Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 30, 1878, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIX. WHITE GOOpS. P Flield, Leiter & Co.. OFFER TO CLOSE, A LOT OF Fine Welt Pifs, AT 40 CENTS, Tormer Price, 90¢ per Yard, WABASH=-AV. HINERAL WATER. HIGHLY EFFERVESCENT, FPROVED by the Acadomte de Medecine of Francr, i et I }‘r’nnn‘u Sy et Shder of tha rench Goverinent., a T izecommended by the highest MEDICAL AUTHORI- TIKS fn New York as reat rellef fur seaslckness.” ‘A dellghtful bevernas, ™ **Far superine to Vichy, Feltzer, or any otber. **Most grateful and refresning. ‘“APaolutely piire anid whnleso! uperior to all for gty ey tree trom ail this objections uracd axalust Croton ana arilfcially nerated waters, Imaregnated only with Is oa Kas,* actnf and very agreeable. ralthful and well:sulted for Dyspepela and cases lily antacid: ogrees wellwith dyspepics, and where th'rc v g et e drapepiles, ly fAr the mosl agreeslic, alone or mized with yine, tacfal in Catarchs of Stomach ur lisdder, and i oul ut only 8 luxury, but s pecessity.” To be had of all Wine Merchanis, Grocers, Druxglat and Mineral Water Déulers throughout the Unite Btatrs, sad wholessle of FRED'K DE BARY & CO., . BULY AGRNTS, KOS, 41 & 43 WARREN.BT,, NEY YORK, Erery. rrmllna hottle Lears (ha regiatered Vellow picturial favel of the AFOLLINALIS COMPANY (LIMITED), LONDON, FINANCIAL. 4 PER CEN'T GOYERNMENT BONDS, SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED ¥or 4 percent Goseroment Flonds; 5 and 6 per cent Onvernment honda fur wair; Voreign FExcliangs forsalet City and County hre » i T AL ATV WL VRIMANS Dank, Chiamet of Commerce., 3 CUFER b e o and ‘are dove equal 1 Dews r.chl by mall or 403 3. Madisonat § Afil_:l:il:nrlnhml 111 Clarkee PUNCEIIE ol bk TR PROPOBALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AND TRANKPORTATION, spartment of the Interlor, OfMce of Tndisn Affalrs, siniogion. May 2 1878, ~Sealed propaeale, tndorsed oporels for Bee, Bincou, Flour, 'Clothing, ‘or Truns: portation, sc. (a8 ihe caso mag Lei. nd”dfrected' 10 lie Coinmisstoner of Tuulun Aflsirs, ¢l and 63 Woouter atreet, New York, wili ba receivod until 11 & . of Tucaday, Junw Ith, 1478, for furulehis {he indian serice aoout, T000 paunds Hacan, us. 000 pounds Beef o the fioof, 160,000 pouds Beans, 3,000 poiinds Baking Powier, Lo, ¢ ] u puuinds Cors: i1 Litoo poitads Coftes, 1000, (40 po . Bl Foani ¢ oad. A, 0 pouils liard Lire 3 Opounds iominy, pouads Lard, 1,104 fess Purk, s, U pounds Tes. 51,0 pounda Tovacro, 200, Unl pol Salt, 100,000 pounds ®oap, .00 potinda Hods, U, 000 pounds Bugsr, aod 1,336, (XX) put o0 pounds Wheat, Also, llnkes, Woolen and Colton goods (coustating 1oyari of yTicklng, 3%0L0_yardey Planaard Catioo 0% w0 yanis: Dieflling, 20,50 yards: Duck, 3188 sris; Donims, 1,680 Yards: Uingliam, 33, entucky Joans, 48800 yarda: patinel, B0 yeri rown Sheellig. 250, 000 llfli}l Bleachied bheeting, 28,170 yi Hickory rhirting, 29,000 yarda; 0 Bttrting, 7,500 yards: Winsey, 7.800 yarde)s Clothiag, Grocer! rdwaré, Meafral Rupplies and such’ aa Wagons, ' Harcas, ‘Vrausportatlon 107 such of the Supplies &3 Icies sliat uisy uot be contracted for to 'Iad WL Ll enel Qoods, e dellye OX UOVERNMENT HLANKS, the kinds snd quantities of sube quired for aach Agency, and thi 4l les, 10 rmfl. of ail oiher “goous an articles, (o) {th blank propusala sid forma fur crntzact and bon undlilons to bo ourerved by bid. af dellvary, terms of contract uiid ton routes, and 'l uklior necessary | bo furalslied Upou application 1o tha “M't\;"""' or Nos. €i and 81 Wouster o L. N M Kl . %0 Cliuton . Lyos Hroidway, 3’ Commd Subnutciced " ) alut Hloux Clty, balnt Fau mal yeunn. Hule will be opeucu st i asy sbove stated, aad bidders are (arit at thie opening, AN fll.{ IER l{fl&l}!fl"‘l- WEST END HOTEL, LONG BRANCET, PRESHURY & HILDRETH, I'roprietors, WILL OPEN JUNE 20, 1878, Translent ard reduced to Taies according to localivn an Among otlier luprovements & 4,008 day. Permaneat Toomns ovenple v Pa ELE. \p! ahw'receired By D. M. JLDRETI Wt [ rosduay. New Lorks alsa by . FRESBUKY, 3t the Hotel er M UNION HOTEL, Saratoga Springs, N, Y,, THE LARGEST AND MOST MAGNIFICENT SUM- MEN HOTEL IN THE WORLD, WILL OPEN JUNE 15, 1878, RO0MS CAN BE SECUHED on soplication st the METROPOLITAN MOTEL, N. Y. —___HENRY CLAIR, Manager. PICEON COVE HOUSE, Tlzcon Cove, Cepa Aun, Mass. OpeoJunel. Thist 900 uf the the New Englan Cuaaty e e RO BINLON & Lo CAPE JMAY, N, 1. THEMARINE VILLA, wit A2d faclg Biocktoa Hot! b reducod Tates. Adds Box 143, GRAND aJOES, sners snocs e ALY BURT'S SHOES B Th | We Clo@l_ 0’clock OPEIN Friday Morning| A SPLEXDID LOT oOF BOYS' SUITS| -O0OT B85 EVERY MOTHER Aloxander H. Stephens, the Bouu;ern Should see them, for no matter how full the purse, they are hand- some enough for any- body, and they are ex- tremely cheap. WILLOUGHBY.HILL & CO,,Champion Tailor- Clothiers and Fullval- uegivers. Boston Square-Dealing Houss, Corner Clark and Madison-sts. Branch, 632 Milwankee-av,, cor. Bucker-at, Only Clothing Housa on Milwaukeo- av. where the goods aro marked in plain figures, kY Remombor OPEN EVERY NIGHT TILL NINE, STARCEL, KINGSFORD'S Oswego Starch Is the original of Corn Starches, and it has held for 40 years the highest place in the estimation of housewives throughout the world, With .economists it is the prime fa- vorite, as it will hold full one- third more water, and yet maintain & standard consis- tenoy. For the laundry its cheapness, ultra purity, sweet- ness and lustre have hecoms proverbial, whilo as o table edible it stands the peerless American preparation, uni- versally renowned, E. C. CHAPIN, Gen'l Ag'L, 146 Daanz-st,, New Yorg, " ERKENBRECHER'S Bon-Ton Starch 18 absolutely odorless, and Chomi- cally Puro, It'in snowflake whito. It 18 suaceptiblo of the highost and most lasting Polish. It possossos groator strongth of body than other trade brands, It is packed in Pound Parcels. Full Weight guaranteed, It ocosts less money than nny Btarch in tho W orld, It is manufacturod in tho heart of tqhn greatest ooreal region of the lobe. It is Bold universally in Amorioa by Grocers and Dealers, 1ts mnnual consumption roaches Twonty Million Pounds, ANDREW ERKENBRECHER, CINCINNATI, Erhenbrecher's World-Fanious Corn. Starch for Pood, PAVQOIL & INAL'SS, Bole Northwestern Agents, Chicago, TREMOVALS, Watches, Jewelry, and Si'verware, A CARD. re! Btau Wholesaie and Hetall K™ Orders trown the couulry solicit 1 would respectfully inform wmy frien d frown 130 blate-at. L3t the el that T hava ng stnre 157 LN G, wel IR ALHAMBRA, Cor. Randotph and Dearborn-ata, Opening Postponed fo Saturday, Junec 1, llTfl! 