Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 3, 1874, Page 1

e Chicage Daily Teibune. 28, - WANTED. ANTED BY THE United States Lifa Tngurance Com- pauy of New Yok, A General Agen ~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 needed for the position, liberal business capacity l and permanent terms will be A L AT S LT made. — TR T SO Address, or apply in person, R U T T T T T —— T on IMonday and Tuesday, Feb. T T T T . 2 and 3, at the Pacific Hotel, Chicago. JOUN E. DE WIIT, PRESIDENT. PARTNER WANTED, With $20,000 to $25,000, either Acti7o or Bpeclal, in a od . well ustablishod busincns. A party who is Fally ompeiant (o attond to olice bisinats breforrad. Addross N5, Tribuno otfico. REAL ESTATE, _ FOR SALE. 3 Lote at Avondalo on the N. W. R, B. ::a four miles trom the Court Hotso. * 0ts af .alroso, » it Tiots 1 various parts of_the city. Also, Houses and Lots_for salo_chenp and on liberal terms. Will oxchange Housss and Lots for property suitable for subdi« viding. - Woare ‘l‘n the markot all the time, razu_l%tn negotiate either to purchase or soll. il + now sell some blocka that 100 per cent profit can be realized on within the next 12 months by alive dealer, J, B. BRADLEY, or GEO, J. SHERMAN, 83 Washington-at. FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN, On North Dearborn-st., 100x157 feot, in the vory bestlocation. Address T 59, Tribune CO. FINANCIAL, FOR SALE. $25000 Stock T B. Gardnor Compauy, Public Notico s hereby givon that on Thuraday, Feb. 5, 1654, at the hour of 14 o'clack, noon, T will olfer 16r salo to the highest bidder for cash, at tho offico of O, K. Field & Cov, 1 Portland Tock, Chloago, TH., two hiunired aod £ifly sharcs, of 2100 each, of said atock, the procesds of gale theroof to beapplled In pusmont ‘of noto of ¥. B, Gardinor & Co., for tha sum of $10,000 now ovordun snd unpaid, Attorney for Logal Holdor of Note. MOREY T0 LOAN On Renl Eatato for three or fiva yanrs, A fow small sums in linud, aud can close at onco if abitracts aro bought dovn. 3 13 Lasallo.st. BUSINESS CARDS. H. L Drxox, 0 Wem, W. G. Tooxzn, Lato of Loujevills, Ky: WEBB, DIXON & TUCKER, EXPERT ACUQUNTANTS, TRoom 16, No, 188 East Madison-st. Reforring to above card, wo bog to announco that wo aro propsrud to executo’ promply aud satisfactonly il secics of work roqulring an oxport and ozperioncod nus eauiitant. " Hooks oponod, closad, veitton d, and postod 7 day, woak, ur tontis, . Spocial attention &lven 10 Haokruptey and Compromiso cat Firateclass rofor? sncos furnishod wpon application, atd all wark intrustad to us treated as atriotly confidontinl. WEBE, DIXON & TUOKER, LADIES! Xt you would uee the most popalar, delightfal, and charm- Ing propnsation for.tho thew, 15 TOILHELNI 11 poele tively contain no injurious wbstanon, is somothin in uppllcation (not romaining upan tho face), and pro. dnces tho most exquisite effect, Fe aln by all dryy l!(l:ll. The Mutnal Life Dusurancs Co, OF NEW YORK, From thio cornor of State and Madison-sts,, ta NOS. 94 AND 96 DEARBORN-ST, 0. ORONKIIITE, Agont. Chicaga, Trob, 2. 164, Il INTERS,STATION DOMINOES, DICE, &o., BSS CHECKERS OULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO, 118 & 120 DONRO. CONNUMEI(N will find 1t profitablo ta got our prices ! efura” nrdoring olsewhoro, 1IINDLE & JENRINS, Wholosalo and Ttotail Stationers, Printors, and Blank unk _Manufacturors, 164 Olark-at. MISCELLANEOUS, NOTICE. After Fobruary 1, 1874, the promium upen purchase of TAX CERTIFIOATES, hold by the oity for oty taxes of 1872 will bo raisod to 5 PR OENT. Ohlengo, Jan. 20, 191, 8. 8, HAYES, Comptrollor, ROYALHAVANA LOTTERY 1n . Clrone i} . B Now Fotke' £, O, Boa i, 0 M Brasdmany WASHINGTON. - Senator Morton Concludes His Speech on the Louisi- ana Matter, He Would Give the President Wide Latitude in Interfer- ing with State Affairs. A Joint Committee to Investi- gate the District of Columbia Gov- ernment, The Principal Charges Made Against the Ring. Substance of the Bill Amendatory of the Postal Laws, Articles of Impeachment Pre- sented in the House Against Judge Busteed, A Revival of the Project for a Redis- tribution of the €urrency. Proposed Increase in the Duties on Silks, Fruits, and Books, Decrease .of the Public Debt During January, $1,845,211, LOUISIANA AFFAIRS. sispacial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridbune, MORTON'S BPEEQN. ‘WasninaroX, D, C., Feb. 2.—Agrooabls to promige, Mr. Morton continued his remarks on the Louisiana case in theBenateto-day,or to speak. moro corzectly, he elaboratod his specch of Fri- day Inst. Contrary to oxpoctation, the gallories woro not crowded or oven woll filled, but this was probably due more to the inclomont weather than a lnck of interest ; nevertheless, it scomod to havo a doprossing offect upon tho Sonator from Indiana, who did not speak with his acous- tomed onergy. Senators, ltko actors, are affected moro or less by their audiences, CARFENTER RETINES, During tho twodays oceupied by Mr. Oar- penter in his assault on Mr. Morton'’s Louisiana policy, tho Iatter gentleman romained in bis cbair and gave his brother Sonators hearing. This fact, if not good tasto, it might bo ox-* poctod would have kept Mr. Carpenter in his place during Mr. Morton's reply, whioh was short, but it did not. Tho light comedian be- took himself to the smoking-room, and thoreby spoiled the effcct of soveral of Mr. Morton's best hits, Mr. Mortoncompared the McEnery follows with Modoo Indisus, nnd graplucally desciibed the slaughter of colored men 1u the strocts of Now Orleans and other gnlncnu in Louisiana, but it was painfully evident that he was unequal to the task of answering the hard arguments of the Wisconsin Benator, JUDGE DURELL'S CABE. The report of tho investigation of Judge Durell's case is in the bands of tho printer, The Judiciary Committee, who made the inves- tigation, are very roticont as to the fucts thoy have gathored, and refuse to bo intorviewed on tho Bubject. R THE DISTRIOT INVESTIGATION. Specwal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. THE MATTES IN THE HOUSE, ‘Wasurxatos, D, C., Feb, 2,—Considerable in- torest was apparent when the District Jnvestiga- tion discussion came up in the Houdo to-day. ‘Thore was but littlo opposition to it, Rice, of Illinoig, thought that, becauso an investigation of the books and accounts of tho District had beon ordered some time sinco, it was not neces- sary to have any other proceedings. Ho sesmed to forgot that, if auy corruption