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

e Chicage Dailp Tribune, VOLUME 28, CHRISTIS HERRY! Now Toars Hapny ts in Necklacos, Crosnos, Bpootal fnduop e, Ohaing, X DIAMOND EAR-RINGS, .Rings, and_Studs. Elopant Coral B e atelved diroot from Napios, At othyst, Onyx, Topaz, and Jot Jewelry. AMERICAN AND GENEVA - WATCHES. The finoat imported stylos of Lindios’ and Gonty' Watchos, Jurgenson, Nordin, and Roman; Repcators nnd Sporting Watohes. upor?"fi]nlbedéilmten" Blsgn-c\tl‘deefnfille ino of tha noted home proguctions of Bigin, { onoga of our own make; Howard and Wal. am Watebes. F R ENNCEL CLOTIES. Now lot just recoived from Paris, and of- ferod shenp. GILES, BRO. & CO., 966 & 268 Wabash-av. AT RETALL FOR THIRTY DAYS. SEAL SACQUES, SEAL FURS, MINK FURS, ERMINE FURS, LYNX FURS, CHILDREN'S FURS, At Manufacturers’ Prices for Thirty Days, at EDDY, HARVEY & CARTER’S, 239 & 241 Madison-st Great Bargains IN LADIES’ FINE FURS, FROM NEW YORIS BANIKIUPT SALE. 546 MICHIGAN-AV, $10 For a Bot of Fronch Seal, Black Lynx, Marten, or Mink, For a 860 Scalskin Muff and Bos. For & handsome Blink Muff, with Boa ar Collsr, 25 For a French Seal Sacque. For s four-atripe Blink Muff, with Bos or Cllaz, For a cholce and clegant Mink Set. Residence, 545 Michigan-4y., norih of Sixtesnlh-st. FINE_GROCERIES: I OFFER AT ILOW PRICES Mal Grapes, Lisbon Purplo Grapes, s S tonottes, Honens tiainins, ritos Tioos Muscatel Ratalns, Zanto Gurrants, gy, tron, OIAHSY: Paol, o b Shorienss Cineion 3 ' Aliratolle: ol Aot SRk Cinclos, Tirazit Nu i ute, Tapor Shell Almands, * Kuglish Waluuts, Filborts, ey Wintor Nellls Poars, Oranges, Tiaster Busrro Poa Jemobs, Chentits, ™ Jfickory'Nute, Applas, ‘Avplo Buttor, 'l]nca Butier, Poach Butler, Weatphulia Hame, Tiokied Mushraoms, ‘and bt soria of CIEO CEIELES, at 146 BAST MADISON-ST., 0. TATUM, Wine Merchant. s e JEWELERS, A H. MILLER, JEWELER, 61 WASHINGTON-ST., Between State and Dearborm “Has the most elegant STORE, and the most complete stock of JEWELRY in the city. Open every evening until after CHRISTMAS, JOHN G, ASHLENAN, Vatchmaker an chaler,ME 199 RTATE-ST, cor, Adams, d 4 . » Tho firm of MoOroady, Smith & Allon, of this city, fs this day dissolyed by mutusl consont, Mr. I', H, Allen withdrawing, R. W. MeCREADY, HENRY K, 8MITIE, Chleago, Doo, 9, 1674, ¥. HOYT ALLKN, R, W. McOREADY aad HMENRY K. BMITH will con. tinus tho Cork Bsinoss andor tholirm namo of McGroady & 8mith, st thoold atand, 23 and %5 South Canal.st, Thanking the public {or past favers wa hopa to merly & oontinuanco of tho samo, R, W, McOREADY, RY K BMITI In to be mads by drading Ghicayo or suburbon real u oatato far uno of the hos Ginacea fn dt, Louls, Cleara 860 a day. Prico il Wil trade for o good uine fious gnat-ill, and GILAM, N MoUnrmiok Black, TTEREST O CITY BONIS, d . 1, 1678, will AT et S0 Daveaniti ook S s 8B HAYER, Dotrollor Galoago, Dec, 1y W76 CHICAGO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1874. WASHINGTORN. To Frank or Not to Frank---That Is a Question. CLOSING SALE! An Honest Congress Ought Not to Be Perplexed .. by It. ‘Wo shall offer tho balance of our WITE BLANRERS And Tt Really Will Occasion No Trouble This Wintor, GENTS’, and CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR, At Greatly Roduced Prices, A Debate for Effect in the House Yeterday. Mr. Irwin, of Pacific Mail Fame, Visited by In< quisitors. e Is Taken witha “Fever® ata Critical Moment, HOLIDAY GOODS. LADIES And Gontlemen in search of Holiday Prosents will find the largest and most clogant varioty of the follow- ing goods, viz.: Silk Pocket Hdkfs, and Muffers, of tho rarost Fronch and Bnglish dosigns ; Linon Cambrig and Hemstitched, and Embroidered Initial Hdkfs., from modium to finost imported; Silk Nockwoar, in quan- tity, varioty and attractiveness nev- or approached by any house ; Dent’s and other popular makes of Gloves, lined and unlined; Gold Bosom Studs, of richest pattorns ; Silk Um- brollas, of best manufacture, All at pricos not equaled, at LSON BROS; Shirt Manufacturers and Mon’s Furnishers, 67 & 69 Washington-st. And “Feels Bad ” when Asked to Name His Accom- plices. Delicate and Interesting Condition of tho Civil-Rights Bills Judge Beckwith and Dan Munn Be- fore Jommissioner Douglass. Cochrane, of Chicago, Will Be Appoint. ed Supervising Architect. Features of Hurlbut’s Govern- ment Railway Bill. THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE, OLD PUB. DOC. COME AGAIN. Soecial Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, Wasnrsaroy, D. 0., Dec, 16.—The familiar old ‘‘publiic documont™ and tho frouking privilogo have resppesred in tho House. Tho gubject came up on the coneidoration of the ap- proprintion of 100,000 for ofticial stamps for the Troasury Dopsrtment. Tho debato brought CONJURING TRICKS, Chr 290 out an intimation from Mr. Hoar and others that isfireggnt thio results of thp abolition of the franking priv- T S, lege have not fulfllled the promiecs of Mr. Oreswell in his appeals to the Houso for its abolition. Cresweil promisod that = tho revonues of the Departmont would there- by bo jncrensed. Gen, Garflold admitted that sinco thofrank;was abolished thedeficiencies and uot thorovouues of the Post-Oflice Dopartment bevo beon increased, but o urged farthor that tho oxporiment of doipg withont the privilego had oot been falriy triod. He said, too, that the deficieucies_would have beon grenter if tho franking privilogo lind boen in operation, Will- iam D, Kolley and Horaco D. Mauyard had iho effrontry to vote for tho immodiate reatoration of tho frank, Xolloy claimed jthat it was tho poople’a priviligo, and that it was abolished by fradulent misropresontations of tho Postmpstor- Goneral. Croswoll had claimed that the ropeal would save ©5,000,000. The repeal has, on the coutrary, ontailed additional oxpenscs. 