Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1879, Page 1

7OLUME XXX1X. SPRING pRY GOUDS, o Productior For 1879. gy Spring ATrivals, AN BROTRERS. now offering an unsur- puuad gasortment of CHOICE PATTERNS IN WASH MA- TERIALS. s TONNES ;chgnd PERCALES \ EW AND ATTRACTIVE !NN DESIGNS. ARSEILLES M and PIQUES F4bm 6c per yd. UPWARDS. MATTRASS CLOTRS IN NOVEL PATTERNS. WHITE GOODS. ‘Wo desire to call attention to our White Goods Department, in which will be found ENTIRE NEW LINES OF JACONNETS, NAINSOOKS, VISS MULLS, TARLETONS, : And LAWNS. Theso NEW SPRING PRO- DUCTIONS will be found well- sssorted and marked at LOW PRICES, To which we cordially invite inspection. 121 & 123 State-st. The above goods can also be found at our Nravch Store, Twenty-second-st. and Michi- gan-ay. St Valening's Day. sflmt In readincas for thia alle importaut anniversary, when tho good Nalnt de- of greetings of love and friendabip, wo hnve n large and vory attractive usaort- ment of artistlo and tnatefal Valeutineos, fncluding Praug’s New Card Valene tines, the celebrated Marcus Ward Valentines, nud Hand- Palated Valentines, at il Saint alenting's e Day. [Jkisey, worume .o, e S e e ictet s bl v. L Chasto and e“ 1“6 ] Elegant Styles only. ' s W. G, HOLMES, hMuLA‘"-CU“Ll! ITAMS, J U Migar-Cured Hams, Weé eholoo“Smaikoa Harms, 20l aver, ,Ium cts. ; and 15 lbae, averago at nurxe' in tho wholesalo market of Bnd!:okg:gm}.l%xvavo, at Halsted-st. onty-second-st,), ¥hero can be found everyt i 8 pork lino, fresh and a:fiel:ll.nx X UNDERWOOD & aenas. FROFOS ALS FOit AMTLITAIRY RUPPLIT Dzror Quanraaysstn’s OFrics, sk CHILAnELEi A, Jan g 1D A ai-ED PROPOS ALS: o i cuio wih & top St treen aitueiod, Wil R peceinid o Ihy Bublag (g 2en: W cuncaday, March g, 1ea0, far fu M Uelie Elales Quartermasier's Doparinient o :2'5[’:"“ R1 1Ly Quartermaster's Depot, at Phil- 3 Dress Ca reu Cay Liers) B h !lgl HX’Dllkl; Lol Td) (U yards g4 By ity 20,000 yars 6-4 Dark-Biae Canipaign {l‘.u, dcred at tis Quariormaster's Depot at San rk lilue Fianne), Lta 8 pizld inapection, and bid- T Tarat & full compilance witt speci: iaderd aid wvon, and {hat oo arttcle fafert- wiened, SIUmEAt Teaerves (Lo Fight to refect any or 2 -‘gzfin Yilibe given to wriicles of domestic s Siierencs wiPLL S0 er ven Aliciican produciion aid manufartics el igCusLLo the extent of Lg cua- e, "y 0o publle sorvics there, *~lia- c ulehi 3r6 to bo used o the States and ke Bacine Fanciuns Tyive will be recalved sod fn- lnthels propossls on dates rosiiiles they can make ayliveries of the ,‘;"“hum’r:'fif-”‘“ to turnish st lluvr‘m‘ll:‘!:llvhll or nted 1Retruc- Doia. 1 ‘%:I‘fl_dhfmnu om:fi;fu'}m'l“ oehruntatalug probos be Indorsed: ufl‘fl"ké" By uider of thio Quart fnfl:‘fgwdwmlu -Tcn I Aulitan Qe ha e s Toposals for Iron Stuirs, Orricz oy SLUII‘I::""‘I’O AxcutTEcT, Bt propag W ANmIIG tN LS SRARTARRE o P Too0 Wil BeTccatyed ¢ Tnts simee woaid 12 Oticq. apply at thisof. ) el 19T, 1 o Bt or 84 5, A Al T e complets bis 1505 s Chlcago. h Stet "costoin’ 1ot Ith “drawioge a8 Coples of whicke b A2y sadiat, ey, 2ok form of e oual {atormation. Ls ubt n«fi?““'wum.mmsc.‘“ Sepwer ASKR, JOHN Adsiag Suparvhslsg Archtivée l CUTICURACUTICURA RESOLVENT (Uticura The Great Skin Cure, Infallibly Cares. Cuttruna asslsted by Curtcuna Soar, (s ears neatly belleved to be the only positive Sprcific Rem- edy for the cure of Salt Riieum or Eczema. Iting- worm. Tetier, Pushes, Clin Wholk, Psorlasir, Iemphigue, Impetigo, Leprony, Lichen, Prurizo, Itch, Ground Itch, Barhor's Itch, Jackson's ltch, Unnatural Rtedness of the Nose'and Face. Rough and Cracked Nkine, and a)l Vesicalar, Scaly. and Pustuiar Eruptions’ and Ireltations of the Skin: Scald lead, Dandruft, Dry, Thin, and Falling fiair, Prematnre Baldneas, and all Sealy Eraptions, ltehs ings and Irrlsations 'of the Sentn; Rerofulous Ul cera, Hores, and Discharging Wounds; Cuts, Wounde, Brulees, Scalds, lurue, Itching Diles, Pain and Inflummation: Kheumatlem, and Affec- tlons of the Muecles and Jolnta; Sora Throat, Lipn- therin, Croup, sud Iloarscnens, : Salt Rheum Covering tho Body for Ten Yenrs, Perma. nently Coreds Law Orrice or Cias._Hovairron, 17 Congress-ut., Boston, Feb. 28, 1878, Menars. Wecks & Potter—Gontlemen: I feelita duty to inform yon, and througb you ol who are intcrested ta kriow the fact, that a most disagreen- ble and ovrtinate case of Snlt Rhoum or Eczema which has been under my nereonal observation from fts first appearancoe to tho presont time— agont ten (10) lvnr:—covcrlnz the greator portion of the paueni's body and limbs with ita peculiar irritating and itelilog scat, and to which all the known nicthods of treating sich diseass had becn applied without benefit,” has completely dizap- peared, letving a clean nd healthy skin, under & o\ days of profase application of CuTicuna. Ican and do heartlly adviee al) llmflnflglfl“cllfl 1o try tho romedy which hins been wo offectual in this cane, Yery trily yours, ciiAd. HovanTox, Cautiox—If procurable, uss Cuticuna Soar. A Young Lady's Story; Dactors and Dlood-Purifiers Fallurens. Messra. Weeks & Potter—Dear Bira: Inclosed find £1 for 8 box of Curicuma, which is duing wonders for me. with 8alt Rheum on my facu for six years, llave had the beet doctors our vlcln(l( afforde; lave taken at leaxt twenty-five bottfes of **blood. rirups™ { hava drank of several mincral springs, all to no purpose, nnd when your Curticuna was ad- yertlsed, my fatticr sent for a box, nnd ueing it, it broaght the humor on the enrface, which gradually fell off, untll now my akin is ne smooth a8 pay, and with but & very littlo humor on 1t which s gradu. ally dlsappearing. I thank you most kindly for the nins yoi 100k in sending a box of CoTicuita, and t has not oniy helped me, but a friend also, I agree with yon that skin alscnses cannot be cuted by **blood purificrs, ™ for 1 have had a fair chance to tost them. Reapectfully yours, G—, Mass., June 20, 1878. Note—Wo have naot the fionnxz Iady's pormission 1o publish lier name, which {a therefuro omitted. The original letter may be scen at onr nfl\l;:'a‘& " Cavttox,—t procurablo, use