Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 20, 1878, Page 2

2 « WASHINGTON. Becretary Sherman Before the Senate Finance Com-~ mittee. The Qeneral Qood Effect of Silver Remonetization Conceded. ‘Resumption nlmfo Easier by the Ald of tho Silver Dollars. Renewal in the Senate of the Debate 1 on tho Timber-Stealers, Malice Toward Schurz Under Cover of Sympathy for 8 Settlers. Doorkeoper Polk's Dismissal Recommonded by a Majority of Oarter Harrl- , . son's Committea, RESUMPTION, SECRETARY SIIERMAN NEFORE TRS FINANCH COMMIITER. Spectal Dixpaich to The Tribune, Wasnixgron, D, C., March 19.—Secretary Bherman gave his views at length to-day before "the Finance Committeo regarding the House bi!l repealing the act for the resumption of specic payments {n 1879, The members of tho Lommittes questioned the Becretary from time to time, and ho occasionslly avolded giving direct nswers. The session of the Committee rivate, and, altbough It is the Becretary's ntention to give the main points of hislstatement totho public, he hasreserved his notes until Lo can rovise them to-morrow. Mo sald he thought 1t unwise and fInexpedient to repeal tho | Resumption act. Not that it would have any iofluence at homo, bat he thouglit It would be keeping faith with the creditor and the people abroad it wo resume {01830, as wo had ‘promised. Ha thought It was entlirely practicable, and that ro- sumption could be effected withoutthe slightest Injury to our commercial prosperity, and that tho effcct abrond would be very beneficlal In demonstrating the practieabflity of edrrylng out the law as it stands. The Secretary gave the amount of gold and sliver now In the Treasury vaults, stating the suin to be about $00,000,000 or 870,000,000 outsido of all demands, 1o wais questioned fn regard to the effect of the Silver bill on the reaumption question, and says that he had to admit that the effect of the bill generally had been good, and that in connection with resumptlon It had been A DECIDED ADVANTAGE. To said he thought 1t would be casler to resumo with a double standard than with a singlo metal. Ife sald the disadvantages fesulting from the Bilver bitl wero few, but the unfavorablo effect SENATE of It 'had been to stop the eale of the 4 per cont bonds and to send onr bonds homo from Europe. On’ Leing anestioned, however, he sald he thought they had nll been absorbed by our own people, and that the price had not fallen. In tegard to the sales of the 4 per cent bonds, sume of tho incmbers asked the Sccretary when the sales “had practieally stopped. Tlo eald on tho 16th of Octoher fast, One of the members then sald _that the Silver bill could not have affected tho bonds in that partleular, fnasmuch as the bill «wasnot introduced at that tline, and that the spectal seaslon did not begln until Oet. 15. The Secetary cout! not but admit that the effect of the bill had'been zood. He sald ho could ecll for cithor gold or silver any .umount of the 4% per cents at o premium, Ho rald only alout $70,000,000 of the 4 per centa had Peeh £old. Te was not In favor of climinat. Ing the leaanl-teuder notes from clrculation by the operatfons of the Resumption act, but ho ‘was fn favor of PUTTING THE NOTES OUT AOAIX a8 o tircolating medium. He was in favor of paying customs dues in legal-tenders from the 13t of next October. He sald the banks wera alrcady strengthoning thelr coln rescrves, and that while coln wan nét flowing luto the Treas- ury {t was belng Increased fu the banks, which were already prepar’ g for the beginning of re- . sumption Jess thua ten months honce. The whole tenor of Shermnd’s remarks waa that the Bitver b, so far ns present eflects had been shown, had been henetlelal to the public Interest. . A THOKOUGH CONVERT. In tho coursc of his argument upon the (rsue ol ¢llver-bulllon certitleates, Sceretary Shertnan mude the tollowine statement. The passage should fuemish food for thought to the ap- ponents of the 8ilver bill, It ufiuwa that Bher- nn I8 a pretty thorough convert: Fecrctary Bherman—We have been vary murh d)-n]l‘mlnltd In regard to the tesultof thomeasares aflocting our cofnnge, and our legal-tenders. ie would be s wiwo man who would undortake to reedlct the remult of any particular nieanire, havo thie opinion, which cin express stronyly, that undor Yho Iaw. ne $t now stands we can malntaln tha silver dollar at par with tho Leat inoney sfloat, efther gald or cur- rency, and can iseue Mity, sixty, or {mrhlns ong hundred millions of thess oilver dollars, giving great rellef to the people, BEPOID TILB COMMITTER, To the Western Assnciated Preoe. Wasminuton, D. C., March 10.—The Scnate Committec on_ Fliiance to-day heard Secrotar Blermnau {u opposition to the House bill whic) propases to repeal the Specre-Resumption sct, The questious discussod retuted to tho nracti- cabllity of specle payinents, and the effect of ke Bilver bill on resitnption, and whether the Lill asststed or retarded resumption, theamount. of gold and silver lu the Treasttry and the coun- tr{ and cognate queations, lembers made Inquiries, and the Becretary replied, takini the ground that the remongtiza- tion of sllver was nnutd to resumption.. The Ellver bl 4id swne good and some flurul. One wn?' In which it was harinful was In the return of bonds from abroad, but it produced good by increuslug foretgn contldence In our bonds, by reason of the fact that ourown peoplotook themn up lu largo quantities. He wasstrongly uprosed to tue repeal of the Resumption act. 'lo stated thut the resumption ol specie payments could not be permanently wmatntalned without retatn- fng the legal-tender functlon for shout $300, L0, 000 of United States notes,—in other words, that legal-tender notes, siter reaching par, should be pald out ugaln for Uovernment dia- bursewments, It was tho understanding of the Senate Fiuance Counnlttee und Becrotary Bheringy that nothing concerning the statemont of tho Becre- tury and the conversation between bim aud the Cuiumitteo on the subject of fiuauces to-day should fird ita way ta the press except (n an au- . thentle form. ‘The report of what took placo having been wrltten ou, tho Becretary revised bis statement st a late hour to-nlight, and an ar- suneement bus been made by the Commitice to axml.n it Ju priyted form to the press to- Wrrow. IN THE SENATH, THE PACIFIC FUNDING BILL. Bpcctal Divputch o The Tribume. Wasiixaron, . C., March 19.—Tthe Scuate taa suother animated day, After the pasaage of thu Ll sutkorizing o forelgn register to a vesiel for the purposy of the Woodrull expedition, und the discussion of s bIU folative 10 the occupation of tlmber thicves, Benator Morgun occupled an hour in the tiscusalon of the Pacific Raliroad Funding bllt. He took strong grounds in fayor of the Fhnrman biil. He drew s forcible pleture of tho tremendous powers of corporations in this country, which I8 greater than . the vower of some Kingdoms, and declareq that ~the ceuntry .citber musy - ultf- mately succumb to these corporations or becowe their mastors, The timo had come, ho £ald, wheu the Pacific rallroads should paj the debt of justice or be uomade by the power which bad made tbem, Ho thougnt that Con- #ress should not stand fn awe even of the elght Lundred willlons fnvested in tho rallroad capl tul of the country. TUB TINDEL THISVES AND TURIR FRIENDS. " - When the Deficlency bill came up thero wasa lubg, beated, bitter, personal discusslon upon the timber question. It was arcuewal of the coutest of last week, ln which Blaloe, the Mus- aachusctts Beoator, snd the Beuetary of the Io- ~ THE CHICAGO TRIBU ¢t WEDNESDAY, letior, by his #ets, wero central figarcs. "o botder Btats Henators generally thotight tho Eastern Benators should attend to thelr own business, and not interfere in matters of cutting wood on the public domaln, of which they were supposed ' to know nothiog. Then - Blaine