Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1879, Page 4

f@irc T, 4 THI CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1873—TWELVE PAGLES. TRRMS OF SURSCRIPTION, Y MAH—~1R ADVANCE—POSTAGE l'!ll:AI"h e e oo b of e Clab of t & Epecimen corles sent fres. Give Pust-Untice address [n full, including State sod County, Remittances may he mada elther by draft, express, Tost-Oftice arder, or In reglatered letter. at our riak. TERMS TO CITT SUDSCRIBERS. Tally, delivered. funday excepted, 25 cents per week. Datly, delivered, Sunday Incinded, 30 cents per week, Address THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corner Madison amil Deatborn-sta., Chicago, 111, Orders for the delfvery of Tiim TainuNE at Evansion, Englewood, and Hyde Park tefs fn the counting-room willrecelve prompt attentios TRIDUNE BRANCIT OFFICES. L per yeul o2 C13¢ARG TRINL XY, hias eatabtished branch offices or the receipt of subscriptions and sdvertisements as oliows: . MEW YORK~Room 28 Tridune Bullding, F.T.Mce ApbEx, Manager, . PARIE, France—No. 10 Rtoe de Ia Grange-Datelfere. 3, Mankxr, Agent. LONDON, Eng.~American Kxchange, 448 Strod. Uxxxy F, Giryia . bAN FRANCIS —Palace Tlotal. MoVickor's Theatre. & 3lndivon street, detween Dearborn and Biate, **ilose: dale." Tinverly’s Theatire, ‘Dearborn street, cormer of M . Eogagement of Her Majesty's Opers. *'La Sonnsmbnls.” onley’s Theatre. : Fandolph strect, beiween Clabk and LaSalle, Ene gagementof John Dillon, **All that Glltters 1s Not Golg,” Aendemy of sfusle. ! Halsted street. between Madison and Monros, Va- riety entertainment. Iiamlin's Theatrs, Clark street, opposite tho Court-Houss, Varlety ene tertatnment. BMetropolitan Theatre, ‘Clark strect, opposite Bherman House, Varlety en- tertainment. White Rtocking Park. Lake shore, foot of \asilngton strect, Grand Skating Caralval, iPiymouth Church, Corper Indlana avenua anmil Twenty-alxth strect. Concert by the Adelalde Phlllips Company. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1870, The money in the Ilinois State Trensury was yesterday turned over to Gen, farrrn, tho new Stato Troasurer. Thore was $2,125,~ €00 in curroncy in tho collection of valuables. Madamo ANpEssox last evening comploted Ler tromendous undertaking in pedestriau- i, —that of walking 2,700 quarter-milos in 2,700 counsccutive quarter-hours, A sonson of Italian opers, upon a scalo more magniticent in general appointments than any ever beforo attempted in Chicago, was insngurated by the Marneson Com. pany at Haverly's Thentro Inat evening. Tho Bey of Tunle has concluded that a frugal meal consisting of humble plo is proforablo fo & stomach overloaded with bombs, broadsides, aud thiugs, and 50 has made a full apology to Franca for tho affront recontly. put upon the dignity of that nation. The British forces in Afghanistan huve sot- tled down into winter quartors, and little moro avill be done in the way of conquest until the spring opons, when there will bo littla loft to conquer, as tha nativa Chiefs and Khans aro coming forward with pledgos of good will and fidelity to tho invaders. A number of unusual casualties resulting in death are reported in the' dispatchies this morning. Ona 1pan was killod by the falling of atree; another waa killed by a large cake of ice falling upon him ; auother was thrown by o runawny team agaiost a barbed-wire fonco and killed; another was suffocated to death by a load of manure under which ho was burled. » In & communicatior which we print this moruning relative to tha destruction by fire of the Freo Public Library of Birming- lLam, with Its magoificont collection of Shakspenrean volumes, atlention is di- racted to tho danger that a similar calamity mny befatl the Chicago Publio Library, aud to tho fmportauce of gunarding agalust it by providing a_ fire-proof buildiug for tho re- ception of the books, It is a matter woll worthy of consideration by the Common Council, 5 The Military Court of Iuquiry, appointed at tho request of Maj. Rexo foran investi. gation into his conduct at tho battle of the Little Big Horn, June 23, 1876, in which oo. currad the terrible massacre of Gon. Custen and his comwmaud, nssembled yesterdsy, but Leyond the decision of somo points as to the mode of procodure, transactad no business, ‘The Court hins mado ono curious rule,—that of conducting the inquiry with open doors, but forbldding the taking of notes by reporters of tho dally prass. While it is unquestions” uble that a desire to ba fair was tho motive actuating the Conrt in adopting this regula. tion, we think it will bo found that reports prepared Dy tho aid of the memory only will prove as unsatisfactory to the Court aud the accusod as to thoe reading publie, Tho award of tho moat coutract by the County Board has beon the occasion of cou. siderallo seandal rolative to the ufforts st Lribing members of the Board, It will vot fail o strike the taxpayers as peculiur that the award should bave been voted just In the way tha woney was offored to securo it, aud that the vecommendation of four out of the five members of the Commmittoa on Yublio Ser- vice, and thess four noted for economy aud integrity, should have been set aside, aud the recommendation of the fifth momber udopted. The thing Las a quoer look viewed in ite different aspects, this award of tho neat contract, and os a new Grand Jury hos Jjust Loen drawn it i3 possible that some things which now seom inysterious might be aunde plain with a littlo of earuest, well- directed cffort. It would st luast be inter- iting to know whothur the now Ring is a yerunent affalr, or whether its cxistunce will depend upon the liberality with whioh vontractors erapliasize their desire for favor. tble considcratic ‘I'be Stuats-Zeitung bas Lroken out sgain ou the silver question. The editor of thut jouruel is o partisan of the English aud Uerman monowetallic systews wlich Is ono of the chiof factors in the presont distress of thosy countries, and he wonts the busi- ncsd of this country bound down Lo the same ivadequate aud ivelustic monetary basis, Heuce Lo defonds Bocretary Suzusay’s stti- tade on the silver question and interpreta- tiou of the RKemonclization act, notwith- stucding he thinks Sursman has violated the