Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1879, Page 1

D TN S T e VOLUME-XXX1X. ., II?J_JEEKEEI' ING GUODA, HOUSEXEEPING LINENS! Field, Leiter & Co. WABASH-AV,, Iave just recetved, of thelr own tmportation, FRENCH EMBROIDERED LUNCH CLOTHS, In Rare and Artistic Designs, FRENCH TOWELS, Novel Patterns, not shown be- rove. (OMPLETE LINES IN BLEACHED DAMASK, At 90¢,$1, and $1.25 per yard, with Napkins to match, EXCLUSIVE PATTERNS IN CREM DAMASK, 55¢, 85¢, und 95¢ per yard; Nuplins to match, CREAM DAMASK TOWELS, Especially Attractive;: ROVELTIES ININIT'L TOWELS Buslet Patterns, decidedly ‘new. FRENCHE AND TURKISTE NATS, Pidies, Lunch Cloths, Bath Towels, Lc., &c. Special inducements in NMARSEILLES QUILTS. Sheetings, Crashes, uck Towels, &Lc. . 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT 0n 2!l Darments ordered of us tn January, 1879, STANDARD TIIE INGIEST. EDWARD ELY & 0., Tailors, 163 & 165 Wabasi-y., corner Mouroe-st, COLF COFFEE. Avother shipment recelved of that extra fine Maats- OLD GOV. JAVA COFFEE. Lovers of uxtromely fine Coffee should take advan- airt of thls upturtunity and secure s supply. Rosated fresh every day fu our Fatent lossters, C. THV N, 110 & 112 Madison-st. _SEOOK TYHE PEOPLE'S STOCK EXCHANGE, 108 LA SALLE-ST., motrow, Jan, 15, for tha purchase and sale n-nnml Stucke, vickraphio suuonncement we recotve 1. reporia, an | bu instant! vuour * Bulletin fosrd Tooe of the NEW YOUK beihod offers Yore presented, 1y displ of actual mude ou,_tlio BTOCK, ANGE. 1This W those Interested fuclifties uover bo- C. B. HARRIS & CO. O L TO RENT. STORE AND BASHMENT No. 254 East Madison-st. 1Possaasion Jan. 1), oppoute Fiold, Loiter & Go.'s Wholosaie Store. i Inguire at BILVERMAN'S BANK. OPTIGIANN, AIANANNE, OPTICIAN, Tribuns Bullding, Floe gpuciscles suited i \§S" atiten. Dpera Sl HAl dhas e sciauag prin: ¢ty Hatu ters, ke, TruasUEY Dxrawt: e ABUINUTUN, s Dee, d 4 2 Notice 1 hereby wiven touli peron thinis salnat by Geruan arlona) Basbgr Chisry {03t thio aue st b prescuted o Jamce M. Flowen sceivar, ut Chieago, liuols, with the legal broot Uiereut, Withln thrss’ months from this daie. of they Will be dfaaliuwed. 50, AV KNOX, v Cowptroiler of thu Currendy, LA CHIANGES, DISSOLUTION. Notlce ta hereby given that tho copartnership here. ‘hflu exlilog between the undersigned unuer thy tha uaing o HICE & THOMPSON le this day dlssalved J wutdal cousent. The uudenigued, Hiram J. ALsibsan, will pay ell clalins sgaloss sald Srow and 16 :- Autlorized Lo uss the Irw namo 1o settliog the ket ald Brn. Al sumsdus sald Ora imust be b 416 sald Thowpeun, aud bie oaly is authorized to re- v aud rocelpe sherefor, CALVIN ¥. RICE, oChicazo, Janl 10, 1570, UIKAM 9. THONPBON, % NOTIONE. - (The Underalimed, Jate of Ltice & Thom) will con- e . O hiporting. uag Jobes of m, Larol ‘Uotugraplic Matctlals, dv. L e Rl 0 W v v deu. 10,1379 HIGAM T, SENATORIAL. The Same Old Talk Now In= dulged in by the Lo- gan Men: If They Cannot Win, They Will Go Over to the Democrats. Tho Bourhons Actunlly Counting on Agnin Eleeting Thefr Man. Too Much Disappointment at Lo- gan's Headquarters for Any Music, Ropresentative Morrison Real~ ly Holding the Key to the Bituation. Utter Failure of the Logan Mon to Secure His Confidence or Support. Farwell and Oglesby Come To= gether to Devise Logan's Overthrow. The Democrats and the Governor Iav- log a Little Squabble of Their Own. Gov, Oollom Mad as a Wet Hen, and the Demoarats Terrifled Boyoud Moasure, SPRINGFILELD,. TIE DEMOCIATS, #oectat Disvatch 1o The Tribune. BramorieLp, I, Jan, 18.—It ix guite cor- tain this evoning that Jim Robison aud not Lyman Trumbull will receive the nomination of tho Domocratie caucus. The Dewmocrats are well disposed towards Trimnbull, but they aro determined to have nothing to do with anybody namod by the Groenback party under auy circumstances. 'Choy have had enough of the stump-tail party, and do not proposo to prolong its life in tho State of Illinols by oxtonding to it ald aud comfort. ‘The Democrats say thoy will sooner voto with the Republicans, ANOTUER CIRCUMSTANCR . iu this connection ia worthy of being brought ‘out of the obscurity which surroundsit, to Le gazed at by slio world, It ju claimed that .s0mo fiftoen or twenty Domoorats will not vote for. Roblson in oase of his nomination. Inase the Republicans got into n row, the -Demoorats will withdraw Roblson and put up the best man they can name. Thisdark horse has not yet been named, aud it is probablo that the Democrats have not fully detormined who it shall bo themselves, In some Demooratic cornera Georgo Wendeling hos Dbeen suggested s n candidato for Sonatorial honors. e was & momber of the last Constitu- tional Convention nud tho Twonty-sevonth Assembly, and during the post summer slumped the State in opposition to Bob In. gersoll's woll.known views on liportant religious topica. It is not likely, howevor, that his nume will be brought beforo thu caucus, as your corrcspondent has ascor- taiued that be hias gone to St, Louis, to mako that city his pormnavent home, + Thero in THOUDLE IN TuE ENECUTIVE O¥FICE, caused by tho outcroppings of Democratio cussedness, This fmmediote osuse of un- happiness ja an intimation that the Democ. raoy will attempt to enforco tho constitn. tional provisions of Bec. 5 of Art, 5, which provide, nmong other things, that neither