Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 20, 1876, Page 1

VOLUME 29. FINANOCIALs R Hechants’, Ffimers’, & Mechanics' Savings Bank, 75 OLARK-ST., CHICAGO. INVESTHENT CERTIFICATES. Perfet Seonrity—Literal Interest Every Certiticate .Secured by Mortgaxe on Juiproved Real Estate. TAELLE of increasa of * Inveatment Cortifte cates, acenred on binproved real eatate. beare fug Interest, payadlo fu auarteely Instoll- ments at tho rato of 7 3=10 per cent per ane Tnnt. Showing the accumulation of sums wested for the benefit of Chlidren or nllli'" '! sareed: Time, Acoumuisied. g 100 100. 4,323.10 when dae, {3 oreditd on eavings acowunt, and invested i INVEST. MENT CERTIFICATRS whensyer 8100 ta thus accumu- Eyimated upon the basta that {ntere tod. ey Boldet of a ertifoatr has the privilega of ezamn- 47 the condition of the triist at any time on calling st thaoflice of the Trustos. Corttficatos forwarded, aod faterest, when dus, refn. vostod, it desred,,or reinitted by draft or oxprass 1o any vartof the Unlted Btates. Address - BYDNGY MYERS, Managor, JONEY T0 LOAN referred, 5 MEAD & CO WATOHEN. WATCHES We offer a very large pssortment of elegantly cased Watches, of all the best American and Bwiss makes, at unusu- ally low prices. I, METSON & (0, State and Monroe-gts. FURS. Closteg-0nt the Largest Stoek of LADIE’ FINE FURS IN THOE OITY, MARTIN'S, No. 164 State-st. PRICES BELOW COST, Bleck maff and bos. oaly. Frevol seal, 1oz o mart ongine mink sats_, 155 TaBallent, E BalBEEEeERacn Gooda 40, O, D., 4ot 0. L Vriviteas of samtoation it . . 7 RNRIR, OF oxprevs eharas * 184 BTATIST, REAL ESTATE, “FINE RESIDENCE LTS For Sale on Easy Terms, ‘WEHBT SBIDH, 50 fl.rclnr. ‘Washington-av, and Union Park 65 11, cor. Jeokson and Pualina, 451-2 ft. (or more) cor, Mprshiicld-av. and ‘Wast Congroas.st. BO ft. on Wost Congrosa-st, eaat of Paulina, K0 ft. on Centre-av. near Adams.at. B0 n Warren-av. nesr Boboy-st. ORTH BIDE, N 5 0 ft. an_Dearbarn-gt.,, near main entrance B Lincoln g‘:{kf the flnest residence ort 0ago. proporty B QiR nry oL s, . 0. RE No. 04 Dearborn-st., Room 8, * COAL. 7. T, HATHAWAY, HARD & SOET COALS, Main Office and Dock, Comer. Market end Rendolphsts, 4Als0 OMcs and Dock, Ko, 1 North Market-at. Office aud Yard, 711 Wegt Lako-st. Also Ofice 140 LaSallo-st, ORDERS SOLICITED. SATES. S. FL. FTARRIS’ IMPROVED CHICAGO SAFES * And VAULT DOOES oro the Bost. Miouficlory_and Balssroom. 33 & 25 E, Rendolph.st, S1GNS. B, T, CHASE & 00, SIGN PAINTING, 125 FIFTH-AV., EBTABLISHED 1849, BLANK BOOAS,STATIONERY, &o, BLANK BOOKS, Stationery and Printing, DYEING AND OLEANING. DYEING. Jadiea'sud Gentlemen's Garmenta dyed and cleaned 10’8 superior manner, BOSTON FANCY BTEAM DYE HOUSE, 120 Bouths Clazk, 168 Ilinois, and 463 W, Mudiso T FRACTIONAL CURRENQY. $5.00 Packages CRACTIONAL - GURRENCY IN EXOHANGE FOR Bills of National Carency, TRIBUNE OFFICE hi viz, ts to RIaD's rou i th h b2 tai i ress bii in th [ di bloody uil 3r, WASHINGTON. Another Centennial Speech- Doy in the House of Representatives, * Tucker, of Virglnla, Takes Ocea~ sion to Ventilate Nis Stato’s- Rights Notlons, Our Buch-Traveled Carter Permeates the Hall with a Burst of - Eloguence, Senator Morton’s Long-Prom- ised Speech on tho Missis- sippi Election Frauds, Liberal Senators Will Endeavor to Tone Down Mr. Mor- ton’s Resolutions, - The Mexican Border Committee Talk of Increasing the Army. Some of the Evils Resulting from Special Log- islation. Indications of Croolkedness in Certain Consular Ac- counts, - CENTENNIAL SPEECHIFYING. OUR CAUTIR, #vecial Disvateh to Tha Chizase Tridune. ‘Wasunaroy, U, O, Jan, 10.—The Ccntennlal bill mado o spocch this dsy. Our Carter appoared »a Orator Duuoce, bis last appearanco lavieg beensan Confodersto witooss in the arms of Bon Hill, Tho spesch was an exhibition of rhotorle and phyaical ouergyin favor of the Centennial. It sounded of the sophomore, and rominded ona that tho spesloer wan the grest American traveler. Tho attention of the Hoase wan callod to tho fact that ono yosr our Carter lestned tho pathos, the enthneiasm, the senti- montal patriotism of ths Centennial from the ponnants and fiags and that sort of thing that be saw in the larbors of Germany and otlLer countries, gracefully wavivg in the wiuds that swept avor sho effete monarchles of Europe, and that tho next year our Catter learned the same thing, and saw how little they knew about West Chlcago In Donmark and benoath the dome of and when ho retatned home, a native of Kentucky, to roprosent the grest, generous, buracd, charitable Chicago, he learned thia samo story from tbo Capitol whose ‘‘magaifioont dome cuits beaven with its rounded brow.” That rounded brow s & brooze Indian, Aud becauso of all thls, and on accoont of the dictates of o sontimontal patriotism that didn't caro & g for_conatitutional scruples, ho was tor the old fiag, for ‘all the old fags, and an sppropristion, and he know that every Chicago hod-carrior would regret that hie had not neked overy ono of our 45,000,000 0f psople 10 contribute $1 tnstead of 3 cents, ' OLE VIROINIA NEBDER TIRE," But {licro was somotling more than sophomore en- thuslssm {n tho Centennialidabate, Thers was & ppeech, A grave, earoeat, deliberale, stariling spesch, which will tall the country that Calhoun skll lives, One of is dlsciples, wesiing the grave-clotlies of the old dosd cacse, spoko for Viiginia and the wh Bouth. Itwss Tucker,of Virgints, the ablest new man who has yet syoken of the Democrats, Ho chote 1o oppose tlie Contennial appropriation on the ground Ahat it 4a unconstitutional, in order that he might ros- urrsct the ghoul which it war thought the Wsr had Dburfed, Iiis epeech was one of marked abliity, and in passagen waa eloquent, Thers has been no such expo- aitfon of the Btate's-Righta dogma on ihe floor of Con- greas since the ante-boellum 4 It s s companion plece to tho speoch of Ben 1NN, M represento the firo-cating class. Tucker is the type of the delflerative, political philotopher, Ifo repre- senta the doctring that bas beon batterod by the bullat and cut by tha sword. Yet the Norih, from thess spooclies snd from the concurrent testimony of Sauth- ernmen In Congreas, aust Leliovs that that dactring atill lises, The mask which hid {t has fallen, Not- withrtandtog ! polish sna ke philosophy of the speaker, there waa still s trait about him of the planta- tion swagger, which preciudod argument and para- Ivzed reiait, Ho defied sny man to ssk him a ques- tion which his would evade, yot he reluused to snawer the vital question upon which his spsechs prooceded, 13 THE UNITED STATES A NATION ? Yotho defied snyvody to find the word nation fn tae Comefitution. Lo was pressed closs by Hepub- llcaus, but was too politis to acxnowledge (Ba «ouso. quences_of Lis logic, s frightened Norili.ru Domo- crata, Holman was impolled to rise and deaous 8 this oxbibition of Calhounism, and to inalst tliat the Ubited Blates Is & nation, The Nortbern Democrats Who hiave accepted the results of tho War, Unlon men and dough faccs, stand sghaat at thle exhilition of Calhounism, The Republicans may they contd have urged the Democrata to adopt no differoat policy. {70 the Anocluted Press,) Wasazxazon, D, Or, A, 10:—1n (5o Houss to-day, tn Committea of it Whais, Mr, Wood {a tho clalr, the Coutennial hili belog audes consideration, Mr: Elullipe, of Kaasas, spoke i sdvocacy of (he meatue. Mr, Harrison followod on {ho same sids. Adudi (o suggestions that the Mouse, by its vote on ol an's lation of the 14th of Decamber, had com- mitted it snst all subsldies, Lo colled stlention 16 the fact that, wuen (bat resolutfon wea offered, Mr, Hoar bad askod whethor {t would not cut off the Gen. Lenuial sppropristion, and that