Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 29, 1876, Page 1

- The @hicage Dailp Teibune, VOLUME 29. CHICAGO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 187G, FIRE INMURANGE. INSURANCE AT FAIR RATES! NORTHWESTERN ' NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. OF MILWAUKEB. Cash Capital, $600,000.00. Cash Assets, $874,780.37. Surplus, $274,780.00. Tolal Lesses paid since organization, including the Great Clicago Fire, $1,260,000. INVESTMENTS. , 8, Reglatered Nonds, fa of 1881, 8. Registared Rouds, bs of 188, . 8. Nemtared 208 ‘on hand and in Recelvabls fums o ALEX MITUHELL, Presidont. © JOHN P. McGR! BOARD OF ALEXANDER MITOMELL, Prea’t Chi., Mil. & By, Paul Haliney Co. P, U, ARMOUR, of Plankinton & Armour, Pork and Beol Packers. 0, J. KRRSUAW, Commlisrion and Shipping Ber- oMol RXARDER GLDOES, Commusion Merchant, S, Y- ALLEN, of Wltcomin Leathor Gorspacy. P AHLMAN, Uspitalist, ST A o S2Eloat Bt & Co., Elovators, OLIS41855, A. GREBNE, of Greans & Batton Oo., Whote- wele PRSP, Cuablor First Rattonal Back. OHICAGO OFFICH: Unio; ARTISTIC TAILORING. LAST DAY 10 PER CT. DISCOUNT all garments ordered of ua during JANUARY and e FEDRUARY, 1870, 5 Quality, Style, Fit, Durability, +Only 80 far as Dresas eprings from and {liustrates charscter, can it be sdmitted to the roslm of art,” WEDDING GARMENTS A S8PECIALTY, - EDWARD EBELTY, Oorne of Montoc-st. and Wabush-av, HOTEL. BREVODRTHOUSE OW THE EUROPEAN FLAN, Madison-st, between Olark and LaSalle, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, The Drevoort, which has been recently furnished o the mrst elegant s1yle, in tho finest European Iotel inthecity; fa situated in the very hoart of its busi. nesa cedite} offars special advantagos to persons vise fting g- dl'g' d(!.:’:r for business or plsasure, Rooms L 2 er o ek ,II. AL THOMPSON, Proprietor, OCEAN NAVIGATION, National Line of Steamships, WEW YORK TO QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL. ENGLAND, 4,898 tons. HELVETIAL 400 tr ITALY, 4,31 HGYPL, b TONDON pLIKCT, +.Sataiday, Aaroh 4, st 12 noon. ursday. March 16, and ‘870, “currenoy. - ota at reduced Steerage tickets, §: D:llll(or&l aod upwards on Great Britalo, ply to >, 13, RSON, LA Randolphaata, (oppasiis new Nortbeast sorner Olark and ‘Shermax louse), Uhicago. ALLAN LINE OCUEAN MAIL STEAMERS, VIA QUEBEC and VIA BALTIMORE. Passage, all classes, between principal points in Eu- #opo ond’ America, 'OABIN and BALOON ACCOM- MODATIONS UNEXCELLED. 4 Sea oute. Buperior Ships, Txperienced Bhorlest ri OMoers. Disciplined Crows. SAFETY TIIE GOV- ERNING RULE, Three weakly sailings cach wa; EMIGRANT AND STEERAGE PABSAGE, ull.“ry {best in sll respocis, at lowesl raice, A 10 e ALLAX & CO., "” 4 73 and 74 LaBalle-nt,, Chicago, ONLY DIRRGE L1 JOHN CAMIIRON,Chicngo Managor. ] - gl 122]500-87 874,780,847 ALFRED JAMES, Vice-Presidents IRGOR, Sccretary. ISIRECTORS. W. P. MCLAREN, of W. P. McLaren & 00., Com* Do, SYISER O Phstor & Vorol Leathor O TR, of Phatac & Vogol Leathor Company. HAMUEL SASHALL, of Marsuail & Helay, Banic, "%, Q. ¥ITOM, Cashisr Nattonal Ixchans ank. TOUN EEARRINEON:of Aoamrars Besmelaion s O Milwaukon, Ghlcaro, end Now Yotk - oo & OO JOHN BLACR, Wholesals Liniers, . VAN KUtK, Prasidost Miwaalio Chamber of Gommarce, ALFRED JAMPH, Vios. . RLTAS BIOEND, of 11, Fotand & lothing. n Building, 108 LaSalle.st. Dros,, Wholesale LIFE_INSURANGE, THE MUTUAL LIlé Tnstrance Co. OF NEW YORK. OASH ASSETS OVER $80,000,000. The City Agency of this Company is now vgmnnuntffilocmnd in the Now uitding, 99 & 101 Washington-st. Mr. J, W. MEAKER, Iato Spocial Agont, ‘has boon appointod Agent, Applications for 1nsurance will only bo roceived through our duly suthorized Agonts and Bolicitors, MERRELL & FERGUSON, General Agents for Michigan, Indinna, Illinois, Wisconsin, Towa, and Minuesota, FINANCIAL. . FOR SALE: Qook County Bonds, - Ohicago City Bonda, Natlonal Bank Blockw, ‘Emplre Insurance Co, Stock, National Watch Co Stock, WANTED. Eight per cont cerlificatea of fndeblodness of the Weat Division Itallway Co, An unlimited amount of Alyaper at low ratea of interest, Dy EWSTTI & REED, Dealers in Commeretal Faper, 101 Washington st EDWARD L. DBRWSTER, Atznr 0, REED, Late of Wrenn & Drowster, Bankers. * WANTED. Avy partof Forty Thoueand West Eide RNailway 8 per cent Certificates, A. O, SLAUGHTER, Corner Ciark and Madlson-sts, T0 FRANCE. pa gl Sompiare, Mal Besnurt Bl S e S Blor No. 0, Norih ltiver, | AtS,9aud 10 par oent, fn sumn to suit, on Chisago real eatato, J. D, HALVEY, 2l aturiag, A IN"GOLD' (includin, wize), accordio 10 8coommodation} 40, Return tickets at redused th Fipsets i Denior scocmmonations, iny out exi e * do ot oarry stesrags passongers. COUTTS D EBIAN, ARobh, 1 Drosdwiz, N.¥. o7 o, T, No. 8 Olira-at, or. Ttanaclph, Agent 1 1\(.h‘(mt ‘Western Stenmship Line. From New York to Hriatol (Ragland) dirsot ‘setorn, ALY, Blameer B T i B £, AUES TR oNALY. Aue < 843; Bosraxe, 850, ‘cortiioaten Bhore & M. INMAN STEAMSHIP LINE, Carrying the Alails hetwoen EUROPE AND AMERICA, B B O B Wit Gan West At E¥™ Dzafis on Grest Britain and Ireland, CUNARD MAIL LINE. Ealling throe iimes & week to and from British Porta, Towest Prices. Apply at Company's Offico, northwest corner Olarkand mudl e DUV ERNRT, General Westorm Agont. CORSETS. ot tho GENDINET Dswaro of Imiintionst THOMSON'S PATENT GLOVE-FITIAG CORSETS. s charge. Hianmers ednesday, Feb. . Mortgage Losns, 97 Dearborn-st. GENERAL NOTICES. OITY TAX REDENPTIONS, In compliance with tho requent of the Fi- nance Committeo, the promium on redemp- tion of City Tax Cortiticates will continua es follows until March 10, 187G B8ale of 1875, for city taxos of 1874, no pro. mium, “e;:\lu of 1874, for city taxes of 1873, 26 por Baioof 1873, for oity taxon of 1873, 35 per cent, On the 10th of March, 1876, and on tho 10th of avery succeecding month, an addi. tional charge of 5 per cont will bo mado on the principal of all Tax Cortificates. 8, B. HAYES, Comptroller. Ohicago, Feb, STOCK GROWERS' GOLONY, NEWEXIGO 'Ta locate near Ban Juan mining reglon; fineatcountry in the world for stock rajaing, For pawnphlets, showing inducements, call of address 8, G. COLONY, 110 Deare horn-et., Chicago. Office open day and evening. SAFES. EACH RlGn R A B R T CORSET arabus 5. EX. ETATRTRIS, Stamped F{N NI, Asnufacturer of Improved ' THOMBON » AND Amdu L5 der |CHICAGO SATES TRADR. "Pit'llrf"" il i PR, HAb And Vault Doors. Bafes movod, ropaired, and exohsnged, Second- aroihe moe BaL o e | sren for sala chenps 23 and 55 East tndotereet. P‘b’!"