took the floor, He declated that he had becn arraigned by the public press as being a defender of timber thieves. On the coutrary, ho said lie favored an amendment. designed to check thess timbet thieves, and only spoke for the poor settiers who had been always treated &flt.ter by every other Adininistration than by TLAINE'S MANNERS waro most decidediy not Senatorial. e fnter- rupted Senators withiout thelr consent, and re- ferred to them repeatedly by name, He carrled 1o the Senate his manners ol the Iousc, which weronot always decorous or dignified, The cooflict bepween Dlaine on one side and Hoar, Dawes, Incalls, and Matthews on the other was very ficree, and Insted nntil 8 o'clock, Eustis, of Lottisiana, was an able adintant of Blalne fo his attack upon Seccretary Schurz, Eustls was more_severe and bitter than was Blaing last week. He charged Schutz with violating the laws of Loulsiann, and with com- mitting acta In the namo of reform which weré ACTS OF OPPRBYSION AND APOLIATION, and no_demanded that the Secretary of the In- terlot should be taught that this isa Govern- ment of laws and not of men. ‘The Interfer De- partment and Administration found fta defend- crsin Scnators Uhristiancy, Dawes, and Hoar. Chrlstiancy charged theopposition toSchurz with having cspoused the causc of the poor sotiler who earries his fla along the frontler only for the purposs of attacking Secretary Schurz, Bargent returned to his old assaults, and de- clared that Bchure, by the enforcenient of obso- lote laws, was seoking & cheap reputationas a reformer. In the angry debate which followed between Barzent and ‘Dawes, apologics were demanded 21: both, and given by neither, Senator Dawes ared the peoplo of the Territorles with being thieves and deprodators, and Sargent nccuses the people of Massachusetts of stealiog Ply- mouth Rock. IN THE IOUSE. TIN TARIFF DILL. Bpectal Dirpateh to The Tribune, ‘Wasnmeron, D. O, March 10.—The House bad a busy day, which was devoted exclusively to routine Lusiness. A resolution proposing that there should be no further action on the tariff, and rccommending that the Ways and Means Committee be dischargea from the blll, waa Ititroduced In the flouse, but could not bo acted npon, owing to a single objection which was Interposed. It will be presented at tho first opportunlty on Monday. A NEW MOVEMENT was mado in Pacifio Raflroad matters by the adoption of a rofolution calling on the Attor- ney-Ueneral for information as to what pro- ceedings are pending against the Kansas Pacific Road at the Instance of the Government. ‘The remaluder of the dny was spent upon the Deficloney Appropriation bill, few changes be- ing made In {t. Tho appropriation of $75,000 for vaults for storing sllver dollars bronght up: incidentally A TRE SILVER QUESFION. 8ome of the Western members were frightened | at tho word **vault," and safd they should not vote tho appropristion for the vanlts to bo built to hoard thesflver. Chittcnden, of New York, the consistent opponent of silver, safd that there s a difference of one-sixtcenth of 1 wver cent botween gold and sflver to tho advantage of the bulllon dealers, who purchase the aliver and scll it to merchanta for the payment of duties, and that, if the Scc~ rotary of-the Treasury should pay out thy silver «hot, he would be charged with DIVIDING TIlIS DIFFERENCE WITIL BROKERS, Hanna, of Indinns, made a sharp polnt upon Chittenden by calling Lis attention to the fact that a few days ago ho had denounced the sliver dollar os a clipped dollar, and now anld it-was within one-slxteenth of a cent of pold. Ianna thought Chittenden might live to deo thue da when ho would denounce gold ns a clipped dof- lar, b‘\’u the approvriations for the vnuru were oassed. LEYEE DILL, Tho first attempt to sccure an appropriation for lovees was defeated, an amendment pro- posing £25,000 for the completion of tho sur- vey laving fafled, but several Democrats mads haste to explain that they might vote dierent- Iy It the subject should be brought in as an in- dn{mndcnt measure, ~ tepresentative Aldrich altempted to have the advanco ururonrlnuon for tho Chicago Cuatom- House bullding {nereased to 200,000, but it ap- pears that an arrangoment was made with the Appropriation Committeo that therc should " bo $10,000 only advanced to cach of tho great bulldivgs, Aldrich thinks this is a kreat mistako as t Ohleago, and belfoves that, it a proper amount was sporopriated, the build- Iniz could be ready for occupancy IN ONE YEAR} whereas, under tho present 'yhem. threo years will bo uccessary to completo it. Meanwhile, loeal superintendents will recelys comfortabla salarics, and the Uovernment will be comipetled to pay rents for incommodious, fil-adapted, und unsafo bullding THE POSTAL BILT BOMR OF IT3 IMPOSMUILITIRS, Apecial Dispatch to Ths Tribune. Wasmxoron, D, C,, March 10.—~Tue House Committeo on Poat-Oilices this morning consla- cred tha sections of the Postal Rates blll which probose to prohiblt the sending of nowspapers by express or by any other conveyance except the malls. The impracticabli{ty of these sections waa3 oxplalued to the Comwmlitteo by Mr, Hud. son, Washington correspondent of the Doston Jerald, who stated to the Counnittea that the buatneas of delivering leading daily newapapers to the public now mainly belongs to the ficld of private enterprisc, aud cannot be assumed by the Government ; that nowspaper publiskers de- nand to be lefs free to use any wethod of cireu- latiug thelr papers which they may chooso to employ; that for this purpose they wbow avall themsclves of MANY PASSENGER TNAING on whict no mall or express packages are car- dled, express frelght trains, and o great va- rlety of privato conveyances; that tuey often employ apecial tralus or locomotives at unusual expenso in order to supply the demand for their newspapers; that {f the Governmeut were 1o undertako to do thls work, or any consider- able pust ot it, It would ouly fucreaso the au- vual deticly In its revenues, sinco the business could not possibly prove remunerative; that the pruposed law would Inyolve serious and dis- hstrous dolays, whickh would In nany casca mnount to an juterruption vf the clrculation of uewspupers, and ULEAT LOAS YO THRIR PROPRINTOHS} that the proper title of such & weasure would be 1 bill to repress and discourago all enterprise in the publication of uewspapers; and that the lternative propusition of sume membors of the Comumittee to collect postage on the whole wallable editlons of newspuper matter now. de- vered would be to make thelr proprietors or patrons ul{ twlce the cost of dellvery, Several tuembers ul the Commlitteo are fully couvinced of the imvossibility of the proposed syatem, Mr, Money eutered amotion to strike these sections fruin the Postal Kate bill, and make tl separate ineasurcs. Bome of the wem- bers of tho Commiticy desired further state- meuts to be made Ly newspuper publishers, and Tuesdny uext was appoluted as she day for heariog thew, ANDERSON ET AL, A FCW PACTS HEOAKDINOG TUE LATS UNPLEAS- ANTNESS, Bpeclal Diapatch to The Tridune, Wasunoton, Do U, March 19.