Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1876, Page 5

. porsons § now it numbers thiity-three, Boapolls. ...Sherman Jionge—Che Hon. T, L. Birong, Yond du Lao; Col, . V% Lee, Fond du Lag} tho Hon, 1.3, ClhuAl cing g Col, J, Rogore, Sycamaro; thy Hon. W. A. Burl n, D, 1. 0. D, Gorham, » Peunnyivanla I, Caol, Doyls, Bradford, IIL 0. J. L, Meyer, 0 Grafr, 8, Panl; Fugeno Ford, Sundorson, goome {8 tri rred to an Engliah country piaca inWessex. Tha portrait of an FEnglish gir), Gwendolen Marloth, s first glven, and thore ars {ndicatlons dat this charactor will be tha cliet sribject of tha novolist's psyahological study, Dr. ,Walker, tha Vinegar Dittors man, lain tronble. s wifo snes for divorco, and de- mands alimony of 830,000 por annum, togethar with 10,000 counsel fess. At au examination )t weok, Nathaniol Jarvis, Jr., who was ap. pointed referes to sacertain the amount of Dr, Walker's fortuns, todtiflod that his incomo for tha Innt five years had boen $100,000 per annum. Dr, Walker was in oarly manliood & day-laboror, lis wifo, It is eaid, oan nolther read nor write. The two “awfully fagcinating and alsrming " young men {n New York this winter, according to Joomio June, aro Joaquin Miller and Col. Nicholas Bmith, the husband of Ida Groeloy, Jonquin would like to bo married, thoy sny, but ha is 80 vory susceptible he cau't help ralling In love tao mucl. Col, 8mith made up his mind to marry Ida Greeley, if bo could got her, bafora bo bad ever scon hor, bolug quita onamorad through tho newnpaper accaunis he had seon of her devotion to Lier parentu. The Louisville Courfer-Journal oxplaina the fnsldions complalnt which took off the Cowlitz tribe of Indiens in Washington Territory., This tribe, {wanty years ago, numbered about 1,000 Tooy died got of lnuger, nor of Jing'ring daes e ctimatt whithy hath swept thom Ll Kiseare, & chief of the tribe, keorned tho villain- ous stull, usiae tho pure Kentucky articlo exclu. alvely, and died tho otha duy nt tho age of 100 years. It ta undorstood that the first act of Me, Bock, on takiug libs «oat 1 the Senate, will boe to fntroduce n bill providing for a mosument to Kissaco, HOTEL ABRIVALY Pafmer Hourr—G, 15, Tiachor and G, 1T, Thachar, 5 LW, Lilibone, New Yorks Siin Tatn: John Cmfold, Ministee; 5 L, 1lighdy. mon, Badulln, Mo.: 8,.Lester, New Yark: James Tinkicr and B, ML Tinker, England; . F. Gilbart, Now Albany, Ind, 7 Garducr Colbye Loston; Ueorga Webib, Fittaburg: J, A, White, Couicord, N, H,...Grand Pacyie—WV, 11, Tentrook and Charles 8, TLangenpe, PLlladelpbin; Dauiel Wilcox, Quincys Y. B, Bhoafr, New York; 8. M. Culwmn, Bornineid, Ii.: I Willlamue, U, B, A "0, M, Penrson, Godfrey, 113 ©. P Leland, Audieou Ifilla; 3, I, 1. McKuy atd It Af, Carpenter, Gleveland: J. T, Hackworth, Ultwinsa: . ifallowsy, Alests, Lik.i' G, W, Dangs, La Fayeits, A, D. Ferwidon, Mussschanetis. ., . 7reniont Hons~—Tho Hon, Timolity Brown, Madizon; L. W, MeClellead, Indfinapolla: W. Al Denula, Watartown, Wia.; Col, C. If. Duane, Peorin liouse, Tuoria; Judyn T, F. Davhlnon, Indiana; Gen, E. G, Hoox, Lynn Mams,: W, 1L Bennott, Richmond, Ind,; 1, Bryson, Manpbis; A.W. Freneh, Cleveland R, Pliimb, Strovtor s 7, AL_Converse, ludiaun; W. A, Waterhouso, Min. Louteville; W, 1ot u, W, Wiackester, Fand du 1ie 3 Yerks; U, P. Jenkius, Boston § €, . 0, Bebellinger, Clucinnatl, POLITICAL NOTES, Filfe, Yo . B. Batterles, New €. Mitchell, Tontou; Bill King and Pacific Mnil come un again, bt ot smiling, **Why uot lot by-gonea bo by- ronos ¢ #nya William," Dlaino's blundor i3 80 very obvious that no well-organized Damneratic paper cau toll what it 1 in leas than o columu-and-a-lialf oditorial. The Louisvillo Conrier-Journal says Mr. Hal- stead lna copstituted bimselt Mr. Blaino's spoctal boitle-holdor. 'Then a atrong backor hua & stroug man to baclk. Bpeaker Korr has forbidden the sala of lquors ot tho Houso rostaurant; aud the Randall men exclalm. *‘Thoro; wo told you 0. What kind of wman {8 ho for Spoakor? " ATilden Club bas bean organized at Aubnim, N. Y. Tocolebrated its birth with o suppor. Are not oating, drinking, and voting among tha highe et privilogea of our fallen nature ? Gen. Grant and Jofferson Davia order thelr ehocs of thio eanta firm fu Now IHaven, and the Now York Sun thinks it may fairly bo said that they havo shakon bands across the blgody chasm, 8hoo, fiy! Eilis 11, Roberts, ono of the truest nud most o3rnest Ropublicans in New York, s credited with linving nald that reconcilintion mnst come on tho bauls of a victorious Union, and not on that of martyred South, The Now York 7ribune ncos in the mensage of Gov, Ludiogton, af Witconsin, * marks of o re- turn of sanity to tho Western treatmunt of rail- roads,” dov. Ludington, wo bolleve, fa ono of thowe who nover lost their reason on this aub- Joat. The rabld Enquirer says bluntly that if the party must bave a Tildon it would prefer to have bim from tne East, **Wo want no Westarn Til- @ens. Wo don't want and we won't hiava thoso who, residing among uw, aro uot of us,” his monos Allon G. Thurman, Tho Memphie Acalanche thinks 3r. Morrieon omitted his war-record from the Congrossional directory becauso * ho hnd read tho long list of mermbora whoso qualifications for office bogan and ended with their worvico in ono or thio other of the two nrmics ; and bo bocame disgustod.” Thia is tolorably fugonious, Cortain relics of tha cbivalry period in Now York have caused complaint to ba mado to the Tostmastor becauso they aro served with thelr lotters Ly a negro carrior, Tho Postmastor ro- pllea that tho cowmplaivants may tako thoir lote tara from tho negro carrior or loave thom, It is Ihought they will take them, Mr. Lawrenco, Membor of Cougraes from tho Fifth Olio District, donion that ho is for the oxe clusion of tho Dible from the public sobooly, as bos boon charged. In a communicatlon to tho Cincinnatt Gazelte ho deflugs bis position on the question at lovgth, Ile enpports the amond- ment of Mr. Blatuo, but fu certain It 1 not de- signod und cannot bo porverted to excludo the Bible from tho schools. The B8t. Paul Pioneer-T'ress ntarted out to bo Indepondont, and to this complexion it bag come At last: #Tho Democratic party has not yot beou ¢wo montls In control of ona branch of tho leglulative depastmont of tho Govornment, but it has improved the time so weil, aud bas so Inbored with such diligenco and with such par- varse Inganulty of political maducss to Justify all tho acousationy of its cnsmies and the dis- trust sud apprebensions of the country, that it has lott but little for tho Nlepublicans to do to Porpotuate thoir control of the Goverument for another four years at loaut." Tho Cincinnati Enquirer favors the catling of the Domooratia Htste Convention befora the Natlonal Convention, boplug that tho formor will exort & strong Influeuce upou the latter. It waye the platform must embody the followlng principles: No National Banks of issua; the Ppromyt ropeal of the Resumption bill; no repu- distion; no unlimited inflation; a sound aud nfliciont ourrenoy, equal to tho wants of trade, ‘The Enquirer has had some succens {n whaping Democratio platfornis whiel inwuro Dewocratia defoats: and we wish it il success in ita prosent endoavors, Advices from Washiugton to Democratic nowa- Papery indicate thst Pinchback's chances of be- Iog admitted to the Senate Lavo boon materislly Improved by tho Eustis eloction. Five Repub- licans only can be deponded ou to voto agaiust Pinchback. Tloy are Edwunds sad Mortill, of Vermont ; Cameron, of Wiscousin 3+ Christioncy, of Michigsu; and Booth, of Cslifornis. Pinche back biss sgroud, it 1s underatood, to make no stir goclally it ba is sdmitted to tho Benate, He (4 exceediogly proud of his wife, though she is black ; aud doeanot propose to bave bor sub- Jected to the polty elights and fusults of Wash- logton soclety. —— BRITISK COLUMBIA, Bpectal Dupat:h to The Chicugo Tribums. Towoxzo, Out., Jan. 36.