Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1874, Page 1

. VOLUME :28. JEWELRY, T JEWEIRY ‘ifl Now and Beautiful Designs received daily di- rect from the Manufacturers, especially for the Eolidays. C. D. PEACOCK'S, S8 STNA TR~ ., N. W. GOI‘WEB WASIINGTON, OPPOSITE FIELD, LEITER & 0O, O] N EVENINGS. . ~—GREAT REDUCTIONS. J To closo the season we will of- {er our large stock of RICH VASES, DECORATED CHINA, SILVERWARE, &, At a great reduction from former prices. BOWEN & KENT, 262 & 264 WABASH-AY. HOLIDAY GOODS AT RETAIT. Photograph Albums, Fine Writing Desks, Pocket Books, Pocke! iinives, Bronse. Gilt, snd Lenther Fancy Goods, Backgemmon Boerds, Criy ‘Bonrds, Playmng Cords, C‘\‘ensmzn. Pirio's Writing Puper ind En- Vo Frest varloty of other articles, suitabla for the Holidiy vssou. CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & €0, 118 & 120 MONROR.ST. CONCERT. TWO MILLION FIVE TONDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS! AVill bedistributed at the Fifth and LAST , Concers in oid of ho PublicLibraryof Ky. FEERUARY 27, 1875, Positively no Postponement, CONCERT ON 27711, 0% Money Refunded! Positively Last Chance! Positively Last Concert! Apply to THOS, K. BRAJSILETTE, Agent, uoulsville, Ky, or to Jo e WATTS & (10 Jtoown 47 Metrapolitnn Block, corner Lasnlle zud itnndoiphestn., Chicneo, Z FURS. No. 545 Michigan-av, By o Usefil Clristmas Prasent! GREAT BARGAINS 1IN FINE FGRS, BPLENDID SETS OF Ilink, Secal, Lynx, French Seal, Marten, Astrachan, Vory Attractive Prices---§5, $7, $10, 612, §15, $20, $25, 30, or $40 a Sct, TREY MUST BE SOLD AT ONC. Al wariantod flrst-clnsy, having boon mado up ex- gossly for Lho rotail salos of s Now Worlk Fur 1iouso, TRENCH SEAL SACQUES only §25, £ Open oveninga durlng this weolt. Buivats Besidencs, 545 Michigan-av., north of Sixleenth-st, CHROBOS. CHROI05 AT COSTT Bibles at Wholesale Prices Tino amssortment of 8. 8. Gift Boaks, &a., ot tho Bible and Publi- cation Socioty, o, 61 Washington- st., up stairs, ovor Miller’s Jowelry Store. It will pay to come up. Open evonings. C. R, BLACKALL, Dopositary. ) SKATES. Notraps. NoKeyn, No Heol-Plates, tollendjuating eand most. perfoct kata made., Peloo, &4, Trado supplied, Headquarters for Olub Skates of evary deseription, a2pon avanings thy wook wntil 10 w'clouk for tho accome o3, ation of our customers, 1os, Mads KID GLOVES, PARIS GLOVE STORE, DL SRS T Bolo Agonts, By B oS HOLIDAY JEWELRY. NEW DAY iWELRY | apanad this day poveral casea of FRENGIH nd HRONZES, NEW DIAMOND KAR: INGEER TUNGS, and STUDS, me o JEWLLRY, SILVER WARE aud STORE OPEN EVENINGS. i, MATSON & (0., State & Monroe-sts. QFPUSITE THE PALNER HOUSE, A.H.MILLER, . | | [ JEWELER, | | | GL WASHINGTON-ST., Betwocu State and Dearborn-st., Has the Most. Elegaut Store and Most Complete Biock of Jewelry in the City, Open Every Idvening until after And Gentlemen in search of Holiday" Presents will find the largest and most olegant variety of tho follow- ing goods, viz,: Silk Pockot Hdlkfs. and Mufflors, of tho_rarest Fronch and English dosigns; Linon Cambric, MHemstitched, and Embroidorod Initial Hdifs,, from medium to finest imported; Silk Neckwear, in quan- tity, variety and attractiveness nev- er approached by any house; Dent’s and other popular makes of Gloves, Yined pnd unlined; Gold Bosom Studs, of richest patterns ; Silk Um- brelles, of bost manulacture,» All at prices not oqualod, at WILSON BROS., Shirt Mannfacturers and Men's Furnlshers, 67 & 69 Washington-st. CHRINSTMAS! Gonls' Snoking Jackets, (ients’ Dogssing Gowns, Tinfers, Handkss, AND A FULL LINE OF ELEGANT GOODS ror CHRISTHAS PRESENTS, JAHLFOSTER &C0, 124 BTATE-ST. ASSIGNEE'S SALE, T will sotl all the tock af 0, A. Crall. oho: condsting of # full lino of Pipor Collars, Ne podars, Wito Shirts, and all kinds o8 Jowoley, i loia tosull, LOWY, Auilgneo. "~ BUSINESS CARDS. HCARTIFICIAL LIMB AND DEFORMITY Apparatus Manufactory, Ttoowms 6, 47, and 28 Dore's Klook, northwest worner Stato and Madison-sta, Aditress Dr. J. 15, GARDNER, 1, 5. Conuitsatonsr, N, W, cor, btate and Madinou-sts,, Chlcago, . tinnce to Steam Pusseugor filevator, 71 Madisn-st, SPENCER CUTLERY. [ Warranted good of o sale, Packet Gutlory, Kazors, e edey and Poarl-hiodlod Tablmknltos, Curv. Bty HEEROT, ii anuoiph, 7 JOHN ¢, ASHLEMAN, T Watchmaker aud chnlcr,ME OPERA-CGLASEES Ylfi;rmn‘m‘»;.l\m. Micruscopes, La Pl't:i‘l.“l clf::'xmm-- at o uilding, CG-OLID PENS £5nld by the elnglo Pauat mannfacturors’ prices. Porsons ymraliasiage Paus car pxchanga thow wny inia itlin v 4 ™ RN 0, 1oL KUty rpulated at 197 Goipivttey Meleze Howo, oA B.’S. CRITCHELL, [HSURANGE! Phenix Insurance Go. bitanm CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1874. FIRE INSURANCE. FLRES OF BROOKLYN, N. Y. Assets, $2,000,000. ow Hampshire Ing Go. MANCHESTER, N, H, Assets, $350,000. Miss, Valley Tns. €o. MEMPHIS, TENN. Assets, $385,000. Hichigan Stats s Co. ADRIAN, MICIL, Assets, $504,000. 