Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 15, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27. . CHICAGO, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1874. “SILVER BRIDAL GIFTS. THE GORHAM COMPANY, The well-known Silversmiths, of No. 1 Bond-st, New York, have completed arrangements with tho loading Jowelers in this city, whereby Silver of thelr manufac- ture, for WEDDING and PRI- SENTATION GIFTS and for gon- eral Family use, can be supplied to all purchascers upon terms as favorable as from the Company in Now Yorlk. @@l This trado-mark {s stamped on evory plece of Btorling Bilverof the Gorham Com- pany manufeoture, and s & guarantes BTERLING _ of ita purity and genninenass, LADIES’ UNDERWEAR, &o. TADIES UNDERWEAR, Oonslating of Chomises, Drawers, Night- Dresses, Toilet Elrwgnun, Corsot Qovers, Short Bkirts, Walking Blkirts, Trail Bkirts, Infonts’ Bkirts, Blips, iohns, and Waists, Also, a splendid assortment of White Goods, Laces, mbroideries, - Hosiery, Uomta,.&:u.. &o., whioh we offor at the lowest possible prices, James H. Foster & Co., State-st., under lialmer House, REMOVALS. HERRING & O Have removed their Office and Warehouse to their Factory, corner Fourteenth-st. and In- diana-av. HERRING & €0, Comer Fourtesnth-st, and Tndiana-ay, FURNITURE. E,EASHIONABLE E URNITURE. W. W, STRONG: FURNITURE CO, 266 & 268 Wabash-av. PAINTING AND FRESCOING, SCHUBERT & KOENIG, FRESCOERS AND PAINTERS, Tiave removed to 83 FOUTH OLANK-ST., Room 9. Epeetsl aticntion givon to all kinds of Lrencolng. Par. H123 Jaoadini Co i+l or docorate private: rosisnces O public huila uad bottar oall aud sue 1o Lenuty aud ccono. 3 of 1heir dovigne isfaction guarenteed, Omice ours fron 1169 13 aad 4 1 e L A A e s e e REOPENING! OCTTO C. LUDWIG, BUCCESS01t TO LI A CHEIPES ORIGINAL SHARP-CCRNER RESTAURANT, 121 FIFTH-AYV. (Sonth Wells-st.) PIANOS, PIANOS TO RENT. LRYOR o EXTIATIY, -STATE AND MONROE-STS, e e FOR SALE. WIRE CLCTH WIHDOW SCREEHS. Neat Tmltaticn Walnut Stainod Framen at 20 oonts per oot Walnut, 0 to 35 cents per foot; Nutitug, 7b conts to T plor window, I employ no agen . Business ostab- 1858 oS, BAYT, (hothutat., batwees Sorth Clark and Lakalio.Genaral carpentor fobbing stop. Prensonts groat h%"é\xxf!{}nfl. Lots for sile () by ) 2 P, DIAN, 177 East Madison-at., Room 7. ‘BEndless Chain and CITAIN LINKS of all varietics manufacturad by the PROVIDENUE TUOL OOMPANY. Chicago olfice, 63 Gond for book of diageams, WARBLE NARTELS, TS LION THE GOW ! UM ND TILING, AL CO., 11 Horth Olark-at. VANTED, WANTED, A first-class Job Printer as Foreman, Must bo striotly temperate, and oompetent to maka ontimatos on all Job Work. A good mtuntion and salary guarantced. Addross GAZETTE PRINTING OOMPANY, Fort ‘Weyne, Ind, A Partner Wanted, eolal or gonoral, with §25,000 cash, to take the place of R A T R O R PIZOLA L, vorl estato suourity weainst loss, 1( GEN- iRLAL, onle competent to tako full ahurge of office busle pess proforred, A ddress M b, Trivuno olue. WANTED AN ACTIVE PARTNER, With 810,000, in un Entablishod Grutn, Ship- ping and Brokernge Busiucss. ,Bafe as Danking, and no Spoculating, 7 Apply to W. D, !‘(‘;:nrnm LUMBER OR COAL DOCK RENT OR JOR SALE, 160 fst front T kot Tunaing baci tothe Hrmpive rith Farlroad - QonnEQHORE, — NoAT BB vat, briags, Apply to 3. PR, 83 Washington.st.. Baseinent. SUMMER RESORT, AT SARATOGA SPRINGS, GRAND UNION HOTEL, PURCHKLL & CO., Propristors, m .,fiffifi'&-{"l,k P u“I'.prnr ‘eak for ¢ ot dly s 5 o g ongagud ¢ 1hs. Sloisopolitan Hotel or @ileey Huusw, New Yock Ohn CHAMPION GLUE, CHAMPION GLUE FOR HOUSEHOLD USES, It is WARRANTED by the manu- facturers to be all they claim for it. For salo by all Druggists and Gro- cors. LHANPION GLUE Tor Manufacturing Purposes, Is the best and cheapost in the mar- ket. For sale by doalers and at of- fice of the Company, 060 Souih Watapst, MILLINE 400 CARTONS Tporied Flowers. 241 WEST MADISON-ST. WEBSTER, JET BEADS. 10,000 BUNCHES Pressed, Polished, Three, Five, and Seven Cub Jet Beads, JUST RECEIVED. & MENDELSON, 34 WASHINGTON-ST.. near State. LAWN MOWER. W. H BANKS & €0, BOLIt AGENTS FOR THRE EXCELSIOR Lawn‘]%a:owor NI EXCELSIOR LAWN SPRINKLER, HYDRANT HOSE, &c. ALLKINDS OF LAWN MOWERS REPAIRT'D. Wholosale and Re'afl Doalors tn AGRIOULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, SEEDS. 34 and 3¢ Bouth Canal-at., corner Washington (adfoln- tug sntrancd to Yuanal), LUMBER. HENRY N. HOLDER, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN HARDWOOD LUNBER Ofall kinds, Also, Wagon Lumber. Fartloular r ttention patd to filling bills for any kind of Hardwuod or Janey Lumber, OFFICE AND YARD: Oor, Marlket and Jackson-sts, Ohicago, — e PLARTS, Geraniums, Verbenas, Heliotropes, Pansies, AND OTHER BEDDING PLANTS, $1per doz,, $6 por 100 only. Who would be without I'lowers in Bummer at such prices? EDGAR SANDERS, 83 Dearborn-st. FINANCIAL. “§100,000 Tolonn tn ound sums mr:, cnt en, Lo ]mvparl,‘, with gnod margin, l?‘l.(l osus o armun at 10 e cout.” Priagipely eallon’ 0! Kellogg, Voswiukio & Go., #1 LaSalle-st. STOCKS FOR SALE, side improved i ang ur two. On SATURDA Y, the 16t fngt., At 0a. m., at our office, B. R, our, Washinglon ana Dadrborn-ats, Ohamber of Clmingrea, Naviunal (Elgla) Watoh, Inaur. h snce, £a. ' Jull Liet i to-morraw's TRINUNE, IAMMOND & GAGE, Fiuaucial Aginta. GENERAL NOTICES, Bouth Olark.st,, at 8 this evening, and on Baturday at 12:30 p, m. WILLIAM DEWAR. NOTICE. Thounderaigned will cou'luus the buiness of the lats firm of Crosby & Mas:or undar thy firin name of Henr: Mossor & Uo,, and are authorlzed to calleot and pay all onands, HENRY MESHER, JANES 1O “S~UVENIR. VENIR.” TIE now Parls Phatograph can bo mads only by X, L, BRAND & GO., Art Studio, 506 Wabash-nv, SCALES, FAIRBANEKS® STANDARD SCALES OF ALL BIZLS, FAIRBANLSE, MORSE &00 5 il AND 18 LAKE-ST. FRACTIONAL CURRENOCY. 