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

The Chicage Daily Tribn VOLUME 29. FINANCIAL. "—"“‘STATE TED s SAVINGS INSTITOTION. 500,000 CAPITAL, 110,000 SURPLUS. he Oldest and Largest Bavings Bank in the Northwest. Pays 6 por cont interest per annum on deposits, somi-nnnually, on the st of January and 1st of July, All doposits made during tho 1at throe days of a month draw interast for tho month, AFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS Of the Btate Savings Institution wore built for tho sccommodation of tha Business Men snd Bankers of Ohioago end the Northwost, They are Fire-Proof and Burglar-Proof. Money, Disamonds, Bonds, Doods, Coin, Bullion, Silverwars, Wills, and othar valua- bles taken on spocinl deposit, and guaranteed socurity, Bafos in theso Vaults for ront at tos. Eegagnabio sl D. D, SPENCER, Pres't, A, D, GUILD Cash'r, . OOK, Mas'er Bafaty Vaults, Banker & Broker, Corner Olark and Madison-sts, tocks, bonds, and Government securitiea boughtand ml!do!gr cash or on margin at the Now York Stock Ez- sbangs, lerin all descriptions of bonds, including de. £0lvod aliway, towh, and cotnty bands, and all Kads of investment securities, PIANOS STEINWAY Grand, Square, and Upright Pianos. BUPERIOR TO ALL OTIIERS. THE STANDARD PIANOS OF THE WORLD, Taving been awardod tho First of the Grand Gold Hadals of IHonor, WORLID'S FATR, PARIS, 1807, LONDON, 18062, Prices as Jow as the exclusivo uee of the beat mate- lals and moat thorough workmanship will permit. An Unlimited Guaranty sith ench Plane. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES, With Price List, malled free on application, . LYON & HEALY, GENERAL NORTHWESTERN AGENTS, Btate and Monroo-sts. OHICAGO, ' VINEGAR. RUS SING 7 WHITERS % WINE W & rated for lta Purity, Strengthand Flavor, oitrraica foeen Flokion SF oA Ta R T ‘e entirely free from SulpAuric Acidor other deletorls eus subatance, with which 4foat Vinegar isadulterat ('n;"ne»ynf Grocers, " Largest Vinegar Workaln the d, Edtad, 1848, E. L. PRUI & CO., Chleago. - LADIES, TRY IT. JETTINE, lul?.flhlld. MISOELLANEOUS, Iam P od to Recoive Orders, Dolivo rgs 'Kmm about 1st April, for ) MARYLAND HAMS. Thesa Flams are, without exceptlon, the finest offer- #d 1 this or any otlier miarket, and the prompt stton- an- tion of epicures {s invited, as the supply cannot by auy mibility equal the demand ; the entlro curs of Mr, Newbold belug divided between a Grocery Liouzs East aud myself, . TATUA, 146 East Madison-at, MADE TO ORDER, Rico Japaned Caatings a specialty, MORRIS IRON WORKS, Morris, 11, RBADIN {’Oll BTIRANGRRS AND OITIZENS— ATLIES, WELKLIKS, and MONTULIES I 10 ites, and ] e e g witutiyougns FREB ! cuikorpecatis o an s ietip. s e REMOVAL, REMOV.AL. JNO.H.WRENN & CO0., Bankers and Dealers {n Jovestment Secantlss, HAVE REMOVED TO THE : §. W, caruer of Dearborn & Washingfon-sts, 0, W, COTIG 0t DGATIOTL & wasingion-iis, WANTED. Wanted--To Parchase for Cash, int Blocks trally I e e ] P, il pleaso leayo dorori Uo7 Dearborn.at. COLLECTION AGENOY I i he th h Wi Tactiit; fsite to (I oToty ale or smount, in tho United Htates snd Cauadas, Ho collection, no charges, Bend for circular, 'RASIER'S COLLECTION AGENOY, Blate and Monrae-ats., Chicago, PAPER COLLARS, PAPER COLLARS. JODLOTS clearing ont at bargains for a fow days oaly, PHILADELPHIA COLLAR CO., 140 Btate-st, EDUCATIONAL, "HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGL, HIASS, tons fur admission o the Freshman Class ard Collegu (proltminary or entire), and ta the fic Behoot, will ba beld {u” Cinciunati, ), 0, aud July 1. 1676, beginniug at 8§ sa examinations, which will ‘bo fdentical Yl 'those hield in Cambridge, will b frre to all who lutend to enter the College or the Hcientific Hchool 3 § will La open 1o otliers upon payiasut of a feo of Tersous who propose {0 pass thesa exsminations ars Duected totutorm Lo Bcrctary of Harvard, Duls | 'ambridge, s58., Of elr pu Jina 13, 50 40 a4dress BIGA for (arthes tntarma The precise place of the sxaminatione will bo Bounced in the Cincinnatl Gezetts, snd Commercial, June 37 and 24, FINANCIAL, _ Invest Now According to Your Means, $10, 26, $60, 5100, $200, o K 18 1is order, ai ars fnolis ghipte sty il orer e wo nicoont o ROTIUNGHAM & Ou., 13 Wallat., New York, Bank. & and 1 o {uvest 1o Stocks anit nmmuukl_aulumn?g:m:: Ky it S i o ol thsis swployinent of Frothingtiam & Ca, Veetnouls udm their eap! Dok, Vo, 19, 1874 WASHINGTON. Post-Traders Testify Be- fore the Clymer Committee. Gen, Reynolds Comes in for Several Unfavorahle Allusions, The Naval Committee Claim to Have a Hold Upon Robeson. Telograms Showing Somo of Tfis Dealings with Jay Cooke, McCalloch & Co. The House Judiciary Commit. tee Complete the Belknap Impeachment Articles. They Will Bo Submiited to the Honse for Its Action To-Morrow. What the Eastern Navy-Yard In- vestigation Has Brought ; Forth, Gen, Schenck Tells His Story of His Conneetion with {he Emma Mina. Much Political, Official, and Mechanical Rottenness Unearthed. Hallett Kithourn Must Remain in Durance Until He Opens His Mouth, Proposed Modifications of the Na- tional Banking Law, CLYMER'S COMMITTEE. THE PENDLETON CASE, Bpectal Lispatch to The Chicaoo Tribune. WasminoToN, D. ., March 28.—~Tho Clymer Committeo han issucd » summons to the Oashior of the National Park Bank, Now York, Thls summons {a based upon (he allogation that tho books of the Nationsl Park Dank of New York show that soon after tho payment of the Kon- " tucky Roilroad olaim two cheoks, ono for $30,- 000 and tho other for $15,000, wore drawn upon it by & bank in Oinclonati (o tho ordor of Mra. Bawor, and that thoy wore almont immodiately peid. Whother thoro is any svidence to connect Mr, Pendleton with those payments or not ro- maina to bs seon, and if thoreis it may turmn out that ho was simply paylog over mousy duo from her as hor businoss agont. TIIE BENSATIONAL FLATURE of the inventigation of the Clymer Committen waa the testimony of J. E. Barron, of New York, formerly post-trader in New Moxico. The evident purposs for which the witness was called was to drawin the Dent family. In this tho witnosa was successful, o swore that Lo was appotnted post-trader upon the recommsanda- tion of Bernard, of 8t. Louls, a brothor-in-law of Joln C. Dont. roard was at ooe timo prominently mentionod as o witnoss in the 8t. Louis whisky casos. Barron swears that, to obtain tho place for lum, Bornard wrote & lottor to the Prosident, in which ho stated that he (Bornard) ‘would have one-third of tho profits if Barron was appointed post-trader ; that Darron was ap- pointod post-trador, and Dornard did reccive ono-third of the Emma. ‘The witnoss was avi- dently {nfluenced by malico, a8 lua tradership Liad proved an uoprofitable venture, and he en- doavorsd to throw mud upon tho Prosident, and eyen dragged in tho name of Mrs. Graut, bacausa ahsdl‘l raceived a leiter from ono of lor Lin- e THE ACCOUNT IN TOE PARK NANK, New York, which bas been mentloned in gon- noction with the Pondleton railroad claim, has boan ascertained by the Clymer Comumittes