Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 11, 1878, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIIL BANKR STATEMEN;I‘!L RRFORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF ILLINOIS Btate of Ilinols. at the closc of busi- At Culeago, T thg BLM 08 o dnrd. NESOURCE. , . bon ther stocl N ue from appre ARENLE..L .. ue fromn ot e from Bial ankers... Tiesl estate, farniture, fy Coieat axpenici wnd iAiéh I 183,50 B to3 £.00 LT ey “: 120,000,00 0T 12,350.00 transitee. ’.(.v).fll 008, 134 1 uasiLtirs. E Canital stock patd In.... .. forpius fund. - /ndirided proft Iy[dentis unpaid . l" lv!d&\lldr n kprf?alh . 51,202.00 Certines . 10,385, 83 s an X Hptistaben 2 T $2.008,138.17 State of Hlinofs, County of Cook, .1 1, Henry i, Nash, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the sbov. tenient Is true, 10 the best v my ki Sabacribed and sworn e ‘m- {‘..".l'af;' 3:’;}1 Jaauary, 1878, CHAULES D, BURHOVANS, Attest: WALTER L. PECK, WM. ‘H. B] ADLLY. GE0. BCHNRIDELR, Dircctors. NEW PUBLICATIONS. “WELL TOLD, BRIGHT, AND ORIGINAL.” wiedge and heitef, Mrs, Bherwood's Boofety Novel, The-Sarcasm of Destiny ; OR, ~ NINA'S EXPERIENCE. 1%mo, cloth, $1,50. Sent post-pald by mail on receipt of price. ¢ Under the form of fiction many of the {Uusions and shams of politi~ cal and social life and manners are satirized.”’—New York Graphlc. “ Ingenious in its plot, vivacious and voluble in style, bright and sparkling indtalogue, and sprinkled with shrewd sayings.”’—lartford Con- mat, . D. APPLETON & C0., Pablishers, 549 & 551 Droxdway, N. Y. MINTON TILES, MINTON TILES, ety k) FURNITURE. Large Assortment at Low Prices for Cash, CHAS. L. PAGE, Agent, Importer of NINTON, IULLIN® & CO.'8 TILES Forfigmhiare, Mantels Ponros Jackson and Dearborn-sts., Chicago. FANANUIAL, 7 PER CENT WEST SIDE PARK BONDS, Due 1800, intcrest paid to Jan. 1, 1878, for sale at MARK KIMBALL, ) oo ar. Y'mvhionll Asuignee of Henry Greenensum & Ca,, 78 Flith-av, COUNTY ORDERS . And City Vouchers Bought By LAZARUS MAN, bty o Lot FOR RENT. T DESRABIE OFFIES N IR TRIBUNE BUTLDING TO REN'T. Apply to WM, 0. DOW, Boom 8 Tribune Building, e FIRM ONMANGES, DISSOLUTION. abip heretofors extating betweon R, W, tRTALA Nt aie o i his duy dissciveddby mulUal con. borfzed tocules! iha secotils Chicago, Jan. i, 1878, L K. B y phe U 1T e bt S B e Lk nderuianed a the id siagd 303sad S37 oo i ' W. A¢CREADY, o IJ’ESSOLUTION. 6 4rm af 6. Grecaedaum & Co., has been muf Slsolved, Fluion Gireenebaum asames al) Babiiticy and collects the outstading scconnts, SIMON GRERNEB, Sty N 'AUH. _GIATES AND ,“ (N Tials ™ Gold " and " Nidkel SLATE MANTRLS, o] T T T uCl‘i‘A—N STEAMSI Bout e e sl B cabia, $a, woid; iea, Orit cabin, i slosraye, $40 currenc ad puseage s, W ELRICHS & CO), PV abowiing ot Ko Yok, Great Western Steamship Line. rum Now York t Uriaal (Eagiaul) direct. B s, i Bueer, ey i RheR Ghiiiiatcn paa. (Ayorsule Wre w Claivin, WG coltd Tiafronts Vniteq S‘I‘!l‘ and W)SJI Mall 5t L . Tork and Liverpoot. Sor pasiage Sopis r Cornmanss ofBce, 43 8outh Clark-i. 'uifn:uulku‘ififl'g;" Dratta 0a Gress Britatn wad Irsiang " o0 Adenk CIIICAGO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1878, owployment of the WASHINGTON. An Unexpected Ally Comes to the Help of the President. Senm;or Edmunds’ Views on the Subject of Pre- rogatives. o Coincides Suhstantially with the Ideas of the Pres- ident. Congressmen Should Not Be Allowed to Dictate Appointmenta. Bolief that the Way Is Now Open to an Ad- Justment, The House Resumes Consideration of the Fernando Wood Drag- Net Resolution, Its, Supporters, Being Out- voted, Retire for Re- inforecements. The Shricking Sisterhood Havo Their Day in Both Branch- es of Congross. It Proves, However, a Day of Sorrow for the Yearning Suffragists. Iustrating Once Again the Ty- rannical Instinets of the Sterner Sex. THE VITAL QUESTION. SENATOR EDMUNDS TO THE PRESIDENT. Boectal Disvatch o The Caicago Tridune. Wasminarox, D. C,, Jan. 10.—Senator Ed- munds, of Vermont, has written the followlng Tetter to tho Prealdent on the prover relations which anould exist betweon tho Legslative and Executive departments of the Government fn regard o appointments, As the views hero sct forth by Mr. Edmunds arein harmony with those known to b entertalned by the President, Republicans who have read the letter hope tnat tho baals for a perfect understanding between the Administration and the Republican Senators may have here been Indicated : Uxiren BTATEA SENATE CitaMnxn, Wani1y 3 Decy 20, 1677, dir. resitent: RoMBIng from 2 abaence from town I ind your nioto of the 17th inst. Init, roferringio a rflar conversation bp- $ween as in rolation to the fnteivention of Sena. tors and Ropresentatives in rospect to nominations and ldzpfl Intmonts by the Executive Dapartment of the Government, you ask me to give you slews snd exporience on the _wubject, do #0 with greater pleasure and froedom froms the clreumatance thut your viaws and my own concern- Ing what ought to bo the independence of the Executive In making nominations and submitting :r:vjr‘\ig"v.unrdc the lnd:finflfn:e of the t'unnl; In eon, are re! k.1 belleve this independence v’vuzldegmm:';: lm‘u';:l! more perfect If what le suggested tolow couf ulm:'r’l into n‘ncuwgé - ‘l‘e "y codkdine n the great number of selactions required to be made to 5" the neccasary oftices in !fiqpll’h of the Repubilc, the capaclty and charactor, nd in many instances the opinions, of persons suggested for place onght to ba known, and must gencrally be ascertained by information from some source ex- traneous to the Executive Dopastment. It has nat been “posmible gencrally for the Fresldent or eads of Departtuents personally to knaw the propricty of a mmcuu¥ selection, Thie hoa naturally led fo the practice of applicants for place and cltizens recommendin, them communicating with the Exccutive branch n’ the Government through the Sonaturs and Repra. sentatlves in Congress, and reciprocally to the realdent and heads of Departmonts, asking and recelving the information and somet{mes tho ad. vica of Benators and Hepresontailyos o tho aub. Ject, fo 1think tho process was natural and reasonable, and perhapa ina degres TICCPIBATY, Ra the simplest and safest means oflhl Executive be. partment. ACQUIRING IXDISPENSABLE INFORMATION. But, as in almost every kind of affalr unrestricted by positire and bindiog limitations, & useful hasbit became a custom, snd the custum gradually trane- formed itaolf from its truo nature as a meana of in- formation Into the courss of practically disposing ot Executive locsl Appointinenta