Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1876, Page 2

2 ' . THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1876, : % o ik ) RIVER RU election. The Democratic Senators put {n The vate of the Doard was ne follows: Scere- |'ta the appointment of Cronid as s Preaidential aomination Confederate Gens, Hampton, Bul- | ta7y of Btate and Comptroller for rejecting it} Elector in Orel ¥ n. ‘o, and Oary, of Hamburg fame. Elliott, tho | the Attarney.General for retafoing. 2| aiteeabion ’5'{5:‘2.3’5(‘2‘“":? e raial yote of colored Attorney-General, was the principal Te- Friendship County, Church Precincty giving nlroucm. 1t would bo dircussed heronftor by more publican opponent of Corhin. Gor. Chamber- for the Kepublican Electoral and Stato ticketa | Ao men. 1t waa not -?W«‘hi"fx‘u Shaconnity wal laln, contrary to the prophecy and cxpectations | 44 votes, and for the Demacratic Elettoral and | the Chief Rxecutive of the Stato of Oregon, The of the Democrats, refused to_allow his name to State tickets 145 votcs, was then thrown out of Fflgfl“‘“fl!{u of that Btate, In specifying and defin: ‘boused. Corbin whs elected by an overwholm- | tho canvass on nccount of the violation of the A c:.",e‘l';,‘,:f’;h‘;',;"‘a f,‘e"}'_“m,‘mf”e";'“g“}'!.""','{ ing voie in the llause, and a majority {n the Electlon laws by tho Inspectors In placing the | also provided that in ali elections {clfl by the peo- wonld be warranted {n raying thit the Commisston appointad by (:nnfrcn to inqnire ns to tho dealra- D! ifl’y of tho double standard of mondy could maka 1 repuet in time for action at this Congrees, Thia hill shonid, therefare, pass the Uodse, nnd whon tha Commission dfd mako it report the Dill canld be accordingly amended in the Senate, Tle denlred, however, Lo offer aen substitute for the bill origi- nnlll{ roported, one providing that @thero shinll bo from' fima o timo coined at the mints of the United Btates sliver dollacs Tn.; Charlen Rumley, Amaayer of the Mint, Hel- ena, Mont. ; M. A. Meyandorf, Molter at Ilolenn, om Coliectars of Internsl Revenne—0. P. Johaton, Becand Diatrict of Kontucky: R, U, Powers, Becs ond Dintrict of Mississipplt M. N. Drowster, Third olas Rosenburg, EQ Qrim L n, Georze Sleman, deorge Jackaom, "and Fred WqTn? o colared men, named” Custer ani Tl Tyere dangeroualy wounded. Tihe i, sl Aater i it e’ B 1 e o1 143 c f s erly was totally d eurnm’l‘. 43;‘:28.({}(‘1“ prog THE DI'J,‘TII-I)EATAIVNG FROG, The Ice Comes Down at St. Louis Dintelct of Toxas, - and Creates a Gorge, nousE. Mr. Blalr (ntrodaced a constitational smend- ment forbtdding the mannfactare and ealo of dis- tlited lquora as a beverage aftcr the year 1000, A Number of Valunhle Steamers Caught of welght of 4.1'.!5’ graina atandard sllver 1o the ‘Spectat Dispotch, c A . 18, 1847, in the Jam; 40 The Tribune. ~Benate. Hls election is regarded here asntri- Lallot-box fn'stich n position as to by mfm he nerson orperrons receiving tho highest M:"i.l‘mml domanded tho resnmption of bustness :!ny-‘rnnpm[rlld:d"ntr |m|lw' -ulgl‘i!_n‘:“ ;:r r‘m— N H THORtA, Tl Doty (e, : Trhne.,, + wmph of law and order sgalust Rifie Glubs. OUT OF MIOUT OF THA VOTARS Dumbor of votes whould be deciarad duly discted | | Mt HiAnd Somanie], U0, MR ch requires | Aebts publlc Ani prlvate: Geepe whero payment of Swan P, Engwatl was killed about noon e PIOGRAFIICAL, > and publie; in placing o Supervisor at the win- [ ors ahonld he that at tho second ressfon of Congress the unfn- (’ noon by belna run aver bya traln of cars. ll‘:*\:'g g;g::::l n co:;pllng two cars, and caught his ween the rails, and could o . rafls, not extsleaty ner‘.’ time, o was crushed ’E 8 horriblo nm: dowtd ive ball dot on n nsuucdflu llrw rame mnnlntlrh:: The Senator-clect was horn in Vermonty and | dow to recelve bullots, fnatead of an Inspector; [ fo€¢ (100 memBees, o Jangrean, ond + gradusted fu Dartmonth College in tha class of in not makinz and completing the canvaes at nreulec(:fi»':f To'no 'lxl:rnt'gn é;":).ersrm: nfnilmc::‘\: . 1853. At tho breakingout of tho War he was the polling-place and withont adjournment, and | highost numbsr n) voter. The law nowhere gsve - practicing law nt Wells River, whers he ralsed | 10 view of the public, but In s bedroom two 5»'?‘1:5'.?31‘13’1’{,‘5i{‘;l:}’!fi'l‘."a‘.‘?p.‘,'t‘,2.'.!,‘“"-';’;,’..“,‘::‘.‘{?‘3 " a company of soluntecrs. 1o waswonnded n'a:l cx:”x;! ll‘l\‘ny ’:'nl\ml ll‘;';l‘ n:hmunllng the ‘mmuu and cane whore un oficer comimilted an ‘gn;ork of Judt . taken priconer fo Libby titl the close of the parine them wi ¢ number of names on | IMent, bat casg where an oficer had taken juris. War, when he eamo to o uth Caroliua and was | tho polllist. As to this precluct, tho vote of the | SiStion without any authorlty of law, be (ioueity clected Stato Senutor for twoterma. e Is now Bonrd was: Hecretary of State and Comptroller | here or elcewhicre, or hereafter, statcemen or boli- o el iciana, that wonld have hardihood to defend the in his tenth year as District Attoracy, His for rejecting ft, ind the Attorney-General for | U L, h e e e nvigarous prosecatlon of the | Tetafning 1t With theso deductione, the county | &atfELhaimucrnct CoToEon lawo o 3o Watts. Rold cuin 14 required by law. Mr. Cox fnquired whether it would not Lo wiser in view of tho preaent condition of thd conntry, to postpone action tIf) the Cammlesion had mada Its report. Thouzh he mmhtcomm withs the gentle- man from Mlasour! (Rland), he did not desiraa vota on such nn imporiant measure without hearing the report of the Commiasion, Mr. fland replicd that if the bl were to be at_all, the sovuer it wera acted on the etter, Gentienien who had Alibustered agalnat it 1asi sesalon had found on their retutn home mnuhelr constltuents were mot in harmony with ent, - And Aro Crushed !-n Pleces Llke 8o Many Cockle-Shellss ished businesa of the preceding session shall be taken up in regular order. ‘Iho Speaker cansed the rule _to be read, and de- elded that, innsmucti an that rnlo was Imperalive, the unfinished busincas of the last morning houe of the lastacesion must have the preference, Mr. Tinrchard suwgested that while he had no ob- ection to'the rosumption of bueinessof tha last mormning hour of the last sesalon, it should bo ro- stimed under Rale 136 of the Hou; The Speaker temaried that both rules were to the same effect, except that jolnt Rule 21 was im+ perative, using tha word * shall,” The Aggregate Loss Estimated y at $200,000. ¢ - KILLED BY A'FALL. . 81. Lous, Dee, 12.-Mra, Julle Barrelrar, woll nown{nart cireles ns n portratt and flgure palnter, while superintending the shaking of carpets on tho roof of the rear part of her house GREAT ICE-((ORGE, Special Dispateh to The Tridune. “Mr. Garficld rald that fie_had no objection to the | ~ Mr, Monroa (0.) proposed, ‘ss A compramise 87. Louis, Dec. 12.—This morning about 10 | this afternqon, fell . Humburg nnd Atken rioters. was canvassed, o "Mr, Morton aald he dealred yery briofly to prosent | ruling of the Chair under Rule 130 of the lonse, | on the part of nn)ngpo':mnu'nl the bill, that the | oo e ."c'r nc‘:lnu In the Mlulsfip 1 River flnorbcln\vnln'd dle(lulll,lol.:‘:;xhrx\tl‘nlnlil.