Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 27, 1874, Page 1

* - YANKEE NOTIONS D ¢ Ehicago ailp Teibune, [ —— VOLUME 27. CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1874, DRY GOODS, JEWELRY, WATOHES, &o. BRIDAL GIETS, yors {n-Lils snosemontn, and that ho had tho SILVER BRIDAL GIFIX. THE GORHAM COMPANY, The well-known Silversmiths, of No. 1 Bond-st.,, Now York. have completed arrnngements with the londing Jowelers in this city, whereby Silver of their manufac- ture, for WEDDING and PRE-~ SENTATION GIFTS and for gen- cral Family use, can be supplied to all purchasers upon terms as favorable as from the Company in New York, AMERICANS VISITING Are favlted to oxamino the stack of MINE JRWRLRY. WATOIIES, GIEMS, DIAMONDS, and othor Proofous Htones, both nd unsat, at our Parls Houso. TIFFANY, REED & CO« No. 67 Rtne do Chatonuduny And aleo visit our Watoh Manufactory, justcomploted, st Placo Cornnvin (near the railrond:ldopot), Genova, Switzorlnnd. aving combined tho Amarfoan mothod of using Iabor- saving tools and machinory with thoroughly skillod Swiss Jabor, wo aro enablod to praduco Fine Watches at pricos which warrant s proforonco ovor sll othors. Partioulsr attontlon givon to the production of complicated ‘Watelios, Ropoaters, Timers, Ohronographs, &o. FEANY & L0, UNION 8QUART, NEW YORK. TIFFANY, REED & CO. No. 657 Rue de Clntonndun, Paris. TIFIANY & CO. Pluce Cornavin (nomr the ralirond depotds Genova, TIFFANY & COy No. 20 Argyll-st., togont-st, W, London. Closing Out SALE OF OVER $500,000 WORTEL O DRY GOODS HAMLI, DAVEY & C0, Miatison & Franklinsts,, Chicago, *N1LL COMMENCE ON Tuestay, May . A SALE OF THEIR Entire Stock, PREPARATORY TO This irado-mark Is stampod o overy plece @@ of Storling Silver of tho Uorhiam Com- pany manufacturo, and {s & gusrantes - BTERLING o ite purity and gonulnencss. SAVINGS BANKS. STATE-ST. SAVINGS BARK, No. 281 STATE-ST,, Corner of Van Buren. De&)osits received of any amount from 10c to $10,000. Interest allowed on Savings Deposits at the ato of 6 lmr cent per mnnum, compounded semi-annually, . Moncy may be deposited and withdrawn at any time. Speeinl Deposits and Trust Funds received subject to check AT S1GHT. Investments mado for others on renl estato securitios worth three times amount loaned, and bearing 10 per cent interest, REAL ESTATE. Auction Sale CHAMPION GLUE. CHAMPION GLUE! TOR HOUBEHOLD UBES, CHAMPION GLUE! MENDS FURNITURK. CHAMPION GLUE! MENDS CROOKERY. CHAMPION GLUE! MTNDS GLASS. permive rron 7iE pusivess, | CHAMPION GLUE! DE W{RK LHTS ‘PRICES m:—';o SELL THR GHA_MPION G‘LUE ! il ENTIRE STOCK, if possible, boforo MENDS KVERYTHING. - AT THB For Halo by Drugglste and Grocors, CHAMPION GLUE! FOR WOOD-WORKERS. CHAMPION GLUE! TIr tho Bost and Choapost in tho Markot. Office, 282 South Water-st., Chicago. e ey ROOFING FELT. Roofing, CARPET LT (VERMIN PROON), AND Building Felt. The Best Sheathing in Use. Bend for Circular and Samples. BARRETT, ARNOLD & KINBALL, 230 Monroe-st., Chicago. LAWN MOWERS. TAWN HOWERS! LAWH MOWERS! SOLE AGENTS FOR TR EXCELSIOR IL.awh Mower AND EXCELSIOR LAWN SPRINKLER, HYDRANT HOSE, &o. ALLKINDS OF LAWN MOWERS REPAIRED, iitolesale sud Retall Deslers tn AGRIGULTURAL IMPLUMENTS, SEEDS. © W. H, BANKB & CO., U4 and 36 Soufl Oanal.at., corner Wnshington (adjoln- {ng entrance' to Tunnol), JULY 1, at which timo the remain= dor of tho Stook will bo offered in bulk. The assortment is complete in all its Departments, and Real Estate Exchange {OPEN BOARD OF TRADE), On Wodoesday, May 87, at 11 0'Clook 8. m. Wa will sell at anction to tho highast biddor tha follow- ing Oliolos Lot in Hydo Park, vis.: Jots on the southoast, cornor of Droxel-av, and Fifty- stithat, osch Uuid) ta allog. $0.400t Iot, west, front o Loxington-av., Just south of t., 160 fect doop to alley. Taot io lloy, oast {rout on £ v., midway woon Torty.third aud Forty.fourtli-aie,, in the grove, 30170 0 alloy. SPECIAL J0B LOTS ‘Will be offered throughout the House #t unprecedentod BACRIFICE. DRESS GOODY “Which we have boen selling from 17 1-2 to 22 1-2 conts, wo shall close out AT12 1-2 CENTS PER YARD, and othors in proportion. BLACK ALPACAS! Our Imporiation of BLACK AL- PACAS and MOHAIRS having ar- rived late, we shall offer some EX. TRAORDINARY BARGAINS in this line of Goods, togethor with about 100 CASES CHOICE FANCY DRESS GOODS OF OUR OWN IM- FPORTATION. SHAWILS! IN GREAT VARIETY. CLOTHS, CASSIMERER, ! ENGLISH COATINGS, COTTONADES, JEANS, 2o, ot tront, .nrmmln. on Krans.av., botwoon : o and Foety Jourt st 15, B6x100 fost. (o ailes, “on tha southoast coraor of Forly-siath-at. and Cottaga Grovonv, i il porfot, andfl sl i boseld. T ouneod o dny of KA. ormn of By to b0 ARneg IR, TLAYTON & CO. RESIDENGES AT AUCTION. 