Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1879, Page 1

-~ The Ehitano £ FEBRUARY 15, TOLUME! XXX1X. AucT e T AU R ENTINE i STOCK ier Mirrors, Fi{antel Mirrors, Bar Mirrors, 10N SALE OF PITIRIRONES, ENGIZAV CTIO @5 YOUR PRICE THIS BTOCK CONKISTS IN PART OF Engravings, Paintings, Frames, &c., &c., t in the West, and will be soid WITHOUT RESERVE, 1o o Larest and it 1, 1R, Jres Srpectally Invited: AR 1 P.COGGESHALL 274,276 & 278 WABASH-AT. ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctionoors, ALLY, on and after WEDNE SDAY, FED. 19, st 10:30 8. m., 28nd 7. M. ind_Water Colors, Ohamnel And Unirained == guamvaene. | I WO % €05 CHAMPAGHE, rortaTioN 1N 1878 35,0068 Cases, or 16,270 Cases mote than of any othor brand. EINING AND MILLING COMPANY. ol ““THE GHICAGO Hining & Milling Co. i DislricLPial Co., Avizona, Trorated under e Genernl Tawa of the State of Illsnois, Dec. 80, 1878, RN DIGE.... 0170 WABMANSDORFE' Tt Company lsmow building the machtaery for the uissire reduction works, 1o be erected on fta proners U emprialug ) of thie ‘richieat mines 0 the Glove Lttt There ate now Iarze amounts of Ore walting Ltbe compictfon of tho mill, securlog inmiodiate ro- tm o thoatockliolders, . Alimited number of shares, par value $100, s now fruleat $25 cacly, Tull pad 10 A7 NOD-asacatable, by FISHANSOOREF & HEINEMANN, Bankers, Xo. 165 East Randolph-st., Chicago, e also all fnformation d . Frbdy oL Somation, desied. about s enter BEND FOR PROSPECTUS, COAL. COAL. LACES, LACENS! Field, Leiter & Co. WABASH-AV,, Offer an Early Sp}:luy TImportation < . 0] BRETONNE LAGES! Rare and Choice Designs in Yard and Piece Goods. A superior muale—all widths—of TORCHON LACES! POINTE AND APPLIQUE LACE COLLARS! - At less than ONE-FOURTH! for- mer prices!! REAL - VALENCIENNE. 7 LACES! At prices TWENTY-FIVE to I'IF- 'Y per cent less than such goods have ever been offered here. BLACK CHANHLLY SHAWLETTES! FIGHUS! CATALANS! SASHES! g K., &c.y TWENTY-FIVE per cent less than formerly. DUCHESSE LACE VESTS! NECKLACES! ‘:G.BMCWBUSEI&CO., COLLARETTES! SETTS! No. 1 \Vgst Randolphe=st, l}h are recoiving daily, direct from tho nos, the Busquohanna Coal Co,’s Anthra- Efl:: l(‘:el\: als0 the following Bituminous HOCKING VALLEY, INDIANA BLOCEK, INDIANA GIANT. Ordors filled samo da: v a8 rocelved, at low. fmurket rates, by oar lond or sioglo ton, - Yards, 8,W. oor, Carroll & Morganests. KELLEY, MORLEY, & CO. Hure, UNDER COVER, all Stzes of thelr Buperior LACKAWANNA _COAL e A1her can Daltyer Cleau and froe from Snow or ¥ Dapidesad retat, at lowoss market rates. Also, Kain Offivo, 97 WASHINGTON-ST e MEAL ENTANE. mproved Farms 1Y CENTRAL EASTERN ILLINOIS, Aro yo i I U intending to buy a Farm b8 springp Phon gdo not go out. tide of this Btato for bargains. nPEAIlBONB & TA¥T, M\gom 20 Tribune Building, mufacturing and | - Dock Property. ALE~Lota on the North Rt b R e S er A LA@H"GA')umm' Roon 3 Ogden Bulld B Soulliwest cornier Lake and Agglltiglif* Contractors. FeEenily dainaged by D1g i aCoinca Hoyal® Disuraiioe ool e Engize, Soapg gy OrisPaver. Muitbs In good urder. “Ad- [ - p lfi)lUUII & CO., 138 Washiogto! e BUALES, FasuBANKSE' FTANDAKD SCALES O ALL KiNDS, FAIRBAKKS, MORSE & 00, 111 & 118 Lake St., Chicago, B'w-n-lwpuyonumamnulu. ed-4 CUFFS! &c., At less than ONE-HALF the prices hitherto. STATIONEBY, Etc. CULYER, PAGE,HOYNE & 0. Rli’L‘AIL STATIONERS, 118 & 120 Monroe-st. Noveltles in Stationery, Memorandum Tablets, with desk use, very convenient, Paper Weights with Alarms, Cigar-Lighters, Fuses, and Tapes. Heyl’s New Papor Fastener and Machine, Tancy and Plctured Advertising Cards in great variety. . A very fino assortment of Marcus Ward & Co.’s Valentines, dates for ARTISTIC TAILOKING, FARLY SERING.1679. Onr firat Invoices of CHOICE IMPORTED WOOLENS for GEN- TLEMEN are now boin%opencd. TEN PER CENT ISCOUNT during this month, EDWARD ELY & C0., Tailors, FINANCIAL. Presto, Kean & Co., 100 WASHINGTUON.ST. te constantly on Lisnd, forssie ator Liberal ra wed for ('alled Jlond-, alio for B-20mul?657, which arenow belug catied very rapldly. Gthier 11, 8, Yondn, and cholce Locul Hecuriticu, bouglit snd sotil. DRUGGISTS, " . A, HURLBUT & 00, Wholesale Druggis 70 & 77 RANDOLP ST, PRICELESE Floe Buwhwln aulted L ull aguts un scleatiio fr . Upera aud Fleld Ulasscs, Teloscupos, Ml wies, Uaroweters, E’MM‘ i3 ? GOLL FENN Mife. 1 D! I Iruin Briges Huw Lunl Clal suy Luud, Feus pespoluteds Blugle Feus #1e 1 vidct L SATURDAY. WASHINGTON. Democratic Senators, Scent~ ing Imminent Danger to Their Party, Decide to Muzzle the Head- strong Bourbons in the House. They Will Thercfore Abandon the Proposed Political Legislation, And Content Themselves with the Jurors’ Test-Oath Repeal, Another Day’s Dcbate in the Senate on the Anti- Chinese Bill. The House Once More Encoun- ters a Southern War~ Claim Bill, And Gene Butler Openly Courts the Favor of tho Cenfederate Brigadiers. Western Union Arguments Against the Railrond Telograph Bills A BACKDOWN. DEMOCRATIO BENATONS ACT CAUTIOUSLY. Bpectal Dispatch (o The Tribune. ‘WasmnatoN, D. C., Feb. 14.