Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 26, 1878, Page 2

(3] CHICAGO TRIBUNE FRIDAY. APRIL 26, 1878, WASHINGTON. One Selkirk Regales the De- mocracy with Another ** Confession, The Part Ho Claims to Have|! Borne in the Florida Frauds, Yo, Too, Kept Quict Until Xt Paid Bottor to Speuk Out, Donnis’ Narrative of How It Was Done in Arxcher Precinct. Passage of the BankruptsLaw Gon'of the_ 1toard.of Connly Commissloners of | wae not keeping him awake o'nlhte, though be P Aineinia tounty from 187 1o 1877, and was famil: | \ould tiot exbreas an opitiion on the subject. 2{:0‘:‘“‘5‘“’“',,‘1“,‘,‘,“,";‘;‘,': {:L'Df‘,,::::z,'.'}fi: el Repeal Bill in the iazwitn the maoner of voiing, ihe location of e thenecounty olls, and all other electlon machinery. Preste - T P House. ont of sald Board, and with e consent of sald A8 FALLEN FLAT. Only One Slight Amendment to the Title of tho Measure ; Which Will Not at All Interforo with Its Final Enactmont as a Iaw. Il 1 I b 1 1 BELKIRK, CONFZSSIONS COMING THICK ARD TAST. Npecial Dispafeh to The Tribune. o | thelast sceslun as an export, e s al Box No. £ for Presidential Electors was an fol- | Mckin sensation as o supporcd means to_ that end; riont . 3 ilden Blectors, 150, ttle later Vance, | who are opposed to any reopening of the Prestdens 4 poxslbly 10, Selkirk for (ho sam of 8300, Selkirk, nowa | ciork st eald Dox Ko, 9, came snd mado s b ‘w0 1s apposail (o s Tarld bl that it jepov nook canvasset for Scribner, Armeteong a Co,, has = letior of recommendation from Thuclow Weed, TEK Thuthor, and others, and s well cannected, | T qoner, Frecincls Tl N ot mwo st | Democratn reprenenting the bisiness and commer- | o Theenly {nvestization of lenupiien ofilels 7ot Jie catlod st s Worli"s ofico nd rald ho ad val | the returme ag e & muot the oxpeciations of their | cialinterustsof Uoth scctlons, who aro tired of tho Somploe ) 'g,‘{!:?,'l';‘?“’fl.’;‘\' Sl bt al g;;,r;-_, nable information which would show beyond doubt | SWE FATY, ot ki L where | O e aubjoct, and do not wishio have the country | plote vindlcation of that ofiicer, aud discovery a! Lust thic volo of Florlda was fraadulently counted | $1CY remainod two o threo hours und toen fn- . for Hayes, Sclkerk explained that 1B SOLD THE NEWS t Loeauso he had not been paid for bis important | U shinre {n the frands and crimes. A)l ho recelved, he sald, wasanorder on the Treasury for 8020, 11} ly tted that ho had been overpald pay for nincty-Awo daya' work ns Speclal | Eotnty registration lint upon which thase who had | Yet it ia doubted If oven in this Inttor clas of Ime ot oLt watis Agont of tho Dopartmont of ustico, | uctuslly votod at Archor Frecluct, Box No. % wero | yjacaties there 18 any. consldorable number who | Goveruinent with interost, Tho overpy, b stated, A er . ho oomld mover geb | chiecked off snd new names wero eciecied from | Plectiles ese 18 AnN. SRREERIS TOOCE IR0 | waa alialned thronzh the’ fallura of O'Hricn, lata cashed, as there was no appropriation to mect it 1le wuceeeded, however, in wotting temporary em- ployment in Washington at $50 a month, pald out v ¥ Dennls scoms to refar—Senator Bargent, wno was | and forwarded receirted vouchers thercfor of 1ho nnexhansted approbriations of other de. | Gommisslonory wet -oa @ few =—days eo thoronghly snubbed o tho last Tepublican | 10 tho Pout-Uice Depariment for reglatration, Bartmenta, and, when st endod, bo dotermlucd | WSner Coobi of Coat W e Helion: 3 eaucas, and Gen, Bon Butler, i O'Drion, {t v clabmed, n falllng to teglstor sald 1o stet@atd for his work as best ke coulds “1 HELYED TO MAKE THB ADMINISTRATION, and it has stendily gono back on me. 1 wantmy Hittle Connulahlp or ita equivatont in sugar.” Toll. inghis Httle story, Selkirk sald: ** About the time of the tromble with tho Recturning Doards 1 5 v, and ‘Fllden Eleclors 1t votes, bLat the Bosrd % falslty o e returns, o on e, o game I8 8 to Lonisl Departnentof Jusice, ind mid Secretary Tatt swrf“lh‘nnr'ol"lur:\::lhn’mlc olF;n!n‘ cgun‘g;:;;:i ’;yf»- r"-;x"l'-’ yot to he brought to Naht will tartlo the public THE RECORD. nted to mee me. [went to see him, Ho ro- | Jows: For the Muyes Electors, 1,084: for the " i ; ?:xvefl muve" T asd solh T vaeTiie. 1,207, The result ‘incladed 530 conecience and creata a revolution in public opin BRNATE, ommended to him as 8 reliablo man to un- dertake o dfplomatic job of wreat importance. + 1l wanted me to go at onco to Florlda, as speciat pgent of the Department, to co-operate with the Marahal In sceuring o falr and honest count of the vote, He Juanded me my commlsslon, and told me (o reporl to tho Marshal, and esid: *Now, thero's your written instructlons. 1'nt them In your pocket and llsten to me.” Then fur an hour Lo gave mo verbal instructions, which were [} b G b 1l 1 L 1 “'To FIX THINOY," no matter what jt might cost, nng keep bim sd- duplicatc returns was aent Lnck to Alachua | change our yiews an to tha facis as thoy existed | recontly passod the louse, was road by title and viked of tho progeees L made. Ilo went to o | County, and llelton's signature was obtaln heforo the Kilectoral Commisslon, IHoyes) thls | refereed. driwer and ook out 8 lot of moncy for | Maore wie -';D l'ml"tefl to muke s nov dependent npon anythlug ' that | Onmotion of Mr. Sargent, tho Senato (nsisted exinsos, waying, *1f you want any moro you can | Caunter afidavit, denying tho teuth 61 fOEINOF | g " dono nt tho ballot-boxes, Mo Tolds | npon lts amondmonts to tho Naval Approptlatiun draw, but be auve you fx thinus.' Beforo 12 [ PG50 i ke denying bin former atidavit. | his titlo by act of Congrese, aud ho will keepat, | bill, sudasked for g conferenco with tho House. that_night: I was on my way to Florlda, When I got to Atlanta 1 met Nob “Foombs, 1 bad shaved my . chin-beard, aml I paased for an Englishman on my waytobuy an orange gtove, Toombe and I got thick, Ilo kindly told me, ns an Englishman naturally intorestod In forelen customs, what was goingon. 1le explained to mo the eitustlon in Tlorlde, and told mo tho United States Marsbal thero [ IIAD DEEN FIXED, and wontd work for the Demncrats, This was tho very Marehal to whom 1 was to report, ra [ telo- graphied to Taft that the Marshal waa agalnst us, und hie telographed mo not to bave anything to do with him, bat to watch bim, and G0 AICAD OX MY OWN TOOR. Toombs nlso showed mo $300, 000 in checka and +onlers which had bedn brought on for the Tilden cause, and, dividing it into two parts,said: * That's for Lonlsiana, und that's for Florida,” I traveled oll over (Florlda, and eaw all the vielting Republlcan swatesmen. The only one who knew my busincss was Alfred I Morton, of Virzinia, 1le wasa creature of Conkling, scnt to Florida by Taft in the name way I was, and Conk- ling had Lim keep him advined of all thot was dunc. Il did not do much himself, but WAS VERY USEPUL u an of 87, 600 10 nacertaln the depil uf wa §n Tallahaseoo, and when Lo came back was well | to ba withuot inducnce anoneh o God | meed hot be cxpected of I, The Chlof of thi 53‘15'(3'?.5 chfnxx,l:lcn:‘cnl:'ml AR atayise Gt tha {uken carool. They hevo all beon taken caroof | Wm snotber. So, hoing without money | Divislon (h«v:\‘ll»mln had ,l”m -u.l:(m.u.l. IL’ Wan | South Fass, Miss pl dtiver, and $19,000 for Vecauss 1 was 80" well counected, an hay | 8bl6 10 car nn honeat living, Barton fell tnto the | {or Sirrent, wko thaiated that tho phition sBOUM | nyitesor s bt Bl not bett Able 10 840 10 T a0 much to lose. 1 have an uncle | handsof Tilden and David Dudloy Fiold, e was | bu glven him, = Ile hie Leon perdintantly foreed | poport, and, should the Scuate agres o it, tho ro- In Albany, N. Y., who Is a minister, | foadily hired la o to Klurlda, and prove thingato | upun tho Prestdent fur ofilco, und thuss helping [ suly would bo agothior doficlency bill, and the Son. 1t was 1 who got oiglity-sixaniidavite for $10 apicce that carrled Alachva Counly, und it was I who scated Itoratio Disbee in Cungress in the same way," Bolkirk contiuned: **1 carried the papers that mode an Administratlon In my pocket, 1 was ju the room with McLin when he wos changing the votes, and saw him o 1t. Dockeny, sinco appuinted Consul to Loeds, wad his body-guard, saw Lim to bud at night, aud tracked him around all day, e did all the dirty . i & o reny appropriated ), The Becretary of Wal work. Willlam E, Chandler and wife did the ne | Williaw K. Chandler as saying: **{don't beliova | gmendment, *Thar ia litls doubt that the Senuto e T Akl werbico woald waer Waleoh AR Lusitiess. You shonld have soen the jowels deLin | that Deonis bas made any atutement or confesslon, | wii adopt this amendinent, und that within s few | Bupropriationof 3::, U0U shoulil Yo made, Aualn aud Lis wifo got. Movoy sud dismonds wore | Perbope McLin has. Al that thore is to say about | gaysthe unconditional repeal of tho Bankrapt law | B Sl hub axreo to rieds ot the spprepriation AD PLENTIFUL AS ORANGEA. tbu Archor District and Alachua County has been | wilj be clected, L depth of waler secirod T ace it stated tbat McLin refused to change tho im doit, ‘The ooly thing bo re- e alteratlons nfter he had changed them to cover the tracks of others wha were scared of being found out. Whilo (his was golng on, the Dethocrats were keeping A BHARP LOOKOUT IN TUH WKONU DIRECTION. 