1 o, on Tho promises, at PUBLIO AUC- O e o e e Bouson 719 & 721 West Van Buren-st, Noar cornor Lincoln, on THURSDAY, the 2ith day of May, ity ot tho hour of § o'alock p, . Tonch hopwo 15 34268, on doop Ints, ‘contatning ench, fitted up_with all modorn Improvoment Touso will by offered and sold for what it will rosarve whatovar. AT Assuizo an tnoumbrance of €50, balance canli. "Hi abovo may provo » very fine gpportunity to ek an fpvostmant, of roura & hume, as tho proporty will cor< futnty be told for what is offurod'ovor and abovo th {noumbirance now on the samo. "For fucther partioulars aa to titlo, ete., inanre of - MONROIL, Trustoe, 4 16 Mawloy Ballding, cornor Desborn and INVESTMENT with 160 foot on corner Warhington and Brgamon-its. th Oivatans i four housos stnnding thoroon', or salo to: goltseor dirldod, | Abonit ogq.txxn’ lly)l"’ ‘purclase money oa or cont, AT P T RGN LERETL, Routh B 87 Washiogton-st. For Sale. At & bargain, a firsi-olass mable-front residance, on av. betmeon ftightounth and Twonty-first-sts., than its roal cash valuo, H. W. HUNT, Room 4, Mothodist Cliurch Block. HUU]E%IGH’S STRAMERS. Far Raolns, Milwaukeo, eto., dally (Suudays excoptod) cresreres D8 ML turday's boat don't foavoustil 8 p. m. For Grand Haven, Muskogon, ote,, dally (Sun- days oxoupted).. For Bt. Joseph, T BUSINESS OHANCES. "FOR SALE. T p. . FMNNELS o and grflfllnb]- businces, which has been eatab- | day ..o, 1ip =, y for aight yeart, durlug whioh time it bas paid an | For Mani WHITE 00 B Lo O b BTt ind s & | 5 Teared oo enorgutlo man, aalo o do a i i A 0 . 000 2 | ¥or Groon ato ports, Tuosday DS, shore o, ,‘i’:{"{‘;‘b ol aeut 8204 or par- | Yor Groce ‘ribuna oftico, A GOOD CHANCE T0 MAKE MONEY, TFOR BALE-Bods Maoufaotory, gomplota, with two Pouble Toams and one Siugle Touts, and good custom. Ol at 666 Want Ohicagoar. MISCELLANEOUS. A European Tour. ‘Miss Latimer wishes to engagze o class of young ladios to travel and study in Burops one yenr. _'Terms reasonable., " Advantogos unuaunl, For reforences and further partic- ulars apply at No. 6 Bixtoonth.at, Fish Pole. Good A-folnt bry Bait and Packin Arady HPiENG Tp.m. INENS, HOSIRRY, GLOVES, And all othor Goods usually found in our White Goods Dopartment, to- gother with one of the Largest and Most Attractive Stocks of For Tacanaba, and intoruodiato ports, Bioa- day and ‘Tharsdsy.. 7 . £ROilice and Docks, foot Miahigan-av, REMOVALS. HERRING & €0, Have removed their Office and ‘Warehouse to their Factory, corner Fourteenth-st. and In- diana-av. HERRING & CO,, Corner Fonrteenthst. and Indian-v, LUMBER, HENRY N. HOLDEN, WHOLESALI AND RETAIL DEALER IN HARDWO00D LUMBER Otall kinds. Also, Wagon Lumbor, Pagtioular sttontion pald to Biling bills for sny kind of ardwood or Fanoy Lumbor, OFIFICE AND YARD: * Qor. Morkot and Jackson-sta, U\:i_cafig&:_ i "HOYEL. St. Caroline’s Court, ear Qorner o Wasbinglon and Eltsaboth-ats, mils Golybrutud lotol s wuwr under Huw mingayeuiont. il take fiss-olaas ioardora ot panlo prioss. Hlootus fof {aniotoeat 83088, 035, end 3" Bor ok, Nioe rooms o orate prioes. or sngto poatlemes a fngdorate e,”i?"" Proprssr, Formerly Avenue Honss, Gorasr Wabksh'av, 4nd Tweuw Aruoond~ab . Oo.m. IN THER WBST. datoa, All the nowost l:!::nl!d o rr‘mn Disconnt_to the i ot HMARBLE MANTELS, MONUMENTS AND TILING, TIHE GOWEN MARBLE C0., 11 North Clark-st. COMMISSIONAIRES. THI AMERIOAN OITY G IHSIONNAIRE oOHEAY a SHor o-d:m,ulflun»\fimnnll Of- Boo a 193 i 0 AL 18 Tngntr-socond-at, All ordars fur tasmd or mon ' Having doolded to close the busi- mess positively JULY 1, we shall offer Extraordinary Inducements ! To reduce our stock at once to the Lowest possible amount, TO RENT. LUMBER OR COAT, DOCK O RENT ORFOR BAL, on Twolfth-st,, running bagk lt.gghf:'fixfl\;g‘r‘g AT N A WL To5 VW aahingioniat.. Dasoment " © 2 Lo "~ GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. STt oo B el Lt Blogant n Bupor onolr’:;:fi:! olip, Taultloyy in 3it, HANRIS & OB, B U373 South Olazk-ht, TIERRIS Four Months’ Noto to Satisfactory Partios, or Liboral Disoount for Prompt Cash, . HAMLIN, DAVEY & 00, N, B.~--Our businoss for sale and store to rent from July 1, WASHINGTON. Additional Taken by the Dis- trict Commit- Testimony Oluss' Statements Corrohor ed by Two Wit- Shepherd and Magruder in a Tight Place, Debate on the Amendatory Tari(l Bill in the House A Vote on the Sanborn Contract Matter to Be Taken " To-Day. Additional Gossip Concerning Rich- ardson’s Resignation, How the Treasury fs Robbed in the Way of Contingent Expenses. THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION: Special Dispatchto The Chicago Tiribune, CLUBS' REMOVAL. A WasmNaToN, ‘May-{0.