Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 19, 1876, Page 1

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OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. WASHINGTON. Outline of the Correspondence Between Spain and the United States, A Sweeping Reduction Proposed in | the Salaries of Ministers and Consuls, The Davis Treasury Investigat- ing Resolution Discussed in the Senate, Mr. Boutwell Explains Many In-. tricacies in Departmental Bookkeeping. Eustis, of Louisiana, Knoclzs at the Senate-Door foi Admission, Debate in the House on the Centennial Appropri= + ation Bill. Willlams, of Wisconsin, Desires to Iprove on tse Blaino P Ament.ment, Some of Lamar's Discouraging Diificul- ties in Stlecting a Campaign Committee. A Corvespondent in Search of a Live xtatcsman---Socinl Gossip. CONGRESSIONAL, SPANISH RELATIONS. IMFORTANT DOCUMENTS TO DE BUDMITIED 7O cONAREsS. Speciat Disvatch to The Chicago Trioune. Wasuixaron, D. C., Jan. 18.—Tho President will to-morrow, or on Thursday noxt, sobmit to Congroua tho greater portion of tho reseut vorre- spondence with $paln on the Cabau question, tu- gethor with the replies from the principal Gov- orpmonts of Europo in answor to a lattor sent to i Minister Cushing in November last, and which contained tho viows of tho Admiuistration on mediation and futorvention. As substantinily oxprossed in tho annual meseage to Congress, this lettor to Cushing wara ecnt in duplicate to our repreaoutatives in Great ritain, Franco, aad Trusely, with @ requost that it should bo shown to thoso Covornments, not by way of mocuriug thoir co-operation ot Intervontion to end tho atrugglos in Cuba, but to obiain thowr viows, and tho moral effect which it was thought tbey would have upon Spain in procuring somo peaceablo aolution. This was the toundation for tho much-taiked-of noto to the Europoan Powors. GroatsBritain was 1ho first to roply, indorsing the proposition of tho United Btates, aud secouding, Iu the fu- torast of bumanity aud commerce, any effort of this Govoroment for pesco. Tho correspond- cuco further shows that Groat Dritain propossd to. co-operato with this Government in seour- bag tho indomnity for tho families *af tho Dritish and American Virgloos yriconors, and In demauding tuo trial C, JI. DITSON & €0, J. E. DITSON & CO.. 7Tl Broadway, Buccessora o Leo & Walker, Now York. Philadelphia, NOTIOE. of tho butcher, Burriel. While »t does not pro- poss joint iutervention in Cubn, it exprossca a allingness to Join in the steps of modiation which tho Unifed States are discuusing, nund so writes to itn Ministor at Madrid. Tho 1eplies of other Europoan Powers—notably Austiin—ore nearly or quite as favorablo, THE LAST SPANISI NOTE, Tho moat impostant portions of the corre- 'Tho Ohicago Tribune of Octobor 33 and 24 | mado wn Prof. A, Corbott's systom of hatohing nnd raising Poultry by monns of horso manure mlono, has beon so copied by newspapers throughout the Unlon, that lottors droronch- ing the inventor nlmoat beyond his power to anawer thom. He deniros, thoreforo, to stato that ho haa published an illustratod clroular whioh will be forwarded onreceipt of postago.. Gold Modal, aeveral Diplomas from Btaty and Gounty. &airs, also Modal rom Amer]- con Tnatitute. Arg“dg:;‘g A. CORBETT Hiclkaville, L. I N, ¥. HOTEL. ON TIE EUROPEAN LLAN, Medison-st,, between COlark nnd LaSalle, OUICAQO, ILLINOIS, Brevoorl, which has been recently furnislied o1 gont atyle, is th fiiest European Hotel s mitusted '1n {he very hears of iis Lusl. e ecnfre; ofiora special advantages ta persons Vis- Al the e, el for busincas of Vasaure, ooms B IOBLIORer gy o rOMPSOY, Proprictar, ARTISTIO TAILORING, AR AR A NN AAS PR —— IO PERCT ISCOUT On ali garments onlé'ud of us ld!\!ainl JANUARY and. Quality, Style, I'it, Durability. *“Only sa far aa Dress springs from and {llustrates. = character, can it be admitied to the realm of art,™ WEDDING GARMENTS A SPECIALTY, EDWARD BLY, Corner of Monroe-st. and Wabaah-av, COLLECTION AGENOY DL Claling, war, mercautile, or marine, We will proso- cuto anywhere i tho United Staton or Usnads, wit out chiargs unlces collected, Wo resurect judgment o transfer and reinutate them from ang o'lo suotber, 10d sitend Lo litization wmithoul attorn: feos in suite, FRASIEN'S COLLEQTION AGENOY, Goruer Blate snd Monr FOR SALE. Pure 1. 0. Molagses, By the barrel and gallon, cheap, at C.JEVNE'S, 1 and 3 North Clsrk-st. FINANOIAL. = On Resl Eatato in Oblesgo and viclulty; {mproved Frelerreds WEAD & COE, 163 LaSallc-st, net mooting to-day whothor it should be public now or not—in the reply of tho Bpamsh Cabinct .to tho note sent through Muister Cushing to Bpain and other Powers, ] roply dentes utlerly that tho United Htates® uro commeranlly suffering to tho oxtout claimed by Secrelary Fish's noto becauso of the Insurrection jn Cuba, asgerts now that our commerco is greater than when tho war brole aut thero, and that during the last throe years it has shown & ratio of increpse. It clnims that reciprocally tho cormmerco of Cuba fu lnrpzely ju excess of our oxports to thatislaud, Itin further ciaimod that Spain has provided for tho adjudication of claitns of Unitod States cltizens, and bas not molested the properly of thoso within Hpauish protection, Tlio note adds that tho facts show that tho United Btatoa Govornmont are not justitied in nuniuutlug mediation or intorvention” fu Cuba 1o 0 interest of Lumanity or intornational comity, and that wo really bave no_causo of complalnt. ‘I'ne tompor of tho rulifly, without belng warlike, is frm aud high-touad, and ecows to intimate a kuowledgo that this Govornment has consulted other Liuropean Yowers on mediation, Tho presentation of the correspondence (ransfoin the question of {utervention or mcdiation to Congiers, whora it belongs, and marks the di- viding lino for the prosent of a possible collision with Bpaiu, ———— SCHOOL AND CHURCH. WILLIAMS' CONBTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, Spectal Disatoh to The Chscano T'rsbunie, ‘WasmnnaroN, D. 0., Jan. 18,—Willlams, of Wiaconeln, to-day proposed an important mod- ification of Blalue's constitutional smendmont o the school and roliglons question. Williams® proposition is designed to settle the whols sub- Joct mattor in coutrovorsy, and forover remove tbe echool question from national politics, Dlalne's amendmont provides thnt “no mousy rajsed by tazation in any Btate for tho support of publia schools, or derived from any publio fund therofor, uor any public land devoted theroto, shall ever bo uader tho conirol of any roligtoun sect; nar shall any movsy wo rased or hmfl 80 devoted bo v.lwldwi Letwoen religious pects or denominations.” Willlams' amendment adds the following ; ** Neither sLall mouvy raisad by taxation in any Stato bo appropriated for the mainton: ny ecctarian #chiool or any ecc. The practice hias grows u; af fucorporuting 5t, Mary's, “8t, Pote Bt. Johin's," ste,, charity schioo's or iwetitutions, which are shuply Cathoho achools, Iecourss in then hied to the Legisla- tura the next year for appropristions for thess cliaritablo and bonovoleut tustitutions, Local politiciaug yield to the pressure, snd vota thou-~ eauds of dollars out of the gonoral fund for theso purposcs. Tho ovil by Lscoms very great 1m New York, husotts, Wisconsin, and other States, Dlames smoudment doos nob reach this claas of cases. ———— COMMITTEE WORK. TUE DIPLONATIO BENVICE. Special Dispatch to The Chtcaau Trbuny Wasursarox, D, Q., Jau. 18.