toba tho following : On tho 29th of Juuo, 1871, I, IL Pondloton, I'residont of the Commercial Na- tional Bauk, Cincinnati, doposiled in the Park Bank €27,607, On July 10, 1871, ho deposited £25,000. ‘Iho firat chocks against this wero the following : Oct. 20, 1871, $20,000; Oct. 28, ,000. ~ Thero 18 nothing 'but cir- cumstantlal evidenco in this, but the Qashier of the Now York bank bas beou pummoned to explain tho oxsot naturo of those transactiona, and all the partics to them [Tnths Assoctated Preas.] TUY POST-IRADERSUIL INVESTIGATION, ‘Wasuivaroy, D, 0., March 28,—The Commit- tes on Exponditures in_ tho War Depaitmont to-day oxamined Alexaudor T. Gray, & clerk in the Attornoy-General's office, o testified tnut B, G. Doutels was desirous of obtainin, 08~ h'n‘.hn‘lm&:l at Fort Btantoni promised wilnoss $1,000 if ho would get 1t for him, Gray went to Henator Carpenter, recommended Daulols, and the nflmlulmem was procured, but Daniola nover paid him_the 81,000, Tirst Lisutousnt Robert G. Carter, Fourth Cavalry, tostitiod that Gen. Reynolds sent ta Gon. MoKenzie about 50,000 or 75,000 buslols of corn, bought from Adsns & Wicks, oodtractors, at Han Antonlo, but Gon, MoKonzle, who was commander of the post, rofused to racoive it on the ground that 1t was not fit for issue, and too h‘%h 1n price, Gon. Reynolds ordered him agatn to take It, when McKenzio agalo refused, and Liad an inapection of tho grain, It was found WEEVIL-EATEN AND MUSTY, and therefore notlt for insue. After MoKenzle's gecond protest, Reynolds made a peremptory or- der, and the former was obliged to take the rain. McKenzie roprosented that Adams ana Wicks were bad men; that thoy wers mouopo- lizing the contracts of tho department; and that other contractors offercd to furnish good corn for 15 or 40 cents a bushol lese, 1The rosult waa that Ileynolds preferred charges to Gon, Halleck against McKenzio for willful aud obsti- uate disobedience of orders, but he way naver triad. Witness said the damaged corn layaround the poat for a time, and wes finally wested, bo- cause TH¥ HORSEY WOULD NOT EAT IT. J. E, Barrow tostifled that Lo was appointed at-trader at Fort Unfon, New Jlexico, in 1865, mmuuh the [nfiuence of W. . W, lamard, brother-in-law of Gen, J, 0. Dent. After trying other parties, ho wont to Baruard and prom- ised to_give bl one-third of ths protita of the post. Barnard wrote a long letter to Qen. CGrant, who was then General of the Army, tull- ing him of the proposition made, and detailing the conyersation had between witness and Dar- nard, Witnoss saw the letter, He iuclose application for au appointment and got 1t direct from Gen, Grant through Gon, Smith. Darnard, aftar innlmsng witnoss’ application to Gea. Graut, wrota to Mra, Grant telling her of wit- nesd' proposition, and asking hor inttuence. Witness ways ho read tho lotter, and that Dar- nagd familiarly addressed hor as * Julia,” Bar- nard is now Bauk Examiner at St, Louia, 4. L. WOULEY, poat-trader at Kort D, A, Russell, Wyoming, tes- titled that he paid ex-Senator Thayer, of Ne- brasks, 81,200 to go to Washington three or CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1876. four times when attempts wers mads to remove witnesa, He contrlbuted $400 to tha Republican campaign fand during the last Presidentisl cam- Daign. ’ ZDWARD wrram, J-4gtrader at Fort MoPheraon, testified that R, brotuser wholossla grocer at Keokik, Ia,, and THa did s2-18% of Gou, Belknap, fa hia partner. Becretary pellove that Bower over wrots to tho bim to do Ay‘l)fmlti‘&:;umlflm Xu:‘%u Ho nhg.l usod, ness aul BT 9 8 Inst Presidontial campaign, ——— Tz woum ¢ PERSHMENT. OMMITTEE. a,, Botetat Dianateh to The s 3bina ‘Wasninaron, D. U, March %, mont Committeo thi .nmnfif’";,":’ y:::,‘;i vote upon tho imposchmont art, againat Nolknap and adoptod thom nuhmn yament, Thoy will bo reportod in the House on oy day morniog, and the debato, which will n,. doubtedly result fn proronting Geu. Belknap boforo tho® bar of tho Bonato, will Legin ns soon as the evidenco and sarticles can bo printed. If the House follows tho procadent ot in the Andrew Johnron impeachment, the ontiro buainess of tho Houso will be susponded pending the impoachment trial in the Senate. ‘Tho articlos to bo presented on Thureday will doubtlons contain no now facts, and will be sub- stantially tho samo chiargos that wero presontod by the Clymer Committes, but thoy will bo moro carefully and sccurntely presouted, snd will, tooreover, be eupported by legal evidenco, which the Ciymer arlicles wore not. SARSIL 8neetal Digpalch to The Chicago Tribune, MoxNTREAL, March 28,~It ig stated ou good authority that Americzn detectives passod tlrough this city Friday lagt eu routo to Ottawa tohuntup a gontlomaa who was in the confi- denca of Calob Marsh while at Bt. Lawrence liall, Moutreal, and to whom Marsh made n statement which {8 said Lo differ very matorially {from snyiling hitherto mado publie, Waebing- ton_ nuthorities wish to got at tho fact to boused in the impeachmont trial, ' the Anocinted Press.) Wismxaron, D. U, Mprch 26.—The fall Mouse Cummittee on tho Judiciary Leld a meet- ing to-day to recoive the roport of the Sub- Committeo who had heard tho testimony of Ar. and Mra, Marsh and others in the Belknap cago. Tho Committes passod upon tho articles ot impeachmout, and proposs to prosent thom in tho Ilouse on Thursday, togethier with tho ovidonco in thelr support. Itis tho goneral viow of tho Committes that thia is suficioatly strong to convict bim of corruption in oflice. —_—— ROBESON. LI DEALINGS WITU TIHE ILOUSE OF I, A'CULLOCH & CO. Snectal Dispateh to The Clicago Tribune. Wasminaron, D, O, March 28,—Tho Houss Comunitteo on tho Neal Estato Pool, in looking iuto tho relations of Jay Cooke & Co. to the Govornment and roal ostato pool, have devel- oped what the Bub-Committeo baving the mat- terin chargo regard ss a very serious caso ogaivet Bocrotary Robosom, aud one that may lead to Lis impenchment. The caso, in briof, s clsimod to bo this: That some days after tho failure of Jay Cooke & Co. hore, which occur- red Sept. 18, 1873, aud after oflicial information lind been sent him from Londou that Jay Caoko, McCullech & Co. woro not sound, but in a very precarious condition, hio then causod $1,600,000 t2 bo transferred by telograph to tho London house, which soon nfter failod. Ho then took railrond iron for security. 'The Committeo has a vory large number of telegrama bearing upon tho matter, of which tho following aro smong the most significant : Loxa BRANCI, Bept. 10, 1873.—Commodors William Reynolds, Acting Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.: Givo requisition fu favor of day Cooke, Mo. Culloch & Co, for $1,400,000 for foreign account of pay of Navy, Gronat: M, Robesow, COOKE, Nave DrpantenT, WasninoToN, Sept. 18, 1670.— The fion, Gewye M, Robeson, Long lirancn, No J,: Remittanes to London stopped by the Treasury, WiL.LIAN JizYNoLDS, Acting Becretary Navy, Four duys sftor the failure hero, Bradford, Flecet Paymaster of tho Luropoan squadron, tolegrapued Roboson from London intimating tho owbarrussod coudition of Jay Cooke, Me- Cuiloch & Co. : NAVY DEPARTMENT, 1873.