the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Auditor of Public Accounts, Beerotary of State, Supor- iutendont of Publio Instruction, nor Attor- ney-Goneral shall bo eligible to sny othor oflico duriug tho period for which thoy shall have boon elected, Now the fact is well kuown horo that each and every one” of tho presont monibers of the State Goverumont mentfoned in the foregoing provision of tho Constitution drag out : AN EXISTZNCE MADE FRVERISH on account of the intensity of vxpectation with which they look forwardto thatime whon thelr prosont term of oflive shall expiro, and thoy shall wear tho dignity and pocket the omoluments of some superior position within tho gift of the pooplo, Gov. Cul- lom, learuing on Saturdsy that the Demo- crats conternplated jutroducing a joiut reso- lution somo timo during tho early days of the session to enforce comstitutional pro- visions of this section, sent in great haste for sowe of the leading lights of tho Demo. cratio party, and rowminded thew,with a por- tentous fire burniog in his usually ;mild oyes, that one third of the members of the State Boards were Democrats, and that ho should shortly againsend to tho Legislaturo the nomes of certaln gontlemon for confirmation, He also intimatod with some warmth of manner, voice, und jesturo that, if auy attompt of the kind indicated was made to interfore with him to provent his succession iu office, when he did nominate to the Logislature ihe Rallroad and Warehouse Comuissionors, Pyoitentiary Commissioners, ote., it would probably be found that there was NUT A DEMUCRAT IN TUE WHOLE LOT, Fora short time there was consternation in the Demooratio camp, John. IL Oberly, a Democrat, and a Railroad aud Warelouso Commissioner, as soon as he heard of the stato of things, was thrown iuto a perfoct perspiration of agitation in relation to tho watter, and immedistely had au inter- view with the Goveruor aund his own Democratio brothron, and Gid not rest until ke had patched the matter up botwoen them, and again re-established harmonious relations, Oberly was so frightencd by this narrow escape from official destruation that, to this hour, he has scarcely regained Lis usual equanimity. TUR NATIONALISTS, not belug able to sacure either aid, comfort, or hope from the Democrats, and not deem- R it polite to make any affilation with tho Ropublicans, have about decideld to nomi. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, nate as their standord-bearor Aloxander Cawmpbell, ox-prenchor and ex.member of Congresa, the party, and the most pronounced in hin adhesion to the fiat lunacy. tho best thing that the moribund concern can do. It should have tho decency to die He ls about tho oldest man in 1t is probably in its own house, and not put its notghbors to tho oxpense of n foneral. BENATON RIDDLE. Somo editoriala nppenring in the Jnter- Ocean of this dato concerning Bonator Itid- dle's action during the Benatorinl contest two yonrs ngo, s correspondent of Tne Tainune this evening captured the Leglislative Solon from Cook, and demanded an explanation. *The statomont is absurd on its face,” said the Senator. ““What is the charge?” *Tho articlo in question,” said the Sena. tor, ‘‘clinrges that Easton and myself went into s room aud hnd conferonce thero with Kelioo, of the 8enate, and Hickoy, of the Houne, in which I threatened that wo would voto for Davis if they did not vote for Davis to defent Judge Lawrence, and that, on the day following, in pursunnce of that threat, Mr, Enston's name boing called first on the roll, ho did vote for Davis, and that, thereupon, Kehoo aud Iickey voted for Davis too. The artlelo charges that I then WENT DACK ON MY AGREEMRNT with them, when my name was roached on the list of members, ond voted for Law- roneo,” *¢Is that statement true, Senator?” “Of course it is not. Toshow Low ut- terly stupid suoh & statemont is, it is only neccessary to refer to the official journnl of the Bouate, pnge 217, or the officinl journal of the Iouse, page 140, copics of which aro in almost every library and newspaper officain the Btate ot Ilinois, whero it will be found that tho roll of each branch of the Legislature was called sopa- rately, and, the Senate belng flrat called, Mr. Keboo's name was reached first on tho roll, and the record shiows that he voted for Davie. My name was next called, and the rocord showa that 1VOTED FUR LAWRENCE. Tho roll of the Ifouse shows that Easton voted for Lawrence. 8o it appears that of tho four, Iickey voted lnst, casting his bal- ot for Davis. I could not, therefore, have violated any ngreomont with these men, in tho naturo of things, Tho fact is, I nover met Mz, Kehoo and Mr, Hickoy togother on the Souatorial question, and I never had any converaation with them on the subject sepa- rately in my life. I don't even know Mr. Hickey by sight, and I think both Ar. Hickey and Mr. Kelioe nre HONORABLE ENOUGIE TU DEAR ME OUT in the statoment that nothing of the kind ro- forred to over took place.” “Now, what nbont this other editorial chnrgo,—that Mr, Medill, of Tux TnmuNe, ownod and contiolled you in that contest?” “In rogard to that, I simply desire to say Inever had woen or exchanged a word with Mr. Medill upon the Senatorial question two yenrs sgo uutil, after the nomination of Mr, Logan, I-mot Mr. Modill accidontully one dny on Madison street, ond wont willi him into