—The Houss Ap- propriations Comtnitton to-day took radical action on the-proposition to cut dowu the expouses of tho Diplomatio'sud Cousular Service by voting | braco tho folowing s CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 19, on the direct propositton taireduce the salarion. The Forolm Affairs Committoo had aaked that astion might be doferzod for n short time, but tho other Committeo hiad to act on the hill to day, and " thoy mnde a ewooping roductisn, Tho bill will bo pressmted {n the Jouss dnring tho prosont weok, alttough it cannot be consid- ored for somn timo. Tlao reductions will era- 3 All firat-class misslons —Franco, Eugland, Germany, and Rueais ;1‘7?,0 ;M‘in:uedl i :15? tho action to-day from A 0 L(0(., All 812,000 mirsiona to 80,000 ; all 210,000 miszionn to £8,000 3 and all 27,600 wissions to £6,600. The Greeinn misaton is abolishied, and. o' Consulatd ostablished at $2,000, Al the Houlh American misoions, ex- oapt Brazil, whieh is_reduced, aro consolidatod info two, tunl'ing Chisi and Bolivia one, and Peru, Yqriadar, and Colembia ono, All Cansul- ated rre peduced 40 por cont. Homo of t0 ‘membors of {he Foreign Com- mitte 5 lavo already aseonled to and appt oved the roductions, and Aessr, 131 dall ond Holman lug thay bavo the data to 84t &sin the reduction, aud that tho positivo facts in, thoir peasession ahow thut tho pating procoss € am bo oxeretued without tho elightest wjury to 4o public sorvico. Ihoy ray tusir facis aro so o vincivg that the bill cannot fml to pasn. THE INEWERS. ‘Thoe Committeo on Ways and Menns have ap- inted Lriday to lear tho browers’ delegation. 2ho browers wish to huve the law cbanged with tespect to tho node of ascessmant, They claim that they are now taxed on much of their mato- rial fnstoad of tho amonnt of production. SYELLING AUOUN] THE DEPABTMENTS. Tho Committco on Expenditures In the State Degartmont hias commencod ity choeas-jarings, ‘the Uommmitten has solocted two subjects for gprectal fnvostigation, First, the oxpenditures o¢ Htevens, tho dispatch-agont at Lotidon § sec~ ond, tho pucrhaso of prozents for Turkev. Tle dispateh agent ot London oxpenda anntinlly £23,- 000, of nhich $12,000 aro for siamps. No vouch- ora for the utamploxpondituras aro eubmitted, aud the oxpenditures ara to be inquired into, ——— JENNEY'S EXPEDITION. BONLY WANSED TO PAE TIIE COATS. Specal Luanateh to T'he Chicago Trioune, WasuiNatox, D, C., Jan. 18.—Tho Secretary of tho Interior, in transmitting to Congross a brief narrative roport of the survoy of the Black Hills by P'rof, Jounoy lsst summer, submits nlso an cstimato for on appropriation of §23,000 to cover tho exponsos. Tho Commissioner of In- dian AfTairs, in o lotter which i inclosed, says that it was tho intontion of Secretary Delano to pay tho oxpenges of this suryey trom tho Done- ficisl Object Fuud spproprisied for the Sioux Iudians, and thut advances wero made to Prof. Jonuoy from that appropriation, and tho ac- counts of liua pecessary oxpensos woro allowed from it by the Indian office until Doc. 3, 1876, At that dato thn accounts wers raturned friom the Bocond Auditor's ollico disapprovad, and attontion wns eatled to Bec. 3631 of thw Ilo- vined Statutes, which provides that no necount- g or disbursing oflicer of tho Government shall allow or pay any neconnts or churge whal ever growiog out of, or in any way conuectal with, any migdion of fuquiry, excopt courts mactlal of courts of iuquiry it tho military or aaval sorvico of the United States, unttl special appsoprintions shall buve beon wado by law fo ey such accounts and charges, Hecrotary Do~ juno, in authorizing Prof. Jonnoy's expedition, clther overloolied the provisions of this section or willfully violated the Jaw. —_— THE CUSTOMS SERVICE. BALARILN AND YEES, Specinl Dispatch to The Chicaao Tribune, Wasusoroti, D, C., Juu, 18.—The Sccrotary of the 'Lroasury sout to tho Ilouse to-duy a tab- ular staternent showing the ofticiul cowmpense- tion and fees of Customs ofllcera dutring tho fls- cal year ending June 30, 1875. Tho amounts placed to tha credit of Collectors during the year wore ng follow : Duo the United Btales July 1, 1371, Yor salarica. FeeSsaeies Y¥or deputioa nud clorks, ... Otlier expenze: Compeunation Depasits..., Balanco du Tho sums placed to tho eredit of wero: Balanco dus tho United States, June 20,1 For salarles, e Advances.... Tho oxpenditures wers: For deputles and cletis, Other expenses Corupensation. . Balauea duo thie United Btnies Jan, 30, T4 Tho sums plased to tho credit of naval odicors wero 08 follows: Dalanco duo tho United Btat For ealaries .80 poriod uring tho samo «e$ 30,145,834 7210 11.09 .09 on July 1,1874...8 23, For deputics nnd clerks, Uther exrousos.. Com.onsation. . Deponits.. Baliucu duio ikie Udited Btates Yuno'dd, iis. ainhegst ik i THE RECORD. FENATE, Wasiiziotox, D, €., Jun. 18,—Tho Chate lald Lofors hie Benate o cominuuication from the Beerotary of the Interlor, inetosig o report from tho Commiesloucr of Iudlan Affulrs, 1n anawer (o the resolulion of the Seus ato of tho T3t In regard 10 tho books Lept by tho Ine disn Agents, in compllauco with Sec, 10of the Indlay Appropelation bill for the year ending Juo 40, 1815, Usderod printed, and to 1is on the tale, XUSTIS APPEANS. Mr. Thurman presonted tho credeutlals of James I, Liuatis, clalinfiig # scat a8 Senator from Lonfsloua, which ho seut to tho Clork's desk aud had read. The docunient consisted of Jong extracts of fho proceed. 1ugs of the Loulsiuna Legislature. ufora the reading was flufshed, Mr, Conkling in- quired who certifiod (o thero papers, Br. Thurman replied that 1l papers wero volumis nous, and fl wasnot nocessary ta read thow, Thoy wore ccrtified to by the Bpeaber aud Olerk of the Lous falana Mouso of Reprosentatives and tho Benator who rresided ot tha jolut meeting. Alr. Conkling eald that ths act of Congross setated thatthe credentinla of ouc claiming a seat in this body miust he certifiod to by the Guyernor of the Stute, e lrfiuo‘ that thopajora just presenfod fn the Bensta did not present a prima-facie cure, sud not belug cree dentials wutborizxl by the ststutc, Lie submiticd that they ouglit 1ot (0 bo read o8 much 1n the Senate, 31r, Morton sald thut Lio was 1ot In the Beasts when the papers purporting to bo the credentialn of Enatls wur read, utul o tmoved that tho mutter bo laid over until to-morrow morniug. Mr, Tuurman said that theso papers showed the Utlo of Lustia to 8 seat, Mo aid uot wk to have bitn sworn on them, but ouly asked o have lis case roe Terred (o