Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1876, Page 1

sy Mrisable, Jou b Z. Letier, M, G. Powers, Jno, McCaffery, John H, Milchell, Geo, VOLUME 29. CHICAGO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1576. NUMBER 134, SAFETY DEPO3IT VAULTS. SAFETY] "DIAMONDS, DEEDS, BULLION, WILLS, COIN, BONDS, SILVERWARE, Ilortgages, JEWELRY,or other Valuables, i1 by Ledles, Dusiness Men, Professionsl Men, Meshanie, Teachiere, or Idboters, are socurod sgainat Fire snd Burglars by depositing them to the SHEETY DEPOSTT L STATE SAVINGS [NSTITUTION. 80 & 82 LA SALLE-ST, Which bavo been bullt to sccommodata Chicsgo and THE NORTHWEST. Eafes for Bont for §6 per Annum Upward. GEO. 0. COOR, Manager, £ The BTATE BAVINGS INSTITUTION {s tha Didest and Largest Savizgs Dank in the Weat, 6 Por Cent Intorost on Doposits. D.D. 6PENCER, Trest. | A, D, GUILD, Cashier. FINANCIAL. ITITLINOIS TRUST ANDSAVINGS BATNER, 122 and 124 Clark-st., Cransacts n gonoral Trust and Saving Husl. 1084 on as litoral terms a3 are consistent vith PERFECT SAFETY, Itsaystom of businens is arranged to meot he ‘lvmtl ond naceasitios of alaazes of Joople. Uash Capital, paidup, - 500,000 furplus, - - - - 25,000 LIRECTORS: fimnmgn .Anson Stiger, C. M, Lindgren, W, T lrerar, Wm, . Sirant, Iranc” Waizel, fea. Sturges, John B, Drake, L. 1i.’ Bidway, B, T, #rans, 0, W. OFFIORRS. & B.BIDWAY..Trorldaut,(INO, 1, DRAKFE, 23 V., Prea . G, POWERS..Vico Pros.|JAS, 8, GIBES..,.Casbier, otter, Dovozlta in Bavings Departmont made luring the firat ton days of January and July vill draw intoroat for the full month. MONEY TO LOAN I Real Iatats in Oblesgo or velnity in sums of 2,000 and upwards, Tunds in hand. E JUZAD & COT, 185 LaBallecnt, NEW PUBLICATIONS, ; FALLEN FORTUNES, A NOVEL, Dy JAMES PAYN. Avnes or ®Lost Klr Massingberd,” “ Walter's Word," ete., EEGINS IN APPLETONS' JOURNAL FOR TIIIS WABIX. Price, 10 centa per Number; 24 por annum, « D. APPLETON & 00, Publishors. 4 ENCYCLOPZEDIA BRITANNICA, NINTH EDITION, QUARTO. VOLUMY, THREE NOW READY, This wiitlon ds clogsutly prted. on heary paper, it large type caretully aclected for tho purpose wd lllustrsted Ly many engraviogs on wood and st e, Thiowark will ba completa in twenty-one volumes, and publisliod at tho rato of threo poe yoar, Prico j er volums, cloih, 39 Lalf Rusata, 311, LITTLE,BROWN & C0., Publishers, Doaton. 254 Washington-| STOCKHOLDERS' MEELINGS. O (ol el b et bk Y STOCICNOLDIIta? M1 ovIxa o, 110100, D', 1318, | s VESEL-Orrx x 2 9, The srnoal macting of tho stack3olders of the tel Uwners! Towing Company, of Oblrago, will e held atiks rooms of tuo Luwbaiiusn's Lxcuangs, No, 354 Bouth Water-at,, Ohleago, L, Turaday, b, 1, 176, 4 81 o'clock 1, m, ‘Tt buriaeva of the mesting will bo the leatlon of 8 »+ Noard of Directors for the ensning year, aud such acs ton 10 regurd to the purchwoor reiiring s portion of = e capital stock of the Company as shill bo deemed N OLIVER, Secrotary. ‘gg Steokholders' Meeting. The Annual Meeting of Stackhaldera for the Election of Directora of the German National Dank will b held At the Dank on Tuesdsy, Jan. 11, between 2 and & P HEIMAN ECHAFENER, Cashter. INOTICH. nnnel meeting of the atockholders of the Chlcas Coke Company wil bo leld at tis oilcs 8 on Monday, Jan. 10, 1870, at 3 o'clock 1. AL which fime su elcction will Le Leld for nin iroct 10 verva t Teweut year, and for the tran: lermian Baukind Association, _The aunuul meeting of Lia blockliolders of tuis As- Vl‘l:lhl'o:“l:l‘!gu:fi ‘(gtne!ufi'lunourfi ony "\'l llldfl Dl{:fl‘ s, lan! uf taah, Vetwean tho hours Of 14 o, and L pe s, L 1, 3 = Chtcago, Jum, 8, pets SILLTOR 1. D&%, Cantter, STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING, The anausl meeting of the BtockLoldors of Rand, SicNally c G, Wil Do ield at Lt adbce. ot tho Gt mran ‘any on Manday, Jan, 17, flyo’clock Pe M. - Shleago, Jun. ¢, 1816, RS Gestotry, B TO RENT. FOR RENT. Blorm frout, €4 Wabsab-4v., 18 roor send sud raited, 13T compale oxder st wil e 10 twg qags, o1 TOPORIYS denant, Gul and sos REMOVAL. MOVED RE TO 164 LAKE-ST. BARRETT, ARNOLD & KIMBALL, MANUFACTURERS OF Duilding Paper. Folt Roofing Materials, Moth- Proof Carpet Tining. Almminous and Orna- mental Bailling Pager, Water-Proof Sheathing, Straw Board, and PAPER GARPETING. Also, 8olo Agouts for tho (Boloit) T, N. DAVIS MANF'G CO. £~ Onr ald warchonas bulldinge, ocated on Fset mlmmn., with &6 feet Chimneys, for aalsat a bar- galn. SHINLTS. SHIRTS! WILSON BRO'S ORDER DEPARTIIENT. New York Hills or Wamsutia Muslin wilh foest Unen, - - $34 r dog. el = A third L $2 per dog. Shirts extra 1f Gl are altached. Qur lincns aro mado to our order in Ireland, and are scarcoly equaled durab in olufi?cuycu of appoarance, and in With our extraordinary systom of adapting the garments to the wear- or, our supecrior workmeanship in manufgeture, and our oxquisite fin- ish in laundrying, tho complotest satisfaotion may be rolied upon. 67 & 69 Washington-st., Chicago, Ani Pite’s Opers Louss, Oinclanati, MISCELLANEOUS, Hibgruian Banking Association A dividond of 10 por cont on the enpital stook of this Assooiation has boen declared, payablo to the Btockholders on and aftor Monday, the 10th inat, By order of tho Board of Direators. HAMILTON B, DOX, Cashier. Chicago, Jan, 4, 1870, SOUTHPARK Special Asgessment, Notice fo heroby given that the Fourth Inatell- mont of the Bouth Park Bpooinl Assensment, With acerued iutorest thrreon, is ane sud_payaola af tho offico of thie South Purk Comminaion, Tinom No, 2 Republlc Life Dullding, Nos, 161 snd 163 lasallo-at,, Culeaga. Pay at ouce and save interent aud cont, W, L. GREENLEAT, Collector, January 3, 1810, HYDE PARK TAXES. Notico s liercby given that tho Btatoand Connly Tax and Bpocisl Assessceuta for the year 1873 on Iiydo Park property aro bow due and ofiice. Pay your taxes to tho Town Coll expente, AMES H, LLY, loom 2, 16t Lafialle st. MERGCHANT TAILORING., yable at my tar, ood sav J, Collector of Hydo Park, DOWN TO HARD PAN? I sm determined to scll my goods, aud bave marked thew down 21O Fox CUont ILiovrox Thun uny other tilor ia seliiog for In Chicage, I hava a large aimount of linportcd Goods ou hand which I am selifug at cost, walch {s lower than much goods wero ever wold for fu Chicego, 1 une the Lout of frim- mings, ‘nnd emnploy the best of workmen, Ail work scnt o WARRANTED TO HUIT. Thavoan