05“!‘ SCHWAHRZWALD ORCHESTRION, tha nd. FHEE A flrlrl‘lfl two-story rontl Prospect ol nlcn .:ln P ore d ; h oy Saprovad wit atation. ']’ be, wworld, will bs ua axlibition, " Ato Full fot 403437 deep, hivgton lieighis, S Enrubbery ana Flowers, uar Wit vell CLenp, 88 (b X i3 3 P, 84 (e Owncr lgoiag out uf 1B Eisis. Arply 0 ————————— ey ‘A, Hoon 4. 82 Waskiogton-st. OPTICIAN, TIANASSE, OFTICIAN, Tribune Bulldink, pera wid Fi ® Harvwetcrs, &1 B CAUTION = co w eniploy no peddiers or agent ectacies sulted 1o all slghts on eclenting prin- Ield Glases, Telesopes, icro- SPORTING GOODS, 14 assortment Pows, rrows, Tarsels, ATt Ouanis, Glovea'etc, - Gideat house 1 the Northweat. ead for new Price-Live ¢f Archery KELLEY'S . D, aud Cutlery Ewjortuin, 84 Medivon areet, IN THE DARK. THE CGUMITTEE SRSSION. To the Wistern Associaled Prect. Wasuixaros, D. C., May 20.—~The Potter Committee ield allong seasion this afternoan. question as to the scope of the Democrats wiehing to Secrecy Considered Vital to the Success of Pot- . ter's Plan. § to Include Oregon, The sub- intmen’, of sub-committees and desired by the of the members whose names were mentfoned in that connection said they wero Indlspgped to go Bouth on such busi- uess, as they fearpd the climatic Influences dur- inz the summer. { Gen. Butler was among the number, It was mentloned that Hecretary Bhierman and sopersl others could'be examined s witaesses in tifs city, while the sub-commit- tees could more ponvenlently and economically take testimony 19 Florida and Loufstana. ‘The subject of | closed or upen dours during tho (nvestizatign was also discussed, but, accoraing to tHe ' stutement of Chairtnan Potter, nothing] was determioed. Tho meme Vers: would givd no particulars of the proceed- ings, saying thdy were pledged to secrecy, and the Committee aftjourned till Frida; STEPHENS V8. POTTER. S0MH VERY PLAIN TALK. + WasmnaTon,(D. C., May 20.—Alexander H. Steplicus, of Geprgin, has replied to the allu- slons to him confained Inthe lctterof Mr. Clark- son N, Potter, if a communieation to the Wash- tngton ’vst, which is given below: Nattonat. Tlotpe, May 28, 1471 {nsne of your paper thia morning s etter from tho Hon. Clarkson Potler, of the tiouss, in re- rpone 10 the inqRities of One of his correspondents In relation to thelunssage of his resolution in re. xard fo the appoiptment of & commilige v investi- pato Lhe franas l, the late Proldential electton, etc., which not ‘only justifics but requires some public notlce by hie. Bo far as th me and my scta in connection tharewith, thi will be an btief aa possible, an I 1l due re- #pect to Mr. Potler, since for him personally I en- tertain nentiments of Ligh esteem, Toat yortion chiedy to reoly Is con- expresscd oY him to ‘The Select Committee Want to 8it with Olosed Daoors. Nelther Thelr Witnesses Nor Their Testimony Will Boar Public Comment, The House Democrats Show- ing Signs of Internal Dissensions. Leader, Breaks Through the Party Traces. 1notice in the And Speaks in No Uncerialn Tones His Views of tlie Potter Revolus tionary Project. He Declares the Scheme Untime- ly and Fraught with Creat Danger. talued in the followlog wo hils correspondent: “*You ask ma why Mr. Stephens was howled down, The howling was by the newspupers 1o in- ferrup? the peading order of businers by a motiun or aatatement that requiren 8 snanimous consent, and cvery memtkr ban an sbolute right (o abject to thisinterrupun, This objection 18 exprersed by the words ‘1object,’ ora demand for the regu- 1ar order. Bomgtimes one person will prevent sn interruption; sdmetlmen the acaire to prevent it {8 and thin the ery of * regular order’ will from nfsny persons, Tt ¢o hanpened that 88 8 veryt genorul unwillinguess to hoar Me. He e should re- dopt | It was res ported that he Id given e Itepublicansa hat of twenty-two nanjes who wuuld follow kim Inany motion of lhs to prevent an investigation. About this hoi was grossly mistaken, aud haw wecially unwilling to hear him; but_you will otkerve that when I rose o 1nake the pruposition to Mr. llale, and t:}n Repunlicaun' cry provented my belng heard, 1t was announ by tho press tnat Mr, Potter's Inquiry wus in rupled, walle Mr. Stephens' was head-lined llmbvencnblu statesmun howled dowa Dby Pout o The Final Adjournment Resolu= tion Disposcd Of in the House ; Many Democrats Entirely Ignor- ing the Caucus Vote of Tuesday. BECRECY. AN ESSEXTIAL CONDITION TO TIN SUCCESS OF THE RESOLUTIONARY PROGRAMME. Special Dixpatch 0 The Tridune, WasitixatoN, D, U, May 20.~The Republic- an members of the Potter Commlttee were ad- mltted to its deliberations to-day. For twoor threc days past the Democratle members have been in Informal cousultatiun in reganl to the cotirse to be pursued, and this afternoon Potter summoned o full meeting of the Committce. The mecting to-day, so far as it went, was for My comments upon this extract from hia letters are ns follows:! YOTTER'S MISTAKE. First, If there wus ony grosa mistake in this matter, it was by Mr. Poiter, aud nut by me, o far as his statement is calculated to convey the idea or imprersion tnat 1 had mven the Kepublicans o list of any namea who wouid follow mo i any motlon to prevent an {nvestigation, it s entirely witnoul foundatinn. As s matler of truth, it tho purpose of recording * & declsfon [ Bat mot 8 slmie of I‘_‘" .-Ihndm‘; af & which * the Democrats have reached n | ferrea,'” airectiy “¥or' lntlln:cll'{, "witn “Mr. regard to several subjects. From all that § Hale, Mr. Gsrdetd, or any other Republic. an, apon the subject. 