse Of $5 o doy beratofors allowed for hauling documents from tha Houso Poat-Oflice to tho generul distributing offico down town. Altogother o reductions enggerted will decreass the annual contingent expenses of the House to the extent of about $.0,000. e o S [ THE OHIEF-JUSTICESHIP. Special Dispatch to The Chicago tyibune. THE SENATE'S EXECUTIVE SESSION, " WasiNGTON, D. C., Jun, 20,—Imniediaely after the oxpiration of the morning hour in tho Semate to-day, on motion of Mr. Edmunds, tho Seaste resolved fteclf into an exccutive scselon, to connlder tho President's last momination for Chief~ Justice, When the gallerios Lind been cleared and tho doors all closed, the Judiclary Committee, to which AMr. Waite's nomination bad beou roferred, mado s re- port unanimously recommendings confirmation of Mr. Grant's third choice, A motion'to confirm was then made, whereupon MR, BUMNER ODJEOTED, and the matter weut over, This does mot indicato sn opposition that will causo any trouble, BIr. Sumnor merely objected because he thought the matter was sn 1mpo3nm.‘unu, upon which #t would not bo advisable {o act without somo deltboration. The report. that Ar. Waite voted for McGlellan fn 1604 reached the Bonato this morning and created some fecling, Members of the Obio delegstion wero besieged by Senators with regard to the vote, 4l fiual- 1o sct the question.at rest, Gen, Bherwood telo- hed to Waite at Olncinnati,” Tho response was & ], that he DID NOT VOTE FOR MCLELLAN, which at onca gettled tho momentarily increasing ex— citement, and nothing mo¥o Las beon heardof it. The friends of Williams sud Cushing, who feel somewliat tore, will mako o sliow of oppGaition, but t will not deluy the confirmation materially, In places of pube lo resort the tono of COMMENT ON TIE NOMINATION has grown to bamore and more complimentary both to tho President and Mr. Waite, s the bistory and attainmonts of tho latter ara better understood,” The appointment. is, doubtless, acceptabla to s mord gen- eral oxtont than any other that could Lave been mude, [ 20 the dssociated Preas.l ‘WasumniaToN, D, O,, Jan, 20.—During the brief ex- ecutive scsalon of ‘the Renato this afternaon a favora- ble report was mado upon the nomination of 3ir, Waito to be Ohief-Justico, Beuator Edrmunds askod the Benate to proceed to the consideration of the sube Joct, but, a8 objection waa madle, tho. Topost went over ‘under thio rule for one dsy. The objection came from Mr, Sumuer, A BATIFICATION MEETING, Tor,epo, 0,, Jun, 20,—a large and cutliustastic meet~ ing of citizous was Leld in Post-Oftice Squaro thls af~ ternoon, in honor of the nominution of the Hon, 3, R, Waito to the Ohlcf-Justiceship. A parad bf milita® ry and firemon took place, A saiuto of 100 guns was firod, and appropriato addresses woro delivered. THE IAMILTON OOUNTY DM, ONoINNATI, Jan, 20,—Tho Bar Association of Tame flton Couuty fo-night unanimously adoptod tha foliow- o & ing: futment of tho Ton, Morris -:?x"i’x'f%ghf y m’;'}:fl’x{?nmm of Ohiof-Justice uf tha Bupremo Court of the United Hiates 18 one worlhy ta bo made, lis charactor a8 & mnn, wbilities |u::.‘xf§f':‘nf R s a8 lawyer amply qualify tion, and wo are proud that tnia O s b than coforred aa a meior of fia &itio Dar, and wo kuow bls clovation will prove equally an honor'to tho Bar of the Union, frue nwAfium IRERY, i i rons, it 20,— 6 pnpersthis morning :,.’3: ‘n’xéro or ldss to say ubout the Yrosident's lutost nomation for Ohlef-Justico, From tho Sun: ¥ Mr, Wuite s woll spolien of by thoso who sro aequatntod with ki, but sho fact thut hio is not qonerally known Lo the countey will rendee Lis nomiuation for Chlef-Justico loss satistactory than 1t might be oihorwlse,” Frotw tho IFgrld: #1f Presldent Grant’s third selgos tio for Chlef Justico lind huppened (o bo his irst, the appointuient of Mr, Wotio woull have buen recelved with wondor by tho country snd with dissppolntment and regrot by fhut poriion of the Bar who ever hud any pructico fn tho Supromo_ Gourt,” * We liave,” it 538, ' 1o doutt thnt 3r, Waito posscssos very good tive qQualitios,” but comes to tha Goteluston that o (o lght _ Asooiate ' Justices can decide every caso as ably without Mr, ory th Lim, aud (ho Senwto would serve ths 3!:‘.‘.?.‘; fl;‘ Loeping tho oftlce of Ohlef Justica yacant SRt o et & rosident whio hiag somo approciation of {Ho quatifcatious raquislto for that groat siation, ‘From tho Herald : “ No ofhior reason 13 apparcut for (8ev Elghth Page.)