Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1876, Page 5

xrhilo tho meteorological roporta of | the Smithsonian Institute, compiled from a long orion of observations, prove thot but a vory small part of tho Territory can bo inhabited. Hiad wo not alrondy drawn out this art(clo 50 Jong, wo would quote from the official reports of Gone. Exony, Manor, and Mronumn, who oxplored this region years ngo, and, as thoy qvoro not running for United States Senator and had no frionda who ‘ero, their reports may bo regarded as rolinble. Wo may quote from them horeafter. —_— A Oblcago newspaper which belfoves in the spoils system of political appointmenta, be- ‘ennee its oditorn havo beon mainly etpportod this moans, now informs the publio vory gravoly that the Inte Gen. Weanaten's placo hhas been filled, and that the Prosidont hag appointed hissuccessor, ‘This is not Literal- ly truco. It would take o great deal of a man to fill tho placo vacated by‘ tho doath of Gon. Wensten, and so briof a renrch and so short a trinl can scarcely havo selected him os yct. In the next placo, tho gentleman now occupying the Collector's offic was not, a3 a matter of fact, appointed by tho Prosidont, but by Gon. Loca, who assumed tho right of tho appointing power expressly given to tho Presidont by the Con- stitution, In othor respeets tho statement of this Chicago paper may bo correct. Porhaps this paper can also answor a quostion that hos boen ropeatedly asked of Tam Tainuxe gsinco Mr, Hanvex'’s appointment by Gen. Loaay, what this persistent ond succossful randidate has ever dono to carn a lucrative office at tho hands of the Republican party in proforonco to such mon as Dentcnson ond Diovan, Not boing familiar with Mr, Han- ver's political antocedonts, and knowing him wily ag a numorous Assigneo in Bankruptey, xo havo not beon ablo to dony by authority the statomont which has como to us that ho ‘yas beon n pretty good Domocrat. ‘Cho beat fonial that can be made of thia is to show (fr, Hanvzy's services for tho Ropublican party in tho past, and wo aro not in posses- gon of information uecossary to do this. TThero is at Inst adofenso Indicated in bohalf pf that grost reformer, Sax Trupen, to tho yhargo that ho, with othora of the Directory of We Bt. Louis, Torro Hauto & Alton Railroad, embezzled the surplus bonds of that rosd to the yuount of $500,000, for which thoy aro now saod. Upon tho reorganization of the Company Yapex and his associates, who, in foreclosure mlo, o8 8 Purchasing Committoo, bought in tho property for tho stock avd bond holdors, rocolv- vd from tho Jattor the stocks and bonds turnod pyor in paymont upon that purchasc. Thoso wtock and bond holders wero to recoivo for tho jamo, stocks and bonds of tho now Company. Jinpen and his associates, having mado them- yelvos Directors of the reorganized Company- 38 Buch votod to thomaclves og the Purobasing Committes tho stocks and bonds of tho now Company, to bo insued to thoso who had sur- rondored the sccuritics of tho original Company. From their position as triutcas it waa nocos- pary that tho igone of tho now stocks and bonds should bo thus mado, But as Diroctora thoy made tho insuo to themeolvos as the Purchasing Committee, ‘in full consideration for tho pur- thase-money of the railroad Morctoforo known ta tho Torra Haute, Alton & St Louis Rulroad, with ita appurtonancosand oquipments, snd othr proporty, agreed to be sold to this Company by aald parties above named” (Tinpex and his essociates), Thon moro bonds wore 18- sued than wpon tho torms of the reorganization wero required to pay for tho stock, otc., surron- dered; and that surplus Trupen and his con- freres socretly appropriated, Tho dofonse is that undor tho languago quoted thoy waro on- Uitled to the surplus in consideration of tho pur phase-monoy. ‘The purchase-monoy (that ts, tho Beouritios surrendorod aud uscd in paymont) wag tho property of the stock ond bond holders for whom TrnpeN acted as trustee, By tho plesrost principles of law ond common-senso whetover bonds wora issued in roturn for the purchasc-monoy bolongod, not to tho trastoos, \hrough whom tho transaction waa mikde, Lat to those who paid tho purchsso-monoy, ‘Tho do- {oneo, therefore, in short, is that by trick Tit- DEN and bis associates, acting Ina fiduciary capa aity, got pogscasion of the bonds and kept them, If Gov. Trwpen han no hotter dofonso than this ho had bettor at once stato it directly: that his fcfonso is thot ho and bis sasociatos stole the yonda, for in morals, if not tochnically at low, thot is what it amounts to, : ‘Tho i!l-ndvisod, unjust, and preposterous no- ion of tho Sonate in voting to admit tho bhand- tal of ‘* groasera” in New Morico loto the Union wa ‘free, oqual, and sovorcign State,” mecta vith almost univorsal condomoation, Harper's Weekly thos speaks of it; By 8 voto of 35 to. 15—and wo are giad to seo Moaera, spstoxDs, Furtinotormy, ALLIZON, and tho Mon- Hita in the minority—the Bouate has ed a Dili to wilt Now Moxico a88 Stato, aud adding two Hons vratotha Chamber, Mr, BMoumtn1, of Alaine, in a ipeech full of facta and good scnao, rhowod the Impol- ty of tho bill at this time, Wo havo othor authentlo bformation fn tho lotter of two gentlomen ronident in Torritory, with the best opportunities of knowing that thoy say. Of tho present population, which ie tarionsly catimated, und ot the last consus was 121,000, Mne-tenthaare Moxicans, Indiana, “greasora,” ‘aud Aner non-Enallsh-a} People” About one-tenth oano-oleventh part of the population apeak tho En- iat Ieuguage. “Tho nino-tonthe are. under te wizicts at Toman Catholic supervision, ‘The Legislature Ately in scaston was composed of ten Moxicans and hreo Americans in tho Benate, and twenty-four Mex- tans ond two Amoricans in the Monse, ‘The Iouse, soder tho eyo of a Rotan pricat, defeated & non-s00- arian scliool Lill, and pasaod an Sot {noorporating tho Keaulte and exonipting thar property, from taxation, {ho improbabllity of an increase of tho population, tes aboun by Sr. Donuttt, of Malo, from tho Teck hat hardly an acroin w hundred of tho land of the Territory is erable, aud auch @ Umitation does not Luatty tho expectation of an ngricultural population we of any rapid inervase of poopls, Aspocial dispatch from Washington to the Sinclnnatl Commercial says: Wasuixorox, Maren 18,—A_ private lotter received b-day by a Iepublican Congresaman from & promi. tent Southern politician, to whose statements unusual felght ought to bo given, is iu aubatanco es fol bwas “Tho negroes of tho Houth are united tu favor if acuding deleqates to the Cincinnati Convention who wil vole for Mouton fret, lsat, aud all tho time, Their orantzation is thorough, | They will not he sat- Sood with slmpio instructions, but will seloct no man mio fs not known te bo ® determined supporter of HouTon’s. ‘They can and will control the dalogation from the Bouth, and tho result will be that entire woo- Jon will bo solidly united as indicatod.’ ‘This may bo partly{trus of somo of tho Cotton Viates, but in such Southorn States a8 Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Wool Virginia, Kentucky, Tonnoseoe, and Missourt, tho drift of Republic- ym gontimont ecoma to bo setting in powerfally or Bun Bartow. Se ‘The Charlotte (N, 0.) Observer saya that a freedman Wf that city approactiod a citizen the other day, and aked him if ho would accept the Mayoralty,‘ Hur," ald (ho sablo votor, we niggers weuts somcbody for Aayor what'll let do cows run loose, what'll tot do bar- pone say ope on Sunday, ant what'lliet do gam- Marsralae 2 fant patdeman dat womans cp ntee Con it bo posslolo that Mayor Corvin bas de- werted Chicago and taken up bis rosidence at ‘Tharlotto? —_.__.. PERSONAL. Milburn, the blind preacher, is golng to Lon- Jon in April. ‘The Bhah of Porals is golug to send hia Crown Prince to be educated in Europo. Tima do Mureka was married in Bydney recent- ty to tho pianist of bor troupo, Alfred Anderson. Dumas bes been very ill, ond fora tine they Shought he would die, but be is now convales- pont. ‘Thoreare eight Willlamses In Congre: xelu- bivo of the Bills tatroduced during the session. »-Boston Post. Voltaire said: *'The more married mon you have, tho fower crimes there willbe." But the Courier-Journal doubts whether Voltaire over beard of Bolkosp, Thore fa Brigham Young, too he fs a “more married’? man then Bolknan ». Moadow. 4 Anegro Jndgoin Bonth Carolina sent aman > Charles Bonde is going to run over tho occan \ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCI “25, '1876—TWELVE “PAGES. WASHINGTON. An rAstounding Amount of Meanness Developed in tho Headstone Job. and Voltaire novor heard of bim and Mountein to jail for twonty days for calling a Indy friend “s duck-logged heifer.” for tho Centennial. As homongutos te will ox- tond him our diminutive wolcomes. ¥ ‘Two railway oarriagos havo boon built (n Brus- solaata cost of $40,000 for the nae of Queon Victoria during hor travola on tho Contiuent. ‘Tho Hon. D. L. Phillipe, Prosidont of the Slate yournal Company, rotarnod to Springfleld yostorday, aftor aix mouth’ abuonoa on the Pa- cific const. Mr. ‘Thomas G, Shearman hag taken stock in the Christian Union, but it te foarod that oven his poworful lafluenco will not avort tho decay of chroma Journaliam. ‘Tho Doston admirors of Tom Patino want to havo a bust of thoir doity placed in Indopendenco Tiall, Philatolphis, and sro willing to subscribo $1,200 tor tho purpose. ‘An onthustastic Boston corraspondont main- talna that tho Into W. R. Robinson (‘* Warrlog- ton") was, mith one oxcoption, the ablost man the Boston proas as dovolopod in s centnry. Capt. Eads domands tho firat paymont on bis fetty-work, baviug secured 4 dopth of 20 foot of water on tho bar, ‘Tho full 30 foot, ho thinks, will bo found by the latvor part of noxt summor. Pho malady which is now afflicting eo many eminent Congresemon {s callod by tho Washing- ton physicians throat-rot. Itiscausod by im- porfoct drainage and want of propor yontilatiou. Iu it roally trio that James Gordon Bonnett ia cross-cyed, or iss tho foul-flond bean calumni- ating him ? Ho oortainly docs road tho porsonal column of ‘fue Taune with most poculiar ro- sulta, “A hoart-brokon wifo," of Brooklyn, writes to ono of tho papers saking Megara, Moody and Sankoy fo roprove the women who tako married mon, not thoir husbands, to the eorvicoa at tho Wippodrome, ' ‘Wagner tn to bo paid $5,000 for tho Cantonniat March, which ho agroed to write at tho solicita- tlon of Theodore Thomas for the Wornon's Con- toontal Commlasion, Tho money was raisod by ywomon—dircotly out of their huabanda’ pockots. At tho Sorosia dinnor in Now York s lady toauted, “The gontlomon—whilo wo bask in the sunshino of thoir goodness may their shadow novor grow tose, but if thoy try to throw us into the shado may wo by our brilliancy light tho darlt places.” A "Tho Rov. Dr. Payno, of Cincinoatl, is certain ly nwag. In ilinatrating tho probablo end of tho third-torm project, fio told a story of on old darkoy in lows who was on trial for some crimo, Whon tho caso was nunounced in court, “Tho Stato of Iowa vs. Samson Cinar,” tho agod Afri- can oxclaimod, “ What! do wholo State of Iowa agin dis chile! Don I surrondera.” . Uncto Dan’l Drow was obliged one day, in con- sequence of sickness, to givo his clork the com- bination of his aafolock. ‘Tha word was ''Door,"” Tho clori tried it in vain, avd returncd to Mr. Drew's house for bottor instructions. Romom- boring that Mr. Drow waa eccontric in somo things, he aske4: ‘+ How do you spell it, sir?” “Such 'yuurance! D-o-a-r-0, of course." Tho safo was opoucd, ‘Tho secont session of tho Intornational Con- gres dos Amoricanistos will bo held at Luzem- bourg in Soptombor, 1877, beginning on tho 10th and continuing until tho 18th,» In the list of dclegates chosen to roprosont tho United States st tho coming session, wo note the namo of TR. B, Anderson, ‘ Professor of tho University of Wisconsin,” author of *Amorica Not Disooy- ored by Colambus,” ate. Col. Charles C. Chesnoy, whose death is an- nounced by tolograph from England, was tho reputed author of ‘The Battlo of Dorking" — that entortaining foblo which prophosied the downfall of Great Britaln, and which croated uo much oxcitomont at tho time of ite publication, a fow years ago. Col. Oliesnoy alao wrote a hie- tory of tho Civil War in the United States which as become a atandard work, Current itom; 8. W. Jones, of Blankton, CaL, hung himeolf with a sbaw!-strap last evon- Ing, on account of ill health.” What an awful aud tonder mystory ovorhongs this sad an- nouncement. Mr. Jones ovidontly sav, though othors mny not, o vory intimato relationship bo- twoon tho condition of bis boalth aud that shawl-atrap, and he tormlnated both togothor— his hoslth with tho ehawl-strop, and tho shawl- strap with his health, that is to esy, with him- olf, ‘Tho shawl-strap is tho symbol of fenalo tyranny. Mr. Monry Lorgh, the Proventer of Cruelty to Animals, has almost oxtingulshed tho little roputation ho bod remalning for common sonko. Ho mado a doubly-rash attempt to bocomo famous {n one night as a dramatiet and a humor- ist. His failuto tn both directions was absolute snd dismal. His speoch, which was intonded to be funny, waa onty ridiculous, Tho following passage from It will give a just idea of his keon aonso of humor: “'Thogront question of the day now fa whother George Washington ate pea- nuts or not. I happon to know that ho did not— ospocially roasted peanute, You may as wall agk, sud I suppose you nro asking yoursolves, what rossted peanuts have got todo with thie play? Thoy havo moro to do than you think. I willinform you tbat Bergh ta liko an oxtraor- dinary roastod peanut—an enormously largo roasted poanut. Tho roason why ie that you can't awallow him, Washington diod aud left o logacy for his foliow-citizona in tho shapo of o ploca of advice: ‘Nover ont pounuts—roaated peanuta—ns (hoy dotorlorate tho morais of tho pooplo.’ With thia picco of advice, I will bid you good night.” HOTEL ANNIVATA, The Successful Bidder Obtains the Contract Through an Un- derstanding with Belknap, While Bids Moro Favorable to the Government Were Ignored. The Slabs Badly Wrought and the Inscriptions Ab- breviated. Another Post-Trader Contributes to the Support of Orville Grant. Mrs, Marsh Knows Little Con- cerning the Pendleton- Bower Money. Gen. Rosk’s Argument Against tho Trausfer of the Pension Bureau Tho Sonate Passes iho Bill to Regulate the Counting of tho Presi- dential Vote. gressional Salary Question. THE HEADSTONE SWINDLE. EPITAPIG PIRACY, Special Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tridtese, . Wasuxatox, D. O., March 24,—Tho Iouse Committcoo on Military Affairs ts pushing vigor- ously tho headstone investigation. in tho Nationa! Cometery to bo markod with a ho shall within niooty days of tho pxsesgo of this , act advertiso for sealed propousla of bids { for tho making ond croction of hoadstones,” etc, oto, By an act of tho next ; Congress tho unexponded - balance of monoy appropriated to carry out this act was reappropriatod. Tho contract for furnishing the stones was givon to & K. Bridgoa, of Koo- kuk, Ia. M. J, Waleb, of Now York, who was ONE OF THE UNSUCCESSFUL BIDDERS, has tostifiod that he submittod o bid to furoisn theso stonos, made of foreign whito marvlo, in all expects in accordanco with tho specifications, for 929,000, of which $200,000 would boroturned to tho Goyornment in tho form of dutics on the imported stono. When all tho bids had boon submitted thoy wero oponed by ‘an oflicar of tho Quartormastor-Gonoral’s oflico, aud Walsh's bid waa tho firat road. Walsh says that, after tho terma of his bid was known, eid pes tho succossful bidder, slipped Into tho bs of tho ofilcor opening them AN INFORMAL BID which bad been obtained from the War Dopart- mont and placed in ovidonco, in which he offer- od to tako tho contract for #900,00D, Walsh pro- tested on tho, spot that such ao, bid ought ' not to”bo considered, first, * bo- cnuso it was submitted aftor somo of tho others had beon oponod; secondly, because it Naa irrogular in form ; and thirdly, bocauso Liridges had submitted no samploa, and in othor aye had not complied with the conditions undor which the proposals wero to bo wubmitted. Ho claimed, also, that oven if Bridges’ bid was con- aldercd, his (Walsh's) was tho lowest, becaugo Lo proposod to furnish foreign marble, on which the duty would bé $200,000, whilo Lirtdges pro- posed ¢o furoish Amorican stono. On these Grounds ho sppesled to Quartormaster-Gon, Hols, Whowaid that byno meany should Bridges’ Dbidbo considered, Inthoschodulo of bids made up in the Quartormaster's Dopartment, Bridgos’ bid was not included, but aftor this schedulo was sont to tho Secrotary of War it was indertod, and BRIDGES GOT THE CUNTRACT, |. ‘Chis, it in underatood, is Walsh's story. Anothor witnosa testified that tho night boforo the bids were to bo opened he mot Bridges, the wocceusful bidder, at the EbbItt Houso for tho purposo of negotiating with Lim about somo Iarble froma Virginia quarry. During tholr conversations Bridges showod his lotters from Hocretary Belknap eayiog that if ho (iridges) got tho contract ho would bo allowed to save ‘cousidorable expongo by sbbroviating somo words of tho Inscriptions on the headstones, and also that-bo would not bo required to round tha cor- norm. ‘Tho work, 4 it has boon porformod by Ibig; Issad Neal, Melbourne, Auatralia Borgoant,” otc, were to oor Gor. | titloy aw “Privato,® don, Philadelphia; John Carson, ‘wits ‘and goven | be spelled out, Tt 9 atoues, aa Bridges has boon Selldeany, Motbourne, Australia’s W, BP. Col- | allowod to turnish them, aro squaro at tho cor- burns, Peoria; G, BM, Fish, Clinton, ‘ia,; George | nora, and Lave tho lotters abbreviated thus: Thompson, Now York....Grdnd Pacifio—N. A. Dany, Be ene eee: heer 8. i Patterson, def Et, Paul; B.D Garpouter; Ouumeny TL irom, Now Moxico;'D,T. “Pvt. *Bergt,” “ Corp.,” ote. gee MR. AND MRS- MARSH. ntar, UttUniwa MRS, MARSH'S STATEMENT. 21 Littlor, Springfield . i. Urown, Now Yortor, Phil- ‘Moripi $B partes, Now xr i W, de yet. | Wasmrxarox, D, O., March 21.—AIra, O, 2. Maine; M. foracs Pinkham, Den. | Mareh, who arrived this morning, camo into the perubelnits. snd vor; ‘A.D, Newberry UW.) G. Hankins, om ‘Tremont House—" é remont J ‘Tho Hon, J, J. Hxgorman, weer catoll philadsiptes 2. Ce " a3 i Fort Wayuie: A, B. Johnson bulwaules's Siulge, ket room of the Committoo an Expanditures in the War Dopartmont to-day, accompanied by Ler husband, She wav avorn as a witness, aud, Hopkins, Madison; T. W. Davoy, : under the examination of Mr. Danford, tostifiod Gate, euadelpie sO. tiietcock, Dolroles eB | ioe ali Hott Cinciunati in 1865, whoro eho had B.S POND Hae Ht ofl, ML Mowe; | tormorly roslded, aud hod livodl in Now York dh Now. York... cGhenmae "House, | most of the time since that year. Bho had Hi, Grabarn, Graves, agont Gilmore's Vand] "the Hon, Ui. WW. 5 sou, Marquatte; Col. J. L. Thomson, wt, Touts: a Metrdit; tho ion, D, Braiding ak the Hon, 8, known Mrs, Bowor (now Mrs, Dolknap) since 1860, and had boon at the same hotel with hor in Cinetonati for four yoars. Cincinnati was hor Spalding, Slsubons . Hol fete * Indians, Lome, and sho visited that city twico a year, atay- Manitowoo; G. E, Gordon _ an ing thoro two. or moro weoke. Bho MMilwaukeo,..,Gardner House—Matt Hammond, mot Mra Bowor in Now York, whoro Lula; W, Borner, Mai Knox, Eldorado, Kan, WwW. i koe | era Bowor boy ee A aes ari ony Sepals, We Bi oa q wor wos o widow at tho timo tho ¥. B, und d, 1, Everett, Boston; W, 1% Wataon, 0, 3° | witnosa commoncod housokeeplug ia Now York, TR, San Francisca. *.. —— FINANCIAL BANKRUPTCY CASES. Speciat Diavateh to Ths Chicago Tribune, Sprinoriexy, fil., March 24.