— The Hon, George oeson, Long tranchy Nod. Biradford tolagraptis : ¢ With'Oattei, o hnd long intorview with bause, They shuw ‘thomselves sol- veot f their New York socurities are good. 1In this excitablo moment {hey think {hey cantot give tangi- ble security here immedistely. They possibly can arrange in & day or two fo protect accounts ‘with ecurities in Now York. Hoe McCulloch. 1lava positive arsiranon commauding my belief that navy drafis ju tho regular coursu wmil be paid. Feel wure any action crushing the housa would bo most unwiss for Goverument interent, ‘WiLLtam Rerxorps, Acting Becretary, ‘Che hionso referred to in the ahove lelegram is Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co. Nxw Yonx, Bopt. 2%,~Commoanre Neynotds, Nar) Department, Washington: Csll upon the Iresident, anud stand Téwdy o' Garey out Ias witbes in Tegard forelgn account, Grouax 3, RoLknoN, WasmxaTON, Bopt, [Tmmediate.] WAVY DERARTSHENT, 224 Septombor, 1819, —Ta Hon, George M. ltoveson, Fiftn Aventie Iotel, New Yo Iiave repurted to the Prestdont, Nothfug will be d uutdl furlber tews from Now York, Seut Dradford's dixpatch to you at Long Brauch, ‘WiLLIAM REYNOLDS, Acting Socratary of tho Navy, WasniNoTaw, Bept, 32, 1810.—Sceretary of the Navy, I7fth Atenue Holel New Yors: Tho follows iny 18 juet receivod from London : ** Yours received and * {ully undersiood, _Earueslly at work to carry out your views, ' By request of the houso am ~ here constantly, All the T3 snd_ daily (tausactions are open to me, Dt They aro preparing & perfect Lalance-sheot so as 1o enabls thein (o make arrungemonts 1o maeb your viows, 1I the osscts aro as reported, sud 1 Lelieve they are, will shiow surpius outaido of private estate of rosident partics, Lusioess continues s ususl, sud ublio sontiment slowa confidonco in tho Louse. Hope to-morrow to cable you somelhing definito and sativfactory. The Houso will cably to-morrow through their Laukers to ]l parta that navy drafts wili ba protuptiy met. (Bgnod) BrapFoun.” WitLtait RernoLus, Acting Sceretary, Loxo Draxcit, Bopt, 23— Commodore Ille)ynnm, Act- tng secretary of the Nuvy, Washington, U, C.: 'Tolow @ruphed you to-day {0 glve Cutter requisition for $5L0,060, Giava him snotler for & miltion in addition, BMake ft yuur spocisl busiuess ¢ 4“.\ in person to the Becretary of ihe Tressury and ask bim to put it thirough by telegraph, Act promptly, Answer to 23 Droadwsy, Qronax M, HoBEsON, WASINGTON, D, O, Bopl, 34, —Secretaryaf the Nary, 20 Hroadway, b, ¥.: Telegrau racaived, llave scen tlie Becrotary of tlho Treasury, The requisition wilt bo put through at onco Ly telcgraph. WitLIaM KEvNoLDs, Acting Secretary, NAvY Dreaursent, Bopt. 24, 1873,—7he llon, Gearye M, Jicteaun, care Fay-Divector U, F, Culler, 29 Breadway, New York: Lequisition (hrongh sud amount ‘to credit of Cufler, Assislant Treswurcr's books, Now York, WiLLIAM IiEYNOLDY, Acttng Becretary of tho Navy, New Youx, Sept. M,—Secretary of the Treamiry, Washington, . C.:" Your teieyram rocoived. Thanki for your promptuces. lave scon the l'resident lant ight, and by Lis direction will draw for §1,000,0, cial and cradit Quiter by telvwruph to ury as 800n aa reuisition reaches Tressury, ono should be doue fo-ilay, Will use only ‘what 18 noeded and refund the rest, Geonge A, Rooxsox, TIONESON'S DEFENAE, The Committce askod for all the navy bal. ances in London, but the Bocrotary ouly sent them in July or August, 8o an yet the Govern. moent balance at the time of the failureis nng konown, It is belioved to have been largs, and Robeson's defensa probably 18 that ho put 1n the milliou and a half to savo the navy hnknce, and bank, and in this courso he claims™ to havo had the approval of the President. —_—— SCHENCK, BCRENCK NEFONK THE COMMITTEE, ‘Wasuixaton, D, 0., March 24.—~Lx-Minlster Behonek appoared before tho Committes on Foreign Affairs to-dsy, bnngiog with him sotchel tilled with papore. Il privately com. plained of being woak, uot having fully recoy- ered from hls rocent sttack of sickuess. An ex- Benator and other gentlemsu connected with the Emma Miuo transactious wero present. Qen, Bchenck read the following paper 1 d respectfully to atate o the Committes thiat, siuce my arcival in Washington, 3 have read the viuted testimony of James K. Lyon Rirsm A, jobmeon, on which the charges against uio sppear (o bu founded. The testimouy of those wilncaos was aken in my abseuce, aud withoug suy opportunity fof cross-cxamintion, This ovidmce s - Jrctossl | ote how, iy tho aule of 1he Emma Mins by Park, Baxter & Stew- arg to tus Emma Ming Company of London was a fraud, and that to the conrummation of such fraud I knowiogly lent the ssaistance of my nsme and official pesition. The charge is & very grava one, and I ask for & most full {nvestigation of It. For tlat purpose, although not {nvited 1o sppesr befora the Committes, 1 left Loudon a8 soon &% I iearned from tho news- papers what sction bad been taken, snd camo at onca {0 Washington, 1 might test my vindication upon s simple atatement of my own ' connection with (e transsction In queation, which I proposs to maks, and from which It will ippear that, under w stacers belief in the valus of the mine, and the hu""‘{ of tho sale of it, I bought snd paid for the shares 1 now lold, snd sustained 8 largs pecuniary lore, Dut ' the Committes haya recciveil evidence prowing out of the previons history of the mine, And tntended toahow that it was of Hille yalus, aud that tho sale of ft was fraudulent and this evi: dence hus bren that it was known to be so; that aftar thietr nterest iad been nold and peld for, same of them wurchased Iargely of stock at bigh prices, and a! ]ameu the Comupany large aums of motiey; that the snLsoquent fallure of the mine was owing to misman. sgement in {ts working; that tho mine fs lo-day, it properly worked, in all_probability, ss valuable o4 it was clajmed or supposed be, and, finally, that far ws I know or lisve, the attles in England who wers concernad F‘, the orfginal purctiass bave nover ciatmed any frand o imiposition was practiced tlem, that claim having Loen recently aecup 0ss b0 have boughit atock since the alleged fafle uro of themine, at » nominal price, It will b parent to tht agmmittes {43t this proof fnvoives the interrogntion o1 o considerv'ble number of witnesscs and that the oVirance cupnot e pressnted except turough means Uuyersally employed in judicial {ribunals. Tho exatmistion of witnesses by corrps- tent counsal acquaint th ihe case, subject, of courae, 10 auch other questiow ax sy member of '(Le Committos may wiah o DUt st 43 conduct 1e b quiry Uy calling upon wilBesus: to sxamine thei seiret, or by such denultory and tmperfoct azsmig. tion a8 must bo made by & Commitien not informen of the facts, would ~be extremely unjust to the party who relles upon the festi- mony, snd would tend (o obcurs the truth rather thon to eliclt 4t I bave, there- fare, to renpecifully request of the Committee that the