Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 28, 1878, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIX. 7N STREL & SPRCIALTY, Biller, Netealf & Parkin, (RESCENT STEEL WORKS, 40 DEARBORN-ST. MAKING READY. A Big Advance Toward Or= ganizing the Mexican= ization Project. Provision Made for Keeping the Army at a Safe Distance. The following letier ia ane of many attesting the high estimation in which otwer Steel {8 held for difficult INDIANAPOLIS, May 23, 1678, .» Agent Crescent Bteel Workst Dear Sirs The Crencent Sllver and Special Steel farnished us has dono splendidly, One Panch made 25,000 holes In & cold Iron. The Shears have cut 3,500 tons cold ralls Into short pleces, with aceas slonal eutn of 0O0-1b. ateel ralls, Ve never before had 8 Panch come within 0,000 of {his performe ance, nor & Shears to cut over 2,000 fons, 1t Is to Be Rednced to 20,000, and Iept Busy on the Frontiers. Attompt to Restrict the Prosident’s Exercise of Lawful Au- INDIAXAPOLIS ROLLING MILL CO. 0, C. LYBRAXD, Master Mechanle. Significant Statement by the Ohairman of the Fraud Committee. Wo aro prepared to rocive orders Compressed Drill Rods, mado of the finost Crescent Steel, equal in quality and finish to any imported, and of all sizos down to tho smallest wiro. MINERAL WATERS. APOLLINARIS NATURAL NINERAL WATER. HIGHLY EFFERVESOENT. ATPROVED by the Academiade Medecine of France, and ita eale in France authorized by special order of the v "m‘? ‘ihe bighest MEDICAL AUTHORI- At rellef fr reaslcknean” . superlor to Vichy, Beltzd it wratotul and refreaning. *Abaolutely pure and wholeaornes superior to all for aally usc: free from all the abjectlo; rtincially aerated waters. ated only with Ita own Ras." dvery agrecabie. il ang well-wulted for Dyspepaie and cases Ean e}l with dyspeptics, and ere thinre 18 A gouty diathests,” ly far the inust agreeable, alone or mixed .|'lll"fll n Catarrha of Stomach or Biadder, ai ot only a luzury, but s necenity.” “To be had of all Wine Merchants, Grocers, Dru) and Minersl \Vlte{ Deslers throughout the FRED'’K DE BARY & CO., HOLK AGLNTS, -NOS. £1 A48 WARREN-8T., NEW TORK. Jottle bean the rextutered Yellow for Polished, Potter Disclfilms the Intention, but Admits the Possibiilty of Revolution, Th‘e Ultimate Purpose of Unseat" ing Hayes Clearly Fore= shadowed. True Version of the Interview Between Secretary Sherman and East Feliclana Anderson. The Select Committee Still Un- dectded Where and How ne’ urged agatost PREPARATION, THB PIRST ETEF TOWARD CARRYING OUT THE REVOLUTIONARY PROJECT. Bpecial Dispateh to The Tribune, wWasmxuarox, D. 0., May 27.—The Demo- cratle revolution is being rapldly organized. A Cabinet offiecr sald to-day: *There scems to bo little doubt that the Intentions of the Domo- crats are revolutionary. Thoy propose to de- stroy the nrmy by reducing its numbess and Ita pay and by civing it additional duties. Then, if the next Houso is carrled by the Democracy, a revolutlon {s practicals Congress can Seommit treason under very almplo forms.” Tha House Ay, ‘To-day the House reduced the army in numbers and pay, and gave it additional dutles, Tho Democrats voted to cut down tho army to 20,000, and to give that army, with diminished pay, vast additional duty, imposcd by tho trans- fer of the Indian Burcau to tho War Depart~ It had been cxpected that the eight majority by which tho reductlion of tho army was defeated In the Committce of the Whola could be overcome in thy Houss. That cxzpec- tation was not woll founded. The majority of eight, through absenteclsm, that was in part willful, disappeared. Tha {important amend- ment which dircets the transfer of the Indian APOLLINARIS COMPANY (LIMITED), LUNDON. rth German FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF HAMBURG, GERMANY, Capital and Assets - $1,360,200.40 with the Insnrance Department of . the Btate of New York : U, 8, Registered Bonds - $270.000.00 S. M. MOORE, Agent, 134 LaSalle-st., Chicago. LOEB & JUDAH, Gsx, Ageals, 151 Lasalle-st. LOW SHOES, Partics buying SUMMER SHOES should bear in mind that wo carry o much LARGER stock than other houbes in tho same line--sgiving them & groator variety to solect perfoot-fitting Shoos, prices lowor than olsewhere for the samo goods. BULLOCK BROS., 149, 1_51 & 168 STATE- {ncorporated Into the Army Appropriation bitl without dobate, The Congressional Record will give a different impresston, for leave was granted to print all speeches, {llustrates tho iypoerlsy of Congresslonal pro- ceedings, a8 theac speeches will not be printed until after the bill s passcd. The Western men were not unjted upon the proposition to trans- for. It was carrled by a votsof 118 ycas to 107 nays, Anamendment was also adopted, the meanioz of which 1s not clearly understood. The Republicans proceeded upon the assumption T'UEVENT THE UAE QF TROOFS to repress riots or strikes In' tho States. Tho Democrats allowed the votc to be taken ou This amendment was carrled byavoteof 120 yeas to 113 nays, Chalrman Bpringer straining a point to make it iu order, Thoe amendmont oven provides for tho punish- ment of subordinate officers scting under orders; besides—and that doubticss was ono of the reasons why thoamendment was proposed— 1t prevents the use of tho army to enforce tho Internal-Roveuue laws Inthu Soutl, and will bo o great rellef to tho moonshiners. The Kentucky Congressman who moved it should be sure of tho voto of tho moonshiners of his that sssumption. ‘Ihe actlon of the Ifouso Iu reducing the army was attended with MUCH BXCITEMENT. ‘Tho vote was tied,—118 to 118, Speaker Ran- dall, who had leit his good humor at tho Pltts- burg Cenventlon, and came back with Increased bitterness of partisanship, madea ruting agalnst Garfleld unprecenented for its arrogaut assump- tlon and partisan bigotry, Tus Reoubllcans would have prevented the reduction of the ariny on this irst vote had Gen, Butler nnd tho two colorcd members, 8 Butler was away asleep, and colored members Lad .left for home without Butler was roused fn time to "bo too late to do iembers ald not sppeas was carried by three votes, proposition to fucrease to 25,000 was partisun with the following exceptions: publican), of North Watches, Jewelry, and - Si'verware. A CARD. 1 would respectrall rm my friends t d b {nto th OHN U ‘Wholesale and Retatl Joweler, ho country solfcited. 