Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1876, Page 5

WASHINGTON. Tho Democracy Deem It Neces- © gary to Adopt a Finan- cial Policy. With This. End in View They Appoint & Mixed Com- mittee, Another Demonstration of the Force of Public_Sen- timent, fambleton, tho Admiret of Wilkes Booth, Resigns His Clerk- ship. Incidents of the Passage of the Diplomatic Bill in the House, traco, of Dlississippi, Recounts the Gricvances of Llis Race; The Senate Passes the Centennial ' Bill as Amended by the House, Congressional Gossip---Complaint that There Is No Meney to Be Made. . FINANCE. CURRENT TALK ON THE CURRENCY, Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, Wasnixaton, D. 0., Fob. 11,—Tno honest cur- renoy element in tho Demacratic party soems to havo asserted itself much moro successfally in caucus Jast night than a week apo. Homator Tharman's apecch apparently waked up many membors of hin party to n senso of the dangors and rosponmibilities with which they aresur- . rounded. e boldlydenouunced the modern her- - esles of so-called Democratn, and anld that,while he deomod it impolitic and injuries to tho juter- eata of tho country to havo a epeciflo day named . for tho rosumption of specie payment, he fnsintod that tho polioy of tho Demo- eratic party o favor of resumption 1 ' i 1 i ¥ N | ! ! § o o should be unequisocal. The leaders of the Democratio party sre unquostionsbly alarmed At tho arift of tho ourrency coutroversy, whilo tho Repnblicsus in Congreas seom overy day to be growing more and more united ia favor of bard-money. THE ONLY NECORD tho Democrata in tho Houso have thus far made was for n majority of them to vote for Holman's wild inflation rosolulon. Tho timo has mow como when Ltho majority in tho House can no longer with snfety postpono netion on this ques- tion, and they lave thorefore determined to mako an immodiate attompt to unito their party in favor of somo dofinito policy. The genorsl impression fs that tho measuro roported by the Cancus Cowmittoo noxt week will Lo romothing similar to Payno's bill, leaving out the proviso which requires National Banka to wcoumulate a coln reservo, It is undorstood that of the nino Neprarontativen who will bo ppointed by Lamar on tha Caucus Commilteo, five will be {nflationists aud four hard-money men, whilo of tho Sonatore, threa will bo in favor of honest curreucy, and ono an sdvocata of inflation, Bmith Ely, Jr., ia likoly to be tho Now York roprosontativa of tho Committes. TILE COMMITIEE TO FIX THE TIINA. The following are balieved to bo tho Commit- Yee that famar will appoint to framotho Finunco bill an wnpgested by the Democratio caucus: Morrison of Lllinois, Payno of Ublo, Ely of Now York, Gibaon, of Loulsana, Bright of Teunossce, Holman of Indiaoe, and two inflationista to bo salcted by the last two, the nino wember of the Houso of Represontatives to bo selected as com- promise, ‘Thio Senators aro to bo Thurman, Bayard, ond Ilogy. [4' the Amociated Press.) DEMOCHATIO UNITY WasiNoTox, Fob. 11.—Donocratio membars In conversativn to-day say they do not think hero will bo much difliculty in framing a finan- pal plank, ns o concilatory spirit pervaded tho saucua lost night. ~ Thoe opinion was genorally sxpressod _that it would bo impraaticable to re- jume specic paymonts on tho Ist of January, 1879, a8 provided Dy tho act of Jan, 19, 1875, tereforo ihat the provision should bo wpoaled and mossures Lo taken for o pradusl_rosumption of speclo payments by re- iring Natlonal Banks to retain & porcontaga of o gold received by lbem ue iuterest on tha bonds_doposited with the Tressurer of the Dmitod Slates as security for circulating notes, snd alao requiring tho Becrotary of tho Troasury \a rotain & certain porceniage of pold as & part bt a pinking fund for the parchase or paymont of }ho pubitc debt. This, the Democrata say, will bo tho basis of tho action of tho Committeo in their report to the adjourned mooting of tho waucus Thureday next. ——— HAMBLETON'S CRIME. L FIRCORAND IN THE DEMOCRATIO HOUSEHOLD. spectal Dispatch to The Chicaua Tribune. WasninaTo, D, ., Feb, 11.—There can be »0o doubt that Hambleton nsmed hia son J. Wilkes Booth, and that to that infamy ho has added the additional dishonor of denyivg it over bls own rlgnature. Morrison gooms to have boen forcad to accopt Iambleton by superior ine fuonco which ho did uot fool at liberty to mith- wtand, Josoph B, Chandler, of Chleago, private sozretary of Douglas, was a candidato for this position, 110 was indorsed by Judge Catan, Mo- Cormick, aud othor leading Domoctats. Chana- ler, like Mornson, had a good record 8s a Union soldler, but Blorrison, it is very well understood, was fequested to appoint Hambleton by porsans whoso requoets ecom to bave beon law, This appomntment was no doubt mado by Morrison 1u ignorance of Hawmbletou's tocord. It s not kuown whas Morrison will do, mow that the facts are knowu. HSome of tho Demooratie mowbory of the Committeo sro rrml ouoyod at tho publication of ffambla- ou's disloyality, e was loug an jnmate of Fort Lafayetts, and his socord whilo in prison is still at the War Departniont, A DEMOCMATIO OPINION, The Washington Triburne, tho only Democratio daily in the city, bas thiw to ssy inregard to Hambleton, Clerk of the Ways aud Muans A s friend and defender of Alr, Morrison, and well- wisher of the Democratio parly whanaver it acts with decency, we jolu the Now York Tribuns in demanding iho renjoval'of thin admirer of esuusins from tho slerkahip of the principal Committes of the Demo- tratio House, Ruch buastly Larbarism s this s bloton haa buen guilty of whould not bo tolerated tu & tleauer of apittuous in & bar-room. Occupylug s re fesentative posilion as Lo does, biw rotention would lose thie Democratlo party 500,000 votes, Just wuch a thing aa thls would turn s natious} election, We as- wure the Chairinan of (ho Ways and Means thiat this matter ahiall not be sllowed to rost until Le takea mo- ton {a the case, Wa buva only proofs, and shall pre. m?&n that his clerk s guilly of the fufamy CROWDED OUT. Hambleton, Oleris of tho Committeo on Waya w‘hl‘!;ml, -'Igo ;,lmndd ulx;. don .Ialu.:I wmlxlnu 8 rosignod, an rosignation has been acceptod. L o [Tothe dssoctated Press.) TUS BOUNCE. Wasmixaton, D. C., Fab, 1L—The Chairman of the Committes of Wava and Meaus has ad- fressed the following note to the Clork of the Committeo : Housx or NerREsENTATIVES, Wasuixaron, D. 0., Feb, 1 . Hambieton, Clerk of (he 1ys and Jfeans Comitftce—Daan Fan; The charge ou that yuu Mave uniil now wholly disbelioved, e Bavalore L avelo Eents which show your son o have been named nr; Fecognisad by the mame of Johu W, D, Hambleton ve. a4 loast & semblance of truth to ihe chisrge, With 0 slighieat appoarsnce of tho trul of such » churge, 1 have but on Auty te perform—that ta,to accept your Tesignation olfred some time ago, which T do heraby, Taspacttully yours, W, R, MoRntom, Onalrman Commities on Ways and Meiug, g THE CONSULAR BILL. INCIDRNTS OF ITH PARSAGE. Boeetal Dispateh to Tha Chieago Triduns, Wasnixatox, D, 0., Feb. 11.