good a cutier as this country affords, whosa policy ia to plozss, and who nover fafls ta fit, Call and_examina for yourrolves, Brown's Building, No. 1 FEaat Madliron STAR BALL LIN Becond floor of UNITED S8TATES & DRAZIL MAIL STEAMSHIPS, Bulllng rogulatly overy mouta fram Wulson's Whatt, Brook.yn, N, Y, ¥or Putu, l‘mx:'\mbnf‘o, Bahia, and Rio Jazerlo, calling at 8t. Johon, Porto Nico, NELLIE MALTIN, 3,000 tons, Jan, 23, 8t 1 p, m, JOLUN_BIAMALL, tous, Yob, 23,2t 1 p, m, J. ¥, WALEEI, 2,700 tans, March 2, at 1 p, 1, Waen tho e wall the di £t of the molitu fulls ou Sunday, sforme rovious, Tliese eleamers aro porfect- b Iy now, with alitho tatest fmfrovemeuts, having firste Ciszs prescuger accommorlottun, For fruight snd pressge, al reducnd rllea\. aprly to J. 8, TUCKLR & CU b4 Line-st, ONLY DIRECT LINE T IR o Gowersl ‘tiausatiantia Con betweon Now York and 4laven. ‘4 Loy dusoitte puute jor tha Uuntlu €1y tlian aay otin v, an torigeay e M sall dso sl ¢ {bein mory souta, Pior No, Ly, Nortn iy PAS! Flunt eabi, €114 o sccond cu o i, ied, &40, Ttogurn tlokuts at rod FrX siseraun Lasschgers. LAk, Saan?, S ok maz, N. Y. Nationl Line of Steamships, l"!.w yhlll{ 10 QUEENSTOWN AND LIVEM HELY lhTIAN‘.i::‘dfimfillurd:s‘{"?:‘n. 0. t8a. m. THE QU Iy 21t 41 noan. ¥ b SP.AIN, 4871 LA an, 13, 7. oy, __bnusuan Tivaso), ¥From Now York to Bibatol (Eugland) direct, ARAG 15 osinun LOUNWALL, Susiplels Cabin Paseoge, 87¢; Inte oot i Lako ducre & 81 H. K. Ii. . FIRKL OHANGES, s Geueral Atlunlllnf Agency at No, 133 LaBulle-at, bas been disaclved tbls Christian Fried i it of O, ¥, COLLOT, Iu {us ola ylace. JOSERIS KAUFMANN, Cll]:lk"fl'lh“{ FRILDRICH COLLOT, a7, )LLECTION AGENOY b = llectis ~due clalm , Gollsotiag overdun clalma o Oy hedctipton. 1s our Sntomtion.” Spetiies. b ever, such 43 old, abandoned, or appareatiy worth! mercaniile, marine, and Wor b claim seut'us will be sdjusted without chargs us] collected. _end for circular, FRASIEWH CO] TIQN AGENCY, Biate and Mooroe-sts,, Ublcazo, & DB e, Ceb, & INGOLD (includlng wine)t 2oLordlog 1o aoey Lt mhlkw 7, Jan. D, w47 . 1, . at3p. m, Raturn tiok: ANCE. . spiendid veasis on 89 820, with suporior sccemuuaations, las £C0ssartas Without Daira OOATKo. - Bisalers B curroucy, ARRON, (opposite new AP v ol el Great Western Steamship Line, DISSOLUTION. The fAirm of Ksufmann & Collot, exfatiug horetofore day by mutunl conseut, - Mr, Joscpli Esufmann retires froum the husiueds, and Mr, riedrih Collot assutrea the azsels and liae of tiiu same, conlinuiny It under {he Aria name 3, long over-dus, aud of Iarge sniounty, sro becomtng the rule. livery WASHINGTORN. Debatq upon Senator Morrill's Resumption-Aid Bill, Vigorous Speech in Its Behalf by the Author of the Measure, Growing Up to an Inflated Currency---What That Inplies. Remarks of Scnators Thuwre man, Sherman, Bogy, Edmunds, BEte. An Anti-Contraction Resolu- tion Offered and Roferred in the House, Introduction of a Bill Glving the Centennial Exhibition $1,500,000. Mr, Blaine Cheokmates Randall on the Amuesty Question, Au Ugly Caso of Cotton Frands Uneariled by Secrotary Bristow, Transmission to Congress of Dr. Lin- derman’s Branch Mint Recom. mendations. Senator Booth’s Explanation of ILis Interconvertible Gold=~ Bond Scheme. MORRILL'S FINANCE BILL, DEDATE IN THE EENATE. . Speciat Diovatchs ts Ihe Chiceaa Tribune. Wasiixarox, D, C., Jan. 6.—Thers wes quite o avimated fioancial dobate in {Lo Senato to- day. Morrlll, of Vermont, epoke the greater partof the doy upen Lis Resumption bill, main- taloing that reoumption was entiroly practics- ble Jan. 1, 1879, Ho moved to rofer Lis bill to tho Fiosoce Committeo, An animated partivan debato followed, in which thero wora recriminations betweon Iiopublicans sud Democrats. Sonator Edmuuds was ssvers onough to eay that no Domocrat had presonted 8oy proposition for rosumption, and thiat ho was rominded of tho profossion of DemocratioSena~ tora in 1864, who wore always {n favor of pro- sorving the Unfon, bul always opposed to any legislation for that purpoke. Seuator Bherman took a vory hopeful viow of the situation, Ilo believed that tho country is in a much bettor condition than is represontad,, sud thought that the contounial year wauld commence & now ers of national prosperity. [70 the Assnctated Press,) MOERILL'S BPEECH, ‘Wasnrxatox, D. C.,Jan. 6.~In the Ssnate to- day, ihe moraiog business boing dispossc of, Mr, Mornll call=d up the bill introdoed by him yosterday, to further provide for the rodemption of lagal-touder United Htates notes in acoord- anco withtho oxistlug law, and addrossed tho uato, Mr. Morrill, in the conrse of his argnmont, said he thought by Jan. 1, 1878, tho difference botweon paper and gold would bo much loss than it is vow, and that, as & forernnoer of ro- sumnption, it wonld be woll to provide that cone tracts aftor Jav, 1, 1878, shall be upon a specie bagls, unless otherwiss epecified. This would acoustom our peoplo to the ccming change sod bring #pecio into cireulntion, e do- nounced ~ the project for rodecminy greenbacks with an” interconvartible 3.6 por cent intarest-beariug bond, doclarivg thiat tho scheino was uusitsc>pticls of any publia or private advantage. Mo likened it to an offor on tho patt of the Government to take ond keop oll the horaes thrown vut of employment at tho commoncement of the winter, promsing to ro- turn them sleck and fat in tho spring, Ho also reonted the proposition olten broachod, that the dutica on foreign goods may be heroaftor paid iu paper. This would virtually rep:eal the law of 1804, containing tue pledge of the country that sucl duttat sall ho paid 1n gold and eet apartto poy tho publlc debt. Thia [s rogardod by & fow, wlio sro williug to wound but not resdy to etnike, tho tariff, as well au by thode who bave wholly cut looso from coln, dotermined to sink ewim with paper mouoy slons, and by eix or soven honest mon who reatly fcol, i wo show Low much wo despiso gold aud Low Jittio wo caro for it at the Custom- Iluuse, that ovorybody will adopt the same opiu- tou, and gold will tben at once drep so Jow value that ail who Luvo it will bo 1 haste to ox- chaupa it for papor, with much gravity, They oven claim this aatho asificst modo of return- ing to epecio vaymenta. By our fattering doo- laration that black fu white'we are to make silly bullionists, following the exampla of the crow 1 the fatlo, drop thoir gold, mud, liko Eaop's fox, we are to stand rondy to snetch itup, If these honeat mien are not mistakeo, hora is to be found n real rosmmptiva boomerane, which, though sout off in an opposite die rection, to whitl around and at last emite the rock from _ which will pour & flood of pieclous metals, I confess 1o an entiro want of fsith 1n tho boomorang movement, Ho sldiculed st considorable longih the idea that wo must not only keep and roaiutain a vulunte of curroncy oqual to the wants of trado, but tnas it must bo non-exportable currenoy, olaimiug that that very doctrine sent our bonds abrond. 