2 B e e e o OrTIVIAN. BIANANSE, OFTICIAN. Tribune Hulldlox, he army reduction The vate un tho Caroling, voted in tha negative, and the following Democrats voted in Culberson, Mills, Gi Schlelcher, and Throckmorton, of Texas; Pat- Colorado; Willlams, of Michigan} ‘I'exas, voted agalnst the amendinont, CI10400'8 APPEAL. Representative Aldrich, fu presenting the memnurial of the Chicazo Board of Trade for the {ucrease uf the army, sald, fu_substauce: Board of Trado {8 o body of men that has larger commercial trangaction than auy other similar body I the Unlted States. Thoy have not beon backward in whether for the benetl 0 sulted to all atghits on sclent nd Fleld Glasacs, Telescope: e e cinploy no neddlers or agents. the aflirmatives R A SO PSP e P Ub eV i SOPPPP VIO plandld swsortment Tiows, Arrows, Targeia, ArinQuards, Arclery KELL 3. 1. an Empogium, 83 Madlson o hilanthroplc entorprises, of those suffering from the terrible scourge of yellow fever or from calamitica ke tho graashopper placue, or the great fires in Eastern citics. No other body of nen haye been more read forward and assist with a [ibe every beaevolent and worthy enterprise. DEMOURATIC DOCTUINE. In the debate upon the Arwy bill there was one discouraging passsge to tho frivnds of per- ment'was made which ave writteg for James 1 PER CENT GOVERNMENT BONDS, SUBSORIPTIONS RECELVED Fonper cant uaveroment Jlonas 5 8008 e S ol EIMAN'S Bank, inber of Cowtuerce. TO RENT, Etore and Basement 38 Laalle-st. Also the Secoud, third, und fourth storles o 800440 Lasalle-t, ; anta. WA, C. DOW, 8 Tribu d willing to come I d manent union, Jerry Black might Buchsoan when the Rebels wers fri; The Republicaus malntained that the President had coustitutional duties above tho laws, such ss the calliog for yoluateers to sup- press the rebellion. The North will uot fail to uotice the auswer made tothis, that the result of such a doctrl establishment of an uulimited military power. In other words, in 1878 the Democrats House of Represcntatives declare that thers is x‘xjn constitutioual power forcibly to presorve the Kuott declared e would be the A st S Imported CANARIES, Talking Parrols, and other Faue, Golddah & Aqoariuws. EASMPFER, 127 Clark-at. Tazidermists' Materlals, &5, BUSINESS CALIDS, e SR s soh ot ottt L OCORNE PN |SHIRTS pr plece 180 |L‘0LLA RN prdos 850 POTTER. DISCLAIMING BEVOLUTIONALY INTENT, HE AD- POSIILILITY OF SUCH AN OUT- Bpacial Dispaich 0 The Tribune. . Wasumiorox, D.C., May27.—If the action ‘of the House does not sufiiciently indicyte the revolutionary purpose of the Democrats, the lotter of Clarkqon Potter will, Clarkson Fot- ORIENTAL 400 W. Maduoa st | 430 W ) 111 Clarkss CIIICAGO, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1878. {er, Chiairman of the Investigating Committee, | he had never met him out once previous to the Hias felt compelled by public opinfon to publish | inauguration, and that was for about five min- nletter denying that the Investigation contem- | utes at a restaurant in New Orleans in presence plates revolutlon, The lctter unfortunately | of both Democrats and Republicans, and that confirms tha populsr Imoresaion that the Inves- | the conversation was of the most genersl char- tigation does contemplate possible rovolution, | character; and yet Democrats here who do not and that it cven looks to s vacancy in the Pro: hesitato In private to denounce this man, and dentlal office. The letter purports to be who are aware of the fact that their own Louis- dressca to some unknown clergyman in Now | fana Cammittec utterly dlscredited him, affcet York. Tho text of the letter, which would fill ] to belleve that Sccrctary Bherman would have two columns, has been given to the As- | written aletter to this man whom henever met soclated Press, Tho vanity of the Chalrman | exceptst a public rostaurant-table, and made of the fnvestigating Committee is shown in the | corrupt propositions to him. first paragraph. Potter protosts at the depraved | n all theinterviows with Anderson sesterday public opinton which should pormit the press to | and Saturday he was made to say that he never declare In its headlines that the venerable | saw tho protest-he put In with tic eection re- Stephens wan hooted down by Potter’s mob. | turns, but that he signed his name fn blank, The letter plainiy fndicatcs that it {s not Pot- | and the protest was written over bis signature. ter’s Intention to fovestigato in any Biates ex- | It so happens, however, that he was examined cept Floridaand Lonisiana, and, fo langusge | on this polnt by Senator Saulsbury !o which cannot bo mistaken, Potter claims that | Now Oricans, and he testifled that the devision whether or not revolution shall army, and theattack upon the title of the Presl- dent ate all part of one plot engineercd by skiil- ful and malignant disturbers of the publle ace. 1t should bo remembered that we have passed through five years of disaster. Hundreds of thousands of inen are thrown out of employ- ment. The riot last summer on the n(f\’-und Jines I8 an evidence of what may be possible in every large city {n the country durlng the com- ing ‘summer. "But behind this disorderly ele- ment, created b}y actual dlstreas and lack of r, s the farze disaffected element In the ~Bouth, who forsook _positions of trust and honae fn the United States army to enter the Confcderate service,~not merely the bushwhackers and tho partisan lcaders, but the regular officers who are still debarred from resuming their former nositions in the Federal army. Tho House of Represent- atives is full of Confederate officers and their friends. They think it would be worth the cost to plunge the country into a civil war in order to discredit the armics ms at present existing, and so force 8 reorganization in which S8outhern officers would be allowéd to resume thefr old nols, Southern Illinots, and Wisconsin, Hesald that the Senate hiad a few days previously passed a bill for the appointment of & second Judge for the New York Clrcuit, and he was confident that Chicago, with her lake and her land commerce, was equally In need &1 & secondJudge. Hegave intercsting statistics showing the grad- ual accumulation of busincss in the United Btates Courts at Chleago. On the st of Janoary, 1878, there were 3,045 cases pending, On the 1st of January, 1877, there were 3,703 cases pendiog, and on the 1st of January, 1878, there were 4,600 cascs vending, When asked how many of the cases nending on the 18t of January last WERE BANRRUPTCY CASES, Judge Davis replicd 1,167, but he denfed an im- putation that the repesl of the Bankrupt law . would diminish this business in the United Btates Courts. On the contrary, it would fo- crease the business, as Eastern creditors would S jtled at White Farth, ? 