Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1874, Page 1

- The Ehicana Dailny Teibune, VOLUME 27. CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1874, ‘NUMBER 207. TEAS, LIQUORS, &o. \BACK ON THE OLD GROUND! CADY, HODGES &C0. HODGES & €0, . (MSTABLISHED 1863) 2 Importors, Jobbers, and Retail Dealers in THEAS, LIQUORS, WINES, GIGARS, FINE GROCERIES, IAVE REMOVED TO No. 47 State-st. *WATCHES. CORNELL WATCH CO., OF CHIOAGO, MANUTACTURERS OF ETEM & EKEY-WINDING WATCHES, It lled Stom-Wind. R e NI R R 835, nd @400 onoh, with the Go.'s guetantog of (5 e G L G I oments made eite e fePasla of ant: goods: MIIE GO, DO NOT SELL 0 ! CORNELL, Prestdent. R g 3Pl and Masger, Address CORNELL WATGHI CO., Grand Crossing, cor, Fovontyaizthat. and Groonwnod. hiongo, T ] MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. SHIRTS, Collars, CUREF'S, WILSON BROS,, 87 & 0D WASHINGTON-BT,, OHICAGO, nd Piks's Opers House, Fourth-at., Cincinanti. . STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS, ‘e National Waich Company, Office, 74 Monroo-st.,, Near State, Crtoaao, Feb, 2, 187, At & meoting of the Diroctors of the Nationsl Watch Dompany, held at ita offica in Chlango, I1l., on Fab. 3, a7k o Lolomlag resolution was adopted, fouwily ' REsOLVED, ccting of the stookholders of the Ao Wateh 'ufig-'nuf oo by rame bs Rormy llod, to be hold at the ofeo of the Umnrlny‘ in Chi- zago, on Saturday, April 4, at tho hour of 9 o'clock p. e for o PP oL TRURE BE0 (o et S S 2 of the aid Gompany from *+1 A faton Gompany ™ to'* Elgin Nationsl Wateh Compaoz,t ‘Now, thorefors, pleaso tako notico that thore will ba & meating of tho stookboldors of this corporation at the Hime and placo, and for the purpose sot forth in the sald Jesalution, T, M. AVERY, MAT. LAFLIN, J.T. RYEBSON, ‘W, L, PEASE, 8. T, ATWATER, H, 7. CULVER, Dizestors of the Nattonsl Watoh Company, e of the St Louis, Jacksonile & Chicago Railroad Company. ©micrco, I, Merch 10, et ha annus] meoting of tho Stack and Bond hoidors of Gy e S160t1oh of Ditostars (oF 116 o <oing year, and for the transacdon of othor appropristo busi- oees, will bo held at tho offico uf tho Chicago & Alton Kafl. 253 Sompany, ib Onioago, on. Mondny, tha fth day of Aprithosl, Botweon the neurs of 10 a; . and 4 o'olack p. . The transier books will be clused at thie close of busi: ‘Bea hotirs on tho Si(h day of Marah until 1ha 7(h dny of Apai, 1874 HOIHT H. NOLTON, Sooly. " NOTICE T boroby glvon that thoro will be s meotin of tho etock- hold i the Motroboiitan_ Associaijon at No. 164 La. Balli. ~."un tho 16th day Gf Apei, at the hour of 10 a.m to tote nhon the dhln[.\:“ aof l?fllm. :a":h’uflhlelll;)xl)l:l - 3 or of thio Board o1 Dizaciore. Agonor Association. By orr of b ORI AN, Soerye CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES, &o. T CHILDREN CARRIAGES! Bird Cages, Marbles, Tops, Baso Balls, &, in large varioty, at VERGHO, RUHLING & C0.’S, 138, 140 & 142 State-st. PRINTERS.STATIONERS, &o. BLANK BOOKS! BTATIONERY sund PRINTING lnr;u:hmi promptly and at fair prices, by J. M. ONEBES, 104 AND 106 MADISON-RT, [ MERCHANT TAILORING. Merchant Tailorimg A Fine A§sortment FRENCH & ENGLISH WOOLENS, Worsted Stitings & Coatings, OF EVERY DESORIPTION, New and Elegant Designs, Made to Order on Bhort Notice. POPULAR PRICES. WILDE, BLUETT & CO., NORTUWEST CORNER State & Madison-sts. TO RENT, CHEAP RENTS. Those fine Brick Stores, with plate glavs fronts, suitable for all kinds of business, on Van Buren-st., be- twoon Canal and Clinton, e rented af $300 PER, ANNUM, APPLY TO MATTOCKS & MASON, 528 W.ABASEL-AV. FOR RENT. THE GENEVA MINERAL SPRINGS HOUSE. remort ahd fimlly boarding-bonao, The grounds sre pifiennt, and the Mineral Hyrings axo pronounced byProf, Blaney,’of Rush Medioal Collogn, to bo tho finest in the country. Thora ia alzoa nice Trolting Park, and other convonfonces, which rendor it really atiractiva. Tha Hauso s furuehiod, eady for ocoupancy. - Ker (nrms and fallor particulars apply to DL 1L Y, 174 LaSallo-st, Stores to Rent. Bovoral conventont and commodious Stores, with lght alry basoments, in Plerce's New Block, comner of Ran. dolph and Sangamon-sts. Rent low to rosponsible ton. ants. A good grocery 1s much needed. Apply tothe Janitor, oppasite, or to WM, H. BAIPSON & CO., 144 LaSallo-st, ol Boarding House TO LET in Plorco's now Block, No, 266 Weat Randolph. st. Twenty large, light, airy rooms, now and cloan. Le- oatlon very detirablo for & boarding house, Torms low toa good tensut, Appl to the Janiior opposite, or to WM. 1L, BAMPSON & CO., : 144 LaSallo.st, FOR RBINT. The large Warohouso, 100175 foot, ground floor, on southimesl corner Monroe.st, and Michigna-av., suitablo Tor {ron, maohinery, storuga; or stabio: Alsn & fonemon(s o Michigan-av, feant: 1 will it up to suit for small fam= {llos; noxr by the Palmor Houso and buniness conira, Appirto 0. 