Iaw in offering to exchangs ailver dollara in any quantity or at any placo (ontaide of New York Cily) for grecubacks. queor contradiction to approvo of tho nction of an official, and at the same time chnrge bim with a deliberate violation of law. Nevertholess, the Staats-Zeitung hes no ro- buke for Burauay because he disregands the essence of the silver remonetization by re- fnsing to pay ont the atandard dollars uniess they bo oxpressly domanded and proferred over ha redecems in gold on demand. This only increases tho contradiction. ment which the Staate-Zeitung advancos-as to the inconvenience of silver becanso of ils weight is worn out, and it was always puo- rile. bo universally preferred by the poorer and middlo olasses, and for tha transaction of the orlinary retall trade, over the small gold coins which are inconvenlently small and extremely liablo to be lost. For the rest, any surplus of silver dollars boyond the de- mands of trade would soon find their way into silver certificates, which will nake the best of enrrency, and into bank vaults and morve tho function of rescrves. France hias actually more miver coin than gold coin, thore is no complaint in that country among the bauks, the business men, or the people of any condition ns to its pres- enos or circulation. will adjust themselves to their proper place, if Becrotary Bmnenyan can bo induced or compelled to pay them out along with the other oney of the country, Money Lengno is another proclamation Ly him of his purpose to nullify the Bilver act. "That act wna pnssed ngainst the protest of Secretary Burrstax, and passed over tho jll- ndvised veto of the Exceutive, and the whola weight, power, and administration of the Treasury Department hns been direeted to defent the execntion of tha law and to ronder it a nullity. of tho Sceretary doclares the purposo of tha Tronsury Dopartment to pay out no silver 8o long ns thero is o gold or a groenback dollar. Tho 'frensnry Department pays out ten millions of dollars per month for salaries to public officers meat- tored all through It pays out nearly thirty millions of dol- lart n year for pousions; it psys out many millions to contractors; it pays out nearly niuoty milliona of dollars a yenr for interost ; and yet the Beoretary of the Trensury refuses to employ the ten millions of silver dollars in the Treasnry for any of thess purposcs. He does this to sustain his unfounded assor- tion that tho pooplo will not take the silver dollars, and that silver dollars being a usoloss currency their coinage onght to be abolished, and gold mado the exclusive currency. refuses to pay tho silver out, and then claims the fact that tho silver romains in the Trens- uryasovidence that thosilverwill not cizculate, Doces Mr. Buenuay estimate the intelligence of the American peopls g0 low a3 to nssumo that he deccives any person by this proceed. ing, or that they fail to recognize his par. poss to defent the coinngo of logal-tonder silver, and force an exclusivo gold colnage ? paymont of salaries tho tenor fiftcon millions of silvor-dollars in tho Trensury wonld de. precinta the carrent valuo of the silver is one of thoso shallow attemptant deception which have marked the whold discussion of the silver quostion, alarm tho country by declaring that if silver was romonatized tho public credit would fall, nud ho would not be able to sell a ¢ per cont. bond, That prediction has proved to bo au ulter failure, poymont of all tho bonds of the United Blatos, bonds, and never was thero such a demand for them, at the Treasury for 4 per cont bonds, Is there avy. higher redemption that can' be provided for thom? I thero any Govern. mont on carth that offers a better redemp- tlon of coin thou is offered by an exchauge at par of national bonds for ita silvor dollars? . a Cabinet officor. silver dollars had the cffoct of depreciating tisn gold, or over greenbacks which The argn- The silver coln in small amounts will Though Bo tho silver dollars ATION, Becrotary Snenuax's lotter to the Honest- Thia Intest proclamation the Umtod States. e I'he pretext that if he wora to pay out in A yenr sgo he sought to The silver doliar is a legal-tender for tho This is written ou the faco of the The silver dollar is exchangeable Gold isalegal-tender for all purposes, pub- lic and private ; gresnbacks are nlogal-tender for all purposes, and aro cxchangeable at tho Treasury for silver, for bonds, or for gold. ‘I'ho silver dollar is o logal-tonder for all pay- ments, publio or private, for which gold and silver can bo used. Why, then, shonld silver dollars depreciate? Who will pay & premium for gold or paper when tho silver dollar is available for overy purpose that the gold or tho paper is? Who is he that holds o thousand dollars in silver will sell it n discount when ho cau use the silver dollars for any aud every purposo that the gold or paper can Lo employed? Tho atatomont that to issue the silver dollars will depreciate them s 50 sbsurd on its face that it is unworthy a place in an ofiicial paper by Even if thoe {ssuo of tho their value, they would all find their way back to the 'Froasury in the payment of du- ties, postages, and other taxes, so the dopre- ciation at best would bo brief and trifling, 1low can tho silver dollar depreciate as re- gards the other forms of money, when it is roceivable at tho Treasury in paymont of all public dues, and for every purpose that gold eanbo employed? 'The Secrelary of tho U'rensury lias beon from tho first an mdvocato of dear monoy, and this is mpossible so long as the presence of wilvor provents a cornor on gold. 'Tho object sought by the American peaple from the foundation of the Governmont has been to protect thomselves sgainst any changes in the relativo value of gold and silver, and this protection has baon to have the double coinnge. This was the end sought by the Remouctization ‘act of s yeor sgo, 'The great national will dewanded the re-estab- Huhmeut of the option to pay all debts in cither coin, That option was re-cstublished Ly the act of 1878, aud Becrotary BuenMan Las deliberatoly, persistently, and defiantly nullified tho purposs and iutent of tho act. Ho bhas roversed the law, oud, fustead of malutaiuiug sud excculing the debtors’ option, ho has ostablished n vreditors' option, giving to the latter the right to dewand whatever forwm of money he may chooke. Even tho clerks in the Depart- wents aud the ocontractors are allowed to dictato which of the threo forms of legal. tender thoy shall be paid in. Now, Sccretary SuxsmaN is provoking a general hostility which he way. ind will tako' the form of sggressive legisotion. 