“' ’IAI: them, l.fl Ih‘al:r 4 eroniog popu- sions; Hide : &.5;', ol B, F\ OHAEE & 00, 00py our pames and marks sd nearly as possible. “K'“r'«'u'flif"llg'-'a""&h'- Fatent Bolld Pasteniog SIGN PAINTING, Gipped Corset Sanl ey ufs Silreakable, aad too 125 FIFTH.AV, s bt e st hore. ESTABLISUED 1849, TIIOMSON, LANGDON & COu N Yoy Bols Importars and Patentaes for the U, 8. BLANK BOOKS ,STATIONERY, &o. ez | BLANK BOOKS, 2 OIL TANKS 4 Stationery and Printing, Anb SHIPPING OANS, | TSRS AnPhehbhon e Poen o7 210 T 47 & 40 Weat Lake Btreet, ORXONAGO. D POR £4TALOOUS, PROPOSALS, Notice To Bailroad Contractors. RIK RAIL~ QrxErar Orrics W, D, GO PANT mn’n‘:fi'flsflfl. oy A DYEING AND OCLEANING, LADIES’ SUITS. In Bilk, Woolen, and Mized Goods, cleaned by Lho DRY OLBANING PROCESS. AUGUST SCUWARZ, 100 Sonth Clark, 188 Ilinots, and 265 W. Biadison: 1836, — - be ‘*Wheeling & Laks Krio Hailroad Uompany " lnvite probouls unmmh!hnml“(;hhu apatataly or sous FOR SALE. L, woad t‘: W oo Ferry Sandusky, ria L. Al rials, L d), for tae sodsten for fisu" d squipmentof filineo storials. UEL WooD, Prestdent. LEGAL, AR TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OQrFLCa oF CONPTEOLLIN 0F TUE UUUNENST, WasiiNoTox, Feb, ¥, Lt AL Sroma e s b .:h“‘. '(mh us'cffi z_mox. g or fur *urol Adonst sreot whii futas Aivaz, ol the efice of SODA WATER APPARATUS, Yor tha manufscturing of Boda Water, Gloger Ale, Wines, Minersi Waters, Mead, Toer, ke, Alto ottliiig Machinow, for’ corking and dliing; Marble D e Culilogue. i Fopacis 1 Padace o or Aparatis: ST DhE BRI or pim snd Frtoaie, New York. BARLOW'S mhlzma BLUE. W. 1 oot nfi':.'."-'a"i',‘:r:m:fafia S homekaepare: sar Shocer Sugtiy sa tiare 1 on sale, * Auk bim P (L . 8. WILTBERQ BN, Propristor, 4 a3 Hocth Bacond-shu, Philadslnbls. WASHINGTON. The Finance Spectro Once More Renders the House Un- manageable. Holman and a Host of Others Stand Ready to Exorcise tho Spirit: But Chairman Morrison, Fear- ing an Unpleasant De- nouement, Insists Upon and Finally Scoures an Early Adjournment, The Caucus Committes Fail to Agres After an All-Night Session. Passage of the Amendatory Colorado Bill in the House. Bill Reported Reducing the Salary of the President to $25,000. Senator Cragin’s Scheme for the Restoration of American Commerce, DODGING THE ISSUE, A HOUSE EPISODE. Svecial Disvatch to The Chicago Tridune, Wasitinaron, D, O., Feb, 23.—Tho House ad- Journed before 3 o’clock to-day, immediately af- tor th call of States for thointroduction of bills and joint resolutions was completed. The mo- tion to adjourn was made by Morrison, whose object waa to cut off tho opportunity sought by Holman, Atkine, and others, to introduce reso- latlons declaring tho eenso of the Ilouse on tho currency quoation, and under ordinary circum- atances would have beon opposed by tha Ropub- licans in s body, To-day, however, tho Itopub- licans wero no moro anxious to go on record on the curroncy question than the Democrats wero. The motion was carricd on o call of the funu and noys by 118 in tho af- firmativo to 114 in tho negative. Boma of tho Tiopublicans who voted sgainst adjournment woro very indignant and outspoken in their eriti- cisms of thoro of their vnfl( who united with the bard-monoy Domocrats fn thts movomout, and somo of tho Democrats who hed beon strive g for somo wooks to get in their inflation reso- Iutiona laft tho Houso after adjournment in no very pleagant mood. KELLET'S NIESOLUTION. Amoug thoso who had regolutions to Introduce in the Iouso to-day waa Judge Kelley, who had propared the following, but was of course uua- blo to prosent it ¢ Resoived, That, 83 fhie constantly fnareasing produc- #on of silver and tho discontinuzncs of ita use a3 money in pums greater than tha oguivalent of ton can dollars in any one paymer.t by most of the commercial nations, bas so reduced ita valua that Unitod Btates Jegal-tonder notes and fractional cur~ roney will purchaso severnl per ocut moro than will allver coins of Uke denomination, it is the rense of thin Houso that the fesuo of intercat-bearing bonds for 4hie purchaso of miver and ita manufacturo into coin isan unwise and wastefnl expenaiture of the publia Tovenue, and shouid be discontinued. * Tn explanation of this resolution, Judge Kelley intendod to say that, with {;om at 114, the green- back dollar is worth 87 7-10 couts in gold, and that, with. silvor at 116 per ounce fino in gold coin, tha silvor dollar, contalaing 147 22-100 grains of fino ailvor, is worth in gola coin 81 3-10 ceuts, consoquontly ths groonback is worth 3 4-10 per cout moro than the silver dollar, con- sisting of two gne-Lalf dollars, four quarter dol- lars, tive 20-cent pioces, or ton dimes, 170 the Associated Preas.) ‘Wasmxaron, D, O., Feb. 28.—Tho motion for an adjournment of the Houso, immediately aftor tho call of States for bills, was mado by BAfr. Morrison, to prevent a voto on the motion which Mr. Holman intended tooffor, favoring tho re- ‘mfl of tho Bposio Resumption 1aw of last year. Just befora tha close of tho roll-call, tho mo- tlon to aajourn was apparontly lost, but the ro- sult was chn:;f(od by Mesars. Foster, Hale, Townsend (N. Y.), and Blaino snnouucing their voton in the affirmative, which made tho total stand—ayes, 118 ; noes, 114. MONIEON'S TACTICH, Mr. Morrigon made a great display of himselt a3 loader of tho House. ~Ho obtained the floor, and inslsted upon adjournmont boforos parti- cie of bumness beyond calling tho Btates for Dbills had been transacted. This gume bhas becn tried so ofton that many important matters to bis side of the Iiouso have been thrown over {zom weox to weok, till to-day the accumulation Lad bocome vory groat, and an effort wes to be made to gol action on theso dalayed resolutions, Blany of the most prominent men among tho Domocrata had rosolutions of cobsoquonce to therr side to introduce, when all were suddenly astonlshiod to soe Morrison tako the floor and in- siat npon ld{m\mmnm. Ho was much oxeited, and bad a frightoned look which hoe could not possibly couceal. Quite a cromd of Domocrats gatbored around him and wers evidently plead- ing for a chance to put in thoir resolutions of in- quiry, aud some that are nocossary to their for- ther vigorous work in committees, but ho would not yleld to any ooe. By s fow basty words he esomed ta Lo able to matiafy each ono successfully, snd fioally succecdod in coarrying his motion, The trouble seomod to bo that Morrison hod ronson to fear that tho wrangling in the Democratic cauous would broak out on the floor in the shape of & resolution, from oue faction or the othior, that would surely havo shown a cloar split in tho party. Deaides, it was rumored that dr. Hol- man was roady to offer the inancial plank of tho Iodisun Republicsn Convontion, and Mr. Morti- sun AW BREAKERS ON ALL 8IDES At po provioua Monday's session have the slgoa of party fear and demoralization beun so apparent. Thoro seoms to be a tolal lack of courage or of ofticient leadership. The sume total of Mr, Morrisou’s claim to that titlo thus 1ar sooma to bo to adjourn the Houso each Mons day in time to avoid all necessity for facing any live isaue. e AMERICAN COMMERCE. CHEAP THANSPOLTATION AND AMERICAN SHIRe DUILDING, Special Dispateh ta 'he Chicago Tridune, ‘Wasninavoy, D, 0., Feb, 28.