1le zl=0 ridicuiod the srgument froquente Iy met up, that our ouly romedy for currenov, lurgoly juflated and below pav, ia tto walt and Lot the country grow up to it The philcsopher who waited on “the Lonks for tho rivor to Min by was bardly more profound or patient, The bLanlk or pabor ciiculation, with 8 population ot 31,615,000, waa 527,802,000 Lln!!llmnf'{ the wiandurd of 1860, and ot years prior thereto, as equal to tha fair roquiremonts of finaucial hsalih and stability, wmath the country no larger, unloss tnads larger by the fco of Alarks, we lave now such Ru txcess of currency that if we wait until the couutry grows up to it we must posipous speclo Tosuption until our population rises to 116,~ 640,401, wills a cotresponding ncreaso of the wauta of trade. It wasa ';nut delusion ta sup- Pposu that coutraction would benetit tha rich and {ali boavily upon the poor, while intlation would operato in tho opposite direction, 1t woukd be much noarer tho truth to eay the effect would ba exuctly the revorse, lle anka st Jeugth againet tho injustice and tad policy of luflation. and roviowed the Argus aeats of the intlationists, vurmt{ pralued tho ravoanl banking systewn, and sald it the banks wero ouly elreulating & currency convertible at por nearly sil {hoir dofects woald vanlelr, \§hat we wont needed after specle resuraption to com- plotely remody our fi ial candition was more real and absolute cap! Al fioaucial tinker- ing iu the world would not sapply ft. All the chieap expedicnts for makiug mouey plenty without earning it or without gxivig anythiog in exchango for it would result in disreputable fatluxe, 1Tho zovnor wo loain that mouey can's bo invented, but must be enrned, the better for the conntry. A dobadod corrency, he said, in concluslon, waa demoralizing. Public and private expendi- tures are now 0o latgely bascd npon fullation, awl, 80 Joo a3 payments ars made in the chcap- ext substitute for momov, notbing in return but chieap aquivalants and chieap service can he ob- tained. " No permanant restoration of industeial presperity, no permanont employment of work- ngmen, uo eafsty to workiog capital, oan be expected until thn Govornment permits ita own aperatione, the labor of oar peopls, and tho bus- luesnemorrmu of the coantry, to bo bated uron the folid fouudstiuna reprosented by go'd, aud paper -l‘rar with gold, represented by reatorod peaca and moralty, 10 accordance with the unbroken oxpericoco of tus wise wmong pations, and in harmoeny with tho instincts of & high-apirited people ashamed of the ozploded davices of paying dubls by tha renewal of broken jpromises, and ashamned of tho vacillatiug atandsrd of mercantilo bonor, worthv only of a bankrupt peoole, half manlao and half knave, At the conclusion of his ro- marks ho tnoved that tho bill be referrod to the Cammittee on Finaace, Bo ordered, T.OAY BTEAKE, Mr. Logy moved to recousider the vots by whuchs Mr. Morrtll's bill waa roforred. Mo eafid Do devired to epaak on tho mubjoct, aod, If the vota by which tho bill was teforred Lo recon- eldorod, ho would movo to poatpona the fnther canstderation of thie il until the first Mondav in Febroary, To was uot prepared to npeak: now, bob tuought ths bl proe sented the subject in wider scope iban ft had keon prosentad befors, Tt wanld engage tue attention not only of the Senats, but of the whole country, Tho voto by which the bill was reforred waa reconsiderad, Mr. Bogv aaid the btil propased by the Senator from Vermont, which was intended to fead to npocio resumption, n his Judgment did not ro- numo at all. It effco: wouid be to cancel end desttoy ail the legal-tender notes now in ex- Iztence and substicuto bonds for them. Tno bil didn’t provide for the accumu'ation of gold for a return to specio payments. The I'resdant, in hid rocont message, said the resumption bill of tho laxt acenion wouldn't eJoct its purposo un- loss it ho moditied. I'o Bacrotary of the Treas- ury anld #o, aud wow tho Benetor from Yermout BAYA HO, : Alr, horrill said ko hoped the Senator sflogy) would not murepressut bim, Mo (Morrill) be- lieved tho power given by tho lozislation of last rossion was abundant, but tho pasenge of tho mul iutroduced by Lim would take resumption oasler, Mr. Bogy said he twasin favor of mpecis re sumptiou, Ho was not an miationtat, but wonld Continuo Lo opposo any attempt at reaump'lon which conld in tho remotest depreo bring atious contraction intha paper moncy we now Liave. Ilo was not in lovo with paper monay, but the huninesn of the country wouldu't sutfor contrae- tlon. s looked upon the bill of tho Senator (Morrill) a8 ove of eontraction. o (Dogy) looked noon it as something torribty had. He moved that the subjoct oo postponed until the firet Tuesday in Fobruary, Jr. Sorrill said e hoped the Senator wonld noi aok for a pcrtponement to that {ime. He moved to amend tho motion so that forther ccusideration of the subject Lo postponed until vext Monday. THURIAN, Mr, Thurman said the matter had bettor go ovor till February. He did zot think it would bo s vory wise thing for Lhe Benate to enter upon tiis finonclsl debate bofors February. Bomo time would bo required to study the ro- norts of tho Bacretary of tho Tremsury, the Comptroller of tho Curroncy, and the sogges- tions of tho Praaidont of tiie Unlted Htates, as well 88 sucgestions from the Finsuce Commit- tee. A'wo years ago, three months of tho thne of the Benata was takon up in speech-making. He boped no such oxhibition would bo sitnossod again, Whatevor tho Sonato did sbould have & practical bearing, and bo cherscterized by good seoso. Mo preferced to have the bill referred immediatoly, and rot bave the Benato precip- itated 10t suck n dobate