Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1879, Page 1

- The Chicage Daily Teibune, _ TUESDAY, WASHINGTON. Interesting Phase of the Hayes-Conkling Un- pleasantness. VOLUME XXX1X. KiD GLOVES, ‘SPECIAL SALE : k1D CLOVES. Trust & Savings WANTE = nama tmplies, has two Departments Hnesa: will place on sale to-day: The Senate Votes to Make the Fight Open and Public. or Nranchos FIRST-SAVINGS DEPARTMENT-In which sre rrenived depositaof a imited amount, upon which In- LrTest 4t rata of 4 Dercent per snnum ia pald {n arcord: ance with ita rutes, JJaly 1 and.fan, 1, in edch year. KECOND--TRUST DEPART celyes cavh deposita repayabic on & daga fiotice (If re- qn ch 2 T cont Per mnnim Interest (0 PAd. Hich depotiia can be kent In current accont, of certificates wllm laauod, as may be desired. 1T TAKES CHARUK of calates or Investments for corparations or (nuividuls, colicctiog rents sod Inter- €xt. and paylng tazes, ete. IT MAKRA INVESTMESNTS by loanson farms or otherreal estate, a4 parties may desira, 1T ACTS AR TRUSTKE. fur bonds 1ssued on ratlrosd, resl entate, and otner security. All Papers to Be Published tor General Informa- tion, Sherman’s Bill of Particulars 1T TAKES PUARFSSION under mortgago or trust i cqIeat do 80, caring [ d - 500 DOZ. A S S it | Against Arthur’s Admin ACTH A MANAGEK for the owners of ware- istration, hatscs, (aanlng receipts for the grain and other prop- eriy recetved in store, and bacomes responsible for the Proper delivery of th ssme, INBHORT, 1t fn propared to take charge of elther nersonal of Tesl proferty, which for any resson the artleain intarest may prefer to bave masnsged by & disteterested party. NOTICE. 9pUTTON KID GLOVES, In Dark Shades, AT 25¢ per pair. 300 DOZ. 3.Button Undressed Kid Gloves Modium ond Dark Shades, AT 40c per pair. 100 DOZ. “Superior Quality” 3-Button Kid' Gloves, Medium and Dark Bhades, AT T5¢ per pair. We have sold these Gloves herstofore at $1.26. BO DOZ. 9.Button “Courvoisicr,” Best Goods, ¥edium Browns and Evening Shades, AT Ben Hill as the Opponent of . All Southern War- * Clatms. A Communist Measure Flattened Out Badly in the House, annixatod, D Notiea 16 hereby Kiven 0 al claima. agalnst the terman Nal that the same must be presented it eceiver, at Chicsko, Tlinuls, wiih the iegal proof thereor, Wwithin iros’ months from thia date, or they will be disaliowed. N0, JAY KNOX, Comntroiler of the Cutren Telegraphfc Witnesses in the Ciphor Branch of the Potter In. vestigation. T, 8 KNAPL KTRPHEN PEALODY. Member of the Stock Pxehange. KNAPP & PEABODY, New York. We ties of all kinds nrw on_commimsion. ermission 1o Francls B. 8. Peabody, of N. Y, Tankers and Drokel buy And pell Btocks, a Orders sullclted. Hefer by TPeabody, of Chicagoi Augusti Democratio Discovery of & Supposed Mare's Nest—Explanatory Faots Bpoil the },‘ind. THAE OTFFICES. THE XEW YORK NOMINATIONS. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasuinaton, D. C., Jag, 27.—~The executive sesslon to-day was chiefly devoted to the read- ing of Arthur's reply to Beerotary S8herman, Cookiloz contented hlinsel! with making o formal report of the action of his Committee, which was adverse in the cascaof Merrltt for Collector and Burt for Naval Ofticer, bat in the case (roham, nominated for Burveyor in place of Merritt, as this was the filling of a vacaney, the Committee reported in favor of confirmation. In the cases of Arthur and Cornell, Mr, Conkling said the Comtnittec, after careful consideration, had decided that no Rood reasons existed undor proper Civil-Servlce rules for their removal. He scnt Arthur's defense aguinst the Sccretary’s charges to the desl, and asked to havo [t read, At the concinslon of the reading Mr. Conkiing did not move to take auy further stops, as he was doubticss satisfied that fu case he proposed action objections would carry the matter over. ‘The Vice-Presldent then submitted s letter from Becretary Sherman asking to have A COPY OF ARTNUR'S REPLY furnished him,- The Secretary remarked in this letter that ha learned from the newspapers that Gen. Arthur and ir. Cornoll had sont to thn Commissioner replies to his former com- ARTISTIO TAILOIING, ONLY 4 D§Y§ MORE 00 Per Gent Discomnt 0n gl Garmeats erdered of us in Japuary, 1879, ' STANDARD THE IIGHEST. EDWARD ELY & (0., Tailors, 163 & 165 Wabish-av., corner Monvoe-st, $125 per pair. |y ou i ATCAES assigneo’s sale, and will be sold | yaultiess in Workmanship. separatoly from our regular | pPerfect in Construction. stock. Ladies desiring Gloves | Accurate in Timelkeeping. should secure them at once. Economical in Production. ,ORDERS BY MA' L. ‘Wae display and sell moro Watohos than Ladies ordering by mail | 223 fm inthis country, and:at tho lowest ousiblo cost, should state size and'color, and N.MATSON &CO. remit 0 draft munlcation to the BScnute, The Seere- mn}ltposbgmce exder.or p tory sald that he lust Friday ad- : Genernl Jewelers and Iniportens, dressed n mnote to - Mr. Conkling ssking L1 ta.te"st. that he be furnlshed with a copy of thoso communicatfons, and that he also bo glven an opportunity to answer them. Tothis note he sald he had recelved no reply, and ho now asked the Senate that the Committec be in- structed to comply with his request. At this Mr. Conkling rose and callea at- teotlon to the fact that le had scot this letter from Arthur to the desk to be read beforo he had even lieard of the existeucs of the Secretary's leticr to the Senator, This statcment of Conkling !s regarded as SOMEWUAT DOUBTPUL, since the fact that such a letter had been written by tho Becretary to the Beoate was announced ju the morping papers G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 182 Fifth-av., New York, HAVE NOW READY A BECOND EDITION OF By OcTavics Brooxs FROTIINONAK. Octavo, with