Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 6, 1877, Page 1

- The @hicage Daily Teibun CHICAGO, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1877. VOLUME XXXI. OPE Go OPENING 5/ O-DAX. ‘We continue our Millinery Opon. Ang through to-dsy, Friday. We will also oxhibit a very at. sractive stock of DECKBER AND REAL CAMEL'S HAIR SHAWLS at extromoly low prices. HOTGHKIN, PALHIER & G0, 137 & 139 State-st, o R eV N Prang’s Chromo - Business Cards, A numbor of new dosigns just ro- oeived for the Spring trade. P. L. HANSCOM & CO., SOLE AGENTS, 100 & 102 MADISON-ST, WOILCESTEMSHINRE SAUCL. W bl sl i, LEA & PERRINS' CELEBRATED PRONOUNCED RY CONNOISBEURS TO BE TUK “ONLY (100D g e, | EXTRACT of ALETTER {rom a MEDICAL GENTLE. MAN at Madras,tohls brotherat WORCESTER, May, 1831, “Tell LEA & PER TINS that thetr Sauca Sy {ahighly esteemed In ] Indts, and fs, tn my And Applfcable tn t;-‘ = ot he o vl EYERY VAR N, ot wholcaome #auce or pism. i that lsmade.” 'WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE; LEA & PERRINS’ RIGNATURE {5 on EVERY BOTTLE, JOHN DUNGAN'S BONS, s NEW YORK. FINANCIAL, THONEY TO LEND ON MORTGAGE, Houses to KHent. BOUDDER& MASON, 107100 Destbormat, EDWARD L. BREWSTER, 101 Washington-st., SE A0, sells COMMENCIAL PAPER, LUCAL LOAKE ou fins Collaterala negotisied st Low Rates of Interest. 10 PER T CICERO TOWN BONDS FOR BALE, FINANCIAL. Varelgn Exchaage hanht and snld. _City and Canat; Ordors and Vouehers Booty o Money savanen o 1aine," lienta lsconnted and mane ioaned on morte faxaand warchionse recaipta, LAZAIUIR STLVER: pian, Hank Chamber of Commeree, Chieago. ¥rom May 1, store southeast corner of Regt! '8 and ranilTnate. oo by Bnnd Brow e eac flll:"fltl. 4 siorfes and hasemeant, Sultshle for wholesale grocery Liitiness or cominission. Can be dl= vided. Two elevators. © JOUN wo"!‘."ll““nfl J",'L "FOR RENT. Ono or tlrea fioors, enntaining In a1t 30 foe vaame, fn 800d candiilon, to résponsi " Als0 four b0 ¥1th dry basemien he of Vs Cloion ats, - A Lo DIRHONLS Bauth S0t pham FOR RENT- 1;3'ASHLAND-AV. (Northwest corner Adama-at.), an elexant res Soest locatlod A it ide. oot dences rear) 1or sal 3 e N hirrons, 8¢ Deisbornea, DOCK For Ront, with two wator fronts and railroad connection, on South Branch, near Bixtcenth-st, R, B, & W. G. McOORMICK, ‘1565 LaSalle-st, 0 RENT--KENWOOD., A large brick homke; Job 100510 ft, i near l’n‘ny»el;h(;nlmx"A;p&r&l £} Naison . tox &l (4 Ladaite-st, 1 TO LET. The Brat-clasy atore No. 64 Michigen- 303211 . e Bt T L MHEAD CDL’IMLIBAI‘M SANDS HOUSE, Cor, Wabash.av, and Madisan.st,, Ono block from A. T. Stewart & Co.'s Dry Goods Touse, and McVicker's Theatre. $2.00 PER DAY. NEW ncun!:_!l.lan‘rl.I‘fl'nxmnIm. = REAL ESTATE, ~Aldine Square for asla or rent. Apply to U, P, Smith, at Ttoom 23 Portland Block, between 12 and 1 o'clock P. m., and at No, 17 Aldine-square after 3 o'clock . m. WANTED, * BOOKKEEPER. A er T S Jiookkeeper o Cosbler by 4 ‘ o3 1hed ho can be bigbly recom v ¥ Lils preseat and former emplo; ddress. e CHARNON W5 sout v ater-st. A GENERAT, AGENT J3 wanied 1o superintend the sala fa_the Northwest of the trear pemorial piciarer © o ERIC R D e _'}J-‘I((__B(:u_|h 'l'll. J F.' Call Room 8, HOTTLED GEBNAN 80AP, WHEN BUYING SOAl ~—~ASK FOR-—— PROCTER & GAMBLIS Mottled Clorman. Thore is Nope Better, 02 MORE BWIOIW_AL' POR FAMILY USE' p : WASHINGTON. The New Departure in Lou= islana Fast Gaining Popularity. Gov. Packard Writes a Plain- Spoken Open Lettor to the President. Hints as to Departmental Re- forms to Be Inaugurated. Contractor Hanscom in Collision with Secretary Thompson, Which Is Likely to Result in an Immediate Veacancy. Several of Bristow's Cham- pions Reinstated in Oflice. Prominent Instances of the Decline and Fall of Po- litical Influence. A Sad Seanson for Professional Jobbers nnd Ring Con- tractors. Unpleasant News for the Second Batoch of the Chicago Whisky Thisves. LOUISTANA. COX APPEARS, Bpecial Dispateh to The Tridune. New Onueans, La, April B.—Buneet Cox reached the city this morning, and was in con- ference with representatives of both parties daring tho day. His misslon {s understood to bo the consolidation of the Domocrats nsagainst any adminlatration movement. Ho fears a trads which mayresult In transferring the Bpeaker- ship of the new Ilouss to the Republicans. Prominent conservatives hero say such an ar- rangemont will bomade fn case Gov. Iiayes’ policy s carrled out In good faith, made no headway to-day. servative element anticipated. tho looming up a8 a candidate for United Cox He found the con- atronger than he had Lieut-Gov. Penn, ons of leaders ot the . new party, Is Btatea Senator, His friends announce him for ihe position. lle takes mo active part In the matter, but Is understood to be WILLING TO SERVE. ‘Warmoth Is also looking after tho Senatorship. e haa a small following, and is sali to heat the head of an insignifieant party of his own, the only purpose of which Is to hold the halance of power, and thoreby command termes, -War- mnoth, who used to be Lthe most acccasible man in New Orleans, now shuts himaclf upas sgainst newspaper men, and says ho las no views that he doslres to communicate to tho public, His anxiety to bo on the winning side, and his nncertainty sa to which that slda may be, con- frols his actions taoro than any other motlves, ‘The conscrvatiys Administration party ia GATHERING ATRENOTI BYERY DAY, It has aupport especinlly amang solid country planters, who caro for nothing so much na for rem and permanence {n Jocal affalrs. Many of Leso country gentlemen are _old Whigs. One of them said to-night that tho Whig party In the Bouth had becn playing the part of Rip Van Winkle. Now ft " Is wide awake, and proposes Lo assert tself. What It walts for is a non-Democratic party not too rascally to affiiiate, with Federal domination, said tlic speaker, ‘That {s the nnly potver that has held the Demo- cratic party together in this State sincs the Lib- cral movement of 1872, THE ANTI-PACKARD JERTING to-morrow promises to be Imposing in point of numbers, 1t will be under the fufluence of Con- survative peopls, whom Nicholls ia supposed to lead. The 'speakers have been selceted with referenco th thelr moderation, Tho res- olutions bave already been drawn up, and a memberof thecommittes engaged in draughting them assured mo they will be {n accord with the policy of the Auiministration, Wiltz, the Lisutenant-Giovernor, and leader of the ultrs wing of tho porty, has been completely put down. Te Is at the head of the New Orleans Tammany, leading the New Orleans firemen onil the boys generally. These have heen obliged to glvew?