had boeu prac- ticod, tho books would be so fixed as to concoal the facts. Tho invostigation of tho accounts will not got at the charges set forth in the mo- morinl. Platt, of Virginis, also objocted in & mild way, Eldredgoe, of Wisconsin, made rather s good improssion by the manner in which he urged that the investigation shoutd go on. Whon the thing was finally throngh with, thern was an oxpression of rolief on tho faces of tho Congressmon, ns if they wero glad the case was disposed of, for a time, at loast. Gov. Shop- herd was on the floor looking uncasy, o8 became him sfter having embarked ko oxtonsively in the memorial business. THE COMMITTEE is spoken of ns n vory good one. Tho first two names are singularly joined, boing those of tho two pontlemen who strucle onch ottor o savagoly just aftor the of the - Tncronso-of-Salrica lnyy, ¥ aro gentlemen of acutencss and legal ability who ought to bo ablo to go protty doop into tho sub- stance of the charges, and bring ont whatavor there may bo of wickeduoss in tho doings of the District Government., Judge Wilsou's exporience 08 an_investigator peculiaxity fits him for tha post. Ile was Chair- man of Crodit Mobillor Committee No, 2, jnvestigated Judgo Delahay of Kensas, and Judge fim\ll of Louisiana, and is Chairman of tho sub-committeo who are investiguting Judge Busteed, of Alabama, Hubboll, of Michigan, is an old lawyer, but a young member of tho House. "The two Domocratic members aro good soleo- tions. Judge Jewelt, of Ohio, 18 well known as o fine lawyor and a first.class businosd an, and his exporienco as a civil au¥£nenr and a railroad manager and pudlder will well fit him for the work, Gov. Clymer, of Pennsylvania, is also a good man, of fluo natural abilitios and first-class at- tainmonts. HMedoes not wish to serve on the Gowmittes, however, and muy decline doing so. A CITANCIE YOR OLEAN WORK, Tho improssion i that, unloss tho part of tho Commitico appoiuted by tho Sonto shall bo manifestly in fuvor of coveriug up, the invosti- gation wili bo u fuir und thorongh one. OEN, JIONACK PONTER'S BHARE, Tho well-informad ‘vonture tho assertion that if the emplni; investigation into the affaira of tho District is made tiiorough, Gen, Horace Por- tor, whoto loavo of absouco s rapidly drawing to a olose, if 1t hus not already expired, will bo found to huvo boon_involved to & consideratle oxtent in the ring af¥airs, Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Wasntnaroy, Jan, 90, HOW THE BOARD OF MUDLIC WORKS ITAS OPERATED ~=1T8 COMI'REUENSIVE PLAN, ‘Tho Into memorial sont Lo Congross by some of liho lending gontlomen of tnis clty, ealling for an investigntion into tho acts of tho Board of Publio Worka of this District, have caused an ungnsy feehng among the ** publio benefactors " snd " apitited cltisons " who have grown plathe CHICAGO, i . ‘r, FEBRUARY 3, 1874, orlo as Twoed oall the “* COMPRENENSIVE PLAN OF ISPROVEMENTS " of tho Nation's Uapital,—with patriotic emphasls on the Capital, Whon the dovil would wage a succossful war on Chrlstinnity, ho Loluts the Uronns for his hon- ner, Undor such a flag ho despoila in an inim- itablo way; for who can assaill him without ssgnilivg tho symbol of mon's redemption? Inimitation of their iliustrious prototype, wo fiud all tho great scoundrola of the world—tho villaina whosoe ambition and abilities wora abovo common thieving—robbing in the name of some “high morality.” Tho improvomont for Now York—its ¢ comprohionsive improvaront "—wns the aign and the banuer under which theso fllus- trious and public-spirited oftizons, Tiwood, In- gorsoll, Connolly, ote., GORGED THEMBELYES WITIL PUDLIC PLUNDER, and so vitiated public consclence that tho anda- clous scoundrel wha could talto the community by the thront, a8 your losser highwaymen would o trombling wrotch on the highway, and rob it of millions was looked upon as a * dovillsh good sort of fellow," to imitate whom was the aim of thousnnds, 3 Unitiug the Atlantic and the Pacifio, devolon- ing the vast rosources of tho Continent, nunilis Iating time, bringing thogolden shoros of Califor- nia into spoaking distanco with tho Atlantio soa-~. board, making the world stand amazed at tho vastness of Amoricnn concoption and the bold- nees and colorily of American oxecution, with many more fino-sounding incontives to popular gullibility, enabled a few mon to croate that monstor In what they aro ploased to CREDIT MODILIER, which not only demoralized and ruiued the com- morco of the nation, but put balf Congress into Its capacious pockota. Tammany iy hospital-stoward to lessor crim- inals. Credit-Mobilior hassuuk into dishonored gravea; onded in the confusion and disruption of tho great commercial mouarchs of the na- tion,—great on other men's monoy ; - ended in the rotiremont into the vilost obecurity of men ‘who woro shining lights for all tho land, The Board of Public Works of this District— woll, until n man is found guilty, lob us not pro- nounce him guilty,—is but WAITINO FOR THE VERDICT. ‘That verdict will be pronounced just as sure ng thot justice is a sleuth-hound that tracks up orime and fastons upon it in the long run. ‘Thioro aro various surroundings most favorn- blo to the baflling of juslico by this Board, 'he peculiar relationy of the District to the National Governmont, and tho peculiar position of the poople of thio District, noithor iudopondent nor yot wholly bond, the great domoralization of the public mind, its inesne desire to become rich at any cost, with tho bold sud “comprehonsiva plan for improvement "—and robbery—institut- ad by the Board of Public Works, havo onabled tho beggars of yosterday to bo tho lenders of fashion and extraiaganco fo-day,—to litorally RIDE OVER THE PEOFLE, and snap Congress a8 a couclman snaps his whip, in their mad career. . Lot us take n common-sonse view of the “ comprehensivo plan of improvements” of this Board, and tho comprehensive maunor In which 76 per cont of the moncy was turned into the comprohensive pockots of individuals, In tho first place, when a man or a nowspaper criticizes tho Board of Public Worls, the man is calleda malcontont, a note-shaver, o curb-broker, an obstructioulst; the nowspapor is but his organ, fighting the Board becauso he could not get any spoil. Thon tho press of the district, with sur- prising unanimity,—not more surprising than anu‘picmna,—-echo thoso accusations, and all the littlo dogs—Tray, Blaucho, and Biwesthoart— bark in dofonse of the Board, from