Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 5, 1874, Page 5

s ——————————————— e S SO S \8AEnEOTA OF lrolfllt. In doing thisit purports to compel Lo éxorclss of tho full sorvicoof tho franchise, which ftin no degreo Toglalation ne~ d righit of tho Blate to underiako ho Company's emoluments upon ‘conaldoration of tho publio Lenofit in roducing those emoltments, and not of the private {nterest of the cor- ‘porntion ia dorive un incomo from this tise of ita prop~ ‘erty, Italso assumea tha power and right of the Biate to adminialor and conduct the actual tervioe of tho corporation under 1ts franchino by th controlliug Ait- orvision of tho defafia of such sorvice, placed. in tho naintain and continug a arminatos, modifies, or ourtalls, Thio wiolo theory and principioof thi sumen tho powor s regulatlon o bands of ofticors of the Btato, 1t i8 sald by Uio corporation that the actusl exercine of thia assoriod dominion over iis businais and in. * como, in the proscription of tho frolght nnd fares amnied {n tho act, will dotroy tho wholo productive~ ews of Lo propsity o tlio corporation us a souirce of 4ncomoe (o ft4 shareliollers, But, in constdoring the zoal natiro of fuis sssorted Hglt.on b part of tho Btato, I comnot fail to ascribe to ft, i oxista at s)l, full suthority o coerco this cor- poration, by penal ennctments, fto the fnll erformanco of tho franchiso morvice, withous accord= f frofghts or fares that would fur~ o mect tho Interest on tho morlgage ato provisfon for the running ox- ing to It any rat nish any oarnin, dobt, or ay ndeq Pensos of thio rou 1 m ttou to tho pu all speculations for the benoflt or profit of ny. B it think ot thia right s roserved to thoBtate by any truo iuturprotation of thnt clauss of tho Cousti~ tation of Wiaconsin, and 1 sm of opiufon that tha com- pulsory legislation which jnposes on this private cor poration tho roqulation of its emoluments sud tho suporviston of itv administration by the Btate, {8 ro- s of thio Constitution of Wiscon- sin which prohibit taking proporty for publio uss without ’jun compensation, and tlio pussing of any ring tho obligntiorl of contracts,ond thal Buch legialation 18 alsoropugnant to the clawso of the ‘Oonatitution of the United Blates which prohibits the Blates from passing any law impairing tho obligation ‘pugnunt to the clau - Jaw dmp: of contracts, ‘Mr, Evarts noxt argues that tho rossonsblenoss 6t aros or frolghts whicn the law requiros of mil com- wmon carriera is & Judicial one, solvabls bofore a court and jury, sud upon tho actual’ circumstances of each Qisputed transaction at tho timo it ariscs, Au act of tho Legislature of Wisconsin, pastod arch 13, 1674, makes wll rallways * publie highwase.” 3r. Evarts is of opinion thiat this docs not alter ihg compiexion of tho question, for, says ha: * If the net # this Company—built, and paid for, aud ownod by this private corporation— : into s public highway, in the sonso that tho public havoa sight to uredt without compensation, and any y tho corporation -#ould bo a purpresture, T must fnefat thot such a con. urslon of the property in question to the publfe use af & Dighwsy, without compousstion, iu ma plain o viointion o "{he Constitution of Wisconsin s appropriating »_private rond throngh n farm to the publio use as a iighway would be, Probably no very ofinilo meaning or purpose iuspired this declaration, I% & not, {n my opiulon, offectunl to divest iho il waukzo & 8L, Paul Raflway Company ‘of it property In tho railrodd, or to give tho publio ita uso o8 a highi- way.! Fitortatatng theso viows, Mr, Evarts says go cannot & 8t ¥aul Rallwoy Company to ooncedo tho rights ussartod on tho part of tho Stato, means to convart tho rallroad of obitruction of {ho publio_ right advige tha Milwauke aud concludes ; “1 reservo for further consideration the various and Amportant apecial questions submitted o mo fn the cate, and eny furtbor obeervations upon tho distinc ticns to bo taken botween theso lawa of Wisconsin and tho legielation of Iowa and Aiuncsots, Signed) WaL, W, Evanrs,” “* Xew Yo‘nkflpr’fi 7, 167" ——g THE HON. B. R, OURTIS’ OPINION. 3ty opinion s Loen requosted by the Clicago & Nozthwostern Ratlwsy Company concerning tho cou- stitutional validity of an act passed by the Logialature of tho Blato of Wisconsin, spprovod by the Governor on tholith of March, 1874, 50 far aa that act undortakes to regalate the rates of freight and fare recelvablo by eald railrond, and to coiapal the corporations, under Yoavy pensliics to be Inflicted on itsolf, itu servanta and ngents, to transsct 1ts Lusiness at the ratos of compensation in that act describod and enumerated, cerfaln material facta ars tated as proper to bo taken into consideration, ‘The firat ia, that this railway corporation, which was formed by tho consolidation of differcnt rallways lylng” t Wiscousin and 1llinols, Liad, both by virtuo of the original churtors of thoso portions of its road, as well 18 by tho uct whiich cousolidlaled them into the present Ohicigo & Northwestorn Raflway Company, tho right 10 rogulata its chnrgea for tho business it ifght trans- act, througl: ftn Disectors.: ‘o next materinl fact atated ia-that, ## the corpora- tion tranuncts {ta busincsa for the rates of compensa~ tiou provided in the law In question, its entire roceipts will L:e exbausted by its expenditus leaving nothing 3o be divided awmonj its stuckholders, or appropristed sothe paymont of tho Intercat and principal of 1ts out- Manding bonds, The toird materisl fact to bo considerod 1a that many millions of dollars of bonds, duly issued by the zorporation under authority of Iaw, tho proceeds and avails of which wero actunlly received by tho corpora- | son nd oxpended in bullding and cquipping tho 20ud, iro now outatanding in thie Lands of boua.fide avlders, in tho United Blatcs sd forelyn countrien, pon (et fucts tho general question ariscs: mhthior ths Jeglsiation Las_ constitutlonal validity, ro 18 to e operalivo aud binding upon this raflroad cor- goratiun, subjecting it aud its oflicers nd servants, ander U Loavy poualties provided in (s act, to the Ly of carrylny on ita businoss without any profit an at a probablo loss, @ eleventh articlo of the Constitution of Wisconsin sontains this provision: ¢ All geueral lawu or spocial 1cts enacled under tho provisions of this sgckon may oo alterad or repealod by the Legislature at any timo after thoir passsge.” 1f thoact now in question can o docraed to have validity, it must dorive it from thia ‘provision of tha Constitution, This provision is sub- Btantialiy the samo as i found fu some other conatitu. tlons aud iu gouoral laws of other States, as well ua fn articulur chartora; aud it has often como under my udicial axamination, It scoma o have been generully admitted all who havo hud occasion to con- sider the question, that thte o mot am un. limited power, Thig hina been doclared by the highost nuthortty, ‘The true inquiry Lere fs, what are the lim- 3ta {u this particulr_casc, begond which the Legisla turo cannot pasa by virtugof ito eloventh articlo of the Constitution? Firai—Oue of these lmits may bo found in the na- 4ura of the sct attempting to alicr or amend the chare ter, Clarlers areto bo smonded or nitered by the ex- erciso of logislativo power, aud Af tho act in question, when righifully viewod, ia mot am exorclio_ o legielative power, but paescs boyond tha .field of legislation, thon 1t cannot bo deemed to be authorized by 1his 1 xticlo of tho Cunatitution, Aud my opinon is a2 it §s not within the flokd of- logitlation, under any Aorican Constitution, to iz and prescribd for tho fu. turo, what pricca shall'be _domanded citlier for con- 1moditios or for personal service, or for a unlon of both, 1 do ot Loliova it Is within the hover of any Legisla- turo in the United Btatos to compel ownars of property or perkons, uatural or political, to part with tholr property or render thelr personal ‘sorvices at thetr own oxpens and risk to lo public for +prices Axed by tho Legislature, If the Legiulaturo n thia natauce can bo doomed to liave posacustd thut authority, it must b becauss this portloulse case s an excoption 1o the goneral rule, I suppose tho ground u on whichvuch an exoaption would bo mitempted, 15, that rail'¥ays have oftan and corroctly been ssid to b public ighviayy. Thoy axe 8011 sowo sonse, They are usually authorized by the Stata to bo consiructed, aud tho power of eminent domain i futrusted to thé Sorporation to anublo it fo_locatoand construct the | toud ; but when coustructed it §a out of tho meuns of 8 private corporation, which s tho ownorof thie road : {ntho mumoscuse that privato corporation is the | | owuer ofn bauk, Property acquired by tho corpora- ton Lolongs to it exclusively, and ita_ownorship 1o sa abeolute as that of any private individual of property bolonging to Lim.