Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1875, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 1875. ou cherinholso bitter an opinion of see eainans, Youre truly, BD, Box, ‘Mr, Munson fs corract in ascribing the para- graph quoted above to tho Times. The annus of tho assault tics in tha fact that Gon, Bunx- pipe suppreenod that Copperhead phoot in 1861 for tresuonable utterances against the Union. ~ - ~~ PERBONAT, Peopla who wish to sco Gronon Tawortr Towe must wait until tho tes is thawed in tho Jako, Ho fs practicing uightly on the Siasia- suppl ‘ovensToxr—"So-Ho" in good, very; Kood, vory oxcelleut gocd—nnd yet it is not; it ts but so-so, Art thou wise 2—ds You Like It, Act Vile Dr. I. 8. Cuezven, of the Michigan University, jas returned fvom his Wostern tour in Improved health, Ho lectured to his class in the University yesterday. Count Barruasy, of Pesth, and‘ Mexsiours Bovguer ra Gnve, State, Couviecottes, and Crxoot, of Paris, aro the prominent foreign ar- rivala at tho Grand Pacific. What makes a woman with a white soul have a rad face? Givo it up.—Drooklyn Argus. Why should tho “happiest man fu all this assembly” dwellin a ‘cave of gloom”? ivo it up. Tuo tropteal Inxurlauco of soil and climate along tho route of the Northorn Paciflo is woll aot forth in the proposition to run trains over the ico from October to April. Jax Coons will ploase riko, Now Orleans Jooke upon Eans as ita savior. Hie jetty scheme will givo employment to #0 imsny pooplo that ft will revive business and give the peoplo something to think of besides cutting oach others’ throats, . ‘Mins Many I. Dewry, danghter of tho vonor- ablo Dr. Dewry, believes that iutolligent women ought to havo the privilege of voting if thoy wish todo co, but rather Lopos thoy will not wiah to, end thinks thoy will not. ‘The forolgnors in Congress aggregate fifteen: Soncna, the Gorman, and Jones, tho Wolchman, comprise tho Sonatura; aud {x the Houso aro fivo frishimon, four Scotchmon, two Englishmen, a Canadian, and 3 Moxicau, Gov. Buorit, of California, will not take his seat in tho Sonatoat tho March ucasion. He will wait unlit next December, Much av they Way want bimin Wasbingtou, thero is groator need for him in California just now. Dr, Witxus, iv his recent work on physiology, shows tbat n man's bones requira for their aus- tenance lime enough to make a marble inaatel covery vight months, Aud yot tho inhumationiata insist upon robbing tho woildof uo largo a share of it for tombatunca. All tho wit and Jeurning of Plymouth Church 1m not engayed in defending Breowen or admir- ing Hfatispay ; othorwice Mrs. Movitox would not be ‘receiving nasty valentines, Fran whould tako tho Beecucorres at thoir word aud: carry 9 good duck-gun round with him, ‘The Corning (In.) Union givoa currency to tha statement that a belle of that town was hoard to oxclaim at a concert given in that placoo fow . evenings ago’: * How dolightful tha evlored folke |. sing ; their tintimbulationa fluat to my dulcot ear like angels’ voicca clothed in rhapsody.” > Daty's “Big Bonanza” fs the stalest, stu- Pidest hodge-podge of oxlsting farcoa tho mind of mun could couceive, but tha Davenport and Esuty Rian are said to look divine, walle the youthfal Daxw is tho most jusignificant, inaafl- clout young person evor gcen upon the stage, Itwas provon conclusively that Mir. StonTe- Yan, of Milford, Masa., actually forgot that ho owned & valuablo horgo, and allowed him to starve todeath, ‘The sorrow of the poor man when ho learacd of the courequonco of his mental incapacity was too gonuine to admit of question, Avsbody who wants a young Englishman who farts his hair in tho middie can yet one in Greece cheap.’ Hots hold by Grook brigands, who only ask 12 shillings for lim. , At last ace counts thore wore no takers at thoso figures, Porsona who aro waiting to gets little one fora cent may slip up. Sraxos and Vetouts, tho last of tho Thes- ealinn brigauds, have surreudercd. Now York boltes who despair of marrying « title Lad botter make overtures to those dolightfal cnt-throats, Whore is ono transcendant advantage. offored by such aualon, ‘hey will bo charming widows in 8 Very abort time. Thureday, Cranres P, Krmart, of Malne, and Mra, Herc Srautawk, daughtor of Mr, H. P. Grrouxt1, of Chicago, were marriod at No. 147 Wost Forty-aixth atroot, Now York, in tho Preaonco of a limited number of reiatives and friends, Tho Rev. Dr, E, H. Onarry performed the nuptial ceremony, An Oswogo County (N. ¥.) paper recolved the .. following natico for publication, signed “Sornta , Banen"s “1 forbid any Lady to marry Hesny ssiti forho is ongage and gent for hia intond wifo to Carthage and ho bas not showed his feco and if ho gotr married I will arrest him and put * him in etoy prison or 2000 dollars fine in cash.” Nothing producea auch mixed foolings in s Person as to read on the tly-toaf of a book which * ho has just taken from Bunday-school library 2 SB pacaage liko the followings A aweel wit ritied Ugtr from tee tetir a aheeas eae jor Sguro chewing peanute at a Priday-ovening Drayorsinecting, Tho investigating Committee of the Congro- Satlonal Church of Frankford aay that the Rov. Tuowas Cooren, charged with soduction, is ruilty of only a trifling indiscretion, but the “ageocintions of hia boyhood in a foroign land find among the poorer classes" mitigate bis of- fongo, Tho suit brought by the girl's fathor may dovelop something more than indiscretion, ‘The Now York Times has the following sppall- ing auggestlous : Itisnotatalian improbable cupposition that we have ontyred upon a ‘oyclo” of cold wintery which ‘bigy last for some yeara, ‘There ts—uo fares anything ‘cau bo made out from so nnacttied « eclouce us metcor- ology—a temperature during fixed periods, Poswibly this mode in which tho yrout secular changes of ellmate 00~ cue; that fe, duriug briof por! Selo ath ba stant cs Tho American Register of w recent date gives Tuformation of tho whoreaboutu of Chicago peo Plo abroad, as followa: At Paris—\V, B, Bary, %. Fiscnen, Dr, 0,0, Marresoy, W. I, Mune Ray, Gronoz M. Purzaay, Mra. Tuceen and Mies Brancuz Tucrez, 8D. Vorx, Jon 0. y Wurre, and Gon. Wiraox. At Nice—E, Mf, Txuexz, E.N. Bewent, Avousros 4. Oar BELL, Misa E, Cauroxiu, Wituiaa Dicaexsox and lady, Mies B, Davacionn, H, G. Revwonns and wifo, Londono—M. 0, Dewent end wife, J, ©. Gonvon. Genova—O, W. Coox, Mrs, D, F, Caszaow, Miss Betz Nonny, Frankfort-on- the-Main—Jax Morton ond Miss Montor, Drosdon—Mra, Keuyoor and family, 0. W. Disp, q Vionue—P, 1. Foriaxsnze, HOTEL ARRIVALS, Palmer House—James Delano, Boston; A, D, Mo- Tatyre, New York ; H, M, Lewis, Madiuon; Edward ". Snuth, U,8, A, Jobn Lynch, New Orleans; A, W, Hanser, Montana; 8,8, Murdoch, St, Pacly ML 3 Michuela, Rochosier; ‘T, W, Letton, Bt. Laule; A, Webstor Sualth, Baltimore; UM, D, ‘Woodford, Qatar Ho; Jobo i, Bchatter, Kankakes..,.Grond Pactto- Touts Law, Now York; Gamuel Schock, Mar fustte; Jey Z, Phillipe, New York; D. La yes Springtola; ¥, D, Johnuon, Syracuse; h mays Davin, Alton ¢ P, Arnold, Montreal; Seth Long. ae Tt Arai ¥} dororue Bradley, Wasuingtous Stan: Wits Fuiladeiphias Weary i, Jones, Buffalo