Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 31, 1874, Page 1

Che dhicage Dailp Teibune, VOLUME 28. WANTED, BY THE United States Life Tnsurance Com- pany of New York, A General g ~FoR+ « NORTHERN ILLINOIS, With a gentleman who can give satisfactory references, who thoroughly understands ‘the business of Life Insurance, who knows the territory and has the I business made. Address, or apply in person, on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 2 and 3, at the Pacific Hotel, Chicago. JOHN E. DE WITT, E PRESIDENT. FINANCIAL. SAVINGS Chartered by the Exolusively & 106 CLARSY, Melndst Chueh Bk d intorost on dovosits, Pashools tod for others on Bond and Mort- Jogs el e 2 80porcontorest o hargo 1o G xaminntinn i ticlo. ::‘" ;” 3 "; ’: 0, SCOVILLE, Frosidont. . KrLsrx Reep, Cashior. Mo Buring (ho rsoont nanfo, thls Dank has pald all Hoposite on demimad, without notite. CORNELL WATCH CO., OF OHIOAGO, MANUFAOTURERS OF STEM & EKEEY-WINDING WATCHES, Throo grades of which havo tholr unoquallod Stom-Wind. IIIF and Hand.Setting Attachment. Bolling at S“fit 860, and 8100 each, with the Co.'s guaranteo of the aceurate performance and porfection of each Watch. " prxllll n'\’mhxomn‘idn mn(‘lnfillk{l' ml]it.u‘l,nlkl!blgnéfl'?dlir ha sale of our’ goods. 2 CO. e T0 JOSNERE ! PAUL CORNELY, Proaldent.' T, O, WILLIAMS, V. Pro't and Managor, Address CORNELL WATOIL OD..Gundelnlnmcm. Bovonty.sixth.at, and Greonwand.av., Chieago, Tli. ~ ARTISTIC TAILORING. R CENT DISCOUNT On all Gormonts Ordorod of ud During January and February, 1874, Wedding Outfits a Specialty, . EDWARD ELY & CO., IMPORTING TAILORS, Wabnsh.av., cor- ner of Monroe-st. ESTABLISHED 1854, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. SHIRTS, Collars, i W. "ON- . O, PED A T e i g GENERAL NOTICES, I O. B. 2. The Grand Recéption and Ball wt3tven In hionor of the Dolegates to tho e<ind Constifutional Convention, 1.0, 3.8, - Will bo liold at the NORTH SIDE TURNER HALL, SATURDAY, JAN. 31, 1874, Tickota can be procured of J. Trenlich, 182 South State- ab.; Welntoh & Alpinor, 123 ‘Weat Madison-st.: and O Rasenthal, 217 Nortn Wotls-at. NOTICE. After Fobruary 1, 1874, the promfum upon purchase of TAX OERTIFICATES, hold by the city for clty taxes ef 1873 will bo ralsed to 5 PER CENT. Ohicogo, Jan. 20, 1874. 8. S, ITAYES. Comptrollor. Tho FIRST NATIONAL BANK, (8uocessor to TEATCHER, STANDLEY & C0.), Central City, Colorado. 4. A, THATONRR, Pres,, OTTOSAUER, Vico Pros., FRANK O OUNG, Cashler. Capla, $30000,_Pad i, $50000, Rofor to Chemfcal National Bsnk, Now York, Lucas Bank: St Lovis, Third Rationsl Hank, Onioago. Collections raceive prompt personnl attention. FOR SALE. $26,000 Stock E. B, Garduer Company. Publfo Notice is heroby glven that an Thursday, Fob. b, 4, Al the haar of 13 0'alock, naon, 1 whll ofter lor salo to the highast Liddor for oash, at tho 6fica of O, R, Tlold & Co., 10 Portiand Block, Chleago, Tih., two hundrod and hares, uf 3100 each, of said stack, tho procaods of 0f to booppliod' in Raymont of noto of K. B, v & Co., for the autn of $10,000, niow overduc and . R, FIGLD, Attornoy for Logal Holdor of Noto. D ECGrl Yo con adjust your alalms, fn any part of tho world, ah0spir B VAN drtior fotuithaces and Qlepateh g you oan do it yoursolf, as this is our ontira business, Wo push o immetlinta sodiomont, or o papae and charee Bolhiog unless wo collect, - FRASTERS MIERCANTILI COLLECTION AGENCY, 148 Madisan-st, = PERIODICALS. § 599794 § A GREAT GRIST!—**HARD TIMKS" OFFER!— VICK'S BEEDS, ETO., GIVEN AWAY I—Any roader at Tiz OHICAGO TRIDUNE sendlug (st auy tima bafaro 3 aupald. April 1) only $1.50 to H. N, F. Lzwis, of the IWettern' Rural and Young Folks' Rural, Ghicago, oan securs tho following: Ist, Tho Young Folks’ Rurnl for one year fregular singlo price, 81.50.); 2d, Two landscapo chromo- xoms, **Sforning on the Misstssippi® and ** Sunaet on the Sterras,” mounted, ready for framing, snd postpald; 8d, Vick's Floral Guide for one yoar, prico 35 conts; and 4th, An order on Mr, Vick for One Dolinr’s Worth of Flower or Vegetablo Secds, sthis regular pricos, vyostpaid—~all for only $1,60% Bay ** Guide and Seed Order wanted, and givo your address corroatly and clear- . Oall or addross . N. F. LEWIS, Publisher, 407 Weat Madlson-st., Ohfcago. ® Am extra *‘Guideaud Beod Ordor™ given fora clab of four subsoribers under abors offer, ETTho Young Folks Rural hss provod s magnifioent succoss, and tho above offurs aro made to still furthor in- eroaso the oircutation, rolylng upon the intrineic merit of the papor to koep such subscribers as aro procnred undor bove oxtraordinaryoifor, Tt 1s doalgned for bath olty ead country readors. fllml le numhers 10 conts, NEW PUBLICATIONS. A A A A A PR rr MUSIC GIVEN AWAY. TUE AMATEUR, tho loading Buslcal Monthlyy con. tatus olaven pagos of new and popular muslo, and uina Pagos of Intereating musical (toms and skotolios, SBAMPLE COPY FREE, Bubsoription, Inclnding tha boantiful chromo of * Fiap- o3 Honrs,” Ono Dallar per yoar, LEE & WALKER, 923 Ohestu Philadslj FOR SALE, AR AR A A SRS PINAT AR FOR SAILIE. N Tho interost of the lato G, I, Iutchins in the late firm g’g’lzl':'kfimlfllfiv‘\jll?n“m tsting of one-hall interest In Wixturbs, Luinbor, 40, HAVANA LOTTERY, ROYAL HAVANA LOTTBRY ."..'&?2&‘::;;'.‘,::':.’5!;:.‘" oo e g, full ot W cabh e an UL urds ddress A, MARIO N N Bk i Now Yorks £ . Diox g, 0 84 sonday FOR SALE. 333 Lots at Avondale on the N, W, R.R,, four miles from the Oourt House. 