160 LA SALLE - ST, CHIGAGOD, DRESS QOCDS. B e e e R i) B e T St o TR S TR A S "~ SUBSTANTIAL JLIDAT GIFTS! ‘Wo have reduced our Entiro Stock of DRESS GOODS To auch prices as will insuro a spoody sale. LOOK AT OUR Colored Alpacas, at 25 ofs, 8LR OUR Navy Blue Serges, at 30 ots, EXAMINE NEW SIADES OF Basket Woven Cloths, at 30 ots, Tupin's Empress Oloths, at 40 cts, Black and Colored Oashmeres, at 750, ALL 25 PER OENT LFESS THAN REGULAR RRTAIL PRICES, 63 & 65 Washington-st, Twenty-second-st. and Michigan-av, T T O A SO O T RN T TG T T A AT AN E [ 1 R T A ATV A P B S TS O 6 SRR FLOUR. FLOUR. TBE STAR & CRESCENT MILLS. Choice Flour at Retail, STAR & CRESCENT Cbest Minnesota Wheat), $6.00 ‘Warantad to inako i pounds moro brond, and of bettor quulity thaw auy Wintor Vhoat Flour nt the prico, THAYER'S EXTRA CWhile Winter WheaD), $7.50 Equal 10 any Winter Wheat Vlour in this mazkot. PATET FLOUR (Very Choite), - - - - $9.00 Dolivared fn any part ol tho city freo of chargs, or shipped {0 any addross in the enuntry on recelpt of pricos. Quality seuarnnisod. Frosh-ground Wintor and Spring Groham Buckwhent Flour, Oat Idea), ¥'ine Whito and Yellaw Corn Monl. OLINION BRYROR & FRRANATE, | RESTATRANTS. OPENING DAY o¥ THV St, Charles Hotel Restaurant, 15 & 17 South Clark-st., On & saata of nrlces to xuit tha timan, Call and take din- nor taday, Exnoing the Ml of Faro, * livery Morchant and Insiuoss A I invited tatato Dinnurat GONLE RESTAURANT—-tho bost fu tho ¢iy, GEORGE LIST, COFFES HOUSE & RESTAURANT, 72 BAST RANDOLPH-S8T., NEAR STATE, MUSIO BOXES. Music Boxes. Tiva Qases frosh gods just rocotsad, 5o that, untwith: atanding tho u Tievo tha largest stncl ind finost avorunont in tho clty. "AMan, Guithrs, Acourdosus, 1utos, Harmouleas, Vio- T, ulo, Rotall Pricys llat $hulesata until Jan, 3. HOWADD FOUTY, biiports 161 and 130 Gin IISCELLANEOUS, SOUR KROUT, 100 brls. choice long-cut, in pork barrols, in Tots to suit. Addresas afl'ars!tol’v 23, Tribuno offtco. A BRAND.NEW AND BLOGANT o, o4 0 $875 Pianoforte, FOR BALE AT $200, at .. Renldonoe, i v GUNTHER'S CANDIES, Cotabratod thromgont the Unton, Tixpressod ta all partn ab G0 ceuta pound (1 paund and pwards), Arldress WGUNTILEK, Cunfeetioner, Uhleago, 0 clt WASHINGTON. Sudden, Sharp, and Effi- cient Work in the Senate. : The New Currcncy"gBill Put Through with a Rush, All the Republicnné Tixeopt Sprague Vote for If, All the Democrats Except Sauls- bury Oppose It Mr. Schurz Shows that It Has Very Weak Spots. But Votes for X as a Picdgc of Splecie-Payments, | All Amendments Rejected, and Debate Limited. The Naval-Appropriations Bill in the House. E It Couses the Usual Am.ount of Demooratic Blowing, Reasons Why a Central Pacific Investi- gation Was Refused. THE SENATE FINANCE BILL, ' IT 18 PASSED WITIOUT AMENDIENT. Speeral Lispateh lo The Chicaan L'ribune, Wasitwioron, D, C., Deo. 22,—Tho Sopato promptly pnssod the flanuce bill this afternoon. Senntor Shorman's spoech oxplanatory of tha bill wns heard with marled attontion. Upon the cioso of his upoech the Domoerats, without von- turing to opposo ths bill to a groat extent upon its merit, sought to intcrpose’ obe iacles to its pasmage. Tho Domoeratlc spoechen woro entiroly of u negative character, nd consisted of o rohoarsal of some of thoir old argumonts of last spring, suggestions of differ- ent days for specio resumption, and repeatod in- terrogations to Sonator Slioriman, noaccompagied by any propositions for any improvomont of the Lill. A number of = AMNUNDMENTS CRAFTILY WORDED toendeavor to break tho sotid Republican vote for tho bill wero offerad, but woro always dofent~ od by & united Ropublican voto. Tho Ropublican Sonators who lagt winter woro so widely,divided upon tho flnanco question were o unit on tho bill before the Senate. It seemed evident that tho uession might last far into the night, it 1t did mot contiuno il mornivg, for Bonator Bherinn bad given notlco that he did not proposo to give way for anadjournment until o final dispoeition wes modo of the bill. The Democrats fought tetep by stop in tho after- noon, but soon after the gas was lighted soomed to bocoma convinced that thcir fections opposi- tion would not make any breach in the Republi- can ranks, aad about 7 o'clock TUE FINAL VOTE was {akon. The threo Indepondente—Spraguo, ‘Tipton and Hamilton—voted with thoDemocrats. Saulsbury was tho only Domocraé who voted with the Rapublicans. It was a novel spectaclo to wea Logau, Ferry, Oglesby, and Morton vot- ing ays upon the finance question with Sherman, Sehurz, Anthony, und Edmunds, The old di- vision in the ilupublicnn ranks upon ihe fiuanco question had entiroly disappoarcd, Thero were no