Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 29, 1878, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIX. FITRAORDINARY ~ UNPARALLELED eEan Loakl CLOAKS POSITIVE BARGAINS! Will offer in thoir S8uit Dopartment this morning, 300 SILK & DIAGONAL CLOATS, Bought at about halt the original cost, and in order to close samo in a ronsonable time, wo have deter- mined to offer them at a very small sdvanco from purchasing cost. Vory heavy Gros Grain 8ilk Cloaks, trimmod ‘with Lace and B8atiu, latost stylo, 89,60, Bilk Clonks, olegantly trimmod with Satin Pipings and French Laco, Long 8ilk Clooks, trimmed with rich Passomonteries and BSatin, Very hoavy 8ilk Cloaks, Jabats of Laco and 8atin Folds. $13.00. 8ilk Cloaks, trimmod in Plaitings of samo, and Rainbow Beads, $15.00. Long Fronch Oloaks,in rich Gros Grain 8ilk, trimmod ia Whalebone Y¥ringu and 8atin, $18.00. 8ilk Cloaks, trimmod in Whalebone Fringo, Laco, and Boaded Passo- mentorio, $20,00, Rich Gros Grain'8ilk Cloaks, trim- med with Deop Laco and Rich Or- | namonts, £43.00. , Vory Handsomo Bilk' Cloaks, with Voest, trimmod in- Fringoe and Jot Prssomentorio, £24,00, s ""Worth -Coats” in Hoavy * Gros Grain 8ilk with Ddop Laco Pasao- mentorie and Rich Fringo, 837.00, Vory hoavy Gros Grain Silk Olosks trimmod with &atin Rainbow Boads and Fringo, $40.00, CLOTH CLOAKS. - Fine Diagonal Cloth Cloaks, §4.50, Diagonals trimmod with Silk and Boadod Fringe, #06.00. Diagonals in Bilk Fringe and Pas- semontorio, $10.00. Diagonals in 8ilk, Satin and Passe- mentorie, $12.00. All-Wool Diagonals,vory claborate- ly trimmed, in Fly Fringe, Batin, and Jet Ornaments, $13,00, VE INVITE AN EARLY INSPEQTION, MANDEL BROS,, 121 & 123 STATE-ST. Branth: Michigan-av, and Twenty-second-st, FURNITURE., SPIEGEL & CO,, 251 & 253 Wabash-av. Chamher Sets! THE VERY LATEST! Ash or Walnut or Walnut or Walnut lato 36x40, der all com; Elegant Walll: ¢Queen Anmno” ‘*Queon Anne” * Quoen Anng” y &5 to 10 un. enoh Dressing. Caso Sets, 36x40 plato, &t $55 and at §65 and $76. ful ¢ Xastlake" Bets, French foct GEMS, Cannot be "Dres!or. 860, Queon Anne'’ Set Ash or Walnut, § gfil&ohaaed olsowhero at loss than All the above Sots consist of Bed- stead, Drossor, and Washstand, UNDER VAL Placo these goods urchaso, MUCH onablos us to on tho market at thesg REMARKABLY LOW FIG- RES, Oall and oxamine, 2618253 Wabash-ar. Noar Jackson-st. . “PRUSSING'S ~ ts Purity, streagt necs with which Must b, Ardcat Visepur Words ta the b, aud Flavor, Guar- or other deleteifuus 7 to sdulterated, 1 Woride Ratab, Tud: TAILOR-CLOLIIERS, “VoU” Are the only one that solved our puzzle of Monday, and IF YOU WILL CALL at our store we will present you with a pipe that is in- geribed in an elegant manner. We shall give away. 100,000 of these pipes, but cannot go to the expense of sending them by express or mail. THIS IS AN ANSWER TO THE LARGEST MAIL WE EVER RE- CEIVED. WILLOUGHBY, HILL & C0.,, the Sleepless Clothiers and Restless Spirits of the Clothing Trade, who are constantly plac- ing before their customers eve- rything worn by man or boy, at lower prices than any other house in America. CIIAMPION TAILOR.CLOTINERS. Boston Sonare-Dealing House, Corner Clark and Madison-sts. Branoh, 533 Milwaukea-av,, cor. Ruokor-at, OPEN EYERY NIGHT TILL NINE. BARGAINS Eieéd,ieiiew & Co. WILL OFFER ‘TC-DAY A LARGELOT O1 LLAMA LAGE Sacques! CHIOICE DESIGNS, DI- RECT FROM PARIS, AT FROM $1.50 TO $10. L4 Each Garment worth flve times the price asked. WABASH-AV. ANT GALLEILY, Voo NS FAMILY GROUPS, BRIDAL PICTURES, Crayon XYortraits, Porcelaln Miniatures, Elegant Wa= ter Colors, and Children’s Pictures, cxecuted in SUPERD STYLE, Cabinet Photographs, At the uniform price of $6 PER DOZEN ; former price, $10. CARD PIHOTOS, the very best, ONLY 88 PER DOZEN, _F_os. 210_ & 21:2 V_V'ah‘ushiy. MONEY toLOAN By JOSIAH H. REED, No. 52 Willlan-3t, N. Y., Inamounts ss required, on IMPROVED CHICAGO PROPERTY, #t BEST RATE. Applications received and promptly attended to by A HURLBUE 76 Siaudolpli-at, _ 4 PER CENT GOVERNMENT BONDS, SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED 'or 4 per cent Governmont Bonda; 5 and @ per cant overnaent bonds fur sale; Foreigu Bxchangs for salot Chiy sad County ord l HMAN'S Bank, Walches, Jowelry, and Siverware. A CARD. 1 would veapectfully tnfurin my frlouds that I have [moved frum 136 blate-at. Jugs (be slegaut siry 157 01t AR A Wholesate and Retail Jewcier, 157 ltato: it &7 Ordens fruw this couuiry Wl cated. ST ES A EMAN UAS AP w Excelsior O Ty, challeugo 159 warl, East Adais- WASHINGTON. The Mexicanizing Bourbons Still Pondering Over Their Flans. Alexander 1. Steplhiens Has Some- thing to Nay in Reply to Yotter. A He Warns the Democrats Not to Attempt Revolutionary Measures, Postmaster-Gexeral Key's Ad- dwess to the People of the South. An Appeal in Behalf of Har- mony and Good Faith. Passnago of the Bankrapt Repeal Bill in the Houso and {he Fort Legal-Tender Bill in tho Senate. Both Measures Now Ready for the President's Signature. Thoe Army Bill with Its Crippling Clauses Passed by the House, Attorney-General Devens Denies Civil Immunity to the First Batch, He Also Declines to Stay the Proceed- ings Against B. F, Allon, POTTER'S PLOTTERS, ALL AT SCA. Bpecial Dispateh'to The Tribune. Wasitiwaton, D. €, May 23.