Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 2, 1875, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, —_— Porhaps, when yearn havo pasacd away, your cm!drsn or your yem]xlmn's childron wlli como to Jook at the soats of tho jury who roturned tha name of Henry Ward Jeecher to the wotld with- ont a stan, and cenhlrilm will roll sway before this trial wili be forgotten. __ . Hero Mr. Tracy concluded his opening for the defenso, and the Conrt adjourned, ANOTEER CARD FROX BOWEN. Henry C. Bawen eaid to a_reporter, last even- inm, that bio **had not sought noloriety in thia Tilton-Ieechor case, aud sustained only the samo relation Lo it a4 any otuer private citizen, wud nothing more. It was not his quarrel. and ho was nat in any way a party to the auit, While smonabla to criticlem for his action aud conduct tn the daily affairs of lifo, hio had not idontified himself with this trial, Lad not taken any part in ita proccediugs, and theroforo ho had belioved it hin duty to rebuke Gen, Tracy for his uncalled- for and unjust criticism in hiw oponing. 1f oither party ahould eall him bo would ovey the order of the Court, but otherwiso it waa far from Mulh-iuhea to have auything to do with the al, L | ———— WOODHULL. BUE TALKS YET AOAIN, Speetal Lnapateh tn The Chicano T'ridune, New Yonx, March 1.—-Mrs. Woodlull to.day stated that sho had sont a demand to the Heraid aod Times to publish' a full rotraction of the language misquoted from Mr. Tracy, denounciog ber us & prostitate, and declaring that, if they did not do o, she would bogin prococdings agaiust them, and compel them to justify thoir false roports, which {nlsoly pretended to bo faith- ful reproductionsof langnage employedin court, or prove that she waa tho infamous creature that they Lad represented ler to Lo by misquoting Mr. Tracy. Sho raid #ho prolably owed them Bome indulgence, as blind partisans of Mr. Tilton, whom she enidmust boa Iunatic, judging from tho absurd things he hnd sworn to, With regard to his councctlon with Ler, sho sald ho certainly must bo crackod- Lrained to awear to matters iwmmatorial which which conld bo disproved by ecores of witnesses. Ho had denied, sho eaid, that ho had alept In hor tiousa. On the contrary, sho declared ho bad made it his home for o time, dining at her tablo, living in her porlors, and wHiting at her deaku, Bhe paid that sho had froquently. gono home at night mith ber husband to find Mr. Tilton writ- ing &t ber private desk. A8 TO BATHING WITH HIM, it was absurd for him to deny what had occurred frequentiy, aud what ladics ‘and gents of the higheat reepoctability do every day withont thouglt of coything immodest in thoact, As to visiting ler fifteen, or aven ton, timos, na Lo had aworn, ho had sworn falsoly, and, worso than that fnnnshlf. for lio might have eworn that ho hiad frequently visited hor in company with Gen. B, T Dutler, Mr. Julian, of Indiana, and othors of political prominence. 8ho spoko also of the sbanrd and felye statemonts of Mrs, Moulton on tho stand as to her visits to 3lrs. Woodhull. 400D, Mrs. Woodhull stated that sho _was for many months a constant visitor to Mra. Moulton's house. and, inatead of their datlng their ruin from their acquaintance with ber, she, on tho contrary, had reason to date hor ruin from tho acqunintanco which Tilton and Moulton imposed upon her. —_—— DANYVILLE. YESTERDAY'S MUSS. THI, OPEMA-NOUSE CROWDED. Srectal Dupateh to The Chicago Tridune. Dasvirre, I, March 1,—Owing to the ab- #ence of Mr. Mack, ono of tho leading counsel for the dofonee, court was this morning ad- Journed till 1 o'clock this aftoruoon. At that time tho court wss convoned, with the Opora- House (whero court i3 being beld) crowded to euffocation, DAVID HUSTOX, for the defonse, was called to tho witness-stand and sworn, He know both the plaintiff and de- fondant, IHosaid: *I know when the plaintiff moved to Paris ; tho defondant's visits Lo Jen- nie were very frequent. When sho first moved to Paris, abont three yoars since, I thought tho defondant made bis vieits less froquont. I thought, at firet, from tho frequent visits, that there was a soerct marriage, but, from the defendant's visits growing less frequent, I waa convinced such was not the caso." ' COL. D. A. HORRINON ewore: * 1 know both the plaintiff and Mr. Morgan. 1In the fall or 1883 they togother visit. od my houre." At this stage of tho procecdinps the dofense attempted to ecatablish tho fact, by this witness, that the plainti was in ilio habit of nsing ob- sceno language, which was objected to by Voor- Lieos an the ground that the defeuso wore estop- pod from introducing cvidenco in that way to £how the fact that tho plalnt! wasin the bablt of using such language, as tba defendant liad already mado oath that sucli was the cago, ind that ho was aware of tho fact prior to the conditional engagement; g A TOW AND A COLLATSE. TDuring tho discussion of this point bigh and offensive language was indulgod in between ‘Voorhees and Mack, to say nothing of the threat- ening position of chalrs, fists, olc. His Honor, the Judge, was forced to call upon the Sheriff to quell o sceno which was disgraceful in tho ox- tromo. Order Leing restored, Maj, QGore don, aftor consultution with his colleaguos, informed tho Court that the dofonso would proceed with tho trial no further, which ia a courso thoy can pnraue, as the Court is simply preelding by agreoment, Finaliy, is was sug- gesated by Mr, Mann, one of the counsel for the plaintift, that tus Court ndjourn till 8:30 o’clock tosmorrow morniug. In the meantime, Aomo um!cdab:e adjustinent of the dilicalty muy bo ar- nived nt. LOVE-FFABT, This evoning the following card s handod yburcormapandont i We mutually withdraw all offensive langnage and eplihels cangloged by s (bl afteruoo of oF (0 cach other 1n tho Court-Houso ot Danville, 1%, pendiug the trial of Mann ve, Dluckburn, In b0 crder in which #ileh Inngpunga or epithiets wors wpoken, and old-imo irfondly relations are hercby restoral belwren us, WiLLIAM Mack, D, W, Voonuzes, DanviLLe, 1, Mareh 1, 1875, o s THE PRESS-GAG LAW. A Test Cnso In Ste Loutwe 8r, Louis. March 1.—A, C, Buell, arreated some days ago [n accordanco with instructions from Washington, for publishing in the Detroit Frce Iress lnst wintor au allegod hbol on Bonntor Choudler, of Michigan, was before Uunited Biates Commissionor Lnos Clark to.day, and Ly bhim romanded ivto the custady of United Btatos Marshnl Nuwcomb 1o be trapaferred by him to tho District of Co- lumibla, Jamea A, Broadhead, counsel for do- fandant, opplied this afterncon to Judgo ‘I'reat of the United Sintos District Conrt for n writ of babeas corpus, which was grauted, returnablo in threo days, when tho cass will bo ar- gued in accordanca with the stipulations nfroml upon by counsel us follows : First, tho jurisdic- tion of courts of the District of Coluwbia over tha offenva charged in tho fudictmont; socond, the suflicloncy of the indictment to charge tho offenre of libel withiu tho juriediction of tho District of Columbia; thitd, the ApJ\Ilc-hillt)‘ of the thirty-third wection of the Judiclary nct tu cases, aud, moro especially, tho applicabilitv of vaid thiriy-third section in this case, including aluo thequestion of tho right of said Commission- er to iesup the warrunt herotoforo isued in this case, kus right to order the romoval of defond- ant to the District of Columbla for trial. THE NORTH PENNSYLVANIA, Pmyravecents, Murch 1.—3leasrs, Pardeo, Kuight, Comby, snd others, all heavy hold- ers of Nosth Pennsylvania Rallroad se- curities, purchused the entire stock hold b the city in that corporation, sgarogating 80,800 siares, 1¢ia eald this action hay been takeu to provout the I'enusylvanis Xaflrond fiom gestiug posscasion of that road, which is to bo a part of the now through liue to Now York. 2 N S THE COLDEST FOR FORTY-THREE YEARS. #7, Paut, March, 'Li—"Tho Bmithsonian fnsti- tuto reoordy, kept iu this elly, show tho woan teporaturo of tho winter fohave been 2 du;mu colder than that of any previous record lu forty- two finnu, sluco the zogular ubservations st Fort Emelliug were constituted. e e THE NEW EPISCOPAL BISHOPS, Mosive, Als., March 1.—Tho Episcopsl Stand- Ing Commlites or Alabama gavo cauouical con- scot Lo the cousecration of Dr, Jawger, Dlshop- elect of Southern Oblo, and of Lr. Ds Kovon, Bliskop-elect of llinois. WASHINGTON. Vitrual Defeat of the New Rev- enue Bill in the Senate. The Honse Adopts the Lou- isinna Compromisc. Alex. H. Stephens Comes Gal- lantly to the Front. The Force Biil Obfains a First Read- fng in the Senates COonference Committees Will Consider the Indian and Army Bills, March Statement of the Public Debtees A Decrease of $6,680,183. THE NEW REVENUE BILL, IT3 DEDATE IN THE BENA Wasmsotoy, D, 0., March 1.