—Voluntary peti- tions in baukruptcy wore filod to-day in tho Bankrnpt Court by'Willlam £2. White, Jorsoy- yillo; Alvin 8, Hart, Jerseyville, and Theodora N. Howard, Lloomngton, in tho summer of 1871. Sho wont to Europe io company with Mrs, Dowor, tho last of Jono, 1872, ond know Mr. Poudlcton’s name waa on tho Hut of passongord. ‘Pho witnous was sskod whether she had any conversation at any tine with Aru. Howor, now Mrs. Bolknap, rolative to hor interest in tho KENTUCKY CENTRAL BAILNOAD CLAIM. The answer wus: ‘'l'wo or three wouks go, at tho Arlington Hotol." At that timo tho wituoes askod Mri. Belkoap whothor sho lad over ro~ colved any monoy on account of the claim. ‘Tho witness told hor she had hoard that who ro- ceivod $70,000, Mrs. Bolknap replied: Tho clsim waa for only $100,00u, aud bow could [ rocoive $70,0002" Wuring shut convorestion a Belknap was ina wtato of excttomont and stroua. INDIANA. Bpeciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Inpianarouis, Ind., March 24.—The State to- day mado a loan of $510,000 on three yoar 6 por cont bonds, te take up bonds of the same Mrs, Belknap was a friond of hors, amount due noxt month, The bonds were ne-| and the witnoss felt much. interost on gotiatod at par, hor account. She bad gimply, mon- oo, tioned to Mra, Lelknap an idlo rumor, Mr. Spurgeon noticos in the Christian Globe, | Hho hed always talked to Mrs, Belknap ag of Loudon, a tandcnoy in England which had | sho would to her sister, ad hoard rumors Bho bi for over a yoar. She rotated to Gon. Kiddoo tho convoruation botwoon her and Mrv, Bolkusp. Bho did not know of Mr. Pendlotou's paying money to Mra. Holknapon account of the Kontuaky Railroad clalm, or of making ber presonty. Sho mover heard the Secrotary of War uay anything exolted Spprebeatlons and causod sume com- montin this country also. He says; ‘ Whst with tho attraotive aocessorics of Sunday-school Persnan regret te rf 1 faatloned aady of tbe Bibi oo : .}*tho train. A Wrangle in the House Over the Con-« By an act of"! Congress pasacd Juno 8, 1872, tt was provided * that “the Secretary of War shall canse oach gravo-| amall headatone, with tho namo of the soldier | and tho namo of tho State inscribed thorean, ond ‘| Palmer Houte—ti, L. Shippy, Trontont FW. Moss, | Bridgos, is in accordanco with this usformation, i held, . W. Throcktuorton, Now York; 0, | hilo othor contractors way thoy framod their aerate Eee oule a Sarr erie G | bids on the supposition that the upper corners. We Folger, ‘Kingston, Canailas ‘TH, Daructt, Btor- of tho stones were to bo rounded, aud all such Evans. * about the contract betwoen ber husband and ‘On hor orors-oxamination by Ne. Robbing, the witness said that she understood Mra. Bel- knap as denying that eho recsived anything, and meant to convoy that impression. Io rae sponses to a qneation by Afr. Clymor, Lia witness eald that sho saw Clymer but once, threa weeks ago. It was at tha atthe Arlington Tote}, hor bust i that was Dreskfast-table pand presnnted her to Clymor, Thoir short oonveraation had noreforenco tocoming before the Committac. wae roca! € O. P. MARAIL led and interrogated by Clymor, Ho toatificd that ho loft Washington for Now York onthe day the impeachment report was pro- sented, the 21 of March, and did not design golng to Canada, Quostion—On the evening of came to my lodgings and waw Tell what ‘transpired. Answer—From thing said at the dinper-tablo, to w criminal prosecution. Wednesday you me a moment. some- I toforred that waa not only liable to impeachmont, but 1 said tovou: “If the Heeretary fs in dangor, fam in danger,’ when you said, ‘OL, yoo are ni io dangor.” Clymor—1 did not attempt to alarm you ? Anawor—On the contrary, you pacitiod me, I was alarmod when I came to you. I wont back to Now York oaay, then you paid there was no danger. Qnestion—Whon you rorched Now York, what induced you to conclude upou got jag to Canada? Anawor—Something in the newspapors of Fri- Gay motning concernin; which was publishod. my testimony, all of road tho remarks in tho House, that tho Hecretary of War wan not only liable $0 impeachment. but to a criminal provecution. I therofore thought that if tho Beurctary was in danger, I WAS IN DANGER an woll, I conanited s lawyer, who made an ox- haustiye oxamination of the cauo. Tho lawyer did not think I could bo indicted, but if I should bo [could not be convicted. My counsol auld there seomed, hownver, to bo ‘This vory much alarmed mo, ani not toromain in Now York. some dangor, 1d I determined Licft early in tho afternoon of I'riday for Montroal, ‘This was tho firat timo I heard it said that 1 committed an of- fenso for which I might bo imprisonod. Basa—And Clymer toid you Wednosday night that there was no danger to you ? Clymer—I said that Marat could not be sent to prison for anything that ho had aaid before tho Committeo. Robbing—That was tro," ‘Witness vaid that ho left Now York for Bont- teal nt 4 o'clock in tho afternoon on Friday, and reached thero the next morning at half-past 10. Dlackburn—Iied you thon heard that the Goy- ernmont authorities had concluded ta prosecute you, as woll os Becrotary Bolknap ? Answor—I am not positive, I might have ecen such a etatoment in tho pspors. ontion—It was naid that you hesitated, when at Pookekill, as to whother you would proceod to Montreal? Answor—I did hesitate, I thought if I bet offended tho laws of tho country, I would stand tho triat, If tho train had been going back to New York, [should havo taken passago in it, Dut.as the train was golog to Montroa! I pro- cooded thither, Mra. Marsh, boing interrogated ea to the way that abo went to Montrenl, said that sho saw ino morning Paper that hor husband had Jumped off ful that ho had been injured. 0 followed the noxt morning, foar- ‘Mr. and dire, Marsh then left tho stand. POST-TRADERSHIPS. PAYMENTS TO ORVILLE Wastsatox, D, C., March ‘ODAST, 24.—Alvin OC. Leighton, James Leighton, aud, Sath Arnold, post-tradors, woro examincd to-day, and tho statement was olicited that Gon. ° Hedrick ro-* coived largo sums for obtaining ona of tho ap-' pointments; that €300 a mouth was paid to Or- villo Grant, and $100 contributed for eloction- coring purposes. POLITICAL CONTNIGUTIONE. J.D, Hammor tostified that he obtained the appointmont of post-trader at Vort Gibson at the request of ox-Senator McDonald, of Arkan- nas, who asked for ites porsonal favor, Tho witnoss paid no monoy whatever mont, but had boca assessed, and for hid appoint paid $100 to tho Ropublican Execntive Committee at Waab- ington. H1o bad no partner. A rocesa tag taken, Sy ee THE PENSION BUREAU. REAQONS WHY IT SUOULD NOT DE THANSFERRED TO ‘TUE WAR DEPARTMENT, + Spectat Dupatch to Lhe Chicago Tribune, Wasuixatox, D. C., March 24,—Gon, J. BM. Rusk, of Wisconstn, ono of tho best authoritios upon ponstona and ponsion law, las propared o vory elaborato report in opposition to the propo- sition to tranafor tho Pension Bureau to the’ War Dopartmont. This report contains many facta not gouorally known, and