Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 20, 1874, Page 1

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To Glasgaw, fnat, LIWEWI, Inanflnndnrn' &o, * Btato of Virgini: ‘uonday, March 10; Stateof Alabama sallsBatur Blr Nk iver N, S¥askly Sallings Hoxt Summar o 56, or, N Y. 3 te 6f pasasge: Cabio, 860 and 6 gold ; Stoarage, £33 i id, $33 . Drafts at lowest ratcs, O kariitor paviloutare AbDl 1o AUSTIN BALDWIN & ., Agents, 71 Broadway, Now York, JVE. faKLE, Gon'l Wesu AR't, 8 Olarkeat., Ohicago, NATIONAL LINE, NOTIGE_This Gompany takos thorisk of insurance (up to 86w0,0win gold) on cach uf ite steamers, thus givin, Possangors tho best oossible guarantoo for safoty and avolidanoce of dauger At - Wadnosday, S70,_§50, wnd $00 Curroncy. St ane, 530 Cnrrencys Roturn tioketsat reducad ratos. Passeugors booked to or trom Gorwan and Seandioarian poiuts at Jow. atos. The Stcamships of tuls line are the Jargostin the trads, Dhaits on Great Britaia, Iraland, and the Continent, st Nortlieast corner Ulark and Randolph. (onposite now Blicrman Houso), Ghicaxo, WILLIAB SAGALISTiL, Gonoral Wostoru Acaat. TO RENT, CHEAP RENTS, Thoso flne Brick Stores, with plate glass fronts, suitable for all kinds of business, on Van Buron-st., bo- twoen Ognal and Clinton, will bo rented at $300 PER ANNUM. APPLY TO MATTOCKS & MASON, 528 WABASEI-AV. FOR RENT.. Corner Basement, FPortland Block, southeast corner Wash- ington and Dearborn-sts. Ap- ply on the premises. FOR RENT. ‘The Iarge Warehouse, 100175 fect, ground floor, on soutbwost cornar Monros-st, and Michigan-av., suitablo n, machitcry, storage. ar siablo; alsa 8 fonomonin o 1 Bichigancav. Tronts 1 will it ap o ealt for smal fam- flos; nods Ly 'ihe Fatmor Houto And bixinosn oun ro, Apply to : ], O H. WIT 118 and 115 South Wate: RENT. plle Olarkist, Btores, and Offiocs on LeSnlloat,, tinde® acifio Hotel, af prices, X, L. OF DOCK T0 RENT At Bridgoport. Bes To Leaso columa. FINANCIAL. WRENN & BREWSTER, BANKIRS, 96 Washington-st. Particular nttention givon to ncs counts of countcy brulkerss Interest allowed on daily balunces. A Dividend of Five Per Gent Upon all approved olalms against the Hide and Leatlier Tnsurauce Company, Exoept claims for unoamed premiums, 18 now payable a$ tho office of the Receivor, No. 30 Court- JAMES O, DA’ B roh 10, 1874, CARPETS. CARPETS! CARPETS! CARPETS! NEW SPRING STYLES AT FIELD, LEITER & C0.’S, State and Washington-sts. BOOK EXCHANGE. The Book Exchange Gather togathor all tha books you havo and do not caro for, and oxohanga them for othors of equai value fsosllanoous, schol, and books of ango, n as issued may be biad at Tix dsonding peopla battar taclll: rary in the Unitod , or soud B-cont stamp for oatalogue and full 100X EXCHANOE, or tlos than any publio or ciroulatine I a partioulars? MuGoemist Bk Do & ik ot Ghlen PRINTERS.STATIONERS, &o. BLANK BOOKS! BTATIONERY and PRINTING furnished promptiy and at fair pricos, by J. M. W. JON E:S, 104 AND 106 MADISON-ST. SHOW CARDS By A+STENPEL, 183 Enst Madicon-st, LACZS, TRIMMINGS, &c. . ANCHOR LINE. Twloo s waok from Now York to all parts of Great Brit« atn, Insland, and Gontlagntal Suropa. OATIN from $603 BTEERAGE irom B30, U, B, curroncs. ~Blght drita a Totwoat Fatos. Ths Lint teilt fun (hree tfmes a woeck after 1ok April, Apply at Company's Oflices, N. K, cor, LaSalle D) Chidaya, 200 Bldim e N iioN BROTHERS, Agonts, FPOR SA.LE. TSSTAVE SILE U7 L0G3 Tho Logs of the Garden Clty Manufsoturing and Sup- By Co.. 5ow In hande of o Ottawa. Hoam o, will bo gold taiho highoat biddor at 13 m., SATURDAY, March 3, at tho Outler House, Grand Haven. Logs sold froo to dto of cusrgos or aontiagta. March 18, 184, W. I, JENKINS, Assiguoo, Coal $3.75 4 Ton Delivered A small lot of good, frash. e Al otbel Kinay o1 0l o kot retear, O YET & 00, 7 Washington-st. Yard wos onty-irstst EKINGSFORD'S Oswego Starch. 008-1000 PURE, BT No othor manufa . (5o othor manatustazar has yot attataed this pocfec ‘WANTED,. PHONOGRAPHY, TWANTHD~A situntion as oopiat Iady able &0 write phon ‘-:E{Wa;l{ f'xé"t?;‘.':‘.’i{ffi;l,'.'..,‘. oy And TEaibl” Inng-hand: HALLY DOOKSTORE, NS, i Wor: Aladuionary s © SEWER BRICK, 000 Sower Brick wanted by the Ohloago Gns Tight 4 Co. Apply at tho oligs of Quimbans, 14 Loar- t, JAS. K. BURTIS, Hoo, f . 0. H. nid of Exst aud bornat DENTISTRY. 1. WARD ELLIS & J, E. YOUNG, . DENTISTS, \No. 30D 8tate-st,, corner of Adams, SOCIETY MEETINGS. O i to bl v s bol bl bt UV Masonie. Mombers of Linooln Park Lodge, No. 611, A, F. & A, 3, are basehy soquastad tu s fond & rogilar Sommuated: 68, £0 bo hoid fu Uorma: 0, oth Olarke .0 tals (F log 8L 7 doe W, M. sty tals (Friday) ovealog av 730 g Grdgr Wb, Masonic. 1t dge No. 83, A, F, M, —Reguls - elee o e G idagy o ki AL 6lvek Tor Bl TR L IR I: N. TUOKER, Booretary, Attentlon, Sir Knights, D e A ootk At Aegat 3 Bas: c . E e Gt o, Jug Bir Kalghts oour- tavited, By ordor of th LOOKH, Booorder. CLOSING-0UT SALES CONTINUED TO.DAY AND TQ.MORROW OF ENTIRE STOCK AT 9y 50 G,gen’cs_ on the Dollar, TS OINT, 34 Washiniton-st., near State. EDUCATIONAL, Racine College. Tho Rpring and 8 Hossion opThoStrtep and ummor Hosion of Ractao Gollogo witl For, admission abnly to the Rov. James DoKovon, D, olno, Wis. Dy Racina Collegeyhaatne Y 0 ogirtors orn o procu Dauks or &t Slliohol & Hachenss s, No. & Orarkon MISCELLANEOUS, A e~ AAANANN COPARTNERSHIP. Notico Is horoby giveu that J, Warron Hosmer snd Traok B, Hosmor have boen sdumlttod to an Interestin my busincss as General Firo and Marino Insuranca Agants, under thostylo of R, W. TIOSMER & GO., anid intorost to data from Jaa, 1, 1674 Ohicago, March 18, 1874, R. W, HOSMER, tinue the Rea! Bstate and House. wal Hoating Agonoy at his old ofiioe, 181 ‘East Madison-st, Room 7. Office of B, A. BUWLES ;lulu Marsh & Bawlos), all Inds of ‘Trusses, Bruces, &o., aro applicd and warrantod, 11& Washington-st. GENERAL NOTICES, PO . o isioeonse el ot Y Z f Special Notice. Tt iimadtar sy Uoycomiu fosact wil Dletas gedee ering thow<anuot'bo made, the Hina bolng o short. DISSOLUTION. Notlos Is hereby glvan that the mrlnunhl{l {vu{!nlub- R. M. CUTHET At tho Radloal Cure Truss Apparatus for Doformitics, 1To the Taraolites of Obtoagor ANl deslelng, to Lo orsed rt, M. KORSOSKY, ‘Baker, 310 Tnled-av, glsting boiwevn i ¥, fiaker il Sainuo mp, ol of tho c1-y of Chicugh, undes t f akor 468, was dissolvac i te. 00 fog o Niege Ac.: 1474, Dy i ual sonscnt. gufm & Bk, FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. it e L QU RBRENG Yy $5 Pafikages FRACTIONAL CURRENCY BOR SALE AT TRIBUNE OFFICE, e, CHICAGO, FRIDAY, MARCH 20. 