Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 11, 1877, Page 2

- mand, onc of eafd samps or checka 1 M » Mr, Kehoa—" and 3] Coolk, waa referrod to & select commlite of three, ond was made the epeclal order for to-morrot, Mesere, _Smitn. aston, and Roche wero appointed such commitlce, The refer- ence was made with a slew o harmonizingz the differencen of the Cook Connty delegation on the bill, and to get it in rnch & shape thatitcan pase, A Jobby le here working to de. feat the pareage of rny bill to rearganize the Coun- ty Board, The chief argnment (e that it_1s llmrly A pactiesn moasure, R, E. Goodell, ex-Mamhal of Chicaco, Is hera, buay settling up Democeatic n‘u position to the bill on that ground. Iefors the Yole on committing the bili fo the Sclect Commits tec was taken,:Mr.” Kearney rent to the Clerk's derk tha appeal of the Connty Nonrd, adopted Mondny Kight, fn which they tell how they pine to be Investigated. After Mr. Smith'a motian had been careled, Mr, Merritt moted to recansider, an_the ground of ob- Jection to that part of the resolution which made 1he bil] the suecial order for to-marrow. Mr, Wentworth muved to table the motlon to re- consfder. Carrled—(4 ayes to 48 noes. So the bill cannot be deferred, but remalns the special or- der for to-morrow. FIRE PATROL. ‘The vote by which the Fire-I'atro]l bill waslost wan reconaidered, but, on roll-call on passage, the again and finally defeated by 42 ayes to 08 Afier s rotracied depets. the Defctency A er & protracted debate, 8 Deficienc ros priation bl was parsed T4 hppropriates §10, 000, P Herd put to it for something to langh at, and 81l nncanaclons of what & ludicrons apectacle they make of themaelves aimort dally, the Solons of tho Hause held o_scasfon thia c\'enInF. nominaily for conaidering the Dewey Dog blil.- 'Thin is A prepose terous literary perforinante, which provides that a license of 21 ahall bepald on dogs, and that 1t shall be thadaty of .tha Counly Bdards in their respect- fve countfes to furnish cach City, Town, Town- thip, or, County " Atsessor, ns © caso may be,' with® chieap metallic stamps or chccke bearing. the stamp of the year in which ey were insted, and euch Asressor shall give to the owneror protector of cach dog, npon. de- and ‘eaid stamp or check shall atand, ns admission of in- debtednesn to tha connty {he mamao s property listed for taxes, nnd ehall be collected the rame o other county taxes. Buch slamp of check shall protect sny dog wearlng the same during and foe the year siamped or marked thereon, The usunl amount of cheap wit was zotten off In the way of mp[:x-cxmo-br funny amendments, and, Waikina ronde a really humarons speech. In the midat of tho tomfoolery the House adjourned, BENATR PROCEEDINGS—REHOR'S BILL, TO GET A HTAND-OPF. AMr, Kelioe this morning teported hack, with rec- ommendation that it paes, hia bill Introduced yes. terday, This ia the bill, already noticed in theso dispntches, providing for, mlnorltrv represeptation,’, and for tha election of the whofd Honrd on ona’ ticket, ; 3r. Riddle, from the same Committee, sabmitted the following minarity report: ; To the Honorable, the Dreshitent of the Senate: The' understgned, a mioority of the Committes on Municl-! ulitics, (0 Whomi Wan refcrred Senate bill No, 4 2 leave to submit the rollowhn“vporu The angvc!rm osed by sald bil) 16 -t provide for an electiun of Aflcen County Canmis(oners in Couk Coun- ty at.Ala gencral eleetion tobe held in Novembver, 1877, | aud annnally thereafter, “Tie biil provides Uint thaantire County of Cook shall, for the purpose of “electing INd Commissianers, com' prire one eloctivn district, and that ench voter slini] be entitled to cast fifieen voles for any one candiiate, or, todivide the same, or even fract] um\? pAarts thereof, RINONE ERY DUINDer of candidates Tor the oftice of Coun- by, l:mummwnm{. The Cumtitut{cn of the Btate providesthat of tne fifteen Commisioners to b elhioten by the peaple of Cuok Le n aliall bs elected from the City of Chile cazo, from tiie towns outaide of Bald eity, thug Ai¥hitng by’ a constitatiunal provisfon the Couity of Cook into at least twa election dinricts, and In view of that fact It would seens ihat the Gencral Assembly has nopower 10 pars any Iaw requiring or permitting the * Connty of Coak to bu “organized inta one election e, ttlct for the purpose of electing ita Buard of Couuty Commissioners, ‘The LU has been Introdnced 1ataln the session unidur extrandiary clrcumstances, calelated to yoke long discusaion upan navel teaures tn lexlalation, which wilt not, {n all Lumnao probability, result in any Tellef to the people of Cook County. Senate bill No. 255 now on the calendar of bllla npon thind roading, provhics for an election of County Com: isvioners ac thie gencral eleetion 10 bo held in Novem. ber, 1877, 1 & manzer very generaily acceptabia to the of Cook County, irfthoat referenco to party inesor olitical prefudices. Tiio evils krowiniz out of the corruption, mismanage- ment, snd Inetclcncy of the majarity of tle prescot Counly Jloard demand that some meant shall bo pro- Yided by tho presont Legialature, by which the peuple of Cuok Cunnty may be relieved from government bra. 1toard of oficials smonz whom nrru';»l(nn istheruls and whera dishonesty commands a premium. Among the reputaslo people of Conk County there fa scarceiy’ n division of oplilon 2 1o the necesnity of sucl leglalation us it ke It practicable for (o a(- fairs of that cvunty 1o ba'placed i tha hands of copa- ble and tiunest men, Bonate ltl 455 will accomplta thts en under conslderatton, No. 381, will tn all endanger tha pasagn of any measure desl) afford reltef froni tha veikn of the present ioard, Henca the smilerslaned eapoctully suggents ihat ang farther coutidertlon of T 351 be {ude faltely posipcncd, FraNci A, Ttopiz. ANORY DISCUSHION. Mr. Riddle roferred in Mrong phrasa to the cor- roplion of the present Board, which,' ha stated, the Kelios bill waa really contrived 1o porpetuato. The [toblnson bill, now oa third reading, was gon- crally accentable to the peoplo. of Cook County, and onght (0 be possed, and suggested tho Kehoa il bo Indesnltely postponed. Mr, Robluson, of Cook, moved to refer tho Ke- hoe bill to the Committoa on County and Townahip nization, . Kehoo took the floar, and In AN BXOITED LARANGUR derounced the motlon to refer ns an attempt to kill the only bill reorganiziug the Cook Caunty Board which could pass at thia sessfon, 1o chargod that tho motion to refer wos tnado for tho nurposo of defeating the pasaage of any bill, Mr, Lee objected to tho referenco of ehoe's bill for the Knrron of atrangling it In committec. Mr, Tuddlo saldconnldering how tho Keho Ll hiad been acted on fa the Cummittee on Municlpalis tlea it ought now to bo referred to the nppropriste Commilttco, The Committce on Municipalitics had not a quorum present when the bill was acted on, kY werp not enough mombers of the Committoe nt to ack wun 1t at all. batthe gentleman says Is false, a5 and the bi Troshomy ed to HE KNOWS IT 1 PALYE. Ml%r. THadle—What I esy is trao, and Iknow it to ru e, Mz, Kohoo—Thers wers six members of tho Com- itico present, The geatleman was there, aud Lo nowe it Ar. Riddle—~There were not five, Mr. Kehoe—When the gentleman saya therowero but five meinbers of the Commitles prosent he states what he kuowa is falso, Liout.-Gov, Khuman (inthe cbalr)—Tho Sena- tor {ron tho Third Dixtrict (Kehue) 1n stating thot he Senator frow the Fourth Dlstrict (IllMlg) says what i faleo, ls OUT OF ORDEI, ‘The languago Is unpariizmiontary, and improper o be used in the r'nnnr:u cnumber.r’ prop loglze to the Scnate Yeboo—1 deslre fo spo ; e ¢ langunge {uscd, My spology s that ew thiro were nlx members of ma’ Commlttco present. | wad provoked at the denlal, And witk that the troubled waters wera stilled, Mr. Marshall said he did not want a reference of any bill to huve it sat down ou In committes, o did not think that was intended by the motion to reter the Kehae bill, and thero was KO OCCASION POI HOT TEMIER AIOUT IT, Mr. Whitfng sald he would voto for any bil} that d relieveCocle Connty in thie mattér, It wie deil on both vides that the Cook County Board uch that 1t had to be leginlated out. of office, Now the Robluson bill had been clearly considercd, nd wav on third reading, was It not Better to hold tothatond pass ity 4 Mr. Uueli rald hio had ' agreed with Mesars, Do- Jancy nd Kehioe that ha would agree ta amend« wents to the House Lt {10 should therefore vote sgninwt interferenca with tho Uil hero, "Mr. Hobinyon vald he g WANTED NOTH BILLS TO IIAVE A PAIR SLOW. Mz, Kehoe—If your billdovs not pass, will you b meon- Yes, 1 i, N bt Mr. nson - Yes, 1 will, Now, if your bil fall will you voto fof miner Off, 1 ASf NOT OX THE S8TAND NOW, Aftér further debate, the motion 1o refer was lost—yeus, 19; nays, 21, “The winority regort of Mr, Hiddle waa (hen res Jected—yeas, 10; nayw, 91, The wotlon to order Mr. [Kehoe's bill to o seconid ;:"il‘dluu waa (hien lost, which praciteally Kills thus CAVITAL