Port; Cloth, Kxtra, 82,00, “*Mr. Fratningh €t (UK with dignity, del {orce of expression and (liustra Tiifs really wonderfu article was invented a8 sn fin. provement on the ordinay poruus paster. Cantains all tie merit of thu cummon porous plasicr, and 1n addi- tion auew and powerful combiuation tahin Ingrediente, widch makes §L not o gthiar porout plasters. bitt to ail other external and me- al re 5 wm"a‘:na Suaerous view af lhn'vll(mll'u‘l sapecta of the | dles. including llnllmen the m»e‘?mn :I:fr:'l‘l;l,ll‘;l Bs the fact had also beon printedd that Conkling Py S e sincerity of lits literary execntion , ctc, 1t acia mmore prom A a2 equet s del. Tho wopk ahawan passion but & love of :::“al;:t?w:l;(hm any aimiiar rumepay'a\-’e“: erriuay: | bad recelved a request from Sherman, und bad 0 tasto for dlsp it ‘ezhivile foruR & bermaneat orin enl Y. Tritune, Hamgton Tracts for the Peagle lted by Dr. Sreruex BxiTh. Gen. 8.C. ARMSTRONO, not scen fit tonotice it. Conkling, upon hear- fug Sherman's request read, charged Uiat it was only adding one ta the fnsults tue Administra- tlon had tried to put upon bim. Conkling then moved s resolution removing the injunction et «wenulne and sunar b vommenior: Whaneat o exeaiplary worth, ITS CHEAPNESS. A single plasier costs but 35 centa, and 1o many {n- stauces, especially when fnfendrd for children, {t can be cut fa two and the parte applicd st diferent times. Iia virtue 1s oot eshadsted [nadayi itean Lo worn, taken off, and wam and thin operalon repeated | of gecreey from all the papers. Thls gave rise BN oot iended for ‘1;{;:#;:? i 99" | (g coustderable debate. Senators Edmundsand Merrimon made the most opposition to it on Mis” Haax W. Luvlow, snd Sre. M. P LAME B ACK the ground that Avirionu. Hanltary erles. 1. liEarTn Laws ? TIKEHE WAS NO PRECHDENT or X 2. DuTy OF TrAOnERs, 3. PARVENT- ‘Weaknesa of the Back and Muaclos, Kid- ney Disense, Rhoumats atio bago, Affactions of the Hoart, Female Com- for such action, and that it wae dangerous to establsh one. To this it was replicd that all the important polats of Lhie corruspoudence had already been printed in the newspapers, so that the removal of the Injunction ol secresy would be more formal than actual, and would certainly do no harm, Mr. Conkiing’s motlon was carricd, only sbout half 8 dozen Senators voting in the negative. Mr. Thurmao made a Mther significant spoech durlng the scaslon, Ife sald that the Commit- tea on Commerce had not inade an snvestigation such as was catled for by the lutter of Becrerary Sherwun, und that the Senate bad the rigbt to ask the Comnittes to do so. e was disposed oo the fuce of the case to support tho Presi dent, but if the Bccretary’s asscrtions were not sustained then he mignt uote the other way, Thebie Comumities ought to MAKE AN INQUIRY into these matters, und report tho result of it to the Benate. ‘The papers lu_the casc were turncd over to the Assoclatod Press. It was also urdered that they be priuted for the us of the Beoate, und when they wers ready the question of con- firmation will be taken up. Jo the teantime it {s expected thut Becrctary 8herman will have ho full reply to Arthur's letter reaay, and this will probably be made part st ouce of the public record. ‘e Becretary declares that he will be sble to make goud every churge made Ju bis tirat letter tojthe Benate, and that Lie can ESTABLISH EACH ONB to the full satisfuction of every fair-minded man. There ts @ strong cffort belue made amoog the Dewmwocrats to unite their side for a solld vote fu fuvor of contirmation, the chief srgu- ment being that such action in the Benate woull make the most trouble between the Republicans und the President, aud for the Republicans o New York cspecially, Another argument that Is being used with cousiderablo effect Is, that the Presldont bas the right to remove without con- sulting the Secuate, and without giviug his rea- sous. AMLE DisgAnas, 4, Wno Fouxp Jamin? 8. A Havxten Hoves. 16mo, sewed, Frice, peroum- BUr, W eth g per hundrod, $3.001 per thoussnd, $10. These publications srostronk aud condensed slate- Beats of t2o fandumental 1aws of bealth, with illus- dratians of the resulta of breaking theso laws, and sd- Y1t the beat aad eaatest way of liviog in obedi- e them, They suoply carafully prepared Information upon all NUth couneeted with physical life, as cleanliness of L Bouie, vediadlon, drukage cafd 6t preparation uf food, ele. TR h‘:p‘hm scriea, aud the first numbers pub- | a0d Pains of Old or Young. beas cordinlly Indursed by the Americsn e = For auch allments as thess 14 I8 warrauted 10 be supe- i M0h. HOF 10 8y Known Feimedy. THED ASK ANY PHYSICIAN. Popular Scienco Monthly | sssmssrmsinmnsdnn s has been rovagnizad by bliysicians end clioinista ovary: FOR FEBRUARY. where, aiul we rucommend thivse who liave doubta cons corulnk tha truth of the shove siatements o conault some 1) physlcian [n ibeir own localtty. Ty tal InK this awsil Sroutle il will be couvinced 1bat the ar- ticla ta breciaely whiat 1t 1 clatmed (0 bo. BENSON’S CAPCINE POROUS PLASTER Canbo obiained of almost any druggist in thu United Hiaiea or Cunds fur 23 cents.” Furchasers should be: wara of wortuless fiiitations, sod plaiers havlug & simliar snundiag nanie. i CONTENTS. NIY Jv. GALIANL By Prof. Kmll Du Boly: KIBNTIFIC MELATION O 3 N OF 50CIOLOGY TO BIOL. (A Trof, Somsh e Cone: 1o o TERCUESTALLIZATION OF GOLD, SILVRI A D LD, S1LVRIL AN fib?.’l'.,’,“l““- By Thumba'J. Gregss. (11 MERMRKE nppNcE IR NCEIL NRFO! G yag'e EYBIGHT Custatiss QR quE knaLisH TURMATION U¥ MOUNTAINS. (Illusirated.) lunnll‘ylf‘(flr:n AND NKW STARS. Ly Prof. e THEULD PRI ROLOG AT Wikao, I uteton & NEW. Dy br. 103 HMON'ANUNG THE AZTRCH. liy Edward MiTkn FICKS, AND OTHEI ACANL By B. K. Lot K8, Trag 4. (lidsirated. ) WD YEVKK POISON. Oy Kiy Van de Warker, I o e T RLASHA GHAY. By Goorge B. Presoott. mll!ll‘uhllhh‘l?"