—Tho naw Rov- enuo biil was discussed tho greater portion of the day Iu the Senate, and encountered very many obatacles. At 11 o'clock to-night ite dofeat rooms imminent, as au amendment hiag boen ndded relativa to tho tax of tobacco in tho Committco of tho Wholo, and will probably be sustained, if the bill is roported back to tho Senate. Houator Blermau, Chair- man of thoe Finance Committes, was opposed to thoe bill. Morrill, of Vermout, took chargo of tt, and presonted the reasons for its pasaaga to tho Henate. 1fe urged tho Sounato to pass tho bill &8 1L cama from tho IMtuge without sn amend- moot, and inalsted that anyamendmont would dofeat it, 1lo claimed that tbo royenus which it it would raiso is absolutely indispensable if the Governmont is to rcnKecz 1ts obligation, Mr. Bhorman opposed the Dbill, * but suid that Lo would uot opposo any amendmont nor ombarrass the Sonate in roaching a voto up- on it, but should vote aganet its passage, Ilo thought the President might, in lia dlecretion, suspend work on publio improvements wheneyer tho condition of tho rovenue required it, Ilo thought that work on public buildings sbauld stop rathor than tho bill should paes. The Democrata genorally opposod tha bill, and de- manded greater economy of tavatton. Mr, ‘Thurman denied that the publio honar is Invoiv- ed in tho sinxing-fund, The Benatora REPRESENTING THE TOBACCO DISTRICTS Insisted tbat tobacco aolready manufactured ehould bo oxempted from tlie mcroased tax. Mr, Morton favored the bill, Mr. Logau mado ono of the strongest agninst it. Il objected to the groat unoquality of . tho fax. Ilo tannted tho Sonato with tho indolenco which had charnctorized fts action thus far, and asked Scuators how thoy sould like to meot their con- stituxats after Laviog sccomplished practically nothing_but to incroase taxation and so on. Aftor Logan bad finished, John Sherman, whom Morrill bad prodded wilh bLeing & wenk-knoed Republican, roso an made an olo- ucnt apeoch, which eurprised the Senate. Ho diculed tho movstrositics of the bill, showed how unjustly it boro upon tha Weat, and said he hoped to sea it defcated, ThoSenats refused to tablo tho bill by a tie vote, TATEST.—At 12:15 8. m. apotber motion was made to tablo tho Rovenne bill. Tho motion wis—30 yess ; 30 neye—eo it was tabled. This is practically, but not neceseanly, tho defent of the Henato by n mnjority voto, ‘T'ho Comumittos to-morrow will reconsidar this action, ety LOUISIANA. . TUE DAWN OF I'EACE, Special Dispateh t> The Chitcago Tritune, Wasnmwaton, D, C,, March 1.—George I Honr, upon the anncuncement of tho passage of the Louisiana resolutions, sald: * I repret that our frionds on the other side shonld havo voted 1 golid colimn agatnat pershitting o proposition Lo give peace to Loulsinna aven to bo voled upon,” The Louislaua resolutions were adopted by the Houeo, and the Democrats are to-nisit begin- ving to dlscover that iu, unitedly o pusiog the ouly practicable method that has Leen deviesd for rostoriug peaco to Loulsana, hoy have com- mitted o grave political Linnder, The great work of, tho day in tao llouso was the adoption of tho preamblo and rowolution a8 rocommended by tho majority of the Loulsi* oua Committeo, Theso resolutions recommend to the Honse of Represontatives of Toulsiaua : firat, that steps be taken to seat the members lawfully entitled to seats; and, second, that Wilam Pitt Kellogg be recognized as Governor uutil the ond of his term. Tho resolutions wore unexpectedly brought boforo the Houre, Georgo ¥. tloar, soon after tho Houso convened, moved ta suspend tho rales apd pass tho resolutiony as one proponition, TUE DEMOCBATS WERE SURPRRED and disconcerted at tho motion. Ilaudall made the point of order hat other business was beforo tho IHouse, Yotter insisted that a eoparate voto should bo taken upou the resolu- tiong. 'Tho reason was apparont iu tho result, a4 tho Democrats were partivan enough to unan- imounly voto for the firat resolution, but wore not lovers cnough of poace to vote for tho see- ond. The motion to pass bath resolutions jont. ly wan mado and failed—yoas, 155; nays, 85— uob two-thirds. Tho Domocrats lacked half a dozen votes of their sggregato memborship. Thirty Republicana wero absent from the ouse, This was & critical parlinmentary sicuntion, aud would have proved folul to tho ronolutions for tho ~ sossion Lut for the “ulinmunhry shrowdness of Bponker Blalne, AMr, Hoar moved to suspeud the rules to bring tho resolutions bofore the Ilonao for soparato actlon, The Domocrats woro quick (o seo tho offect of wucha motion, If It flm\'flflcd Lhoy Luow that both resoluti ons could bo pnund 8o arately by n majority voio. ‘Ihls motion was nssod quickly, turough its earliost stages, until ‘v. waod too late to objoct that othier busincss was roally entitled totlie floor. At that very moment many Republicans who did ot understand the Pnrlhmuulnrv situation urgod Ioar to withdraw iis motion. It could not be withdrawn oxcept by unanimonn cousent, No ono scemod rosdy to mnko objection, whon Blniue, calling a member 10 tho chair, quickly dropped his guvel apd pro- cured an objection to bu wmado, TUE CUITICAL VOIE UTON THE BILL was then ta bo taken, As the roll-call proceeded, it became manifest that the voto wos close. At ono tima tho Nepublicans lacked two of the necessary two-thirds, ltepublicsns and Domo- craty had meanwhilo organized. ltunners woro sont in evory dircotlon, uud absontees called in. Just befora tho sunouncement of tho vote, twelve additional Republicans wero found, which uecurod more than tho uccessary two-thirds. That voto sottlod the adoption of both resolu- tions, Inthe negutive Lt with the Demo- crats wero threaliopublicany, —Plerco, of Massae chusotty, Benor, and J, Ambler Smith, of Vir- sinia The only Democrat who voted with tho Tepublicans was ALUXANDER H. BTEPHENS, ¢ his vote Lud been cass with thy eighty-aig'on, the other side, fostoad of with tho Hopublichap, ths Louislaua resolutions would liaye beon de- feated. Ilo mlone of all tho Democraty bud the manliuoss to stand apare from Lis purty uwnd to vota for cooaldering the tesolutions, which some of the loading LDemocrats yrivatoly coucedo will halp to prevout suarchy fu Louisiaua, One other prominent Democrat came over to the Ropublican sido sud told o friond that the Repubi i1 thelr ioport hud dealt nobly aud mugnanimously swith Loulsiana, and huonly regrotied that party foalty provented hitn from voting for the revolutions, The promineut Louivtana Consorvatives who are here weio upon the tflooy appealing to their Demoeratio frionds not to dofeat tho consldera~ tion of thexo compromies resolutions, 'Lho result of tuelr efforts ouly was that two or threo of the Democrats declined 1o vote at all. ‘Tho Hopublicany to-nigut maintain that the Demo- cruts as & party by this voto Lave showu that thoy 1O NOT DESIRE TUAT THE LOUISIANA QUESTION BHALL DL BETTLED, . Lut wish that avurchy ,and » Government uulx- ported by bayouels shall continue thure until tho Presxlontinl campoign of 1870, and that they doxire partisan advattage rather than tho poace wud prorperity of a Ktato. . ‘Tho Conscrvative Cownmitteo hero bLas od- vicea that thero wore only twonty roputable usines slgued to tho call for the weoting 13 Now Ouleans in opposition to the compromise, waile tho call for the meuling 10 Buppost the compro- miso was slgned by nino-tenths of tho business wealth of tho Stato, Tho Houso Louisiana Committeo will on the 10th fnst. commonco ns privato citizons their work aa arbitrators in tho Louisisna case. Tloy expoct by that timo to reccivo tho writlen sc- coptanco of tho compromiso proposition, and written anthority to act as arbitratora, TIIE CONSLUVATIVE ACCEPTANCE OF TIE WHEELER TROTOMTION. Wasiisatox, D. C., Fob, 26,—Measrs, Burke, Zachario, snd Leonard, a committeo represents ing tho Conscrvative Convoution of the Ueueral Assembly of Louisiaua, havoe addressed to tho Solect Committes on Louisiana Affairs tho fol- lowing lotters Wasarxatox, D, O,, Feh, 25, 1875,—OrNTLEMEN Wo Liave the lionor ta inform you that the Conservas tive catcus has accepted tho plan for the rettiement of 1he existing political dificulties, known an tho Wheeler propoatilon, subject to two couditions,~first, that members of yaur Committeo shall act s arbitrators, and, second, that thera ahall bo an extra seasion of tho Geeral Aseembly of Louiajana on or before the fourtls Monday of Marcli noxt, to give practical effect to the award “when made, and o consider atd pasy wipon eertaln reform meanures, atmolutely esscntlal to the peace and proaperity of (ho State, In announcing {hia acceptatico