the couuting-room of Tur Tninunk, and hnd somo conversation, the dotails of which I hava forgotten ; but tho import of it'wns that he snid, wiile hodid not profer Gon, Logan, he knew that ho had received the nominntion of the party, and his judg. mont was that, if Logan could be elected, it wns THE DUTY OF EVERY KEPUBLICAN IN THE LEGISLATULE TO STAND DY HIM aslong s there was any chunoo of lis suc- ccsg, and that ho Lad 80 advised a certain other Cook County member. In that couversation, Mr, Medill said he would bo perfeotly satisfled with Judge Lawrence, that ho was o man of high stand. ing and in overy way acceptable, aud would mnko n creditable Sonatar from the State of Ulinols, Mo sald, also, that he preferred Logan, as far aport as thoy wero in politics, and ns much as ho 1night objeot to him por- sonally, to any Democrat or lndopendent who could bo electod. Ho thought it was the duty of every Itepublican to stick to him s long as thero was any prospect of snccesy, FURTHER THAN THAT 1 HAD NO CONVERSA. TION with Mr. Medill on the subjoct, nor any snb- soquent cowmunication with i, In regard to this firet stntemont of the Jnter-Ocean which I bave moutioned, I don't know which most to admire—the audacity of tho fellow who would invent &uch a licor the colossal check of the newspapor which could publish it in tho faco of a record 50 ensily accessible, The wholo thing Is too ridiculous and absurd to bo taken soriously. If a divino revelation could bo mede of my funer motives and most sccret notion dunug the campaign of two years ago, 1 would be willing to stand by that rocord.” o AT LOGAN'S HEAUQUARTERS. The blooming ruses of summor have dis- appeared from the headquartors of the Logan chiof, and in thelr placo are only to be found the shriveled leaves of blightod hopes, In vory truth, the melanchioly days have come, aud the sky is covered with lowering clonds, which portond only political disaster. Tho call for the caucus to-mor. row evening was tha boomerang which, on its return courae, has struck tho uwkillfnl hurler between the eyes, aud kuocked him to grass, metaphorically spuak. ing. As prodicted iu these dispatchies on Iriday night, tho attewpt to carry thiugs by agrand rush, with an indiau yell, and the pounding of drams and eymbuls, has proven sbortive. The supportors of Oglusby and Farwell would have none of it, They aro PERFECTLY WILLING TO GO INTO CAUCUS, but they proposs to have something to sy about wheu the Intercstiug evont shall come off, Muny of those who were dragooncd into the Logan ranks by the crack of tho party whip, or seduced by the empty prom. ise of an office,—ompty becouse Logan can never in ‘tho nature of things deliver,— have also protested, on the. ground that such sction on the part of the Logau mousgers would crcate a disaffuction which it might not be easy to overcowe. ‘They bave at heart tho good of the party wore than the personsl intgrest of the cham. plon bolter of two yoars , and do not de- sire to participate in any movement which two yoars from now witl plsy tho boomerang when ¢ A BIGGER BTAKE than a United States Benator is to be played for, This opposition to hurrying thiugs has crystallized in proportions of such size aito complotely rattle tho Big 8ix and his man. 8gurs. To-night thoy show no anxiety to force thinge. In fact, they aro willing to couclliste, and every ono of the gang shows a disposition to do aoylhing rather thou raise eny ill-fecling, * Certalnly, we will meot to.morrow even- ing,” aays Long Jones, '‘and if tho gentle- men opposed to us do not dosire to mako a nomination, we have no objection to post. poning to mect their conveunicnce." The anti-Logan's prefer not to inke final nction until the night before the day sppointed by Inw—the 218t inat,—for entering upon the election, SHOULD LOGAN INSIST ON AN EARLIER DATE, tha time will Lo left to n committee to deter- mine, As this Commiiteo thera have Leen enggested Benators Fuller and Jocelyn and Reprosontatives James, Mitchell, and Morri. son. ‘The Loganites satill conlinue to wield tho party Iash and make the wildest kind of promises. Heroggs, of Chnmpaign, has beon promised the Becre- taryship of Stataif he will ounly abandon Unclo Dick aud swear allegiance to the swarthy Egyptian. How John proposes to deliver two years henco ho does not say, and Beroggs regards the promiso o8 being alto- gother of too gauzy a nature. Dan Bhepard roturned from his dreary mission this morn- ng WITII A DOZEN CLERKSHIPS in Frank Palmer's Post-Oftice, which he has beon trying all day to place where they will do the most good. Tho giving.out of these clerkahips, if accopted, will deprive a dozen experionced clerks of sitmations to which they nare ontitled by renson of foithful service, snd the high-mor. al crowd who are backing Logan nro getting hoarse from shouting that Char- ley Farwell has come down here to open s barrel, Is there sny differonco botween a purchaso with mouey and a purchaso with n clerkship? 