232 Lots at Molrose, 111 Lotsin various parts ot the city. Also, Houses and Lots_for salo hchanp and on liboral terms, 1 oxchange Housas . llil‘;lul;.lnbu for property suitable for subdi- viding. Wo aro in tho markot nll the time, roady to nogotiato cither to purchaso or soll. Will now sell some blocks that 100 por oent profls can bo ronlizod on within $he next 12 months byalivedesler. J. B, BRADLEY, or GEO, J,. SHERMAN, 82 Washington-st. THE WINSLOW HOMESTEAD. This elegant proparty comprises about theen acres, lo- cated on North Olatk-st., nm"‘rmrnm'v. The finoly Improved and flio dwolling 1a s lar story frame, with basomont and-cupola, and occuplod as a reaidona by tho late o8, Eea. Tho propasod extousion of Lincola Park will inciudo th foar nactol ths propory, loaving a prrc foat, with a dopth of ahotit 600 fost, aud will bo on of the ‘most desirablo " fins rosidence sites about Ghfeagos at can bo subdtvided st grost profi, order of tii United States Dlstsiot Conet, tho entire provorty s now offored at Xr(\'n(u salo for $40,000, payablo o uarter and balaiico in two years, with interos| Derfecl._homastend i\'m{ldomg iolensed ' ffor furthior partioulara to Muttos Mason, 523 Wabash-av,, 5D Hikrver 11i LaSati < to £ JENKINS, Asslgnen of I, S; Winalow, 159 LaSatle.st. Ladies wanting a gond Calico that wiil noither wash ont nor fado out, will tind én the “RICHMOND PRINTS” . In th Somothiog to tholr purposo, In the large varloty of thes QHOOOLATE STANDARD STYLES (Copyrightod Tickot), “QUAKER STYLES" {Copyrighted Tickot), AND “STANDARD GRAY STYLES," (Copyrighted Tickot), Eapoolally rocommend thameslvos for chastoness of do- algn and durability of color, Wholosala buyors through- out tho country conslder thom unequaled, Kxamino the tickot to bo surn yon got s RIONMOND PRINT. COAL, J. W. WALKER & CO., Minors, Shippers, and Dealors in CLINTON COAL. ‘The Best INDIANA COAL in the Market For Domestlo Usa or Bteam Purpusos, Indiana Lump, 83,50 por Tan | Indiana Nut, §2.80per Ton g conta por Ton fur dolivary, Principal Oflco, 168 East Washington-at, YARD--27, 269 1 noar Brown, Obl- o Ghamber of Gommeree OFFICE TO RENT. As we shall move to No. 8 Morchants® Building about Fob. 15, our prosont offlce, No. 28 Ohamber of Commerce, is for ront. M. YOUNG & 0O, SOCIETY MEETING, Masonie, A spglsl oommupieation of W, B, m,l:r;:‘l ‘l;l;?lii“ 1 0, 409, A, o B, will a 073 ololaak, i’ Oclental tall, Nu, 12 1. sromfus el lpiopk, uf gele: iguror e 3" J. R DUNLOP, Béa. ~ PRINTERS,STATIONERS, &o. LIS will find i tabl Cilamaiins SNbT S ook auutactarars, 168 Oreraty e vt Uina CHICAGO, SATURDAY, J WASHINGTON. Conolusion of Senator Carpen- ter's Speech on Louisi- ana Affairs, The President’s Procla- mation Issued with Authority. No Case Made Before the Presi- dent to Authorize Him to Interfere. The Decision of .a State Court, Not Binding upon Congress. General Features of Represen- tative Dawes’ Fi- nance Bill. Latest Report of the Condition of the Afairs of the Syndicate. Much Diffioulty Experienced in Dis~ posing of the Bonds, A Court of Inquiry Ordered in the Case of Gen. Howard. Recommendations for Life-Saving Stations on the North. ern Lnlkes. LOUISIANA AFFAIRS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaon Tribune, CARPENTER'S BECOND APPEARANCE, ‘Wasmyarox, D, 0., Jan. 30.—Tho socond act of thie domestic dramsa entitled the ** Louisiana Case,” was produced in the Sonate Obamber of the United States this afternoon in the prosenco of alJargo and bighly-rospectable audience, It anything, the attendanco was larger than yestor- dsy. The curtain was rungup promptly at 1 o'clock, whon tho ominent light comedian, Mr. Corpentor, stopped briskly forward, and, from tho momont of hia appearance until he satdown, ho maintmined tho rapt attention of tha audl~ once, He was froquontly applauded, and bub forarulo of the Senate would have been en- cored nt the close of the act. Whon he had finished bis lines . MonvoN olaimod the attontion of the pooplo, and for ton minutes hio fairly medu Noma Lewyl. 1100d was in his oyo and thundor in bis voico. The light comedian was hold up to tho gaze of the ase somblod multitudo as the champion of tho men who have baen scourging Loulsiana sinco 1866, He waa accused of being in league with tho asgassing of the 100 nogroes at Fairfax Court- House, La., in 1872, In a word, Mr. Morton's roply ‘to Mr, Carpontor's appoal for & mow election in Loulsinna was o highly-seasoned blood-and-thunder production, such” as he bas delivered himsolf of a hundred times beforo while stumping his Btato during a heated politi- cal campaign, Mr. Carponter’s exposition of the villainy practisod under tho Xollogg Govern- mont, aided by Fcooral troops zud corrupt Judges, annoycd Mr, Morton oxcoedingly, and it is oxpacted that on Monday o will bring his heuvicst guns to bear on tho Wisconsin Benator, with the intention of demolishing him forover, THE PRESIDENT'S VIEWS. "Tho jmprossion baa gained ground in. well-in- formed circles that, aftor Caponter and Morton have concluded thoir Lilt on tho Louisiana quos- tion in the Sonate, and onoor two speoches on tho sume subject havo boon delivered in tho oo, it will bo nllowed to drop. As tho Propidont hns, through the advico of bis Cobinot, withdrawn * ~ his active _suppors of tho mow oection scheme, it will, it Is belioved, bo abandoned. Pinchback will not gothis seat, aud Judgo Durall woll bo investi- gated, and possibly impoached, and then tho matter will rest, Tho Cabinot Influenced the Prosident to withbold the messago on Louisiann nffairs by ropresonting to_bim that, 88 no do- volopments had been mado to warrant him in sgain urging Congrossional action, it would bo useloss to sond in the message. GOY, WALMOTIL, who has taken a lively interest in Louisinna ‘mattors hero for some timo, departed suddonly for Now York, it ia said, Jast night, immediately upon receipt of tho ivtélligencs that Gov, Kel- Iogg bind sont a requisition here for his arrest, - {70 the Associated Press,] KELLOGG AND WARMOTIL Wasmixaro, Jon. 30.—A special from New Orlonus, dated’ yostorduy, gives n report that Gov, Kollogg has iesucd a requisition upon tho Govorner of the District of Cotumbia for tho person of ex-Gov. Warraoth, It is said that tho ongo grows out of somo transactions with tho Treasury when Warmoth was Governor of Louigisna, Warmoth's frionds lere have heard nothing of such a requisition, nor did Warmoth ycuumfuy kuow of it prior to his departure for New York, on route for Now Orlenns, which place he will resch on Wednesday uaxt. i i e NATIONAL FINANCES, Spectal Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribune. TIE WAYS AND MEARS COMMITTEE, ‘Wasmnarox, D. C,, Jen. 80.