‘ for the Eumu tothe strong Liberal Democratfs olement e QOvV. NROWN, of the Commasion, arrived this morning, He wascloseted fur some time with Senator Tex- adu, and scemed anxious to arrive at the Dom- ouratie scntiment regarding the situation. Wheu asked for o statement of his vlcmi Lo refused to spesk, preferring to walt tili he had consulted with hls assoclates. Thoy srrived in tho evening, and lmmediately rotired. Gov. Nicholls had a Urief confcrence with them, which amounted simply to an introductlon. The apeoch of Cox béfore the Packanl Legia- Iature was the subject of much honorous com- ment to-night. It was an expliclt deflaltion of his sentimenta as a man committed to nuthiug. FACKATID'S LEGIBLATIHE, : 70 ihe Western Associated Prems, New OiiLxans, April b.—Fackard’s Senats nd&)leduurlu of resolutions denotincing the Il {zu of Stanlcy Matthews and Charles * Fos- e for the withdrawal of troops os A corrupt and dishonorablg bargain; say they aro alow I‘a believe President Ilayes s & party to such bage £aln; calliug on the f'restdent to furnish the a Mstance neceseary to protect aralnst domestic violence and put” down tho Niclolls insurroes tion, asserting that the legality of Packard's title cannot be questioned. by ‘any oun who loes nat question the titlo of President Jlayes; l_lm both titles ure the samoj ummmenslug Packard to orzanize o militia In € fery parish to incet gny,_ewncrgeuey which may arlse in tho future, “They say: “1f the Vréstdeut fails in hits duty, which we do not belleve ho will do, let the respansibility reat where it belongs.” In wll;"l;ulun.‘llfil l’tla‘llkufllll :’:prmo unabated contidence fn the riotism, Ariuucss, wistom aud forbearauce of Gov, Packard, " L PACKARD, Mis PROTEST TO TILE PRESIDENT, New Onueans, April 5.—Goy, Puackard ad. dresscs the followlug opon Jetter to the Presi- dent: Lovistana, Esecurivs Drrantussy, N A vraxn, April, 1677, o 4115 Escolloncy Provionst dayes, Waskinaton, D, €',—Sin: Permit me so. pectiully (o call your aliention (o tha fact that the Insteuctiona lasued to the Commission zated by 0u ta vislt thie State and report upon tho situstion of affalrs oither exclude ot do ol “direct inqulry upon threa esscntial polnt 1. Which i il (led i 3;}":’,:, :lu: e;n; :n‘nmmnl entl to 2. Which {a the legal judiciary? i Rizsgoneitesheste snd topreton proc [ Constitation of the Uulted Statear >+ % °F the 0u the grat of ihe e st of the b 4 tons say the servico desired %‘;'ln:a fin'm‘-'i:fi"ig. this Commisston does not inciude sny ozsminativn inlo, or report upon, the facts of ths recent Btata eloction, or the canvassof the voles cast at that election. “This inblbits the Commisslon fron: i} inquiry as to who are ontitled to tho office of Goave ernor and Licuteasnt-Governar by virtue of the Jate elsction, and the canvass of voics by the ticneral Assembly, andalso a3 10 who' were elecied to tho er disputed dale oftices. 1t iy iny desire that hiug snd satisfactory investigation should be made upon thls imporiamd poink Ibelieve tho nation will Judge of my clalua sccording to whother it be s fact ibat | waselected. Iam conatrainod to thigk tbat your chzllaxy is Ic doubt upon this a@lnl. a6 repeated requests for recognition of w: overnment Lavo nob yet been rosponded w, and confers thnt, having recelved scvcrs! hundred mare votes than some of the Republican Fresidentinl Elcctors, 1did not anticipate that my title wonld thns be pot In question. BECOXD. Ttfurther scems tome that, In consldering the sitiation of affaizs in this State, it 13 of material importance to nscertain whether the Supreme Conrt appointed In obedience to the Constitation by my predccestor. Gor. Kellnng 1s the legal Conrt, rl 1t be a0 determined by the Commisaion, the ancertainment of that fact will rmbnbly provo of assistance In the solntion of exist) nfiedlfl.lculllu. f tho opposing Nlicholls Cuurt found tn be “nnurled to no more recognition than any other cqual number of lawyery convened on'the call of any ond other citizen of the State, the nation wil surely Justify the Comminsfon {n so declaring, Dy Investigation on theee two points our Excellency whil be thns ahle to ascertain the awful executive and judicinl branches of the State Gavernment. The legislative branch will adjuat 1taell when you detarmine who 1a the Execntive of the 8late. @ factosto which Government was elected being once established, the Commission would probably fnd little diMcalty in coming to & conclusion. TIRD. < On tho third polnt, as_to whether or not thers exiate much domestic vlolenco and insurrection againat that Government as 1s contemplated by Bac, 4, Art, 4, of the Constitntlon of the United Btates, and Eoca, 5,207, 5, 200, and 5,300 of the United Btates Rtoviacd Statiiten, the honorable Sece retary of Btate, differing from Chief Juatice Tane: and the United Slates Supreme Coonrt in the well- known case of Luther v». Bordon, holdlhll I cor- rectly anderstand hia lettar of Instrneilons, that neither the conatitational Ero\'hllfln nor the acts of Congrens were framed with the design of giving the Prealdent gvm.-nodnlds between contesting clalmanta {0 Htate Uovernments in the caso ro- fereed to, CIIIEP-JUETICE TANET, 84 the argan of the Coort, said: ** By this act the power of declding whether the exigency had arlsen apon which the Lorernment of the United Ytates {s bound to interfere i givon to the President, he to act upon tho -syllul fon of the Leglelature or the Exccutive, and consequently he must determing what bady of inen constitute the Leglalature and wrhio fa tha Governor bofore hie can act. The fact that both parties claim tho right to the Governnient cannol alter the case, for hoth cannot be entitled to It. thore I8 an armed con- Oict, lika the ono of which we ars speak- ing," it s & caso of domestic violence, and one of the E"““ mustbe in fnsurrection against {he lawfal Gorernnicnt, snd the Presldent must of neceralty declde which Iv tho Gosernment and which party {s unlawfully agalnst it before he can Eerfnrm the duty imposed upon him hr the astof -ongress.'’ May I not expect that thls decision, rich with preccdents from your predecessars, will be taken ns a'safe gulde for yoar action® The dis. tingaiehed gentleman by whom the instructions of tho Commiselon were prepared In understood to favura line of pollcy towarnd this State which has been foreshiadoned by the on. Stanle Matthewa, The nature of that policy is dieclosed {n A BTATEMEXT OF X. JOTIN ELLIS, tho most candid of the Democratic n?mmuum In Congress from this State, puvlisticd In the Na- tionat Repubdlican of the #0th inst,. from which I quote: . ** 1 then told Mr. Malthewa that bin views and those ho attributed to Gov. Hayes wero most wifying to us, but thers appeared to ine 8 good eal ol x;mcnml dificalty tn carrylng oul those Yiows. 1told him, for fustance, with regard to Loulsiana, that the people wiho had voied for Iivyes had voted for Tackard, the mupporters uf Tifden wers the Inpporters of Nicholls: that the Returning loard waich had anwumed (o award the vols of Loulsiana to Hlayes had awarded also a majority to Fackard, and tuat1did not mca how Mr. Hayens could consistently sustain Nicholls une der the clrcumstances, e replled rery quickly: ‘1 can soc very easily how Nicholis can 1w sustsin- ed, 1donot assuingto apeak ahsoluicly for Gov, Hayes. but my policy would Le to ohtaln from Nicholls assurauces that tha peace would bo mali- 1aincd; no one_persacuted on account of political offenres; Mfe, liberty, and property gnaranteed to oll; then withdraty the troops,” Yonr Tcu{lln wotld then par taxes only to Nicholls, while his {iovornment would grow fl!ml¥ In _snthority and I'ackard wonld starve to death for k of money tosubport hils Government, and that eliould 3t be« comie necesanry for tho President 1o recogulzo any Government fn that State he woula tind only ono Gosetnmont tu -the Btato—that of Nicholls—and that, withont Im}uhlng into lis original title, Lo wonld aceapt tho taet nnd recogalze 1, ™ . 1 EARNESTLY URGE that tho invertigation by the Commirsion ba not contined to the narrow Inquiry how Nichoils ean be sustained and Vackard stacveil to death for lack of money to anpport hia Gorernment, If the inquiry be thun restricted, grave wrong will done (o thote by whom 1 wns called to the Ezccutive Chalr, and whose votes, cast often at the peril of theie lives, hare clevatcd your Excellency to tho of the Amere n thelr name, and Iask that the Instructions glven 10 tho Commisajon may be so amended and enlarged that the right can bo ssccrtalned, and that the UGovernment thus found te be republican fn form and o have heen chosen by a majority of the peo- le, nmrdlnrmlhe legal” methods sanctioned b he Constitution and Jaws, may bo rocognized an: austalned, Very respecifally, your obedlent serve ant, 8. 13, Packanp, Governor, TREASURY DEPARTMENT. THOTOSEED REFONMS, &uclal Dispalch 10 The Tridune. Wasumarox, D. C., April6.—8ecrctary Sher- man, In the progress of his plana for the reor- ganization of the Treasury Dopartment, to se- cure moro cflicioncy and greater economy, has several projects tinder conslderation. One of thosa I8 tho cousolldation of the Beeret-Servico forcs with the force of Bpecist Customs Agents, ‘There arc twenty Speclal Agents of the customa service appoluted by the Sceretary of tho Treas- ury. The iaw authorizing the appointment de- fines thelr duties with respect to tho examina- tlan of Collcctors® books and detectlon of frands upon the revenue. The Becrot-Service fores fsa forco supported by annual appropriation made for the suppression of counterfclting and the detectlon of other frauds, It has been sugoest- cd to the Becretary that these two organizations can bo consolidated Into one and placed under the chmrgze of onc man with OREAT ADVANTAGE 70 TIIE SERVICE. This, it is clalmed, can he done without new fegislation under the authority already vested in tho Bccretary of the Tremsury, Indeed, the practico bas been - for some years touso theso two forces to some extent Interchangeably, In addition to the vegular work, Sceret-Service Accnts have frequently been emploged in the detectlon ot customns and Internal revenue {rauds. ‘Thls bas beew especlally trus withln the last four years, when In all the grest raids clther on the Cus- toms or reverso, notably the Whisky Ring, the Becret-Service did eiiicient work. ONX HSASON URGED for thelr cousolidution of thesa two forces fs, under Elmer Washburn's sdministration of tha Beeret-Service, counterieitiug as a busiuess In this country wag deatroyed. Tt ls sad that thera is not a single counterfeit platu beiny engraved In the ruuuug lmhsv. aud that the only work now-for tho Becvet-Servizo s to prevout coune terfeit money from obtaluing cireulstion. Onc of the Assstunt Becretaries is now engeged fu exandning this subject, and will suou repost tor Beerctary Bherman, NAVY DEPARTMENT, UANBCOM 1N TROUBLE, Special Dispatch (o The Triduns, Wasmxaton, D. (., April 5.—Naval-Con. structor Hanscom, who was veinstated by Coun- gress some years sluco through the intlucnce of & bogus announcemcut on the Acor of the House that the frigato Teunessco siad been sent to sca in au unseawortby conditlon, has got intotrouble with the new management of the Navy Depart- ment. Becrotary Thomuson has lasuvd an vrder suspending certain classes of payments. Hane- com let tho matter run ten dsys in bis Division bofore sendiug out theorder. The Becretary found this out, and Hanscom Is now tryiog 1o think up sn cxcusc which will satlsly Mr. Thompson that such ncglect of his orders is the right thing, ‘Tho watter was discorercd by In- fonnstion reacbing the Becretary that uotwith. standing bls order paywents were progressing at ccrtain points as usual. Hanscom's place will ba vacant at an carly day. HODESON INTRUVIEWED, Becrotary Robeson has been intorviewed. He says the ‘trouble sbout Leaguo Island arises from isapprebension of the rights of different burcaus under the lppmrrhuun. Rubesou do- ¢ided that tha ap) w‘yrhl lon wus pot spocially under the contrul of the Burcau of Docks, but that tho expenditures of tho other Lurcaus for thess pur s should be pald out of this fund. Nearly half of tho sum used (s cxpended by the Burcau of Docks. The balauce has beea by tho Burcau of Steawn Eugincers sud Coustruction, Other bureaus ot tho Dopartincat bave claims upon the fund, but, as they wero not in need of tue mouey, it Liga been aselned to them. THB PAY DEPARTMENT. 