3 placed at Laboint. Blfll) Two Agencles {n broken up, and | tablished Agencyt.. - will begroat resistanée to the carrying out of these changes, and it Js not at atl probablo that they will be accomplished. TIHE RECORD. SENATE. Wasmxotox, D. C., May 27.—Mr. Beck intro- duced a bill to repeal the exiating taxes on cap- ftal and deposits of banis and bankers, and to imposc taxes on a dividend in excess of 8 per cent. Referred. Mr. Blaine sald, rezarding the correspondenca recently submitted to the Senate relating to the appointment of Delfosse a8 a member of the Halifax Commission on the Fisherles, that the Wnd Nebraska will be sus removed to an es- lian Territory, fherg he made 8 rough drft of the | poeition under the United States Government, | Commence legal proccodinzs agalust Western 1d th - be attempted rotest and asked Pitkin to have it weitten up ficm:c a South Carolina member wants to sell | debtors so soon as the law was repenled, :z;g;fir:":n’:hfiuufiftlfi %‘:‘,ffl;:::‘;?& DEFENDS ENTIRELY UTON TIA RRSULTS OF Tnim | In legal form, 'This was done. e thought it | \Vest Point. and the Southern members are | Ben Hill, of Georgla, was opposed to a pres- 5 too strong In some points, und had them cor- rected. e thon wrote the lnat clause of the statement himself, and signed it. He further swore that, so far from the cliarge beleg true that he had signed the S’[‘" without knowing Its contcnts, he had read it over very carefully. Bome of the Democrats here are already ves slck over Anderson. Iie appeared In public places drunk, and behaved In'cticl o manoer in regard to the whole matter ns with many to break the force of everything the Democrats had expected to establish by him. LESS CONFIDENT. TOTTEN'S COMMITTER MARING VERY LITTLE PROGRESA. Boectal Dispateh ta The Tribune, ‘Wasminarox, D, C., May 27.—The indications aro stronger thay over to-day that the Potter Committee finds itself practically stranded in o strait. Potter practically declared In the caucus which consldered the resclution that aresult would be reached almost Immediately if an in- quiry was ordered that would startle the whole country. Instead of this, the Committee finds fteclf ot an uiter loss wherd and INVESTIOATION, Potter only protests that it a revolution is necessary it shall be a peaceable one. He does not disavow his Intentfou to disturb the Prest- dontial title; on the contrary, ho says: “If, now, it should appear that there was fraud which palpably affected the Electorul vote, and shich tho Commission did not notice,~if the legal remedy exists for correcting error, you cannot belicve that such a proceeding under tho law could lead to disturbance.” Poteer then adds that, if no law now oxists, and a quo warranto or some cnabling laws shiould bo passed, the oporation under it need not creato violenco or disturbance. In the course of his letter, alluding to tho Electoral Commission aud the fears of civil wor at that time, Potter declares there could have been no civil war because the officers of the army, with the oxception of Grant, Bherman, and 8heridan, would have sustained the House of Representa- tives In recognizing ‘fildan. Potter Insults the loyalty of the army by declariug that the sccret correspoudence of the War Department will held. Henow offered, a8 an act of justice to Delfosse, owing to the insufficiency of his for- mer resolutlon, the following: Resolved, That the President of the United States ‘e renuested, If not in hie Jjndgment incompatible with the publig futsrests, to communicato to the Benate coptes of all corresponidence not herotoforo puomitted, and of all memoranda and minntes in scanion of tho Government relating to the selec- . lon of Mr, Maurice Delfosse as one of the Com- 1nisstoners nnder the Treaty of Washington on the fisheries question. The resolution was agreed to. Mr. Davis (11L.) called up the Benato bill to provide for the appointment of an additional Circuit Judge for tho Beventh Judiclal Clrenlt, comrosed of the Siates of Ililnois and Indlans, which was discusred until the explration of the morning hour, and then 1sid aslde, Mr. Morrill Introduced s bill appropnating 250,000 for the erection of & fire-proof building for thy National Museum. Iteferred. AMr. McDonald, from tho Committee on the Judiciary, reported with smendments the Senate bill to nothorize the States of Ohio, Indlans, snd Tilinols, respectively, to commence and prosccuto #aita against the United States lo the Bupromo Court of the Unlted States, on account of the generally opposed to all messures for the malintenance of the army, only excepting the members from Texas, who fear rafds from across the Mexican border. Advautage has been taken of the discontent of the working classes,—for the riot last sum- mer pointed out the way of bringing about a revolution fn all the jarge cities. DBut some natlonal question was needed upon which to create a general row, and the title of President Hayes was selected as the point upon which to begin the attack and start the aitempted revo- lution. The conspirators have skillfully used the press, the disconteuted Granger clement, and the disorderlv Jaboring classes, and have really decelved well-meaning Democrats re- garding their true aims. There is sald tobo evilence in cxistonce proving this conspiracy, should be understood that, while the Pot- ter movement in the House was acquicsced in Ly the Southern members, jyet, in order not to show their haod, mnot one Htate south of Kentucky and Virginia s rcpresented on the Comtnittee. It {8 distinctly understood that the Investigating Committee proposs toattack tho title of Haves, and they beifeve they can put bim oat of office. ‘They also belleve t ot war will result, and they are prepared for that in order to rehabilitato ent consideration of the bill. The time was not {ar distant when there would bo an cntire re- arganization of the Kederal Judicfary, but he should oppose taking up single cascs untit the ‘whole aystem £ COULD BR RECORSTRUCTED. Judge Davis urged the Benate to pass the bl now, and 5Av: strong reasuns why the present Circult Judge, Drummond, of whom he spoke in high terms, ahould have asaistance. The morning hour expiring, a demand was made for ths regular order. Judge Davis pleaded carnestly for a vots upon the bill, but Beck and other Democrats declared thut they must speak ou it at length, and the motion to o on with its consideration was lost by a vote of 24 yeas against 27 nays. Judge Davis says that }{‘ho can get & vots upon the bill be can pass CUSTOMS FRAUDS. ME. LRITER ENLIGUIENA TiX WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. v Bpecial Dispateh to The Tribune, WasmixatoN, D, C., May 27.