Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 16, 1878, Page 2

. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TULSDAY. APRIL WASHINGTON. The Electoral Spectre Once More Rises in the Na- tional House. It Takes the Form of the Blair Resolution and a Quo War- ranto Bill. Nearly an Entire Dny’s Debate on tho Resolution and Its Iteference. An Apparent Disinclination o Handle the Matter in Any Shape. The Anti-Resnmption Men Find Them- solves in a Vory Bad Box, They Will Make Every Effort to Save Their ‘Fast-Vanlshing Occn- patlon. —_— Passage of the Bankrupt Act Repeal Bill in the Senate. BOURBON BUNGLING. TOE DLAIR RESOLUTION AND THE PIELD QUO WARRANTO DILL, Special Dispatch to Tha Tribune. WasmixoTox, D. Cy April 15.—The David Dnd- Jey Fleld Quo Warranto bill and the Dlalr resola- tions from tho Maryland Leginlatare were pre- gonted In the Honse to-day. The one by Repré- sentative Kimmell, the other by Gov. Swann, The TNepnblicans aid not notice that Kimme) had ind troduced the famous bill, and made no objections but when Swann presented Blair's resolution, and it was resd, they Immediately made objection, and sought by points of ordes to prevent Ita rocep- tlon. Qen. Garfield led the opposition, claiming that the qucstion had boen settled by both Touscs or Congress, ana that the resolution should not be recclved. 1le tnsistod that no roles or prec- 2dent required the reception of a bill to subvert the Government, The Hepnblicans scem (o have placed themselves in a falso position. Thelr oppo- #ition wduld have been oseices, even it the House had decided that the memorial shonld not be re- celved, for the zeason that the subject had alrcady gone to the Judiclary Comnmittea In the Dudley Fleld Quo Warrento Lill. ‘The Republicans mado & mistake npon other grounds. Itis evident that the Democrats do not intend to indorse the proposi- tlon, and IF it shonld be sent to a committee [t will slumber there until the end of Congress. The Democrats, however, havs traditional notlons aa 10 the prerogatives of o State, snd, rightfally or not, an attempt to prevent reference would bo ro- jarded by them as an intcrfercnco with State wovereignty. There can bo no doubt that, npona juestion of reference which might scem indirectly ‘o luvolve the right of petitlon, the Damocrals WOULD VOT2 AB A UMIT ‘or reference. Probably a large namber of Repub- fcans would vote with them. To ngitate the aub- Ject, therefore, upon a motlon to refer was to put those Democrata who are opposcd to the rchema In o false position, Tho conntry might interpret o record vote upon it as meaning more thaa It woald. The Republican party, too, has tradittons of its ownupon this subject. The question scemod to invoive one of the vory principles for which the antl-slavory agitators mado memorsble con- testa in Congress, The Domocrats inslsted then that mlavery was not a constitutional subject for Congresalonal actlon, snd accordingly agopted u rule directing that all petitions upon that sub- Ject shiould be Iald upon the table without consld- eration, Jt was this rule which the anti-slavery chiamplons Jusily regarded as n denial of tho Higit of potition, and 1t was In reforence to it that n very notable historics] debate occarred. Tho con- (i4lona ure somewhat clisnged now, but tho prine ciplea could hardly be regarded as differont. 1t evldent that the Domocratio majority will opposs the vroposition to reupen tho Presidentlal count, but the party as & unlt would certaluly vole to refer the resolution, The subject will not proparly como up until next Monday, The fact that the Ttepublicans are not & unit was shown by a motion offered by Thompson, of Pennsylvanta, to apooint n Sclect Committeo of Fliteen to conalder the me- morial, TOE NEXT 3TEP contemplated by those who ars engineering tha Dlair rosolutlons is to sccure an investigation of all ‘matters pertalning to the Eloctoral strugelo of st winter, and, oo tho strength of such a sonsation as tbey cladm, they can produce by the aid otian In- vestigating Commilitteo to force the reporting of thelr bill and its subsequent passage in the Housc, Thero ari very fow, however, who oxpoct (o heas of tho bill again. THE DEDATE. To the TTeastern Assoctaled Press. ‘Wisnixatox, D, C., Avrll 15,—In tha House this moraing Mr. Swann fntrodaced the rosolution of the Maryland Legisiature reopening the Presi- dentis] question. At the end of the roading of tho rosolution; Me, Uarfleld raiscd the gquestion of considerasion. Ho objected to its reception now, This was o matter selilod by authority of Congress, Tho majority of the Llouse conld rofuse Lo receivo It -uFho Sppaker—Thero 18 no consldoration askod ity Ty M. a‘zr‘flem—lt 18 t0 be refcrred to a committes *for conalderation, The Speaker—Under the rules of the Honse it {3 not allowed for conslderation. Me. Garfleld—It {s my only method of nbjecting to conslderation of the paperat this stage, If ¢ wero brought into the llouse and offered fur action n-u"wnld rajse the guestion of consideration. Now PUT 1N THAIN FOR ACTION, and my only way of raising the question of con. sideratlon is to object Lo ita refersuoe. Mr. Cox (N, Y, ) read Tinle 130 of tho IHonwe, which provides that bills introduced during the worning hour be referred without debate. 3ir. Unrfield said tho Houss was alwaya controller of its own businass, For Instance, i a bill were mtroduced Lo aubvert the Uovernment, the House could refuse to rofer. That right the lousy bad never givenaway. Ay, Stephens—Io such acase as that, when any biil s introduced into ths Hogse, the question of zecoption may be raleed by anybady, and It may be rojccted on Jta Srat reading, That tak of the questlon of reference, ‘The bpeaker—W1il the gentlemsn direct the at- tention of the Chatr 10 avy such rula} Mr. Stephena—1 speak of parflamentary law, In this cane, however, | wish to eay 1o the Fentleman frum Ohto (Unrfleld) that I trust ho will withdraw il cbjectlon to this measure. I8 comes from ous of the States of this Ufon. Let It go. Letit bo rofcered, 100 mot ralse & question of (e sorton this preliminary wotlon, b tho centleman will withdraw it, and let thie resolution be referrad 1o the Judiclary Committes. Mr, Cox (N, Y,)—No mation to rejoct can he made, 'The Blal bave somo rights yot left. When they present resolutions we ars BOUND TO KECHIVE TUEM, The right of vetition on the part of the ve::Pl nd Fates iw equal, and csunot be sbrogate ho gentleman from Georgla (Stephiens) speaks of sutne [sriamentary rule by which we can vote 10 reject, uu aware of the rule to which be refers, bus in + this peculiar worniug houf the Bpeaker has no al- ternative cxcept 10 submil tha question of refer. ence, Mr. Huokell (Kan. )~ deslra 1o kuow if it is not tompetent for th House to decide (o what Com- mittee any bill way be reed, that is as far as the ‘The Speaker—It 18 Houee Lias ever gune, Mr. Haakell—1 that is »o, 1¢ It not competent l‘t;.r.‘t‘h'o luuse to declde that it sball not refer it ‘The Bpeaker—That would be an infringsment of tho Tadividunl righte of a memoer In his capacity of Tevresentative, Mr, Ulives—TTe firet reading of the bill ls for in- formation, and, 1f oppusition be uin L MAY BE HEJE hiis {4 not a Lill. 1t u ate Legislaturo. 