1. BECKWITH, 113 and 116 South Water-at. DOCK T0 RENT sAt Bridgepart. _Bos To Teasa column, H PRINTS. atlog a good Calico that will neither ‘wash out nor fade out, will tind fo tho “RICHMOND PRINTS” Somathing to thelr purposo, In tho large varioty of those Zoods, tho " OHOCOLATE STANDARD STYLES” (Copyrixnted Ticket), “QUAKER STYLES" (Coprrighted Tickot), AND ] “STANDARD GRAY STYLES," (Copyrighted Tiskot), Eapoolally recommend thomsolyes for chastaness of de- ‘#ixn and durability of color. Wholoealo huyors through- out tho country cansider thom unequalod. Fxamino the tioket. to bo suro you kot & RICHMOND PRINT. FIRM CHANGES, COPARTNERSEIP. A ccpartnership has this day been formed by the undersigned for the purpose of carrying on the business of ‘manufeeturing and .rotailing Cloaks, Suits and Trimmings, at 221 West fdtudlson-sc., under the firm name of W. Reid & Co. . WILLIAM REID, ARNOL M. SEELDON. Ghiloago. Marcly I¥, Ihid, SALT. s BUCCEAROR TO HASKIN, MARTIN & WIHEELER, 3 N Docks@lC,, B. &Q. Railroad Slip, Omesatd] Lake-st, R, I, WnErLER,| Formorly conuectod with I1., M. & W., LA G T Semaet i Ladie SHOW CARDS By A, STEMPEL, 183 East Madison-st. Gl $375 4 o1 AL A small lot of good, frosh-mined Tilinots Lump at this Bt Aothorkinasof fuelat murker raion: 0. 11! VER & 00, 73 Washington-st. Yard west snd of Eeat ety sirsta, EYE AND EAR, THE EYE AND EAR EXOLUSIVELY TREATED. DR. J. B. WALKER, 161 OLARK-8T., CORNER MONRON, CHICAGO, EDUCATIONAL. Racine College. o Spriog sad Sammer Gession of Racln Collogs witl open THUI Sor a ., Racine KBDAY, Aoril 8 imission by to ‘the Rev, James DaKoven, D, tos t the Merchants' Nstional piariiers on b prpsined at tho Morghants, o IRON WORKS, EAGLE WORKS MANF'G €O, Will furalsh Englnes, Bollers, Mining Macbinory, and @il kinds of goods {n the mschinery line, Soud for de- escriptive circular, Ofico, 48 Bouth Oanalst., Ohicago. P. W. GATES, Prosldent. SCALES, FAIRBANKS® BTANDARD . OF ALL BIZES, FATRBANKE, MORSE & 00 133 AND 133 LAKE-BT, SCAL®ES| GENERAL NOTICES. Saloon e, Attention! The Bar, Counter, Ice Box, Fixtures at tho METROPOLI HOTEL, costing in every respect, for sale at an IM- MENSE SACRIFICE, IN BANK- RUPTCY. Apply at Room 18, 162 LaSalle-st. BRADFORD HANCOCK, Assignee. NOTECER To Real Estate Agents. Tha Real Estate Agents of Ohleago ara respootfully in- vited to meot at the offios of Olarke, Layton & Oo,, No. 120 Lafal n BATURDAY NAXT, at 2 o'elock p. to tak tdoration the axpedisncy of arrangiug & Roal Batate Doard, A cordia) Invitation is extonidod to all, At the roquost of sevoral Real Katnto Agants. CLARKE, LAYTON & CO. TAX SALE CERTIFICATES. and TAN 1,600, Arst-class Notice is hersby given that, aftor thu Bt inat., the pro- miun v it I unan Tax Cortitleaten hold by tho oity for city tazos d to 1¢ L . 8 ARY by Oomptrolfor, O ICEL. Timea of March 17th L8 Slapion i curriaos, T ON: nt of dai 0 oaused SHIRTS, SHIRTS] d ORDER THEM FROM EHARRIS & COBRB, 173 SOUTH CLARK -8/ OCARRIAGES, FINE CARRACES OLD HOUSE OF BREWSTER, ESTABLISHED 1838, J. B, BREWSTER & C0,, Twenty-fifth-st. WARBEOOMS, FIFTR-AV, COR.. TWENTY-SEVENTH-T,, NBEW YORK. Manutacturers of Carriages ot the Wighest Order and Ex- cellence Only. Tavite the attantfon o the publio to tlo stock now offer. Ing at thelr Warerooms and In process of constraction at the ¥actory, including many patented dosigns and valua- ble improvemonts confined to this house. ‘Among the navelties of the sesson are Surreys on Doublo Cross Springs, Top and No-Top Wagons of a)l woights, Demi Tandans for one and twwa horses, Dorbys in three sizes, All the Fashionable FANTLY CARRIAGES, after the Iatest French and English Desigus, ‘The Double Cross Spring, an entiroly new feataro, and confined 1o this house, has tho easo of the full spring, yot allows tho wagon to be hung as low a8 upon tha common L % eprings, and are highly indorsed by gontiomon mow ustog them. The tiso of tha Vortical Steol Plato in axlo beds (already woll and favorably known throughont the States as tho groatest improvomont in the running of wagons offorod for many yoars), is confined by lottors patont solely to this house. ‘Wo call sttontion to the annexed card of GENERAL McOLELLAN ¢ New Yonx, Junol, ** GENTLEMEN—T have carofully examined your Patont Vortioal Steol Plata Axlo. Ifind that the addition of the wertical plate renders the axle about two and & half (3}) hnos au stiff aa it would bo without ft. Yory respoctfutly, GEORGE B. MCOLELLAN," NOTICIE. We doslre to remiud the publio that we are solely Blan- utacturars, and not Tradors, so-called, sud ara “The O Honse of Brewster” ESTABLISHED IN 1828, T2~ Drawings furnishod on applisation. BREWSTER & G0, OF BROOME-ST., NEW YORIK, CARRIAGE BUILDERS, Havo removed the Manufacturing Branch of their business to their New Factory, BROADWAY AND FORTY-SEVENTHST, The Inrgest and most completo eatablishment ofita kind in the country; their down-town ‘warerooms remaining as before, at Fifth-av. aud Fourteenth-st. ‘With largely incrensad facilities to inaure thoroughness and promptness, and with a determination to maintain the reputation of their productions, they invite o continuanco of the public favor which has given them a constantly increasing business during their cighteen years’ ocoupanoy of the old Broome- st. establishment. e In nddition ta the larger vehiclos in great variety, wo continue to mako a specialty of “Brewster Wagon,” The rocognized Standard for quality in all ‘weights, for pleasure driving or spesding. NOTIOR. “tT~ In order to preserve our identity with the old loanlity, we shall continue to sign o3 at foot, that wo may not be confounded with njoint atock compeny, trading in carriages, under aname very similar to our own. BREWSTER & CO. of BROONE-ST. FINANCIAL. WRENN & BREWSTER, BANKERS, D06 Washington-st. Particalat attontion givon 1o ncoountaof conntrybankers. Tfatoat atlawed on duily baiaucos. 