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

P v( Tio Boys are Going For fio “Spring Ulsters.” {7718~ MARQULS OF LORNE" Tre Recelved the Third Tot Yesterday. GHBY, HILL & CO., in- U Now stylos, Wide. d Popular Clothiors of WILLO' troduoors Awalko a1 fary Torms with Styfish Raiwent want now, fashionablo Ognmufor yourself or your chils dren, WO rocommond Willoughby, Al & Co. Wo have an interest in {helr BUCCOBB. ‘Wo beliove every word thoy 88Y, and want you to 0. Youwill soo more new and stylish goods there than at any oth- erstoro. Thoir class of trado is tho post. Hore they are, right in the centre of the most prosperous city {ntho worid; thousands of the bost- drossod gentiomon passing and ro- passing (somo of thom come in) gvery moment, and you can see that they must show tho bent’nnd latest styles, or olgo * rust out.” NOTHING RUSTY ABOUT WILLOUGEBY, HILL & CO., Un- inrpnnsnblo Tuilors and Clothiers, 4nd sometimos oslled Boston gquare-Doaling Clothing House, or, Clark & Madison-sts Branch Store, 532 Milwaukee-av., oor, Ruckor.st.; another Branoh Btoro, 338, 240, 242 Bluo Island-av.. cor. Twelfth-st. ST AND MOST POPULAR CLOTIH- lJBOEmG TOUSE IN CHICAGO. WALTHAM WATCHES. ACURACY, " DURABILITY. Watohos in nll styles and grades for Ladies, Men, and Boys, at the lowest possible ecost of production. Vislt us tor prices before buying. N.MATSON & €O, JEWELERS AND S’lL\'BllHlll’I’llH, COAL, 35 MARKET-ST., COR. RANDOLPIL ! 1 North Market-st. 207 Archer-av. ANl orders by mail, or either Telephone, will' receive prompt altention, Liboral Discounts made to the tity and country trade. AIITIS:HO TAILORING. TEN PER GENT DISCOUNT (aall Garments ondered of us during February, Sprivg Styles Exsued. Standavd ‘the IHighest. EVARD ELY & (0., Tailors, Wabash-nv, cor, Monroe-st. NI Jur first Involces of OHOIOE S}ggg&glfln WOOLENS for GEN- N arg nowhoinq)a onod. duiy PER CENT HBeoumT g l!fls month, = EDWARD ELY & €0., Tallors, e DALIFORNIA prums, I " s lifornia Plums Ji n‘;::;enolvod. o lot of Oalifornia lums, pitted and unpitted m:l& Wo offor by the box and at oxtromoly low prices, HONG KONG: TEA 00, LY !'.‘. Madison-st. rums, o NM’M F_Sea.l‘ Sacques, Ladies’ e Furs, Buffalo Robes, .1“1' Robes, Lap Robes, d Blankots closed ot cost and less by DDY, HARVEY & CO. 3 ' -'-l{ & 243 Madisonest. neann. ... A VERSBT Y e Ry SELMEN " AND GIITHERS | h‘x‘ 4 akum, 10 A tBet patces for cashis o SSIALE) Uay e 1588 ATy Oakae, o0 SR i W& D:‘-'fi} + 3.00 il i oibisdie WASHINGTON. The Programme Decided Upon by the Repub- lican Senators. Measures to Be Pressed Out- side of the Appropria- tion Bills, ‘Increasing Inliarmony Apparent in the Ranks of the De- mocracy. 4 The More Moderate of Them Hesi- tate to Take the Respon- sibility, A Day’s Debate in the Senate on the Anti-Chinese Bill. Prospect [that the Measure Will Command a Bare Majority on Its Passage, Argument of President Greenin the Telegraphic Toll Investi= l gation. | Anotber Business-Like Letfer from the President to Colleclor Merritt. Seoretary Sherman Prediots o Deflsionoy of 27,000,000 Next Yesr. i WORK LAID OUT. DECISION OF THE REPUDLICAN BENATORS. Special Diznatch to The Trivune. WasioTon, D. C., Feb. 13.—~At the Repub- lean Senato caucus to-day it was decided that the Appropriation bills should begiven the right- of-way {n the order of business, and, in the n- tervale, that the following messures should he considered In the order named: Edmund's res- olutlons proposing un smeudment to the Con- stitution prohibiting the payment of clalms to d'sloyal persons; second, the Geneva Award vill; third, n day for the consideration of bills raported from the Committee on the District ot Columbia; fourth, the consideration of a bill to render effcctive the Jaws against polyzamy, and to disqualify polygamists¥rom performing jury duty; fifth, the Internal Revenue bitl, fucluding the reduction of the tax unun tobacco. To the (Weatern Ausoclated Frem, Wasmmngron, D. O., Feb. 18.—Republican members of the Scnate, in caucus thia morning, adopted the roport presented by the Committes appointed to arfauce an order of business for the remainder of the sesston. It wos agreed that the Post-Office Appropriatfon bill shall be taken up a8 scon as the ponding measure o ro- gard to Chiness immigration ia disposed of, and that preference shall be clven to other regular appropriation bills, including the River and Harbor bill, over ail other busincss thereafter. "The tollowing measures aro to be given consid- eration (not to Interfere with the anpropriation bilis when read) in the order named: The pro- posed constitutional amendment on the subject of the war claims; the bill for the further dis. tributlon of the Goneva Award; Mr., Windom's proposition authorizing an lnqulry and report to be mado upon_the advisability "of extending Government aid for the colanization of colored people, and _ varlous measures concerning the Diatriet of Columbis, for which enc day is to bo sct aport. It was also agrecd that from and after next Mouday the scsslons of the Senato shall begin at 11 o’clack in the forongon, and that u portion of each morning hour shall be devoted to * un- objected busiucss * on the ealendar, under what I8 known as thy ** Anthony Rule.? JOIIN, WILB ONINESE QUESTION IN TIE SENATE. &Gnectal Dirpateh to The Tritune. Wasmixatow, D. C., Feb, 13.—The Heathen Chinco occupled the entiro attention of the Son ate thls afternvon, and Mr. Dennis Kearney would hayo been dellghted could he have heard the speechea of Bargent and Booth, Republie- ans, nnd Morgan and QGrover, Democyats. For onco repreacntatives of the two great political parties ngreed, and displayed a rivalry as to which should outdo the uther in denouncing Ah 8ln and his countrymen. It was expected that alterthis quartette of spcoches In favor of itilo House Anti-Chinese blll would have been passed by a declded majority, mado up on the two sides of the chamber, but Stantey Matthews cluimed the floor, and made one of the most powerful wil eloquent speeches of the present sesslon AGAISST THE BILL. e had the moral courage to denounce the cru- eade agalnst the Cninvse with great firnincss und carnestness, und especlolly congemned the present attempt to break our treaty with thelr Government, flls remarks produced such an effoct that the monagers of the bill moved an adiournment rather than rlek a vote, hut they feel sanguine that they have votes enough pledged to carry the bill. I'he negotiations attempted between our Goy- ernment und the Chivese Embassy here bave fatled, the latter declinlng to recede n any way from the Burlingumo trealy, BOUTII CAROLINA, DEMOCRATIO TACTICA, Snecias Disvatch ta The Tribune. Wasminatox, D). C, Fob. 14.