Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1877, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1877. TATE AFFAIRS. A Long Debate on Compulsory Education in the Illinois Lower House. The Bubject Finally Relegated to o Committee Hostile to the Idea. Mr. Anthony’s Revenne Biil Agreed To in Substance by the Joint Com- mittee. The Penitentiary Commission- ers and Their Amazing Blunders. Additional Room Needed-~ Advigability of Building at Joliet. The Institution Wounld Need No Appro- priation if It Would Realize on TIta Assots. THE LEGISLATURE. COMPULAOTLY WDUOATION, Spectal Dispateh 1o The Tridune. SrriNoriELD, 1., Feb, 15.—The discussion of the Compulsory Education LIIL was resumed I the House this morning upon Uic substitute of the Committee on Education, of which tho following is tho full text: ARy for annct to sectire ta chlldren the benefit of an elcmentary education. Src 1. fe il enacted Ly the people of the Stale of Iitinois, represented in (he (reneral AIIMINY. That every parent, guardian, or other pervon In the Btate of Iilinols, having control and charge of any child or cilldren betwean the ages of 8 and 14 years, shnll be rmynlmd tosend any such chlid or children’ta a publlc achool fora period of at least twelva weeks In cach school year, which achaol cat Is to commence on the fifst Monday of Bep- embor, in the zl‘nrl\. D, 1877, at least “alx weeks of which shall be conscentive, unlces such child or children aro excused from snch sttendance by the lloard of Education or Hchool Directors of the city, town, or dlstrict, as tho care mny be, In whic its parents or gnnrdians realds, upon ita having been shown to their satisfacilon that the bodily or micntai condition of such child 1a such as to provent ita attendance at achool, or application to atudy for the perfod required, or that sach child intanght In a private school or nt home, In euch branches ro ondinarily taught in primary schools, or has alrcady acquired the branches of TearnIng ordinarily tanght In the pnblic schooly Provided, that in'case a publle rchool shall not ba 1aught for threo months dunng the yest within two mlica by the nearcat traveled rosd of tha residonce of any sich person within the schaol drll?hlcl. he shall not bo Itable to the provisions of this Act, Sge. 2, No manafacturer, owner of mills or mines, ageut, overscor. contractor, landlord, or other rerwn in this State, shall at any timo after the st day of Eeptember, A. D. 1877, employ an; child nnder 14 years of age, during tho estabilshed rchool hours of the locality, uniess such child shall have nttended some common '"E"mm school for s _term of ot least twelve weeks during the #chool-year next precedIng the commencement of such eniployment, and such child shall deliver to 1ts employor a certificate as ovidence of attendance in complianco with the provislons of this see, from the teacher, or from {he clerk of the Tounl of Lacal Dircctors, or from tha President of the Board of Kducatlon, as the case ma; A harinz control of tho echaol diatrict in which the parest or guardian of such child shall resido; pro. tided, ach child shall havo resided in thin Stata during the school yonr next precuding tho com- mencement of such employment: anid provided JSurther, that such chlld {s under the conirol of & parent or guardion, and I+ not dependent upon its ©own rosources for support; noe ahall such ulnplni- mient contlnue for a lunger perlod than forty weeks during nn{ #chool year from the time thia nct shall tako cffect, unless'such child shall deliver to such !mr‘lo)'l.‘r o cortideato of excuso from uwlplnlmr authority for any of tho reasons mentioned In Sec, 1of thixact. Src. 3, Auy person who shall employ a cuftd in lolatlon of tho eocand acction of thiuactshall ba Hable to a fino of not less than $20 nor mora than £30 for each offonse, and such fine ahall be col- Trcted by any Director o¢ mumber of the Schiool Toard in the name of the State of Illinos, in an setion beforo any court of competent imrmhcnnn. and the fino vo collected shall b paid o the Schoul Troasurer of the town or district in which the de- fendunt resfded when the offenso was commiited, and by him nccounted for ax other mnnclvl raised for schioal purposys, aud suld money ahall be e blled totho use of th comman_achool in th dis- trict in whicl tho olTense was committed, Src. 4. The School Toards having control, shall, 1n thelr rospectiva districte, on the accond Yonda of February aud uurmmhcr of cach year, ln suc manner as they snull deein most oxpediont, ascer- taln the condlifun of all ehlldren undor 14 years of agy empluyed ot any dally Iabor, or who shail not be in attendance un any conmon or lmmn wchaol, anid nuch Board shall report all violations of this act fo e proper peraon na provlded n oc. 3 of this acl, who ahall at once procoed to prosccuto ¢ach andl avory mith offense, In Ilke mannor as sot forth fn the thied section of this act, Sgc, G, Incaso 1t whall be sliown tothe sutisfaction of tho Board of Education haviug control that tho parent ar guaralan hiw not tha wcans wherow ith to purchaze the necessary aclionl-laoks to cnablo him o comply wlth the requireicnts of thls act, such Board [n authorized hereby to furnish such books, freo of charze, the kama to be patd for out of tho contingent funda at tho dieposal of wich Baurd of Fdueation, and such books shall be returned at tha cxpimtion of ald term, e, U. In case any parent, guardian, or othor perion aball fail to comply with tha pravislons of this act, safd parent, guardian, or other liaving control of such child or children, Hable to a fine of not leas than $3 nor $10. #ald fine shall bo gollected by any or Presldent of any dustice of the Pnqu han Dircctor hoal-Board bLefore any In any township where the 2ama ngu{ acertio, and when collectod whall bo Ium to the Hchool Treasurer of tho township in which the defendant reslded when tha oifenso was come mitted, aud by him acconnted for the same as money Taluod for xchool purposes. - See. 7. 1t ehall bo the duty of any Dircctors or memlers of Schodl lioards tu prosecute any offenvo ocenrring under thie act, and sny Dirdotors or mehers of School Hoards neglecting to prosecute for euch finc withln ten daya after writion notico has been surved un them Ly any taxpayer In 2ald district, unless the peron complained of shall bo eacused by the Dirtrict 1Soard, ahall be liable In & sum of not less than §3 nor more than $10, which sum can_bo sued for by any taxpayer in tho dis. trict In the name of the Tressurer of sald town- » XP. tu be accounted for as provided for in Beo, 3 of tnfeact, TALK, ‘The bill was made the occasion of 8 “Reld. doy," as [s called u day dovoted to callow bune combe,—the which this day suggested nothing 80 [oreibly as that, for the protection of our mother-tongue apalnst outrageous asssult, the compulsory-education system ought to have been adopted long ugo. Mr. Frilta opened the debate with a speach forealuat th bitl, his argument. being, (nhie uwn words, that “Education was a frultful Wlllll'fll l?ldtinmu." a th ) a r, Budlong opposcd the compulsory-educa. tlon, lysluul.