—Tho trinls and tribulations of tho Wuys and Moans Committoe, nover trifling, have hoen at this session unusu~ ally sovero and harrassing, The fluances have furnishod a topio for as many opinions na there are members of tho Commitice, and, a8 avery membor folt that **the eyos of Delaware " wero on him particularly, thero lina been iuch stronuous vohomonco uthe socret disoussions of the Committeo for some time, The Committeo lave amused thomselves, after transmoting rontine businoas, with tho discnsajon of abstract questions or conundrums, such as ‘‘ Rosolved, that the timo for tho resumption of spceie-pay- monts has arrived,” and * Resolved, that tho commereial ncods of tho country cannot bo met without an fucrento of thoe currency,” eto., oto Nearly avery man hiad his own proposition, be- sides tho discussion of the debating-club reso- lutions, Thewo various prospects woro eluol- .| dated by their authors, On yesterday, howovor, thore was manifested, for the firat timo, » sorlons disposition to pro- ceed to businoss, On motion, all abstraob quoations were, by unonimous voto, postponed. A similar vote do- cided that TIHE DILL PREPARED BY MR, DAWES ghould bo privately printed aud sot for discus- slon in Committeo noxt Tuceday. Tho bill au- thorizes tho Seorotary of the Trensury to issuo coupon or roglstercd bonds of tho denomung~ tlon of 860, or sgome multiple of that sum, rodeomablo in coln ot ®ome future day—not_determined on yot—in oxchaunge for logal-tondors ; tho honds "to boar Intorvst in coin,—tho rato not yot fixed,—psyabla quartorly, and to bo freo of tox; that thoso lognl-tonders may boused to_ rodeom tho publio dobt, or to meet tho ourrent oxponsos of tlie Governmont, sud if any of thom are oauceled now notos may be iseued in tholr atead. Tho sooond soctlon authorizos tho Seorotary to irsue, for purposos now nuthorized by Inw, and for the purposcs of thls nct, logal-tondor notos, in addition to thono now authorizod, tl the wholo amount in olrculation shall equal 400,000,000 in tho aggrogate, and overy Issuo in oxcofs of tht ngarognte 18 prohibited; tho nct to take offect some time during tho prosont vear. Tho third scotion providos that tho smount of bank rosorves shall bo onan average oqual to sald amount for and durlug any ono fiscni yonr. aThe fourth section authorizos froo banking. OTIER PROPORITIONS, By tho eamo voto It was ngrond alao that any mombers chooging to do so might have his prop- osition printed privately, {o Eu considered at. somo future day, Ellin IL Roborte, of Now Yorlk, was the onl; ono who availed himsolf of tho priviloge, His propoaition ia that tho Beerotnry of the ’qunry #hall ovory yonar destroy £30,000,000 of United Statos notes, instend of putting thom in tho Binking IFund, and put that amount of the new b por cont bonds in the fund in placo of tho roonbncks thus dosiroyed. An Incroase of ationol Dank notes of that amount is to ho authorizod. By this moans, Mr, Roborts ob- survoila, tho national debt will bo rapidly ro- uced. Ag tho Committee have finally nnanimously decidod to procood to the consideration of live businoss, tho country may roasonably hopo to Lionr from thom within the next month. BYNDIOATE AUFAINS, Byaomostrangaoverruling of amightypowerof sonio Rort, all tho efforts of the Waya and Means Committoo to nscortain tho oxact slatua of the Byndicato affairs havo so far proved futile. Thoy Iinvo finally almost conoluded that oithor Secro- tary Richardson and the Tronsury oficials gon- ornlly do not know what Bhapo thoso affalrsa are in, or that they do nat proposa to toll if they do know. ~ From tho bost information attain- ablo, thero are still romaining of tho amount of bonds which tho Syndiento undortool to dispos of at lonst 295,000,000, Tho Commite teo ovidently do mob view the ex- isting arrangemonts with complaconcy, Trensury ofticials aro maintained abroad for purposes of the Byndicato ~at_ considorablo oxpenso, They oro allowed their expenses _at 10 ~ conts por milo for tho dis- tanco thoy travel in dullvnrh:]g bonds, A littlo sub-tronsury bolng established in Lon- don, the Tronsury olorka sro dispatched thenco all over tho continent of Europo at Government oxponso to doliver bonds .in amounts as thay may bo ordorad. Thore has boen s provailing improssion that those oxponses are borne by the Byndicato, but it is an error. The Committeo Dhaving falled in thoir efforta so far to got information on this _subjoct from_ tho Socrotary, will, unloss lght is affordod thom within & short time, submit a rosolution to tho Houso diracting that thoy ho furnished with & full statement of the oxact position in which tho Syndicate affaira stand. Thoy aro and have been roluctant to tako this oxtremo courso, but, havingfailed in everyother wag, thoy fool thoy hava no resourco. BEORETABY BICHARDSON'S UNI'OPULARITY ia greatly on tho incremso, Thoso who ~ have boon disposed to apologizo for his ' sbortcomings aro mnow turning against him, and bo 18 alluded to in conversa- tion by prominont Congrossmen_and officials of Loth parties in the most uncomplimontary torms. It tho Presidont doos not intond to accopt Rich- ardaon’s resiguation, which ho holds, until the & por cent bonds aro disposod of, as has boou stated, it moy bo considorod settled that the Probate Judgo will soo the Administration woll out of power, judging by the delays which the Byndicato are encountoring. INFOLMERS' FEES. Efforts have also boon made within a few daya to obtain from tho Treasury Dopart- ment, for tbe information of ‘the Waya and Meaus Committoo copios, of tho contracts mndo with Sanborn and tho otber two parties to whom was given s monopoly of informors’ fecs in internal rovonus cases, a4 stated in your dis- patchea rocently, Theso efforts have been un- successful, Secrotary Richardson alloging that it would not 'ha for. the Jnterantn of t ernmont to havo this rmation mado public. This will also doubtloss bo made tho subject of a resolution from tho witéeo, who do . not soo liow it con be necosiry that this mattor should bo kopt sooret. 3 —_————— THE HOWARD INVESTIGATION. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, TIE MATTER IN THE HOUSE. WasmNaton, D, O., Jan. 30.—The discussion of tho resolution in Gen. Howard's case to-day in the Houso recoived the undivided attontion of tho membors. DBy eome strango oircum- stances, out of the numerous Major and Briga- dior Generals and other gontlemen who hold lower rank in tho army during tho late war, who are now in tho House, thero was not one who know that the accused bofore a Court of Tuquiry had tho right of challenge, and tho amend- mont of Gen. Fryo, of Maino, to sccure to Gen. Howard this right was the occasion of & warm Qobato, which kopt the seats woll filed, and domonstrated the interest that is taken in tho case. Gon. Frye spolko as AN OLD FRIEND AND SCHOOLMATE, who preserves the friondships of his youth through good and evil roport, might bo expect- od to speak, but whon ko enid that he would wil- lingly risk all that Lo held dear on Howard's in- noconce tho faces of tho auditors oxpressed the feoling that he was onthusinatio o an extont that is scarcely to bo expected under any such circumstances. ‘ Btewart L., Woodford, whose long experlence 08 o staff-oflicer during tho: war did not teach him anything re;inrdmg the usages of Courts of Inquiry, also plead & littlo for the amend- ment, fluding the occnsion & much more suitablo oue, liowover, for telling how ho presented o flag to loward's Maino rogiment than for any othor urpose, Tho beginning of bis spoech sounded Fiaths spouing of owe of damus Hoves aud tho end of it was liko tho lm[l(]in finnle to a Sun~ day-school romanco, Ho avidently’ did not im- prees the House favorably. THE TAUTOLOGICAT, AMENDMENT was, hiowover, finally adopied, after & groat deal’ of wind-work, and not before I'ernuudo Wood had imPruvm! his opportunity to denounce Georgo F. Honr as o trickstor, snd to withdraw the offongive opithot. Howard did not gain any friends by the por- formance of fo-day, and the circumstauca that hio asked bis friond Tryoe to hiave tho resolution, with which ho told Coburu he was ontircly satis- flod, amended, only"showed Low tricky and two- faced heis, 'Te resolution being a joiat one, will havo to run the gauntlet of the Bouuto, where it will be atrango’if Howard does not suc- coed in having it still further amonded to suit his purposes, R NEWSPAPER ROW. THE REPORTED ATIEMIT TO BLACKMAIL TRE EX- ECUTIVEG COMMITTER OF THE OENTENNIAL EX- TOSITION, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribine, PartaneLrais, Pa,, Jau, 30.—Your corrospond- ent intorviowed Divector-General Goshorn, {n charge of the inlerosta of the Contennial Colo- Dration, this affornoon, to lonrn tho truth of tho reported attempt to binokmail him by cortain nowsepaper correspondents at Washington, with the following vesult Roporter—What truth is thoro fn the roport in tho nowspapors thut you staled that eight cor- respondents had attomptod to blackmell you at Washingtou ? 2 Mr. Qoshoru~That report wns publishiod en- tirely without my kuowledge, and undor o mis- approhension by thoe writor of tho facts, It did great injustico to an honorable and patriolic body of gontlomen. The fact fa that hut ono porson eamo to mo, olaiming to bo o correupond- ent, with an offer of sorvice for compeunsation, which was made on bis own bohalf and that of two assgociatesn, I hnve slnoco beon informed that ho is.not iho correspondont of any lending journal, but gathors news for many minor nowspupors whioh have no rogular cor- respondonts in Washington, Tho same porson had proviously written to tho Exeoutivo Com- mittce a lottor on thoe subjoct, We have alwayn maintsned that onr work was of a national oharactor, anil must dopend for success upon itn morits, As such, no funds have been appropri- ated for the purposo of payiug for auch Horvioo, Roportor—Will you give mo tho contonts of the lotter and tho name of the writor ? Mv, Coslorn—As tho lotter was addressod to tho Exeoutive Committog, I do not feel author- izod at this timo to glve ity Purpurl to the pud- lio, nor tho name of the party who wroto it. TUE LETTED, Your correspondont bad proviously, sub ross, ANUARY 31, 0 Gava | - - 1874. got o glimpso of tho lotter In question, which xan slmost a8 followa : Roox 17, No, 400 ORESTHUT BTRRET, . PiLaprvris, Nov, 31, 187, 2he Hon, Daotd J, Morrell, Prestdent of the Exeentive Conmidtice : Brn: Inlly recognizing tho grentness of your pro- Jected umlnl’finkma. T awaxd Duat tho publio mind Tequites to bo edncated to undorstand and thoroughly appreciato i, by means of the press, ote., I nm eme powered by o number of goutlomun to state that, for & considoration o bo afterwards delormined on, wo are willing to keop tho matter conntantly nnd promi- nently beforo the public, I Foprosont upwards of 260 couniry nowapapors; am on intimato terms with many mombers of Wo Legialature who can influence thoir constituonts, nnd, if you deafro Jt, will do so, Wil ou keo tho Executivo Committes and lsy the matter eforo tnom in dotail. Au early roply will obligo, s I Toquiro to bo in Washington beforo Congress mects, Yours respeotfully, WRITER OF THE LETTER. Tho lottor fs said to bo signod by o porson whose nnmo is entiroly unkunown in the news- popor profesuion, and tho correspondoents and th10 pross aro thus rolioved of tho asporsion, GOSHORN TO HAWLEY, Snecial Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tribune, ‘WasiINGTON, D, C., Jon, 30,—A statomont was publisher horo to-day that Mr. Goshorn had wrltton o lotter to Gen. Hawloy, of Connootiont, with rogard to tho chargo that nowapapor cor- respondents had attomptod to lovy hlnokimxnll s, TIne that Gen, bo mado an tho Contonuial Exposition manuy uiry falled to develop, howover, Havloy bad anything timt could public, . ———— DIBTRIOT AFFAIRS. Special Dispateh to The Cnfeagn Tribune, SHEPHERD'S MENORIAL. Wasnryaros, D. 0., Jan, 80,—Gov. Shepherd sent & long memorial to the Bennto to-dny, which o had telegraphed {o the New York Zimes last night, As the Z'imen cannot bo the Administra- tion organ, it scoms dotormined at loast to bo Goy. Bliephord's, andhas expoused his canso warmly. In tho memorial, the Governor states, first, thint all of tho officora of the District Gov- ornmont are and have beon always WILLING TO DE INVESTIGATED, and thon proceeds to aot forth numorous ronsans why thoy should not havo thoir affairs again looked into. In concluding, ho gives s list of over forty of those who bave eigned the potition to bavo the investigation, showing that thoy havo boen taxed to the smount of moro than §80,000 for publio improvemonts, but have paid only 18,000 of tho amount ; therofore aro fhey linrs, horso-thioves, and disloynl wratches, Son- ator Thurman anuounces his intention to apeal to thio momorial af an ontly day. ———— LIFE-SAVING STATIONS. IECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE LAKES. ‘Wasm~aron, D. O, Jon. 30.