1874. WASHINGTON. The General Appropriation Bill Discussed in the * House. A Lively Tilt Over a Proposi- tion to Reduce Members’ Mileage. One Member Denominates It the Great Amerioan Swindles Progress Made by the District Investigating Committee. The Commiftee Assumes Authori’y to . Sond for Persons and Papers, A Ohiongo Lady Appointed Pension- Agent for This Distriot, Pension-Commissiuner Baker Flatly De. nies All Charges Against Him. The Afmy Bill under Considera- tion in the Senate. PLAY-DAY IN THE HOUSE. SpecralDispatch to The Chicago Tribune, A BPASM OF INTEREST. ‘Wasmmvorox, D. C., March 10.—Tho session of the House to-day was characterized by angry and oxcited dehato, and shameful, apathetio in- dolence, Early in the sescion, during the con- gideravion of a bill supplementary to tho act to piovido for the develoament of tho mining re- sonrces 6f the United States, approved May 10, 1862, tho fact was doveloped that Mr. Butro, of Butro-tunnel fame, had msny friends on the floor. The bill, it scoms, threatons to jeopardize some of Sutro'a ntorost, snd the disoussion, principally for and agalnst that gontle- man, was heated and acrimonious, The morning hour having oxpired, the bitl went over without decieive action, and the House went 1nte Committes on the Legls- Intive and Judiclal sud Executive Appropriation bill. Then ensued spiteful little sktirmishes 1 amendmonts of all rorts, in ench of which, after half-dozen geutlomen had howled thomsclvos Loarse, an. ATTEMPT TO GET A VOTE rosultod, with groat uniformity, in disclosiug the fact that the vote of a quorum could no¢ be bad. This shameless nxlnthv has been froquontly re- warked of late. Mr. Woodford, of ow York, who was in the Chair, finally lost pa- tienco, and ordoerod the roll to be called, rofusing to enterlnin any business mosnwhile, This nction dowmonstrated that there were 200 membors on the floor ; 150 con- stitutod a quorum. Mr. Woodford then reported to tho House that ninoty-two members wore abeont, and asked that their names be printed in the Record to-morrow, After this, there waa more intercst manifested in tho proceedings, “This Congress seem to regard thelr presonce in Washingion in the light of ‘an ATTENDANCE UPON A OARNIVAL, whore they ara to oaf, drink, and be morrfi; go junketing on the invitation and ot the oxponso of & snbuidized corporation, who aro loying thelr plans to ask Congress to restore their increaso of subsidy, whioh they havo forfeited by their own laxncss; to loaf sbout the city, roceiving the adulation of snobs and lobbyists; to do anything excopt work. There is absolutely no disposition shown to at- teud to their business by tho House. Tleir con- duct bas como to bo simply disgraceful. MILEAGE. . The conclusion of the Senate wns devoted to a enurhing fight over the clause approprisiing monoy to pay Congrosemen miloggo. Lt is note- worthy that the furthoer a mau hos to come to tako his seat, tho more ecarnest ho is in advocating the payment of milonfiu and the nearer & man lives to Washington the loss ho is \msmuaod with tho ides that” mileage 18 & good and proper thing. Tho debato brought out no statesman of broad views. It only showed how our leglslatora allow themselves to be ivfluenced by purely solfish consideration, Tho upskot of it was that the House decided Lo make tho appropriation. . —— ‘DISTRIOT OF COLUMBIA. Special Drevatch to The Chicago Tribune. TUE INVESTIGATIVN, WasumvaTton, D. 0., March 19.—The Joint So- lect Committea to inquire into the affairs of the Distriot of Columbis maynow be eaid to be fairly launched upon the open sea of investigation. All of the proliminary arrangements wore completod to-day, and & programmo agraed upon. At tho roquest of counsol for the District ofticials, the Committoo have ordered tho momorlalists to polut out, with roasonable certalnty, within o reasonablo time, by written charges and spocifi- cations, tho griovances of which thoy com- plain, and winch thoy dosire to have invoe- tigated; but tho Committos at tho snme time roorve to themsolves the unrestricted right to go beyond the charges and specifica- tions of the momorialists, and send for persous and papers as thoy may deom nocossary to se- ouro & thorough and lispartial investigation. In rogard to the right and power of tho Committeo to compol TIE PRODUCTION OF PAPERS inthe posscssion of tho witnosses, the Commit- teo mako the following important rulivg : As no subpana, elthor for & witness or duces tecum, can bo Jasued without tha order of the Commitiee, it follows that the Committes, on sn application for a subpeena duces teoum, must dockde whother a suffi= clent ground, prima fuclo, exista for the issuance of tbe subpeena, the decision mot to bind - the Committeo on o question, snould it be presented, wheior the prduction of the paper asked for shiould be enforced. On an apylication for s subpena duces teourn, on afdavit of gowe porson, or & professio.nl statoniont of couusel, in writing, should Lo filed, averring to the beat of' his knowledgo, iuformation or belief tha exiatonce of such paper, and sbowing that it in material evidonce in the' investigation with which the Commiltee in chorged—and then tho Come mittes wi 1 doside on uch fucts as ought to'appear in tlie dooumoutary, writton, or oral festimony now bo- forc, or thiat may cowe befors, the Comuwilive, The Comimittoe are of tho opinion that A PRIMA FAOLE OAHE 18 made for tho fssuance of subpcens duces tecum for e production of the papers of which oxbibits % 1j and “ 0" annozed to said chargo aud spocifications purport to bo caples, but decliue to issue such sub- peun for the production of the other papers asked for, uutil a propor foundation be Ild for ta satue, _ This ruling is not to bo undorstobd ss spplying to any or- der for the production of public records or offictal papars, or any other paper thot the Comumittes, uf 1its den gu)uon, imay, for sulliclont causo, ordor to bs pro- uced, With the exception of the above, nulhlug of importance occurrod at to-dsy's session. 'Tho examination of witnesses rogarding tho ovor- draft of the school fund will be resumed to- morrow. (7o the Aasocfated Press.) TIE DISTIIOR OF COLUMBIA INVESTIGATION, WasiinaToN, blarch 10,—Ou the assembling of the Dislaict of Oolumbia Iavestigating Com- mitteo to-day, Cualrman Alllson announced that the Commitiee had mado s rullug, in substanco, that they will, in their discrokion, lssue subponus to compol the production of private papers, A dosultory " oxamivation of the schoul fund questlon then eunsucd, in whioh various membors of the Common Counoil on both aides and Gov. Bhopherd engagad iu an argumontative convorsation, but nothing now was oliolted, and the Committes took a ro- cess undil 3 a'alock. Aftor recess the Committes examined WILLIAM BALLANTYN L3 toascortainunder what authority ho. provided fuz. pituro for tho District rohools. Tro tostifiod that ho mnde the bargain and the comploted furni- turo undor the vorbal ordor of tho Bokool Trus- tees of the old Corporation of Wanshington, such having beon tho practioo st that timo. . Bbsc- quontly, beforo the furniture wns doliverod, the new District Government_having boon optate lished, he proctted from Gov, Cooke a writton ordor, to make himaclf_outlroly seourn undor tho verbal ordor of tho old; authorltios, for whom he had nearly fulfilled tho contract, - : AMONQ THE WITNESSES BUDPOENAED to testify boforo tho Diatriot Investigatmg Com- mitteo to-morrow aro ex-Gov. Henry D. Coolo, Mra. W. 8, Huntington,widow of tho lnto Cashicr of the Fitet National Bauk, and Frank (lassn- way, Asststant Cashior of tho same Institution. Tho' gession will undoubtedly bo an imdorosting one, 3 . THE OIVIL SERVIOE, Sneetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, TOATMASTER OLABIK, OF GALVESTON. _Wasmingtox, D. O., March 10.—Postmaster Clark, of Galveston, is lkely to got into hot wator by the expose to be mado of his olaim-ool- lootion proolivities, by tho suit brought against him in Galveston o fow days ago by Capt. John @. Todd, who charges Olark with ombozzling toveral thousand dollars colleotod by the Inttor on a olaim whioh Todd put in his hands for col~ lection. Thoro Is a law—whioh, howevor, is ‘a littlo bottor of late than' n doad-lettor—on tho statuto-boock probibiting, TFoderal . officors. from proscouting . olnims sgainst the Gonoral, Governmont;. and. jt also imposos sovero punishment upon officers who violatoIt. This handle on Ulark will doubtless be an nddltional ono for his opponents to tako hold of to prooure his romoval from tho beat Todoral offica in tho Btate of Texas. TIY OUSTOMB BERVIOE, Tho Houso Civil Sorvice Reform Committeo have agraod to a bill fotroduced by Mr. Wood- ford, of Naw York, for tho roorganization of the QOustoms Bervico. The bill contemplatos the dppointmont by tue President, by and with the nadvice 'and consont of the Senate, of throe OCommissioners, ' ono of whom ~ sholl have ‘boen an _importing merchant, to_revise, codify, and simplify tho laws governing thi8 branch of the sorvico. They aro to reduce roasonably the allowances to oficors and informers, andrecomennd proper safeguards in respect to tho seizuro of books and papers, The Commissionors are to: make thelr roport to the Presidont by the 1st of next November, that he may transmit it to Oongross at tho beginning. of the noxt eossion. The COommissionors aro co bo paid at tho rato of 5,000 and oxgnnuoa. oach, per an- num, sud to bo ‘allowed 85,000. for clork-bire. It is mot robaole that tho Houso will adopt this bill praferecce to tho ona which the Ways and Means Committoo will bring forward at the closo of the invostiga- tion thoy are now making ou this subjoct, [2othe Aaso.vated: Press.) PENBION-AGENT AT CUICAGO. . ‘Wasmyaroy, D. C., March 19,—Miss Ada C. Sweet, who was nominiated by the Prosldent ani confirmed by the Bcunate, as Pension-Agent at Chicago, vico Blakely, xesigned, 18tho daughtor of tho Jate Gou, B. J. Bwaot, First Doputy-Com- missionor ot Intornal Roucuue, The President Das horetoforo dockined to_appoint Iadies -to re- *sponsible disbursing positions, but tho ability of 188 Brreot in the adminiatration of the Chicago oflice whilo her father was Ponsion-Agent in- duced the Presidont to maks an oxception in hor favor, Tho Scnato confirmed the nomination without tho usual roferonce to a committoo. A DENIAL. Commissioner of Ponsions Baker to-day pro- sonted tho Bponker of the Houso bis officlal re- ply to the recont charges made against lim, Ho asgorts that the partios concerned in the assault upon him woro all dismissed from his ofice for oitber willful negleot of duty or nofarious con- duct, Ho giver