Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1874, Page 1

- The Chicags Dailp Teibnne, . VOLUME 27. JEWELRY, Of fine Onyx, Turquoise, Coral, Cameo, Diamond, and Gold Jewelry; Grand Opera and Guard \ Chains; American and t—————————— Geneva Watches. Ele- ——————————————————— gant Party Goods,?tfsi received from XEurope and New York. “Romarkablo _induce- ments for cash. GILES, BRO. & (0., 266 & 268 Wabash-av. WANTED, Parter Wantel, her active or pecial, with 840,000 to £60,000, in an old, e alre o eclals TR Sopr (hicaas WHOLAL [OUSE, which finds its capital impaired by the Great Tire), inadequate to handlo tho luvn and ncreas- Ing trade which continually offors, Wil susrantea a B an that aaf gear, ad par cont ncrcason eiih bua fioro than that last year, and per 5 - e hhiro of MALIC KIMBALL, toon 3 Block, evr, Dearborn aud Manroo-ats. , ‘Clifeago. WANTED--TO RENT A 8tore, three or four stories and basement, on the South Side, north of Madison-st., bo- tweon Franklin-st. and Wabnsh-av, Rent must bo low. _Addrens @ 83, Tribuno oflico, REAL ESTATE THE WINSLOW HOMESTEAD. This elogant property comprises about throo acres, la- potad on North Clasiat, eneDiverscy, Tho grounds afo Buoly Impraved and the’ dwelling is a Jargo, double, twor wary franic, with bassmont and-oapola, formorly owmod .3nd oocupiod as a reafdance by tho late 8, Sturges, Ked. o propoeod oxtension of Lineoln Park il ucludy the 1 this provorty, Iaving park froutago of 158 Teat, with a depth of about 500 feot, and will bo one of tho desirable fine reaidonca sites about Chicago: or can o snndivided at great proft, Parsuaut to ordor of thio nited States Distriot Court, the entire property is now offored at nflvnfiu salo for 40,000, payablo one-quarter in cash, and balanco In $Wo years, with intorest at 8 por cent. Fite pesteqthamostond, and Horespeldaat ke o partiontars o Mal 3z0n, 671 - Wwr., J. D, Ha i Balatlgont s st i I B/ JENKING, Ausiznosof T. 8. Winnlow, 160 LaSalle-st. GENERAL NOTICES. NOTICE T0 THE PUBLIC. At s mosting of tho waderstgned, Cost Doylers of this olty: LAk HaRimpusly voted LHiat horoattor all Cosl 10" Ve "PATD FOIC W OIEDERED, (hio ohjtct being to lesson expcnso of the businass by disponsing with ullflichl'l.";fld Iu\[lro(lfll lhllglnl't«l from hinposition by ariion nok doserving af Crodit. Robort Lave TiAks, Whitoliciise & Co., %, L. Hedstrom & 005t 2 e Bogln & Co, Minor 1 Ames & Core 3](0"0], Morley & W, E, o ‘Co., Waldror Co., . Koo & Liite Dyor & o Falizon, - Nibinc e Lty O B e lardor Mathaway, flacdor or, artmell Bror. fialo' & Cory Duguld & Eroleyon, Joha Griis, 0. W, Gelt, W. A £ 311 ol- 3 = " T2 Cuirss & Co., heator & Cows J."D. Blono, Voss & Shydackor, T. B Fvans, Nell Bros, NOTICE. Aftor Fobruary 1, 187, tho premium upon parchase of PAX OERTLIIOATES, held by the city for clty tazes of 1873 will be raisad to 5 PER OEN Chicago, Jan. 2, 167, _S. 5. HAYES, Comptroller. 70 RENT. STORE FOR RENT On Franklin-st., between Hamlin, Davey & COo. and J. V. Farwell & Co., 48 fect front by 73 fest deop, G-storics and basoment, firat- olass Btoam Blevator, with steam furnished for powor and heating. The most desirablo location for the Hat and Cap, Boot and 8hoe, or Olothing business in Chicago to-day. In. ouiro of HAMLIN, DAVEY & CO, WROUGHT-IRON PIBE, Steam Warming Apparatus, y- MANUFAQTURED BY CRANE BROS. MANUFACTURING CO. No. 10 North Jefferson-st. NEW PUBLICATIONS, R A A AR e RAS B e TIE NEW QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. No.d. Jan. 1, 1874, Price, A Selal and, Lit- arary Borindical: | Awo Talus’ of conidorablo lougth aro fewan and endeil 16 cach number. Tlie Magazine 1t opan o guthontio Trasal, to inzrapby, and o Fapors on Top §65'of Soolil and Génaral Tatoroet, ‘Tho New ,l(lhl‘,.vcn‘{t'lnli! tfl!lll.flllll lnfl(fll ‘l.)lh’lfifid ‘matter than i al againe. Contentsof No. ‘T'ravols In 3 o daniogn, 1y Jolin Latsusho tho Author of ** kve: {oa i Upicndide Mundax s Nevel, by Joun Dangerfeld; aud_Dorcelain i Sully Holdior aud Statesmau; Wi 2 tary 1 Byeltuation: & By post, Ms. London wiuk Ilnuse, Pat The National Watch Company, Office, Monroo-at., near State, Qmoaao. 1., Jan. 29, 1874, 13 herohy glven that a spoolal mooting of e o ot sa] cornaeating will o, hold on tho ?&t\l day af Fuobruary, 1971, at thu Lour of 8 o'clack p. m., fur thio purpone of considering tho questiou of changhy oo hame. of this ourporstion_frou ** Nutional Wate Uatupaay™ o ** gl Natlonal Jatch Gompany.” AT LAFLIN, g, Bpma 1 i ravLoR, 3 % oLV Diraotors of Natlonal Watah Conipany. YO ECER. " ficn of fhe Maltimore, Plttsburgh & Ohicszo Ratlway Ofee i Tivibivay dlicago, Fob, o, 1art, S0 Maoil fon tho eletion o, Diragtars, will bs bol £l olliw of the Comnany, Al 9 o3 y f Fabraary, fnat., a4 Bullding, Ghlcago, on e #ith doy of Labrinry, tosts BANKRUPT SALE. , ‘Pallues, and all othors wanting fino Oloths, o, e M htu Gonis, can tud Taruu atorciont at:us Waslinzion-ut., whigh will bo 48 e cont fosw that cust, for oarh, i uautlilos to wuit. SHOW CARDS By A, STEMPEL, 183 East Madison-st, GI¥T CONCERT. of Kentucky. GRAND GIFT CONCERT! MARCE 31. NO FURTHER POSTPONEMENT. A Fortune for $50.00. LIST OF GIFTS: CAND OASI EAND CASI HRAND GASE IEAND GASY sl Gliay anh Girc, s 18y nul Giiis Cas! ey Cnyh 15y ¥ 32n O.I:.A'I 11,000 Cnsh b 3 000 Gifte, ALL CASIHI, A COmeoe 381,500,000 SWhich will be diatributod on tho dtst March among tho tickei-holdora in this magnificont schomo. "Tha annovidemont of a drawing on the day namod fs TOSITIVE and ¥INAT, and s hoped that all lntonding to ‘purchase tickots will ordor r‘mmyn{ that thore may bo Bo confusion or dissppointment In flflog ordors, Tho ob- Joot isa zood one, tho confidonce of the publie in the ®ood faith of the management ia tharoughly ostablished, o8 o romatndar of tho tickots will il Lo soid by thd {ime appaintod for the drawing. Al Agenta ara requirad 1o mako thair roturns on th 2tk March, PRIOE OF TICKETS. 