1lis re. fusal Lo use silver in the expendjturca of the Government is wholly unjustifiable, - The banks do nmot want silver 6o long as the ‘I'rensury Dypartinent will serve thom with gold, and the Treasury Dopartment is oper- uted in this matter @ 8 mere agency of the banks,—opcrated in their interest and by thelr dircction, The buuks discoursge sil- ver 60 long ws they cun geb gold, but if the Secretary would pay out his silver and make it the curront coin of the country, then the banks wonld perforco be compolled to receive it or Sccretary prefers to borrow a huundred or more millions of dollaraof gold at interest, to necommodate the proferonce aud profit of tho banks, to coining silver at a profit and with. out intorest and putting it in cirenlation. Such an abnse of power and such a disregard ond nullification of law demand a second interferenco of Cougross and the early pas- sngo of tho Latanror bill taking the control of the silver question wholly out of Br. BaEruax's hand might bettor employ ila talents aud onergies in tho enlargement of a IRepublican con- stituency in its own city and State, profers to diotato what the Republicans of Illinois shall do in the chioico of their United Btates Senator. shall bo set asida to make room for Joux A. Loaay, whom the peoplo of this State wonld not re-clect at the expiration of lis own term. Tho St. Louls (lbe-Democrat finds it ey dificult as 3Mr. Looax's lllincis parti- sans to give nuy good reason why Benator Ooavesny, nttho expiration of his first term, should yield up his soat in favor of a man wha failed to socure a re-eloction ns hia own successor, nnd in his desperation declares tint Ooresnr's nge is objectionabls, thnt his influonce 13 * waning " on nccount of *ripened years,” aud that henco thero is ““more of retrospect than of prospect 1o his political nsefulnesn,” exposes tha poverty of reasons on the part of Bonator Oaresnx's opponents and Loaax's frionds, since, as o matter of fret, thera in loss than two yenrs' differonce in the nges of the two men; Qoresnr was born in July, 1824, and i3 not yot 65 years old, and Lodax was born in February, 1826, and fa now nenrly 53 years old; and thoso who know the two men will not deny that Oarrsny ean give Looax the smal! advantage of these two sears and still hope for an cqual lensa on life and tha full enjoyment of superior facul- ties, for the purpusa of showing how desperato Loaax's partisans aro in their scarch for ronsons why their man should be preferrad over the present Senator, whose claims aro based upon precedent and his pergonal serv- ices. But the Glbe-Democrat further un. dertakes to dumonsirate Loaax's superior, qualifientions npon tha following statemont of tho character and dutica of tho position : try, ani th tha L anuw sligh of roldler, & etrong Republican, and, to the heat of his abiiity, 8 fatthful Senator, sciive, energetic, and oggresalve mun which thn Hepubliean party neods for the presnt aud tho mear fuluio, sumething conveylng an houor rather than jmnav- fug nduty; and “thia s vgr obligntion as well as an honor; an obiluation to take full (Ill'l in the political batties of the time; an oblivat) creditasly In all the many condicts that arfeo In Washingion and elscwhere, volved in tho nssumption of Loaax's superl- ority s n political leader, the above defini. tion of the requircmonts of the position ap- plies rather to tho House of Ropresontatives than to the Bonate. distinction should be broadly drawn in a Son. atorial election, tives Is the more domohstrative and turbu. lent portion of the American Congress, It nias sometimes been called a " bear-garden,” and Las done much to warrant the designa- tion, It embraces ns a rale the youth and ordor of American statesmanship, Young lawyers may onter that branch of Congress ot the age of 26 yoars, aud, in n successful and useful public life, those who outlive the forties are regarded as botter fitted for a dif- foront sphore, They then go into the Benates, Decome Governors of States, Foreign Min. isters, members of tho Cabiuct, or seck highor respousibilitics requiring maturor judgment and riper oxperlence, House, thero fs constant turmoil and strug- aggressivo” publio man properly belongs. The adornments of tho two chambors illustrates Loaax tho very qualities which we have to distinction, then it is certain {bnt ho has not within him the elemonts that ninke up the kind of statesmauship thal cnu influence the Sevato. 'Lhe (Ylobe-Dimocral's estimato ra leading up to this conclusion s undoubtedly eorrect. Tocax has never bien a student of men or books,—unless we excpt thoAo {teo 1eeeks in which Lo had mastared the science of political aconomny aud oll the principles of finance! Ilo hias nover souglt to restrain his temper or adapt his impuolsds to tho more mature and deliberative period of pnblic service. o hns never sought in research and thonght a superior element of strangth and enlarged sphere of usefulness as compnred with the results of mere lung demonsirntions, In a word, Lo hasremained au Eolus politician, and hns never been able to obtain tho solidity and dignity of a states. man or thinker on legislativo probloms. It is an error to supposo that tho Senate can he inflaenced, led, or changed from its purpose by voelferations or spasmodic ges- tures, Tho Seuate is composed, in large part, of sagacious, experienced, dignified statesmen. Many of tha membors are men of extonsive knowledge and lending, studious investigntors, and clonr-headed thinkors; men able to deaw bills and frame laws; versed in tho history of other countrics as well ns their own; men who have studied the Constitution, and ils expositions by courls and jurists, 'They aro moro than de- clnimers,—mora than lobbyists,—more than claim~agenis,—more than sputter, nnd fuss and fenthors, In that body Mr. Looaw wns beyond his deplh and out of pince, Iie failed at overy point, and reflected no honor or ronown on his Htate, Tho line of mrgu- ment sot up for him by the Missouri paper i3 the wenkest that could possibly be put forth, nnd is evidently the work of an un- reflecting writer. Gov. Ooresny has steadily gained infln. enco, respect, and standing with hia fellow- Honntors, by his earnest nature, unselfish patriotism, closo attention to his Senatorial dntics, nud known firmness of purpose in behnlf of tho right. 