—[Tho Peaplo ox rel,, otc., ¥, Bitel sldor, 63 New York, &t p. 140], Mordover, this fact, thut & ralirond {s In Some senne a publio’ highway, stops far short of whnt is necemary i ordor {0 oy e foundation for such legislation as is found in this ct ; becausn this legislation undertakes to preacribe {hy prices which sliall bo pald, not for tolls' for passing over tho rond, but for thi acrvice rondered by the con. poration as common carrioca in tranvporting, ot ita owm oxpunso and rink, Doreons and property Jrom point 0 point ou tho rond, us woll us for recelving and delivering the peions aud {Lo proporty. - Moo heroaguin thoro 18 an clement of ' publialty in thy charcter of tho corporation and iis busiucas, > Jotng common carriors of perona uad Droperty, tho Luy oS quizes thom to trunsuct busiuess for 8il sppilcanye. ot reasonnblo tinies, and ut ronsonublo rates of Gompere. tion, Lut a railwoy corporation, when carrylug on tlio bueiness of cowmon carriers, at 115 own sxpaes ond risk, and for {ls own proft, cannot b distine ulalied from any other comimon curriers, Iis dutivs, T Fiabiitios, st fia Fighte ara tho samae whemmer thoy which thoy bire, or which nature hns made for them tbrowu opon for common use, and unles {t fortl tur 0 tee how this law can be brought w legialatlon, Secondlyj—The thirteenth srticle of for rankiug the compeusation, E’ukmu within tho meuniug of thi stiteidon, it 18 not uecessary thut proparty should be dnlu-u od of §ts possession, !l Ificwed to remsin In pasncssion, hut fore heavy penaltics 80 to use his proporly as efra ‘withii this articlo of tha Bill of Righta, (Pumpelly va, Greun sy Compuny, Wi Walluce G0) facla which_Luvo ulioudy boun wtated, if 18 wumsront thut this raliway corporation has, under this law, but one of (wo alteruativos, the first hfllllfi to continue to Catry on ita busiuess for the proscribio jpensation, cortainly without any profit, und probably to considerable love; or toabandon tho uso of its proporty und. closup ite zoud, T canuof ontortals XLy reutonnblo doubt (hat wuch n lnw, accomyaniet ¥nd to e ouforced by rovore penalties, which render Sho o tlis ather of theua sitoriatives absolutely nuee. yary, 18 an infraction .of the srilcle fnthe Bill of Fiothe. A Law Which, undor Leavy xonsitios, bror Hipils & porson, whother natural Gr Loliticaly frum lisug bis property ko aa to deriva any sdvantags whats er froa it, aud leaves Wim subject only to loss froi || Gy don'n oroaliy bk s ptopesty ea it sk ust regard, thon, the authority sseried in be- Bl of the State Ly this legialation as equivalont to a clalin, under covor of thix roservation Of power, to ;npfi-i ot uler tha chlar of a privato corporatios of it to appropriate tho proj Lo tho pubid. servica, st to saore discretion of the Logislaturo, and without compensation, This au- thority, thun ssserled, 8 oquivalcut, alao, £0 a cloim, under cover of this samo rescrvation of a1izht to malntain tho contract of tho charter in full force in all its engngomonts, oncrous to the Compnny, under pains und peualtios, und to rovoke or moutrydl-ccwnl, 0 Com: trungactiho business over a road whicl they own, o o the whapo of » navigablo river, or which tho publio Ms built “at its expense and cun Lo succossfully malutaied thiat the Leglslaturs may, L7 what §b Iu truth 8 loglslative docres, sstabllgh bic future prices for personal wervice aud expondis jn sk fucureed. o roudoring f, T am Unably thin tho field of the Bill of Rights of tho Constitution of Wisconsin is as follows : #Iio property of 10 person ahsll bo (aken for public 100 without just compenuation therefor,” It iu settlod {sw, Loth in Wisconsiu and olsewbere, that tlia article rogives tho luw whlels takou to property to provide t s settled alio tio highest authority that, to wmount lo rticlo of tho Qoue awnor of (Lo lie under uslly to qestroy o greatly mpufr 68 valiio, ho cako comes Upon " the rates of come jmier tho like penaltics prohibited fa owner from Interfering with it, 7 hrdly—But thre {a anothor objeotion to thrs Iy, wliich, to my niind, 18 of ltsolf dociaive, Under ths wer'ta alter, amand, -or repesl a charler, a Leglala Tiro may cilange, or, 1a Aome instanecs, noraps destroy contravia into which the State lisn entored y tha granting of chartors, ut this must be limited fo the modification or dostruction of the con tracta of the State, It ing nover been oxtended, and ith the Conatitution of tho United Blaf t bo extended, to conlracts made by tho corporationn. undor authorlty of Iaw with boua fde Srenitorn, whio hwve lent thetr ‘money to construct and oquip thio rallrond and taken mocurity by morigago thoreon, Any Iaw of a Stata which tskea any provorly retied on_by creditors whon they losnod. thelr money, or the MH“I‘“{ ou which they gnve credit, or which sorfously impairs the romody which such croditors liavo had, impairs the obligation of thelr contracts, This bod been ropestadly declded by this Bupramo Court of tho Unitad Btales, in a sories of cacs, Thia rallrosd mortgaged all its proporty tinder an autliority couferrad upon it by law #0 10 o, o Hocura tho payment of ita bonds, and’s low of the'Stato, et forcad by suflicient ponafties, which compols tho 'rail- road corporation 50 to amploy the proporty thue mort. gaged to the bondlioldora that it bocowen usoluss, not moraly to tio corporation itaelf, but. aleo to the Lond- Loldors, deprives them of sdcurlty which Iawfully Uolongw to them, and {mpaira the obligations of tholr contracts, When they took thota morigaes ey hnd s right to prosume, ond unquostionably Al pro- sumo, that the properly . mortgogud would bo employod by tho railway corporation for reasonable ratos of compensation in transacting their busiues Thin just and rensonablo expeotation cannot, fn my opiulon, be dissppointod, and the rights scquired by tho mortgngoes disregnrded, through nn mct of tho Legislaturo, in elfcot commanding the rond to trausact ta busincas' on such tormn that tho bondholdors cannot posaibly receivo any part elthor of tho intorest or princpal of tholr bonds, And I wish t y in this connection, though it also 1ios rolations to soma othor positions in this opinion, - thnt this powor to preacribo prices of commoditica any sorvico for the futuro doos not exist at all, or it is un. limitod ; and, §f the fact above aiated, tiat businas transacled by'tho railvay corporation,’ at tho rates prescribed by this act, would cortainly ' no moro than pay tho oxponscs of tranmaoting tho business, should be_ controverted or donfed, such dendal would not bo sufliciont to support this law; because, s nlready atatod, if tho rates proscrived would loave somo profit to the ratlroad, it ia in tho power of the Legislaturo ' still furiher to reduce those rates, and compel tho rafl- w:{ corporation to conduct its busimoes at u loss 3 and, indoad, this vory law, by ils thirteonth section, undor~ takes to authorizo tho Railrond Commisalonets, who 2ro to ba appointod undar it, to uso their discrotion to reduco tho rates montioned in tho act, and makes that actof discrotion final sud conclusive, And it also delogates lo the Commisstoners power to clsasiy all articles of froight ‘othier than thono classifiod by tho' act dtaelt, and thoroby to fix the ratesr which shall bo paid for thelr transportation, My canclusion {s, that this lsw impasea tho oblign- tiona of tho contracts of tho bondholders, and 15 therefore, fuvalld tnder the Conatitution of tlie United Slatea. Though T on full timo for tho fuveati- fiulnn of theso questious, tho nocessity for speedy lecislon #a to thelr actfon by tho managers of tho rallway