the Committea on Privileges and Elections, Mr, Qonlkliog argued that tho papers presented were frecgnlar, and wora papers upon which (he Henate conld not act as a coustitutiona'ly prits-facie case, Mr, Thurmsu denfod that the papers were irregular, unle L waa in tho alsence of tho Uoveruor's coritie cato, and that, ho submlited, wan not an Irregularity, Thhe'uct of Cobgreon tiad been atrictly cowplicd with in tha election of Xustls, Tho papers sliowed that & mas {ortly of tho sggreaty uiuiber of mombera of tho (o [ousca wero prescnt, and, aluo, that i majarily of thoae members voled, ‘The whols question before tho Hene ate would turn ou the fact as to whether or nol & va- cancy oxisted lu the Loulsiuus Senslorebip, If tho Benato should docldu \liat Plnchback was eatitled (o & seat, thera would boan end (o theso papera; but, on the othor haud, if the Henato ebould decide (hat Fluche back waw uot entitlod (0 & weat, the claini of Kustis must Lo consldered, B, Bletman soigeated {hut the papora bo printed in the Liecord, as §€ they had been rearl in tho Sen: o, and tho matter Lolald over until io-morrow, k0 (hat tho Benate could go on with {ho wioruluy busiucen now, i3 sugguation was ugreed to, and it was or. derod that {ho parers bo privted in tho Kecord and laid 1l to-uiorrow, ove Tho Cluir Jaid hefore the Benate the memorlal of fho Eeflg«:x;l:flnnlg%nlmnun; Convemtlon of Loutslans, ¢1d Juts, 6, 15:6, concorntug thia clection ud conditio of tho Blath of Loulsinia, flcferrod, 2 NEV 1L Dills wera introduced aud referrod sa follows Liy M. Dortey—A il sppropriatiug monoy to & pubifo Luildiug at Liltle Kock, o alsw subrnitted sesolution fustruciiug the Cominitteo on l'oat-Offce aud Foat-10ads W inquire and report whethor tho res- toration of the trankiug privileso would fucreasa thio wout of wadl orvico, aud 40 what oxtent, sud f 1t 18 expedient ta scstors tha same, Agreod bo, ¥, Goldthwalte said Lo found on Lis desk a pame phlot’ in the Spencer case. o fulk some delicacy i1 prosenting them Lo the tienate,ns thoy wero made unof newspaper teatimony at Lest. Ifa askoed, howaver, thad they bo referred to the Conumitttes on - Privileges eract and Flsctions, which Committes had cliargs of lhe c489 of Bpencer. Mr. Harvey introduced A Al to extend the provis fons of tho ‘act to ettlo sccounta hotwoen the United Htales and the fitata of Minalasippl, approved March 9, 1837, to other Staten, Bir, ey explalned that this object of the LIl waa to sdjuat the clalma of cer- tain Blates In regard theif porcetago o saica of piib- lio landa, ctc. NIBCELIANLOTH, imunds mibimitted a reeolntion requeating the to communicals to the Heanie, I it ine compatible with publio intereat, coried of any cove respondence had under his autnarity with otber Gove eruments in regard fo the Centeunlil Exhibition, Agreed to, Tho Clair 1ald lefore the Senatna report from the Commixsioners of the Froduaens Bavings and Trust Company fu snawer 1o & resolutlon calliog for the pathe, Ordered to bo printed and lio on tho tahir. Ar. Windotn preseuted varlous petitlons »>king au appropriation of $100,050 fur the impravoment of 1ha prer Mixaisaippt Tifver, MILITANY COURT, e, Cragin called up the Bonate bill to k=2uro tha at- tandance snd yaywent of wituesses etore military cunrie, aud aubmilted sn smendment giying o ezery court-imartial the samo power to unlsh writno for refuniog to testify a1 that now held by Circuit Conrly of 1lio United Blatra; providing that the actiou o1 sucn court-mar{tal shall bo subjoct to revision on a writ of Liabeaa corpus Ly soy Circuit or District Court of the United States, . Mr. White moved to amend {ho smendment so that no imprisonmant imposed on a eivilisn for coutempt alioll continue for more that two months. After somne discusaion, he modific] {ho amendment 08 to provido that such Imiprisoument sball not bs for a longer period Jthan thzt finposed on o naldier or sallor for a rimilaz offeuse, ‘The amendment of Mr, Cragin as amended by Mr. ‘White waa agreed 10, and the Lill as sraendod prssed, A TREASTRY, The morniug lLiour havivg explred, tho Senate re. pumed connidaration of the resolutivn sulmitted by Mr, Davis on Wedneadas to oppofut o upecial Comui- teo to Invostigats thie booka and accounts of e Treas- ury Departmeat. Lr, outwell nald when ho addressed the Senate on Thureday last Do alated the peueral principles by ‘which hosupposed & £ali explanation to thn srgament of the Senator from Weat Virziols (Darls) could bo given, o (Lontwel) bad no disposition t0 opnose thn ozaminslion Ly the resolution. Ile was in favor of snch examination Ly efther a apecial commiltes or ono of tho staudiuy commitices of thic Senate. There was not the leust foundation for the suggestion thal the bocks af the Department had boen chianged, oo if the hon- orablo Senator Lad taken (bio pafus to cramiue tho process of keoplng accounts ju the Dopartment, he would hinva seen thiat 4t wonld biave been so diflicult to chango the records aftar thoy bisd beeu mada that ft might Lo said to bo &y impoesibility, Ue (Boatviell) found that the detat's 1 the figures wero so volumin. ous thst 1t would niot be expedient to publish them to tho oxtent roquired, and they woul the whule, very litte of ~ ihe {nformation du. wmanded. Ife would, fuerefore, couflne to peneral ataterments, and leave the Committes 1o e Jlore tbe detatls. “Bie frat deilnite satsinent mads by the Benutor fronf West Virginia (Davis) was rela. Ay, Preai furuish, upon g tivo to tlie amount of exveuditurcs, Thn entireamount of differences, which Lo geutleman atatd, ehowod au inerewso in the exyenditures from 1841 to 183, of $1,171,070, may Lo sutnmerized thus: To the financo roport of 1863 i included outstanding ware routs fo the amount of $4,018.0)1, wiich do 1ot np- i the roport for 1870, 1n thio report for 1870 1 ucluded trust funds o the cmount of §7.200,001, which do not appear in the reportfor 13w, ‘The'dif- ferenco bolween tho $vo—2,u71,910—~1a the exnct diffirenco claimod (o be tho increzss of cxpendifures a8 phow by thia slatemeut. Tals, it will bo percerved, 1s morely o differeace i the matner of preparing the statements, 3ir. Bouiwell quoted from lio speorh of Mr, Davis, nud subd §n tbe tuonce report of 1069 thera wask cluded an dter for the parcliase of gold coln, auth i7ed by the first soctlon of the act of March'18, 1 amobmtiug o $3,012,000, Under tho samo hoad ti wesalion pay: ¥ warrants, which bilong to provioun years,—theto twa flous 2wounting 10 §5,804,004, In tho report for 13:0 thio ftems of trust-funds, viz, + Chickassw, Choctaw, and Navy Feurlon funds, smounting to $7,214,237, nro Included undor tho beal of net ordiuary expendicures, and tho difference Lotween these two siolnts reprov sented tho discropsuclea referred to, Tio then cxpinined st Tenglis tho payments on o counts of petifone, and safd the incrowes shown in the report of 1814, &8 compared wilh that of 1370, way caused by tho paymont of warrants in 1874 whicli Liad been lasuod i prior years, In suofber justince an error was nuade by a_composilur fu printing tle Teport dn 18G4, The Indiana’ expentes and thosc on cecount of peusions viero in parullel columnas, Tho compoaitor pat tho Aguzes which shouid liave bien under the head of pensions under the cticr, colimn, aud thocy for Indiany under the lead of ponstous, The noxt year tho orror was carrocted, Tn regard to futernal rovento divcropsnciod fn 1463, ho sald fn that year tho futernal revenas was pald into tho Traasury, and appears in the recelits and expenditurce, A clork, {n tabulating tho sato. mont, fuadyerteutly sdded the receiptn from Internal rovenuo fo tho publie ds't, This mistake was after- warly discavere - and x0racted, 31r, Boutw. 