1 Dividend of Fivo Per Cent Upon all approved clotms sgatust the Hile and Leatter Tasuraice Compauy, Except claims for nnoarnod promiums the afliva of the Reculver, No. 50 Court-st, JAMES O, DAV] Boston, Maroh 10, 1674, PUSEXS ¥V push and oolloot ol olaims throughout the Unlted States snd Ganadas, Soleot thom oul atid bring them i, o comnnisslons unloss colleotions aro made Ut Motla™: Gloo. attantion and quiok returns, OHIOAGO QULLEOTION AGLNCY, ltoom 30, 160 Dearburu-at. FOR SALE. T0 BUILDERS. FOR SALE OHEAP. SIXTEEN SEOTIONS NEW GAL- VANIZED IRON CORNICE, THRE SINGER MFQG, CO,, . 111 Btate-st, FOR SALE OR RENT. Tour-atory Brick, 256x80 foet, Franklin #t,, near Madison. . A, J, GALLOWAY & 80N, 8, W, cor. Btate and Madison-sta. EINGSFORDS Oswego Starch. 1o of [hckiyes hasyaé sdiataod tle poct o 0 70t abtatne o SRR e dapertes s now payabla at Boston. , Rocuivor, WASHINGTON. The Currency Redistribution Bill Again Before the Senate, Mr. Logan’s Peculiar Views on the Financial Ques. tiom. The Chairmanship of the District Tnvestigating Commitieo Finally Setileds Bill Prepared for the Gradual Reduction of the Army. The Numbor- of Entisted Men to Bo 2 Fixed at 25,000, Promotion to Be Made from the Ranks. THE ARMY REDUQTION BILL. ‘Wasnisaron, D. 0., March 17.—The Houso Committeo on Military Aftaira to-dny porfoctod their bill for the regulation of the army. 1t is proposed to cut off five regiments of infantry, one of ariiliery, sud one of cavalry, This 18 to bo dong gradually, by tho lst of January, 1875; tho number of onlisted men to bo 25,000, Buch oficors as may resign boforo that timo to roceive s yenr's pay, 'The army, accord- ing to tho " bill, will consist of twon- ty rogimonts of lnfsutry, nino of cavalry, and four of artiltery, Thao oflicos of Rogimontal Adjutant and Quartormaster and ono Majorin all of "the cavalry aund artillery rogimonts are abol- ished, The permanent umtfis reduced in the sovoral corps, snd provieion ia mado for filling the lower grades f{rom the line. The Engineer and_ Medieal corps and Bureau of ~ Militas Juatica and Pay Depertment are oxcopted from the dotails, Dotailed stafl officors are to perve four yoars, tho object bo- m%to solect the bost material for stafl duty, an; FIOMOTION IN ALL BRANCHES is to bo opened. Regiments nare to be consoli- dated, and the officers. nusl(éuud to tho staft or line ~ dutios; or, i uoworthy, are fo be mustored ont by a Doard. Thoso - of over thirty years sorvico thus put out aro to go_on the rotired list. No officer 18 to go out, or be put out, by reason of n mero ruduczfim of forco, but to continuoe in serv- ico, unless ho rosigns or is romoved by tho Board., Provision 18 made for the paymont of troops by dralts at convoniont posts, as pensions are now paid. — NATIONAL FINANOCES, Spectal Dispatch fo The Chicago Fribune, ‘PETITIONS FOR AND AGAINST INFLATION. Waemiarox, D, 0., March 17.—Simply 08 o question of economy, it is to be hoped poo- plo will coaso forwarding potitions for and against tho incrense of the currouoy. Itisno exaggoration to sny tho Seunte Financo Commit~ too bavo in tholr posscssion petitions of this character enough to fili & room ten feol quaro, and, if they continue to accummlate much | onger, tho Comimitteo will find thomaelves with- out accommodations, and be compelled to hold thelr sossions in Bomo othier part of the build- ing. To-day, additions to this kind of foddor weromada by SountoraI'orry, of Michigan, Logun, Wright, Ohandler, Mourill, 6 Vermant, Alizon, TICE DERATE, By on the finances was rosumed in the Benato to- day. Mr, Logan replicd to tha great spoech of Senntor Schurz against inflation. Tho luttor gentlowan had not returngd from burging Sam- ner, but Mr. Logan procurad Senator Tipton to act a6 dummy for the accasion by ocoupying Mr. behurz’s- chair, Mr. Logan spoke for about three houra, - X — DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. TILE INVESTIOATION. Svecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. Wasurnaro, D. C., March 17.—Tho Distriot Investigation Committeo made somo progress to-day. Thoysettled tho voxed question of their Chairmaneliip last oveying by solocting Sonator Allison for the position, This miorning Mr. Thurman laid the matter beforo the full Senate, and thoe actlon of the Committeo in ropudiating Sonator Carponter's attempt to mako Sonator Stowart Clairman was sanctioned. Bonator Btewart rompins & momber of the Committeo, but ho stands at the foot of the alnes. . Thoe Cowminittes to-day listoned to arguments of counsel on the question of the right of tho Committco to‘colilFol witnosscs to produce thenr private pupers, Mossrs, Shellabarger and Mor- rick mointained the nffirmativo, and 3r. Mat- tingly aud the Hon, Jereminh A, Biack the uogativa, At tho conclusion of tho argiimont Mr. Thurman govo It a8 hig opinion that the at- torneys for the momoralists ought to bo more specliic in describing the pngors and doctimouts ther doniad withonin o produco. Ho could vot oo the justice of compolling wituess to omploy a furniturc-wagon and bring all his books and papers bofore the Committee for ox~ amination. Tho Committee will hold a private session to- morsow, to consider the arguinent wide to-day, and will render their decision on Thursday,when witnesnos will be further examined in rolation to :hu:xpnndlturou of tho School Fund of the Dis- rict (7o the Assoctated Press) * ‘WasniNaror, March 17.