now upon a question of g0 much imporiance as thi: Air, Bogy watd be bad no okjootion to the bill being reforrad now, 3ir. Thurmao, resuming, rald ho had to call the attention of the Henstor from Vermout (Honill( to tha third ssction of bis bill, which required Natioun! Baoks to hold enesfourth thoir money reserve in coin, aud Afier Jan, 1, 1877, hnlf;"and after Octuber, 1874 throe-fourths., lo (Fhuiman) thought theso "banks ought to proparo for apecie paymont, and it would be no wmoro than just for Cougross tn require thom to Leop tho coin intorest the Governmest paid thom on the bondn depositod until thoy conld ro- rumo svazic paymeut, but he would nat divort the securnty which dopositors have, an proposed Vv the tlurd soction of tho bill now before tho Hepate, Az, J2dmunds inquired how a National Bank coutd rosume as long ns the Govorumont did not? Itcould redeem ity nofes with a greon- bacl, which bad boen made a legal tendor., Mr. Tourman asid when tho time camo he would endeavor to siow that both tho Govern- ment and National Banks could resume. Then tita Bouator from Vermont could ask that qaes- tion. Mr. Morrill argued that the compelling Na- tional Banka to have a pottion of thelr reserve in com lustoad of legal tonders would be no diveraion of the sccarisy whicn depowitury bad, ZDMUNDS, 3r, Edmnods said tho Senntor from Missouri (Bogv) hiad vaid the bill introduced by tbe Sous ator frow Vermont did not provido for nccumn- Iatiug coin fu tho Tressury. s Lepged to call the aitentivn of that Senator to tha original act of Jan, 14, 1876, waich aid provido for wuch ac- enmulation, It way true that this act did not 1ecoivo the votos of Boumiors bslonging to the Dewocratio porty, and he was forced to believo that it did not meet thewr aprroval. o then read from tho act of January last, and said ab- soluto power was given to the tinanciul ollicor of the Uoverament Lo tagn Lo NEECSSATY Hlops Lo pav legal-touder notes m com. Al tha enrplus yovenues from this wime forth were to bo applied toit. Mr. Bogy—TUlore aro no surplus rovenues, Mr. Edinunds—~That dovonds, Mr, Prosident, fipon Low the rovenues sio collocted in tho Waostern Statos, [ Laughtor.] Mr. Bogy—If you will appolot Lonest men from your party to go thoro they will be prop- eriy collocted. (Ronowed Inughtor.] Mr, Edimunds—If wo sppolut honest men we will ba obliged to abpoint thom from our party, Resuming, 3ir, Edmunds el e wus glad ¢4 atuto that tho great body of the pooplo of the titate which the Senator (Bogy) in patt ropre- sentod had verforined Lheir gury fn bringing to juatice those who violated tus law tbere, 'Tho couutry, by tho act of Jlflllll’{ 118t, had enteceq upon a frosh promiso, Lo which ail the revenues and credit of the Governaient wors to be do- voted, aud bo did vot foar that wo long as this Govertnont continuea iu the lands of the real frionds of upscie resumptica tunt the promise would be diaregarded. Mr., Bogy argucd that thero were no surplos revenuos uaw, and there would bo nona by 1879, L, BUTRNAN uaid be was scrry to hearsuch elatoments, Thore with 6ven for the past year, which was ouo of thy Dardest in ourhisiory, s surplus rovenus of (rom 10,003,000 to 16,000,000, and there would be n saviug of probably 50,000,000 uext year by re- duction of expenses, Mr. Eogv aaid ho had no doubt, if the measare fusugurated by the Democratic ITouse of Repro- uentatives whould Lo paseed by tho Senate, there would bo a surplus revenue, Lut he had no hope tuat such measuros would Lo passed here, Mr. Edmuuds iuquired what those mensures inaugurated 1o the House were, Mr. Bogy said at tho proper time hie wonid take grout pleasure In Informing hts fniend (Ed- muuds) of them; anid, knowing his patriotio im- pulses, bo bopod that bia (Edmunds) would poan excoption to s party, aud vow for sowe uf them, [Laughter.] Ay, Batou suid that, In_hin judgmont, thore wad no surplus 1evonue. Figures might esy no. meu migut wrlio a surplus, hut thors was nous. o would approciate the paper dolfar to the gold dollar, It waas the duty of Congross to du so, nos to legisluco a8 partisany, byt as Americans ; uot L put up one party aud dowa anotber, He (Enton) would be fouud at sll thmos, witloot a- Rgard 0 partics, propared tologislato eo asto briug the panor up to go'd. Mr. Buorman asid be was vory happy to hear the Senator froin Coonecticut mako this declara- tion, for hio was the first ave of his party who bed promived wid in the resumntion of specie- paymont. 1f that Bouator would bring iu & bl looking (o that end, it would bu raesed, ilo (Sherman), for one, would wolcome his bill. Ilo wss sorry pone of the Benatora on that side had brought in such bil before. The Republicas Admimg- tration since it Lsd churgs of the Government bnd paid off more tusu soy Government over paid before. Jt wes estimated ai the begioning of the present flecal year that the aurpius reve nuos for tho yoar would bo onlv £9,000,000, and et in the first six montlis of that yvoar the mb- ic dobt had beon reduced nearly 89,000,000, and the best mouths for rovennus wate yat to come, Ho had no doubt now thet wo would haves surplon revonue of $20,000,000 for the present fiecal yaar, If Benators would all join {u prac- tical sconomy thore would bo a surplus revenna of &40,000.000 duriog tho next flacal year. fion- ators onglit to take & hopeful view of thioga in this Contennial year of our great country. A PARTY QUEZSTION, Ar. Edmunda said ilus question of financa A partv question. snd it wou d ba s party nestion, liko avery ather t question which R apinion fo this country ur aoy othar. Alr. Thurman said, if the Senator moant the bill of last Jauuary was s party bill, bs quite agreod with him, That btll nover saw the jicht tn Lhis body unit it waa brought forth from a eauouw, and pagred withous a moglo wor.l of dis- cunsion oo tho part of the majfority, It wan a bill which thoss on his sido of the Chambor never saw until the day it was taken up; a bill whlch wont ta tlis othor House, whers thie pro- vious quistion was ordared, and i1t was paseed witbout alscussion by s Fm' majority. it was 8 caucus comprowise of cooflic.iug opintons ; it was & parly measure, and ft did not becono the Bevator from Vermont to say that tho thing was voted agatnst by overy Democrat. Ha (Lbusmnan) veotured to eay that the men who voted aza:iat