Infiationist llopubli- can3, or contractionlst Ilepublicans, or soctional Rtepublicans, but the Ropublican Senn- tors usa body volod squarcly m favor of o bill fixing o day for tho resumption of specio pay- ment. _‘Tiie Democretio Bonators, with their threo Indopondont sllios, voted with equal ungnimity againet tho bill, and madoe o united record ugainst o measuro for specic payment. A Ropublican Bonator remarkoed, nfter tha vote, thet the unity of the voto would do more to con- solidalo the Ropublican party than auything that Lud occarred for yours, '[I1; MOAT YULNERALLE PART OF THE NILL was tho abuenco of o provision for the destric- tion of tho redeemed legal tondors and fractional currency. This poing tha lard-monoy Demo- crats espoecially attacked., “1he fuflationist Domocruls, of tho |Pmu reprosonted by Morrie man, woro Dbitterly opposed to the bill, and cortainly conld not seo any ioflation init. Sberman phowed that tho objections of tho Democrats wore not practical, a8 they could not be proporly realizad for somo yoars. T'he hill will probably paes the Hougo, but it is not #o 8trong int tho Houso as in the Senato, THI: DEBATE IN THI SEXATE. (70 the Avsociated Press.) Wasmxotoy, D, C,, Dec, 22.—In tho Sennto to-day, the Financo bill huving boen taken up, Mr. Sherman said he did_not inteod to roupon tho debato on the financiul topics of the Inst sosaion, Tho Senato was composod of the same portions now, aud it was idlo to roopen i, 1t Wwus now less thau threo months from the timo of adjournment, abd thore was n genoral feoling that Congress should do something, 1o do- sired to ray to tho Benato that ovory wovd, avery ling, of thus bill tended toward tho an- nouncomont in the title. Tho Dbill might fall short in many particulars, bub it was oue which demauded yeasonublo concessions from ovory Senator, Ilo thon oxplained the various provisions of tho bill, aud srid tho first gection, providing for the rodemption of frac- tional currenoy with ooln, met the upproval of Loth the Secrotary of tha I'ceasury and Prosident. The second sectlon, whioh ropealed the lnw maliug n chargo of ouc-fifth of 1 per cont for converting stindardgold bullion into coin, re- quired s gacrlflco on tho part of the Govern- ent to tho estont of 285,000 por annam, that boing the smount levied Ingt year upou those who brought gold bullion to bomado into coin. ‘Tho third pection of tno bill provided for froo Lunking, Under tho proseat low banking was virnally freo in some of the Western and Southern States, but in the grest com- morcial conlves of tho eountry it wng nob fron, 'This froc-bnuking seotlon, thorefore, pro- vidad for tho enlatgement of the volume of the cenrrency in enso tho business of the country do- monded it, 1t nlso proposed to rodeom Unitod Statos notes Lo tho oxtont of 80 por cent of tho nmount of the new bank-nolos insned, T'ho soc- tiou dkl not proposo oithor contraction or ox- pension of the cwrroncy, Jeaving it to be gov- erned by tho bueinoss wants of the community, ‘I'ho bill also provided mmplo mouns to main- tain and provide for apesio rcnlml})llou, and no Sonator could doubt thut, if tho bill became a law, spocio émymonks would be rosumed on the 1sb of January, 1479, 1f offorls should he made by Bountors ongraft other quasions on this bill thoy would lend to ity dofout. 1lo reviewod tho several plins for specio resumption herotoforo considered by tho Sennto, aud snid ho had been compellad to surrondor his idoas in rogard to reswmption. THE POWER TO REISSUE, My, Sehurz inquirod if 80 per cont of tho logal- tondars redeomed were Lo Lo reissued, Mz, Shornan sald that would be w question for conulderation four yoars from now, ox 04 Koo iy tho amount of logal-tondens bo reducod to 5800,- 009,630, 1o did not think unything should bo wald fu this DIl o to whothor that 80 por cout tihould ba dostroyed or roissued. No minu know how faat tho now notes would boissuod, but thoir fs3uo would undoubtedly REVIVE Tii) DUSINESS INTERESTS of tho country, Iioforo tho arrival of tho time whon legal tonders would bo reducod to £500,~ 000,000, ono or two Congresses would have niot and dlnnp‘vcnmd, and ho thought it mueh bettor to lonve the quention of destroying or roiusuing that monay to thom, My, Setirz—The Sonator then admits thnt tho Becrotary mny roissne tho 80 percent ngain 2 'Mr. Shormun—I do not wake any such admis- wlon, Continuing his argnmont, o anld it would not Dbo wivo to introduce fnto this billa controversy wiiich would destroy that tnity by which tho good it coutniuad conld bo acéomplished. 1lo approved tho bill boeauss overy portion of It tended to upocio prymontu, Mr. Schurz eald Congress onght to make tha Dill a8 clenr a8 possiblo. 