50| 11 Wheole TFickots for.. Talves.. | e ek orsr®, B “Fonths, oF oAl Goupon b1 113 Wholo Tickets for. £,00 i BRAMLETTL, Agent Publio Library K., and Mauagor Gift Conoos Fubits Library Buiiding, Louiseille, 19, s Or to- J. . WATTS & 00, Tigom 41 Motropalitan Block, corner Randolph and La- Salln.ate. G Giftay 2 HOTELS. THE EMONT HOUSE ‘Will be opsned to tho Traveling Public On Monday, Feh, 16, 1874. All old friends and patrons of the House, and tho traveling public genorally, are re- questod to give tho proprietors the opportu- ity of showing them that tho “New Tro- mont* will be kopt in a style and manner that will rank it in.the future (as in the past) a8 the Hotel of Ohlonzo, . ‘Youra Rospontfully, ) JAS. & 1RA OOUCH, Proprietors. STARCH. T, KINGSFORD & SON'S 0SWEGD STARCH 998--1,000--PURE. THE VERY PERFECTION OF QUALITY. €77~ Famillcs, , and Laundrios VERY MUCH DI e daodar (18 by M Craeors, LOTTERY. $300,000. Capital Prizo, $60,000. Missouri State Lottery. Grand Single Number Scheme. Drawa tholnat day of overy month. 6,80 Prizes, amonnt- Ing to B0,060 * Whole tickets, 810; Iinivas, 85." Hond for girculor 16 AURKAY, MILLER & GO., -Box 35, Bt. o ouls, INSURANCE. Tlamufaciumers Tostraacs . OF BOSTON. RETURN PREMIUMS Will be paid at the oflice of G1O. C. CLARKE, 3 and 4 Bryan Block. MISCELLANEOUS, W.C,. WATTS & CO., 21 Brown’s Bullding, Liverpool, Sollolt conalgnments of Provision, Latd, &c., and exe- cute ordors lor the purchase and sale of ‘same’ for futuro shipment or delivory. ucos mada on conslgnments, qudall Information, affordod by our feionds, Mussre, Kok ow. S & ¥lash, No. 25 Willlay York, N0, 101OWES PIAYO AND VIOLIY OF FLOTE DUEDS, SYSitiae” s oflne Bivea: of dsie, 75, conte; Nowty uintuple ns Omnibus, 4,000 ploces of musio for olin, Hluf 5, tHowe's I'ull Quadrillo Orohestrs, 160 waltzos, quadrilles, grlons, otew, by Straums, Gungly Zikoft, I’anat, ute., for § instruments, b0 conts each set. ELIAS_HOWE, 103 Court-at., Bostou, Mass. Sent post- pald,Sond for cataloguo. LAW STUDENT., 1 have an opening for ano. Bost of roforenaes raquired, P o R A e i PRINTERS.STATIONERS, &o. BLANK BOOKS! STATIONERY snd PRINTING furnishod promptly and at fair prices, by J. M. W. JONES, 104 AND 106 MADISON-8T. sic, 75 ca %fl(nlulh Quadello Liand, €6 (ot iasts, €9 for 9 parts. b b/ SCALES, FAIRBANKS® BTANDARD SCALES e OF ALL BIZKS. [o41d FATRBANKS, MORSH&CO u . 111 AND 113 LAKCE-8T, FINANCIAL, FINANCIAL. Purchaso Money Paper, sscured by mort- age, wanted. Monoy toloan on_Grain_and BiNione, - LABARUS BILVERNAN, Ohambor of Commeroo Building, SOCIETY MEETINGS. Attention, Sir Knights 01t Roruard Commandorz, No. 85, . . You sreor. dured ia' sppear at (iio nulmfl[ffit‘h{l at Da, my, wiuipped for escort dutz. Dyonorolie &, Masonic, Lod, 811, A, F. & A, M, Spaoial e Dt ot bl lark-st,, for work on 11 U-‘B- 6‘ HULLEL. Boor CHICAGO, TRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1874, . WASHINGTON. The Currency Redistribution Resolution in the Senate, Another Day’s Debate Without Coming to a Vote, Outline of the Programme Ar- ranged by the Infla- tionists, Touse Debate on the Bill to Abolish the~ Match and Check Stamp Taxes. A Detailed Statement of the Condition of Govern- ment Finances, Secrotary Richardson’s Statement Concerning the Revenue Fraud Cases, Amount Paid to Informers and Rev- enue Offiers, $2,144,017, Plan on Which the District Investigation Is to Be Conducted. Passage of the Fortification Bill in the House. THE FINANCES. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. THE CURRENCY REDISTRIBUTION DILL. ‘WasmxeroN, D. 0., Feb. 12.—Tho Benato was ongaged all to-day upon tho bill introduced by Mr. Sherman to equalizo tho distributions of National Bank currency, which suthorizes the Comptrollor of tho Currency to withdraw $25,- 000,000 from tho Btatcs having an excoss of cir- culation, and issuo it to thoso States and Torri- tories having less than thelr proportion. When tho Benato adjourned on Wedncsday evoning, tho amendmont offored by Mr. Morrimon, making the amount to be withdrawn 876,000,000,was stilt ponding. Thie afternoon Mr, Merrimon with- drow his amondmont, and offered a substituto for tho Sherman bill, which is an anti-inflstion moasure—ono to AUTHORIZE THE 18SUE oF 46,000,000 more of Natoinal Bank circulation, to bo distrib- wuted as provided by Juw, and _thoroby iuoronsing 1. thevolumo of Nationsl Bank wotas to $100,000,000, Tho substituto was opposod by Afr. Shorman,who announced that ko would profer all the National Banks should be wiped out, or their circulation run into tho Stato of Rhodo Island sooner than now 800 an iucreaso of curroncy. M. Wright, who Lias heretoforo beon counted on a8 an intla- tionist, gave wmolice that ho would voto agolngt ~ the Merrimon substitutey aend at the propor timo offor an amendmont fo tho Sherman bill, to fix tho amount to be withdrawn from the overstocked ‘banks at £50,000,000 instead of $25,000,000. If thoro1s to bo an incrense of the currency, he wantod it accomplished by a furthor issuo of [{vmenbncks. or by free banking. Sonator Logan hon blustered “about the demands of Ay Btate and “ My poopla " FOR AN INFLTION OF THE OURRENCY, and was