Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 23, 1875, Page 2

2 THIS CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 18765. Mr, West moved to tny the matter on the table. Agrond to,—yean 22, nase 25,—a8 followns * pth Doren Routwel nthon: Oremalt, bo I, Elnerot, Canale, Stayton, Conkhag, Cragin, . Feelinghuyten, ener, Iariliton (12.), Usrulin, Howey galls, Logan, Mitchell, Morrill (Mo), Morrill (VQ), ‘Morton, Oglenby, Pratt, Rarasey, Bargent, Hehtre, Brot, Bhearman, Blockton, Wadinigh ‘West, ‘Windom, Wright—32, NAY. Alcorn, Bayerd, Gonorer, Cony er; Davis, Denvie, Eilon, Edmunde, Flav3sgsn, Gatdtinalte, Gordon, Harvey, Johoxton, Kelly, Tavis, Metreery, Merrimon, Tear, fianson, Koberteon, Kaulsiuey, Brencer, Btevenson, ‘Tipton Taorman—I3 Mr, ‘Thurman moved toatd an additional section yrovidipe that the Congrestienal Reeord shall bo car= rlel in the mails free of postage. ‘Mr, Edmuide moved to ament fo aa fo provide (hat all puitile documents already printed by either Ho of Congress inay pans thromgh the tualls freo upon the frank of auy member of Congress, until, Dec, 1, 1875, which amendment was accepted by Mr. Thurman, Air, Morrill (Vi.). moved fo amend no that the Con~ greauional Records of any portion thereof, may pasa Ghrough the nial free, “Agreed tO, ¢ The question being upon Mtr. Thurman's ‘Smend- ment o« aniended, Afr. West thoyed to lay on the Roesocted—year, Ub; naye, 2, Mr, Stockton offered ns a suuotiints for Thurman's amendtnent, that the Conorcasional Record and all pubs Leducuments printed by Congress fur dintribution shall pans through the mails under regulations to be Presetibed by the Portnaater-Gene Mr, Edmmunde moved to Tuy st on to—reus, 29; nya, 22. ‘Tho skendment’ of Mr. ‘Thurman wau then agreed ral. i the table. Agreed Mr, Sherman moved to amend the fourth section ao sto provide that allaccounts passed upon by the Auditor of ‘Troaxury for the Post-OMco Department, aiter July 1, 1876, shall bo ruperrised by the Firat Conptrolicr of {he Trousucy in the rame ménner ag otber accaunta, sud a euflcient number of clarks shall be trensferred to tho Firat Comptroller's alee from tho Auditor's to enablo this provison to be carried into effect. Ayreed to, Ho aleo submitted an amendment directing the Postmaster-Gencral to inetitute full inquiry into the Workings of all branches uf the Departimcut and ex. ponditures, with a view to reducing expenses, aud to~ purt to Congress a schedule of ealaries for Pestmastera and clerks, not excediny tho amount pafd for stinitar tarriven in private employ, and alus to iuquire tuto the oxpraieny of reducing tha number of froettelivery, cities, and witht auch uther measures of economy aA wil tend to mako the Deparlinent relf-eustainiug. Agreed to, Mr. Ratneey submitted an amendment smending Ber, 8 of thoact of dnno 29, 1874, sv xs to limit tho welght‘of mail matter of the third clasy to 12 ounces ii mlofd. Ho sald this section allowed samplcs of merchandise to joss through tho tualle, and 600 pounds of merchandise recently pareod through the tuatis fa Now York fer Atizoua, which paid but 8 colts per pound, whit the ordinaty cuarge of an ox- ould have been w dollar per pound, year, 217 rays, Tt. Thurmch said this bill was kelng discusced un- der the fveaminnte rule, att aa the Paciile Mall cous tract woe yet lo bo cou-idered, and an amendment pro= ‘Viling for postal telegraph, he moved that tho Soauto adjourn, ‘These subjects should not be considured un- dog this “rule, uolozy the Houate was ptepared to deal with mattcra involving the intereata of thousands without fair consideration, "Tho motion was Tort. Mr, Alcorn cubmitted mi amendinent, a8 an adie ection, providing tat patden scody transmitted mninsioner of Agriculture, or hy any mem seven, together with the agricultural report, hrough the mils free of charge. Rejected 21; aye, 24. Tumitn moved an amendment providing that thy valery of thy Voutmaster of the Gify of New York shall be $8,000 per annum, Agreed to. Mr, Dorey submitted os nn additional soction the ‘call Tclerraph Mill racently roported to the Benate the Commatttes on Post-Otiecs and PostsRoads, on (Vn) raised a poiut of order that the nyaived nav legrsiation, aud bad never vansiderod aw an unseuitiuens (6 this Lil by any commalttecs Mr, Derroy gait it had been so considered by tho Commistiva on Poot-Ontces and Tost-loade, snd. be lad been tu tracted to report it totto Senate. Te had (inemnbera af tho Committes on tho tour, ndiuent in orter, ple of tha country wink to oceayy tho of auvblinporiénre, the amendtneut ot he woukl ronow wind would, tha tables s ay you could bo inade into wlaw whieut chy con. moved to Iny the amenitment on nrerd to, smonded the yeas and pays, but the 1 tran the demand, sragtigh relating to the Pcie WY taken up tu-muazcow at 12 ond f, tho utatument having teen mde that the Yu ctidickay Cuuinitive would bo ready by + fire! objected to tats arrangement, Hat ha wand revew bie postal tele Tut ut the requent of he withdrew bbs ob- the Preskient to Ml yaruuctes atuong: ry, Mrofesrars, und cadets o reavon of de: year Ruai) bo uted by tha uaw existe ‘ he took great int 2 Aendcmy, atid Delleved fy sta uvefulnoes, ay Wal known thet the uumiber of aiticers ju tus gresl proportion to the mutericul testa, Kinin greed with tho Senator fram Ohio ), end ‘sald atticers were being educstod tin tho needs of kervico. Mo wuiggeuted an Ulsentwroydlug for the appolutment of cadet tely “ror each Congres Dietrict. pnument wan eorepted ny blr, Lagan autted wit other’ Seustora that thore an ozvers of oifeers, but ho would not support ont, au It wight delay the progress of the m Lil, Uo favored a separate Jaw on that nintect. Mr, Blorsill (ite, expressed the opinion thst this trutch of he putitewervice tight be trampled down, bat tha Li doing it should net be part of an Approprl buon bit to lay the sinendment on the Lubie, Asfecd to—yean, 233 Haye, 2 ‘Tho Vill, having beew enusidercd us in Committes of tho Whnle, waa reported tu Whe senuts, and the smend- mont mare in committiia agreed to, Mr, ‘Titman then renewed hls amendment a8 abaya gate with the following words added: “And here- after thero wall be ppotnted one vadetin each elght sears, iuntead of four yearn, na now provided by law." Mo! Fretingbuyren xaid thia wan tmportant leginine Ucn, ond, fu caso the Prosidont did wot approve it, lo goal nol velo it without vutotng tha whoio Appruptia- on a Mr, Marton nald this wubject deserved moro conelid- eration then ft coufd now have, Under our theary of Government ft wes not intended to keep a standing atioy, Our theory was to by prepared for war by hav. Ing a‘tarzo number of properly-educated ailicers, and the penne conld'by Felted on fo tuake up the army, Leliovinys this legiutation premature, he moveil ta Iny Uvamendment un tho table. Ageced to—yeas, 375 ayy, 20. ‘Tho Dill was then rend a third {line and passed, PENSION BILE. Wr, Aprague called up tho bill making appropris. Uons'fur the wayment of invulid and other pensions, seported by the Committes cu Appropriatuns withou amendment, Mr. Morton arid be wonld offer on amendment to Uble Hill, thougt he knew 48 wos not gormana to tho mibjoct, but, 6 thero waa not timo left 10 havo ft actod upon at this scasion ex on independent measure, he would subnit {t ne an additional avctlou to this Approe pelation bill, Ita then gent to the Clerk's dusk aw the subject of stich amendment the bi reportod by him on the Gth fuct. from the Cnmmulttre on Privileges and Eleo- {lonn to }-rovide for and regulate the counting of votes for President aud Vice-President, aud the doclaion of queetious arising thereon, tr, Kerayue appealed to the Senate not to pram thie DIL vith cuch an oxtraontinary amendment, Mo Wore to lay the amendment on tle table, Ayreed to eat, D1; ayy, 0, ine Penetun Appropriation bill, haviug been consid. tred iu Comulttey of the Whole, wae reported to the ate, Mr. ‘Morton renewed bis amendment, Ho sald as {he twenty-accond joiut rule now stood the election of Mhe next President