—The fadict- ment, trial, and conviction of S8amuel Lee, of Bumler, 8, C., for having tafled s Judge of Provate of hat county to keep s oflice apen Just November, s another fuetuuce of the prosti- tution of the forms of law for the purposo of political persccution. After the last clection some of the wlite Democrats of Sumter, who wore offended at Leo’s attempts to exposo tho trauds by which they bad carried tho county hired o hulf-witted negro to ro to Lee's offics und fosult hin, and ot up a fight with bim, ‘The attack was made, and a great crowd gather od sround to witness the fight, but Leo for- tunately escaped, The negro who had been usod as 8 tool uf the cowardly Democrats soon after turned Statu’s ovidence and exposed the conspliracy, und on lis testimony Leo maden complaiot befors a Unlted States Commissioner in Churlestou agalnst the couspirators for futer- fering with Wm (o the dlschare of bis dutles as o United Btates Commwmlssioner, In order to muko this complaint it was uecessary for him to bu absent from Sumter for several da! [3] bls return ho turned over his oftico to b cessor, but since Cougress met he has been ap- pol be Postmuster at Sminter by Presls dent 11 ‘The prosccution, conviction, nnd sentence aro for the purpuse of preventing him from accepting the oflice, und to drive hin out ol the couuty. MEXICO. FROFOSITION ¥OI A NEW TREATY, &pecial Dispalch (o The Trivuns, Wasuixazox, D. C., Feb, 18.—8onator Stan- ley Mattbuwe [s moving to bave threo Commis- sloners sppoloted to opon uegotiations with Mezxico for the purpose of a commercial treaty. Stavley Matthows is firmly in favor of such a e Ehicagn 2 /—‘_—‘_—— O YED \LUME XXXIX. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 14. relicme and fntroduced the following whercases Witreas, 1t is the desire and wish af the Gove nmmcnlnnd‘wunlu of the United States of Amer- ica to maintain the most amicanlo relations with the Itepunlic of Mexico, ns oxemplifled and ret forth by the twenty-first and Lwenty-socand orite cles of tha treaty of Cnudalupe Hidalgo, Feb, 2, 1848, and_roailirmed by Art, 7 of Gadaden treaty of Dee, 40, 186i8; and, Wurneas, 1t in believea to ba manifestly to tho interents of the people of hoth Governmenta to extend ond Increaso by all proper menus the exe chanee of products, and 1o facilitate and forter the most liberal commercinl reintions betweon the people of the two (luvernmentn: and WuKknkas, Many citizens of the United States have tnveated their capltal, and others nra desirous of fuveating, in the Republic of Mexico, In min- ing, tho conatrnction of railroads, banking, farm- Ing, stock-raising, and mcechandising, and In other enterprises, and in this view, with the pur- lmm of ingrensinit sald investinents, which ace be- feved 1o be mntually benefictal ta the people of both Gorernments, a ‘treaty is deemed neceasary, IN'THE IIOUSH, A LITTLE GAME SPOILED, #peclal Dispaten 1o The Tridune, Wasninaton, D, C,, Feb. 13.—The Democrats trled to take snap judgment on the Republleans in the mntter of unscatiog Bisbee, the Florida Republican, this mornivg, but were outgencr- aled. The Democrats knew that the Repub- llcan member of the Election Sub-Committee, who had chargo of the minority revort, und who was best infurmed a8 to Blshee's. case, was ab- s Joint resolution sent from {he House slek, and could not he hera bhefore Wednesday., Accord- ingly the effort was made to oust Hisbee without permitting his case to be fmrly stated to the House. The Democrats were more zealous to do this, ns 1t is belleved that there are seven Democrats who have studicd the case, nnd wlo sre convirced of BISDER'S RIGHT TO HIS SEAT. The Republicans, perceiving the Democratic plan, rajsed the question of considerntion, und doteated the Democrats in the flrst Instance, but the Iatter resorted to thibustering %' 08 to gain tme, and to allow the Democratic absentees to arrive, The Re- publicans then in turn resorted to filibustering, uud foreed the Democrats to postpone the mat- ter until Wednesday. Of the right and equity of Bisbee to hia eeat there can be no possible doubt, The result ef all this filibustering was that TIHE SUGAR BILL, which bad been assigned for to-day, lost its place, the intervening time beloro the eulogy on the Iate Representative Hartridee belng oc- cupled witn the Légisiative bill, After this great Lill with its obnoxious pro- vislons [s passed, there remains the Sundry Civit bill, which {nvolves $30,000,000, snd there are but little more than two weeks remalning in the sussion. DEFICIENOY. A letter from Sceretary Sherman was read In the House to-day which may well cause Con- gress to stop In iis curver of extravagant ap- propriations. ‘The 8verctury of thie Treasury called attention to the fact that thero s a threatened dedlclency of over 327,000,000 In the expenditures of the eurrent flseal year, and he recommends that authority be given to sell bonds to meet this deficiency rather than to in- erease taxation. If the sesslou were not so far advaneed there is no doubt thut the mrss of Democrats would be disposed to report the res- toratfon of the Income tax, It uppearsto Lo thelr plan to ultimately abollsh taxution on to- baceo, and possibly on whisky, und to have a largo lucome tax. NEPRESENTATIVE BAKER, of Indiang, hos un amendment to offer to the Legislative Apgpropriation bill which will be of plurming interest to the Clerks of Federal Courts, 'The statutds pravide that the Judges of the Clrcuit Courts s of the District Courts wmay appoint Cterka. “The custom gencrally is to appoint but one Clerk for buth offices, und i many districts the same offtclul 18 made o Master fu Chancery, and allowed to receive large fees in foreclosure sutts. The fees of some of these ofllees aro sald to huve amounted to extravagant sums, ‘I Clerk of the Indianapolis civeuit, who ro- cently died, paved several hundred thousunds of dollars out of bis position, and his succes- sor, in a singie case of railroad foreclosure, has made a fee of 520,000, Buker's amcndment ropofes that these Clerlkis shall not be made Masters in_ Cbancery, or by nuthorized to re. cefve these lavere fees, and that their terms of oflicy shall be liinited to vight yeurs. THE TELEGRATPII. DR. GREEN"S ANGUMENT, Wismineton, . C., Feb, 18.