followed by Senator Ferry, of Michigan, in tho same strain and to the samo purport. Beforo a vote could be taken on the substitute tho Bonato adjommod. TILE INFLATIONISTS IN CAUCUS. A cnucus of Westorn and Southern Senators was Lield in ono of tho committee-rooms at the Capitol this_morning, among others in attond- anco being_ Logan, Morton, Merrimon, Oglesby, Forry, of Michigan, Gordon, Allison, West, Al- corn, ‘Clayton, and’ Hitcheook. Although ’the session was o gecret one, it is woll known that they mot to talk over tho finances, and arrango & campaign in tho intorest of [uflation, A part of their plan is foreshadowed in to-dy’s Henato proceedings. Tho Merrimon substitute was pro- pored in the caucus, .and whon 4 voto 18 had on it tho oxpnuosionists oxpeot to rally to its spupport, all the Southern Senators and a great majonty of thoso roprosenting the Wost and Northwest, If they succeed in carryingthat point they will next pro- ceed to legalizo the issue of the $44,000,000 ro- serve, and 8o on until thelr BRIGUTEST DREAMS OF OIIEAF MONEY wre roalized, Tho plotters wera evidontly dis- honrtoned thia afternoon u(}on disgovering the dofoction of Mr, Wright, of Iows, Mr. Ferry, of Michigan, especially failing to conconl his nn- noyance. Tho breach between the inflationlsts and antl-inflationists ja widening daily, and a bit- ter warfaro botweon tho factions may bo ex- pectod from this time out. gl S RETRENCUEMENT AND REFORM. &pecial Lispatch to The Chicago Tribune, R, DAWES' BPEEOL. WasnomwotoN, D, 0. Feb. 12.—Mr. Dawos' long-promised specch wae dolivered to-day to an oxpeotant and attentive Iouso, The attend- ance of mombers was ‘gratifying, evincivg nob only intorest in tho subject of tho epocch, but the oxistence of & protty gonoral belief that it ‘would be well treated, and that some arguments of moro than common morit would be advanced. Although tho spocoh ocoupled In its dolivery over threo hours, and was thickly studded with facts and figures of a dry, statistionl nature, tho interest of the andience was unilagging till its closo. There was s manly assumption of the responsibility of Congresa for tho gradual in- crease of the oxpenses and encouragement of tho extravagauces of the Government offiofals hero that had A WIOLESOME RING aftor tho exhibitions that have boen witnossed this sosslon, in the wosk efforts of men who know battor to attempt to throw this rosponsi- bility on the hieads of Departments, It is quito cortain that, if Congress will not furnieh high- stepping oficials with more monoy than is actu- ally neconsary for the noods of the Government, the ofticials will bave no chanco to bo extravas ant. 'This primary rosponsibility on the part of ‘ongrons was olearly shiown by Mr, Dawos, ‘Fho apoech hins proguced at loast ono good offoct, and that is, that it has sot men to thinking, and receivos Ligh pralses in all quartors to-night, as worthy the man and the hour. DISOUARGING OLERKS, The bill heretofore mentioned in your dfs- alohos, which bow yoforence to a reduction of hio forco of clorks in tho soveral Lxecutiva Do- partments of the Govornmont, and an inoreaso of tho hours of clerical lubors was conaidorad to- day by the Civil Sorvice Committes of tha Houso, and they agroed to favorably recommend the provision Iookiny to additional hours. Lho other clauso will not be acted un until tho sub- committes now visiting tho soveral Departincnts roports, . . (o the Associated Preas,l Wasninaton, D, O, Feb,, 14,—Tho House Committee on Appropriations will probably rocommond a reduction of 126 clorky in difforont departments, ‘which will aunually save the Goy- vornmeut §160,000. The retronchmont will fall hoaviest on the Burgeon-Gonoral'a oftlos, Wasuinaroy, D. C,, Feb, 12.—Tho Boorotary of the ‘Lroasury sont a commupication to tho House of Represontatives to-day ju rosponso to a ronolution calling for a statoment of tho amount of monoy paid from March 1, 1809, to Nov, 8, 1873, by any porson or porsona in gottlo- mont of puits, judgmonts, or claims, made by or 1n bohalf of {ho Unitod Btats for' violation of tho Rovenuo Inwa at Boston and Now York. Tbe statoment acoompanylug the lottor gives uf S 8,600 oasks in Now York, the names of the delinquonts, amount of indobtednoss, and name of inform- ants, with amounts awerdod thom, and to the Collector, Burvoyor, and Naval Offlcer, ete. Tho iudebtedness for the greater part in individual casos aro small, ranging from €20 to §1,000. Somo of the largest sump, toguthor with tho names of tho delinquonts, aro givan, Bpecial Agont Jayno fs staled na the informer in the onaos montioned, and ne recuiving, in tho aggre- gate, $03,000, in addition to at lonst $10,000 in: amallor cases. C Apart from thono 18 a statement of dolin+ quoncy of PHELTS, DODGE & €O., namoly, 8271,017. Tho coats and expensos of re- coverywero 88,146, Jayne, ssinformorin thocase, recolved 465,718, and tho Collector, Burveyor, aud Naval Otitcors oach ono-third of that sum, or $31,500. Theso offfcors fu all similar canosreceiv~ ing ono-third as much as tho informer, - Frank E. Ilowe, Georgo Brown, aud O. B, DBrackott Tecelved $14,150 for the dolenquoncy of - athor firms, Tho ross ‘proceods wero $4,310,391, dutien, 222,774, conts and_oxponsos, $234,104, The amount covered into Troasury, $3,768,613. Tho Collactor recolvad - £407,245 ; Naval Olicors, £0824,058 ; Burvoyor, $391,313 ; Informors, 8710, 248, Total amount distributod, 81,838,768 3 United Statos eharo remainiug in tho dressury, $1,014,740. . ‘Tho Socratary of the Trossury also transmits a statement of tho fines, ponaltios, and forfoit- urea In the distriot of Boston and Charlestown, from March 1, 1569, to Nov. 3, 1678, Speclal ‘Agont Jayno aluo recoivos largo smounts ns in- former hore. Not'nmount covered into T'rons- ury, $609,407; the Colloctor rooéivod $50,810 ; Naval Offlcer, £50,817; Survoyor, €50,817; in= formers, §162,703," Total amount distributod, $305,240; tho Unitod States sharo romsining in tho Yreasury, §304,161. . i P THE SANBORN CONTRAOCT,. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago d'rtorine, AN INVESTIOATION RESOLUTION, ‘Wasnmvazow, D. C., Feb, 12.—The Ways and Moans Committes havo agreed to prosent for considoration to-morrow tha-resolution in the Banborn caso which Butlor objected to yester- ony. Thoy will present it with thes undoratand- ing that Butlor shall bo pormitted to amend by striking out that part which ecalls for the names of tho delinquont taxpayors. This is for tho purposo of enabling him to mako a statoment of the reasons why Lo objects to having tho namos madoe public, whick will be somewbat in the na- ture of . A PENSONAL EXPLANATION, i and & dofeno of his whole courso in this matter. ‘Thare i quile s fluttur porcoptible among those whoso names huvo been -published as delin- quonts, They think it is a great mistako not to kaop theso things & secrot, Tho sacret uaucti- tics of privato life aro rudely invaded when the hidden offenscs of outwnrdly-respectablo -awin- dlors ro brought to the light of day, Thoy feol that, as they are good Republicans, thay are on- titled to Governmant protection. The Govarn- ment has endeavored to accommodate them, but the newspapers have thwarted tho pious pur- posos. ‘They hold it to be hard lines, e DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. &pecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune,’ THE PLAN OF TIE INVESTIGATION. 5 ‘Wasuxorox, D. 0., feb. 12.-The Snb-Com- mittoo of the Joint Select Committeo to investi- gato the sffairs of tho Distrlct met to-day, to Buggost & plan of procedure. Aftor considerablo dlscussion, it was agreed to rocommond to'tho Commutteo a plan of the followin; 3 < Tho District Govornment $” e 1o submit s staloment, giving I folb \ttio Districs liabilities udwasets, all tho contidSiy made o< der nuthority of the Board of Publid- Works, full and dotailed accounts of all the mons- urements, and overything of ‘the kind golng to show precisoly Low affairs havo beon ad- ministerod with regard to the’ public improve- ments, In addition to this, tho District authorities bo required to fumish a balance- #neot, giving the exact condition’ of the finances of the District, At tho samo time the momorl- alists to be required to sot forthins far as may be in dotail, and make speciflo, the charges of fraud and corruption which tlioy insist can be™ substantiated, and vindicato ¢ the Committeo whoro and who the witnesses am by which theso charges can bo sustained ; tho diargos not to be encertained unless witnesses areoffered to prove them. # ) TIE INVESTIOATION will then procecd, each side being pormitted to appear by counsel or ofliorwito, to cross-oxamino tho wituesses ;. ovory-facility t0'bo afforded the parcies in the way of iutroducivg evidonco to re- but that which is' produced fu_proof or disproof of tha chargos, to the full extent that would be allowed by & court of law, or' with even mora Iatitude. “Tho Committeo, 1 short, do not pro- pose to go outsido theso limitsin soarch of evi- douce to sustain any charges that may bo made, They regard themsolves ag not so much bound to invostigate, in tho broad|meaning of tho word, a8 _to hear what muy Lo offerod, and from {hab to male . up o vorditt, They will give tho memorintista full power and opportunity to establisl: their allega- tious, but do not feol, thoy eay, that they are called upon to cithor prosccuto or defond, If the memorinlists fail to mako out their case, tho statoments of the District authorities will bo ta~ ken aa couclusive, and a report will bo mado ac- cordingly. Tho full Committeo; will dountloss adopt thoso Buggostions, 5 It is thouglit thut tho Commitlen will not got activoly to work till next ‘Luesday, The plan‘to bo recommended is s QUITE BEVERELY ORITICIZED n gome quarters as indicating a purpose’to whitawash, It is held that the Committoo is not oulfl to hear what is offorad, but to investigato with o view to ascortaining !nel%, that it may be out of tho powor of the complaisants to submit ; that their duty is twofold, to hear, to waeigh like a jury, and to progecuto liko ¥ advocate. A ' COMPREMENBIVE " [FLAN. g And now Mr. Oltusted, the tgineor and gar- donor of the Now York Central -Park, is to bo brought horo and set to work ou another * com- prehensive plan” of Improvemont * by the Governmont, His great talent la to be invoked for tho proparation of s plan for tho boautifying of thio publio grounds, from _thdMonument log* to nnd inclading tho Capitel Parll; This willcom- rahiond the grounds surroundingtho Agricnttural jopartmont, the Smithsontau Iijstiluto, nnd tho botanical gardon, Whon tho lon " s’ com- ploted, Cougrosu will bo fuvitdd to foob Mr. Olmstod's bill, and appropriate, In the lunguago of the Kvening Star, o bulk sum suflicient to complote what recommendations may bo sob forth in the specification ho presonts, —Tho President's PrivatoSoerotary, Baboook, will huvo chargo of the improvemonts, and it is probable that about two years honco thoro will bo pleuty of worl for anothor Joiut Soloct Comumittoe, e eiataiin RIVERS AND