corporation Lss provented mo from golug more elsboratoly fnto tho argumont on alllior of thy ta taken, or from making mors numorous citationa of authorities, (Signed) 1. K, Ountis, [ £ Armir, 10, 1674, ———— ; MISOELLANEOTUS. TUE WIRCONSIN FUEIGNUT TADLES—PASSKNGER FARES, Speclul Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, MiLwAvREE, May 4,—Tho Wisconsin Central to-dsy adopted now freight {ables, to go into eficat to-mor— zow, that, they hold, practicnlly comply with the Fot ter bill,—in some inatances golng even below that law, Tho Company declare tho results will bo rutnous, but thoy will give the rateas falr trial, Tho opinfons of Gurtls and Evarts, declaring tho unconstitutionality of thio now lnw, were handed to tho nowspupors for publie catfon lo-day. All conductors on the 8t. Paul Rond aro now ordered to roport to Mr, Gault all cuses of refusal to psy tha Compuny's farc, Ton ¢asos wora roported up {c the arrival of the last train from the golug into effect of iho mew law. XNineteen-twontioths of the tickets nro #old at the Company's ofBces, and uot o siugle rofusal to pay tho Company’a fara had.boon met with tharo, A WISUONSIN DUSINESS MAN'A VIEWS, Oui1cAao, Moy 4, 1674, T the Edltor of The Clifeago Tridune : 811~ Your articlo of this morning upon the Wis. sousln rallway imbroglios I read with much intores 3 As I resido in tho Btats,and in fta principal city, the discussion of our intercsts and affairs by TuUE TRIBUNE hina almost a personal interest, It 14, therofore, lm. portant that you, na the conductor of & great popular educator, ba yourselt fully informad aud fusily dis- posed, 1 tight spoak of the genoral iastie in Wisoonsin, hut bave no disposition to doubt you will fairly prosent tho caso to the public, But what I purposed in address- ing you thls note was totell you tliaf, whiio you say, “wa aro not alarmed st the condition of affuirs in Wiscon- 6ln" bunluess men of Wiscousin ure ularmsed, and ro- riously alarmed, too, It w0 Luppens thnt my businces calls me oflen to other cities,—to Now York, Chicago, Clucinnti,—aud I Linve converacd with othor business mou, And, that you mny-underatund that my alarm at the outlook 1 well founded, I must tell you thiat I am often atumped and mortlfied at tho brond in- quiries put to mo s Lo whother Wisconsin ia n repudia~ ting Btato, Some of my moro familinr business frieu: sort of touchingly commisorate mo for tho misfor: tuno of living in & State that sooms to ignoro com- merelsl honesty, In vain I appoal to them, ns I do now to you, that our merchants, bankers, and. busi- uess men aro honest and pay their debts, Wo have fallen into the hands of tho Pufliatines,—the politiclaug and Grangers,—and ave holgless. Beioro tho dunger tlat alarwe mo and others- can be averted I fear mucn miachief to us will have becn done, For intance: 1 was convorsing with » Chiesgomore chnnt—ono of your largest—who formerly lvod in Ailwaukee, sud Who 6till has » brauch in thot city, Ho saya A1 the oople, the Governor, or whoover iz dak- Ing this war upon the railways, continue to the oxe tremes that are threstened, ho will most assurodly shut up his store thero sud do oll his busincss fiom Clicago, When o porsonal friend tolls me thig s bia_poition, aud view of the mattor, am I not might in being alared 7 oar Lu miud this {8510 has beon precipitatod upon us wihin & few days, Listen, sgaln: The largest morchant in Wiscousin in his lino, in success- fal bustuees for twenty-ive years, says if theao Lot leads shut up s elngle station, it will be tho kncll of all trade, and bo sliall pull down Lis sign and go, This s not dule talk—it 15 tho themo and terior of the con- versation with muny careful, prudent, thinking men, Lat no Chbicago reador 8ay to himsolf that whot will e our loss will bo Chlcago’s gain, It isnot 80, Buch a0 accesslon o your buafucsa facilitics and. compotie tion would nut bo Licalthy, nor i it desizable, A mo- mf“?l'l’;. refloction will sutisfy any sound business man of this, 3 Not only om I alarmed lest ouf merchunts eball ba driven from ug, but Iom also alarmed st what I kuow and feel must Lo the result of this Granger policy ‘upen capltal now fuvested in all kinds of chartered en- terprises, A quict gentleman, o capitalist, who knows umothing sbout tho ruilroad taritfs of Wikconsin, but who owns and pald " for somo bonds in'a charlered compauy in that Siate, remarked in my heariug that b did not know such u clause as that under which the Sentinel, of Milwaukes, domunds the ropeal of all rail~ way churters existed. Now thut be does know it, he will acll Lls Wissonsin bouds, This geutleman caunot for tho lifo of Lim ges any dlifereuco to him between the appolntment of o Joguslativa committeo 1o break opon Lis safo and cut off thoe coupons from Iis bonds and the passsge of o Jaw that ronders the payment of those coupon an _fmpoasibility. Nor can your correspondent, aud I don’t aoo how any man of common honosty cali, T will not go over thia subjcct : T havono imo; but I hiave briefly told you why tho busincss-men of il waukee and Wisconsin aro justly larmed, and I beg of you not o try to soothe us with luliaby words, As for me, I dv not propose to tee, I will stay and fight for busincss honealy, tor sound, rodecmable mony, aud aguinst the Communista and' politiciane, JAoxsoN, MEETING OF THE QOMMISSIONERS, Speciul Disputehto The Chicago Tritune, Mapison, Wik, Muy 4.—Thio Ttallveay Comuilsstonsrs met ut tho Lxecitive ofiice this oveuing, Mosurs, oyt Paul, aud Tehorn ull belug presont, uud all accepted ihe sppointment, Only an informul cousultation. wag bnd, and a talk with the Governor over the situation, A Commisaioner states that nothing of importance trauepired, The Board will orgunize iu the morning, . and {utend to proceeid promptly sud vigorously in tlo dischargo of (he dutics dovolved on them. Nothing aleo Liaa tranapied fn regard 10 tli ruslroad dmbroglivy though the Governor was holding o councll on the sub+ Joot at 11 o'clock. —_— THE GERMAN ARMY. The Systein of Gradual Recruitmont, New Yonxk, May 4,—A lettor from Borlin says: “1t wns evidont that the purposo of the Liberals in voting to fix tho military m\-unfith of Germuny for soven years, was to cuable the Emperor to preparo for any licstile demoustrations during the seven years President MacMahon is to exer- cigo his_power in Irance.,” The lottor adds: *Tho aadition of somo 40,000 men to the rogu- lor army is o fact which carrios its own explana- tion, but the effect of this incresso on the avail- ablo military matorial of the country fuvolves snothor calculution. Besides the throo yoars duriug which he sorves under the flag, tho ro- oruit hns a place for ninc_ yonra in tho. reserve and Landwebr. ‘Tho™ in- crense of 86,000 mep to the permanent Wy hrtnguea o yearly addition of tho samo num- Yor to the tramed resorve. ‘This amounts, in Bovenyears, to 280,000 men;,or rather, sloce the effect of Lo inoreaso will Do folt on tho resorve only aftor the expiration of throe years from tho boginolug of the new lovios, 100,000 will repro- sont that addition, while 120,000 more will bo still In activo sorvico, Tu othor words, in 1881 Germnno% willbo ablo to mees Frauco with near- ly 800,000 more skilled soldiors than to-day, ,,,,, sk & A MARINE DISATERS. Auirax, Moy 4,—A lettor from 8t. Plerrs, Miguelon, dated the 20tl ult., says o Tronch vaunol, which just arrivad thero, passed & Iargo steumor tou daya previously, position not givon, Bhe upproachiod horas near shio could with Bufoty, aud found aho had boon abandoned, [NoTE.— This may bo tho Em-u{l)a‘ abandoned April 4. Tho Frenoh troop-ship Buridico, from Drent, bound to Bt. Piorre, put back to England diy- mihutdud, aud, 1y it reported, with thiry-five men ed, SUICIDE, BSpecial Dispatoh to The Chieay A 'Omxfiuvn.w,ylll‘, May 4.—J:amr:m\‘#;nlhor\- shoin, a watohmaler by trado, living at Buuker Hill, {u this county, committod euloldo yeatorday by blowing his brains outs The cause of the sot Wi fzanvial itouble: ;80 inootined a6 $ho renits of the second y CAGO TUESDAY. MAY 5, 1874 5 ~~ ARKANSAS, Supremo Court Judges Arrest- ed and Spirited Away. Both DBaxter and Brooks Credited wilh the Transaction, Brooks Makes an Unsuccessful De- mand Upon the Auditor. And Again'Makes Known His Griev- ances to the General Gav- ornment. . Br.Louts, May 4,.