1t must be romembored with all this that Lonamy Price says Kolloy is a lunatio, DEBATE IN TIE JOUSE. [To the Asaociated Press.) Wasnixoron, D. C., Dec. 16,—In tho House to-day, tho Logislative Approprintion bill being under consideration, o paragraph for tho pur- chase of postsge-stamps for the Tressury Do- partmont gavo riso to discussion, in which the quostion of tho restoration of the franking privilego camo up, G. ¥, Hoar asked Mr, Gar- A 188 - STATE-ST. SILVER AND PLATED WARE. Silver Bridal (Gifts, The Gorham Company, BtLvERsyiTEs, EsTAULISHED 1831, No. 1 Bond-st.,, N. Y. Rich Bridal Gifts---Testimonial Picces.--Fam- ily Silver---Forks aud Spoons.--Services for Tea, Dinner, Lunch, &e., &c., of Sterling Parity only. Thoso dosirous of ohtaining articles of Solid Sitver, hearing tho Gorbam Sterllng tamp (Lion, Anchor, and the lotter Gy, wh'oh fs a positivo guarauteo of purity, wuny do £0 through tho leadlng Jowclers of this city upon terme na favorablo as if obtained from the Gorham Com- By, direst. ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHERS. b “Brands” 5 RTOIEC TS, ‘With our large corps of Artists wo shall be able to fill for CHRISTMAS all orders for ANY of our new and beautiful styles of Photographs, if the sittings aro secured on or before Dec. 22. NO OTHER ESTABLISIIMENT CAN SHOW YOU OUR 8TYLES, E. L. BRAND & CO,, Artlat Photographers, and introducers of the “BSOUVENIR” AND “ANTIQUE” PORTRAITS, 526 Vabash-aw. “THE PIONEER OALIFORNIA WINE HOUSE! PEREKINS & STERN, 90 Eest Washington-st,, Ohioago, 1 tho att 1l thoso o desleo good and PO o Somin ottasgs ta oar <o ™ PORT, vintaro 1861, ARGRLICA, vintug 1861, MU 1ERIRY, RIESLING, HOCK, AND CLARET WINES, Alro, cholcostack of Puro Callfornta Graps BRAN- DI Willeh in nolnt of fiavor awl v2eclvnve 870 uBG. usle auale omambar the place, £ Kast Washinzton.at. STATIONERY, &0, AT FLERTA LI, FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Fancy Stationery, of all kinds, CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO,, LIN & 120 MONROENT, COFFEE. o COE I ER I, “Wo now roast nud griud dally at ourown Milly, 1end 8 North Clark-at, st qualitivs of Uotlees over proe fl“&ll ; 10t rof‘u i ‘I‘nnfl;; Restaurants, and Bourding- s 1oray deali with: oden horelly doalt 5o koNG TiA €OL Tand 8 Nurth Olar! nd 10 Sonth leld & Leltor Aar] compolled, howevor, to ea; leld whother there had been auy diminution of tho Post-Offico doficit by monns of tho abolition of_tho franking privilego, Mr, Garficld enid ho did not know, but he be- lioved that woro it mot for that nbolition the Post-Oflico dofioit would have been gronter., Mr. Ioar—Doos not tho gontleman know that thedoficit has incronsed ? 2 Mr. Garfiold—I know that the doficit hos in- creased, but I bolioye that the roponl of the frankiug privilego has to a considerablo extent incronued the rovenues of the Post-Oflico De- partment, How much I do not kunow. Iam that I do not beliove that the repeal of the Iranking privilogo has been as groat a blossing as I bolieved at the time it would bo; atill, X do not think we should give it up without a full trisk. I do pot think that one yoar's trial is cuough. That yoar was an anuus mirabiles; " s difticult yoar; & yeor of famino and distross ; not a falr year to judge of the offect of tho re- form. Let us givo it another yesr's trial; let us bave ono year's irisl with s Demoeratie Ilouso, and then, with this double vision, wo can dotormine the question, MR, KELLEY Lioped the paragraph would be struck out, and the franking privilege restored, Ilo had it not on his conscienco that ke had ever voted for its ropoal, aud he had the entistaction of knowing that wherover his voto implied favor to its restorntion bo bad givon it, He ho- lioved that tho frea circulation of agricul- tural roports in ono year moro than paid all tho frauds tunt might havo boon Rxm&icnd wndor it. The ropeal hiad boon obtained v frnud, in tho getting-up of meworials by or- der of the Postmaster-Gonoral to hiy 40,000 sub- ordinates, and thoro was o further frand on the Postmaster-Goneral’s official atatement that tho repoal wonld save §5,000,000 o year. 1t hind not saved 91,000,000, nor #100,000.” 1fo aslced vos- toration of tho people’s right—tho fron intere courso botweou the people and their ropresonta~ tives. 0. MAYNARD condomned tho repoal of the franking privilege a8 tending to romove the Goverumont still fur- ther from the poople. 8o fur from beiug a ro- for fu the true sense of the word, it bud oper- atod solely to cub off free communication bLetween the pooplo and their roprosontatives. After furthor disoussion, the ‘motion to strike out \the jtems for ofiicial postage-stampa way rejected—T7l to 77, ——— PACIFIC MAIL, AN HOUR WITH IRWIN, Special Dispateh lo The Chivayo Tribune, WasuiNaroy, D, C., Dee. 16.