Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1875, Page 2

. road Mortzaga Land Compan: THE CHICAGO DATLY denate which was very spirited. the report was concurred in by sens, 23; 11 2. IN THE Hot 8 bil! providing for the reassexement of property in the year 1875. and every five years thereafter, swan pated bya vote of0Jto 26: Aleo,to pay but 26 cents a description for pnblishing delinquent Jixts, A Dill repealing the law allowing payment of taxes in semi-annual inatallmonts was de- feate?, A bill to print oficial advertiaements in German papers passed, In the evening the Legtelatnro was addressed on namigration by Houry Musgrave, of Mivyis- sippl. GONTEATED ELECTION, The Jefferis-Vaxler coutest case, from Warn County, vas argued befero tho Senste Commit 400 on Elections to-night, T. W. Gordon, of this elty, for Jefferis, the contertant, aut C. Walker for Taxtor, A majority of 4 votes ia all that Taster holds the eoat by. ae WISCONSIN. ASS EELY, Special Disnaten to The Chicano Tridune, Mantsox, Wie, Jan. 26.-A memorial to Con- rreea was preacntod toenable the Winnebago Indiags of Wieconsin to become frecholders aud citizens, A resolution was also presented to in- atrnet the Committes on Incorpotations to report fa bill restoring the Supervisors system of county government, The resolution to mect at 11:30 to elect 8 United States Senator, was adopted, ae waa also n resolution prohibiting emoking in the Assembly Chamber, Ills were intruduced in re- Jatjon to tho service of simmons on foreign in- surance companies; to ameud tho Revised Btatuter relating to Jnatices’ Coutts; to provide for services of procces on Sheritfs in certain cages; toestablish a court of limited jurisdiction iu Brown County; to require notice ta be given in cares where accidents oceur on account of de- fective highways; relating to elections aml town mectings, and in rotation to towns and town officers; t> prevent ensnaring or trapping deer; and amending the Jaws incorporating the Rail- SENATE. Tetitions wore prosented relating to tho wee of the drainage fund of the Lown of Byron, Momoo County; mn favor uf tha passage of a mcniorial to Congrens relnting to jurisdiction over istauds of tho Mississippi; and a remonztrance against the division of — Clark = County A revolution was offered. for ting the deeigion of the = Supreme — Court on the Potter Iaw. Resvlutions 1 reference to legislation regarding rnilroat connections and chenp transportation were adopted, Lilla were miroduced amending the Potter law; relative to the term of the Commissioners ; ta authorize tho Town of Byron, in Monros County, to usa the drainage fund; to reinstate a plat Gf North La Crosse; also, 2 memorial to Congress ro- Inting to concurrent criminal jurisdiction over the islands of tho Missixeippi. The Assembly VIN amending the act incorporating the German 1 Association of Prairio du Chien was con- in unde 2 suspension of tho rales, MICHIGAN, THE USUAL MONDAYS WORK, Special Dispateh to The Chready Tribune, Taxstsu, Mich., Jan, 26.—The Legislature ro- assembled at 8 o'clock with full Houses, In the Senate, Mr, Gronsel gave notico of the introduc- tion of a bill to regulate the matter of tho de- tention of witnesses, Tho Sonate thon nd- journed, In io Houso, four potitions wero Introduced in fayor of doing away with tho Pro- hibitory Liquor law, and one favoring the mak~ ing it moro stringent. A potition waa intro- duced praying tho repeal of the law creating a Board of Public Works at Port Huron; also one numorously signed praying tho repeal of tho inw cresting County Superintondents of Schools; hesides ono or two others of no apecial cenmenaenees Notices wero given that billa wonld bo introduced changing the law concerning tho Superior Court of the City of Dotroit, and authorizing the City of Detroit to raise monoy for sowor improvements, A bill wag tatroduced by Mr, McLachne, of Monroa, to amend tho act relating to tho Reform School, aud was referred to the Committeo on that insti tution. After a little further business of no special consequence, tho Monse adjourned. Both Houses moet at 10 to-morrow, ea MINNESOTA. SENATE. Special Dispatch to The Chicage Tridune, $1. Pavn, Mion., Jan. 26.—Billa wero intro- duced authorizing the St. Anthony Water-Powor Company to issue proferred stock; repealing tho Railrond law of 1874; tho House Lill appropri- ating $20,000 for tho immeilate relief of tho deatitute in the grasshoppor cowntics. wousE. Bills were introduced repealing the section ex- eopting tho Farmors’ Mutusl Company of Min- neapolis from the restrictions of the General Insurance law; providing for condemning land for school purposes; foran amendment of the Constitution requiring schoo) funds to be in- yosted in State or Nations! bounds except other- wise authorized by popular vote, The contested- election case of Chambers ys. Drazee waa de- sided in fayor of Frazeo, tho aittiag member. —_+1— OHIO. YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. Cotvunva, O., Jan, 26.—In the Mouse this afternoon bills wore introduced proseribing tho rates of Stato taxes, The rates fixed aro tho same ag last year, except tho lovy for goneral revenuo, which is oue-tenth of a mill lesa; to tnakoito misdemonuor to keop or employ chil- dron for begging purposes, and to give claims of employera of au avsiguor preference over other clauns. —— +. CRIME, ABSCONDED. srecial Dispatch to I'he Chicano Tribune, Donuquy, Ia. Jan. 26.—A young man named Samuel Oliver, organist of tho Congregational Church, jumped the city this morning, leaving a number of meméntoca behind in the shape of unpaid hotel, saloon, and tailor bills, Ho is a genine of many accomplisumonts, parts his hair in the middle, bounces the organ vory artistically, and ix fond af cigars, fast horses, and fast women. Ilo is daid to bo respectably connected at the East, aud is supposed to be on bis way to the silvor fields of Montana, ‘Tove who trusted him havo como to griof, tho hunnts that knew him know him no more, and the Cougregatioua Church fs without an organist. FORSAKES HIS CREDITORS. Hpecral Dispatch ta The Chicago Lridune, Denven, Col., Jan 20,—It is now genorally be- Moved that Francis Vuot, who recently opened an olaborate jowelry establishment hore, and who mysteriously disappeared about a fortnight ago, has absconded with much valuable propor~ ty. Adetectivo claims to have traced him to Kansou City. Tho Sheriff to-duy seized his es- tablieument on about a dozen local exccutions, ‘Tho effort was mada to open his burglar-proot wale, but without success, Lhe tulf amount of lus Habilities is unkuown, hut it ww thought that Eastern dealers have Leen heavily vic- timized. A PRESUMPTIOUS OFFICIAL, dbpectat wispateh to the Chieaao 7'ribune, Des Mores, Ia, Jan, 20.