Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 17, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27, GROCERIES. CADY, HODGES & G0, No. 47 STATE-ST.,' Keop oconstantly on hand & full stook of FINE GROCERIES, Teas, Wines, and Cigars, Helooted _especially for I‘nmili\‘yl Trade, and would rospoctfully, oal the attention of residents on tho NORTH SIDE, To their presmg conveniont loca~ n, ‘ 47 STATE-ST. “SOUVENIR.” - “SOUVENIRY” Tho new stylo of Tarls Photograph, from tho Art Stu- dloot E. L BRAND & CO., is tho must astistio ploture evor producod i this country, and wius high encominms from tho bost Judgos as suporlor {o anything elzo in the \Photographto Art." “SOUVENIR’ Made only ¢ by E. L. BRAND & 00, No. 506+ Wabash-av. . REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE ORFOR RENT osiring to concentrate our business at our r:l"?ufiory. gl:m'. of Went Twonty-sgcond and “Joigk-ster, whoro our Dook, Yard, Dry Kilns, &o., are lboated, we offor tho proporty ooous & by us, ot the cor, of Olark and Twelith- %is., FOR BALE or FOR RENT; Ono Hun- “drod and Sovonty-six foot on Olark-st. by Ono Hundrod and Fifty-four on Twoifth, covored with substantinl brick buildings, throo and four storios high, with the oxoep- tion of Thirty feet on Olark-at, by One Hun- dred and Fifty-four foeton Twelfth., Somuoh R A A Ydasire 0 50 3 683°s PHILLIBE MEG. 0O. SS CARDS. IO TRON TBERTY s 'FRASER, CEIALMERS & CO., ¥rops Tato Partnors aud Managors of I6AGLE WORKS Ma ufacturing Oo., manufacturers of Stoam l".m{lnw Hol o cart i o e ik b, o Mo ¥y Pattorns of Baglo Worka Meaulactariog Goie By, who have ceased to manufactu Gtics nd Works, 130 1o 146 Fullonst, Ghiago, K. C. Vierling, MEAY, ESTATE AGENT, Itoom 18, 120 Denr- borneat,, Ronts Hounos, Collects Jonts, aud dogs n gencral Itenl Eytute Buslness. JOHN G. ASHLEMAN, Watches, Jewelry, and Diamonds, BEST PLACH IN OITY. 199 State-st., corner Adams. 4 WARD ELLIS & J, H. YOUNG, DENTISTS, No, 308 STATH.BT,, corner of Adama, DENTAL CARD. AL, V. SHERWOOD'S Doptal-Rooms naro ro- movei to .n.)lm.fi.‘ ‘comor of Stato sed Madisonsis., +pio = BUST 3 Doro Block, Raom 19, ‘Tho bost artlliclalteoth aro nmdo! Gives Vitalized Alr. and oatracts oot without pain, FOR SALE. LEASE FOR SALE! The most dosirablo location unocoupled In tho city, 1ce. ocially adaptod Lo & fancy grocory or elothing houso, Riso 214165, "Offco worth 15,000 goos with o staso, o unusually fow, 109 Eayt Madison.at., botwaon Glntk aud . Denrborn, CLEVELAND PAPER CO. POTATOES. . _ Theoo cars cholco Ponchbloms and Knrly Roso at Mioht- 5 ninlle Dby, i et tvday 8 2 J.J. POWERS, MARBLE MANTELS, MONUMENTS AND TILING. THE GOWAN MARBLE CO.. 11 Northy Clarkeat, - TO RENT. TO RENT. Tho_throo upper storics, containine 30 raoms, in brick Blook on nortiicast cornor Washingtan and Clintonsts., fittyd up oxprossly for lodging roomis, - Inqulrsat1s Soutlh Jofforson-st. TO REN'T, Cheap, first-olass storn, N ‘Wabash-av., north of o Tonses Siciot, Frae storlos and basataohts Wity iatioson Houso, 372160, fou ghlvntnr, suitable for carrlagos, furnituro, or any othor usioess. * No vacant sty Vofalty, Apply to M. 8. PEARGCE, 123 Dearborn. LUMBER OR COAL DOCK TO RENT. 250 foot front on Twolith-at., ruuning back to the Empire Slip, with raile road connections, near T'welfth-at, bridge, Apply to M, P )y B 163 Washington-st,, Basomont. DOCK TO RENT. ‘The large Coal and Lumber Dock at N. H. corner of Chicago.ov. bridge. Apply to W, B A 1356 Washington-st. DOCK TO RENT On Sonth Branch, near Halsted-st. Apolrto WAL RIPLEY, B South Wator-st. GENERAL NOTIOES. CONSERVATORY OF WUSIE. flontifesst, sormar of Stato and Adumssts.. over Kim. all's. Bprini Term comioicos Monday, ADril 2, ~Los- sons given fo Piano, V voioo, Organ, liarmony, sta. Y , 1 "Parna: in clavses, B16 to $20; ‘mrivately, S, oo poreonmly foronoa actiolars uf il grades: A wiw Harmony Coursn, starting froim tho vory boglasing, come 10 jaturday, A N moncos BaturdsYs AYOERT GOLDBECK, Dirscor, NOTICE. WLl My, Olark (formorly of tho flem of Gago & Olark, izaboth, N 3, ) ploaso oall at tho afloa’of LOVI: AND' & BPEENUER, NOTICE T0 LADIES Making Sliirts or Putting Bosoms tuto Old Shirts, THE PATENT “REINFORCED” SHIRT BOSOM 1 fmpravomont.on the common Hosom, DO OO SRR U N ST Rl AT Wi Yanich suaoothor, and eot bottor thau (40 pusdenly bogaln 1o bosppreclated, Fors WANT: “COUNTRY LUMBER YARD, ‘WANTED--A poiat to soll lumber Ina growlog town, Wil pay oash fors good bualzess. No otliors noed sne "y, 91 W, MUORE, Monog, I, WASHINGTON. Another Day of Progress in the District Com- mittee, Mr. Chittenden Will Make a Clean Breagt of It - Tow Mis Lobby-Moncy Was Divided, Mr, Parsons, of Ohio, “Earned All He (rot.” The Contract Was 'Awarded the Company on Ifs Merits, Additional, ‘Facts Elicited Conoerning the Sanborn Contracts. Lively Debate in the Senate, on the Louisiara Bill.* Exposure of Kellogg's Game in the Hatter- of the Elecstion Bills, THE DISTRICT INV.ESTIGATION, Speciai Dispatch to The Chi'cago Tribune, WasnisatoN, D. C., April 16.—Mr. George Chittondon, of Chicago, who ro namo has beon #o frequently montioned in tibose dispatches in conneotion with tho lotting of ) tho paving con- tract to DeGolyer & McClellax i, has prepared an claborato statomont, which ho ‘will submit to the Committeo to-morvow mornin g. THE BUDSTANCE OF TUE| STATEMENT is as follows: M. Chittendor 1 sets out by dony- ing that ho mado tho flrst adyances which re- sulted in his assoclating lurwelf with DoGol- yor & McClelland, On the ecmturary, Mr. Do~ _Qolyer camio to him aund offor3d him one-third of tho profits of all contracts Lo [(Chittendon) should securo for tho firm at. the Enst. After thoroughly satisfying bimsel? of tho suporiority . of the DoGolyor No, 2 paveme st ovor all athers, Mr. Obittenden becamo tho E nstorn agent of the Company. His first offork b i ntroduce tho pave- mout was at Philadelphis, at which city ho was stopping when tho Washing tom Bonrd of Public ‘Works aanounced their coixprehonsive system of improvoments. Ho at oticie abandoned Phil- adolphia and MADE T8 WAY TO THE NA {IONAL CATITAT, Aftor carefully working’ over- the ground horo and dlscovering that Lo woinld Lave fifty-ono compotitors for tho contracts, Lo Inid his plan of operations bofore De Golyer . & McCleliand, o informed thom that it wou' ld be nocessary, in ordor to socuro success, to ob. lain the co-opern- tion and nssistanco of * overy o ne in Washington who posscssed any influenc e.. In ordor to cnlist the sympnthios of porsons of in- fluencs, 16 “would bo advhisable to .give thom an intorost in tho cout: ncts. In answor to this communication Do Golyer & McClel- lnnd directed Mr, Obittenden to offer to such persons as ho thought could d o him auy rorvico 00 conts o yard for evory yard . of pavement such person should securo tho firm. - Armed with this nuthority MR, CHITTEMDEN SET ' [0 WORK. Bolioving that Willinm 8. TI untington exerted grent