Me, lowmau distinctly stated that bo did nof couslder the word aubsldy” in oaclubion 1 covering Uio Conlemntal sppropris- ‘The l{ouse, thorefors, had voled for dist reso. Iution with the reservation’ in favor of the Contens nihl,—~uot & mental reservation, but an outsyoken Tvation, Referring 1o th enthusfanm of old Jobn Adsmi over tho Fourth of July celobration, and'ta tao fact that he meda orations which migut be call.d *pprosd-cagle,” ho axpreased a wish th 4 thera was to-day more spread eag olsin fn ihe land. Tho common eaglo, o eald, taking his Aight from fhe oxe tremalimit of eastern elvilization in 17i6, would have miade ita fight 10 the western Lmit In a alugia day: but now the proudest monarch of tha alr, dippiug £ 1n the Atlantic, snd then Jooking &b the aet in ver intent i sailing oaward, takes di eeks boforo bo eoola Lis Vatosadu {0 pray of the *wo ara told that the eoplo ahall not ba taxed at he Tateof 3% conts cais for a celebration for the couniry’s birthday,” Jlo hoped tho Uil would pass, sud he hoped (st hix Houtliern frlends would not allow this opjortunity to pass withaut proving to tha North that they bad as nuch pride Jn tha Fourih of July s any Northern m.l‘l‘l:. Atkins (Tenn,) ssked Mr, Tlarrison whether he meant that those gentiemon who Oppoesd the MLl loyal la the Governmeut, Lroad Pacific, and yet, wery Mr, Hurriso2—Not by any mesns. Bz, Alldus—-I_hope uiot. Ihops that nosuch test will Lo made, Wo Bava heard eucu ¢t of dlat, Mr. Herson=I did pot Sybi myself, but I have Toad history suMiciently. 1o knaw thai the Lreve men who fougni are always tho first to joln hxads across tha bioaily «hasm, M. Atlns—1 am willlog to Joln hande scross the chasm, Luta not willing to vote for tlls il Bz, Cochrano spake {n opposition to the measare as unooimtlational,. He €Al wald Bo had piedrsd ba word to bis conatituents in Mlttaburg that agaliat ovely subsidy,and s wes & saould therel A ‘x.‘.“'nma in answer, to Cochrans, snd tn o :“E?‘W (Toxss) apake ia favor, of the bl sud . CHICAGO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1576, gave aa ons of the controlling motives on his own mind this reasons A grest and protracted eivil wa ith the long controversy which lsd to Ik sod s tem of reconstruction messores Just an dissstrove an ibe War, bave so wreached and diatorted the Consti~ tatlon, and hays 80 obsoured and perverted the prin. lea of civil liberly and just governament aa to make 8 serfous and carnest recirroncs o the principles of the Declaration of Indapendes of the Constitution, and of the spirlt snd genfus of the Government a part amount neceaity, Mr, Fryedupported the meagure, Mr, Tucker spoke in oppasition to the bill, and satd 'PB E&lh of duty that l‘{ hefore bim In regard to this Cenl al bill 'was a5 clear us it ever was in regard Lo ny qucation it lisd ever been brought to bis con- lderation, What was proposed to bo celetrsted in thls Centennial yeae? “Was it proposed to have s ma- forial exhibition ouly, or was ft o ba an exhilition worlhy of the great moral principles that wers to bs illustrated Ly the annisersary of Independence? In his view there wers throe grest princij hat under- 1io tue Declaration of Indepsndence. ;.‘l' 286 wero tho principle of {ndividual Jitetty, the principls of local government in it atruggle szainst centralized power, and tho principle of exomption of American destiny from the conlrolling influenco of Europein politice. Ho would unito in celebrating the Centennial anni- Yersary on tleso threo principlos, Let bim ses {hat lie liberty of the cilizen was securo agaloet arbitrars gflwer: 1hat freedom snd {ndopendenc: lchll‘{' alice Chase teri.od the autocomy of i laten, wan agafust Iho arlitrary usurpation of Federst porer, and that the Americun_destiny waa to bo gnided alone iy ita own pollcy, snd bs frea from the inferferonce of Eurapean policy, hen ihers would bo indesd & Conten nlal anniverasry, The apirit of the Csntennfal was obedieut ta the Conetitution, The greatcst invention of American genfus had been left out of view entirely, and that wes the absclate subordination of Goveri- meutal power {o the rigid, inflexible, unbending ruls of_the Constitution, 3r, Tucker then proceded to argue sgainst the cone stitutlonality of the pending meosure. Mr, Liosr asked Mr. Tucker whether, when ths Con. aUtution delegated to Congress ceriain national pow- ere, inclnding {he taking of s Dationtl atiltuds to- warda forelgn powera, it didn't futend that such ex- penditures for natlonal dignity as were us: tions wielding thoso powers should be mad Mr. Tucker askod the gentloman from Ma setts ta point out Lo him where the word “ natlonal,’ in toapect of power or anything else, occurred in the Conatltution, ~ 3r. Honr—The power to lovy war, to conclude peacs, t establish commierce, mean 4 nation ' in every ling whera tlat pawer Is ginutcd, 2r. Tucker—If that is what the gentleman calls na- toial powess, I understand bim 3 but there {8 no auch thing in the Coastitution aa a power to levy war, Thern {s & power {o declars war, and to ralee and sup Ppott an srmy, M. oar—And to lavy it after it s declared 7 3tr, Tucker—That ia hot fu tho Constftution. The power to creato and maintan A navy, and to make Fules for (tie regulation of the Lind and haval service, covers the whoia quesiion of what the geutlemsn from Mergwhusetts means, Mr, Lawronce cal'ed the sttentfon of Mr. Tacker o s letter from Georga Washington, tran-mittiog (ho Cocntitution to Congress, in waich tho Goverument is Galled & Nat‘ona} Governineat,s Mr, Tucker—I know i, Isdmit it, 1 sald that the ‘word **national" was not in the Constituiion, and the geotleman Las nat found it 1n ft, Lle finds 1 oulsido of it. That fs exnctly what I aay, . Mr, Lawrenco—It was in the minds of the men who made the Conatitution. N Mr. Tu. ker—The men did not make it. No oneman made i, aud the Federal Constitutlon did not make 1t, 1f the ‘gentieman wisbos to kuow wko mado it, I aay, u lu.! sreat emphiasls, the States mado it (Sensw- on, In the furiber conrse of his remarks, speaking of George Wasluington, Le rumarked that George Washe ington was tho first groat rebel in the country, And he ventured tosay to the gentlaman from Oblo (Garfeld), wlio epoko tho otlier day about perjury, that Georgs Washington was, in vicw of law, & perjursd rebel, or ha was an officer In_his Majosty s army, sud ho (Tucker) took it for granted thaf he' swore to’ support thp Crown aud then weat nto tLe rebellion. 3r, Garfleld—Did be bold commisalon in the Brit {ah army at the time of the Revolution Mr, Tucker—No, sir, en I think ho did oot commit per- Mr. Garfleld— ury. 3lr. Tacker—Then yo clsim (hat Bia oatn euly Ianted sa long 88 Lio hield Lifs comminsion 7 3 Je; Garfield—It cessed When Lis commimsion ex- pired, r, Tucker—Dut he realgnad. Mr, Garlla'd~He did not realgn. Mr. ‘Lucker—Iie did reslgn. Mr. Garfold—lie wae not an officer at the tme. Mr. Tucker—Wlhy, the gentloman toen not know the hiatory of Lis own country. (Laughtes Mr. Garfleld—Did ho reaigu to take servics sgainst the Crown 7 Mz, Tucker—Oh, po; that {s another thing, Mr; Garflold.