1had not spoken, directiy or ludlrectly, witn Alr, Hale within the last iwo weeks Lefore upon sny subjech, nor bad lany words with Mr. Garfleld upon thie matter, oxcept what wers made somy wecks before, when he ab- Jected to the racoption of the Marylund memotinl; &t which time 1 urged bim, in the fiouse, to with. draw his objectton, and let this memorinlof o Htate gu to the Coninitise on llluvllllllcllr{. and ng can be gathered among the Democrats, it appears that upon examining the cssentlal testl- mony which,in detached portions, lLas been used from time to time throughout the scssion for the purpose of forcing an favestigation of Electoral matters, it has been found to fall short of what the public will deem a proper basis for be roported upon, witha view of quietl all 80 grave n proccedlng as this investication. It | questions attachiag tu the Prosidential tltle. My is known that some members on the Demo- | speech on that occusion, and my appexl to hin tho evidence which | Nergdulr repra by L e any time any confefel I\;a!\‘d havo scon allexed insome papurs, upon ihh ect, On ths Monday that 3z Potter's resolutions wero offered, I had appeared in the Rouse solely ith & view of getting A BUSIENSION OF THIR RULES, for the purpose of having passed the bill of the Commiiteo I o providing foe the retire. ment of the U and 5ceat sliver pleces, and having thom recolued in other denominations, as, for snaking tne debased or aubnuliary culnn a'le tender whon thoy are prescuted n atnounts of and upwards, and have thom redeemed When pro sented In the Trensury in like amounts, ‘Lils Lill, upon being teud, was almost unani mounly passed, 1 then cot leave of absence for craz elda regard they were promiscd should prove of a charscter to startlc the country litila less than worthiess, for two reasons: First, fta in- compelenee, and, sccond, the utter unreliadle character of the men upon whose testimony tho statements rest. A prominent Democrat to-day characterlzed the mass of this matorial a8 & collcction of STATEMENTS OF LOW-TRICED DRTECTIVES, and that the daoger to Democrats was that nona of them could bu depcuded upon to ssrear to the stateinents they had already made, sod sl of ¢ e come one week on account of wy health, with & **pate™ them, it thele character abould become kKnown, LR b el Sl Sl Bl w-npm!n would disgust the public, and their known want. | that't hud hardly gune out of the Capitol when thia of character would react soverely upon the De- mocracy, It I8 true that the very men who Love been prominent fu forcing this Investiga. tlon aro now cqually active in compelling the Democratle membora to conduct the investiga- tion fu secret, and thelr main anxlety appears tabo to conceal thelrlack of eolld evidenco upon which to base such an Investigation cyclons burat upon the lonse, 1 bad no futinm- ton of It before, On reaching my room | was cou. fined to wy bed, and it was wot uahl tho next day that | kuew of what had ocenrred fn the Honue ats tor [ left, 3z, Potiee hinseif was one of the Orat whot | conferred with on the sub) A NOTH TO POTTEIL. On Wedneslay, the 15t after the lloura had come to 8 dead-luck, from & slek ruvin T addressed to Mr, Potter the following tute, of which Gen. Linolt furnished me u copy to-duy, It s in theso as has been ordered. Upon meeting to- m.,,gfi, W o R day the stnictest iojunction of secrecy ‘*Naztaxar, Horae, Wasminazoy, D. C., May was placed upon il proceediogs, aud | 1% INTR.—The lion. Clarkeon N, Potler, House of Lepresentatices=Ny Drant 8t 10 my rooin jo this clty. 1 greatly regret that I cannot go and ace you in porson. Lel nie then any in this way, that L think it will be » greal nuniake (f uur friends in the House shall paas your resolultons noder the previous question, ‘thig catting off Mr. Hala's or otlier amendmenta’ fouk. {ng 10 an enlazged fuvestigation, Do nol fasiel on the previous quostion, & cuuld nos valo for f8 Af [ viere present, aud were not * paired,” 8s 1 am, nor could | vote for the respiutivns under the previuus question without alivwlug amendments. It would only divide the Democracy and unite tho Repuue licans. **My opinion Is thut mirchief fnsteal of good will coma af the Investigation by the passage of our tesolutiun, as §s fs, under tho previoua g 1o atill confined tho Republican members scemed to have acdnlesced Io this {njunction, for the counscl 1 behalf of Becretary Bherman was thy subject of heated discussion, and the request fs under- stood to have been refused. lemucrats who appear 10 be in confldence of the Committeeare authority for the stutewcut that it was siso virtually dechiled to HOLD TUB INVESTIGATION IN BECRET, The purpose of this s very well underatood to bo a conviction on tuo part of the mavagers that to cxposs thelr witnesses or the characters of thelr testlmouy to the knowledge of the press would utterly destroy the. proceedings In the wind of tho public, since most of the wit. nesecs nre mes who have heretoforv beeu thoroughly discredited cither by the Domo- vratlc committees of Investigation which sat in Loutsana wnd Florhla, or, by the previous testimony of the witnesees thein. selves, whoss testimony fs uxactly contrury to what they are now expeeted towwear. Even the Chatrinan of the Committes himasoll 1e un- derstood to hold that the mvestigation could on. , “+'leass ¢xcuse this note. 1 fecl it my duty, feguleas | am, Lo scnd 38 1o you, Very respect. tully aud truly yours, SCALRXaNuER 1) STRIENS " . WOTK TO CANDLEN. After that nolo kad been dispsiched to him, [ sent the fullowing nute to M., Candler, my cols league 1 the ouse: IWasninatun, 1), C., May 18, 1878—7ne Hon, tHouss of "lepresentatives— sorry | eaunol b in 1he Hou: il confiued tu iny room. 1 think a wnall not voto Polter's rosolu- Hate wishes 10 eritic Uit 1o be ol ot 1o have s not siapul the free eriticism of the Republican | SR U 10 e SUree, L2 SRR MO hot bo press, andd that this wns unlt;emoml toba tho | sattetiod wmln um.-:-u nlxmql\'lry. '“'f nmplt 3 1 . | want fase play, rleht and juebic and will ve ehlc/ objection among the Democrata o hold- | Bk, G5 tn'otoim wbort o thia’ 17 Mr. Fot ing open sesstons, Tt 1s understoud that it was furtner decided to-day to send a sub-coinmittee to Loutstags, of which McMahon, of Obio, un. Jeas he shall refuss to do ‘so, will he Chalrman, and to send a committee ta Florida, of which I'otter himself may bo Chatrman. 