Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1878, Page 2

7 = en il e, S . the honor of tue Contederue { .—‘ \ - THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SA 'URDAY, MARCII 9, I87E—~TWELVE FIAGLS. WASHINGTON. The Southern Clalms Business Recelves a Severe Set-Back. Ex-Confederate Assertions Dise proved by the Rebel Archives. Even Northern Democrats Dis« gusted at the Peculiar Situation. The Fisheries Award Will Never Be Allowed by Congress. Some of the Reasons Why the Commis- slon’s Work Should Be Ignorcd. Objeotiona to the Prorata Bill as Viewed from a Ohicago Btandpoint, Leading Provisions of the Unfon and Central Pacifle Fundivg Bill, A SURPRISE. THE NOUSE CONFEDERATES TIROWN INTO CON- FUSION NY THE NECORD. Special Dirpatch 16 The Tribune, WasmsatoN, D, C.y March 8.—The proceed- inga iv the Jlouse of Niepresentatives to-day will not soon be forzotten by the Demoeratic party or the country. The Postmaster-Geteral of the late Confederacy was placed face to fave with the Confederate nrehives and acts of the Confederate Congress, and was by these docu- tnents confoumded. An eminent Democratle stateaman came to {he front and begged for time to vindicate what lie called the honor of the Confederacy, The clrcumstances were these: A bill was pending for $300,000 to vay Soutliern mall coutractors for services claimed to have been rendered the United States before secession. The Republicans have maintained that, even if the clalms were originally just, and could ba se proved, the contractors deserved no Indemnity from the United States, because tney stole Government property In their possession, violated their oaths, and conspired to destroy the Republic The Democrats maintained that these claims were just aud should be pold, sud they had some Republican belp. The ex-Confederates further asserted through Reagau, thelr Post- master-General, that Southern Postmasters were directed to axcount to the United States for all moneys duo tho latter. The evidence of the Confederate archives and Confed- crate laws shiowed, on the contrary, that the Confederate Postmnster-General order- ed the former United States Iost- masters in the South to hold the United States money ; that that woney was put into the Con- “federnte Treasury; that laws were subseaucntly paseed by the Contederate Congress paying 8500, 000 to those very mall contractors for this same service, upon the express conditions, however, that If they, the coutractors, should ever re- cover from the United Btates that amount, or any portion of it, they should reimbureo the Cunfederate Government or its repre- scntatlves for thls payment of £500,000; that tho contractors were pald, and eightcen vouchers, slgned by the very men who are now secking rellef fn this bill Tor $300,000, nre on file in the Confederate archives here. The effect was startling. The Democrats were con- founded. Rengan himeell was almost speech- luss. fle scemed overwhelmed and surprised. The Confederntes sought to smother the blll in Committee by recommittal, They were folted, lowever, by the parlismentary skill of the Republicans. They then begged for thne to recover from their eurprise nnd to vindicate what they called the honor of the Confoderacy, But the bill went over for two weeks., THE EPFECT UPON THE REFUBLICANS has been marked, They think it will unite the Republiean vote against the payment of any Southern claims, for the reason that after tho ussertiuns of the Democrats, and contradieting proof of the Confederate archives, Nitle conti- dence can be pluced fu Southern stateinen The Southern Democrats, too, are greatl alartned, as they fear, under the clrenmstances, au alliance ot Northern Democrats with them against ol claims altogether, Sald a Repub- Hean: Tt was the most notable day for tho Republicans of this Congress, The story of the Confedernte ar.hives, with the contrary neser- tlons of the Confederate leaders, vannot fall to leave §ts impression upon the public mind, The coutents of Rebel urchiyes were i A COMPLETE SULPRIAN to tlic SBouthern Democrats, and the facts which they have disclused bave agaln proved thelr valite and Justified thelr purchase, Thov have saved tue Government millfons of dollars, rickett, who sold t! 5 18 8till here, and 1s the ierson to whoum Hewltt was fudebted us having brouwht information from Maddox that Madlson Wells would count_ths vote of Louislann for Tilden for u price, The {ncideuts of the debate in detat] were glven in outllue then, Frye, of Maine, showed at flrst, before the urchives wers disclosed, some Independence, by declaring that lic was not frightened by the ery of rebel, and fudicativg a willinguess to FAY ALL JUST CLAIMB e which each Ktato adonted its i Conger, of Michlzan, usserted thut the Coofederate Uovernment directed Postinasters to retaln the postal prop- erty of the United States for the benetlt of the Confederate States, and read extracts froin the vrociamation of Resgan, Postmuster-Generad of e Cunfederacy, to support bin, Reogon was on the fluor of ‘the House as n Representative trom Texas, and replicd 1o Conger, fusiating that the proctamation directed the Pustinsters toscttle with tho United States for postagos stamps and revenues,—a connmand which cer- tatnly, it ever mude, was Dot obeyed. It Was, 0 