according -to the udgment or the will of Henators and Heprescuta ires, ‘They camo graduslly to volantecr recommendations fn " every [nstance, and the Executive Department o like manner came to rocelve and troat such recom- mendations aa final, ssa rollef from p "c“ crue tlny of testimantals and obfecttons, and (rom much of the sanae uf responsibiifty fgr scloctions, ‘This was evidently sn al and ruvcnlnn of the con- ments as woll a3 of & % in administration, The efoct s :ou‘r:.o l:rl htnufl:'iflll. ng the prize offite ccame 100 often sha personal "sdherent of oo Bouator or member who secured him the pla the dissppolnted ones becamo the reverse, lors sud menibors were sometimes influenced in their recommendations by conslderations of ambi- 2:?:‘"0""‘"“- 1o those who had rendored or EXPECTED TO RENDER AID TO THEIR FERSONAL ‘The liberty of ll“ . lll'l‘l rlm‘“‘ln'l e political expression an belonging to the place-holder. IFI & citizen db:::‘rgE ewhat cramped and embarrassed. P o8 811l more Injurious to the public intareat the entanglement of the r ons botween Sea. ators and Repressntatives and the Exucatiy Department. ' WHO can measurs In such o porg much of Execatlve action in appolutment 1s due 6 10 secure an appropriation, or avoid an ulnni or encourage of reward a logielative a} following? Who can tell in such & bo Benator who voles for or against ey S e T R e st an Appropriatio an Inquiry, Lks beew moved difsetly by’ what hos stitutional theory of appolnf o Y ppol salutar . B0 Hena- been or what expected 1o or omitted by g "esecatiee. biench e thn direction “of his wishes? 1 ‘hardly need say 1hat these things do not imply corruptt ‘::; l:ha ordinary sense ‘n.n auy unnp ,’l‘n-r:fi‘:npul; or * BIAS OR PREJUDICE lon of judgment nmln& sosence of power aud success, {rol which human nsture s nowbere free. The dl tinct separation and independence of the variou: branches of the Government rést upon principl drawn (rom universal experience, aug ihey can- uot 0o stronply malotained. Tue Benate and House of Hepresentatives muet in thelr nmremn spheres waich, and strulinize, and deal with, it need be, every step of the Kxccutive' Department they = In thelr turn must adminiater w a8 it Is through broper agenta { dictation of members of the leglaialive branch, snd from tho temiptstion teld to their domination or Infuence, or :«‘:‘n'ug.u =ahhy the bt:‘luwll D’l"'l“"uqi It ¢4o suggestions are slmple Lrulam but'Ihey are thoss that 4 2 OT BN TOO OFTEN REPEATED. They ar d in nore goneral terina 1n the formal doclara ot both the politlcal partles of the eouun{ 4 thelr last Conventions. How,thew, shell we follow them? It has mppesred (0 me (hat mueh could be accomplished 1 the right direction by the sbevlute abstention of Sorators-and Repre- scatatives from tecommendlng pariicalar sppulnt. meats at all, anless their advice sbould bo asked shettak i, Srmbeet ful sicoruilh o rescnt Adminlatration, 1. have ‘endesvored n...fluml!y and » Emla ept from self-in. sbatain from doing #0, snd I befievs I ha: m{ purpuse. 1 have thought §i couststent with shlu posltion, when sppifcailons or recommenda- Uons for place wero sent me, to forward them to be proper ofico witha written statement or wemo- randum of thecharacter sud standingof th D if known to & ave thought 1t rigbt, lodeed & duty, whenover of m{ coastiiuests In the A ‘s deparimenta have camplained of fts actlon s nnjust In respact to hini, 1o make tne necesnars inquiries And endeavor 10 rectify what shonld sppear {0 be wrone. These, 1 think, ‘ought to be TIIE CLEAR AND POSITIVE BOUNDARIES In reapect of_appointments between the membera of the two henchea of the Gavernment, | am gratificd Tn belleving that thin conrae v satisfactory to my constituents, and i feeling that nelthor mny oficial conrse’ mar that of tne Esecatitn Department, #0 fnr 88 I am concerned, ean he sflected by the ndnencea to which 1 have alluded. ~ Dut ta have proper and fair eftect, whatever course 18 pursimd ought to be uniform. constant, and univerral. Any system awill be radically vicioue and will fail taat onens the eanullncy for the duties and honnre of pablic truat ta citfzens of a Siate ar rectlunioniy, npon the previius kuawledze of the Execniive limnch or he simple recommendntions of private petsons, while there in brought to “bear for the candidaten of “otasr -8taten and scetions the powerful and_perronal rolicitatiuns of Senstors ond Representatives swhose gratitnde for stccess may be deawn npon In an emergency, or swhose disappointment in failote may prejndics them Aualnst some necensary meastires reconimender by the Executive, It can be, eanily reen, loo, that there wunlil be 10 gain to the pubite welfare {f the F"c"" of following the volnnteer recommenda- tons of Senntors ana Itepresentatives were (o giso place to ihe influence of private chgues of 10 4 buninees of brokeraze {n ofices, as i ja sald han snmeltnes happencd. 1t in nos trooable that the fitness of the porrons appointed would be in- creascil by auch achanse as this, and it 1aclrar that the responainility of the promnters of such avjointments wonld be loss. aa_they would be lers canily gucertained, and would not have ro strong motives to satlafy public opinion s thote who have been o 10 - the Honso or Senate b - thelr fellaw-citizens, nnd who are generally eupposed to deslre {resh proofs of nblie confidence, With the vatut extent of onr erritory and popniation the number of place- holders has of necessity become very prest, and the incans of persanal ar other deflnite knowledgu of )y the F“m"'l' branch has proportionally n non decreased, and the same evils of patron, in whatevor ft I8 to peactically exist, Inereased. 1 think there can begreatly mitigated by an en- tire cessation :g Nenxtors and Kepresentatives froin whatever adsice or solicitstions respecting sppointments, and by the cataoiishment by law of definito regulations respecting selectlons for many ofticers and cmuloymenis, and the terms upon walch they shall be “held, #o0 that the Executive branch and the Legislative Department may bo and feel perfectly free tn thelr tespective spheres, and o that the holders of of office may fecl they nro the servants of tho law and not the per- sonal tenanta at will In thelr places of cither heads of Departments or Copgressmen. [ am respects fully yours, Gronax ¥, EnxvNos. JTIIE DRAG-NET SCIIEME, TPERXANDO WOOD GRTH THY WORST OF IT. Speeial Dispateh to The Chiragn Tribuns, WasHixaroy, D. C., Jan. 10.