1feis set down as one of the pure and incorruptible men in that Lody, whom the lobby-vultures hiave learned to steer clear of and wasto none of their blandishments upou go out of bnsiness, The QOLESBY AND LOOAN. The St. Louis &lobe-Democrat, which It dewmanuds that Senator Oarrsny This statemont "The fact itsclf is only worthy of notico CONFESBES THE GRAB AND PETTIFO0GS THE FACTS. The Milwankeo Sentinel squirms and twists over Marr H. CaurenTew's salary-grab, It confesscs that 1t wan not 8 proper thingto do: it was opposed to & princiole which hold« in almost every uthier department of public aervice, which nrohibits ofl- cisla from incrensing tholr own vay. Good gov- ernment, cotimot scrise, und dellcacy demand that the ralaric of legislators shail not bo increased by themueives, Yet Cougress hns done this olevei times, ench tima making the [ncreane cover the term of the members voulug for it,—and In ten times no prateat vwaa made, no opnosition was of fered, and no_steos taken to nboiish the pra t The eleventl time, however, the Lhing becomes an nfamous crimol It hins beon hard work to twist this little coufession out of CARrENTER'S organ, that tho salary-grab of March i, 187, ** was not o proper thing to do"; that ** it was opposed to principle, good governmont, common sonse, ond delicacy,” The ** confession” would have carried much more weight 1f it had stopped there, aud not procoeded to pervert and falsify tho record and pottifog the faots, ‘The great nud essontial differ- ence botween the ncta of March 3, 1873, and the provious seven—not clovon—acts was, that it was prased just as that Congress was expiring. 'Tho cloctions had been lhold the provious fall for a full House, and all the now Senators had been elected. The gmb was mada behind the backs of tho people, nnd when it was too_Inta for them to pass upon the propriety und rightoousness of the nct. Tho grabhors .walted until they wero re-elocted to tho Ifouso or Benate bofore thoy resched their hands into the Publia I'ressury ond ench drow therefrom two years' extrn back pay. In all tho previous jucrenses of salary Congresa had the deconcy to pasa the bill during the flrst session of a term, and before the mombers sunght and obtained re.olection, Congress would pass a bill medifylug or raising their compensation in tho firat sesslon of the torm, and then the mombers wonld go howe and face the music on it If thoir constituents npproved tho change or raise, thoy would re.olect them, If they disap. proved of tho increase, thoy would retire the offending member jnto private lifo, and the offending Honator whose torm was oxpiring would not bo re-vlected by tho Legislature of Liq 8tato. Tho mct of March 19, 1816, chaugoed the compensation of 37 por day into $1,600 a year, but tho poople disapproved of it so generally that it nearly omptied Congreas at the snmmer and autuwnn clections following, ond tho same Congressmen who passed tho Lill wero 6o scared at tho manifestations of popular disapprobation that they hastoned to ropeal tho *‘Salary” bill at the next session, and restored the former per.diem compensntion. ‘This was the neares’ ton salary-grab wo have hod between 1789 aud 1874, and it was effectually pumsped by the people. In tho first session of tho Congress of 1830, & salary of #i,000 a yoar was substi- tuted for 83 a day and perquisites and books amounting to about 2,600 a year, Moine bers had contracted tho lhalit of votlug themuolves libraries to make up what mosat of them cousidered inadequato pay, That bad, corrupt practics was abolished by the act of 1850, which passed in tho frut scssion of tho Congrosy, and the election followod st the ensuing fall, and members wore obliged to explain thelr votes ou the new Balary Lill. 'The people almost unanimously approved of tho change that had been mndo, aud porhaps no member was defeated for ro. cluction ou account of his vote, 'T'ho next chunge wos made in the first soy- sion of the Congress of 1860, and beforo the election of that year, ‘fhe puy was increased to &5,000 a year on account of the greatly. enhanced coat of living caused by the du. preciation of the currency, which was only worth a littlo over sixty centa on the dollar, Mileage was largely cut down., Esthmatod on the coln basis, it was no increasa over the provious puy ; in fact, it was less. The hill was passed befora the election, aud tho mewbers returued to their constitueuts to expluin and defend their act at the clection. "hip was tho proper aud manly thing to do, aud but few sulfered from public dis- pleasure. ‘Wo now come to the infawous Salary-Grab net of March 8, 1873, The enginoers of that grab waited until the elections for membors sund Scuators wero all past, and then, o fow hours bofore that session expired by limitation, they twisted through a blll in. creasing their pay to $7,500 per annum, when greonbacks weore rupidly enhancing iu valuo, and mudo it retroactive for two full years, belng the entire period of that Con. greas. It was this piceo of greedy ond dis. honest avarice that gave the act the descript- ive namo of ** Back-Grab bilL” They had already sccured thelr ro-slections frow con. stiluents who were kept wholly in tho dark o8 to the schemwo that Oaneestin, Loaay, The simple question is, Which of the two men would, If eleeted, biest wrve tho State, the coun- o Hepublican purty, In the Senate of ped Staten? To Rak tua queation in to it In favor of Louax, and without the M at_dlvparagemncnt of VGLEADY. r. "Tho reeord irkany I good; he has been a brave But he 1 not the The Henatorshiv has heen 10 him far from our hica of whnt 8 Yenatorship ehou) . To us it means an un to represent the State and the party Asido from