—A special dispatch Tom Yictoris, ritish Columbls, to tho Glole fays tho Government wad defeated to-day by s majoiity of 8ln s foll House, The censure was pa the éonmman\ polley of pledging snbsldios Oanads in return for money borrowed, 1t fs understood thet they will reaign to-dsy, Tue debate was vory lung aud sble, nad tho exclte- went futesss. WASHINGTON. Repeal of the Express Com- panies’ Grab-Law in the House, The Measure Restores the Old Rate on Transient : Nowspapers, House Dobate on the West Point Academy Appro. priation Bill, Gen MMurlbut Speaks at Lenglh on True and False Economy. Prof, Seelye's Plan to Eud&w the In- dian with Citizenship, How tho Acconnt Stands Detween the Governmeut and Paciffe Raitronds, Work Laid Out by the Several Standing Committees. Preliminary Work in the Chicago Custom-IJouse Investigation, NEWSPAPER POSTAGE. A NEDUCTION IN BATEY. Soectat Diapateh o 1he Citeag) dribune, Wasmyaroy, D. G, Jan, 0.—Iho Houss pasaed tho bill which rapesls the obnoxious pos- tal amendment. The objeet of tho bill ia Lo ro- slora tho postage on third-class matter, includ- ing translent papors snd samples of merchan- dige, to what it was prior to the amendment siouggled through on the Bundry Civil Appro- priation bill during tho closing hours of the Iast session of Congross, doubliog the postage, viz.: 1 cent for two ounces or n fractlon thereof. Thero waa loss oxcitement and bitterncss attond- lug tho discussion than was aoticlpated, sud thoe bilt was passod by a viva voco vots, Cannou, ot Illinols, of tho Poat-Ofice Committas, made tho speech which showod the greatost familiarity with the subject, and which best oxplains tho operatinnof tho oxpress companics' nmendment and of tho nature of the postal sorvice, From Lia speech thoso facts aro takon ; Binco the iu- crongo of postaga the rovenues from third-class matter hayo fallon off, and tho cxponsca of tho Department havo not been decrossed. The only barvost reaped in consequence of thot logisla- tion ia LY TAX BXPRESS COVPANIES, ‘Tho oxpeneen of the Dopartmont Lo dlstribute lolters and rogular mnewspapers in §17,~ 000,000 por annum, ovor one-half ita total eoxponditures. ‘1ho employod without lditions! cost can handle third-clai mattor. The tranaportation of tho third-class matter will not add any considerablo_additional componkation to maii contractors, The length of mail routes upon which servico ia porformod, oxclusivo of raiiroads, agpregato 208,000 miles, and on all theso routes the pay of tho contractor in tho same, whothor ho oarrioa much or littio mai), Tho eoxponss is in making the trip, and not in tho amount of mail carried. Tho ratlway mail-routes aro 70,000 miles tu length. One- fourth of the roads do notcarry to tho mini- mum, TIIE PAY WOULD NOT RE INCHEARED by third-class mattar ovon if the amuunt of samples by morchandlse carried In the wails wos quadrupled. Ths Postroaster-Gouoral atated to tho Committos on Post-Officos and TPost-Roady that, prior 1o tho 1stof Docomber Jast, under the temporary rovival of the frankiog privilege, hio wont from Washington 250 tons of publie doc- umonts, aud scattored over o poriod of reven mouths, and that it made no spprociable differ- enco fn tho meils, There ia sont out from New York alone GU tons of mail ranttor dauiyl. Tho mela will not be overloaded by tho morchandise. it ECONOMY, THE WESTFOINI ATTIOPRIATION, Speciat Diepateh to The Clisago Trbune, Wasmnatoy, D, O., Jan. 26.—Tho House bas commonced its first earnost work on tho Appro- pristion bills, Tho Military Academy bill war begun, but tho general dobale upon it was not concluded. Tho bill, as roported, - hows a cons sidorablo reduction ovor tho bill of last year, but tho Bopublican apoalkera insisled that the pre-s tondod economien aro & gpacions suving at tho spigot outirely unworthy of tho dignity of tho nation, Eugeno iTule, roprosenting tho Repub. licans on tho Appropriutions Committes, traced tho history of oconomy-reforms of the Republi- can parly lnto tho last Cougress. Ha assured the Domocrata that, in their present frantio of- forts for humbug cconomios, they were going out aftor plucked chorrios, and would como back empty-handod. 'I'he opposition to the bill iy directed to tho proposod reduction of the salarios of U'rotessors and tha pay. of cadots at Wost Lowt, The Repnblicans gonerally olj;puso this und will bo aasisted by prowivent Democraia, 'he Mititary Committeo, iucluding Domoerstiv members, Wwill sutagonizo the Appropriation Committoo in this respoct, The formmer Comns mittos is very jonlous of its powor, aud fuels that the now rule alono snables the Appropristion Commitico o take tho hill out of jts hands, dan, Huribut mado tho spooch of the day nyainst these roductions. o denounced thom nd bastard, blundoring economy, boneath the dignity of tho nation, Ife doclared, too, that tho new Appropriation Uommitteo hiad badly ‘blulmlml Ats bill, snd had no} framed it according 0 law, ————— L0, THE POOR INDIAN, YROP, AEELYE'S BCHENE TO VOIK UIN AT ELEO TIONB, i Spemal Disviateh Lo The Chicaas Tribune, Wasuiyaroy, D. 0., Jan, 20.—Drof, Soelye’s Droposition ta transfor tho coutrol of civilized Indisns whose resorvations aro fu tho Htates to tho State Governmonts meoty with the spproval of all the membory of the Indiau Committoo, the only question being whether the Statos will cuusent (o assume this control, OFf course the Unitod Htates Goverumeut, by Its tremtios, iu Loung to perform its part of tho contracts which it uns made witt thosa Iudlans; but It is be- lteved thut the Indians thomuolves, sa woll as tho peoploof the Statow, will be glad to have tha former put on the eswe fooling with otber resldents in the eamo neighborhood. For exatn- ple, thera is apparently na louger any resson why the Iudiaus ot Cattarasugus County, N. Y., whould bo truated se wards of the nation, while thore sre usny ressons whytheir lands shiould be divided sutong theim, sud they becomo citl- zeusof the Stato, Thuir quallfications ta per. form tho dutios and besr the rospousibilitics of citizonship are ss good as thowe of the avorsge white citizeu,—indeed, theso Indians bave vosched such s ewto of civilization that thoy ought to bo sble, udividually, to own lands and take care of themaelves. With a view to pre- pariug for this cauge, the Indisn Committea bas authorized corrospoudence 0 be opeued with the Governors of New York, Mich. igan, Wiiconsus, wnd North Carolina. 'There are Indinu resorvations in tho Statos of Kunuaw, Nobraska, and ‘Loxas, but tu thesa cases, the Ingtans are atill savages, sud it is, therefore, roposed fo begin with thosa Statos wuore the ndrlu- Liavo made modt Jlro!mnu. Slould this poticy be adopted, it would opeu this way to tha oyontual uettloment of the Iudisn question in & vory satisfactory tnanner. ‘Tue wildest Indisus, sfter they hnve beon forced to livo on & rosorva- | tiou for & gonuration or two, and have, durivg that tune, Loen surrounded with tle uris of civilizetion, attain a creditable dugree of civil- ization, and if, when thoy have resched a Riven stuge, they could " bocome citizons of tho Htutes "in which they roside, and bocome owuors of land, thejUesersl Gov- crumont could bo relossed frow the respousle f Treasury to-day commuvlcated to that body a statement of Lin action uudor the law of Juno 22, 1874, providing for tho collection of monoys due tho United Statos from the Pacilc Railrosd Companion for tha 6 per contum of thelr net earn- paid into the United Sialos Troasury to conkti- tuto » sinking fund. It appears from the slato- ment that demands were made by tho Becretary spectlve Rallroad Companies s follows: Nov. such demands, Secretary Iristow cortiiiod tho porvielng-Architect Potter before any deflnito plan of investigation fs formed, These oilicials leva beea iavited to apposr before tha Com- mittee. . at its meating this moroing, agreed to submit to the Cummlaslonfl\m of tho I;umn: nux:nm\;nr"nl questions, for the purposo of aacortainiug if the BUBTIS, % curront expenses of tho District cannot ba ro- o duced. Tho objoct is to obtain tho viows of tha Commiasioners on tho subject of geueral ro- tronchment In the District, much