Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 13, 1875, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE TURDAY, MARCH 13, 1875.---TW: AFFAIRS OF STATE. Proceedings of the Illinois Legislaturo Yosterday, The OH Repealing the Registry Act Passed in the Senatee Tho Bill Abolishing the State Board of Equalization also Passed. Tho Liquor License Bill Order- ed to a Third Reading. The Municipal Incorporation Bill Dis- cussed In the Lower House. Much Tale About Investigations py New Connniitees, Tho Opposition Decidedly Averso to an Early Adjournment. Tho Statesmen’s Speeches to Roe Linlted to ‘Ten Minutes Each. Work Doe in Othor Legislative Assemblica, ILLINOIS, AMONTEM TALE, Special Kapateh ta The Chiesa Tribune, Srnisarteny, March 12.—Tho Iouso com- monced business this morning by adopting the amenimont to tho rules offered by Hico, which cuts tho timo ullowed each member on gotting the flour front thirty to ten minutes ; and this, if itdo not stop off the dow of oratory, will ot permit throa tines an many members to participate in the orstorical performanca as horelofore have bren atile to do sn, To EXPEDITE DU zi Caliom offered tho following + Wrernkas, 10 ta apparent that all (he billa now before thin Houte ard inthe lan:ts of committees cannot ba acta on and diapared of by thit Legistatnro without [ronractiog ith session toa uuresmonatle leugth; therefore, Heactees That this Honse procecl at once to tho mi of the Apprapristion Litlx, Lilly amend= wing the Revruste law, ant bila fer the ree fnuting of 70 of the State tax of 1974, tu ihe oxelue Hon of eI other bills, anti ech bills aro disvosed of, Under tho rules, tho rosolution, being an amondinont to tho rules, would have been Iaid aver one day, but Cummings, for the Opposition, niet it with a motion that the rules bo eueponded tonllow tho resulution to bo taken tn and dis- poset of atonce, Subsequently Cummings at- ‘ompted to withdraw hia motion, but objections were mada from tho Opposition side, and the quostion waa put, and the rules were suspended Ly 100 ayes to 11 nocw, Starr movéd the previous question. Cummings moved to tablo the resolution. Tho yeas and nays were demanded, and thorea- olution was tabled,—yens, 77; nays, 49,—tho majority thereby declaring that thoy wouldn't adjourn till they chose, snd meanwhile would generally do as they pleaved aa to what thoy would or would not do. BENDON'S RESOLUTION for tho Inventigation of everything and overy+ body connected with tho Stato institutions, aud ty provide work ot full pay alt tuo yoar round for as Ine wleitorint Joint Commutieo ‘canstating of to members of the Scuate and tucce of tho Honea, is ex follows: Warnrss, tho Gencral Arsombly jr ealted upon at ench version to make large appropriations for the sup- Jort of the eeveral Btaty Instilasenes mud wacreas, tuo members are compelled toc, upon these Large op- J fopriations with Ite oF 10 iufo@nalfon na to the wen, juade of the mouey appropriated, aud aa to the uctuab nel requirements of tho soveral inelitutions for helt reasonable aint proper nialntenance; therefore, Hig it resutved by the Hauce of Kepresentativer, tee Senate concurring herein, That Joint cons! two mermbera of the Sonate and thrge membe: Houso te appointed to tavratigate inte the management of thoseveral institutions of thia State, aud report tothe Governus, showing! 1. The amount of money pald oa fees and ealariea of officers, Profes:ora, and teachorn fuesch, aud to whom gold, for the last five yours, IMTS inendeds 2, Bhowlug the number of students tents In each wince duly 1, 1G, and tho cost por diein of cach tothe State, oud whether they are charged. tion or admissions If any, the emount tnercof 5 3, © amount of money pakd for provistuns at exch 7 the wount of euch Kind purehswet, and the average price, elnco daly 1, 18705 4, Tuo amount of money ox- pened for ropalring and keeving each tn order, anit whom aud for whut pall, siuce duly, 1470 Tho smount of fuel uscd’ in cach; " the ‘coat yer cord of wool or ton of coal, aa well an the warket price uf these articles at the place where each frtitnliun ts located, wineo INit (uly 1); 6, Buowlg the value of all the favor or prodtice wade or r vy the acholars or patients, sluco July t, 77. Stating the amount of money, if any, mis: aprroptioted or miacned lg the oflicors of pach iuatitn- tion since July 1 1410, ‘he report shall also sitow buch other facts ha tho Cominiiteo shall deem propor to nake as to the amount of mney that eiould be ap- proprlatal by tho Thirtleth General Assembly for tho support and malntenmnce of cach of tho iuatitations of tile State, as well as etch viller Fecomnmeudatious na to tho Commitieo may weem proper, And the a Commitico chal close thelr duyeatigations aud filo ther report, with ibe evidences with the Governor, on or before tho lat day of Jun. uary, 187, who ehall Lave the same printed, oud rhull'lay the samo before the Tuirtioth General Ansom- Vy, with bis mesange. Anil the Auditor of Publia Ac- counts ja hereby anthorized aud directed to draw Ra erlera npoh the Troasurer foe the payment Gt the per der of the Commilttes and their clerk, and for all travoling and ather ozpensen of the Comtulitec, tho same to becertiied to by tho Chairman of the Conueittee, On mation of Cummings, the resolution was referred to the Appropriation Committee, A QUEBTION OF BTATE 101TH, Kershaw introducod tho following + Waravar, A large number of raltroads in the Bato ara ron and belng operated by Receivers uppoluted by tho Judgen of thy United States Courts, whote districts or circulta are within thie Hlate 3 and ‘Wurncar, ‘Tho taking porsenon of ssid railroads aud the operation aforcssid defeats the collection of taxes due from satd railronds, the enforcement of the Jaws of the Blate fu reqard ty railroads, aud the collece tion of elaine owing by sald railroads to citizens of in he Hesolved, That tho Committee on Railroads be and they aro hereby instructed to ini:tire wud report at the caritest moment posable: 1, The nano of the rall- roade being rin sul operated by Recelsern 5 2. Upon whore application (with the name and location of the applicant) were such sppo'usments, aud tha cause thereof, mado; il, By whut Jud jo was such order mado wud tho amount of taxes duc frcm auch railroads, aud unpald, aud tho amount of iudedteduess, if praci{zat lo, of auld rutlronda, to eltizene of tls Btn d whether nich nection on the part of eald Judges dovs rot practl~ cally nullify uff Jegiblative action iu regard to railroads ‘thin Btate, On motion of Bronson, who atated that the Hotiso ought vot to commit ftealf to the recital of facts therem, the proamblo was stricken: out, ‘The reaulution was then adoptod, ALOUT ADJOURNMENT. Fottowing Kershaw's resolutiona thera wea a dintter over tho resolutions offered flzing tno date of adjournmont sive dio on Apiil 1, Morritt sprang, to hig foot and waid If that was tho game, and this filibueterlog was going to be kont up, he would offer an amondment moaklug the udjournment to-morrow, If the resolutions wero piested, ha would offer stich of amend. ment. Wo are ready tor it!” was ochood from tho Itepublican side, “But Meritt didn't offer lin amentdicont, and with the rest of the Opporition members ho voted seraltint wispenrlou of the rules to permit the introduction of the resolu tlons, and thus provonted thotr jutroduction, CHICAGO, On motion of Cullam, the (1tizens’ Association new Municipal Incorporation act was taken up on cunxlderation by woctiona, No ybjection was made or anicudinent offered until Bee, 7, Art. 2, of tho biil was