1t 13 said that Becretary Thompson now con- cursia this view of the law ss to the deficdency in otllcers’ pay, Robeson says he used every means to luduce Cougress to’ make & full ap- proosiation, but ml:fi. Ho says cvery dollar appropriated for Fl)’ bas been applied “strictly, but that the whols ‘sum -:‘fuigruw will uof be swllcloat (o last beyo: e st of May. Nlobeson says Thompeon will ind it dicult to run the navy as it is now organized on the np- prapriations made by the last Congress, which are considerahly less than those of a quarter of acentury agzo, when the naval establishment was not half its prescent size. rAY O 70 the Western Amctated Preas. Wasminatox, 1), C., April 5,—The Beeretary of the Navy, prior to his departurc for Terre Haute, Ind., last evening, lssucd the following clrcular: AVY DEPAnTEXT, WaASnINaTON. D, C.0 Aprl] 3, --The Sccretary of the Nave regeeta that 1t ias hecome his daty to ammannee to the ofcers of the naval scrvice that (he amount of maney fonnd by him In the Treasary of the 'nited States tn the credit of the approprintion ** for the pay of 1he navy, "' {s Insuflicient tn pay the oficers for the months of April, May, and June. The Secretary Propores Lo retain as mueh s may be found neces. sary ol what there {n in the TIEMHI{ under ** pay of the navy ™ for the purpase of paying sllotments fo the wirer of oficers and sallors whiose husbands are abroad in the service of their. country, and une able to atherwins provide for them, and in this purpote the Secretary feals he will be sustained by evety high-minded. honorable oMcer in the navy af the United States. (Signed) R. W. Tnonrsox, Secretary of the Navy, The deficlency required to pay the oflicers for m'x;fla tmonths will be about three-quarters of n milllon. RONESON'S ADMINISTRATION, Ex-Becretary Robeson asserts that the money for the sale of‘ the Philadelphia Navs-Yard will be found properly accounted for. He raya the troubla s that the Burcau of Yards and Docks thought it was entitled to be credited with the procceds of the sale, wiereas §t was distributed among the varlous bureaus, TilE OFFICES. THE PROPER TEST. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tridune. Wasnixarox, D. C.. April 5.—Two appoint- ments were made for Kentucky to-day of more than ordinary significance, Capt. 8, D. Brown, who was 8peclal Agent for tho Post-Oftice of that Stato at the timo of the Cincinnat! Cou- vention, was almost immediately thereafter peremptorily dismissed by onler of President Grant, tho only reason given belng that he had been e friend of Gen. Bristow, He was the first of a considerable number of excellent officers removed solely for that reason. Upon the facts belng brought to the attention of Pustmsster- General Keg, he, after eattsfying himself by in- quiry that Brown hadbeen a faithtul and efMclent oflicer, finmedlately ordered bis reinstatement, The execution of the order was delayed a fow days until Col, Brown could be restored to the exact position ho lield before. The restoration was made without even the formallty of o write ten apnllcation, us a simple act of justicotoa good offlcer. ANOTRER. To<lay Mr. T\ Q. Shackelford, of Bhelbyville, Ky., was commissioned Burveyor of Customs at Loulsville, vice James P. Luce, of Indlana, who bas held this offic eight yeara. It was doclded 1o give it to a citizen of Kentucky, Mr. Shack- clford 18 o citizen of high atanding, and hos long been onc of the prominent Republicans fu that Btate, 1le was smong the most active workers for Bristow at Clucluuati, and as nctive after the Conventlon to sccuro the election of Hayes. GOOD-NY, POLITICAL INFLUENCE. A casc was represcnted to Becrotary Behurz to-day in which great political pressure was being used to remuve an oflicer whose commis. elon hias two gears to run. The Beerctary in- quired {f the preaent incumbent was o gonil officer, and, upon satlsfying himaclf on that rnlnl.. fuformed those inquiring about the mate cr that such a mau could not be moved by all the recommendations of another that could bu plled up. DEPARTHENT OF TUE :};;’k'umn. ‘tern Anocta s, - Wasmnarox, L. C., April b.~Scorctary Bchurz has promulgated an order providing for tha investigation and determination of queations connceted with appolntments, removals, and protmotions in the varlous hureansof .h's De- partment, by meaus of a loard of Inquiry, com-, prising three _membera, one to ‘rpyrescnt tho Beeretury's office and tobe u}vptflmml by Lhe Hew- Tetary; onc to be selected frum such burean as tho Secretary may indicate, and to'bo named by the head thércof, and the third to be designated by tho head of the burentt from which changes or recommendations cioauate, Tho two first named are to serye three months, and tha latter for tho scason, When a reduction is nocessary In any burcay, alist of names 23 per cent in_ex- ceas of the actual number to bo dismissed shall be farnished to the Secretary, and the required nvumber shall he sclected trom the list by the Board, It Is provided, however, that tho result of the Board's Inqulrles shall 1in every case he uuhmlufd to thu Sccerctary of the Interior for approval, ") ho system of Investigation thus outlined has heen prepared by Secretary Schurz. alter much ¢ deliberation and carclul consideration of the vlews presented to Wi on his invitation by tne varlous chiefs of burcaus and other responsible offlcers of the Departinent, 1t 1a belfoved that tho system will, in #ts practical workings, not anly relieve the Secretary and Buresu officers {froin tho present necessity of devuting a large rlrl of their time to matters of comparatively Ittlo public fmportance, but will secura exact Justieu to all partles concerned, APPOINTMENTS. F Jotin P, Hoyt (Michigan) has been appointed Governor of the Territary of Arizona, and John 1L liammond (Ilncis) Buperinteudent of Ine dian Affairs for the Central Superintendency. The l'resident to-day appointed Alfred F. Lee, of Ohlo, Consul-Ueneral of the Unfted States at Frankfort, (iermany, and the follow- ing Postmasters: Jobn_ 1. I3 Mrs. Etiza Scllers, Pekiu, [ Bherwood, Dowagdac, Mich.; florace M ton, Eaton Raplds, Llich-: Henry Racine, Wis.; Mrs, Jave Ballwin, Blufts, Is.; Joseph 8. Tiuney, Danville, Kg“.; fn 'S, Btowkton, Mayevilo] Kr.g Jobn 1 Hanzer, Fond du Lac, Wis, ‘The President has uppolnted (1 W. Town Register of the Land-Otlce st Evanston, Wyoming, {Vrtuln Is appuinted Postmaster at Racine, RING CONTRACTOIS, A DEATI-NLOW TO PAVORITIsN, Special Dispatch to The Tridune, WasUNGTON, D, C.; April 5.