“ sflmeunuz ne-mel: wgpulslon was mznlred. 1t was not slmply educstion, but tducation by morals, that was wanted, Thero Was too much motheinatics and the ko taught futho sehools, Ho wanied the Bible in the ;"I.u;«r;ls.lfl‘imhlhu }n&lhlmm;.ltl huréxlmgm lh’l.fé.v ¢ wanted the priuciples of the ordinanco o carrled Inluem:lt‘L < Mr. Kowett sald he favored tho bill, and therefore opposed the wotion to recommit, Which was TO HAVE THE BILL ATRANGLED, ;l'hc man who would dwarf his child by- deny- ug It sufliient foud was o wunster. Yet ore 80 was tho parent who would deny lils culd opportunity to enjoy the bouetits of the bublic-school system, ‘Tl father who did not &ive bis child un education should be tuken hold Of by the faw by the nupo of the neck ang made to do s, Jio didn'y belleve in the religious ;flyrmuu ides, Ho wanted children taugiit ‘mh, not theorfes which nobody could proye or isbrove aud gbout which thero was perpetusl llmi.xule. That Bprivgtleld was the Capltul of qug?,?m Wwas a fact hie would Liave the colldren TUAT DAFTISM WAS NECESSART 7O BALVATION Th WAS A THEORY. Th‘f«y who held It could not demonstrate it. 0 ey had uo right to eram that theory duwn the .‘mulx of Jittlo children asa tact, . 8o 8 to ‘h ing the Bible. Purt of it was true,~purt filse, Nodecent man would dare read pore 'uu. of it i tho presence of women, for thuy, ”cm(unfl; %b« read, capecdally by children. ‘hr- toodrlchlaall the 'quostion was uot what achioalu 6 priociple of it fayarod.” o o L‘im‘lm% s rocara- ot was foten thy blll 4 wittod, Mr. Wall predicted that the e was very uigh when ovea the chfidren i tho strects would pofut tha fluger of scorn at the men who oflm.«-d 1is bill, Mr. James safd ho had found that wesith and influence ALWAYS CLAMORED AT THE DOONS OF THH LEQISLATURE for protection. 1t Is schilom that fgnorance and helplessness were heard. They were heard in this bill, It was simply a_ bill'to comnel fzno- nt and depraved parents to allow thelr chil- dren to enjoy the benefits of the free schools. Ue was g u{ tu flnd opportunity to ralse his volee In behalf of the protection of chithood agalnst jgnorance and dcgmvuy. Mr, Dunno_opposed the penalties fmposéd upon parents by the bill. They wero a TUNISIIMENT FOR POVRRTY, It was a cruelty to parcnts which tney wonld somecliow revenge upon_ their children. It procceded ~upon the as. sumption thdt the Btate could better care for ehildren than the parents, which was a lle. He opposed 1t nlso beeause it fetehed up relig- lous controversles, Mr. Abright—The Constitutfon forbids re- Hgioua teachlng in the schoals, nfil]r. Punnc—Yea; but they could forcs the ble in. Mr. Morritt safd It would be as proper at onee to appoint a guardian for every T -MAR's child. He belleved In leaving thein to take care of thelr own offspring. Mr., Watkins safil tho State might as well take charge of the physical ns of the mental training of the {oul,ll of the State, The State hnd an Intercst in the physical as well as in the mental culture of children. PATRIATCUAL TIMES REPERRED TO. Mr. Ranney sald the opposition to the bill was about o1 a par with opposition to the repeal of the old Saxon law which allowed a man to beat his wife. Tho right to fetch up children in io- norance was about as sacred a right as that of beating one’s wife, Mr. Ploney saud he had just got out of tho Penitentiary—— Mr, Hopkins (in tho chair)—Then the Chair must rule you out of order. “You can’t address the House, Mr. Pinney~—I believe the Chalr is In tho same bont. But afl I want {a to say tho Lill ought to ha fully considered. The best place to do that is h; he Committee, I favor the recommit- ment, Mr, Wentwortli safd he was 8 member of tho Committee, It was the fact THA COMMITTEN WAS JOSTILE TO THR DILL and a recommitment would lead to the killing of the bill, ~He didn’t know how Lie would vote. Dut the bill was not being fairly treated. Tho motion cut oft all opportunity for amendiment, Mr. Phillips, of Montgomery, opposed tho biil, and favored the motion to rccommit be- cause ho_wanted to vmujm for himsell tho right to educate his own children. * Mr. Albright—Does not tho blll secure to you hat right? Mr. Philiips—~Perhaps §t docs) but Tam op- posed to it. The motlon to recommit was then carried by o strong majority on viva voce vote, and the whole compulsory plan may now probably bo conaldered as killed for this sesslon, MACOUPIN'S WIITE ELEPHANT. Mr. Rowett’s bill to enable Macoupin County to comprotnlse with her Court-House bondhold- cra at 75 cents on the dollar was cailed up on secondreading. In explanation Mr. Rowelt ave o briet history of the one-and-a-half-mill- on-dollar_Court-{Touse that -bankrupted the county. The bondholders, hie sald, wero willing to nceept the comprom(sc. The bIll was ordered to a third reading. ARDITRATION, Mr. Merritt introduced a bill authorlzing an attorney, with consent of the ;i_-nlcn to eit as Judgs to try any given case. The Wi I design- ed to relievo coitrts of tho pressure of busincas. DELINQUENT TAX-LISTS. Mr. Irwin lntroduced a bill to amend the Rev. entic 1aws 80 as to do aw ay with the publication of the delinquent tax-lsts, The billis designed to save the cnormous printing bill now in- curred. THE COMPULBORY FANNING OF FAT H0GSH, ET@ Mr. Thompson Introduced a bill providing for the appolatment by the Governorof an aflicernt the Town of Luke, and another at Enst 8t, Louls, to enforce the law for tho prevention of cruelty to anfmals at the stock-yards, ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY, A resolution_was adopted suthorizing tho Committee on Printing to send for persons and popers ond to cuploy o stenographer in the in- vestigation being made by them into the State rinting contract, A resolution will to-morrow 6 reported from the Penltentldry Cominittee naking similar suthority for that Committee fn pursuing its Investigaton, FENCE-VIRWERS, ETC, Mr. Roche offered a resolutlon instructing the Committes on 'Township Organization to roport 2 bill providing for the election of town ollicers bienually fnstead of annually, as now. IN TiB BENATR thero was n lively discussion of Mr. Delancy's bill relative to prosccutions for violation of city ordinances. The bill provides that all existing causes of action for violation of an ordinance shiall be consolfdated fu one sult, and that con- victlon or nequittal fu one suit shall bar any otlicr sult or prosccution for violation of tho rame ordinance prior to such acquittal or con- viction. ' The bill, £ 1t become a Inw, would en- able parties gullly of numerous aud reporied violations of vity ordinances to ucn\m with nominal punishiicent by pleading guiltydna case caused to be brought by themeclves, ~'This was pointed out n the debate, und would have led to the kllling of the bil) but that Delancy ;x‘lg&'c\l tohave it recommitted, which was cur- TRURKLINING, Mr. Dearhorn introduced a*hitl to multiply the cost of public printing, and to further fn- volve thu State