influcnee, heapproached him and nn agroo- ment wns made in accordanco _with (he direc- tions of De Golyer & McCleland, Mr. Huntiogton labored o sccuro tho awnrd of contracts to the Okic ago firm, but died before any award was made. :[u order that tho morits of tho pavemont should. bo properly un- dorstood by tho Bonrd of 12ublic Works, Mr, Chittendon” securod tho sorvices of the Honm, Richard O. Parsons, giving' him o rotniner of 5,000, and fumishing Jaim $10,000 moro when ho had ~complotet tho work as- egued him. Mr. Parsois, was ocoupied somo thicly days, all told, in proparing and delivoring liis argumont to 1 ho Board, sud Mr. Chittenden, in his statomou: ;, acknowledges Lo beliaves MR, PARSONS FULLY EARX (ED 1118 MONEY, Tho denth of Mr. Huntingte »u necessitated the omployment of another mem of influenco, and r, Chittendon, nfter takirg ¢ counsol on thoe sub- ject, hit upon Col. Xirtlanc |, who at that timo ag cunlngnfimnt figure ‘u |'Washington. XKirt- land accepted Chittendoh’s proposition to tako 96 cents o yned for all con- tracts ho ehould sicire for DeGolyer & McClelland ; and set ) is: maohimory in mo- tion. Then, to still fu rther atrongthen his chonees, Clittenden hired the Mysterious Browu, who was influouti 51 aud promised him $10,000, which sum i - JE PAID 3 TIOWN in duo time. With theso s \rora! combinations at work, Mr. Chittendon fell comparatively easy. Induo timo hie was gratific. 1 at fAnding Kilndmf tho happy posscesor of n i awsrd of 200,000 yards of pavement. Ho i nmruy mndo good bis promisos to tho inilud il gontlemon who nided biwm, . Richard Parsons got € 15,000; Mr, Drown, 10,0005 and to Mr. Kirtl ad Lo gave £72,000 in nolos. Mr. Chittendon next got '8 on to explain tho charnotor of tho influénc o those gontlemen brought to boar with the I lonrd, Thoy woro di- rected, ho sy, to aim%fly i o tho suporior mor- its of ‘DoGolyor No. 2, ur i, o tho best of his knowledgo aud boliof, tho u wiard was made solely o TUE MEITS OF TIC % PAVEMENT. Tle docs not bolieve tl it oue cont of the $97,000 which theso influe ntinl gentlomen re- ceived from DeGolyor & Mo Clellaud, through him, was used to corrupt the Boi wd of Public Works or the employes of that bot ly, Ho 18 positive that neither ox~Gov. Cool 3 nor Gov, Shophord in any way, shupo, or manne °f, shared auy portion of the monoy. As to tho uses to which 1 Ir. Kirtland put tho notes, Mr. Chittenden plencis - absolute iguorance, and muintaing that ho Lolie v ca that person faivly onrnod all ho got, Dr. Ohil tendon corroborates hig statemont by giving bis reasons for bolioy~ ing tho DeGolyer pavoment ia the best now in uso. TO-DAY'S RENE TONA of tho District Investigatin g Committeo were moro than uunnlli intorest q 15, notwithstanding tho fact that noithor Mr. (_libson, of the New York Sun, nor Mr, Ohiltexulon participated in tho oxorcises, The first-ru ntioned gontloman statod to tho Committeo tka t ho had ‘recoived Knflnlnsion from ono of the ¢ jenilomon who gave im tho information that ¢ o ngrossman Harmer, of Philndelphia, was i1t crested in streot- paving contracts, to ivulge his numo; and he oxpoctod to _ HOo tho othor ono this ovening, 'Ihis oxy skanation was deomod satisfactory aud Mr, Gibs on was granied an- other day o prepare his au: swer, It in understood that the) Committeo have de- olded to compol Hallott XX {lhourne to give the nawmce of tho persons comy wcesing tho colobrated Tenl ostuto ring, It Is bell eved that if Inllote tells tho truth whon interro gnted, it will bo dis« covored that not loss than s dozon Congressmen were'engaged in thoe speenin tio THE MEMOL VLISTY would secm to have mado ug + thelr minds to close their sido of the caso with s grand flourish, To accomplish that purposs the .y have rotained Mr. Chittenden until the last. “Instond of puttivg hml Ltmlthu stand to-day, as} oromisod, they sub- stltutod 4 ANOTHER CHICA 0O BAN, n Col, Bonjamin It Nickert on, his gontloman at timos, whon wundergoi ag oxamination, ap- proached tho varge of »anking somo startling disolosuros, bub escaped vory “advoitly, leav- fug the improselon il “tho minds of Lis_henrors, however, that Lo knew a great denl more about 1Matriot 8) Yairy thay ho thought 3t wise to mako publio at the prewont time, or _?ntu Loobtaina & Lwitleayant with tho Doard of . soma ailp @ CHICAGO, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1874. Publio Works, who aro in h‘lu dobt to the amount I gald overy contract hio nsled for had beon given of some 816,000, The Colonel’s tostimony was ontirely with roforonco to the DoGolyor & MoClolland contract eoandal, but the™ only new point bmught out wna that iho late Judgo Dont, tho Prosldent's brothor-in- Inw, waa dooply intorested in having a largo con- irnct awardod to iho Chicago firm, and that Chittenden had promised to pay o lnwyor nnmed Pago, n partner of Dont's, $10,000 for his influ- onco, but had falled to keop his agroomont, TOMBYTIE, an Assigtant Engiucor of tho Board of Publio Works, was oxaminod with _roforenco to gfi'ndlng done on_ Massachusotts avenuo which Lio had monsurod, and roportod nt 105,000 yards, whoroas another engineer, nnmed Barnoy, who had moensured the worlt, could discovors only 40,000 yards of grading dono. TForsytho oxplained that thero had beon 1o oross soctionsa mnde previous to the porformance of tho worlt, and, when the measuroment was made, tho result was arrived at by guesswork. A groat denl of loose figuring of this ohar- actor liad boon domo, which tho witness oxplnined was tho result of not having o sufli- cont number of assistant enginoors in tho om- ploy of tho Board, Witnoss ndmitted ho mons- urod tho carrisge-way round Rnwlings Squars, when tho ground was covorod with snow, and, i malking ‘his roport to tho Boned, dosignatod tho pavoment ns asphalt, and allowed $1.20 o yard , for tho samo. \Whon the suow molted, it'was found tho pavemont was n cobblo stono one costing not moro than o half as much ay anphalt, : : S MR, T, I, DING (ox-Postmustor-of - Tnako & atatomont about his contracts for the aniug of K stroot, Heo denied that be real- zed oo ‘{;rm\t profit from the job, and flatly con- tradicted tho report that ho had expended tho proceods of tho contract in tho inforost of tho Republican ‘;mty of Pennsylvania, He atat~ ed that ho held tho offico of Tronsurer of the. Penusylvania Ropublican Contral Committeo of the State, and, fu the dischargo of tho duties of that position, ho had frequontly been impore tuned by “ political dead-bonts and hangors- on," to use his own langungo, for monoy, to' bo used for various pnrpoes. Ab tho timo howns putting down tho pavement in Washington,howns appronchiod bytwonowapapocs men, oue _of ‘whom, attor tolling him that ho (Binguam) was getting immonso profits of this Sontenot, domnneed n portion of i, atating that it was wantod for tho support of & Philadelphia newspaper. Bingham BEFUSED TO DE DLACKMAILED, &nd alleges that all tho slanders thial had beon &t atlont rogarding Liim and his contracts oman- atod origiually from this nowspaper man, whom ho hnd refused to divide with, - - Mr, Obristy—Plonee state, Mr. Bingham, who {his newspapor man is that you rofer to. Mr. B.