Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 3, 1877, Page 1

VOLUME XXXII. — UNDERWEARR AND JIOKIERY, UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY. WILSON DROS, To close a large num- ber of lines at once, have so reduced prices that no equal as bar- gains are offered. 67 & 69 Washington-st., Chicago, 69 & 71 Fourth-st., Cincinnati, 408 North Fourih- ART GAL) DOBRS Two Magnificent Suites of OPERATING ROOKS, BR. BRAND wishes to announce that, owing lo the completlon of his additional. Suite of Operating Rovs, he is prepared to furnish the most beautiful Cabinet Photographs At the extraorvidinarily low price of 86 PER DOZEN! The quality guaranteed to he supe= rloy to_any produced in the city, ar~ tistlc and clegant in every respect, CARD PICTURES The very best, at the uniform price oy’ $3 PER DOZEN! Sttters can select any style of cards atithe same price. PERMANENT PORTRAITS IN PURE CRAYON A SPECIALTY. Orders for the Holidays shouwld not Fine Walches Time-Keepers. 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Apply to WM, O, DOW, Room 8 Tribuno Building, (aoe Brothers & Co, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF NOTIONS AND FANOY GOODS, Wabash-av, cor, Madison-st., Chicago. fro oftering thelr Iarka NI Gflflflda Nlieka e, Chacs pINK. Fir Manufae- g s Using Linens 15 to 30 per cent Teavier than are ordinarily used, 3 -L"nunulumn-r‘- furing Co., tigle article at our Shirts give corresponding nd- llllolherllnfl Mudlson and Frank. purchase ats,, Chicago. :-:;5.%‘:‘-'?:;:!' ditional service. Entiro satisfuc. e tion always gunranteod. BEAK & BUCHER. i AANOR o, ) HENRY F. MILLER, WILSON BROS,, P]a]]o 5 Forto Millllll'ilfitul‘el', 07 & 60 Washington-st., Chleago, 60 & 71 Fourth-st., Oincinnati, 12 BOSTOIV. 408 North Fourth. %0 XEDALS AWARDED h Werld's Int, tlonat Hngth::'h.‘ll:;fi.rhnu AV o rlety. ataiico in the blstory Fur ‘I'rada that you can This of tho grest clos 1ng-out sale of otie of tho oldest Jowel- eratnthe city, Watches and Jowelry at one-lalf the usual prices. E JOUN G. AS!&I. IMAN, N ANCIAL, COUNTY ORDERS And City Vouchers Bought By LAZARUS RILVEIMAN, Chamberof Commcrcs. TNOTICE, NOTICE. We shall hereafter sell ALL GOODS at SMALLER per cent of profit than ever at- tempted by merchants in our line, and rely wholly upon the magni- tude of our patronage not for success. EVERY ar- Olable display ever|ticle is MATERIALLY made in this city. REDUOED in price. N.MA'I‘S[]N&EI].,]N.MA‘]‘SUN&[}U., usinessroeas Fancy Cassl ey =g Flnekog nultlues, 38 ults { ¥ias Eng, Sabtinge, 10 S 2=z J,B.HALL&CO0, e — ‘Tf"flfl. I!ll} Dearborn. GRATES AND MANTELS, rw” Viain,” Gola wud Nickel trimmed, sad SLATE MANTELS, PROBAECO & HUMNEY Lk 2ol WA ERT: brand Opening HOLIDAY GOODS TO-DAY, DAY AND EVENING. This will be the most State & Monroe-sts, State & Monroe-sts, Bos | (iZibig CHICAGO, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1877. some addditional laws might be asked for, hut, under the cireumstances, the President and See- retary botn think notie shoutd be, and they will WASHINGTON. stand by the' aet of Jan. I, 1470, . The Seeretary also maintains that the Reliable Abstract of the | resumction a:t does not . fequira the cancelation of the $3X0.000,09 Uniterd States notes which retaln after the greenback ene- rency han bren reduced 1o that smaxhnin, and ftanay he deft fn cirenlation always, chiangeable at the Bub-Treasury for gold coln. The afnirs of the WAR, NAVY, AND PORT-OFPICH DEPARTMENTS receive briel mentlon. The reconimesdationg of the ehicls of Departments are Forthcoming Executive Message. The President Desires Resump- tion at the Earliost nerally ap- Moment, proved. In treating of the sublects which come under tho Interor Department, epecial prominence 18 pitven to the In- dian question. The President fneists that goml falth should be preserved with the Indiaus, 1le s very emphatic on this point. The first sten towards «ivlilzing the Indians recomuended, is by the discourazement of huuting, allowing thetn only o amull supply of arins and atnmuni- thony and perruading them to exchntige ponfes for cattie, ‘Thls, the President thinks, will destroy or keep In cheek thelr warlike sulrits. As fastas the Iudigns abatdon hunting, the Prestdent believes they shoukd he COLLECTED UPON. A SMALLER NUMIER OF REACRVATIONS and taught agrlenlture and herding. In teach- ful pursuits thet natural taste nsidered, and those preferring cattle-ralving to farming alould be permitted to choose thelr necupation. It 13 recommended that the jurlsdiction of the United States Conrt be extendud to protect the Inalans, and that Indian police, composed of Indians, be estab- lished. It Scems Certain e Will Veto Any Silver Bill of Im- portance. Tho Debt, He Says, Was Contracted in Gold, and in Gold Is Due, Ile Favors Silver as a Sub- sidiary Coin Only. Probable Disappointment of Out-and-Out Civil-Service Reformers. COMPULSORY EDUCATION 18 recommended for Indan chlldren, the farms supportertt by the Government to be used for the inatruction of youth fu the sctivols, and the farmers themsclves given necessary adelee. On reservations Indian labor alone Is recommended, The President refers to Secretary Schura’s In- disn {nvestizations, and speaks of thelr good results. Legislntion is asked provid!ng for the more certain discovery and prevention of abuses In the Indian ecrvlee, The fessnge containe varagraphs concerning the District of Columbla, the Agricultural Department, the Washiugton Monument (recummending its completion), and on geveral other subjects of minor importance, THE INDIANS. SECIETARY KCHURZ'S RECOMMENDATIONS, Soeetal Miepateh 19 The Chizagn Tribune, ‘Wasinsatos, 1), C., Dee. 2.