reached, ‘Then Iuseore wanted to know if anyhody had ever seon a Cul- cago man wha wouldn't accept an oftco, even in tho Common Council, Tke proposition wos to fine any man not lores than 850 nor more than 100 for rofuaal to accept tho office of member of the Counell when jie had beon lected ow wuch, ‘T'ho theory of the bill seemed to bo that there way a cin of lighly reapectoble old foples who nover voted, growled o% everything, god could only be got into office by forcing them there, Dunno, of Cook, satd it was bardly tikely any body would be Huwd for refusal to accopt tho ollice.siuca be could escape tine by accopting and forthwith rosiguipg. Hopkins, of Cook, asked that wan the section good for if {t only forced men into ollice to in netistoly reelgn. Conuilogs defended the soctlon on the ground that tho same principla was recognized in tho Load law in the eeotion compolling Bupervieors toneryn, Merritt eald thoro waa quite as much reason for tho sevtion ag thoro wae for compolling jury servico, In fact, thoro tas more. Councilinon rorved wholly without pay, whilo Jurora reccived their @2perdar., After further discussion, on motion of McCoy the motion to alrike out was tabled. ‘Fhoamenmont offered by Narkor was adopted, Te makes@ failure ty accopt a sont in cither braneh of the Connell when electott thereto aul Joct tho party refualng ton ponalsy not oxcrad- fag 8100 nor lone that 250, recoverable by action of debt, ‘Tho vill was ordered ongrosaed and to athid Fendting. without amoodmont, excopt in moro fornial phraseology, HORT LNVEBTIOATION, Thus nich fur business, and tha buncombe Logan, FHnaglor offerod n rosulution for ihe np- polutment ofp comautteo ty Inquite and ropost by what authority the pay af tho Clerk of tha Mongo (Shophard) and = Neeretary at the Senalo (Itsy) of thio ‘Lwonty- eighth = Assembly ‘was coutinned, — antl pard after adjournment sino dio up to dau. 6, 4875, Horrugton offered » substitute reciting that tha tatalaf tha waranty dash upon the Blato Treasury for tho two yeara ending, Nov. 30, 1ST4, was 211,760,282; that the frienda of the presont Stato Adnunictration had repeatediy challongod invontiganion Into thia oxpenditure, sud Lint proclamations of honesty ou tho park of poiltical parties aro prima faolo evidonco of Gishoncaty; Whereupon it was rosolved tint tho challonjo sforeenid bo accopted and a committee of fivo appointed to invostizato the oxponditures: of tho State Admiuiatration since 1305, and re- port tho expenditures of aach dopartinent, and for what tho expenditures wero imate. Ou mo tion of Starr, a yore waa taten on the preampio veparately, and it was adopted by 59 ayes to 67 noct. Tho Republicans then altompted to in~ tredaco av amondment diroeting an inquiry that should extond back far enough to include Gov. Mattoson'a Democratic Administration, but the Opposition voted down the motion for a suspen rion of tho rules, and then carried thelr rovolu- tion, Hainmoud then introduced a resolution Inutrnctinz the Committee to continue taoir tise torical sescarches into the expenditures of tho Btate Adiuiistration back to 1955, which was ied, and now, of courde, no investigation as directod will bo mado, AFPROPIATIONS, In the Sonate the Appro;rintion Commitlea reported buck the following apprupriation bills, reeowmending passage as amonded: Tor build- ingan institution for the fooblo-minded chit- deen, £24,500 ; Normnl Univorsity at Normal, ent from #14,547 to 8497; Southern Normal University, out fran 8 to 1): ern Iisane Anyhi, & low tho outinntes, THE REGITRY REPEAL. Tho Ronato to-day passod tho bill repealing the Tegiulry act by tho following voto: 3EAK, Arche Haines (John C,), Rainey, cate, AGeold, Wrbiuson, Brewer, Ibalge’ Shut, Drawn, Handtey, Smith, Duchier, K-boe, Birong, Bare, Keame, ‘tuompron (Fay~ Canes, 1 lle), Glas tera, Marohall, Gundlach, Murthy, Warren—29, Glenn, Priel, Nara, Canter, Jncabe, Hteele, Castle Mls, Thompton (Cook), Carey, Pari, Upton, Dow, Rotunshn, Waltz, Eur, Santurd, Wolthhg—19, unt, A yating no wero Republicans oxeapt Plumb, Indupendent. Marshall and Strong wore the on Wy Dounullenns yoting for tho bill, aud Henry, Uepubltcan, dodged. i ‘THK DOAWD OF " EQUALIZATION.” Tho bill abolishing tho resent 0 Board of Equalization and transferring ita duties ta tho Auditor, Secrotary, and Gavernorof the State, Wau posed by 20 ayes to 16 noes. THE LIQUOp Wilda T.eo's Liquor Licenso bil was taken up, and, without dobate, ordered to a third renling—nyes, 23; noev, 12—Walto and Dow, Hepublicaua, yor ing aye, aud Hodges, Domocrat, 10. Cantield, Rupubllean aud for the bill, was absent, YANDONED, . Gov. Bavorldge to-day pardoned J. 0, Culion, conviotod of using the funds of J.J. MoGrath, of Chieago, whilo in his employ, for speaulation. io was In tho Donitentiary for two yoars. Judge Williams, Charley Reed, and sovoral othors, indorsed his pardon. Bovides, personal appeals wera mndo by Honator Kehoe, Me. Hnl- on, ex-Konator sleCratin Col. Rickaby, Mr. Hex ag, andothers. Ho ia said to be dying with consumptica, —_-—_—- INDIANA, CLOSING OUT. Special Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Ispraxaroiis, Ind., Mar¢h 12.—The Logisla- ture agreed to-day to adjourn wine dioon Mon- day at 5 p.m. In the Kounte the bil authorizing the Govern- or touppolut an agous to urge tho paymout of Tudiana’s claims against tho Goneral Government was defeated, Tho specie Appropriation bil was takon up, and an amendment made providing for tho cal- lection of thd uatural and iudustriol productions of Indinna for exhibition at tho Centennial Ex- position, and ib wus (hen soutto another Con- ferouco Committoe. ‘This afternoon the Democrate began filibuo- toring to dofont the pasnage of bills other than those uamed in the Governoi's mesango, but wore defeated, and the following were paseed: Detlning grave-robbery, ond providing ay puniehnent thorefor, flue of 7100 to S1,(tu, and imprisonment from 5 to 25 yoars; logalizing tho acts of ‘Trusteca of cortain town shora tho Eleetton Lonrdy failed to cortify to their eleo- (lon; protecting manufacturers of and dealers in variuns bevoragce in the uso of the bottles containing the same, ‘The Senate confirmed the nomination of Joha P. Early, of LaPorte, as Commiustoner of tho House of Nefugo, tu take effect Juno 21 hoxt, Tho Cyuferenco Committoo on Tempetanca was call] upon by tho Sonate to return tho Sen- ato bill and ainendmepts, and they wero then sent to the Houne for its action, “This means the defeat of local aption in tho Bounto, and to- morrow will witness tho pasuage of & Liconss bu, ‘tho Honeo did nothing at the morning sea- jon. In tho afternoon, the following Senate bills wora pnased: Lroviding for tho servico of process upon oMfcers aud represontatives, when within the jurisdiction of the State, as upon ofll- vors of railroad companios; making the corpora- tion stockholders hable for the company's debts only to tho amount of stock, save dues to em. Ploras continuing the effecta of tho Statute of Limitations upon debtors who leave teinporarily and aftorwards return to the State; making the theft of a vill from the legisfatlyo files o felony ; oxtending the time for the payment of taxea "under tho instalment systom; and providing for tho public printlug under contract, ‘Tho Sonate proposition giving €5,000 to repre- sont Indiana at tho Contonnial was adopted, Tho House took up the ‘tomporance question on report of the Conference Committee, An effort waa mato to engroua the Senate bill, which in tho Houso €100 licenre bill amauded by the ciyjl damages clause. A propeattion