85 Packages TRACTIONAL CORRRNCY FOR BALE AT TRIBUNE OITICE. WASHINGTON. Pagsage of the Finance Bill in the Senate. Greenback Redemption Re- duced to 25 Per Cent, Time I'ixed for Specie Resump- tion, July 1, 1878, Interest on Redemption Bonds Re- duced to 4 1-2 Per Cent, Testimony of thé Expert En- gineer Before the Dis- trict Committee, Much Fraudulent Mcasurements amd Many Fraudufent Charges, Passage of the Deficiency Appropriation Bill in the House- THE FINANCES. Bpecial Dispatohto The Chicago Triduna THE STRUGOLE OVER BHERMAN'S BILL. Wasnmtatos, D. 0., May 14.—Alter & hotlys contested battle of five hours' duration, the Sannt-ltn-dny finished its consideration of the Fivancs bill. It is doubtful whathor the rocult pleases any one as modified by the Wight amondment. The bill is deolared by Sonator Sher- man to be shorn of all ita viial forces, and the character changed soas tobe unmecopnizublo, Instead of making provision for future resump- tion, the bill, inita presont shape, pro vides for permanont deproclation. Tlo inflationists ral- lled 1n full strongth this morniug, and tho ao- tive and dangerous leaders seomed to bo conti- deot of victory from the very beginning of the fight. Morton gave directions to his Lioutenant throngh his new Ohief-of-Staff, I'erry, who was over active and on tho alert, LOOAN WAS VERY QUIET throughout the engagement, soldom or never leaying his place. Wright, to whom hed boen assigued the duty of leading tho ndvance, per- fornied his work right gallantly, Merrimon, al. ways impracticable, was atlowed to play the part of puorilia, o charactor he is well quanfied by pature to flll Allison did fair duty on tha skiimish lao, and the rank and filo wore always in thoir places, Bherman commanded on the other sids, re- ceiving support from Conkling, Edinunis, Wash- burn, Thurman, Boutwell, and Buckingham, ‘The great diflioulty the gallant Shorman had to couteud against, howevoer, was Buperior numbers, Had the contost beon brains against brains, ho would have LAID I3 ENEMY OUT COLD and stiff at {he flrst oucountor. At one poriod of the engagement, Conkltng, who was skirmish- Ing In tho udvance, almost brenched Lhe ene- mp's works; he had captured and brought inco camp oue of Morton's mon, Bogy, and for a mindte or two overything looked brgl:t for u glorious victory. At this ioetnat, Howevar, Howe, who hnd baco shaking sll along, was discovered signaling Morton, and, notwitn- atanding mrerrI elfort was made to inducs him to como back, he ingloriously desertod thom, Chandlor, ons of Hhorman's staunchest sup- vorters, failod to come to_thie front. He bad gone back for supplies, and by the time Le re- urned to the battie-fleld, THE DAY WAS TOST. It ie unneoessary to go iuto the dotails of the cugagemont ; sullive it to say -the winnors sre not jubilaut over their victory, and the de- feateo Enny have reason to be proud of the stand thev made against the superior numbers of their opponents, It is impossible to-nizht to predict tho fate of the bill in the Honse, but the inflation Senators protend to sav that they ece ausured the Prasidont will not voto tho measure if 1t passes both Housos, (10 ths Associated Press.) DISTRIDUTION OF THL CURRENOY. Wasminaron, May 12,—1'he Secretary of the Troasury toot to the House of Represcntatives to-day a comprebensive raport from the Comp- trollor of the Qurroncy, in 1eply to Mr. Merriam's resolution, It appears from tius roport that the circutation kus beon distributed among 671 banks, in 80 differant Statos, $16,010,000 of whioh have been distributod umong banks organized prior to July, 1870, and §49,000,000 to banks orgauizod since that time, The whole nnmber of epplicanty recelvod for the organization of Natiounl Bauks i8 670, ropresentiug about £40,000,000 of capital. Of those applications 170, m{:resnnfing $12.000,- 000 cupital, woro granted, but the napplicants nover completod their orgunizations. = Lighty- threa applications, rej preseuting 6,000,000 were filed for future considoration. o hundred and nine informal lottes of inquiry, representing $18,000,000, aud 203 applications Jwhich staied neither the amouat of capital nor of circulation devired, are at preacut on file, He also iucloses alist of banks in the States of New Yoru, Massachuselts, Connocticut, Rhodo Islsnd, Vor- mont, aud Maryland from which the 8.6,000,000 will be withdrawn under jthe operation of Boo. 6 of tue act of July 13, 1640, The Controllor states that, within the yenr fol- lowing the passage of the act, an amoult of cir- oulation had been aesigued to Okio, Indiana, and Kausns, and other States, which had so far exhaunted the apportionment that it became his duty to declino many applications from thoso Biates, and to give preferance to other Statvs which had a groater doficleuay, as required by law and tho act requred; that & new appottionmont should be mnde of the $54,000,000 on tho basis of the consus of 1870, Lut'that the consun returns wero nof reverved until Inta in the summer of 1873, aud mauy ap- plications wera deferrad until snch apportionment could bomedo; that provious to Nuvombor, 1872, the entiro _amount of circuiation lad besn au- sigmad, and additionsl applications could not bo giunted sxoept upon tho fmilure of parties to whom tho privilege had boen given to nerfect the organizationsy that under Sec. 14 of tho Na- tional Currency act, buuks organized are eutitled to six months 1a which to pay up tho fuil amount of capital stook, cousequently they nie alno entitled to six months in which to asposic thebouds as seeunty for ciroulation. Owing ta this provisionand also on acconnt of the bish prico of bonds, the baoks were slow to avail thomiolyos of tho privilege of circulation. Of the 54,000, 000 antuorized by the act of July 13, 1870, §21,~ 718,260 lad béou lssued on Pos 4, 1871, 16,220,210 duning the yesr ending Nov. 1, 1873, 87,967, 4791in nn!euendmp Nov. 4, 1873, leaving at that date 85,640,051 unlssuod, and tho Cou. trollor gives it as hia oplnion that th) whole of the remaining eirenlation wonld bave boen