—The Sceretary ol the Interior devotes a considerable purtion of his annual report to the Qiscussion of the In- dian poliey. ~ After revlewing Lhe events of the year, such as the Bloux amd Nez-l'erces wars, the Meht of Sitting Ball, and the visit of tne Commissfoners, Sceretary 8churz makes the followlng remarks on the Indlan poliey: Wiale rome ‘)rnurwu haa heen made in the ade Justmient of dificulties, and the danyer of disturh. ance on a large ecale sceins remote, (Lwould be une wino to losc sight of the leeson tauzht by experi. ence, that lu these thingw appearances ure rometimen deceptive, and that the general coudition of o Indlan affairs Is by no weans eattnfactory, It In usaloss 1o disgnise the fact that o perfect solution of the Indian problem —that Iy to eay, av comuicte an ahsorution of the Indians in our soclal and pulitical eyetem that thoy no_longer uppear as an incongruons and troubie. eome clemeut—ie, in our duy at feast, fraught with perplexities which cannot be solved vy The Report of Secretary Schurz on Indian Affairs Complote« ly Indorsed. Conover and Patierson Likely {o Con. trol the Balanco of Power in the Senate, Saturday's Protracted Fight Over the Georgia United States Mar- chalshi TIE MESSAGE, AN AUTIIORIZED ANSTRACT. Aoecial Dixvatch 1o The Chicaun Tribune, WAsHINGTON, D, C.y Dee, 2.—The President's message will be transinitted to Conuress to- morrow, Contrary to the general hnpression, it is iot of extraordinary length, and does not treat of many new subjects, After the cuse tomary introduction the President {mmedlately enters upon the discussion of the action of the Adminlstration with regard to tho withdrawal of troops from tho Bouthern States, and to the’ present Admintstrative polley. ‘The facts o the caro of South Carolina and Louisiana are brief- ly reelted. The Presldent justifice his actlon hoth on the ground of its neccasity and consti- ) A MERE STRORE OF LEGISLATION. tutlonality, Tho Prestdent coneldors thut [ 1y g Srequently reninded of the ‘Tact int tho tho effect of lis Southern volicy has | character of our Indians docs not materially differ been - benefieial. The Southern States | from that of the Indians in the Iritiah pusacesions on this Continent, and that, ace und fricpdly relationy aro mafutained ey belween tha Indidre - and 1Le whites, That fs true; but the condition of things in tho liritish poascasions Is, in Jome very tmportant respects, es<entlally diferent from that which ex- {ats u the Unlted States. in the Beitinh poswcasions the bulk of the Indian lemllllon oceupy an hne menwe area, almost untonched by settlemonta of whites. In that ares the Indlane inay ream about In full freedom withont danger of colli=fon, and the abuudance of fish and game furnishes them comparatively ample sustenance. ‘The line divid. Ing the Indians and the whites can be easily con- trolled by a well organtzed body of police, who matntatn peace nnd order, Lat, IN TUE UNITED STATES, we have no lonter a dividing line, Tho Indinn frontler has virtualty disappeal ‘There are stil| other complleations ageravating thin condition of Tiags. Tho eatly colanter on this Confiarnt saw in the Indian tribes surrounding them s formidable power, aml naturally entered with them into formal treaty relutions. "fliat system hae como by inheritance down to our duye, ‘When the Indians, nnder u radical chunzo of circumatances, appear ot the aamo ttme an indopendent tribvs, an Autional wards, andan subjecte, Taking all these thinge to- gether, the foterspersionof white rettlers, reckless aaventurers, cod more or less wild Indfans i vno another'a way, the anomalous and, in some of Ita foatn nabsurd troaty sysiem, with i1s ever chunging Bnalltles, s frequent deceptions, une aveldable misunderetandings. and INCESSANT DISAPPOINTMENTS, tho temptations to fraud and peculstion in fure nishing aod distribnting supolics, the caroless and blundering muanagement of agents 1emoved from fmmediatp supervislon, the snmetimes accfdental, somutimes culpable, non-faldilment of promives ond engagenients, the distross and sutfering en- suing thercfrom, and the comparativaly iawle uncontrallable condition of society in that part of. the country which the bulle of the Indian povula. tion inhabits, we fiud in_the Indian question an array of ditiiculties, complications, and_ perplexi- ties, —a com| sotution of which in ayhors period of time seenis unattainable, IN MY OPINION, rnr efllaru should be mainly directed to the follow- ne poln l.p 'be tirat thing nccessary e that we should keep good faith viith the Indlans in every reapect, Wo shonld never proniss tuemn miore than we are able and willlnz to perform, aud then perform what wo have promised. The pursuit huntiog | much as pos- elble t0 bo discouraged among the Indians. The exciteuient of the chase stimulates their warliko propensitics. When the Indiana cease to be bunt- crathey will, in o grent measurs, cease to he are at peace. Thero have been no politten) mur- herorilicluae, ders. The materlal condition has fmproved. Credit is hetter, and manufacturing {ndustries are developlng, It can hardly bo sald that the Trestdent defends his Southern poliey, for such 18 not tho tone of the message, but ho states its origin, and calls attentlon to Its success, TUB NEXT 8UNJECT treated fn the message is the financial