—I have forgotten his namo, Mr, Cliristy—Whore does ho live ? Mr. B..—In Washington, Mr. Ohristy—Was his unmo Falloy ? Dr. B—Yes, i, that is bis namo,—~John Fal- loy. {\(r. Ohristy—John TFalloy, oditor of the Na- tional Republican ? 3 5 Dr. B—I believe thnt is the name. u.l-‘:xlluy is ‘mauaging editor of the Repub- fcan, It will be romembored that Murtagh, tho pro- prictor of the sume plnco, by some mystorious maunor, seeurod o contract for paving, in the nnme of a builder engaged in tho construction of tha Republican’s new building, which the contractors refused to accept because Murtagh insisted that ho conld recoive one-half the profits of the job withont iuvesting any monoy. Tho TIepublican hag, up to s recent date, been vooif- orous in speaking of theinvestigation ns a farco, and domanding that tho drag-uet should be hun; up. ‘Thoeanxiely of the maunging cdilor an propriotor upon this scoro aro now onsily ne- counted for, Itis difficult to understaud whab intorest Falley could have bad in a Philadelphis paper ut u {ime whon he was mansging editor of the National Republican, 7 [Ta the Assoctated Preas.) NIGKERSON' TESTIMONY. WagmnaToy, April 16.—B, R. Nickorson, of Chicago, testified in the District of Columbin in- vestigation, Nrs Nickorson was asked the question why was it nocessary to him to keo away from the Board of Publioc” Works, to whic! bo replied: Cbittonden said that he bad tho most influenco, and that ho was tho best looking mou. 1o also wantod him to keep sway bee cause ho opposed Grant's re-election, and it would not do for a man who voted for Gracloy to talk about contracts in Washington. Witnoss tostified that Chittonden Lad a contract with Dont & Pngo, in the namo of DeGolyer & MecQlelland to pay the formor firm 310,000 when- ever tho contract was awarded. Chittenden sub- soquontly got & written contract away trom Dent & Poge, and never paid them anything. GEORGE A, CHITTERDEN was called and swory, snd was about to bo ex« amived, when hig attorney asked for a postpono- ment until to-morrow, at which time he would prosent a written sworn ststement as to his connaction with the DeGolyer & McCleliand con- fir‘nct, and then augwer uny quostion propounded m. ——— THE SANBORN CONTRACT. Spectal Dispatel to 2'he Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasniyaron, D, C., April 16.—The Ways and Deans Committeo accured permission to-day to roporton the Sanbora investigntion at any timo. 1t is understood that Mr. Foster will accompany tho roport ‘with a speech, and thut the ventila- tion of some of Butler's mothods of doing busi- ness will be of a startling nature. [0 the Assoctated Dress.) TEBTINONY OF ONE PENDREY, WaSHINGTON, April 16—John L. Dondroy, & Bructiuiug attoruoy of Leavouworth, Kan,, was ofore tho Ways and Means Committco thig morning, and testified to his oxperionces from 1870Jto 1872 ut tho Trensury Dopartment, when seeking o contract to collect monoys dus to the Governmont by cortein corporations. Bocrotary outwell referrod the snh{cuh to Banfleld. Tho witness culled on Banfield from time to time, and at his roquost produced the papers on which bis chargo was baged. Boutwell weont out of oflico without nrranging the mattor. Pursu- ing Lho subject, the witness called on the Prosi- dent, who said that ho would see Sccrotary Rich- ardson. Tu the meantimo, Mr. Richurdson in- formed tho witness that ho FULLY UNDEISTOOD THE OASE, The witness rominded him of tho fact that Toutwell had reforred his proposition to Dau- fleld, to agrco on tho torms of tho contract. Tanilold said that this was acloarcaso. and thoro was nfirunt doal of money in the mattor, and Lo wanted to know tho torms of tho wituess, who Bald hn]yreuumnd lio would bo allowed 50 per ceut, Banilold eaid that was too mnuch, but ho wouldallow 50 por cont on tho first $100,000, and 25 per cont on the yemainder, Witnoss told him ihat lio hiad no objections to tho torms, but Ban- field never prepored tho contract, Banflold said to Lim subsogently that the railrond influonce was 80 groat that, if aclion snould bo taken undor the "Prcasury Dopariment, tho wit« noss would havo to got out of the wey. Lo this the witness replied that he had spent 95,000 or 6,000 nirendy, and did uot think tho party committing the offerso Hiowd havo Tnfuoiico onaugh s provant oz posure, Richardson gsked bhim whothor Lo wanted to confine himsolf to only ono railroad, namoly, the Kausas Pacliio failrond, and uot to the Union Pacific Tuilrond, Witness roplied, to tho former road only, Whilo thiy conversation was in progross tho President camo in. TRichardson said that ho would talk to the Prosidont, and the wituess rotived. Witnoss was autiufied that RICHARDSON NEVER TOLD THE PRESIDENT about his ocase, Witness finformod Richardson that ho would give socurity that the Government should bo saved from nu{ ‘cost, bt did not geb a contruct, Banfield said this was too bad o thing. Wituess asked ndvico of emivent counsel, who hud influeuce, Ilo called on Gon, Butlor, who snid that he ecould mnot do lhim any pood, Tnreply ton question, what induced him to cnll on Gou, Butler, tho witness roplied that bo hod loarned in soma way that Gon. Butter could nsgist him in the mattor. 'Tho name of Assistant Svcrotary Bawyor was also moutioned to him, it bolng #ald tlné that gentloman could o of nsslstance. 1le called on Huwyor, who sald {hat all the sppointments bud Loou mndo, ndd- ing that o did ‘not know what other gontlomen :mll t;vuo. meaniug thoso who haed roceived con- racta, Wilnose roponted that Gon, Butlor said I tho contract wero not 8o big s thing, over $100,000, ho could gt it o qulck as o’ make the hond gwim, but as It was so bigathing ho could do hiim no good, Tlo went to Qon, Butlor in n confldentinl way, aoud thorofora did not think ho should state tho convorsation in tho absonco of that gentlomnu. Ilo would re- mark, however, Oen. Tatlor said, belog u mom- Dber of Congress ho conld vecoive no componea- tion, Gon, Butlor ald Lo wonld Introduco & bill to maot tho cang, whivh no mombor would duro voto against, itnoss, during his examination, (GIIAN ‘Philadelphin)-- destrea’ - to |- was taking.baol:..tho toplo. to Banhorn on tho roecommendation of Bauflold. On boing nsked whnt was tho understanding about the romark of Butlor asto making tho hoed swim, witness smd tho railroad intoreat was so.qront, it was fmpossiblo for him tu got tho contract. G Tho Committeo olosed the investigation, ra- sorving the privilogo to Saurutn\? Ttichnrdson and Coughlin to sppenr If thoy desire to do ro, i i BUTLER, DAWES, AND COX. Swectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasuyaroy, D. 0, April 10.