—M. A. Ivew was elected last fall Clork of the Courts for Frunksin Ouunty, Binco then his wife died of 8 brutal sttotopt at abortion, {fer Lusband was so doop- ly implicated in the villainous proceeding that tho Grand Jury indicted him for murder. At the January meeting of the Supervisors, Mr. Aves presented his ofteial bond for approval, bub it was mot with a firm and decided protest by numerous citizens, who did not think it propor that Sir, Ives should bo placed in a position whero he could select the jurors to try his own case, and have possersion of dug own ‘bail-bond tor his appewrance for triul, ‘The Board ap- pointed # Clerk to mil tho vacuncy, A FEMALE ROCBER. Bavriwoug, Nd., Jan, ‘Mra. Kate Clark, who was recuntly a woomatress iu the family of Seuator Stewart, at Wavhington, way arrested to-day, charged with the robbery of Mrs. Stewart, on Saturday, of bondy, diamonds, laces, ote., yalued at €6,500, ‘Tho property was rocuvered, aud, with tho accused, sent to Washington: ‘wo trunks were aluo uccuied, contusing Les tween ¥10,000 and $12,000 worth of plate, haces, yelyots, bud other valuables. AFTER THE SALOON-KEEPERS, Bpeciat Inapateh to The Chicago tribune, Dosugus, Is., Jan. 26.—Informations agalnat Bromber of liquor-dealers wore tiled in the Iio- triot Court to-day. The saloonisty are iu a whife-heat of excitement, wnd threats of violegco Qgalust the informer are frecly indulged wu. WASHINGTON. The President's Tenure of OMice Vexing Congress. A Proposition to Make the Term Six Years, and Bar Re- election, A Strong Debate Sustained by Hoar, Butler, and Roberts, Tho Resolution for a Oonatitutional Amendment Fails of a Two- Thirds Vote, The Republican Caucus Will Sit Out the Civil-Rights Bill To-Day. The New Committeos in New Ors Jeans Finds Out the Gi- gontic Fraud, Tho Sonnte Committes to Report Against tho Oanadian Reciprocity Treaty, Reelprocity with the Hawailan Islands Proposed. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, THE SIX-YEAN PROPOSITION, Speeval Dismatch to The Clacaae Tribune, Wasuisuron, DB. C., Jan, 26.—The House to- day barely escaped an extondod debate upon the third-lerm proposition, The Judiciary Commit- tes reported a joint reeolution fixing tho DPresi- dential term ot eix yeara, Ibwos so framed that it would not have provented anothor re-alection of President Grout, Tho introduction of tho resolution was tho signal for tho runowal of the fight betweon Massachuaotta Republican politi+ cians. tis a curious and very divagrecable fact {hat whenover Gen. Butler takes ono sido of question, Judyo Hoar and his followers aro Lound to take the other, It happened that to-day thoy were, infact, nearly agreed upon one point, an event for which both “sought to make exense to the Mourne, Judge Hoar opposed the six-yenr proposition. Whilo disclniming any desire for tha clection of a Pesident boyoud two terms, ho preferred to Jeayo the American poople to exercise their fran chise in their own discretion, and thought it ar- rogant in this generation to prescribe the mode fn which tho next shall detormine the Presidential chores, Ger. Butier wanted to permit the people tu decide this for themselves, and thonghtno b tor way could bo devised thau by submitting this proposed amondment. Hoe thought especially that it rhould not now ba opposed, wince it was ‘80 framoil that il bore no porsonal relation to tho present Eaccativo, ELLIS Wf. RONERTA, who very emphatically defined his position upon. tho third-term question during the campaign, re- nows that declaration to-day. His speech was brief aud pithy. Ho thought that a now danger to tho Republic conld bo avoided by the adoption ofsuchan amendment, He mado the broad statement, which lia colleagues on the floor by no moans admitted, that history shows that tho danger to Ropublics always comos from above and not below. pxwm- inont Republican sitting usar Robertr, who was unable to obtain tho tloor upon tho question, insisted that such waa bot the fact of history, and that the downfall of Ropublics bad invariably been duo to tho disorgamzing ine tlucuces of party factions, Jed by demagogues. UN, WAND, OF CHICAGO, = thonght it wou d be well enough to permit tho future to take cara of itself,—that thoro who come after us are ns compotent to determino and to guard those rights as wo arc,—and moved to table tho resolution, Disagreed to—yens, 110; nays, 123, ‘Tho Joint roaolution was thon ro- jected,—yoas, 13); nays, 1f,—two-thitds not having yoted. ‘Tho following way tho nogatiyo yores ays, Averill, Maretton (W¥.), Ray, Tarhery Hvar, EM, Alehtnond, Marry, Ttodges, Suv, Berg Houghton, Routeld, Bradley, Howey, Bendder (N. J,), Rurehard, Hubbell, Kener, Burletyh, Hurlbut, Sexstous, Burrows, Hyde, Shanks, Butler (Mars), Kelley, Rheatr, Uutler (enn), Lewis, Sherwood, Tailaud, Shoemaker, Loughridge, Burnet, ‘Snyiler, : Hub, Jewenther, Si, Jolin, "Taylor, Moore, ‘Thonias (N. ©), Corwin, Myers, ‘Vhoman (Va,), Colton, Negley, Thornburgh, Critrbhed, Nunn, Road, Dosing, ONeill, Townsend, Donnan, Orth, Vackard, Pace, Foot, re Mau ing, pt Hale (Me), 5} Halo (W. ¥. Piatt (Ne Marnier, Yratt, (he Haluey, Raneter, Hapler, {10 the Associated Press.) Wasnryatoy, D, C., Ju. 26.—In the Houso this morning, Potter, from the Judiciary Com- mitteo, ropurted the juitt resolution proposing the following amendment to the Constitution “Art. 10, rom and after tho noxt election for Presidout of the United States tho President shall hold bis office during # term of Hix yours, and, together with tho Vico-Presidont, choson for the same term, bo elected in manner as now provided, or that may hereafter be provided, Hut ucither Prosident nor — Vico-remdert Qvhen the ofico of Presidont has de- yolved upon him) shall bo oligible for re-election ag President.”. He remarked that the amendment would not affect tho next Presidential term, and moved the previous quess tion. ‘Lhe previous quostion was seconded, and the main uestion ordered. Br. KB. It. Moar expressed surpriso that‘ sach proposition should be paxsed without discussion, Mr, Pottor replied that if any quostion bad been dikcuesed, and discussed until syorybody within tho House and outside wastfamihar with it, it waa this quostion, Mr, Garflela inquired how it would ba with the Vico-Prosident suceceding to tho Presidontiol oftice within a weak of the closo of the tori. Mr, Potter roplied that ho would bava to take the aftico with all ita restrictions aud divabih- ties. Mr. E. R. Hoar remarked that, whito he waa not of the opinion that there was likely to bu any occasion: when ho should favor, or bolleved the American pooplo would favor, the contiun- ance of any person in the Presidential oflice ba- yond two torins, he did not beliove that an argu- nent us to the corruption of people by Hxocn- tive powor Was one on tho strongth of which tho people sbontd coufems that thoy noodad sich [eataetiont against such iuilucnco as that hoy would doltborately deprive thomsolvex of the power of selucting thoir Chief Magivtrato, Me remembered & convorantion which he bad with au otmiuent gentleman standivg high in office in reforeuco to the ro-cloction of Lincoln, and who wad very much opposed to_hiv_re-clecs tion, aud he (Hoar) iad then said ho believed tho American people intonded to rv-eloct Liu- coln, if, necussary, during the rest of his fife, unbi fo was récngnized by every part of the country a8 Prosilont of tho United States, He ({luar) did not propose to aid in depriving the American peuple of tho right) under any omergouyy or exizenoy of determining whom they should keop iu the Jresidential char, Ho hd not believe that they ever would keep a man beyond the timo which Washingtos