—~Thic new polley of the Post-Oftice Department of transacting its busiuess without favoritism, and of breaklug up all contract and other rlngs, ts llkely to make somethiug of a revolutiou Jn that brauch of the Governmeat service, aud will probably cause considerubla saving of oxpense. Tho disap- palntment of some uf the paver anulasiurers, who vamo to Washington for the purpose of biddive for tha postal-card contract, and who aupposcd that they bud certaln advautages over other maunufacturcrs, was very great, when they discovered yesterdsy that a new adverilsemont was to be made and the openlny of coutracts ‘waa to be postponed. In the discussion yesters day at the Post-Oifico Department, amony sowe of those who intended to bid, A CONTROVEIIST AROAR botween a memberof theiirm of Wilkinson Bros. &Co,, of Derby, Conn,, amd another New En. gland paper manufacturer. The latter, belng somncwhat provoked, accused Wilkinson of hay- fog sald to him o few days agos ** Wo buvo got for contracts Is, that no work will bo accepted which is not FULLY TP 70 THR STANDARD at the time the contract Is awarded, If this rule s etrictly adhered to,a!l manufscturerawill have a chance to compele for Government work. Under the nld tvstem, when postalcards, for instance, worth 25 per’ cent lees than those called for by contract have been accepted, the bhilder, who wasaware of this fact in adrance, had great adyantage over another not in the ring, becanse hie knew that it would be mafe to place his nro‘umnln lower than he could if ho cxpected to falfill W contract to the letter, An expert in paper and u-uoncri with another “Department of the Govern. ment has been called upon three or four tImes during the last aix or vight yeara to examine postal-canls and other stationery fur. nished to the Post-Ofice Department by con- tractors tor the purpose of datermining whether it was up to tho_standard or not. In nosingle inatance did lte find a contractor Biling his obll- gatlons, 1f Postmaster-General Key can break up this favoritism in the Department he will do as great a service for the (lovernment a8 Cress. w’" nd Jewell did In destroying the steaw-bid syatem, conneeted —— THE WHISKY THIEVES, ANOBTIER STORM GATNERING. FApecial Dispatch to The Tribune, ‘Wasnixotox, . C., April 5—The docislon of the President, the Attorney-General, and the Becretary of the Treasury that the pending whisky cascs in thie West shall be prosecuted in order that the littia remnant of tho whisky-ring prosecutions that isleft may not be entircly lost, bas had the effect to create much excite- ment among the persons In Chicago and clse- where who have not settled the civil suits agaloet them. This Is especially true as to the members of the first and second batch of the Chleago whisky-ring prosccutions. There can be little doubt that the new Admintstration s dis- posed to bn quite scvere with the second batch, composed of Iesing, Rush, Dickinson, Able, Powell, and others. Propositions to compro- imise thelr cases, englucered hers by George McMullen, have been pending all winter, and were very nearly successful with the last Ad- ministration, possibly would have been entirely 80 but for the. iliness of the Secretary of the Treasury, which continued untll the very close of the Administration. THB POLLOWING PROPOSITION bad been made to compromnise the cisil suits against the scveral peraons of the sccond batch, the propositions Lelng bused upon the alleged absolute poverty of ull the persons named: Hessing, $100, nominal; Dr. Rush, $600; Pow- ell, $300; and Dickinson, Able & Co., $1,000, But the present fndications are that none of these propositions will bo accepted, and that the law officers will be directed to permit the law to take its course. Indecd, the Secretary of the Treasury lias already Intimated as mucl, and It is now probable that the poverty of the second batch, even {f pleaded with the Jolnt cloquence of both Ingersoll and Georgo MeMullen, will' not save the sults, The case scems to be much allferent with respect to the first batch, to which immunity was graoted. The attention of the Secretary was to-dny called to the cases of those who JIAD PLEADED IMMUNITT by their attorney, Charles Reed, with the re- quest that as these persons had not, as was clalned, fulfilled thelr part of a joint contract between the Governmeut and themselvesitlic Government should not fulfill its part. Secre- tary Sherman azreed to examine the cascs, and, without commitlng himeolf to any partleutar case, #aid ns a gencral principle, that, while the present Administration is disposed ta proseento all offenders agninst the law with rizhteous severity, in cnses whers tmmunity has been fnmtm!, and where the United Btates through s proper oflicers has cntered (nto pledges, it wns just that thelr pledges slionld be redeemed. “The first batch are NOT.OUT OF ‘IIB WOODS YET, but thelr chances arc vastly better than thosoof the other batch. -if Bcerctary Morrill had not been taken il there s no doubt that the civil suits acainst the distiticrs who had been grantod immunity would Jong einco havo hoen with- drawn. Thelr casea made rapld prozress here during the latter days of the last Administra- tion, and wore lost siehit of in the cxcltement attending the Preslilential count, The prescnt status since the_cases Lave come to Washing- ton s this: In December, 150, Reed, as attorney of Roclle, Junker, B, M.