—The Demoorat's spacial from Littlo Ruck ‘anys: -Judgos Boarlo and Tovnett, of tho Btato Biate Suprome Court, wero arrostod last night, on - thoir arrival by tho Mowmpbia train ut Argzonts, opposite Littlo Rook, by Capt. Willlams, scting undor tho ordors of Gov. Baxtor. Tho Judges rofusod to bo arrested without propor suthority, whoreupon Capt. Williams mado a signal aud & band of armod men ontored tho cars, with oocked rovolyors, and Boarlo and Bounott wera foreibly taken from tho train, and up to tho time tho dispateh was written, Iad not beon hoard of in Litile Roclt. The Buprome Court was to convono st Little Rook to-dny, Judgo Btophonson, o180 of tho Bupremo Coutt, was on tho train, but it sooms his presonce was not known, olgo ho too wonld havo beon arrested. Tho affair croated gront oxcitoment in Brooks’ oamp, and serious troublo is approhended, unleas ‘Col. Rose, of the Unitod_Statos Aracnal, intorfors for tha xoloaso ' of the Judges,” WANTS FUNDS, * Br. Lous, Moy 4.—Iho Democrals Little Rock specinl to-night saya the.ronson for tho arrest of Judges Scarle and Bonnott, of tho Su- promo Court, Inst night, may Le summed up ns follows + There is s standing nxz{:mprhflun of 260,000 at tho disposal of the Govornor, for tho payment of the militia whon called into ~ servico. This_ siatute was pasiod in 1838, Gov. DBrooks made a roquisition for part of this fund. Tho Audi- tor Al}rmv o warraut upon the T'reasurer for the mouey, who, to protect himgelf fiom any doubt- ful nnymun! rofused to honor the ‘warrant, whorenpon the attornoys of Brooks propared a mandamus against the Troasurer, asking that ho be compolled to pay the monoy. To tho mandamus the Treasurer responded that tho prosiding officer of tho Honate, to whom the eleotion returns were mado, had doclarod Baxter Govornor of tho Stats, and submits that Brooks bus no authonty to draw upon the fund. To this a roplication was pro- pared, sotting up tho judgment of the Circuit Court in favor of Brooks for Governor, sud his installation into oftice thoreunto, T this ro- pheation o domurrer was propared, to the offcct that the Circuit Court was without jurisdiction to rendor judgment. The question xruunntud by the ploadings would necossarily avo dotermined who is tho legal Governor. To provent this dotermination by tho_court, Judgos Beunett and Bearlo woro captured nnd spirited nway. Tho captives wero convoyod to St. John's Colloge, and at daylight cacorted bfl cavalry to the country, and up to this_timo thoir whoren- bouts ie unknown, Judge Denuatt sent word to his Bom in this city, by ono of his captors, that he was safo and would not be barmed. Baxtor denics autharizing the arrest of Bonnett and Sosrle, but when - 8t, Jolm's College was sanrched this morning by tho aquad of regulurs ncting na po- liod, an " unflni:hed roport of tho arrest of the Judges, addrosacd to Baxter, was found upon tha table, whers it had beeu loft in tho Lasto in- ocidont to doparture, which offectually refutos tho statement. ANOTIIEX ACCOUNT OF THE RIDNAPPING. TLarree Rock, Avk., May 4.—Judges Bonnott and Bearles, of tho Superior Court, wore oap- tured last night by a body of about ton armed men when the train from Memphis arrived at Augnsta, opposite this city. Thoy wero takou off the train sndcearried off, wher, 110 one seomod to Imow. Tho Brooks mon obarge thatit was Bax- ter who made the arrest, Ontho other haud the Baxtor men say it wss & DBrooks crowd, It was reported that the Bupreme Court was to hold a special sossion to-day, and paus upon Judge Whitlock's judgment in tho Brooks- DBaxtor cake, aud that the Brooks men epirited the Judges away, to prevent them from re- afirmivg the quo warranto decision. Tha Brooks men charge that the Baxtermen arrosted the .Tndgns to provent them from afirming ‘Whitlock's decislon, A squad of United Btates troops wores out loaking for the missing Judges this morning, s was also a squad under command of the Sherlff. Thay did not find them, . A REPONT FROM JEPFERSON COUNTY atates that & uquad of Gon. King Whito's men oncountered s body of Brools’ men sbova Ar- kansas Post yosterday, and iliflmmod them. One ropott says five men were od, though it noads confirmation, Ihio preparations of both sidos look vory war- liko to-night, and sl sorts of reports are afloat, ono tothe effect that Brooks intonds to assault Baxier, and auothor that Baxter s to nssault Brooks. The United States troops occupy the old position between both parties. TUE AUDITORSHIP. Thoe Hon, J. I, Berry, who claims to have been elected Auditor on the samo ticket with Drooks, and vho was preveuted from Frauec\ltiug L. ciuuns in the courts by o prohibition sgainst the Circuit Court issued by the Supreme Court, publishes s lottor fayoring tho submission of the whole matter to the Logisiaturo, - bir: Brooks publiclyaunounces that he will nos ab'do by any deoision of the Logislatura, Tho Gazlle and other consorvative journals favor the call by the Logislaturo of a constitu~ tional convontion, with a viow to resubmitting tho wiolo matter to the people. }Dmnka received n fow rocruits, as did Baxtor: also. BROORE' CALL FOR GOVERNMENT AID, ‘Wastixaroy, D, C., May 4.—The Bhorlft of Puluski County, Ark., tolegraphs tho Secreday of War stating that ho has nsked the commundiar of the United Btates troops at Littlo Rock for aid toserve o writ of habess corpus for tho Judges arrested at Argonta. Brooks talegraplis Prosident Grout roquesting him to ask the con- mandiog oflicer ot Little Look to domand the surronder of tho arrested partics. THE WOUNDED IN THE GASCONY FIGHT, Menenrs, Tonn., May 4 —Tho following wiire wounded in tho fight noar Now Gascouy, Acley, in the lato fight there: Maj. Corcoran, son-iu-}aw of tho Hon, James Bock, of Kentuoky, twico in the face aud fn the arm; Jobu Williams, son of Villoughby Williams, of Nashville, severoly in tho leg; Joan = Reeves, shot in = rthe face with ~bird shot; Club Bampl es, thumb shot off ¢ William Canisll, elightly in the head; Tom and Willlnm Lovvy, uligh!li'. and 8, ltosonborg, flosh wound, The so wero nll planters living near the scono of the an- gogement. On the Brooks sido, Cipty. 8. Vair- deshand and Murphy wore wounded and ea} - tured, togethor with sixty of thoir men, Fotuwr nogroea were killod aud twenty-throo wounde I. The dead wore loft on the field, and buried 1)y citizena tho next day, TUE BROOKS PARTY IN QUEST OF MUNITIONS OF WAR, Speclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, BenivarieLp, 11, May 4,—Two gentloonorn, ropravonting tliomsolvan 18 agonta of tho Hiate of Arkanngs, nudor authority from Gov. Brooks, Llnve boen hore for the purpose of purohasin srmsend amumnition for uso, a8 thnfl u.llngn% in tho conflict of arms which t! 05 ol was Aure to como at no distant day, Thoy proposed to turn over to Adjt.-Gen. Higgins tho breceh-londing guna due thom from. the Gonoral Government on tho quotn of Arkau-- sus for o like number of muzzle-loadors, Upon hi refusa, thoy proposed to purchnse & num- bor, ‘This offer was likewiso declined, ‘I'ho Htate Govornmont of Arkousns has 1,600 breach- loadors, but those sro under the control at proseut of the Unitod States troops. 