Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1875, Page 1

u8. VOLUME Pl i IR T GENERAL NOTIOES. [ TAX SALE (ERTIVICATES, ntit February 16,1870, Tax Bale Cer tifl- al‘Zel of 1874, hol¢l by the Comptroller - for City Taxes of 1873, can bo rodoemed 8t 2§ per cont. promium, and Cortificates of p vior years at 30 ver conl;premium, On the at ovo date tho rates shollbo increased Lo b an d 3B er cont promium respoctively, amnt on March 1,1875, the formor will bo fnoro ased % 10 per cont preraium. Tho holdor of aaid certificates 18 now entitlod to 20 an d 75 t premium. rospoctivoly. yer st 8. 8. TAYES, ity Gomptrol ler. iATR & GAS COMPANTES GLOUCESTER IRON WORK:S, GLOUCESTER CITY, N.d. COWY, Pres, JAMES P IO SHXOK, DAY 8 RN N Frens) Wai: RERTON, Bupia Ofics, Philnisipsia, 6 North Bescnt m tian and Water Pipes, Oust Jeon o Benm Pipos, blon V. or Gas, ali sizos, FIRTE EYDERAN TS, Gus Holdors, Teloscopto or Sing lo, o aud Wroosst Tron Work of alikind s, for Gas Works, REMOVA. ~BEMOV AL, EILGER, JENKINS & E.AXON, Bucce:ora to If, @, L. FAXON & 0.0,y Wholasle and Rotatl Doalers ia all Papes, Window Shades, Bediling, and ! P 'Uplmlstury Goués, ! Can now be found at thelr uow and elegant : quartars, 920 & 281 State-s'h. Bocond and frh.lrd Fi r: t? t,h, o "ARTISTIC TAILORING, AT ( Our NEW GOODS for SPRING, fresh and elegant, are daily arriving. ELY & CO. C ECTION [ i two to one in excora of Lills receivable B i ! (ko Lusltcan imem of fhie country, And thess claims must be met dorpite financial denrossinn, R ey R B ) ho S PO U ARTHIS GOLLE Chrinor, eativne whore they s, TION AGENCY, ato_wod Monror’ FINANGIAL, $900. $1,000. And largor mms 1o loan on Chioano resl extate, Cash (o usd. PURCHASK MONRY NUTIS BOUGHT. TURNER & MARSIL, 103 Wanhinelon:st, RUNNER ATTACHMEN ot &n-unl oboap and succosstul attachment uitod Stoten. LA ABROVT . Yieach and Bebor.at.,_oppositas Bil Hout OCEAN NAVIGATIO;V National Line of Steamships, ¥ NOTICE. Thomonk southerly routa has slwazs b ! SRPO1) CWieavay SR TUIDAY. " @ c from N, York far Landon (direct) &1 exy factatght, i DAssRE, 8K, 870, Surrancy: stoers £9, Al rea reducod rates, 'Katurn tokets ot lowsat si.4ak. Dralts for 1 aud upwacd, ' RSON, B oruer Olart ang Randotghsisr tnm an ; Biiorukn trouee), Oioagoe +coIPual: (oypouia ONLY DIRECT LINE TO I'RANCE The Oegoral Teansatlantlo U 'a Mol . R AT AR S North Rirer, New Yotk, as follows PE %, are a1 urday, Fab. 20 E, Dat era ito Saturday. follnwed by & viewr 7 taking this 1i've, esold hoth ailivar, and e discom' Uetatt orosting - 2atIng time, Leuli ACKINZIR, Agon dw Girent Wostern Steamshi p Line, Erem Now York o Briol Eagina.ddoea, Ereat at Cant, Wind! Wi "Nt gon, Gant, B, :B":inrd:yfl o utermodiate, 8¢5 ; St Tomir wrdis hBransnin , 8120, Bhore & M, 5. R, R, GEN. McDO' YALD, Agont. _LEGAL, SUPREME COURT '« K O I.KUDE 1SLAN! D, 40,, STAT ty of Irastilence ames Tilliabsa talsteatar, va. Job Andrews et ‘in aquity, No. 1,1 J. ud next of kin'of 7 ‘liomas Andrews, of Proridenco, wh died (n L1 14 yoar 1823 REKAB, our said Hipreme Court, of deorns entersd 104314 causs an thaiiiday of Octo) LD, echar: 3t poetion of tie etha 8 ut sald TILL (WA ARDY: riven” byiy will, upon, eath of hix widow, 1o the oatldren of hisisker, Alice Srith, to be intestatc, aud Siragtud o ainribubion bt he o1 oy such uf the Iia widow, iz, ey lhn\lhld on or bufore the lst “gn 1 dareh, A, D, Dls and mnko good olatma bolor tho ‘wadoritguod reby givon (o all et o S L ROaTS, Slaiming {58 2 aforesald, to coms | nonor before said R T R aald 018y of Benwidona ' o oo U BAMUIEL 1V, PROKIIAN, Masterin Ch sncery in raid cause, TREARURLY DEDAN TMENT, Orricitor Conrrroizn oF ik CONNENCY, \'Allll!‘lY( M, Fob, ¥, 1876. } Notico ls hareby given‘tu &Il srhantwito Gsy bar Statma acatont - ipe i gexn ™ LBt i sionr ool } s Atloaal Bank of Un)- " s¥ont hareats il 1oy, Jikcalver, with (e x-f' ! 3 Sarea wioutha roul thia date, ot tha ¢ at OSL T IAY KROX, Unuy roller of Careeney. i b d N (il disaliowed d n hle togularly, Graphio, w e 4t Dbt Yeossmeas Aattérkept an fila 3 Tttt Shaled Mov Ty s .r,\; M;‘“\A“ Iy JYork Merdury B Wkew' Bpirit ot irgain, | azlur, O York Natlon, Yorx Clipyen 1ot anat ien from o3} SCHOOL OF V 00AT, ART. sducation g f Toashors and A: . ulcasa "' aud’ ' Volos da [iviag fall tafory aation at musio stor - illuwn applieation’ ko Actuary, hd (ll‘fllml“'llz iak 150 PUKLLLL, Bropeto Lidgorwoady 784 Grons: ar T AT BALKS® STANDAKD SCALES G PAIRE ANKS. MORS ; . MORSR ur&us LIIQ-EL‘CMtI“o?o. . Basiiulioby ouly e Guanine, | PR WASHINGTON. Fresentation of the New Tax Bill in the House, A Carcful and Earncst Specch on Ifs Behalf by Nr,» Dawes, The Post-Office Appropriation Bill Passed in the House, A Fulile Attempt to Revive the Frank- ing Privilege. The Ssnate Considers the Bill for the Government of the District. Morton’s Suffrage Amendimnent Rejected by a Tie-Vote. ‘THE NEW TAX BILL. BOME CURIOUS AND INTERESTING I'ACTS RECARD- ING THI NEVENUE, Spectal Divatch fo The Chicun Tribunes ‘Wasntyoroy, D. O, Feb. 11.~Tho cauzes which have made neceesary & now tax bitl, wero oxplained by Mr, Dawes, in a opeech on (o Na- tional Budget. Tho fact that & deficiency 1a im- ponding, Lo elnimed, 13 duo to mysterious influ- encos sironger than logislation. Ifo was nat very hopefal that the ‘U'reasury had {ouched bot- tom. One reason why tho rovcipis have shown tho Inaccuracy of tho esimates, is the fact that tho estimates for the last yoor were basad upon tho business of only fivo montha of a year, and thoss five monihs immediately suceceding o great panlo. Tho fact exists, howevor, thet the nctual recelpts sinco Deo. 1, comparad with tho estimates, are more widely differout than they hava heen 1n anyono of the last fivo years, Bivco Dec, 20 the rocelpts {rom customa bavo ‘been falling off ot sbout tho rate of 100,000 daily, making . AX AQORROATE ALNEADY Or £3,000,000. If this reduction continues a defleit of §35,000,« 000 in fnovitable. b actual receipts for tho Inst meven mootls, compared with tho receipts for tho corresponding sovon months of last year, show a difference of £3,97,582, and thesa soven montbs _cover tho wholo periud of the punic. T'he curious anomaly in prosonted that the roven months after the panio yielded moro rovenuo thou the last soven montus. To meet this cxigency two things must bo done: First, the caue of tho decienso of receipt must bo ox- pluined ; or, second, now 