—Now that the case of Gen. Anderson, and really the cascs of all tho members of the Returnlug Board, have beeu settled, it can be stated that, from the day the fudictinents were found untll the action of the Bupreme Court yusterday, tho DPresident aud Cabiuet bave becu-actively at work to prevent what was regarded as an uu- just purely politial prusecution from belog BU lully carried out. From thu first the Preatdent has inaisted that the arrest aud trial were o violation of the plain splrit of the agrecment entered lnto by Nicholls. At the time of the Loulsiana settlement the President seat confidentlal fricuds, in the very first stages of the allalr, to confer with Gov, Nicholls, and to ascertaln from Gen, Aunderion what stops bo deslrod the Adminiatration to take' 1N REGARD TO IS CABN, and fu what legal aud proper way the most effective lnflueucs could be exerted tn his Le- alf. Both thie President and wmombers of the Cubluet made kuowy tholr views tu the most poluted teras fn regard to the questions of booor fnvolved on the part of the peovle of Lousiana, and In this wiy and through thoss who vidited the officials of that State for the ‘purpbdse, a most potentlal infliterice waa exeited in favor of stapping these prosecntions. It was founil, howaver, that it was Imnossible to inter- fere with the proceedings in the lower court belore they had FROCEEDAD TO JUDOMBNT, - Many prominent officers of the Etaté Govern- maont were !mmfihl to ace and acknowledgo Lhat the trinl of the Returning Board, as Instituted and conducted, and consldeting the character of the offense a8 charced; waa a piain violation of the whole sp'rit of the agreement made with the Loulslana Goinmission. £o active and per- sistent were the Presldent and his advisera in the matter that, scon after Andorsof’s convic- Hon, an undetstanding swas teached that Gav. Nicholls would pardon bimn i It was then do- sired. Gon. Anderson himaclf, however, was anxfous that no pardon should interpose before final actlon by the Supromé Conrt. 1lis confl- dence In the decision of that body . WAS VERT GREAT, and he much preferred to huve his case settled at thicle hadds than by a parBoh bbfore his case received final adjudication, It will be scen from this briof statcment that, Instead of the apathy with which the Presldent hns beon charged toward this casc, he has from the first taken s deep an Intcrest and as active apart in It a8 was poasible for the Exceutive. Gen. Anderson, at least, Is known to be fully satlsfied with what has been donc, aod with tho disposition tnanifested to help him. TEA. IT CAN DB GROWN IN AMERIOA. Special Dispatch o The Tridune, New York, March 19.—The New York Trib- uns's Washington correspondent says: ‘A fentleman connected with a prominent fea- importing houge In Ballimore, and who is an ecxpert In all matters pertaining | to the culturé and curlog of tea, camo to Washington last week by appeint- ment with the Commissfoner of Agriculturs, to inspect 100,000 téa-plants growing In the propa- gating houses of the Agricultural Department. ‘This gentleman has traveled In China and Japan inconnection with the business of the fiem. In the Iatter country lie remained one season as Superintendent of tea plantations and curing and packing cafablishments owned by hts house. Hels, therefore, nrobably as well qualified ns any American to pronounce upon the practiea- bllity of culttvating tea In this country, He ox- presses TNE UTMOST CONFIDENCH in tho success of the Commitssioner’a plans, and is surprised that tea culture <lfd ndt long ago become a profitable branch of Amerienn fndus- try, The gentleman furthier says that, fn his opinfon, two-thirds of tuo labor expended in'| China I useless, and that, with one-tenth of the Ingenuity displayed in the invention of the cot- ton-gin,machinery can be dovised hore which wiil supcrsede every land manipulation exeept that | of plcking, and which will produce results mora uniform aud of botter quality than can be oth- erwise arrived at. He recomimends to the Com- missioner that, io future documenta on tho subject of tea culture, Uriental sccounts be dia- regarded, and that a plain stateoient of tha principles which govern tho preparation of ten bo substituted. Processcs, then, would suggest themselves, he thinks, to lutelligent experls mentalists that would remove the veil of mys- tery which has herotofore clouded the whole quéstion, and resultin the successtul production :l( ]Am'r;-rlenn tea produced on Ameriean prin- iples.’ POLK. M8 BENTENCE. ‘WasnivotoN, D, C., March 10.—The Com- mittee on Reform {n the Civil Scrvice to-day made o report on the charges agalnst Door- keeper Polk, fn which thoy say Col. Polk doea not deny the mafor part of the findings in the roport, but In_extenuation he pleads tho neces sitles of his dcpartment, rawuess In position, the clamor of needy applicants, aod past custom. The Commltteo bLelleves that with the proper haudliug the lawful force under tho Doorkeeper bas bean quite sufficient, and think it was his duty to find out as carly as practicable whether o 1ot IT \WAS SUFPICIENT, and in ne event:to add to it untll anthorized to doso by aresolution of the House; but that no rawness {n oftico and no custom -can bo act. up fu defense to a palpable violation of known laws. The utter disteward of lewal restratuts shawn by Col. Polk, his open violation of a known law, to_say nothing of his Inciliclency as shown throughout his testimony, render him, in the oI-lnlnn of the Committee, unlt for tha responsible aud delicata position of Door- keeper. ‘The Committee, therefore, offercd o resolution recommending that the position of Doorkeoper be dacclared vncant, and that until the ufinulmmem of anew Doorkeeper the dutles of tho otlice be devolved upnu {Im &or‘:enm-at-mmu. : Tho report is eluncd by Represontativo Harel- son, the Chalrman for the Committve. Thuvso who with him constitute the inaforlty are Rep- reseutatives Cox, of Ohlo, James, Pugh, and Bexton, Republicans, and Potter and Morgan, Democtats, Hepresentatives Coalr, Cravens, Garth, and Henry, Demuerats, foin fn A MINOMITY REFORT, saying Col, Polk hna not been gulity of corrup- tion In oflice or gullty of walfessance other than the employment of rcunuu n uxcess of the number reouired by law, and that they are unable to find from the evidenco that ho Is n- terested In the clalms and bills before the 1louse for actlon. The evidence dlscloses nuiner- ons mistakes by the Doorkesver, especlally in the cartler part of his servico arislog from Inox- perdente and 4 deelre to comply with tho de- mands and supnosed neccssities of tho Houso ond {ta Comtnittees, and tho bellof on his part thot bis paramount duty was to perform, snd cause to Lo performed, such services na were to his mind apparently neecs- sary, trusting to supposed precedents for uppropristions to pay such forco as he might wniploy for such purpose, They unqualifiedly disacnt from tho resolution of the majority be- cause the Committco was not authorized to 80 roport by tho resojglion, and for tho mani- fest Inconsiutency of trying an ofticer upon a charge of corruption and findlog im guilty aud recommendiug removal for lucompetency, NOTES AND NEWS. PACIFIC BAILIOAD BILL. Bpectal Disnaich 10 The Tribune, Wasiiinutox, D, C., March 19,—Tho Benale Raliroad Committee to-uny voted to report the Texas Pacile bill, but it was noticeablo {hat oyery member rescrved his right to oppose tho bl 1 the Senate. The vote, therefore, cannog ba consldered as an ndication of thp supvort which the LIl will recelve upon Its werits, A DBAD-LOCK, The first step towards a dead-Jock between the two Flouscs was taken by the House Appro- priations Committee to-day In non-concurring in all the Benate amendments o the Military Academy bill except one, which lmits cadets-ate largo to ten. As the denate s supposed to be flrn In its positfon, the Conference Comnrmittes will have o very diflleult task. Tho amemndment limniting the cadets to ton shows that the Houss Is not dlsposed to be any more fricndly to the President than tno1 Seuu{o was, ‘This anendment wili prevent the President Irom nnrulmlnz any more cadets, tho ten laces aliotted to Alm havivg slready been Mied, DANERUPT LAW REPEAL DILL. ‘The Benate Judidary Comunittce to-day "f"“l toa bill to reveal the Bankrupt law, with s Prorlllan that the act shall tuku ellect os to {uvoluntary cases from its passage, aud as to voluntary proceedings, July 1, 1870, WIAT IT COSTS. b Persons who claim to be informed as to the coat of sending goods Lo Faris, say that the Giovernment will be under very muclh moro ex- {:enu than it would