- o was trying to get servion 1m Great Britain before the war, anil waltsd T 3 r. Tucker—Ho resigned, and thon bo took service in the rebellion. When the gentleman was speaking of the Bouth tho other day 5o aj.oke of thoss who re- signad and atterwazds took service on the Confederate o, Mr. Garfeld--1 d1d not apeak of thote whoy Lavin roalgned, took service, but X apoko of those who, boing ailll” undor oatl, contemplatingly violated i}, and struck against the Unliled Bates. Br. Tuckor—If you had #o qualified your phraseots ogy, 1 should not “have interrupted you the oikisr day, for I know of no_such porson, Tho resson why 1 1ne teizuplod the guntlemun o oiher day was tuat Lrep. rosent on this floor & disteict sud a fitile tawn whero sleep th remains of ono of tho noblost Americans thnt ever trad this soil (mesning Robort I, Lee), 1io siceps in doath, and no dinkonor can_ever, by implicatton o reasion, bo thrown on that honorabia grave that the Tepreseutative from that district wilt ot riss hioro and repel. [Hens tlon, and sonie applause,) Alr, Tucker thew _proceeded wilh his argument, in the course of which he quoted the gentleman from New York (Howlt) “as wisiag yeatonlsy that tho Government was conforsedly an educator of the countrs, and, commentlog on i, he sald: Confeised by whom? I never confesssd it 1 not only do not confess It, but I deny it (n toto, I deny thai this Government can intrude in the control of the common schoals of escn Stato of the Union, I deoy that this Government can_go into our cominon- achiool system in the Btates and upiurn {§ according to the viewa of members of Congress bero who kuow zothing in the world about ft. ‘This Govarnment, and 1 beg my Democratlo friends to remormber it, hzs no sinsion ex-ert to execuls ita powor, to perform its duty under, and its aubjection to, the’ supreme Law of tlio 1ind, When th Constiiution of the country @pokea” out wilh strong cmphasis and geeat offect) shows 'me either tho power to piss this biil, or that ihie . bill s casentinl to carry out a power conferred, and I will ote for it; but otherwiso, beforo God and’ my coun- try, X can't vote fox it. Tho only Limit ta the growing corruption of tha country is a Iimitation in tho power of the Government, I bellovs that the mission of thé Government st (histime 18 economy, retronchiment, and reform. e havé reachiod that timo when t bo- comea us toput the brakes down, ta call & halt §n the Iavish exponditures. 1€ tho tax s only 1 cent to carry out an unconsiftationsl achemo, I will romember tho adago that {t fa tho last straw that breaka the camel's back, and T wil voie sgatust 4¢, 1 this scheme got {nroligh, somebody would come with another fiks soliewa for a big show at Yorkiown, or Luner Hill, or Chicago, and in the langungs of theold proverb, “ Miny & micklo makes s muckls.! It wan tho accumalation of ittlea that made taxos burdensome aud oppressive, He doclared Limsclf opposed altogether to s splendid goversment, To obey the Constitution of the country s better than to_sacrifico to sontimental patriolisin, o was in hie heart of hearis 1o favor of thie Oentens nlal celebration. 1fe biad 0 abjeotion to shawing the which the United Statcs had mads und:r the pulse of fres lnstitutions, o art or science, fn munufactures, {n agricaiturs, & mm>ros, mining, in L trial pursuits, although bis own Glate lsgged bebind In all thess groat enterpriaes, for Te.0008 which Lo would not more thap advertto, Lo bad no envy of the prosperity of {lio sister States himself, nud Lfs avsoclates from the Bouth knew here no molive but the patriotio cue of advauclog tas gueat inlercats of tho Union, In contormily to ihe Conetitution. Referring to tho fuct that tho Leglala tura of Virg'nia Lad decned to make an approgristion for the Centeanial, be explained that one reason for it wea 8 provision 10 the Btats Constitution, framed in 18047, and forcod down their thirosts, proventing the Blate from making any sppropriation for auything ex- capt to pay ber debis ind (arry on_ the Government; but e nald Virginta will be there. Her pooplawhours alle 1o gowill ba thers, Slio bas glven ix oaughiers o the ulon, (referring ta lates wais out of lersltory coded by her,) who wiil Lo thore, and anotber of ber duugbters wlil be there (referring 0 West Viryinta), taken from her Ly 4 Cuear .0 operation s but old Vire glut, rent 1n twain, impoveriahed, in her weeds of widowacod, with & isart Ureatigg perlly of tns common country, will whicn the Government 1 re {7, when ths princl;lea of ¢ lshed and liberty s proci to every man under the palladiu Lo Liabeas core Pus, unrepealable by an edict of the Preadent or by act of Congreas, on aocount of constzuctive rebellion s then sball the tiwe come whon all unite wi.h Slasaachusetts fo (st aplondid elose of Websier's groat apeech forty yearsago: © Constitulional hibesty under constitutional Union. Yes; litgety snd Ualoa, one aud fuse; arable, now ud foraver, Withoub Iaking action on tha Lili, the Commitics Toae, aud tho House ab 4:45 sdjourned, —l— THE MISSISSIPPI REVOLUTION, SENATOR MORTON'S SPEECH OX THE BUBJECT, &neaval Dupatea to 1hs Chizago Trivana, ‘Wasumatow, D, 0., Jan, 10,—8entor Morton was ‘mucli sunoyed by the courso of a nawbor of Repablicsus in votiog down his proposition to tske up the Missisaippi case, in ordor ihat Lo miglt get an early start on his spocch, Mis motlon was defeated by oight majority, snd, sa s rouult, wheu ho finally obtained tue foor, it was toc late to finlsh bis spesch to-day, YIEWS OF LIBERAL SENATORS, s Benator Morton {s not to have 1t all his own way with'his Misalssipp resclution, Benator Ouristiancy aud the Liboral element in the Benate, togother with everal Noptesontatives, hava been {n consultation, and bave dacided to ofer & aubstitate to Morton's resalus tion. This sulstitute will greatly Lmid tho scope of the Marton resclution, snd will give 13 move_apecifio Bald of ioquiry, Corlstancy elstms $hat udder the Morton resolntion powse would be givon o nasset the membera of tiin Jonre, 170 the Aawciated Pres MR. NORTON'S BFERCH. WasnINGTON, D, O, Jan, 10.~The Sensts, af tha close of the morning bour, taok up tha resolutton of Br, Morton n regard (0 the Misslseipp! eloction, Mr, Morfon asid: Mu, Pamtoent: 1f the fnformation 1 bava recatved from very many sorirced §8 substantially true, the late retended olretion fn Siasissinpl was an armed rovo- ntlon, chinracterizod by fraud, murder, and violence in simost evary form, "It waa carried on in some ro+ ape-ts under forms of law, but {i% real nature was that of force, the violation of law, and trampling under foat of thia dearest Fights of ILis grest massea of men, A hitll lean sudden thian thors revolutions which Lisvs disturbed the Hlatea of Mexico and coun- tries of Bouth Americs, It did not differ from them fn character, sud Wis equsl in alrocily, matter of tho gravest fmportanceto {hs Amer. {m o to kmow whether & largs majority of the ople of (ho Biate Lave been averihrown and sub. ected Ly the miuority, and also to understand upon What pretense or principlo such a revolt was brougal about. TLe only tiing lixe principle that thauld bs assumod 1o Justificstion of such roalt would Le that political and etvil power ahiould helong exciusivaly 0 1ho white race; or, upon (Lo other principle, that that party, the members of which own most of the prop- orty fis the Blate, should be allawed Lo govern o thn exclusion of the'msjorlly, who are generally poor, anft most of whom have nuthing to depend upon for thelr sustonance but their labor. I apprelisnd that aa ine veatigation of the Misslssippi revolutlon would show that the h‘lum,rlllnt minority acted upon both of thers rticiplon aad in various waye boldiy professed. them na {ta doctrines, M. Morion roviewed (he treatment which fbe e publicans received in the Bouth before ths War, snd doclarsd that i is -‘?uuuan whetler it is not the poliey of the Democratio party of the Saath not only 10 defsat the Tepublican party of tho South, but o ex- tinguiali it by social and business catracisin and per. sonal violenco to the whites who favor that rarty, and only prosenting to the eolored man the siternaiivs of sisrvation ar support of (he Democratl prcy. s claimed that the beiter and larzer class of (he Demo- crata were upposed to this soctal violence, but wers