~The Sennte Commlttee on Raitroads this morning beard arguments with respeet to Senator Jones' bill authorizing railrond companies to construct and maintain telegraph lines for commerciat pur- poscs, und to sceure to the Governient the use of the samo for postal, military, aud other pur- poses. Dr. Norvin Green, Presidont of the Western Unlon Telegraph Combuny, stated ho was led to wake a stutement by the misrepresentation of facts, and very limited knowledes of the sub- Jject under which Congress apuearcd to be act- ing. He desiged to sny that fn Mis judement there was no need for this legislation, and that It secomplished nothing in the diroetion of what it aimed at. If theains was to establish a come petition to the Western Unlon Telegraph Com- pany, such competition was IN A DAD DIRECTION, 1t went no further than present Ieclslation, for 1t merely guva the rlzhit to do what (hose rall- roads which lad telegraph lne those which Niad ot had been doine for twenty years past, ‘There aro few rallronds that bad any lines of teleeraph, und fewer still that had any lines of potes, ‘The Baltlmore & Ohfo, he supposed, controlled more miles of wire than any other ratirond company. ‘The New York Central had not u foot of wire, ana he conld mention half » dozen lines thut had no wire. Niueteen out of every twenty of the raliroads used the wires of the Western Unton. Whether using their own telegraph lnes or the Western Unlon's they rot apropartion of the tolls received if they bud a contract with the Western Unlon. Now, these contracts had been sustained by the Courds as being both legal und in consonance with public requircuents, 5o that even in thocase of tha Hale timors & Oblo Roud the Westeru Culon wers ablo successfully to restraln them from openfug up llues that were In dircet competition, As he st out to sny, the proposed bill ACCOMPLISHED NOTIfING, because any telegraph company and & saflroad company organized might, under the statutes of the Btate of New York, uml most of the States under the act of 1864 referred to {n the oroposed bill, et all the benefita which this bill elves, und which the Western Unlon Come pauy had. That atatute was in some dewrco a cotmpact with his Company, for the Government. reserved the vieht ot transmitting the messages of the Post-Oftice Departinentat ite own rutes, and’slso of taking posscssion of the telegraph Mucs ot a valuation. The Government bad fixed thefr rates ever sfuce, and the Company had fatthtully . observed them, and. although not bound to accept the Government rates, except for Post-Oftice Department mesaages, they had themesolves APPLIED THE BAME RATES to all Qovernucut departmental business and 1ts subordiuate services in il parts of the coun- try, Was it becowning, thon, for the Governe went, now that the Company had extended thelr lines Into distaut territories, now that they hod opened up Arizona and Lower Californla, where there wus littlo or uo business, to assume the suthority to fix the whola of the Company's rates und mako that investment valuelesel He knew that the Company hereoreseatod had been alluded to as A MAMMOTE MONOFOLY, He admitted that {t was a strong corporation, but strong corporations bad weak, poor stock- holders. A very large number of the atockhold- ers in the Western Unlon were widows and orphane, (vhose: whole cstute consisted of the Company’s stoek and honda. ‘The Government having encouraged this extension of the Company’'s business, was it be. coming for, then now to puss un amendment to the hargaini They were in no rense o monopoly. ‘The country was open to anybody and everybody that wanted to bulld telegraph MNnes, There were many wlho had tried it over and over again, but cxperlence hiad demonstrated what thelogle of the ense would show,—that one telegraph company could do the husiness at a lower rate than two, or even three or four, beeause, 3 they had to duplleate the expense nnd divlde the revenues, there would certainly be LESS TROPIT left thon one company, with only asinilo ex- pense nnd doing all the busitiess, would have, The Chulrinnn—Your Company perhaps can do ft, but will {t1 Dr. Green sseumed that (b would wnd does. ‘They bad already broken down ap opposition backed by miltiohalres, and tha oniy result was to lower the ratea. Ar. Dorsey—1hat is rather a proof in favor of competition, Dr. Gireen replied that a year after the compe- tition had terminated, after the othercompanics hiad povled together, the avernge reduction ras four and one-hall cents per message. During the lnst year the price averaged 3434 cents per meseage, 19 arainst $1.48 ten years previousty, when consolidatlon was firat perfected, A re- duction of rates hud been steadily zoing ons and was it not time the Western Unlon were in- creasing their charzes! There was no comnany In the universe that would send o message the eamne distayee for the snme monev. The Chalrman—1 ant of the opinton that what Tian done nioro to agitato thisquestion and eatse a great mouy people to call for sume legislation on the subject {5 what i8 regarded as a great mounopoly on the part of THE ABSODIATED PRESS. I would ltke to know, for my own information, if it is proper, what relations exist between what is known as thie Assoclated Press and the West- ern Unlon Company, Mr., Dorscy—And the public preasi ‘I'he Chairmnan—0Of course.; Dr, Green—1 am very mich oblizea for this questlon, and it gives me great pleasure to an- siwer It, tor there 18 absolutely nothing to cul ceal fu vonnection with those relations. An- nouncements have been made by s nwaln and agaln_that we would transmit the dupatches of