Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1874, Page 5

WASHINGTON. - Tho Currency Debate Continued in the Senates Senator Sherman Agnin Argues Strongly Against Inflation. Tho Funding Bill Further Discussed in the House. Gen. Butler Agein Exhibits His Reverence for the | Press. Message from the President Regarding the Approaching Centennial. A Goneral Indian 'War Appre- 4 hended, Raules and Regulations Governing Btoame boat Incpection. THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE, special Dispatch to The Clacago Tribune, TRYING TO REVIVE IT. Wasmyatox, D. C., Feb. 25.—Tho discussion in the. Houso to-dayon the bill to rovive tho Franking Privilogo was not altogether devoid of intorost., Oobb, of Kaueas, conatituting himeolt tho poouliar reprosontativo and champion of tho Grangors, took occasion in o very coarso mannor to attack Mr. Pholps, of Now Jorsoy, who id vory wenlthy and largoly intorested in railrond nnd bank and trust companies, and who yostorday spolo, with rather soveroeriticisms, of the Farm- ors’ Movemont in the West. Cobb's spoech was mnot choracterized Bo much by its wit and obility as by ita very apparent of- fort to bo witty and, able. Pholps soomed to bo guilty, in Cobl'a cstimation, of tho gravest erime in the calondar, becauso ho had plenty of monoy, This really was tho burdon of his speech, which was 8o badly conceived that it did injury rathor than good to tho causa which ‘o #o oficiously undertoak to dofoud and praiso. Phelps, in roply, fairly TLAYED THE POOR LITTLE GENTLEMAN rrom Kuusas, Ho ackuowledzed that ho was worth somo monog, part of which ho inberited, Lut mueh of which he carned by honest, hard work at his profession, Much of thisbo in- vosted in the consiruction of raflroads in tho West—in Kausas, Illiuols, and Toxne, Thoso ronds bad opencd wp and improved tho country through which thoy pussed. Ho re- grotted to say that they were notallof them profitablo, but Lo was proud to uay that ho nover owned s dollar 1 any railraad which had re- coived Goveroment aid, either in tho way of money, bonds, or land-grants, With o dolicete sarcast, difticult to equal, he showod that whilo ho had been all Lis lifo laboriously pursuing ine profession for gain and uover took offico till he come to Cougrese, Mr. Cobb has been an offiee-holder nearly all hus lifo sinco his majority, o, Cobb, duly appreciated the position ho hold 08 8 profesgional ofice-scoker and Lolder, who ondeavored to assumo the position of o Grange loader for tho purpose of making political capi= 1al, beforo Phelps was through with hiw, as was damonstrated by bis oxcoodingly disturbod ox- ‘prossion TICE WANTS TO FRANE, Mr. Rice, of Illinoig, advocnted tho bill bo- wauao it wak {n tho intarase of unlversnl adura. tion, Ifo thinks thatif o farmer cau only get s bushol or two of publio documonts snd Con- gressiona! speoches o year, ho would have Do troubla in _growing ten _blados of grass whevo thero is now but ono, foebly strag- gling with the biting blasts of a cold and igno- rant world, Aa g fertilizer, ho holds a Congress- ‘man's spocch to ba unequalod, " Judge Lawronce, of Uhio, came up smiling to oppose the bill, save that part whick provides for tho frao transmission of wackly newspapers in the county whera publishod, and thst Lo wished (> nmond by iucinding alf sorts of nows- papors and periodicals whatsoevor, This project hoadvoeated with all the sincero warmth of ono who hns used the franking-privilogo to excess, but who feels that ho is WISELY BACRIFIOING IS PRESENT little good for his «fuluro great gaiv, Further notico of his offort is not necessary, ns tho Judgo very thoughtfully drow up o fair and full synopsis of his specch, which he kiudly furnish- od the Associated Press, Very fow men are as thoughtful in behalf of the overworked mau who ropresents the Association on tho floor of the Houso, 1f the peoplo do mot hayvo their thirst for tho valuable information of this painstaling Emltlomm.\ fully satisfiod to-morrow, it will ba ccauso the uugrateful roporter ling noglectod to aval himeolf of the Judge's oftice. Bon Butlor then ontertained tho Houso at gomo length with his old spoech on o vicious nud uuacrulm!auu press. Tho provious question boing demanded, Furle but, of Ilfinois, aubnutted au amendment in the nature of a substitute, providing for the COMPLETE RESTONATION of the Franking law. This was submitied tothe Housp with tho bill, and on the Lill aud amen- ment the previous quostion was again do- wmanded. Mr. Packer, who had charge of tho bill, ros fuged to admit further ameudmonts, “The main quostion was ordorod by & count by tellers, aud then tho ayes aud noes woro do- manded on the question, which resuited, as bo- fore, by o closor vote. When tho voto was had' Dby tellars, it stood 11 in favor_mnd .68 ugainst ordering tho main question, When tho ayos and noes wero had, tho ulippor{‘ fellows wore bronght to time, knowing that thoy were going on tho record, and could mot atford to dodgo or sneak, Consequewmly, tha vote stood 126 uyes to 117 nocs, Mr. Packer is entitled to his hour to close, whicli e will probably take immodiatoly atter the morning hour to-morrow, when . THE FINAL VOTING will doubtlogs bo had, as all amendments savo Hurlbut's have beon rofused, — Thers will prob- ably be but two ays and no votes. 'Thosa who fuvor n rovival of tho privilege hiava boen work- ing like heavors, whilo tho othior side buve not dluplayed 8o muol zeal, in cousoquanco of which the clinces are in favor of tho passago of the bill, if indecd Hurlbut's substitute iy not wdoj:tod, which is oxtremaly probakio, Aol o EUHURZ AND MORTON, ' Snecial Disatoh to The Chicago T'ribune, THE DEDATE IN TUE SENATE, ‘Wasmvaroy, D, 0., Fob, 25.—Mr. Morrimon ioflated and Mr, Sherman contracted for auour end a half apiece this afternoon, and the fow dozen drowsy loungers in tho gallories wore beginning to think it about time to go to dinner, when Mr, Bchurz, who had boen norvously tuirling his ring full of keys on & lend-poucil, aroso and signaled tho proeiding officer, In- ,stantly everybody was on iho alort, Tho sluggards in tho gallories, in- cluding tho colored patriots, pricked up their enrs in unticipation of hearing somothing good. They romembored tho stinging romarks of Mr. Morton tho day bofore, when he stated that Senator Behurz did not understand this country, and hind got his idens of flnanco thoo. rolically from tho books. Itcoollecting, more- ovor, that tho Indiana Senator hnd peremptorily daclinod to be interrupted by the Toutonio ntates- man, when the lattor endeavored to putinn wviord, (ho speotators to-day had every ronson to Loliove Mr, Bohurz would make an elfort to 5&:2 oven. But they wora searcely propaved for tho oxciting passnge st syma that was to follow. Mr, Beliurz sob H . _THE BALL IN OTION by ropenting Mr, Morton's romarks on foroign- ors, and followed it up by reminding him of o thmo when ko (Morton) was oaly too glad to avail inmelf of us (dohurz's) sorvices, 1n earry ing tho Btato of [ndiuna, At that porlod, Mr. Morton was wilhug to acknowlodgo that Alr. Bolurz know a good deol sbons this country, for then thoy were 1n accord politicslly and on tho finances, Mr, Morton rotorted that Mr. Bohurz had no right to intorprot bis language of tho previous day us & rofloction vpon forelgners as a olass, A¥e did not regard Mr, Bohurz sa & roprosentas tivo man among tho Gormans in this country, and when ho announced himaelf s suoh ho pro- sumod bayond. his dosorts, Ile ncoused Mr. Behurz