full aud spocific anawoers to tho chargos, agserting their . faleity, and makes au argument with regard to the infustice as well as domoralizing effect upon the publio service of permitting public olicera to be arraignad by dis- cherged clotks and others, without ths support oither -of competent testimony or responsiblo names. v NOMINATIONS CONEIMMED. The 8enato confirmed the following nominn- tions : Diss Ada O. Bweot; Pension-Agent at Chicago ; Thomas N. Chase, of Goorgls, Indian- Agent for Groon Bay; Wis. ; Jamos W. Stoole, of Kanene, Coneul ot Mncansas, Cubs. Postmastors —8. D. Atkins, 'I\'ru}mrt. L ; Thomes O. Thillips. Boy City, Kilch, Tho nomination of Mahlon Stabbs, of Kansas, to bo Agent for the Kuw Indians, in knunu, was rejected. g SENATORIAL SPARRING. Special Dnspatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, STEVENBON'S FIGUT. ‘Wasmyaroy, D. G., Maich 19,—While the Army Appropriution bill was under considoration this afternoon in the Scnato, Mr. Frelinghuysen undertook to critiolse somo statoments of Mr. Stevenson regardiug the claims of Southern loyalists for compousation for damngo and loss of property at the hands of Fedoral troops, Tho Now Jersoy Benator very soon discovored that hio hnd aroused tho wrong passongor whon ho panchad up tho old Kentuckisn, Sevoral of his frionds mado tho ‘samo discovery at tho samo time. Mr. Frelinghuyson, in tbe language of the vrize-ring, was knocked out of timo in the vory first round, Seelug that ho did not recover, and that none of his fricnds wont to his rescuo, AB. CARPENTER called Senator Anthony to tho Chair, and then valinntly entered the arens and took up the figit where Lho Now Jorseyan left off, Ho spar- red gractully o fow moments until, thinking bo saw an opouing in tho old man’s guard, ho lot fly with his loft, Duch to his ustonishmont Mr. Btovenson parried tho blow, aud countorod on Mr. Carponter’s hoad wich o’ Suprome Court decision, aud with so much effect us to compel tho ligut-weight champion to sond to tho library for an armful of authoritics. Moro light spurring ousued, during the progrous of which Senatura West, Morrill, snd. Howe helped the Kentuoky Giant in a feoblo. nay, while Mr. Logan patted tho Wiscousin pot on ' the baok, and eacoursged bim to ¥URGE THE FIGHTING, . Dbut hio was not quite so suxious sbout 1tas ho liad boen when kLo commncuced, and wr! will- ingly drow ous and gavo piace to Mr. Lroling- fwiyson, who in tho meautime had boen spougad off and sot on his pegs agam. But ho did not Inet long. 1o was put to ilight again, almost ns soon a4 hio stopped into tho ring, aud to avoid his complote suuililation, tho Bonste very con- sidoratoly went into oxoentivo_gession, whoro numbor of nominations to offices of minor im- portance wero confirmed. — THE LEGAL-TENDER RESERVE. special Dispatehto The Chicano Tribune. ITE PRODANLE REISSUE. Wasnmotox, D, C., March 19.—The Ways and Monus Committee have arrived at an ogree- mout, that thoy will give notico to tho House to morrow of their {ntention to call up the bill lo- galizing the issuo of tho $44,009,000 on Monday next, aud ask for its pussage under a suspeusion of the rules, Thoy have also agroed to admit two nmendments upon which tuoy are willing that TOE BENGE OF THE HOUSE shall be takon, The first of these amendments contomplates that the 826,000,000 of the rosorve alroady issucd ‘shall bo rotired, leaving the groonback ocurrency as it was bofore the panio, at §850,000,000, The sccoud proposed nmend: mont i that the volumo of the grooubaolt our- rency shall be perputted to romain ag ib now stauds, ot 382,000,000, It in tho opinion of tho Committos, and the woll-juformed men gonerally, that neither of thoso propoaitions will moot with muoh favor ; aud tho {)w\'ulllug improssion is, that tho bill legalizing the rowmsus aud fixing the voluma of greenbuok oirculation ub $400,000,000 will puss by an overwholming majurity. ) g NPTES AND NEWS. Special Indpatch Lo The Chicagn Tribtine, MOUTI OF THE MISSISSIITL WasmaroN, D, 0,, March 10,.—An atiemnt way mado in tho Bonato to-day to pasa the Houso bill appropriating ©30,000 for the improvoment of tho mquth of tho Diisslssippi, but it was orowded over, , . . BEAL-XILLING, The bill Inoreasing the numbor of aoals that may be killed in Alasks, and glvlog the Soore- taryof the Trensury cortaln disorstionary pow- ord in tho promisos, waa passod. ALIEN ENOINEES. ‘Tho bill authorlzing tho omploymont of allens as ongincers and pilots on steam vensols, was also passed Thls lattor bill must be acted upon in tho Houso beforo it becomoy n Inw. JYDROGRAPINIG OFFICE. * Tho Sonate Commorco Cominitteo agroed to- day to report o biil nppm&)rh\tlng 860,000 to con- tinno the Hydrographic OMeo. Tho inrtitution sooms to bo dovised solely for the purposo of giviug light shore duty to our naval oillcors. TIE WINDOM REPORT. Bonntor Windom's ropoit on the trausporta- tlon quostion will not be complota befors the Inttor part of moxt waok., The Committco on ‘Lranaportation wiil bo ongaged on tho subjoct the'first threo or four nights of tho wook. Whou finished, tho roport will make about 200 printed vagas of tho sizo of Congressional dooumonts. [7'0 the Associated Press.) NATIONAL FAYS ANOTHER INSTALL~ MENT, ‘WasitivaTox, D, 0., March 19.