—Tho hasty action of Prosident Gront in coming to the rosouo.of the District ring haa alrosdy got bim into trouble. ‘Whilo ho sesignod no teason for his romoval of Cluss, his frlonds justifiod it on tho ground tha: the doposod Enginoer bad boen guilty of th bo permitted 1. associato with That this wos Prosident Grant'a o= On the mormng of ruder mot nie 20- e thero can be no doubt. Shophord and M ot Cluss wis & noon & ¢opy of the resolutions wero transmitied to tho Prosient, and oarly tho noxt morning the Prosidont appointed Lieat. Hoxle, of tho t bo Objof-Enginoor of tho rogulur army, i i In solocting Hoxio to Board of Lublic Wez] succoed Clues, the Prebident seomy to liave OVEILOORED THE LAW OF CONGRESS enactod in 1870, which provides that *‘1t shall not bo Inwlul for any oficer of the Army of tho Unitod Btates on the sotive liss to hold any elvil otion® or appointmont, and supting or exorclsing tho \ico eball at onco conto to my, and his commisslon y;{.'" ‘But the above enact- ofiice, whethor by auy such oficor 4, functions of o clvj, bo an ofticor of, shall be vacatod NOT THR ONLY INPEDIMERE =" - to smooth sailing that troubles the Prosident. ‘throo of whose membors a0 on tho oint Investigating ~Jommitteo, aro not at all onged at tho lresidont's tter contost now (n progress beforo thom, and not yot decided. Thoy argue that Cluss, whon hsd rob comploted s takiing sdon in the astatomonts - mndo on his first examination wero_ too broad in thoir Prosident had no right to acoept the ord and Magruder ay flnal. it is axtremely doubtful that the appointmont of Hoxlo will bo confirmed; ain, shold tho President poreist in ation to romove Olusa for porjury, he aannot, aftor to-day's developments, CONSISTENTLY ALLOW BHEPITEBD AND MAGBUDED ndgment of Bhoph ‘binking in this way, ANY LONGER TO HOLD OFFICE, £ Cluss is a porjurer then sro also the Gover- nor and Treasurer porjurers. Both of these ontlemen aro on record as swoaring that Supor- sing Arghitoct Mullott received only 1,000 for his sorvicos as & miembor of tho Board Public Works during -tho yeur . 1873, produced vouchers and re- howing that Mr. Mullett ragoived £5,600 while a_membor of the Distriot Goverument, the very same statemonts for tue utter- f which Cluss has boen degraded from office, wers to-dny - SUNSTANTIATED BY THNES WITNESSES takon right from the enemy's .camp. Charles Johnson, Bocretary of the Bonrd of Public Works, nnd confidentisl advisor of toatifiod that of tho Board held from the term organization untll . Jonuary, Gor. Shepherd was the only member present 145 o admitted likewiso, that the records or minntea of theso so-called moetings wero made up from the lottor-book, and wera NEVER OERTIFIED TO by any member of tho Board, Over two-thirds of tho 169 mootings wore held in Gov. Bl rivato ofiloo, over his _storo. points of Cluss' evidence concernin, manner in which the busiuess of the conducted, sud the irrggular manner in which mensuromonts wore made for contractors. anything, tho - evidonoe of Barno; was more damsaging thun that of inlly from the fact that both of thom can ex- ross thomsclves to advantage in tho Iinglish s, Thoy thoroughly vindicatod him @ ohargo of porjury, snd plased the Yresidont in an excoodingly uuonviable posi- it that Lient. Hoxie has rosidont doclinlog to bo Iois atated to-nij written & latter to the P wmade s tool of the District ring. {Ta the Assaciated Press.) THE BOARD ‘* MEETINGS." ‘Wasnrxarox, D. 0., May 26.—Iu the Dintriot of Columbia investigation to-dny, Charlos L. Johnson, Boorotary of tho Dourd of Public was examinod with referenco to the ‘minutos of the Board, and Low tlicy wore mado Ho tostifled that tho munutes wore not tho rocord of the Board mootings, but were mado up by data furnished by tho Vice-Prosident from lottera recoivod and sout out by Lim, o did not pretend to ray that tho rocords én tho boolk wera notunl Hoard meotings. CHATLEY E. DARNEY, an esslstant engineer ofiicor of ihe Doard, etatod that Ocrtley mado ail {he measuremonts around Goverument property, he presumed at tho uolioitation of Gov, Sheplerd, bimsolf cortifylng thowo mensuremonts, thoy would depond nltogethor on Oertioy's acouracy. If the messurcments wore wWrony consldor that the blame should fal not on thom. If he wero Chief Enginoor, an Oortloy should bring & mensurement to hiwm, ho would vertify to it. YORSYTI, AN ABGISTANT ENGINEEIR, testifiod thubin one. or two.instences assess- ments bad beon made ou proporty and bills is- sued before the work on tho atreot hsd been HLLP . stoted that about s year ugo Cluss was doing some work for him professionally, caslon to seo bim froquently. ho askod him in & casuzl wiy how tho Board was gotting on, His anuwor, at tho time, impressed o enld: “Not at all Well” aked, *Why?" Ho saids * Woll, Mr. PLiliip, there s no Board of Publle Works, 16 consista of one man, the Viea-Prosidont. Tho others are on liand to do what thoy & 1 eald 1 8 Have yon meotiug #No.” Imaid: “IHavo youno reords?” Ife ¥ Not what 1 call a record, . Idon'tlike thosystcw,” I told bimnot On one_oceasion FRANK M, ROUUTID wae called, and statod that Lo bought a contraot samo |m'§oly reduced upon npqllcnuum Algo to the offcot thint tho Cnshifor of the First National Bank of New York informed him thiat ho iold in hat bouk billa of ausoramont against bis prop- orly. M1, CLUSA, unnlnenr was ngain placed on tho stand. Ho oxhibitod a vouolier to ehow that Mnllot Ye- coivad 85,000 por annum for hin servicos as Chiof Englnoer of tho Hoavd, and 3,600 as con- sulting engineor, 1le did this to show that Gov. BhuYhortl ontifled incorrootly whon hoatated that Mullot had raceived only £6,000 from tho Board. | With much