of attompting to take the Gormane out of the Nopublican pnrt{ two yoara ago, and sneoringly spoke of tho fallure of his elort up to tuls polnt. Y Mr. Hohurz had used tho rotort courtoous aud Mr. Morton tho roply chuclish ; now Mr, Bohurz spoko . . ; THE NEPROOF VALIANT, in charging Mr. Morton with jntontionally mis ropregonting and twisting hiy (Schurz's) languago in his sposch of the dny bofore, This statemont belug consldered unparlis- moutary, Mr.. Corpontor called tho Bponk- or to ordor, and Mr. Hohurz moditied bis langunge, but followed it up Dby stating that,while ho desirod vory mnoh to bo ra- gnrdoa us o full-flodgodl American citizon, he did not proposo to purchdse the titla by trying to Xoop pace with tha VAGALIES OF THE INDIANA BENATOR, whom ho donomiuatod tho most iuconsistent statosman occupying a publio atation. Mr. Morton- ratorted with tho countor-check quarrolromo, nnd ha in turn was called to ordor romptly by tho Prosidont, Honors Loing oasy, Ir., Behurz noxt procecded to oxplnin that ho hind 1o desiro to hova s row with tho Sonator from Indiana, naud- expressed nwllllnfinesu to forgivo if Mr, Morton would acknowlodgo that whon hoe snid he (Soburz) did not know anything about Amorican finaucos, ho moant it in a Piok- wicklan souso, Mr. Morton ropliod that when Le spoko the words reforrod- ta ho corlainly was ot in o Piolowlckian humor, but for salto of peaco ho would rotinct. Ilo continued, that Mr. Behurz Liad been EXCEEDINGLY PEMHONAL in his romarks on Tucsday, baroly Jaoping with- in Parliamontary rules, nnd if'in his roply ho Tind usod strong language ho at tho time thought he woa {ustiflcfl in g0 dalng. To this Mr. Schurz ronlmd that Llorton was & slrong debater.. When lie bad occauion to reply to him ho nlways found it necossary to bo some- what personal, in ordor to coutrovert Lis argu- menta, T'o provent a furthor outbroak at this juncturs, Camoron asked the Benalo to go into ‘oxccutive session, which wau dono. It iu grow- ing painfully apphront to his frionds that R, MONTON 18 DECOMING EXCEEDINULY BENSI- TIVE, and that he, for somo reasen, of lato, is not dis~ yosod to brook Inuguage such a8 _ho indulges in himself. Ho can no longor coriduct his-sido of tho discussion, it secms, without losing control of his tempor and flying into a passion. —— PHILADELPHIA'S SHOW. Special Drapateh to The Chicago Tribune, THE LOBBY. © ‘WasixaToN, Fob. 26.—The managors of the Philadelphia Contenninl are by no meaus plonsod ot the arrival horo of tho addition to thoir lobby s chronicled in your dispatches last night, feol- iog that from tho characters of tho zealous indi~ viduals thoy will do more Larm thau good. Tho meungers think that, aftor having pub- lished tho Exposition s an intornational affair, Congross ean't gracofully rofuse to wo troat it. Tho Lrosident’s message on the subjoct hns ero- ated a groat donl of mmusoment, aud it {8 uni- varenlly concedod that it was written by Iis Tz~ collency alouo, {70 the Associated Press.) MESSAOE FROM THE PILSIDENT, ‘WasuiNaroy, D. O, Fob, 25.—L'he Prosidont to-dny sent the followiug mossago to Congross @ 10 the Sennte and Ilouse of Representatices I Linvo the bunor herowith (o submit the report of thio Contennlal Commissioners, and to add & word in way of rocommendation. Thesd Lave now boen nter- nntional oxpositions held by throo of the groat powors of Europe, Itscema Altlig thut tho ono huudredth anuiversury of our Indupoudenco shiould bo marked Dy un ovent that will display to the world the growth ond progress of n nation devoted to freedom and’ to tho pursuft of ~fame, fortunc, and Lonor Dy tho lowest - citizen s well as the lighiest. A faflure in thls enterpriso would bo doplorablo, Success can be assured by arousiug publia opinion to tho importanco of the occasion, To sccuro thls cnd, in my judgment, Congressivial logislation ia necesaary to mako the oxposilion both matlouul snd interuntional, ‘The benofits to be derlved from o sucs cesaful international oxposition aro manifold, It will neconsarily bo sccompanied by expensca Leyond tho Teceipts from tho exposition itacif, but they will bo componsated for many fold by the commingling of tho orio from all eections of or own country, by bring- g togethior tho poopls of difforent mationallties, by bringing Into Juxtapoaition for ready examination our ounand forolgn okill and rropress ln mnnufacluras, agriculture, art, acience, and civiization, The sclection of tho sito for {ho Exposition scoms to me appropriate from tho fact that, 100 yours Tefoto tho dato tized, for the Tex s it t0e DeclAFAGOD 0F dopumdence w il launchod usinto tharalsxy of nations ns su indopondent poople, omanated from tho samo Wo havo much i our varled climate, sofl, minoral products, and skil, 1 of which advantago can bo taken by other nationalitica to thoir profit. In raturn, they wil Lring to our shores works of thoir akill, and’ famillarize our paoplo with thom to the mutual'sdvantago of all parifer. Lot us havo a complote sucoess of our Conteunial Exposition, or puppresa it fn ita infancy, acknowlodglug our ima< Dility to give it tho intornational choracter to which our aelf-cetcem aspires, (Siguod) U, 0, Guaxr, ExsouTivi ManstoN, Feb, 25, 1874, —— INDIAN A¥FAIRS. Special Dupatoh to The Chicago Tribune, TRODABLE WAD. WasniNeroN, D. C., Fob, 25.—Thero is né doubt that the authorltios hero aro approhonaivo of on Indian war of no moan proportions, Much indiguation is oxpressed by Western mon b tho porsistonco in the peace-policy, which an- nually sacrificos ives, and which proves to bo anything else than o pence-polioy. Thoso living in the soctions which are thosconea of theso out- ragos havo no faith fn any othor peaco then that which is conquered and neld by force of arme. Quiot preparations bave beon mado to moot the emergency, aud it is bolioved that the prosont troubles_ will bo soon dispoacd of by & short, shurp, and decisive cempnign, under tho norsonal su porvision of Gon, Bheridan. A NEW COMMISSIONEN. Judgo Thomas C Jones, of Obio, hag been appointed member of the Indian Commisgion. Judge Jones yas n momber of tho recent Com- mission to iffeatigate tho charges againet Mr. Smith, Superintondent of Indian Affairs, sud is ‘@ gentl eman of conceded ability and charaoter. [70 the Associated Press.) s INDIAN EXVENSES, ¥ asmnaron, Feb, 25.—1ho Secretary of the Yalerior rocommonds £414,500 in licu of $268,- 797, his original cstimatos, for tho Ute and Bhoshono Indians. e INSPEOTION OF STEAM VESSELS, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuivaroy, D, 0., Feb. 25.