—When the District of Columbia Investigation Comuitteo nasembled to-day, Sonator Thirmny announced that Bonas tor Btewart bad declined to sorve ns Chairman, aud thot the Committeo bad elected Senator Al- ligon Chairman. e (Thurman) also declined to aot 88 presiding officer. THE MEMORIAL. 2 The Comtittee theu heard Mr., Shollabarger, of the counsel for tho memorialists, in argument a4 to the power of the Committee to compol thoe produstfon of privato papars, in accordauce with itho motion of the memoriullsts, in support of their charges in their prosont form, He suid tho potition was signod by all classes of businoss ‘mon, and represonted U5 per cent. of the wholo businesy fnterast of that placo. ‘I'ho Committcs renssembled at 3 o'clock, All tho mombors wero presont, aud Mr. Matéiugly made an argument on bebalf of tho District suthorities, Mr. Merrick, for the memorinliats, olosed tho argument. Tho sewsion continued Inte this ovening, whon tho Committes adjourned till ‘Ihursday, at which time the memorialists will prosent aflidavits about the public schools, it stk CONMITTEE WORE. Special Dispaten to The Chicaya Tribune, LIADILITY {FOR SHIPWREOK, ‘WasitinatoN, D. 0. March 17,—The Iloute Comuitteo on Commotce lo-day, sgroed to re- port in favor of extoiding tho Denofits of the Inw of 1861, covering the linbilitics of Awmorican ship ownors for lougos of froight by shipwreck to the rivera’and othor.inland wators of the United Btatos, Tho law reforred to Hmits the lability of tho ownor of & wrocked voarol for the loss of curgo to the value of the vessel at tho thmo of hor lows, The benecflis of its provisious have herotofore ouly extended to ownors of vouscly plyivg on tho liigh seas. TENSIONS, Tho House Poynions Committes sgroed to-day to extond the timo in which wmombers of tho Stato militia may proseonte tholr olaims to July 4, 1870, Tho tima allowed by tho act of Mareki, 1874, was one year, which is deamod entiraly too short fn viow of tho inoyitable delay in g’mnur- ing neocssary ovidonco from {be War Dopari- menb aud the lopg delay in the,Pouelop Onice boforo tho olaims can ho oxamined and passed upon, AMERIOAN FORESTA, “fho Houso Commltteo on Publio Lands have et comploted nu_ elaborato report on tho de- struction of Amerleun forcsts, which thoy will submit to Congross within o fow doys. Tho rtoport will bo accompanied by & bill Pl‘ovlfl(ng for the appointmont of n commission of expoerts to oxamino moto carefully into the mattor, and roport recommondations for logisintion, 7o the Aaociated I'rest.) THE_DEPICIENCY DILL. Wasnmvaton, D. €., March 17.—The ouro Committes on _Approprintions had bofore thom to-day the Doflcloncy bill, — . NOTES AND NEWS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, A INBTONIC GROUR OF BYATUARY. Wagmineron, D, 0., March 17.—1bo Slar of to-dny advocntes, In its lending articlo, tho orco. tlon {n the public gronnds in this clty of a his- torio group'of etatuary, which shall includo, ou s common bnso, bronze or marblo statues of Lincoln, Chase, Sumnor, Boward, and Grosloy,— tho wiso and brave foundors and organizors of publlo opinion on the slavery quostion, and tho falthful and consclentious consummators. Tho proposition s, that this worl shall bo dono by the Government at & cont of no moro than $100,~ JAY COOKE:- & €O. It 18 announced that tho Trustoo in Bank- ruptoy of Joy Cooke & Co. will pay a flrst divi- dend some time noxt month. - LIEUT, WHEELER'S EXPEDITION, The goographical and goologieal oxploring-sur- voying party, who have boon oporating nnder TLaout. Whooler in thoe country west.of tho ono hundrodth meridian givce 1860 expected to re- sumo their Iabors in bizhor parts of Colorado during tho coming spting, their action depending on Congrossionnl appropriation, Tho fraita of tho former labora of Licnt. Whaeler's pavty have been of the most noticenblo kind, and the flold upon which it is proposed to onter this spring, Deing fall St whierel wenltl, promises to i Ror data of tho highest importanco. ADYELTISING JObE, 1t sppents that in 1870 Congress enacted that no advertisement,tiotico, or proposal for any Bx- ecutive Depurtmont or Burcan thercof, or for any ofico qounccted thorowith, shall be pub- lished in any nowpapor whatever, oxcopt in pursuance of a written suthority for the same from the head of such Department ; and that no Dill for such advertissment or publication_ shall bo paid unlos thote Iy presented, with snid bill, eaid order from tho head of the Department. The Administraiion organs in vatlous parts of tho country havo .been publishing such adver- tinoments, and bave flled ~ their bills with tho Tromsurer for tho same. Sunaot Cox introduced a resolution to-day oull~ ing on the Seerotary of the Lreasury for infor- mation &g to thoso bills, which shall includs also all corrospoudenco with regard to thom, snd it was passod. TIE SUNMNER RESIDENCE, Noatly pll tha membors of Congress who na- companicd the remaing of Sonator Snmner to Doston returned bore to-night. The romainder will arrive by to-morrow morning, Mr. Balek will relmquislt chargo of tho Sumuor residonco ta-morrow upon the' roturn of BIr. A, B, Jolu= son, Nr, Sumner's formor private Secrotary, and will leave for Boston to-morrow night. Tho residenco ghows no alteration except in the room wherein Mr. Bumner's library was located, In neatly overy otlier respect tiio houso, with ita furniture and its profusion of works of artaud of yortu, scomed to tho visitor just tho samo ay it did prior to the death of Lho Senntor. DAGIFIC MAIL STEAMBULL, Agnecial train Iins boen provided by the Pae ciflo Ml Steamship Company to takio o lnrge number of memhoia of Congrossand other prom= inent gentlomon from Lhis city to Choster, Poun,, -to-morrow, where thoy aro to wit- noss tho Isunching of that Company's now stonmsbip the City of Peking, whicl Is ropresentod to bo tho largest vessel, oxcepling the Grent Enstorn, ovor built in this or auny othor country. UNITED STATES TREASURER SPINNER, tho man of the signnture, hns returned from Floridn with restored honlih and vigor, Hoheld a porfect levoo at bia oflice to-duy, aud but littlo bueiuess wns dona, - [othe Aasociated Press.] A PRESENTATION. Wasniyarox, D, C., March 17.