usual privilese of sasistanca of proger counssl may be accorded, 0 " woll for tho crosa-examination of wit- nessen who have tostiflod aqainst me, a8 for tlo ezam- ination of fhose whom Idesirsio produce, Hlonid 1lio Committea Lo pleased to_ accede (0 1his request, o8 Tesnnot doubt they whil, I will Lo ready to proceed with tho cross-ezaininatlon of (ho witnereos, or my atatement, as the Committee may think moat do- ajrablo. I aw, gentiemen, very respectiully, TouLax C, benrce, Mr, Faulliner rald that Mr, Bchenok muitook. It was the Intontion of the Commitico to 1nvito bim to apposr boforo the Committeo, Mr. Bwann also romatked tuat the Committeo would givo Mr, Bchenck every facmlity with the aid of counsel. T SCIENCK'S STORT. Mr. Sehenck then gave a circnmstantial ace «count of Lua conneetion with the Emmu Mine, Atior a fow proliminary romarks, Mr, Beheock emd that in October, 1871, he mot, at Edwarda Hotel, in Londoyn, ox-Sanator Stewart aod Mr. Park, It wos at tho tablo of Willinm M, Evarts, of New York, Io was mot sure whethor it was nt the table, or at a subacqueut intorview, tha Stowart eaid sometbiog about the purpose and informed him tuat be and Park wero interested in tho property of the Emma Mine, and were do- sirons of putting the etack on tho English mar- kat, and they wore then engaged in negotin- tions, In making this :communication to him, oither at tho diunor-tablo or afterward, Lis at- tontion was directed to what Htewart eatled tho Little Cottonwood Canon, iz Utah. 1o ropro- sented that whon at tho Land-Offico at Wash- ington, just befure bo Joft the United States for London, calliug there for tho purposs of ofcct- ing tho promotion of & clerk, the Commissivuer exbitited sume TICH RILYZR ORE which was found ln the Little Cottonwood Csnon. Raverting to his sejourn in Loudon, oud to s there Laving met ark for the tirst timo, aud altor bearing of thoe object of tlhe visl of Stowart and Iark, and their . conversa- tion ns to tho valuo of the proporty, the sug- gestion wns first made by Btowart to Bchieuck that the latter ought to become interested in this valuablo property, the finest yot brought ous. HBehenck answored that be had no means to invest, sud 1f hLo had, he would uot go into the matter unioss bo could considerably add to bis incomo by takiog o considerable number of sharos, This led to a couvoration which in- creased his intorest on the subjoct, 1le covsont- od to look into tha matter to ses whothor it was worth his while to invest, provided he could ab- tain the means, He thuugbt BStewart was ex- ceedingly anxious hio ahould have an opportuni- ty to profit In tho businoss, e told bim (Seh.l:fcl:) that DTark would sssist bLim, sod woul no wph, bpl GNVE Iin TIME if o wonld tako 00U ehates, or make an Invest- ment of sowe dogreo of importance. Schouck wished to know tho valuo of the proporty. Thoy gave Lim disgroms of the mino, and ahowed him etatomonts of tho workiog operations, salos of ehares at Loundon, Liverpool, aud Bwauson, aod the balanco in bauk, Thoy also told him thoy bad & report on the mino from Yrof, Billiman showing tho value of tho wiuc. A duy or two aftar tho conversation they abowed im Billimaw's report, and Schenck finally mado up bis miod to iuvest tn the mino ir Park would let him have the monoey on tine, tay for a year, Park baving many shares, This matter was sottled botwoen Iark and himself about the 1at of November, when their agreo- ment was reducod o writing aud executed, aud 1t vas not true but uttorly fulse tust the agree- ment was written or oxocuted at any time prior to tho dato it bore. Behenck then oxbibitod tho AOREEMENT POl 500 s1uAnES Park rromistog to give Behenck 2 por cont a wonth ou the shiares whilo they should bo beld by him, or take thom back at par, _Subsoquently, &t Park's requost, Behouok agreed to a reduction to 1}¢ per cent. Bclienck had given his voto to Taris for £10,000 for thirtoon wonths. Bchenck aud tho other stockholdara recsived 13¢ por cane o month. At tho time he made this agroement thero had been no organization of tho Compaay. At tho time of its oxecution thero was no sug- pestion whatover that be should have anything to do with tho mansgemont of the Company, Aftorwards, howevor, Park aud Btewart thought Benenck otht to be ona of tho anagers or Diroctora of the propossd Company, Schonck diysonted from this, but it was urged that they wantoed somsbody sojourning in London TO PUOTECT THEIN INTERESTS. This soemed to bo a plausiblereason, but he atill objected, saying ho doubted tho proprioty of lus having.anything to do with the mauage- mont whilo thoro in a ropresontative cupacity unleaa o could be satisflod thoro wero preco- dants of tho kind, If thiy should bo dono an- otber coudition would have to be complied with, Ho muat know the nawes of the Directars, o8 he hiad thus far heard tho name of ouly ono porson who had been asked or agreed to bocoma a Diroctor, On tho 8d of Novembor tho usmoes of such pergond woro furnished bim. Ho waa not acquainted with any of them, but lis learned thero wero among thom mombern of Parliament nud other gontlomon in high position. ‘The pro- codont of a forelgn Mintator bolding oftice in & ’mm stock compauy was found (n tho Minlster rom Poriugal, ono of tho oldost and most ro- spectod of the diplomatio corps, who was Lrosis dent of the Iramway Company in Lisbou, tho etook of which was beiug put on tho markot. Behonck had nothing to do with tho preparation of the proupectita of tho Emua Mino Company, Schenck sald whon be weut into the busiess Lo did not know thors was such s person s Albert Graut, not being scqualnted in stock or financial circles. Bchonak stiended ouly two meotings of the Loard, on the 28th and 80ib of Novemver, Having realgned in Docembor, ho never wont noar tho Board or Company agaiu, LE TOOK NO. PART IN THE MANAGENENT, except giving a proxy to vot ainst Uardnor’s schetno. Ho related how Le snd n frioud bought 500 siares in opon markos st £30 or £41a share, aud arranged with Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co, to carry thelr stook, putting up e » margin £2.000 gained by the purchase aud sale of provi- ous sbares. Eveutually tho shaies wore sold at £14 per ghare, 1n tho subsoquent part of his etatement, Gen. Bchonck ealoulated bis losaes in such epoculationa at 50,000 or £60,000. Of tho 500 eharcs he originslly obtained from Park ba sold 25 shares to Mre, Dates, raceiving L0 s ehare, 1o would have eold tho remalniug ehiazos, but for tho fact that Lo had been so much sbused aad cnticiaed, Tlhis detormined bim to retaiu his shares, which Lo vow held, Iu explaming ihe settloment with Park, Schenck »aid ho gave to bim tho £3(0 Lo ro- cewved from Mra, Bates, and £1,594 iu addition, ‘I'hero wus a crodit of £2,600 on tho uoto which 118 bad given to Park, aud which noto had been returued to bim,. 