the begging of the cuestion in- It is dosirablo that this T'ho Mouse of Nlepresentn. In tho gle. Thero is whero tho **active, energetic, difforouce betweon the size and the difforonca 1n the claracter of the two bodies, The Ifouse isa large hall, with a red and garish tone and look that be. speak the fire and ardor of the hustings and dobating-club; theBouate-chamberhasa quict and meltow aspect and atmosphere that . dicate more diguity aud duliberation, The Ilouse is the place of political sensations and invectives, and men may thore hurl epi- thets and inkstanda with vastly less scandal than u tho opposito wing of tho Capitol, Tiunted debate, vigorous attack, fierco roscent- wment, dangerous taunts, and o ready roliauce upon * personal responsibility,” * here or clsowhore,” are froquont fentures of life in tho House tuat would disgust the people of thia country it thoy were tlolerated among the grave nud roverond Ssnatocs. Honco the samo impulsive, aggrossive, and reckless character that might wake some mnrk in the House would bu scandalously out of place among the dignitled old men in the Senate, The coutrust wo bhave drawn was well illustrated in the case of Joux A, Loaaw, o cut a cortain figuro fn the ITouss—some- timos us a Democerit and sometimes as a Ro- publicau—beeanso he was loud-voiced and demoustrative, and bucausy he could bowl as long aud loudly as uny of tho boars that might oppose him. 1o Lad many of the persoual qualitios of n successful House poli. tician, and his bravado and rhodomontade passed for sufelontsstrength to give hima socond or third rank amoug tho various closses in the Ilouse, whilo Lis lack of read. fug, and study, und superficlality wero not so glarivg or perceptible among surroundings that partook largely of the wamo attributes, It was very differout, howeveor, when ho was olevated to tho serana atosphere of the Sen- ato, whero Lis boisterons manuer was a dise advautage, aud where dogmatio assumption falled to cover up his lack of inforwation aud judgment, It was after six years of trial and fuilure ju Benate life that the peo. ple of Tilinois refused to eleet a Republican wmsjority to the Logislatura with the pros- peot that such Republican wajority would ro-elect Locaw. In the case of Benator OuLexuy, a similar trinl with boltor success hus ‘restored & Republican mafority to tho Btate Legislature, aud he is entitled to tho benefit of this approval, The Bt Louis Glbe-Democrat nscribos to adwitted pertain in some degruo to success, or at lcast to notoriety, in tho Housa; but if this estimate be correct, theu it furnishes tho best possible reason why he should not beo elected to tho Scuate. If Loaax, ot tho 8ge of 53 years, after all theso yeurs of Con. greusional life, and with the expericncoof o wix-year term in tho Benate, has not been ablu to progresa boyond the * voaly * period of public life, but still relies upon’ bowbast aud pbysical duwmonstrations as bis claims Bureen, and other grabbers were plotting; for if-the peopla.had. knowa .they intended to pars such a Liil, not a soul of the grabbers whosoe terms wera expiting would liave been re-clocted, and tlie grabbora know that would ba the consequence ; but Canrexten, LocaN, and Boreen porsuadod them to believe that if thoy passed the grab bill qfter tho election tho popular wrath would bo cooled down, and tho thing would blow over before tho next Cougress would come to be clected. But they miscalenlated. The poople have mnot cooled down yet, Lut continuo to punich the guilty nctors when they can get at them. The whole conntry regarded it as n cowardly stenl, and such was the publio indignation that thoso membors who were troubled with a conscionco refused to tako the mioney, and others, by the forco of public opinion, were com- pelled to refund it. Not so the Senator from Wisconsin. He not only kept the money, Lat bad the brazen face to go befors an andi- cuco in Rock County and dofend his notion. It was in that defonse and in that spoech whorein, among other roasons why an in- crease of enlary was nocessary, was the one ntloging that if Senators did not have a sals- ry sufllciont tv keop thoir own twives in Washington they would keep the wifo of romabody else,—a renson littlo less discrodit- ablo thau tha ono ho urged in his speech on tho passage of tho bill, namely, that it was neceszary to keop membors out of dishoneat nots, THE SCHURZ-SHERIDAN AFFAIR, Tho por:onal differonces botweon Gon, BrenipaN and Secretary Scnonz na to the conduct of Indion affairs have reached their climax in the reply of the Inttor to tho for- mer's supplementary roport, and it will not Lo n mattor of regrot to the publle if the Genoral and ex-Goneral shieatho their pens, shako hands, and call it aven, and lot the In. dian question work out ita salvation in some other maonner than personal altercations through the nowspaper columnns, highly probable that n groat many very in- It is telligent people are not at all aware of the merits of thoe controvarsy, thongh it hns bLeon waged quite bitterly and with the largest publicily, and that those who hava followed it linve as littla intarost in it nsthey havo in the tronbles botweon tho Khon of Kashgar aod the Emperor of China. As might have been expected, though Gen. 8uneripay lng the sharper sword, Secretary Honunz hos the sharper pen, and in his roply apparontly comes off the viotor,—at loast gots tho bettor of his opponent, though the Intter wmny claim with sincorily that his attack wns wmade in good faith. The SBeeretnry of the Iuterior argues that the cowplainis made by Gen, Sueninan portan to the maladministration of affaird Lefore ho came into ofllee, and that he is not rosponsible for what ocourred under his pre- decesaor, nnd when he had no control ovor the Indian managemont. To this it may bo answered, in justico to Gon. Susnipay, that lie mnde the charges with a righteous end in view, and ncemed to bave beon awars that the Scerolary hnd entered sucrossfully upon the work of reform, and was busy purifying the Indinn Bureau- and makiog war upon tho plundering rings that have hitherto Loen stealing with impunity from tho Indians. Not being aware of what the Beorotary way nccomplishing, tho General