—The following named appliauces, new rules, amended rules, sub- stitutes for old rules, and rosolutions, woro approved and adopted, subjeot to tho approval of tho Beerotary of the Treasury by the Board of Bupervising Inspoctors of Steam Vesscls, atits M}Imnl meeting which was held in ibis city. Tao Seorotary of tho Trensury has approved thaso new rules, oto., and thoy will be ofiicially promulgated in o fow daya, LIST OF APPLIANOES FOR STEAMUOATS. Buwaln's safoty-valvo, Brufl's life-raft, Ogdon's life-rafe, Oro Meshor's live-saving stool and sot- teo (for excurslons only), Waddfin's cork mat- trass, Fleotwood's marino drag, Peclt’s borth and ‘bottom life-proserver auxiliary, Kehn Afilas nevor-sink life-preserver, Bteinor's ropeating fivo-oxtinguishor, Call's improved steam wyphon pump, salamander fitting of the United Statos L F.m-ul;;n Bam‘nx Company,(New York) Thompe son's soul, Boal's marino drag, Solloss' combinne tion sigoul flash-light, DOILER INSPECTION, Hereafter it shull be tho duty of all Tnspoctors mubing fuspoctionn to roport corractly at the eud of the year, to Suporvislng Inspectors, tha numbor of ’m“filr::l in ouch of their local districts thorein fne spected, Rule 2—Thero must bo means provided in all Loilers uflu? the low-water guagea which are operatod by mesnaof & float ineido tho same, Lo provent tho flost from gettinginto (he steam pipo in case it gets adrift In tho boller, All boilors or ets of bollers amy!orml on_boarid of veasels subjuct to tho provisions of the act of Gongress rolating to steam veusels, approvod lub, 28, 1871, for the purposy of genoratiug stoum, siall Luve attuched to them at least ouo gusyo that will corroctly indicate thio prevsuro of kteans —_— EALALIED OFFICERS, “Fvery liconsed otticer omployed ou Auy tug or tow- ing boat within tho walera of the Sccuird Supervisiug Dintrict nliall, whon receiving his Jivenxo, 1oport to tha Tnspcelor the name of tio bout on which Lo {s em- ploged, and, wheuover Lio leaves the boat and_cngages upon auothor, Lo shall roport, elther in porson or fu writiug, tho name of (e vessel upon which he fn- tonds korving ; sud any nogleot to 80 report shall Lo deomod sutiflont caiiso for sukponston or rovocation of license, 'This rulo shull bo attached (o ovory license {usued to this class of oflicors in the SBecond District, ANENDED XULLS, Amonded Rule 2—8trike out ol after the words # pussouger icamer whall bo," snd add the followlig, viz: “Equipped with boats aw ho Tuspector may de- terinine, belug tflvfirnud by the luw and the rules and roulutionn of this Bourd" Awonded Iule 10—In tho last linc,after the words & fron tho"add. tho worda “ateru’ or, head of ves- sol LIFEABAVING APPLIANOES, Amonded Tulo 4, roluting to ife-suving npparatus— Biriko out ull after’tha words *to bu oimployed and Lefore tlo words * provided, hawover, and usert tho followlugs * And ouch 1ife-boat ehiall Vo muasured by Tuspectors wier o folowiug sulod wmuliply tho 0 tho" length, breadth, and dopth togethier, und dlvi product by 207 the quotiont whall be the number of " THE ICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1874. porson allowed siich boat.” A boat 20 fast long, 0 feot ‘wide, and 3 fdct it dopth_ wiil Lo allowod thirty-six pakacngors, : o Amouded Ttulp 9-Lito-mring aftor tho worda ! aolld cork bloo words “with belta ™ the words ‘matorisl,” ; applinncor, Tunert 5" bitoro the and othor sultable TILOT MULES FOR WESTERN I1VERA, Bubstitute for Lute 14, Pilot Rules Westorn Rivers— ANl stesmers deaconding tho Missisaippi River bo- tiween Cairo and Now Orleans, during fho timo Letwoen sunisot aud sunriso, must keop tho main chaunel, 0z~ copt in timea of Ligh water, Hubatituto for Tules 11 and 13, Pilot Rules Wostorn Tivers—Steamera desconding tlie Ohlo and Miasissippi Rivers botweon Loulsville und Now Orleans, may rin down any fsland clilo when {ho samo bas 'watcr for tho purposo, and I freo fram obatructions, ‘Bubitituts for Tulo 19, Pllot Rulos Woalorn Tvers— Bloamors descondiuig (Ho Misnissippt Riror betweon Ualro and Now Orleans, may, in dxll“hl. Tun any gl which lisa sulilent walsk {or tho pufpase, snd afroe, HKAOLUTIONS, Resalved, That all action of thjs Tosrd approving towswator alarm Indicators is horaby rovoked, lctolued, Tio anca Hin plug 1 e most’ reltablo 16ty-walor alnrm tiow known to this Hoatd, Tiesoleed, That all provioua nels, riles, snd roguls- tona herefoforo adopted by the Board of Buporvising Tuspectors, slso all clrculsry and rosolutions rolative to or in any way contlicting with tho aamo bo, aud uro heroby, repeated, Renolved, That boled cotton shall be conldared s compiying with Soe. 4 of o oct of Feb. 2 1871, rolating steam-veasels, when It 1a {u- good mer- ch‘“{‘in lo condition in vegard to comipactucss sud covoring. Itesalved, That tho netion of this Board spproviug of sioan regitoring gouges bo, sud (o sarmo ato beraby, Tovoked, tesolved, ‘That but two coples of cortificatos of in- apection siiall bo requirod on bosrd lowing and freight atoumers, Tiesowwed, That the Troasury Dopartment be ro- quested to furnish the local Doards of Bteamboat In- spectors with bound duplicatea of tho certifcate of inspoction by this Board. . gt S DESIGNS ON THE TREASURY. Special Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune, TRE INON-CLAD CONTRACTS. ‘Wasnixaroy, D. 0., Fob. 256.—ho Committeo on War Claims bad under consideration this morning tha bilt for tho reliet of-the ron-clad contrrets, but came to nothing thereon, A ma- Jority of the Committen is understood to bo in favor of nllowing the contractors to go to tho Court of Claims, to suo for compensation on ne- count of lossos by renson of delays causod by ne- tion of tho Govornment authorities. 'Theso con- trocts worb made in 1803, when gold was 140, and tho dolays caused by the Government pro- vontod & completion of tho coniracts until 1804, whon gold was 285 and 1nbor and material ap- preciated accordingly, The claims have been pending for ten years, and a settlomont of them now scoms probable. THE METHODISTS WANT INDEMNIFICATION. A number of church buildiugs belonging to the Mothodist Eplecopal Church, a8 distinguished from the Melhodist Episcopal Cburch South, sltuated in Virginia, having been deatroyed by the Union soldiers during, tho War, a strong in- fluenco is bolng brought. to boar to havo tho Government pay for them. A delogation of preachers woro lioard by the Senato Claims Com- mitteo on tho subjoct.” They roprosent that tho congragations owniug these churchos wera loyal, and clnim that, consequently, thoy aro ontitled to rolief. It is not thought “that the claima will bo allowed. (7o the Assocfated Press.) THE PENSION AND DOUNTY FOUND FOR COLORED ROLDIERS. Wasmyaroy, D. 0., Feb, 25.—Tho Sacrotary of War recontly addrossed s communication to tho Chairman of the Commitice on Appropria- tions of tho ITouse of Raprosontatives, inviting attontion to tho reduction in the apnropriation for tho collection and payment of boun- tios, prize-monoy, etc., colored sol- diers ond sailora for tho flscal yoar ending Juno 90, 1874, Tho Secrotary hos stuted that if the amount nocessary to malko up the re- duction bo not granted, thio business of payivg colored olsimants will 'be paralyzed, and at’ tho ond of April, if not sooner, entirely suspended ; and, furthor, that if the reliof askod for is no grantod, the' timo has arrived for him to give public notice of thoe euspension of paymonts, OHUKCIT GLAIMS FOR INDEMNITY. The Committeo of thoe Virginia Conforance of tho Methodist Episcopal Churcl, aslod the Sen- ato Committeo on Claims to-day for compensa- tion for the churches dns{ro,;ml by tho Union troopa during tuo War, at Ariington, Dumfroy's TFalls, Church Village, and Fairfax Court-Hfouso. Moy uialus COMIIUDYRtinn on (MO ground thst portions of their congrogations who romsined at homo at theeo places which wore within the Union linea during the War were coustautly loyal to the Goverument of the United Btates. —_— RAILROAD INTERESTS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribura, THE BRIDOE AT CLINTOS, IA. ‘Wasmwotoy, D. 0., Feb, 26.—The House Committeo on Commerce to-day agreed to report a bill to compel the Chicago & Northwestorn Railroad to allow the uso of thoe bridge across tho Mississippi River at Clinton, Ia., to the Chi- cogo & Dubnr}uu Itailroad Company. 1% the Associated Press.| GOVERNMENT CLAIMS AGAINST NATLROATS, ‘Waswixaroy, D, C., Fob, 26.