'Ihis amount chenck did not undersiand tilt his final wettlomont with Park, 1t seemed Park had somo arraugement with Urant for the payment of a commidsion to him ou tho eharen, nud that Grant GAVE PARK A& COMMISBION on the LC0 rueies beld by Schonel, of which Park anud-Schenck ought to'have tha bepetit, s 1% bolonged to him, Avtothe payment of the rematning indobiodueas to L'ark, the latter told him he need not trouble himself,and that he felt s eafo without recur.ty as witli 1t aa he Lnew it would be paid, Behenck then relaiad how e paid the remaln- der of the smonat dus to Varkin stocks, eto, Bebionok thon alluded to othier masters of lous importance in connestion with the Emma Mine, and resd a letter from Bir Ronndell Palmer in referonce to tha lawsuit, dlsproving the stats. menta made against bim. As to Lyon, soms of whonse statementa be charsctorized a8 clumay ligs, he did not know he had ever snen him. Tho Committso adjourned until to-morrow, when Behenck will again appear, gl 3 THE NAVY-YARDS. MORE ROTTENNESS, Bpectal Dispateh fo The Chicago Tribune, Wasmxorow, Dv U, March 28.—The Sub- Committee of tho Congressional Naval Commit- too, which was recently appointed to examine ailoged frauds in Esstern naval stations, have boeu fnvestigating tho Portsmouth and Doaton yards. The reported abuses have formed a atandard subject for gosalp snd criticism for nev- eral yoara. Durleigh, ons of the Rapublican members, Laa given out that iho supposed frauda wore found to actually exist. While ho declines to disclose in detail what the Com- mittoe discovered, he bas not hesitated to de- clore that Chisf-Conatructor Ilanscom'a{ntegrity 1a involved, and Le even goon still further when lie intimaten that tho yard bas been ran in tho tiotereat of Mr. Hlamlin, the veteran politician and renowned Senator fromths Pine Troe Stats, This Portamouth yard, as it fa called, is in fact located in Kittery, tu the State of Maios, and as a means of political advancement In times of elocsionn it is mada to RENVE THE PURPOSES OF COBRUPTION for both New Hampshire and Maine. But tho colonse! frauds wuich the Committes discovered wero found to axist in the Chajlestown or Doston yard. Ths rove- lations of fraud which have been dinclosod ebow thiat thin worst roports about tha management of the yard were well-founded, It Lias been ehown that there bas Loen s atartling smount of over-measuring of timber in Lhe in- terost of contractars ana thovs in collusion with them, and alko wholesale acceptance of ARTICLES NEVER CONTRACTED FOR, and for whicli the Government had to pay ronnd- Ir. 1t has aluo Leen proved, probably beyond a doubt, that there have boen numerous sppoint- monta of mon to lucrative positions without the elightost regard o futezrity or ability, "and fn some cases men have beeu employed who wera previously convicted of crimes against the Government. Aunother serics of irregularities doveloped has been the ndiscriminate jrsuing of supplies and materiala on fraudolent roquisitions, and ju quantitios largely 1n excess of what tho bogus documents called for. A EWINDLE or £1,600,0C0, ono of the higgeat swindles perpatrated throngh tho influsnce of corrupt ofiicials, and ebown np by the inveatigation, was tho purchaze of a wortlileas machine caleulated for timber bend- ing purposes. It was purchased at a cost of up- wards of &1,600,000, aud bas proved iteclf not only utierly worthleee, but has boen tho means of runing lundreds of thousands of dolinre’ worth of gtock. A ecaroful record kept during thres montls® work, stolen from an em- ployo of tho bending-mill, rbows that out of tifty-two pieces which it attempted to bend in that tio, forty-two wore broken snd rendered utterly ueeless. It was nleo furthar disclosea by nuother record thatout of 400 pieces only ten came from tho machive in a sorviceabls coodition, —— NATIONAL BANKS. PROTOSVD CHANGE IN JIE LAY, Special Lharaleh to The Chicaon Trivune, Wasuinarox, D, C., Masrch 28.—The Comp- troller of the Currency, {o his snuual roport, recommended eomo importont changes tu tho National Bank act. Thoss recommendations, with some important modifications, have been embodied in tho following bill reported by Mr. Cox, from the Committeo on Dauking and Cur- roncy. It s ontitled o LU authorizing tho ap- poiutment of Recelvers of Nauonal Bauks, and for other purposos: SecrioN 1, That wlicnever sny Natlonal Banking Ansociation “ehall Lo dissolved, and its rights, priv- {legew, and tranchises doclared forfaiied, a8 preacribed 41 Hoc, 5,230 of tho Meviacd Statuws of the United Btates, or whonever auy creditor of any National Dankiug Agsociation slall haye obtatuod a judgmaut cgatuat it in any court of record, and wade applics- tion, sccompanfed by s certificate from the Ulerk of tho Court atating that such judgment Lns been ren- dersd aud ha romalned unpaid for the space of thirty days, or whenever the Comptroller shall vecomo satia- fied of ko insolvency of a Nutional Danking Anso- clation, o may, afterdue examivation of ita afiairs, fu eltlier case, appoint a Recelver, whio alisll proceod to close up anch’ arvociation, and enforce the personal Lability of the sharehulders, as provided lu Sec. 5,234 of nald statutex, 20, 2. That when any National Banking Assoctation ahall have gous into liquidation under the provisions of Hec, 5,220 of eaid Htatutes, the budividual Hability of tho shiarcholders provided for by Sec, 5,151 of suld etatutes may bo euforced by any crodifor of such amsociation, by bill in equity, in tho nsture of a creditors’ ull, Lrougut ty such creditor, on his own bebalf or on bebaif of himsell and other creditors of tho Association, ugainat tho share- lioldery thereof, fu auy court of the United Biates laving original jurisdiction in equity for the district b whicl an of tie sliaccliohders may resido or e fonud, or in which such Assoclation may Lave Lecn located or eatsblished, 810, 3, That whenever any Associstion shall bave beon or shall bo placed {n the hands of & Recelver, aa provided o ec, 8,234 and other soctions of suld statutes, and when, s provided i Eec. 5,200 thereof,’ the Comptroller shall have paid to each nnd' every credlior of auch Assoctstion, not including _sharehiolders who are croditors of suchi Annoclation, whose claim or claims a8 such creditor shall Lave' been proved or allowed aa thereln pro- scribod, (lio full amount of guch clalne and all ex- poares of tho Recolverahip, and the redemption of the circulating-notes of stich Assoclation whall have Leen provided for by depoalling lawful monoy of (Le United States with the Treasurer of the United Btates, the_Compirollcr of the Currency shall call » mecting of the shareholdors of such Associstion by giving no- tico thereof for thirty days in s newspaper publishud in tlio town, city, or county whero the busineas of such Awsoclstion " 'was carried on, wt which wooting tho sharcholdors alall ' elcet ou agent, votlng by Lallot, in person or by prosy, cach sharo of stock entitirag the Boldor to ong voto: and when such agent shall Lave recelved votes Torrosenting at luast & msjority of (s slock In salus anil umnver of shares, and wien sny of the ehare- bolders of (he Association sl have executed and filed 8 bond to tho satisfaction of the Comptrolier uf the