—The Demo- cratic Henate caucus to-day decided that It would not be expedient to do more than to at- tach to the appropriation bilis the clouse re- pealing the jurors' test oatb, nnd as tothe other matters that they can bo postponed until the regular sessfon, The Chairman of the caucus, Scnator Wallace, was directed to notify the House Democratic caucus of this decision. This secms to remove all danger of an extra sesslon, unicss a factfon of the Democratic mi- nority in the House shall Inslst on defeating sowe approprintion bill. Thero certafuly will be NO IREPUBLICAN OLPOSITION of any importance to the repeal of the furors’ test oath. The argument made in the Domocratic cau- cus to-dny was substuntially this: The Demo- cratie party could mot justify iiseclf before the country If It sbould forco an extrn scaelon sim- ply because of the attempt to repeal political lcgislation. Thera was really no excuse for pressing o confilct at this time, as thero would: be sbundant opportunity to repeal these ob- jectionable laws when the two Houses are both Demucratic. As to the necessity of the repesl, the Democrats were not divided, but it wus agreed that it would be the worst possible policy to do auything to force an extra scasfon; thut they wero to obtuin complete possesalon of the Iegislative branch of the Guvernment after an futerval of twenty years, and would NEED TIE UTMOST CAUTION 1o so administer thelr power as to mcet the ap- proval of the country; that they were fnexperi- ceneed, and that the nine months between March und December would be best spent in consulta- tions, and in the proper proparation to ussume power. Atter thedth of Mareh a well disciplined and able band of Republicans In the Scunate, veterans in legislativo training and parliament- ary koowledze, led by such mosters ns Ed- munds, Conkling, snd Blalne, will bo absolved of all responsibllity for legislation, They will become the foult-finders, a8 the Democrats have been for many years, and will no doubt bu a very tronhlesome minority. The Democrats have bad posscssion of the House for four years, and lave a great deal to learn yet, for they are constantly dolug foollsh thines. ‘Therefore, it was contended, that it is wise for the Democrats to. bide thelr thne snd not to forco events. This Is a statement of the senso of the caucus from the highest authority, DATARD AND KEUNAN, At the cancus this morning Bayard and Ker- nan, among others, azain fusisted that the ex- treme political lecistation contemplated by the Joint caucus should not be attaclied to appro- priation bills, They took strong ground sgaist on extra scsslon. Suulsbury, of Delawsre, up- pealed to the most radical Bourbon element, und fnsisted that the appropriation bills showd be loaded down with political amendmenta; that all laws which the Republicans had put on the statute-books concerning the management und oversight of elections should be repealed on remafoing bills ora new sessfon forced where the Democrats could repeal them. ‘hey support- ed Thurman against Baysrd, and evidently had in mind the fuct that thero were Bourbons in Delawaro whose eyes were always on their Sen- ators, Lamar und Hillaud others from the South sustalned Bayurd, und, while no vate was taken for want of timo to finish the discussion, it was ovident that MODERATE VIEWS WILL PREVAIL, and that the Benate Democrats are now likely not to jusist upon anything nore thao the juror clauses fu the Legislative bill. The sgitation of the question of new ses- slon has rapldly Increased the pressure for ull grades of Benate oftiees, und since the caucus of Monday has becouie enormous, und some Sena- tors say it i3 much wmoro diftieult to dispose of this growiug crowd of huugry Democrats than to reconcile. themselves to allowing . the laws regulating the elective frarichisc to stand, Oue of the leading Demo- crats in the Houss gives the following as the position which a largo’ number of themn have taken since the cuucus,. They think it very necessary for the good of the pariy to AVOID AN EXTHA BESSION, a8 all business intereats of the country desire qulet and freedom from leuislative futer- ference, It will create widespread: dissatisfuc- tion if the Democrats force a suinmer sesslon, ‘I'he protests are pouring in upon members from all afdes, und some of the most extromo begin to feel that they must heed them, Upon the matter reluting to jurors, the Dem- acrats are agreo that the objectionable sections must be repenled by attaching them to an ap- propriation bill' unlues the Republicans are williug to let the matter pass as an [ndepend- eny measure. ‘The uunderstandiog fs that the Tepublicans witl ¥ MAKR NO OPPOSITION to the repeal of thesy soctions. In rogara to the laws relativg to the oversight of the Gen- cral (Qovernment 1o national clections, the Deme ocrats of the House are now dividing the ques- tion iuto two parts. They wre likely to let that purt of the luw which provides for the sppolutment of Supervisors stund, ou tho ground thut ft recoguizes men of both partics. It 48 bebieved that a Juiut caucas will decldo Lo allow this part of the Klectjon Juw tostand, As 10 the part which authorizes the appointment of special Deputy Mursbals, and gives them arbis trary powers of arrest, the Democrats are prac- tleally UNITBD IN THE PURPOSH to enforce repeal by attaching ittoan appropria. tion bil), 'They argue that the use of Marshals, s provided fu the present law, is unjust in that it is partisan, and makes no provision for the representation of both aldes, os {n the case of Supervisors, Rome of the House Democrats be- Meve it will be impossible to so modify this por- tion of the Eloction law as to induce the Repub- Heans to necent ft. While the above are the views of a moderate Demoerat, his relation to the business of the louse fs such as to give them reat weight. Tlo thinks it entirely practicable to avoid an extra sessfon, and sces notbing In the present situation of the sppropriation bills to render it necessary. . I'he Deflelency bill was completed by the Sub- Committee to-day, and the Sundry Civl bill can be ready the fiest of the week, and will be by the tine theLoglslativo bill Is out of the way. All SIN. TR CHINESE DEBATE IN THE SBENATE, Special Dispateh to The Tribune. Wasuinaroy, D, C., Feb, 14.