example had sanctioned, and which was one of the tradi- tlony of the Republic; Lut it was ® very grave und gerions question to deprive the people of the pawer to choose, Mr. Kasson suggested that it was # serious qprostion with all popular Goyornmonts whether ineligibility should apply to avy but the next term of ofice, and le proposed to amend the billin that rerpect, allowing eligibility after wix yours. ‘The sumendment was allowed to be offered. . Ou saotion of Mr. E. It. Hoar, the vote ordere qNostion opened to discursion. MR, EUTE defended the Judiciary plied censure of bis colleague ({fosr) tn regard to passing a Constitutional amendment under the previons question. Tho proposition was icine offered to the American people to dr- eile, after full conaideration, and withont any previous question, If the House anid that it would not olfer them euch an amondment, thera was no way iu Whieb the people could dineuns upon it, ‘The House could not stand in the way of Constitutional Amendments, but it could not lind tho people in any other way. Therofore ho should be pretty liberal in voting propositions for Constitutional smendmonts to bo sont to tho people. If the peopfo wanted them they ought to have them, and if they did not want thom thoy would take good caro in the several States not to pars them. ‘Mr. Hazolton (Wis.)—Havo there been petl- tions from sovernl States for this amendinont ? Mr, Butler—For along eeties of years there: havo been agitation and petitions for this amondinont, {thas been urged all over the country, and it comes up now without any pos- niblo poreonal relations to it, Nobody, 66 far as Tknow, has aringla idea of any possible por sonal refations to tho present Executive. Lagreo that the Fostie oltght to have tho right to elect aimnn President just as ninny times aa thoy choose, and nobody ought interfere with that right, But the people ought algo to have the correlative right, which fs to gay that they Will not elect & man imore than ones if they waat to ray #0, and if we will nut give them that p loge they can never Lavean opportunity of saying so. Idonot think that this propositivn refes to the corruption of tho people by the President, but that it rather refers to the political activ of Congress, It as been aid that on new Dresident ia engaged in gottingr oltcers under him, and that & secord Con- Riess ig ougaged in wees how it can inake & now President 80 auto get the offices under him. — 11s, therefore, desirable to havo ono term of Cougress for attending to lusinors: without any suck tomplation, It haa been nisu ward thint the reason why tho country has been so unsuccesnful in Vice-l’residenta whou they be- canto Prosidents, is that thoy have nlwaya looked to a re-election, aud therefore we propose to tako away tho seniptatlon, from Vico-Preeident 19 well as from President. { differ, howavor, with my col- feayuo (Moar). I cau conceive condition of things undor which I would voto for a President four, five, or ton tines, Toar—How dues my colleaguo differ from Ino in saying that 2 Mr. Butler—If £ do not differ with my col- Jeagito Lat glad for onco im my life to Agrco with hm, [gay to-day that I_believa that the eayiug of tho lato President Lincoln bad good rouse aud good wit that it is uot worth whilo to swap horeed in crossing a etrgam. Whon Geurgo Washington sot us the axample, he liad got noross, And all was poaco and quiet, Dut the timo which would call for tuo re-clection of a Prosidont is whon as strong hand haa hold of tho Goverument aud when im timo of commotion, in timo of rebelliou, ina time when thousands and thousands are murder- ed in ouo scction of the country without any pumshmout fer their murder, and people feel a doubt ag to what will be the futuro of tha coun- try without a re-olection—then I cau couccive a possibility of tho poopla coming up ag one man to the re-election of tho etrong hand that will hoki the Qovernment in tho fataro aa it hag ie the past, ‘Then they will ery out in the languago of the Poot Laureate of Great Britniu : © God, for a man With Head, heart, hand, Take one of tha trong dues Ising gone by. Aristocrat, Democrat, Autu-rai— e Whatever the call hiin—what care 12 One who can rule, and dare not He.” Tecan conceive of that, and the only thing that willever mako 8 third term suceessfut-—and warn my Demoeratio frionda of it—is the keop- jug of ono section of tha country divturbed ind at war with itsolf, Ifn third torm for the Presi- dency ia now made possiblo, it is made ta only by the upturning which you [indicating tha Democrats} Lave thrown pon us, and, if it is possible, it will be dono by you. %, If. ROLERTS said: “Ag I read history, Republica aro over- thrown by the plea of necessity, and in times of front excitement, and [ declare that tn cold blood the American people shall have an oppor- tunity, whether or uot thoy aro willing, in any emergency, to clect a President for s third time. ‘As Lread history, the dangers to Republics soma not as the gentleman from Maseachusotts (But- fer) suggested, from bolow, but always from aove, Always the pretense is that the country needs strong man; alwaya tho proteusu ig that thero is a disturbauco somowhere; thot thero is need =of aan ariny. and a military chieftain, Dictatoys como through the ples of neceusity. ‘Toll mo ono Republic that has over been overthrown iu any way other than that, Awant the American pooplo, atleast, to lave the opportunity to say how thoy road his- tory, aud whether thoy do not beliove that in that way Hes murder to the Republic. For ono, A desire to aay that even in the caso which tho yentleman from Masyachusotts bas suggested— tho re-election of Lincolu—it would havo been better to have re-elected auother rather than ostablish tho principle of # continuous Executive. I cannot conceive a contingency in which I would bo willing to bo for a coutintions Executive of this Republic, and f ask the gentlo- men on this side to consider whesbor or not they aro willing now to bo put upon record aa willing to invite a contingency in the future when we whall be called upon to moot the quostion of din- turbance, of excitement, of a coutinuous Lx- ecutive, of m strong man in a strong Gov- | ernment. My faith is not in strong macnn, My faith is in the American people. Constitutions are mado in time of doliberation if they aro good constitutions, and I want the American people to hay the privilege of saying whot thoir Constitution shall be. decm that as infinitely taore important than the privilege abany timo of being able to call upon one man, howaver strong and however great, and Ithink it is ersontial to the Republic that an amendment like this shall bo put iuto tho Con- stitution, MR WARD, OF ILLINOIS, argued against the proposed amendment, on tho Rround that the pooplo are competent to deter- mine who ehowld bo President. Ho saw no reason for saying that the Aeriean people should extablish qxtatue so bigh thet it could not be readily reached, saying that in futura they shall uot olect this manor that man, Ho had heard uo clamor for this constitutlopal amendment. Ag he would trust bis own voto in the next Hrevidential election, so tio waa willing to trnut the people, He moved to