-Ford & Co,, atllier, ¥redericks, anid Mersercau, mwle apph- catlon for each uf them to Green B. Ruuw, Commiasioner of Internal Reventie, to compro- mise and settle all clnitos of the Unfted States ngaingt them for the nominal sum of $100 ca b, b{ reason of the fmmunity agreement. The oifer of $100 was made simply to give jurlsdic- tlon. 1n January, A, D. 187, a consultation occurred between $orrill, thenSccretary of the Treasurs, Talt, Attorney-icneral, and the Commisoner of Internal Revenuc: about these applications for compromise and settlement. At that consultation 1t was decided that the said agreement should bo fully carried out by the Deartment. Afterwards Sceretary Morrill was taken slck, and DELAY OCCURRED. On the 17th of Februsry District-Attorney Bangs wrote aletter to the Attorney-General in responso Lo an nquiry from him fn which Banzs said as to the immunity contract, **Tuat contract, I am persuaded, falrly embodics the understanding upon which the sald parties be. cante witneeses for the Government. The have performed ther part of it. 1 would, therefore, rcnrcct(ully recommend that thelr lusses be scitled In mccordance with L. On the back of gald letier of District-Attorney Banzs {san indorsement and recommendation by Attorney-Uceneral Taft in his own haundwrit- e, which Is as follows, viz.; I recommend the settlaincnt sgreeably to the agreament as stated Ly United Elales Attornsy lfnrk langs, In writingand on fle in tho ofice of tlic fiecrelary of tha Treasury, as contained in_ tho application af Roelle, Junker & Co., iu sald office, ‘ch, 20, IKT7. ALFItoNS0. Tarr, In addition to the abave recommendation of Attorney-General Taft thers is on il a recom- mendation In due form, msde by Judge Taft in cuch cane, that tho cases bu settled and com- rmmlml In pursuance of the agrecment, There s also om file - A BI'ECIFIC RXCOMUENDATION of District-Atlornvy Hangs that the cases ho settled and compromised for $100 by reason of aaid agreement. — The Commissionor of Internal Revenuo has wlso recommended in due form that Lhe cascs be scttleld and compromised for tho nominal _sum of $100 hy reason of safd agreement, Tho continucd fliness of Socretary Marrift prevented his advico and consent to the compromiscs, a3 required by dee, 8,229 of the Revised Statutes. TII CIIPPEWA, PRESENT STATUS OF TNAT LONG-STANDING g riaur, " Special Disgateh 10 The Tridune Wasusaton, I, C,, Aprit 5.—F, Weyer- hausen, of Hock Jsland, Prusident of tne Becl Blough Buom Company, or the Misslssippl Loggiug Compavy, E. 8 Yeamnans of Winous, Miun., Counsel A, Lamb, W, J. Youug of Cliutun, Ta,, aud olher persous interested fn this Cownpavy, apncarod before the Attoroeys ariog In the noses of the papermanufacturers, [vUcneral to-day In opposition to the order re- We sball pave the postal-card contract, and nothing can prevent it.” Wilkinson wasa deal exclted at this cxposure, und the only an- swer he could make was that when he said it ho was talking business. It s - juss such a kind of business as this that the Puspaaster- General Intends to break up In future, Some ides of the susplelon that has herctofore sur- rounded Post-oflica Otlcials I consection with awards of Important coutracts may be'obtained from the fact that the bldders for voniructs to furnish postal cards were uow.liug o trust thelr proposals to the Depurtinent untlf within o minute or twoof the tune appointed for ooen- ing them. Boma of them, ou Leinz asked why nzeg kept their proposals back and gugrded the with suchi jealous care, repHed that on fonmer oucasious they been Jed to belicve that the nDamed n their b had beea divulged to favorite contractors before the time tixed tor openiug the bidsarrived, and that as a result those who obtulued this it in. formation wero ablc to submit mfiplamenul proposals st such rates as to insure the awardof the contract to thew. To prevent a répetition of this sicy would uot allow thelr propogals to 0 out of their bands until within & migute or wo of the time Hxed fur opening. . Apother fact which the Post-Office Depart- maeut will take paius L0 lworcss upon all bidders ceutly given authorizing @, E, Dixon to bring ault to prevent the ohstruction of navigalion of tus Chippewa River by the driving ot loose logs down it. The Mississlupl Logging Company justst that the purposs of this coutemplated sult was to prevent the floating of the loose Jogs duwn the Mississippl River by that Compauy to its boom in the Beet Siough, st the juoction of the river with the Mizalsslppl. The purpuse of the Misslasippl Logglog Company, represented by thelr counsel and by these gentlemen, was to protest that NO SUIT SHOULD BB BROUGHT untll after the end of the scason, so that the $:,000,000 worth of logs claimed {0 be ready for drivlug dowu the river might not be tied up o the river by fojunction. The Attorney General statca that the sutbority glven to Judge Dizon did uot voutemplate Interfering with the loguing at the ‘hrmellb scason, 8ubscquently tov. Pound, of Wiaconsla, repre- scoling the Chippewa Falls District, agreed with the rcwmn‘:gflvu of the Mmlulpp?z{,or ing Company, that the authority given Judge fuxon should be 30 construed. The Compauy then rufiuwd permission of the Attoraey- General to lile arguments in favor of the REVOCATION OF TUS ORDEM. Tbis was graoted, and the wguinents will be prepared fn order In the West and forwanled here between now and June 1. The followine wiil be some of the principal polnts made by the Company: That the contest between the Mis- slssippi cing and other - intercsts on the mnpen River should - be scttled by suits between themselves, and not through the ute of the name of the United Btates; that the on}y basls for any such actiun is that the drifting of the togs by tne Miseiesippt gfog Company down the river interfcres with navigation, TIlS TIE COMPANY DEXIES, . It maintains on the eontrary that the anly boatr which ndvigate the river make thelr remi- lar trips during the tvo months when the_logs are belng driven down the samo as they do at other geasons of the year; hat it would ho lmroulble for the Company to mft thele Jogs above Chippewa Falls fn view of the {mmense quantities han- dled: that the question of navigation la not a ‘:nmal one to the people, for the reason that he barls of supplies are_Milwaukee, 8t. Paul, and Chicazo, and that all of these points arc inore easily and cheanly accessible by rafl than by the river; that if the questiwn finally come £0 this, that the interests of the Mirsissi Yl Log- ging Company, or those of un& nlhurfl nds of avigation oti the Chippewa River shonld be sarrificed, thenthe Mississipp! Logging Company should be protected, as It represents the greatovershadowing coinmercial intereat of that river; that all other commerctal atd narigation Interests connected with the rver ANE INBIGNIPICANT compared with thoso of this great Company. Benator Windom, at the telezraphic' request of some of the partles, had interposed for delay in the Interest of this Company, but without belng fully advised of the facts. Therc s nothing to indicate what the action of the Al!om:i»aenml will be after the reception of proposed arguments. It is certain, hosever, that tha suft will be brought, elther in the name of the United Btates ur of private parties. LIGHT BREAKING. EDUCATIONAL PRIOSPACTS AT TIE SOUTIL. Bpecial Dispaten to The Tridune. Wasninaroy, D. C., Avril 6.