divided in sentiment” on tha subject of curreyoy that there ia little prospoct that it will roport any bill ou that subject in tho moar future, on Gou. Bristow haa mot Lhe fato of all pravious | favo: onos. Tho Democraty slarted a roport that Lo kad, a8 Secrolury, passod throe largo cotton cases in which ho bad beon counscl Lefore com- jug into office. On inquiry it tarnod out that ho nover had a cotion eade duriug his whols praoc- tico. As to tho corrupt mausgement of polton claims filed, smounting to about $10,000,000, ouly WS CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: bllity attending thair care, and tho Htates would | vontarars. Rattlers who have lmrvovul 1and in gala a number of good citizous, advauce of civilization, and who have taken tho INGALLS, OF MOSKOGER. necossary stops to necuro thoir homeatead an- ‘The Investigation of the accu-ations mado by | tries, ara coustantly thrown off thair lands by Gen. Bhanks agalust Indian Agent Ingalla has | raitronsd compsnies, who claim that ths pro- not ronlted Lo auy startling discovaries, While | empted lands Lavs been allotted Lo tho railrosd, it 18 posnible that Ingalls may Iack somo of tha | It i4 to protect such sottlora thint Ingalia bisa fo- qualition nacessary to make a good Indiau Agont, | troduced bis bill. It is quite hotly cuntested. &0 avldaaca has bean providod tuat ha bas been AN INREPARABLE LOTS. guilty of dishiouost sois. The Democrats sre in graat conaternation to- —— nln:n at L:no lu-lg L‘tlur:!fir Ulr’cil'fl. Il)‘“ v’nnnn s parliamantsria aditor of tho Digest, who 1,,‘;5 s,ef Lflfi.fi’;“;fifl‘,‘f ins been Journal Clerk for twanty-nine years. Wasntxazon, D. O., Jan, 20.—In renponse to This doprivos Bpeater [{orr of thoald of a singlo clork who in oxperisncol as a parlismentarian. 8 rozolution of the Senato, the Bocratary of the | Bpeakor Bhlnulpludicm unnpeakable confuaion In coussquonca of tho retiromont of this ox- orienced porson. It loaves the Domocratic ma- ;‘arlty. that is 80 ignorant of parliamentary lax il more &t the morcy of tha mkillod miuor: Itis s fitting commentary on Domocratio pre- tonsiona to Civil Borvico Reform, THAT IELIABLE COUNESPONDEXT AGALN, Maj. Wilaon, Solicitor of the Treasury, de- cleres that a statomont in tha Washington £Mu|x of = Chicago nowspaper, that *‘Gen. ogan will fizure discraditably, if not worde, 1n tho impending investigation of tho Parkman & Brooks cotton claim,” is & ;imuum and infamoua libal. Gon. Logan had no more evn- nection with the Parkman & Brooke caso than a iopa requirea by thoe st of July 1, 1862, to bo of tha Treaaury upou tho Treasurors of tho re- 12, '74, Unlon Pacific Company, 1,040,030; Nov, 14, 1874, Kansas Paclfle, 230,830; Nov. babe unborn, In 1566, bofore be was s member ;“'7 11,'“‘7," &‘:"‘u““ ”““fu‘;l “‘“g“; “P“(‘_."‘fv- of Caugress, and whon ho was practicing law, & ' DPasifio, Qfli‘fm Nov. 41 1871 Gop, Logan wasthoattornoy of the Shophord cot- Central . D 4 4 5. ‘Lhe | toP claim for £165,000. That claim was examined Paciflc Compsny 81,830,635, amaunta of theso demands wora baxod apon tha not earning reportod by the companies from tha datos of tho complation of their roads, All of naid companies ¢ IAVING TEPUSED TO PAY the smna thus demanded within slxty days from and pronounced honest and valid by Bacrotary McCullongh, whoes honesty was never impugned, and by him ordered paid.~ Thn claim was thon fully sottied, snd Logan's counecti a lawyor euded nlne years ngo, Th. no posaible connection witu the tecaut fraudu- lent payment in the LarkmaneBrooks elain, and tho Treaanry ofiicisl who kuowe most about the caeo daclaroy It a malicions libel, A WORD FLOX ULAINE, Blaine says thst he s not the suthior of the letter rocontly published in these dispatclies which reviewed tho Democraiic situstion with respoct to s Presidential candidate. NOT RNOTT'H, Tho bill reorgauizing tho jndiciary, raported by Proctor Knott, was appropriated by that gons tioman. It {4 tho work of McCreory, of fows, A member of tho Judicisry Comnittos, who had apant much lavor on It duriog the rocoss, and had consulted about it with many of thu leading Judgos of tho country. This is Mr, Kuott's latest Joko. . THE PRESENVATION OV TIMBER, Wastrexatox, . G., Jan, 23, —Tho House Com-~ mitten on Public Lands liave beforo them the bill of Represoutative Dunnoll for tha appoint. mont of o Commissioner far inquiry into the aestruction of forests, and futo tho monsures nccorgary for tho preservation of timber, it beiug asacrtod that tho supply of timber with in the United Blates s rapidly diminfahiug, and that great public injury must reanit from its continted wasto unlcss adequate moany ara taken for its preservakion nnd produce tion, It is proposed to appont n man of spproved sitainments, who s practic- ally woll scqustuted with tho mothiods of statlstical inquiry, sand who hna eviuced sn intiwnto acquuintanco with questions relating o tho national wants in regard to timber, and with tho monaures that may bo best caleulated to maot thous wantd ag thoy arrive, to be Commis- sioner of Forestry., 1t i8 made tho duty of tho Commiesioner, under tho direction of the Secre- tary of the Interior, to prosecute inveatigations and lnquirica with tho viow of ascertaiving tho sunual amount of consumption, imparts:ion, sad axportation of timber and olber fores!, products, tho probablo supply for future wanla, the means bent ndaptod for thoir prosorvation and renewal tho iufluonces of forests upon ths climato, snd fact to tho Attorney-General, and bis duty under the act 1n question thereupon ended. From tho reporta made by tho lmtod Htates Attornoys of Culifornta, Kauean, Minnesota, and lows o the Balicitor of thoTronsary, it appenrs, howaver, that euits were brought agaiuat all tho companics in the proper districts during the month of April, 1476, and that those suits aro il pending, and in furiher ru»{mmu to tho Benato resotution Hoe- ratary Uristow states tho action taken by the Dopatimont under tho law of Maroh Ord, 1873, relsting tofpayments for Government transportation, and the present coudition of tha mattor thorein roferrod to sinoo May 27, 1473, All moneys dne tho soveral Pacific Hailroad Companies for tranaportation have boon placed ta thotr credit on account of tho interest due by them to tho Unlted Staten, The suits Lronght by thejCentral Pacific aud Kavras D'ecific Com- panies to recover the amount duo them, and tbus retaived by the Trensury Doprriment, aro wtill Eendlug in the Court of Claims, Becrolary riutow enya a copy of the judgment obtained by the Union Paciile Company in_its similar suit againet the United States has been duly pro- sonted to him, but tha judgment has not been paid. _1le inclores & copy of tho etipulation signed by tho plaintiifa ka'this case, in which ¢ is providod that no judgment which may bo ren- dered against tho United Statos shall bo col- lected until ofter flual judgmont in the suit brought by the United. Btates ngainst gaid Com- pony under the act of June 22, 1874, Alearing will bo bad_Lefore the S8enato Com- mittes on Rallroads on Friday morning on Bona- tor Wost'a bill to recovor on the oxgesn of United Statos bonda allegod to hiave boou ikaned in 1860 Lo the Pacific Railroads boyond tha authority of {he acts of Cougress i ald of tho constraction of thie ronds. ——— COMMITTEE-WORK. CHICAGO CUSTOX-1OUER. Bpecinl Dispateh 1> Tha Chicage Tribunt., WasminazoN, D, C, Jan. 20.—Tho THouse | tho mossursy that Lave bocu euccoesfully op- Committeo on Public Buildings end Grounds g‘lll«l :‘-’g‘r%mxx“cg:fiumn?; ;hr'::':}fg b:“::m: : - " ¥ . eommoncel f4-dey en Loventigation luta the can tlon ':nd restoration or the planting of forests, struction of the Chicago Cuatom-House DBuild- ing. AT that was dono was to liston to & stato- ment from Barney Caulfleld. . o briofly nar- and to report upon tho Aowo to tha Bacrotary of tho Iuterior, to bo by Lim transmitted to Con- geesd. ratod tho eircumstances conuecled with tho T Bullding Commisalon, aud recommended thnt THE‘ lLI‘?liHCEORD- the Gamilies hoar Becsolary Briatan. Shil' b ‘Wasnixaroy, D. C., Jan. 26.