—~The Senate has been oveupled during o long session, extending well futo the night, in bidding for Pacific-Const votes. Scnator Blaine led off o the dlscussion i s dazzliug and fmpassioned style, and un- dertook to show that the Burlingawme treaty has Deen violated from the begloning, as fmnigra- tlon from China hns been compulsory, and not voluntary, Senator Mitchell gave a long re- cital of the wrongs inflleted upon the Pacific Coast. ‘Thurmon made 8 biil for the votes of the delegates from :the Paclfio Coast In the Natfonal Democratic’ Conventlon, Senator Jones, of Nevada, uext took the floor with a ponderous pile of monuscript, which it took film tiwo hours to rcad, nud which had not the tithe of the offect” e could have produced by fiftcen minutes of his vigorons, extempo- rancous spcaking, Bix o'clock arriyved as 8cn- ator Joues finished, and Scnators who were in- vited to dinver-partics palred and left. A motion to adjourn was voted down, reeclving 14 yeas to 21 nays, and the debate proceeded. Senator Conkling offered an nmendinent strik: ing out the ouse LIl and requesting the Presi- dent to give notlee to the Chincsa’ Government of such modifieations nf the Burlingame treaty 08 will restelet tnmigration, and, if this snould refused, that the United Btates would correct the evil by legislation. Scnator Thurman spoke again fn the evenlng, Insfsting that efther party 1o a troaty could cod it. Eaten opposed the amaendinent as A TUREAT MORE TIIAN A BLOW, Booth, of Californls, made a deflant speech, in which hie declared that the law ol self-preserva- tiou mnigut force his peoplo to protect them- sclves. Senator Hoar opposed the bill, mmintaining that the arguments in favor of it were the old arguments of the slavelioldery and that i€ it should pase the treaties we have with all Goy- eruments would be'as worthless as o bundle of ravs. Senator Sargemt roplied to Hosr with warmth, insisting that the Pacific Coast should ba given bread and not stones. Benator Beck objected to having In the United Btates o community which lives on rice, with o rat once o week as a luxury, Senator Hamlin, Chairman of the Committec on Forelgn Relations, at half-past 8 o'clock arose to close the debate. He entered lis pro- test with great forco aralust any kind of legls- ‘Intlon thiat caters to such & mep as Denots Koar- uey. v ‘I'he vote fa to be taken at- 3. o'clock to- morrow, ‘The indications are thnt the House bitl will pass, altbough several Scnators who ave pledged Lo vote for it do not hesitate to say that they prefer Conkling's amendment. The debate was marked by the following NOTEWORTIY INCIDENT: The Vice-President, as {8 the custow, had left th chair of the Senate, culling a Senator to oc- cupy ft, who, when he becamne tired, fuvited an- otlier Scuator to relleve him. Senutor Hoar, who had thus been called on to preside, befire teaving the chair sent for Scenator Bruce, aud {nstalled him as his successor durluge the follow- ing hour, For the first time, und probably for the 1nst thne for manv years to come, a atlzen of African descent presided over the Sen- ate of the United States, Mr. Brice fs a portly, good-lovking geutleman, and presided with marked dlunity and grace un- ti) he In urn surrendered the chair to o white Benator. It scemed strunge to an old stager to liear Senator Thurman 1espectfully address the suble Scnator in the chalr us ** Mr. President,” and discuss before him the rights of the Chi- uese. Senator Blaine, wlien Spesker of the Forty-third Coneress, invited Rainey, the color- ed Itepresentative frum South Carolina, to take he clinir, ‘The subject then under . discussloy was the bivilizatiun of the Indian race, IN TIIE IIOUSE. INEXCUSANLE DELAY. Special Disatch to The Tl Wasmyarox, D, C,, Feb. 14.—The action of the House Appropristion Committee to-day fn decHning to bring up the Legislative Approprii- tion bill scems capable of no other explanation than that a faction of the Democrats desire to have one of theapvropriation biils fall, Atkius, Chalriman of the Committee, had stated yester- day that it the Legislativo blll was not passed by the House this weelk there would be danger ot nn extra session, yes e made no move this morning to briog up that bill, and allowed the duy to be occupled with private bills without re- monstrauce. YELLOW PEVER, 5 The Ilouse Commitice on Yellow Fever #na nearly sgreed upon a bitl, which, unfortuuately for success of any leglslation on that subject at this session, radically differs 10 princivle from the 8enate bill. ‘Ihe House billy following more closely Demovratic State’srlzhts notions, Is OPIOSED TO A NATIONAL QUARANTING, or ot least, would greatly restrict the system of national quarantine proposed by the Senate, and preserves the locul quarantine syslews. The Houso LUL bas not been fully-agreed