—8enator Cragln, of New Hampehiro, Chairman qf the Commltteo on Naval Affairs, hias devised a gigantio schemo for the restoratiou of American commerce, This scheme i3 embodled 1o & voluminous bill, an ab- atract of the more essentisl fuatures of which follows. 1iis entitled *A bill to provido for meana of cheap transportation upon tho interior waters, sud to restore the ocean carrying-trudo of the United Btates.” It providos: BreTioN 1, That for the purposs of creating the means of cheap interfor waler-transportsilon for agri- cultural and other products, snd tho esus of perius- nenily sscuring » fair proportion of the occan carry~ ing-trade, st chicaper ralcs o tuo poople of o Unitod Hiates, by home-bullt American vosscly, tho Interna. tlonal 'Steamuhip Company, ncorporated by (he State of New Joraey aud tho stals of Virginia, lu Berob thiorlzed to locate, build, sud establish, upon auch suit- ablo shore aa ft may secure therefor, upon doep pro- Lectod waters tribotary 10 the ASGUG, & Ab1p-ballding ard, which sball bave ull applsuces neceasary for ulldiug and equipping woodon and iron swamabips aud other v 8e0, . That thera shal ba aupplied to the ship- bullding of (be United Btates from the sald shijn bullding yard, wit resaouabis prompluses, upon pay- ment of tho outlay aud cost thereof, with § per centum added thareto, the “Leatir jortious of iron work wrought Inlo forms upon paiicrus furdlabied, “sud steaw-machinery or the superior metal therefor, and seasoned timber from the seasoning-sheds, bent or cut {a forms, to enable such ship-builders to enter upon the construction of wooden oF fron vossels on terma of 4 branch bufldingyards: ona vAmn the Miavissippt Tiver, or a tributary direct or Indirect thereo, which socures tho moat eronomic facilitien aa connecizd with the primary yanl for the production of siroug, dura- blo, light-draught stoamboats, barges, sud tow-boats, to rocurs clieap {nterior transportation: one upon the Iskes, upou similar coggijions and advantages, to eo- cure the beal forms of abips and steamers for cheap 18k tranapartation, Bec, 4. That the ssld yards, docks, founderies, shede, and workatiops shall st all times give preferenco 10 iho'work of tho Navy Depariinent; aud wlhen nncess sity requires thie raine 1o be completed in loas timo than has been sgroed for by eontrict or olberwise, nuch facilitica and numbers of nen aliall Lo forthseity provided therefrom as sald_yard can snpply, and sn the Becretary of ths Navy slall’ derm adequate, and at no additonal coef, vxrept for tho oxcess in numbers of men’ and of materiad smployed snd used: and whennver the United Btates shall Do fnvolved In war. the Government therenf rhail have absolute right of cooirol, to the exclusion of »il otlier tban ils own work for Daval and military pur- posos, SeG. 5. That no aubnldy shail be sllowed to mia Company toward thess Gnilding.yards, of for thelr usa; hut, in consideration of thn c: tho advantages and facilitien accurc iy gained, and totlic Governe ment therehy, under the yrosislons of Bee. 4, the intoreat upon the cost of oonatruction of sald. yarda shall bo patd by the Government, to be reimburacd yearly by s deduction of 10 per centum from tho amount of work done for, and of tha smount of any Luilding-material supplied to the Governiment, sl prices not exceeding those which would Le puid Jor wime oualifles in open mariet, or y bids upon propossts duly advertised for, This amount of cost of said yards shall Le xoprescited by Louds of raid Company, having twenty years to rum, Dearing O per centum iniereat, payable emi-annually by coupon« ; paid bonds not to Le of lesa denomins. ing than $100 oach, and in {ho oggregals uot to exceold 6,000,000, for thie Atluntic Bullding-Yard and the Stecl and Iron Works ; anul $1,60,100 for ceeh of the branch Dbullding-yards, namely, (s one upon & shoro of tho iributary watezs of the Misslusippi, and thio otber upon 2 liore of one of tha lukes. 81e, 6, That » cotnmission conaiating of the Secree tary of tho Troasury, the Secretary of (he Navy, and the ficcretary of War is hereby formed: snd t5e asid commiasion shall requira from the eaid Company & mortgogo or mottgayen upou the kald bullding-yards, ron-works, and all appurtenances tlercof, fo the United Btaten, in_due legal form, to securs ihe pers formance by thio Company of the conditions herciube- fora set forth to be porformed on its part. sy COMMITTEE-WORK, A TAIR EXCHANGE. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribune, ‘Wasuixatoy, D, O, Feb. 23,—Senator Epon- cer has employed ex-Senstor Cerpentor to de- fond bim against tho prosceution brought by the Btato of Alabrma to uneeat-him in tho Sonate, and at tho request of his counsel the Commitico on Drivilogos and Electiona posiponed to-day tho further consideration of his case for two weoks from noxt Friday, It may bo remembor od that Carpontor, 88 momber of tho Committea on Privilegesand olectiony, wrote tho reportin the contestod caso of Sykes sgainst Bpencerin 1873 in which 8poncor was declared to bo outitled to hia eoat In the Bcnato, Bpencer, on the other hand, was ono of thoso who, during the summer of 1873, wrota & lettor in dofenso of Benntor Car- pouter, whon he was accnsed of improper con- duct at Long Branch. THE TSDIANS, - The House Committeo on Indisn Affairs will, when 1t i called ngain, rejart the bill for the tranafer of the caro of civilized Indians in tho Btates of Now York and Michigan from tho Gon- oral Governmewt to that of tho Btatos in which they reside. This will be the frat step in an 1m- rtaut movement which tho advocates of it hope will finally result in tho satisfactory solu- tion of tho entire Indinn question, The majority of tho Indian Committes, it in bolteved, "will’ favor tha transfor of tne lndian Buresu to the War Dopartment. and report a bill somewhat similar to that nlmndfl agroed to by tho Committeo on Military Affaira. The Tresidont hai rocontly oxpreesed himeolf as op- posed to this transfer, and,lin conversation with tho mombers of tha Cominittes on Indian Af- fairs, bas stated his objections to it in very pointed langusge. T NOW AND THEN. THIS TICTURE'AKD TIAT. Speeial Disvateh (o The Chicago Tytbune, Wasmisoron, D. C., Fab, 28.