1owices of rovcnio inust bo discovered, Thosa who havo made flnnbico a life-study have been unablu to eatinfag- torily explain tho decroase, Tho end of tho de- cresea {8 _mot yet reached, Up to tho 20tk of Decembor the recelpts woro mnear tho cstimates. Trom Dee. 20 to Jan, 1 tla recoipta foll off vory groatly, Tor n few unceeeding dags_they wero above the estimntes. From thoe ist of Februiary thore hos been a con- neant failing off nntil thd nggresate of the pre- seut deficit” 9 vearly 2,000,000, While thus is trus of customs, THE INTENNAL NEVENUE BECEIFTS until within the Inst fow days have aclually ox- ceeded the estimates, Mr. Dawed, n8 to the sinling fund, tools the brond ground assuined by tho Becretary of the Troasury, that it in tho duty of the Bocrotary to first take from tho money in tho Tressury the amount neccasary for the inferest on tha public debt and for tho sink- ing fund, sud to apply the residue, i auy, to the appropriations. This law bas not ot all timos been pirictly followed, but tho last Socretary of the Treasurs, Richerdson, ia the ovly ono since 1869 who has uot provided' for tho sinking fund. Mr. Boutwell sot uparé ovesy dollar, Judge Tlichardson faifed to 8ol npart ihe siuking fund for the reason that ho had not sufllcient money loft to pay the npprolflinflons maio by Comgress, & fact to which he esilod tho attention of Covgress, Mr. Dawen mado tho significant statement that this neplest to se- crely provids eacls year for tho winkiog fund bins n A VERY INJURIOUS EFFECT UTON OUTt CREDIT in the markets of the world. This Las proved eupeciully truo in the negatiations of tho fanded losn. One of tho prncipst srguments mado aganet tho loan in thut tho siuking fand has not been provided for as yoguired by tho 1sw upon which all tba Qovornment bouds aro based, I this law bnd boon rigidly executod, tho amount now in the Trensury to the credit of the wluking fund should bo 417,666,650, while tho monoy acualiy tu the Truasury credited to this fund is ouly €141,000,000, miore than §:30,000,000 short, Nor is the sinking fund made good upon the thoory that tha purcliase of bonds from time to tine i equivalent to n com- plianco with the Iaw with respect to the ainking fund, for oven if this coustraction of tha law could be ndnutted tho amount of bouds which Tmve been purchased, added 1o tho coin set apait forthesinking fund, aggregatos ouly £823,265 800, sgeinst £417.040,050, tho aggrogate Amount rhich should have beean paid futo this fund, This Mr. Dawos thought, was -~ A BTARTLING FACT, and involved the hionor and the erodit of the ns- tion, A surict conformity with the iaw requires the Becrotary of the Ureasury to firav take the sinklog fund from tho customs roceipts, aud to devota what {4 foft to approprintious. ' 1f tlis bind been dono, and the 29,000,000 taken ont tois year, thoro would now Lo s delicly of 2, 0u0,CQ0. Thin is the languagoe of the lew That {ho dufies pald ftabatl bo ot apars sus sspa- sate fund, snd shall bo apptied as follows: Firse, to the payment ‘tn colu of tug fatercat of tha Louds tud uotex of the Unlted States s second, to tho payment of Btutes 0 bo 1 per cont of the entire deht of tad Unitod mndo within each fscal yeu y Jato baeet apart s realtlue thereof to bo Unit.od States, Tha Democrats will maks the point that the aggrogato of bonds purcliased is nok correct, on the ground that other than 6 per cent Londs shauld Lo accroaltad 1o the ainking fund. Thoy claim that some #1,000.000 of 7-30 aud 3 rer cent cortifientes, also rodeomed, should bo credited to thin fund, inta ti A3 TOTEA AND COPFLE, Mr. Dawes expluined that the Commiltes bad omitted thove articles from the Will for the rea- mou that they wore sccurately informed that the limat of iho tea on pand to-day is the Nmit of production n the ten-growing caantry; thet ever sinco Congress bogan th lmiporters have boon briuging iu largo carg and thoy aro now here, itapoituning Congrows to itpone o fax of 16 cents 8 pound on ten, which wauld Lo pmd by the tea-drinkers, aud would 31 14 no rovonue to the Government, aud wanid onlyadd to the profits of the importer. The siine was thought NOT TU BE TAUE OF WIlISKY. T'ne bigh price of grain has provonted excessive roanulacture, sud the Eax of 16 cents would voach mast ot the 11,600,000 gallons, or theres t.bouts, now in bond. i Mr., Dawen explained the difficulty with respoct 10 the stamps, He said the Committeo propused ta permit the uso of any of the oxisting 10 snd § « ent stamps, which, ndded to the 70-cent stamps, «vould enable tho denlers to disposs_of thoir 1 1tocks withont the delay of an hour. The quos. 1ilon as to who ahall pay the additionai 1 ceuls 1N CASES OF PENDING CONTRACIS OF SALE +wan not eatisfactorily anawered. It was admite tiod that the Iaw might to some extont bo evaded 15y rotail dealers, whom tue Cominittes ackuowl- 1:dged they would not undertaka ta control. TIIE OFPOSITION, ‘Foroando Wood, in Lie spoccls upon the bill, *Indicated the unsted opposition of the Demo- crate 10 it His epeceh was of a ueyative char= scter, It contsined one very etaitling and alarming ststemont ta thore whio havethie Lonor of the countey at heart, Woed sduitted thas & question might be refsed whether the eiuking fund should ba coutinuad at all, 170 the Assarrated Jrens.) THE BILL IN TIE HOUBE. ‘Wasmxatoy, D, U., Fob, 11.~Flio Heuse went jnto Comnuttee of the Whalo, Mr, Halo (Me.) i the chair, on the Tar¥ Lill cutitled VA rul further to protect tho sinking fund. and (o pro- vido for the exigoncies of the Guvernwent."” 3) Wava and upe Fort of tbi He romindod the Houus that ) 8xa0tly 8 year 8go be Lad endosvored $o show e @hicage Dailp Teibumne. HICAGO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1875. that thers wan no nocensity for Incrensed tsza- tion; but now ho wonld audeavor to show thnt thera was a neccemty for in- creatied (axation. An he hind saicoroly bo- lioved ot that thue that the Goverimeny conld et slong without resorting _to that most ‘nwalcoma of tasaurod for tho prposo of mak- ing tho roceipts and exponnea of tha Govel mont moet, a0 Lo was with tha same sincerity now compelied (o urga ou the Houso that theto Wiy no uther practicnl mothod of doing e thinn 1y vesorting to tazation. Tl swcarity was not Wahiod by tho rallostion that, in tho soursa of avents, this was tho last timo he would ad. dress the' llouno on any sucl mabject. Thoro thin increased duty, It will he for tho Houas of | Court of Clalms. A spccial act would not ba courwa to puas upon thet, If tha Houwo maken np its tmind to add to the rovenes of the country by incrensed fasntion the smonnt which tho necowsities of the Covernment require, it ovly sowmainn for the 1fouso to pass upon the judz- ment and wisdom of the sclection _mad2 by t. Committee on Wayns and Mcans. To that decis- Jon of the House Lhe Committee will offer uo abjection. 