'fo the man up a troo it would soem that the man who pays with his own is more descrviug than the man who pays with what belongs to tho public. All along Logan has implicitly rolicd on THE SUPPORT OF 3O RIsuN and his friends, but ho finds too lato that the unsuccessful enndidato for Bpeaker will not rolont from expressing himself on tho shnme. ful manner in which be was sold out, and his defection from tho Logan ranks is now regardod na almoat certain, All attempts to cajolo him iuto promising to support Logan have proved unavailing, and such is now the complexion of the eanpaign that ho proctieally holds the key to tho situation, Almost superhuman cfforts were made dur- ing the day to strike Sbaw for his support to the Logan couso. Io was cxpostu. lated with and throatened to mno avail. Bhould tho caucus decide in Logan's favor, Morrison and 8baw will abido tho de- cixlon, but withont their votes it is now ad. mitfod that ho cannot got it. "This morning tho opposition to Logau crystallized iuto n positive shupe. Farwell and Oglosby held a consultation, which was of the most amica. ble charactor, and tho friends of both, to whom it has been explalued, are perfootly satisfied with the conclusion arrived at. IT MEANS DUSINESH, and that business is simply Logan’s defeat. Ponight tho Logan mou are mad, They perceive that thé sigua of th= bour are por. tontous, and that there ig troublo ahead. Their thronts aro both lucld aud fervent. They claim that Logan is entitled to thv nomination and tho election by all tho rulos of parly mausgement and machine manipulation. Thoy claim that ho hss a clear majority, and should carry off the prizo. If he fails to succocd, his frionds promise to mako things exceedingly livoly around the Capitol. They uven THREATEN TO U0 OVER TO THE DEMOCRACY, bag and baggage, and thus throw tho elec. tion in the hands of tho enemy. Throats of this kind with firm-sot tevth are freely made to-night. ‘Chus it will Lo soen that the samo old rule.or-ruin game of two years ngo is bo. ing played by Logan and his frionds. If he cannot be elocted, uo other Republican sliall be. Democratic stock, iu consoquence of the impouding disintogratiouof the Logan party, is going up, aud the Bourbon crowd are consldering with some care whom they shall nominate,. It is their intention to pick tho best man thoy can got in the Btate, and egainst whoso ability, character, and expe- rionce thero can bo no mistake, No caucus will bo hold by the Democrats until after the Republican war s over. TLogan bolted two years ago, and ho is now likely to be slaugh- tored by his own tactics, JUDGE TRUMBULL, A HEPORTEI COMES TO WORRY I, Judge Trumbull returncd from Boriugfeld last evening, nud a reporier called at bis resl- denve, on Luke avenue, to get his viewa on the Henutorlal situatlon, ete. The Juage was cozlly scated In his lbrasy, and sectied more than & little surprised to Bud out that bis return way kuowa. ‘I'he reporter then inquired whether be would accept the Senatorial nominutiun it It were tendered bim by the Dewocrats aud Independ. euts, Judge Trumbull salid he was not a candidste for, Benatorlal bonors. The nowspapers had stated what they dud entirely without authority. The reporter wildly insinuatea that that wus not quites reply to the question, Tue dudge satd ho bad taken vo part fo the Senatorial contest, wus not ut Springficld with reference to 1, aud KNBW MUCH LES$ ABOUT IT than newspaper wen. Tho same questlun was repeated fn a some- what dilferent form, uud the Judge then ree marked that ho would ratticr not sy auything about the matter. Ho did no; wish to be mixed up with ft, uud he could uot talk without getting nvalved 1o sume way, As to the general situs- tlon, and the relative chunces of the caudidates, he was also equally nun-comultial lu expressivg i opruion, “This reply was sufticicutly explicit, and the tn- terviewer retired to conslder how Jartle proverh shat “Slleuse gives conscut” was applicabls in the prescat lustauce. . e THE GRAIN BLOCKADE. apecial Diatch to Tie Tribune Mirwavkex, Jan. 18.—The gralu .blockado that has existed for u week 1o connection with the eclevators used by the Chicago & North- western Rallway s ot Jast at au ¢od. The re- sult Las been brought about by the storage of 185,000 bushels of wheat upon vessels,and Jib- eral abip eastward Ly the Ludiugton lake and rall roul ‘Tho elevutors ot the Culeago, Miwaukee & 5t Foul Rstlway sthl bhave rouin fur the storaze of L,OV,000 bushels of wheat. ‘Fuus all 1ears of % repedtion of the blocksde are Bt at ress for the preseut. e ee—— A GOOD DEAL OF MONEY, Bpecial Dispatch ¢3 .o $7iouns BrriINGrisLD, I, Jau. 18.—Geu. Swith, Btate Trewsuser, und James P, Slade, Saperintendent of lublic Instruction, entered upow tho dis- charge of thelr new duties to-dsy. Treasurer Iuta turned over to Geu. Binith $2,125,000 fu curreacy, which “‘o counted by the tellens of the ity bauks fu five bours. “Mr. James H. Beveridie §s tien. Simith's asslstans, sud Mr. W, L. Cillsbury Ls Mr, Sadv's. 18799-TWELVE PAGES, WASHINGTON. The Make-Up of the Blodgett Sub-Committee Not Yet Agreed Upon. Frye and Knott Will Prebably Be Two of Its Mem- bers, History of Resumption Leglsla- tion; Its Introduction and Fruition. ‘Who Supported and Who Op- posed the Bill from the First. Purely a Republican@Measure Car- ried Out by a Republican Exccutive, Leading Provisions of Hewitt’s Compromise Army Reor- ganization I3ill. Decision of tke Ways and Means Com- mittee Rezarding the 8ugar Dnty, Rotes Fixed at from 2 40-100 to 4 Cents Per Ponnd. Proposition to Impose a Duty on Silver Bullion, THE BLODGETT CASE. COMPOSITION OF TUE SUN-COMMITTER. Svectal Dispatch to Tne Tribune. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan, 18.