—Tho Attorney- Goueral has decldod that tho Socrotary of tho ‘Treasury may withhold fiom a railroad com- pany compensation for transportation sorvicos whon such company has received from tho Uni- ted States to aid in theconstruction of its road, bonds upon which it has not paid tho intoroat, though the sorvices were rondored upon auothor of its ronds to which no Governmont ald was given, D e — NOTES AND NEWS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, LEVY'S BTATUE OF JEFFENSON. ‘WasniNaron, D. 0., Feb, 25.—Senator Morrill reported a resolution to-day from tho Committeo on Public Buildings and Gronnds providing for the formal accoptanco of tho atstue of Joffarson, which now stands in the Whito Houso grounds. It waw tendered to the Govornmont by 2Mr. Levy, o Lioutonent of tho navy, in 1894, but Congress hea mover yet takon tho necessary steps to aceept it. Tho statue, which is of somo unknown motallio com- position, bag stood cxposed to the cloments for years, and is glving ovidence of decay. It is ostoemed ag ono of the finest works of art about tho Capitol, and will, when acceptod by Congress, bo placed in tho old hall of the House, which Lias boen set apart a8 a hall of statuary. THE ALADAMA BENATORIAL OASE. The Bonate Comwitteo on Priviloges and Elec- tions to-day hoard the closing argument in the Alabama Benatoriol caso, Of tho gix membors of tho Committeo who have Hstened to tho argu- ments in this centest, three aro in favor of the present incumbent, Spencor, and three boliove Bykos should havo tio seat. Tho gentloman of tho lattor way of thiuking are Souutors Cavpon- ter, Aleorn.nnd Salisbury. Spencer's championa avo Morton, Logan, and Authony. Thore will be two reports from tho Commntice, and the olan- ces are that Bpoucer will bo unsented, and tho wholo matter referrod back to the Alabama Log- islaturo for final sottjpment. TI2 BOBTON COLLECTORSIIP, Topresentative Pierco, of Ioston, called on the Proidont to-day ubout the Simmon nomluation. iflio intorviow was a sbort eud spioy one, ‘Lo Prosidont ngain stated thint no cliarges nifooting tho good chursoter of Bimmons had been brought to b kuowladgo, and that, ng_the chiof grouuds of complaint socmed to bo that tho candidate wag not & membor of ono of tlo intousoly- respoctable and high-tonod families of Loston, hie did not proposo to withdeaw tho nomivatiou, when Mr. Pioreo gracofully took his losvo, MOITON TO ADDUESS UARVAID BTUDENTS. Morton is announcod to delver an address to {he gradusting clasy in the Law Dopartment of Hurvard University to-morrow eve' ing. TUE BUOKINGHAN RECEPT No Sonntor Buckinghnm, of Conue ‘out, issued cards for & recaption in lonot of \ hlef-Justico Walto for to-marrow svnmnf. \ {40 the Asneiated Prest) '\ TIE DISTRICE INVLSTIOATION Wasmnoron, D, C., Fub, 26.—Gov. shnphgfid o will probably to-moirow send ~ lo Committeo to investigaio the affairs of tho Distriot of Columbia Lis zeply o iuterrogatorics latoly propounded by them. Whe moworiulists havo ratained as their” counsel the Hon, Samuol Shellabargor, Robort Chriaty, of Cincinuati, 0., and ex-Judgo William M, Afor- rick, After boing turnishod witha copy of Mr. Bhiopherd's veply, thoy will formally prefer olisiges with speolfications. LEGAL-TENDERS, Outatanding logal-tonders, £981,330,827, NOMINATIONS, The Preaident liay nomiunted for Postmastera: James L, Crane, Springliold, Iil; 8. O. Mun- hull, Watuoks, 11, " NOuINATIONS CONFINAIED, The Bonato couflrmed tho following Post- mastors ¢ 8, P, Baldridgo, Jaokson, O,; Harvey Carpontor, Hailton Nov. 10 eny . AOTS ADPROVED, . The Prosident to-day. slgned tho 2ot for_tho rellef of ‘Ool, Dauiel MoClure, Assistaut Puy- | mastex-Qouaral; also tho act to drudgo aud pro- toet tho navigablo channol at the mouth of tho Buftalo Rivor. i UONGRESSIONAL RECORD. BENATE, Wasinarow, D, O, Feb, 28, TETITIONS, ETC, 5 Mr, FERRY Mlnh.) prosontodapotition of the worlkingmen of Michigan, asking a substitution of Nattonal Bank currency;for legal-tondors, and that such curroncy be made lagal tender for debts, public and Pflvnto. Rtoforred, Mr. LOGAN (111,) presonted a momorial of the Chiongo Doard of ‘Lrade for modifications of the Cuatoms lawa, Roferred, LAND DILL. Mr, WRIGHT (In.) introduced a bill authoriz- 1ng tho Beoratary of the Intorior to ascortain and cerlify na to tho quantity of laud looated under military warrants in cortain Statos. Toforred, TIE JEFFENSON BTATUE, Mr, MORRILL (Vt,) from tho Commlttes on Publio Buildings aud’ Grounds, reported tho nrlvmul Joint resolution, that the bronzo atatue f "Iliomnn Jofforson, which was prosented in 1884 by Dr. N. . Lovy, of the navy, bo now formally nocoptod with gratofal npprocintion, and that the oificors In ocharga of the publie butldings and_grounds bo dosired to pruimrly [’["’H"" and placo ft In the Nutional Htutusry ull of tho Capitol. WAR OLAIN, Mr, SCOTT, from the Committes on Claims, roported twithout amondniont the bill to com- ponsnto the Loulsville aud Bonrdstown Turn- piko Company for two Uridgos dostroyed as & military necessity in 1862, LANDS, Mr. Wright's bill, relating to tho location of military Jand-warrants, directs tho Bcoretary of the Iuterior to ascorlain the amount of publie lands entered by tho location of military scri) and land-warrantd in tho Blato of Iowd, an othor Statos whoso cnabling acta of “admizsion into the Union contain o stipulation for tho pay~ montof b por cont on the eales of public lands thorein, Tho bill then makes it the duty of the Beorotary of tho Troasury to payto all such Stntomb por contum on the amount of sald loca- tions, ostimating them at $1.25 por acre, pro- viding that bknid sums_shall bo paid lu five an- nual inatnllments, aud that an allowonce shail o made for all lands on which said 6 por contum Liag boen made. THR LIQUOR TRATFIO. - o Senata then procceded to the considora- tion of the bill to provide for tho appointmeut of & Commission on the subject of tha alcokolic liquor traftic, thr. BOHURZ thought tho pnsange of this bill would astablish a precedent of Congresa iutor- foring in matters hfllongini oxclusivoly to tho State. Thoro were many otherevils affecting so- cioly whioh noed to bo inquired into, Yor in- slance, gambling was worso than futemporanco. Anothor subject, the extravaganco of tho female ox it mattors of dross, was & great ovil, and had ruined many fannlios, How muany clorks had Loon induced to rob their employers, and bank oflicora to bocomo dofuultors, in order to satisfy this lovo for dresa? Indigostion made o man gour and unsociable, and Congtoss might inquire into the cause of .thls, or go on With inquirics until it sbould 'bo “found out what tho -effects of the consumption of hot soda had upon socioty, and ostablish & Buresu of Henlth and Public Motals. Hodid not do- gire to bo underatood as tritliug with temperanco principles. Lo & cortain oxtont Lo was a tompor- ance man, and nothing was moro disgusting to him than_drunken men uniess it bo drunken women, Nuthing could be more loathsomo than » human boing degrading himsolf to the Jovel of beast. 