—The beneficlal Jeffect of the liberal Bouthern policy of the Ad- minlstration already begins to beseen ina re- ,vival of {ntercat In educatlonal natters south of the Potomac. In hbis offictal correspondence with prominent educators of tho South, Gen. Eaton, Commissioner of Education, has recent- ly recelved many assurances that o better spirit engaged In the work of gencral educatlon, and who have heretofors fafled to have tho sympa- thy or support of the people among whom they have labored, write that they can already dis- cover a change for the better, and predict that if the Bouthern quuation can ouly be elfminated {from Bouthiern politics a greater Intercst will be shown in general cducational matters than at any previous tlne since the War, In this same conmection a conver- satlon occurred to-day between the Rer. Dr. J. Van Epps, of Cleveland, O., and Alexander H. Stephens, who 18 confined to his room at the Natlouat Hotel by sickness. Both of these gen- tlemen look upon the Amerfean comnon-achool systom as one of the vital parts of our institu- tions. Dr. Van Epps thought the bauner of our schools sbould float as high and as long as the flag of the Unfon. Education should REACII AXD PERMEATE EVERT STATE and every Territory of our vast domain, and to this e be sald: **Mr. Steplicns, do you not think tho I'resident has been very fortunate fn the setection of Lis Cabinet! Iave we not in any . encreency that may arise involving the prl‘;u:lplen of civil and religlons liberty o nafc umplre In such men as Evarts and Thompsont® Mr. Stephens replied, **1 think the President 8 an eseetlent Cabinet. The gentlemen you allude to 1 know very well, and know them to be ablo and true cducativnal ndyisers, Pleass say to Eccr‘chl;ry ‘l"l‘mnmou th‘n; ld would beglud to renow Bt ntunce'af forty years ago. That :old-hwl:‘l'bluk-mlnut ‘eane - be : ke sented to me I have usred oyor, thirty. years. : ] . " VARIOUS. TAT APEAKERSIIT. « 8pectal Dispaich (o The Tribune. Wasmsatox, D, C., April A—The Democrats are very busy denying that there is any chauco for a Republlcan organization of the House. A leading Pennsylvanta Democrat, who returned here to-day from a visit to Texas, and who has taken pains to sec the members-eloct of the next House in the States through which ho has passedd, says that there fs not the slightest reason for helieving that a singleBouthern Dem- acrat willrefuse toattend the Democraticeaucus for 8neaker, orto vote for ita candidate. He thinks that Randail wili be nominated sud elected, although Bunset Cox, who Is now tray- eling at the South, has many warm friends. The ‘Texua members will endeavor to buve the Toxns Pacitlc Rallroud taken up st the extrs scesion, and there I8 & weneral desira at the South to havo a river and harbor bill passed, They wang thy old flag and an sppropriation, MOIE_BONDS CALLED IX, To the Western Astoclated Press. WasuinoroN, D, C., Apridl ,—The Becretary of the Treasury to-day fssued the forty-uiftn call for the redemuilon of 530 bonda of 1865, Mayand November. The eall fs for 10,000,000, of which 49,500,000 aro coupon and $500,000 reris- tered, the principal and interest to e pald at tho Treasury on and after the 5th of Jnl{ next, intereat to ceaso on that duy, The following arc the descriptions of tho honds: Cotlpon bonds, $500, No. 40,001 ta 49,800, both Inciusive; £1,000, Ne. 112,001 to 141,000, both inclusive, .Re]:(llicrnd bonds, £5,000, No. 7,001 to 7,704, both acluaive, CHANGEB RUMORKD, Rumors arc in clrculation throughout the Treasury of changes in fmportant hexds of di- vistons of that Department, NO CHANGE, On inguiry at the Exccutiva Mansion to-ntfhl. 1t {s authioritattyely ascertalued that there has been no change'in”the date heretofors deter- mined upon for tho cxtra sussjon of Congreas to commence, namely, Monday, June 4, atd that there (4 8L presont no probability uf an carlier date belng designated by the President, THE THOOI'S AT COLUNNIL, The follawing letter was this morning sent to Ma).-Gen. Hancock by (ien. Stermant HeanquakTEns ARy or Tiz UNITED BraTes, Wasutxarox, D, C.y April 5, INTT.—#fuf. Uen, W. T, Iluncock, 'Commanding the Sfililary Di- ciaion of the Atlantic, at New York—Grnenar: 1 have the Lonor to inclose you certified :nrm of ihe letlers of the lon. Becrotary of War, ot April 3 inatent, and of the President of the Uniled States of the same date, ordering the withdruwal of the sroops of the Unlted States from tho State-Houss 4t Colnmbia, 5. C., on Tucsday next at 12 g, You wiil pleaso ¢ this order tq bo exccuted reciscly at the tim d i the manner describod [ said Jesters, and rt the fact promptly to these headquarters. 1 tho Bouor to b, your obedleat servant, W, T, Burnuan, Geacral, THE WEATHER, Wasiixatox, D, C., April 0.—1 2. m,—For the Upper Luke Reglon, the Upper Misstssippl and Lower Missourl Valleys cooler und partly cloudy weather, with light northcust to north- ‘\I\-m winds, and risiug barometer durlog tho 4y, OCAY amsRRYATION, . Cutaaga, April 8, v Vv, TR Hu [P Bny Weaiher, 30 XIKRAL ONSERYATIONS, - Cutoa0t, Aprl 3—Midntah, ) Tar, | iFind. i Rain, Weainer, a N W light! 33 W, freah. Llieyenne R,t. kentle) Clevela Ziva 3 BTl aveniurt s 2ns 41 [Cio trol an.90! 37 |W.,geatl ulu 31 [Wokatl k4 [ d) 30 oo >3 iy » - i INDIANS. Dxanwoon, D. T, April 5.—Crazy Horse and 1,500 warriors encamped north of Bear Butto Creek last night, on thelr way to the Spotted ‘Tall Ageacy. They are in & destituto condition aud anzinus for peuce. Tha{ stace that Sittlug Bull will accept no terms of surreuder, uwud s s waktug for the British Pocscsslons, prevails in that reglon. Men who have been; uT o.‘ i sun v} V300D 30 fruy ¥ PRICE FIVE CENTS, : ) STATE AFFAIRS, : Proceedings of the lllinois Legislature at Spring- field Yesterday. Seventeen Bills Passed and Four Killed in the . House, The Back-Tax Bills in Utter Danger of Death Inter Se. A Long Debate in the Senate Over the Cook-Connty-Commission- ers’ Bill, Filibustering by :Messrs. Haines, Kelioe, and Do Laney to b Dofeat It. : The Bill, in a Modified Form, Ordered to a Third Reading. Mr, Kehoo Interposss & Motion Tnvolving Two Days' Further Delay, ILLINOIS, A BIG DAY'S WORK IN TOE HOUSH. . Bpectal Dispatch to The Tridune. . 8rrivarieL, [il, Aprl 5.