it wero a4 warm frionds to Bpecin resumption ad tue Benator from Vermont or sny of Lid friondn on tha eide of the Cham- ber. "It would not do lor tha Heuator fiom Ver- mont to say tuat, becaves the Domocrats would not anallow whole angthing which s Republican caucus might agteo upon, that they wero tot in favor of souud currency. Thers was no groator proof of the viciousnoss of ruch legivlation than Wan praved by the liatory of she practical wori- inza of the hil, L friend from Vermont (Ed- mnoda) saw fit to tanut the Democrats with not voting for the wll. Ilo wsa in favor of epeclo rosumntion, but s friord from Vormout satd that we could not re- eume until the Nepublican party sppomted honest oilicers to colicct tho wiisky tax! Great Heaven, sir, 1f that is tho caro, tho resumption of rpccio pavinent 18 postpuned foravor! [Great lagzhtar fa the pallories.] ‘oo Chalr (Forry) romindad the galleries that such domoustrations must not ba repea: UT CATCOSES. Mr, Edmuods zsid he did not know whethor the bill was oorn of n csusus or not. but bo_bs- lieved it was born of somo good nud patriotle purposs. _Tho Bouator from Obio ta'ked about caucus. In acerlain place whero the Democratic rarey had coms into power tlev could not dis- tributo the emaliest o.lcea without a canzus, and horo was the great bead of tho party in thi chamber presohicg long homtlies” sbont tba wrongs of the caucus. This saying by the Democrats, “Weare ju favor of dolog something,"” aod never taking any stop. will noi ko down with tha paople of this country. The Honator (Thur- ao) said the Repablicans did nut debato the bull of Iast Jnovary. Thoy did ust need to doso. 1¢ spoke for itself. BATARD, Mr. Dayard said be belioved thare was mors debt and losa wmonov in the country than ever before. e balieved tho poopl= of thia country WEre Nover 80 £oor a® now, ilers was butone way by which the pooplo could be sxtricatoa fiom this trouble, aud (t was not by critnination sod rtecriminatton, a8 had been the case to-day. Ho was sssigoed to a placs oo the Financo Committee when ho first camo to the Honate, and ovory plan he had eubmitted to extricita ths people had been votad down by members of the majority. Tna bill of last Jauuary meant noth'ng but a party coslition for party onds. Ho argned tnat tbo act was inanf. ficient to accomplish its end, and regretted to 800 & great question liko this approached in the temper oxhibited by Senators on tho otber side. Alr, Edinnuds inquired who aamitted that the act of January last was iosullicient to sccom. plish its end. Mr. Dayard said ha thought every senaibls man had admittod it. Alr, Edmunds did not sgroo with the Sonator. Ao (Edmunds) had beard uo ono aimit it. Mr, Sherman road from the 1ast report of the Secretary of the Troasury to show tuat tha hill ‘of Jnuuary laat met tuo approval of Becretary Dristow, ‘Iho guestion boing on referring the bill in- trodoced by BMr, Morrill yeatordav to the Com- wittoe on Linance, it was =0 reforred. - DOINGS IN CONGRESS, THK INQUISITIVE MAJOWITT, Special Dispatch to The Chwcaco Triduns, WagminaTox, D. 0., Jau. 6.~The business of tho House was for tho most part of an unim- voriant routino character. Tho Democrats con- tinued to redoem their pledzes by ordering new invostigations. Among thom were ono to asecr- tain whethor the pay of army ollicors can ba re- duced ; one to lesrn what custom-houses do not pay expensen and can bo abnlistiod ; oue inquiring iuto the maoagemont of the War Doparimont ; ono into the character of tho obligations of tho District of Columbis: and ono of a vory swoep- ing character iuto tho preecut condition of tho Indn scrvico. Some of the moro counsorvativo among tho Democrata think the party loaders have been very roluctant to order Ao many investigations. Tho former malutain thst perty purposes oould havo been better served if fower lovoatizations had boen com- menced, and mote attoution pad to o faw, ‘Fhoy antlcipato that in attempting to investigato so many subjeais tho political effect of all may bo lout, and that thero may bo a populur rexcsion to tho disadvautage of tue Domocists, AYUUID TO THY IT. The Houso baroly edcaped a voto upon tha finance question, The vote was avoided, buz the fucident served to mhow that meither party is now ready to give any npew voles wupon this nubjoct. Tho 1esuo was broacht bofore the 1loura by & 1esolution of Roa, indationlet, of Ind ana, which doclared thit ¢ha contraction of tho curreny is detiinicotat to the buminess in- torosts, and should bo stopned, Af.or wome- thinz of » wraogls, in which the loadem of bsth parties sought to dodgo the tusue, this resoiu- tion was finally roforred without wstructions. Tho 1aids upon the Treasury continue. An nnusually largo vumber of other bills, inclnding :ivate billy, and for the fmpiovomant of har- ard, rivers, sud crouke, wero intredaced and re- ferred to tha appropriato comaifitees, I'he House coxld not paes a day withont DOING KOMETUING FOR BUNCONBE ‘This to-day cousisted in tho adoption of » reso- lution prescribing tho stato of mind appropriste for Cougreesmon fn the Coutonnial year, They ougbt not to be unfiiendly to thoir neigubors, oc to encoursge hatred, to all of which the Houne agieed—yens, 217; nays, wvonw, Thia nansouse cost tho Ilouss an hour of time, and tho country about $2,000 for runuing elcctious, wiich ehoutd be charwod to Congressman Now, of Tudiava. It was Nea's firat oftort, BCOT1'S PET JOB, ‘The advocatos uf the ‘Loxas Pacific job hava roborted to w now dodgo. They cliargo that all nowanapors sud correspondents that havo op- posed Tom Boott's scheme have been bribod by m\mnugnn. Vico-Trestdont of tho Contral Pa~ cifie. THE CESTENNIAL MILL, Tho Mouso Comtnliteo on Centennial met to- dav sod agread unnnimously to repart in favor of the -nurnsmuun of ons milliou and o hal? asked for, to be paid in four {netallments. ‘Tne bill proposed provides that tho Goserument sball uot o lablo for any debta. CAUUNT "N NAFFING. Mr. lilane succeeded in placing tha Demo- crats in n\‘or"\lu leasant positivn a3 rozards tho Amuesty bill, Bluwo propuesd to offer as a substituta s bill granting tuconditional mnneaty 10 all robuls excopting Joff Davls, It bhad been Randsil's pucposo, evidently, to forco his gencral bl through the Huuse without affording the Republicaus opportunity for much dubste, aud poua tor smeadments. Blaico’s parliameatary shrowdoeas disclosesd thls tricw, and will evie doutly detost Randall's achemo, g8 to forca s bill through as Lo had proposed to do would re- quire two-thirds, ‘This, with still skilful Repub. licau mavsgemont, could probably not be accompliehed. ‘Tho Republicans hive already indicuted their willingneas to vate for a genaral anmmneaty bill, excludiog only Jeft Davis. They thiuk that the Amerlosn Cougross ouglt at loa: to declare by &0 much that tieason ia odious, Uader tho rules, Bluine will Le able to ulfer hix substituto. e BRISTOW AS AN INVESTICATOR,. A BICH COTTON CASE, Spectal Dupdtc (o Th Chicavn Tribunt, Wisumiaray, D. O, Jan. 6.