upon, but such {8 satd to be an outllne of the plun onwhich & mujority of the Committeo Is likely to concur. ANOTHER WAI-CLAIM, There was a curlous debate ju the Houso this afternoun on the sublect of Bouthern war- clajms, It was notable for the position taken Ly Gen, Butler, Iu the proparation of his natlonal cumpaign, it has recurred to him necessary to declure thut under certain clreums stances lie might be disposed to fayor the pen- sionlne of Confederate soldiers, Hosald to- day thut there was uo reason why the two set- tions should not be recouciled, und {nan ern of reconciliation and wood fecling e time might come when there would bo no good reason why wounded Cone federate soldiers shonld not be placed on the penslon rolls well as Unfon solalers, In fact, he could sco no reason, 1 a Confederate whois not wounded cau huld a Cabinet position, 8 wounded Confedurato might not be u penstoner, L the course ol the debate Gen. Kelfer, of Obio, referring to the inthmations made by so many Southern Bour- bous that here were no loval men In the South, sald bo could show from the records fu the War® Departnent there wero 70,000 Unlon soldlers from the Boutlyern Blutes. TAE TELLEGRAPAH, ARGUMENT OF THE WEZSTEUN UNION ATTORNEYS, Specinl Dispatch (0 s Tribuns, Wasuivaton, D, C., Fob, 14—=The hearing befora the Benate Committes on the Ratirosd amd ‘Telegraph bil} bas been postpoved to sllow Blwonton, Goueral Mutiuzer ut thy Now York As- soviated Press, to glve his testimouy, Ong of the arguwicuts wado by the atturueye of tho Woals 187)—TWELVE PAGES, ern Unlon Company {s, that the enactment of the proposed Joues bill Into a law would deprive he Assoclated P’ress of ita monopoly, and ma- terlally lesson the value of its franchises. It is 10 ascertatn from Mr. 8imenton the exact nature of the contracts of the Assoclated Press with the Western Unton Company that e has been summoned, It Is evideotly the purpose of the opponents of the Railaroad-Telegeaph il to defeat it If possible In Committee. Scuator Jones, of Florida, who {8 the suthior of the bill, however, says that the hearing now belng had before the Benate Committer will not be al- lowed to fulerferc with the bill propery which {s upon the calendar. The hesring fs proceeding upon a general resolution of Inquiry referred to the Committeo, while the LIl ftaclt Lias not been retnoved from the calendar, and fs HEADY TU BE CALLED UF, if votes cnough can bo sccured, na roon as the Ciiinese ik 1s disposed of. ‘Fhe Western Unfon Company will fight this bl to the lnst ex- tremity, and its attornoysare concentrating hero from differant divislons, and cvery possivle in- fluenco seems to be used to defeat the bill. Dr. Green, the Democratie President of the Com- pany, 18 of courso active mnong the Democrats urging the Histe's-Rights theory of non- Interference by the General Government with corporations within the State. ‘Tlhe at- torueys of the Company in the labby are’ mak- ini two polnts agalnsc the bill: First, tnut the General Governnient has no power to uive these rallroad companfes the right to transact tele graph business, a8 the clarters of the roads, which uro derived frow the different States, DO NOT ALLOW THIS BUSINESS, and the roads, It they undertook it, would -all be Hable to a suit in quo warranto by the State authoritles to sbow cause why their charters should not he forfelted for transacting a telo- eraph business. ‘The sccond point fg, that the scction whichdeclares thut the exlsting perma- nent and definite contracts ot the Western Unlon Compnny with the different roads are not treated as exclusive contracts, and is at east an finplled violution of the providuu of the Con- stitution which prohibits vivlution of contracts. t Is ovident, howeser, that the telegraph companles have most to feur from B THE BUTLER AMENDMENT to the Army Approuriation bill. That amend- ment passed the House almost unauimously, and undoubtedly the House would adhere to it even on o conference report. In the Senato it has not yet been brought up for consideratiou, and wiile It §s comprised within three rinted lines, 1t substantially gives the rnllrunx com- panies the authority which Jones® bill secks, with moig specification of detall, ta confer. PLEURO-PNEUMONTA. HAVE WE THE DISEABE AMONG Us? Snectal Disvateh to The Tribune. Wasuincron, D. C., ¥Feb. 14.—According to privato information received here to-day, the pleuro-pneumonia has appeared 1o Chicago, although uo snnouncement hos been made of the fuct., Prof. Gomgee, the great export, {n an Interview on the lung-pest, in the Washington 2ost of to-morrow, gives a deseription of the disease that mny be of interest to Western cattle<dealers. ' S8peakiug of Great Dritain, he says: * Whatever mav be telegraphed, I have no doubt that the United States bas been scheduled.” Plouro-pueumonis is s lung- plague, highly fnfections und insidlous, frst imported to this country in 1848 from Ger- many. “ Where did it first make it appearance fn the United Statesi? “Ithink in Long Island. It can bo eradicated .at consideruble cost. Prevention s much cheaper. The State of Massachusetts STAMPED IT OUT in 1867 at a cost of $70,000, by buying up the nfected cattle and killing them,” “1low ia the discase coughti” 4Dy close herding, through the breath, It woes Just like small-pox amongr mankind, Then healthy eattle herded with futected cattle are suro