('fl'lf= ht Lot EX CANDIDATES. ‘The Board, by a unanimous vote, declared the | 30 authorities an thin subject which he had nat { but that If that rmling implied that the twenty-firet | demand for the previous question be meconded, X f ps. S cussfon of llxo Uraln, €8 from a cone POURTERN state tuded, ) with im wien the snbjoct was beforo them. 3ir, | Joint rule wan In existence and binding upon the | uni two hours' debate on the biil peemitted. caused by the backwater from the gorge at Car- The Confuderate little Stato-Homse around | Btate canvass concluded, and dirccted the Clerk | Mortun then quoted from tho Californin casc of | Jloure, he should reepectfully appeal from that do- | | Tho provosition was agroed. to _tha debata to | ondelet, which ralsed tho river {n Bt. Louls Hare = “the corner took ona ballot for Senator, but, as | to prepare a certificato of the result. - | Rannders againat 1iays, where the Court helil that | clelon, ~ | 1ant two hours, one to-nturrow aud one Thuraday. IDENTIFIED, bor about threo fect, the fce in the channel near the Missourl shore commenced fo move and came rushing down with terrific force, eatching anumber of vesscla unprepared, and carrying them awny, Distress whistles wero blown, and great excitement pravafled on the levecs. The course of the fco was somewhat slogular, It The Bpeaker—~Tlie Chalr so decldes, . Mr. Torchard—1t {s unnccssary to sppeal’from the doclslon of the Chisir so far oa the 13bth rale 18 cuncerned, Mr. Garfield—T do not take that nppeal. JMr. Burchard—The qguestion daes .not aride srhetber the twenty4firat Joint rule | in force or not, nnd before tho Speaker dacides that question (it It should arisc), genlioman on this alde of thio The bill then went over. POST-OFFICE BILL. Mr. Holman, Chairman of the Committee on Ap- [bmplhulmn. reported the Post-Office Appropria- fon bill, which was mnda the speclal order for to- morrow after the morning hour. ‘‘he bill recom- mends the appropriation of $32, 08,123, ‘The 8peaker [ald befare the Tionse tise resigna- tlon of Bmith Ely, Jr., ax ltcpresentative from the Borraro, Dee. 12.~The remalns of the senger on the Erlo Road who perished | :::;:llr:ge “t?rls I::.nbnlu Statlon, Saturday nx:;glo: i i et Mlch'.m ed as Patrick Butler, of Fory the hnelig y ghes “Ahere were forrtcen candidates, the House ad- | Onsuggestion of the Attorney-Gencral, he was m’fin{:fl‘fi':"vf.'{!. of o parton :"53335’ :gfc'x':h','fi t - journed In dlsgusts renuested to eall fn some fricnd tolook over the | lews number, UNCTION, clerk's figures and vorfy the footings, Ile intro- |, ¢ next 1“01!11 from the Wilkea case I England, THE INJUN No duced Mr. Pasco, who examied and found satd | Andeaid it iad besn alaled that nnder the Kpgllsh The next movo ol the board is the hearlng of | ' 4 ul found sald | doctring the minurity candidate was elected wliore the Injunction on the Stato Troasurer sct for to- ootings- correct. The certiicats of Elcctoral | the majority candidate was ineligible, In cvery L in chambers. " It is vote having been orepared and verified, it was English” case which ho examined, the minority ,morrow by Judge Carpenter in chambe: slgued by two meinhera of tho Board, thn Sec- candidate had not heen elected nyless nctual notico THE RAILROADS. n Democratic scheme to enjoln the Troasurer of tho ineliziotlity of the porson recelving tho ma. | 1iouase dealre to bo heard apon it. Btate of New York. Laid on the table. camo down suddenly and almost as suddenly q retary of 8tate and Comproller, the Attorney- | jority hnd been glven voters before the election. Mr, Garfleld sald that he ngroed_ petfectly with: ;) X g s T v from paying out manog. General e y- | dogity kad been glven votors bofore tho election |, | tho Fuling of ths Chale uniet the 130th hle BHE | e Bpasker apmimin oa tho Commltte to t. | Jlasppearcd,’ olng scemingly sucked nu- TIE RAILROAD WAR. CIIEF JUSTICR. The election for Chief-Justice takes place on Friday by virtus of the following resolutions , passed to-day by both Iouscs: Y Resolved, By the House of Representatives, tho * Genate coneurrlng, that F.J, Monses, Sr., hy the Vacceptance of the office of Professor of Law In tho University of South Carolina, ¥acated tho ofilce of i Chlef Justice of the Bupremo Court of South Caro- 5 1ina, and the General Assembly do Leraby declaro ha wanted Lo cail the attention of tho Chinir to the fact that tho very joint rule which had been rofec. rad to, and which was printed in the Ilouso vojume of rales on the digest, was notprinted as n rulo of ;Im presont Congress, but the jolnt rules were \éaded, **Jolnt roles and ordera of {he two Tloures o8 they exlsted at the close of the Forty« third Congress.” The Epeaker—That was E‘“ in there withont the ntuuwmy of any ono who had o right to aulhorize My, Garfleld continned to quote from the digest to the effect that tho omisslon was explained by a DECLINING TO 81GN IT, :g:hgxfihmdr hng‘b.nm decided, in that State that raon rocclving the highest saying he would prepara a protest setting forth | number ul; vnlg did n‘fi clect tho mlnfioruy rfm:fl- hie reasons, dnte, " £ The Board then, ot 8 o'clock on the morning | | Mr. Snulsbury eald the Qovernor of Oregon, In 5 Iy statement of facta attending hly action, sald of the 0th, adjourned to allow time for the cler- | persons who voted Pncr Walts )mfl‘S)qunnu with his ical labor of preparing a certificate of the resuit | oftice, and knew that ho wae a Postmaster. ' of the canvass nt large. This having been com- Mr, Morton replied that perhapa not one In o th d kuew that holding 2 P - pleted nnd verified, was efgned on the 8th of w“z"l'fis'e'.’mn‘fi"e‘fi l‘n‘ll:a"rrgm “IL‘? :leu cs'!l:cm?.“?:'n November, as of dato of the 6th, the day when haps thcre was not one man in the Conventlon der tho eolla fce, which cxtended ns farup 08 beyond Jefferson barracks, The 1oss sustained, thongh not fully estimated, will bo enormous. At least four steamers have nl- ready gona down, Chief among the bosts Buuk s tho stesmer Fanny Keencr, carried awny from her moorings snd sunk opposite the Arsenal wall. She {a apparently partly sus- tained by the fcc, but lies in probably not less The New York Bulletin, i commentin, 4 nrticlo fn TrE TRivuNE of the ik, wl\ch?{‘x stated that efforts aro being mado to bring the present war to an end; and that the Chicago 1ines Intond to bri, charglog nrlxll.mvyn gnt«l;‘.", gnlx’)n:fu ty to g focus by Ax the Western trunk Jines, os Stiorennd Pitisbur & Fort Wagano oy Liks lces snbject to tho control of the Enstern, "f:or vears likely that the -action of tcss comparing may forcslindow a similar course on tho ot the nire o8 to whether frands have been vracticed in the clection in New Yotk, Brooklyn, Jereey City, and Philadelphia, Mesara, Cox (Now York), Iice (Ohio), Waddell, McDongall, and Wells of Mis- siagippl. 5 MISCELLANEOUS Mr. 1ale. from the Committes on Appropria- tlons, rteported the Fortification Appropriation bill, which was mada the specinl ordur for Thurs. doy noxt. ‘The bill appropriated $2, 600,000, Adjourned. t . o ‘i : B which placed tha Electoral (ckot in nominntlon than forty feet of water. The valuo of tho | g 5 art of the ~tio ofica of Chlet Justico of tho Bupreme Court | tha canyass was completed. e e e e oon of "Post. | reolutionof tho Senaio of tho22dof Janincy, CHICAGO. Heonar tany. bo rouglily cstimated at from | CouniERNnes from e fact nd abllly recelres vacated. WitLtan Lue Avsone, | master ulspualied n person as Presidential Eloclor | 1670, (setfog It out in, full, What ssoiutivn CAMBRON'S LETTER. |, $15,000 to $20,000, Tho moxt boat reported | tho ' Frelaht Lines' mect in Hinchester tos wossr | Resolted, That tho General Assymbly procecd on Clerk ot o Do Ot o | ow: Grover ciniiaed n ni Iokior 03t hia action | nelked the concurrenco of tho Honso, and'had been | 14 yiag been loarned from outeldo sgurees that | 25 20,000, P and 7o oxpected to detormine o sire 1n oo Friday, tho 16th of December, at 1 p, m. todll the " Saaver McLi, frasmtainell by Lotk an!!:;h An New:York ad- [oletedio thg "‘g.';l'fin‘:;;,fl‘;m‘l':h‘:";‘m:lfi::{ tho early publication of the “ open letter™ of sunk Is tho Southern Belle, now Iying sbreast of Moreover, it in understoou |nnsp¢flfx’rrl;3x{1'2.