1f tho Ifoura #hall helievo thata Tostoration of the duty on 103 and coffes (aftor what appears to be the condition of that trade) will be & wiser coursn than [ restaration of tho 10 per cent duty on_manfactured goods, ur tuan ad then been twa grounda on which | an addition of 70 conta & gallon on whisky, or e hod hoped to aveld tho necomsity | than an mereased duty on fmported ¢ of increned taxation. Theko wera & | will be for the 1louso to (ako the reaponeinility. confident hopa that there wonid be | But Ihave to kay this: thut any attumnt at zon- woneral rovival of busincss, and_that thero wonld l:e & rednntion of ezponsa. The eatimato of the total reecipia of tha tovernment for that yoar wan at that timo 231,777,072, and it wan eral tandT legiriation at thin thne will Lo fatal to (he object of tho Comimittes of Wugs aud Means, nud Lo the purpose wineh I boliovo actu- ntes Conpress. If you open the door {o gen~ expeeted thet out of that mmonnt somwhero | eral teri Jegislation by leiting in this chout 2.000,000 could bie applicd to the sinking | iteam which ~ beara upon oue mem- fund, ‘Tho aectial recoipts for that yoar were [ lor, And that item which Lears unon 284,002,600, buy there was o eurplisg of only £8,344,4820ver and 2 the Governmont, Last December, theSierrotary of tha 'Preanury estimnted the treceints and exneneen for the finenl year to bo wach tat thore wonld La n enrplus ol 50,600,000 to Lo upplicd to the iuking fund; but. in reality, the actual receinty wince that roj 0%t was made wero moro widels dif- ‘fram tho eetfmeten thai thoy hiad beon v the lugt five yeard, OFF 3% i ) HrE, ‘Tho actual reesipte hind fallen far ahort of the estta.atad, for pore eansed Not quitd mudaretoond b l:ase whio mada (nauco s sty frow castonm hiad begnn falien oif to the extent of 109,000 o T thet during the yen, 1N 0,00 e wnnde & etatement of comparative re ing cipta Tepndts tiares, T L roy Toat fircal 0,000, being a falling off of &3,(k10.460, Mr, Garfleld (Ohio) inquirad whether tho des ereaee had teachied the bottom, or whether tho tozeiptn woro el falling holnd, Hr, Dawen replied that n December tha reesipts cam mates. cstimates, Then thoy had begun (o fal back ozain, fo thay there “lad been a'falling oft einen tho 20th of Lecomber of from £,602,000 to 21,000,600, and et Lho liest tuto- mont 1hiat tho Secretary of the Treasury could I'ha reduc- | uren was tho work of Conrots, it of Conpress, Lut of thoso influencos oa_ ticla ol haviness over whish Congresn did not as- make wan fu recard to tho recanta, tion of expen ‘Lho reduit 3 of tho reccipls was not tho simo to exorcire control. Jr. Butler (Mans.) axked Mr, Dawen whether Off Waw 1 curloms revenus or inter- thw failine ual reves Ir. Dane nal rovonue w last Teport shawed that tho receiy reventto had gono beyond the estimnten of tho Frongury Dennrtment, 80 that shatever evidence of wtorial presperity that fzct supplied tho con- | Th ditioss of tho cotntry wa1 more gratifying than it | tained ab ol hazacds, would otherwise have been. kat 1la then procoede: SINRING FUND, cunatoms to bo npplied to tho sinkim thst inetond of $517,636,036 being appli ture had onl boen $141,000.003 yaid futa it atr, Niblaek fnguised whethor the yedustion of not s thie dabt by tho_purchasd of bunds way oquitable compliance wizh tho law, My, Dawes ropiled that tho law aa ta the eink- tag fand was oxplicit, that overy year so much d, but that oven tho consiruction should be pai of law 28 ruggested wonld uot relievo tho tio ornment from its oblizations to the sinkis fund, becauao sl the boudy purchuged, including thoed charged to tho shiking faud, anounted to ouly €42),26) should bave Leen appiind to the finkiog fuud. Mr, Beek asliod Ar, Dawes whetber bo bad oflicial information 1o that ofiact, Mr. Dawes roplled thot ho had ; that is, from official sourcos, ) M, Back intimated thof, besides the smount Dawas, there bad been over 400,000,000 of the public dont rodeemed ans canceled in tho shape of 7-30 bonds aua 3 per mentioued by Mr, cont cortitieates, 3, Duwes—L moan tho reduolion of the bond- | Of Labons od debt, the entire reduction of whioh 18 §331,~ 447,057, e, Niblsck agreed with Mr. Dawea that the purelinzo of bonds was uy compiiknca’ with the that the aw 63 Lo the sinking-lund, uud Iow hed boon persistoutly disrcgarded unti thin time, tud ho asked what expli honor, to do eo, but had “sppbed the swking fund, tho value of tho world uation sud warkota of to an under this Dbiil, ous offect ? 1L TEA AXD COFFRE TAX. If Congress bad not, two or three years ago, aboliehed the duty on tea and coltoe, thero would bo now no necessits for this measuro. Mr. Cox~—Why did not your Cemmittee report & woarure to restore that tax ? Nr. Dasos—Tlat would 1oquire anothor con- What would the Government sek by restoriug tho tax since tho Ist of Docombor 7 Yrew- ahould bo rostored, tho entird tea-tade of the couutry bad tunod its attention to tho importation of of ol Lav- Ing kuowledio of tho tarlfl, tLat thore I In thia country Lo-duy more than a yoar's etock of ton of 15 contu per pound on tes would bo to pus money 1 the pockets of the importers, without avy cor- sldo1ntion, When it deut's wag niesraga in the duty suggested that (Lat tea, aud it Iu the uniform testimon ou band; therctoro, to impora & duty Tesponding advautage to the Qovornment, WIHSKY, Mr. Dawes went on ta piva statistics sa ta tha manfacturo of whisk7, uud stock on band n dstillerion qud bonaed wareliowics, and tu de- fond aud advocato tho recommandation of the Comuittee of Wavs and Moaus m vogard to (Lo taxation on whisky, ESTIMATEY, He ostimated tle inarcaved rovenus which the Govorument would day: fallows ¢ e from the Lill, as 0, Fram (his wes to Lo . 