—The debate ia the House to-day unon the Consnlar and Diplo- ‘matio bill tended furthor to show the intensoly partisan meanneas of the rodactions proposed by tho Domocrats, Tao climax was roached whon 3r, Hewitt, of Now York, a Domoorat who Las constantly opposed tho biil en the ground that it wonld eripple Amorican commerco, moved to reatoro the Conaulato at Beyroot, which the Domocrates had strickon out. o showod that® violence, fraud, and intimidation. Ho sald that, dosertod sa thoy wora by the Republican party of ths North, the negrooa in ths Bouth woull doubtless bave to go to the wali in the end, but, in hin oploton, thoy would make ono dosporate effort mora for their tights, a3 wauld be atteated l‘n‘{ uln)txx.ldlubun; of tho torch and the drawing of o biado. ZDMUNDS apoke In & constitutionsl atrain. o naid tha Hepublican party in the North: was alucore in it professions for the colored poople of the Houtb, aud would do all_in its power for their protoction, 1le aaid to Brico that tho Benator must remember that, whieoaver any attompt nas mnade to uso troops in tho Houth. ft was met by almost uoiverssl dononciation from tho nress of tha country, and that, in such a matter, tho Proaidont and tho Republican party must procesd ceordiug to the forms of the Constitution and Boyroat was the seat of American Christian mis- { the Inwe, e mympathized with the sions, and of an Amorican college; that It a)’g“s'":;““'““ng'f"““np%':“’m"-m:“"mz:,“'; A was tho only. place whore Amoricans | o¢ Niesissippi, and, in tho investization which in that Mussuimeo country could bo | was to take plnco of the eloction tiore, ho hoped protected from Turkish sssault. Thon a romedy wonld bo provided. turning to the Demoorats, ho eaid: But I do nat ask anybody on this sido of the Iouse to voto for Chriatianity and respeotability, yot I do think tbat it Is & vory sorious thing for the Dem- ocratis party'to lose the Pronyterian yoto.” This suggestion was too strong for tho Domocracy, and for the firat time TUE ATTROPRIATION COMMITTFR WAS DEVEATED, one-third the Democrats vollng with the epub- licana Lo rotain tho Conaulate at Boyroot. ‘Tho Democratio demagogue proved strongor than the Democratic stateaman. Iho New Eungiand mon wors nol moro success- ful in their attompta to eave the Consulstes at Picton and Jalitaboano, on tho Clulian coast. Ar. Halo very clearly demonstrated tho great noivicos rouderad commorco by the Nawfound- land Consulates, nud showod tlat they wera a constant protection to American fishermon, The Demoarats wore moro eager to sffoct their bun- ‘combe spoeches than to protect Americau com- morco, aud Halo's amendment waa lost. Ameri- cnn_Consula hayvo thus loarned from o Demo- cratfo Houso that tho roward for sav- g sbipwrocked mosmen I8 & roduc- tion of ealsrfes, The offort of Crapo to sava the Consnlate on_ tho Chilian const for tlio benofit of the Now Bedford whaling fleet was not 1noro succesaful. It was argued {n vain that this Cunsulate was AT TUE ONLY PONT which could servo asthe bauis of supplies for this fleot on its four yoars' voyages, aud that the 1,000 American soamen who anuually paid $4,000 into thio United States Tronsury a8 a tax for pro- toction needod tho American’ flag thore. Tha Domocrats could save 21,000 by sbandoning the Consulaig, and thoy oid it. Thoy can sy now oo the stump that they saved 1,000, aud _ conceal tho fact' that thioy have denfod tho right of the protection of tho Amarican lag 0 1,000 whaling mon, whoau- nusily pay £1,000 into'tho Treasnry at thst port for 1¢, and that thoy have vory soriously eripplod an important Lranch of Ameican coamerce, CONBULAR NALANCES, The Secrotary of the Treasury, in reply to a letter of Mr. Springer, has forwarded to that gontloman a statoment of the balance duo the Unitod States from cousular officors on the lat of July, 1876, on account of diplomatic ap- propristlons as it apnears on tho books of the Troasury. Tho total amount of these balauces wna $410,604, but since the amount has boen ro- duced, 8o Lhat theaa officers are now indobed to tho Covorumont 61,812, The reduotions aie placed on the roport againet the amount duo as “gince sottled,” ‘*Ainco romoved," ‘:siuce allowed,” ‘‘sinco _balanced,” eto, E. IL Daker, Cooeul at Buonos Ayros, owes £9G3; D, 15, Clapp, former Cousul at Buouoa Avros, #1,629 ; Adam Jiadeau, Consul at Loudon, at the ond of tho yoar owad 84,607, but has since paid {t; Goorge’ Baucroft, Ministor to Berlin, owod &,074, syace paid 3 N. J. Cramer, £236; Willinm M. Evarts, Commiesioner to the Tribunal of Ar- bitration at Genova, 18,760, with tho romark *ouly notnfual,” not aojusted; Willism H. F'ax- on, Curacos, West Indies, 924 ; IL. IL Ilail, Bydnoy, Now South Wales, 8903 : 'T. . Howsrd, ontovidoo, 81,051, TiY. NAME OF JOUN JAY nRUGE sald bo liad ovidenco which canld not bo dis- rroved that 800 of hin raco had been murderod 0 the last campaign in Misntssippl. o naked, in God's namo, whoro could tha colored people look for protoction If not to the President and the TRopublicsn party. MOR(ON thon snid that, because ho had praposoed to in. quite into tho Mississippi oloction, ke had been visited with tho most porsietent abuso and devunciation. Ilo wanted to got at all of tho factsof tho caso, aud then to devise all neceseary menasuies to protect the colored paopia in tlie exarciaa of thelr righte. Thsis was tho sum and aubatanco uf what took place, The xolvon. 88 indicatod by convorsation with Henators to-day, 16 most probably the or- doring of the investigation nto the Missiusinpi oloction asked for by Gov. Moitan, thoukh, per- Laps, not on 89 broad & scale ad his rosolution callu for. 1t 8 not Buppoded that it will havo any offect ouo way or tha other on THE PINCHDACK CABE, The case of Pluchback I8 tho next oo tha dooket of the Bonate, Thore i & diforenco of opinion among Hopublican Benatora an to what is best. Somo think that it will be woll to delay action until after March 4, at which timo the presont session of tho Louisians Leplslaturo oxpiros. This would render it jmpossiblo to golect another Sonator 1i Pinchback should not bo admitted, and would provent furthor political complications at New Orleans, But Pinchback will not consont to this, but urgos jmmodisto nction, cont what it may. In this be fs sup- ported by Bruco. [1atne Assoctated Prees.} 0s8I WasniNaTox, Feb, 11.—The report provalent to-day that the Presidont bad sent for Senator Trace, of Misaissippi (colurod), who denounced him iz tho Honata executivo session yostorday. is untrno. The Presidont, aside from othor cous siderntions, ia not supposed to know anytling of dobates in huch eossion, which are rogarded wi confidential, though the Benator himsolf to-day, tho attack, aud sald hie would ropest his remarks in opon sotsion. Druce has secn the Presidsnt only atice ainve tho 20th of Dacomber, and then on merely routine bukiness. e THE NAVY DEPARTMENT, TITE CONTRAGT BYSTEA, Special Disvateh to The Cnwcago Tribune, Wasmxazo, D. G. Tob. 11,—Wiilis, Chair- man of tho Sub-Committoe on Nasal Contracty, ote., oxamined Iast evonlog Commodore R, W. Shufoldt, the subjects of inquiry boing the contract and purchase rogulations of tho servico in forelgn squadrous, tho aboiition of navy yards, and abolition of marino corps, reaponsi- bilitics of Inspectors, advesrtiemg, ctc, Com- modora Shufeldt testified that thore wore o groat many sbuses practiced undor the present contract systom. Io sald that purchascs were gonerally made from a very small circle of con- tractors ; that no racord, #a far 8 ho know, was kept of the difforent bids in cases whera is followed by the follawing remarks , *Envoy- | supplies, ote,, wero obtained by tho Extraordinary and_ Ministor-Plempotentiary to | open purchaso process; that bo tiought Austrin. Fund sccount of Yiounw Exposition | it probablo that tlio Government paid at Tondon, §16,493; L. Jacabs, Consul at | more thau privato individuals for the ssmo Moutevido, $1,245: 0. 