any other nssuclutions of ke service for o ke price without favor of auy Kind, Now, an opposition paper comes to us aid wishes us lo transmit o speeinl report for the same rate as we scnd one of the Western Associuted Press papers, of else they must have thut same ro- port, Well, we say, * We canpot give vou that repart, because {t does not belonz 1o us’? We have alwoays made concessinus to outslde pa- pers whers thiey are reasounble. I'ie Chalrman—la thers anything fn your contract with the Acsociated P'ress thut would Ercvunt vour sending the news of other com- Inations i€ you wished Dr. Green—Nothing whatever, except that wo cannot afford to supply atiybody at u tentn or a tiftieth part of the price paid by our vest customers, ‘The Chafrman—Do you know what -the ar- rangement {8 between the Assoclated Press and othier papers? Dr. Green—I can only say 1 have some kuowledee, The Western Asscelnted Press and the Aesoclated Press of New York make ar- rangements with us for NEWS DY CAULE. Rut we have nothing to do with the news, Senator Mattbews—Have you not used your power under the act of 1860 to make contracts with the varlous rallrond camganies, thut they shall not give to other telegraph companies (he prl\l'llngus to which they are entitled under that acl t Dr. Qreen—No, sir. - Wo bave not, De- tween here and Now York there Is reatly no cconomical advantaue in having our poles on the rallrond, 1 wish our lines between Wash- ‘“ml“l" und New York wers on the highway, We could MAINTAIN THEM CILFAPRR. ‘Through the wilder parts vz 'ihe country there is o materinl advantage fn having them on the rullrond. Senutor Matthews—Have you not coutructed with any ratlroad for the exefusive right toerect lines on thelr roud t Dy, tircen—We have very many such contracts with rallreads for the exchisive right of way,and T assuime tlut this bill would oot stfeet them, as there ure plenty of other avenues ooen. Mr Matthews-—=Yew, yes, but let me put my questiun, Unuer the uet of 1868, as you yoursell foterpret i, uny organization orgduized, ay in New York, for telewraplue purpuses mny wo up- on uny post-road, which fucludes raflroads (even n epite of Joeal lewtslation), Iute Florlda, tor in- stutiee, where the State Legisiaturo has passed an cuactient torbiddine ity It gives you a natfonal privilego over all national post-roads, Thut be- Ing 8o, §5 It Bota fuct Uit in the case of The Fensacola Telegraph Company you made cou- tracts for the entire truck. Wliore you can, you Javo toude contraets with the vilroad companies whereby vou bind them lo PROMIUIT ANY OTHER TELEGUATI COMPANT to come on that toroad, notwithstanding that. th -wl Rgives th tie vight to o un un/ ( Dr, tireen—In the fieat place it does not them the right to o on any railroad without the rulirond eompuny's permlsson, 1t gives them th rlebit to malbtain und operato Iines, baving 1rst fequen the rvight to place them there, Ihar power is given by the Stutes, ‘I'hiere is nothing absotutety prohibftory in all that, and 1 cuunot see how this bill §s olne to help i, On wotfon of Mr, Matthews the Commitiee then adjourned untll to-morrow worning, HAYES TO MERRITT, MORH “BUSINESS.! New Yonxk, Feb, 13.—Gen. Edwin 8. Merritt, Collector of Custumsof the Port uf New York, tins received the following lotter from President Huyes: Tive Mansiox, Wamuxaros, D, €., 4,—My DEAnt GeNgran: 1 congratulate you on your contienistion, 1L Wan a groat gratileatiun to e, very honorable to you, una witl prove, 1 bo- Lieve, of eiznal sorviee'to the conntry, * My desire 1s tant the uillce bo conducted on strictly oualness prmesples anid according to the rulo for tow Civil Servico which were recummenued Ly the {1l Fervico Commission In the Aumalstration of Gen, Grans, T want you to be perfeetly tndependent of mera influences from uny quarter, Newhier my recommendatiun, nor that of Secretary Shernun, oF any micinber of Congress, or other niluential nersmn, st oo speeidly regarded, Let nppoints ments and reniovais be mude on business nrineiples, and accerding to rules. There n:ust, [ nantinie, Lo a fuw contidential places tiled by thosw you persounlly know to irnstworthy, but ro- strict the aréa of putrunate to Lhe narrowost 1m- ite. Let 0o man bo put out morely:becanse he 16 a friena to Mr. Arthor, snd no man” puty in- merely beeanse ho ta out frivnd, The good of the service whonid be tho wole end in view, ‘The heat means yeL presented, 1L aceims (o me, ure the rulew recom mended by the Cival Servics Commiraioy. | sball fmite 10 puw order oo toe subjuct At presenr, L om glad you approve of the essuge, and | wish f’nu 10 #ce that ull that 18 expressed or implied in it [ fanthtully cierted vut. Apain conurainlating you, aud assurlug you af my ontire contidence, § feniatn sincorely, It 1. Haves, To Gen. E. 8, Merritt. TIE TUG O WAR, LIVELY TIMES AHEAD, Apectat Dispatch 10 The Tytbuna Wasuixaroy, I C., Feb, 18.~The report that the President contomplates calling the Senate in extra scssion to contirm the appolnt- ment of some outgolng Bendtors to fore missfons und other places i8 not true, The Presklent bas no intentfon of calling an extra sesslon of the Beuate. Among the weasures which secm defuated for this Congress aro the Reagen Anti-Discrimination bul and the Patent bill. Au attempt wiil be mado durlng the last six days of tho sessfon, however, wheu suspen- sious of rulvs are in order, (o bring up the latter i, but there Is no probabllity that ¢ con re- celve the necessury two-thirds vote. The fn- creasing conservatisin of a conslderable nuwm- ber of Democratic Scuators, under the lead of Bayard, s EXCITING ALAKM IN BOUIDON MANKS, 1t the Republican newspapers should publish the statement thut the Detocrats are endeavor- ng to repeal United States luws (rauied to pun- Ish frouds st olections, 8o thut the Democraty might be able to keep thelr majority in the House aud out of the Peoftentiary, it would be rejected as partiasn, But when the Washington Post, the organ of advanced Bourbonlsm, ap- peals to the Democracy 10 ropeal theso laws for Feb, 187U—TWELVEE PAGES, this very rensom, there can be no longer any doubt as to the extremity of the Democratic cnse, Under the head of *Something to