whicl TUEY GET TIEIR DONES, Lot us look at tho ‘‘independent” press of Washington, which flings all {mtty differoncen asido,—national quesiions, political afiilintions, and all the issues which givo varioty to tho newspapors of the country at largo,—in the in- torents of the Board, and the improvemout of tho Capital, and all tho items which ontor into tho * comprehensive systom :™ TIE EVENING STAR is coutrolled by the Governor of tho District, Alexandor R. Shopherd, the gontleman who hua kept tho * comprehensivo system™ in his own own hand, and under his own eyo from the atart, Nono but & maleontont could acouso the Star of Deing interested in tho Board. Let us not mention the mntter of ndvertisomonts! THE DAILY CHRONICLE is ostensibly under the management of AMr, Harlan, a gontloman who never fights unless *high morality " is in the nacendoncy. But the Hon. Arthur Shopherd is one of the editors, ond also largely interested in the financial de- portment of (he paper. Now, a8 Mr. Arthur Shopherd is o brother of Mr. Alexander Shep- rd, and sy hae hes beeu notoriously a jobber in contracts under the Boarq, it would be nufair to nccuso tho ** Ingh moral® pressure- Chronivie of any solfish motives in sustaining tho Bonrd of Public Works, and finding out that all who oppose the '‘comprobonsive plau ' are men of no character. There {8 TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, a jonrnal noted for its ability in publishing Goy- ernmont and District advertisements, nud for an infinite lack of Republicanism. I nced not dilato on it, It is an advortisiug sheot, andit sup- ports its patrons. The Sunday papors all bark in the snme groove. They aro of no account, further than echoing on Sunday the abuse pro- mulfi,ntud by the * threo sistors " during tho week, Now, then. lot us look at onr * public opin- ian,” and * free pooplo " of tho District, on whom the Board of Public Works leans for sup- port nnd vindication. Whenever criticism shows 1ts head, tho papers ery out, * Mark- them for condemnation at the polls! They are apposed to improvemonts,” eto, In the firat place, the District of Columbin is but o NATIONAL ELEEMOSYSARY INSTITUTION, ‘Tho elomonts which onter into public opinion, a8 oxpressod at tho polls, aro all in CGiovornmen employ, or in the employ of the Board of Publio Works, Thereforo, thoreisno * public opinion” hera. Pour devils must fight for their bread whon tho alternatives ure idloucss and starva- tion, 8o much for our nowspapors and public opinion, which are entitled to 1o consideration from Congross ; and Congress knows this. Now let me give a plain stutoment of facts ns they nro known horo by all mon in and ont of Government or District employment,—things which are evidences enough to JIANG MEN IN COUNTH; and yot Congress hositatos to act! Why? In the first place, thero is no man, no news- paper, oppored to the improvement of tho Na- tionnl Capital ; and the ery to that offoct, raised to smother inquiry nnd bolster up robbery,is but the acho of the ories raised by vile rgs and men in sl agos and in all climes, What is de- sired is, that the mouoy yoted b{ the uation for the improvoment of tho Unpitalehall bo houostly spont for that purpose. Buch has not been done. The number of individuals from sl pevts of the conntry, in all ranks of life, and in all positions, who have grown rich out of the *¢ comprohensivo plan " s proof ** as strong ny Holy Wnt" that tho moneoy. has beon dis- tributed * whero it would do the most good.” A fow yoars ugo, ** * ALEXANDER SHEPHERD ‘way & vory poor._man. ‘Lo-duy hols one of the millionairos, Il recoptions, Lalls, suppors, succoed each othior with arapidity as astonishing a6 is thoir oxtravogance, How did the man amnss this fortune # _1lis pulutinl blocks, cover- ing whole streets, and in all qnartors of the city, ara the wondor aud surpriso of all, Ho s a mun of no ability, uncouth, uncultivated, and has been euguged in no logitimato businesn,—aumall pumbing-shop, *‘wisely kept for show," like n]dumit‘h‘n broken fen-cups, excopted. I am not going to say he took tho monoy of the Board and put it in bis pockel. Even Twood wad not fool enough for that, Iut I do soy that ho took advuntage of his position as solo controller aud manager of the Donrd of Public Worls to ourioh himself, Ho fmproved, at tho public oxponse, in frout of Liis own prop- erly, no matter how far out of tho way such proporty was, Ie invosted in valuoless prop- orty, and then made it tho finost proporty In tho clty by lmprovemont, Inocoed not dilate on thie. ‘Any man can soe how au official, having almost whlimited power to ordor and improvo cau talo advautage of such cirewmstances, an turn the ‘“comprohensive plan " INTO MIH OWN I'OCKETS, 'n‘):fi! thlngfl are 'uo& deuled, Illld‘ lm‘ gfl:’ is l‘lhl: hubllo morality of thous poople thl ol }uum. logltistnto hmlnoui Justics,” oficial honor, public Integrity, will sol it down as ais- l honut and dishonurable. Itis moral guilt, ovon it the iron hiand of:tho low cannot lay hold of {t, Tho pavplo of tho uation pronounce it guilt, and no amount of technlcal whitewnshing can effaco tho vordict. ‘Tlio abovo stato 6f things is palpable. Now, thero nro othor wayn in which tho frionds of the Board couid hossestly* bocome rich,—havo be- come ro, indeedd. If is woll kmown that all contracts aro ‘glvon out at fixed ratos. The :Hon, Alexander R. Shephord has always tokon full control of those things, The roat of tho Doard were so many sticas to docoive tho guhliu and flattor themsolves, From ficst to last, Mr, Bhepherd has laid his heavy hand on ihe Board and * run the machine” junt ag he plensod, ‘This is notor- joun. ‘U'his phaso.of Mr. Shephord's charactor— Dullying ovorybocty aside, and assuming all au- thority—is tlic suin total of abllity ho possessos. "Tho mero flingiug| ont of money to contractors, teariug up stroots -hero and hi'ing down stroots thero, - turning epeculotion. into one's own pockat, ote., aro not abilitios, Any fool can do theso things, X say fool; for all dishonesty }n Lonllulmnua in, tho ond, snd all rogues are ‘ool The profit on o'l sontract-work in the District of Columbin hay ijeon, at the vory lowost, . ONE HMUNDR £ AND FIFTY FER CENT! Let any man, triking this faot into considora- tion, computo thatamount of money oxpended in tho * comprohamsivo ‘l);nn,“ andle will seo at a glance how laige this comprehensive plan 8. R Now, thien, ok nd romambor that A Jhanhe:1 nlwnys’uontrollml the giviug