—The TPotter Commliteo micets agnin for consuitation to- morrow. Thero Is great diversity of ovinton amony Domnozrate, who hold themselves respon- sible for startiog the inquiry, as to thy best mothod of procceding. There is a atroug oppo- sitlon to eitting here with open doors, on the ground alrcady stated, that Republican corre- spondents will be able to, misropresent witnesscs and send detacho . portions of ovidenco: to the country so- as to serloualy damago the final easo wiich the Com- mittce may otherwisc be able to make out. The plan of begluning tho investizationin Loulsiana aud Florida, and doog nothiug here for tho present, receives much support, sud some of the managers boliove to-nlght that It witl bo adopted. Ouly oue thiug {s certaln connccted with Potter's movement, namely: that its Dem- ocratle originators aro sll at sea.. All they promise {s that sometbing willbe agreed upon to-tnorrow. : DEMOCRATIC DESIGNS, ‘The settled determination of tio Democrats not to Investigute any of the attemts of Titden at bribery and corruption fn tho Just olection is clearly shiown by one paragraph lo Potter's let ter, which s acconted iere as forcshadowing the action of his Committee in regard toany demand the Republicans mav mako to call wit- nesses to Tilden's frauds in Oregon and clde- where, Although the Ilouse of Representatives Lud ou the 22d fnst, passed the Wilson resolu- tlou outhorizing Potter's Comimittee to fnvesti- gate fraud In any State, Potter, o his letter attempting to excuse the Demucrsey tor refus- 1ni to nceept the Haleamendment providging fur o full and fair fuvestigution, kives the following among other oxcuses: Third—Because its incorporation into the resolu- tlon might have had tho offect of proventing anv report upon the resolution, As it 1% 1he Commits teo Wil hinvo probably but one opporiunity to res port 1n this Cougress, and this amendment conld, [Faadea’so the Feaatition, be. mailo to pravont & toportat this time, and thus to duprive us of an opportunity to report at all. Just as we pot ready 1o ropors we ahanld bo llable to bo stopped 1o take urthor testimony In sowo of the added Stutcs, rought forward for thy very purposa of preveut- fug s report, A WARNING PROM ALEXANDER 1, STEPUENS, Alexander H, Stephens bas wrltten a charac- teristlc letter fn reply to Clarksou Potter's let. ter. In somethbing, of tho fira of.his old days Stephons answers the persoual part of Potter's letter. Il ghows that lo did not enter into o coosplracy with Garfleld and” lale to dcliver twentytwo Demo- cratic votes to the Rcpublicaus. He had 3o conferencos with the Republicans. After copying a number of notes which Stepliens wrote to different Democrats protesting agaiust thie passago of the Potter investization rosolu- tion without dobate, Btuphens closcs his letter with a solemn warning that all hopes of any Doulocrata thut Ilsyes can be unscated wil prove dulusive, and that the Democrats do not know what fatu thoy are preparing for thelr country, APTLY STATED, POSTMASTEU-GENEUAL KHY TO TUB PEOPLS OF e TUR BOUTH. Wasminoron, D. G,y Muy 28.—In licu of a persoual auswer to many lctiers received from frionds 1o the Bouth disclaiming sympathy with any cffort to unscut President Hayes, Postmas- ter-Goneral Key has written the following open letter to tho peopla of the Bouth: TUB LETTER. Wasuinoron, D, C.. May 28.—The circum- stances attending the passage f tho Polter resoluy- tion to fnvestigate tho ailegod fraude in the Preal- dential eloctlon of 1870 fo the Siates of Louteians and Florlda, logetber with the subscquent dece larations ot manv influcntial Democratic pollti- clans ond journallsts. ovidence that if both Houves of the Forty-sixth Congress are Democratic the majorlly intend " to uust _ Fresidest llayes aud tuavgcrate Me. Tilden. Tl title of Preeident Hayes was settlod lrruvocably by the Forty-fourth " Can, i the sct cresting the Elecloral Comumivsion, by which he was legaliy deciared slected and legally insugurated. “Foe Forty-dith Congruss bus Lo ot richt iy diepale bla election thau 1t has to question the title of any victorious couteatant o hle sent §u that body. The Furty-sizth Congress will have no wiore right to jgnure him, aud to recognize bis defcated cons testant, Mr. Tilden, thau s, would huve 10 seud u Sle of soldiers 10 the fluasc of Rowro- sentutives to unseat s Democrat whow bo mignt cousider to bave beea wrongtully sestud, or fraua- ulently elected. Thu lcadirs fu this Gusperate attempt to Mexicanize our justitutions rely con- ddenily upon 7O, o vouTu® o furolsh the Lulk of the Democratic majorily in the ucxt llossw of Kepresentalives, 106 nenate Lelng alresdy sacured. ltomsuivering the cue couragement which tbe Nurtbern Duwocrats o 1560 wnd 1501 exteuded to the Southura Siates to aecede, and the wuuner i wuich their prowlsws of uld sud comfurt were Suldlled, can the duuthern rd tu join this revolutionary movemcut wrtainty whean the Inevitable boar of SLey will agulo 5 BE LENT UNA3SISTED AND ALOSN to meet the storm lrow the Nosth, hce more united by this sttempt 10 revive su lssuo whoso g CENTS, settiement wan forcdd by public opinion apon an unwilling Congresa? In the dark days of Febroary, 1877, when etell war over the disprted election was imminent snd patriote trembled for the saléty of repnblican in- stitutione, the Bouthern mombers of Congrees averted the danzer by compelling the mmrh(l n of the Electoral const ouder the law which both parties in Congress hisd euacted, But now Reure- rentatives from the Southern fitates, with a vory few exceptinne, have jnined & movement to sub- verl the results of their former patriotic sction, and to rumand the country to that il | ati {a0 years ago, it In short, the practicsl affect of the amendment fato disband the American army. Such was tle intentlomof the amendment. It helps to contirm the theory cven of those who clalin that the Dewocratic parpose is to reduce the army 1o such a point of Inefliclency that §f the Demo- crats ever obtain possession of the General Uovernment they caa reorganize the army and appoint ex-Confederates, Of course the law is an {ofringement zpon the conatitutional bowers of tho President. 