HARBORS. ‘Wasumsaron, D, O, Feb, 12i—The Houso Committeshas begun work inthe dircotion of per fecting the Rivor and arbor Appropriation bill, Tho roport of the Chiof Engincor of tho army, which {8 vory voluminous, centaining na it doos detailed statomonts of work' already bogun on rivers and harbors and necoreary In tho futuro is undor inspeotion by tho Comumitteo, and members of Congroms have Loon given hearings ab diffor- oné times in behalf of tho improvemonts recom- monded in their rospootivo distriots, ~The osil- mates for all tho improvements recommended enll for 744,000,000, ‘o proxont intention of the Committee i to draw up'a bill anmnrlnL- {ngr_ botwoon £3,000,000 and 9,600,000, Thoy hold this viow, however, that, in the ovent the prospority of tho country.continues to vavive, thoy mny by tho 1st of April, tho time sot by tho CommitteoTor huving the bill porfocted, inorense tho auount cannidorably. Anotlior faot which will iavo ua Jittle oftoct in Infloucing the Com- mitton, nud Do of considorablo woight in dotor- mining tholr uction, is tho popular domandin tho outiro West for choup [froights, 'The thoory of thie Committeo i, it the wator lina communica- tlons aro o improved that vossols drawing moro wator than those now in ue can navigato the Iargor l[:prflprlnllflnu for improvomonts in pro- portion to the domand in this conncction, The Ohiof of the Engingor Corps has presonted an additionsl report upon rivers and barbors, This s aurplumnntnl to tho rogular report, It containg tho following Wostern itoma of iutor- ost: Tho Galona River improvemont can only bo made by dredging, which is veory oxponsive. ‘Tho estimatos for tha channol way, from 100 to 150 foot wide and G foot deop, aro 459,141 ; for adopthof 4 feot of wator, £283,208, and for b dopth of 0 foot wator above and of 4 foot bolow the Horrls out-off, 377,000, —— NOTES AND NEWS. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, THE WASUINGTON MONUMENT. ‘Wasuinatox, D. 0., Fob, 12.—\Whathor it is with » viow to an early ronewal of work on the ‘Washington Alonument, or- simply to furnlsh omployment to an unocoupled engincer ofiicor {8 Just now unknown, but, novertholess, tho Score- ‘tary of War has directed Liout. Mamhall to malko o thorough inspoction of tho shaft and nacorisin its condition, and' what weight the foundation {8 capablo of sustaining. A similar Inspection was orderod and mado two or threo yosrs ago, nt which timo the ongincor roported .ovorything in good condition, and ‘tho founds- Lon éntirely suscoptible of sustamiug tho waight of matorial necessnry to the complotion of the work, NES PENSION LI8T, ‘The Committee on Ponsions, of tho Houso, to- dny ngreed to make & roport which will vojoics the hoarts of many. They liave propared 8 bill granting ponslons to all soldiors of the Revolu- tion and War of 1812, who recolved sn honorable discharge, to the widows of such soldiors who became such down to 1825, A clause was also insorted to repesl entirely tho loyalty test. If the bill bocomoa a law a claimant will only be ruthulrcu to provo sorvica for any longth of time, and an honarablo discharge. INBPECTION OF POREIGN VESSELS. Tho Sonato Committeo of Commorco to-day recolvod s communication from tho Board of Buporvising Inspectora of HBieamboats yvecom- monding that all foreign vesscls carrying pas- seugors and ontering and leaving - ports of the United States shall undorgo a thorough inspoc- tion at tho lattor ports, aud be roqaired to make sany ropaira deomed nocossary, and unprly thom- golvos with lifo-saving apparatus, Tho sug- gestions ombodied in tho lottor struck the Com- mittao favarably, and the matter was roferrod to & sub-committes conslsting of Senators Conk- Jing aud Boutwell. = A VERY BINGULAR PETITION was presontod in. the Bouato to-day b{; Mr, Bpraguo, and reforred. . It was signed 3 C. Curtis, Mrs. Bobra A. Lockwood, sua Hattie J. French, 'Thoy.pray for permission to oxcavato to tho depth of 20 [oet, mote or less, on Govern- mont Island, in San “Francisco Bay (belonging to tho Governmont), for the purposo of making minerslogieal and goological invoatigations, and, to ‘ugo the language of. the momorinlists, “to remove thorefrom somo minorals supposed to be thoro deposited of which wo possess a do- seription ; to do this without molestation or out-. side influence, on tho condition that tho oarth thorofrom removed shall all be sgain roplaced, thoisland left a8 found, snd no damage bo really committed.* Miw, Lockwood. is an.attornoy-at- law of this city, but the namos of the other two potitionors do not appoar in the Washingion di- rootory. LOUISVILLE AND PORTLAND. At the meoting of the House Commorce Com- mittes to-day, Sherman's Louisville' & Port- laud Caual bill was roferred to & sub-committes of fivey of which Judgo Holman, of Indiaus, s Chairman, and Meears, Stanavd, of Missouri, Conger,-of Alichigan, and Willio, of Toxas, aror| membors, for oxamination and roport as to the csunla and rivors, boavy loada can bo talion aud ratos of tunupnrlnunn ‘made cheaper, Thoy will lold this faot inviow aud be governed in maklng queatian of titlo which hiss been ratsed by ropro- sontafivés of the Campboll helrs. 3792 (7o the Associated Prese, Wasmivarox, D, 0., Feb. 12.