is- #ued during “the y ar except fo: tne monotary cris 4 (£1478, Ho'wlwd au» os £7om nls reno t3 of 1872 aud 1378 sti.toments cf the . impracti.a- ility of the law re|urtuvt 6 wisturuwar of olrotlation from tho Fast aud its detilull n tn tho Bouth snd Wost, nud 1030120 nung the repeal theroof, Ile further stases thit, oyen if the wholo smount of c{reu atlon Lad beon js- sued, it would not have buwu in his owor, with- ont supplomental legislation, to wishdraw eircu- Iation from tno Statcs in excess 1 time to Bup- ly the domands from tha Biatos which wero ofloient, aud cally aftentfon to tho bill now ending grng i the necos P v e n flbgzlon, nucossary authoriy for = THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Special Disvatch to e Chisago Tribune, XNCINIER DLIORENSDERFER'S TESTIMONY, WaauiNaTON, Moy 14,—The Dissriot Inventi- gathig Commlttes rooponed their daors to-day, sud resumed the testimony whora ther laft off o fow days ugo, when thoy took up the sifo.vur- glary. . Dlickenadorfer, tus ougwver ap- ointed gome weekd ago to varify tho mensure- ment of work done underthe Yoard of Publio Worky, having propared his report, oame in to been foreason or p\wuslfu}}y guarded e Chicowge Dailp Teibune, NUMBER 265. Iny hin discoveries beforo tho Committoe. Ho bogan by informing tho Commiltes that ho lad gone over only about & per cont of tho improvoments, and mnde bls moaguremonts in various localities, Tho result of hia caleulations demonstiated that orrors, it they may bo tormed thus mlildly, had been com- mitted vy the Bourd of Puutic Works' onglnoers in favor of thio contractois of tha Board AT THE EXPENSE OF TIE GENERAL GOVERNMENT, to the extent of from 10 bo 20 per cont on the work oxamined hv him. Espoclnlly did errors oceur in measuring work dons for the Qouoral Covornme.t, The oxcavating around the Patont Oftlce and Post Office build- ings ooat the Government from 92,40 to $3.20 a yard, Thao Qovernmeut was overcharged 14,- 000 for the work around Ratlivg's Square, nud was mude to pay $10,000 more than waus pald to tha contractors for Ito sharo of the work on Vir- ginn avenue, . On Now ¥amprhire avonne the Govornment ‘was overchargod §22,000 for grading aud haul- ing. Ho found the Government in every in- atance ovorcharged from 10 to 20 cents a yard, THE FRAUDS AMOUNT TO 1,000,000, He catimated that errors of moasuroment had leen mado on all the improvemonts, In favor of tho_contractors, amounting to not less than $1,000,000. Ho bLad no theory upon whicl to base a judgmont ns tho ~ occasion of stch atrocious orrors heing ' committed. Ho was of fhe opinfon thst gross . in- compotency must porvade tho- nnxlnunfln‘; dopartment of tho Bourd. Wero he in chargs of that Burcau ha would discharge evory man caught the nocond time making miscaleulations, sucl as relatad in bis tostimony. Upon the wholo, tha evidence of Mr, Bllckens- dorfer was THE HOST DAMAGING FEATURE of all the revelations made thus far during the investigation, and seemod to manke n deoper im- Fmsnlen upon the minds of the Commilteo, It s thought that all tho toetimony will be in and the Committee propared to pum up ‘within o ook or ten dayn. 3 (70 the Ansocialed Press.) THE EXFERT'S TESTIMONY, ° ‘Wasnaroy, D, O., Mhy 14.—The most dam- n(iing tostimony in connection with tne District of Columbia investizntion was olicitod to-day by the examination of Blickentdorfur, tho export ongineer, employed by the Committes to' make mensuroments around the Government property. itnos testified that no hnd followed his pro- fossion for thirty Fam, nnd biad boen President and enpinoor of the Bonrd of Pubtic Works for the Stato of Ohio. He had also served the Gov- oramant a8 an ongineer at Wast Point, and on J$be Pacific Rallroad. Witness had inessured oll the circlos, and in esch instance had found that the Government hod heen overcharged, According to lus mousuremont the work should have cost 74,789, whoceas eccording to Col. Tamo's measursmont tho Goverament had paid $78,640. Ou Beott ‘Bquare, tho Government haa been ovarcharged €2,000, giving Bamo tho benefit of his own estuuate of grading on this railrond. Witness moasured it to cost $22,210, It was charvod ngninzt tho Government at 5(2‘1,- 308, nfter nllowing Samo an error edmitted to bava beon mads by him, of upwards of 814,000 which doos not sppear in Gov. Bhephord's answot, but which Col. Bsmo sileged has been crodited to the Governmont and covered into the Treasury, THE GREATEST OVERONARGES wero in grading, Witness moeasured New Hamp- sbire avouuo, and mscertained thut it suould havo cost 810,233, but is chinrged in the ‘Gov- ornor's answer at 149,484, maiing AN EXOLSH OF OHARUE agninst the United States of $40,250. He found that the conlractors in meveral instancos had beon overpaid. On New [Jampsbire avenue they have been paid for worlk in excess of what Lizg been done, Hulsey, a contractor, wus ovey paid 41,000, Afurray was overpuid 8528, The noxl polnt witners measirad was Virginis avenuo, Ho had complote notes of the entiro avenue, cross sections and prohles. The grad- iug, including _the rosorvations at Twouty-fifth and C stroots, {6 102,657 yards, Thero was nl- lowed the contractor 103,000 yards, The Gov- ernmont waa charged 104,000 yards, at 40 cenrs, and haul st 36 couts, Tho' correat charge to the United Statos Govornmant should bo 841,009, THE OVEROMARGE I8 10,784, Ou G ntreet, boiween ‘Iwonty-fourth and Twenty-sixth stieets, witness foudd the smdlug 12,402 fams. 