—Tho Ways and Means Committeo mot at 10 o'clock this morn- ing to resumo the Taciflo Mail invostigntion, ‘I'ho witness Irwin was not present. Iis absenco occasfoned somo severe comment, espocially on the part of Bock, ‘The Horgeant-ut-Arms said ho waa really ill. _Somn of tha Committeo apponred incrednlous, Dr. Johnstou, the nttending }mynl- ecisn, was summoned, Ho stated that Irwin wun really in & critical tato; that on Saturday he hind “a congestive cill, and was in dauger of bruin fover; but that a fow mombors of tho Comwitteo Im{{hz enfoly vislt him, A sub-com« mitteo, consisting of Messry, Duwos, Beek, and Kaason, was appointod to visit Irwin ab his sick- yoorn, Tho sub-committee immediatoly pro- cooded to tho hotel. Journalluts wero all ex- oluded, and tho oxamination of Irwln, it was agreed, should for the present he kept socrat. 'fim Conunitteo stato that tho object of the secrooy is that Irwin sball bo permitted to com- plete Lis teatimony before it ia mmade publio. X6 i desired, also, 1n enno ho shall montion names, that servico on additional witnosses may be ob- talned boforo thoy endenvor &0 escapo, NOTWITHSTANDING THE SECRECY, it 18 betevod that the following iy an outline of tho proceodings of tho sub-committeo in socret sossion: Irwin sat proppod ug in bed, his rhya!clnn in nttondnnco. ilalf an hour wns apont n ‘examining him with roferonco to hia contempt of tho Iouso. Tho sub-committoo wore ontirely gatisfled that ho intonded no contempt, and that his illncsa alono provented Lim from apponting. Indeod, Irwin hag stated that Lo roturned from Europe for tho expross purposo of muking pub- lic in somo way his knowledgo of the operalions of the Paoific 3nil Company. It in reportod that hio hiog eald thot ho camo home to 3 ROUIN THE PACIFIO MAL,COMPANY § that ho was long ngo nppointed agevt of the now stoamship compnuy which was yesterday organized by Jay Gounld and tho Contral and Union Pacitto Railronds: and that ha is to be mado tho Mansging Dircotor. This now company s roported lhoro to Do a clonk for tho British Lino—tho Peninsular and Oriental Company. ‘The sub-committea woro satisfied that the atato- mont of Nufus llatch and Russoll Bage, that Irwin dosired to run away, aro ontirely falso, Tho sub-committco noxt commenced GENERAL INTEZRROGATORIES. Irwin admitted that ho bad been tho agont bore of the Pacifio Mail Company, 1o stated that tho Managing Dircctora of the Pacific Com- pauy bad voted to spond o cortain eum to pro- curo tho Buhuid{; that they nppointed Irwin agont for tho work ; that ho understood that, in point of fact, it waa a contract to seouroe tho sub- aidy for such o sum of monoy, Irwin clsima thint ho accomplishod this, and Lhat tho subject no furtbor concorns tho Company, Especially hina tho Compauy no right to lanw what he did with tho money, or to scolk to recovor it. Tho Committeo aslkod Irwin to BPECIFY TIE NAMES OF PERSONS ‘whom ho employed here. By this time hin fover had beconso very high, and his doctor said_ that lio could not pormit furthor conversation. Irwin himeolt, prossing his Land on hiy forehond, said that his Liond felt badly. One of tho Committoo roprosonts him thon as “Highty," Irwin bogged «0 be oxcused until to-niorrow, and said that ho bad not decided whother ho would an- awer that question, Irwin furnished tho sub-committoo with IS LETTENS OF INSTIUCTIONS from the Pacitic Msil Directory, directing him what courso to pursue. IHo slatod positively that hio novor had any busincen doalings with any mombor of Congross, and novor, dircctly or ine diroctly, bribed a Congressman. The monoy thiat hio used was paid to persons of influence, wwho were not mombers of Covgross. It is satd that throo of those persons aro now dond. Itis doubtful whethor Irwin will inention tho nantes, 1t not, the Committes will doubtless pregont him for contempt, (3 WHAT THE BOOKS SHOW, [To the Assocluted Press.| ‘Wasmyarox, D. C., Dac, 16,.—The Houso Wayas and Menns Committco resumod tho Pacifio Mail Btesmship Compnuy investigation this morning, Tho books wore oxamined, and, it is agcereained, show that on tho 24th of May, 1872, $650,000 was Joansd by the Company to a tirm of Noyw York brokors ; that on the 7th of Soptember following tho flrm roturned $500,000 of this loan, and on the same day Proeidont Stockton drow 8500,000 out of the bank, aad charged it to Oliver Elaridgo and Robort B. frwin, the San TFrancisco sgonta. Tho pbysician who in_attonding Irwin statod thnt though be is still ill and in bed, ho may re- cover sufliciontly to como to the Capitol to-dny, or to bo intorrogated by tho Committes in his room, if thoy considor his immediate oxamina- tiou nbeolutely neceusary. IRWIN'S TEATDIONY. A sub-committes wag subsequently appointed and took Irwin's testimony at lis room. The substauco of tho testimony of Irwin was this: o wes employed by tho Facifio Mail Steamship Compuny in various eapacitios from 1864 to Dec. 81, 1872, during tbo lnst portion of this tima as & member of tho firm of Eldridge & Irwin, agents of the Company at Ban Francisco. In the wintor of 1872, ho was employed ag agont of tho Company for tho purpoec of procuring a subsidy for tho China mail. The contract wns most of itin letters from tho Coupany to him, by which he was to roccive curtsin sums of monoy in full of all exponses in obtaining tho subsidy. Thoe amount to bo paid was not to bo finally liquidatod until tho ontire service was porlormed, as tho expensos could not bo ascer- tained untll that time. ————— THE CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL, THE NEW HOUSE MEASORE. Special Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, Wasmixarox, D. 0., Dec. 16.