—A committee trom Now Orlehns t-day prosonted Presidout Grant a picture of himeel?, horoic and lifo-siz on horsaback. Senator West made the presonta- the Prosidont's housohold, and subecquontly oy il partools of @ huch wizh tho Frasidont. GEN. BPINNER nhoe returned and rosumed his official duties, groatly improved in henlth, ADMIIAL PORTER, who has beon eick for noveral dnys, is somewhat Lotter, but is still confined to bod. NOMINATIONS. Tho Presidont sout tho following nominations fo tho Sonato ; James Y. Steolo, Nansas Consul at Matanas, Cuba, aud S, D. Afkivs, Postmastor at Freoport, Til. — CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Wamizaton, D, C,, March 17, SENATE, TEIITIONS, Mr, WRIGHT prosontod petifions of the mor- chants of Des Moines and Couucil BinfTs for an increase 1n the yolume of currency, Roferred. Mr. FEIWRY (Mioh.) presentod a potition from about 400 leadiug Lusiness mon of New York, somo of thom using millions of mouey in their business, in whick theyprotost against the offorts making to reduce tho volume of the currency, and pray that the samo may bo ivereascd o tunk thoe businoss of tho country may bo safoly car- ricd on. 4 he CHAIR presented a momorial from tho Logislature of Wisconsin in reforonce to the im- provement of the St. Croix Rivar, and for tho prelimivary survey for tho canal from Lake Su- perior to tho Falls'of St. Croix, Roferred, Br. LOGAN presontod potitions trom the citi- zens of Illinois for an increase in the volume of ourrenoy, Itefeired. Mr, CHANDLER presented a potition of citi- zens of Detroit in opposition to apy inoreaso in the volume of paper currency and favoring speedy roturn to specio payinent. INTERNATIONAL. . Mr. CAMERON, from tho Committes an For- oigen Relation, reported favorably on the bill to authorize tho Prosident to nceept " for citizons of the Uuited Btates the jurisdiction of cortain tribunals jn tho Ottomaw "dominion, and in Egypt, entablished, or to bo establinhed, under tho uuthority of the Bublime Porto, and in tho Governmout of Lgypt. Presod.- WAR CLAIME, Mr, STEVENSON called up tho bill compen- sating tho Lowmyille & Denrdutown Turnpike Compuny for certain bridgos destroyed during the war, Passed. . ELIEF DILL. Tho bill for tho reliel of Williard Dawos, lats Internal Revenue Collector of Kentucky, was talon up sud pussod. DISTRIOT MATTERS, . Mr, PRATT prosontod sovornl momorinla of cltizens of Washington, asking Congross_to vo- onl tl not of tho Diskrict of Colminbin Legis- [itno in regard o soworazo and drainago Lukos, Reforrad. THE CIVIL JIANTS BILL, g Mr, FRELINGHUYSEN snid somo wooky. apo, when the Givil Rights bill was under dikous- sion, upon his miatement thut r the bill should bo referred to the Judiclary Committes it would ho roportad back as soon ab tholateSonalor from Massachusotts (Sumner) agreed to the refarence, and he (Frelinghuysen)now dowired to stato that the Committee had spent two duys in perfocting the bill. 1t was now roudy to bo raported to tho Bonato, hnving recolved tho approval of mu- jority ' of . tho Committo, but as tho author of the bill ad beon takon away e (x«:unnqhuymx) would nob yeport {ho bl ar callit up untl tho Chialrmau of the Com- mittee (Edmunds), who fuvors it, should Lo }ifl)h'l!llfi, that ho mighit take part in the debato, 'ho Senator from Mossachusouts (Bumner) had cousouted to delay it roportiug tho bill on ac- count of tho lil-Loalth of Mr, Bdmunds, THAT COMMITTEE, Mr, STEWARY said on tho 13{h of Mareh, just as tho Bonute was ubout to adjourn, the Trosidout pro tom, uppointed him Chairman of the Joint Beleot Committon to inventigate Dis- trict of Columbia Govornment ofoors. Cho 'smuzuon having arison in tho Committco ns to the nuthority of tho Prosident pro tom. of tho, Bounta to appolut tho Ohairman of the Com- itteo, hie hind come to the conclusion that thera was causo for doubt as to the power of tho Cholr, and ho bad thorofors declined to not gnflnr tho sppointment, not foeling warranted to 0 80, Br, THUBMAN argued $hai the appointment tion-gpecals, (s the prosonca O Ui CabiI0E and’ of Stewart as Obafrman was frregular, and said tho Proaidont of tho Sonate pro tom. had not the | right, unloss. u&wclnlly suthorized by the Sonnto, z(; e?pqluz o Obnirman of suy Committeo what- o Aftor romorks in a similar atrain by othor Son- ntos, the Obalr &Cnrpontorz Anid ko had no do- sire now, nor hind ho auy intontion, to usurp any ml‘.lmrl?. "Pho origiun resolution provided thnt o Joint Commitioo ho ralsed, and tho opinion of tho Chair wag, without much roflection on the subject, that the power which tho Sonato pos- egsod was ordinarily confarrad upon tho Chair, 3r, THURMAN moved that tho journni of March 18 be corrected by the aphointment of tho Honator from Novada (Stowart) ns & mem- bor of the