—Tho Treasury Department has been for some tima foveatigate {og certain frregularitics fn cotlon transactions, One of these casss, tbat of Parkman, Brooks & Co,, i3 about to be given to the Grand Jury for the purpose of securing indictments againes eoveral of tho parties to the transastions, one or two of whom have held quits cyvent poal- tions. The caso in general ter & this: A certain ofilcor of the United Ste ~° Jomphls, having Governmest funds fr & possesalon, loannd €61,000 to this firm to/ &7 tho purchase of cotton, Bubseqnently, ¥ mediogs waro fustitused againae tho fic o' ¢ the purposo of tecovaring thin moyf Sind tho charge inthasa Jata” Assintant-e" (Yury of the Troas. urn acting in collusion 9’5 .5 ooks, who is aleo wellknown at the Dof ¥ ent In connection with tas ssal-lock oasies £ sacodeded in HOLDING T, 7 4k cASE szaiost this firm untl it was abls to prass through tho Treawury Dopartment a olaia agsiust the Govarnmeat for atowt an oqaal smount. Thin is0nocf 3 serlas of cases that tho Secrotary has cansod to bo fully fnvestigatad, with 8 view "of oxposiug aud puvisaing il con- cerned. The transactiona connosted “with cots ton operations beloog to & class whih the Demoorats axpected to mako much capital ont of by Investigating, butou the very threshold of thefc movemcnts in that ducction thov flod that the Sucretsry Limnelf bas beon looking over the grouud In advance, leaving very litila for them to do, e THE MINT QUESTION, TIE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO TIE i Wasmvatox, D. C., Jan, 6.—Tha I're sent the following messnzo to the Scnats to- day: 1 the Senale of the Dnitsd Stata: 1In roply to s resolalion of the Hauate of the 2.0 f February last, Toquestiug the Pr.eldent to lustituts inquiries 18 t3 tiy proger placo for the eetuoiisument of a branch oiut at soma point fu the Western States of in the Alieaissippt Valley, I trangmlt lierawith the report and &a:ompanying papars of e Dirsoior of the Aliut wao wan ciiryad with thy dity of making tue luquiries called for by oald resoiutlon, (Stgued) . B, Grant, WHAT LINDRUAR SAYS, Dr. Lindoman, ia bis report, atates that he baa visited the cities of Chicago, Ciaciuuati, Bt Lou.s, Indinapohis, Kaussa Cily, sad Deunver, and examiued thelr advastages respectivoly witlizeference to the eatablishment of a mint. 1o tben eays: *“Ihe prncipsl commorcial and ratrond centres fn the West, 8i. Lous, Chioego, Cincionati, Indinnapolls, Omaba, and Kavaus City, all uiTer ample facilities for 03.nom.caly couducting miut opsrations. both as respects tho cost of necessary supplics and rato of fab.r, Llioy 140 possern auilicieut facilition for dintribe niing coin (o tha citiza and tonna of te Missise tipp Vallor, Yor tha cowage of slive: it 18 oot very material which of the citiea roferred to shnll bo selactod for thn location of the mint, as under thie law euch coinago, with tho oxception of the trade-dollar, must be on Goverameut ac- couut axclusively, and tho ballivn requ.red for the samo procured by parchase. ‘Lhe supply will comy chiefly from the dufTeront reduciion and raliniog worka heroafter rofarred to, It s important, hawever, toavoiud, if possible, the daiay, sud particntarly the axpeusa which woald attond the construction of a uew ediflos, aud which may be accomplished by uttliziug sowne Govorament bailding _no longer required for other purposes, The ouly Government builamgs in” the West adapted fur mint operations are the Uniced Statos Arsanal at Indianapolis, and the United Statos Post-Of- fico at St. Louis. The latter will not bo va- catod until the complotion of the new United States butldings in St. Louis, which will proba- bly require thiree or four voais. The editice at Indisuapolls, 1t 18 bolieved, is no longor re quired for the purposea to wiich 1t has hithorto beon davoted, aud conld be converted 1to & mint at & modorate expense, aud within say thures months from the time of ita being vacated, It 18 the jotention to ea:ablish & minc in the West- eru Btatos for tho ceinsge of rllver oniy, mad assnming tunt the Arsesal building oan'bo va- casod and turned over for use as s miut, the true policy would appear to bo to logate it at Indisnapoiis. 1aviug stated my oonclusiona sa to the loes. tion of the mint for tho cowego of siiver, 1 deem it propor to refer, brielly oud 1o general terms. to the minting 10quiremanta of the terri- tory known ws tno Misstegippi Valley. 'Ihat ex- teasive and higlly productive section w.li ro- quirc. in tha near future, a considerabls coinago of gold and silver, If tho supply is to bo mads by ono nint, it atiould bo located st s point as near tho centre of tha valley as practicabls, have tug referanco to the procuring of clicap supplioa aud facilitica for roceiving buthion aud distribe uttog coin, Tha City of 5t Lonis being mtuated ocarer the ceutro of the vallsy than any other principal ity or ratlroad centro, sud posscamng equal sdvauisges 10 other respects for tho con- daeting of coiurge operations, woald appoar to be the proper location for the cetablishment of a thorougbly-equrped mint of & capacity for both §0ld aud silver coinage oqual to tho requirementa of the pressnt and future, The Director of tho Mint then sposta of the oxtoosive roduction aod smelting of precious oras now catried on at Omans, Chicayo, Bt. Louls, and various points in Colorado, and says this business, which bas already proved very bouoficisl to the builiot-producing Tesritortes, will largely Incrense with tho furthor eztension of railroads, and would uo doubt bs bonefited to some extant sbonld 8 mint be established in the Misniasippi Valloy. Io conciuslon,” be ealla attention to the de- taitod statomenta bearing on tho subjosta of bis inquicy, which wore furniehed him' by various locsl authorities, and which he trausmits asan appondix to his toport. TUE PUBLIC DUILDINGS COMMITTRE. Moimbers of tha Hause Commitiea on Pablio Bailtiugs and Groands sy that s majority of the Cowmmitteo aro opposed o making appropriations for the eraction of now pube e uddings pot already authorized. It twis policy is wilored to, 1t mettlus tho questiou of the erection of the now Mint buildiug i the Weat. and whil eithor result in Riving Indisoapolia the now Miut, on the gronad that tuo Arsenal buildiug thore osu bs tittad up to coln silver at u vory slight expeaso, or leave tho quostioa In ite prosont shape. LA BOOTH'S CURRENCY SCHEME. AN INTER-CONVERTIDLE 8.