Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1875, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TR —SSS— TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. AUNECRICTION (PAYABLE IX ADYAXCE). ‘RATER OF ve: ity, by rn: Patteckiy Te prevent detay and mistakes, be sure and give Post- Office addrere (n full, ineluding Stato and County. Retwtitencenmay be ruade elther by dratt, express, Poet Cfhieoorder, ur In registered letters, at our risk. TEDMA TO CITT SUDSCHINERE, Dally, detirered, Sunday excapted, 2% conta perweck Dash, delivered, Bunday included, 30 cont: per wook Addrove THE TRIRUNE UOMPANY, Corser Matliron and D: TODAY'S ‘AMUSEMENTS. RMY OF MUBIC—Italated stroct.betwann 2ad~ MoT eae eee teank Chanirad, 2 Oateroos . Aftarnoun and orening. MVICKEM'R THRATRE—Zindienn street, betwroca Riate, tt neat Charlotte Cushman, Riempen, Ne gunpaon aCe." Evening, ** Quoeu Kath ap TRIt-Deatborn atreet, corner Mon- oe Tenainment. "The leadlum.™ After ‘hoon aud eroning. +HOUSH—Clark atrost, opposite eens, awa, Welle Meow hituttrole, Brome w.!" Afternoon and eroning. MOOLET'S Diark and baRalle. wernoon and eroning. TRE—Randainh street. batwoen fa and ‘Jenny Lind.” Al- OHIOAGO MYSEUM—Monreo atreot, between Dear yorn ond State, * Hurscalioo Hoblason." McCONMICK HALL—North Me. Lecture by Prof. O. 8. Fowlers Wanlog. aa “SOCIETY MEETINGS. t, cornor Kins Seaikae seen i HOME LODGR, NO, 416, 1. 0. O, F.—Spectal meot- tits (Chursdas) perening for the ‘transac fon 0 aportant Ditslnows, Tho ineinhora are requ ud. Je de G, BURUHOFERTY Recording Beorotary. “BUSINESS NOTIC THR HUMAN HAIR. —HOW MANY, PERSONS Quuse this dollento and boantiful ornsinsnt, by busalng tt Heh alootolle washes and plastering: which Maa no atbnlty for the akin, cad ' i's Cocoriue, & compound of Mitivaled as a droselnue for tho hale—ia readily atuorbod, Gul Ls pecullariy adapied to its various cunditi.ns, pro- wating ite falling of and promoting ts healthy growth. {OHS COD LIVEN OL AND LIMK.—~PER- wunenutinve bog, (al Liser Ont slit bo picascd learn that Dr, Wilhor bas ancozeded, from direc Farreral profesional geutisinen, in combining the pro Ihne $0 sucha manner that itis pleasant to tho faaton and Ws effets tn lity complaints aro truly wander. fale Very many. persons ‘ihoso cases wero pronounced Hopoleas, and way val takou the cloar oll for n long time without inaried effect, bava basa oxtiroly anced 4 this preparation, Bo sor> and ges tao genuing, Jactured by A. ll, WILBOR, Chemlat, Moston, all deugeista, an. THE Oh NEO rcr Ov dam Y cate AND Ot 0, ae, Mi Deans 9 faliowios reaultof our analysis of a speciaca of water (rom zur Raat water (on ‘Glou Fiora” Stingral Shon fed ‘Up Wa Dy gouty B1SuetG. S) gelton of Sol cable inchos contained, Dhloride of sodium, Total... r000 E Te will ho obscesod by the foilaw for, the maalyzloz ehenilet mentions tho tact tuat Su Lime, which hy nnalyala fs found in mauy of tho rainoral wators, $3 iujiel~ tare fu fle syzntem, calls special notica to ita abscnoe fro js wator? Dean Sin: In rewponse toyour Inquiry reporting tha medicinal propartiss of tho wator wo havo just analszad for you, woazprees It a.auroplulon that tie Kies rLonstes of Sods, "Lime, nnd Stacnaiis eivo ww tho water aat-xcld Tropertics, whieh would doubtloee bo useful fo all forms of ajepapsis and disorders of the urinary ozcrotiny, ‘Vio rainy ingresiom, with tha Duwhate of Kuda and Chinrido of Builum, woatd act toyether ae mildly lazs- tin and dinratie, sud hance be wsotul ja caso of cou- auitecion, and of gout, rhoumatinra, ete. ened of Sulphate of Lime ts noteworthy, na this wibstanco iv, by mauy, cunsidored Lajurivus to the syslow, if prosent In any cousidgrubln quentty, Yours reapsettnlly, fabs Vs i. LLANEY & SON A The Chitaga Cribuar. ‘Wednesday Morning, Fobruary 24, 1875. The Committes on Municipalities of the TMiinois Houso bas agreed to report with o favorable recommendation the Incorporation bill drafted by the Citizens’ Association, ‘The revenue clauses will, howover, ba stricken put and embodiod in n separate mensure, Asight for gods and 1non was Congressman Tiatnony yosterday when engaged in his patriotic endeavors to havo minoral wators protected. Harnonn is proprictor of tho great springs at Saratoga, Nobody realizes saore profoandly than ho how fast tho coun- try is going to the devil for want of proper protection to home industries, Tho Reformed Democrats in tho Dlinois Senate havo been, according to all accounts, badly frightened by StEELt’s prorogation res- olutions, nnd will attempt to forestall it by recalling tho adjournment resolution Intely ecnt to the House. We shall see what to-day will bring forth; in tho menntime, a repect- fal-consideration of the work of tho Legisla- ture and its immediate duty is offered in this morning's ‘nung, Tho Senate Financo Committee bos re- portod a bill for the establishment of & now mint, but without specifying a site. The wholo subject will probably bo turned over to tho President, with » requost that ha consider it during the recess and mnke a definito recom- mendation to the next Congress, Chicago is said to have much tho best chance of receiv. ing the mint. Although wo ore not snffering for tho want of such an institution, wo will not be distressad at baving ono, ee The murderer Ontwern, who was exeented yeaterday at Pittsburg, was a phenomenal psychological dovelopment, Ho scems to hayo lacked not only the ordinary moral qual- itiog, but some of the commonest por- coptive fuculties. Tho feeling of gratitude, anda sort of brutish affection for his bone- factors, did not deter him from chop- ping them in pieces; nnd the inevitable connection of his name with tho crime and lis subsequent peril wore not apparontly considerations present to his mind, Ho was an unhenlthy creature, a Faanxenstemn, an abnormal thing exorciaing the low cunning of a brute for brutish ends, and yot manifesting the inferior attributes of humanity, It would almost seem as it tho type of his blood-drinking ancestora had, aftor tho lapso of ages, been revived in hi person, Tho prosecution