was mado to rofune Heensos in counties where & tuajority of the yoturd fle a petition apalust is- saipg thom for ons year from date vf filing thereof, but it failed, and the bill, 28 amended ta tho Hounto, pasnad. ——— MICHIGAN, LEISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. Breciat Wapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Laxainu, Mich. March 12—The Honate to- day pasved the following bills: ‘To provide for tho registration of voters In Aun Arbor; dotachy ing territory from the Township of Contra! Take, in Anerim County, and organizing tho Yownship of Echo, Both were given immodi- ate effect, ‘Tha Henate also pasued the bili to amend tho act regulating salos on executidn. ‘Tho amendments uf tho Rafting aud Booming law were adversoly reported upon aud indefin- Italy poatponed, ‘The Senato then adjourned until Monday at &p,m. ‘Lhe House this morn ing passod to tho order of third reading the resolution appropriating $500 = ta. avelat tha Atato VPomological Society in exhibiting Michigan fruits at Obleago in 1876 ond at Philadelphia in 1870, ‘the Special Howe Committes on tho Liquor law prevouted 8 bill roudering sollera of liquor lable for damages resulting from eolling, and alsa rendoring the ownors of propetty leaded to liquor-seliers hablo for auch demages, An attempt to table it wan defeated, all parties boing oppoued to cutting off discussion ou the question. All bills ontho sul- jet will como before the Waouse March 25. ‘Tho lousy eons indiyposed to adopt such aweeping legualation, and maderate measures will nba ly bo adopted. ‘She House paseod the following billas ‘To reimcorporate ‘Lapeer; to amend the chartora of Imlay Uity and Hustluga; to reincorporate Mackiuoe, aud to. orjuuizo the County of Loscoinmon; to loe gatizo the election of cortaln school ollicera; to amend tho act consoliduting tho lawe for the support of tho poor, The remainder of the Houro work wan chiofly in Committee of the Wholo, It is adjourned until Monday at 8 p.m. TNAURANCH. - Tho Commlttes on University and Normal Behool have’ reported that, auring the past elovon yenrs, tho aun of #2,%: has boon aid for insuranca on tho buildings ab tho Normal Schoo!, Tho lueuranca policies writ probably not ba renowed ou® Btote buildings when they expire. WISCONSIN, Z Tit DNIVERAITY. Spectal Dtanateh ta The Cheng Tribune, Mangos, Wis, Match 12.—Tho University Regents have adjourned to April 8, after dosig- nating Regents Keonan, Steote, and Winslow a committeo to adviso with architects Lore and olvewhere in rogard to plans for a building or buildings for sciontiile purposes, and Regonts Tauland Keenan to act in connection with the President of tuo University and confor with tmombers of tho Stato Me.lical Society tn refor- enee to tho ostabtishinent of a medical colloge. Many friends of tho Univeculty regrot that, by the chat made fu tho laat two years for por: sonal and politlesl reasons, so many mombers unfamiliar with the inatitution and its wauts Ins oe Cotvuunus, O., Murch 12.—In the Bennts to- day ths following billo passed; Senate bill re- quiring copartrerships to file cortificato of the names of partnors with County Iecorders ; Son- ate bill,to provent Councils from prolabiting tho sala of alo, wino, boor, and porter, but giving thom permission to reguinte tho anloof tho sano; Sicuso bill to allow stockholders of cor- porntions to dissolve, In the House bills to regulate foot of county once, and to reduco the fees of tho sano, ters passed, a TH BUACK HILLS, TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES ON HAND. Special Dispatch ta Phe Chieage Tribune, Br. Mavi, Mino, Marcel 12,—Tho Diamont Frolyht Line on the Upper Missouri aud in Montana has agreed to supply ight draft boats for freight from Bismarck the coming ecason, aud contracted with the Coulson Lino te supply boats, ‘Tho Northern Pacifio will bo epened to Mamarck March 24, Two now light boata wilt arrive at Bamarck soon after the oponing of tho river, to run to Fort Benton. In ail fourteen bontn will bo ongayed the comme season excli- elvaly on tio” Uppor Mlesourt trade, ‘The Diamond dine will froight overland from Carroll to Toelena, Threo Black Ilia partios ro organized at Bismarck, one to leave noxt worl: another about April 5, and o third about April 20. They oxpect to keep north of tho Sioux Rosorvat.on hinos till they are ott of tho reach of the tmilltary, but wilt probably fad the eoldicra vloso with them from the time of crosaing the Mirsunvi. areal Diavateh ta The Ciheaar Trbane, Oxsua, Neb. March 12.—Lho Uiask ills fover in this ecctiow is tuereasing, Expeditions fitting ont at Cheyetms, ‘Lho distance to the mining country from Cieyenns is 200 milcw, 100 iniles throuch Rottio’? comrry, and good wood and wn- ter. ‘Tho fro by stage from Cheyonno to Hare nav's or Curter’s Poak in 2153 and to the szoue of mining operations ix #10, Emimnenso munbersof inquiries are daily recelv- ed by promluent peisuns in thiy etsy relative to the Black [tit “There is no quesiton but eat troaps in mulficlont numbors will bo stationed fn that country to prevont any tartics ontering it, aud, if thoy shonld, forca will bo used to oxpel them. If neevesary, Indian ranazes wil bo con~ stantly omplosed to glvo prompi notice of tha Approach of parties, WHAT GEN, SHERMAN SAYS, Lotus, Mo., slareh 12,—Gou. Sberman wos in od yeslo:day concerning the action the Government will taka relative to gold-huubing expeditions to the Black Hills country, and that Sr. gentleman said, im substance, that oxno- ditions would bo prevented from enter- iug that region, or, if ony gob in, they wonld bo driven out as soon ay the woathor wil perunt. Troops will be put in the Held with inatructions to provent incursions into the Sionx reacrvations, and theso instructions will bs est- ried out by force of araw, if nocd be. ‘Lhe in- togrity of tho troaty with the Sioux will bo main~ tained ar all bazarda. ‘Aho General said frontier prvplo complain of fudian raids, yet in this cake. do not secni to eo the injustice of their orn aot, which 1s mooted after tho Indian modo of ace quirlng property. If nocosuary, troops will bo sout tu bring out the party now in tho lulls, FIRES, IN CHICAGO. A destructive fira occurred at Nos, 814 and 010 Weat Indista streot yesterdsy aftoraoon at 3:45 o'clock, ‘Ihe building ts a large double two- story frame, owned by E, Rt, Watson, who occu ples the upper portion as a dwolling, and Stars & Co, drr-goads dealers, ovoupy tho ground floor, ‘Tho bullding was damaged to tho oxtent of €1,600 by fro, and tho stock was nearly ail destroyed by water, involving a loss of $15,090, ag estimated by the owners, who have insurance of $17,500 In twolve different com- panles, A dofectlyo clulmioy cansed tho fire, Tho alarm fram Gox 536 ‘at 1:20 o'clock vea- terday morning was caused bya fio ina twvo- story framo building at No, 531 fulbard stroct, owned by Mra, Marrigan, and occupied on tho firat floor by Jamcs Madigan an a cracory, The loss on building aiwouuted to &500, and on stock alka amount. ‘Lhe firo originated from a stove in tho store, . Ansmalt fire occurred In tho drill room of tho Firat Regimont of tho 1. 