'They also anted to purchuso a lot of shell and case-shot for 13 sud 10 pounder guns, The Adjutante frentlemon doparted on o further tour for arms, Thoy predictod thut the next gale that sweeps from the South would bring to our oars the alash of resounding armw, e T TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. A caroful oauvass of, Burlingtou, Iows, gthows thut thero are now in courso of eroction abount 800 now bulldings, Many of them ave ina busi- nexs blocks, but the greater numbor aro resi~ douges, ‘Lho wmount of money cxpended roachos sevoral hundred thousaud dollara, —There is sl gyod aloighing in the vicinity of Moutrenl, Canada, =Tho Irials galoonkoopers of Dwlght, IiL., are Slestion, whioh hiss deprived them of thelr' buslness, that they have potitioned Bishop Foloy to remove Yathor anley, in charge of the Oatholio Mission hore, and hinvo a priost sont who will encourago tho snlo of ardont spirita, —Tho agrioultural outlook in Livingston County, 1Il., is very Eloolv. Ontaaro just com- Ing up aud Toolking thin, "f littlo corn ground 18 yot rondy, and tho ground Is 80 web that it is {mpossible to plow, —On tho 22d of Novembor & boy named Wil- Iard Brown, 14 yoars of ayo, disappenred from Oshkosh, Wis., and nothing was heard of him untll Sunday, when the waves of Lake Winno« bago washed ashore his bo‘lir' —All tho saloons in Aun Arbor, Mich., closed yostorday, and the ownors aro mlvcrtndng thoir laces for rale. No orueado has over beon fully Emmmw!. but n systomatio courso of fluos bas beon inatitutod against tho doalors, und thoy noknowledgo thoy cannot boor up againat it, —A boy ngod 5_yoars, son of Br. William Qroor, of Dauvillo, 11, was instantly killod last oveniny by a balo of bay falling from a wagon upon him, —The Rov. Father Willard, Prosident of tho Wiaconsln Total-Abstinonca Unfon, has issuod & stirring address to tho Cntbolics of Wisconsin, wrglug thom to ronowod oxeltions In tho cause of tomperance. g ~—Hurvoyor-Gonoral Dana E. Iing, of Minne- sotn, was taken with cougestion of the 'brain Buuday night, in 8t. Paul, and remains insonst- ble, aud it is feared will not recovor. —A_mammotl petition, signed by 1,857 men and 2,926 women, was_progontod to tho Common Council of Rockford, Iil,, laat ovoning, asking o no-licenso lnw. It will bo reported on at tho next mooting, The Council-rooms wero crowded, and spoeches woro made by soveral Prumlnon[: porsous, SPRINGFIELD, Important Order in tho Tax fnjunce tion Coses—Roocipts of the Siato | Kreasury for Aprily:82,563,230—Dis= bursements, $333,809.21. Spectal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Brnmaerew, 1L, May 4,—Judgo Treat mado tho following order in tho tax injuction onsos t6-day: it It in ordored that tho hearing of tha motion for in- Junetion in this cause, and it applica to esch case, bo postponed until tho first Monday in June next, It is ‘furthier ordored that tho restrainiug order issucd in this cause Lo couferred to the askcssment ou capital stock and franchisca of tho corporatious in question, 1t will bo scen that this ordor 18 modified so as to allow Colloctors to procood with tho collection of tho taxon tangiblo property. Our Btato Su- promo Uourt will probably decide on tho ques- tion of thoconstitutionality of tho nsscesmont on capltal stock at its June torm at Mt. Vornon, and their decision will likoly guide the doclsion of tho United Btatos Court. Tho recoipts of the Stato Troasury for April areas follows: one, . $1,084,320,03 Holiool funid 407.000.87 Local bond fund. ... 401,823.97 Total .., +$2,853,232,00 ‘The disbursemeuts for the samo time wero: Tevenue., $332,414,04 Iilincia Ri 1,867,91 jchoel fund, 0,56 Total, +$333,800,21 of tho sbove receipts woro in gr;hool orders, which are alwsys suro to come Bb. Profits of tho Chicngo Fire Insurance Companies. Bprixorierp, IIl, May 4.—Thoe insurance ro- port of the Auditor shows that tho firo insur- nuco businoss of Chicago has been immensely profitable to the insuranco companics for tho last two years ; yet, notwithstauding this, until witbin a ‘short time, but one company has or- Ennized in the State undor the law of 1869, that oing the Atlantic & Pacifie, and of Chicago. Now, however, thore aro somo sevcn or eight compauics in Chieago that saro in process of organization, and have mado application to tho Auditor to organize. The process con- sists of tho publication of the intontion to or- gunizo, four wocka ; then the charter is sont to the Auditor, with an application for its approval and leave to organizo’; thon -positive eovidenco must be submitted to the personal oxamination of the Auditor tung tho company has 8150,000, in cash, for {ta paid-up capltal, Tho Inttor ro~ quirenent; judging from the caroful supervision given by this Auditor Leratoforo, witl be tho most diflenltto comply with, This will prevont wild- cat iusurance companies, 5 RELIGIOUS, Proceedings in she Conferonce of the Mothodist Episcopal Church South. LouisviLLe, Moy 4,—But littlo of genoral im- portauco was done in the Conforenco to-day; ex- cept the prosontation of nn address Bignod by all tho Bishopa. This addross s vory long, and begins with™ congratulations on tho peace and prospority tho Ohurch, On this point it says: While the world is all astir with ndvancing thonght, groat intcrests, and momentous ovents, sccial, political, an eccleslastical, our preachors abide stendfist in Wesloyan thoology, and our people give to truth rovercnt wolcome. Thore isno agitation as to doctrino or discipline to disturb the quiet of our Zion, Tis state of things is largoely duo to tho broad liberality of our system, giving full range to thought and oxpressiou, and thus removing provocation to dissent and rasistanco by the con- sciousnoss of recognized froedom.”" A genoral appeal is mado for’ tho spread of missionary work, domostic and forcign. As to the incronse of church buildings, the address says ¢ ** We are glad to report to you the won- derful progress in church buildings, both as to the number of Louses, style of aychitecturo, and accommodations for tho comfort at all soasons. ‘The consolidnting of foable sociotios at eligiblo centrea have enlarged the congrogation, so- curod moro uniform administration of ordinaucos, given stability snd _perma- ameut form to BSunday-schools, and mado surangement of sircuit work more conveniont and affective.” Discussiog education the ad- dross eays: *Wo do not hasitate to avow that we rogard tho education of the young s ono of the loadig functions of thd Church, and that sha cenuot abdicnte in favor of the Btate without iufidelity to their trust, and Irroparablo damage to society. ‘The rensons for occupying this ground,which inheres iu every nature of tius interest in tho relation of children to the Chutch, are all intonsifled by tho egotisms of modern science and the out- casting of all religious olement from all the school-systoms fostered by Stato legislation, It 1ot ours to dispute tho jurisdiction of the State, but we aro fully porsuaded that tho salt of ro- ligious truth alono can preserve eduestion from abuses aud mischiovous results, Wa feel that tho responsibility of the Churoh grows with tho progross of society and tho demands of tho age,” ‘I'hs nddress coutinues ; ** Wo anticipsto in the nonr futuro o complote system of univorsicios, colloges, district schools, and acadomios sus- tained by our peoplo aud mamned by our graduatos, ol thoroughly oquipped. A rounded plan, ronching from the lowest to tho highest, ond eeourivg the safognards of n Christian education to the rising goneration committed to our charge.” As to tho tondenoy of worldinoss in tho youug, tho address says: “*‘The silenco of tho Disciplino in torms is” & plea with somo for texpunging tho pnrnfipph in which dancing was spocified smong things forbidden ; by others construed into = relaxation of tne law, oquivalont to licouse. Wo tliuk tho rulo is plam, and we know tho last Goneral Couferonco oxprossed itaolf strongly in considorution of this evil. Never- tholess tho plony aro mado 80 that the Church is onfeoplad in hor ramonstrance, and the preacher paralyzod in his pastoral government, Both par- tles look to you for relief, Wo hopo you may be nble to furnish it. You cannot make a new law, hut you oan dofine the old.” FIRES, _ At Romoe Oity, Ind, Spestal Dispateh to The Chicago Lribune, Romz Crry, Ind,, May 4,—About 8 o'clock yos- torday aftornoon & fire “was discovered in ‘tho laxge woolen factory ownod by J. O. Golsendorf & Go. Although ofory offort was mado to save the building sud contont, it proved fruitloss, aud tho entiro bullding and moat of the contents - were dostroyed, except some oloth and tho books, whioh woro sayed, 'Tho losa is eatimated at | §80000; insured for $30,000, Tho fire, coused by o dofactive flug, sturted in the gmfln\, ‘whero ! tity o'y ; Gonoral wan withouauthority to woll, and fhie | = 1ATE® GUBBLILY of wool was utorod. At Fond du Lnc, Wiss Bpeelal Dispatch to I'ha Chicago Trilnne, Jrorid o Lo, Wik, May 4.