in the Dexcner trial rested its caso yesterday, much to the disnp- pointment of Mr, Tivtoy’a partisans, who had expected revelations far moro startling and convincing than any that have yet been made, ‘The wituoss Oany's testimony: was discredited in small degree by ® farther cross-eramination, which went to ahow that she was not a person of atriotly abstemious or virtuous habits, ‘To-day Gen, Traor will opon the caso for the defense, All that remains to bo dono is’ to attempt the moral vindication of Mr, Brrowgn; logally, at least, the prosecution is a foilure, The question of da:nsgos is too re. mote and abstract for consideration. Mr, ‘Tizow having condoned his wife's offenso,, can expect no pecuniary compensation from her alleged ecducer, Tho Chicago produce markets were gen- erally easier yesterday, except corn aud flour, with moro doing. Mcss pork was active.and essicr, closing nt $18.05 cash, and $18.07 1-2 for March, Lard was active ond 50 per 100 lower, cloxing at 918.27 1-2@18.80 cash, and G1K.86G18.05 pollaxy Morch, Meats wera in adi fair demand, and 1-80 per tb lower, at U 1-20 for shonktera, 1) 1-2c for short riba, and 9 I-40 for short eclonrs, Dresied hogs woro activo and weak, closing at #7,60@7.90 per 100 Ibs, Ilighwines were in fair demand, and firm at $1.0! per gallon, Flour was moro active, and a shede firmor. Whont was mors active, and ensicr, closing at §4 3-te cash, and 850 for March. Corn was active and 1-t¢ higher, closing wenk at G4 1-8cfor March, nnd 71 1-l0 for May. Oats were slow ond easior, closing at Sie ensh or sellor March, , Rye was quict and easier at. 98 1-2c@$1.00, Barley was dull and 1@1 1-2c lower, cloaing at $1.07 1-2 for March. On Saturday evening last there waa in store in this city 3,063,874 bu wheat, 1,478,863 bu corn, 495,493 bu oats, 8,852 bu ryo, and 236,986 bu barley, Togs wore dull, and sold irregularly lower. ‘Trading was chiofly at 26.25@6.90, Cattle aud sheop were inactive and weak, ——— ee The Louisiana ‘Conservatives"—they havo sufticiont self-respect to reject the name of Domocrats—have agrecd in secret caucus to the terms of compromise offered by Judge Wurrten, of tho Congressional Committee, and will probably come to some agreement with the Krinoqa party in a few days, The Louisiana quostion will, wo hope, have an easy solution, by this rensonable and almost happy adjust. ment, ‘The Congressional Committco is unanimous in condemning the action of the Returning Board on the election of Inst fnll; and this is the only respect in which it is ngreed. Fnrz, Hoar, and Wureten believe there was much intimi- dation of colored voters nat the Jast election; Porter, Puetrs, Mansyann, ond Fosrrr beliove thore was not, Hoan, Wurtirr, Fosrrn, Pae.rs, and Farr—tho Republican members—agree that the recog- nition of Kritoaa is periaps expedient ; Porrer and Marszaii—the Democratic mem- bers—hold to au opposite opinion. ‘The up- shot of it all is that a comproniise allowing the recognition of Kentoao and tho surrender of the Lower House of the Legislature to tha Con- servatives will satisfy the Republicans of the Committee. Why they should como to such a conelusion, while at the sxmo timo avowing that tho election of 1872 was uot a mntter pertinent to their inquiry, is indeed an ab- struse problem, ‘The Lower House of Congress spent nll of yesterday on the new ‘Tax bill, At first, freo discussion was allowed, and the bill was con- siclered in Committee of the Whole parily ou its merits, and particularly os affecting the interests of dilferent nections of tha country. In this manner it soon became appareut that tho bill was designed exclusively for the bene. ft of Eastern manufacturers; and that its very besis was the proposition to add 10 per cent to the duties on mann- factured articles, This having been establish- ed, certain Western members, thoso from Ohio and Michigan leading in the movement, united to make at least o fair division of the burden of taxation, and, with this object in view, ndded to tho bill an amondment reim- posing tho income tax. Mr. Kenroaa, of Connecticut, then moved to strike ont the enacting clauso; ond, his motion being de- fented, Mr. Dawrs renewed it, and it wan cortied. At this point it seemed that {ho bill was lost boyond hope of redemption. But the House refused to conenr in the action of the Committeo of the Whole; the bill was referred back, amended again in important particulars, reported to the Honse agnin, and finally laid asido entirely, and a substitate offered by Mr. Dawrs adopted in its stead. The substitute was forced through under s susponsion of the rules and by a two-thirds vote, although it was barely sustained in tho first instance, whon the question was as to ita taking the place of the original bill, We should like, if there wero time, to con- sider in this morning's insne the peculiar merits of Mr. Dawxs’ substitute, in conse- quenco of which it attracted so unusual ao vote; but tho disoussisn wilt have to he postponed. It is enough to eny, at present, that the main difference between tho substitute and the original bill is in respect tothe taxation of whisky already manufac- tured. The concession of 20 cents a gallon to the whiuky-speculators allowed by the sub- stituto was not the least potent influence at work for its adoption. THE LEGISLATIVE FAILURE, Tho Legislature of Itinois has now been in session more than six weeks, aud has cecom- plished notding, The people aud tho press of this State having alrendy pronounced it to be a mortifying failure, now comes the Legis. lature itself, and, in the caucus of the pseudo- Reform members of tho Hongo, virtually ac- Knowledges the fact by a publio declaration of its want of o lender ond its inability tq agree upon any programmo sufilciently prac- tical to inauro the paasnge of the legislation needed for the State. Tho Speaker of the House having failed a8 a londor of the mon- grel Opposition, he being too much occupied in oxtricating himself from the parliamontary pitfalls into which ho is continually stumbling, to manage tho transaction of