ooatrollied aud intimidated by the smaller and violent olement of theif party, Ths i{amous lies about ne- gro plots lo murder whits peopls have becoms ez« Seedingly “male - and " dleguriiag, Lotk sammer iod Press for 4 with & stupld and clomay slory eqrocs had_conspired to murder the white men snd ugly white women of Georgia, That this {nfamous lle was intendad as & prelext fof slaughter there is bus Litle doubt, If {he apprehon- sious of uprisinaa ever ozlsted, they graw ous of tns consletion of intolerabls wrengs fufiicted upon the colored peoplo and aza anofhce Jroof of that'saying, * Connclence doth make cowards of us all,” Every year beforo the \War thero wora storfea of plota auiong slaves to rise anid murder thele masters and famitior, which, I belleve, (n every inatance turned out (0 b false, bt woro often made {ho pretext for tho greatest cruelues. A conclusive anawer to all thezo foul oalumnles fs found In the fact that colored mon on'y ara killed; that, if whitemen sre kilied, they are fow in number, and the cucs ae exos Honable, Az, Morton declated thet it wea tho duly of the e pubiican party to maintaln the rights of tho colored men, and said: Bhould tho Bepuulican party of tho Noith become Indiffercnt to the fats of the coored mp]! of tho South, and Ignore the atrocitios cormmit. upon them, nothing can prevent shem from minx. iog rapidly inios ntate of vasualsge, and tholr last condition will be worss taan the first, That the Detm- crailo puity of the Southare reconclled to civil and palitical equality of the colored peorlo 18 cqntradict- ed Ly their every action, by thelr dally Mfe, by their listory in (he But. and fueir sapir:tion in the fu. ture, wnd woen they get phyaics) power, regardiesa of conalitiitioual provisions of Congrestioui enactruent they will hurl thom from the plutform of squality an: reduce them to a vassalage but ous remove from alav-~ A 16 reforred to the White-Lino pollcy adopted by tho Deniocracy of the Bouth, sud sfiirmed that it was eatabilahed by the Demoaratio party immediately alter ths termination of the War, and uever bas bown ro- Iazed or abandoned for s ainglo momient, ‘Tuo White- Line policy was the jegitimats descendant of the black codo of 1863, and the rovolution of 1675 was but 6 con- Stuustlon oftho fgbt sgainat e principles of recon~ struction and constitutions! amendments, Lo weut on 1o cite tho reporis of tne Committecs sent {o invesiigate the outrages, aud aaid that the ifon, George ¥, Hour, Cuitman of the Qongresslonal Inves- tigating Comuuilice, {n Ln roport made o the House last winiter, riefly recapliulated the bitory of mur. ders and airocitics {n Loulsiana, snd preseats » sickene Ing detail of iurrors that dwarf into {usigaiacance any Iudian war thst hsa occurred within a century, Tue horrid massacres at Mechantes' Inst:tute, at Col- ax, 8t Consuat y nothiog of shose' of Jesser wekoitude, rellov thovo t WWyoming aud Schemscuady of ihelr Nistorioc promimence, and throw ver the vutceries of the Modocs s misliow light. Tha evl- donte taken by the Lecoustruction Gcmmittes of the Houss, of which Mr. Boutwell was Chalrman, in 1 1 the election in Misalusiptd’in 1808, prescats tuo bloody aud fraudulent autoiype of ths election Last fall, Tt roeks with murder, frauds, proscrijtion, in. {imidation, snd shows tusb tha new Consatution of that year wasrojacted by therameinfamous fustrumene falltlen by which tho revolution of last fall was ensct d, Tho bloody record ehows that the White-Line Demociacy of Misainippl, %o “mow woud buve the country belisve thai tiey had been paticot nd_ long-forbeatiog, Lui were finally arused to uncontrolisblo xnger by the opprossions and rouberics of & Ropublican iats Governmont in 1835, hosted tho samo bioody flag, bearing like wucripiions, under which they tuarchied to a viclory won by the asmo weapans, ~ The pretonse (hat they had borne with the Repubtican robberies and oppressions until forbear- ance waa no longer posslble, and had resorted to in- timidation and violenco when no other remedy was lett, in & falachood, the monsirocity of which is only gauiled by the sudicity of its presumplion apon tia fguorance or forgetfuluesa of grounds of compluint which they had against the Ho. publican Btate Governmient in Misirsipi 1 wera triviat, almont contemptible, whon compared with the wicked" ness and enormitses which distinguished the Govern- ment of that Stato while in the Lands of ke Dentocrae cy_before the War. Tho queation of amnesty, which hes recently ex- clted 20 much sitention, is toterosting as & matier of Justice, of focling, sud of example, Tne national ques. on of parsmount Interest {s the potitical, soeisl, and industrlal condition of the Bouth, the vioiation of tho wolltical, civil, and social rights of miltious of people, #nd the subveraion of tho will of the majority by vio- lence and intimidation, Westand In the Lrosence of a great danger overhanging the Bouthern Htates, 1n whiich those of the Nor. ara powerfully, and, T may , oqually, intoresied, In many of the B ies tho polloy is openly avawod of telzing all pawer {nto the bands of the whlte race, snd depriving the colored poople of their political and civl) rights, With thls policy, commonly known as_the White Line, it fs belfeved that the Demo:racy eympatuize in ovory Boutliorn Blate, and I fear, o a consiaerably extent, in the Northorn oistes, 1 beg loave to remind tho Benate that befors tha War Wlie Northern Demooracy mob only conolved at opirossiona upon the Nepullican party and f18 exclu- #ion from the Bouthern States, bul mada merry over and tlufended outrages committed u the Soutli upon the Abolitionists, and tiat uow and ever sinco tho ar the Domocratio party sither deny, justify, or excuso the dreadful atrocities committed upon tus white and biack Repuublicans in the Buuthern States. Tho neo easary concomitauts of the system of murder, violence, and proscription én_the Southern Btates ara falschoo. and perjury, ‘Tho men who commit thess crimes will, Asa mattorof coures, commit perjury to concesl or justify them. In tlie Ku-Klux inveatigstions and trfala the most ‘wonderfulaud disgusting exhiuitions of perjury were witnesscd. Many men who had befare the ‘Ku-Klux ° Commitlea or on examination in the court as _wiineases tostified to all want of knowledge of tha organization or ite crimes Tors afterward, conclusivaly praten to be members of {tand guiity, The vicims of these infamous crim & were cavarod with the foulsst calumnles, and sca 8n outrags wai investig.4d that was nat deniod under oath, or justafied, or sxcused by the ot lufsmous falaehoods agatust the suflerera, A monatrous system of falashood has been cantiaualiy practiced, not ool 1n Mississinp! but {n every Southern Blate,' by whic! (b Undted Htates Government is charged with tho grosseat and most wicked oppression of tho Bouthern Jeople, Iepuvlican Biata and county governmouts aie areal w.tu iho charges of corruption and oppreasion, which ju most casos are uitesly false and groaly exsgiersted, 3iny very Igmoriut peop.a of tha Bouth have thus been mada 1o bellevo that theyare sorely ofpress:d by tis Uovarnment of thin Unilod Btates, snd that {t .18 charged by a distinguishs od Migalsslpplan, now & me.uber as Cong ths nost t{rlnnlu Govorniuent on the face of tho earth, and yet 4% they wero callod upan to specify iu what tuey have suffered they could notdo it even it their livea do- geuded on t.” Tan charges of corruption against tov, Auos, and overy Bapublican, Biate tudl couuty oticil in Missleappl Bavo been o voluble and persistent, that very many of the imorant have beon mada to lieve them, and have tnus to some extent been bound- od ou to msduoss and criias, 3¢, Mortou coucluded