1 maw Merblo down there, but o did not know we, I reeelved lettera from Sepator Teller, of Colorado, who gent me $30, and from Duanell, of A " {on th do sa, Ite hoped tho Mibuesots, who scnt mo money ton, It Fi FLUNILA DHESOATION B ¢ g Friiveadiad v I .was bard work somotimes chauging the | {8 COngress has uo kuowledgo of the confeselons kne Qaiad, o w"'f,""tfw' i 'u: "‘.’.:‘J.'f.fi.?.‘ "?»f"'flff *Conterence votes, harder than in Loulalana, hat wc were al) | Sxceptof rmor Ahat thoy ure comtug. Scnator M o given to nuderstand that when Iiayes gotln we would be wken care of. [ thought | was olacle, s preeentation of the case. That Senator began ALL RIGUT DECAUSE OV TAFT. :m:illu: Hena'x“u: -‘;y:‘llluun‘nh n: ll'nuh |h:y will (;.:x":?vl" ot W, With a tirado agatnat the Hiase of l(cprclnnllli“val o cmeced o b n Hager Gaboet, "ttt s | B, p Bt fch 1, S et ot | i O VB onva, | nseblatisene nabic s o e back to Washlogtou, and things were all fed, 1 | Gnder wiioes Adrmintatration Mel o acied a Ferry TR i Tose Ondmgivord bl in that. b W 1K b Talt, It a s o vaue (8. G.), Lyud Youug. Wis tho Hlouse, slihough a mejority o that body as wilkiug with Taft, was the night befure | tary of State, bue uot seen Mclio'a confession, predu— was opposcd tu the Aduinistration, had ecnt over the day on which the Cabinet was annvunced, 1 | buithlokeif one has becu nade it e o truo une. " " e o Dillw fh tho manner complalned of ut the urgent re- JeftTatiat the Eboitt House, and ho asured | Uuv. Stcarus uays Mclin ean only gve the facta K OFFICKS, queat of the ditferent Depuriments of the Goveri- we 1 should be well faken c of, a:l:[‘fl{"'.‘:}“d'mm“‘.‘:::fi".“' ;fl‘r:é‘:mh:-‘.r;fi"fi;:? NEW ONLEANS COLLECTORSHIP, tent. they having represented 1b was Impoesibio Taf did not get falo ibe Cabipot, ludda{ Apectal, ,,‘,:,,“ 1o The Tribune, to carry on the busiuces uf the Departmenta if the and next morping by 8 o'clock he and his wifo aud daughlers biad packed thelr trunks ond were on their way West, and ho bas never sot fuot fn Washiuglon since.” Bulkirk suld Kasson and Noyes wero very sctive, and was capecially itter because they sud Stoughton had been re- warded and he bad not. Me waid ho bad been oromiscd @ poaltion lo Brazil, Lut 1AN GOT NOTHING, Na claimed to have lettors from every member ln e Cabluet ezccpting Devens certifyivg 1o ble slaims upon tho party. He said of McLin's confea- son: **1ta only farlt 1a that §t don't tell the balf, conkling was keut juforwed Ly Morton of all tho 'rauds in Florids, ond could, ¥ be wezled Lo, Hrove Wa-morrow that Liayes waa not slected. Ho could I Unless they bave been removed sioco the night of Dec. 80, I could go to the De, Justica {n Washingtun snd put w; proofs of the whole Florida busoess. Tlets s uo raygging about this. It bes been kaown st Grame ercy Park, and 1 have received biots to go thera, Col. Pelton kusw I, too, sud oflered Lo buy wy certificate of $020 sud give we mors bealdes §¢ 1 would give bim information, but I did not wast to furn my back on the party by golog over to thew,* Bulkirk sald furthicr that, o fow weeks ago, he ot Srom the Becretary of tha Treasury s lettcs secom- wending bim for & position io tho New York Custow-Heuse. By woy of explaluiug ks duse the nfternonn, 8t the Fifth Avenae Hotel, wha had strongly ad- viscd him against *‘squealing.” Tle wounld not give the gentleman's name, bnt the only United fiates Renators reglstored at the Fifth Avenne Hotel were Senator Chaffee, and repcated cmphstieally the statement that the whole bnsiness of connting the Flor(da vote wasn feaud from heginning 1o cnd, eogincered In Washe known by all to be frandulent. and nsked him abont Selkirk. Selkirk ten years, and conmder him trnstful and teustworthy. but wae unfortinate 1n bosiness, and has become somewhat dlssipated of Jale. 1 col worthy man.* following statenicnt mado by I. 8. Donuls: Wantitaras, Dn Coo. March 22 18381 v | WIth the recention here, and. Thinks that i 1 | fnkes 8 stmtiarstatement ua to the Ampeactieallly rosided in Alachua County, Florida, since Janu- | carrying the people with bim. - 1o hos even aald fo | i)y require an analysis of the ol ncconnts, for :r)&.fll’n&uu,&:d a-u d'“;‘hcdl"imf' :!ml:‘u J‘\‘u;nn:hly !‘nlcnihlnlm':m l’l‘fluks nmX the '.".'."':"f"’é','|'«‘|'.“r'g!.’:f. wihiich the .present clarical force cannot be .‘,,m, In A o time ol e Iate I'realdential clec dminlstration has pasecd, and {hat he o " I 18I0, A8 e e 0 e T e State | The. omtors ot e Sehate, batare Jgne. - Mo | ithout unpeding tho evreant wotk uf e o Central Committee of the Renubliean part Florida, and also Chalrmsn of the Repubilcan Commiites of Alachua Counly. B appninted and certiicd to the returns, B 1 o Noore, Floyd_ Dukg, and Tictard i, | McLin and the resnlta which may follow. For the | It has Jurt beon discovered that ono of the mail fi';‘k;‘ "nlf,“m{'?cmn' o ;':“5? ;::ntm;l Jor | most part, tho expressiona areof o euverficiat and | contractors was In the hablt of ucn'vllnl en‘nm:n:. L h Ll fugltive character. They show that the McLin | blosums of wmonoy in times past to cortain clorke .::,‘,:,%\:::: ,‘.":.3}{‘:,‘,“ ';'1&"'&,:‘:‘.5'%&’%:. ¥" ,::3 etatoment haa not generally altered opinfons opon | In the contract ofiice, Tho same of vne of thcse Dlack came to my house and roported to me that the mame report. Vanco came to e and sald they had the retarns from Archer Precinct, Hox No. 2, signed In blank wara learued that llle{ poll-lst, { played there, and saw thom copying namea from the nomes of [tepublican voters who had not already turns In Lhis manner, they filed them, with the bullat-box, with the County Clerk, T of the F'ence, ana Louta A. Hornee, whom were HRepublteans, l'? tho effect that the returns from Archer Precinct . should bo for the Ilayes Electors, Tilded electo Yol of State an cftort was wado to_lavalidate thom #n ar an Archer Precinet Box No, 2 was concerned. Afdavits signea b Pence, has not signed Secrotary of State und Uoyernor. One of the ‘The (irand Jury of Alachua County luvestigated tho Arclier Precipct maiter, but and passed o resolution to that effect, whereunon Mr. Webster was fuduced to withdraw hisstatenent and mnake another to tho effect that lie was s, vassing lioard, el vates more than were polled never heretoforo made any written statoment or glven any evidence regarding this eloctlon in Alachua County, Juatico of the Peace, and is certified by tho Secre- al, thus summarizes its dispatchess Morton, once Special Agent of the Post-Oflice Deo . fonsa, Awagreed upon, the appropriation for partment, and Conkling, emlssary to the Virginia have been scitled by tho Electoral yrinting for tho Interlor Bopartmiont i beonro- Republican Convention in 1870, appear to hnve DRNNI ticed fsol £o.230,000, Tha Sunate con- botn tho opgincers of the Tildon miso 1n Florldn, | whoso statemont of Firida nales Isattrarting . | FSroeaFeces fram i Apm et o b Morton helped Willlam E, Chandler to suyorylao | teatlon, the count of thu Klectoral vota In Florida, but Morton was onsted from his place by an ungrateful Adminlatration, and Conkling profossed bimsolf e biack which o nad previously declared 10 Lo white, ex-Becretary af State McLin, who had also suf- fared from political jugrantude. Delweon them ralsed atfocting the title of Prosident Hayus. ™ published, Theru {e notblug uow In Leopand Columbia