Think Ahout, thera appeared fn the Washington Post this morning o double-lended Teader, of which the following are extrro's: While there 18 no aerions doubt as tu the ‘d;mcll of the jurors' test unth, the far more fmifortant auestion of repealing the Federal Electlon low in stsll uneertled. The unfortunate and. so it secoms to us ut this time, almost suicidal uttitude resumed Iy Senator Hlavard appears to have found adher- ents in thy House: not many, indeed, but enonsth o jeapardize the narrow majority which enables the Dumncratlc party to protect thie righta and con= werve the Iberties of cftizens, But when the repeal of the FEleetion law s urzed there are a few Democrats tho meet it with thu set repoution of tho un'ortunate ducttine advanced by Mr, Baynrd to the eect that itwould be revolutionary, ‘‘contrary to usage, and violent,” Veory wellt wo will not attempt to arane the cose, but we will eay that unless that Electlun law 1 repealed, untess the deaperato hund of frante Rudtcuiiam 1x now stayed with an emphn- vie adumitting of no cavll a8 to its meaning, the next flouse will not he oreanized an # Demucratic body. Tho Radieal programme, fully reealved upon and comypletely calcalated, tathla: To carry all foar of tie Cullforma din- tricts by the aid of a corruption tund and tho Elcetlon law, (o buy ur brive with Contrmanships and Executive_patronoge all Independents, Na- tlonale, and Qreenonckers elected to tho next touee, and finally to inxdict, convict. and Imprison ander the law reven Demovratic members. The men selected for vhis treatment ace King, of Loulsinos, nad Huli, of Fiarids, who are nlzendy sinder indictment; Elam, of Loulse 1nu; Shelley, of Alabans: Conner, of South Caro- lina, Chalmers, of Mirmiasippi, and one other, to he choeen ont of threo ar four names under considera- tion by the Unlef Prefect of tne National Police under our present Imperlal form of Government— Devene. This 18 all we have I?ol!u. We hopo the Democrats {n the Tlouse Wi fully conslder what they are doing and wnat the consequences will ha hefore they act, and we repent 1f thin Con- coen panses tho .\|-(vm‘Pnn|lnn bills lenving ‘the lection law unrepealed, the F{u-nkzr and Com- anittee Chairmen of the next louse will nut bo Demuoeratn, THE DEMOCRATS, The Democratic Senntors were In caucus this morning on subjects discussed fn the cuuens ou Monday night, “he advisabldty of endeavoring ta repeal tne Federal Election” law by smend- menes to the Appropriation bills, thus probably fordng an extra seeslun, was carncstly dis- cussed, Measrs, Savard awd “Fharmuan beine the nrineipal speakers wid dlsputants, ‘The caucus adjourned without action. BANGS. A FLIGNT OF RUMORE, Spectat Dispateh to The Tritune, Wasnixaron, D.C., Feb, 13.~There is no doubt that the forced retirement of Mark Bangs u8 District-Altorney has been determined upon. ‘The Pregident is nuw consldering the name of bis suceessor, and {t {s probable that the new nowlnation will be made before March 4, The dismissal of Bangs wos determived on some time slnce, but for certnin reasous it was de- cided to take no action uptfl after the Senatorial clection, LaTen—There are contragictory reports as to Judge Bangs’ probable relievement, A rentle- man who conversed with the President on the subject to-day says that the President told him 1hat there bad been no change in the status of Judge Bavzs within the fast month; that when he (Bonge) was here last he made n bete ter jmpression on the Adwiuistration than ever hefore, und that it was determined o zive him another trial, From this statement, it would ectm (here Is no immediate prospect of a change in (e oftice. Nevertheless, a person prominently connected with the Administration, not the Presldent, {s said to have made a tender of the oflice to-day to an Illinols attarney, stat- Ing that Lie had suthority to do so, but the attor- ney decllned the place. TELLER’S COMMITTEE. DEMOCRATIC TESTIMONY. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—8cnators Teller and Garland to-dny continued the inqulrs fnto the Misslsalppi clection. J. M, . Field, of Columbus, tesfl- fied he did not know of s sinzle In- stanco of intimidation or uttempt to prevent any oue from voting. Theclection was souzht to ho conducted in o pleasant wav [o accordance with the principles of right and Justice,thoughactively and cnergetieally, Witness did not ngree with Gen. Davis' uniavorable estimate of the negro. Those of zoud cunduct und intelligence have the rezard of the people generally, Senator Gariand-- Are your people willing fo accord the Llack man all is rights under the Constitutlont Auswer—[ think they sre, with this modiflca- tlon, numely: ‘The white people generally would dissunde the negro by kind and concillntory means from having anything to do with poitics, while they would not exelude hitn from duing fo. | think our people are neainst a lmitation of suffruge or tuking the suffraze away from them. Senator Gavlawd asked if Senators Kirkwood and Tellor should go to Misslssippl and make Republican sbeeches, how - would they be re- celved nod treatedd Ans,—1 think the people would warmly wel- come them as coming with honest futent to in- vestizate the condition of affairs. Our peonle haye endenvored to induce the hest class uf Re- publicans to vist our section, thut the low deg- radation {n the eondition of the colored people might he improved. Col, Muldruw was elected owing to his popu- larity. 