question, Upon this subject tho President's position is very positive, 1lo considers the resumption of specie payment of the first importance, ana as cssential both to the devclopment of our internal trado and tho extenslon of our forelgn comnmerce. The Presldent, after thorough rescarch and careful study, declares that he fs fully confirmed fn the opinfon ex- pressed In his letter of acceptance and naug- ural, that the resumption policy must bo main- tained, and that no lerislation that would hin- der it should bo cnacted. fHe thinka a contrary course, instead? of relfeving tho country from embarrassmont and distress, would aggravate exlsting distrust and result in serious disaster and natfonal distonor. e considers that, while the Injurlous cffect of opposition to speedy re- sumption would not be restricted to one class, yet that it would the most scriously affect the working masses, WITH REGARD TO TUE REMONETIZING OF §iL- VER, the President is equally positive. He wvro- nouncés himeclt for a double standard, and thinks that silver and gold should be utilized in the currency of the country, But he does not favor the remonetization of silver so that the siiver dollar shnil be a full legal-tender, Ho conslders that the national debt was contracted in gold, and that it should bo - pald, principal and interest, in that coln, Ilo daea not approve of any legislation which would compel the creditora to accept payment in stlver coln, The President belioves fu the policy of using both precious metals, but is opposed to making tho silver dotlar a legul-tender for public debt or hmposts. Ho would not give that dollar any warrors. To this end they should be permitted to higher function than that now exercised by Na- | posecss ouly a Hmited supply of arme snd ame tlonal Bank currency, The President desires | munitions, and THEIR PONIER 8HOULD UE EXCHANGED as much us practicable for cattle. 3, As & number of Indisn tribes aro still do. pending in part, at least, upon_bunting for thelr austensnce, their wsits mast be provided for in another \Vllf. ‘They should be gradually gatlicred upon a smaller nusber of rescrvations, whero ag. niculture nnd catilo-raising can bo carrivd on with wuccess, and where thoy ean casily b supplied with thoir neceaunaries, until they aro sclf-suatain. ing. THB INDIAN TRRRITORY has room for oet of tha SBouthwestern tribcs, which should be gradually located there as they come under control of the Govermment. One of two reavrvations fu the Northwest this side of the Mountaing, and o similar consolidation of reserva- tionson the Pacific alope, tu bo determined on after more minute nquiry iuto local circunisisnces, will accommodate tho Northern Indians. The {o- terspersion of Indiane and whites, which It so upt to lead Lo troublesumne collivions, can, fn this wn‘v. Lo conslderably Huilted, and greater facilitics will ba atforded for tho prouiotiou of clvilization, While Indlans canuut be expected to becomo successful farmers at once, soveral tribes havo sliready mado nwrucl-hlu progrovs tn that respect, and others are | ul{ to do ¢ under fuvorablu cire cumstunces snd judicious msnagentent, 5. The eajoyuient and pride of THE INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTT bolog onc of thumost cBective civiilzation agen. cles, the allotiment of swmall tracts of 1and should be wade to the beads of famitics on all reservu- tlous, to be hela in severalty, under properrestrice tionw, so that they may have Dxvd bokaes, ‘To vrotect the sccurity of lifa and property smong the Indians the laws ot the United States, to be euforced 'I{ proper tribunaly, should be ex- tended over the reservations, and a body of police’ composed of Indisuv, aud subject 1o the orders of the Governmout ofticers, should organized on each of thom. It {a a matier of ex- rieuce that Indlans thus trusted with ofticial uty can ALNOST UNIFORMLY HE DEPENDED ON in point of Adelity and effclency. » Tho establishwent of achouls for the lnstrucs tlon of the joung ls gradually being extended swong the ludwn tribes uuder vur control ss fur as pructicable. The sttendauce of Indlau children should be made compulsory. Ono uf the woat fm- portant poluts [s that tuey should by taucht to spcak and read the English languaze. Efforts bave been mado to extablish and teach the grammar of Indian alslects. and to use buoks priated fu those dialecls asa micaus of [ustruction. ‘This iv cer- tatnly & very intereating and weritorious phiolugt- cal work, but, as far asthe educationof Iu children te concerned, TUM TBACLING OF TUR ENGLISU LANGUAGE muat be consldered Infinitely more useful. if In. dlan children sre to be clvilized, they wmust learn tho language of civilization. In this wuy & Soung cuclation way be ralved up farmore opun to civil- zing fnlucnces of o bizaer kind, sud wore fit for a peaceable and prodtable itutercourse with the white people. 