—Mr. Leiter, of the Custom-iouse Commission, had another conference with Fernando Wood to<lay, and St bonil il Sucllihs Nt icip e SAS et Sher S ahow this, how to begin. Buierman’s denunctation of thelr | tho Soutburn officers in their old places in the | with his assoclates left for New Yok | faler of putlic lands n cach of saud States. THR LETTER, maln reliance as a forgery proves a eevercrblow | armny. It is considered that the time Is pro- | to-night. The special - purpose of the Mr. Cameron m‘.‘,:,l;,m"bm to authorizo the To the “Western Assnciafed Prese. Wasmyoroy, D, C., May 27.—Clarkson N, Potter. in & loog letter ton New York fricnd, explnins the offcct of his resolutfon. He says: Atnong other things, you suggest that to raiso the question about the last Presidentisl elcction wiil bring on distu oll, About that pe {a not the alightest cl turbance. When the whole countey was at fovers heaton the subjoct of the clcction, a way was fonnd to cstablish & tribunal to pass upon the elece tion, and every one submitted to that determina« tlon. Tha Prestdent's title rests upon that. 1f now it should appear that thero wan a frand which palpably affected the Elsctoral vote, and whichithe Commission did not notlce, aud If 8 legal remedy oxiata for correcting the error, {ou cannot beliova that such a proceoding, under law, could lead to disturbance, 1f thero be no such logal remedy ox- isting, and Conprese should hereafier, by the ap- proval of tho Fremdant, of by two-thinds of both 1fousca withont that approval, provide oue, why should the legal determination thereafter Lad any more produce disturbance than the decision of tho Electoral Comumission had? It {a exactly becandothis fanot Moxico, and because the penple prefer de. termining by logal methode, and, 1f legal methods have not been provided, to Invent legal methods of determining thom, and to submit to tho determi- nation thus arrived at, tuat this country . CANNOT DB MEXICANIZRD, Havipg sccepted the Electoral Commlssion, of courso wo were bound to submit to its resuits, but o ought at least to be allowed to snow. {if such was tho fact, that the returns npun which the Com- tuisslon paseed were procured by fraud. [admic that the Presldency {s not worth a civil war, but T havo not believed thero was any danger of auch a war, ‘The generation who charged up the 1ights of Frodorick and defended the works at Vetersburg will not go lightly into another civil struggle, ~ Womust get years further on before that will happen, 1 8dmit tho succees of the Re- publican lenders. Ilaving lain down when tho aw was on oar sido, and whon we ought to have atood up, it is not for us now to stand up as long ns tho Jaw remains againat us, Hut you will ssk whether, if there bo no danger 1] rnh ic order trom legal procecdings, thore may not bo N FROM ACTION BY CONGREBS. No, no more than from action of the courts. Con- ropresents the poople of the country, hut ora not march before them. It expressea bnt does not antloipate their will, Should fraud con- nected with the Blectoral count sppear wo grows and paipanle that you and all honorable men shonld unite in denonncing it.' Congross might then tako nction, - Butifso, what Copgress might do, being the resultof tho action of men of all pardes of the great body of the pco- plo, mot of a party, would be ef- fected quietly, cortainly, and without vlolence or disturbance. Ineaying this, 1 do not mean that I expect the investigation to be followsd by either legal or Congressional action. What, i anything, should bo done becanse of the inquiry, must depend on TIE IIEAULTS OP TIB INQUIRY. Tt I do mean that whatever action, if any, should follow the tho investivation, sich action can . nolther disturb the order nor the prosperity of the cunntry, Thiscry of wolf wnon thera {s no wolf, this offort to make it appear that thero is danger to peace or order from this investigation, is & Tepublican pret=nse like the ** blood ification of carpot-bag guvernment, llke the *“'pub. fc-danger " oxcuse advancod for thuenforcement of Durell's fufamous orderand protection of the Returning Board by bayonots, )lke tne cry set up after the election to prevent any agitation and to secnre submiselon, ‘What, theu, you oal tho purpose of invest!- gatlon? 1answer, To ertain the facts, so that, Af frauds bo cxtablished a repetition of such frands miay be proventod, sud, It o, to clogr uip the gen- eral balfof throughout ihe country tbat thora woro such frauds, The feeling amonyst inany Ropabi licune after the eloctlon was that, while we had been cheated n the returns, we bad bulldozed the negroes as baoly, so that the nccounts of wrong WEIE ADOUT EQUAL. This _belief In the hulldozing of the negro was based mainly upon the fact that, in certain districts i the South which usually gave Iepublican ma. Joritiea, thero was not returned that yeara sinzle Republlean vote. Now the pooplo of the North have never understoud that thle conditiou of things was_fraudulently e ared by tho Mepublicans, ‘Thoy ought to underetand that, and beyond that they ought to undorstand that thero mover was anything so dangerous to free government as o HI'IIINIIIIE Loard, to throw out the vutes of ono side and keep in those of thu othce without causo: 10 {nvent a pretext for such wrongs; to accupt ofteu-contrived prolests and manufacturcd objsce tiuns as a color for their action; (o permit figuros to bo altered, returns to be forged, frauds to bo perfucted, wnd genorally evory means by which the will of the people may bo frusteated and THE POPULAR VOICE STIPLED, 1t then becowes poustdly, and there miay be thus a condition of thiuge absulutely destructive of frea government. Wo belleve that it was by wuch procecdings we wers cheated ont of the clection. ~ Unless he procvedings be ex- vitlous. The commercial classes aro depressed, those who were wealthy arc_no longer so, and there arc some who aro mad_enouch to think that a state of civll war would sctually stlnu- late busincss, It should be potleed that every one of the conventions of the Democrats and Natfonal Labor tircenback Heformers bitteriy assall the regular army. so that, when the conflagration comnmeaces, there will be no means of checking than the Republicans st