- T TTUICR TARLLK, ,"JT'_!UI:..\N\' NuTICES, XOI",‘“ MISCELLANY. COFFEEN. For fine-fiavorod Coffees, always fresh roasted, go to the HONG KONG TEA CO. 110-112 East Madison-st. T, postage pranald, 1o any ad- or, e ikl Brmbe )N & Gl Punig 31 Hruadwar, SUNAMAN' COMMUNICATION. To the IFatern Assoctated Prees. ‘Wasuixaroy, D, o, 27.—The following are the main points of Secretary Sherman’s com- munication to the Benate o regard to the Now York Custom-House nominativas: The Secratary statcs that bo baving the hearty support of the President in the measure for at- tempted refonns fu the customns soyvice gener- ally, notably st New York, it appeared that for ascries of yoars from 1873 the receipls from Finé Spectacies suited tu all wxhis un sclentide prin: eipies. Djers and Ficld Ulassen Telescopos, Mlcro esirap two very | G o e © offices on the sevond | == °0r, and one on the third floor, 4pply to ‘WM, C. DOW, Room 8 Tribune Building, In The Tribune Building, d “PROPOSALN, 1S, w1y QeARTERNAVTRE, 7. Dt s SHibie o0, L3 TR Tho dvorttsemeat frow this villce GAIGd DS, 3% ean s momnnn | 1578 10 ¥1ting Drubo4ais fur transporiation ou tho is | cugtoing at that port bas voustently dlmlolsbed, .German Canarios, | Biifiaci pliias il TSR | while the oxpeoditgres bave, wlth the zcoption hl :Al'lflh. GOED FINI, s sald advertlsquicnt Letw ux Cit; and sal of but a singlo year, steadily incressed. y QUAKIA, ia great vasieiy. pointd. 82 well as between Yagkio o{lh-t’x":am‘ s Thle riw’; o u‘!. 3*" Sisicn i . KAMPFEIG%H&:;I?Z el showod the nuwber of employes o the New JANUARY 28, York Custom-House could be reduced 20 per cent* This reduction was opposed hy Coltector Arthur, who states that & reduction of mors than 12 per cent could not be made in dull times without Injury to the efficiency of the system and to business of merchants. Notwithstand- fng this opposition, the reduction was sub- stantlally carrled (oto effect Ly my order, making . AN ANKUAL SAVINO OF §235,230, and lncreasing thie efliciency of the service, Second—The report shows (hatit was the com- mon practice among entry clerks, weighers, gaurers, Inspectors, and storekeepera to recelve from Importers and brokers frregular fees, emuluments, gratulties, and perqulisites in the nature of bribes. 'This practice was o matter of gencral notorlety fo the Custom-House, and It does not appear that any cffort was made by tbe Collector, Naval Offlcer, or Surveyor to sup- prees (t. The Cominission suggested o remedy {or this state of afalrs, but Mr. Arthur thought “ 1t might fuvolve annuying resuits toimporters by delays.” It has, however, now heen adopted with grtifying results. Third—The report shows that the gravest fr- regularities existed in the departments of Welghers und Uaugers. Persons wera borne on the pay-roll as Iaborers a8 reward for political services who performed no service except to slgn their names to {be rolla and recefve thelr pay. By reason of irregulnritics the cost of welghing and gauging Imporied goads at the port of New York hasincressed to the cnormous sum of $316,24 per annui. ‘These evils were known: to Collector Arthur, yet he made no attempl) during his tern of office to remedy them, On the contrary, In the letter to me he stated.he.was confident that the Commission wholly falled to appreciate the amount of .work. dome by the weighers, and hava by thelr pgenersl asaertions donc great infury to them. ‘The ex- istence of all these Irregularitics was subse- quently reetified by independent investigations malde under my direction. The reforins pro- posed by the Commission in the welghers and Rgaugers’ department wero subsequently CANRULED OUT DY MY ORDER, and effected a reductfon 6t over £300,000 per aanttm in the cost of ' tiils branch of the service nlone, besides sccurlng algrent saving to the (avernment in increased' dutles. 13- aleo ap- pears, from:the evidence oh fila fn this Depart- mcnt, that a viclous practice hus for a long time exisied of grantlne ftes permits for im- rted goods without ;authority of law, hese permilts trors usually granted by Deputy Collector Lydeckér, nnd the value of guods thus illegaily dellvered freo of duty amounta to & very Iarge sum. 1 prepared totry to execute the “reforms, anpns«-d with M, Arthur in the office rather than u stranger, The Presldent acquiesced I thls view, Lut it grad- ually became evhient that nelther Arthur nor Cornell were in sympathy with the recommen- datfons of the Commlssion, and could and did HEBIST THEIR PAIR EXECUTION. ‘The President became entirely satisfled that it was his duty to make a change in both offices. While Arthur hetd his position, the same aystem, the same persons, und. the same In- fluences prevailod as before, From the nature of things it was diflenlt for the Collector long associated with the chief subordiuates under him w belicye evil of thewm. .Lfdukvr. Deputy Collector, was practically Collector. Gen, Arthur did not cive that per- conal attention to the business ut the oftice tiat wanld seem necessary for the vroper discharge of 1ta duties, o did not usually arrive at i oftles until afternoon, Centlaved complain came [n from other ports of entry that uncon- stitutional discriminations wera inade in favor of the Port of New Yurk by methods of cone ducting busincas st that port; that atlowates for damages not permitted at olher poris were made: und & system of undervaluation prevail- ¢@,und by these meansithportant branchesof husl- ness were turned from thelr usual coursonlntost exclusively to_the Port of Nuw York, causing & reduction of frevenue and ujustice to other poris and to the people of the United States. i . MORB TESTIMONT. ‘The Becretary calls attention to the report of