8 precodence Al ule to apply to bills ts not coupgelenrive euoug embrace communleations froufotate Legialatares. Thoss ate futroduced lu the nature of wemorlsts, Mr. Oliver—Tue wentloman from New York (Cus) Lakes the positlun that the questlon of mlecuvn cannot be entertainea lu regasd lo auy il My. Cox—In the last Congress & motion was wmsde by s gentlemsn from ludians to reject s certain Uill with refersuce W the currency, but the Bpeaker decided that it could uui be wade curing the morving bour, ‘flic Speaker—The Chalr thinks that this is not gnalogous toa Ul atall. Thisls & communica- tion Irowm n Slate Legiwlature embraced within the Tzt of petition. Mr. Springer draired to read Sec. 6 of the bul nvorporsting the Electoral Commlsslon, 2in Keagau—l object to debate. The Speaker—Tha Chalr tninks that this s in {he natnrs of A _TOINT OF OnpER, tnd thinks the anbject too important & ono to re fasa 1o listen ta a point of order. Mr. Springer then read Sec, G of the Rlectorsl Commirsion bill, which provides that nothing In the act rhall be held to {mpair or affect fhe rieht of any person to teat the title of the person declared elected. {f any snch right exlets. Afr. Garfield—1 demand a vote on tho queation of teference, and call for the yexs and m{l. Mr. Thompson—1f 1t be In order, [ mave this memorlal and all accompanying napers be referred to & special committes of dftecn menbers, ta be sppointed by tho Speaker. [ uiake thst ‘motion for this teason: That in appointing that Committee I have full confidence that ll\o:l'l:lker of this ilouse will faithfnily perform his delicaté and important duty, and that the Committce 80 conatructed will have the confidence of this House and will com- mand the respect of the wholecountry, Mr. O'Neili—1 hone nE eateomed colleay (Thompsow) will withdtaw Bt motian to refer this paper to aselect committee of ffteen, A% sach motlon ¢ives an |mportance to toe subject which, In my opinjon, Is ineaiting to this House, and Is designed to ceeate unrest in the conntry upon the eettied gnestion of the Presidential title. Me. Oliver srgned that the resotution waa neither apetition nor & memorial. 1t Atked nothing of Congress. [t was simply A notification that “the Maryland Legisiatare had considered the subject, Mr. Springer hoped the gentleman from Jowa wonld not dictate to the Leglaatures of Statea what kind of petitlon they should send ta Con- gross, 1L wan the province cf states to send them 10 Congress, and they ahould be recetved 1IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER, Mr. Garfeld Inslsted on the right of the House 1o asy whether the paper should "be referred ton committes or not. If 1t was not¢ referred, then It remained npon the table of the House. Mr. Conger demanded that the motion shoald bo ut. : \\;mfid the Honso now consider the motlon o refer? The Speaxer—The Chalr thinks that that s nota proper motion. The paper hasja right to refer- ence. Mr, Conger—That is A question for the Ifouse, not the Chalr, to decide. The Speaker—Bometimes the Chate has his own opinion, and vccasionally advizes the ilouse, M,r. Conger—1 wonid™ be unwllling to dlavute at, Mr. Danks atgued that the Iouse had the right to #ay whether the resolution shonld be considered or not. Suppose & resolution should be presented de- nauncing as guilty of a crime the Speaker orany oth- ermember of the louse, wasthe Houro compolied to receive auch rosotutlon? If. & resolution de- nonncing the I’resident should be presented, was the House ohliged to receiva it? No; it could re- fuee to receive it. He remembered when, on ac- count of.certain opinious pronounced by Danfel Webster, A petition throwing obloquy on Als name and charatier I‘ll‘rru:nled to the Legislature of Mnssachnsctts, and the Legislature rizhtfuily re- fused torecelvoit, All that he desired was that tho House should have the right o say whether the present resolution shonld be considered or nuty Un the gnestion of right to coneider the Lionsa sbouid never unier any circnmatances SURRENDER ITS PRIVILEGR, for it was ane which might at any time affect tho hooor aud character, not unly of the House, but of every member of it e, Cox (N, Y.) contended that unier the rale netitions, tlike ali othier matters, coming np In_tho morning hour of Monday mnst be referred withont dobate, The rule had bean ever Interpreted to nican that a nnanimous requeat by the llouse tos the transaction of businest ather than the refor- enco and the printing of bilia and Jolnt resolutlon: could not be ontettained by the Speaker. Tule was exuress, and was onchanged and un- changeable s0 far s the right of p ion was con-« cerned. Th in ono senes & memorlal from a sovereign ,~the State of Maryiand, It was In docorous terms, It came hors as n petition under the first amendment to the Uonetitntian, —the right of the peapla to peti- tion far redreas of grievances. IL was not for nimn to argue what ihe grievance in this case was, because thie matter had to be roferred without de- bato. There was only one quastion to be consid. ered in the matter, ~the question of referenco and Frlnumr. The gentleman from Masea husetts wus orgetting the old tradition of his party on the right of petitton. Ile teminded him that, when John Quincy Adams' petition for the dissolution of the Uniun was presented in the House from the State of Massachusctts, gentlemen on the ather sldo undertook to have it referreid. ‘That wasopposed on the Democrati side of the House, but the right of petition had been vindieated by time, by reason, and by patriotism. In this caro thero was 8 larger rlght than the ordinary right of petition. 1t was tht of & soversiyn Siats (o predent ita grioy- . and the State of Mazyland had dono so in emoria the anc this Mr, Stapnons sald in part T agros with tho gen- tleman from Maseachuseits (Banke), and also with the gentieman from Ohio (Uarfald), as well as with the Chair; but [ hold it 18 unquestionablo as patlismentary law In all bodiea that, wien any matter {8 presented, the question may be raised, *eRnall Ity or shall It not, “be consldered?” Tuo forty-fiest rule, under which the gentleman from Massachugetia arguos, prosonts A TOTALLY DIFFERENT QUESTION . than relates to our ordinary business; that relates 1o whether we will act on its now; but anterior 1o that stands the gencral xlrlumunury principle that overy deliverative body, when any mastter la vreeonted to it haa a right "to say, ' We will not raceive it; we will nat entertain’ (that Ix the word); wof, ‘Wa refect L The question which tho gontlemnn’from Ohlo (far- elid) ralaca 13 cquivalent to that, whicn ts, that we reject hat tho llouse will not entertain It. Tnat 1a alss what the gentleman {rom Massachu. wctts (ilanks) meaus by what ke claims under the forty-firet rule, Mr. Banka—My position is this: ‘That Rule {10, in regard to recelving reaolutions from State Leg. islstures, appointa a time when they shall be in order. The gentleman from Mnr{hml (Swann) laa presented a resolution from thai Stata and it is tn the handa of the Speakor. Then the Ilouse has the right to say whether IT WiLL RECEIVE IT OR NOT, and at that prectse moment objection is mado to Ita reccption. It is imposmible, Mr, Spoaker, that any individuai ar any pubhic body can have the right (o prosent here sanyihing which he or it desires independently of the will of the llause to receive (t. ‘The petifions to which the gentleren from Genrgia and New York (Stephens and Cox) haro teforred were petitions presented in the proper manner ander the Constitution. This te nol n petition. 'This ts a resolution of the State cgislature, In this case there Is nothing which obliges nix to receive this resalution. Mz. Btephons-~The gentleman from Massachasetts cortainly did not understand. Ife aud I do not cee, I say that it Ia the right of every linmentary body at the initiative, when a nues- n is prosented (whether a memorts] or petition ar anything elso) , Lo a3y whether 1t will recelve it or not. Mr, Banks—[ did not anderstand you in that way. M:. Btophens—Certatnty, that 10 my_ position: ‘but I nnderatand the gentleman from” Massachn- acits (o ralse the qnoation of conslderation under 10 forty-urat fule, and I say his question should A QUESTION OF ENTERTAINMENT, lMr. Danks-~Vory well; I assont to thut proposi- ol 3 Stephens—Tlat forty.first rolo” lhnrly me: Wili we act apon the matier now? liat the question reully to beraised in this eana s, Will the Muuse eniertuin thia resojution, or will it reject iL? 1t 18 the right of the Ilouse Lo say to-day whether i% will reject 4t o7 not. Thay he fundamantal principle of all parlimentary law. All this dis- cussion In years gone by related to thls questivn ahant prescntatfon. It was the right of the peti- tioner to have the petition pressnted, bul the question waa as 1o the Juty of the llouse {0 re- celva it The groud right of the House to rejoct 8 petition —wevee was deuted. ‘Thatpathamantary nrinciple of law to ral; Amulion a3 Lo e reception of rejestion of & po et beey touched by out puies. 