Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 26, 1874, Page 1

o . VOLUME 27. smmuen coons. [omammn_ .| WASHINGTON. Braduer, Smith & Go., * 'Woe invite attention to our GEN- » The Ways and Means Com- MANUFACTURFRA O NEWS, BOOK, - MANILLA, WRAPPING PAPERS. ¥FULL LINES OF PRINTERS' STOCK. PROPRIETORS OF CHICAGO PAPER MILLS, WINNEBAGO PAPER MILLS, ROZET PAPER MILLS. BRADNER, SMITH & GO, 110 & 112 Madison-st. SUN UMBRELLAS. ERAL OPENING of Ladies'y Misscs' and Ohildren's Firuishing Goods, Tn SUMMER MATERIALS, com- prising entirely NEW STYLES, and 'many Bpeoial Bargains, ON TUESDAY, MAY 28. FIELD, LEITER & G0, ‘State and Washington-sts. A mittee and the San- born Case, Secretary Sowyer Beseeches Them to Withhold Their Censure. The Board of Public Works Se- . eures tho Dismissal of ; »Enginveer Cluss, Prospects of the Amended Cur~ rency Bill in the House. SASH RIBBONS. MANDEL BROTHERS Have just received 1,000 pieces SASH RIBBONS! From afNew York forced Sale, and are offering the same at much less than halfprice. @-inch Plaid Sash Ribbon, 36 ots. f4nch Plaid Bash Ribbon, 40 ots. 7.inch Moires Hash Ribbon, 50 cts. 7.inch Roman Sash Ribbon, 50 ots. Further Alterations and Additlons to the Taril Bill Proposed . Amendments to the In- terno]l Revenue Laws, Additional Restrictions upon Distillers and Match-Makers. The BSenate Civil-Rights Bill Likely to Pass the House. THE SANBORN-TREASURY & IM- BROGLIO. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. THE BESOLUTION OF CENSURE. Wasmnaroy, D, 0., May 26.—Tho Waya and . @ Mosns Commttoo is to bocalled to-morrow. State and Harrison-ste, Among the mensures that will be reported to Twenty-second-st, and Michigan-av. tho Houso by tho Committoo ia the Sauborn e e —— case, antl the resolution censuring Secretary PIG IRON, Richardson, Assistant Secrotary Sawyer, and So- licitor Banfiold. & Assistant Scorotary Sawyor notified the Com- mitteo to-day that he would like to givo thom a fow rousons why the rosolution of consure adopted by thom should not bo reported to the Houge, Accordingly ho was informed that an opportunity would bo afforded him to-night, aud he mado his appoaranco at 7:30 o'olock with s fow observations committed to paper, acopy NEW SUN UMBRELLAS. Wo shall make on TUESDAY MORNING, May 26, large additions to our Stook of Fashionable LAKE SUPERIOR GHARGOAL Pig Iron. " | of which, ho romarked, ho had furnished to the MORGAN, CHAMPION, Sun Umbrellas, |l nomoie oo some MICHIGAN, GREENWOOD, Aty ": h m‘;","“,‘”' l"?odnt Pfi""“""l I "i :“T‘“‘i NATIONAL, mENodawmm, | MarkedatTov Rates, Examination | i va svlenh ilsed st bo voghed s tos, 2 invited, FIELD, LEITER & G0, State and Washington-sts, were mero pigmics above whom ho towered, ma- Jestic a8 it woro, ‘Whe littlo fellows composing tho Committeo ranged themselves decorously around the long tables, the gas was turned on at full head, aud in tho midst ot appropriate silonce, Mr. Bawyor, bonding u lofty look on Dawes an Toster, Dogan, THE ADMINISTRATION MOUTHPIECE, He lectured the Committeo as one full of the fact thet his words wero tho ponderous utter- ances of tho Administration, aund, of course, ho folt Limsolf formidable, if notinviuciblo, No :T‘;fly was vouclinfed him ; no_ interruption was o Fx Propellers Peerless, Hurd, Nor- man and Favorite, Also, & full stock of SCOTCH PIG IRON, For sale in lots to suit, at lowest market prico. ) A. B. MEEKER & CO., i T ‘ored, Bavo that Beck oncointimated that Sowyer 92 Washington-st. | A N O . | s avidontly tho.amihor ot astilo grinding ST RNITIR 1 10 Committoe to atoms, whioch appeared in that FURNITURE, powertul organ of tho Administration, tho Iic- p ot R R S publican of this city, this_moruing, Wien ASHION ABLE Bawyor got through, Lo glared around the room ongee or twioo, aud then withdrew, thore being no opposition mado to biy departure, He seemed surprised that the Committee ll;nva no sigons of distress; that thoy were, to all appearances, as calm and serone at tho closo of his crushing ar- raignment, na they wero st the beginning, TILE ORNEURE TO DE WITHAUELD. Information received atn late hour to-night Juatitlos the infaronco that tho Ways and Meuns Committce have recoived an intimation from tho White House that if thoy will hold their res- olution of censure for a duy or tivo longer, thore will be no occasion to roport it. They coustrue this tomean that the goentlemen whom it is aought to censure will be removed, and they will not repors the resolution to-morrow, although tho Sauborn bill will bo brought up. Benjamin Butler was on thoiioor of the Mouso to-dny, but has definitoly stated that he will not On and after Monday, tho 2ith inst., I will offer ray fm- monse atook, comprising an endless varloty of ovory arado, and the cholcost stylos and productions of ALL the Amerloan and loading European manafaoturors. At Retail at Wholssals Prices. JOHN J. IPGRATH, 174 & 176 State-st., Furniruze. W. W. STRONG FURNITURE CO, 266 & 268 Wabash-av. FINANCIAL. . CHICAGO, TUESDAY, make any epesch on tho Banborn coso. (To tha Asseciated Prees.) BAWYEWS LETTER, WasnINGTON, V. 0., May 45.—Assistant Secro- tary of tho Treasury Sawyer to-night made a long statoment before the Committoo of Ways aud Means relative to bis action in the Bauborn coutracts, Hereforrod particulnrly to the Dela« ware, Lucknwanna & Westorn Raliroad case, plac- ing the responsibility forthe paymonts to Sauborn upon Solicitor Banfleld, aud olaimed that the Committes will be doing'an seb of injuatice in roporting resolutions of consurs upon Richard- son, Bautlold, and himself, o ssys, “ I have mado A‘-mmmnl Inquiry of individual members of the Committoo, whether thero was any evi- dence whatever affecting injuriously my per- sonal or official integrity, to which they have invariably replied * nothing.’ Yat it is now pro- posed to vensure us in the House of Reprossuta~ tives, und to put upon us a stigma which wilt be rogarded as an indorsoment of the slanderous charges with which the voice of the pross has rung, nnd add strongth to the yolls-of the wholo pack who have been barking for wopke and months at men, the latohot of whose shoos they are not worthy to uniooss.” | ——— DISTRICT MATTERS, Speciat Dispakeh to The Chicae Tribune, REMOVAL OF XNGINEEN OLUUS, WismixatoN, D, C., May 25,—By & simple atroko of the pen the President of tho United States to-day accomplished that which the com~ binod intelleots of Gov. Bhephord, Jerry Black, thres other lawyers, balt-n-dozen contractors, and all the so-called mowspapers of Washington City fallod to do after iryig thres days. o smached Adolph Oluss, Xe smashed bim by eppointing a young man named Hoxlo, 21 or 22 ‘years of ago,Chiof Engineerot the Board of Fublio Works, vice Adolph Cluss, romoved. Of course, this actlon of tho President was not taken with a view of intimidating the Distriot Inveatigation OPPOSITRE PALMER HOUSE. . . JESUP, PATON & G0, BANKERS, UNION BUILDING, No. 52 WILLIANSST, NEW YORK. Tho nocounts and agency of Danks, Bankors, Corpora- Mons, and private firms will raceiva cerefal attention. ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, D GARTONS OF ELEGANT, REAL ESTATE. RESTDENCES AT AUCTION. T will oftc tho promises, at PUBLIO AUQ- 10R: (e Sotors And bavomant Srick housas, 719 & 721 West Yan Buren-st. ear comer Lincoln, on THURSDAY, tho %th day of a7, Liktes A lig hohe of 4 'clock p. 1, 1fach hitisa §s34x88, on deep lots, containing 14 soome ch, fitted up with' all modorn ‘fmprovomonta, Mach 5 will Lo offerod and sald for what it will bring; a0 orvo mhatoror AE—Assume an incumbrance of $3,500, balance JUST RECRIVED AT 241 TEST MADISON-ET WEBSTER'S. FOR SALE. Arnold's, Carter's, Sanford’s, Maynard, Noyes & Wm_mg ephons', and Fyene 2 10 above may prove & vory fine opportunity to make o 1 {nvostinent, OF neoire & homo, s the proporty Wil cor- ol bo £old. Tor what it ffared ovor axd AbGYS tho smail Iocmmbranco now on the same, For further particulars as to title, ete., ‘fiq?l!“ of d 16 Hawley Butldiag, corner Dearborn's earborn and Al u&fim& Tnks, AT WHOLEBALE AND RETALL, OULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & 00, 118 & 120 MONROE.ST. GRANITE HMONUMENTS, BCOHUREMAN & HAND MANTEL €O« ‘Michigan-a , corner Van Huron-st. A GODD CHANCE 70 MAKE MONEY, Well situated on northern ke, doing good busi- "’ noan, and first-olass prop~ orty, for sale or exchange. 0. H, BEOKWITH, 140 Michigan-ov. DISSOLUTION NOTIGES, DISSOLUTION N horob; n, that tho copartn o hathon. Potoon. Hathias, Ohon, Pedoraon, and Jamos 0. and atyls of OLSKN, ore. hip he 'k, o e i A "y utaon: w L RbR 4 00 1y this ay Committee, nor for the purpose of proventing 3 h ) diasnlvad by mutiisl coneant, PR A By n'x'n,“-'ggh:::angnn;o. Mr. Cluss from having sccess to_certain papors Ly AL afim“ flnfifilnnsun Call 81,868 West Oiiongo.ay. audldnevnmimu bln lhnd ofl{ca uftth?lltmll’n: of ;i ) & Public Works, the production of whioh boforo PR — L MISOELLANEOUS, tho Gomimitteo migh dmag tho roputation of DISSOLUTION. Qov, Bhopherd, Seorotary Babcack, and Bzrs A European Tour. Miss Latimer wishes to engage o glaas of young ladies to travel and study in Huropo one yoar, _Terms ressonable. ~Advantagos unuaual, For roferences and further partio- ulara apply at No. @ Sixteenth.: T0 LUMBERMEN. The partnorabip existing botweon Wm. Phillips and Oharlos Macdonald in the liouk and Stationory busioess Mr, Phillips 0 , 19 Dearborn- 4., and will slga the fir namo fu lyguldatlon. W, PHILLIPS, CHARLES MACDONALD. DISSOLUTION. Bamo. _ The faot that Mr, Oluss had twice demanded that all papers and vouchers rolating to work done avound the Goyernmont rercrvas tions, and all contracts with John Q. Evans for flagging should bo submitted to ths Committeo, ned nothing to do with Clues’ degradation, It way dono golely because the virtuous Bhopherd and the incorruptible Magruder, Jjoined by Willard? and Blako, rosolved tliat™ Qluss, in Publlo nolics s hereby givon that tha copartnership his testimony on the 224 inst., had ad- frm of MORRIS & MITOHELL fs horoby dissolred, Tho ‘Wanted—86,000 to 810,000 worth of lumbor, flr!!s';g’-l' mitted thal he had perjured him- uadersignad will allaot all dable duo said e, sad pay | 10por oot st mortungo papor. Addeass W7, Yeibuse | golf,” Tuls rosolution appears in tho sl liabiltion, o Slar this evening, However this may be, the ay 33, 1 31, 0. MITOHELL. removal of Cluss by the President, the shame- ful effort on the part of Benstor Stowart to im- peach the. testimony of Mr. Diickensdorfer, the eminent Olio engineor employed by the Jom- mittes to make measurements, and tho rebuke ndministered the Novada statesman by bia col- laague on tho Committo, Mr. Hamilton, of New Jarsay, are the loading topics of conversation in this clty to-night. If DMr, Grant thought to BREAK DOWN OLUSS' TEATRIONY and build up the tattering fortunen of the Dintrlot ring by appointing another Chief En- gineer, ho hias committed a groat mistake, Tho Committae, nntwuhm.ndml( the opposition of Engineer s'nmo. aro detormined that the papors sud vouchers oalled for by Cluss stall be nro- - . 