1f4t were uot, aud the Ben- ate should spprove ity the destructive work of the Democracy would bave been accomplished. TNR KNOTT AMENDMRST, which proposca the practical acstraction of the American army, and which prolibits tle use of thearmy as & posse commitatus In the States, was adopted by & votc of 180 yeas to 117 nays. Brogdeu, of North Carolina, was the only Re- pubilican who voted for this amendiment, ‘while the Democrats Bouck, of Wisconstu, Cutter, of New Jersey, Pridemore, of Virginls, and Schiel- cher, of Texas, voted against It. The Repub- licans consider the Knott amendment ar one of the inost rertous political muvementa yet ua- dertaken by the Democrats, 1t it should becomen A luw, & single Unlted Htates soldier could not be used in auy State, eveu upon the requisition gilc :' Guvernor, to assist in suppressing strike EXCRPT CONGRENS AHOULD CONVENE and passalaw fur that varticular case. The army could not be used to break up Blicit disul- lation In the Scuthern States, nor cuuld it be used oven to prevent secession. Army disch pline would be entirely destroyed, as an army subordinate oflicer could dispute the right of his superior to direct blin to perform duty, vn the ground that it was u violation of the faw, ‘The President could not use a dollar in money to pay for the transportation of troups to assist suppressing dowestlc vivleace. LEGAL-TENDERS. TOEIR PURTHER DETIREMENT AND CANCELLA- TION PORBIDDEN BY LAW. Bpectal Dispatch ts The Tribune. Wasminutox, . C., May 23.—The ousebill, unamended, providing sgainst any further re- tirement of legal-tender notes, was passed by the Senate to-day by a voteof 41 Lo 18, Benator Bayard proposed an amendment providing that whon the notes wers relssued they should be reeetved for all Uoyerument ducs except for payment of customs dutles, Lut should not otlierwise be Jegal-tendere. This was defeated, recefving only cightecu favorable votes. Bena tor Matthews called attention to the fact that the House blll compelled the Sccretary of the Treasury to relssue sl Jegal-tenders re- dectaed, ond to keep them iu circula- tlon without aoy regard to the wants of trade or a demand for thelr use, #hich be thought was requiring him to per- form an’ Impossible nct. To vbviate this difl- cuity, he vroposed av amendwcnt in the voture of substituts for the bill, changiog the phiruse- ulogy sv ns to direct the Secretary to relssue the notes from thine to time, as they were required Ly the business needs of the couuntry. It siso changed that phrase in tue bill which svoke of relssuing legal-tenders redeemed, so that It would read **legal-tenders recelved by tlo See- rotary of the Treasury.'” This was dune for the purpose of obvinting any possibiiity of raising the question as to the constitutionality ot such action, several Scnators being of upinlon that after Government notes had been redeeused they could ouly become legal-tenders acain through the same power which tirst gave thetn that quality. Tbe amcndment fured worse than that of Mr, Bayard, reeciving but ten votes. NO FURTHER CURRENCY LEGISLATION, The Senato Finance Cominittce hus agreed that 1t will not pass any further tuanctal legtse ‘Yation the present sessfon. Tae paasaze of this bill i3 sotncthing of & sriumph for Cel. Fort, a8 the Hpuse banking and Currency Committee, o’ wl be s »° mrmber, rofused o allow ' him %o “report < it; yot v it passed the -House' by “a: two-thirds vote wheo first suomitted; ' ‘and has pussed the Senate after having been considercd but one day. It s vegarded fo sume cxient as a compromise betwecu the representatives of the two cxtreme schouls of financo, aud it {s gener- ally belleved by moderate (reenback meu that no more attempts for currency legisintion will bo made at this sessfon. The claim s made that the National party will be reasouably sat- {sflcd with this compromise, and that the Hee publicans will to a corredpouding oxtent by ben. efited by it in the West.' Tho fricuds of tho bitl make no doubt that the President will fm- medlately sign it. Tt is known. that Sccretary Bhermav bue privately approved the bill as a compromisc measure. This bill passed the Houso one month azo to-day. TOE NOUSS INVLATIONISTS, At ameeting ot Western snd Southern Dem- ocrats who favor an exclusive greenback eur- rency, & committee of seven was appoiuted, Gen. Ewing being the Chalrman, to dotermine what fiuancial matters shall bo recommended for action fu 'the House before adjournment. The Commlittce wan also instructed to confer with tho Ways and Mcuus Commitice on the tariff question. The result of that conforeuco evidently was unsatisfactory, for iu caucus to- day Fernando Wood favored speedy action upou the tariff, while Gen. Ewlng recommended postpouing further sction until Decetaber, THE BILL. * Ta the Testern daswcited Press, WasminGroy, D. C., May 25.