in the publication of woste-pus per trash. The DI authorizes the Board of Agriculturo to publish with thelr reports esanys on ngricultural toples, and to run cach of thelr snnual reports up to u bulk of 700 pages. TR LITTLE JOKEIL The Commities on Rallroads reported a bill giving conductors and other rallroad employca pollcs powers on board thelr tralus, he bill cmpowers them to make arrests for violativn of law on tralne, and to put off the cars gamnblers and dlsordorly persons. HACK-TAXER, : Tho Rovenue Commitievs of the two Houses met In jolut scasion this afternoon and agreed in_substance to report Anthiony's bill for the collectlon of hack-taxes, \vllly. o fow slight amendmonts, Tho firs. efght sections, which are (dentical in the Adams “und the Anthony bills, will bo reported. That section of tho Anthony bili which provides there shall o no record of the trausler of Rropcn.y until all {::“l duc are pald was rejected by tha Comimnite TUB RAILROAD AND WARENOUSE COMMITTERS of tho two Houses give uotlco that during this week and next they will recelve all complainta that may bo addressed them concerning alloged ahuso At the stock-yards at Chicazo and Enst 81, Louls. Such complaints must be reduced to writing and apecl(y facts, In the Bcnate, Mr. Whiting, of Ford, offored a resolution, which was ted, authorizing the 8pecial Committos upon the report of the Btate House Commlsaioners to send for persous and papers {n mnklng thelr investigations, TIR JUNKET, Bpectat Dispateh (o The Tridune, Cuaxraiay, I, Feb, “15—This mornlog about sixty members of tho. State Leglslaturc arrved {n this ity tovisit thoe 1llinots Industrial L)'nlwr-lt.y. ‘The Commlttees included thoso on Public Dulldings and Grounds, State Institue tlons, Kducation, Public Charitles, cte. Spenk- er Bhuw, of the House, came over from 8pring- fleld to” hurry theay nr, 8s the absence of 8o many {mportant conunittes hinders luxflalatlol\. ‘The” Bolons vialted the mechanical building, first going from therce to the main bullding, where they attended chapel exercises, ufter which short aduresses were mado by Speakur Shaw and others, ‘The varlous recitalfon-rooma wers all visited, together with the muscum and art gallery. Aftcr dinner an Iwucllun was made of tho farm, anid then thoy witnessed an exhl- bitlon given by the class In callsthenlvs, and slso & military Aleplay of the Sixth Regiment Ilinols Btute "Guuard.” Boveral speechos were and the visitors exureased themaelves os surprised and gratified at the thiugs they had acen, aud of the extent of the lnatitution, ” The visitors sturted for a visit to Curbondale and Auna at 8 oclock. THE PENITENTIARY, THA PUESENT BOARD. Bpecial Dispaich 10 The Triduns. Jouiet, 1L, Feb. 13.-~Tho facts gathered by your spectal correspondont Ju regard to the conduct of the Penitentisry by the vresent Doard of Com. wmissionery has alded fn oponing tho oycs of the people in thie sectlon to tho fact thay the prescut Incumbentyare not men competent te 1l the post- tlone thoy hold. They Lave ruu tho justitution, 1ot In the Interest of the people, out In tho lutercet of the comtractore. Iu private business parties who make a contract are compelled to live up to its provisions under tho law, sud uo contract mado with the 6tato is alterable after it Is once sigued, sealed, and dellvered, A VIOLATION OF Law, 1n this connection I want to quota from Art. 1V., Beca, 10 and 20, of the Constitution of tho Stal Tho Geusral Augnbiy shall never grast or suthor: 118 extra comnpensstion, foe, or allowance tu any public ticer, ageut. serv o coalractor, aficr service has u readered OF B coutrsct made, nur suthorize the DApiient of way clalia, OF bare theveof, Loreafior cre: ale] aguinet tho Slato under 80y agrecinent ur cuntract mado without cxpress authority of luw: and sll euch Uit sgtecuiedts uf pustacts shnl bl Bec, 20 siya: g ‘Tho Stato shal) never pay, assame, or becomo respoas P At e st T a1 fiire, toan, or extend ftaerrdit to or {n atd of, any pub- € o other corporation, aseoctation, or niviquat. It wonld be well to note hero that the Commis- #loners have violated there express sections of the Constitntion of the Stata. They '‘altered con- tracta and extended credits," which were racred obligations. Itis true there was ANEAT I'RESAURE NROUGRT TO REAR upon the Board, but, an pablic oficers, they should have undaratond that they had a daty to perform, A good sentinel never sleeps on his post. Yet these Commnisslonors do mot want to be criticlaed, They kept the facts. from the publlc ,, when they made the rednetions of 25 per cent to contractors, They Argno in defensc of this that it was pollcy at that time not to make known the embarrasament of the contractors, s [t might have precipitated a criels, The Penltentiary Comminsioners aro nfiicers nnder the Iaw, and they have no right to atop beyond the awv, oven at the behests of contractora,” In. tie Richardson contract THRY EXTENDED GREDITA fora perlod of noarly ninc months, withont the slichicat shadow of faw to warrant it. Tho ides of tting $100,000 more Biate- Honse work i« & shal- low excuinc, a0 wanzy that it fa hardly worthy of conwidaration. And ta-day, throngh "tho neglect of the Penitentiary Commiesfoners, the State has lost not Ieas that $30,000 all told. on various con- acts. Agnin, they clalm that they shauld got an appro- printion fram tho Stato nf’mll: 800,000, Tho statoment in_yeaterday's Tuinixs showed that the Penitentiary lian more than enough 'MMJ“ ay ita debts if all'that i collectabla in cojlected. During the next two years. aa Uie conteacts have hoen let, the Penitentinry will nut be aelf-xuetalning nnlesn the mott rleid economy {a practiced. The running of the {nstitation 14 n mattcr of husinces interest to the peaple, It Is well known that contracts have heen made by the present loard wit! TANTIES WHOLLY OR NEARLY IHRESPONBIALE, Tids Irnt present’ the case In the stonc and mar- Ul contracts. Tho marble contractors are behind and their credite are being oxtended, contrary to an express constitutlonal provision, yet they are alloywed (o go on, It Ia tha snmo with Sartin Mad. den’s stone contract, —thouch thete In no arrearars yet, the contract 1a weak, The excure given for ruch proceedings in. that the State eannot afford to have the convicts Idle, and neither can the Stata afford to contributo charity to grasping contract. orm, THE TAREE COMMISSIONENS— Merars, Taylor, Southworth, and Noleman—nre nica gentlemen, but thoy are nat believed by tha Joliet peopla to have sufiictent burinesa capacity or executive ahihity to conduct the fortuncaof a concern of such inagnituide na the State Penlten. tiary, 1t was argned for tho contractora that prices and vatnes had heen reduced, and that their cohtracts were then loslg ones, 1t fn tricthat the Siato not alone farnlehes mon, but It turnishos, withaut extra charge, steame power, machinery, shop-roum, men and enaincers, and ritnnors, and auch other anxll- farfon s are necessary to run a bisiness, Thess items. of expenditito are not to be sncered