as follows: Many well-mean- log ) eoplo deplore any relersuce to outrsgea commltted i tho Houth ae fufuilcal to reconstruziion and bLar- mony botween tho soctions. Ty are exceodingly anxious (st in this Centanuid) yeur all past affereucos aliall be_ forgotten, aud the peoploof the Norib and Bouth, forgelting and forgiring, snd miodful only of our great National future, skall weet aod embrace as a uauon of Lrothers, Itiss cousummation devoully to be wished ; Lut [ must 1emind such well-micaning peojlo that atly formal rocaticlistlon, whilo tho dears eit righa of tillions aro systemativally violated, and tue geoatcat wrong ‘unuotize and unpuni.hed, 11 'bo tlie rankest hypocriey, revolllog slike ta diving Justice, Tt {8 ouly the kuavish quack who T over the mouth of the und aud nil oaled, The healing pro:ess iaust Legin st tho Lottom and be thorough 10 Lo pesmanent sud bealthy, All quebing sud hanueaskiog wiik b precedes tho con- ceasion of qual rights and Justics ko men of ali colors and opinlons In the Southern Biates will La (e vericut a0au, and decalvenobody. Buch foul wrougs canuot L6 fgaored and ecucealod. Tuvy will forover obtruda ihemselrea upon the warld, sod cry aloud for rudress, 1t will Lo the cry of ©Pawe! peace!™ when ther 1a 10 peace, and if sound Bapulitisus of ts North tarn adsal ear 10 complainta of the Kepublicavs of tao Houth, sud affect lo belleva (hat recoustruction has takea'place, +nd thit ail is wall, they will ba justly coutempiibla i the oyes of maukiid, The Unoa mon of tha Eoith have been subjected totrials of wnlch we ln the North bave but a faiut des, and bave sbowa their fath aud pateoliema by adborduca o thele priaciyien under circumstanc.s where the weak, the vousl, and unprinciplod have oized tho enemy, £3d the Bepubli. caus of the North dace not, will nat, now abandon {hem, Lot e say Lo this cliss of peopley and t0 men of tha Bouth, there 18 bul ops highway to reconcijis- d that is o} [1 ht, and 1) and over its oials ire tuacelved e onds s Eatal tuatioe oo mation, Al tho real | sll, to all the equal protaction of the law: and i the Boutbern r:eople will walk in that highway, they wi[: serive at the templs of pesce and find unbroken reat, COMMITTEE-WORK. THE APPROPRIATIONS, Special Disvateh to The Clscase Trbune, Wasnixotox, D, C., Jan, 10.—The Ijouse Com. mittes on Apprapriations is not ao harmanlons body, Randalt and Holman, who aro at lts head, are exerting thomsolvod to the utmost to make reductious in tho estimates for political effect. They ate still atriving to roduce £40,000,000, but thoy are encountering grest diffculties in the Commitios, the chiel of which {s the fact that the last Republican Coogresa left little for the Democratic Iouse to do. The evideuce incronses that tho efforts of the Democrats are likely to result in crippling the public service. TIE MEUCAN BONDER. One of the firat repo:ts of the Domosratin Investigating Committesn will be In favor of an incresse of the army by two full cavalry regi- meonts—in case two such caonot bs at once spsred to patrol the Mexican border slong the Rio Grande. Tho Meslcan Border Committes to-day asked the Hecrelary of War whothor he could furolsh thees regiments at ooce, and, 1f he cannot, the Committee will report & recommonds- tion to the Housa that they bo at onee recruited. THR IXTELLIOLNT COMPORITOR NOWHERE. The House Cownmiites on the Revinfon of Laws has had officizl notice sent it from the several dopartments of 2,000 exzors in the leviaed Btatutes, CONBULAR CORDREPONDENCE. The House Committes on Expsnditures fn the Btate Department spent the morning with the Roglster of the Treasury examining consulsr sccounta, It wan discavered that » large number of Consuls, many of whom sro no longer in the mervice, aro in drresrs in their accounts, 1t was alto learned tist the Govern- ment lost Lirge suma of money from tie fallure of banks whers consular funds were deposited, Acou- Tate aatenicnts of thicae facts buve been called for, aud will bs usod in the conaideration of the Diplomatio Appropristion bill, TEST TOINT. A protest hsa Just boen re-cived from the Professors at Vheak Point which shows wheroin the Blilliary Acad- emy bill, a8 sgreed upon by the Commities, wili ma- teriully criplle West Lolat, Ths cadota now focoive $5) montlly. Out of this thoy have to pay for clothoes, rations, and othior cxponsee. It n 8 very acanty aliow- ance. ‘Thors ase fow cadels who livs ou 1t now, 17 It bsreduced to $4", the Profeasors claim that it will drive from the Academy tho poorer cadets who hava Leen sppotnted by compettivo oxaminations, and who, donot have other meana of support. The Mililary Committce will make a determiued oppoaition to this sclion of the Appropriation Comuttics, T'ENSION The House Comm!ttes ap Pensions have sgreed io & biil carrying out most of the rocominendations of tho Commiseloner of Penslons in his laal report, Iy fia provisions bticonial examiustions will Le suficlent whero applications sre made for au iurrsase of peu- slons, thtls making & doublo examinition unneceasary. Comiuiesionor Atkinnon says tlis whi save iavaild peanioners muoch trouble, aud praven® an spanditure on the part of the Goveriment of $15,000 8 year. The Bl also provid.e that tho samo rule regardiug. mar- tlags which sllows & penslon cuts it off; ihat is to that in grant'mg & fension o & widow whlla she tamains such, 1t is ouly nocessary, in tha sbsence of otner proof, to show that shie lived with the aaldier aa bis wife, Tt i well known that, when a womian remarries, her penslon cesses, and, to svoid this, §2 o not untrequeut for widown o avold the marriags ceremony, but o all otoer rospects to ob- Berve tae warial relation with the second hutbind. T bill prevents this, snd impoees s poustty in addi- tou to farfeiture of tho claim. Tha bill alao repeals (be statuto of 1838, declariug bounty-land warrants personal property. P SPECIAL LEGISLATION, ME, SPRIXOER'S RESOLUTION, Sgpecial Dispateh to I'he Chicago Trioune, ‘Wasmivotox, D. C!, Jan. 10,—Repiesentative Bpringer's rerolution, proposiog an amendment to tho Conatitution to provent speoial logisiation oy Congress, iz in the lino of an important re- form alroady adopted by several of the Siates. Tho laat Constitutioaal Conventton of Ilhinoin adopted an artiole of this kind, and the result hsa boen the ralsiog of tha atandard of logisla- tive morality very porceptibly. The sossiona lawa of Liinots, which formerly filled a large volume, aro now reduced in bulk at lesst 756 per cent, and tho Logislature, instond of speod- g its time in the consideration of pn- yato Lills and speclal measures, Is sbie to devots its whols attention to general legislstion. The evil T special legialation in Congress s even ter than I“n :g: Flll:"ll‘sllllmm, 'Sin:e the nw‘mu of thg present texslon thers have already boen introduced in the House alone more than 1,200 bills, and s very large majonty of th248 ate privata or specisl intheir charac- ter. I the consider.tion of Sueso biils committees sra obliged {0 act on ex-pirts evidenca produced by per- sona intercated in thelr passge, and it fs very rare that auy special lnveatigation on the part of the Uor- ernment can be made. The result {s thst numerous bilis appropristing money whick the Government does not owe pass during every seasion of Cougress. In the last Congroas, 2,000 bills, representing claims amounting to $27,000,000, wero referred to & atngla committen of the House,—~that on war clsims. Thero waa prabably not oe of thess claims which could not Detter hava been dealt with by & court having compes tent jurisdiction, The removal of private busiuess from Congress to some judical tribunsl would probably do more ll:c -X::m t‘E‘b hcatu";:“ond."nf.