Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1876, Page 2

e e —— WASHINGTOR, The Democratic Caucus Com- mitteo Give It Up in Despair ; ‘And 'W_III Not Take the Responsi- . ‘bility of Inauguraiing a " Finance Policy. Hill, of Georgin, Again Assumes the Ohampionship of tho Tost Causes And Is Again, with His Liltle Friend Cox, Tiffectually Sunffed Ont, All of Which Alarms the Northern Men with Southern Sympathles. Treasury Preparations to Issue Silver Chango in Place of Fractional noy. Bynopsls of the Argnment in ko Le Moyue- Farwell Election Casc. Tassago of tho West Point Bill in the Sonato, SERVED 'EM RIGHT. DEN HILL AND LITTLE COX OET A GOING-OVER. Boecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasmnaron, D, O, Feb. 39, —Thoro waa for ‘half an hour in tho House this aftorucon a repo- ticion of the sconos with which tho amneaty de- bate had mado :he public familiar, The South was again pitted sgainst tho North, Tho arbi- trary and unwarranted rulings of nn ex-Rebel Chairman pro tempore, and tha provalonco of the five-minutes rule, alono provented o spocta- clo 88 astounding ns tho recent passsge-si-arms botwoon Blaine and 1ill. As it was, the South and Now England ngain mot in the person (as Ben Hill would put it) of tha represontative of the “ Southorn chivalry who sent ‘ont of tho Unlon, hugging the Constitution, and fought four yeam to saveit," and of onoof the most onlightened oxponouts of *that highor-law fa- naticlsm which compelled secsssion.” Ben Hill, of Qeorgia, and George Y. Toar, of Massachu- Beits, CNOSSED AWORDS. Tho running debate which precoded this pass- sgo-at-arms posacased dramatic olewents. The text of tho debato waatho bill granting pensiona to the soldiors of tho War of 1812, which last week waa ko much amonded in the Southorn in- terost. Kasson had argued that all the usionera of tho Moxican War in the Bouth would ~ be included jo tho amended bill, Hurlbut had inslsted that tho bill roposod to give to tho onemize of thg country thu which had beon denied to its defonders. Mr. Caswell, of Wisconsin, had urged that tho bill would ropeal from tho statuto book tho Inat vostigo of & law which mado rebellion a crime, Kasson bad again arguod that tho admission of peapla contendod for by Bouthorn speakera would commit tho Govornment to the paymont of sll Rebolclsima. Mr. Williams, of ‘Wiscon. ein, had suggosted that the lluKumwnnn should rebuko the Demoeracy for thoir treatmont of ]l;‘h]lllon soldiets iu tha ITonse by voting for the ik WHEN DEN MILL TOSE thero was groat nxulnly upon tho faces of the Demoeratic leaders. “"lhey foarea Ilill's danger- ous Lips. They gathored round him, but too late to rea nim. Hill roso to tell tho Northera 'iu'uple in Conzress three things : ¥irat, that the Pnbllclun 1o Congress ara o bnudle of incous sistoncios, aud that their condact I8 exasperat- ing to a patriot. Socond, that_the soldiers of 1812 wero ail Unton men ; that Bau Iill himaelf was 8 Unton man, sud had suffered much far his principlos _while canvassing Ceorgin sgalnst the iness of socossion. Third, that secession did not originato in the Bouth, but in New Eugland, und that Yackoes in the Hartford Convention were plotting seces- sion when the xoldicra of tha War of 1812 were battling for tho Union in Now Orleans. This was AN IMPUDENT RENUKE, a menaco whick Hepublicans would not bear in sitonce, Goorge Ioar ccceptad the chsilougo, + Ho had remaiued too long in sllenco under tho impudent harangues of roturued Llebels. le thoughbt that a cfuxa of persous who in any other can: would havo been gibbeted and hup, chains should be more modest. o North was restivo under theso ropoated rebukes of tho ol Blaveocracy, Tho Rapublicans betioved tlat tho Ttebels who had confessed that tho Noith was right in evory cago and thac scccesion wag wrnng; who bad come back to share in ma‘rlnry of Republican rule and to enjov the bosolits of Republican legislation, shonld Do move modest, lng‘;ilmnlmua their old jargou. As fortho Hartford Convention, he Ims'fied to teoch Len Hill » lesson in Now Eugland Listory, and to toll Lim thist tho Hartford Couvention never contom- platod roatstance by force, and that tho resolu- tlona wora in fact o tranacript of the wubstance of the Virginin resolutions of 1798, the courso of this splrited philliple the Democrata frequently attempted to choke My, Hoar down, und Hill himsslf repeatedly inter- rpted bim. The purpose of Il' interruptions was to attempt to RXPLAIN AWAY TUY PFYECT OF 1§ AMNESTY ArEECH, both by denial and avoidanco, but his efforts wore uusuccosalnl, Hoar was novere upon Sunset Cox. Xe ar- rajgued him as baviug opposed tho Thirteenth Amondment, aud for Laving violated il pariin. mentary law b{ calling Blsino s hyena, for which the Confedorate Domocrats had conforred upun bim the honor of Hpenker protem, Cox ate tempted a reply, in whiol lio once 1nare doscond- ed to huffoonery, aud characterized Nortborn Tiepublicans an philantbropists and sontiment shrickers, who Lave disturbed the nation with thacrd of 5w Thn nobleat placs for man to dio 1awhero he dica for mau, ‘Tho Democrats bacame so frightoned by the discussion that tha bill was reconsmitied to tho Commitioo, and may nover soo tho light agamn. ‘Tha cousetvative Domocrats are not pleads with Hill's conduct. e 1a a thorn in their side, A vory promineut Beuthorn map, reforring to Hill, sald to-night: *Wo bave what wo calla fool-killer in wy district, and I wish wo might Nava bim in the louse," —_— THE ILLINOIS TAX CASES. DEFORP TUE BUPREME COUNT, Special Dispaich to The Chicaqs Tridune, Wasinivatoy, . 0., Fob. 20,—Tho case of Miller Collector, &c., sppeliant, ve. M. K, Jessup ot al. appelloos, was arguod to-day by Attormey- Gen, Kdsall, aed tho Hon. Lyman Trumbull for cano, Involving the iaterests of raliroads in the Middlo and Weaiorn Htates, tato s argued fu thio United Statos Bupremo Court to~morrow b ex-Benator Trombull, Attornoy-Genoral Edeall, of Tllinols, and others, reprosonting the Stato of Tllinoim, and Corydon Beckwith, 1L, J. Ingersoll, and Wirt Daxter, of Illinols, and B. W, Ifanna, of Indiana, roprerentiug tha Chicago & Alton, Chioago & Nortliwostern, Tolodo, 'eoria & War- enw, and Indianapolin & 8t Touls Rail- read. Other raflroads of Ilinols belng under cover of Judge Drummond's injupc- tion will share tho falo of tho suita now pouding in the Supremo Court, Tho ques- tion {8 upon the motion of the Stata of ilinnisto disgoive Jfudge Drummond's injunction, which was mado perpetual in tho Court below. Tha facts of tlis cano Aro, in bricf, that tho State of inols tried to follow tho Massachunotts law where the franchiso of corporationa iu taxed. In Massachusctts almost all tho capital stock of carporations has o substantinl valuo, moat of it 8t par vahue, and much of it is abovo par. Hero tho franchise for taxation is easlly nscortained by doducting the tangible property from the capital stock: fn other wordy, what ia lmul to tho stockholders in the franchiso 88 a Ling of value for ngsessmeont and tazation. In Tllinols the capital stock of railroad companios 18 of mmall valuo, and if tho rosds can pay the intnret on their buuded dabt, thoy do about all they can do. Tho liltuols Htate Ioard of Equalization nssumed n valuation for tha capital stock of their ronds, but fonnd thia less than the tangiblo propotty, and, thorofore, iucludod the debt, ‘his s Lold ta be oquivaleat to double taxation, Tho ronda do not own their capital stock, and tuo polut {8 made that if they pay taxes on their tangible proporty thoy shouid not Do renuired to do moro, It is estimatad that not less than £10,000,000 aro Involved fn the question now pending, NAVAL ESTIMATES. Speetal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasminatos, D. C., Feb. 20.