could Le thrown into the Houso of Mepreveutatives, Ho said Le was astontshod at hie Homocratis friends voting to lay tho amendment on tho table, If this way o political measure to throw the uuxtelection into the House of Itepreseutatives, ‘whieh would be Democratic, he hoped it woitld bo un- dervtoo.), and tose yoting'ta lay the wacudment on tho table inudt take the responsibility, Ar, Bhermun sald Le keariily sympathized with bis friend from Indlaua (Morton) ts to tha nocesalty of having. change in this twenty-aocond rule, but tt could be doue by Jolt ruleas wall, and need ‘not be Ut Upon an spproprtation bill, Mr, Thurmay asid bo would’ vote with the Bcnstor from ‘Indiana to take np this LM at any tinue, but he protested ayuluat tackiugs political mexeure upon an Bppropriation bill, ‘Lhe worst piece of legislation be ae Sue wat passed upon au appropriativn Lill after aight, Bir, Morton withdrew the amendment, ‘the Veusiva Apropriciou Lill wae then read a third timo sud pasaed, Adjourusd. , HOUSE OF HEPRESENTATIVES, NEW DILL, Aroong the bills Introduced and referred, undor a call of the Btatte, was ove by Bir, Bouuloy, providing for mineetiig of the Forty-fourtl Congrcen on the 4th bf March noxt, and of each succecdiny Cougress on Be Sih ot Maren, the day on which Cuugresstoual re \. : THE RIVER AND MANDOL BILL. Mr, Wheeler, of New York, feo the Commitive on Appropriations, repurted Lack tho River end Mare bur Aye viation Lill, and saked that it be mado tho apectal for Thursday noxt, .. qt auoved that thy rules be suspended and 6 ILI pas Mr. Futter inquired as to the amount of »; a de bye La Ea roypriauivas Mr, Bawyer replied that the gro 1,000, ‘We, Randall cated for the reading of tho bill, and tt an rend nocording!y. eee at wan Anaily paseed, aubstantially @ propated by tho Committee on Commerce, the {tems of which wore published last week. ‘The Coummalttes on Appropriations euggeste’ a few adiitionst appropriations, principally for, Bouthern rivers and harbors, Bir, Frye endeavored to snepend the rules, moan to Fn ilip Wilt to enablo tho Central Branch of the Union Pretne Ratlrosd Company ty anbmit Sia clainy agalnat the Government to the Supreme Conrt of the Vutted Bistes, but only four or five mombers yotod iu favor of tho suspension, FOR THE BENEFIT OF NILI. On motion of Mr. Dawes, tho rules wers muenendet topass the vill requiating the eclection of grand ant peilt jurora in the District of Calnabts, ‘Mr, Randall inquired 1 tho time in which the man whom Jt was Sutendod 10 reach tn tbr paxeaga nf the ‘ba, aliens 8. Ring, of Pacific Mail noluriety, und Dot expired tr, Dawea replied he thought not, Me, Butler ‘opored the HD Wife ae onpoted to OngTess passing a low to hilt a ett; att, Teo bill the ‘aaject of which is ta Juctct King for porjury, wns then passed, TOM SCOTT’A NANTLING, ‘Mr, Houghton moved to siwpend the rule to ret apart Wednesday evening next for the consideration of te Tozas Pacific Tialiroad bil, Tellera were de. manded, and 118 votes in the aMriuative and 64 in tho negative, ‘Tho yeas snd nasa were called, reaniting— peat, AIT: maya, 124, Twodhirds not hating voted tn iho afirniative, the motion was lost, ‘This Is fooked upon aw the defeat of the bill in this Congress, : BDMIGRATION BILTs Mr. Myers, from the Cominittce on Foreign Affaire, moved to auspend tho rnlea and pass the Lill supplo- mentary to the acts in relation to immigration, Agreal to, Tho bill makes it the duty of Aincrican: Consnls at Chinese and Japanese ports to ascertain whether immigrants have entered into contracts or ayreenonts for servico within tho United Btates for lewd end improper purposes, and, in such cases, to re funo the requifalte permit, Tt also provides pensities oe finporting or keeping women for purpoace of pros~ itullon, ete. ¥ THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, Mr. Kolley moved to aispond tho rules std pans @ Lill inaldng the Secretary of tho Interior, Secrotary of the Stnithsonian Institution, snd the Librarisn of Congress s Commiesion to adopt moan to restore the writing of the original Declaration of Independence, with the aiguaturos appended thetoty, now in the Matent-Omllco, Agreed to. THE WHISKY TRATFIO, Mr. Poland moved (a suspend the rniea and pars Iho Senate blit providing for s Conunission to obtain istics on the wlcohoitc trade, with amendments extending tha teri to two years, providing that all the Comintasloncrs shall not be advocates of probibit- ory logislation os total abatinonce, and tiat uo salary orexponses blinll be allowed, Mr, Speer nsked whether threo men could not cal lect thes statistics without an appointment from tho President. Ar. Poland roped that temporsuce people desirod aomeibing dono by authority, but they wero willing to pay all the oxpenscs thoinsciver, Nir, Speer Who ts to determine whether the Come mirtfonerd aro advocates of temnperativo or uot 7 Mr. Poland—The man who appoints them, 1 sap rose. Bane Bpeeratnss ia, the President of tho United tatos Mr, Yoland—You; a very good judge, [General laughter] ‘Tue motion was rojected,—yeus, 152; naya, &2,—not tho necessary two-thirds {n tho aflirmative, CLAIMS. Lawrence meved to suspend tho rules and il for the payment of awards of the Southern Claima Commissioners (abut $760,000). Agreed to. Aloo, the Lill fr tho payment of clsitaa allowed by the Bocrotary of tho Treasury with the provision that the elaiins of citizens of forcign countries may be pre- ferred {u tho Court of Cistma, Rejected, the previous question hot being seconded, THE QUANTENMASTEN'S DEPARTMENT. Mr, Albright, from tho Committees on Afiiter Affaira, moved to sumpend the rules aud pars the pill for the reorgaulzation of the Quartermaster’s Depart tment. Agreed to, ‘Tho Departinent fs to coretst of one Quarlermaster- General, with the rank, pay, oud emoluments of o Urlgadler-Uoneral; four Anistant Quartermasters- General, with the anil emoluments of 8 Colonel’ of cavalry buartermasters- General, with the rank, joltuments af a Lfeutenaut-Galoucl of cavalry; Quariermas— tera whi the rank, pay, and cinolmmants of 2 Majar of cavalry; thirtecu Anustant Quartesmasiers with the Kk, Jay, sud emoluments uf a Capuin of cavalry, Ttalsoabolishes tho grade of infiitury rtor-keepera ue oun av tho present fucumbents cease to vecupy that qwaition. OTHRE CLAIMS. Mr. Vance (S, C.) mvyod to suspend tho ries no as toadinlt an umendmont to be afered to lke Detlelency Mi for the paynient of military contractors ty tho South before the War, Mujected85 to 62; uot two- thirds in (hy uillymictive, RECEBA, ‘Tho Howson thou took = vorcas Ul balf-past 7, tha eventny: scemion to ba fur coneiJeration of tho Tax bill of thy District of Colunbls, TRE LATEST GRAB. THE MON, HOKATIO C, BONILAY, OF ILLINOIB, who for sovoral yoars has beon an active ond ins tellixont moinber of tho Committco on Ways aud Means, made a speech in tho House ua tho 17th of February on tha till increasing taxes, from whieh wa inake the following oxtracta in rolation to thy increase of 10 por cunt of thotat on mann- ‘factured goods. In 1872 the tax on certain artly vlow waa reduced 10 por cent, and it is now pro- poscd to restore tho tnx. On this latest attomct ut confiscation Mr. Burcbard vald: Tke Dureau ef Atatistict ian furnished mo atate- meuts which I submit and \ jut with tny remarks, showlng te amount of finported curmmodiths evter- Jng into coumumplion subject to the 10 per cent reduce tion during the Jat and preceding Yscal years, with tho dutlos collocted on the eame, ‘Tho following tablo shows the value of imyorta subject to the reduetion of 10 per cent under the act of 1672, which reduction it fa now propused to ropeal: Smonnt atyguriats, s 9,540,190.03 Glasy, de. 46 2,878,039.88 Iron ind atecl, &e... aL ‘i 33 Oiher metals... aL including Vwoake,. wy Weol sud wonien goods,... big All other articles 33 Total... a 42,03 $7,119,430,99 Tho valuo of theso artictes Imported in tho year end ing Juna 20, 1979, was $191,823,744, ond in 1874 wos $15,009,707, The Comittee will notice