8. Matoon, Honolulu, | quality of provisions and supplics for the navy ; 20804, . P. Mangam, Nagavakl. Japun, | fuat tbe sysiem of purchara by advertisamont §2.0573 F. 8. Richards, Cousul at Lioods, foes It | resultod in groat ombarrassmont to the sorvico hin hauds, $19,192; J. A. Stiolton, Examiuar of | and loss to the Government. Heoxplainod that Nationsl Cemotery, Mexico, + A. (. | an advertivoment for aingle articlos, like coal or Studer, Qoveul ™ at uomp, ofton amounted to from 1,000 to 23,000, lof funds o hand, _ 84,6493 W. | and that after the lowest bid had beon acceptod @, Seclek, agent at Bradford, Eng{b&S’J‘i; T, A. | tho articles delivered wero Wilson, Matamotag, 8975 ; E. W \0=x'z, ‘Becre- ALHOST INVAMADLY RETECTED tary of Legation to Italy, #1,983. Thero are in | bocanse of their luferiority. Then advantage all about 200 names of Ministera aud Consuls, | hiad to bo taken of tho rogulatious which aliuw bosides those stated, ombraced fn the report, | merobsudlse in case of emergency to be pur- who nro indebted to the Govornmont, tho | ohasod without advertisomont. The ro- awounts varyiog from 4 cauts to 38004 eult was na follows: Tho creation Y of clamas againet the Government by COLORED DISGUST. TRUCE'S LAMENTATION THTASD. 8pecial Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune,. Wasmxato, D, C., Feb, 11,—In conrequence of tho errancous snd sonsational accounty which liavo beon publistied of what took placa fn the oxccutive soasion of tho Bonate yosterdayitia important as & mattor of justice to thoso con- cernod and to tho truth of history that a do- tailod acconnt ehould be given of what sctually did oceur as derived from sources which cannat contractors ariamg out of loss and damazo on account of non-fulfillment of contrace by the Goverument, & loss of tho cont of advertisement, and bigh prices paid. e anid that a goneral in- disposition oxisted on the pari of 1espoumble } morcliants, ke A. T. Btowart and others, to desl \with tho Navy Department. Tho rgulstiony, swhich allow tho Bectetary of tho Navy to Relect papors in which advortisoments shall ba mnort- od, wmithout limiting the number of such vapers or amount of sdvorlising, results, bo eid, in extravagance and abuso. Commodore Shufeldt tostifiod that the mode bo quostioned. It may bo eald that no profano ::chf;?::h"fn ln‘cémdgl:nouzznng ux"uum.l;m:g language was indulged in by any Benator; that e “fiable. " to abusa, Tho proper re- no Domocratic Bonator participated In the de- | girictions should be impoeed on disbursing bato; that Soumatur Gordon was mot | officors, and smong thoso he monhioned tlo prossnt, aa he s absont in Tennes- waking of commandants of yessols lointly rve- so0; that Bonator DBraco did ot | sponsible wich the purchaatuy agont for tho dis- bursomont of mouay. TILX DISCIPLIXE OF TITE NAVY aud of the Marine corps ho believod could be "lLl{ improved. ‘Threo-fourths of tho mailors 10W 1u the service aro foreiguora, Tho remody suggestod was to nationalizo the sorvice, and the mothod suggested was tho systom of trawing- slips just ostablishod, 60 as to put n training a: loast 500 boys overy year. In fivo soars, o said, this would work a complets translormation in tho Bervico. ‘Thie cost would bo about 8175,000 ayoar, If Congross was disiuclined to spend such an amount of money for this purpose, ho would advieo tho disnuseal of 500 sailora, und in this way sufiicient aught bo saved to more than pay for the training-ships. THE COURTMARTIAL BYATEN, 80 far as it appliea to sailors, ought ta bo ve- visod, and its penaltics to bo 1nade less sovora. ‘Phe marne corps ought not to bo whally abol- ished, though tho esprit du_corps of the rank and file i not as groat as 1t formerly was, and tho ofticial corps should bo weoded out by the appolntment of a Board of Exemiulng Oflicers, Tho present method of appolnting otlicors in tho marine corps and Paymastor oorps was, hie said, » vicious ono, Such officore should bo solectod ouly from graduatcsof tho Naval Acadomy, Tho oppose the confirmation of Mr. Dillngs &8 Unltod States Judgo for Louisiana, but on the contrary voted for Lim ; and that Benator Bruce mado no attack whatover on Sonator Wost, and that no words passod betwoon thom ; that Heo- ator Wost took no part fn the discusaion, and that tho name of 3Lr. Pinchback was not men- tioned. THE: PACTS aro that Bruce, colored Benator from ississippi, did make an earncst and animated, but en- tirely dignliled, protest agalnst what ho ro- garded sy tho injustic porpetrated upon his raco, becauso he said that ho doubted the slucority of the profeasions of the Repub- lican party a8 to tho interost which it claimod to feal for biu raco. o eaid that, whilo tho Re- publican party professod to boliove - in equality, o oxpotiencod o his own porson the hollowneas of such protonso. Ilo felt that ho was looked upon 84 an inferior, Thero waa no real concorn for the wolfarc of his raco. Nothing doue at Washington inured to their bonotit, and the Re- Houth, rauk and fllo of tho marins corps ought to pabllean, pleyr 8 Ah outh, which wad | Yo diifed fn handling besvy ahlory and mainly 1P J marings, when placed ou ship-board, “to ba noglectod. Thoy had no protection | piacad undor the command of uaval ofticors. In in Lis State of Dississippl. The | this way a cousiderable sum of moucy coutd bo Ropublican party waa largely in the majority, but thoy wero {utimldatod 8o by the master raco that thoy could not assort thomsalves, Throo timos st £all ho Liad applied to tho Presidont of the United States, sud asked that troops be em- loyod ta protect bis pooplo in their rights. The r’mndum had received him in saved, sod tho discipline qu ship-board would be improvad, ul(.‘nmmmlul'n Bhufoldt was asked In rogard to o ATOLITION OF NAVY-YARDS, and testified that those at Kittery, Now London, and Penuscols, might be dinpensad with without impawring the eficioncy of the Departmont, though they would realize such s small suwm that o would adviso rather that thoy bo dismautied. I'he saving would bein the neighborhiood of half » mitllon of doliars, - All tho Navy-Yards aro at present conducted much more expobsivoly than thoy should be, ‘I'he carrying of the bu- rean systamm into ths yards wos, ne said, a'groat misiake. Consolidation was practicablo, and would #avo s great - amount of clerk hiro, sod provent many of tha political evils now com- plsined of. All watohmon oould bs dinpenssd with, and this was enother reform which would save oxpenso and praveat political abuse, OUN BUIPH OF WA, (Commodore Bhufolds said, biava not attained the mpeed which they onght, 'Tho elewent wanting 14 8 mora perfect aystom of machivery, The Naval Academy ho said was in excellent condition, sud he would wuggest only onschange, and that was requiriug sil cadets, beforo ap- n\nt’munt. 1o have porformed sorvico on ship- oard. Naval officers, 88 & rulo, he testified, did not Lnow enough of the world, Uoth miitary aud naval ollicera in thid country are mora olaunish than elsewhero. Ho advacated the transfor of thit sea-const aurvoy, lske survey, lighthouse sorvice, and jmprovemouts of rivers and har- bors, to the Navy Department, sayiog that thi Dopsariment bag all tho Loats, seamon, aud