000, dodueted about 82,590,000 Toau by tha repes! cf the tax on watclioy, leaving & nck wnoreata of 835,437,000, wiuch wonld just about mect tho cetimated roquiroments of tho (laverument. lm"’:lfxfll‘fg:x:m"gm unld‘; kh remains, therefore, 0, to say, first, w % that defieit i the ’J‘znauuu‘. oot e Tevenuo, aa the Jowmutieo of Waye and Moaus lias recommended, or whether “y will tuen ite atteution to vomo other wotlod of meenn it. L'lio bouor uf the Guvernaiont is 1avolvod iu thi question, Tho ability to wmoot ita curront ex~ Doukos 88 well & 1o keop {ts faith is involved in the question. 1t msy bLe that th tee oo Ways -nd’nuu‘.' hu‘ gz?u:i: locted the best asticlos on which to impose 0%0 tio euktent expenses of ‘The yeceints {all aff, and_hod 200,000, or nbout 7 off continund hern would he u daicit of 235, enses of Lo Government riuca 1650, us ‘el pionthi of tho 000,070, und for tho corcesyonding reven montha of this year $163,~ to tho £0th of £y neac tho esti- Trom that dav to tho Iat of Jeouacy they had falion ff_very seriously. For threo or four days after ¢hat they hal tecaperated, and had ovou one & fow hundred doliars boyond tho plied it the falling off in inter- ‘Lo to comment on the failuro of thia Treasnry Departmout fo comply with tho Iaw requuing 1 por cont of tho seceints from nd, 50 d foit 01,600, agaiuey &117,606,006, which nation Mr, Dawen could Rive of that non-complianco with tho law, 1lo humsell hiad been utterly astouml- ed when he had cowe to Jook futo iv and to sce liow the falth of the Goverumont Lad been tn- ditectly violated in n watier wisteh was regarded by foreiguors ag casontial to the public faith snd r. Dawos stated that Becrotary Boulsell had y year doting his administration bet upart tor tho smling fund evory dollar which thy law required, Beeretary Richardson had falled roceipta of the Government to meot (ts curtont expend- itures, ard liad callod on Congress to futnish him with the meaus to mcot the detannda for the siukis 1la went on to say that whatever impaired 1ho elnking fued by oue dollar, im-~ puired the Iaith of the palionat home and abroad, and tho fact that the amking fund lacked two-thirds of the smouut which should have been paid imto it had told ou tho credit of the its bonds iu tho aggregato smount anore than was sought to be rused Ile did not sco whero the expenditures could be out down substantial- 1v, and, thereforo, tue question bofore tho Hmisa was, iow could the Governnient raiwn 0,000, 000 of 1ncreased rovouus with tho least deletori- Baooudly, whethcr it well ineot It by eoling. out mow sowters of anolher, oud so on, you will 10ad thia bill sy that it cannot possibl7 become o Inw at thin ses- +lon of Congtows, and the narty m power, which 14 reuponsibio for the legnlation of tho country : whiclt i rosponsiblo for mnintaining the publio faith with tho publi creditor; which is reapon- #lblo for Fucuinning Jthe means to carry-on the (uvernment doring tho next twn years, by any fuch unwiso and indiscroot tampering with this Lill you will turn over tho Goverument into the Lunds of thees who aro ot tesponsib in that particular, ond who will o withuus tho weans of providng for the obligations of tha Goverament, 1 lhiavo to may to my polirical friondn on tiie eide of tho loise, that thev nond not oxpoct from thoie who do not feel the ro- snoneibility of mooting the putle credity sny suppore for s measnte, Let the bill be mod- itied 03 the Honse nay see fit, bul not Ly any goneral tui deteila that would make it fail to o & law, If it fols L2 Locoma o tha_gentlomon on tle otler silo of tho s will bave o tako up their resyousililities ocarliar than thov may bave anhicipated, and Ly thom will ba loft tho docieion of tha question whether thoy will maintain that bonor of the CGovornment ot howe and abraad which this rile of tho i.use by rojeoting thin bill will livo Tuiled to do. I submit, therofare, to my friends ou thin side, that the public wiil hold thewm ro- sponsiblo if thoy fail to furnish tho Adminis- tration with the mosus of conuwning the Governmont, snd 1 may to my friends on tho other sida of tho Houso thati is noc well ¢ them to provoke too soon that responibility ing rovenue, which they will find comg toplaguo them quite snon cuaigh for mfarl, or for thelr snccess. O Llio pas +ago or failura of this bill mill depend thio qucs ion, whethes this ride of the Houxe £hall go to the countrs, efter tha 4th of Mareb, and axk tho eorlo to pasa npon thir wori bera with any ex- bectation of commuendation. 11 1 trust, therefors, thot whalever may be s | thongiat 8% b tho wisdom of tue Lill now pre- sewted it will bo pasaed by (be Ilauso in wowe foria which will bring inta the Treasury 435.000,- 030 of additional revenue. 11 thiy wido of Lhe oo fail to do that, it will have falled to doa duts which,up to this time, the itejublican parts, Reeordivg to tho moasuse of its ability, baysub- stansially diecharged, ME, WOOD OPPOSED TO TNE NILL. Mr. Wond, & mombor of tho Cownitteo of Ways and Means, aduressnd tho Iloaso in upjm= siLiim to tho bill. 1lo said e could ot rlve tho il his vupport, and felt compelled to dv ait Lo could to provent tho pasgaye of it. Theso was wo public uccessity demanding Ifo was 1 | actunted Le 5o Bpiril of faction, ‘and would offer o partira _opposition Lo auy meuenrs of reliet 10 the Treasury if ita condition demanded . Tho credis of "tho Government must be maii- ‘fho public faith ia &% wacted obligation which should bo guarded at alinoat auy excritice at all tince, snd undor all circnustances. 1o would do notbiug to embar- rass the Governmont. or to retard its auccosn in a:dmmisterig the laws equally aud falthfatly to all intoreated : but while Lo #aid tis. and meant it in_nlleineerty, neitber on tho othor hand would o do naything Lo ail tho Govermment in avpressing tho people. Lo did not think that any additionsl taxes are scceseary, Mr. Wood then procsedsd (o “demonstrats by Treasury figurcs and estimates tbat thore was no neceaty for incronwed raxation, tho recointy of tile Goverument being smple to meel expondi- twres, Without action on tno bill tho House ad- Journed. b Law, It pr.gen| Ex0.am0,0%0 H6C0,CC0] 257,030,110 P THE " POLITICAL BILL." BOMY OF ITS ILOVISIONS. ‘Waisutiotos, D. C., Feb, 11.