Cuzicuna SoAr. Sore Hand, Bad Case, Cured In Three Weeks. Mesars, Weeks & Potter—Dear Sira: This may cortify that Crricuna cured me of a very bad sore hand, which for three months hatited tho skill of the Dispensary physiclans. In three wecks Corie cURA cured it entirely, I firmly belleve that had 1t not beon for Curicuna I wonld have lost my and, MRS, H. McKAY, 105 Onk-at., Boston, Scpt. 8, 1878, Cavuriox, ~If procurable, use Cuticuna Soar. Nore,—~CuTIcURA I8 admirably assisted In cascs of extrame ‘-biflcll weukuess, or when the virus of Scrofula is known to lurk In the eyatem, by tho interns) uee of the Cuticuna ResoLvexT, without d]oubl. the moat powerful purifylng agent in medi- elne, Tho Cuticuna RENEDIEA aro proparod by Wezxs & Porrem, Chemists and l‘llrl{llll, Boston, snd ara sold by all druguists. Pricc of Cuticuna, small * boxre, G0ci Jarge boxes, contalning two and ono-half time the quantity of rmall, 1. ResouvesT, 81 per bottle, Curicuna Boar, 25 conts per cake, by mall, 30 cents; § cakee, 75 Eente. SHIRTS WILSON BROS. Maving always used much heavier Linens In thelr Shirts than are ordinarily used, thus rendering in- creased service, and having cut and manufactured them with much more than ordi= nary eare and skill, enfjoy the reputation of manufac- turing as many firsteclass Shirts as any other twelve (12) firms in the Western country. This reputation they hope to maintain by continuing to make the best of goods and selling them at reasonable prices, 67 & 69 Washington-st., Chieago. 69 & 71 Fourth-st., Cineinnai, 408 North Fourth-st., St, Louis, "VESBELMEN AND Rl OLbior hoods. iy tha s Equstiy iow, " Raiis o s i Ll 2 &2t Botiom Agures a0 DAVIEON B e TINANGIAL, Halves and Quarters bought and sold at current market rates, HERMAN BOHAFFNER & CO., 123 LaSallec-st, By Flne speciaciea suitcd to ull sialits oo sclentide frin: efples.~ Opera and Fleld Glasacs, Telescopes, Microe #copcs, Barometors. &c. NOTICE, J. B. WOODBRIDGE, For 12 years with Methodlst Book Concoran, has becomo an active periner of the firm o J. M. BLDREDGE & CO., Igdnr the firm name of ELOREDGE & WOODBRIDGE, Bhirt Manuiacturers and Men's Fursishers, B3 \Washiugton-st. February 10, 1870, . 1 havo beon troubled exceedingly | WASHINGTON. Democratic Caucusing on Partisan Policy in Legislation. Sops to the Solid South Thrown by the Ambitious Thurman, Bayard's Admonition that the North Is the Debatablo @round, Sn.vingfs Bill This The Postal { Defeated for Session. Schemes of the Railroads to Open Up Indian Territory Lands, The Blodgett Committoe Extreme- 1y Reticent as to Their Report. Some Reflections on the Lack of Com- petent Leadorship Among the Demoorats. DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL. MEABURES DECIDED UION. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Wasninarox, D. €., Feb, 10.—A joint caucus of Democrats to-night agreed to attach to the Legistative bill a scction vepeallug all laws glv- foe the Gencral Government the richt to super- viso clections for Prealdent and Vice-President and for Members of Congress, and also repeal- ing the sections in regard to test oaths to Jurors in United 8tates Courts. The understanding was that the Democrats in cach House would atand by those amendments, and either forze them through or. let the Legistative bill fail. ‘The reason for the Democrats attempting to of- fect arepeal of all these actsat the present Congreas {8 that if this s not accom- plished now it cannot well be brought about befors the DTresidential campalgn of 1880, sfnce if pasacd nt a regular scssion next Decomber the President would veto it, nnd as the Democrats are without a two-thirds mujori- ty they could not pass tho bill over a veto. The Democrats pretend to bolleve that the Republie- ans will allow these amendments to pass rather than %o have a called session, and so lose con- trol of the Henato side of the Capitol immediate- ly. Thero Is a general feeling among the Re- publicans, however, that 1t will be au oxcelleut plan to have the Dentocrats begin work with full control and responsibility as soon as possi- Dble, so thut the country can begin to judge thow. Blackburn presided. Two hours wero spent fn deciding whatlezislation should be proposcd. A portion of those present, led by Reagan and Mills, of Tcxas, wished to have a Natlonal party platform which they had prepared adopted. Kernan opnosed this, saving that thiere were aif- ferencea of opinfon upon whicli it was not advis- sble to attempt to force unity. The resuit was a decislon to confine the csucus to matters of legislation, 1t was argued againse the Jurors’ Test-Oath law that it Lad been repealed, and had wrongfully been placed in the Revised Statutes. ‘The Judlclary Commlittee was in- structed to report these AMENDMENTS TO THE LUGISLATIVE DILL, pnssed ununimously. Thurman pruposed an amendment to Bee. 800 of the Revised Statutes, providing for the drawing of Jurors, and so that Jurics fn United States Courts ehall be drawn by the Clerk snd by a Cominissloner appolnted by tho presiding Judge, the Commissfouer to ba of different politics from the Clork, nud the names of at least 300 Jurors to bo placed in the box. A long debate ensucd. Thurnan arizucd that the Democrats whould insist upon this change cven it the wheels of the Guvernment wera stopped. Eustia declared that the South {s uppressed. Beck and Blackburn took the same view. Bayard made a notable specch sealnst the resolutlon. Hewarned the Democrats that it was usuless for them to take such & revolution- ary coursepund reminded the caucus that TIY ONLY DEDATABLE GHOUND for the Democrats in this country is the North, wndd that no legislation should be attempted that should alarm that section it the Democracy hope to win, Bayard eald they must so shupe thetr leglalation “wul construct “thelr platforing as to mako them aceord with public seutiment in the North, 11311 and Kernan supported Bayard. ‘Thurman's resohttion, however, was carried by an overwhelming majoritv, “Southard then moved the repeal of the Super- visors! law, which was :dol»ml without a divis. fon, Chonges will ba mude in the Leelstative bilk 80 a8 tuwako these amendinents germane, THE CAUCUS. 