looked, per- haps, ot tho management of Indisn affaira as he proviously had, and, believ ing that it still kept up its reputation ns the most cormpt and worst-mansged fentnre of American administration, ho honestly urged that the diroction of aifairs should be intrusted to tho War Dapartmont, which, having martial discipline, exuct knowl- edgo of tho Indlans, and uo conuection with bumumer polities, could be relicd upon to take caro of thom more Lonestly and efficiontly, It is s not surprising that Gen, Suentvan should havo ontertained thesa views, for the wholo West bas entertained them. Tho mnnagement of Indion affairs has boen the most scandalous of our public administration eversinco the mistako was made of iutrust. ing it to tho Interior Department. I'rom the very commoncement it has been choracter- ized by fraud ond corruption in all their forins, The Indinn Itings havo had things oMl their own way, Thoy have beon com. posed of mon who sought tho positions for the purposs of making the most money out of them, bocause thoy kuow thoy could do it almostwith impaoity. The distance of their oporations from tho scat of Government, away in the wilderness, the ignorance of the Indlans themselves, the oase with which frauds could be concealed, the difleulty of rigid scrutiny, and the power and influence ‘which thoy gradually accumulnted, conspired to mako an Indian Agonoy and Indian con- tracts tho highest dosiderata of speculatingand dishonest partisan ringstors. Gon. Gaan, soon after his clection to the Iresidency, recognizod tho almoat insuperable difoul. tiea in tho way of rapressing the Indian Bureau. As an oxperimont to remedy the ovil, he put Christian Commissions in charge, hoping that kiud treatment would pacify the Iudians, and tho knowledge that honest, consclontious men woro in charge would resteain the Rings from thelr nefarious pur- poses, 'The Baptists, Mothodists, Episco- palings, und Quakerd wero put on guard, and 10 oue will doubt that they exorted them- solves to tho utmost to sweep away thesa evils, but the childron of Belial were sharper than the childron of light, Tho thiaves phed their avocation with redoublod zealand cun. ning, aud stole under the vory noded of the Cbristian Commlssions, so that the In. diang naturally camo to the conclusion that all white men had ** bad hearts,” and that there wus no hope for them under any regime. When Bocrotary Scuunz sssumed control, baving little falth in the eficacy of religlon a8 o restraining power over Indisn Rings, be put the guillotine at work, aud, wheuever Les found an officlal unfalthful, lopped off his head. The justauces of this method of deal. ing with themn may be found cited iu hia let- ter. But will this ond tho Infamy ? We aro disposed to give Becretary Scuvnz all tho credit that is duo him for instituting a vigorous crusado sgainst these thieves, aud if he could hold his oftioo for life it jw not improbable that ho might work a radi- cal éure—if he lived long enough. Bub hero is tho despair of tho situation. He will not rewaln in the Cabiuet but two years longer, Cabinot offieers do uot survive the oud of the Adwinistration with which thvy aro con- nocted. Whether a Rapublican or @ Domocrat- o Adwiuistration succeeds the present oue, Bocrolary Scuunz's commission will expire in March, 1881, and that may bo the end of his roform work. Itoforums in Governaent, like reforins in overything elso, have their cycles, aud it is hardly safe to cxpect Socretary Beuurz's reforw to keep In operation after Becretary Bcuurs surrenders hLis portfolio, The wowent that occurs, the Iudian Rings will reassert themsolves, and tho manage- went of Indian offaire will retura to its old ruts, whether the Adwiuistration be Repub. liceu o} Domocratic, the ouly differcuce - — ing that the plunder will ba moro colossal under . Demooratio_ suspices, bocansa, the hungry Democratic camp-followers have beon kopt s0 many years from a chaunco at the spoils, The country will be confronted with tho same old disgraceful Indian frauds. A CREED TO FIT AN EMERGENCY, In the courso of the New York cusioms. frand irvestigation Tre Trinuse repentedly begged Harper's Weekly to take ono sido or tho other of tho controversy. Ton days ngo wo ngain implored the Weekly not to smothor thoquestion whother gross frauds hiave long charaoterized the management of the chief Custom-1louse of the country undér a massd of learned verbinga about tho appointment prorogative of the National Executive. Our offorts, however, have heen utterly fruitless, Tho Weekly is absolutely silont on tho sub- Jeot of the most gigantic mystem of fraud that has ever disgraced our Civil Bervico, and 08 loquacions as a hen with a flock of chicks ens to protect on tho subjact of tho right of tho Prosident to appoint and remove ad lidi- tum, without so much as oponing his mouth a3 to the motives of hisnction, Not a weck passes that Mr. Cuntia does not avail himself of thoissusof hin journal of civilization to inveigh against tho cnomies of Civil-Servics reform, Gencrally his articles on the subjeot are so vagie ns to baflle the comprohionsion of ordinary mortals. But in the current number a platform ia Inid down as followa: Now, the Preaident has nxrreuml himselt s apposed to fonr abuses especlaliys the dictatorial Intetference of Congress with tho Execntive responiabliity and Figit of nomination: the intor- ference of ofiiceholders in politics: extortlons of money for clectlon expanses (rum members of the Civil Bervice; and nrll|lmrf; removals for reasons wholly uncounected with tha pnblic service. To our apprchension, Art. 4 of the creed is in sharp conflict with Art. 1. From Art. 1 it iainferriblo that Alr. Cuntis donies tho right of Congress (tho Senate) to inquira of the Presdont, when the name of o nominee to ofilce reaches that body, whether tho anta- cedent removal was mado for chuse or with- out cause, Art. 4, howover, recitos ns a cardinal abuse * arbilrary removals for rea- sons wholly unconnected with the public sorvice.” But if nny *‘intotference of Con- gresa (tho Sonntc) with the Execntive ro- sponsibility and right of nomination” js & dictation in derogation of the President's prerogativo, how is Congress (tho Honate) to know that