'Uhe eleetion wos peaceful as any he had before witnessed, and he nelther knew nor heard of complafuts of intimbdation or ballot-box stuthing. CAVT, W, W, HUMPHREYS teatifled that the late cleetlon was more peace- able_nod gnles than usual, Nobody was pre- ventéd rom voting. He thought it a falr and ot 2. election as nuy in ooy of ihe States, Wite ne - added there wos no disposition to deprive olored man of any ol his rights, except, perluips, on the part of a few extreme men. Freedom of epcech und ul the press was fully recognized fn Mississivol, and any mun could make u kpeeeh there provided ft was not cul- culated Lo ereate a breach of the peuce. Ho be- lieved the principal reason the people desired the colored inen to vote was Increased repro- seutution (o Congresa. AUB-COMMITTEE. The Chalnnan of the Teller Comuilttee to- day appointed as o sub-committee Messrs, Hoar, MeMiilan, Kirkwoord, Garlind, and Wal- luee to sguire fnto the following branch of thy resolution of Scuator Blalne, uamely: “\Vhather, in the ysear 1878, money was rulsed by assessinent, or otherwise, upon the Federal ‘ofifecholicrs or employes for slection purposes, sl under what clreumstunces and what means; and, i s0, what anount was s0 ruised und Dow the saime wan expended; uml, further, whother such ussesstnenta were, or not, in violation of the law.” “The Committee then adjourned subject to o call of the Chairman, NOTES AND NEWS, ADVERSE REFORT, opectat Dlspatch to The Tribune. Wasninaton, D, C,, Feh, 18.—~Mr. Robb, of Kansos, who hias heen nominated to be Collector of Internal Revenue of that Stut, will be re- norted upen adverscly by the Senate Fluanco Commitice, The prinvipal diffealty with Me, Robh sppears to have been that he has been unuble lo convines the Internal Revenue Bureau or the Benate that he s competent for the place, Benator Saunders hav met with uglunul defeat fu the fullure of Robb, as the case ‘was an historical one, Hobb, who was elected to the Nebraska Lezislature to voto for the re-election of Ilitchicock, bolted und voted for Saunters, und the latter has been en- deavoring ever slnce to obtain lllli' placo for him, with the result tudicated. *THE MINT DIRECTORSHUIF. No appointment has yet besu mwade to filk the ‘vacuucy {u the Dircctorship of the Mint caused by the death of Dr. Lindermun, Toa Penusyl- vania member, however, who was making in- quiries about the place to-day, Sceretary Sherman enld: “1t Is belleved that your colleague In the IHouse, Mr, Burchard, of lHilnols,’ will wmake a good officer fu that place.”” Thero e reason to believo that the name of Burchard is woder consideration in conoection with this appolutment. OULESBY AND LOGAN, L A dolegation of Illuols clerks in the Govern. wilp Teibnne, 5 ment. Departmenta watted upon Senator Ogles- by to endeavor to Induce him to reconalder his declsion not to take part In the re- veption to be elven Scoator-clect Lowan, but Semator Ogichsy stated he could have nothing to dn with the affalr. 1t is pos- elble that sone such misunderstandiog may nrise between thoe Ilinols delegation md the Senator-clect us there didin thecase of Matt Car- penter,as soine of the Hiinols Congrrersmen have Indicated thele intentions not o partlelpate in the receptions. The wost elaborate prepar- ations, hawever, huve heen mado for the afalr. SLUINTLY AN EHROR. The report printed here to<day that e Dem- ocrats Lad fuund a switnesa who would testify fn regard to the cipner telegrams possing between Zact Chandlar und Mr. Tyner is baseless, There Ia the beat nuthority for the aseertion that no isputelies passedd between thoee two gentlemen that have not niready been produced hy Mr. ‘Fyper. The telegrams to which the report thus erroncously refers passed hetween well-known Democrutie politicians tn Loulsvitle wvl Indian- apolls, uud related to eolonlziug Indlana from Kentucky. THE BLODGETT COMMITTER etiil maintaln the most profound retivence, The Jast por:lon of the testimony has been written out, and was handed to the printer to<lay, The most relable intimations that enn be mathered are that fhe report will exonerate Judae Blodgett from any tmpeachable charges. but will severely censtire the condurt of severat of the subordinate otficials of the Court, sl espe- cfally the administration of baukruptey mnatters in ncarly all of fts branches, JURISDICTION OVER TIDEWATER. Representative O'Nelll; of Philadelphia, has presented to Congress a claim for cnlarzing and defining the jurisdicilon of the Untted States over navizable waters. e proposcs that all tidal narbors and tidal streams of the Uunlted Btates, between the low-waler marks thereof, und from the sea to the head of navi- gatlon for eca-going vessels, und, In addition, all waters of the Unfted States for the fin- provement or malntenanve of whick Congress may have made, or rhall at any time make, ap- propriution of public funds, shall Lo Letd and considercd to be **national waters,” and as such subject to and furisdiction of the United States, under the right of eminent domaln, for all purposes of protection nud mafntenance, A LEVEE-IOB TRICF. mome Southern Representatives have dee vlsed o new plan for relieving the owners of the overflowed Tandr of the Misslsslppl Valler, The plan 1s contatued in a bill recently Introduced by Kepresentative Joln B, Clark, Jt tint any pereon ur persons owning | the Mleatssippl Liver, or uny of its navigable tributaries, whose latids have hecn, or may herealter be, washed away by the encroach- ments of the waters of said streame, or sub- merged by the chaneing of 1he currents of autd rivers, shall be autborized to locate the like quantity of jand on auy of the public lads of tiw United States which may be for kale o u{lrn for pre-emption, provided that no person shall be authorized under thls set to lovate more than 640 seres of land, and provided furthier that no locatlon of lund ehatl “ve for less than forty acres. The vill entirely neglects to make any provis- lon as to the ownership of the overfluwy Lands In the event that they should nat remaln® permanently overflowed, or that the howrumem stiould ultimately butld the le: DAROTA LAND-DISTRICT, Senator ITowe hins Introduced a bill to constl- tute u new land-distriet in the Terntory of Da- kota, to be called the Jamestown District, con- elsting of al) the publiclands in the countics of Buarnes, Stutsman, Luomoure, Logun, Kidder, Gitngras, Foater, Desmet, Ramseo, Cavliier, and Rolette. HEWALD OF MEWMT. A bill has Ueen Introduced 1o make Passed- Assistunt Surgeon Jotin W. Ross a full Surgeon n the Unfted States Nayy, for the renson that while awalting orders he distinguished him- sclf duslne the Iate yell fever epldemie by leaving his tomo at Clurksville, Tenn., where he was_ stuving by permission of the Depart- ment, niter completing s Lthree years' erulse, to uttend the siek ut Holly Sprines, Miss,, by prombtly resuondini to ail calls made upon him and by tendering his services gratultously until striclcen down with the disease, und after his re- covery continning in his good work until the end of the epldemie. CHIEF JOSEPH AS A DIFLOMAT. Chief Joxeph has praved bimseli to be u thor- oulth bustness man while {n Wushington, ile has vancluded a contract with the Secretary uf the Interlor, and w biL has been introduced by the Chairman of the House ludiun Commttee 1o rive effect to this contract, which provides thut in conslderation of the eesslon by the In- dinns of their ldabo Lids they are to” be riven in the Indiun Territory four townships of good nerieultaral Lud, wond $250,000 10 be fnvested In 4 per cent honds as o permanent fund for the benetit of the band, ‘The viee of the new Lands snul vost ol removal thereto sro to be puld by the United States, NION. tern Assactated Prees. ), C., Feb, 18.