—The Chair Iald bofore tlhio Benste ncommaunication from tho Becretary of tho Treasury, in reeponse to the Beuate resolation of the 20th jost., iuclosiag the rovort of tho nction taken by him in regard to colleotion of monoy duoe to the Unitod Htates by tho Pacific Railrond compantes. Orderod print- od, aud to lio on tho table. DIATRICT BXPENSES, Tho Iouas District of Columbia Committeo, Bir. Wont presented o momorial, signed by ssveral mombers of tho State Seunto of Loutat- aun, {n raforonce to tha crodontisls of Eustis, claiming n sost as & United Btatos Beuator from that State. Mr. Weat said that ho prasautod tho memiorial on bohalf of Euatir, snd ssked that it bo re- ferrod to tho Commitles on Privileges and Eloctions, 0 ordered. NO CURRKNOY LEGISLATION AT PRESENT, Tho Committeo on Ways and Meaus ia 80 i ¥ NOTES AND NEWS. BLISTOW AGAIN VINDICATED. Specurt Hapateh ta The Chicaoo I'ribune, Wasiinaton, D. C., Jsn. 26.—Auotlhor attack DILLS PASSED. Mr, Allinon ealled wp tho House Lill tranaferring the cnstady of cestaln Indian trust funds frow the Bacve- tary of the Iuterior k the Trossurer of the Undted Histes, Tasied, Mr, Howy, from {he Judiclary Qommittes, roported bly ou tba ilonso Uil o smend the reviasl statutes of the United States to naturuliz. ation, Patsod, ¥ DIRTRICT BILL. tr, Morrill, from the Cowmnmittce on Appropristi reported, with an amendment, the Houss' joint reso- latinn direeting tus Conumireloners of tho District of Columbli Lo pay lutorest vu the 3,65 bouda, under the act of June 20, 1874, Placed un tho calendar, GOVERNMENT ODLIGATIONE, Mr. Morrill gave notiou that o would exil up the Joint resolution Lo-morraw, for action, 84 1t wan neces- Bary that tho appropriation shoull be made bofore. the cmfnf thiy moutl, 14 order (o tocet the obligition of tlie Governwent falling due on the Ist of Fobruary. THE FACIFIC BAILROADS, Mr. Weat aubimittod a rosolation requicsting the Bos- ratary of the Troseury to subwmit to the Ronata coples of any propositions mle Iy the 'acifio Railrosd com- panies for tho creation of a ainking funil for the re- demption of the Government mortgagos, togothior with » tatement of the notion of tho Goverimenk thereoa, 2ud o tho reasonn therefor. Agreed to, A _BEQUEST GRRANTED, r, Cameron (Pa.}, from the Comnmiltee on Foreign AfTalrs, callod 1up the Hoane joint resslution suthione. fug G, Marrie Lonp, United Htatos Consul st Tuniv, to acce)i to trust of ‘Commissiouer o tho Ocatenbial Exhibition of tho Hoy of Tunfs. o submitted an smendraent providiug that during bix absence from bis post o aball roceiva bo_compenastion from tho United Btates, which wus sgreed to, and the bill passed as wended. clsims undor the act of 1872, of over 1,500 thirty-nine, amounting to #180,000, bave been sllowed. All tho charges mado againat partica named in Whitfhorne's resolution hnve horeto- foro been satisfactorily oxpiawed to tho Demo- cratio Committeemon. Tho ateack ls boliuved to Liavo been Inspired by thoue who wera not ablo 1o forco cotton claima through undor thoe present oftoers, GALYZRTON. Messrs, Hancock and Reagsn callod upon tho Becretary of War thus ovoning for the purposs of gonsulting him in roganl to tha protection of Uslveston in oase a foroign war should ovccur. Thoy called atttoution to the fact that, althougsh Galveston {8 now about tho sixth city in tho Unlon in commercial importance, it is entiroly without menne of defenso from attack by s hos- tilo naval force, Tho Hocrotary of War ungreod with them that some monsuro looking to tho fortification of the Galveston harbur was vory desirablo, nnd roquested thom to call upon the Chiof of Euginoers, Gon. llumphroys, and cone snltwith i oo the gubject, aaying {Lat he him- welf would also wos Gon, Humphreys and givoe tho matter carelul congidoration, Cen. Ium- phroys atao favored the plung of fortifving Cial- vouton, aud tho Nteprosontatives of Texns havo cango to hopo that Boio recommondatiou on tho subject will ba oo tnade to Congrony, Mosucs. Haneock and Reagau also callod Gon. Hum- phrey's attoution to the nocesvity of coustructing o breakwater to protect the City of Galvestun from storius frowm tho Gulf, snd the Iatter drow up au amendient to bo moved to the itiver and llarbor Appropriation bill ordering a suryey for this purposo to be made. Tho objoct of this PUDLIC LAXDS, Tho mornlng haue haviig cxpired, the Chalr lafd Lefore the Beuato thy unfinisbed Lusinges, helug s bill to confirin pro-cmaplion and howestoad untries of pub- fle lands withiu the lmita of raitroad linda, in casos whera onitrivs bave becn mado under tha fegulations of tho Land Depsriment. 3r. Clristiancy movud that tho Lill ba referrod to tho Judiciary Committoo. 3r. Bogy sald Coogrosa might pes tile bl to ounbia thead settiers to ot thelr lands, but the rail- rord companles would contest thoir vight, and b nuicceasfuf in ousling thomn. 1fo bolfovod n faw coulil Vo frumed toavold oll this, and sa & fricnd of tho Lill he hoped it would Lo roferfud 10 the Judictary Com- wltica o Lo perloctal. ALz, Slicrmaa ssid this was voally » conflict totwoon rafirosd grants snd grants made to mptors and Lameotead wettlurs, 1t aflocted miltiona of peoplo in tho Wostern Status, 1o bad lioard cownplainte grow- ing ot of doubits an £0 tho Highte of setilers, Tho mowt tuurked case hio kuew of was oup which occured i survoy will bo to sscertain the character of tho :,‘;;',‘.JJ Rhero "“fl,';“h':,‘m""‘.fl{,,,fi“".':y e e structure which it will bo practicablo to eroct, | of justice, He was in_ favor of giviug to fta looation, and its cost, GEN. IUTLER, it is naid, will appoar as s oandidato for Con- gress tlus fall, Ie claimu 42 tuve many letters from those who opposed lum sho last time, urging hun 0 stand a 6. ,.~—1470—81,200, John T. Drew, who has bovome kuown in con- nection with Hehuyler Colfax and tha Oakes Amos malter as having wformation sa to tho disposition of ths procuods of tho famous 8, C. chack, 14 hore, and clnws Lo Liavo discoverod | gy tean oustod by railroad compauies, 1fo roferrod important new evidonco in this mattor. Tius | 1o the decixlons of the Lsnd Ollice and Interior Do- evidenca will, it I3 said, bo composod 1n part of | partment, aud wald he would i 10 statomonts of the exccutors of the Amoa estate. gfi;’: fl:‘k‘w-{m{:ux:‘x‘:nu:unuor of m|.lm Denal, G i o Me. Douglas, of Ve e oduced & bill to- | Which fuvoived Gougress 1n {his wil diticuity, day providing that Hos. 190 of tho Itoviwad | TERmusk Lav besi groay meglectof duty on tha Stututes bo amoudod wo an to wmako it ualewful [ B GinRS v io {torii) deairal to bava the bl 80 :&r oy pmolrfi holdh:iz I-;l\lcn Ml«rl the Nasusge u; purfected that 0o cLilu sliould como 1o Congress frem s Lill, a8 otfcar, clork, or employ, in auy of railroads tu wnake good lossve sustaluod by them for the Departmonts of tho Governmont, toact as | lands given Lo veitlery, thasottier the patent of the United Blatea, whero thelr claims were o pursnance of the pre-vinplion and homestesd law, Congress uover intondad that vl roul compaulos should hiave titly to any land ngbtfally licld Ly sottlers, He thought this bill was st amsertion of thy power of Congress, and Cougrosn hal tho power to protoct tho rights of 1hose clalmanuts who so- fuired thelr cishna uuler the authority of law, 1t would b delsying & shupla sct of justico to refur tle bill to the Judiciary Comumitteo, Mr. Morrill (VL) sald iu one instance Congrens hisd beou compelled to'pass & law giving pra-ciogitors twice (e amount of lani formerly hield by tham where they o ‘attornoy, or ugent, of fo b interostod | . Frellugbuysen wald this question sffected all e i ewtsiebad Tof Cprosonubiing enber | tua e il af e cousiry, e bouiit bours clai 1 or patunte, application for which wero | 23"\ S uicen wers favoritiv 10 tho settlors, bui poL. useat the Departmants or Buroaas whilo Lo | by a1d not think this bill porfect, 1o hoped it would wau an oflicor, clork, or ewploye, or had boon pro- wented prior thereto, It sluo forbids