givos a cicar inaight Into tho operations of tho Pension Bu- reau, Tho following is a synopuis of tho eason- tint fentures of the report + Bynopals of ‘Minority Report Mouso which #t 4" pi from the Interlor Dopartmont : ‘Dill No, 2,590, in ced to transfor tho Ponsion Burcau ‘Yhia bill embodies on important proposition, in that {t proposes to remove the adjudication aud final ad- jalmony ‘of pension claims from tho civil to the mill Tho tendencies of tho War Department are towards 8 ri |, strict adhorcnce to the Literal sense und toch nicalitica of tho law, while tho peusion laws are of o ‘nature requiring the most Uberal interpretation, and tho methods of construing military law would invari. ably oporute to oppove the humanitarian purposos of tho pousion system, which involves interests, ‘This aystem of applicati teed, te Allcd with s gracious recognition o valuable gervicca renderod,—not anoa to *duty,~and no niahy sopsrate Hon, aa now prac- ine @ cold obsory= 4s founded 1n the grat- tudo of nm naifon towards fis malmed and crip pled defenders, | Tho harsh principles of war, the un- sympathelic staudard of views tal military standpoint, would largely on from a purely defeat tho bene ‘ictal purposes of tho pousion system. ‘Tho gpirit of tho court-martial should not provall in Wo Pension Oflico; ita ntornnoas should not munsoo or {atimidato tho applicant for pension, A tenacious holding to charges and epocifieations ahould not defeat tho bravo but tyuorunt or forgetful woldier. ‘Tho phrase “ line of daty is found tn nearly every enactment grunting ponsion, and has been tho subject of much discussion, and of much diversity of opin- fon us to its moaning, It has been, cuntral pivot upon which nearly all toward adinfesion or rejoction, ‘Tho War Do} and still ts, the claime have turned tment rigidly holds to thin canstruc- rf ton of tho law; that it shall ‘be asifirmatively shown that af the timo ‘or contraction of discaso, tho injury resulting tn disability, tho soldier was in tho tmmedi- ato discharge duty, uuder orders expressed or implied. A strict enforcemont of tia would work ip calculable injustice to the claimant, ‘Pho Pension Bureau has rison above thia arbitrary constraction by quilitary power, and ‘under the benign {ufience of the laws thoy adiniuister, have reached the position that noarly all injuries receiv ed while in tho military survice, of which tho viclousness, negll gence the activo cause, or extrome catolesuness of tho soldiur wore nob ato pensionuble, ‘This difference of application is not igorely o difference of judqmnent Or opluivn butiocn tho ruspective Departments, put it fs the a outgrowth syatema prevailing forent , in” wmenta, During the dovelopmont of the of att. theao Depart. ynsion sys tem, a corde of rating of degrecs of dlmability hes been perfected, not at all consonant with ard or aginy theorled, It isa reault in tho caso, and’ is fnscparably connected with present pension regulations, tho arty atand- of tho novessitios Anariny rating of total bears no comparivon toa ponsion rating of the suine qrado, nor would a person educated fo tho army or nuder army: accep) or adopt a from Qholr established views. change 41 this great foasture of ponsion Judicature influoncea readily system so Widely ditfercnt: ‘Therefore any would reaule fa confusion and the groaecat Inequality. ‘Tho intereats and pursuits of ou purely civil, nocted withthe army. Thou, if ponslonera are ‘hey aro not directly or indirectly cou- upon what principles of good governmupt is tt proper to endangor thelr rights thority? ‘An crroneous opiuion exists in cel tho effect that nearly all the business of and privileges by a transfer from civil to military au- rtaln quartors to the Penslon Onice fudertved from and dependent upon the War Department, while th fact uot one-four Qusinosy relations aro with that Departineut, More than ten years have elapsed respondenco oF of ita core since thu clowe of the War, and duriig that period ninctecn- twenttcths of thous diaabl othor outward visible agencies jad by gun-stiot wounds or Wwherin record ovl- denco would show the fact, and compicto tho claim, bave been ponsloned. Tho ‘clalinants of to-tay aro o! the classes in whom disoase and otbor causes of isa bility Lave doveiopaad aluce thelr dlvobarge from. the 9, and the only avidenioe obtainea from the War charge, etc, dunca | now “aro fuw, on parole evidence are ‘Those seldom aro of & ni mental soundness at enlistment, tn tuent is # wtatomcut of cultatiment, service, dis ‘Quostions to bo docited by rooord’ ovi- ‘be sustained wmauy. , Theso latter itary charactor," Physical and ma when, whe and all the circumstances surrounding tho allege: contraction of diseasa, oF recolpta of wounds end ine dates, warriages, nisry’ abilit to support do} among the 48 to bo catablishod ‘oluowbere than tn tho War tho present work of that ofiico arises eration of clalina for iucruase snd 10 these cousiderations oooupy the greater portion Hive of the Fouslun-Oities corks, Probably opo-half cession. In these the frat adjudicatiun 01 Jurica, the disvase, tho degroa of disability, babita, firth of childreu, physical and pecu- dent relations, are by evidenca ob- ‘Departinent, aud of the froin tho consid- the right of #uo- usted all reourd evidence, and no further reference to the, iia Dopartiwent ia necowary, Nothing in conventence or the work #1 any thin class of claluus uy the proposed In the paymont of poudons Agents in parson, and ucarly all of ou tho fry aud second dye of the Agents, and needy aud dostituto of tho class. fer froma 180,000 0 aro fala, e ntl. Thosyetei of local Agents, who is w procoution agalast errors, 56 ho focentives ‘for retaining the Bureau in form, About 15,000 ponsioners are thesa aro tho quarter, Ono- third of the entiro roll are paid over the counter this number representa the nical would be gaine way facilitated 1p change. ore aro equally stroug bythe thin ten days, not and 94 per contwin are pald tho sponethie in every particnlar touching the right of tho peusioner, and in hin obligation to the Department. ‘Were tiene payments mado directly from the War Department, Wie change could not but bo largely det Hmmental to the interoata of tho pensioner, espocially to those wholly dependent upon thie ass means of autatatence, ‘The question of colay will, hownvar, bo put ee objection. Tho conrolttation of this tmrenso tuntners, the necemary chocke upon aub-divisions that must bo mado, ihe absenco of minute porsonal sapsrviaion, tha enormous extent of tho recorda and files whon brought together, and the payin Py mal tavriting necriy. twics | the. presont Intor, witl not only retard payment, but enlarge the chances for