—The Tiouse as- sembled at 12 o'clock, with more than a quorum present, and was in scssfon nearly fivo hours. The thread of legisiatfou was picked up where it was dropped before the lholidays. The sub- ject was Fornando Wood's resolution from the ‘Ways and Mecans Committee, providing for a general drag-net fuvestigation by all the com- mittees. The day was opened with an_arralgn- ment of the Republleans by Fernando Wood for baving fillbustered to defeat the passage of tho rcaolutlon before the recess. The day closed by Fernando Wood himself, beaten on an cssontlal preliminary polnt, inaugurating a fillbustering movement, aud sccuring an adjournment to prevent tho complete defeat of is ownmeasure. Both parties wished to go on record as belog in favor of the most complete Investigation. The Republicans, however, wished to restrict {nves- tization to cases where : BPECIFIC CTIATGES 3 might be made by responsible persons. Upon that fssue the debate snd contest turned. There were two amendments,—ono by Mr Burchard, providing that committees shall not have power to aend for persons and papers, except after notifying the House of a specific rcason, and & substitute proposed by Mr. Hale, requiring charges to bo certified to by some member as_n condition precedent to inves ren the oy hands tigation, The DBurchard amendment ~‘was sdopted by 08 to ©3, there be ing fourteen Democratic abscntees. The Halb aubstitutc, ns amended, was finally sdopted tn Committea of the Whols by & small- cr majority, when, to rescuc tho Wood schieme from defeat, WOOD NIMSELY PILIBUSTERED, and by two majority forced an adjournment. The two votes necessary to accomplish that purpose were cast by persons who arrived on the aftornoon traln. The Inconsistency of the Democrats was clearly shown in the debate. Conger, the wit and cynlc of tho House, held up Fernando Wood to ridicule as *tho venerable father of the Ifousc,” charzed with sn ornamental specchy, tho delivery of which wus prevented nt tho last sesslon by the wicked Ropublicans. Conger referred to THE ACANTY DIFFERENCES between tho two partics, deciaring that there had been so much reconcillation that it was lm- possible to tell to which party soybody be- longed, snd that some thunder-gusts were nocessary to do this, Thess were to be pro- vided by the investigations. ‘I'he lachrymoss Clvmer. too, tho tearful Knight of tho Belknap investigation, did not cscaps. Conger pletured the Democratic party as anxlous to follow the precedent sot by him, and eager to SECURE MORN DELKNAPS, to IUft obscuro men Into notorlety. There was o great differcnce in the position between the Democrats and Republicant as to the fuuctions of the Tlouse. Wood Inslated that Congress is no moro than a Grand Jury or Tligh Court of Inquost, Tho Republicaus main- taincd that such a theory of the functlons of tho House was unworthy of tha Conatitution, which did not contemplate clothing Congress with power for a secrutand ex parts prosecution of persons. $ The day's proceedings weraa singular lllns- tration of the hypocrisy of party politics, The Democrats eagerly resoried to the samo dilatory tactics to prevent defeat which they had de- nounced the Republicans for dolng, The debate discloscd several FACTS WOHTIY OF NOTICE. It has been asserted that the Glover resolu- tion does and does not permit an_ investigation of the Presidcntial question. Thu matter was incidently referred to [u_the debate toalay, and Fernando Wood stated that the present Admins Istration uced not fear aninvestization. Charles Foster, wha is cited o the Chandler Jetter, satd nuthuruuuwliy thut the Adwinistration dous not fear Investigation. A littie lnter Bunset Cox, by innuendo, referred to Foster. The latter was quickly upon his feet. He eald: * Lest that innuendo be misunderstoud by sllence, I wiil soawer the nterrogation, How did you get the FPrestdent in the White House? and In reply to numecrous charges iu toe public press and in the Chandler letter, say that, so far as 1 am con- cernod, thero ls NOT A SINGLE SCINTILLA OF TRUTR or any Eroot that can bo produced in support of theso charges, Every word aud evzr‘{ line that 1 know snythlog about has bean produced and published to the country,” This conclusively ahows that Foster's contire knowledge of the subject was covered by the John Young Brown- Foster letter, . Foster aucceeded In creating consternas tlon [n the Democratic ranks by proposing as an amendment to Wood's resoluilon a provision that the expenditures of the last House in In. veatigatious should be examined, aud charged tuat & Democratic meinber of the last House provided transportation for & constituent who wished to yislt the Ceutenni.l by Laviog blm ‘summone as & wituess, nhhnulh{muwluz that the alleged witness kucw nothing of ths_ sub~ Ject matter under fovestigation, The Demo- crats wore forced to awsllow their own wedicine, and adopted It. * WILL RETURX TO TUM CHAKGE. ‘The conteat over the Glover resolutlon will be continued to-morrow, when the Democrats exspect to bave relnlurcements, It {s certaln that the preseut Admiolstration does not fear fuvestigation, Ou the contrary, several Cabinet officers dcsire it as it will be of great assist- ance to them fn {uvestisutiog their Departe mcots, Congresscan do many things whic] Departiaent officer cannot, especially in regurd 1‘4‘: n;énmoumx witnesses and punishing for con- mpt. DIRE DEFEAT, TUE FATS OF THB FEMALE SUTFRAGISTA Svecial Dissatch to The Chicaga Trivune. Wasaixoron, D.C., Jau. 10.—It was woman's dsy in the Senate. Eariyin the murnioy the snfTragiets took passession of the north end af the Capltol. Thelr petitions were to be pro- rented during the morning hour, and they were on hand to encotirage their champtons. They asembled aome 500 stroug in the reception- raom and corridors, and opened a prayer-meet- Ing. Mrx, Isabella Beecher Hooker offered a passtonate invocation for ‘the snccers of the cause, Hpeeches wero made by Mrs. Harbert, Mre, Crocker, Mra, Sperver, and others. Just before the gavel 161l n few of the delegates were admitted Into the Viee-Fresident's room, where they met Rargent and otlier Senatorial sympa- thizers. Rargent pledged his assistance. The lailics then entered the galleries, occupying o portion of the press seats. B The rafn fell in tarrents, yet the streels we filled with women, who thronged up the stalr- tnses of the Capitol, and choked up the corri- dora, At 12 o'clock fhe scene wax A REMABRADLE ONZ. ‘The gallerles glittered with the hrillancy and beanty of the siffrage ‘sgitators, There was not even atandIng room, and outside the dvars the crowd scemed as great as it was within, A Tew of the more enthusfastic gave