—8ecretary Robo~ 500 hiad a Jong conforonce to-dsy with Mr. Ran- dnll and other membeors of tho House Approprise tion Committes, and went over tho eutiro Bx- ccutive bill, 6o far aa it rolates o the Navy Do- partment. Ho assured tho Commitico that Lo was not porsonally interested in the bill, and that hia estimates wore for what he thought was neceaeary for the best Intercats of the Govern- meont, and it was for Congrosa to rovise his work, 1f Congreea givon only half whiat ho naks Lo sbnll got slong with it, and keep oxpensss within it, Ho is detormined tobave no more dotlciencies, It lie wore to express hus privato opinion ho wontd say that half bie clotka and a majority of tho officors of the navy are Domo- cratic ia Jm"u“' but that they are, nevortho- loss, good Administration mon.’ 1 STOYNE V8, PARWELL, The arcn-w~ .. 1 il contetod-slection case of Le Moyue va, t'arwell commences to-morfow baforo tho Honse Committee on Elections. Ono hour and o ball 1s allowvaed each elde, . Owing to tho sevoro protractod ilinoss of Mr. Merriol, Farwall's counsal, the brief on that sido has not been fally completed, but will como from tho printor to-morrow morning. Tho following in gynopels of the argument on_ both eldes: Far- well olaima that, admitting tho frandulent votes claimed by Lo Moyue to havo boen proved, to bo deducted, the resuli will still show that Fnrwell was eloctod by a mnajority of 1. Farwell claims that on the part 0 Mayne thera wora 10 fraudulent yoles ; that in addition there wera 55 defoctivo afldavits in one precinct of the Elrmaunth Ward, of abich 16 were for Farsoll and 40 for Le Moyno. Torwell also claims that tho Poor-Honso voto should be oxclnded, Lo Moyuo claims, on tha other hand, that thera were 815 frandulent votes for Farwell, Tho only questionof law in thoe cauo fn whether tho aflidavits are sufficiont. Tarwell ciaims that thoy ara Insuiicient. Le MMoyno holds tho contrary, TUE REFUNDING DILL. Tho bill proparcd by tho Hceratary of tho Treauury, aud tntroducod in the Houso by Mr. Wood, suthorizing the refunding of £500,000,000 of 6 per cont bonds in bonds beartng 434 per enut mterest, and mnnln;i thirty yoars, waa tho subject of an informal discossion in the Com- mitieo of Ways and Meana this morning. Tho Conanittco does not ecom to be mn unanimously 1 favor of this moasuro as had been expoctod, Bomo membors of tho Com- mittoe soam to profor that the ttmo which bonda should bo allowed torun shall ba fers than thirty vears, whilo othora oxprosa the opinion thata 40-year 4 per cent boud may bo negotiated, snd that the ontire outatanding debt of tho Govern meont might bo convertod into it a8 it becomen Imvnblv. ‘Cho discussion to-day was entirely nformal, and ia iikely to be renowed at the next meoting of tho Committes, & A NAVY MARE'R-NEAT. ‘The House Navsl Committeo claims to have at Inat found irmportant ovidonce agaiost tho Navy Dopsrtmnont, — Grifiiths, lato editor of tho Vau- tical Guuclle, 4 ono of tha contractars for build- Iog-the ner sloops of war, 'The law authoriz- ing those ships provided that no claim should be paid for n ercater amount thnn £100 un]ufiu 1t should be first approved by & Board, GrithtB® wworo that he had recoived £4,000 on & clsim that bad not been sudited by a Board. Thore is, howover, o digpute as to the coustruction of tho Iaw. NEW MEXICO, The House Committeo on Territorica to-day voted to admit Now Moxlco aa s State. N —— SILVER CURRENCY. . PLEPARING TO LESUME, Special Dupateh (o Tha Chicago Tyidune, ‘Wasnixaroy, L, C., Fob, 29.—''he 1ouso Ap« propriatlons Committes have dovoted much tims latoly to considoring the policy of recommeud- iug the Secretary of tho F'roasury to bogin silver substitntion without delay, Tho Hecrotary ol- ready hns full pawer iu tho premisos conferred by tho fivet section of the Resumption act, but ho hositates to follow his instincta without share ing tho responsibility. Hesald rocontly ina com- mittce meotiug that e wonld like to have some exproasion of opinton from tho members or some directioon from Congroes befors beginning to replaco fractional currency with silver coin, for, eaia he, if {t fails whors will the lightning strika ? Tho discussion this morning indicated that the majorily of tho Committeo favor the proposition. Tho subjoct comos home to thom, a8 thoy aro asked to pass s special bif) for €300,000 to cusble the Daopartwent 4o rosuma printiog groonback corrency, Tho Bocrotary thon pro- posen to put out ailver in place of fractional cur- rency, and the Comtnittes are of opinion that oithor one or tho other is unnccosary. It yoarly COBTS NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS to print, count, sud roduco fractional currency, It it is roplacod by silver, whicl ia worth lows according to tho matket roports, it will cost nothivg, for tho silver is already on band aud bowg colned, 'Thoro are, according to reports, abont 814,000,000 of _silver * coin in the Tressu and Hub-Treasurtes, 'lsis ia lying idle, aud even the futorest at b por cent, would amount to ¥700,000, ‘Thus we Lave o mtllion and u bulf, wlich, at 5 per cent, WOULD FAY THE INTRUEST ON 330,000,000, For govoral days tho 'I'reasnry has beon busy pending eilver coin to tho difereut soctious of the country to tuo Bub-lreasuries, Poss-Ollioos, ety roady for orders to pay out for fractional curreucy, liven the order ou tho proper ofiicisle hus boon prepared at the Dgpartment, aud nothing uow remaing Lut for tho .Hecro- tary to adix his name, and fourtesn millions of dollars {n silvor coln go tngling fata the pockets of tho people. 'ho Nevada mines, alono, will, in two or three 1nonths, when tho shafts and mills aro complet- od, produce §7,000,000 & month of gold and eil- vor. If the poople aro dispoded to Il their stockings with siiver coin aud lay thom awsy, thure way be picuty moro to take their place. sppollaots, aud by O. Boeckwith and Obadial Jackson forsppelless. Juckson's argument at tracted ospecial attention, snd was frequentiy questioned by the Judges. This i one of tho casos where the Llinols Railroad Compauy seek, through nou-renldent stookholders, to enjoin the collection of taxes, The conatitationality of the Board of Equalization of INlinoly, as woll a4 ihelogality of ita acts, fs fuvolved, The cases some hero by appeal by the Gtate of Ilinols fromn an injunction |}rmud by Judge Drummond. ‘The case of tho oludn‘ Paoria & Warssw Rali- wayisalso {n argument by L. G, Ingereoll for Abo raliroad, and that of the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy Hailwsy will be takeu up to-morrow, r, Drowniog aud Mr. Wirt Dexter appeariog for the laste pamed Company, A large. part of the Tovonue of the Hiate is Involved fu the doclsion. o sre ditfieront questions In each of tho casea, Tho casential roluts nre, firat, whother the State can tax capital stock and franchises in ihe manoer in which it is douo; second, whether tho Btato can distributo the vaius of the right of ‘way in different, counties proportionataly o tha lengsh of the live of the counties to tiie wholo lica ot tho Iho ratea of local taxation ‘were ahown In the argument to vary from 8 to 84 pes cont. : JLLINOIS RAILLOAD TAX CABES. Dispateh to the Oincennats Commaereiai, Wangrox, 1, 0, Fob. 23.~An important e FAILURE. THE TINANCE CAUCUN COMMITTER GIVE UP TiY- ING TO AGHEE. Svecial Dispaten ta The CAlcago Tridune, Wasmnozon, D, U., Feb, 49,—~The Commliitea created by tho Democeatio caucus for the pur- pove of conaideriug tho curroucy question ade Journed after midnight last evening, having nwe terly failed to roach any agroement. A majority of the Committes aro understood to have agrecd upon the modified Payne bill, and to haye post« vivoly rofused to joln with the miuority in rece ommending the repeal of the act of January, 1473, unloss & sobatitute enbstantially simliae should bo coupled with it. 