—The Board ap- pointad by tho Socrotary of the Tressury recoms mond the establishment of lifo-gaving stations ut the following points on tlie dakos : ZLake Ontario—bloxico Bay, 7 milos wostward of Stony Polut; Moxico Hay, 7 miles eastward of Nino-Mile Point ; Oswego™ and Charlotto life- Bl\vl{'.l)g stations completo. Lalie Erie—Buffalo, life-bont station; Barce- lona, Presque Islo, and Tairport life-saving sta- tions complote; Clovoland, lifo-boat station; Marblohoad, Baidusky, a 1ite-saving siation com: ploto, Lake Huron—TPoint aux Barques, Tawas, and Bturgeon Point, life-saving stations, complote, North Point, Thunder Bay, o life-boat station; TForty Milo Doint, & l((o-snviuf; station complete. Lake Michigan—DBoavor Island, the Maniton Islauds, life-boat station ; Poinfo aux Bossies and Grando Points au Sablo, life-saving stations, complete. Grand Havon, Baint Josoph, Calumot, and Chicago, life-boat stations. _Grove Point, n lifo-suving station, comploto. Racine, Milwnu-~ koo, Bhoboygan, and Twin Rivors Point, life-boat stations, ZLake Superior—Botweon Whiteflsh Polnt au¢ Pointa au Sablo, four life-snving stations com- plote. NOTES'AND NEWS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicaga Trilune, YRIVATE DILLS. WasmxaroN, D. U,, Jan. 80.—It is gratitying to know that Judge Holman's asmondmont to the rules, which requircs privato bills making ap- propriations to go to the Commitios of tho Whole, whero thoy may be thoroughly iuvesti- gated, 1s closely adherod to. This promises ‘much in the way of honcst logislation, a3 many a job under the new rule will be unable o bear the light and bo killed. THE TAX UPON WINE, A _delogation of wine distillers wera hoard by tho Weys aud Means Comwmittes to-duy. They ask that the tax upon wine be changed go that it will amount to 40 conts a gatlon. Undor the Iaw, it now nvurnfins botweon 83 and 98 conta, They urge that by the change, which will be satisfactory to them, tho rovenues of the Gov- ernmont will bo incrensed by about 82,000,000, 70 the Associated Press,) LEGAL-TENDERS. ‘WasuisgToN, D. C., Jan, 80.—Outatanding legui-tendors, $981,744,157. NOMINATIONS. The President has nominated J, L. Jennings for Racoiver of Public Moneys at Tonia, Micli., and Ebonezor Smith for Postmastor at Central Cicy, Col. NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. The Benate confirmed the following nomina- tions: Qeorge Tyng, United Statos Marshal for Arizona ; Lofayetto dlrtnr, Burveyor-General of Idaho; E. W, Holbrook, Register of the Land- Oftice at Now Orleaus; E, \. Arnold, Registor of tho Lund-Offico ot Grand Iafand, Nab. ; James L. Willard, Collector of Customs at Erie, Pa, ; Norman Thacher, Recaiver of Public Moneys at Monasho, Wis.; 8. O. Kencga, Postmnstor at Kankakos, Ill. EDUCATIONAL. Thoe National Educntional Associntion to-day waas more fully attonded; The Contonmal Com- mittee roported o sorics of resolntions that ench State sond a representation of its cducational condition to the Contonnial ; also the historical ‘record of its educntional progross; that citios act with Statos, and that an International Edu- oational Congross bo hold in counoction with tho - Contonnial. Mr. Philbrick, of Boston, | during - the: disoussion stated that the best foaturo of American oxhibition at | Viénon was tho oducational showing, Roport adopted. Tho Committeo on National Ald reported rosolutions lm:'m‘lu%l tho ogtablioh- mont of a National Educationsl Bureny, aud in- dorsing the proposition of setting apart tho pub~ lio Jands for freo education in tho States, Pres- ident Grant visited tho Association, but mado no specol:, Gov. Shopherd mado a fow romarks, and Heeretary Dotano followed with & brief ad- dress. ‘fhe Convention adjourned to meot in Dotroit in August next. TAKES 18 LEAVE, Tho Marquis do Noailles, French Minister, prosonted his lotter of recall to Prosident Grant to-dog, expressing thanks for the courtesios ex- tonded to Khu. anid congratulating tho Prosident upon the friendly rolations exiating betweon France and the United Btates, aud saying he a8 inatrncted to convey tho good wishos of Marshol MaoMahon, Presidont of the French Ropublio. Prosidont Grant, whilo rogrotting the doparture of tho Minlster, assured him thot his mission ad beon advantageous to hoth countries sand it was his hoarty desiro that the friondly relations botwoon Franco and the Unitod States might, if possible, ba still fur- thor stropgthened., 1o reciprocated MaoMn- hon’s kind wishes. PERSONAL, Presidont Grant wos ui the Copilol this attor~ noon on business with Bonator Morrill, of Yor- mout, Frolinghuyson, and Doreman. e COONGRESSIONAL RECORD. BENATE, WASHINGTON, D, O, Jan, 30, PETITIONS, My, CHANDLER presontod a petition for the oxtemsion of tho monoy-ordor systom to every Poat-Office in tho United Blates, and reduction of the charges in such ofices, Reforred, DIRTIIOT ATFAIRS. Mr, HAMLIN (de.) presontod a memorial of the Governor of the District of Columbis, in response fo cortain atatoments mado in tho memorisl presonted o fow days ago by the Honator from Ohlo (Lhurman), which was yoad, The Governor suys tho District offielaly linve not nouf;hl. and do not now sock to ovado the fullost Investigations into’ the affsirs of Lho Distriol, Tho roport of the Committco of the Ifouse lust sossion, sustaining the Dintriot Gov- ernmont, and tho liberal approprintion made by Congress laat year, encouraged the authoritios of the Diatrict to go forward with improvements, and tholr courso has beon sustainod by every . tion was a nullity. cloctor fu the District. In view af all thesa olr- cumstancos tho Government submits it will not ba fair or junt to ontor npou anotlor fuvestiga- tion nnlesy thore bo somo show of proaf of the chargos mado by tho protended tax-payors In tho memorial preseuted by thom, After debato, it was ordored that tho momorial lo on the table, SAVAL APPROPRIATION BILT. M. BARGENT, from the Committeo on Naval Affnirs, ra‘mrlml tho Naval M\&\m priation bitl with nmendments. Placed on ealendar, BILLS INTRODUOED, A lnrgo numbor of bills woro introdnesd in the morning hour, among them one anthorlsing the Presidont to appoint & board of five oflicera to Investigate tho ch nr{{os sgainst Gen. 0. 