8, At iy of thy agencles farucre aro vuployed the remonctization of silver as subsidiary coin only, with a legal-tender somewhat larger. than at present. But {t appears very evident, from his measage, that be could not approve o bill which would inake thesilver dollar an unlimited tegal-tender. UFON TUE CIVIL SRIVICE QUESTION, tho President again states, In substauce, the oplnions of bis inaugural address. In cousidera- tion of the fact that his viows on the question are geaerally known, he has evidently thought 1t unnccessary to discuss tho question ot length, No ullusion {s made dircctly to the diffcrences which have existed between the Senato and the Executlve with respect to appolutinents, nor is thero anything in the message which shows tho disposition on the part of the President toquarrel with the Seuate, or encroach in avy way upon the prerogatives of that body. His message is very positive and cxplicit In the language as to Civll Bervice, but It Is possiblo that extremo advocates of that polley will not find as much a8 thoey cxpected, ON FORKIGN TOPIOS, questions relating to the Mexican border aro given the most promiucnce. . The conditien of affairs on the Rlo Grandoss shown by officlal reports {s briefy reviewed, and the reasons which cansed the order to buissued to Gen, Ord are stated. Tho President appears to ap- preciate tho delicate position in which tho Gov- eroment has been placed by fssulng that order, aud cvidently is conscious that it possibly may lead to serious fntcrnational difilculty, but he defeuds it on tho ground that tho lives and propurty ofe the border citizeus could not be protected fu any other way, and disavows any intention or desire to provoking hostilitics with Mexivo. From this portion of the mcssago it will appear that the Adininistration is deter- mined ou 8 vigorous forelgn policy, one which will not seck dithculties with other natious, and ‘which will bo ready to accept the consequences of any act necessary for the protection of the righta or property of American citizens. RESUMPTIVE LEGISLATION. Becretary Sherman, iu bis report, will not ask for uny additional legislation to enable hiw to exccute the Resumption act, and the President, in bis wmessage, agrees with the Sceretary, If Congress was disposed to deler resuwption, onid aslnried by the Government, but, in some 1f not In moet canes, the farme have been worked by white men mml{ 10 ralse cropa for eupplying the azenclea snd the Indiane. Thay are to e turned 1o 1nuch greater advantage. The farms should be ased, {n the first place, fortho instruction of the yuuths atachool, 1. On the reeervations the Jabor of white men 1o to be dispenned with and INDIAX LADOR tn he employed ox_much as possibre. Proper din. crimination” should be made in the distrihation of supolies anid snnuity gowds, ond the granting of favurs between thore who work and “thoee who live na idle vagahonda ro that hunest effort might be encotraged by tangible recognition and rewnrd. Some of these reforine have for aome time boen In progress, Othiers aro in course of preparation. Thefr sccomplishiment requires time and patient Iator. nnd, sbove all things, an Loaestand effi- cient Indian Servier, The Indlan Sarvice hae, In rome of fts hranches, long been the subject of popuiar suapiclon, ithout attaching undue fm- portancs Lo varue rumors or yations, it must a #aid that frequent investizationa has shown thiat surpicion to be not without good reason. Ine gatrles snstituted by nysoif since { was charzed with the conduct of this Department hava con- vinced me of thin fact. As 2 result of such - quiriea, preanmptive evidence of fraudulent prace ticen of ‘n groes rhoracter have been sent to the Department o stice fur criminal prosecution, as well as Evl og, BENATE AND EXECUTIVE. FITZ5IMMONS, Special Dirpatch to TA+ Chicagn Tribune, Wasuisaton, D. €., Dec. 2.—The exact vote fn the Senate upon the confrination of Fitz- simmons was 21 ayes to 18 nays, nearly forty beingz aheent. ‘Flie result shows that Conover snd Patterson are lkely to control the balance of power In the Senate. Senator Hoar opposed the vonflrmation, not because Pitzslnnnons was n Democrat, for he wonld have favored flufl, whn was awceptalle to the Republicans, but and he was certafn that with the Democrats he conld consequently sccure hia conflemation. Notwithstanding these earnest representation the President declined to withdraw the name, and the Republican Sénators went Into exeen- tive scaston determined i possile to defeat it: but they wera outvoted. There always stood at the end of every rull-call onall sorta of dilatory motions the two names Conover and Patterson, which, during the early partof the week, scemed to threaten the Hepublican supremancy in the Senate, The only other Hepublican voting to confinn was Btanlcy Matthews, After tour hours of bitter, heated discussion, which eover- edevery feature of the President's Southern poliey, PITZSIM3IONS WAS CONPINMED by the unite'l Democratic vote, alded by the two nominal Repuhlicans, Connver and Patterson, anl Etanley Muttlews. The letters which swere submitted to the Prestdent were read In ex- ccutive session. They furnished o text to the angry discussion which followed. ‘These two lettera would fill four columns of Tur Trin. uNE, but the following I8 a rvnopsis of thelr more important features: Huff's letter to Seunator Gordon §s dated Washington. Nov. 0, 1577, Huff states that after the numination of Fitzelmmone it became geuerally known that the President liad determined to appoint Huff, but that helng fully informed by Gordon and others that he was not a Derocrut, HUFP'S XAME WAS WITHIELD untila written protest could he filed, which vrutest was slzned by Gordun and five members of the Georma deleation, The President de- clined to appoint Hulf, and asked the delegs- tion to present six other names from wl 0 Hoor intimated that the sdes held by the choote, He selected Fitzslmmons, becaus ;L‘ Girorgla Democrats of Cisil Service seemed to | was a Detnoerat, cousin of Wade Hampton, be not toget a good man in oflice, but tosecure | and