§?:"'r yacancy by the election of a person to fil the afice | Secrotary of State and Chsfrman of the Hosrd of | iatned by eithet. \wrong, as ho was not sus- | ok in tho Sonate, and it was then dotermincd, | ¢! s Dan Cameton to Gen. Sherman | ¢ Arsenal wall. Her exact position cannot [ fhe Eusieen rauls aro” communicating with cach rorchie Juaico o tho Swpremo Cout of South |~ Canvassers. i n'x:f M{n’x‘ay;:‘m the. tnollgibityof Watiswan | withbut foue Meashilig voles, that. thero aro 20 e it Fris s money | 76t bo deseribed, Tho bonts takon avay by the o1 Bvmath Smen I oo s aning, s b ol * | Idoliereby certlfy that the sbove is a trmo | $poken of by Democraticapoakers LxOregon Anring | 3 "Necrary” went to the Clerics dosk and hnd | s nipped s very treasomnble scheme In the fee were Ianded out in a croup, snd thosa mot | theretare all inlications suggest n prospect that yet sunk are sald to bo still near together, An- nounced as sluking is the Jennfo Baldwin, The Baldwin {s worth somewherebetween 65,000 and $10,000.. Among the boats carried out into the river but not yet reported as scriously injured arc the Minnesota, the Bayard, and others. In nddltion to a large numbor of barges, the Sa- vannah has gone down. The little South S8hore, belonging to Capt. Simcon Mayo, wifch “was ratea may ba_roon restored” td 8 more re alle scale. Nono can, have any ren joieit In such mlnnnn{ Jow charges 28 bve heen enrrong daring Inte months, They aro unsatisfactory even to the Weat and Lo the oxport interest; becanse, 1y they temporarily cxhaust the rerorcea of 'the mm"\{ it ia wall undoratood that they must be fole lowed by excesslve charges fn order fo compensate tho companies for what ihey have lost whilo ca) rye ingataloss, Itistothe intercst of ali parties, the carricrs and those for whom they carry ailko, that rates shonld bo based upon g road an extract from the House proceedings of last seasion to show_ that on a question which then aroso Speaker Ietr led that tho Conntitution gave each Houeo the nf{hno ndopt ita awn rules, and that that right conld not be superseded. The Speaker remarked that tho extract just read confiemed in a romarkable wanucr his present bl t, inasmuch as in that discosalon the word bud, Thoe valusblo document was originally meant . for none but Democratic oyes. The 40,000 men that Dan Cameron had ready to mnarch on to Washington at & moment’s notice wero the only ones to reccive ita valuablo con- tents, 1t° was to be ‘sent to them to firo their hearts, accompanied hg' a gtatement that the original had been forwarded to the Genernl of the Army, and copy of the minutes of the final sitting of the | ~ Mr. Lufinn ald supposa every voter in the Stato State Bowrd of Canvassers of tho State of Flor- | Was notifled that Watls was ineligiblo; that did not elect the other man, 10 ield.on tho 5l and Gth days of Docomber, | "N, Mortom, resumins, satd i, Tingland t had Wi oot el ALy of & cAndILate, Aad por. T o 4 AL e Arrons, Aieted Yo voting ToLsuch b candfatc, ho thtos Lis Tate OaEOt CanyaseL. voto nwnr. snd the minority candidato was elected; ATABSEE, Flo,, Dec.s 12, mfl;i i m:nr':xln ;mm“ry 1 thl"‘ ?felflfi‘fiw "‘ml,c\‘erlll I:lnc‘h MU o rect Information of inel of o candidato o adwee s, MeLi, 1m0 ehact the minority candidato, retary of State and Chalrman of the Board of arrived to-nlght from Washington. To the Western Ausocialed Press. ' Corumnia, 8. C., Dee. 12.—fa tho Demiocratic House to-dny o ballot was taken for United ‘Btates Senator, There swere fourteen candls “dates, The votes ranged from ono to cloven, The highest vote was cast for Gen. M. C, But- ‘ler, of Edgefleld. ® int ' 'waa not once used, but that. the wholo dlscuseion had reference only to llousd rules prop- er,implying that the foint rules were to bo roached 2 p) . thian by tho simpl that he had given the Demacracy o very favora- moderate livin, United States troops are nrriving here from |, Stato Canvassars, !‘Rghaslg:gcn"nm%::“l’;flf‘;fl'fi?&“{‘:&ffl:fix’fi s i someaiher way Uidn by s alinpla siction ol the | 119 answer. l:,In this way the 000 Damoceatie | moorcd at the head of the Island, was ratsed ‘.ff,'flfé tomelperonds have departed from that olicy Florida. Everything quiet. There Is no ex- beon vrneln‘mnd by _the Democratic speakers Nr. Garfleld argned that no rules, either joint or | oflice-seckerawere to be tnduced to draw thetr outof the river and caat on the shore, whers | this question undor another c:rflm"""m onot cltement whatever. HENDRICKS. through Oregon that Whtts was insligible, = separate, can bind the 1louse except by ita conacnt, | swordsand alm thelr muskets in defense of [ w6 g ot present lying high and dry, andtareen- hm'& that any ndvance they. may ney it fata ba In the Republican House, the ballot for a TOW 1T LOOKS THNOUGIN 1118 (0GGLES, W Miichell il lie apne teonty- o times | Aol thot o pronosicon Uhata Jint Tale comiest | Midon's pretonsions. Tho ganie fldnot worle | e over” to-tho lecmard. with et | o the inftiution of-a_ steadior sad mors ohtisrit United States Scuator resulted in favor of ‘Soeciat Dispaieh to Ths Tribune, diring tio ate campalgn, and visitad nearly overy | from,8 former GORTIoR, G Ay BT Lo ol T | A0 ecotiem and vanlty o G, Cponcand g | Bunrd n tho e, cotscd Ly tho falilng of the couree of managomont. United Btates District-Attorncy D. 'T. Corbin, IxNpIARArOLs, Ind,, Dec. 19—In another in- Shlood s tu i ellgibllity of Watts ejther by Domo- | wa#, if not absurd, certainly untenable. was tho author of it, were playcd upon, and he | riger, There §s no chance for her to be saved sl Mbcafiadl ITEMB, are ins been considerable difficulty of between the varlous roads In’ this city {n‘:l I":lr? meleo’s'transter lino n regard to tho number of persons trausferred, “Tho .main troubls aross from the fact that rules fn regard to transfers on the varlous lines were not: uniform and mis- uknubl;mdmd which Mr.' Parmeleo could not possibly obviate. Several mdotings i this matter have lately been hcldgnnfi rfi?:a‘::‘g‘g ments have been perfected which it §s believed will regulate tho matter and give satisfaction to both parties, ~ All tho transfer tickets tust hereatter be attached to the regular coupons, The General Passenger Agents of the roads forming the new Erfo & Chicago line are hold- allowed the fint to go forth that hc was the val- arous Jeader who was to bring the Demoeracy to s safe bacbor in Washington, ~ Mis yanity overcame his discretion, and the desperaté gameatiempted to be pln)'mf by Tilden's supporters was bronght before the people in ita truo light, through its exposure in Tue TrinuNe. It did not startlo tho Republicans, for they understood what they wore about, and they had right on their ide. But {t created a panioin the Democratic ranks, from which they will not soon recover. The conservatives of the party, of course, repudiate the entire transnction, but the bloodtbirsty ones, who have everything to gain and nothing to lose, feel how laughnbly they now figure be- fore the Amerlcan people, It 1s hardly necessary to stats that Dan Tho Bpeaker—1iss not the gentloman himeelf frequently, in formor Congresses, moved 1o, sus- pend the sixicenth and seventeenth folnt risles, Mithont those rules having been forinally adopted by, that Congress? - Mr. Garflold—Cortalnly; X admlt that freely, and for the rearon that whencrer the two Jouses of Congresa proceed without challenga to act nnder the rules, there ja an impllod assent to thoee rules, and they are lacitly adopted. ~But the nzsumption of tho Senkar'l ruling to-day Is, that tho Ilonse can bind the Senato to ba governcd by micato which it does not consent, and, of course, vice versn, In that way o Congress that sat ton years ngo could bind all later Congreesce forover, unlesn ofie hody choso to relense the other fram the old abligation of adead Congrees, thus absolutely #al. Tify{ng the constitutional priviicge and prerogatives of tho House, and also of theScnate. Weo huve nover mlopm'l Joint rules for tha Forty-fourth from_considerablo datnago, unless the river should again rise sulliclently to set hor afloat. Tha Gulden Eagle was shoved up on tho banlk and i3 alinost entfrely out of water, The Utah and her freight ere safe. Tho Storm No. 4 8 also in n good harbor. Capt. Smith, {ml arriyed from Bte. Genevieve, reports that the river is gorged Irom there to Chester, 1i)., & distance of nbout thirty miles, Tho following named boats lying at the foot of the arsenal wore badly damaged, and will sink a8 goon aa tho iva again moves: Alexander Mitchell, Centennial, Rock Island, Andy John- son, War Eagle, Davenport, Laku Bupcrlor, and Jacob Farnum. To the Western Anoclated Press. §t. Louis, Dec. 12.