a largo re- duction Iu the amount imported and the bigh rate of duty now remaining on the articles, Tue proposition {ato add theao dutfes on an avorago over & per cont, miaklag tho averago rate ovor 40 per cent, ‘To this, Me. Chairman, I must exprets my dissent, I boliove this House otght not to return to the high rates of duty which extated n various articles prior to 1872, The presont duties, {n my judgment, aro sul cleutly protective, Iinight recall the bletory of tho legtelation of the Hast Congreay aa well ae of the Forty- firat Congress In rogard to tarl@ dulics and their re- ductiou, Go back to 186$and 1865, when high rates were inaugurated, coneider what tho previous rates wero and that tho necessities of the Government were then the excita for the increas, and ask whether wo ought at thin tite to disturh the present ratcs. of diuty ‘by, reveallug the cumparativoly alfght reduction mailo in 1873, In the first placo, the repeal will affect article {mported annually 10 th6 vale of about $149,- 000,009 and articles protticed in this country of tho valuio of nearly $1,090,000,000, Indeed, atr, you dis. tir all tho indnstiles of the country to ralas only $0,- JW0,00u, Lron, colton, woolens, and all the other articles enter largely Suto alf branches uf fudtutry and all pursuits of fife. Last winter the Cowmittes on Ways and Means had before them the tuol-makers, the. manufacturers of oxricultural {uplementa, consumers of stoel in this country, aking we to roduce the tariif on stech, saying that at present prices it was drinog them out of foretgn markets whero they cond compete Auecestully with forelgu mauufactures but for the Liigh rates of duty, i. Chairinau, X might go through ell the tnduatrica of this country intereated,—the manufacturers of paper, the mantifocturers of hooks, the manufacturers Of cottan, woolen, aud worsted ;toods,—aud show you how nuuly ition of consumers anil how many thousand iuflllons of dollars of yuluos will be sffocted by the repos, ‘I'he great body of poopla conuuming thew articles would with one Yolce, 1 have not o pare ticio of doubt, aay to Congros: Bo not disturb these Sudustrics by’ jucreasing the proseat high rate of duties nyon theve articles of necessary consumption, Thava referred to tho legislation of 1844, Now, atr, how did we come to ratso our tariff duties’ from aboub 34 yor cent ad yalorein 18 and 20 por ceut, making them 40, 45, and 60 percent? Wo did it 1n 1864 be Causeof the internat rovento tax on doicetic manu- fuctures, “We then eal that {t was not falr to impose thew Uurdenswime dulles upon American products without putting equivalent dutice upon articles im portod from foreign countries, Two or three yearuago Wo too off all these futernal saxca tipou domontle pro ductiona and 1 recollect vory well tho aniestion wax debated before the House whother it wae beat fo reduce of rae duties, I do nob forgut the, poocl, uae by a from lows at ‘that timo (Air, liison}, who has sluce been deaervedly transferred to another if nots higher Held of Icgtsistiva duty, Mo cailed attention to t 1180 high rutea of duty, anil’ insisted. thero whould bo a ro- duction of the tarfif of at least 15 0f 20 per cent, One of the preset Beuators from the Siute of Iinols, then ainember of (hfe House, {a an alle wpoach took the wane position, ‘The Houso agreed with these gentle wen, and very property, I think, a0 fur au the actlon of thy Honsv $n" committee was cbucorned, voted ta ro- duce the rates of duty, Duriug tho last Congress, Mr, Ohatrinan, [ remember how you tuslated thers would. bo lowor rates of duty on coal, und malt, and hides, eat nd how wo atood by deb in that position, au: Ee. that fue Mouse, by a two-thirde vote, voted for that frov aalt aud tree coal, ‘Flusily, au a sort of compromiag mensure, tha lo publ of tho House ’ couarnted tt of this 10 per cent reduction, thus giv. and a réduction of over i por cout ) Wherufvre, that thie compromising iesaure sull uot vow pedisturbed. protest agaluat tha pro- Posed bighcr ratea of duly'in. behalf’ of the laboHiog Uieu and pT lucerw scattered throughout tho North, South, aul Wel, Ltook sume paluy to look at the celwUs FO} rie to Bud how many are engaged mn tho faduatries to be attested Ly tule ingreasy uf duty,— how many are productug tho articles of woolon, co! ton, Iron, and ateal, Manufactures, Cotton manifacture: “Number i ntanet,. 97,000,000 51,009,000 199,099,000 Paper. ‘21,01 Watena and carpe! 108,000! Alt other articles... a Total. seo caret ‘Tho cousne-reporta for 1870 give of all the produc. ra of nll thé articles mentioned in this 10 per cent re~ duction Jers than half 9 millon, or about 499,00) yeo- ple, while tn agrfenitural fabor nosrly one-half of the People of the United Slates ara engaged in ono way or, another, Compare tha niumber engaged i somo of tho Jeading industries with those ouyaged in manufse~ tures of fron, ateck, cotton, and woolen goods, und the wages patd Ww) 20,003, 93,000,000 Snider | Produetion.| Waves, leimployed. All ozcupations.. ‘Total agriculture, Farmers ond +) 2,977,711) 2,89 Cotton menufac-| tures... Tron antl manufactlre rs Woolen and wor-| sted manufac- 133,960|$ 178,000,000} $ 39,144,132 149,673] 350,000,000] 70,760,148 93,108) 177,000,000) 91,240,432 Total cotton, tron,! steal, mint woot on and worsted! tanufactures.sy .049)$ 703,000,0C0] $147,149,712 Carpenters ant Hoot aud ehoorakers,, Naflroad emplcyen. 44+ Dragmen, hackmen, and teamsters, +Clorks In stored.eas ees Teachers. Magohs, Vaintera, Carriagg + 42K Tn [810 there were reported 00 farm-laborers du the United States, sud only 377,000 men engaged 1b the productiot of cottou, irou, steel, and woolen and worsted: mantifscturcs. Now, are the relative wages lower in theao industries than the wages paid toi. rme laborers? Look at the census report, You will fnd in the re~ port of wagen pald that farm-laborera receive $107 per annum, while in fron and steel manufectures laborers recelyod over $500 per annum, ‘Tho rates paftl to farm and sgricnitural laborers ero not auch that this ine crease should be asked for in the interest of labor, It ia not Juatice tu the great body of the consumers {n tho country, Tt is espectally burdensotne to the agricul- dural Biates of the South and West that muat con- tribute Ihelr share of tho tazation withont receiving the benefits, Contrast the relative proportions en agedin agriculture, as shown by the census rojucne In regard to the follawing States tid wagonmakers 5,020,471 ‘370,445 309) 1,020,341 1,401,018 Bid ad labor, tt 5 fudnatties of tho country, Whero are they sitnated 7 Thrce-fourth of tho cote ton and woolcn manufacturers of the conniry ore within the borders of fve of the New Englaud and ‘Middic Statea, ‘There aro proportioually more woolen uilils ond mantifactories in tho other States than there sre mamitsctitres of cotton or frou and atccl, but of the woolen and worsted tnilia the cenatts of 1870 shows the following In Ave States: MANUFACKURES O01 jptot ext of the mantifscturisy WOOLES AND WORSTED GOODS, Wagee. 