had the zoods been shipped rivate enterprise. The ship Counstitution, which sailed from Philadelphia, carried 100 tons of freight ouly, and sunk only sixtcen fiches In the water whicn loaded, ‘Thero were 200 satlors and furty officers, Nearly cvery uavy offieer wade application 1o go to Yarls, and so mauy were assigned to tho Consti- tution tat two wers put in aberth sod bhammocks swung about the ship, 1t cost 810,000 to preparo toe Coustltution for sca, but this sum cawe out of the vavy fund, Five ships have already been ordered, und seven will bo”seut, At this rate it will cost ucar £300,000 for the navy to take the goods to the Panis Exposition and bring them back. This wosd bo ut tho rate of §1,000 & tun to take tho R over there. UEVENUB CASES COMPROMIZED. The Commissioner of Internal Revenug has compromised ninetcen jmportant whuw%un in Burrey Couniy, N. C.,Tu . which the part pffeudluiftno reveuue laws were arrested sev ol months’ ago. The cases bave Leen mdlufi. In the courts, sud uow tne onnnfistoner has agreed to compromise on condition that tho accused shall plead Rgullty to violatious of thu ruvenue laws, aud the sentéuce will be suspended during wood Leba- vior, If the law s violuted the scotence shall ed. In sddition to thisthe purties under iudictment are required to pay $125,000 Lax us- scesed to the Government, Tha actlon ol the Commissfonct {a concursed fn by tho _Attorney- General, from whom authority for effectlng whg compromise I8 darived. PROSPECT OF MORE OURRENCY. The House Bankingand Currency Commlttecs have determined to put all fhe currency In clr- culation that is possible. It hos agreed to the bl providing for uulocking the rveserves of Natlonal Banke.. The reservo furd of thess bauks avegages from $30,000,000 Lo $10,00,000. ‘The Committee to-day agreed upon a bill pro- posing that the banks keep thefr reserve 'uhwr cont bonds, The presumption s that the hianks would fmmediately do this, and re- celve Intercat fn the rescrves which they eannot frow do on the legnl-tenders and gold Iying Ll In thelr vaults, and that the teault wouli he thnt this large fund of £20,000,000 to $100,000,000 of greenbacks or gold would go fnto actual cir- culation, thus fncrending $he volume of cur- rency. *NOMINATIONS. 70 the Western Asencinled Press. WasinnatoN, 1), C., March 19,—The Presi- dent sent, the’ followine nomilhations to the Henate: John Q. Austin, United States Consul nt oflo, Phillipine Islands, o Postmastera—James Cocy, Ban, Franciaco, al,3 Melvin A, Cushing, Minouk, 1iL 3 Samuel Campy Wilmington, 111t Smith A. Atking, Frecport, IiL.} E. C. Kittenring, Dowit, a, TANIPE HRCISION, ‘The Committae on Waysdnd Means continued tha reviston of the TardiT bill, and changed malt 10 20 centa per bushel of thirty-fouf bounds. OABINET MERTING, ‘The general condition of affairs in the South, with particalar referenca to tho declsion of the | Supreme Court of Loulsigna In releasing An- derson, and the nctiod of Goy., Hamp- ton In _bringing the militla forces of Bouth Carolina " 'to tho nssistauce of tho Government o 1t efforts to én- foree tho Hgvenue laws in that State, was tha subject of discuesion nt the Cablnet mest- Ing today, and expresslons of satisfnction therewith were made by the resident and Cabl- net ofticers, . The Presfdent did not hesitate to say that the particular cvents noted should be refrarcded a8 an indleation of the proper state of public feeling ju the South, The Cabinct was also engaged with the con- sideratioh of various appofntments. Tho Hst of Government Dircctors of tho Pacific Rallroad has been agreed upon. The sceslon was bticf. Bccretary Evarts remained for a long time In consultativn with thie President after the other members of the Cablnet retited, Mr. Sherman informed tho Cablnet of his ap- gcnranca before the Cummittes o Finatico to- ay. DANK STATEMENT UALLED ¥OR. ‘The Cowptrofler of tha Carrency has called ‘| upon the Natlonal Banks for aroport showing | thelr condition at the cluse of busloess Friday, March 15, NATIONAL JANK RESERVES. The Iousa Committee on Banking and Cur- rency to-day authorlzed Mr. Hardenbergh to roport for passage the following bill, which Is tho measure intreduced by him recently, with certaln nmendrmicnta: A _niuy, regalating the redetve fond of Natldzst Banks: anka: | Jie it enacted, efe., That It shall be lawfal for any arxsociation ofganized under the provisions of the Natlonsl Banking act to sell or disposo of legal-tender notes, which they are now required to hold as a reserve fund for dopomts, and to inveat the sama in honcs of the United Htates bearing in- terest at not more than 4 per cant per annum, and nuch bonds ahall be treated st vnr as the resorve fund of said associations now required by law, __ PENSION DILL. ‘Tho Penefon blit reported to-day proposes to abollsh tho present elzhtecn P’ensfon Agencies, cffecting a saving to the Governmient of about $200,000 pnnually. . GOLD CRRTIFICATES. It appears from the official statoment by Treasurer Glifitlan on tho IStk Inst., that tho amount of gold bullion (bara) then in the Treas- ury was $8,807,718, which s exclusive of tho smount hef@ by the mintsand assay offices. The gold certificates have never been lastied for gold buillon deposited, ulthough authority for stich {ssuo Is given fn the Revised Statutes. * TR 4 PRI CENTS, Tho stubscriptions to<lay to the 4pbr-cont bonds reached $150,000. The total subscriptions to date are 83,013,100, . ot BUFFIIAGE IN UTAIL The Ifouse Committee on Territories to-day agreed to report to the House, with a favarablo recommendation, Representative Lutttell’s bill to regulate clectfons and the electivo franchise In Utah. The LIl provides that after its pas- sage every male cltizen of tho United States of theage of 2L years and upward, who shail havo resided In the Territory tor tho-six mouths next preceding any olection, and ten days fn tho ward, township, or other election precioet tn which such person shall offer to vote, and no other person whatever shalt be entitled to ex- cruiso the elective franchise in the Tertitory. The bill distranchises women, who now hayo gceess to the polls In Utah, + TID RAILIOADS AGAIN, The Benate Raflroad Committes was ready not only to recommend a favorable teport upon tho ‘Lexas Pacific Hailrond, but also to order an adverso roport upon the, Southern Pacifie Rafl- rood bl “Che frienda of the latter agreed to make no further opposition in the Committee to favorable actlon on the Texas Pacific mensuro provided that the Soutbern Facifle bill should be placed on tha Benate calendar without an nccompanying adverso report. ‘Llhe bill recqm- tnonded for passaze s onirost a copy ofsthe measurc adopted by the majority of tYm Housg Commitico, THE RECORD, BENATE. . Wihmiravon, D. C,, March 10.—Mr. Matthews sald that he was directed by the majority of tho Commuiltteo on Rallroads to roport back the two Benate bl in regard to the Texas Paclflo Rall- road,—ono intreduced by Mr. Johnston on the 10th 6f December, and the other by Mr. Dorscy ou the 11th of December laat, with a substitute, and to recommond its passagoe. Placed on the calendar, He also reported: back, from the same Come mittee, the Senato bill authorizing the Bouthern Facific Rullroad Company to extend its rallroad from its vresent terminus In Arlzona to a point ou the Rio Grande, ncar El Paso, and alding building the szme, without amendmont and without rccommendation. Placed on the cal- cndar, Tue House bill to authorize the aranting of an American register to a forelgn-built ship, for the purposes of the Woudruft scientific expedition around tho world, was passed to-day, as il came from the ilouse of Iiepresentatives, Mr. Blsine, by request, introduced & blll for the botter protection of acting plays and deawatle ite orature, Itoferred, r. Eustls Introduced a blll to suthorize the Uarrataria Ship Candl Company 1o construct and oncrute a ship canal from New Orleans to tho Gulf of Mexico throngh tho fande and waters of the Unitcd States, and 1o rant (o sald Company the right of way fur that purpoee, Ieferred, ir. Spencer, from the Committes on Military Alalrs, reposted back the petition of citizens of Penneylvanta who formerly werved in the army sxking un approriation to eiicourage sifle-practice 1n thu army und nayy sud uniformed militia of the country, aid the Committue was discharged frown farthe? consideration. Mr. Davia (UL), from the Commitice on the Judlciary, n;unm‘ favorably an the tnuse bill o auend bee, 640, Chapter 1, -Title 13, Revised Biatutes of the United Slates, iu relatlon to the Judiclal Districts of Migsouri, Placed on tne eal. cudar, Mz, Tlurnede lutroduced 3 bill for the relief of Ma), Jarob A, Burbank, United States Army, Ho- ferred, Ale, .