Currency, conditioned for the payment and dise chargo i {oll of any aud ovory clabn that may Lroafter be proved and allowed agalust such Associs- tion by and bLofore o compelent coutt, and for tho faitiiful performance aud dischargo of slf aud singnlar the duties of such truat, the Compiroller and the Ke- ceiver shall theroupon 'transfer and deliver lo such agont all the unuivided or uncollected or uther asucty and properly of such Associstion then sumaining in te fiauds or subjoct to the order or con= owmptroller and asld Reeelror, or clther ud for this purposo safil Comptroller and uaid Lectiver aru Lercby severally empowercd 10 exo- cuto any deed, assignment, irausfor, or other fustru~ ment (o writing that may Le beeessary and proper; whiereupon (hosald Comptrolier and the sad Necelver shall, by virtno of this act, bo discharged snd releascd from'nuiy aud all liabilities'to such_Avanciation, and to oxch aud ail of the creditors snd shareliolders’ thore- of ; and such agont in nereby authorized o uell, com- promfso, or compouud e debte due o such Assocta. tion upon the order of a competent canrt of record of the United States Circuft Court for the district whero tho buslucss of the association was carried on, Such agent shall hold, coutrol, and disposs of the sa ta and roperty of any Association which ho may receive sa [eriinvatore provided for the bonuit Of tha share. Boklors of auch Assucistion sa they, or a majority of them In value or number of sbarca, may diroct, dis- tributin such atuels aud property ssiong such shares roportion to thu shiares held by each; and s uwi name or i1 tl:o namo of sucl Asso- and be sited, ad do all otber Jawful scts nocossary 46 finally settle aud distribute asacts sud property ih his bands. In e Toeting au aqeut 38 berejubeforo provided, sdminls. trators or ascculora of decearod shareiolders may act and sfgu s Ibe decedent 1ofgbt Lave dono if Living, sud Guardisns may 40 6ct sud ign for helr ward of wardi, 10, 4, Tht the Comptroller may; if, 1 his Judg- ment, We Inlerests of creditors or of stiateboldérs of National Banks which aru iu the hands of lisceivers will Lo promoted thoreby, fuvcet the wonoy of such Asaocistions which may be on deposlt, With (ho Trosts urer of (o United Blates, subjoct, to the order of the Cowptralier, In intereat-bearing bondw of the United 8tates, which may bo subsequently sold by him, snd he interest accrulng on such bouds, togother with the principal hereat, bo distributed suong the ereditors and aliareholders, with the availa of tho othier assets, as prescrited by faw, bEC, 5. That (o {ast clause of Heo, 8,205 of maid atutca fu hereby amended by sdiding to the said tlon the followlng proviu X any sbiureholder or sharelolders of such bank reluse, after three mocths’ wolice, luiu 10 ssscase ineut, w8 provided in tis acction, it ahall bo tho duty of e Board of Directors to cause a sulticlont amount of tha capital stock of stich ¥harenolicr or sharehold- Lra iobo iold at pubilo auction (afler (hirly daya’” o= tre slall Lo gixeu Ly postiug such uoteo of sala fu the offico of the bauk, snl by publivhing such notlca in s uewspaper' of (Bo tho ity or town in_which tho bauk i locatod, or in & news- papor publisbed nearest thoreto), (o maka good tho dotieleucy, and tha talanco, If auy, teturued to such dehaqueat shazcholder or starehol fers,’ ko, 0, That 1o Aseoclation sluil La'Lable beyond 1ta common-law Matility for the excreise of ordlusry care to mako good suy deticieucy, loss, or damago holders in Do mwy, In 2 ' 181917 8¢ 0 £ which may hereafter arise 1n any spectal der. > made with such bank fo; -lmmnz.’ unless s re & )aball have been given by snch bank 1o the ewnet © jerson making such depoait specifying » differant 5 iresof €aro or liability, 2 7c, 7. That efl United States officed & urlml with the recelpt or disburnement (& public moneys, aod ail officers of Nations _3anks ahell “afamp or writa in platn letters tns word counterfeit,” “altered,” or **worthiess ' tipon all {raudulent notes iseuod in the form of, and tntended to circulata na, money which shall be prosented at thelr placen of business; and 1f such ofcers ahall wrongfully ftamp any genuine nata of the United Btates, or af ths National Lanks, they shatl, upon pre- sentation, redeem such notos at the face-vaiuo thereof, Hxc, B, That all £3vinga banka or savingy and trust companies organized under authority of any act cf Congreas shall be, and ars hereby, reqnired 10 make to the Comptraller of the Curreficy and puhliah afl the reporta which National Banking Arsoctations are roquired to make and publish under the provisions of Becn, 5,211, 8,212, and 6,213 of the Revised Statutes, and ahall be subject to the samo penalties for failure {0 make or publish such reporta ae aro thersin pro. vided; whicl pensitics msy he collertl Lefore an, Court' of iho liited Staten in it dtrict in which #ald baoking company may be located. i KILBOURN, IZ MUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, 8pecral Dispaleh 1o The Chicagn Tyfdbune, Wasmxoton, D, C., March 28.—The day ees- sfon of tho Houso waa for the most part occupied with debate upon thoe question of surrenderiog Hallet Kilbourn, the recusant witness, to tho Marabial of the District Court, Thn cago camo up fo this way : Tho Matshal of tho District this moroing served upon the Bergeant-at-Arms of the IHouso a bench warrant requiring tho btoly of Hallet HKilboura wundor the rogular procoss of the Court. Tho Ber- geant-at-Arms refused to deliver the prisoner except by the order of the House, Tho Committeo on iho District Roal-Eatato Pool, which conducted the investigation tn respect of which Kilbourn is in contempt, immediately pre- pented Lo tho Houso & resotution instructing the Bergeauteat-Armu NOT TO DELIVER KILDOURN to the officer of Auy court or to any pereon ex- cept Ly tue order of the House. Upon thia rea- olutlon debate continued throughaut tho entiro day, Tho discussion wan confined ta Messrs, Now, Lasson, Georgo Hoar, and Tucker. All tho wpeakers opposed eurrendering Kilboorn to tho cwil sutbontics, aud maintained that Congress, and not tho courts, could punish for contempt. Jiasson ineisted that muny of tha precedents on the subject wero tho othier wag, but tho Ilouss was of a contrary opinlon, and docided by a largo masjority, irrespective of party, that Rilbourn shall RE KEIT IN JAIL UNTIL 1L ANSWERS, Kilbourn's lawyers are thus chockmated, sa they Lind fully expected to eecure Kilbourn's releaag on baul under the judicial process, ——— NOTES AND NEWS. TUE INTERIOR INVESTIGATION. Brectal Havateh to The Chicaao 7rtbune. Wasurxotoy, D. O, March 24,—Tue Commt- tee on Expenditurea in the Interior Department havo begun tho investigation of Dr. Silas teca's cantract for surveying Jands 1o Wroming, uuder which some €500 wss paid John Dolave by sub-contractors. Becretary Drintow waa callea and asked if this subject was ever called to his attontion and if Lo had submitted % to tho Presidont, The Secretarysaid that Ar. L. C, Btevons, of Cheyonne, bad sent bhima statoment of theso