out aty 'hlz:sa c';\n- tracts. To whom did ho give thoua contracts ? For Instauco, it anoar.und dear friend of Bon- ntor this or Conpressnan that, Governor this or Judgo that, recoivod n contract for laying down 50,000 aquare yards of wood-pavement, the friend could kol ont'his conteact, at one dollar per square yard, to o roguli:r contractor, Here was $060,000 for the friend ; ivnd no man would dare agsumo that any ofticial shared in the profits. Yot those who know say that such has been the practico, Nay, for then Lhe public volco says that Mr, Bhephord, fn giving out many of the contracts, DETAINED AN INTERESTIN TITEM HIMSELF, bul proof of this—positive proof which would convyict him bofora a court—could ‘not be sup-~ plied unless thoso Interested would turn State's ovidence, which is not to be supposed, Now, t‘xou, for the cry of ‘‘money-brokers,"” * curb-stono brokors,” raised against the mon wlodemand an investigation into these nffairs, It is woll-known that lio unfortunate mon who wore employed na Iaborers and superintendonts under the Board, aud whoso families ware stary- ing, had to discount thoir pay, giving au high as 20 por cout, o officers tn_the "Board, 1o yset their pay cashed. ““Chose who live in glaes Louum!,“ ete, ‘Why, any man of common sohso can iveavo o netof clroumstantial evidenco to choke overy man who had a hand in this *comprehionsive plan of improvement, ‘Lhey nre or . MORALLY AND PALPALY GUILTY, in tho oyes of all honest mon as though: thoy wore triod and found guilty by a court of jus- tice. Yot, whon nn investigation is demnnded by somo of the most honored mon of tho Dis trict, headed by Mr, Corcoran,”who has given a8 much out of his private fortuna to the Dis- trict ns many of tho thioves bave stolon,—nnd that is saying a good donl,—Congross shrugs it shouldors and evades 1ts cloar duty in ihe prom- ises. Why? - A Let us give somo of the roasond whicly the thinking men hero assign ; and, if thoy dre too seyero on our law-makers, lot them blame tlom- solves for siuking 80 far in public csteom as to bo counted in with the jobbers and jobbing of tho nation. Ikuow that a injority of this Con- gross in composed of new men, I beliove these men honest, but THUEY ARE COWARDLY in not taking fraud by tho beard and smiting it, —n work to do which they were gen! hore. .[ think, also, tha! a majority of the u'(.! members aro honest. 1lore, then. I8 s, power \anable of+ Investignting witbout four. ¥e!at) o_rpsopln nn{, " —and 1 have fuvestigated this mattor anough lo convinco mo Lhat tho goneral opinion ig mnearly | right,—that a largo number of the old members of the Ilonso and Senato aro intorested in the | improvetnents iu the District. A largo number of theso gentlomon own property—have bought and specnlatod theroln—here. Thoro are -mag- niticont rows owned by combinations of Con- gressmen, There are palatial residences owned by Bonntors and Congressmon. Ilow many *“undovelopod * lots there aro waiting for hn{)rnvomouln,Idn not know. Many of theso old mombors bave fixad on Washingion as their residonce, keeplng s lodging-houso in thoir dis- tricts, and going there at statod times to drill the voters, Itis also asserted,—nnd fully borne out,—that the finest kind of “ comprohensivo improvemonts " are sewers to pass by the doors an Propurty of thoso public goutlemen. No one can fail to bo struck with TUE * IDI0SYNORABIES " of the comprohonsive plan, Wiile some public and populated districts are slighted, we sce mag- witicont streets and avenues, circles and boule- vurds, radinting forsomoe favored spot and run- ning through dererts ™ and slonghs,—hills lovaled,—holiows filled up, This was notably the caso in that sorles of ‘wonderful improyements commencing * idiosyncratically * nenr Gov, Bhephord's proporty,—L and Seven- toenth,—and running out to” where Senator “Stewart's Folly” is situated. It is called ““Btowart's Folly " becauso it is built, as it would #eem, to ense o mau overburdened with monoy, moro than to plonso art or cater to comfort, like Shoddy's wife at a ball, all diamonds and red face, Wby should all theso improvements run. through {bie wildernoss, while inhabited lacali- ties were noglected? Public opinion says it was to improve tho wusto land at the public oxponse! Who owned aud who owns thiy land? How many Seuators and Congressmen are going to DUILD IN THAT SEOTION? It is well known that tho Prosidont has fixed on Washington as his home aftor his Prosi- dentinl term oxpires, Ho bas alwags beon o strong friend of tho improvemeat of the Cap- itnl, “His messago called for & generous a}mro- priation for tho “comprohonsfye pian of im- provements.” Al good cltizens believe him to be actuated by tho purest of motives in oll his ncts. 1 fully beliove the esme. Yot his good and pure moiives should not shield from full investigation tho men who hnve taken advan- tago of his virtues und the natiou’s lberality to enrich themyolves, In 2 Jate number of the Kucning Slar, I saw it announcad that the Prosident had selected tho gito for his home hore, and— STRANGE COINCINENOE | — that sito appoars to be near Honator Stowart's manslou. ‘Thore is nothing in all this, Thero would bo nothing in it if wo should hear that many othors—Cabinet ofticors, Sonators, Con- Frusumou. ete.—had chosen eites for their future homes in tho sume district of the city. What I do wish to.draw public nttention to is this: that what scomed strange a yenr ago is quite natural now. The “comprohensive plan,” which spont 80 much money m improving an uvinhabited portion of our city, sud on whioh improved por- tiou Sonutorial and Presidentinl—nnd the Lord knows what else—mansions ave arisiug, was a well-matured plan to put mouuy in the pockots of_some speculators, Now, then, a few more words, and I am done. 1f our Houators aud Congressmen own a large noriion of the proporty of this Distriot, and if # dollar voted by them out of tho National Lreasury puts two dollars in their owp pockats, bfiv the risein the value of their property, can they, AS JNONESTMEN, ¢ 4 vote such appropriations ? As wall go up to the E;Jhlm slianiblos and trade their votes for money rect. Ir thoro is nny dosiro to got ot this mattor, lot some diginterested men in tho Beuate and Ioueo move an inquiry into how many mem- bors own proporty hore, whero it s situated, ote.; niwo, whose frionds roceived coutraats, If theso thiugs aro done, it will be ensy to un- covor the Disfrict frauds, If Congross shields tho