—Tho House Ju- diciary Committco have finally agread upon & nosr Civil-Rights bill. Tho agreement, however, is pro forms, in order that tho measuro may bo brought beforo the House. The bill striles out the cemotory clouse of the Sonate bill, which is upon the Speakor'd table, aud madifics tho mixed school soction by a proviso which does not in- slst upon mixed echools in any looality whore tho authorities ars willing to give both races soparata achools with equal facilitics. The appropriation of echool funds is to Lo pro rata botween tha races. Au alteration 13 also mado in the matter of punishmont for violation of the Iaw. Instoad of ponalties boing onmula- tive, tho House Committeo makos them either civit or eriminal, TIE CONTENT IN COMMITTER ovor the cemotery clagso wes comparatively in- nignificant. Tho Ropublicans who are mosl ardontly in favor of the mixed-gchool provisions of tho Benate bill attached no partivular im- portance to tho comelery elausg, 1t had littlo pructical application excopt -to a vory fow comotorios in the country ; besides the iden pro- vailed in committee that that sogtion was logisla- tion for a sentimont which could NEITIER BE OF BENEFIT 70 LIVING OR DEAD, Thero was a long vontrovorsy over tho compro- miso proposition to add the proviso of the new bill to_the mixod-echool section of the Senato bill, To tho surprise of many, Gon. Butler, Judgo Yoland, snd Lyman I'remain wors in fa- vor of this compromiso proviso. White, of Alsbams, voted with thom, but, although White is o Ropublican, he is supposod to bave much of the natursl sntip- athy of tho Southorner to the Dblack race. Tho Itepublicans of the Committco who, upon principle, will not in the Houso con- sont to any compromise on {he mixed-achool question, nre Ward, of Chicago ; Frye, of Mnine; Wilgon, of Indiana; and Casenn, of Ponnsylva- nis, Theso four, however, wero anxious that tho proposition should bo brought bofore tha Ilouso by somo action of tha Judiciary Commit- teo, and for this purpose voted to-day with Lut- lor, Polaud, Tromain, aud While, to * DEPORT THE COMPROMISE MEASURE for consideration. Ward, however, msisted np- onand obtanod tho right on bohalf of tho minority to move in the Iouso that the consid- eration”of tho compromise mossuro shall nob bogiu until action cnn bo taken on tha Senato bill which lios upon tho Bpeaker's table. Tho genoral purpote of the Committeo is to take no nction upon the compromiso monsure uatil tho Sonato bill is roached, when Gen. Batler will movo to substitoto tho House bill for it It neoms probable that tho action of tho Judiolary Committos to-day will have tho sltect o provont any Civil-Rights topislation this sossion, Tho majority in the Benato 1 favor of the measnre {8 not rolntively a8 strong 08 that in the Houso, The only practi~ cal way to pass tho Clvil-Rightu bill, 2s the mom- bers of tho Judiciary Committeo thomsclves :u“sh is to paas tho Bonate bill on tho Bpealser's rblo. THE PRESIDENT DOUDTLESS WOULD VETO TOE BENATE BILL it it should pasy, I'he Domocrats and Ropublic~ s, nl\punm\lfi of tho Civil-Rights measure ng embodied in the Houso Judiclary substitute, will probably be able to prevent the ~ pussage of that Dbilt throngh both 1lonse and Senato, Altogether tho pasenge of o Civil-Rights Lill which can be- come & law i vory uncertain, e BACK TAXES, THE CABB OF THG CNICAUD, ALTON A BT, LOUIS HAILROAD COMPANY. Spectal Dispatch lo The Chicage Y'ribine, Wasisaros, D. U, Deo, 16/~Judgo Bock- with, with Supervisor Munn, appeared to-day bofore tho Commissionor of Intoranl Heveuue in tho matter ot tho claim agnnst tho Chivago, St. Loulu & Alton Railroad Company forback taxes on account of the b porcent of the surplusearnings, Judge Bockwith producod before the Comnns- mioner tho boolks of the Company, and had prege ont, o o witness and expert, tho bookkeoper who hae chergo of them, HBockwilh dosivad thab tho Commusionor should sppoint somo ono af hia experts to carofully go througu the boaks and seo that thoy had boen corroctly kept, Bu- porvisor Muun, and Commiasioner Douglava both atatod that thoy did not doubt that the books woro properly kopt, and had nover entortalnod any suspicions fo tho contrary, Tho only ronson for Lhio oxiatonce of back’ taxes was, as tho Intornal Rovouue officora aald, o misnppro- hoosion of tho law on the part of tho Railrond Company, Judgo Beckwith, howaver, insisted that tho Revonue Buroau shonld, for itealf, do- tormino whothor tho books woro in order, aud roquostod that & postponement of the nrgumont on tho law points might be had until Friday noxt. The Commissioner ordered the postpono- mont. Moanwhilo, tho books aro to bo oxamin- od by Rovenuo exports, —_— PROPOSED GOVERNMENT ROAD, LEADING PROVISIONS OF TIE IOUSE DILTe Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘WasuiNartoy, D. 0., Dée, 16.—A special moot~ ing of the House Railroads snd Capals Commit- too will be hiold to-morrow to conslder o bill pre- sonted by Br. Iurlbut, of Illinois, for the on- conragoment of the Washington, Cinclunati & St. Touls Railrond projecl. The bill provides tuab the road shall be smoparstod into two divislons, tho First, of 400 miles in longth, to_ run from the District to tho Ohio Rivor, whors =a double-track fron bridfio sball bo constructed. Tho courso of the rond will bo along tho right bank of the Ohio to Cincinnati, Tho Sccoud Division will bo 700 miles in longth. On the First Di- vigion the United States will gunranteo the in- torest on bonds at tho rate of 217,500 por mile. On tho Becond Division interast is to bo guaran- teed on bonds at the rato of 310,000 per mile. A proyision of tho blll fixes tho rato of freight cherges at 9 mills per mile por ton on grain, and tho right of Congross to farther regulato freight and passopfror rates is reserved.. Tho bill pro- vides for a branch to Chicago. g A BAREFACED SWINDLE, THE SUQ0-YOST AEPAIL SHOWN TP, Special Dispatch to T'he Chicago 1 ribune, WisunaTox, D. O., Deo. 10.