—1'ho rosldence of Jwdge J, J. Driggs, near {hla olty, was destroyed by B’ aat u ght, Losw, €3,000; fngured for 1800, —_— " OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Liverpoor, May 4,—8teawwships Clty of Mon- treal uud Iammonts, from Now Yorls, and Ohlo, trom Plladelphia, havo arrived out. New Youx, May 4,—Arrived, steamship Coltio, from Liverpool, .uteamers 1. Adelatoln, from Loudon, Wyoming, from Liyerpool, New Youk, May &-Arrivod—Btoamer The Quiean, £x0m Liverpool: - f ", WASHINGTON. (Continued from tho Firat Page.) in good faith, aotnally rosided onsnyof enldlands al;[ur to Bept, 8, 1872, shall bo saved and accurad to such sottlors, innll ro- apcota tho snmo as if tho land lad nover boon granted to atd in the conatruction of tho said rallrond, and that, in coso the enid Railrond Company or _its bondlolders shall fail to pro- duce by the 18t day of Soptomber, 1874, to tho Govornor of Minnesota ntlnfnfury avidenco that sufficiont moans to comploto tho sald linca of railrond have beon provided, the aaid Gov- ornor may contract with other parties for tho complotion of the railroad. TIELIEF OF WORKMEN, s ‘Ward, of New Jersoy, introduccd o bill to-day pmvldln% for the appropriation of 875,000 to pay the workingmon in the employ of the Board of Publio Works -of tho. Distriot. -- It sooms thot thoro has beon somo diatress oceasioned among thoso laborers from a failure of tho Bonrd to ny thom, tho oaso boing somowhat slm- Hu‘ to " that of %ho = achool-tenchors, Thoe bill also provides that this sum shall be de- ductod from un{ futuro appropriation that may Lo mado from tho United Btates ‘'ronsury for tho District, It waa roforred to the Distriot In- vestigation Committeo, WABHINGTON MONUMENT. Delogato Chipman, of the District, introducod 8 bill appropriating $825,000 to comploto tho ‘Washington monument. ‘Che bill atipulates thnt tho monument must Do 460 foat high, and bo comploted by July 4, 1876, aud that it shall Lo caded back to tho Governmont by, the Monwmnent Bocloty now controllingat, . MORE INVESTIGATION, Mr. Foator, of Oluo, triad soveral times to: day to obtain the floor for the purpose of offer- iny the following resolution, which ho will en- dusvor to have acted on to-morrow : Tesolved, Thattho Joint Committos on tho Affaira of tho District Lo and they aro Loroby dirocted to - uire whother any officer or employes of tho United gtnlu, or any ofticer or cmploye of the Dlstrict Gav~ ornment have been engaged In any cnmgtflm: to do- foat or hinder th tnvestiyation ordorod by Congross into tho afTaira of the District, and particuiarly in this connection to inquire into all the circumstances in conuection with the robbery of tho safo In the oflice of {hn Slnllcd Btates Attorney for tho Disirict of Co- umbia, Tho cirenmatances of ihia &nfe-bronking are rogarded as very suspicious, and tho District Govornment ought, if fnnocont of complicity with the crime, to insiat on an invostigation, (1b the Assaciated Press. THOBE INDIAN CONTRAOTS. Wasarvaron, D. O, May 4.—Bishop Hare’s roport, as tho Chafrman’ of tho Committeo on lleged frauda in_Indian contracts, has beon publishied to-day. With reforence to the allogod irregularitios on the part of countractors for sup- lieg, ho roports that all oontracts have been Ralitod in good faith and with crodit. to tho contrnotors nnd beoeflt to the Goverument, Bince this report, the Indian Poaco Com- mission have informed the Houso Indian Committoo that thoy wore mistakon in their complainta against the Interior Department for paying bills for supplies, - It scoms that the dia- approval by tho Commission of the vouchers wau technical, and not on account of auy fault or failuro of the contractors, and that,in every caso whore tho contractors woro paid by t.o Dopart- ‘mont, tho supplies wore duly ordered by tho Indisn Agonts, wero actually deliverod and re- ceivod by tho Agents and Indians, and that - sarions financial umbarrassmont would hava ro- sultod to tho contractors if the paymont had not boon made. —_—— CUONGRESSIONAL RECORD,. BENATE, * Wasmnotow, D, O, Moy 4, THE LOUISIANA BUFFERERS, ‘Mr, PEASE submitted a resolution with the Téquest of tho Houso to return tho Sonato the bill of last week appropriating $90,000 for tho reliof of persons suffor— ing from tho overlow of {ho Missfesippi River. Ho said his object in submitting tho resolution was to havo tho bill again bofore tho Scnate, that he might move Lo increaso the appropriation, He Lad s telegram from the Governor of Afssissippl, stating {bat nt least 25,000 people were wuffering, and another from tho Bheriff of the county, statiug that there were 5,000 pervona in want of bread thero, Ho (Peasc) hud a conforence with tho Secretary of War Baturday, and that ofilcer sald that the amount of tho appropriation would supply but s small number of porsons, not more thau the number iu_Loulsiwua slone, Ho ap- pealod o Congress to Lo charltablo to theso suflering |- poople, and said o would call the bill up fo-morrow, i£'thio Senato should order (s return, The resolution wasagreedta, PENSIONS, Mr. PRATT, from the Commlittee on Ponelons, re- ported with an smendmont the bill umendatory of tho nct to smend, revise, and cousolidato the luwa ralating 10 ponslons, * Placed on the calndar, 1t rolates to a class of invalld_ponsloners who have lost on arm st or sbout tho elbow, nud incroases ther pensious from $18 to $24 por month, Hoalto gave notico that to-morrow or uext day he would repors witliout amendment tho Houso bill amendatory of the act granting Efiufllflnn to soldiers of the war of 1812 snd would usk tho indulganco* of the Senate at thal timo to explain the bill, oranss, Mr, SCOTT, from tlic Committee on Olaims, asked fhint Tuenday of noxt wealk ba uot apart for the conkld~ oration of ULills beforo (hat Committee. Agroed to, with the understanding that no appropriation bill shiould bo displaced for that purpose, ' LOUISIANA COURT», M, WRIGLT, from the Judiclary Committee, re- ported unfavorably on tho bill for the battor orgariza- tion of the District Courts of the United States in the Btata of Loufsians, Ploced on the calendar with the advorso report, S DISTRIOT OF COLUMDIA, Mr, BTEWART intreduced a bill to resume legiala- tivo control of the District of Columbia, aud provide for the government theorcof. o uald the frameswork ‘bf the bill was much tho snmo as _that introduced by {le Senator from Naine (Mr. Morrill) three or four years ogo. A now scction is added providing for tha appointment af fivo Commissioners, to be confirmod Ly tho Beneute, who sball rocelve salaries of $8,000 por aunum each, and to bo known ue the Commisslon for the Adjustmout of tho ANuiraof the Districtof Jol- umbla, Thoyuro 0 oxamine and pass upo all out. stauding claiins ogainst the Disirict of Columbia, and Ulties of Washingion and Georyotown, sud. repost tho sumo to Congress, togethar with tho roport as to the relations Letweon the Government of the Uniled Steten and District, with o view to ascerfaining what proportion of the existing indobieducss fs fairly chiargoable to the United States, and what ought to bo roised by taxation upon tho property of the lstrict, oud also what proportion cach ought to pay fu future, ar.d generally to mnko full report to the noxt seselon of Gongress upon tho foregoing and all sllied subjocts. Rerorred to the Joint Conunittoo to fnvestigate IJll-. triot of Columbls afsirs, TOUACCO TAX. . Mr, THURMAN introduccd o resolution instructing o nanco Committeo to iuquiry nud report wiether tha provision of law forbidding tho walo of tabscco by thio producer thioreof to any person not o lcensed dealor ought not to bo ropeuled, Agreed to, 8T. PAUL & TACIFIQ, Mr, RAMBEY caliod up the Senute bill to revise and contine cortaln grauts of lands herotofore modo to the Territory und Stato of Miunesots to aid in the construotion of tho soveral linos of tho St Paul & Pacifle Raltrosd Compsny. Passed—yeas, 28; nays, 12, MEZMORIALS, Mr, BHERMAN pretentud & memorial of citizons of Clevetsud, O,, praying that Natfonal Bauks be al- lowod to fxaue the reservew held by thom, Roferrod t0 the Finance Committeo, AUNY DISTINOTION, Mr, BARGENT introduced a biil rolating to army dustiction. It provides for ropesling thosu scctfons of the nct of 1800 which limits the sorvico of colored men fo u cortain number of regimonts ; proposes to ogen oll regimental und compauy orgaulzations