'The contiactor was niloweu 16,289 yards. The Government was charged 83,109 yards, e Giovernment was overcharged 21,407 yards, or, indollus, 814,550, Tao Government is also OVERCHARGES ON TIL¥ WORI, It ie obarged for over 2,000 feot, and thers was only some 700 feotof the work. Total over- chnrge, 817,633, Witnoss explamed that the differenco in over- payment was made by payivg coutrastors twice for worls, At the intersection of the reservation at Twonty-sixth and G stieots, the Governmont also pald twice for the work. On Mary- land avenne witness fonnd the grading to be 921,968 yards, whilo the amount enarged to the Government was for over 257,000 yards. The contrzctors wore allowed' $Y1,165, wod the Government was charged and paid 202,810 a8 1ts proportion, and moroe than the en- tite work cost, as shown by tho payments to contractors, The Qoverumeunt should have paid 62,000, 'The ovorosarge pald amounts to $29,920, Witness eaid the grading around the Patent and Post-Olices, sccording to the vouchors of the Board, cost the United States £206 por cubic yard for earth removed, On Second stroet, be- tweon Penusylvania avonuo sud H street, wit- ness made measurements. Ide had no notes. Ho used murks on the sides of buildings as laud- murks. He found che grading to bs 9,106 yarde, There was allowed to tho contractor over 23,000 yards, ho belug . OVERPAID 6,852, Witnoun stated that ho had luoked at othor work, but bad not brought it to a final cor Jusion, be— causo ho could not gat the data ; with regar Becoud street, betweon Indinun and H streels, 18 contractor is allowed 21,443 yards. ‘The entire length and breadth of the work charged wounld have to bs oxcavated threo feet and soveral inches nlong {ta catirs length to make up the charge, and it does not bear evidenco of hav- In&' been medo. Witness saw no eyidence of rock excavation which is churged the Government, whera it isal- leged to huve boen made, ab 88 por ymd. The Goverumeut Is charuod‘ for the gradiog aud baulivg. The Government s chargod usually Iurga\-:y 10 conis on excavation, and aboutd conts in hauling than Is puid the consractor. On G stroet the Governmont s chargod 2 conts more for bauliug thau was paid the” contractor. On Maryland avenue, the bauling lmld the con- tructor varies from 1}'5 1o 2 ceuts, Toron-fourths of the oharge is at 9 conts. The Govornmont iy cherged the whole at 16 ceuts. In making his measurement, ho used the protits and uotes furaished by the Loard of Public Works, aud, in apyroximating the cost, used tne rates established by the Bonrd as pnnl to contrnctors. After yoceer, Blickonsdorforaven recalled, Ia eeid he had oxuminad ths accounts and vouchory in the oftice of the Doard of Public Works, and found & LOOBE SYSTEM OF KEEPING ACCOUNTS regarding moasucements, When ho flrst found by vosults on Now Hampehl:o avenue, o usked Hamo it bho could oxplain the ditforonce. Ile an- swered that he eupposed hin notes would ax- plain, e thon wont wich Semo on the ground, and poluted out’ tho discrorancies, Ie an- swerad that bo bad to include some old work done before thie Board of Puolic Works cama in, He aluo called on Uen, Babcock, aud gave him an opportunity to explatn, giving Lim results. That he did ot the instance of the Culmitics. Thg engincering worl done hew Lsn vory looss an WITHOUT DUL CALE, and in the way work was done, pertioularly grad- Ing, it is next to mpossible to atrive at results, Col. Magrador was recalled to explain why lio had diverted bonds uppropristed for a specifle purpose in payment of work furcign to the ap- propriation, Ilis explunation was that the pro- visions of the law had nover baen pomted oub 2 him, ; No witneasen wore examiued with reference to tha burglary. P CONFLIOT OF AUTHORITY, S)ectal Dinputoh to T'he Chicyro Tribune, WABNINGION NOT BIG ENOUGW 7O HOLD RECHE- TANY DELINAP AND GEN, SUEIAN. Wasminaton, D, 0., May j4.—1Tue fact has long boon well known hore, and in urmy clroles generally, that thera wns & serlous clashing of anthority betwoon the Gonoral of the Anny aud Bocretary of War, The discord betwoen the two ofiicers hins at several times threatenod to amount to serious rupture and ‘Qpeu cm_rllkn,t ‘t!‘::;. iating onuses of trouble wore moaol ::’:':lé t“h‘o;‘ghsno: amieably settled, They wers could not have «f a oharacter, however, that Saalnity and thorefors the matter was of such a dan- gorous naturo that It has boon tenderly Lan- lod by the powers that bo, lost an oxploalon ahould bo precipiteted by the slightest friotion. Qon. Bhorman has for this, and for sovoral roaeons, doalred to have his headqunr- tors moved to 8t, Lows, his family lo rosume thosr rosidence at that phice, aud it has been thought that much of this clashiug of offclal Junediction betwoon the Becrotary of War aud tho Goueral of the Army would bo avoided by soparuting thom eo thot the position of each aflice could bs more cloarly dofined. In regard to the matter, a paragraph way printod {n ono of our city papors to-day cuntaining the following laugungo : 1t fa nnderstood that the President has finally cone nentad to Gen, Bhierman'a long-enteriuiued desirs to lixve the hendquarters of the army removed to Bt, Loufe, and eucl: transfer will be mado about tha 1st vrozimo, Manifently the Capltal ia the proper place for ariny headquarter, at loast during time of ponco, ana in making the -chiange it sooms quile clear that n niatake will be commitiad, At all evonta it is quile certain that Gen, Bherman s to chiango his of sonldenco toBt, Louis. His houro i this oily was & veolt ago placed {n the handa of a roal ostate agent for tho purposa of having it disposed of, e NOTES AND NEWS. Speeral Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BILLTO EXTEND THE TIME ¥OR BOUNTY APFLICA- TIONS, ‘Wasmarox, D. 0., May 14.