0, Tlow- ard, whiehh was laid over fuformnily at the re- quest of Mr. West.' LOUIGTANA, At 1 o'clock Mr. OARPENTER resumod the floor, and epoke on Lonlgians afairs. Ho 'gaid ho (id nob condomm the ac- Hon of tho Irosident in any of theso Louisiana proceedingn, beeauss ho moroly or- dorad that tho process of the Federal Court bo oxecuted. o hind no hottor guide than that or- dor, aud could do nothing but ordor its eoxecu- tion, Ho thoreforo Initd no stross on any action of the Proaldont or of Marshall Packard. Thoy wero not io blamo. %ho rosponsibility restod upon Judge Duroll. Horead n tologram from Attorney-Genoral Willinumy to Marahnl Packard, of Dee. 8, directing thnt officor to onforce tho docrecs aud mandatos of tho United Staton Court, snd argnod that tho_telogram was not fn recognition of tho Keilog Government, but only directing that tho ordors of thp Courb be enforced, which tho Proaldent wag bownd to do. Ho nmoxt resd tologram of Collector Cagoy to tho Presldent, dated Doc, 6, 1873, announcing tho seizuro o the Btato-House, and settiug forth that tho do- creo was 8weoping in its character, Ho (Car- vpenter) thought thero nover was a moro truthful comment than that—it was swoeping, and had 8wopt away tho rights of an ontlre Stato. Nuxt followed a tolegram from Pinchback to the President, stnting that all was quict, but asking ng & procaution that Gon. Grant would futerfors. Ho mnext quoted from the law and Gonatitution o8 to whon the President had au- thorlty to tuterfore, and sald he could do go but in two ingtancos : Firsf, in cnsoof inrurrection againat a State, and the othor In cnsg of the ob- atruttion of tho laws of the Uniteil Statos, It wos abaurd to argue thottho telogram from Atty.-Gen, Williams was a recognition of Piuch- baek’s alection, Did the Bonstor from Indiana g\lorum mesn {0 say that the Presidont of the nited Statos could sit in Lis cushioned chair and tolepraph over the country, I recognize Jouus overnior—I recoguize such s the Log- slature,” in o time of troubls, without any case boingimade out to him? No, sir! We have nat como to that in thia conntry. Io noxt read from Kellogg's communication that domeatic violence existed in soveral par- ishos, which the Btato authoritics could nat ra- prasa without groat exponeo and bloodshed, and calling upon thie Government for aid. Ife want- ed to avoid expeuse, wanted to avoid bloodabed, and therofore callod upon the President for tho army of the Umtod Btates. Armies did not geuerally quell disturbances withont bloodshed, ‘Ihis bogus Governmont in Lonisinna, now stand- ing & year, with its riots and disturbuces, was all'the resnlt of the non-action of Congress whon [tought tolnve acted. A now election, should bavo been ordored 1n the State at the last sos- sion, but aftor an nll-night session of tho Sen- ate, when o votowas taken, thore was a majority of to agninst tho bill. Mr. MORTON— That wss the trouble.” Mr, CARPENTER—~* Yos, it was the trouble,” Troublo to the Stato, troublo to this country, trouble to tho fair namo over tbo Nation. Mr. MORTON askod if tho gentloman (Gar- Jontor) thought tho Prosidont id ight issaing is_proclamation. Mr, CARPENTER roplied tbat he well undorstood tho molivo in putting that quos- tion, Ho did eny the proclomation wos jusued without =autbority, Thore wes no caso mado boefore the Provident to authorize him to interforo. This waa o oase of domestic vio- Ionee, £not tha . Toraident; BUCKIA know iphing nboat domostio violcuce. l'h{m e T of insurrection in a Btute sud ggainst the Stato Govornment ; thorefore, thoro'was 1o uuthority for that proclumation. It might bo that Con~ gross, under the powors conforred upon it by the Coustitution, could send troopa thero. Ho did not ssy whother 1t could or wot. The Benator {rom Indisun (Morton) had pleaded an estoppel on® thorightof thoSenntotoinguireinto the facts of Pinchback's eloction on the grounds that the T.ogislaturo oleoting him had boon rccognized, He (Carpeutor) denied that the President had avor racognized that Legistatura, 'Tho Prosi- dout pid no attention to them when thoy calted upan hiny, but ho treated them with entive con- tempt. Tho President of the United States in the last daya of tha session gont n mossage to Congress Isylng the rosponsibility upon its shoulders, and )snYing to Congress if it did not act ho would continue to recognizo the Kellogg Governmont. Bub tho Prosident’s interforence then might bo on entiroly different grounds. He (Carpenter) was not much of a lawyer, and nothing of ‘s politician, and he did not doubt the Seuator from Indinns (Morton) wns laying for him in the forum of politics, and would sny to the country that ho had been abusing the Presi- dent, ‘The Prosident is empowered to call out tho national forces to enforco tho deerces of o court, The Sonator (Morton) meed not roport him to his conatituents for censuring tho Prasi- dent for sonding troops to Louisiana. The proclamatioun of tho Prosident lad a walutary effcct, and he was glad it was fssned 3 but to aoy the effcot of what the Presidont did was an os- tappel to tho Senato was not good argumont. Ho (Carpentor) maintained that the proclamn- The dnty doveloped upon Congress undor the