any oflicer, clerk, or employe, by any means, dircotty or ind roctly, to aid tn the proscousion of such clai or pateuts while in office,or withiu two years aftor the time of his resignation. An additional section provides tLat violation of tuis act shall be puuished by sultablo penaltiss. TUR POESIDENTIAL TERM. r. Frye, toprosenting the winority of the flouse Committse on E Judiclary, iu accor- dance with thy promise ted by tho Ioude a w days ago, reportsd & sabatitute for tho 1w madu tho special onder for somne day next week, 8o Sanators uight have an opi-urxunlly 10 100k 1uto it, ‘s bill wight have an offect upon & very important suit now peuding, sud certainly Congress Uid not want toiuterfiru with s question now peuding before the court. My, Boutwoll spoketn favor of rferringthe bill to the Judiclary Committee, and Lelloved that tne Com- mitteo could report a bill by which tho Attornsy-Qene- rul could bo austiorizod to procvod agaiust the ralirosd cumpanios, und bave doclired all potents invalid s wtied t them witbout su'hority of law, After turthvr discussivo b{ wasre, Hsrvey, Bargent, Melillag, Tnjtalls, Morton, Wriglt, Bogy, sud Hltchs :nristiaucy, 40 rcfer the LU k, tho motlon of M, amendinout o the Couutltution of the Unltod | {5 the Tuditary Gemmittso was Fojected, fitaton agreed to by that Commilten. It pro- | Mr. l{lowulu'blnllimllfl amen:l uu‘mvum. that nothiny iu the et | bu coostrued to affect the tiflo whlcls thie Blste of \Wisconsin or its assigns msy Lave 1o lunds granted to that Btate, lo ald in tue coustruction of ralroads in (he Htate, act of June §, 1830, and acts umeniatory tbarcol, EXKCUTIVE BUHINESY, videy for extending the term of tho oficew nf Dreeident. nd Vice-Dreatdont of “the’ Uestey Btates from four Lo elx years, and makes Inoligi- ble to the offica of Prosidency any ono who hus alraady Lield that office two vaars, TUK LAND-GRADBKRS, Tho Bonato spent thaday {o discussing Ingalls' bill to protect ¢the pro-smption rights of homa- stoud suttlors ny sgeiust land-grant raliroad sd- Pendivg discussion, Mr, Hows wmoved the Hensts progsed o th couskleration of uxecutive buailicas, TUK CENTENNIAL BILL, The Hoase Ll relating 10 s centonaial celebration ITURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1876. of Ameriesn lndependenco was reforrsd toths Come mittes on Approytiations, The Keuate then went Into oxecutivo session, and 800u after adjourned, HOUSE. . Mr. Clarks (Mo), from the Post-Ofica Commitise, called up thie bl requlsting the postaga on third-clast mul-matter. 1t frovides 'that sil mailable mattar of the third clans, reforreil tn in Becs, 3,674 and 3,911 of thio revisod miptules, miy weigh not excesding 4 pounds for eac| r-cl-xv:. 804 thit the postiga there- om skl b 1 cent for evary 2 otinces of fraction there- Clarke explatned that this Lill proporad ta re- law which was passs] in the last honrs of the on 0 the form of au smendment ingaried ob- 7 in the Sundey Cvil Apprapriation ill, with an evident intention of ‘mirlesding the House 3 thyt the Iaw incressed the postage on {uird-class mil-matter from 1 cent ver 2 ounres 10 1 cent per_ounce, or from 8 canta 1o 10 centa per ponnd. This LIl propaved to relustata the postags on third-claos matl-matior aa it Was before—I oent for 2 ouuces, Mr. Cannon addressed the House in further oxplana. #fou and sdvocacy of the bill, HOW IT CAME ABOUT. 3fr, Gargeld gave & bistory of tha legialation of the Tast weaslon which it was froposeil to repeal. 1t hed orfginated in the Post.Olfica Department, in the shape of & Intter to tha Chalrman of the 8:uate Post-Ullice Committas, auggesting that tho rate of postago on mer- chiandire b douvled. TheBundry Civil Appropriation il camo from the Senate to the ifouse at 2 o'clocx on tne morning of tho Laat day of the arasion, with over 100 smendments, among whict wan this amendment, supposed to be in purauanca of the Postmastar-Gen' eral’s recommendations ; and In that fdos it biad boen unanimously adopted by thie Gommitieeon Appropris- Hous,of whichs he wis the Chiafeman, Nomermber of tha Committes uuderstord that the lwgusge of fuia amendment incinded = anything elso than morchandise, After tho bill had pasned, it was sacertained that tha languags of ' tho smendment covered mot ouly merchandiss, but ala trausfent newspapers and pataphicts, In that all woro surprited, Tha amendmeut covered the whole of the third class, fnstesd of the merchandlan portion of t. o decply regretied i, for it was swajust all his no- tions of yraper postal rejrulations to donlle the rate on priated matier, 1y Bad been thou, and stlll s, in avor of the legilation than had fn Tcference 1o mer- chandiac, 1t was wrong W say, however, that it had been smuggled. It liad bern puf in, or was futendnd tobe put in, apenly ou the recommendation uf the Post-Ofice Dapartment, Afr, Randnll—~\Why sia Dot that communieation sent tu the Gommitier on Apprupriations of this oune ? Mr. Garfleld—Becauss tha Lill was then i the Sen- ate, Mr. ndall=Why (id tho Postmanter-Genoral wait 41l tho laat kiour of the mession (o fut kuch o matter on the country, when ho had an eutire sessiou in which to cotne toa conclunion about 1t 7 rfcld—1 eannot auawer for the Tostmenter- Genceral’s rosaona, T am nut the keojer of bis dincre tion nor in hus eounsels, Mr, Gardeld then wont an 1o arguc agaloat the propiety of catrying merchandiso i the mails, atid sald that If any oue would show him suy logical place t) etop st in that husincss untyl a raliroad-car was loaded with goola and Lsd ita siden prmted with atamps, bo could do moro than he (Gar- tield) could. The Post-O:ica Depariment, in eutering upon iua husiueas of mercueudise irausportation, was nitimately bound to nlsorl the eutire freight trausporiation of the country. Mr, Clarke—14 not merchandle corried in the mails ©of ovary other country 7 AMr, Garfleld—Perliags, 1em not infarmed, The Poat-Oftico was ostablishied to transmit utelligence, and auything elss 18 & departure from the origiual ea, Az, Lawrence advocated the bill, and safd that tho legislation of tho last scssion, fucrensing the postago ou third-claes mal-1oatter, was undoubtsdly st the fn- statice of tho expreas compaties, and 1o the jrent dot- riment of the public fnter.ats, e favored this Ll bo- cauas the malls reached overy village In the land, and tho ovpress companies did not, anidif the penpla of Hhiown reinote places wers cut off from the privilege of roceiviug rackages of needs, and Looks, aud micrclisn- dise, by mall, they conld not receive the:n atall, He also’ favored it becauso ibexe merchandlre packages conld e carried witliont Joss (o the Po:t-Oifico Depart~ mient, Merchindise could bo carsied all around the gloje st Bcontna pound, or leas. Ko merchant in Now York would send 100-pound packages throtigh tlo mallé and pay H cents a pound for thens, becauss the exprosa companies would carry them cheiper, Thnt wns 80 auswor to Lid colleague’s (Garfleld's) argu. meat. 3Mr, Nandall also*enpportad the bill, and expressed bis gratilication that Lnosa who hisd any congection witls the legizlatiou of lost year, now to be teposled, disavowed it. Even the Poctmsster-Genvral had sug’ gestod the ropeiof Lo faw, which le bad Leen cloariy found goilty of baving ludugnzated. It was remark- ablethit ail the Luaders which were committed in tha hasta of legialation at the end of tha session we wuro o bo fu Letialf of monapolies and agatnst the fu- sts of the peoplo, Tue remult of the law of the lasl session bad beon 1o fuconvenience that people, and to sugment tho recelpts of the cxprous compaios s quaster of & million of dollars, 3. Garflold raked Afr, Randall if Lo bold the Com- mitteo on Appraprlutionn of the Inst Houso reaponsi- ble for dotng a gullty ur Wafamous tuing fu conn sction with this logiulation, 3r. Rondsll ropiied e held the Conference Com- mittée aud Commiittea on Aypropriations of tho las House guilty of omieinn of sczutfuy in the matter, and he proutfaed that the Commttoo on_Appropriations of th protent Houso would not bo gullty