—Judge Holman hns introduced in the Honse a bill providiog that there shiall bo allowed one year, to date from'the passago of tho Will, in which to fils additionsl apphoationn for soldiers’ bounties under tho act of 1800, -The time berotofora allowed for this purpose dxpired last January, and thers have beon agroat many complaiuts from all parts of the country that the circumstanco has imposed pecaliar bardehips upon soldiers, and tho heirs of soldiors of the late War. The bill was ro- forred to tho War Claima Committco, snd will uudoubtedly pass. APPLICATIONB FOR BOOKS. The Grangers will porsist in seuding requests to members of Cougress for bookn. A circular from the National Hesdqunrters of the Order Lins convoyed the improssion that Covgressmen have largo and extensive librarles here, which they are ready to send, oxpress chargoes paid, to suoch Grooges a8 need them, and, although this erroneous improssion was corroct~ od some tiua mneo 1 the uewspapers, the Gran. gos are loth: to belisve that it is not true. Bushels of lettora come in every day from all parts of the country, and from'all sorts of peo- plo, askiug for the books, One horny-hauded Socretary winds uwp his demand _ for “our share” with a “P. Wob- ster’s Unabridged will prove useful to thiw Grange.” = 1f all the books culled for werotont, aund rend by the recipients, thore would cartajuly be no crops to harveast shis yoar. 1t 1s sutticiont to say that Congrossmen have no books to nznd to Graugors or mlhody plag, and it is out of sheor compassion to the poor tellows who aro breaking down in heslth and spitits un- der theso tegenzed demands, that cannot be ful- flilod, that this is sent you. Losy oF $18,000 BY THE ORPIANS' ITOME, In the course of the discussion of the De- ficioncy bill in the Committes of the Whole in tho House to-day, Lho loxs of €13,000 belongin, to tho District Orphans’ 1lome, oy the fauure of Jay Cooke & Co., was tully veutiloted, This amount was u purt of an approprintion mado by the TForty-Second Congrees, Henry D. Cooke waa & 'Trustoe and Lreasurer of the Home, and as such, drew, long before there was uny .uso for , the mouey, wsome $70,000 of the appropriation. Of this, he paid out, io the regulur course of businous and for legitimate business purposes, avout 952,000, leaving tho amount stated iu the hands of Jay Coolte & Co. ot the time of their failure, DELANO'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR TUE LOBS. To draw this from .ihe United B8tates Trousuiy, it was necessary, by law, to wecure tho order .of the Hec- rotary of the Interlor. The law furtier provides that such appropristions shall not bao takoan from the L'roasury to be put on de- posit in private bunks, and suys that, when 'th:f aro so transferred, the oficer” responsible sball be desmed yuilty of embezzlement. Delano knew that thero was uo immediate use for this fund logitimntoly at the the timo wnen Cooke applied for ii, and also know that, as Cooke's bond was in the sum of §50,000 ouly, it was not . contom; lated that he should ever, at ouly oue time, have coulrol of so large & sum, WHY DELANO LET COOKE IAVE TITE MOXEY. But, as it hos boen tho Arst duty of this Ad- ministration to tnko cae of the Cooke family family banking intorests, and, as they donbtless nooded the mouey to keop tlleir affaits moving ulong, and to stnve off as loug as-pousible thoir approaclog failure, Becretary Deluno draw his order, and turned ~the fund over 10 plain violation of the letter and spurit of the 1nw, us o must have known if he is atallin- formed of bia duties, Thio debate was oponad hE Gen, Clatk, of Mis- sourt, in attack, supported by Becl, Southard, of Ohio, Holman, Willard, of Vormont Fort, of Illi- uois, 'and_ochors, and was_conductod for tho do- fenso by Gou, Grlleld. There wos & p-ovision in the bil requiring tho Attorney-Gon- orul to take stens for tho recovory of the monoy, to which sas added, on motion of Mr. Holman, an order thut that onicer should investigate and roport why it way loat and where the blamo lies. GOV, BWANN'S EOLILOQUY. After the Delicieucy bill bad bsen disposed of, the Diplomntic and Consulur bill wus takon up, andg Gor, Swenn, who has 1t usually in charge, dolivored his annual soliloquy of. &n hour or more 1w longth. Of all” the mombors of the House, Bwann speaks in the lowost tono, ond with the most indistinct utterance, so thata pordon sitting within eix foot of Lim, while Lo is delivering Limeelf of the finest eentiments and blood-stir- riog appeals, will be in entiroignorance of the fact that anythiog I8 going 0a, unloys his atten- tion is attracted by the Goveruor's ghost-like board nnd the suggestive swingiug of his porson. e CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. SENATE. Wasminazox, D, Q., May 14, NO QUONUAL When the Bonato was called to order to-day at 11 o'elock, ouly thirlean members answored, On tne coll of theroll the CHAIR, Mr CAR- PENTER, rend irom the rule forbidding the transacgion of anv busincss without a quorum, and bhiy attontion was called to the absencs of ko many Sauators nt tho hour of moeting yesterday, when ouly four wore pressut, Ifone3 his course to-day in‘calling tho roll. Aftor explanations that somp Senalory were engaged in committeo- work and tho statomont ot tuo Chair that only a motion to adjourn was in order, Mr. CHAND- LER made such & motion, but withdrew it at the requeat of the Senators, aud wade o call of the Benato. he roll wes sgain oulled, and forly Benators amswered, being 4 quorum. YOREIGN RELATIONS. Mr, CONOVER intreduced o msolutlon re. questing tho Prosidont to trunsmit to the Scnate, it not incompntible with the publio interost, copien of the correspondence in 1elation to ths arvest of B. A, Docliory by the Cuban authori- ties, Laid aver. TENSIONS. * Mr, PRATL, from the Commlttee on Pensions, roported ndvursely on &_large oumber of poli- tions of woldisrs in tho War of 1812, and widowa of auch soldwrs for ponsions, askiguing as a rea- son that a myjority of the Committee dirocted him to report favorably on the House bill, whach provides for o vension of 88 per month to all surviving soldioiy of the Warof 1412, without referanco o the time of servico; and it alko pro- vided for tho widows of such soldiors, . THE FINANCE DILL, 'I'he morniag haar baving expired, the Sounato re:umed the considdoration of tho Fiusuce bill, the ponding question bcln& the amenament of Mr. Wright, to surike out 60 por cont as tho pro- hortion of lofill—tmdm to "bo retired as now ationnl-Bunk uotes ara issued, und fusert in lien thoreof 26. Mr. WASHBURN