Board of 1ublic Works, why, it Is usocless for individuals toattempt to ro?orm thoso abuses at prosont, omocracy know of the outrages in Now York, but, for party rensony, failed to 10buke tho wrong- doors, The poople wiped Uammany out. Tam- many wes emashod, and tho thioves sre in prison, Who would havo thought, at the din- mondqvoddlnfi of Twoerl’s daughtor, when all Now Yorl paid tribute to the Boss, that, iua )it tle winle thereatter, that family wonln bo dis- gracod, their {ll-gotton righos crushing them oruelly down, and the lead of the lowse o couviek? ~ “Cod works in & myn- torlons way,” and, as wura s God reigne, many of thogo hore who ave rocoiving, snd foasting, and Eloung in richon, robbed fram the people, will o FULTIVES FROM JUATIOR before many yonrs, It only remains for Repub- licanism to out this cancer out of itg body before it inn polugnod the whole syatem, o to proolaim 1ts own wosknoas, and conmequont destruction, by lonving tho work for othor hands to do. As o Ropublican who loves his party; o8 o man who lovea tho Administration, and a8 s citizon who would mako this Capltal the pride of tho nation, I sincoraly hopo wo may cure our own ills by our own maedicine,—Virtuo,—of which wo have still au abundance in and out of Congross, Baurus, —_——— THE FINANCES, Speetal Dispatch to he Chicago Tribune, REDISTRINUTION OF THE CURRENOY, *Wasmvarox, D, 0., Fob. 2.—~The Sub-Com- mitteo of the Banking and Currency Committoo, which waa appolnted Isst wook to oxamine and roport upon tho subject of making the redis- tribution of $25,000,000 in National Bank cirou- Iation provided for in tho act of July 12, 1870, will rocoivo little mntiafaction from tho Troas- ury Dopartment further than was contnined in tho Isat two reports of that dopart- mont. It will be rocollected that tho Comptrollor of tho Curroncy holds that the pro- posed rodistribution is impracticable, snd he recommonds that, inatoad of taking the above amount from tho Eastern Staton for redistribu~ tlon among tho Wostorn andSouthorn Statos, an additional 825,000,000 .of oirculation bo provid- ed, which lio proposes should be fssuod to bank- ing usnoviations organiyied in Btates and Territo- rles having lens than their proportion, this adal- tional oirailation-to-bo_Senued -at- tho- rato- of 5,000,000 e sone fov- Ly p yasre. [0 the Associated Preas. TUDLIC DEDT STATEME! ‘Wasnmaroxn, D, O, public dobt statemont 8ix per cent bonds, T3 iFoh, 2.—The February a 88 follows: $1,218,828,150 Five per cont bon 404,031,050 Total coln_bonds. $1,712,840,200 Tawful money dobt .. 4,678,000 Matured debt,. .. 15,176,550 Legal-tender notes, $ 381,704,020 Cerlificutes of dejo: 45,560,000 Tractious] ourrucy. 47.703,333 Coln certificates .\, 45,004,000 Total, withont intorest, $ 520,161,302 Total debt. . 9,202,765,113 ‘Tolal fntorest 30,415,576 ash i _Treasury, 85,350,360 Qash {n Treasury, Anrr 4,781,203 Bpeclal deposit Hol{. for rodemption o Bcertificates of depdiits, asiprovided by BWaeetiriseitiearesarssatrsasarsannae 46,560,000 Total in Tresaury.... $ 135,700,675 Dobt less cesh in Troasu 2,167,478, 114 Decreao during the mon! 1,845,211 Bonds {ssucd to Pacific Railrond 1y, interest payablo in lawful mone; Principal outstanding...oeeesses 13 Tuterest acerued and ot yot pa "823, 117 Intcrest patd by Unitod Statea. ..., .. 22,380,601 Interest ropaid Ly transportati ole..... 4,800,055 Dalanco’ of * inturest a0, cuevvasee 17,586,038 POSTAY; AND REVENUE TARIFFS. TIE POSTAL DILL. Wasmxaros, Feb. 2,—The bill reportea by Representhtive Tyne, in the Houso to-day, amondatory of the Poatal law, provides. that on uewspapers and other periodicals, not excoeding four ouncos in woight, sont from the known ofiico of publication to regular and bona fide subacribers, postago alill be charged at the fol- lowing rates per quarter, por pound, namoly : On publications issued loss frequently than onco a woek, 2 cents; fssued onco a wook, 8 conts ; lssued twico n wook, 6 cents ; three times a,week, 9 conts; six timos a weok, 18 conta; any daily 21 conts, aud an additional rate shall bo charged for each ndditional four ounces weight, provided that one .copy.of. weekly newspapora may bo sont to- eacl subseribor thereof in the county whero thoy aro printed and .published froo of postage, and-publishors* of~wawapapara“| and poriodicals may mutually exchange thor publications, mot " exceeding ono. copy in each oxchange, free of ostage. All miecollancous inatter of third, olass, in- cluding books, floxible patterns, sam- slnu of ores, molals, minerals, and 1merohan- -dise, sample-carda, photographic paper, letter, onvelopes, postal envélopes . and wrappors, cards, printed or unprinted ; and on all matter not chargeable with lottor-ratos, or by law ex- cluded from the mails, the postage shall be 1 cont for onch two ounces or fractional part of &wo ounces, and thet tho maximum weight of all such packages shall not exceed four ounces. i sball bo lawful for auy perdon to write in tny book, pamrdlet, periodical, magazine, or other matter of the third class, a brief form of presontation, or write his or hor name on tho wrapper theroof, or the number and name of articles incloged, ‘without additional postage. TARIFF DILL, Tho bill introduzed by Representative Mellish, smendatory of tho Tariff laws, provides that the {fullowing duties shall bo collected on and aftor the 1at of July noxt:: Raisina, 4 conts; chick- ory root, ground, burned, or propared, 3 cents ; aud currants, 8 gentis per pound, i TIE TARITF REVISION. 'The Committoo pf Ways and Means will not for sovoral wooks act dofinitely on the various finnncial propositions before them, The action takon by the Committeo on the subjoot of tariff thus far has meroly baon tocorrecterrors,and not with & view of {ncroasing receipts from customs. The smendments, however, which they recom- mond will have the offect of increasing tho rovenuo about $2,000,000 on silks, fruits, and books. It is apprehended by some of tho mem- bers of tho Committee that the introduction of theso nmendments to existing Iawa may bave the offect of reopening tho entire question of the larifl, e RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, WasuikaroN, D. C., Feb. 2.