\llllhuwllnhmllllsl & resolution direciing the Attornepy-Uencral to report to the Senate whethier the [ands and rights granted by the United Siates Lo the Blate ‘of Iudlana by act of May 0, 1524, tu suthorize the Btate of Indiana to open & canal through tho publle Jands to counact the navigation of the rivers Wabash and Miami with Luko Eric have, according to the terms of sald act, revertod 10 the Unlted States, and If so, what actlon un the part of the United Slates, legislative or otherwle ecesvary sud proper to euable It 10 oblain Dovavi reof, Agreed Lo, The Sensto bill to amenid Sec. 2,404 of the Re- viscd Btatutes, relating o the coltivation of timber o the public dumain, wey discussed, During tho ducussion, Mr, Ingalls said the Time ber-Culture act bad falied In cvery partlcalar to meet the espectations of ita advocates, Instead of ficent It had been injurious, The whole lou and fraud, as d laud after planting a few o us & guuscherry busn, 1 "Juat e foro the BilI wae. Jail aslde Mir. Becx ontereds motion tu repeal the whola of Sce. 2, 404 ofibo Ilovised Htatutes known as the Timber Culture act. The Vice-Presldent laid before the Senate & com. muuication from 0 Bocretary of Wsr calling at. that the appropriation for vrint- rtment wouid s0on be ezhausted and asking an additionsl sppruprlation of §25,000 for printiug durlog the remsluderof the current fiscal year. ~ Relerred, Ms. Paddock called up the Benato bill which was yeuturday, suthorizing the Secretary of the I 07 10 make certsin neZotiations with the Ute 1ndisns in the btato of Colorado. ‘The amend- ment subwmitied by Mr. Edmunds yesterdsy, pro- vidiog that the tmc:mflu under (he act sbuald be fepurtod 1o tue Sepatu unly, natead of the two St e et y waa then Te rd time g0 Consideration was tesumed of the Paclfc Itall. road Siukiog-Fusd bijl. M. Morgun srgued (Confiuu Lad the toaller, smend, or repedl the Pacific Kailroa 1f Congress bud oo suca power, ten it would requlre but few more gleantic corperations to be created to abeorb all the powers of Congicse, leave th Governwent stranded, sud the people'at the wiercy of thess corporstions, o arzued that il Cougrees had ke pawer to make corporations’ it Lad “tho power to wuwake them. Uruuch rvads ower acis, MARCIT 20. -187 hird héen batlt by theas eonds. ' They hiad tniitichs I thelr trensnrler, nd the pedple of the tonntly ::re crushed with tagation to pay Intereat 4d theie 5 i Mr. Mi(chell then took the floor, lmtAatd he wonld prefer to go on with his remarke to-mors r0; . The Sinking-Frnd blll was then 1ald aside, with the nnderstanding that it shonld be nnfnished buslness to-morrow, and tho Sonata took up the louse ' bl nuthorizing the Sceretary. of the Treasnry to e,mluq temporaty clerks, and making aii appFopriation for the same; also waking apnroptiations for de. tecting trexsneses on. thg publle lande. smd for Lringing into the matket publiclands In certaln Btates, And for thet purposen, "the Commiités ofi Approvrintiont anbmitted an amendment ta atrike out of the elatire anthorlzinz the Seeretary of the Treasury to omploy temporaty clerks the words '*not exceeding twenty, ™ alan that "T‘“ thelr comueneation at $2 nf or day the appropriation thétefor at 8i, 600 ko a3 to atlow the Sccrotary of the Troagiry ta em- ploy temporaty clorks withont mcntloning the ntmber, and apuropriatthg therefor §20,000 in- stead of $9,000. Asreed to. Another amendment, nmumprlnlln;‘. 22,000 for thio caro of horaes and wagona for the Treasary Departnient, was aerecd to. Tho Committea on Appraptl following amendments: *'As dvruvldml further, that whero wood gnd timbee Jatids In the ‘Terri- tarles of the United States sre not snrvoyed snd offered for sale in the proper subdirislons, conven- fent of access, no motey heroin appropeiated shall be wmed to collect any charga for woad or timber cut on public Iandd ju thé Terrltories of the United States for the une of actunl settlers in the Terri- tories, and not for export.™ Mr. Beck moved to amend the last linoof tha amendment so as to rcad, !*not foz snle or ex. ort, " and, in_support of bis amendment, argned liat men ahionld not be nifowed o go upon_ the public land and make timber an article of mer. chandlse, Jle favorcd limiting the cutting of wood for actual nse nnl(. i Mr. Dawes opposed the amendment of ths Com- mittea on Appropriations, and argucd thet cvery meana should be taken to prevent the peopls from piundering the pubiic Jands of timber. Me. Teller snid there were no wood rings in Ool- orado, and ho (Teller) did not * heaitata o declare it, tho Becretary of tho Interlortothe cuntrary notwithatandinz. If the Henators wlo opposcd these matters prexented fof tha benedt of the West wronid take trouble to inform thomaelves of the actual state of Il.llmrflan that section they would not talk so much abouf thieving and rabbery. Aftee snmo fnrther didcussion Mr, Beek nodified the amendinent o as to _provide that no monoy of the nmount apprapriated shall be nsed to collect any charge for wood or titmber cut on the publle lands in Territorics of the United Staten for the usc of actual settlets in Territorics, and not fur ufinrl from tho Terntory where the timber grew. m lons reported ‘the r, Biglne sald he wonld accept that mmnend- ent. He was glad that tha pending amendinent “rrclnlynnd literaily formulated tho iesuc that ad grawn upon this question. A labored attempt had been maide to Imma'l the country with the be- lef that in thid Scnate Chamber the iimber thieves of the countty found defonders nnd apnlogiae, and under thls clond of misrepresentation, the real tasuo which he raised agninst the Sccrotary of the Intéridr was songht fo bo abscured, [ am for rmun!lnu -the tlmber-thief, and 1 am for pro- ccting the settler, and this amondment; 1t 1t pre- vaile, Wi force the Secretary of the Interlor to da fhe same. The nmendment onlf guaranteed to tho sctiler in the Territory Ymflmly wihat ho had en- Joyed from the foundation of tho UGavetnment; precisely what the early acttiers in Ohln, and 1n- diana, and Diinols, and Michigadl, and Wlsconsin, and Alabamuo, and Misalasippt, and Arkatsas bad all in turn enjoyed, and that privilege was simply only that, untii the timber-landa were sucveycil and offered for sale in tha Terrltorles, tho nctnul scttlers might cut timboer for thelr own use, and not for_expurt. Mt. Eustls rald he wonld vote agalnst any ap- prapriation {o pay the Special Agents of tho Du- partment of the Interlor who were engaged In tho business of discovering and -prosecuting persons who were charyed *with treapassing on tho ptblic lands. 