inquired of the Chnirman (Shernan) it 1t was the intention of tho Finance Committes to compsl the Government aldo to retala » portion of its gold in reserve, with & Yiew Lo resumng specie payment, Mr, SHERAAN Yeplied “in the negative, and anid such a course would be ussloss, unlons tho Government Lad surplus revouucs, which, un- fortuustely, wus not tho vagn now, Mr. WASHDBURN eaid in his opinfon the Governient vhould take a stop In the same di- reotion a# thet reunlred of the National Banks. Ile thonght tho nation botter off now than it would ba after the pnesage of thls bill, Ho had no douht there weto banke ali ovor the country whioh would be willing to surrender their oircu- Intlon, roceive thelc bonds, and sell them, and wait {01 January, 1677, whon they could obtaln them at par. Congrans could not afford to do anything which would leave any uucertainty, Thio business of the country folt thay Cougroks was plodged to travel in the dircction of specls resumption, but in such a manner as notto bronk down businoss. Ho did not want aoy back- ward atqp takon, Tho vote was thon taken on Mr. Wright's nmendmont, and it was agroed to—yoas 83, nays 24, au followa: TEAS, Gllbert, Alcorn, Oglesby, Adlfnon, Coldthwalle, Tulterion, logy, Gordon, Frat, Boromna, Uatvoy, Tamiey, Cameron, Hitohcuck, Therinon, Garponter, Jolineton, Speacer, Cinyton, ]ménn. Tiplon, Canuver, McCreery, Wast, Deuni, Merrimor, Wiidom, Dorsey. Mitchell, Wilght—22, Ferry (Mich)), Morton, i Tl & , nthony, lanagun, rgent Dayard.’ Tager, Baulabiry, Ohandisr, Hawillon (M) Schurz, Coukling, Hawilton (Togas),Scott, Caoper, Tamiin, ‘Bberinen, Davls, 0w, Stemart, Edmunds, Torrilt (Mo, ‘Thurisu, Fenton, Morill {Vt Washburs—24, FAIRED. Moaers, Lowis, Drowulow, Inpalls, Norwood, Ransom, Sprague, and Pease, who would have voted in tho afiirmative, wore paived with Mossrs, Buckugham; Torry (Conn.), Frelinrhuysen, Kelly, Btookton, Boutwoll, and Wadlaiyh, who would have voted in the toyative, Mr. OHANDLER smid that ho gave notico yos- torday that, il the amendment jmst ndopted should bo ngreed to, ho would move to lay the bl on the table. He may no use in wasting tims now, and thorefore mads that motion. Ra- Jootod—vyens, 19 naya, 86, Mr, WHIGHT moved to amend by inserting In tho sixth line of the eighth wection tho words $in oxceus of the highest outstauding volume thoreof at any timo prior to such issue," o that tho clauss would read: *And within thirty days aftor cliculating notes to tho amount of $1,000,000 sball from timo to timo bo lssucd to Nntioual Bavkiug associotions under this act, in oxcoss of the higheut outstanding volume there- of, at auy time prior to such issuo, it shall be the duty of the Hecrotary of the Tronsury to rotire su amount of United States bonds cqual to 26 por cant of the circulating notea so issued,” ote. Azirund fo—yons, 80 ; nays, 23. fr. WRIGHT moved to amond by otriking out 5 per cent 08 the rate of interest which the bonds jusuod to redeem tha prorent United Stacos notes nfter January, 1877, should bear, and ingort in lieu thoreof 43¢ por cout. Agreod to—yeas, 82; uays, 16. Ile noxt moved to strike out fifteon years an the time when such bonds should be redeemed in oum, aud 1usert In lieu thoroof ten years, Agreod to—vyess, 81; nays, 16, o next moved to strike out Jan, 1, 1877, ns tho tiws whon United Btutes notes moy bo re- dosmed in the boids above mentioned, sud in- sert in liou thoreof July 1, 1878. Agreed to without a division, Mr. CONKLING moved to strike out 21l after the enacting clause, und insert in lion thereof tha bill roported by the Finance Committes on tae 8 of Fobruary last, providing for the with- drawal of National Bank currency from thoss States Imvinig on oxcess fo the oxtent of £40,000,00, instead of 26,000,000, the smn namod in that bill, and the redistiibulion of that mmount to those Siates baving loss than their pioportion. He snid that under this bill a largo amount would bo taken from New York, but he would rather have it go than see inflation. Ho hoped this subntituta wonld be adopted, and tho finaucial troubls bo settled. Alr. MERRLMON nubrnittod on amendment in the nature of a substituto providing for ths re- tiremeut and eancellation of all National Baak notos afbor July 1, 1875, and direoting the Sec- retary of the Treasury to {esuc in placo of every 2100 of National Baul notes xo cancaled $100 in greenbacks, which shell bo used either for the redomption of tha public debt or the pay- ment of the cutrent expennes of thie Govern- ment, reposling all Inws imposing a tax on State banks greater then thut uow imposed on Na- tioosl Bankn; providing that hereafter 50 per ceont of the dutics on 1ports may be paid in United States notes, aud that after Jan, 1, 1877, Umited Btaies notes may bo exchanged for ten-year -6 per cont gold “bonds;and that the Beoretary of the Tronsuty may rotsaue the notes #0 oxohnnged ; that after Jon. 1, 1878, the Unitad Btates notes shall be redeemed in enin, and for that purpose 825,000,000 in guld and sil- ver coin shall bo unuux!l& roserved from tho surplus rovenucs of the United Btatos, to pre- pare for upecie resumption. Or, if the surplus reventies are not sufliciont to allow this amount to ba rexerved, the Secratary may, in order to supply thodolicioncy,uell any part of 810,000,000 of Epper cout bonds, and that aftor the — day of ——, 10 year ——, tho fractional currency of tho Unlted States ehall be redoemod in silver coin and destroved, | Mr. CONKLING inquired if Was in arder, The CHAIR replied that it was, under the new rule recently adopted, although it was an amond- ment in the third dogroe. Mr. MORRILL (Vt.) raised a point of order againat tho substitute of Mr. Merri:non, chat it waa a revonue bill, 88 it proposed to raduce tho tax on bonds, and also provided for tho payment of 50 per ceut of tue custorns duttes in United Sintes'notes, and therofors could not first be considered by the Bouate. The CHAIR