—A reporter lately from the Arscunl gives additional particulaus of the who received fifty-elght votes out of slxty-six votes cust. In the Scnate, Corbin recelved * ‘geventecn, and Gary (Democrat), twelve votes. * Corbin wasdeclared clecteds Both houscs adjourncd, TLORIDA. THE_NOUSE COMMITTEE. TALLARABSRE, Dee. 12.—The Buprcme Court *did not mect to-day for the hearlng of the man- ‘damus case, 88 Democratic counsel were not ready with thelr papers. It will meet to- | RIOFFOW, 20 Tho Congresslonal Committce met this morn- tervlew to-dny on tho Prosidentisl question, | EFate, Kepubllcans, or inany nowsgaper, liu left Oregon on the 11th of November for San Fran. Gov. Hendricks sald: *“The Governor of Ore- ulnc‘iz, und. hoard nothing of (bo Ineligibllity of g;lm WIM undoubtedly right i his action, and for \\‘il'm {:ll Ilm rc:flxed thnll., :ll‘tyy.k i Basine this has boen shamefully and outrageously | po oo ofion s cxeryuady e Te 'the nttent o ath political partfes for succesn, If the stientio abused. Tho Jaw of Indlana and that of Oregon | of mntupubu‘;nnu of Oregon had been cufied 12 are exactly parallel, and.licre we have a judg- “{]E 'flfll“l;‘fl&\':fli‘xn' ineligible, they wonld have ment of tho Supremo Court establishing this | CRgEGhe Hekeb 8000 Mr, Morton ngain quoted from numerous English fact” Ha furthier contends that thero was o | and American ithotitics In support of hls nflmu- yacancy fu the PElectorul Board of Orcgon. | ment. o then referred to the actlon of the Gov- Watts was Inelfzible by victue of his Govern. | SFHor of Orezon, nnd sald the cligibility of Watta ment office, and, therefore, could not bo elgeted, | Y242 Judiclal question with which Goy, Grover There was no vaconcy, Cronin, the Democratis had nothing to do, lie had no right to decide it. et ¥ Goveror aii & ministorial duty t perform b Blectar, llpped fnto th position_becanao he | foing wis cortifcate to. those. wha Tobelved tho hud the largest number of votes, Further,this | highest number of voles, and it was a clear - matter of this Electoral Board was controlied lhic’uun“l ;‘.:::‘::r:n bls {m.r:‘ o attompt ’Iln "fi‘e‘?fli‘c by a State law, and not by tho United States. upon the oligibjlity of Watte, It was o palpable ing, and decided to go luto an Investigation of ol iy wro Ly O hes vouli b offerat: "Une | Congrese, | Wo have nover concurred with the | Cameron ls now a warrlor tn scarch of & follow- | destruction of steamers this mornlng: It ap- | ng aconforenco in New York fust now for tho Doth Stata sud nutlgnnl electlons, A call was < dor e ol English law pufl?nl e ciand | Seubto i tho rules which it proposed toadopt. | ing o has been unhorsed from his position, | peara that nenrly all tho boats of the Keokulc | Purpose of n C‘HF upon lflb particulurs for a o aestotary. ot Btate Lo roku HILLINOIS, dor O e o iie. | Tha lust and prosent presidingoficer of thisliouse, | and ho {8 now no moros leader, but only a prl- | Northorn line were In winter quarters at or near running the through trafus, Itis not yetknown made on tho Seuretury of Btaty for rotums, THT: SPEARERSIIN, B overy pno who Dusecil chst o stous of tha | the presiaingofiicor of the Scaato, onur journal, ot | vate in the rear-rank, And such 18 tho vewsrd | tho Company's, shipyards belween Anna whether eatlsfactory arrangements can be which will bo furnished. Speciat Dispaleh to The Tridune. grave, so.that nmonament of tho criminal might | body of rules {n the form of a digoat, ofl concur in | of bravery! Wliatever may result {rom this lnst | street ond the Arnnu{, and supposed to bo [ made, as tlero aro still somo obstacles the ndmissalon that there arc no joint rules of the Yorty-fourth Congress. Thero is no body of rulen printed In our book which profeseoato be the Joint rulesof iho l-‘or:‘y-fmmh Congrees, 8till I o not wish, on an incidental and informal polnt, to bring the Housu to a voto on this question withe out tiuie for conslderation, Everybody can see 1hnt there can bo a very great public question that The minutes of the Canyassing Board during its exccutive scaslon show the following coun- tles wero canvassed ACCORDING TO THE PACE OF TIE RETURNS! Brevard, Bradford, Calhioun, Dade, Escambiay Y¥ranklo, Gadsden, Mariop, Putnam, Polk, CaunonpaLz, I, Dee. 12.—In connection | S0P With cach enctaylon:, o, [, (o i ;lth the Speakership in the Illinols House of '“dl?l ;l wmlulu‘:nt Imnh -ncr.l[llln;| to genecratlon o8 which would increnso its Magnitude. Tl ar oing e ma of e o, B £. | b o coecio M, il epntd I ; . F. E. | b egiiar order, belnx tho Joint. resolution pra- Albright ns a candidato for that place. My, A, Im-mé‘mnmm.a:nmu T tho Conniltution, 50 1 t Was recently clected for his sccond term, and, | have ‘the Liectoral voio countod by the Bupremo expoaure, it {s certaln that the bloodtubs of the Democracy have put thefr weapons fu theirseab- bands, aud only in private and” secret weep for gorc, hoping that Dan Cameron will furnish the corpaes, © removeéd © before” _ the i can bo callod an establishod fact. It tho conlcre ence succeeds fn Rcrlecuaz satisfactory arrage. ments, Mr. John' Hooton, formerly Southwest- l“{ni}l Ag;mt Iflt_hl.lm Ahllll:ll;;ulfi'a,%reaz \1\'mcm road, wi o) ntes e Gens Agent of tho life, with hesdqurters in this clty, - gecured ‘from domage, When the {ce started these steamera were forced from thelr moorings and carrled down strenm, Tho War Engle and Golden Eagle, two Jarge valuable boats, were forced on shore opposite tho Arscnal wall in such a manner aa to block tho passage, and the other boats crowded In and caust MASS-MEETING. . Judge Otis sends in the following: A Qi Sourt, ill turn npon the twenty-second Joint rale, ana ” W % The Machinery Department..of tho Tllinof Sunta Roan, Sumter, 8t, Jolus, Suwance, Tay- | us the Speakor fs to bo choseu from Southern Calrt, ibmitiol o Jolt resilntio axtenitog | T Lrois oEeheroe o comta 6/ onat diecunn, | 7, ALbmsollag hold at tho Tulmee Louts hto ap s completo jom. | At 8 p. i, the boata 1oy It | Centeat taflroad hss preparod S i alugele lor, Valusia, Walkule, Waltov, and Washing- | Iilinois, his chatices aro quite favorable, the timo for maklug the roport of the Commlesion | we -Imlll :‘?mem 1t o a iroes tasne, with full do- | Nofata Commitieo of Ten to consider and carcy out | of the Arseoal wall the Jonnia Baldwin bow | eification of merchandiso cars, which will prove: ton. A'CORMICK, {olnquiee Inta the fonmtilliy of redrcog dwarmy | P44, o therctoro withlraw thoappeal, | Fho wisiosof tho sasemblage apon tho subloctof s | on gharo and sinking slowly; b, hor agreat _conveniencs to tho ofticers, agents, and Balker Counly wes canvassed according {o precinet returns by & unanhoous vote of the Bouard. In Clay County 20 votes wereadded to, and 4 fllegal votes taken from, the Democratle Eloctornl and Stato votes; sud 8 votea were added to aud 3 f1legal votes taken from the Ré- publican votes, aud with these amendmenta tko county was ¢canyassed by a unan{mous vote. In Ilernando County flve (llegal votes yere others in the servico of the Company. — LAY-OVER I'ICKETS, The question of the Icgality of the lim- ftation of loy-over tickets was recently decided in the Illinols Bupremo Courts A passenger, having bought a ticket at Chonos, McLean County, Iil., to Chicago, over the Chicago & Alton Rallroad, wishing to stop Bpecial Dispateh to The Tribune. EDMUNDS' ASIRNDMENT. Srnivaviein, I, Dec, 12.