3 25,472, AT 28 WiseToOy Td 801,402 12,991,000) 7,607 ero Jovo4Aa] 91008 | 2ys01;938 re c ra ou Rel Jy somunerative, altuongh they may not now be mg To- ceiving the high ratea that thoy did during the War and prevtana 1d the War? jo tarkil of 1832, the compromiso tariff, rage rates wern iO}{, the protits were 8.71 percent. Cuder the high taritt of 1812, the profits went a4 per cent, Under tho law tart of 1846, they a, In 1834 they were ab 6f;, In 1801 wa el the tiriit, avd then thelt profits, through actual dividends, acconting to the tahle bafora me, went tolvy percent, autt that waa about the average all throuzh that tart? pertod. And naw, taking the hinkrupt companies and all tho cotrmunios 'tuat diciared no dividends, aggresate all tien munufietories, and what do you think thelr were duriug the Inst year, during ths year fule tho panic? They were, an those tablra zhow (avd they ure fy the Congresstonal Library, whers geu- Heewn ct have accees to thom), 8 pur cent; and there companion want this 4 per cent, or rome of thetr Noprerevtatives do, to raiso thu tariif-rates ro that thicy cau make 12 pur cent proft, whtle the prutty of agricultural latneare not 3per cont on the espital ine verted; und theeo tablea show that there have beon ne roturas fro:n any industry through the country more certaln or moru reliable thin from these manufactur- ing induutries, Mr. Burchard read a table showing the profits of Now England wanufacturing companies undor luigh and low toritty, as shown b: artin'’s Ta~ bles of Manufacturing Dividend pubiluod in 1871, and annual eupploments, ke. ‘This tablo showed tha following results; 1832 to 1842, ay- erngo duty on imports 30,72 per cont; average dividonds of manufacturers, 8.71 percent, 1813 to 1846, averago duty 30 por cont; average divi- donds 444 porcout, 1847 to 1857, average duty 25.54 por cout; averago dividend 0,86 por cent, 1858 to 1861, avyerayo duty 20.27 per cent; avor= agedividend 6.71 per cent. 1903 to 1870, aver- ogo duty 45.00 per cout; average dividend, 1225 por cont, 1871, avorage duty AULBS por cont; avorage dividend 10.75 per ‘cont. 1872, duty 41,50 per cont, dividend 12.25 per cent. 1873, duty 39.07 per cont; dividend 11.62 per 1874, duty 9.63 por cont; divideud 8 per tie. T destro to present n statement, which I will not stop fo read, qlviny the iumbers engéged in eoveral of the Western Bates tn agriculture, Over £0 por cent of the Fonulstion Are there engaged fo s@iiculture, cod a atul greater proportion in the Houth, Now, how can the gentlemen who favor this Dillaud who dyrco with mo tat we OUgUt to have mora roventics—how can they insist upon putting upon the LlU this 10 per cent increase of duties? Do they aup- pone that 10 who represout Weatern consi{tuencies and mon who represent Southern constituenctes will yoto for the fmposition of that 10 per cont rato? I hope and trust that the Committeo will strike that out, and then I can vote cheerfully for tho bill; and 7 think other gentiomon will do so, wha fecl that thoy ought ‘not snd cannot yote for the imposition of 10 percent additfonal duty, WhY, the duties collected on these 10 per cent articice taat yoar Were an average of 42 por cent; and you wantto carry them about 4 por cent higher to Talso $6,000,000," The reason why gentlemen hero acem to favor it is Lecauao thoy hope ft will protect in- dusteieas by giving highor prices, If it raised tha prices to the saine extent, {t would add 3 per cent to tha price of $1,000,000,000 worth of commutities con~ sumed fn this country and giyo from twonty to thirty totilions of additional prot to the men engaged in shove industries, On Saturday, Fob, 20, Mr. Burchard moved to strike out the part of Luo Dill repealing the 10 per cont reduction of 1872, and the motion was rojoctod—yeas, 95 ; ways, 103. eerie eae QUESTION OF VERACITY, Montoomruy, Als., Feb. 22.~The Associated Prose Agont hero says that Ar. Albright ia inte- taken in the statements mado in Congress that the Ayont did not cafi upon tho mufority of tho Tuveatigating Committea when in Alabama for juforination, fo callod upon a Republican mom. ber of the Cummitteo, but was unable to gainthe information sought, ee Garibaidi. Paris Correspoudence of the New York Gravhto, A frioud, just from Rome, furnishes some gormpatiout tho love-lifa of that remarkable Italian, Garibaldi, Ho wae frat marriedin Bouth America to a young creole of Kio Grande uamod Anite, who sharod the dangors and perils of his Ufo in Itsly aud America, and who died during a forced flight of Garibaldi’a in 1849, OF this imarringa = two —sgons, named Menottl aud Ricciottl, and a daughtor, Thorese, wero borv. Iu 1459 Gasribaldi marrio a second time, Mile, Raimond, of Milan, Upon Joavingthe ohurch after the cereniony ho re- ceived a lettar bearing the signature M. Q."" It was from a very intiuate friend beyging him to uion all idea of & marriage with the your wignoriva, vince hy (tho writer ad jong lad a tiaieon with her, of whio thoro exintod a living proof, Tho letter was re- ooived ton iniuutes tou lata! The Goneral never hae ucon bis wife of a moment since that day, Bhe resumed her maiden uawo aud resurned to her family, “3. 0," aftorwarda come mitted auicido in Polaud. Upon Garibalai's arrival at Nowoatew di go, Whon Lo was rocelved with the greatest enthusisem, lis dangliter-fu-law was at the dopot to meet bin accompanied by a raviehiug little girl with blonde hair, who calls Garibaldi papa,” aud who, the ITtaliaus way, iv tho danghter of a poawaut, whovo child iv recognized bythe hero,” if the mothor fs not, which ia suythiog but herolg, Garibaldi looks to bo very old, and walks with crutone Ont: one fre in eyes betrays his power and bpirit, - BROOKLYN. Mrs, Moulton in Receipt of Many , Anonymous Epistolary In- silts, Mr, Bowen Ready to Give Damag- ing Evidence in Rebuttal, The Rev. Dr, Storrs to Be tho Next Witness Called to "Tostify. Special Disyntch te The Chicaan Tribune, Broor.yy, N, ¥., Fob. 22.—A full and detailed report of Leochor's remarks to Jeromiah Robin- zon sbout bis picco’s testimony, 1 gond you for the first time: Robinson was talking to Gon. Tracy, whou wecchor walked quickly towards Robinson aud sald: “You ought to be prod of your niecol Hor atory has truth foro founda- tion, but is, in offect, a No." Robinson tured on bis heel, Tiscy followed bim, and, putting his hand on Robinson's shoulder, sald: ** Don't repoat what yon hoard, Boecher fa excited, ond don’t know what ho says." Robinson roplicds “It Mr, Becekor kaew that, within twonty-four houra aftor ho had mado hfs confeasion to my nioco, sho told ma of {t, exactly as sho told it just now, hoe would not have bees in euch s hurry to cal! its lio,” ‘Tho incident hag occasioned a great doal of .do- bate,—some of ft not over-complimentary to Beochor. MT, DRECUED'S ADNERENTA DOING THEMARLVES ingony. Howard's grosa attack on Mrs. Moulton in the Slay hag been followed up by a number of an- onymous Ictters, yonio of thom too filthy to qnote. One auch miesive, addressed to Mra. Moulton, and written in a disguiscd hand, brims over with gilt-edged obecenity, tho fan- ging bolng both olegant and shamolossly ribald. Hor enraged husband offors $5,000 for the detection of the scoundrel who wrote it. BOWEN willbe aummonod age witnoss, but in rebuttal. If Boocher altegos in hiv dofense that bis ro- morse was duo to the fact that ho had consulted Dowen to diachargo Tilton from the Independent, for entortaining hetorodox views of marraige, Bowen will swear that he nover consulted Doech- erabout Tilton's relations to his nowspapers, and that Beecher never volunteered any advica with rogard to Tilton or his situation, Tho roa- son that Bowen gayo somo timo ago for severing ‘Lilton’s connection with the Independent waa ta the offect that a well-known lady contributor to the Brooklyn Union bad com- plaincd of something worse than iuetvility on ‘Tilton’e part, Her complaint, added to anothor motive for getting rid of bim, which consisted in his having taken sides with tho wrong section of tho local Kepublican party against tho other and more influential clique, actually gave Bowen bis excuso, atid Beecher had as little to do with it as mysolf, I abstain from mentioning the namo of the lady directly responsible for Tilton's depart- ura from Bowon's eorvice. Although ft haa not so far boon mentioned iv connection with the vosndal, you havo had occasion quite lately to print it in your columne oa that of one af tho partics to a yery singular Washington divorce caso, THE NEXT WITSESB will bo the Nov, Dr. Storrs, who, {t Is promised, will regalo the community with statements not a whit loss amazing than those with which Mra. Mocltou has astounded Brouulyn. Frauk Car- pontor will testify in rebuttal bofora Dovren, Docror Sy:rrax, ree ae THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. Address of the Marquis of Hartington, the New Liberal Leadov, Reply of Mr, Disract.. At tho opaning of the British Parliamont on tho 5th just, after the address to the