—~Tho sesslon fn the Houso was dovoted to tho considoration in Commltteo of the Whole of tho Loglslativo, Ex- ooutive, and Judicial Appropriation bill, The ‘monotony of tho debato was rolioved during the afternoon by a threo-corncred fight bhe- twoon Dawes, Butler, and Cox. When tho clouses making approprintions. for exponses nt tho Exeoutivo Mausion wna under dlsoussion, Dnwes avalled himself of the opportunity to do- fond himsolf from tho sovore criticlsms that Tave boon made in Administration quartors of hisatatomont that " THE PRESIDENT'S PERQUISITES amount to $50,000 a year. Ho tried to show that ho had not meant to charge that thess perqui- sites woro prosénts, but intondod to sy that they balongad to tho offlco. . Ho attrred up Butlor,—who oxprossed his virtu- aus dlsapproval, and Cox, who charged that ho ood things that. ho bad In tho course of his romurks GOX READ A BLIP from a newspapor purnorting to contain an {n- torview with Butlor, of -which Dawes was, tho In tho publication, Butler is set down ns having enid of Dawes' disloyal specch that, ** when an old brindle stocr like Dawos broaks out of tho pound on n dark and drizaty night, nobody’s cornflold is safo,” and *“he must be Dbolled.” This brought forth roars of laughter, in which said, DUTLER DID NOT JOIN. ‘When ho ropliod to Qox, he lost his petionce and used vory harsh Janguage, to which Cox re- torted that the gontleman is no doubt a really good man, but ko is not smar to-day. * And you,” rotorted Butler, fairly besido him- 8elf with rogo, **aro noither good nor smart.” Tater in tho day, Dawes took occasion to chargo that Butlor hud induced him to introduco sevaral bills for him, not one of which he could indorso ; aud made' tho statoment, that on nce count of ome or tyo of thom of & local nature, he had boon ,soverely denounced and mndo quite unpopular:at homo. As ho introduced thom by way of a personal favor to Butlor, hefolt' that ho-was not folrly treatsd, aud tormed tho affair as a caso of misplaced con- | {ldouce. Dawos is ovidently very anxious to bave it digtinotly understood that ho aud Butler nre at least not bosom frionds, while it scoms equal- Iy cortain that Butler is dosirous of oronting a bolief quite tho opposite. —— PACLFIC MAIL COMPANY. BUDBIDY FORFEITED. Wasnmoroy, D. C., April 16.—The Sonate Committes on Commorce to-dny agroed toreport and racommond tho passago of & bill declaring that the Pacific Mail Stamship Company, by its failuro to comply with the conditions on whick . tho additional subsidy of* $G00,000 por sn- num waa granted, to commenco “last Qctober, has forfeited its right to tho snme, andis en~ titlod ouly to tho hlf million subsidy por mu- num proviously gmnh\d for a monthly mail Horvice botweonr San Francisco and Cairo ‘and Japan. The bill wilt simply declare, i o mattor ?t :mv, the forfoiturs alroady recognized as ek, NOTES AND NEWS. TIE FINANCE DILL, ‘Wasmmwvaton, D. O., April 16,—The Benato Tinancial bill reachied tho President to-day. NO LOUNTY BILLS. . In consequenco of tho recent statoments that cortain Lounty Iaws Lave been latoly passed by Congress, tho Second Auditor's oftieo is flooded by lottors of inquiry, and requests for blanks for application. Up to tho prosent time no bounty law Las been passed by this Congress,, NEWHPAPER POSTAGE, ‘Tho Pontmastor Goneral lns sont » communi- cation to the Postal Committeo of tho Houso of Ropresentatives nnveonunfg tho passige of alaw to vompel the payment of postage on all nows- papera. 3 WIHAT KELLOGG SAYS NeEw Onueans, La., April 16.—Uoy. Kollojg this evening sent to the ofticinl jonrnal o stato- ment that he has examinea tho ‘additional etec- tion bill roforred to in tho Renate debate on Wednosdny, and finding it in many respocts ob- Joctionablo, will in no contingency sign or pro- mulgato it, s CENTENNIAL BILL. In the House, to-day, Mr. Kolly, from tho Coutennial Comumittee, Toported a bill_appropri- ating $8,000,000 for the Contenniai Exhibition. Roferred to the Committeo of the Wholo. g CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. BENATE, WasnINaTON, D, O, April 16, COMBUTTEE INELOINTS. Mr, MORRILL (Mo.), from the Committen on Appropriations, reported back the bill to author~ jzo tho uso of cortain unexponded balances for 1ho prymont of tho oxponses of the Board of Iu- dian Commissfoners, with tho recommondation thnt tho SBounto concur in the House amend- ments, Agreed to. * Mr, CHANDLER, from tho Committop on Commoroo, raportod favorably on tho House bill to eunblo the Secrotary of theUrensury to gathor autbeutio information as to the condition and importance of the fur trade in the Territory of Alaska. Placed on the calendar. AITIFICIAL LIS, Mr, LOGAN introduced o bill to cnable dis- abled soldiers to recoivo mouoy commmntation upon orders for artifioial limbs that aro dated be- fore Juno 16, 1870, Rteferred. YINANGE REHOLUTIONS. The CHAIR laid bofore the Sonate rosolutions of the Industrinl Congress of the United Statos in sossion nt Rochostor, protosting ngainst an intlution of the currency by the Nutional Bauk- ing systom. Roforred. A GCUBAN IELLIGERENCY. Mr. CARPENTER introduced u joint resolu- tion decluring that it had becomoe the duty of tho United States to recognize Ouba as ono of the indopondent . nations of the earth. Reforred to tho Committeo on Forolgn Ielations, 'The fol- Towing is the full text of tho rosolution Wirenizas, It {s the clear and undoubted right of any Amorlcan colony fo eover its counaction with tho other countey and establish iteolf w an indopondont nation whenever the good of s pooplo. requiress and Witneas, Tho peoplo of Cuba huve declared fhom- solves freo and fudependont of Spuin, Linve eetablished u Government for themselyes and 'ubolished uegro slavary, und for more thau flvo years Lavo succosse fully reested all offorty of Spain 1o roduce them to subinfasion und re-estublisis tho condition of sluvery in that dsland ; and _ Wirginzas, War botween Bpaln and Guba lias hoon aud is now betng conducted with a degrev of burbarity shocking to all Christendom, and thers 8 no reasous= ‘le prospoot thut Spain will over bo ablo to re-cstablish. dominion over the people of Ouba; aud WaEREAS, In consoquonco of (o proximity of tho scal_of war to tho Unitod Statcs, thow ar live lecn and §8 {nfurious {o {ho intorests of the pooplo of tho Unitod States, and it is ovident that o prolongniion of tho contest will romlt only fn great suffering snd bloodebed to bo followed: by tho nitimate recognition of to fndopeudenco of Ouba by Bpuiu hersolt, tiare- oro bo Tesolved, By the Benato and Iouse of Topresonta- tives of the Unlted States of Awmerlea, fu Congross u- semibled, that 1b Lins becomo ~tho duf{ of the United Biatoa ta socognizo Ous e oito of fuo tudopondent nations of tho Earth, nud that tho United States will obsorve strict neutrality between tho contendingmur- tiea durlng the further prosecution of tho war, und will accord (o each of tLom belligerent rlfllflu