—A joint canous of Ropublican Bonators and Reprecontatives was Leld at tho Capitol to-night. Owing to & misun- standing the attoudanco wes not large. The Jjoint committocs of tho eaucusos of both Houses made a roport rocommending & bill authorizing the President to suspend the wiit corpus Ju_certain cascs, and in accordabco with pravious mets: givimg Lim tho power to uze tho army and navy to mum:nin_the peace and suppress disorder; to wppoiat Deputy Maredala aud suporvisors of tivte w Cougressional Districts who, 1 ed- ? | dition to their other pawera, can arreat pernons who way attempt to iutimidate voters, or ather- wivo unlawiully futeifora with thoe couduct of election. Drovigion is alyo mnda for n fair aud full_registration of legal voters nudor the pro- seribed regulatious, aud it {s mado unlawful for avy of tho roconstructed States to IIPOSE AN EXCESHIVE POLTATAY, ar ta require prepayment thoroof 25 o qualifica- tiou foc voters at auy alection at which membera of Congress are to bo chosen, Tha hill declares tlie oxhibition ar use of deadly woapons on days of registration and olection for the purpuse of inumidation or violenco a criminal offonse, pun-~ inhable by fino and imprisanmoit, at tho dlscra- tion of tha Courtt, aud 8o of violationsof other patts of the bill.” Loprosantative Smith, of Vir- Fnin, moved to SIRIKE OUT THE WORDS ' RECONSTRUCTED ATATES, Liis object being to dustioy the soctional rofor ouca.o that if tho Lill was tohe passed it should Lo applicsblo to all tho Blates. Ife proteated sgmingy furthor Foderat Interferonce in the af- fairs of tho Bouth. Tipresontatives Dawes, Cobb (Kan.), and Williaws (Mich.) sgreed 1u the main with the outlemnn from Virgisin, but Mossrs, awrenco, Albright, aud Lynch took ope 1nristing that thore way oxilo ground, {’he grentert need for Federal interforenco to protect colored men in thn oxerciao of thow tghts. ‘Pho caucus was not sltogothor harmo. nius, and witnont action, an adjournment until to-morrow ight took place, “Bevoral of the owbers atatod that thoy would not attend, a8 they thought thoir time would bemore profitably emrdoyed on Fiday night listening to Colfus's tecturs on ¢ Lhe Cuaracter of Lincaln.” Y ——— PACIFIC MAIL. ENTEN JORI BOACT, Special Dspatch ta The Chicago Tridune. WasuiNotoN, D, 0., Feb, 11.—John Roach, cf Pacltio Mail notorloty, ks apposred ln Congreas to protost againsy tho oancellation of tho Pacifio Muli subsldy of 1872, ‘I'uis bo does in the form of s momorial, s argumenta are those of tho Pacifio Mail Bteamship Company, sud oxplsin the lhue of dofonse of that Company in tho Enoifio Mall investigation. Llia privcipal pofuta #ro thess 1 'Tha evidenco doca not show thot suy Congrossman was bribed. Stoclwell, who is called a timid and anxious speculstor, s charged with baving stolen the money, aud to bavo baon used by lrwiv. The powt I8 made that whatever iy be thought of the action of thu L'rosident and aont in tuking this monoy from the Company, nothior the Company and it presunt stoculiolders sud oltioors, nor the interosts tuey roprosent, nue the buildard of their eulps, shoull bo held reapontillo for or injured by it. T'ao 16t of the momorial Is full of communistic wWorkelop argu ments, and of CUBAP TALK AUOUT THE OLD FLAQ and the foreign dowmination of the seas. The weworial says s *Uhe sosesl will deliver maris tiie suprompoy In the Pacitlo Ocean completely wto Loghsh bands, A company has alroady heew formed for the nru»eg purposo cof runving Loglish ships fiom Sub? Fraucisco to Cuion and Jap Its agouts aud ity intluence linve been, aud now ate, nr work fomouting bok- tility and projudica against tha Pacitic dail Company, aud endeavariug to seciire tio caus coliation of tho coulrsos of 1 The action of tio Heuste s evideutly closely watched by ins torcated parties.” This in exactly THE PLAN IRWIN FOLLOWED in getting tho ‘subsidr, 1o was frst defeated lu the House, In the event of defeat u the Geaate, tho Compapy threatens 10 go to the required Lo enablo them to do s, provided the care i antored within six months. Tlho Com- ’mny'n officern claim _Lhat the Attorney-General ian nlroady reundered an opinion thnt the Com- pauy bns not broken itn contract, That opinion, bowever, referrd _only to tho non-completion of tha ghips on a spocified dag, and was givon hoforo thero was any public” knowlougo that tho subsidy was entirely fraudulont, Tho point to be made by the Companv ia to dofeat the louro ameudiment in the Honnto, Thin dufeat, the Companv claima, woulld be equivalent to a reallirnation of the Aubaidy, IRWIN'S TEIALE. The Ways and Means Commiites loaned Rich- 2 1), Irwin this morning ot axothor hour avd a I ta tho attorney of the Iacitic Mail Htozmrhip Comyany. Tha switness was badzered and ques- tioned evidently for tho purpoke of making evi- dence against Limeolf 10 lhu'!mudmu #uit 1n New York, but very littla was wado of him. The in- veatigation is very near an end, 170 the Associoted Preasd THE INYESTIOATION, . ‘Waamrvatox, Feb, 11.—The investigatlon into the Paciic Meil mubmidy businesn was resumed to-dny, whon Richard L. Irwin was cross-examin- ed by Clark Lell, with & viaw to showing that the contract for Irwin's eervices vwas made by Btockuell judividually, and that not only the first 225,000, but 811 other checks Turnished to Lim woro Btockwell's individunl checks. BOME 81X FRANCIICO BUSMURS. Sa:¢ Faacigeo, Feo. 11.—A rumor wrs enr- rent to-gay amoug real estats mon that the Faci- fio Mail Company had aold their wharves, wharf- {ranchises, lot3, waronouses, nd other bulldiops and improvements on the wator-front to Haggin & Tevis for B450,00, also that the Mail Company, in roturn, bad | Ieaged the proporty for aterm of seors at tho rate of 10 per cont annually on the porchascs money. Another ruwor was 'in the naturo of a mortgaro at 15 per cout per annum, Tha prop- | ety revorted to hava chianged hands is valued by compolcnt judges st #50.,000, ———— STATE-MAKING: THE ADMISIION DILLS IR TOC SENATE. Speetal Dispnteh to Fhe Chicass Tribune. Wasttzxatoy, D. C., Feb. 11.—The Senate Ro- tublican caucua this morning votad to permit the Ionse bills for the sdmission of Colorado and Now Moxico as States to be placed upon tha celendar, This action docs not, as was at first supposed, finally eotils the question of the ad- mission of those Territorics, The action of tho caucus does not bind the Rlopublican Senatorsito voto for eithor of thees two bills, Al of the Re- publicaps, however, with (ho excepion of about nine, favor thesa bills, If the niuo do not have recourso to dilatory motious to defoat tho bijla, the friends of the measures are confident that thoy will pass, but it seems prov- ablo that it will be possible for these nino No- nablicans, by making determined opposition, to dofeat them. Senators who have been mort care nostly opposed to this S:atc-makiog_are princi- paliy Yenntorn of the large Eantern Ststes. aud tha New England Senators. Tho only Western Senator who bus bo~n active ip ornorition is Howe, of Wisconsln, Ife, mith Morrill, of Mnrine, Conkling, rnd Frelinghuyseu, Lave bocn oppased to bozli bil's g NOTES AND NEWS, TIXCUEACK'S CASE. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicasa Trivune, WasitNoToN, D, C., Feb, 11,—It has como ont that the four membors of the Senste Committes on Priviloges and Llections wero able to jonke thoir report tn favor of eeating Pluchback, o~ ingto the [ntentional absence of Senator Wad- Jeigh, who, althougl opposed to seating Pinch- back, did ot wish to make factions op- positlon to his Republican nssocintos. His sbeenco onabled thoao favoring Pivchback to constitute the majmity of a quorum who reported the majority il Tho result is tio curious anomaly Lhiat 8 iechnical majority report i signed by foitr meuwbers, while wmjority ro- ports will 6o sigued by teven, Pinclibackis now confldent that lie will'be reated. THE DISTRICT BILL. Renator Wright, of fown, muas s vizorous aé- tack upon the 3ornill bill for tho rovernment of the Dintrict of Columbia, and supportcd his owa substitute, He claimed that tho Mor- nll bill was not doemocratic, and was de- eigned to _perpotuste s systom of bu- reancracy. Ho took n very strong povition to favor of nretontion of the right of eullraze, and said thut United Stalescitizens ought vos to bo disfranchised at the seat of National Govgrn- mont. The Mornill bill 13 1ikely ta pas if not talked to death. TIE FRANKING PRIVILEGE FROBIEGTS OF was agnin defeated in the Houte, 'the rpeeches of nearly all tho mombers of both parties indi- catnd 5 slrong veainiug for the ilesh-pots of Teypt; but tho msjorlty deferred, ond tho)l proposition waa refected iu the only vea aud nay voto—yezs, 93; naye, 129, Wilson, of Jawa, was a notablo exception smong Westcrn men in his opposition to the amondments. LODIEIANA ELECTION CASE, In tho lrfipmum beforo the House Elections Commlttee this worning, in tho case of Effing- hawm Lawrence, contesting Byphor's ses denco was introduced to show that in Sypl District theto were 1,500 Irandulent afidavits, aud many of them {n one haudwriting, Hypher roplies to-morrow, TAE 5TUG FOBT BWINDLE. Thero will he a minority ropors on the Sugg Fart case, signed by four mombers of the Houko Committes on War Claims, which will recom- mend tho oxpulsion of Congrossman Rodcrick 1t. Iutler on account of his fraudulont complicity with this olaim, Tho majority report wiil recom- mend no actiov by Congress, for the roaron that tha Beoretary of the Treasury has slready ro- forred the matter to tho courts, THE SOINT REFUBLICAN CAUCUS which was sonousced for to-night did not meot. Thoro was somo misunderetauding about the mooting, and the weatber was very bad. The Heuators thought,too,that lhni! had quite enough wark of their own. Tho final disposition of the cauous political bill has ban postponed, THE ETEAMBOAT DILL. Tha Sonate Committeo dovoted eomo fiva or eix hours to-duy to tho considoiation of the Stoambont tbill, but their rrmnmmfis weio se- crot, It iaveported that the bill will be reported. on Saturday, Coukling's programmeseoms (o ho 1o put a8 many smeudments on the bill us poseible, knowing that the louss will ot sc- c"f' thom, and thet tho mensuro will bo sent to 8 Conforenco Committeo. He can then fight tha Teport of the Conferencs Committes (a tus end of ths #cssion, nnd thus dofeat the measure ou- tirely. (4n the Aasoc(rted Press) NOMINATIONS. Wasmmarox, D. C., Feb, 11,—The Presidont cent the followlug nomiuations o the Sauate to day: Jobn C. Abercromoie, Survovar af Cuwsoma at Pt Barlingtoo, s, Postmaaters— . Sorin, Notro Dame, Ind,; V. O'lirien, Ate tsutio, Ia. BILL ATPROVED. The Presidont Las approved the sot making appropriations for fortiications aud ather works géfih enoe for tho tlacal yoar ending Juue 80, ————— CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, BENATE, PINCHUAOCK'S CABE, Wasntxaroy, D, O, Feb, 1L.—Mr, Hamilton (3d.) prosented a minority report from the Com- mitteo on Priviloges aud Eloctions, signed by Limselt and Saulsbury, agalust the admission of Pinchiback as Senator from Loulsisns, Ordered priuted, and to lio on the table, CHOLEMA BARE. Mr. MeCroory introduced a Lill setting forih that it Lad been noticed in the Medical Journal of the_Uniled Blates tbat Asiatic cholern wes sureading westward, aud now raged on the bor- ders of Mexico, snd dlmflg‘f tho Becretary of War to detail competent medicsl ofticors of tho army to investigate the report and give due no- tico of the spiead of tho disoase, Tho bill also provides an appropriation of £5,000 to dofray the oxponses of such investigation. INTEUNATIONAL FRISON CONORESS, Me, Camoron called up the Houso bl authors {ziug tha Presidont to appoint a Comumlesion 1o sttend the International Pooctintiary Congress, to be beld ia Rome next year. I'assod, THYE PEABODY HULIOL BILL. Mr, Howe moved to teke up Lis motion of yes- tovday ta reconsider the vote by which the "bill togrant & sito for tue Peabody Behool in &t Augustioe, Fla., was pasaed. lir. Bprague objected. ANOTHER RAILWAY BILL. The Vice-Fresident then called for bualsess on saya thot & clvil war is immivent. tored tho room to discover that both wiudows woro up, and that a rag bad been tiad over the the calendar, the Committao on Territories being entttied to the floor, Tha Hoaata bl granting the rieht'of way tothe Walla-Walla Ratl- road and Tinnsfortation Company, and for other purpotes, was discusaed and” rejected— yeas, 15 5 nayw, 23, TIE DISTRICT QOVERNMENT Riry, Tho Benalo then rowumed conwideration of unfiuishoed buriness, being tho bill (o provdn & Government for the Districtof Columbia, ropnrt- od by the Joirt Select Committeo, of which Mr. Morzill (Mo.) ia Chiairman, tho pending amend- ment_boing that of 3irMorton to have tha Commissionern clocted by tho qualified voters of tho Distriet, Inatead of bolng eppoiuted by the President. After the dobate the amendment of Mr, Mor- ton was rejocted—year, 23 nays, 28; as folioma: YEAH. Aleorn, Hamilton (Tex), Rsmeey, Boreaian, Hamiin, Robertaon, Thoutwell, Harvey, shorman, Ciayton, Hitcheoek, Hpencer, Conkliug, Hawe, Shragu tdmunds, Mioholl, S Teuton, Morto, et < Tary (Mich), Ogleaby, Wright—28, N Yintivan Patlerson, & rciinghuysen, Pesse, ; #Mtann, Aebr: s ayard, o Bteveneon, Htewrt, Btocktan, Thurmas, 3 Tiptou, Gorden, Hages, Hawnilion (I}, Bwulsbury, Mr. Bdauids (Vi) mioved folay tho bill on ko tablo. Loat—yeaq2:; naya 35, aa fallova: YL Wadlelgh=-23, 204 Atenn, Hinthon (Tex.), Patteraon, Alltvoa, Hamlin, e, Tooutweily i, Ldmunds, a3 Fonon, “nef, azin, Mty Ereilughiseen,” Oglusby, NATA. A Thmikon (312), B Howe, Be e Nlery oper, M-Cri g Craita, Merrinon, Davia, Morrhil (Me.), Danufe, Morrill (Vt.), Torry (Mich, Prate, OCiluvert, TRaméey, Tipton, Goldtiwalte, Hauroin, Wadliiien, Gordon, Bargent, Windom—3, agor, Baulnbuiry, Nr, Sargent submitted on_smendment to pro. vido for the election of & Delegato to Cougross from tho Distriet. _Pending dincussion on_the bill to provide a Government for the District, tho Scnate ad: Jouruce. ST, PSR tha V'ost-Ufice Appro- priation Lill wos resumed in Conanittes 0’;””.15 ‘Wholo, the question being on an amendment to allow {he transmingion of public documents and peeds from the Amicultaral Deparuncnt to pass freo threugh the mat “mally the Hou 1 Committeo of the Whole, by & voto of 97 Lo 75, agrocd Lo the amendn }roviding for the freo transmiesion of dr and toeds through tho i, Dem Itepublicans voted for the amendmc; _The amendmont Lo the ill, cancelfing the Pa. cidie-Mml contract of 1872, agreed 1o i Commut. teo uf tho "Whole, ban been unavimourly passed iu tho House, A reperate voie was demandod on the nwendmont agreed 1o fu Commitiee of tho Whole, locking to a restofation of the frank- ing pri d tho amesdment was rojected —ytn \ 125, Al dmeuts wera concirred in with- out division, aod tho bill pasucd. "FOREIGN. Minister Washburne Denles the Frcmont Bond-Story. The Franch Assembly Progressing Slow- ly on the Constitutional Bills, FRANC: AR, WASHBURNE AND THE PTENONT SWINDLE. (Heratd Cable Specul] To the Btifor of the lterald 1 Panis, Fob, 1l.—Logarding the chargn of tho New York Sun that I received #10, 020 for my oficial fnflacaca in getliug tis Fromont bonds placcl on the Parls Dourso,it 8 to tholastdegreo fasne sud sirociona. 1 nover received a dollar, and wes nover offered a dollar in my life for my officialinfluence iu this or any other matter, Those bonds were placedon the Paris Bourse a montt beforo I arrived in T'rance, io the sprivg of 1470, 1 exposea thelr traudualont character, and_advised tho State De- partmont sbont thetn. My corzespondence was called for by Congress, and printed, Tho par- tios who put tho bouds ou the wariiet wero furi ous with mo for giving Information aa to their true chatactor; and Fromout publishod a pan philst on the subject, arraigning wo for dlacred- iting o great American enterprise, (Bigned) I.. I3, WAsnnunxe, THT CONKTITUTIONAL RILLH, Panss, Feb, 11.—Tho Assembiy to~lay took up the bill for the organization of tho Suuate, The pmondment providing that Senators bo chioson by tho wame eloctors s8 dopuiies fn tho Lower Chambor, was adopted by a voto of 322 inls, 810 nays. Tho nmendment to_ tho Senato ill _was carriod by tho uoited votea of tho Loft sod Douapartists, Fifty Legitimists ab- stained from voling, but thoy hopo to cauae the rejection of this, sa well s all’othor copastitu- tional bills, when they come up for final action. ‘Tio Right Contre i dissatinfied with tho course lepislation has takev, and tho Committes of Thar.y_are disposed to rosign. Tho Lelt hos decided o mako avory possiblo concession tn the matters of dotail, in order to save the constitue tional bills. —_— GERMANY, DISNARCK WILL NOT RESION. Loxnoy, Feb, 11.—A Botlin dispntch anys that Biemarck hoa given no intimstion that he iu- tonds to renign, andis likely to romain In ofice a9 long &3 his Bealth will permit, A CATIIOLIO PHOTEST, Loxpox, Fab. 11,—Twenty-threo Dishops have Isited a protest in behalf of the soura Koman Cithoho Episoopate of Germany, agalnst any euch tuterforence in the Papal clection as 18 im- pided In Bismarck's Inte ciroular dispatch. — TURKEY, INVESTIOATION OF THE SYRIAN OUTHAGHS. Cossrantrierte. Fob, 11.—Tho laterpreter of the Amerioan legation, who baa jusy retarned from Syris, whero he has been fuvostigating the ontrages on Amarican missious, reporis that tho fise scoounta wero much exaggorated. ‘Iho fll- treatmont by eoldlers s puro juvention. The [uestion relative to the fureiblo enirauce into tho mixsionary houso romains unsettled. It ap- penrn that the house was Americau proporty, but was inhablted by Turkish subjeots, —t RUSSIA THE RIIYAN INDEMNITY PAID, Loxpon, ¥Fob. 11.—A telegram from 8t. Petors- burg snuounees that the Khan of Khiva has paid tha last iustallmont of his war indomuity to Dussls. PR GREAT BRITAIN, T PAULIAMENT. LoNpow, ¥ab, 11,~In the House of Commona to-day the bill smondatory of tho iuteroational copyright law was read a tirat time. ity CHINA, CIVIL WAR INMINENT. LoypoN, Foeb. 1l.—~Tolograms from Chins A Carcful Woma From tne Diroit Free Prear, Ona cold nighs last naok & lous old woman sr- rived Ia Jotroit from some town in Iudians, in boarch of bor son, aud she put up fus tho night " hotol on Woodbridgo stroot. Soon stter days light & servant-girl, paesing sloug tbe Lall, found iho door of tho vld lady's room Opes, aud chi~ cas-burner sfter the light nad been oxtivguishod, Vheo the woman was sroused and axked to ex- plain, she said: “I've seen this ‘ore gas before, and I dou't beller bandliog 4" ou can be too careful sbout NUMBER 178, STATE AFFAIRS. A Democratic Basis of Com. promise in Minnesota. 0, W, Jones Elccted Senmator from Florida. < tion of $50,000 for tho Donglas aument by tho Illinois Senate, (e Ay < s Bill ,. to Authorize Lottery-Adver- : tising Tabled. 5 I MINNESOTA, DEXOCRATIO DOCTIUNE. Bpecint Dupatch to The Chicas Triduna, 81 Pavy, Teb, 11.