~Tho military ostablisbment was;during the ton years procoding tho rebellion, tho special favorito of the Demo- cratic party, thon in power. Many of the offi- cers wore seduced by this kindness to follow Joff. Davig, and tho majority of tbe Democratio .party Boutls, intosoceasion. Now that the Dem- ocratic party has regained ita ascendency in the House of Reprosontatives, ita firat blow Is struck ot the loysl arm which hae dofondod and prosorved the Uniom, It can be shown that tho exponscs of tho army per caplta were Iarger from 1840 to 1860 than they have been from 1866 to 1670, yet the Damocraty 10w want Lo striko at it by REDUCING TUE AF) IGPRIATIONS Zar Wost P'oint. ‘Tho salecies of tho Y'rofestors 8ro to bo razod, tho band utohiwhed, the buildivg of sowera stopnod, aud oltier similar Amall gave iogs mado calculated to cripplo the inaticution, Tho Hopublican Souators have opposod thoss roductions not only because {hoy wers based on 1also economy, but bocauso, under tho rules of Congrees, changos of law cannot bo made In an sppropriation bill. Tuo salaries of Professors and the pay of the band can only be chianged by atatuto, not by Appropriation billa ; "but the Domocrats choso to disrogard oll law, Under the skillful managewmont of Logan tho Senato adapted tho amondmonts of 1ts awn Committoe. ‘U'bis sonas tho bill to tuo Iiouse with many changen. Ilow the Senatoand fHouso will rocous cilo their differences cannot bo foretold. —_— STILL UNSOLVED. WRICI MEANS THE CURRENCY PRODLES. Spectat Dupateh to T'he Chicago Triouna, ‘Wasuixatoy, D. C., Feb. 28.—The Democratio Caucus Committeo on Tinance fafled to reach avy dofinite conclusion at fts mooting this morn~ ing, Tho discaesion to-day showed no chango of sentiment on tho part of tho membora of the Committeo, and 1t adjourned to meot agaia this evening, At a late hour to-uight the Committoo waa still in sossion, with the hope of reaching a voto before adjournment, The reault of such a voto, uhould it be_taken, will rmhlbly be tho nzu]nuau of a modified Payne bill by a majority of 1, WasmNarox, D. C., Feb. 29,~The Democratic Cancus Committes was atill in sosslon at mid- ntght on tho tinaucial quostion. The unpresalon 18 that sevoral reports will bo made by individual meiobers to tho Democratio genoral cauous, Wasmixaron, D. O, Feb. 29-1 s m.—~Tks caucus adjourned, still dlsagroeiug. ——— WORK ACCOMPLISHED, A THEARUBY BTATENEXT, Special Duvateh to The Chicago Tridune, ‘WasuinotoyN, D, O, Feb. 23.—A new IHamp- sliire momber haa called on tho Treasnry Depart- mient for a statement of swhat bas boen accom- plished by tho raid on the Whisky Ring, sod has received the following figares: Froperty seized, assessments, and amount of suits, nearly 33,500, 000; amouut aciually covered into the Troas. ury Jan, b 870, about §300,000, ‘fhis sum is from & swall number of suits, the moat boine etill pending, or receipta frowm salos nat yot rolurood to the Treasury. I'here have baon 233 indictmants. Bixty-nine liavo pleadcd guilty, Of sovestcon jury” trisly thero hove been thirtecn convictions, threa uittaly, and ono disagreeniont, For sonie timo thore hos boon no discovery of new frauds by methods 8o thoroughty expoeed a yoar ago, and e rovouues from whisky have steadily lucreased. ————— NOTES AND NEWS, NENDRICKS' PROSIECTS, Special Diateh to I'he Chicago Tridune, Wasuinaton, D. C., Fob. 23.—The callng of the Indians Btato Democratio Convention in ad- vance of tho meatiug of the National Democrat- jo Couvention is & great disappointment to the frieuds of Gov, Hendricks, Benator MoDonald, who was Chairman of the Btato Committcs, hay taken tho mattor 8o much to heatt that be has resigacd, It {8 well understood that the SHtate Conveution will pronounce in favor of soft money, which will complicate Blr. Heodricke' position very much before tha National Couvens tiou. Houce the attempt, which bas bepn un- succosaful, to put off tho Btate Convention, CONPZDEDATE PENSIONELS. Special Diratih to The Ohicago 1vidune, Wasuveton, D, 0., Fob. 28.—The Seuate Re- publicaus bave called s Lalt upon tue bill which proposes to restore cestalu Confedarates to the peasion-rolls. Benstor otton, in taking this action, suggested it might he wall to cast sbous "&‘:’a’ "{‘m‘l’.“li{."‘:?n“é‘é‘;n“;fi shall ¢atablish | and aeo whether such & bill yoald ook be & proce NUMBER 187 edont and forcronner of a messurs which should place the entiro Confederate army on the rolls. The bill {5 & vory simplo one, aod lhe Confederates bave urged fits passage on (hm grounds of ita cheapnees, This bill provides for placlog on the panaion-rolls the names of sl soldiors of the war of 1812, and the widows of such eoldiers who married prior to 1850. It atao proposes to 1estoro to the ponsiop-rolls tho names of all rtricken therefrow in purauanco of tho act enti- tled **An act authorizing tho Becretary of tho Interior o elrike from the pension-rolle the namen of auch poraons as bayo taken up arms ngainat the Governmont, or who bave in “f mannor encouraged the Robeta, t also proposea to modify tho **Joint reaolution * rolibiting psyment by Aoy ollicer of the Government to sny perron not kuown to bavo been opposed to tho Lebellion snd i favor of jtu supprossion, 8o 88 to permit pavinouts under thie act. 9 The Comnnittes propose to smend the Lill by striking out all except tuat portion which pro. vides simply for tho restoration to the pension- rolls of the names of such persons as woro satricken therofrom under the provisiuns of the act of Feb, 4, 1562, with a praviso which forbida tho payment of nny poneion for tha time during which theso pensioners were dropped. Benator Withers, himself an ox-Confoderate, urges this in theso words : The pacasge of this Lill {s demanded by consldera- tionn of bumanity und Juctice, aud its beneticlariea would he those only who had suffered from wonnda cr otber disability received in the servico of the Govern- ment, and the number of thete fu 4o emall that {lio ‘Treasury will bo tazed to s very trivial amount by the P;uugu of tke Lill, Tho Cutumitaivner of Penmons inforius the Committes that the whole number of per- gons atricken from the rofls under the provislons of the act of 1862 wos 4C4. This unmber, at $36 per year, 13146485 Lut 0 reslity not mors than batf af thi nuniter now snrvive, an the mortality among them in constaatly increaeing with thelr increaslug ago, sothat it may o rafely assumed that the probablle charge cn the Treasury wiil not Lrobably oxceed $20,000. TIONTIEASMEN MUST LOOK OUT FOR THEMBELVES, The Houes Committeo on Indian Affairs bas decided that Congroas should not pay auy of tho claima for Indian deprodations