sndequal privileos and advautagos u all yorts sud placos with- tho United Btates, : 4 DAILROAD HILL, 5 My, INGALLS introduced o bill amondatory of the Pacifio Railroad act, It requires the Unlon Taoitlo Riklrond Company to pro-rato all freights carried ovar its Jiue in’ conuaction with othor railronds. s LOUISVILLE OANAL. Mr, BCOTT moved to take up tho bill to pro- vido for the purcliaso of bonds of tho Louwsville & Portland Conul, Mr, CONKLING suggoatod that (he bill go over until to-morrow or next day, that Bonators might lave au opportunity to examine tho ro- port of the Finance Couninitteo. Mr, S8COTT withdrow Lia motlon, notice that ho would call the bill up b CIVIL-RIONTY LILL, Mr, FRELINGIIUYSEN gave notico that on Tuosday noxt he would move to tuke np tha Clvll-Rights bill roEmrtud by the Judlolury Com- ‘mitteo on Tuosday last, st THB MENNONITES, ‘The Bonnte thon procvaded to_ tho consideras tion of tho bill to onablo the Mennonities of but gave o-morrow, 3 ] Tusala to effoot o pormanont settlemont on pub- liglands of tho Unitod Biatos, and Mr. SBTEW- ART . offerod & substitute providing that tho Becrotary of tho Intorior, npon sppitcation of a Dody of Auch poreons, might suthorize them lo locato in any I district Dby giving tho vmnnr gertificats in writing, stating that the application had been filed rociting the number of porsons s0 applying, and the numbor of acroa which thoy might in= cludo fn their olnim; tho cxclusive right of entry to bo hiold by such persons for a poriod of Lwo f’um, but ot tho oxpiration of that timo all lands not entered by thom to bo opon o tho ontry of any ono. Tho substituto furthor pro- vides that no one filing shall ombraco more than ouo township of thirly-six scctions, nor shall now flling ho mado until the lands of the formor “filing sholl bo oxhausted. Mr. CONKLING said it had boen stnted that thego Mennonitds wanted to como to this coun- try to avoid tho Yurformnnco of military duty at home, and that they oxpacted: to bo oxempted from such gorvico hero. Ho desired to soy that Lo could not givo his assont to any such thing, o all must contributo thoir sharo to tho commou dofanse, TIE LOUISTANA DILL. Ponding discunsion the morning honr oxpired and the Sonato rosumod considoration of tho bill to provide for & new cleotion iu Loulsiana, N, WEST snid ho had beon quostioned yos- torday as to tho re-enactmont of the election law in Loulsinng, and biad thon stated that ho bad 10 knowledge of tho fact, ‘Yo ovly knowledge ho had was goneral, and that information was ro- colyed from tho Governor. Ho waa corroborated . in that idos by tho tove of the New.Orloans pn- Hm tho latest Lo had boing Saturday and Sun- iy fost, and thoy commentod on tho Inw to which he roferrod. I'rom tho dispatch of Gav. Tellogg, rend yestordsy, lio (Woat) supposed the Governor said it was false that two election laws had pnssed, but upon a closer cxaminntion of tho dispatch, ho was led to boliove -tho Goy- crnor meant that it was falso that ho Intendoed to sign and promulgate hareaftor the law whioh ro- pealed tho now olection law, Last nightho hnd tologranhed Gov. Kellogg fhnt ho lad beon charged on the flopr of the Sonate with holding back na olection law, and inquiring if moro than ono bad boon passed. To this Kellogg replied that two cloction laws were pssed, and the Jator ono was approved March 29, The othor would nob bo approved. He (West) doomed it to bo duo to himsolf to make this statoment ns. ho did not wish to rest undor tho imputation of sup- pressing any information. * Mr. STEVENSON snid ho was_satisfied, yes- terday, thal the gentloman (West) had boon do- coived by Kellogg. © My, CARPENTER. sald, n .fow dn?‘n ngo o friond of Gov. Kollogg cama to bis ofiico to in- torcodo with him agninst the Eaflnn‘gu of thix bill, and deniod tho exiatenco of the obnoxious clec- tion lnw. Ho (Carponter) taok down tho Louisi-' ana atotuto and showed it to bitn, and sinco thon ho had been informed that this party went di- xectly to tao-tolograph-ofiico and telagraphiod Gov. Kollogg to have that law ropenled. It was not nocessnry to havo a Logislaturoe in that State a8 tha Governor himeell conld roponl all lawa ho dogirod to, - That dispatel enabled Gov, Kellogy -to iuform his friond from_Tudinun (Morton) unfi his’ Ropresontativo—no, I mean_ Sonalot—from Louisinua (West) that the low had boen re- penled. Now, ot lgt, when the thing was 8moked out, it turned out to bo n dirty trick on the part of Kollofig. Tho law had beon reponlod, yot ho (Kul]nfg) ad in his pocket an act repont- ing tho Topesling act, whick would reiustnto the wholo ‘obuoxlous law, . He (Corponter) did nut chargo any ‘‘complicity in this thing “upon his friond (West). Thint Sonator had boon swindlod, and now Senntors could seo for thetnselves how snfo it would bo to trust that State in the hands of_Kellogg and his nssociatos, Mr, WLEST snid both laws went to the Gov- “ernor ab tho suno time, Mr. BAYARD maid ho thought Sonator Wost Imew nothing of the socond tnw, Mr. WEST oxplained that under the Constitu- tion of Louisiana all bills pageed by the Logis- laturo within five days after the ond of the ses- sion went to the Governor after adjournment, and tho Govornor had from that time till tho molivg of the noxt Legislature to approvo or voto bills, Mr. CARPENTER gaid he was informed that on the last day of tho scssion there was o gou- oral row and knock-down, and no ono knew what Dills woro pnsgodt. ‘hey wero still st work mak- infi up the journal, and approving or rejeoting bills a3 they thought propor. Ar. MORTON suid tho pnssage of this bill would be known, If the press of New . Orleany had tho ordinary enterpriso of nesspapors, it would hoyo reporters in tho Logislatures talung notos, and an importent bill like the ono referred to, could uot bo passed without notice. Mr, GORDOX said Kolloge had folographed yesterday that there could ba s fuir alection uu- der tho now lnw. Which law did e menn, na ho bnd sinco admittod that two laws had beon pagsed ? Mr DAVIS put sovoral q':wauonu to Mr. West, and the Iattor, during t! iriond wag. putting words fato bis woahy 5 3ir. DAVIS—No sir. If I put words in thero, I would put differont oucs from those which come out. LLmlghtor.] . Mr, HOWI said if tho Loglslaturo of Louisi- ana did passs a law ropoaling an obnoxious one, and thon passed snothor repaaling that with tho intontion that the Govermmont should approve it {ninr totho next cloction,’ it was & picce of politicnl and_moral wrong, which could find no Justification with him, aud he hoped it would not 1ail to reccive tho most unquulified condem- nation of overy ono. My, HAMILTON (Md.), rosuming his ro- marks commoncod yestorday, raviowed tho ovidonco ‘in tho Louisiann " case, and seid tho ostablishmont of the l\'allnfig Governmont wns the result of oume of tho most doliborato and cunningly-contrived conspirncies known Lo hlstory, He vomnentod at somo longth