'I'he minority, on the other hand, would agree to no measurs looking to tho resumption of specle paymoota atany date, no matter how distaut, zud the Commit- teo therofare, seeing that harmony was entirely imposaible, ndjourned without day. menis bets of the majority Luld a session this evening, and continued iu session at a 1ato hour, perfec! ing detuils of the bill which they intend to re- ort to tha caucns, mud the time fixed for the atter to moet 1s 'Thureday nvenlu& of this weok, The caucus itsolf will doubiess fua the subject = Qificult to desl with as {he Cowmittea which closed jta labors Inat svening, sud it is expectud, therelore, that the Democratio party in the House wull not be THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MARCII 1, 180, ablato go baforo tho eountry with any diatinctive Bnlloy on ¢his fmportant “quostlon, . Leading. emocratio politicians, in convetaation today, remarked that the fallura of tho Committos 0 agroa an the curroncy question would In offect result in the romanding of the whola gqneation from the Ilouso of Represontatives to tho Dem- ocratic Natfonal Couvention, and that the con- tort botwoan tha hard-monoy men sud the fofla- tionista, which it had boon hoped might bo rote tlod by Oongross, would have to ha fought out at St Louls, —— INDIAN SUPPLIES. WANTS OF TRE RED OLOUD AGPNOY, Wasinxoroy, D. C., Feb. 20.—Tho Preaident sont tho following specinl mossage to Congress to-day : % Exrovurive Maxsioy, Feb, 23,—10 the Senate and House of Renresentatives ; 1 lay beforn you hercwith o communication from the Secrolary of the Imferior, dated (he 26th fut., upon the subject of a deficiency of suppliea at the Iod Cloud Agency, Nob, ‘Tblx matter 8 beon atready provented to you Ly the Becratary, tho 1loumy of Ropresentativos bas requosted investigation by of r ut o« g an tho cause of this deficiouey, steps (o comply with this reqoest of the louse, tho present pecd of rupplios 18 not disputed, A longed deiay {n furniahing provisionn to thess Indians mlllur{ ofilcer T liave (akon the pro Il cause great distross, and bo likels 1o proyoks ralds on whito sotilementa, and possibly iesd to & generul outbreak of hostliitlos, I thereforo deom it proper to invite your atteniion to. the Im- poriauca of early | and _favorable ~scifon upon the horetafors _ and herewith submitted. Theso eatimntos And vlows of the Berre. tary fn regard to this omergency moet with my full m:fl!nnw{ and 1 recommend that the sppropria« Hlons asked for La maile at the eatlicat day practicablo, (8igned) OnANT. 8. CHAXDLEN'S COMMUNICATION, Becrotary Chandler, in the communication re- forrod to, atates tho roanoos for ths existing de- flcionoy, which in_subatance are: Firet, di- mivishod appropristions made by Con- {;rnm lnst year, and socond, nnusual seues to Indisns visitiog tho ageney to moot tho Black Hills Commirsion in Hoptombor last, Tha Bocretary says tho caso has additional urgoney. from” tho fact that over 1,000 membors of Bitting Bull's band, herctolore defiant ana nclively hostilo, have como into Hed Cloud Agency In compllance with messages proviously sont to them, mod 1t {3 important that sny measures looking to tho disintegration of this Leratofore united band, and the doatraction of Sittlng Bull's authornity, ehiould have proper en- coursgemont. In view, aiso, of tho probable submission of Sitting Nuil's band to the Govern- ment, and tholr posmbla arrival at an_agency wheto aupplies aro lacking, Secrotary Chandlor indorses » recommondation of Commlissioncr Smith, that au appropriation of 850,000 be grant- ed in addition to tho amount of $225,000 already asked for luct month. et SO BOGUS ECONOMY. AN AIT TLLUSTRATION, 8vesial Dupaleh to The Chizago Tribune, ‘Wasnxatoy, D. C., Tob, 20.—Tha DBourbon Houso to-dsy tarther illustrated tho hollownesa of {is pretonso of roform, and demonstrated how complotely the Northern doughfaces aro under the control of tha ox-Confoderatos, Tho Touss which robs wasiiormomon of half their pittance, and turna a thoueand starving women into tho strest in the bamo of a humbung ** economy, retronchment, and roform,” to-day practically committed itsolf to erect a bullding in Memphis, Tono., which sball cost €400,000. Even Holman,thio watch.dog of the Treasury, the apostle of virtae, tho obstructionlst and profes- stonal atickor In the back, advocated the Wil It wasjno wonder, in viow of Holman's recond, that he blushed and writhied under Kasson’s taunt, that he bad for the firat timo in the mem- ory of Congrees ndvocated an approprintion when another man opposod lt, but tho Bouth do- manded it, and it waa donoe. ‘The Oty of Mem- phis paya into ths Troasury §33,000 gross annn- ally, of which £9,000 ato required to pay the cost of collection. The Democrata sought to pre- aorvo the consistoncy of thoir rocord by & hypo- entical quibble. Tho appropristion was not made directly, but tho Governmaut by the bill accepta a grant of land from tho Cily of Memplis, the acceptance of which ia sccompaniod by the conw dition that a bnfldlufi to cost 2400,000° shall be eroctod thereon by tho Unitod Btates, g NOTES AND NEWS, THE WELT FOLNT APFROPRIATION, pectal Diapatch to T'ha Chicago Triduns, Wasurxoroy, D.0., Fob, 20,—The Benate passod the Militsry Academy Iull just as it came from its Appropriation Committoo. Tha bill thus goes to tho Honae with almost oxactly tho very foatures in it which tho Houso strack from the estimates. Tho Henate hios thug practically re- jected the catiro obilnciple of tho IHouse bill, The Ropublican BSonators wore atd- od by soveral Domocrate, who cuustaut~ ly voted with them. One of tho mont prominent of the latter said hie did not proposs 10 vote for any such humbug picayune economy, ‘Tho economy leaders from tha [ouse wisited tho Benate and denouucoed the Domooratic Sens~ tors for not sustsining them. BHONT SPRXCILA, Tho Souato adopted the fivo-minuta rule ponding the considoration of approprintion billa. This is the nesrest spproach to the previous question possible in the Sensto, BARLY ADJODRNMENT, The Domoovats to-day esy shoy intond to finally sdjourn Conpress early in May. 1k woems au ntter tmposaibiiiey, W ANTED~RETRACTIONS, Carter Harrlgon proposes to mako Gon. Hurl- bot rotract oo she floor of the Houws tho stato- ments mado rospeciing himaelf iu hix recent speech. Gen. Hurlbut propassa Lo do uothing ot the kind. Totraction is not Lis habit, for the Toason that the opinion which ons Congressman expresses 0f anothor outsido of Congrass does not concern the ouse nnder its rules. Morrison will havo an equally havd time in making Hurl- but retract. MRS, BENATOR LOGAN was again taken very suddenlyill to-day. TitR BALCOUR MERENADE has been abandoned et Babcock's requost, The Presidont, it Is said, has rcconsidored his do- olalon of discontnuing Dahoook's sarvices sa private sccretary. Whe latter deliversd a mes- #ago to fle Henato to-day. THE OUICAGO CUSTOM-HOURE. The father of A. B. Mullett, of arcbitoctural notorloty, was bofaro the Eub-Cummitteo on Publio Builhings, snd testitled that the notes which he hold of the stono-coutractor, Mueller, amounting _to 250,000, wero for landa sold to Musller in Glondalo, that A. 13, bad nothing to do with tho transac tiou, mnd be would gladly give Muellor $10,000 boons for the purchase. **It looks s triflo thin," said a momber of the Committes, **and Trobably before wo get through the thickness theroof wilt hiave boen sscertsined." INTERNAL REVENUE TRANAYELS. The Becrotary of the 