'Thesb agents, tnstoad of Lelng rowarded, as wugigesied by [ho Hécrotaty. sliould be alemisncd with disgrace from the rerv 'he erty of tho peoplo, of Loulslana waa selzed, In'loss than twenty-foar hours the owncrs wére reduced to beggary and Atarvation. The pedplo absalutely knew nothing of the proceedings ordered by the Department of thu Interlor, which wcro of a denpotic character, Tho sclzurcs wera made on Informal leeal papers, Mr. Dawos argued that, |f tho legal Pm:fcdlngg woto freegnlar, the Judge who fawued thé writs waw responsible, ana not tho agent of the Interiur De- partmont, e wasglad tho discossion had taken place. It will tedeh the Secretars of the Interlor that it was hla duty to Inquire Into the conduct of his Special A[‘:nll charged with delleate dutles, It wmlltl teach him that this wasa Guvernment of lawe rot of mien, & Me. cmluumfl arued that the coarso pnrsued in Lonlsiona had no bearing irhatever upon tho courae ‘muufid in Montana, 1L was not lo be ox- pected That the Secretary of the Interior could have porsonal _knowledgo of avery act of the timber sgonts. The Benato wonld not hiave lienrd all thcse charges to-day had it not been that thoro was mare feeling adhinst tho Secretary of tho Interlor than for the poor Bettlern, 2l Mer, Bargent rald when the Western Senators got up hoto atul askod for tho peaple of the West privs fleged swhich hadboen enjuyed by” the ?eupla of Massachusets, Yermont, andother States, they wore ancered of, and their waita moasurcd by somo county of Massachunetts, This provincinle fsm ho was opposed 10, 1t was unworlhy of a de- bate like thia, Westorn Benators were not to be turncd from thelr convictions fn thia matter by siatoments that they desired to nttack tho Secretary of the Interior, No ono thought of atiacking the Becrotary of tho l&ucrlor until the_ peoplo of the Territorica wore @ragyed before the courle, tholr roperty selzed, and thoy thomesives charged with boing thioves and plunderers. The policy of the rosent Begeetary of tho Interlor was contrary to e wholo policy fi tho Government in regard to thinber landa. 1ke (Swrgeot) would go as faras any man to protoct the surveyed lands and punish men for stealing wood therefrom, The action of the Secrstary of the Interior was caused by ade- sire to gain cheap reputation asa Itaformer, Acon- siderato Sccrotary, Instead of turning the Interior Depurtment into 8 huckater shop to peddly ont wood, would have eatled tho matter and asked for rowedial leglelation, r, Dawes snid the remarks of tho Benator from Callfornia (Sargent) were na much uncalled for by the dobata as they were by good breeding, and h{- nluslons to Massachusotis— AMr, Bargont—W1ll nun plenso quote anything I sald ln'ltl(nll- Maasachustin? I dony that [sald anything. e {r. Dawos—1I have the floor, and will not yleld, Mr. turgont—I have yleldod (v the Sonator from Maseachusotts frequently, I sce hiv good brood- ing does not coreespond, Mr, Dawes—The Benator's momory {s as bad os his manners, 2 Continuing his remarks, Mr, Dawes enld thon- #ands of cords of wood wera chit from fho pablic landa in the Territories and ready for the market, ond it was that plunder the 8ccrotary of the In- terlor sought to stoy, no matter huw much ho might ba denounced for helny overzealous, Mr, Bargent sald theScnator from Massachusetts, In hie ongiusl spoect, spnkoof the peunlg of the ‘Territories as tnieves and planderers. Did the Benator think that romark cousistent with good breeding? Ile thought he was ontitled to an apology from the Scuator for questioning bis man- nere, Mr, Dawes oxplalned hia umnfl:’;. and ‘ssid ho had po disposition tu Indulgo in ady remsrxs of- fenalve to the Benator from Californta, He did not mean (0 speak of the people of the Territorius as plunderers, but ho did mean to say that thoss who wlnmdmmnu‘nmpuu frow the public domaln were undering it P Me, Hloar argued that 1t was & bad thing for elther hranch of Congress to undertake tocon- demn 8 public oficer for doing his duty, the neg- Ject ot which would have wnaae him lavle to im- peachment. The Secretary of the luterior, in the very first report hio ever made to Cunyrods, callod attention at lenith to this very subject of timber dopredations, Mr, Hoar hete quoted from the ans nual report of the Becretary of thie Inturior, senl to Congress in Decomber Inst, ané, resuming ile remarks, sald Congress had over and over aiain rofused to mudify or changoe the Timber-Deproda. Alons act, aud now charges wera being made ayainst a aworn public officer for onforcing & law Lo pro- tect publia property when Congress had over and tu refused 1o modify the law, Mr, “mn 4ald {8 had Luen the practico of the execative oflicers of the Uovernment to punish those trespassing upon thu public lands for fire- wood of any ulber purposes, and ho chnllenf«d the unstor from Maino (ilalue) to point to any statute_suthorising scttlers o cat fire-wood from tho publiclands. Mr, liialne asked if It was the proper policy to charge fl & cord atampage. Alr. Matthows said it was not, but It was tho pol- :cyl n{ law, not the policy of the Secrotary of'the uterior. Alr. Dlalnoe challonged the Senator (Matthews) to point to aa instance whero scttlers had becn charkod atumipagy. Mr, Ingalla—1 can doit, Mr. Hlalne—Well, let us hear It Mr. Ingalla thou quoted frowm tha inatenctions of J. M. Rdmunds, “Commissioucr-Goneral of tho Land Ofice fn 1864, tasued 10 public land -olficers {sh thnbor depredations, wlich' inatructions bimitted to the Benste wilh the report of the iary of the Interior for that year, Iu rep(y 10 a queatiup of Mr. Biaiue, My, Indalls stated that the report shows aince tho st of od Lha January, 1850, the sum of 8101, UUS Lind been patd |:un the Treasury on accouut of tmber depreda- tions, e was not assailing or advocating the of the Becrelary of (be Jnterjor, but e by in giving the devil bis dues, no matter 2 it be (s Secretary of e Interlor o one else. The Seuator friom Malne (Blaine) ree Taiuded him (Inzalle) of tis suake 15 Hudibras that *wired i and wired out.” : Mr. Christisucy inquired If lu)tl.lnf had been paid intu the ‘fressury on Rccount of timber depry- dations uyder tho late order of 8 Secretary of the 1d—Yes, About §$3,000 bad begn wrung vut of the people of Montaua, i Replylug to the arguwent of Mr. Dawes In regard ta tha pluaderers, he spoks of that portioy thergol &3 a hols munfn wlich tbe Scoutor imlght cacapo. wea—[f the Senstor thinks anybody can beat him 1n dodging frow bolo }0 bole in this do- bate hie very much tnistakes pablic judxment. [‘I}n M‘)‘u 0] 'l’)“ :onlm:-g at :eg)z‘h by Mosars, alog, Uoar, Dawes, e B i lscussion;the Vice. Lretidopt ald before the Sunate the Senste Military Academy Appro- riation bill, with & wessage from the louss of {epresentatives disagrecing to varivus amend- nignia of tha Eenata L that ol M On motion of Nr. W the Senate 1naisted upon jis ameudwents, sud a commitiee of confer- sDce was orderd: Aajournud. HOUsK. Mr, Philllps gavo notice tlas when tho Louse be- E in twbich concurrel ngs e wonld offer as & subatitntd tite bilf fAver. hiy eohsldered by the Comnmitted on Danking sdd Cuatrensy on the same aubject. Mt O'Nelll presented thé ¢emonstrahcs of rinters, ‘olecirorypers, boaksellers, engravers, and others against (he action of the Committea on Ways and Means (n not Iniposing dnty on Imported ?ten:type mmd electrotyps printing plates; Re- or tad, LLr. nuahlg‘. from n:o rt:omrnmen:nofilxep‘cmcl‘-‘ s 1n the Department of Junt 1 A ha S Ay F R A R States Conrts, nmmm,umm 9310 §2. Passed, ees of Alsoa blll Axtngthe f Clerks o It sliowa & chatge of 10 centa o rlln to cohslder tha bill in relstion td pastat sat- Al arching the court recorda for liens on real estate, and provides that Clerks rhad nccount for the same. Also » blil fixing the compensation of United States Marshals, 1t limits that of Marshalsto g.