away to thelr feellugs when thelr potitims were fntroduced. When it becnme appdrent that they would not be sdmitted to the floor, they arose o a bLoly and departed, heaping maledictions wpon tha head of Mr, Edmunds, Chatrman of the Judiclary Commitiee, who op- posed thelr schemes, The Scnatorisl ehamplon of theright of women fo vote inade several carncst attemuts to obtaln for the teading dele- Ratcs to the Conventlon permission to present their case In person to the Senate. Senators Honr and Bargent mads eloquent appeals to grant tic favor asked, but SENATORS THURMAN AND EDMUNDS WERE IN- -~ EXORADLE, ° the Intter taking the ground that it would be unfust to grant to the women a peivilege not accorded to othere. There werg;a varlety of motfons to adjourn, and to adjdurn over, hut Benator Sasgent finally obtained a square yo:e on his resolutlon, granting such representa- tive women as tight be designated a hearing at 4 apecial sessfon cailed for that purnose. Tae Demourats almoat ail voted no, with Conkling, Edmunds, Stanloy Matthews, Harolin, and Wad- lelgi, and other Republicans, making thirty-ong fnwll. Among the thirtuen Senators who voted ayc wero Messrs, Davis, Hoar, Aothony, and furnside. IN THR TOUSE JudgoKelley appeared as the women'sadvocate, and asked for 8 spceial seasion that the women might be heard In person, ‘This required unani- muous consent, to which Gen. Tom Crittonden, of Missourl, with some emphasts objected, Ie, too, gues upan the 11st of publie men who are to re- teive the unitea denunciations of the women, * _ There wers many amusitg scenes. Senator Conkling very gracefully presented his petitions for female suffrage {n the Benate, and the wom- en, crcouraged by bis sccompllshed rauner, attempted to jotercept h'm {n the lubby. He with great difficulty and much embarrassment finally escaped_fromn them, and fouud refuge in the Senate Chawber. THE CONVENTION. To the Wetern Assoclated Pren, Wasinnaroy, . C., Jan. 10.—~The delegates to the Woman 8uffrage Convention this morn- ing neld a meeting of* about two hours' dura- tlon. Several apueches were made; ut the con- clusion of which hymnswere sung. Whtlo Mrs. lawrenee, of Muassachuscits, was sneaking, she was interrupted by Mrs. Crocker, who de- nounced the Conventlon and delegutes In very hm“ h ‘frml. aud was with much dififeulty sllgnee . Immediately after adjournment the Commit- tec of Delegates, consleting of Mrs. Isabelia Beechier looker, Elizabeih Boynton Harbert, and Sara Andrews Spencer, had an Interview with Vice-President Wheeler and Spesker Ban- dall, their object beine to obtain the consent of the tivo flouses permitting renresentatives of the Conventlon to present thelr argumcenta on the floor of cach House. Benator Sargent and Representative Kelley (Pa.) wero in attendance 8t tho Interview. 5 Shortly after the Conyentlon sdjourned, Dr. Mary Walker and Mrs. Tlllotson, of New Jersey, whu had entered the room durlng the meeting, made remarks in opposition to s sixtceuth amendment to the Coustitution, but praved Conarens to amend the Constitution so that n whito woman would have the. same privilege as that allowed o colored wotuan, whom, she sald, at the next election would be found using her rllgm. to the polls tlnroushont thoentirecountry. The mnecting waa much disturbed by the specta- tors, who were extremoly bolstorous, hisscs aud calls for various speskers bolng frcely in- dulged fn. Tho Scloct Committes of Delegates will bo heard before the Scnato Committee on Priv- leges and Electlons to-uiorrow. THE HENS. THEIN NATIONAL CONVENTION. From Our Own Correspundent. Wasminarox, D, C., Jan. ¢ tho strength of the womau's suffrage movement Is to be wruuged by tho Couvention now in sossion, that onterprisc s on fts last legs. Even those who are most cloquent In the demand for woman's righta appear to look upon thelr cfforts as fruit- lessand of no avall. The specches are fllled with regree for failure, sud not with hope for the future, The old argpuments are sourced by the vinegar of vituperation and abuse, and he who looks on disintercstedly aecs Iu & moment thiat the sucecas of the measurs Is recognized as utterly beyoud attainment. “Thero 1s one good feature about it, suyway,” sald Mra. Bara Bpencer to a Jittle knot of news- paper mnen, “we've Rot & nuw generation of workers. The old stagers have stepped out, and these new and young women may be able TO ACCOMPLISI SOMETHING intheend, We don't look fur miuch now, but I thiuk we have gotten rid of the disturbing fo- fluences, and we hope before long for something tohope for,” A rather smblzuous way of pute ting it, but sho mcant what she safd. ‘The Convention has had some very funny fea- tures; indeed, the awkward sltuations pre- dominated. The audience was evidently bent ondeviitry, There was an immenss crowd in tho afternoon, but there was a woelul lack of sympathy with the movement, The spouting element took possession of' the stage, after a long and tircsome speoch by Presidont, Mra, Dr. Lozer, made o an inuudible volce and without & zastuse, the frrepressibles struggled with each uther for opportunities to bo leard. A motion was adoptea Hmiting each speech to ten iinutes, but no attention was vaid toit, or to the bewlldered President’s piteous appeals for a let-up. Mss. Spencer finally sat squarcly 'down upon the President, took the Convention away from her and ranit herself. The crowd cheercd and applauded.. Accepting this ss an indorsement of hersdministration, irs, Bpencer MADE BIX SPEECHEY, In which she was encouraged by the delighted audience, who saw and sppreclated the frantic efforts of the other Jadies to get aword Insome- where, Elizaboth Cady Stanton sat like a black marble mooument crowned with a huge ball of magulficent white halr, fbut dared not ioterfers, lcst she premsturely shoot off her great speech, and thereby ruiu the cvening meetlog, to which an admission fee of 50 cents was to becharged. The President proper could do nothing for want of volce, aud MMrs. 8pencer ¢barged around full mistress of the situation. About the only point she made waa the exverience of an unfortunate old lady who wrote from Connecticus bezging an oppor- tunity to be hicard before the Seuste. Tho yousg men in her village had threatened Ku- Klux and told her that uniess she atopped “agitatiog ™ they would RIDE HBK ON A BAIL. Bhe wanted to teach them, sho sald, that the boys whom slie bad paddled with a stick and with In could ot {usult her gray bairs ar way, Yookat made a bold_atruke, aud nudged Mrs. Spencer out of the way, Her ob- ect was to introduce Miss Julia Smith, tho amous *cow woman of Glastonbury.”