'ho Senator (Shorman) know from his own oxporionca thiat, ittho lonst loop-hole bo left tho 'U'reasury might reissue £30,000,000 or 340,000,000 as it did once Lofore, Mr. Thurman said tho firet and pocond sectiony of Lho bill were all rigbt, but the-third seetion lie thought vory woak, Thin was nbill ofn gront dunl of omission aud the leant possiblo commis. slon. Xor o yoar pasb Lhero had beon [ren banks ing Inmiany portions of the country, nnd thocon~ woiuonce wag that TIHIE GUARENCY TAD INCREAGED about 81,600,000, Luss this bill, and he von- tured tho assortion thnt the incrense of National Bank curronoy in Lo next four years would not ho ovor £10,000,000, nud tho retirement of groou- Dack:s not over $8,000,000. T'ho panio upon the counlry wag the rosult of over-trading and ex- travnganco until at lpst tho bubblo burst, and thiero camo o #eaeon of retronchment aud econo- my. In tho history of this country it was shown that tho businees of tho country nover rovived in o lesy period thau four yonra after o panie. Nothing but time, honesty, ocono- my, wnd rotrenchmout would set ~Dusinews in’ motion, and wnke tho conntry prosperons, It cunld 1ot bo done by tinkering, or by bills which owitted overything nnd contained nothing. Ilo OFTEIED AN AMENDMENT annn edditional uection : ‘That from and afier Juno 80, 1875, ono-twoutioth part of the customs duties shinll bo pasablo in United States logal- tender notos or in Nntional Bank-notou, andatter dunn 40, 1876, ono-denth, mnidl after Juno 89, 1877, onc-fifth part thercof may bo pald. - OTHER AMENDMERTS. 3Ir. Bogy moved Lo amend the nmoudment by strking out all after tho word *“that” ju the fist Jine, aiid ingerting_in livu thersof n pro- vigo thnt on and after July 1, 1875, the dutios on imports _pais in_ logal-tendor notes or coin at thooption of the imparter. Ho spolio at_tomo lenglh iu support of his amend- ment, sud enid ho would voto for tho bill report- ail from tho Finonce Commnittes with bis amend- ment attachod to it ; othiorwive ho would vote apatust the bill, NMr, Bayard inquired of tho Cbairman of tho Tinance Committec (Sherman) if he would ob- jeck to inserting theword * destroy " aflor tho word * redeom ' in tho third soction, so Lhat it would read **it shall bo the duty of the Sccrotary of the ‘Iroessury to redeom and dostroy logul- tonder United States notos in cxcess only of £300,000,000,” oto, i Mr. Bherman snid that ho had stated beforo that in his opinicn that question sbould bo left to tha futuro, and-he could not couscut to the nmondmont. JMr, Bayerd paid the honorable Sonator (Sher- mau) had betrayed lLore voth his ombarrass- ment and hi displeasuro whon such questions woro asked him. Ifo (Bayard) hoped {lo coun- iry would notica tho auswer of the Chairmen of {ho Iinance : Committee, who, representing his Knrly friouds bere, declined to allow tho bill to e nmended. It was well known for years past that the Treasury Departmont had been - gov- ommed swithout law in & manner, and monoy rodeomed would be rolssued unless n prohibi- tion bo inserted inthe bill. - Ho thought this o double-faced bill, and it seomed to him to bo juggliog with o quostion which ought to bon muttor of honest business, Tho question bemg on Bogy'a amondmont to the amondment, it wag rullectcd without a divis- ion. A vote wusthen taken ondir. Thurman's nmendment, and 1t was rejectod—yons, 13 ; nays, 3. Mr. 8aulebury movod to atrilo ont 1879, na the timo for return to spocie-peyments, and to insort 1877. Rojectod. ) Mr. Hamilton movod to_striko ont oll after tho enacting clause of the bill, aud o insort in place thoreof, *that from nnd after the 4th of July, A. D, 1876, nothing tmt gold and sitvor shall bo a Iogal tender for tho paynicut of debts contracted thoroaftor.” MR STEVENGON sold bo was opposed to tie bill voported by the Comumittoe, becauso in voting forit ho would not know whether. ho was voting for contraction or expansion. 1le was unwilliug to leavo itin tho power of eny Secrotary of tho J'ressury to oxpand the currenoy at his pleasure. 1o had great faith in the honesty and good 1aith of the }»mucub Secratary of the Tressury, but would not lonvo #ich o power in tho hauds of any Scerotary, cithor Ropublican or Domocrat. _ AMENDMENT WITHDRAWS. Mr, Hanulton sald ho would withdraw lhis amendment, Mr, Edmunds objected, and eaid it could not be withdrawn, j X call for tho yoos and nays having been de- manded, the Chair (Mr. Allison) ruled it couldbs withdrawn, tho yeas aud nays not having been ordered. . A demand was made, but the Sounte did not order them, Lhe smondmoent was then with- drawn, CARPENTEL PROTESTS. Mz, Carpontor said ho dosired to put in a pro~ tost upon the ruling of tho Chair upon tho do- wand for tho yeas and nuys. Tho domand bad beon mado, and tho question shiould have been put, if the Sounte would order them, before the Honator from Morylaud could be permitted to withdraw his amouduent. MR. HCIURZ FAYORS TIHE DILL, Mr. Schiurz enid ho would voto for the bill in spito of allits dofects. 