'reasury has declded upon _ths followng transfors of Interusl lov. enne Bupervieory 1 Bupervisor Thomaa J, Brady, uow iu chargo of Kentucky, Tenneases, Misais- sippl, Alabaina, and Loulsians, wita haadquar- tors at Loufavillo, bas boon nssigned to the dia- trict comprised of Indians and Ohio, with his headquartors ot Indisusoolls, Supervisur Tub ton, now in chazge of Penusylvanis, to Neir Jer- Hoy, Dolsware, Marylaud, ond the Bistrict of Oolumbia, and Bupervisor Hunt tranafervrod from ludisuspolis ¢d” PiRladelphis [n pisco of Taston, FINCIBACK is looking up again, and begins to recover hia apirits, for his Benatorial chances brighten, Henator Dawes has gone to New Iampshire ta engago iu the canvass, aud so far as; known haa not paired on the Piochback caso, As heis’ known to be against Pinchback, bis mbeenca is as gdod as two votes. It ts now hoped that Wadletgh and oua or two other Hopublfean oppousnts of Pinchiback may bo packad off to )Inw Nawpshire on somo orrand without leaving paira. ‘This ls tho programine, and a8 soon g victory is sure Morton will cali up the case. LOUIRIANA, Tho Democrata in tho Henate ava much in- censod for polioys at the courss of their partisane in Loulsiana. lalf & dozen of the most promineas Banators to-day telegraphed aln to New Orleans, sdvislog the party to lep ellogg alone and L. ain ———— WASHINGTON SOCHAL LIFE. SIMPATIY FOI LANCOUK—~WASIUNOTON'S BIRTTI- UAY—PBERIDENT'S RECEPTION—BAITISH HOBFi~ TALITY—MASONIU AND ROAT-OLUD BALLS— FABUION AIDING CHARITY—A HOCIKTE UNPLEAS~ ANTNES—DISTINGUIBHED INVANTS-~CONGRES~ BIONAL ATTUACTIONS—BACHED HINGING—TIOEL~ MUNTING—CUAT-TOPICS, Hpecial Corresnondenca af The Chicage Tribume. Wasuworon, D, C., Feb, 37,—8qciety was in soxious suspense duriog tho firss pare of Jass woek about Gen. Baboock, one of ita especial peta, who has dona 8o much for the Bureaucracy, and the Unlted Bervice here, and who has vup~ plied such oxguisite bouquete from the greeue houso thiat Lie had bult out of the sppropriation for public buildiugs, Evory ove whols in socle ty likes tho Genoral, and admiros bhia charming wife, nor do they belisve that he has been a pare ticipaat iu the spoila of tho Missouri Whisky- Ring. Noroan thoy belisvo exactly that he was. their dupo, oxoept they mado Lim think tbat they wore extingulshing. Carl Soburz, and ad« vaoeing ocertaln partisan ends, with a devotion Lhat warrantod the rovanue oficerz in granting them\some Indulgonces. But Gen. Grant can- not accopt evon this tolorant view of thio easo, and Gen. Baboook wiil no mors appoar at tho bar of tlis Senate as tha Private Bocretaty of tho Excoutive, bearing '*a mossage from the Iresi- dent of the Unitod Btates.” Bociety i1 sorry, and sympathlses. WASHINATON'S DINTADAY was not cetobrated 1u this ocity founded by tho Yathorof ils Country, aud whioh bears his name, Cangress potriotically adjournod ovor, businoss waa saspanded, and flags were displayed, but tho only demanstratfon was by a Baktimore miti- tia rogiment, which stopped on its way to Aloxandria, and paid & marching ealute to the Drosident at tho White ITonse, The socoah alo- mert waa out fn full streogth, and went down with tho bold soger boys, nearly all of swhom woro In the O.8.A. Alexandeis was fa its glory, 88 the formor post-town of that gront robol, (oorgo Washington, and as the band piayed “Dixio"” tho choering was vociforous. In the aveniug Prosldont Grant gave A REQEFTION AT TUB WUITH HOUSH, which crowds attendod, forming in file for pronentation like mnvs at tho volls on election morning. Thoacens i tho large East Room was unusually briiliaat, and it can no mora bo de- soribed than tho figurea of » kaleidoscope when tho cylinder {s rapidly turned, There wers for- oign Ministers and Mothndist ministors, mem- bera of Congresa and membera of tho pross, army officers and polico officers, offloo-saokers and offico-keopers, each and overy one of them with » lady on hia arm, and each Ilady differently ‘drossed or pactislly drossed. Nowhcro elss oaa ons mes Auch A cone coursa of iltustrious names, of °'ffl'“ womon, and of every grade, claes, aud condition of the American peoplo—all oqual—all well-behaved. Mra. Grant wore at the recoption n high nocked dross with & long train, of pearl-calored satin, trimmod with pink silk aod plak ostrich-fosther tips, and Mrs, Fred Grant wara an ambor-colorad silir, with an ovordress of gauze of tho samo color, trimmed with Valencionnos lace snd wroatba 0f bright scarlet tlowera. Home of the most elogant drossos worn weres torribly crusbod and torn {n tho crowd, bnt the wearars appeared to enjoy it, ratber tino otheriise. 30UN BULL'A ENTERTAINMENT, given by 8ie Edward and Lady Thornton, on Thusdsy night, at the spaclons British Logation, was & vory amoil affair, and socioty was in rap- tures, ‘The Ohlef of tho Baroau of Ned 'Taps snd Boaling Wax was a0 Ernlonndly impresabd with the honor done him by {nviting him to be present, that on ontaring tho hall-door ho camo neur knepltug when ho looked up ths broad staircaso aud saw tho portrait of Hor Uracioua Majosty Quoen Victoria, Latorin tho ovening, Xam paand to ndd, ho mistook Bir Edward for old Polaud, who used to reprosent a buttor dis- trict in Vermont, and togged him not to join 1a tho reduction of salartos, Whon the mistaka was diacoverod tha Chiof of Bureau returncd to tho supper-room, and Bought consolation in champagne glaszos, until ho had to bo tnken out by an Anglo-Saxon flunkey, and sent home in a hack. Poor old chap, how he did ordor tus clorka nud measengers about the next day, to be sure, The display of ologant dresses and brilliant Jowels was wondorfal, oclipsing any that has gvor boon seon hers. The Iadios of ¢ho other Legationa wore attired in the Leight ot Parisian fonhion, but they wero ail colipsed by tho young and protty wife of Hopator Jouos, of Novada, who wore around hor neck s blsck valyst band, studded nith solitalrs dismonds each one larger than a marrowfat pen. IN HOQ KIGNO VINCES. Columbia Commandery of Knighta Templat bavo given a grand ball “at Masonic Hall, which was elaborataly docorated for thedocesston, Grand Master Hopkina aud Grand Captain-Gen. eral Schuliz trero amoug the invited.guests und at tho supper-tablo thers wore bonntiful libations drained to appropriato toasts, Tbis Comnmandery will oncamp &t Philadelphbia next summer, at tho national encampmons, whero tha TemeRr baunor will ba ralsed over the tont of the Grand Master. BOAT-CLUD BALLA. Inatond of * Row, brothers, row," our clabs shonld alng * Dance, brothors, dance,” for thoy havo Liad o famous tuno at Oouréelo\m, and the auspices of the ** Potomas Club,” and tharo i8 to be a carnlval frolio, undor direr’ the “Analostan Club.” Theeo boat-clt . . urings ara espocially frequonted by the and tholr families, snd aro far maro ot than many more pretentions entertalome 101 $UARITY'S BAKE, On Friday evening Masonle 1iall waa th - of tho fourth aonual cbarity ball, the F of which replenlahed the troasury of th dron's Hospital. Socloty tnrmed ont nobl - attraoted hiundreds of ambitlous peopleof * - degres, who can now talk sbout “Edith = whon Isaw hor at the charity ball," or * - mgfil that I danced io the ags” with at the . ity ball,”" o “Aling Waito, who waa next t 1.« at tho charity ball suppor.” Woll, If these . abupersof wnlnl{ ©sn bo mada to contributy % & good cangs by tholr vanity, let them sholi ~t thelr ducats, ~Tho groas atiraction of tho - was tho Bonorn Mantilla do loa Iuos, the b, some wife of tho Sponiah Mluistor, wha wor tucquolse bluo silx ball-dross, vory low on * shoulders, and training Yéry low on the gron coverad with flosoy clouds of bluo crapo, 1 trimmed with tiny flowers and ears of whoat wilver, with a chaplot of tha samo_ binding t black hair, Mra, Wolf, of Now York, wort biack velvet ball-dress, olahorately trimmed wi... | nnshold hu&-nd [} {:ll sot of t{lumundu. lli“gr .. brightor, an or than any others sean he:: singe th das of - Mudama do" Dodisco. 