fact, notorious that the Confederute States retuined oll tho Guvernment property. Willets, of Michizan, made LR STIRONG POINT OF TIIE DAY, and produced the archives. e proved that the railroud compunics und individuals had been patd by the Confederste States for the very service tor which they now usk payment of the United Stutes, Rearan was combelied to ad- nut thut sorae of the extraces read by Willots seetned to indicate that such was the fact, The Democrats genernlly clalmed that the point adduced by Willets “was a . surprise to them, nad some of thews were fale enough to state that, under the circumstances, the Rebel ¢lulms sbould not be patd. Blount, of Ueorgia, Liud the manliness to say it would by CONTEALY TO'GOOD MORALS to pay them, ‘Fucker, of Virginig, even ons of the um.LPwnuunuud of Southern nien, was 50 fmpressed by thesecltations thathe fuslsted that uo vote shonld be tuken until the subj be re-examined, He wanted could hie suld, to vindieuts Ve Democrats, Wil their experts and partisun malles and zeal, have discoveied uo Republican rescality. It would not e surprising i the greater corrap- Lou discivsed thls sedsion sbould be proved to have existed i the Confederacy, THE HALIFAX ITAUL, “ GROUNDED GIRCTIONS. Spectul Dispalch 10 The Tylbune. Wasinizerox, D, ., Masch 8,—The fshery swatdat Ilulifax s under consideration here, The opinion 18 now rupldly forming that it is fn 00 Lroper seune un - award, aud should not be pald even ¥ payment I8 demonded by Great Britaiy, of which there Is now said to be doubt. ‘Fhe objection i3 1ot s much to the sum award- ed a3 to the appointinent of Delfusse as Com- mdestoner, It 13 malotatned that uo such award bus beeu mude sy wus stipulatea in the treaty. ‘The arguuent azainst the payuweot of the award in o outline s this; It s the law that, in the absence of contrary stipulativns, the urbitrators must be ununiwous. ‘This §s fumlliar law in Eugland and bere. Thers s U0 such reacrvation fu the Wasbington Ireaty us respects the Flabery Cowmwlsslon. Hencs the awand {5 vold for want of uvanfwity, This vonclusiun of general law is contirmed by the provisions of the treaty. In wusy provistous it 15 expressly stated that o decision shalt be rendered by a wajority of the Commisslon, but there {3 vo such saving clause ns tu the Fishery Commts:lon, The treaty spoke ooly of their uward. 1t fs nuafotained that 1t s incredivle that the sawme treaty should give powertoa majurity to decide iu three of the four Boands of - Asbitratior, wud withheld it from THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE MAP SHOWING THE BOUNDARY. OF TURKEY IN EUROPE AND ASIA, ACCORDING TO THE PRE- LIMINARY TURCO-RUSSIAN TREATY. ' ® viEwnA, the fourth, except there was n deliberate in- tentlon that the gencral law should operate ns to unanimity, The stlpulation for a bare majority in three of the Boards would have Leen unncecssary if thero was any eencral law making a majority sutlicient. The Jolut High Cotnmirslon knew that If o bare mn\nrlly was intended I should be stipulated; henée an award by two {8 as vold as it Ly one. It {8 inelsted that Kopland should hesltate to clalin the award under the clreumstances, HOW THY UNITED BTATES CAME TO IR MULCTED 1N $5,00L00)—SECRET HISTORY O1' AN Al- TOINTMRNT—CAN TilX GOVERNMENT DECLINE TO PAY THE AWAND] s Sew Yor: iferald, Nareh?, Some days awe Mr. Blalue olfered In the Ben- ote a resolution asking the Prestdint, “if not fn his Jjudiment incompatible with the publie in- terest,” to communieate ail the ofilclal papers and correspondencs between our Guvernment and that of Great Britain, In reference o the selectiun of the Beluian Minister nt Washlng- ton, Mr, Mauarles Delforse, as the third Com- missioner under the twenty-third orticle of thy Treuty of Washington on “the question of the Nsherles. The luiportance of tho renolution arizes partially from the fact that Mr. Delfusse, who was virtually the arbitrator, remly made aainst the United States that famous award of $5,600,000, aud atso from the additional clr- cumstance thal no step bos thus far been takon by the Government or by Conuzress looking to the payment of the award, and thut loud and influential volves huve been - ralsed agalnst the payment of this sum, which lias been generally regarded {n this country ns abaurdly excessive, There urc in this citv several ex ollicluls who are aware of the seerot history of Mr. Delfosse's appointuient, which is supposed to be malnly resnongible fur the extraordluuey f8sue of the arbitration, Ex-Secretary Hamlifton Fish fefone uf these, and although ho gave his views on some hinportant poluts, he nuturally would not. reveal what the President muy yet, ** 1€ in his Judement incompativle with the publle nter- esta,” relusy to communicate even to the Sen- ate, But from snother thoroughly reliable source the followlng tmportant and” accurute fucts were gleaned: DIt DELVOSKE'S APPOINTHENT. The treaty provided for u Commission to be composed of three mombers,—onv to be ape oluted by the Britlsh, another by the Unfted tutes (fovernment, snd a third 4 the third member, who, of cour real arbitrator, wus ot oo upon withis three mouths of the date when the article of the treaty went into effect, the Austrian Am- hassador in London, Count Beust, was to make the