lay tho jolut rowolution ou the tabla. ‘The House refused to lay it on the tablo— yoar, UB; naya, 13%. ; Mr. Ward (lll) then moved to recommit it to tho uudiciary Commitice. Negatived—yens, 110 ; nays, 123, ‘ME RESOLUTION REJECTED, The jolut resolution. was thon rejected—yeas, 194; nays, 104; leay than two-thirds in the wflir= ative, Alltho Democrats voted for it, and the follow- ing Republicaus: Albright, Builinton, Cannon, Cessna, Chittenden, Clayton, Darrell, Dawos, Dunnell, Field, Foster, Garfield, Gooch, (uuckle, Marrtion, Hawley (Ct), Hazelton Kollogg, ron J.), Hankins, Hunter, Kasson, iillingor, Lawrence, Lowndes, McCrary, Mer- iain, Monroo, Phelps, Phillis, Piorco, Potaud, 15. H, Roberta, Bawyor, Keudder (N. Yo, Bmith a i) Bmith (Va.), Stith (0.), Southard, Stanard, Btralt, Strawbridee, ‘Thoruburgh, 'I'ro main, Willard (Vt.), Willard (Mich.), Wiliams (laws), aud Wilson (Iud.). ANOTHER AMENDMENT, Mr, Harrlaon, from tho Committeo on Elec. tions, presented a report on the proposad amendment to the Conntitution aa to the elcc- tion uf Prenident and Vice-President, in favor of the plurality uystem, and a tinority report way presented by Mr, Smith (N. ¥.), recommending the abolition of tho electoral college, aud direct election Ly the poople, Ordered printed, COUNTING THY PRESIDENTIAL VOTE, Tn tho Keuate, Mr. Edmunds introduced a Dil to provide for and repguluta the count. iug of votes for Provident aud Viee-Piem- dent, It provides that from threo to ten days’ next” prior to tho lust Monday. overy January following tho election for Provi- dont or Vico-l’rexidont, the Senato sual appoint tour Henators, aud the {oune of foprosoutatives five of itt mombery, and such nine persona shail constitute the Committee upon the Election of Iresident and Vieo-Presidont, A imajority of eid Committee shall bo a quorum, and a concurrence of sald majority shutl bo necessary in any actin thereof. “Lach morber of the Committco shall taka a spocial oath to performs tho dutios impowod upou hit by the provisions of this bil, ‘The Beusto aud Housoure required to meet together in tho hull of the House ut 1 o'efock ou suid fast Monday in January, aud meat daily (Sunday excopted) uutil the duties horeaftcer epeciiicd aro portormed. ‘bo President of tho Senate is to preside aud open all certificates aud papors purporting to bo cortiticates of votes cavt fur President or Vices Prosidout, aud, after so opening tlegn, the papers whall ell__bo delivered to tho Commit- tee above provided for, who shall proceed to ex- auino tho wamo aud report in writing, ag soon ay pousible, the stato of votes, and what persons, f auy, have been, pursuant to law, elected President or Vive-l'resideut. If, whon the report is made, any question ig raised by any Seuator or member of the House touching the Jogal validity of any vote or Proceeding of tho Committeo, the tro Houses Pe ' ing the main queation wna roconsidercd, and the TRIBUNE: WEDN shall consider tho question separately, and, if they conent, thote judgment shall gland. and tho teport of tho Con..uittes be moditied accordin Wa but, if the two Touses do not concur, then the'report of the Commitico shall #tand, and the Porsons 60 declared olected aball respactively be deemed prima faciv entitled to exereita tho functions of their oflices, subject to nny contest nade tu duc course of Iaw. Referred, Ko apes THE CIVIL STUMBLING-BLOCK, gerom DETENMINE TO FIGHT IT OUT, ‘Spectat Diswateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasttxatoy, D, C., Jan. 2.—Tho Republican Roprosentatives mot in caucus again to-night, They wera in session four haurs, The reports that thero was a ruw and oyen violence aro un- founded. Tho cancta was ontiraly fiarmonious, Tho Republicans against whom any bitterness of fecling may hayo cxisted on account of thoir bolt of the caucus youterday wero not prosent, ‘Tho result of tho caucus to-night is, that the Rapnblicans havo yoted to bring up the Ciyil- Rights bill to-morrow, and to permit no other Jogislation until the bill is parsed or defeated. They will eit it out, and endeavor, to force the Democrata to cither compromise or surrender thelr position, Lho resolution covers at loant ono weelt, if Ho much shall be hecnntary, At the end of that timo, if no dia- Position is mado of tho bill, the futuro actioa of the Republicans will Lo determined by further deliboration, They are determined that tho Re- publican majority sliall control the business of tho House, THE MILL TO NE REPORTED is tho ono which was recently revommitted to the Judielary Coamittes, It does not embrace the samo school features as tho Senate bill, It provides that in localities where equal sop- arta schools extet thoy stall not bo disturbed, and that in. places’ waero separate Schools aro nut provided equal rights must bo given in tho same gchool, ‘'ho achool privileges are to ba equal, but not necessarily the same, It was decided that two amendments might bo offered, ono relating to cemetuiier, the otter to public places. ‘The responsibility of the faitnro of allother legislttion, ong of att extra sesuion, is to rout with tho Detsvrare, THE GAU-t Tho firet two hours of the cxacus wera devoted to the consideration of measures tu unite and strengthen the Repubiican party. A motion was inade to instruct tho Committes on Rutes to re- port a now rulo which would enavle the ce ae ity to control the Lusiness of tho House, and to defeat tho dilatory motions of tho minority, A jong oud interesting debato upon * this motion followed. Among tho _apeakers wero Gen, Butler, Conger, of Sftchigan, Ward, of Illinois ; and Williams, of Wisconsin. Gen. Buticr sald that it is tho duty of the Com- inittea on Rules to report such arule, without any inetructions, and, sinea they did not, ho conld not believe taat they would “if inatructed, although one shottd rise from the dead. Conger, who has just returned from the ¥ tigation, said that, while the Civi measure of importance, he thought that general legislation for tho South was the mozt important duty of this Congress ‘Kho debate showed tliat there was considlora- blo focling againet tho Cormmitrco on Rutee. ‘That Coimittes is compoxcd of the Speaker, Horace Maynard, Gariicld, Sam Cox, and Ran- dail, The majority of this Committee sro not beliove:l to favor Southern legislation, Tho mution tomstruet tho Committes on Tnlea was defeuted, and tho decision indicated reached concerning civil rights. [Yo tis Assanated Press.) Wasinsaron, D, C., Jan, ‘Tha House Re- pubes held s cauens to-night, with a view, if s porsiblo, to rotriove the defeat by che Hanus, on Monday, of their eaucus action on Saturday ight. ‘Chere Waa a tolerably full attendance, and inneh earnest dobate, but a number lott the catieus hefore thera was any determination of tho quostions before thet, sevoral declaring thoy would not bo bound by caucus action. It is said bya member who remained till the close that the only conctusfon reached waa tha adop- tion of a rosolution instructing the Committeo onto dndiciary to reper tho Civil-Rights bill in its order ; that tho bill bo opon to amendment ; thas after threo hours’ debate the provioux ques- tion shall bo movod in ordor to forca k vote, even if it should require a continuous session of for- ty-cight hours to do wo, —+—— THE LITTLE TARIFF BILL. OPFOSITION FROM DRY-Goops SEN. Special Dispatch to The Chicaao Trioine, Wasirxaton, D. C., Jan. 26.