4o the Weatern Assoclated Press, WasHINGTON, Feh, 10.—A Jolnt Demo- cratic caucus ol ors und Revresentatives was hield fu the hatl of the House of Lepresent- atives to-nfght, ‘The frst subject considercd was the proposition to repeal the clause In thy Revisea Btututes regarding the tust osth for furors. Benator Thurman offered an amend- meut to the original prorosition, providine o mode of drawlug jurors lo States whers thero is no provialon for that purpose. Mr. Boutbard offered another amendment to repeal the scctiona of the Federal Supervistog Eiections law. Much discussion arose, Mr. Thurman urged his resolution in strong terins, Mr, Blackburn maintatued that but one of the repealing measureas should be sttached to one Agprooriation biil. Senator Buyard opposed placing such ro- pealing clauses to Appropriation bills. Ile was suswered by Senwtor Thurman, Finally the above propositions with amendments wero adopted, sud will accordingly be appended to the Le;:l-mlva, Exccutive, and Judiclal Ap- yruflumn il in the House, ‘The caucus wys very well sttended, IN T1S HOUSE. 4 POLITICAL DODON. Apectal Dispaich to The Tribune. Wasuinoron, D. C., Feb., 10.—The Demo- crats, in order to ylaco the Repuolicans {u the touse on record sgalnst the pruposition to re- peal the Jurors® Test-Oath und Federal Supervis- lon lsw, by an arrsoRement with the Bpesker submitted a bill to repeal them for passage un- der a suspeusion of the rules. By a strict party voto of 120 yeas to 113 nays the motion falled, not having the necessary two-thirds, The une derstood purposs of the movement was to cn- able the Democrais to take advantags of the record vote at o caucus this evening. TI® POSTAL BAVINGS-BANK DILL is defeated for this Congress. Mr. Phillips, of Kansas, moved to hove bisbill passed under suspeurion of the rules, but secured only 8§ votes,—1lic vote standiog 33 yeas to 184 nays. The bl sutborized doposits as small as §1. Thege would have been a largervote if the meas- ure bed had an oppurtunity for debate, and ex- plsnation been allowed, but . many who are in favor of a postal ssviog-bank system thought this measusy sutborized too smsll deposits, and would require vast cxpenditure for clerical TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, force. Added to this opposition sas that of reprerentatives of the savings-bank Interest, who have bean particularly active in efforts to defeat this measure, TRR SUGAR REPINRRS met with defeat, by agrecment of the Iouse, by a vote of almost threo to une, to fix Thurs- day, the 13th, for the consideration of the SBugar Tarlfl bill. The Indications from the vote to- dlay are that the bill of the Committee is much stronier than had been expected, notwithstand. ing some of the most iInfliential members of the Corumittce arc opposed tu it. The vule was 100 ycas to 57 nays. NEW DILLS. Representative Brentano to-day introduced a bill for the Improvement of the river-front of ‘Washington City, and especialiy to prevent the danger to health from the vost expanse of malarial marsh along the river-front, Representative Caswell, of Wisconsin, to-Jay presented n memorfal of Wisconsin citizens asking for the subpression of the liquor traflic in the District of Columbia. TIE UENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL. The House devoted the ereater part of the day tothe Legiatative Appropriation blll. There wlil be a very carnest contest over this bill, both on account of the recommendations of the Com- mittee aud of the amendments that are to be propoeedts Mr, Atkins, Chalrman of the Com- mittee reportibg the bill; wus compelled to acknowludire that there was great danger thiat there will be a large deficfancy after the Siuking Fuud Is satisticd, as the revenues are falling off white the appropriations are Increasing. The subject of rapidiy-aimintshin revenues with in- creasine expenditures, mammoth jobs, aud re- duced taxatlon {8 one which the Forty-sixth Congreas will have to mect at the very thresh- . old of its Wfe. The Committce has reduced the bill below the cstimates a little leas than £1,000,000. THR MOST MARVELOUS THING in the bill, perhape, Is the fact that the Demo- cratic Committee has found it necessary to In- creaso the salaries of some of the (lovernment oflicers. 'There Is certaln to be a sharp antag- onlsm between the House und Sonate on the subject of the ealarics of the officers of the lat- ter hrauch, as the Committes fun this bill has reduced them to the House basls. It is possible that the Senate Republicans will not mnKe great oppoeition to this reduction, as thelr offlcials will not draw any of the saluries voted by the bill, but it {s apprehended that Democratic Sen- otors, in view of the forthcomine patrunage, will oppose this reduction s an infringement of the rizhts of the Benate, Atklus inafutained thut such an attitude on the part of the Senate was UNJUST TO TNE IOUSE, and s vlolatlon of its constitutional righes, ‘The Benate, with seventy-slx members, pays 25,000 more annually for salarles of cployes than the House, with 800 members. Thero are two and one-half employes for each Senator, swhile each member of the House bos to be rat- istied with three-quarters of an emptoye, ‘The Scnate employes aro pald 25 per cent beiter than thu Mouse employes, and the latter 25 to 80 ner cent better than the, Bepartment clerke, The scction relative to national curvevs witl be strongly opposed. Mr, Foster plainly showed that the minhnum of possible reduction Las been reachied, and that hereafier su focreaso of forcu fu the Dopartments will he necessary. Thebusinoss of the Land-Oflce especially isnow ercutly bebind for lack of sulicient force, nd Western members will soon be compelled to fu- alst upon an increase of the forve. The salary of Com:missloner of Indian Affairs is increaseil from §4,000 to §5,000 in the bill, RATES OF INTRREST. The bilt introduced fnthe [louse to-day by Representative Foster, to discourgo weney nnd promote legitimato rates of interest, makes It unlawful for banks to allow futerest upon de- posits of any character, It furthier provides a tox of b per cent upon ! gross amount of deposits in each sear, suck’ tax to bo romltted ou a proper aflldavit being mude that no interert has peen allowed ou deposits by the bank, BLODGETT. TIN KNOTT COMMITTER RETIOENT. Buectal Dispatch to The Tribuna Wammxatoy, I, L., Feb. 10.