business, tho Opposition is secking high and low for somo ono to fill his place, Mean- while the rank and filo havo arrived at the very sensiblo conclusion that thoy havé noth. ing todo but pass the Appropriation bills and go home, to which all tho poople of tha Stato will heartily say amen. All this is, to way the least, mortifying, humiliating, and disgraceful, This Legis. lature started out o8 a “Reform body." It las Reform Clerks, Reform Committees, Reform Ohalrmon, and a Reform Speaker. It wont to Springfeld soven weeks ago with o lusty blowing of fog-lorn trumpets and bombastia announcements of the mani. fold reforms it was about to insti. tute. To the uninitiated it appear. ed that o political millennium wos at hand, and that tho State was about to rise up rejuvenated aud regenerated. Abuses of power were to be checked, Grand oxperi- monts were to bo teated, Republican cor- ruptions wore to be investigated and oxposed, and Republican oxtravagancos wera to bo retrenched. Good eauy times were to bo ine augurated. ‘Tho farmors wore to bo blessed with paying prices. Production was to bo inoreasod. ‘Taxation was to bo lightened. Railroad monopolies were to be abolished, aud railroad farea and freighta to be cut down, ‘I'he whole social, moral, political, and commercial fabrio was to be pervaded withre- form, It was a very rosy picture, ond in this picture tha army of Reform way hoaded by Speaker Tainxs, vigorously laying about him aud smiting the dragons of corruption. Ina word, everything was to bo very lovoly, and tho goose was to hang very high. This ia tho proiise of what we were to have, How has this promise been kept? Tho Legislature has been in session, we have said, more than six weoks, at an ex. punsg of abows @1,200 par day, and, fram tho timo it organized down to the present dato, it has not passed na single mens. uro of public importance, It has not enneted n Lill worth the price of the paper on whieh it was printed. It has not wade o single reform, It has not.corrected n single abuse, It has not discovered a Repub lican corruption of any sort, although it lag come very near unearthing some Democratia steals by tho careless aud bungling manner in which ita sessions have been manage. It has expended nearly 3100,000 of the people's moncy, and has not returned n eent's worth of nsefnl work. It hasdelayed business: and obstructed legislation by constant quibbling and wrangling; and now it is at a standstill, ders, and givo the Democratic Congress fil swing in subsidies, inerenso of taxation, inflation, repuiintion, and politient ultraism, tho losses of tho Republican party will ho more than made good at the next genoral election. ‘To seouro this result, it is only necesrary that the present Congress shalt avoid the passage of any hill looking to the inerenso of taxes ; tho passage of the Supple. mental Enforcement act, which confors upon the President tho extraordinary power of musponding the abcax Corpus act nny whore and any time, and the passago of ovary bill calculated to secure private benefits nt the ox- pense of the public, If tho present Cougress will simply pass such approprintion Dills as afraid to go ahead or to retrace its rteps; afraid to go on, as it has no leader and no policy, afraid to adjourn for fear of the populur criticism and denunciation, The Senate has dono a little batter, as it hns fower Reformers in its membership aud moro Tepublicans, Tho situation may be summed up in the fact that this Reform Legislature has now been in session since New-Year's at an expense of $10,000 per week, and is to-day, so far as public business is concerned, just where it was when it organized, and with no apparent hope of anything better in tho future. ‘There is not even unanimity enough in the two Houses to agree upon aday of adjournment, All this has not happened for lack of business to do. In addition to matters of minor public importance, the Rev- enue bill needs radical connection, The In- corporation law for largo cities ought to be amended so that cities can commence opern- tions under it. The School-Lax Fund law needs to be chauged so thnt connties can take eare of their, own schools, Tho Copperas Dam appropriation needs to bo passed ao that thisriver improvement can be mado, There is little prospect that any of these mens- ures will be definitely settled; in fact, there is little prospect that any busi- ness will be accomplished. In view of this fact, the most acceptablo thing this Legislaturo can do is to adjourn at once and gohome. ‘Tho people are tired of the wrangling and quarreling of these Reform members, ond disgusted at their incapacity to transact plain business. They aro ontailing a constant expense upon the State and retarn- ing no equivalent whatever. They aro dis. gusting all clasacs of peoplo, irrespective of party, Tho pooplo can endure violent par- tisnns, but they cannot enduro ineapables, Tho Democratic-Independent factions have been woighed in the balance and found waut- ing. In fact, they aro very light weight. It is the end of the unnatural alliance. 4B CONGRESSIONAL POLIOY. Tho present Congress has but eight work. ing days in which to finish that part of tho publio business devolving upon the National Legislature, Tho timo is amplo for tho pas- sngo of all the bills necessary to the conduet of the Government, and hopefulty too brief for tho admission of avy of the jobs which have threatencd to disgraco the session, So far, the session has not been tainted with subsidy-lctting or any nota- blo sncrifico of the publio interests to private jobbers, except the general appropriation for rivers and harbors, which is but a repetition of tho action of many con- socutive sessions that have preceded it, and which is permitted to pass with the tacit consent of both parties and secure the votes of all members, Republican and Domoeratic, whoso districts reccivo a slice of the general bounty. Aside from this, which seems to have beon inovitable under the bad practico of log-roliing, the present Congross has thus far escaped the traps which wore