'I'hat undor. i rilea Onr enles are all founded upon it. No dulivera withous that rizht Just a8 you Id turo ous & man obtradiug bim. seif at your doos, su you havo & righi to HEJEOT A PETITION. L ls the right of self-organizstion, of eelf-pro. tection. Butitahould Le wisely and patrioticolly exercised. The grand mistake of tnuse wha con. tended sgalnst the pollcy of petition has beon dis. eovered when it was too lste. The greal right of the Amcrican peo to petition 1a now Avtited, 1 sappase, without — question fren . sny quarter, ow the ° (louse uarter, 1u-duy has the right (o reject thils memorlal from the Btate of Marylandif 16 vees AL; but {s L wise todo Y Ieltjust? Ought not a fiate af the Univn to have s hmlus here! Ought not 1l memorial to bo reforred to & committeo? This sl It wiil be a greal error it es o aAy, as the (Bauks) relics on 1 of his deciaration uf right— 3 my pelition ted LEN T1% STATA 11AS LEKN CALLED, If the Houes recelves s petition, 1lhen other ceedings take plsce as o ifa dispaaltion bat theyentiemon’ frous (eorgia has suggest Holsa refuscs to recelve it, ur (0 the bous it, then thess further proceedings are ondvd, ‘The Speaker—The Chair understandd tha gentle: man from Massacbuscits (o claim the tight which the Juuss had, tu say whelher is would conalder the question, and the gentlewan from Michigan (Conger) refcered ta Kule 4) tablishing that The Chialr agrees with the gentinman from bens) 1y thls particular, that (hat nob cuyee this cuse. Thet ruis (which was api Kule 1 16 10 the considera- tio of & subject iu the wsunes of prucesding to Ita_dispostti ton. The geatleman from Georgla, draws the line of distiuction briween the right to consider sud the gt o receive. Now, yuder itule 130, which dlracts the Chair ax to the maoner of procedure, comwunications of ihis chiarscter frou State Lextslatures are suthar. feed 10 be tycelved in the toraing bour on Monday, Sud the rale poy dea Low they dhoald bs disposcd af. [t eaye that they shall be presented ¥ou i cufinmu that the dubercud right slluded entleman from Ueorsis iu every legisla- 4 fully realiced Ly the bodyin case It I fuse Lo refer its polstions. A uiotion 10 re- fuse to refer ju, lu the opinion of the Clalr, w alent 108 motlon v refuse to recelve,’ A oveuws, the cffect iv the same. The gentloman from Massachusetts furgels (and perhaps wany mewmbers of the House forget) that the subjuct of this petition has alreacy gonoe 1o the Judiclary Cuwmittee by & bill mtroduced by another member feom Slaryland (Kimwel), sud” referced to that Committee, and that that bill precedes this wewo- rial frow the btate Leglslature of Maryland. Thls cowtaunication from s State Le: irislature s 8 re- suectfal cowmunication on & subject of vaut fm- riance. It s proper that it should bave due de- iberation. ~Thoe Chale, therefure, thinks that ihe tulo property provides for jta relurence, Thu gea- tleman from Massachneetta nndertonk to prove by & anpponititions eane that a commanleation might come tn here which was DIARESPRCTFUL TO TRR IIOUSE, which eharged a membar of the ffones with erime or anything of that rort, bt the Ctalt will remind the gentieman from Massachusctta that this 14 not #nch & cs4e, and that he mignt attemnt to eatabliel Any coutsq of rearoning by & aimile of that kind, There i3 no snch predicament an that in thia case, Here {s & respocifnl communication. The tuls rovides for ita reference, and tho Chair thinks hat s vnte atould be taken on Lhis reference, the Jine of thonght of Lhe gentleman from Georgla {Stephent), the Chaie would think (hat & ratasal to refer would be oquivalent to a refusal to receive, Me. Cox (0.) rakl that, while e apreed with tne rule na atated by the Speaker, he did not agres sith the Speaker a8 to one eflect flowing from it. Ha batleved that snder that tnle when & mematiat or K"““’" was resd from ihe Cierk's deek, the right of petitioner waa fully accomplished. [f no member should then make any motion whatever In tespeet to i, {t wonld X LY GO ON TIIA TADLR nd afterwarde {t conld be consid- ordance with tho rules, He wished, thercfore, to be understood as assarting that, swhen & petition or memorial {8 read, every respect which the petitioner can aak for i fully given, and that any action boyond that, whetner the House acts on'it one way or another, is just as respectful, ‘The Speaker—And yet the rule states that joint resolntions fram Stafs Legislatares rball bo for reference and printing. Mr. Cox (Ohio)—Yen, If the Honse sa chooo; but I belleve the House Ia not bonnd cither to print them or refer them, Mr, Banks—All that Is required by the rule la that the States shall be called. Mr. lendeo called for tho regular order of busie nens, ‘The Speaker s1ated that undet thé standing rule which assigna the third Monday in the month after 2 o'clock ta the business of tha Districs of Colum- bla, that businesn MUST NOW IR TAKEN UP, and the pending question would Laye to go over for the present. Mr. Uarfield—[ desire to enter a motlon to re- consider the vots whereby the bill {ntroduced by the gontleman from Maryland (Kimmel) was re- ferred to the Judiclary Committee, The Speaker—The ‘Chair cannot entertain the motion, ‘Tha rale brovides that bills introduced in 1he morning hour on Mondzy shall not be brought back by motlans to reconaider, Mr. (arfold—3y motion is not to tiring back the blil, but to reconsider the vote of reference, The Speaker—~That would bring back the bill, TIIE QUO WARRANTO BILL, AKOTUER BLAIR PRODUCTION. ‘Wasntsotox, D. C., April 15, ~The following Is the full textof the bill introduced to-day by Representative Kimmell, of Maryland, to provide the mode for trying and determining by the Su- preme Conrt of the United States the title of the Prestdent and Vico-President of the United States to their respective ofices when (helr election o nuch oftices is donted by one or mora Biatca of the Unlon, Tho bill was referred to the Committea on Judlefary: o Je It enncted, ete., That an action in the nataro of 8 quo warranio may be brought and prosccuted in the Supreme Courtof the United States to Lry and determinu the title of any person holdin: and exercising the office of lrealdent Vico-President’ of (ke Unlted States when his 10 such _office is denied by one or ntoro States of tho Unlon, an 0 to tr) and determine the titls of nn{ claimant to such office whoea election thereto is clalmed by such Btato or States, and such action shali be conducted ag hereafter in this act Emvtdnd. 8Ec, 2, Juch action shall be brought In the name of tho State llelly\nr the clection of tho parson holding the ofice of Prealdent of Vico-President, 25 the case may b;. ;nvl ahall b claction he commenced by the Governor ur Attorney- nd ahall mot forlh the nanio tie fs denled, and the Stato of srhich he citlzen, the timeshe entered npon his office, the namber of Electorat votcs cnst . &t tho clection at which ho “clalma (o have been olected, the number of auch yotea connted and declared for him. and tne num- ber counted and declared for the cialmaut or any otlier persun of persons, and if the due appoint. nient of any eloctor whose votes were thus counted d la denled, the grounda of such donlal stsil be stated, and if ‘the dtio sppointment of any other psrsons than those whose votes wero recedved and connted 18 atleged, the nimes of such persuns ahall bo stated, with the grounds upun which their due appointment i¢ claimed, sud it such per- son or Dperdons have cast their volcs 8 electors and trunsmitted a cestificato of them to the wpcrammu of tie Sonate, that fact ahall also stated, and sald complaint may aet forth briefly any othier mattera impeaching the valldity of any of the Electoral votea couuted for the defendant, or ahowing that the votes nok counted should have been recelyod and caunted for tho clalmant, and the complaint shall allego that the ciaimant was duly elected, und {s entitlod to the office, Tha complaint sbsll’ concluie with & praver that the title of the defendant be investigated and be do- clared Invalid, anil that he ve excluded frum the oflice, and that the title of the claimant be lavesti- gated and dectared valld, and that ho be placed In possession of the offco, g & complaint with the Clerk, ion, oz, If not in écesion, any hiercof, ahall