wo dealrs to state that 1t is given under protest, and that we have been reluctantly forced to the conclusion that no other terms could bo obtalned, aud 18 I8 evident, if rejocted, shat tha people of Loulsiana bad eitlicr to submit abjectly to an unioubted usurps. tion or Lo plungo tho Slata iato » condition of anarchy, in which event they wera warned they wonlil bo nn- relentingly crushod by fue Federal Administration, Under thers circumstaticos tho proposition han been acrepted, but, in tho name of a once frea people, wo eulemuly protest agatunt the terribla wrongs which Dbave made that acceptanco u litter neccnsity, The rights of onr peapls can ouly bo vindieated, if ever vindieated, by tho actlon of iha American people, wha msy fnd oo lato that thelr own liberties bava perished with thoso of Louisiana, TICE NEW ORLEANA COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY, NEw OntEAss, March 1,—At o special moct- ivg of the Commitieo of Bovonty thin ovening tho following resolutions wore adopted: Pesoleed. That, 1u the opinon of tho Committce of Roventy, thomenbers of Legislativo caucus whio have volad toaccept the Wheeler proposition do not re- flect the vlews and wishes of tho vaet majority of the Democratic Conscrvative peoplo of tho Btate, Riesoleed, That thin Committee deems tho Wheeler comnromlic unwise and {inpolilicutlerly subserriva of tho rights aud principles for which we bavo been so loug contending, Resotred, That wo sdjure thoss members of the Tnited Btates Benato who aro friendly to the cause of Louisiana ta appase by all meann in their pawer tlio passagte of tho jofnt resolution recognizing the Rellogg ‘hat we snnounce on behalf of {hie Demo- ervative people of Louislana our unalleras Dlo resolutin to continite to opross tho Kellogg Gov- crument, and to proscento the Lauisiana caise befure Congrees nud tha peopls of tho United States regard- Jcen of the actlon of {liosa embers of the Conrervativo vaucus who have voted to secept the Wheeler comipro- mise, 11 D. QopLN, Lresident. T'nEp R, SOUTUSATD, Scereta: ek desa oty THE FORCE BILL, PEN DUTLER EXPHESSES AN OFINION, Speciat Diapateh to 1he Chicagn Tribune, Wasitsaroy, D, C,, Jarch l.—CGon. Butlor authorizes the publication of an interviow with hitn hera, Ioclaima that the passago of the Forco bill waa a triumph of Lis own against the old recognized loaders of the party. 1o thinks that tho effects of the Foree bill will bo good in the coming elections in Now IHampshire and Connecticut, but donbts its passago throngh thoe Sonate, Ho mlmits what everybody hgs bo- lieved, that ha is in favor of an oxtra session, Ie exoresses n fear that tho country may drift iuto another war, which, without the pass- age of tho Torco bill in tho Senate, he says seems not only porstble bt inmivent. Ho says that he is sad for tho fature, and that there Lias been no darker day sinco 1860 than the present. 1le seea tho danger w tho temper of Houthorn men, not of Southorn statesmen. IHo antlcipates tronbla in the next Presidentinl nlec- tlon in the event that the votes of tha Southern States oro controlled by Ku-Kiux and White- Leagucrs, He soys that in such avent tho Northeru States would uot submit Lo tho reaults of the Xtectoral College. TIE DILL T¥ THE SENATE, Tho friends of tho Forco bill in the Senate made good their promiso to bring it up at the carliost possible moment, They wero aided in thoic attempts by Vice-Presidont Wilson, who ruled very mueh in their favor, and coutrary to what many cluim is the traditional usage of the Bonnto. Mr, Wilson pormitted the bill to be presentod to-day for a first rending, which gives it an advantage of ane day moro than hal been oxjpected. No further progress with it was made during tho day session. ———ee THE APPROPRIATION BILLS, THE DEFICIENGY BILL. Snwetal Dieputeh to The Chicano Tribune. WasmxatoN, D, C,, March 1.—In the De- ficiency bill, tho whole nmount appropriated is £1,761,327.03, Among tha items aro tho follow- ing: £3,771 to pay tle expanses incurrad in de- fonding the suit of J. B. Stowart ve. Speakor Blaino for false imprironment; 300,000 to cnabla the Postmastor General to reodjust the aalories of Postmasters, undor the act of Juno 8, 1874; ©46,202 to refund to tho Commlssioners of the District of Columbin the amounts paid;by thent ou behalf of the United Btates from tho Treasury of tho District; and 877,765,86 to poy Lhe portion of the genoral oxpenacs of the Dis- wrict of Columbia due from tho Unitod Statos, TIE INDIAN DILL. Thors waa an animated discussion on tho con- ference roport upon the Indian Appropriation bill, relative to the Indian Peaco Commission. Mr. Randall opposed the amendinent sppropri- ating 815,000 for the psyment of the Peace Com- ingion, as it had becormo an cxpenslva ivstitu- tion, Dr. Parker road lotters to show that the Peace Cominiosion had purchased Indian sup- Ifes a¢ o much cheaper rato than had been done y any othor partics, Mr. Randall movad to nou-concur, but tho House coucurred—l14% yoas to 76 uvays. | M'OANRAIAN COME AGAIN, Billy McCGarrahan, in tho Sundrey Civil bill, nagain camo to the front, Tha question camo up on an nmeudment offered by (lon. Butler nppro- priating 5,000 to enable the Departmout of Jus- tica to ald the Commisslonior of the Genoral Land OfMico in the rocovery of certain lauds oc- cnipied by the new Idria Mining Company. Duatler charactorized this Company ss forty foreiguens who bad taken possession of about 8,000 acros of tho public landy, aed who bad alroady dug ill- lons out of 1t. ‘The louso udopted tho amend- meunt, apparently from the bolief that the tltle to tho laudy Is in thoe United Statow, TIE BUNDRY CIVIL BILL, Tho Ilones ut xuldanI.n. was wtill io session, The purpose is, to flnlsh the Bundry Civil bill, Noawoudments of importance have been added, oxcept ono making appropriations for Enylng thirteon contestants in clection cases. Thin ly in violation of tho principles of the law of lnst year. — NOTES AND NEWS, BILLA TASAED, Stecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasmixarox, D, C,, March 1,~Sanator Logan sucoeoded in obtalning a concurrence in the bill relativo tomustering out supernumerary ofticors, The 1louss blll designed for the protection of navigation, which makes special provisions with rogard to abutments and plers of bridges, to-day passed the Senato. The Houso passed tho Senato bill providing for su Incrense of nino additional Paymaators In the regulur mrmy. Thore are slready 800 appli- cations for theso positions, Boma of these ap- plicatfons have bean filed for two years, the on- tire poriod of the pendenufl of tho bill. Tho Benato passed o bill ta authorize the con- atruction of nwnfion bridgo acroes tho Mlssie- alppl iver at Dubuque, 'f'ho bil containg care- tul provisions for tho protection of navigation, TROTECTION OF WITNENAYS, Tho Bpactal Commitieo of the flouss of Nepro- soutatives, appoloted subsequent to thao rocout rervico of procoss on Mr, Whitelaw Iloid by Loss Bhepherd, to coneider tho logal statua of pensons suwmmoned to testify before Cummittoes of Con- gross, has prepared & bi)l which will bo report- od by Judge Hoar, tho Clhairman, to-morrow, providing that wituosses whoso sattendunice s required by Congress sliall not be amenable to civil process while here under pwmmons of tho Hlouso, 'Thero iy somno donbl ab J»rueut. hn Uunlitod Btates Court Lavivg differod wu thair do- cluions on thiv puint, but the Committeo’s bill will settle the matter, aud preveut in future the anuoyauce of witncsses by persons iu tho District who may wish to bring sty ugsinst them. Tho bLill doea uot apply to dr. Roid's cuse, WESTERN UARBOR ATPROVIIATIONS, Among the items purssd in the Buudry Clyil billy in the oveuing sceston, wers thosns ‘Bouth Maniton Light station, Michigau, for prosecting tho site of the lighthouss ut South Mauituu, Miels., 32,600 ; for ro-establishiug range Hihts ut Xaglo Harbor, Lake Buporior, 3,000; for a ligat« hongo on DPussuge Island, Lako Superior, §18,000; provided that this appropristion shall not” Lo availablo until the Cov- crument of tho luminlon of Canada whall bulld a Ughthouso on Colclicster Reef, at tho mouth of Dotroit tver; for proeuniug o proper supply of good water for the light stae tlon at Chicago, 1k, 1,200; for protectlug tho lighthouso ut Mg-llw 1slo, Aux Galots, iy #5,0003 for completiog the lighthoure at Poverty Island, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, $3,000, CIVIL~RIONTS BILL AIGNED, The President this nfternoon signed the Ciyil- TRighta bill, aud it (s now tho law of tho land. THE NAILTOAD DILL, ‘Thoe Commitzeo of Conferonce on the goneral right-of-way ralivoad bill camo to an agreemont to-night, and wilt recommend tho opactmont of the IToune bill with the Holman sud Hoar pro- vislona strlekon ant. [/ the Assoclated Prea TURLIC-DENT ATATEMENT, WaAsnrxarox, 1D, O, March 1.