1o would voto for it ho- cxu6o it contnined pledgo to roturn to spceie~ payment in 1879, oud mombers of this body voting for the bill would do ail in_their power to moke that pledgo good. Ilo did not think ail tho financial ability of Amorica wan confined within the walls of fhis chamboer, and hio predicted to-duy thut the fiunncial mindy of thio country would say that tho provisions of tho bill wero inaderquato to carsy out {ho propo- sition numed in its title. o thought tho bill would leavo the currency of tho country in tho samo condition in which it found it Ho offercd no factious opposition to it. .Ho did not think it wonld produce o quiet, soothing offect upon tho businesy of tho country. 'Phe Senator from Ohlo (Sherman) know the bill could not bo passed boeforo tho holidays, and why notlot it bo rocommitted, thut somo fenture lookini tospocio roswmption might bo incorporated. Ho moved that tho bill he rocommitted to tho Committes on Financo, with instructions to 1ucorporate in it such provisions us are calenlated to proparathio way for specie-payment. Mofectod. Mr. Schurz then moved to amond the fhird £cction of tho bill ko my to provide thut not less ihan £2,000,000 in Jognl-tonder notos yhall bo ro- tired monthly by tho Becrotary of tho 'rensary, and the logal-tendor notes ro rotived shall bo Nncfllfil uud destrayod, llejocted—yeas, 10 ; neys, 44, The bill was thon read a {hird time, and pasged —yoag, 42 ; nnys, 11,—ns follows: YEAS. Alljson, Trelinghuysen, Pratt, Anthony, amlin, Ram Tioutwels Harvoy, gty Towe, Hehiire, Tnggalis, Seott, Togan, Hherman, Mol (Me), Hpeueer, Tdmunds, Mortan, Washburn, Tenton, ingleaby, et Terry (Mich)), Dattorson, Wrlght—2, Flaungan, Yease, 3 s i oy, agery Connr, umilion (Tex,), Davls, Julmpon, Churniat, Dennin, Meirimon, Tipton—I4, Goldtisalte, Ransom, Messra, Cameron, Morrlll (VE.), and Windom algo wonld havo voted for tho Dill, but wero puired yith Kelly, McCreory, snd Norwood, who would bave votod against it, " TR “THE CENTRAL PACIFIC, RESULY OF THUE NECENT INVENTIOATION, Special Dispatel to The Chicaun Yrivune, WasiiiatoN, D. 0, Deo, 22.—In tha maltor of tha investigation inta the alteged Cradit Mo- biller of tho Contral Pacitio Inilromd by tho Iouso Pacifio Railroad Committoo, tho follow- Ing resolulion hay boon adoptod by that Com- mitleos Jesolved, That no facts hayo been latd befora tho Qommitted fn snpport of il resolntlon referrad to thtn Gommiittoo by the Houso of Itspreventitives on July 14, 1674, which will, in tho opinlon_of this Com- mittee, Justily thum in recommending tho sppoints ment of a spocial commniltse, ns asked for by ! Tesolution, y . iy rosotutton, which was maved hy;)lf'uxl 5 ton, of Culifoenla, was _ carriod by yoto, 8, ono not votlug, The Chatrman of th mitteo, Lhilotus Bawyer, of Wisconnin, a 926 T straoted to report thls rosolution, logetf &, the report of the Bub-Committeo, to thf S 40 fo b printed and rocommittod, Thorf & dil ba submitied at an carly day. o ! ‘Tho roasonn FOIL It ACTION OF TIE CONMI / aro given m the pomowhut voluminoy €3 jrt of tho Sub-Commuttee, of which the i‘uL:.gf‘ s n { synopsis: Lho dstormivation of {703 fso in- volves an inquiry into tho rolntionnd<F fug bo- twcou the Company nnd E:n;’!éavoru- L ment, and the ascertninment o line bilitios und obligntions whicl a1 posad on the Company by its contract. ‘T'ho originnl acts relativo to the Pacifie Reilroad bear date Jau, 2, 1861, with en_smendmont, July 8, 1866, 'T'ho Contral 'acitin Rnilrond Compuny necopted the conditious of thesa acta by tlilue ity essent in the Deparltaout of tholoterior. Those Inws authorizod the construction of a railroad ond tolograph line from the Missonri Riiver to the Iacific Oceni, with cortain Lrauch lines frot tho 100 Jperidian, to bo comploted Ly July, 1876, 'ho titlo of tho corporazion waa to be tho Unien Pacuic Railroad Company, Tho Central Peeitic Railroad Company wau CREATED DY THE LAWS OF OALIFORNIA, and dorives nll of ity powera trom tho lawn of tbat State. No corporate potwors wore conforred upon it by tho dunoral Government. Certain grauts of lands and bonds wore givon to this Compauy to facllitato tho construclion of tho roads, Theso frrants were mado upon the condi- tions that the Company sbould pay tho honds at maturity aud porform cortaln eorvices for the Govarnmont, Tho Contral Paclfic Railrond Come pouy bos fally compliod with tho law with respact to tha - construction of tho road nud performanco of the servicos for the Governmunt, nithongh the timo to which ity construction wag'limitod s Mot yob ozpired, Part of the road conetructod by the Central Pacilo has for several yoarsbeon in succcusful and