of suythisg of o0 kind. Nr. Qarfield nggested to Mr, Tandsll's consldera- tion tho Beriptural advico, # Let not him who puttetls ©a hiy liarue3s bowat oa b who taketh 1t off," 3r, Itaudall ropiled that bo Lad not boavted, but hnd simpiy condomned whiere condennation wan called fo He did not propoantosct in the interest of expre companies, or in any interosts exeept thoss of tho peo- e P Fuio bill waa then psasud withiont a disision, PATENTS, Ar, Douglss, from the Committes an Patants, re- ported tho bill to amend Hae, 110 of tho Revirad Hiatutes in regard to ;n‘nhlhlflnfl clerizs oF employed iy any deportment of the Governmont prosecuting ¢lalma or apylications for patouts, Passed, Ar; Hartzell, from tho ayme Comunittes, renorted a bl to amend Bec, 4,895 of tho Ravisod Statuted in ro- latioy 1o tho asxignment of putents, Passed, WEST POINT APPROIBIATION. ‘The Honae then want nto Cominiting of the Whole, A, Honkins in the cliair, on the Mititary Acadomy Ap- propriation \lfl)lliwl.lleh appronristes $231,243, anil was aildrossed by Mr, Hale, of Maine. Ma reminded the Chairman of the Commitles on Appropria- tiomn q‘und-m that §n ths economics carver which bho proposed to ron, hs was uot treading ounaw ground, The Commities on Apprapriations of tho lnst onse, nuder tho Chalrmonship of hiw friond from Olio (Gardold), had been all over tho ground, sndbad Last scesion roduioed tho ordinary sxponses of the Govermment by an smowut over $21,0.0,000, That had been a grest work. The geatls men from Peuusylvania miglit continna thia work, but could not oriyinite it. ~Ilo gave Azures to ahow that tha reductions for the hat two yoarw amoantod to over 31,000,000, atid ho remarked thut the Committen oa Ap. pronriationn of the lust Congrees might bo well proud of 1ta work, nnd particulariy of Loling tha Goveri- mrnt Figlly ta spouding only what had been sp. propristed. Ile did not wish it to bo assumed that o chock Lind been thrown over waaleful expunditurcs utdl the Democratio party Lind ool placed Lt the head Futea, Ho warned his friend from Penusyivauta (Itan- dally not o wunte his time and edorte oa Hields Wl had Levn already cropped. There was stlll ground which was worth going over, aud Lo wuntad to halp ki i goluy over that ground, but still he wantod Lim (Randall) 1o beat {n mind the French prover, * that tho man who goca for the plucked churry comes bLack emply- uanded.” 4 L'ansing oo to tho discussion of the hill anider con- shilerations, ho sirouuoualy opposcd auy roduction in the pay of Vrofessore or cadets, aud etld ho wuuld atriko 2o blow dircetly or Sndirectly st st growt mill: tary achool which ind furnislied somo of tha groatest commandera of the present day. The peaple hiad not been complsintng of tho salurion of West Poiut Pro- fonsors or cadotu, What they had toen _complulning of wus ralfrosd wnbaidiug und” the (fke, They wero de- wanding that rings sud frauds should be brokon that the Indian Wug, if 1 had sy existenre, atiuld be brokea up; aud that tho Whisky Iting should Do broken up, Cougrom could tiot legislats too closc- Iy on thiosa subjocts. It could not sustsin ana upholt o Adminisiration 00 strougly tu its cfforls to break up thoso Runuem, Congresu might also curtatl extraya- Ranca tn public hutldings, anormous structured whict ‘ware porliape not necded, or at any rate not neoded to- +lay, ~On thove aubjects Loth sidos of thy Haiss cond Join hands, and retrencl, and v money; but fu the imattor of salarles fixed Ly the Goverument ho axkat 1€ anybody betfoved thiat the poojile were comuaniug taat helr pmbiic sorvants woro balng paid too hacl. Mr. Hamilton (N.J.), a memnbor of the Committeo on Appropristions, laving cliargo of the ali, replid to tho @rictures uf atr, Wale, and sasertod thind the flqurce and facts showed that thero was largo room for ro- trenchment, The ustimates sout i fr the Mlitary Acadomy amounted 1o $137,000, Lut the Committes ou Aypropristions had ' cus them down (o $1a,641, and the Commfttes bellevod tua¢ thit reduction coutd be made withiout fupeiriug the uiiity of the institution to auy extent, It wia & mere lope ping off of extravagance, Ilaasserted that the pres- eut compensation of the Superintondeut of thy Aval- ey was betler than any Goverumont officer,ezcept the Prostdant, recelving as he did, in ono way of uthier, by direat yay, by percantago for longevity sllowais, by Loragro allo by quarters Fations, and oo tulu os another, about §7,000a year. 1y referred (o the sninriva of olher o d aaid’ tho salariew could he re- ducod s yro aud etill leave adoqusta compensa- tloa, Tals bill, d, proposed that the army oiis ot ra stationed at West Polnt should have the vamo pay aud allowance as they had fo the lrmfl- Ho submitted that tho objoctions urged againat the bill wery not well founded, sud he remiuded the Houw thiat the rosd toward scunainy waa now open, sud (hat it waa in the dixcration of thy Houss to aay baw far 3t should bu puresed, Nr, 1lurlbut oppoacd the economia features of tha i, a uuf gueted, in Teply to Mr, Watnlt s, that at thy Huaty whiett o (Hammilton sy Urothar Wed & Weat Foiut Cadet receiving §24 & mouth, memlers of Cougress ouly ro‘elvel £3 m day, and that it might be scunomie for him (Hamllton) tn'temit to the Treasury the wur )dnn pay which be uow recelved, [Laugater.) Inkbis udgment this blll struek delibetstoly, willfully, sud ynursutly,—all three of them {Iauhier),—at thu welle belug of a great nationsl intitution whoso record wis clear toovery man in the Ifouss, Evon geutlemen frow tho Bouth on tha other ide vf the House bad at. toatad 10 tho advautsges of the grest traluing sud Ligh teaching of (Lt fnatitution ju - Lee aud Lougatrect, snd Stonewall that Do wectionsl question could of this Natlousl Aeadcmy. Th question —diractly was whcthor this scademy sbould be msiutatued ou tlst pure, liberal, beniyn foothug which e imporianice dawanded, and which tue alguity of the nation re- quited. e bad beau astouuded ut vomu vf tho progo- Httons tn tiat bill,—propositions whick, Lo stiould like 10 demonstrats, could be Lie reault of notbiug but & tastard sud Liundoniug econumy, 1o ventured 10 5a! that members of thu Cotumiltos on Approvristions i 10} kuow Low many clorks there wor lu the fo ton to be provided for, Tuey had undurtaken toatr with out kward, left-handed, cowardly bluw ot mea whom slis nation hisd sent thery to be eiucated ot for thulr own Lynenit, but for that of the natiou, and with the otuer at wen who by law wer entitled 10 fthe advantages of their loogevity pay which the yent'owmen on the Comumities ou Appropristious did not woain $0 know ho el of, U warged the 5 e S S gentiemen of that Committes that fhers was nio single 1nstitution in thig country which thay had bLetter Lo more carefal in interfaring with than tia West Polnt Miittary Academy, Tuers bad lecn » tima when it miht fiave been popular to fnterfers with I, bt that timo was pist, Thero hwl bean s Lime when it wis cousldersd popular to attack the army, and bie sup Paied that that would b the noxt step; * but that time wae, hie could tell the gentiemen, siso past, Uoth in- atitations ware rootod and grounded In the faith and Dellaf of the Amneriran people in their eiMciency and fallnesn, and any stlempt to eripa or diminiab efthor would damn to perpotusl obiivivn tho mon or party whio underlook ft, Coming down (7 the datails of tha bill, ha spakn of tho Hoapital at Weut Poink a4 an old dii3pldated rook~ ery, eatlrely unfit for ita purpoves, and_ b intimated thit tho Cornmittea ou Anpropristions bl thromm out tlie catimate for the ersciion of & now Hospital, or for furnlshing it, Jir, Hamilton (N, 1.) replied that the evtimato had Deeu referrod to the Committes on FPublie Buildings 01 drounds, 3r, lurlbut—That Committss has nothing todo witt it, and whou tho Committee un_Apnroprirtions strick it out it was gullty of moral cowsrdlcs, which stamna with reprobation all pretonscs of refurm, 3r. Burlbut went on to criticise the attompt of the amimities au Appeoptiations Lo dock West Falut Pro. 3280t4 of Uinr longnvity sliowance. 