—Gen. Gar- flold scoms determinod and in earnest with rogard to tho rotronchment business. The Com- mittes had beforo them to-day the Borgennt-at- Aime, Clerk, Doorkeopoer, and Postmnater of the louse, for oxamination with reforence to such rotrenchment as can be made in tho Houso ox~ pensos, Theso will boar cutting down more than, it is feared, will be rocommended by tho Committco, Thero oficials have boon largely increased boyond the actual necossitics or the businoss of tie House, in order that Congress- men might afford placos of emolument to favor- ite little politicians who bLave proved usoful at home. [70 the Assoctated Press.) BETBENOUMENT—TENSIONS, ‘WasmixaroN, D. O, Feb, 2.—Mr, Dawes, Ohnirman of tho Ways and Means Committoe, ls propared a national balance sheot, showing all the present obligations of the Government under thoe existing appropriations, and tho prob- ablo rosources of tho Govornment. Tha balance sguinst the Governmont is large, Tho ngjm:t is to_indicate the moans of ro- tronohmont, It is oxpectod that some $70,- 000,000 of tho amounts appropristod can ultitnately be covered into the Tressury, One itom of tho reduction proposod is an eutire ro- organization of the peusion sorvice. Mr, Dawes proposos to abolish all Ponsion Agencies, and to 8y pensions by chocks diroot from Washington. illn ‘would enlarge the forco hers enough to do tho work, By this chango, Mr. Dawos as- woits, $1,000,000 may be annually saved. ‘Fhere aro now sixty-ono Pension Agouts who resivo in feos and salaries, each, from 8,000 to 818,000 aunually, Thia large compon- sntion Is chiofly duo to thio fos of thirty conts for each voucher forwarded by the Agents to pon- glonors, Mr. Dawes has propared, from tho rocords of the Treasury, a tablo showing the total foes and salarios of all the Ponsion Agonts, Tho agents ju Massachusotts and New York ro- coive oach $18,000. Tho feoes of the Agonts in Illinois and Ohlo are very large. Mr. Dawes nnintaing that thoro will miuch less dangor from fraud if all tho penslons are paid from Tiore, an thero 18 moro complote information liore rogarding overy ponsion. e INDIAN AFFAIRS, Special IHspatch to The Chissgo Tribune, THE ARMY V8, TUE QUAKERS, ‘Wasminaron, D, O, Fob, 2,—There sesms to b o reasonablo prospect of success In tho ef- {farts that are making to have tho care of the Indinns transforred from tho truly good people under direotion of the Interlor Department to the War Dopartment. Thoro may be something radfeally wrong about it all, but thore Is a growing opinfon in faver of trusting army officers, as more relinble and generslly honvst than tho prement agents, who ate sppolnted on the gosommendations of church congrogations and Young Men's Chria- tian Assoclations, Gon. Bherman, in hia rocont tostimony bofors tho ITouso Military Committea, oxprasaed himsolf quito foroibly IN FAVOR OF THE ONANGE, and adducod some strong argumonts to maintain bis position. Mr. Havens, of Missouri, {utro- duced a bili in the Houso fo-day ropesling tho bill providing for the Board of Indian Commis- sionora, and authorizing the dotall of a Board of mot less than ten army oflicors, not lower in rank than Major to porform the dutfon of the old Board of Commissioners, Tho project will bo vigorously pushod, ALLEGED FRAUDS, ‘Tho trial of Judwo J, . Wright, of Iowa, for alloged frauds committed while au Indian Agont, was, after aovoral:postponemonts, dolaying mate tora somo months, commonced to-day befora Judge Carter, of the Criminal Court. et il OHEAP TRANSPORTATION. Spectal Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune. 2'0NARY'S DILL, Wasnrxarox, D. 0., Fob, 2.—The bill preparod by the Houno Committos on Railways svd Ca- nale to regulate intor-State commerce, and known as tho McCrary Bill, 18 8ot for considera- tion commoncing on tho 2Gth inst. From pros- ent appearances, about two wooks will bo spent in spooch-making on the subjoct, as & large _number of gontlomen _proposa . to. domonstrato on that oceagion - the doep interest thoy tako in the intorest of tho Grangers. Tho fate of the bill is, of course, indefinito, but the indications just now aro that it will not pags, FORT BT, PAILLIP CANAL. Gon, Humphreys bas decided in favor of Mn{. Hovoll concorning tho Fort St. Philip Canal, and will sond his report to Congress Thursday, It scoms .probablo that Congross wilt make ap- propriations to commenco work at an carly day. . THE TOW-IOAT MONOPOLY =t the mouth of tho Mississippi have doubtloss, 2sis usually tho onse with monopolies, ovor- reached themaelves, In their selfishness thoy bavo porsisently so managed affalrs as to impedo tho Govorament drodging servico, and do groat injury to commerco, Thoy have, for instance, mado it a point to run vossols which thoy wore towing aground in such a manner as that thoy would swing across the channel dredged by the ongineors. In this position, flve hours sufilcos to accumulato a bor of sediment abont the ves- sel, thus stopping up the way. As thoy recoive 9100 an hour for towing vossels over tho bar, this has proved a profitable speculation, The resolution to-day, introduced in tho House by Btono, of Missourl, instructing the Commorco Committes to ' prepare & law to facllitato tho exocution of, and to protect public works of river and barbor im- . provemonts, to the ond that private individuals and corporations may not destroy such works ‘without suitablo ponaltios, was ngreed upon by tho Congrossional Choap Transportation eauous 'Saturday night, to cover this caso, and was promptly finaaad. This_action, when fully car- ried out, will have the effact to completely muz- zlo the tow-hont monopoly, and will prove a great bonofit to tho commerce of the Southwest. e e THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE, &pecial Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, ATTEMPT TO RBESTORE IT. ‘WasnrNaToN, D, 0., Fob. 2,—Tho popple, when thoy clamored for a reduction of tho pay of Con- gressmon, did not gonerally oxpeot, or wish for, a rovival of the franling priviloge, but thoy were warned that it would cowo with tho reduction ; aud the nction-of tho Housoto-day,in selting the xovival of the \priviloge for diecussion on tho 12thof this month, shows that the warning was well grounded. Congressmen fcol that the country does thom groat injustice in the rattor of pay. Including the sending of public doen- | _monts, which tlieir conatituents. domand, their postage bills adm up to 9300 of $1,000 per man wper annum. This materlally reduces their ro- mrunoration, \ TAY OF CONGREBSMEN AND AILMY OFFICEUS, Army oflicers of the rank of Brigadiar-Goner- aland above aro paid much battor. Drigadier- Goverals rocoive over 26,000 a yoar, miloago whon traveling on orders, snd othar perquisites, and havo no constitnency to lay claim to tho contents of their purse. Ofiicers of still highor grado receivo still larger pay, and do not worlk Dearly vo hard as Congressmon. Aftor a cortain longth of sorvice tho army officer is ratired on pay sufticiont to afford him » runintonanco, but thore is no pension list for civil sorvants no mat- ter how faitbfully thoy may have Iabored, nor how valuable their services may havo been, Theso thinga have groat weight with Congrees- men, and if thoy restore tho franking privilego it nood not bo wondorod at. e NOTES AND NEWS. Snecial Dianateh to The Chicann T'ribune, JOD-DAY IN THE IQUSE, Wasnmvatox, D, C., Feb, 2.