peculations and dacressn the Ie Lillties of detection. ‘The amount, pald to Agents the last fiscal yoar an nalarion war 822,740.05, an focn £214,- 5z33 total, $427,263.01. Tho contingent expenses of the Agouclen aro pald by the Agente, and aro ontimated to aggregate nearly 60 per cont of the grosrx rocelpta. The sverige grom compenration pxtd wie Agent dur- ing the lant fiscal yrar wan $7,308, Wbeduct the averazo ‘expenare (60 par cent), and the net salary was $1,686 to cach Agent. ‘tha proportion of clerks 41 shout 2 to each 1,000 pameaun he rolls, and this aggregates 235,100, ‘To Pay 22 clorkn at $1,200 per aunnm would roqura $242 y and it may bo calculated that a foren nutnerically groater by one-half would be requtrod undor the dis- advantagon that would follow the proposed change, awolling tho moount of appropristion to $423,0x#, ‘Thoso Pension Agents dishurse annually about $20, 000,000, and thotr pay fs about throo-fourthe of 1 per cent for the work. ‘During the fincal year ending Jnne $0, 1975, from in- formation derivol from tho Paymaster Goneral’s offen, tho force of that Department consisted of one Daze master Gonoral, two Assiatant Poymanters, forty Pay- meatern from ‘July 1, 1874, to June 30, 146, aud ten sadjtioual Paymaaters from Apnl 1, 1816, to "June 30, 1415, with clotks eufictent to ngaregate 105 persons, Those rocelved se salary (in the nyuregato) £184,73: rent and quarters, $38,444; fuel, $15,000; forage, $11, $103 total, $250,051, During the year they] diabursod $13,495,004.55, at we cost of 1,86 per centum for dis- Durning, At'the sme ratio, if the payment of pen- tions were confided to that Department, tho cost of wervien wonld be $555,000, or an excess of $130,736.- 84 over the groes amount pald the Agenta, ‘Tho average pay aud allowance of a Paymaster, na shown above, Is about $7,123, oF £439 in excens of that to Penatou Agents, NOTES AND NEWS. NOMINATIONS. Wasnrxatoy, D, O., March 21.—Tho Prosidont has nominated Hoffman Atkinson, of West Vir- ginin, to be Secrotary of Legation of tho United Btotea in Bt. Potersburg. GEM, BCHENCR. Mr. Faulkner, tho Chairman'pro tom. of the Committoo on Foreigo Affairs, stated this morn- ing that he had recoived o letter from Gon. Schenck, saying ho would not bo able to appear before tho Committos until aftor Saturday. The Committoo decided to bear Mr. Hchenck on Tuesday morning noxt, and Mr. Park immod- ately aftor. GEN. SHERMAN, Gon. Sherman arrived thia morning, and called on tho Prosident, provious ta the Cabinet moot- ing. Tho Gonoral was aluo at tho War Dopart- ment, and bad a privato consultation with Rncro- tary Taft. Tho Socretary thinks tho Got.) should resnmo his etation bore, and to tho foliest oxtent have chargo of the ordinary business bo- longing to the office, The cousultation to-day ‘was brief. WESTERN MINES AND APECTR PAYMENTS, > Diapateh to the New York Heening Post. Wasmxaton, D, C., March 22.—It is sald thet Mr. Fair, tho principal owner of the Consolidated Virginia Mine, who is hero, bas mado _® propo- sition to furnist tho ‘Treasury with 960,000,000 worth of cold and silver within rightoon months, and to take bonds tor tho samo. I have not learned what rato of intorcst ie desired, howev- er, on tho bonds. This proposition ia under conaidoration, _ THE RECORD. SENATE. Waemmatox, D. O,, March 24.—The Chair laid beforo tho Senato tho EHouso bill in relation to political contributions. Mr. Davis suggested that the bill be sent to tho Committees on the Judiciary, Mr, Howe thought it affected political matters moro than anything elso, and that thoro waa 00 Jaw quostion connected with it; that any com mittco was competent to wreetlo with it, and he suggvated that it bo sent to the Committee on Privilogos and Elections. Agreed to. ‘Mr. Howa presented s memorial from tho Chambor of Commorco of Milwauken, romon- trating agatnet the ercction of a* bridge across tho Detroit Hiver at Detroit, sud asking that mossuroa be taken to tako the trafic under tha river, instead of over ft, Reforrod, ‘Mr, Cameron (Wisconsin) presented the memorial of {ho Legisiaturo of Wisconaln in relation to the ime provement of tho ft, Croix River, Referred. Mr. Wright presented tho petition of the Chicago, & Tock Taland Railroad, to havo refunded a tax of $4,695, nlleged to Lave been ‘illegslly asscased upon the grass Toceipta derived from carrying the mails, "Tho Senato voted to adjourn over tll Monday when th adjourns to-day, ‘The Ouair laid beforo the Benato tho bill on tho Blonx Indian deficiencies, with = notice that the House will not agroo to tho ainendmenta of the Ben- ate. ‘The Benate voted to insist upon ita amendments, ‘aud asked for a committes of couference, and SMesara, Wither, Allison, and Oglesby wero appeluted . THE POST-ROUTE BILL, ‘Tho Senate thon took up for consideration the Poat Bouto bill. Mr, Hatnlin sald the Committeo tisd paid personal attention to all the proposed routes, and bad mado personal inquiry from different menibers as to to necessity of all they bad proposed. They had stricken cout and inserted only such as thoy bad carefully scrutinized, and perhapa upon this statement the Benato would not ineix: on having tho bill road in futl, Dobate ensucd, during which Mr, Sargent eald, tet the Dupartments' send tictr mail tatter by a atroke of tho peu, It will tako no moro time than to lick a and ‘ft costa no mora to send roaila ip {his "manner than iy duce | wit stamps ou them, Ho believed this oconomy might bo car riod ‘3 little further, and members of Congress ‘ond Sonatora might bo put into communication with thelr constituent by the franking privilege. Ile bo- Moved it right that membera and ‘Senatora should by permitted to communicate with thelr constituents, and to send them euch fnformstion, printed and other- wise as they dcemod nocessary, ‘The bill waa amended sa to minor polnts and JUDGE M'CANDLESH. 