311 Jinks, of Chicago, wore an elegsnt white gro. graln silk ball-dtess, trimmed with polnt lsc and oxquisitely-tinted autnmn leaves, Mrs, At tornay-tenaral Pierropont wore & light strav colored wilic dress, with an overdress of whiy illusion, datted withgold. And thera were atlier strikiug costumes, but I am afraid to trust to ! ny wewory, which i not strong on mantua. making. i TROUBLE IN THE CAMD. Focioty has been sgitated by o Jolly row be- tween plouant ** Miss Groudy," most industri- ous and puina-takivg of our lady corronpondents, nud the wife of an ox-Mayor, who is tho daugh- terof rotund oid Marshall Brown, woll knowa in yoars pnat as the Iandiord of the Aletropoli. tan Hotel, which was keps by his {athor before him a8 the Indian Queon Tavern, Brown Is now on tho retirod Ust of landlords, aud lives in groat style at the Wout End, with bis son-in.law and daughter a4 lumates of hia gorgoously fur- nished dw«mnn. A fow weoka 8go a ball was given thore, bub * Miss udy nd har mother wore not invited, and & few days after- wards thoy received a nole siating that pa indi- viduala they would have besn welcoms, but not 28 newnaun@r correspondents. To thia tho spuuky ' Mies Grundy™ eent & sharp roply, sud now she printa tho offonulve lettor acar Lier, ‘witl: some remarks by Douu Piatt,who rocalla the fact that witbin but a years old Drown was acoustomed to send liata of his guests to tha pewspapers and to have thom published as new arrivaly, at advertimng rates, showing that his entertainment for mau and beast was wall pat- ronizod, Yhus far, "' Mive Urundy” has do- cidodly the beat of 1k, bub it remaing to bo seen whethier hor advorsary may not appesl to Boalaty to take her pary by tabooing the corre- jpondent, aud excludiag her from thegay Acones :vhh:h she 8o mupugly descsibes, Let us watch snd walt. B d OUN BLESSED BADINS., Mra. Becrelary Bolkuap set tho exampls of haviog the little “E“’ in the parlor at atter- noon manptlonq,gr.fi aving her charming bal Mr. ‘Anfhnn has torribly troubled some of the Oongrasslonal oratois by » proponition which vroyides for tha printing 6f spocches as dolive ored, oxcopt vorbal corrections, This would ba an éxtingulsher on soma orators at oither end of the Oapitol, who talk irrolovantly, ropoat thomeatyos, and ndulge in romarks almost offounslve, yo! who do »o0 rowtlte and polish the Toporta of thoir gabble that it reada woll, Yat the Congressional Record does not contain what they said, but what thoy aftorwarda wish that they liad said. 3 “ A LENTEN AMURRMENT will bo given next wesk h(n ohoir of amateurs of the Epincopalian pesuaalon, who willgive some church muaic older evon than the Grogorian chants, ‘Thuso primitlvn compositiona have rocently beon recovered in Hurope from old missald of the Church of Rtomo, in which thoy Word writton upon s system of uolation per- foolly differont from even tho oarliest form of wlal Is at present kaown as mualoal law, Kaya appoar to iave boan uukuown, sud she hymus or_chsuts have neithor rbythm or motre, oach belng alm{:ly o gtring of molodlc phasos, run- ning monotonously or without auy connocction, Yot when sang by popular mon and handsomo women, and patronized by tha leadors of ancl- oty, thoy will attract largo audioncos, aud tho re- colpta will Lonelit tho poor, By way of contrast, it ia proposed .to have a unlon eacred concort, at which tuesa oldest of melodios, komo Grogorian chaunts, romo piquo- tunes of tho last contury, and modorn church- quarttatio musio, will be givon altornatoly, by #ingors {n appropriato costurmes, A TIOER-HDNT, John Chamberlain’s gambling ostabllshmonl, which is in tho most aristocrallo part of tha city, Is frequentod every night by Congrossmon, diplomate, and other distinguished mombera of soclety, although he now only furnishos sup. pera & In carto, hiw profita not i:mumug tho continuance of froe feed, which lio at firat so hospitably disponsod. Thors aro other fashlon. able gambling-houses, and ail of thom aro, without doubt, well known to tho Chlof of Po- lico, but nono are ovor molosted, Last nlght, howover, a raid was mads on & low gambling- den, whore noarly a hitndred Dopartment clerks, Jour. priuters, and sporting gents wers playing “kono" aad * hozard.” ‘Thero was, of cottao, a famona stampedo, many of tha apeciators oscaping through the windowa: but tho pro- priotor, woll known as * Irotty Miller,"” was taken to tho guard-house and mads to kiva 'bail for iia appoarauce to-morrow, whila tho *lay- ont" was conflscatod. How ia it, poople ask, that Chamberlalo can go on uamolested whils Miller is brokenup? And no one nppoara to Lo nblo to'answor tho conundruw, Perhaps {f Congresa did not voto tho pay of tho pollce thioy might be moro vigilant, for it in well known that omo of the Souators and Ropresontativos aro aniong tho most dovoted subjoots of Xing Taro, Wbon Gon, Banka was olected Bpenker of tha Thirty-fourth OCoogroms, after & pro- tractod contest, noted gamblor named Pen- dleton had orders for tho pay of asvon Repra- sontatives during tho entire sossion, and con- trollod thoir voles on many matiera, BOGLETY CUAT TOFICH. . Admiral Torter I8 to kive a Loap-Yoar party, ot which hia two daughtors will lead iho Ger- man, on Manday ovouing. ‘Tho three most popular young mon horo thin wintor aro Mr. Honore, of Unicago, and tho sons of Souator Raudolph and Speakar Kerr. Mra. Gen, Butlor is . kopt st homo thia wintor by a troublesomo malaay, Hor danghter, Mra. Gov. Ames, {3 with her buaband in Aississippi, Benator 8heron boing a widowor, anotuor ‘Trossury countess may bocomo s NMrs, Bonator, Bouthorn wives of loyal .army nud navy msn, wha have onjaved Republican liberality, are dis- fi.uuted with tho roforms *our people” aro sagurating. Gen, Howard's frionds are indignaut bocauso of tho asporsiona cast unon bim for vouturing to nx,;_a»a tle fuc-saal monopoly. so Hon, Dick Parsons is wanted to find ont whore tho Ll Pago bribory fund weont,—if 1t evor loft lus pockoets. RacoNTECR, —_—— THE RECORD, BEXATE. ‘Waantvorax, D. 0., Fob, 29.—~The Chatr taid before tho Scnate & message from tho DProsie dont, inclosing a communication from the Seere- tary of the Intorior, {nrogardto the deticlency iu tho supplles at the Rod Clond Indian Agency, in Nobraska, and recommanding favorable setion on tho esttmates sabmlitted by the Secrotary to sy ly such deflclency. Orderad printed, and red. therman, from the Committes on Finanes, :nd advornely on tho Seuate bill to amend 5,18 of tho Revised Statutes of tho United -, pesmitting National Danks to organizs - el of 50,000 in towns, irrospactlye of .= =ho Introduced the bill, sald he ' rmorous lotters from National :tion, a8 woll nw tn tho conntry towns, 3 {6 Mo+ yeago of this bill, and, if the ‘. 