—'T'ha following is thio condition of the publiv debt tu-day: Bix per cent honda,, o §1,151,002,600 Five per cent bouds,,. 672,137,730 Total colnn bonds... $1,724,100,350 Coin certificates. Total withont intercat, Total debt... Total futerest., Catli in Treasury : Caln,., Currenc; Hpectal depostt hekd slemption of cortin deposit, Total in the Treasury, Debt Jess cash In the Tressury .. Decreass of debtluring Febriary, « 408,101,511 143,08, 491 0,420,738 t $ 131,200,181 +4$3,137,18,080 0,650,187 Donds lasued Lo tho Pacific Rallway Com- panies, futerest payable fn lawful nioney ¢ Principal outsianding. § Interest ncerued and not yot paid Interest paid by tho United Htat, o B,724,214,29 Uhtied Staies, 20,509,834,05 DONDS CALLED 1N Wasixazox, D, C., March 1.—Tha Secrotary of the ‘I'rcasury to-day recalled 1,000,000 conpon bonds of 1862, upon which the interest will ccara Juns 1, 1875, Tho bonds aro embraced within_the numboers following: I'ifty dollars, from No. 8,851 to No. 10,000; $100, from No. 23,101 to No. 27,600; 2500, from No, 1,101 to No, 1,360; $1,000, from No. 3,701 to No. 4,000, TIHE POLAND FRESS GAQ LAW. Thoe Hon. Lyman Tromaln, one of tho most eminent lawyers in Congress, differs from Mr, Polaud and tho honorable Sonators who have at- tempted to prefndgo the case, as to tho moaning of tho *Toland I'resa Gag Law.” Mr, Tromain sovs tho conrts of tho Diatrict of Columbia have hold that libol is » crimo agninst the United States, and that those who aro guilty of it can Le trented like thoso who sro guilty of other crimes—thot jv, if indicted hore, thoy can bo taken olsewhoro and brought here for trial, | lle, therofore, ne Chairmnan _ of o sub-commitics of tho Judiciory Committec, to which tho subject wau roferred, recommended the passage of his own DLill, introduced ocarly in the eession, prolibiting tho indictment hore for livel of permons whose apers arc published ontside of tho District, un- l:u.: tho party resides in tho District. Dut the Comnmittee, for reasons bLest kuoown to Gen. Datler, tho Chairman, acd four otlier mombers agreotng with him, havo proferrad to kill the bill in Committee. Very many other souud lawyers in Coungross agrea with Mr. Tremaln that tho Doland Iaw as it now etanda is a veritablo i Pross-Gng law,"—tho Senate Committee to the contrary notwithetanding, NOMINATIONS, Tho President sent the tollowing nominations to tho Senato: William J. Bmith, Surveyor of Cuatoms at Memphis, Tenn.; Collector of Cns- toms, Johm 1. Sanborn, Iuron, Aich.; Pont- musters—J, 1. Kcple, Detroit, Mich; J. H, Pillsbury, Manhattan, Kus. ; L. 8. Iisher, Spar- tn, Wia.; Charles Boymour, LaCrorse, Wis.; J. W. Ferguson, Nelllaburg, §Wis.; 11 A. Datter- son, Janesville, Win. AN AKCTIO EXPEDITION. New, York, March 1.—A Washington dispatch eayw s ** It I propescd to provide n small sim in the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill forau Arctic oxpedition, ‘The Becrotary of tho Navy favors it, 0a also do o number of “Senatora and mem- pera, 'The Navy Dopartment will be autborized by the bill to provido and to it & prupor ship, aud to wan it with officers and mon who aro al- roady undor pn{ and awniting sea duty, Thoex- tra expeneo will not bo mors than $560,000, but 1t 18 proposod to mako the action by tho CGovern- ment contingent upon privato_subscriptiona ¢ tue amount of 225,000, T'ho President of thae Geographical Socioty says it will heartily co« operaly in any oxpedition, whothor undortakon by the Government or privato onterprige. —_— CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, SENATE, Wasnxatos, D. ., March 1.—The Clork of the Houso appeared at 12:20 with tho bill to pro- vido ngainst the invasion of Statos, to provens o subveraion of their authdrily, and to maintain the secunity of elections, kuown as tho * Foreo bill," and announced its passago by tho Houso. Mr. Edmunds asked that tho bill be read o first tiwo and roferred to the Judiciary Comumit- toa. Alr. Hamilton (Md.) objacted to ita reference after tho expiration of the morning hour, under the tyenty-fourth rule. Tho Vice-Presidont averruled the objection, and debate followed, Mr. Dayard appcaled from the decision of the Chsir, but subscquontly withdrow his sppeal. The bill was then rosd by {tstitle, Measrs, Bay- ard, Thurman, and ofbers, ohjecled fo ita kecoud reading fo-day, and t remntus on tho Iresident’s tabis il to-morrow. Balance of inf DILLS PABSED, Ar, Chandler, from the Commliteo on Commeree, called up the fullowing bilia : Sounte Lill to authorize tho construciion of & poutoon wagon-bridga acroes tho dissiseippl dtiver at or near tho Olty of Dubuque, 1a, Yassed. Henato bill to nuthoriza the conatrnction of a briilgo serves tho Misaiusippd fiver at or ucar Grand Chofn, Pansed, 1ouso bill for the furlher security of the navigation of tho Missisnippi Niver. Vansed, ouse bill giving consent of the United States to tha ereation of & Lridge across the Arksnsua Liver b Miuo Blufl, Ark, Passod, . Bevoral billa roported by the Committes an Com- merco wera passed during {he mornlug bour, smoug thom tho Senute bill to promole cconomy and ollicleney the Marius Lospital service, TIE TAX BILL. At the expiration of the mornlug hotr the Benate rentued convideration of the Tax atd TordfT Lill, r, Morrill (Vt.) spoke in £avor of tlie httl, Mr, Slornan_opposed the bAlL, Su hix’ speceh he rafd ho dhl uot Lellove the sdvance of tho tax on whisky would yield any miore revenuo to the Governs nont, but would give o bounty 10 Lolde The 'very woment (his_bill" passod, d whinky would be stoppod untll tha prico of it reached $1.13 per galion, 1io favorod the policy of granting aiithority 10 tho Prestdcnt and Secrotary of the Treas- Ury to Muwpend “work an publla " binidings, on thé oxpemditura of any alpropriation, when, fu thelr Julgmwent, (he publfe futereat Toquired it. Any Inéreass of tho tobacco tax would be treating the deajem badly, is remonstrances wers before tho Seuatu sgaihat atich Increase, ond should ba beeded, Cougreay L fixed this tax 4o years ago, and ehonld not juterfers with it Ha was opposed to the whols {nturual revenue syatem, snd had hoped Congress t tho present seseion would wipo ont the whole systen of stump tax, ele. loaviog cny s tsx on whisky and tobacco, 10 favired a tax on’coffec, and sak! {f (hat tax liad not been taken off wo would have no troubls now with our finauces, Bosurs, Scott aud Eroinghuysen favored tho bilL, Ay, Sargent, frou the Committeo of Confirenco on tho Legilative, Judlcal, sud Exccutive Appropriation, reporied that the Coummiiice Lad bteeu unable to saree, and asked for o now couference, which was ranted, K o Keuate fnsfstod on Il amendmonts to tho bl to regulate the removal of causes from Siate Conrts to Circuit Courts of (ha United Btalos, aud a Comumittee of Confurenco waa ordered, 3r, Johnston sabmiited an amendment to the Tarll bill o a8 ta provide that the incroase of the tax ou tobacco shall only spply Lo tobacco manufsctured after the passage of tho act. Mr, Liogy opased the bill, and sald the objact of 1t was to rajen money for the sluking fund. If the cur- Sent recoita wera properly expeudel Uiers would ba n0 need of currency at the eud of the fiscal year, Lo was not willing (o "tax tha people of this country for tho puposo of kocying up that tund, There was qreat prostration in busliness, and it was not wise to 1inpone additional tazes now, Why wau it tho money appropriated {0 pay the subuu debit bad not been - ‘u«l o thls sipkivg-fund? 1o did all in his power fu'cut down ng];mpflntlonl for the Lnilan Durcau and fortio army Lt woek, il fulled 1 overy. pariiuiar ut ono. Bir, ‘Ihurman eald it was assumod that this Lill would jucrease the rovenuo of (ho Government not less thau §30,000, It would - mitted on all hands that mo such tex abould bu Juvied unlcss thero was au overrulivg neceasity for i, To imnpose such taxsilun, uniess thore was an overruling uecossity for 4, would ba little I crime, 1t had not'been demoustrated to hi tlon " that Tocelpds of Uovernment wautd nmot meot the current sxpesiven, The Hepstor who had charge of this Ll said tho uaional Lonor was fuvolved in Meeping tuo winking fund futsct, Il did ot sgree with bLim tlserv, wud Loped 1o slow tha Beuats (lab Wo sinking fund proviston was uo part of the contraot between tho Governueut aud ltacreditors ; Ihercfory the bonor of the Goverusent was not fuvolied In keeping that fund in tact, ‘The object of that fuud wsa to socuro n reduction of the dobt at the rute of 1 cr, ceub per sunuta, The Liw was passed lurfw.v, und from that timo to 174, o poriod of twolve yoary, miore than 13 per centof tho dobt had bpcn {d," Tho Quverumont Liad more than complied with Hlofaw. 