Countice. von, cartled ¥loridn, T nelleve it But, fu caea it shall tnrn out that dcLin has been running crooked, it would only Le nwncessary to pass & rosolution through buth Houses declaring ‘Tildon Iawlully elected, aud [ believe Hayes would Lnve his hag- gago checked for Fremont before Tiden could leave Grawercy Park, " Janed, tho Democratic senator, says be belicyes flcoi to be true, while Scuator Conaver, the Hu- %uemun cuncerniuy tho Electoralcount iy Ong fa sald to ba i of Now York, and tue otter Hloratio Blabee, gress from Flor! eans adopted to induce McLin and Dennls to re- yeal their villuinicy 1 8 matter uf wome comment. Dunog Grant'es Administration, Senator Conkling securcd the sppointment of New York, Lo be 8 Bpeclal Ageut of the Poate Ofiee Departuent. the Presidency Morton was removed. walned in Washinglun sud was ou contidentlal terms with Conkilug. with Mel.ju, so uiuch so that they dccupied rovms tukethur fn thls cily for a short time. Lin went to Florida, Morton fullowed biw, sod by M Col. Pelton received o copy of the coufeasion slm- sotmcthlng of what was guing on. His cxcnre s intenee partlenn real, the excitement of a hot contest, eic. In conclusion, he abusea the Admintetration ol layes nost yio- Yently, Tie charges the President with having at- tempted fto ruin the parts, with bruken promisos to himeelf and others, What McLin aaye atont fratwds in Jefterron County f4nll & le, MélLin wan fovled by Aharper perond than himself, wio gave him a hint of feand in Jefferson County in order to divert him from another seent.™ MANTON MARNLE writea to the papers calling attention to his Tallae lassce dlapatch’ published’ Dec, 1, 1876, sl that the statements of MeLin and Denuis slmply con- firm the statements thercin. Marhle aleo saye theeo atatements confirm thal made by Gen. Dar. low last Dacember, that the Stato had given ks vota for Tilden. WILL NOT TALK AROUT IT, Fpertal Dispated 10 The Tyibune, TrtAnELritia, April 25, ~Preatdent Hayges has been do cumul:lel{ ke np with the geaerony hospltality of Philadeinhia that he haa had no 1ime to think of Mr, MecLin's caxe. 1f the statement oceurred to the mind of any one who eonversed with hfin to-day, they nvahind the topie of conver- sation, but to-night one more ventnresime than 1he rest asked him abont the matter, and met with ntercatedness Seikirk added that he had, dnring 7-30 bonds of 1801, amounting to £20,000, 000, Aol At 1, 25 premiam: the '81a of 1801 from 83 to 127; tha loan of 1803 at an averags premium of 4,13;and the 10:40s of 1854 par to 7 per cont premium, and sll tho others at par. The total principal 18 given at $6,1120,236,004, and the premium ot £64,112,105. The reiseucs amount to $2,478.810, 100, The Secrotary, in rerponsa to that portion of the resolntion which called for a statement of the Amannt pald any syndicate, person, ot persons, for placlnq hands on market, or for parchasing tha same, i in what currency they were pald, writes a8 follows: **Plor to the passae of (he ncts of July 14, 1870, and Jan.20, 1871, the cummissions and espenscn af the luane wera patd from A gen- eral apvropriation (expenscs of mational loans), And owing to the number of items invoived, it |s impracticable, with the present force of tha De- vart t, to ascertam the amount paid for come missions Alona, As bearing on this matter, your Attention Is invited to the accompanytog copy of a Tetter frum the Hegistor of the Treasury of the hth fnst, Under the soveral contracts for placing the bonda authorlzed by the acts of Juiy NRAN TO BEE A URITAD ATATES SENATOR of Mr. Colorado, Selkirk Senator Conkiing. ngton by tho highest oficials, snd perfectly well SELRIRR'S CIARACTER. A repotter of the World called on il. K. Tharher 4+1 have known 110 used to keep the Ashland Hoaee, neider him & 14, 1470, and Jen, 20, 1871, a commission of DENNIS. 8 halite webill. An” alisipt 0 porad (e altof 1 jior cont has deon aliowed, bat the cone T8 ATATANENT. wanovidens it "The oxnonure made | SRS RAEHICR Cts (0 BT SRUTSTIIG b SAPELALS Naw Yok, Avsil 26,—Tho Sun farnishes the | D9 mora dmoression wpen Wle plachl | missions connot, therefare, be scertained by the {emperamont thau eg-tlor, Wells' threats, In J D aums tiax heow Yery, miuch pieased | Lupariment.S "Fae:lstler of Tiagister Seofiohd Henator Herelord, anthor of the above-mentloned reralntlon of inquity, states that he will abortly offor another resolution ealling on the Socretary of the Treanury to furniah the desired infurmation of | acknowledyged that it has been tather hanl work 8o far, but thinks that the clonds are hrlghlrmmi.' Iwaanleo Presls | Arfor the Floslda matier, it waa evident that oard, I LOCATED ALL TNB POLLINO-PLACES, all Inspectors who conducted the elec. 1on, recelved and counterd the ballots, and mado I appointed 38 Ine Box No. 2, tireen NOTES AND NEWS, A SORRY CATCIL Bpeclal Dispateh to The Tridune, Waensxatoy, D. C., April 26,—Waddoll's Com- mitteeof Inveatiyation bids fatr toectipse Glover's, M'LIN'S ALLEQED SQUEAL. Svectai’ Duvateh (o The Tridune, Wasntxarox, D. C., Aprll 25.—Great afforts have been maie to-tay to indnco Congressmen to give expressians of opinion as to the confession of ctors nf Archer P'recinct, erved aa auch. [ was at Galneaville an tho day of he election, and on that night, and the day fol- nwing my resldenco was the headquarters of the tepublican party, and duriug the nltht Y‘rccndmg re election all “information” was brought to me here, Some time stter midnight of that night Inspector 8n old question with respect to which all Congross- men have expressed opinlons and cast votes, A canvass of both Ilansos about McLin's confession shosws that Congressmen may bo DIVIDED A8 FOLLOWS: A small nambet of Democrats who desire to have tbe Presidential question reoponed welcome the was asccrtained, and of courso it was supposed that a Departnient clerk had been eaptureds Upon ecnding to the Department to find him and learn: his hilstory, the ardor of the search was snddenly caoled by the discovery that he had been dismissed for cansa some {imo since, and had beon intha emplay of one of tho Democratic Committaes at TUE RESULT OF TUE ELECTION tinl qriestion, sa far na ft might affect the titlo of Prealdent Hayes, but who ‘wish Investigation and report for campalgn purposca; suother class of that an nrrangemont rmuy be made to postpone cou. sideration of the bill uutll the noxt aceslun, YULLY VINDICATED. Snbecquently both Black and the fact that charges salnst him waro inetigated by porsons anxious only to draw witness-feos. OVERPAID, To the Western Amaclated Press. WasmixaTox, D, C., April 25, —The lovso Com- mittecon Post-Ullices ana_Post-Ttoads lo-day cx- amined the stage-mail contractor, U, Flaher, ot ormed me that they had ADDED ABOUT 200 NAMPS 0 tha poll-iist as having voted, and liad increased he Itopublican vote to that cxtent, and L after- had added 219 naes Lo the o roons while they wero em- disturbed. The ltepubllcans, of course, comprlea two clisses: thors who are radically opposed to sny farther discosslon of o dead tesue, and those whoso malevolence towards tho Administeation 14 s0 prononnced that they welcomo ANYTIHING TIAT CAN EMDARTASS IT. 1 entered tl clerk In the Sixth Auditor's oflice, to rogistor tho recelpted vouchers of tho contractor to A loeal Postinaster, who advanced certaln amounta oted at thnt precinct, After comnleting the ro- | the consnmmation of any ravolutionary schemo, o G To thla class.of Republicans tho statoment of vouchers, permitted the contractor to draw his ene tire salary at Wuehington in addition to tho ad- wvancen recoived from tho local Pontmaster, Wad« dell has subpnaed O'elen to sppear bofora tha Commlttea to-morrow in cxplanatlon of the charges, sherlit, l)mlnr tha canvas nepector Moora appeareil bofure thie Loard, and BULSMITTED AN APFIDAVIT Tho statcinents of Lypes of some of thess clan farnish an index to the oplalons of thelr class, A gontleman luzimately associated with Tilden, and o supporter of the Blalr movement, sald: 4TUD TRUTH MUST COME. 3McLin's confession s bat the beginning of dlsclos. 