at, They are important once, andthe contractors them- sclyos understani and appreciate thom, THUB NEW ADDITION And now ns to another fact: The present Tegls. lature ia golng to be asked for an appropristian for more Fenitentlary room, as the present Institu- tion In entlrely too amall for tho criminal popula- tlon of the Btate, evenat the present time, The ,people In the southern part of the Biate wanta prison down there, This wonld necesaltate an jm- mense expenditure—not less than $300,000 to 500,000, For some_days past Col, Sam Bocke maater, of Alton, heen looking around here, o claimn that he sold tho old prison grounds In histown, and that he i not interested In the Tocatlon of the now prison. Al this may. he well enatigh, bat Col, Brckmaster in aafd to aflll hold a morteage on the old pen at Allon, 1f any new Penltentinry bollding s erected it ahoild be hore at Jallet. The Siate owns eixtcen acres of land here, which coulid be nred to advantage. izt here a splendid foundatlon, plenty of rtone, anila mort healthy locallty, Aaide from thin there are plenty of convicts 1o aid In ite con- #truction. Material and Jabor wonld be eheaper here than clsewhere. and any goods manufactured would Ls niear & market. A new Penllentiary erected In any other scction of tho Seate, aside from the extravsgant amount it would cost to build, would Also prove an extra !!{len!e afterwards for management, ecic. It wonld bo difcult to make it self-sustaining, Tlero it would be under tho one management, and excepting foran additfonal number of keepers, thero wonld bo no extra oxpenwe. The keepin togethier of the convicts would glva a falrer ant better chunca for o margin of profitto the State, and rocure gond discipline, Thete are things which will come before the present Legisiature, and should not be lost sight of, WISCONSIN, TIHE RAILWAY Jon, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Mip18oy, Wis,, Fob, 16.—To-day has been tho Tiveliest of the presont sessfon of ng’ Legisla- turo, it being on the Exemption bill of the Wisconsin Central. The bill came up nita regular order, A large number of amendments were offered, some ndopted and others rejected. A call of the House was had, which lasted an hour and ahelf. Finally the abeentees wero brought In, and, under the operation of the previous question, tho bill was refused a thind reading by a voto of 47 to 48, BILVEN, Tho Assembly also concurred in o Joint reso- Intlon rcr;nmum; members of Congress to voto for Blaud's Sllver bIll, . ACHOOL-NOOKS, Tha substance of the Minnesots bill providing for uniformn text-buoks and for the {vumlcalluu of tho same by contract within the State, under Legislative restrictions, has appeared In the Scy- ute and promises to crento the great contest of the sessfon. The frends of the mensure nsscrt that thn bill will reduce the cost of the schools books used In tho Btate $250,000 annually, and fncreasg the attendance at commmon schools 45,000 to 40,000, Ong hundred und seventy thousund children in Wiscunsin do not attend #chool, and it {s admitted that 25 per cont of them are ke{n. out of scliool by the great pricea und frequent changes of text-hooks. Thebill will el dotormiued opposition. A school-book ring is nlready hero In force, hut leglsintive cantrol of sonie kind s demanded hy the peo- ¥ln to protect them from the spofintions of astern school-book publlehers. ~ A Jaw will likely pasa the Legislature in gome form at the present session. EVENING BESSION—THE LONKY SUCCESAUL, Tu the Asscinbly, Mr, Fink, as soon as the roll was called, sabd umk at the request of the friends of Sennte bill Ko, 4 (Wisconsin Central), they had an pmendment to offer which might naka the bill more acceptable, and as ho wiskied to give them a falr chance he moyed o reconsids eratlon of tho vote by which the bill was killed. At the same time, o sald Lls views In opposl- tion to the principlu of exemptiou fron taxation had uudergons no change. Mr, Jfohusen moved to Ilay the motion on the tablo. Loat—%ayes tob0nays, Many Allbus- tering motlons were made, and then the motion to reconsider the vote was carried—ayes, bl nayy, 4% Tho bill belnr thus agaln before tho Adscmbly, Mr, Vaco moved to nmend the bill 50 ua to reduce the term of exemptlon to threo yuars, which was siopted, and the bill was then ordered to a third reading. O1110, LEGIALATIVE, . CoLusnus, 0, Feb, 15.—In the Senate the voto by which the compulsory cducation bill was passed yeaterday was roconsidered, and the bill Jatd on the tablg, Bills were {ntroduced to repeal the section of the munldpal cods which allows municiplul corporations to fssus bonds fn snticipation of taxcs; to Increasc the number of Commission- ers to codify the statutes, from threo to tlve, direeting thew tocomplete thelr work by Oct. 1 next; to provide that lande sold under oxecu- tion shall not bo sold for Iess thun thelr appraised ¥alues to compel raflrond companies to keep a Hat of thelr stockholders at the principal offices in Ohlo, and to nrovide for servico by publica- tlon in uctlons against thy stockholders of such companiea to enforco thelr stututory lability, n the louss & blil was Introduced to allow any corporated company to enter in tho busi- 28 of manufacturing ond supply £as to cltles d villsges, and to allow such companies to lay inains and rlncl In strects upon giviyg sat- {stactory sccurlty, and to forbid municlpal cor- porations to enter intokgus contructs fo; nge lcnn than five years. B e foewlougee i INDIANA, A BEVERE REFORT. Spectal Ditwaich to The Triduns. InpaNAroLys, Ind., Feb. 15.—The Legislative Cominittee's report on ‘the North Prison at Michigan City reveals & sbamcful stats of affairs, Tho discipline has uo intelligent en. forcement, two instances belng uarrated in which convicts wero nearly killed for very triling offenses, one of them, numed Burke, belug drencnod with the stream of a fire-hose until alinost drowned, aod then placed in & dark cell whero ho was kept for ten days, sleepiog or lylug on the damp stone floor without any cov- everiug, and with fnsufllefent food. It is also shown that thio food 1s of the most mserable quality, cspeclatly the coffee. The Btoward, named George MceDonnell, s habitually drunk, and bis dlsm is recommended. TUN SOUTUEEN PHISON. ‘Tho Committes ou the Soutbern Prison will notreport uutll next weck. Itls futhnated that it will be shown that that prisou islns very bad condition, and that, though $15,000 or $20,000 per yeur buve been cxpeuded for thy luat ten or Aftcen years, the bullding is scarcely babitable. It 1s belloved that the Comuwittce 1 will speak In severe terms of Col, James Kefg- win, of the Directors, who _scems fo run the in- stitution for hia own benefit, Kelgwin {s Prest- dent of the Jefersouville Gas Company, and gas bills to the amount of 82,000 a year are nafd for lizhting, while the Northern Prison is better lighted” fhr #300. The Committee will recom- mend an -r ropriation to it the institution out of debt, which will require over $100,000, the conyicts being {dle