set for it; and we sincerely hopo that the romaindor of the session will be as free from objectionable and injurious legislation. ‘his hopo scoms to be well founded in the refusal of the House on Saturday, by a vote of 117 yons to 128 nays, to fix a day for the consideration of the huge Texas Pacific sub- sldy swindlo. The statement is mada that there has never beon 50 gignntio a lobby as was organized im favor of this rotten scheme. It was headed by Tost Scorr, with his vast and successful oxperience in the manipula tion of Legislatures. It had the support of Ponnsylvenin, whose politica are subordinnt- ed on most occasions to the interests of tho Pennsylvania Company. It had the co-opor- ation of the Northorn Pacific lobby, who do- sired a precedent for soliciting their own sub- sidy. It waa favored by the cotton re- fund tax lobby, and nearly all tho Southern members, Republicans and Democrats, aso sectional ‘measure, foolishly regarding {tas calculated to “ de- volop the resourcos " of o desort that has no resources that could be developed. The Weatern mombors who voted in favor of sns- ponding the rules to consider thé bill are fow ond far between, and their action is notin all eases comprehensiblo or explainable, Tho three Minnesota membors—Aveniin, Dun- NELL, and Stnarr—voted for it, we presume, under pressnre of the Northern Pacific lobby, are absolutely novessary to support the Gov- ernment aud tho interest on iho debt, and leave ovorything elso of a political or private charactor to the Democratic Congress which succceds it, wo havo faith that the latter will, restore the Ropublican party to its old credit and power, Wo have firm faith in the ‘puro cussedners” of tho Democratic -demngoguos when in power, Give them rope, UNCONATITUTIONAL TAXATION, Davin A, Wents' paper in the Mareh std lantis on Laxntion will show p good many poople that they luavo been paying, year after year, taxes which could not bo constitution- ally collected. ‘Tho Supreme Court of tho United States has decided (15 Watrace, 300, 828,) thot “property lying beyond tho jnris. diction of the Stato is not a subject upon which har taxing power can bo legitimately exorcisod. ‘The exact Ianguage of tho Court isas follows: ‘Property lying beyond the jurisdiction of tho State is not a subject upon which her taxing power can bo legitimately exercised. Indeed, it would scom that no adjudication should be necossary to establish so obvious a proposition.” And yet, ob- servos Mr, Weirs, a good deal of adjudicn- tion has been necossary to get so common. senso a proposition distinctly afirmed by n court of Inst resort; and go firmly, moreover, has tho opposite daotrine beon ingrained into most of our systems of Stato taxation, that Asacasors everywhere are doubtless still noting in conformity with the old practice, and as- sessing citizons for property whoso actual situa is not within tho taxing district. ‘This decision reaches o long way. It makes it impossible for any Stato to tax, constitu. tionally, debts owed its citizons by those of another State. This is so, not only becauso tho so-called property thus taxed is outside tho jurisdiction of the power lovying the tax, but because such taxes are hindrances to in- ter-Stato commerce, which can be regainted. only by Congress. Tho certificates of indebt- edness—bonds, mortgages, notes, and other written promises to roturn borrowed capital to the owner—may be within tho State, but they are not in themselves “property.” ‘Thoy merely promise to return property, or its value in money, on a futuro day. Taxing them is theroforo extra-territorial, honco unconstitutional, Such cortificates, when exchanged betweon citizons of different States, facilitate intor-State commerce. Tho Unitod States Supreme Court has decided (Ausy 18, State of Californin’ that a Stato cannot tax a billof Inding given for goods transported to another State, becnuse this would hinder inter-State commerca, Taxes which hinder such commerce, thon, are un- constitutional, But taxes on debts owed by citizens of another State hinder this com- merco, It is only a few days since somo money loaned here on mortgage by a Con- nectiont cnpitalist was withdrawn, becauso Connectiont is about to tax mortgages held by her citizens for money loaned abroad, ‘Thus theso two decisions sweep away one moans of State revenno, which has dono tho peoplo o thousand times moro harm thno it ns done the Btato good, Tho first docision logically applies,. more. over, to any tax-levying power, whothor State, connty, city, or school district, If fol- lowed out to its legitimate conclusion, it will probably stop all taxation of indcbtednesa, because the difficulty of fixing the precise lo- cation of this peculiar eort of property on a given day will be the greator, Bir. Wexts bo- lioves that such o course is “ exactly what equity and the principles of sound political economy roquira,” Ho advises the holder of debts owed by citizens of another State to protect himself from taxation upon them by placing tho written proofs of the debts in another Stato before the day of nssossmont ; then by fight- ing tho question through the State courts ; and finally by taking a writ of orror to tho Supremo Court of tho United States, This is the way ; the hour hos come,—who will play Joun Hamppen? THE LAW OF PLUNDER, We yesterday published somo intoresting oxtracts from the recent able specch by Mr, Buncuann in Congress upon the proposed in- erenso of taxation, Mr, Buncitanp is a lead- ing Republican member of the House from this State, Tor lis ability, his industry, and But wo cannot understand why Messrs. Rus, Expnepor, and McDixx, of Wisconsin ; Say- urn, Bayxrxa, Woopworts, and Lamison, of Ohio; Beaorz and Hvunpets, of Michigan ; Kassow, of Iowa; and Piunxtrs, of Kansas, should have favored it, Woe are glad to note that not a single momber from TMlinols voted for ‘the proposition, The sflirma- tive vote was not partiann, as it con. aleted of 66 Republicans and 51 Democrats, which, however, was au unduo proportion of Democrats, a8 they number