—~The Stafe Regls- | The €enato then resumed consideration of the fer of to-lay nssalls the Fon. C. 1. McCormicls, | regulnr orider demanded by Afr. Edmande, and tho nmendment propoded by the Committco on the Chairman of the Democratic State Central Con- | judiclary, prfi\vl. o that thio Court In making tho mittes, for not calling a meefing of the Com- | count whol'dlsrgard errors of forin, and bd gov- mittee to consider the political condition of the | erned ab’ the siibstantial right of the mattor, was country. It inslsts upon a inecting, neverthe. agrecd ol lesa, and fnvites Mr. McCormick to atep down vc?fi},'fi;.,&'.!;“";?‘&:’,‘é‘ ug::ed“m Cofumliogptva o, and out, ns incompetent. Mr. Edmunds submitted an amendment to tho - stern the Lako Superior and” "the Alex- ander Mitchell, the Centonnial, o dew boat which has not yet made a trip, crushed between the Intter and the Andy Johuson; then the Bayard, an old craft, with her forward mfla and deck crushed, Below there was tha Island and Davenport, both pretty old and not of great valuc. Then lay tho War Eagle, valued At $§00,000, _with the noso_ of her consort, the Golden Euzl'z‘l mass-mooting to give expression ln‘pnbllu opinion upon the result of the Jate Presidentinl election. 1 appolnt the following assuch Committeo: Wiillam g. Um‘l'dy, \)\;lgh’l‘n 5] ‘?ollih“#""‘ -mhl{’ Cé Bl"dl"- urg, Jose) . Rutter, John Forsy! . C, Tar- ner¥siormen Lieb, 1. 3. Stilas, L. W, Kobinsos, and Thomas A. Moran. . Til# SALUTE. Yesterday at noon, in the ticant Tot south of the Grand Pacidc Hotel le'nulmbllmnu of this clty fired 185 gans in honor of the election of ’o!nl rules wore In cxistenco st the cluse of the Thirty-ihird Congross. Mr. Garfleld declined to anawer untll after hg shauld have vxamined the question. Tho §poaker—The Chalr docs nol wish by any statement of bis to anticipate that quul!nn«xco?t hereln connected with the matterof fact. This Honse, componed of the snme gentlemon who now rit here, didat the end of the Jast scasion recog- 1ize the fact that tho jeint rul rera fn_oxiatence by ndopting unanlnously resolutions to suspend . oint rutes Nod, 10 and 17, Rutherford B, Ifayes—ono for, each Elector. | equally valuable, thrust through hor lnrboa: A deducted from the Domoeratle Electoral vote. SECRET MEETING, afi‘afig‘;";‘:&i‘gfl:‘;‘l\gfig"Il: few days ngo, goaic: T A ingerThes jotat rules have never beon | Thera wero four ennons in use, fn charge of Lur-g’uud. “Thio Intter was forced on the rocks ::',1‘0!1:"_:::: t‘lfizsr;mg‘d::m'&‘&rfl"fi! With this deductfon tho county was canvassed Bpecial Dispateh ta The Tribune, destint “eontent 4 case it bo ratified by threa- readopted Ly any snbsuquent Congross from the | Gen. MeArthur, Col. Bolton, Col. A. C. Eilk- | on shore. iBelow again were the Red Wing, the A formatlon of the Government Lo the present time, Tha twenty-sccond jolat rule was ucted under in tho countlng of the Yrosldential Eléctors in 1800, and nleo In 1873, and yot it was never adopted but once, in 1865, v Mr, Lloar asked Me. Bpringer whothor the rale of action which had boen_ handed down by tacit cone #ent from Congress to Congrass, s to the mode of proceeding of the Houses, was not necessarily nbe rognted bya ineasage from one of thomto the othor that 1t coualdered thosg joint rulea no longer i force. - Otherwiso wonld ‘mot’ thy House bo Tound, hot merely by the act of the provious Tlousc, ne inthe case of its own rules, but by the act of tho previons Senate? Mr. Springer—I1f tha docirine be malntalned that when o jont rule |8 established Dbetween two Houscs one of them can ahrogato that rolo at its will, there Ia no neccasity, whateyer, for adopting Jolut rules, bocauss thoy do not bind elttier purty a Brnixorienp, 1, Doc, 15,~The Tilden” 8ol- flmr(fluo‘r I'l‘ml lElllnu'!‘ylem.. -'ol ‘w :: ‘";?,' %nl‘hl; ters! Club hicld a secret meeting to-nightycalled | S Court shall ix o day, notlater t0a8 the 9 H Fchrugry, 1877, for 8 count, and proceed with it by members mainly belonging to the Stafe | thom un}' ‘to day untll disposed of. ’}‘gmm to. Jteglster ofice, and at alate hour, Tho detalls sT“f Jnln‘} ‘rlflmlnllflnlwnl llhcn 5"’1“{?“ lo“(lhe e enate, nn he amendiments made In Committve of what they Qid fs positively denled to ve- | of the Whola were concurred n. porters by members present, but there {s | ,Mr, Merrlmon proposed to amend the second renson _to belleve that the principal ob- | section of the joint resulution vo us toread: ''No Ject of the meeting wns to suggest a | person holding the ofice of Juetico of the Buprome Dlan of reststanco o the tnaumuration of lnyes, | Court of tho Cnited Staten shall bo eligibio to bo and sco how tho vroject will take. This plan | lected as Yresident or Vice-President, or appoint. originated, 1t 18 belleded. th New York, and Is go | €4 to any ofico undor the United Statos, untll the ba broached throughout the West stmultancous- expirution of four years next after hoshall have y b h Justice, " 10 i belleved aiso that the ilon. Cyrus il | “3F. Borrimon sald tho sblect of his smendment Iy, ficCarmlck. Chalrman of the Democratie Com- | was to cut ot any hapo of “offica thata Suprome mittee, was denounced, in the langunge of tho [ Court Judgemnight expectat the handsof a Presi- Jleglater to-night, us *“n clog, preventing all | dent, 5 effective moveiments by the party,” Mr. Edmunds asid he would not oppose the thorpe, and Capt, J, D. Roberta. Onp of the guns was manned by colored men. The firlny was done regularly and In order, and s a resuli there'were no accidonts, becanse atrict mnilitary rules wero followed., The firlog excited sonc envy among unruly Democrats, but they judi- clously kept n\vng' which, under the clreum- stances, Wwaa scnsii fo on thotr part. - - CUICAGO_VETEIANS. TiMs evening the Chicsgo Veteran Club, o TRopublican ' organization, will hold a special meel.(mf in the clhib-room of tho Girand Pucific Hotel, far the purpose of cleeting officers and uduptlug o constitution and by-laws. Action will also probably bo taken looking to the call- fng of - muss-moeting of -Unlon “aoldiers snd jors to sxprosd thelr vicws on the Prosidential question, They are all In favor of an nmitnble fnca to be Invalid after thirty days, IHaving re- mained more than thirty days, the possenger presented it in leu of lnm{ and, refusing. poy- ment, was gjectod from the train, Suit having been brought; the bassenger claimed broadly that & rallroad company has mo right to prescribe when and how the journcy shall Dbe modo - tor which it has eolil o ticket. The Court decided that the contract cutered into by the Compan{ in sclling ticket 1s cntiro In fta” character, and gives. the holder the right to maka’ tho journey as awholo; that when the Company has entcred upon tho per- formance of It contract the &:nungcr bosa right to fnsist that it shall continue until con- lcted; and that, ontho other hand,thoCompany hns tho right also to Insist that ft' eball con- tinue until comploted. Tho passenger T Northweatern, tho Hob Roy, and the Min- neapolls, lying with bows at the bank, and npparently but lttle hurt. At 3 p, m. the lce again moved, crushing the boats still closer together, and doing addltional damage, The Bayard was _olmost completely destroyed, and tho Rock Island, on exawminatlon, was found to have one wheel dropped down and guards torn up or broken off. Again ut 4 p, m, thers was another movement of fce, which pressed agalust the boata with terrific power, and forccd them siill further down, crushing guards, upper works, and wheels, and dolng