—Tho Seorotary of War to-dsy prosented to tho House a roport I tho mntter of tho notoriously-frandulent Bugg Tost claim, This clalm amounts to §29,723, It is ontiruly fraudulent, It was rejected by the Committeo on Claims Inst wintor. It was paid through tho Commissary-Goneral snd Third Audltor within ten doys aftor tho adjournment of tho last sossion of Congross. The roport in tho caso shows that tho evidonco upon which payment was mado was abstracted from o sim- ilor, but valid, claim, which had boon already paid. Roderick I. Butler, of Tonncsseo, is implicatod in this transnction, astho Commiseary- General says ho roceived sovoral calls from Mousrs. Fost sud Butler, and, eithough he cno- not recollect, with cortsinty, anv language to that offect, ho was nndor tho improsuion that tho cnso had ol boon renched in Congross, o unys: * Even without any such language boing mado, {t would nover have oceurred to we that o clam backed up by » momber of Congreas could bave been prezonted to (s oflico whon tho mem- ber knew that any adverse report hind been made on it by a Commmittes of tho House.” Thogurious fact is brought out in the report that Col, Irwin, on duty at Noshville, conuccted with the Com- migsary Dopariment, notifiod the Commissary Gonoral that the claim wau entirely fraudulent. As to this, tho Commissary Goneral says that ho avo Irwin's lotter no woight. As tho travsnc- ion wna of a confldential naturo between tho Qommsunding Goneral and Mr. Fost, tho officor in chargn of transportation would not have boon ivformod of it. i NEW FINANCE SCHEME, THE REROIC TREATMENT. ‘Wasmwaroy, D. C., Dec. 16.—The Excoutive Council of tho National Board of Trade havo boon fn geesion hero for somo days, aud have propsred and submtted to tho Houso Danking aud Currency Committeo a plan to resumo specie payment, which thoy believe practicable, al- though mombors of the Committeo do not take the same view. This plnn, in brief, is as fol- lows: Firat, that tho Secretary of the Trensury sball borros $200,0000,000 in gold, at n rate of interest not oxceeding 4}¢ por cont, rodcomable thirty years from dato, and that on offoring thia losu tho Scoretary mny rocoive o portion not excceding 8S%¢ per vent of tho pracecds in Unitod Btates notes, which sball bo im- mediately dostroyed. Socondly, o part of tho proceeds of snid loan shall bo applied to tho redomption of outstanding legal-tenders, Third, anothier part of tho proceeds of tha loan shall bo applied Lo the purokaso of silver bullion and tho coinage theroof. Fourth, that tho Scc- retary may borrow $200,000,000 at & rate of in- torest not exceoding 4 per cont, pn}l;nblu in gold, in the yoar 1917, the proceeds to bo applicd to the redemption of legel-tondor notes. Filth, that the said two losns may bo substituted by National Bunks s sccurity for notos issued by them for loans of tha United States, now do- posited a8 security for eaid nétes. Bixth, six months aftor tho passago of tho act, all limita- tions upon tho amount of tho National Bank notes to bo isaued and the location of tho banks issuing tho samo shall bo ropenled, Soventl, it prohibits issmng now Troasury notes in place of thoso destroyed under the provisions of this plan, S CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ENOTTY QUESTIONS BEVORE THE ALAVAMA OLAIMS . COMMISSIONERS, Wasaoniaroy, D. C., Dec. 16.~In the Court of Commigeionors for tho Alabama Claims to-day, Gen, Craawell and Judge R, Af. Corwine argued tho cago of the whale-ship Splondid, which wag driven out of tho Arctic Ocean by the Bhenan. doab, which eaused tho breaking up of voyago and loss of outfit, rofit, and investmont, amounting to many thousand dollars. The United Htates demurred, and denicd tho right of tho owners of tho Splendid to rocover under the law, claiming thoro could bo DO recovery excopt for proporty destroyed. To this Corwino replied that tho act provided for two clagses of claima: Firat, thoso which rosult in total logs ; and, sccoud, thoss which result from pattial loss, That whorever thoro was proof of nctual loss, rocovory followed as o mat- ter of conrso, Tho Court hold the caso under advivement. Tho aemo gentlomon will argiothe Intoresting mostion of tho rizht of n British subjoot topar- ticipato in this fund for loss accruing on an American vessol, the subject hoing o residont of the United Stntos whon tho loss oscurred, and Las 50 continued ovor sinco. —— THE CENTRAL PACIFIC, FAILUBE OF THE LOUSL COMMITTEL TO INVESTI- aATE. Anecial Disnateh to The Chieago Tvidune, £ WasmiNatox, D. 0., Deo. 16,—It will bo ro- mombored that, at tho lnat sossion of Congross, Tiopresontative Luttrsll, of Californis, offored & rerolution directing that an [uvesigation bo mado of the mapnor in which the Central Pacifle Railvoad was constructed. Tho rosolntion was roforred to the Pucific Railrond Committeo, whero it is allowed to lio in o pigeon-hole with- out action. It is dificult to say why the mojor- ity of the Committee will not take action, as tho proprioty of dolng £o hag beon froquently nrged upon thom, Thoreis no doubt in tho mindy of those Jamillar_with tho mattor that tho con- struction of the Contral Pacifio was by n Credit- Mobilior