1o favored thio reduction of tha sriny to 15,000 thao & 18lace moy, which would #ave $10,000,000 ye ennum, ' Tho country formerly had wih wrny of 000 mew, wud e beleved an of that wire now could du ull the wmervice {etuitol, m:;-m‘l{ of ml?l exponso of X Bay u‘:}w spured, o would 33ve prol 5 .nunnuy‘f‘ The Govermuent could birn ope-Luif iy tbipasud got slong just as woll as it dues mow, In MARCH ) -y 1875, concluplon, ho asld the most righd economy munt ba Jracticed Ur the Goxeramenty sinl by the peovie of ha conotry, before the end of the present troubles would be reached, Mr, Rargent, from (he Committes of Conference an he Legisiativé, Judioiah snil Execulive Appropristion bill ade a report that tho Commiites could not agroe, and asked for & new confercnce, which waf granted. Me. Morton &poke of tho noccasily of kueping up the sinking fund, and sald if the sinking fund of Englanl tmd ‘been Kept acconling to 'tho_otik: tnal plan the publte debt of - that country would liave pald, and 80§t would be with oue coune try, Acconling to tha report of tne Sccretary of tho Treasury tho sinking fitud would bo behinil $15,000,- 000 on the Iat of July nest, One year afterward i waulld bo $60,000,000 Lehind, and then {t would he fin- prosallla to estch up, He Leard (he Bocreta- vty of the Treasury say on the floor of (gn Benate to-day that Lo felt 1t 1 be hia ity to tako enonigh money from the Treas- ury every year to make the sinking fund good, without ward 10 iie oxpenditures of the Goverument. Thero was nothing mors demoralizing in tho pubiie nind than the suspension of public wark, 1e wonld rather neo {he Government borrow monoy ta carry on the work thau suspend it 3Mr, Loges ealid he objected to tho bill because it levied & tax on whisky hereafter (o be disiilled, and tazed bobaceo now on Land, 'Ths peopla of the Bouth. om part of this State praduced fobacco,and in the Northiern part whisky, 146 could not ay to the people of Bouthern Iiliuois, You shail Ls taxed on_ your pro- duct on hand, nud 'to those of Northern Ilinols, You sball not bo taxed, 3r, Morton sald that et every change In taxatlon somebody must make money.. That could not be jire venied, ‘He thought tho taz an fea nnd cofles the Rioat unpapulsr tax whicl could be levied, 3r, Blevenson sald he was not matisfied that the publfe cradit domanded the passsgo of this act. He thaught by reduclng tho Expenditures of tho €ay- erument this bill would be wholly uunecessary, This alleged deflcit in tho rovenno in the miuds of financlal e of both partics was moro fanciful than real, Hodemauded that the River and IHarbor Ap- yrufriation bl bacut down 4 that iy apropristiv o this Capltol, and many others, be roduced, The practical question which lio deaired o put to tho Benate sud (o the country was, Had yoonoi baticr wAit wail mors prosperona tlines befors possing suoh 8 billaa tLis 7 Why oxpend £100,000 1 ecorating thia Gapital 7 Why expend mill- fona’of dollars upon forls_which the Geueral of the Armiy nasa are tunecesary 7 Hoargued that (be bill was a blow at tho colored inan, o thie colored peoplo woro dapendont upon tho manifacturs of tobacea for o lying, This Ulll would drivo the raw mnterial 1o forelgn countrios and to Canads, and turow thess colored proplo now engaged o the Mmanufactitro of (o- baceo out of employment. Now England didl not caro for thut, 1fs would tell ‘the Senator from Vermont (Edmonile), wha read tie Domacratls party & locturo 3 uw dsys o, that Lis section was responsibio for nlavery, They did pot caro so much for the negro as for their own pecurilury gain. pilesara. Saulsbury sud Srogue spoko againat tho 3ir. Morrill (VE,) sald unless tho ikl wan paseod the atnking fund would bg dishonored, ad the Riror and Harbor Appropristion bill must ba'sbandoned, A, Schurz sald bo hiad uot Intended to apeak on {hin L], ua ho devired tho Sanate ta_vole, but. It made Bbim a liitle linpatient to Lear it mfiencd here that un-~ Iesn this bill was passed -the winking fund would be dirgraced, and the liver sud Harbor bills woulil have to Loabaudoned. It behooved Cougresa to earefully coneldor what tazes should be levied, and what tazes can bo levied. If & fax was lovied'at all §z shoutd ba levied for rovenue, oud for nothing else. Thers wasnot o Heuator on this floor who did not say this bill wos far from what ho desired. Lx- perienco shonld have taught Congress that tho tax on whirky yeas & very lenderons, 1n his opinlon a Iarger tux on It could not bo collwleid, Then lu regard to increased tax on {obacco, the Scnators hero from two of the largest tohacco-growlug Blates hmd eutered thalr protests agaiuet it, In regard to tho duty on s~ far, 1o oue would dony that such n heavy duty as that Troposcd In thie bill would fucito fraud on the reve- nue, It appearod to him if thero ever was o timo when Congress shonld be careful in tho enact- ment of tax laws was mow. Cougresa waa now presenting the extraordinary spec- faclo 10 tho world of making. two tariff faws ata singlo sesslon, fe was eutirely willing to fmposo taxes ou tio poople 12 the naccssitics of (ho Tresaury demanied {t, o wan seilling to eny * Btand ond de- liver ! fo the Goverament if iecesnary, but ho waa not willing to say * Stand and delivor [ t0'prolected mane ufacturers, ‘o Beuato waa told if o singlo amend- meut Was put on this bl §t would bo defeated— if tho Benate aitcupted to rolfovo the proplo of & aingla burden thicy ought 1ot ta bear, the whole Wil would fafl, Was therono way of smending thia bill and putting it in the hands of a Committoo of Con- feronce? }o waa willing to vate the Govornment all tho monoy it needed, bub was not willing to voto it whien the intorest of yarties demsnded it thereforo e would volo sgainst thie bill. Mr, Scol eald tho Beustor (Schurz) camo hers with the sme old cry of * Pounsylvanla wantu protoction! Massz. chuseits wauts protecion on hice manufactures Conncctieut wanta proloction on her huttons and per- cussion caps, Now York on her choese, Obio on hor flax,” ond the Senators of thio Blate of Missourd wanted protection on her pig-lead, aud she had it now, In reply (o a queation of Edmunds, Mr Behurz sald the tiopositlon of o (liity on (e and callco wauld bon rav- enilo nicastire, and every cont collectod aftor dedncting tho actual cost of colloction would go fnto the Tress- ury. Yir. Logan oppesed the bill, and satd Congress had heeu liero eoveral months gt work, and uaw, in the Iast duys of the scesion, o tarif Lill was sent hers and no swendments wers to ba adopted, 50 far 53 ho was cancerned, Lo would voto againet u 11 3f ho thougLt it wrong ol the very last day of tho weesiou, ‘Thio Benators wonld returti o thelr homes und bo asked whiat thoy Lol doue. They would roply ; “nothing, excopt st the closo wo taxad tho peopls $30,000,000.” Thiat would bo yery plessant news, ‘After furthor dobate the amendment of Julnston, providing that tho increasod tolacco tax should only apyly lo tobacco inaunfactured atier tho passage wes agrecd to—yeas, 395 nay¥, 20, TIOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE LOUIBIANA COMPLUMIBE, Thta mornig, (. accordance wilh tho ngreement made on Baturday night, tha reading of (ho journal wan dispensed with, After the pasnago, by upanimous consont, of two ills; one providing for the filling of vacancles in iLe pay-department, and tho other authorizing tho - luiment of threo additional Gaugera for. le!phia, Ir. 1ioar moved to auspend (Lo Tules to take up and agreo to the reaolution of the Louisiana Sclect Commlt. toe, tocoguizing tho Kellogg Government, nnd recommending the Jiouso to take measures Lo rescat the members of the Legislature, Thusilom tefused L0 suspend the rules—yess, 134; nays, 83, Br, 1loar then moved ta suspend the rules, no sa to divide the resolutiona and fako » soparalavota on cacli. Carrlod—yeas, 172§ nays, 83, Tho resolution in rcgard ta reseating members of thie Leaislaturo was then agroed to without division, AMr, Hoar then maved tbe adoption of the resol ~ tion sustaining (he Kellogg Government, Carrlet— yean, 163; nays, 89, Messra. Plorca (Maes,), Sener, and Smith (Va.) wera tha only Ropublicans voling uo. TAE DEVICIENOY BILL. Mr, Grfield, from (he Commities on Appropria— tons, reported tho Deficlency bill, wppropriating $1,800,000, Ordored printed. COIDUTTEF DETORTS, Tho fenato amendmenta to tho Army Appropriation bl wero uon-concurred i, and weee sont to o Confer~ enco Comriltice. “Thio conferance report on_the Military Academy Ap- propriation bill was prescnted and ogroud to, The Henato awmcdments