1l fien (1o o of tho mauner in which accouuts wero kept by tli3 Beglater of tho Treadury, and read from tho report of tho ectetary of the Treasury the followlog oty 1n regard to thio pubiis delt 4 whl be meen that :crease of tho prncipal of tho puvlic debt, sa shown by ths =| moniliy, slways duducted tho eash on band. apprar 10 o #ITENATS. Congress, by nct of Juno 8, 1872, provided that National Danling Assocations might deposit United niates legal-tender notes dn the Troasury of o Unit; Stales, tad recdre therefor cortificates of depo: bearing no intoreat, and that the notes so depondted alionid bo ect apart and el ss a apeeicl deposit. for thie redemption of waid custifientes, Tho cernticates ontatzndiug on tho 16t of July, wid fuzluded u tio outatanding prineipal of tae dett, amounted to 439, 72000, sud siuter held as speclal dposit for theie pi demption wera included fn tho cash balanco in tho Troanury ou that day, It will bo scen, Shorcfore, thit when these corlificates, 88 n matter of account, aro tro:ted as port of tho public debt, tley do uot in Teailty form any portion of it i (Lo Usual senno of tho WOrd, for tho reagcn that 5o revouuo s required to Le provided for thelr pasment, tho motea which thoy reproacut alwiys belug o tho Treseury as a sprial doposly for thels redemption, and thuse notes elng fucluded in 1o outstdudiug legal-tender ncics, omitng cortificates of deposlt, ory ofiset by tho niotus’ Lield on doporit for thelr redemption, Tho ac- tual roduction of tho principal on the debi was $41,- 63452k Resuming his argument, 3te, Bontwell sald for two years, and. yerbapy tiree, tio Legister reported tho et of tho Unitcd States. according 10 tho staterents nuude Ly tho Secrctary, Tuo lstier statoments, Ll io Iivgister of tho Treasury shoald have kopt bid own tocks, und uot ndopled the report of the Becretars, In (L8 roport for 1571 tha statoment of (o public deit represented thio principal of th debt as mado up frum o roceipts and oxpenditures, That for tho year 1670 \ras 1mado up from entirely different dats, principally from loan accounts, ~ Ohor Homa' were la cluded, howover, 8 Wil bo inade appareut from the followlng analysis : Tho statement in the re- purt of 1870, of tho amennt for that year, sppears ax givun, $4,195,33550, The data from which thls te wada'np 14 an follows: P'rindpal of tho debt, $,601,- 7,127, to which fa added accrued Iuterest, $54,607,e 533, ninking the total debt, prineipal and futerost, £2,52 242,064, From this aiount (hers was deducted tho followlng t Cofn {n Treasury Curroncy 12 L6 TrEabIEY yerseeseas Shuking fand i Unllod States eojt-fuierest bondy, with accrued interest thereon. and olhce ‘United Staten coln-tutoreat Londu uechased with acerued tnlerost thoreon. 124,203,063 Tolaliiearasis o B L§112,570,013 4,945,007 4,034 Leaving (ho smount of delt aa above stated, lois cuale fu the Treasury ond tuo bonds with suiereat therean, $2,35 J), ‘tho amount of debt {u report Of 18:1 for the fiscal year 1370 was 2,480,073, 427, which repreronts tho principal of tae dubt after deducting the vrincipal of the bonds yurchuscd on the sinking fuud accouns, sud exduding the jiem of ac- crucd {ntercst, as abovo stated, aud olio of the eutlra anonnt of cash in o Treasvry, The statement for thie flscal yuar 166) was propared in preciacly tho same mannor i were fiose detailed above, ‘Che wmouut statod s the debt in the roport fur 1870 for that yoir 15 §1,48,102,469, This stalemeat was made upou tho baals of 'tho moullly debt wtalement, haucd fu July, 1809, {n which ihe princpal cluling (he ainking fund, 18 $: which add cerued futercat, $47,417,31 principal and_intercst, $2,6¢5170, Deduct tho smoust {n the Tressury, ol curroncy, aud sinkiug iy fund,—§150,107,813,—leaves the ninounl of the debt sk rtated_ubove, less cash i the Lreasury and siuking fund, §2,480,002,480, The amowntof debtin (ho vort of 1871 {or tho flscal year 1970 Is §3/583,452,2 which ropresonts thorincipal of tie debt aftor do ductiog tho priucial of the sliking fuud, $4,691,000, sud a furtlios suw of §350, rpresenting a humber of items of accrued lutorest atd preustuin on loss formerly earried lo tho princtpalaccount of the loal lustead of tho accounts to which they belonged, and oxcludivg the ftem of accruel iutercst, as above Atated, and also the entire suount of cash fu thy Trsasiey, Tn veriy to question of Mr, Blermsn, Mr, Sontwell #aid tho fizst monthly stalemeuta which contalued the account of tho futcrcst were fesual in July, 1669, M, Davis aaiil o could not uniendand how fgures could Lo changed five years after tho Register bad wade up (L6 slatement and sent §i Lo Congres, Alr, Edmuuds sald he bappenec to kuow, from an exeminotion widch ook place wveral months sgo, made withs Mr, Buckalew, theu Seaator from Fenns, vauls, that tha Fooks of the Treary Dopartment bud Hot béews tampered with, There lad boeu nothing of the kibnd, Yt it was yupossibla ‘or all sccounts lo agrve on ‘ecount of bolui kopt ia dires or four differs eut oflicen, as thoy were, e, Davia aldt ihe accounts might show s chango from day to day, but ko did not taderstand how tho figurce could bo'chunged fuur oF fire years afier they Dbad been reported to Congreas, S, Liwauda sald ths changet vhich the Scuator complatiied of wero iu 1o buokkeping, Ono of tie gooid things which the Senator frow Mavsachusctts did while Lio \as Hecretary of -tho ‘I'reeury was to go through all these accouuts aud sluplify thea o4 faras possivie, . Alr, Davis A ho undorasnud thua was no double- entry LookXeepiug fu the ‘YTreasurr Depsrtwcnt, In e remarka ba mads tho othier daybobad vo intentlvn whatever,to throw auy discredit on the ‘Froasury Depattment or natioual credit, i errars eatsted in ihie Treasury Departument thoy shaild Thie Benatof from_Massachuse that the figarca e (Davis) pre that thy books Liad beea taw pere Lo corrected. 