company, whoso frauds and abugen far excoed thoso pu!kmmtml Dy tho Oakes Amos congorn, In anticipation of u tailure on the part of tho majority of tho Committeo to recommend the adoption of tho resolution, tho minority havo propared u report sotting forth the veasons why such an investigation ought to ho lad, Of coutse it eannot bo submitted Lill the nnjority muko a roport of tomo wsort, and tho prospect. {hat thoy ever will iy very puor indead. ————— NOTES AND NEWS, ARKANSAY MATTERS, Snecial Dispateh to e Chicago Tribuns, Wasuixaroy, D, C., Dee. 10,—The ITouse Elections Commltteo will recommond in tho con- tosted envo of Doll agalust Buydor, of Arkunuus, that Buyder romain in possession of the seat, Bnydor ia o Republican and was electod, tho Committes find, by about 400 majority, Tx-Senntor Rice, of Arkansas, appearod bofors the House Judloiary Committes to-dny and mado an argument in tho ;Brooks intorest. Lix- Chiof-TJuatico McClure will appear before them to-morrow, aléo in tho Intorest of Brooks, Tho Republican mombera of the Committoo aro said {0 favor Drooks’ ointm, whilo the minority will roport in favor of suataining Garland. THE BTRAMDOAT DILL was takon up In tho Sonato and road to-day. Tho prospoot for its early paesago I8 favorable. THE BOLDIERE' MOMES, 1t is duo to tho anifl““ Board of Soldiers’ Tomes to oxplain that thoy had nothing to do- with the (muiulnr appropriation of 4100,000 por annuny, and that thoy wers perfectly nihiug 1o Liave Whaelor's nmondment adopted. Thls was oxplainod during tho dobato upon the amand- mont by Mr. Gunckel, who bas belongod to the Tioaxd avar uinee it was organized, sud sponks by authority. TIUE ALLEGED CADLTSHIP BALE. Tho Houeo Naval Affairs Committee will bogin to-morrow tho investigation of the allogod eale of » Cadetahip by Mr. 8towoll, of Virginin, Tho inyestigation weg domanded by Mr, Stowell hime solf, and it is bolieved thaf tho charga lias no fouudation, but was preforred through malico. THE DISTHICT DILL. Quito a strong opposition to the form of got . ommont for the Digtrict propozod by tho Morrl{h Dill has sprung up smong thoso who favor su- qualifiod suffrago. At n meoting last nighl o committoo of twenty-fivo was appointed to ar~ raned for o general maee-meotlug of citizous of tho District Lo protost againat the bill, A COTTON GLAIM, Toprosentativo Darrore, of Iltinois, intro- dnced n the Ilouso n bill for the roliet of Hinckle ITosnor, of Peoria, The bill asks far the m{muut of 897,600 for tho tege of 800 bales of cotlon, alleged to haye boon unlawfully seized from the posacssion of Hosmor by J. P. Lilie, ggnlmmt "Treasury Agent, at Holma, Als, July ek ™e ruéfi:nm S, 'ohin C. Doreo, of cago, and Josoph J, Utley, of Dixon, who have been hero in tlmpineerunl nyr tho Rock Islaud & Ionnopin Conal bill, loft Washington to-night. All that can be done for this canal sohomo befors tho holidays bas heen accomplished, ‘I'ho llouss Committes on Rail- ways and Canals bave agrood to roport the bill favorably to tho Houso., Thore was but otio dis- sonting voto, and tho Cominitteo was nearly full, GOVEUNMENT FOR THE INDIAN TSHRITOLT. [7o the Associated Press,) Wasmixazon, D, 0., Deo, 10.—Clinton B, Fisle, Charles B. Hammond, D, Rush Roberts, and John o Lung, of the Doard of Indlun Com- missioners, who recently visited the Iudian Tor- ritory, make n roport from 8t. Louis, in which thoy mako tho following recommondations : Tirst—A Torritorlal Govornmont whose Execu- tivo shiall bo appointod by the President of tho Unitod States, and whose leglalative body shall be olected Ly the peoplo of the Territory. Sec- ond—Tlio eatablishment of United States Courts within said Territory. Third—A Delegato in Congross. BUPERYISING ARCHITECT. Mr, Cochrano, of Chicago, itis maid, will bo appoluted Suporvising Architocs of the Troasury Departmont, vico Mullelt, resigned. KALAKAAU, Tho Preaidont and Cabinet Ministors returned tho visit of liiu&; Kalskaup to-day, Gon. Sher- mon, who arrived liore this morbing, accompas nied by a party, spont fomo time in conversa- tion with iho King. Card receptions and othor ofical courtesies will bo commencod to-morrow. NOMINATION CONFIINED, ‘The Senate hay_confirmed tho nomination of Tobert I, Lyttlo, Postmastor at Deoatur, 11, APPOINTAMENTS. John D. Parmoly, Loroy K, Minor, Jool IT, Wicker, and Georgo W. Bohnolly huvo been ay:- in?intm! Intornal Rovonue Storckeepers for tho Fifth District of Illinois, Henry H. Miller, Alonzo P. Jobnson, George Liking, Jouso L. Elkius, and Bonjamin Babcook, Gaugers for the Fifth Tilinofs Diatrict. T} reqular record of Congresstonal proceedings il besoind o ths Seventhpage kel LOUISIANA. Tho Mixed=School Law Acknowls edged to fie n Dend Lotter—Whites Leaguers Declare 'Lheir LambeLike Xatentions, Special Diapateh to The Chicaoo Tribune, New Onreaxs, La., Dee. 16,—The mized- school trouble to-day oxtended to tho Boya' Con- tral High School. The boys hold a mooting and appointed a committes to wait on the Principal and protest sgninat tho preliminary examination of tho thirtoon colored youihs. As aresult, the colored aspiranta rotired. Iaving accomplishod their purpose, tho boya foll into liusend marghed to tho Girls’ Upper High Sohool sud cheorod tho young lndies who refuked to remein in school irith the colored girls yosterdny. 