Ttoed contracts, 1nclceed to Lim for tho purpose of snbmitting thom to the President no mattor with which be should bo acquainted. Gen. Dristow testified that he hod nothing to do with originating tho state- wents, and Lkuew mnotbmng of “tho matter nt faruo; and that ho put tho papersin the hands of the President ns roqueated to do, hav- 1ng no optiou, as tho pepers were eriginnlly de- signed for the eye of the Presidout. Theeo papers will bo rememblored as the same which were discussed in connection with the firet steps towards Mr, Delano’s lenving the Cabiuet. Ex- Burvoyor-General Reed is to be summoned, sud Mr. Btovons, formorly his chief clerk, and au- thor of these etafements. Both ex-Secrotary Delano and his son John oro also to bo called. NO MONEY TO PAY WITNESHES, Tho Demacruts, aftor drawing on all the avalt- ablo funds to pay witaessps, to-day suspended paymont, and ordera of tho Chairmen of investi- gating comnltioed on tho Clerk of the House went to protest. In tho end, of course, all the witneeses will bo paig, but the deticiency bill for a special appropriation must first pass both [Ta the Associnted Preas.) TUE WINSLOW MUDDL Wasuraton, D, O, M 23.—Yocretary Fish iestill without any positive information from the Bntish Govornineni as to whether Winslow will be given up undor ths treaty atipi- Iations, or his surrender refussd. Quito lately negotiations have been ponding between Sacro- tary Fish and 8ir Edward Thorntou, tho British Miuister, for a vew extradition treaty, embody- ing the point that no criminal’ shalt bo tried oxcopt for the effense for which he is extradited, aud that no porson whall bo oxtradited for an offense of a politie cal charactor. Tho Brtisy inister insiatod that the power of delermining whether tho of- feuse of Americau crimipals is of a politieal chracter stiould bo vouted in thio British Folioo Magiatrate, and Becretary Fish refused to sllow these petty oflicors to determine this quostion. Neither party yiokliug, the uogotiations wera brought to sn end. It is now Yll-imy evident. that tho issuo raiccd over Wiuslow'a caso will either end in lils surrender or the abrogation of the present extradition treaty. Tho juatter is regardod as more grave thau |&pum on the sur- foco, and futuro dovelopmouts are looked for with' groat nterest. g EXECUTIVE SES3ION, The Sonata waa in exccutivo session three hours to-dsy on tho nomination of Daua. No action was takon. Ouo of the Beuators, whilo sssertiug that he bas not mado a canvaes of the Benato, says that Dana will ba rejocted b{ ot least thirtoon majority. In this event It fu whispered in _Seuatorial circlos that B, W, qugluon. of Now York, will be the next nom- nee, SILVER COIN. ‘The Finance Comwmmittes reported a substitute for Mr. Burgent's bill relative to silver-voin. ‘The aubstitute provides morely that the silver coin of tho Uniled Btates, oxcopt tho trade-dol« lar, shnll bo a legal-tendor for their nominal valuo for any amount not exceoding €3 iu ona poyment. Tho blll introduced by Benator Sar- gont, aud alko by Ropresantative Piper, proposed not only to ropoal the legal-tender power of tho trade-dollar, but to authorize the coinagoe of o now silver dollar, and make it » logal-tender for smounts vot excooding 20, It wus also pro- posed by their bill to doublo the Iegal-tonder powoer of other silver coin. ALLEUED PENSION FRAUDS. New York World. WasttinaTox, Mutch 25, ~The Iousa Commit- tea on Invalid Ponsious Lraugut to light to-day a_swindling oporation in thu Leusion Utice, which for magnitudo excecds snything that tho inveatigatiug committces of tha present Con- grees Liave vet doveloped. Mr. Jouks, of Penn- sylvania, Ciiairman of tha Commnttes, aud Mr., Nico, of Obio, havo boen particularly energotio in unearthing theso frauds, and it 18 believed that the presont exposure is only tho tiret reve- lation of a systematio course of " robbory whiel has existed 1 tho Peneton Oflice for yoars, Heury Von Aoruam, of Now York, was Com- missiouer offPunxions frow 1609 until some timo in 1871, Duriug his administration of the olico, C. W, Boatop, of Albany, was Chief Clerk, and Alr, Soaton's tostimouy to-day substantiated tho circumstantial evidouco that” has beon in pos- seuston of thoe Conmmitioe for #tue timo, When Voo Acrnam was Comwmissioner 2,800 dormant bouuty iand-warrants for 160 acres of lavd each bad “sccumulated in tho oRice, bewg the warrants of persony who wero dea or bad forfeited them otherwise. ‘he regulations of tho office provent suy one vm- ployed therein from givivg sny Information as 10 the number of persous in whoso names these dormaut warrauts oxist. At this time thero wero threo lawyors, named Cheusy su( Ora; &_ Mass.), Van Moter (of Lyon, N. Y.), and Hill (of Dunkirk, N. Y.), engsged in tho prosecution of claims agaiust the Goverumont in Washing- tou. You Acruawm was an iutimate friend of this legsl trio, and documentary evidence in the pos- osslon of the Committes ahows that he gavethe Iawyers the information on whiok the 'swindla wad perpetrated. ordor was made on the Cowmmixsioner by Vau Metor, as administrator, for tho 3,800 dorimant wariauts, and without the lesst juvestigation (hoy wore handed over. The place for the name of tho adminintrator or guar- dian on tho'warrauts was blank, and the trio wado them out, puttivg 1o either Cheney, Van Meter, oc s namos as sdmimstrstor or wuardlan for tho peréons to whow tho war- 1aut bolooged, Tho warrauts wore shen put $ NUMBER 216. - upon the market in Boston, New Yor other places, The “market valua -:' m tims was from £1%0 to 3200 -glau, making tha entirs batch worth mbout 510,000, The evi- denca a4 to what portion of this aum Ven Aornam rocelved s not conclusive, but It comld nat have been losa that £100,000. Seaton tastifled that he Investigated 100 of thess warrants atioy thoy were issned, and fonnd them all frandnlent, proviog, conclusively, that in no instance did tha proceods of the sala of warrants go to the porsona to whom thay rightfully bslongad. The outire 2,300 apurions warraute wora {sanod within ong year. 2 —_— THE RECGRD, ENNATE, Wasnrvorox, D. C,, March 23,—Mr, Edmunda called up the bill to reilave B. J. Bholfon, of Mis~ aiesippl, of political disabilitics imposed by the Fourteenth Amondment to the Conatitution. Mr. Cameron, of Ponnsylvania, moved to amand by addiog tho name af Joseph Johnston, of Georgia, & man who doserved pardon just ag much as anybody elso. Mr, Edmunds eaid prabably the Senator from Pennsslvania. was not conversant with tha mothod sdopted by the Commities in grantinvg this reliof. Tho Committos Insisted upon it that the porson ehould make appiication for the pardon, and then, if the Commlittes found the applicant deserving and had behaved himasli sinco the War, they considered tho matter. Hae asked Mr, Cameron to withdraw his smendment, and when Johnaton stiould make application for pardon 1§ ‘miglit be taken up, The amendment waa withdrasm. Mr, Whyte moved to amend hy interting the namd of Walter 1f, Jenifer, of Baltimare, ¢, Edmunds eald this nams was open