® Miss 8mith was evidently consldcred tho loness of the occasfon. - She has cstablished cousldurable reputstion through the sale ol her cows by the oS eient pertaiial 1o yaie, P Dot st ments unless 0l “%ln htruds‘dnx Mis Smith,” sald Mrs. Ilooker, “I sant to n‘ that she has neither heen married nor has she had any children, She and her slater Abtir keep house all alone with- out & tnan sronnd tha pisce.”” Then catching a alimpse of Mrs. Spencer hollink over with another speeck, she continoed, 1 will atand here and holl her band, because ehie never speaks alone," Misg Juils Kmith's fnce fa THA EMDODINEXT OF A SMILE Bhe won't tell her nge, but lrpeun to be_ahont ). Her whole nature Ia a wholesome reflectlon of axcellently roasted turkevs and unparatleled inince pier. Her eves, her ieatures, her actions, and manners testify that Iy her construction Nature rlung ftaelf to perfect the cook. In every wrinkl= of her countenance there lurks n revipe lor some favory combination of viands. She murt have been born on Thanksgiving-Day, and just abou’ dinncr-time. More than that, “she fias a kindly disposition toward the whole world, * 8he {s one of thoso: New England womes who sre grandmothers to whole coun- ties, and beloved by all ages. sexes, and pre- vlous conditlons wherever their names are men- tioned, 1 can't finngine a niore bliseful situa- tlon than that of the tratnp who drops in on her of abaking day. But, frown ao oratordeal stand- goint. Miss Binlth is not a phenomenal enceeas, lio rambles. Ier address opennd with the dis- tovery of the site of (ilastunhury, and then fol- lowadd the retreat through the various changes to which country villages are helrs, forgetting i‘l’htl:e sha left off” when {nterrupted, and going acl OVER TIIR RAME GROUND to catch up with herself. Mra. Hooker was o plcture durlng the oration. Upon her counte- nance was planted s wrapt, seraphic srifle,which hlvomed and bore frult. ana faded and bloomed again, Every littie while ahe would cut in on the arver Lranches of the wpeaker's historical resenrch and boll down a couple of yards so na to help her out. . “What do you real, Mlas BmithI** she asked fn & loud, commanding tone, glaneing around to bespeak the attentivn of the audience, “ Mathematica,” sald Mise Hinlth, des ly. houted Mre, Hooker; * she nd the crowd stamped and “Now Ilsten,” continued Mra, Hooker. % What clse do you read, Miss Smlthi” & Blatistica,” snid Miss Bmith, with a pleased Mittle glegle. “Sne reads statistios too,” shouted Mrs, {I]n:kery and the crowd became frantic with de- t. z!cclnz that the thing might Jast indefinitely, Mre. Spencer nformed Mrs, Hooker that the ten minutes bad expired long before, and INDUCED MISS BMITH TO RETIRE gnd make room for hereclf, Elizabeth Boynton Hurbert is the delegate from Iillnols, and before the adjournment ehe wanaged to gt the floor. Sae wore n long cioth sack, which she flung back, vlacing her right hand under the skirts behind, aud struck the attitude which Mr, Dickens lovingly ascribed to Mr. Plekwick. eflect wus, irresistible, 1t was a long tiine before slicnce was restored va she coukd go on, but she fAinally got to work and made a very clever speech—n wood rleal on the Spartan mother principle, but aceeptable w her auditors, 8he kept her hand under her sack- tall the whele time, anud ross on lier tocs and fcll back on her heels in the approved Hurdvel Slote tuunncr, to the inteuse amusement of the sasemblage. On tho stage was A REMAKADLE-LOOKISO CIARACTER in the person of Mrs, Mary E. Tilotson, of Vinelaud, N, J, Her sttire wasa pair of cloth rmlmlomu, # bobtall sack, stauding collar, andn iclmet hiat. Every time she nwved across the stage she was vociierously applauded, and tinally she fastened on Fred Douglass, to the bewilder- mentof that gentleman. In the nute-room Mrs, 8pencer went for her, **You are welcome herey Mre, Tillotsun," she sald, **but I'want you tu understand that we will not have the subjcct of dresa-reform intro- duced in this Convention. 1 don’t care what you wear. You may wear petticonts or you may Wwear breeches, but you . MUST KOT TALK ABOUT TILEM, ‘whichever you put on. Aua If Dr, Mary Walk- er comes b here shie won't be heard, We louk upon her us 8 very obnoxious persun, and sho 't come sround here getting up arow, If slhic does, we'll put her out,” Juat vutside the window on the snme sfde of tho hiouse that Mrs. Tillotson sat was a clothes- line, upon which some thrifty - band- majden had huug some articles of fetnue attire ts dry, There were tiwo or threo preitlly cmbroldered articles, rather lour from the neck to the hom, but very sbiort in the sleeves, Fiuttering withthem were u coupie of biturcated garmenta, As Mre. Tillotson moved about the contruat batwean what shic wore and ‘what hunz on the liue was pafufully apparent,” and as soon as it was detected by the packed house a roar went up frowm” the frreverent mob ko that from the crowd In'the meuagerie when the clephant rings the bell for cold ment. But as soon as the ladies began to setticdown to business THE AUDIENCE BECANE RESTLESS, and buge squuds cot up und moved out. This was tho beat evidenco that thoy took no Iuterest in the question upen which tlie Convention was culled todebate, As lung os they were enter~ ;.-;ncd they stajed. When the fun stopped they elt, o The manner in which the Conventlon was conducted was calcutated to fujuro it inthe cyes of any who had provioualy looked kindly ujon ita object, There was no organization, nor any attempt at any. There wos no effort to dis. tinguish between thescoffers and the delegates, Tho stage was ralded by a small and sclect ring, who utllized cvery opportunity to throw their fecllngs into the formn of A SPRECI, AND PREXZFOUT the rest, I don't wish to speak disrespectiully of the ladies; I am mercly conceding oue of the righta they demand, and write up their Cone vention &8 & public effort, subject to honest criticlows. As 3 man aat there watching ithe procecdings, half amused and half regretting the follivs and blunders that followed thick and followed faster, ho couldn’t well restralu the impulse to spoculatc upon ane of the cssential results of suffrage. If these Indies are accorded the right Lo vole, they are srcord- ed the right to Lold conventious, which would more or lcas affect tho interesta of the teople, and four auch conventlons as I attended to-da would break up the Americun natlon and smus] tno last tustitution we have loft. Thero is A GREAT DHAL OF FORCE o the argument that thors ars women who cauld exercise the right to ballot far more fn- telligently than do many able-bodled citizens of the prescut generation, but whether it is sato to sublet tha coutrol of politics so the ladies who arc mavipuluting the procecdivgs here s a aestion that can only bo answerced {n vie wa; hursday tho deleates proposca schemes th will eternally ruln 'thy movement.' Vo shall £, 1o the Capitol," sald Mrs. Bpencer, ¥ at 100'clock fu the morning. The Capltol belongs to tho nation aud the nation to tho womnen of the country, and consequently the building is ours. We shall go 1o the Scuate Chamberand fuke pussession, ai let thew put us out 1t they dare. "Weo will be heard. 