‘;d uun" “lll.ml:fi s, olse which Las bean suggested, and it is to SeTn B 0 that Ml B ringes has Lotroducod his resolutiou, —_——— THE RECORD, BENATE. Ar, Shorman prescnted twenty-ons petitions from atlzens of Ohio, asking Congresslonal aid for the can- struction of the Southern Pacific Hafirosd, Refurred. ills wers introduced and referrod as follows : Dy Mr. MoDonald—To provids for the sppolutment of Clerks of Courts of the United States i the District of fndians, Referrod Mr. Wallsco presentod the petition of citizens of Al- legheny County who were formerly soldiers in the Union sremy, asking for the passsgo of law giving sd- ditfonal bounty to soidiees, Referred, 3r, Sherman called up the Senato bill to smend the sct of June 20, 1874, smending the charter of tha Treedman's Baviugs and Trust Company, and for other purposts, Boversl smendments proposed by the Com- mitles on Financo were agreed to, sad the bill was pasaed. ¥ Mr, Sherman sald the Commiltee on Fiosnce bad considcred the expedlency of the Government pur- clining the Eroeaman’s Bank building, but thought it Deat not to put an amendinent for {hat purposaon tuis bill. That Question could bo considered by tho Senate hereafter, 1n bis fudgment, the Government sdould purchuso ibe bulldiag, Mr. Bayard submlited s resolution ss » substituta for that reportad by the Comusittes on Rul ing the Committees on Ruies of s Beuato and Houss of fepreacntatives to oxamite, and, afler & conferen-e, Yeport whet amendments shotild o mada to the pros- ent foln rules for the gaverument of the (wo Housca of Cougrass, and also what legialation {» uacess.ry in Tegord o fho twenty-second jolot ruls. Onlersd pointed, and lald over, Mr. Sherman subuiited s resclntion that the Pre dcut be requestad 1o causs the bulldiage and grounds situated 1 Columbus, O., known a8 the Capltal Unte venity, proposed to ba donated Lo the Unitod Hiates for the purposes of & mint, to be etamined for the purposs of ascertatning wuctuer or not satd buildiug oF grounds are auftabla for auch mint. - Agreed 10, THE DAVIS RESULUTION, After the expiration of tuo orning hour, Mr. Mor- ed 10 lay aside the unfinlshod business,~lha rreolution of Mr, Davis ta appoiot & special committes books and accounts of the Treasury up ihe resolutions submitted by ocess, 1o tuguire lato the ciccumitances attonding the rozent electlon {n Misal sippl. s rosolution wan rejected—yeas, 22; naye, 03, The Benate then resunicd conaideration of the reso~ fution subinitied by Sir. Davia in Tog.rd to the books of the Tressury Depittment, the peoding queation belog on thie motion uf Mr. Elmiinds to strixeout * & ¥po.[al comailicar® and, inscet *the Couumittsn on Finauce,'* so that the fuvestigation susll be made by the Fiuanco Committea jnatcad of w avecis] committos, Alr, Shermsn sald e Henator apesking in this body atout & wustier which afsctod the pubidc credis should Do sxceoingly carsful sa ta what Hnoald, Any stio- mont _derogaiory to our publlc accounte affect the puullo good woro kosaly thau suything el ¢ lfo dened thal there was a discrepaucy in the publlo debt tothe extent of $103,000,000 in 1810, na charyed Ly tho Benator from Waal Vargints, and sald tiero wss 30 ground for suchs statoment, Heo (Bbermau) would be glad to Luve the Benator from Weat Virgioia (Davis) go 1o the Tressury and oxawine the books for blinscll, e argucd thas, 4f the Henator had reid the Onsuce reports sad com- rod the different aldumonts, be Would tot have pointed out auy su-b discrepaucy, s4 the whoie thing 'was explajoed lu thosa repotte, He resd from the fiuance repors of 1570 ta shaw that the sinking fund bonds were not included {o ons statemeut, but wore fu tho other, Tue lotal debt July 1, coln_and currency sinking fund, bond 80,356,509, OF nearly $105,00,000 lo¢s than to smount wiven by \be honurable' Seuator frum Weat Virglnia (Davis). Hofore tha Adminiatration of Prosident Grank thepuliliodent stateiueuts were vary wmeagre, but whe nis Administration commenced, aid Mr, Bautwell en- tered the Treasury, tho siatsments were enlarged for the inforstion of the public, Mo desirod o say Luat, i veatigation should bo left to tbe Commities on Finance, that Comumities would do the best it coula, but e would much prefer (o bavo s commitieo appointed, snd lot the Beuator from for Bimaelf, Ths b ‘cat Virgiuis lock usiness of the Treseury Doparie o~ & 7 /g A 8 f 'l =5 B A . £ NUMBER 147, & 5 - fment was ertenstre and complicated, He had often heard {F said that tho menner Of eeping sccounis in | Soiaid this co o Lt taaderleius iy wite the Trassury should bo changed, but ho thouabt it | Behlechare bl 1o’ *otmn’ sl (B, HE. Jould bo s sertous matter 1o improve on thepisa of | fher”'wih* Nattonsy Bap i ob® whl®d, i Alexander isailon, Gallstny and other noted 800 | and sliver. But st the' Mation Dack oot wotcid 3. Baton said b i not want fousy anyiting ta Injurs the credit of ths Goverument, but the con- dition of the accounts of the Tressury should bs probed sad exsmined. bout eix monthe ago, With one of tue shrawdos laukers in tho Untiod Blates, in an ezammnation of tha finance reporta from 1991 (0 187, Tha tme occupled in the exawluation was sbout thres weeks, and ze did uot henitate to awsert that there was nof 8n wccountant {a (he Unfted Btates wh eould taka tis fiance reports and dabt stalements and come within $30,000,600 of the ayount of the publia debt, In his gpiaton (hets shoold bo threo depattments in tno Teasury,—one of piblis aceaunts, another of com- merce, and a tird of public labor, ' There wan some- thing wrong fn mékiug up the scoounts of the Gov. ernment, and thers a3oald Lo a cliange. Ar, Kornan favared the Investigation being made mmittee, ifthe Benetor from West Virginia tato thist bo B rosson o helleve that ay oo biad atlemptod to maks the ook of the Trease ury Depariameat falsly atate th coudition of the pub. o' debt, "ap (Dawosy would vale far a specisl committes, but if the whole purpose of - thin Tosolntion’ was to ancertaln {f the" baoks of the Tressury Departmeut could mot be Xept in A moro simple manner, i was evident to him (st (he Finance Comnifttea couid maks the in. quizy, The Hemator from Weat Virgints should ba more axplicit in his statement as to whether ho ca irgsd fraud, or whether hia purpose wan to secertain if the manner of baokkeeping could bo aimplifisd, 217, Daris said not outy the Benator from Massachu. settw, but ofher Benators, ad tiemptod to pat words {n bia mouth, He(Davie) had not maid thers was fraud, or tnat any one hisd altered the books, but lia Qid a5y the atatements sent lo_Congrers from 'year to year bad been changed; and furiuer, that t5o new table of 1870 did not agree with tho Regiater's repart, Lut rinze 1hen tho Naglster's roport had been made to agren with that tabls, Atr, Dawes satd If the Senator from West Virginta charged that thero was fraud, be (Dawes) would go with bim in pressiog tho fuvestigation, so tist no gullty man should es. ape. M. Frelnghuyeen hoped the amendment of the &8 lor from Vormou: (Edmunds) wauld bo adaplal. He aala nest ta tho liverty of this country was the credit sud the peopls wora excosdiugly senaitive in regard to1t, It was tho riglit of the pcople, withaut Tegand Lo pirly, Lo kaow i€ tiere kad beea blundering In'the Treasury, If ft was true that thers bad bscn such blundering, 1t was akin to frsud, Tending discuision, Mr. Bacrman mored that the Tesolution of 3r. Davia re laid asido in_order that the. Senator from Tulus (Morton) migut call up his rosos lution in regard to tho Misaisaippi clection, and mub- it his remarks, which bs was prepared 1o do, Agrood 9, 5 Mr. Morton's speech will ba found elsewhers,} "0 Benate pro-esded to the consideralion of execa- tive businosn, ~ Afier & short time the doors were ro- opsned suil the Senats adjaurnsd. CONFIRMATIONS, n The Senate to-day contrmed the following nomtns- o 2 Wiljam Nicholaon, of Ksusis, Buperintendent of Indlan Affules for the Central fiap.rutenden:y, vica Ecoch Hoag, resigned; E. 0, Watkins, Michigan, lo- spoctor of ludian Affsirs, Postmasiers—A, J, Weat, Bhenandosh, Is,; C. Me‘en, Ploche, Nev.; R.