1, NOWLIN, Practical Watohmukor, formerls of fl}"fiu!‘k-flg opposfta the Bhormau Hlouso, hns porme~ fontly Tovaiad mt 187 Tandolphat,, wador o iz Tiatay, whors lia will bo klad o 460kl old friends and the vl gonerally. Buy g, 1874, PIONIC GROUNDS. “FIONIG GROUNDS. The elogant now Park of tho Turnor Park Assoolatlon Aba ready after Junot, for uen, for ploncs, sutnmer ox. cslony, nto., sltuated in the Town of 1ho Gout-Houso, on thie liuw of th LAWN MOWERS. THE FAVORITE LAWN MOWER. hol d by th Mastotagd B SR T No. 152 Statowat. Leydon, Womiles A Lilcago & Pact. . Bhady groves, ofion spacue fur gamod, gom- ngs, sud viry{bing i ks f auirilive, : o0l MO o iZ: uporias Tath Woat twalfin s, 0% Yor oqual elvil righta in tho barbor-shops aud . the bill in any quarter oxcept among tho colored MAY 26, 1874, duced for tholr inspootion, and, inatead of being frightened by Mr. Grant's pecullar,performanco, thoy will CONTINUE TIF INVEATIGATION FEANLESSLY to theond, With tho uxougfinn of honaring fur- ther avidonco from Cluss, thio examination of witnesson i finishod. ‘Tho work on -tho roport has beon commionced, and is uuderstood to be divided an follows : Sonator Allison, Ohnirman, will writo out the recommondations; Bonator Thurman will give the viowaof ‘tho -Committeo ontho goneral sewerage tnx; Representative Bass will attond to tho nffairs of tho Treasurer aud tho Treasuror of tho Board of Fubllo Works, and the Marrington safo-burglary ss con- nected with tho investigation ; Iepresontatives Jowitt and Hamilton, with r. Wilson, will writo out tho report 18 far na 1t relatos to 1alse mons- uromont and overcharges,-the guilt, innoconce, Ié;uumnuo, or tho causo of tho gnmo, Bonator towart and Ropreseniative Hubboll may writo a ‘minority roport, thoy being, it is eald, satisflod that nothing of importance hes boon doveloped in tho investigation agninst the Distriot ofiicers or Board of Public Worke. During tho bustlo and confuslon succesding tho adjournmont of tho Committeo, this aftor- noon, Mr. Wilson made somo inquiries which LED 0 QUITE A BOENE. Ono of the papors producod on Saturday by Oluss, which had boou passed ovor to Mattlugly, Bhophord’s attornoy, was miseing, and no traco of it could bo found. Oluss donjed huving ze- colved it, and when Mattingly intimated that he Was miafnkos, Oluss charged, bim with Baving abstraoted it solf, and forcod him to acknowlodgo that, whon tho packago.was de- livored this morning to Oluss, the lattor im- medistoly ;called Matlingly’s attention to tho fact that tho documonts ,in, quostion woro miss- ing. ‘Tho papors aro the onos which show that, against tho advice of Clues, and his romon- strance, the outrageous tlagging contracts wore paid by the District Government, - (To the Ansociated Press.( CORRESPONDENCE. ‘Wasamwaron, D. 0., May 25.~The following corraspondance, which 1a Relf-oxplanatory, was basod” upon the action of the mombors, at & meng of the Board of Pablio Worka ield to- ay: : stampa woro provided. They are to bo redesmed boforo tho 18t of October next. Bchodule O s amended to road as followa: *“Bank ohacks, drates, aud vouchers for the paymont of any sum of monoy whatever drawn upon any banker, ‘bank, or trust company, to pay a tax of 2 conts." . Amondments are mado by which browora aro ‘onllod wholesalo sud rotafl dealors in malt li- uors, instead of baing classed with splrit dis- tillod liquors, Henyy pounltiea aro proscribod for aflixing to casks, bnrrols, or koga any label Doaring & similitude of the official stamp. - No muash or worl shall bo formonted elsowhere than inn distillory. Matoh manufacturors are ro- quired o keep their hooka open for imapectlon, and to mark on the box or packago the numbor of matches contained thereln, the noglect to do 80 subjccting them to tho pennltios. Htato banks are to pay & tax of 10 por cont on thelr circulating notes; nlso any person, firm, or ausociation, who fesuos notes othor than those of Natlonal Banks, to pay the same rato of tax. TATENT MEDICINES, Tho bill abolithes Fmpr(ntn:y atamps pro- pored in accordance with tho stendard formula or physiciang’ prosoriptions. 4 TONACCO. Any farmer or plantor may soll, at the place of proditetion, tobrceo of his own’ growth to con- -nn“n to an amount not excoeding 1,000 an- nually, : Tho Committoo on Ways and Means decided to-night to put alizarine on the froe list. "This articlo ia used in fastening the colors in calico. el el NOTES AND NEWS. Spectal Dispatehto The Chicaan Tribune, THE MIOHIOAN SENATONSHIP, | Wasmxaron, D. 0., May 25.—At a meeting of tho citizone of Michigsn in this city’ last night, it was rosolved to bring forward the Hon, James V. Campboll, ono of the Justices of tho Michigan Supromo Court, a8 & candidato for the Unitea Biates Benato, to succeed JIr.. Obandlor, ghoso torm expires the 4th of next March. RICIARDHON'S BUCCEBKOR. Gen, Bristow, of Kontucky, is tho Iatost can- didate to succoed Richardson, and the Prenidont has been ' canvassing his claimy, charsoter, and abllitics in tho last fow dnys. Vory few prom- inent men ‘have boon cognizant of this, but they all aoem to think (hat Bristow has the qualities to make & verTy suocossful Becreary. 170 the Awaociuted Press.) TIE OANNON OASE. ., ‘Wasmnatox, D, O., May 25.