—In the House, bills on third reading were taken up, and the biggest day's solid work of the sesslon done,— seventecn bills in all passed, and four killea, before the agjournment. At the same rate, the cntire business before the Housc could be dfs- patched In o few weeks, and no shadow of o pretest be left for the adjourncd session for which 80 many members are hunting up pro- texts. Amoung the bills passed was that author- izing County Doards to vay a bounty for wolf- scalps; also the bill requiring County Boards to mske appropriation out of the County Treasury for the tuition of pauper children kept In pdar- hotses; also the bl guthorizing the organiza- tion of mutual loan assoclatlous; nlso Mr, Went- worth's bill providing that, whereas, fn the Mike Evanscase, or from any causc, tho books {or the collection of taxes shall not have hecn dellvered to the Town Collecter befora the 10th of May, then the County Clerk shall deliver the books to the County Collector, who shall then vroceed to make the collections, N MK, BASTON'S DILL for the collection of water taxeswas also passed, It provides for the salo of real estate for water taxes levled agalnst tue eame, the proceedings to be substantially the same as In the cnsoof s salc of real estatefor other taxcs. o A like bill hias' already passed the Bcnate, and ano of them will doubtless speedily bevome a law, Mr. Rogers’ bill making oll sllver cof from tho denomination of & half-dullar up n Jezal-tomler t0 ang amoulit was lost: so was Mr. Easton's * bl reduding the feo ot Coroners! jurors i coun- tics having o population of over 10,00 o 25 ceuts, THE BACK-TAX BILLE, Tho Revenue Committee’s bUl for the collee tion of back taxes (the Authony bill as inudified and agreed upon by the Jolnt Commitics of tho two Houses) is now before the House on sceond reading. It passed the Senate with triting amendments, The Frank Adsins bill, which also pansed tho Senale, Is now before the House Revenue Committee. Those here who are op- posed to the passago of any bill for the cullecs tlon of back taxes arc industriously cultivating partisauship for each of these bills, : MR, MATTHEWS' BILL amending the Revenuo laws 80 as to maka per- ronal property lisblo for taxes on reul estate, Bluo requiring the aniount of tax to be deposited i1 court hefore npflul ahiall ba taken in a tax. euit, passed. Tho bill also Imposes S pereent a month peualty for non-payment of taxes, und makes a tax-leed concluslve evidence of tho regularityof the tlsting, and assessinent, and ad- vertisenent, and that the sal was conducted o tho mauner provided by Jaw, PHESIDENT 1{AYE' POLICT. : Congresainan Springer was bere to-day, and, tho result was the " followlug resolution offered by Mr. Mesritt: o Resolved, That the course of Prestdent Hayes, In refusing 10 alluw the further usa of the miilitary forces of the United States in Interfeeiug butween rival Blate Governmonts, meets with the Learty uppruval snd spprobativn of this Hoase, A motlon to suspend the rutes that the reac- lutfon night ' be introduced was Just, In the Benate the samo resolutiun wus uifered and 1ald uver under tho rules. A LONU DEUATE ON TIIX COUNTY~COMMISSION- BH_HILL, ! On motlon of Mr. Castie, tho vots by which: Mr. Robluson's County-Commissioncr il was. yesterdsy recammitied was thls imorning recon- 8idered, and the bl ozaly came before tho- Benato on second reading. ‘Thercon, Mr. Kelvo renswed hits amenduient propostng to 1hrow the' country towns ull futo one district. Mr. Kebos- is, of - course, to be credited with all good otives in l[nl- matier untll the contrary s 1ully shown. But ft must at least b reganfed. as unfortunato that lis has walted until tiow to roposs au smcudment to the bill, Ho must now, fur o bas hud leglstative expeeioace, that to uffer any anteluient now 18 TO ENDANOXR, and most probably to defeat tho bill. It {s now ' tuo late tugo to repalring bills i€ they are to bo put through, The titny to lizve made the re- palrs was lung azo, and Mr. Kehoo sbould have done it then, when he vould have done it It Is further nnfortunute, to say the leust, that Mr, Kehos found himselt tnsuch o statd ot deuse izuoranco about the County Board as to declara to the Benate, as he did this ulflflllllF thut Le didd not kuow tuat thero was any specl jal reason for legislating the Cunuty Board out of oflive,— thut hie had uever heard of any such resson; und—as his mauner fndlcated—chat bio was HUKPLRISED TO JIKAR any body {ntimate thut the County Commis- sfuners wero no: faithful public servants of spotless repute. Atr, Halues offcred o substitute, providing for cumulative voting aud the eléctivi of the eatiro Bourd ou oue ticket, AMr. Rohlnson took the floor In favor of the bil), andatated plainly that the amendments ulferod now slmply tended to defeat the bill. The amenduienta might belter the bill, It might bo bettered in nuu{‘ particulard perhaps. But now vas too late fu the duv tu prnnm ameudiuents, ‘The Lill was now on third readlug in the House, Aud whocver was honestly In_tavor ol relicviug - tho people uf Couk County of the rule of the Rtug would VOTH FOR IT AS IT iVAS. £ Mr. Roblosonopposed atl the proposed smend- ments us lcndlngunllv to defeat the bill. Ho biad strived n the bill to avold all minor 4 tions ubout which honest diflerences of opluion tulzlit arlse, sud to provide tirst for an election this fall of & ucw Buard to tako the place of tha: prescut one, and to preveat, il possible, sucl ly sgain cowlng {uto placs by providiug for lt‘hl;;l‘ecuon ot a full Bourd every year, He be-: » . . TUB PRESENT CONDITION OF THINGS has f’r::wu out of tho fact that ouly une-thind of ths ird wry choseu ot any onw clection, the other two-thirds bolding over, 'Tnis iives o currupt Ring tho puwero’l Indetinitely extending and perpetuating ftactt by readily n:filwlug 8. wlssing link. No polltical party, nor the people at large, would inake the uecpssary effort to purify the Buard when thelr beat efforts ooly changed ive out of fifteco fucumbents. What was tho uss of two-thirds of the old sct holding over? If tho term of oflle was arranged 8o that an ludlzuint people could make a clean -vr.es of unfaithful utllclals at one elaction, they woul often ugbly purily watters, and at all times keop public otticlils fu wholesumo awe. He waa in f4vor of haviag the county districte uad of clecting by distrdcts lsad of oa T 3 S o, A o e i A it e e e B T S U S