1n case Potter should go to Florida Morrisou, ol Nlinols, would probably remain as Chairmanul the small portion of the Cammittes teft here, and I4 1s not expected that any general inves- tigation will take place for the present in Washington. The tntention appears to be to have these sub-commitices SIT WITH CLOSED DOORS In the Bouth, and )t s the hopo of Democrsts tlist in this way they could be enabled to keep from the publlc the character of the witnesscs and bring back thelr perjurers, forgerers, and manufactured Democrsts to Washingtoo, whera ter's resulution s passed, without siluwing sn amendment Jooking 0 the {nv alleged frauds, mischicf sud nol 1, 18 will divide nur slde, and unite the uther, | i not ‘paired.’ ne i am, vota us question, sud then uzalnat tha resolution, If the amendments were denfed. Youis truly, ALEXANDER L STurnxss, A’h’r this [ sent & similar note to 3iv. Jlarsis, and requested Lim L0 gnuouncemy *'palr* if & volw was iaken. From thess notes 1t will clearly appear with whom | hed confarrea, aud 1hie obinjun | enters tarned of the eect of thy proceedings thewn gulug on in the lluuse upou the Democraiic party, as well 28 00 the cuuniry. | looked upon thei as UNWISE AND UNTIMELY, It cleasly appears notvs that | was not in fevor of the wo- eation of fraud of any wne-sided fuvestizatton. ve been since the Drerfucntial contest was' constitutionally declded, sguiust suy 1nvestigation with & view 1o fmpeach of uessli the 31‘1" of \be presens lucumbent of the Eaeculive . ag 1t would be imposaiblu for the press to ascertatn . ¢ Demociacy of the school tn which | was aud ecxposo their yeal character umiil nn:"m wno 9lnn|{d uvon the principle of law and they bave created thelr firat impres- | vrder, upon sLiding by the law as coustitutivually slon upon the country, Every Indication which can bo obtaived voints to the Commlittee pursulng somo bigh-handed measures which were adopted in forcing the resolution for fnves- tigation upon the House. It is understood that 1l Potter letter was written for the purpose of sttemptiug to quies the general spprebension of the country, was submitted to the Democrstic mewmbers of his Cowmittee beforo beng published, and reccived thelr approval. In splte, bowever, of this declaration, every move- ment un tho part of his Committeo contradicts the position which ho assumed, and poiotsto & most unfair investigation, and coe in which no means wili be considered lmproper to use which tend to bring about the results almed at,~which fs tocollect m lot of wagufactured testimony flrflundflt ‘This was th ¢ of thinge whea I wade my ap- srance I U use oul hursday, tog Ith hiad not Lesrd frow M. Voiter. { had ‘not co suited, directly or sndirecily, with any Hepablic: u tha House or out of the Hou: 1 piode an au. pesl 1o Nr, Potter 1o withdraw his call fog the pre- vious question, vz, If he would uot, to APPEAL TO TILE [IOUSK, 10 the patriots ou boll sidus, 1o voie dowt the f“"l»“l question, sod allow Mr. ilale, or any topublican, Lo offer just such an udinont fur tho enlargement of the tuvestizstion as they might o 81, wae then that Mr. Potter decitued” o withdraw bla Ho said i was from no die ho could 1ot do it, a9 he was scting under tnatruc. tluns. Whether Mr, Potler bod communicuted 1o otbers the purpurt of wy pole, ur because be bad determined that [ sboufd 3ot ba beard upon the subject, I do pot knuw; bat 1 certainly had uot suggested In that note thst the Demucrats should doauythiug else than secetro all smendimesta of addittonsl _propositions for investigation that might be ofered from any quarter, Second, Mr. Potter seema to CONFOUND 1118 DATES, He epenkn of wias occarred when he rose (o make a prunasilon to Mr. Haie, as if done opon the sec- ond day epon which | asked to aidress the lonse, In thinhe s mistaken. 1iin_propositio Haie was on the day (Fridsy). and had no connsction whatcver with the proceedings inwhich § wan denied & hearing, Tnird, Mr, Poiter's ressons for refasing Mr. Hale's smendment appesr to me to he atngular and moat nntensble, 1o saym it was because it was ot germane, \Why it was not cermanc | can't are, All frauds, it wonld seem 10 e, are of a kindred chatacter, They are all the same cinse of erimes, belong 1o the ssme family, and diger only in chare scter and degree, 1f 8 frandulent Electoral count in Florida waa permane to a liks fraudnient connt in Louisiana, why i» not A LIKE PRAUDUFENT COUNT IN OIEGON or anyother £tate equaily germane o the proposi- tion to Investixaia frands? Fourth, Mr. Tofter justifies bis conreo In ro- fusini an_Investization {nto the frands alleged in Mr. Hale's amenduent, becaase he eatd: ** We underatond it contained recitala to which we ean't hive forced ns to vote agalust our own resolution ‘Thia seems to e asain reavan. 1n the finst pll offer an amendment, 1o be an untensble , fn allowinz Mr, Hale to whatever recitals it might have had by nu means committed the House'to the trath of fia lont, It woaid only have allowed htm to make them #0od if he couln. A LEADING QUESTION, Fifth, Mr. Potter Insiats that tho object was not, anud 18 not, 1o aitack the title of Mr. Hayes. if 0o, then why did be nol, or the mansgers whose inetractlons he was carrying out. llow Mr. Casey Younz's amendment to go in, which distinet= Iy atated, with the purpose of quinting the coun- try, Lhat the ohject was not to disturb the title of the yreacnt Execntive, which had been so conati- tutionally rettled by thie last Congress? 