soleetion. Now the United States Governe mwent, bofure couscutiug to the laiter clause, had subinitted to the Britlsh Government o list of diplomatie representatives (rom varfous dis- tnterested countries,—ilolland _ and others, at Wushington,~and thu Belish Gov- ernment iud dectined to aceept any ol them hecause they did not deslre o diptumatie representative at Washiniton to act aa the third member. They feared ho would be In sympathy witn the country in which he re- wlied und to which ho was _aceredited—namely, with the Unlred States, The Britiah Govera- meut then, of its own accord, receded from this vosition, und within o jew days of the expira- tlon of the thrée Jmouths suggested anuther furetien diplomatist s Washlugton not pre- viously embraced in the Awmerican list, Mr, Delfusar, the Belglau Mindster, The United Stutes Government rejected b malnly ou the ground that the British Comnisetoner, tho Murquis of Ripon, hud, fn conversation with a wmember of the Amerlean Uovermnent, made this sizniflcaut remark; “Woe dunt want to sugzest Mr, Delfosse, for we suppose you would ralsu against him the objection that be represents @ Governuent supposed 1o be under the British influence” Oiber matters, hows ever, having beco sertled to the presumed ad: vantage ot the United States, the Amurican Govermnent consented In the end 1o reter the selectlon ol the urbitrator o Count Beust, the Austrian Ambassador v London, the under- standing belug shat the Count would “aupolnt Mr. Delfosse, which be did. It will thus be scen that the Awerican Goverument, after baye fugg irst decliued L0 uecept Mr. Dellosse, the represcutative of a country bound by the strougest ties of grotitude und sympatby to Brtish fnterests, chuse fnally to con- sceut to bis appointwent, and thus to incur the very lieavy award which he has actually maude sgoinst this country. The excessiveuess of Luis uward bas been freely sdmitted by ex- BSecrerary Fish, who, In the luterview which folluwy, declares that Lo never apbicipated tho uward 1 exceed from $300,000 to §1,000,000. VIEWS OF KX-3KCHETARY Fisu. Ex-8ccrctury Fish, whenquestioned yesterday in refereace ‘to Me Blajue’s resolutlon, sad; 1 suppose Mr, Blulne's people Ju Majny aud all alouz our coast thers aro uaturally exorclsed over the huv{‘uwml of the Fisherics Comwls- slon ngainst this country, aud 1 presnme that Mr. Blulne means 1o show suine esrucstucss in }lle'n’un:r and to deltver a speech on thy sub- ec *Do you think the rcsolution was almed at Ylou iu any weyl Is it Mr, Blaino's purposs 0ld you ‘ut all responaible for the uward in "“'":’f. .wmmul 0 Mr, Delfusse’s appolut. wen! ~1 bave every reason to belleve that Mr, Bluine Lias nufie but the friendlicst feehuws for g, wod tiat be bus uot wimed tbe resclution ap e T R | @ mo fn_any way. At tho samo time [t Is quite truo that T consented to the uppolntment.” “You atill believe [t to huve beena proper one, in the light of the present award, which L siipposs was practically made by Mr. Dele fossel" #1 have no knowledge of that, but mercly suppose so from the fact thut the American Commissloner dlissented from the nxard, You kuow about that just as ynuchas 1do. Somuch for the awaril, “As to Mr. Delfosse, T Lelieve him to he aman of ereat intelligence and per- fect interrity and fmpartiality. I T had o tlis- rnlc about some valuable property I would nut iesltate o moment to call in Mr, Delfosso ns the arbitrator.” 4 When Mr, Delfosso was sclacted, what wero your_anticlpations In refereuce to the award, Mr. Fialid" MN. PISIT ANAZED. M can frankly say to vou that I never expect- ed it to go over $740,000—81,x0,000 at thie vut- side. Iwas perfectly nmazed whon I read that the award was over £6,000,004," W1t Mr. Delfosse was a perfectly falr arbi- trator how do you acceunt for this excessive award?” * [ can only account for it by the oresumption that some of the witnesses before the Cominis- sfon greatly ncr‘])ure-l themselves, The al- vantages derived by the American fishery Inter- est from the Lreaty cannot possibly be cqual in LIJJ for ten years or $500,000 per ¢ _the advautoges considerably on our side, Mr, Fish1" * Oh yes, they wore, Wo gave them tho right of fishery within our territorial waters down to the thirts-ninth paraliel, while they gave us the whole extent of thelr Atlantle slde, The thirty. ninth parallel was fixed upon by us heeause we dld not want the Canadisn boats to enter Dola- ware or Chesspeake Bay, whers diflicultics might have arlsen. We nlso took care in thus excluding the Canudians from the Invaluable turtic-ll<heries nlong the const of Florids, Of course the preponderance of fish {8 ou the Canne dlan sklo, slthough In some years the herring are mure numerous on the coast of Maine." ** But did not the Canadlans also recelve val- uable advantazesi® * Undoubtedly they did, and their fishermen come far away from Nova Beotin down to Porg- land, Uesides, Art, 2L ofitho treatv, which provided that tish ol end tlsh ol ull kinds (cx- cept from the Inland lakes and afluent rivers) should bo admitted froe of duty into elther countey, wins admitted to be very advautageous tothe Conwdlan flshermen, who brought far more (Ish futo this couutry than ours did fnto Cavada DIPLOMATIO PRECKDENTS, “ Are you whling, Mr. Fish, to pive me the main facts