—The House Gommittes on Bloctions to-day_cxamined Belle Komball, dauglter of- Elder “Kemball, of tho Mormon Church, Sho tostified that Caunon, Dolegate in Congress, married his fourth wifo in 1805, _Cauuon akthat time eot out on a com- bined fish-catching and wedding trip, accompa~ niod by his wife No. 1 and wifo No. 4. Witness did not know whethor the other wives aro living or not, The objoot of the Investigation is to :‘::atnhlluh tho fact of polygamy on tho part of annon, g \VasnovorToN, D, 0., May 25, T0te Excellency U. 5, Grant, DWesllant United Siates ? Bin: In viow of {homiany mistoprosontations and erroncous miatemonts 58 (o tho corrscinessof tho mianurements by tho Board of Publio Works, aud in ordor that the {ruth ‘may bo ostablished and made known, wahave tho houor to roquost that you will direct 't Bocretary of War to_detnil an epyinecr of the army fo_rameaduro all tho work done undor the Board snd report at once, (tgnod) ‘Auzzaxpen I, SupiEnD, LA, WitpanD, JARs A, MoORUDER Joun B, BLaKE, , WasuryaTos, May 25, s Excellaney, the President of the United Stafes : Bin: I bavo tho honor Lo transmit s certified copy of thio Fasolutions peasod by ths Board of Publlo Works at » forml meoting hold thia aftornoon, Very respeot- fully, Faaxic T, Hows, Ohtef Clerk, Wilznmas, Adolf Oltios, in his testimony on tho 234 oty adultied tat ko had perjurea liraself ; thore- ore, N i “Rétolved, Thint wo cannot “recognizs him to bon A offlcor to livo chisrgo of tho Eogincor Dopartment of this Doard. . 3 Revaloed, further, That, 1 viow of tho fact that fof montlis past tho Dusineds of tho Rontid bus been ro- fanied aud. delayed. by tho sction of esld. person, tio ordor_duted Deo. 20, 1873, roqueating_ Adolf Gluss to tako clinrge of tho Engluntring Deparimont, and o powerliig bim fo.make such changes in fla organ tion us Lo might doem nocesaary, bo, and {8 Noro rovoked, : “Rerolted, further, That 8 -copy of {hiese rosolitions be transmitted to tho Prosidons of tho United Statos. WASHINGTON, Day 25, Adolf Cluas, Fer.: T dlrosiod Gy tha Bowrd to transmit the sccompoe ILLINOIR COURTS. Mr. Clemens, of Ilinois, introduced a bill designed to nrpl{, among other things, to the exciting contlict In Illinois botween tho Btato and Fodoral Courts relative to corporations. Tho purposc of tho bill is to allow States to mako rogulations against' monopolies without intotferonco by tho Fodoral courts on technical grounds. ‘Tho Intont of tho billis convoyed in tho firat seotfon : i 3 BroTioN 1, - That from and after the passege of this act evory railrond, 1nsurance, or other corporation do- ing business within tho limits of any Stute shall be aubjoct to tho jurisdiction of the State courts of such State, and bo "held liablo to nnswer in such courts in nll eases, both fn law and equity, the samo se any clti- nying cortiiod cony of rpsolutione pansod at & formal ] ‘Taeoting hield this day. _Vory respoctfully, xen ofsaklBtatn, . . (Slgued) Fnank T, Howz, Chiof Olerk, DISTRICT ATPOINTMENT. The rresident sent to the Senato, to-day, the nsme of Richard L. Hoxio, to bo a membor of the Board of Public Works of tho District of Columbia, wieo Adolph Cluss romovea, = LOUISFANA RELIEF BILL. A bill introduced by Reprosentative Morey, of TLouisiann, to-day for the rolief of sufferors’ by tho overflow of tho Mississippi, appropristes $160,000 for that purpose. * * i In view of thia action, Prosidont Graut sont to tho Bonato to-daythe namo of Richard L. Hoxle to bo o member of tho Board of Public ‘Works, vice Clugs, romoved. The riominee iy o Lioutonant in the Umted States Marine Corps, st progent stationod in this city. THE FINANCE BILL. WILL IT PABS TUE HOUSE ? Special Dispatch to The Chicago Iribune. ‘Wasmyaroy, D. O, May 25,.—The action of the House in reforenco’ to the Financo bill to- dny is variously interpreted. The fact that thero was & majority in favor of toking up the bill, nov a two-thirds voto, as requisite, however, is taken by somo 88 au indication that tho measuro will pucceed when it does como. up. It is true, howevor, that many oxtrome inflationists voted to considor to-day who willnot voto for the bill in ita present shapo with the 40 per cont provigion, They votod to consider to-day with the purposo of offering an smoudmoent cutting down the percontum to 25, While' the extrome inflationists are thus dotermined to pass o witd- cnt measure or nono, there is vo doubt that the knowledgo that tho Presidont will voto sny il Iess consorvative than the monsure in its prosont shape has hada grest effect on many, who do not caro to put themsclves in direct antagon- iwm with tho Administration. Altogothor; it seoms 08 sufo to nesumo that the bill will fail as that it will pass, Lven if it does pass the House in jts Eraanul. shape, it doos not soemat all prob~ able that it will prove acoaptablo to tho Sonato, Morton aud Logan, and tho other ominont finap- clers of that body will not consent to anything slort of thoir own proposition. G OONGRESSIONAL RECORD. ENATE, WARLINGTON, D, 0, Moy 28, RESOLUTIONS, AC. The CHAIR laid before the Senate tho resolus tions of & mass-mecting of tho citizons of St. Clair Coiiuty, Ill,, indorsing tho declavation of rinciplos of the lundustrial Congress of tho Biitod. Btaton, Teforrod. . Also s communication from the Ixecutive Comrmittes of citlzens of Chicngo, inviting Con- gross to bo present at the’ laylug of tho cafner- gtono of tho now Governmont building in thnt city on tho 20th of Juno next, Laid on the fabte, B Nr. CONKLING presented the memorial of s, Belva A, Lockwood, asking - the passage of an not declaring that no woman, otherwise quali- fied, shall bo dobarred from practice in thocourts of the United States on account of sox or color. Rofercad to the Judiciary Commictea, CONBTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Mr. BTEWART introduced s joint resolution propusing the following amendment to the Con- atitution : Art, 16. If any Stato shall fail to maintaina common school vystem under which all persons betwoon the agewof 5 and 18 years, not inca- peoitatod for tho samo, shall roceive, free of chargo, auch olomentary education as Congross may proseribo, Congress sbult have tho powoer to eatablish theroin such o system, and causo tho dnme to bo muintained at tho expouse of such Btato, - Reforred to the Committoe on the Judl- ciary. s THE OIVIL RIGHTS BILL. 1T8 TROSFECTS IN TUE HOUSE. Spectat Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune, WasmnaroN, D. 0., Moy 25.