upon white scttlers, 'The Scoste, in a case ai etrong a8 any that evor waa beforo the Honse Committee, Las taken tho eame position. The Benate Commit- tae, in ita final report upon this subjoct matter, in substanco says: Tho petitioner alleges that he lived, an & atock-ralser, in ono of the frontier countiea of Tews, and that he hiad mutfered much from depredations by marauding bands of Comanrhe Indiaus, taking from bim st ‘various timoa horses and other propersy, awounting in value to $.492, and upon ona occarion attacking his famiiy, mutilating Ln s shocking wanner Lis wifc, sna taklvg captive bis son, whom tliey held in captivily some four ot fivo years, subjecting him to great ex- penas, a8 well on account of medical rervlees rondered 10 bia wife a8 fn efforts to recover aud restore to his bome his son, smouniing, in the whole, to some )0, e elatms ras presented to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, who replied that the cane was cne de~ serving favorsble conslieration, snd recomminded that it bo presented o Congrean. As thn cars comew befara Cogress with this recommendation, tne Comn- miites dcom it proper to 81y i referouca to this aud Al like clalme, that in their Judgment, in the sbacncs of treaty stipulation or apecial obligation on the part of tho Government, tho Governinent canmot aud ouglit not to become tho inaurer of the lives snd prop- erty of thoss who chiooso to undertake tho bazards of a frontier lifo. 1t is certainly riahit and proper for the Government to afford all tho guards in her power for tho protaction of her citizens agalust Indian fncur- rions by the nid of her military arin, but boyond this it wonld be unreasonablo o roquire her to go. They, thorefore, reject the clatm of the petitioner, ask thai thoy may be discharged from its further conmdera tion, sud that tho bill sccompauying the petition bo indefinitely postponed, This settlea thoae questions for this Congress. Menuwhila the cotton-tax raiders are pourding at the Treasury door. TIIE HAWAIIAY TREATY. The followiog 18 the text of tbo bill favorably reported by the Commitice on Ways and Moaus to carry into offoct n convention between tho United States of America and His Majosty tha Kivg of tho Hawalian Islauds, signed on tho 80th day of January, 1875. It is mado a special order for March 2: .. e st enacted, etc,, That, whenever the Prealdent of tho United Btates ahall receive satirfactory ovidenco that the Legialature of the Mawaiizn Isianda have paseod Iaws on their part 1o give full effect to the pro- visions of the convention Lotwoen the Unlied Blates and Hia Majeaty the Kingof the Hawaliau Isisnds, sigmed ou tio Wil day of January, 1475, be s Derely suthorized to issuo hia proclamation daclaring that he has such ovidence; and thereupon, from the date of mich proclamati he following articles, being the growth and manufacture or produce of tho Hawalian Islands, to-wit: Arrow.root; castor oil; bananas; nuts; vegetables, dricd and undried, preserved and unproseryod ; Lides and skins, unidreased; tice; pulu; secds, plants, ebrube, or treess muscotado, brown, and all other unrefined sugar, meaning herebr: tho grades of mugar heretofore cummonly imported from ihe Hawaliau Isiands, sod now known In the markets of Ban Francisco and Portland as “Sandwich Island gugar*'; mrups of sugsr-cane, melado, and inolassea ; tallow, shall be introduced into the United States frec of duty ko loug as thv said couvention shall remaln in foren. EITECTS OF RING NULE. Thero seciwns to Lo no limit to swindliog io the District. The ovidenco taking by the prosent Inveatigating Committas shows that thern has buen little diferenco between the admisistration of tho old Board of Public Works and tho new Cominissioners. A streak of addition, division, and silenco seoms to ran through it all, Con- greea hos sncceoded In finding out that, afier atl, tho debt creatod by the old’ Board of Publio Works does exceed 320,000,009, although the law prescribes that it should nover bo greater than £0,000,000. Yet that BDoard and local public oninlon sought to ostracize thoso wha tsintaiu- od that the dobt had passed beyond the latter limit, And now claims ara being presented to Congreus for the demages whichthis ornamontal Government did whils croaling this monstrous dobt, Mr. Cate lns Introduced a bill for tho oqualization and settiement of all claims for damagos sustainod by reason of publio jmprovemaonts sod repairs in tho District of Colambia, It providos that the Commissioners for the governuient of the Dis- trict of Columbia bo suthorized, empowered, and direoted to recoive and examina all claims for demages resulting to privale property witbin tha District in consequenco of any public improve- monts or vepairs mado by tho logal authoritica sinco the year-1871, upon the presentation of the aworn applicstlon of the owner or ownors of tho proporty to claimed to be damagoed, TREABURY GLALS, Thoro soems to bo 1o limis to the ingenious schemen for dopleting tho Tiensury, The pon- slon roll of the soldiers and saflors of tholast War foots up 31,000,000 annually, including tho 24,000,000 which it couts the Government to dis- buteo that sum, And now ail who participated in any of the fencé-corner rowsof our history are to bo placed n‘mn tho ponsion-rolld. Evon Economy Williams,~Two-and-a-half- por-cont Willisms, of Iudiena,—Chairman ofj the Committee on Accounts, wants the heross of Tippecanos to ba peustoned. Then thoze sre tho veterans of the war of 1812, and last of all comes & blll granting pensions to sol- dicre and #ailors of the Blexican, Florida. sud the Black Hawk wars, and the widows of de- ceasod soldiorn and sailors of the sama, 1t pro- vides tbat the Hecretary of tha Interior be aushorized to place on the pension-roll the namea of the surviving officers aud enlistod mon, includiog miltia and voluntoers of the military and naval servicos of the Uniled States, who served G0 days in the war of 160 with Aoxico, orin the Florlda war or in tho Dlack lawk war 30 days, aud woro honorably dlscharged, sod to such other ofticers and soldiors sud sallors ag may Lave becn personally uamed in any resolu- tion of Congross for any specitio servico fu sad war, although thelr torm of scrvica may bave baon loss thun 60 days, and who ahall subscribe an oath ta support the Counatitution of the United _Statoes, d the surviving widows of stich officors and enlisted men 88 wore wnrried rrlor to the disclarge of such officors and en- isted men. TUE CONORESSIONAL LIBHARY, Br. Tandall hiss futroduced a bill to authorize tho joint Committea on the Library to graus to the Chlots of Buresus of the several oxecutivo dor artmonts the privilege of using sud drawing books from the Libiary in the same inanner and subjoct to the samo rogulstions as membory of Congress. 