Committeo, instead of tho Chalrman of the Committeo, Agreod to. THE CURRENOY DILL. Tho Senato thon resumed considoration of the bill to equalizo tho distribution of the Nntional Bank eurroncy, and Mr, Logan being entitled to tho floor, addrossed tho Sennto, Mr. Lo- gon roferred to the spoech of tho Senator from Missourl (Schurz), and _said: Tho Benator lmn{{lnca himselt in London or Now York, aud forgota that bio claims to be fsom Missourl, Ho rooms to imngine banks' and n clearing-honeo at overy villago and cross-ronds in the West, 1Ifo tollaus at ono timo that money will Kook tho bost markot; nt another, tuat the Enat in already burdonod with an oxcoss; yob o arguos that, if wa fncronso tho volumo of curron- ov, It will flow from the Bouth nud Wost to the Iinet, g wator flows to tho ocoan, He tells s aldo that it wo authorlzo North Carollun to establigh banks, tho ‘more sho puts into tho oporation tho less currency she will have in eir- culation. Iu ather words, hie says to tho South and Wost, “You do not know what is host for yomsolves,” Go on tilling tho soil, which s your proper employment ; you don't Imow anything about monoy mattors. Leavo all that matter to moro iuntolligent moneyed men of the nst, and borrow from them, Your business 14 to work for tham, and take tho wenlth of your soction to pay interest to them. Your fucronse 1 manufnciures and wealth js pornicious to your wollare,” o argued tbat thoro was a romarkable aimi- larity hetweon the srgumonts and illustrations of the Sonalor from Missourf aud thosoof East- crn capitaligts, Evory plan offerad by thoso opposed to incronso of currency embraces that of " reliriug . groonbacks which do ndt boar intoront, and substituling in their placo intorost- bearing bonds payable in gold without power of reconvorslon into greonbacks, 5o a8 to koop thom in circulation, theroby imposing upon tho necks of tha peopla'an _addltionnl burden of twanty milllous per annum, aud for what purpose and for whose benofit? To onablo, the Eastorn monoy-holdors to have s secure 'place to loan thoir surplus fands, and at thio samo time to got additiopal intercst upon these bonds. They scom to Want some way to draiu tho Trensury of its gold,oud tims havo tha whole monotary powor of tho Govexnmsut in iheir honds, and at’ the merey of Eastern money- holders. Ts it any wondor, thon, that tho West sud South, who understand this thing, should Tookupon it as a movement to strongthon sud porpotunte tho monoy monopoly-which the pros- ent logol restriction gives to tho Bast? It may not Burpnae us that an Enstorn Senator should advoento this (:yuny; buk what are wo to think whon wo see Wostorh Sonntors in tho vory front of this movement? Is tho presont moVement among farmers, mechanics, and workingmen withont significanco? Aro wo #o silly as to sup- poso they will oo their wages reduced to a mero pittanco without a sovera struggle? If there are Iabor strikes and stoppages of business now what may we espeel wo undor- take to ~ docrosso curroncy o that wagos will not purchiaso broad? e said we had woro moncy duting tho time when the whole South wos shut cut from its uso than e hove now, and yot n less amount must-supply the wants of tho whole country, with eleven millions moro of people to bo_furniklied with circulating medium, to #ny nothing of tho fact that four millions of peoplo, {armurl{" #lnvos, arenow fres, and must bo snpplied-with tho medium of ox- chango. It ia eald tbat speculation in railroads was tho causo of the panic, and_that this specn- Intion was_induced by an abundauce of mouoy. Whoro did thoso rairoads . soll thoir bouds to rmiso tho .3910,000,000 nvnunily used_ by them? Wore {hewo all taken bere? "No, mir. Many werc Lased on gold and sold In Europe: thevofors, this munin for speculntion spolkon of, has nothing to do with the smeunt nod charactor of our eurroucy. Why do wa ga to Euvope to Aell raifroad bouds and puy interest to forsigner? Simply becausa wo ad nat manoy boro, and if tho Benator (Schurz) s aHowed to Ioad the Scnate in this mattory we willetill continue to pay tributo to Europe, The Senator from Missouri had roferred to the im- ‘mansa fmount of monoy paor pevple_Linvo on doposit fu: savings banks, - Ho (Logun) thought that while this schemo of contraction s baforo tizo country, the poor peoplo would do well to look after Eleir monoy & littlo. In conclusion, ho callod upon the Senata to adopt that hiberal po of freo banlking, which, proporty guarded, will not only do justico to all, but will dovelop the latent tosourcos of Lho South, which lay dormant under .tho former wmistalten policy, and which will utilize the water-power of Virginin, and the powor loclied up in the vest coul-fields of Indiaun and Illinois, tho iron ‘mountmns of Mirsouri, and the ngri- culturnl r-sourecs of the whole country; n poliey that will put our mapufactorios agun in operalion and our foundries in blast, and give employment to idle honds, proporty to producers, aud happiness Lo thio wholo country. Ho warned: the moneycd poworof this contry that if thoy attompt to fm- poso_furthor burdous upon thio massos of tho peoplo thoy will finally losa tholr power alto- gothor, Tle would 8tand by the rights of tho people, no matter how monoyed monopolios might ‘attaclk hitn, or motropolitan nowspapers abuse aud eritivive him, Tho Henaie adjournod. IIQUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. COX preesuted tonalations