1876, Alble that tho bookn of the Trewsury wonld not bear out the Nguren of the Hnsvcs reports from which he (Davis) had taken lin Ngures 7 Mr. Edmunds roferred to the error ninttoned by Mz, Buutwell, whore & clerk adlel tho interual reve entie ta the phibile debt, aud bumorously spoke f sadl clerk an Lelug & had boy, . M, Davin~It appears th me that thers ara & gosd mauy bad basn {u the Treasury Deprrtment, and L hor.c narue of thom will b fonnd vut, (Laughter.) Contiouing hin_remarks, Sr, Davia eald Lo desired tolik nver tho romarke of the Heualor from Ml chunetta (Houtwell), anl would have something (o sny fu raply hiercafter, ' The Eenabor from Meaiachunstis had overionked neversl Instances where b (Dais) ahowed thera wern crrore, AMr, Bberman (0,) aid ho bad no objectton o vot- fui for tho resolutiun, sud the debats conld be re- anmed swhen thu repart of the Committen shonld ha made, 13 thought thabest thing fcr tuc Honale to dn wan (0 adopit & resobition withoat hpresnbio,—that e could not vote for, beeausa ho ald hot Lelleva 12 to o trae, Jr, Edmunds atao favared the pasagy of the ras sl f1op, but eatd ho was apposedt Lo apgolnting & rpzc'st cominittee, The Keuate had & Commiitee on Fi nad that committee e22ld do thy work better than a1 ¥ : ‘The Floauce Compafttee was c €8 fevmn both eldea of tho Ghamues, purt would be tendered by thom, . Mr. Thurmcn dil not agree with the Henator fron Verinont nn to binsiig the invoitliation mado by tho Flnanco Comniitee, True, the Detocratic party w.oa shly reprecented on that Comimitcs by two meint.et d, but they Lind not davaied any particular stlention to the ubject of the Ttoavary investigation, The 8 mae tor fram Connectlcut (Eaton) ond the Senator froi Went Virgiula (Davin) bisd studied the subject, and thiey ehould Lo membere of tho Juvestigating Coluinite 0. Str. Edmunds said fho oxpense of evers inquiry madu by b sp.eclal comitice was very Ttcold be miade by & standing committee f6r vue-Lalf of the sum, Atr, Bherman sald hie eaw 10 reaton vby the Com- mitteo shiontd bo suthorized to send for yarers, ‘Che Comuuilice could ga to th [artiueut-to tue very pisce wiors thosc Looks vie:s ent—and examine them. They could go with tha rower of the Hemate to mako such examiuation, Ar, Edmunds moved to ainend the re-olutivg £3 2 to hiave tn inventigation mada by the insuco Cota- midico iuatead of & apecial commattee, Mr. Bayard favoredtho appoinbnent of o spacial cammitten, Ar, Thurman quoted at length from the reech of Ar, Boutwoil on Thursasy last, sud said tne tasin Qquestion naw before tho Sensto wrs natu the_ Lrath of tho finance reports, upoy which the prople of the country kind relied,” The Seustor from Magrachuret.s had latinctly #aid that the accounts of the lieglates of tho Troasury did not state ths axact truth i regard tu the public debt fur along period of years when tha Goverument was see11ga loan from” the peopla of Oisto, uck madd our putlic debt Is 8 mtich our futercat taat Whe people rely tpon thst statement, Now, the Senator from Massichusetts (Boutwel) eald’ to thoss peopla they wera very eimplo to roly pon thoso reports os truth. they want:il good ancounts, and weut to the Tressury, tuey coald zscertain thefe whother the official reports cf the ‘Treasury wero correct ornot, It was bigh time Lt ibis nnry suou'd be made. ‘Che thanks of the Seia ato and of the country were duo to the Senatos from Weat Virgiula for calling stientiou to thinsubject, Tho Investigation should be made, not s pasty resae, bus on a businesn pie, 80 6+¢ {1 the mccaiiuts of tair Goreroment could ot o kept s accounta of n gr: railrosd or & meccantilo cazablishment. 1o favored o spoinimont {8 select counulites 10 1k 2n- ulrys U2, Morton said e w52 In favor of baving sn faves- tigation, It 1t shouid be mado by the Fiusnes Co ne niitfes, and notby sspacia) comuiitee, No special compufttee would bo more encrgetic or determired tian the Committeo on Finance, Tending discussion, st 4:15, the Henzte went into cxezutive session, snd svox afier adjoucued, CONIIRMATION. The Senats confirmed tho nomination of Geargo H. Jnnza ne Asslstent Tressurer of tue United states af LCuteigo, A OB, 1n tho Moter, Mr, Knot, from tho Tndt-iry Ceme mittee, rejoried 8 propesed nmendzmcat to tus Gonsti- tutlon, as Tollows ¢ 4 N0 person who hiss of may hereafler hold ths ofiice of Fresident ahall ever sgaln be eligible 1o tald oics. Bade tho spachal order for Tuzrday next. Alz, Frye, on Leliif of the mincrity of 1bs Comnift- tot, reported a il to emend tie rovised kiatutes in ro- lation 10 naturaltzation, 1t provhies that tho declsra tlon of Iuteution o Lecome n citizen of tho United Gtateo may by made befaro a clerk of 3 court aid s1ich do*larations hierclofore made ora doclared lo sl t nd valid, Ho explained that tho object of tho bill wis stm. Jly 10 Festore Lhia 13w 10 Wit Kt isud been before the printiug of tho Revsad Blatutos, in woi:a tns wurd Helork * had Leen accldeutally omltted, Tuo Ll pasued. ADANDONED PROTERTY, from tho same Cummilico, rrparted a sauend Hee, L,060 of tho Ruviced Statutes, el 10 clabin for suandoned properly. It sutuuilies Lo Court of Claitaa 10 take jurisdiciion of the clumy of all yersona who were fnfanss, martiod wouien. {diso, Lunatics, IuBino pereons, of Who were beyoud the 1eas at 1ho tiiue of the eelzure of any sbsndonol or cap- tured property, providud such clims urs slre:.dy on Sile, o abali Ly on filo mithin two years, i, Lawcence made s polut of vrder that tas bifl muet tirst be cousidered in Comumiiteo of the Wh o, and the polut wan sustaied by the Bieikor, nad tho Lill was rafuired to tho Cowmittee of the Whicle, r, Lavrence, trom tho kamo Commiittee, reported becl advereely the bill to abolish capitul punisimenz, Lald on the tebie, . nin ticn PILIS PARSED, 3. Frye, from the Jigllary Commitles, report bl to estend the tniu for slampiug unstan: slrumenta to the 1st of Janunry, 1377, Fumsed, Llss, 8 biilto extand for threo mnonths the time for ch.im ants beforo the Alibazas Ciafms Commbsslon (o p.ove their claims, ir. orey desire] to offer an cmendment reposling that portion of ths law which restricts tho rght (o present eluin of persous who Lad borus trae alle- glanee to the United Niates during tie late Bebe ljen, Mr, Frye declined to admit it. The Lill then passed, CALYL O3 BTATLY, The Srea occe-lel with tho call of States for bilis for referency, and the followiug wers futrodtesd and referred § By Mr. Riddel=Troviding that half of tho dutles o Imsportu abiall ba collzcted f lanful money; alss, do- clarig United Btates bonda o ba payablo xceord.a s 1o thie proger legal coustruction of tho lawe under wwirich they were fesued, liy Mr, Hunter—To fix the legl rate af tntereat oo national mouey throughout the Unfted States ot not excecding 6 per cent. Ly Mr, Haker—Fixing the pay of members of Cone grons at §3,600, aud now allawance, Ly Mir. Andersou=~Fising tho pay of members of Congress at $1,00), with mileage at 10 centaa uible, Ty Bir, Hendorson—For the construction of the 1l nofs snd Minsisnippt Canal, By Mr, Whitug—To repenl the tax on bank de. potits, Py Ste, Hateher—Tor the Smprovement of tha Bis« stevippi Tiiver, between St. Lo 110, By br. House (Feun)—o restory totho pensien rolla tho uamea of persuns which were struck off for @in- logalty, By Mr, Faller—For the estabiishment of the Southern Judicial District of Tudiana, Ty Mr, Cannou (1il)~Providing s penalty for madl. {og obscene matter, and_probibiting. lottery-circulsrs passing through the mailu, By Mr. ifartzeli—¥or tho payment of o portion of the fmayiort duties in legel-tender notcs, Ly Mr. Glover—Extending the jurisdiction of Unitod Btales Cirent Courts in suits sgatnst carporations. By Mr. Dlaud~=To exclude (ho Btats of Mles wrl froi tha provisions of theact of tho Inth of My, 1832, 10 promote thodevelapument of mining resourc s} sl40 giving to tho tate of Missourl at] Luds therchi wolecled us swarup and overitowed lands, y Mr. Prsnkim—For a Lranch soiat st Kaneas ity. llyy Mr, Phillips—For & publio bullding at Jefferson City. 185 3tr. Wilsbiro—To eatabllsh, thie Judiclsl Distrist of Ukhliotia. 