1le thought the movemont of which this bill formed a part, was misdirccted zeal, and gontlemon favoriug it woro taking hold of tho ‘rong ond of the subjoot. Human uature was go constituted that 1t needed relaxation, and could not bo put down. Tho surest remedy was not tho foreible euppression of any indulgouce, not morally wmn‘; when usod moderately, but tho substitution of bettor plons- uros for bad omes. Ho bolioved 1f social anjoyments be Introducod among tho peoplo & wholesome social reform would bo achicved, and & Insting bonefit bo conferred upon 1oolety, Ife doubted the vpropriety of the legisintion pro- posed by this bill, and would tuereforo vote againet it, Mr. BUCKINGHAM favored the passage of the bill, Tho morning hour oxpired, snd the OHAIR announced that the bill would bo laid over. Mr. WRIGHT asked if a vote could not be talen at onco. If noonc desired to.speal, ho liopod & vote would bo taken. Mcsera. BAYARD nnd MERRIMON sald thoy desired to submit their viows op the subject, THE CENTENNIAL DILL. Mr, CAMERON gavo notice that to-morrow he would calt up the Houso bill in rolation to the Conterinial Exhibition. Mr. BARGENT gaid tho Centonuial bill might invoivo o Inrge appropriation boforo tho Sonste should got through with it, aud hio thereforo would opposs its consideration; bofora the rogu~ lar Approprintion bill. Mr. SUMNER suggested to the Scnator from Ponnsylvanin that he let his Centonnial bill take its chancos among other billy, after the finsncial question bo disposod of. Mr, CAMERON said bo would not liko it to take its chanco, not knowing whon the financial quention would bo ended. [Laughtor.] THE OURRENCY DILL. Tho Senate thon resumed considoration of the bil" 1 oqualizo the distribution of the currenocy, tho ponding motion boiug that of Mr. Bucking- ham, to recommit tho bill to the Fiuanco Com- mittee, with tho instructious. agreed upon, di- racting the Committoo to roport fu_favor of in- croasmg the volume of National Bank currency to_$$400,000,000, 3r. MISRRIMON arguod that thero was not a sufiicient volumo of currency in tho country to meet the wanta of the community. My, SHERMAN gaid ho was woary of this dis- cussion, and hoped it would soou bo ended. This measuro proposcd to increnso thoe currency, bub no provision was mado for ita distribution. In the faco of all tho promiscs made by Congross sud by the Prosidout, hero was a deliberato proposition to add to the paper monoy of tho unuuu‘fi. Lo would ssk his frionds from the South Low they were going to ot thia iucrensed cireulation. Thoy must buy it, and what had thoy to buy it with? Mr. MERRIMON said they had a cotton crop worth $275,000,000, and othor productions worth over $60,000,000. Mr. SHEIMAN— Yos, but your cotton orop has boen eold for gold."” Mr. MERIIMON~—*I beg tho geutloman's ardon. In my Statonot oue-haif of the crop a1 been moved.” Mr. SHERMAN said for ovory pound of cotton the South Liad it could get either papur money or gold. There is more papor monay in the coun- try than evor bofore, Both political parties aro pledged to dono act to carry the country away {rom spocie paymont, and did nat evory man koo that tho issue of more paper money would carry us awny from spacie revumption? "It Lad been hold out that to utlato the ourrenoy iwould Lolp tho poor, and mako mouoy easy, and give tho laboring-man vlouty of work, ‘There was never u geafer decoption. Moro money would bo givon tho lsboriug-man, probably, but its pur- chaging power would bo diminisied. Why was it atitions woro recoived here every day from nmbers of Commorce ull over tho country againat auy incronso in the papor money? Do- conse tho people wore against it. The ory, * More paper muno{.," cama from those who ha not examined the subjeot, but thoy would sze their orror in time, ‘I'ho proposition of the gentlomun trom North Carolina Lo meronso the volume of National Baul currency was not 8o bad as somo of tho othors, but its taudonoy was to turn back on the promises of tho pust, Thera wore modos by which we could gt back to spscio paymonts, and ho belioved tho Sonato would accomplish tho great resuit, if it should only resist the ory of * More monoy,” Many of ‘o ovild ceunoq. by tho paule, which oxisted whon Congross mot, Lave passed nway, Mouey id sbundant now, an tho thirer montha which Lave clapuod havo dissi- Entud many fears which exlsted” then, o om- ark the country on the ses of moro paper monoy now would' bo cviminal. Ho would uny with tho Bountor from Massachusotts (Lout- well), stand still, if we can do nothing more; but hio (Bhermun) would go furthor, That por- tion of the $44,000,000 resurve ivsucd should bo retired, and not bo lssued ngain excoept in somo groat emorgenoy, and thon its uso should not bo loft to tho discrotion of tho Becratary of the ‘I'rousury ulono. Ho would go farther atill and 11x somo time iu tho futuio, uoy tho 1st of Jauna- ry noxt, whou the country would redooum it brok= on promlises cithor with intorcst-boaring bonds orgold, ‘The peoplo would thon bs propared, and whon tho day - camie no -mau woald caro whethor be recoivad gold or bonds for liia groou~ backs, knowlng that such grocubaoks woro good for thoir facoupon prosentation, o favored rodemption in bonds, Locaueo that would do awny with maintalning in tho treasury a great pile’of pold, Mae mcnsy tecolved for Louds could bo used in liquidathig the public debt, snd still kopt in ciroulation, e was not wedded to ony thoory, but wanted somo ntop talen 4An tho right duoction. . Only stand Full and pravent wny inflation, aud mo stop would bo gained, Il belioved all of his §44,000,000 resorve issued Lad been jusned vithout nuthority of Jaw, but know thora was wu .onest difference of opiniou on the subjeot, Tho Jonate ought to go bavk to Lho original’ proposl- tion, and volo, for tho bill. as it oama from the Committoo, snd thus give sectious. yow in want tho authority to -organizo local vnike, The sd- vautages of such bauks would bo great. Mr, BOHURZ gaid tho Benator from Indiana (Morton) yestorday referred tohim aa not undor- nlnndlnf the country in which he lived—rofors ring to him 88 bolng " s foroignor. Ho (Hohurz) romombered tho timo whon he helped topromota tha political intorostuof theBonator from Indiata with some othars, and thon the Bonator sgrood with bim, and thought ho understood the coun- try vory woll, It would be woll for thie foreign- born constituonts of tho Honator from Indinna to undoratand that thoy woro all right and un- doratood the country so long s they agreed with Tiim, but if thoy differod from him® thoy did not undorstand tho country and must koop qulet. 1t was & little diMcult for him (Schurz) to keop up with tho Bonator from Indisnn in bis opin- fons, for no public man was found on both sides of a quontion so often as the Ronator, Mr. ALLISON eaid ho would not givo his voto for any moasuro which ho bolisved would dopro- ciato valucs or cnuro distross. Ho did not havo any {den thint the fuorenso of 44,000,000 would liavo such ao effect, but, on the contrary, would e benoficlal, Mr, MORTON snid for some timo ho had boon tired of this dincussion, and woulil not huvo ta- kon such part in it had it not beon for tho offork on thio part of kome Sonators to force him into it, T'he Bonntor frowm Minsouri (Schurz) yostor- day mado his apooch about ns_porsonsl’ towards him (Morton) nud about ns offonsiva as ho could to bo &)lvlimnontmy. 1lo ‘(Morton) had not chiangod his viows ns to grooubacld, but had chauged them somowhat ns to tho fonsibility of & return to specio paymont, and the timo at which it should be attempted. Furiher, ho bo- liovod now that mora curroncy was requisito to moot the busiross intorests of the cnllntr{, but ho did not think that inconsistont with his past rocord, 1o had chinuged his views on soveral mmportant quostions durlng his life, but hed ahways tried to do right, i friond from Ohlo (Shorman), it ssemed, had ohanged bis viows nlso on meveral questions. 1o (Morton), in 1808, boing thon & young and.