to catch 1. The ouly salvatton for this country s to stamp It out. 1t is an fndustry or vroduct too great to be hazarded for un bour. England has the sight view ot ft. Shie s determined to o to nuy extent to vre- vent her own eattle from being infected, even to the extent of largely increasinge the nrluu of meats to the poorer clussea. She has beer tw‘(l-mfl-lflvn years srriving at this conclusion, and wl STAY DY 17, whatever the cost. 1t s a alignant fever witn tumefnction of the lungs, It hus a long perlod of lucubation, fully six weeks, aud it s not un- common tor the lungs of a steer to ne ¢ from seven to seventy pounds fn o nlg] That f& plevro-pnenmonia, the most fatul and ruivous discase to whicn Awerfean cattle are subjocted, and {f not stumped out will flnally INPLICT INCALCULABLE 1083, I supposc Englumd has lust a thousand dollars by this disease to every dollur from every other forin of fatal dlscase.” S What remedin] mcthod do you sugzesti” “Cumpulsory registration of all cases of dls- case. ew York lus storted at §t, but it need a central aml comprehensive udministrution. Whenever a case s Tound, the ntected suimal should be hought wnd destroyed. That s the cheapest und readlest way,” 1y there no other way (" *tYou can limit the disease by jnoculation, but it 18 much _tuore costly tnan (he stutplng-out process, ‘There §s unly one safe position for the nited States to take.!* * Aud what ia thaf" “Thut ucver, except [n the case of famine, should trallic In discased animals or thefe car- cusses be permitted.! PATRIOTIC DEVOTION. A REMARKABLE EXAMPLR, Spectul Divpatch o The Tritune, Wasninatoy, D, C., Feb. 14.—The records of history probubly vontain wo wmore remarkuble example of vatriotie devotion than thut to wlich reference 1s made in the letter which fol- Towa., ‘Ihe mother of eleven boys, w! of whom have served full terms in the Unfon army, and ten of whom have beon honorably dlscharged or killed in actlon, petitlons the Eecretary of War thut the cleventh son, now servinw u re-enllste ment, may be discharged the regular avmy, in order to be a “prop aud support' to his mother’s rapidly dectivlng years, The letter tells its owi story. Wan_ Drraurs Wasnixarox Civy, 1 C,, Feb, 11, 1870, he lion, N, C, Deering, House of Représeututives=Sin: 1 hinve cousidered (he petition of Mra, Ellzaveth Upileht, of Butler ‘ounty, lowa, um{ln»- the discharce from the nlitary service of he n, N, M. Merchuut, Ba.« wery M, Fouri Anifilery, 'which petion wis pro- seuted by you amd s concurred in by numerous citizenw. ‘The dischurgo of this woldler iu aykod by e potitioner, who says shio fa yoars old, an tho gronnd that she Lud tun sons In'the Union srmy durtgg tho Reacllion, wcluding one cmvluyed v teamuster, and that the one sbove mnamed, her cleventl and youngest son, hus served for over five years it the roculur army. ohe furutshes tho numies of hur sonwaud a atutement of thy orguniza- twne in which they served. iy papers havliag beon referced to thy Adjutant. Geoural for wu czsmination of the recordd with o view (o verifying hor stutements, tuat oficor ro- ports thal they sro true in every particular, A, G, W, Merchunt was s private w ompany Soventy-fourth 1linote Volunteors, afterwariy jcutenunt, and hunorably discharged Sopt, 26, UG, . Abel L, Merchant was a privats In Conpany {.‘, Pirteentl 1linols Volunteers, and divd ia sorv- cv. et €, Morchantwas & 1ant-named company, sud was K rivate In the thed i action Jul B 47 “inoch Aerchaut wau Corporalin Counany ¥ One-bunired-sid-Arty-sixtn illnois Voluulecrs, sud llulwuul‘{ dincharged Sept, 20, 1805, 6. Dayid O, Merchunt was a private in Compauy €. Seyouty-tourtn [llinuie Yolunicers, ulid huhore soly dischared Junu 10, 1805, U, Gllae I, Alerchont was u private in Company @, Fourty-fuuris Llinols Volupteers, brotwledto Firat-Licuteuust, und resizired opt.’ 83, 1604, . 7.' ArtoJ. Merchant wnlllrlvllu e the lusts flr““'f&“ ‘f“l"l’lulv wud bouorably discharged Hupt, 25, 18ii5, 8, Lewls A, Morchant was a privats iu Coume pany G, Forty-ufih iHois Volunteers, and hone wrunly discharged Sont, 20, 1604, 0. Aurun Merchuul was - privato n Company G, ¥iitcenth Wisconnin Voluntecrs, and — wsw Killed at Intand No. 10, Dec. 26, 18102, by tho ace cldeutal dlvcharge ol a cuu 1U. Junies B, epchant, teausier a the employ of the Quarteriusster's Deépartusat, 11, Thomns M. Merclunt eollited March 3, 147, #3 @ private u Cowpauy U, Sixth United Etntes Cavalty (regulars), and was dircharged March 11, 1878, by reason of exotration of term of acrvice, He nzain enliated Mny 4, 1874, anil was wasigied to Iisttery 18, Fourth Artillery, and 1n now in the nervice, The discharge of this roldier will be ordered In accordance with hir mother's re- gueat. Dischargen from tho army as a matter of avor gre nut granted except in cxiraordinary cancs, but this Is, 1n ty opinion, sich a case. In- deed. T donbt whether annther like it can bo found upon record, But if another mother can ho found who gnve ten rons to the service of our conniry during the War, shie may confidently ask. and ex- ‘mcl to recelve, simiiar favoranle considoration. 1 have the honor to remnin, very respectfully, your obtedient servant, Gronor W, McCnany, Hecretary of War, — MATTHIEWS, AN BXPLANATION. Wasimngron, D, C., Feb, 14.