direct a snm- mons to {ssne (o tho defendant and be served upon him by a Marshal, together with the certifed copy of the complmnt. ‘Tho summons shali Tequire the dofcndant 10 appear and answer the complaint within the time fixed by tho Court or Jusiice, not oxcceding forty daya afier the vervico of ths suine mons. ‘The clalmant shall aiso be served witha copy of the complaint, and he shall be cntitled to appear In persut or by counsel in the prosecation of tho actiun in cannection with tho Stite, $rc, 4, ‘Ihedefendant mayanswer the complaint u{ asserting bls own Litle of deuying the title of clalinaut, or both, If he fail to avpear and anawer within tho tlmo preacribed, the caso shall nroceed a8 npon a general denial of the complaint. The fnsug thits made whall be tried by the Court, unloss the Court shall determine that tho parties are entls led to have a jnry In the case, and the same In not walved, If 8 Jury, In the opinlun of the Court, be required, and be not walved by .the bartics, | sball cunsist of twelve persons sulocled as fullows: “Tho names of the Chied Juatices or prosldiug Jus- ticos of tho highest courts of tho several States sball Lo placod In box, from which twenty-four namos ehall be drawn by the Clerl in the presenca of tha Courg or Chief Justice, and the twenty-four whuve names shall be thus drawn snall be summoned to Washington, and from those aftendltg twolvo rlall bo taken by lot to serve on the jury, ‘Llio; shall be required Lo state, uuder oaih, taut they ean pass upon the queations of fact submitted to them without unduc biaw, anid no othor gualitication shiall be required of thom, 8cc. 8, A0 1he Supremno Court be In session at the tlme the [ssuc 14 furmed, as mentloned in the pre- vious sectlon, It snall designate o day uFau which the trial shsit commence, not later than two wooks from {ihat Ulne, except by counsent of the atties or furtler $imo be required 10 -summon urors, and from the commoncement of. tha. irfal untilits close all other business of the.Conrt suall be latd aside. If the Court be nut tu seseloa when; tho {sanc Is Jolned, it shall be the duly of the Uhitl Juatice to call a vesslon of the Court fon tha trin) of the case, o commence within thirty - days thoreaftor, and at such called seaslon tho Court shall possess all the suthority snd jurisdiction necessary to tha trial of the defendant and of c‘l:nlmnm, aud the caforcement of its judgment thereon, sgc, tl, The Clerk shall teage subpcnas upon the request of eithor of the party for witnesscs to & tend befare the Court and lnlll{. with or without apers, and they may bu svrved In any purt of the [‘nlu:d States by the Marshul of the dlatrict witiln waich 8 witoess may be, or by a depuly ol his, or by any persoa appointed by the Marshal of the Supreme Court. Un the trial cantes of certiicates issucd to peraons 84 Electors, thosy received and thosa rejected, xnd of the votes cast by thew, shall bo admiited 1o evidence from tho Congréssional fiecard, n which itis priuted, with like cflect as Lho orlinal sud cortitted coples of papers Lefure the Canvasmng or lictarnk Uoard of any Biate, the action of which Board Is brought in quostion under the lvsucs In_the caso ll‘:‘lll bo rucolved fn evidence with like sfect o4 the urinual, v, 7. The investization of the Court shall be Jimited to the validity of the action of the of Meturmng Hosrd of any Stats by deterniination the appointuient” of Electors 1l 10 hiave been wadu) In reeelviug, ro- Jectiog, and counting votca returned Lo thew, sud o the competency or eligivillty of any person dos clarud to bave béen appoiniea au Eloctor, or aps inted to 1§ & supposcd vacuncy in the Electoral Collejte 1o act uch'mulur, and in such mvesti- ustioos tbe Court shall recelve wvidence lending 10 show forgery, (alsity, invalidity, oz error f auy cor titicats of sny Govornor, Canvasaer, or othor oticer ‘Whomvoever. bxc, 8, ‘The judgmen f the Court shall bo gment o roniterod within'ien daye after the verdict of the jary, ur the close of the argument if thers be nu ury, aud tho Juagment may determing the rigyt li of defendant snd of clatwont, or vnly the right uf e defendant, ae Justics whall equire. (1 defendant be adjudged not entitled to the uMce, he acladed fron 1t, and if clajmant shail be adjuded outitlod to it, he wsy lmwediately, on ulk‘ml na; required oaib, entor upou the execution of_tue oftice, 8gc. 9. This act sball take eTect immediately, —— THE BANKRUPT LAV, 178 REPEAL HY ZUR BENATH. Apectal Digpatch (o The Tribune, Wasnixotox, D. C., April 15.—Benstor Me- Creery tood the floor thls afteruoon lu oppusition to the Laukropt act, sud inspired the ary bones of this Lmportant leeal and comunercisl question with life and snimation. Senators Kerasn and Whits &l oftacked the law, while Ingalls and Conkling suggested that it would be botter to amend than Lo abeolutely zepeal, yoi no one sald a decided word in Ite faver, The vote upon the bill was 37 yeas t0 0 nuys, not ;much over oue-half of the Scnate. Thoae who dld nut vola and were not palred were Dulley, Baroum, Boy- ard, Bruce, Challos, Christiaucy, Dawes, Dennls, Dorsey, Edmuunds, MHsmlio, HilL, Loar, Howe, Jones (of Novads), Kellogg, Kirkwuod, Merr- mon, Palterson, Raadolph, Ransom, Bargent. Baulioury, Sharon, Speucer, Thurman, Voorhecs, Windon:, aud Withers. The Houae will doubtless sccept the Senate bill as a subatitote for tho ons whiebh it passcd, and before the close of the pres- ent month thero way be no natlonsl Bankrupt act, The Bankruptoy law has been very unsatlafactory, It bes becn frequently amcadea; popular doe Tn [ mand for ita repeal came from many sections. The President, in one of hin meseagen in 1873, aitd that the law wan productive of more evil than xood, 3 debate wpon the bill at that time 1t wae shown that ont of 1,800 bankrrptcies in New Orleane thors was only one in which any dividend was realized. —— . A SBORE PLACE. TR NEW DOOKREPER TOUCTES THE DBH0- CRATIC PARTT ON RAW, Apecial Dissiteh to Ths Tridune, Wasmxarox, D, C., April 15.-~The new Door- keeper nas played a trick on the Democrats which amszes them. Ile has appolnted as Assistant Doorkeeper oneof the crippied soldiets whose dis- abllitles were 3o clearly set forth by M, Frye, of Malne, This gentleman, Mr. J. G. Knight, testl- fied avout himeelf- before the Polk Investigating Committee aa follows: Q.—8tate what was yonr sorvice {n ihe Unlon army of the United States during the War of the Rebeltion, A.—I went into the Tuled Wisconsin Regiment, one of the first of the three years' rogi- ments that wae orzanized, and [ was in the service untl) danuary, 1864, —~preity uutlg fanr years, Q.—Were ‘you ceippled or disabled by wonnds during the War? A, —Not by woands. was in- Jured, however, in my legs. 4. —To what extent? Well, not to any véry considerable extent, but 20 that by apells [ amiame, Q.—Ilow did It happen? A —Dy turninz my ankle in drilling, It haa been swollen ever since. Q. —Dld (on conalder yourself 8 disabled sol. dier? A,—Well, 1didn't know what the definition of that would be. I consider mynelf & aoldier, and 1 was disabled Ja the s n(‘ not dlesbled to the ex- tont of baing noft for ordinary occupatlon, but a0 9 not to be fitted for hard manoal work. Y\'},—\'cm saffcred censtantly, more or less? A, — o8, air. %—M times vory much? A.—Yes, sir. 1 hava to be very 8araful aboat my feet. Q.~Low long did it Jay you up? A.—1 was lald np then for s few weeks, and it has always beenan injury to ms since. Q. —Were yon able to walk on it within two or three weeka after the Injury? A.—1 wasable to walk with care In a shott time, Q.—When was ity A, —In 1801, G=and yun rorved ‘untll 18647 A,—Yes, but no Q. on foot} on & horse." You iwere in an «infantry regiment! .—Yen, sir; Third Wisconsin, Q.—1f0w, then, did you peton & horso? A.—1 was mada (Quartermasier of the reriment. *The Democrata seem to think that no matter what Me, Knight's merlts _may be, that afltor all the ridicale they have suflercd because of their goldllera’ roll, that the now Doorkecper, cunsider - Ingthe circumatances under which he waas appoint. might hava saved thema rcopening ol this ed, palatul subject. THEIR OCCUPATION GONE. MEANING TiH ANTI-RESUMPTIONISTA, apectal Dlapaleh to The Tvidune, ‘WasmixaroN, D. C.y Aprt] 15.