—The Civil Rights bill, which passod tho Benato on Batur- dny morning, is nowon tho Speaker's tablo in tho Houso, Tho Judiciary Committeo of the lntter body agreed this morning to rocommend the passago of the Benate bill instend of the ono framod by the Houso Commilteo, in order to PROPOSED CANAL SURVEY. Mr, CAMERON introducod & bill direoting tho Sccmzna' of War locauso to be exccuted & sutvey of the Husquehauna River from the Chesapoako Bay to tiio Now York State lino and {from that lino through Boneca Lake to the Now York Canal and to Lake Ontario, with o view to ascertaining tho practicability of steambont nav- igation betweon those points by dmuy, looky, and insure the possnge at this sesslon of | gruals, Roferred. s Oivil Rights Dbill. An offort is to bo -HAZING BILL. made to amond the Lill so Mr. BARGENI' introduced a bill to s)revont hozings at tho Naval Academy. Referrod. TENSIONS, Br. PRATT callod up tho Houso bill to roviso, cousolidato, ond amond the laws relating to pon- sions, approved March 9, 1879, which providos that nl} ‘porsony who havelost an arm at or abovo the colbow chall he rated in tho sccond class and recvlvo n ponsion of $24 por month, Pouged, NAVAL DILL, Mr. SARGENT, from the Committea of Cons forence on the Naval Appropriation bill, called up tho ronort of that Committusmado lasb weok, aud it was agroed to. VISITORY EXCLUDED. ; Mr. EDMUNDS submitted an ordor directing tho Sergeant-at-Arms to exclude from the mar- Dle-room and adjacant corrldors in tho Capitol all persons not entitlod to admission upon tho floor of the Benato during tho bulance of the sosnlon, Agraed to. E DECLARATORY DILL, . Mr. WRIGHT gavo notico that on Wednosday next, duting tho morying hour, he would call up the bill roported from thio Judlolnry Comumitton, daclaring the true intont, and, meaning of the Uniou Pacifle Nailroad acis, Mr. INGALLS gave notice that ho would moye to substitute uis hill (referring the whale sub- Joet to the Court of Claims for adjudication) for that reportod by tho Committes. | ELEQTION OAREy Ar. HAMILTON (Md.) gave notias that aftor thio oxpiration of tho mornjug hour ho would call up tho Alabama conlested otectlon cuso— Bylkes ngninnt Sponcor. ; DEFIOLENGY BILL. The Sennto thon proceeded to the considora- tion of tho Deficieucy A mulgrlntlou bill Mr. SARGENT anid the Deficiency bill leot yoar approprintod $11,000,000, avd soveral yeums igo $20,000,000 woro nrpmpfluwfl by & slmilar bill, 'Tho present bill appropriasted less than $4,000,000. "o Conumnittoo bad mndo very fow chongos in it o8 possed by tho Iouso, “As it onme from that hody the bl appropriated £3,- 972,155, 'Tho smondmonty ugrood upon by the Honato Committoo iucronsed tho wmount to $8,850,808, the principal itom of Incroase beln for tho caro of the Apache Indlans, which amounted o £800,000, Varlous amendmeonts proposed by tho Commit- teo woro concurrod in, Among thons wore the following : For furniture, carpots, rapnirs, ete., in the ‘'reasury Dopartment and bulldings uuder its control, 880,000 instead of tho 810,000 al- lowed by the Houso ; for the subsistonca of tho Kicliapog Indians up to July 1, 1874, thoy having haon tomoved from the borders of Afexico an “P'oxay to the Indian Porritory, 825,000, 'he amendmont proposed by the Committeo to incrense the approprintion to aubsist and take roper onre of tho Apachos from $200,000 to gsw,u(m. was, aftor dobato, agreed to. "The provigo that nono of the money hored; sppropristed for the payment-of defiolonoles aa to Includo barber-shops and bath-houses in the public concerns in which equal rights shall be accorded to ol rncos. Buch n foature as-this would mnko the bill somowhat distastoful to ita warmest sdvocntes, evon among tho colored peo- plo, but the justico and proprioty of providing bath-houaes are apparent, aud as essentinlly nec- ossary a8 in tho cese of hotels, restaurants, bar- rooms, railronds, and theatres. Tho action of tho Mouso to-dsy in rofusmg to takoup tho Lill by vots of 163)ycas to 82 nays, two-thirds in favor being required, demonstratos that whon tho bill doos como up 16 will mucoesd, unloss it s amonded ns nbove indicated. Thorearo great many who will only bo too glad to acize an oxcuso of this kind to vote agaimst the whole messuro, There is- vory little onthusinsm for pooplo themsolyes, —a THE TARIFF BILL. ATTERATIONS AND AUDITIONS, Bpecial Disvalgh to The Chicago Lribune, ‘Wasuisaroy, D, 0., May 25,—Lho Ways and Mozns Committeo decided to-day not to mnke any ohavge I the duty on stool, and agrood to recommend a duty of $6 por ton on jute butts, {70 the Anociated Prees.) 5 Wasiinaroy, D, 0,, May 26.