—Thero Is some difticulty in uppolnting the Blodgett Sub-Com- mittee. Proctor Knott has consented to uct as Chatrman il Frye will o us the Republican wember, Frye assents to this, ‘Uhe difficulty 18 88 to the third man, Lynde bas arrived, und is willlng to go, but Harris, of Virgiola, desires t be a member of the Committee, und, it is possible, muy sceure tho appointment. Tuu o dleations tu-nlht are that it Lynde is uot sp- poluted the cholec will be bLetween Cul- bersou, of Texas, nud Harris, uf Vir- ginis, Tho latter Is alao Chalrman of the Elcctlun Committee. He has had less to do with the Judiciary Committee on that account. There is o great desire on the part of all mem- Lers of the Judiclary Comimttes to avold serv. fee on the Johnny Davenport investigation. For that reason, perhiaps, thero are mnore candldates for the Blodgett Committee, It I not now probable that the Committeo will start before WEDNESDAY Ol THURSDAY, as ucither Proctor Knott nor Frye, who revre- scut opposite stdes . In_ the Geneva Award b, and who are the monagers of their respective sides, will leave until that questiou Is alsposed of. That subject comes np for discussion to- morrow, and it is expected a vote will be taken to-murrow ur Wednesd THRE RESUMPTION ACT. LOW IT ORIUINATED AND WIO CARRICD IT THROUGI, Suectat Dieputch 1o The Trivune, Wasiiseros, D. C., Jon, 13.—A nearer look ot the Senate Hepublicun eaucus ot Saturday shows that it hos a aecper meanlog than was given to it {u tue frat reports. The purbose evi- dently was not ouly to show that resumption wos concelved as a8 Itepublican ticasure, aud carried through fn the 1ace of Democratie op- positidu, aud that the poiltical poiuts of it legitls mately belong to the Republican party, but to make it uppear also that Becretary Sherman, wmuch us he hos done to securs resumption, Is not entitled to Le called TILE PATHER OF THE RESUMPTION ACT. ln otber words, the rival Presidentiul candi- dates are uot disposed to permlt Seeretary Blerman to recelve the solo eredit for resump- tion, and they call attention to the fact that Becretary Sherman, 4 Benator, was not ouly ther of tho Resumption viil, but that ng the more bachward ol Benators 0ig to lix the thne for resumption, and was, in fact, to the end opposed to the lnser- tion of auy dute clause in tho bill. These clre cumstances, perhups not with so much direct uess, wero called to the uttention of the- caucus i n long speech which it fa euld was delivered by Nenstor Edmunds, whe was tue cause of e\lting the caucas, But, as- Ben- ator Edmunds s not s Presidentinl condldote Llmself, it is not fulr to suppose that bu called uttention to the tucts for the purposs of pree venting 8 rival Presidential caudidate from re- celviug ungeservod encomiuue, TUB MAIN OIJKCT UF TIE CAUOUS, however, of courie, Was to emleavor tu sccure for Jbe party, us o party, whatever proper po- liticul resulis way fluw from the resumption of specie puywicnts, As g cousequence ol such & pusitiug, of course, the party woula declave it sl agatost suy theory wolch teuds tu show that uny one member of the party should be credited with the suceess of resumption. It s believed that tho fullowing outlines the discussion fu the cuncus: Now thot resump- tion {8 u suceess, thoss funiliar with the legislu- tlon which has broughie it aveut are recalling the {ultial movewcuts, and the positious tnen takon Ly Juhin Sbcrmeu uud others who have wure recently dono so much towands the triumpbant carrylug out of this Republivan measure. When the Fortieth Congress ssscin- bled bero tn July, 1867, there were WIDE DIFFEKENCES OF OLINION In the Republicun ruuks on fiuauclal questions, aud on the 2t Sewator Edwuunds utro- duced the following preawble sud resolution: Wuxgzas, Too public debtof the United St wae, except whon apeciuly utberwise vroyided, cuniracied aud incurred upus the (libof the Uited Stuice that the sae Would be pald oF redeetued in €010 o 1L equlvaivut; sud Wueusay, Duuble Lave been raleod ss to the Jduty ue preoricty uf duscharging wuch debt b colu quivaleut; therefore, wlved, Ly tue Seuato and louse of Hepre- I tives, ‘Tual the public debt of the Loied Sisles, excapt iu tho cascs wiercin tho Law autiogs 12108 tha addie wlber provisivis were expivsaly ulidg, ls owlng u coin or it equivaleul, dud the faith of thy United dlates le bersby svlvmniy Pplodeed to s paywent uccordingly. Seuatur Edmunds wade su elaborsto areu- went ou the 8d sud 4th of December cusuing in suppurt of 1bls preainble and resolutivu, sbow- fug that the public indebteducss wus suthygs fzed by statutcs which were & scrics Of war measures, sud which PLEDGED TUN PUBLIC VAITU to fts psyment, involving the certaln conse- quenco of making lua short thue the paper cur- reucy of the country couvertible lute gold snd silver at par fu the bands of all. ‘Tho Fusolution was opposcd, wnd Scnstor Heudricks offerod a8 8 substituto s resolutlon providiug fur tbo payment of tug putlic deby, e¢xvept whero tho law calls for the paymentlo colo In the lawful money of the United States. Ou wotivn of Sevator Bherman, who was theo Coalrmsu of the Comuwittes ou Fivance, the resolution and substitute were referred to that Committee on the 6th of December, 1867. Over a year lster,on the 10thof December, 1568, Rentor Sherman reported back the Edmunds resolution, with 8 recommendation that it lic on