great dampge, A hall-hour later the ice tarted again, and there was another crush, and still closer jum, Tho starboard wheel un il the starbourd guards of the War o were carrled away, and sho began to loak. The hull Ly a unsnfmous vote. Nashua County was can- vaseed accordlug to the faco of tha returns by .6 unanimous vote. Leroy County wua canvassed according to tho faco of the roturns by o unaui- mous vote. In Orange County seven {llegal votes were deducted from the Demovratie Elect- oral and Btate vote, aud, with their deduction, tho county was canvassed by & unanimous vote. In Jeflerson County BIXTY ILLEGAL VOTES were deducted from the Republlenn vote, and, with thls deductlon, the county was canvassed by o unanjmous vote, In Leon County two flle- gol votes wers deducted from th¥ Republicon vote, and, with this deductlon, the county was u o] I ” . ono that Y ok e ongea ns to joint rules showet when £n; v o X+ Manateo County was thrown out of the can- INDIANA, e Serrimon sald bo did not understand that | Hropesiiian by oo [1ousa o amand thara failod 1h botom. rach, essentably -ascandlnif; o el ip e vass on account of the entlre abscnco of any and AN ELECTION, the nieasure now proposed would imposo a political Jiie wthor Ltouses the Fules continuod to be rocog- TIRES. About § o'clock u»m{;m the Davenport sunk, | Pressed in _all lcgal steps In preparation for the cloction, Bpecial Dispatch to 4% Triduna. duty upon the Supreme Court, sny more than Meantitne the Rob Kov and Northwestern, nized, sccepted, and ncted underns if they were in full forco, Mr, Kasson—That oply ehows that the Ilonse propoaing an amendment consented that the rules should go on withont amendment, 'I'ie 8peaker—The Chalr thinks that that which tnkes two bodies to do takea two bodles to undo. 1t 15 8 ;maro matter of opinion, Mr, Springer—The jolot rules were adopted in the form of coneurrent resalution, and a coner- rent resolution csunot be repe by oune body without the consent of tho ather. Mr, Hoar—Dous the xentleman say that a rule adopted by concurrunt resplution at the beginnin, of thq Government binds tho successive Houses of TQUALIZING OLASSIFICATIONS. Mesars. Henry C. Wicker and O, E. Britt, Qenoral Freight Agonts of tho Chlesgo & Northwestern nnd tho Chicago, Milwoukee & 8t. Paul Ratlronds, bave nddressed o cirenlare lotter to the general freight agentsof alttha lincs west, northwest, and sonthwest of Chi- eago, requesting them to meet at the Grand Pacilc Hotel, in this dty, on the 10th Inst. for the purposc of hurmorlelng Jocal cluesificas tions, andl adopting uniform rutes for all the INDIANALOLIS, Tud, Doc. 12.—Tho clection [n | duty now, when called npon to declido tho constit Jefferson to il the vucancy in the Senate, ve- fl&'é:‘ll"flfy' ‘%’.,}:"’.,‘.’L‘:.’.fi‘.’u"’w‘ifl“ o :",.n‘;‘fi.:!.' 2 mlun:;d by ‘tllm dg:lll; of hDA'A Toe, was held {m;r):mélwv:l the land ta o staie of ml‘. presented yesterday, and resulted In tho electlon of David | to,tho Coutt, C. Brunham, Ropublican. There is another My, Merrimon argued that the cffectof thls roposition would be virtually to muke the Bupre: vacancy to fill, which will give the Republicans Emn"rt 1"'1” .\'n|:|lnu:..\l ;(u&nlr‘nlnfi l|h|n|r_‘d lllnrfl lfi:figllm twonty-four Scunators, the Demoerats twenty- | Honof Dresidont, and 1t would bobronght lnto five, and tho Independents ono, ‘The indopend- sontemipt, (Fhe_ dlunity, likegrity, st victoll ety Major, always voted with the Republicans, | ghielided, not only by the lugul profession, but by and {f o still continues to afilliate with them, | tho whols Amorfean people, frum the cajumnles tho Democrats will be obligod to consent toa | too ofien Indulged b by both political parties. division of oftices before the Sonato can be |~ Tho smondment of Ar, Merrluon was agrecd to, which were fojured, ralsed steam, and the Red- wing and Memphis, with & number of barges, were pulled out - and taken to the bar, -about o gquarter of a mile below the Arsenal, whero thoy were consldered safe. The lcomoved sgaln at lll'—qui.ll aud again at a_ quarter to 11, the yesult bclng thut tho Mitchell was crusied nesrly Lo pleces, and forced agalnst the Centennlal so as to tear away almost all her upper-worka, ~The fco was now piled up from teu to fiftcen feet bigh. ‘The pressure waa tremendons,* At midnight the prospoct was that the hulls ,and in holding the same, The votestood as fol- lows: Becretary of Btato.and Comptroller for its rejection, and the Attorney-Goneral for ro- talnfug it. Duval County was canvassed by comparing the county return with soveral preclnct returns, on sccount of the former not bearlng tho signa- ture of the County Judge. The voto stood: Beeretary of Btate and Comptrollor for can- wassing the county, tho Attorney-Geueral for ¥ IN CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 331 at1:40 yesterday mornlng was caused bya firefn No. 10 West Madison street, owncd by A. H. Kerry, and oc- cupled aa & saloon by Putrick Quion, Damage to buflding, $200; fixtures, $150, Insured for $1,000 in the Traders’, Cousc of fire unknown, * The alarm fropi Box 55 ot 13:85 yeaterday al- ternoon was caused by a palr of ‘greasy pants catching tire from a heater in the packing-liouso of Toboy & Booth, corner of Eightcenth and ent. haos heen ro- refusing It. ‘ Represcntatives forever nutil tho Sonate aban- | Graue sirects, No damage f the Centennial Andy Job 411 b roads, Esch generul frefght agent Tocal organized. Me, Conkling, inreply toa Ll f Mr. K d ity agC. 5 o e Centennial aud _Andy Johnson w 6 ucated to bring a copy or coples of hls In damilton County, 78 Domocratio votes and | °& veliFConkilng, n reply (o 8 question of At Koty | 4ot N inger—tintil both Itonses abandon tt, 1 [ Tho slarm from Bowsiiat & o'clock yestenlay | saved, and that the War Bagloand Golden Bazlo | classilications e uas, 80 Lt thoy may bo 58 Tispahiieac, ahich bt beun (lekally adiod CATIFORNTA. i et tn roie i voco usai o by | dn,Covliny. 1t totloman oo Massachutt | morning was caied by 8 14k g LM O | Y i et 0 S0 TEGve e bk ana | SpiaBared g larnontest B peen fouud \arthe Blestoral yol on tho faca of the roturns, WIGQINTON AND FACAECO, B e B o taten far | betus countod, objectod to tho votes bolng cast for | pied by Dr. Marguerat, caused by the proximity | dry. The siver bolow tho boata ls clear of co, it the elasaitieutians of scine LU tho East_dlacriminato scverely ogalnst the i~ terests of Ohicago, and to mne%y this will bo o principal work of the mecting. RAPID TRANSIT. In statiog yesterday that fust trains would run agaln hereafter botween New York ond Chi- cago, via the Hudson River & New York Central and the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ralle roads, making tho dlstanco botween the le citios In 84)¢ hoors, it was secidentally a‘n’mt:l to mentiou that s lmilar ‘' fasl express ym' bo ruu oyer the lirst-named rosd and the Micl e hours. :S‘:fi%’l‘?fi\fl;? of these fast express tralng BAN FRANO18CO, Dec. 12.—The Clerk of Mon- | V'resident and Vice-Proridont Trom the samo Etate 1 > o curried out. 1f allowed tu vote by ballot, this pro- terey County, In tho Fourth Congreastonal Dis- | $H1Tic.o7 i Conetiution o be violatad, bit it trlct, bas forwarded to the Becretary of Btato a | Eleciors were required to vote viva voco Tt coutd uew set of eloetlon retirns, made out n con. | Bo4 bo violated, 7 5 The quostion belng on the final passago of tha formity with tho orlginal erroncous footings' of rulul‘n’xl‘lun. Mr, :hflr;uld e dealre uz.