veciting tha allogation_thut o bill had boen prosonted to tho ‘Tveasury Dopartent for advortising dono in daflance of the Jaw requising n writton ordor for ull advortisivg, and dirocting tun Secrotary of the 'reasury to furnish copios of all such bilts sud the correupondeuce relating theroto. Adopted, COAT) LANDS, Mr. LOWE reported a bill oxempting Kansan sud Missouri from the operstion of the nct of May, 1872, which forbids the pre-emption of irou and coal mines, Pagsed. GENERAL APPHOPRIATION DILL, Aftor a contliet for procedence hetween the Chenp Transportation_ bill, tho Logislative Ap- proprintion bill, and tho, contested olection caso, llm House wont into Committeo of tho Whofo, Mr. WOODIFORD in tho chair, on the Legisia- tivo, Excoutivo, and Judicisl Appropiintion bill. Mr, WILLARD (Vt.) ealied attention to the hmrLuulhy of componnntion provided for officinly in Congress and for thoso m various othor de- partmerits of the Govorument, and offored vari- ous amendments for the roduction of tho pay of| duorkeepors aud messongors in tho Onpitol, all aF wiiich amondwont Woro rojocted. % "Phoro boing u difliculty in gottiug & quorum fo volo, tho Commilieo rows, nfter having got through only two and n-hatf pages of tho bill, ONDER OF BUSINESS, Mr. ORARY provorcd that to-morrow be gt apart for, disonssion on tho Frausportation bill, giving s & ronson, that the members wonld be abeont Lo-morrow to witness the lnunch of the Paclfic Mail stenmehip City of Pekin at Chos- ter, 'a, Mr, ROBERTS objectod. VILLY REPORTED, Mr, MARSBUALL, from tho Comnnitteo, reported the filitary propriation bill, Ruferrol. 3 Mr, COBURN, Ghairman of the Military Coms mitteo, roported u bill to provido for tho gradunl yeduotion of the atwmy, which was wado the special order for tho fivat Puesday 1 April, Mr. £0DD woved to adfourn ovor till Churs- day, Nogatived. Mr, CONQER, mombor of thd Committeo Commerco, ronowesd tho proporition that to-mo: Appropriation Rhaimy Ape vow he deveted to dobate un tho Clml\‘) "Prans- portation bill, Mombers of this Committco, ho wald, rogarded it ulmost au part of tholx duty to uttend the launch of tho largest steamshlp over bullt in tho United Sintos, Mr, I I ROSERTS withdrow his objection, und unanimous consent was givon, I'io 1Touso thon fook a rocess (il hatf-past 7, tha oveulust #ession to bo for dobate on tha Transportation bill, EVENING BESSION, 1u the ovening session, tho dobate on tho bill to rogulate_inter-Stnta raflvoad commierco was openad by Mr, SUUDDEL, who opposod tho bill on logal, conntitntional, sud practioal grounds, munuer property ‘tho Puun, Pekin & Jncksonyille Railrond Companios are unlawinl, portion of tho asossmont is lawful, and what portion nulawtul, Damaging Orovitise old aud blghi T'hore wera olovon xu?;nlmu progout, inolading kor pro tom, TEEUD, 5 A e Rubato. was.Sontinaod by Mosers, 0L MAN and COTLON in support of tho bill in its genoxal fostures, waa stticken with apoploxy yosterday, an l}a}rt |t|lghc. lI{e kwnn \Enwou:g'luun from t‘t'::mfluh s funeral takes place MOITO! 000, conduated yith Nllglllo honore, L % SUMNER'S SUCCESSOR The Question Disoussed in Tlogisla« tive Ciroles, What the Boston Press IHas toSay Concerning the Maiter, A Strong Current of Feeling In Faver of the Hon. C. F. Adams. Bostox, March 17.—Tho convassing of the Bountorial question wne fairly begun to-day, but not with the eagorness which was to bo expooted from tho noar appronch of tho day of elootion. Tho quostion which divided the Logislature last yonrin the cago of the Vice-Prosidout, as to what shiould bo considered duo notico of s vacancy, threntoned to ariso at ona time, but it was tacitly decided to conuldor tho formal notico from the Govor . of Mr. Bumnor's denth 88 a notifica- tion t/ & vacancy oxistad, and the election will, thore! _», oocur Y ON TUESDAY NEXT. <3 s Th( Sombors aro now atl at .eea. - Tho “6nly. advat ; hus boou that thers aro virtunily but three Cndidates in the fiold: Charles Franois Adan = B, Rookwood Hosr, and H. L. Dawea. Ther 3w beon moro talle to-day about Mr. Adm < ond bis friends feel hopeful, The Jour« nat ! & kon decidedly. It soemns to fonr that BUTI % DAY POBSILLY HOLD THE BALANOE OF g POWER, 1 Gaas only about 60 pledged supporters out 0 280 members of the Joint Convention, and Nitctoro thoy don't want to risk going into au| tion without n caucus which, it cannot be donied, would bo nhinost fatal to Mr. Adam's chonces, Tho Journal WANTS TO NEAT RUTLER, but wants to take the surest even if the least offectanl way> It says, this attornoon : Nono can liave s higher appreciation of tho abilltles aud worvices of Mr, Adams than wobave. But fo choosn lifm Sonator from Masanchuectts at fhis time, passing over the many unquestioned cxpononts of our organization qualified for tho place, would seom to be ining tho atandard of rovolt againat the Adininistra- ton, if mot of descrtion of tho Republican party, Novertholess, wo frankly say that It 3r. Adams can puss tho ordeal of @ strict Repuolican caurun, and obtain the nomination, wo will support him, _Wo soy tho snmo of any other man yet named {n this Conyou= tion, becauso this Ia bringig all to tho best availablo standardof judgment, Itiss very dlfferent thing to 800 thio pracées ol on of droppilig ane unqualiged Ttopublican after another for tho rako of taking up one ‘who mny bo supposed to bo neater to Domacratio sympatitloa and votes, Whew fs s procoss to