Indorsed by Alexander H., Ste one who would eripple and kit the Republican | phene. Senator I1il1_confirmed this ‘report, a8 did Representative Riount. of Georpla. who agreed with il that Hufl had heen badly treated. Gordon showed 1till a_copy of the chargres which Induced him (Gordon) to protest sgainst Hull's apnolntment. THESE CIARGES consisted of a apcech 10 the taxpayers at Macon In October, in which Huff condemned par- tisanship, especially in munieipal wfoles, Huff savs: hat L« v principle. It s the apirit of Hayes' Southern polies, and the doctrine of all good tmen, It has made me Maver of a Democratic city three times,! ‘The President had notified Senators Gordon and Hill in Mareh that he would apnoint a Detmocrat, and be lwnmcrl Hull as such, The President was convinced - that Huff, althoush not a Republican, wus not an anlent Democrat. The language used fn his Macon epeceh, Huff thinks, mirht possihly be construed into an ad- voeary of Republican principles, but neither Hlount nor Bl recommended him as a Repub- lican, ITuff then admits that he HAD REPURLICAN INILUENCE to recommend bim, hut denics that he s a Rta- publican. e asks: “Does o Bepublican Ad- mintstration Ignore and desplse Ropublivan influence, and must ‘a nan bo stsughtered heesuse he secks Republican indorscment Alesander M. Steptens opposea Hufl, The letter enys: “LCould Fitzstmumons be con- firmed! Hns Le no Republlean infuence or letterat Or do he angd Alexander f1. Steptiens stand solidly and alon¢ on thelr Dourbonistic record for high cialms upon that ollicet . Tean imagine nothing more unique or I\Icmruquu n a poiitical landscage than the natioual tieure of Alexander i, Stephens pleading with the beaid of o Republicun Administration for a inrge share of its epofls on the ground that he bad olways been a consistent Democrat,” Tufl is VENY SEVERE UPON STT. He descrites him a3 a public character whose political eccentrivities distingulsh him from alt others of Nis class, who has belonred to all partics and indorsed alt mens ¢ man wio has lstoric taste, and hins loved all countrles and all Governments, except the Bouthern Confed- eracy, and yet held the second oftice under that; and This man, Hufl says, now comes fo the {ront and anpeals to n Republican Prestdent not io wive oflice touman with Republican fn- uchee, It appears from the letter that Hufl had HILL'S WINTTEN INDONSEMENT, and that the Georgla Represcntativee, Blount, Cook, and Smith, did not wish to fndorse anv one for oftice under Hayes, Huff suva: * The truth is, (icn. Gonlon, it was at one tinie a very delicate thing to ask for Demacratie suppart in the procurement of oftice under this Adwmtnis- tration. You kuow that there was much fear and trembling, much hesttaner and dittidence, on the subject. You positively refuscd to give Alston your support. for a weck, beeause it was considered then by a laro portivuof the Demn- eratic party a positive want of fldelity to apply for oflice under Hayes, Yet to-lav there s u erfect avalanche of Democratie office-seekers hunging aroutid the White Nousu asking for o division of the Republican spails, without fear of party dominatiun." Hull hax slwavs ACTED WITH TUB DEMOCRATIC-CONSERVATIVE [2 it anj party. COXKLING thought that, in a State which had 110,000 Re- publlean votce, it should not he difficult to find o man competent to N1l the Murshalebip, espe- cially as the State had within {ts borders Long- streety ex-Attorney-Gieneral Akerman, and ex- Senator Joshus Hill. Edmunds ‘would never have permitted the Fitzsimmons case to he reported from the Committee had he not ex- peeted to seeure the solld Republican vote i1 oppiosition. © Ascertaining that Conover and Putterson would vote for the conflrmation, Ed- munds addressed a letter to the President, in which hie requested him to withdraw the nomi- natlon, us a means of removing obstacles to unity i the Republican party. The President DID NOT DO THIS. . A letter was read fn executlve session from Longstreet, advisiog agalust the appolintment of & Democrat, TWO INVESTIOATIONS will soon be ordered in the Senate, onc as to Mr. Butler, of South Carollna, snd the other as to the new evidence clalined to have been discos- cred agaiust Rellopy, of Loulsiane. 1P EUSTIS 18 ADMITTED, o8 zcems certaly, and Judge Duvis votes with the Democrats, of which there I8 lttle doubt, aud Sharon ever returns, the Senate will atand thirty-vine Kepublicans and thirty-seven Demo- crats. This will make It possible at any time for one mau In elther party to tle a vote, and, whenever two Repubifcans vote with the Democrats, the latter will have o ma- Jority. The rcason why tho Eustls case was re- ported so speedily to the . Senate on Saturday was because it was part of the compromise ar- rangement between the Republicaus and Dem- ocrnts. Nothing was stipuinted as tothe nature of the+efort, but it was agreed that it should be tnmedlately made after Ketlogz and Butler were sested. The Republicans who opposed scating Eustis are Ingalls, of Kansas, aud Cameron, of Wisconsin, while Wadleigh, Hoar, and Mitehell were of opinfon that Euatis had a legal case. HARLAN'S NOMINATION. Itis now cvident that mnothing can prevent Gen. Harlan from becoming Assoclate Justico of the Supreme Court. If the motlun to revon sider his contirmation {8 not acted upon, be, un- der tho rules of the Senate, stands confirmed, and itis quite certain that it cannot be acted upou unfavorably, for the Kentueky Demacrats, who are eamcst mmmncn of Harlan, can