—The Democratic Legislae tivo caucun last ovening adopted s platform op- poring all interventions by the National Governe inout in tho affairn of Slates, except on provided intbo Nationsl Constitation; denouncing Exe eculive interforence with tho organization or to determino the politicsl cosmplexion of & Leglala- ture, declering that corporaticas shonld no suporvisabla by the State in tha wtereat aud for the protection of the people ; opposing all ate temp ot limiting the frecdom of tiio rress ; age eerting that the Nationsl Government is su- promein ita sphero of limited cud defepated powers, but tho great bulk of thorights of the peoplo must find their safegnnrd in tho Ktates and peopla ; that tho objoct of w tariff should o revenne, and attempts to tax ooe part of tho peovls to earich aunther ara unjust_uud unconstitntional : that tus Thirtsenth, Foup teentl, aud Fifteenth Amendments cloned a grent era in polilicn, marlang the eud forover of iumuan wlavery and political Btrazeles grows ing from it, which amendments Lava been ac- ceptod in good foith by al! iho peoplo of all kecuona, Political movoments miut turn unon uostions pre-ont ani fituse, rot upon thoso of L tho settied and final aud. m ordor ta tring_peace nud pplied by oo ing Tosolntions. wiso_ adopze:l Leartity iu accord with tho fore: Au addittonal resollion wx furthor denouneing tha Nanonal Adminiacration for attacka upon civil rigl ts in Louisiand, sl othier Staten, and reatlirming and renowing tho Opposition platform of 1874 This latter de- clnres, in substauce, thut tho Ropnblican party Las 1o other purpuse than to retsin p hazard; theb it s alied wit i o Lo 1200 MOROROIEY ALANSE PO Diands 4 jus “Hial policy to Tor the pr 07 thisves, and potfect equalit all, without o, Gokl ney, snd Intoraat ; ard tho South the oxpilalon befora thn law vegard 1o eolor or pohtical and silvor 23 tha hayis of resumption of Bpecis pay- S TR o) as public intereely will sllow, A tari for revenuo onlv, withont Governaent partoersbin with monopoliea, ome rule, 1i 7 und Jaealizing most zealous- nervauts, No laton or taxa- wa ; uniforin ex- ; 02 privato use giou of carporas the pariy i poser £o be held re- ponible for the atmiusstration of tho Gov- ermnent, ‘Lhin platform was the catens response {0 the eforls uf Gov, DLavie' fricuda in and ont of caucus, to havo the caucis proroso A& platform on which Le ould siand and accept Upposition votes for tor. 1is adoplion wos vigorously oppossd v hia frionds in caucus. Alter ity adoption, resolution was offered pledging tha cancus me: beru to voto Zor Davixif lie would aecopt the Ox part of tho platforra (that reported by the Cauca Committes), ‘Fhis causod a discosslon whick Jaatod Ll atter midnight, during which ths mem: bura retired until only this e left, Q) iheze, tuirt; agoiunt the tation, YOTE FOB SESATOR. This morniug Davia' [viends cslled for all the mated to pib 1 uo partinl I A freo proms: o gaz ¢ira 1AW 3 DO sumtuary ku of public fands ; Htaia wug tiong, and men 1o eomo over, and tho outsiders whe have been tor weoks planning to this end, aa tleipated o break-np of tho~ Opporition. Yne Lallot, hasaver, reanitod: Lachrou, 46; Kaweey 43 ; Davi Seatiflan, 83 Pillsbury, 65 Buck: bam, 43 Derry, 2; ubuopt, 4 bLochren logh G votcs, Davis galaed 3, Ramsey gained 2. Countingy absentces as ‘[aat votiug, tiuco the opemng of tha flgbt Bamscy bas lot 16, Davis gained 11, Lochren tost 0. All the fuctions aro i caucus to-night,—the Opposition to csll tho roll for responeos from Liuso who propose Lo stand by the caucus caudis dato auder all circumstances; tho Davis and 1tamsey men and scattoring Republicans to cone sider the proposition of last weeck from tho Ramsoy caucus, that all Republi- cang mcet” togesher for consultation ta seo 0 thoy cau agteo u&mn o candrdato in caso it skould horeaftor be decidod by thoir re« poctive friends to withdraw both Kamsey and Davis. 1t in not lkely an agreoment can bo had to-night, but this pronosed consultation isa move in the direction of tho most probablo solution of tha presout dead-look. Tuo Republicans ate now eadly divided, but wil be torced to come toe gother, 'ThoJeaders of the Opposition declare their preforencs for such a solution, saving thoy ease more about perfecting their party organizas tion than electing a Seuntor, NEGULAT LUSINERS, In the Sonato, # bill wanintroduced approp nuag 7,000 fur tho Buzyoy of » sioam cana runte 1iom the Falls of St. Croix to Lake Supe- Tior by enginoers nalected by the Govornor ; also, regalating telegranh campsnios In respect £0 ro. turun for taxatiou. S A uill pasiad mormorializing Congress agalnst tho exteosion of tho Wilkon sowing-maching patonts. Tho Houso Indofinmtely postponed the blll al- lowing insuranco companios to doduct loss from tho sum of ths recaipts on which thoy pay. After su ablo atgnment from Senator Murray i’ tavor of roserving hauds for tho payment of tle Londaal the 35,000,000 loan, & resolutlosn laoking to tho transfor of 500,000 acres of luters nal improvemont Jands to the permanent achool Tund wea rejoctod_by 2 majoriey,—3 absent. "o Ilouse udofinitoly vostponed tho bill for rofundiug tmoooy cullected uuder the Inobriate Asylum Jaw, ‘The Juvestigation Committee roportod that the alloged attemps to bribe Ropresontative Doe- worth to vote for Dayis cousisted of & ramari by au iuloxicated nan that thero was plenty of money going, and_ Dosworth cou'd have all La wanted If e voted for Davis, Busworch did not understand 1t »4 an oficr of bribe, ot loadiug 1o ous. “Lhe ill requiring railroad companios to receli:4 for grain, the uctusl amaunt justoad of moio ur 1084 08 uOw, wus rocominonded L0 pass. A bl passed amending tho Lutbermon's Logs Mark law. s ILLINOIS. OIPELAS COEL: Ex4cial Duapatch o Tl Ciidaa Tribune, BeuiorieLn, 1L, Feb, 11.—The bill appto priating tho net carniugs of tho Illinols & Mich- igan Canal sud 870,000 out of the State Treas ury for the completion of tho Copperas Creok dam angd the lock at Houry, was the subject of lively discussioa thid wmaraiog. The bill waa Lrought up on s motion to refer to the Appro- pristion Commiittee, where it was well unders stoud it would bo smotheiud. Sisrr, who Lzs oherggo of the bill, opposcd the referonce oo thut ground, 8s aleo did Branson and Duone [of Pearla. Callihan favored the referenca on the expross ground {kat it would probably dofeat tua bill, which bhe doclared was uncopstitutional, helog really in which ara prohtbited by the Constitution. 21d of & caual, improveweut appropristion, for Mo- Coy, Janes, ot Ja Davleas, Cronkrite, and Mer ritt followed fu a similar vein, strenucusly op. posing the bill sud favoriug the reference bo cause they wers hostllo to tho appropriaticn After furthor discussion of tho bill, though a} ready favorably roported upon by tho River wnt Cunal lwprovement Comumittee, the refeiores was carzied by 70 syes to 54 noes. The vole i dloates that, should the bill ever be reportes back, it will be dofeated. L1QUOR. : The Liconse Oomuittes zeported » subsiitate