—Following is tlo full text of the Uil t fortid the further re- tiremeut of United dtates legal-tender nutes: Be it enactad, ele., That friom and sftar the seagu of thiy act it shall be lawtul for the ucrutary of the Treasury or uiber oficer undei Bl to caucel or_ retire auy mors of tae U States legal-tender notes; aud when auy of said notes may be redvemed or be recelved low tho Treasury under any law from any sottce whatever, and shall belong (0 the United btales. they shull not Le retirad, cuncelod, or destroyed, but they shail be retestiod, and pald ot axuiv, aud kept in clrculation; provided, nothing terein shall pro- hibit the canceltativn and destruction of wutilated notes, ud the {avie of uther notos of Jike denomls nation in thelr stead, a8 vow piovided. Al acts sod parts of acts ln conitict herewith are hereby repesled. It now gocs to tho Prealdent for bls signa- ture. titant that in permitting tbe sutonomy of all the Staten, and appolnting cilizens to offico In tha South instead of strangos sideut liaycs has but dischiurged his coustitalional d&uty, does that “oscusa Southorn Ijepresentatives attemoting to Invalldate hix title, which they esiablivhed, or will it juetify them In bringing the conntry again in the dangerof clvll war In an efs fort 1o unscat him and inaugutato Mr. Tilden, “The Sonth must now face tus most momontons crisls In its history since ‘To {ndorse the re. ernt condnet of their It tatives Ia to admit the tenth of the charze ‘ the people of the South care nothing for the weifire of the Unlon, destre the downfall of the ]R’!Ibllei and would rejolce to see it araln tnvolved in clvil war. If their Kepresontatives have not reflected thelr sent- finents, a8 I bulleve 1o be the case, then the peo- vle of the Southern States shanld take carc that In the Porty.sixih Congress thoy are repreacnted by men who will 'y DEPEAT OF TIE DISTCRDERS OF PUDLIC PEACE. und prevent the Mexicantzation of our instltations. ‘To do this they may be compelied 1o act ingepe cut of the Democeatic party, Kacont events have demonstrated the inability of the Dumocratic mem- berd of Cungress to resist the mandates of the caurud and the terrors of the Y,"" lash, the ono wielded and tne other fnspired by .men who seem willing tu cndanger the weilars of the country and stability of eoabtican Institations for tha sake of fevenige ou politicnl opponente, 85d In the hobs of dividing the **spolis of victory." 1f thu Democratic Iteprescatatives of the Bonth Could not resist tho caucus command Mpass the Potter resolution unamended god withofl de how will thoy be atle 1n 1he Forty-sixth Congr to resist u siimllor comwund to [gnore Me, Hayes as P'rostdont and to tecognize Mr. Tilden? It is. therefore, the duty of the Soutlern people to aford crowntn evidenco of iheir fFeaewod devation to the Uniion tn which they nuw énjoy every right of citizetshitp, and aro sublected to no restrictions nut Iaid upon every citizen, by sending Representa- tives to the Porty-sixth Congress pled; 10 resist ot all hagards thie revolutionary schemes of nus- chiel-makers who seetn o have painca control of :‘hc House ol Jteureacntatives of the Forty-fifth “ungres. ‘I'o this end the people 1o every district should meot, publicly vrganize, aud resolve to support no person for Congress who UIVEN ALD TO TRIS XOYRMENT, anud who will not pleage Limsell to sustuin the title of entdent Hnges during the torm for which he waa elected agatust all atlompts at its overthrow, Only in this way can » grava dangur 10 the Repub. 1tc be averted, and convincing pruol be given that the confidence was not misplaced which President Hayes mamfested in the Bouth when ho withdrew tho trovvs frota the State-1louses of Boutn Carvlina and Lunlsisns, and_earncetly, for I feel 1 Lave spoken plalnl tlat 1 should be unworthy 1o reprevent the South 11 the Adminlstration wera I {a fomatn sllent now. Invited to the Calinet ns a Boutlhiora aen, to we that Justice was dono to.tho South, required nelther toanoluglze for my record nor to disown my political principles. it 14 tny duty now to WALN TUE PROPLE OPLTUER 8OUTI of the danzer which threatons ibe country. No wman need hope that the achemes of the men who ave engineerud the movement to anseat President Ilayes can be carrfed vut withont s blooudy clvil war, ‘o avert this danger, I confidently rely un the patriotisin and honor of “the people of my nutlyo sectivn, D. M, Kxx. TINAL ADJOURNMENT. TAR DESMOCRACY CONSIDEL THE MATTER. Spectat Dispaich to:The Tribune, WastneroN, D. C., May 23.—The House Democrats held a caucus this evening to disposo of the question of flual adjournment. Blucke burn presided. 8peaker Randall nslsted that It would be Impossible to adgjourn June 10, as the apyropriation bills -would require at least tiwo weeks, bestdes he thiought that If so carly a duy was fixed for adjourument the Sevate mizht forco the House to recede from its position on tho Army-bill or allow it to !)o defeated. This bill s cousldercd un jmpoitant measore 'of ccopomy, upom which e House undor ol cireumstances will Cjosist.. At this point several Texas Representatives, opposed to the Arimy LU, sprane in an. excited manner to their feet, but the Chalrman:tatled to recognize themn, and when they bad an. opportuuity to spuak they bad NECOVENED FPROM TUEI ;EXCITEMENT. Mr. Atking, Chalrman of the Approvriations Committee, said that tho entire tine until June 10. would bo occupied by:the appropriation Lills, and that then they could not becompleted. He defended his Committeo, saying that atno time snce it begun to report the bills had it lappened that a LIl was not ready until today, The Sundry Civil bl he prom- lsed to have ready in thres or four duys, aud declsred that It contalucd some new leglslation cspeclally relating to the Land- Ofliee. Glover, of Missourl, moved that the csucus vote ou adjournment S1I0ULD NOT LI BINDING, and that the caucus should: Lo considered only for consultation. Alex Steplicns supported this vlow, and #ald that no party caucus should cver bind his conscienve. Mr. Clymer inoved that the copsideration of the final-adjournment question be postponed until June 8. Dright, o‘, ‘Leunessce, moved to amend by