to the Indfan Appropristion bill wera presentod and acled on, The smendmonts, efglity-six i number, wero voled on one by ono. Thb Jfirat. of them on whichy any question was raised waa tLe sixty-second, appropristing $16,000 for the ex~ penses of tlio Indian Lesce Commirsioncrs serving withont compensation, After debate it waa concurred tu—yeas, 141 naym 76, Tho recommenilaiions of the Commlttes on Appro- printions on all the other amendmenta wers agroed to, and the'biit was then sent to @ Conferenca Committea, Br, Garflold, from the Conferrnco Commiltea on iho Legislative, Execntive, sud Judicial Appropriation il reported thut the Cotamitteo bad bea unable to agroo, the point of disagreement being ou dtem as to 8 pay of certain clorks of the House, TIE OENERAL APPROTRIATION DILL. Mr. Holman maved that _thio Houso roceda from its action in the matter, and concur with the Henate, Mr, Kandall inkisted on tho propriety of the Tous having control of ila own immediate AfTairs, sod sn{d that 1ho proposition af tho Ecnate was to eut down tho ay of oficera uf (ho Llouse below that of correapond- rnu officers of the Benate, Atter diacuslon, M, lolman's motlon was refocted, atid n new Conferchica Committeo wan appolated, cons slsting of Larker (Mo.), Fort, and Randall, ‘FUE BUNDDY CIVIT, DILL, The Tanse (heu went {nto Committea of {he Whols (dir, 1oskina in thio chair) aud_resumed conslderation af fhe Sundey Civil Appropeiation bill, the pending quention beitig o an smendment offercd by Mr, Butler (Mas.) -rpmpllalluu 45,000 for tho expentos of thesult for the recoveryof ihe Rancho Panoche drando, in Oaliforuia (the AloGarrahan claim) sgainst the Now Liria Minlog Cflmplnt"; Mr, Qarfioli renewed Lis polit of order agatnat the amendment, but the point was overruled, “A whinry debate followed, sod at its closs tho question was put on the sdoption of tho smenament, snd, tell- ors being ordercd, roported 100 in the wiative, and 86 in tho negative ; a0 tho amendment was adopted, ‘The Cotnmiitte roso without making further proy resa on the bill, and tlien, sfter tho delivery of enl glea on the lsto Benator Vuckingham by Mesars, ftark. weatlicr, Kellogg, 1awley (UL), Wilnon (In.), and T'ot- reccas {1 1230, to g fer, the Yfouss ook & on then with the appropriatien bills, EVENING BESSION. The Ifouse aguin weut futo Committee of the Whole {Hlas Lo cbaie) o tho ey Civit Approprise on Lill, A discussion took piace on tho item for the snppart in tho Inwane Asyluni of the Distrlct of Colume bia of tho {nsano of the army snd navy, who have be- come lnssuo from causca srivlng durivg thelr wervico, within threo yoars aftcr leaviug tlio service, A niotlon was made tosmend the parugraphi so asto sdmitall Jerou Wwho have become Lusane sluco their entry futo o service, | “ho smcodment was strenuoudly urgdd by Mr, Dutler (Msus,) ond resteted by Meases, Garfleld and Hulo (Me.), uit tho grouud that inen wio had served in ke voluntéer nervice siid wight subsequontly bocome Jusane rlould be troated tn the Blatos Where thoy re~ aldod, Tn tho courss of Lo (liscussion, Buller cost & fiiug st ibo Commitics on Appropriafions aa being willlng tu buy picturoa st $15,000 eaci, suil not willing ta wilmit Luxanio soldicrs {utu'a Govertinent hospital, Alr. Hula (M) aakod Butler who 5t wa fhat had r- {ferod a resolutiun direciing the Pomunlttes to buy the Bictiro of Tho Blguiny of e Eimancipation Procle- mation,” Butier ssld_bo had, but he Lad not meant o atarve ond Bich $t out of insana soldlers. Mr. Hide—You wanted us {0 buy the plcture, snd fhe Houro weut back on you, Do bob put your bud Tublish on thy Appropeistion Commiltes whea you scnt It there, 3r, Butler—Pardon moj you wero not directed to rt it r, Halo—Wae were dirccted (o take steps to buy the ot 3 n:fl:'r—u never occurred (0 mo that you wers filng fo tako the cost of it out of insase wfdl-n. Thivis not economy: il's mat nigrardtiness; it ta aimple, slicor, snvags barbarity § nothing more—uothing loas, The amendment win ngroed to, On motfon of Mr, Qarfield, an fiem of $3,500 was fn~ serted for tha rellef of tho anffering poor of the Dis trict of Columbia, Quite along and nolay disenssion took placo over an dtem approptlating $74,000 for tho conversion and rifing of heavy guns, e allowing an expendititra for the sama purpur of anoftier $100,000 out of a former sppropristion, The last portion of the paragraph was eventially eiruck ant, v ‘Tho ftom of $385,000 for the expensea of the Hignal Harylco belng under discusslon, and Mr, Waddeld (N, 0,) having moved {a Ineresns it by adiiing §10,000 for tha eatennion of the service to the Atlaniio coant south of Capa IMatteean, Mr, Garflold warned the frionds of thaservlce of the danger of making It ao contly, that there will be & reaction againat it, it had commenced 8 fow years aga with an appropristion of $25,000; had thien gono ta £50,000; (hen fo $100,000: then to §300,- 000 & and now tho ltem In this Wl was 333,000, which really did nob represent half tho cost of thio aytens, {ho pay and mubaistence, otc., of the Sigmal Hervico corpa coming out of fuie sppropristion for the ariny. If ft wont on fncreasing 1 (ho same degrea its cost noxt year would be §1.000,000, Mr, Butler (Masn,)—What If it be, The singho ateam. sliip saved would pay the whiole cost of tha Bignal Scre vice, and 1 want to sce tho Servica cxtended i the Ine tezont of the highest economy, Ar, Waddell's amendment was adnpted. 1ir, 1unter moved to add to the Signal Herviraanyn. tem for nbworvation in rezard to publle heallts, and rald that Gen, leser, tho heai of tho Burcau, was io fayor of it. Mr. Garfleld—I have no doubtof 1t Tho enthual- amm of Cen, Meyer in {he most dangerous elemeut about tho whole thing. Ar, unter's motion was rajected, THE ERIE CANAL. Crisis in the Condition of the Canal Affairs of New York State. How Can “Tho Great Prizo of Western Trade* Do Retalued } Addrosg of tho Buffulo Board of Trado ’to the Stato Uanal Board, The follawing address ta the Canal Bonrd of tho Btata of Now Yorlk was adopted unanimously on the 20th day of February, 1875, by the Com- mittoo appolntad by thoe Buffalo Board of ‘Trade to congidor the present crisia in the conditlon of tho caual affaics of the Btato: Turearo Boand or TUADE Nooxts, Fab, 20, 1874, i the Honurable Membera of the Canal Gourd af the State of New York: QENTLEM)EN: Wo reapecifuily subimit that the coudition of {he kraln trado fa & just catso for profound alarm to tho State of New York, Heemingly satisfiod with an imagiuary security, and ireaminyt that lioe preecat suproisacy can novar bo in= Jured, shis I8 neglecting tho plain lessons of facta as They are, sud permittliig Lor rivals tn divert Ler trado. 8lia 18 (lirowing away her oppartunities, end that Irro- vocablyy ualeas igaus to arreat (o chaige aro epeodlly adopted, Itis safd that the bdsincsa of tho City of New York 1a increosing, but 1t 16 n o lower atio than that of each of her compotitors ; and, if this con- tinucs, tho time whe ol of them will pass her fn tho commarcial raco may bo earlly comynited. Wo find thiat between 1868 and 1873, tho recelpta of grain In Boston hava mors than doubled, haviug in- croanud from 4,147,753 0 8,403,653 Lushelf ; thono of ran and flour at 'Montrenl hava alno noarly doubind, uvlmf increased from 10,394,431 to 10,713,530 hushels 3 at Phfladelphia they iave miiltipliod hearly four-fold, or frow 7,260,615 ta 24,019,157 Lushols ; st Daltimore they hava more than duubied, the fncraiss belng from 8,107,130 to 10,099,717 buskcla; and tho cxtension of tho Daltimore & Oblo Ralirosdt to Chicago indiealas that tho futurs trado of Daltimore will increass as rapldly as thet of I'hifladeiphia ; but during the same timo {lio reccipta at Now York have only increased from 67,609,103 10 90,731,623 bushels, I olier words,whilo the sggregate recelpts of grain, ke, at Lo four compoting parts of Montreal, Tiston, Tbiladelphia, nnd_Baltimors bave increascd In sover; yeara from '20,939,634 (0 72,211,061 Lusicls, and ure hearly two and'a Lalf timea 8a' large na thoy were ab tho Loginning of (lat titne, thoso of Now York liavo incrowed only ono-half, Tho recoipts of (rain and flour in the four rival ports Luvo increased three times a8 rapiuly as thoes of New York. In 1854, 3 per cent of the genin frosn the 1ntordor to the kca-canst came to tha City of New York; 1in 1883, tho proportion was re- ditced 10 60 por cont; 'snd In 1872 it wan only 63 per cent, of Whicli o more {han S5 per cout was brotghe Dy chnal, The reldtivo docrensa of tho gealis brought ois the great walor thoroughfare of the Bate was 50 conaplcuous 3 durlug the lat cason of nasigation, It {8 known to thie niewory of many, tiat Now York by no incans