ns to Mr. Delfosse’s appointment i 1 would cheerfully do so it " jn doing so 1 would not necessarlly hiavs to fmpart to you the Information asked IIL. = Blalne for the Benate, and which the Presldent may yet deem it his duty not to give, *'Cun the Anierican Governinent now decline to puy the award % You know,” Mr, Fish replicd, © that thero is no way of compelling & Government to abide by the result of an arbltration except by war, Vurlous Governinents huve {n the vast refused to sbido by the obligations of such erbitrution treative, und [ belleve the United Stutes them- selves once deelined to accept the award mude by the King of Holland o “an agvitrution bo- tween this countey and Evgland. % llave you any objections to give ma your view as Lo the proper course 1o be pursued by the Awcricun Government ¢ [ shoulil not like to do so, for the matter is now in the hands of the Government, and | should not like to say anything that mleht pos- sibly scems 10 ewbarrass or joflucuce thelr do- clslon.” WIIAT MR, XVAKTS WILL DO. Another prominent guntlemun waos visited yeaterday who s well known to be & wana legal Tricnd of Mr, Evarts. What ho sald would seem to give rise to the fuference that the Govern- wient will probably decling to puy the $3,000,000 award, and that one of It main oble tions ~ will based upon tion that Great Britaln uever properly ricd out the provisloos of thu treaty ues to the sclectlon of the tuird wei- the commbsion. - Great Britaln—tuis would be the cludm el ur by the Awmeric Government—purposcly allowed nearly the e tiry threo mouths agreod upon Lo elapss with- out making auy eifort to secure the * joing " appotutuent of the third mewber, sud o order o Lhrow it into the bands of Count Beust, thy Austriun Ambassador fu London. As Ureat Britatn thus violated tho spirit it not the letter of the treaty, the Guvernment would decline to abide by the result of the arbitration, The fall ure of the Presiient to seod o wesssze to Con- gress recommending the necessary approoria- tion fur the payment of the award wus poluted out by this gentleman uws coutirmatory of his m:w“u 1o the probable action of the Govern- wew IN THE IIOUSE. INVENTOUS' CLAINS. Bpscial Dispaich 1o Tha Triduns, Wasimigtox, D. C., March 8.—~Tho House Naval Affairs Committee took & positlon hoatlle 1o the clalms of several vaval officers for com- peusation for inveutivos 1o toryeducs sud vtber \ 0 appllances. The reasonfng of the Committee was that these fnventions oro made by oflleers charzlng pay whoso time belonge to the Gov- ernmont. MINISTRR SEWALD'S RECORD. ‘The Chiness investigation continucs to devel- ope evidence which, if sustained, will require the atiention of Seward, Minister to China. Richard Phenix, late Marshal of the Con- sular Court at Shanghal, continued his testimony, Ho produced what purported to be o copy of the recorda of that oflice. Soward, Consul-General, wrota to the State Depart- ment declaring that the Marshal's fees averaged 8100 monthly, when the truth is they averazed very much more than that. Phenix also churged that the criminal records were mutlliated, Myers, during the last three months e held oflice, sent his malls to the Jopanesg Post-Office, because ho mistrusted Bradford's honesty. Other Consuls dld the eame, Plenix also charged that Seward put the seamen's fund in bank, aud drew Interest on it, for which b did not account to the Govern- went. A DEAD-LOCK, ‘There are eviilences of adeadlock hetween the two Houees similar to that fu the last Cune gress. The Senate Approprlation Comnittes to-day Increasud tho approprintion for the Miti- tary Acadewy DIt 883,210, This fncreaso was nade alter (Gen, Sehofiell, the Commandant of the Military Acaderay, had testitied o8 to the needs of that institution. DEMOCHATIC ECONOMY. Inthe Ilouse thero wasa devate over the resolution to pay colored attendants lu charge of the clonk-room, It appears that the Demo- crats have been accustomied to keep a large number of men on the rolls - without authorlty, After considerablo controversy the Huuse re- fused to pay these men until Hurrdson's Clvil- Bervice Committee tinve examined the subjeet. Cox, for the Democrate, admitted that there weru tany persons on therolls too genteel tu do menfal work, who employed others to do it for them, the substitutes depending upon the eratitude of Congress for compenzntion. WALLACE'S LONG BOND HILL for the Investment of savinga was referred to tho Wavs und Means Comunttee, the Uunkln:& and Currency Committcs having heen defeute i un attempt to securu Jurlsdiction of the bill, Under the rules strictly it should go to the Wuys and Scans, but the rules have been par- tially violated. ‘The Dauking and Curreney Comimittes have been riven Jurlsdiction of sub- i\:uh which do nut properly belong to ft. A Postal Novings-Bank Lill, “for Instance, was reported from that Committce thls torning, whtle the Post-Ottice Committee and the Ways aud Means both have the subject before thein, TERRITULIAL dURVEY 4. The numeruus surveys of the Territorles are lkely to Lo investizated. A resolutlon was adopited to-day culliug upon the Secretaries of War and the futerior for investigations us to the expense of these surveys lor the past ten years, ‘The answer will shuw that many favor- tes of Congressmen obtualned pleasant places duriug the suanner on these exploring trips, DETIER LATE TIAN NEVER. The Houuse for the flret thne to-duy gave ex- pression of fear that the scaslon may run nto August, Anattenot was mads to prevent o seaston to-imorrow, but Representative Aldrich, of lHuols, succceded I deteating ft, on the ground that to waste o day now weans o day ju August iere, THE TARIFF BILL, A GLOOMY OUTLOUK. Bpectul Dispatch 1o Ths Tribune, Wasnivaton, D. C., March 8.