first supposed it to be. Anderson’s drunken spree of S8aturday and Sun- doy here bas atiil further demoralized them. To-day Potter's Committes had its first formal mecting. Therc was a two hours’ talk over the scops of the (nquiry, but no decision was reached, and the Republicans could not divine the real fotentlon. It was, however, spparcut that call of Leiter upon the Ways and Means Committee was to ascertaln whether the Com- mittee will encourage the recommendations of the princlpal importers of the country as to new legisiation deslgned to prevent frauds, par- ticularly in sitks and gloves. At the first meet- ing Lelter was regarded with some suspicion, s it waa thought that bis misslon was of a scc- tionalcharacter, andrelatedtotheinterestsof the West as agalnst the Enst. Eastern rumors evi- dently had prejudiced the Eastern members of the Commitiee. Wood, however, was speedily dlsabused of that when he discovered that Leiter was BUBTAINED IN 118 POSITION by all the honest Eastern importers. To-day Wood notifled Lelter that he, of course, could recelve him only{n his capacity of & private citizen, but If tho Becretary of the Treasury should recommend any apeelfic legisiation upon the sutject, which should also be indorsed by the principal importers of the country, the Ways and Means Committee would ha likely to give the recommendation specdy attention. —Arn present tho subject matter is not belore the Committec. Lelter made no special request, and did not formiulate his fdeas in a hill. Indecd, ft is doubtful whether his own views as to the tech- :lal form of the desired legislation are deflnite, ut 2 constructlon_of & public bullding for a Custom- Housc at LaCrosse, Wis. Roferrcd, Mr. Matthews submitted s resolation calling upon the President for information in relation to the clalm of John G, Kendrick and other cltizens of the United Etates (nl’ruunfll Injaries receivad on tha 10th of October, 1855, at Virgin Hay, Nica- agus, alleged to have been commitied by soldlers acting under orders of the Nicaraguan Govern- ment, and what steps should be taken for tho sd- Justment of said clajins. Agreed to, Consideration was then resumod of the bill pro- viding a permanent form of government for tho Diatrict of Columbia. Mr, Tharman submitted tha amendment to strike out the tenth eection of the blll reported by the Senate Committce, continuing the Board of Lcalth, and insert In lea thereof the tenth, eloventh, twelfth, and thirteenth sections of the iTouse bill, valdln‘; for the appointment of ‘a Licalth Oficer y the District Commissioners, to have control of the aanitary condition of the Disteict. Mr. Withers moved to amend the amendment of Mr, Thurman 80 aw fo make the lllll‘{ of tha Tlealth Officer #4,000 por annuw, instead,of 82,500, s Mr, Thurman propased. Agreed to, ‘The amendment of Mr, Thurman was agrecd to— yean, 24; nays, 21, . Mr. Thurnian thon offered an additional sectlon providing that thy dcbi of the District shall not bo Increased, rx::&n by tho loan o $100,000 authoriz by the pend- ing blil, Agreed to. Ilo also “submltted an asmendment declaring that tho torm *‘school- honscs, * used In the act of June 17, 1870, should bo held to Include all vducationn! catabiishments, and providing for the refunding of certaln taxcs vaid upon the proper®@ actaally used for educa- tional purposes, 1In expianstion of the amendment, Mr. Thurman #afd it was intanded to exempl from taxzation tno Columbinn College, Georgotown College, and other educatjonal institations, Mr. Ingalln apposed tiie amondment, and arzned that the effect of it wonld be to cxewmpt 82,000, 000 worth of property from tization, most of wlich wea contralled by Catholics, thongh it made no ditference to him whether they wero controlied ny Cathollcs, Swedenboreians, of Mormous. - Ile op- posed it upon principle. The institutions were prisate {natitutions, conaucicd for purposes of gniy, and In no scoso could they be regurded ay public fustitutions, After further discusslon, Mr. Thurman modlfed his numendinent so as to exemot from (axation col- atc eatablishments not conducted for pivate Faln. \ Stessrs, Conkling, Matthews, Harris, and othors opposcil ity and letsrs, Thurman, Hoar, snd Day- azd spoke In favor thoreaf. The amendment was agreed to—yeas, 28; nays, Washinbton Correspondtence Phitadetiita Prese. Careful comparisen of the views expressed by the Democratie leaders upon the objects and purposes of their prescut course fn the Houso lends to the conclusion that the country is rap- 1dly driftlug {uto a revolution; and it would bo well for tho Inw-abiding people in_every part of the country to shake off the apathy which en- chalns them, ond anticipate the calamitousstate of things which now appears ineyitable. A prominent Democrat i the House sald to- night: * Wa will bave Hayes out of the White House within six months, or there will be an- other rebellton." Another oue remarked: Some nieht you will hear of Hayes and his famlly landed at the dcepot and ped for Fremout,” notber ftmarked: **The public mind necds tobe cducated up to this thing. When Mont- f\mmry Blair submitted his inemortal and reso- utlon to the Maryland Leglslsture, it was ridlcuted by everybudy, Now the movemeut has taken definite shape, and Is o subject of comment among the people. The objfect of the Potter Investiration Is to educate tho pubiie mind. The testimony ls important only in that dircetion, Our pitrpuse s fixed. The Demo- cratic party will use the machinery of the Federal Uoyerument to eleet the next President.” Another sald, ** At the proper time, If neces- sary, we can concentrate at the Capital, without sttracting attention, enough wmen to carry out any purposs which the Democratic party may bave to accomplish." Auother, fixiug the time for the Initial steps, eald: By Deccmber this investigation will Lave proven the frauds practiced in order to place fhyu fu the Presidential chalr, and wo wlll refuse to receive his annuat message. We ean control the Senate on that, but, If it cannot e done In Deceinber, we will bave both Houses after March 4.” It 18 evident from such expressions from men high in the Democratic party what the real pure poses of the Democrats are, notwithstunding thelr efforts to disizulse their real meaning. The Potrer Tnvestigating Committee ave beenin conetant conference with members of the Na- tional Comnmittee and the represenintivesof the Tilden intercsts; and, deepllu their professions that **campaign thunder ' alone actuates thele