—Scantor Here- ford complained to-uay that the Nomato Finance Committeo has takon no action on the ropeal of the Hesumptlon act; but whilo politicians have been talking Sceretary Shcrman has boen acting, and to-day there are Now York quotations of gola males at one-cighth of 1 per cent promium. The Finance Commiitea may to-morrow re- port & biil, tho detalls of which were lclo- geaplied last night, Should such a bill, or one similar to it, bo agrced upon to-mor. row by tho Senate Finance Committes, and reported, we ahall havo another luanco daobate, as the Inflationlsta cannot bear to ace their prophecies falstficd. Whatever they may do or say no bill aversa to the Bherman policy can recelve the Presidont’s spproval, nor can it be passed over his veto, DANK OPPERS. Offcrs have boen mada from timo to lime to the United States Treasurer by National Banks, tempted by tho low price of gold, to redeem their circalating notes In that coln through the b per cent redemption fand, Buch offors hava been declined by tha ‘Treasurer, for the reavon that the lsw apacifica that tho Na. tlonal Banka shall depusit groenbacks for that pur- pose. ana for the further reason thas unless the arrangewent was general It would creats confusion in the hooks and In (he notes presented for re- demption, the dally average recoipts of which rona up 10 $700,000. 'The Treasurer thinks It better that banks stionld try tho experiment at thelr own counters until the time of actual redemptlon ar- rives, rather Uian that a tomporary arrangemont should be ontered Into at the | upartment continue ous only at tho will of the banks, VOORHEES ON TIR WAR-PATIL Dan Voorheea 1a determined to farco the Benata to tako some vote upon tna Ui} to repeal tho Re. sumption act, Whatever tho Flnanca Comumittes, of which ho s & member, may do, it e the plan of the Infiationtats, when the Senafe Finance Com- ltten prosents the substitulen for the Houye bill, to wove n substitute for the Committee’s LIIL, which wil propose the unconditlonod repeal of the Hesumption act. Voorhees' frionds state that ho contemplates naking & sensatsonsl speoch In sup- port of unconditional repesi, in which he will notify the Eastern Democrals that they sill huve to look oot for thomaelves; that the great mojority of the Denioceats cannot bear the burdens of tho mnnd-monoa‘ vlews of & fewof their Eastern col- leagaea: aud that the Domocratic party of the West will enter inta competition with” tha Na- tionnls for the inflation and ropudiativn vote. IN NEW YORK. New Yong, April 16.—Tho Commercint Ay *48ince noon, the talkon the atrectincrean: lbznl Immedinto resumption at the city hanks, Thy uuly,ln!nfimmnlnmx 1o the consuinmation of thu actuf *7hIs tha taking out of 360,000,000 nowy bank circalation upon which the greeuback Insuc of the Treasury will bo reduced bofors the 1st of January to tlio fixed minimum of $:300, 000,000, and wo underatand It 1s lu contemplation to inuke up s (st fur this amount. Thc now circulation is to bo taken out in propattions of sales of new dig per centa by the First Natlonal and Anglo.Ameri- can Syndieate by onthly installments. ‘Tho amount ol Uovernmout bunds which this move- ment will require to bo lodgod with the Burean of Currency at \Vashincton 7, 000, 000, ACTUAL MFTION, Des Moixea, April 156, —~'I'be Iowa National Bank of this eliy will begin redeoming ita cizculation in gold un Wadnesday moraing. A specinl tothe Stafe Jiegister trom Grinnell says the ¥t National of that place Is redeeming fts bille in Enld. " ‘The Citlzopa® National Dank of this clty has ordered gold from New York to rodoem Its circula- = NOTES AND NEWS. THR TEXAS PACIPIO BILL. Svecial Disyateh ta The Tribune, WanniNaroy, D. €., Aprll 16, —~The Texas Pa. cific peoply havo decided to press thelr bill In the Honate thig week. Itls practically the Stephens Il with a few amendments. The Texas Pacitc ! managers aro confidont of tho passage of the bill. THB BLLENTON RIOTERS, The President Is kald to b seriously‘contemplat. ing the pardoning of the Ellontan tioters in South Carolina, Ex-Congressman Elllot (colored), of that Rtate, has written a letter here protesting in the name of the Republicaus against theso psrdons. THN GOLOID DOLLAR. Nothing more will be heard of the golofd dollar at this scaslon, The llouse Colnage Committce to- day agreed to refor the wholo subject to the Intor. national Cammlesion A PATRIOTIC BPASM. Runset Cox has become unusnally patriotic, e introduced a Uil to prevent tha deaccration of the United States fiag, which provides that any person who disfigures Lhe jnational omblem by attachin, Aherslo an advariiseinent shall be deemed gatlty ol 8 misdemeanor, NORTIINRN PACLFIC, The representatives of the two rival Northern Pacitc bllls_agreed upon a wmgrumllu to-day which the oficers of the Northern Paclic approve. In effect the agteament s, shat, If the Pablic Lands Commitice will surrender the Windom vill, which 18 reterred 1o it, Mitchell will agree to move 10 rocommit his own bill aud to amend it by strik- out the portion relating to the Portland ‘& Salt Lake Hallroad, and tho Northern Pacifie peovle will sireo to bulld a road slony tne Columbia Kiver withln e yoars, Thu secret of the opposition Northesn Pacidc ma; the road alung tho river wun | stockbolders aro_Intercated ln the portage la Dalles, and did not desiro 1o have tha came in competition with thoss purtages. The Public dsnds Committee, nowever, muy not bo bu willing to surrender sv important a bill, NUBPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM SPRINGEK dociares that he did not mum anybody in 11li- nols, @ithicr by Jetier or by telegeaph, 0" do any- lhlllfi I cunncction with bis yots for Gon. Shisids s Doorkeoner, und thai tho statements from Sprinkfold which bave been pablished In Chlcsgo papers to that effect are ncurrect, N To the TFe Wasnixarton, 1. has nominated Sanfos Conaul st Prescott; Llawellyn 18, of Mlssouri, Racerver of Public Moneys at lrooton, Mo. ; Gus- tav.8choeltzer, of Iowa, Uniled Statés Marshal of Sho Tertitory of Wyoming. Promutione—Maj, James W, Porsyth, Tenth Cavalry, to be Licutenaus-Colonel First Cavalry, Lieut.-Col. W. L. Elliott, ¥irst Cavalry, 1o be Colouel of the Third Cavalry, COMPINMED, 5 ‘The Senate in exocutive scsslon confirmed the nomination of J. W. Easby, Utilef of the Burcaa of Construcilon snd Repalrs and Chisf of Cune struction i U 'y Departmeat, with the "hl:ci = tive rank of odore. The nowmination been reported adversely from the Commities on Naval Allairs, but tho Benate confirmed it by a Yute 0f 27 Lo 17, The adverso report was upon tha wround (bat the promotion of Essby had not beun nade In sccordance with the order of ssulority, NATIONAL BANK STATEMENT. The teporte of the Nationul Banks to the Comp- 1rolinr of the Carrreucy, Murch 15 ult, bave just been ompi nd show that the bauks beld at that date $54, 548, 000 of specle, which ia o Jarger smounnt than ever busore repurted by the National anks since the organization of tho system. Of Kk waa lu sllver coln, $7,- old colo, sud $42.692,300 In gold Treasury poles. The amount beld by the National Banks lo Now York City hn the sawe day was 7,432,000, of which $35,003,200 were ful\l ‘reasury noles, $1,507,400 fold cola, aud .- 460 sllver con. 'Tue amount of spucie beld by the State banke of New York City on toe same day was §4,734, 153, A WRIT OF ERTOR, Ta-day Col. (learga 0. Davenport, of Wheeling, W, va., l:enmrlnled by W, II, Lamon and I1. 11, Dirckburn, applied to the’ Chief-dustice of the Buprems Conrl for 8 writ of error to the Judgment of "the Snpreme Court of Apprals of {Vest Vir- pinta, in the casc of (ho cnlored man Taglor Btronder, who hae been indicted. tried, and con. victed, and twice sentencerd o death in the Conrty of West Virginla. The Snpreme Court of that Stato has aMrmed tho last scntence. Anplication was made to the Chief-Jaetice fof 8 wriluf error 10 the Btate Court on the grotnnd that the Jaw of tha State of West Virginin, prohlbiting colored citizens from serving on neles in that State, is in vioiation of the Constitnilon anid statates of the United Statee. The Chlef dusticc took the papers and records of the cass in the Etate Conrt, and, altes the adjournment of tha Supreme Conrtto-day and cousultation witn the Associate Justices, hoatward- ed a writ of error, TN INCOMB TAX. In view of the poralhle passage of the Intome. Tax law, the Commissioner of Internal Ravenua fa taking atcps 1o asceriain what extrs force will be required to carry such Iaw into effect, it TIR 4 'ER CENTS, Babacriptions 0 the 4 per cent loan to-day were $135, 000, TIHE RECORD. BENATE. 