1y Mr. UMver—Ta reduce the fntereat-boaring pub- e debt, provido a uniforia currency, Uimit th atnoaut thercof, anc make it cqualfu value to spezlu; alen, to fvila & Joint convention of all civilized nations for the purpote of establishing a uniform sysiem of wwelglita, mcasiires, and colnar troughout tho civilized world, By Mr, Willizus—For tho {mproyemeut of Kenosla and Raciuo harbora, y Mr, Burchard (Wis)—For the $mprovement of thio” hurbors of Maultuwoo, ‘£wo Hiscre, and Bacboys an. 8% Hr, Laltrell=To prevent the naturalization of Chtuievs and Slongahans, TUE CLSTENSIAL BILL, The TTouse then, S v'ciock, went iute Committes of the Wholu on thy Statw of tho Union, Mlr, Wood tho chair, ou tho Ceutennal Appropriation Lill, and wan addresied by Mr, Hoptlus, Chalrasn of tho See lect Commilitve, who &rguitd that tho natiual hewor was fuvolved 14 the succees of tho exhibition, and (it thiero coul bono extremity of Anancial distrocs that ought to cause an Americai Congress to falier in vote ing an approprlutioil (o prescrva the uad natio of the Governuient, o national uuity was valuelss without ational houor, Beferriug to {iegnational sdvantages of tho celehras tion, Lie said_that oo Of thowo wonld b to show Liet Houthers tnew wers puither Dukes tior Spanish lne quiaitors, but wero e s brelbren, Tus apirit 1576 would Lreatus ite influcues an the people, snl tn- Aler thiat fntluence ll animonities wud all angry wern. gles woud fata away, vassago of the pending Dill, by thie kil of thiao the ‘witeerity 07 whose pae tritier Ll hiecu unfustly quostioned, would ¢ 10 tht covmumination devoutly to Le \. Mz, Waddel sald I §t wero supgosed thit the frris tating dlscusslon of Lot week would have driven Soutlera e away feum tho support of taly hoseuts ho wincorely triist-d that (o result of tho Voto woruld only add wusther illuatration to (ko mauy slrealy lven of buw ulterly dupoesitle it I jor scnio poopla to understand and sppreclate tho epint U3t angimates olher peoplo. Ho uuu bls associatcs acquitted thole Norlbeih bretlr:u of all respousiLilty for tuat dweussion, They bad understovd it fully, for it was transpasent the mtive wiich underlay fntroductlion of that subjoct, aud atlachicg tu that ia:ive §ts eanct value,—they shmply loked dow:y v, auid pasecd by the whols subject, They witled crs of the pubilo peace 1o uuderstatid that, Lo E‘:{\lfi{:wmq o apieit s bibitad, Haey wero 104 good patriots and wo sincers wen (o sflow that widrit eitber to contral tbem OF to serve 88 au examplo for thew, They wished lo_maiutain the Louor aud chiars acter of the Awuericsn Untow, and they would do it if thry wero ullowed, Ono element {n {he House Lad not Lécn heard from in that discuzsed,—the clement [ & / & of Bouthern soldiers n the ld/ & of whom hio was one, They had eatin stloncoj & 180 tho fAra whick tho gentléman from Malua ! 5 ) had ojened on tuem with no other ferling! that of gratitude fuor baving escaped from: nrible oo coewy an ho (Blalne) must hnw‘/ « during tha battles L1y, of tio lato War, If, naf S o tuat gentlemnn's Dt was wilvering, sud hifs. o 31 force parceptibly shating, he could doveiop 842 < ennity of pirit, haw muat his plume have waveS~S o far front of that confilct which hsd occtS A it a time whan Lo (Walue) wag young, aud.5 & , and healtny, That eleuient had nct yet mpoki(> 2 conld mot be goaded duty discuagion,” Ontha ™ “ ry, [t had exhluftela #)Arit which iw'belleved . merican people wount ok woots forget, 1L Und met a atorm of Liats and por. secution o3 tie swan meets tho blilowr, with o breast of down, 1ie kucw some gentlomen who had bren engaged In the samo causs with Lim who had not intended 1o vote far thi measura before that discus- tlon, but Who nowv futended to mupport it, 0 ea to et 3u 8x3mple of patrintism. 1f thers wera any of thent whoatill opgosed this W, ho appealed ta thetn to unite with him in dofug an ace which could ouly rroutotu the lount anil cdvanee thy futerests of the conntry ancl the pests and haprinees of ths peo; lo, Jr, hicakley offereid nu minendincut that tho ens trauco 1o tho Cantennlal grouuda nud Lufhsingn ahall De fre on tho 4l of July aud on Thursday of oach waek, Mr. Willts oprosed the Lill as nnconstitutional; an denled that the failh of tho Government wan pxugmax tu the Jgatier. i S Mesary, Hewitt (N, Y.)aud Chittend ke port of tzo Lill, BT A Rpo Il \\mem takiug any sction on the bill the Committes introduced n proposed amend- tutiou, Leferred. It fs mupple. mentary ta Lhe amcudment proposed by Mr. Baine, which ‘prohibits tuo distribution or conteol of auy schioot und or achool lands ta cr by se-tarian B-hool, sud in designed to extzud the probiblilon, Itis i these worde: Nelther suall money ralsed by taxs- tion 1n uy Stats be appropriated for tha malntenanca of auy mrctarian scbool or neclarian fuentution,” Tho House at 3 o'clock adjourtcd, il NOTES AND NEWS. TIHE CENTENNIAL. Special Duvatch to The Chicaan Tridune, Wasmnotoy, D. €., Jan, 18.—~Tho Ceotoonial debato was fairly Leguw in the House to-day, and ntll probably continue fortwo days, Eloveu members Liate signilied their Intention to spoak, ond it fs uoderstool that all favor tho il Theto s no doubt of ita passage, Tho dobats to-day was of o geuisl, centennial, guwhing character. 1t had beet sutlcipated that the ag- peritica of tho amucaty debato mighit roappear in thls, They dul, but to a very lunited depree, Waddell, of North Carolina, had tho bad tasto to drag in tho bilter mumorics of the last week, but Lo did it with o wit sud neatuens which at most excuso bim. Waddell would cover up tho bloody shlrt clevated Ly Blaino with the mantle cf forglving chasis did Noah's sons, CANAUIAN COMMERCIAL RELATION. Tho [House took tho firss slep tovards tha ne- gotiating of a new commercial treaty with Cauada by orderiog printed the report of thy Bub-Com- 1sitteo of tho Commerco Committee, wileh bas been investigating tho subject. Tho report iy quito lengtby, and is mainly composed of trade ntatintics. Thoero doos not apposr to be much prospect of tho paseage of such s measure, ALLIANCE BETWEeX SPALY AND HAYCL It fs reportod that Spain laa mada a partial alilance with tlo Havtian Government. 