on tho yort tuken by Messrs. Durell, Casey, and other Todern! oflicobioldors in Louselana, in tho strup- glo to got posscssion of tho Btato Government, and suid that in the purer days of tho Ropublic tho carcer of Caeoy ag,Collector would have como toan end. Ho favorad the ndmission of McMil- lan as Senator, and tho ndoption of the proposi- tion of theSenutor from Dolawnre (Bayord) ro- guestivg tho Prosidant to withdray Lo troops rom tho Stato, that tho McEnery Govornment wmight bo ivstalled. If this wnn:{ono, tho Bou- ator from Indinun (Morton) would soon eco how much the people of Lonisisha acquiesced in the Kollogg Governmont, . Ur. MORTON denied the powor of Congross to sot nside the eloction in Lonisiana, aud order now ono undor the provision of tho Constitu- tion of tho United States that the United States shall guaranteo to each §fato n rapublican form of government, as such action would o de- structive of tho integrity and independence of State CGovernmonts,” Tho constitutionnl pro- vision was mfonded to guprantoe s republican against av aristocratic or monarchical form of iuvornmnnb, not to corroct ocloction frauds, 1f Jongroes can pass this bill, it can et neido any Btate Goyernment, on suy protoxt, for it s solo judgo, 1t involves the power to mvostignte avery Stato olcation, and makes Congroes o can- vassing boord. It involves the powor to regu- Inte Stato administrations, suspend Stute Gov- ornmonts, sot them asidd, and create new onos at tho cufirh:o of passlon or party ivtorast, mid p]lowu tho Sintes to oxist only by sufferauce, The vory ides of Stato Govornwent is dostroyed it Congress oan suporviso their adminise tration. Thin bill ovorrides tho Consti- tution of the Stato of Louisianz ns to tho times and manuer of olection, and teunro of oflico, It would glve to Lonisiana Stato ofticors and a Logslaturo in deflance of its Constitution and Iaws, 1o argned that Congross hud no right to go behind tho deolsions of tho Stato conrts, and nction of tho Returning Bonrd, The Logislature of Loulsiana hnd Insugurated great rotorms. ‘Unxes hud boon Nducnc? confidonco was boing rostored ; Lindo is reviving ; pricos of proporty are advancing, and the prospects of Loulsiona aro growing brightor from day to day. Mr. TIPTON guined tho floor, but yielded for oxeculive ecsslon, ‘Tho Bonate soon “nfter ad- Journed. i IIOUSE OF NEPRESENTATIVES, QENENAL APPROVIIATION BILL. Immodistoly uftor tho ronding of (Lo journal, the Houso wont into Commiltos of tho Wholo on the Loginlntive, Bxeoutive, und Judtclnl Appro- gll;milrlml Dill, Mr, Woodfoxcl, of Now York, in the nir, Mr. PARKER (3o.) moved to strike out the dtom of 48,760 for newspapors and station- ery for membors, Aftor digoussion the smondmont wns ro- Jeotod, . Mr, HALE SN. Y,) movad to make tho Oon- grosvional Printor “an oftioor of the United :Men, instond of as now an oflloer of the Son- ato, Attor disoussion the amendmont was ndopted, ‘Tho stom’ of §8,000 for the purohase of books ?V,fl o%enqmalunnl Libtary wav] inoroased to 1000, o colloquy, sald his | Mr. HOLMAN moved to reduco the Prosiont’s slary rom a5h00b to S5 Ge" o arguod that tho Increnas of “tho mninrlos ot tho Inst sousion, including tho Drosidont's mnlary, waa unapnufitutional, and lo nlso eritiolzed tig itoms of tho Prosident's houscliold, Mr. HALE (Me.) opposed tho amondment, and statod that so much of e Prosidential mansion was occupiod for publio purposes that the family was huddiod into smaller apartmonts than wers ocoupiod by thousands of privato familios ail ovor tho countiy, 1o doclarad thint nono of the ftems for tho Prosidoutisl manslon wero por- sonal porquisitos, Br, BULLLERL (Mass) spoke to tho samo quostion, becauso, ho enald, his attontion had Dboon enlled to tho subjoct by his collesguo, Daiwos, somo timo ago,in n mennor that had struck tho country. ‘Thot statomont had boon,’ that the Prosidential offico ylelded to it incum- bont 8400,000 during tho torm. Ho want on to analyzo the appropriations for tho Prosidontial houschold; that thoy wors in no wise porquisites, but, on tho enutrary, added to the Presidont’s discomfort. ‘There had boen vo incronso, and substuntinlly no decronso, in theso expondituros for n groat many yoars. Mr, MAYNARD askod Mr. Butlor whothor ho hiad over talon tho troublo to make an cstimato of tho comparative cost of tho Presidentinl offico mow und in Gon. Washington's timo without taking into accoupt tho difference in the ‘valuo of monoy, y Mr. BUTLER said ho bad, and that tho cost in Washington's timo was nonrly doublo that of the prosont time, and that, too, ata_timo whon 50 conts & day was wages of-n_skillod workman, who now reosiyes 84 or 85 ndny, - Ho had honrd 8 good doal of the simpliolty of carly Limos, but ,hie bad in his hand & nowspaper-paragraph from o * Joukina” of those days, giving = desorip- tlon of tho toilatd of ‘Lhomas Jeffurson and John Hancock ot o ball iu Philadelphia, He road it with o running conunent, to the greab amuscs mont of tho Houso. Mr. COX said ho had supposed tho two gentle- mon from Massnchusotts (Butler and Dawes) had hornionized their difforences on nccount of somo littlo local issuo. [Loughter.] Ho had been surprised, therefore, to find ‘this little divorgenco of ‘views botwoou thom. Ho was surprised that his friond (Dawes) had taken back 80 many wigo and good things which ho Liad lorotoforo enid about oconomy. All that Lind beou snid by Butlor about the peculisrity of dross and about the luxury of the days of Wash~ inglon and Jeflorson "and Huncock did not offoct tho trugality, tho houosty, the incorruptibility of men who served tho public on thoso small eainries, Ho himself did not cnro how mon-drossod, o did nob care about sumptuary Insws. e did not caro i his friond from Massachuectty come in in eky-blue panta- loons aud addressed the House. It would add to tho attractions of the General. [Laughtor,] It:had beon snid by a distinguisbod New York cditor who was iu Washington recontly, and who hind given o lecture in New York on his roturn, that it seomed 8a If overybodw in tho Btatos desired to como to Washington, and that* tho Govornors of Statos only ‘bocamo local magistrates in order to becomo Uuited States Senators. All tho architecture and nll the gravdour of Washington tonded to luseon tho old domocratio iden of frugal, simplo, lionost govornment. Ho was most swrprised that his' honest, mmplo-bearted, frugal-minded friond from Massnchusotts (Dawes) should bo inclived to take back somo things whick ho had #aid boforo on this subject. e quoted from o nowspupor &mngmph o stotomont in which -somcbody roproscnted a8 baving in- %nkud .of Dutler what the offcct of tho circulation of Dawes' specch in Connoeticut wog, in which Butlor is ropresouted agsaying “bad for the Ntepublican party,” and adding, ** When an_old brindle steer like Dawes oty in the Lnbit of broaking out of pound when t is dark ond drizzly, thers is no