2 Wasnixaton, D. C., Aptil 16.—Mr. Wallace, from the Committea on Foreign Relations, reported favorably the Senate bili authorzing the lesne of passports free to colored citisens going to Bazil. Paszed. ¥ Mz, Rolline, from the Committes on Mannfac- tures, submitted & resointion directing the Com- miites to consider and roport to the Benato the prabable effect of any changes In the Tarift laws upon the manafacturing induetries of the conntry, Agreed to. L Mr, Hereford spoks in favor of the resolution sudmitted by him on the 218t of March; requieing tho Commitlee on Finance to report the House bilt to repoal the Specle-Resumption Act within one week, and gave notice that he woald sek & vota theeeon ta-marraw, Mr, Morehll, the Chalrman of the Financo Com- mittes, #ald that he thought tha Committeo woald report the bill, with certain Amendments, to-mor- row, 1o said that perhaps the 1act was not known 10 the Senator from West Virginia that specle re.. sumption was resumed in some citles on Saturday Inst, ard there wwonld be n:luremmgunnmmu he out the conntry bofore action could be had in the Benata au the bill, Mr. Authony, from the Committea on l'rlnllnx. reported favorably on the )nlnx resolution provid. ing for tho distributicn and sale of the new edition of the Itovised Stntutes. aned, 1o also roported from tho sane Committee ad- veracly uvon the resoiutions to print cxtra coples of the report of Prof. Hayden on the geological and geograplilcal suevey of the Tersitories, and nlso ar- uments beforo thie Comemittee on I'riviteges and lectlona in regard to the slxtecath amendment to tho Constitation of the United Btates, conferring suflrage uvon women, and the Committos was dis- charged from thelr further consideration, M. Heteford Introdnced A bill to repeal that part of thw Specic-lesumption act of Jan, 14, 1875, which suthorizes the Secrefary of the Teeasury ta dlaposc of Unifed States bonds and redeem and caticel currency. Lald: on the table for the present, at s reanest, to be called np tu-morrow, Mer. Jones introduced & bill authorlzing rajiroad companies {o construch and maintain telegraply 1ines for coniarcial purposes, aud to secure to tho Unverament the use of ' tho ‘same for military, poatal, and ather purposes. Referred, Mr. Burnside {ntrouuced 8 bill to ropeal several mectiond of tho levised Statntea relating to the tenure of civil ofMicers, Referred, Mr. Mazey calied up tho Senato bill appropriate ing §75, 000 for the purpose of continuing the im- provements of (islveston Harbor, Texas, P'nssed. At the exviration of tho morning houry cousidors ation was resumed of the bill to repeal tho Bank- rupt 18w, and Mr. McCreery spoke in favor of its repeal, ,;'hu it passed by the following voto: Armatrong, Garfand, McPhersan, ifeek, fionlon,’ MeEagrom. Llaiuio, drover, Tty Tarrie, Tintler, erefond, Cameron (Pa.), Iy, ing Caneron {Wis.), Coke, - Ja Conkll ST, Conkling, nan, n-vl-nfi. va), Elmnr, Eaton MNeCredry Kuatis, McDonald, Ferry, BiYi, Alitson, Tinrnslde, MeMillan, Anthony, Conuver, Baunders=a, Mesare. Christiancy, Thaeman, nud Cockrell, who would have voted in tho afirmative, wero paired with Davis (1)), Matthews, and Windom, who wonld have voled in the negative. Mr. Whyte sald his colloague, Deanls, was absent on account of sickneas, If he had been present he wauld hava voted in the afrmative, Mr. Johnston announced that hla collesgne, Withers, was sick, but did not say how lie wonld vote, Following Is the toxt of tho bill as 1t passed: v Jie |t enacted by tha Senale dnd House of Rep- resentatives of the Uniled Nlatee of Amertea tn CUonqreas assembled, That the Bankrupt law, ap- proved March 2, 1847, and a1l acta In smendment or lu‘;plemunlnr thercto, or in explanation there- of, ba and the same aro licreby repealed: provided, bhowover, that sinch repeal shall 1n no manner invalldate or affect any care In bank- rapicy instituted and pending in any court. prior to the day whan this act shall take cifect, hutasto all auch pending cases and all future rmuenflnn therein, the scts hereby repealed shall be in fall forco and cffect until tho sama aball bo filly dis- pased of In the same manuor as if sald aots had not been repealed.” Mr. Windom clled up the Benate 1sill to anthor- 1z the construction of n marrow.gange railroad from Hismarck to the Black [1llls. “'he hill gives the right of way throngh the Puhllu landns, au men- tloned at length when the bill was roported from }hn lisilroad Committce on the 2Uth of March ¢ eral amendmenta wora agreod to, and tae bill 8¢ p‘;ubatnncnfly. Ar. Eaton ontored a motlon to re- connider the vore by which tlio bill passed, Mr. Tellor _callad up the Senato bill to Incor- porata the Natlonal Pacific Hatlrosd and Tele- Eraph Company, Tending discussion, postponed il to.morrdw, Meraza, Llaine, Windom, and Beck wera np- pointel members of the Conference Committea on the Deficiency Appropriation bill. Atter oxecutive sceslon, adjourned. S TousE, Billa werg introduced and referred: Dy Mr. Willis (New York)—A bill reciting tho near napproach of speclo m(nmm, directine the Trealdent to make puhlic and solemn prociamation that it is the frm deternunation of ‘Congross 1o ennct no further laws affecting tho cunnnc{ or finance untll specie payments shall have hesn actually resumed, and anthorizing the Secrotary of the Tresaury to prepste 4 per cant bonda of tha donomination of $20, 850, and $100, payadle in standaru coinat the explration of forty years, tu be exchanzeablo at oo, feas than 1t faca valua foto United Statea lugal-tender notes, By Mr, Kimmell=To }-mvhla » moade for trying and determining by tlio Bupreme Conrtof tho United Stalea the diile of ithe Ureaidont and Vice- Prendent of tho United States to their renpective oftices when thelr alectlon to auch offices ts denied by une or more Ktates of the Union, By Mer, Cox (N, Y.)=Providing that sny person who shall disfigure the natlonal faw, elther by printing thorcon or sttaching to the suine any advertisemont for publla dispiay, shall be gulty. misdomoeauor, and on conviction thercof In & Ui trict Conrt shiall bo fined not oxceeding $50, or i vrisonied not oxceeding thirty days, at tha' discre- ton of the Canrt. 'Tha ilvase thon proceeded 1o the business of the Districtof Colunbis, the first Lill taken ap beng the bill to provide 8 permanent form of goveru ment for the Diatrict, Mr. Eden moved 1o strike out the provislon In rexard to the intorest on the 8. 