warmth ho 8aid bo was Lranded na o porjurer by suchmon, sud ko did not considor them Ohriatians ; that ho apoke to Bonator Mor- xill somo time sinco concerning tho frregular {iransactions of tho Board, Ilo asked that Hona- tor if ho thought he should resign, and ho ad- visod him to do tho bost ho could, and try to got along. Witnoss eatd ho had told the truth to tho ~ Committce, nnd ho was matlsfled in his consolonco. A vouohor was exhibited show- inga lattor to Oortloy, dated July 80, from Shepberd, requosting him to mako mousnre- menta for C, 1. Lvans, Tho monsuremouts are mado, according to the date of Oertley's cortifi- cnto, of July 29, and payment of 395,000 mado Julya0. Col. ({‘mdnr wns asked to explain_how it was that tho messuremonts woro datod ono day in advanco of the roquost and tho payment, covoring somo thirtoon strects, meado tho samo day. 1o presumed tho dato on Slhopherd’s letter was wrong. Oluss siatod thnt 16 por cont sdditional was allowaed the contractor who did the worlc around the Patont and Post- Offices for pnymont in dopreciated pnper. ‘The talung of testimony will close to-morrow. —————— RICHARDBON. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune. WILT, HE NEQION P ‘Wasnmaror, D. C., May 26.—The rumor has sgaln boon widely circulntod to-dny that Sooro- tory Richardson had rosigned. This, like many othors of tho same tonor, is positivoly donled, and n prominent offiofal statos that tho mattor now standa in this wiso : Grant, somo ten days sfuco, suggestod that Richardeon should tendor his rosignntion, which the lattor, after somo dnys' vascillatlon, did. On Friday morning, Grant, after roturning from his Now Yorlt trip, doclined to nccopt the remignation, stnt- ing that Lo would mot msk tho Becrotary to tako such sotion whils tho prosent porecoution was golog on, Richerdson now eays bojwill undor no circumstances ratire from tho Treasury ponding tho threatoned action of Congresain tho mattor of tho Banborn contrnots, Grant's sotion in this caso hardly E‘Bm“ with'hia course in peremptorily romoving lluss yostorday from the Board of Public Worky on tho strongth of . the bato sssertion made by theo poreons on trisl befora the District Investi- ating Committoe, that ho (Oluss) had porjured musit in his tostimony agninst thom. : 1o the Astociated Preas.) . . ‘WasmvoroN, D. 0., May 26,—Thove-is no ' doubt that Becrotary Richardson will soon rotire from oftic, but somo of his friends say ho will not do 6o until dofinito action shall Lisye been taken on tho subjoct of the Sanborn contracts. The Prosident leaves Rlioharduon to fix the timo of resiguation, and will nominato him to fill & vacauoy. on the Be; shof the Court of Cinims, which he i3 now pripared to accopt. - In view of bis intonded resignation tho Committeo on Ways aund Mdans will not, acoording to the prosont undoratanding, introduco thelr rosolu- tion of conusuro of tho Becretary, Assistant Soc- retary,;and Bolicitor of the Troasury. Tho impression provails in Sonntorial and official olrolqg that Hocrofary Dolano will bo ap- oluted ns Riohardson’s saccossor, although hero is no positivo authority for the statement. —ci—— OONTINGENT EXPENSES. " DEPANTMENTAL ADUBES POINTED OUT. Wisnixarox, D. C., Moy 20.—Tho Committes o1 Expendituroa in tho Dopasrimont. of Justico- roport that accounta havo bdon proporly kept. The amounta oxponded under tho head' of con~ tingencles from July 1, 1870,. to Jan 1, .1874, were 76,874, While most of the monoy scoms to have baon properly and legitimately exponded, yot the Committeo aro of opinion that & part of #aid sum was improperly eoxpended, but thoy find that this dopartmont is not an oxcoption in tnis rogerd, but that similar, expenditures aro' made in all departmonts, and _thal all ‘of ‘them for many yoars ' past have been aocustomed to make similar oxpendi- tures, L'ho Commitico are of opinion that in this, s in otbor departmonts, o Inrgor amount has beon exponded in fitting up rooms than the condition uf the countty will justify. ‘The prac- tico, which bas grownup in sllof tho depart- ments, of oxpending considerablo sums for XNIVES AND GOLD.IENS, to bo given o4 Christnas or New Yoar's presonts to pubordinates or ohors, should be discon- tinued, . The Cominitteo’ aro not agrood as o the proprioty - or logality of the heada of dopartments Laving isuitablo carriagos and horsos to anawer thoir putpos of going hithor and thither upon oflicial businoss, ond to be kept at tho - EXPENSE OF THE GOVERNMENT, Yot thoy ngroed: that these should not be ueed in any way disgonneated from offioial businets, that large oxponditures for theso mattors should not bo tolerated, and - the amount _that is to bo exponded for thoso thlugs should be spqcilically provided by approprintion. The practics of ox- panding vonaiderablo sums out of tho contingent fund to PURCHABE TORTRAITS, should be discontinued, and such things should never be purchased unless authorized by law, Smoll 88 theso things are they ave ovidonces of axtravagance whick shouldnot now bo tolorated, Whon thio poople are so hoavily taxed, and whot allof our oxpenditures should bo ns small ay tho good of tho publio sorvice will permit. Tho Committee are satisfled that . A CONSIDERATILE BUNM ocould be saved in tho Department of Justice for wtationary and oflico supplios if tha person whioee duty it is to make theso purchosos would advor- tise for bida to furniuh such articles. pisasataidy NOTES AND NEWS. Snecial Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune, AX EOYITIAN TONNAGE TAX, ‘WasniNaTon, D. Muy' 26.