—The Ways and Meaus Commitice to-day made cousidera- ble progress on the TariT i, The items of the urlginal bl from brimstone to currunts were agroed to with some changus. ‘Yhere 13 4 growiog feellg amung members of both Slvuscs agalust the present actlon upon the tarlll, There svems to be ou almost unlver- sal protest against It froms busincss men fn all soctions. ‘Therc are sumu interests which are quict because tho LI will affeet them fuvors- bly, and ye$ somueof these protests are from thoso Whous the bill dues favor, The argument is that the damage t2 the general futercits is so great that it wlll be far better, 8o far as gencral results are concernod, to stop all agitation as scon as possible. Mew- bers of the Wavs sud Meuns Committee cx- ress wome doubts 28 to whether w billcan be rmuud that will recelve the 1ull support of the Coimities itself, sud with such want of uuua- finity they do ot belleve thie bill can be passed through the lous:, These samé members do not expoct the LN Lo pass tle Benste this scu- slon, even Al the House sends it to that body. Alrvady there Ia woalderable streogth for the propesed resolution declaring it to be luexpe- dicut, fu view of the derangement of business frow 'the presentattempt 1o clunge tho tarlil rates, Lo pass any bill at A ARTICLES ACTED ON. To ths Wrslcra asavculed Press. ‘WasmixatoN; D. C.y March 8.—Fhe Cowmmit- teo on Wava and Means to-dny considored the tax on sundrics. Brimstone, crude, was mado free. Britannia-ware was fucreased from 20 to a5 per centtum nd valorem. Card-cascr, pocket- bouks, rouvenirs, and all shmllar articles, of whatsoever material composed, wero Increased from 20 to 30 per cent nd valorem. Chiccory and roots, ground or unground, burnt or pre- pared, were reduced from b to 4 cents per pound. Therate on castur-beans or recds was tixed ot 60 cents per bushel of fifty pounds. Crude cacon and cork bark_wers wade frees cork hark, manufactured, 80 per centumn ad valorem. ' Cliloroform, B0 conts per pound. Crenm tartar was reduced from 9 to 6 centa per pound, Zante or other currants wero reduced from £ to 1 cent per pound. Ralsina were fixed at 81¢ cents per pouud. Corsets, manufactured of cotton, were reduced from 83 to $3 per «ozen, ‘The tax ou uuwrought cluy, pipe-clay, and fire-clay was fixed ac 81 per ton; Kaoling &4 per ton; and fullers’ carth, 83 per ton, CANINKT MEETING. ‘The State Departinent was represented at the Cabinet meeting to-day by Assistant-Necretary Heward, Secrctary Evarts Oelng absent In New York. All the “other membcrs were present, Tho Tarlil bill now Lelng conslderad by the Committee of Ways and Means waa the topfe of discusston, From esthinates and tables sub- mitted by Sceretary Shermaon it appeared that under tho operatfon, of the bill the revenue would full off unnualiy from $14,000,000 to 316, 000,00, anuk to et the actual expenditures of the Government it would beconie um-uas:n? to* make up the defleiency by o tarill on articles now on thu free list, RATLROAD BILLS. THE PACIFIO FUNDING BILL, WasmixuroN, D. C., March 8.~The Scnate Committee oujRailronds has unanimously ngreed to recommend the passage of Dorscy’s Pacitic Raflroad Slnking-Fund bill, with certaln fin- purtant amendinents prepared by Sonators Mitchell, Matthews, Dorsey, Random, aud Bar- num, and the Bub-Committee v charge of the subject blll. As thus agiced to, It 1s amended by the entire otmlsslun of tho section which pro- vided for the reconveyance of 12,000,000 acres of Tamd-granta to the (overnment on condition that the sinking fund shouid be credited therefor at the rate of $1.25 per acre, and the section provid- fng that tho Unfon Pacitic and Central Pacliie Companies should be givon preference for the Guvernwent business s also stricken out. The main features of the amended DI are as fol- lows: All moneys due these two Companies on tha tirst day of April next for Governmont trave- portation are to form o nucleus of o proposed sinking-fund, the amounts to bo made equal by cashi payments, If necessary, to at Jeast $1,000,~ 000 for each Compan, ;fw “t,.u\'tnta l.lnu i : per year fn seml-annual payments un- ti'the year 1000, when the bands fndonsed by the Uovernmant becowio due, Iuterest §s to bo accumulated seaif-aunually at the rate of U per cent 8 Yeur ubut wil wmounts thus placed to the credit of tho |lul:luf tund, aud these pay- ments are to bo n lleu of the require- wients of the present luw as to the sunual vayment of B per cent of the vet carius uud the retention of one-lulf of the eurnings for Government transportation, The bulance founl due the Unlted Stutes by the Compaules n tho year 1900 is to be pald In'fifty cqual semi- wnnual nstallinents, togetlier with Litercst on the deferred payments st the rute of utercst which sball equal the rate then being pold Ly the Governmeut ou o mwajority of its sccurities. TAXAS SCIEMNE, The House Committes on Pacific Ralironds has agreed to recounmend tho passage of the bl uppropriating $A,000 for the survey for n ralroad from Austiu, Tex., through Chftushua aud Bonors to ‘Topolovampo Ilurbor, fu the Guifof Callforule. ~ TNE PRORATA BILL, ODIRCTIONS A8 VIEWEL ¥ROM A OUICAGO STANDROINT, 8pecial Dixpalch (o The Tribune, ‘WasuiNutoy, D. C., March 8.