1€ ho widerstonl thuchief principle of civil :rvice reform, it was that o Tan Bavtig onc sequired a ponlinn Aad fled ft ban- to orally wen eatlt] remain thera ufidia- turbed and unewbsrrsasod, aud Lave hia rank - or - pay incroased according to the tima of hia service, That was the priuciple wwhfeh hiad prevatlnd 1o the Army as £035rd8 ofAcors, Ons of the Woat Polut Professurs Lad baca thera fortys seven years,—the Frufewor of Mathematics, a man sdmittéd on all handa to be the very Liguost sciontific suthority, and {2 havo tha most singniar facility for commuufcating knowledgo. That gentiemau, by bis long coutinusuce fu servire, and by Lis dillzeuce lu weli-doing, was entltled to £4,40 & year, whicl the Committes on Appropristions proposed 15 cut down, Tt Commitics, which had the wiiole tntereat of the Uuitod Btates committod o lta charye, eould ot pos. sibly bo axpected to knuw direst the things that it wan $eting upon, (Laughter.) 1o (Fhuribut) 1o ket upon the ‘Iaw @xing tho piy and omoluments’ o army officors sa mmong tie contrasts uf the pation. When & man wias inducsd to Teave sctive serivea1n the srouy, I which Le was sure of promotlon, a0d 0 e=ttin dowa for lifo In the great- er but mora quiet task of educaling youtli, ths natlon nnd pledged 1ha faithito b, sod it wis' bal faits, nnsound economy, aud enually unsound poliey, 1 stlempt to iolato thaf contract, He wna glad that the proposition to 4o so caine from where it Lisd cowe, God forhid tlst any man who bad borne srme on elther sid> should dingrace Limnsulf liy upeeting the calculations of alifetimo, snd disturbing tho homnr- able dream whieh thess gentiemen bad the right to Iudulge fn relyiug on tho promise uf the Govern- wment. Lo spoke of this thing now becauss *coming ovonte cast tiolr shadows before.” Tuls little, fllconsidort, fignorsot attack oo West Point wam Lut the ' ekirmlsber of fie mafn movumant tn ba dirocted sgalnst that great institution of wilcl West olnt wa1 tha. uraery, ana of which tue ustiun waa proud, The poople did not want to sea tho honor of tue nation, and schwol of the Roldler. aud diguity of tie Profesor, struck at s they wero 1o thls bill, Without sction on the Lill the Commi! 80, the House ad journed, e i sete e ——— BURCHARD'S BILL. ATARING THE BANKH HOARD SI'ECIR—TUE INEVITA- BLI CONSEQUENCE TUEBEOY. Bpecial Correapondence of T'he Chtcugo Tribune, Wasurxarox, L. C., Jau. 22,—~Tho Hon. 11, C. Burchard, of linols, has adlod to the multi- tudinous legislation proposed for mpocle pay- ments a bill to cotnpol the Nationst Banke to hoard tho gold Intercat on their bonds until they bavo 20 per cent of thoir circulation ou hand in gold. Tho titlo of Mr, Burchard's measnzo is *A blll to roquire National Banking Assocla- tions o preparo for specie paywent," and its toxt is a4 followa: Hle @ encted by the Senale and Howar of Retresenlu- tires of the United Stadis nf Awericn i vonrest asazm- bled, Thiat hereaftor cvery Natioual-Biuking Asvoo! tion shiall be requirod Lo set=in in com, vr colncertia- cates, a & luzol remervo for be redvmption of s oir- culation, the ain-intereat recelved by ur becoming due to such ‘banking-aamnclation upon fta binds depoited with the Treasnrer of the United Btates na so-urity for its arzulation, until suck banking-sasnciation ‘shull Lave scctinulsted 8 coin-reaerve fur the redcinptlon of fte circudation equal o 2 per cuutum thoreof. ‘The brovity of this bill ia its chie! merit. Its very title shows that {4 author misconceives tho nature of tbe problem befors him. and tho propor part the Government has to play in ita volution, s proposes that tue National Goy- crument requirz tho National Banka to prepare for spocio payioouta. ‘The Natioual Banks aro voluntary nssociations of capitalisis for tho basioess of banking, They canoot bo ro- quired by tho National Government to do that which i is not thelr ioterost to do. The momoat saay ench at- tompt were made, they wonld withdraw (rom tho Natiooal-Banking system. Deforring for tho moment tho coustderation of tho logical defects of Mr. Burchari's play, it is evideat that Ha practicability dev-onds ensirely upon ity parallol- 13m with the intorests of the Natfonal, Banks, ‘Lhe Uovernmentoonld notarhiavo even tho troit- lo:ssuccexa of LL:0 man who tuok his borsa to tho wator but couldn’t wake bim driuk. Tue bauvks caunot bo madeto 4o etep beyond tho hne which, iu thoir opinion, marks the bouvdary bo- tween protit aud loas. The bill before ns would add auother tax to tho Lurdeny wiuch ara already too hoavily dppressing the Na- tional EDauks, Tho Natwnal Banks paid m 75 sn aggrepato of B7TU05.154 of taxes to the Natioual Governmont, the proods of 1 per cent on their circulation, oune-hall of 1 por cont ou their desposity, and ocav-haif of 1 per cent ou thuir capital stock nut invested in United States bouds. In conseqitence of the publiciey roquired by the Natioual-Bankiog law, they ara more koarchingly tuxed than otber cor= porations by tho various Biatos, the expaases of tho Rodomption Agouoy fall on thom, sul they aro sabjocted Lo oxpensivo ponalties if & stray depositor forgoels to put o Z.cent starp on hiy check. or if the Guvernment mucllagy is o thin that tho siampa fafl off, One bankin this city paid €L,200 in euch peoalues lsst year, The profits of tha banks are nob what thoy ara popn- iarly supposed to be. 'The laxt roport of the Comptroler of the Uarrency shiowa that tho rativ of dividands to capital and eurplus Jast Lo“ ‘wag 7,81 por cout,—Jesu than B por cent, aud 44 than is Tegurded as fair proilt iu ordinary buginess. The foss to the Nutional Danuy by boiug compelied to hoard thoir gold woahl be: frat, the loss of the premium; second, tho fu- terest on this sum; and third, tho {uterest on tho swount hoarded,—for, by the terms of the bill, this suw is a legal reserve for the rodemp- tion of tho circulation, Jt would bo udidie tional to the ruservea roqitired by tho pros- out law, sud would dimimsb by Just wo wuch the aveifablo rewources of the bnks, Tho bouds Jon deposit with tho Uni*ed States Troasury by tho Notioust Jlaoks, N L, 1375, amounted to $IGH,749,412 Lakivg tho average intoreut on these bons pos cout, the awunut 3Mr. Darchards bl would require thom to hoard would bo sbout 213,230,000 » year in gold. 'Po prominm on thin would, at the pres- ont rate of 113, amount to 24,374,500 n yonr ; and how much the prowinm would bo run u; tho \Wall Htreot mpeculators whon this 818, 00U & yonr was takon out of tho supply can bo told only by expoericnce. Tho losd of intercet on the 20,322,500 currouey vatuo of tho goll-bond interest would tepresent more than hald the wnnual eurnmgs of the bauks, com- polling them to puss hall their dividends for soveral years, Tho wirculation of tho Nationsl HBanks, * Nov. 1, 1875, wad £345,656,002 ; o resorve of ver cent upon this would bo $69,117,380 ; tha loss on this on tho old premium, st 43, would be @9,955,000, war Mr. Burchard wonld bave a hard time in compoling the National Banka to subwit to such uloss, L'have beforn me s copy of & petition signed by tho leading bankors of Now York and prudonted to Congress. 