changing the date of final adjourn- munt to “Juue 25, ° A nuinber of three-minuto speoches followed, Bright's amendoent was defeuted, and the rosolution postponing the cousidoration of thoe subject untll Juue 3 adopted. ‘Thero was a manifcst uncasincss in the caucus on this subject, os afterwards soveral resoluttons wero otfered viding that mem- bers should not b«bonusn::y tuls action. At last Gen, Tom Ewing sald that It was evident that TOE TARIPY BILL could uot possibly become a law, and he moved 8 postponement of {ts further consideration unti] Dee, 8. Fernando Wood ross 1u an ox- cited tnanoer, defended his bill ws the most s rtunt measure before Congress, aud insisted hat it shiould recelve fmmediate tousideration. Inunswer toa q‘gxeu(ou by Mr, Ewlug whethicr he thought the Tariff bill could be passed dur- tng this scesion, Alr. Wood replie unn‘l‘;oly that ho hoped the Domocratic party would be true to its vld-time principles and traditious. FULTUEI DISCUSSION WAS FREVENTED by flual sdjournument. There wers 100 Repro- sentatives present, There aro rumors aud fudi- cattons of an iutention of bolting thisaction uf tho vaucus, and a largo faction of the Demo- truts aunounce thelr {ntention to-worrow of votlug to concur to sdjourn Juoe 10. It ls vossiblo that the Republicans, for purty reason: way voto with this faction ol Uewocrats, s the resolution should prevall the result would be that the Republicun Senate would then huve coutrol of the tinal udjourcment, whivh it haus lost by sonding this resolution to the llouse. No detlnite programing bus been acted upow. TUB CAUCUS. To the Weatern Associated Preas. WasuixoToN, D. C., May S3.—lumedistely after the adjournent of thie Houss the Deno- cratic members held 8 cuucus for tho purpose of comaidering tho adjournment sjue dlo of the present ion of Cougress, the Benate cone current resolution xing the 10th of Juuo bav- {ug beretolore, been postboned until the 2th fust. Some wewbers expressed a deaire fur an curly sdfournwent, sud thought this could be THE FIRST BATCIL TAEY NUST STAND TRIAL. Bpectal Ditpaich (o The Tribune. Wasmxnatoy, D.C., May 33.—The Attorney- Genernl has decided to decling to uccede to the recommendations of Judzes Blodgett aud Drummond that the suits against the “frst batehi " of the Chicugo Whisky Ring be dis- misscd: Ho bad written a letter to the Judges decllulog to adopt thelr recominendatious, stating briefly the ground of his vefusal. The Ietter to Judges Blodgett and Drummond, it it 18 to ba published, cun only be obtajuced from the Judges thewsclves; wo copy of b will be furnished from Lere, the autborttics refusing it. Attoracy-Ueneral Devens aud Scerotary Sher- man are ln accord upou the suits in question. cifceted’ by the 20th of Jume, whlile | Bberman’s view from tho outset has’ been others were uppused to naming the | “nocompromise.” Hobasiuut yielded aatugle tie, owlag to tho larze wnount of | point, and although the attornoys of the first ublle business now peudivg, aud besides Ly question of sdfourument sbould for the }u’uieul rewaly where it is, naincly, with the louse. The cattcus, on motion o Mr. Clymer, resolved to move in the House to-morrow the furtber postponement of the Scnate resolution until the th of Jul Ar. Ewlug offered 8 resolution declariog it to bo tnexpedicut to tuke wuy action ou the Tariff bl ut the prescut session, but without takin suy ng'uun upon it the caucus adjourued unl une 7, batel have matutained that the Attorusy-Uens crul sgreed with thelr vigws, the prescut actlon shows that the Attorney-Ocuneral Lus sdopted the theory of the Socroisry of the Treaury, even if he at one thae held a contrary opinlon. This ends the attoiapt of tho “tirst ‘batch to obtaln rellef so far a3 Washiugton §s couccraed. Tho District-Attorney witl doubtives betmwedi- ately directed to resumo the prosscution. . B. F, ALLEN, TUR TREMESDOUS PRESSUNE IN IS DEIALY, Bpecial Dispaich io The Tribune. Wasimxurox, D. C., May £8.—Keunneth Rays nor, Bulictor of the ‘Ireasury, bas writteu # lot- ter to Judzo Baogs, statiog that the Aftorguye Ueneral declines to order & nolle pruscqui lu the 1atter of thy indlctimonts of B. ¥, Allen. ‘The firmness of the Attorvev-Geueral fu resistiog the numerous applicstions to sccurv au sbau- donment ol tho prosecutions sygainst Allen is quite rewarkable. Tbe fows Beoators and & number of the mombers, with Beorctary Me- Creary, have unzed upou the Attorucy-tieucral that the procvediogy sgulnst Allen be dlcons THE ARMY WORM, TAE DESTHUCTION IT 18 CAUSING IN TOE NAME OF TUB DEMOCKAGY. dpeciul DiwatcA 10 Ths Tribuns, Wasuniarox, D. C., May 23.—The House passed the Aty bill,changing the amendmcuts 80 a3 to muke it couform 1o b srmy of 20,000 meu. ‘fhe truusfer ot the ludian Burcau was carriea by & votv of 130 ycus to115nays. ‘Lhe represcutatives of the ludian Buresu malotaly that the truusfer to the War Depast- went has been maluly supported by wembers of the ludian Ring, sod that tho latter are jubllunt ob account of the trausfer. tinued. They were supported by tho recom- mendations of Bollcitor ' Ravnor liave had sn extended correspondence on the subject, sud when Bangs was here he informed the Solicitor that be thought further prosecution uscless. ' Raynor prescnted the case both verbally. and It writing to the Attorney- General, and {ndorsed the opiofons of Bangs, and fioally Raynor wrote a letter to Judge Hangs, stating that any action which he might take tuwards dismissing tho case would meet with s (the Balluitor's) approval. ‘The Sotic- ftor, however, under the Iaw has no au- thorily to direct cate seems to asaumption of somc une to