Qeneral-Appralser Meredith and Specfal Agents Bingham nud Hinds on the Now York Custonm- louse, which says: *“In this conpection we would respectfully call attoution to our special report in rolation to certaiu practices of 8pectal- Deputy Lyacciter, and to several reporcs In rela- tion to hlm of a similar cbaracter, which, as wa are lutormed, have herotofore been submitted toyou, We were surprised to learn that Cul- lector Arthur, after baving been adviscd of the cunncction of Special-Deputy Lydecker with schemes to defrand the (Governnient, und after nroofs of such official misconduct had been sub- mitted to hini, still apoears to reposo in Ly- decker TIB MOST IMI'LICIT CONPIDENCE, and Lo allow him to practically control the busi- ness management of the otfice. We found that the more honest and fntelligent officials fn the Custom-liouse had lung bad reason to distrust Lydecker's lutegrity, aud that the influences ex- ereised by nins over the Coltector had been for a loug tino the subject of comment. Since Gen. Merritt has been Collectora gen- cral improvement has taken place, ‘I'he redue- tion of the force contemplated in the (auvers’ Dopartment _and in several divisious . of the Custuin-House have been fully car- ried foto effect, the result of which will bu 8 lurge eaving to the (Government in laries alone. It fs respectiully submitted that under the circumstances the restoration of Arthur und Cornell would bo o sexious [njury to the public service, involving s loss of public revenue und ncreased expeudi- tures. To require this businuss tobo performed by persous fu hostility to the general palicy of the Administration would creatn discord uml conteution whero there ought to be unity and harmony. 1t would be unjust to the President aud personally cubarrassing to mo fn the dis- chorge of my duties to huve the oftice of Col- lector of Custoins at New York held by ove who will not perform his dutics according to the gen- _eral polivy of the Department, (e, Arthur's term of acrvice axpires Dev, 17, 1879, and his restoration would he but tem- [:onnry, even If the Prestdent should not aval tuseil gf his legal power to send another name to the Senate, or to suspend him after the nd- Joursment of (he Seoate., The very marked suiceess of the admintstration of Collector Mer- ritt and Naval-Olticer Burt would seem to ean- title them tu the recogultion of the Benate, and of thete contirmation, I bave the hover to be, very reapectiully, JONN BuEBMAY, Becretary. ARTHUR'S DEFENSE. Gen, Arthur makes a very lengthy reply to Bocretary Sherman’s letter, the chiof points of which have heen already published. o thinks he shall have no dificully in satlefying the Sen- ste thut 4f the decretary’s connunieation con- taing all that can bo sald sgalnst his od- ministration liy suapension “was direct! cootrary to wll professlons of the Ad- mivistration, and ‘In viclution ol every principle of {unlcc. Arthur says a carcful cxamlnation of the testimony taken will show 1t whally falle to bear out the sweeping und gens cral ullegations of the Jay Comumission, Gen. Asthur adds that thoe facts will show that the complait of Sccretury Sherman as to bis fail- ure Lo seek 10 provent the paytnent of fees 1o eutry clerks or “others s not only unfounded, but thsiucero and at voriance withh bis own acts. Gen. Arthur urgues 10 show that by churges of Sccretary Shennan are unfounded, und that there was no ground for hls rewmoval. MK, CORNELL writes a short lettor fo reply to Secrctary 8lier- mau, In which be says the letter of the Sccretary cuntalns ne stlegution of fmpropriety or neglect of auty dwlug service as @ naval otlicer, nor u‘n auy such allegation be truthfully wmain- tain ic Senate In_cxcculive session placed the subject of the Now York Custom-flouse nom- luatious on the calendar for future action. APPOINTMENTS, The President Las nominated Albert Q. Ed- rer at Bt. Loula, " Willlam 8, Marlan Postuzster at Zauesville, O, WAR CLAIMS, WHAT MITCHELL WANTS. Bpedal Pipatch o The Trisune. WasninoToN, D, C., Jan. 3T.—Thero was sn Interesting discussion fu the Senata this after- noon on the cotton claims of Warren Mitchell, amounting to $123,603, which has becn 1o years past rojected by Congress, by the Court of Claims, aud by the Supreme Court. He claims to bave been s loyal itizen of the United Btates, but admits that while within the Cunfederate lines he was & sub-coutractor for supplylog the \ - was loyal and should be pald. I8719—~TWELVE PAGES. Rebel army with pork. This Mr. McCreery, in his trresistibly droll way, sald was a providen- tial act, for when the Army of the Cumberland arrived at Mitcheli's slaughter-house in a famishing condition, they found a supply of pork, and the fumes of fried pork rose with thelr geateful thankegiving. Beck. of Kentucky, advocated the payment of the claim, but 1t was oppored by Morgan, of Alabama, s Ben Hill, the latter piviog & humorous lllustration of the manner in which one Georgla woman who married a Fuleral officer became loyal and trutnped uo an enor- mous claim, il dectared himself opposed to the payment ‘of all war claims, except per- laps those for the destruction of religious and educational establishments. The clalm went over until to-morruw, as the Senate de- sired to go Into executive acssion. WARREN SUTCHELL was, fn 186), when the War broke out, a mer- chant in Loulsville, and s partner in two firms doing business there In July of that year. Avout the time of the battle of Bull Run, Mitchell, on the pretext that he wished to go Bouth to collect debte due him, got & pass thraugh the army lines, and he remained in the Bouth and within the Confederates lines unth the Jatter part of 1804, substantlally during the whole War, While both sides were fighting ho was trading, and