-pgunk upon o Bupersiors Wlich tho Clric has od cor- | (e d10LEE, 02 ehole the fovihe cone Boerotary of State at tho justance of Pacheco, rtance, and ho trusted It would be laid over unti) the lbupubllqau .mllum. rohibiting Lim from auday next tist Sonators might havo thue toex- e che i Sabry s id B s aakd It was not hia Intention to un- wccardative with the first returns. e e B2 o b fho Tact that tha Horuce Greeloy, becauss ho was dead, snd hie ob~ Jection was baved on the tenty-sccond joint rule, ‘which never had been readopted sinco its sdoption n 1805, Air, Honr—Dath llouses were acting under It by consent. Mr, Spripger—It never had been resdopted, and had no valldity at all oxcept that given it in 1805, * Mr Haskine—If the ntlvthin from Illinols holds that these joint rulew cannot bo abro except by conaent of the twa Tlouscs, [ would tike to miuire by what Iaw or authority, after the Sen- ate has repealod and refusud to recognize them, the Touse of any other hady can enforcs them? Mr, Springer—We cannot ""“‘Pcl tie Henate to abide by ita uwn rules, That body lsa *'law unio fteelf"{ but wo con on our part Abldo by thove rules, sud wo chooss to do it, [Applsusc on tha and thoy alone prevent It from running, - All theso boata belong to the Keoluk Nortli- ern Line, exuupun%mu Centonnial, which is owned by Thomas L. Dayidson, and valued at of a ImmEc to o hoated stove. 'Tha flames were téxua ufll cd with but elight damage by Ofleer t. Clale. Tlis alann from Dox 817 at 8:15 yesterday af- ternoon was causad by a fire {n the residence of Benjamin Rothacbild, Nu. 124 Bangamon street, occupied by Dan O'Hurs, ex-City Treasurer, Damage to” bullding, $25; to furniture, $50; fully fnsured, Cause, misghievous boy vlaylng with matches. — AT MINNFAPOLIS, MINN. Special Dizpaich b9 The Tribuns MiNNBAPOLIY, * Minm., Dee, 13,—Jefferson school-louse in this city burned to-day, Thero wero at the time over 800 puplis {n the building, . Jaspar County, Prednct No,, 2, giving ‘yotes for the Democratic Electors and 185 for the Republican Electors, was thrown out of the canvass on account of 7 P GLIOBS VIOLATION OF TOR ELECTION LAW by the Inspectors in not completing the canvass without adjournmeat, In ellowing unauthorized persons to handle the ballots and asslat in the count, in adjourning over night, and golng to .another place, and In signing roturns the next day, which thoy had not themseclves made or verifled, and the contents of which they did not know. WIth thess deductionk this county was $40,000, - No accurste statement of the loss can be giv- en, but It is oughly estimated at $200,000. 'here were also several frelght-barges mixed in tho jam, some of which ar¢ wrecked and oth- crs but slightly injurcd, Tho scene above the Arsonal was also ono of disaster aud rufo. Besides the bouts mentioncd 1u tho tirst part of this dispatch, s number of .barges wers crushed and others badiy damuged. 0 such disastor has occurred here for ton Eun, and this was totally uncxpected, as all rosent condition of affalrs was uneatisfacto Dy ne shle, cariied by a unavimous vote, * CONGRLESS, BOU1Y hero was any way of seltling this didioulty, i, MeCrary Yearked tuat Speaker Kere decid- | but, by the great presonco of mind of tho wffl:fi;’:fl&m{" l'f‘fl‘n“‘(’fl:)‘c‘l’lfl“fl?flhe:n iite <| 8 s00u as the spring scts in. During the "h‘::“l: Mouroe County, Preciuct No. 8, Key West, SENATE, oo thut alaruis s groxt wany people, that way t tha beginning of the last semion that each | goveral lady teachers, thoy were all sayed, By it 1s thouglit to be better policy to 0 & Housa bas, under tho Conatitution, the ab- o i giving 401 votes to the Domocratic Elcctoral and e e baes wn"d‘fl““ slower, ws in cold weather pelils B Liave no insurance on their boats. Wasmyorox, D, C,, Dec, 12.—Mr, Davia in- | woald alluw. This matter had been on th a1 0 4 Dispaich to The Tridune. tho time the last porson reached the open alr the Cinbn T Dty 12'.—'nm (oW hics solute right 10 make rules which govern Hablo to occur than fn warm weather, Buate tickots, sud 6O votea to the Republicans, | troduced bills making appropristions for con- | of Sonators - since Iast om, and he | fta. proceoding, and therafora the ° rules | bullding wadono inass of flames, It wasno forke in P & could not cousent to ent untll | which lad been adopled in the Forty-ihi fault of tho bullding that & sccond Brookiyn | the Mississippl, now at Gravd Tower, atil} holda = :?:.:l:f&‘f;:lfi:tfif |%1!;.ET;:I.:; l:nv:l by l‘:::l l:‘ tinulug the fprovement of the Great Kunawha. | huxt, ook, fo , dld P“m“"“fimhlfi t | Congresswera Dot i force at tho lm:innl:; ot \fig horror was not enacted hers to-day, Tho -w)u firmi. Tho condition of buats lald uphcre ro- PERSONALS, Yorey-folrth, That declsion covered the whole ground I thiu controversy,unless gentlemen would say thut a Joint rulo was a rulo for ggvernment of the House'of Represontatives, - ‘The Bpasker—1t docs niot follow that tha Ilouse 14 not governed by tha joint rules, espoclully when tho House fa reminded of tho fact that the two bodics, in 20 far us tho twenty-sccond jolut yule is concernod, have several times opurated mader it in counting the Eluctora) vote, and so fur s tho Chaie s conceroed, he s not aware of any reason why that rule should not be executed once more. [Ap- plauso ou tiie Democratic alde. | Mr, Kasson—Can there bu & joint rule to which Doth Houses sre nopat tho thne sgreed? Dosa it not ceane to bu a Jolnt rule the moment that cither Huuse disvonter 'I'he bpeaker—~In u\oand ment of the Chalr tho Jolat rules operstu to bind Duth bodlug untll they are vacutod, $ Mr, Kaason--Iiy one body? ! 2 peaker—" fi"fi%:‘:fi:’d not ea; ‘lhn 4 [gar remarke 0 proposit vances on the Domocratic sldo was n;:l‘nc abenr- dum, and he was willing to have any golisction of #choo}-! 7 any colléotlon of stulesmen in the country able to understand those principics of Mameutary lsw which cveey American baby In cradle was supposed 1o know fnatinctivaly, con “M c:l mposlluun .I“llu:i ; i \ , Bpringer, in reply to Hoar's suggestion aa to babies and school-boys, referred hilin to the opinlon of hls former colleague, Gen. Butler, ll\nnh au Jnterview, tothe efect that if an instrument says that A snd B todoa certaln lldnl{ a4, for ex- River, In West Virginia, and the Monangahel, | Itberty to press it toa volo to-day, and thero. in West Virginia and Pennsylvaua, Referred, fora would mnnlymu Yho regueat of tho Benator Mr. Merrimon fntroduced & bill to awmend {;‘33.#2",1:‘?“5};.‘: fé(a’i)le‘ro:l}!)‘:lvl’d“b? ]-.c n‘avl.lrl‘:l,l“ll: Bec, 140 of tho Revised Btatutes of the United -go‘e}ully [1) ponllgl;. 1: %rdcrwthn: the ol'her l‘mln;a canede! C o ongress con| avt tno to ack upon It, ant o e e Brcton. Hatorote - * | Batitia o st 5t dhe it hmse " -5 iy 0 ] e, el ' ‘Cho bill provides that the Sccretary of Btate, kl ‘llx‘ -nuumyrflll. (‘0nlrgll'lllthnlx mnclt bglluv?l,n or, Iu cuse of his deatl, the Beuretary of the | Bodivgsome othur uiediia of uacoztalning sho resuls Treasury, shall succeed to the Preaidency fu the 0'3{‘!‘.’!’!‘::!5:::#1‘!?:1"t&?l:»:’ln:d“lul:: messure, and sald event of tho death, remoyal, or resighation of | the Bunaty was culled upon to _ro-ensct. by it the both Prestdent and Vice-President, Eloctoral College with all its fauits, and also the g i Mr, Merrimon subinitted o resolution provid- ?l‘x‘m;‘fl l‘(’:pr'cr:l:n(::'i’v‘:'um:}: “Rtect ‘Eu'l!::‘: L‘I‘:' ing for an sdditional rule for the goverment of mflch ,\mfl:l:';‘uurnr'm\l“u:,u‘x:l' “!:l-‘ rvlnhlm.‘h}m.:h o eee V] s ution shon 0 the Scnate o that the River unid Hasbor Appro- | \viiiea'uat, Thera wan & bill now bofare tha Sent ||xlll:nn bitl and amendments, proposing appro- m:l::: h[llan‘lflu ‘5% \:}mm‘lnahu.u Nlofilfiml vmn priations for the hnprovement of rivers and | ¥ sl puaenid ho Bunsto, hul.wavstill -od (he harbors, be referred to the Comuntieo ou Com- !;."';"i,l‘ih'f.‘.‘.‘i‘!lh“‘1‘i‘?..“i,‘n'fi’fnfinx’ifi".{:’f'""& hr xgln:ent merce, which Committeo ahall, before reporting | the present cinergency, Ha hoped the Scnsta In them back to the Seuate, refer thet to U Beo- | the Prusent diticuity would vot Le driven to the - " vd) I conutitutional dments Wi . retary of War and the Chiol of Englucers,which }.