leas than onc- third of the House. Tho most fitting com- ment to bo made on the vote, however, is the fact that 77 membors of the 114 who voted in favor of the proposition go out of Con- gross at the end of tho acasion, having failed of re-olection, If the dofont of the proposition to Ox a day for the consideration of ‘Ioxt Bcorr's wild. ent bill menns a defeat of tho bill itself, aa we think it virtually does, the eign is a hope. fulono for the carrying out of tho resolu- tion adopted carly in the session against the granting of any more subsidies out of the National Troasury, If the Tou Scorr lobby could not succeed, there is not much chanco for any of the smaller rings. The job in fa- vor of tho Contral Branch of the Union Pacific was killed outright, We can scarcely think that the Chootaw claim will again soo tho light. Bo, ono by one, tho confessed jobs will disappear if Congress shall dovoto itsolf to the simple purpose of providing the waya and moans of carrying on the Government for the ourrent year on tho most economical basis. ‘The Republican majority in tho prosent Congress must keep in mind that they bear a great responsibility for the future welfare the Republican party, It was the alienation of Ropublican voters on account of objec- tionable legislation and some evidonces of corruption in Congress which led to the general Democratio success of Jast fall, If the presout Congress can get through tho fow. remaining doys with. ous committing any of tha dormer blu» his thorongh acquaintance with the details of taxation, he has been continued on the Com- mittee of Ways and Means for several Con- grosses, lis statements aro not those of a partisan nor of a theorist, but the results of on ablo, thorough examination of tho prac. tical resulta of taxation, and aro entitled to great consideration, In 1872, pending the Presidential election, Congress, with a view of concilisting public indignation, reduced tho rate of taxes on certain classes of goods; the reduction was 10 por cent of the then oxisting rates, Tho articles on which this reduction was mado were the following: Cotton goods, glass waro of every kind, iron and steel goods, other metale and goods, paper, including books, wool and woolen goods, and a variety of other articles, Asan illustration of how tho reduction worked, we give the previous and the reduced tax on an item of each lass: t [eave jOld tax,! tx, ‘percent.iper cents Articles, Kpool cotton... 0 fppolished window 55 4g Ceataron pipe, stove a ra Hloel manufactures, rr 1G Lead manufsoturee, 8) bby Paper haugings 85 aug Oifelaths...4 6.0 6 4035 Tapestry Siruasola carp rr iThrg Wornen’s Wooten drees goods Gt | 0% .We submit to ony intelligent reader that this roduction was a moderate ono, and that tho rato of tax still existing on all thoso various classes of goods is muoh too high, Including all the grades of all theso classea of goods, tho rate of taxation in 1872 averaged 40,03 pércent. The roduction was equivalent to 4,02 por cont, The valuo of the imported goods included in those reductions for 1878, ‘4, '6, may be thus stated: Yaar, r Val during the three years was ia round numbers 19,000,000. Dusing the same poriod there wera aold of the home-produced goods of the kinds embraced in this reduction of tax, taking the production of 1870 na the avernyo annual production, the cuormona agyregtty of $2,589, 000,000, Now the saving tothe Atuer- ican people because of this reduction may bo thna exhibited : Vatue, Momo production, .. Foreign Importallor ‘Totul for threo sears, ‘Tax rodluetion of 4 por cent... Fads Of TEVOMUO ss 0 eons Net reduction of taxes "This great sum the people have escaped paying to the protected classes, It is naw proposed to restoro this tax by repenling the reduction, ‘Taking the samo figures for the noxt three years, with tho in- eroased tax, wo will have as the result: Tucreaso of tax threo years... «+. +6E192,270,000 Of which tho Treasury will recely 1,010,000 Mahe Teesdutse eee chereesectesnsee se $108.20,000 We have used Mr. Buncnann’s figures to il- lustrate, as ho does, that the real purport of tho bill now beforo Congress is to levy an ad- ditional annual tax on these few classes of goods of over 40,000,000 for tho protended purposo of getting $7,000,000 of revenue, and giving the ret to tho privileged cinssen of Now England and Penusytvania, This last attempt of Now England, in tho Inst hours of n Congress, two-thirds of whose members hava been voted out by,nn indignant people, to make a finnl grab Fron times more infa- mous than the salary-grab of two years ago, justifies the reproduction of nn indignant protest of Senator Onannren, uttered during tho debate on tho Tariff bill of 1870, Him- self an ardent Vrotcctionist, he was so dis- gnisted with the rapacious selfishness of the Eastern membbrs that ho thus expressed his opinion of them: Tho timo hay arrived when this tariff queetion miust be rettled, and ecttled urona permanent basis, New England, for tho laat fifty years, hus been recetving tho benelit of protection to every product of her looma and anvils, Sho is now in the position of the Rebele, who, after they liad ealabiishod thole Governmont in {ho South, wanted “to Le let alone.” ‘That fs all that Now England wants now, Sho has got oll tho protec tlon sho needs on her produets, nnd now her cry ts, “Let us alone, and strike off protection from every other point of the United States,” I give notice that I ehall, ot en carly day, Inlroduico a Uill repealing tho en- tire rovenue system and placing o horizontal duty upon overy article imported into the United States, az~ copt spirits, wine, and tobacco, Unfortunately, Mr. Coanprxn never intro- duced his bill, and the work of increasing ‘protection " hns been going on qver since. Tho promise that he forgot to redeem will bo fulfilled in due time by the people, through representatives choson to represent thom, and not s few corporations. Now let us cite in detail the figures given by Mr. Buncuarp from Mantix's standard tables of the dividends by the New England manufacturers since the tariff was mado pro- tectivo in 1861. Wo givo the statement in detail : Percent of dhotdend, 10,60 Per cent aici ‘These are the dividends annually mate by these protected classes during the Inst thirteen yenrs,—averaging during that timo over 12 percent. The proportion thoso engaged in this business bear to the whole population, and the proportion their production bears to the annual production of the country, is thus stated : 3 Member * et.) Production, | Waaew. All occupations, .