guy, Alliwaukeo } 11. J. Idiodes, Capt, 0, 1 addy dt. toute ct! fe Pe talae, Boston; Chatley Houss—Wolian Young, Mitwausens zg Lowa; W. 0, Wright, Sresport; Deora aye, Woaton's Washington Lin i Batley, a q 2 toy, Durilayton | George Seine rte 1 tou 3 “George Swift, Vi A rey, New York ? Goorge Ueinke Delis joe wi bare [y rows, Maasachnaetis? ae Ebina etun Loa, Gecnge idea! mn, Ow bids & Sinneda Tiopide; Gen, ¥, UL Lise, Lowe City y Jame ion; the Hon.” Jouph F. ulver, Poutlas Joroph’ Walker, New Yorks Be Coruelt, uu . i, Sots bowling, Weallugiou, DO oad WASHINGTON. A Wot Day in the Bfouse @ver the New Bax BBath. It Is Tossed About in Commit- teo of the Whole for Sevoral Hours, Western Mombers Insist Upon a Di- vision of the Burden of Taxation And, In Order to Give the East Its Share, Adopt an Income-Tax Amend- ment, The Bill Then Thrown Aside and a Substitute Adopted. The New Measure a Concession to the Protectionists and the Whisky Ring. Conservative Mombors of tho Louisi- ana Lopislatura Agree to a Compromise. Several Reports Submitted by tho Investigating Com- mittee. Tho Senate Votes Against the Oontinn- anos of the Paciflo Mail Subsidy. THE TAX BILL. A BUDSTITUTE PASSED IN THE 1OURE, Spectal Dispateh (0 The chteaao Trivune. Wasmixatos, D, 0., Feb, 23.—Lhe House, af- tor spending another entiro“day on the Tax bill, passed, by s very small majority, 2 aubstitute quito unlit the original bill presonted by the Committes, Iu the course of the afternoon the Dill beoamo so loaded down with ameondinents that it was evident that it could not become n Inw in the form in which it was reported to tho House from the Committes of tho Whole. Mr. Dawes, wecing this, offered tho anbatitute which did poss. ‘Tho vote upon tho fatter was 123 yean to 113 nays,—only 10 mojority in a very large voto, ‘Tho substantial provisioun of tho sulutitute agit passed ate theso: A tax of 90 gents per gallou is impoged npon all diatilled spirits hereafter miailo, to be paid by tho distiller upan removal of tho spirite from tho distillory or tho bondod warohouse, No tax whatever is impoaod upon whisky already on band. ‘The tex on tobacco is tucreasod from 16 to 24 cents; on cigars to @6, Thoro fa an addition of 25 per cont of tho amount of tho prosont tax on sngar and molasaes, ‘Tho 10 per contum liorizontal duties aro rostored. ‘The bill is not to include goods on shipboard on tho 20th of Mobrnary, or in bond at the dato of tho change of the act. ‘Tho Little 'Tarlif bill 18 corrected go that oo duty is to be paid upon bolting-cloths or stamps usod in aay- Inge-banko who conduct businoss simply ns such. The most important feature of the villix that tho entire tock of whisky is oxemptod from further tax, ond that, consequently, if the Lill becomes o law, the distillcrs and speculators who own whisky will gain a not profit of 20 ceats a gallon. [10 the Associated Press.) ‘THR ACTION OF THE MOUSE, Wasnraton, VD. 0., Fob, 23.—Mr. Coburn made au effort to getup whatis known aa tho Caucus Force bill, reported by him inet seek, and Mr, Smith (N. ¥.) made an effort to got up tho constitutional amendment to rogulate the election of President and Vico-Promident, but ‘Mr. Dawes pressed actlon on tho Tariff bill, and succoedod, THE TAX DILL. Tho House thon, nt 12 o’cluck, went into Com- mittoo of the Whole on tho Pariff bill, Halo (ile,) in tho ebair, alldabato on the bill’ being Itmited to ono hour. The ponding quostion was on the proviso offered by ‘ar, Harris (Va,) tothe fifth section, ejected. Mr. Dawes moved au additional section pro- viding that nothing iu tho act of the sth of Feb- raary last (the Little Tariff not) shall boconatrued as imposing any duty on bolting clothw hereto- fore admitted froo of duty, nor to require the une of stamps in paymont of monoy enterod in saviugs-bauk pass-boolie, Ar. Bock moved a8 au addition to that section that, whero goods'contain more than 2 per cent In quantity of somo other materials, thera shall boa reduction of 10 percentof the duty. + Br, Bock advocated bis amendment, and Mr, Dawes opposed it. Mr, Ueck's amendment was rejected, and Mr. Dawes’ adoptod, - Mr. Hathorn offored an amendment to tax imported mineral water, and spoke in gupport of it, Adapted, - Mr, Conger spoke in favor of an amendment jabs offored to place gilling twine on tho froo a! Mr. Loughridgo offorod nn additional sectlon, imposing au incumo tax of 8 per cont un all in- coines between $3,000 aud $20,000, and of 5 por cont on all incomos oxcaeding 910,000, Mr. Hotchiies declarod that such a provision would nocosaltate 1,600 additional officers and $150,000 additional cost, i 2. 1, Roberts moved to amend Mr, Lough- ridge's amondmont by providing for tho appoint. mont of Assessors, jeatod—48 to 49, Mr. Fort movod an amendment requiting the dutics formerly porformed by Ausensors in con- nection with the income tux to bo porforaied by Collectors of Internal Revenuo, ojectod—72 to 77. Bir, Butlor (Afass.) offered an amondment pro- viding thot the tax on dividends, etc, shell be paid be comperations; Adopted. Mr, Loughridye's smendment as thusamended was adoptud—114 to 86, Mr. Kellogg (Conu.) then moved to striko out the onacting clause of the bill, Mr. Dawes ealed to Mr, Kellogg not to Tonke that motion, but Jet it como from some other quartor. Mr, Kellogg persisted fn his motion. Mr, Smith (Oblo) asked what, if that motion garried, would bo the condition of tho bill in the fougo. Mr, Dawae—It will be the condition of the hen with hor head cut 0 (Laughter. Mr, Kellogg's motion was rejectod—102 to 115, Mr, Cotton moved # now section taxing ten mad cottes 10 and 2 centas pound, Rojected— 0 119, Mr, Young moved to amend the income tax section by requiring all Colisotors in States and Territories to bo citizens of auch States or Tor ritorles, Adopted. Mr. Phillips moved an additional section im- foaine an additional tax of half of 1 per cent on jatioual Dank notes, and one-tenth of 1 per cont on aalea of gold. Mr, Buokner offered, substitute for Mr, Phillipa’ amoadment, # wection providing that after the let of July noxt a tax of ono-tonth of 1 per cont shall be irapoood on all of stocks, onde gold and allyer bullion, coin, and other eeouri| ‘The substitute was agreed to-~1U5 to 58, ‘Mr, Dawes then moved (orld much oxcite. ment and criea of ‘* Where fs the hon now ?") to atrike out the enacting clause of the bill, ‘are ued—210 to U4, ‘The Coramittee ros and reportod that action to the House, whorenpon Sir. Dawew twoved to Fecommut the bili to the Committos on Ways and Moan, with Instructions to report {t back with a whisky section, taxing whivky hereafter to be pada (aot stock ee baud) 50 (pene ry gatlon, eaving tobacco and suger and the 10 per cent sections iu the bill. re * On o voto by tellars, the yote was annouuced asi0ito 91, but, before the question was de- cided, Mr, Garfield suggested to bir. Dawos to withdraw the motion, and let the bill go back to the Committve of the Whole, which suggestion Sr, Dawos aasented.