—The Sectetary of War lias sont to the House of Represoutatives Committon, 80 that rolief might be affordod thoso aections nuodln‘z it Mr, WRIGHT snid ho was opposed to the stb- stituto of tho gentloman from North Carolina (Morrimon), o it allowed the banks alroady or- genized to taka np tho inoresse, and it wonld not, theroforo, rolicve tho South aud Weat, o (Wright) movod an amondment to tho bill aa ro- ported by the Committeo, to striko out the words * twonty-five” and fnsert * fifey.” so that tho amount of clrculation to be withdrawn and roissuod should bo 350,000,000 iustoad of £25,- 000,000, and upon_that queation ho nsked thio vons aud nays, o sald if thoro was to bean inarenso 1n Eho currenoy, ho would prefer to #oo that increnso in grooubacks, and not in National Bank notes, - Mr, LOGAN snidif themajority of tho Sonators on this fioor wantod contraction, lot thera be o voto. Those who favored expansion would ac- quiesco {n the rosult, and their tho fight would oudy but If, on tho othor band, & majority want- ed an inoronso, lot them have it Ho wanted no decoption in tho matter, and hoped tho frionds of more curroncy wonld stand by this roposition for.n moderato incroase, It “would o an_ontoring wodgo. Mr, FERRY (Mich.) agrood with tho Sonator from ‘Tliinols (Logan),-and hoped tho friends of- n moderate fncrenso . would stand by this substituto, and sottlo tho quos- tion a8 to -whethor or not wo _aro tn hinve moro ourrcnoy. 1o was opposed_to taking o slnglo dollar from Now England. Lot thom have_thelr monoy, bub give morg to tho Wost and South. ‘The panic has not ended, Its blaze may have beon oxtinguishod, buv it atill pmoldored, and was_roady to break out sgain. Ho wns not to_bo frightoned from his position by threats., 'I'bat substituto wonld kill tho bill, and ho hoped thoe friends of incroaso woutd mako this a test rxmutlou. Pondivg discuesion, the Benate went into ex- contivo gesslon, and soon aftor adjournod, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE NLACK-MATL CABES, . Among tho oxccutivo documents subwitted by the SPEAKER aftor reading tho journal was a rosponso to tho call for information in rogard to tho amounts pald for compromiso of snits grow- ing out of frauds in tho Now York and Doston Custom-Housos, The docament, & very volum- inous one, was ordored printed. TROPOSED BALE OF A MILITARY RESERVATION. Mr, GUNECHL, from the Committes on Military Affalrs, roported s bill to authorize the #alo by publo aiction of the military reserva- tion of Fort Reynolds, Colorado Lorritory, con- taining avont twonty-threo squaro miles, and the Governmont buildings thoroon, The land s tobo sold in tracts of mot moro {han oighty acros cach, aud at not less than 8125 por acre. On motion tho Kasson amondmoent was ldo?md rl:qulrluF not less than threo months ublio notico of the time and placo of sale, in not osn than threo public nowspapors privted snd published in ‘the Torritory, The Dbill, thus awmended, passed. ABMY DISBURSEMENTE. Mr. DONNAN, frum the Committos on Mili= tary Affairs, reported a bill making it the duty of tho Seerotary of War to cause frequont inquiries to bo made into the economy, prospoerity, and nocessity of the disbursoment of ‘monoys by dis- bursing officors of the army. Passod. LEAVES OF AUSENCE, Mr. HAWLEY, from the samo Commitice, re- -ported s bill governing loaves of sbeonce to army officors,. It provides that all ofdcors on duty at any point west of a lino drawn north and south through Omaha City, and north of a lino drawn east and woet from the southern boundary of Arizon, shall bo allowed sixty days leavo of absence, i1 takon but once in two yenrs, witbont doduction of psy aud allowance, or threo months’ leave once in throo years, or four months’ leave once in four years. After nn explanation, thoe bill pagaed, i DAKOTA WAR EXPENSES. My, COBURN, from tho samo Committee, re- ported back the Souanto’ bill, autborizing the. Secrotary of War to ascortain tho amount of ex- Jouses incnrred by tho Territorial autboritics in akote for arme, squipmontu, military scofle, ot nneg of -thoir-vol! i forco fu tho Indian war of 1862, Passed. ¥ YORTIFICATION DILL. o lettor of the Chief of Engincors, and xeport of ar 2aj Waoitzol .and - Maweill nl-'flxn*chrp!‘flr -oupplics; xua ol Lhudycrs, on tho improvement of thenaviga- I tocs tiou §¥ tho Olifo River. Tho Board recommond” that tho slack-watet plan for tho improvement | of navigation be tostod af tho lower dam on the Mononganela Rivor, Tho Secretary of War gont to tho Houge of Reprosentatives tho draft of a bill making it the duty of tho Secrotary of War to maintain tho suporvision of tho construction of all bridges horatofors authorized, and not completod, or- that may be horeafter authorized to bo con- structod over tha navigablo waters of the United States, Tho bill proposes to ropoal tho 1aw of 1873, for tho conatruotion of a bridge across ' the Arkaneas Rivor at Littlo Rocl, beeause it would obstruct navigation, The bill was reforred to the Committeo on Commerce. The Senato confirmed tho following nomina- tions: J, W. Jenkins, Virginia, Sccrotary of tho Territory of Colorado. Postmasters—William W. Kurtz, Athens, O.; Jobn C. Hnstings, Bioux City, I. ‘00V. KEMPER AND THE PRESIDENT. Gov. Kempor, of Virginia, boing in Washing- ton on business, made a call of courtesy upon Prosident Grant to-day, It was some time ago btated that Col. Mosby had presrranged an ine terviow botwoon theso gentlomen, but the Gov- ernor says thore is no truth in the report, and that ho callod morely to pay his-roapects to tho Chief Maglstrate the same 23 any other citizan of tho United Statos, and with no political ob~ ject in view. ‘The Governor to-night, in converaation with friends, spoke of the pleasuro tho visit afforded him, the President receiving him in the spirit of friondliness and courtesy, and-in