| 12,605, Total agriculture.) 6,022,471 Formers and pIantersessee + Farm laborers... Cotton manufns- ECB sso rseceses 195,909}$ 178,000,000) § 39,144,132 Iron and’ “sted mannufucture 148,5;2| 350,000,000, 70,759,148 ‘Woolen and w atod = manu! | » tuFea evvesevesy 09108) 177,000,000} _ 81,240,452 Total cotton, iron,| atcel, nnd wool en aud worsted munufactures..| _877,049,$ 705,000,000! $147,149,719 Tho agricultural products have a value nearly four times that of the cotton, iron, steel, woolen, and worsted manufactures, and the nomber engaged in that product are five endo half millions in excess of thoso om- ployed in theso threo lines of manufacture. In agriculture the product ix the result of 1n- bor; in mannfacturing, machinery is tho principal agent. In agriculture, tho owner and his family labor personally ; in manufac. turing, there is just enough labor employed to operate the machinory, The protected classes, including the workmen employed in manufacturing in that designation, and tho unprotected classes, thus compare numeri- cally: ‘Whole naraber omployodsesesesceeseeseess12808003 Provetet classes: Engaged tu manufactures, mochantes, and Ei) 02,2: 0,798,508 Included, howovor, in tho list of protected classes aro the following who aro the victims of that iniquitous system of taxation: NUMDRH EMPLOYED IN A FEW OTHE PURSUITS, Blockwnithe ,... Atajlroud einployes, Draymen, backmen and toumste oan ke in atores. v4 Deduoting theso from the number of thoso nominally ‘ protected" by excousive texation of the othors, it is readily soon how tho mul- titude are robbed and pillaged for the bonoAt of the fow, ‘Wo invite attention to 9 communication in Tur Tarnune of this morning relating to the disregard by many of tho railroad corpora- tions incorporated by this Stnto of that clause of tho Constitution of Minojs which requires that a majority of the Directora of overy such compauy shall be citizonsand roei- dentaof Minols, Tho violation of this provision of the Constitution is made conspicuous by tho excited controversy now going on among the stockholders of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Itis said that a Credit Mobillor in au aggravated form has boendiscoy- ered in the inanugemont of the Company, and the election of a now Board of Directors takea plico to-day. Tho tickets proposed by the ro. spective parties to be voted for to-day each con- tain thirteen names, of whom only two aro citi. zons or rosidonts of Mlinols, Whichover ticket pe elooted, the Constitution of the Stato will be violated. The wisdom of thia provision of tho Constitution is vindicated by this quarrel among the stockholders of this Company, which is purclyan Ulinolscorporation, Should the controversy take such alape as to roquire au intervention of the Courts, the Directory will bo beyond the jurisdiction of this State, It certainly is thoduty, orought to bethe duty, of tho Attornoy-General, or some other officer of tho State, to take official notice of all the violations of this wise constitulonal precau- ET j ton, and to tako the proper logal stops to have it enforced in the cnsa of every railroad corporation doing business under an Illinois charter, OUR FORESTS, Tho essay on treo-planting read by Mr. Lroxanv G, Monces before tho Minnesota Agricultural Socloty, and published in ‘Tie ‘Ininunn of Saturday, contained o striking sketch of the prossing neod for furest-culture, Althongh it referred only to Minnesota, it applies thronghout tho West. ‘fhe annual “| consumption of wood in that State is esti- minted at 1,710,000 cords. As much more is shipped outwide tho State. ‘Thus, 260,000 feres of wood-land are stripped baro every year, ‘Tho result of this, by 1900, is summed. up by Mr, Hopors in this cheerful picture: “Our pinerios exhausted, the Big Woods pretty well thinned out, tho Mississippi dry- ing up, St. Paul and Minneapolis 800 or 400 miles above the hend of steamboat navigation, mercury 40 degrees below zoro, aud the wind blowing o hurricane.” ‘Tho remedy for tho growing evil is treo-pinntiny, Something hes beon done in this direction, ‘The Cou- greasional acts of 187: and 1874, which allow oman who plants and tends a certain number of trees to enter Iand free, have stimulnted individual action. Altogether, nearly 20,000,- 000 trees Inve been set out in Minnesota. Of those, 4,000,000 have been planted by tho St, Paul & Pacific Road, which has found the business n profitable onc, Mr. Hopars, in- deed, clnima that it is more profitable than yrain-growing, although it yields small im- mediate returus, He declares that ‘the net profits on a quarter-section of prairie, prap- orly prepared, planted, nnd cultivated with foxest trees, will, within ton yenrs, execed the not profitsof ten quarter-sections of whent,” and that “ the gonuinoe white willow, propor- ly handled, will increaso fastor than moncy at interest at 4 per cont per month.” While these stnicments may be, and probably are, somowhat exaggerated, thoy have n solid basis of truth, Thero can Lo no doubt that the de- struction of forests in the Northwest is work- ing o vast injury to the country, Tho win- ters are already growing coldor, so that wo may, ere long, bo forced, like New England farmers, to abandon the cultivation of tho mora deliento Northern fruits. Tho drought which makes tho great interior basin worth- less is creeping enstward. We need forests to break the violanco of freezing galos, to pro- serve tho moisture of the ground, and to servo aa the xaw matorial for build- ings, fonces, fuel, railrond-tics, ote., in tho future. ‘Tho West is beginning to nppre- cinte this fact. Congressional action hasbeen wisely talon, Nebraska hns established a legal holiday, catled, wo beliove, ‘* ‘Lree-Plant- ing Day.” Thora is 9 Stato Superintendont of Arboriculture, and prizes aro given to the men who plant the most treos during the year. 