'Tho bill providing that Wilson McCandless, Judge of the District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania, be retirol on account Of iithoalth, although he has not reached the ace of 70 yours, was taken up, and emonded 60 0s to provido that bo should resign a the end of six months after bia retirement, aud thon passod, TUE PUPRSIDENTIAL VOTE. ‘The Gonate then reaumod consideration of Aonato tll No.1, to count the votes of Lrealdeut and Vice Proatdent. Ne, Burnside moved to reconsider tho voto whereby the Dill was paesed toa third reading, and then intro- duced the following amendinent + J}Kuc, L That if more than one reluirn aball bo rocelv- ‘ed by the Presidant of the Senate from o Btato pure tug to be certificates of eloctorsl yotea given at ho last preceding alection for Prealdent and Vico- Prealdent in such State, he sal immediately make # sport thereof tothe Chiof Justico of the Supreme Court of the United States, who shall st once cause said Supremo Court to procood to examine as to who ato the legal electors of ssid Slile, and aball bove wor vo sond for persons and pipers, and wild Chict Sante ‘shall on or before the lat Tuesday in January next sur the meeting of the clwtors of Pres! dant and Vico-Freatdent report tu the Premdent of tho Senate which of said cloctura were legally olected, and the returns eeut by the sisctors #0, designated shall, if in all other respects they aro legal, ba counted bufore tae two Houses. Mr. Bayard introduced an sinendment proposed by Mr. Gooper, as follows: And if thy two Houses do not agree o4 to which resuro whall ba counted, thea that yoto ball bo countod which tho Houre of Repre sentatives, voting by States, tn the manner provided py the Constitution, when the cluction devulyos upon Diu tTouse ual declde to by tho (ruv sud valid fo tum, ter debate the question was tuken on tho amend. mettGelered by Stes Hayurd, which was lost—18 yeas; 1 S. wavy quention wus then taken on thoamondment pro- By Mr. Burnaida, and st was lost. ‘Tho question waa taken on the passage of tho bill, anid it was passod as follows Allieon, Tiamiftton, Morrill, (Mo.) Anthony, Hamlin, Oglesby, Boutwell, Uitelicock, Tadduck, Burnaide, Ingalls, | Pattermon, Camerou (Wis), Jones (Now) gout, Cameron (Hah Key, pencer, Christiancy, Logan, Shormag, Darsey, BMeMillan, ‘Thurman, Ferry, Merrion, ‘Windem, Frelinghuysen, Mitchell, Wright,—a. jorton, F yaton. McDonald, Bayard, yaton, [eDoni tow. nal Handolph,’ Carpenter, Goldthwalte, — Hausom, rely lowe, Haulabury, Jones (Fla, —-Btevenson, Jounaton, ‘Wallace, oly, . Withors, White, 20, Yamunds, MeCreery, Mr. Thurman said be was at a loas to seu what Bente tors could see in this bi of a partisan nature, and moved & reconsideration of the voto whereby tho bill was passed in order to givo ono moru chance to Ox some bill to meet tho queation when two sots of row surua woro sont in, lie did hupe that in that chainber where debate was allowed, some moasure could ba per~ footed to mest tha neorssily of the case. If hot, thero ‘wore no hopes of gotting 1t done at this Congress, + "Tho motion was entered|, and the Senate took up tho Consular and Diplomatio bilt, ana made it the order Gf business, and then went into executive seesion and oon after sdjournod til! Monday, man presented ie memorialot tho W Mr. Hoh the wemorialof tho Woman's ‘pomperanos League of fudisua, ankiug for legislation to promota temporanoo in the United Htates, Mefarrod. Mir, Blount, from the Gommitiee on Appropriations, re on hill 10 supply a deficleney of $82,000 for the manufacture of postai-cards for the year ending thi ‘Seth of Juno, 1616, Passed. Bis, Wilsuire, from the Cummitice an Indian: Affaire, reported a bill to provide a Territorial Government for ae Sonia Torritory, and movod ta havo it recom mitted, ‘Mr, Southard moved to refer it to tho Committee on Torritorics, tnion, the hill was referred to the Com- malttos on Indian Affaira, "The Hpeaker then called on committees for roports of A private nature, + TH ORNPRAL APPROPRIATION ALT ‘Tha Hone went into Committeo of the Whole, with Mr. Cox in the chair, on the Tepe vo, Executive, and Jadicial Appropriation bill, with the understand- ing that the general debate would bo limited to one honr, ‘Mr. Hnelbat (IL) reptted to the inveetivon which hiad been ported againet the Repnbllern party hy the gentlemen from Georgia and North Caroline (Ifill and Yoates), and eriticiret the speech of the gentioman com Georgia a6 an astoniahing parody on the parable ‘of tha prodigal son, with the diffezouco that tho proil!- son asked his father’s forgivencen, while the fliouthern people did not. He sald ho belleved there existed a diviaion to this day in tha public sentiment of this country between thor who believed that lovy- fog war was a crime and (hose who did not xo belie and thet it existed amatrong as it did in 14% and 186: Le then proceeded to argno agalnnt a reduction of nal- ari of Government officials, Mr, Kasson suggested that in the matter of ccono- my the majority of the House want to yo poasthly too for, and the minority possibly not far enough. He Propoied to sea ff there was not eome ground on which oarefol and prudent men on both aides could. combine in the consideration of this Lill Proceeding to discuss tho reduotion of salaries, bo declared he would a thousand times rather atrike down the com- pensation of members of Conyrens to what it waa prior to 1860—3,000—then touch the poor pay of tho ‘various employes uf he Governmont, ho are only re ceiving now the game as they received thirty youre pied Ho would not touch thowe old cstablinhed pala- Tho proposed reductions in the State Depart ment meant not retrenchment but dtrorganization, Tho fect was, the Committes on Appropriations in re porting ¢his bill strack down (he force of tha Depart ments without’ the approvs) and consent of the De partments, snd fn some instances without consulting the Departmenta, At the close of Mtr, Kasson’s apesch the Committers proceeded to consider tho Lillia detalt, ‘The item for com) lon af Benstors, which ia the firnt iten in tho ll, having Lean reed, which fixes salarics at HL.teo, Str, Taker (Lad) moved to Feuer to $4000 ‘Mr. Foster moved to reduce it to $2700, and tn- timated that the Democratic majority, if {t wanted to be counistent, eliould vote for reduction to $2,700, ‘Mr, Randall (interrupting)—Why did_you not pro- Pose itstamendment fh Consattien, invent of renist- Ing tho reduction of the paltry 10\per cent we bavo mado? Bir, Foster am not to be catochiaed on the floor. Mr, Randall (porsistently)—I want to show the coun- try and ifonse the inconsistency, the duplicity of the gentlemap from Ohio, {n coming here and offering an amendment to reduce the salaries of members to $2,100, while ho resisted in Comunittee # reduction af © ‘Mr, Foster—T have s good anawer to the attack. 4 Mr Randall—I have inade no attack, Me, Fostor—You have charged mo with duplicity and inconnistency. ‘Mr, Randall—There ano rincority in your amond- ment, and you do not expoct it to be adopted, Mr, Foster—Try it, and ace. Me, Bandall—The Committee on Appropriations has fixed tho compensation of members where I think ihe ‘peoplo of the country will be satisfied. ‘Bir. Fosler asserted that he had offered the amend- suas {n good faith, a2 be did overything, Thero was fo detune urry about bim, and the gontleman well ‘bert rag no coualstency in thie bill, + ot tho ealaties of memith.