and ail other brauclics of tho military " sorvic aliko to all American cilizons, rogardloss of race o color s makes it tho duty of the Becrotary of War to obliterato by iraafors and ssslguuionts el wuch oxtating distiuc- tions, and provides that tho nwmber of colored soldior shall, by eulistmonty, bo mode to_correspond with tho proportion of the colared population to tha ontire population of the United States, Referred, THE LOUISIANA RELIEY NILL, The House buviug roturned the Lill sppropriating $90,000 for tho relief of persons auffering by tho over- flow of tho Missieaippl Rivor, ou motion of Mr, PEASE, the volo Ly which 1ho bill passod wau recon- widored, and thnt ‘gontloman offorod sn amendment appropriating $250,000 instond of §90,000, Referrod to the Committeo on Appropriutions, GANAL mLL., Mr, GOLDIUWAITE introduced a bill o aid the construction of o steambost caual from Gadsdon to '\\'M\Hu;)kl Ala, It providea for a Government gus anteo of Infercat on thirty-year bonds of the Corpimy to the extent of $30,000 por mile, und for & grant of olght sections of pubile landa for each miloof thio canul along the Coona River ; tho wholo canal, 140 miles 1n length, to be comploled within elx bycars, and ia to irankport. Govornment troope sud Aupplich froe of oliargo, OIVIL 101178 DILL, ‘The morning hour having expired, the Senate re- sumed cousidoration of the Supplomentary Olvil Rights Lill, and Mr, NORWOOD concluded lla Argu- ont sgaluat its passoge, Mo nrgued that tho bill vae uuconstitutional in fta l)rovlllulm, aud read st length from Judicial decivions in support of hia position, OUSTOMH COLLEOTIONS, Mr. FENTON, insccordauca with satice gtven by D nst woek, abkod hat {ho pending bill Lo 1ai naidy that ho might' move to dischorgo tho Committes on Gommierco from tho further considoration of the billa to veguluto sorvica fu the collaction of oustomu ot tio varlois ports of entry fu tho United Btates, aud tho alspasition of finos, panaltion and forfolturew fncurred under tha Jaws rolaing U0 ouistoms, and for other pure poucs, Mr, EDMUNDS objoctod, Alr, FENTON suld lio would then dfacnes the bill under couslderation (tho Bupplenicntary Civil Ttghta i), although {hnt discurslon mizht be romewhiet novel, 1a then procosdod to speak In advocucy of the bill o bud proviously introiducad to regulato (o ae vico fn tho collection of customu roventies, Aftor com- menting un varfous sluges of the bill sinco fts Iutro- duetlon, be mada s Lrief roforonce (o tho courss of the Committot, (0 tho end that whintovor reaponsibility ate tachied ta dolay might rost in tha right quarter. Mr, FENTON spoke at grout lougtls of the nbuses prace tead by seltlsl ulficials, Of tho groat wronga sufforad by werchants by tho scizuro of thelr books unid papors, andof tha violous uyatom of moities sud perquisites, Ho conoluded by sppealing to Bousto to take up the illy or soms oilinr, wi ould ssumplish 84 Mool e tho Civil Rights bill, ply to scliools an onavolonce anthorized by tho United Btates, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, W DILLS, Lo NK Under the call of Btatos, reforred, including the following Ly Mr, HOOPEK, for Afr, Butler (Mase)—For tho 1280 of aduitional bank-note ciroulation to the Staten or Territorics Laving less circulation than $10 per pulation, and for the at thorate of 25 per cont of the additional untll tho outatanding ero fotroduced and withdrawal of legal. imuo of National Dank notes Icgal-tondor notos mhall bo reducod o $350, and prohibiling National Banks churgin 1 810 per cent for interost or By Mr, MELLISH—To regulate tho payment of cus- tomn duitios, aud_ to sooura par in valie of United Btates Troawury notes, and Natton: By Mr. IAYS8~To incorporate the Eastorn & Westorn Transportation Gompany, By Mr. BROMBERG—To rolia from political dinabilities, 78 Daphsel Hommes r, BYPHER—For the conatruction of the Fort lip Caunl in Louisians, at & cost nol the eatimates, the yearly inatallments not 1o oxcoe 000,000, 1y Mr, YOUNG—Granting aid in the copstruction Ga,, to Macon, and a canal cone nocting tho Tenncsscoand Coosa Rivers, by guaranteo- ing the bonds of companies, In the first caso nat to ox- od $23,000,000, and the latter casa $14,000,000. Dy Ar, BUCKNER—Roquiring stockbrol out aliconss snd pay $100 a your therofor, and alao to pay one-sixth of tho por oont on tho par value of securitics Lought or sold Ly then, and reducing tho tax on manufsctured tobacco to 10 conta por pound, + DBy Mr, M'DILL—To extend for six yoars the time to complelo tho raliroad from tha 8t, Orolix River to erior, and to Bayfield, Wis, AX, rosolution inatructing the Committoe of Wnys sud Aoans to inquire into tho propristy of ropealing the tsx on loaf tobacco, nud of chianging tha charactor of the fines snd wviolation of the Intornal Revenuo ls INDIAK COMMITTEER, Mr, BEOK moved to suspend tho rules o a8 to make in ordor an amendmont to the Indian Avpropriation bill roquiring all psymonts to Iudians to bo disbursed oflicers of tha army, Also rostoring tho formur powors of tho Indian Pesco Commiseion o8 to The rules wero not sus- of a cann! from Romo, Ao lower end of Lake Bup TODACH Mr, VANCE offered a ho revision of contracts, ponded,~—yeas, 8; nays, 108, HOMPSTRAD WILL, Mr, NEGLEY offercd & vesolition inatructing the Committea on Military Affairs to roport a bill to smend the Homestead law of the allow Lonorably dinchn, widowa and arphan children to acquire homestesds on publio lands, without belng roquired to commencs Bettloment and {mprovoment, R 10 tho Cotamittoa on Public Lan B, Mr. MAGINNIS futroducod a bill to establish an assay ofice in Heloun, Montaus, Passed, THE SANIONN CONTRACTS, from the Committeo of Ways @ xoport on tho Ssnborn con- tracts, Ordercd printed snd recommitiad, with loave to roport at auy tmo." FRUIT DU Mr, KASSON, from Commil roportod back the Senate amendme with an amendment, forrad, on objection, Mr, FISOER (Obio), 2 ¢ Woys and Means, ent {0 the Frult bill, ‘Tho Sounto amendment dirocts that the olsuse shall read, * Fruit-plants, tropical and semi-tropical, for tho purposs of propagation or cultivation,” mont reported by the Com; ste amendment thoso words tics imposed by virtuo of this amendment shall not bo leviod or collocted on fruits entered for c. at any port of entry prior to July 1, 1674, Tho amendmont was ogrood to° with the Senato o ‘The bill goes back agaln to tho Semats for soncur- rence in tho action of the Houss on tho bill, DBANK 3tr. WARD, from tho Jud'elury Committes, moved thiat that Commitioe havs lesvo to roport at any time on tho Dankruptey law, Agreed to, NEW LAND DIATRICTS, Mr. PHILLIPS (Kan,) fntroduced a Dill to create two additionsl land districts in Kanaas, Pnssed, - NITARY MEARURE, Mr. BROMBERG, from the Committes on Com- metee, mosed to suspend tho rules aud pass tho bill to prevent tho {ntroduction of contsglous or infections diseasca juto the United poud was not seconded, xTING. Mr. HAWLEY (Ill,) moved to anspend the rules and that the daily scaslons of tho Ilouse shiall commence at 11 o'clock o, m, Negatived— Yos, 140 noye, 18; not two-thirds in the atlivmative, SOUTHENN CLAINE, LAMAR moved to suapend the rules and adopt fon fnstructiug the Nouthern Clatng Commis~ to Congress without dolay all cases bie fore it which havo baon decided, Agreod to, Mr, KNAPP offored & resolution instructing the Committeo on Tonafons to inquire into the propriet; of granting pensions for soldiers in the Black Hawl T war, Adopted, 3 Mr, M'KEE, from the Committeo on Torritories, asked and obinined leave for that Committes to roport 21at of May, abill for the sdmisslon a0 13 10 0dd fo tho Son- “Provided that the du- Tho motion to sus- have sn order mado for sctlon, on the of Now Moxico as a Btato, Mr, DUNRELL, from tho Committes on Putlic Lauds, moved to suspend the rulcs eud pass bill for the appointmont of & Commiasiongr of Forrastry to progecito un fnvestigation and inquiry futo the an- ual amount of consumption, importation, and oz portation of timber and other 'forest producta; probs- ble aupply for future wants ; means bLest adapted to thalr preservation and ronowal: the influonce of for. The motion to suapend was not TUE FREE DELIVERY SYSTEX. Mr, TYNEL moved to suspend