Constitntion to decide as to tho logality of the State Governments, and tho declsion of Congroxs wos binding upon all othor dopartmants of the Goyerument, On the con- trary tho Senator (Morton) arguod that tno no- tion of the Prosident was binding upon Con- greas in all this business of putting down an in- surroction in a Blate. The Premidont iwas but tho more agont of Congresy, Tho Prosidont is to restore ordor. It docs not matter much whathor Lio sots up tho right or tho wrong party s Congrosa will detorming that, But tho Presi- dout must put things in such condition that peaco shall roign, Congress snys to tho Drosi- ent, * You go thero, sud quiet things, and thon wo will fuquire into the proceedings.” “Ho unid that to-morrow he wonld introdues a bill provid- ing for a now oloetion in the Stato, snd would explaiu his reasons, s oforo coneluding his argumant he roferred io tho law governing tho admission of members to tho two Housos of Congrous, and, erid Senators being elocted by the law-making power of tho State, tho Senate must inquire as to tho logality of thut power. On tho othor hand, the Houso iind 10 authority to inquiro s to_tho Leglslas ture. ‘Tho Sonator from Indians hed claimed that, ont of respeet to tho Sonate, he was con- strained to send tho Pinchback ease back to the Committeo. By that argumont, the Senator himsolf had overturnod his own “ prima facio " caso. Mr, MIORTON said thal it was not a fair and legitimate argument to mako that statoment, " CARFUNTER and somo o youra ago, whon hio had occaslon to road a Sonator down, My, Trumbull camo to him aftorwards and said, “You are n young Sonator, and there aro somo things you may not know. Oune s that it is an outablinbied rule in tuis body that you must not refor to & man'¢ langunago in the Globe for mora than two yoara Deek.” [Laughter.] o sup- poeed he could rofer to tho Congressional Globe for ono month back, a8 to the langunge of tho gontloman (Morton), to show ho de stroyed his prims faclo caso, The decision of the Snpremo Court of that State could; not bind the Bonato, as that court had no jurisdiction to decldo questions which Congress must docide, ‘Tho canvass in Louisiana was falso—hnd beon proved falso in every court which investigntod it ; by ovory man who evor examined it ; by tho jurymon who mode the canvass, Tho wholo ihing wann frand, |Herc thore was & faint domonntrution of applaue in the gallory, but it wan promptly ehoekied by the Ghiair.] Bir, FERIY (Btieh.) inked him in roforenco to tho bill whick ho would introduce for a new clestion, Mr. OARPENTER sald ho would endeavor to show that Kollogg was not logally oloctad ; that his nesocintos in tho Stnte oflices wora never olected, and tho Loglklaturo sonding Pinatbuck hore was novor olected, o rofarrad to tho ro- turns from tho polls siguad and gent up by tho Commiisgioner of Election, as bLeing gouuine, ond showed a majority for Mokinery. o (Carponter) bad = no doubt that but Tov the iuterference of tho General Govern- raont the Molinory Government wonld hinve boon in oxlstence to-dny as ¢ rosultof the Warmouth frauds, whon fust tho roverso was tho will of the coplo. Durell firat smotliored it. Mr, Curpen- er "arguod that the Conatitution vostod the powor 1u Congroess to order n new elootion, that justrument doclaring that evary Blate should NUMBER 161, have » ropubliean form of ovarnment, The Biate of ~TLonisinna Imn“ been abe solutoly dofraudod of its, Governmont from top to bottom, and now, whon Congross sitempta to interfors, tho Sonator from Indinun says It will bo o violation of Stato rights. ~Ho (Carpenter) pronosed to vindicato tho rights of thoe Btate” by tho action ho pro- posed, Ife was morry that tho Stato Govorn- monk had heon striclkon down by Federal usurpation. Wns there a Iawyer who did nol know that Daroll's ordors wera vold? Mo rodross that act was n friend- lv and not an unfiondly act to the State. Ho read from the notes of Judgo Cooly, of Michigan, in rogard to the action of Durell, aud’ argued that no govornmont could be more dog- potic than the ono sot up in this manwer. Ho wan now dono with Pinchback and the Loulsiann caso, and would introduco his bill on Monday in accordanco with tho notice givon, - Mr, MORTON said ho would inquire who it wan demanding a o eloction in Louisiann, bub firet ho wauld toll the Nenator who did not do- mand # Tho Ropublisan pacty of Loulsfana did ng omand it It rogarded it as o move- o favor of its onomies—a movement to ut thi arty in the hauda of its cuomics, Tho nusined” mon of Now Orlonns, ho was informed' and bS, vod, opposed it, The men who wero intere=:’ 1 iu the presorvation of order and protecc n of honest labor opposed it for “¥uo romson that tho woro 0pnoe3 o anarol, and Inow ull woll that thg ovort'e ln{; of this 8tato Goyernment would ko the ) i for disorder and the shedding of bloodz Thoro was blood in thin work, snd all of th¥ wgument of tho gontiomsn Xflnrpnnlur) was [ iroct condemnation of the Administra- tion o, in the Aumo bronth, the gontloman! enid” that’ a large majority of tho pooplo of Louis{ara are Ropublicans. He (Mortan) argued thntf tho Kollogg Govarument' was in sym- pathy with, and sustalned by, a largo mnjority of tho peoplo of Louisinun, The spooch of the gentloman (Carpentor) was & tissuo of contra- dictions from boginning to ond, Ho denios tha Juriadiction of thio Court in one case and admits it in another, Tho Chief-Justice of that Court wag & man whose legal ability was of a high order, aud of which tho Benator from Wisconsin noed not be asbamed. Tho Benator (Car- penter) nssumes that ho knows moro abont * the TLouisiann cose than the Court thero, and asked that Congresa sot asido State Governmont. In whose intercat was this? Iie would tell the Senato, in tho firat laco, that of Gov. Warmoth oand his trusty dentenants, who were liore on the floor of tho Bouate to-day, and of John B. McEnory, also on tho floor of the Nenate, ho who caused the bloodsbod fn Now Orleans. The Senator gCnr- Eontnr) had picked s liitlo out hero sud there, ut had stated nothing correctly. Ho (Morton) did not mean to xay that the gentloman did so intentionally. TheSenator hadeaid the Prosident's proclamation was without suthority, and yet Baid ho was glad tho President issucd it. Thoro was blood {n this movomont, The men moving in it wore coverod all over with blood. They are tho old nssasnina of 06, '08, and 73, tho mur- derers who killed more than 2,000 mon_in 1805, most of thom colorad pooplo. 