\L G:imes, Roirney, Neb.; fi‘ i::}u. Eacanaba, Mich,; . ML 2oore, Newcse- o, g Ho was engaged b HOTSE, Mr. Bland offered a resoltiion ealling for informa- tlon on the suoject of the tranafer of Iands within the railrosd limits sliowed to Unjon soldiers, . ‘The Bpeaker then called on Committees far reporta, COMMITIEE REPORT, Br. Springer introduced s Constitutional smend- ment, providing that Congress aball ot pusa any spa- cial or local laws n regard to granting pensiona, baun- tlen, Iands, or prize-money, or for corre:tng tho records of 'any department 1n relation thereto; grant- ing relief to auy person, or authorizing (he pryment of any claim giving 1o any corporation, sssocistion, or individual the right to lay railroul tracks, or confer- ring any special and exclusiva privilege on such corpo- ration; regulating the practice of the Courts, or con- ferring spoctal jurisdicuon [n & pacticulsr case; tlat inall where 8 geueral law can ba made appilesblo na special law will be onacted, and that 1ns Courts may determina whether any spootal law could bo embracod in s general enactment. - Relerred. ——— NOTES AND NEWS. HILL'S MESS OF IT. Sreetal Duvateh to Tha Chieaqo Tridune, * ‘Wasninatox, D, C., Jap. 19.—Ben Hll'a print- ed speech has heon cotpared with a full tran. aceipt of the tozt of his speech aa it was aotually dolivered. Thuo chaoges asd modifications ara most oxtraordinary snd unprecedentsd. Hill has been gullty of the noparlismentary conduct of eatirely suppressing an unportant colloguy with Hale, of Maine, upon the Fugitive Slave law. Hale's remarls are entirely oliminated from the printed spedch, which is s groas violation of the Tules of the House, Some of tho Ropubliosns talk of raislug a queation of privilege that Hinl's speech as spoken must be printed, and that he cannot strike from the reo- ord tho speceches of other members. A rrominent merchsnt from Savannab, who is now hero, sy {bat the Democrata throughont the Bouth sdmis that Hill's specch Las done thalr party immessurae Llo damage, GARYIELD'E BPEECH, ‘The Republican Covgreastonal Committoa has or- der=d 60,0) of GarAeld's spesch for clrenlation. LET US ENoOW, . ‘The Houss adopted a resolution calling upon the Becrolary of War for a liat of the enlisted men in the army who have been on duty in Wasbington durlug the {at thres years. It ia sald that this resolution is designed to hit soma public officern who are allezed to Linva bad enlisted meu {u their employ as cooks, house- servants, snd coachmien. THUE REPUBLICAN CONGRENSIONAL COMMITTEE, It 18 expected that Senator Howe will suc «d Soo- Tetary Chandler a8 Clindrman of the Ropublican Con- reasional Committce, Chandler i3 molonger quaife ied Lo sarve, not being a member of Conge.sa, o the Avociated Press,) AUANES WANTED, ‘Wasnrxorox, D, C,, Jin, 14.~Mr, Tngalls, who ls empluyed with the Beminols tribe of 1mlis: before tha Houss Commitiee on Indian Aff and testifed that Gen. J, P, C, Bl Uniled Btates Indlan Agent, had P dissensions among Lho tribes he visited, for the purpose A nalo of appestiug bofors authoritics n Washington a8 an attorney (o scttle the trouble which bo (Bhanks) inaugurate Tue Committea decided to investigats the matier, nd has summoned Shenks to appear, MINIH1EHS AND CONSULA, Bwann, Chairm: Comumittes, had & long interview with Bocretary Fiah to-day on {he Consular and_Diplomatic bill, Yt wan understood betwoen them that Swann would use ll his {nfluenceto prevent the sweeping reduction pro- posed by the Appropriatious Commitiee, TUE CUBAN CORBESPONDENCE, 3r. Fish will not send in all of the Cubsn corre- apoudence. 16 canot probaliy be copled betors Fric ay. an of the House Forelgn Affatrs THE MILWAUKEE TOSTMASTERSRIP. Payne Lias practically abandonsd Lis contest for the Milwaukee Pustmastersbip, and the present ocoupant will for a time be undisturbed, He only partly cloared up bis record lo the satisfuckion of thoss who hava the appolnting power, and Probably hss no further chanoss, Neither hay Staw uny stiengih, —— WHAT IS DOING TO AID BUSINESS. TUE PINANCIAL WILL8 DEFOLX OONOBE33 -VIEWS OF A PHOMINENT EABTERN DEMOCRAT—LITTLE TV PE UO.ED YOR PROM THIS HESSION. Wushington Corresvondance New York Tribuna. The waute of agothor week by tho Hoass in trutkjoss discussion of dosd lssues has caused many leading Democratio Roprosantatives to resllzo more forcibly than botore the dissatiafas- tion which is boginniog to manitest itmetf tbraughout tho country at the fallure of Cougress to take practical steps looking .to the rollef of busiwcss from its present depresvon. It is trus (hat withln tho past faw days somo of the committooa have legun work and sre proparing to report ssme of tho necossary business of Congress. Butthe Fioancial Committees, tlose ou Ways and Meaun, and Banking and Clureucy, to wbich tho country looks for somo.praciical ineasuros for thio restoration of contidence, bhave as yut givon toe most impartant subjects roferred to them little or mo sttention, Thu discussion on Anderson. villo sud Jsfferaon Davis, subjocts which it 14 belloved the country bus no desire to rovive, which has boea swtained by thres of four of the most prominent 1ncmuars of the Ways aud Means Comumittee, bus pre. vedtod any importaut wrk {rom being dooe by it bio past weck. ."'-‘r'}':‘énifi:: weastives already lutroduced meet ‘with hittle favar from thoso hard-money advucates un both sics of tue Housa whn bold Lhe soundest views on thicss fupoibint questions, A prominent Eastern Dewmocrat, romsrking yestorday on some of these, expressod surprise sl thecrudensss of thought which uost of tuems bave exbivited, 'The fritune's critle ciam oo Mr, Payue's b, charactoristo; render, was, ha'sald, portectly jusk, The bill futros ducod by Mr. Chitteuden, of Now York, surprised him. Mr, Chitteuden's obje:t in proparing it wes doubllcas 10 obiain an opportunliy 4o make & epeoch on the aubject, but it scems strauge that s man of bis stauding and busiuess sxperisnca should ba willlpg o allow bis hame to be counected with the fulrolugs ou aven of » mesaure 8o Supecfoct, Air, Wood's bill nob_oxsmined ully, but from a casusl reading of 14 ho did nol bellave it practicable, “t'. flhlllfl:;“‘ 10 bis Ll;(‘fl’ln:lr:n‘alm laat weok, the gentieman s4ld, Iguores . b foreign ocauptries will not sud caunot allow sy sacumylation of it =8 a sure when the United Blates reached ments, bava 10 be redesmed 1o gold ared Bllver, sinch that madls b ihe only medlvm of recmmption’ left, gold and stiver ‘would in ln{ event be required In lazga masurs to fill the place of the greenhacks. This would requ accumulalien of coln in. this coun'ry which would dis. turb the gold market ol Europe, 'sas Dank of Fran althotgh ita paper fenies ers et par with gold, and {| Baa besn sccumulating coin for throe yeara in order to oblaln a stock f guld, on which to rreume, has tof thus far dared 10 tegin Lhe redemption of its paper lext that viry act abonid #o rales the prios of coin in other countries aa (o make the sltempt a fallure, woNo meliome,” anid the genlloman firet quoted, will ancceed thit nppeara o fnvolve s apecdy cops traction, Of porrss wa caninot resumo_spects pay- ments without s;atraction, but it mnst be sg gentls and gradual s not to alatsn business mon, A stron; bollef,” s ald, *geema o bavs gob