(5 GOLD noNp—aneen. DACKS AND NATIONAL DANKE NOTES TO DE 1UT OUT QF TAE WAY. Letter from Smator touth, of Callfurnmiay te Springs Aeld Repuolican, Wisnixato, D. C., Jan, 3.—f am moved by both the IRepublican's approval and eriticism of oy recont currency-rofoim suggestions (lu the communicatiou sizaed **N. B.," on tho 6th ult,) to unfold more full; t' principles and provable operation of the schctis thore brislly outlined. Tho pith of that comm inichtion waa thnt a .65 gold boud, fotercouveitible with paper curroney at central Govern ment ugoncies, with an alterna. tivo privilege to the Goverument of redesming 1ts bills in gold Instuad of the bonds, would be likely to operats slomly, but effectively, in re- storing our currency to tho standards of cosmo- politan commurce, aad furnish, in & simpler and choapor and even mora offective form, than tho Nationsl bauking system our whole supply of VADOr thoneY, . . . Mero, then, are two polnts of agresment reachod by tho cammon experisace of civilized commercial uationa s First—That gold 1 the most secarata ropre- soutative of vatue, aud thereforo tho tactor inta which all other valuos aro ultimatoly resolved to dotoertaine thelr relatinus. Sccond—Thnt crodits may ba ussd as mouey and facilitato oxcha yges, Lach ustion detesrminca for ftself what form of credit to use, It ouzht to be the bust—‘ag good 84 gold," §f possible. 1 bave eaid that our present lmnl-lng trum wadg Ju many particulars tho besl wo bavo over had, Is 4 wo_bocause it is based upon tho best credit. Thora 14 abso- lute wozurity that bauk-notos wilt bo redoomed. Itedoemed fu what?~—tho notes of tho Uuited Hiatos. It ls po: tho credit of tun banks which wnaked tholr nuiea good aud gives them uni. forwmity of valuo whorevor thoy ciroulate, but tho crodit of she Qoverowont, Now, {n political ocouomy, as well as in mechanicy, ail nunecessary machinery is & loss of effoctiva power, Friction is to b avolded as much In ono cuse as fu tho othor. Examine the practical workiog of our banking avstem and seo rl tuors be not somo unnecossary mackinery snd wasto of power. . . . All this circuulocu- tion from {ua first cutablishinont of the bank to its lquidation to got back to tha United Sistes noto whica could have just as well baen 1saued diractly iu the first instance, 11 it bo necessary, by all tmeaus lot us put Afth wheela on our coaches, doviss eugines to run sa ginos, luvent w grstu to warm the fire, and Breaso wator that it may run dows bill, 1t s ocooatantly said that tho Goveroment ought not to engage In the business of bankiug, H 1t in engagod in the * businem of bankinz,” ay u:gg:lrkes to -d.nlnu{‘ar 00 the :‘n'a'u:'::; n A maoner wh i . Pl waich 13 uapeotizable sod wu. Tho issuance of bills of credit to circnlate ay monoy ia uot & function of bauaing, but of Goy. eramont, and no bans or individnal is pemiied Lo azera.na itunder auy wine palicr axeopt by ths conseut and dalega‘ion of tho Govarnm s, , , , ‘u.IA.tt:ha risk of becoming prolix, los me rocapic 1 1. Greenbacks wliit bo worth as much ay th bonds .o which they may bo made cunvuug- o, 2, Making bonds and gresnhacks intarcon- vartibln il givo tho bonds addisions! vaiae oy making taom dosirable vostmants whica would oot otharwis sea’ them, aud, by a8 much a5 is added to their value 1 thin qualite, the Inlerest will be roduced nhu:K tho Governioeut is reyquired lo pay in order to bring its bonds to par w.th wold. ¢ 3. As tao Eugliai consul, & prrpotoal 3 ver ocont gold sacurity, ia worth 95, an Amarican gold bond on long time nr perpetual at , with (he added valus of the inworciavertivle classo, wo.ald adprociate ¢3 par w.ta gold, aw its orsdit wouid bocome established, wiich' woull be as tapidly as tho conatry cin ratirn ts the 8pecie standard in Jaotice to exlsting contrazta, 4. Tha * intercouvertlnle ™ cnaracter of the boudn would enaolo tha Gouvernmen: credib to circulato as tmoney in just sucu vulums as the Ous ucas of tho cunury would demind, withont the wtervention of the cumborsame, unnccess sary, and expansivo machinery of banka of ixsue, i no.e4 hiavo ny valus excopt that of tho Governmont credit, . B Thero woald Lo no occesion for the exer- cina of a power of doubtful vonntitutionality aud dangerons policy in ha creations of COrpora~ tions by the Genzral Gosormmant, 6. When Govornment noter appreciate to the Apecio standard, tho logal-tendar qua'ity can ba remaved without apyosuton, aod wo shall agaia be withiu constitational limitati t! Joui i canst it ons ou tha sav. ——— NOTES AND NEWS. DISTRICT FINANCES, Svecial Dusgateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasmoroy, D, C.. Jan. 6,—Tho Distrlch Commissioners linvo prepared a bill in tho direc- ton of retrenchment and :aform 1 the District Goverument, which thoy are treing to persusde thie Demociatic Houss Committes to iudarso and act upon, It prosldes for atoliion of tho DBoard of Binking-Fund Commissionars, and torning over all of their busivess totho ‘Treasury Department. It alay abolishes the Doird of Audit, w.th ita ontre force of clors, anl vente its businces in the First snd Hezond Cowmp- tollecs, ollicera of tin Treasury, Theso 1wn chauges will offcct a large wavinz, and a: the #ame time add to tho efficiency of ths Distriut business. ‘Tals is another ipatunce (n which tho Repablicaoa bave beon in advauca of tus Deno- cratd 1o proposing mossures of rotreachmeut. TIIE CONSULAR SENVICE. BIr, Randali's first estimate in rowara to tha re. dnciion of oxpendituten lucluded fthe cnt: g dowa of tho Conaular avd Diplo natic bill £500,~ 