—~The argument of ‘Thomas F. Withrow, deneral Solicitor for the Chlcago, Rock Island & Pacifie Rallway, scts forth §u a clear light the objections to the pro- posed Prorata bill between the Unlon Paclile and Kausas Pucitic as viewed from a Chlcago staudpoiut. The following aro the more lmn- portunt poluts of the argument: COMMERCIAL RIVALKY. The citles of St. Lous and Chicazo are in some degree nval commercial centren, Thore la ruvin, amply room, voough for both io the greut Wesl and Nortuwest,” A healthy rivairy and competition be- twoen them will contribute nut only to the bros. perity of the sectiune of which thoy ore the come merclul cupltale. but of the wholo country as wull. Tu this competitlou thuy have thrown oul systems of rallroads, which sccure Lo almost overy county 1u suveral Blates competing rates, ever productive of benelita to 1l furwer and the wacrchaul. Kach ity sud cach rallroad having o terminus In either has cqual clabins upon the consideration of Cou- grusa. Nuus 0f thuse futercels can, with proprive £y Rak suy Federad legivlation which will dlsctim. juate in it favor at the cxpense of aoy other. The utorchaoge vl bustncss sud tle chaunels of traus- portation shoald be controlled and regnlatei by the Jawn of commerce, aud not by thone of Conuress. It In my purpose to eliow that the Ml now ander conwlderntion will operate lo discriminate ngninst ono section for thy beuent of annther~In favor of o:v'u rallway system to the manifest injury of an- other. ‘Tho castern terminus of the Unfon Pacific 1ail- way In ot Councll Biuffa, in_tho State of Towa,— distant from 8t, Louls, b{ the ehortest ex- fating line, 442 miles, and from Chicayo, . by _ tho _ shortest = lne, 402 miles, Thia difforence of Aifty miles i In favor of 8, Louls, and if the vame rates nro securcd to ol comers aver the Unlon Dlacific and Central I'scific Imlways fromt Umaha west, Xt, Lonia hins nt Tonet oqunl advantages with hor rival. Tho eastern terminus of the Kansas Pacific Rallway s At Kawsaw City, 277 miles, by the shortest line, from &t. Louls, and noout 487 miles from Chicago, Tho distance frum Kansay Clty to Cheyeunno, by way of tnu Kaneas Paclfic and the Daenver Pacific, 'y by way of the Unlon Pacific, is 610, B8 DasNCS 1o wirictions upon the linoa passing through Couneil Ml insich 8 manner as to provent compet!- tion, the Kaunas City rates may cutahiished at Omaha, and an wivantaze equal to 210 miles in distance bo thercby sccured to St. Louls, This ul‘lnlm the ntitudaof that clty with regard tu this legistation. A NOTICEABLE PACT, Ty tho shortest Hnes from each of the compoting cities, 8t. Louls has an advantage of Aty miles, 1Li» o notlecablo fact that Loth of these short lincs pane throngh Omaba, Ty the longest lnes enzaged In the throngl business, the dideronce in In favor of Chleago four mill: Tetween the line to which 8t, Louls w giving [ta support and tue shortesy ono from Chicaco, the alfferonce Is in favor of Clliicago fourteen mllea, 1a [t not onvious from the bapo statement of theso fucts that, §f Uhero Ia no discrimination at Omaba, nuithor of theau cities can_sccuru any considurublo advautage over the other? 1f all recelve the samo rates from Omaha west, St Louls, distant only 442 mllca, abonld bo able to tuke cara of ltwelt, " come [ azalnst petitor distant frou the point Where (liey recolve he mumo rato, 402 wfles, Tho officers of the Union Pacific Ratlraad Company assort most posls tively that thero has not been the alightest dls- erlminntian botwoen the lnes converglng at Coun- el Blufts, and challenge proof to the cnnlmr{A An nttempt was o Lo Jwdea an finpressfon In the minds of tha Committes, not anly that “ters was diverimination in favor'of Chicugo, but that 1t was g0 great that shipments wero actually made from K. Louls uy way of Chicugo to Ouden ot Jower rutes than could be socured from &t. Loois direct, by way of Owmuabis. ' SOME QUESTIONS proponnded to the spoaker, by whom Lo uasertion was made, developed the fact that thix shiument wus ovor the Chieago & Alton Italiway, and that tho shipper duclined to #latc Lo his uwis friends the tern< upon which 1t was made, 1 resoecifully snbmit that, when it fs rementhered that this Chicaco & Alton ftoad forma o part of the Kansas Pacific ling for Pacrfic Klops traftic, that It can shiaro nono of that business cx. cept bt combination with the promoters of this bill, that ft % tho only road terminating in Chicago which wonld not os injured by the measurc, that tho only evidunca we have is @ statowont of this $it. Lunis geutleman of what somehody, we ki not who, told bim, She charvo bucomes exceeding. Iy nebulous and unsubstantlal, We asacrt that discriminntion agatnst Chicago and every rallroad hoving a torminus wt Council Bioide will z:nl unly be the effoct of this b, but that auch s TUE TUNPOSE OF TR PROMOTENS. In 1671 (ho Knnsas Pacllic went to Washinzton