'Thoy can't prevent us.” Thyn she called for volunteers to her srmy of occupntion. and was rewarded by a show of per- haps a hundred hands, And sho and_the rest ot them aru thoroughly in carncst, They rva- son that tho United States Goverament Lias ROBHED TAXABLR WOMEN of moro iban the Capitol building Is worth, and they propose to seizo the building as part re- turu for the swindle. In appearance the * Convention, that [s the few who arc running it, Is tho same as usuul. The *old stagera ' arv not about in such full force as ordiuarily ou such ocesafuns, but their suvstitutes rrucnt the same physical charao teristies, They are angular sud bony, with strong volces abd & hearty contempt for detalls, This applies to all bu@tic delegute. Thu laay from Loulsiana ls y¥iug, fresh, und a beauty. Moro than that, she {s quict sud modest, Bhe Is thoroughly arowsed to the daunger that er scx, and 4 LOT AND BITTER FOR to the tyranny of Man, but sbe Is a magnlficent specimen of the handsome Bouthern woman in spite of that, 8. H. ——— NOTES AND NEWS, PUDLIC SENTIMENT. Apecial Dupaich ta The Chicago Tyidune, Wasmnaroy, . C., Jan. 10.—Mewbers of Congress generally report & better state of feel- fog towsrds tho Administration ju thelr re- spective distrivts than maoy of {hem bad ex- pocted when they left. Ouo of the Indlana mem- bers saya that at a conference ot 100 leading Ho- publicans of tho Stato only two were found soverely condemning the Administration, sud tho people appear weil conteated. These two were. dissatisdled Congressmen. Tho Hili- nols members report that there is very little discussion of the Administration in thelr dis- tricts, bub that the Silver billis tho wols toplc. TUE COMMITTRES. Tho work of ths Appropriations Committee threateus in not as far advanced as had been expected dur.. ing the recess. It was reported that the Legin:'. Jative Uill, wihich Invariably fs tno firat presents to the Tiousé, was completed. A member of 1l Bub-Committee charged with that hill .;E 5 it has searcely heen touched, and that he not looked into a ook of cstimates during) recess. The other bills are rot In an_advafy.. state, and several members of the Committee state to-day that the real work on ap- propriations s yet to bezin. The only advantage appreciable from the cxtra mes- son 13 that the Parls Exporition Wil has heen dispozed of, and will not mury six weeks in discusston, ns the Centennlal billdiil, Another fact whlch Licilitates the progress of the Ap- ropriation bills s that the Democrats fun this congress will not have to revise the action of # Republican Congress, as they dif Jast year. ‘Then every ftem In every bitl was sharply ‘con- tested, 0w they have only to revise their own work, BILL CHARDLE! A they call him, hag beon discuzsed with ridf- cule. “Administratiun men are yiite elated at bis discomfture In his own State, anil say that the epithet of *political tramp " fixed” upon i 1s one that will stay. CONKLING. Mr. Conkling certainly threw the first brick this afternoon, as an overhauling of the ltunkle and Davls cases by the Judiciary Committee will not be over-ogreenble to the Administra- tlon, especially It "the names of the lobbylsts who have pocketed or who expeet to pocket a good whare of the back-pay of these officers’ he plven. Gen. Burnside came: to the rescae, and entered a motlon to reconsider, on which there niay be a contest on Monday. N0 NOMINATION were aent in by the President, but It §s under- stood that there wiil be s large batch of them ou Monday. . A KENSATIONAL ATORT. The Washlugton Z’mt to-morrow will contain a scosational arttele which rurmru to glve the facts vonnected with the alleged resignation of Carl Rohnez at the time Filley was recomimis- soned Postmaster at £t Louls,” The J'of story in brief is this: A Cabinet olficer pave the In- formation without expeeting ft to he made public, The antagonlsm personal and volitleal between Sehurzand Filley s of long standing and frreconcllable. Gen.” Girant was Influenced In bis selection of Fliler by the knowledge of this hostility. Schurz, fn the Cabinet, immediately soushit Filles's removal, and tenderml the place to Samuel iays, former Btute Treasarer. Hays resigned a hierstive place and accepted, Meanwhile Filley rematu- ud, and Schurz AMSURED IIAYS OF THE PLACE. The Cubinet decided that Schurz's choles should be rezanled. Schurz supposed {lays’ appuintment cortain, but the next day the nom- ination of Filley was made. Schurs finmediat Iy wrote his resienation. The Prestdent o treated him to wittulpaw {r.and the J'ost des clares that the President was ndvised that the reappolntment of Filley was requested by Mor- ton on his deathbed. The 2ot vouches for the gheolute accuraey of the rtory. TILE, WIISKY MEX. Mr, Charles H. Keed had another interview with the Beeretary of the Treasury to-day with regard to the application for the pardon of Roclle, Junker & Cv. The Secretary had hastily considered the arcument. presented by Mtecd yesterduv, and stated that he desired to kive it more attentlon. It was avident that the legal arcumient 8s (o the right of pardon had created more Impression on the mlvd of the Secretars than bud been expected it would. Owlue to the begluning of Congress, the tine: of the Secretary ia so tuch veeupled that an immediate decision will oot be reacned, hut the subject will provably be settled withina {fow days. NESIONED, To the Tratern dssoclated Press. Warmsaroy, D. C., Jan, 10.