2 were false, and that the tmv _retorus 180 votes, Il POUR PRR CEXTS, Subscriptions to the 4-porecent losz to-day jon," *But,™ he wae asked, **is not the case fot the Hayes Electors, which were adued to Wasnixatox, D, C., April 25,—The Prealdent he volo east at Archer preeluct, Dux No. 3, by [ closedt” +¢Certarnly not," ho mald; *'yut it can- | pro tem, laid bofara the Scnato & communication inck and Vance, 'Fheso returna wers sent to the | not be reacheq except by a naw Inw. That 1aw can | from the Sccrotary of tho Treasury, 1 answor to o iovernar and Sceretary of State, e paseed ny both.Alouses, and public opinton will compel tho President to sign it. Tefore tata Cone gress s ended you will nee that bill passed.' Tho followlng talk with s very bronaunced ex- Confederato and Bourbon fllustrates THE SENTIMENT OF A LARGH CLABS! 4o will have nothing to do with this business. It s ended, Wao will not lift one finger to ald Bam Tilden, Mclin's confesslon, or any of the terrl- Lle disclosures which aro yromisod, could not resolution calling for information in regard to the amount of Government bonds soll since Marcn 4, 1861, the amount paid to the Syndicatedor placing them ou tho markot, ete. Ordered printed and ro- ferred. Also 8 communication from the Postmastors General in regard to tha deficloncles [n appropria- tions for that Departmont during the current flscal year, Roeforred. Tho Niver and 1larbor Appropriation bill, which After theae returns were filed with the Secretary ¥loyd Duke and Greene K. foore, and an ofliciat atatement from br, Wenster, o Clerk, was flled with the Stato Canvissing Soard, for the prrposa of showing that the ro- urns from Archer Urecinct, Bux No. 2, WERE PALSE AND FRAUDULENT. t also appeared that Mr. lelton, Justice of the' tho return fled with the and, for wy part, 3 raspact a man who Wwould eteal the Presidency more than o mun who was coward and eneak cnough to permit 1t 10 bo stolen.” This stutement represents the views entertnined prob. nbly by n majority of the Bourbon Democrats south of the Fotomac Hiver. On tho whole, 1t fs dificaltito learn, from tho scntiments cxpressed hero, that the lilake mo; ment, or the Mclin afticavit, or the statements yet sromised, i1 any rerpect change tho rituotion. pemocrats in Congress need no frewh evidonce to maka them frm I their convictlous, The Flovkda couflueriuns can bave NO POSSINLE EPPECT npan thelr apinlon, ‘Fhiclr volos in support of tho Electoral Conzialesion and of ita dechion have been cnst. 1L 1a certain fhat any fuvest; Aprard to, and the Ghairnan_appointed Mossrs, Sargent, Dorsvy, and Neck membersof the Confer- ence Committen on the part of tho Scnate, Mr. Mcbonald, from ‘the Commitice on Publlg Laids, reported, with amendinent, the House bill toamend the act of March 3, 1673, authorizing tho nwurd 10 the ‘Vinconnes University, Indlana, certaln vacant and sbandoned lands, Placod on the calcudur, Cunsideration of bills on_ tho calendar not ob- Sected to was then resumed. ‘I'ho Houwo joint resolution granting the use of artiliery, tonts, eic., at the Natlonal Soldicra’ and Sarfors’ fteunlun, 10'bo Licld at Marfetta, O., was ansed, p‘l‘lw i{ouse bill for tho rellef of workmen ome ‘:(o“dlnllm conatruction of the Paverty Island PALLED TO PIND ANY ¥RAUD, Haflend tint th roturn was all rltfln. Then alldayits and ements wero lald bofore the Htate Can. swl the roturns wero counte This result guve ihe llayes Electors 210 for them. I have Slgned) Q. Dexvis, o abave was swarn L. to in Florida before n tlon that may | Profed hugtian ary of Blato. RS e Canrons mayha. projoned o Lhe sums m',fi;'m‘-f&'l'."' e e R M'LIN. mer, which lias already hegan here with torrid heat. Mt, Diaine, from the Conferunce Committea on Somo Demucrate moy suek to croato o revolutlon, but the indications ate that Congress will sto noth- ing, and will attompt nothing to disturb Hayes in the' peacesbie porecsaion of hisotice. Even 1f there were mad achomern snonih th pass o bill by a two-thieds majority, tho Suprome Court af tho u would certatuly not reopon tho tho bt} 1o provide for deficiencies n the sppropria= tlon for the service of the Uovernment for cutrent nnd prlor flacal years, wubmlitted a report, Mr, Bilulng, in explanation of the report, mald it was signed by two members of the Uommitieo on the purt of the Scnataand two on the part of the COMMENTD OF TIIE NEW YOIUK ¢ TIMES," Special Dispateh ta Tha Tribune, Nxw Yonx, April €4, =The Times, v an editor!s ** Ex-Judgo Deyan to pross fur an oltice hamediately after the {nnuguration. — Flually w was glven o plicy on the Secrat Servico forca, — Hau decilid to o any work, hawever,un the plea that his uppolnts went wan political, and did not cull for work, sud It uhuthu-wmurlnuunut 2, 000 for the llsyden anrvey, Tho wum for the Mint at San Francisco has been reduced from $15,000 to 812,000, ‘The Henate conferoos alxo recedod fromi thy approprias L Lave constantly represented Wlin us ano wha whould be recoguzed. It by & curlons fact that thy Hepublicans wha aro untrlendly to the President Lave been winang Dunnie’ wariuest supporters, tad already had vesen from resentatives, 1l abjected to r lrlulh&l‘o(u the luternai lte 3 me of Iene ucing tho appro- ue Bureatt from the Sunate provided, to $40,000, as In this, howover, he waa partly sided by AL tholl provided, The Commlsdloner of Iuter ley have ot out & ‘confvemon,’ whoso worthe NEPEALED, nil Meveaus bad etated that, unles tho wonoy jeasncer, an evidence, ate Irrelovancy to any qu whould o appropriated to enabite him to watch tho stllleries and enfura the lawe, there would be loss to the Government, Sta o))pu-ud receding from the amentment for printing for the War De- vartinent, Tho Dupariment ot the beglnning of the yuar catimated §: j‘;’mflormllwflrk‘nml o spparent abs ton which cau now bo THB DANKRUIT LAW. Hpectal avale (o The Tridune, Wasnixavoy, I O,y April 25, ~1'ne Honse cone curred in the Benate amendiient to the bill to ro- peal the Bankeupt 1aw lo-day with o verbal BILL CILANDLEN'S VIEWS, The World's Washiuvgton corrcspondent reporis The motton to refer the bilk to 1 Judiclury Committee for further conslderation wan defeated—yeas, 415 nays, L5 A provodition to have the law take effect July 1 was alvo defeuts cd, On the substitate of the Judiciary Commilbtice, providing that the law shial) zo into effect Immedi- ately as to Involuntary, but extonding the time for voluntary bankruptey (o Jan. 3, was rejected, and the Sepato bilt, wilk s slight amendmunt, e by a largé voler-400 vesa (o i nay, " Fol- jowlug,were thy negntive vutcs: 0 r t the South Pass of the Mississlupl Ltiver. Mr, nblic achoole Kads was dolng & grest work thers, 10 rezurd to the 875,000 for Hul') of the Districtof Columbla, Mr. Windom sald ho nover expeeted that the appropriativn of Jast yoar would bo returned. lla argued that §t wan tho duty of tho Federal Government to appropriate a reagonable amount of moncy to ald in the sapport of the putilio schioolw of this Diatrict, The repart of thys Conference Comuitiee, ahould It be adopt. ity means that tho echouls of the District must be closed.. While thero wa o legal ublization on tle part of Congruss to appropriate monoy, thero Tha wholo stary ls a svusa- 1 havo slways clalmed that layes honeatly }' 1d the Scnatur I ousu of Hepreaents great fnjusties in S| m.un.?flh Btiyos anud hi puropriatious be pastuencd untll {he regular Detle fcLin, being & strong partivau, yave oy A] b encdt of 11 in making ub the returue, THE LOCUNENTH. ‘Thero are Lwo conles of confession extant, n the posscesion of Col, Feltui, 8 lu the pusscasion of dr., Kepublicat Member of Con- s, whose scat Ls coutested, The ) ¥ liuyu e Wasninarox, D, April 25, —~Madison Wells laso much displeased whi the nomluation of Qeorge Smith la bo Collector of New Urleans that heisroported to have sald that he would make some publications relatlve to Hefuruing-Board matters. Some of Wells' friends say be s In car- nest bn thls watter, but they are contdent bo fna few days will recouslder his purpose. Shonla Bmith fall of confirmation, It is quits certain the Preadent will send fu agaln the nsme of Gen, Willlsuzon who bas vnce failed of confiimatiou. BMITH'S REVUTATION AT HUMB. New Untsass, Aprll 3.