—The Asslstant Artoruey-General of the Pust-Oflice Department gives itas nis opinion thut members of Con- gress-clect are not entitled to frank publie doe- uments, BUERMAN TO ARTHUR. Sccretars Sherman says Ju rezard to the rec- ommendntions from him to ex-Collector Arthur for the appolntment of oyt = and Corwine In the New York Custom-tlouse, he had intended o publi:h letter of his disclosed in auy way to Arthur, but e hud looked in valn Tor coptes, aml the Tetters were probably not deemed worthy of preserving, Jle hoped Arthur, If he lotended ta disctose private communieations, would pub- lish the letters themselves, dustead of garbled parts! Bo far us Corwine 18 concerned, it was the mere reference of s nr‘lfliun[uu to Arthur, und, ua for Renben Hogn, i ne §5 o relative, it Was 50 remote 03 not to'bo stated in the canous, wind i3 (floyt's) well known charueter and standine in New York would justify nuy recom- wnendatlon that might be made ol him, FAY OF THE GOVERNMENT POLICE. The House Commibttee on Expenditures fn the Department of Justics this maorning fn- stracted Chuirman Durbam to veport. Revired Seatutes nuthorizing the appointnent sid puy of Supervisors of Elections and speclal Deputy Marshuis, ‘The Committee ulso declaed to ve- port a bhill eewulating the mtleage of Morshals, uiud for uther purpvées, TIE POUR PER CENTS. Subseriptions to the 4 per ceal Governinent lmn sinee yeaterday's report auregate §5,038,- 1 DISTILLERIES CAPTURED, The Revenuo Auent ut Ruleieh, N. C., reporls capturing a numberof disillleries and stiils, und o largo quantity of low-wines aml whisky, In the tHght twvo moeonshiners wers wounded, DECLINES 10 ACT. Postmaster-General Key declines to re-ostab- 1ish the Spring Gardea (Ala) Post-Olles, closed ot nccount ot altreating Speetal-Agent Witk futms, who had urrested the Postmaster for spec- ulating in gewmps. 1le says he wmay rccunu“xu the matter when he case of Alabama aatnst Williuwa te disposed of. THE PUESIDENT AT CRUHCH, Wasiincion, Fub, 0.—Bishon Slmpson, of the Methodist Episcopal - Church, preached in Foundry Chureh, in tnis city, to-day, The an- nounceinent of bis coming drew o ldrze number af peonle, and the church, with s capavity tor seatinw 2,000 peoplo, was crowded, Among the distinguished persons present were President and Mro. Hnyes, it thelr pew; Gen, Jai Gar- field, Martit I, Townsend, and J Bishop prenched trom Luke, ix., 80-11 At the close the Rev, Dr, Lanalun, pastor of the chureh, announced that subscrintion books would be opened utd an effort wade to lyuts date u debt of $20,000 owing by tho church, and allwern requedted to remuin “scuted, This gu- nuuncement ereated o lvely oterest i the audlence, Blshop Blmpson steoped forward Lo nssist in making the appeal, ubscriptious ot $1,000 cach wero ealled for, and clzbl persons responded at onvw. ‘Tho canvussitys was con- wud President Hluyes was umone tho siguers at #500, Altogotlive $15,500 wero sub- scribed, Bomu interesting incidents oceurred duriug this exereise. When the papoer was presented to T'rusident Haves bo consulted Mra, Huyes und ut down $300, accredited to a ‘friend.W lshop 8impsou said, +* Wo thank God that Hts causo has * [rienas.! "' When $15,400 had beeu subscribod the Bishop sald, *Won's the friends make it an even $15,500, it sounds betterd” Woereupon ouw canvusicr fu the gallury su- PRICK nounced 445, the w/SR-F mite.” ' This gave 1he mnvmncntnnwl'y & & | the remaintug $100 was ralsed In & mory GnG. $2) f T'HE RECORD,. RENATL. oy WasiingTon, D. U,y Feb, 13.—Mr, Kellorg introduced n blll to sccure the completion of a line of railway from Ban Antonlo, Tex., to n point at or near TFort Clark, and thence to nofnt at or near El Pago, upon the Rl Grancs, to be known os the Mexiean & Pacific Extension of the (Galveston & San Antonfo Rallway, He rund, which asked but 810,000 a mile from tha Government. He had read letters showing the- advantages of the proposed ruad. The bitl was referred. Mr. Morrill called up the bill reported from the Comnmitlee on Filunnce, a few days ago. nuthorizing the conversion of natlonal gold: Londs, and ft was prssed; but, subsequentiy, Mr. Conkling entered a motton to roconsider the error n the bl Mr. Beck hnd read a letter [rom the Commise: sloner of Pensions in regard to the dobate on Friday inst, whereln it was stated that the Come sloner announced that 20 per centof the pension cnses were fraudulent. The Commissioner states thut he inust have been misunderstood, e thought the fraudulennt elalnis would ot ex- ceed l?l per centy and 82,000,000 would cover them all. Mr. Matthews called up the jolnt resolution’ to provide for the publication wnd disteibution of the supplement to the Revised Statutes. nssed. Mr. ‘Thurman, from the Committee on Jit- dlclary, reported favorably oa the bill relating to the Cumnberland Road, Ohblo, uud to author- {ze the some to become a free road. Placed on the calendar, ‘The House bill to restrict the immigration of the Chinese was taken up, und Mr. Sargent ad- vocated the measure, o arzoed that ft was within the constitutionnl power of Conyrese to legislate tn contravention of a treaty, "This power hod been sustained by the Courtsand Ex- ceutive Departments. ‘The principlo was laid down by Humilton that the power of sell-de fense resides In & nation, und the nation must exerelse it, even though It act seifisbly. Chiua was not In favor of the emigration of her peo- ple, therefore the passnze of this bill, he did not helieve, would 1nake nay changes in the com- mercinl pelations witk Chlun, ~ At the proper thne be (Snricent) would proposy smendincats to the biil providing it should not sffect em- bassies unor sbipwrecked persons, ‘Thers wero. now fu Culifornfa more Chinumen thau thers were voters, und they were iucreasing enor- mouely. 