—Advices have ‘been roceived at tho Trossury that the Khedivo of Egypt has orderod tho imposition of & tan uage tax on all forolgn vossels from and aftor June next, This is in sccordanco with tho agreoment made in 1860 with foreign maritime powers, Lo tako effect whon tho bronlkwator shall Le completed, which makes Aloxandrin i safo pott, aud o 8id in the paymont of the cost. THE TANIFY DILL. All of to-dny's session of the House prior to the funoral ceromonics over tho remaius of the doconsod momber, Mr. Mellish, was consumed in the discussion upon the Iarif® bill, Tho Ways and Monus Committoo is by unauimous consent to hava a special ecasion of the Iloueo to-morrow evening, in which to pnss the Larity bill, and disposs of othor important monurod, which they stand rondy to report for action. A livoly fight over 2 ADRKANHAS AFFATRY Will doubtless oceur in tho Houso to-marrow, if the Judiciary Commilteo, to whoo business the day i assigned, shinll biiug in its rosolution pro- posing the sppomtmoent of & committos to in- Vestigute tho budly tavgled alfaims in thub troubled State. " VIOE-PRESIDENT WILHON hoe heen sotive asnong his political friends and among newspaper people to-duy, endenvoring to oxplaj and make oloar &ud comprehonsive his position on_mattors of National and Stato concornn. Ha fools that he has Loon misropro- soutod in rogont nowspupor publications, but his oxplanatious fnvolve him, sud muke his cave ovon worso thau it was beforo. MONUMENT O BUMNER, #A plan for & monument to Charlos Sumner, in oither bronze or marble, to cost #50,000, hiay boon presented by an ominont artist to the Iix- ocutive Committes of the Bummer Natlonal Monumont Associstion. 'The monument iuto cnnululixzrxr ulnu lt.rg‘n fonlnl statute of the Sonu- tor, o life-sizo statute representing respeotivol) Troodom, Wap, Lonoe, und Dobator . [7% the Aasoofated Press,) THE NAVY-YARDS, WasHINaTON, Miy 27,~-Becrotnry Robeson ap- penred bufora the Tlouse Comumittos on Appro- printions to-day on the subject of nuvy-yards, ‘The Cotwmitteo ugreed to racommeond the follow- ing upproprintions 1 Tor tho Ponsasoln Na for 22,000 for Patrick O, Howes, an umploye of the Houss of Neprenoutntives, who uald he was golng to contribute money to the Ropublioan oampaign fund in Nebraskn, a gova teablmony to ehow th Yard, B360,000 ; for Teague Island, #0000 ; for Mare Inland, 8250,000; for Ao 0,000 § and §600,000 for cack of tho olhor y: DECURATION DAY, An Ixoontive ordor was {esued to-day to oloso the poveral dopartments of Who Government on (ho 8084 inwty in order thet the Government NUMBER 277, omployos may participato with ti o T antlIE T Sampratiny (o Crand hemy RAILROADS. soldlors who foll during tho War, Bocrotary : Efillkg:[; ln;n'slmotnha grgan'ga? n: I{rlln‘gtnnd(}umetnry 0! he h inst, to all - 1 Rona wiio donira to_dacorats any of “tho. srives | Attorney-General Sloan’s Opine within that enolosure. “NOMINATIONS. jon on the Wisconsin Tho Prosldont hna nominaod T, A. Biades, Appraioor of Torohaudiso at'Totrolt, Ml Law, Willinm cnafur Howel, of Ohio, Consul at Que~ beo; Harry 11, Davis, of Ponnsylvanis, Conent t Valencin, 8pain; Abram G. Hoyt, Recolver of Pitblio Honoys st Santn, o, N..; Tons 3t | Ho Belleves the Law to Be Strictly Cooper, Rocelvor of Publio Monoys at Littie ¢ itutional. Ttock, Ak, dawos T, NoKean, Chiot-Tustico of onstitutional, tho Suprome Court of Ulak Lerritory. THE TRANAPORTATION QUESTION. The House Committoo on Railways and Canals Ali' docidod to-dny to rocommond no bill to tho ther Suit Against o Wisoonsin Iouso granting chartora to raflroads or wator~ Foutdy, uniogs applications for tho samo are wup- | . - Railrond Agent, poriad by tho ‘Andorsoment of pooplo. Tiving : i Eot along tho proposad lino to & auillciont extont to warraut thio bollof that thoy will bo takon upund | | pushed to complation, No chartors will be is- P .7f sucd to any bogus company'jo soll out to other |/ & partles. L .l:ellaneous Railroad Matters. g £ THE WISCONSIN LAW, GONEREESBI]?}?‘ (LREOORD. i. Special Dispateh to Tho Chicaco T'ribune. bo AS ATTORNEY-GENERAL SLOAN'S OPINION. WasiinvazoN, D, 0,, May 20, by ¢ T Mapisoy, Wia,, May 20.