+ Ho withdrew dis motion, and sald he would let the Houvo take the rosponatbility of concurring with the action of the Committees of the Whole in strike ding ont the enacting clause, tha House con- ourred in that action, it would bean end of the bull, cared 60 @aplais bis motive ia ibe gs. motion he had made, but ho was mat with ob- jeeticts, and wau not pormistad to explain. Mr, Bmith (Obi) moved to comtnit the bill to the Committea on Ways and Sloane, with ine structions to report it back with twa asations,— ono imporing an ineame tax, ani the othor tat- Ing whisky $3 cents a gallon, Lojectod, 63 to 23. ‘Tha Honsa thou procamfod to voto by yosn nud nage on peeing out the enroting clause, nud it rag not agreed to—yoas, 100; nays, 150, ns follows : TRAS, Adem, Glover, Teantall, Archer, Ountes, Arthas, Manil Fay We Bay sho, Mauro: Baylor (ind), Atkins, Harvie (la), Raglr (O,) Panning, Marcia (¥a.)) MarLee, Matcher, Beck, ener, Dirt Herndon, finsder ersy, fern usder, Hows, Holman,’ Boitthard, Lowen, Hunter, Speer, rights, eliey, Standiford, Hrunbere, Kuapp, Biavens (Staan,), Heown, Tamar, jf, Jota, dacknen, Tesch ace, rotiglie Tatirell, = 2°, Marshall, MeDill (Ia,) Seteag Claxton, Clymer, Comingo, Cook, Wells, Golton, Whitohend, Cor, Neamith, Whitthorne, Crittenden, Ninuck, Willard (Vt, Crossland, O'Brien, Waller (3tich,) Orutchacd, Ore, Willie, ¥ Vark (N.H.), Wilton (Btd,), Perry, Wolfe, Durhata, Phelim, Word, Eltredge, Pierce, Young (Ry), Fink, Potter, ‘Young (Ga,)—100. Giddings, MATA. Albert, Hathor Platt (WY), Albright, Hawioy (tp), Foland, ‘Averill, Hawley (cond, Kalney; Barnum, Iazolion (Win), Hupter, Darrers, Hazen (Nd) Jiay an Tloar, 3, I eclimond, ; Moar, G, Ey, Roverts (11), Hoxole, Hodsten, Rotineon (,), Biers, Hoskins, Ross, Bradley, Hongiten, Rok, ory fubbell, id, purleadb, Ituntor, Benddar (N, J,), Durrows, Buribut, Beunlous, Butler (Saas), Hyde, Shanks, Gannon, Hives, Seats, Carpenter, Kasson, Bhehlon, Canon, Xelloga, Bherwood, Cursns, Rutiager, Shoonaker, Giark (3), eaport, Sion, Clements, Lawrence, Sinatf, Cobb (Kab,), Lawson, att, Coburn, Lovts, Smith (Ps Couger, Lowe, Buith ( Corwin, Lowder, Ainity (S Crooke, Lynch, ry Crounse, Martin, Spray Surtte, Mayuatd, Slanard, Danford, Metrary, Starkweather, Darrall, Medi Wie.) Blrvvuridge, Daves, MicDouguil, — Sypher, Dobbing, MeNulte, Taylor, Dounan, Merriam, Thompson, Daoll, ‘thornuurgh, Dannell, Toa, Eames, Townsend, Bo’ utara, 0 Fon? ‘Wallace, Foaer, Ward ¥Frocmon, Frye, Garield, Gooch, Guuekel, vi.) Haguns, ‘Veiithiras (Stans) Hale (Sto), Pelham, Wittlanaa (Stel), Harn Fendicton, Rise Ga), Harris (Mara), Pups, viinows (Lids), insiae” bite, Woodworth—ico, ‘Tho Honse thereupon again went into Com- mittee of the Whole, and resumed consideration of tho bill. ‘ Qu motion of Mr. Harris, s acction was added allowing tobacco manufacturera to uso licorico and othor ingredients froo of daty. Mr, Lawrence mavod to make the dutyon beor and alo 83a barrol, instoad of $1, and to strike out tho duty on sugar, Rojected. ‘Mr. Honroe moyed to maxo the special tax on sotult Liquor-deators €50, instead of 825. Ro- jected, : Amendments of yarious kinda, offersd by Mesere. O'Brien, Hotchkiss, Pottor, Couger, Xellozg, Cox, Banning, Vauce, and Meyors, wore all rejectad. Finally, uo more amendmonts being offered tho Committes rovo, nud reported the bill au amendmenta to the House. A SURSTITUTE, ‘ Bir. Dawes theronpon prococdod to address tho Tiouue on the necessity of proyiding for the do- fieis in tho ‘ronsury, and spoke of the impossi- bilty of framing auy revenue bill that would watinfy all sections aud all intorests. He referrod to the incomo tax a6 o tax which was not just aud prorer in theory, but as one which bad proved objectionable in all countries whero it ‘wan trod, bocauso it was promotive of perjury and demoralization. Betleving that tho nocossi- toe of the Governmont called on Congress to praa Komo rovenue measuro before adjournment, he proposed te makn ono moto offort in thot Uirection; and, if it fallod, then peraonally, and, as the organ of the Com- mittee on Ways aud Meana, ho shold feol that ho bad dischargod his whole duty in the prem- isea, Ho thoreforo offered a8 o substitute for tho bill ono taxing whisky, to bo horcafter mado 0 cevts a gallon, tobacco and anger an in tho amendod bill, and restoring the 10 por cent on maunfactared goods, and on that he moved the provious questicn. ‘Lho pravious question was soconded, and tho main question ordored—yeau, 193; nays, 114, ‘Tuo substitute was agraed to—yoas, 191; nays, 11. ‘The quortion then recurred on ordering the bill to bo engrossed aod read a third time, on which he moved the previous question. Mr, Niblack mado a point of ordor that, undor the now rule, it would requires two-thirds ma- jority to second the previous question en tho firat dav of this bi’ coming ro the House, ‘Tho Spoakor sustained tho point of ordor and aefonded tho proprioty of the uew rule from tho reflection made upon it by Mr. Niblaot, py ro- minding that gentlowan that under tho old Tule ono-fifth of the members prosent could provent action on the bill, ‘Tho provious question was seconded by tho necoseary two-thirds, and tho bill waa then passod—yoas, 123; nays, 113, TEXT OF THO TILL. Tho following ie tho text of the bill ng prased: ‘That from and aftor the date of the passago of this act there shall be lovied and collected on all diatilied spirits hereafter produced in the United Ststos a tox 9f 90 ceuta on eaclt proof gallon, or winw gallon what below proof, to be peta by the distiitor, owner, or here son baving ‘possession teruuf, before removal from thodistitiery or bouded warehouse, and wo much of . 125 Of the Revisod Htatutea of tho United States au is fnconsietont herewith {= hereby ropealed, Biro, 2, That Bee, 3,309 of tha Revieed Htatutes bo anil the same is neraby amonded by striking out the ‘words 20 centa a pound," ond inserting in en thoro- of the words “424 centas pounds” provided, that Htc, 93,806 of Revised Statut aud the same is horeby amended by striking out the word 1 tivo” wherever ft ‘occurutherein, aud inserting in leu thereof thu word ats," and by striking out tho word “sixty,” and in- sort ita “seventy-five,” incressing tho duly on cigara from €0 to $0 a thousand, and on cigarottes from $1.60 092.76 ; provided that tuo incroase of tex herein pro~ ‘sided for shail not apply to tobacro, cigars, und ciga- Yeltes on which tax uuder the exist ww nbalt have ‘been paid when thisact takes otrect, Bro, 4, ‘Tart on all mola concentrated motas 02, tauk bottoms, slrup of augar-cano Juico, miviado, aud ou sugar, necording to tho Dutch atandant calor, Jmported froma ferelgu conntrien, theru shill be leviod, collostod, and pald, in addition to the duties now {m= Toved tn Bchedule G, Hoe, 9,604, of the Iterined Htat- Utes, an amount equal to 25 per cent of sald dutioy, as Jovied upon the several articles and grades heroin igusted; provided, that conceutrated molado or coucrto shall bereafter be class aa sugar dubitabla ccording to color of the Dutch stauderd, and melado sholl bo known aud dofined as an ‘aritclo mode in the process of sugar-making, being cane-julce balled down ta the sugar point, aud containing all tho sugar and molasses cevulting from the Lollug process ‘without any process of purging or clarification, and any