Crowa had beou moved and accondad, the Marquis of Hart. ington, tho newly-chouen chilot of the Liberal party, made his first specoh ay the Jondor of Hor Majesty's Opposition, His Lordship waa re- coived with loud cheers from both eides of the Honse, and apoke substantially ag follows : Tow as aware as any honorable mombor can bo that, standing in this placo, whore in my own time Lord Palmorston, tho right honorable gon- tleman opposite (Br, Disracii), and my right honorablo friond tha momber for Groenwich, have stood, I cannot hopo er protend to take tho place of those, or to taxotho purt which thoy ave taken 1n tho discussions of this Ifouse, or to oxercisa tho influenco which thoy oxercisod ovor its deliborations, ButT am at tho samo timo swaro that it may be for tho convenience of sho Honeo, thatit may tend to the dispatch of pubhe busincas, that thera should bo somo indi- Vidual upon this sido of tho Housa who slislt be held responsible for thoconducs of buui- ees on tha part of mombers who sit ou this sido of tho House: ond it my humble services can in any way tend to tho con- vonience of tho Ifouco or tho advance of public bualness, I can only assure the Ionso that, Lowayor inndequate may be my services, thoy will be freoly roudorod. [Hear, hear] I will, with the pormivsion of the Honso, msko a few obuervations. On former occasions a great part of tho Royal speock lind uyually turned up. on such events as had taken place sluco Darlia~ mont within the Unttod Klugdom or abroad. 1 am happy to soe this epeech haw fallon upon this occasion upon other topica, The condition of our own country aud tho condition of othera also has beeu one of tho most complete order, Ludood, I thiuk I might leave that subject alto~ othor and como te the matter of our oirn policy, ad it not bean that wished for a montent to call attention to what appeara to metoboa somowhat romarkable paragraph in Her Majen- ty's epeoch relating to the alfaira of Spalv. ‘ho Hound ts well aware tat mropublio waa first formed, which isbored to establish tho affajrsof Spain, Sforuhal Serrano was at tho lead of the Government, aud either tho ropul- ilo or tke republic of Marybal Serrano was formally recognized by our Government. Un- fortunatoly, obanges of Government are 6o fre- auent that our Gaveruaiont has uo lapse of proce odonts in scl » case, and it might not bo im- Possible to lay down something ike a forolga rulo to guido the Foreign Secrotary, ‘I'hat rule, 1 bog to nay, is that upon a change of form of Governmont in Spain rocoguition was soldom immediately givon until we had somo assuratco that tho Government wow not only s de facto Goyorpinont, but Lad mot with some amount of acceptance from the people, Bo an to givo it at leaut the prospect of extabliuiment; aud, on the other band, Itakaittobe tha rulo that that rooognition is nover withhold when the prospoct Of permanence is given to tho form of government. Now, that courso doow uot appear to huva boon followed on tho presont ocossion. As far ay I am aware, there Was uothing to show that the form of govern- mont of Hotrano Was pot accoptod by Npainto any greaterextontthau i¢ bad beon for somo the past, thatthe Cortes ad boon dissolved, Gud a great part of thecouutry was util! open to the clyilwar. Nothlug was dono to change tho aspect of affairs, ‘I'he speech did not toll us that they wore farnlahed with any spocial infor- mation a4 to Spain that would havo aatistlod tho Hongo that tho Goveramont had procosded with the-caution necousary in such s caso, Tho right honorable gonileman haa sald that the question of formally recognizing the Goy- ernment is every momont boforo their minds, and tho position will not long be danicd. ‘This ls an intimation to the Houso that thay were to help tho Goverument in coming to & decision av once. If thatis the hint the Gov- ernment want tho Houso to take, then I trust we Bhull dolay no time upon the wubject. [Lear, hoar.] The Louse will be glad to loarn that the Position of tho finances are satlefactory. I should have been aia if thoy had added somo prospect a4 to tho futuro, particularly after tho Yeferonce mada in the preceding paragraph. I should also like to have heard from Hur Majos- ty's adyisera what proapoct thera ia with rogard to fresh taxes, and-if auch a thing could bo tuid—that wo were not to expect any more. I would alao like to ask my right honorablo friond whother tha sbseuco of all montion of the Endowed Boliools act was sn accls dental omission, or whether {¢ was nob considered Rs Cs good policy now, or whothor it lan topented, It would be satiafsotory to know what ta the (utondod course to be pursued. Are wo to de- vote onrnalyes t6 the mcasutes promulgated laat nessfon, or aro tho moasures this year Introduced for tho first timo to bo taken first? (Chears.] 1 hopo further that attention will bo paid to Iro- Jnnd ; that the moasuros affouting that portion of Her Mafenty’a territories will bo recofvod, And that justice will bodono to the peoplo. Thoro in only ono other observation that I would mako in this matter, aud {t lias roference to iinprovad dwellings in large towna. I think that the Gove ernmone will find that thoie labors will bo greatly slmpliticd, sud that they will arrive at tho most offective reaalt, if they mato some moroniont towards doaling with thie groat quoation of local ailministration, [Cheers] With regard to Quother paragraph in tho specoh, I wish cheerfully fo admit thet thoro can bo no Government better titted to deal with tho ngricufturat, fonancles thats tho |jforent Governniont, Ttrust that they will tako up, and I have no ronson to doubt thoy will take ft up ino fatr and liboral spirit, considorin; a8 mitch the caso of tho tenant as tho landlord, considering as much tho consumer ag tho pro- ducer. Now, having brielly glauced at the sub- Jecta onumornted in the speech, there ia ove mubject onitted from the speck upon which I wish to soy a word. ‘There ta no mention of local government or of local taxation,—floud Opposition cheors],—and I think tho omission of these aubjécts, and saporially that of local taxation, is ono greatly to bo rogretted, par- ticularly by gentlomon sitting on the apnorite benches, {oughter aud Opposition cheors. Both by yotos and ‘specclics, in oppoaltion an fu office, the honorable gentlomen sitting op- posite havo cortainly lod {o the impreasion that Liey intended that this was a question which should mect with prompt considoration ; at Jeast thoy did not load us to boltove that the subject would be couspicuona by {ta ab- rence from tho Queon's speech. [oar, boar] Aro wo to understand that their plang bave beott indetinitely poatponod, or aro wo to tndorutand that, without the attention of Parliament being proylouely called to tho whole subject, the coursa of (nat year is to bougain ropoated? {Opposi- tion cheers.) Ia thors to bo s furthor remission of taxation without making any attempt to deal with tho question of the improvement of local administration? [Renewed choors,) 1 think L have completed all that I think tt necosasry to say In regard to what is containad, or what ta not contained, in Ler Majeaty’n gracious speach, Deforol conclude, howaror, porliaps the House will atlow mo to make ano more general observa- tion upon tho idgielative proposals of Hor Majesty's Governmout, Thoy appear to ma to on. tho whole propossis of ® wise, and ealutory, aad beneficent charac- tor. ‘Tboy sre proposala eminantly adapted for consideration by the Lozialaturo of 9 proupor- ous and & contented country in ® time of peaco, quietness, and prosperity ;' but, sir, Is tho best of measures which aro presented to our notice in any dogros analogous to that which any ono would have anticipated who formed his anticipa- tions during tho [ast two or three years from tho declarations of the Government? [Loudcheers.