65 bonds. I'ia motlon was suvocated by Eden and the Spoaker, aud was resisted by Mosars, Hunton, He deo, and Binckburn. The Iatter declared that the sccitonin no way bonnd tho United Btales ta meet the principal of ihcae bonds. Mr. I1anna moved an_amundment providing that nulhln{ in tho bill suall ever bo 2o construcd as to comont the CGovernment (o tho paymeut of the veincipal of these bonda, Mr, Itandall (tho Speaker)~That has nover bosn assorted by any vue. ' The practical effact of this scction {8 to require the Government to pay this uterest. Mr. Blackburn— 1 admit that that {a the effoct of It, bat {s not the Government bouad by law to pro. vide for tho fnlcrest? Mr, ltandall -1 think not, until the District makes dofault, and | sm _for compeliing tha District to an exertion firat to pay the Intorest before cognize Its right to,call on the Government to Mer, llanna's smondment was azroed to. Without disposing of Eden's motion to strike out the ucmmI urther conslderation of the oill was vostpuned tiil to-1narraw. Alr. Phillips made an ineflactual effort to call up for action the Lill which last Monday Butier maved to pass under o suspousion of the rules in relation to fractlonal carroncy, The 8peaker decided the business In order to be unfplehed basiness of the morning hour, the die- pusition of the resolutions (Blair's) of the Mar; Iand Legislature. After disposing of that, the call of States for bllla aud Joint resolutions would still rest with the State of “Maryland, and then otber States would bave to be called before Mr. Butler's motion to suspend sho rules sod pass his bill conld be reached. ‘Che Ilousa took & recess till Lalf-past 7 a'clock, venlng sesslon (o bo for debate on the Tarilf BVENING 8ESSION, ‘The House met tbis vvenlng, Mr, Covort In fhe chair, for debato ugfllflh' riff bl Ar, McKinley (Ohlo) oppuscd (he bill from & hlgh senso of duty,—a duty iniposed by flie sirong convicifon he 9utertalned, after an exswi- ation of its several featurca, that, shoald this measure becomu a law, it wauld bo nothlng short of a publlc calamity, *t wlght bo of tomporsry advantagy to a very limited number of peopl, but not oue could fa1l ‘tu discern that froe trade or tarif® refor would produce still furt busincss depression. Thero was no public neccuaity requir- ing ita passaze, no plethors ol revepnuo Justifylng ~ it. meithor = the producer gor Consumer wanted it, bot thu almost universsl seatimeut of the country was for the defoat of tho bill withiout cuncession,” compromlse, or awmend- went. The blll mesnt the reduction of wages of the laboring classes, for If the iarl@ wers reduced 1abor woald bo the d2st 10 suler. Nelf-prescrva: tion was the frst law of muture, as It wasand #lionld be the first law of nationg, The gencral welfars wAs of paramonnt imporiance, and any measaro that didRot keep (his principie nesaily in view, which did not foster American Jahor an American tnduatry, war (n opposition to the great lnwof lifo, and subseraive nf the principles on which the Government 1s cetablished, Ife cril- Icised the provislons of the bill which increascd the daty on sngar and tnolansca (conetmed by the poar) and rednced it on riixs ana velveta (consnmed by the rich). The bill war a plece of patchwork, and abownded In {ncansiaten- cles. I was an attompt to please two schools of political acience. and it pleased neither, 1t wat neither free-trade nor protective tarif. Tt had none of the virtnesof either, but had alt the glar- ing fanlts of both. Tt introduced nncertainty into the businees of tha conntry, when cortalnty waa easentinl to its life. 1le quoted as npplicable to the blil from a epcach made by Me. Wood azaint the Tarld bill pending in the 1ouse in 1804, that it was a crude and {mproper measure, That waa sthat the conniry axld of thi4 bill, and he bolleved that wae what ths verdictof the'llouse wonld he wpon it. 1fe thought It Congress would pasa the appropriation bills and """"3" immediatety, it would be glving the heat pronf of ita wisdom, 'The next specchen in opposition (o the bill ware made by Messes. Dridges, Evans, Hacon, and Brawer, and then the Hondo adjourned, FINANCIAL NEW YORK. Bpectal Dipatch to The Tridune. New Yong, April 15.—There wore eloven buel- pess fallnres 1n Now York to-day, the total Habill- ties heing over $500,000, Thne firms Included Hester & Gana, umbrolla manufacturéra; Liver- more & Co., bankeérs and brokers; Thorp & Co., private brokera; W, A, Evana & Co., speculators; R/ L. Leggett. wholesals grocor; and George W. Dassett & Co.. impotters of crockery, ’;hl Das- eett (allare is the heaviest, amonnting to $400, 000. To the Western Amoclated Ires New Yoy, April 15.—Gonld 1f, Thorp & Co. provislon brokers, No. 111 i3road strect, has faile with an indedtedness of $40,000. 'The troubles commenced with the murder, in Canada, last year of James I(In\iln. Samnel M, Milis o readmitted o the Btock Ex change, after aettling up his rocent differences, aud gaes on nnder ithe fArn of 8. M. Milis & Co. ‘Tho sharp nnd general advance in stocks to-day caused hoavy lonees to blackboard Institntlons, or *'bucket'! #hops, they are DLetter known. Nesarly all amall spetulators have been long of stock, W, K, Evans & Co. and J. K. Peppera have suspended. They elaim their pmbarrassment Is only temporal P, F, Motelay *& Co. refused 1o take any ordera for stocka for the dav. W. F, Livermore, hroker, tins failed to mdet his contracts, Ile asslgna his'trouble to the failure of his customers to make goad thelr acconnts. coneiderable amount of Northwestern common and referred, Lackawanna, Delnware & lludeon Canal, tack Island, Lake Shore, and St Paul preforred ‘was bought in under the rule. No asslznment, Ilcater & Gans, well-known umbtella-dealera on Broadway, hava mada sn sasignment for the ben. efit of their creditors. Liawilitics, $250,000. The nescte of the firm are estimated at $125,000, The fatlure was canscd by general shrlnkace in valnes, great competition 1n the umbrella business, and unprofitavlaiventures. 1t ta not mprobable a com- promise will be made, and the business continued, NEw Yonk, April 15.—~George W, Dassett & Co., wholerale deglers and impotters of crockery, N lace, Mave called A meeting of their creditors, The firm's llabilities are reported ut from $100, 000 tu $200,000, and the individnal la- billtiea of * Genrge W. Dnesott aro reported to ve £200,000, Tho creditors do ot think tho assets will realize over [0 conts on the dollar. Mr. Das. sutt sald to-day that the firm had not suspended yet, but had called s meeting of the creditors to aubmit afalrs to them. The suspension of R, L. Legeelt, wholceale rocer, Nor. 40 nnd 51 Park place, was annonnced fimhy. and ho made an assignmont in lrooklyn, for tie benofit of his creditors, to Abratem Hat+ fiold, Liabilities about 8103,000, and nominsl nssets $150, 000, NEWPORT. Newronr, R, 1., Avrll 15, —Nathan Matthews' place, on Dollevuo avenuo, haa been sold at fore- clownre sale for $38,000. ‘The propert reputed to have cost §125,100, and an offer of ‘8 » 000 was refused in 1870, FIRES. AT CLARKSVILLE, TENN, Spectal Dispatch to qhe Tridune, NasnviLnk, Tonn., April 16.~Tho ostimated losses by the Clarkaville couflagration are $350, 000, with Ineurance of nearly 8200,000. Work las already commenced to rebuild the burnt dis- trict. Peopla atill contlnte In A stata of exclte- ment, many flocking in from the country, An in~ tenacly bittor feeling provalls botween blacks and whites, and A row {s expected st any time, Many of tho tim!d blacks have left town, fearing the conscquences of a-tollision. The blacks still continun to sovercly denounco the lynching of Winston Anderson, colared, for the altemuted rape of & while grl March 3, tho killing of Colnm- bus Seats by Policoman Phillips Satarday, and tho shooting of Kitby, a negro desperado, a few days ago. Kirby was well armed, snd resisted arrest, He wan shot, bat not faially, A large proportion of the negra population of Clarkaville {a composed of furnace inen, having been cmployed at the Iron works, and regarded as the most deapersto clasa of blacks In the Sonth, always ready fora miil. The apecial police ara still Kept on duty to keep the peace. A publle meeting was teld to-day, anda commlttes of ton, compased of hoth colors, was appolnted to Investigate the killing of Heats and the origin of the fire, Nasnviieg, Tonn., April 15, —Tha {u]lnwlnEcom- panics arg the principal iosers rgy tho Clarksyille nftable of Nashville, 814,000: Hartford, $15.700 Continontal, 9 0do: Plieaix, $12,5005 fome, New York, $10,000; Liverpool & Landon & Ulobe, $8,7 ina, 87,770 Slate, Nashville, $7,500; London' Amsurance, $:3,000; Underwrite ors', New York, 85007 Amorlcan Central, $1,000. Desides the above thers [s $51,000 in companies not yot made known, No insurance, $150,000. ‘Total lovs, $:150,000. AT GRAND RAPIDS, MICI, Special Dispaich to The Tridune, Ananp Raring, Mich.. Avril 16, ~This morning & fire canght in the bollor-room of Powers & Walk- er's burlal-casd factory, fn this city, and, because of a fault In tho firo-alarm box s} the factory, the ficemen were 8o delayud In getting to the aceno of actios that the bailding and most of its contents were destroved by fire. 