and all productions of angar-cauo imparted in ‘Lage, roata, bavkets, of other than light packigea, aball ‘be considered auzar, and duttable as such 3 and pro- further, that of the dravicex on refined sugare lowes by foc, 8,019 of tho Ievised Statutes of tho United ttatew only 1 per cens of thy araount no allowed suell ba retatued by the Uiuted Biaten, Bro, 4, That+o sauch of Bec, 2,005 of the Doyised Eapaulee ee peovides that ‘onl fu yee cebtunt pe ibe ation and rates juty imposcd on certain articles therein enumerated by’ Hed. 2004 aliell bo lovied, collected, and patd, be and the eanso ta hereby repealed, and the several duttes ond 6 duty pre scrited fu aaa 2,504 halt be aud remain ss by that suction levied, witout the abatement of 1 per cel= tuin a9 provided tn Bor, 2,603, Heo, 5 That the iucrease of duties provided by this all not apply to any goods, wares, or merchan~ tually on sbip-board bound tothe United @ 10th day of February, 1870, nor such goods, waros, or merchandise on dupoett 44 watehouses or public aforue at tue date of tho pas Mite. € provides that nothing im the sct of yb, 8 provides o 1046 {ike Litto Turit’ echy, tual be construed to, ime reeenny Lo Sa, bali Soins harsiofore admitted or to 1equire the uso of stalsps on en tries of recelpts in pase-books of savings banks, THE VOTE. The following fa the vote in dotall on the foal Passage of the bill: e yeas, Albart Harrtecu, Patt, aluright, Ustbora, ology, Averill, Mawley (OL), — Mepivr, Barber, Hewky (eu) Richmond, Barres, Hiasaltou (Wa), Doberte, i 2, Bary, Uaszation (N, J}, Robinson (0), Begott, Hour, Ef Hoag, Bradioy, Haj UE ow. ay Bundy, Bernions, Durtelgt, Hranke, Karun, Hiseste, Sheldon, Bhowmaker, a1 im Hoult (Pa.), Biniith (fa) Hmith (Ne), Epragus, Cobb (Ran,), Standen, Conger, Btarkweathar, Grovke, Baebengall, Btrawbridge, Crounto, Merriani, Hypher, Cortir, Monroe, ‘Taylor, Danferd, Moore, ‘Thotaaa (Va,), Darra, jurey, Thorapson, Darter, Byers, Thornburgh, Doh ies Negley, Todd, Duell, Niler, Townend, ONelil, Orr, n, Orth, Wallace, Packer, Wait (%. J,) Page, White, Parker (tfo,), Wilber, ie Parsons, Willaims (WWis.), Haggann, Pendleton, Woltama (Mass,), Halo (afe,), ike, viillams (Misi), Uarincr, Pa (NY), Wileou (8, Harrin (Steas,), Poland, Woodworth—123, NAY. Adama, Eldredge, Archer, Fink, Artaur, Fort, ‘Arha, Gtidings, Atle ns, Glover, TMauuing, Gunekle, Marnuia, Gunter, Hunter, nuton, Murebard, Tturlbut, Butler (Tenn.), Hyde, caldveli, Kelley, Cention, Kellogy Clare (Mo), Kuapp, Clayton, Lamu, Clements, Lawrence, Coburn, Luttrell, Comings, Megos, Cook, Mereisall, Corvin, Martin, Wells, Gotten, Media), Whllebead, Cox, Mcloan, Wiutthoroe, Crittenden, ——-MeNults, Grosslont Milliken, Crutchtel ti Dasis, Morriron, (indy), DeWitt, a, Waod, Jonna, Niblact, Young (Ky.), Durinell, 'iielean, ‘Young (Ga)—113, Durban, Parker (N, 11), Tho House thon adjourned, —.-— LOUISIANA, ‘THE COMPROMISE MOVESUNT, Enectat Dispatch to The Chicas Trioune, Wasurnaton, D. C., Feb, 23.—The Louisiana Conservative Committee had another conference to-day with Mr, Wheeler, Thoy hops to ba able toatrivo ata final sottlemont to-morrow. The Committoo have telegraphed to the five Demo- cratic mambers who were ejected by tha mili- tary that no better compromise than that offered hy Wheeter can be obtained. It still socms probable that that compromise will be accepted, If accepted, tbe Kellogg people will haya no other alsernative than to oboy it. : Tt the Aasocinted Pres.) Wasatxatox, D. 0., Keb. 23.—-The proposed compromise between the Conservatives aud Ke- publicans in Louisiana is not yet settled. The Vreuident to-day had an interview with Repre- eontative Wheeler, and afterward sout for Mat- shall Packard, roquestiug bim to confer with Waceler, As tho Legislature will adjourn on the 4th of March, Wheolor telegraphed Gov. Kellogg asking him, os » preliminury to o settle- ment, whether ho would call an oxtra scesion of tho Legislature. A private telegram to a Ropresontative from Louisiana, received to- ight, Haya Kollogg ss reluctant to call an oxira soavion, . : ‘The Conservative Committoo now here are still suxious that au accommodation may bo offectod, though the proupect {a not promising. THE MAJORITY DEPORT, Wasityaton, D, G,, Fab, 23.—{n the Houso thin morniag tho majority report of the Lonis- inua Inyeativating Committes, rigned by Meusra, Foster, Phelps, Hotter, and Murshall, waa pre- sented. ‘Tha following conclusions have been arrived at: ‘Tho undersigned, majority of the Committes on the State of the South, respectfully repori that they cannot jroo to the report mado to tho Comimiltes by Messrs, Wheelerand Frye, ‘The laws {uiuies! to the coiored people of Louisiana, referred tu in their report, have been repeated for years, Bxcept during the schism of Guy, Wirntoth, in 1872, the Rejublfcun party bax long had control of the machinery of the Biate, ‘Tho lato registration shows un excess of the colored over the white voters, giving W0,781 colored to 7,423 white, In the nbeeuco of any direct evidence’ that the lato election was not {rea end fair, the asyumption ef the mluority, that encugh colored voters must therefore Lave been prevented from yoting at the lat eloclion by the recollection of the Colfax and Consist ta killiugn (the causes and circumstances of which are Aiaputed), aud by other acta which occurred yeara be- fore, to have chenged tho remult of the lection throughout the State, {sun seaumption vo vivlent, when tt fs rocollectod thut both those parislies elcated the full Kellogg ticket by {ocreased Republican major- ites, na not to be received, 1f any other cause for tho yote‘af the Ststocan be found, Such causes extt and aroobvlous, Among thom aro: tfrat—Tho registration was incorrect, and exceeded tho true colored vow, ‘The registration waa wholly in the hunca of the Kollocg otiriaia, with whom a Repub Ucan Committes, with United ‘Stutes Marshal Pack- aid at 1f head, co-operated, In only throes porfstiea did the Rerutileay Supecvisnrs ‘of Registration muke any conslaiut of unfair or in waticient rogistration, On the other hand, very great complaint waa mado by the Consvrvatives, who ejo:!