nearly all laat year, owing to o faflure of the car company which har & con- tract for the prisun labor. THE RENATE to<lay appolnted 8 committee to gec to the ru- maoval of the remnains of Gov. Bigler to the new cemetery nt Fort Wayno and ercct a suitable monument to his memory. DI WISHERD'S PLACE, Applications arc thick for the place vacated h}' the sufelde of Dr. Wisherd, aqurlntenrlent ol the Boldicrs’ Orphana! Home, No appoint- ment will be made until April. A movement s on foot to close the inatitution, as the number of inmates Ia very small, and fs yearly grows lcss. 1t {s proposed to turn the” building into an asylum for iceble-minded children. e —— NEW JERSEY OENTRAL. Tha Gentlemanly Monopolists Get Unamiae bie and Cail Each Other Thelr Popular Names. Bpectal Dispalch to The Tribune. New Yonk, Feb, 16,—The mecting of New Jeracy Central stockbolders to-day was stormy. In reporting for the commitice appofnted to ex- amine the company’s bovks, Mr, Brookman re- flected severely upon John Taylor Johnstone, ax-President, and clalmed, In explanation of the statement of floating fudebtedness made at the previous meeting, that the Committee had re- lled upon the word of the President as to the amuunt, and had heen grossly decelved. The report sliows that the losses In minlng operntions during 1874-'6-'6 wero 84,273, 405.01; that tho bonded deht had seri- ously incrensed, and I8 now above 227,000,000, and that the management was gen- erauy ruinlous I lta plans, Then the Cowmit- tee was assafled, and Mr, Brookman ubliged to own he had sold all but one share of his stock. A motion to appolut a new committee finally provafled after a Myely display of retort and crimination, during which coithets were hurled at the Committee from all shies, and severnl person plalnly stated “they belleved the asser- {nns of the report were lies, The Chalrman re- fuged to appoint & new committee, and the mat- ter was Jeft open, i 70 the Western Awociated Press, New Yok, Febh. 15—~At a mecting of the stockholders of the New Jersey. Central Rail- road to-lay, the m[mn of the Exantining Com- mittee was read. It showed from the accounts of the Leliigh & Wilkesbarre Cosl Company, from Jan, 1, 1874, that an actual loss had been sustained of 852,734.05 In three years: that tho rotling stock and other property had heen set down {n the annual Inventery as worth more by over amilllon than what they cost, and that the reports fssued annually were imisstatements of’ both facts and figures. Thareport is averse to the ralsing of any such sum ns £3,000,000, 88 §t would only in- crease the alremly too heavy debt. The report states that in order to estimate thelr true posi- tion the stockholders must add to the frregular clinrges from 1863 to 1870, amounting to 87,- 852,827, at least $2,000,000 for dcterjoration on the ugxlpmcnl, also $5,001,777 the cost of the Lehigh coal fields; £1,400,000 for Wilkcsbarre honds guarantced, and n.in'mo blanket mort- gage, which foots up total of $20,34,6035. CASUALTIES. A BCHHOOLNIOY’S PISTONL. Spectal Dispatch (0 The Tribune. JangsviLLE, Wis., Feb, 16.~This inorning the teachers and schiolars of the Sccond Ward School were thrown into confusion by the report of a pistol and the exclamation, “ My God! I'm shot!" It appeara Willlam Roper, about 16 years of age, bad in hls posscssion a small pls- tol. During o recitation he put his hand, Into Uls pocket and began fooling with the plstol, ‘Tho hammer slipped from his Land, firing {t off. ‘The bail entered the left leg nbout two-thirds of the distsuce between the knee and the hip, striking tha bano and lnjuring it slightly, an then glanced down and backwards, comlng with- i a quarter of an Inch of the surface just above the knee, Dr, Palmer was fmmediately called and extracted the bail, and the young man s doing as well aa could be expected. A BRAKEMAN RUN OVER. Kpecial Dispalch to The Tridune, SeninarieL, 111, Feb, 15.—About & o'clock this morning n brakeman named Padgett, on {he Wabash Raliroad, fell from his train near town, and was run over and tustantly killed. Apecial Dispatch 1o The Tribuna IxpiawAToLIs, Ind., Feb, 15.—Jamea Crowe, o brakeman of the Pittshurg, Cincinnat] & St, Louls Road, near Centrevillo this afternoon fell from tho top of a train between the cars nnd waa crushed to, death, nluctcen cars passing over his body. ] BTEAMER BUNK, Mesteus, Tonn., Feb, 15.—A speclal to the Ledger from Little Rock says the steamer Pine Blufl, from Fort 8mith to Littlo Rock, with a big Jist of cotton, struck an abstruction at Fine den's Landing, forty miles above Littlo Rock, esterday, and sunk in six feet of water. The hoat will prove a total Toss, hut tho cargo will bo saved in n dawaged condition. The bout was valued at 85,000, and owned by Capts. Reese and Darragh, Tnsured for balf hier value. A TATAL FALL. 8pectal Dispatch ta The Tribune, LaSarue, 1L, Feb, 18.—Last cvenlng Frank McQovern, a worthy young wman of this city, aged about 2 years, In attempting to allght from n traln whilo moving on the Iilinots Cen- tral Raflrond bridgoe, fell through a distance of about cighty feet to the frozen carth be- neath, recelving injurfes from which he dled about three quarters of an hour after, [ RERIOUSLY BURNED, Bpecial Dispatch to Tha Tridune, GRAND Rarivs, Mich,, Feb. 15.—~A 10-yeare old daughter of A, Qoldman, of this clty, was very scriously, probably fatally, burned this morniug. Bhe was bullding a fire in a stove when her clothes canght fire and burned her %hl-m very deep from her right shoulder to ber hip, & s TATALLY BURNED. Hpectal Dispateh o The Tridune. MrLwAvKeg, Feb, 16.—This morning William Behmeling, proprietor of tho Lishon Plank-Road House, heyond the city Nmits, was fatally hurned by the explosion” of a can of kerosene, which Ignited from a Nghted candle, whils ). ing from a barrel, i DROWNED, Bavtivors, Md, Feb, 15~-Two schooners snd several oyster pungies are reported capatzoa in Tangler Bound duriug the gale on Mouday, and s number of Hvea lost. B THE WEATHER, Wasmvaron, D, €., Feh, 10— a. m,~For the Upper Lako reglon, rislog barometer, west. and northwest winds, partly cloudy, and gener ally cooler weather, Feb 1. Weather, Ha. m. B b1 43 DD, m. 3014 30 W1 p.m. 315 3 00 KW Maximunthermomater, 47: nii! uRMEK. AL OmvEuTAT Cundauo, o e —— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, NEw Yomk, Feb, 15.—Arrved, steamship Anchioria, from Glsszow; Nevada, from pool; China, from Liverpool; Canada, from e Husolan comvelte Cropsier PiuLapsiruta, Feb, i5.—Arrived, steamship Lord Clive, from lecrr;nl.Am 6 i —Arrived, stcamship QUEENSTOWN, Fub, \Vyonflnz, from New York. Dr. Plerce's Qolden Medical Discovery will not ralse the dead, but it will benetit sud curg tho liviogz, For sovers coughs, brouchial, throat, and luog discases, ft 13 unsurpasscd. Plerce's Memorundum-Books given away by sl drug- 4 Rlate. || bas been usee WASHINGTON. The Naval Appropriation Bill Passed in the House. Holman'’s Picayune Policy Dis- tasteful to Most Dem- ocrats. A Warm Contest Over the Chicago Na- tional Officer in Progress. Black Hills-People Urging the Ratifica« tion of the Sioux Treaty. The Real-Estate Pool Investigation Open- ing Up Riehly, NOTES AND NEWS. APFIOPRIATIONS, Spectal Dispatck to The Tribune. Wasmixatox, 10 €., Feb. 15.