possesslon the people that. contraction smply means that debtors will be ubliged to mest fLe!r obligatona in & currency more volusuws than that {n which they were made, snd for (Lfa reason aay mohome which proposcs ripld ooniraction of the yowms of 1 rency will caus read disturbsncs in b What fa m oat needed uow,” he continued, *in confl enice—go'mething to stimnlate husiness, Tnflatlonints think that, additional dsauos of paper money would do this, but fn this they are great ly mistakan, If infla. Slou evee- wonld bave acted sa » stimulant, the tima x ratlon “ny asying thit, aa lio (bund even among the advocatos of in Catigrens, hie was vary feacful toat littis tn the way of les fulative re'fe? for business mon ‘would be accom« uliehied during fhe preaent session, oo TRANSPORTATION. AJLGUAMZNTS TO DE URGED DEFONE TOE CONOBES- BIONAL COMMITTER. Washington L v ponaence New Tork Warld. A committeo appointed by a recent convention held at Chicago is expected bere shortly to urge tipon Cougresa tho adoption of tho roport of 1he Banate Bolect Committon on Trauepor:ation Tiouton to the Boaboard, eubmitted loat wintor, and comorised in two yiortly volamas of ‘*pab. gocs,"” “This Committos recommended tha following improvements 13 the moat fearible and advantageons channels of communication: #rat—Tho Missisalppt River, Second—A continuaiis water-ilne of sdequate espacts ty from tae Aamsaippl Valley Lo the Cit; Nt Viahe Noruuern Lagea, 7 L0 180 Oy O New York 1 hard—A Toute adequats to the wanis of eommercs through the central tlerof Hia vis the Qalo snd. Kanawha Rivers, to & palot fn West Virgtola, and thence by canal and slack-waler, or by & fralght ralle way, to tde-water in Virglgia. ‘burth—A route from the Missiealppl River, via the (_‘)_hmuz Tunnflu‘:e Ihv.:;l. W.‘l pgln‘:clkn Alsbuma or ‘60nes* e, an enco by canal and s! - Watar, o1 A frelgut ritlway, to the ooain, Gk ‘Theso aro xnown s the Missiasippi routs, the North ern route, the Centsal route, and the South n ronte. Tho Centrsl routs is simply tho James River & Kane to opinlon witn such dlvmuLu’sl mopey wha anal projest in & vaw guise, and the Boutasrn Toute fa tho Atlantio & Great Western Canal sclieme, which has been before Congress foc more thaa five years. Itis nuwworihy that ali thess intercsts have Been consolldated, Henoeforth the fricnds of thess Yariois prajects ars 1o wark together. Deapita Lhie adeption of Mz, Holmsn's sati-subsidy resolutions, and denpits the fact that tho Govern.uent cannot 1o or at all evenls does nol, mect ita just ious, thers are tnose who bollave that Cougrsés will make appropriations st this sess slon for carrying out thess stupendous works, Tacy aay thelr arguments ara irrofutabio and oonvino. ing, and evidently believe them to L so, bat haw far they will impress tht belief upon Congresa ta be sees. Liestors comamarce by bulldlug theso cazals, tney say further, aud that will stop the shipmen s uf #peclo snd enable us to resume in eipatsen montae, Then it is doclared that the money to be expended by the Government In earryiug out theso improvements will revive businees, snd givo ald Lo tha prople tn sece tions whero ald ia most needsd. Baca, briady stalea, ace the arqum>nia to be mads beforo ihis Codimittecs of Cungre.a in Leualf of & gugantio syslem of inlerust imgrovcmants, PLYMOUTH CHURCH. Bowon Catechised Unsatisinctorily, New Yong, Jau. 19.—At a meeting of tho Ex- aminig Committes of Plymouth Churclito-night 8. V. Whits, oune of the members, atated nis vancea against L. . Bowen, which, sofar a8 can be ascertained to-night from Bow. on, for reporters wero oot admitted, consiated in the fact that White called on’ Bowon in No- Yembor and sskod him Lo tell all he koew abont Mr, Beachor, sud shat Bowen refused to talk on $hoscandal. Dowen charged that some member of the Committea Lad given informa. tion to the press, wbich ssveral them denied, ~ but Bhearman admit- ted ha hnd spokon about the matier Bowen thiea walled for the advice they intended 4o give bim, but thay roplied they wanted first ta hear irom him. The Committoo flualty sgreed to give “im s written copy of tha grisvaoces in a fow daya, bat hie will not attend any more moeat~ iogs uvless allowed a stenogerapher, which was refuscd to-night.’ BECIK, ' ‘The New Senator from Kentucky Ites turns Thunkss Lrexrxoroy, Ky., Jao. 19.—Ooe husdred guns were firad In this city to-oight in bonor of the olection of the Hop, J, B. Beck to the Unlted States Seunte. In resposse to a serensde, he eald: My Frixnps axp Nriansoss: Ikeanly spp-eciate this comphument of your personsi good-will, s kindly oaproasad by (hin visit, Durlug my struggle I waa conatantly cheered snd cncon d by the prisence of friends from home aud (runyevery part of ths Btate. ‘To them I attribute my succesa, 1 have s right ta bo proud, miog among you befors 17 wss A4 mau. without friends or’ influencs, you ook 1ne by the baud, and for mory than thirty years bave sustained me, During wiis race 1 bave not Dttered sn unkind word, ontertained an unkizd thousht, etered into no combination, used 0o {mproper meaus, and done nothing uuworthy of yon, I will be a faithful public servant in the high position af Senst 1 hops Tot to dixappoint tus canddenca so geacrausly reposed 10 me, I would Uke to eay mors, but will closs g;.r’- turning wy sincers thanks, SECRET SOCIETIES. MASONIC, Spectat Dupaten ta The CMeage Tridune, Jowrtxt, Ill, Jap. 10.—To-day has besn & gala day to the Knlghts Tomplar of this Diatrict. 71ke annual {nspection of Joller Commandery No. 4, including a reception of the oficers ot tho Grand Commandery of the Btats, oocurred at Masonio Hall in this cliy this afterncon. Commandories from Oltawa, El Paso, Falrbury, Bpringfield, Bloomlngton, Motris, Rock Island, Oatro, Ksukakeo, Der othor poiota are prosent. Tho * Apollo,” *St. Beroard,” and “Chreago" Commanderies, of Chicago, are all roproanuted, aod socompauied by Nevins' Milie tary Daud. Joliet Commandery No. 4, headed by Boyne's Cornet Band, mot the vieiting brethe ven and cisunguished ofticers at the depots. After the trains hod alt arrived, a most impesiog proceseion was formed, and a magnificsut stroet parade fullowed. Tweuty Conmandesdes are reprosented. The vienlng bretbras number 150, Work ou both Orders ia it prograss thia afiare noon and evoning, A grand basoquet this evea. ivg will cloas the csremonies, Spacial Dupatch to 4us Chicago Tridune, Drraoir, Mich., Jan. 10.—Tto Grsnd Onapler 3 & of Michigan Royal Arch \fasons to-dmy elocted the followlug otlicers and adjonrued: G. H. P, William Brown, of Battla Creek; D, , 1 0. L. Bpaoldlog, of St. Johinas G. K., 0. Kinger, cf (hiand Rapidsj G. 8, David Q. fpaulding, of Lyons ; G, Bec.,William P, Inne of Grand Raplds ; G, T., Rufus W, Landon, of Nilea ; @, C., tho Rov, William Stowe, of Graud Iaven ; G. C. of the IL., 8. Il Nortou, of Fone tiao : G. I, 8., 0. J. Axtell, of Ionin; G. R. A, 0., David Bovee, of Qoldwater ; G. L., the Rev. 1. I, Dougaty, of Holland, —— EXPRESSMEN'S CONVENTION. Hoston, Jan, 19.—The saventh anoual seasion of the Exprensmen's Mutusl Bonotit Asacciation wad held io Faneuil Hall, to-dsy, Ose hundred -and two delogates. from all patis of the couatry, were present, Presldent Goorge Bingham, of Dittaburg, delivered an_addres: b financisl statemans, The tot ————————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yonx, Jan. 10.~Arrlved—Bteamships Ruzsia, from leer}mol. Bwitzerland, frvm- Ant- werp, aud Bolivia, from Glssgow. BatTimonk, Jan. 19.—Arrived, ateamer Klop- stock, from Hamburg, ANTWCRY, Ji 10,~The etesmship Btato of Novads, from York, has srrived. WILMINGTON TURPENTINE MARKET. Jgan;mumm Jan, 19,~8pirita fwpentine frow o The ganileman closcd the cony.re :