order the case dismnissed. The Atlornev-General declines to do this. most that he cousents Lo do {s, that, i the Dis. hare. present actlon in the Scuate pendlug the nego- tiationa looklug to his vindlcation. the Departineut Is very anxlous that he should tealgn, and thus leave the only question betore the Senate one of confirmiug Amos Swmith to fill & vacaney, both of Judge Raymor. - wnd and Baugs Banga o dismissal, and the turn upon . the direct the respoosibility by The trict-Attorney aud the Secretary of the Treasury are both disposed to unler the cuse disnissed, he (the Attorney-tinneral) will not make any opoosition, Sollcitor Raynor is quite ready to direct the dismissal of the Pro-wullun. hut has no authority to do so, and if tered Judee Baoes will be obl personal responsibility for it. u nolle pros. Is en- ig=d to assume WEITZEL, Ik DESIRES TO DE LET DOWN EASY. Hoersal Diapatch o The Tribune, Wasuixarox, D. C., May 248,—The Cincin- natl Collectorship 18 assuming definite shape Col. Weitzel's friends have suspended Aeantirae Yeaterduy Weltzel gave Beuator Mattbews to understund he would e satlsfied with either one of two propositions uo the purt of the Comtnissioner of Intertul Revesue, sud, upon recelving the assurance that clther was satisfactory - aml would bs carrled out, ke woula cveuse further opposition be- fore the Senute. The propositives, which Senator Matthews put la writiug sud seut to Commissioner Runes, were In substunce this: First, the present fores of Reveuue Apents to be withdrawn from Ciuctonstl except such os src necessary to pross-ute the work already fn hiaud, sud further investization to be pusbed to completion, and meanttme the numivation of Amos Smith to rewain unacted on fo the Sen- ate, und Weitzel agreeing to rest s vindication on the result of tuat Investization. Commis- sioner Raum promptly rephed to Benator Matthews, aceepting the first proposition, ile furtber weved to-duy to give: Col. Weltzel a Tetier setting torth that, in the pending fuvesti- gatlon, uothing hud Leen discovered reflecting upou his integrity. 1n executive session, the nomination of Amos 8mith beiv reached, ft went over under the rulc, Its consideratlon buving Leen objected to. NOTES AND NEWS. GOVEREMENT SURVIYS. Spcctal Dispated to The Tribune. Wasmxaro, D. C., May 28.—Profs, Hayden and Powell hud su srument before the House Appropristion Committee to-day with relerence to the georraplical und geological survey ol the Terrltories, They propose the eatubllshment of a Department of Survey to which ali Gove eroment surveys sball be assicued. King and Powell tn ‘many iostauces and \Wheeler and Powell Lavu surveyed portivns of the same territury. Some wembers of the Committee favor tranferring the vutire work tu the Coust Survey. Both Profs. Hayden ana Powell knowledged thut the trivngulation of tie Coust y catublisbed Julttal paluts for all sure 8 veys. _ AENATOR OGLESDY, from the Conimittes on Publke " Lands, hns pt Jnat reported & bill to quit the “title of settlers fu the Dos Molacs River landss It was placed on the alendur, Oglesby ulso nresented the Board of Trade resolution seintive to an fncrease of the army, The Housy has already answered uest of the Board of Trade by veducing 000 wien, snd ot the same time Increasing by the trausier of tho eutirs Iudian service. 4 of Geii. Joln sident to appoint Many of tho prumineut o C. Fremunt are urgine the 'ie him tu sume potttion beficting his former posl- tion as whe tirst Presilential cundblnte of the Republicsn party, und his rank v tho army. it {8 represented that ghe Genersl s in very ree durewd! clreumstances; and'would be glud to ae- cept the UGovernorship of one of the Territorles. CONVIRNED, T the ITestern Assocluted Press, The Benate conlired Gustavits St Gew s Burveyor of Castoms nt St. Lous, NO DISCOUNTS, - ‘The Treasury Department is advieed that tho Canadtan Cumnisstoner of Customs hus given notice that i consegueuce of the near upprox- fmation of tue value of gold and_ silver and pa- per currency, na disesunta will licreatter be made on Americau involees until further notlee, INDIAN AFPALIS, ‘The ouse Cowmlties on ludmn Affalrs has authorized Mr.lnarockmurton 1o prepare and re. port to the House with favorable recumnicods- 1o o resolution directing the Committee on Indian Alatrs to viat the Indlan ‘Territory. The principal object of the Connnittes 1 to as certaiu whotber or not the several tribes aro de- strous of the estadliabient of the proposed Ters rltory of Oklonoma, “Tite Cominittee alav peace teally ngrreed to report luvurubl( a blll extond. {p2 to the Court uf Clatms furisdiction of all claitue crowing out of treattes between the United States and tho Indtun trives, : THE NAVY, The IHuuse Naval Affairs Committee has agreeid to rupart fuvorably Harrls' bill appolnt- Ine u Board of Admirulty toseil old ships aud CODSLIUGE 3 LEW AV, : UTMENDAL. . The marriage of Licut. Il L. Hoxie and Miss Vinute Reau took pluco this evenling at Ascens sfon Church, ‘The bride was giveu away by Uep. Sherman. TREASURY STATEMENT. . Au official statement gives the recelpts fro: customs and tuternal revenus for portiona of the tiacal year coding May 37, 1877 and 137, as follows: “In the tscal ' vour 1877, customs for tho period indicated, §119,770,100, and toternal revenue, $100,077,645. " Total, $225,747,845. In the present Oscal * year customs recelpts to the 27th fust., fuclusive, $119,210,009, aud Interual reveuue, $99,553,570, Total, $218,807,070, show- fuga difervuce in tavor of thy tacal year of 1877 of $7.040,164. ‘Fhe 4 per ceut subscriptions were $401,600 to- aay. THE VENRZUELAN