—In compliance with The Mouse amondmonts lo_tho bill donating! & ToTust of Gov. Yaylor, an claborate opinion condomned canon Lo cortain postsof tho Grars = indionting tho coustitutionnlity of the Iawrogu~ Armydel tho Republic were.conourred in art* 7 atiug railways, passod at the last session of the T T .1y Liogislnturo, im bren propaved by Attorney-. Mr. MOWE presonied o it oation, x-". Goneral Slonn aud will be publiched here in the drossed to Wim by Rivers & Bailoy, mnkfx“:g- Jmorning. cliarges ngainat tho oftieial conduct'of Con-'|- Following fs the full toxt of the opinfon: gresvional Printor Clapp, and, moved that the THo Twglalaturo of thoe Biate of Wirconoin, at its last sumo ‘bo safarter to the dofnt Committoo on | sunuui zovsion, pansed an nct relating to raflroaus, exe I’n]ntlng, wu‘h instructions to investigato thom, ,g;malméalggwr °“{1",5’“”",°a‘ "i. ! u° euklu x_l {:u« nd oW 4 3 upter 27, and which t nAm& e;:t o gend for persons -and PAPOrA. | {1, dsth day ot Ayril, 1874, Thls act nlu::m:d it tho raflionds of tho Stnte, flzod and Hmiled = DRIDOE DILL, tho_compensation of frelght, and passengora Mr. BUCKINGHA), from the-Committeo on | tkorcon, = and provided = for the ~ appoiut- Commerce, Toportod favorably on tho bill to | wont of (hreo Rallroal Commission rs,” with logalize and ontablish a l)onkmn allway Dridge | fhe powersand dulles thorein prescribod, Tho quos- aerous tho Mislanipp! ivor aé Proftlo du Oblod. Lo smumittad to 1bis oilcola 10 tha) ecratlintionad ! agged. . 3 Tho Copatitution of tho Blate provides, Art. 11, . 7. CROTX. NATLROAD DILL. Beo, 1, thub corporations may bo formod undef D, SPRAGUE callod up tho bill to extond | goieral lws, but sball not bo croated by o apeclal act tho timo for tho couplotion of tho raitrond from | Uxcork for municlpsl purposos, and in caes B, Crolx Rivar, or Inko, botweon Townships 25 | fhore, fu tho judginent of = tho " Leglslature, and 91, to tho wost ond'of Luko Buporior aud to f{.“.,...:锑i,“.’.m"i 1o e nrritlons. gusnot_ b Bayfleld, Wis, Passed., Tlia bill oxtends the { iawa or apecial acts, convted under the provis! timo for the completion of enld rond five yoars | this fcction, muoy Lo altcred or ropealod b? the 1::;1'-1:5 sfter the passago of the aot. 5 By furont any Hinoufler thelr possago, R ORTSAD AR, i 1 comi tobo concedail ‘on all ‘aides that the ra Mr. PERRY cliad nu o Sonato bill to not: | 70uds of this Btato tako and bold tholr franchincs au i : . to this rosorved powr of alteration or repeal, but apart & cortain portion of tho lafand of Mnolde | 55 ‘% taries mosting of th h e intho. Bivaita of Mackinae, Mich., 18 5 | siat, Tl wny, i sl bo” aomed o "l Nutional Park, Ponding discussion, thomorne }huve led “to somo discussion —and differs ing hour oxpired and the bill wont over. enco of opinfon. Bince tho docision of tho Dart AIID-CONTHACTORS' RELIEE DILL. ‘motth Conowo case, lu which the Supromo Coutt of M. CRAGIN callod up the Sonato bill for the | !ho Dniled Btates beud that s charter of tncorporation seliof of certain contructors for the conutruction | T3 the nature of a graut, crosting a sontract Loy yond the powor of the Leglslature to fmpair, many of of voseols of war and stoam machinory. iho Btates have, by gonoral statutes, -pou‘?-l Hhicen i FRONTIER RELIEF BILT. * | corporate charte: or Ly conatitutional provision, Mr. HAMITAON aliod wup, the Houne bill to | et to se-eatabifsh over corporations the logislativs provido for the botter protection of tl:o frontier | control which, provious to tiat declslon, was Fottlomonts of Toxus aguinst Indion and Moxin { Supposed t0 exfat, aud nuy construction which o lini- Mr. ANTH OP")'HfJ 'DOCUMENTS. axurclue of the purchuse would fall far lhgfl of tho r. AN' NY, [rom the Committoo on Print- | avidont intontion of its onsctment snd of the romedy ing, roported back thoe bilt.to provide for thowale: { which it .waa dveigned to alford sgainst tho of oxtra copies of public doouments,. and for the: sucroachmouts of ‘powerful corporations, Thls distribution of tho rogular oditions thereof.,|-intent ~is woll "exprossed ~in the cass Tlacod on colondar, Tfe guve motico that bo'| g Tomlineon w, Jowupc-is, Wo p. d6he gg‘l;)l(d agk tho Sovate to divpose of tho bill this | Gourt, paya tho abject of resorvation of a similar i POSTAL BILL, e outn b & o Wik il prodbade. gl 4 i, form wi pro blae e, RAMSEY fntrodused & bill to provide for | tie luteeieands with shelt exorehio, it the publio e tho payment of postnge on printod matter and |.ierost sliould ot any tmo requiro such interferonce. othor purposos, Roferred. Itis o provision iutendod to proservo fo tho Stato Tt i8 o copy of tho bill vecontly reported from the control over its contract with the corporutions . o which, without that’ provision, would bs frropealsble ho Houo Comittes on Posl-Oifices and. Yot | Sl ¥evlsdied rom by moawlren affecting his. ol adi, gation, 'The courts of our own .State hnvo had free DEFICIENOY BILL. quent oocsslon to refer to this constitutional provis. Tho Senate then resumed consideration of the |.lom and, while thoy insvo ot posacd upon the dirock Dofioiency Appropriation bill. ‘ question now prescnted, Lavo oxpressed an opinlon ax D31k BATGENT mubmiised- an amendmont pros_ | {91y Purposo of ita adoplion and of {f acoge uad viding that au appropriation of 811,219 