—The Naval Appropriation bill passed the House with some amendments. Notwithstanding the approache Ing end of Congress, and the fact that the House meets at 10 o'clock, there is scldomn a ruornm there before 12, Mtuch less progress {s made with appropriation biils than might be, Some of the Democrats admit that they shall ot regret. It {f an cxtra seeston is made neces- sary. - The slow progrees on the appropriation bills alinost indicates a purpose to compel the calling of a new sesslon. The chief object which the Democents conld hope Lo secure by this would ho to make it more casy for them to obtaln ‘the organizntion of the next House. They now claim that Adame, Clerk of the House, will so make up the roll for the next Congress as to give the Democrats a4 mojority of four. Wiiltthorna's bill providing for a committea 10 report upon a deflnite naval pollcy was incor- porated fnto the Naval bill after many objec- tlons from Holman, on the ground of expense. 1t {s noticeahle, however, that since the cam- palzn the Demnocrats are very restive under Hol- man's cconotnfeal Jeadership. To-day therewas another protest from the Democratie slde szainst the Holman pinclibeck which was “a good cnough Morgan untll after the efection.’ Beebe, of New York, sald that the only result of 1lolman's course would be toinvolvetho Gov- crument {n expense, and that {f the Commnls- sion 18 to be appointed the Government shonld make an appropriation for its expenses. DBee- be's statement Is true as to the cntire Demo- cratic retrenchment policy of the ladt Congress, It has fnvolved the Government In great ex- pense, as the large deflciency bllla now belng presented prove. THE S10UX. The House voted against the removal of the Indlans to the Indian Territory. The subfect came up in connection with the bill to ratify the treaty made with the Rioux, Arapahoes, and Cheyennes, and to provide for their removal from the Black Hilla, The bill wns passed with sn_amendment Vropoacxl by Mills, of ‘l'oxas, which prohibits the removal'of the Indlans to the Indlan Territory. OMAIIA BRIDGE. ‘The bill for the reculation of the rates of toll for freighte and passengers over the Omoha bridgo wus discussed at somnc length by Crounse, of Nebraska, but 1o vote was taken. The Union Yacifie has a very larce lobby here watching the nending bill now bofore the Scnate, and it 1s very probable that the Omaba-bridge bill will not be overlooked by that lobby. CHIICAGO OFPICES. There {8 already quite & contest over the Federal offices in 11linols, although it Is not de- cifled whether or not Hayes will be Preshlent. Tho ‘commission of Benjamin H. Campbell, United States Marshall for the Northern Dise trict of Illinols, expires about March 4. Tho pulitical peaple here scem to think on secount of his age, wealth, and the fact that he Las had the oflice for vight years, be will not be & can- didate for reappolntment, and that if he should be he would not be successful, Senstor Ogless by is understood to favor the appolutment of somne one outside of Chlcnuo.} and 1t Is sald will recommend for- the place Jones, ol Warren County, formerly a member of the Legislature. Stato Benator Willismson, of Chieago, is also mentioned for the United States Marshalship, 08 i8 Charles H, Ham, but it seems probable that Ham will soou be npro!nlcd United Stutcs Appraiser at Chlcago, *1lc Lias strong political indorscments for this position, and relles upon the good record hu made when e formerly held tho [mmlon. to sccure the place. The other candidates, many of whom have many strong indorsements, are without the experience which das o very powerful argumeut in Ham's favor. A TABELESS SENBATION, . About noon to-day tho President drove to tho Capltol for the purpose of conferring with Senn~ tors on o subject requiring finmediate setfon by the Senato. Ilis presence In the cxecutivo apartment led to much speculation, It was widely rumored that it had reference to the Preetdential cantroveray, which same feared mighit not be successfully termated within the now lmited time. This speculation secmed to galn credence from the fact that the President und Vieo President Ferry were for some time cngaged in close conferénce. No such erramd called bim to the Capitol. e desired to_ press -upon _the [Indian Committes and a fow leading Senators tho fin- ctance of an fmmedlate ratification of fio treaty for the ceaslon of the Black Hills countrs, " Oflicial advices recelved from the Ter- ritorial authoritics, as well as from tho repre- sentatives of the Indian Department, indicate that expeditions are now beine fitted out, for that region, and It is feared, unless the treat 15 atifled before they start, 1t will lead to much cmbarrassment hotli in preventing the whites {rom entering the territory and to keep the nw;fic-u from unensiness, {0 not from ‘open contlict. UBANK TAXES, Tho Committes on Ways and Mcans to-day consldered the proposition of .tho Bankers' As- socfution asking a repeal of hank taxes. There {s no probability whatever, as Indicated fn the discussion in Comunittee, that the request will bo aczeded to, < REDEMPTION. The bill prcgnml in tho Treasury Department embodying tho propositions caitalned in the President’s message du regani o tlon has been examined by meinbe same Committee, and thoilgh mnecting with uch favor, it is not expected that 1t will be en- tered upon at this seaston, It is admitted, how- ever, that it will bo taken up ecarly {n the next Congruss, and will coustitute the leading sub- Jeut of dlscusslon. UNPOUNDED REFORT. It {s ascertained on {nquiry of the offlclals at the Wur Department that s rumnor of a defaleas ton of $350,000 in the accounts of that depart- ment §s untrue, The rumor is probably bused on the estlmates made for the flscal year, which include s deficlency of $401,500 on account of transportation of ‘the army and (ta supplivs, which wus sent to Congress early {n the session, JUDGE DAVIS. There ure differences of oplnfon 8s to the probable fnfluencs which Judge Davis may have with the next Administration {n the cvent of Hayea' inauguration, Somoe of the Republicans sre very positive that ho will not be recornized at all. dclmrnhlnk that e will be, and that hiv course will be such as to deservo recognition from President Hayes. Robert Lincoln, who ls visitiug here, fs of ‘opinion that Davis will huve » decided inluenco with the Huyes Aduinbirae tion, and that he will deserve it, LTON COMEY T0 THE SUBFACH AGALN. esterss Associu ees. Wasnineron, 1, C., Febn 15.