- Ged, with proof, 2,200 casos of concoded falne regiatra- tuon iu Now Orledns aloue, and those Conservatives besn co-operating in tuo Joint Purty Com- re Lah tration gave up the effort in tho correcthess of which Yearw of ego, Ali the stullatica and evidence before us indicated no change {n this propor- tion iu favor of the colored voters, Yet the roginten- ton of colored voteru uxocoded “by 4,000 the to'al numer of adult insted returned by the census, whOo tho registration of white votes was 10,400 lesa, Necohd—'Tho whinte nuuwver of yotea regluterod waa 107,007, Of theao 146,523 voted, This ia » larger pros Portion of registered Voters tan usually votu in any of tha Northorn States, In an agricultural state, acanitly netted, where long Jonrueys had often to be Tiado 10 reach the polls, i ts unreasonable to. rappose that a greater proportion of tho registered locks ‘woutd bave turned out to sustain the Governinent under which the pronpority of and their wagos nnd value of tholr pharos of production had steadily decliued than uanally vote at esastions North or South, ‘Thvd—mi81s waa & year of polittzel chaugo, fu which thy voto throughout all tho Sistea was seriously affecte od eqatuat the Rupubllcan party,—a eheuge rexuttiy largely from finaueinl distress of the people, an which slou{d therefore unturally baye bee ‘sven greater {n Loutsiana than elsewhere, . Fourth—It became the {uterest of the Conservatives, atleast at tha last olection, nob to fatimidate, but 13 acquico by very falr niealia the colored vote, ‘Partion Whi were alloged to avo Uursatencd (ue blacks even refusal o! with employment were subject to prompt —srrest, was known that pretoxte to deprive we wonght {ho Convervattves of tho roaait, if they prevaiied in ha vlsction, It was thorofore thelr futerest to avold giv {ng any such pretext, Accordingly, they detcrmtued ta with wud oconciliate the Disede, ‘They voted down tha propasitious or sugges tiona which were mado in the early part of tho extn. pain for s refusal to eniploy those colored voters who would not co-operate with thon, and gouerally suugut by combining with colored voters tu carry tho eleo- (fon, Local combinations against the Kelloxy vandi- dates werw made it may partehos by won of all par tlea and colors, In several porishoe a Union ticket of colored aud Conservatave votes waa voted for and elect ed, An {ntoliigent colored witnose toutified (hat ho “'de- sired Detter government," and to that end “ was willlD, to swallow the white'mun if the while mea wonl awallow the colored.” These causes aud foolluga natue rally unitod to awell the Conservative voto i such lo callttes, ae indleated by the returns, Ayih-—The entire want of any direct eridence show any goneral intimilation of culored yolors, irae ® tate {¢ would be im) natanee of rofussl to employ, tirnldatlun, Buch ooour in overy Btata; dence cortainly indicates no general {utinildation of colored voters, aud that such intimidation ce did exist in the State waa rather tu the intersst of tho lopute licens thau of the Cunsorvatives, United States Mar- shal, whowe ebief was the Clisiriman of the Uapablican ate Committee, with blank warrnuts of ari troopa, made constant arrest hot afterwards, Tho oversigh! tornw were in the handa of Gov, Kellogg's olfictala, ‘Their account and roturn uid slow 29 majority of Tacmubers of the Lower Louse, elocted by the Couserva tyes, without any protest whatever, except iu three pariahes, although te was thwr proviace sud duty to protest In auy ecuo where violouce, and iathiidallon.or iraud oslited. Indeed, the direct uvideuce aa to tha sleotion of 1874, om woll_as the circumstances, clearly {udiestoa pesccable and fur election, In fect, after tho visit of the first commitive and revislt of the Sportal “committes, tha Kellogg party with all Ir, machinery ‘for collec erivence, were to produce in the entire bite more (ben half-s-dosen pervons to testify to an} thing impeaching the irolom and fairs of the laty olections who ware not ullcehoiders ur connected with ochcotoldera, Agaioet such facte ft arene 10 us {lle to aunme that thy disturbance ¢0 vividly pice tured Ly the minority could haye kept up throughout tholr biato such a fcelieg of iutiwidation ca wou 8 bye gone Lepubtican, perlence shows that the revut of tue clection of 28% iu Louis lane, a4 returned to the Heturning Moord, wae natural and to be eaally scoounted for by tiv reavona Wo have ven. Wo hold, thomfore, that iu Novewber, 187 ‘the people of tha Stato of Loulelana did fairly ber trea peaceable, and full rebtration and, oloction, 10 whlch a clear Cousarvative majority wes lected tothe Lower House of the Leglulature, of which majority the Conservetives were Ueprived by the unjust, te 611, and arbitrary action of the Returning Hoard, o fo Teaalutlon reported to the House frora Committee as $0 the action of the Heturuing Huard, wa are Bl agresd, We Undersiand tus Comaitien ts to of ring Hoard tise defeated the will of the foople a8 ex, Hd hy tiem at {lhe pally i ple then A poriiun of wera refuned Injuatles to Indi grave Biate and froo government, and ought mellately corrected Uy any power ennapetent to cor- rect th “The resolution commending the recogaltion nf Gov. Kelloge in bared wou the yeneral impretsion, not Upon evide Un thta polnt no testimeny’ was taken elther by the Comrnities or any part of It, Kel. ay Or nay Hot have Leen elected in 1472, Lut 1 uo evidonce to nhuw the fact, or if there to It Lae been neither sougzh? noz found Ly thia Coinmittee, Meavru, Foater and Phelps think that the popular belief, taking both Conservative aid radical circles, inclines on the whole to justify Kellogg's clatms, and that, as Kellogg fa and has boon xetlug Governor of Loulviana for the paul two years, to dony hin right and install another du lila place, after thia lapse of tine, might volve incslotlablo mischief to the legal political (ntoresta of tho State. ‘Tho Committes conclude as follows: To avold mischief and the confusion of achange, tho majority of tha extizeun of Lowlslana seein willing to nocopt, ann comnproniise, Kellogg's recogultion nn the restoration tothe Conservatives of Uw control of the Lower House, For there reasonr, Mensrr, Foster and Phelps do uot winh to uppose the recommendation that the administration of the Governor, Kellogg, be recognized. Neither, Ju view of tho fact that’ they kuow nothing of its morite as Judgod by conipetent evidence, do thoy wie to ‘be understood os urging it, They only wich to accord thelr oreo ineut wilh thore of their anoclates who | be- lieve such a conference might, by inating a tere tntuation to tho uncertainty iu Lauisiana, be, ou the waole, lexs Intolerable that the present aftuation of that distracted people, but to nuy revalution reco; nizing Ketlogy, Messrs, Potter and Marshall aro utter- Iv upped, ‘hoy tind uuthing to Jurtify the teller t Hellong wax elected; that he seized tha Govern~ muent by the afd of the Federal troope, through a yold and fraudulent order, which prevented tho counting and raturniug of the voles, should be a standing irc sumption agaiust him, When the people, outraged by the nbuson of hia Governtnent, tad autcestully re gained the offiee which ho bad uaurgec, bo van egein Teseated by tho Tederal power through formy of Jaw by which he had intrenehed Itmnolf. Ie once more suught to nullify the choice of the Fooply at the fata election, aud to that oud called itt e Federal troops tu break up the mecting of the Legislature, Tor Congr ws to reco;uize a uaurpation RO gross, no oppressive, I+, they think, to crtabiish a precedent by whieh, under,pretenta that cau readily found, sus Btatc Govarument ay be orerthrowy. the will of the people nubitied, and fraud and vivienze tnado permanout, and republean forms perverted to dostroy liberty. In their Judgment all that 14 needed in Louisians {5 to withdraw the Feder: trcope, and leave the people of that State to govern themacives, Ciantes Fostrn, Wiuran WaLTKR Pretra, Ctanxsow N. Tocren, Sauven 8, Nausitany, THE MINORITY REPORT. G. F, Hoar, Chairman of the Committee, made the mlaority report, closing with the following rosolutions: Witenzan, Both branches of tho