—The Senate Seleet Committee, appointed at the instance of Senator Matthews, bave made public his testl- mony concerning the allogations of James E. Anderson, Scnator Matthews, after denylng the statements of Anderson concerning him- sclf, aald: What 1 desire more distinctly to liave understood aro the reasons that actuated me In continulne the correspomlencs with him and eoutinuing to manilest my futerest in him, after this conduct on his part toward mysclf, which, n respeet to lis dispatch of June 1, 1877, was insulting, My first rensuh was my anxiety considering his disap- polintment which he had expressed in reference to the treatment lic had reccised from otlhers, and hisdigappolntient in not succeeding through meingetting what he thought hie oueht to have, t0 not give any excuse In his own mind for be- Meving that 1 had not acted n entire good faith 1 carrying out the orlzinal expressions of mv desire,contmunieated to him iu my first conver- sation, to do something for. hlm. [ had enld that to him under the clrcumstances which I have stuted, 1 excused lis own cunduct to- ward myself a8 perhaps nstural to o man who lad i AN INTENSE DESIRE TO ACCOMPLISH 118 OBJECT, who perliaps was very ncedy, as I supposed he was, und who might suppose that I, ke others whotn be had charged, was only giving him words of promise without seckinz to do any- thing to makethem good, and 1was anxious and scusitive he shiould have no cxcuse to clhiarge me with any bad falth, My other rcason wos my desire thnt the papersewhich were in my custody undercireumstances which I have stated —meaning by *the papers” the Nash agree- | ment and Anderson-Weber agreement—should not to be mode publle. I confess I thouwht it was best they should not be. I saw uo reasou for making them public in reference to any pub- lic interest fuvolved. 1did not believe It would do any good, - 1+ could not imagine any good they would subsorve with my opluion us to their r:h:dmnler, and I did belleve they might be made INSTRUMENTS OF MISCHIEF AKD MARM by propsgating, nud to some extent confirming i the populur mind, a bellef fu what I believed to bea fulse and jujurlous scandal in reference 1o thie wholo matter to which they related, and the two conslderations togother fnduced e to tolerate with him up to the point which I have described conduct which the correspondence maoifests as displayed by him. NOTES8 AND NEWS, [BURCIIARD TO SUCCERD LINDERMAN. Special Dixvatch to The Tribuse, ‘Wasminerox, D. C., Feb. 14.—~The appoint- meut of Representutive Burchard, of Llinols, to be Dircctor of the Mint, gives great sntis- faction, Western men admnfe that &t iy a recogunition of that scction, und that the ap- polutment of an advocate of the double- standard fn the place of .a monometalist {8 * mot - without slrnificance. Besides, it s pencrally. comceded that. Burchand's studlous habits, his fonducss for fioancal re- guarches; Iis oreat love of detalt, und the recurd he has made us a member show that he must bo successful s Director of the Mint, for there is probably no doute of his confirmation. Burch- ard says that e did not know until this mornlog tlt he was to be nominated. . TEISONAL Ex-Representative Jere Rusk, of Wisconsin, is spending o few days here. Editor Giuty, of Chippewa Falls, who has been quite 11 here, I8 much better, Mr. ‘Thompson, of the Cbicago law flrm of Willlams & Thompson, one of the attorneys of the Western Unlon Telezraph Cowmpany, s here, as - are many other attorueys of that cor- poration, watching the progress of the Railroad- Telegraph blil. x Revresentative Franklin, “of Missourl, whose terin of offics expires March 4, s o new Con- aressfonal candidate for the Sceretaryship of the Benate, Ex Senator Christiancy has arrived here, and will sail for Peru this month. TUR BAVINGS-BANK DILL. The following ameudments, mtended to be proposed by Henator Rollins to the Internal- Lievenue hill, will be of interost to those persouns in Culvuuuwlm have been endeavoriug to seeurs the passare ot a blll here exempting insolvent suvlnes-banks from taxation, Benator Rollins’ smendment 18 in the savings-bank interest: Phat In makinz further collections of tniernal- revenue taxes on bank dovosits, nu savings-hank, recounized a8 wuch by tho lawa of its Stute, and having no cupitsl stock, shall, un accoant of wers cantilo o bisliess deposita heretofara received, tipon which no interest han heen allowed to the vurtiew wakine rach deposits, e denied the ex- cmptions allowed 10 savingy-Lanks having no canl- tad iock, and dolng o othor businews than re- cewing deposits to bo loaned of vested for the sole henalit of the parties makinz such depoaits, withaut profitar compensation to the banke, i such Lank hus pald the lawfal tax upon tha entn average umount of such business ur mercantily pouites but nuthing i tols rection whall be strued to extend sald_exemptions ‘to dep heroafter made, or in auy way 0 affect the Lubilily of such depoutn to tuxalion, THE HARDOI OF BURLINGTON, The Beeretury of War has . comunicated to Congress a Jutter from the Mayorof Bariin rton, 1a,, accompsnylue i copy of report of a Com- mittes of the Board of Trude, relutive to 1he fm- provement of tho harbor of Burlington and ti-b hute, My and memorinl from the inucipal authorlities, asiclug an appropriation of §20.000 fur the urvose,” A copy ol the revore of Mal Farquhur, Corps of Kuelneers, the ofticer i charize of . the Imurovement of the harhor of Burtfvuton, fn regard to the proposed improy.