athier spplisuces nacossary fur the work dano by those seversl bureaus, wtd®that tho Govern- went, by consalidsting them, can save moversl millions of dullars l{eu. Commodore Suufelds was opposed to tho a pointuient of » Board of Admuralty, on :Kn ground that it would subordiuate civil to military snd naval authority, sud creats au sutocracy re- pugnant to American natitutio L Liss boan learood at the N TILE COULENT MANNER, {old him that Lo could do nothlug, and that be would uot use tho troops. ke believed that Ulysacs 8, Grant was rouponsible almost ou- tirely for tho blight nnd the achos which had coma upoen tho Republican party and the colored peoplo of the Bouth. The ‘'oderal appointmonts in tho South wero of tho sworst posuiblo char- acter—corrupt, welflsh, and legumr wen, who cared nothing for thoe colored people, but ouly %o farther their own ouds. As for humsolf, be was gick of politics; ho loathod snd despiued the Democratio party, but he aw no ultimatum but to submit to it. 1t was of no boneflt to bim nor to his race that heahould continue toliold his soat fn the Henato, o did not kuow that ho would hold it, _ He did not know but he would follow his impulses, RESION 118 SEAT, go homo to his peoplo, advise thom to aubmit tn tholr destiny, surrauder to the Dumocrallc arty, give up politics sud any. claim to tho bold- o of officen, and ask ouly of tho wastor race that they be permilted to oarn their living and maka monoy, it thoy could. . ancoun gald that he agreed with bis collesgue in muoh that he waid, but he did not akroe with him in hia consures upon tho Presdeat bo- causo of Dhiw rofusal to uso’ troops in the Bouth. Tho President in this matter had 0o alternative but to puraus tho courso which Lo had. Avtothe Fodoral appoiutinentsiu the Bouth, Mr. Alcorn mald they were of a veryimproper character gonorally, and of mon whoso acts wero calculated to_brng the Republican Hmy into disgraca and disrepute, llo was as od, why, theu, did ho not recommond Domocrata for ap- pointment to the Ledoral ontices. o responded wish much empbasis that tho presost race v Dopartment jo politiclana fo tho Bouth | that tb dvertisements of the recent sale of the gv‘rsrangn:x?:muormpl aud as unworthy of | Nave-Yard at Phiwdolphia cost mora thau Youtidence &8 could bo found suywhere. Ho | §25,000. id tbat Mississippi was a” Ropublican DELINQUENT PATMAGTE! ‘Wiat the laat eloal Paymaster-Geuoral Whatmougb, of the navy, hag been carried by ou being interrogated, admittad that Lo mado . teatifiod recently befors the Bub-Committeo of which Willin s Coairman, that in no caso b suit againat defanlting Paymastors haon prozo. ontad to julgmont in favor of the Qovernment, This testimony Augcested Inquiry s to the amount dus on_unasttled accounts of Tar mastors, the numbar of auila pending, atc. A statomant prepared at the Treasury Deparmont showa that rno number of unsottlod sccounts Is 111. Tho amount reptessnted 1u thom is about £1,500,000. In slxty-ono casen aults for ro- covory of the money are pending. In five cason preparation In mnking for bringiog auits, aud throa oases are at prezent under examination. —_——— A MODERN BOTHWELL. 1OW VARTLY UNLIKE TIE ANCIENT INDIVIDUAL. Speetat DHapateh to The Chieago Tribune, WanuiNo1o8, D. O, Foh, 11.—Tbo Natonal Republican publishes what it sssumen to bo an authoritative oxplauation of the attacks npon Bocrotsry talknap, which atiempt to implicato him in his traneaction with the sutlers, The Republican saya Jobn I, Tothwel), editor of the Chicago Courder, in tho hiope of contributing to ihe defent of Socretary Bolknap whon a ecandi- dato for the United Htates Bonata from tho Btate of Tows, concucted the pitifol yet infamous lic in rogard to the Becretary and sutlers, an atated 1n his paper of tho 12th of January,—tho very pame lios which tho terald repriuted Feb, 9, Tha following & a copy of a dispatch which passod Dotween Chicago and Des Moinen Jan. 12¢ Cnteago, dan. 12, 1856.—To the Hon, Jacob Rieh or Robert Pinkbine, Des Moinea, Ia.: Waa the Courfr are ficla on Balknap rrcefved 'today? Pleans send e alout 100 wordn nn Benatorial Aight to-utghit, Bigued) Joitt . BornweLy, Liitor Courter, Who is this man Dothwell, and why his sumity to tho Secrotery of War? ‘Khe following choice bit of military history TIMOWS A F1OOD OP LIONT on the subject: D7 order of tho War Dopart- wout, Nov. 8, 1870, 8 couit-martial was con- vened at Fort Lgon, Colotado Territory. Before thia Court First-Licut, John R. Both- Woll was arraigned ond tried for ** making and prosonting or “causing to be mado snd present- od a falgo and fraudulont claim agaimac tio Unitod States in violation," ote., ote., and ** fer conduct unhecoming au ofiicer and gentiewman.” The following is 8 cupy of tha nentenca: “To Lo caslidered and forever disqualified from hold- ing nny office of trust or profit un- dor tho Covernment of the United Btatea, and that the crimne, name, vlnno of abode, and unishment of tho said Fimt-Lieut, Jobn R. othiwell, Tifth lnfantry, bo published, etc., and that horeafter it shiall Lo deomed seandalous for the officers of tho lrm; of the United States to nssociato with him.” By order of the Recratary ot War this sonteuce wau earriedinto effect from the dato of Dec. 29, 1470 This accounts for tho spleen, ———— Texas Border Troubla to-day, and dotailed at length the prosent conditon of affsira along tha Itto Urande, Ho said that raids are almose of daily occurroncs, aud that itin impossible to ntop them with the presont smlitary force under his command. ‘The Rio Uraude iver fn of such s naturs that tha cbaunel is conatantly changing, and whonaver the river racedes from the Amorican side, leaving & strip of Jand wherc a channel ox- fsted, tho Mexicaun mattio npon ftand cisim to hsve esclunive jurisidction, and refuse to crons on the Mexiown side, 'Cho rawdncs are assistod by thesa squatters, and their prosence agira. vates the axisting ovil. Gon. Ord said, further, tust the negro traopa of his command could uot bao relled on fu ¢ase of trouble; that they worn of the worat class of Houthern noyroos, and tbat white ofiicors did not dars to leavo thelr wiven alons. Thens troops slso mado trouble in tho families of the Mexicans living on the Mezican nide, Others officers wero uu- ablo 1o control them. ‘The hast cltws of tho ne- groen in Texas will not anter the army. bus pro- 1er to wora on farms in the intcrior of tha State, and this they are doing. With twn good regi- monts of troops, Gon. Ord sald that the raids couid be atojped snd peaco restored alang the border. Tho Chairmsn of the Hpecial Cummit- teo hnn rocoived a telegram from Mexico con- firmatory of tho ndvicos received by tho Mexican ‘Mininter, that Cortina ia still_in prison in tho City of Mexico, and not in Matamoras under guard, TUY, YETERASS' NATIONAL COMMUITITE, appointed by tha Soidiors’ aud ailyrs’ Natioaal Couvention hold Pittaburg 1n_ 1872, of which Gen, Burando is Chairman, has been called to meot in thus city on the 23d inst., to consider the part to be taken by Union voterans in the com- ing Presidentisl camraign. RETURNED WITH THANKS. Comminsinnar I'ratt to-day rezuivel by ox- Emu": haudsowe gold-headeil cans, Loryurdad 5 supordinates in the JHevenue Service. Tho cane was tmmediately returnad with thsuke, snd reforenco made to tha provision of the law which attackes o benalty of dismisat from ollize to all engaged In the interchange of couttesies of this clisractor. —_— POLITICAL COSSIP. TIHE TOBTURES OF A DYSPINTIC Colt From Gur Own Corresponce Wasnisoro¥, D. C., Feb. Y.