enjoyed her present snpremacy na com. yared with other commorelal citlea of thls country, uniil the opening of the Crio Canal, councctiug tho walern of the Atlantic Occan and lndson River with the Great Lakes of tho interior. For o long periad this gave her almost a monopoly of tho Western grain trade, Lut rafironds now run_cverywhere, ond unlesa someiniuig $a tlono by tho ecouragement of the great water thoroughfars of the State fo connteract tlio com- petition of other routes, tho relativo suporlority of Lio Gity of Now York ovor her rivaln will bo destroyed, Whilo tho recelpts of gratn at New York, a aure {ndl- eation of ile teudency of all tha et of ber trado Luve, an we hava shuwn, fallen enormouely beliind thosg of all hor rivals, 1ho transit of tho cercals. by catial Las sullored yot more scverely, Tt fs oveu loea flan it was o 1850, ko aggregate of the total move- meut of tho cervals on ull the conals in that yeor wan 1,6H0,200 tons; in 1873 it was reduced fo 1,660,581 ons, (8ce Auddior’s report on tolls, irade, tomugs for 1873, poge 4G1L) In (ho Intors vening period it Lnd decreased to 1,189,207 ons, and owen even ifa precont condition {o 't reductlort whicl hias alesdy been mado in tolls, which, if cone tinued ot tho presont ratos, would ' havo boen sbeo- Intoly prolibitory. Even sa they nre, tho losn fn tho total tonnage of ihe canals in 1873 wna 30,088 fons, whils the f.lu of the two ruilroads competing witls the Erlo Caval was 1o Jees than 1,877,180 tons, During tho soason Intely closcd, tho _canal waa {n a condition never beforo surpassed, and_ boats woro enabled to miake an unusual numbor of trips; ke aud canal fielghia vors unprecadentedly low § ind thoweclpls of graiu at the leading upper ke 8 were slmost ox. uctly the samo s 1 1873 3 bt tho exports from Duf- falo by canal wore 9,484,760 Lushels less than in the provious yesr. The avrno frelght on wheat Ly canal and river be- tween Buffalo snd New York during the past keason was 10 cents, while tho loweat rato in any previous years was from 11 to 13 cents, In 1869, tho year pro- Yious to the last reduction in tolls, it was over 16 coul belng about tho averago for mahy yoars befors thal date. Thera has been A reduction in_canal charges cquul to about twics that made n the folla n 1870, Tha averagelako frelyht o whont for sho seavon wia 8, cents, ogalnst 7.8 ceuls in 1470, and 1L1 cenis in i Thus it will n & bo © seen that tha ratea of lsot year wers lowor than ever before, They wero Tundered ngcessary by tho competition of whicli wa havo presented sufticlent doe tatls, obviously praving that & continuanto of tho lolls enucted previous to 1670 would iave been probibitory 10 {hia cnal geain-trade, 8od the Btato would haye loct o reveno snd Lol t has colleetod o graln during 0 last year, 1t shoitld Se borno in mind that the Erlo Canal, from Buffalo to Albany, is the lifu of tho wholn caunl’ sys- tem ; that, with nsignifiesnt_excoptions, amounting altogather toleza than $1,000, nono of tho otlier cansls ar0 acll-sustaining, whils her income, in_excess of all dinbursmeta, 4’ moarly $1000,000," (feo Auditor’s Report for 1674, y. 1L) 1 1ho incoma from thia prop 15 destroyed, tha whols_syatem mut givo way with 11, During te last n (ko chargos for carrying wheat from Buffalo to New York on thocanal averiged 10 cents per bushel, of Which threa and one-tenth wero tolls pald to tho Giste, loaving lesn than aeren to thn cartier, AL this rate the Lusino is ruigous, I€ it fays _running expeuscs it allows nothing for e re- uowal of 1o boats, which genorally nre entirely usolers at tho oud of ten years from tho timo when they weze launchod. The valuo of thcso Loats aront least $15,- too0, "Tula proporty la cliely diatsibuted amons tLirlfty and entorprising laboring men, who havo paj something on thielr boats, but are, at the rates of last year, unable to keep up thieir payments. Tha boata aro commonly sold by tho bitilders on loug fima, Tho ro- sult of & continuation of tho presont state of Lisinens will bo that the morigages ou thie boats will bo fore- closcd, many worthy men will loso ail they have, and Alsasiér oF Fufn seill bo dnfilcted on tho boat-bulldvrs themselver, with thoso who give thom credit, Wa eo 10 Loro of averting thess calamilies except through a rfhictlon of tho toits, Ly tha halp of larga bargon careylug 20,600 bushols of gruln, the Canadisua oro uuabled to take coru from Chicago to Moutreal at 114,@113( centa a bushel, Thisls only one of tharoitos with ‘which tho Erlo Canal must sompeto, and tho campetition 18 not merely betwsen tho forwarders of this country sud thoss of Camada, but between tho Qity of Moutreal aud New York. Thore Ia “no friend. sbip In trade 3" tha question wiin tho Weatern shipper of grain is nob ous of nationality, but simply by what routs he can make tho most nmuc{. Whilo under tho preacnt tolls 1t 18 & ruinous busi- ness to carry gratn at 10 cents a bushel, corn, for o cousldorabla period last supumer, notably o July and August, was taken by rafl from . Buffalo to Now York at rates varylng from 7 o 7)g centa o bushel, fncluding lightersge, ‘hatever may be tho results of experiments mado with ateam on tho canals, the number of thoe canal ateamboats j8 {l‘ comparatively funignificant, There 1s only ong of them to sbout 250 otlier boats 3 {kere- forv inany yearw musi necessarily elapso beforo thu obange to steamboats can Lo made, Meanwhile trade i leaving tho canol and tho Btate, Tne chaunel of di+ vorsion {8 decpenedd sa the curront runs, and if the trade In onca B--rmlu«l to Icave this Btats, it will be irmposslble to briug it back again from more far-socing rivals, Uuder thess circumatancea tho timo has come when tho question i8 10 louger huw muchi rovenus can Lo rainod from the tolls, but Luw far they can bo roduced 50 as {0 rotain in the cilien and Btato of Now York tho groat prio of Wesiern rudo abwolutely esscntial to leir commercial prosperity, Tho loss of this busi- news implies not ouly ‘& loss of tolls, but alsaof tha earnings of tranaportailon uud the protity of the grain trade inall it Lranches, togollier, wilh the return trado by rall and cuual’ i mercliandise, On thicss tein o connerelal irowperity uf the Cily sud State of Now York abeolutely doponds. It cau be aatfsfeo- torly demuustrated that tho losw of veveuuo which the Htata would sustain frum the injury which would en- #410 10 tazublo propuorty by the Tulu of e groat water tuoruughfara uf the Blats would ba'greuter Liau tho entite coat of waiutaluing it, For soveral years tha condition of the canal s beon ly improved. ‘Thiero {4 no better test of thia than umber of trips mado by cach boat duriug (ho soa- . Iu tuls reapect tho navigatlon of last year sur— wod all others, Tuis dmproveuwent 1s the vesult of Litko exvenditurcs, and. now when a0 imuoh hs been dony these may safuly Lo diminished, Hy this wiio cconomy a reduction of e tols could e atforded, But the great saving to bo made {u the expensecs of tho canals {s by the absadonment of the Iateralr, On this poing we rufer to lue Basaclal report of the Canal — Audifor mado thia year. W find that “ihe tures for ordinary repairs atd coilection of (oifs jrl® cogn of the fncomo af the lateral canal for g o ymramount to SATHSTE, esceedian tin Prasient year by $50430.62. Tho deficloncy was chargo, Eile sina Cliamplatn Canalnr Bl “Yho total deficlention on aeconnt of the T cannln sinco 1810 angregale 4951140025, exciuye exiraordinary repairs, whicls foob ip $1,U60,50.00 3, the expenditiires alnco 1855 for fho exlonaion of oA Chenango Canal, which smount Lo $1617.301,59,% 112 :firluuy\;mmm: Aggregate of the deficienctes thua o 1o lesa than $13,115,350, exclusive of interest, Ttecounizing the decluiun of tie State in the sdop, of tho countitational amendments aiithorizing 1hg 0 0ral of the Jaferal canalr, it s tha dnty of thio Legis, nre to pive fuil ailect to the deciston”at the e’ opportunity by arproprists snactmants, thua relor., tho oxpensenaf thn catal, and Affordinng moans fo¥ lario reductlon in tho charyres on tha trads of &y S4EE semarka wonld e fscompl ¢ ur remnrkn sronld e ncomplota withont ro tothe condition and prosects of ‘the gty eaerying lumier by catinl, ' 'The average caual-(relges on pine Inmber from Lako Irls to Albany, during i lart moarou af navimation, was '$4.23 & thousand, of wiich aver 103, of 4815 per cont, were paid for exayy. talls, During a farge Proportion’ of, tha ason, lu bor wan carried (ha whola distanca for $1,67 thor: and, exclusive of folis, bring Iena that ‘tho_cost of carrying it acfos the Cily of Kow York of Tty The tolla during that tinie ezeeeded the ameunt pyy ta the carrier for hia servicoa fnclnding tho cxpesyies proceasca of