he was so shrewd a business man that when Savannal was captured by Gen. Bherman Mitchell managed to have Iging thero cotton which was afterwards sold for the sum hie now demands, and to transport which cotton to the seaboord it apoears that he had the help of the Confederate ogents of transportation. Heclaims the procceds of this cotton now as a loyal citizen, althongh ft s In evl- dence that In July, 185, he obtained from the tresident a full pandon and amnesty for all offcnses by hitn committed arising from participation director impliedinthe Rebellion, and hie had reason to desire this par- don, for it is olso an evidence that he had not been very long within the Confederate lines when he became a sub-contractor to supply the Rebel army with pork, and he bhimsc)f admits that he for about rix weeks enraged In buging fogs and supcrintending & slaughter-house for this purpose, HILL'S SPEECH. 0 the Western Ansocinted Press, Wasinxeron, D. C., Jan. 27.—~In the 8enote, alter disposing of the morning husiness, nud passing roveral hiils on the calendar, the bill to pay Warren Mitchell for cotton taken during the War was taken up, and a long discussion followed. Mr. Edmunds moved that It be indefinitel) postponied. Rejected—yeas, 218 nays, 23, wMr. Hill, in opposing the bill, sald he would vote ngainst it because It was a war clalm. He was oppuzed to the payment of all war claims, whether they be from loyal or disloyal persons. He might prubably except a few religious and educational fnstitutions whoee property was de- stroyed. To pay these war clalms would baok- rupt the Government, and, as we could not pay all, {t would be en unjust discrimi- nation to undertake to pay some. Scnntors on the Republican side sald Warren Mitchell wus distosal and should not be puld, while Benators ou the Democratic side satd ho What was meant by the word “loyvalty "4 DIl it mean a man devoted to the States under the Constitution? 1t was an easy matter for o mon in Maine or New York to vroclaim his devotion to the Unlon during the War, bus farther down,whero the sun {s warmer, it requires courngze for & man to say ha waa devoted to the Unjon. Ie (1) knew thousands and teus ot thousnnds of ncn In the Houth who stovd up and prociatined thetr fdel- ity to the Uniou to the very last moment. Tiero were many men who foncht secession un- il 1t hocame s fact, and anbmitted to disunion ns thoy submitted to the death of a father or ron. Wihen secession came, the ouly thing llnz could dowas to go with thele people, Th question of Joyeity had not reeelved a proper definition. ¢ knew thousands of menin the Bouth wnowouldat any timeduring the War have terminated it upon the basis of honest reunion. He belicved the greatest poss calamity whick conld happen to this country would be one seetlon exerelsing the power ‘of the con- queror over another. Since he had been o Con- gress ho had heard men denounce Bouthern cople os disloyal thirteen years siter War, und io belteved {n hils heart if these men had been South they would have rivaled Willlam L, Yancey in thelr devotion to secession, beeausy ey were men of the snmu temperament, ‘The people of this country ougit to wuke up to the conviction that the late War wus an honest war. ILwas a war fought on account of the couviction fthut they waro rizht. ‘This oerpetun) talk about Rubols s fidelity to the Uniun did not come from a inaguanlinous spirit. The War Is over, the Unlon is restored, winl it was tlme that we should leave the passlons of wor behind. The maimed Bouthern soldier would never nsk Con- gress fora ponalon, His widow ami orphsu would never usk for It They uccepted their losses us Lhe penalty for failure, as brave men should do. “T'he sooner the people of the South were taught to reoair their Josses b work, by frugnlity aud_(ndustry, the better ft would be for them and the country, Let the losscs of the War gzo, nud f the peopte desira to avold such losses fus fature they must avold war, Mr. 1il), continulng, sald he was the humblest man {n tho Democratic party. That party was now ahout to return full-fledeed to puwer, be- cause thu prople were aatistivd that the Repub- Itcan party was no lobper cumpelent to remiain in power, ‘Lhere wers four things which the Deotratie party oucht to ‘lmchnm 0 the world, und adhere to themn with tidelity: Firet, he would not P" any War clahms, wiiether parties were loyul or disloyal, Second, e would vote no twore public mowey or lauds 1o build up raltroad corporations. * Thind, bhe would, v good faith, pa every dotiar of the public debt, princival wid interest, {1 goud mouey-standard value, Fourth, he wuufiul restore the Constitution of the conutry, and honesty In its administrations, Do these things, und In bls judzment the child was not burn who wouldl witness the termiuation of Democrutic rulo Ju this conatry. Mr, Beck, in reply, dofeudel the claim of Mitcholly und_had read the Crittenden redolu- tions, adopted July, 1581, to shuw that the War ras not waged for conquest, but to preseryo the Unton. uuw thut there were inany fraudulent cialins, ‘Fhere were men hiere now makijug atll- davits of loyally,~men whom they had, aa Union ofllcers, arrested aurlng the War for dis- Toyslty, and l\wy made afldavits now slmply becauwe they were to get s sharu of tho clatis, Sr. Couklini inoved for an uxeentive sesston. Mz, Hazris inquirod, 4 the Seuate should go Into executive sessfon, whether the Mitchell vill would be unfinishied busliicss, The presiding oflicer (Rollina) replicd o would be. BENATOI EDNUNDS' CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND- ME! . NT, The fotlowing §s the full text of the propoal- tlon by Mr. Edmunds to-day from the Neoste Judivary Commiites as a” substitute for the coustiutionsl amendment on the saime