'I'he National Library biss becomes a voble iustitution, but tho regulations by which it is governod aro sowmewhass clannish. t pros- aut only Uongressmen can use the books at their homes, Tho uge of tho Library is denled by law tonll the citizona of Wuhingan, and to tho litoraey peopls who spend thelr winters bers, oxcopk Buch use ms is poesiblo iu s crowded roow, Mr. Randall's bill fs « step in tho direo- tion of making tho National Library uwowething like thie great Hoston publio library. ~ At prosent its groalost penetits are for recluscs and wsa- vuats, WISCONSIN FOST-HOUTRS, Senator Angus Cameron bas introduced a bifl to establish the following post-routes in the Btato of ‘Wivonsin: From Daylou, in Green Couuty, to Biooklyn Station, In ‘eald County of Green from Kilbourn City, 1o Columbia County, vis Delton, [n Bauk Couaty, to Baraboo, in eald County of Bauk§ from Waussy, io Mar- athon County, vis Stettin, Marathon, and Wion, to Colby, in said County of Bfaratbon; from Jenny, (o the County of Lincoln, to Summorsot, iu eaid County of Lincoln. © [To the Ansoctated Press. ¢y ILLINOIS TAX-CABES, & Wasmmxoroy, D, C., Feb. 28,/ o Buoremo Court will to-morrow take up ¢t/ Sllinos tax- injunction casoa. e DUEEXAACKR RETIRES X Tho Secratary of tho Troasury [ = diractad the retiroment of* £320,744 (n Unit itates notos, boing 80 per cent of the now Naf Sal Bsnk eur- rency issued duriug thia month, i will leavo outatanding a legal-tendor ¢ Stlation, until further orders, £1371,519,392, = TUE PRESWENTS 04 Sy, Tho bill roported favorably 21 tho Bemato Committeo on Civil Bervico s @ Rotronchment to-day, in rogard tothe I'reaii... t'a salary, pro- vides that from and afier the {th of Mareh, 1877, it uball be fixod st £25,000 per sonum, CHORFENNING, Tho Court of Clalmu to-day rendered s do- cison in regard to tho famous Chorpenning claim. It waa contended that the reforonca ot tbins elaim by Congress to the Iostmastor-Gon- eral, and his decision that betwoen 210,000 and 20600,000 wore dus to claimant, covatitutes sn award bindlog on the Government. The Court now sustaive & demurror to this assertion, and holds tuat the action abovo atatod was not bind- ing oo the Governmeut, An appeal will be ta- kou to the Bupreme Court. AHE WOOLSTATIFP. Attorney-tieneral Piorropout Lss rendered an oplnion, in respunse to the request of tho Hecro- tary of tho ‘Treasury, to the effuct that tho ro- vised statutes do not suthorizo tha additionnl duty of 1 per cont per pound apou cortain graded of wool a8 directed by an order jesued from tho Troaaury Dupnrtment some moatls sgo, but which was altorwards temporarly suspended un- 11 tho opinion of tho Attorpey-General could bo obtaised. ‘Thie Attorney-General bolda thet 1t is illezal to impouc this ‘sdditionnt duty. Abant 000 is ntfected by this action, S sy THE RECORD, SENATE, Tho Chair 1aid before the Senate & communi- cation from the Sceretary of War inclosing a ro- port from the Chief of the Ordoance Buren in regord Lo an umission in the rovised statutes of tue United §tates, aad recommendiog such legia- lation os will ouabio the Ordusuce Dopartment to continuc in use the syetem of property ac- countability. Ocdered printed asd referred. BUARON, Mr. Jonos presented the credentials of his colleague, William Sbharon, to be a United Btates Benator for six years from March 4, 1875, They wero read st length, Mr. Bharon was escorted to tho dosk by his colleague, and tho onth of ofilce was sdmiuistered by Mr, Ferry, tho Prosie dent pro tem, THE PIESIDENT'S SALARY. Mr. Wright, from tho Cammittes on Civil Servico and Hetronchment, reported favorably on the Bonato bill fixing tho ealary of the Presi- dent of the Unied Btate. Placed on tho cal- endar, NEW DILLA. Billa wers introduced and reforred as follows : By Mr, ogy—To suthorize the Third Auditor of tho Trensury to exawine the evidoueo of pay- ament mado by ‘the Swte of Missouri to tho Stals troope serving in the Union army, aud also the ori- denco sa10 supplies furnislicd to troops which aro yet unpsid. Referred, By Mr. Christlaucy—To compensate Fink Mitls for n pladter mode! of Gen, Rawlius. Neferred, THL FINANCEA, Mr, Conkling presented 3 resolution of tho New York Chiamber of Commerce in rogard 1o the nations fuutices, 2nd ssked that they be referred. to the Coiue ‘mittes ou Finauce, r. Shermau said be would like to havo the motion tarefer laid over,as Le tnight dusire 1o address the Seusto in regard’ to one of the propositions in the resolutions. 3r, Conkling sald they ¢auld lay on the tabls for the presctt, and hia would makoe a motion o refar fter tha Senatr from Ohio (Shorwan) bad spuken. 8o order- PETITIONS, Ar, Sargent preseuted a petition of tho Commitize of the National Woman's Butftage Association, asking that the womer f Utah be protected in exervising the right of cloctivo franchisa. ~lieferred. Alr, Nherman presentod s petition “of members of the Bar of Clucioneti, remonstrating agalust tho poassgo of the House bill 1o reorguize tie judiclary of the United Statcs, Referred. RULES, 3, Morrill (Me.) submitted 3 rosolution thut, dur- tng tho present seasion, it sball s m ozler At any timo to move @ recees, and, pending co...ileration of sn appropriation bill, dobate may Lo Hiuted to five- minuis speechies on suy ono smendment. Lald over until to-110rTow, At tho reqnest of Mr, Weat, +_COLOUADO, On motion of Mr, Hitclicuck, the Bencts ook up tue Tlousa Uil to amend the act of Mareh 3, 1675, 10 enablo the people of Colorsdo to form u Cudsututivn &nd Btate Government, and for the admlssiva of sald State inla the Union on 2n equal footing Wit tho orlginal Hiates, Ar, Hitcheock said the object of the Lill was {0 ena- Ylo the people who had secquired a residence fu the ‘Territory aince the enabling sct was passed 1o vole upon the Constitution in duly next. The act of March 3 proviiied that all pursons who wers then readents of tlie Tesritory sbould vots upon tho adoption of thu Coantitution, Tho Senute, by an amenduunt to the bill, postponed the time for yoling ou the Constitution nntil next July, and sinco tho bill was parsed o largo Dumber of persous had acquired residenca o the Territory, and under the laws wero entitled to voto, ‘The sécand section of the Lill now before the SBenato appropristed asuiliclent sum to pay tho expenses of the opatitntional Convention, Astho Senate had post- poned the thne for holding that Conventiog, 1t becamo necesnary for the Terrltorial Legialaturs (0 moet, aud the appropristion Lerstofors mado had Leen expended by tho