tho courso of tho convorsation ex- pressed his viows doliborately, as if woighiog his words, whioh left a favorable impression on the Govaroor's mind, As the intorview was }:mvatc, tho subject of tho conversation cannot be ex- plicitly stated, but it can only be inforred by. tho Governor's own_frec uttorances to-night that Lo and his political frionds in Virginia stand on tho broad conservative plat- form which he enys gives all Btaten co-aqual rights ss membors of the Union ; that they may dischargo all their duties and rostore porfect peaco sud reconcilistion to all parts of the country, Thoy will support everybody that sup- ports that platform, which tho Goveruor framod, aud which was indorsed by the peoplo of Vir~ ginia, and they will oppose, ho further says, evorybody who_opposo the conservative an harmonizing principlos thoroin oxproxsed. 5 — CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, BENATE. Wasusnazoy, D, C,, Fob, 12, NEW BENATORS, Mr. Ingalls (Kan.) presented the croentials of Jumes 8. Harvoy, elected Umted Biaten Benator from Kauuns, and Harvey was eworn iu. ‘Mr, Alcorn, of Mieslssippi, prosonted the cre- dentials of H, RR. Peaso, elocted Sonator of the of-tho United Btatos from Mississippl. Penso wad Bworn In. & OIVIL-RIGITS PETITION, ‘Mr, Pattersou prasented & resolution from the Legisluture of his Stato in favor of tho passazo of u Civil-Rights bill by Congress. Referrad to tho Judiclary. Mr. Intterson oaid, on the paseago of the roso- lution in tho Logislature, tho yoas aud nays woro oaliod and it was nnanimously adopted, the Dom- oorats yoting with tlie Ropublicans. OURRENOY DISTRINUTION, Tho mornlug hour having expired, tho Sonato resumed tho consideration of tho bill to equalize tho distribution of tho cmirenoy, tho pending amendmont being that of Morrfmon to fusert gavonty-five " in place of ¥ twonty-five," Aftor dobato, e, MERRIMON snid: Congross would allow an incrongo in the yolumo of tho cntrency, ho would gncla tho print lio wau now_contonding for, but nob otherwiso. woulil Jike to 860 tho volumno of the currency in- croasod ©100,000,000 if possible. Ifo bolloved the tempor of the donate was. for an incvonss, and, for tho burposo of testiug tho question, ho would withdraw bis amendmont, aud' give th lulln\vhl;i‘nu o substituto, for the bill as roported by tho Committoo: Lo sirike out all “alter tho enncting clanse of the DIl aud insert “ihnt $40,000.000 in potes for eirculution shail bo issuod to the Naviounl l.lllllkhl% nssocin- tlous now organized, or which may bo horeaftor organized, In addition to the prosont clrculation undor thosamo rules, rognlations, and limita- tions a8 now presoribad by the law." Mr. BHERMAN appealod to Honatora not to ondanger thig bll, which was intondod as ono for local roliof, Ly taoking ou to it the great quostion of inflution, 1.0t that question bo mot fair and squaro, and decidod, Ii wasouo of groat importanco, and wonld determinoe the prosperity, happinens, and glory of our conniry, To was apposad to npy inorosse in the currenoy, aud the question of inflation or not vould be de- tormiued once and for all, o soon as tho Navil- Appropristion bill be disposed of ; bub now he hoped this bill would pass aslt oame from the 3 "The'House then, ot hall-past 1, went into Com- mittee of the Whols, Mr. COXin tha Chair, on tho Fortification bill, Itoms of $20,000 exch for Torta Footo and Washington, on tho Potomae River, wera strucis out. The itoms for Forts Moulirie, Sumter, and Pulask wore rotained. "Lho appropriation for Fort McHenry and Fort Jofferson wors rofusod. | Tho Committce then roso and roported tho bill to the House, and it was passed. . TIE MATCIC TAX. Tho House ngain resolved itselt into Com- mitteo of the Whole (Alr. WILSON, Iu, in the ohair) on tho bill to_Topenl tho stump duty or tax on matches, and Mz, Dawos proceoded to ad- dress the Houso. Mr, DAWES discussed tho ponding bill and that for the ropeal of tho check stamps to- gothor. Tho tax ou matches lnst yoar reached #2,600,000, aud that on bank checks, $1,600,000, ‘'he Commissioner of Internsl Revonuo esti- mated.that the ropesl would require the refund- ing of $500,000 to thoso now holding stamps for bonk checks, snd s like amount for stamps on_ matches, tho quostion of repeal involved $5,100,000, Tho Committeo of Ways and Monus were unanimous agaiust repeal. The Sccretary of the Troasury had on haud ot the commoncomont of the fiscal yoar 130,000,000, of which somo $70,000,000 were Leld in trust, loaving but_$60,009,000 belonging to tho Gov- ornment. Its total available fands aro $48,000,- 000 in gold and noarly %12,000,000 in currency. Tho receipts from July 1, 1874 to Feb. 1, 1874, woro $165,077,073, and tho catimate for the ro- maining five mouths of' the'your was $116,100,- 000, making a total availablo income of 281,777,072, The expenditures to Fob, 1, wero: On account of sinldug-fund, - 912,936,450, and appropriations §177,174,585, ¢ Tho Jinbilivies woro: Unoxponded balanoes of appropriations, $138.881,657; interest on public dobt, $il,- 280,061; < acorued lntorost, 0,087,477 ; besides_ estimatod expenditures on account of #undry indetlnite and pormanent appropristions of 96,825,000, which, with somo additional figures not clearly: undorstood Ly the roporter, ‘mude the total expenditures $803,846,060, agains! availablo resourcos of+&841,780,201 ; so, if the Governmont should be ‘enlled upon during the yoor for all the appropriations made by Con- grose, thore would bo, ot ‘the end of the year, & defloit of 