1t prays for the aboli- tion of the tax on doposits sud capital, and that the expousvs of the liedeption Agonoy be mut out of the rocolpts fram the tax on circulation. This petition 14 put up dbecauss the banke tind themsolves bard pressed by taxation, und there can bo no doubt that, If the Governwent at- tompted to requiro thew to submit to what would be equivalent to mory than doable taza. tion, thoy wouly withidraw their notos sud suc- Tender thoir eliartors, " In short, she eoct of Mr, Burchard’a bill would bo that the bauks would audduenly rosire theiwr oireulatiou; largo quantitics of "Umted Hiates bonds would bo throwa on the mrket; there would Lo somethiny vory like & panie in Laulk stocks ; tho contraution of bank elrculution would doprive businuss of the carroucy it neod- ed for [t operations ; anil the clamor of *umure greunbacks " would bo irresistibly, regardioss of depreciation. Restwptiou would be botrayed lu the house of its fricnds, Tho mistake of all suclh mcasuied m, tbat they attempt to juduce the buuks to do by corclon that which s agalugt theic foterest, and which would 1ne it on thom Luavy loss if cowpllod with, The enactient of thw bill wto Jaw would bo tollowed by wldesproad rovolt smonge tho half-milliou of stockholdurs and millious of dupositors, Halsuces would be druwn down, de- posits cliocked out, paulg seb in, aud a wuirlpool would bo put in wotlon whose suction would af- tact af( interests, Kven under tho presont tum the banks feel that thiey cannot ba convorva- tive without loas, 'The Goverument taxes thew ou thoir idle dopouits, so.thay the coustunt tempiation 18 upon thew to loau on bad weourity d recklessly ; tho Btates tax themon the whole espital, aud wowme Statod on thoir deposite,which they accuwmulate for tho protection of the busi- noss commuuity, Thoy have to put up excossive wocurity for their circulation. Aud o all these the enactument of Burchard's bill, apd the withdrawal from the Natinal-Bsukivg uystem which wauy of Wom are now dacusaug would b at once enrrled ont. Btookholders ean- not ba roquirad even by act of Oongn‘::'l':?o boslnena at o loes. Under-tho _elsatio and ad- mirable ofiumllon of tho Pros-Banking acs the- Natlonsl-Bank currancy Lias boen brought to & rclatlon of perfect responaiveness to tho_needs * of tha tradeandindustry of the country. Nothing 13 noeded to make out financial system sound but that tho Government, which suspandod spects paymonts, shouldrotiry [tanotesorredesm them ; that it should, It brief, fand or prepare to nay, at tho rate of 109 canta on the dollar in eoln, ~ its paat-dao, dinhonored promissory notes. Mr. Burctisrd 1183 bognn ¢ 'the wrong end of thls qnestion; ho has alda adopted the wrong mothod, Instead of attempting to foros thom to accumulate for saveral years 70,000,000 of onin to commance rodomption with, he should maka it to tho banke' luterast to kesp out their notes whon resumption begine, in which ease oach bank for itaclf will proonre what gold ie necssgary Lo protoct its notes. Dat, as tho mattes now stauda [o relation to circulation and tazos, it tha provisious of his bill be sdded totho Danking lsw, the Natioual Banks will neither secumulate coin {n advance of rosumption noy lat thoir notes remain fn cirenlation, L L FINANCIAL, BELLEVILLE, ILL. Britzvitee, I, Jao. 20.—The recent guse pension of the Bellevillo Nail-Mill Compsay has operatod to canse s elight disturbance in finan. cial clzclen hets. Ouo of the rosalts of this sus« ponsion bas been to esuso the withdrawal of & congidarable eam of monay from the People's Bauk, Tho Dircctors of the bank held a meets ing ou Saturday evening, at which the condie ton of the bank was thoroughly discussed and fn- vestigated, It wna found that the bank bad assets, In_oxcous’ of ita liabllitias, to tho amonnt of £160,000. A resolntion waa passod declaring the soivency of tho bank, aad directing the Cashier to ask oxtousions from holders of tima certifia eates ouly, Bualnens, as far as call and damand depasitors are concorned. will be eonductod as usisl, Yeaterday tho fesliog was mneh better, snd in & fow daga it in oxpectod that confidence {n thia well-known snd favored . o el ko avored inst{tution will ANOTHER KANKAKEE BUST. Srecial IMapateh to The Chicadn Tribune, Kaxwagee, [IL, Jan. 26,—The Kankakes Bank closed Its doors this moming. The praprietor, John Durham, announced bis resdinees to make a full statement of affaira a4 Roan as tho books can bs brought up. Mr. Durbam Las & largo nmount of real estato, which will probably liqui- dato to a largo extent, if not wholly, his indebt~ edaesy. MIr, Durbaw has been a banker here for many years, and cojoyod the esteom of the comtocimisy. ITis intogrity is without blomlah, aud misfortuno alone is responsible for tue sus- venston. PARIS, KY, LowsviLer, Ky., Jan, 26.—The statement in tho tolegram published yesterday concerning financinl dopressfons st P'aris. Ky., is partly in- norrect, as tho twenty persous wero simply losers hy tho fallurea of tto firmy. Thore is no ocess ¥ion for any great oxgltomont, and poople at dirtancs cal be ns-ured that Pans aod Bonrbon are tinancially as sound ns any part of the State. SAN FRANCISCO. 8ax Foaxcisco, Jan, 26,—A sale of 480 sharea of delinquent stock of the Dani of Califorais to- day roalizod 814.50 to #10. Tho ssseesmont of 410 woa pald. Aseessmaots on all the remsin- ug stoek liave been patd up. NEW YORK. New Yoor, Jon. 20.—~The affairs of Vise & Co.. straw-goods deslers, are beine rapldly set- tled by tho Assignee. Tholr lisbilitios will smount (0 over 21,509,000 THE \VEATHER, Wasmixatox, D. C., Jan. 27.—For the New Exngland aod Middle States, increasing essterly to southerly winds, falling barometer, rising temperatute, gonorally cloudy weathor, and raln or_snow, For the Lako region, cloudy, slightly warmer weather aud rain or suow, with southerly winds veering to wosterly, falling barowmator, followed by oclesring, cooler weather, rixiug barometer, aud northerly to weslorly winda in the Upper Lako rogion. 1OCAL OBSELTATIONS. Uu104do, Jax, 26, Wind, lrutn Wo'thr, 7318, laht < Fale, i 08, fresh., &) BB, fres Gilf, . fres BIl4, Lrlsk, ., 10:23 p. .29 91|84 brisk Maximum tiermometer, 29, Minimum, 19, GEINEHAL OUSERVATIONS, Car3a00, Jan, 26-31dnight, Time. |Bar, ‘Thr 1, Btatlon, [Bar.(Tur Wind. \Tiala] ivathor, Cheyenno, . 1] 22| fresh Clear, Bumarck, '.”J.NI T W.,gentle .. Clear, Dreewrge |31 LW, Srek, L0 Clear, 1 2718, W, freeh.,| .07/ Threatening B4/N, W, freah.| W., freal fiva 418, E, brisk., AW, freeh. ., 338.%.. trshy]... ... [Foggy. 43'Catm.., L03Clear. Loar, W b3 11 Tho Commissloners appointed to sajnatclstms agaiust Cant. Wand's catate bave allowed £327,- 037.02, The claims prosonted sggrogated over 8700,000. BurnetUs Uoconine—A Perfect Dress- iny tor tha hialr.—The Cocoalno Lolds {n & Lquid form . a larye proportion of deodorized eocoanut ofl, 1re- e edypualy foe (s purpose. Noather compotund | tho peculiar propurtios which so ona conditious of tho humau halr, A singl amplication renders tho balr (no fiatter bow atiff and, dry) woft and glosey for weverai dayw, It 18 conceded | Ly ail who biave used ft, ta by tho bost sad cheapest! Bair dresug In the sorld, Dangorous Couzhslei cold In tha Throst will enune Tuflamination of the Plouritls Meme Lo, seowpsniod wits Fever, Puin, Ditfcult Res pleation, an Courh that will irritata ihe Lungs lulo Canwarabbiun. All these ailenta aro eusily cured by WikitAnT # PISE Cuxe Tan COMDIAL, tho most emfullie ble emedy for Pulmonary Compluints, FIRM OCHANGES, DISSOLUTION. The firm of IANCHETT & LYONS (s this day dise #olyed by wutual consent, The business will bo cone thuued Dy Josss R, Lyor vuder the firm name of Juuse I, Lyous & Co, Tl binlueas of the old trm Wil be wettlod st oflice of Jorsy ous 0.y Marxetat, ALFRED % HANGUETE, Chicigo, Jan, 23, 1676, JESSE R LYONS, INOTICE. tnership Liertofore existing undee the .cmnflug:x'n‘:r:;ulul Warner, l[nn&m‘ln‘h Felix hag wxpdrod by lotialton, Med, E. W, Warter rotiriug. The bustnves wiil Loreafter be eonducted Ly ths uDe: Qerwguod, tuder W tirim uaine of Kol ton &6 Blair, BENJ, P, ¥) fi 108, MARSTUN, IR, FRANK M. BLATR, OIL TANKS, VWiLsoN & EVENDEN'S OIL TANKS, win MEASURING PUMP, 47 & 40 West Lake Bt CEHEICAGO. ¥97"Bend for Catalogue, ‘B “Manafactarers of EVENDEN'S_WOOD-COVERED OANS. SVENDEN'S_WOOD-COVERED OANS. SPECTACLES. BRAZILIAN PERDLE SPECTACLES Bultut W all wighits by imspection ot MANABSE'S, Oplte cian, rd Bladfsou-st, (Tribune Building), __ FOR SALE. ABSIGNHEE'S S8ALE OF BANK FIXTURES I will soll at tho Banklug Othce of the Commerdial Loan Cowpuis, 89 North Clackal, o Iiday mar- iug, the 3tk fust,, for cash 10 higheat bidder, Burglare Proof. uue.] Ontice Wixtures, sia, balonging to sald Qonuue Com; o Juu, ¥ bes . D. HARVE! WANTED, WANTED. Axents o sell ¥ WHITE'S NATIONAL BANK-NOTH DETECTIVE™ Bolly ou sight, Call fruw #tolial Koo 3 aopUliwest cossex Buuth Clark sad Watereia