for pa- | Tn tils Madison, Wateriown & Milwauked Fl por, cograving, printing, express chnri;nu, aud { Road Company -vs. Reynolds, 3 Wis, p. 287, othor exponsos of making and {usuing tho np- | thero wan an amendmont of a Torritordal chartor af~ | tional currency shall bo for the flscal yonr ond- | fecting the ratoof foll which might Lo I'Jnrfifid by ing Juno 90, 1870, and anothior approprintion of | $ho, Plnk-r0ad company; and tho polut rainad wary S50, 000 0%t aatmo purposo, fo. tho prosont | sk tie actof incorporalion as » conteach, unles 1lncol yoar. Agreod to. Healso submitted an |-dation of tho tolls it was suthorized to rocolve, amondment increasing the appropriation for in- | and that -the Legislature eould not amene cidentst oxpengcs of tho Indian servico in Ore- |-tho charler by reducing such tolls, and gon from $47,907 to 310,005, Agrood o thuy {sko svoy ‘a porlon of tho propartr of An smendmont submitted by Mr. LOGAY, | fhe Compuny. Obiot-lustice Whilon, atter Hiioimsing appeobmating 85,000 for a padontnl for tus | tho question fimdoe e orritorial lavg, aoted Ast. 1 Phancy atatug of ‘Gon, lnwlings, was sgrand o, | oFr Bte Go o, e e el domatiobs of ‘vl bviat f e WINDOR submitiol an- Smondraont ab | Fastions ke the. ous belice ut In sl cooes. Whevs propriating 57,862 to reimburso Jamos L, Tigk, | tho corporation s created by the Slate,—a of Montans, in chincg of tho Overlund Eipedl- |-singularly misiaken fdoa ‘if it bo indeed fruo tion, for doficioncios in appropriatious for that | that tlio provistun reservoe uo power of ulteration servico. Agreod to, fo tho Leglaiaturo, nd could not provent the "Fho il Liaving boon considerod in_ Committeo | Siturs copsidombion of such quustions. 8o o the of tho Whole, was thon roported to tho Sonato, | Emith, aftor roforring to tho doctrine datablislied in aud all amondmonts mado in Commilteo ware | the Dartmouth College cago, procoeds to suy: “It is ngreed to, including that to strike out the sco- | compstent, novartholuss, for each Siate, by constitu- ug‘u of tho bill fix;umbmug :myl Governmont. :‘;‘:fi:fl:flfl%\:}‘g,fl ougl "“"-l‘,“, tnnitw‘nh t: alticer from expending any money in oxcoss of - ! SR TRpw Sanl approprintiona made by Congross, or to involye *| it ©f incorporution whure tiie power. of modifica S vomtmors In-aiy couieat Tor o Tofmpe | Lok OF el it reeeread, eUor ia the sne poyment of monoy iu excoss of sl appropria- | must roly for tho wérpotuity ond intagrity of the fran- tions, chiso granted to tuem, ‘sololy upon the faith of the Pho bifl was then read & third timo, aud | soversign grantor, andall such corporations now reak passed. b ~upon the faith of 'tho Blate, taking caro to deserye o . favor or command ts justlco by obsarving stric CENTENNIAL BILL. . : ¢ 1iinita of thelr powers 3“ lcofl{nplhhln hy allbgtite Mr. CONKLING snid he had given notice that | innio means the objects of their oreation; in o would ask the Seuste to take up tho bill to | Nazro ys, .Merchants' Tusurance Compan; 8., Yoviso the consolidnted statutes aftor the prgeago | 1. 205, Ohilef Justico Dixon, in discussing an amend- of tho Doficioncy bill, but, having undorstood that | Ment:to the charter of {ho defondunt Compnny, tiio nonior Benator from Tonnsylvania (Comoron) | 3uthoriaing the Trustees to adopt s now moda of ine fy ry , makes uee of this language : Qosirod to go away, ho yiolded to him for tha | M I e Ol etoot of now and dlstinck purpose of Lnving the Houso bill in rolation to | povors, and wuch su-thoy could not beforo lava e tho Centenninl Bxhibition taken up. The motion | ercised, eithier a8 a mattor of corporate authority, or of to profind to Lhuicm\sh'loranon of the bill waa lfic‘}lnr wmlfl;lllnnnlflrifih' Ax bfi:“;sm thicoielyes, ; - vaan, 8b5 pavis O ielr_corporation s ‘stackholders, Tho laf B o e Arsiationa Laving Te- | might fve abjected 10 it a0 8 vilation of tholr con poiod a proviso, Lhailie Unitad Statos nhallnot A e s T e linble directly or indircutly for any expense | 'io alteror repeal the churter, this objection would bo sttonding such oxposition or by roason of the | st open to them.” samo, it was ogreod fo in Committeo of tho | Aud in Chopin et ol va. Ourson ct al, 31 g\'lmln, nud tho bill was then reported to tho ‘\Xu.. p. 209, i\!r. d'.m“m llfin‘u, in ‘dl!c\m!n onato, o power of tho latira to ropea Mr. EDMUNDS said thia bill sominded him of | (o gruntof o ferty franchiso, oforo tho oxpiration of fhio man whio tnvited bis friond o Gins with hirg, { 1o Uiie for which it was 1o tontinug by fho origiont but told him at tho suno timo it must boat bis | ofia fuatsuch power oxistod s {0 an fudiviaus o s o ot b aoaTacs Tt | s Aeamtul et aiowatfo'w ontste’s Ble grand featival, but said it must bo at their own *!heso viewa may, perhaps, be afrengthened by the oxpentie, Ho'moved Lo strike oub the provigo of | Drovisionn of tho Coititution, Art, 11, 8ec: 1, whicl tho Committeo just agrood o, glves the Leglelature power to nlter or ropeal the charter f corporations created by it, Had this