Legialatura, Hod the Conventlon beon held 2000 afker thio pestago uf tho bill it would notavs s neceasary for the Legislaturo to mect, aud the sppro- priution for 148 suppurt would Lave beou for tho ox- Feates of tha Conatitutional Convention, AMr, Morrill said he was not aware nf any precedent for oi eppropriation f tnoucy 10 puy tho xpenses uf a Constitutional Convention. Alr, Horgent moved ta strike out the socond saction of tho bill, making an sppeopristion to pay the oz- penses of ths Conventlan. Alr, Hitchcock sald the country coula afford to mske this sppropriation ty welcomen new State. Mr. Lojgan favored the appropriation, and sald Cole orado had paid {ato the Treaaury of tha United States, for internal revenue, over $1,400,000. Alr, Sargent sakd if Colarado could not pay her own expensua of adimission {uto the Union she “should uot bo sdmliited s & State, A, Slerman opposed and Mr, Thurman favored tho sppropristion, The motion of Mr, Sargent to soction was rejected—ycas, 207 nsy The bill was theu read the third t WEAT POINT BILL. The Senate then reaumed consideration of unfin- {3hed business, belug tho Ili making appropristions for the support of the Mllitary Acadomy for the Sucal yoar eudicg Juna 34, 18:7, the panding question belug on tho frst atnendment roportod by the Cominittes on Appropriations, for sdditlansl psy of Professors for Teugth oI"nrvlu, 6,500, sud 1t was agrved to—yeas, a7; uays, 10, The next Amendment reparted by the Commilles, for the pay of one instructor of practical military en- iueeriug, in addition o pay wa Fimst Liculenaot, FI0), was agroed to—yeas, §7; nayy, 13, ‘The question then being on the other amendments roported Ly tha Comnmittee appropriating $X0) extra pay for ons instructor of ordnsuce, §1,000 for the pay of elght Asslstant Profossors i aduitfon to thelr pay ua Firut Licutonauts, $1,30) for the cxtra pay of flrea instructors of cavalry, artillery, sud infsutry, $3,700 forthe uxtra poy of four mssistant iuatruciors of tactica, sud $30) for the extra pay of Adjutaut, Mr, Eaton satd the peopla of the conntry demandod rotreachment dn every branch of tho servico, 1fo hoped_the snajority of the Sonate would go wiib the majority of the othce brauch of the Federal Legisla- turo, aud 0 far 1 possiblo cut down expenses. After further dobte, tha stenlments reported by thio Comnujtto xbove imentioned wer 8grosd to—yeat, k) 1. o noxt amendment reported by the Committes waa toutrike out of tuo Houss bill tne follomng : % For alztecn muslclaus for compsuiss, §3430; pro- vided Uit Baca, 9 and 10 of thosct spproved March 3, 1473, eutitlod an act making sppropristions o suppl duficiencles in appropristious for tho fical,years cuds g Jupo W, 1915, and prior years sud for otlice pur; joucs, be and tho ssine aro licreby ropealed, }nug:inhaml the fullowing : *For pay of Military 11,850, Aoy s wald (i amendment roported by (he Comthitteo authorized s expeuditurs of $14,650, while fli clausa Ia th Uouse Ll whicl b was peopoied to atrike out sutliorized an expouditure of Lut $1,490, “Tlo ltousa coutomplaled 1bs wploywent of ooly stz toen porvons as musiclsns, but the Beunte amendment Vould necaasitate tho cmployient of forly. Tho Tolal smount apyropristed by thio bill g It caumb from the lousa wes 339,231, Tho amendments proposed by the Beusto Comuiitioe on Appropristions increasod tiaat amount $76,414, making the total 303,049, 'Along aud soiacwliat sinusing debate cosusd In referene to the West Fofnt and Marine Bauda, Pending divcusslon, (he Benate went 1nto executiva seaion, and soon after adjournod, CONFIRMATIONS, The Benats confrmed the following pominations: Job O, Myers, of Nebraaka, Cousul Genoral at Huang- Lk J. D t Porter, Asaoclate Justion of the Bu. protuo Cours of Wyomlug; Janwa A, Counolly, United tates Attorney for the Bouthern District of Hilinots; John J, Jeukins, United Htates Attoruey for Wyomlng | Willfutn Nelsoa, Unitea States Marvbal tor Utkh, ks out tho socond and passed, 2 E £ HOUBE. Alr, Kerr occupled tho Hpeaker's chalr to-day, Air, Liolzaa, proseated & mezmorial signed by 1,018 soldiers of Indiana W aqualization of beuntiee, " 2 WAF MEIg for 4 COMMUNICATION FROM ATTORNEY-GENKHRAL MERNE: TONT. | Among the Rxecutive docurients aubmitiad by the Bpeaker was & communization from the Altoruce General, In reaponss 10 A rerolution offared by 3 , calling for an oxplantion of bls order tancis) ing bt teathinony of arcamplices I tiie wbisky prose- cullons, The Attornoy-Genoral statee that auch o Structionn aa he fssued were morely in_confirmatiox, of arrangementa already made, and that a3 these ine structions and_srrsngementa Telate to matters now In brogrs, the Honto would revtily e-a tus yropel sholding special information relatin, thiereto until the trials are ovor, ! Mr, Lord moved that thn wholo subject matter bg refurrcd Lo tho Judiciary Comumittes, En underatook tho Altorney-General to admit, subtantlally, all that woa cismed abut hls underiaking to Intorfera witte tha rule Ly which teslimony of arcompliced fa take: on the ground that. abusoa inight. porstbly prow aut of it, but, o fact, the nccomplice who festifies canld, ig 70 case, Liave any bonent from his testimony anloss he Lo te truth; thorefore, without raylug naw wiiat the Attornes-deueral's notive. miqht have been, whethes right or wrong, und without attemptiug 10 impugn hit motives (o tise lenat, atill, an the Altornoy-General hisd® undertaken to change Lis routs, and to prajudic the cane by annotincing {n advanics thiat acconipicen would not tell tho truth, he moved that tho whole matter bs referred to tho Judiciary Commitiee, Mr, flandall sald ho would Mkoto have ths Judl- clary Connnittee Inquiro waut hadjladuced tha writlag of tho Atornes-dcueral's fettor, 1o thought that tha inquirs should esaio withiu Uie scops of tho {nvestigie tion, Ttwas an extraordinary leticr, and was pace Ling adapted to an aztraordinary vecasion. Tho Ja- diciary Comrnittee shoutd report to tho Iousa wii the cirouiauces e tul with It aid thorolore bes euggented tiat au fnquiry should be maio of tho Seoe retary of th Treusuty, ag wellas of thu Attorary-Goa. eral, ‘Tho malter waareferred eH & Mr. Bwann, from tho Conuntteson Tarelzn Affairs, reported & recolutisn lastrnztiog that Committeo te lojuire furtior {ato tns connestion of the United Biates Minister to the Court of St. James witn tha Emma Miue, so-callel, with power ta seul for pessons and pajers, and with leave to it durlug the sesstons of the House, e Judiclary Coamittos, NEW DILLA. Tlie Bpeaker (Mr, Cox o tha chelr) then called om the bitutes for billa, In sddition to private bitls sud for puklic bulldings, tha foliuwing wery Iutraduced * By Mr, Warton—Authoridug the pasmsnt to the executor of Henry Wikon, late Vize-ireaident of the Unized States, a sam equal’ to the silary of the Viea- Preaident for the uuexplred portion of e term for which o wan elocted, By Mr. Hewett (¥. Y.)