—My breakfast hadu't agreed with me,—it's tho ono aisbolical disagrooment that distarba my pacifio carcer, that chronic dissgreement with my breakfast,— and I was suffering dyspeptic tortares. Tuceo wore aggravated by that awful sense of an ech- ing void within that overtakes tho lackless scribbier when he flods himself empty aw s squeezed orange, and recalls hin oditor's injunc- tion to * write Bomathing bright and fresh,” only to dospair of wriliog suything save for tho waste-baskot. Tho cspecial torment about it was an overshelming senso of what o multitude of tnloga thero were all about me to bo “yritten up™ {f I could but scttle that Tlonso tho bilt to amend the revisod statntes | ctironio disagrcement with my Dbreakfast, reguiating commorce and navigation, and tho | and recover from tho mqueezed-orango stato Fogulntion of Atoam vosvels, by which, among [ of collapso in which it wea impossible othor thiugs, atl eail veusols are required to be | for me to take in an idea oven throngh o sur- L5 PONDEST. . NAVIGATION BILL. TROVISIONS OF TILE HOUSE RILL. Wasmsatos, D. C, Feb. 11.—Tho Committeo on Commerco to-day agracd to roport to the furmshod . with proper ignak-lights, aud | gical operation. I was in framoof mind for dis- during tbo night time show & lighted | agreement with oversthing and eversbody s but torh upon that point or quarter to |08 1happon to boanew-comer, aud among tbo which auy stesmer susll Lo approaching, the penalry for non-complianco with this provision bolug 3210, Tho master of any vessel coming into or going out of any port situsto upon waters which aro tlie bounds botween twoStates, may employ any plot duly liconsed by the lans of cithor State. unknown in the roporters' gallery, I wasu't ne- qualoted with any one near mo with whom to got up a disagreement, and Imakoitu rule not. to disagroe with strangers. It would be omi- neatly uncivil, to gay the lesst, and might prove emiuently uncomfartable. Ho I glowored at the throe American youth of African doscont swaotly slumbering on the frout beneh of tho gallery oppogite, with their woolly heads pillosed on tho oruamentod balus- trado, nod doubtless fliled with eatrancing dreams of the Lappy day when cach stould ba rockonod among the Honorables on the floor, and tako partin tho great BOILERS, Tho Toeal Inepectors shall inspect the boilers of all ttoam vossels bofore the same ars used. and onco at lonst overy yoar thercafier. Auy porson shipping ofl of vitriol, unslacked lime, 1o~ iammable matchos, or gunpowder in a veseel taking # cargo for divors porsons on freight withont delivoriug at the time of shipment n note in writing expressiug tho nataro ana cliar- setor of such merchandise to the mas- POLITICAL CIRCUS AND MORAL MENAGERIE. tor, mate, ofticer, or pordon in chargo | Now, be it understood, I accept tho Fifteonth fllmtl;u "l-d‘}ngl |°'su';h° ‘vufaul. mm‘lt 57 Amondment without rescrvation or qualifi- ablo to tho Uniled o4 in tho pesalty of i #1000, No- atoamorcarrying pasongors shall | Sh0 £ rl"““’";" . il AU depart from any port uniese sho shall hava m [ S1Y o trio o morican youth of Lior sarvice o full comploment of Jicensed ofiicers and crew sufiiciont at all timos to manage tho versel, tnclndivg tho proper number of watch- men, excopt on fercy-boats, EXPLOSIVES, No langs bay, loosa cotton,! or looso hemp, campliene, nitro-glycerine, naphitha, benzin honzole, cruda petrolonm, or othior liko oxplo: sive bursing fuids, shall bs carried oy froight on any sleamer carrying passongors. Rotinod potrolewn, frictioa matshes, gunpowder, nitro- Fivcoring, and olber coubustibla substances, aro roquired to ba socuraly protoctod and placed at sccuro distance {rom any fire or hieat. or ju auch African descent in question, but all others of thom, may con well their Bunday-sctioal literature and tho Inatory of tho Credit-otulier and Pacific Mail, and grow up worthior to fill sests on tho floor thau not a fow of tho Honor- ables who flud placoa there. Neovertholess, 1 glowerod at those Amorican youth of African descant, of whom it happeued but throo, instead of tho customery half-dozen or upward, wero that morniog gontly slumbering on tho frout soat of tho gallory opposite, all unmindtul of the flow of Cangressivnsl oratory on the floor ?l:‘ tgf “‘.“u.u““‘.‘}::a i “;3 1;3;:} botow, which, surrounded as it is by the galleries TPOCtO o “*products - of " petrolonm | #upported by wolia instesd of columns, la sug- B bo wnad on preat-voracls for lluminatiog | gestive of nothing so much as an im- Piirnoses that il ignito at a lowor temporaturs | menve cock-pit. Tho while I raosacked Than 160 dogroan Faureuboit, No kind of matru- | whay T suppose I may figuratively ment, machine, or equivmont for the better se- curity of hio provided for by this bill, shall bo used on any stesm-vessol which shall bo disap- provad by thio Board of Bupervising Iospectors. Ample provieion ia mado for the inspoction of hulls aud boilors of vessels, Lifo-boats and othor moaus of ecapo ara required to bo alwavs in Teadiness, ‘Tha duties of Inspoctors and olticers of vosselu are more cloarly definod thau heroto- foro, and many additionsl eafeguaras placed round passougera, Whenovor damago is sustain- o by any passenzer or bis baggage from ox- piarlon, firo, colhgion, or other cause, tho mator and ownor of siuch Vessel, or aithor of them, and tho voesol, ehall bs hablo to each and overy \eruon ko injurod to the full amount of damaga, 17 it bappens throngh any neglect or failuro to comply with tho ~piovimonu of ihi bill, or through the known ~ defects or imperfections of the steamng opparatus, or of tho lully but {ho tatal liability of such owner or awnors shail in no casoe oxceed tho amouut or valuo of his or their Intorest iu such vemsol sod froight then nnnulntt. ‘and any rersons sustaining loss or ju- Juy irough tho carolessnere, pegligence, ot wilffal minconduct of auv mastor, wate. eugi- noer, or pilot, or his negloct or rofusal to obov tho Inwa governing the navigation of such steamors, may sus such mastor, mato, ouginoer, or pilot, and rocover damages for anv such 1n- Jury eausnd by suy such master, wste, ongineer, or pilot, and such oficer may ulso bo imprisoned style tho atorehiouses of my mind for material, nevor w0 Scans, with which to pad out what T wickedly contemplated attompting to palm off on the mausging editor a8 o ** Wasnington let- ter,” ‘The steretunges aforesaid I found emp- tier {bau tho Freedman's Dank after tho Jav Cookecollapse; aud L was glowerng moro savajse- Iy than over at tho slumbering youth of African descout in tho gallery oppusite, whon I was in- terrupted with— +Oh, L do want to know who thatls down there. ' Cav't you tell mo ¢" A BPICY INTENVIEW, My intorlocutor was ono of the female—I beg pardon, lady—correspondonts who grace and adura tho roportera’ gallery as doih tie sulitary violet from tlie Congressionsl consarvatory the souderous oxpanse of Bonatorinl corporonty. Womau-like, she wudicated, by a quick glunce, who sho meant. lu bluundering, mascuhno fash- fon, utterly at s los3 fo kuow who sho intended, I fixed wmy on that eyes fine specimen of au Americanized German, Schleicher, of ‘Toxas, and absontly respouded : WAL, yos | 1'm not certwin avout Lia being a statesman, but bo lins a hesd full of brains, sud ivof the half plilosophic, coustderably more than Lialf combative Gorman type, and Loneat to tho core. Didu't Fou hear his speoch ou tho curroney—"" p Ob, botheration,” sho intorrupted, ** Idul\'& ot oxgRnding thred years, mean that hornd Dutchmau from Tozas, who' ) e aia Weigh about 300 pounds, aud looks Iike sn_ani- NOTES AND NEWS. scated beor-burrol, 1iore, take my upera-glass, TIE DISTRICT GOVERNSENT. Spectal Duspateh to The Uhicaao Tridutie, Wasuixatoy, D. C., Fob. 11.