BTOCK, The Senate this afterngou Was occupied Inthe discusolun of tha ml'lul-.mk smendmieut to the General ltevenug bill, 3r. Whiting madeunothisr claboratp argument in support of (he amendment,: which {8 substantiatly the sawe oa the exlpting law, Mr. llanua mado a powerful argumens sgalnst the uu!ng s capltal stock of what was exvmpted If enjuyed by sn tndividual, & Mr. lamiiton (avored the faxatlon, not of cap. ital wtock nor of franchisvs, but of sl futangible pro un{ having p warket myney value, Mr. Hobiuson, of Caok, said that cunld only be done by taxatlon of incones. Tho Incows shuwed the preclae valuo of Intangibie property, Alr, Maylorne sliq opposed. the bl{l o & walle comidered arpament, In” which ho qnlnhul ou the {nequality of the capital-stock tagatlon, Punding the discussion the Senatu adjourned. TIE SUB-COMNITTEE ON HICKRY'S BiLL. Meserw, Smith, Eaton, und Roche, the 8pecta Comuwltice to which the llickey Commiwduonor bil) was referred, bold a weeting ‘to-night, at which Ar, Smith wubmitted as vatisfactory 10 1he Dewos cralic widu thls propoeltion: that the bill bo o awended as o provide for the clection of 8 new Board next fall vn o ucneral ticket; that the gueatlon of sdopting (he law be subniltted W fhe people of Cook Counity ol w spcctul elécilon, 1o by eld in June, und tlat ut the samo Limo the i vority-represcntution, cwmulitive-voting prone- silon alvo submitted to popular vote, The Comiitee kas not yot detsrintnicd upou'lts veport, which bus 1o be wade In the morniug, MASSACHUSETTS, BUMPTUARY, #pecial Dispatch 6o Tha Tribuse. HowtoN, Apnl 10.—The licuse of Hepresenta-' tivea to-day ordered ta 8 third resding, by & major- 1ty of 20, tuo Prohibitory law pavsed In 1809 and repealed Ju 1873, But fow changes are made in tha law, and these are for tbo heavier punwbment of olleudersof all claswe, Tho Probibitionists claint a majordty of elzht o the Senste, so that the success of Lo Bill ia mevurcd. : JUDICIAL. Tue House planted it-cIf squarely ozatnst Judi- cial reform by rejectinz the il proviciog for the l).ulu‘\::u:.ul Sravutof the elght wunlcipal cousts i, RELIGIOUS. Northwestern Convention of the National Reform Asso= ciation, Addres:es bi Dr, Edwards, the Rev. W, W, Everts, and Others-.-The. Bible in the Schools, An Amendment. of the Constitu- " tlon---Resolutions . Submit- ted for Consideration. The Presbytery of Chicago Con=- cludes Its Labors--~Exam- Ining Candidates, Rotary or Permanent- EldershipessRee marks at the Noonday Prayer Meeting. THE REFORM ASSOCIATION. PINST MEETING IN THE NORTUWEST. Probably 200 people,. not thore, came together In Farwell 1all yesterday afternoon in answer to tha call 8o gencrously clrculated for a Natlonal Rteform Convention, the object of sald’ Convention being *4to malntain the Dible {n our public schools, Babe ‘bath laws, tho oath, and othier Christian features of our Government, and to provise for them an undeniable legal basls by u religious amendmeut to the Constitution." Among those present were the Rev. W. W. Everts, Prof. €. A. Dlanchard of Wheaton, Mr, David McAllister of Philadelphia, Becretary of the Nationsl teform Association, tho Rev. Dr. It B. Cannon, the Rev. J. W, Bain, the Rev, D, J. Bhaw of Bloomington, the Rev. ¥ Tobb, the Hev.' Mr. McLaughlin, the Itev. Di Harries, the Rev, llenry Q. Perry, Messrs, Theron 1illes, 8. D. Ferrls, and othars. ‘The Conventlon was called to order shortly after 2:30 o'clock by Mr.' David McAllister, of Phila- delphis, who nominated the Rev, W. W, Evorts for temporary Chalrman. Dr. R. B, Cannon was nominated for temporary Secretary, Doth nomi« nations were made unanimons, ‘Tho exerciacs were openod with prayer by Presi- deont Blanchard, of Wheaton. ' MR, DAVID M'ALLISTER read the call for the Convention, and spoke of the objects of the Ascocigtion and its work. This Assoclation, he sald, had for its object the main- tenance of tho Christlan featnres of the United Btates Government. Although tho Biblo swas thrast out of tho scnaols, yet It wns & Christian featnre of this conntry's Institutions, The Government scknowledged God In the fact that §t employed Chaplaths In_ Congress and the State Legislatarcs, and that the oath was taken on the Dible, Wero tho axsaults on these Chriation {nstitutions to bo tamely submitted to, or were Christians bonnd to maintain this Inlerit- ance delivered to them by thelr forcfathers? (Applause.] 1t was the alm of the Associn- tion to do tho ' Iatter. Chlof among fts oh- jecln was the Introduction of a religlons smendment to tha Constitntion. - [Applause, ] vil overnment could not do without religlon. fl‘\nplaunn. 1t waa o vory easy theory to say tn invernment should go on” witliout auy connection . botwveen it sma reli,'fim. but was {t-nota fact he{o that the words.of Christ. were most eminently truo, **He that {s nol for Mo. is acainst Mo 't There could bo no such thing cutrality in this connection. Even a firm of Je¢ Christiane, Mo- hammedans, and infldvls could not keep up any- thing like noutrality. They would rpilt, J:Jr in- stance, on the Sunday quesiion, and finally com- FIDNIIG by nllowing each class to obecrve its own avorite day. 3Mr, McAlllster contradicted the po- eition taken by ‘the New York .lml?)eud!nll at & nation confd. not .clalm the title belonging to & maral Yemm( Its: reasonngs being about on a par with that of the conundrum, **\Whyisa horse Yke an oyster™ In other. words, sccording 10 this system of logie] n nation was J{ko 3 busincss company, *‘becinso It could not climb the tree ™ of aspliing to the title of Mr. or Nrs. {Langhtar.] The civll Governneut received ita b‘im' from God, wnl was, tuerefore, bound to acknuwledye lim. ‘ould 1t nettio the matter by putiing the Lible ont of the schiools, as had ‘been doro {n Chicago and other citiest. Worp thero not trouoles stil) existin in the wchools? Tho question .war, what shoul tho Stato teach—hlstury, morad or mental sclence, ete. Thene stidies were parsucdéin all tho schools of any pretousions throughont flie Statew. lero Mr, McAllister read an extratt ficom ono of Frof, Youmana' works on cultare, whiclz he denominated n clear as mud,. and sald, . that the public haul to choono Setwean having ebildren taught such theorles, and having them taugttt the other systom that (od made men from.the, baginning. .~ [Ap- plause.] Teachings ke thewe of Vrof. You- mans would lcad to athelstle materiallsm, The #anic was true In regard to book.s and sstrondmy, — between which was tho public Lo choose? . Agaln, hat should be done when It ca.ue to wnchlms hie- rt great subject which tkealt not 'lmpnl' in mere dates and facta, but neces manly included the idoa that students must form +us opinfon of tho wental-and moral qualltles of tho world's great aciors? Even Froude, tho -great English his- torian, bad finally comp to.cotafess that the Stata could’ not teach history and bo neus tral, Agaln, what should "l dono with the reading-booke? Objections cold be mado to the reading of Bhakspeare, Miltoc, Cowper, Words- vorth Whitler, Lougtellow, "or Lowell, 'on the very grounds on which the Bibie had been exclud. ed from the schools, [Applaune.] Even tho daily papors coualned a good deal of ieligions matier— moro, very olton, than they wime ylven credit for, [Laughter,] ‘Take tho very wornd, **right.* real, finul dedaition was, **accanling to the will of Giol," and to define words acarding to the stan- dard of Wobstor's: Dictionory ‘was to accept the moral standard . of Chiristiandy.. The ne vbjeo- tion that would cxpel the Blle would kick out Waobster's Dictionary after it Applatee ] There had been agreat dead of talk about in- fringing the rights of cwiscience, about wuul-liberty, CiC,y sud e objectors to acknowledging God in the Coustitution, and to allgwing tho Hjble in tho schoole, :n‘:«l gone to - quoting Toger Willlams for o nrdmn of wustaining them, 15ow, according to the dret souapct I Whods Iulasw, It wae appars ent that, while ity poopleibelleveddn tha liberty of opinlun, and hold [t most dvar, thuy never dream- of separating themsolves from the obligations of. God's law. [Applause,] The mon who wera objectiug to the Bivle In the schos placed their objection on the gronnd. of, consclentione objuge tlona nguinst education by tho State, Dut thiv out- "fi really was not hostility to the liible in the ucliools, but hostility to the achools thumselves, to 8 eystem which tralned ohikdren to: be good, hone eat futellizent, moral Amerlcan citizens, [Ape planse.] ¥inalty, 1t woa tho duty of every Girias fan and evel pnlrlnm.'clflzen to lsbor in beholt of the moveniont to put:an acknowledgment of Uod Into the Uonstitution, and mako It conform to tha common . schovls, « {Applagse. | TROY, BLAXNCHARD was called upon and took up the same subjcct, ‘Were the Bible excluded from civil-governuent, what would theso objcctors to o religious guvern- inent roplice tho syntemn with? Woulld they sube stitute dupiter, Minerva, Apollo, and otlier old fabnlous deitica? What thewe men propaosed to do waa siinply toinake this