8. G, at 4:30 o'clock you- torday morning, aud was oxtinguieod by engine No, 1 before any considerable damaxa ensued, Tho room Ia situated on the third floor of No, 112 Lake street. Tho origin of tho firo ts unknown, AT BRYAN, 0. Toteno, O., March 12,—At Bryan, O., about 6 o'clock this evening, a fire broke out iu Letwch- or'a Diook, oocupied by J. J. Gollor, boota avd shoes; J. N, Ryan, Jewolor; O, T. Leacher & Co., produce; and tho United States Expross olfico; second story by Dr, Keywor ; and third etory by a billtard saloon. Tho tire communicated north toa building owned by Thomas Kent, and oceupled by D. A. Wolff, clothior, attornoy's ofll- cos, and & club-room, Tho goods woro ucar- ly all wavod. ‘Lhd north wall foll, - de- wolishing a two-story framo ndjoluing, and occupied by BMeQuilker Bros., grocars, whoue stock was removed, ‘I'he frosprent on tho south to Myers’ Block, occupied by Bryan, ‘Willett & Co,, dry goods, ant the Freo ‘fasona’ lodgo. Tons catimated at 910,00 -to 60,000. About half insured, NEAR CEDAR RAPIDS. Speelat Dispatch to The Chicaca Iribune, " Cepau Ravips, In. March 12.—Yosterday a short dist in the country, the residonce of E, J. Hatvkins waa burocd with its contents. ‘Loan about $2,600; insuredjin the Franklin, of Philsdelphias, for $1,800, AT LAKE CITY, MINA, Spectat Dispatch to The Chienao Tribune, Sr. Pavt, Minu,, Match 12,—The Boston Elo- vator at Lake City, with 75,000 busheluof whest, burned this morning, ‘The wheat was mautly junured., ‘he bnilding was valuod at €30,000, inaured for $10,500, AT MONTPELIER, VT, Monrrecigr, Vt., March 12.—-The most se- nous fire which bas yot occurred In thle piace broke out ot half-past 12 last night, and lasted until 7 o'clock thia morning, A numbor of stores wore burned on State aud Main streets, ‘Tho loss ia not stated, aT STEnLina, iL, Hrenzina, Il., March 12,—Tho extensive dis- tillery of John 8. Miller burned this evening. Tho cause of tho firols uuknown. ‘Tha cattle and waroliousea were saved, Loss from 50,000 $0 875,000; partly insured. AT STILLWATER, N.Y. Troy, N. ¥., March 12.—fhe bridge at Stille water was burncd thia morning, together with At stores, nine dwellings, aude hotel, Loss, —-. THE GREAT RHOMBERG CABE, Ayeciat Mapateh fo The Chicaye Tribune, Dusvqur, Ia, March 12,—Gon, J, M. Hedrick, of Ottumwa, Supervisor of Internal Revenue, whh Capt. Siinpsou and counsel, arrived iu the elty thia morning, and are now devollng their undivided attention to the Rhomberg Hquor sult, ‘Thore aro rumors that a compromiso is on foot, but this could be traced to no soliable sonzeo. ‘Tho oficera are eugaged in maktog an inventory of all of Hhomberg's proporty, aud tho grand aroop may be made ab apy moment, WASHINGTON. Judge Christianoy’s Maiden Spocch in tho Sonate. Ho Opposes Pinchback's Admission fn a Strong Legal Argument. And Declares Louisiana to Be Without a Legal Government. Congress, Not the President, to Blame for tho Existing State of Af fairs, An Unauthentteated Story of Bribery fn the Election of Andy Johnson. ‘ IN THE SENATE, BENATOR CHNISTIANCY IX THE PINCHDACK OABE. Special Deanich to The Clacsao Teioune, Wasutxutox, D.C. Motch 12.—The sonea~ tion of tho day wes the speech of Chiristiaticy, tho now Sonator from Michigan, tpon the Vinch- back caso. ‘Tho Opporition Senators aro making much of it to-nizht, und treat [t a8 o bolt uf tho Republican caucus om tho part of Christiancy. Thia ts untrue and unfair, Tho cancua was called soicly for tho purpose of detormining whothor the Pinchback caso should bo considered, aud It was exprossly stipulated that in voting to consider the resolution, no Sountor should bo bound to yote for it except upon its "merits. Christlaney takes exactly the samo view of tho Lotisiona = coas ~—that was hold by Matt Carpenter in his report Jaat Yonr from the Committos on Eloctions, Chria- tiancy hetds that there wero uo olections; that Kollogy ta not tho lawful Governor, sud that, consaquently, Pinebback Ix not otosted. Chiin- taney thought the Prosilent had committed an error in rocognizing Kellogg, but donouncad aw absurd the fantaaios of the Democratic charges that Gon, Graut ig sckomug for usurpation or imporial rule, ‘Cho touo towards tho Prosident was most friondly ; towards Kellogg aud towards Conyross Ht was bitterly sovero, Thera woro several passages in = waloh Chiristiancy wag yory caustic upon tho Attornos- General. Ifo sntd that upon the legal axpests all Inwyora aud jurista were mally agreed, oxcopt, perhaps, tho Attornoy-Goncral, if that constituted nn. oxeeption. ‘Thoro was enough of convontional cant about Federal bay- onety to make the specch uttractiva to the Dem. ocritis. CURISTIANCY HAY THE JUDICIAL, NOT THE OnATON- IAL PACU Ue read hin apeech fr. ombarrasement of nis now penition. wud the fact that every oye In tac Sonate Chambor was dizocted ty him, wore painfully manifest in tho mbling paper and tho fréquoutly fsltoring LAY, 1 printed slips. Tho vole ‘Thora wag a judicial deipddut, upon the entire speech, which Stsal? sounded liko on fegol ‘decision, Indeed, In somo parts the Sonato wav forgotren, aud tho formulas of tho bonch Introduced, [tf waa cucious to hear a naw Senator goleinnly put, his polute c3 doesa Judge, and say, “Upon this poins 1 sive no opinion,” ‘Tho speech altogethor was well recoivod as indluatlvo of largo abilities, clear though!, and mental independence. ‘hero aro few Sonatora who can so clearly asate tho Lowlelana caso in thicty mmuter, ‘THLE BERECH OF 2°CREERY, of Kentuel presetited an antipodat con- trast. Jt was aud pretended to bo only a droll medioy of eloqtenco and humor, Me: Creory carefully prepares hia fow speeches, and sacredly commits every word to memory, This habit ne occasionally betrays by plipa im momor- izlag, He traced the cattao of frecdow fromt ho fall of Koaclueco to the Centonnial, aud could find iu allthat petlod nothing so dark, tyranvical, and monstrons ua the Loulsisns question and tho Kopublican administration, It was 8 pleco of studied humor. ‘Tho Senators agreed to tako the final yoto upon the Pinchbact case on Tuzsday next, Tho prenent expectation t4 that tho spacial sesylon will adjourn on Thulsday. PAYMABTER NOMINATIONS. There is quits a contest in the oxceutive so1- sion over the confirmation of eome of the recent appointineuls, especially the nominations for ad- ditional Piymasters, and that of Pardoo, the United States Judge of Louisiana, It appears that tho Pres{idont, ju eelocting tho candidates for tho Paymagtership, baw in one or two in- stances bean jn ignorance of tho record of tho persone appoitited. It bas como out that one of them was dlamiseod from the army for intompor- ance avd anothor for ombezrlemont, Senator Went atilt continues his fight agaist Pardco, and,{t would appoar, solely on personal grounds, THE MAWAIAN TREATY, ‘Tho proposod amendwont to the Hawalian treaty is in substance this; In Art. 1, the wards ‘sandal, kos, or other ornamental woods,” aro stricken out. In Art. 2 theso words aro addyd: “Harness and all manufactures of leathor, starch, and tobacco, whothor in leaf or manufac. tured.” Tho following additioual articto te added: Inte agreod onthe part of His Hawalian Sojosty thnt, fo Jong aa tals treaty shall remulu im fore, Lu will hot leave oF otherwise dispose of any port, harbor, oF other laviitory fo, his dominions, oF grant any spe. clit privilegsa or right of uso thereof to any other Loner, Btate, or Government, {10 the Associated Presm) REGULAM REPORT OF PitocYEDINGS, Wasuinatox, D, On Match 12.