—Notwithstanding tho amendmont of the rulo regarding o suspon- sion of the rules, which was to put o stop to wild filibustering and savo & great denl of timo on Mondays, there was bnt little difference por- coptible in to-day's procecdings from those of the former daya when tho minority had rights. The proceedings are as ngisy aud sonsationnl as evor, NICARAGUA SHIP-CANAL, Commander Lull, of, the navy, who bad charge of tho expedition to survey the route for aship- canal botweon tho Atlantic and Pacific Occans known as tho Nicaragun route, has completed Lia roport, The result of the survey is oxcood- ingly favorable, but before any furthor action is taken toward the construction of a cannl a Com- ‘misslon will o diapatchiod to exmmine tho sur- ‘veys of the three proposed routes. This Com- mission will probubly consist of J, W. MeAlpino, of Now York, Shandley, of the Hoosac Tuunel, and Eads, of Bt. Lonis, Theee gentlomen will bo accompanicd by Commodore Seltridgo, Com- mander Lull, and'A. G. Menoenal, Chief Engi- neer of tho }?mnmgun expedition. Tho Com- mission will 8ot out in tha rpring. THE RESIGNATION OF GEN, JULIUS WIIITE, as Minister to tho Argontine Republic, was Tinded to tho Prosidont on Snturday, sud to-day Gon, Thomas Osborne, of Chicago, Iately o member of the Mexican Claima Commisrion, was nominntod to the Sonato as his suceessor. _The rotiring Miniater was complimonted by tho Prog- idont and Becrotary Fish for tho “successful manner in which he conducted the affairs of tho mission, and both expross regrot at Lis withe drawal from the public servico, GOBHONN'S NEWBPAVER FRAUD. ‘Whilo Mr, Goshorn's statemont with roferonce to the attempt of nowspapor men to muke money out of tho Centonuial Exposition is regerded ag conclusive, still there is a disposition to complain that ho pormitted the affair ty appoar larger than ho mow assorts it to have been. Thero certainly is no doubt that ho convoyed the improssion to varlous gentlemen who talked with him on the subject, that a number of the ropresen- tativos hore of influential nowspapers had made him ovortures that wore not altogether nropor undor the circumstances, A statomont of thiy sort is deemed necessary in viow of the faot that Mr, Goshorn soomed to regrot that tho press have unduly magnified the matter. There was no attempt to givo it more importanco than his own statements warranted, Pitieami koL CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. BLENATE, Wasinaroy, D, C., Fob, 2, HOLIDING OF COURT, Mr, WRIGIT (In,) from the Judiciary Com- mittes, reportod baok the House bill changiug the time of moeting of the Umted States District Court in Tows, with an amendment fixing the timo of tho meating at Council Blufts on tho fourth Monday in Murch and SBoptember in oach yeoar, instead of tho third Tuoudsy of those months, Passed. MAIL CONTRACTS, Mr, DI, BOOT'L intraducerl a resolution direot- ing the Postmastor-Qonoral to roport to the Ben- atotho numbor of contractors for tho trauspor- tation of miail holding mora than fivo contracts on tho 30th of Juue last, how many havoe been let to sub-contractors, and at what pricos ; also, if there is not & olass of profossionnl blddors, who took to gain control of numerous rontoes, and undorbid bona fide bidders; and further, what logislation is neoded to enable the Dopart- mont to seoure bona flde contraots at tho lowest price, Laid ovor on abjoction of Hamlin, RELIEF DILL. Mr, SONURZ called up a motlon to reconsider tho Yoto by whioh tho bill for vellef of Marous | NUMBER 164, Otlorburg, lato United 81 s Consul at the City of Moxlco, was passed, g; Ponding the disoussions, » morning hour ox- pired, and tho motion wo-4 aver. DIFOBITS ¥OR POS© + CONTRACTS, Mr, BARGENT introdt™: 1 s bill in relation ta gortain doposlts in the PiZ Offico Dapnrtment. It nuthorizes tho Iostmn 'z :-Gonoral to colicot certiflod cliocks on Nation Banks doposited by biddera us seoutlty for the’® lthful performanco of contracts, and to plact he procoods in the ‘Trosanry of tho United £* io8, to romain thore until tha contracts 010 nwi b 2, aftor which the amount shall bo_roturned, to tho biddors do- positing it “Iu oxoldstion of tho ill, Ir. Bargent smd the bidders pre- forrod to Lavo deposits in tho 'Croasury of tho United Btatos fustond of National Banks, which too frequontly fallod. About 1,000 of such cheoks were now in tho hands of the Poat- mastor-Genaral, whoro they must romain till the 1st of July. Roforred. LOUISIANA. Mr. MORTON addresed the Senate on Lonis- iann uffairs, e roviowed the argumont of the Honator from Wiaconsin (Carponter) and con- tonded that the Kollogg Government was the legal Government of tho Stato, the Presidont and tho othor Houso of Congross linving recog. nized it. Ho quoted from the Rhode Islaud osso of Pottor va. llobbius, and snid it divectly sustainod his viows in tho caso. Tho Sonetor (Curyentor) would admit that he was more fa- miliar with” the laws of Wisconsin than yith thoso of Louisiana, and certatnly the decisions of Jegnl tribunats in Loutslana-waro entitiod to more weight than the argumont of uny poli- tician or Hewator. No quostion bofora tha Sonnto now doponded on' formor decisions of Durell, Mr. IIORTON thon spoke st somo longth as to legal powors of the Presidont, to omploy tho land aud naval forces of the United Statos, and 8aid tho viows of tho Sonator from Visconsln on that question were too narrow. Ho thonght the argumont of tho gentloman (Carpenter) that tho Prosident nad novor recognized tho Kellogg Logislaturo ncomed to bo trifling with the wholo matter, Tho President did regognize that Legis- luture. Even If he had not, he recognized Kol- logg a8 Govornor, and that smounted to tho samo thing. Tho recognition of tho Kollogy Qovornmont by the Prosident was in pursuance of lnw. 