} If wo tako tho oneo of an individual sv unfor- tunate as to be dobarred from accosa to any in- formation wayo that which he derives from tho speeches of Conservative members, what wonld ho bave thought would bo the policy of tho Conzorvativo party on their retary to power? Ifo would turn, fu tho first placo, to frofand, and ho would say, "That unfortunate country must bo in «a drondful condition, You havo abolishod the Church, religion and morale muat have disappenrod, crime must be more frequout in that conotry than over. You have tabbed tho Iandlords of a great part of thoir property [laughter], and you have oncouraged tho people to beliovo that by a little mora nyita- tion thoy may easily get tho remalndor of what they desire; whatn state tho country must bo int” It must be indeed that froland Ia no longer in a state of ‘yoilad’ hut opon robsilion. {Laughter.] No doubt tho ilrat moasura that a Consorvativo Governmont will hava to propose to the Houso, will be ono to double tho garrison of {roland aud proclaim at ouco martini law.” {Rencwod laughtar.} Ho woold turn from Iro~ Jnud to tho state of tho army, and ho would gay, “Tho Inte Government bayo insulted and plundored tho oflears thoy must bo in a etato not far removod from open mutiny, and, as for the battalions of tho army, they must ba sltogather, or nearly altogether, empty; tho ‘irst ting the Oonsorvative Governmont will do will bo to ask for fargo additional estimates |.ta remedy tho griovancea in tho army." Well, turning from tho army to the navy, ho would say * ‘There cannot possibly be by this time more than two or three iron-clada_ that wilt float, and theso aro of on antiquater description.” Look ing to the colonies he wouldjsay * Those poople who had hoen in oflice for five or nix yoars must havo allonatod tho affections of all, 80 that no Island in tha Southorn Seas would think of in- yitlug tha British Governmont to undertake tho control of its destiny. Finally, bo would loox at home, iu the midst of all this ruin offectod by tho into Covernment, snd ho wonld say ‘There is one pleasing prosract whatovor happonod, what ever may be the management going on, there ia ona consolation, and that is, tho rate- payers and the farmors at Inst aro going to gat something; our frionds, after an absence of twenty-flve years, aro now in power, and this canuot be longor delayed.” 1 submit to the House that [ havo drawn « picture goarcoly ox+ aggerated from tho materials of my command— thatis, provided the matorials are confined to tha speeches of Conservative mombers ond nowspapor articles both during the oxistenco of the late Governinout, and at tho timo of the Int election, (Cheors.] I commend to the House the caroful consideration of the difforence be- tweon tho wisa and tomperate policy actually prevented by the Govornmont for the considora- tion of this Honse, and that which I think on a logical doduction from specchos and printings auy ono would imagine thoy would follow. {Loud cheers.} Mr. Disraeli, who wae recaived with cheers, sald that the noble Lord nood make no apolo, for assuming the duties of loador of the Opposi- tion, Io could assure him that he looked with satisfaction to the businogy of the Libara) part bolng placed in hia hands, and ho {elt tho recl- rocity and courtesies which woro go necossary othe conduct of the business of tho MHouso, and which had so long prevailed botwoon both sides of tho Houso, would suffer no diminution, ‘Lho right honorable geutieman procecded: ‘The noblo Lord hoa been somowhat critical upon the paragraphs in Hor Majesty's gracious speech which rofer to ove foroign affairs, and especially on thet referring to what bas recontly occurrod in tho Kingdom of Spain. 1 confesa I did not clearly colloct the oxact drift of the observations of tho noble Lord, Iunderstood that be complained in soma mouner of tho conduct of the Govorn- ment, but I did not clearly obtain tho exact point which was tho foundation of bis objection. It appeared at ono moinont that he seemed to think that wo bad boon lacklug in courtesy to Marshal Berrano, ia having intimated that wo wero con- sidering whether it was our duty to recognize the Govornmont of Spain, Aa far ss Iam ine formed, Marshal Scrravo has roturuod and roo- ognized tho new Government himself, [Laughe ter.) ‘Uhe ssaumption of the noble Lord that tho paragraph las beon drawn up with thoobject gud hopo of inducing the House of Commons to indicate to Her Mnjosty's Goyeromont the policy thoy ought to pursno with referonco to the rec- oguition of the Government which 13 estab- lubed undor tho restoration of King Alfonso, ail {can say with rogard to that assumption fa, that tho noble Lord has ee an interprotation to the paragraph which I baye no donbt is a sincera one, but which I have no doubt is an en- tlroly mistakon one. We have no wish whateyor to call upon the House of Commons to asulet na in tho course we shall pursuo in regard to that Muattor, which is of bigh importance, and tho languago of tho speech simply axpreauon the ex- act stato the question now occupies with Her Majesty's Goyorument, Thoy are in concert with other powers, The question of formally recog- nizing the monaroby is befora Hor Majcety's Government, and we ahall be propatod to an- hounce our decision and defend and vindicate that decision when we hayo srrivod at it. {Langhtor.] Well, then, the noble Lord procoatl- ed to the financial paragraph of tho spcoch, and upon that lavished considerable criticiem. - ‘Tho objection which tho noble Lord tookto that Fagraph oppesred to bo somowhat strained. fe objected to it that jt was not pros Prctive, and that the Queen's apecols id not furnish tho Honse with that intoreuting utatemont which, in tho course of « faw woeks, my right hovorable friend, the Ohancellor of tho Exchoquor, will have to offer to your consldor- ation. Hitherto it bas not been the custom to insort that statomont in the Queen's speoch, and it would roquira considerable inyostlgation bo- foro wo shoutd adopt that modo of intimating to tho country the state of our finanucs. (Laugh- tor] ‘Tho noble Lord then cailod attention to what ho considered & very serious point in the spocch, The noble Lord had said, “Wo wantto know what will bo the business of the scasion,” Hie Lordship has bad » very considerablo exporl- once of parhamentary life, and be has boon a member of more than ove Ministry. I think he has boen @ momber of a Blinivtry when the bus- iness of the seusion differed considerab); from the Peomrarnnag: But the House, hope, is not to induced by tho noble Lord to tako & stop go short-sighted as to lay down » strict rulo that tho Minmtry shall take the carlicat opportunity of inaking & frauk expression as to what their polio: mit be if the: supported by the House, It ls our intention introduce aud pass tho messurey mentioned in the programme; but you may have revolutions, you may have ware and prent eatastroplies, and ovctosisatical misconceptions [latghter).<sou may heyo ® revival of those hurning qneations which wero the prido of the Ministry of the nvblo Lord ant his volleagues. 1 cannot answor for the consequences if auch unhappy cireamstauces should occur, [Laugh- tor] Thoro is tho favorite meanuro of the noble Tord and fle frionds, tho endowed schdols. Tho noblo Lord ways, ‘Aro you going to bring on tho endowed schools?” “Tha noble Lord is probably not aware that thoro is m now Uommila- fiow, and that that Commission i# acting with conaldorabla eatisfaction to tho cuuntry. Laughtor.) This rondois it extromaty desira- 1o that wo should tako advantage of this Com- mission boforo wo appruach the subject again, (Laughter, and.* Hear, hoar.”