'The total 1 4,000, ‘The Ingurancp on building chinery, otc., la $4,000, ‘Fho lire is: astrona that has occurred in this city during the past two yeara, It throws frow forty to afty men out nremplu}mem‘bnlma factory ‘will avon be rebuilt, as Meascs, Powers & Walker have plealy of Weslern grit aud Clhiristian (ottitude, AT IRVING'TON, N. ¥, Nrw Yous, Apri} 16,--The fine dwslling-honee of 1lcher P, Bishop, at Irvington on the lludson, was destroyed-by fire hls morning, Ealensive alterstions and finprovements lad just boon made which occapled the workmen about o years, and Mr. Bishop expected to take possession Wedues- ay. ‘The houss was cousidered the flneat in Westthester County, and outents of elegant furnitore and paint(ngs ware eatimated to be worth 200,000, one famuus work of art alone being vained at 830,000, The fire {s thoughs to bave been incendlsry, A -CIICAGO, The alarm from Box 144 at 3:10 yesterday after- noon waa caused by & clumnoy buralng out at No, 087 Michigan avenue, No damsge. The alarm from Box 585 at 0110 Iast evoning was caused by g fire In & batn in rear of Mlss Shipman's ‘mnl- schoul, No, 477 Wari venus, ewne: iaird & Uradlcy, Damage (o coal, 5, Cau supposed incendisrism. AT CINCINNATI. Civeywars, April 15. —The large picture-frame establishment of A. J, Forre, on Broadway, near Eighitt atrect, this city, was burned at a late bour to-night. Loes, $7 i fully Insnred. " THE WEATHER, Orrics ov Tia Cursr SiaNat Oricn, Wasn- aToN, I, C., April 10~1 8, m.—Indlcations— For the Tenncasce and Ohlo Valley, northeast tosouth- cast winds, rising, poesibly followod by fallng rometer, warmer, partly cloudy or clear weather, For the Upper Mississippl and Lower Missourl Valloyaand Upper Lake Reglon, statlonary or fall. Ing barometer, northesst (o southeast winds, cooler, cloudy weatlier, and occasional rains. For the Lower Lake Heglon northeast winds, statlonary temperatuce and preasure, partly cluudy weather, Csutloasry contiuns at Dulutb, Mar. e g D e 8C, 3 Cleveland, and Erle, ¢ 4 LOCAL QNSERVATIONS, 80, April 18, Wind, e e S Tima. _|Bar. |17 (b T Maximuin, 50; minimuaz, 43, GENBRAL OBSERTATIONS. CHigAu il 3 Bir, | Thr, Stations, =T NADIVAY'S REMEDIES, From the Hon, Thurlow Wee INDORSING Dr, RADWAY'SR. R, R, REMEDIEY After Uslng Them for Several Years, Kew Yorx, Jan.4, 1857.—Dean 8in: fan eral yeats used yourmedicines, dountiney "."x‘n'r:{'fi‘ rter experiencing thelr eMeacy with T conndcarat i 18 no leva & plensnrs than s duty to thankluily so N wieake tha BUTARTAGS We HRTOACHI¥r from (o iR s ke anddiw i Tieady . And Blmarg with the desirsdysiest, Jhiq licadr el i spoly the liniment frequeriiy and frecly. mimost iny, ol e d *reifef,’ L by e proled - reli T K Dx. ADwaY. RADWAY'S READY RELIER Cures the Worst Pnine in from Onetq Twenty Minutes, INOT ONE HEOUR Aterreading this advestiement need ang o2e oy Il RADWAY'S READY RELIE] ] FOR By BAIN 1% b hiabd 4% 4 i The Only Pain Remedy onfl;puéfl'xfi owels, 0F other glands, or organs,by FROX ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES, o mattex how violent or excruciating the Em:mmnc, Hied-Hiaden, infrm, Crippled, ‘.‘J’r".o',i: euralgic, or prostrated with diseass maysuer, RADWAY'S READY RELIEy ‘WILL AFFORD INSTANT BASE. Inflammation of the Kidneys, Inflammation of tho Bladder, Inflammation of tho Dowels, Oonigaation ot the Yungs, Bore Throat, Dificult Broathi, Palpitation of tho Hoars, Hysteries, Oroup, Diphthoris, Catarrh, Influenva, Hoadache, Toothache, Nouralgis, Rheumstism, Cold Chills, Ague Ohtlls, Ohilblains, nnd Frost Bitey, o t the READY RELIE) e JThirty 1o sixty irops fn half a tnmbler of water winfy ATFouE: Sk eadaenes PINFEhCh: DY seRtony, miss A SRl T e RERDS TR WA them A o :l'm}u R will prevent sickness or pain from chat 7 d Tt Bblier thaa irench HraBy oF DICIers as & otiomuis” FEVER AND AGUE, e Tty Ague and all ather Malarious, Billos Hclrl!‘l"l' (v%Wl, Yellow and other Favers (afded by It vw-ArFshLm ;z?g‘()*':-mummu EADY RELIEF, Fitty ceay HEALTH! BEAUTY! fch Hlood-T) l‘\rir:fihmv—cfifil!k‘}fll uunua\mfiplfilg}m DR. RADWAY'S Sarsaparillian Resolvent has made the most axtonlehing curest ko quick, eorupld are (e changes the body underioes under i) of this truly wopderful medicinc, thst Every Day an Increnso ju Flesh mf Welght 15 Seou and Felts THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFITR, Eyer) drop of the Earsapariilian Resolvent. commam eates throuxh tho IViood, Bweat, Uriue, aud othier Satdy SRTIERS Gt syt 1 ¥icor oF 16k for i pregaed thio wastea of tiie body with Dew and soand tsterd Scrotuls, Syphllils, Consumption, Gianduiar I Ulcers in the Throat, Moutn, Tomars, Node: 0 Glanda and otner partdof uie ayatem, fors kyes, Birea; gtous Dlschiraes trots the £ars, wud the wurs torurd fiin Ditcasen, Erupt onA ~ Fever Borce, Scald lral alt Kheuwn, Erysipeiss, ‘Acme, Uit in the Flesh, Tumors,’ Cancerslo | fomb, and al) wastes of tne 1ite principie, are witta thecufativo Tanizo of thia wonder of tioderti clieint and a few daya' 1né wili prove to any person using it elllier of thicas 071as uf Qlscase ILs Patent power (ean thein, ¢ 250 pattent, dally becomtag redncod by thio wise and decompusition that are continually progresiag succeeda in arrealing thicso wastes, and repain chiescs with new insterial tusdes from healthy Livod-andtay the Hlfllgfl an will aud dues cufe~a cure 1 cere L cen (1e werk O puriBeation, and sucecvds o diminiaula (e iow ol wastes, 1t8 repaire wil) be rapld, and evers dag the stient wiil feel’ himiclt strupker, tho foul digentzt "::: f-lllmaexwu Impruving, sod figeh sod welghiiss Nat only does the Barmparillian Resalyent excel all femedial ageuts in tha cute of Chronlc, berefuliis fih fort 2 form, tutional Bkindiscuacs, but it ia the ouly pur ure Kidney and Bladder Complaints, rinary and Womb 4 0 . A ater, Inc + Albuminuria, wiid Io ail case ust depusits, oF Lhe water Ls tLis whih subatuncen it Lie waio of ah ezt While sllk. oF thera. fa & MOrbI. Gark biltos thes when pusatug walet: PAIa VS Tha sl ot the Back and aluely The Totah Tumor of Twelvo Years' Growth Cured by Radwsay’s Resolvent Dx, Radwar—1 o b PcRingmeity f e Sutcian Jemet f et no help for 13.* z Arly ! 3 ed everrihi mrnded, but pothing helped me €ausa | had suffered for twelve of the llesolvent and vno bux of |ll1lllum of your lleld, Ietier; an. ‘ way b therd tanot & sis3 1 feel Letter, siarter m: i appior thau § have f ve years, Tl un s i ahio 101t it G the bawelt, Grer the Epis, 1 whte this 0 you for the bepefit uf uthers. Yuu 3 Ppublla 1t 17 you chioces. - MANNALL I’ KNAIP: PRIQE, - =« 81 Por Dottla. AN IMPORTANT LETTER. o o Aol g ust einlucnt physisiaua’ of our Sl Catieae v Dquaved lucurdufe. iBey wore Iige knots on tree. My welzht wus 713 ‘pouns when [ cuminenced with yulr remielicn, ow |6 18 two ban d ten jounds, but ther 8ligoze yet. b en tweuty-four boitied of folvent Bios ot it ad eweuty:faur boitlesof b ol the wediclues from G. Greuvill, Plesso s Jour book ** sheanddie™ " na, 0. KRATE. Another Lotter from Mrs, C, Eraple e . we Dx. apwav~Kind 8ir; I take the liborty to- O ianiy MY RORIh s pretil erimared by (s e our wedlcies,” Threa of the tumors are caiti ne and the fourtl ds nearly so. Dropay laguic, It ) uvh:chnn i1 welght decrews ng yety (st 80, Vo haul j T A e rom Qllu, one (rom Canads, hirce 'frou Jac ke, 20 Quite & aumber from this plsce. "fi'fx'; wi (!WSKI{TI";‘-' ) acquatated with Mra. Kfapt. Fic 440 m: v, aud very benevolent. the hias been the ats of ns A 1 Bal ;flmnml % havo. nnpf?l some woudcr(ul cured edecied by 1t Yours Fespect{ully. ;o acrr & CO. Ann Ardor, MicB., Ang. 18, 1975, E———— DR. RADWAY'S REGULATING PILLS! Parfactly tasteless. I:Irn‘n&y.&ca:&d w ur ufate, purtty, cie Cuelne i cufy o all sty Liver, low iy, Llsdder, e et Niliosarin by ot matlpusi o Howela Files tlie {utern N (ool symploms ressE 02 Kive organs: i Fiert Y igeas of e Dot la Logust ol Ar Ve o Ao Flouily ur Eruptions, ‘Sinklugs sod lhmuh:r' in iie Sioryuct, wiwnlng of the o h&cnfl%m-lh ng. Fluttering r‘ the # vy &5 bugucatlug sctsatasn whea 1o 81y 1ng post Bessof Yllhfl. Dots 7]’ Webs fllfl? (ho digl ¥ Bl padin 104 fEad tfeleicyur Bttt il the ifesh. tBoses of adway's Pille will f1ee thesystesy pedtouf den,on Ay it Piice, e perboz o g READ FALSE AND TRUE: n tamp to RADWAY & €O, K47} w!.'rnrfn?fn‘. fl'fi'x’..f 7 tvrmaon wflflgm U3 600 S0t