—The Firat Na- tlonal Baak of 'thts ciby will to-morrow pay the socond dividend of 20 por. cent, making & total THE Frmar of G0 por cont thus far paid, AVITAISEMENT OF MERCUANDISE, The bill to provide for the appralsomont of morchandise in cortain cases, passod by the Son- ate this morning, is tho ono introduced by Bonator Boutwoll on the 16th of January last. PERIONAL. Senator Mortou was in tho Sonate to-day in his usual hoalth, - A COUNTER¥EIT of the now 50-cent noto lins boon rocoived at the Troasury Depsrtmant, It is & poor imitation. g CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. SENATE, E WasiutNatow, D, 0,, Maroh 19, OMMITTEE BEPORTE. Mr. SPENCER, from tho Committce on Com- morco, raported flvombly on tho House bill to improve tho mouth of the Mississippi Rivor, and npproprlntlng 880,000 for tho purpose of. such improvetnout, to bo_available from tho pnssago &l‘ tho act, and asked ils immodiato considera- on, -Objection boing made by Mr. SAULSBURY, the bill wont over. Mr. DENNIS, from the Committce-on Com- morco, called up the bill reported yestorday from that Committeo, amendatory of the aot to pro- vout the extormination of fur-boarlig animals in Alaska. Pnesed, e Mr. DENNIS, from tho Committco on_Com- marco, reported withont amondment the Houso bill ropealing tho thirteonth scotion of the act of March 8, 1855, regulating the carriage of pas- songers in steamships and otber vosacls, eto. . - PrLOT, 2 Mr, CHANDLER callod up the Senato bill to_ suthotizo the omployment of cortain aliens and and ongincors as pilots, Passed. THE ISDIAN QUESTION, Mr. BUOKINGHAM submitted & resolution Instructing the Socrotary of the Interior to com- municate to tho Senato tho number of Indians, including women and ohildren; captured or killed by the United Statos troops during 1878, to-- athor. with tho numbor of citizons sud soldlers killed by the Indiaus during tho same poriod. Agreed to. 2 2 (A COMMITTEE EXPENSES, Tho Benate thon proceeded to the considera-' tion of bills on_tho calendar, Mr., ALLISON called.up tho bill lpgrcprlu!lng £10,000 to pav tlie exponacs of the Jolut Com- mittoe to inveatigate into thomanagoment of the offairs of tho Distriot of Columbia. Passed, ' ARMY DILL. 5 The Senate thon resumed considoration of the Army Appropriation bill, the ponding_ question being on the section appropriating ‘10,000 for a0 army medical muscum, and medical and other necosaary works for tho ibrary of tho Hurgeon-, Goneral's office. Agracd to. The second soction of the bill, in regard to unoxpended balances, was amendod to read as followa s’ . i - P That all balances of ‘nppropristions for whatever sccount mnde for tho sorvica of the Departments of the Quarlermaster-General and of tho Commissa General of Bubsistenco prior to July 1, 1873, - which, on the 30ih of June, 1674, shall remaln on tio books of tho Treasury, shall bo'carried fo the surplus fudd, excopt such aa' tho Auditor ‘of tho Treagury, whoso duly it 1a (o softle acoounts against such approprin- doris, shall cartify to the Secrotary of. tho Troasury to Do necessary aui the sottlement of auch accounts pend- BEN BUTLER'S FAVORITES. How They Have Grown Rich at the Government’s Expenss, Additional Chapfers in the Story of the Sanborn Villainy, Six-Sevenths of the Collections Made I;y Government Officials. The Money Divided Among the Conspir- ators with Great Liberality, Names , of Porsons Involved in These Transactions. ‘Attempt of Butler to' Make the Forw ~tune - of - Commissioner Davenport. Teatures of an Extraordinary Bill Now . Ponding in Congress. % THRE SANBORN dONTRAOTS. - Special. Dispateh to The Chicago T1ibune, New Yoni, March 19.—Tho more thorough the oxamination of the: reports’ of the Beorotary of the Troasury on tho' matter of tha Sanborn con- tracts, the more nudacious thie, robbory appears. Mora. than, six-sovonths of.the wholo smount coltocted has boen found to hava been really col- lected . through regular ealariod- officors of the Government, including tho Sactetnry of the Treasury,, United Statos Distriot Attornoy of Now York, Bligs, and tho prosent Collector of Boston, Simmons, thon Supervisor of Internal Rovenud. i . TOW TIE, SFOTLS WERE DIVIDED, Nosh Davis, United States District Attorney of Now York, collocted 8980.; William A, , Richard- son, Bocrotary of the Troasury, - §2,202.71; - Otis T..Prosbury, Bolicitor of Claims _in Washiogton, ©4,380.00; C. M. Horton, United Sta tes Revenuo Agont, $16,708.60; W. A. Simmons, Suporvisor -of . Intornal Revenue, Boston, $21,194.42 Georgo Dligs, Jr., Unitod Btates Distriot-Attor~ noy, Row: York, 804,191,00 ;"Frank. M. Green, Bpecial 8tate Auilitor of the Tronsury Depart- mont, Washington, $120,122,16; Liucian Haw- lnw..éui:orvimr of ‘Tntornal Hoventte; Now Yoik, ©164,021.80—maling o total of $383,810.50, - . TIE WHOLE AMOUNT Gt répresentod to Linve boon collectod by Sanborn 16'8497,080.49, It fa thus shown that tho rogu~ lar ageuts collected tho information and mouey. iv over stx-sovenths of the oases, Tho report dogs -not even furnish -evidonce that -Sauborn collected the wholo of the balavce of the 844, 028.50. In four: cases, apgrogating $11,109.87, information-was lodged by Sanborn,’ bus thoro aro reasona to believe that tho large part of tho romaindor was colldoted through the regular chaunnels. Tho collection 2 18 - OREDITED TO MR. RICHARDSON was from the Bulfaio,” New York & Erie Rail- rond,. and was_romitted by tho Trensurer of that Company, March 81, 1878, with a lottor say- {ng the amount was paid as an_assessment-made by tho Assessor. Half a month lator Sanborn wroto the Secretary, inclosing, as he says, tho check nbove mentioned, whicfi is reported as do- positod April 24.: - - - Tho-caso of tho 8t Paul & Pacifio Railrond is through its Préaidents and tho snme day, bofore Sauborn’s claim could bave reachod Lifm, RICHARDEON DEPOSITED THE CHEOK - ing in his offico, . ¢ ‘fho Committeo on_Appropriations have re- ported in favor of striking out the last section of tho bill as it. passed the Houso, which provided that all glaims of all citizens.wha xemained loyal: dur;nqlnm war, for stores or aupplies ' takon or furnished during tho rebellion for the use of the army of tho Unitod Stotes, and