movements, o member of the Committce, spenking of the cfforts to socure nn allirma. tion ot Hayes' title, said the natural result of this investigation, should fraud be pruven, would be to oust those who were benefited by the fraud, and to put the rightful party in. By part of the Democratic programmie, ihese va. rious propositions have been attempted in the Hlouse, the practical operations of which would be to disband tho army or to prohibit its use except in the Indian country, Sotne soltcitude 18 cxpressed by tho Democratic Benstors, and haua been communicated to the sembers of the Potter Cominttiee, s to the probabilities of es- tanlishing what they have started out to prove. The members of the Comimitico say theru {s no occasion for alurm on that scor, as they will prove cverything, ‘Chis being tho case, the ro- silts fudlcated by Democratic leaders may, therclore, bo anticlpated. MISCEGENATION. A DISGRACEFUL STATE OF APFAIRS AT STAND- ING HOCK AGENCY, Bpecial Dispaich ¢3 Tia Tridunes Wasmxaton, . C., May 37.—Somo weeks ago the Commissiouer of Tudiau Affalrs, in the presence of the Presldent, declared that the soldiers ot Btauding RNock Agency had do- bauchied the squaws, and that therv was terrible demoralization, The charge was twice made by the Commisioner. It came to tho kuowledge of Ucn, Terry, commanding there. An investiga- tlon was ordered. The report of that fnvestl- gatlon reachied the \War Department this morn- oz, having been forwarded to the Adjutant. General's oftice through Geu, Sheridan, Toe Becretary of War awd the Adjutant-General, after carcfully reading the report, say that they caunot authorize {ts present publica- UNBXPECTED DIPFICULTIES had nrisen wnoug them. Potter, having been compelted to write the letter declariug he did not contemplate revolutfon, it was necessary to confiue the talk in Committee to this letter,’so the Democrats describo the wholo debatons very conservative. Those who have helped work tho investigation through bave been much dlsturbed during the day, .They oxplaln the de- lay by saying that a certain portion of thelr evi- denco !s not quite ready. Bome of them are even In favor of having mo investica. tlon here at present, but to send strong Bub-Committees Bouth, and so grive the excuse of not having members enough to carry on {n- quiry here. The scrutiny of the Republican press I8 regarded as A VERY SERIOUS ODSTACLE to open Inqulry here, or, for that mnatter, toa sccret ono cither. After a two-hours? session, the Comnmittee adjourned without having ac- complished anything, and fixed the next meet- fug for the day after to-morrow. This is another fudication that the Democrdts find themsclves cntirely uunprepared to go on. The fecling smong the Domocracy“that the whole thing Is to fail {5 increasing. MEETING OF THE COMMITTBE. To the Waatems Asoctated Preas, Wasmxoron, D. C,; May 27.—At the mect- fng of the Potter Investigation Committee to- day no formal proposition was submitted from either sido ju regard to the scopa that should be given to the Committee's inquiries. The Re- Eubllcnnl claimod, however, that they ought to o0 informed by the majority at the outsct what pre to be .the linits of ' the fovestigation, in order that thoy may maoke preparations accordingly. Scveral miembers of the majority expressod themselves in favor of l-nnflnlngi. the luvestigation to Louistana and Floridn, but thera was no general oxpression of viewa on that poiut, and, with a view to consid- cring thio question among themsclves, the ma- Jority sugjzested an adjournment untll Wednes- day next, which was agreed to, and an answer ‘w the minority will probably be given at that jme. G JERL BLACK. 118 VIEWS. Bpecial Dispateh to Ths Tridune. PAILADELLRIA, May 27.—Judgo Jeremish 8. Black was Interviowed hcro to<day on the In- vestization golog on at Washington Into the frauds of 1870, It was casy to sco Lhat ho was under some restraint in this part of Lis chat, arising perbaps out of a past or prescut professioval conncetion with the sub- ject. Hesald: “Itake no stock in the pros- pect of turning out Hayes by quo warranto. No doubt Hayes got tho Presldency by racans of a fraud, but ho got it, and hus #t. It was conceded to him by tho House of Nepresenta- tives, which ought to have withheld it from him, POBSESSION vxnln‘r:gcn CIRCUMSTANCES 13 ) to every legal intent aua purpose. Mr. Hayes is President for four years, unlcs. term shall Lo abridged by impeachinent, resiguation, or death.” sCau he be liopeached for tho fraud prace ticed to elect himi » “Certalnly not," E “ But, if thero was a fraud to which he con- sentad, or for which he bargafued beforehand, aud, after he got into power, he rewarded the guilt of tho rascals by giving them officest " + He is jmpeachable for that. 8o also fs any subordinate ofticer who did tho same thiug, THE FRINCIPLE ‘which he proposes, and in which he {a under- stood to be supported bythe Eastern Importers, is that specific must be substituted for ad yalorem duty, Leiter even favors having the dutive paid “on silka by the pound. This Lo thinks would check ‘the importation to this country of Iminense quantities of worthless shike, which aro made to appear like good sliks by moeans of clay and other substances. NOTES AND NEWS, THE CHICAGO WHISKY CASES. Suecial Dirpatch 10 The Tribune, Wasuixetox, D, C,y May 27,—~Thero isaro- port here to-night that the Atturney-Gencral and Sceretary of the Treasury have decided to disregurd the recommendations of the letter of Judges Drummondand Blodzett recommending that the suit azajust tho first batch bu dismies- ed, aud wiil order thy prosecution to be re- sumcd. It is too late to verity the report. The Attoracy-Gencral declined to state whether ho had comweo to any declslon, Secretary Sherman, when application for fuformation was made at uis house, bad reticed. ond could mot be dis- turbed. 