‘-, 000, chief-deputics to §2,600; other deputics 5 por day, Pasacd. Mr. Singlelon reported s bill regulating ndvar- tiseménts for mail leitipgs, dnd ponding sction theshorning hour ozpired. Mr. Bmitn (P4.), from the Committee on Ap- propriatigna, reportett a billi making approprations fof the payment of Invalid aud otlor bansionerd, It approprintes $30.281),000. Roferred to the Committee of the Whole,. . | Mr. Durham, from the aame éommitteo, report. ed back the West Point Academy blil, recommend - [ Ing concarrence in some of theSenato amendments and non-concarrence in othets. Ons amendment nco is rccommchded was that denrising the I'tcaldent of tiis power of appointing ten cadete a year, and allowing but ten during his term. Mr. 0'Nelll bellevod 16 wonld be botter to non-cuncuz in thd Senato Amendments, and to lcave thd power in tho Prasident to make ten appointmonts at larzo annnally whether law .or curtoin hai establisbed tho lilhl.vfir‘lr many card youthd whosd carcer in tho army had been ('luunm-ued had éntéred Wast Point by Prosiden. tial appointments at large, and {he act of March 2, 1809, adlrmed the power of annual appointment. Mr. Pbtter als opposced It. The Hoaro hid pro- videdl that when thero tvas ©io placo in the atmy for cadots geaduating from the Academy they shonld retiro into private life, = Tho Scnafo had dlsre- garded that action of the House, and had aént bick the amendment which takes away froin the Presi- dent the power of appolnting annoally ten cadety b tho Academy, 1o hoped tho smendment wodl sont to & confotante commiittce. B Tho Hloteo then agracd to the repott of the Come mitteo on Appropriations. Mr, Hewitt (N, Y.) offered a resolation calling on the Attorney-General for Information as to whether foteclosurs proeoedlnfn atd how penting aguiast the property and franchiscs of the Kansna Pacifie Rullroad, and the present condition of the rame; also aa to tho extent of the Goyernmant in- terest affected or liable to bo afected by sucd pro- cecdings, and what ateps have been takeh td pro- tecs such interests. Adopted. - Tlm‘ following bllls woro {itéoddéod and fe- forred: 1y Mr, Blackbarn—Fot the better protection of plays and dramatic lterature, It provides that the Copyright Jaw shall cover all plays parchasod frow a forelgn author for the purposs of playing urfl)vlhllulllll\l in the United States. Y . y e, Springer-—To nutliorizs the colridze ot gold and sllver on tho same terms, and to promote the deposit thercof, -« The iluuse then went wmto Commlittee of the Whole (Mr. Hunton in the chalr) on tha General Defclency bill, ‘Tne total sum récaminended by the bill is 81,480, 405, Without any gencral debate, the Olerk proceeded to rend the pill by scctions. . The clause approprating $75,000 for constract- lns, revairing, chlarging, and renting vanits and safbs for the fie of the Treadurer and Assistant ‘Treasarers of the United Btates prosented ground for inquiry by Mr, Hanna whether these vaults wero for the nursouun! hoarding up the sliver coin Jately authorized. If s0, he wds opposed to It, becauro his wanted to sco the silver pat in elrcata. tlon instead of belng hoarded. L .Fo thls reply was mnde by Mr. Clittchden dd- fendlng tho coiirno of the Treasary in not paying outsllver coln for debts of tho Government. “The Bectetary conld not nroperly sct othorwise, Le- causg silver was recelvablo for cuatoms dutles, and ml'l"ml' within 1-16 of 2 per cout of the value of old coln, - R ‘To thia Mr. Hanna roplied, (wnlln agninst Mr. Chittenden n snecch made by that gehtleman char. acterizlug tho slivor doliar ne s clipped dollar. 1t AMiver wai worthl gold by within 1.10 bf 1 por cant e woulll Jika to know whero thie poor man hnd been tobbed, Mr. Townsend (N, Y.) threw in the remsrk that nobudy cdred for the pdot mau half as much ua was protended, i Mr. Cluttenden dofendod himself from the ff- utation of inconeirtoncy on the subjact of sliver, o facts wera beginning to bo doveloped, and the gentiemen would find the Silver bill would bring thom results which thoy had not contomplated. Mr, Youngoffered an amendment appzopriating $:23,000 for contlnuing the survey of tho Minais- siogt River for the purposo of reclaiming the allue vial lands of tho Misslasippt delta. Mr, Baker (Ind,) opposcd the amendment, and argited that thid was onily the entérlhg-wedge which would opon the doors of the ‘Treasury to giguntic raid. Mr. Young sald it would be vory unwlise for Con- gress 10 otop this uurvey how. It had boen goiny on for yuars, sud If It wero not now contlnuud al tho work which had been done would Lo wasted. ‘Tho amendment was rofected, (32 M, Aldrich moved o increase the amonnt ap- proptlated for the Custom-Houke and Sul-Treas. IHX ut Chicago frum $100, GO0 to $:200, 000, ([ in opposition by Mg, Blount, the withdrdwn, Y ng tho bill, the Conmimitten rose. "I'ha Soniate bill Sppolntin n titution, Instead of Geurgo taken up snd piescd, and t ne tho Housa adjournc INDIANATOLIS. State-1louse Plans—Woman DoctorseArt— Milltln—Paralyste, Bpecial Dispateh to The Tridune, INDIANArOLIB, Ind., March 10.—Tho cxamina- tlon by the State-Hlouse Commissioncrs of the twenty-four plans submitted to them (s drawing to a close, and it is bolloved the declsion will be rendered Thursday, The examinations have re- stricted the chiofea to three, upon which all fivo are unanimous as belng the best under the torms of tho law, and from these the final cholca will be made. Tn conversation to-day the Commissloners acknowledged that they knew the authors of the threo plans, but they had been rovealed In a.way not lnvolving the architects In any dishonorable act, . It {s generally understood, but not at all authori-’ tative, that two of tho threo plans aro those of Eppinghouson, of Terre Haute, and Hodg- son, of this citv, The latter built the new Court-House, The plan of Myers, of Dotroit, was_ thrown out becauss it could 'not be built for $2,000,000, the Iluit placed upon the Com- tissloners, 2 ‘The President of the Faculty of the Indiana Medical Collegu to-day reiteratod tha gurpuna of the Callege to oxeludo womon from the classes, It fomales want to be doctors, let thom fzo to fenalo colleges, of which there are several fn :nu Icrul?lry, iato none of which men could bo hnitted. ‘The Indiona Art Assoctation will give a per- mnxpnt oxbibition tn thls city during the month of April, to which mauny foreign and Eaatern urtists have bromised to contribute, A meetlng of persans Intorested in tho pas sazo of o proper militis law by the next Leiu‘ Iature hag been callod at Indianapolfd for May 10 next. It is also praposed to haveo a8 pgeneral parade of " all military fes in the. State. The proposition {8 or the auspices of the Light Infantry of this r.!k{. and in lndorsed by Adjt.-Uen. Rusi rof. I, R, Pearsoll, the oldest musio-teacher in the Btate, 83 ycara of age, and one of the most estpomed muw.fi was stricken with o aralysis to-day while ju Bonham's music-store, 1o will not live, % ———————— THE WEATHER. Orrion o Tum Cnixr’ 81owAL OrricEm, Wasninaron, 1. 0, March 20.~1 a. m,—Indl- catlons—For tho Upper Lake region, Upper Mississippl, and Lower Missouri Valloys, clear or partly cloudy weather, cold northerly véer- ing to wormer southeasterly winds, and rising followed biy atationary or falling baromoter, . LOCAL OUSERYATIONS. Cuioago, March 19, Times | Bar, |Thriku,| Wi 8:33 8.1, l;xlln‘m k! L0 D, bl 152 b ot 10 B A MISER'S MONEY, . B Bpecial Ditpalch to The Tridune. Cuycrunaty, March 15.—Threa wills of Tullls, the millionatre wiscr, havo been found, and wero presented for orobate today. Tho one of latest date, which bayueaths bis property to bly twoelsters and nuinervus other relativeq not w near of »kin, was pecownpgnicd by a wriplen pey- catiou. ‘The wituesses of the will, owever, after exawioation of the algna- ture of the revocutivn, prouounced 1 u forgery, Uen. Fuurmlp Rogont I ‘Thé more distant relatives will end, to mustain tho will, and tho two Kistars are o, cted to do thelr best to set it aslde. Between he tiwo Interests the inwyers will probably fare well, STATE AFFAIRS, . 10WA.» J Das Moings, March 10.