« wment, {4 also transmitted; und ihe subject is compiended ta the fuvorable consideration of Congress. RAILWAY MAIL SRIVICE. Thera is 150 branch of the public service moro fmportant than the raflway il service. Yot the Southern Democrats deem to tuke specini prins to crl‘mlu that service. From- the fact that the people south of the Potomae Rivor are not sucll a peoaple of readers as those north of it, the parrow-giuge advocsles at the head of the Houss Appropristion Committee lave eu- veavored to shape the entire postul leglslation to tueet unly the necessitles of the Bouthern s-roads districta, They see no nucessity vhy the great ralwuy postal system of the country should have any wore conslderation than the mud rottes [n° the Southern bay vo Mr, W. B, Thompaon, the new Gens cral Superintendent of the Rallway Postal Sery- few, han beon compelied to call the stiention of 0 Lthis subject in o report to the Post- peral, I which he states that Con- seress cut dywn the cstimares for tho fsca) year endinig Juno: 39, 1879, $LI0,0X, wolch neves- sltated the discharge ot 101 employes, ‘There aro 1,200 miles of wew rablroad on which rvlco hus been ordered, hut whero there are no agents te handle und ussort the malls, Ho thersfore recommecnds & further sppropriation of 17,000, NBALTIL OF WABIINGTON, The cltizens of Washington, for more than two years, \mbllulf 1 e presd, huve called watioust alteution to the dutgerous conditiun of the flats of the Potomac L uhd to the nocessity of somo sheedy action by Congress.as thy only means of pre- veuting what possibly may becowe a natloual epldumic, Congress, April 10, 1878, divccted su exatumuation to be mude of thesy flate with a vivw of uscertulniug the practicablly of fm- broving the sumtary condlilon of Wishington sity by tho eroction of some sort of u dike. The preas of 1he city huve been wondet Ing why Congress puld no attention to the subject, pur- ticulariy ws Licut,-Col. Cusey, of the Enginecr Corps, fu cbarie of the Publle Worke of this Diatriet, was known to have thoroughly exam- {uud the subjucy, aud 10 bave mwude Lis report A IVE CENTS.' CEH 5] :Engincers Jast June, - The rea- attentlon of Congress hns hot- it 18 furnished [n & most remark- abla conlenoi. s, Which the Chief of Entinecrs, Gen, Iumphreys, has just been compelled o make to Congress in a’communication bearing Jate Feb. 6, 1879, in which he says the report was “1advertently uverlooked.” In other words. in a matter 10 whizh atten- tion has almost dally been called by the public press,—and for that matter the putrid malarial marsfies speak for themnsclves, without any public press,—Gen, Humnphreys ackuowledges that a report, which might luve been the basis of legisiation to correct the cvil at this seasion of Congress, hns been_permitted to le fn lls office unnoticed from June, 1878, untll Feb. 4, 1879, The Enginecr Corps has recenily received #ome hard raps fn Congress on the ground that It was not altogother easential. Such methods of administration as this certainly are pot con- ducive to the health of Washinzton, WINONA BRIDUE. Senator Plumb is endeavoring to securs the passage of a bill to authurize the Cily of Wi. nona to construct, operate, and maintaln & wagon-bridge across the Misslssiopl River at Winona, PRIVATE DILLS, ‘The Hnuse has passed o bill refunding to the - Uuniversity of Notre Dame $2.834, befne duty pald on varfous articles—chictly paintings. ‘The House has passcd a bill dlrecting the Sece retary of the Treasury to pay to the City Dis- titling Compnny of Pekin, 111, $181 for noney 'mhl for . tnx-pafd spirit stamps, the packages iaving been burned und destroved before the packnees wero withdrawn from the bouded warchouse of the Company. REPRESENTATIVE ALDRICIK has Introduced a il for the relfet of Jacob B. Felthousen und the lolrs of Witliam A, Atkens, deceased, This Is the old LIl rowing out of the coutroversy as to the owrnership of o sewing- machine patent which has come up In Conarcss every year for almost a deeade, P BAMPLES, Fernando Wood has introduced a measure which, If adopted, will prove of vers treat con- venfenee to the people. it provides for the {ree Introduction of samples, und declarcs “‘that sample, sample books, and sample cards of gouds or merchandin shall be exempt from entry and duty, uicd sball be delivered to the unporter, consignee, or bwner, or his order, fmmediately upon thelr arrival, under such rez- ulations for the prevention of fraud and evasion os the Secretary of the Treasury may from time to time prescribe.’? CHICAQO SOLDIERS' COLONY. Representative Fuller, of Indiana, has fntro- duced a bill providing that the members of the Chicago Boldiers® nnd Citizens' Colony, or per- sous who may hercafter becomu members of thint colony, who have mude, or shall hereaiter make, homestead selections under See. 2,801 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and. filo decinratory statements therefor, shall bo allowed two years from the date of flling such declaratory statements within which to make thelr entrivs and take thelr actual residence up- on the lund so selected. A NEW UNITED STATES BENATOUS. Ta the WWestern_Assaciated Press. Wasninaroy, D, C., Feb. 14.