—The Dlodgett Committee wers all in thelr seata bero tolay, but they were extremely roticent, and declined to glve nuy exoressions of opiulan elther to Con- gressmen or newspaper men. Indecd, at one or two Congressmen who approached them the Committeemen took offense, intimating that they were acting in a judicial capacity, and that It would be entirely fmprover to give ony {ndi- cations as to their probable course. The testl- mony Ia to bo reported to the House for printing and recommittal to the full Commiitee as soun as the stenographers can write out their notes. It 18 expected this will be dono by Wednesday, posstbly by to-morrow. Tho testtmony witl moke ) QUITE A LARGE VOLUME. ‘The nearest fndication us to the mental con- ditlon of the Democratic imembers of the Com- mittes on this subject §s that they are retlect. Ing upon the weizht to be given to Iestug's testinony, whatever (hat may mean. Nome of the Congressnien who have conversed with the Cotnmittee say that, whatever iay be aald with respect Lo Judize Blodeett, theré 1s no dotbt thut the report will contain sovere ankinadver- sluns upon the methads of procedure fu the Bankenptey Court snd the administration of the Registers, INDIAN TERRITORY, THE WEGENT INVESTIGATION. Speciul Pispateh Io The Trivuna, WasIINGTON, D. C., Feb, 10.—A report re- ceutly published purporting to give the conclu- siuns reached by the Senate Committes on Ter- ritories in tho Indlan Territury fnvestigation turns out to be incorrect in several importaut particulars. For exawple, it assorts that the Cummittes have agreed Lo report that a clvil form of guvermnent tor the Territory can be organized under the treaties, while, on the con- trury,.there Is the best authority for saying thnt the Coministee will report thut Congress could uot estallsh such o government without o direct viotation of treatics. The report men- tloned ulso usscris that the Commlttee has sscertaued that wo bonds predicated on Jand grants o the Indlun Lerritory have been fssued hy any rallroad company, but A member of the Cotmnitice Is authority for the declaration that the testimony shows that bonds to s larga atnount have been 1ssucd on the basis act forth, but that the evidoico does not dls- ¢loso the natnes of the present holder 1t had beea a common report fu Washington for scveral years that sowe of the raflroad bonds have been placed where they would du the most good toward furthenug schemes to throw the Indian Territory open to the whites, sud to dispossess tho [udiaus of thele lands, und ftis o iatent fact that the dnterests of the roads have Lucu well represeuted. Ou the basis of & repurt thut the Benate Committee would recommend thie openlie of Tudisn Territory to the rullroads, the transactlons of 4 single day lust week n Wall atreet reallzed to thie bolders of securitivs of one road $40,000. % IN THE BENATE. M'CHEERY DISAFFOINTS UIS AUDIENCS. Spectal Dirpatch (o The Triduna, Wasminoton, D, (.. Feb. 10.—Scnator Me- Crecry mado himself llable to-day for obtalning an audfence under fal:o pretenses. It had been extensivoly avnounced o the spapers that he would speak for the lrst time 1o the Benate, und recollections of bis paevious uratorizal cfforts, sparklivg with wit, attracted crowds to the gallerivs, while scorcs of Representstives occupled the Hoor. But there was a general feellug of disappointment when the stal- wart Kentuckian concluded. His speect bore marks of elaborate preparstion aud wonderful wemorizing, but {t was only an imposlog wuster of aniixue sophising and respectabls commonplaces. Ie aid give some treuchant thrusts at the Indtan peace policy, and dealt 8 few nard kuocks at ‘tbgse clergymen who have sougbt to master the problem of lodisn guardiassbiv, but with tlceo excoptions bis remarks wore flat aud un- I8M—-TWELVE PAGES, profitable. Indeed, his attacks apon the Church a8 & whole were In poor taste. AGRICULTURE, Senator Paddock, of Nebrasks, made an ex- tended speech to-day oo the subject of agricult- uire, advocating & more liberal expenditura by {lie General Government for {ts improvemont. Tadidock’s apecch contains much {nformation of Interest to Western agriculturiste. He pald par- tieular attention (o the increasing ex- port trade Dbetween the West and Eu- rope. ffe showed that the (ncrease in the value of the shipments of horzed cattle alone from 1877 to 1873 was $4,500,000. ‘There were shipped uver the Unlon Pacific Road 1ast year more than 100,000 beeves. Ile showed that the cotton-worm, In 1874, cost the entton- growing States sm.mh,noo In a single weck. ‘The Colorado potato-beetle caused vast destruc- tion, " “The chinch-bug, in 1874, caased the farm- ez loss of 850,000,000, hd £2000,000,000 would not cover the Joas from the focust-plague of 1873 to 1875, Fruit-growers are besct with stmilar peats, The increase of maliguant diseascs among farm anlmals 1 causing yreat loss. Discases amony swine have ageregated $30,000,000 per annum, unil there is great fznorance s to the cause of the discase. “"Tie resolution which Paddock ad- vucated to autliorize a more thorough Investlia- tlon of this agricultural subject was adopted. COMMITTEK WORK. TILE POST-OFFPICE BILL. Soreial Dispateh to The Tribuns. Wasiixorox, D. C., Feb 10.