n given removal.is not purely **arbitrary,” mado * for rensons wholly un. connecled with the public service™? Ina word, Low is tho Senate to know whothor the President is living up to the full meos- ure of his Civil-Sezvico theory unless in tho cnse of o removal for cause le stales the canso? It will not do to may. that Art, 1 relates to the importuni. ties of Congressmen for the appoiutmont sud removal of individuals secking or hold. ing offices, Thoese importunitics may be re- jeoted or tolally disregarded by tho Presl. dent. Tho power of *'dictatorinl ijnterfer- once " with tho President's prerogative of nomination to office rests solely with the Sonate in the malter of confirmation, It follows, then, that Mr. ConTia’ creed of four articles, in prohibiting the Benate from ine quiring the causes of removals, permits the Presidont to mnke ‘‘nrbitrary removals for reasons wholly unconnected with tho public sorvice” to the extent of overy Exce- utive appointeo in tho sorvico of the Govern- mont ! Is it possiblo that Mr. Cuntis has devised this croed for the express purposcof meoting an exlsting emergency ? The Presidort has heen requested Lo communicate to tho Bonate: hi rensons for the romoval of Collector An. THun, of New York, with o view to sscer- tain whother the President did or did not wake tho removal *for reasons wholly unconneoted with tho publio service,” BMr. CorTia songht the romovel of Gon. Anrarun, but, so far as tho public {s informed, he sought. it solely from n desiro to rid the pub- lie sorvico of & partisen of his politieat cnemy, Sonator Coxkrina, Tho President bad reasons, counectod with the publie service, for tho romoval of Gon. Antnun. Bat Mr. Cunris is stralning every nerve to keep thoso reasous from the official notice of the Senate, Tho officiul publication of those reasons would injure the character for efficioucy, at least, of Gen., Autuvn, aud so refloct unfavorably upon his patron, “Alr. Covkrtiva, Would Mr, Cunmis desirs to have them withlield from the Beunto on this growud? Hardly, 1o is tho bitter, uncom. promising political oppouent of Mr. Conx- 11N, and political opponents are not usually teuder of each other's reputation and fecl- ings, Why, thon, does Mr, Countis S0 sodn- lously guard tho ofllcial secret of the causes of tho removal of Con. Antnun? Ilns ho formulated a Clvil-Bervice crocd for the Presldent with the expross de- slgn to shield the late New York Custom. Houso frauds from exposuro? A careful ox- aminutien of the course of Mr, Cuntrs fails to bring to light any other vlausible resson for his extroordinary position, We arrive at tho conclusion reluctantly that Mr. Coams belongy to the clique of New York editors who prefer that thioviug shall coutinno in the Now York Custom-House rather than that the Eastern Melropolis shall loss any share of its monopoly of thoe import businesa of tho country, Wo hopod better things of him, Tt seems bad enougzh that a woman who fs tho motherof thres chiidren and otherwlse re- speetably connected shiould be sentenced to tho Penltentiory fur Mfe without baving to be lect~ ured for threo-quarters of aw bour Ly the Court. Iu passing sentence upon Mrs, MACR the other day ot Junesville, Judge Coxaen fm- proved the oceaston to dellver a lecture upon the enormlity of the otfense alleged against ber, and not only upplicd to her caro tho atern re- quirements of the civil law, but inveked ubon lier devoted hiead the palns and penaltics of the morul codo oy well, The Judyelot the quality of hls mercy get pretty well straed, sud ono portion of his speech—that which was devoted to a description of what the poor Wwoman was to sufler fusldo the prison cells where she s doom- cd to cud her days—sounds very much Jike cer- tala chapters of Manvin Bovee's book on capital pusistinent. Mo secued to Imagine It to be his duty to sum up the case for tha prose- cution, and strengthen the side of the Ntate by su arguwent from the beneh. e ——— ‘The blowera and strikers for Mr. LOOAN are fond ot representiog bim as 8 “‘young mwan® Ile was old euouyl ws long azo as 1853 o frame tue INlinols Dlack laws, for the capturo aud re- turu to bondage of colored uen escuping from slavery, aud to fine, fmorison, and persccute white Ilinols citizens who might give thg pant- fug, sterving wretches o crust of bread or & day's ahelter, and polnt the way North as they fled by night along tho byways, aud through the woods, aud across the trac pralries. This fact ougiat to sottle the question of age pretty decislvely. — One of the reasous given by the * Literary Bureau® fur crowdiug OoLESBY out- of the Benate, aud putting Loasx in his place, i3, that the former % *becuming an o'd man,” and the “pecessitics of tho party require the services of 8 yyunymwan” in thut station,—hence they want the young man, JouN A.Loaaw, to replace Uncle Dick. It 8 clear they bave never looked up the agesof the wen and cowmpared thew. We will supply thelr omlsalon. Ricuaupd, Oaresny was bern July 24, 1824, and Jnnag; Louax was born Feb. 0, 1830, The former, therefore, Bt yenrs & months and 10 dagy 1) and the Iatter 18 52 vears 11 months and 5 Gay, Gen, Oarmsn Is older than Uen. Looax 1 yo,, 7 months ond, 14 days. I that differene, cnough to ‘justlly the **Literary Burcayn I calling Ocr.snY an oldunan and LOAAN a yoyy, msn, and upon that cround bAsIng an exeqe, for turning the former vut of his seat tomax, room for the latter? Whenmen pras futo ip, fiftles, a year and A half does not Tenreeny much difterence In ages, OaLzsnt tius bassq “his B1th year; Loaax i within o few days of y 534 year. Oovesny fstho stronger, morey,. bust, and sounder man of the twu, Plveically, morally, and mentally. Y ———— The House Committes on Educatlon and Tabor has agreed to report favorably up the bill to prohibit Chitneso Immigration intriduyceg hy Mr. Waes, Mr. Witits, of Kentucky, gy, glven chargo of it, with Inatructions to seenr, its preaentation at the earllest possible day, ang to ask that it boordered priuted and recom. mitted and a day sot apart for Its speclal cop. sideration. The bill provides that no maye of any vessel shall tako on hoard such veas 3y any port of the Chinese Emplre, or at any otfp foreign port or place