loading and unloading the lumber, yg Tailroad officlala hiave recently notfficd extensive dey: era in Jmber (liat oy will cury it diiring the coming Reason At much raiea an will give the business to thet They ack in_connection witls roads which g2} already extending fhoir tracks fito thres-fourthy of tha large mill-sards of the Went and_endewvorin run branch-railroads into the chief Tumber-yards ta 1o Eant, tho object being to avolid all tranahiphens and intermediato dealers, 1encs the dealers of Al and other paris of tho Stata arc looking with 1o lifly anxlety for the redction of tolls, absolutely nacee to cuable tho Btato of New York {o rotsin {in suprem acy an tho great distributing ronto and market for Western lumber, In view of tha varions facta preaented for your eop. rideration, ws roapecifully request yaur Ionorary Hoaril 10 sk poemission of tho Legilatura to. redus the cnual tolls to_one-half @ mill per mile tor 1,0 poundson eantward-bound produce aud grain, ind tho tolls on tho produts of tho forest to ono-half thy Drescnt ratos, Wo slao requent you ta ask permigalon of the L, Ituro o abolieh all toils on merchnadian and nige; westward-boitnd feefght, belleving that tho Tow rater at which thoy conlt thien bo earried sould bring tacy to the canal ‘o largs amount of husincas which by alrendy loft it, and would, by ensbiing the carrlersgy takio eastward-bound frelgit st lower ratos, practicaly increarn tho tolls nnd reventio of tho Blate, Tolieving alno that tho coat of maintaining the cany can, withont {njury to any Just intorest, b mataria) uced by abolisliing all weigh-locks and many leetora' fficen, wo reapectfully suggont {he expolieney of abollshing tlie wetgh-locka and sich of the Collet ors’ officen an {n tho Judgmeut of yonr Honoray Board may appear o bs usclers, Welglielocka aro ot ouly noediess, but occzalon great losa of water, nad fg. fict sarlous damage o tho boats sud detehilon of om,* After dovoting conslilerablo sttontion to the subjed, wo find thiat no wofgh-locka oxist in_any part af i United Stales or Canada, excey on thoso of this Stats and that the quantity of the cargo can bo Justly an| satifactorfly aacertafued without ther, All of which {a respectfully sulmitted, Ornus Cranxe, onx 11, Vouanty Noper? ADFIELD, D, I Donnixe, AnsALOM NELSON, \TAMes D, Bawren, Niuks Oasz, £, 8. Mansm, Aronzo icnosn, Grian, J, AN Jacon Suaven, Jo., P, Donn, A T, Warant, Committes, E, I, Dons, Preeldest, WiLL1AM Tronstonr, Sccrolary. T Thero Iy o solghidock on the Wallaud. and the £ ' Tawtincs ‘Cansia from §:ako' Fria 16 Montroaly about miles |'mf: Rideau Cansl from Lako Oatario to SlfimlflL 1% miles longt Richelign Canal, 13 milex IIWIL"I inte United States, on tho Sault. St. Mario from ko Saps. for to Take Huront the Tllinols & M'l:hlrlfl from the ipnl Rivor to Tako Mioliigan, 103 miles long; el o & Hactian from New Yok Bay o Doiawars Rgy at Fnlladnlfmn. 43 miles long; Chosapeako & Delswany from tho! Dalaware River to the Chesapeakn Bayneyr Baltimore, 14mdles long: or Chesapesks & Albomare and St 'S e NoFfolk South inand, (4 3 Htlos Tom. 1L. A, Rioinston, N, C, Bisons, Franie W, Finke, 8, 8. Quraate, —_— CARLIST SOLDIERS, They Kosemblo Falatafi’s Avmy. Ono of the specinl correapondents of tha Loy don Yaily Telegraph was recontly » pagsenger on o tralu which was captured by Carlists, Iy BayH: et Tt wonld havo dono tho oyes of Bir Joha Gilbert good ta havo hohold tho wonderfut pano- ramna of pictnresquo rapecallions suddenty rovesl. ed from oither windos of the compartment ia which 1 van placed, How tho pencil of our bran Fogliuh artist would hava m.]nlcud in delineaticg these splondid outlaws! Pine, dashing fellosy umf really woro—tall of siature, braway of limb, woll sot up, and all, in military phrase, ‘as fitss fiddies * for marching, and fighting, tho mafl, T noticed that many of fiulrnnmlm— noarly ono half—wero nelthor rallow e swarthy, but fair, auburn-haired, and with bla oycA. Thoy wero s bullet-horded raco pe- orally, and snch remarkoble simflarity of physiognomy a8 oxisted among thom I nover yet abeorved in any aggrogation of humanity, erea in o camp-meoting of ntegroes. Tho raila a0l o dark narrow lino along the baso of & Lugs stony ravine, and on_elthor sido, on the grades of o naturat amphitheatro, the Carliats wers grouped by twos and throoa, and tons and scores, Thoy wore clad in almoat avory conceivabla vati. ety of apparel, but in two itoma thoir costums was uniform, They all wora tha samo scarlel cnp, of » looso, pancako form, and they wers sl sandsl-shod, their bare toes candidly meserticy themselves through the ligatures crossing the instop, and tied to s sole of nntannpd leatber. Thus shod, they will march, it is said, twenty o five-nud-twonty miles aday with ease, supporting nature very cheerfully on a bit of bread, s1 oulon, an much cold water as tho mountain tor- ronta will yiold them, and aa much Lobacoo 4 they can’ contrlve to steal from " village they happon to pass through, ! ovial . lifo, trulyl quite of tho Robin Tood kind, and "all tho more fascinaticy when you know thnt you aro fightirg for (bt altar nnd the throno. Tor to s gentlomsa. moreovor, who, besidos belng & Lofmmlnt ad an Ultramontans, is & bit of an artist and bitofs Boheminn s well, n campaign with the Carlutt must be n carcer of unmitigated dolight, W! you aro not flfillung you can sltetch; and, | ropeat, the sight I saw on Bunday wonld hans done John Gilbart'a oves good, Al Holyntl stroot and Tavistook stroot, Covent Gardon; sl the old frinicrs’ Btiops of Dayonne, nll the ol clothoa storon of tho Paris Tomple, the Romaa Gletto, the Coomb at Dublin, aud tho Gueeduts at Glasgow, had npparontly boon rifled to fumist forth the equipments of theso natoniebingly ragged rogimonts. Tho pantalon garance of the Tronoh -infantry ofilcor wans palpablo in s buoe dred instances, I know is ot oncs by ita ‘coe sack' cut, tight at tho ankles and baggy at the hips. At loast ascore of ofd English millia tunies wero vigiblo [o my immediato vicinity, and to theso were adjoined a number of moleskio ond fustian jackets such as those worn by Franoh rallway-porters, One gentleman wore b clogaly-fitting” vest of faded scarlol, Lrin- mod ~ with narrow pgoldlace - and om+ monted with little- supac-loaf buttona— muony of tho latter unfortunately wanting— which I could hava sworn hod boen once 1b8 moss-walstcont of an ofiicor af tho ataff jnfler Majosty's sorvico. The gentloman's splendot; howevor, aufferod surcoass at the waistcost, 8 tho *continuntions ' wero simvly a pair of sheep- akin galligaskine, warn, not lika Dryan 0'Lysr® ¢ with tho skinny eido out, and the wooly &t In," but vico vorsa. 'L'hey wore, no donbt, in 837 oago, mighty conveniont, and, aa the geutlems sat on the Lillaido sucking s olgarito, be oolf wanted a sot of pipes to mako bim look 1ike & Pyronean Pan, Tho ages of the men rang tweon 50 and 16, and lhn{ scomed drawn ’fl: every clasn but that of ortisans, Welld farmers and herdamon, shepherds and farm " appoared o bo tho staplo. Very fow, indeed looked like professionsl soldiers but avnry::d seomod a8 nnugh ho canld fight, and, i B was, would tight desperately." 1 R e iy GAMBLER’S ROW IN COUNCIL BLUFFS. « Couxoin BLurs, Is., Maroh 1,—For two OF throo days past's difficulty Las boon brewiog b& tween two gangs of monte-men who mlh,lh‘l‘: olty tholr hoadquasters, which culmlnllu aud robblog in" » slreot row sud ntnmp‘!;sl m ) thin aftornoon. Jobnny Dull \If!“‘! ") Billy Doylo, throe desperadecs bel ugrms o Foote's gang, met Den Mmks and lm! ol Bagg's ‘on Drondway, whon Bull presen & piutol at blark's Liead, the pistol missing Lnitruck darks over the Lead eovoraltinss ¥tk sansoloss, when bystanders interfercd, au o » dosporate resistango, tho throe ssuailants i nrmutnd. Thoy wore roloased on b wifa putting up ©1,600 worth of Sl monds ks security, Sobsoquently, I’:d" Dull & Baggs, were iu consultation st iho 1louse kyluE to arranga tho difficully, broks Farp, and Danvers, friends of Msrks, ioto tho roum with revolvers, wit intention of wreaking vyougoauce 00 . Dull *was fellod ~to tho fHoor Loy his 1ifo was aavod by the interposition nll 24 Maske lics in & oritioal conditlon. Dl Ft eidorably disfigurod, but not seriously 1ajur; 'Phie onyin of tho dmicull{ is not hmw;&n ok supposed to be over tue divislon, ss $1.500 ¥l from a stravger from Detrols, Mich., ot Ton laat. Further trouble Ia foared, saall the men have boon inveating io -mmumuog avening, Dull s the man arrostod s last your for tho murder of a Lrakoman e Union Pacitic Hailrond for waruunyg & ase sgatust playing, nle - fl ‘The only way some Y names n\'l‘llylll‘n‘!hlll Is top.?nlko Dridges about haif her tima muflflm ) .