‘?‘.}u‘é.‘i z?rn 3: 'um mn;n.u‘ d.n‘fl;fir:&:"prnmlficc“t’n otticers ehall fuguire und report us to the expe- | the Constitution, dluney of the propused Improvement, HReferved, Pendiog discusslon, Mr, Oglesby fntroduced a Mr. Bogy preseited the menorkal of hiwself | bill to smend tho act of Aug. 11, 1878, vald\uu |qu1 x:‘lenawta Sluv«t-mlon nlgd Melousld, embrac- | fur the i tup ek, s ed landa in Bausas to ng the report of the Democratic Com 13580 i q which \vluu‘med the wuu:nby the l(nurl“rll:.{s; Atter excoutlva ueasion, adjourned, Bourd in Loaistana, Ordered printed. Tho Senat ucm:"“l““rgfi' Ang nonunat The_resolutton submlitted yesterday Ly 3lr. m,,:, fi:;;lfif"Ai‘,.":d..‘;',,,,.;::',‘.; ‘:fl“‘g‘; ’znn Bayard, directing thy Attorney-General 10 in- | Court for Montana: Jameox A. Duwon N Lo form thu Senute ns o the number of Deputy | Buporvialng buspector-tcneral of Unlted Btates Marshals eanployed o eloctione | John Hul), Uited Slates Marshal for the day, wes aziced 10, with the i duient auhe | Disteict of Pennsylvan Jdohn C. Landreaw, of witted by M. Ediouids, requesting the Atiorueys | Loumiuna, United stat ueul L bantisgo do General lsu 10 communicats to tho Senutos full | Cubia; Jonatban Turbell, of Mislssippl, Doputy statciuent 2a to thonecessity for theiremployment, | Flret Comptroller of the Treasury; X Loudcn tho Gbject thereof, thy nature of thelr dulwa, eic. | Snowden, Bostmastor at Philudeln "Tho benute then discussed thy resolution of Mr, | wood, Postuaetor ut Austin, Miu Aitebell, providivg for sy Juveatigation wm regurd | Aty Recaver of Public Moueyy at Des Molnea, maina_about the same, but will bo made very eritical when tho gorge gives away, — THE BROOKLYN CALAMITY. NBw Yonx, Dec. 12.—Mayor Bchroeder has fssued a proclamation, calling a meeting of the different rellef Committees at Lis offlec, to ob- tain concert of action, He also requests Infor- matfon touching persons who have becn de- prived of thelr support by the Brooklym Theatre fire, and suggcsta that tho ladies should votunteer to visit tho houses of theso sufferers, and asks thaj collectlons betakenup in the va- rlous churchies uext Sunday, 8ix thousaud dollars baye been contributed in Brooklyn for the relief of the sufllerera by the recent calamity, PHILADBELPHIA, Pa,, Dec, 13.~An igspection of the theatres and Pubuc halls (s being made, aml J‘mpwmuonu n the means of exreas or- lered. ‘I'he Union Bquare Theatre was reoponed lasp nl&m for the Hirst tinio sfuce the Bronkl{n fire, with % Miss Multon,” Miss Blorris, as beforc, taking the titlo role, and the originul cast. The bouss wus well filled., Many Improvements have been mads for the comfort and sceurity of the peoplo attending, Otber theatres will romptly follow in making the needful altera- jons, Mr/E. W, Winter, General Bnperlnundznt.'md‘ F.'B. Olatk, Genoral Frolght Agent, of the 'v‘;u Wisconsin Railraad, wero fn tha clby yesterdsy, snd had o consultution with tho President ot Afr. H. 1L Porter > B e Agent ho ll"ou‘f xlls,mlll'x tl§: d:’y attending to the passonget affalrs at this end oguhlsl{iw. lately connette A, @ V. McMillan, o (th th gfi: & Chicago Hallroad, ns beed wnlnude Northwestern Traveling Agent of altimore & Ohto Railsosd. - A Femnste Flflll:d- 3 . Baw Francisco Bullsin. Abuumflcf: minutes to d o'clock 1'1""1'{»;“ uoon a flendlsh outrago was comin mm i woimnan Mying in_ one of tas upper m:l‘ e Broadwa, Bh:}r:l;, mmaruull&xm;lwl:{'y::x S cts. Two 0, lX‘)Bl%:H:L. \lvunl eddling ducks, the ;:v}lnt{c:fl!}l hnlnzbflwuur-md b years ohl. ]hc‘), e fnto one of tho upper reoms fmq(lng um oy noy strect to make a_sale. A woman ol room valled the smaller boy to "L{'bo'uefi #What o protty Jittlo boy P! The lm.lcl fmme to ber with perfect coutldence, When & : o diately took him up uud threw Liw out of b wiudow. ‘Fhe boy fell u distanct ""(":.ck" yau {eat lnto an open cellarway, and_ struvl e hard fioor, A gushiopo aud & hatf h:\c el length waa l‘ul“u his forchead near ln & temple. Mo s danzerously lu]umubm e Lillsng was hing for the wolnalh, ot not found berwhen the Dulletinwent tO P tp— were narrow, steep, and crooked, od the onl wonder {a that tho scholars reachod a place of safety in time. Thu fire Is supposcd to have orlginated from a defoctive flue. fully covered by insurance. spectors, in sdjourning belore the complotion of the csuvass, and completing it the next day 11 a differeut place, snd without public notice, ‘The vote for fis rejection was uuanimous, the Attorney-General declding, in reply to the gues- tious puteto him as to the legal étfoct of these violatlons of law, that it wmust be thrown out, With this doduction the county was canvassed, In Alexander County, seventeen fllegal Elect- vral votes, four Kepublican and thirteen Demo- crats, st Waldo precioct, were thrown out unanimously, Tho vote wus taken on retalus fug or throwiug out Archer precinct No. 9, the Becretary of Btate, and Comptroller voting to retaln and the Attorney-Goneral, voting to throw it out. It was retained, and the county canvassed with the before-mentioned deduction, Jackson Couuty, Campbellton precinct, giving for the Republican Electoral and Biate tickets neventy-soven votes, and for the Dememocrat Electoral and State tickets 201 votes, wus thrown | out of the canvass on account of A violatfon of the clection laws by the Inspectors In remov- fog the ballot-box from the election roomn st the adjournment for dinner {nto an adjoining store, and leaying it there unscaled, aud cou- cealed from the public during sald adfourn- ‘meut, In not counting the ballots at the close of the polls, and cainparing them with the num- ber uf pamea on the poll-st, and because oaly 76 Republican ball've were couuted ont of the ballot-box, wherea. 183 persons sware (bat they voted the full Rvpublivan tickes at thas polls AT GLASGOW, ILL. " Bpectal Dixpaich (o The Trivuns. . Wincneaten, IlL, Dec, 12.—~A firo occurred In the village of Glasgoy, this county, on Bun- day night, destroylog two stores and contents, Loss, about $3,000; probably no fnsurance. AT ERIE, PA. Special Dispaich (o The Tribuns. Erig, Pa, Dee. 12—Two dwelling-housos wore burnoed this morning, making threo frea thus far this week. Losa about $6,000; fnsured in Western compaulcs for $900. AT TERRE NAUTE, IND, ' Trars Havrs, lod, Dec. 13.—Mansger's Tivoll, ncostly bulldjnu covering extensive wine collars, burned this morning. Loss, $70,000; {usurance, §25,000. e —— COMPROMISE WITH TWEED, Kaw Yonk, Doc, 12.—1t. is. rumored that a compromiss has teen efected, under which the Hing 'magnates, and notably: Tweed -and Bweeney, are to refund to the City of New York " quite o lurge amount o money, and to reccivo I returp immunity from prosecution. Tweed will very soon be ro- leased, and Bweeney will return frowm Europe. mu mpromise is thought to judude Cunncllly 0 o ple, to make auaward orto enter a judgient, A cannot do it withiout B, nor can I do It without'A. THE SILVER BiLl. . - Tho discueslon here closed, and under the ruliug of tho Bjicaker the lousy proceeded to tho npfue: {shed bualnesa of the loat mumin{ehnur of the last aemlon, which was the bill reporied bx Mr, d, rom the Cowmmittes on Mines and Mining, to ulilize the product of the gold aud silver minos, Mr. Blsnd explsiucd that, in the present politi- cal coudition of ths couutry, by thought that bo NINB MEN KILLED. LirTLn Rock, Dec. 13.—A Qazetls speclal from ‘Texarkana gives the particulars of a terriblo ex- plosion of a boller in a saw-mill near that placs yesterduy, Niue men ere kitled, namncd Chauncey Beach, Jumes May, W, White, Nich- " ralse 000 busgels of peanuts Werd TE lhgnylgn?vw"l'hn ”flmu af several llz;f“ yeur dealt 4 severs blow o thls indus L .