Government one of a thor- oughly Godless, nonduscelpt nuturet 1o even put the United Biates out uf the calegory of Blo heart- ew, who, let Justico bo done them, hod some sort of an idea above o man's bead, (Laughter. | The Bev. J. W, Bain, Chivugo, the Rev, D, J. Snaw, Woomingiou, and Mr. Theron lluien, Chlz cnv. wore apjoiated 8 Commiltce on Enrolloent of Mebure, and wera furnished by tho Socretary with curds for that purpuso, ‘Tna Ltev. T, I, Hohb, the Rev, Mr, McLanghlln, and the liev. David larries, were appolnted & Comwittee on Permunent Urganization, . ‘The Rev, Dr. Blanchard, Lr. Everts, ‘aud D, 8. Perrls were sppointed o Committecon Resolutions, 7T, " W D td, -aboveall, ae une continually (ih! so (bat ha never besitates o muke of bimself & alsturbing clement i uny ose sembly, got up in the alsle and sald he had ex- pected au opportunity would be glven for the other »ida to be hieand from. - §lo had come for that rea~ von, gt had something to oifer, and the pybll shionld hear bath sides before it iade up {ts min whether to huve tod §n thie Constitution or not, Ve Tomporary Chairmnn guictly romarked that an vppurtunity would v probally be given hin and oihers of hls ped {un further along In tho weavions, —perhaps to-day, —whereupon 1he ex- torn-ostructor seemed 10 be satlsded, and- sat lown, I'ruyer was muds for God's blessing upau tho deliberations of the avsembly by lluf lm’. Mr. Taylor, after which the Cnnvon‘(un adjourned to Wc'lfllln inthe evening, At thu cvening seaslon there were about 200 present, two dosen balug fewulcs, Fraver wus offercd Ly the Kev, Mr, Scoit, the blesaliz of (lod peling asked usun the dullberations, that the procecdings mivht sdvance Hiv Kingdow, THM COMNITTEN ON PERMANENT QROANIZATION arde. . Prestieati—W. W. k¥erts. Arthur Mitchell, J, re il Jacub Loy, Duvid bl Phile erpeaier a, L Al Ilisa. of Washligton, 1.5 0: 3, m]}‘h"h ‘AMcxander S 1t -:uf-#ml-\n. 2 of Wheonsfu: D. J, stiaw, [locumingon, jnd.} a1 StcLaugbil, Jolinstowa, Wii. el Secrelary=] & The report was sdonted. DIt ELWARDS uent, gud that by was heartfly 1o sympstby with tho end und aliny of ita originatord, Tflu Asgocla- would 0e kaid that tho weasurs by which 1t wus ta accumplivlitg crds et Le mure of low rowautio n reporied as follows: President=Thg Rev. Junathian Edwi ¥ W, ke 3 dgast Blaticlard, u Tl {;"n‘ arly ot Loulicryils g “Alsianil I, U . Waukealis, W| e tiar e NG E S WS reporters, returned thanks, suying he vave his cordial supe port to the principlés at the boltow of tha move. tion was a body with o nauis so large that there was dunger of thele beln misunderstood, —that It sod futile, It was uob @ yethering tosether unebody ufell the schemed, roclal,’ woral, aud 5 TIIE CIIICAGO, TRIBUNE: .WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1877.. _————————— ‘benovolent, by which it _had been attempted In different sections ani at different times to promota the moral welfare snd tho pablic reform of this cople. In proportion ns thoy apprehended rhc resson for the movement they wonld aEpmve it: and, when they raw the evils it was likely to help the natlon to avold, and the perils it might ba alie to deliver the nation from, they wonld not only approve but co-operate, and demand that the move- ment shonld leayen the mneses nnd characterlze the platforme of al) the partics, and become tho wau-.hwnrd and rallying cry of patriotism every- where. The fundamental law of this country was con- tained ina document called the Con«titution, and like all other conetituttone this great Instrnment had a presmble, Tho National ltefotm Asnacia« tion proposed fhat tiere aliould bo ansmendment to that preamble, with or without some amall accompanying amendments 1o harmionize the wholc fn_the body of.the instrnment. As it now stood, the preamule declared who It was that maide the nation, how the.pation was made, and | why it was that the nation came Into Leing, Thus fnr it was cxplivit and satisfactory, ut it was not complete in ita smmation of Al the character. iatica of thoee who were engaged In making the nation, and of those who were suppueed to concur 1n the national iife formed under this Constitution. St did not deseribe thoso people, They were re- liglous, The Constitntion did not name God, or make any reference to the people’s having knowl- cdue of 1lim, or any reverence for Ilis name, Inall theconatitntions which had previonsly boendreafted, 1t was recognized that human government was not. & human Invention, and that the powees of & - man government were not of man origination— that mig.t did not make right over life and liburty snd the pursuit of hlpgincnn. 1t waa proposed to uupglemonllhc preambole by giving 8 dts:fl‘rlion of thued who wrere engaged in the serfous business of hatlon-making. ~Emphasis was placed on the preamble because preambles were adapted after the constitutions. ' As it wan, {t had been of signal servlce In the history of our tnunl? 1t was o confesaion that the confederation of States previ- ously existing had not bevn luund adequate to thy intercsta and _rapid develpment . of “ gtest countty. The coming Convention form o more perfect unfon. crested tho presnmption tho Union was,to bo 88 permauont as it was porfect, sni glve & not of waming to_ logislators and Jndaes that for all time any léglatation oz Adfudi- catlon fending W andervaluo aud weaken or disable this_natlonsl_unlon should be considercd uncon- stitational. ‘There also arose. from thelr mectin the_ presamption—the hint to Leylslatures ani ‘conrin,—that th rights of the people wers para- mount oA against the righte of the Blates, na against the powers of overzrown corporations, municipal or otherwise. If It could Lo, put intd the preamble that the Christian peopla met in tha fenr of God to moke A natlonal. Goy- ernmont and created a national life or fin- tended to. do it with. & proper defer- ence to God as the Author of mllnnnlnl. then was created 8. presumption in favor of Chrlatian clvilization; and the usnges of & Christian civiliza- tion, eo far as they could be made knawn to the Staies, were placed npon an andeniably legul basis, Thoy aleo wished to Yx‘“ Innonie sort of astatement that the people who framed the Coostitution ‘acknowledired God na the Author of clvil govern- ment and revesled religion aa the will of'God to man, Theso smendmonts would not apcrate mates sially ppon the body of the Constitullon, “They bad a profound respect for that Instrument, and were not dieposed to tinker It or tamper with ita generul scope. A vague allusion to the tiret day of the weok nceded tonching, also another aliusion to tho oath of olice, They wanted It understood that ralaing the right hand had eomething to do with the oath, and that kismng the book was nota meto form. It would be seen that THEY NEGAN.AT A DRFINITE POINT, and went forward to a definite. end. Some might undatruto the peactical value of thy movement,and say, What was the uso of agltating the motion for an amendinent apparcntly as triviul as this? Itdid not ecom trivial to its advocntes. Thoy had traced the stream of corruption up to ita fonadation, and fouad whero to pat the sait in the stream that there might be no more death. DId (t meona nnfon of Church and Etate? They had no more toleration for that—no moro delightIn the yoko that thelr fathers wora not able to besr—than au; citizen In this broad land, ‘I'lie foundatlons whic! ‘euccess would lay were o holy namo—the name of Qod, which clevated men above corruption; a holy day,—8 ‘civil, not a Christlau, Sabbath (they wantod no religious bsarved. that a rellglos hoty tion created that It was the atandard of mor worthy- a. place on the . deak of the rch master alongsido tho dlzllnnnr{. They wantod tho churchea protected by law, anil known as Masonic and henevolent sacietles were known and recognize. ed. Al morality was connected with those mat. tera, Al immorality was connectod with the neg- lect or sbuse uf one or other of. them: annd they roposcd that these should bo the elomenta of elvil- Ym on amung us, [Applause.] The Sunday-school ana Chorch could not sccomplieh directly this work, After getting to a certaln point b( ospel Inttuences, public sentiment munt_combine, —the cople muxt vrgenize They were not yormlnunnew party, but wanted the votes of nll parties to ho modlfled, elevated, and. purified by wuch principles aud coneiderations s thase. In concluslon, he considwred the aiternative. Suppose the amendment Wus not effccted?