Legislature of Loulsiaua have requested thu Helact Coramnitten of tho Houroto investigate the cireumetaures attending the nd election and returns thereof in that Stele for the yeor 1875; ond Wuehras, ald Committes bax unenimourly re- posted that "the Returning Board of that 8¢: vacaing and oonplling eald returus, sud provuutgatt the results, wrongfully applied an orroucour rule of law, by reason whereof persona wero awarded ju the Thon of Reprosentatives scatw to which thoy wire not en- titled, and persons entitled to seata were deprived of them $ : Heaolved, That it is recommended to tho Houso of Representatives of Louisiana to take immediste stepa to renwdy eafd tpjustice, sud to placa the persons rightfally entitled to thelr auatn, Resulved, That William P, Reilogg be recognized on the Governor of Louisiane until thy end of the term of oflico fixed by the Constitution of that State, Tho rajority end minority reporta wero or- dered printed. As the result of tha colloquy betweon members as to which waa the majority report and which the wmivority report, it imay bo slated that all the mom- hbera af tho Committes report arainet the action of the Neturning Board ; that Alesard, Foster, Phelps, Patter, and Marahall unite in the mojority report that thera was no gen2ral in- timidation 11:4 Biate, but a freo and fair elec- tion, which resuited inifavorof the Conzorvatives, who wore deprived of tho result by tho wrong: ful section of the Returning Iioar, hat Mousru. Hoar, Wheeler, sui fryo unite ina minority re- bf and that Foetor ossonts with Hoar, Whoeler. and Fryo to a compromisa revegiizini Kellogg 28 Governor, und giving tho suujority in the House to tha Conserrative delogales, WHEELER'S PROPCAITION ALOUTPD, Srecial Dixpatch to The Chieaan Tribune, New Onzease, La,, Fob, 23.—Tho Conaerva- tive Legivlatnre caucus rdupted in secret sen- sion the Wheolor proyosition by advico of their ropresentatives in Washington, Moware. Burke. Zacharie, and Loonard. Mr. Wiltz telegraphod Indgo Whoeler tho acceptaues on condition that Gov. Kelloge should conveno the Logisla- ture in extra scvaicn, Judgo Wheeler bas com- munieated with Gor. Kellogg on tho subject. Ho will probably decline to cotail on the Stato the expense of on extra sexsion. [fo the Aescuted Prem} M'ENEMY PROTESTS, New Oncrans, Fob, 23.-—Gov. McEnery, in 2 letter to Spoaker Wiltz, protests againet the Con- sorvative caucua eotering into any compromise Foesalng tho election of 1872. [hia evouing Gov. Kellogg received a tele- im from United States Marahal Packard, now a Washington, stating that tho compromiso roposition enbimitted by Congressman Wheeler bad . heen accepted by Meears. Baorke and Leonard, reproscating the Louisiana Coneorvatives. Similar information waa tolegraphod to the Conservative caucus in see ston here. Jt is probablo thet the Wheeler Propoxition will be accepted to-morrow night. A msjority of the members expressed them- selves In favor of ft. Kellogg is oxceedlagly anxious that somo plan of adjustment be agrocd upon before Congress adjourus. ————— NUMBER ONE, HOW CERTAIN CONGREUSMEN WAVE AN EYE TO TUE INTERESTS OF THAT LAPORTANT PANTY. Bpessa! Disyatch to The Chicago Iridune, Wasurmaron, D. O., Feb, 23.—Senator Scott, of Pennsylvania, in a vory spiteful ond arrogant speech upon the Pacific Mail subsidy, furnished 8 curious {illustration of tho views which many public men take on the results of tho Pacitic Mail invostigation. He characterlzod tho ex- Donditore of $750,000 hero by Irwin sas nieco of business idiocy, and said that, whilo editors, vorrespondents, and bummera are putting thoir arms up to their elbows into this corruption fund, the eridence showed that thus far Congroesmen are guiltless. Thin very amuelog and forced pleco of special pleadin by which the rocioionts of inaignifican remoant of tbat bribe moucy ara assumed to have recoived it all, ia common with many publie men, and with nono more than those to whum suspicion points as bribe-takora. A COMPANION-PIECR to this argumont, ittnatrativo of a very common typo of Congressional morality, ocourred in tha other Hougo at tho samotime, Hathorn, tho proprlotor of tho great miuoral spring at Sara- toga, and Rapreeontativo in Congress from that district, moved on amondmont to tho Tax bilt, proposing w yory considerable tax upon all im: portod mineral watora, and tho House, witha very low dissenting voteu, pormitied tho amondmont to bo ombodied iu the bill, Ono Domocratio momber had tho courago to say that Hathorn had not the right to vate for such on amoud- ment, ashe waa poraonally intoroated in the protection of his mtneral springs, but the Houao id not ontertain the objection, and Hathorn not only did vote, bat, in the wildest excitoment, pesought all hia porsonal fricnda to voto with 1s —— ‘THE MINT QUESTION, BILL REPORTED IN TUS BLUATE. Special Inapatch to ‘the Clicaa Tribune, Wasutxatoy, D, C,, Feb, 23,—Tho Sonate Fi- nance Committee inutructod Senator Shorman to report to the Sonata a bill providing for tho establlutment of a new mint, but not wpocifying the location, and dirocting him to ask tho Sonate that the Prosident bo requested to furnish moro Gofinite information as to tho most allgiblo Places, There fa much reason to bollove that it the resident should no — called upon to spocify tho placa of location bo would doulgnato Chicago, Sonstor Sherman roported the hill to the Sonate late this oftor- uoon, ‘Lhe bill provide for tho ostablisiunent ora mint, as callod for by tho now Coinage act, and mentions sinong tho eligible places, and in the following order: Chicago, Omxbe, Bt. Loule, Iudianapolie, aud Cinciuoatt, Tho frionda of the Cuicago mint dellovs that the ordor in which thenamos of these citios is givon Indicetca & real prefareuce of the majority of mittee for Chicago, ———ae NOTES AND NEWS, . BHEHIDAN'S MILI ALY ABILITIES, Sprctat Dispatch ty The Chicago Yribune, Wasurnatoy, D. 0. Fob. 23.—Zho trovideat, ina recont conversation with Meprosentative Frye, of Maino, paid a very high tribute to Phil Bhoridan. ‘The President inquired of Fryo, who ad {ust returned with tho Louisiaus Commit- tee, his opinion of Bheridau, Mv, Pryo said he had thought that Sheridan wass good man to lead a obarge in battle, and little more ; bus that bis visls ba Now Osieans bed shown thal bs was. the Com- fg, ynantmoun in finding the fact tat the tion nf } G mistakon, and that, on tho contrar: dan is a man of very round judgment, and manages aifalrs in Louisiana with remarkablo suitity, notwithstanding bo is constantly in- wuited, ‘Tho President in eubstsace replied: “With very many other people you have indeod been entirely mlataken, It is my do- Mborate opinion that Phil Shoridan ia (ho great- cut living or dead military man. If two of the largest countries in the world wera to bo one gaged in awarnzninet each othor, and toro to ronccute it tothe utmost limit, I know of n0 man \sing: or dead to whom I would ao aoon iutruet the eampaicn fram the Panning of it to tho ond ae to Gon, hn Sheridan,” PACIFIC IATL REFONT, Tho sub-Committea of Ways and Means, charged with the preparation of the Pacitie Mail roport, wilt provauiy report to the