13ut 1 have no 1ime o ssy more at prerent. ex- cent that 1 do Jook upon the whole of this pro- ceediug, concucied as IL was, conducted as it has been, a4 most nnwlee, most nnfortunate, and most mischievaus. Iis effect will be to disturh the eace, harmuny, svd quiet of the country, Nelther ir. Potter nor anybody and | say 1o him most Brm concert of action of Lhe law sbiding people of all parties, sud Deinocrats, throughoot in reprobation of the investigation proceedin any further with a view to disturh the V'residential titlo, such as ls annouuced by the Pennsylvania Demucracy in theit couvenlivn » few days ago, can ARKEST THE MOST FEARFUL CONSEQUENCES, Those who have, Lhough unwittingly, sowed the wind will reap the whirlwind. My opinion i«, as | Rave repeatediy snid, that this affale will prove in the end elther a contemptivle farce or & horrible trazedy. Whether it will lead Lo the Mexicantisa- ton of one rederal Jtepubiic, the resalt must atiow; but [ any, us]enid on another recent oc- casion, thut all soit words fustilisne in the mind of tha people of this country the idea that Mr, ":5" can vu peaceably unseated by Conzress are an de lurive sud gurlelul as the whisperings of the great Archefiend, t the shape of & tosd in tho oar of Eve, from which sprung sll our woes. Very ra- spectfully, Avrgaxven i, SErusNs. DISINTEGRATION. SIGNS OF IT 1N THE DEMOCRATIC JIANKS, Spactal Dispatch to The Tridune. Wasmsotox, D. C., May 20.—The aisin~ tegration of the Democratic party has beguns the caucus Is po longer omnlpotent. The bolt on the polftical fssues of thbe (nvestigution resolution, which is lecad by Alexander -H. Stephens, aud Mills of Texas, was followed by a bolt from tho Democratic caucus of last night on the adjournment question. Fernsado Wouod to-day was utterly routed at every step {n attemptivg to enforce the caucus decisivn, Tho moment the contest began 1t Leeame evi- dent thut fifteen Democrats would not yield to caucus dictation. They adbered to thelr de- termination untll Wood, Jcader of tho caucus, was dofeated. Then a comnpromise was effected, and tho House amended the Senate adjournment. resolution by oxtending the time of final adjournment to June 17. It was generally con- ceded Jthat final adjournment on June 10 was impossible, but the Republicans voted to concur in the Scnate resolution in the hope that the Republicans {n the Senate mizht ultimatety bs given the controllpe volce in fixing the flual dute, The following Democrats- voted fn the negative: Alken, Bell, Bland, Bouck, Buckuer, Cutler, Fuller, Hardenbergh, Landcry, Morzan, Murse, Pridcmore, Rea, and Willls (New York). On Wood's first proposition to fix the adjourn- ment at the 24th of Juue, Woud was opposed by fully one-liulf the Democrats on rislng vote, and on the yeas and nays Clymer's amncadment to tlx the 17th was carried by 114 to 0L KEY. M8 LETTER WAS AN IIONEST EXPRESSION 07 OrINIU Speelal Dispateh to The Tridune. New Yons, Muy 20,—~Ths World's Washing- ton correspondent interviewed Key last night. The latter eald he belicved tho Northeruers would be displeased with his letter. “Iam only addressing the veople of the South. I havo written notbinge but what I honestly be- lieve. The idea of the managers of thia aflulr 1s to sccurc control of the uext House of Ren- rescntatives, The Demovrats will control the Benate. Coupress will refuse to reccive mes- sagus from Haves, and they will recelve them from Thden, IC that will not precipitate civil war 1 do not know what will. It is perfectly clear to my mind that Tilden, Blair, and per- haps Conkling, ure cugincering this movement, Buutuern Demovruts were whipped into the supfbrt of the resolution. Not even a coucus was held, and it is a2 part of the scheino toso compromise the Southern men thut they will be compelled to support whatescr steps the lenders of thiv movement may see fit tw take, Iread Potter’s letter this morning, and ft confirma my bellef that this investigation 1s for revolutionnry purposes. 12 Thad been In thie House when that resolution passed 1 should have been with Stephens. Our people did not want this fuvestigation, Thoy were roped into it, aud 1t won't do for them to go tov far, My letter was not read fn the Cabinet to-day," Mr. Key did uot admit nor deny that ' the l'ru:nlanl saw his letter betore it'was made publle, THIE ARMY. . SENTDIRYT OF COMMRUCIAL AND LEOISLATIVE BOIES, CINCINNATE, May 20.—The Board of Treade trday adopted resolutions protesting againsy the further reluctlon of tho Unitea Statesarmy, declaring thut 18 bs now uuuble to perform the duties reguired, and urging that Congress enact a law providiog for the fuercase of the srmy. Among the declarations fn the preamble & one that * the spint of Communlam 18 rife among us, and ynless ¢lfective measures are taken to overuwe the lawless portlon of the population, that turriblu lessons of Jast summer will be re- peated.” ¥ naLrgis, May 29.—The Commercial Eszchange thls mornfoi vuted to petition Con- gress to lueroase the standing ariny and to des fear the pending army bill. Provinesed, May 20,—In the 8cnate to-day ressiuthons deprecatir the wxitation of the :'né:hlcnlhl question by Cougriss pusscd, 29 0 8, THE CUSTOM-HOUSE, ASSISTANT DISTRICTATIONNEY TUOMSON'S AX- NUAL IEPONT, Bpaciat Disptcd 10 Ta¢ Triduna Wasmnaron, . C., May 20.--Following is the last sepurt regarding the Chilvago Custom. Houso walch hus reached bere, Assistant-Attorney ‘Thomsqn 10 Collector Swltl, and forwarded by the latter to the Treusury Departnient: N ay 20~ Lo the Hon. William Ienry : Since iy repurts 0 yuu touching the Iuquiry a4 (0 stune-work upon Whe sew Custous- House under the Muvller coutracts, Mr. Superin- tendeut Jucling has laid befure me hls odice core tesvundeuce. Upon vsawination | dud thereln letters tu which 1 suggest reference in coouection with my seport upun 1he sawhu: contiact. Thesy Tetiers ar . Nov. 18, IN75 from 8 Sun-mu-Auhll-fl Potter to Asalstant-Runeriatendent Holwun, nak. Jux inguiry **What would bo a falr und ble price per supericial fool fur reduciy; wow Lelig cut usder your suprintendence fron toe quarey dimcnsions to nel slae ready 1o be ced lu the bullding. sllow one-half inch ditferenca between Uie two? you will under- stund tefers tostoue which are not sswn sud which would bav 2, Noy, 22, 1¥ to Snpavlllng; Architect Polters **A reply wailed on 4 17th juat, by the Assletsut-Superintedent, glvicg - 1% s made by | the cast ua foll ‘Htonea with a euperficlal aren of 40 feet, 22 cents per fool; sones with & nuparileial ates of 70 feet, 23 cents e fout; alotes with o saverficisl srcs of _tnore than 70 feet, 30 centa per foul.’