862,060,449, This represonted the con- dition of tho ‘I'roasury on papor; but thoro was no probability that the Treasury would bo called on to respond for all tho approprintions, Many of the items wero omitted undor the head of por- manent appropristions,” whioh, although msde aver Wwo yoars ago, had not been covered into the Uronsury. A carcful yevision of all thoss outstauding appropriations sggregates 872,360, 034, Assuming the 'reasury is not cniled on for it, thoro would be on hand at the closo of the ourront year $20,302,085, This sum excluded the sinking fuud, That {s, the Govornmont would meat all liabilities and also provide for the sinking fund, and still havo $20,000,000 at the ond of tho yoar, as againsr 60,000,000 at the boginming, DBut against' this 20,000,000 woro to bo drawn all the doflciencies that havo arison during the war, He understood thero would be $1,000,000 deficiency in the Indian Buronr, aud ho ostimuted tho miscol- inuoous deficioncy st 82,000,000, Ho had novor known tho doficlonny bills at any sossion to amount to logs than £8,000,000, and had known thom to reach 818, 000,000, 1o bind left out of tho cslimates of de- fleiencien tho claims mado by tho District of Columbin for expenditnres mado in tho District, and yarying from £3,000,000 to 5,000,000, In the fucs of {ts prohibition by tho act the bth of January, 1873, from tho contraction of further Tiabititiok by tho Bonrd of Public Works for im- proviug tho streots, ete., excopt in pursuanco of approprintions, Cougross was confronted with threo clnima, o would not disouss thelr logal- ity, but would sy that, eftor thab enactmont, tho T'ressury Dopartmont could not have con- tomplatod ~auy oxponditures by = tho Toard, for which the 'Treasury should be hable. If, however, this sum should bo paid out, it would incresse tho doflciocios 87,000,000, "Tho claims from the Mixed Com- migsion would swoll them 53,000,000 more, loav- ing but 10,000,000 of caeh on hand at the ond of the yoar. It was evidontly unsafe for tho Frensury to be roduced a4 low as 10,000,000 to meot emergenoy in the absenca of Congross, No man would take upon himsolf the dutios of tho T'reasury Dopartmont in tho face of the lin- biliiy of suoly bulance, with tho monthly ex- {mnuon of tho Govornment much in excoss horeof, unloss provided by Congross with somo moans on which he could fall back, In reply to Mr, Garflold, idr., DAWES eald the $44,000,000 resorve, aud tho nse made of it Ly tho Becrotary of tho 'I'onsury, had not entered into bis oaloulation. Tho roceipleof the first {See Eighth Pago,) NUMBER 174, THE WISCONSIN BISHOPRIC. How the Protestant Episcopal Coun- " eil Tried to Fill It . 0 Dr, D mmr}in Chosen by the Clergy 8 E.Rtlgiented by the Tnity, Unab ‘;Tito Agree, the Conven- sion Adjourn Sifie Die. Remarlavle Proceedings Before Taking the Ballot. Recriminations it Only for Pri« maries” ¥reely In. “dulged In. Insult end Fierce Denunciation a Com- mon Mode of Exprexqion. More Churchmnen than Gentlemen Prose ent in tho Council. MORNING SESBION. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mrnwausee, Feb, 12.—The Special Counell of tho Protestant Episcopal Dioceso of Wisconsin ronssembled in the Cathodral at 9 o'clock this morning. The Rov. Dre. Bpaulding aud Dunbar conductod tho religious sorvices, which wero very largoly attended. The membors of the Council was called to order at 10 o'clock by the Rov. Willlam DBliss Ashley, D. D. Tho ronding of tho minutes was called for. Tho Becrotary read them accordingly, and thoy wor slightly amendod. 2 The President, in opening ‘tho procecdings, 8aid {hat ho was among the oldest of the Pros- bytors of the diocese, o beggod of thom to BEMEMBER FOUR TIINGS that day: First—They should remember, clorgy and Taity, that they bad individualities as well as corporato rights, This fact thoy should bear strongly in mind, and conduct themsolves ace cordingly. Becond — Thoy were the roprosentativea throughout the land of the Protestanc Episcopal Church, and their actions would bo recorded to their houor or to their disgraco, as thoy might cloet. Third—Thoy had amongst them, and br thom, the busy pous of muny writere, ra” gl of their proceedings,—the tong tamed lightning waiting to herald i throughout tho United Statos. T they should speciatly havo remar lioped they would then remember Fourth—That "tho pen of tho would take down their words thr words would ba remembered to_t} enutamik ar to their etgrual - b “thom by Jnin a prayet s tho X, ceedinga of thoir Conncil migli. NOMINATION OF DR\ DE The Rov. Dr. Evorhardt thon the President for his timoly snid that reflection ovor night enod his conviction that a st not suit tho Dioveso of W sinco it had been strongly health of the Rev. Eugoue sufficicntly robust for so Ho had, theroforo, pride an innting for Bishop an ¥ from their own midst; - Jomes De Kovon. In look list of their prosbyters, b man whose light cclipsed * nominated by him, Dr. D supportor of the fuith, I Lo had but ono vote; Dr. Do Koven, that v ngainst him if fora m falgo to tho tonchin Protestant Bpi -, " wag known to the whoso sons he known to all pioty, and hig mecl days of sorrow D over stamped upo in him. Ho co De loven for Bi* THE NC Tho Rov, Mr. lonve to second ¢ testimony to th ities of tho rociuted with T cational justi:. Ho nover knew did not bellov mapizer. I not give hix lieve him tc in history ¢l remombered tinghaw we chisrge_of him,” Did Church ? known tho ored. Tho burgh. I to introdis being & Re mude. It may is 10 ism!" It prove the thoso ro them,