—that }lll lo aentiment waa not leavened and molded in avor of Christian civilization? Siate papers al- ready declared that thore wae nothiug in tho civili- zation of this country that conld bo nnnfl&lnl or «fetteringto o Mohamniedan, —that he coul good o citizen unnybmq He kuew they were not propared tv consent tn ‘The amendment waould have to bo adopted, or clso nll that was dis. tinctive and ennobling In Gur nation would be. dos stroyed, Iio belleved we wero approaching n sca- son of vant perll,—that the cvila ond sizus of evils were gathering fast, and, If the movement was not successful, wo would soon drift into anarchy. Was it not well to prepars to make this Imporsibler— that tho proposition be lald down thet the aggre- eate morul son¥e of this people mast appear In tholr natlonal constitutions, and that the Qod of N)Illulll’ was not to be foryotien [n this land? [Ap- Pplausa, together )y =0 desired for voting, THE DBV, W. W, EVERTS then spoko nbout the Bible In Ilwlyubllc schools, protesting agant its romoval, 1y said thut, ns the Bible had been accepted a8 tho standard of public virtue, it clearly ought not to be reinoved rom the place ouslyued 18, hf our fathers until thers lnd begn moro matare dellberation, and upon the recommendation of the trusted and experience vd educators of the conntry. Crowding s change, such us way proposed, and s had been consuine matad in Chicago, should be robukud by the whole people. [Appla o then cunsidered the reasons for ita coutlnu- nnce fu the schools. Tho firét one ho advanced wou that, a4 & conepicuons fact in our clvilizs tion and Repnblie, Christlanity shonld be honored and eanctioued in the education of tho citizen. Christians mado this itepublic, and §ust mpropur- tlon oa men h been Christians had’ m 8 power, and given to our civilization, Charscter, virtue, trug manheod, lrmnxnum thelr principles. Another Touson was that Chrlatianity wos n part of the com- mon law of the country. third was that cduca- tion was defectlve withont religious training, Pub- lic Instructlon,- s fur a4 history gavo us light, had always been pursued in the prewenco of religion. Ita absenco obstructed cducation, There could nullmlmul:mlonlllllt 1t tho sonl, immortality, and moral rosponsibitity wero ruled out. "This would make Athelsts, and overturn civilization, and destroy the tate, When tho citizen cao to deny tho Hible, the Sunday-school could not bring hing bock to hle dul{. The exclusion of tho biible asa camrmmln with the Uatholica was valuelews, because {t dld not satlsfy them, 1t was playmng inta thelr hands, Thore gentlemen wero wise. ‘l‘lm{ knew whon tho public waa convinced that tho publle schoola wers findlull‘ thelr parochial wchools wonld be crowded. 8o tha shutting out of the Wihle from them really pronioted the Cathellc syatem of education, |Applause, J TUR COMMITTKE ON RESOLUTIONS then submitted the following: Reaoired, 1, 'nu’ 1t 1s0f the utmost fmportance, in the yresent stage of our natl 0 e ine fact yliat this country waseettied by Chiristiniie, who o hishier with o frce aad ones Biblc, and fudadcd free institutions of on the busls uf the Koverueny N80 Telliion, o niout ¥ital natlonal fsauea of to-day fns volve tiig reintiuns of Chiristianity and the blator aud {ligt thy trith widols Chrlatlauliy! tousties curcesulng these relativna heyer deingnded clearer maceiion tika oy YiE: That Alugliy Gud la tie ultmate sourca ot &1} aurhiorjty [ ciyfl governments Chat Seaus Christy B8 ifuler of Natlons, s glven @ mora) Mtandand for helr conducty sud' that the standand of hix Word 1§ Slicie supreune taw, lial wo prercolve, with grave spprohension the defermlned aud ulied succeastul apicitipts which aro inads {0 expel the Wbl frol vur'pubile school, to wholish the uatii, prayer in our patlonal and kiate Legs ialaturcs, daysuf fasting and Oipnkaglying, and oiler Chirlatia fusiitutione o our Htales and natlon. aud aa dixurce thie Aitrican Goverainend frum Bl connection with Chi A 4" Fiixt & writlen Constitution, ss fuodsmental faw, ouilb} ta brovidu an expllcit aad godenlablo baals for the vital fastisutions”af i an ciples of tho Chr Th the uid agal s P Goveromient coustitutes the beat of Feasons for s rellidous amendineut, 5. What such an sienyuient of our Natlonal Constt- tution, Larmonizing as it would with ali the precedents of uur early histary, aud with rellzlous acknowledy: wouts [ wiany uf olr biate Cousiliutions, conkd oak soulict wlth any inabyidust rigie of cuisc a4 tho patabllalinent uf’ biste vducatfon dde et with tho righite of catlon belonus vuly to the constitutional wuth G0t cuitisct witls the ri defensive war wasing £F Fihitd of causciti Chrlat agali citiicne who belleva that edus the ‘fatilly and the church, ur outication of the war pawer dies £iile of thosw wiio deguums uven furtien, 1 tery be suy plca 6 st Lo entered axatoat the p laws aud lustiitions ‘teonelves rathir itu a constitutional basis oo which Illl" N rest, 8. ‘That the Indificrenca of many profsasing (i tlas. 64 well a8 the 8aulta of opeu vicinics calls m. pesaiivaly un sllwisa flacers tha danyurs st tiroy e Curlatian Instivgtluns of goversinent fu units an: TaboF earncsity for thelr malndenances and th courage from & review of the past, and 2 selves to Uud and (0 oni uother, wo Il use all means {n our powar to uphold, perfuct, and tiand dowa o, bustarity the laberitsace boquaathea to us by aur athers. ‘Tha resolutious were lold over. 'Tha Sccretury announced that all objectors to ony argumcals sdvanced dnrlnfi the. Convention would be accorded & fair and caudld heanang. Any objuctions in writing would be consldertd. fer the bencdiction had been pruuvunced by the Itex. M., Harrls, the Couveution adjourned uatil 0:40 this morning. At tho forencon session re will be read by tho Rov, Mr, Parkhurat ‘rof. Blanchanl, PRESBYTERY, TUB SECOND DAY'S BESSION of the Chicago Prusbytery mceling Legan st O v'clock, with devoplonal eserclues, the Rev, ¥, W, Wood presiding. ‘Tho regular busineas of the Presbytery was com- meuced with the prescutation of the anuual repurt of the Duard of Education by tha Ltev. J. M. ‘frowbrldge. It showed that during the year the suw of 82,430 bad beou appropented In aid of Mudents, The amount contribnted np to March 6 by the churches of the Presbytery had bean $i82, and the contributions ,daring the coming yedt swonld doubtleaa only bo A fractivn of tha deafl np- an the Toard. ~ Tha total receipta of the Board so far wero but 31,002,206, Tho report was adopt. ed, TIE FOLLOWING OVERTURE wras enbmilted by the Rev. Jf. 1, Trowbrldge, to ‘e sent to the General Assembly: The Erestytery of Chieago, fn scaslon Apil 18, 1877, PO ROt How o S gou [h PUEAE® dics wiio aliail not RATe alreads sdvanced [n the same ro far_ s the clore of the secoml_year of a colteifate conrse, exe ceptit be [n extraundiuary and peenlin circynutaiee af soung men 10 the tioulogieal caurdes Aud_atso ng;} they extend wich ald only 1o those who Fmy ledge thamselves In ‘wHting 1o offcr 10 efther Thy Tioine or Foretin tipan of Miaiuns of botth thes services for & perlod of yeatasuch ng shall bg deemed propse at th cluss of thair preparatury coneas, and e ore eawaging or hoing at Hberty to cugage fa mialse terfal work etsewhere. £ M. Trowbridgs mald the overlure had been the result of conslderablo deliberation, and Lie hoped 1t would be adapted, The Rev. Wnlter Forsylhe moved that tho over- tnro he adopted by the Presbytery, and sustalned o motion with a few romarks, The Raov. J. 3, Walkersald that he had always belleved in having the young'men who tere ene tering the minletey entircly untrammeled, Tho syatem now 1n voguc of alding young men placed them nndera moral cblization which .often did themgreat injory. Afterthoy had gotten assist. ance from the Noard they often discovered. that they did not really want o enter tho minlstry, and would not ro da nnless they were bonnd. Thns they wora practically crowded Into tho serviee, and thelr Jives us preachers were lcss serviceatlo to the Church than s liynien, ilo wishod to amend llmluvu r‘l'llll'o by ":’A:kl'm ot the words **ex- cept on oxtraordinary ocenslonn. “Fiio ftov. Mr. Blackburn: hpad that th dlscus- #lon might bu poatponcd for a yoat st least. The If Mr. Noyes helieved in ‘placing yonnyg men under.featriction, and likened the yount men ind in the Chureh to woldlers who had enllstod during the lato War. They might ofton think thut they would ave been mnore useful Lo the conntey In the more _peacelal walke of 1ife, but the resnft of the ‘War ahowed the weakucss of thal argument. 1t was moyed lo refer the overture to 8 commit., tee, to roport ot their cariieat convenlence, The mutlon was ecarrled, and the, following \wore np- ainted: The Itev. Mesars. Truwbrlige, Noyen, Forsythe, Patterson, nnd Elder A. Grover. . LICENSES, On motlon, It waa declded that Mr, Walker, who ‘was puzsulng his studics at the Seminary, bo put upon examination. 1t was moved and carricd that Me. T. J, Lamont, 8 llcentlato and a student, be put upon examina- on. . 