for the use or loss of vessols or boats whilo ‘employed in tho military sorvice of the United Btates, fncluding any such claims now pending and undotorminod in any Dopartment of the Governmont, shall be rosonted to the Southern Cloims Commission ofors Nov. 11, 1875, who shall havo exclusive juriediction to hear aud dotermine the same, provided thot all such. claima now pondwg and undotormined in the Doparment of the Quartermuster-Gonoral or Commissary Goneral of Subsistonce shall, an the pnssage of this act, bo transforred to tho Bouthorn Claims Commission, togethor with tho ovidonce thereon, The Houso furtlior provided that there should Lo two aiditional members of that Commission to dovote their timo exclusively ‘to the clnims trapsforred, but the Sonnte Commtteo roported in favor of striking out tiat sootion and insert- ing tho following : The Quartermastor General, - Commissary General, and Third Auditor of the Treasury shall continuo to rocelve, examino, and considor the justico and validity of such clajs as shall bo brought beforo thom under {lio act of July 4, 1801, and the Secretary of tho Trena~ ury shall malio Toport of cach clafim allowed by thom at (g commencement of enchi ecssion of Congresa to tho Speakor of tho Houka of Rupresentalives, who shull luy tho sameo before Congress for consideration, Messrs, SCOTT and BOREMAN favored the adoption’ of tho amondment proposed by tho Conmitteo, nud it was agrocd to,y < Mr. LOGAN movad en amondment aprropri- ating 820,000 to. continue the experiments with tho modern breech-londing system of ordnance. Mr. WEST raised a polut of ordor that the amendmont had not beon submitted to the Com- mittee, and no notico had been givon of inton- tion to offer it, Mr. LOGAN snid the Secretary of War favored such aspropriation, and he road = lettor from that ofticor in favor thorcof. o asled that the lutter bo rofarred to tho Committoo on Appro- priaticne, and gave notice that bo would move an amondment to n future appropriation bill, Mr. WEST nsked unanimous coosont to offor an amoudmont rononling to much of tho act of July 5, 1838, as forbids dotail of officors of tho army as Acting Paymoators, and authorizing the Hocrotary of War to make such dotnil, and pre- scribe tho bonds which he may consider neoes- Bary. Objection being made it was withdrawn, | Mr. WEST gavo uotico that ho would offer it a8 a substituto for the bill to incranse the pay of tho department of the army, whon 'that bill should come up, on tho ground that thore was no uso in incmnulug tho stal of the army aftor tho 1auk and fllo had beon reduced. Nr, STEVENSON offored an_amendmont con- forring upon tho Court of Claima jurisdiotion to dotormine all olaims growing out of the War, of porsons who rematnod loyal, or who took tho onth of allegiance under the Prosident’s prooln- matlon Decomber, 1803, and abolishing the Bouthorn Claima Commission, Ponding discussion, Mr. LOGAN moved that the Sonato proceod to the considoration of oxec- utive business, Agrood to. ‘Lhio Bonato thon went into oxcoutive session, and soon aftor adjourncd. TIOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, Immediately after readiug the journal, tho House resumod considoration of the Senato bill reported last Tuosduy from the Committee on Mmes and Minlug, supplomentary to the act of Muy 10, 1872, to promote the development of tha mining resousces of tho United Btatow, to whion bill various nmendments are pending : one ro- portad fiom the Committao, one offorad by Mr, Neuloy, sud oito by dIr. Holtan, Without cdming to a vote, tho bill wont aver to tho morning Lour of Tuoaday noxt. VESSEL LICENAES, Mr. ALBRIGIY' introduced a bill to lmeng tho act of 1793 In rogard to the enrollment an: liconsing of vossels employed in tue fishing aud coast trudo, : QGENERAT, APPIOPRIATION BILL, The Houso thon, at 10:30, want into Commit- too of tho Whole, Mr. Woodford in the chaw, on tho Loginlative, ixeoutive, and Judioial Appro- priation bll, - Aun itom of 898,000 for the pay of the Oapitol polico _gave rieo Lo much discussion, Finally Alr, HOLMAN offerod an smondmant to reduco the appropriation to $31,000, provided that any (Soe Elglth Page,) and ordeted half of it to be paid to Sanborn. It 18 inforred from othior cases that Frederick A, Banyor, then Assiatant Scorotary of the Troas- ury,.;was in the habit, at times, of informing Banborn of “reccipts pnid direct to'the Treasury, thys enabling him to clatm their distribution, “The names of Green, Iorton, and Prosbury aro not familinr in conneclion with this afair, Horton signa bimealf, and is acknowledg: ed by Banborn, ns & Rovemuo Agont; Presbury s 8 Solicitor of Olaims at Bt. Paul, and was doubtloss in the employ of Banborn; Greon is repeatedly descuved in tho report a8 an_employe of the Treasury Depart- ment, aud signs himsslf * 8pocinl Stata Agant of tho Tremsury.” Mo oporated fi: Iudiann, Towa, Michigan, Illinoie, and the West gonerally. There is no evidenco of any conmoction with Sauborn, excopt that the latter, shared the fruits of all Graou's discovorigh:™* * - THE COLLEGTION DY JUDGE DAVIS was tho only one in which suit was begun at Spnborw's roquest, aud the reporl hows that Davis ~only - deducted his logal 2 per cent, refusing Sanborn's offer of '5 por 'cont on futuro collections, o donouncing tho contrack as u fraud on the Goveroment. A similar propoaition to his suc- cossor, Distriot-Attornoy Dliks, met with more Buccoss, Mr. Blies doed nol deny that ho re- colved 6 per cont on all collcetions mado by bim. Tho flattoring ofier was also deolined by A. W. Tennoy, the United States District Attornoy in Brookivn, though tho'whole nimmm was oxplain-~ ed to bim by Mr. Bliss. ‘I ho Intrer’s percontage In eight months amounted to £8,209, THE MATTER IN WASILINGTON. Speetat Dispateh to T'he Chicaro Lribune, ‘WasuiNetoy, D. €., March 19.