with o griovance—the dlscrinination auainet 1t st Cheyene. They paverted that they did not complafn of the rutes frowm Cheyenne westwarnd becausy they wore £00 AgA in (hemaeives, but be- causo taeyjwero alvoroportionatoly Lizh' as come pured with ratea from Omalia to” correspondivg polnta, This was tho kernel of the whole contro- Vervy. ‘The rates from Cheyonne to Ugden were fioL (o high, but belween Cheyenne and Omaha tliey wers too low for comfortable competitivn on tho part of the Kansas Pacific. Every reductivn made by the Union Pacifc will oerule as the payment of 8 bonus to Lhe Kataus Vaclfic for the privilege of dolug busin Kaueas City at the vawe rate. Cawmpetition such circumstances v Impuasible. The Kansas City, 5t. Josvph & Councll Blufls Hallroad will ba compelled to abaudui all wrunnth buainces, and Sl valuu of ite” wiocks and bonds greatly depre- clated. — NOTES AND NEWS, WIISKY 1N BOND. Spacial Dispaich o Tas Tridune. Wasminatod, D. C., March 8.—The letter of Cowmissloner Raua upon Ssyler's bill extend- ng the time;of whisky In bord to threc ycars waus recelved by the CumnMteson Ways sud Means to-day, It favors the measure, aud souaks of it as ono well calculated to relicve the interests it s tutended to reach, and as just todistitlers. 1o also expresscs the oplulon that the bill will mot work fnjury to the Govern- ment. An attewpt will be made toreport it to-1n0rTOw, YOR THR PARIS RXPOSITION. Commissioucr-eocral McCormick has con- scuted to tako s fow articles for the educational cxbibit st the Paris Exhibitlon, which canuot bo prepared in time for the last CQovernmeut steamer, which salls on the 10tk inst., by the French steamer of April 8. - The contnbutions wust bo ih Washlogton by the 28th of March. The Hon. J. D. Philbrick, of Mississippl, under whose direction thoe Awmerican cducational ex-- Libit is belog preparcd, thinks that this country \ will be very creditably represented fn that department, WEST FOINT ACADEMY APPROTRIATION. . Tothe Western Asmoctated Prosy Wasiinarox, D, C., March 8.—The Benate Committea on Avpropriations to-dny heard (ien, Behofleld In explanation of the eatimates for the West Point Military Academy, and cowm- pleted the conslderation of the Wil 1L will he reported Monday next. The Committee recom. mend the restoratfon of the ftem reported from the House Committee, but stricken out in the 1louse, providing for the longevity pav of Pro. feasors, The Committee also Inscrt items of $31,000 for a hospital building, $33,000 for water supply, and add $6,615 to tha amount ap. provriated by the Housc for pay of cadets, so ag 1o make [t equal to tho sum expended for that purpose last vear. Tac section prohibiting the nppointment of graduates of the Academy to Second Licutenancies in the army, except ivhen yacancles actually exist In the reglment orgap. 1zations, is stelcken out, TIE RECORD. nouss. Wasningro¥. D. C., March 8.— The Bpeaker 1aid before the House the following communi. catlons, which were referred: Letter from the Secretary of War asking an approptlation of 813,500 for nccommodattons at the proving ground at Sandy Hook, Letter from the Secrctary of War stating that the Post Quartermasters at Chicago and New York would be_ordered to appear before the Committee on Indian Afatrs. The Speaker then called the committees for repurts of a private nature. 2 The murniug hour wns consumed In dlscussion upon the resolution by the Committeo on Ac. counts for the payment of Jaborers employed in the cloak-tooms, which was finally ref ‘Comuitiee on Civil-Servic lteform, - oo L0 e M, Atkine offered a resolation ealling on the Socretatlen of the Interlor and of War for nll infor- ntion in rezard to the geographieal and geoluzieal nrveys comdducted by thelr reapective depariments duriniz tho past ton years. Auopteid, The’ House thon ‘went into Commitiee of the Whole, Mr, Price in the clialr, upon tho privats cnlondar, the nnfnishod business boinz tio b fos the payment of certaln ante-bellum Southern mail contractors, ‘The blil makos availablo immadintely the aporo. priatton of §575 000 already appropristed for the payment of such contractors for services rendered prior to May 31, 1801, Mr. Fryo'eaul that. if the United States Govern- ment owedn Just debt ton man who aftorwardsy went into the, Rebolllon, ho tvas in favor of the Goveanment discharzing fta just obligation: yut {hiw bill provided that paymenta shonld ba mado up to May i1, 1861, wnile in rality ost of the Stares cnt o ihe Robellion In the previous January, He therefore affered an amendment ‘muldum that no nayment shiould bo made to mall-coutractors for a rewdered siter thelr resnectlve Stales adoted the ordluances of secession, Mr. Mills argued that, fonsmuch a8 the United States did not recognize the insurrectionary condls tlon of the Southern States until the 31t of May, 101, the Government ahould nay for tha services rendered in those Statea up to that time, Mr. leagan pursued the same line of argument, nnd etated that the Confederato Government had required all Postmastora to account to the Unlted Statea Governmont for all wmoneys, stamps, etc,, in their poskession up to the S1st of M:J,' sl Mr. Conger road from an onler {ssued May 20, 1801, by tne Pusimaster-Uencral of the Confuders ate Etatew {nstrncting