the table, and presenting the following as a sub- stitute for ft: Rrexolred by the Scnate, That neither pablic policy nor the gnod faith of the nation will ailow the redemption of the five-twenty bonds until the United States shall perform ita primary duty of Pasing its notes in coln or making them equivaient thercto, and measures shonlil bo adopted by Con- green 1o secnrn tho resumptiun of specie-payments at an early a poriod as practicable, Senator 8herman never called up either the Edmunds resolutiou or bis substitute for it. In 1559 Congress passed an act to suthorize the refunding of the national debt, which declared what the Edmunds resolution had declarcd two vears before, and also took ground on resump- tion that had not been taken (n the Sherman reeolution, Divisions in the Republican party on (nancisl questions continued until the coni- mencement of the sccond sesslon of the Forty- third Congress in December, 1574, when the Republiean caucus directed the appointment of a committee to prepare a bill IROVIDING FOR RESUMPTION which all conlil support. It was understood at the time that Sherman was opposed to the lu- sertlon of any date for resumption fu the bill, and voted In committes against the date finaily fuserted. The bill drafted tn committee was reported to the Repubifean caucus, and was by that hody referred 1o the Senate Committee ot Finance. ‘That Committee fnstructed Senator Sherman te report It to the Senatey and alter a <liscreet sllence an the part ol 1te friends it was passed by thut bodv. The luuse then passed ity the Fresident signed 1t, nd the nation iy now cnjoying its fruits, It fs hardly just to other Senators, however, to give Seuator Sher- mun the credit of haviug originated the Re- sumption act, when, as (s shown above, it was Drought about by the Repubilean Scoators. It fs rizne that the Republicuns, whoso representa- tive men secured resmimption, should now re- Jolce over it. SBALARIES OF CLERKS. A QUESTION DETWEEN TIIE HOUSK AND SKNATE. Avecial Dispatch to The Tritune Wasuixaton, D. C., Jan, 13.—Some of the Dewmocratle members of the House Appropria- tlon Committea propose to butt thelir heads again against the stone wall of the Senatc on the question of the salaries of the clerks and other employes of that body. It wmay be remembered that at the last session the Appropriation Com- mittee of the House, under the lead of Atkine and Durham, undertook to reduce the force of clerks lu the Senate, and to cut down thelr sala- rlcato make them correspond with those of clerks performing similar duty in the House. This piece of assumption the Scnate resented, and the Cooference Committee was for a long time uwable to ogree. Fiually Mr. Beebe, of New York, offered a resotution which, In effeet, dirccted the con- ferees on the part of the House to withdeaw from thelr position and allow the Scnate to manage its own Internal aflalrs in its own way. T'lifs lution was adopted by about 30 majority, and then the Legislative bill was agreed to. Now the Committee ls reported to Lave put a shinilar proposition Into the Legisla- tive bill for next sear. Of course the House will bave to yield "again, 1f the Senate insist as it did a year azo; but 3 s possible that, s the Democrats take vontrol of the Senate at its next sesston, the Republicans will atlow thew to cut down the salaries of the clerks whom thcy will appoint if they desire to do so. AGRICUL'CURE. HEFORT OF TILE DEPARTMENT POR DECEMDER. Wasuinaron, 1), C,, Jan, 18.—The report of the Department of -Agricalture for December £ays the curn crop of 1338 {s 80,000,000 bushels i1 excess of 1877, Outs a somewhat larger crop thau the heavy yvield of 1877, constitutine it the largzest ever raised fu thiscountry. No material change n barley. Rvo onc-slxth larger than fn 1877, Potatoes fall off 46,000,000 bushels, * The cultivation of sorghum is recelving fn- creased attention, and the results of the year's eniture are sathitactory, Twelve tovaccu-growing States, representing the bulk of the total production of the country, report a production compared with last year us follows: Kentucky, 60; Virgioia, 537 Missour, 50; Teonesses, 53; Ohlo, 903 Maryland, 813 Indiana, &3 North Curoling, 53; Peinsylvauly, ai3; Litnots, 50; Connecticut, 83 Massocliuseits, W Urapes ,udmlu. und penta show o grestly decredsed yield, SUPREMI COURT, 110 LAND CLAIMS DECIDED, Wasuixaron, D. C,, Jao. 18.—The case of Bevjamin Scutt and others agaiust the United States, o which u clahin was sot up under the Spanish grant to 11,000 square miles, embracing wenty-tour counties 1o Missourt and Arkausas, was tu-duy decided by the Unlicd Stutes 8Su- preme Court adversely to clatmants. 