20 9 the U dmittoo on Finsnco had no © eeibun it seaq’ - ko to bove the bill plsced e Ly #shndar, vit- the adverse report. Ho wrdor, e Paitd, fiva tl, poreed Invary Jommltteo os Flnanco, ‘o Seoate bill extendiuy of tho lande held by the vorol acta Jovylng diroct ‘ends the tmo for dho bl tho 1at of ¥'ebruary, PLAING, oxplanation, and resd ", L.Lyon beforo the fairs, yesterday fn ro- * orton eatd the report ® fmpression that he ihe case reforred to, ‘tbe effort to have Ich thero was not ano - his way boms from 1 Beaator Slewart rain, near Tiits- »- ment as to & eairod to have him inscl, atatlog that, if Yould be patd hfm. oed Lyon to m, 4, thal it was lagiti- ¥ told Stewsrt that 2, and meek bim fu 1+ smo saiiafied that - fwiatar, could prope " -ielved u tologram T.aka Oity, buthe further conver {Morton) nevar Ymma Mino, i Oblect i rolitical fnfla. v vy that such Lig LA T o8 dudes Mos Ho (darton) tooolgu Afslry i ade bisatate- < sald waa cor- 78 Ve fie mumunieation from WMUen harit o foslng coples OF b operl €2 Ln pganltuca: ¢ L for the year WhH abodence ) yrapiui o benste and o e ienliyes, pasved days ago. Lafd o nILL, ¥ re?. 1o a8 follows ¢ b arill-im ing u chatter to tho New Ye ) " A.Ling Lailroad, Telegraph, and Ir . veios Compsti Jle aadd b Introducod fhis Yo waucst wid C ommitting Lmsolf €9 ite pro- v 3 3¢ bo roferred 1o the Commit. ¢ 1ron '3, Wil o sscompanylug patition, aud * .man objectea B o ulmwgtha ,p":"nf;-; tgtpo“- 1l ba us be '3 oblect to PO, The bl was ordorsd ~iod and referred with iha ragpaaying pattia, TIH W] POLNT : The morning hour having expiredna Benat i conalaeration of the bl mvnillhn -',m}.n.fi.,fi for the suppart uf_the Military Acadeiny soine figoal year endlag Juna 3), 1877, the panding queatioseing ©on an amendment of tho Committeo on Appropriave, to strikoout the clauss sppropriating $3,490 for i hold by & nurse néar har, and enjoying, wis materaal pride, the compliments showerod upon s, Other mothers have followed this example, tho latest aoquisition to the juvenilo ses balng Mademolaclie Joues, tho niooty-daym old baby af tha puliionaire Henator from Navads, whose eyes are brightor than hor mother's eparkling dismoods, ‘The nursory, which is the young lady’s genoral shidlng-place, is open on recep- tion daye, thatits luxorious cradle aod sfogant Apgohnunnnll may be Innpocted, but Miss Jones is brought dowu into the drawing-room, woar- ing the mout daliciousiy embroidered sttire, and behaving herselt witn bmmlng dignity, Bociety hopea tust in dus time CGen. Bhendan's youu, daughter will ba brought to the metropolis, au meanwhile it i rumored amoug the Iadies that Mrs. Shorldan has sent o packsge of diminuiive patteros to Mrs, Fred. Grant. . CONOLESSIONAL ATTRACTIONS, Now that Lont {4 a¢ hand, sand tho procesdings of Congress ste gelung to bas mare intaresting, tho galleres of tha two Ilouscs will not Le abandoned Lo our colored breshren aud sisters, who enjoy the cushioned seats and the warm tomperature, if they don's uudsratand whay is belog eald and dome. ‘To use the words of an old song 3 Aripaary, bussi pcs ullers, Luntlug places, Manda, whorte slihisg 5o be mademes, New-mads brides, and older sad ones, Yawyers, too, without » brief, Pataniess, rellaf, ting ) 806! it Husy reporters, e e rhens o e troco musiclang for compaulos provided fur in 10 0f the ach approved March 3, 1 making aprroprislions (o sarply dodciencies ta iaf Sppropriatons. for e Lacal years ending Juue ety provious yests, aud for other purposea” Rorguy, ropealed ; and inscet 1n tiou thereof the followlug: *For the pay of the Militury Academy Band, §14,50" 1 aud it Wea agreod to, ‘The nest amsndniont of the Commiites was toin creasathe sppropristion for repairs, lmptovemen ato, from $13,000 1o $14,600. F o.. odl,. Private Secratary to the Presi appoared sk the bar of the Benate and delivered ( o from the Prosdent. e isions, approbYLiek 00 for o e Approprial TOp ing for & cler! A37ataat, sna (ng #ima na for & clark o th urer; Lncreaalng ihe wppropriation for the Doy of Natural aud Experimental Yhilosopby fron $11,000; provid| that (he Frofossor of La com! lonad in 84Ius Manzer as oth: snd fncretsing (s pey of o Libe fram $120 1o £1,000, were agroed to, “Thenext amendment propoas pngmuonul»r iflnflflmd‘:l‘in‘ of the Acadetny from §4 3 uir. Wyte Joposed tho ac IR ! was u&emhd principally i « 3ir, Wes favored the incr intendeat of the Acsdery tertalolug, end during oo ould be sllowed to eats rate with the digulty « ppropriation for cout ofl, ‘The unendmeont w Other sinepdment e 118 aystem of sowersgs for ths barraoks and q,lurull‘ wers a, read to, The bill baving been constlared fa Commites of the Whole was reorted to the Benate, and the queation being on coneurriny Iu the amondmonts mads in com- mitteo, Mr, Whyte moved {0 strike out the olaune Ap- caprlating 81,000 for conlingendlen fof tha Buperin- etidont of 'tho Acailemy, Refoclod—yoas, 193 nays, 3. Ar, Davis movad to non.concur In the smendmont to atrike out of the Tioysn Lill tlis clause sppropeiatin; 490 for sixlesn musiclans for companies, provid tint soctionn of certaln acta bo repeaied, oto.. and fne sert in New thareof, * For pay of dlilildry Acvlomy Dand, §14,830, After dinoussion, Ate, Davis withdrew hin motton to non-coneur {n the nmendinent fn rogard to the ban ) #ad, on motion of Atr. Alllson, the clause was modifed #0 83 o atrike out_ina Iatter portion, in regsrd o tha repeal of Beos. 9 and 10 of the #ob of March g, 1810, leaving in the sppMpristion of $3,496 for the pay of sixioon musiolans for compantes, and $14,830 for Ay of tha snd, and, as modlfied, it was agreel to. 6 smendments madn in Oommittse of ibo Whols wers ponourred in, aud he biit was read & third time and passed, Thio ulll passcd Junt an reported by the Committes on A fropsistions, with tho sxcention af the modification of tha clause 16's0gard o the and A% abors mentionod, THE RULES, Op motion af M. Marril (1%} the fnate then taok 1p tha remolution tibmitied by bim yestorilay, * Tist {Jaring tho prosent sesslon it atall bs In_ovdes. at any {imoto motasrecom, tnd pending an angroprizion i to tnove to confino inia debate on smondments thoreto 10 fivo minutes by Any Senafor ou & pending motton, and suoh motiona shall be docided withont dobate, Mr, Hievenson aald hio hoped the resolutlon would not bo paased, It was & firoposition to atifle debats, . Bayard mad fhe apneopriation bilia weeo for. the ordinary busineas of the Goyernment, and dobste on tliom wlionld be garmene ta {hio subject wndor consids eration, Amendmonts of s general legialatlve charace ter ahiould niod be put upon sppropristion blita, . Mr, Morrill sald the resolution’ was the samo as the ono adopted every seasion, Ho fntroduced It tu intorgat of dlspateh, At thoend of {hreo fonths, 80 farnn appropristions woro concarned, nothing had been done, A wholo ltrh]lurl dny, yestorday, ind beon taken np in discussing whother thors should b & band st Weat Point, and tho cost of that disoussion would have paid for tho band meveraltimnes over, 1f Congreas ahould continuia tn_thle Way, tie appropcls- tion Liils would not bo finishod bofore' next yoar, 1le wanted to bave samothlog donn to bring the Benste to & vote, a8 thore was 1o probablllty of ending this soa- #{on a raatera now atood, Mr, Bayard submitted an smondment, * Dut no smendiaent toan_appropriation bl ahall bo {n ordor which in not germano to auch bill,” 3r, Davls moved to rofor ihe rosolution o he Come witico on Rules, Rojected. HTM Im%gnlmml ©Of Mr, Dayard was rojoeoted—yeas, $ nayn, 28, “T'he resolution was then agreod to, TIE PACIPIC RAILROAD, On miotfon of Mr. Weight, theSenats took up the bill declaring the true intent of the Unlon Paclfie Raliroad acta, appraved July 1, 1602, July 3, 1964, aad Jaly 3, Mr, Wright natd ho dld not oxpect to have ths bill acled upous t0-day. Tho quoation had besn discussed last seaslon, and hio hopod the Senate would dispose of the Lill with 2s Little delay as possible, A, gont askod if tho offéct of the bill was nat to oral propositiony which bad always mainiained haretofore, Mr, Wright replicd that (ha bill was In_entirs scoord T it :}1 I:Iupulflmlnll of the Goverament, snd was ap- val by Pendlug discusston tho Benalo wont fnto execulive sotafon, aud soon sdjournsd, 3 KOMINATIONS, Tho Presidont has nominated 8, W, Ainsourl, to bs Agont for the Tudisns datod ngencles of the Ol Croxka, Choctaws, Chicasaws, and Sominoles, (he nominstion of Willianl . Tosa for that posltion beiug withdrawn, CONVIRMED, the Govorument Marahton, of of the consoll- Tue Benate confirmed tha following nominatio Frederlek Lord, Jollector of Interns flevmu- for No- V:l John 8, Mayhugh, Rogi ihs Laud-Ofice al y Nov, asters—~Eliln Bhos, Waukesha, Win, ; Ssmuel ‘Tostmast lblflameld, Clrcloylile, 0,3 Josoph I, Moors, Ei Paso, nousL, Bpeaker Horr faid befora the Honse & messay tha Tresident, usging tho nocemnity of a m.'