—The Vice-Presi: dent_lald before the Senate the credontials of | thie Hon. Benjamin F. Jonas, who wus cicated | Uunited States Senator from Louisiona for six years from March 4, 1870 also the eredentials of the IHou, Jumes B. Groome, who was clected, United States Scnator from Marslund for six yeara from March 4, 1870, They wero read aud, placed on file, : TUE TENSIONS HILL. The Commissioner of Lenslons hias suggeated changes in the Arrcars-of-Penslons law, saying it 1s difileult of construction, und recommending that provision be mude for the grading of pen= sfons, by which $10,000,000 can be saved. A Sub-Comnmittec s been appoluted to prepare: the reguired legislation. IESIGNATION, New Youg, Feb. 14.—The Star and Hera'd, of Panama, suys: * Mr. Willlamson, the United States Miulster to Central Atnerica, hus re- ened, fu order to superinteny h e i THE 4 PER CENTS, Subiscriptions to the 4 per cent loan since terday’s report aggregate $1,904,200. THE RECORD. BENATL. 5 . Wasuiyetox, D. C., Feb, 14.—Mr, Morrdll, from (be Committee vn Finance, submitted a motion that the Housc of Representatives by re- yuested to return the bill to nuthorize the lssue of certifieatos of devosit in ald of the refunding of the public debt, which was passed a few days ugo. In cxplanation of the motion, he sald thint . the object tn baving the bill returned was to amend {t so that the procceds may be applied to something besides 620 bowds. ‘Fhese honds Pwere su rapldly belng refunded that soon there would be none of them. It was thought by u committee of the Iouse of Representutives it would be best to amend the blll so as to bave 1t apply to other bonds, and the House could not amend i1, the bLHL having already passed that body. The motion was axreed to, Mr. Thurman catled up the House bill relat- ing to the Cumberland Road, Ohlo, and to nu- thorize the same to becoino a freo road, Passed. Mr. Davls presented a petition of Chicairo dia- tillers remonstrating against the propoxed clause fu the bill to amend the Internal revenue laws allowing manufacturers of vinegur the privilege of condensiug aleohol. “Laid on the table, the blll vow being before the Benate, e credentlols of Z, B, Vance, Senator from North Curoliug, was placed ou file. Mr. Vuorhees {ntroduced a biil to amend the pension laws nnd punish Clafim Agents for vio- lation thercol, Referred. Mr. Cameron {ntroduced a resolution suthor- . fzing the Select Comimittes ou Transportation Routes to the Seaboard to take testitaouy relat- fug to the bill for the reltef of Capt. Jales B, dus, Agreed to, A 1 ‘Fhie Antl-Chinese blll was then taken up, Mr, Mitehell spoke in favor of the measure, and Mr, Matthuws submitted the followlne as a substi- tute for the House bill: “That.the President of the United Btates s * heml.{ requestod, as promptly as in his l1ml;;'- ment it would be expedient, to ezlve notles to the Emperor of China that the existing treaty stipulutions reeulating tmmlizration of subjects of e Chiness Empire to this country, and the practice of jmmigration which hos” resufted therefrom, are not sstlafuctory to this Govern- went, and to request such modifications thereot as will, in Lits opmlon, Hult or prevent the evil resulting therefromy and that unless the Empe- ror of China shall ussent to auch modifications - by the negotistios of a new treaty to be ' submitted to the Senate for its pitllication on or before the 1st of Jumiry, 1850, the President §s hereby authorfzed und ruguested then further to natify the Emperorof China that this Govermment abrowates the oxisting lrnny" from und after the 1st of July therow ufter, Mr, Thurmon ssid Lo had very few worda to * say on the bill, und nothing to Buv an thu gene eral question fnvolved. What ho would asay would be as to the node of luniting innleras tlow. ‘T him {t seemed perfectly clear {twould b ruloous to this or any other country to say o treaty could ouly bu ended by tho negutiation of a new treaty. 1 thut docirine was true the Emplee of China, by refusing to ucrotiaty new greaty, could Told the Unitod States to this, na matter how pernlcious Jtuiight beto us, He argued that the power of abrogating treative reated in Congress, Thalmmigratlon of Chiltcss to the United Stutes always had heena inory suitable subject for lewislution thau fur treaty Jn case the treaty shiould be -Im?nly ubrogutad, the Clilneso could stitl come to this country, un- leas there was legistation to prevent thew. e oppused the amendmont of Mr. Matthewa Chiuu was the Jast country to fuslst upou the fmmnigraton of her subjecis, whon for ten cens turies she st out the wholo world. We bt threo races on this cantloent now,~the wlite * tiun, the black man, snd the red matye-auil wy * wanted no more mixtures. 1To wus I fuvor of the nugration of white peoplu tu this conutry, ° * because every one of then sdded stromethonud wealth 0 the uation; but that was tet the case with the Mongotimt. ut submitted several amenduments ;- M Bnt‘zu to the bill'of n verbal- caracter, and they wers sureer tu, Ho ulvo submitted un guenyinent da an additional section, providing thut the act shall not -.Ply tu personsé oflicially vonpected - witls the L‘L nisu Guvernmeut, oF tu auy Ewe bassy thereol, or to persons rescued from ships * wrock during a voyuwe of aud by & veasel brivy- fug the same within the jurisdiction uf \hu Uuited States. Apreed to.' Also, an gmeod- - mont dirceting the Presidont, inmediutely upon the aporoval of the act, to give notlee "o the Goverameat of Chivs of the abtogstion uof - Art. b sud ¥ of the saditlunal srbicles uf the Lomu Larza !