overruled the point of order, * At the request of Mr. BDMUNDS, Mr. CONK- LING withdrew lns smendment to perant him to offer one roquiring Natiounl Bauks to koep on hand & pum equal to one-half their circuln- tion, to bo helu and used only for the redemption of such circulation. Mr. CONELING . thon ronowed his smend- ment, with a sight change in the phrascology, but the Chatr ruled it out of ordor now, aud, eiter a lengthy debate upon the docwsion of the Chalr and points of ordor, Mr, EDMUNDS with- diow his amondniont, ngd that of Mr, Conkling then belug in ordor, it was rojected—yoas, 27; nays, 20, 4 ‘The queation then beingon Mr. Metrimon's substitute, it was rejectod—yous, 8; navs, Mozsas, Alcorn, Cooper, Donus, Gordvn, Ilamil- ton (Md.), McCreory, Merrimon, and Runsom, votiug iv {ho utirmafive. Mr. WRLGII'T thon moved to insort the word +*pball” iustoad of “may’’ in tho clauso author- Izing the Becretary of tho Troasury to roissun tho United States notes redeemed arter July 1, 1878, as provided iu the ninth section, Agreed to—yeus, 25; nays, 14, 7. MORRILL (Vt.) moved to strike out the alauga in the mnth section just amenaed, as fol- lowa: *Aud the Begrotaryof the Tremsury shall roissue United Stutes notes so recoived, or if thoy are canceled shall tesue United States uotes to {he e nmount, eithier to purcuase or rodeom the public debt st par fu coln, or to meet tho current paymonta for the nuullu Hor- vice,” This amendinout was rojected without & yision. Mr. CONKELING again offerad an amendment for tho withdrawal of 16,000,000 from thoso States haviug an oxcess of Natiounl Bauk eirou- lation and rodistrivution thereuf to thue States h““:f loss than thoir proportion. This was re- that amondmont Jjocted by 18 yeas to 28 naydq, as followa ; TrAB, Antlony, Edmunds, Bargent, Toutwalt, Feuton, Schurz, Buckingbam, lamilion (Md.), Beutr, Coukliug, Haumlin, Sherman, Caoper, Jonee, Thurmut, Davls, Morrill (V&), Washburn—18, NAYs, Alcorn, Howe, Pratt, Altison, Johnston, Ramdoy, JBogy, gun, Nunsom, ‘C.rpenter, McCreery, Nobartson, Oluyton, Merrlmon, Hyenser, Deintu, 3Mitbull, Bprague, Ferry (Mich,), 3lorton, Tipton, Guidtuwaite, " Oglesby, Windo 1, Hager, Latterhon, Wrigist—18, Harvoy, . Motsrs, Bayard, Chandlor, Sanlsbury, Btewart, Btockton, Frolinghuysen, uud Morcilt (3o ), who would have voted tor tha substitu o, wero paired with Meusrs, Uordon, Conover, Bureman, Dor- ooy, Hitchcook, Ingalls, and West, who would hava voted againat 1t. Tha bill was then report- e to tho Souate, and the amendmonts made in Cummlttoa of tha Whole concurred 10, Nr. BUCKINGITAM mnoved an amendment to the ninth sectioa, #0 s to provide it a holder of any honds {ssued in exchange for United Btates notes snould demand pavment thereot beforo oxpiration of fifteen ycars, the Socretary of tho ‘I'ronsury shall pav the principnl 1’ United Btates noies, nud the sccumulated mntorost in coln, Re- ected. d Mfr. BOOTT movad to strike out 25 per cont as the amount of United Btatos notes to be rotirad, and Insert 40 por cent in lieu thereof, Ito- ected, ! ‘Tho bill wns thon road a third time and possed —yous, 20 ; nays, 10—an followa s g Alcorn, owe, rntt, Allison, Jonnston, Tumiey, . ' . \Bee FINth Page) + supervision and control of this body, the le ARKANSAS. Gov, Baxter's Message to the Legislature, . To Ropeats {he Arguments of Kis Former Proclamations, And Desires Immediate Action on the Gubernatorlal Question. The Federal Government Takes No Further Steps. THE LEGISLATURE, Tarrre Rocx, Atk., May 14.—Both Housesmel this morning and ndopted the followlng JOINT RESOLUFIONS: WrEREAS, The Leglalature of the Hiate of Arkan- 228 han coiveuied, n quorum of cach flouss. belng _Wrrneas, The Capital of our Stale {s ocoupted by afmod and contendiog rorces ; and Wnraras, The State-Houze ts now in posssssion of armed troops ; thereforo, b it Rewotved by the General A lmnbll%’ the Stats of Are kansas L'hat the Prosident of Lhe Unitod Blutes be, and 16 horaby, roquested to put thin Leglslatura In posnsa« sion of tho legislative halls, and that the pnbiie proj erty on (he Blato-House squura be_ placed un;l:r clg; custos diana thereof whilst in reesfon, nid that hio make aucl order for the dispoaition of said srmed and von« teuding forces an will mot perfoctly protect the againet domcatlo violonce auf insury thin body sgutn molestation, and that.n duly certified copy of thi resolution bo at onco tranamittod to the President 0’ the United States, N THE TOUSE, lerge number of notices of the introduction of bills wai0 givon, among othera for the calling of « Constitutionaf Couvention, The aituation as to tho two armed forces ro: mnins unchanged. Tuio Sonato appointed a committeo to nctin conjunction with tho House committes ap. pointed yeaterday Lo NOTIFY GOVERNOR BAXTER that the Geuneral Aesembly was ready Lo receive any message he might desiro to deliver. The Governor's (Baxter's) Mosuape, it it ?haughfi, will be read to both ‘houses this even. ng. ANOTIIER FERKION. 8r. Lous, Moy 14,~Speaking of the Legials: turs, tho ~Democral's correspondont eays: “ Everybody was oxcluded who did not have & poss signed’ by one of Baxter's Genorals, The former prosiding ofticers of neithor tho Senate nor Houeo recognized Baxter's authority, and their places welo temporurily tilled by olection. Boverzl Brooks men wero induced to make ur [ quorum 1o the two houses, under the positiva ussurance that no recognition of eithor of the Gubernatorial contestants should be made, and that asido from an organization, no action lookiug to nn ofiicial sotilemont of the matter in guestion should ~bo taken, but an sdjournment offected uantfl tho 25th ingtant, With this understanding pnough Brooks men wore in the Benato to imake four teen, an exact quorum, and forty-five in the Houso, throo more than a quorum; but these numbers wore reatly obtalned by swearing in now members from districts in which no vacancies had been decltared, and no less than six Sonators ont of fourteen, and twenty-three members of the Houso out of forty-five present, were ger- mitted to take soats without the uhow of credon- tinls of awhority, No Committes on Crodens tials was sppomied. gt BAXTER'S MEISAGH. LirTiE Rook, Ark., May 14.