'The proposition to sot nsldo tho State Government of Louisinna and ordor n new olee- tion was ono of the gravest oharacter, It could not bo done without sotting aside a portion of the Coustitution of Louisiana. If Congross should order a now election now, the Constiiu- tion of Louisinua would requiro another ono for mombers of the Legislature next November, NMr. CONKLING thought nothing could bo mora fullaclous concerning the powors of tho Dresidont than tlhio argument of the Senator from Wisconsin (Carpenter), that ho must re- ceiva informantion from tho Legislature of n State and o domand for interferenco boforo Lo could mtorfore, Ho (Conkling) would venture to eay if turbulonce oxisted in any State of tho Uniou and the Prosident kuew of it Lo could interfore aven if he but recelvad an outery from the Govornor, -No matter about the form of the onhmuou, tho Prosidont's lpmv(ml would bo as full as if ho recoived an applieation reciting nll the particulars. Whe authority to decide whothor the exigonoy Lad arison from the uag of Fedoral force resied entiroly with tho President, aud he had tho right o take into considoration the lottor of Pinchback claiming to be acting Govoruor on the 10th of Decomber, and all othor information ho could got. Thereforo, it scomed to him that tho argnment of the gentloman from Wiscousin (Curpontor), to which ho would sub- sequontly take aceasion to reply. scemed to have degonorated into o mere criticism on the form of an applieation, My, Morton resumod, and said he agreed with tho Senator from Now York (Conkling) and went further. He (Morton) belioved the Presideul could act without any application from tho State, undor tho gonoral charge Lo seo that tho lnws ure onforced. Lo the blood-stained systom of State sovareignty all tho presont troublos in Louisi. ana might bo traced back, but tho Stato Liac many rights which it was the duty of tho Fod- ornl Government to protoct, e (Morton) would eny tothe people of Louis- fann that they must stop this murder business, - Tho poople Who instigatod -thaua urdors would perish, God hed so declared it in His Ilol: Word, aud throughout the history of mnumud’. Tho clection of 1868 in Louisinna nnder the re- conatruction act was fair, and tho Republicans cnrriod tho State by 96,000 majority; but ufeor that the Ku-Klux was orgamzed, snd as to what it nccomplished that was shown by the report of the Committeo on Southorn Outrages, from which bo had oxtracts rend by the Clcrfi. Coutinuing his argument 3r, Morton said Kol- logg was & man of ability and personal mugnet. ism, and the Ropublican party in the contest ot 1874 was mwindled and outraged on overy band, and bad it not been for the War- motli frands Kollogz would bavo carricd the Stato by from 10,000 to 15,000 mejority. He Inow there was fraud on tho Republican side. Fraud begets fraud, and persecution begoty per- secution, He dosired to” make no defenso ot what had been wrongfully done in Louisiana, but the Ropublican party in that Stato had boon shamefully slindered and calumniated through- out the land. The election frauds committed by the Republicans wore but thedriftwood upon tho pool of blood, He called on the Senato to notica tho porsecutions and trials through which the party had passed in the Stato during tho last soven yeors, ond said the Kellogg Governmont was the-bost which the State hud been ruled by uinco tho end of the War. Ho Dhad no fear that the Government would bo set aside. Leti it bo ovorturned, and no one could tell how soon the Dbloody woos of Colfax Point would be renowed in Now Orleans or elsewhero, Should Congress under- take the work of reconstruction in Louisinna, it must actually overturn o legal State Govern- ment which 15 Republican in its form. While ho doplored tho condition of things in that Stnte, and enrnestly hoped the people would tako warning aud insist on a fair olection, o thought it “better that they should benr tho ovils they have than invoke the National Gov- erumaent to exercigo a powor under which Stato Governments would oxist Loreaftor only by sut- forance, Tho condition of affaira in Lou?simm in 1873 wns fearful, A state of actual war was far less destruotivo to the Bfln}lle than o condi- tion of riot and murder.” During the last sevon vonrs Louisiana had been drenched with blood s murdors, ‘Tho colored peoplo regarded the leaders of the Domocratic party us their natural enemics, and shrank from them with torror. ‘Theso murderors, so steeped in blood, disturbed the ponco of Louisiana under tho protext of sup- porting the McEnery Government. T'he Madocs. who murdered Gon. Cauby aud Dr. Lhomns, muwde no claims to civilization, As comparoc with the murdorers of Louisians, the Modoct wora gentlo, amiablo warriors, Ho koow whai oxcooding joy was carriod Lo tho Lenrths of those mon by this movement for n new olection, He hoped this agitation would ceade, and the Kol loggs Governwent would go on, Tho debnte wna furtbor participated in by Meosnra, FRELINGHUYSEN, CARPENTER, ané BTEWART. Mr, EDMUNDS moved that the ponding quos- tion be Inid aside and the Sonate take up fo; considoration the Bankrupt bill. Mr, BARGENT moved that the Naval Appro priation bill bo tnken up. Mr, BHERMAN gavo his consent to the con. sideration of the Bankrupt bill, but nnnounced that a4 soon a8 chat subject should bo disposad of, ho should pross the financial resolution to s voto. Mr, BARGENT aléo yielded for the Banik- Tupt bill, but gave notico that hie would urge tha tonsidoration of the Naval Appropriation bill Wyen that measnre should bo digposed of, ‘flh\n motion of Mr, EDMUNDS was adopted, and, THE DANKRUDPT NILL and read at length, TOSTAL TELZGRAPIY, Onmotioy of Mr, Ramsoy it was agroed that tho testimon: aud argument beforo the Commite teo on Post-Oicos aud Post-Roads in relation ta tho Postal l(‘l‘:irapb be printed, BN HOWAID'S OASE. ‘Tho OHAIR laidvoforo tho Senato the Ilonse oint rosolution for u wpevial Court of Inquiry s Ith: ;fi';:faggngf“é f?"si l{)u\vnfil, and the vor- 2 or " ey y Mr. Logun wag Afler.debnte, the rosolitan wag passed, Tho Bankrupt bill was agas ¢y| ku‘l’x up, aud tha Benato adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTanyye, NEW DILLS, Undor tho eall of Hiatos, many billwgors (- trodueed and reforred, By Mr. MYERS (Pa)—To amond the pynk. rupt Inw by onforcing tho settloment of cyyy agninst a dobtor whonover an agrosmont e,p suoch sottlemont is signod 'by the dobtor aiq (Beo Elghth Page.) was takan up r