read- 1ly oceupy the remalning two hours of this ses- rion in debate on the motion to reconshler. Statements are made that the remalning two hours of the sessfon will be devoted to-morrow to the conslderation of | THE NEW YORK CASZS, and, {f there 1s time, to nominations to which there have been objections. The opposition to tho confirmation of Thowmas B. Bryan as District Commissloner {8 led by Columbus Alexander, of unpleasant notoriety here. Reports are cur- rent that J, M. Edmunds, of Michigan, Post master of this city, will not be continued in oflice beyond the expiration of his present com- mission.” Gov, Bagley s sald ta be informed by the Iresident that Edmunds would not be changed till then, TIE DEMOCRATS SAY they will make no cfforts to reorganize the Henate at preaent, but they sball demaud larger representation unon comnittees, in view of the nearly equal division of parties, Stanle Matthews has again becomea target for botl purtics—far the Republicans, because hie voted with the Democrats to confirin Fitzimmons, and for the Democrats, because hie voted with the Republicans Saturday to seat Kellogg. The {rienas of the Varls Exposition bill are appre- hensive that it may fail, us tho majority i so small it may not be possible to secure concur- rence fn the Senate amendments. Sectal Diedaieh tn The (hiEage Trivuns WasuinatoN, D. C,, Doe. 2.—Willlam L. Davis, of San Fraucisco, a merchant, {s to be ap- potnted Buperintendent of the Mint there, ECULATION, To the Watern Assockated Press. Wasninaron, U, C,, Dec. 2.—There {8 con- slderablc speculation regardin tions now before the Senate und its Committecs. The ?Snlxluu is expressed winong very mnavy that, PIENS, ARTY, rs from the lettor that Senator Hill and Alexander H. Stepheus have had serfous differences of opinion, smounting almost to » quarrel, upon the subject of this nomination, Scuator Gordon's reply to Hufl’s three- columu __letter bears dute Washlngton, Nov, 12, 1877, Gordon denies that the President promfsed to appoint aDemocratic Marshal in Georgla, The snbstan- tial portiou of Gordon's Jetter i contained n the subjoined passage: The Republican fricuds of Hufl had scnt a_letter to the Freshlent in which they say that Hufl's appointment would materlally strengthen Republicantsm in Geor- gl In harmontzing contlicting party differences, and bring much addued strenigth from sources bitherto dormaunt or {n active opposition. GORDON sAYS: “Now, when T found that these Republicans were apparently your clhiosen agents to oresent your application, aud had saslgned these rea- sons for your appointment, and I found the letter of Mr. Dibble to ths Attorney-General on the next page, In which ne states that sll true Republicans in Georgia (Italicistog the word frue) desire bis (your) avpolntinent, it m- curred to me that 1 Was time to Jook further nto this matter. 1feltft was my duty to the Keuulen( Georgia to learn from the Presldent Imsclf the mpression on his mind as to your politlcal status, I, therefore, asked tho Pre dent thedirect questions *Is Mr, Hull unged lnnppolulmcnlu a Democrat!® I give the President’s reply {n his own words. He said: should the Benate aud House, by concurrent | *Noj not as s Democrat, but_us a man with resolutions, adjourn sine die before nuon to- | very liberal ideas tn politica.’ This infurmation, munl;m. the llxumlnnlmu Ihu. In:a, should the ulvunl m: ‘hy : ytlw ;l""“"?.f. i m:n:xel!lr'.' special sesslow run Into the reculur | Supplomented 2 o % lg;slun. they stand befors the Benato in | Messrs. M, C. Burney aud Dibble, the thelr present’ shape, . The subject 18 before the Attoruey-General, but his opinfon has wput transpired. A precedent mentloned Is (n the Thirteenth Cougress, called in extra sesslon in September, fu which fustauce thera was no sine div sdjournwent, aud business was contluued in the regular manoer. Republicans named, bad presented your ap- lnllutlun sud urged your -u!'mlmmum. hecanse t would matorially strengtben Republicanisin in Georgla, were $he reasous, the only reusons, and I think suthiclent reasons, for my opposition 16 your appointment, and I am suro the reasons \rh{un govern the Georgla delegation.” Gordon cuucludes by REPROVING HUWP for having permitted Republicans to represent Lim to the President os & Democrat, and ssys: *Your disavproval of such arguments would have saved the Prosident from auy mls- nyymlwn:l»u as to your political status,” ‘Theso loug letters wero read in executive .'1“5'.‘2:,' They furnished the tuxt for @ bitter o! I'ME TUG OF WAR. REPUBLICAN SENATONS AND THE PRESIDENT'S SOUTHUEMN FOLICY, Special Dimpaich {0 The CAicago Tribuns. WasmyoroN, D. C., Dec. 1,—The Bensto went futa evecutive seasion at 8 o'clock this afternvon, and one of tho most exciting secret scsslous cver beld continued until 7. The sub- ject was the nomlnation of Fitzsinmous fto be United States Marshal for Ceorgla,© This noml- natlon had been adversely reported by the Ju- diclary Committce. It involved tlo considera- tlou of the President’s Bouthern policy. The action In oxccutive seasion fs likely to attruct wmore generat attention from the fact that all 1he Republican Scnators, with tho exception of three, absolutely refused to voto to confirm Fitzstmmous. It appecars that Senator Gordon bud previously recommended W, A. Huff, who, thouuh a Demiocrat, bad liberal views towards the Republicans. It is charged against Gordon that, discovering this, he WITHDREW ULS SUPPORT from Huff, sud recommeuded instead