1% 1s hetd that no udequate survey of the ubleged graut lLias ever been made, aud that no survey can be wmade which witl correspoud with the cancession, uwing to erroncous sdeas. wh'clh were enter- tuined at the time it was made ns to the source aud direetion of Waite River, by reforence to which it wus fntended to be loented. No, 7. Umted States ve. The Cities of New Orleans und Dalthoore, Appeat from the Dis- trict Court of tne United States for the District of Loutsiana. The Cufes of New Orleans und Ialthuore, as tegutees of oue MeDuonough, se up i1 this cuse u elatin under the Spavish grane to 1,800 acrow o3 tand #n the Stute of Lowsua, In the Jower court tho cluim wus contlrmed, but 1he deeres of st Court s bere reversed, upon thu ground that a were permission to sceetle on lund, unteas fullowed by u formal grunt or sumetlung which coustituted Jegal Bpanlsh title, is nut sulticient to sustaly the elahn under the vrovisions of the Private Leud-Clahn act of 10, ‘Ihu cause fo rumauded, with directions to dlamibas tie peation. A COMPARISON. OUR NATIONAL BANKN AND TUK HANKS OF UBEAT BRITAIN. Hueclal Disvatch to The Tridune, Wasuinaton, D, C., Jun. 1h—Tue tables publiabed by Comptroller Kuox fu his Jast re- port sbowingg the ratio of the capitul of bauks tn the Unlted Stutes gnd Great Nritaln to thelr Hubittics has wtiracted stteotion fu Eoglaud, aud given tlse to the question whether the propurtion of Laoking cavitul to lmbilities fu that country te now small in view of the recent Lank fallurcs in the United Kingdow. This is a very huportant qucstiou to busiucss wen In that vountry, Tle comparison made by Comp- troller Kuox is espectally Intercating, because it shows greater spparent stability of the Na- tional banks lu the Unitud States thau of sivnl- lur {vstitutions iu Ureat Britain, While the rutio of capite) sud undivided profits to Hablil- tics 10 the bauks of Great Britalu from whicn reoorts wre received s orly 23 7-100 per conl the ratio of capltul, reserve fund, unud uudivide juufits of tus Natlonal bauks of ths Uwited Diktes 10 thew Labilicies 1 54 73-100 per ceut. WOMAN SUFFRAGE. QUEAT LIGHTS CALL UPON TUX PRESIDENT. Wasuinarox, D, C., Jan, 18.—Ths Comwit- tes appotuted by the Woman Suffraze Conven- tlon beld Ju thls city lust week, conslating of Mrs. Gage, Mrs. dpeocer, Mrs. Wells, aud Mry. ‘Wilitains, the twolatter from Utah, catled onthe Preswlent this morning and prescuted 8 wemo- risl and otier pepors i relation to fewals suf- fruge, and charging thut (b Prestdest lud ig- vored the wousen of the couucry in bis anuual message. They slso catled the sttontion ob the President to the recons declston of the Supreme Court in relation to polygumous wiarriages, and 10 the effeet of enforelug the act of 12, and casts and thelr cbildres fllegithnate. ‘The Presidont sald be was ducply bnpressed by what bad been sald, und sequested that Srs. Witllams sud Mrs. Wells uigke out atatements fu writiog aud submit them to bl o wanted ull the fuforwation on the subjeet be could pro- [ r > - 3 2 PRI_3 - ivl S 3 j y promised to do this, and tho Prest. l l sald §4 world make thoussnds of wouwien outs <3 curedey § dent I isked them how he could serve them, Thel§,& waa: ' By vetoine any bill to enfurca the/ = 18629 In ahswer to the membrial and the remarks mude in relation to feinale suffrars, the Prest- dent sall: * You say I have ignored the women of the country fn my annual message. Iwhl carefully cousider wnnt&on have eald and the papers you hiave presented to me. In my next message 1 will act according to the dictates of my consclence aud the beay lighc I have prtd b SUGAR. OF TOB WAYS AND MEANS MITTEE. 3 Bpectal Dispateh to The Tribune, Wasninaton, D. C., Jan. 13.—The delega- tions of sugsr importets and reflners that have heen here for & number of days were unable to agree upon aoy plau of adjustment of the varl- ous questions pending relative to the rate of duty upon sugar snd the methods of asscasing it, aud to-day the Weys and Means Committee, hy a vote 0 yeas to 2 nays, came to a declsion upon that subject, the detalls of which are given telow. Any decislon, of course, would have disappointed one fuction, but It was not expeet- cd that the decision reached would disappolnt both. The representatives here of the Boston suwar mey, as well as representatives of some factions of the New York sugar interest, ANR MUCH INCENSED at the decision, aod will endeavor to defeat the Committce in the House. One of the Boston men safd: ' The planters havo carried theday.” “I'he decision, irrespective of the merits of the cuntruversy, secins to scitle one fact,— free-trude Demucracy in the South means fres DECISION cox- trade as toall articles they wish iinported, and proteetion as to every article they mauufacture or which is the product of thelr sofl, The decision of the Commitice is this: Tauk Lottoms, sirups of sugar-caue juice, meledo, concentrated inelado and concentrated molasses, and all sugar not above No. 18 Duteh atandard, is to pay a duty of 2.40 cents per ponnd. The same clagscs of sucar between 13 and 16 Duteh standard, & duty of 23{ cents per ponod; above 6, 4 cents, TIHE ARMY. FROVISIONS OF HEWITT'S BILL. &pecial Dispateh to The Tridune. Wasnizaron, D. C.. Jan. 13.