corn-flold in tlie country eafe.” ' [Uproarions lnughtor, in which Dawes joinod Leartily, whilo Lutler sat looking solomn and stolid, as if ho did not sce the fui of the thiug.] Mr. Cox wont on quoting from the noewspaper paragraply, in which' Butlor is nlao represonted 18 anying that Dawes know too much of party so~ cracts, oud must havo o bell put nround his neck. But who, snid Cox, is the man to bell the gontlo- mun from Mnssachusetts ? Let him step forth and do it, Nobody but himsolf can do it, and ho 1ias dona it to-day (alluding to somo romarks of Daywes mn dofonse of the iterns for the Presiden— tial mausion). Ay, DAWES roplied to the remarks of Mr, Butlor, who, ho suid, was nover so distinguished n dobate as when ho mado and belubored his own issucs, Ho donied that ho (Dawes) had snid anything o8 to tho unreusonableness of a single approprintion_for tho Presidential man- wion, What ho had enid iu the spocch re- forred , to had roforence .to the aps . propristions-~for _tho , Exogutivo astablia- mont. Ho admitted thatHe'migh havo bden'a +| littlo more oxplicit in his words, and made tho distivotion cloar betwoen ilema porsonal to the President aud those thnt wont Lo the carrying on of tho Exocutive .cstablishment. TReplying to M. Cox, he denied that he had taken back in New Iampsbiro tho spesch which bo Lad made in tho Houso a fow years sgo, nnd said ko bnd only added {o it messngo from tho Presidont to the peoplo of New Hampsvire that, whenover it could be poiuted out that = dollar conld bo saved to tho Treasury, that dollar wounld bo soved. Butlio had_ochanged nothing and he changed nothing to-day of what he bad said_in that speceh, which had boon circuluted i Now England. Mr. BUTLER quoted from Mr, Dawes' speech in’ tho Ilouso, somo mouths ngo, Lo strougthon the criticism he (Butler) had mado on it, Ay, DAWES remurked that' he bod mado the «correction himself, . Mr. BUTLER—Pardon mo; bub it was cor- reoted in 80 gingorly a manuor that T am afraid thio people would not undorstand i, The ex- Phum\iuu hins go many **ifs,” and * buty,” and auds,” and * therefores,” that I want to bring bofora tho couniry that thieso things aro no moro ersonnl porquisites of the President than these Houks avo " tho poraotial perquisites of membora, orZtban tho Sponker's parlor, whiclt ko noyor can gob into, is tho porsonal porquisite of tho Sponker. Mr, COX remarked, in responso to Butler, thnt tho paragraph as to tho luxury of tho carly days wasn fauey sloteh,: Mr, BUTLER—I am glad to hoar it. r, COX—It was written by Grace Greonwood r, tho other day, and published in the Washington Chronicle, _ Mr, BUTLER—I am glad to hear it. AMr, COX~You have put bofore tho House as & fuot what turis out to boa funcy. Mr. BULLER—Nosir; whonever I put n nows~ apor #o fulso and 80 misorablo boforo tho Y{uuao, I will atand corrected, but nob by the gontloman from New Yorl. Mr. COX—But this isa fanoy, and is not s0 good or o smart s tho goutloman's faucy generally. NMr. BULLER—Pardon mo; you are noither good nor smuit. [Loughiter.) Mr. XELLEY waouted Ar. Cox to stato whother there wero a8 muny gold spoons in tho Presidental mansion as 8py Ogslo had found thore when VanBuren iwas Prosidont. Mr. 00X—Why _not nddress that quostion to tho othor sido of the House? It docs not be- long to this sido, 4 I\?r. KELLEY—You sro bunting aftor tho gold snoous, Mr. COX~—I novor make this sort of person- ol romark hore toward auy momber of {4eouse, uud novor will, Mr. XASSON argued ngainet the constitution- ality of tho increase of the President's salary, beeause tho nct had boon slgued by tho Presi- dent nftor he had beon elooted, nnd because it nMected tho Presidont’s own interost. He folt compollad to voto for the amendment offerod by My, Uolman. . Tinnlly, tho question came to n voto, and Mr. Holmnn's amendmont was rejooted. p Mr. E. R. lIOAR moved to incronso tho sul: avies of the 5o ’fi;filulunt Heerotaries of 8t 1t from £3,600 to 56,000, ) l\lr.eKELLOCI(]' moved to mako it £5,600, E Mr. BENLL movad o mnka it £5,000. Aftar 8 long discussion, in_which Jr. GAR- TIBLD (0.) suggostod that thoro should bo . Commisnion during the noxt rocoss to roviso tho sslarios of tho wholo elvil list, ull the amendments wora rojeoted, » ibuane, NUMBER THE ARKANSAS REBELLION. 237, Proclamations from Bo\h the Outside and Inside Governors Bi‘ooks Holds the State.House with 100 Men. Baxter Holds Brooks and His Guard with 200 Men. | - %, i Troops Pouring in from the | Z iry to the Aid of Baxter, | =, _ is: The Doposed Governor Expected, 5° on tho Capitol To-Day.| : 7 Interosting Intorviow With Judgo 1 Vo Arkansas. NN [ A THE SEAT OF WAR. . Lrrrie Rock, Ark., April 16.—Thero is but littlo okango in nffairs. Gov. Baxter still ocou- pies 8t John's Collogo, sud s making prepara- ! Btate-Ifouso with two picces of ortillory, and sbout 100 men srrived with fmproved muskots. BROOK'S PROCLAMATION. o his issued tho followivg proclumation- Lars SSECUTIVE OFIOE, } L2 Jook, Ak, Aprll 16, To the People of Arkansas : § & A yoi Will récollect, I wos o candidato for tha ofico of Governor at tho November clection of 1873, That I recolved a majority of tho votes cast for that ofiico hinw nover boen dunfed oven by tho friends of Eliwln Tiaxter. Iappealed to tho Legislaturo, aud selied to bo nllowed to contest the election for tlio oflico of Gov- crnor, and * my potition, at . tho instunco and tho “connivanco’ of Ellsha Uaxtor,} Vho corruplly wed i oflclal ptrohago to bribi a memiber of the Leglslature, was ‘rojeoted, and I was dended not only tho right of petitfon, which the Cou-; stitution guarantees to every citizen, but tho right to lavo the question’ of the clection favestigated or pussod upon, Tho Attornoy-Genoral asked thoSu- Jreme Court for o writ of quo warrantoogainet. Llisin axter, for tho purpose of compelling him to show by . what warrant and authority o assumod to diechargo thio dutieaof tho ofica of Govornor, That tribunal deolaved it it had no jurlsdiction to hear and deter- mine o contest for the ofiico of Governor, 'and tho causo was dismissed for want of juriediction, I then ‘commenced on action agalnst Eiishs Baxter, nunder tho provisions of tho code; In_the manner prescribed by law, for tha revenues of tho oltice, and the ealary recolved Dy Elisha Daxter durlog tho time ho wrongfully with-' Lhield thie aamo {rom mo. I served o notico on Elshn, Baxterthat Iwolld sscertaln thotimesand placesnamed’ 1u said notlces, and. take testimony in support of my | claim, Ellsha Baxter,for rensons best known to himeelf, neglected toand fallod appear at tho times and placed montioned, and treated the court procceding with do— rision and ' contompt, opeuly boasting in public and privato spoochies nud cauvoraations thiat ho would ro- eist the oxccution of the judgment of any . court of tho Btato, with the militin if it attompted in any manner'to jntorefers with himin tho dlschargo of tho duties of tho