'I'he cano of two young men In thelr second year ot the Seminary, who had applied for a special license to presch during vacations, was referrod tho Committes of Examination, ‘The Ttev, R. W. Patterson, from the Committee on the ense of Mr, Walil, reported that his papers and references dld not give a ¢lear Idea of his rela- tions with any church, and that the Committeo therefora declined to recommend thatho be granted alicense. Tho reportwas adopted. ‘The question aa to the propricty of, having elders upon the Committee for examinlhg candidates for licensen was discussed. The Rev. R, W. -Patterson thought that tho clders shonld not be on tho Commlttoc brcauss they could not be prezent ot the committee-meet- nge, nnd others thought that elders wero not cotm- p‘clfiluo cxamine candldates in Ilebrew and other atudies, * 1t was moved to reconsider the actlon of tho Pros. bytery In appointing elders on tho Commitico. Tho pancr was reconsldered. ‘The Itev. D). Biackbum swanted thoe Presbytery to sct another time for the annual micet- 1ng, In order to accommouate the Theological Sem- Inary. As it wae, the students wore obliged Lo stay ‘heru ton days after crnduation before they. could como bufore the f'reshytory for examination, le moved to chnngu the time of mccting to the flret Monday after the first Thursday, In April. Tho motion waa lost. Tho paper was finally reforred baek to the Committee with instructions to smend soastobe in conformity with the rules of tlie Tresbytery, " The apecial order of the day, CXAMLNATION OF CANDIDATES for lcensuro, was then taken up. ‘There wero soven candldnton, Mesrrs, Jeary C, Granger, T, J, Lomont and Jolin A, Walker ‘Velng for ordluatfon sine tienlo, and Messra, W, Seebes, J, D, Al and for licensura, d Hebrow was con- tho Elghth Church ev, J of Covington, Ky., Inviting him to tho pastorate. Leave was given the church to sogd the Invitation, Inthe afternoon tho vxamination of candldates waa rosumed. The Rev. Mr. Blackburn conducted tho theological inquiries, and the ltev. C. L. Thomuden. questioned ' them upon geology, come arative anatomy, and zoolowy, After an hour of nls [nterceting” proces, . the candldatew wers ro- ' Iearod from the inquisitorial bench, and the P'res- | bytery endoavarad (o dacldo- whither thoy ha | o aeod. v bomo discusslon arose. as ta the propristy of granting ordination to J. A. Walker, lo called back to tho Preshytery and avaln exami m: ulav‘iml points, Fhilly tho following: was adopteds s Rcintred, That the Prosbylery, altho tatied thie_ examination Of M d. e WALEOF, SCi1 e clies his yequess to ondain b’ at presont, on the aroundthatha I8 nok prepared (o sccapt A call within vur bounds. Mossrs. Granger and Lamont were then ordained Dby the Itev.J, K. Scovillc, the Itev, Dr. Ulbson offeriug prayer. 1t has gns- SUSFENSION. The Btated Clork read the following: ‘The Commisson [n the case of the ey, N. Selden ro- cteully report that ihey liave endeavorcd with-al r PUWF 10 501V0 tlie resl facts of Lho casd, b tlod tu ket any amilavia ftow Ly chiureh Wheellng of athers who bave ace Mr, Sel immoral conduct, howeyer. niany ncldents lesi us to beltove that 3r, beiden has heen” guilty of somo actions unworthy of tho ministry, we herowith recoi- imend & teiporary supeasiun ot tlie Guapel nlo until such time adthe cass can be Iurlg!rnlnzflflul 1] ave Jacon fost. The cnmmnnft-tlon was ordered to be placed on | file, '{no Btated Clerk reported the followlng changes to'linva taken place durlng the year: Minlsters re- celved—1l, 11, Kellory, Ttom the Presbytery of Council Blufts: Donald - Fletcher, from “Detrolt; Georgo I, Smith, Nobraska Clty; A. I, Haycs, T)ubuqnn')‘dmn h A. Stelnhas Froeport; W. T. Erdman, Fart Wayno; E, 8, Urowne, Cincine natiy G, E. Wiaharl, Indianapollat J! Ahboti Fronch, Morrinand Omange; Davla Clark, Cineine nisters diamissed—C. A. Wood, to tho ytery of Highland 8, J, McKeo, to Frosport; imith, to lowa Cil Dutlield to Caynga; At _this moeting, A. Taylor to Utica; David Darell to Dubuquos Lynatt Carden to Sacrumenta; W, 11, Vandoren and W, J, Troar to Ban Franclsco and Santa Fe, respectively, rotumn- vd letters and were recounlzod as membors of tho budy, Minlsters deceascd—Samucl llalr, Mont. mery 3, Wakernmun, Uhurches Organized—F) 'resbyterian at Deertleld. Pastoral rolations als. sovered—E, L. lurd from Uighland Park; ©, Bond- wan from Second Church of i, Annas 8. W, Duf- ‘hicago; D. fieid frow thu Elghth Church. of LI L . frum the Westminster Church of 0}“- Burrell eogui and K. N, Barrett from Anstin, Pastoral relations. ‘constitutod—Heiween B, W, Bazeott — ang Wostminster Church of Chicago, Licontiates examined~A. Allson, k. Nowers, J, MeAlilste oyd (this meoting:, W. J. Weber, J, M L N HINL, T, G, McFazlaml, Licentiates ordained—Iil, ¢. Girane or, T. J, lLamont, Licontiates disminsed—F, Presuytery of Osago; A, 1L Campe abytery of Councit' Bluffas 1. M, d Rivar Congregational tions A, B, Byran, 1o Alton; J, 1s; Bake branka (i, Candidates received under caro—T, Boyd, A, Alllson, 1. C, McFarland, W J, Weber, Bowers, J. McAlilater, W, H, Cullon, Candldats 10 Prosbytery of Milwauki Jiliwaukee A, Alflson, to Ottawa, Afier prayer vy Eldur W, ¥, Unton, the Presby. tery adjourned ta micot on tha 23d luat,, in MeCors mick Block, Cllcago, MISCELLANEOUS, TIIN NOON PRAYER-MENTING n Farwell fall yesterday was led by the Rev. A, Youker, and tho exorcidcs wero commenced by tho sluglng of two bymna—* Whiio Light Frolouge s Precious Life," and ** Hlow Sweet the Name of Jeaus Sounds. “ ‘Lhe leader read A reqnest for the prayorsof tho mecting for a notod. {ufidel lecturer, that his tal- ents might be diverted fo God's service. Mo roquested thoso who destred tho prayers of tho meeting for reintives and friends 1o make thom vurbablly, and several arose and responded, as fol- lowa: Dy alady for an {nfdel nephew; by a friend fur two youni men; by a gentlowan for a daughter, a brothorln-law, tor-in-law, and a futher-ine law; and soveral gentlemau for brothers, ‘The re- queste wero complled with by saudible prayer from thaleader, who pruyud carpestly for tho cunyuse slonof toe noted nfdel lecturer, and & diversion of lila talents to Gud's service, **Gulde mo, O Thou Ureat Johovab, ** was sung, and then the ey, Mr, Youkor took up the subject of yeeterday's discounts, from tha twenty-ffth chapter of Matthewthat portion relutlng ta thi talents of midver, e spcaker's remarks had apecial reference to tho talonts or abilities of men, aud In a vory forcible snd enrncst wanner ho urued bis hearers to devata thair talouts, Bo watter I&o\s buwble they might be, to tho gloridcation of od. Frayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Spenzer, and alutwer from. M, W, Hazen, the Boston agent uf D, Apploton & Co,, was read, It gave sn account of the Work in Boston auiong tha business men, and gaid the Lord hud taken bold of the work lu that city, after the almost futlle cflortsof Mr. Muody “and - others, and a groat swakoning wasln Pi¥iiatia of an encouraging nat 1da b einarks of an encoura; nature wero made by A 31, Dellgbt and auovier. genticaun: o tuen tho Ttev. 5 T. Chamberialy OMEred ‘approprits and foryent prager, "Tho Bieeting was dismlssed with tha bensdiction, THE ELDERS. Tho pegulae weekly lneeiling of tho Presbyterisn Elders’ Avdociation beld yesterdsy afternoon a5 oclock {n thelr room bu BeCormci s Bailde lug, coruer of Desroorn and Haudolph sirevts, Elder Carter, the Peesldent, occapled the chalr., De. Waters, tho Eceretacy,.opened (he diacuse It Ecott, C. &, I dis) d—d, W, “1on papers all nald #fon of, the quest'on continued from the lnst meet- ng—Ratary va, Permanent Rlderahip—by the rend- fng of hiaargument, 1le had decided viows, and cheracterized the limited eldership as nnecriptural, and an improvident anomaly. e denled that Eldera were reprerentitlves of the people, and ty ntako the oflice representative win g npon Abe rame Iow plane a3 a Joslee [y the Peace or n wanl Conetslile, He took the cround that the Elder representod God,nnd not the people, 11 God had enlleil thenito thie Riderabip, they shonld represent 1 : the Fent represonted the scitder, anl the cated the ealler, 2 ferponnitility fmposcd iy aman wax o light tunlter compareil with ono imposed by God, Fr This standpalnt ho defined rotary Eldership, and sald a divine call implied permancicy, while a limited Eldcrahip wan witnont a Divine call, 1la showed the abusen to which tha rotary systen wns subject, and asserted that It had been” weighed in tho'bals auce and fornd wantinz,, 5 EldesTarmn touk occasion to eay that the Rev, D, Riler, o Braoklyw, ~anoted as an ablc expancat of reprosentative Kldetaliip at the last mootlng,— was & known radleal en the enbject, Elder Ientleld held that a Permunent Elder conld not be remnoved withont dinllenity, whilea pastor, whaxo oftice waa hiuhor, could bd casily onrted, Dir. Waters sald the rules of discipiine providod {or tho ramoyal of an Klier for canve.und bie know of tva Instances whera Permanent Elders had been removed, . Elder 1{orton thotight that the strorigert nreu- ment mae on the rotiry side was that the Elder conld ho re-elected, Bt thoughit it was destenctiva of the trug dignity of the ofiice that he should be combelled (o aubmit fo ft. After sute furiher aiscuralon the Arsocintion ad- Journed until Monday nfterndon at 4 o'clock. e i o AMUSEMENTS, ANNA DICKINSON. From.Qur Oun Correspondent, NEw Yons, April 0. —As Anna Dickinson conld not creato nn - excltement by her acting, she re- eolved.to do [t by an afterpleco of oratory, To- nlght, when the ** Crownof Thorns ** was dleposcd of, ehe occupled uver an hone in criticising tho critice. ‘Tho hbuse was 182 than one-third full, so that few perzony would Liaye Leen the wisor but for the papers, which gave her the Lenefit of & free ad.: vertisoment, thongh at their own, expense. Miss bickinson made her tongue-lashing in the blonde- wigged court costame {n fwhich she was bLelng led away to execition as the curtiin fell, 8he had in her hand a large bunch of ‘nowepaper alips, and smiled atthe company.of newspaper men before her as she began, by neking If slie had not alwags been the defondee of f thei opprossed. - Amsured by ap-, plansc, ahig, sald she proposed .to speak: of Annn Dicklinaon as a person sha had never known. 