'There wos fu San Franclsco a city withio a city, a city cut out of Pekin, He (Sar- gent) long years ago, in 1802, made In the Housa the same speech he was now making. Mr. Grover advozated the prasage of the ill, saying, while it sas uot all it should te, 1t wus o step in the right direction, Mr. Morgau #ald ne would have preferred to - the whole subject presented to the Chineso vernment by the Department of * 8tate, und aretted ft bad drifted away from diplomatie vontrol. flowever, ie would vote for the bill us it came from the House, hecause we wanted no tore Inferior ruces fu this country, Mir. Matthews opposed the bilt, and sald howas nol willing to lot the oecasion pass withoat put- ting ot record some of his rearons for opposing it. 1fne belfeved that the repres :utations which had been made in respect to the evils to bo remelied by thels lezislation were aa truc, s fafthful to fact, us tue Scoators did who made thicm, he would still vote uzaiust the bill, cron though we had the estitutionnl power and moral rieht b Keep oute the Chinese. lifs respect for tho_ sunetity of the plighted faith of the Natfon fa a solemn treaty with a sovereigu Power woulil compel him to'scek to accomplish o remedy by. soms other tneans then by arbitrury act of Con- gress, He road from the Burlingame treaty, und sald we solicited from China the covenants we wera now about to break, anid wo wers about to do it by putting on them u stamp ot hypoctiay on our uwn part. Let us o to the Emveror of Chinanand say, “Experience has convinevd us of our vrror,and we desire tomake 8 corree fon," Suppose jt was o treaty with Groat Dritaty, Frunce, (lermaay, or any fighting Power; sup- pose It were a treaty with u Christian nation, And nof with the Pagane, would It bo incon= slstent with Intcrantional law or our owu selt-respect €2 appioach them 1o any other way than by the peaceful wa; of amici- ble negotiation! At the Inst session of Congeress a reeolution was ndopted veqaesting the Presideut to open negotistiuns for wue modi- tlentlon of the treaty with Chilng, to remedy lae evily which had grown up under it. For nught the Senate kuew those negotintions wight now bie in prugress. = Mr, Morgzan inquired F the Senator had any Information that Hhey were In progress, Mr. Muithews renlled that e hud not, und if he bad be would not Do at liberty to state it here, . Mr. Homlin, Chiafrman of the Committee on Forefun Relutioes, sald he wus authorized to eay there had been coofereuces hetween our Government and ke Chilnzsy Eutbassy for the purpose of careying out the object of the reso- jutlou referred Lo by 1he Senator from Qhto. Mr. Sareut—And does the Senator not know the Embassy rejected every propusition to re- view thut treaty! 1 am authorized to state that, Mr. Mattuews then concluded his srqument, nd Mr. Bialue took the floor. e yielded to Mr. Iamlin, who satd he kuew there was a ma- Jority to-puss the bill, but he asked thut the minority be treated (lucuml?'. It should zo over until-morrow. lo therefore moved to ad- ourn, 4 Mr. Sargent hoped the Scnate would continue 1 sesslon i dispose of the bill. F lfiuvvrul Senatora—* Oh, let uy sit it out.”) Mr, Dorsey gave notico {f the bill should o over he would to-nurrow [move to lay it astde to conslder the Post-Oflice Approvristion bill. ‘The mation of Mr, [lamlin to adjourn was ageeed to,—yeus, 293 nays, 23, as follows: TEAL, Davaed, Hamlin, Magey, Inrnside, Hereford, Morrill, Camoron (Wis. ), loar, ugln-urv. Coke, Tlowa, Randolph, ikling, Jones (Fln,), Rollins, Conpver, icllogg, Saunlsbury, Davis (i), Kernan, Teller, 1iawes, McCreery, Voorhees, Ferry. dicMitlan, Wallaco—20, Garlind, Matthaws, v NAvE, Tarnum, 1, Plumb, Tleck, Jones (Nev,), ' Sargeat, Tlaine, Rirkwoad, Saunders, Hoathy Melonald, Kharon, tameron (P, ), Merrimon, Knencer, orsuy Mitchel, Thurman, Muraar, Witners—23, Paddock, Mcasrs, Anthouy, Alftson, and Wadlelgh were pared with Muuil. \Vn)'u.:, Fdmunds, and Da~ via (W, Vi) Adjourned, HOUSE, Mr. Cobb, of Judlana, moved to take up for conslderation the contested electlon cose of Finley vs, Hisbee, from the First District of Florkls, My, Atkins, of Tennossce, antagonlzed thut motion, desirlug to vroceed with the Appropria- tion bilts, It the Lezislative bill was not passed 1his week, he did vot see how the approprlation Commitsee could get the Clvil Bundry oill ready in tumo to be passed. ‘I'he motion to proceed with the election casa wuk defeated—yeas, 3 nays, 106, Previoua to” the announcement, Mr, Cobb chuuged bia vote to the uegutive, anud then woyed Lo reconsider, o Mr. Atklus moved to lay that wotlon on' the |nble.n"l"m! motion was defeated—ycas, 115} nays, 110, Just previous to the anuouncement the vots stood : Yeas, 1105 navs, 115, bul Messrs. Clymer, Bparks, Hewite and Durbum, memnbors of the nittee on Appropriations, who had voted ‘aye,” changed thelr votea to thenegative, thus defeating the motion, ‘I questlon recurred on recousidoring the vote by which tho House refused to take up the cumultfi;d election case, Agreed to—yeas, 1945 Ny 3 ¥ .elr. Dunuell moved that the House adjourn, and Mr, Hale, that whon the;Hlouse adjourn, i§ adjourn to meet on Baturday, 5 tr. Wood—Does the gentleman waat am extra scastond Alr. Hulo—I{ the gentlemau from New York proposes not to go on with the regutar appro~ priatiou bilis, hu must take the responalbllity of an exira session. 4 url. Woud—You waut au extra seaslon, ovi- lently. . An’lgmamenl was finally arrived a$ by poste poutng the election case unti! Wednesdsy next, A letter, which was referred to the Commities of Ways and Means, was recelvod frum the Seo- ratary at tha Trasaurv, statiow tliat thers will yote by shich the bill pussed, on account of an - spoke brietly I favor of the cunstruction of the .