—'The evening paper [ *Aller 2 di lu‘. sud couwultativus fue numersble, the fucnt bas at lenyth sent in the nawe of ex-Cotgrossinan (ieorge L. Swith for the vacant Collectorshin of this puil. We have known My, Smith Intimately for many years, sud on his uluw charucler uever knew 4 shade of suspiclon bo cast. Teue, he bas been dn politics, but was nover ono of the sygrossive order, ‘There Iv, ui i ppioprthn Uil should tputh wia that 1o some cay proprivied for one runulln hat hoou used for otl urs. ‘The House ul Ilullluw itatives had acted to- wards this Administratiun with great iberulity, and with 5o destre Lo cmbareass nn{ tepartuwent, but with every disposition 1o help them, sud now thie course of tho flouss way msde the ground of accusatiun againat thit body. P regular Des ficlency blil would soon by ready for cousideration, sud then all these cuntested " fteuw upon which mure Information was needed conid bo acted upon, “Vhie Senate sunfvsees were ol willizg (o ghve the Comintsnfoner uf fluternat Revenue ut woney for Liw to carey on that branch of the sery. jce, Thu House conlurecs assured Lhose on the urt of tho Benata tuat they would examfue inte nly matler, aod see that justicu wos done to the Commissloner. Theygoave Lim §10, 000 now, aud, abould it turn out’ upon foveatigation that mors wes uceded, Itwould e given brfure the §40,000 Was urcuded. As 10 tho approptistion for vxau- iuing the depih of the wates at 8| o _considercd. e mouey ap = (4 Alfred Morton, of Shortly after lisyes assuticd Mortou re- Murton wip slso intimate When Mc- nt working hias proymiled on McLiu Lo con- It 1s alicged that Conkling helped to pay on's espeuses tn Florids, aud, In fact, that o Bouth Puss of therelorg, o good ground fur extremie opponitivn | e N i Nive:, he bad owly Ultineously with Blabes tndicates that Tildun knew | agalust biw. 1f @ proncunced ue‘uum;u‘:.“:u e b ey ould wve s Eioncy. ulle pet thie ofMice, Ueorge L. Buith will vrove The Bugincer Corps had already suticient funde BISBER. acceptavle ad auy oue that could be numed. 10 make Lhy vsumination, and wore would b sup. oo, convertion with whe correspondent M. L BRE T miciedry. " Avo ioe” appropriston tor beo . Vi cLin's cos 0] < o e War cparimend . A opsrten 1o posscosion fof ten Uays past, ubd fo-day | L4ve SECRETARY SIERMAN, B Dy e benratant st year 1n Wudia, and bad {tto @ mewmber of ke Republican Congrissivaa | Cowmlttee, whose oazie | caunot wention, teling i to do with it as ke sevu it Thero §s nothing in McLin's confession tlat Lias oot bevn publishe tlwe and sgain. Ho slwply, on his own behal HEFLY TO A CUNUKESSIONAL INQUIKY. Wasuisatoy, D, C., April 23.—~The Scerctacy of he Treasury set Lo the Senate to-day, Inresponss Wits resolulion of Jan, 1543 statement uf thy ooka thus cauecd & deficiency, gautly bound and scut ell over e country, sud B30 iouns desited to nquire 1uto the matier be- fore makiug further suprupriation. As totheap- bad becn extrava. 3 5 fiokriation” of §76,000 for’ the public _scbools of gives the reasous which lpduced btw | bseue of losus und Tressury notes from Barchd, | fhe District, be dusired to sy tnat it bad bacn o countlvuance tho chaggzes du svwe stated v thy floor Of tho Benate (bt the §79, 000 1564, to Juue I, 2977, ucluelve, showiog thut 1 ary, appropristed Tast year had heen rotam dtap this item ont of thie nill rather than have the whole bill defeated. shoull ba re Committee. That Committee conld report & bill to-morrow morning, and it conld be pasacd by both Hloures, Mr. Biatne sald he wonld do as mnch for the ynbllc achoola of the Districtas the Senatar from finnesota, hut a disagreement to this conference l?‘fll’l wonld mot eccure _the appropiativn of $75,000 for tha achnole. The 1ouae of .Repre- £entatiyen wan now tnnaldvrlmi a_plan to rettlo this whale busiucss between the District and the Government on some permanent bawis, o did not think thero wan the rematest possibility of the schools being elosed i Congress ehonld ‘fall to appropriato the §75,000, 'There werp many rea- fous why the bill rhonld be prascd, In it wera many approprintions fac pudlic buildings and other impsrtant public works all over the munh{. Mr. Heck anid the Commismionors of the District rtnted yesterday that the failuro to apnropriate $75,000 wonld not canae the closing of the public #chools, healdes they aalid {t wag no ues toaporo- printe the money with the expectation that it would ba pald back, Tho report of tho Confer- ence Cominittee was then ogreed to,—yeas 35, nays 10, a2 follows: Altron, Anthony, frarnum,’ tasarid, feDonald, mby Randolph, Hnncom, Earyen Erulatity, Tharman=33. addock |3 3 Tltoese N Fanniders, Duwes Mebhersol, Epeacer, Dorsey, Mitchedl, ‘ailee, Zdiman Sosrilt, Windom=10, erey, Mr. Matthaws mbmifted a resolution directin; the Secretary of War to report to the Benate whal ninount of money hail benn_expended for the lm- provement of the Fox and Wisconsin itivers, how much it will aost ta completo the work, huw much has been pald right of way, ablornesa’ fecs, efc. He arked for uresent conslderation f the résolu tion, but It was objected to by Mr. Cameron (Wis,), and was lald over, Mr. Cameron (Pa,) moved the Senata adjonrn unf Monday next. Agreed to—scte i3, nayn 18, sml the Seuate at 6:16 p. m. adjourncd until that ay. nouse, Tmmediately atter the reading of the jonrnal, the Speaker announced the regular order to be consideration of tho Sunate bill for tho repeal of t law, Mr, MeMakon, who had chargo of the blil, rlated hat at the end of Lwo hours’ discueaion he would demani the previous question, Mr. Kelley hoped that the Ilouse wonld nab accond the previons question, bat that it would allow extended discisaion to ba had on the bill. Mr. Knott thonght there might be grave donbty a8 1o whether the bill Enlled by the Scnale woulkd eifeet tha repeal of thi .llankru?t law, [Ilo would thierefore move to nmend the bill =0 as to repeal title 61 of tho tevised Statutes, and the nct ap- praved June, 1874, entitled **Au act to amend an act 10 estnbilal 8’ uniform ayatom of bankrapt- ey.™ 1lo would aleo offer an _amendmont to the Ll that all pena) nctions or criminal prosccutions arlsing prior_to tho passage of the ll under the acts proposed (o bo repealed shall continua in full forca unti) disposed o, e, McMahon atated he was authorlzed by tho Judiciary Commnitteo to offer a substituie for the bl repealing the Hankrupt law, and providing that the bill shall take eflcct Immedintely as to in- voluntary proceedings. axcept pending procest ings and salts, and whall take elfect afler the Iat of July, 1870, inteeard to voluntary bankruptey pracecdings, 1o said there wero threo classes of views in regard to tho Hankrupt law. Onc class deajred o pormanent Bankrupt law, the second clara wanted its unconditfonal repenl, and tho third class, representod by ho msjority of the Judiciary Committee, denired ts repeal as to votun. Ilr'y ||mcnullh|nl to take offect aftcr the 1st of Jufy, 1670, {lo rpoko In beknlf of thase who thought the Bankrupt law twas contrary to repub- licun_ inetitutions, but be would modity ita re. peal by granting 8 limited timo tn which persons micht \nke advantage of ita benefits, Mr. Conger favored tho substitate. People all over the country wera desirons of knowing the ex- nct tinie when thishil would take cffect, (hat they might have time to fle thele petitions for volun- tary bankruptcy. The threatened action of the flours, under the lendorstlp of the gentleman from Now YorkstWood), was bringing rulu on {he couutry, and d; mflnz all Industrice, agricultural and méchanical. This threatening and impending offort of a clasy of enthusiusts, who might ho summed up In the charucterof Communiste, Frec. Traders, and Inflationists, and who shreatencd do- atruction to tho general fndustries of the country, should caune members to paure a moment before they drive into voiuntary orinvoluntary bankrupt. ¢y men who had for ycara atruggled to presorve thelr eredit ana pay thicir debts. Me, Frye advycated the substiiate. Mr. Lapham favored the Senato bill, Mr. Chittendon belleved a good Bankrapt law was on nbsoluto necessity, ‘The subslitute of thu Judiclary Commilties was the most dangerous proposltion of legislation which bad been vreweut- ed to the Forty-fifth Congress, There was nothing less in the proposition to allow tha voluntary fentnee to cxtend until Jduly next than an invi- tation to s bigh earalval of disaster, distrens, and calamity. ‘That was tho invitation which Congress nroposed to giva to 50, 000 merchants and people invalved In the ruln nnd speculation of tho last twenty years. It would lead to & reault which