ond 2 1t ouly illustrates, howoser, tho mischicf of departing in tho loast from the right course, The caucus meets tho wants of (e exigency, It holds the orgunization togotlier, 1t aubordinates all unworthy cloionts that may bo rifo to the honest convictions of tho majority, aud 1t enpplles the most direct, the fafrest and fruest method of ovolving whot wo all are now looking for—the noxt Republican Benntor of Mat~ wachusetta, Tho Traveller Is unfortunatoly situntod : To bo sure, Mr. Dawea’ friends scout the fdos of any allianco betweon him and tho Essox slateaman, and yet as botween Dawes and Hoar Butler would un- doubitedly uso overy effort to elect Dawos, o8 the lesa dabgerots s moro exsly conclatod 'opponent of o Lo, But the Traveller, having uugpnxtufl Boutwell and steadily ncousod Dawos of bolog CONCERNED IN THE CREDIT MODILIER SOANDAL, caunot now support him for Benator. Thereforo it contonts iteelf with tuo following : "Tho most_prominent of tho candldates—those who nro most talked off by tho pross ond the publio—ard Messrs, Dawes, Hoar, and Adams, the laiter havin tho support of n portion of the Democrats and o nowspapers of thie stamp of tho Now York Zibune, the Springlied Iepublican, and tho Daston Adsortlacr, tho Adverisor having abandoped Judgo Hoor for rea~ 5ons thiat are not ditiicult to find,” We trust that ibia convass may procced without that detraction of candidates whiel las mavked many of thorecent oloo- tion in this Commonweafth, ond that the legfatators, conting together i their respoctive branches, will cas thelr voles without dictation, and unprejudiced:by slsudors that political opponents are {00 ready to ne veut or circulato. S Tho Transcript enys : The Transoript kns already oxpressed its preforonce for ex~Tudgo E. R, Hoor a8 Mr..Sumner's succes sor. If it 48 decmod advieablo to drop’partisan cone siderations entisoly in electing a Senntorfor tho short term, no candiuate could bo named #o ousinently quals ifled” on the mcoro of personnl altainment civic 1 exporiomco, mental breadth, uubending, wigorous prality, which would e o perpetuaf rebuko to all tho corruptions and defle monts of modern polltics as the Hon, Charles Francia Adams, ¢ tho ablo Middlesoxroprosontativa cannob bo sparod from the popuir Uranol of Congress, thon Tot tho great Senator's mantlo fall on th distinguisked Massachugolis arbitrator at Geneva, who Tequires no certificata of fncorruptibility us a guarsatea of steads Sast inlegrity. ; Many mombors of the Congrossional dehsflr tion left for Washington this morning, including Judga Hoar. Gon. Butlor romnins bohind to 8ao Low ho can best promoto his ends in the ap- vroaching olection. ~The Hon. H. L. Pierco will [oave to-morrow night, and tho Hop. Alvah Crocker will_leavo for tho Bouth this wook for the beuefit of his health, e i CAPITAL AND LABOR. 2 Miners? Convention nt Willkesharre, ra. Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune, WiLkEspARRE, Pa., March 17.—An enthusisatio Convemion of the minors of the Wyoming coal- flolds was held here yesterdsy, John Siney, of Pottavills, President of tho National Associa~ tion of Mineras and Ldborors, addressed the Con~ vontion, andwas warmly applauded. It was unanimously resolved to accopt the principles of the Youngstown, Obio, Couvention, and to pro* cood &t once to organize, . James O'Halloran, of Luzerne County, was choson s delegate to tho Ponnsyivania State Convention, to be hold at Iarrisburg on tho 24th inst. The miners of the Eost and Wost are uow harmonious, " LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Xilinotis 'Caxes. Special Disputch to The Chicago Tribune, SearyarieLD, 1L, March 17.—Jjudgo Tront, of: tho United Stnies Dintrict Court, to-day ordored injunctions to issue agalust tho Colicotors of Ldgar, Coles, Douglns, Moultrio, Mason, Monard, Poorls, Tazewoll, Cass, aud Morgsn Counties, restraluing them from in any intarforing = with any of the of tho Paris & Dooatur, + Springfleld & Northwestern, the for the taxes of 1873, Injunctions were issued ngeiust tho companica rostraining thom from piiying any taxes as nbavo, on tho application of tho stockhiolders of tho. companics on the ground that tho tnxes lovied ‘Phe courts aro to decide what T'ho motion {8 set fof hear- ing on the tirst Monday of May noxt. Case of the Grant Parish Prisoners in New Orleans. New Onreans, March 17.—The' jury in tho case of the Grant Purish prisonors, brought in o vordiet of nat guilty as to Alfred O, Lonyis. The Jury announciug that thiere was no poasibility of un figroomont a3 to tho othats, thoy waro dis- charged by Judge Wood, and the prisonors wero romanded, on tho mation of tho Distriot At- torney, who supounced thst thoro wero other Indictmonts ngainst them, A % ————— TILE FLOODS, Near New Ore Leany, Nrw Onreaxns, March 17,—A break ocourred inthe Uppor Bass laves, 3 milow bolow Laka Providenco, on Friday, " 1t was 200 yards long, At last aooonuts, a dozen or more lnr‘;o planta~ tlons, back of Goodrich's Landing, from this crevasso, already stopped the running of trains ou the Yioksburg & Bhroveport Railroad. will overflow Tt is roportod that It bas OBITUARY, K. P, Crippin, Athens, 0, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Arnens, 0., Maroh 17,—R," P, Orippin, an ly esteomod oitizon of this lwn!l die R R 5 g R At e e 3 Lo writa are issucd e | oemmmme A s e i e e e e e e s i B T D 4T O A Bl i P Mg o et T et THE S B e T et e et