—The Goneral Ase sembiy met in Joint, Convention this eveving, and roceived the following mossage from the Gavernor : 4 . . o . Exzcumve Orrce, BTATE OF ABKANHAN, Lirtie Rock, Moy 14, 1874, Gentlemen of the denate and House ns' Reprezenia-foes : Ra 1o Guict Lxecniive of the State, Lant veslod with power to couvene tho Loglslature ‘on extraordinury occasions, and deomin; o preseut a time that de- munds tho oxercise of the power, I have called you together to dollberate and act upon matters of grave importauco to the people of tha Stato, It In 3 sourcs of pleasitrs to mo, as wall ok congratulation to ths country, tlt you' huve_aseembled 8o promptly and ronlly to tha cull. Doubtloss the circumstinces thut make 1t neceasary for mo to asserble you at this time a10 known to ull. ‘Thie matter of tho COX [EST FOR TIIF, OFFICE OF GOVERNOR of the Stato etween the Hun,. Jossph Brovks and ray- sclf liuving been passed upot at your last vesslon, wan upposed 1o Lo finally settled ifibue during the Jast mar, after your adjourninent, upon an sppileation -Toifsalon to lo an {aformation by the Attorney- Goueral for n weit of_quo-warranto to try my rignt i the oftice of Governor, tho Supreme Court docided and adjudicated that THERE WAS NO JURISDIOTION in any Court in the Stute to try the quontion, and that tho Leginiature alous could detsrmine the samo, A fuw months after that time, in another case in which the right to the Auditor's oflice was involved, that opinfon approved and reattirnied, and then it was universally- underatood that tho quedtion vas ot rest, Notwithetauding _these two decinfon-, on tho 16tk of Tast mouthyin a case brougtit by Jos pa Brooks againsh myesif {n the Gireuit Court of Puluski Connty, a de- termination was arnved atin overruling a demurrex to the jurisdiction of the Court by a pretended judg. ment, by which authority Brooks clajmed the right ta oust mo from tho oftice of Govermor, In my opinion tho action of Uik Court waa ABBITRART AND BEVOLUTIONART, and had 0o Jurlediction Whatover to render such & Judgment, Bo'believiug, Tut once addressod myselt 10 tne task of muintuining my nuthonty e Governor to suppress Wlat 1 consider an armed jnsurrcction sfulnst the lawful sutlority of the Stute Government, ‘The poople respoyded promptly und in numbers reuter thun I °required, but iu Iy eflorts to govorn the State-Ifouse 'und fo repress’ tho same I was thwarted by tifs” INTERPEENCE OF FEDERAL TROOPE, against whom I would not niake war or pormit war to o mude. Thus preveuted from assorting my rights T organizd & sufficiont furca to protact mykelf, and aps pealed to tha uatioual suthorities under the Cons! tutiou of ihe United Btates for aid to suppress su insurrection, and to prevent domentic violence; but in case ald could not bo oblained from that souree I proposed to cunvona the Legislatute fn extraordinary seasion to settlo tha question, which has been used os & puetext for tho unlawful efforts against the Stato Goy- erument, To this requisition the President of the United States responded favoring your meeting and GUARANTEEING YOU PROTIOTION in your deliberutions, Wita this assurance from the Chlef NMagls rute of the nation, Iam glad to meet you, and oxpreay the hupe that_through and by your ine strumentully peuce, order, and quictude” will ba rentored to the coun(ry, To'you, thon, is ubmitted , Who i3 Governor of Arknnsas under the geuciul election beld on the Gih of Noyember, A. D. 18727 and your early attontion {a invited to It, Owin, to the unsottled conthion of affairs in our Biate, un great want of harinony in our Inws, satutory wud con- wiftulional, your carnest attention is invited to the consideratlon of the propriety of OALLING A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, A moys which I deem at this time of absolute necesale !.Y. I hope it may bo your pleasure to call a conven- tion of ths 8tate In order thut (he people may have an opyortunity to spealk and act at onco an they deom best, Shoitld thers bo, in my opiafou, & necessity of action on otber mutters by your present meeting, I will indicate the same by special meusage. Hoping that your dellberations will result in restor ing oider, confidonce, and prosperity to the poaplo, (Slgued) LA BAXTER, Governor of Arkausas, —_—— THE CENERAL SITUATION, ‘WEDRESDAY'S BKIRMISI, 8r. Lovts, May 14.—The Democral’s Littla Rock, Ark., specinl eays: The reporied skir. mish in Marchiam streot yeaterday was occnsioned by an attempt of Daxter's men to capture the Bheriff of Olarke County, Georgo W. Gruyuon, Ono_struclk Lim on the kiead with a picket, an snothor opened fire on him, Grayson return the flre, and there was jndiscriminate shooting by the partisens of both sides. One man, site ting in a doorway, and tating no part in the af. fair, wos shot in the breast from a building withe in Daxtor's lines, and # colozed man, who waa paselng down tho siveot, was baaly wounded, AT WASYINGTON, > Wasmixatox, D, 0., May 14—The communi- catlons oxpected from the Logislature, now in session at littlo Roolr, not Lnving nt & late hour to-mght been recoived by the Government, it ban takon no finl action” in the Arksnsas Qe puce, . TUE PRESIDENT'S ACTION, ‘Wasnniatoy, Muy 14,—A afspach was ree osived to-nyght by tae Presidont conveying the renolutions of tho Arkansna Legislature, wskiv: for tho possesnion of tho Logislative Halls, uufi for the protaction of the Btate ugainst domestio violencs, The roply to this appoal will, iu all prohnblh?,namot © question, and no doubt 18 ontertame that the requests of tho Logialnturo will be favorably responded to, The Pyevidont and Attorney-Genoral wele in conauls tation late to-night on the quention, ,