nn nan conld foreace, which would come bLack upon Congresa and confound it. Me, Hunton moved to rofer the bill to the Ju- dlcl;n'yl Cdummmen. e preferred to have the laws arfocted. v Mr, Ewing sustalned the motion to refer. Ilo claracterized tho pending bil #s o 0t scauel to thie Keaumption law, and would completo the work of ruln which that law contemplated. Tho le- sumption Jaw provided In effect that men who weru #o unfortunato as 1o havo beon In debt durlng tho paat three years—mecn who wore 80 venturous as {o continuy husine hould by broken up and thelr property Firen to their credite The wemiing bill cnacted In asdditlon that the creditor snould have a mortzage un tho braln and muscle of the unhuppy debtor to the end of bislife, It was a monsirous mcasure. Tho condition of the masses of the husinvss wen of the country was a condition of tunolvency, Not one man it Avo of them could scitle hia dobta by thy sale of all bis property: and what was the cause of that Insolvency? Was it the fault of tho debtors? Wau it beennae thoy.lind been over-venturo caneo they had been rockiessy Notata! cause waw tho lezislation of Congress, ared not whethier it was astributable to initation or con- traction, ur to the onu followed by the othor; the caunc wtlil waa the Tnance micasnces of the General Governent, 1f thelr property had been swept from them bz visitatton of God, orby an uct of war, wonld Congress follow that ‘sad and terrible ovent by il tu repeal tho beneficent provistons of tho Bankrupt law? Would Congrens auy that that was tho pruper 1ime to ensct that the debtor, ulthough hll’lrull(‘lly Tias leon swent off withuut any fault o ¢ own, w#hsll not be acquitted of ‘hisdebt ou thuluss of nli his Congreas would say that that wi ho worst of all ttmes to do such a thing. It wou ay that, if ever a people needed o Bankrupt law, they needad it thea, This was the sltuntlon of the "country lo- fall In value of everything in which they deal ho nagerted that not onc out of Ave of thie busin tesr My, Ewlng~1 %cl it from the fact (bat thero bas a) out of overy five of 1he business nen of the coun- theirobligatlons promptly and faithfully, and that day. The business wen of the country were in eubarrassment and practical In-nh-nncly. Ve ho steady 1, an of the stondy rise of thelr debts as compare their proped outar el the 0 men of the country could pay thelr dubta, Mer Towing—yon, | ausorted it, and 1 bolleve It, been a fall In values of property during tho pust threa years of not luse than U0 per cont on the wye try who fa not dlscharging hisobligations fakthifully and promptly, iu lazyoly duc to the fact that they arc sustalned trom buing actually swopt out ol busiuees by thi lrm pertyr No. fewof them knew even the cause of Ul d witn Mr, Cole nsked Mr, Ewing wheths Mr, Cela—Where do you get that kind of utatis- erafo. r. Colo—And still I asaert that hicre ia not ono Mr, Ewlng—A large part of them aro discharging " Bankrupt Yuw, Hankruptey haw mulliplied o tho day that the ltesumpilon law wus passed, sud 1t goca on fncreasiug every munth sinco then. ‘I'o stieiuute thesy bankruptcics and fullurcs to the Thunkrupt luw is uureasouablo. [ think it would be tho worst policy now 1o repeal the Bankrapt law. I tho name of dod, have ot the struyghn, psacs uf businese-men in this country sutfure cnough? s thera not enough discontenyin thistand to-duy? s not the feeling of wrong which lias been luficted by the law suticiuntly intcnee? Bhall wo sgeravata It by telling these people that hereat- ter, when they break down under tlie uperations of wvur ewsctineuts, Bot through thedr fault, wot throush thelr recklowsnesy, 1ot (hrough causcs which they can undarstand or appreciate, tiey fall 1ike Lucifer, never to rlee mrain? Leware, Mr, Speaker, of widiog snything niore 1o this dlacon- tent which uow pervades the business mcn of iho country, which now pervades the mna of the laborers, and muvaes of men who nufortunatet ato not laborers, because they conuot soll thelr laboz fur oread.” Boware of adding to the dama wiready kindling, und which nln{ ulsturb tho very fonndation of ardor and prosperity befurs this re- sumption schumo i6 fully executed, Mr., Hyokeropposed 1he seference of the bl to e Judiclury Committee, and advocated it4 e~ diste passuge. Mr, Kulley favored the commitment of the nill to the Judiclary Committee, Tho Awmerican peoplo haducyer been fu so grund 2 commerclal crisis as they wore in to-duy ; nover bad they boen sullerin undera more poricutous stute of thinys than thal which overwhelued them to-day, suld be, Baukrapt laws are_ 1o relieve e o tho end of & crisis, fur Uud's sake penmnit thiv luw Lo remal Let it executy fta legitimate purvoee. Let it r main untll, under thy operation of our [uferusl Resumption law, 'those who **feel that they slsn sud du nos lake heed™ shball have fallen, sud until wo shall lave concentrated the real ealate, and machinery, aud corporate property ot the couniry lu the hauda of & few corturants, Gilvy he masaes of the business peuple tho right ab least h?-ly their pnergive i supportiug thewsclvcs asd_vndegvoriug to contribute Lo Our revenu Look at our revenaes, shrinking, shrinking, shrin inz, day by day, woek Ly week, month by moutn, Lecausy more snd more of our peoplo are furce Into pauperiss i€ they were luborers, uod fnto baukruptcy if they wero mcrchants or manufacturs ¢re, and they are unuble t consuue taxable or du- tiable goods, and, wlille s0 cousumlng, to contribe ute to 1 beg you Lo leave to vmbar- Tasecd leat of hope, & Hittle linlu 10 the cloud, aud uot 10 forge them (thess wen ! i, but it was not Ao, and the Commitiee thought it botter to Hoesor Just and honest it might be to apvropriate this money, tha motter rted by the District of Colamhia Intelllgence and energy) into the ranks of thoso who look npon our tiovernmeni asan oppressor, and apon Congreennn n wronglner, [ beg you not 1o give to a discontented people disciplined and fn- teliizant captaina to lead them fnto npan revolt. Mr, Ilannn stated that nnder the inetenctiona from tho Leumlature of his State he wonld vote far the unconditional repeal of the flnnkm‘)t Inw, and that even had he not been so fnstructed ho would havn yoted for it on hiz own Judgment. Mr. llowitt (N, ¥.) raid: 1nin opposed to the substitnee, and if amendments cannot be got to the exiating Iaw, Iam in favor of the absaluta and wn- conditional ropeal of the act. Every hour that wo delay 1ta repeal ia dancerons, We aro marching atendily back to prosperity: tve aro to-day on the harid-pan, and [ was astoniehed to hear the gentle- men from Ohio and Pennaylvania (Ewing and Kel- ley) proponnd the doetrines which thay lald down to-day. They seem to think that tho distrees of 1he conntry, that the shrinkage of valucs, ir romes thing local, Lot me tell those ggnllcmun that 1t oxints all over tha clvilized globe, 1t s (he reac- tlon from a specalative cra, ond thero ia no remedy {when you havo hud one erz of upecnlntlnn! bt through shrinkago and much tribulation and liqal- datlon to gct back to tho point \')Icl’allml can bas gin again on a fonndavlon of solid and real values, and of honest nnd true money, Mr, Fryo anfd the nearer the conntry approached 10 n gold baaia the noarer it wasto n:\fcl{. comfort, and prospority, He would vote with (ho gentle: man from Virelnia (Hunton) (o refee the biil. Mr, Willls g(nmuclu favored tha unconditinnal repenl of the Bankrpé fnw, 1t was rnlnous to the tneiness Interestaal tho conntry, and its repeal wanld be hajled by tho people as o measure of ree Mef. Me. White il‘cnnllhlnm was in favor of the repeal of the law, Mer. Tintler said ho won?d voto agalnst the repeal of tho Taw §f hio swere the only man that did so. _In fset, he would rather vote nfono. 1la preferred to llvla Segjone hand " If hadid get *ouchered." 