—The Senate Committee on Appropriations held & meeting tbls morning, and congldered the amendmenta made by the Sub-Committes to the Post-Oflice Auvpropriation bill. Although no definite con- clusion wis reachiea, it was understond that all the materlal amendments have been concurred in, the most important befng that which relates to the Brazllian steamship subsidy. With a view of sllencing the vigorous oppusition which the project has recelved from Maryland Senators, the Cominittee have declded that Baltimore shall divide the hooors of the northern lne with New York, and witl recommend that, instead of ply- ing monthly between New Yorikund Rio Janeiro, the steamers should ply bl-monthly from New York and bi-monthly from Baltimore, thus making the round trip to Brazil once every two maonths from cach of the fivst-named ports. Norfolk is put down as o touching-polnt every trip, both in xoing und in returning, so it will have a monthiy line to Brazil, und thus he bet- ter off than Balthmore and New York. This advautaze §t was supposed woull secare the measure the support of the entire Vireinia dq egation. The Southern line fs to run frum xe Orleans ond Gaiveston to Brazll, the route be- Ing the same as fu the amendment proposed by the Benate Commlttee on Post-Otficea. THE NAVY DILL. T tive Waatern Ansociated Press. Wasninatox, D. C., Feb, 10.—The Commit- tee of Conference un the Navy Appropristion bill agrecd upon a report this stternoon. TIUE POTTER COMMIITER] will endeaves tu conclude thelr lnbors this week, that the wajority and minority may have ihuu to prepare und prescat thelr reports to the unee, ‘The tlouse Committee on District of Co- lumba has refected n provision for a_sluking fund for 365 District bunds by a vote of 5 to 6. TIE SEWARD CASE, In the course of the Beward Inquiry to-dav, Mr, Fruzer, a member of a Shanghat firm, testi- fied thut ho always heard Beward spoken of with great regard, and that hls administration ot the Consulate was very commendabte. Counsel for the prosecution repeatediy ob- Jected to the testlmony, und u heated discussion oceurred between Chairman Soringer aud the counsel for Mr. Scward, the latter averring that the Committee had sdmitted ovidence whicl had oriciuated amang slums and 0 the gutters of Shanghal. Mr. Surluger repiled that ho could not lsten to counsel with paticuce on any subject until hu retracted apenly the enarge thist he had made against the Committee. CAPITAL NOTES. BTATE OF IIUSINESS IN CONGRESS, Brectut Correspandence of The Tribur.e. Wasmyoroy, D. C, Feb, 8,—The large amount of nullnlnluid bueiness beforo Congress, und the few remalnfug days of the present ses- slomn, nro the two prominent factors, one wonld think, that are to settle the question of an extra sesslon. Taking out the Sundays, nint the legal holidays, und on oceaslonal day devoted to the memory of a dead Congressman,—~or to sume othier Incidental subject,—there remalns von- slderably less than a month In which to flulsh up and perfect a vast wmount of hizbly fm- portant legislation. But it will not doto as- sume that the Reoublicaus and Democrats have put thefr heads together In w perfectiy disiu- terested and patriotle spirit to duviss ways and meana whereby the business of the scssfon may be expeditioualy transacted, hecause there are other considerations of a political and peraonal nature that sway Congressmen beatile those of public necessity und cconomy. An extra scs- slon of Congreas {8 clawored for on the nart of sume, und objected tu on the part of others, for reusons entiroly separato amd distinet from the dictates of patriotism. Fur example, thero is ML BLACKIURN, OF KENTUCKY, who wants to bu the 8peaker of the next House. He 18 of the opinfon that be has a sure thing of it already, and that if the Democratic caucus were tobe held to-morrow he would guictly walk over the course, leaving Mr, S8amuel Han- Qull back at the distance-post, together with your Mr, Morrison, Gen. Ewing, of Oblo, and other fnciplent parliamentarians who would lke to handlo the gavel In the next House, This {s not o}y the view watch the Hon, Josenh C. 8, Bla-aburn takes of the to him very lmportant w.d futeresting question, but it {s the view which nearly all the Demoeratic party of the “8alid Bouth " takes of ft, tou; not that they caro partleularly about promoting the palltical ambition of Mr. J. C. 8, Blackburn, of Ken- tucky, but because it is in keeplue with a certaln bablt of the Bouthern Briga- dicrs und In perfect harmouny with thelr traditlonal and ecttled pollcy. What they want und what they nmesn to do s to rule Congress nd control appointinents as they did before the War, and they Intend to begin by clabming the nexe Speakersbip of the House, and Blackburn is mamfestly the best qualitied man for the po- sition that is available, Blackburn s ANXIOUS PO AN EXTRA BESSION, therefore, because he will begin to strut before 1hie country in bis vew feathers right off, where- 23, If he has to walt unthl next Docember, ne iy become the victhn of ‘a slip betwixt the cup and the Jin. To have an extra session called rizht away would uot only be exceediug- 1y gratifyiug o the personal feclings of the Hon. J. C. 8, Blackburn, but It would bo a soft thing for all the subordinate ollicers, who wonld be drawing nine months® alneearo pay, to which uo Impecunious Democrats would strongly object, und a more hungry brood of chickena were never latched than have already began to calculate the chances of getting goud pay and light work under the new dispeusation. Another faction on the Demo- cratic sido of the House, and a small and'tmesn ouo it is too, that {s fu favor of an extra session of Cougress, s the oue thut is composcd of those empty-headed Idiots who still expect to IMPEACH PHESIDENT HAVES. Mr. William Sprluger, of your State, alded aud sbetted by such 1en as Fisluy, of Oblo, may be taken as o samvle statesmun who eoter- tains this bighly patrlotic view of the present political situstion, and it is probably due to Willlam to suy that his Jabors ou thic Potter lo- vestigating Committee have conviaced bim that somogody ought to be impeachied, aud why not Hayes! Just how many others on the Demo- cratic side would really favor the tmpeachment. focllstoess canuot be defluitely wuessed, ous it 18 to be hoped that they may be sdmonlsned by tha fool-killer, sud not belp to loaugurate sn agitation thut could not fall toresult in dissster o tho busiuess interests of the country, THN TEXAS PACIFIC RAILEQAD gentlemen will favor an cxtra sesslon if they