—=The re tlon ul Frank Howe as Penslon Awent of ‘\u‘-:‘k waus reeeived at the Interlur Depart o-ay. TR AOT SPRINGR COMNMISSION. - The bill introduced by Senator Dorsey to-day ruvides for the continuance of the 2ot 8prings Commisaton, and calarzes s potrers by au- thorizing It to reserve froim sale and dudicate to public uses varfuus lots of gromnl us sftes for schoal-houses, churches, ete, » TAX AXD TARIFSY DILLS, ‘The full Committee on Wars and Means met this morning and commenced an nformal dis- custion of the tax and tarfif questions, No artion taken, except to reter a propo- sition for the relict ol m\'imr Lnstke [row tax- ation to a sub-committee of five members, why bavo the preparutivi of the TarifM and Tux hill already in"charge. WABITIN iTON CIIAT. PHEAIDENTIAL CEUEMONIALS—VENERR AT THE WHITE UOUSE. Bpeelal Correspondence of Ths Tridune, Wasmisgroy, U, ¢, Jan. 8—Elght-and- elehty years ago Georre Washington, o landed proprietor from Virglula, who had been elected President, el hls fiest reception n the house in Cherry strect, New York, where ho then resided, “The consuitationa between the Father of his Country and the members of his Cabinet about the . shnple ceremontal of this levee are extremely curious, an showing the manners sud Idcas of those days, and the attempt of futro- duting court regulations smong a people to whom the least shadow of aristocratie form was peccssardly hateful. tien. Knox, who bad be- gun lfe as a bookseller in Boston, and who had grown, durlug his Revolutionary serviee, rich and rotund, desired to have the Prealdent adopt o ocremonial copled after thut of the Hritish Court. Hamilton susiained Knox, Jeflerson opposed btn, and hard words passed befors Washington ended the quarrel by decluring st he would recelve visitors at New York ex- actly us he would reccive them had he been i his own houssut Mount Vernon, Since that day Knox has had hls imitators,—notsbly in Gen, Habeock, who did much to. mske the Ad- ministration of Gen. Grant offensive by his aitempts to ape royaity ut the White kHouse. VENERR AND KLECTROTIVE. The massive character of the furniture and the stmnplicity of that fine structure were de- struyed by Babeock, who made It resamble a comblned urinking-saloon and steamboat-cabin. Mrs. Hayos hias thus far refused to adopt any of theso foolish notions, but bas brought nto the White flouse the simplicity and the refinements of her Ollo hume. While she malntalus neces- sarily tho state which belongs to the Chict Mag- Istrate of tbe Republie, and recelves diplomatic forciguers and home statesuion with dignity and courtesy, there (s no attempt at shoddy or yeneer, THE WINTER'S PROORAMME, ‘I'he President will give & werics of atate din- ner-parties during the winter to the diplomatle corpa, the Judges of the Bupremo Court, the Cabinet, and the officers of the army sud navy, He will not, however, fssue gencral juvitations alphabetically to Senators and Representatives, as sume of them have not shown a desire to cultivate his personal acqualntance, The Fresl- dent will also hold three or four cvoning recep- tious, or levees as they are called, at which all the world and their nelghbors will be present, Mirs. Hayes will also hold ‘receptlons every Sat- upday afternoon, when she will be at home to all who may choose to cull. These receptions will be without ceremony., Meanwhile the President is always peady, when uot oiliclally engaged, tu chat with suy citizen of high or low degres who may cull upon bim. PUESIDENT HATXS IS A GOOD LISTEXKH, and a good talker, cifted with & clearness of speech and a capacity for scizivg aud putting points which would make blw an excellent news- peper reporter. Ie is frauk and free in couver- sation, bus never indiscrect. Of the hundreds ‘who conyerse with bim every week, auxious to obacrve Lila thouglits on the questions of the day, o larke majority zo away delighted. Inbls srguments with thoss Seuaturs who dissgroe with hitm coucernlug his policy, if hie does not always bear awsy the laurcls of ‘victory, his sz uever tralls fo token of defeat. Neithir doesbo ever ludulge in the ribald staries or jeats which poliute the lips of 80 many of the public nen 0* this generation. 1do pot betloya that be har spoken ascutence alnco he has been in the White House which, 1 publi, would not ig- crease the public respect for his ol cter, and subply new proofs that he isas good as heis great & wan, - GEN. ORAST'S VISIT TO BUROPE has given preat satisfaction to his successar, who hes done all in his power to contributejto Its success. Itls & wistake, howeyer, to s4y. that Gen. Graut I8 the first ex-Presldent why bas visited Europe. Millard-Fillmore sud Mar- U Van Buren were- cuch there fn 1833, Th The Chicage Daily Tribune, oy ?-5) e ——— f,'§_0E FIVE CENTS. '™ o - 4 with Queen Victaris, they were invited by ‘&7, Emperor Louls Napoleon to attend the ¢ tiam of the Prince Imperlal, and they wern o) “Ated In other European capitals with equal &% msideration. Curiously enoagh when. iney "~ere in England Rusdin was engaged in ¢ “ar with Turkes, and at one timg it was oro- rored that they shonld act as medintors, £x- Preskdent Franklin Pierce visiten Eurupe in 1837, but was very auict In bis movements. DLAISE, OF MAIX®, . will be hack 10 a day or txo from the flot Eprings. and wilk resuine nls hospitable onter. tainments at_h's pleasant honse on Fifteonth street. Mre. Blatone seconde lim fi ia Javish hospitality, and then he has as hls drawmng- room and dining-table alde-de-campthad piquant writer and clever talker, Miss Aaigall Dadye, of Ilamilton, Mass, Twenty years ago Miss Dodro adeed some time here as w puverncss in the amlly of Dr. Gamallel Railey, then the iftor of the New Era, the organ of ‘the young and growing onti-Slavesy partr, fv was ai the ¥ _receptions of Dr. Bailey that Heward, ltale,” Chase, Gfildings, Bunmer, and Wilmot framed that great orzanlzation which sexured liberty tor esery infiabitant of these United States, Miss Dodlge, or, as she prefers to ho called, Miss Gall Humilton, has ever since been hehind the dcencs of the Republican party, aud, although she cannot forgive anv Republican who opposed Hialne at Cincinnati, she fs, never- a fi{cn, s delightful ornament at the 8peaker's e. THP QUEEN OF DEMOCRACT forty vears ago atill lives, and hur reception on Noew-Yesr's Day was attended by all the old Bourbons who remembered her when sho tas 1he wite of (ien. Eaton, Secretary of War under Gicn, dackson, and ruled that fron hero with a heavy hand, At one time the Cabinet resfgned because thelr wives would not eall- on Mrs, Eaton, but Jackson stood stanchily by her_and sustained her agalnst all upposition. Time passed on, und the despotlé Queen of the De- mocracy, after she had entered her sixtieth summer, hecame captivated by u lusty voung Italtan, at whose dancing-schoal her ug nieces were puplla, She gave him her heart and hand, and endowed blin with ner fortane. ile squandered a portion of her wnoney, and then eloped with one of her voung nlcees, leaving the