'his bill had nover bean considere:d, and he warne conaldered in Com. overned by newspa- onr snadows, You'say, *'We in the Image of the God who made us “and logislato ke mon™; stand hero anddeal with grave fnteroats of the country rying, **\We will examine this gravely, 4}nlully. and calmiy.”” You spend a day overa dog-fikht, and not an hourover a great bill, You spond & day in attending to a Mitlo matterof a trout creok, and leave a whole river of corruption to flow, Mr, Willin (N, Y,) said hewould offer an amend. ment providing that the bill take effuct on and nfter the 1st of July, 1678, Ilis conatituents recognized the fact that the resumption of specio vaymentawas an accomplished fact. What was uecded was o rovival of conddenco, and that con- fidence could not bo restored while the Bankrupt law wan in operation, Ar, Btenger opposed the reference of tho bill, He was in favor of its immediato parsave, Mr. Phillips favored the uncondittonal repeal of ¢ law. Mr. Calkins sald ho wonld voto for the pending il Mr. Durchard sald ho believed it to be the auty of the Honse, in obediencoto the neceseitics of the cao, and to tho demands of thoconntry, to repenl the Bankrupt law. As to tho distresecd conditlon_of the country, he sawin it only tho natural effuct of thae risc and fall in prices, and no necesenry comnection with carrency. Mz, I'giter said ho had been snrprised to hear the gentloman from Ohlo (Ewing) ‘atate that the Bankrupt iaw waa for tho benefit of strugeling merchsuts and Jaboring classes, ‘The only labor- fog class that he {‘I‘;mwr) know it to benefit was lawyers, the clerks, the Rogisters, and othorscon- necled with 1ta administration. Mr. Lapham moved tha previons ?nzltluu. Tho provioun queation was seconed, The ll'nflnfln torefcr was voled down by a large majority, Mr, Knott's smendmont—to porfect the bill—was agreed to, ‘I'ne anestion then recurred on tho snbatitute oflered by Mr. McMalion, nnd It was rejected, The question was then taken on the passage of the Senate bill s smended, snd 1t was passed— yeas, 200; nays, 30, Tho bill as mineuded 18 as tollows: 'hat_the lankrupt law, approved March 2, 1847, Titlu 61 of tha Revised Statntes, and an act eatitied ** An act to smend and supplement an act ontitled * An act to entablish & uniform banksuptey throughout the United Btat proved March 2, 1807, and for other purposes, ap- Proved June 22, 167}, and all acts o anionds lemetary _thoroto, I and the msmo ment or supy planation thereof, ara_horeby rew.-nlmf; provided, that such ropeal shall In 10 manner Invalidate or affect any case In bankeuptcy Institated or pending in any court Jriorlu the day when this act shall take cffect; ut ns to all such pending cascs, and all futare pro- ceodings therein, and all penal actions and criminal proceedings wrialng thoreln, undor the acts hereby repealed, shall coutinue ju full foree and offect un- 11 the rumo sliall bo fully disposed of in the sume manner an if sald acts had not been repealed. Mr, Schileicher, from the Commiitee on Forelgn Affairs, subwitied a report of that Cnmmlueolln reference to the Mexican bordor troubles, together with a bill in relation theroto, requesting the Presl- dunt (o keop on the Texas bordor not loas than 5,000 men to yrotoct Amerlean citizens, and su- thorizing the ceossing of tha order h{ the United Stated troops until such troaty etipniationa shall Ue made with Mexico as may socure an cfliclent pro- taction to American citizens and property. Hee ferred to the Commlttee of the Wholo, Mr. Ilamilton, from the same Committeo, mitted & report and hill in relstion to the Ven zuelan and Mexican Comnmlssion. The bill repe: the act for the payment of adjudicated claima, au- thorizes tho Prestdent to ontor Into nogotistion with Venczuela for tha extenslon of the tims for the Convention of April 25, 1800, with regard to the flling and adjudication of elaims, and provides for a new Commission to examine and decide all claims passed upon by the former Commleajon. Printed and recommitted, Mr. Alken aaked lcavo to offer a resolntion for tho appolutinent of & seloct commitiea of thrce memhara to proceed to Loulslana and investigate the :llnrfitfl of corruption and malfcassnce In oftico wroferred niafunt A, M, Carter, Spocial Agunt of the Intorlor Department, nnd others, In congection with Inte selzures of logs in that State. Mr Killlllsar abjected. Mr. Cox (N. Y.) introduced a joint resolution for 2 joint committec, to be denominated the Commit. £u0 on Cenaus, 1o take inta consideration the proper neasures to bo omployed for taking the ncxt cen- sus. Adopted Adjourncd. WILLIAM ORTON., Obsoquies In New York Clty—~Impressive Hervices—Largo Attendance of Diatin- Rulshod L'ersons, New Yonx, April 28,—The fancral of the Iinn, William Orton, late Presldent of tho Weatern ‘Unlon Telegranh Company, took place this moru- ing, griafeatricken family and a large con- course of sorrowing friends followed bis bady to 1ta laat resting-place in Sleoby lollow Cemetory, at Irvington on the Hudson, At the houso of Mr. Ortona brief prayer was offered by the Hev. Willlam 1I, Benjamin, of St ‘Harnabas’ Church, uo person being present except the membera of tho fawily aud pall-boarers, At 11 ¢'clock the body, Inclosed In a plalu coflia cov- cered with black cloth, was remaved to the Church of the foly Apostics, where it was met at the main entranco by the clergy, and the Vrotestaut Epla- copal service waa hegu! the procossion slowly moved up the centro alsle, The pall-bearars, walking on either aslde of the coffin, oret TNoscoe Conkling, Willlam Horden, Samuecl B, . Vance, John K. Yorter, Georgo ‘Walker, Oliver Il I'aimer, I, R. McAluiue, Juhn Steward, Alonzo H. Cornell, Joseph 11, tarker, Edward 8, Sanford, John C. Ilinch- wan, Roswell I, Rochester, Goorge U, Prescott, Alrred 8, Brown, and Jobn Ii. Van Bvery, Attho hiead of the coin, which rested near the chancel, was placed a large pillow of tubervees and violots surmounted by 8 crown and cross, a loken of re- membrance from the Ihiladelphia clerks of the Western Unfon Company, Tho messenger boys of the Company, who camo In a body, contributed s Iarge wquurw basket of roses, violels, and white iilles. Among other foral decorations were » magniticent cross of white fuwers, illica, and tubercaes; a anlve column of and other flowers, it crose of whito rosebuds, & delicate greon vine, crawded ox- and & aut around which was traited ‘The church was densely Among the prominens persons present w Glen, Auson Stager, Vico-Fresident of the Westorn Uplon T¢legraph Cotpany; ex-tiov. More gan, Ueorge Joues, editor of the Limes; Petor Cooper, ex-Mayor Wickbsm, and Collestor Artbur. 7The Directors of the Weslern Unioa ‘Telesraph Cawmpany attended in & body, and, with a delega- tion fron the Unlua Lesyuv Club, occupied seats i the centre alale. A large number of Buberin teudunly, manadel oflicers of the exceutive departments, (elerap! ¢lectriclany, and other persons employed by the Company, siso occupied seata n thy middle uisle. ‘Thie Hev, Mr. William I, Denfamin, of Bt Barnabas* Church, Trviugton on thu Uudion, du- livered the dlacourse, in which ho rald there were mauy presens who know Mr. Orton pobitically, roclally, and as @ business-tan, bul ho knew him well reliciously, Hu wpoke of the high moral character of the dead man, snd prayed 1hat God would |'lu all prescat groco Lo leary'of him snd do as ho did. Mr. Ortou was & man who uever lowed the dust to cloud bis vision. aud his trug theary of life was 10 n{md to others, Llischare acter wos uno that all mightyinulate. The beautiful and impresaivo burial service of tho BKIlwplIUhulch was read by tho Itector of the Church of tho Holy Apostles, asalsted by two othez clergymien. The music was chastely ren. dored, and lucluded the song, **1hesrd a volce,™ At tho coucluelon of the servics, the body was taken by a special tzaln to Irvington, e ——— THE INDIANA STATE-HOUSE, Syaclul Diapulch fo Tha Tribuns, I¥vtaNarory, Ind., April 28.—To-day Judge Eltiott sustained the demurrer to complsint of Tiobetts azolust the Btate-House Commissioners in an action for sn injunction. lle held Lhat, while the vetition charged fryud aguiast the Board, fedud ar tuat the plaint!® would or could wuller and have had o right of action. 