profitable operatio The ocarniugs of the roud have boon us follows : "Tho net earningo for 1 i catin It | W tho Company will recolvo from the Govorument 100,000 Acrrs, of which patents huve been issued to Juno 80, 1479, for 844,144 ncren. The Government snbaidy lionds, Includiog those issued to tho Western Pa- wera that under the la cifie ltoud, amount to 827,853,000, Ou these bonds futercst hos been paid by the Gov- ornment to tho smonut of = §9,218,000, 'Thore has been repaid in transportation by tho Company 1,049,000, ‘Ulio default of the Com- pany must bo considared with respect to the in- teront on tho bonds, and s to tho § per contum on tho net carnings of tho railroad. Asto tho :momut on tue bonda, it 18 well known that thero N GREAT DITFERENCE OF OPINION among attorneyy an to whother tho Company is required by tho law to pay the interent on tho bonds heforo maturity. Whethor or not the Com- pany in in defawlt by not paying tho intorost depends on & deeinion of the legal quastion as to their dutios under the law, Five por coutum of tho_net carnings of tho' roed is required to Lo paid to ihe Govornment to bufip lied to the payment of tho subtidy-bouds an Titorost, Tt 18 claimed by tho Company tbat it is not linblo to Inw any part of its enrmings until the railroad hny been accopted by the United States ns com~ ploted. Whis question is o legal one, and # Jaw has olrendy Dbeen pnmeed requiring tho Attorney-General to bring sult ageinst thean rowda for tho ver cent. ~Thix auit {8 now helng pressed. As the question of dofault in thereforo in pracess of adjudication by the courts, it vould bo uuwigo to call on the in- vostigation to procced when the courts aro Detter ealendated to meko such inventigation than ony Coorgressional commiites. As to tho withholding of monoy Quo to tho rond on tho trauanortation account, Congress bas alvendy pasecd o law directing tho Scerolary of tho Creasury to withhold it, and pormitting tho Con- trat Pacifle to {o 10 tho Coutt of Claims to test | ] tho right of tho 5 tho Seoretary of tho Treasury 50 1o do, 'ha Contral Paciflo bay alrondy DROUGIT BUIT IN TUL COURT OF CLAINS to tost that question, Tho report of ihe Committee concluden ; Aftera careful inyeatigetion iuto tho chirges and allegations mads ngainst the Central Pacilic Ltailrond Company, in tho preamblo and resoln- tion preented July 12, 1874, and submilted to this Committco, your Committeo find, flvst, that tho evidonco submitted is fusulicient to cnablo ilio Comnmitioo to detormine tho truth or falsity of the chavges and allegations; and, socond, if true, yonr Committeo nroof tho opinion tha the remody already is found for all tho matter com- plained of {n tho courts undoer oxiating stututes, where tho cases are now pending. t —_— THE PACIFIC MAIL SWINDLE, THE COMPANY'S *BTATIDTICAL” JrANIA, Snecial Dispateh to L'he Chicaco Tribune, o Wasnixaroy, D. O, Dec. 22.—"The proposition to yay for tho entortainment of King Kulokaua recalls tho approprintion made for tho entertain- mont of tho Japanceo Embaesy. Congress ot that timo approprinted £50,000 for that purpose, It has come out in the courso of the Pacifie Jail juvestigation thal the famous banquel glven to that Embsasy by James Drooks, of Credit Mo- Lelier fame, which cost $20,000, was prid for out of the Pacific Mail corruption fund. Ib was ono of the means which that Company bad of ** col- lecting statistics” us to the commorelsl wondors of tho Orient. * IRWIN §TILE FERDLE. The recusnnb veniently ill, That protext was the excusotor not: producing Lim this morning beforo tho_ bar of the Mouse, frwin i roally vory sick, and thero i no dounk thnt montnl osciioment 1weidont to plending his own causs Lefora the bar might bo physically dangorows to him, but it is woll known that bo desires to avoid hoing hrought before tho bar until afler tho holidays, a8 he will escapo two weoks of conflnement. 1Liscortuin that tho fear of imprisonment WILL XOT OPEN 118 NOUTK, 1o hias said that ho will vol in juil hofore he will tell. 11o appeara {o think that he is to he confined in tho dark room off the erypt in the Capitol, where Joo Stowart, the last contumm- cious witnces, was imprisoncd. Irwin s sont un upholsterer to take tho messuro .of tho room, with tho viow to fit 16 up in o Iuxurious manoneor, but it is by no mosns eortain that (ho Tlouee will crder his coufiucment theve, It would not be very severo punishment for u sick man to be lodged thore aud fed by Downing at tho expenso of Congrens. Trwin ling ¢ WRITTEN A BIATEMENT to doliver to the Llouse, tho toxt of whichho has committed to memory and destroyod, 1o s ot to bo pormitted to u\xlmr Ly counsal. ltutug 1iatch suyo that it is moroe probablo that Ty Gould hnu rinsed $750,000 to ropenl the ox~ isting wubsidy for the ilo Buil Srormunhip