8he read numerons - quotationa- from the New York papers apoaking.of hor play aa n thoroughly bad one,.and her §mpersonation as bencath criticlam,, and -assérting “this to' be the unanimons ver- dict of.the,presa of tho United .States, Mer life on tho platform, ended two years ngo, when hier health utlerly btoke ‘down, and sho was inca- pacitated from riding 300.to.1,000 miles & week, . a8 a successfnl Jyceum tour required, She was obliged.to go'on the atage,” Her Nfst'appenrance ‘was in Boston, before 3,000 people, none of, thom lier friends, for her friends all opposed her going on the stage. She was o theatre-goer from childhood, having traveled 300, miles often to nitin front of o foof-lights, and shd had o tost of her own fo write a good play by. It was this't' Sho dld ndt mind applause during the first or sucond nata, for most people who go to a theatre are willing to be plensed, but 1f,at tho end of the third nct. many - went vut and a slim honse was left for tho fourth, ehe considered the play bad. ier Toston nudi- ence waa coldly, dircrhininatingly eritfcal, At the ond of the first act the curtaln was rang twice; at the cnd of the second act twice; at the end of tho third, not only did oll the gudlence keep thelr seats, but 700 standers ro- malned rooted ‘to the floor: and at tho end of the fourth, when 1, 000 people, thelr eyea hrim- ming with toars, called hor forth with ahouts five succesaiyo timen, sho sald, **Thia Is a success,” Yot sho had had but four, yoars' expericnce, and was about to try a new plece, and was o fretted, a0 utterly miserable, that during tho two preceding weeka shio lust soventesn pounda, had been without food, belng unable to caty and without slecp, not having closed her opea foc soventy hours. Tho Bos- hie play and acting wero a stic- cess, and muxnuple who hadseen them eo believed till thoy road tna New York uapors next even. ing, She didnot object to being callod uul{;" *rold, " “Vl]c&" *tutroclous," nor to have her neting called '*bad* and hery)n **wretched," but ahe did object to such falsification of facts an ihoatatement that her Heston andience regarded hera fallure, Hhe played tha most succeastul two weoks' engagemeont over known la that clty. Thou she went to”Cincinnati, Loulaville, 5i. Louls, Philadciphla, Albony, Buffaio, and Clevoland, and ovur;wnnn recolved praise, When- she _came to . New York ahe knew from hearte hlenk?ng cxporlenico ~ that tha critice would -me ber, but bolieved sho would find her old Now York andfences (o support hor. 1uttha critlcs had bedn @ wall between hor sud her old public. She found 1t not. Itwas #old whe came here under peculiarly favarable clr- cumatances. Kverybody Kaew the trouble that ox. fated In the management of the Eagle provious to horareival, On the night set for her irst appear- anco there were woven pieces of lccnlll“{ yet to nint, Botween that Monday sad the ¥Friday fol- owing, she spent tiveaty-threo lours fn rehearsale, and could not tell huw many sieepless hours of agony. It was ssld of her sho ha Pln:ml harsoll In aningonlsm 10 the nowepapers, ¢+ What!" who sald, Laolf erying,.** this ooe wmall, weak. elck, lieartbroken, miseranle woman nst tho com- bined nowapapers of Xew York City? God knows 1 did not wani to fight., 1 was too utterly crushed. u;ilglcdun. 04 Latisll continuo to strugzle, bo- ca -P nving taken up my work to do I wil it down untl) I complotely fail, cheery,] Iam hoatso becanse I have swaliowed so wany toars.. They strangled me. 1 go heary about my work . becauvo. my heart drsga .down my hands and feef Miss Dickinson continued: ** Mr, Cowper, & foromost English actor, wroten letter to the Zridune, glving his favorshle impres- slone of iny scting and play, It wans loft lying two weeka without notice, and then publisked, with tho gratuitcus falsehoud added that an allawancy st bo made for ite nents, bacause Mr, Cow- per was Mlss Dickinson's businesseian, and that #he bad enguged to study.with him daring tha sum- war,- This was wholly falee. Mr, Cuwpor tol- cgruphed A contradlction, but the Z7lbune sup. pressed it untll * after the Hoston papers contalning 1t reached New Y Then, and not, tl then, did this cand paper do g justice. T'wo wooks laturthe 7'ridune ropeated thosamo lying statemient and rofused to print o deninl on the ground that the matter compinined of had beon laken from & Boston paper, whlch was eqnally. untrue, 1 am Iflmdlnu mply -for the tratb, " Tho MHerafd has tried to'stir up bad fecl. ing against me among religlous pmr« by pro. fosnaing_ to ahocked at the' title of m play. 1t accuses .me of * dragging thinge which should bo sacred. throngh the wilnio of the stage.' [ am willing to put mf serl thought- ful training under a Quaker mother—my roliglon, it you will—against tho Imr,fw and bigotry of the inan who wrote that1™ Mlse Dickinson read the Herald urticles pralsing her play and actng, and contrawted thoae with the latce and haraticr ones, +he read from all the papers except the &wn, and ald: ¢* With recned to all tha unkind crittelom 1 can say theso peraons, n the play 1 sald to Ning eyt * My Licge, Tn good, plain Bason, it {a & fie,* ' 8he rofurred to Mr, Winter, of the Tribune, and Mr, Schwab, of the 7imes, by natue, ealllng the latter a fecdor of the former, Thien, ayoaking of theo stage 0w sn educator, who closud with an-ap. weal for faimess and juatice, Rho spoke with tno mont intenso feeltny, " ond ncarcely. restrain her tears, ‘The nudienco was thoroughly movea, and loudly apy harp hits, while hivaing the |mfivn cn_ heir ausanlts were mentloned, The siair ls a decided novelty on the mff’ & 5 - E = ITAVERLY'S, Aa tho hero §n the fegond of ** Rip Van Winkle" ls always ldentifiod with Jue Jefferson, any de- parture from bia method is desmed hady acting, whilo a close Imitstion of him would vffeciually mar the play. . Mr. Robert McWade appears ta understund, ihis, and Mouday night be drow s fine line between JeSerson and Xip, to the au- preme satisfaction of & good audlence, He played the part well, and naturally and by blsown exer tions made up for whatever of defects attached to the support.. The rest of the company did falrly. Thuredsy eveninz Mr, Wil Chapman will tako a benedt In.**Bold; or the Victims,* a play written by himsell to Lring out four newspaper men, Mr, Jomes Chisholm, critle for the Juler-Oceany Mr, Wil Eaton, critle for the T¥mes; Mr. Matt Angle, enitlc for the #ralrie Farmer, and Mr, Scott, ciltic for the Jotel Reporter, will ba cast In tha leading arts, Mr Chisholm has made 3 e Fupuiation ur dramatic critlclums, and fsauid to ru-m- a bigl order of hietrionlc - talunk develuped by gunstaut und ardyous »tudy. Mr Eaton, o good Ludun of dramatle representativn, ‘s fuclined in iy critlcloa to buld aciors to rigll performance.. 1lofa ool und quict, and has on casy, off-haud way that will take well abould o be cust In & pari. demanding thos¢ chamcteplotics. liis Ogure s goud, gud's lifo spent in unitlng social gughfca- lons with exeellent fournalisu bas given hln aa wright futo tha world whicl wiil be uf Incalculable welt Lo hin in bly uew departure, dr, Auglo's etrengil lics fu bl fuclal expressivn and oo ats tructivo alz of cool recklessncss, galned by loug cxperienco 10, tho lustruction uf tha farmer fu tha way he go. . lo ls a natural pluyor, wnd ell ~who ara mnot Biind should hce ltut T bl eort to raite blioself sbovo the t of bl toral pursulte. Mr, Ecott, from tho gature of his svocation, bus Leen ou tho boards for some time. Ha ba swoken of by thuss who Lisve seon the relicarsals ge Luing per- o e ot In thu cnlreas and wxite. 3ir, Will Chapuman is well kuown demand Jenkthy encomium, lis mauifestation of taglo in tho selectiou of his casl stamus bl @ playwright, Ars, Oatles uoxt week, —— ADELPIIT. Victoria Richter, a clover Germax actress, made lier Orst appearauce In Loulse, la the **Two Or- phans,® Monday night, playing u Engiiah, snd dolog well. The cast, with but few exceptions, 13 vod, sad tho varicly bill and tho pantowime are Hnwlnu ws well Laever, WASHINGTON. Candidates for the Next Speak- ers=ip and Their Prnse pects. Clvil-Servico Reform Practiced in the Treasury Department. Cortain Questionable Appoint- ments Marked for Cor= ' rection. The Bart Performed hy Justice Clifford In the Electoral Tribunal. That Recent Treasury Order Does Not Af- foot the First Obioago Batoh, THE NEW IIOUSE. OARFILLD CANDIDATE FOR BPEARER. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, 3 ‘Wasmiyatox, D. U., April 10.—tGen. Garfleid having nnnounced himself as. candidate for the Speakership, {hero has been much {nterest to learn the exact position ocenpled by Representative Charles Foster, of Obijo, wha {s the only other Re- vublican promiinently spoken for the place. A din- palch received from hint last Baturdoy by a gentle- man of this city not being undorstood, the follow- Ing statement of his position, which is from an an- torltative source, will Lo Intoresting: Mr.. Foster hus mot sought the sopportof any man for the Speakorsbip,.- Ue did not even think of -t till the matter was mentlosed In tho newspapers. Ho hopes 1o mco Cen. Uarheld elected, and will do what he can do to accare hle success. At the sama time he imogincan contingeney in which ho wonld feel it A TURLIC DUTY to become 8 candidate, and he is understood.to bes lieve that the exigency Is such that ho ought not to place himecelf owjsido of tha list.of, possible candi- dntes. Foster's mamo has been suggested as o compromise candidate who might possilly securo some Southern :Democratic votes which could not Lo obtalned for Gen, Garfleld.. Thore Is a, wide- spread - impreesion , that Foster's conservative cougac during his entiro service in Congress, and espicially hir action on the Loulsiana caso two years ago, aad tho (ndependence lis has shown on all occasions, would make him more acceptable to liberal Democrats than any other man, ~ On the other hand {t {sdoubtful If all the radical Rtenub- llcans would suipport him even If ko was nominated by the Republican caucus, Many of them have opouly accusad him of being UNTHUE TO HIS PARTY, and have alrcady sald that they would peefer to haye the Democrats hold coutrolet the Housa, .and organlze it by the election of .a Baurbon of ' that party rather than to clect Foster Ly any compro- mlsc or coalitlon bolween Repiblicans and Deimo- crate.."They tlunk . tuat such ‘s, coalltion wonld Aveaken the Republican party mdch®more_than n defent in the organization of ‘tho Iouse. 1t s the nfillnhm of many of Ucn. Garflold's friends that ho' stionld remiain a8 a candidato uatll elther himaelf or sutno ono elso ll.nommnu:d“y tho ll-pnl_:uun caucns, There has been conaldorablo, gassip elnce the in- augnrution of President Ioyes.as to the posalbili- ity of sccuring an organization of the Honse PUIZNDLY TO THR ADMINISTRATION, 1t may be sald that while the renidont has con- templated the posslbility of such un event, ho docs not look upon It os very probable, Tl i under- stood to bellave that If this liberal: Tolicy conld bo allowed to oporata without interfcroncu by Con- gress until next Uecember, it would have such an eflcct npon pacty organizations in tho South oh to Iead muny’of the'mara conservatlve men from that | scction of tho country to join with Northern He. rnnllcnm fn supporting the Adg:lnhlmuan. and n requring for it a frendly hajority n both llouscs, Under present clrcamibtancea: this-ls hurdly tobe oxpected. It will be with great difil- calty” that Democeats from any section of the conntry can bo induced to yotosgalnst caucus nom. inccs of their party on tho organization of tho llouse, oven though they mayintend to support all Just measuros proposed by the President, THE OFFICES. INTERION DEPARTMENT. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tridune, WasnixoTON, D, C. . April 10, —Uivil Service pro- motlons continue In tha Intorlor Department, To- day the Chief Clerk of tho Interior Ofico was pro- moted to the place of Bell, mado Assistant Secre- tary, and one of tho Examinors was made Chiof Clerk of tho Patent OMco. -Tha first efforta of Sec- rotary Schurz will bo Lo 20 organize.ihe eficient forces of the Department a8 to obtaln the greatest possiblo bonefite to tho service, and next will come an overhauling for the purposo of purging thoserv. Icg of Inefliclont and Improper persons and thoso who' obtalned ofilca, ..by. notorlonsly Improper means; 4 BIECIAL AGENTS. , The first stop fn reorganiaing the foree of spectal ngenta for the Customs Scrvice In the Treasury Department preparstory to an Investization of the entlre Custome Bervico was taken: by Sccretary Bherman- to-day. Agent W. D. Moqrs waa re- lieved and remonded to a subordinate position on tho force til] his case can bo'consldored. by ftself, Mr, Tingle, of the ssme jorce, was mada chief. The 1latter pgentloman has long been known . fn comncction _ with thin scrvico as onc of the most effclent officers, ‘The placing of Moure over him under the last Ad- inlsteation was onc of tho mistakes b, which men who had heen prominent In making war on the rings wers Yn““lmm' ‘This wrong s one of the Srat righted by Secretary Sherman. ‘TIRARUIY AVPOINTMEBNTS, ths Western Assoclated Tyess.' Wamnxutox, 1, C., Aprit 10.="The fallowlng o the :lv/r:hllu to appolutmunts in the Treasury opartment: hnt on and-after Jan.- 1, 1870, the appoint- ments In this office shall be so arrnzed as to bo ibuted butweon the several B . the 8| ind the Diktrict of Co- lumbla, according to popi ution. "Tha avove law Secretary Sherman wil rigldly en- force, and under it there can at preaont be no ap- pointment from Naw England, New York, Pann. wylvanla, Ohlo, . Marylaud, Delaware, West Vire EY“,.' Virginia, Arfzona, and the District of “olumbia. ~Tho Scerotary will insint that only family sbiall be employed. , rocently removed from the ofico of Supervising Bpecial Agont of the Tresaury De- partuicnt, was to-day reinstated. Ar, Tlogle was removed to make a”pluce for W, 1, Moore, who fizared prominently in connaction with atories set atloat against Aslatant-Sccrotary Conant and oth. er Treasury olicors, RECOMMENDED, ‘The Bocretary of the Intorior has rescommendad John .. (iracae, of luwa, and John ¥, McKenna, of Dakota, for appolntment by the Presidont as licgister wnd Recelver respectivoly of the newly. esablished land-ofice b Shorldan, In the Black Hille country, BEER SLOUGH. OVEW WHICH WISCONBIN .FEOPLY ARB QUAR- RELINO, Special Dispatch (o The Tribune. Wasutvaron, Do €,y April 10,—Capt, Willlam Willisms, of Meucmines, & large lumber-dealcr and vaswel-owner, m: an argument Lefure Attorney-Genersl Devens thls morniug in oppast- tlon to the movement of the Beef Slough Company o revoke.the onler appointing Judwe Dixon prosecuts persons for driving logs -Joose down ! Chippews tlver. 3r, Williams represents 75,000, - 000 feét of lumbor which go down to the river, and theee steamboats, Mo very atrongly opposed tho rovocation of the ondur, and prescnted & .long array of facts - o show that tho prescat custom of allowing logs to foat looss was very Injurious (o unavigation. The Attorney-Ceneral, in reply, said only that he hal dechled to permlit the other: slde to e their writ. tenpresentation of the case, which e should con- sider, _ ‘Tho indications now seom to bo-that the order of Attorney-General Dovens commiwsloning Judge Dixon will uot ba rovoked, but It fs by no means corfsin that, had there been auch opposition at the Uune application of the ordor was madn sa fs now manifested, that it would have been granted fn tho Ont Instance. Qor. Pound left for the West to- night. THE TRIBUNAL, JUSTICR CLIVFORD'S PAKT. Spsolal Diznatch g0 The Tribune : Wasuinuzos, . U, April 10.—The Conaress tlonal Lecord pppears to-dey bear|ng the full toxt of tho remarks wade by the membars of the Eisct- oral Commisalon ia the contested cases submitied to that tribuna’. Aftor lsyes waa duclared clects ed 1bo fajunctivn of sccrecy was removed from the tribupal, and the several members permitted to prepare thelr own stalements of thelr remarks. As there was nu stenograpber present, theao reports have been subjeck, to careful revislon. Perbaps the most curlous opinlon s that of Juatico Clifford. o gave bis full opivion a the Florida casa, The spite of tho old Democratic Judgg aud Dowrbon war-horsa runs through tho concluslon of ClTurd's declulun. After the Com- mfesion bad decided 1o treat as allunde all evidonce not contalned In the papers submitied by the Vico. Prealdeot, other members of the Commixlon dise cusaed the whole case fn favor of the papers sube witted to the Cowmlsalon by the Prestdent of tho Senate, bat Mr, Jratico Clifford, believing thay the discnraion wonld be nnavalling and uselens, TOOR NO PURTHER PART IN THR DEDATE, Tteferring to the cases subseqaently snbmitted of Lonlsiana, Orcgon, and South Corolina, nt thy closc of the remarke, 1t s sall, that Mr, Jusijcq Clifford did ot pactlcipate in these dircnxslone, having heen thoroughly convlced that nothing by could aay would be of any public Lenefit, VARIOUS. THR OHICATO WIHISKY MEN, « Special Dispalch to The Tridune, ‘Wasmnatox, D, C., April 10.