1t way be thatths Bourd did not examine all tho plavs, but a8 petitioner was not an architect, and as the law liited tho amount of cast Ly may plap, the plain- 1ift could uot vutter In hls capacity 8s o tazpayer. Tibbetts sply clalms to be 8 citizen sud fax- payer of the btate, and thero lv nothing to show llul Aay's plan us amsaded by Wisoa lanois " Floyd W. Iforbes, of the gnod and romalete plan, and, as thaamount of expenaiture, no tax The architect and lawyers witl 1 CRIME. lies," or the followera of A dishos ed Captaln, Conl Creck murdarers, morning, and_showed up with sbot while running for his 1 John Mllcs, In the ignoranco of not gono nnarmed and without s The teslimony gooa to ahow that or twenty of tha negro miners, o hundred yards to s stump to drink ably engaged Lhoy heard shots fr comue in, that they bad businees, phy, who deliberately the head, nand ho bavonet-wonod In tha left of the wounda would have proved ahot shot througn the wrist, liends” of those fuslde, at the left of the spine, with the shoulderbinde, nn Jury. Tlowaver, he had not proce 1he morning his body was fount loodihizaty jmob continued ita i all night, whenever toey raw o saw an unprotected negro o Tho prosccution are innk! n;i’ almost all of thoso arreeicd a8 having borno arma of tho eve some a8 having mado threats to ‘biack rons of ' aud havin; on the strects, The State’ QOur very ablo stuce the presumption tawnships lio s will take a chanyge of venne to another Jugj are what might justly be ealic, nances and child-like Innocence, blaad cried out for vengennco; as t) Phil Oozzens-had not merclleesly 1n cold blood; as though noor Tom Leen chasod by the rthless mob nna fouy, of Vanderveer's saloon, whereupon they o down to learn tho canse, Uncle Phil at the e, Whon arrlved at Vanderveer's Phil was told not 1 of the frightened negroes ran for thelr cecaping nninjured except Ueorge Artes, In tho mea had charged McVey's saloon, one through the rlide of the bullding, pasel; and breakt John Mites, belng in the Inslde an il was not right, ron out the door had not goue more than twenly-five yards whg he recolved - gnn-shot wound In’ fho e the law payer cn ry it re o N ndcr, ain. g THE COAL CREEK MARSACRE, Apectal Disputeh (o Thn Trivune, Covisatox, Ind., April 03, — e g Tnypole's Hoy. 08ably dismisg, 1 the no The gallant eold) cqnally galiant Cantain weee on time In em o e ourt tyiy R counte. A8 thouch pg hough paor oy been ahot oy Cooner bad pop beamin ot an th, al danzer, payg urplclon loto (h very Jawa of the demone, and, without tne slight. cot warning, been shot down and barbaroysy g, dored in the prime of his manhoud, Nneh are . prisoners hera arealgned for thiy foreiul are thy e deed, 2 DATLy of ffieey n the esentag of tha 10th of Aprll, rerenaded onc Jamee McLang, lapthat ho gave thom €2 to Loy b and that, from . hie wtore, they .,:" to the ealoon of Jamed MeVey ond myyy the pnrchasei took the beer rome thrae or foar 1t While poaces om the direclivg 10 wreat and, jnst aghy stepoed In tho door, was ehot throtph thie necy, e tarned to flee, but waa pursucd by John Mgg. hlm throggy afterwards recelved breast, An fatal, . The rest Hves, alf wh nthe the moh *hot goin it over thg nz the lumg, nd fonring iy for hows, ba ol m fev died almos ) diateld, Thomas Coopor, in omlr:nvurhu;‘mh:':{?{u Tis cacapa to the house of John Barrawian, wy ehot at by Wiltlam Giraysdale, but sustained no ig. eded Tt a gt ‘distance wlien he wns shot in the ba 0ck and Jeft Whero ho Tel By hin. comade, 8 10 have hee, 2. < oo istanca Ao Ehrown i a Tasion. H lhllll' at interraly T thougnt the r S hiscklesh A ateong cac, ang ave been ldentiiled i al 2 etopped people s Attorney fecl confident that nit the prisoncrs will bo recogaies! Sherl has not 1ith, electioivering for his" Deen ~eeen and the the out rta-election, Dut this morder s the last straw that will bresk 1 the Demacratic camei's back, . colored, show that the conduct of Gen, J that could be required of him. and ehlldren of Btrington jwor continual’ alarm lest tho* ho James . Hinton, has beon requested by Gov. Willfam report to him the true condition of the cok miners, and will be expected by his Exrtig ) 4 ) fi}il e bas Tho men, wonen, et In o state of 2 mob in their wrath might pounce wpon them and in o few min- utes send them to thelr doatl with joy that tho horror-stricken tho return of day, When the sun b, ond ftwag ‘negroes firet raw roso0 1t was only to cast {ts heams vpon a disordered community, bowed down by fright and gri mangled remafna of three innocen gnlv:rlmu had been In laboring read, ,and upen the t victims, whos for thefr daily \Vhat may e davaloped on the smorrow 1o show the guilt or Innocence of those under arrest cannot be told, but, whatever it may be. Juics cxlos ont for thie punistimant of the gulity pstiies, —not only thoso who pesisted in t! those whio for a little polltical gal meaus, CITACE. be murde: T, but n furnished the @pecial Dispatch in The Tridune, BostoN, April 26.—The Fall Rl ver defaleationy camu before the Leginlaturo fo-day In the shapeol an ordar roquitiug the Judlclary Committesto cone sldor tho expediency of sdditional 1 Jegislation te protect corporations and tho public seainst the frandulent or avel agente, It 1s proposed that evory tha Treasurcr of a corporation shul nd that 1t ahall bo approved by on ractors, for u Treasurer or Qon. Tutler has glven it that Chace, the defaulter, will the notes isyued by him read: * and that a ponalty shall aizont s ot clear, becanta *The Unfon Milld ue of notes Ly Troasurersor nota ssaed by 11 bo regislered, o or more Di- be fred overlssuloz, his oplnlon promilso to pay 8, A, Chiaco or order the sumof —"" thuts making the notea hia o — wh propesty. BURGLARS CALTURED. Bpeciul Dispatch to The Tribune. Bovrn Dexp, Ind., Aprll 25.—Four thierer, headed by Frauk Tolly, broke into s farmer's resl- dence near town to-day, ana wero captured, 'The other threo are I Graft, and Dilly Fuller, in both Chicago and Clevsland, NO MUTUAL COU! tollowed ln and 1lly Claney, Uen ‘Fally 1 eatd to bewanted NCILS, Dxanwaov, D. Tv, Aprll 25, —Tiis ovealng Wik famn Gay, of Gayville, shat and e o pla tha cause of the shootlng lattes rlously wounded ce, The alleped Smiproper advances towasils Gay's wife, sy surreudered himeolf aftor tho shootlng. SEL¥-DEFENS Ricnwonn, Va., April £5,—Al wha shot and kilied Maj, Bidnoy ¥ & fow weeks ago, and was himy ed by Pltts, has been tried, ant ground of sell-defunve, E. fred 11, Thom, Pitts ot Easlville olf aovercly wound: W scgalited 03 (be e — e THE WEATHER, Orrica or Tug Cutzy HioxaL Orricen, W 1xatoN, D, G April 20—1 a. m.—Indicationt— ¥or Tennassee and tho Onlv Vatley, s northweat winde, rislng ULaromete weather, Forthe Upper Missisaippt and 1y couler, and clesr Tower Missourl Valleys and Uuper Luke region, rislug barometeny coalor, northweat: winds, clear or partly cloads weather, h For the Lower Lake region, rou 1o wusterly winds, stationary or Juw: und possibly occasional raine. utherly, veerind et Lemiperaturey 1ightrain, followed by cleariog weather and thhid barometer, L0CAL DBIIHVA'H%?II i Tme, | Bar, (TAF 4. Wind. 183 5.m.120 443} 87 | A8\ W, 1Ll i20, 5| 84 | 70 8, oo 77| 03 | g B W. B3 b o 20,4 . {3u.5i0) Bd | 67 | . [0a72) 54 | 87 4 118 ia, 4 ! UBXKUAL 0K Cuie P2R2BLIZ2EBELSES THE UNDERWRIT! . LY ATIONS, oAUy, April 25— rano, Aprll 2% Stidntght Tt et ERS, New Yonr, Aprll 28.—The snpusl Conventiod of tho Natious) Board of Firo Lndes! to-day, J, B, Hsll (Ohlo) offereds resolal adopted, requesting the President fwwediately issua a circul Issuing what {s known tha upinion of tho tha cstablishmeut of d tbat when repll a digest should be furulabed to mllfu aud whepever inthe o Commlttes It sbould sppes of capital favor auch adqua {deut sail at onca fvsue & call maet in this city for 8 Jurtber ¢ subject, Itusolutions regre! erat-Agunt Montgomcery pasac! The Board adjuurued stue dlo. slock polk mpanive’ 1 an sdequate the pinde L ——— 1 2 L THE ‘POSTAGE STAML!E&}}I?&I tice Depastmenh W LrerLs Roek, Ark., April »8pecial Agent of the Post-Of arrestca to-day on s chargo msde for stopplug packagea of stawups e¢ Ko e st , o :El’f::(':nm 1a the United States Cu 1ug the Governmen! ana Kirby obtatucd bie arrest. p for tefal befory the Unlted soasion. State Naw Yous, April 23.—Arsive Suevie, from Hswburg; Yictons, Cauada, from Londvs, lar letter toall views feq to thiw circula 7 Lhat asul te taritf, to al ansiduration o atansp for ¥ tudictwen t, Bmall llo“’\t‘ s e p—— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEW Writoraresume: tion, whichwss of tho Board W companled and soltcid 1ookisg W nte 2 Secered 0w ul flcient suod then (be Pre T companled cles, tarl Lz 4 0 ttiug the resiguation of uu.r 0. smally y 8. 1. KirdY 0 tho Jatiere e wing-me L wore foucd urt for defist 1h pachidtlc tha caws 04 s Cougt uow 18 b) nt ¢ S. 1t . stcamibind from Glssad¥h