2. The LIl having been considered in Commlttes of tho Whole, waa reported to the Senate, and the smendinents made in Commitco were concureed 1n, ‘The bill was then read a third time aud pawsed, 3r. Ferry nioved to take up tho Housoe blil to for- bid the turther retireniont of logal-tendor notes. Mr. Windom opouscd tho motion, and said the Committes un Approprlutions was now peeparcd to proceed with the conslderation of (ho Lexislative, Judicial, and Lxecutlve Appropriation blll, Thers wees many amendments, auil tho prospect was that the Dbill would be a leng timo in conference, It ‘was probable that the Ifouse would pass the Senate resolntion tu adjuurn oa the 10th of June, aud, unless (ho Commiitee on Appropriations ‘couid Liave the nght of way with the Appropriation billn, it would b impossible ta get them through, and au extra sosslon would be neceasary, —that ls, (£ the llouse should agree to the Senate resolution to sdjournon the 10th of June, Mr. Ferey vald ho bad no Idea that the House of Kepresentatives would agree to tho Senate resolus tivn to adjourn Juno 10. Hs had no deslre to an. tagoulze sppropriation bills, but ho felt it to be his duty to insist upon the Legal-Tender bill. The condition of the country sppusied to tho Senate to ho did not spprehond §t would causa lon, s but two or three Scnaturs de- k upon it. THE DISTRICT BILL. ‘The Sonate passed tho District bill to-day, All the corrupt Boards are abolisbed. Cotleges and educational institutions are exempted from taxation, and 850,000 citizens will bave nothiug to say as to the adoption of the Goverument under which they are to live, and uudes which they will romaln absolutely disfranchised. FONT'S FINANCIAL BILL. Tho Senato just before adjournmont, by a voto of 23 t0 26, declded to take up the Fort Finauce bill. The whole finance debate will b renewed unless Windom shall to-morrow suc- cilcld in putting it sslde for the Appropriation 8. wired to Mr. Voorhees favored the motion of Mr. Ferry, sud said If thera should be much further contrace tion of tle currency thors woald bs no monsy to E"’ that sppropriated by any bitls. 1f the present ecretary of tho Trvasury should be sllowed to run his mad career much longer we would bave noth- inu daft fur the lr[m)pl(ul ons. Mr. Hereford favered the consideration of tho Legal-Teader bill, and during hie remarks salds *4Talk about thearmy ! No wonder thero ars mobe, whon all your laws are contrary 10 tho wishes o the people, Alake your Iswa Lo mect the wishes of tho people, and ihero will be no meed of an army. Mpr, Raton~1f wo don't pass this bill prosty quick, paper will b worth as much as gold. Br. Allison svoxe in favor of consldering the Appropristion bill, and argued that they should always have precedence. Mr. Windom sald the country would not suffer it the talk on Huances shoald bs lul';hlmlml for It migh B:luml to the Scaatu to P he discussion, but 1t would not bo to the country, I'ho motion of Az, Ferey (o take up tho bill to forbld further retirement of legal-tender notes waa agrovd 10, —yoas 24, uays 20, —as followss QETTYSBUNG. ‘The citizens of Gottysburg have agreed to send an invilation to the members of Congress who participated in that battle both in the Union and Confederate armies to visit that town and the battle-fiehl. Early next month {s the time set for the visit, Among those in the House who were in the battie on the Union sida are Willlains ot Michigan, Mugiunts of Montuna, Willis of New York, Ketchanof New York, and Campbell of Tenncsses. tn the Confed- orate side, Forncy and lerbert of Alabama, Scales and Robbuns of North Carolina, Cabell of Virzinia, Ellis of Loutsiana, and others. In tho Sonate Gordon and Rausum were ou the Con. foderate side, PINAL ADJOURNMENT. The Democrats of the House will hold a cau. cus to-morrow nlzht onthe subject of the ad- *uurnmum resclution, Many of them say the) ntend to voto for the Benate resolution to ad- | - e egard to thedecision of i outraza “will be repeatod, | Yhota fraud, stuvcndous, shocking, and out- | (jon, on thq grouwd that §t contolns | journ Junc wwnhwt regard n YEAU oo yer Uy remtfrom o roosen Taseosl- | TeCcous, was perpotrated fn Lowsiana and | yerigug clmrge& for which they do not wish to | Lhe cacus, Auonx sie Tnr “'M““\-'"d Sai | fimagrens - Mo, Horrmon tiom, you sy oo suro that nothlng can reauts | Florida, is bogoud denial. be respousible, It can be stated, however, that | 1% of Peunylvavly, Willis, of New York, Bell, eder ) Hi Dileot, fl'.; will_disturp elther your flocks or your bals 1T 1148 BEEN ALREADY I'ROVED T e " LEL of Georgia, aud Fraukliy, of Missourd, Truce, alla, pencer, snces, The troubla to capltal, property, and free- | in a thousand ways, and by clouds of witnesses, | tins voluminous report shows that the Comunis. DECORATION-DAY. Caweron (Pa.), ooy Yeller, |d'";" bz“l wl:mlnu‘!-’p&'h-’lu‘;fld;“:“lhl:n o) m}:g. 'rh:.: pending lm(wnliuuuuh r-lu n‘llxly b,x:mg sloner of Indiau Affairs, {n making this whole- (‘!(01. Rocer;. t‘mls.l’re.!delnfil p&v:fie llcc;eltnry, Cockrell, &fi,\z'- Fhtiirey hut. omo_ at lase frons Fesun quire Into | out somo particulars, showing by whom /| " oftic to-duy seut the following lotter e heads of Wallace, frauds. To confrout tho evil you'may ot | §'% ey iatizated und patl for. 1 hopo and be- salo chargo of lmmorullty siatust th oficers ( {ERRFL W Departments Witliers=28, sight it, fato lpnwefll its repetiifon, “To shut your and men stationed ut Staudlog Rock, bas Mevothat Mr. Hayes bad notbing to do with it. Grover, :;;v‘uan;l:g"nmn Desce; Batety; A, prossacliy ol l‘i‘g\:lfiéfi'fi :ud.nu‘fuunmd the crlu{e, mlflzk tho | The investigation has been very complete. The I)I:l closed on 'tn: ¥, the 0th Instant, ‘1.-“'..“#3‘.‘,‘1 fl!fi'fi,, ey, ]:.yfmih. Se— State officers a8 mero lnstruments, who did | Cathotle priest stationed at the Agency, all tho | 4o tho memory '3::’:’.';’:‘;&‘."3 fellin dufoniss of 188 | fieaged. stk SHERMAN AND ANDERSON, | thelr corrupt work oa a contract. ‘C0u8 Ot | sehiool-teachers, and tho Chlefsof tho tribo | ythe commemorativa ccromoaies of thoday, | | uriaiée hpmam, faunden, TUR FAIR OF TUR IETERVING: e AME AECRRTANE OF TIN TREASURY wory examined; & ceusus of all the Lalt-breed TUB BOUTIE OAROLINA SENATORSILL Scron (Wis.), MoMlan. i oo 1apiclal Dunatoh 1o Ths. Ttbuse, aftormands, and carsicddout the fithy bargaln | children was taken, sud It was discovered that, | _The Beoate Comumilitee uu Privilezvs and | Curatiaucy, ~ Maithows Wiadoi—2e. Wasminorox, D. C., Nay 37.