—Mr, Hewitt, of New York,Chalrmau of the Sub-Committee hav- Ing the Army bill in cbarge, reported it to tho full Committee at its sessfon this morning. Uewitt's bill docs not propose the reorganiza- tlon of the army ot all. The Democrats of tho Committes think that the expenses of the armny may be reduced, and Hewitt has prepared some scctions having that object in view. He does nuut propose to reduce the pay of ofticers or to muster any out of the service agatust thewr wiity but tie dues propose to offer un inducement to them to resien, and i they do not do o they will be cuiployed as best they can, or put upon the resired lst. THE ACTUAL BAVING by Hewitt's pian is to be more fu future than at bresent, sud his reductious are to bo made by uatural causes rather thau by dismlssions. This part of the Army bill will be discussed by the full Appropriation Committes to-morrow worn- fvg, but ue une is cble tu say whether it will bo adopted or not. The Suct that it bas been pro- pared by Hewitt is u guarantee that 1t will bo moderate fu its character, and that its treatment of oflicers of* the army will be fatr. Hewite is very prousunced In bis opposition to the HBurn- stde bill. He says it appears to bim to have been prepared BY HOME LINE OFFICERS, for ft proposes the uggraudizement of the ling ot the expense of tne stail, Every line ofticer Whu would Le legislated out of Lits present posl- tion by the bill, hie suys, fa vrovided for fu the stafl, while the stail oflicers are sct adriit by the wholesale, Boesides this, he thinks that, lustead of reorgunizing the army. It would dis- orzanize It by wmakime 1ts stall corps o surt ot prunury school (- whics lne oficers are to by educated I stalf duties, sud toey telieved and thelr places Ulled by new oy us fguLrunt us they were In the lose pluce. ‘T ns toloks would destroy tue eilleizucy of the stall corps. THE PACIFIC ROADS, PHOSPECT OF THE THURMAN LILL, Special Dispater to Wasnsoroy, 1, C,, Jan. the Thurinan bitl clatm that the recent lotter of Clarles Fraocls Adus reslznlug hla Director- it of the Union Vactfie Raflroad will add much to wid {n the ultimate passage of the bill. It suould be suld, however, that Charles Francls Adumns has no right to clains that he entered upou the Dircctorshity without full knowledio ol the fucts to which he calls atteution. ‘Thers has been no chunge n the law or customs sluce he accepted the positlon of Government Director, and it ts quite reasouablo to suppode that ho was fuslifur with the law and customs, His letter, therefore, must be consldered rother us a usclul means of calllug public attention 1o o state of things that should be corrected rather than us 4 discovery of uew facts, An attempt will be imade next Munday,under u suspeusion of thoe rules, in the House, to pass & bill ereating a Boara of Cominissioners tom- quire lito and report to the next Congress what eans are neeessury to compel the Puclile Mail- roads to vbey the laws of 1502 aod 1834, FEDERAL AUTHORITY. JUKISLICTION OF UNITKD BTATES COUWTY EM- PUATICALLY UPUELD, Wasuinaton, Jun, 1.~The National Repub- lican containa the fullowing: ‘The Hon, ‘Thonias Settie, Judgo of the United States Listrict Coure tor the Northeru Districy of Floridu. has won goldeu oplniuns from the people und the Bar of thut Stats for thy uble and dmpurtial conduct ot his duties since nis aceuss to the Bench, In u recent cass—~Donuls W The County of Alschus—uppealed to the Federal Court from e State Clreait Court, ba bas been called, sitting Unitea Stutes Cir- cuit Judge o the stseuce ot Judpe Wood, to declds upon the relations caistivg Lo tween the Stuwe and Federat Courts, sud bas responded wita such detinite vigor und cleas- uess of judgment that a few of the malg voints of his devision are worthy of reproductiun, ‘The motion su remand the case to the State Cireult Court was based upon nine nolnts or reasons presented by the utturneyy for the re- spondent, wit of which were concoutrated to .fi'.’.w that the jurisdiction of the Statw Court wus complete and autlicient; and that tocapp.uls lunt's clalm thul uojust prejudices, be belug o citizen of Muassachusotts, cxibsted in Alaclua County which would prevent u tair trial of ths cuuse, Was untrue or not bindivg, Bomu ol these polnts oF Teasous Wero put with great strengta, the strengen of Jegul techuleahity, reganding thy (e, sporovat, aud sufticlency of the bonde for custs, fres, vte.,—thu cluln belug usacrted that the Judge of the Brate Circun Cuurt should have upproved thess bouds (i pur- sun, But Judge Scttle overruled thusy objec- tious, und sualutained, that when the uppellaut had filed bls petidon sud boud with the Clerk ot the Stute Coust, he Lad donw all that the statute required,—thereby usicrtiug the juris- diction of tue Fedural fudiclal autbority, evenin the earllest and wost femote connection the Uulted dtutes Court could Lavein the premvises. Ifidmlnf tu avotbier techuicul ubjectlon, tuat the application was not mads * betore or ut the terin at which the suit could bo tlrs tried,” Lo decided: Liut if 1t be conceded, a4 contended for by the defcudant, ,tuat the plaintil shoutd buve jouicd issue upon the defendant's scventin Lles at the Novemuver terw, 1677, uud that tho suit should have then stuod for trlal, stil, 1 view of wuch de- clulogs of the Courte as [ bate boeu uple tu vx- ilng, and upon the reason of the Jaw, [ uw cou- aiued (o bole thut the spplication e ln apt tue 18 the petition bo ied at uuy tiuw befors ts tral ot Bnal beariug of the vuit “iu tbe btate Court; il before orat the thus of Sling sald petition, the Dasly wokes sud tles 1o the Stats Court au wlli- davit statiug that be bas reason to beliove, und docs believe, that, frum prejudics or lucal ine Bueacy, by Will 50t bo uble Lo ubtuin justicu s the iate t. Refeeriug to the law of Congress beuriug upou the trsusfer of causes frum the Blate Courts to thy Federal Courta, he decided s So far frow thero belog sny conflict between the scte of 1875 and 1570, thoy staud tovether i pec- fuct harwony; sud with thvas slso stind otuce ea- aciaicute, Which ary uecessary 10 cover the waole ground sud meet all tuy cuses which Coogress