old lady poor and heart-broken. She has Just enough left to meet her wants. but her eyes ure a8 bricht as when she held Audrew Jackson captive. * rIURTING THE TIOER has alirays been a favorite aniusement. lmun{ the Southern Congressmen; but. the presen! Board of P'olico has waged such u relentless war on “ye gallient gambolllers® that there are now 1o establishments open. 1n sote-bellum daya the gambilug-houses onr Pennsylvenis av- enue were as well known as jewelry-shops, and it was not consldered any dlsgrace Jor a gentle- man to be seen entering or leaving them. In- deed, when the owner of the most sumptuously- furnished ane. Jack Pendleton, ¥ pussed up hi chips,” President Buchavan atteuded the tuneral, from the resldence of the deceased, on Caplitol HIlL. Theloat & PASRIONABLE (IAMALING-HELL opened here was by John Chambiersain, of New ork, in the Gothie ediflce at the corner of Bey- enteenth und 1 streets. It was built by a Jounger bruther of Riges, the banker, und then became the property uf Knap, the , Pittaburg cannon-founder, who anssed & fortiine during the War, When Knap weut to Kurope, he leased the house to Sie Edward Thnrnlon,l and lega- when the Britishor moved {nto the patatial tion which the Queen lind bult for her diplomat- i¢ servanta here, Knap found ss & tenant John Chamberlatn, To tuke the curse off, Chamber- hun hired 2 ood couk, and Gpened o restaurang on the lower floor, where the dafnty fare and low prices tempied those forced to cat at hotcl tables; but the repasts were always followed by au Iovitation to **walk up-stairs il take & smoke The fragrant Havanis were Kept ln the reom with ¥ A SNAPPER NOULKTTE-TANLE, which had o scerct device which enabled the bonker (v make the *little Joker" of u Yall roll into red or black quarters, as was destruble, Many a Congressman, many a public offiver, and many a diplomat fias been fleeced by thia tiny Lsll, which was spparently tossed about by Fortune, but which was really obedlent to the master-land of the gumhler who controlled it COXOREMIONAL RUCHRE-VLAYIRS are comwon, and come of the .most dlenified ohl cocks at the Capliol piay - cxeelient innis, louking_atter their, winninga os earefully us Licorge Peabody, the banker, used 1o _ruk’s In his guine at mixreuny-i-point winst, The lob- byista understand (i Congresshomal weakness, ikl inanage to et @ chance to pley with some man whose sate or whose abaence irom the'Hall they want. They play zood hands, these 1ob- bytete, but sotmeilow alirays loss to thelr Con- gressional opponents, wnd who can refuss a 1avor to o man Whoes tioney onu has won st ‘The losa of less than $10 In this way enabled o jobbyist to wet a vote against the Tacithe Mall steaner subsidy quicted, and fo pocket $5,000 In return for the raluable services thus rendered. X v TIE GORDUN-CONKLING CONTROVERST has been much written sud talked abou, but no oue hias_gone back ub inltio—ta - the deglumug, us they learnedly remark in the Supreme Court, We aru told, in nll the sccounts of the affalr that the trst brick was thrown by Gonlon at Bpencer, of Alabama, calling on hiny for a Tepure on the numination 01 one 3mith, as Cpllevtor at Mobile, sud that Cunkllog interfercd, saying, “Oh! go on with the calendar!” whereupon, cte. ete. Now the beddnuing of this cuding was threw years ugo. when Gordon guletly run through the Henato a Jlouss bill removiug tho disabilities of Johin Forsytl, of Mobite. Bpencer hadd declared that this bill shonld not e pnased, as Forsyth had abused him without stint In the columns of his paper, callig bim 7 A CANPET-UAGGEN TIUEF AND NLACKOUARD, and he was furious when ho found that, when he acveptud an Invitation to v out und take a i the Scnate bad passcd. the bill, . do ed to have treconsidered, Lut it waa too Iate, s Gordon niad hiud it enrulind and sent to the President, who was (n un siljacent room, it betug the last duy of the scasion. neer rushied futo the President’s roumn, but Gordon had been too quick for bim, nnd had obtained the desired autograph., Spencer then undertook. tushow Jight, but Giurdon laughea at bim, sud has since les nu occaslon pass for poking sticks at the Senator from Alabama. It was while In- this pleasantry that Conkliug camo tu iy rescue of Speacer, who sits bebind the New Yark Senator, and al sustalns him with lils vota, Tho rest every one kuows. CUAT TOPICA. Lswrenco Barrett is pluving this week at tha Natwnul Theatre In legithuate dran begeatly account of ewpty boxes. Ne: Max Strukosch Is.to bring Cury and Kellogg here tur llve operati performances, and i be cut get up a Hrst-class row between the warb- lers us a gratultous advertisciment, ho Wil draw goodl houses, “Flie Knlght Tewplars ot Cotum- bia Commandery hayo had their officers ln- stalled by Senatur Withers, of Virginia, who i an ollicer of thetiraud Eucampment, but drinks 1o libation stronger than water. Uen. Albert Pike fs wregular sttendany st the meelings of the subordinate grades of the Scottish Rite of Freemusonry, of which he is the Saverelzn Grand Cominander for the Boutlern Jurisdie. ton. . Mrs. 8 vod heulth this winter, and does KO A Beustor McDonald, of Iudians, 1s about to wed & very ugreeable lady who has been s clerk in the Post-Oftice Deoartment, 1 3@ wh ater I8 employed thero now. The Smith slsters. of Glastenbury, Conu., who have & cow sold every yeur by the tux-collector, are the * yictime! ot the Womau Suffrage Couvention now here, bu. they are neither youug nor good-louking, Ravoxtavx, THE RECORD. SENATE. Waswixaron, D, C., Jan. 10.—Over forty. Benators wera ju the Chamber Lefore the Seu- ate was culled to order at uoon. A great part vl the worning hour was takeu up i the presentation of & large number of petitions, from various parts of the country, fu favor of the adoption of @ sixtecuth amendment tu the Coustitution, probibitlug States from Aistranchbsiug persons on account of sex, all of which were referred to the Committcs oa Privk leges and Elections. A large number of bllis were introduced and referred to appropriste commitiees, auwong them the followlux: % ' By Mr. Bargeut—Ta regulats Chincse lmmi- gration. By Mr. Dorsey~Supplementary to the sct of March 8, 1877, lu relation to the Hue Springs Reservation in Arksasss. By Mr, Plumb—~To reorgsnize the pay depart- meut of the army. 3 ¥ ‘Hn Mr, Vnom’u—'l'o extend the provistons iof “n act of 1874 In relation to prize moosy to 1 dect ofticers. % By Mr, Knnogf P&—Auxw mail slesmablp servico In the Qulf of Meaico between !fi-:xonuu snd certain ports of the Republic of co, i Thurmaa pressnled tha procesdinge of the