Committee to-morrow morning. Michard B, Tewin has myateriourly left tho city, and it ta roparted that he will sail far Enropo to-morrow. Rutux Uoteh, Managing Director uf the Pacitic Mail Company, iu cooking for him to arrest bita on tho esiminal chargo of ombezzlemeat of the corruption fund. THE AENATE VOTE ON TUE PACIPIC MAIL stnaiDY, Tue Seunte, by tho very extraordinary vote of 62 yean to 12 naye, sunported the proposition of tho Hausa to repeal the additional Pacific Mail subsidy. At the adfourument lant uljtht, it wee itapoositie to have predicted this resutt, ‘Tho roal decinion of tho question rested with the Senate Judiciary Committee, which hod not then reported. ‘To-day that Co:mtnittoo reported that tho Government fy not bound vy the Pacific Mail contract, and soon theroatter tho law wag repealed. ‘Thovo who ate disposed to take o inournful view of this action way that that vote balled dawn the Atsericin flay from twenty eight fine ships. and left tie Pacific Mail Steat ehip Company without indeed enough to buys pound of coal. THO QUANTERMASTER's BILL. Senator Logan succseded in passing his bill relative to tho roorgamzation of the Quartor- msator’s Department, ARKANSAS, ‘The Arkansay report iz to be brought up to- morrow [f it ducs not interfere with tau Appro- prasion bills. ‘be supporters of the Lulaud report have canvawzed the Houso, and claim » largo majority for it. CONTESTED ELECTIONS, The House Liecttoun Committee bas already received notice of thirty cases of contoatad eloc- tions in the next Honsa, 4 ‘Tho following nominations wero went to the Senate to-day: Postanetera—S. D. Bingham, Lansing, Mich. ; Willi ton, Jackesn, Mich. ; Mra. Ellen id, O.; Aire. M. ¥, Lowe, ; liam Natherbeo, Webasha, Minn’; Charlo: Lord, Shakopee, Minn. 3 Eliott Shurtz, Marahall, 1n.; Joseph C, Parratt, Kookuk, Ia; iM. Athorton. Ovage, Te 0, 2. Saudbory, Chenos, Ill,; ‘I. I’. Nobicy, hcott, Kae; John Clinton, Erownsville, Lenn; Jobo Severance, St. Joseph, Mo. ALABAMA, ‘fhe minority report in tho cece of Alabsma say presented by Me, Coburu (Chairman of tho Relect Comontive). aud the vieWs of the minori- ty by Bucknor. ‘l..2¥ were ordarod printed. _ Jn the Sonate, Ax, Spencor preseute:l a memo- rial of tho Hepttblicun members of the General Ansombly of Alovama, addrossed to the Proui- dent wud Cougresa, claiming that the change mude by the Aiubema Legislaturo in tho penal cody of the State wade a syatom of involuntary servitude for African citizens; that 93,000 Re- tublican voters were disfranchined by political episiction; that tho Democrats proposed actu amounting ton practical nulification of tho con- stitutiona! amondments: and, finwly, axking Congress to empower tho President to sus- ponu tLe writ of babeas corpus iv certain con- Naogenctes, in order to preserva tho public pexco in tho Sourhorn States, Meferred to the Com- mitteo on Privileges and lections. THE CABINET wan in aession two hours anda nalf to-dey, Tho condition of busenrsa before Congress was s sub- ject of sume conversation, ‘Tha proposnts from the Pacitic Haltr-sda were diseaesed, and the general improssicn prevailed that at tho Present time nothing should be dono with reference —thereta, 20 that no cummmnication will be ainda by Scezetory Bris- tow to Congress on the aubject. It is thought ‘het, eahoult tho matter bo presented at this time, its consideration in Congress might jeopar- dize some of tho appropriation bills, owing to the probability of « consumption of yaluable time fn its discuurion. TUE MESICAN VETERANS. ‘The Mexican war veterans wera received by the Prerident to-day in the Eaxt Room. ‘The deleatos, numbenng nearly 200, were intro- duced by ox-Gov. Horberl, of Loulsiana. ‘Chere wee nospeoch-making, Aftor the ceremony, the veterans marched to their hall, aud Lstened to ap ovation, President Grant was presented with a badge of the Association, —_—+— CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. SENATE, Wasttnaton, D, C., Feb. 24,—Mr, Logan, from tho Courntties on ’Miliicry Atfairs, reported ‘back the Toure bill to equalize the bounties of anidicrs who sorved in the Lite War, and asked tts present oou- tideration, ddr, lowe objected, upon the ground that the Libriry Commnittee was entitled to the mormiuyg hour to-day) “It was lita desiro to have the bill reported by that Commultton conriiterorl, Mr. Lugan gave notico that ke would saz for the consideration of bis Lill duriug the morning hour of each day until he could ot a vote, TUE QUARTRUMASTER'S DEPARTMENT, ‘Mr, Logan called up the Hone btll fu relation to the Quartermastor’s Department of the Aray and regulating pppolntments therein, Pasred, LILRARY ACCOMMUIATIUNS. Mr, Howe, from the Comestttas ou Library, ealted pp the bill waking turther provivion Yor two ucroitie modation for the library for Conursea, which provides for the erection of # building iu Judiciary aquaro, ‘Mr, Falnmnds offered o wuletituto providing for tho extenclon of the west front of thy centro Luitding of tho Cupdtol, not wxcevdting 3 feet, to accommundate tho Itrery, aud proswalug au appropriation of $300,000 to eatnmianee the work, ‘Phe Dil waa discussed {il the expiration of the moritng hour, wid wus then laid over, TUE POST-OPTICE BTIn ‘Tho Sonate tlien resumed tho consideration of tho Poxt-Otlice Approprianion bill, tue pending question Folng whether the sectiou tn'tae till, ou it cam trom ths House, repeaiing the act of June 1, 1972, author fing the coutract, should be stricken out, ‘Aice furiher deta, a vole way taken on the quer= clause, and resulted Hon of striking ont the repatls yea, 11; mays, 52—~a folluw YEAB. Cameron, Fretinguussen, Pease, Conover, dite be beryeant, Crogan, Heron, Sprague—ii, Flay stersin, ee NAYS. * Alcorn, Gordon, acy, ‘Alifeou, Huger, Henson, ‘Anthony, Lamiiton (Md,), Nobertson, Layard, Ianulten (Yex,), Saulabury, Harvoy, Behurz, Aitcheoek, Seats, Anal Suorinan, Johuston, Brencer, Kelly, Btovonscn, Logad, Stewart, MeUreery, ‘Thurnan, Alerrimoy, Tipton, Storsil (ale), Wadtelgh, Morrilt(Vt),' Washbiten, Baton, Horwood, Wert, Eimunds, Ogleaby, Windom, Forty Quick.) Pratt, Wright=52, Goldtuwaite, ‘Who actiou of the House, repeating the contract of 1873 for an nduitions! autldy was concurred in, Stir, Edmunds, trom the Judictery Quninittes, sab TMitted w report dn the question waether the ooutzact with tha Paciile Aiall Stesmuitp Company for a wetal- monthty China imuil service ts atill obligatory ou uv, ‘Tow Coingnittoo roport that fn Mies opiulon the Gov erunient ia wut bound, in taw, ta carry tlie contract I ntoedcct, ‘Tho mcln reason uavigued for this co.e u- sion tx that tho Osupany do wot furnish tho abips re« quired for the additional vervice at the proper time, aud thet the Poatusatorievoral bad wo lawful an. thority to cecept vorucla when they were tendased, and bis wedion canupt ldnd tho Governtacut, THM ARMY LILL Tho Pevt-Office Appropmation util having ben reed 8 Usd tine, end passed, the tokup the Army Appropriation tt, £ ‘Tho anenducute proposd i, the Committes on Approprixtions wore dispoacd of vs tolusas Berikiog feu truops oF villeurs ont the provivo that heres! change stations thote feulitce