™ [Nare, —The reply nf the Assia ant-Superintendent (Wilson) of the 131k gives thete Nzures, prefaced by this statement; ** iay- ing made a carefal examination of the subject, based upun the rate per diem now patd the atune. cutters, find ax follows.” The rate of wazes then pald. 8¢ phown by the pay-rolls, wan$3 for cotters; for carvers per day, Nov, 22, Siipsrvistng-Architect Potter 1 Snpt. Hurling: **The (Jovernment may discon- tnue the aswing at_any lims. A questiun hus arisen a3 to whether the contract raferred te hat been of any advautage to the Guvern- ment, if not - a positl disadvantaze, am notwithstanding the sawin; por auperfinal foot, & large wumber af sawn stone have roquired more or Iras cotting to fit them for retting, | desire 10 he advised whether It \ould nut "f""!" ecunomical to reduce the stones by cat- ting, " pondence anbmitted to me T 2 find the aawer to th 110 reason why the (jovernment shaald not pay the one part of 1t an weil ae fur anoth: hat 13, ahould tnake the haif-i allowance {n inaasare inz the nawed eurface, —rs wan subecqnently done except for the adgle formed by two azwed facen. 5. Dec. 22, 1875, Supenutendent Butllne to Mueller, ordering varioun pustions of the **stock ‘which is tv be fornished for the third story ™ to Le 4, some on beds, some on backs, lume on for 1 Jan. 11, 1R30, Aselstant-Saperintendant Holman to Supt. Burlin “Thate e alao a difar- ence in the amount of eniting needed on the sawn faces and heds, ~ As & generai thing, it is nccessary to cat them down, from a slight dressing requlred to take the face nat of wind, to one-hall juch, aud in somn cases more. Jt 1 & rare thingtv bavea sawn bed thataoer not need mare or Jess deensiug. ' 1n & letter of the asme date Inclostng the forego- ing, Hupt, Burling writes Bupervieing-Arcni- tect Potter: **Mr. Holman has stated the facts ss thoy extet. ** Teb. 24, 1876. Supt. Borling to Contractor Muelier, Exienda tha order for sawing of Dec. 22, 1876, to **all other stones,” with this woditca- tion, that, where '*faces are rawn, and on ine spection it is found tha sawing cun be ured to the of the Government, it will be paid for, " rch's report tu you showa that it is cer- tain aii atones in the bullding except the small nuniber apecificd by him _we cut upoa the face. That small numbnr alsa aposara fo hava probably been cat on tiie face, Bawing, ae shown b{ the aMdavit eubmitted wits my first report, in nv degree reduca the expens= ol cutting whera the utwed face was cut over. From stuck alze In the rough it would have cost nu more Lo cut a face then if 1t had heen sawn on that face, It apuears, thetefure, that no sswing upou faces wis used to auy advuniage to the Government. 1t will be meen by the forezcing that Bupt, Bur- ' Lhe cort of cutting stone frum the rough at from 22 centa to 710 cents per stberficial foot. 1In this wan Inclnded the cost of cutting the faces, which require mors Inbur thun the beds, Ilc also reportad that it was & rare thing to find sawed bed that did not require cutting, 5o that t! sawing was of noadvantaze uniess additionai labur was cxproded to ¢ beds it the places for which they were sawed: that his Atientlon was by tue Bapefvisinz Architect directed to the question whether the sawing was of advantage to_the Gov- etnment, that is whether it was not a waste of money: nnd, that then Mr. Hurling gave a general ordes for sawing all stones at 35 cents per supe ficlel foot. Hespectfully, Ilexny WexoeLt Taoxsoy, Ast int Cnited States Attorney. NOTES3 AND NEWS. LEGAL-TENDEZRY, Bpectat Dispatch to The Tridune. Wasmorox, D. C, May 20.—Secretary Sherman has decided to construe lberally the bill prohibiting the further contraction of legat- tenders. This noruing Col. Fort, who s tue author of the hill which passed, telegraphed to ‘Freasurer Gilfillan asking how many notes wers ready to he retired from circulation and de- stroyed under the operation of the Resump- tion act. Tha amunawer was, §1,600,000. Fort visitea the . Treasury, and Secro- tery Sherman sald that, although these notes had beecn prepared’ for destruction, and had already been punched, au counl amount of new notes will be lssued at thesame time so that the outstanding circulation will not bo decreas- ed. The notes will be cancolied on Friday. Had the bill not passed the Senato yesterday this 81,606,000 would have beeu retired from clreutation, Ope day'sd!fference in the passage of the bilt has made the dlTerenceid theamount of outstanding ureulation. - TIE WOMAN QUESTION, Bargent tested the Scnate on one branch of the women's rights question to-duy, by callive up the bill to atlow women to practics in the Supreme Court of the Uulted States. There have been two adverse reports upon this mens- ure nt the prescnt eessiun from the Committee on Judiclary. Sargent moved the substitute allowinz women to practice in auy of the United States Courts, and upon this, the yeas and nuys bednye taken, the Senate, to the surprise uf all, was funud to be evenly divided, the motion belug Just by u tie vote 24 yeus to dy nays. A LAMR CONCLUSION. The Democrativ papers have charged that the twuo colured. Congressmen, Swalls and Ramey, purpoaely abaented themselves fn order to p mit the Demuocrats to carry tha proposition to reduce thu army. The stutements aro unfair, Smalls was present and voted with the Repub- Nenns. The two colored members, Ruivey snd Cmp, were sbsent, but unt intentionally, Rainey hud left word to be sent for If any voie shonld ocetir, but diin't arrive until too late. Theso colured Congressmen say they ara the firmest friends of the army, . RIVERS AND MARTORA, The Senate Coinmerce Commiites concluded the River and Harbor bill and reporten it to the S8enato to-duy, The gross amount approprl- Hedt by tho Houss ninereased §000,000; B150.000 s added for the Mississipp! River Commisaion, with fiva englueers, to consider the whole sub- Ject of the improvgment of that river. . TILR FOUR PER CRNTS. ‘The subscriptions to thu4 per ceot loan to-day wore $180,800, BELIKVED. Thomas Walsh, of 8t. Louls has bean re- Meved from duty as Superintendent of the con- nlmcnnn of the new Custom-flouss at that place. TO I'% SUPERAXDED. 1t fssaid that Gen, Witcher, of West Virginia, an ex-Unluu soldler, is to succeed Pensfon- ,,,\m-nl, Cox, of this city, who retires the 1st of uly. TUE RECORD,, RENATH. Wastunaron, D. C., May 20.