Fits- simmous. Hut? had letters from Senator Gor- don which seemied to’substantlate this ylew. Copics of Huff’s lctter and Gordon's reply came iuto the posscasion of Republican Senators, and were by them within & few days submitted to the President. Tho Benators presenting tbem especlally urged upon the President the pro- priety of withdrawlug the nomination, ss they considered it a direct detlance to the Republicsn party. They also stated to the President that Senator Gordon had sald that he nsd TUR PLEDGES OF CONOVER AND PATTERION that fthoy would vote to coutirw ¥itzstmumans, TR SPEECUES. It was to b expocted that ths debate would bo bitter. Benator Eamuuds led the Repub- lcaus. Hlis speech fs charucterized us uns ot the inost powerful and severe denuuclations of which that rewarkable speaker {3 capable. The speeches of the Republicans, as near us can be ascertalned, were fn substauce the same as were delivered in tho two privcipal Republican caucuses. Edmuuds, uslvg these two letters as his text, treated the vomination of Fitzsfwmons 83 & challenge to Res publicsus, avd} as au ilustration of what he hus always called the Uresident’s bal- lucinatious respecting Southern polley. Conkling was ot less severe, Scnator Gordui's speech was bitter and denunciatory on hls siile. He succeeded in carrylug bis parly with hin, Ben Hill also spoke uud reviewed In detall his relutlons to the appointment us set forth in the forvgolng letters. The Republicans were PRACTICALLY 50LID in ovposition. ‘The culy exceptious were the two who Lave earued e uppellation of apostates during tue last week—Conover and Patterson— aud Stauley Matthews. Fitzstmuwous was con- firmed by 6 wajority. ‘The ouly nowinations consldered in executive sesslon besldes undisputed ones were those of Fitzsinmous and Claytoo ss Consul to Callao, ‘The lutter was slwaost as bitterly obposed ss Fitzshomons and was conirmed. There ro- mains, of course, usacted upon a long lst of nomiastions, fucludlug TUAT OF WILLIAM HENUY SMITH, 0 be Collector st Chlesgo. The nowlnation of | ».CE FIVE C NTS» Harian will stand anless reconsidered. The obe Ject of the Republicans in forcing a roe cees until Monday st 10 o'clock Inatead of adjourning ia to prevent affording the Presi- dent any opportunity for making suspensions from offlce hefore the next session could begin, 8t 12 o'clock Monday, The recessplan I ratd to hate been Conkling's, He thus far has bheen sucenseful in leading the Reoubticans in organ- {?ed opposition to the President us to contirina- ons. A NEW POINT Is ralsed to-ulght by Senators friendly to the Administeation. They sav that if ndjotirnmeat can be prevented at 12 o'clack Monday and the sesson made to eontinuc heyomd that lour the tesult. will be that the sccoud resston of the Forty-ifth Congress will not then beudn, and that " the first wesston tnust be legally cone adered as continuing.” Should ~ this be nutlone not asted o'elock Monday, and requlre to be sent fn agaln, Some Democrats who still have nominations upan which they de- sire action would undoubtediy combine ta PREVENT THIS ADIGURNMENT, 1t anvthing was to be gained by The matter Is belng discussed. There will'remain two houra on Mouday werning, from 10 the expectation” umong Senators that these two hours will be devuted tn execu- tive seaston, hut that will depend upon a vote. Hhonld the two Houses o devoted to executive session, doubtiess the majority would desire to have the time devoted to the confirmation of undisputed cases. Otherwise It will bho possible for obposing Seustors to cone sume the entire time In debate, uinl thus defeat confirmatlons. Conkling, for {nstance, wonld have no difticulty in tatking two hours In owposition to the removal of his New York Custom-House friends? 1f_ Willlam Henry Smith 1s confirmed as Chicago Caltactor Lefere 12 o'clock Mondas his contirmation will tkely to depend uron the action of Senatop Dasls or Oglesby, If elther of them should Interpose: objections, there would be llitle vrobability that he sould be conflrmed then, A QUESTION ARISES 7 upon which emineut Jawsers in both partics dissgree. ‘That is nponthe' construction of the Tenure-of-Otlice act, The practieal qnestion would be, if Sinith is not confirmed, who will be Collector of the Port of Chicago at five min- utes. past 12 on Monday. The President i1 gald to ho of opinfon that Willlam Henry Smith wil, as bhis name would he epeedlly sent n agaln, The Attorney-General Is thenisht to be of that oplofon, but "1t ia cer- tain that some of toe most distinumished faw- ¥ers In the Senate hold contrarvopinions. Soma of them say that the very orleln and spirit of the Tenure-of-Ofllce nct would preseut this, but that et provides that the advice and conzent of the Senate 1 nired for a removal; that a suspensfon by the Preeident 13 ONLY TEMI'ORARY, conditioned upon the approval of the Scnates that that n{mrm’\llll manifested by the con- firmation of a successor, and that. when that auceeasor {s not confirmed or {8 rejected, the Sennte has aald, i fact, to the Preshient: “Wa o not advise or consent to the removal, and s o consequence the suspended officer 18 restored o hle post.”” ‘Thcre Is not likely, howeser, to he any ditiiculties abont the copstruction of this nct longer than the present seesfon, for the Indications are thai, before the adjourn. ment of the regular scasion, it will have been removed from ‘the statute-book. Gen. Butler is engineering a repeal movement In the House, . THE ARMY, REPORT OF