Company than thet Irwin originally spout that sum hero to seouvo it, (70 he Aneociated F'rest) TIE OASE IN THE HOUSE, Wasiixaron, D, C,, Dee, 24~—In the Ilouso Mr, Dawes presonted a cortifiento that Richard 1. Tvwin, o witnoss in tho Pacilio Mail invostign- tion, is not in a phyeleal condition to prosent limself at tho bar "ol tho Ilouke, or to Lo sub- jectod to nny mental oxcitetont, 1o ro- markod thnt tho Committeo of Wayu and Meany, uuder the sireumstances, wonld not instruct the Surjosut-at-Avms to bring tho witncus hatoro tho flouso al presont, unless the louee wehould athorwlso ovdor, My, Dawes thon offerod o rosolution authoriz- iny tho Committoo of Ways and 3zans fo hold sossfons in New York in connoction with tho in- vestiggation, Adopted. —_— THE NAVY BILL, AN OFL-TOLD TALE. Sp.cial Dispatch to Lhe Chicago T'ribune, i WasmsaroN, D, 0., Deo, 2 e Ilouso pasaed the Nuval Appropristion hill, o de- ato way vory spiey and partlsen. Ono of tho important features of tho debaio was an attack on tho bill by the Republican members, My, Dur- loigl, of Mnine, who I8 o Intter opponent of Hamlin, made & wovero attack upen the Navy Department and upon tho administration of tho Kittery Navy-Yard in Malno, which Is suid to bd maungod for tho mosl part in the interest of 1lnmhin, Barlelgh elsimed, without mentiouing Hamlin's nawme, thnt tho Intter for a serios of yoavs Dhas had einconro posts tlons in that yard Olled wilth honohmon, tacss contluuos to Lo con- | { NUMBER 123, rnd that, too, in spito of tho resolution of Cons l:rcm! apolisbiug thoso placos. Burlogh sald hat the commandant of the yard hiad reinstated thom bocauso lo was desirod to do sio by in- fluencen toa strong to withstand, DBurloigh nlgso mnde somo torions eharges abont tho man- agoment of the Bureat of Constraction and Ro- paura in tho Navy Dopartmont, and claimy that it was sitogether condneted fu the inlerest ef cor= runt contracters, Thers wis A VERY ANUIING DRDATE wupon tho subject of the employment of men in_ navy-yords just bolore elece tion. The promiuont = instanco of tua Charlestown, Must,, Mavy-Yard waa brought up. Tho Rtepublican journals of Boston havo ndmitied that an extrsordinary numnbuor of man wero cotonizodd ju that yard in'tho jutorest of Gooch against Danks. Gooch to-day wns callei upon to explain this use of mon, and naid that they woro all employed for ths solo pur- pose of prosorving the Hyve-onk tunber, of which o large quantity wae in storo. i3 dofonso cansed groat amusenwnt in tho House, nnd bo is likely to bo caliesl TIVE-OAK doactt, a3 was ones e famouwny Lew. who, undor slm- illnrmrcm Lanicow, boento lnowi uy * Liva-onk AW Homo of the Democrats woro fair enough to acinowlodio that tho uno of tho navs-yards as political machines was not o lepublican novelly, but wag n horeditury nbuso from Domocratio days. ‘Lho lienclunen of lamlin, in tho Kittery Nuvy«Yard, of which Burloigh complianed, havo beea fu thnt yard for tventy-llve yours. nud fol {utmd Uamlin from Democracy to Nopublican- B, —— NOTES AND NEWS, . om 1U4 FROVIDED YOR, Special Dispateh (v The Clazage Tribune, Wasmyaroy, D. U, Dee. 23.—Anthony O. Hewg has mot another defeat. Bmil Hoechetor, of Chicago, Heslug’s pet in the diys when his emiles brought places, is to be removed from tho Consulship ot Barmen, Germany. Dr. Canisius, latoly removed from # Commissionorship of tho Tllivols Penitentinry, i thought, somowhat re- mololy, to take Iocchster's place, ‘I'hio change is to bo brought phout in this way : Tho present Covunl at Bristol, Bngland, Btanton, who is an Illinois appointment, is to be trausferrcd io Diarmen, and Dr. Canielus iy to bo nominated to uiceeed the latter st Bristol. Canisiug is nob to bo uppointed to Barmon for the renson thnt Becrelary Fish js unylolding in hie determination not to have suy German-Amerl- can citizons ront as Consular oiicers 1o Fathers land. Crnigius will suiTer from this resolution of Pish, as Barmeu, whieh 15 ous of tlio most valuabto Cousulutos of Germany, iy wuch wore profltablo than Bristol. T gmyATORSHIP, Some of the ilaine Congrossruon horo think thas Homiin's ro-cloction {o the Scuate is by no meank securo, Tho latost und most formidablo canuidnto ig Joln Poters, formor momber of Congreas, now Buprome vudge. It is not impos- mble Lhat Speaker Blnine, in viow of tho politi- cal evonts gincoe last Octobdr, mnay bo polocted ns n eandidate ju tho ovont of the probeble defent of Hamtiu, THF THOLIDAY NECTSS. : In tho Senate, the Hcuse resolution fixing o holiday recess_would havo passed, bhut Benntor West, of Louisinna, objocted. As a singlo ob- Jjoction rendors it impossiblo Lo act on the tHouso rouolution, it wont over, but will doubtless ba concurrod in to-morrow. Noarly fitty leaves of nbsence word granted in the House just beforo adjournmont, 80 that, oven 1f the Senats doos not concur, thero will not be o quorum ior busi- ness in tho Houso, THE PRESUINCE OF TIHE BENATE. Viee-President Wilton will to-morrow morn- ing present to tho Senato o lotter vucnting his chair us presidiug officor of the Heuate, when Benator Carpenter will doublers bo agnin clocted I'residont pro tomiforo. Mr. Wilson intended to vacalo Lhe chair somo days ago, but postponed hia nction on reconnt of tho HState dioner given to Kalakaua to-night. Mr. Wilson ‘may not pre~ side much moro this scsaion. (o the Asaociateid Pressd ]HOSUNATIONS, Wasursorox, D. C., Dec. 22.