—Tuo Vico- President presented the memories! of the heirs of Wills K, Sebastian, Senator from Arkansaw in 1861, usking that tho resolution exrollie him from tho Sonato bo rescinded. Referred ta tho Committee on Privileges and Eloctions, ' ‘Thu Vico-Prevident Inld before tho Sonate tha ‘report of Burgcon Frank W. Ioilly, of tha Ma- ino Hospital wervice, in regard to the yollow fuver opittetaio of 1873, Ordered to be printed and laid on tha tablo. THY PINCIDAOK GASH, Consideration of the resolution for the adnils- slon of Pluchbuck was resumed, and Mr. Bc Croory, of Kentucky, spolto in oppouition to it. ‘Tho resolution wae further digotissod by Saula- bury, of Delaware, and Chiiatiaucy, of Michigan, Bir, Christiancy road his speech, which was mainly an ablo iogal argument against the ad- mission of Piuchback. In conclusion he said + ‘To mothe wholo procesa of the formation of the Loulsiana Stato Governmout sooms to bo circu'sr, Voginuing where it onda and ending whero it bogins, and, with whatovor voluutty 1 may bo made to ravolvo, it never moves u HtO) forward from tho point whero it utarted. It loaves this Kellogg Government, which assumed to olect 8 Souator la Cougrosa, Just whero and what it wus in its origin, uot a Logislaturo or Government of tho. Stato of Louisl- ang, but & body “sot up, installod, and kept in power, and * Imposed ypou tho Stato by tho Execntiye Vopartment of tho Federal Govornment, and deriving oll ite authority from this Executive action. But I am ag wall satiatled o4 [can be of auythlug which doce uot admit of mathematical demonstration that tno Preaidont has had no wish or intoution to usurp the ae which dooa not bolong to him, Yet, called upou as be waa for prompt action for tho suppression of apprehended yio- tence and Insurrection, aud prompted by the hu- mane motivo of giving protection to tho colored people, hundreda of whom bad on several previous ocossioua been butchered in cold blood,—a motive which dacs honor to the din which [confess { sympathize with Kia —and without having all the evidence before him whioh wo lure bafore us, nor, ag I thiuk, tho boat legal advico, 1¢ is nat strange tliat be should Lavo failed to weo clearly tho tue prinaiple iu- volved, and that ho should have erred aa any other mau under similar circumstances might haveerred, But looking, as I think the facta show he did, upen the Guvetument he bad set up as merely towporary wntil Congress abould take tho Tmattor off bis Lands, aud doubting, os L think be did, as to tho validity of the Kollogg Govern nent, ho did whit a wiscand trus-hearted utates- man should Lave dove under the clroumstauces— he valled upon Cougross to make the proper pro- vision tor the case, and tako such measures as they shell deom proper, aud ha bas called upow thom roreatedly from that day tu this, but he has called in vuln, and Congress bax neutorted to act, Inall this I soe no evidence of go deliberate usurpation or intention to ox- tablish au irreaponsibls despotism, which baw been charged, aud I ropel the charge as one of, tho extravagences of heated pastivanship, which often leads wen to believe what in after years snd upon due reflection they discover to havo Deon wild aud absurd. But hore and now we aro cndoavoring to dis. cover and apply tho truewt principlo which ehould govern the question of the ad- mission of Pinchback an Benatar, if wo aro wieo wo slinll act tivon no principle which wo shoul! not be willing to reo applic to our own States, For, as iu the caso of individuals, no man can violate tho rights of another withons ondangoring his own, #O Wo, as reproscnintives of Staton and thelr péoplp, cannot violate tho constitutional rights of nuothor Stato or ite people without on- dangoring our own States and our own peovte. In the mutations which are covstently sallog flsce. and must continue to tako place in this aud overy othor popular poverne mont, tho time may como whon our prenont po- ultton may bo reversed, and whou those now in a minority tnay hold tho powor of onforcing their own viows of xovernmont, and tho poironed chalice we now present to tho Stato and people of Louisiana may te commonded to our own lips, Let us, therofore, ds ogard all moro vartivanship, and act upon tho broad piiuciple of equal justice, which Is tho high+ est statennanship, and refuso to establish onow, and at lenst a questionable, principle, which may return to plaguo the iavontors. Mr. Christianvy concluded his spool, and tho Senate thon procooded to the consideration of executive husinona. At8:10 tho doors wero reopenod, and the Sou- ato adjournud. HOMINATIONA, 'The following nomimations wore sont to the Sonate to-day: N. I, MoLean, tate U, 8. A. to bo Assistant Adjutant-Genoral, with rank of laoutevanteColonel; H. C. A. Keller, Collector of Custonis for tao District of Michigan. Poatmasters—J. H, Drury, ‘Tray, O.; BH. It, Wise, Warrot, 0, ; M. Thompson, Home, 0,; G, A, Wolls, St, John, Mich. 3 J. SI. Knox, Indian- ola, In. ORDER OF RUAINESA, After confirming a fow nommations, the Bon- ato, in oxecutive scasion, this afternoon disousd- ed for moro than an hour tho oder of business, and agreed ty tho following arrangomont ; ‘Lho Hawaiian Reciprocity ‘reaty shall bo laid aelds nutll Wednesday next, on which dav ita conrid- eration pliail bo renuuied, Tho Sennto i tomect to-morrow, sud procced with the consideration of tho Pinchback resolution, with tho definite understanding that a fiual vote be tekon on it uext Tuesday. Afler tbat the IMowalion ‘Treaty is to bo dispoaet of. Itacemato bo the general nndsrstanding, though not a matter of positive arrangemont, that tho Sanato session is to torminatoe nt iho end of next week, without any action on tho second Loniginna resolution, namely : thet for the recognition of the Kellogg Govornment. —_—_ ANDY JOHNSON. A BTORY OF ALLIGED ELECTION-nnInENY, «Secret Mapateh to The Chicago Tritune, Wasutnaton, D, C., March 12.—A lotter haa beon recelyed horo from tho persou inutrumental in originating tho rumors as to tho alleged brib- ory of tho ‘I’onnesseo Legislature by Andy Jolin~ won, Tho writer says that tho evidence 13 very strong lo show that the Shelby County dolega- tron gold its vates, Ifo doca uot, howoyor, mako {tapporr that the votes woro cast for Johuson, or that the latter knew of thoir purchase, John- son himself denies tho storr, and claims that, if Any attompe was made, it was by tho othor side, Tho Baolby Caunty delogation, including the City of Memphis, compriges ton mombers. ‘Theso mombers had pledged themselves prior to the slection to voto im tho Logisia:uro according to tho wishes of a majority of voters of that county. ‘Lhe people of that county, in_ casting their ballots, oxprossoil thoir choles fur Sonator. ‘fhe ballots esp: 3 this choice were cast In a box by thomsalvos.” ‘Tho majority was vary largo for Johnson, ant accordingly tho Shelby Colinty delegates voted for him, although many of the mombors of that deioga’ion wera porson- ull bitterly opposed to him. ‘hls is Jolusou's story. —_—-— NOTES AND NEWS, To nEsiGN, Syeecial Dianatch lo The Chienao Tribune, Wasurnuroy, D, C., Maro 12.—Thora 6 good reascu to boliove that ox-Poatmastor Gqnoral Creawell will resign lls position as Govoromont coasel before tho Gaueva Court, and that Matt Carpenter will bo appointed to euccoed him, Creswelt will spond the sutnmer iu Buropo. ARKANSAS, The statomont that Gov. Garland, of Atkan- eas, bas withdrawe his roward for the approton- sion of Liout.