—Tho sonea- | by copardinig the criminals, theu thersls no law Elcctlons to-day heard eX-Gov. Chumberlain fu | CORUEE o SRS 1in, and Dawes, who out of somo eighty-two lllegitimato Lalf-breeds, there were but six whoso [fathers were soldlers. The paternity of the rest belonged to civillans about the post, and notably to some of the very plous Agents of the Indiau Burcau. ‘the cuiarge of the Commissioner of Iudian Affuirs that one-half of the half-breed children at that poat were the children of soldiers will HAVE TO DE WITHDRAWN, and the Commissloner will bo obliged to exsmine Into the moruls of bis own Ageuts. ‘The turcgolug 1s 8 syuupsls of the voluminous report transmitted by Gen. Tersy, The aruy dlicivline s very strict as toimmoralitics. Boms timegince shintlur charges were made agafust & Contract Surgcon and a Licutenaotat s Western post. The charge was that they had purchused squaws for finworal uses. A Court of Tuquiry being ordered, the charges agalust the Lieuteu- ant were proved 1o be fulee. ‘Ihia Burgeon ad- mitted the charge, and justified hiwself, but was speedily disc] ed the service, slthough about to bv prowoted to bigh ofliclal rank. JUDICIAL, AN EPFORT TO BECURS ANOTHER JUDOE FORTUR SBVENTU JUDICIAL CISCUIT. Bpeciat Dispaich to The Tridune, Wasutxaron, D. C., May 27.—Judge Davis callod up the bill receutly reported from the Commlttee on the Judiciary. It provides for the apoolutment of an additional Circuit Judge for the Seventh Judicial Circult Court, which embraces the alstricts of Indiana, Northern lill- tional dispatch furnished to several journals and telegraphed widely last night In regard to interviews botween Becretary Sherman and Anderson, the Bupervisor of Eloctions of East Feliciana, s & falr specimen of the waterial on which Tilden’s Fraud Commattce Is expected to begin bustuess. It was clalined that Becretary Bherman had {oduced Andersou to come here, snd had ' sought an interview with bim, whea tbe fact (s tbat Auderson came of his own accord, and was most persisteut in Lis efforts to see the Secretary, and . that Mr. Bhermsn absolutely refused to sce bim, until finally, Anderson becoming so lmportunate, Judge Shellabarger, who was fu Bherman's of- fice, advised giving him an audience. This luterview was eutirely umnsatisfactory to Auderson, and, afterwards, he gave 88 rcasons for lcaving the Bocrotary so soon that ho found hisjstatements were belog taken downby a private sccretary [n short-hand} though why ho objected to tbls, if they were truc, he does not explain. Everything sug- gested that he expected to be bought up, or at least to find some evidence that the Secretary was disturbed over what he might testlfy to. He made . ONB IMPORTANT STAYEMENT during bis talk with the Becratary, namely, that advocacy of the claim’of D. T. Corbin to (e seat now occupled by Scuator Butler, of South Carolins. 3 or justice cither that cansave hlm trom {m- peachment. An examplo i nevded. I think the House ought to have proceeded distinctly wnd expressly un thls ground, and moved to this objective polnt, giving Mr. Sherman either u clean vindication or a just condemuation aiter @ falr hearing. As It is, the investigation scuws to be wlmless, Tho mitl 13 golng to be sure, but there {s notliug in the hopper that can be legal- 1y ground." A CONBPIRACY. TUB PUBLIO FEACE IMFERILED DY BOURBON, UEUEL, AND COMMUNISTIO MACHINATIONY. Currepondince New York Grapato (Ind.), Wasuxaton, D, C., say 24 —From the de- yelopments of tho last threo asys, there is now every resson to bellovo that the counlry is upon the verge of actual avarchy. Evidence isin existence going 1o show that there bas been a dellberate attempt to precipitate the couutry foto s clvil war, The plot scems to bave becn long contemplated, and has been skllitully worked up. The ingredients of mischief urc drawa from & number of different sources, aud the * hell-broth” bas becn mado ¢ thick and slsb" by contributions frum every unwhole- some element in the country. ' There is now cumulstive evidence to sbow that the drilling of the Commugists in the largo clties, the howl far the reduction of the + o voted | tho negative, wore paired Plumb, Booth, and Eustls, who would Bave voted tu the atl Mr. Windom gave notice that at the expiration of the morulug bour to-morrow he wauld move to lay asige this bill, snd tako up the Legisiative Approortation blll An etfort was mado to have It understood that the vole on the Legal-Tender Uil shiould be taken 81 8 o'clock to-mosrow, bit objeciion was made. ‘Adjourncd. TUB CREENDACKERS. A paper was cireulated to-day . In the House requeasting all members who were in favor of tho greonback curreucy, and in favor of retiring National-Bauk notes, “to _mest to-night iu the room of the Judiclary Committes for caucus aud cousultation. The meetiug was held, was quite well attended, and, after a epirited cun- test, it was detded to take up press the Fort blll. This vote was carricd by only two majonty’ A FROFO3ITION TO CONSOLIDATE THE INDIAN . AGENCIES. Wasuinarox. Ix C., May 2E—A consolida- tion ot Judian Agencles bas been agreed upon between Commissiouer Hay and “Slr. Scales, Chalrman of the Houss Cowtuliteo on ludian Affairé, The Iatter will prescat @ repart to thy Houso and bring in a bill coverlug cousolida- tlon. 1t is proposed 1o seduce the number of reservations frum thirty-six to nlue, aud the number of Agents from twentyjto clzht, The nuwber of acres of lund vow occupled wmounts to uearly 22,000,000, and will o reduced to about 4,250,000, naking s feduction in area of nearly 15,000,000 acres. Of this land there will bo 000,000 acres revtored to market, leayve ing to Lo sold (n_trust for the Indiuns nearly 5,000,000 acres. , In \Vuhh:fiwn Territory 3,457 Iudians will be consolidated st Colville, 200 at Neah Bay, 1,000 will take howmesteads, 8,000 will goto Puyalup. In Orcgun, 8,000 will take novss, Under acall of States, the following blils were fatroduced and referred: By Mr. Willls~Tu yegulate tho sale of United Staies securitics. It wakes it unlawful for the Fecretary of the Treasury to entur intv any con- tract us dewotiation uf bonds now suthorized to be isaued or sold, whether for fuoding tha natioval debt, or auy uther purpose, with suy bauking avso- ciations, Ano, or Individual, or combination of in- dividuals, uniess bo shall rst invite proposals by aavertisements for no lcss than thres weeks, in tyu nowspapers; LLat proposal Lo be accepted which way be most advautagrous to the Governmenl, By Mr. Wood—To eatablish & permanent slukiny fund. 1t provides that thera shall bu spprovriate for ihe tlecal yrar commenclug July, 1878, sud for cach succecaluy year, out of the customs Tuveaues, tho sum of $100,000,000, which eball bo upglltll. 'firet, to pay the ulcrest ou the publio debts second, totbe redowption ur purchase of a0 much of the outstand: vriucipal - of the buthc debt as can be purc ‘ot teduemed at not wnore than par snd sccrued interest; alb bouds sa pue- chased of redeemed (o cuase t beat lntecest, aud 10 bu canceled and destzoyed. 1Labrogalce the uct providicy for the sanual siukiag ¢ Sec 5ot