- hioxporionood Bonator, intraducod & plan in tho Honnto for & roturn to specie payment, by which he propousd to fix the time when'such 1sumption should bo commoncod. The Sonator frow Ohio (Shorman) opposed it, and said such s monsuro would lond to disastor and dostruotion, Now tho gontlemnn cama forward with a aimilar plan himself. As to hin triend from Miusourl (Schurz), that gen- tloman dircoted o considerablo part of his nrgu- mout _to him (Alorton) yestorday. When he (Morton) ‘said “the Bomator did not understand the country in which Lo lived, he did ot mesn _fo say that all' forcign-born citizons did not under- stand our country and the Henator (Schurz) should not array himsolf at tho hend of such aitizous. Mo (Morton) remembered, somo two yeors ngo, whon his friend (Schurz) tried to Put himwolf ot tho hoad of our forelgu-born citizons snd endoavored to lead them out of our party to form another. Iiis exporience fn that matter was not vory satisfactory, and the Bonator should not attempt to place himsolf at the head again, Ho (3orton) started with tho Republican guky in "1854, and bad nover changed his mind to that extent as to got out of tho party, and had nevor botrayed his party, his rinciplos, his friends, or’ those who honorod im. Mr. SCHURZ said ho n!EDclud just such nn oxtraordinary reply as the Benator had just made. o (Hchnrzf wanted tho Sonator topoint out & singlo principfe or friond ho bad botrayad, Ono of tho first thln%s tho Sonator alluded to veatorday was that I did not understand this country, and spole of Gormany as **lns country,” reforring to its boing my placo of birth. Ho (Bchurz§ thought ho bad just as much right to differ from the Bonator from Iudinna, 88 that Bonator had to diffor with him. and he would always claim that Frlvflugu. 1t Lio mado his romarks offonsive to ho gontloman from Indisna, ho would say ho dud not intond them to bo 8o ; but when the gontloman in roply, mado .misstatoments so wilful, 8o atrocious— * "The OHAIR (Carponter) calted tho gontloman to ordor and said such languago was not parlia- mentary. 2 Mr. SOHURZ said ho would withdraw it. Mr. MORTON;said his specch wns in the lands of tho public printer, to appear just aftor that of the Seuntor from Missouri.” If mis- statemonts wero in {t tho Sonator could point thom out, and ho (Morton) would have the magnaminity to withdraw them, bub if tho dis- Inpmmouu aims of the Senator— fio CHATR, rapping on the table, said such Isngusga was out of order. Ono Banator should not charge auothor with beiug disingon- uous. Mr, SCHURZ said be did not ontortain any Ynmonnl unlanduess toward tho Bohator from ndisns, but that gentloman wns & strong dobatur, and it was agaiust his arguments ho spoke, not againse the gentloman pergonally. ho allvaion of tho gontlemun (3orton) to Lia }Sclmrz) foreign birth yestorday, was o littlo of- fensive, and the gentloman should not be sur- prised atit; not that ho was ashamed of Lis birth-place, but, boing an American citizen, rop- resonting ono of the Btates of this Ropublic, soat horg by the paoplo, he had folt tho right to cxxl,ren his views, and thought it rather unkind in bis friond to rofor o his German birth, Mr. MORTON said those who kuow him knew that among his earlicst and most earnest frionds 1n Indiana wero citizons of foreign birth, sud he would #ny to-dny that ho was ns good a frioud to such citizens 08 tho gontloman from Missouri. Ho did not moan yostorday to refer to the coun- try from which his friend camo iu an offensive sonso, but the gontlomau himsolf frequently spoko of Germany whilo addrossing the Senate. Ha (Morton) did not mean toimpute that the Benator had boen unfaithful to any of his obli- gatlons. Mr. SCHURZ—Does tlie Bonator say that his words were in a Pickwickian sonso? ‘Thon I say I used mine'in a Pickwickian sonso also, Mr. MORTON said ie waa not in a Pickwlckian mood yosterdsy. Ilis friond Schurz was partial to Germany, though ho could not blame him for that. It was oot moro than two or three vears ago that the gontloman arraigned our own cotin= try for selling srms to France, bub he excused him, knowing it to be natural for o man to feel for his placo of birth. g Mr. CAMERON moved that the Benate pro- ceed to tho consideration of lixccutive business. THE CENTENNIAD. Tho OHAIR lnid before tho Sonnte n messago of tho Y'resident in rogard to the Centennial Ex- hibition, Ordered printed aud to lay on tho table, Mr. CAMERON said ho thought the meesnge an opportuno one, and to tho point, He, thero- fora, withdrew his motion for an executivo ses- sion, and moved that tho House bll iu relation to the Contennial bo taken up. TRojected. Mr, CHANDLER ronowed the motion for an exccutive tossiun, which was agreed to, and tho Scnato_went into cxecutive- session, and soon after ad journed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. CONMITTEL REFORTS. Mr. BRADLEY (Mich), from the Committeo on Public Lands, reported a bill to smend the act of Juue 10, 1872, for tho restoration to mar- Lot of cortain lands in Michigan. Reforrod. Mr. BCOFIELD, (Ps), from tho Comumitteo on Naval Affairs, mado an_adversa roport on tha Dbill Lo retain Rear-Admiral Sands on the active list of the navy. Laid on the tablo. POSTAASTER'S COMATISSIONS. Mr. ORTH, from the Comnutteo ou Foroizn Aftairs, 10ported a bill for tho Iwuing and cording of commuisions to Postmustors upp cd by the President with tho consont of tho Son- ate. He oxplaiued the object to bo to transfor that duly from tho Stato Deperimont tu tho Patont Olico Department. Passed. BTATI DEPANTMENT, . Also, a bilt to provida for tho noro complote organizatior. of tho Stato Department, crouting two naw offices, that of 'Fhird Assistant Breretary of State and of Sulicitor to the Dopartment of Stato, with ualarion of 3,600 rospactivoly, and ubolishing the oftico of Lxaminor of Claims. Koferrod. PABSENOER ACT. Mr. CONGER, from the Committes on Com- marco, roportod. n bill to kmond e Stowmship Logsenger act in rolglml to the publication of lints of Immigcants. Passod, IESOLUTIONS, Mr. BMALL prosouted resolutionn of tho New Hampshire Prexs Associntion for the restoration of the law nllowing weekly nowspapers freo trausmission through tho malls in the county of thaoir publication ; also, resolutions decinving hostility to any action that may rosult, directly or indivactly, in tho reutoration of abuses ot tho fisnking priviloge, TILE FRANKING DILT. The Houso rosumod couslderation of the bill to provide for tho distribution of public docu- monts printed by suthorily of Uuufircuu, and of soods furnished by the Agricultural Department; for the froe oxchango of hewspapors: bo- tweon publishors, und for the froo Lransmission of weoisly nowapapors by mail within tho county whoto publishied. Mr. COBB (Kun.) supported tho bill : Firat, bocauso it way domanded by the pooplo, aud, seoondly, beeanso It was the only means of kvop- ing the lllluilll! informod of the nus of their reprosontatives in Congrosy. If thore was to bo no opportunity for thiy, oxcopt throngh roportors for nawupapors, then tho kourco of powor was in tlio hiands of tho gentlomen in tho gallery, and not {n the hands of the mombers thomsolves, Mr, WARD sold, ko should- vole againet tho ikl bug, §f {6 should, pasa’ho should move an atnondment to extend tho applioation to specches of_members and Bouatory: My, CODURN supportod tho bill, and argued thot tho law for the abolition of the franking- priviloge would novar avo beon passed had 1t not boon underatood nt tho time that au arrango- mont would bo mado