> e-n roducon tn €?,7W, os that would be a reduction of 10 y\~ert¢un the salariva as fixed when tho clorka in ‘the Departments wero fut. Ho regretted excoetingly that the Chairman uf the Comniittes (Randall) bad made this ausault op him so early in tha debate, and that gentleman's own con- Sieieney could be called Su quoation more than taat Srany meinber of tho Wous, Up toa year azo tat tigmen had been an advocate of high rslarien, and iw marvellous convertion hed taken place sinos that me. He gavo him credit for an honest conversicn, bat be dia not want himor apy other gentleman to Pitive to detor him (Foeter) from tho honest discharge Of bis dutice by a charge of duplicity. Mr. Baker (ind.) said that bo bad pledged to his constituents to ue0 his volco and vote in the direction of retrenchment, economy, and reform, and he intend. ‘ed with all honesty and good faith to redeoin that pledge, The Democratio majority reminded him oo this bill of Arteanus Ward, who was willing to sacrifica onto xilarof his country oll bis wifots rolatives, (Laughter. Caunhtd, after a fiing at the Chief Clerk of the House, and et Randall for having ozco alluded to him aaa miserable man, a ‘utiasclf in favor of all tho reductions that were necessary for the proper and economical admfnintration of the Governwcut, ‘The Demoerntic majority in this House remindod him of aJew poldier, who accounted for erlling nis goods at Jo percent below cost on the ground that the woode belonged to a rich uncle of bis, whom be wanted a onl docterctt nimseit sa earnestly and Beceem avor of every poasible vconay, eee} no man could foreirll how the Govarnment Year to meet ita expenses, Lo warned members that IP they reduced {ue eslariva of Governmout officials Delow the paint which would snstain them reapoctably, Led not reduoe their own salarics tu tho mme point, the country would how! fn judgiwont ot thetr Sietemrensation of $7,600 would not be too much; but inthey came to sorve thelr country, then $3,l00 was enough to cover thelr expenses for the time they were Fequited to spend here. wUir. Hoar trasted that tho House did not propoes to Fresent the pitifal spectacle that was prosented iu tho Peo lat Congresses of wrangling about {ts own pay. If thego was puything in the political bistury of the ‘country that ho would give » good deal to havo strack out, t wea the dobates on that wubject in tho last two Congrosaes. He would voto against any change in tho salary of member: frnt, Docatsg if was « thing which Ought not to be stirred up for political purposes; aud Sucond, because he thought on tho whole it was as hear right as could be got, He entircly respected and honored the position of the gentleman froin Pennsylvania ; (Randall) when he said that be yielded ' his viduel — judginent in ‘ainatter ‘where ho was personally concerned to tho general sentingynt of the people, and bo sympathized Sith him very ‘much when, on ‘being asked what Lo haa done with the money, he replied it was none of the burinces of the questionors,—a very good anavwer, ‘bir, Randall oxplainod that the ditticulty which tho Comiittes had mot was that if other salartea wero ro- Uucod and not the salaries of members they would Lo chargeable with Inconalstency. Ho liad great reapoot forthe views of the geutlcman from Massachusctts yet bia argument would really go ta show that no‘ealary onght to be roducéd. It pecmed to him, | ‘Thero was but one eafo, frm ground ou whict toatanit, and that waa to epply the same measure of reduction to all salaries, ‘The House could not go {through tho reductions proposed if it didn’t reduce tho salaries of its own menabern. ‘Mr, Harrinon (ILL) opposed Mr, Foster's amoud- ment, und favorod tho reduction proposed tn this bit, They could not go. before thelr covatituenta aud do fend themselves unless they eut down thelr own sal aries 9 mately. Dir. Caswell characterized tho bill ea @ cou pitation of inconsistency and inslnverity. cele dented tio action of the Commtttce au Appropriations, and vald that Comralttes had assented to all proper aud responsible propositions on the part of the Departments, ‘Tho bill made u reduction uf at Teast $5,000,000, and, if thie reduction werv sccomplish- ed, en it would bé in yolu for members vo the otuer sida to quote the spweches of Chatrman Mandal, ‘Tho country would understand that 28 a deception. Ma bad heard predictions of failure of the bill, Uut if: thore was any failure of the Democratia aida of tho Houso would 1ot be responsible for it Mr, Hi) moved to maka tho reduction of salaries commence on the 4th of Mareb, 1877, aud agrocd with Mrclfoar that 4¢ was indecont for nicmbers ot Con= greus to bo equabbling ovor thelr own pay, Tile (Lilly) Giesndment would obviate that diflenly by muking tho reduction apply to the noxt Congrray, ‘The question being on Mr, Foster's amendinent, Mr. Vosler aaked Mr, Randail to allow 8 vote by yeas of tho Houto. ang waviandall eaid that in this early stage of the bill he wos unwilting to dopart from the usnal rule. ‘Mr, Foster-—Thero 1s no rulo againat that, © Mr, Randall—Well, the usual practica, Bin, Foster—Wil you allow ine to offer an amend- pent 1p the House 7? Sir, Handail—lam not so instructed by the Com- mitua, [Lougbter op tho Wcpublican side.) ¥ will voto for tt. ‘Mr, Townsond had no healtation in declaring ose to the amendment of the gentlenuan froin him- Ou errs Maer) ‘was opp qn jo (Fuater), oepoatLons ‘of the | Committoc. Ha fou ero, under * a betwoen Limsolf ana the people that he was to ‘be allowed $5,000 a year for hia services, anid he was ‘unwilitug to alluw any ect of porsous to practice Uh ie distionon him, JLaughter.) He did not Lelleve thet the poople destrod to qive over Weir dextiniss to pro- foowlonal politicians, or men, Ha wishod he wat rich,! too.) ‘Tho prosuut salary wee nos too much for auy man who ouulil not live out of iis private fortuna or out of post tradcralips, or out of railroal-granis, and thero was not enough of them to go round. Yf membern do- nired to Hive as all, end to sottlo with their boanling- hotsa keopers sud wuxberwomeu, they would never roduca thelr salaries, [Laughter.) ‘After furthar debate the question was then taken on Mr, Foster's amendment to fix tho pay at $2,700, and it ‘was rejectod, ther belng but twenty-four votes tu the alirniative. ‘fhe amendment offered by Mr, ILI was alto ro jecte seer colloy moved tofetriko ont $4,600 and insert $5,000, aud spoko in favor of that motion. “BUSINESS NOTICES. Woman's Friend !—The Mev, J. Me Wheeler, Strasburg, Pa,, doclares Wisnart's Piue ‘Tree Tar Cordial baa beon a grest blessing to bis wife It ie intallible in complainge of the fumnalo xox, L'urt- fies the blood, claare tho complosion, aud makes rosy checks. 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