'Tho troublo thus far has boen confined to the High Schools. ‘Thoso echools nre tho only oncs which, up to this time, have romained unmixed, owing partly to tho fact that the colorad acholars were nob often far onough edvancod to pass the examinntion. Such as.yero have gonerally atop- ped their mtudios ot ‘tbat point or ontored private schools. A fow qulored scholars woro in ono or two High Schools. The Primary and Grammar Schools have for yoars, however, boon moro or less mixed, and thero hag been but vory littlo trouble till recently. It is now doclarcd that tho colored schiolurs shall bo ejected from what are now koown aa tho ““ while schools," from the fact that most of tho scholaraaro whito. Tho Republican this morning publishes an olaboruto editorial declating in fuvor of soparate schaols, provided tho colorod schiolars are furs nished rebools of oqual grades with whites, and declaring that the mixod-schools law cannot bo enforced, o Stato Superintendent of Education. Willinm G, Brown, colored, has loug since declared in ‘)rivntu thut bo bolieved tho mixed-schools policy njurious to the intorests of tho colored poople, and himself iy in favor of separato seliools. Thero Line not bocn #o much oxcitomont to-dag, the flogging aflnlr of yestorday scoming to have worked it off somowhat, Tho ovening papors attompt to bring it up by publishing darlk and mysterions rumors in- dou’lo-lended type thint thio city colored people ara %ccrotly arming, and throaten to rogulato alfairs hero as they attempt- edto do in Vicksburg; nlso, that colored mon aro coming in from tho country fu great num- bers, and that the colored Gen, Barber is reor- ganizing and arming bis colorod brigade, Al thoso rumors are untrue, unless it bo the last, and that is probable. Tho Returning Board to-day hold a long oxecu- tive scssion, and ncted on protests from Lwonty- threo parishes. Tho decisions have not,been mado publie, ‘The work of tie Board will prob- ably bo completed to-morrow. I'he White Loague Inst night hold a meeting, and adoptod resolutions declaring that the or- anization had no intention of doing violence to flxn Returning Doard, believing that the intorouty of Louisinna are involved in keoping the penco at this juncture, Gon. Emery to-day received & dispatch from the Adjutant-Goneral of tho Army at \Ynshlnf(- ton to tho following offect : ** Tho President di- rects that you make arraugomenta to bein rondi- nosy to supprees violonce, and bave it undoratood thay you will do it.” THE BLAOK HILLS. Troops in Pursuit of Mincrs, Wasmsatoy, D. C,, Dec, 16.—A roport from. Indian Agent Brigham, dated Nov. 25, from the Cheyenno River Agonay, states that he is in pur- sult of whita mon going to the Black Mills Agent Bingham is accompaniod by a military force from Forts Rico and Sully. e OBITUARY. Mixsearouts, Minun,, Dee. 16.—The commu- nity is saddened this morning by tho doatts of two prominent young men of tho city,~L. M. Dashiell, the city editor of the Daily Tribune, from diphtherin ; oand Edward 0. Clark, a lead- jug furniture-doalor, from tyl)hum fover, both about 30 yonrs old snd couspicuous for talent andintegrity. Special Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, gannorLtox, Iil,, Dec, 10,—0no of tho ripost scholurs and an ominent physician, Dr, James 13, Samuel, died in this city Ingt night, in the 77th yonr of his ago. 1o wad a charlor mombor of tho Masonic Order hore, and will be buried with its honors to-morrow at noon, Swearal Diavateh to The Chicagn Tridune, Minwavkee, Deo, 10, —Doputy Shorift Hackott, well known In Chicngo, and ono of tha oldest of- fleors (n this city nnd connty, died to-dny, agod 60, Ilo Lt Jong been sufforing from {ufiamma- tory thoumatism. Special Dispateh to The Chicaso Tridune, Brooyixatoy, I, Doc, 10.—Ex-Bhoriil Capt. Henry Honseheldt foll dead thils afternoon from apoploxy, aged 40 yenrs, Hiy torin_of oftlco une dor Ropublican rule had just onded, and ho bad mnde up his settloment 1 full, 1o waw a native of Cologuo, iernany, nnd biay rosidod in Amer- fen since 1854, 1o was a gatlant soldior, ond a faithful ofiicer in all the publio oftices which Le Lo hold. Ho will bo buried to-morrow, NUMBER 117, FOREIGN. Mesting of the French Com- mittee of Thirty. Fallv “;of All Attempis to Unite the Two Contress & o & S ek Said to Be Disposed to Par. don Von Arnim. J0 #men Deputies Hereafter Not to Be " Arrested During the Session. FRANCE, WANT OF COMESION AMONG THE OTPOBXTION, Pans, Dec. 16.~The Asaumbly Committes of Thirty mot to-dny and conaldered the question of placing Constitutional bills on the ordoers of the dny: A proposal from tho Left Contre to ilvn priority to M, Vontavon's blll was rojected. niotion wna thon mado by the Right Centra to Plnco the bill for the organization of tho second Chnmbor firgt, nnd it wes adopted. These pro- ceedings show that all offorts to unite the two Contres havo fatled, —_——— GERMANY. VON ARNIX 70 BE PARDONED, v Benry, Dec. 16.—1t {a already hinted that, i€ von Arnim is conviated, lio will be pardoned at Bismarck's roqnest, Herr Majnuke, 2 membor of ihe Reichatag, and edltor of the Germania, who waa atrosted for o progs offonue, has hoen roleascd, = TMIUNITY FROM ARBESE. Lrrery, Doc, 16.—Tho Roichistng to-day adopte od & sesolution delaring that, o order to uphol@ :::::%E;fi:-?’i ;m nmuu:\an’enb to the cuzuuit“t?nn (53 proven! 1 i aenulc‘m 10 arreat of a membor dure - (::-..\:m.«(n conasston, Gorman Commission to tho Cent Exhibition at Philadelphia has beon np:n’;g?c‘al. Dr, Jacobi, Dirsctor of the Section of Qommerca and Industry m the Ministry of Commereo, it Prosident of "the Commission, whose headgums tora will b in Berlin. gy SPAIN, FUARFUL STOIM ON THE CDAST. Loxpoy, Dee, 17—5:90 &, m.