aub- Jees, vroposed by u julnt resolution which pass. ed the flouse under & suspeusion of the rules the Last day of the last seasio Anr. 10. No claim agolust 1 shall o United Sratey r hercafter bu sustalned or allowed by VLT or any departaeat, oiticer, or court of tho Luited Btates, of woney paid by the United States of from tholr funds, whether as dsmages, compensation, of utherwise, frun or on a of any pruperiy, real, peronal, or mixed, used, fujured, or deatroyod by the United troops, of by of hroukhuny vilicer, civi] or wilitary, Orother pervon ncliug of Drofesing lu act under or by authority of (be United Statos, of of their onemles, or tikeu, used, tujurcd, or destruyed from any viher cuuse whalvver during the sxls'- vuce of the Jate insurrection or rebellion sxainst the Goverument ot the United Kiates, unless the owner thereut (and b csae of any corporstion 1 guverning surthority aua mawgeuient) was during all tho e of such 1meurrection or rebeilion loyal in fact to the Uoverument of the Uniled dlates aud gave_nelther uld nor encourageiment to the caemy. No penslon, bounty, grani, pecuuiary 1. domnlty, or pecunlary benelt suall ever bo given ot provided fur by or under suthurity of Cougress orany Slate for or on account of snv milltaty or other servica performed of lnjury suffered In hos- $thity to tbe Government of the United Slates. No pazdon oF aty, past of future, shail bave any edect lo tal ¥ persug, cass, or claiw out of the purviow of tbis article. | b, THE HOUSE. WRIGHT'S SCHENE. Special Puguich to Tae Tridusie Wasgarox, D. C., Jao. 27.—The House had a short seselon to-dsy, sad the Texas Pacific men aud the suger meu were greatly disap- pointed. Hendrick B. Wright, who represents the Pennysivania Ides of amellorating the con- dion of the working class, and by giving every working man 160 acres of land il 8500 to im- prove tt, had his day, and succeeded in bis am. bition of hearing a roll-call on his proposition, Ile reccived twenty votes. A I0OMERANG, ‘The Democrats next fonnd that the decisfon of 8peaker Randall last wveek, by the means of which the Demoeracy wns rescued from the debate which threatened to disrupt the party, had come back to plague them. The decision woA that, when a day hiad been set by unsai- mous consent for the constderation of any aub- Ject, 1. was not within the power of anybody, not even the llouse ltself, by another unanimous vote, tu chance that decision, Aceordingly, when scveral Demo- ot gase notice of a desire o have o apecial time ret apart by unanimone con- sent for the consideration of pet Southern cloims, Nortliern Republicans gave notice thaty In this Congress, In view of the Bpeaker's ruling, unanimaous consent coutd not be had for the as. signment of any day for any purpose. It was not the intention of the minority to allow the business of the flouse to be placed beyond control. THTE SUGAR MEN. nnd all the other people who had schemes were, therefore, defeated in their expectations that they could secure days, and ft s manifest that the Speaker's ruling, vontinued with the Repub- lcan's position under it, will operate ns a very great embarrasunent to the party that is respunsible for the con- trol of the lMouse. ‘The proposition which the sugar men had desirad to present was to abollsh ali grades belaw No. 13, Dutch stand- srd, and to tinpose a duty of 241 cents per pound on nil sugar not ahotve No. 13: above 13, and not above 16, 2,75 cents per pound ; above 16, 4 cents, Robbins, wlo represents the Boutliern element on the Wava and Means Committea had charge of the bill, and wished to make {t n special order for a certain day, It was the (ntentlon to have the sugar guestion coneidered as on independent proposition, sepa- mied from oil olher revenue mntters. The Treasury Department was understood to have recommnended the Robbins bllly in order that {here Abould not e a chanxe In the present ays- tem of asseesing and collecting the sugar daty. POTTER'S COMMITTEE. A MARE'S NE3T. Spectal Dispated n 104 Tridune. Wasmxaros, D. C., Jan, 27.—The Democrats think they have discovered a bonanza fn the ‘Lyner-Chandler telegrams, They ‘nre uf opintun that they have cought Zach Chandler ant Tyner selllog two appolntments in the Interlor Departinent for $5000, and turniug the proceeds Into the tressury of the Republican Committee. Acconltngly, the Democrots turned away from their investiea- tlop, and entered upun o subject entirely be- yond theirjurisdiction. They will find to-mor- row or next day hotw greatly they are imlstaken, and the Democratic employes of the tele- graph company wiil discover Into what extremnities 1hbelr partisan memorles have led them. Fortunstely, Mr. Tyner bas the otixinals of the very dispatcics, and hos menna of proving that they wero in o clpher sgreed upon between him and Zach Chandler. The phrases ** Appoint two Indians" meant that & certain smount of funds were to be de- posited for campalzn purposcs, The explana- tlon and orizinal papers will shiow the Demo- crats the folly of thelr attempts to divert the cipher infestization into such maliclous attacka upan Republicana, TELEGRAPI MEN EXAMINED. . Tathe Western Amoctated Preas. Waswivaroy, D. C,, Jan. 27.