.;efi'fii’.? sppropriation to supply the doficioncy st tho Red Ctoud Indian Agency. Alr, Tandall, tho Chialrmon of the Committes on Ap- propristious, sald that the Commiltes had considerod ihe subfect, and had becn unable to procurs the fn. formation deomed essential. The Commities had, therofore, reported 8 rosoliition, which hod been udopted by tho Houno, requenting tho Proaidsnt to detsil an army ofticer to go fo the fted Gloud Agoncy and report on tho causes of {he doficloncy, Unless the report of tust oficer was unressomsbly de- ed, he thought the Committes might walt for ft. Thore "bud beon gross frauds con. nooted with that Agency, and thero nlso had been a disregard of the law; but if the President deemed the mattor of suliicient {in] nce (0 aand & communiea- tion to Congreas on thi subjoct, tho Committoe on Ap- propristions wonld pracosd at on?o to consider it Mr. Banning tnquured whother the army oficor had boea seut out,’ Mr. Randali—Ths Preatdent so states, 'Fho nesssge waa refarred to tho Committos on Ap- vropriations, ' COMMITTEE BXTORTS, 3r, Hayler, from tho Committes on reporiod’s bill to amend the act to encourage tho growth of Hmbor on Western prairies; lao, a bill ox- Planatory of the Timber-Culturo act, Recommitted, AMr, Burlelgh, frow the Cammitles on Naval Afaire Teportod bill ttrecting the mothod nf the anaual out maten of oxpenditires for tho Navy Department, B committed, Pabllo Lands, MEMPHIS QUSTOM-HOUSE, “The Houss then took 1tp tha bill which was up a for days ago, lniting the codt of sho Custom-Houna Lulid- g ut Memplsle, Tonn., to $100,000, Mr, Badea made » mnotion ba rocommis, which, aftor discussion, e withdrow, and the bill passed-—yean, 174; nays, 57, PENAION BILL. On motion of Mr, thinton, th ouss wont futa Come mitteo of tho Whols, Me. ilickburn {n the chair, on the bill smouding the lawa grauting petsions ta sob dieraof 1812, the question belng on a miotion to atrike out tho acotfon pestoring o he ponsion ralls o names Doraonn atricken (herefrom on account of aympaih, Tyl ok adronsted. th rik S r. vocsted tho motion to atriko ont, and Mr. Biand oppoeed it. 4 & M, Jouks moved tu amend the saction by providing that fio arrears of pension shall be patd for any pors Han of tinis duriog the existence of the Hebeliion to gy one who cither participated in Lho Rebellion or held any ofico under tho Southern Confedoracy, 1ls mada an IT“'“‘“ in support of hismnendment, Ilo fhought it fulr o say that from one to two acore million of dollars (ho wau not sure but ho onght to sa thres scors) was luvolved in tho Lill. When the Mfi ahould eama Back ta tha House Lo wouid movs Lo re- commit it to the Conimities an Invalid Pensloun, Mr, Cook fnsisted thas, by the doctsion of l‘h Bu. preme Coart, the whole quesilon of tha right of thess Peanionors to Lo restored to the pensjon. lnfil had been settled, and that, aftor the Prosidont's proclamation at “l‘: "S" of the Rebollion, all legal righte ntored, Ar, Bas20n sald that a very large snnual sum of mouey aud & very couslierablo amount_for asrearages depended on tho passage of the LIl Tho eatimata of ho Commisslouer of Poaslona, based on the bili as originally reporicd, was thiat {5 would reqnire the 3g. ullar 0logy of tho bill, all who had sérved in o Mcaican o Toduum wars woild o entiles o o Mr. Dunnell advocated the bill, He thought that thie Liousa ought to ooma o & compromise on fla meanuro, sud that & fair, just, and gonerous com- promise wonid ba to restore 1o the lon. roll thoss. Wwho had bean stricken off, x0d o lot the arrearsges dmr. The bill, If the arroarages wére madss part af i, could naver nass the Benate, Mr, Hurlbut sald bhe wos willing to sfgnalize tnis fims by restos 10 thie ponaion rzfill thoso who bad Laen dropped dusing the lisbellion, not becaues oy deserved ff, but booatse he wished (he magnanimit; of the nation 3 stand unquestionsd bafore the world : Lut when ho was ssked {0 vote for psylug arrears of 8 rafused to do it, and he belisved that the poLllo sentiment of tho country would neves bear with Suy such paitering with the plain principles of justice. ‘Tlicre waa an unpeossfon on tho publio mind that (his earefully-worded snd akilifully-mansgod bill was but the entering wodga to other cladma of & vast amount, Whouever this biIl was po altared 88 to ba confined llmpl{ to the restoration of thess pensioners to the rolix, 1t would have his support, tat not ¢l then, Ar, Caswell remarked Lhat ho would vote for this bill it it wera divested of ils objectionable features, but With tho foaturea in it ho regazded the bill aa a depar- ture from every sound prinapla of justice, Ar. Hooker 3avocated the passsge of {he bill, and #aid that ho had hoped thst In this Contennlal porlod the American ls would manifest a desire to throw \hlo’mn;uu of obl vri‘g;z'm;r tha Ista conf r. Yance yegarded the oppomtion o the bill s Mun\hllg to the soldiers, to tha plain men ot the Bouth, who had takon up 'srms agaioes the Governs ment,” Tun war Lsd not commenced among {hem, bui in the Louse snd ficnate, and that many mem: bers of both Houscs had doclared. as & e that; Y1t is awoot 10 dio for on had q\mlad‘ the lne, Wero ro- cot “Go whore taken care a4, an humble saldier of lhl"‘lculb. th]li,lixl.‘.l:fl couniry were cugagod lu & forelga ukd WAF, 00 fuen wot Wore prowptly roply ta thelr country's call than the mfl"ofll" (Harris, of Va.) Iot hi o Cliairiasa (Harris, of Ya.) lob hisfhammer sud- & i oication Lot Vancary st gud- nllm,)—Yvn want me to quii sow, 'p bammeting with his ) me anather mlnuu'l“d. ~The gentlamas from Nosih Ted the recommitial of ed by Mossrs, Hos~ leagan, Hi gontlemen on tod. untry, and glory waita ‘Bemecives u, when & d.:y the 5 ayatna In lemy W Ene ne o uction about the wag | gompored of mon 48 pirs, able, nmt PA(Fintlo as aree Tivad, snl, wheu thoey Qeclarod that a State was o Juitga of tha valldity nf an m?fii‘.‘.l‘&‘.:::: ;1;%:..:;:“ nun!eml\hdlml any right to reelst auy ey by ¢, Blavanson mado 8 polnt of ariee that th cunlon was out of order, it tho Craie m'?tu':lu'fl,'; nt, In fhe midst of 8 gooil teal of excitsmont and yarlous luterruptlons, Alr, llosr wenton ..?':!,'.'.’.