000, 'Tho Sub-Committos, hovever, to whom be Kau tho bill, afier laboriag t2 cut down 1o all irections i this service. lins finally roported to the fail Committes, and has ouly succeedod in offacting areduction of £37,00. Ropublicas in the Isat Congicas overbauled this matier ao thoroughly as to loave very little to roduca in this service, BENATOR LOOAN L'u:: fa his soatin tho Nenate to-dsy for the first 0. WILSOX'S ZULOGISTS. The following Senators will dellver enlogies nvon Heury Wilson: Doutwoil, Dawes, Camernn of Poonnylvaniy, Cragin, Gordon, Hamlin, In- i-uu, Morrill of Vermoat, Morton, Stevonso n, elly. —— THE RECORD. BENATR. The Chair 1a1d befors the Senate s communieation from the Secretary of War, {nclosing the reports of the hesds of Buresus in tha War Department, showing in- securaciea and omisniona which, upon a careful oxame ination, hd been found to exist in the Revised State utos of the Unlied Stales, Roferred, Mr. Sherman presonted 091 petitions, slgned by 29,898 persons, praying for the abolition of the Lauk- check stamnp tax, Referred, TIE VICZ-PRESIDENCY. AIr, Morton, from the Committes on Privileges snd Elections, to which was referred the reeolution of Mr. EJmunda [n regard to the alsction of & Presidant Pre tampore of the Benate, mado & roport, which was ore dered to bo printed and le upon the table, Mr. Cooper asid that, ss s member of the Commit tee, bo was unwilllnz to lct the report go out withont Placiug on record hin diment from certain portions, 3Mr, Merriman sald that he aiso dissented from sa fmuch of tho fepurt a favared tho powar of (b Beals mlrlvnmvl the ldent pro tempors of the Sanate st Tiie Committes agrood, by a vots of firo agatnat two, that it 8 within (b4 constitutional power of whs Beasss 10 elect a new President pro tempars at tho preseut time, if & majority of the Baaators so desire: Tne Cominlttee make 10 recommendation, bowrver, aa ta tho advisabllity of exorcising this rower, Tne Teport {s concurred " in by Senators Morion, Wadlolgh, Mitchell, Cameron (Wis.), and MeMitlen, atl Republi cans, Senstors Cooper and Merriman '(Domocratic) dissent from its con:tuslons, RIVER HULLVEY, ol Ee tntroducaia Uil guthorlziag & topogrih. cal survey of tho channel, bayous, and pasasges alon, tho Mislaplppd Risar, Ketoroeds " ¥ ¥ NOTICE WITHDRAWN, 3r, Bovtwrell n.id that, aflor conaultation with hia colleague, ho deaired 1o qualify tho uotica given yes- torday 1n rogard o sunouncing tho death of the Lite Vieo-President, As one of bia collesgues [n the oihor Bouss was aick, ho could ot now nuing & dey Wuon the aonouncement would bo mude, ALAG AL ‘The Chair 1atd befors tho Senato & communfaation from the Bocrotary of War, inclosing the repurt of Gea, Howard, coumandiog the Dipartm ot of Col umbla, of his tour in Alasks, in 1475, aud the rocom- mondation that Alaaks bo sttackied to Wasbington Ter- ritory sa » county, Referral, PLIITIONS. Mr. Morton prosent>d avoral petitions for the ape polulinent of & commision to luquire 14 L0 the aloo bolie liquor traftie, Referred, THUE PRESIDENT'S BALARY. Mr. Wright fotroducod » bill Axiug the salary of the President of the Unital Brats, Refernd. RERELLION TBADE PERNITA, 3r. Morlon fntroducols 14l decliring the effect of permits to purchiac the bro lucta of $40 {naurroction- ary Hiatea in certatu cates b granted by the Preste dentof tie Unitod Slutes lieforred. Alr. Morton #aid be Jatrxtucel the Ulli by requedt, witiout knowe ing anything as t fix merits, UARKOL IMPROVEMENT, Mr. Feres (\r. Anthons belag 1o thoe chair), sub- mitled 8 rosolntion directiug 136 Socrotary of War to TepOrL 4 the Senate upon tie Impartance'of timprav- ing the harsar of Charleryolx, Mich,, and t0 transmis 8 revisod eitimnato of tho amount Docessary to com- pleto tho same, Aurced to, RELIEF PETITION. Mr, Blitcholl presentsd thy petition of A, B, Masch. am, yruying for componsation for injurles roceived i the Moiox Tadisn war, whilo acting us Cbiirman of tha Poace Committor In Lho treaty with the Modac Ine Qlaus under a 3y of trace, Roferred, OTHER NEW BILLS, Mr, Darsey {ntrodiced « bill authorlzing the sale snd dlsposal uf {he Hot Bprings reservation fu the State of Arkaua1s, and for oluor purposss, * Ordercd priutod. M euson introdicod s bl for tha reliof of Dr, 3. Milton Bout, of Keotucky. Referred, 1+ A Laon Introduced a bill giviog the consent of the Udlu;d thnl wbth'?dfiolu‘xly of I)Illmqulhll., to colimitu. La oounly bullding iu Weshington Bauire Dubuque, Neferred, % el TIE TACIFIC RAILROADS. 3, Bargent aubmitted & tesolution that the Com- mittes on the Judiclary aro iostructed to inqulre wlat legislation, If any, (s vecessary 3 secure ine demuity 10 the United Blates for wdvances of interest ald wud 10 bu paid by the Government on scooust of wubaidy bonds fssued to taw sevoral Pacile Hillroad Comipauies, and 1o securo {ndeauity againat liabllity 10 pay the prinsipal of such Londs by requiring tus creation of sinxug funds or otherwiss : also, whuther thie {ssucs of the Compaaior’ mortgage bonda Lu- 8t of 1831 wore In oxceas of (Lo AMuNLL Lecosasry tie completion of suld roads, and, if 0, whother xu b fanuss aro a Orat lien npon the roads; wlso, whether auy of the bands of the linited Btutes, 41 uid ol w4l ronds scu & et lien on the rame, and tast thy Cowsities Foport Ly bill or utherwise, * Agresd to, COMNUNICATIONS. Tte Chalr lald bofors tue Heusty a mes: Presidout of thy Unlted Statos inclolug the Director of tuo Miut in snswer Lo tho B {ution of Last sosslon L reard to the 1E spac pl A 4 Lranch wint lu tuo Misalalppt Valloy, * Ordorsd printed uud Lo ls ou the tabls, Also, 8 commuulc tion fiuni the Deparimont of Jus tice in ‘snawer o tha Sonata Fesowtion of D, 14, 1373, iucloaing coples of reporta on tin fu taat otice rewte timout of Unlied Htatos prisucrs von- ‘onlentiarice, Urd:rsd printsl aad to JUDICIAL, 3fr. Claylon submitted s preamble and resolution {nsteuctig the Judlclury Qaiuaiites 19 lagulre info the expedieucy of ceiablistlog onu or more juferor courta fu_the Idlan Territory for the trisl of minor 0fforiaca whoro ths Federal Ourt uow bas Jurisdiouon. After soms dlsuiiesion thorosolutioa was referrad to tho Judiciary Cowmmittoe, . MINNESOTA ERIITION Mr. Wiadom prescated the petition of ciitmas of AMinuasota fuvoring the divislon of tha iate ato twa for & larze o'amsof in- . i |