franchise er con blo . dob: 3 ER | Toon o L 6 auaplcoy iz‘tjthlu Goyanant of tho United . T clatins snicleuty siow tho oplnlous enter- atos, lejected, aftor debate, ained b 10 Courls of our oswn Htate aa to the det e o atafio oub tne pro- | and sxtont of the Fosarvailon, sui acom to warvant the vinowas rejeatod, and tho bill was tho paused,— | coliclision that thore cen bobo such limilution of thn y 3 B Dower as o naw clafined undor it or that can affect the yons, 26; snys, 17,—ns follows : Volldity of ths law undor conslderation, and th ude v, Judication_n tho Courts of othcr Slatés aud of the Boutwell, Flanngan, Morrill (M Hupreme Court of tho United Blates are In entiro Liar- Tuckinghars, Erolinghiyson, Vattomson, - | mony with our own, and abundantly sustain the legis- Unmeron, Qiliert, Tamsey, | Iatton of tuo last sexsion aud ils Constiturlonal validis Gonkling, Harve: Robertt'n, ty. The case of McLaren ugainst Pannington, 1 Gonaver, it Beott, ' Tallgo, Obaplerc—p. 102, w wiro o Legtulaturo of Cragln, Tugalls, Bpence;ty New Jeruoy bad incorporated a bank to contiune Davle, Kolly, Washiy3 e ol exceadlng trontv-ono yoars with a proviso Den: Logan, Windon J5°" tiat it should be lawful for the Legislature at any Dorsey, “nay Hina o reponl the chavier ; us a cousideration for tha AN, AR charter tho sum of $25,000 was to bio paid by tho bank Tormnn, Hamiltou (Tox.), Baulshus' Iy fo the Lreastrer of the Btato, The bauk was organ- Carpont MeGraery, Bhrrm'm‘,’ fzed fn Juue, snd 6 pald into tho Tressury Ghnudle AMorrimon, “Pipton, ¥ of the Blafo the $25,000 und _commenced Edmuu Morelll (V6), Wadlelgh, . | oporations, In tho November following: the Teuton, Norwood, Wright=17, | Legislaturo repealed the acl of incorporation, and Hger, Bargont, {iiy Court o, Olancellor Walworll dellvoring thio Jie, WINDOY, trom e Comumiiies 6 A | SRR SELRA antbal” Bl T G bl propriations, reportod buck S | Detatimo it £ have bron improperly exerciscd. e A'riuu INDIAN lfx'rmtwml:'rmn mLL ‘I'hu caso of mfl""g uj nh:.‘t h‘{?,"‘.‘i“}" fln‘z’lo\k' P wi varioua umondmonts, Lhe most it rtant | 534, was where a bank of which tho defuu wan a om0 providing thint. all sbiddors for Tudi. con- | stotkloldur lmd beou locorporated and - with tracts oxcooling £6,000 in mmount shail bo { power to ropenl resorved ~ only in case of ( 7 Dotution of he charter or “other default, roquired to doposlt a certiflod cheok for b por Th that Btate atockiioldors were only lable individe cent of the amonnt of tho Dbill, to ba forfeitod in [ yally on the expitation of the charter, and tho dufen- im‘td fuiluro to entor into or execute the con- | daut "m“‘l‘lfilnlm‘f:md?; ‘l’hg:rl;“x‘l: muxummfiw:g racty. to repeal the chartor, « ank m ] THE REVISION, Ivat pecertafued ondt doterinined by tho courls, and Mr. CONKLING moved that the Senato pro- | that untit tint’ was dono, tho Leglslature could ceed Lo tho considoration of the bill roported by § ¥ °;':,‘,f““;m‘“‘,ug“{;;g;x,,:fm“g;’“m‘"‘e‘m;{;g him yestorday from tho Committes on Revislon | pagy n compact under which tho Legislature A R TR B ol R e of the United ou n o 1, . | to complain 0 ox¢ ¥ Agreod to, e Th Court also held that thoy conld presume that tha smm GIEATH laid botore tho Souato n momorial fi"n'.’,"):’,ff,?&f pon ‘whicls tho zight 1o repesl deponded of workingmon of 8t, Paul, Minn,, auking Con- ll\u‘u\nm Sdninat Mooro, 8 Barbour, pago 538, wathe grosy to maka suuh eunotmonts 88 Wil promoto | yueor ay amendment, or ratlur sgrosmont, Smpos the Industeinl lutorosts of tho country. Ro- | ju, aaditional ovligntions upon mmilrouds aa Lo cattlo. forvod, unrds, aud the Court held (hst {he right to B0 | ONICTING niid tho bill Just talion up, to | fiisiato 1 that revpect exiatod, uid that the pollcy of yoviso and consolidato tho statutes, would re- | the onuctment could not be gueationod h} tho cotirtn, ' -} ' - Tho Northern Railroad Company against AMill, 1L dquiro but s short timo to-morrow for ita oon: n"mm&:‘ O fo e oF sideration, stock sbact{bed by the defondant and realited on tho CONNMUNIOATIONS. voun that the Leglsiaturo hod maeudoed the chiart A monsage was rocoivod from the Preridont, & tho Gompany. Hiio Gonrt. held that, tho power (o Lrasmmitting, i acoordunce With Toolutions of | amoud exinlod, and tuat Wi Indiviiual by subscrlbing B hato (o corzespondonga of the Siate | for tho stook doutemylutes that the Teglsistura mny Doyncimont in rogond o tho clan | aites ar popot the b und thus chuugo tho obligation. on Tirwal, onoormlng tho elip Oarolino, nnd tho | ORUelest WaOMEL 4y cnota, page 203, the vaport of tho Commissloners uppoluted toin- | gy decided thatin tho uct granting u forry frane aiire into tho doprodations on the frontler of | chiso, two milon In extent could be altorud by the ’l'uxnn. ‘tho prosiding ofiicor Inld Leforo tho | Legisiaturo und roducod to oue-fourtl: of o mile uuder Bonate, i rosponyo to ity rosolution, tho roport | the reserved powor toamond or repeal, and so in the em——eree (oo Eighth Page) (oo Kiglith Puge.)