—~Fho Committes on Ways and Means to-day mndo alterations and additions to the Tarilt bill bofore roporting it to the Hougo. The bill a3 rocontly published is corract, with the followlng excoptions ¢ All atill wines aro to pny 40 couts por gallou in casks, and 81,50 per dozen quorts or twonty-four pintu in bottles. Thero is n provieo that any wines imported containlng meore than 22 per cent of alcobiol shnll be forfoited to tho United Btuton. Macaroni and vermicelli, 3 conts, and eimilar roparations 5 conts o pound. Anchiovies and sar- nes in ofl in boxen, 16 centa por whole box, 74§ conts por hnlf box, 4 conts por quartor box, nmf‘ in any other form, 60 par cent ad valovom. Iings other than those of Awerioan munufacture, in sehich Ernlu shall have been nctunlly oxported from the United Btates, may bo roturued to the Unitod Btatou frae of duty under reguiations to be prosoribed by tlio- Scorotary of the 'lreasury. All machinory adaptod oxclusively to the manu- Taoture of ramie, Imm or flax, may be admitted into the Unitod Btates freo of duty for two yeatu from tho 1t of July nexi. INTERNAL BEVENUE PROVISIONH, Amendments to tho Intornal Revenue lawe are appended to tho Tariff bill, among thom the fol- lawing: Esch Golleator {8 to appoint us many doputies a8 ha '“'f think propor, under certain regulations, Provision is mado for tho redemp- tion of revenue documentary stamps, the uee of whioch wers rendered unnecessary by tho repasl of the tas, for the psyment of Wwlich suoh _ The Chicage Daily Teibune. the Indian sorvioo shall be paid uutil tho noces- sition for expondifuro shall have boon oxamined into by tho Bocrotary of the Interior and Board of Penca Commigsloners and approved by thom, and vouohors therefor approved by the Secrotary of the Intorfor, and roquiring sald Board of Commissioners to make such oxaminations was atrickon out, such duty having slrondy been mposod by tho oxlating Inw, o thor amondmonts of the Committeo woro agmod to, a8 follows: Appropriating 8701 for tho ofico of Burveyor-Genoral in Washington Territory 82,000 for the oftice of Burvoyor-Gon- eral in Louisiana: 831,670 for dofraying ox- ponsos of tho Board of liealth of the District of Columbia; :$8,000 for clorks to commitlces, pagos, horses and wagons of tho Senate for tho fiscal yoar ending Juno 80, 1878; 21,066 for clorks to committacs and pnges in the Benate | for tho flacal yoar ending Juno 40, 1874; $14,000 for labor; §4,000 for furniture and ro- pairs; 81,165 for milonge of Sonators who ‘took thoir mcats after the™ passago of tho nck of Jan, 20, 1874; $30,000 for tnpo:tlufi tho proceedings and debates of tho Honato for the Forty-thivd Congress ; $31,772 to reimburao tho funds of the Roform Bolwol of tho District of Columbia for tho eroction of n building for tho same, and $10,000 for o pedostal for o bronzo statue of Jofferson in tho National Btatanry Iall ot the Oapitol. A The Committeo rnrunud to atrilo out tho nac- ond sootion of tho bill, making it untawful forany chnrtmnm of the Governmont to speud in any ofticinl yoar any sum iu oxcess of appropriations made by Congress for that flscal year, or to iu~ volvoe “the ~Qovernmont in any contract for tho future paymont of money in excess of such approprintions, a violation of tho net to bo deemed & misdemeanor, and Lo bo punished a8 provided for in the third section of tho act of July &5, 1868, Mr, CONKLING, from tho Committeo on Tto- vision of the Lnwa reported the Houss bill to rovigo and consolidato tho statutos of the United Btatos, In forco on tho 1st duy of Docomber, 1874; ulwo thal rolating to tho atatutes of tho Poat-Offico Departmont, and one to raviso and contolidate the laws refating to the Distrior of Columbia, Placed on tho calendar, CIVIL SELVICE REFORM. Tho OHAIR laia bofore the Sonato o mossagoe from tlio Prosidont of the United States, traus- mitting a lottar from tho Prosident of tho Oivil Bervico Commission, onclosing full anawors from tho honds of Dopartmonts In regard to tho work. ings of the Qivil Sorvico rules Lherein, Ordered printed and laid on tho tabla, ARXANSAS, Algo n messngo from tue President transmit- tlnfi ol papors nnd correspondencs in rolation to tho troubles in Arkausns. Ordored printed ond laid ou tho tablo. THE DEFIOIENCY DILL. It wos ordered thut tho dobnto on tho amend- ment to the Doficioncy Aypropriation bill be limited to fivo minutes for each Senntor, "Tho Sennte resumed considoration of tho De- flofeney bill. - “ After somo diseussion, Mr. THURMAN moyved toamond the second eection 80 as to provide that any violotion of it should bo deemod a high misdomeanor, and to strike out that portion of tho section providing that tpumshmeut should bo 18 provided in‘Section8 of the act of July 25, 1868, Agreod to. Yoas, 21; nays, 17. A vote was then token upon the recommonda~ tion of the Committeo to scrilto oub that seation 88 amondod, aud it wns ngroed to, DEATH OF REPRESENTATIVE MELLISI, Ponding disoussion; the CHAIR lasid befors the'Bennto a resolution of the Housoe announcin tho death of the Hon. David B. Mollish, au inviting tho Souate to attend bis funoral in tho ball of tho Houso st 4 o'clock to-morrow after- uoou, Mr., CONKLING mada bricf remarks appro- priato to the oceasion, nnd offered o rerolution in rospact to Lho momory of decensod, aceobting tho invitation of tho House to atiend the funcral to-morrow, ahd doclariug tho Senato ad- journed. Agread to, and the Sonate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, NEW BILLS, “ Under the call of Statos, bills were introducod and roforrod, Including tho following : By Mr. ALBRIGHT—A joint resolution of the Tonnylvania Leglelaturo, romonstrating agninat oanceling the coutract for the