cannot accomptish all thelr sinister nurposes be- tween this dateand the 4th of next March, ‘They expect very littlo of 1he present eession, although they are stil) as basy in the lohby as the Devil in a gale of wind, and are bullaing high hopes on the next Congress; hence they are extremely anxious {hat 1t may begin as soon as possible. If thele conapiracy azalnst the Public Treasury cen be consuinmated early in the spring, they would have sll the best of the season for work, which Is another strong in- ducement to stimulate them to vigorous action. ‘They scem to lave put their trust in the Solkd South and in the Democratic party. Another faction till wants toeet the control of the Benateout of Republican hawds, and to that end will work oignt numd day for that grand con- summatlon. The Texas Pacific is not averse, it 15 said, to & union with THE NORTIRRS PACIFIC, A7 it in necessary to carry out thelr desizns to practieal result, and it may come to that at Inst. ‘Ihie absence of Mr. ‘Thumas Scott In Europe at this particular juncture In the sffairs of the Texas Pacille {8 not calculated to Insplire his friends with hone, nlthough the Interests of the project are not Ilkelv to suffer in cousequence. Yeaterday the practieal eya of the careful observer could detect a certain atudied deter- mination ou the part of these factions in the Housa to losd 1p the Army Appropriation bill with objectivnable amendments so that v wili be Impossible to pass it at this scasion, and make an extra one indispensable. Thin fa the only Interpretation that can be put upon the couduct of some of the Democeratke members whithe that Important bill was being cousidered In Committed of the Whole. But the Democratle party fs not o unlt upon this questlon. Somoof the tnost experienced il sagocions men amoni them look beyond the ambltjon of Blackburn to be Speaker, aml of Bill 8pringer to vust Mr. Hayee, nad of the Texas Pacitie Company to argunize & rald uvon the Treasury, and aca_thut it would not be Jike- 1y to be a wood thing Tor thelr party on genera! principles. Thus, for example, . MR SPEAREK RANDALL can hardly be expocted to retire trom the con- test at the request of Mr, Blackburn, nor step duwn and out simply because the galjant Ken- tucklan waves his hand, but will submit his clatns to the members of the next Hotse as o candidate for the position that he now occupes, although s success as a preslding officer can- not truthfully be sald to overshadow all his Wlustrtous predecessors in the ehair. The Texas Pacifle folks and the Confederate Brigadiers are not devoted to Randsll, nnd the fact thut be belongs to a Kepublivan State. while the Bourbonlem of Bluckburn's * Oid Kentucky home "' remaine nnctalicuged I8 nut caleulated to mivance his interests. Another thing that Randall doce not lose sight of, proba- bly, ts that Me. Blackbura has hud more time to work un his case than he (Randahll) has, and {f the trial of strenith is pustponed until Decerm- ber next be witl have i be chanee to cope with bis powerlul adveran Gen, Ewlng, of Ohlo, and Mr. Murelson, of $lhols, are not versa to befnie called to discharge duties of the chalr, and 0 the contest between Handall andd Blackburn gets too liot a_compromise can- didate mar be 1 Back of all these fuctions, and indepe all these sclfish und #inister notives that prevatls amone the more disereet De cratie managers that un extra sesston of Con- gress wonid be a wort of edge-tood with which the parey micht easlly cut fis Angers, and so up- pota it on prudantial crounds. ANOTIER CILECK ON TIIS ACHEME {8 the fact that, while the Democratie party in Cangress may ve uble to huld back busine nuen that an extra session will & great tieces- ity 1o arder to make sucly apneuprintions ns are necesaary to keep the wheels of rovernment i motion, they may be circumyented to aome extent by the " President, at sl option the extra sesston will be called. 'The Republicans generally are oppored to Ity and Mr. flayes has alrcaay privately slgmtled his deternsba- tion hot to eall it, 1 el o be innst, untiinboat, the 1at of June, and, us the tlseal year beglns July 1, Congress woubl be compelléd to do its work at anee and ntjourn fn - order to avold the discomforts of this sweltering climate, TUE DEMOCKATIC DILEMMA, The critical condition of the Democratie pare of the country at the present thue Is provably more abparent to the disluterested spectator from this standpoint than from asy oiher, for the woud reason that this 15 the on whteh munt seencs aro enacted that be histarical In their sizutlicance for zood or evil 1 the Demovratie doctors here adimit that the 17 s 11 a bad way, s, although they will have ama- Jority m buth branvhies (ke next Congress, they are not exactly elesr what gosd it will do the us Juni as the President and the Cabiuet a eainst them, s there Is every prospect that the Republlcans will eleet the next Preat- dent, Indewd, the wid Bourbon party may be compared to o powerful locoutotive with u tre. mendous head of stean o, uod w0 one el clently competeat to run the machine, furue number of unakilted persons are suxious to cline the bell, shovel $u more coal, or to pull open the throttie valve, but few are willing to man the brakes, or 1o seo thaut (he track 1s s good arder nud all the wwitclies aroseentre, ‘The pres- ent Democratie dllemnn oriinates Intwocauses, to wit: the Inck of able. trustworthy, und efts vient Jeadors, sand the lack of a prozeamme o [)ollcv suilictently vital nud cumprehensive in th scope wnd purpose to merdd the attention utid seeure the approbution of o majority of the people. 