—Mr, Hamlin gave notica that as soun as the Benato abould disposs of the Leglalative, Judictal, and Execu- tive Appropriation bil), he would cull up the Bl reported Ly i yestorday from the Con- mittee on Forelzn Relutions in regard to the payment of the Fishiery Award. Je sald that the bilt must recelve the consideration of Con- Rress ut the presant sesslon, and thus wvold the necessity of uu extra sesston, Messrs. Dorsey, Ingalls, and Harnum were aouounced as u Conference Cowminittece on the part ol the Bepatcou tha bill providing & pere maneut form of governmenut for the District of Columbja, > 2 Mr, Sargent, five minttes before the expira tion of the morning bour, moved to take up the House bill to remoye thoe lewal disabilitles of. women Lo peactice fu courts uf the Uulted States, Lat savaral Senutors opposcd the motiou on ac- couns of & waut of 1ima (0 consider the hill, sy thy Legistativd Appropristion bl wonld guuw up st the axpiration of the murning hour. ‘The motiou was defeatod by & G yois -yess, 20; naye, 24, Mr. Kargeut said (hat tho vule” was encuu awl be Would subsut the ination pgali st Ilr‘ Sargent. from tho Commiitos on Naval Af- fatrs, reportad, without recomuendation, the trs- {haouy sakeli in reyard to the dismissal of Alex Warnee from 1be Hrooklyn Nevy-Vard, which i vestlzation wus urdered by the Senate when th nomination of Usorge K. Cutler ta by Chib " of th urean of Prot nd (Cluthing at the Navy partunent was u anstdoratior On motiou of Mr. sargeat, the Committeo oo Naval AlTaire was discharied from tho furtbes con- sideration of the subject. 5 Mr. Hersford repurted aidvereely on the Senate il for the reilef of the Jodersunville sud Louis- vilis Ferry Coupaulcs. 1t was fudollnitely post- ned. ‘At the expiration of the morning huur, couslil- eration of the Legislative, Judlelal, sudjEsecutive Appropriation bi)l proveeded, ‘ending consideration uf the bill, Mr. Melonsld introduced u i)l to estublian & boatd. 1o be knowa ¥e the Pacitc Rulrond Commlustouers, Reforred, AMr. Window, Chanwan of ths Commilies og Avpropstations, la chatce of the bllt, saud the Total extlmates for the legiolative, Judicial, aud execu:, live departments of the Uuvernwent fur the facal ear codln: Juna 80, were $1U, (82,617, ‘Lo tota) swiunl sporopiated for the current fscal yoar 1s 340,397,581, Tuthatbad becn sdded fclency bills $340,045, making 317,873,526 forthe. year 1878, appropristed by the bill now be- # {t came from ihe Committee on waa 815,104,042, peing $313, 684 poroprisiton for the carrent fiacal s were any aojections to the bill it- i fun Account of theappropriation betng two snf: it Aer than oo large. “The bili was by no meand wkiiidnidabloas the several hundred amend- ments wonld indicate. 'Thera were certain zeneral principles governtnu’ sl of them. In the firat place {he Hoase of Rapresentatives assumed to re- visn the compensation of and reduce the number of employea of ghe Senate. The Senate Commits tes would not agree theretn, aud submitted amend- uenta to reinstate the employes and maintain the compansation of all as now fzed. The louse blll undertook to rearade the several classes of clerks In the Execative Departmentn of the Government, This reurganization or rather disorganization of the clerical force extended to ail departments, ‘The lluuse had provided for certaln clerks at an snnaal couponsation of 81,000 each, bat the Sen- Commiiter would not agrea thereto, Tho demand of all the Departments was for elerka of a lugzher grade, ~ Those of the er grade conld not do the required work. The Scuate Commities had, therelore, reinstated the cierical To e Faarth and Fin o the Fanrth and Fifth Auditorships of the Tresaur: d 4 Conmittee bad reported in fav officen, ‘The Ilanse had grnvhled for ssistant messen- ere and payes in the Departmentn, but the unl- orm testhnony of Departinnnt officials was that the pages woald nu of no use, sud tue Senate Commitiee had therefors resturcd the system of nesvenzars In une. The Commnities had focreased the aalary In one inatauce, sud wo sdditlnnsl chr{l wers authusized excepl lu cases of abwolots necessity, une uf which was in the Pension branch of the Surgeou Geueral'n office, Where thirty-two more clerks were needed, Me, Davis (W, Va.), momber of the Committea 08 Aupropriaticue, sald ke azreed In tho main to all s3td vy the Chialrmian of the Committee. wore hearly a thuussnd amendinents 1o the But as to thove bn regard to the Kxe Tents oue principle governed then, wan whether Lie salacian shoald romat Iready fixed Ly Inw ue bo rednued. 1f thers waa to ba any chiange In aalaries It shionld be doue fu the proper yay. auinot upen ane appeopristion, bill, The bill as ropurted was onanimoasly apprbved’ by the Committee, All the amendments reported by ihe Committes On Appropriations restorlug the number and com= y:mll(ul uf employes of the Scnate were agreed . 3 Tho amendments of the Committes an Appro- priationa seinstating the Fourth and Fifth Auditors of the Treanuty, abulishied by the House bill, wers agreed 1o withol au. Several hundred amendwents of the Committes testoring the number and compensation of clarks, measenvers, and laboters {n the varions Exocutive Departmeuts of the Gavernment, oflices of Assist- ant Treanurers, minta, and asaay offices Uirough- guttne United Htates were agreed to without do« ¢, An amendment. of the Committee providioy befure the expenditure of any of the $75,000 propriated for the New Orteans mint, th o New Orleuna sball retoase to- 1he United Siates ail titleand clalm tothe lands snd premise a upon which sald Dint is located. was agreed to. E ‘The clsnae of the bill fixing the compensation ot - members of Territorial Logislatures at 84 per day and milenze “waa smended by striking out all that portivn uf the flouse bill in" resurd to districting the T orritories and the spportionmment of members in the Lorisiature. The Committee reported sn smendment to atrika oatof the ilonse hill the clause forbidding the Commissloner of Penalons froo aronviug pension- era from the rolls upon ex parte siatements taken by mpecial agents. Agreed