} ‘The noble Lord entered very much upon tho question of local taxation. Ifo makes the gront charge against ua that our conduct has not been atraightfor- ward on tho snbjecs. Ie said, “You have ol- waya protondotl that you wero as a party ia favor of rolioving cortain classes of tho country from ths burdous of local taxation, and lant your you took off million of tax muney.” Wo dld this, and so proved at any rate that wo wore acting in harmony with our statoimnent, Tho offer of £12,000 @ year to tho unjust victima of unjust taxation tas tovor mado. It was talkod of on this bench whon Seoupled by the noble friend and his colleague, and thore waa a auggestion attho samo tine that thoy would rob the Ex. chequer in the’ shape of Honse duty to that amount, But no proposition of the kind was over brought before us; we appoalod to the jua- tice of the House of Commons, wo carried the moagure wo brought forward, and those who vvore unjustly taxod under onr local system havo how for s yoar beon benefited to a great oxtont, aud fool from that circumstance confidence in tho sincerity of those who woro so long a timo saltating that courso of Justica. I would rao- mind my noblo friondtuat many of tho bills montioned in tho Queen's spoech Indirectly touch on the question of local adtoinia- tration. You would catablish a syatom of local administration much moro ad- vantngoously and satiafactorily if you practually ondeavor to oyvercomo — ‘tho mmonse difficulties of the question than if you bring about some large shony measure, which when it onco gets into committee will come ont of it altorod in such s manor that tho dovisers of it would not bo able to recognizo it, and which tho country would rocoiyo with great ro- Tuctance and disappointment. ‘hore aro threo or four measures to como beforo tho considorn- tion of the House which all approach and touch this question of local admiuistration sand com- morco laying the foundation of this local adinin- istration. I wiil not attempt to follow tho noblo Lord fn that Minfstorial picturo hoe draw of tho contrast botwaen the mosstires brought for- ward by tho Oonservativoa ond thoso of the other side, or into those anceches mado I know not whero, and articles writton which I have nover road. [Laughter.} I havo often tio- ticed how many houorabdlo gentlemen opposite and tho noblo Lord hes assumed the mannor aa it be waa boro to it—{lauahler} “sock out the most violaut speeches mado by the most uniniln- cotial persons—[laughter]—in tho most obscuro places—{langhter]—and tho most absurd nows- popoe arliclos appoaring in the dulleat end moat uulniluential nowspspers—[langhtor]—and thon Bay those aro tho opinions of tho groat Conssrv- ative party, [Laughter.) That which fa mado from this bench, and for which wo aro respon- sible, I will not shriuk from; but I must protest axainut tho grotosque reminiuconces of the noble Lord. (lantten] I trust for what I have said that tho addregs will pass ananimouely. The Taj Mahal at Agra, A hundred mitos from Detiu, at Agra, rises one of the falrast monuments of solfish love aud of a crucl promise. ‘The beautiful and beloved wifoof Shab Jehan, tho mightloat of earthly Kings, diod in 1631, nor could the wealth of India or the power of an absoluto rulo save tho life of tho boing most dear to the Grand Mogul, tho fair Moou-taj-l-mahal, As sho died sho nttorod tho roquost that hor husband woutd provide for hora ultable mouumont, ‘Shoughtloss and full of the common vanitios of lifo, sho acarcoly ra- flectod that the axccution of fier wish must be pafd for from the poor earnings of the mothors and daughters of Hindostan, that toars would be shod in thousands of cottages, that childron would be pinchod and starvod, and the aged har- ragued and disheartened, to provido for tho cont of hor maryolous tomb, ‘Too seldom, indeed, do any of ua look to the reguits of our actions, or sro more careful than the dying Queen to limit our wishos by s philanthropio rule. In his pesifonate griof Hhah Jehan pressod on tho wiiding of a ramtsoloum to his consort with barbaria indlfforence to tho sufferings of his poo- ple, Zwonty thousand Inborers, it {6 said, wore omployod upou the work for twenty years. All India groaned with toil and taxation. ‘Tho Taj Mahal, for 80 tho tomb fs calfcd, rogo at Inst to wonderful porfection, Itis the most beautiful and tho richest of all tho tostimoniala of a selfish affection to tts loat object, the finost architoctural. davico of sorrow, love and death. A garden, sais usual in most Oriontal palacos and. tombs, surrounds tho spot whero sleops the Eautorn Queen; the cyprosa waves, the orango, the Jomon, the banyan, and tho paim aproad tholr follago around; fountaing play along cvery avo- nno, and giitterin the alr; and all the charms of Shiraz and Cashmero aro sald to bo imitated if not surpassed in the gardens of Taj Mahal. Iu the midst of thesolomn beauty of the natural decorations, infrout of tho great gate, sud looking down uponthessaredJunina, apringa up the mausoloum itself, A platform or abinin marblo, one minarot at each corner of wondarful loveliness, and tho contral ohrino crownod with fta glittering creacont 260 foot high, are wrought into that rare perfection of form and decoration to which only Hfndoo oraftamen could attain, Tho marble, the gold, tho precious ktones, are melted Into traits and flowers, and woven into desigua that surpass the labors of the ponell ortho dreamof nostry, Yot it fa within, beneath the central minaret, in a cham- ber richer and grandor than royal palnco ovor know, that tho Oriental fancy finds its chiof splay, Tho marblo-latticed windows lond & ponilve light, the floors aro sown with jewels, and the cenotaph of the fair and fooblo mortal for whom all this wastoful coil was given rises Ike an apparition of beauty bebiod tho lscowork of a marble scroon, Yot in all this rich offect of Oriontal fancy ono missos, por haps, the stronger traite of Wostern gonius. A single figare on tho mausoloum of {{alicat- nasaus, Cloven by the powerful chisel of Bcopas, must surpase it all, and all tho woalth and powor of Shah Jehan could uot awake tho immortal firo that glows in the friezos of Phidias.—-Eu- gene Lawrence in Harper's Magazine for March. A Grent Lockout, Tho London Times, of tho Ist of February, BBYS: “Wo have roccived nows from South Wales thot tho threatened lockout has been enforced ; that the colllers of two entire counties are alroauy throws outof work; abd that the mon cugagod upon tho iron trade will before long bo compoitod to share their fate, unless, indeed, « dispute in which they are only indircotly cons cerned is brought to an and very much mora speedily than wo can now ventura to auticipate. ‘Lhe blow, our correspondent tolls us, bas fallon with a stuuning force, and thoge whom it has renohed can hardly yot realize the oxtont of the disaster which has avortakon thom. No fewor than 16,000 colliors who had anbmitted to work upon tho terms dictated to thom by thotr employ- ers have all at once beon thrown ont of omploy- ment, aud they cannot hopo to roturn toitas Joug as any of their fellows continuo obstinately in rabollion, I¢ will not be long before the mis. chiot will eproad furthor still, and will invalvo uot only thecolliors, but those, too, whowe work dopends upon the maintenance of the scpny of. coul, and who, therefore, whon tho exiting atores of con} havo been used up, must walt une til more can be produced, and, in tho meanwhile, will earn no wages, Fhero 1s, we fear, avery prospect that the battle, which as already boon in progress foc some thine, will be contested with the utmost stubbornness, and that the men will hava euffored terribly before efthor they or their mastora will consout to own them- selves boaten, Woe donot think therois much doubt to which aide victory will at isut inoline, bat we aro sure it will be gained only at a cost which {t 18 simply frightful to contemplate, Tho coal trade fs not now a8 brisk aa it has bean dur- ing the past few yoars. Tho intelligence which reaches us front ali comers pointe pretty uni- formly in the game direction, aud we hear of » enoral fall in prices, ‘which sooms to render it inpowsible that the old rats of wagos ean ba kept up. Wo may oxpoct, thorefore, that the men will at aome time or other bo compelled to submit to the roduot{ion which at prosont they rasfut; but whether the {uterval will bo long’or short wo cannot certainly foresce. Those who havo come menoad the struggle, and have, we may prewume, takon up thelr povilion with s kaowladge of all that {t must ontail with it, will bo by no means the chlor objects of pity. Such a fooling wo may reserve for the large body of mon who will, by uno choice of theirown, bo the compauions in the misfortunes of tho rest, ‘The strike of one body of calliers haa been followed by # lockout of alf who aro ongagod in avy way fu the same branch of jodustry,” —_———_.