-Gov. Volnay ¥. Smith affords great relief to many of tho Urooks refugees hore, who fear to return to Arkansas on account of ine dictmont, aud are secking Goveiuntont placos, Mesere. Poinnd and Sayler, of the lato House Arkansas Comnilttce, Lave received information thet notice was given provious to tho recent ad jotirnment of the Legistature of that Stato that nt tho next scesion the bill slroady introduced, propoelug to chauyo thy names of two of tho countios ct Arlianaas, would be pressed for pas- niga, The bill proposes to change tho names of Dorsoy aud Clayton Counties to Poland aud Saylor Counties, WISCONSIN OFFICES, Tho Wisconaln politicinns who havo boen hero ip such largo force in the expectation that thera will boa generat change in offices consoquoot upon tho dofeat of Carpantor havo returned hotoo gatiefied that oo considerable immodiate changes will ba mado. WOULD NOT ACCEPT. Bonntor Chandler authorizes tho statomont thas the Postmaster-Goneratship Las not bon tendered him, and that ho would uador no cir- cumsatatices uccopt jt. ‘THE ONSLQUIES OF CIVIL SERVICE wero celobrated to-day at the Treasiry. Tho Superintoudent of tho Treasury formally took inossbanion of the rooms of tho Examining joard, doposited tholr records fo the archives, and sent the cinployes in soarch of places among tho varlous bureaus of tho Departinent, {fo the Assocrated Press.) OAPINED MEETING. Wasmrxatox, D. U,, March 12.—Tbe Cabinot session to-day wus of two hours’ duration. The principal subject under consideration was with relation to appointmonts of porsons to ofiice, THE PREEDMEN'S BANK, ‘Tho Freedmen’s Bauk is ins worso condition than was horetoforo supposed, and thorefore Commissioners Creaswell, Loopold, and Purvis have asked to ba relioved from any further re- sponsibility for or on account of anid trust,’ pro- vido tholr band may be reloasod from liability afioriheir retiroment, and now Coninisajonors sibutituted in their placer, They avaign, as the caso of their action, the fallure to obtaln from Congress Buch leglelation an thoy doomod ossan- tink tos prceer and spcedy oxecutlon of the trust reposed lu tuom, ‘Yisttons, Among tho callors ou tho Prosident to-day wero Seustors Kornan and Randolph. LOUIBIANA, Tho President, in conversation yesterday, said ho hind no faith that the Congsrvatives of Loutes inva wonld abide by the Whovler compromtao, but Ino very ehort timo would ropudiate it. If tho Joadors wontd adhere to thelr promise, affaira would finally bacome tranquil and the people Bgalu proaper; but this they will not do, anddis- ordora ars cortain ¢o ovens, Gen. Sheridan takoa tho same view, and oxpocts constant attampte to annoy and drive out Gov. Kellogg. HSonator Alcorn, who voted against Jinchback in the Committeo on Privilegos and Electlous at tho Inut vossion on the ground that Kellogg had not boan Faoounized, bas changed hile position, and now aya ho will vole to. admlt Pinohbsck, Kol- loge having boon recoguized by the House and bv tho Loulslava Demoorats, in accepting tho Wheeler compromiso. This chauge sucourages Pinchbaok. LEGAL TENDERS, Outstanding loyal tandors, @380,714,900. BOSTON. Special epateh ta The Citeago Tribune, Bostox, Maro 12.—Work will soon begin on tho uvflulehod buildings on tho Back Bay barnt istrict sud other parts of tho city, aud theas operations will give employmont to many mo- chanics snd laborers, but wo aro sorry to say that the ercatiou of uew atores and houses will not be extensive. Jn the suburban wards of tho clty the mouey sunk in diolling houses could be counted by milllous, Hundreds of houses aro not worth the mortgages on thom, Many of them aro not occupied, and some of them nover eloutd bo ‘ocoupiod. Tt ia aald that there ure houses enovgh built in Bou. ton for tive years of good buain Ie year aro very poor, y duliness is Mey to continuo, and investmonts in building. ota fn that locality for speculative purposes ara pot likely to prove very Jucrative for dune yours come, | NEW MANUFACTORY AT SOUTH BEND. Sueeiat Diaxatch to The Unicaae Tribune, Boutu Lewy, Ind., March 12.—A company has just been organized here, with = capital of 80,000, for tho mauufuoture of reapers, wood- working and farm machiuory. ‘The capital ie owned by J. 0. Knoblock sud A. 8, Bakor, of Bouth Bond; George W. Baker, of Doca:zur, lil.; and John Thomas, of Deor-Lodge, Mon: tana, Active work will be commenced at onco by them under theusma of the South Bond Reaper and BMaohinory Company, FOREIGN. Buflot Declares tho Polloy of the New Frenoh Cabinet, It Is Coolly Received by the Gon- oral Assembly, Toxt of tho Oonstitution of tho Fronch Republio, \ FRANCE, TOLMCY OF ‘THE NEA StNTBTRY, Pants, March 12.—In the Assombly to-day, M. Buffet rond a declaration in Wehall of tho now Miuistry to the effect that ita policy woult bo dlstinatively conservative, This etatomont ix mao, bo wnld, to rossauro tho industrious snd orderly poputation, The Governmont renews coniidontty the Prosidont’s nppoal for tho support of moderate mon of all pattios. M, Buffet continued: Wo havo tho Broatest coniidence in tuo experlencod admiuis- trative etall, who may rely upon our constant Btpport. It with bo the duty of tho Cabinct to insuro ohediouce and rowpoct for the constiti. tionat laws, ond wo ‘ora resolved to do- fond thom against sil intrigues; but wo shall nover pursue a vindictive policy, Virm but concshatory condnct Is none nuitable to the state of things produced by our mivfortunes., Would wo not Alrike the last blow against the power of Franco if wo exhibited to_tto world a spectacle of internal dissoxsluu? Tho Government will bo unablo to ralgo tno stata of megzo until the press lawa aro mo:lified, aud a bill iu this con- neotion will bo submitted, ‘Tuo declaration onan chat tho pregont lawa ro- garding the appointment of Mayors be continued for a atated poriod, aud concludes by challeng- ing a voto of want of coutidence. The declara- tion Was recsived by tho Assembly with no manifostution _oithor of — untisfaction or diegont, Tho Left was nt firut irritated at the omission of all mention of the Republic, and at the Pawsanes concerning public function- aries aud the rainiug of the stato of wioge. At the maeting of the Buroaux M. Gambetts said tho promise to prevent factions intrigies Was an césontial foaturo of the programms, aud ha nrged that the now Government bo judged by ite acts only, ‘THE NEW FRENCH CONSTITUTION, orreavontence Xe York Wars, Pants, Fob. 27,—'Lis done! ‘Vho great trana- action's dona! ‘Tho Constitution of tho Itepub- Ne ia fully framed and finally adopted. The sop- tenuate fs ended, and im ite place Dohold the turd French Republic! ‘fno fal vote for the ndoption of tho usw Constitution naa whole was takon yesterday. It was adopted by 425 votes ngalpat 251, n majority of 271. It will be seen that about thirty embors did not voto, atnong. them the Princes Do Joinvillo, M1. Grovy, Louty Dinuo, and somo other radical Ropublicana. ML, ‘Thiers voted for tho bill, so did the Duo Decazea god all tho other membots of tho Cabinet, save M. Tavhaudy, tho Minister of Justice, Mad att the absonteea voted azainst tho Dill tho majority in it favor would atill ave been decisive, ‘Tha toxt of tho now Canstitution is as follows : OUNSTITUTION OF THE PHENOM REYUNLIO. Cause 1. ‘Tha Legiatative power is oxcrcised by twa ‘Aesumbties—tho Chamber of Doputies and tho Benalo, ‘The Chamber of Dovuties ta alocted vy unt- voreal ‘suifrage, undor the conditions determinod hy tho Electoral’ inw, ‘Tho composition, i043 of nom. duatious, and fauctioss of the Sennte, are as follows : Furat—Tho Senate ta compaved of 340 membors—225 tected by the Supartments aud colonies, anit 75 by tho National Areetntily, Secont—Tho Departments of the Seino and tha Nord will cloct each ive Scustors; Selna-In- ferleure, Panlo-Caluts, Gironde, Maono, Filuls- fere, and Cotes-du-Nord ouch four; Lofre-Lu- ferioure, Saonc-cl-Loire, Ilo et-Viaiue, Selue-et- Olse, Idere, Puy do Dome, Somme, Bouches-du- Ithone, Alsne, Loire, Manclie, Sfalna-et-Lolre, Morbiban, Dordosne, TMauto-Garonne, Charante Infetlourc, Calvador, Sarlio, — Herault, Baeaes- Pyrences, Gard, Aveyron, Vendce, Orne, Olac, Vosger, and