8ince Mr. Douglas dicd and the most canspicuous statesmen of the South went futo eivil war to overthrow the Government, the Demovratie party tos been little hetter than an unorganized moh that possessed numbers nud strength enough to do o vast amonnt of good it tsenerey bod only been Judiclously directed und wisely utllized. NRITHER MK. BETMOUI, OEN. M'CLRLLAN, NOR ML TILDE: have been able to Inspire that confidence In the minddof the rank wied e of the party thut Is the unmistakable attribute of a great wid sue- cessful lewder. Mr. Scvinour fuiled, momings ously, hecauso s sywpathics were sbout equally divided hetween the friends and enemies of the Govermnent o time of erest nuatlonat peril and otanw, Gens MeClellan mistook him- self for a statcsman instend of u soldier and was no soouer placed T at the head of the f the Potoinac than hie bugan to caleulate th nees of gettine - to the White House, instead of takimg Rtich- mund, und, aaa natural result, he didn't do cither. Mr. Tllden made a tine run for the Presiden had a Jarge majority on thy popular vote, aid came near belng President through the intrigues and conspiracies of his most fntimate tricnds. ‘The effeet of the cipher dl patch bustness upon Democrats fn Congress und in this respect they nuy b tuken e th povents of the whole Deniocratie party fn the country—~is most disustrons to 1w fture political llru. s of Samucl J. Tildew, I vominated ogain RE WILL BE BBATEN AT THE FOLLS, uud the managors here_are Mned that he shsll wot be uomlnated If they cun prevent it. “To this end they aro looking about, scheming sl tleuring, Me. ‘Thurman §s undoubtediy the ablest man in Congress on thut slde, Lot he lacks popularity with the wasecs, und he has lost custe Cwith the sounmd mouey Democrate of L countryy Fust und Weat, by his udberence to the Obio *idee.” Bestdes, by lives fu a doubtful Stato,—su doubtful that he dares not accept the chunces of u Gubernatoriul vomination, uil few oldiers wunt to follow s leador who §s known to be lucking In conruge. Senator Uayard fs ton much of an aristocrat to be a leader'tn the Democratic party, und the htile scrap of territory ha represents fo Cone cress is so fusigoificant "upon the map that it must be printed o colors or it would escaps observation. ME. JEFFELSON DAVIS Is not now in Congress or he might supply the Democrutie purty with a leader. As it ds, the place rewains vacant, and, if Mr. Beojamin ¥, Butier does not coine promptly lorward and kindiy oller L eftichent services, the diferent Lactions will probably continue thelr unorofitu- ble Jluugl\:, uand division and defoat will be Lhe result. Nelther has the Democratic party beeu abl« to ugree upon a potlcy that has com wepded ftself to thy judgment of the wost loteillgent clusses of eople. Many of ita would-be teaders und orators were sutfcr- «rs from thg greenbuck epidemic, and their op- pusition. ta resamptivn und thelr fulse prophe- tles concernivg it ure athll fresh ju the public wiud, Thelr ¢forts at hotny und rutrench- wment In Governmnent expenditures bave unt becn sigoalized by utillty or comuon souse. As they were blludly wrong oo all subjects cou- necied with usnee, so they have lecislated i regard to the army and mvr in o wanner to cripplo both and get the ill-will of both. Aaded to the Jack of feadership und the absence of pop- wlar messures to fuspire confidcuce. there sro FIVE CENTS, et dissensions fn tha party that will tend tu make troubie {n the future, - e ONEZ OF TIESE FAMILY JANS --' . has recently broken ont in the Ilouse on the cce enslon of Gen. Hragg, of Wisconsin, making & speech in opposition to the payment of_any and ail clasacs of Southern clalms. Titn TiiBuNg bas alrendy afred the subject sufficiently give the reader a correct Idea of Gen. By position, but a wan ust come here and g nis finger on the Southern Iemocratic pulso before hie can realize the unanimous muss that the gallant commander of the old Iron Bricade bat got the Coufederate BDrigadlers into. Braze’s little spcech was something more than a firebrand ; it was a larze torpedo thut explod- ed with disastrous effecta {o thé camp ol his own party. The animus of that debate has at- tracted the attentlon of the country nud opened’ theeyes of the people of the Northto the fact that the day Is not far off when the men of tho Kouth ‘will acek to reimburse themsclves for the loss of thelr alaves out of the public Tress- nr{. Benator HIll denies this, of course, and so will Mr. Lamar and Alexander [1, Stephens and otlier discreet men who kuow full well thut it will not do_to proclaim |t too soon; Lut thera ore many Congressmen here from the South who do not disizutse thelr intentions ¥ WIEN TIE TIME AND OTFORTUNITY ARRIVES. ‘Thesc men are not fools; nelther are they barren in expedients. Given a Democratic President to sign the bills passed by a Demo- cratte Congress, nnd the pretexts wtlr be readily fouud dodeing all constitutional smendments that stund in the way of thielr antlcipated grabs. Gen, Bragiesees all this, nnd will fight it fnch o) Inch, becaure ha knows that it §a run for his party’ it theme schemes are carried out, and it had “better be ruined hefore than after the whole country is faipoverishied, This 18 the view which your correspondent takes of the Democratic situation as he sits under the shadow of the Capitol’s lofty dome. That the party (sin a critical conditlon at the preeent moment no caidid observer will deny, with an almost certaln Jability to become sus- denly anil hopclessly azgravated by the une skillful conduct of the attending phn(:hm. il aaty EPIDEMIC DISEASES. LEPORT OF TNE BENATE SELECT COMMITTRR— TELLOW FEVER AND CHOLERA NOT INDIGE= NOUS—A NATIONAL QUANANTINE RECOMMEND= rn. . Wasuwinarox, D. C., Feb. 7.