for froo transmission of public dosumonts, Mr, LAWRIENOE deolarod himsolf iu favor of tho third sectlon of thoe bill providing for tho froo -transmission of weekly mowspapers, otc., and opposed to all its othor provisions. - Mr. RIOL advocated,tho bill as an educational monsuro, and solely on that ground. My, BUILER (Mass.) roviowed the history of the poutnl sorvico of tho country, and of tho con- noctlon with it of the frauking priviloge, Iu the prooess of time, ho enid, Lho newapnpor pross took ypossession of tho malls, Of 68L¢ tons of mail-mattor which loft the New York Post-Ofica daily, only 8%¢ tons consiated of loltors and cor- rospondonce, while 4734 tons conalsted of now Ylnporu. and 93¢ tons transiont printed mottor. o noticod in tho very romarkable spoach of his colleaguo what was~ claimod to be tho groat sbuse, A momber—What colleaguo? Mr, BULLER—Mr, Dawoa; he i3 the only ono of my colleagues (hat mokes romarkablo spooches, Tho others are goud. His aro ro- mnrkablo. . Horo the clerl rond an oxtract from Mr. Duwos' speech a8 to the incrense in tho Post- Oiltce expeuditured. Mr. BUYLER—Wont on to stato that the nmount suntally patd on lottor-postago wae over $20,000,000, and ouly a littlo over 81,000,000 on nowpapori, and yot Congrass was catlod up- on to roliove uownpnpors of tha burdon. Io contrasted tho groat abuse of franking speochos and donnmonts on the approach of & Prosidon- tial elaction, with the groator abuse of loading tho'mails with newspapors, » largo portion of whioh consisted of advertisoments of uo interest outuide the place wore published. IIo kuotw that tho nowspaper wan o great educator. No man hod & idea of how greatan educator it was, and how it oducated. Thoy loard now of murder, robe bory, arsom, rapo, larcony, and countorfoit- ing sl ovor tho ocouttry, and why? Bocauso of the nowspapera. ‘Ihiey publisliod evory dotail of how a murdor has beon and may ho comunitted ; how countorfeiting can be prac- ticod ; how bunks ate brokeu opon’; Low dupoy aro robbed,—the vory minutim, A man with an insano detusion about murder was taught bow wurder can be done safely. T'he last words aud dying spooch of the murderer wora transmittod ui precious {uformation. If thero was & cage in court whero the prurient dotails must come out for the purposc of justico, which ought to Le hourd In silonco, and whoro in old Tngilsh courts women and children woro ordercd to withdraw, they wore all sproad out in the news- papers v thoir most sicke ning aud disgusting do- tnils, And yot those papers wore to be sent froo through tho mails to aducato the pooplo nnd childron iu tho ways of crime, 1If any Congress- fonal Committeo ever franked any such doou~ ment a8 this, ha would take away not only the franking priviloge from that committeo, but lio would eall ‘away the Committoo itself. Yot mombera were to take off their own priviloges ns ublic sorvants in order thut the mails might bo londod down_in that way. "hink of it, said Lo 3 think of it, fatbers, brothors, aud good citizous. Think not how much the peoplo aro educated, ‘but how thiey were educated by tho newspapers. They say I'sm an enemy of nowspapors, By no meaus, Lam oul{ an enomy of their abuscs, 1 desira that tho children of this country shall not bo tmught whero brd books can be bought, whero lowd instrumonts can he procuced and how tousa them. I proposo that a burglar shall not know the oxperienco of ovory othor burglar. do not dosire that tho man who has an insane miund, ready lo commit mur- dor; shall bo taught exaotly how it abail bo dono, oud dono with satoty, I do not dosire that the spoech of o man on tho gallows, wherein ho claim that he is going from tho gallows straight to iToaven, shall "be roported so as to induce overy other murderor to go to Iloaven by the tho same route, Ishould alittlo rather not do thit 0t tho oxponsa of tho Government, if you please, [lavghter], and theroforo X huvo no de- Bire to pass this bill, If n slander 18 charged upon us, we cannot roach our constituonts to rapel it, whilo shundor may bo sproad broadcast froo. 1fyou got up in Congroas to ropol the at- taclk, the nowspaper that_attacks you will not publish your statemonts I can give you an in- tanca of it. I roso horo, the other day, and stoted that I had nover hoard of n cortain bill introduced by Mr. Morey, of Louisiana, affoct- ing Judgo Duivell, and that tho wholo_thing was o falsohood. Mr. Moroy §nt up_and said that the bill would not disturb Judgo Durell, and how do you suppose that nowspaper to which I called the uttontion of tho House treatod that oxplana- tion. I saw in that nowspaper, moxt doy, those wordu: * Gen. Butlor roso fo u pors6ual oxplanation, and got into a controversy on & ‘question of ‘voracity wito Moray, of Louisiann." Laughter.] That s all the rotraction thero was, f'hot s ol tho oxplauation, and tho only way I could soud my remacks -to o single man was to buy and soud copics of the Congressional Record, whilo 47 tons of those lios wero going through tho muils at 26 cénts & year, and that, somobody #ays, not paid. At tho closo of Mr, Butlor's romarks, Mr. PACKER, who bas chargo of the bill, domanded (Lo provions question, rofusing to’ sdmit any ‘smondment excopt the substituto offered by Mr. Halo &Nuw York) to repeal the law which sbol- ishes tho frankiug privilego. 'The pravious queation was soconded—112 to The voto on ordering the main question was takon by yens and nays, and resulted In—ycns, 136 ; nays, 117—tho Domocrats almost uviform- Iy voting iu tho negative. Further action on the bill went over till to- morrow, and the Iouse took recoss, The evening seesion to be for the consideration of tho bill to rovise the statutes. THE BOSTON GRANGI. Xt Onres Very Littie for the Se.Called Nationnl Grunges-And Will Set Up an Organization of Its Own. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Bostoy, Fob. 26.—A" stated moeting of the Boston Grango was hold this ovening, and lot- tors road from Marion Grango, No, 891, of Lows, oo orgenization in Brooklyn, and & member of tho Massachusotts Stato Grango, auking tho Bos. ton Grango to take the initiative in an indopend- ent movement, and pledging themselves to support and extond it to tho best of thoir abili- ties. Tho following resolution wua thon adopted: Witeneas, The menibera of tho Boston Grango be- camo Poirons of Husbandry, so-catlod, in good: falih and regular form; and Witznas, Without having violated our obligatious wo ure declurod 1ot in goad standing Ly tho Nationa! Grungo, so~called, ut B¢, Louls thercfore, Itesolved, That such action was coutrary to tho com- ‘mon obligation, which makes cach andevery one a membor of thed rder, and was doue simply to cast political power into the bunds of » faction™who seck the control of our Btate ; therofore, Itesolved, Thot tho Boston Graugoe is and ought to be, and wo heroby declaro ourselvos, independent of a gelf= constituted body knawn us tho Nationnl Grauge ; and o adopt tho following us our declaration of. elcipice, Iloro follows the declayation, and a resolution that the Exccutive Committeo atlend & convens tion in Albany, March 4, which shall bo empow- cred to call a convention at Spriugflold, March 6, to oleot officers for the National Conuvlave. At this oonvontion there will be dologatos from five counties in this State, Yermont, Conuccticut, Now York, Pounsylvania, New Joraoy, Iown, and South Cutoling, Tho Stato Gravgo has not yot demauded tho chartor of tho Boston Grauge, as it was orderud to do. CHANG AND ENG. Emportant Facts Connected with the Autopsye Special Disvatch to T'he Chicaao Tribune. Puivaveirnsa, Pa, Feb, 25.