—The Potter Committee to-day began [Its Investization of the ciphier telegrams. Clarence Carey, the attorney for {he Western Unlon Telegraph Company, temtified that cer- tain telegrana wero placed o bis churge when it was proposed to issue subienas fur thelir proe duction before the Investigating Committee, The purpose of placing the telegrums in his pos- sesslon was toavold, If poasible, thelr delisery for public lnspectlon, It was thought thata subpeena would ot be fsaued to him, dwing tv his position, e was finaily, bowever, directed by the Excentlyo Committec to dellver the meas- sages to Capt. Whitney, the Manager of. the Western Unlon Telegraph Comopany at Washe ington. His instructions with regurd to pleking out the dispatches were to take all of o political character, the collection, when tirst inade, being for the sole purpuse of getting them out of the way ol the subpena, PLOYD GRANT, who made the sclection of the dispatehes In New York, saul that ho thought of the 20,000 about 300 were in cipher. The Mapager of the Wastern Union Tele- graph Cowpany 8t Washjogton, In cumpliance with a request by Mr. Potter, produced a schedulo showing over 800 telegrams delivered to the Morrison Committze. Hu thought that Morrisou had returned the dispatches. Other schedules were produced, showing that varlous telegrams bad been dellvercd to the Senate Comtittes on Privilexes and Elections. These were dellvered In twodiffercot packages. When the trunk wos returned to the witness the schedules provivusiy prepared were not verified by the contents of the trunk, It betng immedl- ately shipped to New York per ordor of Presl- dent Orton. Mr, Van Horu gave 4 verbal onler fu bis (Whitney's) oftice to callees all politieal telegrams from the tles snd furwand them to Now York, . By Mr, Hiscock [lsughingly|—No oge on this slde cutertalns the fdea thut the trunk was rifled by Marsison's Comnmittee, Mr. Chalrman. Mr. storrivon—It s been stated that the trunk was not In the poesession of the Morrison Committee. When ft comes to that point you will find that the laugh will be nearer bone. Mr. Reed [sarcastically]—Alt right; goahead; wo awadt the result fo fear nnd trembliug. 2AMLS 0. AREEN testitied Lo the burning of the cutire contents of o truuk contaluing telegrams s recelved from Washington, Alr. MeMahion nuked tho witness T he knew anything of auy telegramu heing Kept back from thoss furnished ju compliauce with the sub- weoss of the Committees. The witness sald that he knew of some telegraphic correspond- eoce being collected, prior to tho fssue of the subpanus, hetween Jumes N, Tyver wnd John W, Forter, the latter of Indiauspolis, At the request of Presldeot Orton, the wituess sent the telegrams in guestion elther to Mr, Urtou or to Capt. Whitney, at Washington. The imcesages reforred to political wutters, and the Impression Jurined by tbe wit- neas wus that they referred to the sale of soms political office. ‘This was probably lucorrect, ug the ulr ut the thue wes flled with political ex- cltement, and the fact of Judge Tyner's holdlog an infucutiel Government uflice imfght bave had the etfect ofleadiug bim to ussuine that such was the fact. He bad ng direct loloriuation thut the conclusion arrived at by him was s true oue. By McMahon—\Where was Mr. Urton when ho made the requestd Witness—ie made the request by letter from ‘Washington. Question—Has that letier been preserved? Answer—No, sir; I buroed it wysclf, at the {ustance of President Orton. ' TH® TRANSLATION. Prof. Edward 8. Holdeu, of the Naval Obsery- atory, was sworn to translate withuut divulgiog fnauy wey the clpher telegrams which were banded the Committee by Geu. Butler, CUANDLER AND TYNKR. Green being recalled, stated thut he bad made another search for the dispatches botween Tyuer aul Chandlesy sl burns soms of thew. There were seven oF elgbt altoyether. Ooe was a tel- PRICE FIVE CENTS, egram frof " Taer about making %o appofnt. menta in { .- gf terlor Department at salaries of 22,500 ef ot have the money deposited fn some Nf £/ hank so_that it might be dmwn . in Indiaf - 1 by the Republican Committee. The tef 2 malso contained the names of the verrond < ‘appointed. He could not remem- ber v;{’ o ienames were, but he believes one -was M/ Mr./ee sy iler telegraphod that he ted de- posits S money 88 requested. A long dis- cissif o5 2 ensucd ns to the scope of the in- vontf & L ond whether the Tribune ciphers only =X 0 he examined finto or all the cipher tele! , no matter by whom sent. It ma_inally declded” that the subject now: under examination he - procceded with, bur the Committee adjourned” without clicitiog u y« thing furtber of interest, % 3 TYNER'S STATEMENT. ' The followiog 18 given by Mr. Tyner as.an nuthentie statement of the real facts ont of which the telegraphic witnesses befora the Pot-* * ter Committes to«day gut Impressions as to sales of oftices for polftical contributions, about. which they testitled to-day, Notwithstanding the defeat of the Republlcan State ticket in Indiana fa October, 1378, it was thoulit that with nn active canvass und “full Republican’ Yote the Stats might be carried for Hayes in. November, ‘The State Committee uested. financlal aid from the National Cotnmities in Nerw York, aml Mr, Chandler, Chairman, nt.;m:d to furnish $50 to £100 for eacn county In the State, or {rom £3,000 to $10,000 to ald in’ getting out the fail vote, It Ar, Tyner, then, nbout to vleit Indiana, should telegraph that therawas A reasonable prospect of success, and that the money was needed. Justas thelatter was leaying New York it was arranged between him! und Chamdller that the money should not ba mentloned in the telegrams, hut that Tyner. shonld speak of the appolniment of “one Tndian Agent Instesd of aaring $5,000. He Qd telegrraph that two Indian Avents were wanted, and Tater telegraphed Chandler-to de posit in the Hanover Natfonal Bank, New York, subject to draft,n sum representing the appoint- ment ot two Indlan Agents,—or, in other words, $10,000, which Chinuller so depnmed. “The telegraina between Joubn W, Foster nnd Mr. Tener were prior'to the Octobor election, wid related w ralaluge I legltimate methods tho, money for the Indlam Stute campaizgn. Noua of then related tappointments to ofiive ol any” kind whatever, o8 stated by the telegraphic offlviaie to«day, ‘The telegrine hanpened to be withdrawn from the teleeraphic company beesuse Mr. Orton, before nuy eubpanas had, been fasued by Conross, yolunteercd to return them to Mr. Tyner, who desired thein because thiey were Jiable to misconstruction i reportod: from memory after deatruction, and whu ‘now has them undestroyed, und will produce them te the Committee, i DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. A BLIM ATTENDANCE, Sectal INspateh to The Trilune, Wasmixoron, D. C., Jan. S7.