‘.1 ho waa trod of wich lnctures coming from the pantip. man (ill)) whom the other aldn of tha Lousn searymg 10 treat a1t organ. In thin connootlon b rafarre] | | Mt rocard on'tiie’ amueaty bill, and. T0I g b deriook toetplaln hls redoluton nitered in the Com. Fodarate Congress u regard to the punianinent of tended oMcers and soldiors of tha United Btatos iy might becaptured on Gonfederats woli, Mr, 1Hoar continned : A gontlémsn on that eids of tho Touss (meaning B, Cox) in the sAma dobate uee * 1anguaga which it {n bardly decorousto pepeat, g 8poke of a distingulshod membor of this Houss ay g ' biyens, an utleranco that oxsited the dingust of the civilizod world wheravor the tolegriph bztonde; ang et (he othier ofilo of tho fTowss wefaed the fAirat oppar. unlty to place tho outhor of thad uttorancs i thy Bpeakor's chalf as thele FApressnintiva of the:order decancy, A by of th Ametican Congraw, Mr, Uox ol A, Hoar, a0 8311 ho was sif, ting quistly in his seat when tiat. genlionian'n polang. &d arrowa were hdrlod at him. Whea hs (Caz) 1oy tho language charged sgaimst Nim ha did it unte rruvonucn, and withou$ “mtoh doliberation, it no ono Tl:o-uennd wore Ahan - himeo} At the fime its proprlety ae PArilament pungency. e bad no apscisl conlroveray with toy emas feom Matne (Blatng) or the gentleman from farsachusells, who oame forward us ine dofender of Hiaciford aud fhie Blue of Light Federslitly, who hugy out their algasls to the Dritish, In conclusion, he sald thal the bast thing t be dany with the biil, 1n'ths iutereit of retrenchment and eson omy, wa toliavo it tecommiitad, e "The Cominittoo rone, and tuo ifouso, on the motisg of Mr, Holman, ordernd the bill to bo recommitted, Mr. Luttrell "offorod o renolutivn doclariug it 1o hoopinion of the Ilouse that tho Beorstary of (hy Trensury ahould at once commenco the 1saue of kilve coln acciimulated {n the Trrasury as & Substituts fay fractiomi curroncy. Referrod. ‘Tl Housa adjoutrnod, A MOUNTAIN OF GOLD, A Goldt folt Twonty WMiles Yong-Thy ¥icld of the San Juan Mines in Col, orndo, A Kanaas Olty T¥mev, . Minors from the grost Ban Jutn Minosof Nortliwestorn Golorado may that gold la tmarrel. ous quantition has bean discovered in tho Bun. gro do Chriato range of monntale, which e oy’ tho oastern border of tho Ban Luls Park ang abont 76 milea wesd ftom Duecblo. Tho fin discovery mado on this tabge wag in Novemper, 1874, sinco which timo she Cambrin, Iiddeq Treasnro, Littlo Qiant, Jacksom, Usntennta), and Tovonge gold lodes Lave prova themsolvea of groat valns., Returns from lursy of thoas mines tested {n Bwanson showod from' £40 to 8360 gold per ton, and showing edmo sl vorin each, Tho Jaokson lode siuce the abore. tost was made, hins given ores thal assay from 85,000 to $30,000 gold par ton. A stamp-mill of 10 ton daily capacity bas boon erscted ‘al thy mine, and will bo in" operation by March vexs, Qvor 200 tons of this gold quartz ora 1s now oy the damnp trom miuce on the Sangro do Christ wluch will be reduced noxt sesson, This gok Lolt, a8 far na prospooted, extends from Mom Pass 20 milea nortn, Bouth from Del Norto 8 tiles 1l tho gold din tricts of Alamozs, Bummit Tollutle, and Deeyw tar. Porhaps Bouth Mountain, in’ Bummit dig trict, alfords tho bost flold o gold fn $hat viciy. ity. A corrospondent of » Denvor paper sy that 1t Ia one Kolld mans of gold quarte: Onoof tho roturned miuers, who las prospeoted in the Han Juan conntry for the lass threo years, cor. roboratos this szatoment. . Ho suya that Bonth Aountain {s sboat 2 milos long. and that thers is but ono truo flsaure voln it ; yet all of i, the whole m s, produces gold 1nore op. fess ricl. It is upon this tmountaln that the famous Little Annia Lodo is Iusaled, one-half of which was recently sold to par ties in New York for 300,000. ‘Thin mwe, av eraged. will ran shout 810 poer ton, 8ilvorton is 100 milex wost from Dol Norto, Ia 8an Jusn Conuty, and about 80 or §0 milos sonth from Hilvorton nro tho La Dlata £old minos, it uated on the La Piata River, ‘Thore is a gold Lar mnulnF along tuo marpgin of that strorm, about 8 milos of which has been taltenup, o, Inst songon a covalderable amount of pincor min. ing was dodu. A eystem of ditobos hns boon conglructod, snd next season promises some lyoly placor mupiug at this point, Dub it is to the quartz lodes that tho mings looks for permanont, roliable roturus, after all, and bora wo liave {he_Colns'ock taide, Qlncoys crod by Capt. John Blows, an old Califorofa minor, which porhapa is $he tiuhost gold mibe on tho Continont. Oso huudred ypouuds of gold quartz taken from thls mino in Octobor last notted §1,600, while oro takan ont iu tho follow. fug month run $120,000 per ton. Aboste tvanty mines aro belag wotked in the San Juan conntry this sonsoo, nod tholr winter roduct fs varioaly eatimated at from 8600,000 0 $1,000,000. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIZS, “ A pacty of forty-fivo young mon laft Boulon on Mondsy for Arizons, the advanoes-gua rd of a colony ¢hat is forming In that clty Lo sottlsin tho Chiquito Valley. ¢ o i The Loard of Trado sod Common Council ol Tudinnapolis Linva beon invitod Ly tho Board of Trado snd muzleipal oflivers of Atlants, Ga., to visit thaccity March 15, Dalogations from both bodies will prabably make tho visit, _In the Circult Court at Bpringfleld, TIL,, tny €ago of Mra, Eva C. Soolor nglluug the Univoret Lifo Ineurauce Oompany, n sult oa a policy on Lior hushand's life, waa decided in favor of plaie- $i4T, verdint for 81,071, the amount of tho polisy nd intorost. Rl One of the notes bv Harrey D, Winsor, and ts which ho attached the namos of his whilom partners, Barnard Btroh and E. W, Hudso yosterday, at Detroit, won a verdict of €4, Zfor ita owpor, Frederiok !lool‘:ar. I'hore aro upe wards of 50,000 worth of these nates hold by nots-shavers in Detrolt, and tha fata of thia ons was lookod for with the greatess lutareat. THE BLACK HILLS. Mmvrmirovts, Miun., Feb, 23.—Tho Dakots Division o the Northorn Pacifio Is now opsa $o Dismarok, and fifteon car-loads of supplies for the Black IMTills minors leave this city to-mor row for Ditsmorelt, Heveral largs partios of miners loavo Thuraday morning, * Advices rocelvod to-lay frorm the Black Tills dated Fob. 10 report hill-aMs diggings which pay from 7 to 18 conts to the pan, the diggiogy hetetofaro raported belog guloh diggings. Nooy of tho creaks in the Lilla Lave bepn prospect to the bed rook, owing ta doop wator. }mm promising quartz leads are slao reported. 7 Qon, Custer loaves for tha frant Pluraday, rtlon Lo-dsy shipped maiorid il City Tridune, which will appea sbont April 1, Hill City is sitnated ju the Con- sral portion of the Black 1ills, nins miles north of Harnoy's Peak. —_— e QCEAN STEAMSIHIP NEWS. Loxpox, leb. 29.~Hteamabips Oty of D! Nocker, and Amerlque, from New York; Atlas, {frorg Boston ; and Scandloavian, from Yortland, have arrived out. : Puruavrzrrnis, Fab. 29. Lotd Clive and Indian: Vaderland, from Antworp, Doatox, Fob. 29.-~Arrived, stoamahip Quobea, from Liverpoo}, ‘PonTanD, Fob, 20.—Arrived, st Eare malisn, from Liverpool. L AT NEW York, Fob, 40,~Atrived, etoamships Re- phblic, rom Liverpool ; Hermam, from Bremen+ and 0. ¥, Freucl, from Antwerp. FIMO) ¥eb, 2),—Arrived, . ateamhip Braunschwolg, from Bremen, |, BAN F'rAN01sco, Feb, 20.—Hailed, steamor Ml kado, for Bydaey, Tonolaln. ~Arrived, steamiships from Liyerpool, sui i bk MY Ohnrlotte Cushinnu’s Grave, Tha late Obarlotta Cusbman's grava at Mount Auburn Comatery isinslot purchased by hor- solf, Tho clreamstances under which & war solooted aro rolated in the Ioston Transcriplt +*Miss Cushimaa ofteu expressed a dosiro (o bé burfed as near tha placo of hor birth as possic ble. With this view she viaited Mouut Auburn Cemotery during the Iatter part of 1874, aud 1 spected & pumber of fota snd tombs m for anlo, Hoveral of theso ocoupy very prominent portloos of the Oomotery, and are surrounded by coatly monnmeénts; but none seemad to suis tho simplo taste of Slisa Cusbman, aud she pluunu{ romazked to one of the attendants, VTuoy aro al g mdbLb“ haven't yon s lot for sale where ong oan obtaio an unobetructed view of Boston? Bhe was informed that thers were a fow lots for maloback of the fower, whereupou sha evid, , well, et ua look at thom.' * Palm svenue, altuatod at the oastera alde of the ground, Ws§ d, and ‘stauding upoan little emhmmf Miss Cushman exclaimed, *This is s delightful spot | soe, yonder lies desr old Boston,” ‘I'helod 1S numbered 4,380, and was at once purchascd sud onlers Elvm by ber to have it proporly cared for. Though the lotis qultes ot from the central lyut of Moant Aubura, {is locas “l“ ll' ‘;l;tk{?’u o buullluml. b‘ltnh' 'l:;fl':l‘f:‘.l ‘view 0 cf oves] W o widos of Chiarlea Biver. ® b H i