China muil sor- vico. By Mr. SPEER—Providing that a rosidence of theeo yonrs shall besufliciont to eutitlo an allen, being o _froe white porson, to become a oiti- zon, declaration to be made ono yeur before ad- mission. Dy, Mr. YOUNG—For examining Rome, Go., 83 0 site for an arsonal, By &Ir. SIHELDON—To refund the cofton tax. By dlr. CROSSLAND—To rcpeal the lnw which susponded paymon to loyal mastor for slaves drafted and recoived as voluntoers in military sorvico. X By Mr, CLIEMENT—Doclaring corporationsdo~ Ing business in uny State subject to the Stute Coutts of that State. By Mr, FREEMAN—To establisk Atlantn, Ga., 23 o port of delivery. By My. HARRIS—Rostoring to tho penston roles the pensionsrs of the Muxican war struclk off tor disloyalty. TREATY LINIT, Mr, ORTII, Chairmun of the Committes on Yoreign Affatcs, offercd o resojution instructing the Committeo toinquiva into tho cxpudienoy of nuthorizing tho Prosident to give tho roquistto notice for the termination of tho treaty of tho 20th of May, 1863, botwoon the Unitod Steles nud the Kibys of Belgium, with leave to report at auy time. Adoptod, OLEVELAND MARINE, HOSPITAL, Mr. PARSONS moved to sugpond the rules and paes tho bill suthorizing tho loaso of the Marine Hospital and grounds at Claveland to the authorities of that city, Nogutived—yons, 125 ; nays, 100,—not two-thirds voiing in tho affima- tive. BIVER INPROVEMENT. Mr, STANARD moved to suspend tho rules, snd pass the Henate bill to fuetlitate the exoou tion of, and to protect, cortain_pubtie works of improvement at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Agfeed to. CUSTONS LAWS. 3r. DAWES, from the Committoe of Ways and Meuns, l'e})or!ml o bill to umend the oxistiug Customs and Interual Rovouue law. Roforred to the Committde of tho Whole, with the under- standing thab it will bo taken up to-morrow. TIHE ARNY BILL. 3Mr. COBURN moved to suspood the rulos and dlscharge the Committes-of the Wholo from the bilt for the gradual roduction of the nnn{, and to have it ot down for consideration in the Houso Lhursday next, and from day to day until diuposed of. Agraed to, i THE BT, PAUL 4 TACIFIO BOAD, Mr, DUNNELL moved to suspend the rules and poss the bill extendiug till thodd of March the tima for completing tho St. Paul & Yucilio Raitrond, Lost,—114 to 98 ; nob two-thirds in the afirmative. | © BENATE CUBRENOY BILL, Mr. MAYNARD, Chairman of the Commitico on Bnuldll;{ and Curroncy, roported brek the substitute for the Senato Carrency bill for pres- ont consideration, After ths readiug of tho bill, Mr. BROK moved to suspend tho rules and take up for considoration tho ULill authorizing tho paymont of_one-third of all duties on imports o; lugl{l-t«sudm‘u or Natiouu! Bauk notes instead of gold., 'J‘i’hu ilauso rofused to sccond the demaud for the provious quostion—79 to 109, Mr, MAYNARD then moved to suspond the rulos und take up his bill ‘for considoration. Motion losi—yens, 182 ; unys, 10l—not two- thirds in the eivmative. Br. MAY..S KD gave notice that ho would eatl up the bill to-juorrow. F CIVIL-DIGHTH BILL, Mr, BUTLER (Mass,) moved to auspond the rules and take up the Sousto Bupplemoutary Givil-Bights bill, and refor it to tho Judiciary Committoo with leave to roport atany thno. Lost—yons, 159 ; nays, #t—=not two-thivds in tho afilemativo, Tho Itopublicuns who voted “10 ™ woro Bauning, Baniborg, Butlor (Toun.), Lowndes, 8mith (Va,), Smith’ (N. G} va"m, and Thornborg. % DEATIC OF NEFRESENTATIVE MELLISH, Mr, PREMAIN aroso to annonuce (s dealh of hin colléngue, Bioiiish, and 1o roqy *,that tho usunl and propor action bo taket = tho Houso in connection with thatevont. H . fored rosolutions for the appointment of A ittoe of five to superintend tho funoral arra’ ments of My, Mollisb, at 4 oolcek to-marruw‘ e romning bo removed Lo Aubnrn, ilavs,, raaige of tho Horgoat-at-Arme, and uitended by u com- mittao, aud that the Htuua:; dg o nd]o’urn. Tomarks approprate to the ovension wern mndo. by Mosers, WOOD, KBLLEY, LAW- RENOE, O, ¥, IIOAR, and COX, I'ho renolutlons were adopted, ana the Bpoaker appolnted an tho Committee to nuperintond the tunoral Mowsrn, Swart, Jox, Cloment, Hurrls, and Magos, Tha Houve thon adjourned, NUMBER 276, " FIRES. SeAIT, Jo A Di £ ructive Conflagration at . [ndependence, Ia. The ‘Larger Part of tho Business Portion of the City Destroyed. Forty-five Stores and Business Houses Swept Away. One Bank, Two Hotels, and Two Printe ing Offices Burned. Loss Estimated at $500,000--Tn« surance, $250,000. Lesser Fires Elsewhere. At Indepondence, In. Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago 2'ribune, Donuvque, In,, May 25.—As it is quite Iilely that Chicago morchants are largely intorestod in this destructive firo, I send you a tull so count of it from an eyc-witncss, Tho fire originated in o frame building on Chathan atreot, adjoining the Burr Block, s part of which block was known as tho Bt. Jomes Hotel, The flames did not appoar to progress very rapidly at first, but thero was no meaus of chocking or subdulng the fire, * Within hale ax hour sftor the fire was discovored a hand-onging and hose roached the. ground, but it was se inoffcotivo that the porties operating the engine were compellod to ubandon i, DMeane timo o strong wind arose, blowing principally from the west. This caused tho fames t sprond rapidly, communicating from building te buildiog until the corner of Chatham and Main stroots wore roachod, when the wind, at thaf time from tho northwost, forced tho flame east down DMain streot, TUE FIRE