~In the Bcnate, tha bl providing for the organization of the mili. | ti8 of tho Btate was taken up as the special or. | der, and the substituto of the Military Commit. ! tee adopted, X . AL 10 o'clock ‘the bl to 8¥%olnt o Banra of ' Rallway, Comunissioncrs nnd to_repeal Chapter 0§ of the lawa ot tho Filteonth Genoral Assem. bly ivas taken up, and contiied until adjourn. ient. All the amendments offereil to the first |and sccond section$ of the B wero voted down, . N g In the House, tho followlng Bills wetd paased; To aniend the code -sxchpting Uhited States | 1ands from tatation; to authoriza the Treastrer iof tho Btite to pav to sevetal counties tig | amount of awamp-land indemnity fund hereto. * fore withheld under the Inw; extending thg thne for bounding the mnnty.indn tedness; to fegaliza the foreelostire of u ctrtain mortgage siven by the Trusteés of the Ccuug of i*hyate |, cintis And Bureots of the Medichl Denortineny of the Towd Umuralt{ ta thd State of lowa fos the use of the schiool fund; to establish o e pository ot depositories at Des Mofnes for tha collgetion ol drafis, checks, or certificates of de. vosit received by tho Freasurer of the State, Gonaiderable Ulscitmston was provoked on thy bill {o fix the fees of attorneys appolnted by ths Courts to defend:persons charged with crime. and the flouso substltute: for the Beoate bill wad adopted. 1In the nitcrnoon session of the Benate, tho discussion on the bill ta repeal the Rallway Tarlft law was continucd, and sevoral ‘petitions were presented on the question. Specthes werg made in opposition to the bill by Benators Wool sdn, Ham, Runpls, Young, Heinenway, Hauna, Maginnis, Hlamed, ond Halnes, The' specchics were matic on varlous amendnients which wero proposed to tho biil. ' No svecches wero nade by thé supporters of the bill, eithier {n its sup. vort or in rnuwor to the objections of its oppo. nents, Al the amendmeonts proposed thus far havo bétn voted dowwn, the avbraze vote mtand- lhn‘zw syesto 80 nays, overy Seoatur belng, in 3 seat. $ An cvening scsslon was detormined upon, when the discussion will e continued. A vote will %r:;bnbly not be reachied untll some tiino to- morrow, Iti tho Houso the Ialumng bllls weto passed: Td legaliz8 thie act of thd “Trustoes of Algona College; to provide for the appdintmencof o Btato Fish Commisgloner at a salary of §1,5 per annum; to appropriate $1,466.27 for the Fnymunt of millfary " screice rendeted during g #trikes of 1877; to prescribe a delinquents tax book;. to remova. llcnsy snd for thie pay- ment of taxes ih certaln cascs; making {t u; Inwful for Triistees ot Biato Institutions to cone tract any indebtedness in cxcess of appropria. tiond, or to divert funds to any usd other than mentloned fn the Appropriation biil} to reduey the per capitn of Jrllnnam in tho Ahamosa Penltentiary from 810 to &3 per month," g The amendment to pormit womon to vote and, hold ofiice was ndoptéd by a votd of 53 to 43, On1d, #pectal Dispalch to Tha Tribune, Cmmotmnarr 0., March 10.—Tho Democratla Leoglslature at Columbus {s making o record that will prové exceediugly valbable' to the Repuh- Heans 1 the nvpmncblnfi Congressioual elacs tlons, 1t has gone through all the publlcinst!s titibns nud the' ldrge citles of the 8tate, and whercever legislation was need- cd fo tufn' Repubilcans ont of ofiic and put Democrats . in {t has been vromptly supplled. Thd City Governments of Cinclonat!, Cleveland, Dayton, and Toledo \have been reconstructed in o modt - shame- lcas manuer, to slift paftiaan’ ends. Cleve- land, whero the Ropublicans have' s popu- lnr majority; ls being supplied with laws which placo tho -disposition of officlal patronago In | tho hands of tha Governor, while Clncinnati, which lins a permattent Democratic majority, is turnishéd with legislatlon of o dircctly op po- ,sitosort. ‘The attompt 18 now. belng hade to ) Democratize tho potice force of Cinclunatl by utting (¢ under s Bonrd sprolutod first by o r)omuumno Probdto Judgo and therealter eleet- . el aunually, two at a time, by the people, The : 1l passed the House under the party lash, but was defeated 4o the Benato !041:.\5 by. ,mw voto, Bome of the Cleveland Demo- { crats, fearing its application in thelr city, voting agalust it. It 1s stated, however, that the necee engary vote has been secured, and the bill will yetpo turough. The incousistency of theso measurea was sharply pointed out {n debate to- day. The Democratle argumont was that the party just now noeded the legislation, and |ts representatives wero bound tu help it through, ‘The Democratis press, lflll’lli:z the effect of s Kiad of work, Is urzing tho Legislature to pass the Appropriation bitla and adjourn, The me- orlty, however, shaws no disposition to hurry inatters, Couanys; O., March 19,—In the Scnate, bills were introduced for the preyeolibn of cruclty to_chjldren, amd to punish offenses Azainst | chuistity and morality. ‘The Houso bill reorganizing the Hospitals for the Iusano was passed, + 1 the Ifouge, the Ilouse bill to restore thn provisions of the Adair Liguor Jaw was {ndefl- nitely postponed. ‘WISCONBIN. - Bpecict Dispatch (o The Triduns MapisoN, Wis,, March 10.—Tho Asssmbly, at the foronoon ecsslon, adopted the Scnato omendments to the Asscmbly Hegistery law. Tho Militia law was killed. A bill appropriat- Ing money to the various orphan asy« lums and charitable institutions of Milwaukee, Raclue, drcen Bay, .aud LaCrosse, was fo- deflnitoly é’"" I to B3, In the Seuate to-day, Uov. S8mith sent in ns Iusurance Commisslover the namo of I’ L. Bpooner, Jr., of Madlson, which was tmme- diately conflrmed, $ Bills wera concurred in defining tho labllities of thorailroads as to wages duo emoloycs; su- thoriziug a dam scross tho Chippowa Hivernt tho foot of En‘t"lu Raplds. ‘Tho_Asseinbly passed bills amending the Re vised Btatutcs rélating to lions of mechanics, In tho Senate ovunln’x seaslon the bill for the assessment and colloction of tazes was reported from a_conference, with a substitute, urdered printed, and madae the speclal order for 1015 8., m, to-1OFroW, T Bllls wors concurred fu relative to the cor- porate indebtedness ot Racine; for the inproves ment of Eau Cluiro Itfver; retative to thu Police Court of Eau Clalro; authioriziog the Red Wing & Trenton ‘I'rausit Company to transact bus ness in Wisconsin, and authoriziug the sane Company to _ercéet 8 bridee acrass a slough in ;h? Town of Trenton; sud a number of local 1lis. 3 ‘Tne Assembly concurred fn tha bill ta cheapen the cost of the cotnon schuols of the Btate, The Legisiature will doubtless adjourn Thursday. FIRES. AT .CLEVELAND, CLEVELAXD, O, March 19.—At midnightafire broke out fu the brick bullding,’ corner Buperior and Merwla streets, occupled by the Cleveland Non-Exvlosive Lamp Company. Tha bulhmfi and coutents were entlroly consaned, Tot loss on stock, $200,000. Insured for $50,000. ‘The bullding was valued at $25,000. Iusured, but the amount Is not kuown. Csuse of tiro uukaowa, 3 AT PEORIA, ILL, Pronu, ik, March 10,—About 4 o'clock this mornlng s firg broke qut In'the furoiture eatsb- lisiment of A. D, Ross & Co., and . damuged the promises to the exiens of $15,000. 'fhe fue surancy'is $11,000, us follows: Phanlx, §2,8003 Royal, $3,000; Uermnan-Awerlean, $2, A Ues= moo, Butfulo, 83,0005 Newark fire, $3,000, 108 orighn of the ire'is unkuown. AT IOLLAND, "MICIH, Spectal Dipatch €0 i3 Tridune. GeAND Ravrps, Mich., March 10.—Charles Orcenshaw's residence, nesr Hollsud ity :wnd Iast night. Loss, $1,100; ipaurances = AT NAZLETON, PA. Haziwtox, Ps., March 19.—The fire o8 Chestout streot destroyed three teuement bouses ard three barns, Five faumllics lost sll thelr effects. ——— " OCEAN STEAMSHIP' NEWS. BAx FrANCISCO; March 10.—8ulled—Btesmel Oceanle, for Hong Kong, via Yokobawa. QuEzxNsTOWN, March 19.—Arrivéd--Bteamshiy Murathou, trom Boston, Naw Yousx, Murch 19.—Arrived—Stesmsbip Evglapd, from Liverpool. MoviLLe, March 19— Arrived—Steamshipé Custalia sud Culifornls, frowm New Yorke