Postmastors of the United States Government in_the Nout! to retain in theie pownerslon, subjeet to further vrder of tho Departs ment. for the bonefit of the Contedorate Staces, alt moil baye and other property belonging to the Lostal Fervice, w. Mr, Willets denied the statement made by Mr, Hteazan some time ago, that the Confederate Gove ernment kad never puid or nwsumed to pay cons tractors, and read from an act passod by the Con- federnte Congress, in which it nesimed to pa) cvery doliar, the only luitation bein that such contractors khonld bo loyal to tLo Confederacy, 1le had found, upon examination of the Confed- wrate records, thiut eighteen of these claima had been amtited and pald, and tha Confederate Uovern. ment nd gone g0 furas to provide that, if the United States Goverument shonld thereafter pay them, the contractors xhould reimburse the Con- federate Gosernment for the amoants patd them, 1o nlso quoted frum the report mado by Mr. Hea- san, o the Confedorate P'ostmaster-Genornl, in which he credited himaeelf with 8502, 000 yoid on necount of services rendered priorto May 31, 1801, Mr. Aken inguired If, because oighteon clalme had been pald, tho Government should repudiate ita hogest debits, Mr, lteagan unld ho had not secn any of his re. l’mrll wince tho end of the War, but [f he hud =il ile reports ho thought be could prove what he had proviously stated, But {f the gentleman from Michlinn (Willets) wos right ho would concede to an_amendment w0 as to” excinde from payment xuel contractors ng were pald by tho Confelerate Government, Ar, Blount felt 1t his duly to say for his section that hio would not cast his vote to pny any gentie. man for carrying malls In tho South who had boen paid by the Confoderate Uovernment, Mr. Cox (Uhio) sald that, whutever might ba the resuit of the facts which took place doring the ex- citing time of the Itebotlion, no one on his slde of tho House wonld hesitate W uccord 1o the gentics man from Texas (Regin) entlro candor In his posl- tion, for ho ad won thuir reapoct by his canduct on the floor, [Applause on the Deniocratic side. | Mr., Tuckor #aid the statoment which bad been ‘made by the gentleman from Michuzan (Wiliets) was frain the srchives of the Confederate Govers ment, which had been taken by the conqueror thirten years ngo, and hind beet concealed since, e attributed no unworthy purpose in the concesl ment from the eycs of the Confodel Mr. Couger—Thuy wore not change Mr. Tuckor—No one said thoy had been changed, and the gentloman who suukenis it must not Im- pute to me a motive which suggested itself in Lie mind. . Continuing, ho sald the gontleman feom<Micli- gan (Willew) had not read fully, for he had not time, the documenta whitch ho proposed o print in i remarke. 1le (Tucker) was not willing that o vote whonld be taken on tais DI unti )it had been recommitted for exemination into the fncts, and ho beheved wuch examination would clearly vindicate tho lonor of tho Confederato Govermuent, and of every South- cru mian who stooa on that side of the louse, o wanted that vinuication to bs made ona clesr wtalement of tho tacts, 1o thongut he knew the explauation of the whole matter, and bo had the key to the whole mattor, But Lo preferred ihe DIl should be recommitted and that tho facts #hould come ont, and he was sure that the gentle. wen on the othet vido who thouytt they had funnd & mare's uust of dishanor o the Confeduracy would Rlad to svo, as present fellow-citizens, thit thelr honor liad heen vindicated, Mo therefore moved that the Committee riso and recommit (ke Tiie Committes rose, but the point of arder being ratrod that tho b was still in” Committea of the Whole, a motlon to_recommit the bill to tae *Committoe on_Post-OfMces and I'ost-Roads could 1ot becntertained, ‘b Speaker aunounced that he would be absent ln-n;mmw. and appoinied Mr, Binckburn Speaker pro tem, Adjourned. ———— THE WEATHER, Orricn ov Tum Cuicy BIONAL Orriced Wasinivaron, D, €., March 9—1 0, m—ludia tlons:—In Tennessce and the Ohlo Valluy sud Upper: Lake Region, falling barometer, brisk and Ligh southerly to casterly winds, stationary or lower temverature, threatenlu and raluy weather, with low borometer, heavy rains sud gales in the 1ast section. LOCAL OUNERYATIONS L Falr. Cluudy. V01 Eatr. Matmuin, 43. KNERAL UBIKIVATIONS, Cuigauo, Aarch 8-Midolght. | T Riin IWeat e e RU3 ol Cloudy. A LOUISVILLE MEETING, LOUISVILLE, March 8.—An enthusiastic mect= iz of leaatng busiuess mea was held bere to- duy to promounce In favor of 8 pesl of the Resumption act and Bauk- rupt law, Committees wers appointed ls prepare resolutious demsnalng tho ""lw of these l-m,rto be reported ut & noon mectins to-wmorrow, ‘Tois meetiug will be preliinary tu a big wass meeting to be ' held at the Lieder: krsaz to-uight, when the resolutions of tue Committea will form the prograwtae of pro OCEAN STEAMSHI? NEWS. : New Yok, March 8.—Arrived, steamshi? Herder, from Hamburg. Loxnox, March B8.—Stesmships 1dshos Seythis, Vaderlsnd, sod Corowall, from Ne# York, have arrived out. e ———— Tha lungs aro strained aud racked by 8 pen! ent Congi 1o kesieral atrenits whatod, i a curabis coumulaint ofiu establishs) thersbr | D0t ' xpectorant 1s an clive Codgilamd bolds, und excria 3 Lepoiclal edech 6 the Lulmonary sud bronchial organd, a