~The Commit- tee on Reul-Estate Poul continued its inqulry to-day, Dr. L. 8. Filtwrt, of Philadelphls, of the firm of Filbert & Taylor, contractors under the lute Board ot Public’ Worky, rehearsed the story of buying contracta from partles who had abtalued them from the Bounl of Publlc Works, and - paylog political asscesments, Witness uever pald or caused to be ‘;-uld auny monwy to uuy wember of Congress or bis Influenco or futercesston, nor did he kuow of any member who was counccted In any manner with theso matters. A gentleman named Wood- beidge, who st ons time did work for bimn and Taylor, falled finauclally, and, betng u personal friend of Gov. Cuok, came Lere an asked for assletauce. Gov. Cook gave him a cottract for layluig 5,000 P\mh af pavement at #1.50 per squure yurds Col. W. T. Pelton, Gov, Tilden's private secretaev, and ex-Scnutor Spruguo were juterested ju this work, Adjouru- ed. 11, I, Blater, clerk for Fibert & Taylor, con- tractors, and their partuer {n certain work, tes titled that $4.500 was puld Covgressman El- dridgoin 157%. At that tlme Eldridge was on tho House Dlatrict Committee. Varivus sums from $1,000 to 32,000 were also pald to D. €, Foruey about the same thoe; to Hallet K boury und other uewrpaper men, sud for politl- val purposes elsewhere. Witness, when banded 8 book which bad an itew wurked *C," gald Taylor, his partner, faid ha did not helleve tha eheek for £1,000 to which the * C ¥ referred was Imm to Senator Cameron, n3 had been alleged, but that Filbert uscd {t bimsclf. Witneas continued: At the same date there I9 entry of a check for 3,00 In favor of a man nnmed Taylor, not 8 member of the fArm, and opponite thls entey ia letter V1LY Witness learned from his ‘partner, Taylor, that this monev wan nlleged to have heen pafd to Harmer, member of Conzress, at that time (hairman of the District Committen, Mr. ‘faylor, witness sald, was, however, under the impreeston that none of these amounts were renll{ haid to any of these partles. Col. W. T Pelton testified: Waa Vice-Presi- dent of the Company for the preservation of wood pavements, Amm[m.-d to get a contract trom the Board of Public Works, but failed. ‘Was never directly or ludirectly Interested In a contract with the Tsoard, but made arrangement with Filbert & Tuylorto treat lumber. Never nald money dircetly or Indirectly for the pur- pose of_securing a contract with the Doard of Public Works. “Senator 8prarue never had any Intoreat efther directly or {ndirectly in the Com- pany or {ts works herc. TIE PRINTERS, The printers vialted the President to-lay, and invoked his veto of the Deflciency blil, which recures to them only sitch prices as are pald to printers not in (fevernment employ. Another ¥iit will be made, when the printers will be ac- companied by their Congressmen. TIE [MPRISONED INDIANS, Indian Commisdonera mnith and Earle, of the Friends’ Society, and Mr. Richolson, SBuper- intendent of Indian Affairs at Lawrence, Kan., called on the President to-day, concerning the Indians fmvrisoned in Fort Marfan, Fla.” The Presldent is dizposed to have a thorough consid- cration given the matter, COXPERESNCE, The Prestdent had a conference with Benators to-day regarding the Printing Defiefency bill, and it Is thought now that he will sign ft, though not b first dizposcd to, belng opposed o the engraftinont of legislation upon the Ap- propriation bill unprinted. The condition of the Appropriation bills and other.indirpensable mearures makes the sirning of the Deficiency I;rl;uug bill necesaary to avold an extra ses- sloui CONGRESS. smRATE. ‘Wasmixotoy, D. C., Feb, 16.—The concur- rent resolutfon was agreed to providing that the Bilver Commission created Aug, 16, 1878, bo allowed until the 24th inst. to report. Mr. Logan gave notice that he would call up the bill on the calendar for the remonctization of the silver dollar as soon as he could. The Electoral Commiselon was granted the Benate Chamber after recees for {ts session, there belng no Axtures for Nighting the Bupreme Court after dark, Mr, Cameron (Wis.) presented resolutions of the Milwaukee Chamber of Cominerce callin atteution to the fmportance of the reciprocal trade between the United States and the Do- minfon of Canadn, urzinz the adoption of a Joint rerolution Introduced in the House of Repres seutatives some time ngo, providing for the ape polntment of three Comminsfoners to confer with a Commieaion of Great Dritain in regard to the nee gotlation of a treaty 10 bring abont such trade. Re- ferred, Al tha expiration of the morning honr, the Fa- cific Raliroad matter wan lald arlde, and the Houeo il for the pupport of the Governinent of the Dis- trict of Columbia for the fiscal year endlng June 30,1878, wan taken up. Varions amendments reported by the Disteict Cgmmittes were ngreed to. Pendine discaseion, Mr, Wricht demanded the tegularorder, being the blll in regard to the Pacific Rallroad Sinking Fund, A lengthy discusslon ensued an to the onler of huslness, during which Mr. Snrgent sald the Com- nittee on Appropriations would roon prees tho ap- ropriation bills, and they wonld antagonize any. thn: whicls might be before the Senate, Mr, Windom_wpoke of the condition of tho ap- ropriation billa, He sald the canse of the delay n acting upon the -appropriation billa had heen a deilciency [n the upproprintion for the P'ubtic Print- fng Bl to supnly that = deticiency, passcd sesterday, and now awalted the actlon of il President. In a conple of days the Lugialative and Post-Office billa conld be printed snd ready for action, and the Cammitteo would press their con- pliteeation. ‘The biil making the npbroptiation for publie printing as it passed last year did not a propriste sufliclent wioney to carryon the busine as was then stoted In the Senate, and it wan on o count of that deficlency that the public business wan now dmnrml and an extra seeelon of Congress made prohabfe. 3 After further discunsion, Mr. Wright withdrew the demand foe the regular order, with the under- standing wiat the District Tax bill should be dis- osed of to.duy, e wave natice thnt to.morrow ie Wonld Vusit unon a voto upon the Nallrosd Sinking-Fund bill, which would cowne up as un- tinirhed businosa, Discassion upon tho Wl for the nnwafl of the Guvernment of the District of Columbin wan con- tinued ot great lencth, the pending question being on the amendment of Mr. Kernan, oxemnting from 1axation the pruperty actually occupled and used for educational purporce, | The devate was mainly in regard fo exempting rellg| and educational institntions from taxatlon, Messrs. Ingalls, Came eron (Pa.), Clayton, and_Alcorn speaking 1n op- posltion thereto, and Mensrs. Dawes, Kernan, Haulebory, snd Merrlmon in favor thercof. ‘The amendment of Mr, Kernan was sgreed to— yean, 33: page, 10, Other amendments exempting the Loulse ome oud works of art fn the Corcoran Gallery, **us well as the bullding, " from tazation, were agreed to, The bill passed—yeas, 207 naye, 12, Kenate then resumedd conslderation of un- finiehed busiuess, being the bill to amend the Paci- flc Rallroad scte, vo a8 to create o sinking-fond for the liquidation of the indcbtedness due the Gove crument. etc. Me. Allison submitted an amendment to the hill reported by the Comniitice an Rullrosids xo os to puthorize the Secretary of the Treasury to carry (0 the credit of the sinking-fund for the Central Pa- cifie and Unlun Pacliie Companiea the amount which may be duc_ them for transportation, eic., an provided in the Lill of that Committee, and vach of the companics sliall pay in_proportion thels speciive Indebtednees to the United States In remie augual installments ot the 1ut of April and tictos ber {n each year, \‘nnmxen(‘lmi with the 1st of Octos ber mext, and concluding. with the final and full payment on the st of Uctober, 11605, such sume as shall bo ascertained by the secretnry of the Trean- 1ry In accordance with the provislons of the act {o he necessary and sumelent, with interest thereon, when added to other sums to the credit of safd sinking fund. to pay off und extingulsh the Govern- ment bondsadvanced to them with 6 por cent In- terest thereon from their respactive daten up to the st of October, 1005, Intercrt onall sums placed 1a the eredit nf tho sinking fand shall be credited and ndded thereto semi-annually at the rate of ¢ per cent: provided, however, that on the failure or refneal of eitherof rald companies to comply with the act for the peniod of siX muanths the pro- visfona thereof whall become inoperntive av to such defaulting company, ond the rights and powers of the United States In rolation thercto umlor tho original acta shall b In full forco nud effect. The amendment fuither ‘]lmllllfll that r-ymenln made In pursuanes thereof shall by fn llea of all other payments and requirementa under the exlste ng law, Brdered printed. The Benate (00k & recess nntil 10 to-morrow, nousm The recess contlnned tili 11 o'clock, when the Hoare went luta Camlttee vf the Wholu, with m;ll in the chalr, on the Naval Appropristion The Naval Appropristion bill passed, aftor fu- corporaiing sn lrl:lfh!;mfl“ of \ll’? Whitthorna for the s ntment of & Commission to decide upan the lume naval policy of the U'nited States,—the Commission to consisi 0f uu Aduiiral of the navy, the General of the Army, two Senators, three lfllu;lncnl‘;liw'lfi ).'mlls““l flll nmml'o“ to bll eelgnated by the Preeldent: sl sxpenses incurrol e Uomuniaaion to ba. borno. by the members ereol. A blIl passed removing the political disabilitles of Joreph ¥, Jonston, The Speaker lild bufore tho House a mvu«fiu from the President vetolng tho blll perfecting the revisfan of the lawsof tho United States. 1lls obe Jection is to The suction whioh directs the Clerk of tho House of leprasentativos o sclect oty nuwes paper in cach of the Su and Torritorles in which sllvuch treatics and Jaws of the United Btates as may be ordered for publicailon shall be pblished, r. Durbam moved tu sustain ibe veto, and said lie woutid, ax 2aan ne paseltlc, report hack tha LiH with tho objectionable festura removed, ‘Iio voto was suskalned--ycas, 2115 nare, 1. Mr. Durham then reported back the hill, luaving pue the section objecteu to by the President, snd was passvd. Some of | Benate amendmeuts to the D maticand Conulur Approprlution bill were & 0 to, aud some uon-concurred {n. ‘The llouse proceeded (o the conslderation of the Seuate bill 1o ratify the sgeeement with certaln bands of Sloux Ind{ans; algn wilh the Northern bands of Arapahioes und Cheyennow. Mr. Mills (‘I'exas) moved un amendment provids lug that nothing in the act should bo construed as suthoriziug the removal of the $loux lndians ta the ludian Terrltory, e amendment was agreed to and tho bili passed, The Jousy then went into Committco of tho Whole (Alr, Buckner 1n the chair) ou tho blll Jimit- inz tho rates for transportutivn of frefght uver the brldge constructed by the Unfon Pucile Haliway across the Missourl &t Ouaka, The bill provides that the Government Directors of the aaid Kallroad Cowpany vhall tnqulre {nto and tx rates for traus- portation scross sald bridge. Mr. Plilips (Mo.), on behalf of the mizority of the Comumittes on the Paclic Hallway, offercd ay & subatitute a bill Axtug the rateof toll'at 85 for each car, and 25 cente fof cach passenser, Without having dlyposed of the bitl. the Com- mitteo ruse. On motion of Mr, Willara (3ich.), the House concurred in the Senate revolution alowlug the Mogetary Commission wutll the 2ith of February 10 make 1ts report. Teccas uutil 10 o'clock to-morraw. L ——— NEW FERRY-BOAT. Specinl Correspordence of Ths Tridune. BusLiietos, lu, Feb, 14.—W. E. Davis to- aay lald the keel of a uew ferry-boat, which will ply the Mississippl ot this pluce this summers 7 The boat will be ran_ by horac-power, and will besixty-five foct keel by twenty-two feet heam, The {ine steam ferry John Taylor will runas heretofore, aud Western cmigrants may lave the ndvantaze of a choice n?tn‘o ferries Ly coming to Burlington to cross the river, Darvis expects to complete his bost beforo the river opens. ——— HYMENEAL, Bpecial Dispsteh to The Tridune. CARROSDALE, 111, Feb, 15.—This cvenlog the elite of our city had the pleasurs of witnessing- one of the most brilllant of weddings. The contracting partics were J, O. Hundley, of Clisrles P, Kelloge & Co.'s, Chicago, re= siding here, and Miss Mgrta Alden, one of our accomplished and popular bellcs. The ceremony was performed 8t the residenca of tho bride’s parents on Main street, by the Rev. J. L. Ifawkins, assistod by Dr. Robert Alynn, Early in the evening the ine vited guests assembled n ths spaclous parlors. Prominent amang the party were Col. 1, D. Bush and lady, Prof. John Hull and lady, Prof. Ao L Brownice and_ Jady, Prof. D, B. Parkinson and 1Iady. . F. J. Ingersol and lady, G. T, Winne and lady, and the Intimate aseiciates of the contracting partles. The pres- entn to the bride consisted of a handzome gold watch and ogcm—clmln from the groom; sfiver caster from the zentlemen frends of hoth par- ties: pickle ralver from ‘a cousin in Chicago; beanttiui autograph-album, in which each Euul. placed thelr inscriptions, from Charles A« hepard aud Mise Lydia Deckerman; also ni= merous nrticles of sflver tanleware, After the ceremony aid congratulations a bountiful re- paat was served. Supper over, dancing was in- dulged In up to nearly 1o'clock. They leave for 8t. Louis to-morrow evening, but return af- ter ashort visit there. ————— Tlelp for the seak, nervons, and debilitateds chronlc sud painful disenses enred without meds clne, Electric Melts and other appliances, all abont them, and how to dintinguish the gunuine from the spurinus, Hook, witn full particuiars, mailed frec. Aldd!fll Pulyermacher Galvanic Company, 202 Vine Clnclnnati. € - Am P HAVERLY’S LE & HAV . R EARENY etors BESEFIT OF JANAUSCEER. Thi# (Friday) evening Schillor's Grand Historical Iag, MARY STUART. fatnriny Matineo~CHESSEY WOLD ugfilm'h“l. Fatinee~CHESNEY WOLD! vening— mle. Onera Compant. aten . Matluee lienoft to ILISS WHIT- T MeVICKER'S THEATR This (Frlday) eventng, Fob, 10 1 Denent and 1 o MAGGIE MITCHELL First time {n Chieagoof €. I, Tasleure's new play entitied BECKY MIX. faturday Matinee—~Last appearance of MAGGIR SUTCHERL Fatirday SIght Byrons deightfal o iy STARRIE] HABTE. 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