to. Anuther smendment of the Commiites appropel- ating 85,000 for investigating the history and habits of insects injurlous to agriculture and for experiments in ascertaining the stroying them was agreed to, Pending considcration of the bill 8 micesage was recelved from tho IHouse of Represcntatives an- nouncing that that body bad agreed to the Senato concarrent yesolution in regard to the final ad- Jjournwent of Cangress, wits an amendment fixlug the dste an.fune 17, ad of June 10, Mr. Humlin suggestea the propriety of taking up and acting upen the amendment of the Jlouse now. The earlier the question of adjournment should be determined the bettor it would be, aw Congress -m;:hl then know the nacessity of working up to it ’ Ar. Windom opJ)tmfl resent conslderation of the resolution. and sald it would interrupt the con- aiduration of the Legislative Approvriation blll to take it up now. Ho intended 10 make » motiva to rofer it to the Comumlitec uu Appropiaty Mr. Paddock, from the Conference mittea on the bill to amend Sec. 2,404, Revised Statutes, relative to the cultivation of timber ou the public domain, rnbmitted s report, which was sgreed to, and the bill pamsed. Consideration of the Lecialative Appropriation bill was then resumed. The amendment of tbo Senate Comnlittee, reinstating the ofiice uf Navul Boliclor, abollshed by the ionse of Itepresenta- tives, was azreed to, Davis (111.).submitted an amendment Lo in- est moans of du= the compensation of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of Territorles from $2,000 to 3,000 each per auuum, and in support of his amendinent sald tho luw fixed thelr compensation at &3,000 per xonow, but it had bocn reduced last year tu 82,000, Pendinz: discunsion on the smendment, Mr. ue moved t| the Ariny Approptiation bill be ad Ly title reforred to the Appropristion Cammittes. Mr. Burnvlde maved to refor that portion of the i) referting to the reorganization of the sty to the Commitiee on Military AlTairs, Mr. Sargent raised a point of order that the bil} could nut be divided for the plu‘zllll of rclerence, and the point was sustalued. ~ The bill was then referred to the Committae on A‘-proprmluu-. and the Beuato resumed consideration of the Leglas Iative Appropriation blil. ‘I amendnient of Mr, Davls was rejected—yeas, 12; nays, 310, Pendlug discussion on tho Lewnlative bill, AMr. Windom, frow the Conference Committes on tho Comsular and Diplomatic Appropristion bill, sub- I a repurt, which was agreed to, and the bill pasved. l . Bpencer, from the Committea on Com- merce, reporied, with amendments, the River and Marbor Avproptiation blll, and gave ovce visal uo would call it up for cousideration on Saturday. I reply to & question of Mr. Morritl as iv how much it appropriated, Mr. Speacar sald [t wasan fugteasn ovur e llutss bill of abont 8900, 000, “The bill was placed on the caloudar, Adjourned until Friday. novs Immediataly after the s Mr. Wood l:nl{\‘d up the Senal lution, and moved to eration until June 8, ng of tha journal, adjonrnment reso- oatpene its further consid- e yeas aud nuys wero o erod. ‘There belng 8 number of vacant scats oun tha Deomocratic side, Mr. Reagan nsked if 1t was lu order to huve o call of (ke House, to which the Bpeaker roplied thet he thounght there was u quo- m Wood—For tho purposs of ascertalujng ther |4 & quorum preseut, L mova that whe tho llouse ml{num. Mr. ilalo—Docs the gentlemsa waot to glibaster motlon? —No, sir; but I want & falr and equare vote on the pruposition. ‘The yeas and nays being taken oo the motton to adjourn, it was defeatod. "lie vote was then taken on the motioa 1o pest. one conslderation of thie resolution fur a dnal ad- til June 8,a0d it was defeated—yens, “This wesn party vote, with the cxceptlon of Measra. Atken, Bell, Bland, Houck, Buckuer, Cut- ler, Faller, = llardenborgh, M Moree, Pridemore, Hes, and Wailis of X who voted with_the Henublicaus Kansas wembers (Hnskell, Fhililps, and lyan), who vated with tho Demucrats, Mr. Woud then wuved o 13y the Sgnate tesolu- tlon v tae tsble. The question belvg taken on the motios to lli the Sonaf uolnuulnffim the 1able, it was rojectu usys, 131, 'hiw vof 'wuyl ® same a&s the yreceding one, with the exveption that Mesars. Buckaer an Biand this time voted with their political assu- clates, A voto was then taken on the Scuato resolution for » tinal adjouraument; snd reulted—yeas, 127; uays, 131, Su ihe resolution was defeated. = "fs Domocrats who cliauged thele votes from thelr foruier variance with theirowu sido and voted with the purty were Mesurs, Del), Hardeubergh, and Landers, g 3lr, Wuod theu moved to make the dateof ad- Jouroment the 24tb of Juna, and Alr, Ulymer moved wnventto make ¢ t eudment had & mwi 7th. Jorily on a stauding he eall mnlud-{nu. 1643 uay I'he seuate revolutiun for dosl lnfloulumln\. '] amended to tske place onthe 17th of Juve, was then sldopted. ‘The resolution mow goes back 1o the Sensle, and that body way eitber coucur at_once in the swepdment, thus virtuslly clusiog the questivn, or it way sbstain frow dual action uulil witbin a dayortwo of the 17th of Juno, whon it will ba abie tu judge whotbior sither from public vr from rty cousideratious 1t will be nucessary to axjend e tLwe ur t sdjoarn on that day. Mr. Sicgleton wade u couference raport on thu Consular wua Diplomatic Appropristion blll, Hle wiated that the bill s it passed tho Houne mude the appropel leas by $101,000 thau the like bill of last session; thut the Scaste bad increascd tho appropristions by §84,000; that the Scusis cous ferecs bad ylelded lu the amount of §14,500, sLd the louse confurecs to the amount of 350,000, and thet the bill us it taude spprupriates §141, V00 lesa than the blll of The tepart wis sgreed to. 7 Uuder the bill us It now stands tho salarics of Miulsters to Great iritalu, France, Geruany, aud uvela rowatn a1 $17,500 (ustead of P13, U0Y, us voted by the Houe), and Hhose of the Sluist J Mexico, Japay, r ud Spatu, Austnis, ltaly, Brazll, Y Chivg al $12.000 “(lustead’ o 3 The missions 10 Belgium, the Netherlunds, and the Argeutiue Republic sre restured o the $7,500 clasa, ‘Lhe salasy of the Mislaies to Hayti s pub