—8ome of the old et who succoeded in managiog things undor the old form of Govornuent for the Capital are moving actively to induce Congicas to restoro suffrago to the District, ‘Tho Star, which spoats for tha best clams 1 Washivgton, eays of the move: Tho people, tho real peoplo, want noth- |ug of tho sort, sud shudder at tho possibility of coturn toit. Thoy siucerely profer that toe sl you can sce better, It's that geutlowsn withthe noblo forelioud, larze, obsorvant oy finoly-cut uose, sad Kilken beard, Who isle * ot 1 saw she had been making s pon portrait of Iatm, whoover lie was, for reproduction in_hor Jotter o tho Luminous Erpounder, and her vivid description of bim led mo to suspect ho might bo tho idoal statesmun 1 had been wo long in quest of. Bo I looked again, meutally repeating as tho arky of my mou, * noblo forohesd, largo, ob- Horvaut eyes, fiuely-cut noee, and wikow board,” aho tpatisutly (uternosod with— “I'iore, don't You seo him,—by Bain Randall? Governmont _shiould oxorcise _diroctly the —bo ia a splendid-looking tellow.” Qo o ot tho " District, and | * Ob, Sladamo," L hastoned to roply, * that I3 %oy ssk o tbay Cougrows wul | tho dlutinguishod bird-funcior, wWho? " she queried sharply. W e cultivatos tn his privato avisry,” I con- tnued, o vastly-improved Lreed ot *tho fowl of freadom, the bird of our native Land, aud wets them soaring hore. At Chicago WE UALL DM ' OUN CAUTER;'" and with aticious satisfastion I gluwored agal at the trio of Amorican youth of Africar acent atill poacofully slumbenug in tho gallory sottle dofinitely the proportions it will boas of carrylug on tho affairs of the capital city, and make duo provision for tho indobtedunss in- currod 1n_smproving tho city under the Govern- meutal officors, THE CENTENNTAL BILL. Cen. Hawloy's patlence was soveroly triod to- day ss » Soutliorn Sonator after Soutbern Sen- atar Rroso in succession to give hia views on the Contannial question, suma of thom o ‘far | OppusIta. o tine “iho ™ old strict construo. | O, como mow.* resumed tho isdy cor tion dogms ms to ', elicit & ro- spondent after n pauso, ** I want sou ta toll mo buke from others, "Iut at ‘last | Bomothing about politics. T can’t uoderstaud st 1s Blaluo going to be noxt President 7 du's sy, and so respondod, % @Uood," she continned, *'Then you sren't gure of 1t 7 It won't bo Morton, willit? 1 hope 1t won't, I hato hin throv-day speectios,” 1 coulun't vay, and 8o rowarked, " sho oxclutinod. ** Thon yow're uot sare Lo'll’ get it. 1 hopo neithier of them will get it, for I waot Roscoo Conkliug to bave it. lo w perfoctly pplendid, What a lLandsowe Prosident bo would bo! 1ave you soen lym 2" 1 bad'nt, and #o remarked, alding that 1d hestd of ftoscoe's iiyporion curly, and presumod Lie was o veritable Adonis, au liablo to be struck by hightning 4 avy othier man. What did she thiuk of Wasbburae's clsnces 7 W Washburue 7 queried thia falr corrospond- ont, who for yuars has written Washington lul- tors filod with doscrivtions of good louking stutosmon and of graud roceptions, and suove all of ladios' toiletios,—thao which to 8 greal ma- Jority of readerd aro vawily wmaro enterntaiuing thau snything, excopt scandal, that could ha writ from bero; ** Washburno? Ob, yes, he'n wona to Europo' samonhiere, bssn't ho, and hu's the hond Grangor, fen't ha 7 Woll, 1T it 18 goug to boa Democrat, I hopo it wou't bu Thurmsaa. Tuivk of it—a mwan who makos epeochen in anw-tiling voica ; blows bis nose in thie middle of a tentouce, and wipos it on 8 sod andans baud- orchiief, 'Ugh! Why bo carrios two of thosa red baudanay at the o timg, ‘Tmok of bin at tho Wuite Hoase! Aud you don't thiuk it could be Hsm T\ do you? Why, thore's only enough of him (o make & nobby tiger to nde beliad somebody's turn-out. But {ho final voto was reachod and the bill was Kmmd. a8 it camo from tho llouso, error and all, y & vole of 43 yonu to 15 nays, The Commly- nioners intond to procoed directly to complote the projected buildloga. TUE_DEMOCHATIO NATIONAL CONVENTION. The Democratio dologation Lero doos not re- ceivo much oncouragement iu its sttompt to soouro (ho Democratioc Natioual Conven- tion for Chleago, It appoars that thero is not enough of a Domocratic atmosphere in Chicago, ‘Tho dolegation bLas waited upon ‘Thompson, Bergosvt-at-Arms of tho House, who 1 Vico Presifent of the Democratic National Committee, and tho special Wasbhington Vicar of Augustus Hehell. Thompson told them that Chicago did not hove sny Domocratiopaper ; that tho Times would be of no advautage to tho Coo- veution, aud the Couvention wouldhave ta go tua city whora thoro was a botter Domocratio atmos- phero, and whore there wad & nowepapor that would serve the intorests of the Couvoniion, T'he Convontion will bo held st Bt. Louis, Cin- cinuati, or Now York, probably 8t, Lows. TUE TEXAH PACIFIC. No Interchangw of uentimout on the Texas Pa- clfic Rond blll hiss yet takan place i the Houdo Committeo on Pacifio Railro The meet- ings thus far hava been devoted to listening to arguments by she friende snd opponents of the bill, The Commilteo will meat to-morrow for 1ta conmdaration. 170 iha Awsoctated Pressd TUE MEXIGAN TUOUDLEN. ‘Wasmsaros, D. G, Feb. 11.—Gen. Ord was before the Liouse Bpecial Committeaon tho THE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1876—TWELVE PAGES. 5 thers's no uso of my trying, I can’t maks ont anythiug aboat politics.' Then sho imparted into conanltation BY THE WIPA OF TIIZ JAPANESE MINITTER upon tho momentous «quostion of aslecting & dressmakar what s superb toilet it would be wnen thab dressmskor had completod ity and with what delicacy dMadame, tho binistor’s wife, had forced upon her a beautiful pattern of the richost Japanese ilk, ruch as we novor seo in tois country, and had invited bor to the grand rozeption at the Japanese Erabassy, Sho further Imparted how she could not bearthoss women —a coupls of other Isdy correapondents in the nozt rox. Thoy were foraver puffing each other in Ehoir lotters, tha brilliant Btelis rogulacly praiu- ing the graphic correspondence of the young. beautiful, aud sccomplishod Beraphins ; aud Seraplina, in her lotters to her papor, extalling the fresh. pi-quant, and aparklingoorrespondence of the laity rom the pen of the heantiful, youtbful, and accomplished Btella, Aud then'Siolla, who no msa over droamed of tnariving, mado wicked flings {u her letters at widoiva abote the Capiuol, and——"" At that junctuce I mado my encane, carrylng with me Jively firn®inpressions of the lady cor- respondouts, with whom this was my firat en- counter, and hanpy in having struck & new flald in Prosidential speculation, ¥ ~d Money, There's no money in snything bofors this Congress,” remarked tho howt with & sigh to the guoxta around his mabogany {u that splendid Gothie dining-ball which in & marvel of artiatio syunaotry of proportiona and quaint richuoss of fimab. Tho subduod melancholy of his tone