—The sclect Coms mittee of the Senate appointed to invesiigate the best means of preventing the mtroduction aud spread of cpidemic diseases in the United States submitted thefr report to-day through Benator Horrls, The report atates that the Com- mittee held joiut sessions with a Committce of the House appointed for the same purpose, and that the Committee of the two Houses o joint sesston nppoluled scfentific experts to examine into certaln branches of the subject. After de- tailing the operations of the experts and of the Sub-Committees of the two Houses sent to New Orleans and Memphls, the report says: “Trom the testimony of eminent medical: men and the conclusions arrived nt by the boord of selentific experts, after the fulicst uid most careful Investiqation possible within the shart time allowed, the Cominittee strongly In- ciing to the optulon that neither yellow fever nor cholera {8 {ndlgooous to any part of the Uuited States, und that the great majority, i€ not al,, of the epidemics of these diseases with which the countey has suffercd so greatty have resulted from importation. *The Committee are of the oplofon that the beat and ouly certain means of preventing tha Introduction of these diseases from uther coun- trics fs absolute nou-futercourse with ports where they extst in eptdemic form during the time they so exist; aud the next best means of prevention is a well regznlated uational quarnn- tiLe, strict in its requirements as to the obsery- auce ot all proper sanitary mensures at the port of departurc by all vessels saillng from fnfected ports, it equally strict in requirement and co- orcement of ull “nocessary inspectiona of such vessels, thele cargocs, passengers and crews, ond the thorough disinfection of the same when necessars at the aunrantine stotfon befors be- mzlnhuwml to enter any port -of the Uulted. Btates, - " **Whilo the quarantine regulations may not give absolute sccurity llillnlt the importation of these discascs they witl, In the oolnlun of the Comimittee, prevent importation to a very large oxtent, autl sceure benefita greatly fn excesa of any possible cost of their “enforcement, Tho publlc health 8 sccond in fmportauce to no fuestion which addresses itsclf to the cousidern- tlon of the leatslator, und Congress should, i the opinton of the Committee, within the scopus of its constitutional powers, ndopt auch meas~ ures aa are best caleulated ta preserveand pro- mote It. In the exerelse of the powur **to reg- ulate comnierce with forelgn uutionsund among the States,” the rezulatiuns should be such as not only to promote the commercial Iutercsts of the country by mensures sugrested by thoso conslderations which huvu bieratofore controlled theso reculntions, but _shonld also so rezulato u# to prevent, as far as posstble, the importation o all contagious or infections discases from for- clan countries and from State to Stata. To this «bid the Comnittee revort and recommend ths passage of w LI which prescribes certaln duties to bs obscrved nnd performed by all vesscls coming from any fur- efgn port where any contaglous or infectious discase exists before departure, uud fuspection, und, If necesanry, disinfection and detention o vessel, cargzo, passcngers, uind crew belore ‘en- terlug any port of the United Stateas and It also establishes a Bureau of Health, with a Director (leneral of lealth as fts chlof oxecu- tive oflleer, nud & Board of Health composed of seven members, to be aupolnted hy J’.‘S Presl dent, by and with the advice nnd consent of the Senate, atul the Burgeon General of the Army utid the Butrgreon General of the Navy to he ex- ofllclo members of sald Board, and that sald Board f Health shall be charged with the exe- cution of ull sanitary measures within the Die trict of Columbla which are now, or may hores alter be, required by law or mwde In pursuance thereoty and also the making, with the approval of the Prealdent, such unlform quarantive roles amt regulstims upon the commerce with foreigu nations aicd beeween tho States as may bouees. sary und nuthorized by law, with the e tlon of ihe same. It Is also charged with the super- viaton of ull matters connected with the Marina Hospital serviee, the bill providing that thg nl- tice of Supervisiug Surgoon shall bo abolished. It §s ulse charged with the duty ot ubtajping Infurinution as to the sanltary couditlon of for- elen {mru. “While the bill reported by the Committes docs not present a complete and perfect system, or accomplish all thut it ls belleved witl b et 'y wind proper to be done th this respect {u the future, it 18, in_the oolnion of the Com- witteo, natep i the gl direction, to begin. ning of & system that the calumities of the past have proved to bo uvcessary, und the benetits of the future wiil prove to bolmportsot, “In the uplnlon of the Committee, Congress hos no power to supersede or interfers with any quarantiue rewulations, eperating wholly within any State which sy have tbeen or may hers- after be adopted by uny Btate or established by the suthonity of uny State; but, independent of uud in addition to such quarantine regula- tions as the States muy huye adopted or may hereafter adopt, Congress fias the power to so regulate comnnerea as o preveut the Importas tlon of contagious discase from foreln coun- triea und from State toBtate, ‘The bkl reported by the Committes proposcs co-operation with State und municipal suthorities witbout Inter- fering with thefr respective syateros, and fuvites the Statw authoritica 10 underluke the execution of its provisions, und provides for the appoint- ment uf quaraitiue ofticers of the Uniteg States only at such places ss the State authorities may refise or fail to executo the law of the United Btates und the regulations mads pursuane thereto, * While the Committeo is of oplnion that the enforcement of quarauting regulations fs im- portant to prevent the introduction and of epldewule discases, 1t 1s equally well isfled of the lmportaucs of enforciug strictly the most thorvugl lucal sanltary measures fn every city und town that would “protect the dives und pro- wote the health of its citizens. “ Whils the welght of testimony Y:nlv Dre- ponderates uud the opiuloas of the Committen strovgly lucline to the coaclusion that acither choleranos yellow fever fs ludigenous to uny vart ot the Unlted States, yet the proof of the fuct thut the latter, $f noi both, muy bot _origis nate here, It 13 Dot so conclusive us Lo Justity ve '8, towus, or counnunitics o relaxs zbtcst degres fn the observanoce and enforscuient of all local sanitary mecasurea uecessary to uud promotive of health.” LIVE STOCIK, BEPORT OF TUS DEFALTURNT OF AOMICULT- Wasmnoron, Feb. 7.—The agricultursl re- port, just issucd, says i reference Lo the condie tion of live stock: s[“‘lllorfic lncr::u? ‘:bou(i’ 8 per cenit, onll“t‘vn es, assuchusel 2D 4nness below 100; the Atlautic Cosst Biates (s Matys