tho rules and moke in order an smendment to the Poat-Offico Appropriae tiou bill, imiting the freo dollvery systom to tawns and cities where there is 8 population of 20,000 within tho corporato limits, lnstesd of belng as at prosent, within the Umits of office dolivory. Agreed to, LIQUOR TRAFYIO AMONG INDIANS, 3fr, AVERILL, from the Committeo on indian Af- arted a bill extending to Indinna the ponaltics against liquor traflic smong Indlang, Yassed, GURRENOY DILL. Bir. SODTIIARD moved to suspend the rules and adupt the resolution dirccting tho Comumittes on Bank- ing and Currency to roport what loglslation 18 neces- sary to aecuro tho falr and o tho whole existing yolume tlon among tho soveral States and Territories, accord- ing to wealth, populstion, snd business interosts, uitable apportionment of THE OURRENCY QURSTION, Nr. KASSON moved to suspond tho rules and pass tho bills to provido for tho more oquitable distribu- tion of the National Dank ourrency, ‘Tho motion tosuspond was, in tho midat of much 7 socondod—yeas, 03 ; nays, b4, Mr, KASSON then calle Tending ot vote, Mr, WARD moved an adjourne ment, "A‘lle motlon to adfourn was carriod—yeas, 105 ; noys, Tonding the aunouncoment of tho vote, Mr, FIELD introduced a bill to promote internal inprovements by the Issuc of United States Londs, ane sinking fund, und to facllitate tho resumption of Bpocio paymonts, Reforred to the Commities on Weys for the yeas aud nays on 5, Tho Houso adjourned, SPECIAL NOTICE AB THE LIVER 18§ EASILY DISORDERED, AND A GREAT DEAL OF BILIOUS DISTRESS APT TO PREVAIL DURING THE SPRING, DR. JAYNE'S BANATIVE PILLS ARE OF EFFICAQY, AS THEY RESTORE THE LIVER TO HEALTHY AOTION, AND REMOVE ALL BILIOUS. SEASONABLE PIANO COVERS, &o. WEHAVE JUST RECEIVED NEW IMPORTATIONS Embroidered Piano, Table and Stand Covers, White and Col'd Toilet Quilts, Crochet, Honeycomb and Jacquard Reversible Quilts, ‘White and Colored Crib Quilts, Colored Marseilles Mats, &c., &c., which we are offering at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES! ld, Leiter & G, STATE & WASHINGTON-STS, -'*_——_—’__'_—“——'_— in the tray of deevly-nooded roforms fn the customs BOUTWELL submitted an amendment {o that ila provisions publlo natitutions of lorn- aw and cndowed b or horeaftor endowed Ly any Stale WOOLENS, LARGE REDUCTION FOREIGN WOOLERS. ‘WE WILL PLACH ON BATHT TUESDAY, MAY &, 0-4 Scotch Suitings, all colors, at $2.50 and $3.001 reduced from $4.00 and $4.50! 3-4 Scotch Pants Goods, $1.50 and $1.75! former prices, $2.50 And $3.001 Tho abovo are the VERY BDST BCOTCIL GOODS manufacturod, and very dosirablo for Mon’s and Boys® Suits, and aro offered at these LOW PRIOES to closo the sonson’s importationa, el Leiter & Co, State and Washington-sts, OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. FOR EUROPE. CUNARD MAIL LINE. ESTABLISEIED 1840. Four Sgilings Every Week. GREAT REDUCTION IN RATES OF PAS- SAGE FROM BUROPL, Through to Chicago from British Points, $37.00 CURRENCY. Partios fntonding to prrchso (ickotn sh onca, BT B G e e doro s .+ W. cur. Clark and Raudolpli-s NEW YORK TO GARDIFF, The South Wnlos Atlantio Steamship Usmpans's New First-class, Full 'd, Qlyllu-hufl[‘ R‘Elxl;lllylfl will 2ail from_Bonusyivi rand Wharf, Jersoy Gt PEMBIOKE ANDIS ] Q ¢ > 2 > a and nanseugor u¢ through raios f o1l pnrta of tho Unltod SiaLas arel Ganada s pasis fe ohn Betaol Ghanuel sad all gtior pointa i lngand. "Thono steamnaiiips, oxprossl 0 teada, o . vided it a1 tho Jatost Lrproremonie foF the comtortand convemiencs of OABIN AND BTELRAGE PASSENGERS, Firat Cabln, 876 aud #80 curroncy, Bocond Osbin, 368 guroncy, Bidorago, A cufrancy. PropnidBteorago corthficatos from Gards one R Druffs for £1 and upwards, For further partioulare, apply tn Cardil, at the Com- ny's Offcan, No. 1 Dook Unambiars, and i Now York ta ARCHIBALD BAXTER & CO., Agonts, No. I7 Broadway. Notional Tine of Steamships, INOTICH. ‘This Company takoa tho risk of Insurance (up to $500,000 in gold) on exch of Itu vesiols, thun giving passongors the bost ooasiblo gusrantao for safoty and avoidanda of daugorat g most southerly ronte hins alwara beon adoptod by {his Company t0Av0ld. 100 And hoainnde, Sailiog from Now York for LVERPOOL and QUENS- TOWN orory SATURDAY. Satlin teom 8, Vori o b (alrat svory ontuight. Jabin pass ly ourroney; stocrago, at groat rodhoud Fatons . Ttotara tlokota ut Tawcss pagos, - BFORHY Deatts for, 1 and upund. WILLIAM MAOALISTIR, Gon'l Wostorn Azent, Northioast coener Olark and Jandolph-sts, (apposito now Shorman Houso), Chicazo. STATE LINE. To Glnsirow, Belfast, Liverpool, Londonderry, &e, T o BYATE O PENNSYLVA BTATE OF VIRGINIA usils, FROM PIER 1. NORTH RIVER, N. Y. Waokly Bafiings noxt Summor, Ratos of passago: Onbin, $80 and %80 gold; Steorago, currency; propnid, $83ourroncy. Lirafts at lowost ratos. ¥or farthor parifealars anply to AUSTIN BALDWIN 0. Agonta, 74 iroadwayy Now Lork: bk loweat ratos. TES MAIL. Tho magnificont now aud full.powared Stourarhios Tts- yublle, B3itio, ANHINLIE, Biltannic, Ocasnic, Goltic, otey, P81 from. New York on Saturdizs and Liserpser i Thursdeys. Tates 5a low a8 noy Aratecians ling, Drat'an Groaliilials aid Hrolind Trom £1 upwacda, y at Chicago, e ST Bt O ED TAGERGREN, Agent. TRUSSES. RIGGS? HARD RUBBER TRUSS The license to manufacture and soll tho Hard Rubber Truss, granted to Isnac P. Besley by the lnte Dr, J. W, Rigga, Invontor end Pateéntee, ufipxrnd with the orizinal torm of the patent, Jan. 17, 1873. Suid patont having been extonded, i8 now in litigation, and mepnwhilo, the undersigned, solo 6wnor thoreof, has rosumed the manutucture of Trussed, under anid patent, and is proparod o supply all demands from the Trade, at figures which will enable them to compate with any truss now in the markot. Ordoera respect{ully solicited. JAS, 0. RIGGS, 2 Bavolay.st,, 1T, Y. Bortlett, Butmon & Parkoer, 60 State-at. Ohiongo, Hole Agents for tho West. REAL ESTATE, LOST! All hopes of getting §15 per foot for property at MELROSE or WEST MAYWOOD. Wo sare directed ta gell in single blocks, or half blocks; 300 of the finest lots botween New Depot and Car Spring Works at §7 per foot, 10 per cent cash, 10 por cent 1 year, and balance within 8. years at 8 per cent intorost. ¥roe tickets to persons desiring to visit this property. B.F.OLARKE & CO., 122 TaSalle-st. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS. Offics of Chicazo & Norfhwestern Railway - Company, 52 Wallsl, Ew Your, Aprll &, 1873, The annnal meoting of tho stookialdats and hondhoids ora of tun Chleagn & Northiwentorn. 1ailwhy Comipuny, for o eluatlon of Dirvators pursiant to law, and for tho trangaation of auch oiher buvius oy may sonio bofara said theotiug, will bo old at tha oifico of tio Gompany. tho oty af Chicago, on Thuraday, tho 4l day. of June noxt, at 1 o'clook p. m. Jondboldors will authenticate their right to voto EY prosontin; olr voting hondsat the oflico of the clfom“.” Bflll}y;r. |lvnll':|¥\‘ilvk for rogles tration an or boturs Ko dth ot Bty HEO N b oatdont, A, L. BY&ES, In., Soorolacy, OFFICE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PA- CIFIC RAILROAD GOMPANY. April 23, 1871, Tho annual moetlug of tho Stooklioldars of the Chicago, Rock Tslond & Paolfio Ratlroad Company, for tho ulootion of Dirsetors, pucsuant {o law, «nd the transactlon of sucly othor busineas us may come boforo thom, will bo hold st tho attice of the Company, in tho clty of Ohloago, or ‘Waeduosday, the thlrd day of June noxt, at 11 o'clock & m, JOIIN ¥, TRAQY, President. It 1. TOWS, Becrotary, GENERAL NOTICE, UNION GOLLEGE ALUDINT, Offce Inter-Slate Industedal Exposition of Chicago, CHIVAGO, Al 20, 1574, Amsating of the ftookloldersof thio abowo organlza. . g of tho Union Gollogo Aluunt A oLt wilh 1o o At AL T avons Housv, {u Chicago, on 1 st Nott Poiter, 1. giod 1o bo Lroast PRING, Protidont. Tie Marte Cmpany of Chitag, S W o AM. L MOUAGH e b colien vt et tton Wil "Duiagia, (e S tny 0 Fay. (814, ot N A T A av, lllldl’lflflll\la of Adamis-at,, fur l‘;U l‘i;:flml. uf sluot- o % inz yose, e satd of EVNOLIYS, Roptataty. DISSOLUTION. The pariuarstip orotofors, oxluting undor tha firm T AERGILD ELLOV I, was on b % fiation, 1 s Duvinaus A st bo Bo i s eed o, A octgald Wi il 5" and collour