Allicr, cach thres; all the oluer departments two: ; the district of iulfort, tho threo Dopartmouts Alyetla, the Colonies of Aartintque, Gusdoloupe, Natniou, dud Frencl Indica, ouo cach, : Thirt—A Seuator inuat be 40 years old, a French imap, and fn full posecaaion of lls etvll abu political righte, ‘fourth—Tho Benatore of the departments and colo- nies are to be chosen by nu eloctorl collogo, consiat- {ng of tho Deputies, the qeuoral counclia, ‘und the cotnells of dlstiisis Delonglug to the department, and of dologates elected by each municipal cadnell from among tho electors of each cominune. ‘The Senators aroto Le elecied by an absolute majority, ond con- Jointly where thero is mora than ona, Fyth—Tho Beuatore elected by the Araembly ara ta ba clocted by an ubsoluto inajority of votes iu that ly. ‘Stith At tho beginning of the frst scssion, the Senators wilt be Alvided into threo ctaszes, cack con- taininy one hundred Senators, It will bo dociled by lot which clags {4 ty rutira at tho ent of threa years, which ut tho end of six years, aud which at tuo end of uine years, Seventl—The Sznste, Jointly wilh ths Chamber of Deputies, shall bave tho right’ to initiate ond frame laws, But Ancneial laws aust bo Arat origissted aud pasted In the Coamter of Doputics, Kighti—Tho Eoaato may bo constituted a judiciat court to try tho resident or tha Cabluct, ur to lnvesti- gate plots against tho tate, t.Vinth—The Sonate auall be elected ono month pre- ‘yYioits 10 the day fixed by tho Nativunl Assembly for ite disaotution, It will cuter on its dutios and constitute ituelf on tho day the Natloual Assembly Ie dissoiead, ‘Cuavax Yt, Tho Preti lent of the Republio ahall “bo elocted by ths Souate and Chamber of Deputies, unitod in National Asaombly, and by a majority of votes. Ho shall be electud for eevon yours, aust may ba re-olocted, ‘CLAUSE 3, Ho auall have tho right of initiating logis. lation concurrently with the two Chambers, Ho sill promuigato the laws vated by tho two Chatchers, ito shall take care that they are executed, He olall have the right of perdon; but anmesties can be accorded ouly by tay, Hoe sail oorminand tho army and navy, and appoint toull civil and military posts, Every act of the Prosktent must bo countotelgniont by a Aduistor, Le sinill preside at nutlona} ceremonies, and the Ai- Davaudora of forolgu powers must bo acoredited to im, CLavar.4, As vacsocles occur in the Council of Btato the President, $u Gablnet Gouncll, shall Oli theso vacanctos, Councilors thus epeeieal can only be retnuvad by a decree adopted in Cabinet Council, The present Councilura cau only bo mporeeded in the man- ler prascelbed by the law of March 24, 1873, CLavsx 8, Tho I'rcaident, with the asaont of tho Honate, may dissolve the Chamber of Deputies at any time, ‘In this avant 8 now olection {a to beheld within threo mothe, Crausx 6, ‘Tho Csblnot Ministers shall be responsi- bie aa a body to the Chambors for the geueral polley of tho Gaverument, nud inlivitually for their personal acts, The President shall bo respourlble only 1n cagy of high treason. Cruse 7. In cago of the dvath, rasignntion, or ro- moval of the Proaidout, the two Guatnbera slall units ani procoed immediately to the chulce of a new Prost dent, Tho oxeoutive poiver, in tho meautlwe, eal! rast wh tha Gouncil of Sluisters, Cavs: 8, The Chambers have tho right spoutaneously or at the Instance ot the President, to declare that thls Constitution salt ba revived, Waen cach of tis Chambers shall hava taken this resolution, tho two ahall unile in National Aseombly for ita ro- vision, Au amendment to the Gapstitution oan be car riod only by an absolute majority of tho National As. eombly, Hut until Nov, 20, 1240, no reviaion of the Consiftution shall bo attompted saya when proposed by the Proeldent, ‘Lavan 9, Tho seat of tho exeoutlye powor and the two Chambora aball be at Verauilics, paces GREAT BRITAIN. ‘sn YRENOW PRINCE IMPERIAL FETED, New Youx, March 12.—A letter from London atatoa that © tho banquot ta tye Prince Imperial of France, at Woolwich, Eng., has given rio to & good deal of criticlam, both here aud in I’rauce, The commandor of tho garrison, who presided, mado an oxceedingty falaomo spooch to the Princo, and oven went so fay O48 to oxprons a hopo that the * swords of Englieu oMficora might, ‘ono day, bo at bis service.’ 2¢ {4 undorstood that tha Princo isto bo attached to tha stall of tho Dako of Cambridge, “Tho oxslimprass Hugonto had, {tia sata, just contracted another piivate toan." ‘TN¢ TIPERARY ELECTION, Conk. March 14.—Tho follawiug Is the vote wt fu the Parllamontary olection at Tipperary : 0] Ta He Mitchel, 3,112: Moore (Congorvativo), —-—. ITALY, ARCHDISHOY M’CLOKY's PROMOTION, Tow, March 12.—The Vooe di Verita says the Popo confers the Canlnal's hat on Arobbiehop McCloskey, uot only on account of the persons write of that prolate, but becauua the Holy Soa" is deatroua of honoring tho Catholica of Amerlos, and of marking the progress of Catholiczam in tho United Btateu. — CUBA. ‘THY NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL, Tlavana, March 19.—Captatu-Gonoral Valma- seda, soon after bie arrival, called tegether a number of tho, weslthlor citizons, aud requested them to adyanco a loan of £100,000 to pay the oxpendo of bringing feluforcomonts from Spaiu, Tho sum required was immediately subscribed. tls stated, on trustworthy authority, that Valmaseda has juformed the oflcery of the Havana volunteors that their men will soot bo necdod for temporary Kervico in tho Hold, : ~~ THE OHIO STATE GRANGE. Corumavs, O., Match 12.—At to-daoy's scrsion of the Stato Grange the officers wore thetalled, soda yery lengthy resolution roportcd, which althor wan otlil under discneston at 11 p. Iution already adopted is an follower 5° F280. Reankced, ‘That wo ean in no wite annctlon {1 of the Natlonal Grange nt ite Inst. meeting at Cho ton, no far as relnten to the adoption of tho reaning Focommentitug Congtessto grant Government aye tho Texas Pacifo Rullway ¢ that tbls action a (tt, t0 inn violablon of tha filth rection of our mationst Patt elation of principle and wniee, feuding to fetes ‘orruption and mnotiofol ‘ teal of coudemnation, 4 PO" Mulch wo Bad act our ‘This resolution drow out a vory fo cugsioy aut considerable fealng 7 Egle. dia J+ Wi. Urigham, of Fulton; Josoph Knox; D. M. Btowart, of Greon; it enon! of Warrony and 5, ¥, Joonings. of Lane, wer, eleste a Minto Lexeentiva Comiutteo, ‘ he Grange tne Just agreed to paey tion declaring the ‘Amaoclation | not a pole ones urging Gtangers to loan their money ‘ana borrow of thoir brothara at reasonable tates of interest: favoring mutual inauranco companies, Bafabliahedt by countless favoring co-operative stores whero merchants or manufac! not deal fairly, Seat be contrg AGAINST COMPULSORY EDUCATION, To the Bilitor of The Chicago Tribune: Citicaco, March 9.