'The plan is said to work very well. Itshould bo tried elsewhere, The Northwest, in cut- ting down its forests at tho present rate and making no provisions to replace thom, is liv- ing on its capital, as Virginin planters did whon they ruined tho soil of the Old Domin- ion by growing successive crops of tobacco. ‘The man who makes two trees grow whora one grow before in a public benefactor. COMPULSORY EDUCATION, Tho audionces attracted by the Sunday- Lecture Society's course oro thoroughly rep- resentative of the people. They coutrin ‘mombors of every class, Thoir sentiments _give a trustworthy clew to popular feoling. It ig then, 8 significant fact that throughout this winter tho heartiest applause bas been given by theso nudionces to overy argument or exhortation in behalf of compulsory edu- cation, ‘Tho most ‘telling’ sentences of tho loctare of Messrs, Jossyy and Panton wero those in which they urged this reform ; and tho applause which greeted Baapzavon's passionate appeal in its bohalf Inst Sunday was excoecded only by that which answered his doclaration against sec- tarinnism =in Stato — schools, The feeling in favor of compulsory education is evidently strong. It is not local, Nine States have alrondy adopted this wiso mess. ure, Tho Empiro State wheoled into lino on the flrat day of 1875. Ponnsylvanis is now considering the subject, ‘The Governor ree- ommended compulsory education in his an- nual mossago, and quoted convincing facts and figuros in its buhalf, Ubis portion of the messngo wns referred ton special com- mittee, which is oxpectod to report a law, Meanwhile, one onthusiastic legislator has published tho statistics prepnred by Mr. Dexren A, Hawars for the Now Yorle Coun- cil of Political Reform, ‘Cho striking fignres wero widely circulated in Now York, and had much to do with the passage of the now law. In Hlinols, the House Committee on Edueation has reported a bill which provides that evory child shall attond school for threo months (including six consocutive weeks) in each year. A bill of this sort passed tho lost Tfouso and was unfortunately lost by o very closo vote in tho Sonate. ‘In the lattor, a press of other business killed it, If thoro had Deon time to discuss it, it would probably have becomo o law. Aminority report has been aubmitted to the House against compulaory education, It is opposed, so tho dispatohca say, on ‘con- atitutional grounds," amongothers, The con- atitutional argument, which is alwaya put torth by the advocates of popular ignorance, is not tonable. Itcan be urged against tho construction of sewers or the maintonance of a police forco with equal etfect. Tho other grounds doubtless consist of the old ory agninst the bugaboo “contralization,” and of tha stock phrases about ‘intorferonco with parental rights,” ‘oppression of tho indi. vidual,” and similar barbarian nonsenso, A parent hos duties as wellas rights, Ho has no more right to starve tho mind and sonl of the child for whoso oxistenco he is responsible than he has to starve its body. ‘fhe child is hotploss in both cases, The Stato interfores in one, and yet we are told It Is not to intorfore in the precisely par- allel cnsot The child itsclf has no reason to complain, I¢ might as well olsim tho right to walk tho streets a mass of small-pox pus- tules‘as to roam through them carrying the cuntagion of ignorance and crime, If we can sond the lsd to jail sor law-breaking, wo can surely send him to school tokcep him Jrom law-breaking, The mon who blindly follow Hrnvrat Srrnogn's declaration that the Stato has no right to compel edacation, need to be reminded that Brencen says also, in tho same book, that the Stato has no right to dony tho suffrage to womon' and children, All govermnent is a matter of expedicnoy, Statesmanship conslets in the adaptation of temporary moans to shifting onds, It would be an absurdity to apply the non-interference theory strictly, It would mako tho State ut_ terly “powerless, Govorninent would not oven play policeman, It could not lay a foot of sewer or a yard of water-main. It could not pave streets or Ax fre-limits, It could do nothing, Compulsory education is for the greatest good of the granteat numbor, Amorican Republic oxists for that purpose and me svell protect itself from the curso of igno pauperism, and crima hy filling the svhoet Intilds with tho children for whut Lucy built, Siok aa, 48. eas 1 ‘There is ono remedy for tho disgrneoty condition of things now oxisting in the ij, nois Legislature, The Constitution provide asfollows: = Bro, 0, In cano of u dieagreemont between tho inp Houres with respect to tho timo of alJournment, ty Governor may, on tho esme belug cortifed to iim 5 the House first moving the adjournment, ailjourn ty Gcuoral Ansombly to auch tle a he thinka prope not beyond the Arat day of Luo next rogular seasion,” ‘This state of things now exists in the Leg. islature, ‘Tho two Housas are unable to ngrey as to tho timo of adjournment, and, ns thy motion was first inndo in tho Sennte, it wi only be necossary for the President apg Clerk of tho Scnnto to cortify thy fact to the Governor, which will ay thorize him to prorogua tho Legislature, J; is veported from Springfleld that resolutions have already beon prepered looking towardy such a prorogation, Tie duty of the Bennty is plain. If tho Reformers will not consent to agree upon something, to quit they wrangling, and to go to work and transxt j, the public business, thon let the Govornor ty certified of the disagreement ond promptly exorciso his prorogative. It is nbout tine that tho Republicans should compel th Opposition to cease obstructing legislation, and, in enso they refuse, that the Governo, should disperse tho Legialature, and cut of this useless and purposeless