—A spocial from Santandor to the Tinwes eays tho storm which bay been raging in the Bay of Bizcay for sovein days continucs uuabatod. Many boatsand severs- ty poteons aro missing from that point, o mralgn mails hinve been receivod there for oighs Y, ¥ - o MEXICO, NATIONAL YECULIARITINS, Sax Fnancisco, Cal,, Deo, 16,—By the stearnee Nowborn, information is roceived concorniug the trouble botwoon foreigoers and the natives st Lapnz, Mexico. Whon tho United Btates atuam- or Sardnne arrived at Lopnz, tho ntory came out tbat . B, Drooks, tho Superintendent of the Homigura minos st Triunto, who had asked the presoncoe of & war-vossel, on the ground that tha troops only awslted somo excuse to atiack and anck his heciendn, hiad really boon accused of solling damagod flour to his mon. An ex- amination was ardered by the Judge of the dis- triot : the damaged flour was found in the store, and the matter was referred to a highor court, After the Haranac's arrival, & =ang, headod by Ramsn Vaildez, rabbod the paoplo of 8nn Joso of $10,000, A rumor provailed to the effoct thav a project wnaon foot to rob ‘Trunto and Lopaz ; the garridon waa stroogthencd and additioual troops were placed at the disposal of Brooka. The noxt dovelopmont was a disegros- mont botiveen tho Mexicon soldiors and Brooks” forcos, but tho impending hostilitios wore pra- vonted by tho intervention of Cspt. Quoen, of the Saranng, and an awicable uudorstanding ba« twoon all tho partics was finally reachod. Tha poxican authoritios claim that Mr, Brooks wax trying to creato n disturbanco, aud they rotaliat- od. Tho United Stntes Consul at Lapaz, nog tinving heen consulted, did not figure in tho come plications, and until tho Captain of the Saranag submits bia oflicial report) o dispaseionato siates ment of the trouble cannot he oxpected. ————— POLITICAL, DECIDED ELIGIBLE. LouvrsviLrx, Xy., Dec, 16.—A special to the Courier-Journal says Judge McManna, of thg Frankfort Circuit, to-day docided, iv the case of Thomas €. Jonecs, acting Olork of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, that the docislon of tho Slato Coutesting Board vacating tho ofico was incompton{ aud void. It will bo romombored that Jones wag declared ineligiblo by the State Board becausa ho accopted a chnllongo to fight & duel. There« upon tho Governor declared tho oflic vacant, and ordered a special olection to 4t tho vacancy, notwithstanding Jones has sinco continued ta oxercigo the functions of the oflice, nnd was fow days sinco presonted before the Cireuit Court for usurpation. Ilis attorneys entered a domurror Lo tho jurizdiction of the Coutesting Board, and the demurrer was to-day sustainod. Tho Diatrict Attorney has appealed o the Court of Appoals, T FOURTI MASSAGILUSETTS DISTRICT. Speciul Dispateh ta The Chieauo Tiabune, Bosrox, Maus,, Doo, 16.—It iy now reported, 28 a thing definitely determined upon, that Judge Abbott (Democrat) will contost the meat of Mr. Frost (Ropublican), returned by a small majority to the poxt Congress in the Fourth District of this Stote. Xnvestigutions have Lgen in progress m A quiot _ Way sinca tho eloction, and it!is bolloved byJudge Abbott and bis friends that they have coliocted proofs sufliclont to oust Frost. ~ Tho investiga~ tions have rovealed somo practices by Collector Simmons' Custom-Iouse men not at all crodita« blo, ‘I'wo of them have boan bound over for trie al by United Statos Cominissioner Iollott on chargos of procuring fraudulont naturalizations. ARKANSAS CONGRI:SSMEN-ELECT. Lirrie Rockr, Ark., Doc. 16.—The Governor to-day igsund a proclamation declaring tho rosuly of the Congrossional claction on the 8d of Novembor: In the First District, L. O. Gause, Democrat, has 4,344 mejority over Bogors, Re- publican ; W. F, Slemmons, Demograt, in the Socond Distriot, 1,681 over Clayton, Noptiblican ; ‘W. W. Wilshire, Domocrat, in _the Third Dis- trit, has 9,009 ovor }Mynes, Ropublican, and “Thomson, Tudependent Domocrat ; in the Fourth District, M., Guunter, Domocrat, has 7,057 ma~ fority over Saunders, Ropublican. e LITTLE ROCK BANK TROUBLE, LirTee Rack, Ark,, Doc, 16.—A rumor has provailed on tho atrocts for sovoral days that tha Stato hind on deposit ai Stoddsrd's Banlk at the time of its susponsion a large sum of monoy, and o committoo was appointed by the Sovate to investigato the matter, The Committos mude » roport to-day by which it appears that ho situte hiad about S‘»‘.!S,({GD in curroucy snd $32,000 w Btato scrip in the Bank at the time of suspen- ston, This monoy waa left at tho Banlc by tha County Collector, and tho Doputy Treasurcr accopted chocks op tho bank in thoir suttloment, This evening the Btate's counsol obtained an order from the Chancery Court, nEpMmlng 2 Roe celver to tako charge of the Bauk anud properly belonglug te the fltm, e bl THE MOULTON-PROCTOR COMPROMISE. Nuw Yonx, Dec, 10.—~Benjamin D. Sillinan, rofores [n tho Proctor-Monlton oaso, has filod o roport in court. Horoports that the fmputa. tions and statements in the publication mado upon and concerning tho chiaractor and conditet of plaintift aro wholly sna absolutoly unts that tho dofondaut, by his counsol, discluym walico in the publication, aduutted the wntrwly of such imputstious and statomont, and cites the terms of Hnal sottlemont oy before publishyd, ot i OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, BouTnaueToN, Deo. 10.—Steamshi| from Now York, has acsived, Y Himain; °©