—~The Demo- cratie joint caucus called for to-night was m faflure. With the Bouthern Senators appoiing the payment of the War claims In debate, It'atd uot scem just the time to tske up the question at a caucus. The attendance was light: 1t was not decmed best to take up auy political question, but these were put over until next Mouday vight. The Calitornla men presented the Chinese question, and the caucus resolved to favor reprossive measurcs. Thero were ncattering remarks about, fiance, but nothing of importance was said or done. , THE CHINEAR QUESTIUN Tu the WWestern Assoctated Press. . Wasiisatoy, D, U, Jan, 27.—A jolut Demo= cratic cauens ot Seontors and Ropresentatives was held in the hull of the House of Represents ntives to-night, Mr. Dlackburn presiding. ‘The princinal object of the cauens tvas Jo take actlon on the questlon of Chineae Immigration, Mr. Wigginton oftered two resolutlops, tho first decluring that Chineso finmigration should e restricted, anid In favor of the modificatjon of the Burlingame, treaty in. accordsnco with thla destign s and tho sccond, urging the pasiage of the bill reported from the Commy - eation an Pabor b S Wil oI ohidh prohibits the landivg in the United States of more thau Biteen Mongoluns by any one vassal. ‘Lhe resututions werea dooted without divis- jon. .- i Representativo Ewing offered .o resolution ealling for the unlimited mluw’u of the vla sil- ver dollgr, and a substitntion of greenbacks for Nattonul bank votes, '- Mr, Mills offered an amendment among other things In favor of an iocome tax. The subject was delerred for action at a foture caucus. A greater part of the session was devoted to the eonsideration of a proposition to repeal Sces, 820, 821, nnd 822, Rovised Statutes, rala- tive to the fron-clad oath now administered to Grand und Petit turors, Owinz to the slin sttendanca (..ot over seven- ty-five belue present), s resolution was adopted deferrug actlon on the sevoral questions con- sldered until Monday evening next, : X THE TREABURY. THF. REPUNDING PROCESS. » WARIIRGTON, 1), C.y Jan. 27.—The Becrevary of the Treasurr bas tssucd o circular to hulders of Unitea States § per cent 5-20 bunds in which, ufter calling attention to the act of Congress, fust approved, entitled ** An act to facilltate ths refunding of the national debt,” ho says: ** Un- der the provisions of this act the Departinent will exchange 4 per ceptum consols of ' the United States for an equal sinount of any out- atanding und uncalled 6 per centum 520 bonds of the United States, 1o addition, the Dopart~ ment wil) pay to the holder of- 6 perventum bonds the Interest acerued, and additlonal inters est for the perlod of three monthst sleo a cum- wlaslon the same as for the sale of bunds under the cireular of Jau. 1; 1879.” H THE FOUR PRI CENTS. ‘The Becretary of the Treasary, jo answer to fuquirics concerning the amount of 4 per ceat bonas thatican ba lssued for refunding purposas, states that under the Relundiug acts thets was uuthorized 1ho, oggregate amount of ‘§, 0,000 11 botids, to b Tastied for that .m.'ff.’?,’; 8 that there has already been fssued of 5per ceota, $500,000,000; of 434 per centn, §183,000 0003 and of 4 per cents, $165.200,000; #h ll, §354200,0003 leaving of the 4 per ceuts still 1o by lesud £340,800,000. bonds nt present redeenuab thiere |s nuw outstanding coneols of 1805, §3,. 55,5503 of '67, §310,614,000% of '63, $37,465,500; of 10408, ELMSELE0; (0 i, $508,751,150, showing that there are mors than enourh 4 per cents authorlzed to tako up all the bonds wiich will be redeemuble. ‘ SUPREME COURT. DNION-PACIP 5. 3 WASHINGTON, Jan, 37.~Thecase of tho Union Paciic Rallrosd Cowpsny agaiust tho United Btates, appealed from the Court’o! Clalms, and known aa the *‘five per cent case,”” was decided Ly the United States Supreao Court to-day. It 15 held thut the road was cowmpletod in Novem- ber, 1600, a8 the Government malutained; that all the onlinary aud usual cxpendijures for re- palrs und improvements shall be deducted from the gross receipts incomputiog the not earniugs, but not the Interest oo Its bouded judebtedness, cxcept that on the first-mortgage bonds, to which the Government voluntarily subordinated Its cladim, out of the net earnings of vach year sluce 1809, ‘The Company, it s hold, must Jirst pay the futerest on fis drst-mortgage bonds. 1f, after so dolug, & surplus remuaing, that sur- plus, so fur asit will go, ts properly subject ta the 5 per cent claim ot the United States, and must bo so applied, Justices strong und Harlan dissent from the opinivn as to the priority to be given intereston the first-ruortgage bonds. No. 703, Uuited Btates, plainliff {n crror, 7o The Central Pacitic Railroad Company. Inerroe tothe Circult Court of the United 8tates for the District of Califoruls. Iuasmuch as chis case fuvolves the same questious as the Union Pacitie, slready decided, the Court docs not cone slder it uccessary wo yepeat its opinlon. It ree verses the Judgwent of the Clreuls Court, witn directions to grant u uew trial, and 1o be gavs eroed by the opluion In the casy above refesred o, OTHEE CASES, No. 418, The United States, plalotift in error, vs. The Kausas Pacific Rallroad Company. in error to the Clreuit Court of the United Biates for the District of Kansas. Judgmens reversed Rt