1ho ipnuieh Cabinet has sent 8 quautity of prescuts 10 tLo Preeident, aud e, 1o tuin, bas alraady or- _d;:n»g o numter of Alibusters to leavo’ tho islavd, TROCTER KEOTT 1 hana speechon ihie Prces Gag law in prepara- tion. tors in the Roviged Btatutes countiuuoto be found. Tho Hou~e pasyed a bill to-day to correct an im- portant oue proveuting applicants for citizon- #hip from tukiny out their urat pspers befora tho Clerk of s Court, nud allowed the declara- tion to Lo filel with tho Judge only, A bill passed to-day retores tho law as it way beforo the adopliou of tha ntatutes, so that tuo putcrs may Lo filed with tha Clers. TUER LATEST LOUISIANA **8LNATOR." TLustis, the new Souator eleciea from Loulsi- ann, arrivod biore and Lind Lis credentinly pro- sonted to-day. Euatis was ane of tho foremust of the Lougiana Cousicrvatives in urpr.ng the adoption of the Wheeler compromise, and was tho person who secured it indorseuent by the Dewocratie caucus, HUNOI TJ WHOM 1IONOR 1S DUE, Stoveuson, of Illiuos, was recontly charged with an egcogions error for whiel Spacks, of 1liinois, shoutd bave been held rerponaible, Lhe error cousisted in the statowsut o maiden spcech thas there were mnoteou enaion Agonts in 1l.uois, mustly thieves,or words to thateileet, winlo tbe $ruth is that thore are but four Ageuty, uud nono avo thieves. HCAMMON'S TUIRD-TEOA ATCUCH. Tho fact has just come out that Mr, Beammon, of Chicago, appeated iu tho National Eepublican Commttee a8 an advocats of tho tlird torm, Hig speech was somewshat adroit, but ita purport was woll understood, and roceived with watked coldoess by & majority of the Commit- tee, Mr, Scammon Legnu by eaying that the last threo Republican Conventions bnd beon simply mectings to raufly nomivations alroady made. Tho next Conveniion, e argued, would ditfor from tlus, uvloss, a8 ho finally eancluded, thero should Lo sucha chango in public opivion sa ehould malie it appatcut _that a third ter:n was desirable, While Mr, Scawwoun was not very pronounced in_Lus third-term viows, his spesca was understood by tus asacciates to bo a tormal feeler in that airection. 'The coldnees with which iL_was received by the majority present effectually prevented auy fusthor ailusion to the subject dutring the meeting. UNEASY LIES THE HEADTI(AT WEARS & CI0 TN, Lawmar bas beon driven half dietracled by hin attempt to salect & Domnocratic Campaixn Com- milter, Tivery mon he bay solocted in bitterly oppused by some factions Jof tho party, cnd ail of this fight cloarly indicates tho disorgasizel condition of the Domocrats in the Mouso, Hies- ter Clymer, whom Lamar had Jaclectod, was stoutly ubjected to by somo becauso Lo is & fre- quonter ol tho Washington Club-ilouse. The gumo objection has been urged azaiost Mr. Mor- rick, and tho Iattor has resouted tho charge to Korr with preat warmth, MMr, Corcoran, ot thiy District, 18 denounced aaan aristocrat by one tacyion,nnd Mr.Harvoy os tainted with liberalism, Dr. Garuott {3 opposed by alt the moderate 1nan, ‘They eay ho iy bot-headed, and eo extrome taut ho would ruin oveiythinz. Anothor man promi- uontly namod 14 ropresented as a flne wan, snd, to aud tho wholo quesiion, quite & numbor have deelared that thero sre no dozont resldont Demo. crats in Washington, Mr. Lamar is on tha point of abandoming tno task of solecting tho mome bera of tho Committeo. THE YREEDAEN'S BANK, Tho Commissionors of tho Froodmon's Save fngs and Trudd Company to-day forwardod % thy Sonato a roport of their oporations sines tha ns. rots of tho Company were transferred to thom. ‘I'ho roport sllows baluuces stitl auc ou loans to tho amount of 1,960,872, exclusive of accrued intor- est on unpaid loans, Bud ceriain expenses con- noetod with said losus, which, plus $187,741, isa balanca to thelr credit in the Unitad Histes ‘I'vensury, and cousbitutes tho rowaining vudi- tiibutod ssscts of tuc Company. INDIAN CONTRACTS, Tho 1lonse Bub-Committes on Indisn Afaira commencod thele investigationa to-day as to tho munnor of fetling Indian contracts,” They vxe nmined Mr, Koontz, of I'enuuylvanta, who tes. titied that he bid from 25 to 0 per cout less for sunplying artleles varfous for the Santce Hionx “thnn partied fo whow the contincts were awarded. Tho Indian Du- reau will bo called on for an sxplanation, as the Committen soem determinod to thoroughly in- vostigato the entire subject. NAVAL INVESTIOATION, Tha Houso Conumitico oit Navat Affalrs to-day suthurized its Chairman to appoint s Sub-Ooum- mitten to fuvestigato the aifuirs of tho Navy Department undor the provisions of the Mor- rinon resolution from the Commitico ou Ways eud Moans, e T'0R LADIES AND POLITICIANS, WASHINGTON SOCIAL LIFE. THI AMNENTY DEBATE—RECEETIONS AF TUE WHITE UOUSL —DINING WITH THUE IBESIDENT— CALLING ON CONUBREBSIUEN'S WIVES=LIDING AND DIMVING—SECRLTANY MIS1'S RECEPTION—W N0 UP THE WEEK—3105tY, (00D CHEER—MYNE~ NEAL—CLANTIES—HCBAPS OF CHAT, Buecial Correxvundencs of T'he Chicago Tribuna, WasmxeTon, D. C,, Jan. 15,—We hiavo passnd through an oxeiting political week, and the ola Bourbon ofigarchiy Liag found that it bus not yet been rolustated io power, oven in tho Houso of Reprovautatives, ‘That body Las dlsplayed wore dramatio vxcitement iv its proceodiogs, and bas beon more turbulent, thaa it was when Blalne wado bis ovelaught upon the ex-Confodorates | NUMBER 146. now membors, but the Ropnblicau Roprosanta. tlves never socmed mors donply kmproseed with the conviction that they had oogaged fn snother of thoso contosts Invalving the destiny of the notion, Doscau Pogram and his friends from Confedorate X Roads, who ara hero hungry and thirsty aftor offico, wero jubilant whon Ien EHill began to orato, and wept toars of blticr suguish as he wes forced by Dlaiuo to admit dsmogiog point after pemt. Avd when at last the horeditary chivalry saw thomsaiven out-gonaralod and oui-flanked by the Northiorn Itoundlicada azain, they wero not Liap-~ vy. Political matters nte raroly talked about in eocial fifo Liore, but this dobats on general am- neaty has forced itself upon the attentlon of all tbhinking mon and women, Tho Union has boon restored, but mot the tyranufenl rule of the Bouthern Domocrats who go des; otiealty dictate | how the Ropublic sbould be governed. THE PREBIDENT'S EVENING DLCLPTION, on Tuesdsy, was & brthiant afalr, and soon after tho clock otrucl 8, hundredn of carciagos wero to bo seocn liasteuing from nll ssctious of tha metropolis towards the spacious portico of thu ‘Whita Houzo, where thoir occupants slighted, liundrads of less pretantloua citizons came by the Lorse-cara, while many others used nature'r conveyances, After entoring tho main porlal, tho ladies wero ushered iuto their dross. tug-room, whils tho gentlemen gava Lheir bats and coals to servants in attend. ance, with bo:es and chocks, Thew, joiving tho Indics as thoy cmerged in full glory of toiletta from thelr dresminp-rooms, the gentlc. men fell inio lite. Blowly the column moved onward thtough tho vestibulo, into the Red Ttoom,—~ro numed from tho color of its paper and furmture,—and thon, getting luto the Dluy Room, cach couplo found itaeif Lefora tho