moved my vis-s-vie, tho hanorabls membsr from ——, to lay down his fork, il unmindful that tho torrapin stew was growing coid. snd the widelg-knowa journalist at my left stoppod 1n the middlo of Ins best story and set doswn his champagno untastod, whilo all listonoed. » I'don't kuow what I'll doif it goes onasit Las,” continued tho bost. ** Tho whisky proso- cations, the suti-subsidy excitsmant, and the Graugnrs ; tho Presidential election coming on, and the general expectation tbat haviog boeu ot iu tho cold so long thov woald hasten to provide for themsolves, Lavo frightened tho new membors.” “ ieally, do yon mean,” iotorrupted the pale yonng mau, quite hid Lohind tue opergns ol cut- glass and solid silver, dolicately clased, which, Taden with rara tropical fruits and flowers, rose from thin contre of tho tablo until it slinust mot thiowaumve bronze chandeliar overhioad, ' realls, do you mean tho pohiticiaus bLave grown virtuous " The young man was flnahed with tobater-salad, or he wonldn't bave mado that wpeoch, The host amiled_ntmost {mperceptibly, nud quietly added: * Thore's no money goiug sbout this Cungress,—open that Coerzenay, Trusty ; it'a delicious, gontlemen, out of an invoico aont me aga predent by a French nobleman,—if thers wero any money going, 1'd know it.* He wie searce old onough—say sbont 40—to havo beon a Senator, But his mastive, ehapnly head would not bave mat illy on Benatorial shoulders. His msunor was moro polished than that of tio average Bonator, whila tho kuawl- edio of tho world and of carrent affairs disclosed by his couyerration was rather above the Bena- torial staudard of knowledge vutside politics, Ho migat, however, iave beon takou for s Seua- tor. or moto likely' for &n ex-Seustor, grown ontilent aud growing corpulent e & lobbyist. 1o was. SOMY CIAMDERLAIN, TIE GAMDLIR. The guoata were o party of politicians aud news- paper on, who, showing the eights to some vis- 1tots frown Chicago, had dropped i at his gam- bling-house, formetly tho readenco of tho Brit- il Mimstor, and which uuder Chsmberiatn'z management is probably mors olegant in ita fit- tings aud appointments than when occunied by 1ler Majenty's representutive, and tho resort of the ton of tha Capital,—8s it yet is of zistin- guisbod Lonorables. Johu perbaps was sufforing to_impedo his di- geation, somo reminder of tho ninety odd thou- sand yet to bo paid on that handsoms property which psssed from under the guardianship of the British Lion to become a lair of the tiger. It is by all odds yes the finost privato property liere ; nsplendid model of the Gathia architec- ture, slightly modernized, with vaulted ceilings, antique waingcotiug, octagon aparsments, aud nich carvings; uud iu eleganeo of design and bharmonions complotoness of finiah unsurpassod, whilo furnished in polatial style. It was an ox- ponsizo cstablisbment, and, after being con- veried into s gamblivz-house, was cloued for awbile, proving unprofitable. Latoly Chamber- Iain haa roopenod 1t, aud doubtless Lie feels bluo to find the profita of tho **hank™ leus shan in the days of shoddy and tho Whisky Ring. Dut the fact is, that tho mouey going hera wow doesn‘t civenlnto through quito the same chan. nels a8 in those times, TILY LOBNTISTS aro gathered hera Tike carricu-birds about s car. cuus. At each seesion, to the aud of time, pro- vided tho scawions continuo until thon, they doubtless will flock here 1 like fashion, unless meanwhilo an amandment bo adopted that will prouibit tho logislation of monoy out of the Tresnury 10to tho pocketa of individusls or tho coffers 0f corporations ; cut oir tbe land-grant steals of domain enough for empires sad 80 close out tho lobby's business, Ere the Congrors shall convouo that will submit such an smond- ment ta the people, it I8 mv profonnd cooviction tWo presont gonetatian will liave passed in their chocks. Until then, as now, ex-Hauorables. ex-Lends of bureaus, sud ex-Governors of Sta‘es. bankrupt in politics, morals, and packet, who kuow how to put things through, will buzz about Liere thick as flies about w sugar-bowl, Tendy to nockot_oversbody's money for selling out ‘momloers thoy Tun.” So will mvsterioua Judges aud Colonelc, possessed of intluence for © which thoy goek & market. 50 will the wholo horde of confidenca nperators, adventurers, and black-silers, male sod female, to find buyers for their rancality, aud to overcomo the ecasy virtue that finds ita way into Congress, Lt THE RECORD. BLNATE, Wasmixaroy, D, C.. Feb, 11.—Mr. Whyle moved that the Senate adjourn to-day to meot ou Mondsy pext. Agrood to. TRANBPORTATION OF ANIM: Ar, Frolingbuysen, from the Judiciars teo, roportod & bill relating to the traneportation of apimals. It is, with some amendments, tho measuro introduced by tuat Souator at the bo- ginning of tho present sossion. The ouly amendments of copsequonce aro the fullowing : Thiat the longth of timo that auimals may be confined witbout nnloading i limited to twoaty- four hows inatead of twenty-eight hours, and thoy must remain unloaded for rest, wator, and fecding at least sovon, inatead of flvo, consccutive bours, Thothiof July noxt isfnkertod as tno when the bill, if cusetmd, v to take offect, and & ue acction 18 addod providing that the number of hours ported throuh ada must be taken {nto_account by all raflroads or Yeano.s connectiug with Cansdian lines, as part of the Tweniy-four counceutive hours sbovo lmited. The il contatus provisiuns that when animals shall be carrlel dn cara or vessew u which they can il do liave proper food, water, apacs, and oppor- tnuity to rest, the roquiremonta fui regard to their be- fug unloadod rhall not spply. THE VRESIDENTIAL VOTB. 3r. Mayard calied up the concurrant resolution sub. rulticd by hiin ou the 2)th of January lat, fn regard tn amen 1ing tho twonty-sozond jolut rule, ‘providing for u canut of the vote for Prestdont sud Vico-Prosi- Jdeut of tho United Btates, TUE CENTENNIAL DILL. The mesaiire wan diacusied, but, bifors gnal voto was reachiod, tho morning hour cxpired, aud the Chair Taid before 'tho Sonato, ns unfinislied” businous, the Gonteutal Aunropelation bitl, upou which BIr, Taus dolph_was entitlod to the foor, 1fo spoke fu favor of thie bill, snd replied to tha objections raised by Meears. AcCreary, Norwood, and othiery, ‘Afler dibato by lcaers, Joaes, Caperton, Aleors, Froliughuysen, Isnsom, Conovor, Mernmon, auid Saulshitry, the bill wes passed without tho preamble by the following vote how sho ind been taken YrAS, Altison, Ferry, Morrill (M), ‘Authony, Frelfngbuysen, Morriil (V) Hayard, Hanlly, Alniton, Toutwell, Tiacyey, Ogleaby, Cumeron (Pr)y Httchrick, addock, Caperlon, ngalis Patieravit, Clayton, Jones (Fla), Toandolphy Coniliue, Jouca(Nev, Mameon, Kelly, Taberiwon, Logan, Harigoty lhvlmlvluld. Ssisers BeMillan, Vallare, Dorawy. Mazey, Windoni—41, Edinunds, Mitehell, M stevenson Alcorn, Howe, it 3 Cooper, Kernan, ‘Thurman, Taton, BT ery Vadelgd olathiwalt Creery, 5 i yiuriuon, Withers—13 Curistianoy, Sherman, Gordon, snd usin, who would Lavo voled for ths parred witli Messrs, Hootl, Cockerell, Davis, aud Baulebury, who would bave voted , Wis ust it sgatuag e o eald e colloaguo Weighit was nocessarily apicit 14 b bee reael o wobld Bave volod for tho bill ' neation ten recurted on sgreslng to the pro- amiito, nnd it was agread 10 by » slsiug voie—yeas, 373 , 16, o bill_was puased us {t camo from the Louse, without amendment. 