offico of Governor, Not= withstanding his threats I continued to take testimony andprosccito o auit for tho purposo of nuserting ny own rights and vindicating your choico at the ballot-box, ' On yeatordny tho Cireit Conrt rendered 8 judgment in my favor for the office aud tho salory, und 1at ouco toak the oath of office and took posses— sion of thygame. Ellsha. Baxter no longer hiolds tho oxcoutivo oflico, and it 8 to bo liopud that you will foin your voico wytlt mine, rejolcing that tho man you chooso for Governor Lins at Jast boen duly in- stalled fnto office. Boing in office, it §s but fair that T should, to some extent, defend my future policy, ‘which the adhierents of Ellsha Daxter will, no doubt, nisropresent for tho purposo of advancing porsonni interestsand qualifying thiolr own ambltion, For my political tenets, I respectfully rofer you to the plate form of tho Reforia yarty, of whicl T vas n candlidatey in 1878, From tho principles thorein cuunciated, havenot departed, and, God helping mo, nover will. No oo man in tho Stato hus felt the hower of tho Lallot= ‘box stutlors and political thimble-riggers to the exteut Ihavo, Issy to you that, 80 far as in me les, tho bale Iot-box and election machinery of the State sha!l nover again bo made an engino of fraud snd oppression, a8 itwne in 1872, Lhis I8 o republican forin of govern— ment, whore tho Yolco of the peoplo should ruie, and, 80 far a8 I am r:nncerum},v it shall rule from ibin time hencefortb; and 8o occupy tho Executive chaic overy shall have tho free and undisturbed right to vole as to him aball foem Deat, aud that voto once cust ahall bo Efforts no doubt will be nado by designlug mon to convey the impresslon that it is tho duty of tho peopla torally to the standard of mon who no doubt witk was not clected, and who Lius 10 moro right og claim o tho ollico thuin any ono of yoit havo that was not candidnte, for tho purposo of. placing that mon agali fu the Exceiitivo ofice, Isay frauldy {0 sohy| thint all snch attempt {o will lead to strifo und biooda, shed, for I shull resist and suppress the action of 1noLs that mny assemblo_togetber undor the banner, orat the call, of Eiisba Baxter, No man in tho State can mors deiply regeat tho sirlfgand bloodslied tlan mysclf, but feeling, us I do, that sclf-goveroment Tather than sclf-aggrandizement is in the fssue, I shall omploy every means at my command to maintun its supremacy, ~ Elishs Baxter forced me from tho Legls- lture to the courts, und thus far I have patiently borno with the law's dolay, at all times . fecling lab justico would bo done mo by Hi6 judgment of o coutt of competet Jurisdiction, * T um fu the exccutive offics, When it i adjudicated that T sm not there legally, I wilt bow my’ head in llence to tho docrco of 1h6 court, bo it what it may, Tho powor that Elishz Baxter nsod to forco mo to tlio courts I will usc to muko kit respect and ublda its decrees, o ono and all, T sny, keep quick snd pursue your diffcrent vocations, . Your sorvleos nro ot needed b tho Capifol to prescrvo elthor pence or good order. Should tho tinie como when thoy will Lo needed, yoi will bo notified i dyo timo, (hrougl tho proper. clian= nele, (Siguea) JosErn Biooks, Governor of Arkausas, 1N THE OIRCUIT COURT. ‘To-day the attorneys of Gov. Baxter appoared in the Circuit Court and moved Lo sot asiae the judgment of yosterday; also to correct the records of Monday, whorein itiappenred that tho demurrer in tho case of Brooks v, Bextor, was submitted by consont. Tho motions will bo ar- gued to-morrow, LANTER'S PROCLAMATION. r About darlk this ovening, Gov. Baxter issuod tho following proclamation, desiatiug martisl Iaw iu this, Puluski County. YROOLANATION, ‘WaREREAS, An armed robellion exists In thoe county of Pulnski nguinst the State Govormment, and it bi- comes necessary to eiploy nll the foroe at my disposal fosuppressit, therefors, by wuthority vested in mo by law, I heroby proclinl tho exlsterico of martial law within_tho safil county, sud commund ol pers sons capable of wilitary duty to oslst in tho putting down of eaid rabollion, During the timo that wmartiul Jaw shall thus prevail, every infringoment of tho rights of penceablo und woll-disposed persons will Do severely punished, by whomsoever 1t oy bo com= mitled. Tho utmost' reapect shull bo paid by all per- #ous 19 citizony not in nrm, and to thelr property aud. that of the Federal Government, In testimony whereof, I, Blisha Daxler, Governor of tho Btals of Arkausas, do hicroby sot my hond (tho pri~ vate soal of ald Stuts belng now not accessiblo to (ho Goveruor of the Slate, Douv at Little Rock this 16th_day of April, A, D, 1674, (Signod,) Luistia BAxTen, * Governor of Arkausas and Comaudor {1 Cbicf, TIIE STATEHOUSE BURROUNDED, Bimultaneously with the issunnoe of this proo- lamation the Govornor marched from St. Johu's College with his torco of about 200 men, down into the heart of the city, took up his headquar- tors at tho Authony Houe, plncad guards all slong tho " yrincipal | rools, complotoly surrounding tho _Btntellouss with @& cordon of sonbinols, Bovoral companies of militis have arrived from outslde counties, -| and ovory train makes additions, By to-morrow tho' Governor's force, from presont indications, will uumber 2,000, I't ¥ to nra about 100 to 150 men at tho Stato- Hou ‘¢, well armed, and with two caunon, 4 "“he QGovornor lins recolved a dispateh from At- torncy-Gonoral Willinms, utating in offect that the Unitod Biates Govermment would, not interforo, 1" ;.. Govornor tatos tlus wys nll he dosired, and i ““')rnulmnu to put down ‘the iusurrection at &y M, PURMAN moved to strike out the proviso which forbids tho ‘publieation "of the laws iu newspapors uftor DMaroh, 1876, . 1lo udvocatod Lis amonduont as proventing the abolition of o subsidy of 260,000 to llulmhllunu TGWSPOPOrs. 1lo nlso profosiod agaiust the ropoal of tho Teauking privilogo, which had been one of the rronmaf' nots of mjustico over perpotrated on ooplo liviug outaide af Jargo cltios. I\Er. DUNNELL advooated Mr, Purmon's proposition, not on the ground ot aubsidizing nowspapors, but beoause that mode of publish- ing thio Inws was the ouly means of the oarly dis- (8oo Fifth Pago,) ; CORREGTION. ?'aat night's dispatolics wore in orror In iat- ir* that the Cirouit Judge hd issnod o warrunt to the ShorliT immodiately nftorgiving judgmont, ngainst Baxtor, No writ wasover issted, olther then or now. Assoon as the judgmont wits ron- doved, Brooks took the ollicer, nuid,with o copy of the judgmont in his hand, wout to the Govern- or's oftive aud took foreible posscssion, 4 LATEST, Larrie Rook, April 16,—A fow minutes age Gov. Baxtor's forcos took possossion of tho tel%— graph oflice, plaoing sentinels 4t the door wikty (8ee Eighth Pugo,) conuted us the mnan who cast it intonded it should be. . cinim he is Governor of Arkanaas, whom you all know . tions to austnin himself. Mr. Brooks holds tho * .