—Tho Modical Commission making the autopsy upon tho Blamoso Lwins roport tho following as tho most impogtaut of thelr discoverles: Thoy found that the two livors, which wero supposed to bo Joined only by blood-vessols, wero yeally ono Dody, tho parenchymatous tissuo being continn- ous between them, so that whon thoy were ro- moved from tho bodies aud placed on tho tablo"they' formed one mass. Tho .so-callod traot of portal continuity ia theroforo livor tissuo, It will bo romombored that Chang was suld to ba possossed of ono moro pouch than Eng., Whon tho liver waa romoved, however, an upjior hopatio pouch waa found, also, procacding from Lng, 6o tunt tho band contained four }muohnu of peritoncum, besides lvor tlssue, "heso disclosures sliow that any attompt during Rife co sopurate tho tinw, would, in all probabil- ity, bave proved fatal, THE ICE VOYAGERS. Dernorr, Mioh,, Fab, 25.—Ne dofinite infor- matlon lins beon rocelved in regard to the, fco- floo at Bay City, but tho general criulou s thnt all bave oscaped. If ouy vomain, tho morth wind, whioh has prevailed to-day, has probably driven thom to tholr former position, thus onsbling thom to land, 'Thora cau, therafaro, bo no doubt of tho sufety of tho men who Lave not aseapod to tho west aliora, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Lavegroow, Fob, 25,—Stoamahips City of New York, Hormann, aud Amerios, from New York, Livo mizivod oute STATE LEGISLATURES. Tho Wisconsin Semate Possessed by the Regulating Mania. Prooeedings of Othor Legislatures Yesterday. ‘WISCONSIN, TAILROAD BILLS IN THE SENATE. Spectal Dispatch to Tha Chicano Tribine, ‘Mavtsoy, Win,, Fob. 25.—1Tho Souata dovated mosat of ity kosalon this morning to considoring Heuato Railroad bills roporied from tho Com- mitteo of the Whole yeatorday as tho specinl or- dor. Tirat was the bill relating to rallway, ox-~ press, and tolograph compnnioa in this iato. o this it was moved to substituto Honato bili 182, classifying ond fixing the maximum rates of froighe, and raisiug tho percontago of license to 4 por cont, which provaifed—20 to 13, Tho noxt quostion was ou indefinito postponemont, pend- {ug tho discussion of which a motion to recon- gidor tho adoption of tho wsubstitutc wna loat—17 to 19. Tho moation for indefinito postponemant was lost—0 to 24, and the bill ordered engrossed—25 to 8, Thero was quito & sharp dobate, participated in by Senators Bur- ohard, Blookman, Colzhauser, R, L. Davis, aud Totter, mainly on tho question of oxpedioncy, Bilis rogulating passonger and froight tariffs, and oatablishing a Board of Railroad Commias- sloners, woro postponed to next Tussday. THE GRAUAM LAW, Trwo potitions sigued by vitizons of Manitowoo Gounty, wore prosontad for the roposl of tho Grabum law. WIBCONBIN OENTRAL BAILROAD. Mr. Pottor offored s jolut resolution asking tho Becretary of tho Interior to withliold tho patents on lands cortifiod to Wiscousin Central Railrord Company till further evidenco wny furnished of complianco with the laws of this Slate regulating tho bostowal of tho grant, It was laid over titl to-motrow, when itz considera- tion will probab:, provoke n lively dobato, . BBEMBLY, There was a long uiscussion on a bill repealing tho law for a goulofilcnl survey of tho Btato, which was advooated by Wost, Reed, Rowa, Kohl, and Hilverthorn, avd opposed by Masera. Finkel- \l)ar&. Kiugston, and Mowman, and rejocted 44 0 48, ‘Chers was another long discussion goncerning tho Bt. Croix laud-grant. Messrs, Fifleld, Carr, Touston, Lenoh, Boden, snd MoDonald, of the Tinilroad Committso, roported in favor of giving it to tho North Wlsconsin, Ohicago & North- orn Pacific Air-Line Compsoy, and Wost snd Beard in favor of giving it to_the Wisconsin Railrond Company, on condition that the latter road build, bosides tho Bt. Croix road, one in the Chippowa Valloy and ono in Bouthwestorn Wisconsin, Afr. Bing- ham moved to poatpono all bills on tho subject till Friday ovoning, and was soconded by Wos, Ttankin, MoCaul, Carmichsel, and Caroy, _Estl action was urged by Mossrs. Caswell, Tificl Bowman, Kingston, and Winans, Tho motion for Friday wns lost—47 to 48, and tho bills wore mado the special order for to-morrow evening. Bevoral local bills passed ; also bills amending tho statutos rolating to verdicts and oxcoptions ; amending the act providing for a lion for labor axm! services on logs aud lumbor in cortain conn. ties, ‘WEST'B WAREHOUSE BILL camo up for o third reading this evoning undor a Bpecial order in tho Assombly. Amendments woro offered restrioting ity _oporation to Mifwaukee, to warchouses handling over 100, 000 bushols ; towarehiouses owned sod controlled by corporatious, all of which wero discussed and tabled. A communication waa recoived from the Milwaukea Chamber of Commerco correct- ing orrors in tho report of Wast, After & prolonged disoussion, the bill was paesed by a voto of 50 to 32. ———— OHIO. Conmmus, 0., Feb, 25.—In tho Houso this aftornoon the Committes on Public Schools in- troduced a bill to authorizo Boards of Education to purchaso text-books. n the Sonate the Senate bill passed providing that thirby-six j\lmrfl"ln a capital caso, shall bo drawn from tho box by the Clork of Court, a8 othor rogular jurors aro, instead of being aclect- odl by tho Sherif, as at presont. At 8 o'clock tho Benntors wero swgtn by Chief- Justico Doy to impartially try and itermine the conteated olection caso of Woiman ngainst Welsh, Tho afternoon was spent in listening to argumenta relative to thoe jurisdiotion of tha Benate to try such cases, pending which the Benato adjournc DAY GOODS. GOLDEN Ammuat Clearing Sale. CARNON, PIRIE & CO.% RETATL DEPARTMENT, WMADISON AND PEORIA-STS, BARGAINS Fancy Stripe, Spring, -and Summer SILEKS. Just opened, two cnses now Gray and Blaok Ground Faney Stripe 8ilks, vory desirable styles, at from 50 to 76 oty. per yard bolow rogular prices. ¥ Good all-silk Black Gros Grains ot $1 yord, woll worth $1.40. Better qunlxtg Black Lyons Gros Grains ai $1,10, 51,30, 1.60, and $1.76, the ohenpott goods offored. Richoust qunlities Black Lyons Gros Graina 2t lous than can bo bought elsewhero, Bargains in real Liyons Oloak Velvets, Cheap Dress Goods Tables, Table No, 1--At 20 conta; contains Colazod * Mohair Lustros, Stripo Poplins, Valonoias, 'most gl' . Tablo No. 2--At 26_conts; containg Heavy Lustro Poplins, Rich Hrocade, Mohairs, Cashmoros, Sorges, &0., mostof thom forms erly sold at 5O cents. Table No. 8..At 30 conts; contains Figurad Orepe Oloths, Plain Sorges, Batin Stripes, onetian Oloths in ohoioe shades groab and bargoeing, Bmpress Oloths from 35 conts a yard up- ‘wards ;_an enormous sagrifice, French Merinos, choice shades, hoavy and ilne qualities, at 50 and 66 cents & yard and upwards ; almost half price. L{enu and Irsh Poplins bolow coat. Black Alpncas, the best and finest make ime ported, from 25 gonts per yard upwards, Qroat bargains in Black Cashmeros., Felt Bkirts greatly reduced. Bargaing_ in Linens and Houses Ikeeping Goods. Cottons and Sheetings at inter- esting prices. Bargeins in Flannels and 'Wool- en Cloths. Hamburg Embroideries at a great sacrifice. Madison & Peoria-sts. ._SPECIAL NOTICES, Husband’s Caleined Magnesin Is £500 from unplossant tasto, and throotimos the stronyth of thio common Magausia, 1o World's sair Modal and l foue Kinat Prowlum llvar Modu Laon, awardod 1 ho bost {u the 3 it 1 5?'-:;\‘1:5‘2‘“‘1«;:-;%..”:',‘"" L el USRS