TIE SECKETARY OF WAR. Diapareh ta St, Louis Glode-Desncrat. Wartsatos, D. C., Nov. #—The report of the Seeretary of War is eutirely completed and ready to be clven ant for publication at the proper time. The report will make about 5,000 words, and, in uddition to tho usual formal re- vlew of the condition of the army, and the mili- tary operutions for the past year, it containg some important recommendstions, the most prominent of which s that relating to urzaniza. tlon. The Heeretary, after-alluding Lo the [ne Jurlous effects of the constant Interferiuz with the army by leglslation, theestening reductions, urges an clasile system of orzanization which will bu cupable of extension in case of necessity to un agurcgate foree of 30,000 Lo 40,10 men. He cousiders that the tecessities of the country demand s military force pot less than that now authorized by statute, which should be capable, by increasing the numerical strength of the companies, of belng ralsedl Tto the staminrd “uecessary to meet any ordinary contineency, Thereport, in speakingg of the In- dian servies, favors the placing of the feeding of all the Indian nationsnow vrovided with ratlons by the Governmeut in charge of the Commissary Uepartment of the army, On the subject of the retirement of officers from active service, the Seeretary urges lezistation which will re- mova the present lmitation as to the number ol otfleers who may be on the retired list at the sawne ua at present. ‘Thls oumber §a 860, By a removul of this limitation the nwmber will now Le materfally increased, as o carerul Inquiry shows that with the proposed changes there would be only about forty oflicers to 1o the Hst, The Secretary does” not favoer any change in the portlon of the satute which leaves the uestion of retirement to the discretton of tho President. It hos slways bLeen urred by the younger officers of the urmy that it should be obligratory upon the President to retire officera at tho ageof 62, In regard tothe recent order dirceting the temporary suspension of the publication of the recond of 'the hattles in tha Ary Register, tho tary of \Var says it was absolutely neces sary, as the lst, ns furnishied to the Depart- ment, was in such confuslon that it was impos« sible for the offiials at the War Otlice to reme- dy it. Ho says that originally & request was sent to otlicers to turnish the Departinent with 8 llst of the battles in which thelr several reqi- been enguged. Some sent {n answers. giving a Hat of uulmoortant nniw;emcnu: oth- ers aent fu ekirmishes: and others azuin s list of buttlus where thelr regiments were presont, but did cot partivipate; while & few contined tuelr statemncuts to cuch Important engogee wments us talght properly be designated us bat- es, ond 1 which thelr conunands were actuaily eupaged, The general disposition scemed to by to claim moro thao was deserved, 5o that fu or- der to vorrect thy records thelr publication was temporarily suspended. Thess records will prubably again uppear In the Army Reglster of uext year, THE NAVY, SIZE OF TUR EXPECTED DEPICIEXOY. WasninotoN, Dee. 2.—~The Sceretary of the Nuvy, fu his annual report, suys: “The uppro- priations avallable for the preseot flscal year, comuenclug July 1, 1877, are $13.502.003. The whole wmount drawn from the Treasury from July L to Nov. 1, 1377, s 85,343,057, Of this aount thers is cstimated to have besn fu the hauds of the Payinasters aod ageuts of the Governmeut on Nov., 1, 1577, 870,524, besldes $152.000 refunded, muking a total of 81,024,535, which, deducted from tie amouot druwn, will show the uctual expenditure from July 1 to Nuv. 1, 1577, to havo been 84,313,500, The esti- mutes for the preseut thical your are $16,258,234, excluslve of 32,314,231 submitted for new bulldluurn ropair: and Improvements at several nnv‘-ja 8, 1 the report of the Sccretary of the Navy Nav, 9, 1874, theestimated winount for the puy of the navy for the. prescut fiseal year was $1,900,000, the computation betng based upot the sumber of olllcers aod menthen borne upon the regtster, CONGRESS, HOWBVEL, by the act of March i (577, uppropriated only 80,600,000, or 700,00 less tha an the estimate. ‘This will uecessarily produce a deficieucy at tho end of the flscal year, unless Congress shall uppropriute ~ the sbove smount, the pavivent ot which to oflicery aud men is #0 tixed by Jaw that it caunot ba evaded. The amount abpropristed for the de- Heiency at the extra sciston of Congress hud referenco ouly to the Jast tlecal year, ending June 50, 1577, aud was based ufion the amount sscertained to bo due upon the books of the Fourth Auditor’s otlice, whervas tho deficlency Lere reterred to is estimated for the present tiscat year, ending June 80, 1878, A NITRO-GLYCERINIST. Special Disoalch (o The CAlcagn Tridune PirtsuvRa, Pa., Dec, S.—About 11 o'clock to- day = inau named Jobu Broderick, who lises at Lock No. 100 the sfonongahela River, procured. & nitro-glycering fuso for the purpose of killing fiali, intending to throw it upou the water about the thoe it was ready to explode. Attached to the package ur fuse was un ordinary rubber fuse, such as is used for blaating purposes. He held the fuse too long, a8 ¢ cxvloded while du bis bands The explasion shook surroun bulld- {uis. Broderlck's rigbt huud was toro complete- 1v off. and bus not been found. The wrin was subsequently wmoputsted. Broderick was om- love of the Baltlmore & Obio Rallroad, sad iad chiarge of wyravel tralu. His parcots lve &L Sertivsburg, W, Va.