—There scemy ¢ boa misunderstanding as to tho porition assumey Ly the Becratary of the Treasuty with re«pact o the Chicago whisky pooplo who wers granted . munily, The Secrctary has not ddchded that gy contraet of immunity with them should he nhro. gated. On tha contrary, from the investizutioy which he has beon oble to give the »nbject he huy intlmated that thie Agrecmont rhould be tespecteq, The deciston which hie has made an to the proeecy. tion of whisky offandera generaily, relatesto g entirely different class of cases. TIE PRESIDENTIAL BUMMER RESIDENCE, President Ifayes anld tos friend yesterday thay ho decided to occupy the honda Inthe Soldjery Home. in which A, Lincoln lived summurs dnring his Presidency, and that Mra, Hayes will not feare tha. ity .untll fall, This Is somothing quite up. wausl fn Washington socicty, and;isn practice ‘Which has not been. obearved slnce {hg War .. daym The - Lincoln, _ housa | the Soldlers' Ilome {8 mow being Mited Presldent Jlayes, It has been occupled but v, Rittle since vacated- by Prestient Lincoln, La summer, it having been thought Presldent Grang wonld take It for a.short times furitnre way placed in it, hat oven that lina since been remove, 9 MULLETT. Mr, Mullctt in to be given oversight of the con. atruction of elther the Chicago or Cincinnatl Post. Office bullding, COUNTERPEITS, Officer Tdnet, of the Socrat-Service Divlaion, re. ports to that oflce that ho has dlscovered and g reated aix fminates of the Knoxville (Tenn.) Ja) cogaged fn, tho manufacture of 5O and 25 cert counterfeils of the silver coln, captaring the coin aleo the implementa used In ita manufactare, H ORNL BISRMAN,- - Western Associated Press. To the T + WaktunoTON, + Aprtl A0, —Uen, Sherm, will lcave hiera Thieaday for St. Louit, whither oo will-ncrompany. his hmfl( who wo thero 1o reside for the summer, _1fe wilf bo absent about a week. }Hu flrfl""'""&“. |1n: (l:,lll"ll‘h'I “l'!‘\!!“ fllu’ l'nhlhe une founded re) hat the headquarters of the arm; Wers 1o bs moved 10 . Louls: % REVENUR PRAUDS. . Very extenslyo revenue frauds.in the mannfae. tars of tebacco fn North Carolinn have recently ‘beon discovered. Some .thirty manufacinrure jy the County of Surrey, charged with participation in theso fraudulont . transactions, have heen Indlcted, Tha frauds _discovered are estimated by revennc ‘agents to cxceol one-thind of the total' imount of Internal revenuo taxes collected In that State, FHESIl BERP EXI'O1ZS. i ‘The exports of fresh beef 1o ‘Great Britain from New York and Philadelphia In_March amount tc 1,707,853 pounda, valned at £500,083; making ¢ total In nino montha of 0,008, 810'pounds, value: 182,077,980, - . i ‘ afllthADXilE‘lh .’rh wag In sesslon to-dny about two hours, ere war ?Igfi"“ of nx|rlonll¥mrv Intereat under conslders- on, ¥ = COLORATIO, ‘Tha Clerk of the Ilauscof Ropresentatives to-da= recalved o brief from Fatterson, of Colorado, whe denfos the right of Belford to o seat fn the next Cnngnu on. tho ground that he could not by elected at the same clectton to Sl n fragmont of 4 term In the Forty-fourth and o foll term In thy Forty-0fth Conyress, tho Conventlon providing that one Representative for the Stato ut lars should bo elected at the first clection under thy stitution, and thoreafler at euch times ant pllices as miay be.prescribed by law. Pnttersoy contcnds that, as such provision has not heen mady Dy the State, his own eloction I .valld under th genoeal law of Congress, Which cstablishes thy Tuundn‘{ next aftor the first Mundny In Novembir ns the day in each of tho Etates nnd Torrilories fc: the elcttion of Ropresentatives ond Deleuates b tho Forty-fifth Congresn. Tho Clerksays hie is noy carafnlly considering the lnw and all the fnzte :hg‘fnu of the contest between Patterson and Bek rord,: THR CUSTOMS PRAUDS, New Yonr, April 10.—In regard to the chay telegraphied from Waxhinston aflecting the Nev York Cnetam Uause, frlends of .the ofiiclals sy they are old storl ot afloat during the Scerctary- ship of Mr. ristow, for the purpose of currying favor with him. 3r, Lydccker's oificlal acte am sl on rocord and luce&u(hlu of. proof, and he s willing to ablde by the decision of any coinpetert ‘man who may be appointed to investignte thei, It s reported he intends asking Sccretary Shei- man for such an investigation. i . e LIFB-INSURANOE. A Declston Intelligiblo to the Fow Who Un derstand That Tortuous Businesa, Hpecial Dispalch to The 1.ilire. 87, Pavt, Minn,, April 10.—~Tha Stato Suprems Conrt to-day rendered a declsionagainst the Nurth- western Mutual Life-Insurance Company of Mill ‘waukeo in 8 sult institutod by Mrs, Jowmima Sy monds to recover on a ten-year non-forfeitabls policy on her husband's lifo, The insured had pald part cash and part notes for four yeaes, At the end of three ycars the first- annual note wes pald by credits of the Company's dividends, and, according to.the Company's theory, the Inaured had earnod one-teath of his policy, the.Compapy clalming that a comylleto annual paynient required the settloment of the anaual nota by dlvidends or casl, and that, so long os part of the nott glven- for sy vyesr was unpald, th annual payment was incomplote, The fifth and sixth years the. Company nccepted notes for the whole promium. the insurad “nyln; cash only the amonnt of tho intercst on his notes. No fur ther paymente of any kind wero madc, aithoush the {nsured lived four ycars longer, Tee Compuoy offered fu settliement “ono-tonth of the amonntof the pollcy, clalming that oll thy payments after tha first year were forfeited, bocanue there wos no fall ayment of auy notes glven .or aubsoquent yean, K dividend credits or otherwiso, Clilef-Justie f18lan, the Associatca concarring, holds that tay glving and accepting of notea for the cud part -of - the premiums for the fifth sud siuth fl”" had tho eame cfect s i a0 ad been pald; that {n any year the givingofs premlum note for the paymens of intercel ons rior . note and thu eash part of the peuniium wa he payment of tho completo annual premiu making the policy a patd-up policy for one-teut uf the original wum Insured, 10t subject to defsit y Intetest on any note givd 18 entitled to six- subject to sxch deductions ae the policy proyides,’ Like cascs it lllfl(nbc‘mndlllr in lowa and Wisconsln ugalnt the same Company. A: T, STHEWART" & 00. What They Have to. Say In Jtegurd to the' ' Tiportation ¥rauds, 7o the Editor of TAs Triduns. Nzw York, April 10,—In answer to your Warke Ington dispatch published . yesterday, and tho - traordinary coimients fn last ovenlng's Chiciso Journal, wo wish to atate that our house Las news? avalled Itself of any frauds on the fwportaticsor purchaso of silke; that we Lave never Indirally ot otherwlse jmported or purclizsed sny mi tarod by or for us thropgh any otber housc, oo bave we ever purchasod or hmporied allks In or, other than a falr, honest, aud lexitimate maniet, Wa have, It 1 trug, been compelied tocnusy laryely In the manafscture of slik in this couats, where our.mills are located, but. it {u not truo . we Liave sbandoned its_unportation, ~Un, the o8- trary, weare stil] importing not only verk lraly, but constantly, The excwssive umdessaluatlnd ol othera have - caused us to by uxceedluzly o8 tlous in sclecting our linportations from grade: ! sl uf high quality and wpecial productions, bed wo have not been driven from the fluld as statdd b Tin Taisuxe, nor do we lntend to be, \\nnl:: failh thas our Governuent, with' tha facts n ! cdunection fully ascertatncd and in ita pulwll\lfl. will adopt measures to protect legitinatu kit Ing, and will also recommend such ehanyes |nlh|: present tantt as wiil lead to that reauit; buty should. nogsthe public way bo assurcd WEI: o nevor avall ourselves of any Esauds {n juportsloat o und;nnl“-'mlnlu, ur cvet oller for sale il o tly and fairly lu A £ . e itllp:lfllll"'. Brewant &£ PAGANS AND ANTHROPOPHAGI Special DispateA 10 The Tribune. Broowmazow, IlL, April 10,—The Btao Ot ventlon of the Northwestein Branch of we We+ an's Forelga Missiopary Soclety of the Muthedint Church met-this afternoon at the First 3. Church, the object of the Canvgntion belng tdve & stimulus to missionary work amonyg tha heshrs. This branch includes 1llinoly, Indisns, \\‘uonlfll; and Michigan, bat the Conventlon Includes JHwis only. Officers were elected: President, Mrd -L:: Hut,.of Evanston; Vice-Peesident, Mre G. 4 Crow, Bloamisgton; Becrotary Alrs. A, E 53 g ford, formerly of Bloomlngton: Assistant Icfl‘i ries—Mra,. Crandon, Hock Rivor Circult; 3td P, Mits, Contrsl Couference, M. A Riggs, 1Minols Confurcnce, and E, Slade, Sogthern llllnoll“ L‘nnlzr‘“. u wers appointed as follows: Bumeiirer Jlamart S Bludtafugton. and by Beggs, of Plainfeld; Fluance—Mry. Browatc/to Mre. Conwell, of Oak Park, and Mrs. Clenderfin of Joliet; Resolutlons—3Mlas Emily ll.uull n Mlier, of Chicago, Mrs, Bozardus, of Sprinfll sud Mrs, Qila, of Jollct, Tals evening the drch was crowded. The scrvices were: "V-"'m"wy' . and Scripturil nl\.\lnfi. Ly the ltev. W. l!fi“ o and tho Ruv, T, A, Purker; openinz udd® O welcome, by M. Prot. Efy, of 1By Wik Tuiversity; respouse by Mrs, Jeanio ¥, Whi formerly of the Wesleyan Unlversity, now {1 £ago. L Bour apent fn sucial fnte 4 'y the mectivg adjourned 1o mect sod Cowps WOrk L0-mOrroW, for .