CONTINUED 7O EPIEAD from house to Louse on tho north side of Main stroot, progressiug towards the river, grndually heating the buildings on the south and render« ing them in & condition to ignite casily, Wilcox's new block, which extends nearly to the river on the south sido of Main stroot, wns the firette cateh firo on that side of tho street. Tho fire sproad through this block, and in n short time tho ontire building, which extends from Main to the streot running parallel in the rear, wag one mass of flames. From this block tho flames oxtended both east and wost, until ovory building botween the river and Walnut sereet was destroyed. Wiulo tho fire was burning on the south side of Main straot, another effort was made to moka tho hand-engine useful, but, like the firat effors, proved unsuccessful, TILE WANT OF FILE ENGINES ‘became apparont. Last Friday a stoam angine, which hnd been ordered by the city suthorities, arrived, but hna not boon taken from the dopot, a8 the city oficinls wero awaiting the arrival of an agent of. the manufactory, before whom the engine was to bave beon fairly tested. About Lalf-prat 2 o'clock a party of gentlemen unbound tho stenm engine from the festonings placed . pround it for security in shipping, firad up, and attompted to uso it in subduing the .flames, but reslly accomplished nothing. All the best businoss housesin tho city are de- stroyod. During tlo Inst fow years many hand- somo sund substolitial buildings havo boon erectod in Indopondence, nnd thelr rulus extend from the Montans House, cornor of Main and ‘Walnut stroots, down the south side of Main through to the back atreot to the river, thence across to the north slde of Main to Chatham street, and down Chatham to- wards the depot to the stroet crossing Ohatham, on ono side of which the 8t James Hotol fronted. 5 THE LOSE. At this time it is impossible to arrive at sny correct estimate of the lugs, but somo of the prominent citizens of Indepondonco think it will not fall short of $500,000. The manner in which the fire originated Is a complote mystory. A thousand rumors and conjectures are ailont concermng tho origin, but nothivg detinite.is known. 'Fhroughont tio Stato of Towa there was nel o prattier littla city, nor one filled with more en= torprieing inbabitunts than Indepondence, and this will Proyo nat only disastrous to her pros- perity, but will be felt by merchants in all tho sommercial citios of tho Wust, "The Indies of thia city dispinyed the groatost heronism and. courage; instead of bucnmmfi wenk with fright they worked with energy an detormination, aud’ through their offorts many thonsand dollura’ worth of goods woro saved, The Indios of Indopdndeuco are ontitled to great crodit for their conduct last night. RUMORS OF DEATII IN THE FLANES. * Tt was rumored this morning,that three men wore burned to death in Nyers' store. Parties roprezonted that they saw these mon entor the store, immediutely after whick the up- por 'floors foil im, sud mono of them wore evor seen to loave the build- ing, Waltor Cumings was also govorcly butned whilo endeavoring to eave goods. About 3 o'clock, a Littlo girl was observod crying bite torly on the street, and when asked what the mattor was, replied tbat hor fathor onterod a burning building and did not como out. NAUES OF THE BUFFERLRH. The following wre tho uamos of the flrms burnt out on the south side of Main strect: J. 3. Osgood, miltinery, sowing-machines, and organs ; Morso & Barnott, dry goods and cloth- ing; Joseph Bullivan, dry goods and cln!hing{; Tabor & Son, druggiste; 1. 3 Weleh & Co., grocors; Lawton & DPost, dry goods and millinery; Dowloy & Oroutt, dry goods; R. R. Plaus, bardware; Fiucher Dros,, grocors; Close & Klotzbaol, grocors; Horrick™ & Clark, jowolers aund bookatore; Moore & Chomborlain, dry goods and clothing ; Mass & Buaum, dry goods and clothing ; King & Kenyou, Lisrdware; August Myors, dry goods and clothing ; Tavlor & Roborts, hardwaro and louthor store; Amorican Lxpress Compsuy’s oftices, and A. F, Wiilisms & Son, burnt out in tho fire last wintor. On tho opposite sido of tho stroot, Kimball's auction rooms; O'Brlen & Btone, dry-goads, olothing, and groseries; J. Turner, millinery aud notlons ; aud the Montana Iouxe. In the roar of Main street, on the south sido, Ourtiss & Barnett's livery Darn; Tom Bherwood's llvery burn’; T, Bherwood's, IL Huntor's, and William Kenyon's residences, 'Tie uppor-stories on tho south sido of Main street were used principally for oftices, & st of which we give ; 8. B, Allen, attornoy and_real vstata ngont; J. Woodward, attorney ; flosmer &, Bruckbart, atiornoys § Loa & Wonrt, attorneysd Holdridge, attornoy's 0. P, H, Rozoll, attoruoy ;- Wilcox Opora Housa ; tho Conservative printiug oftivs, Burnhart Bros,, })mprletou; the Zulletins printing ofice, William Foman, oditor and propriotor; the Musonio, 0ad Toilows, and Good Templara Hslls ; Joslin's insuranco oflica; barber-stiops of J. Burk, N. Blondin, and Manz. On the north side of Main streot, from the river oust, M. Ungor’s bakery; William Stemble, oigar manufactory; Jobu Gorman, merchan tallor: Olmsutead's rostaurant; 8, M, Marquette's furniture store; IKitiridgo's book-store snd reataurant; Duchanau County Bauk, corner Malu and Chatham streets, On Ohatham stroot, G. N. Whait's boot and uhoo store; G. Herman's meat market; Rohbins' grocery; Mrs, Mary Brown, millivery; MoDon- ald’s harneas shop. 3 TILE OHA“ACTER OF THE RUILDINGS, Trom the river on the north sido of Main stzest " (8eo Eiatth Pagon