—The Ways and Means Committce oxpect to take Into considora- tion on next Tuceday the letter of Secrotary Bristow rogarding cuanges in the Tariff law, which was returned to him to-day, at his request, for altoration. A numbor of tho leading dry- goods importers of New York, loaded dy HB. Clatlin & Co, OC. 8. Jaffrays & Co, Dudin, Froerey & Co., and others, linve united in a potition to tho Provident, roquesting him not to sigh tho little Tariff bill, on the ground that it makes radical snd unwive changes in tho ‘Lariff Tats. It increases tho duty on silks of all rales ‘Tho petition reached the Provident to- lave ‘Nhe Secretary of the Treasury recoived & letter to-day atating that tho leading importers of tho country had by somo means obtained a list of articles upon which ho proposed an increase of the tariif, and had forthwith ordered larga supplics by cable, thus ju effect dofeating the donired increane inthe customs recolpty. ‘hoy suggont that a change in articles desiguated ba made, but ho scoms to be wta lossto snow what particular articlos should bo selected, It ix suppoved that the in- formadion, of which the importers so quickly avallod thomselves, leaked out through some of tho Treasury officials, with whom the Secretary hhad advised on the eubjoct. ——— ENTER McGARRAHAN. PRORPECY OF A FINAL RIDDANCE, Spevral Drepatch to The Chicauo 7'ribune, Waauixutox, D. C., Jan. 26,—Bill McGarra hon has agsin come to the front, Lute m the day the Judielary Committee reported a rosolu- tion to fix the title to cortain lands in Montora County, California, The landa are those cover- ed by the New Idria and McGarrahan claims. 'Phoro speedily aroao a sharp and exciting de- bate. ‘he California membors, led by Hough. ton, directly antagonized the resolution, and sought to raiso # point of order. Gon. Iwntlor mado the significaut statomont that tho rewolution wot an admonition — to tho Secrotary of the Interior not to give up the public dowaln until the title has been settled in tho courts. Tt appeara that recently some emin. ent lawyors haye decided that the United States have tho BOLE LEGAL TITLE to theso valuable Now Idtia lands. McCrary, of Towa, in response to the exactions of these who have been known ag special frionda of the New Idria Company, anid he thought a8 tho MeGarrahan and Now Jira claims bave boon before Congress so many yours, it ix timo they should go out of it, and the matter be roferred to tho courts for adjustment, A poouliar argument urged in favor of the reso- ution was that before Mr. Witlama became At- torney-Goucral he had appearcd sgainst the Government in this matter, and that there would be an indelicacy in asking him to appear ou the othor side. ‘Lho resolution was agrcod to—yoas 130, nays 11. —+—— TOM SCOTT'S BANTLING, ALDI CHANCE OF REZOQNITION, Bpeciat Mepatch to The Chicavo Tribune, Wasurnatos. D. 0., Jau, 20,—Lho chances for the passage of Tom Scott's Toxaa Pacitic echome aro rapidly declining. ‘Cho oxact position of tho billin the Houso Committee ou Paciflo Railroads is not definitely knowa, Even if tho Committos shold doside to report it favorably, thera wit probably be no opportunity to bring this bill bo- fore the House, as itis not likely that the Com- mittee will be callod again this sossion, Itit should be reported from tho Commitice to the Mouse, a sluglo objection, uuder the now rule of laut seuvion, would woud it to tho Com- mittee of the Whole at tho Lottom of thocalondar. ‘hero is no powwitile chance for taking origivel action upon that bill in tho House. ‘Lho only opportunity for the success of tho scheme is by securing a favorable report in tho Senate Committoe on Pacitio Railroads, aud tho pausage of the bill by the Nenate, ‘I'he bill aoull thon go to the Speaker's table, from which it could only bo taken by a two-thirdy voto. In tho present pathamontary position of the bill there iv no probability that it can be brought bofore the House for a majority vote, It also seems cortalu that the bill wall not be favorubly reported by the Senate Committe. po rere NOTES AND NEWS: Waste PAPER, Special Dispatch to The whicaga Tribune. Wauntnatos, D.6., Jan. 26.—Orator Mumm is notdead yet, Tho Mouse, upon the passage of the Finance bill, refused pormission to print unspoken speeches on fusnce. This morning tho Record, howevor, contained a long, elaborate, and curious spoegh on flnance by Bright, of J NUARY 27, 1875. Tonnessen, which ho xeoms to have mystoriously obtained unanimous Joave to print. THE NEW ORLEANS COMMITTRE. Atty.-Con. Id, of Lottisinns, has teloe Rraphed here that the mombers of tho Investi- gating Committee now in Now Orleans ere, ns he ealla it, quite os prejudiced as was tho Fuster Subd Tho membera of tha Toster Riabset fro very contident that the wholo Committes will fully inderas their roport as te: the uetion of the Returning Boatd, THE CIV RIMITS EL, Tho Civil-Rights bill now provents the pasatce of twonty-soven bills ‘pan the Spenkor's tale, Ibis at tho top of thelist, Among thea bills aro the Hayflold & Mt. Croix bill, the Tron-Clad bill, and a id pumber of private and political digabilitios Lilis, BEACOAST DEFENSES. Tho Hone Committes on Military Affairs lo- day agreed to roport favorably upou tue Prost- dont's mexsago rolativo to armamonut of sen- coast fortifications, Tho Committeo have pre- pared a bill appropriating $260,000 for the trans- formation of siooth-bore guns, which will bo speedily reported to tho Houas. | They will also report o hilt appropriating $100,000 to bo used in experimenting in improvemunty in leary ordnance, ‘THE ATATAMA CLAISS COUNT. A rerolution will bo introduced at the enrlioat possiblo moment fixing tho salary of Govern- Inent counsel’ before tha Alabaina Court at $10,000. It appenrs that under tho law organiz- ing the Court, the Governmont counsol is to bo. paid by a percontage fixed by the Judges. ‘Tho present porcontare, itisenid, is sich that tho feos of the counsel might aggregate £50,000 ane nually. ‘That ollicer 1s @2-J’ostmaster-General Creswell, ‘IME SUAA-FORT FRAUD, A atrong offurt will bo made by the minority of the Committee ou War Claims to reconsider tho voto by which the Committee refused to to report to the House the damaging evi- denco whivh showed tho relation of Hoprexonta- tive Roderick 1B. Butlor to the fraudulent Sugg- Fort claim. ‘The action of tho majority of the Commitive has elicited very unfuyurable com- ment in the Iouse, MICHIGAN JOICTAT, DIBTRIC Tho Tudiciary Committee reported favorably a lil] to divide tho State of Michigan into threo Judicial Districts, and to establish tho Northern District of Michigan. Heferred to the Comusit- teo of the Whole for general discussion. DISTRICT INDENTED: Tho proposition to rales tho interest on tho 8 65-100 bonds of tho District of Columbia from currency to coin was not received favorably by tho [otis Commitics on Appropriations, ‘That Committes directed the bill to be reported to the Mouse with the words “in coin” omitted, FREEDMES'S BANK, ‘The morning hour in the House