expense to thy State, Tho Reformers (?) have beon maip, tained in idloners long enough, Epwarp Sranaren, one of the parties wh h% was arrested for complivity in the assassin, 4 tion of Presidont Laxcony, died at the reg. 2 dence of Dr. Saxvrn A. Mupp, near Brym 1} town, Md., on Saturday last. Sranaren wy }, anntivo of Pennsylvania, and, it will bere. 3/ membered, at the time of tho murder wass ¢; stage-carponter in Forp’s ‘thentre. It was fF: allegod against him that ho took charge ot (2. Boorn's horsos, aud arranged to havo a way }: kept open for him in tho Ureatre to escap, Spanarer, in company with Dr. Munn ord Ansoxp, was pardoned and released from hiy imprisoument at the Dry ‘Tortugas abont thy close of President Jonxson’s Adminintration About twa years ago ho took up his resideny with Dr, Mupp, with whom he was on tems of very close friendship, Of the other px. ties, Loorn was killed; Harnonp, Arzenor, fi ‘Payye, and Mra. Surnarr were exceuted, an) i O'Lavauuty died at the Dry fortuyas, ay Old Mr. Stoney objects to Tuc Tinese; ty 8 is to say, ho voca not ecem to liko it an mucha : ho likes the Times, Some of his objections vory singular, bet thoro is no accountis tastes, For exainple, ha objects to the color the beautiful old red send-stona of ita b a ho objects to the English orthogranhy of tte [ editor's name, but insists on the Spanint styloct b ea spolling it; ho objects to Taw Termuxe's lack fy ontorprixo in publishing indocunt news a4 wel agin burning theatres and mantfaciuting at land-claims to tho sites of Lilnor cities; hock it fects to tho quantity and, varioty of ite adie tluomonts, Gut Uadly wants its “wants,” co i soling himeelf, howover, with publishing iottey {f notices aftor being indicted by tho Grad Bs, Jury thorofor; he objects to tho lat is and ateadily-inoreasing circulation of Ti (iy ‘Tninuxe among tho business ond ab i stantial classos, and pretenda that b oe thinks it is.only half ay groat aa the actual no hs her. Allof which is ungenerons aud unnsig Le borly on the part of such a philanthropist ends it Christian gentleman, Tox Tnrousz in not ee vious of tho jaundico-color of the stcno in tt ke Times building, nor docs ‘Tuc Trranse covet iu roputation, circulation, or lottery advertiv te menta, All tho oxtra copies tho old goutlema can soll to the prurient prodos: and sesnt sevkers bo ig entirely wolcomu to, and mt ** “eweor” tho number to bon million if his clei (3. conectenco is cluatic onough, and ‘Tun Tom - will not quarrel, bet, or Dinckguard with ba about it, Lot us hava peace. . iy —_——_— It {s tho custom about this timo of the re for tho fruit-consuming public to go tus . goneraily Into mourning, The newspapers ee meonco Lacrowlng ap the public mind with eck cheorlozs prognostleations a tho follows: “Tho Michigan fruit-growors dospair of obisix ing 2 full crop of peaches.” Thou comos a for o killing frost, and the Michigan fruit-groves and all othor fritit-growers all aver the Wet ariso and gay: “Ail tho buda aro infarc: fruit will noveauarily be vory Heatca oud fr's! fully exponetve.” Whoreupou a yery gece! | proparation is made to pay almost anything i the juicy peach, tho rosy appte, tho delicatapes * tho Inecious grape. In genoral, the mount learns from exporisnco hofare midamnnnter hs hla sackcloth and ashos have beon causclee!y snfforod, The fintousely oold woather of 4 | past two montha and tho length ¢ tho winter givo to theso alarm especial ix portanco just ut present, and obtain fort moro geveral credit, They ara aa groundlet4 &¢! over, aud the publia need feol no alarm, 802" Fe" of tho buds have auforod, without doubt, bt not tothe oxtout the frult-growera would BY us all believe, Wo are in rocoipt of o lett! from tho Sonth Havon, Mich., PomologiclS* f. clety, stating that tho crop of poachos, apps and all other variotics of fruit for this acts willbe as good as that of any preceding ye i a i | ‘Tho publivhod reporta of the mootings of ue Bociaty confirm the statomont. similar * surances come from other parta of Miclilgan at! Alinois, and tho feuit-cousumera may rev co! in tho antlolpation of alt having the frullsot . tho oarth in due soason,” and as much of ite they want. : The Bloomington: (14.) Anti-Afonopolis! 0” Republic, w Grauge orgau, !'gacw out” with the words from the editor: Our paper wav Uacontinued because of » breach! contract between ourvelves aud cortata partice 627 nected with tho Grango movonent.” We alee soveral hundred dollary to keop thy“ orgeD® sf! wut they would rays money aud take jute OnE pepe" pablisier Jesus Tho fact of tho :matter {ls, tho formate bat divcayorod that the “Grange Asuociatious” 8! a dolusion aud a snare, and of no earthly ws? promoting the actual interests of the ageicaltut classes, ————— ‘The followiag summary of tho exploits of ate $ osrpol-baygors of Arkansas Le teen from Now York derald wl Iu 1808 the whole boned debt of the Sul Yi $3,20,0Y, 2¢ Lad no Gvativg debt, aud bo Xi: £400,000 in tho Trowury, ron July, 1954, '0 IATA, tho Treeaury tecelved over g7,cuv.wd, 9 ferry debt wos insurrod of nearly $2,000,010, and We dlobt wan Iucrossud £2,730)00.— that is to shea 5 yeare the men who ruled Arxunaca ojent 3141 Ho itso at whe Ln eas tas at 4 p00) ‘ : ee u Welt, the long agony ia over, and Bir, OABFEsT Blopa own and ou eat Sod) knows ow sorry te ura for that.—Urecn Lay Ware Wheroupon the Fond du Lae Journal mim this unfeoling obsorvatton: " Ob, psbaw, uow, Don't give wey liko that Tt of the otuer hearis that achy—the grand Sy Voutmnassters, . You're not the ‘boss weabléd 10 fuuvral, anyway, aud thero’s no sense $i 641 ach a fugubrious howl over ft, pacientes Atortionate tribute from Tue Cnrcado “ Antenose E, Buussipe is made up of parte of Juausiout widwiuskury, Wweuy} sin, and olileal Ligatey, Hts brains any, long since ray tu eccd, au te tanmies burnin @ gracebupper county+ Haven (Conn,) Regiaters Tothe Editor of Tne Catcage Tribune t Curso, Web, 29.0f J remember cornell TS tans » rast; pout east la ogui= saa faxed should not be credited with the sbore Gon, dummatps, bud peiber the Tienss