—Judge Noah Davin_appeared before tho Ways and Moany Committoe to-dny, but did not make tho full statomont thiat he intended to put forward as was tolographed vou last night. Ho will, however, resumo and conclude to-moriow, (T'o the Assocrated Press,) TILL SOITIES BYSTEM. ‘WasmxaTon, March 19.—Judge Noah Davis, formor Umtwd States Discriot-Attoruey in New York, mnde un claborale statomont to-day hofore the Committeo of Ways oud Means, giviog his knowledgo of and conuection with Phelps, Dodgo & Co's caso, Ab tho roquest-ef the Custom- House suthoritios, lio examined documents and statoments laid before him by Juyne, and gave bhis opinion that it was o oase that JUSTIFED FURTHER EXAMINATION, Ho then arranged with the authorities that the appleation for a wartant fo 80120 the books and papors should bo brought directly to him, but shonld be kept under bis control, and shodld mot . Eo served - unless tho flrm should ' rofuse. to exbibit their books and papers. After an intor- viow with thom, Dodge sald their books wore a tha sorvico of the Governwont, aud Jayno tool possosaion of thom, On tho 30th of Decomber witnoss wos sout for by Juyno to como to tho Astor .Houso, and thore fouud Jayno and the couneel of Pnolps, Dodge & Co, ¥ NEGOTIATING A SETTLEMENT, Jayno aaid a proposition had beeu made which he could not accopt, Ar.‘cunllng to the Judgo's rocolloction, about $160,000. Jayne eaid ho had sont for the Judge to inquiro in what manner the matter could be closed upat once. Judgo Davis said to them it could only bo dono by ewt for o specilic sum, rud_payment of that amount in full, but supgested that there might bon bnsis of soitlomont on tho articlo allerod to bo sctuslly affoored by alloged fraud. Jnyno was thon ro- quested by the counsel for Plelps, Dodge & Co. to acc. .in tho valuo of such articlos. o did 80, and roportod the samo to be about §21,00, Jayno reported to the counsol for the firny, and after consuitation with (heir oficnts, thoy camo to thoe conclusion to pay tho amount ro close the wmatter at once, It was arranged to do this cn tho evoning of Dec, 80, The noxt morning Judgo Davis liad au appointment with Dliss, in respect to tho cnaes thon on tho calondar for trinl, and of which Dliss would thoronfter have chargo. Durlng tho _oonsultation 1o ro- coivoll 8 note from Jayuo, roguesting to 400 lim. AL tho closo of tho consuitation, Wittiows #aid to Bliss s *I am now going down to the Cuatom-House to closo up, a8 I suppose, the hoaviest oave that has ever arisen in this district, the arrangoment for the scttlement of Which was mado last night, and it was to bavo boen sattlod then, ‘The services of this ofiice havo all boen ronderad, and Isuppose I am ay much ontitled to fees as if tho sorvices had ‘boen rondored eix months ago, but rathor than ou should think I havo unoglected athor mat- {sm for the purpone of hurrying up the caso to ght a largor foo, just ab tho oloso of my term, I proposo that you godowsn with me, aRd par- | the qu +2 very similar, - That -Company remittod $8,208 | NUMBER 209. telpato in olosing tho onso, and take one-halt the feo,” Bliss wns much surprised, and sald, after o fow momonts’ pauso: ‘¢ Judgo, sinco {nu havo mado that proposition, I feol bound to oll you that the caso will not bio olosod up to- day.” 1 wan mformod Inst night what took place at tho Astor Houso, aud I was at the Collootor's Liouse till a Inte hour, aud I know it I nat to bo sottlod to-day. Thoy have been plaving doublo with you.” “Bliss ndded: *Somobody—I will not toll you who—hny been carrying water on both shou'dors, I think I'won't go down_ with yout' “Rdes thon loft tho offico, and Judwe avll inropaired to tho Cystom-Houso, o went yardomIn tho Naval Odico, aud found tho C Zctor, Buryoyor, Naval Officer, and Jayno toget Jayne ‘enid bo wished to ask Judge Dnv!i .'out tho docisions made. CON UING TIlE: BTATUTEY OF FORFEITURES. Juc =;Davis said 1 I'm rendy to glvo advico, bat i2nsh it to” be undorstood, boforo doing = thit T will havo no foos, and no part of the £ 18, in this caso, Tho foos, if any, aro to go u. my;successor, whothor the caso ia Aot tE 7 o lorenftor,” Ho then nanswerod ons neked, nnd said that caso, in his opinia _ vaa one which no jury would ever give o vord.f,anloss by special diraction of tho Court, and if they looked to thofr own interoat thoy had bottor, accopt & compromiso, Judio Davia sald thiat ‘{!Hgg, on that morning: (Deo. 80), had PRIVATELY TAKEN THE OATIL OF OFFIOR, . which fact®was wholly unknown to bim. ' The ocustom bhad boon for the rotirng Ate tornoy - to appear in Court, to proscat tho commissfon of his succossor, aud. to moye that he be swornin. A fow days after Judge Davis rotired from tho offido of Distrint.- Attorney, Dodga callod ut hig houso to have soma convorsation about the cado. Judge Davis could not sny nn{:lung 08 counsol or Attornoy, but ho would #ay to him, s he would to s own broth. er, that thoy ought to contest tho casc, and fight it out to tho ond, Judgo Davis proceoded mak- ing suggestions as to changes ‘in the law, and a8 to the proper modo of ascortaining the actunl intootion to defraud: to bo dotermiaed by a jury, and where actual fraud was found by the Jury the Becrotary of the Troasury should have 10 power of revision. ) ANOTHER INDICTMENT, New Yomgk, March 19.—Another indictment lias boon found by the United Statos Grand Jury in Brooklyn' agaitist Ssnborn, Hawloy, and Van Dorwerkon, on n chiarge of conspiraoy to defrand tho Govornmont., - e i . INSPECTORS OF ELEOTIONS. Special Disvatch to The Chicaao Tridune, New Yonx, March 10.