whatever, any number e;. ceeding ton Chincse possengers, whether maty or female, with the Intent to bring such passe. gors tu the United States, under penalty of Lolng fincd $100 and fmprisoued slx montng gy cach aid every offense. . Tho other sections of tho bill provide for jts exccation, ete. estes e i Chicago s Just now furaishing some of thy newspapers printed ot the scaboard with exeel Jent texts from which to preacl sound businesy scrmons, One journal starts off by quuting this Hitle verso from our statement of Jan, 1; “1ho enormous and unparalleted number of 1,088,007 cattle, 0,330,650 hogs, and 3114 slicep—in all 7,734,141 antmals—waa recelved 1 Chicago in 1878, Indicating tho magnltude of one branch of thae vast and fuereasing busine transacted by the rallwags leading from tbe West to Chicago. Last year the number of thicse animals recelved was 6,560,001, showingsg fncrease of 2,301,783 or 44 per cont over 1677y Compare these fizures with those presented at 8t. Louls and then smile. But then they hayey big bridge, —— A Washington letter says that Senator Coxz. LiNG Wil ask the Committee on Commerce that it shall nuthorize him to ask the President and Beeretary of the Trearury their retsons for making achange {n the Collectorship of New York, on the ground that, though Gen, MeRRITT may be a guod man, Clvil-8ervico re form would not countenance the removal of 1 ofllcer lke Gen. ArTnur without sufiiclent rensons, even to put in another good man, Others say that if such Inquiry s asked thy President will probably reply that he has made tho change for satisfactory reasons to himeelt, and that the Jaw docs not require thein to by given, ——— A paragraph in tho Mobile Zteyister well {llug trates tho natural hankering that the Southery people have for the syolls of office, The Jegls ter suya that Justice JLUNT of the Bupreme Court has been stricken with paralysls, and they “'Bia extremo age and the groat mental straln to which hie hus been aubjected for seyeral years mokes it doubtful whetber ke will ever agmla take hia scat on the wool-sack.” It then nalvely adds: ** While we hope Justice Iust will recover and resume his seat, it s not Ime proper to sugzest that in the cvent of a vacan ¢y the new appolntee should bLe aBouthem man.'* Of course. Beleet your man, Mr, Kw- laler, . ———— ‘The Supreme Court having declded that the luws passcd by Congross to suppress polyjamy in Utali are constitutionnl, Delerate Casyoy 13 now striving to have the Administration take thie ground that tho law shollsitnply be regarded na prospective, aud sball not be enforced asty existing Mormon wmarriages, The Cabiuct will give tho subject its early attention. Inthe meantime the Morimons are very much dis turbed at the vrospect, and the women whoars llable to vecome grass widows under the opera- tlon ot the decislon nre despondent and ug- reconciled. ————— ‘Tho mortality among the members of the present Congress has been quite unusual Wasliington cannot bo called a very healthy city for people who reside there tomnporarils, Bix membors of tho Ilouse of Represcntatives have already died during ihis and the previous scaslon, and Hunsewr, of Michigan, Tuonx. nunou, of Tenuessee, avd FINDLAY, of Ohilo, ore scriously {ll, And yet thousands of wen la cvery Stato are anxlous to sk thelr lves and ®u to Washlvgton. i Another of “them literary fellera?? is to be sent to Congress, The Republican Legislative cancus of Colorudo lias nominated Prof. N. P Ilin for tue Unitod States Seoatu to succeed Mr, Cnarrenn. The eloction takes placs to-aay. Prof. Hisv {s the manager of one of the larzest fold and shiver smelting eatablishments in the country. Mo 1s thoroughly sound on the cur rency question, o good and true Republlcan, and will make a volusblo member of the Sen ate, e —— In the course of a labored and lame apolosy for MATT CAKPENTER'S salary-grab vote on the $7,600 bill of March 8, 1673, tha Miwaukee Ser tnel says that “C, C. \VABNLURN, & stocke holder in Titm Tuinuxs (that is a lic], voted for and accepted back pay.” Thut's another Ne. Gov. Wasusuny was not fn Congress when tho CaureNtEs-LOdAN-Burtuu Balary- Grab bill was passcd, and therefors could not have voted for 1t or, taken the littlo §3,000 steal + ——— The Grecnbackers fn Maino zot stck of thelr workat an early day, Thoy unlted with tie Democrats In clectiug Ganceron Governon and then bissed him when he was reading that portlon ot his message fn which he declared for lard mones, Though hand jolo in band, the wicked shall not go unvunished. The State, a newspaper printed at Richmond, Va., speaks of Qov. Wans Haxeron's daugh ter who ls soon to make a sensation in Washe {ugton soclety, aud adds: * Toe SBouth will after « whllo restoro tone to Washington soclety, and we will sus the proud old days sgain,” It docs need toulog up, thut's o fact, L ——— There Is » good chance for Chicago hoys now down ot Charleston. Thut city has abollshed hor lcenso of §500 on commerclal drumuniers and {uvites all who lave anything to sellto: come. ‘Iho city authoritivs probably think that thele buyers are shurp coough to get even with the arummers without paying a liceuse, it It will not do to conclude that the 87, Mas- TiNs who 1s mow tho thoru fn the sids of the Torrer Commitico is an unmitigutod Man 1lke wost of the Loulsiana politiclans. Walt for bis next statement, There 1a no telling yeb wiich side the fellow la really on, ——————— There is not likely to be any unfriendly lesis Iation ip regard to railroads in Jowa this year. Six of the railway conpanles fn that State last year did oot earn coough to pay rusulug ex Povses. ——t—— Mr, VANDERSILT, who swears that he has no personal property subject to taxation, gave his broker a Coristmas preseut of 830,00 Cow went 4 unnecesssry. ——— Gov. TALBOT's message sults Gev. ButLEn @ well that be a sltmost sorry be didu’t vote fof ‘t'aLsot nstead of voulug for himself. eyl Brawp soys resumption Wil mot last st months. And yet Jouy BUERMAN is a3 bland 2s BLAND, 5 R e Truth crushod Lo eart will risa agals,—but , Bot In Loulssana,—not I it knows itecif. ———— — Fhe next Demoeratic Btate Couvention i3 Kentucky will coutaln 1633 delegates. ———m— S7. ManTins f4 o plous sort of & name fur 8 lar,