was coupled by dobato on the proposition to atmond the char- tk of the Freedmen' Bank, and to reduco tho present number of Commissionors, There are now three Commissioners, of whom ono is Rob- ert Purvis, a prominent colored citizen of Phila- delphia, ‘Eho dobato upon the dill furnished a very amusing incident. Sam Randall created cousternation amoug the Democrats by opporing the reduction of the Commitsioners from three to one, and by making a very eatnest apocet fn behalf of the colored ance. He paid the highost tribute to fho ability und integrity of Robert Vurvis, and said that all tho white peoplo Lad to do with with bank was to steal the black man’s money, aud thought it wrong not tosllow the col- ored nev rapresenation on the Board of Commis- sionors, Tho bill wont ovor, but it scoms that the proposition to oject colored people from the Commission to manago the asseta will bo do- feated. ‘Tho proposition was inado on tho round of economy, RECIPROCITY TREATY, Tho Senate Committeo on Foreign Relations to-day decided to report advoracly upon the Canadian reciprocity treaty. Tho New England Senators upon that Committee wore vory carnest in their opposition to the treaty. TREASURY REORGANIZATION, Mr. Kellogg will to-morrow pross his bill in the Sfouso for the reorganization of the Treasury Department. At present the greater portion of the Treasury bureaus are tho mero foot-balla of tho appropriations bills, upon which they are dependent. It is tho purposa of” this Wil to reduco tno “‘Tresaury —_forco, reorganizo ite business, and make appropriations so that the business of the Troasucy will not dopend upon tho changing views of the majority in the Lowor Houso, «to the Aseortated Paces) NOMINATIONS. Wasntvatos, D. C., Jan. 26.—The following nominations of Postmastors were nent to the Sonate today: Juhn G, Eiler, Muueie, Ind; William Craddick, Knoxyitlo, 1n. REVENUR APPOINTSENTS. ‘Tho fottowing internal revenue appointments wore mado to-duys Guugor, Charles P. Davis, Fitst District of Ohio, Storekeepers, A. H. Lacy, Charles Steel, Stephen Tull, and Robere LB, Jameson, Eighth District of Kentucky, NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. Tho Senate confirmed tho following nomina- tions: James L. Lotsford, United States Attor- noy for the Westorn District of Missouri. Postmastors—G. L. Williams, Carrolton, Itt; H. M, Goodspeed, Ligonior, Ind.; Norman Dar- son, Boardstown, Ill; f. J. Richmond, Alton, ML; E.R. Brown, Elmwood, Tl; Miss Lizzie Gilmer, 'Pittsflold, Il. 1H. Wilcox, Hutchinson, Kas; J. V. Adtaire, North Topeka, Kay. Will iam IH, Purso, Louisiana, Mo, AUITY AGAINST THE PACIFIC RAILROADS, 'Thu Scerotary of the ‘Treasury hgs notitied the Attorney Cenoral that the Contral Branch of tho Union Pacific, Sioux City & Pacific, Union V’a- cific, Kausas Pacific, and Contral Pacific Railway Gouipanies hayo failed to comply with the do- mands . mado by tho ‘Tieasury Dopart- mont for the 6 per cont on their not earoings, after wixty days’ notice to them. Accordingly the Attornoy-General bas commenced prepara tions for bringing sult against these companions, but has not yet decided upon the places at which proceadings will be commenced, REVROCITY WITH THE HANDWICIL ISTANDS, ‘Tho nogotiations for the reciprocity treaty with the Sandwich {slanda have becu practically oom ploted, and it will be wont to the Senate in the ai course of a few days, At tho iustauce of tho Wawaiinn Island Commigsioners, it has been provided that tho treaty uhall not go into olfect until tie House of Rep- resentatives gives its wanction by appropriate logislation. ‘Tho question recently raised by tho resolutions of the Vermont Logislaturo as to the right of tho President and Benato alone to decido such mattora of commercial policy will thus be ayoided. ‘Tho Hawaiian Commis. sionors have also Kugecated tho iesortlon of a clauso prohibiting tho lovylug of export dutios on any aiticlo named in the treaty. Thie hus boon doua in view of the sction of tho Government of Brozif, which, whon the United States romovod tho import duty on coifeo, lovied an export duty of S conta per pound on that article, which has ince been ndded to thé protits of the foroign producers, and paid by consumers, ANOTHER FIRE was discovered in the basoment of the Navy De- partment this evening in a pileof kindling-wood, ‘which was suppressed bofore doing any tnjury. (The regular record of Conaresstonal proceedings wilt be found on the Seventh: Paye.) nena CASUALTIES, RAILROAD COLLISION, Bogton, Mass., Jan, 26.—At fHorrieon’s Squere Btation, on the Old Colony Koad, last evening, the Bouthorn Shore train ran into s local train iMod with people going to various places of amusomont, Tho éngino and holler of the for- mor train wore domolishod, and tho seats rippod ‘up, and the windows ofthe lattor train shattered, Hoveral of the passeugera wero sovercly injured, LOST IN THE SNOW, Special Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribune, Denven, Col, Jan, 20.—A party of buffalo- hunters, who loft this city for the plaius about two months ago, havo returnod, and report that ono of their pumber—Valoutine P. Forris, of Swanton, Vt.—was lust, andis supposed to hayo perisbed during the prevalence of & heavy snow- storm. (oe es RESIGNED, Special Dispateh to The Chieaae Tribune, Cincinnaty, O., Jan. 20.—William Hoopor, one of the Ciucinuati Southern Railrosd Trustees, resigned to-day, He is dissatlufied with tuo policy that governs tho Board, which is to spond all the money they can lay their bonds on in building an ontirely new, instead of utilizing the old picces of road al- ready in use Hie successor will bo appointed by the Buperior Court, ‘he ‘T'ruatess have revolved to contract with the Acoystane Bridge Company. of Pittsburg, fur a bridge across the Ohio River at Home street, in this city. The bid of this Cumpany is $663,570. ‘Chis is the laut thing, that worked with other reasons, to decide Mr, Fiooper to rovigu, UTAH ITEMS. Sacr Lary, U., Jan. 20.—Thore has been in- corporated at this place a company to build a narrow-paugo railroad from Balt Lake to Ogdon, intonding tp connoct with the Utah Westora here aud the Utah Northern at Ogden, both nar- row-gauge railroads; The road will be 87 miles long. ‘Ton per cont of the capital stock haa been subsertbed, and work will be commenced at once. Another corporation, called the Utah For- warding Company, has boon organized here for tho Landling of orca and bullion. Tho officers nro: President, ‘I. It. Jones; Superintendent, Goarge 'T, Wallace, Oro is now coming down Tittle Cottonwood Canon, the cold weathor of the part few days having hatdened the suow and stopped slides for tho present. FOREIGN. Death of Tsai-Shun, the Emperor of China. A Briof Sketch of the Lifo of tho Youthful Ruler, The Spanish Northern Army Assumes the Offensive. ‘ Don Carlos Said to Bo Shooting Ollicers for Treason, CHINA, DEATH OF FULEROU TSAI-SNON. “exon, Jan. 26.