—In su editorial aumm of an articlo on tho * Ifistory of Computaoc, Education "' recently published tn the Attantiy magazine, you conclude by trusting “that the historian of compuleory education who writds ip 1860 can chronicle ive yoats of stcconsfal prag. tico of tho idea in the groat stato of Mlinois,” ‘Thero is no necessity for furthor explanation of thena words, ‘Thoy tell thelr own talomthet ‘Tuc Trrpuse {6 avowedly in favor of compy}, sory odueation, itis perbaps my own fault that T haye falled ty Joarts your reasona for nilvocating this im, portant subject, as you have, I understand, ex, pressed thom st divers times, and focting. ly to your own tntisfaction, a3 tho aborg quotation would show. T have hitle to Lope, theroforo, by what I slinl! herenftor aay, to causy you to yotraco your steps. My only dotirot, tuat, if you have thus far confined youraclt tog conalderation of tho ono side cspoused by you, you will givo expression to the other which wspoused by all who have at heart tho welfuyg and proservation of society whether th ey be threatened oven by tho mighty power of thy state itcolf, Yor some years past, in this country oapecialyy, thora has beon # tendency to legislation as tut only menna by which cortain wrongs, frequent, imaginary ones, taxy bo righted. ‘Lbs tendancy has workod to our diendvantage, ‘Iho funie montal principles of guilt and innocence aye beon lost sight of in interminable and contradic. tory stututory provisions ; the guilty, lustead of rovelving tho puntehinont they deserve, tre quent go uuwhipt of justice, and wrongs, thy righting of which ia froquontly the ovcasion of special logisintion, ofton becomo moro inflicting anid injurious, On tho supuosition thatthe civil Inw is tus rightor of ull wronge, and on the Sallactous prise cinal thatithastho right to oxtend {ts am whitherzoaver {t will, it is ousidaring tha Lexie bility of proclalming, that heucefurth educstiog shall bo compulsory, What right havo wo, Mr. Editor, to hopo, fa the faco of procodonts, that a compulsory ly for education, having for ils avowed object, tho obviating of supposed ovils, will in any manner Prove an oxception to other onictments whic have beon wado, and Ices in contlict with the sentiments and rights of tho peaplo? Nono, sir, whatover, I will go further and ask, What right bas tbe civil law tointerforoin this summary manner with the education of obildcon, to foréa paronts thoy must sand children to school, or, fu other words, that it and wot thoy, is to aco to tha thoi children who have beon ontrusted by Gol, te -them and ta thom atone ? L will again answer Nono, sir, whatever. ‘Lhe provinco of tha stato is to suppross crite and liccatiousness and to protect tho rights of tho people, Tho stato is powerful; ond is power, extorted in tho right diraction, can be productlye of good ; but, exerted. in a contrary direction, and ft tends to evil. Tho latter sill oventuatly attond tho intorferenco of the stu in the propored compulsory Jaw for education. ‘The education of children is a domestio right, a parental right and one which is bound tobe roupecnd by tho state and to bo protocted whole and inviolate. To the onthusiastic admisera of compulsory education, or, in fact, to tha average utatesmas, this is au nesortion, tho truth of which is no finmodiately apparent for the sinplo reason toi! ho supposes tho stato’ to bo superior to sf bodies, und convoreoly, alt bodics subservient te it, and henco, the Jatter to hayo no rights ot Dower sayo thovo granted or delegated by the former. To such o porsup it may bo necee sary to say that there aro bodies sod affairs in which the state has no right to intorfero, and one of thers, it domestic society or the family ; and intor! doe, or rather will, whon it shall undertake w onact a compulrory-cducation law, Society, ot tho family, in from’ Goud ; it ia perpetuated by the propagation ot the human raco; this tater 14 the desire of God, manitestod not only by ths natural law, but also by the expross gominand “Increaee and multiply.” ‘In obouience to tis command, long beforo tha institution of civils ciety, obiidren cama into existence, forming do mostic society, ad in tao days of Adam, and, 4 we havo soon, as p consequence of the compli anoa with tho natural law which resson discover in nature, and the oxpiess command of Ge, above roferred to. Oniltron comma into exise enco during this period had nono other to look t3 for asaistauca than tho parents, tho spe to whom thoy had beon ontruvted by God, and sho alone wero responsible to God “for thom. Tee core of these . oluidron, thoreforv,, de volvod upon the parents. None other than they thought of osring for {how childron, “Thiy was on established {4% founded on tho natural law which ia thoeterct! luw of God. and univorsally admitted, Audit stood to roasun, tha: tho paronts aud tho parectt alone who brought them into, existence sx0!: maintain sod ohetish thent, ‘Their obligation to do so bacatne moro imperative by tua helpless con dition of tho cpildren. ‘Io lattor neodod support for tho body sud mental and moral dovolopuect or oducation for the mind, Having aasumed the responsibility of parents, it follows that, they posi the right ay weil ag assume the oblise lon to support and educate thoir childrau. ler ing agsumed the rosponuibility of parents, It be camo by the natural law obligatory upon them 'o erforin these dutics to their clildran, and gave bom the right todo 60, au inalicusbio righh this right ty founded upou tho natural ls it ix one which parents cannat surrender tothe state and one which must be respected by tt Yea, moro, ax civil wocrty hay boon establisie! to protect rights the of tho citizens whole 32: inviolate, it bocomes tho imperativo dats of the wtate, or civil snciety, to protect tho riglito! puronte to educate their chlldron, and thus © Riurantco ta thom the oxciualve privilege caring ia this respect for thelr own olteitg. ‘Tho civil authority whlob, justead of protectias tho rights of parents, wrests from them Ibe right of oducatiug their childron, not ouly {alt in faliilling its cnd but evon violaroy the tery rights which it isitsduty to protect. frauds the ailtzon af tha libarty’ of oxeslsd his natural aud legitimate rights aud usnrps 3 office entrusted by God to parouts for ono of tht holiest of purposes. . Aguin, Aa wo have socn, a law for compalt? ry education would bo opposad to the natural Jaw, which is the otornal law of God; au avery: positive obligation must rcet In tho 2! * ral low and recolve ita force from it, it follom thata law for compuleory oducatlon cau impoHt no moral obligation, ‘Tho {mportant poaltion of Jogialstor, [s there foro, caally apparent. ‘fla monotonous, Ty drum system of legislating, aa lately practice’ ospoclally upon ctlica, should be changed 5 be thoxe, La whom the powers of Jogisiation ‘4 dologated show romombor, as there "18 V4 power but from God" that tha clvil anthority authority given by God to tho etate, aud! God in giving it, nover intended it to bo us ate giving to the natural aw which is bis ona! nal will which reason diacovord in nature, vont Too privinca of the clvil povorla to encour education, ana not to usurp the righ!s of pant iu atfordlng it to their children. Ty may burt echool-housed whoroin children may be educ according to the will of thoir parouts, and oa iy dofraying echool expenses, By this mer would atfard encouragemout to paronts iu the charge of their dutles. wh Iuthe above I havo conclusivaly shows ty tho stato of tho olvi! powor lias,,aod can a due uo right to auact a law for compulsory bet tion, aud in dolug so, ae you poreelve, 1 viowod tho matter from sn othical standpolch, have no hevit-tion du denglug shat my oo0clt slong can Ue quineald, Bhould. you, Bir. Este think diifercutly, your views, froot a ibs atandpoint, will bo of particufar interest. oe thoy will give your rosders an opportuntt, judgo botwoen ‘the right and tho wrovg 1 oy Coutemplatad usurpation of power. bs ee a and let the truth bocome manifest, DK pete hag Sets ‘Tho Jadios of Lavaing, Mich. rave lergo and fino party Thursday evoulng Lauelug Hones tn-lonee of tho Legit a mombers attende ry oul fs faeuod the invitations, caurted de geasleae® sud pald the bills.