—Providing for comretitiva designs for archilectiral work to o are ted under the direstion of the Superviaiug Architect of the Trosmurys By Me. Moad~To deflus tie pwens uud duties f ofticers of the Tnternal Itevenue Dopartment, and ta furter provide for tho eollection of - tases on'diatilled aprits, Wy Nir, Willie—~To simplify the oxisting laws fmpos ing duties on_imports, and to reduco the rates thera- un; wle. o restaro tho disky on tea und colTee, and to enlarga the free list, Ly Mr. Wadde!l=To rentoro the frenking privilexe, 1y Nir. Vanice—To provide for stutiviary Cluplaint in the army. : By Mr. Young—A law suthorizing the payment for a1l cobton petzed after 1855, Dy Mr. Williams~To repeal the act for tho resnmup- tion of npecie puyment. He tried 1o have immadiste action upou 1, bit uot Lelrg bl to do s undor tho rules, hie withdrow it, By Mr, Oliver—To Fopoal the lsw fn seference to tha amount for whieh ptiver coin aliall Lo legal-tsnder, aud to enzct a substitiile therefor, ¥y Sir. Diddto-Dirccting compensation for the use of property during the luto War. Dy Mr. Muckey—Toaid in tho completion of the Wasbington Moauwent. ~ Dy Mr, Tufts—Yor Lolding United States District Court at Daveuport. By Mr. Rusk—To extend to the port of TaCrosse, Wi, tho prisileqe of Secs, 2,90 10 4,453, luclusive, o tho ltoviscd Blatutor. 5 By Mr. Durchard (Wis.), by request—To encourage aud promote telegrapbic communivation Letween thls country and Asfi, Iy Nir, Luitreli—Tesolutions of {ha Caufornla Leg- tstature fo cheapen telrgraphic communication, Ly Atr, Phfllips—For ti liguidation of {io dobt of the Tausw Pactide Raltroad Compavy $o the Unsted tates, My 3tr. Goodin—Foe tls protection of agriculture from the fujuries of inrects, By Mr., Ridder (Dokots)—Daclaring the Black Kills ©Fe to explorstion nod settlement, 1y M. New—To reimburso Stalos for cxpenses {n- curred in tha Jate Revellion, By Mr, Frauklu—iuointions of the Dosrd uf Trade of Kausas City, Mo,, anking for tho establish= meutof « branels mint, sbd dumating ground and utidings therefor. Mr. Morrivon movel that the Houre sdjonrn. The sewnuad nays wers ordere, andfresulted—yeas, 1133 nays, 1. Adjourued, “MARDI” GRAS, MEMPHIS, Meyrnts, Fob, 23.—\bous 3:30 this aftoynoon Admiral Storma' flag-ship, the Iltinois, convoyed by the A. J. White, were sigunllod off the Paddy’s Hen and Chickens, tua steamers being literally covered with tlagy, whilo from the jack- staff of tho Illinois flosted the Royal ponant. Immediatels attorwards the artillory ou thy blaff salated, which was foliowed by a Royal saluto from the fleet, aud amid pes's of artillery knd music from tho various bands the steamer ap- proachied the mole, and Rox Carnival, escortad by his rotaincrs, landod sud pro- ccoded fn Lis Royal coach to Adame and Main stroets, whoro lo alighted from the coach, and procesded, ninidst blssts from the trumpets of heralds, to mount ao enormous goat placed rumpant on & float, on which lo took up the lino of march dowa Main stroet to Court Squaro, whera gates were orected. Aftor the usual coromonied woro ono through with, and amid the clazh of armor and buglo-calls, tho gates wero throwo upen, and Rex procesdod to tho Royal pavilion orocted over West Court atroet, whera Mayor Flivpon and the Genorsl Couucil® were holding un extraordinary sesslion. After tho nsual formalitics of demauding tho koys, and & briof addresn from Mator Fipon, tho key was seurrenderad, and the morry monarch and bis retainers rosumod thoir march down Main stroet, nmidst the buzzag from the ime mense throng which fiilloa tho streets, and stauds, and every honsotop, Ono of tho princi- pal fontures in tho King's rotlnne was a equad of Continental suldiors, and another of Quakers, whilst Neptuno, wuo alsu appeared, was ate tended by a retlune of grotesque sea-monsters, "Pho city to-night ia crowded with poople, The weather 18 charmine, and gives promise of grand success for the Caruival proper to-morrow. GALENA, ILL, Special Dispatch to The Chicage Tribtne, GareNa, Il Fob. 23.—We bavo just tinished our Mardi Gras procesaion, in which all sorts of paople were reprosented, or at loust hinted at. King Gambrinus in royal robes bestrode hiy cask and sipped bis glsns, followed by our tomi- perance upion, roprosonted by two voncrable Indica with a wator-curt, ‘Tho whisky thievpy wore captured by a flerco Llaok devil, who had chargo of tho Atenling+, bags of which wera marked to indicato_tho amount of tha coutents. Tho Hev. Tonty Ward ecowed on tho raguel edgo ogain, and bls guardian angel.;ape pearcd to ‘g’ s rod-hot dovil, Fho dosted over hil distinguishoed captivo, and, iLo Southey's dovil, ** from his tail to his Bigrag, biu hoofs and his corns, It ticklod Lim,glaar through.,” [I'residont Gruut was hero by proxy scated on the back-soat of a fine carriago smok- ing bis mild cigar, a foot in longih, a Babpock fire-oxtiguishar boside him, and s bull pup.on tho front eoat. ‘Tho coschman aud fyofman were in livery, and seamod to be very reapagiis Ll colored gontlomon, Graut soemed 19, have got into strange cowmpany, but was, nevayther less, mastor of the situntion, a1 neual;,d :Pl.z' a Al a jolly crowd, as wall aa a mighty ous, gpd, forded inlinito amogamout 1o the yonagal “To-uight thay have a - masjuerade -lu'f 11all, with rofreshmenta and fun, 1 Yoxo it Dy LITTLE ROCK. Wi g Lirrie Rook, Ueb. 29, —Great pupan(mum boing made to colebrate Mardl (ras io-morrow. Tno keya of the city wore delivered 1d ‘Momas this evening by Mayor Fletcher (n frift'dt tHe Cli‘t‘y-llul i the pressnce of & large Haibek of cltizeus, b P —_————— THE PITISBURD PUDDLERS (% 5. Pirrsauno, Feb., 24.—The Conteronce. Come mitteo of the Puddlors’ Usion and.Ircn dfanu- focturors’ mot tu joiot sossion last'evenink'for tho purpose of reaching sowe ascttlement as to the rato of compunsation for bofling. Up ta the osont writing, 289 s, m, adjpate O LT e T Lo R A mado. _The puddiers dumand 24775!per)ten during July and Auguat, or $3 the yaar:. iund, and pteady work goarauteod, n.&v,mlp‘, 209 MAD ufsoturora cliim that_oiroumstanodd ngt Jjuatify thalr payiog 81,75 per m"-mtzh 418 adhera clogely to ttoir domands. ‘aihlvabless’s concession {8 mide vy one or.$he pthar sdoak- out will cusuo. aned’y uh e wol? e 21 g s o3| LR RVRUINY Now Yol wanen are golag amona., to hsve fi kL thoir i m'flll h;b: i P instead of &Yugdum h\,gn:{g; &‘n llq,imn Baturday nigbt and Sungdaz d5y aousle