CLAINS. ‘The 8cuate Committes on_Foreign Relations eed W ubill recandiug the Venezuclsu claims, which Emvhlu for placing the matter entirely In the hatids of the President, with power (o up- polut a new Commission 1¢ in lils urlnmn such 8 course should be decmed advisable. TIE RECORD, sxxATE." ‘Wasmnoron, D. C., ' Moy 23,—Mr, McPher- 200 sutmitted a resolution declaring that *it ts unwiso andinoxpedient for Congress, at tho present sveslon, to chauge the existing rato of taxation on manufuctured tobacco.” Ho asked for present voualderation of the resolution, but abfection was wade by Mr. Withers, and It wus laid over. F Alr. Hamlin, from the Committec ou Foreign Relstious, reported & bill providiog for the pay- meut of the awand made by ‘the Flshery Com- mission at Hilifax, uoder tho Treaty of Wash- lngtop. Placed on the celendar, 5 Alr. Humltn also repurtel from the samne Committes a long written report to sccompany the bl Also a concurrent vesolution, **That the views und recounnendations embraced o tho report of the Seuato Cowimittcs on Forcizn Ree latious, touching the awardinade by the Fisnery Comunssion as alifax, uro hereby spproved.” * Tue soport of the Committce on Foreln Relations, above gefurred to, tn couclusion suys: Aud your Cowmlittes further recom- mouds that the Excutive Department of the Untted Biatws should bu>authorised to pay tho award, if, sfwr correspondence with the Govern- went of Ureat Britaig, the Prestdont shall, without further communication with "fl"fiww deem that such paywicot vhall bo dewanded Dy tae honur sud good Faith of tins natiou, suil 1f, 10 puresnce of to.t couclusion, thu ard sball bo paid, that the Vreatden sball, us soon ué 1uay be theccalier. Jay the susseapoudence With the Brtbh Goverameat re- lating therato befare Congrass, unl in his opin2 fon, 1¢ shall be incompatible with &:’nnhlle I::at- "{Vw do -?a = © woald suggest in tha avent of the payment of the award by the United States that lhgfllmo" care and eircumspection bo employed to disabasd the minds of the Dritiah and t‘-ln disn Uovern- mients, a8 woll a3 the liritish and Canndian people. of any possible Inlr ton that the Unitod States or American people do or ever can nccept the award of the alifax Commission as 5'{uil measare of value of the Inshora flsh< erien in Canadian - waters. Agsinet smch interence, dedoction, conclasion, or bes lief the Congross of the natlon, the Senators of the States. and Hteprerentatives of the Hons of Representatives and of tho penple roapectfuily but frmly and decidedly protest. sod they do not pro< teat morely from a aenes of Injustice that i dons in the award, but aixo and cspeciaily bocause in future negottations with Roginnd rezarding tradd: sad commerce betwoen the United Siaten and tho Lominiun of Cauada the Government of the Unitod States will not recogmizc the award of the llailfax Commisslon ns 1n any sense A just moasure of valus of tnu flaberics in quostion, Me. Morelll, from the Committee on Finance, reporled favoranly on the Houne btll to anthorixe the Sccrutary of the Trons1ry to constituto Super- intendents of Mints, or Assayers in the Awiy Otice, Asiatant Treasurers of the United Statos without additions| compensation, to receive gold cuin and bullion un deposit 1ur the Durpuses eoe vided for in Bec. 25t in the Reviscd Statates, Placed un the calendar, 3 The bill for holding an election far Ropresenta- tives in California to the Forty-nixth Conyrom on the firt’ Wedoesday In Seplomber, 1870, was passed, Mr. Eustis called up the Senate bidi dedlning the manuer in which eurtain land.scrlp miay Lo ase sizned and located or applicd by nctusl sritlers, a1jd prosidiug for the tesuc_af patents iu the nama of the Incator or hin Jexs! represental Passed, Mr. McDunald, from the Commitiee on the Ju- diclary, reported favorably tha Senste bili tn exs tend the jurisuictlon of {he District sud Clrenit Courls of the United Btatos for thu Soutliern Dis- trict of Florida. Pansed, | Mr. Morsill calied up tho Senate bill to provide a fire-proul buliding fur the use of the Bareat of Ene gravieg and Printing and mnechanical branches of the Treasnry and otuer Dupattaients, Sr.. Beek oppoccd the bills Peuding discunsiun the morning honr expired, and the il was luid uside, ‘The House bill to forbld the futther retiroment of United States leizal-tender notes wus taken np. Ir. Dayard suumitted on smendmsnc to the clause providing for thy relsatie of rald notes, whon redeemed or recelved Into the Treasury, uuder auy law, os fullows: Lruvided, ‘That satd notes, when so rofsmued, rhall Le reccivable for all ducs in the tmted Btates, excepiiug dutles ou imports, and not be otherwise n legal-tender; and any reprint of eatd nutes saall bear this supsrscription. e then addressed the Ssuute in favor of bils smendnient. ifcrry supported tho bill as 3t came from tho r. ous Alr. Hill spoke in favor of gold and silver an tho ouly lounl-tender, and said ho' wae opyoscd 1o that part of the amendment of the Senator from Delas ‘waro which excepted greenbacks in the payment of customs dutica, However, as the nioney was iu cizculation, lic would not vote against tha bill. Mr. Morrill opposed the wiil, . Mr. Llsiuesnoounced that ke wonld vote for the o) because he suw no harm in Iz, After furthe: divcussion the auondment of Mr, }Xny-m ‘was rejected, —yuas, 18; nays, 422, —as fol- owe: TRAS. 3 Tiamita, Tandolpl, it Lwwlis, arye: Sadleuiey, Wadlelghy . Whyte—ia. Antbony, bLeyard. Luruady, Butier. Cunkilag, Faoton, icluerson, Morrin, . Aavs. Ferry, Gordun, Grover, Alitson, ferrim Arwmerong i ied Tatie Btienell, susain, Buunders, il “Teller, '{;nlar‘mln. ¥ i ‘Witheri—43. o ristlancy, ekrull, Lok s i), icnnts, vorsey Mcsere, Dawes unlEdmnnds. who would have voled 18 the alirmative, werw patred with Xaatts and Plumb, wio would have voted {n tiie negative. Atr, Mutthesws submitted the following asa wub- atituts for the Howse olllz | That whonever any Culted Statea logal-tendar nules are returned o the Treasary they shall bo retansed from thue to time se the oxigences of the public ervice may requite, oad tha Nocretary of the Troasury shall not cancel or rotire any of tiy sumios providod, that notning Lereln sbsl proaibie the cancullation of mutilated notosand the Issuv of otuer siwilar wotes ol like deuomination 1n thelr. Wtewil, a« uow provided by law, = All scts und parts of acts hu confilct Lerewlih are hereby ropealed. Attera utief discass) Jecwed—vour, 10; na e Thy bifl, having becucowidéred in Commitieo of the Whole. wav réported to the Senute, road a third tlue, aud paseed, —ycir, 41; nays, 18, —ax followes the subetitute wae ro- S ¥EAS. - Allisan, - Grover, Marrimoa, Arustrong, Marris, 3or, ke Dialve, e sneui, Cameron (Pa.), * Juuneos, Sauniers, Cumerun (Wis.), Jdacs (Fia ), ;‘! Govkrell, Sicliva, X Coke, Lirkwuod, T Coiover, MeCreery, Davis i), SleDonafd, 3 Deunts, ¢ 1 Wiuduui, Feeey, futtl tws, Withers =41, Gurdu, sty are, Anthony, Conkiug, Morthil, Isaruiti, Fatui, Tinndulph, Iivpart. bivar, Mol vumnade, Ttuwe, Baulsoury, fuiher, rruan. Wadleigh, Chsiatfuney, Stitehedl, Whyte—18, Mesars, Enstlv. Doriey, Chaflos, Plumb, and Druce, who would have voted in the allemative were paired with Messre, Dawes, lamlin, M- Phenion, Ldmunils, and Bargent, who would huve voted in'the ueaiive, “Tuu bunate tuitvied on Hts amendmenta o the Houso Ll providing n);ermnutlu forus of zoverne ment for the District of Calumbia, and o Commite tew of Cuntercnco was ordured, slr. Windum callod up the Legialative, Judiclal, and Executive Appropeiatiun bill, that it uiight ve untinished basloees to-morrow. . Mr. liayard, st bls own request, wes exeased from servicy o the Board of Vistturs to Weat Pomt, nod Mr. Morgan was appoiuted to il the vacancy, Mr, Couover wubmitted an amondment Lo the Jotiuston Texas Psclic Raflroad bitl, gtviug to tne New Orluans, Baton Houge & viel g Tuileoid Cuompauy the right to completo within throw years® time o rallroad trom the castern lerinue Of the Texus Facitic at or newr Shreveport 10 somo point on the Misslesippi River at or noar New Orlcaus, and extonding to sald road the privilcies of that LIl Nefereud. After execativo sesslun, sdjouraed. 4 novax, Mr. Shelley reported back from the Committes on Hoads and Canuls the Senats bill for tho con- siruction of & rajiroud from Ulswarck, D. T., to too Black Hille; but, on the fuadiug of the bill, it opueaivd that 1 wakes a grast of lund fur railrosd siations, which made 11 llsble to the point of ordor thit 1t must be Arst conaidered In Comwittea uf thu Whole, and that polut betug inade, tau bill was withdrawn, . On motlon of Mr, Woud, the Senato amend-. monts to the liouss bill for the free ry of - articloa linported fur exbibition by societ i3b- lishud for the encoursygcuent of ihe urts sud sclences wore concurred o, aud the bill was pass ‘Fhe Housa then voted on the amendments ta the Aruy Appropristion Uill, and all the ftows which had been fncreussd vn the basis of an army furce of 25,000 men wure revtored 1o thelr origiual amouuts, ou & basle of 20, 000, "I'he smonduiest Uxing the number of cavalry rocimunts ut eight aud ol Inllnlr{ at elghteen wus coucuered ln; 8180 the umendment fxing thu wmaxt- wum of privates lu 8 cavalry compsauy st 123, The ameudzents striking vut the section reor-. anizing the Adjntant-Ueneral's Department and oepector-Ueneral's Departoent were non-con- currvd tn, and these sectiuns wero restored to the bill. Tte new section (No, 13) in zeanrd (o the retirement of officers, which was substituted lust Suturday for the gther scctions thut were struck out un points of oder, was retained. The smoudwent transferring the control of the Iodlsua to the Wur Departioent was sgreod to— yeus, 190} nays, 113, i The next swendmeut was that offered In Come mittes by 3r, Kouit. problbiting, undor penalty of fiue sud impricoument, the employment of suy urt ut tue oriny 8s 8 posse comlialus ur otherwisc, under pretexs of for the purpass of executing the law, except when such wmployume: prossly authorized by sct of Col meat was adupted,—yuas, 1 Tho walu features of tho biil s passvdt as ing tbo atzength of thy army at 20, 000 we: the nomber of cavalry reghments st cowpanles of not excesdluy 125 privages), fnfantey regiusnts ghtoen (With comipsulos of not leas thai llx:{ privales); reducing the force of tho varlous stull dupsrtwents; providing fur « }hnni to reoryanize the dupartments; providing e & i Hoard 19 recommend the rotiriug or ring oat of oficers; Bxing the uwumber uf uersle 8t ous, aud of Hrigadler- ofier thuse Mfgures shall roduciug the pumber aud rank reduciog the pay and emolu- meuts A odlcers; transferning the Jodian Bureau 1o the War Departuwa ud probibiting toe em- ployment of troops fue civil purposce, ualcss speclally autboricd by uet of Congruss. Mr. Wood guve notice that by would muve to proccud with the tarlt at the dret chance 1o-day ur 19-worrow. Mr. Wigglaton 1wade s ounfercncy report on the bill o cu 50 Lh owth of twler va the Western praicici 2eved to. Mr, Reugau called'un bis bill to regulato dnter- Elaty communication on rallroads. The queation of coustderation twing ruleed, the Houso cotuscd W conatder tue LI ow - yeas, 103; puys, 122, “The Muuae then prucceded to Wi buaiucss of the