to the same objection o8 the other. Mr. Whyte suid the gentleman hid made an applies. tlon early 1n tha rexaion, and the Commltteo hiad o8 yed made 1o report upon it Mr, Ediiinds aatd that tne application was in the bands of the Committeo on tha Sudiciary, and it would sty thero unil thu Cammitice gob rexdyto take It un snd cansider it, and they would not taka it up out of its order, Wheh they reached it {n tho order of buals ness tney would coustder tho gentizman's caso, The question was faken,and tho amendment loat, and the bil pansed, Nr. Frolinghtyeen called up Senate bill 13, ta amend the fotrieenth ection of tho act to establish Judiclal Courta of the Unltod tates, approved Hopt, 24, 1783, Tcbato ensued, but the morning Liour ezpiring, the bill weut over, sud the Chalr Jsid befure tho Senate THE CONSULAT AND DIMLOMATIO BILL 22 the regular order, Tho Senate proceedod to the considoration of the bill the quertion, recutring on restaring lls, which was stricken out by the 1iouse, snd on u nay and yea vale it wan restored, . The next nmondment, on restoring soversl posts which bad been etrickon out by tho House, wis takn up, Mr, Bargent oxplaining that fu sl thess amendnients the Gummittes wers - only conforming to existing lawn. Meesrw, Slierman and Oamhn urged the necersity of conforming to existing law, and spol:o sgainst tlis general principle of engrafting new laws upon appro- priation bl pending which the Senato went into cxecntive sesiou, and #oon adjourned, CONIIRMLD, Tl enste confirmed the fallowing nominstions: Joun 3. Ceehlan, of California, Chtef Justica of the Bupretue Court of Utali; Willlam C. Fox, of Mise #ourl, Unfted Slates Cousul nt Brunswick, Germany; bt e , Legister of tua Lan James stutt, of Nobraoka, ouuys ar Niobrurs, 0. DeWolfo; Iuury Northfleld, Miun,; W. . Strawn, Edinbary, Rig E. Mr, Dunnoll, from the Comnlttee on Commeras, ro. ported a bill ertablialing Choyboygan, Mich., as a pork of delivery, Paseed, 3lr. Hulnian ofierdil rerolution fizing the compana satlon of witnesaes summoned beforo the Honss Gome iteo 2t £2 por day aud u wileags of 6 conts peratle, cferret, Mr. THoar introduced a biil to permit the tmporta. tion, frov of duty, of Looks iinted In any forelga kage guake, Referrcil, Mr. Gurdon offered & resolution directing the Judiclary Committeo 10 fnquiro fato thu expediency of preventing the use of tho United States mails b carrying lotlery savertiscments, Adopled RILNOURYN, Tho Speater lafd beforo the Hazne two communteas tlons from fhe District-Attorney for the District af Columbts, tnforming the House that the Grand Jury Dad fuund an indictnent agaiust Hatlett Kilvourn, the Tecusant witness In the real-astats poal investizadion, counts, and tho athier from Thompson, the seaut-at-Arnun, informing tho House fuat the Unfted Etates Marahal for the Disteict of Cotumbix Hind come to him end requested that Hallett Kilbourn be given Into Lis custody, whach he (Fhumpson) had refuned to do, and asking for further lnatrustion from the Houso. Mr, Glover offered a rosolution {nrtructing the Bere geantat-Arms of the House not to deliver Hallott Kila ourn to thocuatody o any person or any tribunal until the further order of tho {louse, 3ir. Now (Indiana) dofended the action of the fonsy Intho caro of tho prisoner Kilbourn, cod sald the Potter of Congress wou ca great in that reapoct ae tha power of any court, o question whether the recusaut witness (Hallets Eilbourn) should be rssurrendered to tho judicial ane thoriticn af the District to be tried under the indfct. ment found aasipst bim for refusiug to testify, waa discussed ut couslderable lengtn, 3ir, New contended that the penalty provided undep tho revised etatutes was sdditional to the punistiment for coutempt, tie right to inflict which was in point and permancat in esch House, and should only come 1nto play after the adjourament of Congress, Mr, Kasson coniceted thiat * whereas Congress has provided & certain mode of punishing recusant twite Drases, cach House wan therohy divested of it indi- vidusl'power to fuflict pusishmont for contempt.” Mr, Hurlbut offci a1 a ubatituto a resolution di- Tocti the Sergeunt-nt-Arma 1o deliver Kilbourn to tho Alarsbial of the District of Columbia for trial for misdomeanor. After considerable discussion the House proceeded to Yots on the substitute offersd by 3ir. Hurlbut, which was rejected,—ycas, 32; nays, 104,—and Mr. Glover's rosolution was adoptod witfious the yoas znd naye. . TTIE BI0UX APPROPRIATION. Alr, Attins, from the Conference Committea on the 1l 40 pupply'the deticieicy et the liod Cloud Hlouz Agency, wado a report that the House should concur it the enato amendment increasing the amount from $100,000 10 $150,000, ‘Eha report was agreed to. Thie Mouso tiien took up the bill reported from the Oommittos on Commerco to amend the law for the o ulation of stoam: vessels, and an explanation of the Bl waa mado by lteaghn. Tho bill weut over tiil Saturday nest. The louso adjournod, The evenlng sesslon was diapented with on sccoiiat of the laclemency of the weatner, IIRIES. AT SIOUX CITY. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Broux Citv, Ia., March 28.—Tho residonce snd turnituro of J. H. Connell, at Correctionvills, 40 mlles oast of thoro, wero dostroyod by fire early ou Sunday morning. Loss, £3,600; insured for £1,600 in the Continontal Company, The fire iy supposed to have been ot by su incondiary, IN cHIcAGO, Tho alarm from Dox No. 325 at 6 “o'clock last ovening was caused by a chimney buraiog out in the two-story brick Louse No. 40 Contre ayenuo, owued and occupled by Frank Mulligan, No damiage. —_— THE NEW YORK CUSTOM-HOUSE FRAUDS. New Yous, March 28,—Tho Krening Post states that tho United Statos Troasury Depart~ ment haa for several wooks beon working up an investigation of the charges preforred sgainss Spocial Deputy-Collector John . Lydecker, for many years one of tho bost-known ollicors of the Custom-Hounse. It is charged that Lydacker pormitted serioue irrogularities, in order to ahow fuvoritium to his porsonal and political friends, 1t in understaod " that serious charges against eovural woll-known oflicers of the Appraiser's Dopartient are also undor investigation. —_— A LIBEL SUIT. 8r. Lovs, Mo., March 23.—A libel sult for £50,000 was brought o the Oircuit Court to-day agaiuet the B, Louls Times by Watson Foater, of Pike County, the mattor growiog out of cer- tafu publications in the Times concerning Fos- ‘ter's statoment in relation to I, F. Summors, one of tho jurors in the trial of Willlam McKes, — OBITUARY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Dxs Moines, Ta., March 28.—The Itev. J. I, Bwope, Presiding Eldor of tho Methodist Ckurch for thls district, was attacked with pleursy you. torday afternoon sud diod at 3 o'clock to-day. He waa previously 1 perfect health, GHI0 LEGISLATURE. Covvunus, 0., March 29,—In the House to. day, after a prolonged discnsslon, the biil to pro- te0s wool-growera by {axing doge snd suthorize ing the paymont by tho county .2or dog soalpe was defosted. ¥