1n May, 1808, tho Ropublicans captured the State by 26,000 ma- jority, but terror wrought by massacro, and the ~work done by the ” Ku-Klux, gave tho Btate to the omomy by 40,000 majority, The assagsing of '8 aro there nor, and he had evidance to show that John B. Mc Enery was acting with the mob of tho 18th of Maroh, 1872, whon a uumber of mon wero killed, and tho men in that mob were acting by author- ity of tho protended Governor. IEwas proven baforo tho Committeo that tho returns from Grant Parish wero forgeries. Ho roviowed tho vavious circumstances attending the riots, stating that in ono case tho colored men woro pub in lino and shot liko the Virginiue prigoners. The wholo world was shocked o shiort timo ago by the murder of Aifty- three fillibusters ongaged in an unlawful cxpo- dition, Thoy were tried by court-martinl and hurried out of tho world; but time was given them for thoir confossions, and to sy their Feavoru; but hern in Louisiana wern a hundrad people murdered, aud nuthing sald sioui jt. Boino of tho 1ei1 componing this el are dn 1o floor. of the Fuunto to-day ubging o HOW olection, Tho Hfo of the colored man iu Louisians wes of no account, and of all tha ‘mnrderors not one Lad boon brought to publio unishment, His friond (Carponter) found Eimulr with that crowd. He know Lid friond did not intend to do snything wrani,v, but Lo would toll him now that ho was doing theboliosts of tho worst mon in tie Biate. Gov. Kollogg did actunlly roprosent to-day o large majority of the poopla of the State of Louisians, and ho &Mormn) wae assured that the beitor ass of Democrats wore utterly —opposed to any chango. Thsy aro Domocrats in politics, but are interested in tho cause of peace. Ho would prosacute Xellogg, Pinchback, or any of them whose faults or crimes camo Wwithin the Prrtvimr of his jurisdiction. It wasnot tho mon, "thero wore gront constitutional quostions i volved. One of thom was, when a Stato Govern- ‘mont if in oxistonco and going on peacofully the Government of the United States shall not in- terfere. Whon tho Cougress of tho United States sots agido ono State Governmont upon such ground, thon every State Governmont would bo ot the morey of the Fodoral Government, Con- gress must recognizo tho faet that & State Gov- ornmont Linas rights. Nr, Morton hore announced that ho was not thbrough, but would not proceed further to-day. ‘o Sonnto thon wont Iuto oxcentivo sesaion, and, aftor o short timo, adjournod until Monday, whon Mr. Morton will rosume his spesch, HOUBE OF REPRESENTATIVES. UARLORY. Mr, PARSONS prescnted resolutions of the Oity Couneil of Cleveland, rolative to tho con- straction of a hurbor of refuge there, snd made o atatoment in support of the proposition. Referred. ', GOMMITTEER. Undor n call of committees for reports of a private caractor, various reports were made and reforred. Mr, COBURN, from the Committee on Mili- tary Affaits, roported » joint Tesolution requost- ing tho President to convene a Court of Inquiry, of not less thon five ofiicors of the army, to . mvoatigat fully all charges ngainst Brig.-Gor, 0. Howard, eontained in s communication of the Secrotary of War of the 5th of Decomber, 1878, snd,to repork thoir opinion as woll on tho moral a8 lofinl rosponsibility, for such offonees, if auy,may ba discovared. FRYE asked_leavo to offer an amendment giving the acoused tho right of challenge now allowed by lnw in tsial by court-martial, Mr. COBURN declined to lot the amondment Lo offered, remarking that there was uo place for a challongo to eomo in, as the court wonld bo appointed by the Pyesident. Ho moved the [n'ev){uuu quoetion, The House rofused to sccond the provious quostion by & voto of 74 to 100, and the amand- ment was rocoived and tho discussion pro- caeded. Mr., WOOD suggestod s simplo resolution ro- jeating the Prosidont to convens the Court of nquiry to try the charges, Mr, GOBURN mnid that, in a gonoral aonso, the President had had the management of the Freedmen's Buroun as much as Gon, Howard or s tho Hopublican party. Why, thew, all this deolamation about ~ what Goen. Howard hnd done? Who proposed: fo do anything unkind, unjust, or unreasonablo 7 ‘The rosolu- tion was reported from s committeo, all of whoso mombers wore {riendly to Gen. Ioward, and he would toll the Houso that no longer ago than yesterdsy ho had convorsed with Gen, Howard, who bad told him that the resolution anited him, and that it might bo passed without, objootion. ' Ile felt that thio proposed limitntion of tho Prosident’s power by glving accused tho right of chnllongs was an imputation on the Yrealdent, and, whilo he did not believe it to ba offersd fu that spirit, its direct effoct on the mind of tho country would be that it was an_ox- prossion of lnck of confidence in the Presidont. Mr, SPEER suggostod the adding of s pro- vigo to tho amendmont that the suflicienoy of challonge sball be dotormingd by the Presidont on reasons Enhllulv seaiguod by tho nceused, Mr, BUTLER (Mass.) said ho aid not regard tho amendment a8 an jmputation sgainst the Prosident any more than the challonge of & grand {llu-nr was an {mputation against the Mare shal who summoned the jury, 1o supposed the cans of Gen. Hooker, Who had publicly ox- prossod disparaging opinions as to "Gen, 1ow- ard belng appointed on a court of inquiry, sud askad whother in such & caso the acaused should not havo tho rlfihl of chnllnnsiv)a. Ar, THORNBURG, n mewber of the Milltary Commities, favored tho investigation of the clinrgos by that Committoo, ane gmpouud to hinyo the inattor roferred back for that purposo, Mr. HAWLEY (Conn,), anothor menibor of tha Military Committoo, was opposed to that Com- (Boe Elglth Fago)