—Batlor has just boen doteoted in'a’ schomo to bonefit anothor of his favorites and strengthon himsclf or Grant for noxt Prosldential , olootion, He has taken good. care of Jayno, Sanborn, and Slmmonsin ways well-knowx, aud now hn is planniag to help his littlo, but notorlous protego, John F, Davonport, United Statos Commissioner, into s profitablo and powerful place. Tho schemo hns been de- tected and oxposed, and may be defoated. It affects every largo city in the, Union, and if suc- cesaful will pubject all naturalized citizons of tho country to a eystemof espionage and plunder not unlike that now ondured by merchants and tax-payers at the hanis of Jayno and Sanborn. + On Feb. 9 lust, Mr. Dawson, s member of Con- gress from this city, cloctod by Custom-House influences, introduced s bill to smend 1 THE NATUBALIZATION LAWS which appears innocent enough until examinod. The first obnoxious provislon extonds the appli- cation of the law appoluting United Statos Su- pervisors of Elections in citles containing 20,000 iuhabitants, 5o as to includo ovory town in the country. Supervisors in country districts will have 1o pav, but tho foes of the Chiof. Super- visor, undor whoso dircotion thoy act, will bo {nrgn;lav s noressed. "Tho next o, that, in - ovory city bhaving 200,000 inhabltants, tho Chiof Suporvisor shall bo su- thorized to attend at 85 a day in all courts that bave power to naturalize, and examine and cross- examine all, witnesses, and scrutinizo all papera st procoocinge. Llls malios tho Chiof Supor- visor A RIND OF REVIEWING AUTHORITY ovar tho actions in this respeot of all tho courts in his district, authority at the expensoe of tho United Statos to mako, for Lia porsonal information, copics of all rocords and papers relativg to naturaliza- tion which may bo found in any court within - his distriot, . aud bo paid for making such copies at o rata of 10 conta per folio. 'T'his little job, {n the City of New York alone, would bo worth to Chiof Bupervisor Davenport from $250,000 to $500,000 snnually. A LAW UNTO HIMBELF. Anybody—Judge, Clerk; or oilicor or a court —concerned in aunturalization procecding whose conduct is not satisfactory “to the Chiof Super- visor, shall bo, according to tbis document, deomod guilty of misdomoanor, and punished by fino and 1mprisonmont ; and anybody who inter- forea with Liim, and what he conceives to bo his dutv, is guilty of & crime, and siinll be punished. Another scotion provides that when it sball appenr to tho satisfaction of aoy Distriot-Ate torney of the United States, in whoso district thero is n city of 200,000 inhabitants, that auy cortificntes of naturalization have beou frandu- lently issued, ho shall metitute procecditgs to have thom cancoled. ‘Tho bill, if passed, would THROW THE UNITED STATES TREASURY OPEN to the favored individuals who might bo nppornt- ed Supervieors of Blections, and would cnable themto tako, by authority of law, as much as they chooso. It would alio make one-half of the voting population of this city linble to hava thoir right to voto callod iuto question, and determined adveraoly to them at the ploasire of any United States. District-Attorney or United 8tatos Comumingionor. THE TORNADO. ow the Wind Struck the City of Atton, f1L.—No Lives Lost—Dumage about $15,000, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune, Aoy, 1L, March 19.—This ity was visited Inst evouing by n tornado, which ewopt from a little southwest to cast over tho olty, accom- povied by heavy thundor and sharp flashos of lightning, hoavy rain and hail. The storm was «o tlerco, and the rain continued until such n lats bour, that not until this moruing did a greaf mmny of our citizens kuow what smount of damoge bad boon donme, as they did not venture out Isst might. Tho storm crossed the river juat above the city, striking 8, W. Farber's largo flour-mill, and de- molishing the cast wall, from the roof to the sccond-story, 'Popping Drow. storage-honso was ornshed to ihe ground. One-third of Topping Broa. hardware store roof was blcwn off ; the thivd-story and roof of tho Western Serow-Fac- tory building blown off—loss_about $4,000, H. M. Carr's bakory, a two-storybrick building, was lovolod to the ground and made total wreck., The entira roof wasicnriiod over throo two-gtory build- ings without touching thom, and landed nfilust Capt. Thompson's rosidence. The Oity-Hall, Ilonglan's clothing-store, and soveral othor buildings wero seriously ‘damagod, and tho de- struction of chimneys, fouces, troes, kc.,'cnn Lo soon all aloug tha route of the storm. Tha totnl loss is nbout 15,000, Tho most remark. ablo fact wag that no ouo was werlously hur, though thora wora somo wondorful cscupes, shifsies b e S TIIE FARMERS. ‘What the Wisconsin Grangors A re Doing. Svecial Disvatch to The Chicagn Tribune, MrwAUKEE, March 19,—While the Patrons of Husbaodry have been rapidly spreading in this Stato thuso communities neatly or entiroly for- eign bave not yot boon organized, There are over 15,000 farmers in tho Btatowho speak the English Iangunge imporfootly or not at all, and numerous applications to the officors of the Btate Grango have improssed thom with tho ne- cousity of making provisions for the convenl- ence of thoso in tho organization of Grangos with manual and insfractions o thoir own lunguage. The first orgunization unaer ~ this new arrangoment was mnde about ton days oRo, at Eaglo Poiut, Ohippowa Oounty, compcs- ad entirely of Gormunns, and byroqueat doputies have boon appointed to work juthe heavy Gor- man_gottlomonts in Manitowoo and Ozaukeo Countios, and scveral such Gianges will he put in oporation in thom during the coming two or throo woeks, Tho flrst of thoso, in the latter county, will be started at ‘Lhiensville, on Satur- doy mormiog. 5 Tho Ohief Buporvisor is to have -