alail receive trunsporsae tidu der tand-grout and subvidived redlroads wilica snd recolve no payiaeuts frum the United Btatev, Ayrocd to, ‘Tocroasing the appropristion for tho hire of quarters for vitivers and troops, vafv keeping of stores, ete, from €1,400,Q0 to $1,800,000, Ayreod to—ycas, 20; may ‘itikig out the proviso that no part of the money for the purchaws aud mauufueture of clotlsing, pro- serving aud repackiug tue bo paid {08 the usw of uby patunt procems f us of cloth fectoulag fue upproprnion for the manutactury of nereuding the sppropri for the man rn macailie umuunition for wmull ara from $13,040 to $100,660, Agreed tu, Appropristinz $20,000 for overhauling and repairing ghluaiion, rotating ericusiout 1a searcouet defenses, INOUE GUUS, vie, Aitreed 10, ‘bu etugndiveut kyereasiig thu appropriation for the monufacture of the Nalioual armiorke of the new rt h-lvading musket and carbine, adopted Upus thy recommeudation of the Yoord of Orticers eouvenod uuiior tho act of June G, 1872, Soom $100,010 209,000, wan agtoud (0, eee guicndment excepting District Attornoys and Glerks of Courts of the United States from the oporae tion of the class providing tat eresfler any actiial travellug espouses mall be allowed to suy’ person holding cnjloyinent or sppobitmeut undur the United States, Aureed tu, Mr, Sheruian submitted on additional acction to the LiL which passe! the Houso on the Oth of Janus ary lust, for tke rellef of certain ates and Terri~ tories on account of orduance stores Laaued to taom during tho civi! war, wich provides ll lasuce of tho! preset armrand ordnance rtorea’ maic to Btxtes and Terri- torisa retwoon tho Int lay of January, 1281, aud 29th of P43, having Leen tnade forthe maintenance and evvation of the Union, the Keeretary of War may reait the roveral Gtater and Territories with te mins charged to Moin respectively for arma and other craw Agreed to, ‘y xubmitted an amendment anthorizing Mittin of £30,060 before the end of the prea al year for supplies, when tt may be found to {he advantage of the Government to purchase {mme- diately. Aneved to, 3 aaotion wf Ste; Dogg, the whole claune telating to the payment of ralireate wae stricken out, with the puderstanding Uiat the matter ahould go tos Comntlt+ ten of Conference with 3 view to perfocting a nectin, aoe rile reported 8 Yas BADR, and ee en le {n Comrulttes of the Whole sgroc to, It was then read athird time and panded, py THR MINT MLL Mr, Morrill (Vt), from the Committee on Finance, Teporte:l adversely 'on bills to establish a brauch ning of tha United Htases at St. Lanie, Mo,$ to establiah @ mint for the coinage of guid aud silver at Chicago 3 ta extablisb & mint for tae colnige of gold and silvor at Indlanapolia; to ostabliah a branch mint of the United tates at Ornala, Noh, ; and they wero all indefinitely Postponed, Ho aizo aubmittad » written report on thd vubject, whieh was otderd printed, aud the following revolution, which wan placed ott tho calendar: Keasteed, That, anit appeare oxperient to establiah & ranch saint for tho colnayte of sliver, tie Presidont of ihe United States po requested to inetitnte inquiries asta the prop-r placo for the estatllslinent of a branch mint at som point In the Western States, or tn tha Mleatesipyl Valloy, taking to accuunt all questions of evonuiny snd fachittes for distribution, and report lyon the saine nt the commencoment of ‘the next aes son of Congress, COLORADO HILL. ‘The Hill to stmit Coluradn ng a State was taken up, ate, Jadruundn sald tho gentieaen who bud elarge of ig i ward this bill, cell up thn 6 Saiata wero putting fore ue they put it ont of hia power to fatits Dill, ay ke Intended ta do upon the cimpletion of the Army Appropriation bill, Ieforo pract ailing with the Coloraclo bill, the Senate adfogtied uuill to-ruorzow, when it coves’ Up aa DO fnlshed business after the explrction cf tho moruing Our, ——-—_——_—_. Don't rik anything with a stubborn cough, when @ refe ren may ba fiadin Dr, Jayne's Expectorant, Kore innge und tarouta aro a;edily Lelpod by it. * aa re nn ene ment INSURANCE, 2GAG. “WEIOLDIEDSAE 2a75, VOe AT INSURANCE CO, OF LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, Firo insurance. (OFFICIAL PUBLIOATION.) UAL STATEMENT OF THE ROYAL IN COMPANY, OF LIVERPOOL, IN ENGLAND, On the Snth day of Juae, 141, mao to she Auditor of fic Accounts, of tw State ot Iiigola, pursusat tale ASSETS, Veloo of ret eatety owned by the Goings “S 14398.934, , t WOT 6 Fog * BLT Ss . AjAdT VIRGO $74,092.50 I 4 Interowt acurued sinew nef a Preintama in course of celiection and traneimisatun, Total assota, LIABILITIES. Grom claims | for yun which ah 7 80,870.55 Tiles sree pega taanatigg 979M 8GO5S Uneumtcnes 1782140 1 S 281.839.45 1,723,128,00 20,592.74 INCOME. Premiams received duritg tho rear, in cast, BIPaNDITUR: Losses pal duriax 49 soar, ry Titvidenda pal dating tue y: ‘Commbelons aad salaries paid di ing the year, AML Other expauditures., ‘Total exponditures,... MISCELLANEOUS. ‘Total risks talcmn dur: sa2l0g 7 ,099,107.21 92,117.09 84,365.37 “Thtn Total arsount of ings. WOHN IL Me DI Subsorihed amd ay censer, yi Asneta in United Str Losses paidsince Orgerizatlon 29,938,546.89 Agencies tn the Peaicipal Clues and Towns. | CHAS. EZ. CASH,’ ‘Manager for Citenga and 100 AND 162 W. __ ADVERTISING, NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING | Wa roel od srertisoments, Lid insartion, in any News- se vaplta noes peRGrartivore ahuntd wwnd fersar kets and rales betaae kelog conteaces for tuole Syring Advording. Lathnates (urnihed on aprlicst.on. end for our Advsrtisars' [tetervuce Book. LH. CHANDLER & CO., i ge 80 MADIGON.-8T., Beat hous, CHICAGO, THT, WATER ELEVATORS. Water Elevators All pricos acd for all purposes, frau a Dumb Walter to lage Passonger Eloyator. We maxo Passongor Mevae tor fon Dwollinga that {s arrungod su as to do tho work for two houros in @ block, anit have no onmmuntcation bo~ tween the bause, ‘T'bose wo can affund at a price to ware rant thelr asa io every good block uf dvollinge, We EMAL 4 C0,, Tul Lakes, wary we 235,570,356 BUSINESS OF.4 NOES. TO BATTERS. Tatondiny to apply albour revourees to our manufsotar Soy nud Jobbing biutnose, we will soll out our retail es tablishmout, No. 163 Clark 51 Ith or without the stock. ‘The location ts ono of the vory best in tho city, with @ ood trado already established. Apply to SOOTT & CO., ‘193 Mad!aon-at. TRUSSES, 20, RELIBY, COMVORT, AND CURL, 'LVTI'6 COMMON SENSE TRUSS, Adopted. OTs the U, 5, Govorument an the best ip FLEET, BUTAAD & PARCRE peril ta aby Ot Trussony Rigas easel foge, Instrumeuts tor catolnteujuninent. bat DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. Dusit U1, French ata Hizey Daub Teed a tls day diseeody Te beloaee wil why W. i ama and HL bo eam aiyluof Fren Cittoauo, Fb. aa mtu, etc, Corraet amd ton guaran! at We, 1. FRUNOH, DISSOLUTION. ‘The coparinership heretofore existing under ibe Fouvratelu, Pilnyoc & Ca., ia Uils dey dlqavived by 2 ouusent, BENE rs pres Fe Chteago, Feb, 2, 1616, G, SCHOWIELD, lt bo conttaued by the gudurnincd ee boi amihiduintol-atey Calosgey, ba the hin Game ut Mueratain & Pdvee Le, Epona why