3ir. Tuurman, at his own request, was excisod from service on the Couference Commities o thig billio bay intarest on the .65 District of Columbla bonds, au Ar, Davia wau sppoluted in bis place, “fbo eusts theu sdjouraed uutit doudsy. OUBK. Nearly balf an Rous was cousused {a the discussion of the esclutson $0 Mg B T0IA (6 Lhe Comumisiss oa $10,500 for Becretatien of the salary of Becretary of scting alao a4 {nterpreter), was sought o be smended by Meaarn, Seelya and Conger by a ration of ey S Taerprelar, Dat ne chabgo wak Ladies' Drawaers Drlllln%flnnqual. 76 cf Patests. Tha discusslon develo; the fact 4 numbaer of the nummllll&ruflm'plc:l‘ the Clpfln‘“:‘; L(r;'lr ;lvhqul‘ln. ! r. Fort put in & rerolntion thst the Capitel tirely too smsil for tiis numbsriess commi! :II .‘.flt vestigate the graat public quentions, and no wes reaclied In the matter, The Speaker the eslled on comimitteea for raporta of e private natars, THE DIPLOMATIO BILI. At 1:15 the House weat (nto Gommities ef the Whol with Mr, Hastings in tha chair, on ths Oonsnlar an: Diglotastio Appropristion hill, reanming lta consderss tion st the parigraph fixlog (he salsries of the Minie. ters to Portugal, Bwitzeriand, Delglam, the Nethere Iands, Denmark, Swaden and’ Norway, 'and Tarkey, neitiels, and the Hawsilan Talands, st 38,800 each. Hawitt moved to smend hy pro ding ooty one Doarmury, Gwaden, and. Nere t auch places in fhoss Blates ss the y from time to time dirsct, Agreed to. in the paragraph aved to Ina o 1) Minister to Uraguay, also umdmdp £ D vy moved to atrike out ibe r. Tucker moved to atrike ou the Hawailau Ialands, minia e Theamendment waa sdopted—23 ta 8. 3. Tucker then moved to insert the following Hem: “ For Minister Healdent and Consul-Gensral the itawalian Tnlads, $,500.% Adopted. ‘The next pars he wers for Miniaters to Ghill and Talivla, one minston; Peru, Ecusdor, and Colome Dis, one midsion; the Argentins Republle, Parsguay, 10d Urogusy, onemistion; and to Guatemala, dos” 3 rador, and Nicars ulou, af $,6/0 each, Y ARGSe R No_smcndments were offersd. to the succesdin paesgraphe appropristiog $4,000 to tha Minister Reei- dent aud Conmaul Gene: 1o Liberia; $20,000 for chiargss ad interim and djj hml‘i“c officers llfl!l’nld. and lous st Lon Paris, Beriin, and Bt, Petersbarg -'x‘umsu P i ‘The next item, being an I&]?fl ristion of $3,000 for gation at Japan (wher o oo ‘but no change wat Mr, Scelys maved to increaas the salary of Secretary of Lscation st Onfa when sctiog seo ie (nterprates from £3,000 o $1,000, Agresd {0, A, Kaason moved to insert Delrut among the Con aulates In Clasn 6, salary $1,600, to, The remaining itema in the Lill were for varions contingent ezponaes, That for losa Ly exchange on consular nervice was reduced from $15,000 to $10,000. Tuis finisiad the bill 4o far as the Committss of the Whiole {8 concerned, ‘The Commiltes rota and reported the bill. All the amendments adopted {u Commitieo worn agreed to in A block, etcept that abalishing the mission to the Ha- roilan Tolde on which » sepursts vole wus demand. . Lale, The amendnient was agroed to—ysas, 130 nass, 67, sl ye A'volo by ayes and noes was then faken on the paassge of the bill, which reanltrd—ayes, 191; hoes, 2. It sppropristes abaut $215,00, being & roduction'cf Abaut $470,003 from the bill of last year, Adjournsd il Monday. CASUALTIES, BURNED TO DEATH, Osaua, Neb,, Feb, 1l.—About 5 this after- noon two boys, sons of A, E, Thomas, s conduc- tor on tho Union Pacific Railroad, while playlog in the bay-loft of a barn set firs to the hay, The youngeat, 3 yearn of age, was burned to” death. 'The body was found in the ruins. The oldest escapod ‘unhurs. ABANDONED AT SEA. S ¥arirax, Feb, 11.—8chooner Esquimaux brought hera the craw of tho ship Progress, from Galvuaton for Liverpool, abandoned with 10 feot of water in her Lold, with & cargo of cotton and gge(, whicl, jmth the vessol, was valued at $350,- TWO CHILDREN DROWNED. New Hasxy, Cono,, Feb, 11.—Mrs, Andrew Bates aud her two children broke throngh the lce on Lake Whitney yestorday. The mother | wearescuod. I "BUSINESS NOTICES, Burnett’s Coconines Banson, March 3, 1884.—Your * Cocosine™ is the enly dreasiug for th Bair nsed fu my family for the Iast eight years. 1Lnot only stop) wife's_balr from coming out, but increased its grawth, 1 am also under obligatfons to this same * Cocosine® for raving iy own bair, which was Yery fast coming out provions to using this valusbla preparation. J, C, MITCHELL, IRNITATION OF THE 8CALF. WATERVILLE, Me., Sept, 165.— purchesed a bottls only, fur tue plrpoio of & halr-dressing: but to my surjrive it hos entirely removed the {rritation of sa ioug standiug, 1 have recommended ft'to several of muy friends, who wers afllicted in the 3ame way, and it has wholly eradicated the discase, Joszrit Hrnr, Jn. ) Alken’s Great Story, 1E MIOLLY MAGUIRES, Albert wiil begin in No, 46 of the Firerids Componien, oul Monday, Feb, 21, Giongx Mowso, Publisher, 84 Beeman sirest, Now York, - Cntchiing Cold l—-Sometimes exposure in very raw witil _luflames the pituitous lining of the nore, aud causcs an unkealthy fow of mucus, which leatn to_chranie catarshy, sore_throat, cough, and dis- wanes of the lungs, consumption, and prematurs death, unloss apcedily ‘cured by Wishart's Pine-Treo Tar Core L, —_— An Articie of True Merit—ts Brown’ Dronchial Troshen " are ihe most popular _article s this conntry or Europe for throat diseases and coughs, aud thia popularity 1s basod upon real merit, LMBROIDERIES, &o. Golden Opportomiy. CARSON, PIRIE & C0.S GREAT ANNUAL CLEARING SALE! Madison and Peoria-sts. Noto the following in addition to other banrgains horotofore adver tised : HAMBURG EMBROIDERIES. Having cffocted tho purchase of the im. portation of n largo New York House at ¢ faarful macrifico on the original cost, they aro offored in this sale at almoct half their valuo. 16,000 yds Embroiderios at 5, 0, and 8 ota d; good natteros. 100585 Bhibroidorion ot 10, 121.3, and 15 ata] noat siylos, 10985 7 mbroldarion at 18, 20, and 33 dta: oholoa niow atylos, mrfi" qualities, in rich new designs, equally chop. 5,000 Lince Tidies at 10 and 15 ets each ‘worth double. UNDERCLOTHING AND CORSETS. 250 Ladios’ Chemisos, lain band, lace trimny'd, 48 ots ; worth 76. 300 Ladics’ Chomisss, corsot cover, puffed snd Inon trimm’d, 60 ota; worth $1, Targo lot Lindios’ Chemisos at 75, B5 ots,and > losa than cost of matordal bl 3 15 om Drawers: cordod and rufiied, 35 ots pair; worth 60 ots. oluator tucked, 40 and 50 ots; regular price 75 ots. adios’ Brawers, tucked and emb’d, 60,75 ots, and $11 groat ba §1; halfprice. TLedies'. Nightgowns, 7: $1, and e, 3 By Judd ebil) ek Ladios’ Nightgowns, $1.50, emb’d and ruf. flad; worth $2.35, Ladios* Bkirts, 08, 76 ota, and $13 very cheap oods. 550 Liidier Franch Linen Yokes, hand omb'd, WO ¢ T8i0s line Bronch emb'd Underwear, hand made, new designs ; very cheap, Alarge lot of no Brench hand made Carsets, llizgfly damaged by salt water on voysge of importation, at gne-third regular prices. Great .trnéu- h;xl _};rcnuh Oorseta; agood ats, 0 , $11 former price, $1.50, yvo‘:;"l‘:rgg flno of ox quality g‘nm:h ‘Wove Forufitinngntgou:lg d‘ %.4 5 ; never before sold e ya akitisipporting Corsats st 00 ota. Bargains in Bustlos, v MADISON AND PEORIA-STS. ~_SPEOTAOLES, BRAZILIAN PEOBLE SPECTACLES Suitud 1o ali sigLta by wepection st MANARHK'H, Opte «clss, 84 Madisonat, (Tribuns Bullliog),