—_ Au ox-oflicer of tho famous Coldatroam Guards bas boon committed for trial ata Loadon Police Court for etoallug an umbreila, This tent wilt be reed subnet cranked alae by ts entire adult popula! ol jontinen! Herts dato FOREIGN. A Scene of Excliemont Yesterday ty the French Assembly, Passage of the Bill for tho Organiza. tion of the Senate, Death of Sir Charles Lyell, the Eminent English Geologist. Tho Pope to Create Additional Ecoles}. astical Provinces in the United States, FRANCE, ELECTION ITEM. . Pants, Feb, 22.—The second ballot for mem. ber of the Assembly fn the Department of Cote, du Nord, yesterday, reauited as follows: 4, Kirjegu, Legitimtet, 46,000; Fouohar de Care(, Hopublican, 41,000 ; Duo do Foltre, Bounp: rst, 81,000. Another ballot in necessary, AN EXCITING DAY IN THE ASEMOLY, ‘The Assembly had # most important and exclt. ed scesion to-day. Tho repottot tha Committes of Thirty on the now projects for the organiza. tion of tho Bonato was read. It rojecte the American plan, proposed by M. Vantrain at the session of ‘ob. 12, which waa t¢ aicct Sonators by a method slmily tothat py which tho Preaidont of the United States is chosen. The Committoo approvo, with certain modifications, the bill offered by x, Waddington, on the same day, whioh provides eloction of Nonators by the Assembly, Councilg. Qoneral, Colonies, and tho Institute. ‘They iy that tho Senate formed in this way sure to contain oxpericnced men, and wonld to a cortain extont, modeled after tho Senate of tho United States. Motions declarin; urgency for and {n favor of {mmodiate connfdoration of Waddington’s bill, as amended by the Commit. tos, wero mado, receiving tha aupport of both Contros and tho ontire Loft. wore Paesed. theres membors of the Right with. drow from the Chambor. ‘Tho slttiog was au. pended for s fow momonts, When the proceed. ings Were resumed, tho Marquia de Castillans (Monarchist) mounted the trivune and doclared that the Senate would load ¢o diesutution and anarchy, Ho threated that if tho measures werg votod inipoaing on President MacMahon thong | cesaity of organizing the Ropublic the Deputics | of tho Itight would Foaliat ins body. Tho Assombly prococdod to dobato the Sonaty Dill. M. Duval (Bonapartiat) again moved his amendment that the Sonate bo elsotod by uni. vorsal suffrago, Tho motion was rojectod, the Bonapartist Doputies ouly voting for it, M. Wallon (Bonapartiat) offered an amend mont providing that the Sanate be composed of 800 membors, of whom the departmente and colontos whall olcct 225, and tho Assembly 75, Adopted by a voto of 423 yeas, 261 vaya. At this polnts motion was carried that a bil for tho organization of public powers be mals the ordor of the day for ta-morrow, and tho sit. ting adjourned. _ GREAT BRITAIN, DEATH OF BIN CHANLES LYELL, Lonpos, Feb, 23~-6:80.8. m.—Sir Charl Lyell, tha goologiat, died yosterday, agad 73, Slr Charles Lyell, D. 0. L., F.R. 8., F. 6.8, was born Nov, 14, 1707; waa educated at Ezoter Collego, Oxford, graduating M, A. in 1821; was called to the Bar; was Prosident of the Geologie. al Bocioty-in 1636-7, aud ogain in 1850-1; was knight in 18483; recoived tho honorary degree of D.C. L, from Oxford in 1855, and was creat @ Horonat Aug. 22, 1864, i Sir Charles was tho suthor of ‘several im- portant geological works and of many papersin Beiontiia joucinls. The prinetpal object of the two mostimportant of bia goological treating was to domoustrate that tho warly prog. Toss of Reoloxy, was retarded by a prevail ing beltet that tho former changea of the earth and ita inliabitanta’ were the effects of causes distering in intensity, and somo of thom fn kind, from those naw In oper tion ; whereas, the true key to the interprotatica of ffoolopical Monuments was to be fonnd, 1° cording to tho author, ina knowledge of th) chaugen coustanty golng on in tho orgsv’s snd jnorganic worlds, narrative of @ visit which ho paid to North America for tho purpose of oxamining the geological structure of tht continent appeared tn 1841. In 3 socond nae tive, after a lator visit, ho troatod of tho social auwoll a4 of tho Reolniteal oharacteristics of Amorica, In 1863 ba published ‘Ito Goologis al Evidences of the Antiquity of Man; wh Romarks ou Thoorlea of tha Origin of Speciesby Variation.” ITALY. NEW MOOLEAIAUTIGAL PROVINGES, i Nome, Fob. 22.—It is understood that atthe | next Conaistory four ecclesiastical Provinces will bo croated in North Amorioa, in ordor to provide foe. the rapld extension vf tha Church iu those rogloha. oo GERMANY. ZMIORATION. Lonpox, Feb, 22.—A Borlin speo- sayat Ono of the principal moasuras contomptated by Germany to check emigration ia the prolilbition of the enlistment of emigrants on forolgn me count by tho payment of premiums, This apecially dirooted against the Brazilian agents. UIUMAROK, : Rumors that Priuco Hobonjohs is tobe a pointed to assist Princo Biemarok hare 06 foundation, Biamarck's Inbors will bo lightened by arrangemonts Tali tating ite control aver tte Prussian Ministry. Thug the Premier will be ablo to retain Liv post until eammor, whealt may bocomo necoasary for him to consult bs Hoaltis Sith rogard to the posaibillty of contina ing in office. ‘ine German prees is Indignmas aA the Pope's last encyclical, CHINA. TELEGRAPH ANH DESTNOTED DY CmINESE Ve NATICB, Loxpoy, Feb. 29,—Chinese fanatics have de stroyod the tolograph line between Foo Cho# and Amoy. + Hlow to Carry an Ox to Market, ‘This from « corrospoudont at Riviere da Look Canada: , When the Grand Trank Railway of consis was complotod, in 1860, many of the ferme ad novor heard of, much lesa seen, a railWsy, but soon it got roported around that passcnge!? could travel by it, and-even cattle, backs woodsman, who was indebted to a country a { chant, way pushed by the latter for payment o the amaunt duo, aud the only meaus of La dating the debt'was by taking a {at ox totte Quebso maruct. For this purpose he MEd his ox to the back af bia cart er} drove to tho rallway atation, a distanced! miloa, On surveying the train and. waaay Ld iron railing sround the platform of the bin ei ho coucluded that that was the place to te bu ox, which he accordingly did, taking ® place birt second-class car himsolf forward. Prosently' train began to moye off slowly. The # ‘The creasod; quicker and quicker it went. The port roan got very fidgety,the speed atill increse | bg, uotil lasge drops of swoat becamo yf his brow. iy this time the conductor 7 reached bis car to colloot the tickets. Nesly out of breath, the man rao to bim, exola(miogs “My dear conductor, my ox will never ablo fo keep up to this paca; It ia not por sible.’ “Your ors Keop up to this paool White you moan? Idon’t underataud you. Have yo Oxen ou board?” i Not ou Hoard of course, Tailing of e bind car.’ i ¥on ted your ox ve ane railing of tho bist car 10 tald you to do 80?" *tNo one; but that ty tho way wo always doo tha count! Of course the conductor could not top bit train bofore reaching the noxt aration, * needleus to way, on looking for tho 0% found attachod to the rope a pair of horas, SB amall portion of the neck. elty i Mr, Bergh could scarcely call this ort I tled blm to animals, ag it was not intouded, ‘The humane conduvtor mado & calle among the passengers on tho spot, ree larger amount than the ox would have at cnarket, which ire presented to the oresttallt F farmer, who immediately returned home very, ho would novor havo oxen talon tp mars ‘uo railway again. Ho has kept Lis word, : day Toads hig ox to merket beblud bis own oa F ~—Harper's Magasing. % So ager The chief merit of Turovone Toss at fue Now York Zribune, ie thet be yor) Such a sturdy Aight agelued she great demon of Medloarity.