—The Emperor of Chins dicd ov the 12th inst. His successor Is & years old, and this dispatch says it ie not certain who will succeed tho late Emporor, Tho youthful monaroh whoso domine is thus brietly chrovicled was born elther on Apnl 5, 1855, or May 16, 1856, according to different au- thorities, and was either in his 19th or 20th your, Ils personal namo is Tenai-Shun, which is his givon namo ashe not applicd to him by the people. ‘Tho family namo of tho dynasty is Alsingioro, The namo of his reign, which must not be confounded with bimsoelf, is ‘Tung-Chi, which meana * United Rule.” Tho Emperor is usually called Hwang Shaog, or “August Suprome;” the term Tien d'sz, nenning ‘Son of Heaven,” refors to his position as Vicegorent of Heaven. Mo succeoded his father actually at tho desth of the latter, Ang. 22, 186, but’ his reign dates officially from Jan. 30, 1862, tho firat day of the ‘succacding Chinoga year, Being at that timo a minor, A regoncy was established, conducted Jointly hy ‘two Empressen—ono, ‘Taz (Sores), cing tho dowager or Imperial widow of the late King, and tho other, Ngan (Heaco), the boy's own mothor, sn itferior wife of his father, Theu-Fung, who was Limeclf but 30 yoars old ab the time of his death, in 1801, snd was tho fourth son of Tao-lKouang, whom ho succeeded. Tho regency was afterwards dissolyod by the Prince Kung, uncle of the youthful Eiporor, who ousted tho dowager, and with the boy's mother proclaimed n now regency, which ended with the ascout of ‘Tsni-Shun to the throne on Feb, 29, 1973. Tho principat events of his relgn were bis own marriage a fow months ago, and the atrocious masencro of foreigners at Tientsin on Juno 4, 1870, Its vic- tima were the Pronch Consul, the Vice-Consul, tho interpreter of the Fronch Legation at Poking sud his wife, & Catholic priest, nino Sisters of Charity, a French subject engaged in trade and his wife, and threo Inssiuns, ‘Tho Hronch Consulate, tho Cathedral, and the Mis- sionary Hospital in which tho Sistora woro engaged, wore destroyoil, and the most rovolling barbaritiea were practlaod upon tho victims before and aftor their death. The local officials wore banished by the Goverument, tho leaders of the massacre, iifteen in number, wore exeanted, and a largein- demnity paid for the property dostroyed, and for tho familles of thouo whe had perished. A. spocial mission waa also sent to Franco to da- claro the rogret of the Government, ‘Tho martinge of the young Emportor wad an affair of Oriental magnilicence. the laws of the country the Emperor hias ono Empress, two sec- ond wives or Queons, and numerous concubince, or inforior wives. Hig succeesor is said to bo but & years old, and in that ease caunot bo ason of tho lato monarch, ‘Tho laws of Chiva permit the Emporor to choose his successor from among the sone of hin Empress and Aueons. In no oase, therefore, could tle infant referred to be bis son—unloss, indoed, an error bas boon made as to his age, Taai-Chua, as Emporor of China, ruled over tho largest mimbor of subjects of any monarch of the pros- ent doy. Tho population of China is about 500,000,000 peoplo, superior even to the groat Uritiah Empire of 220,000,000. Aud yot tha decease of this important monorch is sononncod afortuight sftor its occurrence in the biict tolographio dispatch which heads thie notice of the event. —— ‘THE TURCO-MONTENEGRIN DIFFICULTY, TROOPS WITHDRAWN FROM THE NORDER, Vienna, Jan, 26.—Turkey and Montenegro have withdrawn tho troops which Lad been col- Iected on tho border in anticipation of hostill- ties. —<— SPAIN. ARMY BIOVESMENTS, Manntp, Jan. 26.—The Carlleta have left Dis- eay and Guipszcon, and moved into Navarre, with all their matorial of war. The Army of tho North hag assumed tho offensivo, THE RRITIBU FLAG INSULTED, Bantaxven, Jan, 20.—The Carlists have fired onn British vexsel, loaded with the telegraph- cable, off the Liscayau coast. ITEMS, Mapnip, Jan, 26.—Geu, Primo di Rivera has Deen appointed (o the command of the Becoud Corps af the Army of the North, Six hundred Carlists have submitted In tho Province of Caatclon do 1a Plana within tho Prosont mouth, BiFugitives from Estella sasort that}Don Carlos haa shot several officers for treason. Dispatchos from Peralta say a great battle is monioutarily expected. gee GREAT BRITAIN, NEW TORPEDO SYSTEM. ‘Loynox, Jan, 26.—The Globe says the Govern- mout has adopted a aystem of torpedoes for the defense of tho harbors of Bermuda, aud also for tho port of Halifax. DIED. Duntix, Jan, 20,-—-Tho Nov. Dr, Patrick Leahy, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel, 1s dead, RUMORS DENIED, Lonpox, Jan, 27—4:30 a, m.—It ia officially doufed that Tayard is to bo recafiod from Madrid, or that Lord Dufferin intends to resign tho Goyornor-Genoralship of Canada, ———_—__—_ FIRES. AT MARTINSVILLE, ILL, Tenne Maury, Ind.,Jau, 20.—A fireoccurred at Martinsvillo, I1., this morning burning four frame business houses on tho south side of Main street, ‘Thoy were acenpied by Dr. Joaso Comstock, drnga ; John R, Bailoy, stoves ; Will- fura Remuay, grocer; Missos Rute & Wilson, millinery; O. D. Gorman, boots; and W, II, Baird, dentiut, Most of the goods were saved, ‘fwo of the bulldings were owned by Dr. Flem- nor, ‘Total lose, €10,000, No insuranco, AT HOWARD OITY, MICH. Bvectal Dispatch to The Chicaae Iribune, Ducvre, Minn., Jan, 26,—The largo and exten- sivolumber, shingle, and planing mill, and tub fac- tory belonging to Morgan & Stanton, at Howard City, waa buruod at midnight Saturday, ‘he foou-mill attached was also burned, with about 3 tons of foed, 70,000 Btar shingles, and yaluablo now machinery, Two mou slooping in the ini!) lost their clothes, aud barely exoapod with thoir livos. ‘Loaa over $20,000; no iusurance, NEAR CROWN POINT, IND, Special Dispatch to Tha Chweago Tribune, Quown Porxt, AInd,, Jan, 26.—A. D, Palmer's store, 7 miles from this placo, was totally de- slroyod by fire last night. Mr. Palmer kept a country post-ofllos, which was also deutroyed. Lous outimated at $5,000: no ineuranco, AT BOSTON, BosTox, Maes, Jan, 26.—A fire in the furni- ture wareroums at Fulton and Richmond streata, Inst night, damaged the stock to the amount of $26,000, and the building $10,000, AT DE LISLE, CAN, Moxtazar, Can., Jan, 20.—Twenty-fiye fami- Hes were burned out and $50,000 worth of prop- orty “destroyed by fire in Do Lisle, near hero, yesterday. ee ‘The argament in the application fora Receivor for the Seilinel, and to punieh the Board of Di- Tectors for contempt of the injunction of tho Court, before Commissioner ‘Thompson, was con- cluded yostorday a6 Milwaukeo. ‘The Qourt ro- eryen its declsioms SOUTHERN GRIEVANCES, Ex-Gov. Wells, of Louisiana, Beforg the Congressional Committec, And Gives Some Intoreating Incidents of His Event. ful Life. Mr J. H, Oglesby, of Now Orloans, Corrects Oertain Mis- statements, Olficiat Roport Concerning the Edge. field County, S. C., Disa turbances. LOUISIANA, ‘TESTIMONY OF BX-GOV. WELIS NEFORE THR rxvzp TIVATING COMMITTEE, New Ortrans, La,, Jan. 96.~Ex-Qov. Well was bofore the Congresslonal Committoa to-day, ond testified a8 to the action of the Returning Losrd., Mo submitted the Returning Boards roport totho Legislature,—about seventy fools cap pages——as bis atatoment,and explainod for biy uot appearing before the Sub-Committeo, thi ho was not subpmnacd. He received no noticg whatevor about tle Committee boing hore ex. cept through tho newspapor, and’ did not think thoy would Jeave #o soon. He intended going tp Washington lo testify, bit heard that another Commiltse was coming, so he did not go. Welly testified, * All the palls in Rapidos were thrown outon my ovidonce. Woebad uo other. I imadg my aflidayit on tho 14th of Decomber. —T tie tuoge statements and montioned these facts to tho mombors of the Board.’ Mr. Hoar asked if counsot had accose to afi. davits bofore ling their briofe. Gov, Wells sail he thonght they did. Mr. Hoar—Was it filed bofore going into secret sion Mr. Wolls—Just before. The counsol would have had timo to oxamine that aflidavit if heh romnined tong onough to have reached tht parish. Gould bave had time it bo lad wisbed it, ‘Ehero was uo protest by the election-of. cers in Hapides, becausa ft was worth a man's life to do so, Judge Manning, ono of ths worst White-Leaguers In this cottutry, msde np tho Supervisor's statements, ‘The Sheriff of tho Parish, a White-Leaguer, held on till tho 20) of Decembor. ‘they put in tho regular Sherit aftorwards. The Recorder {a a Melinery man, Mr, Marshall! asked if Goy. Wolls bad boon ty eaulted in Rapides. Gov. Welle—I was not ansnulted, but my lite was threatened, I roceived a letter from xy sono-law, ‘Lhe lettor waa read. It adviaod the Govern to bowaro; that he would bo killed by atoalth; and as it was in bie dischatgo of duty, lit friends would dio with him iu protecting him. He said: “Asanssina can intimidate mo, butm | enemies daronot facome. Iam not afraid. | ° coutd not rpeak in the pariats, and I would bas: been killed. ‘The colored poople were my ‘ only friends. During tho War, when I wu : driven out for my opinions, they watched over | mo and cared forme. I am 67 yonrs old; ms born in Rapides ; wes a Whig beforo tho Wir,’ and yoted for Douglas to avort tho atrugcle. was Sherif! bofore the War; was a Teder) during the War. I had to sleep in the woods during the War. Iwas callei a jaybawker. I am proud of tho namo. [ would rather bo a jayhawker than a traitor, [ * waa Goyornor nftor tho War, and was remove . in 1867 by Gou. Shoridan. I had 127 plava ” when tho War broke out, I owned two plant: tions, but am very poor now. I have acquire! no property slnco tho War; "could not pay mr debtx, but may bo able to do go if I live long enough. My neighbors treated me very well un til the White Leagno was orgauized. I pro posed an amendment to the Constitution in my ; massage o8 Governor which produced political differences, antl tho ill-focling toward me ba only sprang up piuco tho Kellogg nud McLuor | diftlculty. i i WHAT MR, OGLESRY, OF NEW ORLEANS, BATS. ‘Tho Bt. Louis Glove of yesterday publihes tht following card, ns @ letter addressed ton St : Louis merchant, from J. II. Oglesby, of NewOr Joana, who was said to have boon oxtracined and ruined by a state of popular fecling grown od of the present situation in Louisinna, Mn” Oglesby writes : . New Ontrans, Jan, 2%, 1875,—Myr Dean Bint You * friendly linea of tho 10th, incloslng the mip from c:t of your city papers, is thia day to lund and coretuly obsorved, “Co say that Tum surprised at the publi tion, would but faintly express by feollngy, Lot mt say to you, atid to othor gon frientls ta Bt, Lau, there is no foundatton in fact for the etaternents muda, and T incline to think pure malice ig at the bottom, ‘My term of oilice ns President of the Chamber d Commerco expired on tho 7th of Decomber fast, whe I forranily took leave of the Chambor an its presidity oilicer, having servod out my third term, antimnaticy INy purpose not to accopt a nemination for ra-electios ‘Thiw determination I adhered. to, notwithstanding e forts were mado to induce me to change my purpe Tam glad to bo abloto ay to you that the bank! control fost but one depositor, ond that a very sm. ouc, For the past week deposits have steadily creased, and aro larger to-day than one week a0, I flatter mysolf that I have not, to my knowiedgs Jost ono personal friend whose estecin oF friendships s worth having. In conclusion, permit mo to nny, T gave no testimety : ¥ 3 od tn beualf of the Kellogg Government, or any ote, What 1 enld was not correctly reported ‘in our raje aud expressions E havo no recollection of using we imputed to me, ‘This T corrected, I only auvawend the questions asked me, aa I felt justitled an dot from my stonipolnt of’ knowledge, hoy were) opiutons and views, end given witliout any poll rt have no personal or soclal relations with parliss¥! seldom exprors opinionn; T don’t pretemt to und? stand the Louisiana queation ;,don't belleye apy oH 003, My health dtd not give way under the shork, 184 stated ; uclther have 1 been at the point of death, Br foro I know anylidng of tho excitement certain itt § exted parlice tricd to fan into a flamo, I waa sudden on Sunday, the 3d, attacked with p congestion of th liver and slomach, and for several days suiferel 1» vercly, butat no'tinte in danger, aud, except two days, was able fo attend to my duties, Iam mt fully recovered, Tho yerious operations I contrt movoonas usual, and T feel ealistied time will remot any wrong itupreasions that insy now exist, You" truly, 4, Hy OuLesnt —+—— SOUTH CAROLINA, THE EDOEFIELD COUNTY TROUDLES. Cuantestox, 8. O,, Jan. 26,—Judgo T. % 2 Mackey, Republican, who was sont by O® Chamberlain to investigate the recent trouble in Edgefold County, uaa made a report in whid ho lays tho blame chieSy upon the gross abut in the County Government, Ho dectart that no English-apoaking people Lave tet subjected to like infliction since the 6ss® wore tho Norman collar, He says tle officers! tho colored militia hoye been in tho habit of e+" dug out their men whenever a personal quar arose betweon white and colored men, aud ths in spite of the fact that the State Constitutio gives tothe Governor alone the power to call the militis, It is aad thot Goy, Chumberle will act upon this recommendation. THE IOWA STATE GRANGE, i Bpectat Lrapatch to The Chicago Tribuns 3 Des Bornes, Is., Jan. 26.—Tho noxt meetitt | of the Executive Committoo of the State (irom - meots here in March. There iso good Lot F tinkeriag to bo dono with Its Moancial affairt uatiafy tho masses as to what has bocomed jguicance whatever, T tnke no part in pulltlo, 7 FA 4 a { Bete ceepreamee Sa their money ;‘and how it comea about that treasury i8 bankrupt and in dobt sovoral thor vand dollars; aud why it is that ite State Agen! which was established as a means of econnt and profit to the farmere, eends up in ite ret as resources 8 big sum of debts due and wor Itisevidont there ix someting rotten 12 eoncorn, oe SUICIDE, Bpectat Disvatch to The Chicago Irthunt. ae Antoy, Hi, Jan. 20.-Tho man who nsielt attompte last Saturday to commit suicide 71 Brighton flaaily accomplished the deed on 80" day ovoning by hanging himeelf with bia yn in the Brighton calaboowe, Hoe refused (0 i hia namo, aud the only reason bo _assixned #) that he ed beow in He, Louly, and had Jost 4 Lis money, and now wanted to dio. He in Fi German, Well dressed, and apparantly #0 years old. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Naw Yous, Jan. 20.—Arrived: Stcemt Caledonia, from Glasgow. ANTWERP, Jav. 26,—Steamehip from New York, has arrivod, os New Youx, Jan. 26,—Arcived: Stcamer ada, from London, switzerlsod