Pres fdent. Dr. Shurp, Marsbal of this Distiict, wha slood at Gen. Grant's lett band, roceivod tho names of stranjjors aud iutroduced them; but 'Gen, Grant never forgols nny one Whoaa nama Lin hias known, aod In most cases no introduction a8 uecessary, A nlako of the biand, & pleaesut word or two, sud the couplo moved on a fow stapa to be rocognized by rs. Grant, or present. edtoier by Col. Frod Grant, Tho ludieanoe ticod that Mra, Graut wors a pivk-and-white flowered satin evening dresd, aud thas Mre, Frod Chant, who stood at Lier right, wore o white wilk dr trimmed with pink salu. A grauddangh. ter of Henator Camero, who aided i the recep. tion, was dressed jn o Lisck stk oall-dross, wit peatt cruamenta. Diplowats, Cabinet ofticers, and Congrease men, aftor baving paid thew respects to tho President and bis family, aro privilezod ta pass behind thew, aud romain v the Llue Ltoon snectators of the motloy crowd that surges pas: Lut tho great mass of visltors, afier baving made their bows to the Iadics, move ou into the Greon Hoow, and then into TIE GREAT EAST OOM, There soraa rango themeolvea uzzwet tho wall, torming aframe for those who promenads aroand and aroand, to tho muaic of the AMarine Band in tho adjucent corruder, forwing s whirlpool of ks, satiuy, black broadeloth, jewclry, wnd flowers,—worn by the baauty, the talunt, and the fathion of tho metropolis, * Wo the poo- pla " ara tierd also, and the wriakled but tiued wife of n Yorcign' Minister, rosplendent wity dinmondy, 1wav bo secu side by side with the bright-oved, plmnp litile Gorman girl, swho sellg apples at bier sl on tho aveono, Oficors of the army aml npavy, whoso voices i bioady contests bave been hoara urgly, thieir \brave commauds to victory, aro mised with Cliovaliers ~ d'Indnstrio, ~ botel-waite and book-ngouts, Cortespondents are tho cquuls of Cougieesinon: complacent offica- holders cluow anxious office-sookers,—ia short, it 19 o matioaal kaieidoseops, producing every moment a treal combination of tho variod speei- wens of humbuity whieh congrorato here durvag a ntasion of Congro “Cen o'cluck atrikes! £ ho baud plays ** Yuukeo Doodle,” and the great crowd, esuming its wraps, gocs as 1t came. hlrs. ity Wit boida her o remarkanly well, on- ys theso roceptioos, and insists that all who ¢oisio shiail bo adwitted, 4 BTATE DINNER, a4 they are called, 18 now given al the White Houes oaco a furinight, and tclore the season Lk expired sllof the moroe prominont personages wil have been tho 'resident's gucsta, Thess dinuery aie elaborats ailaire, erved in conrdvs, aud o story 18 told of a Virginian, in ande-betluns daye, who fouud Lunself for tha firt tuoe par- taking ol oucof theso cluboruto teeda, When ho sat dosn at table, hc bad a good nppotite, whica he pacitied with the oys- ters, Boup, and b, With ths next coureo, Lo iiauaged to Leip Limsel! to a supnly of tho utaple, fur whiteh ho yeawned, Tho dite ner progressed slondy, aud bLis choeks bogan to distend with tho finld, until ho mude a bolt for tho deor, and luckily found fn the noxt room & spittoon, whizia bo mada prompl wee of, and theu lott for nume, assoverating us ho lost the Whits Huuso that o would ha * dogosued if be would ding with a Progident again for tho Lost fanin i old Virginia" METHOD IN MADNESS, An ezcentric Bostoninn namad Baker, who de- -~ rivos a princely rovenuo from tiae royaltica vna wowing-mechino pateut, La3 o country scal near *thio hub,” tho cxtonsivo grouuds of which are fitted up in tho must nonyensical manner possis blo, At tho Buukoer Hull colubration tn Juno lass the viiting miiitaly compamies, including ths 2 Lighs Infaptry of tuis city, wore iuvited thers to aid” fu laying tio coruer-stoue of o piggery, after which they pare twok of an expensive entertainmout. Bt this did not content bim, and he has como here, with u suall statl of retainers, to preseut tokens of bis cstect to the compauy aud to each of its oticers and meatbers. 'Lho ceromouy tnok place nt tho ratatal mansteu of ex-Gov. Stiepuierd, in tho picture gatlory. Tho cowpany wan in full wnifortn, aud thore was quits a d tinguished andionce of ladien and gontlomien. , ‘I'no company racaivel a lirge eilkk banuer, yfso- less excepl 83 an orunmout to its armory, and cach member was givon a badge 1o the shape of & slvor pig, baneatls which waa & ropreseutation of Bunker IIMl mouumont. Imitation caunrye birds, with mottoes in thair beaks, insxhaustible wine-glasncs, aud tiny chiests of tea wero most distributed among oliccrs and privates—ox~ pousive but useloss hilts, A supper foliowod, at which thoro w2 uch sproad-cagle epealiog, aod tha next day Ar. Bakor & Co, wont to rapoat their doustiony to a regiment ut Dalthwmore,—to be foliowed by similar ushivitions of liberality at Notfulk, Hicimoud, and Clarleston. liaker'is & quiet-looking littte gentleman, whose objoct i thin and o Jier expenmye yuo useless donations ** i3 oue of thoso thinga which no fedow can und ous.” CONGUISSIONAL LAT. Thursday is set nlmn fur thoe receptions by wives of Sonators sad ioprexentatives, with thy uxception of Mrs, i3poaker, whois * at home™ on Woinesdays, Sowe twenty rocoived last Thureday, and nonofwich more grace than Alra, Senator " Logan, whoso parfors wore crowded, Mra. Senator Oglosby, wio made & vory favorae ble 1mpression horo last spring, {8 not hete tuiz winter, Mrs. Senator doitou was aided by Mrs, V. R, Stoule aud Mra, Brydou, and Mrs, Henator I'attorson by tho vivacious 3ligs Emma Etber. 1dgo, whoso fathor was onco o uoted Tennorsoa Covgressman, On Thursday night there wora small and solect dancing parties at the residouces of Gen. Hum- phroya, tho head of the Engineer Corps, and Ase slstaut Becretary of Stute Cadwalluder, LIDING AND DRIVIN:A, DBefore Washington wad paved, & fow yoars elueg, thore woro not over five and twouty band- BODIO equInages hore, Now thoy can be coutted by humlm\h. fiom pondorous landaus and clar- eucos down to natty wagous aud pony phiaotong. Home of theso tort-outs are worthy of Hyde Park, s0 porfect ary nll tto appolntmonts, while on the gorgouus carriage-trimmings, gilt han nesgemountivgy, nud elaburato liveriva of othors the word shoddy can bo ween plainor thou the monpgram of tha owuer, Goorge Bsucroft takes his duily coustitutional on hordubnck, and soma of ttio Liollos by o morning cauter drive away the pallor brouglt'on by tho danclug of the pravious night. Gon. Grant dees not drive 8o much as hu used to, but hie walks the lungth of contral Ponns sylvanis aveuue and back, over 3 miles, every pleasant afteruaon, SECRLTAKY FIBI 8 NECEPTION on IFriday npight wes the wmost elegani entertainwont thav Lsa beon glven, aod was sttewdod Ly tho very mlcest people lere, iucludiug & large delegstion from Alituols, The elegant furuiture aud Hitio; P ot tho house, and tha hogpitably-apread supper- iable, added to tho cnjoyments of the evenlog. Msuy of the gussty woui about .u'clodls. to Matini'a Hall, whero thers wes a " German " by the Wesliugton Qlub, Mrs, Bevretary Bolkosp