—The Prosidont to-day sent tho following nominations to tho HBonate: B C. Hollister, Chiof Justico of the Buprome Court of 1dsho ; John Clark, Assos ctato Justico of the SBupreme Court of Idabo; Lovi Hubbell, Uniled States Attornoy for tha LBastern District of Wisconsin; J. A, Corryn, Tndian Agout ot the Papngo Agoney, Arizona. Tostmnatess—d. M, durdock, Wickila, Lan.; W. B. Sheriff, Paris, Il . PARL ACKNOWLLDAMENT, Ex-Gov, Bradrord declines tho appointment of Appralsor of ferchnndiso nt Bultimore on tha gronnd thas ho how no knowledgo of the pringl- pal dataily of the olflee, and that tho dutios should bo dischiargod by ono who has, THE CENTENNIAL, % Tho Secratary of the Intertor recsized to-dsyl. from the Stato Department copies of oficinl lat-* ters aunouncing tho neceptauco by the Britieh Governmout of the Invitation of the United . Statos to purticipato in the Contenuial. A DATINON, Preaident Grant has pardoned Denoni owan), who wau convicted ubout ten months ugo ol counterfeiting match stamps, and seutonced ta live yours' imprisonment. LLEY WOULD NOT I MISI: I'he Lion. William D. Kelloy d about to laave tho Ropublican party. OIMECT OF KALAKAUA'S VISIT, Tho purpose of tho visit of King Kalakaua liaw been dutinitely lenrned from private sourcos. lis objeet is two-fold, Ilo wishes to negotiato w reciprocity troaty, und Lo mako u lonu, tho m. toreut of which shall be guarauteed by tho United fHtatey Govornment, In cousideralion ol tho grauting of these Lwo voquests, or probably of the granting ot either of them, ho will cado Y'earl River terbor to the Uunited Stateu in yorpotuity as a naval gtation. LRETOOD, 4 that ho {8 TELLGRAPIITO INVESTIGATION, The following teeolution hins been introducod Dy Mr. Hagans, of Wost Virgiuia, aad sgreod to Dy thio 1ouuo of Jtepresontatives That the Cominittes on the Judiclary fuquire whother any injurions rostrictious or diseriminaticns aro imposud on the traven on of telegrah roports for tho press or private fndiviiuals, aud whelner any or what legislation Is nocessary to v ate tho ndmin= 1l of the telegraph, and after heaving purtios in futcrest 10 report by tho bl or olberwise, NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. “Thio Senato canfirmod tho following nomina- tionn: % L. Iurvis, Pomion Agont at W ing W. Va. Dostmnsters—\W. B, Shorttl, Paria, I B, 2, Burdock, Wichita, Xog. e resular vecord of Conpressional yvoseedings wifl beJorend vis tho Séxth Page.) SIX DEATIIS FROM & BOILER.EXPLOSION, Guasx Bay, Wi, De xplozion oce ourrad youturday ‘morning at Avngelica, Wis., whioh reselted in tho deatli of six mon and tho wounding of many more. J, B, Iaird & Co. wceently comploted & largo onwemill ab thub peiut. which employed thiity men. Yestorday morning about Y o'clocl, whilo Lho mill was un- der motion, the boilers exploded, tearing tho il litornlly to plecos, not leaving ovon & board or timber on tho npot. At tho tinie of the dis- nster thore were 160 pounds of stonm o, but it wus supposed thae Lheve wag suflicient water in 1ho builors, A QOEAN ETEAMER ASITORE, New Younx, Doe, 2 A largo eteamor, namo uulwown, ran 6n Barnoxat shoals this moruing, T'ho vossusl {s supposed Lo, bo one of tho Now Ot~ loans end 1lavana packots, bound for this pert, $he is now throwing hor cargo overhonrd, Tivren—The sleantor ashoro at Darnegot Istho South Carolwa, 1lor prusengers havo all beon Inuded sufely, e ACOIDENTALLY POISONED, Special Danatels to The Chicdao Tribune, Toaasorort, Ind,, Dee, 22— liftlo daughte: of Johu MeCanluy, living £ fow miles north o, hove, necldontally got hold of o cup of prussl acid Jast night,” and, boing unobsorvod, swal la\\'u:] tho poison, causing death in a fow mo. meonty. St s GPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION, Trersaunag, Pu, Deo, 22,—At tho ulacqun hald to-day in (ho Lwenty-third Congiessiondl Dis+ {riet, to fill tho unoxpirod term of the Hon, 13, MeJunkin, recently electon to tho Iouch, no Damnocratic nomineo was in tho fleld. A vory light vote was polled, and bnt litta intorest wos manifestod, Tho roturow, as fur o reoalved, inaicale {he election of Col, Joun Plowyson, regulae Hopublican, ovor i dovendout, ) Laillo, In: